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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07

What a hollow show and glow
ing fraud is the usual attempt of
society to gather six-bits for suf-
tering humanlty-a charity ball.
The blooded people of Tacoma re-
Gently gave one of these elite shin
Whets: it took seven dollars to join
the throng, and people who could
MT sport diamonds failed to 90. 1t
was a recherche affair and Mumm' s
Extra dry was a common lubrican
at the supper. On summing up
the receipts were found to be al
most 5000. Quite a large sum.
and how the suffering poor must
have prepared for a feast in their
minds. But the expenses Of the
swell affair must be paid, so after
all the swell display, Charity got
the munificient sum of S72, then
raised to an even hundred by q
gentleman who thought to dc
something for charity. These poor
people !nnst want the globe. They
get it-empty generally after o' e Of
tnese affairs take their salts
faction in reading the menu in the
morning paper. Such is life.
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It will be a confession of weak
ness and failure for the legislature
to adjourn till the LIST Of June to
find out what legislation the peo-
pie want. The people as a whole
want comparatively little; that is
to say they want little besides the
ordinary and obviously necessary
laws enacted, and a government
established that will not burden
them with unnecessary expenses.
The people are for the most part
"plain people," as Abraham Lin
coin used to call the masses of this
country, and they demand no
startling legislation. If the leg
islature wonld take a long recess it
would on assembling again be sub
iected to the same pressure of in
fuences to which it has already
yielded too much. It cannot too
soon finish the indispensable work
of the session and adjourn finally.
Ledger.
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&. {. ANGLE. Editor and Proprietor.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.

We have received a copy of the
speech OF Senator John A. Mitch
ell, of Ores on, on the silver coin
age question. He is, and the ma
jority Of the people of the Pacific
Coast with him, in favor. of the
unlimited coinage of silver, or
placing it on an equal footing with
theSgold. We have had free coin
age Of silver ever since our exist
ence as nation, until 1873, when
congress demonetized silver. An
effort is being. made to ISSUE notes
for the value of the gold and silver
bullion, deposited in the vaults of
the treasury, which can be more
easily circulated in the channels of
trade without loss, especially from
wear, and by this means the value
of the bullion will be retained.
There are several theories advan-
ced in Congress as to the settle.
ment of the question in the man.
ner most satisfactory to the people,
and the scheme of issuing notes
seems to be the best proposed.
The probability is that it will not
be long before an international set
Element of the question will be ar
rived at, whereby gold and silver
will be put onsa par, in all coun-
tries where silver is now demon
cited.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07

The following explanation will show
you why the leap year 1900 will not be
counted among leap years: The year
is 365 days hours and 4S minutes
long; IL minutes are taken every year
to make the year 1851 days long, and
every fourth year we have an extra
day. This was julius C@ser's ar
rangement. You may ask: "Where
do these IL minutes come from?"
They come from the future, and are
paid by emitting leap year every 100
years. But if leap year is omitted reg
ularly every 100 years, in the course
OF 400 years it is found that the IL min
ntes taken each year will not only
have been paid back, but that whole
day will have been given up. So Pope
Gregory Kill, who improved on Ca-
sar's calender in 1859, decreed that
every centurial year divisible by
four should be leap year after ali.
So we borrow IL minutes each year.
more than paying our borrowings
back by emitting three leap years in
three centurial years, and square mat
tiers by having leap year in the
fourth centurial year. Pope Gregory's
arrangement is so exact and the Dor
rowing and paying back balanced so
nicely that We borrow more than we
pay back to the extent of only one day
in 1886 years.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07

The following from the West
Coast trade, is the best joke of the
season: "a. II. Anderson, the big
Shelton logger has been getting out
about 10000 feet of logs annually
tor the past six years." Anderson
may be big, but in the sixty thous-
and statement, the lum Der editor
is way off: The Satsop abroad
has hauled more than that figure,
almost every day the trains were
out this winter. In the summer
the usual output is 100000 feet
A trainload of seven cars averages
10000 feet, go two trainloads each
day alone would reach the amount
of the Trades estimate.
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DISCOVERY OF OXYGEN.
How the Vital Substance Was First IT'LL
lied by LavolsIer.

