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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07
unitad states LandOnlce.

Seattle ". TY. Jany. ZZnu, IoS9.Y
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of June3
1873 entitled San act for the sale OF timber lands
in the States of California, Oregon. Nevada, and
washington Territory" JACOB MAILER of
Tacoma Pierce Territory of Washington, has
this day fled in this Office his sworn statement
No. 1886 for the purchase of the Southwest quar-
ter of section -, ii township % north range ]
west, AMI viii offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable fof its timber or stone
than for agricultural purposes, and 10 establish
his claim to said land before the Register and
Receiver at Seattle W. T., Oh Thursday the 18th
day of February 1890.
Cavalry, and Thos. Fraker of Tacoma aud Geo.
Mcdonald OF Shelton all Of W
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-descrihed lands are requested TO file their
claims in this Office on or before said 18th day of
February 1890.
Date of first Pub Dec. 1888.
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1t Is pleasing to the eye, and to the taste
anu by gently acting on the kidneys, liver
aud bowels, it clcanses the system effect
ually. thereby promoting the health and
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Dunbar
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Shelton P0St-Office.

Mails close at 10 A. r., on Mondays, Wedne
days, and Fridays.
Mails for the north close at A. NJ, on Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays
Ge.,cral De;ive = open ION A. NJ. to 7P.M N.
Open ST. ldays ION To 10 A. NJ.
Nails close at 10 a. NJ. on mail days.
Money Orders &nd Postal Notes issued.
ARTHUR J. TAYLOR, Postmaster.
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United States Land Office,

United States Land Oihcc,t
Seattle W. T. Feb. A, 1889.
'rNotice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions o. the act OF Congress OF June 3,
1878, entoied "A il act 70 the sale of timber lands
in the States OF California, Oregon, Nevada, and
washington Teri ARTHUR W. ROBERTSON OF
Tacoma County of Pierce Territory OF Wash
has this day fled in This Office MS sworn state
meut No 4O99, for the purchase OF the NwA,
Range No west and viii offer proof to sho W
that the land sought is more valuable for its tim
Der or stone than for agricultural purposes ana
to establish his claim to said land before the hcg
lister and Receiver of this Office at Seattle T.,
on Saturday, the 10Th day of April, lS9O
He names witnesses: James "nght
Frank Mitchell. Herbert Sheldon ana Rozei
Sheldon. of Tacoma Pierce CO. W. l.
ANY and all persons claiming Adversely the
above-described lands are requested to file their
claims in this office before SAID l2ln Gay CT
April 1890.
Date first Pub JAM, 24-5-H.
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Correspondence.
HOOPS CANAL JAN. 2Slh. 1890.

HOOPS CANAL JAN 2Sti, loJO.
InGian Agent L. Eells visited the rescr
vatiou last week, and brought with him
Mrs. Winslow of Tacoma, to take the
place of assistant teacher and seamStrcss,
which has been vacant since the rcsigna-
ton of Miss Bertha Morrow. He also
made quite number Of changes among
The Indian officers, who are under gov
eminent pay; appointing Chehalis Jack
Andrew p. Peterson and Charles p. Wat
erman Judges, vice Dick Lewis, John
Jackman and William Waterman, re-
signed and Kimbal Sherwood Policeman
vice John Robinson, resigned. Most OF
the old board of Judges have served for
several years.
The Rip Van Wrinkle has just taken
away between fifty and sixty tons OF hay
from Mr.. Hauptleys, the last of two hun
dred tons, which Mr.. HauptleY sold to the
Satsop Railroad Company.
Miss Florence Brooks closed her school
at Union City last Friday.
The Smithsonian Report for 1SS6-S7,
just published, has a paper by Rev. NJ.
| Eells, of seventy seven octave pages, on
the Twana. Chemakum, and Clallam In
dlans of Puget Sound
Mr.. Andrew Robinson has rented of
INT uSCt MIL OO'npdily, thC SoiNoh anu
land between Mr. Thomas Webb's and
Union City, where Mr.. Thomas Moran
formerly carried on a logging camp, and
will for some years to come carry on gar
dening there. He has bought of School
District No. 2, their school house, which
he expects to fit up for his home.
| From the annual report of the church
at Skokomish, we find the following:
Number Of members in good and regular
standing. A, of whom five are non-resi-
dents; addel on profession during the
year. four; removed by death, one; by
discipline, two; adults baptized, four;
infants, six, average attendance on Sab
bath School, thirty seven benevolent con-
tributions $l6SS4; raised for home ex-
penses, $17520.
The weather still continues. 1t is a
| little warmer, however. SO that rain in
stead of snow is falling; but the rain is so
cold that it is evidently snow in the noun
tains, and in the valley it is so cold that
the snow is going off quite slowly, there
being thirteen inches of snow yet near
the salt water add more further back $.
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Happy VALLEY Fer. 4th. 80.


