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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-14
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Delinquent Tax RedemptiOns.

Deputy State Auditor D. B. CARR
son has furnished for publication a
construction to be placed upon the
revenue law as applying to the taxes
OF 1S93-45 that remain unpaid after
November 80, 1897. The opinion is
given owing to belief by some that
the certificates of delinquency issued
on these old taxes date their period of
redemption from the old date of de-
linquency and not from the date of
delinquency created by the new law.
Assistant Attorney General Vance has
rendered an opinion sustaining the
position taken by the Auditors office.
Mr.. Garrison says,
ri do not think the intention of the
Legislature was to Cypress the. tax
payer by peremptory and uncondi-
tional sale after November 80, 1897,
nor will proper understanding OF the
law admit of that construction.
"Section 90 of the law provides that
three years after the first day of De-
cember next following date of delin-
quency the holder of a delinquency
certificate may apply to the Superior
Court for judgment foreclosing the
lien against the property mentioned
in the certificate.
Section 11S, in providing for the
remission of all costs, penalties and
interest in excess of per cent per
annum from date of delinquency on
all tax prior to and including the
year 1895 which has not been S old at
tax sales to parties other than the
county or municipality for which the
original tax was levied, fixes for such
property a new date of delinquency,
to-wit, November 80, 1897. This sec
ton offers two inducements for tee
collection of the tax: In the premium
it gives to the taxpayer himself, in the
remission of all the penalties, costs
and interest in excess of the 6 per
cent formerly incurred second, by Of
fering possible three years invest
ment to the buyer of a delinquency
certificate at 10 per cent per annum.
"While the said section 11S, in case
of default in the payment of taxes on
or before November 80 revives the
penalties, costs and interest which at
tached upon the former delinquency
OF tax it puts the delinquency upon
the same basis as the certificates is
sued under the new revenue law for
taxes after 1895.
81 am aware that this construction
presents the anomalous phase of max
ing the tax of 1895 if one-half thereof
be not paid by May 81 delinquent be-
fore taxes of prior years become de-
l'nquent; but that Is easily recOnciled
when we remember that in the treat
ment of the vast amount of delinquent
taxes due the state and IN its effort to
turn the same into cash the Legisla-
ture was considering an abnormal con-
dition as with reference to the new
law"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-14

AS the new law provides that each district
shall be credited with at least 1000 days attend
ance and as the average county districts attend
ance is not on the average over 800 days, we see
that the smaller districts are largely benefited
by the new mode of apportionment, while dis
trlcts having school population of 25-40 will
not be benefited unless they have an attendance
OF at least $500 days. Districts having less than
% pupils attending school are the only ones
that are especially benefited through the change
in this mode OF apportionment
Three districts mos. l, II, 22) have reached a
higher figure than the minimum limits of 1000
days.
This apportionment is based on the report of
the school years ending June 80, 1896.
6. B. GUNDERsoN,
Supt. of Schools
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-14
The Russians.

The Russians are believed to have
originated from the Slavonjan tribe
called the RoXilani, about the Christian
era. AT a later date they were also
called Muscovites, from Moscow, their
leading city. The state was founded
by Ruric, S62 A. D. Russia was a
duchy until 1857, when it became the
grand duchy of vladimir, remaining
such until 1928, when it was called the
grand duchy of Moscow. The Russian
rulers began to call themselves czars in
1862. Peter the Great assumed the
title of emperor in 1859.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-14

According to the newspapers, an
Ohio husband became the happy
father of seven children not long ago.
Of the seven all lived but one. It is
to be hoped he laid in a supply of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, the
only sure cure for Group, whooping-
cough, colds and coughs, and so in
sured his children against these
diseases. For sale by all druggists.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-14
Rules That Are Strictly Observed by the
Presidents FAMILY.

