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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-03-08
THE HOUSE.

Senate Bill No. A, known as the
court house purchase bill came up on a
special order March I at $3.50 P. M. and
after being debated for about u hours
was carried by vote of As to 80, 2 being
absent. Several speeches were delivered
for and against, Falknor delivering a
brilliant address covering about all the
merits as well as explaining away the
alleged arguments against it's passage.
Mr.. Falknor was heartily congratu-
lated and applauded. The bills for re-
moval to Everett and Tacoma were
withdrawn the next day.
The bill preventing the sale of cigar
cites to minors under IS years has pas
sed the House; it imposes fine on con-
sumner and seller alike.
Exemptions to the amount of $500,
personal property per head of family
passed by vote of 20 to 5. The origi-
nal bill was $4,000.
A measure to compel any purchaser
OF timber or school lands to remove
same inside of three years, unless good
reasons can be produced to the Land
Commissioner for the failure to do so.
A bill for the binding distribution
and preservation of public documents
for historic reference, and one for the
leasing of mineral lands amending an
old law on the subject were passed.
Any one wishing may establish a
private fish hatchery on any stream in
this state and may sell the fish from
said hatchery out of season as well as
in season under special license, rules
and regulations.
To require owners of any boom to ac-
count for all logs RATED by them, and
prescribing penalty for the failure to
do SO. To regulate and license marine
insurance agents or brokers in this
state. To provide for commission to
draft an act for the registration of titles
under the Torrents system. To define
larceny of partnership property, by a
co-partner. Another providing that
the graduates of the law department Of
the state University shall be admitted
to practice law in all the courts by the
Supreme court without examination.
The submission of the Dispensory
question to vote of the people at the
general election to be held November
1902 was defeated. The House did not
Jeei inclined to pass the law at any
time but many thought the question 81
sufficient Importance to REQUIRE its
submission.
a bill creating three fish IDENTITIES at
salarp of $1,000. 90 each, with $1,000 o.
expenses per deputy, one to be assigned
the duty of patrolling the Columbia
river, the second on Puget Sound and
me third to Office duty, passed both
houses. One preventing treating 3,
trying to bride any voter on the dav :,
election or offer any reward Of any
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-03-08
THE Olympian saws that the oil fever

THE Olympian says that the oil fever
at Tenino and that vicinity continues.
A gentleman from that portion of the
county who was in Olympia Tuesday
says that it would be impossible to
throw brick in any direction without
hitting an oil expert. No other subject
is thought of and anything outside OF
"oil' is at present a topic foreign to the
locality. AS yet no actual boring fol-
oil has commenced, but several parties
are making preparations looking to
that end. 1t is stated that many are
holding back awaiting the result of the
sinking of a well on the Colvin proper
ty near TeninO.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-03-08
The Lumbermens Mercantile COMPANY.
MARK E. REED, Manager.
ZANGWILL'S LITTLE JOKE.
Conversation About the Famous
Writer'S "Wife" That Was Over
heard by Him.

Il was married in Ventnor, at least
so | gather from the local newspapers,
in whose visitors lists there figured the
entry, Mr.. and Mrs. Zangwill,' says I.
Zangwill in the Philadelphia Times.
Il do not care to correct it, because,
the lady being my mother, it is perfect
~ accurate and leads to charming mis-
conceptions. There, that's he,' loud
Jy whispered young man, nudging
his sweetheart, and there's his wife
with him. That! Why, she looks old
enough to be his mother replied the
young lady. 'Ah,' said her lover, with
an air of conscious virtue and better
bargain, they're awfully mercenary,
these literary chaps The reverse of
this happened to young friend of
mine. He married an Old lady who
possessed very large fortune. Dur
ing the honeymoon his solicitous atten-
lions to her excited the admiration of
another old lady, who passed her life
in bath chair. Dear mel she thought,
how delightful in these degenerate
days to sec young man so attentive
to his mother! and dying soon after,
left him another large fortune"
What Fence Corners Tell.
Clean fence corners are a fair test
OF a thorough-going farmer. Intense
cultivation is not only most profitable
but in the long run requires less labor
than the slip-shod sort. The farmer
who plants an annual weed crop is
quite successful in raising it, as rule.
One only needs to ride through the
country on railroad train to note
the difference between the man who
plants his annual crop of weeds and
the one who substitutes the useful
crops instead.-Farmers' Union.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-03-08
Fortifying Port Orchard.

