The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-11-24

NEXT Thursday is Thanksgiving
Day, and there are few indeed who
have not cause for returning thanks
for blessings, no matter how selfish
may be their view.
The local reception to the Volun-
teers was all right, if it did open out a
little frosty. The learts of most peo-
pie are in the right place, but some are
more demonstrative than others.
THERE are patriots and patriots. It
is not a little amusing to note how
some of the "]ittle Americans" of this
country define patriotism. Their
brand of the article would never hurt
the enemy, to put it mildly.
SEATTLE is carrying the war into
Africa" in its fight with the city of
Portland for commercial supremacy.
In a recent debate between pupils OF
the high school at Brownsville, Ore
gone, the question. Resolved, that
Seattle will be larger city than Port
land within twenty years." was decid-
ed in the affirmative.
"UNDER Western Skies" IS the title
of neat little booklet, which we have
just received with the compliments of
the author, Frank Carleton Teck, edi-
tor of the Whstcom Blade. 1t con-
tains lot of bright verse entirely ORR
ginal with Bro. Teck, and proves that
Washington is fully entitled to another
leaf from the laurel wealth of national
fame for the talented writer. The
volume is gotten up Hastily for gift
book, and sells for fifty cents.
THE revised estimate of the 1899
pack of Puget Sound salmon, places
the number of cases at 81 800, as
against total of $4,000 cases for
1898. This gives some idea Of the
rapid increase in the canning business
on Puget Sound, although the fact
that the "hump-back" salmon ran
this year and not last year, makes
some difference in the figures. Still
several big canneries and hundreds OF
fish-traps have been put in during this
season.
VICE-PREsIDENT Hobart is dead, and
the country is in mourning for good
and bright man, cut down in the very
prime of his life. Garrett A. Hobart
has been suffering from heart trouble
for several months past and 1t was not
expected that he would ever be able to
resume his duties in public life again.
His death occurred Tuesday morning
at the age OF 55a years. While mil
llonaire, his money was the result of
his own efforts, foresight and hard
work. He was kind and generous
man, and was highly esteemed, espec-
tally among the laboring classes. Sem
ator Frye, of Maine, will perform the
duties of vice-president in presiding
over the coming session of the senate.
The election result in Kentucky is
hardly settled yet, and although the
republicans had majority of several
thousand votes for governor the demo-
cratic boards are busily engaged in
counting them out by the usual
methods. Much feeling is shown
against this sort of work, and num-
Der of prominent citizens have banded
together to see that fairness prevails
The old-time methods by which the
democrats have held to their political
supremacy in some of the Southern
States, is fast becoming intolerant and
the sentiment is rapidly changing, the
new blood being largely republican.
Ex-coNGREssMAN Lewis is home
again from England, and while he did
not have the success anticipated with
regard to the CLAIMS Of the Attn min
ere, he thinks that when the matter i
taken up by the joint high commits
sion next month q satisfactory com.
promise will be made. Col. Lewis
says that his views on tho ph;ll;ry,;,,~