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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

The churches are all making arrange
ments for the proper observance of Christ
mas.
The weather on Tuesday and Wednes-
day was mild, causing the snow to settle
and to disappear to some extent.
The annual meeting of Social lodge,
No. 80, was held on Wednesday afternoon
and these officers were elected for the en-
suing year W. M, DR.. L. T. Page; S.
W., II. E. Corkins; j. W., o. R. Buell.
treasurer, II. F. Barber; secretary, Q. NJ
Russell; S. D., Rev. F. S. Walker; j. D.,
Henry f. Mann; S. s., L. E. Swain; j. S.
Frank Hescock; chaplain, j. 81. Gould
ing; marshal, j. II. Kidder; tyler, DR.. e.
Titus. The officers were duly installed by
Past Master John r. Buell..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup is sure to cure
incipient consumption. This remarkable remedy
will stop the wasting away OF the patient, and In
a short time effect a cure.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23
James Crawford on "ImperlaIism.

James Crawford, who is one of the
stanchest of Putney citizens, has written
to the Springfield Weekly Republican the
following which voices the sentiment of
many another in this town "My sub
scription for the weekly expires Jan.
next. l don't care to renew. You will
please discontinue sending the paper to me
after that date. l am not pleased with
what you have to offer on imperialism
especially as to your treatment of the Phil
ippine question. l think it would have
been an eternal disgrace to this country
had you and your party succeeded in bring
ing confusion to the work of our peace
commission at Paris, as was evidently the
design, by encouraging the Spaniards to
reject our demands. 1T is true says Sen
ator Edmunds, that this country is enti-
tied to indemnity Then the war was
just in his estimation. 1t is not possible
for Spain to make adequate reparation for
the sacrifice of life in the late contest; to
say nothing of the great waste of treasure.
What a miserable pittance would satisfy
some people-just Porto Rico. Any other
country would have grabbed everything in
sight and paid not one cent"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

Minneapolis Lumberman: The
element of uncertainty in moving
logs from the stump to the mill is
being much reduced on the upper
Mississippi this year by the gener-
alcxtension of logging railroads.
Inasmuch as logging is going more
and more into the hands of strong
operators the uncertainty of log
cling from the stump to the rail-
road is also reduced. This means
that the logs desired in December
are far more likely to materialize
in May than was the case a decade
ago.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15
The Best and Cheapest.


The New York Independent, the
leading weekly newspaper of the
world, and one whose pages exer-
else the wisest influence, IL entering
upon It's tiftieth year Of publication.
The Independent emphizes it's fiftieth
year by changing its form to that
OF magazine, and by reducing it's
annual subscription price from $500
to $2OD; single copies from 10 to s
cents. The Independent in ita new
form will print s,G40pages VI reading
matter per year alta cost to sub
scribers Of $500, while the promin-
eut magazines, which sell for 81 a
year, print only about 1000 pages
The subscriber to the independent
gets 81 per cent more equally good
reading matter at one-half the cost!
1t ia not only the leading family
weekly newspaper, but by far the
cheapest and best. A free specimen
copy may he haO by addressing The
Independent, 100 Fulton street,
New York.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15
DAVID CLOUGH, JUDAS.

Duluth News.Tribune: Hon.
Dave Clough, after openly ex.
pressing his satisfaction in the de-.
feat of w. H. Eustis, and admitting
that he did everything in his
power for Lind, remarks COM
placently:
Possibly I have more failinss
than any other man, but I firmly
believe that no one accuses me of
Hypocrisy.
Well, that depends upon ones
construction Of the meaning of the
word hypocrisy. In our opinion
Mr.. Clough is a hypocrite of the
rankest, lushe est growth. He pre-.
tends to be Republican, and he
works tooth and nail for the de-
feat of the Republican ticket.
Clough was what he has been
politically by the grace of the Re-
publican party, He is not greater
than his party; on the contrary,
he is ali insignificant worm in
comparison. If he had worked
against his party from honest, ex.
allied motives, if he had followed
the dictates of his conscience only,
no man could justly reproach him
But his motives were degraded,
and the dictates that he followed
were the revengeful promptings Of
a petty soul. If Mr.. C1ough is
possessed of a rag of decency he
will quit the Republican party,
and never again commit the i'm
prudence of lifting his voice in its
council halls. He took his thirty
pieces of silver in revenge. May
they scar the palm that holds them!
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15
Pie for Stearns.

