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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
Cash Per Capita.

The treasury department presents
table showing the monetary systems
and approximate stocks of money in
the aggregate and per capita in the
principal countries of the world.
France has the highest per capita cir
culation, 1861. The others are
Belgium $26.7O; Australia, $26O5;
United States, $4,000; Netherlands,
$24.34; China, $3.50, all in silver
Roumania, $3.50; Servia, $4.27; Swe-
den, $275; Turkey, $3.50; Central
American states, 1913; Japan, 81 {;
India, $3.44; Hayti, $3.50; United
Kingdom, $2O.44; Germany, $1.56 /;
Portugal, $11.O6; Egypt, $685.; South
America states, $1S.67; Canada, $40;
Cuba, $12.21; Italy, 1886; Switzer-
land, $14.4S; Greece. 1922; Spain,
$17.14; Austro-Hungary, $3.50; Nor
way, $50; Denmark, 11.72; Russia,
SIT; Mexico, S..
Since the statement was tabulated
the United States has decreased to
$3.50. The table puts the stock of
gold money at $3,901 100000; silver,
$3,931 100000 uncovered paper money
$2,7OO,OO0,OOO.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
The Highest Reward.

PRICES BAKING POWDER RECEIVES 1T,
For leavening power, keeping quail
ties, purity and general excellence the
Worlds Fair jury decided that DR..
Frees Cream Baking Powder had no
equal: On each of its claims it was
awarded first prize or diploma. All
the baking powders entered for prizes
were subjected to most exhaustive
examination, and the jury was the
best equipped to make the decision of
any ever got together. Their verdict
was supported by the testimony of DR..
ID. W: Wiley, chief chemist of the
United States Department of Agricul-
lure at Washington. DR.. Wiley is an
expert ON food products and the high
est authority on such matters in
America. This verdict settles a long
debated question as to which among
the many baking powders is the
best.-Chlcago Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
Grants Victory Due to Pie.

The Southern idea of pie is extre-
mely crude when applied to that sue
culent Northern dish and subtly re-
fined when directed to the political
variety. The farthest development in
the pie line that the native Southerner
has attained is to manufacture of
sweet potatoes, which is states pri-
son counterfeit and forgery of the
New England pumpkin pie, and even
the base imitation has obtained a
fOothold no farther south than South
Carolina.
Congressman Carin of Texas says
that the people of Texas regard the
pie family as Caesar regarded Gaul-
divided into three kinds, "the kiver-
ed, the unkivered and the cross
barred"
~ overheard some years ago." says
he to writer for the Washington
Post, ga great debate between North
ern printer, and Southern compost
tor on the subject of the late war.
The Southerner was hot, impetuous
and sentimental; the Northern cham
pion calm, cool and even phlegmatic,
why, didn't we lick you out of
your boots at Manassas?
Granted said the Northern type
sticker.
. Didn't we smash you at Cold
Harbor and wipe the ground up with
you in the Wilderness?
Granted said the other.
Didn't we tie you all up in knots
and make rags of you all through the
peninsula campaign?'
Granted said the Northerner,
but how was it at Appomattox?
yes, how was it at Appomattox =
shouted the Southerner, growing SEN
timental as the mingled beers and
Whistles they were consuming rose to
his head. we had 1900 poor, rag.
ged, footsore, tired, starved veterans
without single round of ammuni.
ton, while you had SOC, 600 fat, sassy
soldiers, provided with every luxury
and ev-every m-m-mother's s-son Of
'em,' he sobbed, plumb full of pieP
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
City of Shelton.
SOME FACTS OF GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT

SOME FACTS OF GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT
The County Seat
Actual population, $50.
One Saw and Single mill, but abundant site
power, material, and facilities for dozen others
Two of the largest lum bering railroads on
Puget Sound, eight and fourteen miles in length
Win new extensions now being built, when one
OF THESE standard guage roads will be within
TWO miles OF the Northern Pacific. Daily log
output, from one to three hundred thousand
feet Equipped with four locomotives, freight
cars and over one hundred logging cars.
Well equipped machine shops.
surrounded and the outlet of untold thousands
OF 1eet OF logs, all kinds, qualities, and of big
sizes
A first class banking institution, the State
Bank of Shelton.
Center of good agricultural region, compris-
Ing several fine valleys and several thousand
acres OF improved farming lands, tributary
opIendld gravity water system, and adequate
fire protection.
=, Fair streets, buildings, sidewalks, and other
Permanent improvements
An excellent graded public schoo
Inree churches, and all secret societies.
Located on extreme Southwestern arm OF
puget Sound. nearest Grays Harbor, and %
miles from Olympia.
Daily mails and excellent water facilities for
travel and freight. Connection with Northern
PACIFIC for freight service, only two miles off.
the location of mills and factories and the peO.
pie will do the liberal thing.
Good Hotels, and pleasa Mt place to live and do
business.
Our main industry, numbering, brings us from
SlOOu 10 $1,000 day i'll fair times, and we want to
encourage mills and factories that will utilize
our other woods and work up some of this vast
product in Shelton, and save towage.
For any further information take pleasure
Trip to Shelton and see for Yourself.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
Missed His Opportunity.

It is often remarked that there are
many persons who go about hoping
that they will meet with some mishar
in order that they may present a claim
against a corporation for damages.
The other afternoon a young man who
was riding on the rear platform of a
street car accidentally stood with one
foot on steel bolt while the loose end
of the wire that connects the light
wire in the motor with the same kind
Of wire in the trailer touched the
side of his neck. The electric shock
stunned him for an instant. He fell to
the floor of the platform, but immedi-
ately got up again all right.
Are you hurt?" asked the conductor.
''No, not a bit" said the young man.
The conductor took his name and
wrote down the answer he had made.
''Now, if / only had sense enough not
to have got up and to have quivered
like man badly hurt, I might have
had them up at my house settling with
me for five hundred dollars cash within
three hours. f" said the young man after
he had got off the car. cit is what a
fellow gets for not thinking before he
speaks. Indianapolis News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09

The aphis, which is known by the
common name of plant louise" is an
chronological enigma as well as an
agricultural pest. The scientists do
not pretend to know just exactly how
many varieties of aphis browse on the
green things of nature, says the ST..
Louis Republic, but some authorities
estimate them at 1000. a large pro-
portion of that number having been
named and classified. A single insect
of any of these species of aphis may
become the progenitor of billions of
young, even during their lifetime.
Latrielle, who is an acknowledged
authority on this branch of entomo-
logy, makes some curious and inter
esting calculations: A female will
produce young at the rate of about
25 day during the summer months,
and as each Immediately becomes the
progenitor of others, one aphis may
possibly be the mother, grandmother,
great grandmother, ETC., ct al. of the
enormous number of 500, 800, 900 in
dividuals by the end of the season.
Yongard and Morren, who are
equally as good authority as Latrielle,
extends this number into quintillions
as being within the capabilities of a
single mothers efforts. The late Prof.
Huxley once made a calculation
which affords some idea of what a
quintillion of aphides might mean !:
Assuming that an aphis will not weigh
more than the onethousandth part of
a grain, and that man must be very
heavy to weigh more than 2,OOO,OOO
grains, the tenth brood of aphides
alone, without adding the product OF
all the intermediate generations Cif
all the members of this immense
family should survive the many dan
gers to which they are exposed), would
contain more ponderable substance
than 5O0,OOO,0OO men. In Other
words, they would outweigh the entire
population of China.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
Artificial Eyes.

