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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29
Another Blow at the Horses.

The Simpson Logging Company has
purchased another locomotive for use
IN logging. The engine is geared and
weighs thirty tons, being duplicate
of the one purchased early in the
summer by he same company.
The enei:.e will haul the logs along
between the rails, and will displace
horses and tile skid road. A number
OF logging camps are using donkey en-
glnes, which, however, necessitate the
use OF wire rope, which is expensive.
The Introduction of the locomotive
to the l'sgeiiigcamp, it is said, amounts
almost 6, i revolution in that branch
OF il'''''>'r,. Up to twelve years age
oxei "vfs ';i. ,loyed 'or hauling logs
in the ", cru camps, and then horses
were gradually substituted. The don.
key engine as been quite extensively
used the las wv years, but has not
entirely succeeded IN displacing the
horse. 1t is expected that now, since
locomotives ca be used more cheaply
horses will slowly disappear from the
logging casnias -P-I.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29
The State Tax Levy.

The state board of equalization fin
ished its labors for this year yesterday
and adjourned. All the schedules are
now in the hands of the state printer
and the report of the board will be out
In few days.
Yesterday the board made the state
tax levy tor the year 1899. The levy
as made is 6 1920 mills, slight in
crease over that of last year. The levy
is subdivided as follows:
For state schools, 81 mills.
For general purposes, q mills.
For interest on bonds and for sink
ing fund, LIS mills.
For military purposes, National
Guard, LIS mill.
The levy for state schools is I mill
higher than in 1898, and for general
purposes. 1-5 mill higher than las!
year. The levy is based on the equal
lied valuation by the state board
1928, l37 $3.50. The valuation as equal
lied by the various boards was S2I7,.
761 ,767, or nearly $4,000, 900 less than
that of the state board.--Olympian.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29
From Two Platforms.

On the Philippine situation the plat
form OF the Nebraska Republicans as
serts:
$50 long as there is one gun pointed
at an American soldier; SO long as
there is an armed enemy assaulting
our flag; so long must patriotic and
loyal Americans uphold our president
in effecting protection, tranquility and
peace to all who reorganize our lawful
occupation"
Massachusetts Democrats state:
I'm reiterated demands for more
and more troops to subdue the Tagals
may be detected the purpose TO have
ultimately more soldiers to employ at
home, making it possible for monopo-
listic corporations TO secure the aid Of
armed forces, both state and federal
to overawe their working men ia time
Of labor dissensions The war in the
Philippines is characterized as o Grim
lnal aggression, Wanton, needless and
wastetul and incompetently and cor,
ruptly prosecuted. |"
The Tacoma Ledger thinks the high
price Of beef, either ii The butcbers'
stall OF on the range, should encourage
farmers to drop i portion cftheir crops
and give more atten ion to Stock rails:
ing Western Warrington should
ralse ten times mere catfle man IL
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29
Jerry Simpson is Kissed.

KANSAS CRY, Sept. ga dispatch
to the Journal from Wichita, Kan.
says.
Ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson was
hooted off the platform here this even
ing while addressing local G. A. R,
reunion, Mr.. Simpson said:
81 glory in the spunk of Aguinaldo's
men. They are simply fighting to re-
gain their land the Catholics took
from them.
GA local paper has asked, who is
John Browns soul marching with
Otis or Aguinaldo?'
II believe John Browns soul is
marching with Aguinaldo."
Mr.. Simpson said in substance that
he would rather be with Aguinaldo
than with Otis.
An old soldier in the audience rose
and said that the speech was drifting
too much into politics. This was APP
plauded and greeted with cries Of
"Throw him out" and "Kick Simpson
off the platform"
Men and Nomen arose and Missed
and the men kept crying, "Put him
out"
Simpson appealed to the crowd to
sit down. clam coming to my per-
oration," he said although he had been
speaking only fifteen minutes. Cries
came, "Take your peroration to Aguin-
aldo"
Simpson attempted to go on, but no
one could hear him ten feet away
The band struck up the "Star-Spangled
Banner and Mr.. Simpson left the
platform. His retirement was greeted
with prolonged cheers.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29
Trout the Young Salmon Foe.

