The record-union., 1897-06-04

lives and other peoples patience out
forming societies and promoting meas
ures for their amelioration or relief"
The criminal has been coddled and
pampered, reprieved committed and
pardoned till he thinks he owns the
earth. 1t is likely to take several
rounds from the Calling gun to undo
the mischief that wrong-headed phi
lanthroPists have wrought.
JAPAN AND HAWAII.
San Diego Union: Marquis KIDD, who
is accompanying Marquis Ito to Eng
land, is quoted as saying that Japan at
ter it's experience with Formosa does
not want to annex Hawaii or anything
else. He failed. however. to explain
why it is that the japanese are so per-
sistently endeavorng TO force some
spare thousands of their people into
Hawaii. That there was an organized
colonization scheme, with at least the
sanction of the japanese Government,
is not disputed, and the only explana-
ton for this movement is a purpose
to Japanize the islands with view
to ultimately taking possession Mar
quis Kido's diplomacy is probably
stronger than his veracity.
NOT so STRANGE.
Fresno Republican: After all, it is not
SO strange that Lieutenant Peary
wishes to go on this mad quest, for
should he reach the pole would he
not be heralded as great on his re-
turn? Not that he would have done
anything to make the world better or
practically wiser, but the people would
not stop to question that He would
have found the North Pole, and that
would be enough for them. 1t is
foolish piece of business and high
price it's nothingness costs, but even
the accalmation of the foolish counts
for something, and Lieutenant Peary
wishes to hear it,
NOVEL INSURANCE.
Alameda Encinal: A novel idea in the
line of insurance is in successful OPP
Grafton in Switzerland and it is pro-
posed to introduce it into this coun-
try. This is a company which insures
against unemployment. 1t issues pol
1cles to people who, upon the payment
of not excessive premium, are in
sured against loss of employment. The
premiums are of course graded ac-
cording to the indemnity desired, and
the policy holder is guaranteed an in
come of a desired amount proportionate
to the premium paid and limited to a
period not to exceed four months in
every year. There does not appear to
be any good reason why such a plan
should not be carried out successfully
There are thousands of people who
would doubtless be glad to patronize
such an institution, and so make them
selves safe from the possible lack of
employment, for a time at least.
ADVERTISING.
Marysville Democrat: The manner
of advertising to reach the people has
greatly changed in the past two or
three years. Gradually the penciling
on fences, buildings and rocks is going
out of use and in the same proportion
the space in the leading daily and
weekly journals has come into demand
The reason for this is found in the
great number of men and women who
have in the past accumulated great for
tunes in the United States by purchas-
ing space in the journals that reach the
people.
CALIFORNIA BRANDY FRAUD.
Yreka Journal: The matter of that
counterfeit California brandy becomes
worse the further it is looked into. 1t
shows state Of affairs in this district
that We would doubt not the Treasury
Department will take full cognizance
of. 1t calls for radical reforms and for
Congressional action too perhaps. In
the meantime it is likely to attract at
tention all over the United States and
in Europe. We hope it will. We hope
it will be shown to all concerned that
although frauds have been committed
in California products, the manufactur-
ers and producers and the people of
California are determined that there
shall be no more.