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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-19
Peas as an Orchard CrOp.

While it does not generally pay to
cultivate and crop orchards after they
get into bearing, an exception may
well be made says the American Gull
tivator, for the pea crop, which adds
fertility to the soil rather than de.
creases it. The benefit to the land
will be all the greater if the pigs are
turned in to harvest the peas. 1t is
also probably as profitable a way as
can be found of disposing of orchard
grown pea, which are not generally
very we'll filled with grain. The psas
ripen just at the time when tho hSss
are needed in the orchard to devour
fallen fruit. There is no better feed
for young growing pigs than peas
gathered by themselves. If the pigs
are left without rings in their noses
the surface soil will be mellOwed a.
we'll as enriched thus preparing it for
winter and for another pea crop tho
following year. With peas to furnish
nitrogen and potash and phosphate
to supply universal fertility, orchards
may be kept thrifty without using any
stable manure. This is the only way
in which very large orchards can be
cheaply kept in good condition. Al
most all orchards are too large for
farmers to proftably manage. To en-
able them to cheaply provide nitrogen.
Gus fertility is difficult task, as clover
requires two years to grow and while
growing it unduly checks the growth
of trees as the pea crop will not.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-19


A specimen of goldbearing ore was
shown here yesterday that settles all
doubts about there being paying gold
ore in the Olympic foothills, says the
Port Townsend Leader. The sample
shown is positively known to have
come from the Olympics, and it is
positively known that it came from
large and we'll defined ledge. The ore
is heavy oxide of copper, carrying
god. Samples have been sent to Sc
attic for assay, and that good report
will come from it is not to be doubted. !.
It is natural that locators of mineral
deposits desire to keep location from
the public, and have an aversion to
giving publicity to any facts connected
with the supposed value of the same.
That is the reason the Ledger cannot
say where the late find is located, more
than that it is in the Olympic foothills,
not a great many miles from Port
Townsend.
The Ledger has no disposition to
create fictitious mining boom. What
it has published and will continue to
publish is legitimate infor ormation rela-
tive to the development of the Olym-
pic peninsula as mineral bearing dis
trict. It will aim to publish facts
about discoveries of mineral bearing
rock as they occur, and not to print
as facts mere rumors which may be
passed from mouth to mouth. The
Olympics are on the eve of great min
ing development, and legitimate ef-
forts of prospectors to interest capital
lists in their discoveries will find In the
Ledger ready ally,
The rock shown yesterday is really
the best prospect yet brought in from
the Olympics and it will be an incen-
tive to lead miners to go to the hills
at home this summer rather than TO
chase the tickle goddess so far away.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-19
Jerry On Interest And Taxes.

Even Jerry Simpson has been favor.
ed with a return of reason. He talked
it plainly in Topeka. He sees that
the Populists have been on the wrong
scent. They have tried to reduce the
rates OF interest by beginning at the
wrong end, that is by soaring the lem
ders away instead OF inviting them,
and by making their investments inse-
cure rather than secure. So Mr..
Simpson said bluntly: "I am here to
prevent the passage of foolish laws, if
| can." He said that interest laws af-
feet the borrower more than the lend
er. The lender simply stays away and
the borrower is placed at the mercy of
a few. The fact that Mr.. Simpson
has returned to reason on these ques-
tions may be taken as an evidence of
tide setting in that direction. The
departure from reason has cost Kan
sas great deal.
But Mr.. Simpson went still further,
further than some in sensible Iowa
would dare 60. He said: "Another
thing that am opposed to is this law
to list notes and other evidences of in
debtedness for taxation" That is one
OF the things We hear a great deal
about in Iowa. Mr.. Simpson said: +:
"It will make double taxation for the
borrower" He reasoned it out this
way: He borrows money at the bank.
The bank is taxed on the note,
which is an evidence of indebtedness.
The next time the bank charges
more interest and the borrower pays
double taxes, the tax direct on his
farm Or cattle and the tax in the form
OF interest. He thinks that man
who has to borrow should not be tax
| ed twice. Keep the rate of interest
down by law? That is easier said than
done. Men will not lend where they
do not see security and reasonable
profit. Passing usury law of stringent
proportions thinks Mr.. Simpson now,
would simply drive capital away and
when money lenders are few the rates
of interest by some hook or crook will
go up. Jerry Simpsons recovery
seems to us an important fact in mod
ern politics.-Iowa State Register.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-19
Dangers Of the Grip.


