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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-10-13

CHELTON LODGE, NO. e.
= l. o. o. f.
Regular meeting every Wednesday evening
3OP. M. in the Odd Fellow 5 Hall. Shelton
Wash. All members in good standing, cordially
invited to attend.
j. a. MORRISON, Il. ;. MohhiSoN
N. q. r. Sec.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-10-13
Society Cards.

CIRsr BAPTIST CHURCH,
REV. S. A. ABBOTT, supply
Preaching services every Sunday at II, q. m
and D. m Sunday school at 10 y, m. b
Y.P. u. at 7:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at O'Clock followed by &C.
Corner Fifth and Gotta SITS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-10-13

,uELCOME CHAPTER, NO 40.
w ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every Saturday after Fall moon OF each
MONTH ALI members in good standing are
made welcome.
MAGGIE HILTON, Gel foOL
Worthy Matron. Sec.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-22

made him withdraw it empty. ITS
too far for you to walk. Can't you
stay here till you've earned money
enough to pay the half fare?"
Oats whut Is layin' off ter to. twel
I tried yes, sub; but Is mighty oil an
10 count, an de white folks dey
wants de young ones, nowerdays, yes,
sub, dey does"
Russell recalled something which had
been said on the occasion of his latest
visit to certain hospitable household
| on the hither slope of Old Lookout.
Can you cook, aunty?" he queried
Il kin dat sholy, sub"
Would you like to get a place in a
good family here--for a whibe?"
Deed. I would dat!-mo' 'speshully
ef dar's any Chillun."
Russell smiled under his mustache
and wondered if certain young lady
he VOTED of, a young woman who
haG recently attained to the dignity
| OF being her fathers housekeeper,
would consent 80 pose as a child for
| Aunt Sephneys benefit. Then he took
| his courage in both hands and wrote a
note.
Dear Miss Lois: | heard you say
the other evening that you would be
| glad to get one of the old time, before
| the war 'mammies' for house servant.
| Here is one who stumbled into the Of
| flee a few minutes ago. ana / hope she
Will impress you as she has me. She
| Will, If you'll give her a chance to work
| upon your sympathies. win you par
| don the liberty I'm taking, and send
| her back to town if you do not want
| hcr?"
When it was written and inclosed he
found his hat and closed his desk.
Come with me and I'll put you on
| the street car" he said. IT think /
| know of place for you"
The shadow of Chattanooga great
sentinel mountain was marching out
across the valley when Russell board
ed the incline car at st. Elmo that
evening, He was to be a dinner guest
at the Dicksons', and when he dropped
from the ascending car at the end OF
the white-paved battlefield boulevard
the majors daughter was there to
| meet him. She was a sweet faced
young girl of the type known to our
forbears as winsomc. and to the young
lllinoisan the tour-mile pilgrimage
from Chattanooga to the mountain was
| lbIb oIll9 III lNo iNNldClil6s None lnt
less, there was a fly in his pot Of oint.
ment in the shape of an old-fashioned
pearl ring worn on a suggestive finger
OF Miss Dickson's left hand, the gift
some one had told him, of cousin
gone TO fight the Spaniards. The rina
was IN evidence when he shook hands
"Thank you for coming to meet me.
he said when they had faced about foi
the walk to the cottage.
She laughed softly, and Russell
thought OF gurgling brooks and whis.
pering leaves and such like lyric
SMILES. Don't thank me; 1t was
who couldn't wait to thank you. You
don't know what you've done for us
How did you ever happen to think Of
it?"
"If youll tell me what ct is. perhap;
can explain"
why, Nam sephny, how did yol
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-22

