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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-05-26
Facts About Mason Co. Washington.


The editor receives many inquiries
from people in all sections of the IN
! ION, as to industries, wages, lands, ETC.,
and to obviate the necessity of writ
ing letters, the following general re-
plies have been prepared. The Editor
will add further information, but en-
quirers should always send stamps.
WAGES.
Logging camp wages range from 81
$3.50 per day, and the employees are
charged board.
Carpenters So to So per day.
Ordinary labor $l.50 to So;
Woodworkers $3.50 to So:
Farm labor $40. to $25. per month ;
The nature of work, the skill OF
workman, and condition of the mark
ct makes difference in wages.
RENTS.
A house in Shelton rents from SIS
to $40; some poorer buildings are
cheaper, but good comfortable d vel
ling brings So to $40. Houses are
scarce here.
There are some farms and ranches
which can be rented cheap, and one
or two places, which can be had for a
year or two for keeping them up.
FUEL.
Wood is burned almost entirely.
Fir wood sell at 80 cents to 81. per
rick (half cord) delivered. Hard wood
alder and maple will cost little more.
On the ranches and away from town
wood costs the cutting.
The cost of living in section is very
moderate, very few things being much
higher than in the East, and many
much lower.
Best flour is 80 cents to ST.. per sack.
Butter, Is to 30 cents, according to
season.
Eggs, Is to 80 cents according to
season.
Potatoes and other vegetables, Is to
80 cents per bushel.
Fruits and vegetables are becoming
very plentiful, producing heavily, and
are within the reach of all.
LAND PRICES.
Practically no good vacant land
convenient to settlement, is available
for homesteaders. The Northern Pa
cific and the Mill companies own large
bodies of logged-of lands, some Of
which are we'll situated for agricultur-
al purposes, which are offered for sale
at prices ranging from 81 to SIS per
acre on the 5 and 10 year contract
plan, which is very reasonable
We advise homeseekers that the
best and cheapest plan for them is to
find partly improved ranch and buy
it, where they will find everything
ready to begin making a living. This
is a good section for workers, and idlers
and people who are not willing to
work are not wanted. There are good
openings for milling, or other business,
or intelligent farming IN Mason Co.,
but no one should come without suffi-
cient means to secure a start.
JKTANTED-sEvERAL TRUSTWORTHY PER-
w sons in this state to manage our business in
their own and nearby counties. 1t is mainly Of
nee work conducted at home. Salary straight
more, no less salary. Monthly SIS, References
Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope, Her.
bert E. Hess, Prest., Dept NJ. Chicago.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-05-26
cERveRA.

Came the order to Cervera: Put to sea-
And the signals from the Spanish flag
ship fluttered:
Decks were cleared and all the heavy guns
cast free,
While no word of plant the noble foeman
uttered.
Sailing to humiliation,
On Cervera came,
For the glory of his nation
And the wreath Of fame,
Then our roar
Shook the shore,
And each Spanish keel
In that main
Felt the strain
OF our bolts Of steel.
Wrapped were all our ships in battle flame
and smoke;
Stunned were all our ears by the inces-
SAINT thunder;
Forward like swift fox-hounds Of the sea
we broke,
While the hunted Spanish foxes fed In
wonder.
But amid the awful rattle
OF that steely rain,
Strong Cervera watched the battle
Mid his mounds of slain,
Till his crew,
Faint ard few,
Melted as the snow
OF the hills.
When the rills,
OF the springtime flow.
Wrecked and burned were all his proud
and stately ships,
Riven by our shot and opened to the bill
low;
Every hulk a winecup at the oceans lips.
Every broken gun seaman's CORY pill
low
So In one all-fatefu1 hour,
That should famous be,
He beheld the Spanish power
Smitten from that sea,
Where Of old
Waved the bold
Lion head of Spain,
Which shall roar
Nevermore
Ger the Spanish main"
III. F. Thurston, in Chicago Record.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-05-26

yNTANTED-SEvERAL TRUSTWORTHY PFp
~ sons IN this state to manage our bushes,
in their own aud nearby counties. II is man,I
office work conducted at home Salary stragh,
$500 year and expenses-definite, bonafide na
more, no less salary. Monthly SIS. reference 40
Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. Her.
bert E. Hess, Prest., Dept. NJ. Chicago. -''-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
DEWEY's VALET AN AUTHOR.
What the Admiral Caught Him Writ
fng One Night.

