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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11
Tax Delinquency.

Inc delinquent AK question is one
"f the problems confronting the new
administration In this state. During
the lime OF the greatest depression
and panic relief law was passed.
with a view to enabling poor people
10 tide over the hard period. which
1t was hoped would not last lone.
The penalty for delinquency in tax
paying and the subsequent rate of in
terest were made low. This leniencv
undoubtedly helped some poor men.
Ii mas been taken advantage of by the
"eil-to-do, who often find it profitable
70 put Oft paying there taxes and using
their money in other ways. The result
Is that tax delinquency is assuming
proportions that are alarming. The
state, counties, cities and school dis
trlcts cannot get their money, and
warrants are issued in great amounts
with the inevitable effect of a serious
fall In selling value. Public credit
suffers and the public business cannot
be properly done. On the other hand
1t is undeniable that many poor people
are still in need of leniency. There are
many who cannot pay theirs yet The
question arises, what is best to be doneq
Tacoma News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11
Highest of all in Leavening Powe-Latest u Govt Report
R%!a!I! g! Rs%asSl RRakiRS
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Farmers Are Paying Debts.

reports from the interior are to
the effect that small percentage of
the seasons Wheat crop is yet in the
growers hand.
Buyers are willing to pay a good
price for wheat, but the farmers have
sold most of their crop. 1t has been
estsmated that not more than ten per
cent. OF the crop is still owned by the
farmers. Most of the farmers receive d
5O, 90 and many 70 cents for their
wheat this year. This has put them
In better circumstances than thew
nave been before in four and five wears
says the Spokane Chronicle.
The farmers that did not contract
their wheat last spring for 81 and 80
cents are feeling good, says the spo-
kesman-Review. There were however.
good many ranchers that were al
most compelled to sell their wheat at
that time before it was harvested
Those that did not are now realizing
almost double that price, and MANY
mortgages and debts that have been
hanging on for several years past, and
that will come due this winter and
next spring will be lifted. A large
amount OF the money coming inte the
country now Will be taken out again
within few months, through loan
and mortage companies, but the
beneficial results to he attained by the
residents will be far-reaching.
The farming classes will be left in a
better condition financially, and an
other year or two, with wheat at 65
and ~ cents, the producers in the Pa
louise country will be on solid and
firm base.
The largest pool of wheat sold in
the Pullman market this season was
sold Monday. The pool consisted of
oO,OOO bushels, and was owned bv
Staley Bros, the Pullman State bank
and others. III. G. De Pledge, for the
Farmers Warehouse company, was the
purchaser, and the price paid was 70
cents IN the warehouse. 1t was the
highest price. paid in that market this
season.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11
Our Prospective Population.

President Mark w. Harrington of
the State University predicts a popu-
lation of IL 100000 people for the state
OF Washington, and likely to material.
lze in the not too remote future. He
computes that Washin gton stands
37th in the 49 political divisions of
this country, as regards density of
population; the density of population
IN this state in 1890 was 90 persons
per square mile; on an estimated pop-
ulation of 415,OOO, the population is
now 6.2 per square mile. The United
States averages Is, including Alaska
excluding Alaska 21; Europe averages
IOO persons to the square mile. Mr..
Harrington shows that Western Wash
lngton has all of the chara cteristrcs
and advantages found in Eu gland and
others not found there, while our clim-
ate is superior to England's; England's
population averages about 500 per
Square mile, but excluding the cities
the average is 25O. He says that East
ern Washington is exactly like Hun
gary except that the former has the
milder climate; Hungary's population
is rapidly increasing and is now 139
per square mile,
Hence, he assumes that we may
safely count on a population of $50 in
Western Washington and 125 in East
ern Washington, and there being 69,-
$50 square miles of land and water, or
66,SSO square miles of land in Wash
ington our population would be H.
100000. President Harrington con-
tributed a very valuable article on the
subject to the Pacific Wave, the uniyer-
sity organ.-Blade.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11
When the Harvest is Garnered.

