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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-06-07
BULK SEED!


.,
When you want farm and garden seed don't for
get that L. X MunsOn carries a full line OF
fresh and reliable seeds in stock, in bulk or
packet. Munson'si is the place to buy cheap
seeds.
SHILOH'S CURE is sold on guarantee. 1t
cures 1ncipient Consumption. 1t is the best
Cough Cure. Only one cent dose, csc. SOC. 81
Sold BY Frank Tnell
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-06-07
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

Don't forget that l. X Munson has a full
stock OF the text books required in the public
schools, as ~ell as all kinds OF supplies for the
scholars.
BULK SEED,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-06-07

HOODS Pills cure all liver ills.
NEW SPRING MILLINERY, MRS. EAToN's
RUBBER GOODS IND BOYS SUITS AT
cost at McLarty & Shorter's
| Asthe immortal Josh Billings saws ..Daus3ir,
STICKY dy-paper at J.. X Muusons.
| HOODS PILLS cure all liver ills. relieve oor.
situation and assist digestion. &c
| HAS old Tough quit smoking" INQUIRED ono
laL OF another. II don't know whether he
mas or not, but he died the other day." was the
evasive reply
| kARLS GLOVER ROOT, the great Blood
purifier gives freshness and clearness 10 the
complexion and cures Constipation. CSC. zoe. 81
Sold by Frank Tuell
REMEMBER McLARTY & SHORTER ARE
agents for the celebrated White Sewing machine
1000 TAGS PRINTED FOR $3.50, THE
JOURNAL Office.
A FULL LINE OF SCHOOL BOOKS AND
supplies at l.. K Munson's
SCHOOL BOOK AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT
lowest prices at L. 4. Munson's.
AFULL LINE OF PATENT MEDICINE IN
stock at L. K. Munson's.
DELAYS are dangerous. A dollar spent for
Hoods Sarsaparilla now may prevent illness
winch viii be expensive and hard to bear. Now
is the time to take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
HAS Bilken's sight been completely restor
ed?' "The doctor thought so until he present
ed his bill, when he couldn't make Bilkens see
that it was worth $500"
Mrs. 7. s. Hawkins, Chattanooga. Tenn. savs
"Shiloh's Vitalizer SAVED MY LIFE I con.
sider 1t the best remedy for debilitated system
ever used" For Dyspepsia, Liver or Kidney
trouble it excels. Price rs cts.
A CHANCE TO BUY SOME GOODS AT
cost Rubber Coat, Ladies and Boys Rubber
Boots, and Boys Heavy all-wool suits at Nc
Larty & Shorter's
FOR WALLPAPERS AND MATTINGS. Tx
Munson has just received the largest lines ever
brought to shelton, both being complete in the
latest patterns, at hard times prices
SCHOOL BOOKS
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-06-07

REPOR1 TO The AUDITOR OF THE
TON OF THE STATE BANK OF SHELTON, on MAY |
SlSs, 1895.
RESOURCES
Loans on al-Estate.. IS S,212,47
Loans on personal property 2,S4l.00
Other loans and discounts 10,5S6.55 s21,640.02 |
City, county and school dist. warrants 6,0923O |
City and school district bonds. $500. LOO 90 |
Real Estate, Bank building .-....... 100000 |
Furniture and fixtures ......... SOC. 90 |
Expenses, taxes and insurance paid. S20.62 |
Cash on hand and in other banks 20,73S1l |
s54,49I O5 |
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in = a.. -. 100000 |
Undivided profits ........ ............ 1883. Is
Individual deposits subject
70 check -. .-........ s20.979.99
Certificates of depasit 1870
Savings department. deposits 4,59i5S So, S91 81 !
S54,4o1. 05 !
State OF Washington, g.
County of Mason.
l, D. Riley cashier of the bank above men, |
toned, do solemnly swear that the above state |
ment is true and correct to the best OF my know
ledge and belief.
]. D. RILEY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 31st day |
OF May, 1895 J.. Finley,
}SEALf the State of Washington, |
~ residing at Shelton.
Correct: Attest:
GEoRGE C clITIE Directors.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-06-07
Bank Statement.

REPORT TO THE STATE AUDITOR OF THE COHDI-
TON OF THE STATE BANK OF SHELTON, on MAY
SlSs, 1895.
RESOURCES.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-06-07
Business Locals.