-, ,,, ,,-- . -, - .,
After Admiral Dewey renrea on saturday
night at the waldorf Astoria relates the
Now York Times he discovered an author
in his room, He was not surprised because
nothing surprises him. lie laughed about
it when he got up next morning and he
Joined heartily in the laughter which fol-
lowed his rehearsal Of the incident to his
relatives,
1t seems that when the admiral retired
shortly before s O'clock he was TOO tlred to
sleep. Finally he opened his eyes and dis
covered that the far corner of his room was
Illuminated,
What are you doing, boy?' he cried, and
his Chlnese servant jumped 10 ms leel win
a start 1t was his custom to sleep under
his blanket in the'corher 81 the room
Writing" replied the scared Celestial,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
RISE In THE PRICE OF MEAT
Operation of the Law of Supply and Demand
Clearly Manifest.
DECREASE IN MEAT-PRoDyCING ANIMALS
Big Cattle Herds Vanishing and
Small Holdings MuItiDlyinG-Un-
commonly Bright Outlook for
the business.

Early last August, writes Ray Stannard
Baker in Harpers Weekly, the price of beef
was suddenly advanced from 10 to 80 per
cent in all the markets, to the consterna-
tion of the retail dealer and the consumer
Every one eats meat and every ones pocket
was instantly and dsagreeaby affected
There was no apparent reason in the east
for such a spectacular rise in prices and
1t was inevitable that the trust bogie,
which may yet be blamed for the failure
of the peach crop, should at once be singled
out as the cause of all the trouble. In
10 discuss seriously the advisabilty of form
ing an association through which they might
obtain their cattle direct from the ranches
of the west and slaughter them in opposi-
tion to the Chicago "beef barons."
But 1t was not a trust that advanced the
prices OF meat; the change was the result OF
the remarkable condition of prosperity,
growth and expansion in the great west.
Indeed, there could be no better indication
of the return Of good times than this very
advance In the price of meat, for no other
commodity Is so sensitive to the financial
condition OF the people. With the appear
lnce of hard times and the necessity of
economy the average American saves first
On his meat bll-he buys cheaper cuts, he
rats more mutton and pork and less beef;
he lives on cornmeal and wheat -four The
statistics of the Department of Agriculture
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22

lie wealth in country after an interna-
tional exposition. More than $4,000, 900 Wis
itors attended the Paris exposition of 1889
and the French authorities estimate that the
attendance in 1900 will reach 60,000,000,
which is three fourths of the present popu
lation OF the United States.
This estimate is not exaggerated, for it is
based upon development and Improvement
of the means Of transportation in France
and throughout the world; upon the reduc
tions of tariffs, the increase of travels and
the official participation of every civilized
nation in the world. Other industries in
Paris that will be benefited by the 1900 ex-
position will be the omnibus lines, tramways,
boats cabs, hotels, furnished rooms, thea
ters and all kinds of business generally. In
fact, the benefits of the exposition are even
now being felt in Paris over 10000 laborers
are employed on the grounds, the buildings
and palaces. This multitude of workmen is
from nearly every trade, stone, cement,
lime, wood, plaster, iron, steel, glass,
earthenware, porcelain and all kinds of raw
materials, all of which makes the eXposi-
tion grounds a beehive The Paris expo
stion has already restored 10 life hundreds
of factories and given employment to over
so, 600 men. All this is an interesting side
from financial view inherent to a univer-
sal and international exposition.
The sum which foreign visitors will leave
in Paris during the 1900 exposition is esti-
mated at over 1000 100000 francs, or about
$3.50, 900, 900. These figures do not of course
indicate what will be the whole gain tc
France from the exposition, but they give
an idea OF the widespread interests which
have everything to gain from peace and
| tranquility in 1900
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22

workman and the non-producer must go
up, as they actually have been going UP
for months past-sometimes at the end Of
strike, but often without 1t. And with
more wages the workman oan buy more
good meat even at a higher price Beef
steaks cost more than they did year ago.
but the country can better afford to pay
for them Thus the great chain Of pros
perity is completed in another line. And the
end Of the advance is not yet in sight. The
cattle raiser has much profit yet before
him, and the packer will yet be nstru-
mental in bringing still larger sums OF
money into the country from foreign lands.
The well known authority, the Breeders
Gazette, Gays of the present condition Of the
cattle industry:
with excellent export markets, home
demand that is almost unprecedented and
constantly decreasing supplies, those who
study the conditions most closely can see
nothing but high prices for some time in
the future"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
COSTLY AMERICAN THIRST.
Parisinns Hope to Make Fortune
Out of II Next Ycnr.


