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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-23
FOSSIL MEAL.
New German Product Which Has Many
Uses

a New German Product Which Has Many
Uses.
A new product, called fossil meal, is
being introduced from Germany for pre-
venting the loss of heat from radiation
which takes place to so large an extent
from the uncovered surfaces of boilers.
steam pipes, cylinders, and steam plant
generally. It consists of ihfusorlal
arth, obtained from certain mines in
anover, combined with other sub
Stances to secure greater strength and
eohesiveness. This infusorial earth is
composed of millions of minute organ
sms, whose hollow form gives to the
fossil meal its high porosity, and con-
sequently its non-conducting power.
The use of this material, however, is
not confined to the manufacture of non
conducting composition for steam pipes
and engine and boiler surfaces. It is
sed in safe making as a fire-resistino
omPourd, and by explosive manu-
cturers in the production of dynamite
is in demand for cold storage pul
oses, for covering cold pipes from COZ
act with the warmer external air.
IS also employed in chemical man
facture, as preventive against dan,
For cleaning glass and metal; as too
caste; it is made up into blotting pare
md it is employed in the manufactllr
of sealing wax. It makes up into
frebrick of one-ffth the ordinar,
veight, with fire-resisting quality
quail to that of quartz. 1t has many
other uses, one of which is filtration
and it is being utilized for the domestic
nurification Of water
A Grateful Dog.
One who has recently paid visit tt
duy's hospital tells that when in the
roionnade Of the institution and about
20 leave he became the object of dem
'nstrative attention on the part of =
mall dog, Prince by name, as he af
ward ascertained. It seems that la
inter Prince sustained fracture
hlnd leg, and, entirely on his or
initiative, dragged himself into the he
ntal precincts and applied for surgi
chef. 1t was granted ungrudging'
me leg was put in plaster and the q
vas given nursing and aliment suita
% his kind. In the fullness of time
was made whole, if slightly lar
oog, and it was intimated to him th,
he might return to his former occupa
tion and friends Cif any,. He refuse
u DO either, and enrolled himself as or
OF the innumerable army of gratef,
Guys patients, electing to remain q
the premises and give constant exl
pitions OF his veneration for all WI
come and go about the place of h
heailng. In this intention he insisted.
SO amlably that he carried his point.
ana Is now regarded as an established
feature OF the Observation-Disclosures
ster Gazette.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-23
THAT CHRISTMAS CIGAR JOKE
Dealer Says That Women Buy Their Hus-
hnn

Dealer Says That Women Buy Their Hus-
bands Good Cigars.
cit is an old standing joke, of course,
about the woman who buys cigars for
her husband" said a cigar dealer.
"They say that she buys them at a bar
gain, they are vile and that he is unable
to smoke them. But after all it is only
a joke. There is no more foundation
for it than there is for many of the
other moss-covered old chestnuts that
used to delight our grandfathers.
While now and then a woman buys
cigars that her husband does not like,
usually they show very good Judgment
customers whose wives have given them
cigars for presents during the holiday
season, and | don't think I ever heard
any of the men complain. There is no
present that man enjoys better, says
the Chicago TimesIIerald.
eff woman wishes to give her hus-
band box of cigars she will make no
mistake. There is no present that will
be more acceptable, but she should re-
member that there is great differ
ence in cigars and that man gets fond
of one particular kind and dislikes most
others. Most women know that. So
when she wants to give her husband a
box of cigars she goes to the cigar store
where her husband usually gets his
cigars and tells the tobaccOnist that she
is buying them for Mr.. So-and-So. The
cigar dealer knows the tastes of her
husband and will advise her in the
matter, Thus, you see, the husband
gets good box of cigars, just the kind
that he likes, and another favorite
theme of the humorists is shown to have
40 foundation in fact"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-23

elers in all climes;. whereupon there
was more kindly hustle, and Philip and
Helen were shown up to the little bed
room under the caves.
Helen sat down on the bed while
Philip was unstrapping the valises
She's pretty, Phil, very pretty, ant
sweet enough to be taken without
sugar. 1 think
Who? Mrs. Duncan?" asked Philip
without looking up. ~,
"Of course notl"-with impatient
scorn-"AIrs. Duncan's daughter. And
under the circumstances, Phil, think
you. deserve great credit for not falling
in love with her; DO. really"
Philip tugged at the straps until he
crew red in the face. Perhaps !
mould If Protheroe hadn't stolen q
march OF me. 1 imagine it was as good
s settled between them long before
J time"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-23

