Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-28
The stranded Barh-nantre or snow
ODDS AND ENDS.

Silver jewelry is much worn. The an
tique silver is the most fashionable.
Jones thinks man is fortunate who has
his will contested after death only. He
says his will has been contested ever since
he married Mrs. Jones.
"My serment shall stand on dose three
pints," said colored preacher not many
Sundays ago 81, the expoundin'; >, the
enlargin'; and 3, the arousin'."
There are some 50, 600 more females than
males IN Philadelphia, and cross-eyed
man with big feet and snarly teeth can get
a pretty good-looking girl on the string in
that city.
Brown University menaces Providence
with the establishment of bicycle club.
There will be sharp corner to turn at the
bottom of College street, but there is a
Coroner's Office on the next block.
The Worcester Gazette says 'Ashes
and sand are almost as good as flour"
This statement doesn't seem SO absurd
when you understand that it is referring TO
putting out fire by throwing these articles
upon it.
| A lady was praising the amiability of
her friends husband, and asked how in the
world she had ever brought him to such
| perfection, whereupon the friend sweetly
answered that she did it chiefly with %
croquet mallet.
The Sultan seems to have more diamonds
than ducats. A cigarette that he offered
some one at a supper being declined, his
Majesty produced a snuff.box set with,
superb diamonds and bade the person use
that instead and keep it.
Poultry should not be allowed too much
space to roam about while being fattened
for market. The well-known fact of the
superiority of Rhode Island turkeys over
all others is doubtless owing to the linz
tied quarters which they are obliged to
occupy.
The most learned woman in tine world is
said to be Princess Dora d'Istria. She
reads and speaks fifteen languages, has
written novels, historical and philosophical
works, is an honorary member of dozen
learned societies, and lie. Notwithstanding.
quite good looking.
The Washington Post says: "When
Mary Anderson was III 81. Louis she in
vested s. 600 in a diamen necklace and
pendant" On, come. Naa.ie. your good
looks will pull ,Su saFoul:h son dou't
need to work the stolen jewel racket,
which is becoming bore.
The Rev. Dr. Voolfolk, Baptist minis
ter at Versailles. Kentucky, thinks that he
has discovered the location of the Internal
regions. He says that every star is burn.
ing world. Our sun is one of the smaller
of these stars, and is far advanced in the
process of combustion. The white stars
have still more intense combustion, and
he believes that some such world will be
the future abode of the lost.
Leopold Won Ranke, the historian of the
Popes of Rome, not satisfied with having
given to the world nearly as many volumes
as he has years and the illustrious chron-
icler is older than the German Emperor
is busily engaged with a new work on uni
versal history, the first volumes of which
are expected to appear in a few weeks
dealing with the oldest historical group of
peoples, including the Greeks.
A trial was made in Berlin the other day
in presence of Count Moltke of a newly
invented traction engine, adapted to mill
tary purposes. This engine drew five
heavy guns of fifteen centimeter bore
through the streets for over two hours at
the cost OF two marks an hour. The trial
was considered by Count Moltke and the
staff very satisfactory. Probably the trac-
tion engine will become an institution in
the German army.
In the villa Eugene, at Biarritz, the
most interesting room is that which be-
longed to the Prince Imperial. The bed is
still there which he occupied when he first
visited the place, a boy of IL years of age.
On his writing.t table still remain the
blotches of ink, and in the bookcase is a
curious memorandum written by the late
Emperor, of directions for little expedi-
tion which the young Prince was to take
with his bonnie to Pau.