Ed JoURNAL:-The prayers of the Hap
py-valley-ites is now being answered in
reference to rain 1t is not the gentle
patter of rain, but it pours right down
and if it continues to rain as it does now
there will be very little snow in three
weeks from this time. The people here
begin 10 move just little bit.
Loggers arc not making as good pro-
gress now as they have been heretofore
owing to the depth Of snow. | think
they cut principally large timber so that
it will be visible when it strikes in the
snow.
Mr.. Allen Bither and Mcdonald OF
Satsop Valley drove some cattle in from
that place a few days since in order ia
have better access to hay, the same being
scarce in that vicinity.
Being anxious for little exercise, we
shouldered our trusty rifle and thought
we would go out and bag sheep. we had
not proceeded far before our limbs refus
cd to go any further. Not until then had
we cyince1 any disposition OF retracing
our steps. But hOwsomcvcr on looking
down we found the SHOW to be about
twenty five inches in depth, and then we
began To ask ourselves if it is lawful tc
take the life of a sheep at this season o.
The year so we came to the conclusion
that ii was contrary to the laws of Wash .
and rctraccd our steps, laid our rifle by,
and thought we would tackle the business
some future time-ROMAN.
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-17
ABOUT INTERVIEWING.
The Experience of English Politician
in the United States.

This method of acquainting the pub
lie with the private thoughts and affairs
of men is Legitimate enough if it is only
carried on in accord with the first prin-
ciples of honesty. If a person knows
he is talking to the public, and is then
correctly reported, there is no reason
why he should not be interviewed 1t
is usually when one of these conditions
is not complied with that trouble en-
sues. The following artless description
of the custom in our country is thus
given by an English Member of Parlia-
ment in the English Illustrated Maya
zine:
whenever a stranger of the smallest
claim to public position arrives at a
place he is interviewed. l had the
pleasure of being interviewed several
times. If l met with a good reporter
he gave a fair resume of our conversa-
ton, whereas in other cases he accom-
modated my observations to the partic-
ular views of the paper he represented,
or to the particular ideas of the town in
which he lived. In one case | was asked
about the strike of the dock-la borers,
and when my observations were pub
er had thought it right to write about
the dock-yards, which made all l said
utter nonsense. In another case the re-
porter was good enough to call upon me
two or three times, and on each occasion
I happened to be out. He grew tired of
his efforts. and published his paragraph
without seeing me. It began in this
way: AT last we have got live En-
glish Lord. Sir Julian Goldsmid has
arrived in our city / was sorry for
him as his hopes in this respect were
not realized. In one city my inter-
viewer was a young Englishman who
was fond of rowing life, and had come
there for few months during which he
had found an occupation on the princi-
pal paper of the place. In another 1
hit upon man of unusual ability, and
he gave me more information than l
gave him. On the whole / found the
newspaper representatives an intel
igent and most polite set of men,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-17
JAPANESE NEWS.

