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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-03
A Mixed Relationship.

Ex-President Harrison's brother in
law, Judge J. N. Scott, at present visit
ing in this city, says the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat, at a social gathering
the other evening, discovered very un-
expec tedly that he was about to become
his own father. The subject of Gen.
Harrison's approaching wedding was
being discussed with party of friends
when some one asked Judge Scott if
that would not somewhat complicate
and tangle up the limbs of the family
tree. For moment the question some
what stunne.i the gentleman, and then
the party commenced to try to. solve
the matrimonial problem, and the
deeper they went into the subject the
more mysti6ed they became, and final
ly it was gwen up as an unfathomable
tangle. Several of the notes. made
and calculations formed we're preserved
anu given W CIlc press.
On the existing relationship Judge
Scott is fully informed. 1t was in try
ing to locate the limb of the tree
where he would find himself after the
wedding shall have taken place that
he became confused. After several
hours of deep mental exercise he ar
rived at these conclusions: 81 am
now Gen. Harrison's brother-in-law.
and Mrs. Dimmick, the prospective
bride, is my niece. After they are
married my brother-in- law will become
my nephew, and my niece, consequent
ly, will become my sister-in-law. Then
of course, I will become my own
brother-in-law, and also my niece's
brother-in-law.
"Now, slowly continued the philos-
optical reasoner, delving into the fu-
ture a little deeper, eff this contem-
plated union should be productive of
a claimant for the ancestral hat, he
will be my nephew and also my grand
nephew. l will be his uncle and his
granduncle. Whew!" CALCULATED the
Judge, as he wiped the persplratlon
from his brow, "that will compllcate
matters. Just see here. Now IN Or
der to be uncle and granduncle to one
and the same person, it must necessar-
ily follow that / am my own father,
and-ob, blank the whole thing, any
how; I am not going to rack my brain
over other peoples troubles" and up
Jumped the judge some what exasper-
ated.
1. The logical result of the union was
! quite astonishing, and the Judge ana
the guests sat down to figure 1t out
again, arriving at the same conclusion.
Then some one ascertained that Cen
q al Harrison would become his own
nephew and cousin of his own son,
should one be born, and who will also
hecome a second cousin to his brother
!. and his fathers nephew. At this
noint the mental exercise subsidies,
.Judg. Scott agreeing tn furnish a pal
s!,lp leverage if his guests w"''ls'
l..,, in,.u.ate their secret. But Z
I.ak,d ut md has been giSen to tie
pr...
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-03
SEQ West, Young Man,"

Horace Greeley, whose advice, "Go
West, Young man, and grow up with
The country" has been accepted with
profit by thousands of young and old
men, founded the New York Tribune
many years ago. 1t has long been re-
ogani4ed us d leading New York news
taper, and we are pleased to be able to
pnnounce that by a special arrange
ment we can offer to our readers the
New York Weekly Tribune, the Seat
tie Weekly Post-Intelligencer and the
JOURNAL, all three papers, one year,
lor S2.25. This offer is good to old
and new subscribers, and at the low
price named must meet with popular
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-03


but who can produce then at Z is,
or corn at l8 cents, or any of the farm
products at he price they are going at
today? They say overproductio n
keeps the price down. 1t is unde
consumption, as there is no money hl
buy with, and the schemers are work
ing to make the amount of circulat-
ing medium still less. What right has
the government to hold $l8O,OOO. .OOO
of the peoples money in the treasury
besides four or five hundred million
dollars worth of silver bullion that
could be coined and put into circula-
ton? Then to sell one or two hundred
million dollars worth of bonds to put
still more money into the treasury fOz
no other alleged purpose than to keep
up the "gold reserve" for which there
is no shadow Of law on the books.
I am adernocrat--or have been--but,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-03
A Mighty Builder.

AS an invigorator and builder up OF
broken down tissues, Wilbur's Puget
Sound Blood Purifier cannot be excel
led. If you have pimples or sores OF
anv kind on your body, by taking q
few bottles OF this medicine they will
soon disappear, For Rheumatism the
n edicine never fails. $1OO per bottle.
For sale by Druggists
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-03
Nothing Like It.