Is you-all de cap'n of dishyer rail-
road, suh?"
Russell looked up from his desk 1t
was not the omni-present negro vender
of persmmons or muscadines; it was
a woman, gray, bent, and wrinklcd and
with the plcadingest old eyes that ever
looked out upon a masterful world.
She wore a knotted bandanna on her
head, and her dress was of the coars-
est; but Russell, whose glance was
that of a trained summarist, remarked
that everything about her was sCrupu-
lously neat and spotlsss.
II am the passenger agent" he said
What can / do for you?"
Yes, sub; dats whut dey tOr me, an
I des climm up dem stars ter see ef
you-all couldn't holp de po' OF niGgah
'ooman git back tel Of Pirginny. Is
dis nigh home, mastch, but desc OIL
laigs dey ain gwine Cyar me dah--no,
suh dey des mex out lax dey couldn."
Where are you from, aunty?" Rus
sell was new to the South and all ne
groes of a certain age We're yet "aun-
ties" and "uncles" to him.
IFS f'om Alabama, sub, dis las time,
yes, sub. Done tromp all de way fom
Montgomery, suh,"
Now a railway passenger agent be-
ing stationed at a principal junction
point of human desires and disabilities,
must needs harden his hegrt; but it is
a long walk from Montgomery to
Chattanooga.
What will you do when you get to
Virginia? Have you relatives there?'
kin folks? No, sub. But dah's wha'
rs bon an rails"
How long have you been away?"
Ain been dah sence de wah time,
sub"
"Since the war? Why, you won't find
anybody there now that you know"
"No sub, / don't 'spect toe; but Is
lax ter lay my old bones en- de OIL man
neh fahm wha' de mGhsteh an de missis
is sleepin'; yes, sub, / would"
Russell put business aside, and with
II the sterotyped rule in such cases
made and provided. An application for
half fare account charity" should
have como from the proper official OF
the county court, but he waived the
formality.
What is your name, aunty?" he
asked, dipping his pen.
"Sephny Dickson, suh-yes, sub
Tank you kin'ly, suh."
Dickson" 1t was family name in
which the passenger agent was deeply
interested-fOr cause.
yes. sun; Scpheny Dickson"
Russell filled out the order for hall
rates, but when the money stage OF
the smal; transaction was reached the
little heap OF nickels and dimes which
the old woman took from a knot in the
corner OF her kerchief was all toe
small, and the charitable causeway
broke down in a new place.
els that all you have ,aunty?
"Yes, sun; ev'y las picayune, suh.'
1t isn't half enough, even for the hall
fare"
The dim, old eyes filled with tears
'Dat's-dat's Jes what Is skeered OF
sub. 'spect rs jes got ter tromp it
after all. How fur is it, Masteh?"
RusselPs hand sought his pocket, bu
something in the old Yoman's mannel
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-22
Breaking 1t Quietly.

Man hurriedly)-Are you Miss Daw-
SON. mum?
"Ycs."
"Well, I've been sent 10 tell you that
your husbands head has been broken,
num- and I'm to break II to you gently.
mum,'-Punch.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
A BEAR STORY
Which Joe Crane Positively Declares
Is True.

Joe Crane, the popular engineer. is
around town shaking hands with all
his friends, after Is days of hunting in
the Animas mountains, New Mexico.
In the party besides Mr. Crane we're
J. B. Jernigen, John Jernigen, Bot
Dunegan, 81. b. Holiday, w. Rollins
worth.
The party started out from Lords.
burg on the fifth OF October, and
proceeded at once to Steve pudegan's
ranch in the Animas valley. They
hunted in the mountains in the vici.
nifty of STEMS Peak range.
or course Joe tells the usual number
of stories, various little incidents that
happened on the trip, but he has q
ssbear yaru'' hat unquestiOnably car
ries off the palm.
They were out about the seventh day
and had camped for dinner, and after
ward concluded to remain at the place
all day, as it WAS q good location, and
fresh spring water was ear at hand.
After lunch 81 been cleared away
Holiday suggested that they go in
search of some deer. No n respond
ed but Crane, and eve eager to climb
over the hills, satd he would go in or
der to work up AN appetite for supper.
They started up the canyon and
had hardly gone q quarter of q mile
ZIG buSH SplCu q ooSO "akSo
Crane declares was the finest he ever
saw. They fred away and the liking o
the woods'' dropped in his tracks. AS
they came up to the e animal q
large silver tip bear hove in sight,
walking toward them. Holiday was all
excitement as things seemed to be COM
ing his way, and crouched down behind
a tree and pleaded not to kill the bear.
as there was only q small bottle Of
fon1i-~ avfruof in oorpn on6 If
were used on the skin of the fellow in
sight WOULD be deprived.
And as most of the tanning extract
had been stolen, 1t was q shame to
kill the besr, If there was nothing with
which to cure the hide.
But Crane heard not. He threw a
cartridge INTO the barrel of his 1920
Martin and just as he was about to
take aim Mr. Bruin rose on his hind
legs. This gave a better opportunity
to shoot, and he aimed at a small light
spot between his eyes,. The charge
went true to its mark, and b head of
Brnin fell limp, but instead of being
brought to the ground he jumped on
hind legs over q hundred feet to where
they were standing and within a few
feet of them; and just as Crane was
about to shoot he fell dead. The skull
had been terribly crushed, and 1t seem
ed remarkable that he was able to ira
vel the distance after being shot.
that night, but Holiday got very Ill
q drop of tanning extract" In camp,
blames Crane for the most horrible
night he ever spent.
The bear weighed ove 400 pounds,
and Crane exhibits the skin with great
pride.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
LOWER RIO GRANDE.
Is Again Out of Its Banks and Is
Threatening Property at Fort