o A prominent manufacturer of art;A.
cial eyes has unburdened himself on
what he considers a grievance. He saws
that the public, and therefore opticians,
will no longer pay the price for good
and well made article and that The
market is being flooded with .'cheap
foreign rubbish" He alleges that the
cheap eyes crack after very few weeks
wear. Pursuing the subject further
we are informed that summer time is
the best season for the sale of artificial
eyes. People are at that time of the year
more particular as to their appearance
and discover more readily that the arti-
fetal eye is beginning to lose its pris-
tine perfection. Another point is that
there are many people walking about
whose outward appearance suggests
that they are in full possession of both
visual organs but have not even one.
Il have fitted" said the manufacturer
scores Of people with two glass eyes. y
The innocent deception is the more sue.
cessfully carried out owing to the fact
that the blind, from force Of habit. no
doubt. look, or appear to look, one full
IN the face when talking.
News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09

income tax, which is not even men
toned in the platform. The Populist
party, of course, stands up for income
tax; and very naturally, for it is a
socialistic tax, its chief purpose being
to discriminate against brains and
thrift. Would not the Democracy,
the party of equal rights, of equal
privileges, put itself in foolish in
consistent light by appearing as the
champion of discriminating and UNI
equal taxation? AS an instrument for
raising small amount of money with
the largest amount of discomfort, the
income tax leads all taxes. If the
Democrats want to carry the Con-
gress elections in 1894 they would
better leave this unpopular and dam
gerous measure entirely alone"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
A Strange Sight.

One of the most amusing spectacles
Of the Columbian exposition was seen
in front of the California building on
the day of the state celebration. A
free distribution of fruit had been
widely advertised, and carloads of
fruit had been sent-great luscious
peaches, plums, pears, nectarines and
half-yard punches of white Muscat
grapes and flaming Tokays. Great
booths were erected outside the build
ing, and dozen fine young California
men, her best products, handed out
fruit to vociferous, struggling, eager
crowd for seven long hours. twas a
sight to be remembered. Sometimes
the air was full of the larger fruits,
which were tossed out among the
crowd and promptly caught, but the
punches of grapes had to be treated
more tenderly. Hats, hands and bas-
kets reached out for the generous
punches, and hundreds came away
bearing their well-fought-for burden
to share with friends. On this occasion
many had come from distant parts of
the grounds.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
James Howard, of Vancouver. !

James Howard, of Vancouver, in
speaking of an ingenious kind of craft
heing adopted in the Canadian Lum-
Der region said: at is known as a
steam warping tug and propels itself
on land as we'll as Oh water, and is
useful in operations carried on among
small lakes connected by streams of
uncertain navigation. They are built
in "scow" shape, with steel-shod run
ners for moving overland, are 81 feet
long, 10 feet beam, decked all over,
the bottom and the bow being covered
with steel plates. An engine of %
horse power furnishes the requisite
power. In the water it moves six
miles an hour, forward or backward.
as required, propelled by paddles; on
the land, it is propelled by means of
a cable drum, on which is coiled five
eighths of mile of steel wire cable
One end of this cable is fastened with
pulleys to tree or other suitable
object in front, the boat moving as the
wire is coiled up.-Telegraph.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
A Wood-Duck's Tomb.

At the farm of G. w. Hutchins, seven
miles from Marysville, bee tree was
found near the east bank of Feather
river, which was cut to obtain the
honey. After the tree was cut down
to the ground an investigation
was instituted and the honey
located in a hollow halfway be
tween where it was cut and the top.
On cutting open the body of the tree
they secured about eighty pounds of
honey, eleven duck eggs and a dead
duck. 1t appears that wood-duck had
formed a cavity through hole that
was originally large enough to admit
her body. After laying eleven eggs
she had commenced setting to hatch
them and while doing so the bees had
filed the hole with comb, SO that she
could not get out and she died on the
nest.-Red Bluff (Cal.) Democrat.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09

We have received from the Board of
State Penitentiary at Walla Walla,
samples of their product of jute ia
brics, for hop cloth and grain sacks,
which are furnished to citizens of the
state at cost. Practically the bulk of
this cloth comes from India, and
costs the consumers four or five cents
more per yard. The samples of hop
cloth are A inches wide and cost 81
cents per yard. These products have
been boon to the wheat growers of
Eastern Washington, and will be fur
nished in some conditions to the hop
growers on this side this year.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09