The following are given as the har-
vest months OF various countries:
January-Australia, New Guinea
greater part of Chill and the Argentine
Republic.
February to March-India.
April-Mexico, Egypt, Persia anu
Syria.
May-Japan, China, Northern Asia
Minor, Tunis, Algiers, Morocco and
Texas.
June-Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sicily
Greece and part OF Southern France.
July-Southern Russia, Austria and
the larger part of France
August-Germany, England, Bel
gium, Netherlands, part OF Russia,
Denmark, part of Canadn and New
England States.
Observation-Disclosures midland OF
Russia, Scotland, larger part of Can
ada.
October-Northern part of Russia
and the northern part of the Scandi-
navian peninsula.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11
Home Spirit

~ pledge myself, whenever possible,
to patronize home and state products
and manufactures"
These words were at the head of a
sheet to which nearly 15O of the lead
ing ladies, heads of families of Seattle,
set their names, at the close of the
"Food Exposition" in that city. Such
action is in itself a bledge of better
pays. For many years Washington
has been sending abroad millions of
money that should have been expend-
ed at home. Now that the recent
period of depression has taught many
the art OF producing what they had
never dreamed of, and compelled mos:
of US to practice economies never be-
fore believed possible, we believe such
action both opportune, and at the
same time a pledge that past condi-
tions can never again arise. With
such spirit breathing across the en-
tire state the farmer and the manu-
facturer.. may look for better times re-
gardless whether the East booms or
not. But with all the multiplying
evidences of national betterment,
seconded and abetted by this awaken
ing of state spirit and state pride, we
ought to realize period of great home
improvement. A self-reliant spirit in
man or state means much.-Washing-
ton State Monthly.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11

NOTHING NEW ABOUT THAT.-Ihe
Cathlamet Gazette says that a. novel
and easy method of greasing skids IL
used at Olsen's camp near Westport.
The skid greaser has an old canoe,
which he attaches to the cable, and
putting his grease pot and swab aboard
he seats himself comfortably. and as
he isearried alene he applies The need
= gseaee = - nd 4 fello0 Nho
$50 8 s|..p shis =
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11

Collapse of Trusts.

| 1He COllapSe OF the nail trust, fol
lowed by the falling to pieces of Pa
clfic coast combination of lumber deal
ers on somewhat the same lines, but
not carried to the same radical ex-
| treme, points out that trusts have ele-
ments to deal with more dangerous to
their perpetuation than even the force
OF hostile public opinion. 1t is only
in theory that "trust" ever achieves
the measure of success anticipated. In
practical operation nearly every one
has broken down by its own weight
The operations of a trust are based on
the attempt to do for an indefinite
period of time what Corner" ON the
grain or stock market is designed to
accomplish for a brief period. The at
tempt to successfully conduct a big
'corner" in the produce or stock
market has wrecked far more fortunes
than have ever been made by such
combinations, and the various "trusts"
seem destined to meet with like ex-
perience.
To successfully conduct trust, it is
necessary to command the whole
source of supply of the particular COM
modify. Then it becomes likewise
necessary to limit the output. To do
this, and to return to each concern
which goes into the combination larger
returns than they received while in
operation independently, it becomes
necessary for some of them to shut
down, and for the price received for
the limited output to be advanced suf-
ficiently high te bring at least as large
an aggregate return as was received
from the original heavier output.
The advanced price naturally in
duces the building of factories by per-
sons outside of the "trust," to take adj
vantage of the new rate. These fac
tories in turn have to be absorbed, an
additional raise given to prices to COM
pensate for the additional outlay, and
an "endless chain," is set in motion,
followed in time by the inevitable col
lapse.
Thus the whisky trust fell; thus has
fallen the nail trust and in this manner
every trust has in it the elements
which bring about disintegration.
The trusts which can survive the
operation of this law are solely those
which have certain advantages or
privileges not open to the general
public, as in the possession of certain
patent rights, or in secret and unlaw-
full collusion with transportation lines,
whereby rebates are given or lower
freight rates afforded than to COM
petitors. Here is the point of attack
at which antitrust legislation both
state and national, should be directed.
AS far as patents are concerned time,
will regulate that matter for the life
time of patent is comparatively brief.
Rigid enforcement of existing laws
forbidding determinations in railroad
rates and further extension of those
laws will 60 far toward minimizing the
other evils, 1t seems to have been
demonstrated that combination alone
will not absolutely cut off competition.
II combination results in raising the
price of products too high: that fact
invites competition. There is little
real necessity for legislation directly
against combinations or trusts. The
true campaign should be to prevent
combinations or trusts from acquiring
privileges which are not open to their
possible competitors.-P.-I
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11

CEDAR CAMP No $50.
l. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
Meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at Masonic
Hall, Shelton. Visiting neighbCrs cordially in
vi,ed to camp with us. DIR. w. NJ. Beach,
Al J. Muuson, Clerk. Consul.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11
Society Cards.

