The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-24

Ola bCaiS uSo, duu although IL Was at
tempted to show that the act was commit
ted while In the discharge of his duty ht
was sentenced to serve term in prison
and upon his release and return TO hi:
home where he took TO strong drink. Ht
was under the influence most OF the day
and upon arriving at his house his wife
found fault with him because of his dis
Solute habits Mr. Brown without max
ing any reply to his wife's upbraidins
vent up stairs TO his room aud few min
utcs after pistol shot was heard. Wher
Mrs. Brown reached the apartment uset
rs bedroom she fourd her HUSBAND
breathing his last Deceased was about
AS years of age and at one time possessed
an en- viable reputation as an upright cltl
zen. He leaves wife but no children.--
Tacoma Globe.
There is nothing so blighting as doing
business in rut. To get ont of it re-
quires but little determination and some
nerve. The inuumerable pioneers anC
prospectOr in business have blaZcd on
paths which have led them to riches and
glory, and which are open to the live
merchants OF to-day. To follow them re
quIrcS Courage, but the reward Is worth
The effort. Ii you have not made youl
store attractive in the past do this year
Ii you have been successful IN this I'll
rectlon in the past, make it attractive III
some other way in the near future. Il
Ii you have not advertised heretofore
adopt some method Of bringing you anO
your store before the public this year. Lei
your constant study he toward improve
ment in your methods Of doing business
and let us assure You that the condition OF
| hy1- at hi
be comfort to your soul.-Wess Coast
Trade.
Washington lies between the 46th and
10th parallels of north latitude and the
117lh and the 125th meridians Of longI-
tude west from Greenwich. Its greatest
width north and south is 240 miles, and
its greatest length east and west is 800
miles. an area in rOnnd numbers Of TO-
900 square miles, or about 40, 100000 acres
of land and being divided 10y the Cascade
range of mountains into two unequal and
entirely dissimilar sections, known as
eastern and western Washington. The
former contains $4,000 square miles and
the latter 10000 according to statistical
classification. 1t is estimated that 90
100000 acres are timbered, lO,00O,O00
acres grain producing prairie land, 5000.
| 600 acres rich alluvial or river buttUm,
producing hops, hay and all kinds of
| fruit and vegetables, and 100000 acres
mineral bearing and mountainous, in
great part timbered also. -Videtts.
You have never seen man who lived
three years in western town who did
not say that if ne could have seen three
years ahead Of him he would have been
worth great many thousands of dollars
more than he was when speaking-that
If he could have seen ahead he would
have invested in real estate; that lots in
his town and lands adjacent thereto had
advanced in cash values from 100 to 1000
per cent. 1t is so here to-day; in a year
it will be terribly true; in three years
$500 lots Of to-day will be $4,000 to $4,000
and then you will regret that you did not
buy now.-Ex. Same here.
The most graphic and artistic engrav-
ings published by any illustrated weekly
in the United States are the large cOlOred
plates in the West Shore. In its contents
and general nature this is The best illus
trated paper resident Of the Pacific
coast can take. 1t deals with subjects he
is int crested in, and during the year he is
certain to find something in it that he
deems alone worth the years subscription.
Everyone should take it. The price is
but $500 year for fifty-two numbers,
making a splendid volume OF cngrayings.
l.. SAMUEL. Publisher, Portland, Oregon
The Oak es Swiss Bell ringers and com.
edy sketch club gave another entertain.
ment in the Kneland Hall Oh Monday
evening. Their previous show being one
of the best VIC had had, their house this
time was we'll filled and the entertain
ment, mostly Of the musidal order, was a
good one, They left to show at Elma on
the following night. but the facial contor
zionist and general utility man, Baby,
Jagged COZ failed to retire promptly after
the show. and as a natural consequence
failed to get away with the troupe.
| Court week has been productive of
some good to the Editor, as many of t he
residents of other parts OF the county
improved the opportunity 10 settle sub
scriptiOn account. Dan Lynch. VIM. O.
Ellis, John Hudson, John Callow, c. S.
Brumbaugh, and others leaving their
cash. From all parts OF the codnty. our
subscribers think that the JOURNAL fur
nishcs them with all their county news,
and great deal Of interesting matter
each week. The paid subscribers are all
entitled to the American Farmer.
In time-not very distant says the
Kent Advertiser, every hillside in Wash.
ing ton will be golden and green and scarlet
and purple with fruit, and the fruit will
be spoken of only in praise. Every or
chard in the world will be praised as/ its
productions approach, or condemned as
they fail below. those of Washington's
fruit forests. Fruit upon our hills are no
longer experimental crops, and every
year the acreage plated in this profitable.
delicious, beautiful crop increases its ex
tent and rati,. This year the plant is
imprecedent.
| Justices OF the peace will hereafter be
limited to civil actions which do not in
volve more than one hundred dollars.
Up to the present time they have been
following the provisions of the territorial
law which permitted them to try cases
involving any amount les than three
hundred dollars Judge Litchenberg de-
cided at Seattle, a few days since, that un-
der the constitution of this state, one hun-
dred dollars is the limit Of the jurisdic-
ton of justice of the peace.
This is what the Roy Ray says, but we
believe the Ray mans toothpick is a pc
cular bone obtained from the coon /:
Reader, did you ever know that there is
in the foot of deer a peculiarly formed
bone that, when extracted, makes most
excellent toothpick? If not, the next
deer you kill, find, buy or steal look into
the matter. 1t will pay you for your
trouble.
The Supreme court is now in session at
Olympia. The case of Angus McClain.
sentenced TO be executed for the burning
of the Knecland Hotel at this place on
November IL, 18S7-will come up for fl
nal settlement this term. The question to
be decided is whether the new evidence is
sufficient to warrant new trial, otherwise
the ORIGINAL sentence will be carried into