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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-31
DIR. Hammond ON Sleep.

In recent lecture on "Sleep," DR..
William A. Hammond, of New York,
said that the brain was at work not only
during every waking moment and in
dreams, but even in the deepest sleep it
was employed in storing up new ener-
gies to be dissipated in the future. IF it
were not for the fact that some parts of
the organ had comparative rest while
others were at work, it would soon wear
out altogether. Every pulsation of the
heart, every thought of the mind de-
stroyed some particle Of brain matter,
and, were it not for the gradual building
up of fresh material which was going on
at the same time, it would speedily be-
come a wreck. It was during sleep that
this recuperative process was most eff
fective; during wakefulness the expend-
iture of brain force exceeded the accumu-
lation of new matter by large proper
ton. The lecturer, after defining sleep
as due to the diminution of blood in the
brain, cited some curious instances of it's
extraordinary power He described a
series of interesting experiments by him
self and others upon dog placed under
the influence Of ether, in which pieces Of
the skull were removed, and sleep
proved to be accompanied by an absence
of blood in the vessels of the brain, and
wakefulness by the return of the same
fluid in large quantities. Anxiety Or
other emotions or affections carried to a
morbid extent were more often the cause
of wakefulness than great mental labor,
although the latter, if over prolonged or
repeated with undue frequency, was
equally harmful. AS the capacity for
sleep depended upon the amount of
blood in the brain, and the amount was
largely under the control of the individ-
ual, there was no difficulty in so dispos-
ing the body or the system as to invite
sleep and overcome the evils of 'wakeful-
ness. Many persons who would feel
sleepy in a chair, would become wide
awake on lying down, simply because
of the flow Of blood to the head. For
such persons high pillow, reaching
we'll under the shoulders, would prove
beneficial. Others, by eating light and
easily digested meal just before retiring,
secured the best Of repose.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-31

DIR. G. O. Crosby, of New Haven, has
recently perfected machine for auto
matte production of steel pens, which
produces perfect pens at the rate of $50
per minute, or 10000 per day. This re-
calls some other incidents in the life of
DR.. Crosby, which appear to be worthy
OF notice, as they show him to be a re-
markable inventor in the number as well
as the ingenuity of his productions.
DIR. Crosby is native of Hartford, and
is about 60 years Old He has had a
varied experience, having worked on a
canal, III a printing Office, a wooden fac
tory, as clerk in store, as silver
smith, has been an actor, merchant a
dentist, and an inventor One Of his in
ventlons is machine for making fish
hooks that makes over one hundred
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-31
-" WHY I COMMIT SUICIDE.
Ten Million Jews.

The Jewish population in the Russian
empire is acknowledged to exceed
100000. Next to that is Austria, with
100000. These figures are rather too
low than too high; because in the Polish
provinces of both empires are many cit
les of considerable size-as, for instance,
Brody, Wilma, and Tarnapol- where the
population is almost exclusively Jewish;
Hungary, Moravia, and Bohemia, in the
Austrian empire, are thickly populated
with Jews. Prussia, including the drchy
of Posen, contains 223, 900; all other Ger
man states, small and great, 100000:
France, $1,000; Holland, $4,000; Bel
gium $4,000; England has As, 900. Italy,
exclusive Of that part which was formerly
included in the Austrian empire, $4,000;
half Of this number live in Rome. The
Turkish empire in Europe, 400, 600; the
Ionian islands, 5000; Denmark, exclu-
slve OF the German provinces and the
Swedish kingdoms, 5000; and Switzer-
land, 1000
Besides these there is a large number
OF Jews living secretly in countries
where they are forbidden to reside, or
where they can only remain under severe
restrictions. These considerations JUS
tify an addition of $4,000 to the above
number, which makes it total Of 5, 000,-
900 in Europe
In the United States of America there
are fully 100000, there being nearly So
900 in New York alone. In the Cana
das, Central and South America, and the
West Indies there are $4,000. AS to
their numbers in Asia and Africa, we can
only estimate from the reports of travel
ers and others. From these sources,
and taking into consideration the rapid
increase of the Jews after their return
from Babylonia, and their extensive set
Element in Asia and Africa, and especial
ly in the large islands on those CONT
nents, it is reasonable to put down their
number there as equal to those in Europe
and America, thus bringing up their pres
ent number to over 10000, 000.-Jet0ish
RefOTY2eq
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-31
Railroads i'm Russia.

