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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01

The Billville Banner, department
of the Atlanta Constitution, makes a
fictitious correspondent ask, "What is
the meaning to this so-called prosper
ity" To which it replies; cit means
a gale of wind that blows ship ashore
and gives few land pirates chance
to rifle it," This is funny, but the
next query makes it sad. The ques-
ton is: as Shakespeare a nom-de-
feather or something like that, anG is
he dead or livin' an a-writin'?" The
reply is: "Keep on splitting rails; you
will be all the happier for it," That
benighted state is so far behind the
age t!iat the people don't know yet
that s. akespeare is dead, and is so re-
NEE that prosperity has not yet
reached it. So ignorant are the peop-
lie that The leading newspaper-Demo-
cratic, of cOurse-advises them that
there is more bliss in ignorance than
IN trying to obtain information, and
that rail-splitting is the voc alton they
are best fitted for.-P.-I.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01
Washington BIuestem the Best.

Not only is the wheat Of the state
of Washington of a very superior quail
ity this year but its exceeding great
excellence is borne out in milling.
The blue stem variety is especially
choice. at raises out of sight," re-
marked Charles Dawson, superintend
ent Of the Puget Sound Touring mills
of Tacoma to a representative of the
Ledger the other day. at makes a
very fine article of -four" he con-
tinued, as he drew his ivory tester
across sample and glanced admiring-
at its beautiful quality. "The new
blue stem is stronger wheat this year
than we have ever found it BEFORE" he
said. II don't know why but it is SO.
1t varies a little in localities. For in
stance the Walla Walla wheat is the
lightest colored, the Palouse wheat is
more yeiloM.
owe are running right along on the
we'll known brand Olympic flour. The
mills of this state had never been able
to compete with the famous brands of
California -four until this mill in Ia
coma was built, but we won then and
cur flour trade is growing all the
time"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01

PACIFIC county has recently had it's
second annual fair at South Bend.
and the many fine exhibits even sur
prised the natives. Let our Mason
county ranchers try next year to beat
some of their striking specimens men
toned by the Pilot which were as fol-
lows: White egg turnip, cir. 40 in,
weight 2Ofbs; japanese turnip, cir. 80
in, length IA H., VT. 15 lbs. Mann
moth squash, cir. so in., length "a in,
VT. % lbs; rutabaga, cir. 80 in, VT.
l3lbs, pumpkin, cir. Ga in, weight
1909 lbs, fiat Dutch cabbage, cir. AZ in
cucumber, length 15 in VT. 2lbs 1O4 OF
mangel wurzel beet, cir. 81 in, VT. Is
lbs, yellow Danvers onion, cir. ISL in,
VT. II lbs. half long carrot, cir. l25 in
VT. zibs II OF; white spine cucumber,
length 9 in, VT. 2lbs; citron, cir. % in
VT. Tbs; white elephant potato, cir.
81 in, length 10 in, VT. 2lbs Is or [:
Gravens tein apple, cir. ID in, VT. 165
ounces.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01

THE immense wheat crop of Eastern
Washington is beginning to move
foreign, and for the next three months
the transportation facilities of all the
railroads will be taxed to the utmost
to prevent a blockade. The big Brit
ish bark, Port Stanley, left Tacoma
this week for Queenstown with cargo
of $685. sacks of wheat, valued at
$lO6,45S. This is the fourth large
vessel that has cleared from Tacoma
already this season, taking 416,312
bushels, the aggregate value of which
is $3.50 ,4O6. Several more big iron
vessels are nearly loaded, and two or
three more are ready to take on cargo,
besides about a score which are on the
way from foreign and domestic ports.
Washington's wheat crop is worth
several Klondikes, and will bring sew
eral millions of dollars to this state for
this seasons crop. The price is still
we'll up to the top notch.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01

The w. c. T. U. is arranging to
build on their lot next to the Baptist
parsonage, and when the building is
completed it will be used for their
meeting place as we'll as for a public
reading room.
We take special orders for Ladies
and Misses and children's Capes and
Cloaks. Call and see style cards,
samples, etc.
MCDONALD & O'NELL's.
For SALE.-A young high grade
Jersey Bull and Heifer, also strong
Lumber Wagon, apply to Hunter &
Eaton, Shelton.
We have been appointed agents for
the Butterick Patterns for Shelton.
Fash ion sheets furnished free The
De1in Gator Is cents per copy.
HUNTER & EATON.
See our new line of Steel Ranges,
heating stoves, ETC., cheapest and
best.
MCDONALD s. O'NEILL'S.
A pain in the chest is natures warn
ing that pneumonia is threatened.
Dampen piece of flannel with Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and bind over the
seat of pain, and another on the back
between the shoulders, and prompt
relief will follow. For sale by all
Druggists.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01
! ! ! ! ocd :
Sarsa pariIIa
Is the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
s the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
., ~.s cure Liver Ills; easy to
Hoods PILLS take, easy to operate. 25c.