Wilbur's Oil of Gladness-rheuma.
tism, neuralgia, toothache, headache
sore throat, sprains, bruises, dysentery
cholera morbus, cholera infantum-fol
both internal and external use. II
will relieve more pain and in less time
than any other medicine on earth
For pain in back, side, stomach
bowels, or any other part of the body
it is instant relief. Price so cents
For sale by Druggists.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-03
ie an agreeable surprise

,,..d ~ taking Chamoe' ialns C"iic'
cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. In
many instances the attack may be pre-
vonted by taking this remedy as soon
as the first symptoms of the disease
onnear 25 and so cent bottles for sale
bv Frank Tuell.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05

NitrO.Glyeerlne ExplOdes.

"
4 Geneva, Ind, Oct, 31.-The Empire
magazine, situated half mile west and
north of, this city. exploded this morn
ing. Seven hundred quarts of nitro
glycefine, which were stored there,
tore the magazine to atomsand wrecked
scores of houses in this city, Hundreds
of windows we're blown out, walls we're
cracked and ehimneys were torn down.
1t is reported that a wagon was I'M
loading at the magazine at the time Of
the explosion. The rumor has not been
positively VERIFIED but it is believed
that such is the case. Not o. trace of
the wagon, horses or driver can be
found. ,s1s 4 g.t 5Bs.a ei s +.
a remarkable fact is that the Her
cules Torpedo CompRnys magazine,
situated only seventy-fiv yards from
the Empire magazine, did not explode.
Twenty FIVE hundred quarts OF ex-
plosives were stored in the Hercules
magazine, where wall was blown in.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05
MORE TROUBLE FOR SPAIN.
There Will be an Uprising in Porto Rico
When Cuba Wins Her Freedom.

There Will be an Uprising in Porto Rico
When Cuba Wins Her Freedom.
New York, Oct, 3l.-A special to the
Herald from Porto Rico says !, Spain's
cup of woe will certainly be filled to
overlooking if, as some suspect is
possible, spark from Cuban camp
fires blows Porto Ricoards and proves
sufficient to start the flame of insurrec-
ton here. E..- .--. DOH Il.
The government, far from failing to
realize the situation, knows full well
the infammable nature of the material
with which it is dealing and carries its
precautions almost to the verge of ex-
aggeration. If the people here tell The
truth, however, there is no likelihood
of trouble, at least while the struggle
goes on. ar
That bitter contest won by the insur'
gents, and their ends gained, then there
can be no doubt that there will be al
uprising in Porto Rico, but until thai
time comes, the island is not likely Il
give Spain any trouble other thar
may be made by contributions to thu
cause of Cuba through the junta il
New York.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05
CHINA Is PICKING UP.
The Province Which Saw War is Alread!
|, Is E Prospecting Again. 4

; g H PrOspering Again. Il
Manchuria, the Chinese province
which saw most of the recent Chinese,
Japanese wal, Nappears to be recovering
rapidly from the effects of the recent
war. Mr.. Hosie, consul at Niuchwang,
reports that,he had recent opportunity
Of visiting Kirin, the central province
Of Manchuria, and nothing surprised
him more than the magnifcenee of. tbs
agricultural area through which hi
passed in this journey of over 78Omiles,
says the New FORK Press. The coun.
try resembled much the. plains 81
Canada, with here and there touch d
the rolling lands Of the, northeast d
Scotland. w Il &#RA E# \
There were no small Scultivatst
patches, as in southern and centra
China fields on gigantic scale every,
whore met the eye. .Scafcely piec,
Of waste land was to be seem Hemen
tons the all but Incredible volume d
trade that was being-earried on along
the main roads, and the great impetus
which the. Japanese occupation of til,
Laotong peninsula gave to the develop
ment of the more northern districts O
Mahchuria. Russian exploring partie'
have been traversing the province, ant
an American and q German firm hay'
established agencies.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05
In Her Own Coin.

Oxford'is learned place, and an Ok
ford "don"--that is, a professor lis en-
individual wllo.generan yexcitesawe in
the average beholder. Buta young
American girl, with no respect for
traditions, upon meeting an oxford
don at fashionable dinner party, be,
gan to poster him with conundrums.
TO his, surprise and disgust. n Finally
she asked: "Whyis the letter ] like
the end Of spring9'' OF course the don
could not tell because It's the be-
ginning of june" was the solution.
"Now will you tell me-" said the don,
sternly, why the letter X is like a
pigs, tail?" The young lady had to
give It up "Because Il Is the end OF
pork" said the don. He was bothered
with no more cohundrums,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05
Contentn,ent the Only speoifIo.