Russian railroads date back to 1888.
The first line. opened was from St. Pc
tersburg to Zarskoe-Selo andaPawlosk.
The road from Warsaw to the Austrian
frontier was built Immediately afterward,
and then the line from st. Petersburg to
Moscow. In the beginning Of the pres
ent reign enormous subsidies were Of
fered by the Government, which result
ed In fifty lines being organized. Twen-
ty of these were guaranteed to the full
amount of their capital, twenty were par
TALLY guaranteed, and ten were built
length Of the roads is 10000 miles, and
the capital of the companies 81 500, 900,
900. The Government owns fully so
per cent. of the entire railroad property.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-31

finished fsh-hooks minute, SO cheap
that they can be exported and sold in
England at Is per cent. less than they
can be made in that country. Another
is the needle machine, which has almost
revolutionized the manufacture of need
les. Accompanying this machine is an
Their OF his inventions for counting and
putting needles into papers. A machine
for making and sticking pins, ruffie and
tape-trimming machine, and one for sew
ing boots are among the number of the
inventions OF this remarkable man, who
has been one Of the best customers of
the patent office, his letters patent num-
bering about one hundred and fifty.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-31
WHY SHE CHOSE TO DIE.
Suicide of the Author of an Essay on " The
Philosophy of Suicide"

Suicide of the Author of an Essay on " The
Philosophy of Suicide"
from the Rochester IN. " Union and Advertiser)
We have made mention before of the
suicide by drowning of Miss Ida Louise
Hawley, a young lady of Hornellsville,
aged 20 years, but the affair was such a
remarkable one that we are constrained
to present additional particulars, which
we find in the Hornellsville Times.
That paper says: Miss Haw,oy was a
young lady of prepossessing appearance
and good attainments. Shut out from
society to great extent by the malady
of deafness, she lived in world of her
own creation. With love for literature
and art she read works far above the
average standing Of books generally Sc
lected by young ladies, such as of the
different schools of metaphysics. Such
books sharpened her faculty for investi-
Cation and theorizing, and, finding in
one of the newspapers an article written
by Oakley Hall, entitled 'The Suicide
Crop, which made a burlesque of this
awful crime, Miss Hawley set about the
task of treating the subject from differ
ent standpoint In an essay, entitled
The Philosophy Of Suicide, which she
wrote and submitted to her friends
simply as literary effort, as she would
have them believe-there is undoubtedly
allusion to her own infrmity in life when
she uses these words: who does not
pity the poor. disease-laden being, who,
through no fault of his immediate self,
but through helpless inheritance OF
birth, suffers mental hampering all his
life long from the ills that degrade his
physical part ? This essay, together
with letter explaining her motive for
taking her life, both of which were left
pinned together on the bureau in her
room, furnish the cause which impelled
her to commit such rash act. It was
Oakley Halls newspaper article which
she declares prompted though not
shaped, her essay, and we have no
doubt that this was the beginning of
train of reasoning from false premises
viii ,h led her on, step by step, to the
awful act of self-destruction. The
following is the note written by her
on Sunday, a few hours before her
death
g WHY COMMIT SUICIDE.
The cause is not modification or disap-
pointment, dread Of the future, Or III health,
or lack of friends, Or want I am young,
twenty, healthy. I have had always friends
never enemles [ have never known lack of
food or clothing, Or love. The cause then
arises from deep-seated conviction that this
life is not worth living. for the prospect of a
life beyond the world, which this is a prepara-
ton for, is too vague and chimerical to make
the aspirations unilled-the struggles unde-
served which the best of mankind must needs
experience (and the best N ost) worth the
repetition by each individual. [ hold that the
life of every person belongs tc them to keep OF
destroy, as they deem best, ant! it is my will to
destroy mine.''
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-31

1kEWf G 71soctavefin fine rosewood case (not used
EHEU y over six monthsl ,,only $3.50. Cost owner
- aw $500. New Grand, Square and Upright
= - = @ as'nH Planes at wholesale Great bargains
nUnhkEG Nearly new, 4 sets reeds 10 stops sub
vi IEEW g bass octave coupler, beautiful solo stop
#szrzuus~umsu-. etc. Cost owner 1880 only $50 New
.. -. stop organs, S65, II stop $75 Rare op-
Best offer given by any manufacturer
view Beatty instruments ready. Sent on to Is days'
est trial Money refunded and freight paid both ways
unsatisfactory: Agents Wanted Liberal discounts
70 Ieachers. Ministers ETC. Catalogues free Address
DAN'I Il. BEATTY, Washington. N, Jersey.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-31
The French ARMY.

