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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-08-12
n It is undoubtedly a fact that our

robust sons and daughters and did not
become weak, complaining invalids as
consequence.
There are probably several reasons for
this. One is, that they lived more in the
open air, and another, and probably the
most influential of all is ttst they were
less prudish than the women of to-day
They were not ashamed to know something
of their own physical makeup. They were
not too nice to take care of their health in
a woman1y way. Women now-a-d days suf-
fer untold tortures in silence, because of
weakness and disease of the distinctly
feminine organism, rather than consult
physician, or even talk upon the subject to
their own husbands. They imagine that
troubles of this description can only be
cured by undergoing the disgusting exam
nations and local treatment insisted upon
by the average modern physician. Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures all dis
eases peculiar to women in the privacy of
their own homes. 1t does away with the
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ment 1t acts directly on the important
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and the burdens of household duties. 1t
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time of expectancy and makes baby's ad-
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Saved from the Wreck.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The Merritt
Chapman Wrecking Company has in
formed the navy department that the
wreckers have succeeded in floating
the Spanish cruiser Infanta Maria Te-
resa, and are about to start her under
her own steam to Norfolk.
The navy has nothing to DO with
this voyage, the wreckers having con-
tracted to deliver any of the vessels OF
Cervera's fleet that might be recovered
at Santiago.
1t is fully expected at the navy de-
partment that the Maria Teresa will
require expensive repairs, have suffer-
ed not only from shot, shell and fire,
but also from a months submersion
in the quickly fouling waters of South
Cuba. However, the repairs will GER
tainly be made, for sentimental reason
alone is strong enough to warrant the
expenditure of money sufficient to put
the ship into serviceable condition.
The Potomac has recovered $4,000
from the Infanta Maria Teresa.
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England and Russia ready for war.

LONDON, Aug. 6.-That extreme dip
lomatic tension exists between st. Pc
tersburg and London is generally ad-
mitted today, though officials depre-
cate alarmist reports which We're cur
rent yesterday. 1t is hoped that the
firmer stand adopted by the Marquis
of Salisbury during the last few days,
which seems to have already created
some misgiving at st. Petersburg, will
have the desired effect of arresting
Russian aggressiveness. AS an evil
dence ct the fact that Great Britain
appreciates the gravity of the situation
the Associated Press learns that the
admiralty is preparing for all emer-
gencies, and that it will soon be ready
to mobilize.
Every officer and man on furlough
or half pay has been assigned to a ship
and instructed to be in readiness to
join at the earliest moment. There
fore practically every ship in the Brit
ish navy at the present moment has a
full war complement, ready to 60 to
sea when the time arrives.
According to Paris advices Admiral
Bedolliere, commanding the French
China squadron, cabled demand for
reinforcements and large credit will
be applied for erecting Notifications.
There is some suspicion here over the
action of the French admiral as due to
backing up Russian designs.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-08-12
The Wiser Way.

Chow fresh and rosy you look, No
ra." exclaimed Isabel, who had just
returned from the beach, and was
greeted by her friend.
eyes DEAR" replied Nora, 81 am feel
ing splendidly, and mamma says L
have an alarming appetite"
"Where in the world have you been
since I saw your"
"I have remained at home," replied
Nora, "and have worked hard every
day. But 1 have been taking that
wonderful medicine, Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla and it has done me, oh, SO much
good. You see / always like to feel
well when l go away, and leave Tor the
mountains next week"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-08-12

WE have heard considerable talk
about political rings in the last few
years, but we can tell the people for
certainty that there never has been in
Lewis county ring so we'll organized
and so thoroughly dominated by a
single purpose as the fusion office-hold-
ers' and office-seekers' ring of the pres
ent day. There never has been in the
political history Of this county COM
bination of men with so little regard
for principles, so unscrupulous as to
methods, SO ready to spend money and
resort to other mercenary means to
accomplish its ends. This combina-
ton of men was carried into power by
a wave of "reform." It's members pose
now as "reformers," and they intend
to make this campaign as "reformers. !"
In reality they are parcel OF plotters
whose nefarious business is to get otfic-
es. They don't care any more for "re-
form" than the Nugget does.-Cheha-
lis Nugget.
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Money Value of a Policy.

