The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-25

One-SiXth.
At present, the American school sys-
tenn as whole owes it's high quality
in no small measure to the noble char
acter, enthusiasm and devotion OF wo-
men who make teaching not only a
means of livelihood, but in addition
thereto mission service of love for
children. To increase this love is to
increase the best part of their services,
and to diminish it is to degrade it to
mere drudgery and routine. AS the
culture of a woman gradually rises, it
becomes more and more evident how
unjust have the determinations a.
gainst them in this field, where in high
er and better grades of school work
their services are becoming no less val
liable than men's-President G.. Stan
ley Hall, of Clark University.
WHETHER or not the hark-slitting
process of treating the canker or dead
spot which affects apple and pear
trees is effective must be regarded as
an unsettled question. Both sides of
the question are upheld by men whose
opinions are entitled to respect
Many horticulturists have long advo-
Gated and followed the practice of
Sitting the bark of cherry and plum
trees to prevent "bark bursting" gum
ming, etc. There seems to be little
doubt that beneficial effects follow
from the Sitting of the bark in many
cases.-Rural Northwest.
SENATOR Wolcott of Colorado has al
ready started in to aid in carrying out
the republican pledge of an effort to
promote an international agreement.
He has moved in the senate caucus for
committee to investigate the whole
subject and suggest plans for practical
and active work, The Olympian be-
lieves that the committee will be ap-
pointed and it is quite likely that those
who think the republican party did
not mean what it said in it's national
platform on that subject will be very
much disappointed.
GUsrA, the Big Indian of the Occur
d'Alene tribe, has passed to the happy
hunting ground. Pneumonia and
typhoid fever carried him off. He
was one of the most progressive In
dams of the West. His home on the
reservation, eight miles southeast of
Rockford, is improved in modern style
He has beautiful house, horses, out
buildings and about 400 acres under
cultivation. When it came to carri-
ages he could Guido any man in the
county. He was buried in the Occur
dAlene Indian burying grounds
| Standard.
LAST week 100 men and boys turned
out to coyote hunt at Garfield. Thew
walked total of $50 miles. When
the final roundup was made on a butte
and each member of The evernarrowing
circle drew closer to patch of buck
brush, that formed the center, there
was no evidence of anticipated coyotes.
The thicket was thoroughly beaten,
resulting in the capture of one poor
little white rabbit.
MR.. DoDsoN, the English actor, told
story recently OF clergyman whom
ne heard at parish church in Kent.
The clergyman was reading the
notices for the week, and concluded
by saying: "There will be christening
next Sunday at 1890" He than
slowly walked to the pulpit. Suddenly
turning toward the congregation, he
remarked in severe tones, Remember
Mrs. Tomlinson, l said 10 80. A wear
ago you were late, I believe"
IT IS supposed that meteors begin
TO burn when they are within about
10 miles of the earth, and that COM
bustion is completed and they disap-
pear at from IS to so miles above the
earth. When we see falling star,
therefore, we may consider that we
have watched it through a fight of
about 100 miles before it finally burns
out and disappears from view.
POTATOES are now dollar a sack
and will probably go higher; flour is
worth $l.4O. These calamity howlers
that were making sucha fuss about
the producers re ceiving such low prices
Tor their products are now bowling be-
cause they have to pay good price.
Consistency thou art level -
Kent Journal
The P0yallup Citizen says there i
sure to be marked increase IN the
acreage ssf hops in that section nert
year, aa the work Of reclaiminr shan
doned yards has been vigorously nro-
secuted. p4o-