Journal-Press: From the way in
which Stearns county saved Judge
Nor ris' political life two years ago
and again this year there is prob
ably nothing too good on his pie
counter for the boys from this end of
the district. The politicians at Du-
luth were worrying about Stea rms
county and had told their candidate
that this was the one weak place IN
bis district. Last Saturday night
at the Grand Central Congressman
Morris told Y company OF his friends
that II Stearns county held her own
he figured his election sure. But Il
Stearns county had only held her
own.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

. The Minneapolis Journal esti-
mates that half Of the wheat crop
in the the three northwestern
states has already been placed on
the market.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

Safe Auditor Dunn sold ahou
100000 worth Of state pine
stumpage on Friday. The pine was
in (tasca, Cass, Beltrami and St.
Louis counties.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

Now Bro. Towne can go rack to
Washington and do some more
work in favor of free lumber in
the interests of men who own tim.
Der in Canada.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15
Jackets and Cares.

In thie line we are leaders this
fall. You cannot afford to buy
anything in ladies', misses or
children's jackets without seeing
what we have to offer. We can
save you from 10 to 20 per cent.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

If the Spanish members of the
peace commission intend to delay
a settlement until the country
turns down Mckinley, they need
plenty Of patience.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15
Theoretically Minnesota and
Morrison county are Republican.
The Republicans will control
the United States senate for many
years to come. -. y

J Owing to. the heavy lake traffic
offered on Lake Superior several
million feet of lumber are being
shipped from Duluth to Chicago
bv rail. "'
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

Serious race wars are in progress
in North and South Carolina, and
many negroes have been killed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

The Great Northern train robbers
were promptly captured at Moor
head.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

There has been carried out oI
Lake Superior this year 80 far son..
OlN. OtO feet of lumber from Duluth,
Ashland, Marquette and Sault dis.
trict.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15
COMMISSIONERS
The County Board Held g
| Special Session
! Friday.

The Board III County Commits
s,Oners held special session at the
Court House to-day. The board
meets for tine purpose III straiRhtei'-
inx up election affairs and allowing
bills pertaining to election.
Members present were J. j. - acob-
son. Geo. LuFond, Nick Hennen. J.
j. Gross aud Martin Enke.
The first business Of any Import
ance done was to grant n hen ring ON
the petition of L. w. Btllmaier and
Others asking for the fOrn,a tiOn M u
new school district In townships ~
and Al.
The appiica ton ON. w. La wrence
for aba tlment Of tax on lOts ii and
II. In block :. La wrence addition to
Motley, was rejected.
The following bills were then al
lowed:
Joseph Koenen, bringing in elec-
tiun returns............."..... ~
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

It Is rumored that an effort will
be make to defeat Tom Reed 70,
speaker. With only a dozen Re-
publican majority in congress,
Reed is needed in the chair.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

Alexandria Post: The war with
Spain cost this country $164, 000, .
900. This sounds like a good deal
Of money except to those who have
gotten used to hearing Towne tell
of the sums Wall street spent to
defeat him.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15
Underwear.

