Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-30

the loftiest hight. -[Carlyle.
There are four hundred thousand opium
eaters in the United States, and it is about |
time for them to organize joint stock
company.
Bismarck was frat set against hog meat |
by hearing his dog howl every time piece
Of sausage was brought into the house. =
[Courier.J Journal.
A Pawtucket schoolma'am, in order to
be sure Of furnishing the pupil who had
whistled, gave every one of the fftyeight
in the room five blows.
The first edition of the public issue of
Barnett Smiths Life of Mr.. Gladstone"
consisting of 10000 copies, was disposed OF
in England in few weeks.
A Dakota paper says that remarkable
mirage was observed at Huron, that Ter
ritory on a recent morning, Rec flights,
55 miles distant, being plainly seen.
An Irishman once received a doctors
bill. He looked it carefully over, and said
he had no objection to paying for the med
icines; but the visits he would return.
The curfew Is still rung at many towns
in England, and at Ripon horn is blown
at P. NJ. in memory of the presentation
| to the city of horn, still extant, by King
Alfred.
A new book is called ' Unspotted from
the World" 1t evidently refers to Cap
tain Howgate. He's "unspotted, so far
as the police are concerned.-[A Albany
Journal.
"Do you play anything from Beethoven"
asked the "dude" CT another "dude's "
sister. Beethoven No, we get all our
music at Ditson's. Where is Beethoven's,
anyhow ?"
| A Philadelphia editor thinks the enemies
| of General Grant ought not to object to
having him put on the two cent postage
stamp, as this is the only way ever con-
trived to get him licked.
S. S. Benedict, Government Inspector
of Indian agencies, and practical farmer,
says two.thirds of the Indian Territory is
of no value for agricultural purposes, but
it is the best cow pasture on earth.
The diamonds worn by the New York
bar.tenders are said to be worth $3.50, 600.
The Philadelphia Ne,Us remarks that the
csrbuncles worn on the noses OF New York
bar patrons probably cost aboat s.. 600, 600.
They have a nice old lady in South
Boston of the genuine Partingtonian w.
riety. She recently alluded to the illness
of friend with ''YOu see, he had diges.
ton of the lungs, and then it settled into
ammonia"
The belief that the people of Pompeii
cultivated cucumbers is strengthened by
the discovery, in the course of recent ex-
cavations there, of the remains OF q man
with the hands clasped across his stomach.
Brooklyn Eagle.
a coin found at Taylorsvile, ILL.,, bears
the inscription Of an Emperor of Rome in
the year 234. g. Its reverse side reads, "T0
the genius of Cesar" The discoverer
wishes that the fact be made known, the
coin having been found twenty-five feet be-
| low the surface.
| A lady of experience observes that good
way to pick out husband is to see how
| patiently the man waits for dinner when it
| is behind time. If he doesn't do anything
more violent than kick the furniture and
blaspheme he is mighty patient and
| good-natured man.
Owosso, Mich, has well that becomes
too salt for use three or four times a year,
and this peculiar custom it has kept up for
twenty years. 1t is supposed That at some
time in the dim and misty past some care
less cook dropped msckerel into it,
philadelphia News.
A New York man, who has spent twenty
years of his life in practicing the wiles of
o gambler, says that there are in that city
alone $50, 600 men and boys who gamble,
each contributing, on an average, $500 an.
nually for the support of the vilest and
most hardened class of wretches on the
face of the earth.
At the meeting of the Woman's SAT-
frage Association one evening, one OF the
speakers said: "We come armed with a
knowledge of the past" This is terrible!
Every married man knows that when his
wife comes at him, armed with knowledge
of the past, he has got to do some pretty tall
lying to make that past seem all right
Boston Post.
An American drank twenty-eight glasses
of lager in Washington, on wager, Mon
day evening, in thirty minutes beating
German, who gave out after pouring down
twenty-five glasses. -[New York Times.
That ought to decide the question as to
| which of the two countries have acquired
the highest type of civilization, coupled
with capacity.
A little girl, three or four years old,
had been corrected by her mother some.
what severely. In the same family was
another little girl, of three and half
years, staying temporarily, whose mother
was not living. As soon as the two we're
alone the latter expressed her sympathy
for the culprit as follows: "Tse sorry for
90. My mamma is in heaven. Don't you
wish yours was 2"
Jumbo, the big elephant, is growing fa5.
His weight is now about seven tons. He
seems to be satisfied with the country.
Bridgeport ozone agrees with him; in
fact he wouldn't go back TO the old sod If
he could. He is very playful for one of
his size, and will stick his trunk down into
the pockets of all who come within reach
with the freedom of an old acquaintance
He likes almost everything, and, in spite
of ell lectures and sermons to the con.
trary, he will chew tobacco like an old Elm.
neT.
Probably the checklist advertising
scheme on record ia of the man who few
days since sent President Arthur dozen
bottles of whisky, with note requesting
him to taste it and kindly send HE opinion
of its quality, TO be used az an Endorsement
The man received The dozen bottles by ex-
press two days thereafter, and letter by
mail from Mr.. Phillips, the Presidents Sec
reetary. stating in somewhat satirical Ian
guage that the President was Indifferent as
to the merits of the whisky, and declined
to sample it.
Georgia has a law which gives the voters
of each civil district of counties the right
to determine by ballot whether they will
have fence or mo fence" II the ma
joritY of the voters decide on the latter, all
private noes are abolished, and general
fence built around the entire district. The
Atlanta COWS and hogs have been troubling
the people of adjoining districts. and the
people of each have held elections and
voted g no fence, " thus virtually I" fencing
in that progressive, Southern city. There
is to be a "ten-rail stake and ridered
fence, Immediately built around the city
district, with substantial gates opening
upon each public road.
A sense of responsibility may be Guilt
waited in children at an early age, and. an.
less carried to excess, and burdens are
laid upon young shoulders that ought not
to be borne by them, it is wise and help
full plan for mother to pursue. Let the