The record-union., 1897-08-25

/ JUSTICE FIELD.
Colusa Sun: Justice Field has now
been upon the Supreme bench longer
than any other Justice, and there is
| much talk of his retirement to make
room fer younger man. 1t is an open
secret that he win not retire as long
as he can hold on for the reason that
his wife does not want him to do so.
AS the wife of a Justice of the SUI
| preme Court she has held a certain
social position that she would not
maintain as the wife of a retired Jus
| tice. And it happens that society has
its claims on the Government. Justice
| Field has been one of the best abused
men in this country, but as a lawyer
his reputation will be as lasting as
history. His enemies charge him with
subseryiency, but he went through one
test that ought to go far towards re-
lieving him of the charge. In 1872
when Greeley was nominated Justice
Field wanted the Democratic nomina-
ton. At that time the anti Chinese
feeling was intense in this State. With
out California Field had no chance.
The validity of the queue ordinance
was then before Justice Field, and he
rendered the most unpopular decision
OF his life. In the Democratic conven-
ton held at Oakland the speakers said
that the party could not carry that
queue decision through California. He
could not be demagogue to be Presi-
dent. Now, however, his wife had bet
ter let him get off the bench, even if
she does have to take a less exalted
nlaca in VIC c0oiafv
THEY PAW THE AIR.
Los Angeles Times: Brown Univer-
sity is having more trouble with it's
| litter of professors than an understood
hen with forty-eight diversified chick
| ems. 1t appears to have taken the place
of Professor Elliott in the roar of ma
tions, and the noise of its walls is as
dolorouG as a calamity bowler who has
been caught in a log jam. It does seem
| as though whenever anybody gets in
noculated with. that free-silver virus,
he begins to yell and paw the air some
| thing outrageous. LET us have peace"
JUSTLY SUSPICIOUS.
Oakland Times: The public mind,
which has worked up into a state of
| positive unreason by the sensational
| handling of the Klondike discoveries
in the San Francisco papers, is return
ing to it's normal tone. One proof of
it is seen in the falling off in the rush
to Alaska, and another evidence equally
good is the general skepticism with
winch the stories about great gold finds
in Trinity have been received. The
newspapers have exaggerated valiently,
but the public has refused to grow en-
| thuSiaStic.
A NATTER OF LABOR.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Contrary ito
pretty well-diffused notion farm labor
in some Instances at least, paws better
! than some not by any means undesirable
city labor. The Consolidated Iron Mines
OF Duluth the other day wante1 seventy
flve men to go to Hibbing, but could
not get them because the farmers were
paying higher wages for workers in the
wheat fields than were offered at the
mines or were being paid in Duluth.
Ihls is an incident which is not neces-
sarily connected with the Wset The
country has been drained of it's labor
ing men to longest the city. reac-
ton must take place. There are plenty
OF unskilied laborers, often out of en-
ployment, who could live cheaper in
the country and have steadier employ
ment than on streets.
SULPHURING WALNUJTS.
Pasadena Star: A Santa Ana man tells
the BLADE" that there is no excuse for
sulphurlng Walnuts The sulphuring.
he says, destroys the keeping qualities
OF the nut almost entirely, and detracts
from its flavor. The mistaken idea that
the nuts are more saleable when bleach
ed is the reason why the practice of sui
phuring has been so generally INDUCED
| in.
AN OBJECT LESSON.
4reka Journal: The first six months
of the Mckinley administration is in
marked contrast with the correspond
ing period of the Cleveland administra-
ton. Then banks We're tumbling, bust
ness houses were putting up their shut
tiers, manufactures closing, farm prices
falling, railroads going into the hands
! OF receivers, men were idle everywhere.
and strikes and riots were the order of
the day. Now the railroads cannot fur
nish cars enough to move the crops. the
| prices are good, and the farmers hunt
ing for more help, mills and factories are
reopening, banks are complaining only
of a plethora of ready money, and gen
eral activity and cheerfulness are re-
suming
THE SALVATIONISTS PLAN.
Fresno Republican: The Salvation
Army is on the right track in its move
ment to transfer people from the great
cities to the land which needs tilling.
| Outside of its music, which may be for
given, the army generally is on the right
track and a most helpful factor in the
| progress of mankind. But it's colonial
| ton scheme is among the most beneficial
| of its enterprises for it reaches class
| which otherwise will not be reached
| There is large class of people in the
! cities who We're born and barely live
there. They merely exc out an exist
ence, but it is the only existence of
which they know, and they do not know
how to escape from it. This is the class
whom the army would particularly reach
by its plan of organization. Already
thousands of such people have been re-
moved to colony farms, and many thou
sands more will be reached. The army
should receive moral and financial sup
port in its enterprise, for rarely is one
/ undertaken which promises more for
the betterment of the race
SOME PLAIN FACTS.
Ukiah Republican Press: Under nor
NAL conditions the present population
of the United States will consume an
nually nine pounds of wool per capita,
on the unwashed basis, or, in all, &c.
100000 pounds, thus requiring 10000