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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
Trade is Improvement.

Other improvements than those be-
ing constructed by the Northern Pa
cite railroad are in progress on the
Tacoma water front. The Tacoma
Mill company has just completed a 60
foot extension to its wharf at Old Ia
coma. This improvement was made
necessary by the fact that the big Nor
weglan steamer Oscar III, now loading
at the mill for South Africa, is too
long for the present wharf accommo-
datlonS. In view of the fact that
other big liners will be loading at the
mill from now on, the mill company
decided to build the addition and
built it in a hurry. For several DAYS
past the Oscar II, has only been able
to load from three matches. Today
she will begin loading from all four
OF her matches, being able to do so by
the increased length of the wharf.
Az the ral,rOaQ wharf the Northern
Pacific Improvements are progressing
favorably. Pile driver No. ! is setting
the teredo-proof piles with great rap
ldlty. -Four long rows of them now
mark the outer edge OF the new wharf
The piles are firmly imbedded in the
rockwork put down for the foundation
10 the north of the Ocean warehouse
other work Is progressing. The wharf
has been heightened % feet to accomo-
date the China steamship Strathnevis
which is expected today.
Besides those now loading, ten YES
sells are due at the Tacoma Mill and
the mill is running day and night to
fill their orders.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
The Lumber Trade.

The mill men and lumber dealers
on Puget sound, after mature deliber-
alton, concluded to follow in the wake
OF their brethren in the East, and adj
vance the prices to living rates. This
could only be done successfully by
concerted action on the part of those
interested, and it could only be done
when the conditions were favorable.
The logging camps that were COMPEL
ed to suspend operation during the
dull years succeeding the panic, re-
suited in making logs scarce, and the
increased foreign demand for lumber
has been the means of exhausting the
old stock, leaving the market comma
ratively bare. With the old logs out
OF the way, an increasing demand and
llvelier market ahead, the prospects
for this leading industry of the Paci-
tic Northwest are exceedingly encouf-
aging. New logging camps will be
started up, while the old ones will be
revived; idle mills will resume opera
tion under more favorable conditions.
the capacity of the old mills be in
creased and double time and double
forces resorted to. Idle men will he
given employment; idle vessels will
obtain charter; the mosquito fleet of
the Sound will be actively engaged.
and business generally will feel the
revivifying effect. With Iimitless
market and good prices for lumber.
coupled with other industries the
cry OF dull times should be speedily
banished from this favored portion of
the world.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
LIE CZAR,I LAST GIEI.
An Instance OF til, Thourhtfulness =
Law,


An Instance OF IT,, Thoughtfulness of
Alexander.
The late car Of Russia may have pur-
sued mistaken and somewhat cruel
government policy, but in his domestic.
relations he was all (hourhtfulness and
affection, says foreign exchange. 1t
is told that last summer the car and
empress visited great shop in st.
petersburg to buy jewels for Their son >
future bride. The empress greatly adj
mired beautiful bracelet. and told the
car that she wished to possess it. On
their return one of the serious attacks
TO which he was subject came upon
him, and the empress forgot the brace
let. The ear died, and to the empress
In the early days of her widowhood
came, November II, the first birthday
she must pass alone. On her other
birthdays the ear had been won't to
place bouquet in the morning room of
the empress. Inside the flowers was
always found some rich, rare gift.
chosen months beforehand. The
empress had avoided the room as too
full of painful memories, but this morn
ing, the morning of his wedding dav.
Nicholas requested his mother to 90
there as favor TO him. The first thing
she saw was the bouquet in the usual
place, and inside the flowers was a case.
fastened and sealed by the ears own
hands. 1t contained the bracelet. lie
had ordered it on the same day that the
empress saw it, and on his deatbbed
had given instructions for the birthday
gift, bidding his son to be near to COM
fort her when she received it.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
CLOTHES MADE OF WOOD
One of the Things which the Future Will
PrObab.y I;r:nc Forth