Russia Reported to Have Seized an Island
OF the Coast of COrea-Hritish War
Ships with Steam Tp-Fifty-N Nine People
Observation-Disclosures Election, Etc.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1O.-The steam
ship Galicia, from Hong Kong, arrived
yesterday. The Japan mail contains a
report that Russia has seized an island
off the coast of Corea, and that the
British men-of-war Lelander and Sew
ern were under orders to keep up steam
and be ready to proceed to sea at a mo-
ment's notice if required.
BY the capsizing of sailing vessel
which was being launched at Osaka,
Japan, on June Is, fiftynine people out
of one hundred who were on board
were drowned. The bodies of Atty
have been recovered. About twenty
persons were more or less injured.
On Juno % the first election under
the new Japanese Constitution for the
House of Peers took place, some forty
four members being returned. Twenty
two of these are farmers by occupation.
fifteen are merchants and only one a
noble.
The Japan Gazette states that the
United States steamer Palos left Ma
gasaki June 9 for Nensen, Corea, and
that it was probable that the United
States steamer Omaha would go on to
Corea from Kobe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-17
TOLD BY STANLEY.
The Explorers Fox Terrier Randy a
the Guinea Fowl.

The Explorers Fox Terrier Randy and
the Guinea Fowl.
We were sitting conversing about our
prospects, discussing the probabilities
of our couriers reaching some settle
ment on this day, or the next, and the
time that it would take them to return,
and they desired to know whether in
my previous African experience. I had
encountered any thing as grievous as
this.
No, not quite SO bad as this I re-
piled. I'VE have suffered, but not to
such an extremity as this. Those nine
days on the way into Ituru were
wretched. On our flight from Bum bire
we certainly suffered much hunger, and
also while floating down the Congo to
trace it's course our condition was much
to be pitied; we have had a little Of
something, and at least large hopes,
and if they die where are we? The
age of miracles is past, it is said, but
why should they be? Moses drew water
from the rock at Horeb for the thirsty
Israelites. Of water we have enough
and to spare. Elijah was fed by ravens
at the brook Cherith, but there is not
a raven in all this forest. Christ was
ministered unto by angels. 1 wonder
if any one will minister unto us?''
just then there was a sound as of a
large bird whirring through the air.
Little Randy, my fox terrier, lifted up
foot and gazed inquiringly; we turned
our heads to see, and that second the
bird dropped beneath the jaws of Randy,
who snapped at the prize and held it
fast in wise as of iron.
There, boys" said, truly the gods
are gracious. The age of miracles is
not past" and my comrades were seen
gazing in delighted surprise at the
bird, which was fine fat guinea fowl
1t was not long before the guinea fowl
was divided, and Randy, its captor, had
his lawful share, and the little doggie
seemed to know that he had grown in
esteem with all men, and We enjoyed
our prize each with his own feelings
Henry NJ. Stanlev. in Scribner,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-17
THE TYPICAL AMERICAN.
He Is an AlI-Around Jolly Fellow, and
Delights in a Good Story.