DR.. Cady's Condition Powders, are
just what a horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuge. They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to put a
horse in prime condition. Price rs
cents per package
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-23

most. The four-storied building of brick
and stucco had been first Quilted and
then bombarded with such missiles as
impotent rage could find. It stood grim
and gaunt, with battered walls and IN
glazed openings; a monument more pit
1ful than its fellows, and yet less
worthy, since it's owners gained where
all others lost.
Helen shivered and drew her wrap
closer, as if the desolation made her
cold. Lets go on" she said. cts
too dreadful; it's like being in GENE
terry with the graves all opened and the
dead people staring at you out of their
broken coffins!"
so fleet the works Of men
Back to the earth again."
quoted Philip, giving the order to the
driver.
When they had passed the dismantled
Johannisberg, with it's once beautiful
lawn grown up into weedy desert,
Philip pointed to last summers corn
fleld across the Little Chiwassee.
THAT was Chiwassee-by-the-Stream in
my day." he said. Lots sold over there
for $3.50 front FOOT
The old negro pulled his horse into
an unwilling trot, and the carriage
rolled around the shoulder of Johns
mountain in a'cloud of yellow dust;
the ruined street suddenly became a
quiet country road, and the dead city
lay behind them. An hour later they
had climbed the spur bounding the
Ncotchman's farm, and Philip pointed
out a comfortable stone farmhouse
nesting against the sloping bosom of
the mountain
That's Duncan's," he said, as they
ratified down to the gate; land there's
Elsie-Mrs. Robert Protheroe, should
say-standing in the door with nv god
son in her arms.''
They were expected, though not unit
later in the day, and Mrs. Duncan and
Elsie were presently in a hustle of kind
~ hospitality that carried Philip swift.
ly back to the days of his exile.
Jamie an Robbie'n be home to the
dinner" said Mrs. Duncan. "Tbev've
just gone up the mountain to fess auId
johnnie down to greet We, Master
Thorndyke'
And how is old Johnnie?" INQUIRED
Fnlilp, trying to win some token of
recognition from the small philosopher
in Elsie's arms.
yen not see the change O. day in
nlm' replied the mother, and the
daughter added: 'He has but one
trouble now, and you're responsible for
tnat; ne can't begin to spend his income.
ana ne will persist in burying it under
q stone in his fireplace"
Philip laughed, and then it suddenly
occurred to the good housewife that
ner guests must be craving the privacy
which is the time honored right of trav-
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-23

Two years ago r. ]. Warren, a drug
glst at Pleasant Brook, N. Y. bought a
small supply of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. He sums up the result as
follows: "At that time the goods
were unknown in this section; to-day
Cnamberlain's Cough Remedy is a
household word" It's the same in
hundreds of communities. Wherever
the good qualities of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy become known the
people will have nothing else. For
sale by all Druggists.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-23
pbilip told the driver to turn down into

