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Singular Detection of Poison.

Paris has recently been much excited
by a supposed case of poisoning, and sin
gular discovery of evidence of the crime. A
woman died under the care of a homoo-
pathic physician-Dr. County de Lapom-
merais. The Judge of Instruction-the
officer charged with the investigation pre-
liminary to the public trial-went to the
house Of the deceased woman to inspect
the room in which she died, but with no
fixed idea as to what he should discover
there, nor as to whether he should discov-
er anything at all. He perceived some
faint spots on the floor, and found on in
quiry, that they were made by the dejec-
tiOns of the sick woman. He ordered the
floor to be scraped at the places stained,
he carefully collected the scrapings and
submitted them TO the examination of
competent chemists, and these scrapings
are going to condemn the prisoner. They
contained digitaltne, the active principle
OF the digitdts pupurea, or purple fox
glove, one of the most deadly peisons of
the Materia Medica," and which acts by
diminishing the hearts action To show
the wonderful power of this medicament,
the digltatine, as prepared by Homolle and
Quevenne, the preparation now princi-
pally IN use at Paris, is given in doses of
one or two milligrammes, or say one grain,
for fifteen days use
The chemists commenced their investi-
cations by giving small quantities of the
scrapings to animals, all of which died in
way to suggest poisoning by diqitaline.
They then selected the frog for the test ex-
pertinent because the heart of this animal
Ehnr Ind hora
mally. The fest was made on three ami
mails; the heart of the first one was laid
bare, and continued its contractions and
dilatations as if nothing had occurred on
the naked heart Of the second one minim
of Il solution of digitaline was dropped the
heart commenced to beat slower and slow
er; presently its pulsations ceased entirely,
and the animal was dead On the heart
of the third frog they placed small
quantity of the avenging scrapings from
the floor, and they produced exactly the
same effect IS the drop of pure digitdline;
the hearts pulsations slackened by de-
grees, and presently the animal was dead.
These interesting experiments were made
before the Judge of Instruction, and will
be repeated before the jury at the trial.
Until they were made the prisoner was in
different and even joyous; he knew that
there was no chemical test for the poison
he had used; he had taken care to nurse
the condemned woman himself, and to
conceal all the probable sources of discov-
cry; but he had not counted on the spots
on the floor, nor on the peculiar proper
ties of the heart of the batrachian tribe.
Nevertheless he had occupied himself
great deal with toxicology, and still MAIN
tains that he can prove his innocence.
Scientific American
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
On the summit OF Mount shasta.

The wind and cold were so severe that
our stay on the summit was shorter than
one could wish however, one hour is
about as good as two for a scene to which
weeks could not do justice. Northern
California and part of Oregon lay spread
out like great bird's-eye map. To the
southeast, seventy-five miles away, the
SHOWS of Lassen's peak seemed quite near,
and far beyond it are visible the white
tops of other peaks in the great Sierra !;
while at an equal distance north the beau
tiful symmetry of Mount Pitt, in Oregon,
shows white above the Cascades, which
stretch, ridge after ridge, for leagues be-
yond. Beyond the rugged and broken
ranges toward the coast the air is cloudy,
and We are unable TO see the Pacific, The
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

SPEED OF A FAST TRAIN-Speed is
hard to average. The 60 and rs miles an
hour train is generally myth. An ave-
rage of As $40 per hour is the fastest time
in the United States. This is made on
the Pennsylvania Limited" in its run
from Jersey City to Philadelphia, 90
miles, in less than two hours The oily
ing Dutchman" train is supposed to make
the fastest time in the world, between
London and Bristol, 11Si miles, in less
than two hours. The average, though, of
even this fast train, is only 595 miles per
hour. There are several other trains
noted for remarkably fast time on short
distances. Sometimes straight and even
grade for a distance of 90 miles will per-
nit a train to run at the rate of more than
a mile minute. One train on the Cana
dian Pacific road, from Cotaneau to Otta-
wa, averages so miles an hour for dis
lance of rs miles. On the Central road
the late Mr.. Vanderbilt travelled at the
rate of 80 miles an hour. An average of
49, miles an hour is considered fast tray
cling. Many of the limited, lightning ex-
presses do not go at faster rate. The
value of railroads in the United States
exceeds SS,000,000, 000.-New York Nail
and Express interrieU.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