We have a line of underwear
of which we are proud. We have
them for infants, misses, children,
Ladies' and Gents, in a great
variety of qualities and prices.
We sell a ladies' underwear at
Csc that Is really worth 35c.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

Gov. Clough is displaying agcod
deal of hi]arity over the defeat of
the Republican candidate for gov.
ernor. The championship
should remain in the family.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

The free silver sentiment in the
western states is weakening.
While the people there still believe
that free silver would be of benefit
to them, they are becoming con-
WINGED that as whole Republican
rule is better for them than Demo.
cratic. In the absence of any
other issue, the Democrats of the
United States may be obliged to
make the fight on that in 1900, but
there is nothing in recent political
events to encourage them much.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

The three Republican candidates
for justices Of the supreme court in
this state were elected. Canty ran
ah cad of Mitchell, but Lewis, the
lowest Republican, is several thou.
sand ahead of CAVITY.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

The Republicans have two
thirds majority in the Minnesota
legislature. The people are evi.
IDENTIFY satisfied to have the Repub.
licans make the laws for Mime
sofa. Mr.. Lind will administer
them for couple of years.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

Flannels and Outings.
We have the largest stock we
ever had selling from 49,.
4 cents up to 10 cents per yard
for outings, and all wool fan
nels from rs cents upwards.
Our prices are are very low for
the quality.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

We have by far the best as
sortment of wrappers in the city,
and OF unequaled values. They
range from
75c to $1.40
are wide IN the skirt and good
fitting, to see them is to buy
them. Come and look them over.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15
Shawls.

Buying our shawls directly
from the manufacturers, and in
very large quantities, we are able
to undersell our competitors and
save you from Is TO q per cent.
We have the all wool double
shawls.
We have the reversible beaver
shawls ranging in price from
$2.25 to 5000
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15
Blankets Comforters.

Ol6ukcIS VUIlIIVI ICISs
We are selling a fine silver
grey cotton blanket in lO-4 for
SOC up to $1.25.
We draw your attention to our
all wool grey blankets in large
sizes
price $500 worth fully $500
Comforters we have in great
quantity, and they are very cheap
Come and see them before buy
ing. =
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09
LIGHT WAS KEPT BURNING.
Piucky BOY Who Was Alone In the Tower
for Three Weeks.

This is one of the widest and bleakest
of light stations of that savage region,
end, according to story told there.
It was once the scene of a remarkably
plucky adherence to duty en- the part
of 15-year-old boy, says Scribner's
He was the son of the keeper, and or
this occasion was left alone in the tower
while his father went ashore for pro-
visions in their only boat. Before the
latter could return violent storm
arose, and for the next three weeks
there was no time in which the keep
er's boat could have lived for moment
in the wild seas that ragged about the
lonely rock. Still the light was kept
burning by that 15-year-old boy, who
had butlittle to eat and but scant time
to sleep. Night after night. for three
weeks, its steady CLEAN shone through
the blackness of the pitiless storm and
gladdened the fathers straining eyes.
When the ordeal was ended the boy was
SO weak from exhaustion as to be bare
ly able to speak. At the same time
there was no prouder father nor hap
pier young lightkeeper on the Maine
coast than those who met on the storm
swept Ledge of Saddleback that day.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09
WHY THEY DIDN'T APPEAR.
"Hard Luck'' Story Of an Author Who
Sold His Stories.

COAu A1lb SSOxlO6s
Will n Harden is galloping grace
fully in tine magazines now, says the
Atlanta Constitution. In early youth
Harden was fortunate enough to have
a dozen stories accepted by certain
leading magazine" He gave the
writer of this note a glimpse of the
checks for these stories, while he ex-
claimed, enthusiastically: 81 feel like
| could jump over six chairs!" That
was ten years ago, and his literary Ia
bors since then have sprinkled the gray
plentifully over Harben's black locks,
but, alas! not one of those stories has
ever appeared in print! Letter after
letter to the editor who purchased them
brought only the response: 1--WE are
crowded" Finally-as Harben had put
his best work in the stories, and was
naturally anxious to have them add to
his reputation-he addressed this note
to the editor:
"Will my stories ever appear?''
The associated editor answered.:
''There is conspiracy here to hold
them until you are dead, as they would
naturally have greater interest then.
How is your health?"
Harden tore the note to tatters and
got married.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09
The Warrior Returns.

