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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-27
WHY TEETH DECAY.
microscopic Germs or Bacteria al the
Seat of the Trouble

Microscopic Germs or Bacteria al the
Seat of the Trouble.
Decay of the teeth (earies) is exceeding
ly common, especially so among civilized
people. The lack of power to resist this
disease may be due to the depression OF
vital yigor through overtaxing the ner-
vous system, or through sedentary habits
and luxurious living. In this, as in other
matters, there are inherited tendencies.
and the children of those whose teeth
decay early themselves suffer this same
evil.
But what is the immediate cause of dem
tai decay? A paper on the subject was
read by DR.. Geo. 5. Allen, OF New York,
before meeting of the Dental Union.
lately held in Boston.
According to this paper the credit OF
solving the question belongs to DR.. w. D.
Miller, an American residing in Berlin
Germany. The solution is found in the
germ theory, which has already settled the
origin OF so many infectious diseases.
The microscopic germs, which are called
bacteria, the smallest of organized beings,
so small that it takes 100000 of them
placed lengthwise to measure an inch. be-
long to the plant family. They multiply
both by division and by the formation of
spores. The spores, which correspond to
seeds, have great vitality, and are unaf-
fected by the temperature that would de-
stroy the parent plant. The multiplica-
ton by division is exceedingly rapid.
Thus the total eradication of the germs
is almost out of the question, and in even
a short time, if the pest be neglected, it
becomes difficult to limit the harm they
can do. That harm may be effected either
by the growth of the bacteria at the ex-
pense of the cells of the body, or more
probably, perhaps, by developing poison
in their waste products.
1t must be remembered, however, that
many kinds of bacteria are perfectly harm
less, while it is possible that some aid in
the vital processes of the organism.
The mouth is infested by several forms
of innocent bacteria. The saliva is never
free from them. Therefore, in order to
ascertain if dental carries is due to bacteria
most rigorous tests were necessary. The
bacteria must be found in the decayed
matter of the teeth; be isolated from every
other kind; cultivated outside of the body,
and the pure cultivation must produce q
similar carries when introduced into a
healthy tooth, and this carries must show
the same form of bacteria.
Dr. Miller's experiments have conformed
to these tests. He found bacteria filling
the tubules of the decayed teeth; obtained
pure cultures from them, and, placing
the latter in tubes with pieces of
sound teeth, the microscope in from two
to four weeks showed similar carries, and
the tubules distended with similar bacte-
ria.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-27
A Grand Electric Triumph

The latest novelty in improvements
in ofice-building is the electric service
system for automatic regulation of heat.
This invention has Just been placed in the
new market and Fulton National Bank
building, corner Gold and Fulton streets,
New York. The heat in this building
will be under electrical control, and every
tenant can have the temperature he de
sires without paying any more attention
to the matter than he would to the fur
mace or boiler. Thus, in two adjoining
rooms where eonSumptive in one wants
temperature of 80 degrees and a full
blooded fellow in the other wishes only 90
degrees, each gets Just what he desires.
The engineer in the engiRe-room can tell
whether any room is too cold and can in
stantly send additional steam into the
office whose thermostat placed before
him reveals the necessity. The landlord
saves from % to 40 per cent on fuel, and
the tenant escapes severe colds and general
discomfort. If new tenant comes in, he
merely notifies the engineer of his indi-
vidual tastes and the heat is regulated ac-
cordingly. Progressive Ace.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-27
A PRINTER's Es SAY.

TO MISS CATHARINE -, OF L Tx,
An 5 A now l mean to write
L, sweet X 4 J,
The girl without /.
The belle of U T X.
II der if you got theI
| wrote > U b 4
] sailed in the r X D 4,
d sent by L n Moore.
Ny NJ 7 head will scarce conceive
/ calm ID A bright
But, s T miles from u, must
NJ this chance wire.
& LIST, should NENVU
B Z Il. mind it not;
If auy friendship show. 2 sure
They shall not b forgot.
But friends and foes alike DIX;
And you may plainly C,
In every funeral K A,
Our uncle's L Z G.
From virtue never Dvs:
Her influence 30
Alike induces 10 derness
Or 10 tude divine.
& if U cannot cut
VI cduse all !,
/ hope U'll puta.
81?
Z e for an x alton .
My cousin, heart and ss-?
He offers in ae
A broad of land.
He says he loves U KS,
Fer virtuous and Us;
In Y l. \ CT Nj
AL others in his rs.
This S A. until UIC,
pray U , Y Q's;
And not TO burn in F IG
My quaint and Maynard muse.
Now fare Z well, dear X TT;
trust that are true;
When this C. then can U say
An S A 10 U?
Press d. Print,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-27
MRS. COPELAND.
Plain Sewing.