when the plans formed by the en-
cheering department of the United
States army for the protection of Port
Orchard are carried out, it will be inn
possible for an invading fleet to work
any serious injury to the government
naval station at Bremerton. 1t will be
dangerous for any vessel flying hostile
flag to enter the channel to Port Or
chard, for beneath the waters of the
Sound there will be planted more than
100 torpedoes and gun Gotten mines,
which, exploded by electric wires from
the shore, would blow the enemy into
atoms.
A shipment of five cars of mushroom
anchors has been received by the quar-
termaster's department from the
ordnance department of the army. The
shipment comprises the first consign-
ment of material for mines which are
to be located at the entrance of Port
Orchard and the approaches to the
dock. There are altogether 1873 mud
anchors, each weighing 4, 1000 lbs. They
are to be used to bold down the gun
cotton mines and topedeos.
Great secrecy is maintained regard
ing the plans of the engineering depart
ment for the laying of the mines in the
waters of the Sound. Neither Major
Rubin, the local quartermaster, nor
Major Mills, the officer in charge Of
river and harbor fertilization work on
the Sound would discuss the matter,
1t has long been known, however, that
ultimately the war department would
provide such defenses for the Port Or.
chard naval station, in addition to the
heavy guns at Beams Point. as would
make it impossible for invading wal
ships to enter.
1t now seems evident that the work
of laying gun cotton mines and torpe
does about the entrance to Port Or
chard is to be started Immediately anG
pushed to completion. AS is vel
known, Port Orchard dry dock is thu
only one on the Pacific Coast capabl.
of receiving battleships of the frs
class. In case of war with any foreign
power, the Port Orchard station would
be in great demand IS q place to repai]
and outfit such vessels Of the navy 4,
would be required on the Pacific Ocean
Ballard News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-03-08
What Fence Corners Tell
Papa Liked Rag Time.

The Boston Transcript tells story
of a man who had a class of boys in
natural history. One of the subjects
which be took up was butterflies and
moths, and he told the children good
deal about the chrysalides and cocoons.
After he had got the boys well instruct
ed he showed one of the smallest of
them one of the cocoons, and asked:
What butterfly is this the cocoon of?''
Then the little boy looked up and said,
slowly and respectfully: my papa
says that all cocoons look alike to
him."
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-03-08
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS
DOING
THE SENATE.

The following laws passed the senate
this week:
Changing name of Washington
Agricultural college to State College OF
Science; for commission to locate nor
NAL school at either MontesanO or
South Bend; lchanging the form OF Of
fetal ballot to the old form
of parallel columns: establish
ment of dyking and drainage
districts; for leasing of county property;
escheat of estates to school districts;
vacation of streets and alleys; quaran-
tine in cities and towns; county boards
of grammar school examiners; tli5tri-
button of state documents; prevention
of cruelty to animals; (making state
auditor ex-officio railroad commissioner
for the purpose of securing information
about railroad business for benefit of
next legislature, defeated Is to ~
perfecting employees liens; providing
for certain restrictions on public print
ing to protect the interests of the state.
A bill requiring railroads to build and
keep in repair railroad crossings, was
defeated, the ''push" still standing to-
gether. The Sunday theatre bill, for
the benefit of Tacoma, was brought up
OH reconsideration, Tuesday, and again
defeated by close vote.
The governor somewhat surprised the
legislature by vetoing the apportion-
ment bill, but it was promptly passed
Notwithstanding the objection. The
Governor was lOath to veto it, knowing
what the result would be, and was dis
posed to let it became law without
action, but the democratic members
finally persuaded him to action.
A caucus meeting of the republican
members was held Tuesday evening to
discuss plan of building a capitol on
the present foundations, and bills to
that end were introduced in both houses.
AS this would likely have the effect of
"riling up'' the governor to injuring
and retarding efforts to construct the
capitol in time for the next session,
it is hardly safe to attempt anything
but go ahead with the courthouse deal,
however unsatisfactory it may be.
A caucus of the republican members
of the legislature, engineered by Pierce
county, attempted the project of pas
sing a new capitol bill to place the
structure on the present foundation,
and sign an agreement to carry it
through over the Governors veto. 1t
failed however, because the Thurston
county members opposed any such act
ion. They have been fighting for
settlement of the capital question, and
having finally won out, were 10th to 'let
go'' of the bird in hand.
The following bills were passed:
authorizing cities to join counties in
building bridges; sale of "the old uni
versity site" at Seattle and construct
ing new buildings at the grounds with
part of the proceeds; giving employees
liens for labor performed within six
months prior to suit; abolishing board
OF trustees school for. defective youth;
giving charge to board of audit and
control as of other institutions.
The legislative apportionment meas
ure was promptly passed over the
Governors veto
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-03-08
The Mason County Journal.
HNGL,E & GUNDERS0N, Prop
Grant 6. Angle, Editor.