How the Vital Substance Was First IT'LL
+ lied by LavoIsIer.
FFixed air" and ''combustible air"
had been speculated upon, and s'the
air that is left after combustion had
attracted attention. But the phe-
nomena OF this kind, inconsistent as
they were with the phlogistic theory,
had not been sufficient to overthrow
it. The first germ of Lavoisier's the
DRY on these matters was embodied in
a sealed packet which he deposited
with the Academy in 1870. Recog-
nizing that the calcination of metals
could not take place without the &C
cess of air, and that the freer the &C.
cess the more rapid the oalcination,
he ''began to suspect" as he express
es himself, that some elastic fluid con-
tanned in the air was susceptible. under
many circumstances, of fixing itself
and combining with metals, and that
to the addition of that substance were
due calcination and the increase in
weight of metals converted into cakes.
From this thought came, after much
cropping with erroneous conclusions,
the idea that air is compound COZ
tanning a vital part and another part.
and that it is the vital part that is
absorbed. The behavior of charcoal
when burning in oxygen pointed to the
nature of that substance and to the
true theory of combustion. This new
vital substance, which, uniting with
the metals, formed cakes, and with
other substances generated acids, he
called Oxygen or the acid-producer;
the air that was left after combustion
was dzote, or ifeless. The infiamma-
BILE air which, combining with oxy-
gen. was found to form water. was
called hydrogen. Popular :. Science
Monthly. -
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07

The Tacoma Globe. of January 3Oth,
says; "Nearly all the States in the
North and West, and a few in the
South, have blue book, a legislative
manual, or book OF statistics. I'm
der various names and by various
State officials these books are publish
ed annually, and are a source of edu-
cation TO the average citizen and voter.
Some of them arc gotten up in an
elaborate style, notably, those of Min
nesota and Wisconsin, and several
thousand copies are distributed yearly
to the public schools, public officials
and the libraries and officials of other
States. The blue book of Minnesota
has done as much to acquaint the
people of other States with the COM
mercial, agricultural and political adj
vantageS OF that State AS any other
publication in the country. The
book known as Barton's Legislative
Hand Book and Mannal of the State of
Washington, is departure from the
old stereotyped blue book, irasmuch
as it introduces new features, showing
the wonderful advantages of the new
State, its railroad development, all
kinds of exports, commercial and ag-
ricultural statistics, besides giving a
brief and complete sketch of the his
tory of the Territory and State from
the organization or the former down
to and incl uding the Legislature now
IN session. 1t is an epitome of his
torical, commercial and the political
life In Washington for thirty six years,
with the name Of every man who
holds or has held Federal or State
office. 1t contains references to the
early discoveries of Vancouver in
Puget Sound, and shows how cities
and towns have sprung up, as if by
magic. out Of forests aud prairies of
this grand new commonwealth. A
reference 10 all the contents would be
too lengthy here, but suffice it to saw
tnat the book contains $50 pages.
we'll bound in cloth and will be an in
valuable work to send to Eastern folks.
as well as to keep on the shelf at
home for reference for the citizens of
the new State. Major G. M. Barton,
Secretary of the Senate, was engaged
several months in compiling this in
teresting work, Thomas Henderson
Boyd, of Tacoma. is the publisher
Send $3.50 to G. NJ. Barton, Olympia,
Washington, for a copy of the book.
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United States Lam Office

Seattle, Wash. Feb. 18th, 1S90y
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk
of the Probate court at Shelton WASH, ON So tur
day April 18th, 1890. viz: CHARLES NEEBY
Pre- ID. 5. No. 1l772 for the northwest quarter
See II, TIP. 20 north r. west
He names the following witnessesto prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: Alonzo Edwards, Neils Peter
sen, Frederick Syvrud and Hiram Fieser, all of
Shelton Wash.
10 T. NJ. REED, JR. Register
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Land Office at Seattle Wash.

