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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-10

makes our business men feelcon- eratly better to see cotton being
 nled to town.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-10
Cady,s Condition pow,lera ar

eauy's Condition Powders, are < Mnat horse needs when in bad 4ason. Tonic. blood purifier and &lloge. They are not food hrs me and the best iI use to put a
 ln prime condition. Price 25 per package.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-10
HONNET DRY GOODS co.
LACES AND EMBROIDERIES..


  Embrodres which marked Wildering of all artistic embracing widths Hamburg edgings with match. The
 REMNANTS. Monday naugurate Remnant Sale, hundreds lengths dmites table to lOyds. rid of them and have them lead lives of usefulness.
  Reduced prices all $3. .OO Ox-bood oxfords, to $2.OO S2. 50 Oxfords, oxblood and black to $.75 $2OO Oxbood and black coin buIdog and needle to
 SIPS and Sl 75 Oxblood black Sl.lO
 THE H0NNET DRY GOODS COMPANY, 'GREHT RED STORE"
 A Iln no MAIN VTREET
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-10

Kid Mccoy has drawn the color line" and refuses to make a match with Joe Wolcott.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30
Work for Men who Want it.

The evidences that the "mills are
opened" multiply. On every hand is
the search for workmen going on, yet
the supply is unequal to the demand.
The mere departure of a few hundred
men for Alaska is by some of the un-
thinking ones credited with this short
age of labor, but this cuts no more
figure than did the fly on the cart
wheel. The fact is, in this coun try es-
pecially, every mill is being pushed to
its utmost capacity-limited in output
only by the ability to secure workmen.
The mining districts west of the Cas-
cades are swarming with men who are
developing into mines the promising
lodges, while the harvest fields of the
state demand the work of thousands
OF hands. Every day in Tacoma may
be seen business men from adjacent
cities looking for skilled labor which
cannot be had. Verify prosperity has
returned, and the Puget Sound country
is strictly in it, as early as anyone
Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30
Washington Wheat Growers Happy.

The destruction of much of the
Minnesota wheat crop, as told in the
dispatches, has set the wheat dealers
and rancbers of Washington talking
about wheat prospects, and with the
adage that it is an i'll wind which
blows no good to some one in their
minds, confidence is strengthened in
the advancing prosperity of Wash
ington, where the wheat crop promis-
es to double up on its yield Of 1896.
One year ago the wheat crop OF
Washington aggregated between eight
and ten millions of bushels, and this
years visible supply will not fall short
of eighteen millions, and possibly will
reach as high as twenty million BUSH
els.
The wheat crop of Oregon for this
year as we'll as last is estimeted at
about the same figures, and while nei-
Their state will have "wheat 10 burn,'
both will have more than is necessary
for home consumption, and the mar
kets of the Orient will but add to the
value of the crop, made more in de-
mand in the East by the vast destruc
ton of wheat in the Middle West by
storm and food.-Seattle Times.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30
1897,
1896.

June shipments OF red cedar shingles
from the state of Washington were the
largest in the history of this country,
aggregating 1874 cars, or 3l5,S4O,OOO
shingles. June of 1896, which was the
banner month of last year, there were
l649 cars shipped, or 263, $40. 600
shingles.
The total shipments of shingles
from Washington for the first six
months of this year were $3.50 cars as
against 1857 in same period Of 1896.
At same ratio the total shipments for
1897 will undoubtedly exceed two bill
lion five hundred millions.
In the shipments of lumber from
Washington June was only exceeded
by one month in the history of the
lumber industry in this country, that
having been March 1893, when $40
cars were shipped. The past month
aggregated SIS cars or 1000, 600 feet
and in reality is the banner month, in
amount of lumber going out of the
state, as in 1893 large part of the
shipments we're to Eastern Washing
ton.-W. G. Lumberman.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30
Cargo Shipments.

The cargo shipments in June show
a great slump" in the foreign trade,
having been fraction below 10000
600 feet, and less than half the amount
OF the shipments for May. This was
unexpected, as the earlier months of
the year promised a large foreign de-
mand in 1897. In comparison, how
ever, the first half of the year in foreign
cargo trade of 1897 shows total of
81 1864, OLA feet of lumber as against
81 ,4O1 1896 in 1896. The table is given
below.
The coastwise trade in June was
slightly better than in previous months
OF this year, having been 1915, 2SO
feet of lumber and 3,7O1 $50 lath.
Cargo shipments from Washing ton
in the first six months of 1897 and
1896:
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30

Additional Locals.

