The record-union., 1897-04-29
VOICE OF TIE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
Of the State and the Coast on Sub
jects of Living and News
Interest.

Horticultural Quarantine officer at San
Francisco, is keeping a sharp watch on
plants and flowers which arrive on
Hawaiian steamers. When the Aus
tralia arrived last week he found the
red wax scale on half dozen flower
wreathS. He fed them into the steam
ers furnaces and in future every
wreath and garland that comes here
from Hawaii will be similarly treated.
The red wax scale was carried to the
Islands from India about three years
ago and ii is spreading rapidly. 1t
does not attack fruit but 1t is death
to the leaves. Here is another good
argument in favor of national quar-
antine.
"A DURRANT SACK
Stockton Mail: There are indications
of the presence of Durrant sack in
San Francisco A portion of the press
daily as well as weekly-gives evil
dence of the fact, and we would not
be surprised to learn that the criminal
of the. century has established a bu-
reau of publicity and information in
| the metropolis. 1t is quite certain
nevertheless, that the processes of the
courts Will be allowed to take their
| course. The Prison Directors having
been taught that they have no author
F.! 1ty or jurisdiction in such cases, the
only recourse left the condemned man.
after efforts in the courts have been
exhausted, is the Governor, and he is
too good lawyer to enter his judg-
ment in advance of an appeal.
THE TARIFF.
Siskiyou News: The friends of the
Dingley tariff bill say that wool, fruit
and sugar will advance in price ten
per cent when the law goes into effect.
There are people in Yreka who would
like to know where the consumer is
going to get the additional ten per
cent. with which to purchase these
necessities. Confidence" has ceased
to be legal tender in this neck O woods.
GREEK AND TURK.
Mountain Democrat: Man for man,
with US and the Bible on his side. the
Christian Greek can wallup the infidel
Turk. But the unspeakable Turk,
with the Koran and a mob of European
powers on his side, may be too numer-
Gus for the gallant Greek. May the
God of battles lost and won, smte the
Saracen and save the right, is our
most devoted invocation with a relig-
ious amen.
STOP IT.
The Calistogan: Stop saying mean
things about your neighbors or enc
mics. If they have done wrong the
world will be quick enough to condemn
them 1t is your duty to speak a good
word for everybody under all circum
stances.
FOR HERESY.
Tulare Register: They are going to
try Ian McLaren for heresy. The man
whose books and sermons and stories
have brought hundreds of thousands of
people nearer to the throne of grace
than they ever dreamed of getting be-
fore is to be hailed before a court OF
men whose eyes are not an inch apart
and who make long prayers and preach
dry sermons to empty benches. The age
in which we live has no patience with
creeds. A creed is looked upon as a
device for keeping people out of church,
for narrowing the sphere of church pow
er and limiting the usefulness of church
people, and the great, busy, brother
loving world will watch this trial with
mirth, If not with derisiOn. Meantime,
more people will read Ian McLaren' S
books, sermons and stories, and so be
brought into closer fellowship with one
another, and with that simple religion
of love which the Rev John Watson is
doing so much to advance. Drummond
and Watson mark an era in the history
Of the religious life of the western
world.
NOT SO FAST.
Shasta Courier: Some Democratic
journals are nearly hysterical with joy
and crow Justify over the fact that a
number. of town and municipal elections
have gone their way when the same
places gave majorities for Mckinley.
Don't fly clear off the handle, gentle
men. The people may be willing to oc-
casionally trust a town government,
right under their noses and where they
can keep strict watch, to the control of
the Democrats, but you don't catch
them trusting the National Government
in such party hands. The Cleveland
experiment in that line will not be for
gotten in one generation.
A BOLD STAND.
Kern Echo: At the recent bankers
convention the proposition was boldly
put forward that the proper thing for
the Government to do was to call IN
the greenbacks and turn the money-is-
suing business over to the banks. rms
is indeed bold stand. But Govern
ment that would farm out this function
would appear to be ready to go out OF
business as a sovereign Power.
ADULTERATED FOOD.
Humboldt Standard: The light which
has been thrown into the dark corners
concerning the making and selling of
adulterated food causes person to
shudder The elegant jams and jellies
sold as delicacies for the sick or for rare
table use, are largely made from hoofs
and other slaughter-house products, in
stead of pure. wholesome fruits. To
think of swallowing diluted glue and
other nasty stuff for fruit jelly. Ugh.
But this is what has been going on for
years. With thousands of tons of
choice fruit in California going to
| waste each year, one would suppose
that jams and jellies might be produced
at a cost which would make the i'm
portation of such miserable stuff I'M
profitable The Pure Food Congress
which will meet in San Francisco next
Friday should have the support of the
entire press of the State in searching
out adulterated food products and
causing the manufacturers and vendors
of the stuff to be brought to justice.
The people who go into the markets to
buy food should be protected against
adulterated and unhealthful products.
Pure food, like pure air and pure water,