THE Inauguration of President
Mckinley Monday was grand affair."
| is estimated that crowd of 10000
/ pie occupied the streets and grounds
4 the east front of the capitol, where
ne principal ceremonies took place.
The parade was nearly four hours in
passing the reviewing stand.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-03-08

M. J. SHIELDS & co.
Growers aud Importers of all kinds of
Grass and Field Seeds

We can name seed for evergreen pasture in
your section of the country. Why prospect with
untried seeds? With fifteen years of personal
experience in growing, also with the experience
of the Agricultural Colleges at Moscow and
Pullman, we submit the following list of seeds
out of hundred different kinds tried:
Bromus Inermus, italian Rye Grass,
Tall Meadow Fisque, English Blue Grass,
English Rye Grass, Flat Stemmed Blue
Grass, Tall Meadow Dat Grass, Orchard
Grass.
These are FRESH SEEDS; we are growers OF
them and will guarantee results and prices.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-03-08
Who Can Save

He is man of the right kind of
mettle," said the naughty beauty. 81
'ntend to marry him, too" Perhaps,
since ne had just returned from the
Alondlke, the stuff she referred to was
the yellow metal Who can say?-Cin-
clnnati Commercial Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-03-08
To BE or
Nof 10 BE. .

That IS the question that concerns epsry
mortal suhether It IS better to be halt Ill,
neryous, 4vorn out, or to be 7DeA strong,
cheerful and useful. The latter condition
qvu be yours if you take Hoods Sarsapa-
rdIa. america S Greatest Blood Medicine,
there Is NOTHING equal to 1t.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-03-21

Willie-"I think could die listen.
ing to Miss Triller sing" Cy Nick
ooh, you may feel like dying, but
youll pull through; I've been through
1t often."-Columbus co., State Jour
nal. =,
Acceptabls-she-'Yes, your poe
try sounds pretty, but I haven't the
least idea what it means" He
Eureka! Then I may hope to get
into the leading magazines '-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
6tranger-"It seems rather strange
that you should complain about your
best friend because he took your
part" Hamphat- an actor, sir,
and wanted the part myself -
Philadelphia Press.
"a Pennsylvania junk dealer sold
his wife to the ashman for so cents.'
"Well, If she's that sort of wife,
I'll bet the ashman will be around in
few days, asking pay for carting
her iaway."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
'Why are those benches blocking
the fire escapes?" the manager was
asked. "They are only there tenn
porarily. To-day's performance is so
crowded we took them out to make
more standing room."- Philadelphia
Times.
Mrs. Greene-"I suppose the Chit
lings are awfully stuck up since they
got that money from Mrs. Cuttings
uncle?" Mrs. Gray-"Not SO much as
one might have supposed; but I no.
tice that when they have mince-meat
on the table they call it croquettes;
it used to be plain hash @Boston
Transcript.
"see here, sir" exclaimed the sue
cessful manufacturer to his dilatory
bookkeeper, ''you are not as attentive
to business as you might be. It has
been my rule through life to be at
my desk early and late, and "Me,
too," replied he. Sometimes I get
there early and sometimes late."-
Philadelphia Catholic Standard and
Times.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-03-21

