Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

EIgCELLAHEoUs.
The Cincinnati Enquirer is Of the opinion
that were Tahor's garments Of a fiber TO
correspond with his Eensibilitiss, instead of
a $3.50 night-shift he woald sleep in a
gunny-sack.
The Cathedral Church, built in Lubeck
in the years ITO 1914, has curious
clock. On the end Of the hour hand Is a
little clock which keeps exact time with
the large one.
Mr.. Blaine has an elegant sideboard
which is much admired, but its admirers
are not aware, perhaps, that at previous
stage of it's existence it was an altar Ia a
European chapel.
Kentucky still retains the provision that
ono person, while he continues to exercise
the functions of a clergyman, priest or
teacher of any religious persuasion, society
or sect, shall be eligible to the General
Assembly"
Mrs. Myer, widow of General A. j.
Myer-" Old Probs,, as he was called-is
building a costly mausoleum at Buffalo IN
memory Of her dead husband. The monu'
ment win contain 400 tons OF Maine gran
tie, and l 200 tons of bronze.
He is hsrdly man and brother yet
down in Atlanta. a negro, in company
with two women, who had the temer1ty to
occupy seats in the gallery just outside of
the limit set apart for his color, was
promptly elected and put under arrest IN
that city day or two since.
People who live remote from the sea.
shore can make good artificial clam by
rolling piece of soap in sand and ashes,
and eating it when it is about half cool.
This is rather better than the real clam,
but it will give inlanders an approximate
idea of the luxury. Providence Press.
Poets have their honors. Joaquin Miller
had the pleasure of reciting some of his
verses to lady at fashionable tea party.
She was very attentive listener, and when
he had ended exclaimed Beautiful, Mr..
Miller. Why do you not print some of
your postry?" That is what we would all
like to know Inter. Ocean.
Paris milliners say big hats viii not be
worn at theaters next season. You hear
this, young lady Ii you wear a big hat at
the theater next season, it will be your own
fault. Everybody will know that it was
not imported from Paris, but is only a
homemade affair reconstructed on the ruins
of a bygone year. Boston Transcript.
Gambetta, speaking of preparing adj
dresses, said 81 never prepare my dis
courses I never think Of the speech itself.
The speech is nothing to me; the idea
want to put forth and demonstrate is all
want to think Of in advance. For the re-
mainder, trust to myself, to whatever ad-
vantagas 1 may derive from opportunity"
In three of the principa! hospitals Of
Paris the Sisters of Charity, numbering
about hundred, are at once to be replaced
by ordinary male and female attendants.
This step has been forced upon the Admin
istration Of Public Assistance by the Paris
Municipal Council, who have made the
continuation of their annual endowment Of
1900, 600 francs conditional upon its exc
cution.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says: "No-
body ever heard of an absconding editor.
The reason may be obvious. but the fact is
nevertheless true" This is not true.
Within the past six months an Ohio editor
not only absconded, but did it twice, and
if he ever gets back will probably try it
again. Let history be true history, even
if it does affect an Ohio manufacturer.
Journal.
A Pittsburg inventor has devised
scheme for blocking sections of railroad
by setting signal, front and rear, at each
end of the section while the train is on that
section. As the train passes from one Sec
ton to another IL sets the signal ahead of
it, the one nearit remaining closed, the one
in the extreme rear being opened. This is
all done by lever which is moved on
wheels, and which operates an air pump
that works the signal by pneumatic press
ure.
The President of one of the Philadelphia
street car companies assumed the role of
detective for week, during which time he
caught twenty-three conductors and thir-
teen drivers " punching" fares. Some of
the boldest punchers were making away
with So day. The company had hired
spoilers to spot the employees, and other
spoilers to spot the spoilers, but were
without such results as were obtained by
the head official while riding around in the
guise of an Irish laborer.
The physicians in one of the hospitals of
Vienna have made the remarkable dis
covery, in dissecting the body of one of
their patients, that he had carried about in
his brain an iron nail covered with rust
that, to all appearances, must have held its
singular Judgment since early childhood
The man was 45 years of age, bookbind.
er, and always passed for thoroughly in
telligent person. The nail in his brain did
not seem to affect his mental powers in any
particular. There is probably no case on
record to parallel this.
A singular coincidence; An Austin
youth has been paying his addresses to q
young lady under the impression that she
was wealthy. Finally she told him prompt-
ly that the bank had failed, and that she
was penniless, after which his attentions
slackened up. A few days ago she said to
him Dear George, it seems to me that
since you found out I'm only poor girl
you have ceased to love me-" "You don't
say so !" rejoined the candid youth; "do
you know that the very same idea has
occurred 20 me?"-ITexas Siftings.
A Russian grave-digger heard groans
issuing fr0-s' new-made grave. Instead
of Immediately disinterring the groaner he
rushed off to the priest, upon hose sole
authority, he thought, such resurrection
could have been made. The priest refused
upon the ground that the police must first
be informed. Five hours were wasted in
such proceedings. and then the coffin was
dug up. It was found that the unfortunate
occupant had turned over in his coffin, and
in his agony had torn ont his hair and
worn out his finger-nails in his efforts to re.
lease himself. The wife brought suit
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