The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-01-25
Editorial Notes.

exported amounted to a little
over 100000. Pretty good for for
sign markets.
The past year has proved the utter
ack of ability of Jean Casimir Perier,
Grover Cleveland, Ii Hung Chang,
John &. Carlisle and Walter Q. Ores
IN. They had regulations for states
nship, but these regulations did
kstand the test better than Carne-
IS armor-plate did at the proving
pnnds.-P-I.
Conn, a representative
3sthe Hoosier democracy, sums up
yDeretary Gresham's brilliant service
3ts Exhibit a: Hawaii-A restor-
Z ne that did not restore. Exhibit B :
hloa-A protectorate that did not
46tect. Exhibit G.: Iapan~A medi-
6n that die not mediate. Exhibit
- t.fmenia-An investigation that
not investigate. Exhibit Elm.
ecess of PREPARATION"
Mason County has been very pro-
Fly remembered BY the selection of
representative Callow On the follow
5bk committees: several being impor-
fant ones, in which this county is in
red: Compensation and Fees for
@sate and County officers; Fisheries
il!td Game; Internal Improvements
nd Indian Affairs; Memorials; State
Public Grounds and Libra
res; Tide Lands.
PUGET Sound contains in its waters
4Eimps which would make Califor-
52}a's eyes open wide with wonder, for
}Xilliam F. Liebcn bought some from
ktisherman near Shelton few days
20 that were two or three times the
|fHe Of the largest caught on the Cali
mia coast. Shrimps have long
zen known TO abound near Port
3pwnsend and in the straits. but
sthese are the first from the up-Sound
cOuntry.-P.-I
SEVENTY thousand pounds OF halbut
were recently packed IN ice and ship
ped 60 Boston over the Northern
Pacific by the Victoria Fishing and
Trading Company. A duty of one
and onc-half cents per pound was
charged upon the shipment. This is
the first shipment OF halibut by this
company over the Northern Pacific,
and is but an experiment to learn
whether the business can be made to
pay'by this route. The fish are caught
in Ticket straits, about 500 miles
FROM Victoria.
The Pacific coast has been honored
by the hi-ennial session Of the Ameri-
can Pathological Society, which will
meet at Portland in few days. This
society Is the most important organi-
cation Of fruit growers on the Ameri-
can Continent, with membership
throughout United States and Canada.
The visitors will be properly received,
by the people, TIE STATE HORTICULTURAL
society and the Fruit growers associa-
ton. It is too bad that the visit was
not deferred until late in the season.
when Western talk about big fruit
and over-laden trees can be substan-
tiated by the evidence.
AN effort will be made to have a
law enacted providing for the publica-
ton of the laws made in at least one
newspaper in each county in the
state, allotting price for each news
paper, according to circulation. 1t
would not be advisable to provide for
the printing by each newspaper, but
it could be done at small cost by
printing the laws in supplement- form
at the State Office and furnishing the
sheets to the newspapers, to be circu-
lated in one issue or in a serial form.
Certainly some such arrangement is
due to people for their guidance. 1t
would save the public many a need
less lawyers. fee and prevent many
offenses being committed through ig-
norance of the law,
THE Kalama Bulletin has been sold
by A. H. linus toa couple of young
gentlemen who part their names in
the middle and style themselves
Literary Editor" and managing
Editor" While this is none of our
business, says the Chehalis Nugget.
We will remark that on a country
weekly the literary and managing
genus are OF ABOUT as much import
ance rs the works of Waterbury
watch are in the scheme of creation.
They should take tumble and drop
this highfalutin' business. The way
to run a country weekly is to print
your name at the masth cad in the
smallest type in the Office; print the
news and all the news when it is the
news; rustic like thunder for ads
yoke up delinquent subscribers with
harp stick. and turn out job work (
With whiskers on it.