bottom and she filled. It was still dark
and little could be made out as to where
they were, but they supposed they
were on the shore of the mainland. Al
morning dawned the east wind began
to freshen; the Galley was driven fur.
ther in and the crew could see nothing
but the outlines Of bare rock. By
means of spar they got out upon Q
projecting ledge and waited for full
daylight to see what was to be done.
The weather soon settled everything
for them. The wind increased and
made it impossible for them to return
to the vessel, and before shutdown Of
that short day she had gone all to
pieces. The only things they were able
to save were. q few planks and spars,
one small piece Of canvas, not much
larger than5a cheese cloth, and half a
cheese.
They began to look about them, and
to consider what direction to take to
seek shelter and succor. Still suppos-
ing themselves on the mainland some
where, what was their CONSERVATION
at discovering they were on bare,
bleak island, hardly more than one
acre in extent. They could dimly see
land on their right, six miles away, a
wild, uninhabited coast, at that date,
where now is the popular seaside resort
of York.
The situation at once seemed hope
less to officers and men; starvation or
death from cold and exposure their al
most certain fate. They had no means
of kindling fire, and nothing to burn
if they had, nor any food or water. At
first they tried to cheer each other up,
and they prayed to God every day for
rescue; four men kneeling to each
point of the compass, at the captains
suggestion, and then together. Even
the Old Herring and Mate Endel Joined
in the prayers; the mate silently, but
the Old Herring could not pray so
mutely; he had to mutter to himself,
and often broke out into loud and
hearty tones, in language almost unin-
telligible, yet doubtless plain to his
Creator. All the while watch was
kept day and night for any passing YES
sci. They slept in crevice of q ledge,
somewhat sheltered from the wind,
covered only by the bit Of canvas they
had saved, and so close together for
warmth that no one could turn unless
all turned. They found little frozen
water in hollows on the higher parts
of the island which served to appease
their thirst. The cheese was soon gone.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-03-21
The Good Queen.

4 Queen Victoria was profoundly rs.
,lixious. She believed in the efficacy Of
prayer. She was regular Bible read.
q, and frequently used Q well-wors
Bible that belonged to Gen. Gordon
and was presented by his sister to thu
queen, who acknowledged the gift Il
an autograph letter. At the same tims
she did not permit her religious con.
victions to influence the subtle in.
tricacies Of statecraft. Chicago Rec.
ord.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-03-21
He Reversed.

"Why, what's the matter, daugh-
ter? Been married but brief month
and weeping SO bitterly! Tell me
what is the trouble. Surely you and
Jack haven't quarreled already, have
you?"
'No, mamma"
::And he hasn't gone away and left
you, I'm sure.'
"Oh, no, mamma! Jack wouldn't
be quite as mean as that"
"Then what in the world can have
happened to make you so miserable?
IL Jack in trouble mean, has he
met with any reverses?"
eyes, mamma, that's it! His re.
verses. When he was counting me he
never left the house till 10 o'clock or
after and now he's reversed that rule
and never comes home till about that
time. Richmond Dispatch.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-03-21

They now subsisted entirely on kelp,
the little mucilaginous bladders OF
rockwell, and mussals, three day to
each man.
On the fourth day the cook, Peter
Salter, died. He was never well man
and succumbed quietly to cold and
hunger. They buried him at low tide
at the foot of the lodges, as there was
not a shovelful Of earth on the whole
island, and covered his body with sea-
weed and stones.
The strain upon their enfeebled
bodies began to affect their minds:
famine, thirst and cold combined to
change their instincts into those of
savages. The weaker men were often
robbed of their allotted three mus
sells a day, and had not the strength to
fight for them.
On the last day Of December5the car
penter died, and the captain had
scarcely authority and strength
enough left to keep the body from be-
ing devoured. Two of the ADLER men
built small raft and attempted to
reach the shore, but were lost. The
company was now reduced to II men.
On the It'll Of January Of the new
year, early in the afternoon, the Old
Herring, who had been somewhat re-
stored in his faculties, Heaven knew
how, but his voice quite gone, came to
Capt. Deane, pointing his finger toward
the northwest. There was q strange,
unearthly look in his eyes as he held
his hand steadily in that one direction.
The captain could make out nothing.
He called the others; they all came
and stood under the signal. No one
appeared to discover anything on the
horizon. He still pointed and his eyes
dilated as he looked. All at once he
threw up his hands and fell on his
knees.
It was sail. Soon all sawit. Slowly
it came into view, going westward, and
bearing apparently for Portsmouth
harbor. The captain ordered the men
to scatter over the island and keep
moving about, waving anything they
could get their hands on, if only sea-
weed, SO as to attract attention, if pos
sible. He himself climbed the spar and
| shook out the canvas and the bunch of
rags. It was an hour before the vessel
came distinctly into view. She did not
appear to see the signals. At any rate
she did not change her course. The
shipwrecked men felt this was their
last chance Of rescue; that in a few
days more they must all miserably
perish, and they watched with the in.
tensity of doomed souls, The vessel, a
small unlocked fishing sloop, was now
getting past the point where, had she
seen the signals, she would naturally
have turned, when they saw her. sud-
denly change her course and bear down
for the island. Then they knew they
were saved. They shouted and went
for Joy. The Old Herring recovered Ills
voice in an instant. But some of the
men, by the sudden revulsion from the
long agony, fell down in dead faint
and were so nearly lifeless that they
had to be carried aboard the rescuing
! vessel.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-03-21
EVERY MAN HIS OWN PROPHET
Head Of weather Bureau Tells How
to Make Guesses About the
weather.

