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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02

ALL Of the eight frst-class battle
ships now building tor the U. s. navy
will lie larger than the Iowa, FIVE hay-
ing displacement Of IL ,525 tons, and
three displacement of 1850 tons
each. The four monitors are to have
displacement of 3, 100 tons each. In
these twelve vessels we have an a4-
gregatc displacement Of loo, 626 tone.
The heavy guns en- these vessels num-
Der lea. In war power, in measurement
by tens, In effectiveness, the navy nov
building for tie United States is strong
cr than our present fleet Of battle-shipl
and a.nsarcd cruisers by 40 percent,
aud it is infnitely stronger than va
the Whole Of our navy ii ten years ago
Later il will be increased By the three
hattle-shipe, three armored crnisers
and six Projected cruisers provided
for ID the Lat hours Of the Fifty-fi 9Th
Congress. ndependent
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02
Stylish Footwear
FOR SPRING WEAR

We are the acknowledged
leaders of fashion in footwear
in this city. The season is
now at hand when the walking
will admit of shoes light, deli
cate and beautiful, and our
new stock of women's boots
will just set off the new spring
gowns. Our styles are exclu-
sive because they are made to
our order. Our goods are di-
rect from the manufacturers,
therefore, we can and do sell
lower than our competitors,
for we save you the middle
mans profits.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02
Hardly Worth Mentioning.

Thursday afternoon the G. H. G. Co.'S
new band mill sliced up few logs that
we're larger than the common run one
of them cling nine feet in diameter
although it was only thirty-two
feet long. Inch boards, seventy
five inches vide were cut. The boards
were true and the surfaces smooth.
II some of the other mills in the
Northwest had done this, the papers
would haze given column write-up,
witi' y SCAR head. But for Cosmop-
oils !; Is ....ly an ordinary occurrence,
MOI . record breaker. Some day we
will i,isnt hat the machine can do;
ant in liz. mean time, send to Cosmop.
for wide h. srds.-'rhe Enterprise.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02

The Olympia tain crashed into an
electric car on the Grant street bridge
last Monday morning, resulting in the
death OF one man and the injury of
twenty other persons. A number
were thrown into the hay, but were
rescued from drowning. Jud Todd
was on the car hut jumped and es-
capped from the wreck.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02

q GIVE SOLICITORS WANTED EVERY
nwhere for 1.-THE Story of the Philippines" by
Murat Halstead, commissioned by the Govern
ment as Official Historian to the War Depart
ment. The book was written in army camps
at San Francisco, on the Pacific with General
Merritt. in the hospitals at Honolulu, in Hong
Kong, in the American trenches at Manila, in
the tnsurgent campo with Aguinaldo, on the
roar of battle at the fall OF Manila. Banana
for agents. Brimful of original pictures taken
by government photographs on the spot Large
book Low prices. Big profits. Freight paid
books. Outfit free. Address, F. T. Barber, Sec'y
Star Insurance Bldg, Chicago.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02
Dan Boards New Ideas for Boys.

Dan Beard, the well-known artist,
and author of several popular books for
boys, has become a contributor to The
Ladies Home Journal. He will write
an entertaining series of articles for
boys, and he begins his work in the
June issue With an illustrated article
on ga Boys Underground Club
House." He gives the details OF SUBJ
terranean house, and ideas for the con-
duct of club, presenting the subject
in a most novel and interesting way.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02
!, farm JOURNAL
r ce 10y From Now to Dec. 1908
lliS1:H Nearly Five Years

2((<N Nearly rive 1earS
By special arrangement made with
publishers of the Farm Journal we are
enabled to offer 5-year subscription
to that paper to every new subscriber
who pays for the JOURNAL one year
ahead; and the same offer is made to
every old subscriber who will pay all
back dues and one year In advance
both papers for the price of ours only
In order to get the FARM JOURNAL
as premium for advance payment il
will be necessary to walk right up to
the captains Office, for we have only .
limited number of 5-year subscriptions
10 dispose of. The FARM JOURNAL ii
ON solid foundation and perfectly
Trustworthy.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02
Puget Sound
Marble Works.

