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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-15
Winter Eggs.

Any one wanting to increase his
profits from his flock of fowls can do
in time by producing winter layers.
Early hatched pullets will lay early in
the fall, and if properly handled and
fed, will continue to lay during the
winter months. Some will tell you
that so many eggs are now put in cold
storage for winter use that the price
will remain low. Now let us see.
Right here in Seattle eggs are -35 cents
per dozen, while thousands of eggs are
annually stored here in our large
refrigerators. This does not look
much as if cold storage eggs cut any
figure in the market. One may say
that if all 60 in for winter eggs there
will be an over supply. Don't be
afraid of that. It requires careful
painstaking work to bring about this
result and there will be plenty of
poultry people who will not try the
experiment. and no danger of OVERRIDING
it exists.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-15
Try A Little Sugar.

Try adding scant teaspoon of sugar
to each pint of gravy. 1t will impart
a delicious flavor that cannot be OBJ
tanned in any other way.
Try adding sugar to meat soups iu
the same proportion, putting the suga,
In just before serving the soup.
Try the "sugar cuse" when meat has
been allowed to stand a little too long
before being cooked. Sprinkle little
sugar over the meat just before it is
taken from the fire, and the unpalata-
ble taste will be removed.
Try adding teaspoonful of sugar to
every piut of milk, when the milk is
to be thickened with corn meal
Try adding little sugar to oatmeal
while it is cooking instead of putting
1T on when served at the table, and it
will be much improved.
Try adding the sugar to apple sauce
after the sauce is nearly done, or just
before it is served, as the sugar added
while the apples are cooking will make
some varieties hard and tough.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-15
Small VS.. Large FlOcks.

Now is the time for the farmer tc de-
eide how many chickens he intends to
carry through the winter. A small
flock well cared for will pay better than
one twice the size allowed to take
chances, roosting in trees, exposed to
all sorts of weather, and obliged to
find food where best it can. Expensive
buildings are not necessary for the
securing of good results, but whatever
place is devoted to hens should be dry
and above all, free from draughts.
Heavy chaff from the threshing, the
the sweeping from the barn floors and
hay mows, all make capital litter in
which to feed grain during the winter.
The same amount of feed will produce
many more eggs than when fed in
roughs.-Western Plowman.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-15
Breeding up the Flock.

To the farmer who desire to secure
increased returns from his flock with
out going to any great expense, there
is but one way open, namely, to place
thoroughbred male bird at the head
of it. First kill off all the old unpro-
ductive hens, then purchase from
reliable breeder large and well-shaped
male. 1t is not necessary that this
bird should be one capable of taking a
premium in the poultry show, but
attention must be paid to his size and
symmetry. 1t is surprising what
difference this will make in the size of
the young chicks the following year.
Some farmers after trying the ex-
pertinent have declared that the aver
age weight of their pullets was at
least one pound apiece greater than in
previous years. These cross-bred pull
let's should not be bred back to the
same male. but new bird purchased
to mate with them the following season.
It is the firstc cross that counts most in
| |improvement-W Western Plowman.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-15
The Speed Of Birds.
it exists.

The speed of pigeons and of birds in
general has been much discussed in
recent times by different zoologis,.s.
Many authors are inclined to give too
high figures. Thus, according to
Spallanzani the speed of the martin
is fixed at 290 feet per second, and
that of the pigeon ESTIMATED from a
flight OF four from Paris to Budapest)
at 155 feet per second. But these
figures appear to be erroneous. An
interesting experiment, reported by
Ciel ct Terre. had just been made at
Anvers by Mr.. A. Verschuren on the.
subject of the speed of swallows. Hav-
ing succeeded in capturing one OF
these birds, he marked it and gave it
in charge of train that started for
Compiegne on the 10th of May with
$50 baskets of carrier pigeons belonging
to the Federation Colombophile. The
swallow was set free on the 18th OF
Nav at Z o'clock in the morning along
with the pigeons, and, quick as flash
took northerly direction, while the
pigeons were-ssill descr ibing numerous
spirals in search of their direction.
At twenty-three minutes past, one OF
the birds made its appearance In Anvers
and hastened to seek its nest. The
first pigeons did not enter their cote
until half past eleven. The swalio"
had made the lao mile trip IN one
hour and eight minutes, say to speed
100 miles an hour or 100 feet pei
second. The pigeons attained speed
of but 35 miles an hour or 5O feet
second, gives, us an idea of the rapid
| ity With which swallows are capable OF
accomplishing their migrations. Il
reach Belgium from the north o
Africa, for example, it would takt
them scarcely half day. Scientific
American.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-15

