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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-26
Giant Locomotives.

The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany have in course~of construction
at the Schenectady engine works six
of the largest engines ever designed.
They are 23x30 cylinder with 30-inch
stroke and weight over 100 tons. They
will have ten driving wheels, and are
after the general type adopted by the
company for its engines used in the
heavy runs over the mountains. The
size of the engines on the road has
been steadily increasing until the aver
age engine now pulls twice as many
cars as was customary ten years ago,
and railroad men are taking alarm
lest the size of the engines be increased
until one crew of men will do the work
formerly requiring three or four crews
leaving the extra men to LOOK else
where for work, The men say the in
crease in wages does not go hand IN
hand with the increase in the size of
the engines and trains, but that the
tendency is downward rather than up
ward so far as wages go.
The railroad locomotive has been
gradually growing in size and power
from the day when the first one came
over the Allegheny mountains to the
"great west" little brass trimmed
affair of about twenty or thirty tons.
Then every engine had name. and
the engineer was as proud OF his
engine as the captain of a Baltimore
clipper was of his craft or Kentuck-
ian of his race horse. Now the ponder
ous black machines are merely unnum-
bered, like the conyicts in prison,
and the engineer takes out first one
and then another, with no more regard
for them individually than man has
for livery stable plug
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-26

CHELTON LODGE, NO e.
= !. .. y. +.
Regular meeting every Wednesday evening
T3OPy in the ODD Fellows Han. Sreltou
Wash. All rnemuers il good standing. cordially
invited 10 attend
j W. WOOD. o. g. ANVLA'
y G. >ea.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-26

POP. PAPERS in the country are using
a most absurd argument in denouncing
the gold standard and Mckinley as
responsible for cut OF ID per cent in
wages, made recently by an Aberdeen
lumber firm. The lumber and other
industries of the county have come to
exactly the condition that was pre-
dicted four years ago, with the advent
of the democratic party to power. The
policy OF free trade, or tariff for re-
venue only having been most effect
ually exploded the people who advo-
Gated it so vigorously four years ago,
now attempt to Crawl out of hole by
blaming all our financial and in
dustriai bills on the gold standard.
It is amusing reading, especially in a
paper which was the fercest kind of
"gold bug" until the Chicago conven-
ton secured majority for free-silyer
by fraudulentiy unseating enough gold
men to give the silyerites controI.-
Montesano Vidette.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-26
An Impudent Claim.

Some of the pOpulistic newspapers
undertaking to contrast the work oi
the legislature which has just closed
with the work OF the preceding legis-
lature, make statement something
like this:
Amount expended by the McGraw
administration during 1895 and 1896,
$2,S59,767; less sum paid capitol com
mission, $S1 ,420; leaves net amount
expended, $2,77S,347.
Total amount appropriated by the leg
islature of 1897, $1,124, $50; leaving a
difference of $1,653,5 500, representing
the saving to the taxpayers.
The impudent nature of this claim
which the populist organs undertake
to play upon their readers is shown by
the fact that the first set of figures
represents every dollar expended du-
ring the two years OF republican ad-
ministration, while the latter amount
represents the total of but one single
appropriation bill which passed the
legislature. There were 15 or 90 other
bills which contained appropriations
ranging from upwards of half mil
lion dollars down, not one of which is
taken into account in this statement.
As single item the amount ex-
pended by the last state administra-
ton for school purposes forms one of
the items in the total expenditures
above given. The amount provided
for in the school bill this year is esti-
mated at upwards OF $4,000; nearly
three quarters of million dollars
which does not appear in the appro-
priation total as given by the populist
false witness, and this is but one single
item.
The one particular saving in the
comparison as given is in the appro-
priation for the state university. The
expenditures for the past two years
were $249,955.62, including therein
the cost of the construction of the
present buildings. The appropriation
for the present year is but $4,000.
When the various appropriation
bills now in the governors hands are
approved, then, and not until then
can it be definitely determined what
the amount OF the appropriation:
made by the last legislature really was
From what is now known, however, il
is pretty safe to say that tlhya bill;
and the school law together 9kill ado
at least 81 100000 to the Fl .hres false
ly put forward to represent the tota
appropriations for the expenses OF the
state for the next two yea-s.-Post-In
telligencer.
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ClRsT METHoDI.T-EPIscorAL cHCRcH.-

Preaching every sabbath a. Io.o9 o'cioek :. j.
snd 80 p. VI. sabbath school ~ j =. N
PRAYER meeting al d =. u. -te.- ll'l--.,dy
Everybody is invited 20 attend seat, .ree.
REV. i. WilEELEI... Pastor
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Mining At BrinnOn.

