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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21
WQSgGl D a NROUS.
MIDNIGHT.

Hufeland, in his treatise ON sleep, has
some curious as well as foreible ideas on
the necessity of devoting midnight to rest
| and sleep. He considers that the period
OF twenty-four hours, which is produced
by the revolution Of the earth on its axis,
marks its influence most definitely on the
physical economy of man Diseases show
this regular influence in their daily rise and
fall. Settled regular fevers exhibit a twen-
ty-four hourflu and refux I'm healthful
state, there is manifest the same regular
| influence, and the more habitual our meals,
our hours of exercise or employment, and
our hours OF Sleep the more power is there
IN the system to resist disease. In the
morning, the pulse is slower, the nerves
calmer, and the mind and body fitted for
every description of labor As we advance
towards the evening of the day the pulse
becomes accelerated, and an almost feyerish
state is produced, which, in excitable peo-
pie, becomes an absolute evening fever
Rest carries off this fever by its sleep, and
the refreshing opening of its pores which
sleep produces In this nightly respira-
ton, there is an absolute crisis of this
evening fever, and this periodical crisis is
necessary to every one, for it carries off
whatever useless or pcrnicous particles our
bodies may have imbibcd
This evening fever, Hufeland thinks, is
not entirely owing to the accession of new
chyle to the system, but to the sun and of
the light The crisis of this fever, to be
most effective by regularity, ought to take
place at midnight when the sun is in its
nadir, and then the body becomes refreshed
for the early morning labor Those who
neglect this period, either push this dur
nal crisis into the morning, and thus under
mine the Importance Of its regularity, or
lose it entirely, and arise To their labors
unfreshed by sleep. Their bodies viii not
have been purified by the nightly crisis,
planted.
Nervous people are peculiarly subject to
the influence of this evening fever, and
think they cannot labor without It's excite
ment. Hence their mental efforts are per-
formed in the night alone, the important
time for the crisis Of their nervous excite
mcnt passes over in wakefulness and no re-
freshing perspiration cleanses the body or
Strengthens the nerves. Such people will
wear out soon unless they change their
habits and seek rest when nature and the
human constitution dictate
These considerations ought to be deeply
studied and regarded by all who are in the
ruinous habit of turning night into day,
and of changing the functions of each \
failure Of health will soon manifest the
truths OF these remarks.-Harttord Cour-
ant
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21
\ FEMALE BEAR HUNTER.

4 work on "Oriental and Western lii
beria'' has just been published in London,
some extracts Of which and among others
the following appear in the London Athe-
neum. The people there are mighty hun
tiers, but mighticst among them all was
Anna Petrovnaia, the scourge Of bears
young, slim, frnl-footed, pretty, powerful
and active. la girlhood she had started
out to emulate her brothers and bring home
a bearskin 1t was the practice Of this
Amazon to track the terrible game herself,
and once, hearing that huge black bear
had been seen in a neighboring forest, she
rose before dawn, rode thereto, and dis
mounted, and found his trail:
"There was heavy dew on the grass
in the open glades, and she observed that
Bruin was taking his morning rambles, his
track being quite fresh. Looking to the
priming of her rife and adding powder to
her flask, she went on with firm step
The bear had made many turnings on his
march, but she followed him with all the
saeacity of blood hound, and never once
lost his trail Hour after hour passed,
however, and she had not caught glimpse
of him. As it threatened to be a long
chase, Anna had recourse to her little bag,
sat down by small stream and made her
breakfast on piece of rye bread, washed
down with draught from the pure liquid
flowing at her feet. Having ended her
frugal meal, she shouldered her rifle and
pushed on. She had another long and
fruitless walk. Satisfied, however, that
she was on his track, she pursued it till she
arrived at bed of high plants, that inclu-
ded the giant fennel, of the flowers of
which the bears are very fond.
While proceeding along the edge of this
bed, a fresh indication, well known to hun
ters, assured her that the long sought for
game was at hand As she was creeping
cautiously forward, out rushed the bear,
with loud growl, about twenty yards in
front. Quickly she threw forward the
prongs of her rife, dropped Oh her knee
and got good sight, the animal staring
at her. almost motionless. She now touch
ed the trigger, there followed fash, a cav
arc growl succeeded, then struggle for a
minute or two, and her wish was accom-
plished-the bear lay dead After taking
off his skin, she started in search of heI
horse. which she found at no great distance
for she had been brought back nearly tt
the spot where she commenced the chase
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21
D,wnkemaess and Lnsqnity.-The follow