81 also discovered in the Skokomish
wash, cinnabar ore of very high grade,
which probably will be found in place
in the contact between the igneous' ba-
salt and the crystalline rock but as [
had no chance to prospect this forma-
ton I can give you no definite infor-
nation regarding it.
"The time is not far distant when
the Olympic range, with its paleozoic
rocks will become famous as produc-
er of the precious metal. The forma-
ton is just as good as that il the vi
cinity of Butte, Mont, or the Com
stock lode of Nevada, and with proper
development and search, I have no
hesitancy IN saying that the Olympics
will add millions to the treasure of
the world and become the most for
midable rival of the Klondike in the
production of the precious metals. p
P-T
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01

VANCOUVER, in this state, has IL
prune-drying establishments, with a
capacity of from 5000 to 10000 lbs
daily, and at least 25 other dryers are
located in other parts of Clarke coun-
ty. There are several dryers in other
parts of the state, but nowhere near
enough of them to care for the crop.
The result is that great deal of this
fruit will be wasted. Fruit growers all
over the state should see to it that
there are enough drying houses pro-
vided in their districts to save all oil
the fruit. In this way it can be held
for market demands, which are rapid
ly increasing in the dried fruit line
Trade Register.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01
~FlRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

"A dish of water placed in hot
oven where pies, cakes or buildings are
being baked will prevent them from
scorching.
An excellent and simple remedy
for sprain is made by mixing the
well-beaten whites of six eggs and a
half cupful of table salt together.
Apply between thin muslin cloths.
Rice Pudding.-To be eaten cold
One large spoonful of rice, one quart
of milk, a pinch of salt, four table
spoonfuls of sugar. Bake very slowly
four hours, and flavor with VANILLA
Home and Farm.
"A French method of cleaning kid
gloves is to put on the gloves and wash
them well in spirits of turpentine, eX-
actly as if washing the hands. The
fingers and soiled parts must be we'll
rubbed, and when the gloves are taken
off they must be stretched and allowed
to dry hanging i'll a strong current OF
air.
Beaten Biscuit.-Sift a quart OF
flour, add teaspoonful OF salt and a
tablespoonful of lard; mix well, and
add sweet milk to make a stiff dough.
Knead well, and beat for half an hour
until light and elastic. Roll thin, cut
out with g biscuit-cutter, put in pan.
and set in q moderate oven to ba!,e
until brown.-Ladies' Companion.
-Croquettes.--Two cupfuls of warm
mashed potatoes, one-quarter cupful
of hot milk, beaten together until
light. Add one tablespoonful of melt
ed butter, one-half teaspoonful of salt,
a pinch of mace or nutmeg, and enough
beaten egg to handle easily. Shape,
dip into beaten egg and roll in sifted
cracker crumbs. Fry in hot lard until
nicely Drowned. Garnish with parsley
Good housekeeping.
Sunshine Cake.-Whites of ten
eggs and the yoll1s of seven, ~ cups
of granulated sugar, measured after
sitting, one cupful of flour, after sift-
ing four times, one teaspoonful of
cream Of tartar and one of orange ex-
tract. Beat the whites to a froth and
add the sugar. Beat the yolls thor
oughly, and add to them the whites.
the sugar and the favoring. Last of
all, stir in the flour, Mix quickly and
we'll. Bake in slow oven.-N. Y.
Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01

The Olympian claims that several
of her prominent citizens who lay
awake nights discovered slight shock
or two of earthquake last Monday
morning. This is the third time with
in our recollection that Olympians
have been "shocked," but Shelton peo-
pie must be sleeping the sleep of the
Just, because we have missed all these
visitations. Perhaps is was only a
manifestation of the advance agent
OF prosperity" for the benefit of the
few remaining unbelievers.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01

