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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
THE SHORT STORY.
Some of the Worlds Great Novelists
Have Made Themselves Mas
ters of 1t.

With few exceptions, the worlds
great novelists have been masters of
the short story, says the International
Monthly. They hammered at the short
story until they perfected it as liter
airy form as distinct and self-contained
as sonnet or a ballad.
They found that the ideal short
story, like the ideal lyric, can deal
with only one main emotion or expert
ence-that the slightest irreleyancy is
fatal-that every detail must be bound
with living cords to the heart-that
every word must bear on the creature;
every man, be he but street scaven-
GER is a whole bundle of men, and
+, every one of them of varying moods.
Where is the chance to paint man in
a short story? AT best there can be
but glimpse of one passing expert
enee, ore isolated emotion. Imagine
ct ON Jones. in q single chapter, OF lie
, Pere Goriot" in conte.
There have been of late few strenu-
Gus and interesting attempts at cross
between the novel and a short story.
The resulting hybrid has been suffi-
GENTLY alarming to prevent, it is to be
hoped. further experiments in this di-
rection 1t is worth noting, however.
! that the hysterical and emotional nov
elette is less painful to encounter than
the amorphous and hydrocephalic
short story. In the matter of literary
forms the mixture of bloods and cross
ing of strains seems less successful
than biologists declare them to be in
the animal world
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
Many New Cars.

The largest single order for freight
cars ever placed in the United States
has just been made by the Northern
Pacific railway. 1t consists of 5000
cars of all descriptions for use in vari-
Gus lines of traffic along the road. Of
interest to this part of the country,
aside from the additional equipment
is the fact that a greater number OF
the cars are to be made of Washington
fir. just what proportion this will be
is not exactly known here, but it Is
presumed that it will be more than
half. 1t is the intention of the road
to have all the cars ready to go into
the service ny the time the rush comes
on next year.
During the past grain season the
road has handled over one-third more
grain cars than it has at any other
time since its beginning with this trade
a greater portion of this business has
been in the west, or from Idaho and
Washington to the Sound. This
caused shortage in equipment Tor all
other purposes and for period lasting
over month there was car famine
on the coast. 1t is the Intention OF
the road that from this year on there
shall not be a repetition of this con-
dition. Ellensburg Capial.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
"G0e Him an Inch,
He'll Take an Ell.
Ocean Cables Badly Needed.

The press and statesmen of the
United States have been talking about
a Pacific cable for years, as long, IN
deed, as they have been talking about
the Nicaragua canal. But slow-golng
old England has not been idle. The
postmaster general of Victoria, B. c.,
has accepted a bid to lay such cable
at cost of So, 1867 across the Pa
ciic, the route being from New. South
Wales to Norfolk islands, then to FIJI,
from Fiji to Tanning islands, thence to
Vancouver, B. C. Great Britain and
Canada have agreed to pay fve-ninths
of the total cost, and the other four
ninths will be borne by the Australian
confederation. 4
There should be a cable laid from
San Francisco or San Diego to Homo
lulu. There should be another from
about Port Townsend, in Washington,
across by the Aleutian ielands, to
Japan, and thence on to China and
Manila.
Gables are great things for COM
merce; they are great things to pre-
vent wars. A cable message has saved
the world more than one war. The
best trade that Great Britain has today
has been created through regular lines
of steam ships and through ocean
cables. There was wonderful field in
Eastern South America twenty five
years ago for trade. There should
have been cable laid from florida to
Para and Rio Janeiro and regular
line of steamships should have been
kept running semi-monthly between
that country and one of our Northern
cities. 1t would have paid for itself
over and over by this time, and the
United States would have been recog-
nized as a great supply depot and a
great market depot for all Eastern
South America AS it is, our govern
ment has kept still. The exports OF
Rrazil are between $S0,OO0,000 and
500, 100000 a year, $70,OO0,0O0 of
which comes to the United States, but
they do not come direct. They are
sent to England, and from England
across the Atlantic, and the result is
that when we get them they cost us,
In addition to the original cost, the
freight on the cargoes from England
to Rio, from Rio back to England and
from England across the Atlantic to
our ports.
| A strange sort of lunacy has been in
control-no, not 1unacy, imbecility is
the better word. England has been
dealing with the matter like a man.
Our work has been that of uuprac ticad
boys.-Salt Lake Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
One of His Greatest Rides Made When
He Was Thirty-One Years
of Age.