The greatest danger from La Grippe
is of its resulting in pneumonia. II
reasonable care is used, however, and
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy taken,
all danger will be avoided. Among
the ten of thousands. who have used
this remedy for la grippe, we have to
learn of single case having resulted
in pneumonia, which shows conclu.
sively that his remedy is . certain
preventive of that dread disease. It
will effect a permanent cure in Len
time than any other treatment.
The 25 and so cent size for sa1o ~
Cn1nUn tier.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-19
Northwestern

THE Northwestern Lumberman
strikes at the root of the evil when it
condemns the use of two much credit
AS it says, cit has been the prevailing
opinion in this country that the man
who could secure the most credit, and
thus use the most of other peoples
money, was the man who had the best
chance for success" But this course
usually ends in ruin, and aggravates
the evils of, if not causes panics. The
Lumberman contends for man doing
business on his own capital, though
he must content himself with q small
business. and in no case to accept
more credit than the amount of his
capital. The position of the Lumber
man is sound. and the American peo-
ple must come to it.-Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-19

One OF the greatest consignments
of furs and skins ever brought from
Alaska was inspected by fur buyers
today in vacant room on Columbia
street, says the Seattle Times. Alaska
is by no means tame country, judg-
ing by the amount and variety of furs
and skins on exhibition today. There
were so big bear robes, over a ton of
deer skins, large amount of hair seal
scores of mink skins, sea otter, beav-
ers, martens, wolf skins and land ot-
ters, besides few other species of
northern animals. The furs and
skins are the trophies mostly of In
dian hunters and trappers and include
the purchase of broker in furs extern
ding over considerable period. The
country whence they came in the
coast line in the southeastern part Of
the territory and the streams and
mountains adjacent to the coast.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-19

An Immense Mineral Belt.

A Leader representative has had a
talk with man who, better than any
one else, knows the geological forma-
ton on this side of the Olympic range,
from Mason county to the Strait, saws
the Port Townsend Leader.
There is big mineral belt running
through this side of the range, from
Lake Cushman in Mason county, to
the Little Quilcene, in jefferson coun-
ty, some sixty miles in length. This
belt is composed of copper, gold, sill
yer, nickel and other metals. From
the Little Quilcene to the Straits of
Juan de Fuca the country is under
laid with coal, with here and there an
occasional deposit of precious metals.
Thus the Big Quilcene and Doeewal-
lups rivers cut through the center of
the mineral belt, which accounts for
the rich float of copper and gold
quartz found along those water cours-
eS.
The country is hard one to pros
pect, owing to the heavy timber, al
most impenetrable underground, and
the deep canyons, which run back on
either side of the streams. On the
other hand, the climate is most favor
able to mining. it being warm and the
ground never freezes. Prospectors are
able no work the year round, although
during short portion of the winter
the upper mountains have a heavy
snowfall. From April to December
the weather is unusually fine for pros
pecting. The country abounds in
game-such as deer, elk, grouse and
black bear.
The best trails into the mountains
are up the Big and Little Quilcene
rivers. Quilcene is the usual point
for starting into the hills. Prospect
ors from the other side of the Sound
should come direct to Port Townsend,
and from here go by rail or county
road to the points where the trails to
the mountains begie.
Many local prospectors will go into
the hills this season. 1t will be at
least month yet before it will be
pleasant work, as during March con-
siderable snow falls in the mountains
at the elevation at which the best de-
posits of gold are supposed to exist.
Several combinations are being form
ed among local capitalists to send ex-
perienced men out to make locations,
and there is growing demand for mi
ners who have had experience fitting
them for such work.
Taken all in all, most encouraging
reports are coming in from the few
prospectors now in the hills, and min
ing continues the leading topic of con-
versatiOn on the streets.
The following special is evidence
that the people in the southern end OF
the county are awake to their inter
ests: "The settlers are quietly stalking
out mineral claims ON the line OF Iron
dyke. Some more good specimens OF
rock have been struck that encour-
ages the prospector."
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-19
THERE is an encouraging outlook

