Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-20

Were catching it about cur streets from
all sides, and we deserve it, too.n said a
well-known member of the Improvement
Association, addressing several acouaint-
ances who were seated near him on j.
street open car. 'Sacramentos Streets
is getting TO be the by-word everywhere.
Every minstrel show or variety combina-
ton that comes along now gives US dig
about it,
Right you are. spoke up another gen.
tleman. by the way, did you hear that
shot We received in 'Evangeline' last Tues
day evening"" 4
YES, indeed, that was just what l was
thinking of when 1 brought the subject up
just now"
what was the shot? 1 wasn't there"
put in third interested party.
Why" said the first speaker, lone of
the burlesquers, Gus Frankel, who takes
the part OF Captain Dietrich, is run
through with a sword in the second act
and introduces a lot of funny business in
dying. He picks out soft spot on the
stage, lies down gently and expires. On
Tuesday night, however, he raised up on
his elbow and asked his slayer if he could
make dying request. The slayer con.
sents, and the Captain begs him to use his
| influence with the eople of Sacramento to
| induce them to improve their streets. Of
course everybody applauded the joke. but
L dare say there were some in the audience
who blushed for Sacramento at the same
time-I was among them.n
! An attache of the Metropolitan Theater.
who had overheard the conversation, turned
around at this point, and after excusing
| himself for intruding, said: There was
more behind that players little Joke Tues
day night than you fellows imagine. I'll
tell you about it. He is very fond of his
dog and gun, and when in San Francisco
was told that he would find some good
snlpe shooting when he got up this wav.
Well, on Tuesday morning he came to me
and asked me where to co. l advised him
to get team and drive out of town a few
miles, where there are plenty OF suipe l
didn't see any more of him until late in
the afternoon, and more broken up and
disguised mortal | never laid ewes on. l
asked him what luck he had. Luck = he
said, why, d it, | couldn't get out of
town on account of your COMPOUNDED
streets was not surprised then, when 1
heard him get of that little piece of sar-
cssm ct that evenings performance"
| Two happy fathers were telling the pas
sengers how smart their respective two
year-olds at home were.
why" said one, after he had lust
finished ''corker" about his offspring, II
actually believe that boy OF mine could
make watch if he had the tools, and
knew how"
"Humph!' said the other, that's pretty
good, I'll admit. But my little girl got off
something the other night that couldn't be
equaled by Bill Nye. We had all retired
for the night and had been asleep couple
of hours, when the youngster suddenly
woke up and shouted, Oh, papa, had
such lovely dream just now l asked
her what she had dreamed. Oh said
| she, L dreamed was going to heaven. The
little angels came down and dressed me all
up beautifully, and one of them sewed a
pair of wings on my back. Then We all
started off together Well said l, did
you arrive there all right?' She looked
puzzled for a moment. Well said she
finally, 1 didn't dream that part of it, But,
| then, that's all right. III lay right down
again and dream the rest of it. Then l
will tell you all about it in the morning."
They are experimenting with a new
motor in Stockton, which is liable to revo-
|
the stockholders of the Central road to q
reporter the other day.
electricity"
"No-steam. The inventor, Mr.. Hos
| kins, is now building track, running
some distance out of Stockton, on which
he proposes to exhibit the workings of his
| machine. 1t has already been tested in
| San Jose, and found to work admirably
The electric people in San Jose shut Hos
kins out, SO it wss not put in practical use
| there. The Stockton Street Car Company,
however saw the value of the motor, and
are going 10 use ii on their road, if the ex-
peIiments are satisfactory. There is some
| talk among the stockholders of our line
here in Sacramento, of using it, too, if it is
successful in Stockton"
We'll, what sort of machine is it?" in
quired the reporter.
"It's steam engine, blu. is noiseless and
| smokeless. 1t burns petroleum princi-
pally, though wood and coal can also be
used. 1t is not an ugly looking machine,
either, as most motors are, and does not
| frighten horses. 1t isvery compactly built
| aud the machinery is all hidden from view
| in an Enclosure of sheet iron. was greatly
pleased with it when | saw it in Stockton
| last week and FL be glad when we get it
| up here. think they are even safer than
horse cars. They can be stopped quicker,
carry heavier loads, run smoother and
quicker, and out class them at all points"
1T ought to be good proof that the ma
chine is success" continued the gentle
man, when the Southern Pacific Company
ordered ten of them to take the place of the
horse cars on Telegraph avenue, from Oak
land to Temescal. 1t is also to take the
place of the dummy engines running be-
tween Temescal and the State University.
Heretofore no steam motor was allowed on
the Oakland side of the Temescal line to
the university, owing to the danger of
frightening horses. But the new device
obviates all that"
"What were you tearing down the street |
at such racing speed last Thursday night |
for? asked the reporter of the police eff |
Ger who had just boarded the car.
"Ha ha ha. That was pretty good |
Joke. I was called by telephone message
from Seventh and NJ streets. They said
somebody was being murdered up in the
old pavilion-.he Athletic Club"
How did it turn out ?"
"Oh, l ran up stairs, expecting to have to |
wade through somebody's gore. A terrible |
bowling was coming from the rear part of |
the place, and | IAN there as fast as l could |
felt little cheap when l found that il
was only young Arnold taking cold
shower"
II see by the papers that prominent
Canadian engineer has pronounced the
utilizing of Niagara Falls for commercial
purposes, as easy as rolling off log'"
said Samuel Swan, a resident of Nevada |
county, who spent a few days in Sacramento
last week. That will be another feather in
California; cap. when it is accomplished"
why, how's that?" asked the reporter
my dear friend, don't you know that
the only wheel they could use to advantage !
would be the Pelton water-wheel? And
don't you know that the Peltop wheel is a |