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The herald., 1897-04-11
LARGEST PLATINUM NUGGET
A Rare Find in Spanish Colombia Sent
to New York

A savage. wandering through the
swamp infested lowlands of Spanish Co.
! lombia. about 300 miles from the sea
coast. found heavy white nugget, which
a few days later he gave to the nearset
trader for a bottle of rum. The nugget,
which passes as native currency, was
sent as a draft to an exporting mer-
chant of this city. 1t is said to be the
| largest nugget of platinum al present in
/ America.
Although the little object measures
} approximately only three by two and
three quarter inches, 1t weighs nearly
/ two pounds. 1t is of a blush white lus-
ter and contains fully So per cent of rare
platinum. The additional ingredients
of the nugget are rhodium, gold and pal
ladium.
What enhances the Importance of the
find is that the ordinary platinum mug
get is about the size of canary seed.
The intrinsic value of the big nugget
is $3.50, but as a specimen it is worth
much more. Platinum is quoted at si4
an ounce, while absolutely pure gold is
! quoted at s20.67 an ounce.
The big nugget was transferred to Ba-
ker & Co., platinum refiners. c. 0. Baker
has sent it for inspection to H. 7. Day,
chief of the geological survey in Wash
ington.
I'VE are trying to learn the exact To-
cality where the nugget was found" said
Mr.. Baker yesterday. Reports from
that portion of Spanish Colombia are
very contradictory and unreliable. II
was found near river, the name OF which
we do not know. The objective point of
that part of the country is Buena Ven-
tura. Although gold, platinum and other
valuable metals seem to abound there,
the miasmatic swamps are so deadly
as to render simple placer mining almost
impracticable.
This firm sent a man down there ten
years ago, but he has never been heard
from. He was either murdered or died
of malaria. We have always tried to
encourage platinum mining in South
America and the United States. We hope
this find will be brought to the attention
of miners on the Pacific coast. We know
that a great deal of platinum goes to
waste in California. The great plati-
nun country is in the Ural mountains OF
Russia. The Russians turn out from so
to 80 per cent of the platinum OF the
world. They are very unsatisfactory in
their dealings and we would like to free
ourselves from the Russian yoke by
encouraging the mining of platinum
here"
Platinum was first discovered early in
the sixteenth century in Spanish mine
of South America. from which source
1t receives its name, "platina del Pinto
little silver from the river Pinto. 1t is
the rarest and most peculiar of metals
In contradistinction to aluminium, the
lightest, it is the heaviest of metals. 1t
is twice as heavy as silver and nearly
three times heavier than cast iron. Plat
mum is almost as soft as copper and as
ductile as gold. 1t can be rolled into
sheets so thin that thousand OF them
piled on top of each other would not ex-
ceed an inch in height.
The average imports of platinum to
this country are valued at nearly two
million dollars a year.-New York Her.
aid.
The herald., 1897-04-11

my children in their selection of books. i
find we get all we want through the
card ssystem in the Los Angeles library,
and l should be little bit shy about ad
mitting the public to the shelves. think
young people could be easily interested
in scientific reading by education and
that there should be every opportunity
given for scientific culture in public
library. The reading of fiction is far
better than no reading at all, while If
the fiction was curtailed in the library
it might bring bad results. Many peo-
pie would seek in the cheap book stalls
books of a low standard of morality,
both harmful and degrading"
w. ]. Washburn said. Il like to read
good fiction; it is a rest, a change. A
man busy all day finds a work on fic-
ton restful. 1 like Blackmore. 1 think
Lorna Doone' almost classic. believe
the library fiction might be eliminated
to a great extent. There is much of the
new fiction that has no moral tone. Good
fiction is elevating to any one. Every
one has more or less of library of his
own, but a man usually depends upon
the library for his fiction. Ben Hur' Is
another book that think almost clas-
sic OF course, such works should be in
the library, though the poor fiction
should have no place"
Judge Lewis A. Croft said: "It Is a
wonderful thing how fiction reaches the
people Even our very best statesmen
and writer's have expressed in fiction
some of their highest views. Most peo-
pie who are really literary in their
tastes have their own Libraries and
books. But there is a great demand to-
day for fiction by those who depend
wholly upon the library for their read
ing. The fiction in the public library
might be greatly restricted; it should be
carefully selected, and should be of a
high class. Indeed, 1 have always be-
lieved," said the judge, that there
should be some one in an institution like
the library who. with good taste and
good judgment, could guide the reading
of the young. There is much trash writ
ten today, but it is hard to say where
the line should be drawn"
Charles D. willard said: 81 don't
take any stock in this fiction business
don't like it when it is new, prefer to let
some other fellow try his teeth on it. I
believe in such literature as Scott, Dick
ems and Thackery. A man once lived
named Shakespeare, who was pretty
good writer. None of the fiction of today
is really first class. Howells is pretty
good, but he bores the life out of me. All
fiction is bad that lacks the real stuff
of the writer's of today will be known.
it's an experiment. In ten years none
The demand for fiction today is sense
less. But we are not responsible for the
reading public. If it will have bad
thing it can get it. We need not feed 1t
to the public. 1 don't see why people
should be served with poor stuff when
there is SO much that is good. The de-
mand for the latest thing Is not neces-
sary for the library to meet. No, don't
care for the modern novel. Barrie? Oh,
Barrie has literary style; now and then
a little crops out that is real, but most
of the fiction is poor stuff"
The herald., 1897-04-11
"Saleslady" and Servant

