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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
BY SPONTANEOUS Combustion.

"There are many ways in which a
forest fire may be started" said rail
road man yesterday, "but saw some
thing the other day that made open
my eyes. l was watching a giant pine
among scattering growth in the up
land beyond Lake Washington, when
all at once l saw it burst out into
flame. The time was midday, and
san was hot. | saw the flame run up
the side of the tree and break out in
spots where pitch had collected. The
circumstance struck me as being so re-
markable that 1 have been thinking
about it ever since, and / can advance
only one explanation as to the cause
OF the fire. The tree was one of those
rugged monarchs which had stood
perhaps for a hundred years, and from
my experience with just such trees l
am satisfied that scattered along the
trunk we're numerous knobs of clear
almost transparent pitch. Evidently
one of these pitch knots, clear and
hinty like, had acted the part of a
sun-glass. and by concentrating the
rays upon given spot had caused
flames to break forth spontaneously.
Once the fire was started, the entire
tree was soon enveloped. [ see now
that there is heavy fire raging across
the lake."
Although forest fires seem to have
broken out in many places west of the
Cascades, the railroad lines are clear
OF them. The Lake Shore, the Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific
officials all report that there is no
sign of fire except smoke, which be-
comes heavier as one approaches the
shore of the Sound. The conclusion
is inevitable that whatever fires are
either well inland or are in the Olym-
pic country.-P.-I.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
The First Electric SaWmiII.

The first electric sawmill on the
Pacific coast is being fitted up in the
building formerly used by the Fox
Island Clay Works, at the foot of Fiji
tenth street, Tacoma. The plant is
a re-sawmill, and will be run as a
branch of the Olympia Lumber Com
pany, of Olympia. A sixteen-horse
power electric motor, with city power,
Will run the machinery, which at pres
ent consists of resaw. planer, sticker
and turning lathe. Steve Manchester
the Tacoma agent of the Olympia
Lumber Company, is experimenting
operations. A shed 32x70 feet is
under construction. When the plant
is started up the company will be in a
position to fill all kinds of mixed or
ders, and Will ship by water or rail-
West Coast Lumberman.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
Railroad Surveyors Coming.

Surveyor Brown, of Tacoma. and
two cruisers, who recently went over
the country from Gray's Harbor to
East Clallam, came back here last
wednesday to start out on another
trip along the coast. They left yester-
day morning. Mr.. Brown saws that a
survey party will be here in a few
weeks to make preliminary survey
for a railroad route. Mr.. Brown did
not state what compay it was, but it is
supposed to be the Peninsular Railway
which is now engaged in mapping out
an extension of its line from the M
per Sound through to the coast and to
the straits. Whether or not this COM
pany intends building is not known
but it is certain that it does intend
getting route mapped out.-Clallam
Record.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
The Legal Way.

1t man was to give another man
an orange he would simply say, '"I
give you this orange" but when the
translation is entrusted to a LAWYER to
put in writing he adopts this form
"t hereby give, grant and convey to
you all interest, right, title, claim and
advantage of and in said orange
together with its rind, skin, mice
pulp and pits, and all rights and adj
vantage therein, with full power to
bite, suck, cut or otherwise eat the
same, or give the same away, as fullv
and effectually as I, the said A. B.
am now entitled to cut, suck, bite or
otherwise eat the same or give the
same away, with or without the rind
skin, juice pulp or pits, ANYTHING
herelnbefore or hereinafter or in anv
other deed or deeds, instruments Of
nature or kind whatsoever to the con-
traryin anywise notwithstanding-Ex
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
Who Wants a Dictionary.

The JOURNAL. will sell new Webs
ter's latest International Dictionary,
with Noye's patent stand, complete, or
any one of the following combina-
tons: One of the new ''Standard''
Dictionary, just issued by Funk &
Wagnall's, and said to be better and
more complete than the international
In many respects. 1t is in either one
or two volumes, as preferred, half or
full russia, at prices ranging from $12
to sly. the set. AS holder is a neces-
sity, we can also supply late patent
adjustable holder for either the single
or double volumes, at a low price.
The double holder is the same as the
single one, except that it supports the
two volumes, and either can be conve-
niently used without disturbing the
other. Any of the propositions are
good, and cheaper than trade prices.
Both dictionaries are direct from the
publishers and the regular volumes.
Some school district needs this combi-
nation
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
What Do you Eat!

