Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-28
STRAY PARAGRAPHS.

Oxtails are quoted in the New York
market at only dollar dozer, and here
it is within two weeks OF fly time. Per-
haps some Yankee has invented a substi-
tute.
Says French advertisement: Wanted,
a distinguished and healthy-looking man
to be 'cured patient in doctors wait
ing-room. Address l. B. r., Post Res
tante."
During a storm. recently large number
of fish fell at Morning Sun, Iowa ; most
CT them were small minnows, but one cat
fish which was picked up was about six
inches long.
The Boston Post says that men would
cry if they couldn't swear. One who has
never jumped three feet high and yelled
"By hockey y cannot imagine what an es-
cape-valve it is.
Buffaloes are very scarce in the Indian
country this year but the Government
will, of course, see to it that the red man
has chance to wipe out fair number OF
small settlements.
The fact that South Carolina woman
broke her neck by looking over her shout.
der at another .woman's bonnet, will be ex.
cused by the sex on the ground that it
was last years bonnet trimmed over.
Angelina (who has never seems revolving
light before). elbow patient and perse-
vering those sailors must be, Edwin The
wind has blown that light out six times
since they first lit it, and they've lighted
it again each time"
Venus, which is now an evening star, has
for companion the planet Mercury, which
appears in unusual brilliancy, and is above
the horizon for about two hours after sun
set. With favorable skies it will probably
remain visible until near the end of June.
A client did not wish to pay a lawyer
retaining fee in suit he wished to begin.
The lawyer suggested contingent fee, and
explained, on being asked what that was
:" If lawyer loses the case he gets nothing.
If he wins you get netting" sort Of no
say turkey to Indian once.
A mineral spring in Arkansas. whose
water turns az red as blood when confined
in bottle, and an oil well in Kentucky,
from which flows an abundant supply of
refined petroleum, all ready TO produce
pure and brilliant fame, are among the
new wonders of the country.
A zinc box containing 430 LISTERS was
found day or two ago in the Seine, at the
spot called Port a lAnglais. These letters
had been forwarded from Moalins 20 Paris
sduring the siege. Ali those letters, the
addresses OF which are still legible, have
been sent to their destinations.
Ga the day when Victor Hugo had his
slight attack OF paralysis, he was, accord.
ing to the description OF one OF his friends,
in better spirits than he had possessed in
many days. He was almost conceited in
mis- contemplation CT the years that he ex-
pected to enjoy without even a hint of ILL
mesa.
At the recent matriculation examination
of the Calcutta University eight women
passed successfully, of whom six are ma
tives of India; and at Bombay seven
women were successful, including four from
Poonah. At the First Arts examination at
Calcutta female candidate obtained
scholarship of the first grade.
"Well," said the Pope's Chamberlain on
the occasion of Cardinal McCabe receiving
his hat, "and how are we to enter your
name-simply as McCabe, or as Mac
cab@us?" " Whichever way you like, was
the prompt reply of the general Irish &C.
clesiastic, who dearly loves a joke, $50
long as you do not write NE Judas!"
Iron tLondon) says There are many ar.
ticles in which several countries are long
way ahead of US. An example is to be
found in the superiority of the tools which
are now SO largely imported into this coun.
try from America, and which, while re-
markable for their quality and finish, are
much less costly than those of English pro.
duction.
Although Sarah Bernhardt, or Madame
Damala, has made large sum since she
left the Francois, her managers have had
the lions share. In the future her hus-
band will be her business man himself As,
although member of the Greek Church,
he is of his wife's race, he will know how
to keep the ball rolling and the quidnuncs
talking. There is not sharper man in
Paris.