A battle SCARED vet eran, warrior
OF high renown, whose exploits are
known wherever men speak language,
arrived in Seattle this week, direct
from field of carnage. The first thing
the hero did was to lay his laurel
wreath, his yictor's chaplet, away. on
ice; the second was to address his fell
low citizens on the subject of his
prowess with characteristic modesty.
We are speaking, of course, of Colonel
James Lewis, the man for whom con-
gress is going to revive the rank of
lieutenant general. The career of
Colonel Lewis is inspiring; his sudden
leap to the top of fame's ladder was
amazing. The colonel was born a
warrior; that is to say, he is a Georg-
ian. The state constitution of Georgia
provides that no white man shall rank
below major. At an early age the
colonel studied the lives of Napoleon
and Gustavus Adolphus. He worked
after hours as a stevedore to harden
his muscles and develop his lungs.
When the Chinese invaded Seattle he
was given command. He struck one
sharp, decisive blow, and the heather
Mongolians went to join McGinty.
His next important campaign was
against Thomas Bracket Reed, some
thing of a scrapper himself. The
story of this war is told in Dayenport's
great historical painting, where we
find Reed ripped up the back and
otherwise dismantled, while Lewis re-
mains in possession of the whole cheese.
At the beginning of the Spanigh war
Colonel Lewis, fortunately, was at the
national capital. He scented the
danger early. He it was pointed out
the folly of sending gilded satraps and
society sap-heads against Spanish
regulars. He 1t was also who first dis
cerned the strategic Importance OF
Newport News, and being given COM
mand of The expedition against that
place, he speedily reduced it and
brought the war to close. This is
an unequalled war record. and we do
not wonder that on his return home
he was escorted to hall, where vas
the entire population of Seattle, Ia
coma and Stuck Junction to burn in
cense and sing hosanas. It was just
tribute to the supreme hero of three
mighty wars, whose ability, modesty
and usefulness have caused him to be
enshrined forever in the hearts of the
people-Chehalis Nugget
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09

DURING the late civil war the highest
number of soldiers in the service at
any one time was 2,778, ,304, and for
the three year service aggregated g.
326, ,l60. OF this number 1858 died
in battle, 1902 died from wounds,
199,720 died of disease and 40,154
from accidents, murder, confederate
prisons, etc.; the total number that
died amounting to 349, ,944; total num-
ber deserted, 199,105. On June 80,
1897, there were on the pension rolls
976,O14, and at the present time the
aggregate is 1,O4O, 1856, more pensions
being granted last year, thirty-three
years after the close of the war, than
at any time from 1860 to 1890, the
number being 63,648 original and A.
080 restorations.-Bla -
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09
Pop Railroad Legislation.

Most of the Populist and fusion
county conventions so far held in this
state have declared for radical rail.
road rate law, and pledged their rep
resentatives in the legislature to vote
for one. What is their pledge good
| for?
AS everybody knows, they and their
kind have been making this promise
and repeating it year by year for a
long time past They made it in the
usual solemn form two years ago, and
added to it promise to make an iron
clad law forbidding the use of passes
by all public officials. The people took
them at their word and elected a ma
jority of their candidates to the legis-
lature, and gave them full control of
the state government in all it's branch
es. Here was the best possible oppor-
tunity to keep the pledges they had
made. But everybody knows they
did't do it. No law forbidding the
use of passes was made. Most of the
reform members came to the legisla-
ture on passes and rode home on them,
and made the state pay them mileage
as well. Some of them made efforts
to get passes over all the roads in the
state and succeeded. A railroad rate
law was passed but everyone knows it
was in no respect the kind of law they
had promised. It was even charged
that it was more satisfactory to the
roads than the people, and that it was
in fact drawn by railroad attorneys.
But these sham reformefs are still
promising to enact satisfactory law
if given another chance. It is their
principal stock in trade; their pet
schemes for deluding those who can be
beguiled with promises that are never
fulfilled. There is no prospect that
they will ever again have so good an
opportunity to do what they have so
long promised to do, as they have al
ready had and wasted. The people
need to be deluded no longer unless
they like that sort of thing, for Popu-
list legislatures are incapable of max
ing such q law as they promise to
make that will stand the test OF en-
forcement, and if they could make one
they probably would not Withstand the
temptation not to make it, that would
be offered.
Populist promises of railroad legis-
lation are, therefore, nothing but bait
to catch gudgeons.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09