A NOTEWORTHY movement inaugu-
rated by the Chicago Record has been
placed by that journal before the peo-
pie. The Records Postal Savings
Bank bill is here referred to. The
pamphlet containing the draft of the
necessary legislation has been widely
distributed. It is not attracting the
attention the Importance of the SUBJ
ject demands. The Record asks that
petitions, forms of which it has sent to
all newspaper offices, be signed and
forwarded to its Office for presentation
to congress. The matter is one of
great interest. This is not the place
to give resume of the bill. The
pamphlet containing it is easily OBJ
tainable. The only amendment to the
draft of same that seems at all neces-
sary is in section 4. AS it now stands,
the postmaster general is to furnish
and keep for sale at all branch postal
savings bank Offices, special stamps oil
five and ten cent denominations, and
special cards for the use of purchasers
OF such stamps to affix the said stamps
to. When stamps to the amount Of
one dollar have been affixed, the card
is to be received by the postmaster as
deposit of that amount. There is
no need to issue special stamps. Lowe,
the deposit to fifty>cents. Let any u
s. stamp be used. In Great Britain
and Canada the minimum deposit is
one shilling or twenty-five cents, and
the ordinary passage stamps are used
on the deposit card. Our own two
cent postage Nstamps-twenty-five on
card-would serve the purpose adj
mirably. Many a youngster would
acquire the habits of thrift by tkis
means. Montesano. Vidette.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01
Try schillings Best tea and baking powder.

Try Schilling's Best tea and baking powder.
MILLINERY OPENING.-At Mrs. Eat
on's, tst week in Oct. A trimmer en-
gagged to trim and wait on customers,
good goods and latest styles.
For Shoes that wear and will give
good satisfaction go to Hunter &
Eaton's.
Bicycle caps and school caps; some
thing new at Mrs. Eaton's.
The JOURNAL can sell best White
sewing machine, or good bicycle to
be ordered from the factory, cheap.
We have something new in air tight
Stoves. Don't fail to come and see
them. They are the cheapest and best
heaters on the market.
MCDONALD & O'NEILL.
Ayers Sarsapari11a is not a secret
preparation. Any physician may have
the formula on application. The
secret of its success as a medicine lies
in its extraordinary power to cleanse
the blood of impurities and cure the
most deep-seated cases of blood disease.
Go to Hunter and Eaton's for fresh
Groceries.
For SALE.-Dwe1ling house and 10
| next to JOURNAL office, with out build
/ ings and fruits, comfortably fixed, for
sale cheap. Apply on the premises.
! Munson has some second hand
watches for sale cheap direct from the
pawn shop in New York. Several fine
watches in the lot.
Plats of Shelton, containing the
four Shelton additions, printed on fine
bristol board, for sale at this Office, Is
cents each or for so cents. They are
worth framing. Also p1ats for alb
stracts or for sending in the mail to
Eastern friends.
Location and other mining b1an k
for sale at this Office.
Big lot of new Fall Goods at Hunter
and Eaton's.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01

Rose, the 1S-year old daughter of
John Miller Murphy, the veteran ed
itor OF the Olympia Standard, died at
her home last Sunday evening from
an overdose of laudanum. taken to
allay neuralgia pains. After her con-
dition was discovered several ply
sicians worked over her for hours, but
their efforts were unavailing. Bro.
Murphy lost his wife about year ago,
and recently, young grandson was
burned so severely that he died.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01
AN exchange asks as to the where
abouts of Coin Harvey. "Innocuous
desuetude," best answers the query.

SHEEP CAMP, on the Chilkoot trail
this side of the summit, was wiped out
of existence by an avalanche of rocks
and mud, on Sept. 10th. Reports are
still meagre, but it is evident that
some lives are lost, although it was
first reported that eighteen persons
were buried under the big slide.
Houses, tents, goods and provisions
were buried too deep for recovery, and
the trail is so badly damaged that it
can no longer be travelled. This is
the first serious disaster.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01

