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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-15
Powetful Searchlight.

The electric eearchlight that is to be
installed on the Electric Tower of the
Pan American Exposition is destined
to attract much attention. Visitors
to the Worlds Fair may remember the
great searchlight operated there. If
they do, and desire to make compari.
son, they may know that the search
light OF the Pan-American Exposition
will far surpass this Worlds Fair light
In every particular. The Chicago
searchlight was known as 36-inch.
protector, while the Pan-American
searchlight tor the Electric Tower will
be . 3O-inch protector. There 10 six
inches difference in the size of these
projectors, and the first thought is that
the Pan-American light is the smaller,
In one sense, it is, hut to this must be
added the fact that the 30-inch pro-
jector of today is q far more wonderful
.
machine than was the s6-inoh project
or OF Worlds Fair days. This 30-inch
protector of the Pan-Ameriean will be
the most wonderful light of its kind
ever erected, and 1t will be operated on
the 36O-foot level of the Electric Tower.
In order to more definitely locate this
56o-foot level, it may be further
pointed out that it is the level at which
the Tower makes the last contraction
and this is only 81 feet below the ex-
treme apex or highest point of the
Tower and statue of the Goddess OF
Light that will surmount 1t.
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Commerce Of Philippines.

An interesting statement, comparing
the commerce of the Philippines for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1900,
with the trade of the islands under
Spanish administration, has been
made public by the division of insular
affairs, War Department. Even with
the extremely unsettled conditions
prevailing in Philippines, it is stated,
an anlysis of the trade statistics shows
that the import trade for the last fiscal
year was the largest of any year since
1880. The total value of all imports
into the islands for the year is set
down at $23, ,O39, ,5S7. The approxima-
ted value of imports in 1895, 1896 and
1897, gives figure not larger than
$10,O00,00O in any one of them. From
1880 to 1894 the average annual i'm
ports are reckoned at about SIT ,000,-
600.
The average annual imports from
the United States alone from 1887 to
1901 are set down at $130,662 and
from 1882 to 1896 at $135,228. For
the last fisca! year the value OF imports
direct from the United States was ST.
| |656 6,469, over ten time the an
nual average from 1892 to 1896. A
like comparison with of foreign coun-
tries shows the increase in the case OF
France, 135 per cent; Germany, 62 per
cent, and the United Kingdom, 81 per
cent. The principal articles of inn
ports were cotton, raw and manufact-
ured; chemicals, drugs and dyes,
breadstuffs, paper, meat and dairy pro-
ducts, malt liquors and cider, books
and printed matter, Glassware, iron,
steel, leather, wines and cordials.
AS to the exports from the Philip
pines. the statement sets out an in
crease in their value last year (S21,-
766, ,44O) of per cent over the annual
average from 1880 1894 (S20,526,98D.
While the value of exports from
the islands has been maintained, the
quantities, it is stated, have descreased
materially. This is said to be particu-
larly true N the case of Manila hemp
For example, the total expectation of
this commodity last year amounted TO
over Is, 900 ton. valued, 81, $685.
while the quality exported during 1894
was over "a 900 tons, but only valued
at 81 ,243,S42,
The collector of customs for the is-
lands, in his report the United States
military Governor, saws:
aThe decline is partly accounted for
by the disturbed condition of the
country, which has been interrupted
ard prevented agricultural and pro-
ductiye development, and partly by
hemp, the principal y Of export
heretofore, being held q the islands
|it is believed, by i1teE6ate hsrties
Euntil it suits their fnancia
|ence to export it,
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Riches Of Edward WI.

Royalty and riches do not always
run together, writes Allen Sangree in
the New York World. The Queen of
the British empire received, as We
used to be told at school, - thousand
pounds day and EGO 900 on her biz tn
day."
The Queens official income OF
s3S5, ,OOO year was half = million
less than the Emperor of Austria,
100000 less than King Victor'e,
10000 less than the Shah of Persia'a
and ouly half as much ~ the Kaiser's.