CIRsT BAPTIST CHURCH n
REV, F. II. WEBSTER, PASTOR.
Preaching services every Sunday at 1880 a. m
and 80 m. Sunday school at 2:30 p, m b.
Y. p. q. at $50 p. m. Prayer Meeting every
Thur.dsy evening at O'Clock followed by e.; =.
c. class. All are made welcome az tnese SERVICES.
Corner Fifth and Gotta SITS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11

NNTANTED-sEvERALF FAITHFUL MEN NK
- or'.in Ws.b;nytnn. salary $3.50. payable
81. week weekly v and expenses Position permanent.
Reference. Enclose selfaddreesed STAMPED en-
yslope. The National. Star Bulioins, onlcAso.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11

Wilbur's Puget Sound Cough Cure
positively cures la grippe, coughs,
colds, hoarsness, wooping cough, lung
and thrcat trouble, and consumption.
On e taken by the most delicate
Fl 1or child. Every bottle guar
o cure. Price so cents. Sold
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11

APPENDICITIS Is How becoming so
common that everybody can have it.
A chInaman i'd Vancouver has lust
passed through "8n operation on Gle
vermiform apuenflix
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11

BARYABAs' EPISCOPAL CHURCH
REV. R. J. MOONEY. PASTOR.
Services held in Masonic Hall each alternate
Sunday at IL A. NJ. and 7:30 P. n.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01

where it would like to store it's gold
1t is upon this country that Russia
will depend largely for provisions,
munitions Of war, etc in case of
war with Great Britain. 1t would be
a. much simpler matter to draw bills
of exchange upon United States
bonds, secured as result of GOLD
deposit in this country, than to at
tempt to ship gold direct from Rus
sia in payment of such supplies In
war times paper currency would be
used by Russia for purchases in her
own territory, but for everything OBJ
tained from other countries gold is
necessary, and it is certainly much
more convenient to have it near the
point of payment than to have it
stored in the government vaults, and
subject to the danger of shipment"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01
EXECUTORS SALE.

TINE EXECUTORS OF DR.. S. c. c.
Richardson, deceased, will Offer at puo-
lc sale, 1T Snnller Court House, on next
Snlesday, the first Monday in January, 1896,
the plantation known rs th- J. j Knox or
W. D. Blanding place. about miles above
the CITY of Sumter on th- road 10 Provl-
dence; 10 be sold in two parcels. Ooe on
which is the residence, containing 1853 and
10 acres. represented on plot made by
J. R. Hs,nsworth, SURVEYOR TIE other, on
the other side of said road, containing aoout
100 acres
Terrps-one-,hird cash, the balance d
credit Of one and two years, in eq7al install
men,s, hearing interest At per cent paya-
BILE ANNUALLY until he whole be paid 70 be
secured by boad and mortgage. The pur-
chasers TO pay for papers and recording.
The said Executors also offer, st private
sale, on similar terms, if desired, other tracts
belonging to the estate of said deceased
/. The Isham Moore tract, 81 acres.
2. The James Sinkler Moore trac, SO
acres
3. The VIM B. Moore ,rsct, 81 acres.
4 The Scriven Moore tracts, Que Of $50
acres, and the other of 100 acres.
5. The McLaurin tract, which was sold
by c. M. Furmnn to D. B. AcLaurin, 800
acres, less $50 acres sold off Saic land lies
in Providence Township, adjoining or near
lands of Mr. R j. Brown6eld.
6. Tie Jos F. Rhame Tract, 800 acres,
more or less adjoining lands of c. J. Ives,
Mrs. Margaret Pollard and others.
Apply TO
WI. B. HAYNSWORTH,
One of the Executors, Sumter, S. c.
Dec, 25.-2t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01
BLADON SHOTDE.AD.
He Meets His Fate in {! Per-
sonal Difficulty.
Speciel to the State.