When the president and his wife drive
out, the president sits on the right
hand seat and his wife on the left, says
the Illustrated American.
If there are others in the carriage,
whether ladies or gentlemen, they must
sit with their backs to the horses.
When Mrs. Cleveland was first married
she tried the experiment of placing her
mother opposite the president and her
self in the presidential landau, but the
people laughed at it so immoderately
and professed to think Mrs. Folsom (as
she was them to be the maid, that it was
speedily dropped. When the presi-
dents wife drives alone, she sits in the
right-hand corner-the place of honor.
The lady of the white house cannot
set foot within those splendid houses
in Washington whose f1agstaffs mark
the foreign embassy or legation. She
could not go.without the president, and
Us an embassy or legation is technically
a part of the country it represents, the
president could not 60 so that she
lever sees the inside of diplomatic
4ouse as long as she presides at the
Necutive mansion. The president
mes only at cabinet houses, and his
ife cannot dine anywhere without
I'm. President Arthur dined with
Judges of the supreme court and with
enators-but as he had no wife the
whole system was very much simplified
Tor him. The presidents wife may, if
he chooses, go to Iuncheons where
here are no gentlemen, or to teas, both
being regarded as strictly informal;
out the. danger of giving offense by ac-
cepting one invitation and declining an
other is so great that it is seldom or
never risked-
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-14
Trying His Own Medicine.

The average age of doctors is much
higher than that of any other calling
it is no less than S. Their great pull
consists, no doubt, in their opportTni-
ties of observing what treatment is
most efficacious with their patients. A
certain physician is said by James
Pawn to have let this particular cat cut
of the bag to one to whom he was pay.
ing marked attention. 81 am very
much interested in your case," he said
because I have the same complaint
myself; and if this medicine really does
YOU good shall try it."
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-14
HOW,s This.

we offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo o.
we tie undersigned have known F. J. Cheney
LOT the last Is years, and believe him persectly
honorable In all business transactions and fin
anclaily able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST q TRuAx Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
wALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o,
HAIRS Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sursaces Of
the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Told by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-14
The Lumber Business.

A. H. Anderson, president of the
Peninsular Railroad Company, has re-
turned to Seattle after a five weeks
visit to California. Mr.. Anderson de-
MES the rumor that there is to be any
development work in the Black hills
district of Thurston county, as has
been enormously published. The pur-
chases that were made there, accord
ing to Mr.. Anderson's statement to a
Post-Intelligencer representative, were
made by him for Boston syndicate,
and there will be nothing at all done
at present.
In fact, Mr.. Anderson predicts that
the lumber business after July l, Will
be light. He backs up his opinion by
that of others, and says that while IN
San francisco he made tour OF In
spection of the yards of the Pacific
Pine Lumber company. There he saw
acres of lumber stacked in the yards.
He was paralyzed, he says, at the
statement made to him that since DC
tober last more than $4,000, 900 feet OF
lumber had gone into San Francisco
from Oregon, Washington and British
Columbia, which, added to that al
ready on hand, would glut the lumber
market of California for the next year
Mr.. Anderson fc und the lumber expor
business fair, but no domestic demand
ct have always been a Democat,'
said Mr.. Anderson, "but I am more
thoroughly convinced than ever that
the tariff is local issue, and if the
import duty OF So thousand is moi
put on lumber the Canadian mills viii
kill off those this side of the line. Al
things are now, business men generally
in San Francisco say that the condi
ton there is worse than at any periO(
In ten years.
"I am glad to see the air of business
prosperity here in Seattle. I am tolt
by all with whom l have talked tina
there is a revival of good times, that
think the development of the mimi!
industry in Western Washington i
responsible for."-P.-I.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-14

The following is the apportionment of $1793e
County funds and $65986 State funds to the
various districts of Mason county under the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-24

