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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-14
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Liverpool. Aug. 13.-l:30 p. m.-wheat-
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
Washington at the Head.

The official report of the agricultural
shows some interesting
figures regarding the products of
Washington farms, especially when
compared with the results in other
states. The crop of 1897 in this state
is placed at 2O,124,64S bushels of
wheat, from 856,368 acres, giving an
average product of twenty-three and
one-half bushels per acre. The yield
in Oregon was 18,l55,031 bushels from
1,O67 ,943 acres, showing very much
smaller average, or about eighteen
bushels per acre. South Dakota pro-
duced 81 AL ,24S bushels from an acre
of 6,6SO,15 acres, or an average of less
than eight bushels per acre. Corn as
a crop in this state is not worth men
tioning, but the oat crop, considering
the acreage, is in the front rank of
production, averaging fifty bushels per
acre. The average would be larger
were the statistics OF Western Wash
ington, where the bulk of the crop is
grown, given alone, for the oat fields
of Puget Sound are surprise to every
one who sees them, running over one
hundred bushels per acre in most in
tances.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
A PUpdlistic Boomerang.

+ The action of the last Populist leg
islature in exempting $500 worth of
personal property and $500 worth of
improvements on real estate has caus-
ed general dissatisfaction among all
classes throughout the state, caused
the little relief the extremely poor en-
joyed by the 5000 exemption to be
abolished, and played smash with tax
levies generally. It would appear TO
anyone who looked into the matter
that direct and wholesale legislation
which made privileged class was
unconstitutional, making taxation I'M
equal. This was personal matter for
thousands of taxpayers in the state,
and as consequence suit was COM
menced to test the cOnstitutionality
of the law, resulting in abolishing not
only the new 500, but the old $500
exemption. The latter was a small
matter and had been allowed to go
unchallenged. but the dropping from
the list of taxable property of $1,000
from everv property-holder in the
state, loading a burden of millions up
on those whose property went above a
thousand dollars, was reason enough
tor the sturdy kick that was made.
The imp of the perverse and of unreas-
on seemed to pervade the actions of
the last legislative session in this state
and the more the results are studied
the more unanimous is the verde t
that the people of this state want no
more such legslation.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
Single Mills Run Again.

Western Washington manufacturers
of the famous red cedar shingles, which
this state alone produces, nave been
gradually resuming operations under
full head for the last few days, and
the trade promises to be SO good that
the prediction is made that the price
of the product will advance from Is to
70 percent within the next GO or 80
days
1t is estimated by those who watch
the shingle situation closely that 80
percent OF the mills of the state are
now running. They have started up
gradually within the last few days, but
so many OF them have gotten under
way that 1t might be said they have
"gotten away in a bunch"
The resumption of the single in
dustry in Western Washington means
the employment i'll the mills of $500
men and in the woods, 5000 men,
which at the average wages of 50 a
day males the weekly payroll of this
army 100000.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
A SOphistry Cleared.

The sage Of the Cosmopolis Enter
prise takes the text GA Free man, a
Free Home, More money and less tax
es," which he quotes from prominent
fusionist OF the state as describing the
aims and objects of the fusion party,
and proceeds to preach this sermon:
"The words have pleasant and en-
ticing sound, but sober thought ought
to convince most any one that there
is little meaning in them-when APP
piled to what can be accomplished by
voting for any "reform" party that so
far has had an existence
"a Free Man.-Every man in this
country should be free to do right; to
do wrong, never. A freedom that
throws off the restraint of proper laws
tends towards the destruction of all
government and toward lack of free
dom for all who practice industry and
frugality.
"a Free HON ga home given to q
man who has not earned it, or who
has wasted what he has earned. Ev-
cry home brought into existence re-
quires labor and saving on the part of
some person or persons. 1t is phys
lcal impossibility that all should re-
ceive homes free. What moral right
has any man to ask his neighbors to
present him with the results of their
toll? His neighbors are the govern
ment.
"More Money.-A constant supply
in some magical way to be kept in the
pockets of the ne'er-do-wells. A boon
for the shiftless. In that sense. an
absurdity. Give the industrious a
sound basis, common sense regulations
and restrictions, and they will supply
an ample currency for the needs of
trade. The man most in need of Cur
rency furnished to him free is letting
his wife support the family while he
whines about government that fails
to provide for its citizens.
"Less Taxes.-Grand public i'm
provements to be made at the cost OF
nothing!
Reader, as long as you remain in
this world you will receive from your
fellow beings, as a rule, only what YOU
earn and your capital will be what Won
have the ability and the disposition to
save"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
Taxpayers Are Considered.