An interesting tabulation which ap-
peared in recent issue of the New
York Tribune" shows the changes in
trade balances between the United
States and other countries for period
OF fifty-two years, commencing with
1915. The conclusions enforced bv
these statistics are of value IN deter
mining the extent to which our coun-
try has suffered from free-trade tariff
tlnkerlng and from currency imitation.
1t appears that two periods-of low
Tariff before the war and of currency
initiation and deht-creating after the
war-took from the country $216,000,-
600 in specie, and yet left it in debt
81 ,241 100000 on July l, 1875.
With liquidation and specie resump-
tion came period of debt reduction
every year, which ended with $685.
100000 debt abroad when Cleveland
Was first inaugurated; but agitation
for low tariff and increase of undervalu-
atiOns through Government rulings
hostile to home industries raised the
foreign debt again to ST, ,195 100000
the year he retired. In Harrison's
first year, before treasury rulings could
be wholly reformed or a new tariff
adopted, the debt rose further to ST.
247 100000, but was reduced on July
l, 1893, to 81 ,141 100000. CIeveland's
second term brought panic and selling
of large lots of securities by Europe, so
that enforced liquidation had reduced
the Indebtedness to $697, 100000 on
July l. 1897. But one year of pros
perlty under the new tariff has reduc
ed the indebtedness shown by official
records over two-thirds of that amount
to $22S,7S3,552.
Since the era of specie resumption
protection and a sound currency have
co-operated effectively in the rapid Ge-
crease of our foreign Indebtedness,
while low tariffs and no tariffs have
worked a contrary result. The enor-
nous trade balance of $615, 900, 900 for
the fiscal year just closed was made
possible by the protective policy. 1t
was directly augmented by a decrease
OF imports amounting to $14S, ,677 ,56S,
while indirectly the gain was much
greater than this. The outside world,
needing an unusual quantity of our
foodstuffs to make good its own crop
deficiencies, has been obliged to make
payment in cash or credits to the
amount of one-half the gross sum of
our exports. So large proportion Of
cash or credit payment was rendered
compulsory by the fact of adequate
protection. Under the operation of a
low tariff and no tariff policy, much
larger proportion of the export account
perhaps the entire amount--would
have been offset by increased importa-
tions of foreign merchandise. The
money value of the American policy
has been conclusively demonstrated in
the foreign trade statistics of the past
fiscal year.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-08-12
UNPARDONABLE INJUSTICE.

Maude-Mrs. Judson is very much
annoyed at the report of an interview
which appeared in one of the papers
recently.
Marian-I suppose she didn't say half
the things attributed to her?
Maude-Half? She told the reporter
enough to fill three columns, and he
promised that every word of it would
be ublished.--IIarlem Life.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-08-12
An Absurd Comparison.

YEAST heard your neighbor call his
wife giraffe.
Crimsonbeak-Yes; did you ever hear
such ignorance?
Ignorance, did you say?"
why, certainly; ignorance. Don't
you know that the giraffe is the only
animal that is really dumb. It is un-
able to express itself by any sound
whatever. r."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-08-12
AT a Political Meeting.

Huzler-Too much noise at the other
end Of the hall, gentlemen! I cannot
hear myself speaking.
Aderer (in the chair)- Huzler hasn't
grain of gratitude in his whole COM
pOsition.-N. Y. Truth
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Reffer Still.

Outt-Have you seen those noiseless
baby carriages yet?
Inn-No! What want is a noiseless
bapy.-Up-to-Date.
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Greatly to Be Desired.