When the season began, his retention ON
the nine WAS an absolute necessity, but 10
was used as a bluff to bring the rebeilious
Corcoran to terms Not one In every hun
dred expected Ritchey to hold his place
even II Corcoran remained absent. But
he did. What Is moro, his general play
ing has been such that Corcoran is not
missed from the Cincinnati nine. Tho
only doubt which exists, and 10 Is grow
Ing smaller every day, Is, can he keep up
the pace? II ho can, it will be great les
son for future stars OF the ballield who
imagine that they are absolutely indis-
pensable to their clubs interests. 1t will
emphasize the latest slang phrase that
there is more than one pebble on the beach.
But baseball players are freaks I'm their
nature. Two recent examples are offered
to show this fact. Klobedanz, Boston's
new left handed pitcher, found fault with
his club for refusing to pay him In ad-
vance and he would not go west with the
team. Luckily for him, he had conserva-
tive men to deal with and repentance came
In time. The other instance is that OF
Bierbaucr's desertion OF his st. Louis con-
tract and return TO his home In Erie. This
action, presume, places him outside OF
the national agreement broastworks for
all time. In his case IL was probably
choice between regular, well paying busi-
ness at home and small salary from a
club which was not 20 bis liking.
The dcsertion of Biorbauer Is remind
or that be was one Of two players whose
disputed services precipitated the National
league and American association war OF
1891. Queer, too, Is the fact that the man
who lost most heavily In that battle, Chris
Won der Abe, is now the man who suffers
by the players desortion.
Stovey and Bierbauer were claimed un-
der reservation by American association
clubs for 1891, when the Players league
went out of existence. But National
league club signed them, and the national
board awarded them 10 the latter claim
ants. That action was casus belli. The
American association withdrew from the
national agreement confederation and
placed opposition clubs In Boston and
Cincinnati. The fight lasted one season,
cost about $3.50, 900 and ended In the con-
solidation Of the two belligerents during
the winter of 1912. Biorbauer and
Stovey were at that time star players.
Stovey has been "out of the game" for
three years and is now policeman work
ing l2 hours day for less than 800 a
month. Bierbauer's salary has been cut
so often and so much 10 follow his fast do
clining talent that he gives up the pro-
fession In disgust. And all this has come
20 pass within six years of the time when
two great baseball organizations went TO
war over their disputed services. The
moral is plain-a baseball players fame
Is epbemoral, a regular soap bubble ready
70 burst at the least pressure.
O. II. CAYLoR.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-24
CorLett and Choyuski.

There is some prospect of a fight be-
tween Corbctt and Choynski at San Fran
cisco. IL is said that Parson Davies is
getting up the match In the interest Of
the National Sporting club. Davies has
urged Fitzsimmors 20 bring about this
result, knowing that If Fitzsimmons an
nounced to Corbett that he would fight
him after the * x-champion had beaten
Choynski Jim would probably go in for
the battle. Fitzsimmons, II is believed, is
lending himself to this project Choynsbi
Is perfectly willing To fight Corhett for
tny amount. The only trouble in bring
Ing about the match has been with the
latter. II the bout comes Off, 1t will be a
90 round 90 for a purse Of $4,000. All
the National people are jubilant over the
ontloot
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-24
Save the Fish.

What is killing the fish in our streams,
says The Fishing Gazette, Is vital ques-
tion of the present day. From all parts of
our country are heard complaints of fish
destruction through various agencies--il-
legal fishing apparatus, the use of dyna-
mite, unreasonable capture and, worst OF
all the pollutions caused by many branches
of manufacture and mining. Spawning
beds are covered with mud, sawdust and
other dclcterious substances oils and
chemicals destroy the flavor of food and
game fish and drive away the spawning
schools. Fish and high stage OF ciyiliza-
ton do not seem to thrive together In tho
same localities. Are we 10 be reduced TO
the necessity Of establishing fish preserves
for public as well as private needsS Tan
neries, paper mills, acid factories, saw
mills, oil reiinories and coal mining are
part Of our civilization. The problem is to
regulate their operations SO as TO preserve
the cheap and wholesome food furnished
with greater or less certainty and regularity
In waters now contaminated by waste prod
ucts. That problem has been met and,
to some extent, solved i'm foreign countries.
Ii remains to be seen whether our own
people are sufficiently wise and energetic
to save valuable inheritance In which
they are most interested.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-24
Icons VICIOUS BLOW.
II Knocked Vaughn Into Insensibility and
Caused LeOn's Arrest.