Tn this country, where there rs large
and growing demand for all the luxuries
and moet of the necessities of life, where
there is none Of the repose commonly
found in an older civilization, the home
maker, besides discharging the func-
tions of wife and mother, does the work
of housekeeper, nurse, nursery govern
ess, seamstrese and general housework
servant. The chinks between her home
duties she fills up with woman's club
or two a few church societies. couple
of charities and Sunday school claes
To these she has lately been told that
she should add the trifling task of maxi
ing domestic service valuable aid to
society in the work of moral reform.
The homemaker hears now, probably
for the first time, that it is due to her
that American domestic service Is in its
present deplorable condition. Had she
and her class created home atmos-
phere for servants she might by this
time have brought the kingdom of
heaven to her very doors.
These charges and others in the same
vein are easily brought. Some Of them
are less readily proved. 1t is safe to be-
gin by denying any implication that be-
cause of the attitude of the employers
domestic service is considered degrading
by any class of the community. No self
respecting woman of the so-called upper
classes who possesses ordinary common
sense perceives a caste distinction be-
tween the "saleslady' or factory girl and
the house servant. Among these them
selves is it that social distinctions exist.
The first and second classes named con-
slider themselves many rungs higher on
the ladder of position than the Giving
out girl They will not hesitate to ac-
knowledge it.
Said typewriter who had been forced
by hard times to take place as nurse
in a private family: II wouldn't fol-
worlds have any of my frineds at homt
know that 1 have sunk so low as to &C
into service. They would never respect
me again" She was an American. A
girls club in New England town was
nearly broken up few years ago be.
cause an intelligent, weil-bred Scotch
girl who wac in service was admitted
through a Misunderstanding. To save
the club, composed chiefly of shop girls,
she had to go. Another potent influence
against domestic service is the disesteem
in which it is held by many men of the
mechanic class who have themselves
| risen little in the world and who openly
declare their aversion to marrying any,
one who is only common servant"
There is little hope that better class
of girls will enter service until these con-
ditions are changed and the servants and
their friends respect the work.-From
THE Other Side of the Shield" by
Christine Terhune Herrick in North
American Review for April.
The herald., 1897-04-11

were there to see justice administered.
The whole thing seemed to be abso-
lutely futile treatment OF symptoms.
But while Los Angeles supports zoo sa-
looms and receives a monthly income
therefrom of $4,000 " a batch OF drunks
will never cease to be an everyday oc-
currence in the Los Angeles police
court. ELLA H. ENDERLEIN.
The herald., 1897-04-11

Belts and buckles seem to be great ia
yorites now. There is no harm in this,
we can all admit, but 1t is sorrowful 10
believe what we must, that they are
growing constantly more costly. This
is not the year of high prices. even
among the ultra-fashionable, but the
belts and the buckles are proving an
exception to all rules. If you want them
to be proper you will have to pay for
them. 1t may be hard, but it has to be
done.
The herald., 1897-04-11

1 Wall paper, late styles. low prices. a,
| A. A. Eckstrom's 324 South Spring street:
The herald., 1897-04-11

Latest style Of wall paper az A. A. Eek
strom's, 224 South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-04-11