Out of 1t Next Year.
Paris caterers just now in a state of
agitation. What moves them Is the approach
of the day when the contracts for places OF
lefreshment in the exposition of 1900 will be
let, The Office of the French commissioner
general, reports the New York Press, Is
flooded daily with visitors, who come to
make inquiries as to conditions in order to
bid for concessions. The crowd ranges from
those who are ambitious to run fashionable
establishment to the humble ones who will
be satisfied to keep bar IN the shade of
the trees of the Invalides gardens or near
the palaces of the Champs de Mars, and one
and all hope to make fortune by quench-
ing the great American thirst Rents for
places for restaurants and bars in Paris for
use during the exposition are even now
placed at fabulous figures, and $4,000 for
six months for a barroom or hall on the
banks of the Seine is an average rental
asked
At the Paris exposition of 1889 eighty-siX
concessions were granted for restaurants and
bar establishments, the total rents for which
reached over $3.50 900 AS a rule all these
places realized large returns, one of these
establishments making $500. 900 net profits.
Tho average profit of five others was 200, 900
profit made was 10000 francs $4,000. These
figures are taken from the official statistics
of the Paris exposition of ten years ago.
During that exposition the restaurants and
cafes, according to the official figures, sold
over 2,5000 900 meals at an average price of
21a francs or so cents per meal.
Notwithstanding this enormous supply the
restaurants were not able to fill the demand
and the commissioners authorized kiosks and
chalets to sell bread. wine, cold meats and
pork products. Small establishments real
lied big profits, and some sold as many as
500 quarts Of wine a day. OF course the
people of Paris and the French commission
ers anticipate much greater financial results
at the exposition OF 1900, as the attendance
will surpass by millions that of any previous
international exposition.
AS to the French government and the state
the profit Is also great. The railroad re-
ceipts during the exposition Of 1889 in
creased 7S00O,000 francs, the tax on trans
portation increased 1000, coo francs, the
postoffice receipts increased 5000 900 francs
and those OF the excise taxes 30, 0OO, 900
francs, so It is plain that the international
expositions are profitable in many ways to
the nation which holds them.
These universal eXpCsitions give great
scope to the export trade Of the country in
which they are held. As an illustration, the
exports OF France during the Paris exposi-
tion year OF 1889 increased 450 900 600 francs
while the imports in that year reached only
2lO, 100000 francs. There IS, therefore un-
questionably an increase Of activity Of pub
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
The Daylight Limited.

UNATIA, D'IU n. m.
CHICAGO, S:l5 p. m
Breakfast, Dinner and supper a
la carte. Library Buffet Car.
Slceper.Chair Cars. Earliest
arrival in Chicago and safest
connection by far for EAST or
SOLIN.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
New City Offices:
i4Ol-i4O3 Fdrndm St,

In the middle Of the floor to give the word
emphasis and eloquence,
why that was pretty fine hotel we
stopped at In your country" said the ad-
miral.
stopped and looked around before coatinu-
ing; China hotel four, i've, six times 70
inside"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
The Atlantic Express.

The Omaha train pareXccllence.
Equipped as all Northwcstcl II
train. are with Library BUFFET
Car Diner. Slecpers, Chair Cars,
Omaha, 400 p. M; Chicago, 7:45
ii. m; New York, lO;OOa, IN. md
morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
The Overland Limited.

Omaha, 1880 p. M; Chicago, $3.50
a. IN, a t,ine finer equipment,
if possible, than tho others
only triile,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
Scr flIIa,

MTs. NuIn BtTkeIy, ShIlTIH, Nhs.,
says: Zone of my grandchildren
had n severe case of Scrofula, which
spread and formed sores all over
her body. Her eyes were attacked,
sight, The best physicians treated
her, but she grew worse, and her
case seemed hopeless. We then de"
cided to try Swift's Specific, and
that medicine at once made COM
plete cure, She has never had u
SIGN of the disease 10 return -
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-07-28
OVER A PRECIPICE
TO WHAT SEEMED CERTAIN
DEATH SLID KING.
Hung for Day on the Declivity, While
Birds of Prey lowered About Ready
to Devour IS Slowly Reaained Safety
and Saved His Life.

