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Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21

The constant, almost yearly, decrease in
time since 1879 is marked indication of
| the advent of a new and swifter class of
''ocean greyhounds" Especially is this
true of the last two or three years. and to
the lnman Lire, towhich the City of Paris
belongs, is due the credit of putting into
commission the first of the new type. The
City Of New York, although not as speedy
| as expected, was a revelation of the posi-
bic luxuries of ocean travel. 1t was in its
day also the longest vessel afioat, the luck
less Great Eastern, now no more, alone ex-
ceiling IT In that respect. But now it must
yield that distinction to the new Teutonic,
of the White Star Line, whose remarkable
maiden trip recently caused such Juror.
In this ship, as indeed in all the new class
of liners, the whole machinery is in dupli-
cate, and the set of machinery operating
each screw is wholly independent of the
set operating the other. Thus, in case of
accident to either set the other goes on,
and can drive at about two-thirds her reg
ular speed. The Teutonic is less than one
hundred feet shorter than the Great East
earn, and her beam is only about one-tenth
Of her length. A sister ship, the Majestic
is building in Scotland. -Four more pros
pective record-makers are the Augusta
Victoria and Columbia and two Others un-
named, all owned by the Hamburg -Ameri-
can Packet Company. The two former
have already shown their quality, the
Augusta-Victoria having made the fastest
maiden trip across the Atlantic on record.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21
SOME POPULAR FALLACIEs.
Errors and Delusions in Which Many
Persons are Believers.
London Public Opinion

lA>OiNoi 4 hO'AN OpALlIOA
A very common error is to suppose that
birds sleep with the head beneath the
wing. No bird ever sleeps so, the head is
turned round and laid upon the back,
where it is often concealed by feathers.
That dogs are kept in health by the ad-
dltion of birthstone to their drinking water
Seeing that stone birthstone is utterly in
soluble in water, l fail to perceive what use
it can possibly be to the dog.
That COWS are fond of buttercups. Cows,
as well as horses, in grazing carefully avoid
these plants, which, like all the Ranun-
OttlacR, are harsh, astringent and somewhat
poisonous.
That washing the face in the morning
dew improves the complexion. Dew is
distilled water; but, being merely very
pure water, it cannot exercise an special
influence on the skin. | am unwilling,
however, to dispel this pleasing illusion.
and therefore say "By all means, young
ladies' wash your face in the morning dew.
in full belief of its efficacy To do so you
must rise early and breathe the pure morn
ing air; this will benefit your health, and
no doubt your complexion at the same
time" This is undoubtedly the lesson
intended to be inculcated
That the fire is extinguished by the sun
shining on it. Th. effect in this case is
apparent, not real. A fairly good fire
looks little better than a heap of white
ashes under the powerful light of the suns
rays.
That there is economy in putting fire.
bricks or clay balls into a fire. Consider
ing that whatever heat they give out is
10, IL
themselves utterly incombustible, they
contribute nothing to the heat of the fire,
there can he no economy in their use
Our method of using fuel is, however, ter
ribly wasteful; very large percentage OF
combustible matter as well as heat, goes
up the fiue and is wasted.
That pipes are burst by a sudden thaw
The thaw merely finds out the bursting
that has already been effected by the frost
1t is the expansion of water when passing
into the icy state that bursts water pipes
of whatever material.
That the bones are brittle in frosty
weather. No doubt more bones are broken
in winter than in summer, but this is due
to the slippery state of the roads at that
season, not to speak of accidents on the ice
and not to any abnormal condition of oul
bones.
That "thunderbolts" are tangible re-
| alities that can be handled and preserved
as curiosities. The only thunderbolt is the
flash Of lightning, often no doubt very de,
structive, but never accompanied by any
solid. The only solid bodies that evel
fall to the earth from the sky are aerolites
bodies coming from outer space and having
nothing to do with thunder-storms.
That mirrors attract lightning anG
should be covered or turned to the wal
during thunder storm. This is pure
illusion, arising from the effect that mir
rors reflect the lightning flash and thu:
add to the terror and apparent danger o
| the storm.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21

protest. He said he had put $40 900 into
a fiume this year, and he hadn't had
drop of water since he got the work done.
He thought he had been treated badly and
he was opposed to putting God in the Con-
stitution. The closest vote in any of the
conventions on this question was at Hele-
ma. 1t is claimed that if the question had
been on motion to put the clause in the
Constitution it would have been lost But
it came up on motion to strike out that
clause, which had been inserted by the
committee. There are numbers who would
have voted against putting God into the
document, but they were not willing to
vote in favor of putting him out The
distinction is a fine one, but it was suffi-
cient. The Washington people did not
settle upon the exact form of his recogni-
ton until after several attempts. The
words "God Almighty" were set aside.
Final agreement was upon the expression
"The Supreme Being of the Universe"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21
When to Drink Water.

