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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-17
FIRST STEAMER TO SAIL fOR Hh' Az 4.
PROVIsIONs-TREMENDOU TRAFFIC. WITH
CUBA PREDICTED

The first steamship 10 sail for Havana direct from
this port left here yesterday morning from Pier No
G. North River She IS the Munson Line steamship
SchleswiC and she is loaded with provisions. a
goo6-szed crowd curiously watched her as she
steamed away The Bratten OF the same line, will
sail for Cardenas to-day. and the Matanzas. OF the
Ward Line will resume the Havana service OF that
lire to-day. The MatanZas was formerly the span
ish prize steamer Guido 1t said yesterday az
tho Ward Lire Office that 50 many persons ha1
tried to engage passage for Havana that many OF
them would have to wait until later steamers
sailed
There great rush Yesterday on tne part oi
provision houses and merchants to get their prod-
ucts aboard the teamers sailing for Cuoa All t aa ~
long and late .nto the night the piers AT the emu i
Wall-st. were crowded with trucks prihshs at'
sorts OF provisions to load aboard the steameeIs;,
The officials OF the lines sailing 10 Cuoa saio tnae
there was every nrosrnct Of tremendous exports 10
tnat island for some time to come.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14
New Years Ladies' Home Journal.

Mrs. Mckinley in new portrait,
seated in luxurious chair in the
White House conservatory, makes a
striking cover to the January Ladies,
Home Journal. 1t is also appropriate
as John Philip Sousa's new composition
entitled, "The Lady of the White
House," which the wife of the Presi-
dent permitted "The March King" to
dedicate to her, is given publicity for
the the first time in this number. Of
course, the composition will be tre-
mendously popular, Clara Morris, the
great actress, appears, for the first
time, as a writer, as a story writer, in
a true tale taken out Of her career,
which she calls "John Hickey; Coach
man."
There are four short stories and
Hamlin Garlands romance of ''The
DoctOr"-the story of a man born to
be "a Trend OF all women and lover
OF none," The successful feature,
"The Inner experiences of Cabinet
Members Wife," is carried on, and
discloses some astonishing phases of
the highest social and official life in
Washington as this wife of a Cabinet
member saw them. Mrs. Rorer ans
wers the question, "Do We Eat too
Much Meat?" Four pages are given to
home parties and frollcs, presenting
every phase of home entertaining,
fancy dress parties for children, etc.
The entire number has the glow of
midwinter entertainment in it. By
the Curtis Publishing Company, Phil
adelphia. One dollar per year; ten
cents per COPY.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14
Old.time Sweetness Gone.

"The old-fashioned molasses is rap
idly disappearing as an articlee of
commerce" said prominent grocer,
"and in its place have come a number
of syrups, which are more costly and
by no means as satisfactory, especially
to the little ones, who delight as we
did when we were young, in having
'lasses on our bread. Most of the
'lasses goes into the distilleries, where
it is made into rum, for which, not
withstanding the efforts of our temper
ance people, the demand is constantly
on the increase, especially in the New
England States and for the export
trade. The regular drinker of rum
will take no other liquors in its place
if he can help it. It seems to reach
the spot more directly than any other
dram. The darker brown sugars have
also disappeared and they are not like
ly to return owing to the methods of
boiling and the manufacture. Gran
ulated sugar is of the same compost
ton, as far as sacharine qualities are
concerned, as loaf, cut loaf cube, and
crushed, and differs from them only
in that its crystals do not cOhere'
This is because it is constantly stirred
during the process of crystallization.
The lighter brown sugars taste sweeter
than the white, for the reason that
there is some mOlasses in them.
Housekeepers have difficulty these
days in finding coarse, dark sugars,
which are always preferred for use in
putting up sweet pickles, making
cakes, and similar uses. AS they can
not get brown sugar any more it may
be well for them to remember that
they can simulate brown sugar by ad-
ding teaspoonful of molasses to each
quarter of pound of the white granu-
lated sugar. This combination does
as well in all household receipts that
call for brown sugar as the article it.
self and besides it saves them great
deal of hunting for brown sugar, which
as said before, has disappeared from
the market"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