WHATCoM, Sept. 26.-Fish Commits
sioner A. G. Little came down from
Kendall creek, on the Nooksack, yes
terday, where he inspected the new
fish hatchery. II is complete in every
detail, he says, and is already at work
Mr.. A. w. Mohr, the deputy in charge,
has already 10000 salmon eggs, most
ly of the spring variety.
He says the great hatchery curse is
the voracious trout, the Dolly Warden
being the tiger of the small tribe
One Dolly Warden trout caught al
Baker Lake had ninty-three undigested
small salmon in its NAV, and he be-
lieves that one good-sized trout. will
eat 100000 small salmon in a season
If these fish eating brutes could be ex-
terminated from the rivers and allow
the young salmon to reach the Sound
the greatest fish hatchery problem
would be solved.
The trout are generally considered
foes of the young salmon, and it appears
that if Washington intends going into
the fish Matching business in earnest,
the next legislature would better repeal
the laws protecting trout and leave
them open to hook and line fisherman
the year around.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29
A Big Eastern Timber Syndicate.

That Olympia has of late obtained a
reputation of considerable Importance
as logging center was brought forci-
bly, to the front Yesterday, when J. III.
Knapp, representing big eastern tim
Der syndicate, arrived in this city.
Mr.. Knapp's visit here may mean the
addition of another logging industry
to Olympia in the near future He
arrived in company with Henry
Hewitt, jr., of Tacoma, and came on
the recommendation of the St. Paul &
Tacoma Lumber company. He is the
representative of syndicate among
whose members are Senator Proctor of
Vermont, and ex-senator of War
Alger, of Michigan. This syndicate
owns 41,000 acres of timber land in
Lewis county and it is looking for an
outlet for the product of this immense
tract.
Mr.. Knapp said it was his intention
to secure sufficient tide lands for dump
ing grounds in this city and to ship
the logs in here. He also said that
the Northern Pacific line would be
used from Centralia via Gate City to
Olympia The intentention is to ship
100000 feet of logs a day to the city
when the arrangements are effected.
Mr.. Knapp was here but half day
but will return in about month and
very probably definitely arrange for
the syndicate's logging market in
pia.-Olympian
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29
Remedy for Bursting Bark.

The presiden..nf the Oregon State
Board Of Horticulture publishes the
following direction for the treatment
OF pranc trees which are affected with
curl leaf or bursting of the bark:
"The bursting Of primo trees, espec-
tally Italians, is no doubt the result Of
damage done by the February freeze,
which has proven SO disastrous
throughout the Uni.ed States and
Europe. The remedy which has given
best results, according to the reports
OF those who followed the advice given,
Is Cut away carefully all bursting
bark, cover the wound with either
grating wax or clay mixed with water !:
split the outer bark on the opposite
side to give more sap flow, and wrap
The whole with burlap and the wound
Will soon heal over Northwest Indus.
tries. 's'''''
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29

When the Next Century Begins.

Hundreds of persons contend that
the twentieth century will begin with
January |, 1900, while other hundreds
contend with equal positiveness that
the correct date is January l, 1901"
writes Edward Box in the October
Ladies Home Journal. "The 1900
contingent argue that, of course, the
new century begins with its numeral
date, and go on to figure out very
deity that with the last day of the
year 1899 the hundred years will have
run their course. They argue that if
the first year ended with December 81
OF the year one, the nineteen hun
dredth year must, of course, end with
December 81, 1899, and that the first
day OF January, 1900, is, therefore, the
hrst day of the new century. And.
curlously enough, the latter figure is
correct, but only in numeral sense.
1nese statistlcians overlook one very
important fact, however; that it re-
CURES one hundred years to make
century, and it calls for no expert
mathematician to figure it out that
the full hundred years Of the nine
tenth century will not have run Their
course until twelve O'clock midnight
OF the thirty-first Of December 1870
Numerically, ne enter the twentieth
century with January /, 1900 Bnt
nevertheless, We must complete that
entire year 81 1900, and 90 throno,,!
ats three hundred and sixty-fiue dave
before the actual nineteen l,nndre5
years shall have run their course > =
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29
!. c ANGLE, Editor and Proprietor
Dewey Beats the Schedule.