A newspaper reporter the other day
ask ed G.. G. Shrady, the great American
surgeon and physician, the question:
what manner Of life do you think
most favorable to health?" His reply
was: "a moderate life, Take plenty
of sleep. Take plenty to eat. Take
plenty of exercise. We need more
walking philosophers in this world.
Keep cohtented mind. Remember
that, the man who wants httle is al
ways rich, and the man who has much
isn't, always. Sometimes a man owns
o house, but sometimes ting house owns
the man&QIt is better for the man
tosown1 the house, and bear In mind
that a very big man can live In a
very little house. Ineed not say that
little men often live in big houses.
This life car. only give n man at best
one thing eontentment,"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05

1wANT every man and woman In the United
States interested in the Opium and w hiskS
eases. Address b. nj. Woolley, Atlanta, Ca
Box es2s and one will be sent you free.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05
Railways m Indla.

e Railway building and railway travel
ing are greatly increasing in India.
Four hundred and eighty-nine miles Of
new railroads were built during the
year ending March 81, 1893, making
the total mileage up to that date co.
sO5. The number OF passengers car
riedaduring the year was 1s7,456, 9lS, an
increase OF 1901, $40 over the previous
year, while the aggregate tonnage OF
freight carried was &c, .2S2. an Ia
crease Of 1890 tons for the year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05

As an investment, a building associa
tion is better than bank. They give
q higher interest and better security.
They are better than insuranceIpolicies,
because their Benefits are enjoyed in
life; better than banks because they
can not fail, and better than other in
vestments because they are safer and
pay better profits. They encourage the
acquisition of individual homes and
tend to increase the prosperity of the
masses. New York Mail and Express.
Six PER cent. coupon shares offhe
maturity yNlae Of 500 each are
sold at $50 PER share. Interest pay
able semi-annaalLy, on presentation
q maturing combons, Investment
79ithdra7va6le at any time atter.sis
months, on so days notice. Funds
Scared BY a deposit, 7gith he
Jones6Qro Bahkingt a4a Zrusl
COMPANY, Of FIRST mortgage reaI
estate securities in double Tho
amount, Security absolute. Income
Sare and So copoeRidat 10 3cOlzect. "A
pair of sharp scissors clips Tho
coaPons,7 your nearest bank cashe,
it, Good as gold, Write o., see
! Tate Z. Earnest, Secretary, Nag
netic Bmldtng and Loan Assocfa.
ton, Johasoa City, Tennessee. q
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05
A MurderOus Negro,


Macon, Ga, Oct. 31.-A special from
Naldosta, Gu, says; Outoa the Rocky
Ford road, eleveImiles from Valdosta,
Ben Phillips, Jr,, was shot and killed
by Robert Woods, colored. Mr. Phillips
and a young brother were returning
from the store of w. A, Sims, where
they had been trading, when they we're
confronted by Woods, who accused Mr..
Phillips of having circulated untrue re-
ports about him, Mr.. Phillips denied
the accusation, whereupon the negro
opened fire, sending the contents of
double-barrel shotgun into Mr.. Phil
lips breast, killing him instantly.
The negro escaped and nothing has
been heard of him, '.+ A'.''
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05
MEDALS FOR BRAVERY.
Two Heroes of the War Receive the Need OF
Gallantry.

GallantFy.
Washington, Oct. SO.AA medal Of
honor has been awarded to Milton L.
Haney, late chaplain Fifty fifth Iii.
nOis Volunteers, at the battle of At.
lanta, July %, 1854. The chaplain
voluntarily carried a rnnsket in the
ranks of his regiment and rendered
heroic service in retaking the federal
works, which had been captured by the
enemy. 8tW Aa.@e .s@ @
"A medal of honor has also been pre-,
.sented to Frederick w. Fout, late
sergeant Fifteenth Battery Indiana
Light Artillery. In sctiQn near Har.
per's Ferry, Va. September IS, 1859,
this officer voluntarily gathered the
men of the battery together, renamed
the guns which had, been ordered
abandoned by an officer, opened fire
and kept, it up until the enemy sur
rendered.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05
FOR RISING BREAST

Known and worth the price for that alone,
Endorsed and recommended by midwives and
all ladies who have used IT,
Beware OF substitutes and limitations
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05
DON'T STOP TOBACCO.
How to Cure Yourself While Using 1t.