Thomas Cooper and John Fairchild,
representatives of the Northern Pa
eli visited the Commissioners of Adj
am county last week to compromise
the law salt now pending in the mat
ter of taxes. After making a COM
plete canvass of the voters of the
county, it was found to be the senti-
ment OF The people that they reject the
proposition. 1t was accordingly done.
The commissioners then made a coun-
ter proposition to the company, that
if they would pay $4,000 on the de-
llnquent taxes prior to '96, and the
balance i'll full, they would satisfy all
lien they now hold against the compa-
ny's land. The officials OF the road
asked for time to consider and were
granted 40 days.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11

EvAPoRATED eggs is the latest spe-
cialty born out of the Klondike SIAM
pede, which calls for all the surplus
product, one egg-reducing plant at Sc
attic is capable handling 5000 dozen
eggs per day. The product looks like
perfectly dry yolk powdered and is put
up in one-pound, screw top tin cans,
which sell for 81 each. None but
fresh eggs are used, and they are crys-
talized by a'secret process, four dozen
of eggs being converted into a pound
of the reduced article.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11

SENATOR Wilson has introduced a
bill in the senate dividing the state in
to Judicial districts, the Cascade
mountains being the dividing line.
This leaves Western Washington much
the larger division in all respects, ex-
cept In area, but there is the old differ
ence OF opinion as to how the state
should be divided. This plan seems to
us to include the people whose inter-
est and business Is Identical, and it is
also the natural division.
SINCE the Vidette was established in
1883, the first paper published west of
Olympia, no less than fourteen papers
have lived and died in Chehalis coun-
ty. "Long-felt wants" will no doubt
continue to be filled, and births and
deaths in the newspaper field will re-
lieve the monotony of journalistic life
in the ''great .Grays Harbor country"
-Montesano Vidette.
SEATTLE has been enjoying a boun-
tiful harvest in the outfitting of Klon-
dikers and the rush of people flowing
through that port, but that city is al
SO getting the full benefit OF all the
thugs and confidence men that are
following the crowds. The average of
hold-ups, thieving, pocket picking,
and robberies reported is half-dozen
day, while many undoubtedly run up
against confidence games and the
"tenderloin" and never "squeal," so the
public never hears of it.
EVERYTHING in Alaska seems to be
going along in a happy-go-lucky style,
says one who returned from a recent
trip to Skaguay, and those going over
the trail are pegging away in their
own peculiar way. Among the funny
incidents he relates is the following
"1ou know that the Eskimos urge
their dogs on with the cry of "moosh'
or something like that. Well, every
tenderfoot, who goes into that country
Immediately seizes upon the cry and
iyells it Justify at his dogs, whether
they understand it or not. / saw a
big Swede on the Dyea trail harness
ed up with little skye terrier that
could not pull a mans hat of. The
team was tugging along patiently, the
.'Swede managing with supreme effort
to- drag the dog and sled both. He
kept muttering at every Jump.
"moosh, ihoosh," and the scene was
SO fuhny that every man on the trail
sat down and laughed until the tears
came ttickling down their cheeks.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
.KiOndikes at Home.

