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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21
Children's Stories

The following stories were written in
the primary room of the Shelton public
school one day last week. The writers
were girls aged seven and nine years, and
all the help they had was picture enti-
tied /" The Party" which was tackled up
in the school room:
"Nell and Grace were sitting around
the table when Tom came In, They
are playing party. They have table
cloth and cup of tea each. They are
having good time. They have IA cat :;
IT'S name is Tabby; it is black The
children have lots OF fun with Tabby.
When the children went away Tabby got
on their table and spolt their new table
cloths"
Nell and Grace were playing with
their dishes when their cousin Tom and
the Cat came in, and after the girls went
away. the Cat got on the table and split
the tea on their new table cloth that their
grandma sent them ana broke some of
their dishes. Tom went and toll Nell
and she came in looking very frightened,
and when the Cat heard her coming he
ran away and Nell could not find him
again. This kittie was black and his
name was Tip. DO you not think Tip
was funny Cat "
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21

Iuuu w Tue severe iIlucSS OI tie OrOtner
and sister who listed her at Shelton last
summer. At last accounts they were
slowly improving. but she has not yet
been able to return to Tumwater.
Saturday, February 22nd, is Washing
tons Birthday. The Shelton Band will
give social dance on that evening in
the Knecland Hall. The Asmus Orchrs-
ira will furnish the music, and good
time is arranged tor.
This office has supply of pastebcard
placards for sale cheap. "Drcssmsk;np. "
Furnished and Unfurnished Rooms, la.
BILE board, No Smoking, No credit" and
many others. Just what you reed.
The Washington Journal of Education.
q Journal DEVOTED to the educaii 1nal in
terests Of the Northwest. and an excellent
magazine in its field, is our newest ex.
change from Seattle.
The surveyOr-general is at the national
capital endeavOring to secure an appro-
priation that will enable him to have nd.
ditional surveys made of the public lands
in this state.
The work of changing the Olympia &
Chehalis Valley railroad to a standard
gauge will soon be commenced, to be-
completed next month. Goodbye, old
Wheelbarrnw.
A bill Is pending in congress for the
creation OF seven Sub ports" Of entry, five
being in Washington, at Sehome, Seattle.
Tacoma. Port Angeles and Sooyoosh.
Misses Clara and Irene Ansorge attended
Teachers in Olympia last Saturday. Miss
L. J. Amber, If Oregon, returned with
them for short visit.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21
Notice.
County of Mason

MOTTO
STATE OF WAsHINGToN)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19

and his felow-suferers have been able TO secure
is publication If the circumstances of their case
in the "Gotha TagblattT and in other equally
trustworthy and influential newspapers
As another instance Of the hardshps 10 which
this same regiment were subjected. It is related
by the "Gotha Tagblatt" that on one occasion
Lieutenant Geycr considered that he had reason TO
be dissatisfied with the drill of his men. Ac-
corlngy. he ordered their knapsacks TO be filed
with their cooking utensils and everything else
heavy that he could think of. and then com
handed the sergeants 10 exercise them on the
doubc-quicll time during the space of two hours
Make these hogs until blood oozes forth from
all the pores of their skim are the very words
lie used i'm issuing this order. Tie nOn-commis-
stoned officers obcycd and the result was that after
n hour Of this violent exercise one of the sold
icrs Professor Rcdss, of the Public School at
Coburr fell dead on the battle-ground.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
THREE STORIES ABOUT HENRY IT. GRADY