Tn the glove contest Saturday night bc-
tween Casper Leon Of New York and
Edward Vaughn of Trenton, n. d.,
Vaughn was struck on the jaw and
knocked down. His head struck the
floor, rendering him unconscious. He was
taken To the Manhattan Hospital, where
he had not recovered consciousness at noon
yesterday. He sustained a conclusion OF the
brain, and "a possible fracture of the skull.
Leon, tho referee, James Carroll, j. r..
kennedy, manager OF tho National
Athletic Club, at which tho contest was
held, and the timekeeper and seconds
We're arrested. Leon was released on
$1,000 bail for examination. The others
gave a 800 bond each
When Vaughn was knocked unconscious
there was great excitement, and DR. Finey
was summoned. The physician found that
Vaughns heart was scarcely boating.
The doctor worked about two hours over
tho unconscious man, and then Vaughn
opened his eyes. He did not, however,
regain complete consciousness. He Is
suffering" snid the physician, simply
from shock. There Is no cerebral homor-
rbaRe. The serious effect OF tho blow WAS
duo to the fact chat Vaughn was nearly
exhausted when struck. That is risk
every fighter takes. He will undoubtedly
recover.
At tho Manhattan Hospital 20 which
Vaughn was removed, the physicians were
not so confident of Naughn's recovery, but
thought that the chances were in his
favor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-24
SPORTING WORLD.

Walsh, Hoyt and Newton, "Moj." Taylor
and Pierce. who ran away from the tield
at tho races last Wednesday evening;
Becker and stevens OF Minneapolis,
Hanks and Birusall OF syracuse, Jay
Eaton and mate. and Arthur Jackson and
mate. This will be great tandem race,
and IL being n tandem handicap, 10 Is
quite probable that none of the present
records will be standing when It Is fin
ished. Other prominent racers who will
appear will be Eddie McDuffeo, ii. =.
Mosher, the widely known storm king" I;
II. A. Gately, the Roxburv flyer; Joseph
Nadeau. the New Hampshire champion.
besides others Of note.
Among the amateurs will be Frank
Feathers, whose brilliant exhibition Of
speed and staying powers won the great
Dedham road race OF this year; Brincker-
boff, the Harvard flyer, who went a paced
mile the other day In In. 81 2-5s. +. NJ.
Blake OF Keene, n. H., and many Others
of whom much will bo anticipated on
these dates, three OF whom are looked
upon as dark horses. "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-24
The wolsht u a Ballet Costume.

Whils r.. a. Darnct's burlcsquc "Jack
and the Beanstalk" was playing In New
York recently the subject of ballet COS
tunes was touched upon during an incl
dental conversation in the private Office Of
Klaw d Erlanger. The relative weight Of
a complete ballot costume as compared
with the weight Of feminine outfit for
the strSt was the point Of argument, and
Marc klaw, who has had long experience
In such matters, gave 10 as his opinion
that the regulation ballet costume would
weigh about ono-flfth as much as the or
dinary street costume. Mr. Barnet insisted
that there was much greater difference
I'm their relative weights, and finally a
wager of spread for the entire company
was made--the supper 10 DO served on tho
stage after tho performance. Abo Erlangcr
was appealed 10 as arbitrator, and being
OF practical turn OF mind sent for the
wardrobe mistress Of the company and
asked that u costume be brought. One Of
Madge Lessing's was secured 1t was
hardly fair 20 choose this particular cos
tume-theros so littlo of it-but Mr.. Klaw
agreed 20 n. -tng s1fk tights, rfg nUd1cU
and the tiny slippers were put on a postal
scale and marked exactly one pound. Then
a complete street costume was secured and
weighed. and showed lG pounds on the
scales. "It's curious how these 10 10
Ideas still lingor," remarked Mr.. Barnet.
"Well, they wear fewer clothes in the bal
let now thHn they did in my younger
days, concluded Ar. klaw as he sent the
order for the supper " caterer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-24

II is unnecessary at this time to en-
large upon the value and beauty of this
UNPARALLELED work. To possess 1t is the
ambition of every educated person, though
it's cost puts it out of the reach of many
TO whom 1t would be OF the greatest SER
vice.
0 For the purpose of interesting all classes
i'm the community, for testing the circula-
tion of The News as distributed In the
various sections of its territory among the
homes and for still further introducing
this newspaper 60 news readers in all
sections of the city andtstate this great
contest is inaugurated believing that
nothing could well be more popular with
all the people.
The News will not encourage the pur.
chase OF large quantities OF papers merely
for the purpose uf cutting out coupons,
nor will IL claim that tho circulation pro-
duccd during tho contest is Legitimate for
tho purpose of securing advertising
After the contest is over The News call
culates TO have emphasized its present
popularity aud to have secured many
thousand nows readers who will CONTINUES
for years.
The contest will be opon until July !.
1897.
Every coupon cut out Of The News filled
i'm and delivered 10 Tho News Office viii
: COUPONS MUST BE DELIVERED
WITHIN ONE WEEK AFTER THEY
ARE PUBLISHED TO COUNT AS
VOTES.
Each coupon Is datod 60 correspond with
the paper from which they arc clipped.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-24
General Sporting Gossip.