SHELTON wants a big shingle mill,
and wants it bad: There is fortune
in it for some capitalist who will start
such a mill, or any other kind OF a
woodworking mill here, where the
supply of all necessary woods is I'M
limited, convenient and cheap. Given
the mill and Shelton will have rail
road connection in short order.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01
G God
Is essential to 90 "a n
health. Every nook nENH
and corner OF the asG2I 49, 90 SAsE

system is reached by the blood, and On
its quality the condition Of every organ de-
ponds. Good blood means strong nerves,
good digestion, robust hea::h impure
blood means scrofqla. Cls-z1~'':i" -,>culna-
tism, catarrh CT other .seass-. :.ie surest
way to have good blood Is 10 ..ko Hoods
sapari,la. This medicine purifies, vi
talizes, and enriches the blood, and. sends
the clements of health and strength to
every nerve, organ and tissue. 1t creates
a good appetite, gives refreshing sleep
and cures that tired feeling. Remember,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01


scwallops, ore samples have been as
sayed yielding $500 to the ton.
prospecting in tho Olympics is at
tended with. considerable difficulty,
owing to the heavy deposit of surface
soil, and the dense growth of forest
and underbrush. In many places it is
almost impossible to penetrate, while
the areas are few where the formation
OF the mountains is exposed. Pros
pecting is only possible where snow
slides or avalanches have barred the
rock of the surface soil, rendering it
possible for systematic examination
of the formation to be made. AS all
instance of this, we found float quartz
in the Skokomish river gravel beds
which assayed richly of gold, not
withstanding the fact that the samp-
les had been well leached out by the
action of the elements. This ore un-
doubtedly comes from the vein high
up in the crystalline formation, which
ii explored would, in my judgment,
become famous as paoducer of gold,
but the difficulty of locating them is
80 great, that they cannot be found
by any ordinary methods of prospect
ing, and discovery, if made at all,
viii probably be the result OF a favor
able snowslide or some other agency.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-09-24
BASEBALL STANDING.
Diaz,s AssaIlant Lynched.

CITY OF MEXICO, Sept 1s.-Arrayo,
who yesterday assaulted President
Diaz, was lynched last night by mob.
About 20 of the lynchers were arrested.
The mob proceeded along the lines of
an American lynching. 1t had ap-
parently no organization, yet it was
directed in some mysterious way. The
lynchers broke into the Jail by forcing
the doors with huge timbers. The
overpowered guards were surrounded,
while detail of men ran down the cor
ridors and dragged out the trembling
ArraVO
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-09-24
VIOLATES THE LAW.
Kansas City Live Stock Exchange Held
to Be a Trust.
United States Judge Foster Says It's Pur-
pose Is to Create a Monopoly and
IL in Defiance of the
Sherman Act.

Topeka, Kan, Sept. 21.-In the fed
eral court yesterday Judge Foster
handed down his decision dissolving
the organization of the Kansas City
Live Stock exchange and prohibiting
it from continuing in business. He
held that its operation was in viola
ton of the Sherman federal antitrust
law.
The suit was begun by United States
District Attorney w. c. Perry about a
year ago under the direction of Attor-
ney-General Harmon. 1t was indirect
ly the outgrowth of the old Greer
Mills fight, and while intended to ap-
ply only to the Kansas City organiza-
ton, Judge Soster has made the opin-
ion so broad that it sounds like death
lnell to boards of trade, trusts and
combinations of every description in
the entire country.
In the opinion Judge Foster lays
down some startling propositions af-
fecting combinations and trusts. The
attorneys for the exchange set forth
that boards of trade, exchanges and
similar organizations are in existence
in all parts of the country and are
necessary for the business of the coun-
try.
Judge Foster holds that if properly
conducted such organizations would
be beneficial to the country at large,
but as they are conducted they are
beneficial only to the members, and
are a menace to the country. Continu-
ing he says:
The crying complaint of to-day and the
great menace to the welfare cf the people is
the tendency of wealth to monopolize and con-
troll by trusts and combinations the products
and industries of the country. 1t must be con-
feSsed by every thoughtful observer that many
so-called stock and produce exchanges are
among the most potent instruments for the ac-
complishment of these purposes by spectators
and Adventures.
Men who add nothing to the productive
wealth Of the country grow rich or poor gam
bling on the wealth produced by others. Men
are daily selling through these exchanges mill
lions Of bushels of corn, wheat and other pro-
ducts who neither have nor expect to have a
bushel of produce of any kind, and others are
buying millions who never expect to receive a
buSheL Both sides are tampering with the
normal prices fixed by the law of supply and
demand, and are attempting by false and dis
honest means and methods to serve their ends
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-09-24
MAUDE BoNEsTEEL MYSTERY.
Startling Statements from a st. Louis Man
Regarding Her Disappearance.