Doctor think you had better feed
the baby on condensed milk.
Brooklyn Father (hopefully)-Will
that make him emit condensed yells?-
N. Y. Journal
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An oyster III q Pipe.

a curiosity from the oyster beds was
shown in New York several days ago.
Henry Davis, Rock Hill oysterman,
while longing on Huntingfield, caught
perfect young oyster. 2x2% inches.
Which had grown in the mouth of an old
clay pipe. The oyster was so tightly
wedged in thebowl as to render it i'm
possible of removal without breaking
the pipe.
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The Returned klOndiker,

what! Back already?
Weren't the diggin's good?"
'Don't know. Dug fur home
AS quick as 1 could"
Chicago Tribune.
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Aroused Suspicion.

Il dunno" remarked Piute Pete
''I'm beginnin' to feel kind O. doubtful
about that case.'
"Ye mean about that boss thief we
jes' tended to?"
Yes
But he confessed"
II know it. An it wasn't tell he con-
fessed that I had doubts. There aim t
no circumstances whatsoever under
which I'd take his word fur anything"
Washington Star.
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Sweet Consolation.

He-But why do you keep on crying,
dear?
She-Because you said you would
kiss my tears away.-Yonkers States
man.
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Useless to Him.

Here's valuable little book called
Right Living" said the canvasser.
The man at the desk waved him
away.
"I'll have no use for it until get out
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-08-12
By the Quart.

The milk of human kindness is an appe-
tizing drink;
1T is sweet and more nutritious than a soul
is prone to think.
How grand this life would seem to us,
oftentimes have thought,
Could we have it left each morning on our
6oorStepS by the quart
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-08-12

RC8l HEBEKAH LOD jE, No75.
IL !. Q. q. r.
r. ASoct> every 2nd and 4th Friday evening in odd
reno" Hal. shelton. Visiting brothers and
&'v> a.c cordially invited to attend. Social
%'>,su ON Ihifd Friday evenings.
4ON HhHNL>. Sec. MoLLIE SNIDER, n. u
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fEDAk CAMP No $50.
NOODYEN OF THE WORLD.
uAyt,> every lst. and 5rd Tuesday at Masonic
re ra-" shelton. Visiting neighbCrs cordially in
yea 10 eamp with US, w. NJ. BEACH
A. '' AuNS0n, Clerk Consul
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mELCONE CHAPTER, NO 40.
w ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every saturday after Full moon OF each
month. All members in good standing are
made welcome.
Mas W. II. MAXWELL ED. LEE
Worthy MatrOn. sec.
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SHELTON LODGE, NO. g.
y L 0. 0. F.
Regular meeting every Wednesday evening
7ar. NJ in the Odd Fellow Hall, Shelton
Wash All memoers il good standing, cordially
invited to attend.
J.B, WOOD L. J. MORRISON
\. g. r. Sec.
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: l.. cross Post No. 30, u. A. 4.
Meets IN ShortCr's nall first and third Friday
Esh'S sh' oteacn month. Comrades are cordially
U'littto visit and join.
tEANK NCNSoN C. T. HUNTLEY,
Adjutant. Commander
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ClRoT MErHO HODIoT-EPISCOPAL HURCH.-
Preaching every Sabbath at IL O'Clock A. M.
snd F. NJ. Sabbath School at l2:l5 A. M.
PRAYER meeting at SP NJ. every Thursday
Everybody is invited 70 attend. Seats free.
HI,,- |
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Society Cards.

ClKSr BAPTIST CHURCH
! REV. F. a. GREGORY PAoIOh
Preaching services every Sunday at II, a. m.
and S p. m sunday school at lOp, m b.
Y. P t. at $50 p. IN. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at o'clock followed by &. Z.
c. class. All are made welcome at these services.
Corner Fifth and Gotta Sts
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-05

IT is readily understood why the
Oregonian and many other corpora
tions pay their employees without the
Intervention of bank check, when it
costs a cent-stamp for the privilege of
drawing such order; but why an
Eastern telephone corporation should
make reduction of several cents in
the rate OF certain class OF messages,
in order to avoid paying a single cent
on each message, to the government, is
beyond the grasp of mortal compre.
hension. It seems there is a very
general desire to avoid anything in
the shape of direct tax, and even
patriotism cannot sweeten the dose
enough to make it palatable. Wealth
is generally successful in standing
off, taxes, that are easily paid and
with little less appreciate loss than to
fight payment. Goldbugs seem to re-
gard it as a feather in their caps to
press the crown OF thorns upon the
brow OF labor, even though it may not
be altogether successful in bringing
about n crucifixion on the cross of
gold.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-05
Perfectly Simple.