John D. Riley was taken i'll at Seat
tie last week and is staying at the
Hospital for rest, but is expected
home in day or two.
HOOPS Fills are the favorite family
cathartic and liver medicine. Price
25c.
The Alaska fever is taking lot of
stalwart loggers out of the county,
and it is probable that wages in all
directions will soon improve, as there
are few good men idle at present.
New lot of Dress Goods at Hunter &
Eaton's. Call and see them.
Frank Chester left Monday morn
ing on his return to Alaska, taking
with him two pack horses. He came
down from Alaska last spring and his
partner wants him to hurry back.
HEALTH MEANS a perfect condition
of the whole system. Pure blood is es-
sential to perfect health. Hoods Sar-
saparilla makes pure blood and thus
gives health and happiness.
Have tried others, but like Ayers
best" is the statement made over and
over again by those who testify to the
benefit derived from the use of Ayers
Sarsaparilla. Disease never had a
greater enemy than this powerful
blood purifier. It makes the weak
strong.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30

SENATOR TURNER voted against the
tariff bill and the esteemed Post-In-
telligencer expresses its disappoint-
ment and disgust in. vigorous Ian
guage. Our contemporary has here
tofore complimented Turner by referr-
ing to him as "broad minded man
who would reflect credit upon himself
and the state, and would do his duty
conscientiously and fearlessly." 1t
may have believed this sincerely, but
we do not think it ever had good rea-
sons for its faith. George Turner has
never been anything but an officeseek-
er since he came to the state. He has
never been attached to any principles,
and has always been actuated by self
ishness. He owes his seat in the sem
ate to bribery and corruption. He
bought the votes of reformers in the
legislature and paid for them with
British gold from his British gold
mine. On the face If things we do
not see how the Post-Intelligencer, OF
any OF his former friends, could have
expected him in the vote on the tar
if bill to live up to the declarations
he made only a few months ago that
he believed in protective tariff. He
did not believe in protection. He has
never believed in anything but him
self.-Chehalis Nugget.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30

y E are living over the days of '49
when he world went wild over the
rich gold finds in California. And If
there has not been some startling w.
ing done all other gold finds in histo-
ry pass into insignificance when com
pared to the fabulous wealth Of tho
Klondv Ike. Private lettesr not intend
cd Tor the eyes of the public reveal the
true sardness of the situation Tho
riches pictured in Arabian Nights,
tales are not more wonderful than tho
realism of those actually existino IN
the frozen regions of the far north
The whole world will enthuse and So
attic will before many moons be filed
with treasure hunters from the fonr
corners of the earth. Thee will ho
thousands returning with nuggets suf-
ficient to last them and will naLo
their future homes in King County
and Puget Sound.-White River
Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30
Alaska and The Price Of Gold.

The New York Journal thinks it
strange that the price of gold should
not decline with the discoveries of gold
in Alaska. Gold fluctuates, hough
the fluctuations are slight and have
never been serious to affect the value
o. the gold in the coined money of
this and other nations. But it may be
enough to have that effect. Gold is
not superior to the laws of supply and
demand. It is affected by them ex-
actly as silver is, but not to the same
extent for the reason that gold is
more valuable, intrinsically, and by
the customs and laws of nations. The
laws of supply and demand are applica-
BILE but they are of little or no effect
on gold because the supply has never
yet seriously exceeded the dem and.
If the time ever comes when the sup
ply does exceed the demand, gold will
60 down ana our monetary system
will be deranged. All that we can
claim for gold is that such condition
of things is not likely to happen, tina
it is less likely to happen with regard
to gold than any other precious mate
rails available for money. There is
nothing strange in this matter, nor is
it hard to understand That the uses
of gold, which are largely arti fetal,
have an effect on it's value is doubtless
true. So have they an effect on the
value of silver. They are more on the
latter than on the former, that is the
only difference as we see it.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30

The French socialist, NJ. Jaures, has
originated a new right, bran new
right. 1t is called the right to credit;
that is, the inalienable right to. buy
"on time," and to do business on
promise to pay at some future time.
This M. Jaures, we believe, was the
originator of socialistic glass works.
It was to he run for the masses in
stead of the classes. Recently-.the
concern went to pieces. The founder
says it is all due to the fact that they
could not get more credit. They were
compelled to get their raw materials
somewhere. 81, Chose who had the raw
materials to sell considered it unsafe
to give more credit and so the thing
fell to pieces. Now comes M. J.'ures
and SAYS that the socialists must en-
roll the right to credit among the 9TH
er rights to be striven for. And why
not? There is just as muchjustice In
demanding that right as in demand
ing any of the other which socialists
have talked about. It can readily be
seen that with the right of credit en-
forced we can always have an alum
dance. A tramp can 90 into store,
with the right of credit, and compel
the store keeper to give of his best.
1t is strange that the agitators have
not thought OF this! What rallying
cry it might be at any time for hum
cry hordes, hungry for Offices! The
right to credit! That is the latest
and the brightest of all socialistic
ideas. How will it affect the farmer?
Why, every tramp armed with the
right to credit can compel The farmer
to sell him whatever he wants on the
promise of payment sometime in the
future.-Iowa State Register.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30
A Republic OF Widows.

