Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-21
THINGS HERE AND THERE.

The world without woman would be as a
blank piece OF paper-unruled.
1t was Cincinnati young lady who,
when she was presented with a pair OF
opera glasses, asked how in the world she
was to keep them on,-[New York Herald.
The British Museum catalogue, now in
course of printing, viii consist Of five hun
dred volumes, and at the present rate of
production will not be complete for forty
years.
A paper watch has been exhibited by q
Dresden matchmaker. The paper is pre-.
pared in such manner that the watch is
said to be as servicable as those in ordi.
nary use.
1t would do the inmates of the poor
house good to attend charity ball and see
the diamonds and good clothes that are
worn by others for their benefit New
Orleans Picayune.
1t is fact perhaps not generally known
that stamped envelopes, when spoiled
through instruction or other causes, can
be exchanged for a postage stamp of the
same denomination at the nearest Post
office.
A new blotting paper, that will not only
dry the blot but bleach the remainder of
it, can, it is said, be made by passing ordi-
nary blotting paper through a concentrated
solution of oxalic acid. Care must be
taken that no crystals appear, as they in
jure the poro1ity of the paper.
The smallest bird of America is the hum
ming. bird and of Europe, the golden
crested wren. The smallest quadruped in
the world is the pigmy mouse of Siberia.
The most diminutive plant ID the Arctic
raspberry, which is SO small that six
ounce vial will hold the whole, branches,
leaves and all.
"Have you ever tried the faith cure ?"
asked a long-haired, sallow-faced stranger,
addressing a gentleman who sat behind
him in Brooklyn strset-car. 81 have, :"
was the answer. "Do you believe in it p
lido" "May ask, then, of what you
were cured ?''i Certainly, l was cured of
my faith. brooklyn Eagle.
"Do you really believe that an ass ever
spoke to BALKAN p queried man who
prided himself on his intellect. Coleridge.
to whom the question was put, replied ::
"My friend, l have no doubt whatever
that the story is true. have been spoken
to in the same way myself" The man of
the inquiring mind retired for meditation.
1t is narrated of The great sculptor,
Michael Angelo, that when at work he
wore over his forehead, fastened on his
artists cap, lighted candle, in order that
no shadow of himself should fall upon his
work It was a beautiful custom, and
spoke more eloquent lesson than he
knew For the shadows that fall on our
work, how often they fall from our
selves
Hand, but not heart "That daughter
of Squire Finch is mighty pert. looking
little fairy, isn't she?" :" understand
she's in the market, too" Every likely,
although I've get the refusal of her. "
You have?" so, yes !! l was around
there last evening soliciting her hand and
heart. She gave me the first with empha-
sis, but the refusal l got on the balance
was equally convincing, u Yonkers Ga
zette.
The demand for the recent issue of
United States gold certificates, particu-
larly those of small denominations, has
been very large. Assistant Treasurer
Acton, in signing these certificates, wrote
10000 signatures in thirty-eight days, sign
ing Sl23 $50, 900 of the certificates. Of
this great amount $50, 600, 600 was in Sl0,-
600 certificates. The call for denomina-
tions of $40, $50 and 500 became SO press.
ing that Sl3. 5000 of these certificates
were sent back to Washington to have Mr..
Acton's fac simile signature printed on
them. Mr.. Acton signed S2S0,00O of the
$40 certificates, S450,000 of the $50, and
100000 of the 500.
The shrinkage of Lake Constance, in
Switzerland, owing to the extraordinary
dryness of the past winter, has brought to
light many interesting relics. Among them
there are bone and flint implements, har.
poems, pottery, many specimens of which
are intact, clubs, baskets, arrows, field
tools and animal remains. Among the lat.
ter are skeletons of the bear, the bison and
the moor-hen. The discovery also includes
a considerable quantity of oats and wheat
in good state of preservation, and re-
markedly perfect and artistically executed
stag. horn harpoon. The relics have all
been removed to Frauenfeld, and added to
the collection of the local historical and
natural history society, which is now the
richest in lacustriue objects in the Helvetic
Confederation.