Henry W. Grady used 10 take particular deIeht III
telling thl, story himself:
"Whcn / was i'm New York engineering railroad
scheme with the help Of Governor Joe Brown ana
Victor Ncwcomh We mad" headquarters az me
Iiih Avenue Hotel. The day VIC started home the
Governor gave n" goo and asked me 10 pay his BILL
did 50. with extras for one thing and another IT
amounted g. SO =. returned with three quarters
and "a dime. which handed 10 him.
Keep the change said the Governor. In his
hlandcst manner.
Il kept it,
The day before Mr Grady started for Boston Charles
Johnson. VOL known Atlanta entered his Office
IN d" The Constitution Building and begged him not
to 90.
Il dreamed about you last night. Henry he said
81 drcaucd that You were IN Boston making great
speech when d man in the audience shot yon with
Grdy laughed. shook hands with Johnson and took
the train for The North.
George cas-ia. Of Atlanta. says in "The constlm-
ton:
~whue Grady was in college at Athens. The uni
ycr-ty baseball club came ~ Atlanta {" r!ay ~ .
game Of hall. Grady was the fastest runner IN col
Ic-e. ard ] could bcat anybody in atlanta. Charlie
Collier tod GRADY on visit o. tthcn-. that there
,,a, a fellow n Atlanta that could beat him running
Grady worried about 10 "a good deal. and when the
Athens club came here be came along. too. for tine
EXPIRE. purpose q beating mo in q foot race. lie
came straight from t.r train 90 whore we were play
jig ball. out I'm Decatur 80. near OAKLAND 'ei''''
and wanted % race then AID there.
IL rrvcr saw such an iWprtaou. fellow ic h'p'
on be.-ne i.r % race until was OBLIGED 20 rum
some Atlanta fellow loaned pair Of o" 4uai'e0d
.l... They were run down AZ th" hc.i ana -,
u.at f,r me-. hut couldn't bach out we ii. i,n
,trl- ana 70 va, decided uat Grady beat ne l"1
Inc..- and L..i. ''.rre'nt th,t ,oald
my
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
SURGICAL OPERATION. UPON A LIoyESs-

From The Atlanta Constitution
Yesterday morning Keeper Haven.s OF ,ne "'o"'
20, norforuei a very delicate operation ,o..
.rrd .ilvrr lopeSS. ~NOic.' cheWed up PlgG.po
NJ raw beef which the butcher had chopped up VIII
va ni.,,.o, leaving some fragments OF bone IN mo
Gie"'y. az me custom Of the keeper TO give the
ri,,Is Nesh that contains any bone al an III ul,s
,. n ebarp silver Of bone pierced the hohess
III 1 me u-ide 81 the jaw, next TO the cheeh'
Ju,T Mace Swelcd up and festercd. and the animal
Trd - creat deal II pain. Her head was swollen
and She was unable 10 eat -. .,,. % .,,
Yesterday morning Keeler Havens went 70 ' Is
o-, and bv coaNing the hOness. he got her 70 nc
Er and thcu he slipped ropes over her fore ieet,
tre.ghinc them 10 either side of the cage ana lying
''c. Noncr kicked and struggled until the keeper
f,ralcd her awhile. After she was secured hs
i,nt,rod the cage all alone. and taking her he eS
,'.,,.cn hi. knees. he cut a small ihcslon III lle
rc"b took nj, lance and drew out the silver an
irch in length. . - - ma ono olse ,vas
Iort Jprn- mo performance OF the operation .
y Yesterday afternoon. after she hah bteh releaseu
o,..r,i hours he visited the cage. and she met MIN
vim a cratifcd look, holding the wo,hI up 10 vas
wv" %, no Gaze as n she were glad that ne had
,rso~ned the operation That relieved her' ana sne
9pnuaarcd rs docle and kindly As a Ml'eh' a'hous"
Sbe had been fierce and resehinl before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19