According to DIR. Leuf, when water is
taken into the full or partly full stomach
it does not mingle with the food, as we are
taught, but passes along quickly between
the food and the lesser curative toward the
pylorus, through which it passes into the
intestines. The secretion of mucus by the
lining membrane is constant, and during
the night considerable amount accumu-
lates in the stomach; some of its liquid
portion is absorbed, and that which
remains is thick and tenacious. If food
is taken into the stomach when in this
condition it becomes coated with this
mucus, and the secretion of the
gastric juice and its action are delayed.
These facts show the value of goblet of
water before breakfast This washes oat
the tenacious mucus, and stimulates the
gastric glands to secretion. In old and
feeble persons water should not be taken
cold, bat it may be with great advantage
taken warm or hot This removal of the
accumulated mucus from the stomach is
probably one of the reasons why taking
soup at the beginning of meal has been
found SO beneficial.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21
There are no Happy DAYS

For those who continue to rise unrefreshed
after nights of unrest Nervousness, in
somnia, indigestion - these constitute a
triple alliance that perpetually wars against
mans comfort, and robs both brain and
body of tranquility. Combat the trio for q
time with HoStetter's Stomach Bitters, and
it will give ground and eyenIuslly fly the
field. The basis of reform is the recdfica-
ton of digestion. for the brain and nerve
trouble is simply reflex of the disturb.
ance of that all important function. A
wine glassfull before each meal of the
national stomaehic insures facile digestion
and repetition of the pleasant dose be
fore retiring promotes nerve and muscle
invigorating sleep. Associated with indi-
ges,ion we usually find biliousness and
constipation. But together, or independent
of each other, these msladies are subju
gated by the bitters, which also remedies
| kidney trouble, rheumatism, neuralgis
and malaria
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21
"Mearing the Breeohes. y

The moment of supreme dignity in a
boys life is when he first gets into trous-
ers. Perhaps the feeling of triumph is due
more to his now having discarded dress
skirts and petticoats than to anything else.
This appears from the remark OF one OBJ
servant youth, who upon the ever MEM
orable occasion glanced down upon the
new glories of his person and exclaimed !:
"Now I've got two legs, just like Sam p
Small Robin, when he had come to this
first turning point of life, showed himself
under similar circumstances more of a
gentleman Arrayed in his new suit, he
was at first speechless with sheer delight.
Then at length his joy found tongue, and
he burst out, "Ohl mamma, pants make
me feel so grand Didn't it make you
feel grand when -" But an awful con-
sciousness came over him that this bliss
had never been shared by his mother, and
he laid his wee, chubby hand pityingly
against her cheek, saying pathetically
'Poor mamma poor mammal
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21
FIVE DOLLARS FOR A TRICK.
How a Clever Bar-Room Trickstel
Fleeced a Crowd.
from the Philadelphia Inquirer