J. p. King, who owns a mine close
to Death Valley, CAL, in the great
Panamint range, came very near los
ing his life while on prospecting tour
lately
Zone blazing hot day, says Mr.. King
II left my camp in Pleasant canon
whers the big lodges are to be found.
After climbing the back of that i'm
mense ridge which leads by a series Of
broken dykes and rugged ascents al
most to the foot of Telescope peak,
that giant sentinel of the range, which
towers for nearly II 900 feet into the
burning sky of the desert, my eye lit
upon some well defined outcroppings
OF quartz. This seemed a likely spot
at which to commence my prospecting,
and hobbling my burro and taking my
prospecting pick | began slowly to
traverse the course of the vein as it
was defined by the groupings. AS
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-07-28
DOWN THE PRECIPICE.

rounded rocky escarpment the awful
panorama of Death valley unfolded
itself to my view.
Seven thousand feet below me lay
the valley, hideous, repulsive, appali-
ing in its vista of desolation its course
defined by apparently endless upheav-
ais of volcanic origin. while borne on
the wings of an approaching storm an
enormous cloud was sweeping toward
me at least half mile below
Il can't tell you just now it hap
pened, but something moved under my
feet as | stood watching the storm, and
before l could help myself | was slip
ping down. down, with rapidity ,Aat
took away my breath, toward the
sheer edge of the precipice.
"As | slid. however, l retained suffi-
cient presence of mind TO catch at
everything which might impede my
progress, but there was not much on
that barren slope. In single instant
1t seemed as If the whole panorama OF
years, was flashed before me. passed
in one moment from my childhood's
home in Connecticut to the awful
realization Of present peril. linen
there was a sudden shock. l was
brought up by something that struck
me under the left arm, and opened
my eyes slowly to find myself in pc
culiar position.
II was lying on my back at an angle
OF about IS degrees, my feet resting
against one of those yellow. cone
shaped cacti. which take such deep
root in the soil. My left arm was
projecting rock, which jut-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-07-28

turned from the depths below me to-
ward the mountain did much to re-
store my nerve and give me confidence
In my undertaking Then l cut my
first step.
1t was nearly dawn when l began.
1t was nearly dark when | finished
the one hundred and thirty
step and, nearly exhausted. crawled
past the spot where | had commenced
TO slip. A few rods away my burro
was contentedly munching at sage
bush. staggered to my eanteen and
drank until nearly choked Then l
flung myself down and slept"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-07-28
A FELON'S LOVE.
BY HENRY W. NESPIELD.
BY HENRY W. NESPIELD.

mont about here?" inquired the stran
ger presently.
"Redmount? should thiuk I did,
mr.. Hall, isn't it?"
YES. Mr.. Charles Hall; and very
nice gentleman he is" remarked Sulli-
van, inwardly thinking that he was
nothing OF the sort.
Is 1t far from here?"
only six miles. Follow the creek,
and you can't miss 1t. / thought as
how you might be for Redmount. Per-
haps Mr.. Hall expects your"
Il don't know whether he does or he
doesn't" answered the stranger short
ly, and with the air of one who fancles
he is being pumped
Just then supper was announced, and
Sullivan showed his guest the way into
the best parlor
Now | wonder what lay he's on"
he remarked. upon returning to the
par. New chum, | should say; don't
look as If he had ever done any hard
work, to judge by his hands Some re-
lation OF Mr.. Halls perhaps, though
he don't look quite the mob either. Hal
10, Is that you, Baynes?" he exclaimed,
as at that moment Baynes entered the
bar, followed by large kangaroo dog
Il have come down for the mail bags
Is the coach in yet?" inquired Baynes.
Yes; been in an hour or more.
There's the bags on the floor
Thank you" said Baynee, picking
them up, and making for the door, as
IL he were about to CO.
What, you aren't going off like that,
Baynes? Won't you have taste of
something?"
mo, thank you all the same-Td
rather not"
'Well, | won't press you; married
man-eh2 What made you come down
for the mail? You must be getting
quite horseman."
I'm better than | used to be, and
take all the riding l can get"
That's a fine dog" said Sullivan,
patting the animal on the head
where did you find him? l declare
you are getting quite sporty. l hear
you bought two horses too the other
days that true? Perhaps you'll be
bringing the missus down some sun
day to have a look at u.s."
Perhaps
"By-the-bye. there's a gentleman
here, Just up by the coach for Red
mount"
For Redmount?" echoed Baynes.
yes"
What's his name?''
Il don't know, but I'll soon find out"
While Sullivan was making the in
luiry within, Tom Baynes threw the
nail-bags across the saddle, and, UNI
looking his bride from the post,
mounted his horse
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-07-28
CHAPTER x