A fox hunter at SO years of age-a
fox hunter for more than three score
years and ten Brisbin Skies has, in
deed, swell earned the RICH. to the title
1.-The king of fox hunters" says the
Philadelphia Times. Heloves the chase
to-day as much as he did 70 years ago
when as a boy of ten he followed
hounds and fox in his first hunt. He
has probably participated in more fox
chases than any living man in America
s'The king Of fox hunters" lives at
Gap, LancastcrN county. not a great
distance from the Berks county line.
One of his most remarkable rides was
made when he was 81 years of age,
There. were GO hounds and 30 riders
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08

CENTRALIA will come into line with
the many Washington towns which
are making 1t hard for Inherent deal
ers to nsurp the business OF legitimate
tax-paying, community-supportlng
merchants The News says: "City
Attorney Buxton is preparing new
ordinance covering the matter prevent
ing cheap-John stores from coming in
and selling their wares to the great
detrimept of local merchants. This
city has been annoyed very much by
fake travelling dealers and this ordin-
ancc will likely become law with lit
tie If any opposition, as it should"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
IN REQUEST BY THE WOMEN
Austrian Who offered Himself in
MarriaRe to Five Scone
Hair Ones.

Probably the most successful sutton
of modern times is Alois Frankenberg,
Bavarian, who was lately sentenced at
Gratz, in Austria, to spend two years
and a half in prison because he made
love to too many girls and swindled
them out of goodly sums of money.
The son and heir of a wealthy man at
Gratz, reports foreign exchange, he
quickly ran through his patrimony.
whereupon he advertised for wife in
several papers. Girls of all ranks of So
clety answered his advertisement, and
selecting among them those who were
come,y and who had money, he prom
ised tor marry them. Gradually he in
weighed their money from them and
then he disappeared, leaving the hap
less women to mourn over his fick,eness
and dishonesty.
He was next heard of at Munich.
where he played the same trick and
with equal success on several young
and old widows. To the neighboring
cities he also paid frequent visits and
ever with the same object in view, the
result being that in short time he had
accumulated quite handsome fortune.
Unfortunately he went one day to
9ratz and was seen by one of his vic
TINS, who promptly had him arrested.
This modern Don Juan is himself au-
thority for the statement that he had
offered his hand and heart to at least
100 maidens and widows.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE 4,
DOING

The House as we'll as the senate have
now gotten fairly to work and are pas
sing number of measures though as
usual with legislative bodies many bills
find the route of indefinite postpone
ment.
The libel law enacted by the last
legislature is likely to be repealed and
the one of former years restored.
Two measures giving the author-
ties of Blaine and LaConner the right
to re-apraise their tide lands have pas
sed.
Everett is also a candidate for the
capital and. her citizens have Invited
the legislature to pay them = visit
Feb. Is. The larger number OF the
members of both houses were in Ia
coma last Friday and Saturday as
guests of that city in response to a
similar invitation.
The national government has been
given the right to build the Lake
Washington Canal and the state re-
linquishes any and all claims to dam
ages that may arise in building said
canal.
What puzzles the legislature is to
find a method to do away with the
present school book contract and get
better books at more reasonable prices.
Both houses have appoin: led a joint
committee to investigate the affairs of
the past state officers and especially
that of State Land Commissioner
Bridges, against whom there are num-
erous charges of malfeasance.
At present there is quite large lob
by of the fish trap and cannery men
congregated here, which appears some
what peculiar as they allege to have
the control of both the legislature and
ample means to look after their
interests. What could have done it
we do not know unless those innocent
bills presented by the representatives
from Mason could stir them up.
The railroad and capital measures
are the important ones OF the present
and both are extremely close The fate
of other legislation depends much up
on the disposition of these measures.
| The railroad lobby is hard at work
with the senate and they admit that
this legislature is the hardest they
have ever yet attempted to handle.
They are trying their utmost to play
their enemies agaihsr each other by
using the rate bill as club to kill the
commission bill. This end gained they
will be in the saddle and able then to
easily defeat the maximum bill thus
preventing any legislation this session.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
A Night OF Terror.