e'ne OF the Things which the Future Will
Probably i;r.nG Forth.
Time was when references to y
wooden overcoat' were understood as
the irreverent equivalent of measuring
aman for a CONN, but it would seem
that suits OF clothes made of wood NAV
soon be an accomplished fact.
The writer, says the Edinburgh
Scotsman, is indebted to merchant
OF the city of cloth-Leeds-fo a
glimpse of samples of a species of cloth.
and also of a sort of cotton. made
wholly out OF wood fiber. these two
woven pieces having all the appear
ance OF attractive articles of their OWE
kind. Both these novel textile fabrics
are the result Of prolonged cxperi-
ments with pinewOod and spruce, which
have been ingcniously torn to pieces
IN the first Instance and then bleached
by an elaborate chemical process.
After chemical treatment in manv
ways the wood becomes a.soft. white
pulp, which is run through, perforated
plates, the resulting threads being
dried by a steaming process. These
threads can be woven. and the ma
teriai is susceptible of taking readily
ony sort of dye. The fabric can be
made at an aStonishingly cheap cost; it
looks well and has certain amount of
strength experiments in this connec.
ton are now being carried OUT. and it's
on the market. sooner or
later, is absolutely certain, especially
in the form of limitation cotton.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
A Green old Age.

Aunt Betsy" an Olympia Indian
woman, says she is l15 years old, and
nobody would be disposed to doubt her
word after taking a good look at her
deslccated physiogomy. We would
much sooner take her statement as
truth than that of her fair white sis
ters regarding the feeting years thew
have lived since the last seventeen
year locust visitation. So it seems
that Aunt Betsey was a contemporary
OF the last four years of the revolu-
tlonary war, a sprighly maiden of 10
when Washington died, and next a
matron carrying papoose on her
back when Lewis and Clark made
their famous trip to this coast.
Should Betsey live five years longer.
she will have bridged over the gulf in
tervening between two completed CEN
turles not consecutive, namely, 100
and 1900. Indian though she be, she
is the living monument of more than
three generations, as the years have
been allotted to our race,-Olympia
Standard.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
Photographs in COlOrs.

Photography in colors has not been
popularlzed as yet, but there are sew
eral processes which are believed to
point to final success in this highly
desirable banch of the art. A Dublin
doctor has just exhibited in that city
number of Photographic glass plates
on which several colors show with dis
tlnctness. His plan is to place in
front OF a sensitive film, and in con-
tact with it, transparent glass plate
upon which have been traced colored
lines running 400 to the inch, the
colors being repeated over and
over. The plate is exposed under this
screen and developed in the usual man
ner. The specimens shown were
numerous, and convinced the experts
who examined them that they form
an important discovery in photogra-
phy.-Globe Democrat.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
Weather Crop Week Ending July is.

The farmers of Western Washing
ton could not have arranged for them
selves better weather for their present
needs than the bountiful hand of
nature bestowed upon them last week.
Ihe flrst three days were hot, it is
true, the thermometer recording all
the way from 80 to 102 for the maxi
mum, and no rain fell during the
whole seven days. But the latter
days were pleasantly cool, and while
rain might have helped the growth Of
some products, it would, for the most
part, have done great injury, princi-
pally to oats and hay.
AS anticipated in the previous bull
letln, last week was devoted to max
ng hay while the sun shone, and it is
impossible to conceive of weather bet
ter suited for the purpose. Our south
ern and western counties will have an
abundant crop. Haying is we'll adj
vanced in Skagit county, and oats are
very heavy; dry weather until after
harvest is much to be desired as
rain storm would badly lodge the oats.
Most reports agree that in other
localities, also, the yield of oats will
be heavy. In some sections fall wheat
is about ready to cut.
The hop reports are very favorable;
generally in bloom, and not so infest-
ed by lice that spraying will not keep
them in subsection. 1t has been too
dry for potatoes and other vegetables
to do their best, still no great injury is
yet apparent. Early potatoes are
being dug. Cherries and raspberries
are now the seasonable fruits; both
are very good crops.
Though the prospect for late fruits
has for some weeks steadily decreased,
fair crop is still left in many locali-
ties. A correspondent from Puyal-
lup. Pierce county, reports that pears
will be heavy yield.
While rain is unwontedly needed to
help pastures and vegetables, and a
few light showers might do no harm,
yet heavy rain, occurring before
harvest is finished, would occasion
great damage, lodging grain, or soak
ing it while being harvested.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
Land Office Report.

