The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-04-15


scow was laden with 1860 barrels of
| lime when she LETT Roche Harbor. The
lime is from the Roche Harbor Lime
Company's kilns.-Ledger.
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THE two great telegraph companies
OF this country have agreed in case OF
war to tender to the government the
services OF a corps of expert telegraph
RS whose salaries will be paid by the
companies. The Chemical National
Bank OF New York has notified any
of It's officers or employers who are
called on to do military duty that
their places will be kept for them and
their salaries continued, and it is be-
| lieved that the other banks will adopt
the same policy. This, with the Van
derbilt offer of FIVE million dollar
vessel and that of the life insurance
company of the loan of ten million
seems to show that patriotism is not
confined to any one class and that ma
ligned "money changers" are ready to
do their share in case of war.-Ledger.
IT is said that thirty-five officials of
the state penitentiary at Walla Walla
were assessed $40 each and the money
sent on to help in the fusion cause at
Tacoma. One officer said: "In the
last election one of the honeyed prom
isessof the fusion party was that money
had ruled too long too long, and theirs
should be an administration of justice
for the common people. Since power
has been gained all this is changed.
The men placed in power are now told
that if they want their positions
they must advance so much money or
resign. We must bride unprincipled
men we unwittingly placed above us
or get 'conned' out of the institution"
I-Centralia News (Pop).
THE editor of an eastern paper is
hiding in consequence of the way
he mixed up reports of cattle show
aud concert. The paper said: "The
concert given by sixteen of Storm
Lakes most beautiful young ladies
was highly appreciated. They sang
in most charming manner winning
the plaudits of the entire audience,
who pronounced them the finest
herd OF shorthorns i'm the country.
A few are OF rich brown color, but
the majority are spotted brown and
white. Several of the heifers are
able bodied, fine lin1bed animals
and promise to prove good mixers.
Elk.
For years it was the proud boast of
populists that their party was free
from all the charges of political cor
rnptlon laid at the door OF the older
parties. But is it now under the de-
vine afflatus o. fusion. State employees
were assessed to raise a corruption
fund for the Spokane election. Again.
these employees were bled to buy votes
IN Seattle and now they are called up-
on Tor Il third time to save the Gre
form" ticket at Tacoma. Honesty"
IS a lost term among the fusionists if
the Call can place any dependence on
stories circulated around some of the
state MISUNDERSTANDING Call (pop.)
A QUERY often heard is what is q
"knot" when speaking of the speed of
vessels. ! knot or nautical mile is
SOC! feet longer than an English or
statute mil or exactly 6,OS6.7 feet.
The average speed of the new fiving
squadron is 2ls knots per hour That
Is, leaving off the decimals, II ,242 feet
more than 81 miles for the same period
OF time, or i little more than 24d
statute miles. The feetest Spanish
SHIPS show an average speed of 10
knots, or little more than 81 20
miles per hour.-State Journal.
1t is reported that William K. Wander
bit has decided, that in the event of
war with Spain, he will present the
United States government with a war
ship to cost 100000. He has an
Industrious precedent for this generous
act, however, for his grandfather Cor
nelius, presented the Federal govern
ment with the large steamer Wander
bit, valued at $1,OOO,OOO, during the
civil war.-Olympla Standard.
THERE were LIS applications for
membership to the lodges of A. o. u.
w. in this state last year. Of these
9o9 were accepted and 129 rejected.
There were GA deaths in the order dur-
ing the year, the youngest member
dying being 20 years, the Oldest IS
years. The average age at death being
4o years and two months, the average
time belonging to the lodge was only S
years and 4 -Washingtonian.