Willis L. Moore, chief of the United
States weather bureau, has published
an almanac for the guidance of the
public, entitled IAN Almanac and
Weather Guide" Mr.. Moore declares
that anyone, by studying weather
maps and getting the hang" Of
them, can predict the weather for
himself. He says:
s'If the student Of the weather map
will pay close attention to it day by
day he will see that the highs and
the Flows" move across the country
from the west to the east in almost
regular succession. If the high be
decided one it will cover territory
1000 or 1900 miles in width, the
weather within its influence will be
cold and clear and the winds will have
q general tendency spirally outward
from the center. The low is the op-
posite to the high in almost all of it's
characteristics. It is usually attend
ed by clouds, rain or snow and high
winds. The winds within the influ-
ence of low blow spirally inward.
The lower the barometer and the
sleeper the gradient the more rapid
is the whirl of the storm eddy.
Storms Of like class take nearly the
same course and produce nearly the
same results; but they do not always
move with the same rapidity. No ex-
act rule in regard to them can be laid
down. Empirical reasoning and init
mate association with the charts day
by day and year after year in the
main equip the most successful fore
casters, but, as previously stated, any
intelligent person can, with a little
study, make profitable deductions.
Glow pressure areas which APP
proach from the southwest are rea.
sonably sure to cause precipitation,
while many from the northwest will
pass with little or no rainfall. = = =
The approach of storm center from
the west is attended by warmer, east
erly winds and unusual precipitation,
and its passage is followed by colder,
westerly winds and fair weather.
Mr.. Moore, in speaking Of the hot
test and coolest places in the world
selects the Colorado desert as the
hottest place in the United States.
and mentions recorded temperature
there (at Mammoth tank) Of 1913 de-
grees. The lowest temperatures in
the United States occur in the ex-
treme northern portions of Mime.
sofa and North Dakota, where so and
IS degrees below zero are common.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-03-21
wonderful Yield Of spe,t..

Blanchard Bros. Chaf!ee c., colo;s write
Wis, who are the introdncers Of this re.
markable grain and hay food, Speltz, say.
ing: 1--WE have just threshed 1872 bus. Of
Salzer's Speltz from the 100 pounds of seed
you sent US last spring. The neighbors all
think it is wonderful. Nearly all of the
1872 bus. sold at 900 for seed. Speltz and
farmer should try few acres of Spelt:.
Write to salzer to-day. XXI
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-03-21

The Grand Trunk Railway System. in
connection with the Lehigh Valley Rail.
road, will on June 2 put on . new solid ves.
tibule train to New York, leaving Chicago
II: 80 q. m. daily. The equipment is being
built especially for this service, and is said
to be the best that money and Workman
can Exposition this train will also have Q
Pullman sleeper for Buffalo. arriving at
that point 1t 6:15 .. m.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-03-21
The Question OF Dessere

1s easily and simply solved with q package
Of Burhham's Hasty Jellycon. Il is only
necessary to dissolve pachage of it in boil.
is delightfully."- pure jelly, and an ideal des.
sert. The favors are orange, lemon, straw.
berry, raspberry, peach, wild cherry and the
unaavored "calfsfoot" for making wine and
coffee ielies. All grocers sell it.