Specisl to the State.
JOHNSTON, Dec. 26.-Jack Bladon
was killed night before last by
Mr.. John Buzzard near Trinity
church. on the Chappell's Ferry road.
1t seems that the two had political
difficulty lest SUMNER, but all thought
it had been made up They met in
the road, AID from Information gath
cred they were both in liquor. A few
words passed. and then came the shoot
ing. All the evidence says Bladon
shot first with pistol aud Buzzard
followed with double.barrelled shot
gun. One shot was all that was needed
taking effect iu the heart, and killing
Bladon almost instantly. He never
spoke after he was shot. Bladou was
the man who killed the negro In Spar
tanburg (wben he was spy while the
negro was running to get away.
Bladoo was tried. convicted and sen
fenced to be hung. but Governor Till
man pa1Soned him. Bladon came very
near getting into a row with some one
else before he was killed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01
Big Blaze in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 27-The c. oct ex-
citing FIRE that has occurred in this city
recently began minute or to two past
12 o'clock this morning ct the corner o'
Charles AID Baltimore streets and fefore
the flames we're extinguished $3.50, ,OOC
bad gone up in smoke.
The fire was discovered in the four
story iron building occupied by Oebm
& Co F., one Of the largest clothing estab
lishments in the city. The flames ex
tended to the upper stories Of the mann,
moth millinery and that Of Armstrong
Gator & Co on Baltimore street, and
their million dollar stack was threatened
with a heavy fire and water loss. The
fire, however, was confined to the toE
of the building.
The fire also communicated TO other
establishments on South Charles street,
causing maoy losses The losses are
estimated as follows: Oebm & Co.,
100000 on stock the Abell estate
CanGeld estate and Murdoch estate,
owners of the buildings occupied by
Oehn & Co., $125, 900; Armstrong
Gator J. Co., and other small losers,
S25, 900. The losses are all covered
by insurance.
Oebm s. Co., has the contract with
the United States government for the
manu- facture Of ali letter carriers and
other uniforms purchased by the govern
meut, aod mauy cadet uniforms. The
firm employed 200 men.
Flying sparks set fire to the ware
house Of Wm. J. Dickey g. Sons at l6
Light aiTeet. entailiog loss of SlO,-
600. Other buildings iu the neigh
borhocd also suffered to some extent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01

Blairs pen and pencil tablets, stationery Of
ell kinds Ink, pens, pencils, blank boots,
typewriter supplies, ETC., at Il. G. Os;een
e Co.'S, Liberty Street, next TO "atcanaa
ana Soutlsrcn Office.
The aovel, entitled "The Hand OF Fate
by Miss Kate Lilly Blue, CT Marion, S. c., is
or sale by H. G. Osteen + Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01
-FOUR MEN KILLED.
Fatal Consequences Of a Col
llsion Of Freight Trains.

ATLANTA, Dec. 26.-W. 0. Shell
aod D. Wood, 6remen on the Georgia
Pacific, and brakeman named Doyle,
all negroes we're killed 10 collision
this morning aud engineer Wood,
white, vas mortally wounded. The
two freight traios met near Peyton, Ga.
Both engines we're badly torn up.
rhe fireman and the brakeman, Doyle,
wero instantly killed Engineer Wood
was iojured and died after be was
brought to Atlanta. Five tramps who
were stealing rides we're injured and
are at the Grady hospital. One of them
is seriously hurt, but the others will
recover.
The eastbound train was running ex-
ira. The weStboupd was ordered to
wait at Peytoa for the eastbound to pass
but Eogineer Wood said before he died
that tie operator did not deliver any
order to him.
The injured tramps are Thos Keeae,
Thos. Gleason, j. Tierny, John ".
Gibbons, Patterson. n. j., and Otto
Bcrnida, Germany. These were all 10
a boz car next to the tender on The
castbouod train They got in it at Bir-
minghau, and were coming to the expo
s!tion.
Trains we're delayed Eve hours oy
the wreck Engineer Roberts OF the
extra train was rot hurt much
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01