DrWnkemness and Insaniy.-The follow
ing statistics show that insanity exists in
all countries in the ratio of drunkenness !:
In Holland and Belgium the consump-
ton of Intoxicating drinks is two gallons
to every individual, and there is one luna
tic to every 5000 people; in France the
consumption is FIVE gallons to every indi-
vidual, and there is one lunatic to every
600 of the people, in Normandy three and
q half gallons of Intoxicating drinks are
consumed by each individual, and there is
one lunatic to every $50 of the people in
America three gallons are consumed by
each individual, and there is lunatic to
every $50 of the people; in England three
gallons are consumed by each, and there is
a lunatic to every 800 of the people in
Scotland four gallons are consumed by each,
and there is "A lunatic to every 60 of the
people in Ireland there are FIVE and a half
gallons consumed by every man, woman
and child, at least that amount in proper
tion to population, and there is in that
country one lunatic to every $50 of the
people.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21

4 Brutal Execution "a revolting scene
recently took place in the city of Cologne
at an execution 4 woman convicted of
the murder of her husband was to be de-
capitated by the guillotine. She was
placed ilr proper position by the execution
er, but the knife instead of descending
perpendicularly took an oblique direction,
and was buried deep in the victims shout
der blades 4 defect was found in the
machinery, a blacksmith had to be sent for,
and full half hour elapsed before the IN
strument was repaired. At the second
descent of the knife, the spectators We're
horritied to observe that the instrument
again missed its aim and entered the shoul-
ders of the unfortunate criminal. Some
time again elapsed before, at the third at
tempt, the instrument fairly separated the
head from the shoulders. 1t appears that
the executioncr had been but recently ap-
pointed, and was not sufficiently versed in
the minuti;e Of his art.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21

Dcoh Of Hi1om a Proyers-A lady
named Catharinc Gray, who resided in
Newark, n J., fell dead in her house, at
an early hour on Tuesday morning, while
at Prayer. Her death is attributed to
grief and depression of spirits by the death
of her husband who was lost BY the wreck
of the Central America, on which he was
passenger Both the death of herself
and husband have been occasioned by the
delay in the reception of letter by her
husband, who Was in California He sent
a letter containing check for $3.50, and
stated that when she acknowledged its re-
ceipt he would forward another BY some
means the letter was delayed, and num-
Der Of steamers having arrived since he
wrote, without bringing him an answer
from his wife, he feared that something
was wrong, and took passage home in the
III tated Central America, and met watery
grave. Three children, the eldest but two
years old, are left orphans.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21
September.

