Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-23


ton to become citizen, and on this day he
before the Judge accompanied
by two witnesses for examination. The
Judge first put the applicant through the
usual sprouts, and then he turned to the
witnesses. How long have you known
this gentleman? he ssked Of the first one.
who was an old gentleman with white
hair and beard. The old man looked puz-
zled for moment, and then replied in
broken English: 'Abou; thirty years.
What 7 said the Judge, Thirty years. How
can that be? The mans age is only thirty
The old gentleman gszed at the magistrate
and then said: We'll, that's all right. I'm
his father Everybody laughed except the
Judge.
As we'll known lumber merchant
snapped his umbrella together and boarded
q bob-tail st Third and K streets, a lel orter
who was hugging corner bored him for
something new.
"H-m-m; don't know anything, 'cept
funny incident down at the yard to-day"
Lets hear it, if it's witty"
Don't know about that, but it's funny"
well, that is species of wit"
You've heard of the fellow who couldn't
do justice to the subject?'
The sawdust story?"
mo, ashes. He worked for an hour, pa
tiently urging his team to draw big wagon
load of ashes up long and rocky hill. He
had hauled the load many miles, and the
land he proposed TO treat with the ashes
was just over the hill, and the day was hot
He was profane man. As he paused at
the hill top to breathe his team, he looked
back down the hill, and in amazement saw
the ashes strewn for half mile or more
along the steep road. By the way General
Sheridan tells this story in his Memoirs,
and says it was post teamster in Oregon
under his command, but l heard it before
that, and it was credited to another. Well,
the teamstel said not word, he simply
looked back to see how it had happened,
discovered that the tail-bsarG had joted
out, and so the ashes had dribbled along
the road. Then he picked up his reins and
drove on. A companion, knowing his
luency with forbidden language, ex-
claimed, Why don't you swear p / can't
do the subject justice he replied"
Whats all that to do with the funny
thing at the yard?"
why, I've got perfect mate for the
story, and if you want it, set it afoat"
All right, it shall be launched"
We'll, we have a man in the yard who
can make things blue on slight proyoca-
ton. We have another, very devaut,
a helper who never misses an oppor-
tunity to rebuke profanity with
long lecture to the offender. To day the
pious man let fail plank and smashed the
fingers of the sinner. 1t was finger-jam of
the first order, too. The sufferer said
A. Il, L.,
joints in the Office, while the pain fairly
made him sweat, some one asked. Why
didn't you swear?' Swear replied the
patient, why, I'd rather grin and bear it
if il was twice as bad, than have the added
sffliction of that other feller's moral lect-
ure.' Don't that match General Sheridan's
story?''
II tell you there's great hubbub down
at the Bay over Corbeits victory over Kill
rain" said member of the Sacramento
Athletic Club, who had just returned from
a visit to the metropolis.
II was attending the Mahan- Griffin con-
test at the Occidental Athletic Club on
Monday evening"" he continued, land be-
fore the show was over the news of Kill
rains defeat by the San Francisco boy was
received. Everything was excitement, and
it was with difficulty that most of those
present could interest themselves again in
the Mahan-Griffin fight. You know the
Occidental Club il located in Hayes VAL
ley, where Corbett was born and raised,
and naturally the boys out there were
greatly interested in him. Many were
doubtful of the report, because they thought
1t was too good to be true. Finally one
gentleman summoned a messenger and
sent him down to the Corbstt residence to
seeiftbe Professors wife had heard any thing
from him. Mahan had just delivered tie
knockout blow on his opponent
when the messenger returned with
the telegram which Mrs. Corbett had
received from her husband. 1t read ::
My Dear Have won my fight easily.
Didn't get scratch That settled it. In
no time the telegram had been passed all
over the hall and everybody was yelling.
Instead of going home, all of the Hayes
Valley boys marched down town, through
the pouring rain, yelling and cheering for
their idol at every step. They remained
out all night, until the morning papers
were printed. The first copy that appeared
gathered in well-known resort while
Judge Lawlor, one of Corbett's greatest adj
mirers, read the account of the contest to
them from the top of table. The reader
was interrupted at intervals by the cheer
ing Of the Occidental Club champions
friends"
First Passenger-"I tell you, sir, Speaker
Reed is on the top of the heap now
Second Passenger (who does not read the
papers)-"Yes, so / hear. 1t must be
great invention-that speaking reed. But
new things are always bobbing up, and the
telephone couldn't be boss all the time.
Now Edison will have TO -
The first passenger did not hear any
more, having left the car in disgust.
ibid you ever stop to think over the
names OF prominent race-horses and won
Ger how they came to get such appella-
tions?" asked well-known trainer who is
employed at Agricultural Park, as he and
8 reporter met in red car.
Yes, have wondered, but that was all
it ever amounted to-" replied the scribe.
We'll, guess everybody has, more or
less. But, of course, we horsemen can tell
just how most of the thoroughbreds got
their names. Now, Governor Stanford re-
served the name of Palo Alto for the most
promising colt bred at his farm which car
ries that name, and it was unanimously
given to the son of Electioneer and Dame
Winnie, after he had trotted in 2:233 when
a tHo-year-old. He now has q record of
2:l24, and bids fair to do honor to the
name. Belle Hamlin carries the surname
of her breeder, and Goldsmith Maid
also derived her name from the
man who owned her when she first
became famous. Jay-Eye-See got bis
name through the spelling-out of his
owners name-J. j. Case. Maiolica was
named by its present owner who is a men,
Der of one of the largest crockery firms in
New York. Edwin Thorne carries the
name of his breeder. Woodnut's name Is
that of his sire, Nutwood, reversed, while
Occident's shows that he became famous in
the West. Johnston, the greatest PAGER.
carries the name of the popular trainer
Peter V. Johnston. and Pointer is portion
of the name Of bic breeder and sire. Wilkes
was tackled on the name of Roy V;ikee 10