AT the last meeting of the board of
county commissioners, it was ordered
that the county treasurer accept some
1925 as payment in full for taxes on
Westport property amounting to over
$4,000. County Treasurer Wilson has
taken commendable stand and has
refused to issue receipt until COM
PEELED to do SO by the courts. What
authority have the county commiss-
toner's for ordering a rebate of taxes on
any property, unless an error can be
shown in assessment? After the val
uations of property have been equaliz-
ed by the board Of equalization, and
the tax levy made according to law,
we cannot see when any officials have
power to change the amount of taxes
levied on any property. This practice
of rebating taxes may lead to endless
litigation for the county. Heavy tax
payers, who are sufficiently interested
to take the matter into the courts,
may pay taxes under protest, and re-
cover from the county on the grounds
of unequal Observation-Disclosures vi
delte.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill a bottle or common glass with
urine and let it stand twenty-four
hours; sediment indicates an un-
healthy condition of the kidneys.
when urine stains linen it is evidence
of kidney troubles. Too frequent de-
sire to urinate or pain in the back, is
also convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder are out of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge
SO often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp root, the great kidney remedy
fulfils every wish in relieving pain in
the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and
every part of the urinary passages. 1t
corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it. or bad ef-
fects following the use of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleas-
necessity of being compelled to get up
many times during the night to uri-
nat. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
If you need medicine you should
have the best. Sold by druggists,
price fifty cents and one dollar. You
may have sample bottle and pam
phlet both sent free by mail. Mention
the JOURNAL and send your address to
DIR. Kilmer & Co., Binghampton N. Y.
The proprietors of this paper guaran-
tee the genuineness of this offer.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14
Alaska Under Contrast.

Pioneers who want breathing room"
will find it in Alaska. That territory
has an area of 577, 1870 square miles.
The census of 1890 gave it popula-
ton of 32,O52, including Indians and
Chinese. So every man, woman and
child can have breathing space of Is
square miles.
A better idea of the vast extent of
that lonely land may be had by COM
pairing it with some of the smaller
states of the union. 1t is lis times
as large as Connecticut. Delaware
would have to grow to 281 times it's
present dimentions to be as large; and
it would take 462 Rhode Islands to tip
the scales against Mr.. Stewards pur-
chase. We count Washington among
the large states, but it would take
eight Washingtons to make one Alas
ka.
AS with the land, so. with the shore.
Alaska has coast line of 10000 miles
or nearly two and a half times the
seacoast of all the rest of the United
States. Alaska could supply the en-
tire United States with all the fish it
consumes and build up a fine export
trad beside.
This vast land has vast rivers. The
Yukon discharges one-third more wa
ter than the Mississippi. 1t is naviga-
BILE for more than 1000 miles for river
steamers of a capacity of 500 tons.
Alaska's climate is an enigma. At
Sitka the temperature rarely falls to
zero; winter does not set in until De-
cember l, and by the last of May snow
has disappeared except in the mount
aims. The mean winter temperature
of Sitka is 32.5 degrees, but little less
than that of Washington d. G. The
temperature changes from midsummer
to midwinter do not exceed 25 degrees.
Penetrate the interior and you en-
ter another climate. Along the coast
the summers are cool and the winters
temperate, but in the interior one
finds the extremes OF the tropics and
the arctic. In the gulches leading
down to the Yukon the temperature
on summer days is frequently 100 in
the shade In midwinter it often falls
to so or 60 degrees below zero.
Alaska is land of gold and mys-
terry, of vast distances, of towering
mountains and deep valleys, of contin-
uous forests sweeping north to the
Arctic sea. It will be the nations
storehouse of adventure for centuries
to come.-Ex.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

