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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

The importance of purifying the blood can
not be- oyerestimated, for without pure
blood you cannot enjoy good health.
At this season nearly every one needs a
good medicine to purify, vitalize, and enrich
the. blood, and Hoods Sarsaparilla is worthy
your confidence. 1t is peculiar in that it
strengthens and builds up the system, creates
an appetite, and tones the digestion, while
it eradicates disease. Give it trial.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is sold by all druggists.
Prepared by c. 1. Hood s. Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
4 WITHERED ARM.

One day after the war closed there came
to Washington one-armed veteran. He
had bundle wrapped in paper, and he
said it was something that ought to be in
the museum. When the wrappings were
taken off there was brought to view hui
man arm. The muscles had dried hard
and the skin had been tanned by the ac-
ton of wind and sun. So complete had
been Natures process that there was moth
ing disagreeable but the looks Of the arm.
The drying and shrinking of the flesh had
left the Jagged bone bare at one end, and
the same causes had clinched the fingers
at the other. The veterans story was that
in the battle at Gettysburg a cannon ball
had taken off his arm. Unconscious he
had been carried to the tield-hospital and
then to the general hospital. Months af-
forwards he had regained his health and
had been discharged Curiosity prompted
him to visit the battlefield and live over
his terrible experience. He found, after
some trouble, the spot where he stood
when the cannon ball discovered him. 1t
was in cornfeld, and there between the
burrows was the arm in the well-preserved
condition apparent. The scientific gentle
men of the museum did not think it worth
while to take the soldiers affidavit. They
saw at glance that the arm was an inter
esting specimen aside from its history.
They took it, mounted it upon two sup
ports in glass case, and gave it place of
prominence in the museum.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

scalp and the skull. The soldier who re-
ceived this remarkable wound at Spottsyl-
vania lived twenty-three days.
Still more wonderful than this last case
is one where mimic ball struck the soft
bone of the nose and divided. Along with
this goes the head of the man who put
the muzzle of pistol in his mouth and
fired. The ball passed through the jugu-
lar vein and stuck fast in the bone, acting
as stopper on hemorrhage from the vein.
The would-be suicide lived seventeen wears
before yielding up his head to make mu-
scum visitors marvel,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
INDIAN BABIES.

The museum possesses quite a collection
of papooses picked up by the army sur
geons in the wild West and forwarded.
The withered and battered remains have
been " cured' by long exposure to sun and
wind on the elevated stages where the In
dians used to bury, but they are not pleas
ant to look upon. The most notable Of
these papooses is little chap, said to have
been found in tree near Laramie. He is
dressed in suit of blue, upon which the
Indian mother has sewed great collec-
ton of buttons. Around the neck is a
string OF beads, and on the feet are little
embroidered moccasins.
"reminiscences of the Indian wars are
numerous. There is the skull of one brave
who only succumbed when he had been
sabered nine times. At least that must be
the conclusion, for the Uranium shows nine
distinct penetrating cuts from the sword.
OF course, it is not to be supposed that the
white man amused himself by whacking
away needlessly at the red mans head
after the latter was hors de combat. The
skull belonged to an Araucanian, who was
| killed BY Chilean soldiers.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
THE PROPER TIME TO GO.


The bones are much more agreeable to
look upon than the casts. There is some
satisfaction in seeing man who was seven
feet high in life wholly undressed, partic-
ularly when his bones are bleached glist-
ening white and the joints and attachments
are of bright metal. 1t is also interesting
to see the mouth of a child with the Sec
ond teeth just coming forward to crowd the
first set out. But when one turns and
gazes upon the illustrated process by which
a soldier whose nose has been shot away is
made to look less repulsive by having an
other nose cut out of his cheek and grated
on, it is time to go.
REMOVAL FROM THE HISTORIC BUILDING.
The old building has outliyed its useful
ness as the Army Museum. Within
few days the doors have been closed to
visitors. The glass cases and their con-
tents are being moved out and carted
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
WONDERFUL WORK WITH ARROWS.