Startling Statements from a ST. Louis Man
Regarding Her Disappearance.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 21.-What
may become the most startling chap
ter in the mysterious disappearance of
Maude Belle Bonesteel, who left her
home on the night of January IL, 1894,
and has never since been heard of,
comes from a statement said to have
been made by Lawrence Higgins. a
st. Louis man. Higgins was the
intimate friend of Herbert Corn
wall, who was shot and killed by
his brother, DR.. Richmond Cornwall,
of Kansas City, in a fight in st. Louis
three months ago. Higgins has told
a newspaper reporter and others in
St Louis that Herbert Cornwall fire.
quently said that he saw DR.. Cornwall,
his brother, murder Maude Bonesteel
in his office on West Ninth street,
in Kansas City. This startling state
ment follows upon the heels of an aft
davit made by Pat O'Hara, who claims
that John Cornwall, father of DIR. Corn
wall and Herbert Cornwall, the muir
dered man, paid him 500 to swear that
DIR. Cornwall killed his brother in self
defense.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-09-24
TOWARD A s.5VICE PENSION.
Employees of the Treasury Department
VIII Have an "-lOnrrtry Roll"

Employees of the Treasury Department
viii Have an '.-Ionnrrry Roll
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2).-FOr years
employees of the government have
clamOred for civil pension list, and
at last Secretary Gage has decided to
establish what he calls an honorary
service rolf for the treasury depart
ment, the main object of which is de-
clared to be to increase the efficiency
of the clerical force without entailing
hardship upon those clerks who have
grown old in the public service and
whose usefulness may be more or less
impaired by age. 1t is proposed to
transfer to this roll all clerks who
have served so years in the civil serv-
ice, and have attained the age of 20
wears.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-09-24
CRISIS IN ELouR TRADE.

Corn Starch and Meal AdulteratiOn May
Drive Winter Wheat MilIers TO the
Wall.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20. I'm the opinion
of experienced millers the fight result
ing from the adulteration of wheat
flour by mixing it with corn flour has
only just begun. The havoc wrought
by the Introduction of regular corn
flour has been greatly increased by the
discovery that flour made from corn
starch is of a superior quality in many
respects, is whittier, can be ground
finer and is much less apt to be de-
tected in an examination of the doc
tOred goods. The millers say it is the
most dangerous thing to the Legitimate
-four trade that has yet been discov-
cred, and declare that unless the adul-
teration of -four with it can be stopped
it will ultimately result in either driv-
ing them out of the market or forcing
all manufacturers of flour to adulterate
their goods in order to meet the ruin
Gus competition with which they find
themselves surrounded.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-09-24
GOULD TALKS OF TRADE.

He Says the Commercial Outlook for the
United States Was Never So Good.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20. - George j.
Gould, with his family, returned to
this city Saturday. For three months
while he has been resting in Europe
the business revival has added at least
S15,OO0,O0O to the value of the Gould
securities. He said:
There never was a time when conditions
promised much for the United States
Everything looks all right. There has
been a strengthening in the markets
all along the line. Business men
abroad realize that the United States
is now master OF the situation. We have the
goods to sell-grain, cotton. etc. The crops
are short, their needs are great and they must
buy of us. In moving our enormous crops
there will be increased activity in railroad Sc
curites. and the railroads that are benefting
by this are busy building cars and engines to
handle the immense tonnage which must be
hauled this fall
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-09-24
SAYS HE WAS PAID.

Sensational Declaration of James O'Hara, q
Witness i'm the Cornwall Murder Case.
ST. Louis, Sept. 1S.-There was a
sudden and sensational development
in the Cornwall murder case yesterday
and new story of the killing of young
Herbert Cornwall by his brother, Rich
mOnd, of Kansas City, at their fathers
tonic beer establishment in this
city on the morning of July :,
has come to light. James O'Hara,
aged IS. who at the time of the
Cornwall tragedy was employed as
a bottle washer by old DIR. John Corn
wall, now declares that he perjured
himself at the cOroner's inquest in or
der to aid the case of tke defendant
He Furthermore states that he was
paid by the aged doctor to testify false
ly and then leave the city.