awful anxiety was felt for the widow
of the brave General Burnham of Mach
las, Me-, when the doctors said she
would die from Pneumonia before
morning" writes Mrs. S. H. Lincoln,
who attended her that fearful night
but she begged for DR.. Kings New
Discovery, WHICH had more than once
saved her life, and cured her of Con-
sumption. After taking she slept all
night. Further use entirely cured her"
This marvellous medicine is guaranteed
to cure all Throat, Chest and Lung
Diseases. Only SOC and $100. Trial
ottles free at G.. V. Dunbar's drug
store.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
THERE ia n revival of interest in RI

THERE is Il revival OF interest in rail-
way construction from Puget Sound to
the Columbia river through the in
auguration of condemnation proceed
ings for rights-of- way along the old
Union Pacific-Great Northern grade
by the Washington & Oregon Rail-
way Company. The corporation an
nounces its intention of building q
road from Portland to Seattle, crossing
the Columbia river at Vancouver and
proceeding along the old Portland
& Puget Sound Railway Company's
grades, Actions have been COM
menced in Clarke and Cowlitz counties,
and it is stated that the proceedings
may be contested by other corporations
looking e th1s me available field for
railway 6Struction,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08

THE New York Tribune says that
negotiations for the sale of Andrew
Carnegie's controlling interest in the
stock of the Carnegie company were
brought to II successful conclusion on
Monday, J. Pierpont Morgan and his
associates being the purchasers. The
transaction is colossal one, rivaling
the recent change in control OF the
Southern Pacific when that property
passed into the hands of Union Pacific
interests. Assuming that Mr.. Carne-
gle has disposed of his holdings at par
he will receive fully $S5, 100000 for his
interest, while at the same time he will
retain his So or 81 per cent interest in,
the $l60,OO0,O0O bond issue of the
Carnegie company.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08

A STEAMBOAT rate war is on between
Seattle and Victoria. The passenger
rate is now % cents, with freight rates
of but 30 cents per ton. The rate
war between the steamer Rosalie
and Dodwell's Victoria steamers was
begun early last fall, when rates
were cut to so cents from Seattle.
This rate has stood Tor months, the
steamer Sehome running against the
Rosalie. The Schemes rates are now
but % cents between Seattle and Vic
soria and including Port Townsend.
This reduction is taken to mean a case
Of Greece out" for one OF the two COM
peting steamers and Dodwell & Com
pany announce that they are in it to
stav"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
To Be Prepared

For war is the surest way for this
nation to MAINTAIN peace. That is the
opinion OF the wisest statesmen. II
Is equally true that to be prepared for
spring Is the best way to avoid the ne
cuilar dangers of the season. This Is
lesson mnli tudes are learning and
at this time, when the blood Is sure r.
be loaded with impurities and to he
weak and sluggish. the millions begin
70 take Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
purlfies, enriches and vitalizes the
blood, expels all disease germs, creates
good appetite, gives strength and
energy and puts The whole system IN !
healthy condition, preventing pnep-
monla, levers, aud other dangerous
diseases which are liable to attack 5
weakened system.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
Do not miss this Cap drive as
the goods are remarkably cheap
/ and you know your boy wants
a new cap.
The Lumbermen's Mercantile COMPANY.
MARK E. REED, Manager.

III the hunt. When liberated. the fox
took course 10 the northwaIsl for four
miles, then doubled to southwark for
i've miles, then westwarS, giving
hounds, horses and riders chase OF
nearly II miles before he was cap
tured.
Over fence. hedge and ditch the old
man, on his fine hunter, kept at the
heels of the hounds, and was up with
the quarry when seized by the first
dog. The hunters participating were
unanimous in declaring it one of the
greatest rides in the history of Penn
syfvama fox chasing, independent of
the age of the man who was first 'sin
at the DEATH
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08

THE capital question came up on
Ruth's bill for the purchase of the
Thurston County court house Monday
afternoon, but owing to the absence OF
several friends of the measure, it was
put over until Thursday The lobby
was full of Olympians, mostly ladies
anxiously awaiting the fate of their
champion on the first round. There
is some likelihood of the removal ele-
ment having strength enough to open
I'D the question to vote.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08

