The record-union., 1897-04-12

| extend, q market for its fruit ana 1ruit
products it must establish the fact of
their purity and superior excellence.
Let it be known that every package of
fruit, of jam or of jelly that bears a
California trademark is exactly what it
purports to be; that it is the genuine
article and as good if not better than
| the best grown or made anywhere, and
| the demand for it will steadily increase
from year to year. As an example of
this we might mention the sun-cured
prune and other fruits of Santa Clara
County, which are in great demand be-
cause their excellence and the cleanly
manner of preparing them for the mar
ket have been demonstrated. ito the sat-
isfaction of the consumers throughout
the East and elsewhere.
Nor is the argument that the attempt
to shield the public against the imposi-
lions of dishonest Gamers and packers
will prove harmful ito our wine, raisin
and dried fruit industries less falla-
cious. These are being sold upon their
merits, and their merits have been
firmly established in the public mind.
The situation is we'll put by the Stock
ton Mail" which says that no business
has ever yet been injured by the pro-
cess of cleansing itself. California
has enacted pure wine bill and pure
olive oil bill, and both have worked
well. Pending their adoption some ugly
things were said concerning our adul-
terated wine and the nastiness of the
compounds that stood for pure olive oil.
temporarily these stories may have
had a depressing effect, but the knowl-
edge that in the future honesty would
obtain in the marketing of these COM
modities brought about a .reac!ion and
the demand for California wine and for
California olive oil was never so great
as it is to-day 1t will not hurt Cali
fornia jellies and jams and canned
goods to have it known that in the flu
ture they must be pure and up to the
standard"
LAWS OF MODERN WARFARE.
Placerville- Nugget: The laws of
war" as at present formulated by the
civilized nations, forbid the use OF poi
son against the enemy, murder by
treachery, as, for example, assuming
the uniform or displaying the flag of a
foe; the murder of those who have sur
. rendered, whether upon conditions or at
| discretion; declarations that no quarter
will be given to an enemy; the use of
such arms or projectiles as will cause
unnecessary pain or suffering to an
enemy; the abuse of flag of truce to
gain information concerning an enc
my's position; all unnecessary destruc-
ton Of property, whether public or pri-
vate. They also declare that only for
: titled places shall be beseiged, open cit
les or villages not to be subject to
/ siege bOr1 "a r6r mont that rYbIir
buildings, of whatever character
whether belonging to church or State
shall be spared; that plundering by pri-
vate soldiers or their officers shall be
: considered inadmissable; that prisoners
shall be treated with common human
ity; that the personal effects and pri-
vate property of prisoners, excepting
their arms and ammunition shall be
respected; that the population of an
enemy's country shall be considered
exempt from participation in the war
unless by hostile acts they provoke the
} ill-will of the enemy. Personal and
family honor and the religious convic-
tons of an invaded people must be re-
spected by the invaders, and all pillage
by regular troops or their followers is
strictly forbidden
A CUR.
Santa Clara Journal: You may find
honesty among thieves, truth among
liars, virtue among harlots, and wisdom
among fools, but you'll never find a
spark of manhood, womanhood or prin-
ciple in a meddler. The thief may
chronicle the truth by mistake; the fool
may say wise things by accident and
fallen women may go and sin no more
but the man who noses around and
mixes up with other peoples affairs will
remain the same contemplate, unprin-
cipled cur.
DINGLEY BILL.
| Petaluma Courier: When Cleveland
: went out of Office there was cash bal
ance of 500, 000, 000 on hand, and the
sum was constantly growing larger
The deficits between receipts and ex-
! penditures were as constantly growing
smaller. Business was gradually adj
: justing itself to the new conditions
brought about by the panicky times
produced by the Mckinley bin, and
which We're allayed in fact, but not in
effect until the great deficiencies Great
! ed under that law We're counteracted by
: the Wilson bill. This latter bill is now
producing a revenue more than suffi-
) cient for our needs. But the politicians
: who took tariff for the party slogan
/ feel called upon to do something tc
| raise the revenue" They will fine
T plenty of use for the revenue when it Is
: once raised To do this they have
devised the Dingley bill.
ANNIVERSARIES.
Oakland Tribune: The one hundredtf
anniversary of the founding of the mis-
sion of San Juan, which will occur il
t June, will be celebrated by the resi-
5 dents of the San Juan Valley md the
event viii doubtless attract thousands
: of visitors from San Benito, Santa
Clara and Monterey Counties and from
San Francisco The old missions OF
California possess a rare historical in.
= terest and inexpressible charm that viii
, increase as their adobe walls Iecomt
: still more hoary with age. In the same
: month Alameda will celebrate the
: centenary of Mission San Jose and the
} value of the missions to early progress
will doubtless be well shown at the
celebration.
GREEKS AND TURKS.
Pasadent Star: The Greeks would bt
/ making a good fight now if they were
5 let alone by the Powers. That spoils
= ! the romance of little fighters to be hello
2 back by big and officious neighhors or