He Is an All-Around Jolly FeuoW, and
Delights in a Good Story.
The tys.cal American of the educated
classes is not very like an Eng lishman;
he is rather more like a Frenchman,
but still more like an American. You
can not say where he differs in appear
ance from the Briton; it may be in his
necktie, his boot, or the way In which
he brushes his hat He seldom looks as
if he lived much in the open air Or was
fond of field sports He is much more
vivacious than an Engiishman, more
original in manner, more fertile IN
ideas, more modern in every way. lie
is almost too good company; too effer-
vescent for some natives OF SLOW,
fogy climate. He is e14v;ably detached
from our internal politics and social
COMMISSIONS These are all pretty indif-
ferent to the native of a country which
has elbow-room, militia which shoots,
and practically no neighbors. He is
usually fond of the Irish and their
cause, but he never goes to Ireland. lie
does not mind explaining to you the
niceties of ball; but / have known
an elderly Frenchman to take more IN
terest than he does in cricket. lie seems
to me to know great deal about COOK
cry and delicacies of strange names,
American or French; but he has, per-
haps, no very high opinion of our poor
culinary efforts. He is not curious,
however, in strange mixed juleps and
cocktails, etc. like the representative
American of the stage. He very seldom
talks with an English accent and even
when he does, his idioms betray him.
He takes q Platonic interest in poker,
but is no gambler. He is much too
familiar with English life to be keenly
curious about it, and he never dreams
of going to see the lions. lie Is
rather fond of the play, knowing
and caring very much more
about our authors, actors, pieces,
etc, than / do, for one. He is kind,
courteous. ingenious, obliging, a good
fellow. and welcome because he is in
finitely more alive than most Of us. To
bring him into a room full of detected
Britons is like pouring fresh water
among tho fish in pail. He is patri-
otto, but no Chauvaniste, and is aware
that Bunker Hill was but British de-
feat. He does not talk about the war
and Abraham Lincoln. We are sorry
when he goes away and glad when he
comes back again with a new budget of
good Stories for if he has national
trait, it is the swapping of anecdotes.
He is not a man that any body would
think of trying to impose upon, but he is
not demonstra lively acute. Never have
| seen a robustious American, nor an
American who preached, nor an Ameri-
can who told pointless stOries.-Andrew
Lang, in North American Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-17
HELlGOLAND.

The Bill for the Cession of Heligoland to
Germany Passes It's Second Reading in
the British Honse of Lords After Brief
Debate.
LONDON, July lin the House OF
Lorls last evening Lord Salisbury
moved the second reading of the bill
providing for the ceSsion of Heligoland
to Germany. Though the island had
been serviceable during the war with
Napoleon, he said, it had since been I'M
important and was wholly worthless
for strategic purposes. He generally
belittled the Importance of the island
to England and magnified the adva1l-
tages to be derived from it's transfer.
Referring to the African clauses in the
Anglo-German agreement he argued
that as long as With was in the ha nds
of another power English interests to
the northward could be interfered with.
Under the convention there was not the
slightest chance for such interference
until the confines of Europe were
reached. He urged that an exclusive
English protectorate over Zanzibar
would assist in the suppression of the
slave trade and develope the commerce
of England and India. There was no
reason, he said, to apprehend any diff
Guilty over the convention with any
European power. 1t was impossible
for England to affect to lock up the
whole of Africa. He contended that the
agreement was mutually advantageous.
1t would remove all danger of a dis.
union conflict by cementing the good
feeling of those who by sympathy, in
terest and descent ought always to be
friends.
Earl Roseberry thought that in ex-
change for Heligoland England had
got the responsibilities of protection
rather than dominion. Parliament, he
said, ought to have the evidence of ex-
perts that the cession involved no loss
of military or moral advantage, and
ought also to know the position of the
government towards the claim of
France to a position guaranteeing power
over Zanzibar.
Lord Salisbury explained that COM
munications were proceeding with
France which precluded present discus
sion of the negotiation with that coun-
try. Earl Kim berly thought that Par
lament ought not to be required to
ratify the cession of Heligoland with
out assurance that France would assent
to England's protectorate over Zan7i-
bar.
The bill passed its second reading.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-17
WORKING THE CABLE.
How Messages to and from Europe AR,
Sent and Received.

