The record-union., 1895-08-14

men ana DOyS-uOt uODOS dul fdEs-tueS
would find their labor highly satisfactory.
There is no getting around the fact that
honest, conscientious men aud boys Will
do honest. conscientious work.
COMPLEMENTARY.
San Jose Mercury
The action of the Board of Trade in
making the editors OF the newspapers in
this county members of the board, to be
exempt from the payment OF all dues, IS q
deserved compliment, especially to the
country press, which has done so much
to build up the various sections OF the
county and whose influence is always
exerted in behalf of every public enter
prise.
A BASE ISLANDER.
Los Angeles Herald
For several months certain San Fran
cisco papers have contained attacks upon
the Department Of the Interior on account
OF alleged failure of the Commissioner OF
the General Land Office to do justice to
the California miners. They have al
legged that the Land Office at Washington
is in the hands Of the railroad interests.
and that miners could not get their claims
allowed.
Last Friday the Chronicle. in a studied
attempt to discredit the present admins
tration, declared that the Miners Assocla-
ton had been given to understand that
the railroad claims must not be inter-
fered with, and even goes to the extent of
putting the following words into the
mouth of the Commissioner: Il viii pay
no attention to protests, no matter from
what source they may come"
Now, what are the facts AS we are in
formed, the whole foundation OF these at
tacks is the action taken by the CommIs-
sioner In holding that the wholesale and
uncorroborated protest of the attorney of
hn o. ACSn "a a q
| tract of land. comprising about $4,000
acres, was not specific enough. the exact
objection being thus put: mo special
protests having been filed, the protest
herein (the general one against vast
reglon) in it's present form ls not consld-
cred sufficient to warrant an order for q
hearing" No attempt was made to
bring the matter within the rule, namely,
that the protest against railroad sections
must specify tracts or legal subdivisions
thereof, alleging them TO be mineral"
etc., but, as if notoriety were the only
thing desired, the attorneys flow to the
newspapers, with the results above stated.
Now. there is no man who ever heard
of a land case, wuo does not know that
the Commissioner was obliged to point
out the requirements under the decisions
and rules of practice and suggest that
'in its present form" the protest was too
vague aud would have 10 be- more spe-
citic-that 1t was not enough tor mere
attorney to say that a whole region OF
% 900 acreswas mineral land. No offer
to amend, no hint of any purpose to
comply with the requirements appears,
but editorials denOuncing Cleveland
have appeared in swift succession, until
at last the Land Commissioner is made to
utter the words quoted.
NomOre miSchievous misrepresentation
Of facts could be conceived than these at
tacks show. No more malignant pur-
pose could exist than the one underlying
this whole series OF assaults upon the
honor of public men, and no more offen-
sive and reckless slander is possible than
the one contained in the article quoted.
1t is some satisfaction. however, to feel
assured that the very reckless ness of this
abuse must some day react upon the
brutal authors Oft.
THIS IS THE TINE.
Tflacer Herald.
The papers have doomed the local
manufacturers for some time Now let
manufacturers get in and boom their
wares. Every citizen in California has
been urged to buy Calitornia-made ar
ticles, and yet not per cent. of these ar
ticles are advertised and the hoped for
purchaser does not know whether the
goods are home made or Eastern. This
is the time to advertise.
BEAUTIFY THE TOWN.
[Wheatand Four Corners.
The Gridley Herald publishes the fol-
lowing in regard to identifying that
town:
1--WE would suggest to the ladies of
Gridley that they form Identifying
Club having for its object the improve
ment aud beautifying Of the streets of the
town. 3 The first view of town
is the one most like to impress the
visitor"
The beautifying of a town is matter
largely public in its character and scope.
yet it is an individual proposition to such
an extent that every citizen Interested IN
the welfare, prosperity and appearance
of the town in which they live. move
and have their being" is called upon to
perform his and her part in keeping up
the good work. The Rcrotd asks that
the women of that town initiate and pro-
mulgate the work. Amen, to this most
applicable idea. 1t is a work in which
women are naturally adapted and usually
delighted, yet wherein they require COM
munty aid and the especial cooperation
OF the sterner sex.
JUST BELOW THE KNEE.
Alameda Encinal.l
Ladies who ride the bicycle will be in
terssteti to know that such an eminent
authority as General Lew Wallace is an
enthusiastic advocate of the fair cycler.
and that he approves of boomers ''about
which there is nothing immodest, il
being merely their present oddity of ap-
pearance that now eXcites comment.
Why, in the Tyroi the women wear skirts
coming just below the knee, and no one,
not even an entire stranger, looks
askance."
IRRIGATION.
Colusa SUM-
ing OH the wild prediction ofirrigation
in The most humid regions OF the CONT
nent, he knew that time would viudicate
his position, but he hoped to be able to
view the promised results from some far
Pisgah and hardly dared to hope that he
would live TO read such things in an Ohio
paper. He could not see how any man
could fight irrigation in the Sacramento
or the San Joaquin Valleys, but while
knowing that Ohio must have it in time
| he thought il would be after every foot of
the Sacramento Valley was subject to
some system. The Sun need not saw that
il feels proud of the fact that although it
has not succeeded SO well in impressing
people who cannot posi- bly, prosper
without water with the necessity for con-
cert of action, thoughtful men, the world
over, are falling into the line of it's pre-
dictions.
OLD GLORY.
Fresno Republican,
4 movement is on foot to prevent the
use of the national flag for advertising
purposes. Il should be successful Ii
nothing else is sacred against the demands
of progressive business the stars and
stripes should have such reverence as it
deserves and it is difficult to feel it when
the banner Is used to advise the world
to TRY Bing's Pills" We hope that the
spirit of this movement will crystallize
into law.
STILL on IT'S TRAVELS