pACIFIC LODGF.,NO. &c,
K. OF P.
Meets the first and third Friday evenings of
otesch month at the Masonic Hall. Visitin
Knights cordially invited to attend.
Thos McLarty, Ed. SHELTON,
X. of r. &S. &C.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-15
Society Cards.

rIRsT BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. F. o. LAMOREUX. PASTOR
Teaching services every Sunday at II, a. m.
md 7:ae .. m. Sunday school at 10p, m. B.
EP. U. at $50 D. IN. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at o'clock followed by G. G.
C.class. All are made welcome at these services.
Corner Fifth and Gotta SITS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-15

other cases, every nomination left
unacted upon means another appoint
ment placed at the disposal of Presi-
dent Mckinley. Republican Senators
would not have originated such a
method OF increasing the party patron
age, but they are not called upon to
Interfere now that the silver democrats
have done so.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-15
ABSOLUTELY PURE

caught In three months fishing. On
the return OF the vessel the cargo wa
stored under pickle in tanks until
needed. AS occasion requires, the fish
are dried on outdoor flakes, and pre-
pared for market as boneless Goldfish.
The fish are sold in Seattle, Portland
and other cities of the West coast, and
one carload was sent to Boston, Mass,
"Native oyster beds are abundant in
Mason and Thurston counties, the
beds in Mason county being in Oak
land bay, Case inlet, Totten. inlet or
Oyster bay, and Hood canal, and those
OF Thurston county in Mud bay near
Olympia; all of these bodies of water
are tributary to Puget sound. During
the past few years more attention has
been given to the native beds of this
region. The small seed oysters OBJ
tanned from the Gull have been plant
ed, and starfish found on the beds
have been destroyed. In all cases in
which some care has been bestowed on
the beds gain in the output has re-
suited, while localities where the beds
have received no attention have gen
orally shown a decrease, some beds
worked as late as 1889 now being
abandoned. In past years starfsh
have been destructive to the native
beds of Puget sound; of late the efforts
to rid the beds of this injurious ami
NAL have been increased, and depreda-
tlons have been almost entirely pre-
vented The beds are exposed to low
tide, at which time the starfish are
gathered by hand and with forks, and
used on the land for fertilizer.
"In taking oysters in the Puget
sound region tongs are but little used
in some instances not at all, the
oysters being picked by hand at low
tide, and carried by floats, where they
are culled, small seed oysters and shells
being returned to the beds.
Market oysters are sent to Olym-
pia, Tacoma, Seattle and other points
In sacks containing lis pounds,
equivalent to two bushels. Prices in
1889 were Y3 per sack, and in 1891
and 1892 $3.50 per sack. The oyster
season is from September l to May /.
Two sacks per day are considered a
fair quantity te be taken by one man.
considerable interest is being TAX
en- In the question as to whether East
ern oysters will propagate or thrive in
the waters of Puget sound. It is re-
ported that the experiment will soon
be given trial by planting consign-
ment OF oysters from the East.
Gin 1892 small beds of a bivalve
mollusk (Pla,1inanonfia macroschis-
ma) of no economic value were found
between Tacoma and Seattle. Con-
siderable attention was given to this
discovery, because of the extensive
notices in the press. By the newspa-
pers the shellfsh were almost invaria-
bly, designated as valuable beds of
Eastern Oysters. Their shells were
about the size of medium Eastern
oyster. The soft part of most of them
was of a bright red color, resembling
fresh meat rather than shellfish. The
Indians of the Sound have long been
familiar with these mollusks, and re-
port them as good for food at certain
seasons and as poisonous at other
times. No experiments as to their
value for food were made by the
whites, and the beds remain undis-
turbed. Extract from Report of Gov
Fish Com. in New Years Pr.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-15

