The record-union., 1895-04-15

a1eu near tne mead OF Broadway, Tor the
purpose of establishing Chair of Orien-
TAI Languages. His idea was that the
commercial relations of this country and
China would be SO close and important
That great number of young men would
study the languages of the Orient. The
land had prospective value of $50, 900. 1t
remained unsold for many years. After
the sale the money was not all in hand and
there was not enough available to estab-
llsh the professorship. This will now be
established in accordance with the orig
lnal purpose of the testator.
Spelling FOR FIGHT.
LMarysville Appeal
A recent writer suggests that if there is
anything in the law of averages or his
torlcal precedents, it is about time for the
United States to have another war. The
average period between wars heretofore
mas been about twenty-five years, and
thirty years have now passed since the
civil war. Never before in our history.
that Is to say, has there been so long q
period of profound peace as the one
through which we are now passing, and
II history is going to repeat itself, a war
must soon ensue.
THE UNEMPLOYED.
[CoIusa Sum-
1t is out of the ground that ths unem-
ployed should be given an opportunity
to dig living. There will always be
room enough on the earth for each inhab-
liant to dig living, and those not provi-
dent enough to manage for themselves
should submit Ihemselve to the manage
agement of authorities. 1t will cost the
Government nothing to care for any one
who Will work-they can be given as
much as they can eat and comfortable
clothes in return for labor and be without
care. All the people of the Sacramento
Valley combined have not made so much
as this, and they have had great cares.
THE AMERICAN BREAD FRUIT.
Tacoma Ledger.
Apples are dearer than eggs in the
New York market and the price is on the
rise. At the fruit stands they sell at the
rate OF two for five cents and from five
to seven cents for single apples. The
large foreign demand explains these
prices. 1t has led to an enormous ship
ment of the best fruit to Europe, and
lessened the supply for this country. Ia
England recently the market ran as high
as 10 shillIngs, the equivalent of SlI a
barrel for Newton pippins, and Baldwins
nave been selling for 26 shillings barrel.
In the week ending March 18th there was
exported from all points in the United
States and Canada 6,641 barrels of apples
as against l, 1l6 for the same week the pre-
vlous year, and as against IL, 703 barrels
for 1892 and 1893. The total shipments
during the present season, up to the week
ending March 10th, were l, ,424, 992 barrels,
as against l6S, 706 barrels for the year pre-
yious. In other words, more than eight
times the quantity of this fruit was ex-
ported this season than in the previous
season.
STICK TO SEEDS.
SaltLake Tribune.I
Judging from what be says about Mic
aragua Secretary Morton must be ambiti-
GUS TO manage our foreign relations. He
had better stick to distributing seeds.
LOCAL sELF-GoVERNMENT.
Riverside Press
The Press, almost alone among the pa
perS of the State, has dwelt strongly and
persistently upon the harmful results
which have come from the centralizing
tendency Of California legislation. That
there are certain directions in which the
State must insist upon uniformity there
is no question, any more than there is
that the National Government must be
allowed absolute control of certain mat
ters to prevent conflicting State legisla-
ton that would make union impossible
but as we have often insisted, there is no
reason why localities should not be left
freedom OF action when such liberty
could in no way be detrimental to the
State at large. There is no better gov
erned portion of the country than those
New England towns where the people
are free to do almost anything they may
choose within reasonable limits.
RADICALLY WRONG.
Santa Cruz SenIinell
There is something radically wrong
somewhere in the machinery adopted by
society TO protect itself against crime, if
we are correct in the impression that
second offenses of high grade are more
frequent than first ones, in the history
OF criminal proceedings. The old theory
is that one of the objects of punishment
is the reformation of the criminal to such
an extent as to induce him to leave the
criminal class. But it scarcely seems
too strong statement to say that the
only period when the convicted criminal
can be depended upon TO refrain from
crime is while he is behind the bars and
even this statement must be modified
by the condition that the means and op-
portunity for crime must be kept away
from him during that period, for the com
mission OF murder aud other crimes of
violence by imprisoned felons is increas-
ing In frequency.
A TROUBLESOME QUARRY.
Portland OregonIanl
The public is familiar, in sense, with
the white elephant" as the cumbrous
quarry of the eager and ill-considered
pursuit of a whim, and the individual
with such a burden, metaphorically
speaking, upon his hands, is by common
consent fairly entitled to the pity of the
curious, If not to the larger sympathy of
the conservative element in a commu-
nifty.
What, then, of the community that
finds itself, as a consequence of a like
eager pursuit of a theory, with Scarlet
elephant upon its hands, that has been
driven out of hiding upon the plea that
the creature would therefore be driven
out of existence?
The legal chase after this creature-a
myth to decency when properly concealed
from sight, stalking monster of shame
when exposed to public view-is not new
exploit in law or morals. Many time
has she been driven from shelter; adver-
tsed as thing to be avoided, while
being pushed about the streets, hunted
through the thoroughfares, prosecuted
with the goad of popular execration. AS
often has she returned, after the eager
ness OF the chase has abated (or been suf-
ficiently baited), to her former haunts,
secure from molestation for another sea-
son.
CURIOUS.
Alameda EncnaIl
Under the purity Of election laws.
''every candidate voted for at the cleo
ton" must file an itemized statement of
his expenses within fifteen days after
election. We feel somewhat curious to
see the figures some of the candidates
will put down.
An Enthusiast.
1t is common enough to find men of
science making ex experiments on animals.
but it Is not often that we hear of a learned
Professor making experiments on him.