1t is said to be dangerous to cal
watermelon on an empty stomach, es.
pecially if you happen to be little
bilious. The results of such a prac.
tlce are apt to be both painful and
disastrous. There are other matters
of diet that are worthy of mention at
this season of the year, because il
seems to make more difference what a
person eats in summer than it does in
winter. The Chicago Times-Herald
has interviewed a number of promi-
nent physicians ON this subject and
some of the replies are interesting and
really worthy of observation. Pure
water is recommended as a steady
drink. This sounds like an insinua-
ton that people drink something
beside water as steady drink, but it
is not meant as such. Spirituous IL
quors are ruled out by all except by
one doctor who tolerates little claret
Meat in small quantities and fruit in
large doses is con sidered as legitimate
Vegetables, wheat, oatmeal and rice
are allowable in warm weather. Eat
sparingly at all times and never ex-
cept when hungry. Ice cream is un-
Objectionable when pure. Soda water
is admissible as drink though not so
good as Adams ale. Moderation is
the great commandment of summer
diet.-Tacoma News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
OF Interest to Ladies.

We offer no apology in placing be-
fore yon"THE LADIES SAFE PRoTEC-
TOR" it is absolutely reliable, easily
adjusted, does not become misplaced
and insures protection. Can be worn
when desired without observation or
knowledge of another and proven is
disagreeable annoyance under certain
conditions. If you use it once you
will never be without it. 1t is faith
ful and reliable friend whenever need
ed by special circumstances requiring
It's use. 1t is an article every woman
should keep ready for immediate use.
1t is simple to use, and inspires con-
tideuce to the woman using it. 1t is
reliable and scientifically made, in
sures protection without injury to
health, as any good physician would
say. We are of the opinion that no
article has ever been made which will
give as much satisfaction to the wo.
man of to-day as THE LADIES' SAFE
PROTECTOR" The immense sales oil
this article is substantial indOsement
OF our claim. Do not therefore ex-
pertinent with any of. the numerous
unreliable articles, as it is both danger
GUS to health and expensive to do so.
Such experimental can only result
in loss of time, disappointment and
dismal failure. Ladies should remem-
Der this before ordering other goods
and not waste their time and money
on inferior articles. The best is al
ways the cheapest. "THE LADIES
SAFE PROTECTOR" is sold under posi-
tive guarantee for for use for one year
with full direction is sent sealed in
plain wrapper upon receipt of express
or money order for 50, three for $500
Do not wait but order at once Ad-
dress THE La CROSSE SPECIALITY Co.,
La Crosse, Wis.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
Everybody Knows The Law.

Editors, like other mOrtals, are prone
to ego wrong" get on the wrong side
of the fence, or go off half-primcd.
They see "jobs" and smell "steals, !"
sometimes, where such things do not
exist, and they might fail to discover
an imposition, if it were not too rank,
it depends on circumstances. But
we fail to see why any newspaper
should oppose the proposition for the
dissemination of the general session
laws through the public press.
The proposition, as submitted to the
late lamented legislature, provided for
printing the general laws as soon as
possible after the session, in supple
ment form, expressage to all the news
papers in the state, (proyiding they
would furnish the required affidavits
and accept the payment offered and
about two cents per copy for the ex-
pense and trouble of circulating to
bona fide subscribers. The estimated
cost, and the appropriation asked for,
was $4,000. Only for the benefit of its
"clientage' would the average news
paper perform such work for the figure
stated. Still some of the brethren
profess to see "snap" in the scheme
for somebody. AS one-third would be
consumed in arranging, printing and
expressage, probably $4,000 would be
scattered among the $50 or more news
papers which would likely undertake
the work. There was certainly moth
ing in it for the newspapers themselves
and they had no selfish motive in pro
posing the matter. The state is not
in position to provide for the publ
cation of this extensive matter in the
general newspaper and allow adequate
compensation for the composition ant
space require in each. That is GU
of the question. AS legitimate plar
it is not feasible; and but few offices
are qualified to perform the work il
that manner except, perhaps, in the
shape of a serial story of indefinite
ending.
1t is to be hoped that the newspaper
Of the state will be fully represented
at the Everett session beginning OF
the 9th of August, and the editor
familiarize themselves with this an(
the other propositions put forward be
fore they jump on them-or else sug
gest something better that will serv
the purpose aimed at. The tax pay T
are entitled to know laws which the,
are expected to obey. The code is o
course, essential, but the laws of eacl
session contain the revenue and tax q
ton, road, game and many minor law
that directly affect the people, AM
affairs would run much smoother, i
the public had the latest edition o
these constant changing laws where i
could readily be referred to. Ignoranc
breeds too many lawyers and lawsuits
Nobody knows the law"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
Big Things.