In this day Of keen and thoughtful
competition in all avenues of trade
and business everybody cannot sue
coed, yet to the thrifty ard enterpris-
ing success will reward their efforts in
the end Ttwould seem that there was
room for improvement in the methods
pursued by many of our farmers, al
though they have changed cOnsidera-
bly, in the past few years. Time was,
and that not very long ago, when this
county raised practically little of the
supplies used by its numerous logging
camps,-now very little has to be i'm
ported. A year or so ago, creamery"
and California butter was on sale in
all the stores, the home product not
nearly supplying the demand for home
consumption. Now "ranch butter"
supplies all the demand, and vast
amount OF money goes to our home
farmers. The farmers are paying
more attention to this product, and
the result is first-class article. Some
devote more care than others, and
having "made name" command
better price.
Chas. Saeger, one of our enterpris-
ing farmers, has just installed cream
separator, costing 1928, on his farm
near Lake Isabella, and he is the first
one in the county, SD far as we know,
to supplant the old-fashioned way of
waiting for cream to "raise" and skim
ming it off. He is now milking ten
COWS, and expects to milk % during
the summer, SO the separator will soon
pay tor itself in the saving of time
alone. Mr. Saeger now brings to
market about dozen rolls a week,
and it brings the top price, As cents
roll during the winter, and 40 cents
for the rest of the year. Mr.. Saeger
has large farm, but he finds it profit
able to look after the butter and eggs.
Our farmers have been doing quite
we'll with their eggs. Chas. Saeger,
William Walter, Walter Wiley, M,
ID. Stewart, Dan. Myers, and a num-
Der of others have been bringing one
or more crates of eggs into town each
week during the winter, and as they
received thirty cents dozen part of
the time, every crate meant $9,-not
at all a poor return for the little at
tention the hens require. Eggs are 20
cents at present, at which there is
good profit. OF course, there ARE
other farmers, and other products, but
this will serve to show that there are
few little things in which there is good
money for the rustler, besides thou
sand-acre wheat field or a Klondike
gold mine, with only the outlay of a,
little money, and work.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11

MIR. Ward L. Smith, of Fredericks-
town, Mo, was troubled with chronic
diarrh@a for over thirty years. He
had become fully satisfied that it was
only question of short time until
he would have to give it up. He had
been treated by some of the best phys
lcians in Europe and America but got
no permanent relief. One dav he
picked up newspaper and CHANGED to
read an advertisement of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera md Diarrhea
Remedy. He got bottle of it, the
first dose helped him and its continu-
ed use cured him. For sale by all
druggists.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
Washington Healthy YOun gster.

According to the Seattle Post-Intel-
ligencer's very able and thorough re-
view, Washington's 1897 wheat crop,
100000 bushels at 65 cents, yielded
$12,35O,0OO, as compared with S,00O,-
600 bushels in 1896 at SO cents, yield
ing 100000. The hop crop is esti-
mated at 34,O29 200-pound bales,
valued at $6SO,5SO. State Fruit Com
missioner, ]. E. Baker estimates the
1896 fruit crop worth 100000. and
S., 100000 of it is money coming into
the state. The total dairy products
aggregate $S55,O59. The Puget Sound
salmon pack in 1897 was 49O,O77
cases, valued at $2,O6O,359, over half
of which were packed by the seven
Whatcom county canneries. Wash
ington flour mills exported 422,6S2
barrels of flour during 1897, and the
capacity of the mills of the state is be-
tween 5000, 900 and 100000 bushels.
The coal mines of the state in 1897
produced 1925, 224 tons, an increase
of 100000 tons over 1896, employing
1898 men, 200 to $50 more than in
1896. This state produced $780, 900
of gold and silver during 1897, and
she has but barely started in that di-
rection. Washington cattle are as
sessed at $3,2S2,324, sheep $624, 5O4,
hogs 1852, 137 horses, mules and other
domestic animals $2,613,516.-What-
com Blade.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
Better Stay at Home.

