The record-union., 1893-04-26
PRESS NOTES.

! Stockton Independent: 'The most Sc
we're effect of Evans and Sontag's ca
reer will arise from the fact that they do
not consider it necessary to leave Cali
fornia. Their temperance in Nisalia
! is evidence that they feel secure in tGat
vicinity, If they were not certain Of aid
| and comfort in Tulare and Fresno Coun-
ties they would have left there long ago
They could as easily leave the State as
they could range those counties for so
many months, but it is evident that they
don't want to leave. This is only be-
cause they are reasonably safe where
they are-among friends-and they would
| be wholly dependent on their own
shrewdness if they went away"
Los Angeles Times: Lieutenant Tot
ten, the inspired prophet of calamity,
finds an intimation of more trouble brew
ing for the country in the fact that John
Browns statue was recently struck by
lightning and badly broken. To most
fact that John Browns statue was not
protected with a lightning rod"
Kern Valley Democrat: 1.-THE inefficacy
of prayer, when opposed to money, was
never more strongly shown than in the
recent city election at Pomona, when
high license triumphed over prohibition
The churches of the town held hourly
prayer meetings during the day of cleo
ton, at which prayers for the success of
the Prohibitionists were offered. In the
meantime the advocates of liquor and
high license worked on the old-fashioned
plan and of course won the day. AS the
Trustees pledged to license are also
pledged to the rate of not less than 81, 800
per license, Pomona won't be much of a
liquor town after all. The recent election
| merely proved that to fight the devil,
even saints must use his weapons"
Marin County Tocsiq,: 1.-THE San Fran
cisco papers have been systematically
misrepreseuting and abusing the recently
enacted law for paroling prisoners with
out the slightest knowledge of what they
are talking about. Either that or they
are lying with somewhat more than their
usual consummate skill in that direction.
knowing the public sensitiveness on the
questions relating to the criminal class
and aware of the whispered belief that IN
stead of our punishments being too severe
our laws are, in fact, laxly administered,
almost Ineffective against criminals with
money and influence and only enforced
against the most tlagrant offenders, the
metropolitan journalists have espoused
what they believe to be the popular
course of working up scare concerning
a measure that they have never taken the
trouble to read"
Eureka Western Wdtchmdn: "Sacra-
menlo is wide awake and is making a
united move to induce the establishment
of factories in that city. Large meetings
are being held and great numbers of
property holders are signing contract
agreeing to pay l per cent. on their as
sessed valuation into common fund to
promote the location and operation of
| factories. 1t is an earnest move on a
business basis, and will give an impetus
to Sacramento which nothing else can
give. What is Eureka doing in that
| direction? Cannot our people offer some
inducement for the starting of a woolen
mill?"
San Bernardino Courier: Cremation
destroys the germs of all disease most
effectually, and instead of placing the
body of dear friend in the earth to de-
cay and be consumed by crawling worms,
it is much more pleasant thought that
all that remains of that friend is few
pounds OF clean ashes securely sealed up
| in neat metal casket. The encourage
meut of cremation is a great advance in
health and reverence for the dead"
San Jose Mercury: "The monetary sit
uation affords good chance for Senator
Stanford to exploit his plan of issuing
money based on land values. The people
are now prepared 10 consider the prop
osition on its merits without regard to old
| financial dogmas, and when considered it
is sure to win advocates among progress
| i've men,"
| Humboldt Times: "With the scourge
| of cholera in prospect for Europe it is not
pleasant to note the opening of the season
| with disastrous labor strike. Belgian
workmen are likely to need every dollar
they can earn before the summer is over"
| Sebastopol Times: 'It has been sug-
gested that fruit-growers have special
marks or labels on their fruit boxes, that
customers may know who produced the
| fruit and from whom to buy. In this
manner the fruit-grower who sends
choich fruit to market will not be de-
pendent on the failures of his neighbors
to properly assort their fruit. Merit and
profit should go where they properly be-
long,"