Vanderbilt's yacht, the Valiant, is
the largest that has ever been built.
She is 3OS feet long, 80 feet wide and
169 feet deep.
The largest check ever drawn on a
bank was one for $12,27S, $50. 1t was
drawn by g. w. Young in favor OF
Thomas A. Mcintyre of Brooklyn.
The tallest chimney in the world is
at Friedburg, Germany. 1t is AGO feet
high and cost in the neighborhood OF
$4,000.
/ The largest orchard in the world is
situated near Santa Barbara, CAL, be-
longing to Elwood Cooper. It com.
prises LOO acres.
The largest electric generator in the
world belongs to the Edison IlIuminat-
ing Co., of st. Louis.
The largest state building in the
United States is the capitol of Texas.
1t is also seventh in size among the
great buildings Of the world. It cost
100000.
The great Hamburg Germany
grapevine, which was planted in the
year l75l and is now sixty inches in
circumference, is the largest in the
world.
The largest estate in Russia is the
''crown lands" 1t belongs exclusive
ly to the czars, and is an estate of
over 1OO,0O0,O00 acres.
The costliest mansion in Great Bri-
tain belongs to Lord or Marquis Butte.
He has expended over SIS, 0O0,OOO on it.
The largest aerolite which has fall
len since the dawn of history has
tumbled into the frozen soil of Green
land in 1870. It is now in the mu-
scum at Copenhagen, weights $4,000
pounds.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
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; big lot of body type, display
and job fonts in cases, furniture, leads,
slugs, cutter, racks, stones-in fact
material to fit out good plant. For
sale cheap and on good terms.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
The Value Of q Friend.

Cornelia, La.-"For ever six years was great
ly troubled with Constipation and Biliousness.
and was often unable to work. At the sugges-
ton OF friend tried simmQns Liver Regula-
tor, and am now free of these troubles ."-Harri-
son Tarieton. Your druggist sells it in powder
and liquids the powder to be taken dry or made
into tea.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26

M. J. CLUMP, the defaulting treasur-
er of Clallam county, who made his
escape from the county jail about five
months ago, was located in Idaho, and
captured in hay field, where he was
working as farm hand. The way OF
the transgressor is hard.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE TREASURY

l. mos. McLarty, County Auditor of Mason
county Washington, do hereby certify that the
foregoing statement of account, annual expen
ultures and financial condition of said county
ior the year ending June 80, 1895, are true and
correct as the same appears ON record in my
Office
III witness whereof have hereunto set my
manu- ana seal of Office this2Srd day of July, lS9
THos. McLARTY, Auditor.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26

II suffered with tired feeling
and run down condition, and / was
generally out of order. / am now
taking my third bottle of Hoods
Sarsaparilla and the tired feeling is
gone and / feel like a different
man. recommend Hoods Sarsa-
parilla to all who suffer as / did,"
j. F. RIGsECKER, Shaw, Oregon.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
Notice.