Now that number of our people
are seriously thinking OF going 10
Alaska, Or only to Dyea or Skagnay,
in the hope of lettering their fortunes,
it g a good time to soundla note Of
warming, and TO remind them that at
least twenty thousand people are al
ready on the ground (some reports put
it 81, 600 men there and on the trai1s,)
the greater proportion of them without
money, and no work for them TO do.
Among them are many desperate
characters, who are only after plumber;
shooting scrapes and wanton murders
are frequent, and thousands OF people
are coming and going on the steamers
every week. Even the man who goes
there with means enough TO start in
business is taking desperate chances,
with fair prospect of losing what he
takes along. Titles are in dispute,
lumber is high; the restaurant and
lodging house is making money, and
some light lines of transient business
might do well, but the field is we'll
filled by this time.
There is every prospect of a lively
summer here, and it will take at least
500 to even make the trip to Dyea
and look around a bit. Wages, when
work is to be had, are nothing extra,
while meals are rs cents each, and
shake down" as much each night
With that 800 it is poor kind of a
man who can't make as much, and
stay right at home with his family, as
to 60 to Dyea.
A letter just received by AL. Munson
from his brother Charlie, who spent
two months there, and 5000, and re-
turned last week with nothing but ex-
perience to show for it, verifies all this
and states that the daily papers fail to
put matters in their true light. Still
we can get an idea of the crowds who
are focking North and the rough
times these people are having, by the
reports. In Skaguay it has become so
lawless that a detachment of troops
has been asked for.
In Mason County we are somewhat
off the line of travel, and connot APP
preciate these conditions. This stam-
ped9 has already taken considerable
money away, and if our people would
turn this energy and money into some
thing at home, the results would be
safer. Good times are here, but we
must not throw our opportunities
away. II there were less "chasing al
ter false gods" and more work by peo-
pie generally, there would be more
prosperity and less adversely. Finan-
cial legislation is less needed than
some power to make people see oppor-
tunities, grasp them and hold them.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11

A few months ago, Mr.. Byron Every
of Woodstock, Mich, was badly af-
ficted with rheumatism. His right
leg was swollen the full length, caus-
ing him great suffering, He was ad-
vised to try Chamberlain Pain Balm.
The first bottle of it helped him con-
siderably and the second bottle effect
a cure. The 25 and 80 cent sizes are
for sale by all druggists.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
The names of the Tanmanv

The names of the Tammany officials
prove that whatever else NAV be said
OF them they are native New Workers
I'm OHovely, Michael Brann1gan
Dennls o'Shaunessy, Patrick O'Gradv
Denny O'Howlihan, Tom O'Connor
and T. O'Rafferty are a few Of the
latest appointments made bv the
mayor. Ballaine says New York is a
Iorelgn city. Do these names bear
OUT that conclusion? Tin Pan Kettle
son and Ole Oleson stand no show
among native New Yorkers?-Kent
Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
No Dances i'm School Houses

State Superintendent Browne states
as follows: cit is the opinion of this
office that it is illegal to donate, rent
or lease public school property for the
use of dance hall or kindred purpos-
es of social entertainments. There is
nothing in the law authorizing such
use either by vote of the electors or by
act of the directors"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
Make Cur State 4 KlOndike.

A country editors life is made
weary these days by a surfeit of Klon-
dixie literature which is spilled onto
his exchange table with every mail.
The big dailies are buying bigger press
es to multiply their pages with stories
Of what Klondike is and ought to be,
and all their advertisers are scramb-
ling over one another to sell outfits to
Klondikers The big cities are unani-
mously lying that each of them is
'steen hundred miles nearer the Klon-
dixie than t'other. So it goes. Out
side capital is dropping into the Sound
cities, the volume OF business is en-
larging, laborers are in demand from
wood choppers to skilled mechanics,
from Office help to sensational preach
ers, rents are going up, and sales OF
realty are again possible. Klondike
digging will yield fQrtundes to a few,
experience to many. While the fe-
yer lasts, which may be for months
and may be for decades, prosperity is
pretty sure for our Sound cities. This
is we'll for the state.
Let our country keep their wits
about them-don't bother with the
castles in the air, when by reaching
out your hand in healthy energy some
thing tangible is to be had for the eff
fort-0pen up little more land this
year-eXtend your orchards-study
the markets with care and plant your
crops TO get there-the State is grow
ing and will grow and make up your
mind to grow with it. More coal, and
gold, and copper, and silver will be
dug cut Of our mines, and more trees
out of our forests will be turned into
merchandise this year than ever before
and if our farms shall respond to
semblance OF their matches possibili-
ties, we all can glory in our state as
veritable e.--NoOksack Re-
porter
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
IMMENSE demands for American cot