CuItSu OCateS.
"To me, +" he said, cher purpose is
very plain. To start with Russia is
reported to have recently boarded
considerable gold. Why has she
done this? Because this is the only
kind of money OF material use in
time Of war Russia may not antici-
pate trouble with England immedi-
atcly, but she looks far ahead, and is
always prepared for emergencies.
Now, assuming that the Russian
government has $500, 100000 in gold
stored away in its vaults, how can
this money be handled in war times
Is It not dangerous to have such a
large sum all at one place ! Is it net
a good strategic move to have a por-
ton of it so distributed that it may
be at the most convenient place for
the purchase Of war supplies?
"Great naval powers have their
supply depots aud coaling stations in
various parts OF the world Russia
is sh-ewd, and believes it should have
a station, so to speak, for its gold
supply. The United States above
all other countries is the one place
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-26

were seated at small tables or at the large
center table for a large party. Ihe large
table was decorated with a large round
basket of white chrysanthemums- me col
or scheme throughout was green and white.
The party is one of the largest OF the sea-
sen. and Is always one OF the social events
Of the social season.
FOR MR.. AND MRS. TUTEW1LER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Tutewiler gave
a large reception last evening at their
home, on North Senate avenue. in honor
of their son, Mr.. Henry d. Tutewiler. and
his bride. formerly Miss Julia Belle Good
hart. Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Goodhart, par
ents of Mr.. and Mrs. T~utewiler, Jr.. assist
ed in receiving the guests. The bride wore
her wedding gown of heavy white satin.
The house was adorned with palms and
the mantels were filled with maiden-hair
ferns and flowers, with pink chrysanthe-
NUNS in the two p~arlors, variegated chrys-
anthemums in the library and yellow in
the lining room, to harmonize with the
gold-band china. Music from harp and vio-
lin came from an alcove upstairs. To as
sist in the entertainment were the members
young ladies Miss Gertrude Goodhart, Miss
Caroline Goodhart, Miss Augusta PAYER,
Miss Hattie Tutewiler and Miss Adah Con-
ner, wearing their bridesmaid gowns OF
different colors. and the young men were
Mr.. Harvey Wright, Mr.. Harry Lynn, Mr.:
Frederick Campbell, Mr.. Robert Keith and
Mr.. George Elliott. Others who assisted
were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tutewiler. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Bags. Miss Catherine
Dunn. Mrs. j. Z. Dunn, Mrs. w.
E.. Sharpe, Mrs. Arthur G. Brown,
Miss Anna Wright and Miss Julia
Brown. At the punch bowl were Miss
Stella Tutewiler, Miss Florence Jones, Miss
Edna Coultas. Miss May Allison, Miss
Louise Tutewiler, Miss Clara Hawkins,
Miss Edna Green and Miss Ethel. Smith.
The broad porch was all inclosed with cam
vas and decorated with flags and palms,
and lighted with tall lamps, and the punch
was served in this added room. Numerous
Invitations were issued for the event and
many prominent people were present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-26
LOVE AT THE CASES,
But One Of These Vincennes Typeset-
ters Had a Wife Living.

Captain Robertson, of the Vincennes po-
lice force, came here yesterday and ar
rested Press O.. Bruner, aged thirty years,
and Barbara MARCHING, aged nineteen. The
couple came to this city Tuesday, Nov. II,
and nave been living together, being en-
ployed at Joseph Rattis printing establish
ment on South Illinois street. Both are
printers and were employed together as
typesetters on the Vincennes Sun.
Captain Robertson left last night with
the mar and woman, the former being a
prisoner, charged with wife desertion. Cap
tain Robertson says that Bruner has a wife
and two children in Vincennes. The girls
father, he says, Is engaged in the transfer
business and is well-to-do. In speaking of
her flight with Bruner yesterday, she said
that they had grown to love each other
while working at cases in the newspaper
office. She said she lived with him five
days and nights in this city, but insisted
that their friendship was Of the platonic
order.
The girl was charged at the police sta
ton with f~ornication, but that case will be
dismissed in Police Court this morning.