Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-16

One aoweth and another reapeth, is a
verify that applies 20 evil as well as good.
George Eliot.
The mother of 0scar Wilde has long
poem on ireland IN the Boston Pilot. Her
conclusion ia thst the Irish people. driven
frantic, s. will take their stand in a might
Ter land beyond the broad Atlantic" Her
effort may not be very poetical, but it
smscks strongly OF the romantic.
a journalist of long experience gives it
as his opinion than an editor deserves more
credit for what he keeps out of the paper
than what he puts in. Tue trouble about
this is, none but the most discerning read
ers give the editor any credit for this
keeping out " part Of his work.
The hair of girl employed in an East
ern cotton mill was caught in the machin.
cry, torn off her head, and ground into
bits. But the girl didn't mind it much
She kept right on at her work, simply re-
marking that it only cost 81 anyhow. This
is one OF the advantages of art over nature
[Norristown Herald.
The smallest circular saw in practical
use is tiny disk about the size of five
cent nickel, which is employed for cutting
the Sits in gold pens. They are about as
thick as ordinary paper, and reyolve some
400 times per minute. Their high velOc.
ity keeps them rigid, Notwithstanding their
extreme thianess. Chicago Inter. Ocean,
A witty nobleman once asked clerical
gentleman &c the bottom of the table why
the goose, when there Was one, was al
ways placed next to the parson? "Really,
my lord, said the clergyman, "your ques-
ton is somewhat difficult 70 answer, and is
so remarkably odd that vow l shall never
see goose again without being reminded
of your lordship. J."
When Brigham Young was alive he col.
lected his tenth of the farmer with psr-
aistency that baked at nothing. On one
occasion he called before him a subject who
has since removed 30 this Stats, and said +:
Brother Bank, you have not brought in
my wheat this yesr." 81 didn't raise a
single bushel," was the reply. "Then I'll
take it in oass." 81 have none. 'Well,
hay will do. 81 have no hay" "Then
bring in potatoes or corn" both crops
were failure, 0 wise prophet. All I have
on my farm are ten bushels of oniona, and
of course the Lord don't cat onions"
"M4yoe not, " growled the old man, " but
you bring me in bushel and we'll take the
risk of it." Mr. Blank says it was that
bushel of onions which Convinced him that
there was something suspicious about old
Brigham's inspirations. It was too strong
religion. WAL Street News.
1t ia computed that the forests of Texas
will supply the whole country with timber
for 100 years. North Carolina has an acre
age of growing timber amounting to about
IS per cent. Of her territory. The yellow
pine forests of Florida extend over three.
fifths of the six counties OF Putnam, Mari.
on, Sumter, Polk, fernando and Hillsbor-
ough. Louisianas timber lands cover I5,.
900, 900 acres. 1t is said that the lumber
business of Maine and Michigan will ulti.
mstely be transferred to Florida and
Louisiana. A great pine belt stretches
across Southern Georgia and Alabama to
the rivers that flow into Mobile Bay. The
pine forests of Georgia alone cover an area
Of about II, $780, 600 acres. There are i'm
mense tracts of costonwoods along the
Mississippi ard It's tributaries. The cotton.
wood tree reaches the hight of 20 feet, and
planks from four TO six feet wide are easily
cut from it. It is perfectly free from knots
and pitch. i Exchange.