Brinnon, March 1S.-In the Port
Townsend Leader of March ii is an
account of the discovery of rich lead
OF galena ore, reported al the Post-In-
telligencer Office by A. NJ Sabean, of
This place. Numerous inquiries have
been made about the matter. None
OF the settlers here know of such a find
as ten to thirty foot lead Of galena
ore traceable 5000 feet upa mountain,
with assays running all the way from
$50 to $120 per ton. But lead Of
gold quartz five feet wide, traceable
for abou 200 feet. assaying $3.50 per
ton, sixteen miles from tide water.
This assay was from four feet below
the surface, and was discovered over
year ago.
Three other leads have been found
assaying from $3.50 to Sc gold crop
pings. 1t has been also reported that
a lead twelve feet wide, traceable 800
feet in spots, assaying from groupings
$3.50 per ton, has been found seven
miles from tide water. This is in iron
Gaping
b. f. Furgus0n aud James Lucky
commenced tunnel on their lead of
gold quartz rock. The groupings as
sayed 1886, and 90 cents silver per
ton. But the rock has increased great
ly in value as depth is attained, and
the citizens OF Brinnon are greatly ex-
cited over the find OF such rich pros
pect so near tide water Later reports
are that the view of pay ore is widen
ing out greatly; it was eight inches on
top, but is now four feet in width.
! Eugene WoIcot also found lead of
gold quartz in his creek about 300 feet
above the river hutton, which is iden-
ticaliy the same .as the one stated
above. Mr. Wolcot is going to put a
tunnel in on the lead as soon as posi-
BILE. This claim is four miles and
quarter from the RrinnJn postoffice.
There l. a sevOn-fo0t wagon road On
the line OF these prospects for seven
miles to Mr.. John Mabon's ranch;
from there for "A distance OF about five
miles there is a good pack trail At
the end of this trail is the grand can
yon OF the Dosewallips, the walls of
which rise majestically to height of
l 800 feet above the river. The walls
on the north side OF the river are near
ly perpendicular but on the south side
it would not take very much labor to
build pack trail or road up to the
forks, distance of about eight miles.
The forks of the Dosewallips are
about twentv-one miles from tide
water. For three miles along the
county road there is a solid block of
claims. There have been staked off
since February l about fifty or sixty
claims; of these about twenty-five have
been recorded. The people here
generally allow about twenty days to
pass before they have their claims re-
corded.-P-I.
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ocrats in Office, will be set aside. Steps
are now being quietly taken that will
later on give the country few surprises
In connection with some of Mr.. Cleve-
lands extensions of the civil service
rules. There is 40 more sincere ad-
vocate of the true spirit of civil service
reform than President Mckinley but
it is shown that the civil service rules
have merely been made cloak to
cover the rankest partisanship, he will
not hesitate to strip the cloak off the
partisans.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-26

DACIFIC LODGE, 40. &c,
K. OF Z.
Meets the first aud third Fri lay even:ags o.
oteach month at the Masonic iioii. NIS-tlu
Knights cordially invited to attend.
Thos .McLarty, /. d. SHELTON,
X. OF +. & 6. e.. g.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-26
Dangers Of the Grip.

The greatest danger from La Grippe
is of its resulting In pneumonia. II
reasonable care is used, however, and
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy taken,
all danger viii be avoided. Among
the ten of thousands who have used
this remedy for Ia grippe, we have to
learn of single case having resulted
in pneumonia, which shows conclu-
sively that his remedy is certain
preventive of that dread disease. 1t
Will effect permanent cure in less
time than any other treatment
The % and 80 cent size for sale -
CIossm & Kelfy.
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The Forest Reserve.