Yes. Ii was the sign that brought me
here. We will come in again when YOU
finish the work / have left Is this your
husband ~ looking at the crayon head.
Yes, ma'am. 1t is good likeness"
a. Is it ?" said Sophie. "Come, Grace
Poor child, how pale you are Pm
afraid your foot pains you very much"
The cousins gently declined any assist
ance and went back to the carriage.
Drive home quickly, john" Sophie
said, and John obeyed.
No word of complaint passed Grace's
white lips, but she chung TO her cousin,
always the stronger nature of the two, till
she reached her own room, then whisper
ing 81 want TO be alone little whIle,'
kissed Sophie and went into her own room.
There was family council down stairs
while Grace fought her own agony. Sophie
told her story, and Mr.. Wiltbank stormed
and rayed, while Aunt Agnes wept pro-
fusely.
Il have it. / was going to send Porter
over to Paris this season, on account Of the
wedding, but I'Il go myself, and I'll take
Gracel We will all goi'
1t was sudden, but where money is plen-
tiful sudden moves are easy. Before Grace
realized fully that she was to be carried
away, they were all four on a European
steamer outward bound"
And Ernest Copeland, watching his dy-
ing brother wondered why no letters came
from Ferndale ehafed under the necessity
for remaining so long from his betrothed,
but was too much occupied until the last
sad hours to do more than pen anxious
letters never answered
He had heavy heart to carry to the fi-
neral, a sacred trust to fulfill, and he had
no citation in the fact that half of his broth
er's fortune left him far richer man than
he had ever been. Gerard's life had been
shortened by drinking and by remorse.
1t was over at last, the funeral, the care
of the dead mans personal property, and
then with an underlined fear OF evil, Ernest
Copeland went to Ferndale.
dGone. Gone to Europe, you say y
He repeated this after the servant, in Il
daze of l,ewildered pain, holding unopened
he letters given with the message. Not
OF some minutes could hecollect his senses
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-27

Augustus" Why, how sweet you look
this evening" I'd be almost tempted to
kiss you, if it wasn't for disarranging your
bang" Small Brother from behind the
sofa )-@ Take it off, sis."-Drake's Maga-
zine.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-27

THIS is The best time of the whole year
to purify your blood, because now you are
more susceptible to benefit from medicine
than at any other season. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla is the best medicine to take, and it
is the most communication doses one dol
lar
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-27

THE late DIR. Austin Flint. Professor in
Bellevue Hospital Medical College, Fellow
OF the New York Academy of Medicine,
member of the State medical societies OF
New York. Virginia, Rhode Island, Massa-
chusetts, etc, says in speaking OF advanced
kidney disease Tor Brights): Fatal ter
mination is many times due 10 pericarditis
(heart disease. apoplexy. difficult breath
ing, dropsy." The foregoing are but symp-
toms of diseases. That being the case
there is nothing absurd in the claim made
by the proprietors of Warmers Safe Cure,
that they prevent apdplexy and cure heart
disease, etc, with Warmers Safe Cure.
Why? Because it removes the cause OF
disease, and when the cause is removed the
symptom called disease is cured.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-27

AsTnMATIc troubles and soreness of the
lungs or throat are usually overcome by
DR.. Jayne's Expectorant, sure curative
for colds.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-27

The greatest loss of time that know is
TO count the hours Radicals.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-27
THE LANGUAGE

The similarity between Dutch and En-
glish, as well as its likeness TO the German,
render it easy for the visitor to understand
the notices in public places, and even to
read with some understanding the news Of
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-27