"My daughter when recovering from
an attack of fever, was a great sufferer
from pain in the back and hips"
writes Louden Grover, of Sardis, KY.
After using quite number of reme-
dies without any benefit she tried one
bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
and it has given entire relief" Cham
berlain's Pain Balm is also certain
cure for rheumatism. Sold by all
druggists.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

The monthly statement OF the pub
lie debt just issued, shows that at the
close of business December 81, 1897,
the debt, less cash in the treasury,
amounted to $999, Ill ,567, a decrease
for the month of $40, ,1l4.899. This
decrease in the debt is due principally
to an increase in the cash which is
accounted for by the sale of the I'm
ion Pacific railroad.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14
KJOndike Necessities.

I am amazed at the popular igno-
rance concerning proper outfit for
the Klondike. I have before me
several newspaper lists of articles
necessary for the outfit. The longest
only contains three hundred and forty
seven items. How ridiculously in
adequate!
Now, l fiaIter myself that / know
something about the matter. / have
been hunting for gold all my life,
although have seldom obtained any
thing better than silver and dirty
bank bills. Moreover, / was miner
for number Of years. / can mention
a number of things that should be
added to those lists, and which are
just as useful as half the articles now
/ on them.
In the first place, take along your
address suit. Gold hunting is adj
venture pure and simple. and almost
every adventurer 1 have seen wears a
full-drcss suit. In fact, often he pos
sesses no other. Cigarettes should be
added to go with the dress suit; also
patent feathers and monocle. The
latter is also useful while actually
looking for the gold.
None of the lists m mention whisky.
Take lots of it, it is weary work wait
ing for the gold to turn up, and you
want to pass away the time as happily
as possible There is no danger at
tending its use, for as soon as you find
gold you can take the gold cure.
Take along at least twenty pounds
of axle grease to rub on the runners of
your sled. 1t will make the sled slip
over the snow easily. Moreover, you
can eat it if your grub runs short.
Every list I have seen contains
cooking stove Remember that you
cannot cook over a camp fire. For
the same reason you should take along
large base burner heating stove. A
camp fire wouldn't keep you warm.
In the days of '49 every mining camp
was supplied with steam or furnace
heat. However, you cannot expect to
live as luxuriously as they did.
Take along plenty of canned goods.
A rich and varied menu is essential.
Don't forget good cook stove. There
is not cowboys camp or miners
cabin in all the west that is not
supplied with one of these aids to
civilization.
Take along plenty Of linen, as there
are few laundries en- route, and don't
forget your mighty. You have got to
sleep there just as you would anywhere
else. A bathrobe is also an aid to
modesty if you intend to bathe dur
ing your sojourn in Alaska. You will
soon discover that there are some that
bathe, but there are others. Take
along plenty of cards and games.
Progressive euchie parties are all the
rage in Dawson City. Likewise take
a good library, an encyclopedia and an
unabridged dictionary.
Don't forget your silk hat.
Take along plenty of starch for your
linen. In the days of the Argonauts
men suffered keenly because Of a lack
of cleansing material One of the
saddest songs OF the old weep, began
as follows
"Good-bye, old standing collar,
With all your pride and starch,
Ive worn you from September
Till the seventeenth of March,"
Also don't forget to take along a
small sack of flour and and few
pounds of bacon. yellow Book.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

On the first of this month all of the
loggers on Grays Harbor raised the
wages of their employees twenty-five
cents per day; but the Pop papers
seem to have overlooked the fact, as
their silence on the subject has been
somewhat oppressive. If there had
been a reduction of that amount it
would have been different, of course.
Then there would have been an explo-
sion in that Populist gas well at Grand
Forks, the wild mutterings of which
would be re-echoed through the Her
aid and the Economist.-Aberdeen
Recorder Of December 3Ist 1897.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

