The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-12-07

- 1liEESSs<e=ssss5!
WE are reminded or the "prayer
6 nlln" formed by certain over-zealous
women to pray Mckinley out of Office
It's such silly and ill-adyised moves
which weaken the influence of noble
band OF moral and temperance workers.
1t was evidently a smooth political
scheme which died abornin'.
Four circuit judges in st. Louis dis
posed of 1O2 divorce cases at one sit
ting last week. That is crushing the
GROWER" with vengeance, and the
old-fashioned homily about marrying
in haste and repenting at leisure" is
out of date in these swift times. The
ease with which divorces can be secur-
ed these days in becoming "social
evil" and must soon call for change.
DURING the recent campaign we
heard considerable about the great
economy Of Gov Rogers administra-
ton. 1t now developes that the print
ing fund is exhausted and the reports
of all state officers must be transmitted
to the legislature in manuscript, in
stead of each member having the bene-
fit of printed copy as usual. Defci-
cheney appropriation bills for these fits
of fusion economy" promise to be
numerous
THERE are four excelsior factories on
the Pacific Coast, located at Eureka.
Cal, Tacoma, Wn., Eugene and Port
land, Oregon. 1t is estimated that one
cord of cotton wood or balm makes one
ton of excelsior. The excelsior finds a
market as far East as Denver. The
total daily output is estimated at ten
tons. The excelsior is baled in ordi-
nary hay presses and weights from 14O
to $50 pounds to the bale The light
colored excelsior is made from the out
side of the wood, while the dark colo
red is made from the heart
The Brewers association of the
United States already has II represen-
tatlve at Washington TO urge the COM
on ways and means to recommend the
repeating Of at least portion of the
beer tax. He tells pitiful story
about the distress of the poor brewers,
whose business is in a most deplorable
condition because OF tax of 81 barrel
OF thirty-one gallons, which he says
is aboat 40 per cent Of the price, and
must be paid by the brewers, because
the saloon-keeper and their patrons
cannot stand it. The consumption Of
beer fell off 100000 barrels last year
it is claimed, whereas it is maintained
it ought to have increased 100000
barrels.-Tacoma News.
WITHIN the past two weeks the lum-
Der mills of Washington have been re-
ceivlng large number of orders from
the Mississippi Valley district, says the
Tacoma Ledger. A greater portion
are for delivery after the first of the
year, all of which is taken as indica-
tive that next season there will be a
rush OF business to this section from
all over the country. There has also
been big increase in orders from
Western Nebraska and Colorado, of
which to the present time greater
number are of immediate delivery.
All the mills of this section are there
fore we'll stocked up with orders, and
there is every prospect that next sea-
son will be a very busy one.-W. c..
Trade.
NORTHERN Pacific lumber shipments
during October. 1900 cars, shingles
937 cars, against in October, 1899, 2S6
cars and sos cars respectively; Great
Northern: 294 cars lumber, 937 cars
shingles, against in October, 1899, 2S6
cars and sos cars respectively; Cana6-
Pacific: Il cars lumber, 50 cars shing-
les, against in October, 1899, 16 cars
aud 100 cars respectively. During
September, 1900, the shipments were
for the Northern Pacific 1,10S cars
lumber, | ,155 cars shingles, against in
September, 1899, I,lS9 and 1854 cars
respectively; Great Northern, 2S1 cars
lumber, 97S cars shingles, against in
September, 1899, 3O6 and 754 cars re-
spectivelg; Canadian Pacific, 8 cars
lumber, a cars shingles, against in
September, 1899, % and So cars respect
ively.-Register.