The record-union., 1897-05-21

the taxes imposed upon some articles
that are necessaries, the Senate's adol-
tion of books, pictures, etc, to the free
list will come in for not little crlti-
cism.
GRUB STAKE MEN.
Jerome Reporter: There is a striking
example of how prospecting is done by
fellows who get a grub stake" and
strike out in the fall to eat it up, in the
incident that was brought to light a few
days ago near Prescott. A gentleman,
While examining a deserted claim, took
it in his head to put in a few holes and
see what was in the bottom of an old
cross-cut, and his curiosity was reward
ed by seeing before him a vein of rich
looking ore, which by horn-spoon test
will run about $50 Why such a streak
of ore was never followed up would be
mystery to any one who did not know
the habits of the majority Of the pros
Dectors, but most likely the beans gave
out, and the man who might have made
q fortune in a>few hours took himself off
to pastures new.
THE LABOR EXCHANGE EXPERT
MENT.
Santa Cruz Surf: The recent sale of
the last remnant of the Labor Exchange
property in this county has occasioned
considerable newspaper notice, and yet
the experiment is being repeated in
other localities. The theory of the La
Dor Exchange is a beautiful one, and
savorS of that good time coming" often
alluded to as the millennium, when
brotherly love shall prevail among men.
The trouble, and the only real trouble,
with the workings of the Labor Ex-
change locally was mutual distrust
among its members. When the time
comes that the Golden Rule is made the
standard of human conduct, the Labor
Exchange and other altruistic schemes
may fiourish-but not till then.
THEATER- GOING.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: For the past few
weeks Santa Cruz has been the scene of
many theatrical performances. Every
night during the week just spent the
Opera house has been crowded, and for
the coming week there are billed attrac-
tions that promise to draw many of our
citizens. And ali this in spite of the fact
that there is a cry of hard times"
The moral aspect of theater-going is
one which bothers some people 1t is
considered by many citizens that the
theater is the direct road to the lower
regions. But we think the road all de-
pendS upon the theater itself. No doubt
there are many plays presented which
tend to lower the moral principles,
which do not by any means ennoble the
youths who constantly frequent the
galleries. Such performances are in
deed harmful. But take the vast ma
jority of plays, and you will see that
there is nothing mpurei or immoral in
their performances. In fact, they teach
the noblest lessons of life They pre-
sent the weak and strong points of
character; they show the wisdom of
choosing good rather than evil
THE BRADBURY CASE.
San Jose Mercury: Splitter Bradbury,
the millionaire, having been duly spitted
upon the sharp rod Of the law and roast
ed to a turn by the press for having de-
family violated the anti-expectoration
ordinance, may now cool off at his leis-
ure. He has undesignedly done the
cause of a public decency a service by
posing as an awful example of individ-
ual indecency, and with all his wealth he
hasn't sufficient money to buy the re-
spect of a single self-respecting man or
woman in all California