The mill of the Brick Consolidated
company at Vanderbilt is now running
steadily on paying ore. The Bresze
mine and mill in the same camp will
start up this week or next. English
capitalists are said to be after the Camp
bell properties. Rich strikes are re.
ported on the 400 and 5O0-foot levels of
the Boomerang mine, and everybody
about the camp is hopeful.
The herald., 1897-04-11

Lady Cadogan has dispensed with
good deal of the state and show which
have been usual in the public appear
ance Of viceroy's wives in Ireland, and
walks about Dublin unattended.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-16
In Lodge Circles.

RUBY REBEKAH LODGE No. 75-The
following officers were installed last
Friday evening: N G, Celia Norton;
VIC, Mol1ie Snider; Sec Emma Mum
son; Treas Maude Morrison; Warden,
Mrs Walther; Con Bertha Robertson;
IG, Maggie McLarty; O. G, Marcia
Bateman; r S N G, Mrs Bridges; L S
N G, Mrs Wehnes; r SV G., Hattie
Angle; Chaplain, Helen Forrest.
WooDMFN OF THE WoRLD.--The fol-
lowing are the officers of Cedar Camp,
$50, for the term: Consul, G c Angle;
Advisor, c w Leake; Escort, Geo Vogt-
lin; Clerk, Al ] Munson; Banker, w L
Sargison; Watchman, Henry Clay;
Sentry, Claude Rodenberger; Man
ayers, J B Wood, A w Fredson and H
J Wehnes.
SHELTON LODGE No. 81, 1. o. o. F.
The following new officers were in
stalled for the ensuing term: N. G.,
]. F. Riley; V. G., G. c. Angle; Sec
L. J. Morrison; Treas, L. K. Munson;
Warden, Chas. Norton; Conductor, J.
A. Morrison; Sup. N. g., w. H. NJ.
Dunbar and Robt. Elliot; Supp. V. g.,
Chas. Cook and John Burnett; I. g.,
Watson Rodenberger; S. S., H.
Wehnes and WI. Becker. John Dy-
nan is the latest candidate for degree
work.
MASONIC DEGREE. = Mt. Moriah
Lodge, No. II, F. & A. NJ, conferred
the third degree on Victor Holton, a
fireman on the Port Blakely Railroad,
last Saturday evening. A large dele
CATION OF visiting Masons from Olyn1-
pia and Kamilche were present and
assisted in the ceremony, the local
members being out-in full force. After
the work the lodge adjourned to the
banquet hall, where splendid supper
was served by the sisters of the O. E.
S. About seventy covers were laid
and the banquet was enlivened by adj
dresses from the visitors, a number
being prominent in the order. The
following comprised the deieg cation
who came down on Deming's launch,
the Emma Florence: Gen. VIM. Nc
Micken, T. NJ. Reed, Sr., ]. E. Bailey,
N. S. Porter, c. J. Peterson, A. p.
Fitch, B. W. Davis, II. D. Wester1nan n,
r. G. Deming, D. H. Mitchell, Manson
Rogers, W. L. bigger. H. D. Cowles,
Ed Hustis, L. G.. Abbott, J. J. Burr,
J. G. Rathbun.
Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head
ache, indigestion, biliousness. All
druggists Csc.
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Rest.