MJELCOME CHAPTER, NO 40.
w ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every Saturday after Full moon of each
month. All members in good standing are
maze welcome.
Mis- g. |. BARRON, w. H. MAXWELL
Worthy Matron. Sec.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-15

NHtLTON LODGE NO. g.
- !. o. 0. F.
Regular meeting every Wednesday evening
1ScP.E in the Odd Fellows Hail. Shelton
Ws,h. All members in good standing, cordially
invited TO attend.
J.W. WOOD, G. C. ANGLE,
N. G. R. Sec.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-15

FIRST METHOOIST-EPISCO CHURCH.
Reaching every Sabbath at 1890 O'Clock A. M.
and 7:3o P. NJ Sabbath School at II A. M
Prayer meeting at 7:SOP. NJ. every Thursday
Everybody Is invited 10 attend. Seats free.
REV +. M. WHEELER Pastor
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-19

New fads in fancy work are the de-
light of every woman. particularly at
this time of the year. when in many in
stances 1t is desired to give piece or
ones own handiwork instead of some
gift bought from the shops. Bags and
pincushions are always useful, and
now the prettiest possible pincushions
are made out of old bits of brocade and
ribbon and gold or silver cord, which
need only taste in the choosing of col
ors to combine and dainty stitches t.
be exceedingly pretty. Rather in the
shape of tomatoes are the princess of
Teck cushions-so called, it is said, be-
cause the princess was the first to
make them. They are made Of several
pieces of material Joined very neatly
together like patchwork, and they
must not measure more than hands
breath in circumference. At every
place where they are joined together
they are tied tightly down with a
strong linen thread, and just in the
middle the bottom and top are drawn
together SO there is the deep hole in the
center. This is difficult to do, and only
the strongest linen thread will make II
possible. Around the outside, hall
way down, there must again be an in
dentation, and each indentation must
be colored with a gold or silver cord.
1t is quite surprising what charming
results can be gotten with the combin-
ing of handsome bits of brocade and
the careful stufing of the cushion.
Bran is the best of anything for this
purpose. as cotton is too hard. 1t is
supposed to be necessary to every well
appointed dressing table to have four
or five of these little cushions, into
which the little stick pins are put, or
hat pins, or the new brooches. So many
pins are indispensable now that it is
much more desirable to have differ
ent cushion for each kind. and. OF
course. these fill the required needs,
and at the same time are pretty in
themselves.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-19

Ugly Girl is sometimes very I'M
happy because she is not attractive
personally. She is an ardent admirer
of beauty, and feels her lack of it very
deeply. AS she does not possess it,
however, she wants to know how best
she can render herself attractive and
make friends. She is quite young. and
has sufficient means to do almost any
thing she chooses. How can she TIT
herself to shine in society? Answer:
While beauty is a most desirable pos
session. 1t is by no means one of the
most important of the possessions of
woman. Intelligence, the faculty of
making herself agreeable, the ability
to entertain others, the gift OF saying
Just the right thing at the right time,
the intimate acquaintance with games
that enables one to fill vacant space
or take a hand in any party-all OF
these things are current coin In society.
The most agreeable woman in certain
small city, and one that was the most
popular and a recognized leader in So
ciety, was one who was always availa-
BILE in any circle. She knew little of
everything, without being an egotist.
and was quiet, unassuming. modest
and capable. She never paraded her
knowledge, but was ever ready to an
swer questions and give any informa-
ton In her power She was very plain
in her appearance, but this no one with
whom she was acquainted ever seemed
to realize. "Such charming woman"
everybody said, and she became indis-
pensable in the circle in which she
moved 1t is sometimes difficult to ac-
quire the facility of expression needful
to do all of these things. but it comes
by practice, and once gained nothing
is more valuable.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-19

