Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-24
PITH AND POINT.

PETH AND POINT.
As,ve.e mahogany tree, afe- being cut
/ lo,o veneeCsi brings S coo
Tic Elective strength of ,he British
army on the lst of January last amounted
70 l5S,o29 men, and the total establishment
| % i6J, 3S6
Fa;he--,'I never imagined .hat your
1 studies would cost me so much money"
| Student" Yes, and I don't study much,
| either ~ FEehende Blatter
In Sweden il IS said. there /. law TAX
ing away tho right of suffrage from every
man who has been drunk three times.
That would have terrible thinning effect
upon the Democratic voters in this country.
II rs about time some one was appointed
70 make an Investigation on the subject
| and see whether he gir's nowadays really
have any toreheads. or whether thev have
all gone of, ike Pats gun with
' bang .'-i Ncw York Mail
| Mr Healey, the artist, now IN Washing
| ton, once painted Daniel Webster When
/ the portrait had been finished Nr Webster
| TOOK good loo,. "a, IT, and then said in his
| deep, CHEEKY voice think tia, Is I face
which have c-ten shaved
Metallic paper is q French invention. and
| upon II cromclithographs arr rendered
! transparent bv coating and backed with
| I'M ioil The cticJ. Is said TO be very strik-
| ing, and tue poSs.s BE application, of the in
yeuuor are vcry numerous and useful
A lecture on "ThcTcn Commandments
was recently delivered in a Western town
and the local paper spoke of il as q novel
and brilliantly original code 3f morals,
which vii! bc likely 70 make stir in the
world when it becomes more widely
known Burlington Free Press,
Il has teen noticed in Washington that
all the deaths which have taken place
among members Of the House during the
sessions since the Forty-iifth Congress. on
both the Republican and Democratic sides,
have been froa the middle or fourth row.
That row has, therefore, been called Fa-
tality Row
=" Ny dear implored a husband. will
you be kind enough 10 sew some buttons
on my oyercoat? They are nearly all off,
. am very sorry, replied the wife, with
look OF real regret as she fastened her bon
net on, but the Eeathen are suffering and
haven't moments time to spare. | am
late for the sewing society rs it is. - Phila-
delphia Call.
On fourteen sections of the Panama Ca
nal work is now being pushed forward act
lively. -Four million cubic meters of earth
have been removed within few months.
About 100000 cubic meters in all are to
be removed. Fifteen thousand men are
employed on the work. They earn about
81 day EACH and spend about 20 cents q
day for food
Have you anything extraordinary on
your person by which you could be identi-
fled, asked am Austin doctor, who was ex-
amining Bill Colbert for a life insurance
policy. Colbert thought for a good while
betofe he answered. At last he replied
that ne had the required popularity. What
mark Is ii " Fearful cramps when | eat
green corn. "-IChicago Tribune
A child who had Mild type of the
Measles invited a Number of her ACquaint-
ances to q Party. Producing from the Pan
try Bowl Of Sweetmeats, she said Be-
hold now an Act of Generosity. | will
Take the Sweetmeats, and you, Unless you
Immediately Take your Departure, will
Take the Measles" This fable illustrates
the eingenuousness ofchildren. Il Exchange.
Dip the Atlantic ocean dry with tea
spoon, twist your heel into the toe of your
boot, send up fishing-hooks with a balloon
and fish for stars, get astride a gossamer
and chase the comet, choke q mosquito
with al anvil, get horse-trot up herein
short, prove all things heretofore consid-
cred impossible to be possible, but never,
never attempt 70 please everybody when
you edit paper.-iDetroit Post,
You look sad Birdie. what's the mat
ter?' were the words addressed to Birdie
McHenipin by her friend, Molhe Squeers,
as they met, on Austin avenue. g I'm not
feeling we'll Are you sick 2n "No,
I'm not precisely sick. but feel tired, over
worked" " =" Do tell me about it." "Well,
you see our, ,colored cook is sick, and now
J. la. To- T. Ill
scrubblng ana washing and ironing &
makes me feel SO tired to see the oil
ture work. She is so slow" Tex.
ings.
Definitions 4 rich joke-the one pla,
on Brown. 4 foolish and witless piece
folly-the one that Brown PLAYED on IT,
An obstinate CUSs-the man who will n0.
yield to me. Proper and self-respecting
trmness-my refusal 10 yield TO him a
well-tTained child-the one that belongs to
me. An ill-mannored brat-the one that
belongs 70 my neighbOr. crauk-the
man whose views do not coincide with nv
own. 4 very intelligent person-the map
who agrees with ne in everything IN. Y.
Life.
Just ffty-two years ago TaClioni was
married to Count Gilbert de Voisins. Five
days later they parted forever Twenty
wears afterwsrd the Due de Morny gave q
dinner at which Taglioni and Rachel were
present Count de Voisins was also among
the guests Who is your goyerness- look
ing woman p he asked in whisper of
Arsene Houssaye. Don't you recognize
her2n asked HouSsaye; it is your wife"
After moment Of deep thought, "Cest
bien possible" said the Count, and turned
70 another subject
One day the historian Michelet, at the
Ecole Polytechniquei began his lecture by
relating how, as he was coming along the
quay, = had the luck TO find a medal of
Charles ~, for which he had paid few
sous, and then followed q brilliant impro-
yisation on the medal. The next year, at
the same epoch, Michelet began his lecture
with the same story. The third year he
began, once more: Gentlemen, as I was
coming along the quay" Yes yes
YOU found medal Of Charles X cried
the students, and Michelet was howled
down and had 70 leave the lecture-room.
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