Having secured the agency
for the above firm for Mason
County all orders for work
in that line can be left with
ANDREW GETTY,
Shelton, Wash.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02

AGENTS WANTED-FOR 'THE LIFE AND
Achievements of Admiral Dewey" the worlds
greatest naval hero. By Murat Halste ad, the
lifelong friend and admirer of the nations idol:
Biggest and best book; over 500 pages, SxlO
inches; nearly 100 pages halftone illustrations.
Only $780, Enormous demand. Big commits
siOns. Outfit free. Chance of lifetime. Write
quick The Dominion Company, 3rd Floor
Caxt0n Bldg. Chicago
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02

MILLINERY:
Have you looked
over our Stock yet. We have
a nice line, and the prices will
satisfy you.
JEwELRY;
INCEST stock of solid
gold goods in town. Baby
Rings, Pins, Chains, Charms,
and dress Sets. Ladies De.
partnent.
How about SUMNER SUIT.
We are still supplying the
trade with fine tailor made
suits from leading tailoring
firms at prices with the
fancy" knocked off, so every
body can afford one. Fit,
style and goods guaranteed.
For the neatest stock Of
MEMS FURNISHINGS, head to
toe, try NEEDHAM's.
Candies, Fruits, Tobacco, etc,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02
Paper-hanging,
Painting, Graining
Ala baStine-wOrk.

Inspect my work On the
Hotel Dipman and residences
in Shelton. and leave orders at
Post-office. Prompt work at
reasonable rates.
JOHN KUBIK.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02

Opened today Choice line Of Gents Neckwear, in Ain
hand, Tecks, Bows, and Flowing Ends. Very
handsome goods.
Did you Ribbons in The Santa Marie effect.
just the same price as inferior goods.
snap for buyers, if not needed it will keep so
doz. regular 25c Turkish Towels for 15c each,
size 45x22 in width
SO doz regular 35c Turkish Towels for 25c 54x25 This
is worth your while looking after, for when
they gone they cannot be duplicated atsame price
See the knotted fringed Linen Damask towel are
showing for &c. See the Jumbo towel have
for IL 12c each. We have Table Linen
worthy Of inspection
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02

Maps OF NJ Jason County, and logging
scenes. This Office.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02

Livery and Feed
Stable ATTACHED
General Hauling. Wood and Bark at
Lowest Rates. Special trips made
to any Point. B. WILEY, Mgr
Corner Fifth and Railroad Streets.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
FOR THE FARMER.
Preparing Corn Ground.

The season Is 70 late that most farmers
will have to do al1 the work Of preparing
grouiid for corn aid potatoes during May,
says an exchange. This is most unfor-
tunate, for it takes time to mellow and
warm up sod furrow so as to fit it for
seed bed. When we were farming the
flrst spring blowing thut we usually did
was to turn oyer a sod in April, and
sometimes in the latter part Of March,
leaving the burrows rough so as to ex-
pose as much surface as possible to the
warm spring air. Two weeks litter. pro-
yided q rain has fallen to pack the sur
face, the disc harrow or the spring
tooth harrow will cut through this crust
and show q mellow soil beneath. Sod
ground cab be plowed week or two ear
Her than last years corn or potato
ground, though. we learned at last that
merely narrowing the surface made a
better seed bed for grain and grass seed
than deeper blowing could do. When
we pillow sod for corn we aim to make a
fufruw not more than FIVE inches deep,
but preceding the main furrow with a
small pillow which cuts only two 0f three
inches deep. For potatues we usually
plowed one or two inches deeper. The
right way to harrow sod with the
spring tooth drag il IT, 81 AcrUss the fur
rows rather than UP and down. the way
they were plowed. There will be very
little sod torn up in this way, though 60
ing lengthwise of the furrow will bring a
good many sods to the surface: After
the sod has once beeh cr0ss dragged, it
can be Narrowed in any direction.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
The Glass-Eye Divorce Case.