But there is no doubt that her majesty
got along very well on the E24 ,OOO, GOO
which she received from the British
people.
1t is not difficnlt to understand how
the table of King Edwards poverty
while prince of Wales get abroad.
The special grant of 436,OOO year in
1889 probably had something to do
with it. There Is = story that when
travelling incog. in France at the end
of the Franco German war the Prince
OF Wales, with his equerry, General
Teesdale, was Obliged to pawn HE
watch to pay his hotel bill, but such
stories are told of every monarch.
They may be true enough, but nothing
would be more absurd than to imagine
that they indicate anything more than
Observation-Disclosures.
Yet it is on foundations quite AZ
shadowy that the pile of gossip and
scandal about the Prince Of Wales
poverty has been built up. The truth
is that from the moment of his birth
the Prince Of Wales Was splendidly
rich. He was born, as the Irishman
would say, with sixty thousand year
in his pocket, and from that day
to this his Duchy of Corn wall
has yielded him that magnificent sum.
At " the Prince married and Parli-
ment gave him Marlborough house
and a wedding present of 100000 a
year. That, too came to him regular
ly since 1868, year in and year out.
In 1889, when the Prince's family ran
away with his money, Parliament
once more came to, his aid and nearly
doubled the grant he had received
since 1863.
From 1889 the Prince was relieved
of the anxieties Of "a father for the f.
nancial welfare OF his children by .
special grant Of ESQ, 600 q year which
came to him in quarterly instalments
of $1,000. So that the public income
of the Prince Of Wales was 4136, 900 .
year.
We know however, that the Prince
had at least two private sources of in
come-his estates and the turf. The
heir apparent to the British throne won
&12O a week on the race courses Of
England. And Ss,nlringham which
he purchased out Of his early savings,
had rental Of 81 600 year, bringing
bis income. as We know it, to within .
few thousand Of ESQ, 600 year.
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The greatest danger from COLDS and
la grippe is their resulting in pneu-
monia. If reasonable care is used,
however, and Chamberlains Cough
Remedy taken, al danger viii be
avoided. It will cure cold Or an
tack Of Is grippe in less time than
any other treatment. II i pleasant
and safe to take. For sale BY G. v
Dunbar.
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er than 300 white men living in the
Congo Free State. There was scarce
ly a merchant among them and only
q few missionaries. Most of them
were employees of the government,
and they were engaged ia ex-
ploring the new territory, in establish
ing and offering stations, and in
training the natives for service as SOL
diers, boat hands and workmen. The
proportion of deaths among them was
appalling, and, with very few excep-
tions, they were obliged, every two or
three years, to take long furloughs in
more healthful regions.
The latest statistics with regard to
the whites living IN the Congo Free
State show that about 1,700 are scat.
tered all over the state. The exact
number on January l, 1899. was l $50.
One. sixth of the eutire number live at
Bona, the capital of the state, fifty
miles up the river, and large portion
of them are employed in the public
Offices. About 200 are living at Mat
adj. ninety miles up the river, and
most of them are in the transportation
service; for Matadi is the starting
point OF the railroad connecting with
the Upper Congo, and here all freight
transshippcd between the railroad and
the European steamers. There are
nearly as many white men at Stanley
Pool, the place where freight is trans
shipped between the railroad and the
up-river steamers, and here also are the
shipyards where the steamers are put
together and repaired.
A Iarne number OF state, commercial
and missionary steamers are now es-
tablished on the upper river and on its
tributaries far north and south of the
main stream. Thus over 700 white
now living on the upper river system
above Stanley Pool and about 400 OF
them are really in Central Africa, for
they live from 1000 to nearly 1000
miles from the mouth of the river.
Just about one-haH of the white per-
sonnel are Belgians, and nearly all the
leading nations are represented in the
remainder.
