The record-union., 1897-08-21
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EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions ON SUBJ
jects Of Living News
Interest.

Vallejo Chronicle: 1t was observed
/ that many of the ladies at the theater
last evening removed their hats, and
thereby added to the comfort and pleas
ure of those sitting behind them This
custom was brought about through
compulsion in San Francisco and other
places, and it would seem that in our
city it is adopted as a proper thing
to do. 1t ought to be more universal,
and that it is not so is no doubt due to
thoughtlessness. Before the weeks the
| atrieals are over in our city, it is to
be hoped that all the ladies viii adopt
the idea and thus lend enchantment to
the views of those who sit behind
| them
GIVE OUR OWN A CHANCE.
San Diego Tribune If the United
States imposes an extra duty of 10
per cent. on foreign goods entered from
a contiguous country, it will, according
to the chief freight officials of the Ca
madam Pacific railway, kill all our
China and Japan business in exports
intended for the United States, and
will kill also Importation into the Uni
ted States through Canadian ports
Montreal in summer and st. Johns in
winter will suffer from the adverse leg
islation." If that is the case the quick
er the duty is imposed the better Give
our home railroads a chance. It is
/ about time that our laws were framed
more for the protection of home rail-
roads and less in favor of the upbuiid-
ing of Canadian industries and trans
| portation lines
HIS DELICATE MISSION.
Stockton Independent: Mr.. Bryan is
going to study Spanish for the purpose
of delivering addresses in Mexico in
! october and thereafter, to show the
MeXicans how prosperous they are
| through silver. If the Mexicans are
prosperous and do not know it they are
as unfortunate as if they were not pros
porous and Mr.. Bryan's undertaking is
therefore highly philanthropic. If he is
no more successful in that country than
he has been in his own in a kindred
mission Mexico will not receive much
benefit from his self-imposed task. Ac-
cording to new school of sciences
thoughts are things, and if Mr.. Bryan
can make the Mexicans believe they
prosperous tilCil lllOlSlil l1ldt lutt
are so will be equivalent to prosperity.
hypnotically. AS Bryan hypnotized the
| Chicago Convention he may be sue
cessful in operating on the Mexicans
and making them think they are pros
porous, except that part of the popula-
| ton who have to pay the heavy pre-
mlum on foreign exchange TO enable
| them to do business. In that case the
thought and the real thing of adversely
will work together to counteract the
| mere thought thing of prosperity as
| Mr.. Bryan sees it
PROSPERITY SPREADING.
Bakersfield Echo: The great rush
north has stimulated the dried fruit
market. Kern County prunes have
been sold to the Alaska Commercial
| Company for shipment to Juneau and
st. Michael and large quantities of
other dried fruits will also be sent up
there. It's an application of the old
adage- prosperity in one part of the
| country benefits all parts. This will
be exemplitied still farther when the
industrial institutions nearer home re-
sumo operations. Well employed fac
tory hands make good customers for
the farmer and the orchardist.
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.
Tulare Register: The British Govern
ment has declared its inability to treat
with the American Monetary Commits
sion until the Indian Government can
be consulted. France has declared that
she Will not send delegates to an inter
national monetary congress unless Eng
land does, and the attitude of Germany
is the same, therefore the hope of hav-
ing such a congress is deferred until
October, when India will have been
heard from and the British Govern
ment will be ready to declare it's poll
cy. All of which has sent silver down
until the silver in a silver dollar is
worth only ~ cents in gold The most
that Topics hopes for from an inter
national conference, if one is held. is
the withdrawal by nations of small bills
and small gold and a larger use of sill
yer for small transactions-for change
with gold continuing to be the basis
and paper its principal representativ
among the moneys of the world This
is not all that Topics wants. but it is
all he hopes for.
COFFEE CREEK
Redding Free Press: It will be strange
indeed if some new and rich finds are
not soon reported from the Coffee Greek
section. Hundreds of men are pouring
in, and generally of a class that mean
business and are physically able tc
wrest from the soil the riches held
therein. Ground Will be uncovered that
has never before been prospected. and
as gold is where you find it, among a
multitude of searchers, some must
surely meet with success. Shere is nc
section in this State furnishing a more
promising field for the prospector than
northeastern Trinity, and no section
prospected less. The country is rough
but past experience has shown that it
is rich in gold and silver, and even
quicksilver, for it is there that the
celebrated Altoona quicksilver mine is
located. The country abounds in fish
and game, and there is plenty of feed
for pack animals. Like in all excite
ments, facts have been distorted, but
after all there is a basis for everything
that has been said, and even the un-
lucky ones Will not suffer hardships be-
yond what they are able to bear. and
be benefited by the change, for there
Is no country more healthful and there
is no danger of starvation.
LET EN- DROP.
San Bernardino Sun: Every year there
goes UP the same old cry of the fruit
all dropping with more especial refer
ence to the orange, because that is the
most dear to the avaricious mind and
when one drops the owner thinks oil
what might have been if ne could