The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-25


badly irayed at the edges. Something
had 10 be done, SO the owner of the COM
ing metropolis dug up this original idea:
IDe town is but a short distance from Ia
coma, and the connection is made by wa
ter. A small boat makes trips daily be-
tween toe two places As the prosperity
or town depends on the amount OF bus
mess 1t does with the outside world, the
owner OF the town conceived the idea of
making 1T great shipping center. He
rented 1t new red wagon from Tacoma
implement dealer, paying a stated sum
per day Tor the use of the vehicle. The
wagon was loaded in conspicuous place
on the hurricane roof of the boat, where
everybody on the dock could see it, and
shipped TO the new town. 1t was nearly
TWO weeks ago that the new wagon made
It's first trip, and it has been travelling
back and forth ever since On reaching
the new town the wagon is placed On the
dock and made to look like AS many wag-
Ons as it is possible for one wagon to do.
This encourages the people who are stuck
In, not on, the town. Then in a day or
two the boom" is shipped back 10 Taco
ma, generally in the evening, and loaded
on the hurricane roof the next day for
| another trip. The town is still breathing,
but The wagon is getting somewhat bat
tered, and is beginning to wear tired,
second hand look. 1t will probably be
given fresh coat OF paint Sunday while
it is having day off.-Lcdger.
Silk Mits, 30 cents per pair, at Mrs.
Eaton's.
SPRING TIME:--To millions the APP
proach of spring brings joy and gladness;
and not the least of those who look to its
coming are the hosts of poultrymen every
Whcre who are busy preparing for the
seasons campaign in eggs and chickens
we have left behind us the time when
| raising poultry and yet stock was consid-
cred small and insignificant business.
But 1t is not SO considered now. Men
have and are coming to the front; a class
OF Well-mcaning men who possess wealth
distinction, influence and industry, taking
hold OF poultry for pleasure, pastime and
many Tor pecuniary reward. There is no
! royal road to success in poultry keeping
as thousands of cases attest. The poul-
try path is not strewn with flowers nor is
it the paradise of fools However il shows
that it is a grand favorite with a large
number of people who see no compi-
Gated webs 70 unravel, nosudden rise and
tall of stocks, no cmphemeral speculation,
but a healthy productive industry secured
by the increasing demands. tastes and
wants of growing population. There
is "happy knack" liz the poultry bust
ness and the knack is to keep only the
very best care of them.-NOrthwes
Horticulturist.
j. NJ. Elson recently constructed wa
ter telescope to look into the depths of
Lake Elizabeth. They CAN be made Of
wood or tin, whichever you prefer, and
we will describe both: The tin is better,
because it is lighter and easily handled.
Its manufacture is very simple. Get a
tinsmith to make for you funnel shaped
tin horn about three feet long. II should
be eight OF ten inches in diometer at the
bottom and broad enough at the top for
both eyes 10 look into. Into the bottom
put piece of g!Hss, cut to fit, and make
it perfectly water-tight. The inside
should be painted black to prevent the re-
Election OF !be light upon the surface OF
the tin. Around the outside OF the bot
tom solder on several sinkerS to Offset the
buOyancy OF the air in the water-tght
hoLn and make it easier 10 submcrge Il
1t Is not convenient to get round piece OF
glass, have the large end made square and
Use square glass. That's all there is of it,
and when YOU sink your instrument down
into the wafer ana put your eyes at the
small end you will be perfectly as;onishcd
at the plainncsS with which you will see
all kinds of fish and water animals swim
ming around in state of nature.
The Oracle says: Orling's leading
men are doing comparatively nothing to
enable them to take advantage of the
fact that great throng Of people is now
tiocking 10 Washington. There is no in
terror town in the west half of this state
that can compare with Ortlng in point Of
natural advantages and varied resources
And yet there are a dozen towns in Yves
tern Washington today with not one of
which can Orting compare in point of
enterprise, advancement, business vgor
and foresight. Why is this thus? Orting
property owners can answer. 1t would
be an easy matter for them to become
common owners OF a parcel or parcels of
the town, which they conid probably de-
vote to inducing capital to establish bust
ness enterprises here. This thing of de-
pending on Tom, Dick and Harry for
threc-blt subscriptions 10y way OF Great
ing bonus for something has been dis.
gushing failure so far, and it always will
be so. Form local syndicate and put it
it. and with these millions they are build
ing towns and cities on less favored spots
than thar upon which Orting is situated.
\ bill is before congress 10 establish two
new land districts in this state, to be
known as the Chehalis and Columbia
districts The Chchalis, which woulG in
Guide Mason county, is 1870 miles long by
20 wide. there being fully $4,000 people
in, il nd l,,, L., 81.
rapidly during The past few years Olym-
pia has beea recommended for the land
officc--but the papers Of both Chchalis
and Lewis counties are gently insinuat-
Ing that Olympia had best not be too
be directed the other way when the cap
ital question is before the people this tall.
This singular story is told by the Cow.
litZ (Kalama) Bulletin: Born, to Mrs.
Wallace, Of this city, On last Tuesday
morning, Son. The child was well and
strong, but had no opening at its eyes, the
skin completely covering this portion Of
the face. The cause was this: When the
Oakes Comedy Company visited Kelso
Mrs. Wallace was there and while at the
hotel was completely shocked at a face
made by Harry Fades, the facial conior-
ZIONIST, and especially was she shocked
at the appearance Of his eyes n delicate
surgical operation performed by Drs. Oar
nell supplied the deficiency"
A large stock of Shoes and Slippers just
arrived at Asmus and Sargisoas
The first number of The Union CITY
Tribune is out. II is 6-column folio,
same as the JOURNALS beginning. The
Tribune gets healthy bonus, and should
furnish the people of the Canal with a
good paper, besides its work of 'boomin q"
Union City. n new saw mill is being
built AT the city, so that the people will