Notice is hereby given that the following-namd
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before the Register and
Receiver at Seattle, Wash, on Wednesday, May,
IA. 1890 viz: GEORGE WELLS, HID. Appl. 1884
for the Lot d NwM of NE4 & No of NwL,
sec. II TIP. 20 north range west
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: Lambert Evins, Augustus C
Turner, LOrrie Cataract and Frederick G Wells,
all of Shelton, wash.
9 T. NJ. REED JR. Register.
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Seattle Wash. Jan. 10Th, $780,
Notice is hereby given that the following namd
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made befo e the Clerk of the
Probate Court, at Shelton ash. on Wednesday
March 18th 1890, viz: DEXTER RICE, Pre-. d S.
1925, for the Lot 2, Sec. 81 TIP. - north of r. 8
west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: John McReavy, Monroe
Nance and Charles Nutter Skokomish Wash.
HI. II. Miller DewattO Wash.
r. NJ. REED JR, Register
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7 NJ REED JR Register.
U. s. Land Office Seattle wash. !

Jan Goth 1890.
Complaint having been entered at this office
by WILLIAM w. LONG against Abrah T. Gould for
dated Sept 18th, 1888, npon the South east quar-
ter, Section 80, township 20 north range 6
west in Mason Co. washington With view to
the cancellation of said entry, the said parties
are hereby summoned TO appear at this office
on the 9th day of April, 1890, at 10 O'Clock A.
NJ, to respond and furnish testimony concern
ing said alleged abandonment. And it appear
ing to my satisfaction that personal service can
nO9 be had, it is ordered made by posting, pub
fishing and mailing according to Rules Is and IA
of Practice.
NJ REED JR Register.
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Land Office at Seattle wash.

To Nels Thompson and all others whom it
may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the following-namd
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
hnal proof in support Of his claim, and that said
proof Will be made before the Cl9rk of the Pro
bate Court at Shelton wash. Saturday Apr. 26th,
1880, viz: NEI.S S wALDAL Pre-. ID. S. l49O7 for
the Lots l, 2, B. and sel4, sell, See. Tp % N.
K. west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF, said land, viz: H. o. H. Backer, Adolph
Norman, Clifton Wash. Elias Larson, John
Johnson, of Skokomish Wash,
IL T. NJ. REED, JR., Register
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LANDrOFFICE, at Seattle Wash. !

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of mis- claim and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk Of
the Superior Court at Shelton Mason Co Wash
on Saturday March Sth 1890, viz: SAMUEL e.
WAsoN Pre-. d. S. 1861 for the NJ nei4 d NJ
nw4, Sec 10; TIP. q n. K. west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: Jessie Kirkland. Henry Lay
than of. Shelton Wash. p A. Henry, Henry
Schroeder of .attle Wash.
5 II. NJ REED, JR Register
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Land Office at Seattle Wash. |

Notice is hereby given that the following -namd
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support OF his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Judge or in his
absence, the Clerk of the Probate Court, at
Shelton Washington, Tuesday Mch. 25th,
1890. viz THOMAS A. PALMER, HID. E. No.
1927 for the M of Wa, Sec. So Twp. 10, North
of Range west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz: ]. P. Garrison, MOntesanO, W.
!. IT, Comfort, f, c. Shredder and c. Miller of
SatsOp Wash.
Z M Rec In RaoiStar
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TN REED JR Register.
LAND OFFICE, at Seattle Wash.
=, = FtU. ICn, I0yU.
Charles Smith and to whom it may concern:

FtU. ICn, ISyU.
Charles Smith and to whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that JOHN M. WHIT
LEY has filed a sworn protest and request for q
hearing against your T. l.. C. E. No 9O39, for the
Southwest n of Sec d, TIP Il N, K W, alleging
that said tract is more valuable for agricultural
purposes than for the timber thereon
hearing is hereby ordered to determine the
cearacter of said land, under Hon. Commission
er's letter "H OF Nov %, 1885,
You are cited to be and appear before this on1o
on Thursday, the goth day of March, 1890. at 10 A.
NJ with your witnesses and furnish testimony
in regard thereto.
And 1t appearing to my satisfaction that per
sOnal service cannot be had, it is ordered made
by posting, publishing and mailing, according 10
rules IL and IA of practice.
T. NJ. REED, JR. Register
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A very rare occurrence was witness
ed at Cannon City, MIMI, on the 22nd
IT being the occasion OF the celebra,
ton Of the diamond wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Anderson. It was
the seventy-fifth anniversary of their
marriage, and both are So years old.
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Land Office at Seattle Wash. !