Of ground for 81, 900, 900. except, perhaps, with
recently erected buildings upon it. Downtown
property is largely held by estates, which VIII
not sell it, Any property that can be improved
at all is eagerly sought, experience seems TO
he showing that the limited expenses OF such
property Will enable the Offices 10 he ct al a idT
more reasonable figure. and yet the prom on Inc
investment will proportionatcly be considerably In
excess Of that Of the costly buildings, the erection
Of which has recently been tie rage.
large number OF brokers whose opinion on
the rent prospect for $50 were sought by the
writer pleaded the earncss OF the season as an
excuse Tor not having their mInds maze up. E FGn
so prominent firm as L. II. Ludlow IL Co. c0uld
not find speech the subject further than 10
say:
- month later on we will be prepared TO tell
YOU all about IT. II is now too early TO say
what is going TO be done. We must first learn
what the demand is. then we can fix the rents
MISPLACED BUILDING.
Z. A. Cruikshanl, than whom no man in the
business is more widely and favorably known,
makes a good point when he says:
III order to rent to advantage the right build
ing should be put in the right place In the
construction Of a house you should in measure
be governed by the character OF the tenants VINO
are likely 10 occupy IL. Now ! know splendid
building not half a mile from my once NO. 10
Broadway, recently completed REGARDLESS OF eA-
pcnse, that | do not think Will he 1llcd WIN
tenants IN the next twelve months II u Is ever
filed al all The character of the building Is
such that the people who do business IN the neigh
borhood cannot afford TO pay the rents aSied
Mr. Cruikshank. who il ore Of the Worlds talr
committeeman, takes n hopeful view Of the rent
prospect, seeing no reason 10 expect much 81 a
change in either direction: in his opinion rents
will hold their own.
Tie sale of tie Commodore Vanderbilt prop
crtv in Washington Place for sol 5000 was noted
in The Tribune some time ago Iy way OF com
pairing values. il may Zoe stated that the same
property could have been bought ten years ago
for 500. 600 The march Of the wholesalc-house
brigade mp Broadway is rapid. Il halls AT moth
ing The next notable building f. Ian before 10
will he the Ncw-York Hotel. which is soon to be
thrown on tie market II will fetch oig Price
About two years ago corner OF the pock on
which il stands was purchased by a Spectator
for $40. 600. and in less than nine months he as
posed of it for Sl26. 900, n profit of 80 per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
HE uAn TILE SQUIRE TRAT TIVE.

From The Lew ton Journal.
Al, ar.l- Do. scene recently enacted nm a country
,,,irt r,lu I'm Maine. The trial Justice. a biG,
,,,,,',o.,, Official with voice like trombone. took
,uor, himself 10 examine wines little Wlthorcd
ga man whose face wI5 aS red and vUnkcd a a
smoked herring
d. Wlv '-4Iuir," said the a-t1ui>hod witness. Won
know f0v uluc "A, well o., kIo" Nourn."
Never Won mind what hrow or what DOM
,n0ry~ wa, the caution given With magisterial
'.,rrifv ask the question I'm my OH la capacity
and Won re bound 90 answer il under oath
Win a CouicmptIous snort the witness gave ms
name aud the questioning proceeded
Where DO Won 1--we
80 Wal -hum ." CALCULATED the old man. "Whv,'
he CONT uucd appealing % the laughing listeners. lN9
lived in this town all my life. and so, ne. pointing
Ia tlc Justice. an b. gDh TO hear nm 20 on Won
tliul-" ,....
,,,rcel7 thundercd the iratc magistrate. Answer
my. Question or TN fine Won for contempt OF corr
Alarmed bl the threat. the witness named ms pid'c
If r.. idcnr. and the examination went on
What j. yOur Occnpauonl'
Huh''
Mat do Won do for a ,ingl'
"Oh q, out squire lest a. If yOn don KNOW that
tend ,4riens in the summer season an saw wood
A, , private citizen do know II. but as the Cont
know nothing about you,' exclaimed the pcrspiriug
Justice. 49,, -,, ..4.... -. q
val 'Souirc.n remarked the puzzled witness. II
van NOV .omcthin outside the court room an dOnt
lrow nothn' In IT, you'd better get out an let some
i'ndv fry This case that's got boss sense"
The advice may have been well meant but II cost
the witness so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
SAVED By A PARROTS CRT.
land letter in The san Francisco Examine