TACOMA stood at the head of all the
ports of the United States in the
quantity of wheat shipped during the
week ending January 10, sending out
355 800 bushels, compared with 336, 4S7
bushels from New York, and over
100000 bushels more thar any other
port in the country. In flour exports
Tacoma stood third. New York and
Baltimore alone surpassed her,
w. c.. Trade.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08

MORE trouble seems to be in store
for the gambling house proprietors Of
Seattle. Gays the P. /. Richard P,
Burkman, who was for time deputy
under a. 4. Van de yanter during the
latter's last term Is sheriff of King
county, but Who for more than a year
has been interested in mining at
Nome, has demanded warrants for the
arrest Of al the leading gamblers Of
The city.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08

The first mail to arrive from st.
Michael since the close of navigation
was brought to Seattle Friday by the
steamer Dolphin. The mail came out
by the way of the Yukon river by
means OF dog teams aud horse stage
lines. The distance from Bering sea
to Seattle was covered in about sixty
three DAYS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08

KITCHENER is reported to have said !:
"Give me one man like DeWet and I
will send home one third of the army"
And DeWet is reported to have said !:
ri will give Lord Roberts three months
to catch me, I will give Kitchener
three months and Lord Methuen all
his life"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08

Countess Castellane has sold her in
terest in several valuable pieces of
New York Property TO help relieve the
financial difficulties Of her husband.
Her brother, Edwin Gould, as the pur-
chaser.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
eNNEEEDHAM A RRABBITRY:9

"First catch your hare. Be ure
it's Belgian thoroughbred, and 20 ur
fortune is made.
One Bred Doe. $40
Well-bred Hares from 2 to
4 months old. at Sc per pair.
Call and see them.
MRS. IDA NEEDHAM
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
Stood Death or.

b. B. Munday, a lawyer of Henrietta
lex once fooled a grave-digger. He
says "My brother was very low with
malarial fever and jaundice. per-
suaded him to try Electric Bitters, and
ne was soon much better, but contin-
ued their use until he was wholly cured.
am sure Electric Bitters saved his
lie This remedy expeIs malaria. kills
disease germs and puri6es the blood |;
aids digestion, regulates liver, kidneys
and bowels, cures constipation, dyspep-
STA. nervous disease, kidney trpubles,
female complaints; gives perfect health
Only 50c at G. ". Dunbar's drug st0re
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-09
--@a>-- Co.,
QUO VADIS.

TIE wonderful success attending
the production of this play has
made it a sensation of the present
dramatic season. The book, of
which the play is a dramatization
has been SO extensively read and SO
favorably spoken Of by the critics
and pulpit, that every ore is ARK
ious to see it in dramatic form, for
this rea OIL it appeals not only to
the regular thcatre-going element,
but also to that class of people who
bat rarely visit the play house.
This accounts i'll a measure for its
success. The story of the play is
both instructive and elevating, ex-
pressing the loftiest of sentiments,
and showing the Spfferings of the
early Christians, depicts a thrilling
story Of life and love and gives OPP
portnnity for startling effects and
sensational scenes. It's action adj
mitS Of elaborate scenic surround
ings, but the success of the play in
manner depends Oh stage craft
and beautiful story well told.
The stage version Of the =. nance
opens in the house of PetroniuS
and the action begins with Vini>
cius confeSsing his love for Lygia,
the ward and supposed daughter of
Aulus PIautius, I!ygia is in rea'i.
ty q hostage of the state and on
this pretext is seized by Nero's
Prefonian guard at the suggestion
of tie Emperor's favorite, Petro~
MUS, uncle Of Vinicius. Taken to
the Royal Palace she escapes
the agency of Ursus, her
giant protector, but il pursued by
Vinicius, who in the course of his
falls among the Chris,
tians and meets Peter the Apostle.
Lygia is a Christian and Vinicius
moved by his experiences among
the martyrs adopts their religion.
Tie play ends with the victory of
Ursus over the wild bull in the
arena.
"Quo Vadis'' vii be presented
At Pythian Hall, Feb, 18th.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-09
Scme Progre8GiVenesS.

