Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-13

tracted considerable attention the other
day when, armed to the teeth and carving
monster of musket, he hoped off of
K-street car and darted down Eighth street
after man who was staggering under
heavy load of packages.
You villain, I've got you now" Kissed
tie M-stree. gentleman, printing his
musket and disengaging one of the half
dozen bowie knives which circied his
waist.
Just at this moment the intended victim
turned around and the pursuer scanned his
face. Mistaken again. by gum said he.
with look Of disgust, and shouldering bis
musket he turned on his heel and pro-
ceeded back up the street.
| A reporter who had observed the gentle.
mans strange maneuvers braced up cour-
age enough to ask him what was the
matter.
"Sh.h-hl Pm the avenging committee
| he said, without stopping to look at the
scribe.
The latter. undaunted, ran along beside
| him and asked again.
Pm authorized to kill him on sight" was
the gentleman's next reply sour whole
| neighborhood suffered, and we've been
cleaning up ever since. Some of them
can't wash it off. Glass door panels were
broken. I've no doubt a great many other
neigaborhoods suffered too
| All this was Greek to the reporter. and
he insisted upon an explanation.
why, haven't you heard of him?" asked
| the gentleman in surprise.
| "Who?"
| why that starch agent. He's been fling
samples of some new-faneled starch all
over town. He doesn't take the trouble to
lay them on your door step, but Just bangs
them as hard as he can throw them from
| the sidewalk, regardless of glass or any
thing else. He pelied two of them at NV
door. Both of them bursted and spilled
the COMPOUNDED stuff all over the place.
We haven I got ii cleaned up vet. Next
door to me glass panel was broken, and
| on the other side of me the door and stoop
were coated white. The whole neighbor-
hood is up in arms, and l was appointed
the avenging committee. If | catch that
fellow I'll riddle him with bullets, sure.
I'm going to -"
The gentleman happened to catch sight
of another man carrying some packages
and he darted off after him, leaving the
sentence unfinished.
Smith-"You look sick, Brown, whats
the trouble?"
Brown-"Well, I'll tell YOU. There's
confcunded dog some place in my neigh
borhood that keeps up mournful howl all
night and every night. us dreadful, and
breaks me all up. Say, are you supersti-
tlous? They say dog howl is sign of
death-do you believe it?''
Smith-"Believe it? You bet do. It's
sure sign-if | can lay my hands on
gun-of death to the dog"
The car was rumbllng along out in the
suburbs, and was just passing an intersec-
ton where number of laborers were
shovellng up and grading the street.
Among them were three Germans, while
the remainder appeared to be sons of the
Emerald Isle, and who appeared to be do
ing most OF the work. while the Germans
were Sinking considerably
| Look at that, now" said one of the
passengers to his companion. THAT bears
out just what was telling you. Didn't
say that an Irishman was more thrifty than
a German? Why, my friend, l would
rather any time employ one Irishman at
81 day than ten Germans
"Oxcuse me, my friendt,' said a yery
corpulent German gentleman, who occu.
pied seat behind the laxative passenger,
and who had taken offense at the remark.
Il vas German, he continued, "und
| tiDk you vas no shenllemans A German
vas so good as Irishmans effery day. l like
to know Wy you sooner hat Won Irishmans
as ten Germans. hey?"
| The laxative gentleman smiled, and
patting the rotund German on the shoulder.
/, said, assurinsly; That's all right, nv
man. No offense at all. You don't quite
understand. Don't you see by employing
ten Germans at 50 day it would entail an
would only cost me 50; see?"
The corpulent German looked puzzled.
| and said he guessed it was ali right, and
then they shook hands.
DR.. I. A. SnideI was passenger on
J-street car few evenings ago. and SO was
a reporter. 1nstinctively the latter dropped
into the doctors seat and propounded his
~onted chestnut-"Anything new"
Haven't heard of anything startling"
said the doctor, Except that the bond meas
ure was carried with whoop and hur-
rah."
The reporter knew that, but he asked the
doctor what he thought about it. and the
prospects of improvement.
'Nothiog could be BETTER" was the re-
ply. And that reminds me of something
that | have been thinking of for some
time. Everybody is talking about i'm.
proved streets and of what great advantage
they would be to Sacramento They are
right, too. But in their enthusiasm they
are overlooking very serious matter.
refer to our sidewalks. / have given the
matter considerable thought and am salts
fed that | am rigbt-but of course YOU
must only take il for my opinion. | be-
lieve that two-thirds of the sickness in Sac
ramento during summer is due to
our wooden sidewalks. OF course
n surprises you'll thought it would. But
nevertheless II is my firm belief Now let
me explain. During the warm months,
you know, nearly everybody sprinkles
their sidewalks every day-sometimes two
or three times dav. Where does that's
water go to? Most of it runs through the
cracks and collects in the pits beneath the
walks, doesn't it? Besides this the under.
side of all wooden sidewalks is ALWAYS
moist, and in constantly decomposing
state. The pits beneath the boards are in
similar condition. The sun comes out
hot and strong, and what is the result
Gases and germs are constantly rising from
this decomposed matter, and our people
have to breathe them. In winter, though.
this is not SO bad, as there is then too much
water to allow of any very great decomposi-
ton"
What remedy DO you suggest, doctor"
asked the newspaper man.
Just the point l was coming to-" said
DR.. Snider. while all the street improve
ments are going on. the property-owners
should pay some attention to their side.
walks. Wooden sidwalks should be every
where tabooed. Put down stone and as
phalt sidewalks and Sacramento will be |
the healthiest city in the United States
and know what I'm talking about, too" |
II never heard that theory before"
unused the reporter.
Neither have l." said the doctor, ''but |
still 1 won't claim it as original. However,
am thoroughly convinced of the truth of |
it, and l will leave it to the scientific world |
to bear me out"
The landlsdy of a J-street lodging house, |
accompanied by another lady friend, was |
taking a ride out to Oak Park during one |
of the warm evenings of last week.
WELL" said she to her friend, loud |
enough for all the passengers to hear, II |
discovered one of the most outrageous |
plots to rob a poor woman who has to |
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