The remains of Chas. H. Hunter arrived in
Henderson Saturday night from Aspen, Colo
RADIO. The funeral services were held in the
Christian church, Sunday afternoon at 800 p.
M, Elder s. NJ. Perkins of Oakland officiating.
The church and casket were profusely decorated
with flowers and everything the many friends
of the bereaved ones could do in honor of the
dead was cheerfully done. The music by the
choir was very appropriate and finely rendered.
After all had viewed the remains they were con.
veyed to rest in the Henderson cemetery, follow
ed by large circle of friends. The sermon by
Elder Perkins was fine effort and many were
the compliments paid the reverend gentleman
at its close. His text was taken from Job 18th
chapter and 14th verse, "If man die, shall he
live AGAIN." We append the following which
was read at the close of the sermon:
Chas. H. Hunter was born in Mills county, on
the Boileau farm south of Henderson, Feb. c.,
1862 and died in Aspen, Colorado, June 81, 1897.
He was united in marriage to Ellen Cain, April
1. 1896. After their marriage their home was
Aspen, Colorado, until few short weeks when
the wife came home for visit. Many of our
people have been acquainted with Charley for a
quarter of century. Many remember him as a
bright and happy boy living in the valley of the
Nishna. We remember him as a true FRIEND an
affectionate relative, kind and loving hus-
band Many remember him as he lived in the
home of his boyhood in the yigor of health and
strength. the life Of all social gatherings in this
neighborhood. All of these recollections are
now pleasant to recount as the brightest and
happiest period of his life. To the christian
mother and brothers and sister living in the far
away west, who cannot be present with us in
paying the last tribute of respect to one they
love, we can unite our sympathy and join them
in testifying that through life he was dear son
devoted brother, loving and afectionate
husband. And to his wife and little one who
are left to mourn his loss we would point them
to Jesus for comfort. Lean on Jesus and day by
| day he viii strengthen and keep them. While
| this dear one never identified himself with any
church works, he was kind to the needy, always
helping the poor and afflicted, ever being ready
fsto lend helping hand in times of need.
70 The above is republished by request from the
Henderson, Iowa, Herald. Mrs. A. Emmott is
the mother, Mrs. H J. Wehnes sister, and Will
and Wat. Hunter, brothers, of Shelton, OF the
subject of the above sketc
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-16
Correspondence And County Notes.

SKOKoMIsH RIVER, July IA, 1897.
ED. JoURNAL.-Having been rusti-
eating few days in the Skokomish
valley, send you few notes.
The recent warm and dry days have
been the signal for the advent of some
of the city chaps who are in the habit
of spending a few days each year in
this noted fishing ground. Among
those who have been here this week
are: Atty. Richardson, of Seattle,
Messrs Ho1gate and Sherman Of Taco
ma, L. K. Munson and Atty. Richard
son, of Shelton.
The farmers of the upper valley are
now all busy making hay while the
sun Shines Jesse and Aaron Kirk
land, The Emmott boys, Andrew Rob-
inson, Pat. Vance, the Hunter B ros
and VIM. Foster are holding the upper
valley down this summer. All are
now engaged making hay, using the
Armstrong mower to cut it down, the
four pronged rake to bunch the grass
and the no wheeled wagon to haulrit
to the barn. Grass is generally quite
heavy.
Frank Wandel is moving for Pat
Vance.
They have quite an interesting as
we'll as instructive Sunday School at
the Upper Skokonish school house, but
the attendants are mostly of the fe-
male Per!snasipn: Prof. Collins, has in
contemplation scheme tscgprocure
and offer series of prize cahsts.for at
tendance in order to induoEa. better
attendance of the male bipeds. Wish
him success.
Day school is in session and every
thing is going on smoothly with an at
tendance of about ten scholars.
Mr.. Labarr, from the South Fork,
came down Sunday with his horse\and
Epack mule to carry Jesse Kirkland s
mining outfit to his mining claim. On
account of the unfavorable weather
had not yet gotten all his hay made
and could not go up as soou as he ex-
pected. However, he sent Ibis outfit
and will follow soon. Mr.. Labarr is
quite an interesting olds~ ex-soldier
who lives all alone seveTaII,.piiles from
where anybody lives. ,,1tuNould be
commendable act, and, :in.fEhe line of
Civilized warfare, for.ossRhne buXon1
widowsto capture this old soldier with
his ranch and make ifaslSssom as
rose. W
Your informant, not haYfiHg studied
the science of Izaak WaltoH. did not
attempt to wrestle with the; Anny tribe
but gave his attention I'd gathering
berries, hunting conchsJan MAPLE
burls. Mr.. Ho1gate has; proved the
most successful angler so Far:
1t appears that some of fbss. anglers
are so unsophisticated that. they at
tempt to fish in the wrong element.
Some appropriate others bait, but no
complaints are made of this.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-16