The quarterly report of the Olym-
pia land office has. been completed, and
shows a gratifying increase in bust
ness, proving to certain extent
iooseniug of the strings which have
tied up the money of the country.
also showing an increase of immigra-
ton into this state. The Office is con-
tinually receiving letters from intend
ing settlers, and the number of these
Is steadily on the increase, a number
having been even received from Cali
iornia. There were during the past
quarter, 10 homestead entries, COM
prising 5445.96 acres, with fees of
$3.50 and commissions $31O.95. Sixty
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
Lumber Shipments Growing.

From advance sheets of the Puget
Sound Lumberman the following
news of interest to lumbermen is
taken
The Puget Sound and Oregon ports
shipped to San Francisco in June of
this year 1881 17 feet of lumber as
against 16,192,794 in June, 1894.
The cargo shipments of the Tacoma
mills for the first six months of 1895
were &c, 423,000 feet, an increase over
last year of 15,440,00O feet. In June
of last year Tacoma's cargo shipments
were 100000 feet; June of this year,
Z ,146,S17, an increase this year over
the corresponding month of last year
of 5,3S9,S17.
A comparison of the cars of lumber
and shingles taken out of Washington
by the Northern Pacific, Great North
ern and Canadian Pacific for the first
six months of 1895 show an increase
in shingle shipments over the same
period in 1874 of 1912 cars; over 1893
of 1917 cars; over 1892 of 1856 cars.
In lumber there was an increase over
1894 of 4O6 cars, but falling off as
compared with 1898 and 1892.
The cargo shipments from Western
Washington for June show a decided
increase over former months. Re-
ports from nine of the leading mills
aggregate 36,03I ,0S1 feet of lumber.
exclusive of lath, shingles, pickets, etc.
Of this sum 19,S24,S42 feet went for
eign and 16,206,239 feet coastwise.
Unofficial reports Of the shipments of
the other mills make The total for the
month Al ,443,O81 feet. This indicates
a rapid revival of the lumber trade
such as has not been seen for three
wears past, and would seem to be a
loud call for an advance in prices all
along the line.
Port Blakely had a lively month in
June, leading all other ports by a
large majority. Her cargo shipments
weae nearly 100000 feet of lumber,
9,42S,334 feet of this being foreign.
The steamer Solveig, which left on
the 9th OF the month for South Africa,
had cargo of 2,449,612 feet.
The log question is becoming a Sc
rlous problem. J. II. Irwin, leading
logger of Snohomish county, was in
Tacoma this week, and in conversa-
ton predicted log famine in the
near future if the present demand and
conditions continue. A scarcity of
logs now exist. This has been caused
largely by low prices, which have
hankrupted so many and compelled
the camps to shut down. Then the
demand for logs is now great, particu-
larry with the large mills. On the
9th eighteen vessels were at the Port
Blakeley mill, and ten vessels were
being loaded at the Tacoma mill
The other large mills are also rushed
With orders.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
The Mason County Journal.
G. C ANGLE. Editor and Proprietor
City & County Official Paper

NOTICE TO PRINTERs.-The JOURNAL
has extra material and machinery for
sale, to fit out first-class news paper
or job Office, or both, consisting of
Hand, jobber, and proof press, paper
cutter; a big lot of body type, display
and job fonts in cases, furniture, leads,
slugs, cutter, racks, stones-in fact
material to fit out a good plant. For
sale cheap and on good terms.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19

REPRESENTATIVE III. G. Hyde anoun-
ces that there Will be a competitive
examination at Spokane, Tuesday.
July %, for the selection of a cadet
tor appointment to the United States
Military Academy at West Point.
The examination is open to all young
men OF the state between the ages Of
16 and 81.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19

AN army officer suggests that the
breed OF indians would be consider
aoly improved if the papooses were
caught at an early age and sent among
the whites to be reared" The army
has rendered valuable assistance in
improving the breed of Indians. The
papoose of today is much lighter
Completed than his adult brother or
slster.-Sprague Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
A Wise Conclusion.