How Messages to and from Europe Are
Sent and Received.
Although an ocean cable is in fact
telegraph line, it is so differently con-
structed that the rules for working land
lines are almost entirely dissimilar.
With the first long cable, great diff
culties were encountered in sending
through them current of electricity Of
sufficient power to record the messages
rapidly. The methods for overcoming
these difficulties, and in use at present,
are described as follows:
Keys which, when depressed, trans
NIT positive and negative currents, are
employed at the sending station in con-
nection with the regulation battery.
The current of the battery does not pass
directly into the cable, but into a con-
denser, which passes it into the sub
marine line.
This greatly increases the force of
the current used and serves to, cut off
interfering ground currents
The instrument first employed in re-
ceiving cablegrams was a rejecting
galvanometer. Upon the magnet of
this instrument is carried a small
curved mirror. A lampi is placed before
the mirror and behind a screen in
which there is a vertical slit Flashes
of light moving across this slit as the
needles moved from left to right. in
Dictated to the trained eyes of the
operator the letters in the message be-
ing transmitted.
But this method of recording mes
sages was found to tax the eyesight of
the operator severely, a few years
work often rendering them almost,
if not totally, blind. Recognizing
the fact that there must be something
wrong with such system. inventors
set about repairing the defect, which
resulted in perfecting the syphon gal
vanometer, which has all but super
seeded all other receiving devices
In the syphon receiver the move
ments of the needle are recorded BIZ
means Of ink spurted from fine tube.
This tube is attached to coil suspend
ed between two fixed magnets, which
swings to the right or left as the pulsa-
tlons pass through it. The syphon gall
vanometer is great improvement, is
not hard on the eyes, and enables the
operator to receive much more rapidly
than with the old fash receiver
Golden Days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-17
PENNSYLVANIA DlSGRACED.
Boss Quay and the Fellow He Nominated


for Governor.
Senator Quay ordered the Pennsyl-
vania Republican convention to nomi-
nate George w. Delamater for Governor
of the State, and the convention has
done his bidding. Its members have
crooked the pregnant hinges of the
knee" before Quay, and proclaimed with
etfusion that by his career in State and
National politics che has won and re-
tains" their respect and confidence"
Who then is Senator Quay? He is a
man who has been publicly and specific
ally charged with the en- bezzlement of
large sums from the State Treasury of
Pennsylvania. The World has repeated
ly challenged him to meet the charge
with a libel suit, as any man not demon
strably guilty would have done at once.
The reputable newspapers of his own
party have demanded that he should re-
flute the charge for the party's sake if
not for his own. And yet he has re-
manned persistently SILENT not even
whispering a denial. Silence in such
a case is confession.
This is the man who orders the Re,
publicans of Pennsylvania to make
George W. Delamater Governor. Who
then, is George w. Delamater?
He is a man who has been publicly,
distinctly and solemnly charged by a
responsible citizen of Pennsylvania
ex-senator Emery, with specific acts OF
bribery, forgery and perjury, and,
though challenged by his aceuser and
urged by the press of his own party to
meet and refute these accusations, he
has not only not called his accuser to
account in the courts, but has made no
denial and shown no shame. Silence in
such case is confession.
This is the shameful situation. What
are the reputable Republicans of Penn
sylvania going to do about it?-N. Y.
World
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-17

[Clinton Bowen Fisk was born in York,
Livingston County, y. Y, in December 1923.
His parents removed to Michigan while he
was quite young, and il was in that State
that he was educated and commenced life.
He was first Il merchant, then Il miller and
next banker In 1879 he moved
to st. Louis, where he resided several years.
at the outbreak of the he was made
Colonel of the Thirty third Missouri, and in
1852 became Brigadier- General In 1863 he
was brevetted Major Gen eral of Volunteers.
After the war he left St Louis aud became
assistant commissioner under General o.
o. Howard iii the management of the
Frecdmens Bureau in Kentucky and Ten
nessee. The Fisk University in Nashville,
Tenn. was named after him in return for
his assistance in its establishment Among
other positions he was trustee of Dickin-
son College, of Drew Theological Seminary
and of the Albion College, Michigan.
The General very earnest
Methodist and worked hard to effect
a union between the North ana South
churches. In 1874 he was appointed Presi-
dent of the Board of Indian Comm issIoners;
in 1885 he headed the State Prohibition ticket
in New Jersey, and III 1888 he was the Prohi-
bition nominee for the pres tdency.