Shelton, May 50th, 1895.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

ers. Il certainly looked ~ II the dealers
were trying to get rid Of their crepons
- goods that would lack sale this
coming season, but now~the-etu6 ap-
pears In all sorts Of notifications, and
any number OF materials with crepon
characteristics are on the market un-
der new names. In the third picture
there Is dress Of one of these GRE
pons, its shade styled Louis XIV. blue.
Its skirt Is untrimmed, and Its fitted
bodice Is entirely covered back and
front with embroidered satin Of the
same shade OF the dress, over which
are spread the tiniest of sparkling
spangles. The dress goods is draped
across this at the front and held at
the left side with a rich gold buckle.
The fancy bodice will remain for
theater wear. The elegance of the
elaborate rings that are to be In vogue
is quite out Of the question for use un-
der circumstances that will bring wear
and tear and no credit to the costume
below the waist. SO plain skirts Of
correct cut will be worn with bodices
of contrasting and fancy material.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

These bodices will many of them pre-
sent the characteristics Of those we
have been wearing, having blouse OF
loose fronts, MEETINGS of lace, etc, etc
Others will take the coat effect, and
with low waistcoat and modish stock
and fall Of lace present novelties OF
new modes. In some cases the skirt
will demonstrate it's planned associa
ton With the bodice and assert Its kin.
ship by lining Of the color employed
in the bodice, or by the appearance OF
corresponding material in slashes UP
the sides. But the reasonable prefer
ence will be extended to the perfectly
plain dark skirt, except, naturally, fol
box-party use.
Figures, like fashions, change, and
though the modification that time works
in the former are not brought out with
the rapidity Of those that affect dress
styles, their results are more Difficult,
to manage successfully than are the
most unconquerable new fashions OF
courses, IL the change in. dimensions is
a lessening, the matters simple enough
but, unfortunately, itseldom works that
way, and ordinarily dressmakers are
slow to suggest means Of stimulating
the slenderness that once was, and now,
alas! Is not. A trick that will help to
this end is presented in the fourth illus.
tration, and lies In the v Of silk let into
the front Of the waist. AS here used,
the silk is pink, and the dress goods
gray brilliantine. Bias folds of the
dress stuff trim the skirt, as indicated,
and row Of satin buttons appears over
each hip. Like folds outline the vest.
and similar buttons are placed beside
1t, as shown. A plain band Of the
goods gives the belt, and the sleeves are
pulled to the elbow, finishing in long,
tight cuffs. This V device is not enough
to overcome great width Of shoulders,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26
In a Night.

The famine that decimated Ireland
fifty years ago was caused by the
blighting of the potatoes-then the sta
pie food Of the peasantry. The blight
literally walked in darkness, though
the sickness destroyed at MONDAY.
Says Frances Power Cobbe in her
Life"
happen to be able to recall precise
ly the day, almost the hour, when the
blight fell on the potatoes and caused
the great calamity. A party of us were
driving to Z o'clock dinner. AS we
passed remarkably fine field Of pota-
toes in blossom, the scent came through
the open windows Of the carriage, and
we remarked to each other how splen-
did was the crop.
Three or four hours later, as we re-
turned home in the dark, dreadful
odor came from the same field, and we
exclaimed, Something has happened
to those potatoes! They do not smell
at all as they did when we passed them
on our way out!'
Next morning there was wall from
one end Of Ireland to the other. Every
field was black, and every root render
ed unfit for human food. And there
were nearly eight millions of people
depending principally upon those pota-
toes for existence!
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

but Is enough to act as take-off for
the early signs of broadening, when
the need of heroic measures has not
arisen.
Hip display is on its way to fashiona-
bleness, and as the princess and petit
coat styles are already winning accept
ance, it seems likely that the shepherd
ess fashions will receive favor, too. To
Judge by the clothes of the shepherd
csses of 90, the old-time ones now cop
led had to loop up their overgowns so
that they might tend the sheep, without
getting their clothes mussy. The eff
feet Of the long princess part tucked up
to show more of the shorter petticoat
was so pretty, and the pretty waist was
80 emphasized by the fulness about the
hips made by the looping, that m'lady
a-passing through the fields, straight
away went her back again and looped
up her gown. SO, since petticoat and
princess are already here, we may be
certain of the shepherdess girl, who
will promptly bring about her pretty
modification of the modes stateliness.
Then the hip draping will take all sorts
OF forms, and we shall loop up In the
middle OF the back, too, when the over
gown will be again the looped up over
skirt In vogue about twenty years ago.
In the hip pieces Of the final pictured
costume. there Is just suggestion OF
this fashion, though one can easily see
that, starting from such beginning,
the fashion may easily be adapted out
Of anything like close resemblance to
the old-time style. This dress Is Of fan
cy tobacco brown wooden sulting. Is
made princess and buttons In front. The
sides and hip,pieces are of plain brown
cloth and are bound with fancy WOODEN
BRAID which also borders the hem Of
the skirt, forming sharp points in the
centers Of back and front. The oblong
epaulettes OF plain cloth have similar
trimming, and the collar Is Of brown
mirror velvet
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