Philip told the driver to turn down into
the manufacturing district.
In the space between the railway and
the river the air of desolation was even
more oppressive than in Broadway.
Tall chimneys standing guard over
many-windowed factories whose walls
had never vibrated with the jar of the
expensive machinery left to rust and
crumble within them; piles of costly
lumber warping and twisting in the
weather; rows ef-cottages built for the
operatives, tenantless now, save for an
occasional family Of negroes living
rent-free in the Industrial desert. 1t
seemed like Dissertation to break the
silence. and neither of them spoke until
the carriage had reached the bisecting
street of the old town.
''This is Allacoochee the original"
said Philip, land l fancy it has gone
back to just what it was in the antedi-
luvian days. There's the Mountain
house; fine old southern mansion, they
told me it used to be. That's the old
courthouse at the head of the street.
where 1 found the deed, you know.
This is Catron's store, and the place
next door-well, if that isn't nerve!"
The exclamation pointed at a slim
figure standing before doorway over
which swung a faded sign bearing the
inscription 'Simon Pragmore, Notary
Public" The figure lifted it's SLOUGH hat
at sight of the carriage and it's occu-
pants, and out of it's sallow and immo-
bile face came the courteous saluta-
ton: "Good mawnin, Misteh Thorn
dyke; glad to see you lookin' so we'll,
Sch"
81 suppose that is Mr.. Pragmore?"
said Helen, little later.
Philip was wrestling with a ghost of
Indignation. "Of course it is; and to
think that he has the assurance to come
back here and go on with his business
rs though nothing had happened! I've
a mind to stop over and revive the
charge against him.
Indeed you won't do anything of the
kind" retorted Helen, and Philip
changed the subject.
"Have you seen enough of the place."
he asked.
EYES,"
"Well, I haven't. Drive back up
Broadway past the Guaranty building,
md then take the road up the Little
Chiwassee"-this last to the old negro.
Opposite the Office building of the
defunct town company they stopped
again. When the crash came there
were many sufferers, and evidences
of rascality on the part of the COM
pany's agents were not lacking. There
had been a mob and riot, and the COM
pany's offices had suffered first and
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-23

BUY A CHEAP LOT IN ANGLE
SIDE AND STOP PAYING RENT.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-23

No. 6 East, Leaves Olympia $40 P. NJ
No. 5 West Arr. Olympia :15 A. NJ.
Daily Except Sunday.
Freight Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day, to Ocosta at II 20 A. NJ.
Freight Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day toward Tacoma at 4 BORN.
For information, time cards, maps and tickets
call on or write
= A. e. Stanford.
Agent, Olympia, Wn
A. D. CHARLTON, A. G.PA
r No. 255 Morrison ST., Cor Third Portland.
A. NEEDHAM Local Agent.
SHELTON, WASH,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-23

III Women to travel for responsible establish
lished house in Washington. Salary $50, pay
able SIS weekly and expenses. Position per-
manent. Reference. Enclose self-addressed
amped envelope. The National, Star Building
hicago.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-24

Quiet in giving directions. Good e, es
and ears. Common sense OF practical
wisdom in dealing with with small
things. And moral character involving
many elements.
In the afternoon, Mr.. st. John first
spoke of the method of teaching decimals
aud then spoke OF the psychology Of
spelling-either good or bad. The gen.
eral principles of mental operation must
determine the method OF teaching spell.
ing. An attempt was made to analyze
the mental act involved in spelling a
word either correctly or incorrectly.
This concludes the proceedings mp to
the time Of going to press. Quite a num-
Der OF teachers have come in during the
last two days, Prof. Lawrence coming in
this forenoon. Profs. Leach aud St.
John are proving themselves excellen,
workers, their illustrations being clear
and definite, their logic good aud every
thing they do with painstaking care.
The Yakima teachers are progressive.
wide awake and industrious, and Supt.
Plumb is directing things with n steady
hand.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-24
Maintain the Health.

No subject is of greater importance to
the happiness and usefulness of every
human being than the matter OF physical
health. OF course when a person is sick
he desires to get we'll, and remedies iu-
tended to restore his health are admins
tered, but people who are in fairly good
health seldom think OF medicine. The
fact is, every one needs to have a good
medicine always at hand, for by its time
ly use prolonged sickness and suffering
may often be sverted.
The most healthy person in the world
is liable to be seized with acute indiges-
ton when certain kinds of food are taken
under unfavorable circumstances, and
every one is in constant danger Of head
aches, colds and various ailments which
result from exposure, overwork or some
indiscretion about diet, sleep or exercise.
1t is these little ills that lead to chronic
diseases. An undigested dinner may
bring on a stomach or liver trouble which
will cause many years OF suffering. A
succession OF sleepless nights will newt
ably tell upon the nervous system, and
will perhaps be the precursors OF nervous
prostration. A sudden cold, chill, or
exposure may be followed by most seri-
GUS consequences.
Hence the Importance OF attending
promptly to little ills and oyerc oming at
once the slightest ndisposition. And it
is Just as essential that reliable medi-
cine be employed in maintaining healt h
as in curing disease, In the first place
your blood must be Pure, and the medi-
eide that is to keep you in health must
be good blood purifier. The most
prominent blood purifier in the public eye
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-24
Wallace, the Riding LION.