AN ExTERMISAToR WANTED.-A New
York firm has been authorized by the Gov
eminent of New South Wales, Australia,
of which they are the agents, to offer in
behalf of that Government reward of
S125,000 for any method or process of ex-
terminating the rabbits, which have be-
come pest throughout Australia and New
Zealand. In the year 1864 few English
rabbits were introduced into New Zealand
as family pets and were finally placed in a
small warren in the Botanical Garden at
Dunedin. in some unaccountable way
these rabbits have multiplied in
numbers to such an extent as to
become public nuisances, and have
also increased in size, and destroy not only
the vegetables but even the grass to such
an extent that the sheep pasturage is seri-
ously affected. The great size of the re-
ward now offered is proof of the urgency of
the case, and the fact that the Government
offers this reward is evidence of its conf
dence in American ingenuity and clever
ness.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

that which the boys gave him when he
for the race.
1t was rafting good show he gave the
audience by starting the filly as if he was
really in for race and still better when he
came home winnerin whipping driving
race,
The latter set the boys to exercise their
lungs at their best, for Garrison came in in
his favorite position, well out of the saddle
and up between the horses ears. apparently
whispering to Daisy to run for ali she was
worth. As an actor he was a success.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
The Story of an Invention.

Numerous references have been made IN
the columns of the RECORD UNION within
the past few months concerning the suit
on the patents upon barb-wire muspufact-
ure. Twenty-Five years ago, Alvin Nor
ley, OF Delaware county, Iowa, man who
had spent some years in an asylum for the
insane, and at last was returned to and died
III the asylum, invented the barb-wire fenc-
ing. He conceived and carried out the idea
of securing bit OF doGble-pointe9 steel be-
tween two twisted wires, as barrier against
domestic animals trespassing upon lands.
Fifteen years after Joseph +. Giidien OBJ
tanned letters patent for a similar invention.
he assigned to company, which brought
suits against several parties for infringe
ment. On The trial of the chief of these
last week, at Dubuque, the prior invention
by the insane man was proved beyond
question. 1t was strange trial; the eom
pany could only prove its invention of
course, TO the date when Glidden made his
fence wire. On the other hand. a section
of fence was brought into Court made by
Morley more than twenty nine wears be-
fore, and exhibited at the time at an Iowa
county fair. A man of forty, who had been
thrown against Morley's fence when a bow
between ten and eleven, came into Court
and exhibited the sears upon his face of the
wounds made by the barbs. A blacksmith,
who nearly thirty years ago twisted the
barbs into the wire for Morley, was wit
ness, and to demonstrate the truth of his
story. went to the forge and speedily fash
Toned tools such as he and Morley used in
the process. Other witnesses as sauarely
confirmed the story of Morley's invention.
Judge Shivas, of the United States District
Court. thereupon gave judgement against
the Glldden aSSiCneeS on the ground that
the patent was nulliied by the fact of lack
of novelty in the invention OF course the
case will go to the Supreme Court of the
United States, but it is probable that the
day of royalty paying upon barb wire fenc-
ing is at an end. In the time during
which it has been paid to the Washburn &
Moen Company, the assignees of Glidden,
millions of dollars of royalty fee have been
collected by that company The romances
OF business sometimes surpass those of the
fancy, and this case is an instance of the
fact
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