The people of Chehalis county are
NIGHTLY interested in this question
With the consent of no one. With
the knowledge of no one, the Olympic
Reserve has been established right in
our midst. The Olympic Reserve con.
tains 2,1SS, 800 acres of the land north
OF Grays harbor. 1t is bounded on the
north by the As parallel. On the west
by the 123 meridian. On the south
by the 47 parallel and on the east by
the 122 meridian.
BY reference to map it will be dis
covered that this immense body of
land takes in fully four fifths of Che
halls county north of Grays harbor.
The southern boundary passes within
two miles north of Hoquiam. The
western boundary is nearly three miles
west Of Hoquiam.
Ii we understand the meaning of
the proclamation, no more land can
be settled on in this whole country
which takes in nearly all of Mason
county, half of Jefferson County and
fully half of Chehalis county. Nor
can new mines be opened up in this
territory.
No more land can be acquired in
the region either for timber or farms
1t is rank injustice to withdraw half
of Chehalis county from settlement,
from development, from taxation.
1t forms scope of country some 10
miles square. A body of land very
nearly as large as Chehalis county,
Hoquiam Washingtonian.
Among the forest reserves recently
set apart by President Cleveland are
three in the state OF Washington.
Their number, location and extent are
as follows:
No. g. The Washington forest re-
serve is located in the state of Wash
ington and extends from about the
120th degree of west longitude to near
/ ly the 122d degree, and from the in
ternational boundary southwark to a
little below the 48th degree of latitude.
1t contains an estimated area of s.
$40, ,24O acres.
The region embraced extends over both
slopes of the Cascade mountains, and
is exceedingly broken and entirely
clothed with forests. The reserve is
one of the most rugged, difficult, least
known and least settled parts of the
United States.
No. 9. The Olympic forest reserve
occupies the high and broken Olympic
mountain region in northwestern
Washington, and contains an estimat-
ed area of 2,1SS,S80 acres. This pro-
posed reserve no doubt contains for its
| area the largest and most valuable
body of timber belonging to the ma
I! ton.
No. 10. The Mount Rainier forest
reserve was originally established by
executive order of February 20, 1893,
as the Pacific forest reserve" The
proclamation extends the reserve
southwark along the two slopes of the
Cascade mountains nearly to :he
Columbia river, and changes the name
of the Pacific to the Mount Rainier
forest reserve. The proposed exten-
sion makes the total area of the Mount
Rainier reserve 1924, $50 acres.
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N'e-> -~cry -ni ani 4th SriJas even Z ~ 3,i'i
s...W aali. shelton. Visiting Oc,s iilr> asi.i
'.stet> are corciaiy invited 50 jvud- social
Seesior ou Third rriday evening
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-26
Rheu nafism Quickly Cured.

AfLer iav;ng bern confined to the
house for eleven days and paying $55
in doctor bills without benefit, Mr..
Frank Dolssn OF Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich, was cured by one bottle of
Chamierlain's Pain Balm costing %
cents and has not since been troubled
with that complaint. For sale by
ClossUn & Kelly.
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No less than forty-six bills, incudl-
ing three regular appropriations, failed
30 b come laws or statutes because
of Mr.. Cleveland's failure to sign them
a method of killing legislation which
many years ago acquired the name OF
"the pocket veto" No PRESIDENT ever
lefk A uauy BIN unsigned.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-26
Shelton City Officer
Society Cards.

CIRsT BAPTIST CHURCH ..--.-
REV. F. o. LANar,EI : fA>lOR
Preaching services every SuHrat "a H., 4. m.
snd 30 D. m. sunday Schoc. q a. J.. n =.
Y p e. at $50 p. II. Pa, ,e- .-ta'i-- eFerF
Thursday evening al o'clo / ie-.o g. ~ = &.
C.class. All are maize welcome ~ i.ic>e services
Corner Filth and tota s..
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u,ELCOME CHAPTER, No -.
w ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every Saturday after Full moon OF each
month. ALI members in good standing are
made welcome.
Mss. II. |. BARRON, " il. AAASEl-
Worthy AatTon. Sc.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17