New York, Sept. 26.-The Olympia,
with Admiral Dewey on board
passed inside of Sandy Hook at 7:15
this morning and anchored in the
lower bay below the "spit" at 7 40 a.
m.
From the Battery to Harlem the
streets show evidence of the prepare
ton for Admiral Dewey's welcome.
Nearly every Office building OH Broad
way and the down town thoroughfares
is being decorated with flags, bunting,
shields and streamers, and the enthu-
siam displayed in the adornment of
private houses is not behindhand.
Fifth avenue, as the main route of the
parade, presents busy appearance.
Stands are building all along its length
on the steps of churches, Offices and
dwellings. Vacant windows bear huge
pictures of the admiral, coupled with
the sign, "To Let for Dewey Day."
The town is already crowded with
people. All the hotels are full, and
furnished rooms are pretty we'll taken
up. In fact Dewey now owns New
York and Tammany's tiger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29

DEWEY is coming to Olympia, and
he will bring that big thirteen inch
gun along with him. Dewey will have
blood IN his eye, too, and We advise the
Olympian's portrait butcher to strike
out for the tall timber way behind
the Olympic mountains, and get out
OF range quickly, for that cut in We'd
nesday's issue calls for "blud."
THE single takers used to look after
State Fish Commissioner Little. He
has recently declared himself against
state ownership of oyster beds, and in
favor of selling all such property into
private ownership, alleging that the
property thereby receives better atten-
tion and care, and involves less danger
of extinction of the oysters. The
single tax doctrine has for its Syowed
object, as explained by its most emin-
ent leaders, the gradual extinction of
private ownership on land of any sort.
-Olympian.
Mr.. BRYAN in his speech at the
Jacksonian club picnic at Omaha, re-
Gently, deplored the fact that more
people could not afford to knock off
work in summer, seek some cool Sc
questered spot and enjoy little rest
and recreation, live longer and be hap
pier. Mr.. Bryan is right about it. 1t
is highly desirable that everybody
have opportunity to afford these things
and when he hints it can be done by
voting the Democratic ticket he is
right again. The people always have
a great deal of leisure under Demo-
cratic administration. They have lit
tie else to do but enjoy themselves.
They do not have scant two or three
weeks from work as some do under
Republican administrations, but they
have the whole year to devote to the
pursuit of pleasure. And as for travel,
can it be soon forgotten, how during
the last administration nearly every
box car in the land carried tourist?
The public remembers very distinctly
how laboring men enjoyed excursions.
10 be sure they were not Cook excur-
sions to Rome and Mediterranean
points, but the Kelley and Coxey ex-
cursions to Washington we're great fea-
lures, when Democrats were last in
power. All who antthese good, old
times restored will vote Mr.. Brvan's
ticket.-Aberdeen Bulletin.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29
Potatoes, $16 per ton.
Choice Bulbs for Sale.

Mrs. Levi Shelton has fine collec-
ton of lilies and other beautiful flow
ers from which some nice selections
can be made, at the following prices:
Lilium Auratum, or large golden
banded lily, and the Pink or Roseum
Lily. single bulbs, each Is cents. Red
Peony, single root, 15c; Flowering
Almond, Zoe; Jonquils and Narcissns,
sn1ixed, per dozen bulbs, 10c.
These are home grown, and just
what they are represented to be. A
boquet of the Golden Banded can be
seen at this Office, where orders can be
left, or address Mrs. Shelton.
The best Ladies mackintoshes are
at the L. NJ. Co.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, !
OlymDia Wash I1llv % 1900 (


Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of June 8,
1873. entitled An act for the sale Of timber lands
washington Territory" as extended to all the
Public Land States by act of Augusta 4. 1892,
RICHARD l.. DOWNEY,
of Ballard, county of King, State of Wash, has
this day fled in this Office his sworn staten mt
No 523, for the purchase Of the E1a of Nell, Ne14
Of Sea and Swll4 of Ne114 of Section No9 in
Township No "a n, Range No 8 w, and will offer
proof to show that the land sought is more
valuable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim
to said land before the Register and Receiver OF
this office at Olympia, wash, on Friday the
18th day of September, 1899.
He names as witnesses: C. c.. Gilbert, of
Brfnnon, +. H. Osgood, Albert Schaneman both
of Seattle, Albert Schouf1er of Brinnon, wash
Any and. all persons claiming adversely the
e-described lands are requested to file their
claims in this Office on or before said 10Th day of
September, 1899.
FRANK G. DECKEBACH, Register
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29

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represent the Midland Monthly Maya
zine as subscription solicitor. The
Midland is the same size as McClures
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Central West. A handsome premium
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premium list to the TWENTIETH CEN
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L. X. Munson keeps a full line of
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29
Timber Land Notices for Publication
UNITED STATES LAND oFFIcE,i

olympia, Wash, July %, 1897
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3,
1873: entitled IAN act for the sale of timber lands
in the States of California Oregon, Nevada, and
washington Territory" as extended to all the
Public Land States by act of August 4, 1892,
ALBERT SCHANEMAN,
of Seattle, county of King State of WASH has
this day filed in this Office his sworn statement
No 524, for the purchase Of the ~ OF Nwl4,
10 in Township No "a N, Range Nos W, and
will offer proof to show that the land sought is
more valuable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes and to establish his claim
to said land before the Register and Receiver OF
this office at Olympia, wash, on Friday the
29th day of September, 1879.
He names as witnesses: c. c. Gilbert of Brin-
non, f. H. Osgood, of Seattle Richard l..
.Downey, of Ballard. Albert Schoufier, of Brin-
non, Wash. a
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are requested to file their
claims in this Office on or before said 29th day
of September, 1899.
FRANK 6. DECKEBACH, Register
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29
EnlistS Over 100 Men.

First Lieutenant. John l.. Hughes of
Company B, Thirty-ifth United States
volunteer infantry, has made an envia-
BILE record as recruiting officer. Since
he has been in the recruiting service
he has enlisted 100 men, an even 100
OF whom were sworn into the United
States service at Tacoma. The other
thirty were enlisted at Seattle
Lieutenant Hughes territory here
included Buckley, Olympia, Aberdeen,
Chehalis, South Bend and Tacoma.
He covered this territory from Tacoma
and had begun working up Everett
and Snohomish. Of the men enlisted
from the Tacoma Office, twenty were
obtained from Aberdeen, eleven from
Olympia, eight from Buckley, and -four
each from South Bend and Chehalis
The other ffty-three were secured in
Tacoma alone.
This record is still more striking
when it is considered in the light OIL
the fact that thirty officers in the
Thirty-fifth regiment were out on re.
cruiting service. Had the other TWEEN
ty-nine been as successful as Lieuten-
ant Hughes, three full regiments would
have been raised by the officers of that
regiment. He is in the first battalion
and will be among the first to leave
for the Philippines. Company B
Lieutenant Hughes company is in
command of Captain Langworthy.-
Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29
State Fish Hatcheries.

