The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-03
The Mason County Journal.
G.. c ANGLE. Editor and Proprietor
City & County Official Paper
Editorial Notes.

Now that the supreme court has de-
cided the question of the validity of
the warrants, the Capital Commission
has again called for bids, which are to
be opened January 30th. If the bids
come within the legal requirement as
to figures, the contract will be a sure
90 this time.
1896 opens auspiciously for Shelton,
and there is no reason why it should
not leave far better record for pro-
gress than the three previous years.
Everybody enters the present winter in
far better circumstances than usual
and with the coming of spring, all
kinds of business will enjoy unusual
activity.
PATRIOTISM, like charity, should be-
gin at home, says the Seattle Times.
1t is all right to sympathize with
bleeding Armenia, blazing Cuba and
wrOnged Venezuela, but right around
our homes there are wrongs which call
for redress, great social problems which
imperatively demand solution, and
great financial questions which sooner
or later will touch the pocket of every
man III the country.
IN another column will be found
full particulars of the recent organize
ton of the Puget Sound lumbermen
for the purpose OF cooperation and
general protection. This is certainly
needed, especially for remedy of the
Sealing evil" and we believe it will
prove of much benefit to all lumbermen.
We hope it will not operate to reduce
the scale of wages now paid to the
workers in the woods.
WE commend to our readers the
article Oh Fruit as food and
medicine" published elsewhere. We
believe those who eat fruit at all sea-
sons and plenty Of it, are the most
healthy. In our experience this has
been the case, and there is good deal
of truth in the article. The system
Graves for the needed acids contained
in tie fruits, and especially in winter,
and the person who INDUCES this crav-
ing to the fullest extent, will generally
be found healthy, and in good order
Fruit is not luxury, but a necessity,
especially for children.
*x*
THE long lost steamer Strathnevis
was brought safely to harbor last week,
after being adrift and helpless on the
ocean for 56 days. On the fifth day
from the Sound she lost her propeller,
and for the next TWO months drifted
zigzag over her outward course. She
was picked up once and towed three
days where the hawser broke and the
vessels were parted in the storm. When
within sight OF the rocks of Destruc-
ton island she was picked up by the
Mineola and lowed into Port Town.
send. There were oyer 200 persons on
board, mostly Chinese and japanese
bound for home. The salvage claim
Is filed for $4,000.
81
y CHICAGO Judge has just made 9
distinction between what he terms 8
legal and illegal boycott. According
to his definition, any man or number
of men ma" legally refuse by agree
ment to trade with any certain man
SO long as they do not attempt to in
fluence others to do the same thing
either by personal endeavor or by pub
fishing the fact that they have insti
tuted boycott. So long as the public
knows nothing about the boycott the
business Of the person against whom
it is directed suffers only from the los.
OF the trade of the one or few directl,
interested, but when public canvas.
Is made against his business, or tn.
fact that boycott has been organi. ed
is published then it becomes Illegal
MontesanO Vidette.
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Gov. MCGRAw has issued a call 70,
an immigration convention to be hello
in Seattle on january 18Th, following
the recommendations oi the rscen,
convention In st. Paul The conven
ton to consist of 254 delegates, o.
which Mason is entitled q, five. The
governor will ask the county commits
slOners to recommend isie reouisitf
number of delegates ior appoin ment
The delegates must bear their own ex.
penses, but reduced rates will generally
be made. This is the beginning of the
systematic effort which viii hereafte,
be made to increase the population OF
Washington with desirable immigra-
ton. What we most need is farmers
with some means, and ii our people
will take interest aud Cooperate in
the movement this state .,,d <,o,,,.x-