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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06
Ladies' Home Journal Fiction Number.

The Ladies' Home Journal for Aug
ust, largely devoted to fiction, presents
number of short stories by the best
known writers, that will pleasantly
employ the leisure of midsummer
days. OF special interest among these
are the opening chapters Of Hamlln
Garland's latest serial, "The Spirit of
Sweet-water," a romance with the
rugged wilds of the Western mining
country as its picturesque background,
and, "The Two Mrs. Chesters," by Mrs.
A. D. T. Whitney, one of the best
stories that has come from the pen of
that popular author. Arthur Willis
Cotton contributes pathetic sketch,
"The Flowers on Tim Rae's Grave"
and Annie Steger Winston narrates
rustic courtship in "The Jilting of
Mary Ellen" Ellinor Dale Runcie,
in Sergeant Matty" gives one view
of the heroism of a Salvation Army
girl and her steadfast devotion to the
cause in which she labors, and Grace
Stuart Reid tells the story of "Her
Mysterious Disappearance" Another
story of powerful interest is Sarah
PARIS "Before the Morning Watch" a
Quaker romance laid in the stirring
Revolutionary times.
Along other lines, nearer the prac-
tical side Of life, Edward w. Box ad-
dresses parents on allowing young
girls too much liberty and freedom,
and has hearty commendation for the
work performed by our smaller col
leges. "Droch" chats on 'Vacation
Meanderings," and Dwight L. Moody
teaches the lesson of the Resurrection
Mrs. S. T. Rorer tells all about "Can-
ming and Preserving" the preparation
of food that requires but little fire,
luncheon for picnics, etc. The bride.
her trousseau and it's accessories are
treated instructively in two articles,
and "How to Make Dress" is told in
another. "Indoor Window Garden
ing" needlework, games and pastimes
for rainy days, with the various depart
ments pertaining to the household and
the home, make the August Journals
offering exceptionally complete. Pic
torially it is artistic and attractive.
Charles Dana Gibson pictures "Pick-
wick Delivering His Famous Grafton"
one of his series of Dickens People" }"
By the Curtis Publishing Company,
Philadelphia. One dollar per year;
ten cents per copy.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06
The Risky Raft.

The log rafting scheme which has
for several seasons been commented
upon as the future method OF trans
port in the coastwise trade, and which
usually progresses to the extent of con-
structing one raft year, that some
times reaches its destination and some
times doesn't is revived by the follow
ing comment from the Oregonian:
"Work on the great log raft now in
course of construction at Stella, is pro-
crossing rapidly, and in short time
the big cigar-shaped sea monster will
start seaward, with few chances of
reaching San Francisco in safety, and
many more chances for going to pieces
at sea leaving the thousands of logs
drifting around the ocean menace to
shipping of all kinds. If the logs
could only the chain with which they
are fastened to the bottom Of the sea,
there would not be quite so much OBJ
lection to this method OF transporting
lumber, but as they drift around the
surface of the ocean for months after
the RATS break up as they generally
do, there is no end of complaint from
the men who go down to the sea. IN
other kind of craftp'
1t is reported that the builders OF
the raft have offered to take the steam
er Grady aboard for a deck-load and
tow her down free of charge if she is
placed on top of the raft. Consider
ing the record that log RATS have made
on the Pacific coast in comparison
with that made by stern wheel steam
ers on shorter passages, it would seem
that the Grady had little better show
if she went alone.-West Coast Trade.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06
The Change in Tariff.