As matter of fact, the total actual
expenses under fusion were $55 O69 81,
the auditor having ON tilted 81, 2,53,
which, through the failure of the
county commissioners to meet, did
not appear until after June 80, while
the actual expenses in the Republican
year were $52,6S9. SO, or a saving OF
$2,3SO.4S in favor of Republican ad-
ministration.
There was a reduction in the totol
OF salaries during the first year of Pop
ulist ADMINISTRATION, but was due to
the action of Republican admins
tration the year before.
This is the way Populist surpluses
are made up.-P.-I.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09

FIRST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HURCH.-
Preaching every Sabbath at IL O'Clock A. N.
aud T. NJ Sabbath School at l2:l5 A. NJ.
PRAYER meeting at SIP. NJ every Thursday
Every body is invited to attend. Seats free.
REV L. JCOV
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09

pACIFIC LODGE, 10. 66,
/ X. OF p.
Meets the first and third Friday evenings OF
ofeach month ut the Masonic Hall. Visitin
Knights cordially invited to attend.
l.. l.. HUNTER. J. E. SLIGH,
X. OF Il. Is. &. G..
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09
Nations Chest of Gold.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The gold re-
serve in the United States treasury
reached the highest point in its history
today with total reserve of $2l9, $780,
372. The highest previous amount
was $219, 100000, which was recorded
in March, 1888. The reserve was es-
tablished in 1879 with $4,000, 900.
1t first reached $2O0,000,OOO in Octo-
Der, 1887, when the figures were 3d.
100000 above that mark. The lowest
ever touched was $40,000,000 in Janu-
ary, 1895. In June, 1897, there was
$14O,OO0,000, and one year later the
amount was $167 100000.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09

health garden of many man and woman.
The doctors call them disease germs If
you have sense enough to distinguish them
from the flowers of health, and root them
out you will be robust, healthy and happy.
The most dangerous of all the weeds in the
flower garden of health is that deadly
creeper consumption.
There has never been but one medicine
that would choke out this weed, root and
all. That medicine is DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t acts directly on the
lungs through the blood, driving out all
impurities and disease germs, and building
up new and healthy tissue. 1t restores the
lost appetite, makes digestion and assimi-
lation perfect, invigorates the liver puri-
ies the blood and fills it with the life-giv-
ing elements of the food and tones and
builds UP the nerves. 1t sustains the ac-
tion of the heart and deepens the breath
ing, supplying the blood with life-giving
oxygen. Medicine dealers sell it.
"a doctor, who is considered an expert on
lung troubles told ME had consumption and
could not live long, writes Mrs. James Gatie1d,
II Mary Street, Hamilton Ont, Can "Three
bottles of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cured me completely
Free. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Med
ica1 Adviser. Send 2I one-cent stamps to
cover mailing only for paper bound copy.
Cloth bound 81 cents. Address DR.. r. ".
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09

: Z. Cross Post No. 90, G. A. r.
Meets III ShorteI's hall first and third Friday
nights Of each month. Comrades are cordially
Invited 10 visit and join.
FRANK MUNs0N, L. HUNTLEY,
Adjutaut. Commander
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09
Society Cards.

rIRsT BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. +. A. GREGORY, PASTOh
Preaching services every Sunday az IL, a. m.
and p. m. Sunday school at 10 p. m b.
Y. P. L. at $50 p. m Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at o'clock followed by e z.
c. class All are made welcome at these services.
Corner Fifth and Gotta SITS.