CAUSE OF LoSGEvITY.-George Ban
croft accounted for his own longevity the
other day with three reasons. First, that
he was the middle child in his fathers
family, equally distant from the youngest
and the Oldest; second, that he had always
gone to bed at 10 o'clock, unless it had
been impossible, and, third, that he had
always spent four hours each day in the
open air, unless prevented by storm.
He added that his riding, of which the
newspapers had made SO much, was
primarily for the purpose of being out of
doors, and not of being on horseback
Philadelphia Record.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
Who is Your Best Friend

Your stomach, of course Why? Be-
cause if it is out of order you are one of
the most miserable creatures living Give
it a fair, honorable chance. and see if it is
not the best friend you have in the end.
Don't smoke in the morning. Dent drink
in the morning. If you must smoke and
drink, wait until your stomach is through
with breakfast. You can drink more and
smoke more in the evening, and it will tell
On you less. II your food ferments and
does not digest right; if you are troubled
with heartburn, dizziness of the head,
coming up of the food after eating, bilious
ness, indigestion or any other trouble of
the stomach, you had best use Green's Au-
gust Flower, as no person can use it with
out immediate relief
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

A Printers SEARCH FOR A KEY
HoLE.-Another one of these old-time
typos fingered down town one morning
among conviyial spirits long after the
" jig" was up, and when he finally got
started westward-it seems to me that all
the printers in town live on the west side
it was broad daylight, and the east
bound cars were crowded with people who
hadn't the faintest idea of what it was to
work all night. He lived few blocks
east of Western avenue, on Madison street,
and when he reached his home he tried
for several minutes to adjust his key to the
keyhole, but couldn't strike the combina-
ton. Every half minute a car loaded
with people passed by and everybody
laughed at him. Then a cunning idea
struck him. He went calmly down in his
pocket, got match, lighted it, held it up
to the keyhole, inserted the key, unlocked
the door and stalked dignifedly in, while
an irrepressible shout went up from car
that was passing, Daylight might be
good enough for some, but he needed
little extra illumination He was used to
artificial light.-Chicago Mail
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

the Bank of England which they have
never possessed"
The bank took alarm. There was some
thing to be done. Next morning notice
appeared in the journals that henceforth
the bank would pay Rothschild's bills the
same as their own.-Detroit Free Press.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
Headache,

Pain in the Side and Back, and Con-
stipation, Indicate that the digestive and
excretory organs are in disordercd
condition, and that laxative is needed.
For this purpose, Ayers Cathartie Pills
are the best medicine that can be used.
Ayers Pills are q never failing raln-
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from this infirmity, and never found any
thing to give me more than temporary
relief until began taking Ayers Pills
This medicine always acts promptly and
thoroughly, an occasional dose being all
that is required 10 keep me in per-
feet health. Mrs. Harriet y. Marble.
Poughkeepsie, y. y.
have found entire relief from Ccnsti-
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Headache, by taking Ayers Cathartic
Pills. I suffered a long time from Theses
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part Of the time was unable Ia work.
\ friend, who had been similarly a,liict-
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commenced using this remedy, and.
10y the time l had taken four boxes, WAS
cured.-F. L. DobSon, Topeka. Klaus
Ayers Pills,
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SOLD o., al Druggists Gui y ts.Tz IN Med -.f;e-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
HENRY ECKHARDT,
CUM

MANUFACTGR ANDSs q .
1fI Dealer in Guns, Rifles, Re EsA-J
volvers, Ammunition and Sport >zzSSssssS->
ing Goods. All the leading makes ATSnSSA
of Guns and Rifles, at pOpular~ -
prices: Parker, Colts, Smith Ithaca and new
make Guns. First-class Gun and Rife Work.
Send for Price List of Guns. No. 523 street,
Sacramento Cal. inf
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

Benton, Ky, points with pride to the
champion baby belt. Mrs. Wesley Roy is
the happy mother of a quartet of babies
two boys and two girls-all going as well
as expected; and the doctor feels confident
that, with good nursing and kind words,
he will pull the old man through.-Er.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