The increase of whites in the French
Congo territory is very large. This
large region is just north OF the Congo
Free State, and though it is officially
known as the French Congo an inn
portant part OF it is tributary to other
streams flowing to the Atlantic or to
Lake Tchad. On January l, 73O
whites were living in the French Con-
go. of whom five-sevenths we're French
they are not so generally distributed
through the country as in the Congo
state, for commercial and missionary
stations are not yet widely distributed
The largest white population is at
Brazzaville, at the head of navigation
on the Ogowe river, several hundred
miles from the ocean. About one
seventh of the white population are
women, which is a larger proportion
than in the Congo state.
A small but steady stream OF settlers
is flowing from Germany to German
Southwest Africa. The statistics are
not very recent, but in 1896 2,Oz5
whites were living there, OF whom $40
were women and children. Fifteen
years ago there we're very few whites
in that part Of Africa, but it is now
forging ahead faster in its Development
in the German possessions. = Chicago
Inter Ocean.
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CHELTON LODGE, NO. g.
- l. o. o. F.
Regular meeting every Wednesday evening
80 P NJ. in the Odd Fellow Hail. Shelton
Wash. AL members il good standing, cordially
invited to attend.
WATSON RODENBEEGER, l.. j MORRISON,
N u. r. Sec.
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Society Cards.

EIRsT CHURCH.
o
Preaching every Sabbath at IL O'Clock A. N.
and7 80 P. N. Sabbath School at 12:15 A. NJ.
PRAYER meeting at 7:30 r. NJ. every Thursday
Everybody is invited to attend. Seats free.
Ladies prayer meeting at 2:3Q Wednesday af-
tenloon.
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DACIFIC LODGE, NO. 66,
K. OF p.
Meets the first and third Friday evenings OF
ofeach month at the Masonic Hall. Visltin
Knights cordially invited to attenc.
J.. L. HUNTER. G. v. DUNBAR,
K. of r. & S. =. q.
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Mt MORIAH LODGE, No. IL,
M F. GA NJ.
= OCULAR Communications Saturday eve
II On or before the full of the Moon. A cor
dial invitation is given to all brethren in good
standing. Masonic Hall. Shelton, w. I.
W. NJ. BEACH W. M. MARCUS KNIGHT, Sec.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. J. G. JORDAN.
Preaching services every Sunday at IL, a. m
and p. m. Sunday school at 10 q, m. B
y. p. U. at 7: D. M Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at 7:30 O'Clock. AL are made
welcome at these services. Cor Fifth & Gotta SITS.
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w,ELCOME CHAPTER, NO 40.
wv ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every Saturday after Full moon OF each
month. All members in good standing are
made welcome.
MINNIE LEAKE, MAGGIE HILTON,
Worthy MatrOn. Sec..
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G E. Cross Post No. 90, G. AR.
Z
Meets III Websters hall on the 6rst Saturday oil
each month at 2 O'Clock P. NJ, Comrades are
cordially invited to visit and join.
GILBERT WARD. l. w. WOODS,
Adjutant. C0mmanoer
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CEDAR CAMP No 1SO.
i WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
Meets every 1st.eand 3rd Tuesday ct. Masonic
Hail. Shelton. Visiting neighbour cordially In
vited to camp with us. J. N. kNxSLAND.,
Al J. Munson, Clerk. C0nsul
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CAHAwAMISH LODGE NO. ls.-
, /. o. G. T.
Meets every Saturday evening at 1880 in the
l. 0. O.sF. Hall. Visiting Members In good
standing are made welcome.
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CKOoKUM HOMESTEAD NO. 225,
> BROTHERHOODA AMERICAN YOEMAN.
Meets in "A. o. u. w. Hall, on End and 4th
Tues lays ofeach month.
DAISY E. STEWART, Correspondent
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COLDSBOROUGH TENT, NO 7S.
- KssO O. +. NJ.
Meets End and 4th Mondays of each month.
Visiting members cordially invited.