One of the queerest sights one has on
country walk is that of the bridge-keeper
taking toll iIom the passing boats. Seated
by the dixie side, he puts out fishing
pole and line at the end of which is
wooden shoe into which the boatman drops
the money, and the toll-keeper lands his
odd fish into a basket, the bridge is raised,
and the boat passes on. The country peo-
pie are so demnre and wooden that every
thing they do causes one to smile-they
are so like the automaton in Hofmanns
story. On the large canals, which aver
age fifty or sixty feet in width, small
| screw-steamers are run, but many of the
old canal-ooats are seen, on which
the families live, presenting a very
home-like appearance, with neat cur
tains at the windows, smoke coming from
the little chimney, with its hint of hot
dinner, while the boys are helping the
father move the boat along, and the girls
scrub away at the paint-and gorgeous is
that paint, green, red and yellow, over
deck-honse, helm and window frames. |
like the Dutch girls immensely, and
though they are shaped not unlike tulip
| bulb, ike those flowers they blossom out
into the reddest lips, the bluest eyes and
| the rosiest cheeks in the world, with a
corona of white lace above it all. When
one of them, standing in her enormous
wooden shoes, smiles at You in passing.
you have the personiication of gay tulip
growing in clumsy crock.
THE LANGUAGE.
! The similarity between Dutch and En-
glisf, as well as its likeness TO the German,
Z
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23
An American Sovereign Who Reigns on
Onalooska Island

A special agent of the treasury reports
an extraordinary condition OF affairs at
Onalooska, one of the Aleutian islands be
longing to the United States. This island
ia 81 miles long by II miles wide, and il
Inhabited by about 400 natives. About
three years ago man named Mcpherson
came from San Francisco and landed
there. His total outfit consisted of a suit
OF clothes, An American iiag, unbnundcd
cheek and paper rurporting to be signed
by Attorney General Garland appointing
him United States cominiss uuer. lie tir It
compelled the natives tn build him "A house,
upon which he raised the flag aud then or
gan1cd little despoli-m all by himself,
compelling the natives to address him a.
liking Mcrherson.' Every one Of the in
habItsnts Is forced to pay him tribute, and
he gets certain share Of eve hing that
Ia caught or produced on the island the
amount being fixed by his own sweet will.
Mcpherson would PROBABLY be- enjoying
this SOFT Of life for sum" time to come
were 1t not that the Treasury department
learned that he had recently hanged three
natives whose actions did not suit him.
The authorities wilt send vessel to Out
looska and capture king Mcrhersou,
after which he will he tried for murder
Nobody here knows anything about the
adventurer, but steps are being taken in
San Francisco to look up the record, Al
together II Is the most remarkable ca e
partment for "A long time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23


~ 1' m - ca~s-rn,
as,,S,gb A ,he eeher APPOINTED by Pre.i-
lent Harrison. Bssh are Fast dsys-Psrf-
land Ezpre"
We think tbs isthe hntiL Nahee she's
the Pfesidents proclamation mas oeen re-
CARRIED a. estshiishfng fast Das'
Most OF the Boston ana "" io'A
paper. have headed IL ih@"N'gi'i"s
Proclamation
The woid Tasting nowhere APPEAR IN
the dorn'Hent and the following language
In u appears :" snow very sp~cihcaiis
that The des'gnatea Gay was 10 w one "'
fhank-gising-net OF iaseihg
Ia ornef mat the 10y OF 'he oceA-'o" may
-. - -. 800. ,or IA an, hia..;,,. /,
the pa,t, AID . dsyout duplication 10 God
for their gracious continuance in the future
ne rspfe'ehta"ss ~ 'ne 'shf"us c'een,'
- H. goys,nmsn, 10 de,,gn,tr an hour
for prayer and hanksgiring on that day.
I'm our New England usage. at least,
there L. quite a difference between fast
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23
STONE AGE MONSTERS
Skeleton OF an Enormous Serpent Con-
tsiniog a Mans Remains.

GAISEsvILLE, Tex, April ~
A strange discovery-one that is cau~ir z
the thoughtful to ponder over the unwritten
pa.t-was made Tuesday by Fcench citiztr
in the northwestern district of this county.
Having occasion to sinka we'll Mr Sommcs
in a valley near a ravine of great length, and
"hIch during heavy rains is Transformed in
to a raging torrent. depositing in the valley
limestone, gravel, mud aud other debris
Alter reaching depth of four
feet, and lille in a formation of limestone
gravel that had continued almost uninter-
ruptedly from he surface dow n, Mr. Sonmes
came upon the vert. bre and ribs Of an anims
The ribs we're about the size of a small pigs
aud rapidly tspered Carefully uuearthlng
the bones toward the tapering eni, Mr.
when counted numbered II, the largest
measuring SIX inches across. Attracted by
the strange find the neiehbor, gathered in and
the work &C unearthing the monster was pros =
cuted with vgor After laying bare 10
feet of the remains of the monster of othe'
mes imagine their Consideration at tindng
stature in the stomach of the skeleton OF
the snake The remains of the man anc
serpent. so far rs the serpent had be- x
humed. are as perfect as when first denuded
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23
The Death Of an Aged Maine Post
master