Some of the wonderful accomplishments
of the Indians with their arrows are illus
trated in very realistic manner. These
arrows had heads made of the iron hoops
of barrels. A shoulder blade of buffalo
with the thin, frail-looking arrowhead
piercing it is shown. Upon close exami-
nation the visitor discovers that the point
projects through the outer side of the
bone The only explanation is that the
arrow must have passed through the body
of the buffalo and struck the shoulder
blade on the inside These arrow-heads
may be taken between the fingers and bent
with ease, they are so thin; but shot from
the bow by the Indians they went through
obstacles which would have stopped bull
| let They penetrated bones without tract
uring them, and they made cuts as clean
rs the keenest surgical blades. The
Apache arrowhead of soft iron has pierced
where leaden projectile would have fiat
tened
The skull, with an arrow point driven
into it almost TO the head, is a reminis-
| cence of an Indian attack on a stage in
| Western Texas. Three United States
outright, one escaped, and the other
! CIdNlcu away III Tue grass Will IIllS dIlON
| point sticking in his brain, bullet hole
through an arm, another through leg,
and Il third chunk of lead in his breast
This man lay in the grass until the In
dams had disappeared, and then he made
his way afoot 100 miles across the plains of
Texas. The stage was attacked on the lst
of September, 1870 and seven days later
the man limped up to Fort Concho. He
was still in possession of his mental facul-
ties, but he died on the 10Th of September,
ten days after entering the hospital. When
the post-mortem was held the surgeons
found that the arrow point had gone
straight through the bone and into the
brain, making a wound which, under or
binary conditions, would be considered
sufficient to cause immediate death. Along
side of the skull is shown piece Of the
stage door, of hard wood, with another ar
1 =. 4
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
BROKEN NECKs MENDED.

Some people may think this rather
incredible story, but there are plenty of
things in the Army Medical Museum to
show that exceptions exist in the ordinary
laws of mortality. A broken neck usually
kills. There is exhibited skull with
portion of the spinal column attached,
which came from the Catacombs of Paris.
Any surgeon can see that the column was
broken where it reaches the head, and that
the parts mended themselves before death
came The United States has furnished
one case of this kind, and the evidence is
shown here in the dislocated vertebr;e
grown together again.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
FREAKS OF BULLETS.

These specimens draw attention for their
historical associations. But the museum
abounds in things that are of vastly more
intrinsic interest. There are object les
sons illustrating the wonderful freaks of
rife balls. One of these is section of a
skull with the ball which struck it split in
two, one-half going inside and infiicting the
wound which caused death, the other half
remaining on the outside between the
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-08-04
KEEa1 AND MS MOTOR.

