Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-11
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.

The increasing popularity of lager beer
in England has stimulated the British
brewers to undertake its make. But thew
do not make it yet with glucose.
Michelet's continued popularity in France
may be inferred from the fact that Paris
printer has just signed contract for an
edition of 10000 copies of his "Histoire
de France and his " Historic de la Revo
luton Franchise" with illustrations, at
the amazing price of nearly $40 volume
1t is net long since it was announced that
Don Carlos and his royal spouse, the Ouch.
ess OF Madrid. had agreed to take separate
roads IN life. The severance has lasted
only short time, for it is now announced
that the Duchess and her daughters have
joined Don Carlos at his residence, the
Priory. near Windsor, England.
Louis Coon, conductor on Louisville
street railroad, wishing to whip the two
Grunlohs, father and son, who kept a
bakery on his route, but could not get
away from his work long enough to do it.
He accordingly armed himself with a re.
volver, jumped off his car as he was pass.
| ing the store, hastily shot each Grunloh in
the leg, and then calmly resumed his du-
ties.
Pericles is the subject of one compart.
ment OF stained glass window for Har.
ward Memorial Hall. Pericles stands in a
Greek landscape about life.size. his left
hand pointing to the distance, his right
brought against his breast. The principal
colors are blue, brown and dark red. A
temple is in the background. A border
contains various decorative. pieces, includ-
ing profile heads of Minerva.
Visitors to EPSON races have long been
in the habit of throwing coin to the chill.
dren of school which they passed on the
way, of course under the impression that
the children were allowed to keep the
money. 1t appears, however, that this is
not the case, as the amount received dur.
ing the recent meeting NEARLY fI4O) has
passed into the hands of the managers of
the school, which certainly was not the
destination intended by the donors.
A London journalist writes: cat the
last big royal banquet in the city, every.
body was praising the ne,us-little steel
engravlngs of most exquisitiye finish,
These engrayings were done in America.
Minton has recently declared that the
old-fashioned tiles upon which plastic
figures were obtained by high and low
relief were no longer possible. l have TODAY
seen some from the pottery OF John
Low, of Boston. America has produced
what the great English potter said could
not be done.
cold Dinab, an Onondaga squaw living
on the reservation at wonderful age and
great bodily infirmity, has just received a
pension of IS a month and arrears of S400.
Those who ought to know as much about
her as ever can be known affirm that she
Is los years old. While the Pension
Agent was reading to her las. Thursday
the official notification that pension had
been granted, she listened attentively until
he finished the clause, g SO long as said
Dinah John shall remain in her widow.
hood" when she broke into hearty laugh
and exclaimed, "Me too old now"
A Michigan farmer watched three. card
monte game, as played by the camp fol.
lower of circus, and soon saw, of course.
that the card with the bent corner was
never picture one when genuine bet
was made on it. By simple process of
reasoning he concluded that by excluding
the card which the dealer intended the
victim should select, and choosing one
OF the two others instead, an even
chance of winning could be obtained. He
wagered 500 on this theory and won. But
he had to whip the gambler and the stool
pigeon in order to get away with the
money, as they fought hard against losing