and girdles are being shown so much
like those worn on the stage by the old
time queens that only an exclusive SO
ciety woman would think of wearing In
real life such tawdry adjuncts to dress.
These girdles are inexpensive enough
when sold as theatrical properties. but
are very costly when designed for other
than stage wear. They are a series of
links that pass about the hips, joining
In front little below the waist In a
very large and elaborate link. From
this hang a series of links that fall
to the foot Of the skirt, or to the knees.
This model Is modification of the orig
inal design, which comes from the
twelfth century. In those days 1t was
a long band of jeweled chain equipped
with buckle on one end, through
which the other end passed, the belt be-
Ing drawn to suit the costume or the
wearer, and the extra length falling
loose in front Originally only this pen
dent end showed, the blanket or hip
drapery being drawn up through the
belt and held by 1t, its extra width
hanging over the belt. Artistic selec-
ton Of these girdles is guided by consid-
Grafton for their twelfth century adap-
tations, but it's not safe to be too faith
full in the copying, because either wom-
en- were more hardy in the old days, or
else our climate is more severe.
It's not every costume that will carry
Off one of these costly affairs success
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26
Last March 200 cotton State negroes

Last March 200 cotton State negroes
sailed from Savannah for Liberia. They
departed for the land of their fore
fathers full Of hope. 1t was assumed
that others would follow them speedily
for the purpose Of escaping white op-
preston at the South and of regenerat-
ing Africa. When they paid for their
transportation 1t was agreed by the
emigration company that 1t would feed
and care for them otherwise for three
months after their arrival In Liberia.
during which time 1t was supposed
they would be able to get land and go
to work. This. promise was not kept
The company dumped the emigrants
ON the sea coast and took no further
interest In them. Half Of them have
died of fever. The American negro
'domiciled here for n century or more,
and with more or less white blood in
him, cannot resist the malarial fevers
of Africa much better than the whites.
Two Of the survivors have made their
way to England and are trying to get
back to the United States. The remain
der are starving in Liberia. The strong
disinclinatioD of the colored people of
this country to leave it will be inten-
sified when they learn of the fate of
these emigrants, and II will be hard
Job to get another shipload, no matter
how glowing the promises Of emigrant
companies may be.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26
Imported.

There is a story, perhaps forgotten
by all but men who were students at
certain college years ago, of an en-
thusiastic professor of entomology not
celebrated for his exercise of hospital
ity, who was so delighted at the ar
rival Of an eminent pursuer Of insects
that he invited him to bed and board
In chambers. Next morning DR.. Macfiy
greeted his guest:
"And how did you sleep the NIGHT,
Mester Beehemoth"
"Not very well; strange bed, per-
haps. But"
ABR quoth the doctor, eagerly, I'VE
were just bitten by something, eh?"
"Well, to tell you the truth, doctor,
l was"
"Just think of that. Bitten war We :?
Now, can you say 1t was anything at all
noteworthy that bit We? Peculiar, Ell p
"Fleas, I think. But such devils for
biting never met in my life" 49," 49,.
~ should think so indeed with great
gles). They're Slcilian fleas. i'm
ported them myselfw
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