The new tariff has now superseded
the Wilson statute which brought dis
tress upon the country by its many
unjust and inequitable provisions. A
charge of this grave nature should not
be made against the Wilson bill with
out submitting proof to substantiate
1T, and it may therefore be considered
proper as we'll as interesting to point
out some OF the failures of that law.
The first evil it brought upon the
country was deficit of some $685.
100000. This enormous item of bank
ruptcy has been somewhat reduced
since the inauguration of the republi-
can administration by reason of the
enormous importations that have been
made to escape duties under the new
tariff bill. But Notwithstanding this
increase in receipts by reason oe this
flood of importations since President
Mcklnley's Inauguration, the customs,
internal revenue and in fact the total
receipts under this law have been
much less than in the corresponding
months of the history of the McKin-
ley law. This is especially interesting
and important, because of the state
ments made from time to time by the
democrats to the effect that the Will
son law was more successful as reve-
nue. producer than the old law. The
absolute falsity of this statement is
shown by the official figures covering
the receipts under Wilson law from
the beginning of its operation down to
the present time and comparing those
with the receipts under the Mckinley
law in the corresponding months of its
existence
The Wilson law has now been in op-
Grafton 81 months. During that time
the customs receipts aggregated $4O7,-
465 ,24S, while in the first 81 months
of the Mckinley law the customs re-
ceipts were $548,452,414. The inter-
nal revenue receipts under the Wilson
law in its first 81 months were $780,
722 ,453 and in the first "a months of
the Mckinley law were $433,772,45S.
The total receipts under the Wilson
law in its first 81 months, ending June
80, 1897, amounted to 1904 ,2O0,652,
while the Mckinley law in its first 81
months produced 81 ,O41 ,O4S,6 ,677, a bal
ance of more than $137 100000 in
favor of the Mckinley law.
1t is certain that the bill now be-
come law will as soon as the effect
of the late stimulated importations
wears off, be fully equal to the former
law as a revenue producer and at the
same time reach its strong protective
arm around many American industries
and much American labor.-Ex.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06

Short Sighted Greed.

On the Pacific coast the destruction
OF bird-life is carried on as a mere
matter OF business, and shortsighted
at that, millions of eggs being annual
ly destroyed for the sake of the albu-
men which they contain. Dried albu-
men is an article of commerce largely
used in the manufacture and testing
OF pepsln and other chemicals, in the
manufacture of what is known as
"alum curd," and also largely in pho
Biography. 1t is worth about twenty
flve cents per pourd, and was formerly
obtained exclusively from the eggs of
the domestic fowl. In later years the
demand has been supplied chiefly from
the eggs of migratory wild fowl, par
ticularly the wild duck of Alaska.
Not unfrequently as many as 1000,
l,2OO and even 1900 barrels of these
eggs are forwarded in on train of cars
over the Canadian Pacific Railroad:
and as the number OF partly Matched
eggs is probably as great as the num-
Der of those that are taken, the whole
sale character of the destruction that
is thus carried on appears to be be-
yond all computation. Naturally, the
number of migratory birds which re-
turn to these places OF destruction is
growing annually smaller, and within
few years the murderous trade must
cease. But it will only cease with the
destruc ton of the birds; and on the
Pacific coast, as on the coast of the
Atlantic, America will be swept bare
OF one of its greatest beauties. Said
the Hon. John III. Mitchell, of Oregon,
in the Senate of the United States,
owe legislate, and very properly too,
for the protection of our salmon fish
cries in the Territory of Alaska. Why
not, then, for the protection of our
game birds?" Why not, indeed?
Great Britain legislated on this subject
many years ago.-Aberdeen Bulletin.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06
The Farmers Year.

The Bulletin and Trade states that
it does not wish to indulge in any
cheap clap-trap about better times,
hence it is sincere in making the pre-
diction that this will prove to be the
farmers year of prosperity, the year
when good prices will again prevail
and profit will come from the farm.
1t has been found after many years
that the country is not prosperous
when the price of produce is low. The
reason of this is that the farmer can
not buy when he fails in realizing
surplus. There has been heavy pro-
duction in the years past, and it has
been necessary to wait patiently until
the overproduction could be used in
the regular consumptive channels.
That time has passed, and today
breadstuffs are in the smallest supply
known in years. There is tendency
now on in the face of the harvest to
advance the price of produce, a very
unusual thing, taking series of years.
All of this means something. It
It means that better times are coming,
and that the improvement will begin
with the farmer, thus laying solid
foundation for improvement up
through all lines of business. When
the farmer begins to buy then the
manufacturer can begin to rest easy.
He will soon be obliged to employ
more people.
We find wheat advancing in the
face of a new harvest, and with good
yield promised. And there is profit in
the price as it stands. Corn and oats
are due to sell higher in the opinion
OF conservative men in the trade. All
produce is looking upward. So is
pork and livestock, in fact everything
is going up and everybody will be
benefited. Stop feeling blue.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06
"COme Easy,-GO Easy"

According to the Seattle Times, one
of the best things that comes from
this new discovery of gold fields and
the five millions which will be brought
out this year is the fact that ninety
per cent. of it is taken out by a class
of people who never had any surplus
money before-by class of men who
have stood around and beheld the
luxuries of life without being able to
enjoy them-a class of people who
have had their mouths "water" many
times at the strawberries and cream of
life, but who could not slake that ap-
petite for the lack of the wherewithal
to pay therefor. Now that these
men have five, ten, twenty, fifty and
even hundred thousand dollars
which has fallen into their hands with
in the last few months, like huge ripe
apples dropping from bountlful
branches, they will crafty their ap-
petites,-both for something to eat
and drink, something to wear, a de-
cent place in which to live-and will
then put in the luxuries according to
their abilities. The money which
these people have gained thus sudden
ly, even through great hardships, will
thus be put into circulation, and every
tradesman on the Sound will receive
more or less benefit therefrom.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06