HE terms of thirty United States
senators expire on March 3, 1895, six
Teen Republicans and fourteen Demo
srats. The present senate is composed
OF forty-four Democrats, thirty-eight
republicans and three Populists.
Ihere are three vacancies. The Re-
pu6licans may lose Senator Higgins
IN Delaware, but they may offset it by
ene gain OF Republican in place OF
SOM x. Mcpherson in New JERSEY.
several free silver Republicans, Sena-
TORS Wolcott, Shoup. Power and Petit
grew among them, 60 out.-P. 1.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
egisteT
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

olympia. Wash. Dec 9th, 1898.
with the provisions of the act of Congress- Of
June 3, 1873, entitled Gan act for the sale of
timber lands in the States of California, Oregon.
KANE, of Union City, County of Mason. State
OF Washington, has this day filed in this office
III ms sworn statement No 1926, for the purchase of
"a ane = q OF and f 4 of N E a of Sect
west, and will offer proof to show that the land
sought 50 is more valuable for its timber or stone
than Tor agricultural purposes, and to establish
MS CAIN 10 said land before the Register and
receiver OF this office at Olympia, Wash, on
Monday the 18th day OF Feb'y, 1894
he names as witnesses: Martin johnson.
Union City, Wash. Oscar ALL, Duckabush Wash
u Hunter. Shelton, Wash. and Edward Simp
son, Union City, Wash. emp
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
claims in this Office on or before said 10th dav NJ
February, 1894 GEO q MfTJS "a
o@-lVw Receiver
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09

ASK yourself hard questions about
yourself; find out all you can about
yourself. Ascertain from original
sources if you are really the manner
OF man you say you are; if you are
always honest; if you always tell the
square, perfect truth in business deals
if your life is as good and upright at
IL o'clock at night as it is at noon; if
you are as good temperance man at
fishing excursion as you are at a
Sunday picnic; If you are as good
when you 60 out of the city as you
are at home; If, in short, you are
really the sort of a man your father
hopes you are and your sweetheart
believes you to be.-Panola Waterman
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09

THE three great transcontinental
railroads have buried the Ratchet and
stopped cutting rates. The G. p.
N. P. and G. N. roads have made traf-
fic arrangements with each other
whereby through freight will be haul
ed to destination by same company
over each others lines.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
News of all Sorts.

THE Montesano Vldette is the oldest
newspaper in Southwestern Washing
ton, having recently entered on it's
twelfth year. Since Bro. Divilbiss has
been in charge the Vidette has been
an ideal newspaper, abreast of the
times, and giving its readers their
moneys worth always.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09

For sixteen or more years Olympia
has held the chief weather recording
station in the state, and is the only
point where complete detailed records
were kept for all of this time. The
chief has been moved to Seattle, and
now the best self recording instru-
ments are to 60, making these records
of little use for comparisons.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
GEO. G. MILLS, Register
LAND OFFICE at OLYMPIA. Wash

49,. JAN Iotn, 1874.
Notice is hereby, given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proofin support of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk Of
Superior Court at Tacoma, Wash. on Saturday
FEBRUARY "a, 1894 viz: JABEz BRIDGES He
q, TIP %, NR1 W. ~
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
SAD land. VIZ: NJ. j. Bulls, and j. H s. Deal,
Lewis, of Vaughn, WASH,
GLO NrrJrc
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
Vhe Mason County Journal.
J. C ANGLE. Editor and Proprietor
City County & Official Paper,

NOTICE TO PRINTERs-The JOURNAL
has extra material and machinery for
sale, to fit out a first-class news paper
or job Office, or both, consisting of
Hand, jobber, and proof press, paper
cutter; big lot of body type, display
and job fonts in cases, furniture, leads,
slugs, cutter, racks, stones-infact
material to fit out a good plant. For
sale cheap and on good terms.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09