OF all the great equestrian performances
OF the circus world is none more strange
or attractive than the perfectly trained
equestrian lion to be seen with The Wal
ter L. Main Enormous r. r. Shows, 3
Ring Circus. 5.Continept Menagerie,
Roman Hippodrome and Trained Wild
Beast Shows. This remarkable animal
which few years ago roamed, king OF an
African forest, liz now seen at every per
formance of the Walter l.. Main Shows
riding a bareback horse with all the
ease, grace, and agility OF a champion
human equestrian. There is no act OF
part OF any act, performed by our cham
pion bareback biped artists which this
intelligent quadruped does not duplicate
and many things in which he excels the
gentlemsnly artists of the Big Sho@.
The show exhibits here on Monday, July
9th, aud everyone should see the only
horse-riding lion performer.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-24

The man who eats because he is hungry
is, thus far, on level with the brutes.
The man who stops eating the moment
his hunger is appeased is the wise man.
Nature needs no more food than she calls
for. Continued excess brings about in
digestion or dyspepsia, with loss OF flesh,
strength, sleep, ambition and mental
power, and an accumulation Of aches.
pains and many dangerous local maladies.
The stomach nor can do nothing alone,
We must appeal to some artilicially di-
gested food which can also digest other
foods. That is to say, We must use the
Shaker Digestive Cordial The effect is
prompt and cheering. Tie chronic pain
and distress ceases. Appetite presently
revives. Flesh and vigor gradually comes
back, and the sufferer RECEIVERS. But he
must be careful in the future. A trial
bottle for 10 cents.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-24
THE STATE FAIR.

The state fair board has decided not to
hold fair this year. This is contrary to
the spirit OF the act establishing state
fair; it is against the will Of the legisla.
ture which made an appropriation for
that purpose, and il is in direct opposi.
{ ion to the wishes OF the citizens of Yak.
ina, who have bought and donated the
fair grounds to the state, and who have
contributed. more money for this purpose
than the state in its executive capacity
and the balance OF the people of the state
combined. A bad precedent was estab
lished in 1895, when Mr.. Weed was
president, but the reasons then existing
for allowing the fair to 60 by default fol
year do not. now exist. At that time the
present president Of the board of fair com
missioners was very wrathy at the &C
ton taken and stated that fair should
be held il there was nothing to exhibit
but pumpkin and an old SOW. A change
seems to have come over the spirit of bis
dreams and now that he is president o.
the fair commission, and as superintend
ent of the grounds has large acreage o.
alfalfa for grazing purposes, he thinks
there is not time nor money enough to
hold fair. There is basis for neither OF
these claims and the people of Yakima
feel that they have been made to hold the
aapk
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-24

onies and also from every nation of the
earth, are now congregated at London 10
participate in the grand jubilee, the
splendor OF the costumes of whom is ex.
ceeded only by the field Of the cloth Of
gold" where the kings meet in gold
array. Even Ireland has entered into
the spirit and forgotten her real or i'm.
aginary wrongs and has sent an address
Of congratulstion to her majesty.
The reign Of Queen Victoria, besides
being peaceful, has been one Of unex.
ampled prosperity, although the political
changes which have brought different
parties to the head Of the English gov
eminent have been frequent-no less
than sixteen changes Of party politics
having occurred during the last sixty
years. in each instance involving a new
pYemiey
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-24
state and Genera News

President Mckinley sent letter OF
congratulation to Queen Victoria on the
occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of
her reign, by special envoy, Whitelaw
Reid.
Christian X. Ross, the father of Char
ley Ross has died of heart disease. He
never gave up the search for his missing
boy, whose abduction startled Philadel-
whia on July |, 1874.
The new 2 cent jubilee stamps of Cana
da are very beautiful. They are really
two stamps in one. They are abe ut the
same color as the United States two cent
stamps. Over the first vignette of Her
Majesty Queen Victoria is Canada, -
underneath 1887. The other is Wig
nette of her majesty in 1897. Between
the two in the oval is the Imperial crown
over the letter r.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-24
JOHN BOYD THACHER A WITNESS.
eFuiiy Verifies a Disputed worlds
fair Award.