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, FOR MASON COUNTY.
PHILAURA FARRELL, Plaintiff,
ALBERT N. JORGENsEN, Defendant.
The State of Washington to said Albert N Jor-
gensen, Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty days after the date OF the first publication
of this summons, to-wit: within sixty days after
the Dist day of May 1897 and defend the above
entitled action in the above entitled court and
answer the complaint OF Plaintiff and serve
copy of your answer upon the undersigned at
tornev for Plaintiff, at his office, below stated,
and in case of your failure so to do, judgments
will be rendered agagnst you according to the
demand of the complaint, which has been filed
with the clerk of the said court. The above ell
titled cause is an action to foreclose a mortgage
on the following described property, situated in
Mason County. State of Wash, To-wit:
Lots ~ and ~ and the So of seq of Sec. 26
TIP. 81, N. R. 2 w, except from the above describ-
ed those four parcels heretofore sold as follows:
LIST. To Robt. E. Gelhart, recorded in Vol. ~"
page 464 of records Of deeds of Mason County,
Wn.
End: To John Eden, recorded in Vol. "Y,"
page 26 of the records of deeds of Mason County,
Wn.
3rd: To John Eden, recorded in Vol "Z''
page z of the records of Mason County, Wn.
4th: Deed to ]. w. Felix, recorded in Vol.
"V" page 470 of the records of Deeds of Mason
County, Wn. S. P.RICHARDsON,
May Est, 1897. Plaintiffs Attorney.
p. 0. Address, Shelton, Wn.
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Summons of Publication.
In the Justice Court, W. d. Baldwin, J. P.

In the Justice Court, W. d. Baldwin, J. P.
To r. E. SHIELDS:
In the name of the State of Washington, you
are hereby notified that Grant c.. Angle has
filed complaint against you in said court
which will come on to be heard on the End day
of July, 1897, at the hour of ten o'clock in the
forenoon of said day of my Office in Shelton, Ma
son County, state of Washington, and unless you
appear and then and there answer, the same
will be taken as confessed and the prayer of the
plaintiff granted.
The object and demand of the said complaint
is to collect a balance due the said plaintiff on
all account against you for publishing legal
notices and advertisements in the MASON CoUN-
TY JOURNAL. You are further notified that AL
J. Munson has been garnisheed in the said ac-
ton as having money in his possession belong
ing to you, and he has been summoned to ap-
pear and answer touching his liability as gar
nishee on the return day of the said summons
hereby served. w. d. BALDWIN, j. P.
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Notice Of Sheri1'S Sale.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, MASON COUNTY
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
ERNEST K. BAILEY, Plaintiff !

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, MASON COUNTY
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
ERNEST r. BAILEY, Plaintiff !
WILLIAM H. AsMUs and c. M. AsMUs No 469
his wife, GEORGE w. FISCHER and I
FRED F. FISCHER, co-partners as
FISCHER BROS, Defendants
Notice is hereby given that under and by
entitled cause to me directed, duly tested and
dated July LIST, 1897, upon a Judgment in said
cause dated June 80, 1897 in favor OF plaintiff
above named and against said defendants.
William ii. Asmus and c. NJ Asmus, for the
sum of FIVE Hundred $500 O0) Dollars, principal
and interest on the same at the rate of ten per
cent per annum, from the list day of JANUARY
1897, and a further sum of Fifty (5O.0O) Dollars
Attorneys fee, and costs of suits amounting to
$21 60. have levied upon and will sell according
to law, the following described real Estate, to-
wit:
Lot Number Five ~ in Block number Fifteen
Q5) in Frances Skeletons Addition to the Town
OF Shelton, Mason County, Washington, except
twenty-five feet off the North end thereof,
with all and singular the tenements, heredita-
or anyWiSe appurtaining thereto.
Now therefore on Tuesday the 10th day of
August, 1897 at 10 O'Clock a. m. said day, at
Court house door Shelton, will sell at auction
for cash the said described property or so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said judg-
ment, costs, interest," increased in terest and in.
creased costs as by law directed.
Dated at Shelton, Wash. this 9th day of July,
1897.
LIST pub. July. 9, 97-5w
5, CALDWELL. Sheriff.
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STATE OF OHIO CITY OF oLEDo! 60
LUCAS COUNTY
FRANK ], CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm o F. ]. CHENEY & Co.
doing business in the City of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
bv the use of Halls CATARRF CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. D. 1896.
A. W. GLEASON
SEAL Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for Testimop ials, free.
Address. F.J. CHENEY Co.. Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-16
Summons.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, FOR MASON COUNTY.
PHILAURA FARRELL Plaintiff,