"For the Democratic party, the
party for quarter of a century has
been demanding the abolition of the
war taxes, to declare now in favor OF
the most unpopular of war taxes
means. simple, disaster" says Chas. A.
Dana. Editor of the "New York Sum-"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
LAND OFFICE at Olympia WASH,

Notice is hereby give that the following nam
ed 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
Superior Court at Tacoma, Wash. on Saturday,
March 10, 1894, viz: GUST THoRsoN, Hid. app.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said and, viz: Charles Nj. Weller, Lake Bay
Wash John Christensen, Vaughn, WASH, Soren
Jensen and Allen w. Fish. both of Lake Bay.
GEO. MILLS. Register
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
A "straight Flush. -

That's what I call a straight flush. -
said the conductor of a red street car to
the tourist.
we were standing on the platform.
MY eyes followed the direction indi-
Gated by the jerk of his thumb and 1
looked inside to see that the car con-
tanned only women. Then understood
that in the technical language of street
car conductors "a straight flush" is q
car fuu OF women. Hartford Post
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09

in the DemOrest
Magazine fol-
February. cit is
astonishing that
many of the very
men who are
backward about
upholding the
system of taxa
ton set forth in
the Chicago plat
form are open
advocates of the
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
Notices For Publication
LAND OFFICE, at Olympia Wash

Dec. 22d. 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his Intention 70
make final proof in support of his claim. and
mat SAID proof viii be made before the Clerk of
Superior Court at Shelton, Wash. on TUESDAY
Feby 9th, 1884, viz: BERNARDINo S. SoUzA I'D.
entry no. CAT for the Lot 1: Sec 10, To. %, n R
West. r. '' ~ II
He names the following witnesses TO nrove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF, said land, viz: l.. Peterson Antonio SiIveria.
Wash. Va --ii0"""P'
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09

THE next annual encampment of
Washington, Grand army of the Re-
public, Sons of Veterans, Woman's
Relief Corps and the daughters of
Veterans, will be held at Olympia,
commencing June Goth, and continu-
ing three DAYS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
Notice to Tax PAYERS.

The tax rolls for 1898 are now in my hands for
the collection of the taxes levied therein, on
ana after January &, 1894. A rebate of 2 per cent
VIII be allowed on all taxes paid prior to Feby
1894, after which penalty of per cent, and
interest at the rate of 20 per cent per annum will
be added. Taxes payable at my office in Shell
ton, Wash. THos. O'NEILL Co. Treasurer
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09

VALIANT, whose idea of purifying
French politics, was a bomb thrown
IN the chambers OF deputies, was
eulilolined Monday, shouting "vive la
anarchie" at his last breath.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
United States Land Office

= . OIyIHpIH W aSIl., NOV II, 1873
Notice is hereby given that in Compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress- of
June 3, 1873, entitled "An act fer the sale of
timber lands in the States of California, Oregon
Nevada, and Washington Territory" Henry
of Washington, has this day filed in this Office
his sworn statement No 266, for the purchase of
Lots3 and 4 of VIZ Sec IL; Lot Sec. IA
r west, and will offer proof to show that the ~
land sought is more valuable for its timfer or
stone than for agricultural purposes and to
esIaniish MS claim to said land before the Regis
on Tuesday the 9th day of February 1891 " ASH
He names as. witnesses: A. W. Guis1or Of
Wssh o Wash Joseph Lorraine, Duckabush
" WASH, Jobn Little, of Lillewaup, Wash. and
Geo. Dillon of Dewatto, Wash. 'n anu
any anu all persons claiming adversely the
lands are requested to file their
nat ia TINS once on or before 9th of Feb 1893
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09

Some thing New!
You Mus t Rememb er
That Eastern Relative
Or Old Friend
But How2
Why Send EN-
The Journal
Until Jan. l, 1895.
See in it's you
And the Times hard /
We III do it for ST.. 90