The fact that 4 couple of Olympia
boys have gone wrong and are now
held by the officers OF the law to an
swer for their misdeeds has provoked
anew the hackneyed question, among
grief-stricken parents, "What shall
we do with our boys?" This question
was answered once and for all time
three thousand years ago, in the SIM
pie formula, "Train up child in the
way he should CO." and then, as if to
make assurance doubly sure, the in
spired writer declares, "And when he
is old he will not depart from it."
That was a sorry complaint made by
an Olympia father recently, "Well,
the fact is simply this, my boys have
got the start of me-" That is the
same old story, for when the father
owns that his boys have got the start
of him, it is pretty sure indication
that he failed to make due application
OF Solomon's injunction.
1t is safe to say that in the majority
of cases, the small boy is not trained
up at all in the way he should go; but,
on the contrary, he comes up on the
principle of piece of automatic ma
chinery, that is, he raises himself and
goes whithersoever an evil wind blows
him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-05
The Maker OF Germany.

Although not unexpected, the an
nulnccmcnt OF the death "f Prince
Bismarck, which happened ut hi, cas-
tie of Fricdrichruhr on the night of
the I0th ult.. caused i thrill "f regret
WHEREVER tie titanic powers "i The
" Il", Chancellor" v,ic Known: for
accord ti.c in>ntal and physical
strength e! til. man Aitii"'jGh they
may not endorse his dc.rntic methods
nor their au;ccrLtir results
Bismarck was Il born diplomat. In
ihc perfection Of hi plans for German
UNITY, h. handled lcid.nG nations "a
puppets strung Ia RESPOND tn Ia. Will.
He seem, endowed with remarkable
gilt OF foresight, and years before i'm
portant events occurred he shaped his
plans 50 as to reap benefit for which
only fore knowledge could have pro-
vilcd. When he set about reducing
the prestige OF Austria in Germany, he
made Russia his firm friend before he
engaged Austria, and retained it when
he attacked France, i'll succession, thus
keeping either from aiding the other
for fear OF Russian interference. He
always had some alliance to advance
his schemes, which were invariably
successful. When he went to war
with France in 1870, his diplomatic
skill had left Napoleon practically
without an ally, and he was downed
with vigor which established the
throne of imperial Germany on an en-
during basis.
The Prince was born in 1913, in
Brandcnburg, Prussia. At the age of
70 he retired from active life to his
country castle, Friedrichruhc, which,
with its charming estate, lies upon the
line OF railroad from Berlin to HAM
burg. 1t was originally crown pal
ace, belonging to the King of Den
mark. In 1871, at the conclusion of
the Franco-German war, Emperor
William presented the estate, the
former royal Danish domain, to the
Prince, rs reward for his great SER
vices to the dynasty
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-05

IT was good thing that our local
Board of Trade some time ago dropped
its plebeian name, associated as it was
with sawdust and the yardstick, and as
sumed the heightened and dignified
title of Chamber OF Commerce, and
fortunate indeed that it did so in time
for it to become chief advisor to the
President. Chamber" has an aristo-
cratic sound, and is associated with
the belongings of royalty, for it is said
that even the honors of knighthood
extending to the royal bed chamber.
Then Commerce" is word of COM
prehensive meaning and covers con-
ditions upon which the 60. p. has
moved, breathed and had its being
the past third of q century. Evil
IDENTIFY, therefore, it was very proper
that our Chamber of Commerce might
decide that this government should
" hold" the Philippines, and eminently
to the point that it should use Jove's
shaft to speed the message to the
White House, with the intimation
that particulars would follow by mail.
AS Peck's Bad Bay would say, "That
settles it," and Mark will doubtless
give the orders so often heard in the
nursery play: Hold on to all you
have got"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-05