Eugene V. Debs is not enjoying a mo-
nopoiy OF the business of promoting
Utopian comm onwealths. His Soci-
al democracy has picturesque rival
IN proposed republic of widows, fol-
the foundation of which Mrs. Hattie
N. Bemis, of Arabia, Neb., is reported
to have offered a large tract OF land in
the northwestern part of that state.
AS Dcos intends to shut out all CAPT
talists, so Mrs Bemis intends to shut
out all men from her cooperative agri-
cultural community. Any member OF
the colony who shall marry, or even
h.e male help, will forfeit her citizen
ship Philadelphia Record.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30
REIMBURSEMENT for Sale

A REIMBURSEMENT of 100 acres OF
land close in, can be bought cheap,
owing to the poor health of the owner.
There are four or five acres cleared
and in crops, young orchard beginning
to bear and lots Of small fruits, good
h'use and other outbuildings, a COW,
horse, wagon and harness, and all
farm implements, household goods
and lao chickens, and everything goes
Tor $oOO.OO, If taken Immediately.
They cost twice that to say nothing of
the land, and lots of hard work in
clearing and improving the place.
For further particulars enquire at this
Office.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30

Aberdeen, not to be outdone by the
C1ondyke excitement, has a mining
country of her own. John Landers,
resident of this city, formerly a Colo
RADIO SINNER, returned recently from
the Olympics with sack of specimens
that have been assayed and found to
run $3.50 to the ton in gold. Several
parties have left the foothills, aud a
company is being organized by N. w.
Bush, of this city. to thoroughly pros
pect the section where the samples
were found. Colors have been found
in every stream from the mountains,
but very little prospect ing has been
done, as the country is very inaccessi-
Bile, and the foothills are covered with
moss and underground that makes it
very difficult to do anything.
The prospects so far are of thin
veins, in an iron Gaping, somewhat
similar to that reported in the Ross
land district.-Vidette.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30

The tariff on lead, while proving q
hardshi p on the smelters that have
been using Canadian ores. win have
the result Of reopening many lead
propositions in this country that for
some time have been unworked, nota-
bly, the rich lead producers Of the
Occur dAlene district Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30
Scrofu|a Swelling
on the Neck and Great Weakness
Caused by Impure Biocd-Was
coretaut;y Growing Worse.

Constantly Growing Worse.
"When ny son was years old he was
in very rcor health and VIC could get
rothing &c r=:ie-e him. st the age OF z
yca-s lie 5ega 10 complain OF soreness on
bsth SIDES ll:s neck and soon Jumps be-
cep l., "a ;,er on Sao eide and greM.to,
hall 70 si.oef an egg. va then became
r.o7o unoa:y I 5e1-e5 % doctor hin. for
&C. 1fala. IIc gradually grew worse, how
ever, until a: the age Of twelve years we
ha5 lost sill hope of his recovery. He be-
cars 50 weak he could sit up but few
minutes aa z time. Ny vile saw Hoods
Sa-saparii!a recommended as great blood
purifier and we sent and got bottle. We
began giving our boy the medicine ac-
cording 20 directions and it was not long
before We saw he was improving. He
continued taking it until he was in very
good health. He is now Ii years old and
is well. We recommend Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla for all troubles caused by impure
blood" S. M. SILVER, Grouse, Oregon.
Hoods Sarsaparlla is sold by all druggists.
Al: six for S.. Get only Hoods.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30

Two hundred Eastern Lumbermen
are now on the Sound inspecting onr
Dig mills and trees and getting ac-
quainted with our lamber prodnct
which means increased business from
them.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30
The SkSllOmish Valley.