Fire, Fire Get ont, get out
qii. wa, the cry that awakened the family Of
Nj n H. Matthews al 4 O'Clock this morning
" Mr. Matthew's residence is san Pablo ave.
ioyaud Golden Gate aud upon the alarm being
o,uacd fhc family consisting Of the mother and her
irre children beat ha,ty retreat from the house.
y,bich wa. rapidly being consumed hS fire.
II wa, not until after The family had rushed ont
into ths street that they realized the source FROM
,,'ttb thcir warning had been received and then
tnrv fclt the deepest gratitude toward the agent OF
their dcvcmncc.
,flc savior II the family a parrot. Ipln the
MIN, ntlt Of the flames from "A defective fuc pet
Gird mad set up is cry Of alarm and aroused the
H,'iiv iu time for them - make their flight.
me r.capc was narrow aud the mother was
cor,pcIed 10 rush ont IN the cold night air with her
piidrcn I'm -canty clothing. Hu soon the
emily realized that their lives had been saved by the
narrot they determined % save the birds HE. and
peter Matthews a son OF Mrs Matthews, rushed In
and effected the rescue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
suop Girls grrIyG LOTTERY TICKETS

From The Detroit tribune
1,o rounc working girls stood leaning over the
wv. ne car of a fruit store on NoodwaNave
what number did you dream ,ssi Tsn' inquired
INC ,,rcct exac;ly hut % began with and ended
with g. replied the othc IN voice a. io~ e ne ,oos
The FIRST girls brow knitted wen Ie' US iooh
a+ he tickets" she said hnally .. .,.,.
Tie clerk produced number OF oIteTy tThets
brrried examination. There isn't one that begins
and ends m g. Are You sure II wasn't some other
The other pursed her lips emphatealy and slowly
shook her head. mi -. - 49,. o. 49,, :, ,,,,o,
pretty near II anyway, -, a., -,
= There was some little hesitation, and then the girl
addressed pulled ont modest little pOcketboOk and
extracted fherefrom three nickels. one quarter ana
ION cent piece. Her companion hshcd out from some
vsterio,is pocket about her dress dingv half dollar.
THE clerk nonchalanty passed the ticket and the
coins changed hands.
maid turned TO her sister-wilh appealing look In her
mild blue eyes. 49,, 4.
mo;her,' she exclaimed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
HOTEL BON AIR,
HEIGHTS, AUGUSTA, GA

This and elegant hotel with accommodations for
300 quests will oren IS doors for winter tourists Dec
- 1882 In It's construction nothing that will con-
tribute the comfort OF its patrons has been omitted It
j. unsurpassed all n appointments and general tonc
OTIS elevator; heat; hreplaces In bearooms'
elc, ric BELLS telegraph office elegant parlors and dining
l.re mountain spring water: en- suite. wsth
private snd public baths laundry excellent livery
with picturesque drives and walks Sumo OF Ms attA
tons. The Hot. Bon Air will be under the superior
m'raeement Of Mr. c. A. Lnsey. OF Massachusetts a'e
Iretor II the Glenham Hotel 5thave NewYork ana
TIC "Ant!ers" Colorado Springs. A handsomely Illus
rat"f book containing full Information Will be sent On
application n Nj. LinNer. AEgusta Ga
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
FLATS At A DISCOUNT.

II tbc bujlding Of dwelling houses has been over
dane what can be said of apar,ment-houses, fats,
observation-disclosures you please Parenthct-
ically. definition Of these three terms is given
herewith
APARTMENT hoase--A tenement in fashionable
quarter "
Tcnemeut-An apsrtmenthouse IN an Questionable
quarter . .-,,-
Flat-An apartment house or tenement according
70 location.
TIVE buildinr OF these colonizcrs has been
,yerdoue that in order 10 secure tenants the
agents are not only advertising greatly reduced
rents but two months free 10 responsible
parties pcrusal Of the 10 Lei Columns
OF the daily papers shows a pressing demand loT
tenants in the region west Of Broadway. between
Thrty-fOurtb and Scventy-secOnd SIS. as well
rs in Harlem Contractors are OF the opinion
that the construction Of these colonzcTs mas had
a permanent setback Comparatively lew OIL
the larger and more costly apartment-houSee n"Nc
proved profitable ievcstments. IL Is next 10 Iui-
possible 20 81 II one 10 advantage. so thoSe WIN
build have 70 hold on for better or worse. me
dig profits in house building at the present oiiic
come from speculation in small dwellings Coh-
tractors bnild them by the dozen. and sell them
ct the earliest possible moment. The method Is
beneficial all around as by il the contractors make
money and the purchasers save 1t. No ordinary
man can build a house as cheapy as he can buy
q ready-nade OF Of these extensive builders
who have reduced the price of material ana iaDor
to a minimum. A great majority OF the ouiioinsS
now in course Of construction In this CITY are
dwellings for single families Some hahas'nc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
murnr nnAss rrrroNS no Nor FAscLxArE