Is Again Out of Its Banks and Is
Threatening Property at Fort
Brown.
The Rio Grande is on another ram
page, the third big rise in q short
time, and the administration building
and other government property at Fort
Brown, at the mouth of the stream, are
threatened with destruction by the
raging waters.
The chief quartermaster of the de-
partment was advised by kilograms
yesterday of the serious condition of
things at Fort Brown and immedia-
tely made an emergency appropriation
of $500 for withe mattresses for the
protection of government buildings.
The river is at the shighest stage
known at Fort Brown for years, and it
will prove q difficult task to protect the
government reservation and buildings
at Fort Brown from the encrOachments
of the flood.
Year after year the Rio Grande has
been steadily eating away the bank on
the Texas side until last summer dur
ing a big flood the administration and
other buildings were endangered.
Engineers were called upon to devise
and decided upon 20O-foot retaining
wall and jetty designed to counter
act the force Of the current and pre-
vent further erosion. These plans we're
approved and on the 9th of the present
month bids for the construction
of this wall were opened by
the chief quartermaster at department
headquarters.
The contract for the work was award
ed to Samuel G.. Brooks, whose bid was
$4,000, and he was making preparations
to begin the work when the river
again began to rise and has now reach
ed a higher mark than during any of
it's former floods.
Great damage has been done along
the lower Rio Grande country and
further encroachments have been
made upon the government reserva-
ton.
The chief quartermaster hopes the
prompt use of wythe mattresses will
check the damage and afford protec-
tion until the waters subside and q
permanent structure can be built.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28

Texas & Pacific Rock Bdl1ast1ng
Their TraCk-14O Miles Already
COmpIeted-petrO1eum as Fuel.

The Texas & Pacific are making
every effort to get their road bed In
perfect shape for fast through traffic:
West of Fort Worth no less than 14O
miles of rock ballast has just been
completed, and the rock crusher Is now
al Tifin with the crew working night
and day.
1t is the company's intention to rock
ballast the entire length OF their roso
bed;and to complete the work . soon as
possible. When this is done they will
have one of the best road beds in the
Southwest.
Texas & Pacific officials made q long
trip west over the line of road from
Fl. Worth behind an engine using
petroleu m as fuel. The trip was q sue
cess from q time and economical stand
pointand.marks another line OF advance
OF the T. & P. management.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
Sparks From the Engine.

Engineer Ed Lansdsle of the E. P. &
N. E. is in the city on business.
The G.. b. received three cara of { at
tie from Alpine today consigned to
local butchers.
D. w. Tucker, accountant in the G.
b. freight office is taking q lay off on
account of sickness.
Bridge timbers are going forward to
Toboggan and Cloudcroft on the
White Oaks for use in the v new
bridges under way.
Among today's outgoing shipments
on the G. h. were three cars of hides
for New York from Finnigan of this
city. The hides come from Mexico.
Roadmsster A. q. Sentz of the
White Oaks is in Ell Paso today. He
reports his road bed in excellent
shape. and says work on the Mountain
line is progressing.
The new N. P. & N. E. cog wheel
engine for work on the ''corkscrew"
mountain road of heavy grades and 40
degree curves is in the repair shops at
Alamogordo with something broken
about the cylinders.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28