ANsosTURA BIrTERs are Endorsed by all
the leading physicians and chemists for
their purity and wholesomeness. Beware
of counterfeits, and ask your grocer and
druggist for the genuine article, prepared
by Dr.. J. G. B. Siegert & Sons.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
TnEoRY CoNcrns1Na GRAn HA1R.-

THEORY CONCERNING GRAY HAIR-I
have theory regarding preventing gray
hair which / think is new. At least
have not heard anybody else advance it.
1t is this. that when the head is attacked
by disease either one of three things must
of the hair. If the hair gives way the
man becomes bald if the color of the hair
yields, then prematurely gray hair is in
duced. 1t is easy to see that either of
these results is preferable to the failure of
the brain, and of all three it is better that
the hair should turn gray than that the
brain should weaken or the subject become
bald. Young men with gray hair find con-
siderable consolation in this theory of mine
if they cannot find anything else in it,
DR.. C. H. Hughes.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

THE BUZZARD AND THE Fox.-A Fox
who was Crossing the Fields one Day En-
countered a Buzzard, who not only Jeered
and Insplted him, but actually Dared him
to Combat 4 Peasant who came upon
the scene Expressed his Surprise that the
Fox should Submit to such Conduct, but
the latter replied: An Enemy not worth
Burying is not worth Killing" Moral
That's why so many Loafers remain Tn
thumped.-Detroa Free Press.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

MILK FooD.-Hoards Dairyman says
that it is computed that there would be as
much nutrition per annum in the milk of
100000 cows in the United States, if it
was all used for human food, as in eighteen
thousand million pounds of homeless beet,
and that the average good COW for year
is equal in feeding value to the meat of
one and a half steers, weighing 1,500
pounds each. The whole calculation is
based on the fact that three and one-half
pounds of milk are equal in feeding to one
pound OF homeless beefsteak
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

FRIED SALT PoRK-SEee and let lie a
few minutes in a few spoonfuls of water
sweetened with a tablespoonful of molasses;
roll in meal and fry.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

TINHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
l. holders Of the CAPITAL GAS COMPANY
will be held ut the Office of the company, Front
and L streets, on MONDAY, JANUARY 18th,
1885, at II NJ, for the purpose of eleciing Board
set such business as may come before the meet
ing. G. II. CUMMINGS, Secretary.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
J. BYMAE JR g. BRO

TEWELRY, WATC dES AND CLOCKS. 90
- Watehmakers and jewelers., No. 500 J SSA
street, between fifth and Sixth; have "a "a
always on hand choice variety of Fine EssAD&
Walches diamonds. JeWelrY. etc ial0f
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
DoDGE,S

SACRAMENTo GLOVE FACTORY. NO. 1919
y Ninth street, between and X. Hand-sewed
smoked Buck, Waterproof Buck and Black
Buck speciality. 4p
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

Perhaps no local disease has puzzled
nasal catarTh While not Immediately fatal, Il
IS among the most distressing, nauSeous and
disgusting ills the flesh is heir to- and the rec
Of chronic catarrh by any of the multitude OF
modes OF treatment until the introduction of
ELI'S CREAM BALM few years ago The
success OF this preparation has been most graft
Tying and surprising. 1y
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

Mouths Sf children, sweet and ROSY.
SOZODONT benign keeps pure:
Fragrant az fresh-plueked posy.
Strong. and likely to endure,
VIII the second teeth be, ladies,
If when young attention paid is. 1y-TTS
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

The best Piaee in California VOC ziltn dos.
A. J. Johnston & Co.'S. go S., sscranenro, g.
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NOTICE.

9. S. Y s. l.. sOuthvorth. pentssts. sac
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GENERAL NOTICES,
mr15-1yMWF

II afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
THOMPSONS EYE WATER. Druggists sell Is
ats cents. oJ5-1ys
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-08
How TO Save the Eyssight.