"You see this dollar?" SAID one of a
company of men in front of a rosewood bar
in one of the leading hotels in Philadel-
phia, and he handed dollar to one of the
group,who examined il and passed it around
among the company. All decided that
there was nothing unusual in its appear
ance, unless it was counterfeit.
'No, it's not counterfeit" said the first
speaker, shut will let you take that dol
lar and spin it on the bar l will turn my
back, and will tell you whether it turns
head or tail"
Impossible" said one Of the doubters,
'unless you use a looking glass"
mo, don't use anything, and I'll bet
you drinks I'll tell it every time"
"Done," said the doubter.
The man turned his back to the bar the
coin was spun, and as it settled, he called
out:
"Heads"
1t was ''heads"
'Make it three out of FIVE times for an
other round" said another of the group.
Certainly" consented the stranger, ac-
commodatingly.
Again the coin spun around and "tails"
was called The third time it turned
tails" and third time the stranger
"called"
81 can keep it up all night, gentlemen" !"
he said smilingly.
The drinks were paid for and the
stranger, under the genial influence of the
liquor and the urgent requests of the COM
pany, said:
81 don't often give my tricks away, but
it will leak out sooner or later. You see,
gentlemen, the coin on the head side is
nicked very slightly by knife, the hicks
being about an eighth of an inch apart.
The hicks are so small as to be scarcely
perceptible. When you spin the coin, if
it turns on the nicked side it settles
quickly, whereas, on the other side, it
slowly settles, taking fally twice as long
to die as on the other side. BY the diff
ference in sound, you see, | can tell which
side turns up, or, rather, down. It's all
told by sound"
The coin was handed around and spun
again, and what the stranger said proved
true, much to the delight of the group,
who were glad, apparently, as is usually
the case, to get hold of trick which at
first seemed inexplicable.
There, fix me a dollar that way" said
one of the group, handing out the money,
and the other four requested like favor
at the hands of the stranger, who taking
out penknife obligingly did as requested.
Then, bidding them a polite good night,
he gracefully retired, leaving the group
spinning their coins. Suddenly one Of
them picked up his dollar, examined it and
quickly flung il on the ban, the sound
given out being the unmistakable dull,
dead sound of counterfeit.
Done for S." said he, as he looked
ruefully at the door where the stranger
had disappeared.
"Well, we've learned trick well worth
a dollar" said another, philosophically.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21
Money in Electricity.

In is not rash to predict that before
many years there will be more money in
vested in electricity in the United States
than in railroads 1t is roughly estimated
that there are already invested in elec-
trical contrivances in this country over
100000, ,000, ,and that over $50 ,000 900 have
been invested within year. We have
already upward of eighty-fve electrical
railways in operation, and nearly one hun
dred are reported to be in course OF con-
struction. Over 100000 arc lights and
100000 incandescent lamps are blazing
every night, and there are $3.50 central
electric stations generating power and
light-Boston Globe
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21
FLOWER LEGEND.
: legend of a happy soul.

Sweet is the legend of happy soul,
Pacing, in dreams, the swards of Paradise;
Above her hung fruits tinct with fiery flush,
Around her blew flowers myriad in device.
Low was the cline, twilight arehed with
stars,
Filled with a mellow atmosphere whose heart
Breathed of myrrh and spice and galingale.
She, pausing underneath the tree of life,
Heard all its mystic branches palpitate,
Aud low voice: Take thou the fairest flower
Between the eastern and the western gate
And, rising up she wandered forth amidst
Lilies beloved in time by Solomon;
And forest frankincense and wondrous blossoms
Whose chalices were dyed with moon and sun.
Rounding her path, there glimmered in blue
dusk
Vast star-eyed blossom, bright and mar,
Great charms of streaked splendor; living
flowers
Lost to the fallen world and unto US.
At dawn the angel found her at the gate
Weeping, but looping in her vesture's folds
Ofall the gorgeous blooms OF Paradise,
Passionate violetS and marigolds.
And lifting up her low eyes, dashed with rain.
Il paced, she said, between the east and
Heavens fairest flowers were subject to my
hand,
But did gather what loved the hest"
Answered the radiant angel; Sweet and
wise,
Thy tender care hath chosen the fairer part,
Henceforth vioets shall be loved of love,
And marigolds refresh the tired heart.
Awake And she unclosed her eyes to see
The morning sunlight beating on the blind;
And round her bed the breath of marigolds
Swan with the yiolets on the garden wind.
-TbrOnt0 Week,
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21
HOW TO GET GOOD CLARET.
The Art of Handling and Decanting 1t
Explained.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.