Tie APPEAL is in receipt OF 40
pa.e > npniet entitled "keeiy's
Secrets Il is written in defense
Of K.4,y, and intended to correct
some of the erroneous ideas regard
ing him.
1t makes the positive assertion
that Ke-lv, after over forty years
Of research and scientific experi-
ment. has absolutely succeeded In
his life work, and when his inven-
ton is fully covered by patents his
book explaining the method OF aP-
ply,ny his newly-discovered force
will be published, and any ordinary
mechanic can understand and ope-
rate his machine.
As near as the pamphlet explains
tine matter, he has not exactly dis
covered . new force in nature, but
learned how to apply it.
Over a hundred years ago a I'D
dler sat on London Bridge, AID by
playing his instrument = few mo-
ments struck = certain note which
caused the massive bridge to vi
brafe to such an extent that It
threatened to fall to pieces. de
was finally paid a large sum OF
money on his promising not to de-
molish the bridge.
He claimed that any structure
aver built could be made to vi5rate
and absolutely he destr Dyed II the
particuIar note affecting it could be
discovered.
A pane of glass suspended IN
air can be broken by . violin note.
Everybody knows that = note
strn,k upon IN instrument will pro-
duce sound in a corresponfingiy at
timed instrument i'm its vicinity.
II Connected with = tuning fork. u
will produce a corresponding
sound in the latter, and u connect
al With q thousand such tnnlns
f.rks. il woIld make all the thous
and sound, and produce . noise TAI
greater than the original sound
v,thout the latter becoming an.
~eaker for it. Here, then, - Al
augmentation or multiplication pow
- ~h;ch modern scientists hav
called the Law of induction. II "
had any means to transform soun'
again into mechanical motion, v
would have Thousand foid multi
plication Of mechanical motion.
would he presumptieus to say tina
Il will not he ~ easy for tho sclen
fists Of the future to transforr
eound into mechanical motion, a.
!. for the scientists of the present
transform heat into eIectric't.
Perhaps Mr.. Keely has alread
solved the problem.
uts claimed that Keely has d.
lsyed introducing the public to u
york because he found he Rad III
covered q power 40 collosral that
kept reducing the sig. OF his gen
r.tor to be able to control it. Il
~enerator 10 now 80 small that
can. be carried in his pocket like
watch, and this power will send
ste.mer from New York TO Londo
DR.. Hartman, of Austria, ~
the first scientist to accord VII
Kesly's views on the power OF C
tain vubratory movements, but q
former, while fully conversant vi
this power. did not deem it pra
t,eable to mechanics. Keely b
explained his secret to Hsrtma
vho nov claims that the most
touudinx discovery the world h
ever seen has been made; tina
new giant has been born, alons'l
al which the forces OF steam .
alectricity are mere pygm'es.
e. - E...od f0R Affp
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-08-04

Bats are often offered for effect.
Parties are willing to forfeit small
a.noe;t to secure for their party Il 9
effect Of o6arlng to give odds.
There has been some talk about
f4s 900 in the hands Of New
YORK club to be placed on Clevs-
land At odds Of two to one. The
80. came recently that the oddi
.re nov the other way. A fe~
A.v. eiuce the mayor Of luka, Kan
addrsssed note to Senator lnsa'l'
:, ~h;.:h the writer said that p
had 500 900 70 bit on the electies
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-02-09
A CALEDONIA COUNTY MAN
In n Minnesota Blizzard.

B. F. Young, a brother of Mrs. w.
H. H. Stevens of st. Johnsbury, former
ly a resident of Sutton but now of
Worthington, Minnesota, had an ex-
perience i'm the recent blizzard of the
Northwest that is thus told by cor
respondent of the Worthington Ad-
vance:
On the 10Th of January B. F. Young,
John Bloom and Alvin Bloom started
from the residence of Young to break
road toward WOrthington. On their
return the blizzard caught them II
miles from home. They followed sticks
which they had set for half a mile and
then lost the track. They faced the
storm IL miles further and came to
grove where it was impossible to get a
team through. They embarrassed the
horses and tried to save them but
were compelled to leave them. They
knew that home was only about 80
rods from the grove and they endeav-
ored to reach it but were misled by a
mistake as to the direction of the
wind. They then found death staring
them in the face. Facing the storm
till all hope of reaching home had fled,
they turned and walked with the storm
till they came to what is known as the
Boyer Grove. Here they decided to
dig into large drift. With faces neck
and ears covered with ice, and nothing
to dig with but their hands, feet and a
dead limb, they finally made Il hole Ok
2 feet and got into it. They filled up
the entrance and awaited their fate.
Being thinly clad, they were anything
but comfortable. The warmth of the
bodies and the breath soon began to
melt the snow with which their clothes
were filled and it was not long until
they were wet through. After repeat
ed trials they struck a match, looked
at Il watch and saw it was quarter
past twelve at night. Toward morn
ing they opened hole in the snow and
saw the stars were shining. They re-
solved to make a break for home.
They were scarcely outside before their
outside clothing was frozen, but it was
home or death and they preferred the
former. About daylight they reached
home with faces, necks, ears, hands
and feet badly frozen. They were
pOwerless to help themselves, but the
good woman of the house, by the aid
of a butcher knife, soon Invested them
of their frozen garments, and three
men were never more grateful for the
blessing of a hay fire. The mercury
marked 30 below.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-02-09
Mrs. ID. 4. Morrison.
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80 Railroad Street, ST. Johnsbury, VT
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-02-09
Edmunds and Lamar.
Special to Philadelphia Ledger.