Judge Jelke yesterday took the last
step in the famous glass-eye divorce case
of Katherine Kraus against Charles
kraus. She charged neglect of duty,
and in his answer he alleged that she had
been guilty of fraud in the marriage con-
tract because she had represented herself
to be woman of perfect physique
whereas, in fact, she was not, as she had
glass eye. He did not discover this I'M
til after they had been married year or
more because she wore glasses, and thus
hid the defect in one of her eyes. A de-
murrer was filed to that petition on the
ground that glass eye was not such
physical defect as would come within the
meaning of the law regarding fraud in
the marriage contract. Judge Davis s,,s-
tanned the demurrer and said that, to con-
stitute fraud within the meaning of the
statute, there must be some defect physi-
cally which pertained to the marriage
relation. With this element of the case
out of the way it was ready for trial, and
Judge Jelke yesterday granted a divorce
to the wife on the ground of neglect Of
duty and allowed her 500 alimony Gin
cinnati ENQUIRER
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19

just then d hard thunderstorm raging
without she rushed TO her chamber and,
following her usual custom, crept III.
tween two feather beds and shut her
eyes, uraking with fear. The excite
meht Of the storm without, and within
door, as, well ~ the tuinttltsof new sei,-
satiois, IN her talhltatlHe :Afatt, !, were
a dead swoon. ~ IS 81 s.:<:.--.#
Aunt Nancy brought her to. and then
it was that man" ,c0ntided to her the
story Of the tOw-headed strangers gal.
lantsact. From that time the old, woman
kept her mouth shut tightly when any
mention was made Of "Nan's' escapade
by her mother. 2 s........e. @.1 =
letter II yellow enyelope and a.
many crooks aitd furnishes Of indigo Ink
to each capital, arrived at the village
postoifice u week later, and set "Nan''
to day afsamillg. Not possessing d cent
of her own, and fearing to write a letter
ut home or to ask for a stamp even, she
got materials from a neighbor, aud after
secretly inditing her first love letter, sent
kind 'heighhor, the cr6wii Of whose dis.
carded: tile had proved the foundation of
MANS" turban and life romance.
Nan" married the tow-headed man
six months later. She wore black cash
mere, with imitation coral cuff and neck
pins and a new pair Of CATERS and white
hose. The wedding took place ut dusk,
and not till after bedtime did the youth
Of the village learn of the secret MAR.
riage; Immediately forces We're marshaled
for q "belling." Such noisy demon
stration had never been heard in the
sleepy old place. Aunt Beck shut her
withered old lips firmly and said not a
single soul should go out of that house
to notice 1.-The vile wretches ridin' on
the front yard fence and tramplin' OF
the sprOutin' flowers"
The din grew louder. Blank cartridges
We're fired off, and as last resort a tall
agile youth was "boosted'' up on the ROOT
with a bread board. In hand and the in.
junction ito, smoke EN- out" "Tom Ar.
VIM" the half-Mitted iilati- uf-ail-work
leaned out Of an upstairs window and
heard the whispered plot. He gave the
bride and groom word of advice and
then noiselessly slipping from rear win.
dow, ne reached the stable, hitched the
gray mare to the red-wheeled buggy and
held it in readiness for the coming Of the
bridal couple. A few minutes later they
We're safely seated in the conveyance
and as the smoke began to strange the
two old women within the house beyond
endurance, "Nan" and her newly welded
husband dashed by the astonished moi
outside with triumphant faces and much
waving Of hands. And thus ended the
wooing of ''Nan."-Cleveland Plain Deal
or.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
PLAY SOFTLY, BOYS,

I'm thinkin' av the golden head
They're ~ ;, telling ,l ne, He's bstther on"
- And The Via, wlld 4 waves s 1t play
Where the gOolden head Is buried low,
r Close to Manila bay. u ), = -. - - 1as
I'm thinkiA as the roguish eyes zs>a..
They'n teilin, me. Hes betther oir,,,.
And, '.l'll thank God some day"
And I'll The Ml asa Wild w nssesi NJ play
And my bahy's eyes all closed In death
Close to Manila bay. n 8z~E
I'm thinkln' nv the little hands
That's fastened round my heart;
They're tellin' me, Have Courage,
BS SSre ehi fs nv t. Se %sst !. nS S4eRRskat
!ef s NV S ES w 50 st 4 aa ay cold
Close to Manila bay.
LIN thinkin' ay the noble Joy
They're tellln' ME How brave he was,
And foremost in the fray!''.
But. oh, my heart Is breakin'
Aaa m tnf es IVA a Ma ny ~ sSsie At dea S
Close to Manila bay.
Ply softly: boys I know you will,
NculetllpeE uC . AWAY
Ny boy. who proudly marched with We
On lust st. Patrick's day.
Play softly, boys, l know We will,
And the wild, wild waves at play,
And your comrade lying lonely,
Close to Manila bay.
Play softly, boys, know &c will,
And hush this pain to rest
And soothe the bitter agony
That's tearin' ut my breast.
How can We march at all, at ALL
And tho wild, Wild waves ut play,
And the boy who loved We lying cold
Close to Manila hay?
-Teresa Beatrice O'Hare In Boston Pilot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
Cashing Notes of Broken Banks.