According to a writer in BlackaUood's
Magazine, the French regular army
numbers 49, 900 men, most of whom
have already seen four years service,
while the reserve of the active army
amounts to about $4,000 men. Then
there is territorial army, which is set
down as 100000 men, rather more than
half of whom are old soldiers of the act
i've army. The total force is placed at
1900, 900, of which 10000 are really
educated soldiers, and about 100000
have had SIX months drilling.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-31

her OWN WORDS,
BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 10. 1877.

~ BALTIMORE, Nd Feb IS, 1877.
Dear Sir-Since several years have got a sore and
very painful foot. had some physicians, but thew
couldn't cure me. Now, have heard of your VEGETTNE
from lady VINO was sick for long tne and became all
Wen fTom your VEGETINE; and went and bought me
one bottle OF VEGETINE and after had used one bottle
the pains LETT and it began to heal and then bought
this remedy and yourself and wishing every sufferer may
pay attention to 1t; 1t is blessing for health.
MRS. Q. kRABE, 638 West Baltimore Street.
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E>urnett's
Standard Flayorinq Extracts,

For FlavoriRg Ice Creams Custards Pies, Blanc
Mango. Jcllics, Sauces, Soups, Graves, etc.
We have been expressly permitted to use the names
of host of the best Groccrs ind Hotels in the country,
We give few bellows
BOSTON.
PARKER ToUsE. g. s. PIERCE.
REVERE HOUsE. Mcdowell & ADAMS.
NEW YORK.
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL. l-ACKER, MERRALL& CoNDrT.
WEsTMINSTER HOTEL. PARK s. TILFoRD.
PHILADELPHIA.
CONTINENTAL HOTEL. / THOMPSON, BLACK & SON.
WAsRgNGToNs
W1LLARD's HOTEL. HALL & HUME.
BALTIMORE.
EUTAw HOUSE. G. II. REESE & Bro.
ClNcgNNATE.
BURNETT HOUSE, JOSEPH S. PEBBLES,
ST. LOUIS
SOUTHERN HOTEL. DAVID NIcnoLsox.
SHERMAN House. STANTON & Co.
DETROIT.
RUSSELL HOUSE. C. & f. MCMILLAN.
SAM FRANCISCO
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL. CUTTING Co.
MONTREAL
OTTAWA HOUSE. DAVID CRAWFORD.
NEW ORLEANS.
SMITH DRos. g. Co. CLARK & MEADEE.
The superiority Of these consists ia their perfect
purity and great strength They warranted free from
siton of many Of the Fictitious fruit favos in the
market.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-12-24
Buggies anc Saddle f-orses

can always be had at my Stables In MILF -
CITY Especial care will be taken oftransient
stock. GEO. Nj. MlLLER
Uni ohville. January i. 1875.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-12-24

Persons desiring Business. dealers
and all others wishing the very best
and latest Improved Sewing Machines,
should send for Circulars and Terms to
SAMUEL HILL.
10 New Montgomery street9
, 1877-07-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The JULY meeting OF the Farragut Boat Clul
will be held Monday evening, at the Boat
| House.
The marriage OF L. ". Neelands and Miss
Lille Swan will take place at the Ada Street
II. E. Church. Thursday evening.
All present and retired members of Con,oany
a, First Regiment, are requested to attend an
important meeting to be held at the Armory.
Monday evening.
The regular monthly meeting Of Company 3,
First Kegimcnt, occurs Monday evening. Every
member is requested to be present, as business
OF vital Importance is to come before the meet
Ing.
The NurserTmen's Association of Chicago and
vicinity will hold its semi-annual meeting ut
the ot]ice of the Prairie Farmer, ll3 Monroe
street, Tuesday, together with the florists of
the city.
The Englewood Methodist and Baptist Snn-
day-schools will give their annual excursion aud
PICNIC to Laporre, Ind. Thursday. Tickets,
round trip, 81; children, so cents. Train leaves
van buren street depot, Lake Shore Il Mjchi-
gan Southern Railroad, at 8 J. m., aud Engle-
wood at $3.50.
The Athen9um Vacation School, G5 Washing
ton street, begins tomorrow. Glasses will Be
opened IN penmanship and letter-writing, elocu-
ton, phonoSraphy. German, French, Latin,
drawing, arithmetic, singing, and voice-culturc
Vacation day-svhoof for children and adults.
The "Stay-at-Home Club - will Hnd the Athe-
n8um gymnasium the best place Of exercise in
the city during the hot weather. Baths free to
members.
, 1877-07-08