We note With considerable satis>
faction that the Police Jury has
made an appropriation towards
making an exhibit at the Pan
american Exposition at Buffalo.
Though the appropriation is small
and inadequate, yet as proof of q
more progressive spirit displayed
and an awakening to the parorhia'
need of development, it is II step
forward. Time IVES when the Police
Jury would not contribute a cent
for ell exhibit at tie great World )
Fair, and the only contribution tc
the state exhibit was made by phi
vate effort. That any effort is
made now is indeed encouraging,
and shows that the parish docs
IN We forward.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-09
Police Jury Proceedings.
st. FranGSville, La,
Feb. +, 1901.

wv vs. 1qOI'
The Police Jury met in regular
monthly session, with S. L. La.
verge President, and a full mem
bership present. Minutes of last
meeting were read and adopted.
A communication was read from
u committee named to devise
means for Louisiana exhibit at
the P&leAmerican Exposition, in
Buffalo, which opens up May !,
1901 Whereupon $lQ0 was .ap~
propriatcd, aud DR.. II. Lotion and
Hon. W. r. Percy were selected
to have West Eeliciana properly
represented at said exposition.
Resolved, That the road, 5al
ward, which has recently received
s20 work, remain the public road.
Resolved, That Morris Ogden be
appointed overseer Of road from,
Watson's gate to Dry Branch.
On motion of DR.. Lotion, duly.
seconded, the following was unani-
carried:
BE it resolved by the Police Jury,
That no public road shall be closed
Or changed without giving 80 days
notice of same to be published in
proceedings of the Police Jury.
Resolved, That all liquor deal
IFS are requested to pay their liz |
'ense on or before March l, 1901.
The following, on motion of DR.. |
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-09
Lost,&Strayed or Stolen.

About a year ago from Angola planta-
ton, One Brown Mare brand B S (and s
below the b s. OH the ioreshoulder, about
10 or l6hands tail, colt was with her, with
three stocking feet sort of double star in
face, brown. A reward of S. will be paid
the person who will bring her to Lang
side plantation, near Jarvis P. O., Miss,
Or suitable reward for information TINT
will lead to recovery of above described
animals. Address
Castella Scott,
Jarvis, Miss.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-09

AS the time draws near for thC
State Sunday School Convention,
which is to be held in New Orleans
La, March 1914, the interest in.
,creases throughout the State. Sun
day School workers are just begin
ming to wake up to the fact that the
opportunity Of a lifetime is at their
door. Five noted Sunday School
specialists will be there. They are
making a. Trans-Continental Tour.
and are visiting our State on the
way. Five persons, travelling over
10000 miles each, in tour rcquir
ing thirteen solid weeks of travel.
are to be in State Convention.
Prof, Excel, the great leader of
song, will have CHARGE of the mu.
sic. 1t does not take a prophet to
foretell that every Sunday School
worker in our State who can pc 81
bly, so to New Orleans, La, will be
there. Full particulars may be
had of r. Fl. Browne, 531 Natchez
street, New Orleans, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-09
Constable Sale.

State Of Louisiana, Parish of West ie,iti-
ana +. k. Moses " ~ hams
~ obedience to q { lut dir,, ted
by the iion. +. ID. liaralSon, judge of tie
Bird Justice { prI, III 'ite alloy, styled
SHIt. have seized and vii, ciler for sale
TO the highest bidder at the Office of llic
Sri justice court on
Saturday, Feb, 18th 1870,
hetwce'i the hours prescribed by law, tie
follnM Ing diSrriI g property to wi.
One y rrrl Mare and One Saddl,.
Tcrhs Of sale cash with the be.lciit o.!
ppr.ls men..
4. PAINES, Co stable.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-09
Mrs. u. E. Decl,nr

Mrs. NJ. E, Decker, accompani.
ed by little Willie Decker left on
Thursday evening. via Vicksburg
for Winnsboro Texas, where she
viii reside with her son. E. NJ.
Decker. Mrs Decker has been a
resident of this community for
many years and her many friends
regret to see her leave, Having
sold her personal property and
leased I. her home and lands in West
Feliciana. her residence in the Lone
Star State will doubtless be
permanent. Dem. Record.