A little incident which occurred only a
few years before my birth, in the ex.
IRENE West, and which 1 heard related
by my father, who was familiar with
the facts, illustrative of the slow modes
of communication in those primitive
times, may be worth repeating here.
When the old State Bank of Missouri
failed, in, think, 1926, Sam Virgins. a,
brother Of the well-known BILLY" Wig.
gins, held a. large amount of the notes
of that bank, which, for practical pur-s
poses being entirely worthless, he was
SO paralyzed that he moped about in
condition of dependency for three days,
when he was approached by certain
Frenchman,' whose name has now es-
capped my memory, and who was noted as
fered for consideration to. take the
notes, and with, a horse that he knew
he could procure, well known for his
power Of endurance as traveller, pro.
coed across the country to Louisville and
dispose Of the paper for good money.
The offer being accepted, he took the
horse and rode him seventy miles Il day,
until he became exhausted, when he ex-
changed him for another, and by repeat
ed relays reached his destination and got
the notes changed four hours before the
arrival Of the news, brought by a steam-
boat which had left st. Louis on the day
be the failure OF the bank. nearly three
days in advance. OF his own departure.
How would that sound told In St. Louis
OF Louisville In this year Of grace 1899 p
James Woodwork in the San francisco
Bulletin s4sstsE.ss ~ 3#sS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
Sugar Mapled Shad.

1.-TWO years ago." says the Boston
Transcript, "a Maine numbering party,
not being able to find the conventional
green ash for planking their shad, had
heat started the sap in the wood, which
dubbed and Kissed about the fish, impart-
ing its delicate flavor to the dish when
ready to be served, and 10! it was dis
covered that a new table delicacy had
been added to the worlds cuisine. Now
there is no more green-ash planked shad
for the Maine people, but sugar maple
every time''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
. Papered Ceilings Out of Style.

Householders and others who are mr.
ranging for spring renovating will soon
notice that all the better class Of wall
papers are now being made without
ceilings, and that ceilings are being
tinted. Any person who now buys
paper and papers his house, II he
wishes to be up with the times, should
at least tint the ceilings. In such tint
Ing there is only one durable material
that he can secure, and that is Alabas-
tine, the unequaled wall coating. What
are known as kalsomines are especially
bad for ceilings, as the stuff scales and
falls of. In fact, the word "kalso-
mine" has become so unpopular, on &C.
count of the goods being only temper
airy. that the later manufacturers Of
kalsomines are giving their material
some arbitrary name and not calling it
kalsomite.
Every one of the strong points in re-
gard to Alabastine that has been proved
to be such by the test of twenty years.
IL picked up by every new manufac-
kuASA VI VAOlANIy hdlDOAuluc Huu CAdllU'
ed for his goods. These claims, on the
face Of them, are ridiculous, but it will
take a householder who uses these
goods perhaps two or three years to
find out that he has gotten nothing
but a temporary kalsomine; and by
that time the particular manufacturer
may be out of the market.
Alabastine is a rock base cement.
which sets, and hardens with age. 1t
Is the only material that can make the
claim of durability and substantiate it
by actual time tests. This phenomenal
wall coating is adapted to all grades,
from the most elaborate free-hand
modelling with a machine to the cheap
est plain tinting and whitening, and
requires only cold water to mix it for
use. 1t never needs taking off to re-
new, hustles out house pests, sweetens
apartments, and fills cracks
Paint dealers furnish card of twelve
beautiful tints. A free copy of "Ala-
bastine Era" may be had by addressing
Alabastine Company, Grand Rapids,
Mich,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
Grass Around Fruit Trees.