John Boyd Thacher is laconic and de.
cisive in his statements. AS chairman of
the Executive Committee on Awards at
the Worlds Fair he adopted this positive
and sententious way in which to verify
in an official letter, the high honors won
by DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Il herewith enclose you an official copy
of your award, which in due time will be
inscribed in the diploma and forwarded
Thus the question respecting the award
raised by an envious New York rival, is
settled beyond cavil. The same rival
by the way, is widely advertising an
award for itself. The official records
prove this claim wholly false as they
SHOW the New York pretender was not ST
much as an exhibitor at the Worlds Fair
With all their claims no medal is shown
On another page OF to-day's issue will be
found the medal awarded to DR.. Prices
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-24
The Queens Jubilee.

All England is in holiday attire over
the diamond anniversary of the reign Of
Victoria. Not only England rejoices
over her reign OF sixty years, but the
rejoicing is general throughout the civil
lied world. Victoria, queen and EN-.
press, while not being the spokesman for
the vast possession Of Britain, has always
been known to favor peace and the adj
vancement of commercial enterprise
The acquisition OF territory were the
views OF counselors, rather than her own
and her scattered possessions may lead
to complications which the tight little
island" cannot comfortable weather.
1t was sixty years ago on Monday thai
Alexandria Victoria assembled the throne
OF Great Britain and Ireland. This
great sovereign was born May "a
1919, and is therefore in her seventy
ninth year. Her reign has been re
markable one, inasmuCh as she ha.
always been for peace although prepared
for war, and occasions have arisen where
war seemed inevitable, but the queens
hatred OF war stayed the calamity.
On this jubilee occasion, which began
on Monday, with its center in London
and its circumference including every
civilized nation in the world, there is nc
people that enters more heartily in sym
patby with the British than we Ameri
cans. Ambassadors and ministers and
high potentates from all the queens col
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-24
LET'S TALK BUSINESS.

There has been a deal of nonsense
written about the Debs proposition to
come to the state OF Washington with a
colony. AS matter of fact, colonies are
what We want, and if Mr.. Debs can bring
company OF men here with their fami-
lies who want to make homes and will
be content with small gains, then let him
come. None OF ,us have any patience
with wild theories nor do any OF us ex-
pect to PROSTATE ourselves before any
man or colony or army or organization
coming here to take possession of the
state and run it on communistic lines.
We will do as we like about that and nc
man nor colony OF men can hinder.
There is nothing to be afraid of.
1t is not at all likely that Mr.. Debs ever
said very much Of all that whch.ha been
attributed to him inthe dispatches. He
is not weak in his intelects. The old
political cluster" Ben Butler once said
that he cared not what his enemies called
him, 80 that they did not call him "a
damned fool" Now, whatever has been
said or may be said Of Debs, no one has
ever accused him of lack OF brains. He
wants to make stir in the world, as is
the failing with many others and, per
haps, better men, but be is not a mental
"softy." If he can get his mind to bear
upon the subject and take time to pre-
pare for colony, then there is no more
reason to doubt his ability to make a
scheme succeed than there is to doubt
the ability Of any other OF the colony or
ganizers. He knows enough, and is not
planning for failure. What he must bear
in mind is that it takes time to prepare
land for such schemes; and more than
one year, when it comes to irrigating
land. if he is coming with ten:thousand or
any other large body of people.
So much for Debs and his scheme
There is nothing to fear from either. 1t
is more than likely that he does not know
where he will try to plant his colony. 1t
is certain that he cannot run this state
on any communistic plan. There are
plenty OF people here already who know
what they want. Why SO much should
be printed about Washington in this con-
nection can be accounted for only on the
theory that sensations are scarce. II Mr..
Debs should drop in on US here in
Yakima county some fine morning, ready
to talk business, he would find plenty of
men here ready to offer him what he
wants