Senator Edmunds and Justice Lamar
met, for the first time since the former
tried to defeat the latter's confirmation,
at the Thursday evening reception at
the White House. They cOllided at
the entrance of the Green room, and
those who stood around and knew how
bitterly Edmunds had fought the NOM
inatiOn wondered what would happen.
A repetition of the scene that occurred
when Blaine and Edmunds met at the
funeral of President Arthur was ex-
pected, but it did not occur. Justice
Lamar is too much of a gentleman
The two men shook hands as cordially
as ever and chatted for while in the
best of temper. A few moments after
friend who met the senator remark
ed : ''I'd like to know what you said to
Lamar and what he said to you when
you met over there" "There was
nothing of extraordinary brilliancy or
interest said on either side," answered
the senator. "But what was it r. per-
sisted the friend. "Well, if you insist
upon knowing, l remarked to him,
How dye dOf He replied, How dye
do r and that was about all the con-
versation." AS Lamar expected all the
time that Edmunds would oppose him
he has no feeling on that subject, and
said the other day that he could for
give every one of his enemies with a
full heart.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-02-09
ALLEGED HUMOR.

Carelessness with matches caused
626 fires in New York last year and
about 1916 divorces.- Burlington Free
Press.
We don't know whether to believe
the story that Mr.. Howells replied to a
person who asked for list of the best
hundred books: 81 have not written
a hundred books"-[ Life.
"Good mornin' to yez, Missus Bren-
man," "Good mornin', Missus Wort
ley" "An' how did Tommy rest last
nOight7" ooh, de dear choil was dat
disturbed wild de noise av his cryin'
he didn't shape a wink."-[ Harper's
Bazaar.
New Arrival lin New York; was
told to come here, sir, for information
about getting naturalized." New York
Official-"Happy to meet you sir; hope
you had a pleasant passage. What
can do for You 2" ~ wish to know
how long Il man must be in this country
before he can vote ?" Gum er-er-
which ticket?'
Clerk (who belongs to a Shaksperian
lyceum, and whose dramatic bent has
rather the better of him, reaches the
office at ten a. n.y., greeting his en-
ployer-"Good morrow, SIR" Employ
er something of a business man)-"It
is nearly indeed. Hereafter, sir, l
would like to have you get around in
time to bid me good morning"
''You spilled this ink on the floor,
did you Z" said the wholesale grocer to
his store-h hoy "that is right. Tell the
truth, my lad. l would rather you
spilled barrel of ink than to lie.
Integrity, my boy, integrity and truth
fullness-let that be your motto. You
can 90 now and finish stencilliDg pure
Vermont Maple Syrup on the molas-
ses cans."-Chicago Tribune.
A gentleman hunting for land in Da-
kOta came across bOarded-up shanty
with half a dozen boards across the
door, upon which were the following
touching inscriptions: "Four miles
from a nay Der, sixty miles from a post
offs, twenty-five miles from a raleroad,
a hundred and atey from timber, $50
from water. God bless our home. We
have gone east to spend the winter
with my wife's olks."-[Graphic.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-02-09