1t is common complaint among
many young people that they are too
poor to marry. A plan has recently
been devised for the removal of this
objection by wealthy and philan-
thropic New Yorker. ana there can be
no doubt that the good man will find
many would-be benetlciares The
scheme may come to grief, however,
through unfitness of the applicants, for
it is one of the torments of society
that the people most willing and anXi-
Gus TO marry are the least fit. Marry
ing goes on merrily in all our cities
between people who have nothing be-
tween them and starvation but wages
OF salary that may be stopped at any
time by an employer who has himself
to look out for. The best form of asso-
citation for the financial encourage
ment of marriage is one that prevails
in some parts of England; couple in
tending to marry announce to their I'M
married friends that cash contribu-
lions will be acceptable. and they
pledge themselves to return any
amount whenever the giver himself
or herself-is about to marry. How
many Americans. however. would con-
tribute with such promise as secur-
ity?
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-19

the frills with velvet III some contrast
ing lor-harmonizing, Of course. with
the skirt lining as we'll.
White linen batiste shirt waists will
be very chic for morning wear. A yoke
having three crosswise tucks at the
back and front is a novelty. and others
show four lengthwise tucks at the back
of the waist.
The newest shirt waists are of or
candle or swiss, made over colored
Innings. fashion that defeats the pur-
pose of the garment, which is first of
all washable. and when it ceases to be
that it ceases to have any excuse for
existence.
Black taffeta silk is coming into
fashion for evening dress as well as
day costumes, and platings of the same
or rows of black velvet ribbon usually
trim the skirt. A pretty bodice to veal
with such a skirt is of black net over
the taffeta lining. the only trimming
a rose-colored ribbon with black
velvet edge finishing the neck and
forming the belt.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-19

o mamma, I've found an icicle,
and my! it's hot outside. ! turn aside
with pain. l have often found one in
the sunniest homes and under the most
genial warmth Of prosperity. | visit a
fashionable city home l am happy,
very happy, until the husband returns
from his daily pursuit and joins the
evening chat.
NY vein of enthusiasm runs high,
Is dashed in fragments with his sigh,
A beautiful thought has crossed my
BRAIN
| try to express it-but in vain.
NY heart is DER bubbling with fun
He looks-all is darkness where was
sun.
A sadness so deep is over me.
laugh, as it were. from fendish glee
My thoughts that were pure are turned
to Jest;
seek my lone cot, but not to rest;
| ask my dull self why act so strange,
Why spirit and heart are so deransed.
I'm answered at last; amazed I start
An icicle freezing round his heart.
Florence Maye Norton.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-19
AN EIGHT-TON MOLLUSk.
Ashore the Beach of Anastasia
Island.

Ashore on the Beach of Anastasia
Island.
The huge mollusk ashore on the
beach of Anastasia island continues to
attract the attention of scientists,
says the Florida Citizen. DR.. Dewitt
Webb has received instructions to
spare no expense in obtaining a series
of photographs of the carcass and
with this end in view he engaged four
heavy horses, a dozen men and with
three sets of tackle went to South
Beach yesterday for the purpose OF
of raising the heavy object from its
bed in the sand and placing 1t upon a
board platform, SO that 1t can be pho
tographed and examined on all sides.
When the party reached the mollusk
the tide was found to be favorable for
work and after several hours OF labor
the great mass was hauled from the
sand in which it was imbedded and
placed on a platform of boards. The
men at work, who are in the habit of
handling heavy weights, state that the
carcass weighs fully eight tons. What
1t weighed when alive must be imag-
ined, but it must have been great, for
the mass has been ashore for nearly
two months and If It is true that 1t
floated from the arctic regions 1t lost
its tentacles and shell en- route The
shape of that part Of the mollusk that
was imbedded In the sand Is similar
to that which was exposed from the
time it came ashore, but another series
of photographs Will be taken, as a view
pf 20 ira m h<, oI>t ipo
since it has been placed on the plat
form. These photographs will be
sent to the Smithsonian institution and
to Yale College for the purpose of
classification.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-19