CHELTON LODGE NO 5l.-
> A. 0. q. w.
Regular meeting every Saturday evening az
O'Clock. in the Odd Fellows Hall. All mempeis
OF good Standing are invited to attend.
l.. J. MORRISON, w. r. LoII,
Master Workman. RecoroeI.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

CEDAR CAMP No $50.
l. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
Meets every Ist and 3rd Tuesday at Masonic
Hall, Shelton. Visiting neighbors cordially IN
yited to camp with us. Il. y. Ansie,
Al J. Munson, Clerk. Cousui'
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

DUBY REBEKAH LODGE, No75.
II IO.O.F.
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday evening In odd
sisters are cordially invited to attend. Social
session on Third Friday evenings :,
PAULINE HILpERT Sec. CELIA NORTON, N. u.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

,.,ELCOME CHAPTER, NO 40.
W. ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every Saturday after -Ful! moon OF each
month. All members in good standing are
made welcome.
Mrs. G., |. BARRON, w. IT, MAXWELL
Worthy Matron. sec.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

MT. MORIAH LODGE, No. II,
lW F. d A NJ.
d OCULAR Communications Saturday eve
II On or before the full of the Moon. "A cor
dial invitation is given to all brethren in good
standing. Masonic Hall, Shelton, WI.
HrcM VoRpIsoS W. Nj. L. K MUNsoN. Sec.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

e E. Cross Post No. go, 6. A. r.
Meets III l. O. O. F. hall first and third Saturosv
nights of each month Comrades are cordially
invited to visit and join.
FRANK MUNSON, ). CALDWELL
Adjutant. COmmanuei
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

Sat1OnS ana phySlcdl IaSSlIuGe and mental
dependency. The whole body is tortured
with pain and the entire nervous system is
racked. If they consult the average OBJ
scure physician, he will attribute their bad
feelings to stomach, liver, kidney, heart or
nervous trouble. If, by accident, he hits
upon the right cause, he will insist upon
the disgusting examinations and local treat
tnent SO embarrassing to sensitive, mod
est woman.
The real trouble is weakness or disease
of the delicate and important organs that
bear the burdens of maternity. There is no
necessity for examinations or local treat
ment DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
cures all disorders of this nature in the
privacy of the home. 1t acts directly OH
the sensitive organs concerned, making
them strong and we'll. 1t allays infarn1a-
ton, heals liberation, soothes pain and
tones and builds up the nerves. 1t stops
exhausting drains. 1t banishes the discom-
forts of the expectant months, and makes
baby's coming easy and almost painless.
It restores the beauty and vivacity lost
through long months Or years of pain and
suffering. Thousands of women have tes-
titled to its marvellous merits. At all med
icine stores. Avoid substitutes.
To cover mailing only, send 81 one-cent
stamps for paper-covered copy, or 81 for
cloth bound copy, of DR.. Pierce's Common
Sense Medical Adviser. Address, Doctor
r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

S,uELTON LODGE, NO. g.
y l. o. O.. F.
Regular meeting every Wednesday evening
7 730PY. in the Odd Fellow Hail, Shelton
Wash. All mempers il good standing, cordially
invited to attend.
I + RTJFv L. J. MORRISON
N G. 4. Sec.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

DACIFIC LODGE, NO. 66,
/ K. OF P.
Meets the first and third Friday evenings OF
OF each month at the Masonic Hail. Vlsitln
Ill. HUNTER J. E. SLIGH,
X. of r. e. S. ~.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14
CAHAWAMISH LODGE NO. 49,

CAHAWAMISH LODGE NO. 49,
) l. .. &. L.
Meets every Saturday evening at 7:3o IN tne
l. 0. 0. F. Hall Visiting Members III goou
standing are made welcome.
GEORGE EMMOTT G.. 7. ELMER C lEW, n o
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14
Society Cards.

EIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ,.o,>
REV. F. A. GREGORY PASTOR
Preaching services every. Sunday at II, a. M.
and 7:3O D. m Sunday school at 10 p, m b.
Y,P q. at 6:3O D. m. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at o'clock followed by Z, y.
C. class. All are made welcome at tnese SERVICES.
Corner Fifth and Gotta SITS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14

MTANTED- TRUSTW WORTHY AND ACIlNE
be established house in Washington. Moutu-
ly 5000 and expenses Position steady. heiea-
ence Enclose self-addreSsed stamped ehVelope'
The Dominion Company, Dept Chicago.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-14
-IRsr NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HURCH-

Preaching every Sabbath at 10: oclock A. NJ
and 7:3O F. NJ Sabbath School at II A.. M
PRAYER meeting at 7:30 2. NJ. every thursday
Every body is invited 70 attend. Seats tree.
REV. L. j. COylNGTON, Pastor
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-28

Many a woman throws away the flower
Of her youth-her beauty. her amiability
and her capacity for wifchood and mother
hood without realizing t. There Is no
ladder sight than that Of a young woman
who has for years been bearing up bravely
and silently under physical torturcs that
would drivc a mat 90 the mad house.
Thousands Of women suffer IN this way
and ask neither aid nor sympathy. They
realize that they are the victims Of weak
ness n disease Of the distinctly womanly
organism. They do not consult a physician
because Of the we'll founded fear that he
will insist upon disgusting examinations"
and local treatment Dr. pierce's Ia.
vortc Prescription does away with all
necessity for these ordcals. II cures in the
privacy Of the home. II restores health
and strength and vigor to the delicate or
gans concerned in wifchood aud mother.
hood. IL tones. i~nvigofates and builds up
the nerves and transforms nervous. over
wrought, sickiy iuvaiids into healthy.
happy wives and mothers. Or. Pierce Is an
eminent and skillfui specialist who has
been for thirty years chief consulting ply
stefan to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
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without charge. all letters from ailiug WON
en-. The "Favoritc Prescription " Is for
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"Gsuhered from womb trouble for about twelve
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Monona, Clayton Co., Iowa. ~ ductorcd with
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airy relief then used six bottles Of Dr. picrcc's
Favorite Prescription and three Of Pleasant
Pellets lam n new woman. hope and pray
that this will induce other poor sufferers % use
DR. rierce's medicine and be CURED"
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-28
SANTA ~.

from the New Mexican.
The girl baby OF Hon. and Mrs. G. A..
Spiess, which has been i'll for several
days, is improving.
Jose Gonzales y BOrrego. who shot and
wounded Antonio TanOs, il to be mar
ried in a short time to Miss Garcia, Of
this city.
The regimeDtal flag, ordered by the
New Mexican from Its flag fund for the
Arizona New Mexico % Oklahoma. Indian
Territory regiment OF volunteer infantry,
has arrived and il on exhibition in the
executive Office. II is a thing OF beauty
and a joy forever.
The Santa Fe Fruit company was adj
yised that a Williams eyaporator was
shipped from the factory at Nashville,
Mich, and will be here In about ten
days. The machine will have a capacity
OF about 100 bushels OF apples or about
$50 to 300 baskets OF peaches per day.
The machine is one OF the best made and
will give satisfactory results.
Major c. l.. Cooper, OF the regular
army, who il here waiting orders. has
received authority to make some enlist
ments for the army. There are three
applicants here who desire to enlist, one
OF the men having served three terms in
regular army and having received dis
charges showing that he was a very good
soldier. Major Cooper ia a~nxiously ex-
pecting orders to 90 to the front.
Monday night about 8 o'clock fre was
discovered In the residence occupied by
Robert Wagner, and the fire company
made a record in getting TO the scene OF
action. The Gre broke out in the out
side walls OF a bedroom and was con
fined to the room and a closet, but the
furniture. furnishings, all the clothing
Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner had, except what
they had on, were destroyed. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wagner were both away from home
when the lre broke out and the origin Is
not known.