Whilst vast quantities of wine in the
Medoc are bottled at the end of the sec
ond year, the fine wines are kept in casks
until the third or fourth year. Once in
bottle, well corked, the mind of man may
be at rest about his wine, which, up to a
certain limit of time, goes on improving.
Where occasion for care again presents
itself is in getting the wine out of the
bottle without shaking. Most wine pam
tries are furnished with small basket in
which the wine bottle may rest whilst the
wine is drawn into the decanter.
Wine merchants, wine testers and ex-
perienced wine drinkers in the Medoc do
not trouble themselves about these con-
trivances. They carefully lift the bottle
from horizontal to an upright position
some three or four hours before it is
wanted for the table. At the same time
they carefully mark the side of the bottle
that has lain uppermost, and in decanting
pour out the wine from that, as it is sure
to be free from dust. with steady hand
they draw from a bottle a maximum
quantity of absolutely clear, bright wine.
Anyone who desires to drink good glass
of Medoc or Burgundy will not decant il
lill etlllOSt lhS 1t ID
thus preserving the freshness of the aro-
ma. Good wine needs no bush but ir
our climate (which, by the way, the ex.
perts Of the Medoc declare to be the best
possible for storing fine vines it is better
for little warmth. Rather than drink
red wine in the winter months drawn
from a cellar in which the temperature
has not been maintained at desirable
pitch, it is better to put the wine where il
will not feel the fire. A better way still i:
to leave it on the mantel-piece of the
dining room for four or six hours before
it is to be decanted, when it will have had
an opportunity of acquiring something
like the temperature of the room. 1t il
well worth while warming the decantel
before pouring in the wine, so that it may
not receive the shock of contact with the
cold glass.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21
The New Constitutions.

Each of the conventions of the new
States has wrestled with the question of
God in the Constitution. In each case
those who favored recognition of Divine
power won. At Helena there was little
lobbying against the proposition. A min
ing man came all the way from Butte to
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21
But YET A WOMAN.
she wore mannish little coat

She wore a mannish little coat
With knowing little pockets;
She's cast aside her necklaces,
Her bangles and her lockets;
Her dickey, collar and cravat
Exactly match her brothers;
Her round straw hat is so like his
You can't tell one from tothers;
She ventures on little slang
That sounds quite brusque and mannish,
But show her once mouse or worm,
And see the disguise vanish.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21
OCEAN GREYHoBNps.n
What Has Been Accomplished by the
New Type,
From the Springfield Renph,i

From the Springfield Republican.
The feat of the steamship City of Paris
in twice beating, in single year, the best
previous record for transatlantic trim. is
something unparalleled in the history of
ocean travel. The Etrurtia twice made
fastest records, but the second fast trip was
three years behind the first. Only once
before, moreover, has the record been twice
beaten in one year. The full list of record
makers since the days of the old Savannah
is as follows:
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21

BoELs and pimples and other affections
arising from impure blood may appear al
this season, when the blood is heated
Hoods Sarsaparilla removes the cause OF
these troubles by purifying, vitalizing and
enrichfng the blood. and at the same time
it gives strength to the whole system.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21

The family of Richard Rockwell, of
Clark county, Missouri, consists of seven
children, three of them triplets and two of
them twins. The triplets are ten years
old.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21

You cannot feel well without q clear
head, and for this take Simmons Liver
Regulator.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21

yIGoR, vitality and a healthy appetite
impaired by little Angostura Bitters
every morning Sole manufacturers, DR..
]. G. B. Siegert g. Sons. At all druggists.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21

DYSPEPSIA in all its forms is not only re-
lieved but cured by Simmons Liver Regu
lator.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-14
First Publication Dec. IS
Sale.