Zimmerman has decided to return to
the track.
Louisville has offered McCreery an
$1,000 bonus for Tommy Dowd, with
the idea OF playing Dowd at second.
"Dick 1" Burge mas two matches on In
England He will fight tom" Causer
on June and "Dutchie" Thompson on
June II.
At the New Jersey Interscholastic A. A.
championship games, held at Bayonne,
Saturday, ii. Z. Marvel of Pingry school
ran 440 yards in 81 80 seconds.
J. II. Colfelts performances Of win
ming the 22O-yard dash at the Princeton
Columbia games at Williams bridge,
y. Y, Saturday, in % fiat, and the 40
yard run in 80 seconds, suggest remark
able speed.
With Winsor and Leslie of Pennsylvania,
Carroll OF Princeton, Morse OF Hary yard
and Merwin Of Yale IN the runnir high
jump, at the intercollegiate champion
ship next saturday, performance Of
feet may not secure place.
In answer to the protests from other
clubs against Sherid ans umpiring in
Cincinnati the management of The" Red"
wired President Young that Sheridan
has Simply been doing his duty In repress-
ing rowdiness on the ball field.
Tommy" Ryan has deposited $500 with
"Iank" sullivan of Syracuse as an earn
est Of his willingness 10 meet kid" Mo
Coy at 15i pounds. Tommy" West M
any weight, or any 145-pound man in the
world before the Empire a. c. of SYRIA
cuse, the principals to agree on q referee.
The veteran Henry Chadwick hits the
president of the New York club a rap in
an article in a New York paper when, in
writing of the success of the Baltimore
team, he says "no official interference
with the plans of the team manager has
hampered his work in controlling his
players.
IBID" McPhee, whose Goth year In
baseball Is to be celebrated in Cincinnati
soon by "A testimonial has been with the
Cincinnati Reds continuously since
1851. He signed in the fall of 1880, when
q. u. Caylor formed the American AS.
sociation. McPhee was the last infieldel
to adopt the custom OF wearing glove
while in the field.
The New York-St Louis games sched
uled TO be played in st. Louis Thursday,
Friday aud Saturday of this week, have
been transferred to New York One game
will be played Friday at the polo grounds
and two on saturday. The change was
made because the New Yorks would find
il difficult To jump from st. Louis tC
New York after the Saturday game and
arrive in time for morning game OIL
Memorial day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-24
English Women as cyclists.

There are any number of bicycle clubs
In England whose members are all WON
en-. each of whom takes such an active
part in the affairs Of the organization that
IL cannot but succeed. SO that when one
hears Of n woman in England going of
on solitary tour, without the slightest
fear Of being intcrfcrrd with. she need not
be surprised us English whcclwomcn, by
their united efforts, have madc it possible
for their sex TO ride when and where they
will, dressed Ia any costume thoy consider
proper, and this is usually rational.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-24

ecrupulously maintained. Mr.. Wright
died in Philadelphia in 1898 In the spring
of 1896 games were played in different
cities of the Union for the purpose Of rails
ing funds for the Harry Wright memorial.
In u competition Of designs and models on
Jan. 6, 1897, the design Of j. +. Rein
halter of y. Rcinhalter d CO., Philadel-
phia, was accepted and the order placed
with that firm. Tho pedestal is Of Barre
granite, and the statue, which is true
likeness of Harry Wright standing erect
In digni1ed position, is of standard
bronze.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-24

The difficulty of supprcssing outlaw
tracks in the west Is we'll outlined in the
following statement of Attorney General
ketchum of Indiana: 1.-TWO years ago,
when they were racing at Roby, Sheffield
and Forsythe, all tracks being adjacent,
went before the supreme court and insist
ed that the tracks were practically one
and eaine within tAe- understanding ef- the
law. The supreme court upheld my posi-
tion and stopped the continuous racing,
but with the tracks separated miles apart.
ns they are now proposed ] do not see how
| can claim they are the snmc "