Wetake from the Portland Argus the fol
lowing account Leonard j. Thomas of
Eden who dicd last week was ~ years old.
lie was an ncuIu bent of some public po-
sition. nearly every year Of his life from
hi. ma jnrity: and the unvaryiug testimony
l. that he served with singular fidelity in
whatever position he was placed He
held the oldest commits sion N postmaster
Of any man in the United States, it being
dated November II, 1925, signed by John
Mclean, Postnaster-General He re-
cumbent Of the office During the years
that he vas not postmaster h. was nearly
always in some public position, in some
cases evidently resiguing the one to accept
he other. January q, 1893, he re-
ceived an appointment ~ deputy
collector of the port of Ellsworth, Edward
:. Jones being collector. About 1870 he
was messenger TO the q, vernon and Couu-
ell About 1874 he was elected repre- en-
| tative TO the SAFE Legislature. April -,
lSiJ, h was a second time appointed dep
uty collector. and stationed at Southwest
Harbor, where he served until Jan. |,
1887. About 1865 he was in the office OF
the Se retaiy Of state 1t Augusta filling
the petition of engrossing clerk. During
the administration Of Andrew johnson he
served third time as deputy collector.
When Monroe Young was removed from
office, Mr.. Thomas took charge of the
affairs Of the Office under the official title
Of special deputy collector dating his first
official at, that Of assuming charge, the
9th Of March, 1867. Mr. Thomas also
held many county Offices during his life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23

The Department of state has received a
dispatch from Minister Straus, at Con
stantinoplc. dated March -, saying that
the local authorities at lstuhigo, Province
Of Beirut. had closed the American mis-
siouary schools there. and that the Mayor
of Baalbek, Province of Damascus, con.
templated closing similar schools at
seven OF the towns under his jurisdiction.
This action of the authorities was based
upon the ground that the schools had not
received the nece .sary permit from the
local authorities. and that the managers
had declined to stipulste To exclude
Moslem children, Mr.. Stratus Immediate
ly called upon the Grand Vizier. and his
efforts resulted in telegram from that
official to the Governor Generals Of
Damascus and Beirut, to reopen the
schools at lstubigo, and not to interfere
with any American schools in their respec-
tive provinces. but to refer complaints, II
any, to Constantinople.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23

The Pail Mall Gazette publishes a re
markable interview with sn Influential
Newfoundlander now here. who says
"Supposiug We annex ourselves to the
United States, hich many Of US are quite
capable of doing if you leave US longer
under the tender mervies of the French
marauders, how long do you think il
would be before the Government at Wask-
ington cleared out these gentry: What
We want You TO do is what We shall sc,
the United States Government to do the
day after We come under their flag. We
have no wish to desert the Empire. hut
the Empire must not desert US"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23

Pluck snd exercise are admirable medi-
cines against i'll health as well as for
signs of stiffness and pr, mature old age
Pluck aud energy are likewise the very best
specifics against laziness and an empty
purse. Thousands who are sapping their
by the filthy use of the cigar and pipe,
think thev need something to stir them
up, while all they really want is the gump-
ton and will to abandon foolish habit
and to make their clothes and breath fit
to be amongst folks. A wi 'e man always
closes his lips. his purse, and his doors
against nuisance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23

In employing architect Sponord after
the most thorough test Of his ability and
taste TO make the plans for the elaborate
and expensive enlargement Of the Boston
Stat. House, the Massachusetts, Authorities
have paid high compliment TO son Of
Maine. who wss reared 10 her schools and
who fakes lively interest in the welfaie
Of his native state Though the Boston
edifice is on a larger scale than the Maine
capitol, the Massachusetts, problem re<em
bles that to be solved in the enlargement
OF the Augusta eiifice, for the latter il
substantially diminished copy Of the
present Boston building. The experience
Of the artist gained Ia dealing With the
Massachusetts, edifiee il Of great service in
enabling him to skillfuiiy do hi. work on
the enlargement Of the MaiHe building
Art l. Ia NJ sense restricted bv Safe lines,
and thus the Nassachusett. and Maine au-
thoritie. are enabled to obtain what they
deem the best for the interest Of their re
-pective States. There l. absolute Free
| Trade between all the States Of the Amer
lean Union, and wisely in our national
| policy there is no discrimination except in
the productions of foreign countries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23
The Charges ~ cIininaity against Bou
larger.