black MORE ribbon, and the same rib
b;n was used for the large paste orna-
ment, and above all were several large
black ostrich plumes.
Wells are Just now matter of serious
expense. The very SWEETEST veil. double
width, every thread silk. and sprinkled
closely with very large chenille dots,
is put at a price that is discouraging.
But the veil is becoming. and behind 1t
you can risk long walk In the flying
wind. certain that your complexion,
while it may appear to brighten. will
not betray itself as splotchy.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-19
COLORADO MOUNTAIN SHEEP.
The Day Not Far Distant When They
VIII lie Extinct.

The Day Not Far Distant When They
VIII lie Extinct.
From the Denver Republican,: Noun
tain sheep appepar to be increasing
in Colorado, and, stranger still, the
rare and timid animals are leaving
their dizzy haunts among the high
mountain peaks and drawing nearer to
the habitations of man than ever be-
fore. In the comparatively low lands.
near the town of Jefferson, there Is now
flock of fifty or more mountain sheep.
Jefferson is on the South Park railroad.
about eighty-one miles southwest OF
Denver, in Park county. 1t is an old
fashioned community, and has near 1t
the well-known summer resort, Jefer-
son Lake. The vicinity, disturbed by
the rumble of trains as well as the
sounds of human life and industry, is
not at all quiet one. 1t has none OF
the characteristics which usually mark
the natural home of the almost extinct
mountain sheep. And yet for several
days past, a band of at least fifty OF
the soft-eyed. large-horned native sheep
of the Rocky Mountains has been calm
ly grazing around the town Of Jeffer-
sun anu ClOSe W me Iulllodus. ~ 10
said that the sheep do not display any
sign of fear of the Jefferson people.
Many of them come in open daylight
within easy pistol shot OF the resi-
dences. They do not run away unless
somebody purposely tries to brighten
them. For many years past the sight
OF mountain sheep has been a rarity
in Colorado, and usually but one at
time has been seen. A hunter far off
from civilization might descry soli-
tary sheep nerched on crag overlook
ing some wild and steep canyon. but
hardly ever within gunshot range. No
such thing as fifty sheep together has
been reported. even by the veriest
Munchausen of hunters. When lone
sheep was seen it usually disappeared
Considering these things, the descent
of fifty sheep upon the town of Jeffer-
son, as though they had formed them
selves into an excursion party some
where among the mountains, does not
look reasonably explainable. The gen.
eral theory is that bitter cold and deep
SHOWS in the higher attitudes drove
them downward, and that they Joined
together for mutual protection us they
Travelled from peak to peak Killing
mountain sheep is absolutely prohib-
tied by law in Colorado. 1t is a closed
season all the year round with the ami
mails. just as it is with buffalo.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-19

Men are not supposed to know much
about the fashions. unless they are
professionally interested in them, but
there are cases when their judgment
may not be altogether impertinent.
A lady, meeting another, said to her:
And how does your husband like
your new dress?'
Il don't know yet"
why, hasn't he seen It'll"
Yes, but he hasn't seen the bill!'
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-19
Hats and Wells.

1t is very cay in selecting a snowy
hat to choose a too conspicuous one,
but black velvet with wide plating OF
white satin about the crown and rich
trimmings OF white and black plumes
is a stylish design and seems to be al
ways in good taste. A few hats entire
ly OF white velvet, with trimming of
great ruching or white muslin, have
appeared. and are dazzlinglv becoming
to glossy brunettes. Then green is a
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-19

For evening wear sleeves have the
effect of wings. the short and closely
fitting sleeve reaching to the elbow,
with a short puff arranged at the back
instead of all around in the usual man
ner.
As a trimming Jet passementerie is
again in vogue. Indeed, black gowns
are very fashionable for evening wear.
and the more jet crowded upon them
especially upon the bodices the' more
stylish they are.
Cap sleeves in the form of one or
two frills are exceedingly pretty for
evening dress, and new idea Is 20 line