The record-union., 1896-01-09

UniversaIist as to speak on religious
themes from the same pulpit with him.
He remembers when sectarianism was
rampant and a religious boycott was
maintained against persons Of diverse
creeds.
One thing noticeable in the addresses
made by the different pastors at this
service was that there was no apparent
trimming of the corners of belief. Why
should there be any lack of sincerity
around the manger cradle? Very likely
the speakers held different intellectual
views as to the person of Christ, but
there was no essential difference in
their view of his mission as Savior of
/ the world, as Master of Life, as Lord
| of the Kingdom of Heaven. They may
1 have thought differently as to how the
| life of Christ becomes immanent in
men, but none would deny that lin
/ Him was life, and the life was the light
| Of men," Standing in the same pulpit,
| the gospel watchman lifted up the
/ voice together and saw eye to eye, as
Il the Lord were bringing again Zion.
The great congregation was a denom-
national composite. Nobody thought
of sectarian differences except to re-
| joice that they were being swept into
the abyss of oblivion.
FORCIBLE EVIDENCE.
Yreka Journal: 1t is an interesting
and important fact but recently discov-
cred that the Statesman's Year Book
| for 1885, which is an eminent British
authority on geography, and has been
so recognized for thirty-two years,
l = Tl,r1f io1, C11io
as 10000 square miles, while the same
authority for 1895 gives the area at
| 100 900 square miles, an increase of 33,
600 square miles in that British colony
within ten years which is unaccounted
for by treaty or recognized conquest.
This is silent, though forcible evidence
of British aggression, and demonstrates
that it is high time this country took
stand.
THE BIGGEST FOOL.
Colusa Sun: Of all the disgusting
things the human vulture is the worst.
He is the drone in the hive of human
ity. OF all the fools on earth the work
ing man, who is his victim, is the big
gest. He is the honey-maker who is
robbed. In every town or village in the
State, and even in all country neighbor
hoods these two individuals are floating
on the surface of the occasion.
The one lies in wait for the other, and
when he comes along has no conscience
about fleeing him. Everybody knows
the f1eecer and the f1eeced, yet the traffic
goes on. The one has no respect for
| himself or his family, and the other
gradually grows deaf to the claims Of
| those who should be nearest and dearest
| to him. There seems to be no shame
about the matter The fleecer keeps
after his victim until he ruins him,
causes him to lose his work and sink
into degradation, spurns him and turns
in search Of new prey, not even hearing
the groans of the biggest fool" The
f1eecers perch themselves on the corners,
On the curbstones and about the high
ways and byways, and vulture- like,
swoop down on the thoughtless prey as
soon as the working hours end, and the
poor victims sally forth with the sweat
of honest toll still dampening their
brows. The wonder is that the biggest
fooP' cannot see the point.
A CONTRAST.
Tulare Register: Up in Truckee there
is a palace of natural ice and there is
displayed therein exhibits of oranges,
lemons, roses and other warm weather
fruits, flowers and vegetables, many of
them placed there from two to five
hours after being pIucked from the
stems where they grew. This is an OBJ
ject lesson in California climate. Our
friends Of the Eastern press are fond
OF drawing imaginary pictures of or
ange groves showed in when they bear
hear of train blockaded by snow in the
mountains. They do not appreciate
| the difference between latitude and
altitude. But the above demonstration
may convince them that while solid ice
may be made at Truckee, good oranges
may be picked in the hills of Placer
County only few hours away.
UITLANDERIsM.
Stockton Independent: There is con-
siderable of what is called Americanism
in the Transvaal The people there
believe in making those who get the
cream of the wealth in the country pay
the Government expenses. They there
fore make transient gold and diamond
miners pay about all the revenues.
The amount is but a trifie compared
with what the 'Uitlanders'' carry away
with them. It would be a good plan
to pursue in the United States. If those
who come only to acquire wealth and
take it back to their foreign homes
were taxed more heavily than citizens
there would be less of a drain upon the
country's money.
CUBA
Fresno Expositor: We presume there
is not an American citizen who will not
read with a feeling of delight the dis
patch which we publish to-day concern
ing the movements of the Cuban insur-
gents. They are struggling for inde-
pendence and a republic. The senti-
ment is one which is growing in every
civilized country on the globe, even
where monarchy plants it's flag and pro-
longs its stay. While the aid of this
republic cannot be extended without
violation of international comfy, the
sympathies of the people are with them.