length, and then coiled Itself up, with Its head
still erect, aud trembling violently with excite
mcnt. It seemed to be on the point Of making
spring, when the reporters horse made q
movement which diverted the monster
from its prey, anu It quickly dropped its head
to the ground, and 1av low, as is the nature Of
the creature when suddenly surprised. At the
same instant the spell upon the kitten was ap-
parcntlY broken, fur it gave a lightning bound
Of about two feet into the air, came down
to the ground, looked about for an
instant, and then walked off in q
weak condition toward a dwelliug-house.
The reptile moved slowly of into the tall grass
in an opposite direction, and WAS soon lost to
view. TWAS of the species known as the milk
snake. which. though not common in these parts.
is sometimes seen in the rural districts. 1t has
spotted coat, not unlike that of the rattle
snake, though somewhat lighter in color. It is
considered harmless, mot poisonous, and is great
coward, although it attains great size It Is 4
great rohbcr OF BIRDS nests when it can find
them on the ground, and 1t has been known to
destroy u hens nest full Of eggs, which
it breaks open and sucks the con-
tents OF. It is said that it will
even attack small chickons in the grass, If It
can catch straggcrat distance from the pa-
rent len, and mice frequently fall q prey to it.
But it was somewhat remarkable to see it SO
charm so active and terocous an
animal q lalf-grown cat, which it would
doubtless have found rather difficult to swallow.
, 1877-07-08
SERPENT-CHARAIING.
CAT CHARMED nY A SNAKE,

Wnlle riding near the entrance to Grand bou-
.1evard Yesterday the attention OF TRIBUNE re-
porter was called to the antics of half-groEn
Kitten IN the grass By the roadside. When first
noticed, the little animal appeared to be in n
paro1ysm OF fright, but as the writer paused
to watch Its strange movements, its manner
changed to apparently an ecstacy Of delight. It
leaPed up wildly upon its hind feet, plunged up
and down. but did not advance or
recede q foot from the spot to
winch It appeared to be transGxed. At
last it laid down upon the ground, rolled over,
with its tail rigid and curred, and at last
sttelched out at full length upon its side
absolutely exhausted. II remained perfectly
motfon1ess for several seconds, and the specta-
tof IMAGINED that ife hal departed from the
little form, but u slight stir In the tall grass
near by was noticed, and large snake, about
three feet long, guded toward the prostrate
cat, It's head erect, its eyes cleaning like two
coa1s o. hre, It's forked tongue darting from be-
tween Its Jaws. The reptile was headed in the
opposite direction from the intruder, and it was
unconscious OF the presence Of any ont to in
ter1ere with its operations. AS the snake near
ed Its victim, and when within about two feet
Of It, 1t halted, regarded the unconscious
object intently TOR moment as 1t lay at full
, 1877-07-08
VESSEL OWNERS.

| " o0AN'N a. ~NN' A.'S'
There we're six vessel-owuers present at tb,
| noo,;rr II, +bo ,o,,nn;t+o. roo,n .,r +h na..a :,
-. m.e.n1 u" soe ~nt''sltee 4ooot u ene ooa1u u
| frade yesterday afternoon, and tlleT YeEt
! George C. Finney, j. II, Durham. j. C. Afaeil}
| n 8 Ho1eted 7 r Ho,1 onl H. T,r5arnn
! - ~ a"'sesu' a. -. nAi' ano MI L'ads1eh
| alr. Flnney presided anil MIR. Hall kept the
| minutes.
| x,., ,,,
on no1'on o. -hr. Maell1, Tue committee on
[ Obtaining Signatures to the agreement to pool
! earninrs and Inv nm tho e,,rn)r,s +o,n,oa wae
s, ~ ~ ~ p. .~n~1 "e
excused from 1urther service, anu the report
wns accepted.
Mr.. Durham stated that every yesstl-owncr,
with the exception OF two or three in this dis
trict. hail sirnet] the oorncmrnt
The tnI,ow;no Lo;nT oll rao.l,. ,vos ro,a ,ra
! ,74,nta; AAs' oe'oe 1a 4e"o3' ""S leau auo
WMrurAs. A Amorcm.nt bos hcen in,ncnr,te,, =,
Buffalo and Detroit to mnroye he ron1if;on IT thc
vessel business on the ]ales by LAYING up certain
proportion Of the tonnage ami pooling the earn
ings Of those vessels which remain in commission;
and l,u
.a,i: WuEniEAs, The vessel-owners OF Chicago have
oeen e34isJa @ u 5nln me movement, and nase e.
ank ureement eG no 10 tye ~ zSn'nG n 1a
nurpose: and eA7NN'o1Nsu 0A'0"7 N1eA' w >A'0
W1rur.a 1h,, a~,,o.s,o,, y, r,u;,,,o., ~, +ho
, 1877-07-08
CRIMINAL,