A dispatch to the Pr. from Taco
ma, dated Sept. is, says State Fish
Commissioner Little leaves tom orrow
for Wenatcbee, where the new hatch
cry for the propagation Of royal
chinook salmon is now in operation.
Poor old Oregon is making much
ado about her hatcheries now" remark
ed Mr.. Little today, when his atten'
ton was called to an article from an
Oregon paper detailing trip recently
made by T. T. Geer, State Secretary
F. T. Durba and Fish Commiss1n1El
F. G. Reed to the Clackamas hatchery
where nearly two and half million
young salmon will be turned out this
season.
"Oregon is making a splendid rec
ord of 100000 salmon eggs the entire
product of the state. Washington has
already in operation hatcheries at
Kalama, Chinook, Wind river, White
salmon, Wenatchee, Chehalis and
Bakerlake, with capacity of 10000
600 and under construction hatcheries
at Nooksack, Skokomish, Willapa
Samish, and will, before next season
closes, have hatcheries at Little Spo-
kane, Snohomish, White river
Methow, Nisqually, Colyille, Klickitat
Stillaguamish and Dungeness, making
more hatcheries than any other two
states in the Union.
"No state" says Mr.. Little, "offeri
such chance for wealth in its fisheries
as Warrington, and every dollar that
is spent in hatcheries will bring back
ten in fish,"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-09-29
Dias Tor Cosa.

R,ds will be received by the board OF
.ancstion OF the city OF Madison, o.
their regular meeting held trioay svs.
.'c1. September ., Tor coal tor ths o,ty
ooboois Tor tho coming year, .: !ollowe:
ua,J cosl. Wilmington coal and hockine
V., 81 coal. The board reserves tne
, ys,,sy tu reject any and al bids. Ucs! .
t.s1 1s';vared & tho various school build
inee q required. n,rrnr C,erh.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-09-29
Hicks for

From about the 2nd to 4th look for q
warm wave to pass eastwardiy over the
country, With q %Auotuatiuv, falling bs.
rometer ending progressively ia sto me
OF rain, wind and thunder, with early
now to west and north very probable,
aud high northwesterly gales bringing
up the rear and causing very sharp and
sudden change to colder. Dangerous
storms on the lakes and north Atlantic
should be anticipated at this and other
October periods. Heavy sleet rs prob
able during the first two storm periods
OF the month In central and northern
~eections.
The second regular storm period TOR
October is from 9Th to 18th. Moon be.
ing at extreme south d~eclination and
first quarter, this period VIII break up,
after low barometer, high temperature
and storms Of ram, wind and thunder,
with cold sweeping gales from the
northwest. A decided change to warmer
wall o0s ~ w su0 AOIOS nOOu OoAo8 w
celestial equator and at perigee on that
day. The barometer will fall rapidly at
the same time, resulting first in electrical
storms, and then changing to cold rains
with probable sleet and snow northwsrd,
from about the 10Th to the 18th. A
sharp cold wave with frost and freezing
will bring up the rear Of these disturb
auces, change to colder, with probable
sleet and snow beginning early IN tie
period westward, following up closely as
storm ceuters pass east
About the 20th to BIRD change to
wrrner, with general r"turn TO storm
conditions. VIII pass from wesl II east
over the country, but change TO uach
tc1.Ier will follow from about the .ori 10
26su
\ r-actionary disturbance is central,
with Moou at last quarter. AMI np3see,
on IT,. 20tn and 2Ith. TINS Will Urtng
/. bigger temperature. falling bar nle eT
and more ram or suoW. These dlstrr-
, Dances will likely be protracted Y u
: moon passes south OF the celestial La
tor on ia. 29th, on and about whlch date
, thunder storms will occur, ending sud
i. denly in sweeping winds from north
west, high bar lei and cold wave.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-09-29
viii Claim an Amateur Record

SpoK KANE, Sept. &C. c. Holzell
went against the amateur bicycle rec
ord and covered q third of . mile IN
~ 2.5 seconds. This claim is substan.
tiated by three judges and three time
keepers and Mr.. Holzell will claim the
amateur record Of the world before the
League Of American Wheelmen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-09-29

There's always hope while there's Ooe
Minute Cough Cure. IAN attack OF
pneumonia left my lungs in bad ehspe
and I was Deal the first stages OF con-
sumption. One Minute Cough Cure
completely cured me."writes Helen Mo-
Henry, Bismsrk, N. D. Gives instant re-
lief.
Cook & ODER.