1st Fearful panic in New York money
market defalcation in Mechanics Banking
Association discovered and many failures
occurred
2d. Election day in California smart
earthquake felt in various parts of the State.
5th Carpenters Hall, in which first Con
grcss sat, re-occupied by Carpenters Soc'ety,
it being anniversary of Congress meeting
there-Three men killed and ears smash
ed by accident on Camden and Atlantic Rail-
road. -Barque Ala, Of Philadelphia, sailed
for London with sixteen souls on board and
a full cargo. Never heard from.
9th. Religious riots in Belfast. Ireland
one killed
7th. Rev. j. b. Finley, pioneer Methodist
minister in the West, died at Eaton, Ohio.
Sth. Rev. DR.. John Ludlow died in Phila-
dephia. Boat capsized at Milwaukee six
men drowned.
9th. Submarine telegraph, connecting Eu-
Tenlada, lbs miles.
10th Massacre Of emigrants by Indians
and Mormons on the plains near Santa Clara.
August Comte died in France, aged 60.
lIth Gale and marine disasters on South
ern t. s. Coast.
18th. California steamer Central America
Capt Herndon, sunk after heavy gale, car
rying down nearly every man on board toi
tai number lost, $50 saved, l7S women
and children saved by brig Marine, having
been sent on board before the {. \. sunk !;
the Marine and barque Ellen saved many on
board the c. A. at the time she went down;
Cant. IL. was among the lost the steamer u
total loss, with 81 ,600,000 in specie.-Six
persons poisoned in Alabama, by negro
cook, who was Immediately burnt alive.
18th. Brigham Young publicly denounced
and defied U. S. authority at Salt Lake City
18th. Andrew Jackson, Jr, refuses to de-
liver Gen. Jackson's snuff box, bequeathed
TO "the bravest son of New York, to Ma
ior Dyckman.-Brig Nancy, OF Halifax,
wrecked seven of her crew lost, two saved,
after being lashed to the rigging five days.
18th Two hundred vessels burnt and sunk
at Novaia- Ladoga. near st. Petersburg, loss
immense. Chief Justice ii. g. Murray,
of California, died at Sacramento.
10Th. Yellow fever becomes epidemic at
Lisbon, causing great excitement in Portu-
gal.
Goth. City of Puira, Peru, damaged to the
extent of $500,000 by an earthquake river
puira suddenly rose TO great height
Citv of Delhi taken by the British after five
months siege assault lasted six days; great
slaughter of East Indians; King of Delhi
and two sons taken prisoners, and the latter
shot.
2Ist. Gen. Nicholson, r. A., died ofwounds
at Delhi.
22d. Russian line-of- battle Lefort founder
ed in squal in Gulf of Finland upwards
of 1000 souls perished.
24th. Conspiracy of Santa Anna to revo-
lutionize Mexico discovered and frustrated.
25th. Stringency in Philadelphia money
market reached panic Bank of Pennsylva-
MIA suspended, causing run on all other
Banks. .-Emperors of France and Russia
met for conference at Stuttgardt
Goth Run on Philadelphia Banks contin'
ued with such vigor as induced partial sus.
pension by all $5 and $40 notes paid and
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21
August,


lst. Cambria Rolling Mill, Pennsylvania,
burned loss $60U00.- murdered
by Donnelly in New Jersey.-T. L.
Tompkins murdered in New York y. P.
Beaney killed at Baltimore Prize fight
i'll Canada Bradley beats Ranken.
2d. Political riots in Baltimore.
Sd. Eugene Sue died near Arnecy, France.
4th. Mrs. Cunningham arrested for pro-
duction of fictitious heir to estate of DR.. Bur
dell, at New York-Hon. j. G. Dobbin
died at Fayetteville, North Carolina
S60,O of property burned at Painesville,
0hio.-Prof. VIM. Couper, of Glasgow,
died.
5th. Atlantic telegraph cable landed at
Valencia, Ireland, and laying begun
Riots between Police and Irish in New York
9th. Fire at Bloomington, Illinois des-
troyed $4,000 of property.
10th. Cable of Atlantic telegraph, while
being paid out from United States Steamer
Niagra, broke; three hundred miles had
been laid.-In Jourdpore, Persia, fort
struck by lightning; magazine exploded
killing one thousand people.
llth. John Wilson Croker, the reviewer,
died, aged twenty'seyen.
l4th. One man, with seventy mules, burn,
ed in stable at New Orleans Storm and
flood in England; many lives lost by drown
ing.
18th. William Lee Smith shot dead in
Philadelphia BY George Freeth. Storm in
Western Virginia; three men killed by light
ming.
Goth. English emigrant ship Dunbar wreck
ed off Sydney; every soul (l2l) lost but one
sailor named johnson loss 100000
2lst. ID. S. McKim hung at Holidays.
burg.-Steamers NJ. Taylor and Splendid
burned at Jersey City.-Seyeral persons
killed during hurricane in Missouri.--In
about one hour desperate man named
Robinson, in Texas, killed three men, tried
TO kill his wife and blew his own brains out.
22d. Destructive hail storm in West Penn
sylvania. If Dupont's powder mills
exploded, killing \. |. Dupont and three
workmen.
25th. Money panic started at New York
by failure of Ohio Life and Trust Company;
81 100000 of attachments issued, mainly
by foreign creditors. T.. Thayer,
Boston millionaire died.
9th Rev. Rufus W. Griswold died at n.
York, aged 43.
28th. Skirmish between United States
Cavalry and Indians in Minnesota Indi,
ans killed and wounded and captured.
LIST. Martin G.. Penn, prominent politi~
clan died in Louisiana.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2l, 1853.