Territory of Dakota, second judicial Dis
In the District Court within and for Yankton
Nelson W. Cusiok. Plaintiff, VS.. j. W. Weldon.
Louise j; Felber, Jacob N. Lemon, Andrew
A Gutenberg. Il. NJ. kelsey and O.. P. Heath,
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a
Judgment of foreclosure and sale in the
above entitled action on the seventh day of
upon said iud gment, the subscriber. Frederick
Kincel, sheriff of Yankton county, Dakota
Terrltory, for that pun pose appointed, win sell
house in the city of Yankton and county of
Ysnkton, Iakota Territory, on Monday Janu-
AIRY 14th. 1888 at two o'clock in the Afternoon Of
premises situate IN the county of Yankfon.
Territory of Dakota. and directed in said
Judgment and execution to be sold. and therein
three hundred feet east of the northwest corner
of the southwe t quar,er of tho north est
Quarter Of section thirteen ls) in township
r nangiy '4 thence e'' east Da t danss .h R1ss, and md i se2en asa
five hundredth (3s.75-l0O chains to the north
cas-. corner OF the southeast quarter of the
northwest qu 'fter of said section thitteen US),
thence south twenty and ten. h%undredths
(D.10-loO chains to the center of said section
thirteen ls), thence west elong the quarter
west corner of block two () of J. g.. Presho's
addition to Yankton. thence south to the north
west corner Of said block two ~. thence
WSsletty on u llue Win an extension OF the
north line of said block two ca and parallel
with the south line of fifth street four hundred
and fifty A5O feet, to the foot of the bluff,
thence northwesterly following along the foot
Of the bluff to a point three hundred $500 feet
east of the west line of said section thirteen
as; thence nYrth t the place Of beginning,
heretofore sold as follows: Two acres nov or
formerly owned BY Warren X. Leonard particu-
larly deF cribed in deed r. cord .tL' on page 4s3:
also block three (S) of J, 8. Presho's addition
20 Yankton equal to one and ff,y-three nun
dredtha Il S-100l acres, and also ore half acre
Described de- rib in deed record in book .R" on page
less the reservations 400 100 acres) containing
sdi1ty-seven and eighty-one hundredths
t87,sl'0O acres according to actual survey
thereof, with the appurtenances and improve
ments thereunto belonging. or 30 much thereof
as may be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment
and costs amounting in alito four thousand
four cents, with the interest thereon from
costs of sale.
Dated Yankton. D. T.. December 18th, 1888,
FREDERICK KINCEL,
Sheriff of Yankton County.
FRENCH & SMITH, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-14
DUE TO THE GERMANS
The East African Troubles Laid at
the Door of Germany.
WILL CREATE A SENSATION,
Bismarck's Forthcoming Speech in the
Reichstag to Be a Reveiation-An
Irish Tenants stubborn Resist
ance to Eviction.

LONDON, Jan. 12.-The English At
rican missionary societies are unanimous
in laying the blame of the troubles in
East Africa upon the invasion of that
territory by the Germans. The Rev. Mr..
Ashe, who has recently come from Ugan.
da, says he discovered no trouble what,
soever among the natives until upon his
return he reached a point within 2OO
miles of the coast, where the influence
of Germany was felt. From the opinion
which prevailed there, Mr.. Ashe is in
ciined to believe the trouble will spread
inland and require q stronger force
than has hitherto been brought to bear
to suppress it. The whole course. of the
Germans, Mr.. Ashe asserts, has been ag-
gressive, if not brutality oppressive, and
he is unable to see anything to avert
danger to all foreign missionaries labor.
ing in the interior.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-14
The Mistake s of nj oses.

and Ingersoll, are common topics OF con.
versation, but the mistake we wish to
comment on here 10 the great one sc
many people labor under that consump.
sion (which is really only 5crofula of the
Lupgsl is an inonsAble disease, and that
there is no hope for one suffering from
il. This terrible malady, that year.y
fills so many graves, can be surely cured,
if not too long neglected. Be wise In
time, if you are sfl,cted with 1t, and
arrest the undermining Influence that is
tapping your life blood. and hurrying
You to an untimely grave, by using DR..
Pieroeis Golden Medical Discovery, a
remedy that nevers fails in its life. giving
mission, II taken in time. All druggists.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-14
Young Joe Donochue.

vienna, Jan. 12.-Young Joe Dono.
ghueo Of New York who came here to win
the skating championship of Europe,
viii give an exhibition in this city. On
the 10th he will skate at Hamburg, and
on the Goth at Berlin, after which he
will go to Russia, Denmark, Sweden and
England. He will return to the United
States toward the end of February.
Donoghue is only IS years of age. His
performances as a skater in America and
Canada are reported to have been phe.
nomenal. In Europe he has caused
almost a sensation. No skater in Europe
has a record that will compare with his.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-14

LONDON, Jan. 1s.-F1eming, the hacker
of Jem Smith, writes to The Sporting
Life to say that Smith is anxious tc
fight Jackson, the colored Australian
pugilist, and that his hackers are ready
and willing to match him. Moyle, the
hacker of jackson, will sail for. New
York in the middle of February. He
will witness Jackson's fight with Kilrain
in San Francisco, and return to England
with jackson whether he be the victor
or not.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. .12.-Cardif has
accepted the challenge to meet jackson
here in April, the winner to receive
5 $500 and the loser $500.