There is hardly any greater nuisance
than a tough sod growing close to a fruit
tree, especially on apple trees, as it makes
the favorite harbor uf mice, which are al
ways fond of sweet apple bark. The
time to kill this gr;tss is in spring, whit
it is tender and full of sap. If a furrow
IS plowed close to the tree and against
it at this season the grass quickly rots
and before fall the whole furrow can and
should be scattered between the rows OF
trees, throwing most of it OH the dead
tween the rows where the fertility i
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
Solid Floors for Stables.

Wherever there is a crack in the sta
BILE floor where horses or cows are kept,
fertility, which is really money, is con
stantly lost as the liquid excrement runs
to waste. There are under many old
stables several feet depth of soil filled
with this excrement, which if drawn out
on the fields makes the richest kind of
manure. The stable floor should be solid
either made with matched plank, or bet.
ter. still, laid in cement, which will not
absorb the excrement or rot as it lies
mon it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
Important to Farmers.

There is proposition made in the adj
vertising columns of this paper by the
John NJ. Smyth Co. of Chicago to furnish
Standard and Sisal Binder Irvine direct
means a saving of thousands of dollars
to the farmers Of the West who use a
great deal of binder Irvine during the
harvesting season. AS there is time
limit to the offer, farmers should send in
their orders before June l, when the
limit expires and after which it is not
certain orders can be filled at this price.
This proposition of the John NJ. Smyth
Company for money saving is well
worth considering. The firm is certainly
one of the most extensive as we'll as most
reliable in the United States.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
sco,rs In Younr Pirs.

The scours that nearly always attack
the young pigs when about three weeks
old are dreaded by oil careful hog-raig-
and put the young porkers out of shape
for a time" Generally, says Dakota
Farmer, scours are due to bad manage
ment on the part Of the feeder and the
use Of wrong foods. When the sow Is
fed foods rich in fattening elements, and
when the. food itself is rich scours in.
:variably appear in the pigs. One way
to prevent 5scours to large extent is to
limit the ration Of the sow when the
will be found unsatisfactory in that II
checks growth and retards the. nursing
qualities Of the mother. The SOW should
be fed less corn or almost none at All,
but hare all she will eat Of Middl,ngs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease. powder for the feet.
It cures painful, swollen, smarting, nervous
feet and instantly takes the sting out Of corns
and bunions. It's the greatest comfort dis
c0very of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
tight fitting or new shoes feel easy. It is a
tired, aching feet. Try it to-day. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c,
in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, NY.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
Farmers and Binders Irvine.

Farmers and Binders Irvine.
: The offer made elsewhere in this pa
per by the John NJ. Smyth Company,
of Chicago, to furnish farmers with
Binder Irvine is certainly something
unprecedented in these days. The
prices are named on the different
grades of Irvine and the privilege of
examination and comparison with other
qualities and values offered each pur-
chaser. The firm making these offers
yis.~ one of the most reliable and ex.
tensive in the United States.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
Care of the Garden.

Weeds will grow apace in this month
especially in rich ground. After so much
dry weather the latter part of April we
shall probably have considerable rain this
month: All the dry weather should be
utilized to keep down weeds. 1t is no use
to cultivate while it is raining. 1t simply
transplants the weeds and gives them a
stocky growth, with many rootlets which
VIII catch on moist soil and live, however
often overturned.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
Hnw,s ThAsC

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured BY
Halls Catarrh Cure.
We. the Undersigned. have known f., ].
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
West 4 Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To
Walding, Klnnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
free. Price Use. per bottle. Sold by ali
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-19
Stepping on Corn After Planting.

If the ground is dry when planting of
MANY farmers practice, to step on the hil]
after the grain is covered. It compacts
the soil better around the seed, while i
does not have the injurious effect of rull.
ing the field, which compacts the entire
surface. We planted corn once with q
party of three, one of whom, as he GOV.
cred the grain, lightly stepped on each
hill. The rows he planted, with the foot
marks and the green corn growing
through them, We're several days earlier
than the rest Of the field, and we Drac.
ticed this plan ourselves thereafter. 50
long as we continued farming-Ameri.
can Cultivutor,