abandon one-night stands, such a
fad at present with big attractions
| and will only take week and three
| night stands.
Joseph Haworth has given up the
leading part in Bret Harte's Sue, to
join Modjeska as leading support.
Fred. Warde gave two weeks of clas-
sic to Denverites.
The lobby gossipper predicts that Ada
Rehan's next modern character will be
the heroine of Robert Chambers "A
King and a few Dukes" made into
comedy by the author.
Lansing w. Bancker, aged IS years,
who with Dan Rice in ante bellum
days, were the best known clowns in
this country, died in the Philadelphia
poorhouse, Dec. 2S, from paralysis.
White Whittlesey will soon rejoin
Lewis Morrison s company. Mr.
| White, ey met WITH an accident In
Hartford three months ago, and was
confined to his bed for several weeks.
Henry Miller is in the list of actors
with hurt legs, which has recently in
cluded Sir Henry Irving and Richard
Mansfield. Mr.. Miller was thrown
from a sleigh. but was not much injur-
ed.
The Sign of the Cross" will. after
all. not be taken back to England, but
further effort to make it popular in
this country will be made by the man.
ayers interested in the plays career
here.
Sir Henry Irving Cabled a New Year
greeting to Americans, and an assur-
ance of his recovery from the recent
accident which compelled the with
drawal of Richard III, at the Lonon
Lyceum.
Eleanor Calhoun is playing Clarinda
wildair in Mrs. Francis Hodgson's "a
Lady of Quality" but manager Dan
Frohman wanted Olga Nethersole for
the part. Mrs. Burnet wanted Miss
Calhoun.
William Terris, now playing in the
London Adelphi revival of Black Feed
Susan, rehearsed his part on the sea-
sands on the coast OF Kent in order.
it is said, to acquire the true nautical
atmosphere.
Lewis George Clarke, said to be the
original of George Harris in Uncle
Toms Cabin, in now in his S5th year
and was recently engaged to play in
Salter and Martins Uncle Toms Cabin
company in Lexington, Ky.
Sibyl tombstone in comedy and trag-
edy is meeting with success on the
vaudeville stage. In Montreal she
won high commentator from the
press for her acting of the difficult lea
ding role in this One-act play.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17

Selma Herman will star next season,
and will resign from the Darkest
Russia" company.
Myra Corrigan died in New York,
Dec. Goth from carbolic acid poisoning,
with suicidal intent.
Maggie Moore, (Mrs. J. c. William
SOM, arrived on Dec. II at San Fran
cisco from Australia.
Manager F. c. Whitnew will likely
take the Bryan Boru company to Eu-
rope for an extended tour.
Nelson Wheatcroft has shaved off his
mustache to appear in Henry Miller's
production of "Heartsease."
Daniel Frawley was so successful in
his engagement in Honolulu that he
will return there every season.
At last we have it: "Cuba's Vow"
a realistic melodrama, is to be put on
the road, for week stands only.
Kyrle Bellew says his only brother
is in America, connected with large en-
gineering enterprises. His name is
Evelyn.
Mrs. VIM. A Brady, Marie Renee
died Dec. 31st. in New York City. She
left two children to the care of her
husband.
Moriz Rosenthal, the pianist, whose
long illness at Chicago, suffered re-
lapse last week, but is again recover
ing health.
j. f. Dodson's makeup as Richelieu
in Under the Red Robe" is copied
after Champaignes famous picture in
the Louvre.
Charles H. Bigelow has an ardent
admirer in John L. Sullivan. who be-
lieves him to have the funniest face
in America.
1t is said that Fanny Davenport, who
gives up Sardou's plays after this sea-
son, may hand over Fedora" to her
brother, Edgar L.
"A Midsummer Nights Dream" was
recently presented in New York City,
by women collegians, and there was
no man in the cast.
Howard Kyle is thinking Of making
a starring tour through China and ia
pan, from San Francisco, back in time
for spring openings.
Shamus O'Brien, an Irish opera sung
by Irish people, has been produced sue
cessfully in New York, the first time
on American shores.
There were but nine great theatre
fires in 1896 three in Russia, one each
in Roumania, Scotland, Belgium, two
in the United States.
Lillian Russell, fearing to injure her
voice, declined to appear at the adver-
tised New Years matinee at the cas-
inc, and money was refunded.
Mary Sanders was awarded $3.50
damages, with judgmentagainst Rich
ard Mansfield, for breach of contract,
in a Washington court recently.
Melbourne MacDowell's athletic fig
ure has frequently caused him to be
taken for William Muldoon, the wrest-
ler whom he is said to resemble.
Fitz and Webster have had a pros
porous season. Fitz now weighs 1924
pounds and rides his bicycle in every
day, in trying to reduce himself.
DR.. Anotnin Dvorak, it is authori-
lively announced, will return to Amer
lea next season, and resume the direc-
torship of the National Conservatory
Of Music.
The Rajah company has decided to
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17
FRO COUNTY.
Pointers of Social and General Do
ings In and Around PearSall.