Here and There.
e Paso Steam Laundry, Phone a

e Paso Steam Laundry, Phone al
Modoc, served f. to 6 p. m. Bank
Saloon.
Finest line of tablet and composition
books at Twins.
Joseph Stockford, Hodgdop, Me-,
healed a sore running for seventeen
ing by using De Wits Witch Hazel
Salve. 1t cures all skin diseases. Fred
Schaefer, druggist.
ed by Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg,
Pa, or the life of her child, which she
saved from Group by the use of One
Minute Cough Cure. 1t cures all
coughs, colds and throat and lung
troubles. Fred Schaefer, druggist
"When our boys were almost dead
from whooping cough, u doctor gave
One Minute Cough Cure. They recov-
gyie, Pa. Il cures coughs, colds. grip
pc and all throat and lung troubles.
Fred Schaefer, druggist.
Eat plenty, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
will digest what you eat. 1t cures all
forms of dyspepsia and stomach
Tex, says, 1T relieved me from the
start and cured me. It is now my ever
lasting friend" Fred Schaefer. drug
gist.
"If you scour the world you will new
err find a remedy equal to One Minute
Cough Cure" Gays Editor Fackler. of
the Micanopy, Fla, "Hustler." 1t
cured his family of La Grippe and
saves thousands from pneumonia, bron-
chitis, Group and all throat and lung
troubles. Fred Schaefer, druggist.
President King, Farmers Bank,
Brooklyn, Mich, has De Wits Little
Early Risers in his family for years.
Says they are the best. These famous
little pills cure constipation, bilious
ness and all liver and bowel troubles.
Fred Schaefer, druggist.
sIt did me more good than anything
1 ever used. My dyspepsia was OF
months standing: after eating 1t was
terrible. Now 1 am WE'LL" writes S.
B. Keener, Hoisington. Kas.. of Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what you
eat. Fred Schuefer, druggist.
The "Plow Boy Preacher, Rev. J.
KirKman, Belle River, ILL.,, says: "Af-
ter suffering from Bronchial or lung
trouble for ten years, I was cured by
One Minute Cough Cure. 1t is all that
Is claimed for it and more" 1t cures
coughs, colds, grippe and all throa,
and lung troubles. Fred Schaefer'
druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
THE REASON OF 1T ALL.
a Trainman Explains Why the
Southern Pacific Mas So Ready
to Enter Into the Recent Agree
ment with Its TelegrapherS-
Agents Lose Out.

On the first of September of this
year the Southern Pacific entered into
an agreement with the railway tele-
graphers on it's Pacific system whereby
the salaries of many of the men were
raised, and the company was tied up
with an agreement to advance the
oldest men in the service, without
considering whether he was the most
competent man or not.
The company had had trouble with
the telegrapher's organization, and it
has been q matter of speculation as to
why it was SO willing TO accede to the
requests of the men.
The Ell Psso t~elegraphers had heard
or the agreement but, when asked why
the men on. their system didn't make
such an agreement, they2seemred un-
willing to say Later developments
have shown their wisdom.
HI've a solution of b q telegraph
agreement" said an S. p. train man
who came in yesterday. II heard 1t
out on the road, and I've got a clipping
from some paper up there that puts
the matter clearly. here it is:
SIT has came out that, as usual, the
company had q hold of the long end OF
The stick, and instead of paying the
more than it formerly did it is saving
sbOu $40, 600 in wages, and this Is why
the company was so willing to sign
this agreement.
"The farmers that the telegraph
operators sent to San Francisco to con-
suit with the officers of the company.
were very anxious to get some wages
raised, and in order 10 accomplish this
raise allowed the company to cut of
the percentage it was paying agents on
the sale of local tickets.
1.-THE SAVING that h cOmnanV makea
IN this percentage pays the advance
in the wages and leaves a balance in
favor of the company OF about $40, 900.
The average nan that works at the
telegraphiug business is not noted for
possessing an overly abundant supply
OF brains, but they probably would
have to hunt a good while before
securing sue a set of chumps as the
committee sent to San Francisco"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
JUMPED
THE TRACK
California Fast Freight On
the G. H. Ditched Near
.Langtry
THREE TRAMPS KILLED
Rnoineer:Mattaire And TWO Fire
man Injured Two Engines And
Thirteen Cars Off the Track
Details of the Wreck.

Another disastrous wreck is report
ed on the main line of the q. H., this
time two aud a nslf miles east OF Lang
try. The accIdent.Occurred st O'CLOCK
last evening as the fast CaIl'ornla
Freight No. 244, was rushing westward
At the rate of So miles an hour. Three
pames unknown, were killed.
Suddenly and without warming the
forward engine of the double header
Jumped the track and the rear engine
and thirteen cars followed, piling and
grinding in a mass of wrecked t1moers
and iron-work. The engineers and
firemea jumped for their lives, and so
far as reported, none were killed
through Engineer Mattaire was seri-
ously injured, and at last accounts was
unconscious, while of the two fireman,
both were injured lin the back, bu
the exact extent of their hurts could not
be learned. Neither are their m
known here, as all have their homes
as Del Rio, but our fireman is supposed
TO be Lewis Gimmel. Engineer Beatty
in charge of the forward engine, is
supposed to have jumped and escaped
uninjured.
The wrecked engines are No. Sol and
GOT. The train, in charge of Conduc-
tor McMullen, was On q light curve at
the time of the accident, and it ts i'm
possible now to know the u OF the
accident. Three trsmps who we're
stealing a ride were killed. The train
vas the fast California freight loaded
with miscellaneous merchandise and
both the cars and their contents are
total wrecks.
The compsny's surgeons, DR.. Ross
and DR.. w. Cook went out from Del
Rio to attend the injured men, all OF
whom were afterwsrd sent to the COM
pany's hospital at San Antonio. Three
vreckers were ordered to the scene.
one from Sanderson reaching there at
8 O'Clock this morning. Another went
out from San Antonio, aud the Ell Paso
crow, leaving here al 10 o'clock D. N.
arrived there at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing.
In charge of the Ell Paso wrecker
was Foreman Borcherding OF the car
department, while the gravity of the
sitaation was shown by the fact that
Superintendent Martin went out with
tho crew. It Is presumed a rigid In
vestigstion will be made as to b cause
Of the wreck.
Work was at once begun building q
Temporary track around the wreck,
bat il will be several hours before this
Is completed, and the west bound pas
senger into Ell Paso will be at least ten
and a half hours, late, arriving her pro-
baby not before tomorrow morning.
No further details q had at present
% had concerning the accident.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
The Mountain Line.