THERE is an encouraging outlook
for foreign lumber traffic the current
season, according to reports from Port
Townsend. The large surplus of
tonnage headed for Puget Sound,
suitable for lumber carrying has pro-
duced decentralization in prospective
freight rates, which is being taken
advantage of by foreign buyers in
placing large orders for Washington
timber. For years the colonial, west
coast and European importers, owing
to overstock morkets, ceased to pur-
chase our lumber, but within the last
few months many large orders have
been received at the mills fully indi-
eating prosperous yearin the lumber
business. The demands from China
and Japan are increasing in healthy
manner.-West Coast Trade.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-19

After having been confined to the
house for eleven days and paying $55
in doctor bills without benefit, Mr..
Frank Dolson Of Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich, was cured by one bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm costing %
cents and has not since been troubled
with that complaint. For sale by
Gibson & Ke1ly.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-19
Society Cards.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. F. o. LAMOREUX, PASTOR
Preaching services every Sunday at II, a. m.
and 7:So D. IA. Sunday school at 10 p, m. b.
Y. P. U. At $50 p. m. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at O'Clock followed by e. e.
c. class All are made welcome at these services.
Corner Fifth and Gotta SITS.
Evening journal., 1897-02-13
nntter and 80 as alealeIne.

One of The favoritc remedies Of ply
sicians is cod liver oil, and why is cae
Of the mysteries eff the world of modl'
cine, when all there IS about it is an oil
or fatty substance is wanted that Is
easily digested ANA quite as easily as
simulated, nsh oil being appropriated
with a small outlay of digestive power.
Why cod liver oil, product of the dc
composition of fish refuse, should evel
have been chancod upon when butter
and cream arc natures supply and at
once the most readily ohtainable is IN
oxnlainablc. Whilo any one can take
cream or batter the consuming Of fish
oil requires the fortitude Of saint and
the heroism of martyr, and, as we
know, the oil does not agree with many
and is hard of digestion in others. Now,
it has been demonstrated that fresh, I'M
salled butter is rather more digCstiblc
than oil and is pleasant TO take, on
thinly cut slices of bread, and as high
as four ounces q day Cf this butter can
be eaten with impunity by even deli
cate persons, and cream can be taken to
the full desire of the patient WherC
one is recovering from prosirating sick
ness and tie body needs nourishmeni
this fresh butter, it is now asserted, hai
no equal in building up the wasted tis
sues Of the body, and as a stimulan
very hot, fresh milk is without a rival
outside Of tho uso Of alcohol, vhicl
! last is better left alone, vixen possible
Growing CHI ldron may be greatly bene
fted by indulging in generous amount
Of butter, though it may seem expen
s.ye. bus it may prove tine cheapest d
the end Either of these remedies ca
be taken without n Doctors prescrir
ton and is outside Of the kill or cure
warrant. -Practcal Farmer
Evening journal., 1897-02-13
ORIGIN OF "REsTAuRANT."
An Interesting Pathological Fact From
France.

An interesting Pathological Tact From
France.
The French author, Maurice Cabs, re-
Gently publiahcd in La Republique
Franchise an essay about the restaurants
and eating houses Of Paris. relating
many interesting details. His story OF
how the term restaurant was first
used is we'll worth repeating Tor q long
ume inns and eating houses IN France
we're only intended for the benefit OF
travelling people, for the people took
their meals at home, and restaurants
were unknown The first enterprise of
the kind was founded in Paris in l765.
A citizen by the name Of Boulanger
opened in the Rue des Poulies an eating
house where soup, meat, fowl and eggs
were served. A chronicler relates that
meals were served there on small, round,
marble tables and everything was scru-
pulously cleais
Over the entry to this first eating
house the proprietor had hung q sign
upon which were the Latin words, 'Ve-
mite ad me omnes quse stomachO labora-
It's, ct ego restaurabo vos" Come unto
me all ye whose stomachs need attention,
and 1 viii restore them) This is par
ody on the well known Biblical quota
| ton, Come unto me all yo who labor
and areheavy laden, and Twill give you
rest, only in place Of labor and heavy
/ laden he said, whose stcmachs need at
tcntion. " The word 'rcstaurabo, " iron
the Latin "rcstaurare" (restore or re
fresh), was the main characteristic OF th'
new establishment and gave it its name
BoulanCer anassed q large fortune, toi
his enterprise proved eminently success
ful, lat he was soon initiated, some o
his imitators becoming more famou
than he, like BoTel, at whose place l2'
years ago meals could be had Tor l5'
francs $500 per cover.
Evening journal., 1897-02-13