Feb 5th 1890.
To J. NJ. Denning and all others whom il
may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the following namd
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof i'll support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Judge or in his
absence the Clerk of the Probate Court at Shell
ELMER G. MORGAN Hid. App. No. 1896 for the
Ne14, Sec. 80 TIP. % n r. & West.
Henames the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz George d. Kennedy, Jackson
Smith, c. B. Stowell and A. Byther. all of Shell
ton Wash.
T. NJ. REED JR. Register
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What Produces Death.

Some one says that few men die of
age. Almost all persons die of disap-
pointment, personal, mental or bodily
toll or accident. The passions kill
men sometimes even suddenly. The
common expression "ChOked with pas
sion," has little exaggeration in it, for
even though not suddenly fatal, strong
passions shorten life. Strong-bodied
men often die young-weak men live
longer than the strong, for the strong
use their strength and the weak have
none to use. The latter take care of
themselves, the former do not. As
1t is with the body, so it is with the
mind and temper. The strong are
apt to break, or, like the candle, run
the weak burn out. The inferior ami
mails, which live temperate lives, have
generally their prescribed term of
years. The horse lives twenty-five
years, the OK fifteen or twenty, the
hog ten or twelve, the rabbit eight, the
Guinea pig six or seven. The num-
bers all bear proportion to the time it
takes to grow its full size. But man,
of all animals, is the one that seldom
comes up to the average. He ought
to live hundred years according to
the physiological law, for five times
twenty are 100, but instead of that he
scarcely lives an average of four times
the growing period. The reason is oh
vIous-man is not only the most ir-
regular and most Incorporate, but
the most laborious and hard working
OF all the other animals, and there is
reason to believe, though we can not
tell what an animal feels, that, more
than any other animal, man cherishes
warmth to keep it warm, and con-
sumes himself with the fire of his own
MISUNDERSTANDING American.
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Notices For Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT SEArrI E, wash.

Feb. 26th, 1890.
To John Settler and all others whom it,
may concern:
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Clerk of the Pro-
bate Court at Shelton Wash, on Saturday Apr
18th 1880, viz: JOSEPH BRUION Pre-. ID. S. IA. 66
for the n1a, ne14; ma, nw1 sec. q. TIP. % n. r
west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land. viz: John E. Green, Ami L. Green,
Extine Allen and Fred A. Michael, all of Dew at
to Wash.
T. NJ. REED, JR.
IL Regis ter
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Land Office at seattle Wash. !,
Feb. 9TH 1890.

Andrew Nilsson and all whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that NELs HANSON
mas MED sworn protest and request for hear
90S5, for the Northeast a. Sec 28 Tp21N, Re W,
alleging that said tract If more valuable for ag-
1cuitural purposes than for the timber thereon.
"A nearing is hereby ordered to determine the
character of said land under Hon. Commission
er's Letter "H" of November, 9, 1889.
You are cited to be and appear before this of.
nee on Wednesday, March 10, 1890, at 10 A. N.
with your witnesses, and submit testimony rela-
tive thereto And it appearing no my satisfac.
ton that personal service cannot be had, it is or
dered made by publishing, posting and mailing,
according to Rules 13 IA of practice.
TINE REED JR Register
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T. NJ. REED JR. Register.
Land Office, at Seattle wash.