Next to sunlight the incandescent light gives
the best illumination for reading, and all no.
tions Of the injurious effect on the eyes OF the
electric light are erroneous.
The vast majority Of people who wear glasses
can see we'll without them. They them to
avoid q constant strain on the eyes. The act of
focalization is q muscular ore, and uses up nerv-
energy.
The oversighted eye. in which the focus comes
behind the retns has TO perform this muscular
act continually. The results are headaches, If
ritability and nausea. The only remedy IN such
cases is to wear glasses.
The nearsighted child should wear spectacles.
because they are the best preventive against
increase OF nearsightedness, and also because he
loses a great part of his education in not being
able to see more than few feet away.
For the eyes in q healthy state there is but
one safe wash-pure cold water. When the eye
lids are inflamed the best lotion is a weak solu-
ton of salt and water Never apply poultces
TO the eyes or use EYE waters" without the ad-
vice of physician.
At the first symptoms Of pesrsightedness
spectacles should be worn. There is great
deal Of popular pre- udice against spectacles but
there are two good reasons why they should be
worn, and only two. One is that we see better,
and the other that the strain on the eyes may
be relieved
In reading, the book paper should be held
at distance OF from 10 TO 10 inches from the
eyss The readers position should be such that
the light may fall on the book and not the
eyes. The light itself should be sufficient.
Nothing is SO injurious to the eyes as poor light
in reading.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-08

Colony OF African Negroes SIN Living on a
Georgia Plantation.
Augusta fGa.) Chronicle.
Probably the most interesting character here
,bouts 10 q negro man. who Was one Of the cargo
n the Wauderer, the last slave ship to bring to
this country load OF captIves from Africa.
Lucius Williams, as he was christene led by OF
the young ladies OF the family into which he was
sold. or "Umwalla," as he was callen IN Africa.
lives in small hut the outskirts
here Since freedom be has earned
9 livelihood working gardens. saving wood and
whitewashlne. He was = little SURPRISED when
asked about his early life, but talks well once
be mas begun, requiring to be questioned
frequently, however. Umwalls was born in
Guinea, according 20 his story. not IN liberia.
One day when he was abou. ten years of age, be
was sent TO his aunt TO carry her some pinders
TO plant When be was going through the
woods two strange black mer seized him and
bound his hands. He cried terribly, and they
soon gagged him They sold him to native,
who took him TO Liberia. There, for the first
time IN his life, he saw q white man, and he
was terribly frightened at aim
Umwalla was then taken to the Wanderer,
where q large number of captives had already
been stored away in the hold. The passage over
was fraught with untold terrors to the young
savage. A storm was encountered and Tor days
the hold was fastened up and numbers or the
negroes died from sickness caused by the foul
among the cargo who bad to be kept in chains.
When the Wanderer approached the South
Carolina coast she was sighted by government
boat and given chase. During the night she
dropped anchor off PocataliRo. and the cargo Of
negro men and women was debarked.
Umwalla. or. as be was soon afterward called,
Lucius. was taken TO a Carolina plantation near
Beach island and pur to work there.
Lucius is very fond OF the white folks" as
he styles the family of his old master and mis-
tress. and frequently calls to see them-walkiug
several miles to do so. The style Of punishment
followed among his tribe was to break the cul-
prits neck by sudden wrench from forked
stick
Lucius tells. in his quaint way, Of the interest
Ing features of slavery. No negro woman was per-
mitted, however gorgeous her toilet otherwise,
20 wear q veil gloves Negro were
neither permitted to carry . walking cane nor
smoke cigar on the streets. They could not
remain away from the quarters after o'clock
at night without q permit from their master.
He is not lonesome here, for on a neighboring
plantation-Cspt Benjamin Tillmans place
are many negroes from his old home, and they
frequently meet and converse Ia African. They
do not attempt to impsrt the language 70 their
children, he says, and of course all vestiges Of
IL, save what they have engrafted on the South
ern patos, must soon die out.