Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-09
CLIPPINGS.

Judge Tourgee is said to have cleared
the comfortable sum of $50, 900 from the
sale OF "The Fools Errand." This proves
that there are more fools than the one who
went on the errand.
Wyoming paper says: A year ago
Laramie Plans cattle man was offered
Utah herd and ranch for $4,000, which
offer was rejected. Since that time tina
Utah man sold S45 900 of the herd, then
sold the ranch for 81, 500, afterward put
80, 600 more into the herd, and then sold it
for $4,000.
The remains of Lewis FL. Redfield, the
veteran editor, printer and publisher, who
died on Friday in Syrscuse, n. Y, was in
TERED at lakewood Cemetery, beneath
simple slab bearing the woEds-chosen bv
himself" Lewis H. Redfield, printer. a
worn and battered form, gone to be recast
more beautiful and perfect.
don't care so much about the loss of
my thumb, as thumb" said the grocer.
whose horse had smputated the member.
T" but as source of profit / shall miss it.
I've measured that thumb in the shape
of beans, meal and molasses nigh onto a
thousand times. Well, my wife can't af.
ford new parlor carpet this SPRING"
Briggs hired lively horse to take a
little exercise. He got more exercise than
ne wanted, and, as he limped to the side of
the road to rest himself, a kind friend
asked him what did you come down
so quick for 2 What did come down
SO quick for? Did you see anything in
the air for me TO- hold on to ~ he asked
grimly.
A German at st. Paul, Mimi, sent a let.
ter to the Emigration Commissioners at
Castle Garden, directing them to select
Scandinavian girl not more than IS years
OF age for wife, and forward her to him.
He stated that among her requirements she
must hat iitel monney, aud also dress
and boots and mantel, because clothings
are very dear in Minnesota"
II was a woman-Madame barnet, the
wife of a French surgeon-who discovered
at st. Grieix the bed of kaolin which frat
gave France the material for the mann.
facture of real china, hard porcelain, in.
stead Of the tender, porous stuff before
made. Madame received no recompense
until fa= advanced in years, and when she
became the victim of poverty a scanty pen
sion was allowed her.
Mr.. Labouchere says: "a French
writer would be regarded as an ignorant
person were he to make fault in gram
mar, whereas an English writer would be
looked upon as somewhat OF purist were
he not often to do so. remember when l,
as boy, was taught English composition.
l was told never to fiaish phrase with a
word of one syllable, and never to put three
words of one syllable together.
Shall / go West?" is the heading
of an article in leading Eastern jour
nal. The answer is clear. Certainly, if
you have the "sand that is, the brain
and muscle and skill. The West is not in
need of drones. 1t ia no place to live
easy. A man not willing to roll up his
sleeves and sweat had better not come
Wet. Every body sweats out West they
don't simply "perspire. "-fChicago Inter-
Ocean,"
A lunatic at the asylum in Utica, N. Y
is a United States pensioner, and the lsre-
est one in the United States. Since 1866
| he has been paid S. $50, while his arrear-
ages amount to almost as much more. By
| the various acts of Congress he is emitted
| to receive the same pay as If hc had Lost
| both eyes. both arms or both legs, insanity
leaving him as helpless as il he were en-
tirely crippled. 1t does not do him much
good, as he is unaware Of his wealth or dis.
| tinction.