West Corinth. Maine.-''I doctored for years
Tor Biliousness. but nothing ever helped me like
simmons Liver Regulator. Ishall take nothing
else hereafter" N. NJ. Oakman. Your drug
glst sells it in powder or liquid, the powder to
be taken dry or made into tea.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19

While the chicken is the favorite
poultry for food the small sum of S75-
OOO,OOis invested in this country in
ducks and geese and $175OOOOOO in
turkeys.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
Heart is Stronger
Painting Spells, Neuralgia and
Blood Poison
Hoods sarsaparIlla Gives Health
and Comfort.

&C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass:
"Dear Sirs: saw Hoods Sarsaparilla
highly recommended in newspapers, I
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
Editorial Notes.

CLEVELAND wants third term. but
he will get something worse than his
first trial for the second term, if he
attempts it. The retirement to his
low practice will be indefinite this
time
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19


had neuralgia In
my head, back
and arms. also
had weak fainting
spells and could
find nothing to
do me any good.
After reading the
t es t i'm onials
about the good
Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla was doing ]
decided to give IL
q trial I have
taken 1t regularly
since early last
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19

STICKToITIvENEss says the Whatcom
Blade, is better quality than intuit-
iveness. Those who have stuck to the
Sound through the depressing period
are beginning to realize again the sig
nifcance OF that axiom. Those who
intuitively left the Sound for other
lands are tiocking home again, eager,
broke, repentant.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19

WELCOME CHAPTER, U. D..
Mee+s o,.,. r ORDER EASTERN STAR
90 Meets every Saturday on or before Ne,r
pi eaG p 1month-Visitfng Stars Invited i1'oSn
Seo IDA B. ROGERS,
Worthy Matron.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19

SIX final homestead entries, of $685.
acres; fees $611.52. Two railroad Sc
lections, fees S.. Five presumption
filings, 30. Two coal entries, Sc.
-Four timber entries, $40. One dona-
ton claim certificate. A total of
fees and commissions of $1482.64,
which added to the cash sales of
S22o3.55, gives total for the q uarter
of $4766.91.-Olympian.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
FIRST Observation-Disclosures c77

I II 0oIoI-EPISCOPALC CHURCH,
Preaching every Sabbath Of m
d pro, 10y r. NJ Sabbath School at II 'So a. N.
Fr ayet meeting at $50 P NJ every Tbn "a. M
Everybody Is invited to attend Seats fr reisuaE
REV. +. NJ WHEE1Ep pos+.u
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19

hELTON LODGE, NO. g.
= Regular meeting every Wednoaa.
w ~ ?. NJ in the Odd Fellows Hay SShhe1nIins
invted "A members il good standing. cord,s,
CHAs. L. POLE, ~
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19
Society Cards,

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
services asss every third Sabbath in month ot6S
corner Fifth and Gotta Sts
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19

SHELTON LODGE NO 81
A. o. o. w.
o, eiguiar meeting every Saturday evening .,
oood dio ot IN the Shorter Hall Ali memh.rs AZ
s0od standing are invited attenj an Aieinoers OF
RoBT SHEEDY, "''Gni
Master Workman oI panNS.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

Lung Hop, the Chinese boss of
the wash board called to-day and
inserted a local He wishes to i'm
press on the public that he has an
ironer from Oregon and that he
will wash ladies apparel "goode and
whitee, more better than other
Chineeman in the country Read
Lung Hops local and rush to his
place and have your washing dene.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

JEFF D. Sanderson presented the
city editor with a 16 to ] badge to
be worn in the button hole of the
coat lapel, and the city editor
after thanking JEFF wi hcS 10 serve
notice on the gold bugs, that he
does not propose to let any Of them
call him a third party man, without
a scrap" He will stand any hui
initiation they may think of offer
ing him, but beware of going too
far,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

Miller Circuit court is grinding
along on the third week. This
morning the criminal docket was
resumed. First case called was the
State VS. j. NJ. Reding, charged with
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. Case of State VS. G. G.. Ross
charged with numbering Bob Pitts,
set for today was continued to next
term; bail fixed at $500.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

Rev. S. H. Crawford is up from
st. Joe, Texas. He has charge of
the Baptist church at that place,
and also at Montague, the county
seat of Montague county.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