SIR CHARLES TUPPER, ex-premier, of
Canada, says "Frencb Canadian 10y
atty to Great Britain is largely due to
the knowledge that annexation to the
United States would result in the abo-
lition of their privileges as to laws,
language and religion" Sir Charles
or any other sir in the dominion can
not show where the freedom accorded
by the United States in the matter OF
personal, political or religious privi-
leges to every citizen is equaled in
any country on the globe. In no
country on earth is it SO nearly case
where privilege is allowed to run into
almost unlimited license as in the
United States.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06
A Remarkable Cure for Chronic Diar-
rhna.

In 1862, when | served my country
as a private in Company A. l67th
Pennsylvania Volunteers, contract
ed chronic diarrhea. 1t has given me
great deal of trouble ever since.
have tried dozen different medicines
and several prominent doctors without
anv permanent relief. Not long ago
a friend sent me sample bottle OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhaa Remedy, and after that |
bought and took 50-cent bottle; and
now I can say that | am entirely cur
ed. cannot be thankful enough to
you for this great Remedy, and recon-
mend it to all suffering veterans. II
in doubt write me. Yours gratefully,
HENRY STEINBERGER, Allentown, Pa
Sold by all druggists.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06

CEDAR CAMP No $50.
Meets every 1st. and 3rd Tuesday at Masonic
Hail. Shelton. Visiting neighbUrs cordially IN
vited to camp with ms. &. C. Angle,
Al I Munson. Clerk. Consul.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06

COURT SHELTON No 81.
|. FORESTERS OF AMERICA.
Meets in Odd Fellows Hall on INA ana 4tn
Mondays of each month. Visiting Foresters are
invited to attend the court. Bert oneiuon,
J. H. Baker, Sec. Ohioi A'"Nso
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06
Satisfactory

Satisfactory
tea baking nowxAep
coffee fiaverirr extrsr%aL
soda and susrye~ = =
ScAszzamg's Besk
For sale by
Mcdonald & O'Neill
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06
Fish Trap Slaughter.

Some remarkable and true fish
stories are coming up from the down
sound section In one night last week
at Village Point Allsop's trap took ap-
proximately 10000 fish, the single
nights haul netting the trap owner
about $4,000. At all points catch is
reported as immense and the canneries
are hardly able to handle the fish,
though operating at full capacity.
The Island Packing company's big
double trap took 10000 salmon
in one night last week and the cannery
at Friday Harbor is packing from l.
900 to 1900 cases daily. The large
runs of salmon will not reach the up
per Sound for several weeks yet.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06
Society Cards.

EIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
REV F. o. LAMOREUX, PASTOR
Preaching services every Sunday at II, a. m.
and 7:3O D. m. Sunday school at 10 p, N. b.
V P. u at 6:3O p m. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at o'clock followed by G. Z.
c. class All are made welcome at these services
Corner Fifth and Gotta SITS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06

cAHAwAMIsH LODGE NO. 49,
y /. o. e. L. 200 =, +ho
Meets every Saturday evening at 10y III ,on6 enS
NJ F. Church. Visiting Members IN eoou
standing are made welcome. ,,,nn,soN r 8
e ANSORGE G.. L. w. ~. noNls1SO--.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-06

xa,ELCOME CHAPTER, NO 40.
w ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every Saturday after Full moon Of each
month. All members in good standing are
made welcome.
MRS. G, /. BARRON, w. IL. MAXWELL
Worthy MatrOn. Sec.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-12-19
Sc ha modificado la formula