Maurice Morris, who recently shot Jane:
tagau BY drunken mistake, was YESTERDAY
held to tue Criminal Court in 81, 200 by Justice
Summerfeld.
Inc thief who rece ntly stole John H. Don
Inns horse and buggy from in front of Chapir
d Cores, on Twenty-second street, was cap
tured with the rig in his possession at Elgiu
yesterday. Mr. Dou1in has gone out there tc
prosecute.
Minor arrests: Erskine Bctters, larceny Of a
gold watch from William Sharp, his comoan.
IONS room; james Mcfarland and Charlie
Mills, larceny Of silk wipes from attendants at
the circus; Richard Leary, keeper Of saloon
on West Lake street where one murder hus al
ready occurred, assaulting man named Mich
ael McDermott with beer-glass, cutting him
severely on the head.
the bookstore OF L. d. Cobb d Co., On Wabash
avenue, In the Palmer House Block, was en-
tered by some person provided with a skeleton
or duplicate key to t7e front door, About $50
worth oi a-leathcr pocket books, cases, etc,
were carried OF as plumber. The KEY vas uer,
feet one, and the burglar even took the care to
lock the door utter him.
Early yesterday morning jerry AfcNabon.
who Keeps grocery at SIS Halsted street, dis.
covered preparations for frst-class cont1apra
tlon in his cellar. There were four crooks Of
Kerosene, and wooden bucket and barrel also
containing kerosene: The combustibtes had
evidently been placed there for the purpose OF
burning the building, but for some unknown
reason the tneendiarics did not carry out their
design.
Detective Lansing yesterday arrested chap
giving tue name Of John ShotwelI, who, but a
short time before, had given forged check to
B, J. kobaek, Halsted street shoemaker, in
payment for q pair OF boots When searched At
the station auuber Of other spurious checks
were found in his possession, nearly ali OF
which had the forged name Of Moses ". Lester
attached. Shotwell is an old hand at the bust
ness, and has only recently returned from Cali
fornia.
The Illinois Humane Society have recently
set themselves to correct cruel practice CON-
rnon around slaughtcr-h -houses,-that OF gouging
out the eyes OF the animals Just before they are
Killed. The officers obtained ample proof that
this inhuman practice was common at Turner's
and they caused the arrest Of
, 1877-07-08
REYNER'S MISHAPS.

THE RESULT OF TRIP WITH BATES.
a young man By the name OF E. j. Reyuc1
! writes to The TRIBUNE the information that he
| is Que Of tue long list OF people who have beer
swindlcd In this city, 1.-THE pride Of the West IL
] crne,'' as he calls it. Abouta month ago his
| attention was called to IN advertisement which
stated that young man was wanted to travel
with m elocutionary entertainment with " Prof.
| r. IL. Bates.'' Mr.. Reyner states that he called
| upon Mr. Bates at Room IS, Barnes House, aud
! asked that gentleman what he wanted; that
! he replied that he wanted Young
| man with little money to act as treasurer OF
| 4 travelling entertainment, and asked ReYner
| how much money he bad, to which the latter
| responded tllat he had about SIS; that lie was
little unwilling to invest this amount, as It vas
all the capital he had. but was finally persuaded
into handing over $50, after being told that he
would get it all back again In two nights, and
then the entertainment would pay him $50 OF
S60 week right along, above travelling cx-
pcnses. It was finally agreed, the writer SAYS,
that the two should start out, and q contract
was made by which Bates and Reyner should be
equal partners in the concern known Us Is Prof.
L, II. Bates Evolutionary Entertainments
the writer further states that he paid the
''frofessor's" board-bill ut the Barnes House,
amounting to Sl5.41. and his printin.-bill
amounting to $3.50. They went to two places in
Michigan, and when they arrived there the
''frotcssor" Informed his partner that be could
get no ball IN which to give his show, md they
had to start back to Chicago, in which great CITY
the head Of the firm ''shook" " his junior part
ner. and left him penniless and forlorn. Tie
writer gets even with the q Professor By call
ing him a lrst-cass swindler. although lie ad-
mits that he knows nothing OF lis autecedents.
nor has be the honor OF being acquainted with
Ills father before him. But be at1ir1ns that the
came e0cutlonst has experimental In this line
before, and that he once relieved man Of $1OU
in the sui1ie way. He also alleges that Bates
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