staunch ScOtchman, (Mr. Underwood)
who had numbered his three-score
years and ten, came to tell the people
not 20 weary in well doing for in due
time they would reap if they tainted
not. The year 1867 brought a man
who is recalled to memory as fine
type of the Christian gentleman. 1
sometimes thought the goddess of mu-
sic presided when saw the rapt face
of the new pastor as he sang the songs
of Zion. Many new corners stood up
to confess Christ. The busy tooth of
time had marred my appearance, and
/ knew by the whispering group which
surrounded me that it was thought
that my usefulness was at an end. L
silently submitted to be borne to an
upper chamber where, carefully cover
ed, l stand sentinel over the other by
gone things.
Now and then a zephyr passes
through the open easements telling me
of outside events. l learn that the
pastor whom l left in charge is no
longer there. He saw the work of the
Lord prosper under his administration
and knew that many were added to
the church of those whom he had faith
fully urged to be steadfast, immovable,
always Astounding in the work of the
Lord these who are now the pillars of
the church, bearing the burdens of the
fathers who have "fallen asleep" AT
ter eleven years of faithful labor Mr..
Humphreys resignation was accepted
with many misgivings and heart-aches
not a few.
aware that trials have come to this lit
tie flock in the wilderness. Some who
were active in church work have been
silently laid before it as the admoni-
tions came with power, "Be We also
ready" At times it almost seemed as
though the church would be rent
asunder as wave upon wave of trouble
threatened to overflow it, but He who
walks in the midst of the golden can
dlesticks did not suffer it to be so al
though the voice came, "nevertheless
| have somewhat against thee because
thou hast left thy first love; remember
therefore from whence thou art fallen
and repent and do thy first work, or
else l will come unto thee quickly and
remove thy candlestick out ofhis place."
Though trouble has not overlooked
this little corner of the world in it's
travels, though many, many times l
and my successor have seen near us the
emblems of sorrow, though the armOr-
bearers have fallen, l rejoice to know
that the voice of the pulpit has never
been silenced, and that when the robes
of office have fallen from their ascend
ed wearers there have not been want
ing those who have willingly assumed
them, with all the responsibility they
imply; who hold them as a sacred
trust which in time they, too, will lay
down triumphantly. 8. L. NJ.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-02-09
He Learned.


A handsomely dressed young woman
entered a crowded street car. A long
whiskered old fellow, wearing dingy
SLOUGH hat and suit of homespun
clothes got up and said
"Miss, take my seat [ don't look
as well as these here gentlemen"-nod-
ding at several men-''but I've diskiv-
cred that I've got more peliteness."
The young woman sat down with
out thanking the old fellow.
"Miss," said the old fellow with a
smile, 81 b'leve l left my pocketbook
thar on that seat. Will you please get
up7"
The young woman got up.
The old fellow sat down, and strok-
ing his whiskers, remarked: "B'leve
I'll jes' keep on settin' here, Miss. Tve
got a leetle more politeness than these
here gentlemen, but 1 have diskivered
that | amt got nigh so much sense"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-02-09

The Massachusetts senate has passed
a bill for constitutional prohibition by
a vote of 25 to 8.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-02-09
Look Up Your Old Stocks.

Several years ago Frederick A.
Pride, well-known circus and theat
rical manager, loaned a friend 800.
The borrower insisted upon Mr.. Pride's
acceptance of 100 shares of mining
stock in company at that time I'M
known to fame. Mr.. Pride handed the
certificate to his wife, with the remark
that it might do "for wall paper or a
bustle." Wednesday, while convers-
ing with broker in a Philadelphia ho-
tel, the name of the company in which
Pride holds 100 shares was mentioned
"Is that company still in existence 2"
asked Mr.. Pride, indifferently. "Well,
rather" was the answer, "and it's stock
is worth just Sl20 SHARE" Mr.. Pride
is just $I2, 900 richer than he thought
he was.-[New York World.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-02-09
UPHOLSTERINC.

The subscriber is prepared to do all kinds of Up
holstering Work, Furniture Repairing, laying car
pets, hanging window Shades, picking over hair
Mattresses and general Furniture Repairs.
NR. SWITSER.
Opposite PrebyteriaD church Eastaru Ave. IL IT
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-02-09
Justice nIemoranda,s.

For convenience of Justices of the Peace we have
printed the memoranda in blank which they have
TO make on criminal complaints, for sale at %
cents per hundred, at the
CALIFORNIAN OFFICE.