The record-union., 1899-08-23

Dor hospital it betrayS the unfortunate
inmates, by telling them how they were
picked UP and practiced upon. One.
had three stitches taken in his scalp,
another was treated for headache"
still another for the bite of kissing
bug and a few others for ailments of
like public Importance. For snake
bites it has other names and doctors
to kill or cure. And in thirteen empty
pages it publishes the marvels it has
performed.
To tumultuous welcome of the Ore
gon regiment from Manila, it contrib
utes fusillade of Chinese fire crack
ers." And if the war worn veterans
prefer to be mustered out at San Fran
cisco, a yellow telegram to Mckinley
for overcoats furnished by General
Warfield, from the military stores of
this State. becomes the theme for nine
mortal pages of self graduation. For
sensational scare heads. one dead hero
is worth dozen live ones, and his
funeral is field day for the yellow
journal, that decorates his grave with
floral offerings thrown to itself. How
it throws tub to the whale and bats
hook for suckers, are open secrets
no longer profaned byNpublic curiosity.
OUR PECULIARITIES.
Alameda Argus: Some peculiarities Of
agricultural life in California have
been noted and pointed out by Wis
itors. They observe that the farmer
here, though his domain may stretch
away for miles. and acres and acres
of it may be Of most phenomenal fer
tility, buys his green groceries of
peddler, and his provisions and flour
and fruit at "the store" Though he
may have herds of cattle covering a
hundred hills, he buys milk and butter
and beef for family use. Another thing
is even more remarkable: The guests
at hotels in the fruit districts find on
the table not the choicest fruits, but
mean gnarly stuff, such as is sold at a
great discount or given away at the
farm. This was impressed upon US re-
Gently at San Jose. At the leading
hotel was a dish of fruit not a single
piece of which was fit to eat. A few
hours later we were riding through or
chards of the most luscious fruit. There
were hundreds of tons of it-great wag-
ons piled high, on their way to town.
A trip up through Sonoma County a
same experience One of the party had
yearnings for an apple. There was not
one to be had at any of the depots for
love or money, nor any at the hotel
where lunch was partaken of, though
in fields on both sides of the railway
We're bushels and bushels lying on the
ground and going to waste. 1t would
seem that a reputable hotel in a fruit
country would have on it's tables the
very finest fruit around If it cannot
afford to buy it the central fruit-grow-
ing organization could very we'll afford
to furnish it free.
CHEERFUL TO AMERICANS.
Stockton Independent: The contrast
between the masses in this country and
the masses in the Old World in and
out of the church is more remarkable
now than ever. 1 think the American
people are happy and hundred per
cent. more intelligent Their surround
ings are better: their chances are bet
ter. Where there is one case of mis-
cry here there are hundreds abroad.
and by abroad mean England as well
as the continent"
These were the words of Archbishop
Ireland on his return to America after
months spent in Europe. It is healthful
to the American system and the Ameri-
can spirit that we should be reminded
of these things, not only occasionally.
but frequently. 1t is pity that every
close and intelligent observer returning
| from Europe does not take occasion to
point out the difference. Americans
/ of intelligence are aware that the con
/ dition of the masses of the people here
are much better in every respect than
/ in the Old World, but there is such a
flood of pessimism in these latter years,
and politicians who are always 'agin
the Government" so frequently draw
unfavorable comparisons that there Is
| danger Of forgetting our real superior
| ity of condition and advantage. Amerl-
cans find greatest annoyance, OF course
from the small affairs Of life that arc
never reported beyond a certain radius
These petty grievances seem almost IN
| surmountable. We never hear of the
parallel troubles of Europeans because
they are not of sufficient magnitude tc
report Moreover, complaints are large.
ly stifed in the Old World, or condi-
| tion are so hopeless and Stupefying thai
ambition rarely rises above them tc
| complain. Thus America struggles OF
unconscious, except when reminded by
such observers as Archbishop Irelano
that every man here is surrounded b5
princely opportunities and endowed
with princely rights and privileges
when compared with the average toilei
of Europe.
SOME FACTS.
Contra Costa Gazette: Here are
some facts which will come out in {
! very impressive way next summer II
the war in the Philippines should be
still in progress at that time. These
facts will be destructive to the Demo
cratic party. Many men We're declaim
ing from the beginning of the wal
against all purpose to obtain any terri
tory from Spain. These men woulo
have given up even Porto Rico. They
would give it up now, notwithstanding
it's cession by the treaty, if they could
bring this about All these persons are
Democrats The Bryans, Germans
Vests, Cockrells, Stones and the resi-
of the men who have been bowling
against expansion-and all of those
who We're in Congress voted against
all measures calculated to strengthen
the hands of the Government in the
waS-are the persons who are responsi-
BILE, and they, with a few trif1ing ex-
| ceptions, are Democrats. 1t is reason
ably certain that American sovereignty