She was shortly ON her way home, and as
tonished her family on her entrance to the
cottage, by throwing the skin on the floor.
Since this time, Anna Petrovnaia has en-
gagged with and killed sixteen bears"
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21

D6A German prince, in dream, see
ing three rats-one fat, the other lean, and
the third blind-sent for celebrated Bo-
hemian gypsy, and demanded an explana-
tion. "The fat rat" said the sorceress,
"is your prime minister, the lean rat your
people, and the blind rat yourself"
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21
The West Branch Insurance Co.
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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21

Hea.A man in Rhode Island lately com
mitted suicide by hanging himself two
days after he had married girl thirteen
years of age.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21

4 Case Of Dcstitation-A friend told
us "a few days since of a case Of destitution,
in a neighboring township, such as we were
not prepared to hear of in our county
Our informant was called upon to make a
coffin fer girl of about II or IL years of
age, who had died When he went to the
house, he found no furniture of any de
scription in the same the-mother had no
shoes or stockings, nothing but thin cal
leo dress, and the children were no better
clad than she was There was not bite
of food in the house, and starvation was
staring them in the face, and it is feared
that this was the real affiiction which eau
sed the poor girls death. Our informant
Immediately went to work among the neigh
bors, and collected provisions to supply their
present urgent wants. UcarfeM Journal.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21

Make a Beginnin9.-Remember, that in
all things, if you do not begin, you will
never come to an end. The first weed
pulled up in the garden, the first seed set
in the ground, the first shilling put in the
savings bank, and the first mile travelled
in a journey, are all important things
they make a beginning, and thereby a hope,
promise, a pledge, an assurance that you
are in earnest with what you have under
taken How many poor, idle, erring,
hesitating outcast is now creeping and
crawling his way through the world, who
might have held up his head and prosper
ed, if, instead of putting off his resolutions
of amendment and industry, he had only
made beginning.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21

from the Philadelphia BuletInl
Principal Events of General and
Local Interest During the Year
1877
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21
Sugar, Syrups and Teas

GhEAILX hEDOOEID
GOOD Brown Sugar at 9a IL cts. per lb.
NJ " White " III a Is do
Teas, 81 100 do
Lovering's best Syrup, IS per gallon
New York 5O do
New Orleans Molasses, so do
All for Cash at the old Steam Mill Store, by
Kennedy, Junkin & Co. Alse, the prices on
DRY GOODS GREATLY REDUCED,
for cash. Give us call. We will sell for
cash lower than any other house.
ian7 KENNEDY. JUNKIN & co.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21

lst. Cambria Rolling Mill, Pennsylvania,
burned loss $50 U00. --Moses murdered
The Kanzas news., 1858-04-10
Pure Air.

