The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-08-05
The sum of $S92,527, 991 has be

HE sum OF T092,52I ,99l has been
appropriated att his session of con-
gress. This includes ..$l17, 1886, 220 Of
permanent appropriations to meet the
sinking fund require ments and inter
est on the public debt and for other
objects and 1861, 7SS,0G5 to meet ex-
penses of the war with Spain.
BIsMARK, the "Iron Chancellor"
died Saturday night, at the advanced
age of SO years, fitting second to the
Grand Old Man" of England, and
Germans everywhere are in mourning
for the man, whose determination and
judgment have safely guided the
Fatherland through many serious
troubles of the past half century.
NEARLY 10 per cent of the men
killed in the land engagements at San
tiago were oficers--22 out of 230.
There is an apology due from all those
papers which have been abusing the
officers appointed by the president,
and elected by the men. The Ameri-
can officer is not only a commander,
but he is leader and a fighter.
so are the enlisted men.-Nugget.
BACK into the folds of republican
ism is where all progressive people,
who in the dark days of Cleveland ad
versity left the party, must eventually
gravitate Now that the economic
questions" are not bothering the peo-
pie any more, and the return of pros
porous times has exploded the theory
that "half our metal money was de-
stroyed," which is the term used by
the true followers of Bryan, there is
nothing common between the demo-
cratic and populist parties on the one
side and the many who seeded from
the republican party on the other
Northwest Republican.
The Hoquiam Washingtonian states
that a strike is seriously contemplated
among the mill workers OF the Grays
Harbor country and rightly counsels
moderation and concessions on both
sides to Obviate the evils attendant up
on a resort to this most unsatisfactory
arbitrament of labor troubles. Grays
Harbor has Il half dozen big mills be-
sides a much larger number of smaller
ones disbursing thousands of dollars in
monthly pay rolls and bringing into
the district Il revenue, the suspension
of which would be seriously felt by
every class in the community.-W. G..
Trade
JUDGE ROOT. who has been very ia
vorably mentioned as one of the can
didates for supreme judge on the Re-
publican ticket, and stands a good
chance OF the nomination, Is we'll
known on this end of the Sound. I'm
til he moved to the larger field at Sc
attic, he was resident of OLYMPIA
enjoyed an enviable reputation for his
honest, sterling qualities and his legal
ability. Personally, from an acquaint-
ance of fifteen years, we can vouch
for Judge Root in these respects. AL
though comparatively young man,
his lite has been devoted to law prac-
tlce, and being close student, his
years OF practice before the bar, have
certainly ripened his judicial mind sc
that he would be credit to the SUI
preme bench.
DON'T be afraid of making mistakes
Tlmldity never accomplished anything
in this world, says Agricultural Adver
Using. All men make mistakes and q
great many of them. But If you are
going to wait until you are entirely
sure you will not do anything wrons
from business standpoint, you will
never accomplish your object in life
If you have such an overpowering feal
OF an error OF judgment, the best thins
you can do is hunt some humble il
paid clerkship where your employer
will be financially responsible for your
mistakes and will reap practically al
the benefits of your labor. If vol
wish to amount to something ther
pitch in do the best you can, forget al
about your mistakes except so far a.
you find use for them as a future
guide, and the chances are more thar
even that you will come ahead. i
you don't, then try it again, and with
care and perseverance you a:e bound
to win.