ter investigation he decided that both
were perfectly solvent. Two temporary
recei yers had been appointed by an
ether Judge.
So careful was Judge Payne in max
ing his Investigations that he felt JUS
titled in saying this: There seems to
be in this city an organized effort to
destroy building associations to get re-
ceiverships for building associations,
and having got them to have the assets
of the association sold purchased by
the directors and a fortune made by
the people who grow fat upon the saw
inas OF the door, II has come 10 me
that bills will be fled in the name OF
some unsuspecting stOckholder, who
will ask for a receiver against a per-
fectly solvent association; other bills
will follow. and such a clamor will re-
suit that the stockholders will con-
clude that the association must be in
solvent and they will fly to the very
people who are endeayOring to destroy
them
Judge Payne appointed three men to
serve as q board Of directors without
compensation, preforring not TO fall
into the trap of naming receivers His
charge is. a sensational one. Ii con-
Germs not only Chicago, but the entire
country. for the big national associa-
tiOns have their agents scattered
throughout the country, and are col
Letting money in the form OF payments
on stock every month from mechanics
and men on small salaries. The local
associations, of course, have not large
general chentage, but are managed by
men known to all the stockholders
/ If Judge Payne is correct in his con-
clusions, there should be a prompt and
searching investigation, and the mer
who are trying to wreck loan associa.
tions for the purpose of feathering theil
own nests at the expense of the people
should be exposed and punished as the
arrant swindlers they are. The laws are
supposed to be framed in most of the
states carefully enough to protect tho
interests of depositors and they should
be enforced strictly. The people whG
deposit their savings in banks and loaI
associations must be protected from
swindleTs.-Ha Hartford Post.
Evening journal., 1897-02-13
ME BACHELORs' BALL.

The bachelors bail, given in the
New-Century Club building last night,
was an exceptionally pleasant and sue
cessful society event. Dancing began
comparatively early and was continued
until late hour. Music was furished
by a Philadelphia orchestra. During
the evening a recherche luncheon was
served
The patronesses were Mrs. Eugene
DUPONT, Mrs. Samuel Bancroft, Jr.,
Miss Alfred S. Elliott, Miss Anna T.
Candy and Mrs. Horace w. Cause.
Those having the dance in charge were
J. Rodney Cause Henry M. Candy and
Rogers Wilson.
Among the dancers were: Miss Louise
DUPONT, Miss Aimee DUPONT, Miss Lily
Bancroft, Miss Natalie II. Wilson, Miss
Elsie Swift Miss Mary Swift, Miss
Frances Swift, Miss Marie Morse. Miss
Carrie Bush. Miss Julia Dupont, Miss
Irene Dupont, Miss McIlvaine, Miss
Campbell, Miss Wier, Miss Jessie El-
liott, Miss Cause, Miss Candy. Miss
Marguerite Cause, Miss Edith Bring
hurst. Miss Alice Lea Miss Mary Candy,
Miss Elizabeth Bringhurst, Miss Agnes
Richardson, Miss Sparks Miss Ethel
Candy, Miss Bradford. the Misses
Hidths MISS MAI iiuA fNnOMltns NtAiA lfh-
Pont, William G. Spruance, Jr., Harlan
G. Scott, c. Lee McIvainc, Pierre Du-
Pont G. l.. Ward. Samuel Middleton,
Joseph Richardson, Charles Warner
Smith, Harold Canning. James W. Pom
der. James Emmett, John p. Nields
John Bird, Leroy Harvey, J. C. Sloane
Harry r. Bringhurst, Jr.. Mr.. AleXan-
der. Alexis Sellers. }. r. Cause, Arthur
| Spruance Henry NJ. Candy, }. Chester
| Gibson. Henderson Wier. r. r. Coch-
ran, Ir.. Thomas G. Frame. of Dover;
Mr. ana Mrs W. Marriott Candy, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Bancroft, Jr, Mr.. ant
Mrs Eugene DUPONT, Mr.. and Mrs
Horace w. Cause, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
p. Scott, Mr. and Mrs Willard Hal
Porter Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred S. Elliott
Mr. and Mrs. OthO Nowland and man,
/ others
Evening journal., 1897-02-13
HE HAD 4 CLOSE CALL.
major ceueral Miles Thrilling Encounters
gyifh Lame Deer.