J. +. RILEY, s. W GEO. EMnoII,
Sir Kuight Com. Record Keeper
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ykTANTED--ACTIvE,MA MAN OF GOOD CHAR
for old established manufacturing wholesale
house 1900 year, sure pay. Honesty more
than experience required Our references, any
bank i'm anvc CITY. Enclose self -addressed stamp
ed envelope. Manufacturers, Third Floor, 3S4
Dearborn St., Chicago.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
JAPAN,s FAST WAR CRUISERS.
The satsuse Among the Leading
 Ocean Fighting Machines.

From the London Engineer.
 The first-class Japanese battleship Hat suse, which has just sailed from thls country for Japan, Is probably the best and most powerful warsfip in the Worlo' She has been constructed by SIT W. G' Armstrong. Whitworth & Co, Newcastle. on.Tyne. from designs by their naval architect. MT. Philip Watts, F. R. 8. She had reached Portland en route for Japan on the 31st of January last, when she was ordered by telegram to Spithead to toin the line of warships of all nations which took part in the funeral oosequles of her late majesty, Queen Victoria sne was probably the largest and most pow erful vessel in the line, and the King LOOK occasion to send for her captain and comu,imented him on her appearance The Hatsuse Is 100 feet long between per pendiculars, with beam of 76 feet, ana a displa lacement of 5000 tons on draugnt of 27 feet.
 Her armament consists of four 12-inch guns. twin mounted in barbette on the middle line at the ends of the ship, ana fourteen six-inch guns. mounted in case mates. eight on the main deck, and six on the upper deck; twenty twefve-pouno CT guns, twelve three-pounder guns and four submerged eighteen-ich torpedo tubes.
 Her armor consists of a complete belt from stem to stern. nine inches thick over the length occupied by the machinery and magazines gradually reduced to four inches at the extremities. Over the cen tral portion occupied by the machinery ahd magazines side armor six inches thick Is provided above the belt to the height of the main deck, and this is car ried across the ship and connected with the central barbettes, thereby forming citadel and protecting the bases of all the guns on the main deck. The bar bettes enclosing the 12-inch guns are or 14-inch armor; the casemates protecting the 6-inch guns are of 6-inch armor; and the armor of the coming tower is four teen inches thick The whole of the ar nor Is of the most approved tough hard faced steel.
 On her official trials the vessel main tained 8 speed of over nineteen knots dur ing three hours the mean of four con- secutive runs with and against the tide giving a speed of 19.1 knots the power developed on this trial being about 300 indicated horsepower. She also ran for six hours with four-fifths of full power at a speed of eighteen knots. The boil CTS are of the latest Belleville type, and throughout the trials the stoking was performed by the Japanese firemen be- longing to the vessel.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
Educational Gifts and he South.

From the Baltimore News.
 During the year 1900 donations to the extent of S34, ,932 ,644 were made to educa- tional institutions In this country but of this enormous aggregation only trif1e | more than s1, ,O00, ,0oO was given to schools
 and colleges, either white or colored, in | the South and of this amount compara- I lively little came from the North. This 1 is unfortunate. The educational needs of l the South are so pressing, the conditions now prevailing so susceptible of improve ment, that we are confident an intelligent and earnest representation of the situa- tion would induce generous response fromphilanthr0pists, regardless of geog- raphical lines.
 Beyond question, the South Is the field of all others for missionary work along educational 1ines-the field which will re- turn the greatest profits on the smallest investments. Booker Washington's Tus- kegee Institute Is In proof of this, and the success of other schools on smaller scale confirm it. The South, unfortu- nately for her, holds the largest propor- tlon of the iliterate class, but 1t Is not altogether her fault, and of late years she is doing her best to meet the require ments of the case. The task, however, Is too great for her unaided efforts. and sh 2 need feel no humiliation in asking. nor any hesitation in accepting, aid from the North, which In a certain sense is un- der heavy obligations to assist in the work.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
3uNstoN' s Career.