1.-THE new mountain line," said q
White Oaks trainman this morning,
sis more wonderful than the old CLOUD
Climbing route. The grades are
heavier and the curves of greater per
cent. Not q team can be used. because
it is always a case Of digging dirt off
the side of the mountain where no
team could 60. They must have 500
men at work, and need more. Six or
eight iron bridges will be used"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
As To Mrs. Rich.

The Austin Tribune says:
Isn't it about time Mrs. Rich, who
is confined in q Mexican Jail at Juarez,
had q trial?
If the United States fiociaIs do not
hurry up matters she is liable to rot in
that prison before she gets a trial.
The Mexican courts are q farce on
Justice, and sooner or later that very
cause is going to create trouble, in
which Mexico will be loser.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
A Noted Passenger.

Among the distinguished passengers
through on the Southern Pacific this
afternoon were W. Loaiza and daugh-
ter from San Francisco to New York.
Mr.. Loaiza is largely interested in Pa
cifc coast railroads and is the head OF
the largest commission house in the
United States, aud is five times a mill
lionsire. They ere met by party OF
friends including Miss Celeste Ricket-
SON of San Francisco who Is visiting in
Ell Paso.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
LINK AND PIN.

takes place on the Southern Paclnc
east bound passenger will not leave El
Paso until S:2O tomorrow night. This
will be hereafter known as No. 10.
The west bound passenger hereafter
to be known as Nc. y shou!o
leave Del Rio on the old
tim e-card at 1880 tonight,
and, from the additional delay at the
seen e of the wreck will cot arrive here
until 345 tomorrow afternoon. Alter
Sun day, however, No. 9 will get In In
the morning on schedule time.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
Sheldon Hotel.

Work OF remodeling the Sheldon
Block will begin in about ten days.
Horace B. Stevens is in receipt of a
letter from Mr.. Psrfitt, the architect,
who says that he will be here within
that time, and the work will be
pushed rapidly in order to have it
ready for occupancy with the advent
of the spring business.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
DR.. Lindsay's Sanitarlum.

A visit to DR.. Liudsay's Sanitarium
elected the fact that a great many Ell
PasOans r taking advantage OF the
health food department. DR.. Lindsay
gives this branch of his institution spe-
cial attention, for he claims that a
great many ailments that we are suffer-
ing from r due to improper foods
very badly prepared. All female d.
seases and chronic disorders of both
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
Southern Pacific Excursions.

Richmond, sVa., unwilling Winnie
Davis's monument. Tickets on sale
November 3rd and 4th with q final
limit for the return to November 18th.
Rate S53. IS for the round trip.
San Antonio, Texas, international
Fair. Tickets on sale October 9th to
November 7th inclusive, good for the
return to November 9th. Rate S24. 50
for the round trip.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
TWO Lunatics Removed.

Sheriff Boone left today to convex
Miguel Avillar to the Texas asylum
for the insane, where he will be confiu-
ed permanently, unless his symptoms
greatly improve.
The woman Antonio was sent to
chihuahua on yesterdays Mexican
Central train to be placed in the kee
ing of relatives.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
Mexican Mineral Belt.

The only direct route to the rich
mining regions of Eastern Sonora
and Western chihuahua is via the
Sierra Madre line, and Casas Gran
des. Trains leave Ciudad Juarez at
S:25 daily except Sundays.
J. T. LOGAN,
Gepl. Traffic Agent
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28
Enjoyable Social.

The social given last night by the
pupils of the S. w. B. c.. was largely
attended, about seventy-lve people be-
ing present: A sery ENJOYABLE pro TO-
freshments we're served and every one
seemed to have had q delightful time.