G.itii Lame Deer.
Probably the closest call General
Miles ever had in al his experience as
an Indian fighter was that in his en-
counter with Lamo Deer. \ was IN
1877, when he was still q colonel dur
inc his campaign against the Sioux and
other hostile tribes in the northwest
Lame Deer and his outlaws had been
making trouble in Dakota, and Colonel
Miles raided their village. He tells the
rest of the story in his personal rocollec-
tions thus:
"In the surprise and excitement of
The wild onset of the charge a group Of
warriors was forced away from the rest.
Before making the attack had ordered
our Siouxjand Cheyenne Indians TO call
out to the Lame Deer Indians that ii
they threw down their arms and sur
rcudcred we would spare their lives. As
we galOped up TO this group Of warriors
tney appprjntiy recognized the purpoIt
of the demand and dropped their arms
on the ground Ina order to assure them
Of our good viii / called out, How
how-kola' (meaning friend), and ex-
tended hnv hand to the chief, Lame Deer,
which he grasped, and in Il few seconds
more I would have secured him and the
others, as, although he was Wild and
trembling with excitement, Iay adJu-
tant, George V. Baird, was doing tho
same with the head warrior, Iron Star.
Unfortunately just at that time one
Of our white scouts rode up and joined
the group Of officers and soldiers with
me. Ho had more enthusiasm than dis
c-ction and, 1 presume, desired to insure
my safety, as he drew up his rifle and
covered the Indian with it. Lame Dcel
saw this AID evidently thought the
young scout was going to shoot him.
know Of no other motive for his subse
quont act than the belief that he was t.
be killed whether he surrendered or not
AS quick as thought, with one des
peratc, powerful effort, he wrenched bi
hand from mine, although / tried t,
hold it, and grasped his rifle from thu
{ around, ran backward few steps, rails
ed bis rifle to his eye and fired Seeing
his determined face, his set jaw, wil'
eye and the open muzzle Of his rifle,
realized my danger and instantly Wilrl
ed my horse from him. and in tlis quicl
movement the horse slightly settled bacl
upon his haunches. at that moment tn
rifle flashed within ten feet of me, tn
bullet whizzcd past my breast, leavin
me unharmed, but unfortunately killing
O brave soldier near my side.
Naturally the whole scattered ban
Of Indians was instantly wiped out by
clcso and deadly fire from the soldiers
The incident is typical Of the whpl
series Of Indian campaigns in whic
General Niles figured IN the last quartz
of a century. The desire to treat th
redskins as fellow men, constant
/ thwarted by the natural suspicious c
the savages themselves, is apparent g
through tho book.
Evening journal., 1897-02-13
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY - 1897
AGAINST oUTLAwED TRACKS.

AGAINST OUTLAW NJ iNAoN''
If becomes more apparent every day
that the people of Cecil county are de-
termined to drive out the race track
men. We congratulate them upon their
spirit of wisdom and self-respect. The
agitation against the system now do
ing such great harm to the community
began with the clergy, and for a time
all organized effort was confined to the
pulpit. but now that the business men
have become thoroughly aroused to the
necessity for decided action against
the outlawed tracks and have organ
lied for the purpose of putting a stop
to the crooked operations of the out
lawed tracks, it will be only a matter
Of time before the race track men must
seek new fields.
It has already been intimated that
they will endeavor to locate in Della
ware. Our people do not want them,
and will not have them. They are
harmful to a community, and it is esti-
mated that although they are now
nearly twenty miles from this city, our
citizens make a weekly contribution Of
from $4,000 to $4,000 to the golfers Of
the book-makers and stablemen, who
are in colusion most Of the time to
fleece the public.
They may endeavor to get through
the General Assembly Of our state a
bill repeating the present anti-pool
selling law so carefully drafted by
Deputy Attomey-General Branch II.
Giles two years ago, but no member
could vote for such a repeater, or any
other race track legislation without
making himself the subject Of public
suspicion and inquiry. New Jersey and
Maryland have had a bitter experience
with these race tracks, and Delaware
should heed the lesson they hay'
learned.