10 the Officers and members of the Republican
County Central Committee:
fou are hereby notified that there will be A
meeting OF said Committee on Saturday Aug.
t tUln az p M full attendance is requested as
business OF importance will be transacted
Shelton, WASH, July "a 1895.
Al J. MuNsoN, w. B. Eaton.
Secys Treas.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26

FIRST ETHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Preachlng every Sabbath at 1890 O'Clock A. M.
ana 7:o0 Z. NJ. Sabbath School at 11:3O A. a.
prayer meeting at 1880 P NJ. every THURSDAY
Everybody is invited to attend. Seats free
REV. +. NJ WHEELER. Pastor
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26

\AgELCOME CHAPTER, u. D..
ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every Saturday on or before New moon
OF each month.-Visiting Stars invited
B. S. BARGER, IDAB. ROGERS
Sec. Worthy Matron
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26

CHELTON LODGE NO. g.
~ /. o. o. +.
Regular meeting every Wednesday evening
30 P. M. in the Odd Fellows Hail. Shelton,
w. T. All members il good standing, cordially
invited to attend.
CHAS. +. POLE, L. K MUNsoN
N. q. r. Sec
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26

CHELTON LODGE NO 81
- A. 0. q. w.
Regular meeting every Saturday evening at
O'Clock. in the Shorter Hall. All members OF
good standing are invited attend.
ROBT SHEEDY, l.. j. MORRISON
Master workman. Recorder,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
Society Cards.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. S. w. BEAVEN. PASTOR,
Services every third Sabbath in month. Othe,
services specially announced.
Corner Fifth and Gotta SITS
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
SaW-mill For Sale.

The La Conner Saw Mill, of La
Conner, Wash, on easy terms; a for
tune to the right parties, trade very
good. For particulars apply to
j. AND G. CACHES,
La Conner, Wash
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26

e E. Cross Post No. 90, G. R.
Meets inI o. o. F. hall first and third SATURDAY.
nights OF each month. Comrades are cordially
invited to visit and join.
T.. DUNBAR, GEO. CYPHERT,
Adjutant. Commander
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
Hoods
Only Hoods

Hoods Pills take. easy in OBJECT. 2sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-03
BOTH AFTER MYRON WEEKS
He Married Them Oonsecutively and Then
Disappeared.
The Wives Meet by Singular Chance
and Pool Their Issues to Prosecute
the Once Loved One.

Myron Weeks is the name of an old pen
s.oner who has only one arm, but COM
plant was made at police headquarters
this morning that he has more than one
wife, The two females who claim to have
been legally tied to the old man, were both
in headquarters, and to make matters
doubly certain each had a picture of him.
The fact of his alleged second marriage
came to light in a singular way, and the
second wife seems much more aggrieved
than does wife No. 1. When they appeared
at headquarters and related the story of
their troubles the circumstances proved
amusing as well as interesting to the Off
GERS, and thinking the alleged b!gamy had
been committed here the officers made ar
engagements to have the pension agency
watched tomorrow, when the old pensioner
will probably appear to get his allowance
from Uncle Sam As the second marriage
is charged to have taken place in An
napolis. however, the all eyed wives were
referred to the authorities of the city on
the Severn river.
According to the statements of the al
legged deserted wives one Of them advertised
for Information concerning her lost and
loved ore and the other wife seeing the adj
correspondence, and then there was meet
ing, and in comparing notes each produced
a picture of tine old man. and then there
was no doubt about his identity.
The Washington wife concluded that she
was his first and legal wife. as they were
married five years ago in the metropolitan
Church, and she took the initiative in the
matter of prosecution. The Annapolis wife
was perfectly willing to follow in her foot
steps, and now the former Is entertaining
the latter at her home until they can go
to Annapolis tomorrow and begin criminal
proceedings against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-03
FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES
The Life OF "a Farmer and the Onnor.
tunfttes 1t Preaenfs