Whatever renders the blood impure,
tends to originate consumption. Whatever
makes the air impure, makes the blood i'm
pure. And as, if the water we use to wash
our clothing is dirty, it is impossible to
to wash the clothing clean, SO if the air
we breathe is impure, it is impossible for
it to abstract the impurities from the blood.
What then are some of the more prominent
things which render the air impure? it is
the nature of water to become impure. 1t
is the nature of still air to become impure.
Running water purihes itself. Air in mo-
ton, draught of air, are self f-purifers.-
Thus it is that the air of close room be-
comes inevitably impure. Thus it is that
close rooms bring consumption to countless
thousands. Hence all rooms should be so
constructed as to have constant draught
of air passing through them. A man of or
binary size renders a hogshead of air unfit
for breathing and consumes its blood-puri-
flying qualities every hour. Hence, sleep
ing in close rooms, even though alone, or
sitting for a very short time in crowded
vehicle, or among a large assembly, is per-
fectly corrupting to the blood. Close bed
rooms make the graves of multitudes.-
HalPs Book Of Consumption.
The Kanzas news., 1858-04-10
Lesson for Life.

A child went forth into mountain ravine:
and while wandering there. he called aloud
to break the loneliness, and heard voice
which called him in the same tone. He
called again, and, as he thought, the voice
again Knocked him. Flushed with anger,
he rushed to find the boy who insulted him,
but could find none. He then called out to
him in anger, and with all abusive epithets;
all of which was faithfully returned to him.
Choking with rage, the child ran to his
mother, and complained that boy in the
woods had abused and insulted him with
many vile words. But the mother took
her child by the hand and said, my child,
these names were but the echoes of thine
own voice. Whatever thou didst call was
returned to thee from the hillside. Hadst
thou called out pleasant words, pleasant
words had returned to thee. Let this be
thy lesson through life. The world will be
the echo of thine own spirit. Treat thy
fellows with unkindness, and they viii an
swer with unkindness with love, and thou
shalt have love. Send forth sunshine from
thy spirit, and thou shalt never have a
clouded day; carry about vindictive spir-
it, and even in thy flowers shall lurk ours
es. Thou shalt receive ever what thou Civ
est, and that alone" Always is that child
in the mountain passes of life; for every
reader is that child.
The Kanzas news., 1858-04-10
= Raaa,het,i sentiment.

Shortly before the departure of the Ia
mented Heber for India, he preached SER
mon which contained this beautiful illustra-
ton:
.sLife bears us on Ike the stream of a
mighty river. Our boat at first glides down
the narrow channel-through the playful
murmuring of the little brook and the wind
ing of its grassy borders The trees shed
their blossoms over our young heads, the
flowers on the brink seem to offer themselves
to our young hands: we are happy in hope,
and we grasp eagerly at the beauties around
us-but the stream hurries on, and still our
hands are empty. Our course in youth and
manhood is along wilder and deeper flood.
amid objects more striking and magnificent.
We are animated at the moving pictures of
enjoyment and industry passing US; we are
excited at short-liYed disappointment. The
stream bears us on, and our joys and griefs
are alike left behind US. We may be ship
wrecked, we cannot be DELAYED; whether
rough or smooth, the river hastens to its
home, till the roar of the ocean is in our
ears, and the tossing of the waves is beneath
our feet, and the lands lessen from our eyes.
and the foods are lifted up around US, and
we take our leave of earth and its inhabi-
tants, until of our further voyage there has
no witness save the Infinite and the eternal. %
The Kanzas news., 1858-04-10
Do Indians Swearp

This is curious question, and the an
swer by Mr.. Schoolcraft should put the
white man to the blush. This gentleman,
who has many years closely studied the
characteristics of the race, says: .'Many
things the Indians may be accused of, but
the practice of swearing they cannot.
have made many inquiries into their vo-
cabulary, and nothing is more reproach-
full than mach annemoosh, which indicates
simply bad dog. They have terms to indi-
cate cheat, liar thief, murderer, coward,
fool, lazy man, drunkard. babbler; but l
have never heard of an imprecation or oath.
The genius of the language does not seem
to favor the formation of terms used in
oaths for the purposes of profanity. It is
the result of the observation of others as
well as my own, to say that the Indian can
not curse