IMMENSE demands for American cot
ton IN Japan indicate the growth of
that branch of manufacture in the
orient. Steamer Braemer carried
5000 bales, or approximately 1850 tons
from Tacoma during the week, and all
of the six rans-Paciic lines are stated
to have offerings Of cotton which will
fill the entire available carrying capac-
ity of these steamers for several weeks
to come. The extremely low prices
for the commodity has brought an
outlet in proportion and ought to as
sist materially in relieving the sur
plus which has had such telling eff
feet on the industry in America
West Coast Trade.
CASTo7IA
da il II u07 :.m
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
Notice OF Sheriff'S Sale.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR MASON
COUNTY.
SARAH BROCKWAY Plaintiff
JOHN LITTooY. JOHN F. LIrrooY.
MARTHA NJ. LITTooY, and joseph NJ No 523
Hayes Wooden Company, a corpora
ton, Defendants.
On9er ana by virtue OF q writ of order of sale
issued out OF the Superior Court of the State
OF washington holding terms at Shelton in and
Ior mason County, on the Sth day of February
a. u 1873, and to me directed and delivered for a
entitled cause on the End day of February, A.
D. 1898, in favor of Sarah Brockway and against
y 3tfno mtfo9y, John Littooy and Martha NJ
sum OF One Hundred, Seventy-nine and So 100
lSl79.Soj Dollars, together with an attorneys fee
OF Tllty l$5ol Dollars, and costs of action taxed
Whlch Judgment is judgment of foreclosure of
certain mortgage in which judgment the sale
is ordered OF the. following described premises
st ly,ng ana being in the County of Mason
The West One-half (W15) of the South East
quarter, seq and the South East Quarter
gee OF the South West Quarter, (Swl), of Sec
ton twenty-five. (25). Township Twenty.tbree.
azol, North Range Four az west containing 10
Together with al and sngu the tenements,
engagements nn and appurtenances thereunto be-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That on the
!zth DAY OF March A. d. 1898, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon of said day, 1 will sell the above
described premises, or SO much thereof as NAV
oe necessary to satisfy said Judgment, besides all
costs, interest and accruing costs
The sale will take place at the front door of
tne court house. at Shelton, in the Comfy OF
ma MASON, state OF Washington, at public auction
ior eas9 IN mana to the highest and best bidder
washington, February sth A. d. 1895
~. Sheriff of Mason County. Washington.
First pub. Feb. uth,-5w.
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THIS . mo complaint OF "a
thousands al this season.! Ea I'm
They haveno appetite; food Eakzz s~ss .
does not relish. They need thetoning upof
the stomach and digestive organs, which
q course Of Hoods Sarsaparilla will give
them. It-aIso purifles and enriches the
blood. cures that distress after eating and
internal misery only a dyspeptici can
know, creates an appetite, overcomes that
tired feeling and builds up and sustains
-thewhoie physicalsystefn. 1t so prompt
Iy and efficiently relieves dyspeptic symp-
toms and cures nervous headaches, that it
seems to have almost ga magic touch"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11

The Celebrated WRIGHT'S HEALTH UNDERWEAR
IN different weights suitable for wear all the year
around will be sold at Greatly Reduced Prices for
|oNE WEEK, Commencing MONDAY; FEB. 18th
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11

Our other Departments are equally complete
Whatever may be your needs, large or small
the Big Store'' is always prepared to suppl
with Best Quality and at Lowest, Prices.