The farmers in the Skokomish Val
ley have about gathered in their hay
crop. There are several splendid
farms along the river and the produce
looks fine. The Hunter Brothers who
have the Latham place and are also
cutting the hay on several other clear
ings along the river, and the En1mott
boys on the Wilson place are just stow
ing away the last Of their hay crop
and have we'll filed barns. Pat Vance
has fine crop of oats which he and
Mrs. Vance show to the passers-by
with pride. Andrew Robinson has a
fine little place, with thrifty lot of
vegetables and garden truck. Prof.
Collins, who is teaching school, is liv
ing there with Mrs. Collins and their
new baby.
Jesse Kirkland has place near by
and Aaron Kirkland's is the last place
up the valley. Considering the hard
ships of opening up home and the
bugbear Of the hill, the Skokomish
farmers have ali made good showing.
The Valley is one of the best in the
county, and when in the future, it's
large body Of good land is generally
cleared and under cultivation, the Sko-
komish valley will be the garden spot
of Western Washington, and a valu-
able adjunct to the welfare and pros
perity Of Mason County's future.
Here's luck to the boys who leave
Shelton for the Yukon gold fields.
For many reasons the JOURNAL can't
go with them, but our delegation is
composed Of strong, earnest and honest
young men, wiling to work and able
to bear the hardsllips of the trip, and
they are made of the stuff that wins.
We hope they will stick together, it
will pay best in the end,-a bundle of
sticks cannot easily be broken. AS
for the JOURNAL and those who are
left behind, we are content to plod
along making wealth by the slower
process, knowing that good times are
returning very fast and prosperity is
almost with lis again. No one can
overlook the improved business pros
poets and we assert that 1898 will be
the liveliest for fifteen years, except
ing of course, the boom days.
@roRrA
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30
some BARGAINS 3 3 :
4 Splendid Chance!

We are now going carefully over our entire
suck and read listing prices Every article that
will stand a cut in price is being remarked
Our Shoe Clothing and Furnishing Depart
ments offer some Special Bargains
We are now receiving an entirely new stock of
1t IS an established fact that we are among the
closest Wholesale Buyers in the State,
ana on account OF our large sales need
only SMALL PROFITS
J. D RILEY MANAGER
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-30
Shipments BY Rail.

S1,364,O14
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-02
Private sccretaryship Is No Snap.

Whoever succeeds me will have his
hands full" said Private Secretary
Thurber the other morning. 81 have no
idea who il will be, but no matter. he
Will have TO be hustler to find himself
equal TO tho emergency. 1t is an errone.
GUS belief that the position Of private
secretary to a president is u snap. The
very reverse is tho fact. You have no
idea how much trouble and annoyance
have here. Representatives, senator's,
office seekers and officials in the depart
ments. all wanting TO see the president
at one and the same time. 1t takes di-
plomacy, l tell you, to run this office
The private secretary to a president of
the United States is an anvil, on which
40, 600, 600 CT people are continually
pounding"
Secretary Thurber was asked what he
has in view after the close of his official
career.
III go pack to the law" he replied.
MY post with the firm Of Don NJ.
Dickinson Of Detroit has been held open
for me, and when leave here on March
a next i will resume business at the old
stand. New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-02

New York, Feb. 2.-County Physician
.ohNerse or Hoboken has ordered a
Jury "i inquest to look into the cases
oi mrS' Richard Schroeder and her
Ialhlly OF iNe children. who were suffo.
Gated IN the fire which destroyed the
tnree-story structure ct 40 Newark
street sunday. Lack OF diligence on
the part OF the hremen Is charged. in
asmuch as the family perlshed I'm n
room only 20 feet from the ground
Oh ono OF the main streets OF the town.
IL Is also said that the victims could
not have sufocatcd when the aremen
reached tho building. a. the flames had
gained but little headway. Should the
evidence before the coroners fury
warrant. the case viii probably be taken
TO the grand jury.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-02

] was favorably impressed with the
home life Of America, because in all
essential features it resembles the life
in our English homes. The great diff.
Guilty is, Of course, with servants, and
persons Of moderate income find it i'm
possible to have their households thor
oughly equipped in this respect The
richest classes aim at close imitation
of English country houee life. Every
visitor to America would agree that il
is an expensive country. Prices are
higher than we arc accustomed to, ex-
ccpt, perhaps, in The case of food
doubt whether the large salaries paid
in the States really represent larger
income than our own rates of payment.
For u public man living in New York
G3. 600 a year would not go further, ]
imagine, than 81, 600 or G1, 600 in this
country. Interview in British Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-02

During the last two years the New York
Mail and Express hiss published in its
Saturday issues series OF weekly arti-
cles regarding the families and descend
ants OF the siRners OF the Nayfower Com
pac', making valuable personal history
and genealogical records Of some of the
foremost families OF the United States.
rEey ara written by an eminent authority
on such matters and have attracted wide
spread public Interest. Naturally the
greatest interest Is eyinced by the Nsw
England families. The demand for bsck
numbers Of the papers containing these
articles has been so large that they are
now to lie repiinlei In pamphlet form.
The first part, which ends with Stephep
Hopkins. fourteenth signer, is now ready.
The other parts will contain. in addition
to the articles on the other signer.. all
the history that can be collected i'm !hs
interim. The whole makes the most COM
plete genealogical record ever published
OF these prominent American families.
Part comes to hand tastsfully bound
end constaining the history of the first
fourteen sigrers and a sketch covering
their descendants. There were Al signers TO
the famous Maytiowcr Compact ana their
names and the text of that document are
printed with this initial part. Annie
Arnoux Hsxtun is the author and COM
piIer.