Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-01


"Your husband always appears to be
in very high spirits. Eyes. returned
his wife /; 'iif they didn't come so high /
should have had new fur sacque this
winter.
An observatory now approaching CON-
pletion at Nice will have an equatorial
telescope about the size of a l00.ton can.
non The total coat of the observatory is
estimated at about 5000, 900.
The salary of the American President is
$50, 900 year. Queen Victoria's income,
including the returns from her property,
amounts to 5000 900, while the Emperor
of Germany and King of Italy are each in
receipt of much larger sum.
Whittier is color blind. A fire having
damaged the wall paper in his residence
he undertook to match it with a new piece,
which was nicely pasted on, to his great
admiration and the amusement of the fam.
lily. He had used green vine with one
of crimson.
A Geographic cable to be laid between
Cadiz and the Canary Islands is now in
process of manufacture by an English firm.
The Spanish Government has ordered the
work, which is expected to be finished this
autumn. The length of the cable is about
1000 miles.
It is not known by every one that, in
spite of the fine dramatic picture of the
burial of Sir John Moore, drawn in the
famous poem, Rev. Mr.. Seymour, who was
the officiating clergyman on the occasion,
expressly states that Sir John was buried
Nd iIar L.
ceremony.-[Ex.
"See here, my friend, that dog of yours
killed three sheep of mine last night, and l
want to know what you propose to do
about it ?" care you sure it was my
dog?" eyes" Well, 1 hardly know
what to do. l guess 1 had bsttsr sell him.
You don't want to buy a good dog, do
you ?'-[ Philadelph Call.
Professor Young, of Princeton, writes to
the Evangelist that there Is no scientific
foundation for the rumor that the Star of
Bethlehem is to return in 1887 that there
is no reason for identifying the star OBJ
served in 1872 by Tycho Brahe in the
Chair of Cassiopea with it, and that there
is little reason to expect that the star will
return in 1887.
The girl who at New Lisbon, O., an
nounced herself as the prize in a rattle
hundred chances at one dollar apiece
was taken at first as joker, but she affirms
her sincere willingness to marry the win
ner, provided he is under 40 years of age
and bears good reputation. She is de-
scribed as pretty, intelligent, and hereto
fore unassailed by adverse criticism. Chi.
cago Herald.
What in the world can the Commercial
Gazette of Cincinnati be limiting at 1t
says We can imagine what a juicy NOR
ceau old Henry B. Payne, recently elected
United States Senator from Ohio, will
prove to the Colorado and Nevada Sena.
tors. He doesn't know a tray of clubs
from the jack of diamonds, no. a royal
flush from the northwest corner OF the
right bower.
The Japanese bamboo never grows in
diameter after it appears two feet above
the soil. There are many species, some
being as slender as a ladys riding whip,
and others several inches through. 1t is
very vigorous, grows in hight at the rate of
from two to four feet per day, and attains
forty or fifty feet. At ripe old age it
flowers and dies. The roots extend in all
directions, grow rapidly, and shoot con.
stantly.
1t was ireman's parade, headed by
brass band. As they turned the corner
Gus Cesar, who was holding up hitching-
post, spelled out the letters, Sc P-l-u-r.i-
bus U-n-u.m, painted on the head of the
big drum. Now, Jake, now, wha-what's
that " he asked # lank negro standing
under the awning with his mouth open.
" Don't yer know muffin p" was the reply.
" Can't yer read? OATS de name OBJ de
man wot made de drum. life.
Professor Ritchel, of Bridgeport, whose
air. ship has made him famous, has invented
a submarine boat. He has a working
model in operation in large tank of water
at his laboratory and Office rooms in the
Bridgeport Savings Bank building. The
model is twenty inches long, and speeds
under water at depth of three inches TO
four feet, according to the adjustment of
the spring which operates It's elevating and
lowering attachment Hartford Post.
$50 you've come to ask the hand of my
daughter % 81 adore her" exclaimed the
youth, rapturously my life would be
like sand barren without her" "Bless
you, said the old man, 81 regard this as
nothing less than providential. You can
have her tomorrow if you want, snd don't
postpone it later than Saturday. 1 am
going to fail next week, and it's as much
as can do to look after the rest of the
family" The impassioned youth walked
forth beneath the stars, but he never came
back again Chicago Tribune.