The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-25


identity knows that the average man
seldom knows when he is we'll off, and
that it is well to prepare in good seas
on for the proverbial "rsiny day." It
says: "Take word of warning: keep
out OF debt and lay by something.
These lively times won't always last.
People will want a change again, like
they did in '92, and they will get it,
just as they did then, so be ready"
THE matter of bringing the WASH
ington Volunteers direct TO Puget
Sound to be mustered out has been
taken up by the people of Seattle, ard
funds have been raised for the purpose.
Levi Ankeny, whose son is in one of
the companies, has come to the front
and authorized those having the mat
ter in hand to draw upon him for the
amount necessary to charter steamer
from San Francisco, or 10 pay for the
transportation of the soldiers to the
Sound, estimated at $4,000. Seattle
will provide rousing reception for the
boys, who are likely to be marching
home" in about two months.
In a recent opinion by the Attorney
General Vance, it is held by him that
no compromise or rebate of property
taxes by either county commissioners
or the courts can effect the state on
its appor tionment of taxes. In other
words, should the settlement made by
the commissioners OF this county with
the Northern Pacific Railway he sus-
tanned, we would be required to pay
our full quota of tax money to the
state, whether there was any thing left
for the county or not. This has been
the JOURNALS contention all along,
that such material reduction as was
made was was wrong and unjust, and
left the county out and injured.
BALDWIN, the diver who reached the
sunken Andelana in the bay at Ia
coma the other day, made another de-
scent last Thursday and met his death
beneath the waters. The ship was in
81 fathOms of water, considerably
deeper than any diver had ever gone
before. At this attempt valve in the
air pumps gave out when the diver
was almost OH the bottom, and the
unfortunate mans head was crushed
to a jelly by the enormous pressure of
the water, the instant the air pressure /,
failed. However, since it has been
demonstrated that the vessel can be
reached other divers will take up the
work, but first see that the air pumps
are perfect.
J. HANNUM JONES, the wheel horse
of state journalism, and ardent advo-
cate of Republicanism, good roads, and
other good things, has gone to meet
bis reward, having dropped dead of
heart disease in Whatcom, Monday
afternoon. He has been publishing
the Reporter at Nooksack for a mum
Der of years, but has occupied every
position in the trade since ante-bellum
days, including daily paper and mag
azine publishing, having been one of
proprietors OF Godey's at one time.
In early years he was prominent
Good Templar, and his efforts were
responsible for the introduction of
that order into England. Brother
Jones Is an old friend, and the state
press will join in doing HIM honor.
The republican papers of the state
are serving notice on Senator Plum
mer of Spokane, that there is no room
for him or his Xix, that he can herd by
himself. The Senator Is "has been"
and should be kept there. He became
"has been" with the republicans and
joined the populists, OF whom he can't
say things too mean, although elected
10 Office by their votes. He did not
hnd out what sort of people these pop
ulists were, until he became a "has
been" with them. As matter Of fact
it is just such fellows as Plummer,
political renegades and all-round
"grafters," who have ruined the Popu-
list party beyond redemption. The
average populist has some pretty good
ideas, but the party lets just such po-
litical mountebanks get into the sad
die and ride 'em to death. Conditions
are changing, and it no disgrace for the
ordinary person to change his political
party because he believes that another
party comes nearest to his individual
ideas. Political parties never will be
perfect, nor will the ideas Of every in
diyidual under their standard find q
place in the platforms, aud people who
conscientiously differ should find their
"affinity." but "spoils-hunting' rene
gades should be classed as men with
out a country or a party. Senator
Plummer should try farming.
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