fin de ofrecer al pdblico una preparation it'll,
segura rspida en- sas efectos, 10 que sc COM
prlleba por ell uso tan generRizado que sc hacs
ae ella en- toda Ia isla.
Con ell I'm de precaverse de las muchas ini
taciones que de esta formula Sc han hecho., Gu
yas propiedades son inferiores," debe exigirse
que en- cada GAIA de legftima procedencia, estS
Ia marca de fabrica, en- Ia tapa superior un sels
que dice: DIR. N. REvERON, Medico Ciruiano,
Ponce, Puerto Rco". en- la inferior, y Sill hrms
el lado derecho de la faja exterior, de esta ca
ita. Ponce, Agosto 80 dc 1896,
hVlSn siendo objeto do trccuentcs imlta-
HVIOO clones las PILDORAS DEL DR.
REVERON nSgo presente, que las legftimas
son las preparadas exclusivsmente en- la acredi-
tada Farmacia de VALE y CANCIO, que son
los depositarios de la verdadera formula, y los
6nicos que estaa autorizados para usar mi nom
bre Ell dichas pGdoras.-DR. N. REVERON.
sDep6sito en- las siguientes Farmacias VA
LIE CANCIO, once.-Gu1LLERMETY,
Cspital-RIVERA, Arecbo.-ITURRlNO, La
res.-ROvIRA y ELVIRA; Aguadilla.-RO-
DRIGUEZ, Yauco.-FONT, djuntas.-zAvA-
La Observation-Disclosures, Jusna Diaz.-ER'
TANCES, CoAmo-MARXTACH. CialeA
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-12-19
pa!,t.. Rs,l.sIiiIgvastas
F.. Dc! Or. D. Nicolas ReYer5n.
PRrv1LEG1o EXCLUSIVE ExPED1Do RN
1ADRID ELL Oh MAYO DE 1891 POR H.
AXOMO. sR NINIsTRo DE FOMENTo.
RneparQdas on Ia tarmacia do Vale cancio
PONCE, PTO-RICO.

E1NTE ANOs de e1periencia han de-
" mostrado las propiedades tonicas recons-
tituyentes de estas plldoras, curando "a
pidamente todas las fermedadessque. .dependen
lei empobrecimiento de Ia sangre por una ali
nentaci6n POGO nutrtiva, por habitar en- luEa-
res hdmedos NAL ventilados por enfermeda-
des anteriores.
su acc6n curativa es muy efcsz en- las pal
pitacones de coraz6n, dolores de cabeza, inape'
!encia, debilidad y dolores en- las piernas, hi
aropesia, cansancio, sorderas, zumbidos de oi-
10, marcos, palidez de Ia piel, a Ia que restitu-
yen su color natural; neteorismo, flores blancas,
srandes perdidas de sangre, falta de menstrua-
,i6n, su abund.ncia escasezy y para procurar
s complete desarrolo de las ,6venes en- Ia pu-
bertsd, debilidad general, convalescencia de las
Intermediates aguda. cr6nicas con tai que es-
sas altcracones morbosas sean slntomas de una
c,eroonenaa simple no de una Affection gene-
raj 8 de una lesion orgaEica que reclamar6n en-
onces otra medicaci6n..'
En- vista de los progresses dc Ia terapsutics
J dc algunos inconvenientes que 50 notaban ea
g practica
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-12-19
II CORRESPONDENCE DI P(ERIORl(O
mmmnmm Lao de Mnym
1I N1rnor1 tcBico
Ell Pectoral
de Cereza
del Dr.. Aver.


Para Resfriados, Toses, Bronquitis.
Nal de Garganta, Romadizo y Iisis
Ihcipiente no hay remedio que SO
aproXime al Pectoral de Cereza del
DR.. Aver. Calma IL inlamacion
de la garganta, destruye las mucosi-
dades irritantes, suayiza la tos
y predispone al desean5o. Como
lnrdlclna caSera para ca5oS for
titos y para el alivio y eur.ci6n
del garrotillo, tos ferina, nal de
garganta y todos los desarreglos
pulmonales 4 que estan eypuestos
los j6yenes, es de I'm yalor terapcu-
tico inapreciable.
The herald., 1897-04-25

would-he to furnish me with the whole
force and the same facilities, and more
if need be, than at present. But I
spurned the offer; told him I'd have
nothing to do with Sunday journal
under any circumstances.
Now don't understand me as de-
nouncing journalism. l think 1t is one
of the most ennobling and educating Of
professions. In my opinion, every theo-
logical student in the land. ought to
work on a newspaper for at least year
in order to study human nature and gain
the knowledge that it is impossible to re-
ceive in an academy. at college and In
the seminary. That's the trouble with
preachers. They never get to- know hu-
man nature; they don't know the men to
whom they are preaching. and with
whom they are dealing; they haven't
knowledge of human nature; the best
way to acquire all of which is through
the daily press. So, you see, am be-
lever in the daily newspaper and or the
great practical work which 1t performs.
You people reach thousands where We
reach hundreds, and the results are cor
respondingly largest. Louis Repub-
lie
The herald., 1897-04-25
Chickens, Eggs and Art