The tobacco habit grows on a man until his
nervous system is seriously affected lmpairing
health comfort and happiness To quit sudden
ly Is too severea shock to the system as tobac4
co to on inveterate user becomes stfmulant
that his system continually Graves. "Baco-Gu-
Po' Is q scientific cure for the tobacco habit in
oil It's forms, carefully compounded afteWthe
formula OF On eminent Berlin physician who
has used It in his private practice sincef 1877,
without o failure. 1t is purely vegetable and
Raranteed perfectly harmless II gu can use all
the tobacco you want while taking yBace SsuTo. :
II will notify you when TO stop Wegiye ahRrlt@
ten guarantee to cure permanently any case
with three boxes, or refund the money with ~
per cent. interest. "Baco-Cure9 II not "a sub
etitute, but q scientific cure, that cures without
the aid OF will power and with no lhconVen-
fence It leaves the system as pure and free
from nicotine as the day you look your nrst
chew or smoke.
CURED NY BAco-cURo AND GAINED 80 POUNDS.
From hundreds Of testimonials, the originals
of which are on file and open to inspection, the
following Is presented:
CLAYTON. Nevada Co. Ark, Jan. %, 1898,
Eureka Chemical & Mfg. Co, La Crosse, Wis
Gentlemen: For forty years used tobacco
In all It's forms. For twenty-five years of that
time was great sufferer from general debii;
Nv and heart disease. For fifteen years tried
TO quit, but couldn't I took various remedies
among others "No-To-Bac," THE Indian To
bacco I n ;idote." Double Chloride of Gold,
etc.. etc, but none on them DID me the least oil
Of good. Finally, however, purchased boz
Of YOUR "Baco-Curo and 1t has entirely cured
me OF the habit In all It's FORMS and have in.
creased thirty pounds In weight and am reliov-
ed from all the numerous aches and pains o
BODY and mind. could write quire OF paper
upon my changed feelings and condition 4,
Yours respectfully
p. II. MARBURY,
Pastor c. p, Church. Clayton, Ark
Sold by ell druggists a. 9 per boy tire tl.
boxes thirty days treatmenn, g. with iron
clad. written guarantee, or sent direct upon ne
aeipt OF price. Write for booklet and proofs
Eureka Chemical & Mfg. Co, La Crosse. Wis.
and boston. Mass. - oie-So
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. . y, ~

Par value of all shares 800 each.
month, afford the best means for small
at $50, bearing 6 per cent. interest, pa
six months on thirty days notice, anor
mortgages on improved real estate wo
to loan on long time and easy paymen
gates. Investigate. Write or call on
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05
Electric Rltterss

Electric Bitters Is a medicine suited for any
season, but Jerhaps more generalls needed
when the langnid khausted feeling prevails.
when the liver Is torpid and sluggish and the
need OF tonic and Alternative Is felt. A prsmpt
use OF this medicine has often averted long
and perhaps fatal Bilious fevers No medicine
will act more sarelrln eouHteFaeGinR and free
ing the system from the malarIal poison
Headache. fndihestfoa constipation dizziness
yield to Electric Bitters. SOC. and si00 per
bottle at Mcfarland 4 Co. s drug store
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05

Installment shares payable so cents per
monthly savings. Paid up shares sold
yable semi-annually, withdrawable after
d the best Investment. Secured by first
It'll double the amount loaned. Money
Is, secured by first class real estate mort
TATE l.. EARNEST, Secretary.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-05
GOLD Is SENT

Investors In the Dean Safe System Of specu.
lation reesiv6 semi=m0nthly dtvidens IN gold
Over 800 Per cent, per afnum made on invest
ments BY Z. 5. DEAN i Cos Bankers. IS Broad-
way, N, Y. Investors OF this firm distributed
all over the u. s. and Canada. f627-lSt)
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-10-03
Saturday, September rs, 1896.
For President,
WILL @Haa u. BRYAN.
For Vice President,
Arthur Sev0a11.
Free Coinage