Washington gossip in The Philadelphia Telegraph.
Their. is one assignment naval officer breads
mora than sea duty ! met an officer on the street
~ dov who poured into my sad tale Of woe.
lac had come 10 Washington 10 apply for duty.
though Il has been hut few months since he finished
three wears cruise. during which he nearly lost his
ifr The reason Of his discomfort Is that he has
ia.u placed on duty mt the Norfolk Navy Yard. lie
has been Their, few mouths and Is now ready 20
accent any assignment the powers that he arc Will
ing to give him. II there is set Of men In the
world who live for society IL Is the naval set. That's
why they like Washington-thats why they want
shore duty. There Is as good society IN Norfolk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
P4RTVCRS ~ MISERY.

prom TIC CIo1e0 IUIUnc.
The tgo desperate men ran against one another
,,bou al the very brink of the deep. swift stream.
mo, STAMPED and eyed each other with suspicion.
Out Of thc way. sire shouted one of then. WHY
do Won seek TO prevent me rDm putting an end 90 a
useless life 49,.
-cnt # the way voursclf'' yelled the other. "Nou
ar, hludcsing from terminating a miserable exist
cuCc
Who are Won
am thc inventor Of a new snow plough"
Md / am the owner 0f a tnbOggau ,liGc'H
T.cy fell on each other, shoulders and wept. and
ystcre Of A consolation bazaar around the corner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19

as IS 10 be found anywhere: but the trouble Is thae
no officer Of the Federal service Is admitted TO ~
Pampered and pctted everywhere else IN the word.
in Norfolk the navy officers are ostraclzed lho
doors of the best society closed against them
they are received by nobody. Their presence IS
and brass buttons have charms for the far; ana
they are made TO feel lonely and miserable as any
set OF men in uniform can feel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
THE AsroEs REDUCING RENTS.

Houses are built for two purposcs-investment
md speculation The Astors build for invest
ment only They never sell house. in ordinary
circumstances. bat keep all their buildings 10 lei.
Their rcnt-roN is colossal, requiring the constant
employment Of an army Of clerks and collectors
and the inc.-4c they derive from ihelr iHNcS''
millions AVERAGES Per cent net per annu"- Iiei
enormous business = conducted in two one-s'"iN
brick Offices on the north side Of West twenty
si1tb-st. rear Broadway. The windows
are guarded ~ eocsc-ncek iron bars, Ike A'>' al
the Garfield safe Deposit Company wants. ,"
Twenty-th rl-st only much smaller ana mol so
raudy. and tie doors are marked with Df''S
mates tle one on the left W W Aston that
on tie right y. J. Aston Everything ABOUT
the establishment j. modest
william Aston is in Europe. The manager OF
bis affairs. an amiahlc gentleman in the evening
time Of lie. informed the writer that there is GER
tain 20 be 10 increase in rents this year.
~Dovrtown.7 s9ii he, that i. south OF cen
tral Park. rents VIII he about the same as they
wee last year. but in Harlem there may he ht'lc
reduction In that locality We shall probably
give sircle-vear leases on the same terms as we
have hitherto given thrce-year leases There has
been - much building in Harlem that the demand
for houses has fallen of 20 a considerable extent
! built number OF dwellings there some NIUE
time ago, ana have been unable 70 reallze more
than per cent on the invcstmcnt-ihat u.s. per
cent net over and above taxes, assessments etc
We made general reduction OF 10 per cent IN
rents year ago, you remember
The giving Of one-year leases this season on
tie same terms as thIee-year leases hitherto Is
still further rcduction?'
Yes: but We do il TO meet the emergency II
is not always easy 70 LET house for three years.
tbourb Of course it is much 70 our advantage 70
do it, Tie building of houses 10 lease docsh pay
as il used 10. The rents continue to 90 down.
but the same amount must be spent IN repairs
from wear TO year The one great trouble Is you
cannot get tenants TO take care Of your property
consequently it deprecates We are obliged 10
keep force Of about 90 mechanics al WoIh d"
the time replastcrine, repainting etc. II is
good deal nicer 10 have your money IN BONDS
Ginning coupons Is a small job compared TO look
inc after realty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
HOMES IN BROOKLYN.