IT allowed my boy" said the commu-
ter from New Jersey, ito begin keeping
chickens as a hobby about four years
ago. 1t has turned out a profitable in
vestment. He is delicate and has ideas
that some day or other he may be able
to do something clever with the brush.
His teachers at the Art league think so,
too However, after giving him good
common school education, thought It
necessary to put him to work. His
mother asked me to let him continue his
art studies and promised that he should
be no expense to me except for his board.
II noticed that he spent good deal OF
time with his chickens and that every
year he took up more room in our little
piece of ground But noticed, also, that
he kept up his studies and that was not
called upon to buy his clothes. Well, SIR
that boy has opened studio in New
York now a. hires lad to look after
his chickens. He has more customers
than he can supply with eggs. 1t was
largely his mothers doing. have begun
to- take an interest in the thing myself
! gave up my garden for it.-New York
Times,
The herald., 1897-04-25

The fact has been esta blished that the
honorable and distinguished chemist. T.
A. Slocum, of New York city. has dis
covered a reliable and absolute cure for
consumption. and all bronchial throat,
lung and chest diseases; catarrhal affec-
tions. stubborn coughs. general decline
and weakness, loss of flesh and all con-
ditions of wasting away; and to make
its great merits known he will send
THREE FREE BOTTLES Gall differ
enD of his newly discovered remedies
to any afflicted reader of The Herald
who will write for them.
Already his new scientific system Of
medicine" has permanently cured thou
sands of apparently hopeless cases by
it's timely use, and it seems a necessary
The herald., 1897-04-25
An Automatic Thief Trap

George Brown, who refused TO tell
where he lived, was cleverly caught
stealing money from the coin-in-the-
Slot arrangement connected with pub
lie telephone in Cleveland, o., FRIDAY
afternoon. Brown was charged with
petit larceny, destroying property and
with carrying concealed weapons. He
is only about 20 years old.
Within a week the cash boxes con-
nected with a number of public tele-
phones have been brokSA open and rob-
bed, and Superintendent Mckinstry OF
the telephone company conceived the
ingenious idea of putting in burglar
alarms on all down town instruments.
Through a connection with the battery
the alarm was arranged to ring and at
the same time lock on the telephone
closet was sprung when the cash box
was disturbed.
Brown was thus trapped at the Amer
lean house When he found himself
Gagged he beat wildly on the walls of the
oaken cupboard, but all to no purpose,
and while a patrol wagon was being
called crowd of spectators watched his
discontinue through the glass in the
strong but unique prison.@Chicago
Times Herald.
The herald., 1897-04-25

have suffered with a very bad case Of
rupture. and being an old man (6S years..
l had but little hope of ever getting any
better. / saw notice in the Santa Bar
bara papers of the wonderful cures of
Prof. Joseph Fandrey in Santa Barbara
and the surrounding country. / went at
once to see him. and he furnished me with
a special made truss. and at the same time
gave me his lotion, with instructions how
to use it. From the moment l put on the
truss I felt then and there relief. am
farmer, and ever since l have had the
Fandrey truss l have worked six days in
the week for three months. Feeling that l
was cured l wen to see Prof. Fandrey at his
and he examined me and found that l was
perfectly cured of rupture wish the pub
lie to know Gor the public good) that Prof.
Joseph Fandrey has thorough knowledge
of his business, and. to my idea, is the
only honest specialist on the Pacific coast.
w. S. BARGIN.
219 Andpamu street. Santa Barbara.
The herald., 1897-04-25
Rules for the Suburbanite

When the Sunday dinner does not
come and the Sunday company does re-
member that family prayers were a very
useful institution in the days of trial
and tribulation.
Don't try vegetables. Raise flowers
They're more profitable.
Don't do your own work. Let the
hired man cheat you. You'll save money
by it.
If your neighbor's cat offend thee
don't shoot his dog. Poison is more gen-
teel.
II you are in doubt what time 1t is look
at the kitchen clock and then run for
the train.
Always give the cook her own suite Of
apartments, including reception room
and two easy chairs.
Always lean your hoes and rakes and
shovels, and then employ yourself guess
ing when you'll get them back.
AS you discover the defects in your new
house don't swear at the contractor.
He's got the laugh as we'll as the money,
and you'd just as we'll laugh too
Judge.