Maj, W. L, Stout makes a good
usher, He was appointed by the
Knights of Pythlas TO look after
the ladies at the memorial service
aud seating them and kept his eye
on them all the time, TO see that
they wanted for nothing
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

The Dallas News reports that 4
st. Louis plumber has taken a
mans house in that city for part Of
his bill for plumbing and is now
suing him for the balance.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

No one can measure his own in
auence. Dallas News,
How about David B. Hill? We
thought he made a very good out
when he measured himself for the
presidential chair.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

Hugh Dean, has received a fur.
Tough from the Texas Produce Com.
pany and has gone over in Cass TO
hunt Mr., Dean makes periodical
trips, but always comes back empty
handed, We do hope he may be
successful this time and send us a
supply Of dream cake.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

Debs is now IN Jail and he will be
furnished paper and peu,il aud
when his time is out he wi have a
book which all publishc viii bid
on. We know the Deba following
soIwell that we predict IN advance
4 great sale for his book,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

Mr.. Stevens, a brick yard man of
our city sold and is to deliver to the
Cotton Belt road at their new round
house 35, O0s brick. These brick are
to be used in making ash pits.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

The Ashdown Herald had long
write up of the Wilton barbecue,
We would infer that editor West
did not have a shady seat at the
barbecue table, or was he treated
to hot coffee with sugar in it,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

Mrs. Frank Walker, wife of the
popular transfer clerk of the Paci-
fc Express Company of this city,
left today for Buffalo New York, to
visit relatives and friends.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

They have insurance down so fine
that they will sell You pair of
shoes for three dollars and insure
you from accident for 80 days.
Should you meet up with an acci-
dental death your old shoes would
get your heirs 5000,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

The Sunday School children OF
College Hill had a nice service at
Methodist1Church last night, on
College Hill. The house was
crowded. Rev. Mr.. Sturgis led in
the services, assisted by Miss Lizzie
Coleman.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

The boulevard was well patron
lied yesterday, We saw many fine
horses drawing v>hicles of different
classes containing our citizenship,
Texarkaua has some good animals,
in fact our horse flesh will show up
with any city.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

The reporter met seyeaal of his
young male friends out on a prone
made yesterday, and noticed that
they wore white trousers, and the
regulation belt. Ed Mason, who is
authority on dress, aside from the
white trousers, had on white silk
belt with silver buckle. We fear
Mason is getting a serious notion in
his head of marrying
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

We learn from Mr. Vance Trigg
that he succeeded in hiring
twenty hve hands for the "Arkana"
mills while here. TeXarkana can
always furnish labor in almost any
numbers when wages are sufficient
ly Turing.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

The city editor has lost his "sun
shade, and would be glad to have
Il returned. 1t is not marked and
If you have one IN your possession
that suits this description you
know does not belong to you, be
honest and bring II around
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

Mr.. S. S. Eason of Era, Sulphur
township, was pleasant caller
this morning, He is up at court
petit juror. Crops are good in
his neighborhood, except cotton
which is small with a poor stand.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

The decorated window Of the
LaBelle Confectionery on yesterday
was very pretty indeed, The re-
porter gazed on the beautiful sight
for at least a quarter of an hour
aud was only made to move on by
the crowd assembled
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

Tomorrow is the day for the fur
uiture factory to be sold Let It
go, we say. The company that has
offered the three thousand dollars
is composed Of good men and they
will put up money to run II with
and all viii be again lovely on the
hill
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

WillSouthern of Hope, Arkansas,
came over yesterday to see his
brother made a benedict.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

The work is progressing very fast
in the Cotton Belt yards notwith-
standing the hot weather.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

Sheriff Charles Moores, of Bowie
county, left today on the Cotton
Belt railroad for some point in Tex
as. on that road.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

The king of coffee Qiou), only zoe
per package, at the great bargain
store, in the Lester building.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

Holma aud Domino, two of the
year were beaten on Saturday. This
caused a great sensation in race
horse circles.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

You can get 20 lbs OF standard
glanulated sugar for 81, at James
McShanes bargain store, in the
Lester building. Gil lw
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-17

The best shoes for the least mon
ey, at the great Bargain Store, in
Lester building. 6 II lwk