To hear some of the Oddities
talking that the United States are
not able, in and of itself, to estab-
lish the Free Coinage, even of
American silver, making it on a par
with gold at a ratio of 16 to I, makes
one think that perhaps the United
States is not yet out of it's babyhood;
but yet, there is one strong fact in
existence, which should be borne in
mind-they once declared their in
dependence, and after all the years
of experience that have since passed,
if they cannot now strike out the
one evil root of serfdom and con-
tinue to be the United States of
America, Free and Independent,
then it has truly fallen into la
mentable condition in which serf-
dom bears sway and tyranny rules!
Up we brave men, WELD your
swords for freedom, and in the Ian
guage of Patrick Henry-"give us"
the free and unlimited coinage of
gold and silver, or 'give us death, I"
for if free coinage does not come,
woe, misery, and want will stalk
abroad through the land, as the
goldbugs keep tightening up the
chains which they are fast forging
around the people. to their utter
destruction!
NOW is the time to strike while
the iron is hot, as the saying goes,
and every legal voter be sure and
cast their votes for Bryan and Sc
wall, at the coming election, so as
to keep the Goldbugs from turning
up the winning card!
Please bear in mind that we
are neither a Democrat or a
Republican and it is not Democracy
we are fighting for, but for what we
consider will be for the best good of
the masses, and that is Free Coinage
--I6toI!
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-10-03

We are not much of protection
list, yet we believe that protection
would be fine thing if it was made
protection in the right way. If a
tariff is placed upon manufactures
and the manufacturer is allowed to
raise the price of his products &C
cordingly, yet does not raise the
price of his workhands, also, accord
ingly, so that they reap their proper
share of the aforesaid increase, then
we say protection is a CURSE, for it
only helps to make the rich man
richer and the poor man poorer! Let
the business men of all kinds, keep
strict account of their affairs, and
at the end of each 6 months or year,
see how much profit they have made.
Then lay away a certain per cent of
the net profits for contingent fund,
and the balance divide equally with
himself and employees, so that they
have an equal and just compensa-
ton: or, to put it in more plain Ian
guage, the proprietor and his ma
chinery count as SO many workhands,
which must be calculated according
to the value of the machinery, and
divide the profits accordingly. If
each employee are receiving their
share of the net profits above neces-
sary contingencies, they are receiv-
ing fair wage for their labor and
it gives them encouragement to
work better, for the more they earn
the more they get, and spirit of
of saving will take possession Of
them and they will not be wasteful.
More anon.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-10-03

N. Y. says: "It may be a pleasure
to you to know the high esteem in
which Chamberlain's medicines
are held by the people Of our own
state, where they must be best
known. An aunt of mine, who re-
sides at Dexter, Iowa, was about to
visit me a few years since, and be-
fore leaving home wrote me, ask
ing if they were sold here, stating
if they were not she would bring
a quantity with her, as she did not
like to be without them" The
medicines referred to are Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, famous
for it's cures of colds and Group;
Chamberlain's Pain Balm for
rheumatism, lame back, pains in
the side and chest, and Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy for bowel complaints.
These medicines have been in
constant use in Iowa for almost
quarter of a century. The people
have learned that they are articles
of great worth and merit, and
unequaled by any other. They
are for sale here by j. r. Michels.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-10-03

houses and merchandise Of various
kinds. If, besides, he borrows
more money and uses it for the
purpose, he will make a profit on
the transaction at the expense Of
the man from whom he borrows.
Under the reign Of silver at 16 to l
a farm or house or lot now worth
$4,000 will be worth 500, 900; a
bushel Of wheat now selling for so
cents will sell for ST, and sugar,
coffee, tea and similar articles will
advance in the same proportion
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-10-03
THINK OF THIS.

From the New York Sun.
The owenrs of real estate and of
tangible personal property will
neither lose nor gain by any alter
alton in the money standard.
hence,every one who has money at
his disposal can protect himself
against loss through froe silver by
converting his money into land
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-10-03
DISEASES OF THE SKHM.

The intense itching and smarting Incl.
dent to eczema, letter, salt-rheum, and other
diseases Of the skin is instantly allayed by
applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it. 1t is equally
efficient for itching piles and favorite rem
cay. for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill
blains, frost bites, and chronic sore eyes.
For sale by druggists at rs cents per box.
Try DIR. Cady's Condition Powders, they
are just what horse needs when in bad condi-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and yermiloge.
For sale by J. r. Michels.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-10-03

People h avin g relatives in
Chicago or vicinity, and would
like to have them visited by one of
our elders, or gain any information
from them, will do we'll to address
elder G. d. Fjeldsted, 465 Mil
waukee Avenue, Chicago, III.