against tbooo countsrparts oe To on
nee vegefari1ns. ''Whltc cape.v'
The. so-cnlIed veGetarlans compose =
secret society which takes A. upon H.
self to regulate matters without the
formalities Of law. II case deemed to
be worthy of Its attention does not pre-
sent all the necessary essentials upon
which to base q conviction the de-
ficiency can be readily supplied by tho
statements Of members OF the society.
As these statements are undisputed o
reasonably good case can be made. The
members then proceed to punish the
convicted criminal. This is very much
the method of the "white cap" 1t
seems that the cause for the official
recognition of missionaries In China
Is the fact that from among the 100
boys sent by China to this country to
be educated in 1872 were selected about
the only officers China had that could
be depended upon In an emergency.
The yiceroy has not been slow to rec
ognize the fact that II civilized edu-
cation results In making brave and
loyal defenders of the country It may
be sensible idea to encourage the
transplanting OF such education into
the country itself. AS the mission
schools are the only representatives Of
such education In China they are worth
protecting against the Chinese white
cap. At all events the mission schools
OF China are In future to enjoy the
quasi-protection Of the Government.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26


What is popularity known as the obi
cycle craze" has been charged with all
sorts Of crimes and misdemeanors. To-
bacco dealers declare 1t has caused
falling off In the consumption Of cigars,
liquor dealers are against 1t because a
man filled with tanglefoot cannot pedal
wheel, and even the clothing dealers
aver that the brisk trade In sweaters
and knickerbockers Is at the expense of
trade In stylish suits and fashionable
neckwear that Is more profitable. In
deed, the only dealers that appear to
have prOfited by the wheeling craze are
the dealers in chewing gum and aInica.
The latest and loudest grievance, how
ever, comes in the shape of a wall of
distress from the piano manufacturers.
1t is claimed that, instead Of acquiring
the art Of nimbly manipulating the
worries and pedals Of the tuneful piano,
the girl of the period is clinging with
tenacious grip to the handle-bar Of a
wheel and pedaling through the parks
and boulevards. The nGghborhoods
where she was wont to flagellate the
pedCeIul atmosphere WIFI ner IrllDy
carolings and thump the keyboard Of
the ancient instrument of torture with
her trip-hammer touch now know her
no more. She is sailing through the
parks like the wind, and If you are
quick with the eye you may catch a
glimpse Of her as she shoots past you
like flash in red boomers and quickly
becomes bright carmine spot against
the distant horizon. We do not know
just why she should give up the piano
for the wheel. Surely there is just as
much lung expansion and muscular de-
velopment in the piano as in the wheel.
OF course, the wheel has the advantage
Of taking her out doors in the fresh air,
and yet new air on piano has been
known to drive great many people
out of doors. But the girls seem deter
mined to ride wheel instUld Of piano
stool and we see no hope for the piano
makers unless they will build piano
that can be attached to a bicycle and
one that will play itself, for the bicycle
girl is too tired to play piano, and,
besides, she is too busy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

Our red brother Is remarkably imita-
tive. He has even adopted the white
mans habit of going on strike. In Deer
River, MIMI, 80 Indians learned that
their employer was making a large pro-
fit on the hay they were cutting for
him at $3.50 per ton. Thereupon they
struck for 81 per ton, and, In order to
make the demand more impressive
held a war dance around the farmer,
telling him that they were going to
scalp and burn him. But he escaped,
employed gang Of white laborers, and
the Indians returned to their reserva-
ton. Up to date, however, they have
written no tear-bespattered and poetry
decorated letters about Daniel In the
lions den and mothers knee; which
shows that they have more sense than
white men Of their grade of intelligence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26
AIl-Round Cattle.

The cry Is nowadays: "Give us the
good all-round animal" The Country
Gentleman thinks there is an element
Of error in this. Carry out this idea to
an extreme, and you blot out the dis
tipctive characteristics Of every breed
of animals existing. No one animal can
do everything best. AS in the mechani-
cal, so in the animal world-there must
be q division of labor. We owe all the
Improvement Of the present day In all
classes Of domestic live stock to special
breeding for definite purpose. Let
the breeder Of the race horse try to
combine the strength Of the Clydesdale
or Shire with the speed Of his thorough
bred, and the result is an increase Of
strength, but a reduction Of speed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

Marshall p. Wilder is telling a story
about IAN Irishman met on the other
side" He was a teamster and walked
into telephone Office and rang up CEN
trail. The following one-sided CONVEX
sation ensued: "Hello! This central?
Give me the feed store. Hello feed
store! Send up n load of hay. Who
for? Why, for the horse, Of course"
This pleasant little tale Is testimony to
the vigor and tenacity of, Mr.. Wild
er's memory and also corrects the gen.
eral impression that telephones had not
come into use forty years ago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26
For Handling Bulky Forage.