Notice is hereby given that the following namd
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
Probate Court at Shelton, wash on Friday Apr.
9Th, 1890: viz: RICHARD B. CooKsoN Pre- d 1907
Tor the SwH Sec, 10 TIP. 10 north range west
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
SAID land, viz: Hiram A. COrnes, John Griffin,
Price Lindsey and Grant GUST all of Kamilche
WASH
3 IT. NJ REEn Jp RaoiStar
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Land Office at Seattle wash. }

Feb 9Th, 1890 (
Notice is hereby given that the following namd
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
said proof will be made before the Clerk of the
Probate Court at Shelton WASH, on Saturday
APR. 9th 1890, viz: AUGUSTUS HAERZER, Pre- D S
west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz: George d. Kennedy, Jackson
Smith, Henry Keezer and Louis G. Mayer, all of
Shelton Wash.
ID NJ REED JR Register
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A bill has been introduced into con-
gress providing pensions at the rate Of
$25 month, from March 4, 1889, for
sll women army nurses, during the
late war, and who rendered six months
service IN the campaign, field or gen.
eral hospital.
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The towns on Bellingham bay
are prospecting the ACCESSIBILITY of
uniting under one charter. The
hitch will be over the name, Each
town wants its name used, and the
older town wants the others TO- join
under its charter.
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A bill has passed the legislature
and was signed by the governor last
Friday, which is special act to allow
thirty days in which to pay taxes, be-
You'd the regular date, Feb'y 2Sth,
before they are declared delinquent.
A similar special act was made to re-
leve the tax payers in 1886. This
Will please all but those who have al
ready paid their taxes in considerable
amounts.
The house has passed the senate
Australian Ballot bill.
The judgeship question, giving
king county two additional judges
and Pierce one, is settled.
The house committee on harbors
anu navlgable waters decided to re-
port favorably the Stevenson-Rotch
Dill giving corporations a monopoly
OF unnavigable streams for logging
purposes.
The Whatcom Reveille is authority
Tor the report that Senator Parkinson
Will be candidate for Congress next
fall against Wilson.
The Stertoe county bill got its toe
stepped on last week. 1t was indefin-
ltely postponed.
FIRST quality Letterhead, Billhead, Notehesd
s an statement stock awaiting orders at this or
and CALM ii1 Envelopes Shipping tags Business
ciai printing promptly executed.
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Editors hands for disposal Two lots on
Pine ST. near the Court house Lots on
Fifth, Gotta. Railroad or Franklin streets.
House and lot on Railroad street for $500.
Can give time Oh purchases.
Manufat turing done on short notice
and good fit guaranteed, at Asmus and
SargisOn's.
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Land Office at seattle Wash,
Feb. 9th, 1880.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver at Seattle WASH, on Saturday
May 10th 1890 viz: G. R. BOOKER Pre-. D. S. No
West. - " -
), !; nc names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation of.
SAID land, viz c. S. Hawks, Louis Cadarett, j.
a. H1ldubrant and Joseph Belowdean, all of
Hartstein Island Wash
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Is miles north of Grays Harbor;
II miles south of Quiniault Lake.
300 Beautiful Lots

have been plated in the very GEN.
ter of what is known as STEVENS
PRAIRIE.
1t has a quarter Of a mile of riv
er front, beautiful elevation of 10
acres on the north 40 acre tract.
covered with small cedars, reserved
for the
og1N1AuLT SCHOOL Buildings.
A SAW MILL COMPANY is
making haste 20 put a plant here
ready for cutting lumber in the
spring.
Corner lots are placed at 800;
next to corner, $75; all ether inside
lots. $50. One third cash, balance
on 9 and - months time, with a
rebate of 333 per cent for improve
ments equal price of lot in one
year; or &c per cent. rebate for
improvements of dou Bile in value
to price of lot in nine months.
CHASE & OGDEN, Hoqniam.
Klnck & Davidson, Dealers in
general merchandise, are local
agents at Quiniault for showing
lots to strangers.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
w. HARTMAN. ArronNEY-Ar-LAw,

Has located perma emily in Shelton,
and Wi! s;'end faithfully TOT all legal business
entrusted 10 his care Practices in all Courts
ard in the y. s. Land Office.
Office in the Shelton Building, upstairs. So