Pointers of Social and General Do
ings In and Around PearSall.
PcarSall. Tex, Jan. 16.-Light Spc-
ciaD-A social was given at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Ernest last Tuesday
night. All spent Il most pleasant
evening playing parlor games. Re-
freShmentS were also served and
greatly enjoyed by those present
A. j. Culpepper and J.M.Campbell
shipped four cars of cattle to st. Louis
this week.
Geo. Laury, of Dilley, was in Pear
sail Tuesday of this week.
Rex. Moore visited the Alamo city
Monday of this week.
Mrs. II. II. Harris, of Manor, Tex,
daughter of Mr. ]. f. Roberts, of this
county. died last Wednesday after a
long illness. Her body was inferred
in the PearSall cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C.. Roberts returned
from visit to San Antonio last We'd
nesday.
]. w. Durbin visited Laredo this
week.
John Owens returned Thursday of
this week from Beeville, where he
had been for some time past.
Homer Davis left last Wednesday
for st. Louis.
Mrs. J. i. McCaleb, of CarrizO
Springs. returned home last Tuesday
after a few days visit to Mrs. Quill
Johnson.
W. C. Daugherty left this week for
Monterey, Mex.
Mrs. Chas. Kinds left Thursday for
a visit to the Alamo city.
Mrs. Tom Love went south on last
Tuesdays train.
John Johnson returned Thursday
from n visit to Benton.
Quite a number of our citizens an
ticipate going to San Antonio to
hear Bryan lecture on the Goth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17
GOSSIP OF
THE STAGE.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Milton Mobiles has gone into vaude-
vile.
Hanlon's Superba is in Washington,
D. c.
Oliver Doud Byron is touring Della
ware.
Paul Kester is writing three new
plays.
E. S. Willard will return to America
next season.
Tony Pastor has Joined the Actors
Order of Friendship.
Leona Bradley is now with Brady's
Naval Cadet company.
DIR. Claudius, E. Marion Crawford's
novel, has been dramatized.
John lie ResZke says, Under his sig
nature: MY real age is 46."
Harriet Sterling has Joined the Min
ME Madden Fiske company
All western dates of Prof. Day, the
hypnotist, have been cancelled.
Jennie Whitrock while in a Cincin-
natl hotel, was robbed of $115.
Frank Murray has become manager
of the Della Fox Opera copany.
The Sorceress of Palmistry was re-
Gently presented in New York.
Fannys Davenport's new play is
written upon a historic subject.
Primrose and Vests minister's will
start soon on their southern tour.
Mollie E. Beck, of RYE Beach" was
married Jan. 6, to Henry B. Welsh.
Madeleine Bouton has resigned from
Hoyt's A Contented Woman company.
Jessie Bartlett Davis has at least
two songs dedicated to her each week.
Sadie Martinez may go to Australia
next summer with the Gay Parisians"
Frau Lille Lehman has arrived from
Bremen to join the Damrosch company
The Boys of Kilkenny is a new Irish
drama which has recently been writ
ten.
Herbert Kelley and Fife Shannon
are likely to head a company next sea-
son.
Portia knight has rejoined the Sa-
Voy theatre company IN MaSSachu-
sets.
f. E. MacFadden has been engaged
to support Kate Claxton for a short
season.
James O'Neilrs Hamlet is described
as being the most definite one in
America"
The Night Owls, with a strong vaI-
deville cast, drew a good house in
Louisville.
Marie Tempest has relinquished the
idea of an American starring tour for
next season.
J, E. Dodson has been asked by a
New York publisher to compile book
of stage stories,
Mrs. JShn Drew opened in the spor-
ting Duchess at Newark, n. J., replac-
ing Aglas Booth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17
THE WEEKS ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Grand Opera house this week
the following are the bookings:
Tonight and Monday night, The
PrOdigal Father" Miss Marjorie Fair
leading lady and gay soubrette, Lynn
Welcher and Charles Boyle in the
comedy roles.
Wednesday night-"La Loie" Fuller,
the great and only dancer, who will
present her dances exactly as given
ut the FOlies Bergee, Paris.
Thursday night-''The Founding"
by Chas. Frohmans company. with
Cissy Fitzgerald and her wink and
wonderful dances, First time in this
city. ''Chums" will be the curtain
raiser.