The night was dark. and the low We
randa prevented the dim light from
within shining upon his features as he
sat silently in his saddle.
Presently Sullivan came out. follow
ed by the stranger, who seemed I'M.
steady in his gait. and had evidently
been drinking.
Are you from Redmount station ~
asked the newcomer huskily.
YES" replied Baynes. looking down.
and trying to get glimpse of the
mans features. But he did not succee |
in doing so, for the stranger stood in
the doorway with his back to the light.
DO you know chap by the name
of Robert Luke?"
"I.uke?" echoed Baynes and Sullivan
in one breath.
Yes. Luke Robert Luke Why. you
both seem quite astonished l am his
brother. William Luke"
Sullivan was the first to speak.
IF you are Bob Lukes brother.
have bad news to tell you. which you
don't appear to have heard"
Bad newsi What is it?"
He disappeared from Redmount sta
ton some months ago. and nothing has
ever been heard of him SINCE
But he must be somewhere In the
neighborhood. tell youi l have
letter from him in my pocket, and in
II he says. IL he Is not at Redmount
when | arrive. he will be somewhere
not far on"
when did he writer" asked Sulli-
van.
LET me see" replied William Luke.
pulling some papers out OF his breast
is dated May 25th."
May 25th?" cried Sullivan. 'swhy.
that's the very day on which he dissp-
pcared!''
Good heavens, and have come All
this way But stop. you--halloa-
tell that man to stop! have a message
for Mr.. Hail."
But while they were examining the
letter near the lamp over the bar.
Baynes had started OF into the dark
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-07-28

ted to a length Of about eighteen
inches from the face of the precipice.
Just then a shadow passed between
me and the sum- l looked up. An
enormous vulture was floating few
score feet above me- l felt my nerves
gradually breaking down as the utter
hopelessness of escape forced itself
upon me.
Hours passed A frightful thirst
had assailed me, exposed as had been
all day to the burning rays of the sun,
and l now felt my tongue swollen to
such an extent that it seemed to fill
my mouth. The night passed thus.
When day dawned noticed that l still
grasped in my right hand the small
prospector's pick with which 1 had
started out. 1t was then that l con-
templated, for the first time, tue pos
sibility Of cutting steps up the almost
precipitous face of the mountain.
How did l set about it? l struck
the pick by a backward blow of my
right arm into the earth, relieving my
self Of its weight and at the same time
freeing my right hand. / then slowly
turned over on my face and, supporting
myself by the cactus, caught hold OF
the rock with my right hand in this
reversed position.
I then raised my head and took a
survey of the situation. | should say
here that the fact that my face was
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-07-28
On Her Mothers Graxe-

A wen-dressed woman walked into
the Erie Street cemetery at Cleveland.
Ohio, the other afternoon, and, going
to a grave, lay down upon it, Soon
alter TWO women, who were walking
through the burial grounds, found the
woman upon the grave. She was in
a semi-conscious condition and an
empty vial, labeled carbolic acid, lay
beside her. The sufferer was removed
to the Cleveland General hospital. The
woman proved to be Miss Richards OF
81 Scoville avenue. She was a victim
of intense grief, superinduced through
deaths in the family. Two months ago
her mother died and six months ago
her brother was buried 1t was a the
formers grave that she was found.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-07-28

Only one person in four in London
earns more than S. week.
One-third Of the population OF tho
world speaks Chinese.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-07-28

ness; and the sound OF his horses feet
was now scarcely to be heard, - he
galloped along the track leading to the
station.
That ladll break his neck riding
ike that on dark highland serve
him right, too. I've never seen q shil-
ling OF his money, and don't suppose
ever shall. Drat such mean beggars,
l say! growled Sullivan, as he stood
at the door looking in the direction
Baynes had taken.