THE Americans have met with such
universal success in this war that any
disaster would come as a great shock.
We all along overestimated our adj
versary. Instead OF having a great
power to contend with it seems that
we are a giant pitted against a pigmy.
All the Spanish seem able to do is to
stand up to be knocked down. The
only trouble one can see ahead is the
time it will take them to acknowledge
that they are licked. This is one of
the ramifications of Spanish honor.
The Spanish officer in the field will
surrender soon enough in the face of
bayonet and shell; but it is the
Madrid official, far from the active
dangers of the conflict, who holds out
so pcrsistently.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-05

JEALOUSY THE CAUsE.-One of the
most horrible tragedies it has been our
lot to record, occurred at Gle Elum,
about o'clock Monday morning. 1t
seems that Andrew Wasgo and his
wife had attended dance the previous
night at the home of a neighbor, and
that he had become insanely Jealous
over the attentions paid by young
man named Birley, who he threatened
to shoot, to his wife. Vengeance was,
however, wreaked upon the poor wife
after they had reached home. The
wife was found dead with two shots
through the abdomen and one in the
head; the two children, aged 4 and
years, each received two shots, and he
then had evidently finished his muir.
derous work on himself, for he was
found dead grasping a revolver, with a
bullet-hole in his head. Wasgo is
supposed to have had about $1,000
buried somewhere on his farm.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-05

PREPARING TO TAKE ANOTHER BUT
1t seems that the Republicans are to
go through the farce of putting up
State ticket for the fall campaign.
A State Convention has been called to
meet at Tacoma, Sept. Goth, that city
having one vote over Olympia for
preference on the State Committee,
which met at Seattle last week. 1t is
we'll, however, for our opponents to
keep up their organization to retain
their hold at the national pie-counter,
for Mark would never allow Mckinley
to tolerate sloth or indifference in
party matters.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-05

THERE seems to be romance con-
nected with the life of nearly every
man who has attained fame in the
present war. Cervera became famous
for the nobility of character exhibited
when Hobson sank the Merrimac in
the mouth of Santiago harbor, and it
was at once shown that very probably
the inspiring motive had been love for
an American girl when he was a naval
attache of the Spanish legation at
Washington. Dewey had no sooner
donned his laurels, than the portrait
OF an old-time sweetheart adorned the
pages of the city papers. Now it is
announced that Miss Cook, of Oswe.
go, Kansas, has captured Lieutenant
Hobson, but the announcement is
coupled with the information that the
attachment was formed long before
the Lieutenant undertook his hazard.
Gus expedition.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-05

GLOOMY News FROM ST. MICHAELs.
The British steamer Mananeuse ar
rived at Victoria. Wednesday, from the
Yukon mining district, with 300 pas
sengers and about 5000, 900 in gold dust.
Only "a of the passengers were miners,
who had spent as much as a winter in
the mines, the remainder being argo-
nauts who had gone up this spring
but concluded not to remain. Hun
dreds OF men arrive daily at st. Mich
aels from Dawson, homeward bound,
while many are going in to the min
ing district, but quite number turn
back after learning the conditions that
prevail at Dawson and up-river points.
st. Michael is crowded with disap-
pointed gold hunters. Several boats
are at that place laden with passengers
who have bought tickets to Dawson
and other points up the river, and ON
arriving have found that river trans
portatiOn had not been provided. st.
Michael is under military jurisdiction
and the officers refuse to allow passen-
gers to be landed, which adds to the
perplexity OF the situation. The great
est obstacle river boats have to over
come is securing competent river pi-
lots. Old companies have employed
all the experienced men on the river,
and the wages of pilots has therefore
advanced to from SIS to $25 per day.