Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-20


was dedicated recently in New York.
When there is much pretention much has
been borrowed nature never pretends.-
[Lavater.
The Crow Indians have become civilized
enough to bale up rocks with their hay
Detroit Free Press.
There were $3.50, 600, 900 worth of beer
drank in this country last year, being 95,-
600, 900 gallons. New York Herald.
The late DR.. Valentine used to say that
there were three muscles to draw the
mouth up, and only one to draw it down.
The Rev. Edward E. Hale will soon
make an extended tour through Mexico.
1t is said that book on Mexico as it is will
be the result of his visit.
Professor Fisher, OF Yale College, thinks
that athletic sports has done more good
than harm to college students. DR.. Nc.
Gosh, of Princeton College, takes the op-
posite view of the question,
Colorless women should wear no blue
save the very dark, stunning the electric
and colored shades Fashion Journal.
That's all right. Now tell US what col
ored woman ought to wear.
"Why," asked a governess of her little
charge, do we pray to God to give US oul
daily bread. Why don't we ask for four
or five days a week 2" =" Because we want
it fresh" replied the sensible child.
B. C. o. Benjamin, a colored lawyer, ap
piled for and obtained license on the Sd
to practice law at the Albemarle IVA
County Bar, being the first colored mar
who ever applied for license in the
county.
"What county do you represent, sir p
asked one individual of another in front
of saloon in St. Paul, MINI. "I'm not a
member of the Legislature" was the re.
ply. "Tm only private citizen on a
drunk.
"You wouldn't take me for married
man, would you? asked student of a
Cortland girl last Sunday night. 81
rather think 1 would if you should ask
me" was the response. He bought ring
next day.
A Scotch parson said, somewhat sarcas.
tically, of a hard drinker, that she put an
enemy in his mouth to steal away his
brains, but that the enemy, after thorough
and protracted search, returned without
anything"
The city of London, spreading out so as
to include its suburbs, now numbers 4, 764,
there are in Scotlond, within 400, 900 OF
Ireland, and more than in Sweden, Holland
or Portugal.
An immense deposit of white moss,
which is said to possess the requisite quail.
ties for the manufacture of good grade of
paper, has been discovered in Sweden. A
large mill is being erected for the purpose
of utilizing the discovery.
"What makes the milk 80 warm" the
milkman was asked when he brought the
can to the door one morning. "Please,
num-" he answered, "the pump-handle's
broke, and missus took the water from the
boiler. "1[Cincinnati Times.
It is remarkable how the Hindus succeed
in keeping at peace with their gods. They
pray to 800, 600, 600 deities, and how they
manage to keep them all good natured,
avoiding jealousies and conflicts of au.
thority, is what bewilders the missionaries.
The Minneapolis Tribune says that never
before in the history of the new North
west has the spring movement of immi-
grants and home seekers act in toward the
inviting fields of western Minnesota and
Dakota go early, and in such tremendous
volume.
Young Daniel Boone, a great grandson of
the explorer Of Kentucky, delivers parcels
for one of the great Broadway firms OF
New York on a salary of 81 so week.
As his great-graudsire was successful
hrnter, we would advise the young chap
to hunt up better job.
Jewish divorces seem to be all the rage
among the under sections of Hebrews in
the metropolis-of the Union, and the class
of so-called Rahbis who grant them oug ht
to put out their shingles as lawyers, and
advertise that they combine piety with
sharp practice. II The Hebrew.
An Indiana State Senator writes to an
Indianapolis paper that, during the recent
session, on one occasion one.third of the
Senate were too drunk TO understand what
was going on, and an Adjournment was
found necessary. They must have one of
Chris. Bnckiey's Capitol "wells" out
there.
No other country in the world offers
such facilities for tippling as the populous
and polished Kingdom OF Belgium, wsose
5000 600 inhabitants annually consume
about 10000, 600 quarts of alcoholic
iqoors. There is an average of one public
house to every twelve male Bslgians, and
in some parts of the country the supply is
nearly twice as great. ii Exchange.
At a recent meeting of the Leeds and
West Riding Medico.C hirureicsl Society,
Mr.. Margeton, of Dewsberry, exhibited an
incandescent electric lamp, designed by
himself, and used by himself since October
last in examining the mouth and throat.
The globe was about half the size of
walnut. 1t can be held in the mouth for
two minutes without discomfort from heat.
In the crowded railway carriage First
Traveler-"I say, do open that window
there or I'll suffocate |" Second Traveller
=" Don't you open that window there or
it'll give me an attack of pneumonia. "
First Traveller" That makes no differ
ence? If you have pneumonia, you
won't have it for week whereas, if am
sufocated, I'll suffocate now. Open that
window there"
China is ahead on bridges, the lsrgest in
the world being her structure at Lagang,
over an arm of the China Sea. It is five
miles long, built entirely of stone, has 300
arches 20 feet high and a roadway 20 feet
high. The parspet ID a balustrade, and
each of the pillars, which are IS feet apart,
pedestal on which is placed
ion, 81 feet long, made of one block of
marble.