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Brigadier-General Funston went to the Philippines as colonel in the Twentieth Kansas when the war there first began. After many heroic deeds leading his regiment to many victories, he was mus- tered out and returned to this country, when, on October go, he was appointed a brigadier general of volunteers and re- turned to the Philippines.
 Frederick Funston is the son of light CT. His father entered the civil war as lieutenant in the Sixteenth Ohio Battery. and served throughout the war, partici. patIng In many of the engagements along the Mississippi river. With many other Ohio men he moved to Kansas soon after the war and engaged In farming. He got into politics in the early 7gs and was elected successively to both branches of the Legislature and to Congress.
 Young Funston, after a varied career, attended a meeting of Cuban syrapafhiz- CTS in Madison Square Garden in 189S, and was illed with the desire Co aid the is- land in its struggle for independence The offer of his services was accepted by the Cuban junta, and he obtained a commits sion as lieutenant colonel in the army of liberation, being secoud in command to Osgood, the college footbaH player. His service in Cuba was cifsracterfzed by thrilling incidents. When his chief was killed at Grinaro, in October, 1896. he as- stunned command. He charged and took the Spanish works in fierce assault, carrying 8 dynamite bomb iH his hand as they advanced.
 At Bayamo he exchanged the artillery for the cavarly service, and was shot several times in the course of his impetu- ous charges At Las Tunas he took charge of the dynamite guns, and was again wounded. His horse, too, was shot, and fell upon him, injurins his h,p. Suffering as he was, he made his way to headquarters and begged unsuccess- fully for the lives of fifty Spanish guer- rillas sentenced to die.
 This cruelty so disgusted the brave fellow that he resigned his commission and departed Later he joined the Amer ican army.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
A Manly Use of Sunday.
BY REV. PEARsE PINCH.

yet has a man the right to make the antire home gravitate to the level of his physical need? There is a tender and delicate point here, involving the relation of the husband and wife. On the one day of the week when her husband can be with her the true wife does not willing ly leave the home for an hour. Unless she has a stiff conscience toward the duty of going to church she will not leave him unless he establishes it as the rule of the household that the wife and chill dren shall attend church. The woman who loves her religion in the deepest and finest way Is most sensitive of all lest 1t should separate her from her husband. An unless a man is unusually chivalrous at this point he will be claiming uncon- seiously from his wife what no manly man will want to take from her. By swift and tender intuition she feels 1t at once if he wants her to spend all the hours of Sunday with him; and, blessed woman, she will not go from his side all day long. It is hardly fair for a hus- band to consult his wife and learn her wish in this matter. For in those hours. all too short, when they can be together, what woman, by her own wish, will leave him for an hour? If she goes he must send her. He must be the strong one in the case. He. and not she. Is the one to determine whether or not the home Is to settle at the level of his physical weari- ness
 There is a case which does not belong under the head which we are discussing. The man who proposes to have a Sun day dinner At for a lord. and served on time, or else be cross about 1t, does not belong among the men for whom this is written. The term manllness Is not in his vocabulary The case Is stated for him in saying that the liege lord Is home to- day and folks must stand around; the hog is come and must be fed
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
He Never Returned.
rom the London Answers.

From the London Answers
 'If ever again you use the word she instead of it. I shall consider it to be q personal insult!' screamed ReignaId's s sweetheart. It's very rude. in my opin- ion, to use the same word for ships and such things as you do for ladies!" But, my dear" protested Reignald, everyone does it. and I don't sec why you should look at 1t in that light"
 ''I don't care what you see or don't see!" cried the furious young lady. 1T object to it!''
 'I think there is good reason for it in some cases" said Reginald. "A locomo- tive, at any rate, is rightly called she :"
 Indeed" exclaimed the girl, putting on a weather office look, which scene to say -"expect squalls" And wlry?"
 Reginald hastily prepared to depart be- fore replying. Then he said:
 Because 1t makes such horrible noise when 1t tries to whistle