The Life OF "a Farmer and the Onnor.
tunfttes 1t Presents.
The Atlanta Journal. in a recent Issue
says: we have heard of number of this
years college graduates who intend to make
farming their life-work. The idea that a
professional life or commercial career is
the natural destiny of our college-bred men
has caused the waste of an untold amount
OF energy and the wreck of many q man
who either attempted something for which
he was not suited or went down in the
maelstrom of fast city life There is no
Dobler occupation than farming, none which
rec lures better quality of manhood none
which affords better chance for a harpy
Independent and useful life. A boy should
tt Ink over the matter well before he makes
up his mind to leave the farm and make his
fortune or his fame in town"
Commenting on this, the Jacksonville
(Fla) Times-Cnion says: This is sound and
sensible advice and should commend itself
father and every country-bred college grad
uate who is about to enter upon the strug-
gle of life with no resources but his own
unaided energy and perseverance. That Of
farmer presents as many opportunities
for the utilizing of classical education as
any other calling in life save a few of the
professions. and just in the same measure
that a store of general knowledge benefits
the merchant. the manufacturer or the
bar ker. it likewise benefits the agriculturist
overdrawn by novelists and poets. In close
touch with nature at her best, removed
from the artificiality and bitterness and
misery of the crowded centers of humanity
the chances are that a mans life, under
such surroundings, is purer and better and
than if he had been born and raised amid
the city's crowded strife"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-03
Almost n Gentleman.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
For many years past a tall, well built
and dignited man has Travelled as tramp
all over the New England states, but prin-
cipally in Maine. He first made his appear
close of the late war, in which he is be-
lIeved to have served. He then gave his
name as Harry Villiers, but this has al
E2ost been forgotten by the many thou
sands who know him almost entirely as
"the king of the tranps." Villiers is not
by any means the ordinary hobo-dirty
thievfng and insolent He is rather gen.
teel and easy-going idler, evidently well
educated, Socfable and a capital CONVERSE
ticnalist, except on the topic of his own
history, regarding which he maintains OBJ
stinate silence. From occasional remarks
he has made it clear that before coming
to this country he served in the British
army. and many story he has related
of life in her majesty's service, always
he Is telling Of other mems experiences.
Filliers is known to everybody as a
happy-go-lucky wanderer, man who
never did any hard work and who yet al
ways looked clean and well fed. The warm
months have always found Harry afoot,
out and about, while the cold weather
has always driven him to the best Jail he
could get into. The redeerning feature of
Villiers' worthless life is that he was never
known to steal a cents worth of anything
or insult anybody. Begging and drinking
aside-and he never was much of a drinker
the king of tramps is regarded almost as
a ger tleman. Now. at the age Of sixty-two,
he is dying in the Waterville almshouse Of
a lung disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-03
WARMER TOMORROW.
That IL the Prediction Made by the
Weather Bureau.

That 10 the Prediction Made by the
Weather Bureau.
Forecast till pm. Wednesday.-For
New England and eastern New York, fair
weather, southwesterly winds; warmer in
the interior Wednesday morning.
Fer eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey
and Delaware, fair; southerly Winds
warmer in central Pennsylvania Wednes-
day morning.
For the District of Columbia. Maryland
and Virginia, continued fair weather;
warmer in western portion of Virginia
Wednesday morning: southerly winds.
The weather continues generally clear in
the northern states but local rains are re-
ported from the South Atlantic and Gulf
states and in the extreme northwest.
The following heavy rainfalls Gin inches)
were reported:
During the past twenty-four hours
Georgia-Thomasville, 2.30: Rome, 2.40;
Alabama-Cordova, lao.
1t is warmer throughout the central val
is rising slowly in the Atlantic states north
Of Virginia. 1t is cooler at Rocky noun
tain stations.
The barometer has fallen throughout the
central valleys and lake regions. 1t is I'M
usually low north of Dakota and highest
Off the middle Atlantic coas,.
Fair weather will probably continue from
Virginia northward to New England with
increasing southwesterly winds and higher
temperature in the interior of New Eng
land, New York and Pennsylvania WedneS-
day morning.
The weather for Washington and vicinity
promises to be slightly warmer on Wednes-
day.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at