VI. Merlin, the president OF the commit
zee Of Senators who will conduct the tria
Of &c neral Boulanger, and VI. NJ. Cor,,elet,
Domole and Trairux have been chosen to
act a. a subcommittee to examine 1880
documents bearing on the case. The
matter To b. examined includes 5000
newspaper articles and great number of
General Bouldnger's whiting cards, ill.,
dorsed with short messages. Besides the
charge of cOrrupting the army, the Gen
eral il charged with malversation In the
War Office a. regards the handling Of
funds, and with making seditous speech
on the eve Of President Carnots election
1t Is stated that VI. Clemenceau can con
firm the lat charge.
The "Ev-um"n says: "a imber OF
documents provi z that General Boulan-
ger had tanpered with the army have
been submitted To the Commission OF the
senate which ia to conduct the tria
against General Boulanger and Other
leaders of the Boulangist party. The ar
rest Of a number of military men is immi
Dpnf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23

The Interstate Railroad Commissioners
have decided in the matter Of the Grand
Trunk Road that the act applies TO COM
mon carriers engaged in the transporta
ton of passengers in freight for contin-
uous CARR ,se or shipment from points in
the United States to point in an adjacent
foreign country, and finds that the road
has allowed rebates in favor of Canadian
parties. The Commission has authority
to institute an investigation Of violation.
Of the law, and it Is to be hoped that they
will keep on in their investigations until
many abuses now existing shall be cor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23
Patent Granted an Ingenious Yankee
for Marine Battery

Lockwood Durand who re sides in Water
bury, Conn, has been granted patent on
a revolving marine battery or fort, de-
signed to take prominent place in naval
marine purposes, offensive or defensive.
The object j. to construct such a fort a>
may be transferred from place to place
and yet be rotative IA whole around Il
fixed centre 50 that the guns may be
pointed in any direction radiating from
the battery. The invention consists
mainly in building this portable fort so
that the double hull and the deck upon
which the guns rest shall reyolve around
the centre chamber where the anchor ma
chinery is stationed. The advantages of
the inner and outer hull are that the boat
will not careen while revolving. The re-
volving deck when in motion is also against
the attacks of rams. The outer hull is a
series of water tight compar -ments 80 that
IL one leaks 1t will not affect the others.
The hull itself may be made of steel and
wood so thick that damage to 1t is almost
impossible. The boat is covered with a
dome of steel so shaped that ball glances
from it. There are places for lookout
purposes. The machinery may be stationed
may al-o he used for storage purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23

The Pail Mall Gazette says remai X
able discovery has just been made at the
Cathays Yard of the Tail Vale Railway
Company. A large elm tree, grown in
Gloucestershire. was being cut up into
timber when right in the very heart a
cavity measuring feet by "a inches in
diameter was discovered almost complete
" filed with the comb Of the honey bee,
together with "a squirrels skull. No
means of access To the hollow WAS discov-
"rahle, neither was decay anywhere ap-
parent. and around the cavity itself no
less than fifty rings" each ring denoting
years growth, were counted, the outer
bark being, too, without a flaw.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23

Helen Chalmers. the daughter of the
noted Scotch divine lives in Edinburg. in
one Of the lowest sections of the city.
Her home consists of few rooms in an
alley. The drunkenness, poverty, and
suffering of men and women distress her.
but she is constantly with the fallen.
Every night she goes out into the lanes of
the city with a lantern to light her way
before her, and she never returns to her
quarters without one or more girls or
women she has taken from the street
These people love her, and she is never
mOlested or insulted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23

The two tennis courts at the Arsenal are
being put in excellent condition. A tourna.
ment to occur early in the summer. is being
planned.