There is no doubt that some immigration sta
tistics Of this nature would he both interesting
and useful. and it also would he interesting and
useful to know precisely to what extent rents in
BROOKLYN are effected by so rapid an increase of
populaiion. II would difficult for any city 10
nrovide homes fast enough for the accommodation
OILS. 600 families year, which, upon the basis of
the census Of 1880, would amount to more than
g. 1000 souls. But Brooklyn appears to have had
10 trouble in taking them in. The number of
new houses built over there in 1889 was 5,OS4
valued at over S26.O00.Oo0. Brooklyn has one
great advantage over New-York-therc is more
ground around IT, Much Of Ncw-York, moreover,
is a biz clearinghouse, while III Brooklyn
majority of the residents own their own homes
Many Of the new settlers 90 there for the express
purpose Of buying homes, some outright for cash,
but most Of them on the instalment plan. and this
has done no little toward reducing the incomes
from leased dwellings in certain parts Of New
York IL Harlem, for instance building has feen
overdone. and in order 70 ill the houses now
standing in the region north of Central Park eX-
traordiuary inducements viii have 10 be held ont
10 tenants year ago the Astors, the owners
Of more dwelling-houses than any other family
or firm in the United States, reduced their rents
in that part Of the town 10 per cent 1t is
possible that this year may see further iedoc-
ton, as taxes on idle property In New-iork eat
up profits with amazing rapidtty.
A few 81 , ago owners were not satisfied with
less than pr cent interest on their investments
in houses 10 let but now those who get return
Of per cent net think they do well Some are
obliged to content themselves with 3 per cent
net
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
A HOME QUESTION.
,rxr PROSPECTS FOR 1890 IN NETWORK.

Bess Van Buren, IN ne charity Ball, over
comes every obstacle in the way OF her marriage
with Alec Robinson when she plucks up spirit
n say We can live in Brooklyn" The brave
words of the young woman, who, by the way, is
inst out of the nursery, never fail to score hit
with the audience. They are understood and
appreciated, and the laughter they evoke is gen.
ers and genuine. They imply that dear Alec,
though ambitious TO he dubbed on Change as
Alexander the Great is not Yet equal to the
emergency of paying from 81 200 to $500 year
for the rent of a nice little home in Newlork.
In Brooklyn similar home could be had for half
as much rent. and BesS is willing 70 undertake
the sacrifce.at least during the honeymoon. And
30 are thousands of young wives and husbands
in real life. Brooklyn plays an important part
in the domestic economy by making herself a
retreat and kfuge for brides and bcnedictS. If
il were not for Brooklyn, there would be less
marrying and giving in marriage in the metropolis
among that class TO which the difference between
5000 and 1920 is a consideration of vast i'm
portancc Mayor Chaplin informs us that the
population of the City Of Churches was increased
nv more than Is 900 families last year, but fails
10 say how many e these arrivals were newly
married couples fleeing from high rents in New
York TO conjugal bliss and low-rent felicity at
the other end Of the big Bridge.