In handling grain, hay or green corn
fodder, low rack, similar to the one
shown In the illustration, Is great
saver Of time and labor. One man
standing on the ground and simply
drawing the corn toward himself can
lay 1t upon the table of the cutting
machine without stopping, or raising
1t up simply to lay 1t down again. The
top of the rack Is 7x14 feet with six
foot standards. The stringers are
Axe inches, 10 to 20 feet long. They
are hung from the front axle by means
Of heightened king bolt provided
with nut and washer. From the
hind axle they are suspended by
N-inch rods with nuts and washers
below and hooks above to go over the
axle. The stringers should be twenty
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26
Fried Cucumbcrs.

Fried cucumbers are considered
great delicacy by many persons. and
they have the advantage of being more
wholesome than when served raw. Pare
the cucumber and lay in ice water half
an hour. Cut lengthwise into slices
nearly half an inch thick and lay in ice
water ten minutes longer. Wipe each
piece dry with soft cloth, sprinkle
with pepper and salt and dredge with
-four. Fry to delicate brown in sweet
clarified dripping, good lard or butter.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26
Timothx We. Clover.

We are not wholly averse to small
amount of timothy sown with clover,
but we are against giving the timothy
the preference, for we see object les
sons continually averse to the latter
practice. Farms are not improved by
1t. On the other hand, says the New
England Farmer, when clover Is given
the preference, the farms are growing
better. The only pastures with us
that show green In quantity to delight
the eye of the farmer are those partly
or wholly clover, and the clover Is now
best that was not allowed to perfect a
growth early In the season.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26
Signs I'm the Desert.

Signs In the desert, indicating the
trails and giving directions as to the
nearest springs and wells Of fresh wa
ter are to be erected by Arizona and
California In the desolate regions on
either side Of the Colorado River.
where so many tragedies have occur
red through miners and others losing
their way or dying from thirst. The
signs are high poles of gas pipe, with
big squares of sheet iron at the top,
and are painted red, as that is the col
or that can be seen the greatest dis
lance In that region. The lettering will
tell the distance from point to point
and the location of the nearest water
holes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

1t appears from the full text of the
suffrage decision by the Supreme Court
Of Utah that women cannot vote for
State officers nor be candidate for any
Office. The first reports of the decision
were to the effect that they could not
vote on the adoption Of the constitu-
ton, but might vote for State officers
and be candidates, the constitution
having retroactive effect If it should be
adopted. The full report says that they
are entirely excluded from the suffrage
and are ineligible for office
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26
Soup Crecy.

Take three good-sized carrots. scrape
and cut into small dice. Cook in boil
ing sailed water two hours. Press
through a strainer, put into a double
boiler three cupfuls of milk, one table,
spoonful of chopped onion, one-half
saItspoonful celery salt, one of salt, one
half tablespoonful white pepper. boil five
minutes, then pour over the grated car
rot. Put all through fine puree sieve
and return to the double boiler. Blend
smoothly one tablespoonful flour with
little cold water, add to the soup and
stir until it thickeps. Serve with crou-
tons. !, etTr A.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26
St Paul has Welded as gracefully as

st. Paul has yielded as gracefully as
possible to the inevitable. The Globe,
In acknowledging that Minneapolis has
10000 people while in st. Paul there
are only 100000, asserts that st. Paul
isn't particle chagrined, but rather
looks with pride upon the growth of its
former rival, for the interests of the
two cities are thoroughly identical"
Behold, brethren, how pleasant 1t is to
dwell together in unity, particularly
when the other fellows have us under
their bootheels.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

Some Palatable Sweet Pickles.
Use for these the rind of a good-sized
watermelon, writes Florence Barrett
In an article on pickles, Sweet and
Sour" In the Ladies' Home Journal.
Pare and cut into thick slices. Boil
one ounce of alum In a gallon Of water
and pour over the sliced melon, letting
1t stand on the back of the stove for
half day. Remove from the alum
water and let Il lie in cold water until
cold; drain. Have ready a quart of
vinegar, three pounds or brown sugar,
an ounce of stick cinnamon and half
an ounce Of cloves. Boil sugar and vim
egar; strain, add the spices and rind,
and boil until the rind Is soft. For
peaches and pears use the same pro-
portions of vinegar and sugar, but not
quite so much Of spice.