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Year: 1876

A Cincinnati Gazette reader wants TO


know whether the changes of the moon


have any effect on the weather, ard if


90, why. He also asks whether luna


tics are influenced by lunar changes,


and, il not. why are they thus called.


The Gazette answers as follows: In


regard to the first of these points we
may say in brief that modern men of


science are about unanimous in denying


that the moon influences anything but


the tides. The popular impression


from time immemOrial has been to the


opposite. From this impression mad


men derived their name. Whatever


may be the fact in regard to the moon


having anything to do with insanity,


the writer can affirm that he has seen
one case, at least, where man became
a raving maniac at the full of the moon,
recovering his senses when exhaustion
had put an end to his. wild demon
and continuing in apparent
soundness of mind until q few days
before the full he experienced premon-
itions of his approaching parOxysms.
He was person of intelligence and
well of pecunisrily, and was q volun-
tary inmate of an asylum, being free to
go in and out except during this week
or so of each month, when he was bereft
of his reason. We state the case as it
was, leaving its explanation to psychOl-
ogists and Psychologists. There is q
widespread belief that the moons rays
are ininical to health. This, we think,
has been pronounced superstition by
men of science. We are not prepared
to dispute their verdict; yet an instance
that is well authenticated scenes to
Justify doubt in their infallibility.
Some forty years ago, in an Eastern
State, two little girls, cousins, occupied
the same bed. They retired in appa-
rent health, but woke in the morning
dead lame. One was never able to
walk afterward, while the other, after
using iron supports to her ankles for q
few years with partial success, was
to give up all attempts at
There was no cause that
could be ascribed for this double vista
tion with any plausability, except that
the moon was very bright on the un-
lucky night, and that its rays shown
full on the bed where the girls lay. 1t
was always. believed that they were
''moonstruck;" if they were not, no
one could assign reason for their lsme-
ness.
Year: 1876

From the Speech of Hon. John A. Kasson,


of Iowa.


Whom have the Republicans presented to
oppose him [Tilden]? Not lawyer from the
speculative ranks of Wall street. Not a man
bred in the views of public life which pertain
to the peculiar associations of great money
centre, where speculation supersedes produc-
tive industry. But they present man born
in the country, in comparatively new State,
and raised in the country, in the midst of its
simple life and toll; and man who from his
maturity devoted himself to the hard work of
his profession until higher and more danger
GUS duties called him away; man of educa-
tion. man who has established reputation
for honesty in professional life and in public
life perfectly irreproachacble, unassailed as
well as unassailable man whose record on
the questions of secession and of disunion is
shown by the offer of his life to his country,
by the marks Of the wounds that still leave
their traces upon his body shown by manu-
script written with his patriotic blood, and
proved by every word that he has uttered
since the outbreak of the war.


The candidate for whom we ask the votes
of the men who fought for the Union is
comrade of theirs. He is the man who,
when lying upon the ground at South Noun
tain, with broken arm and wounds bleeding,
arose, in his pain, and rushed forward to save
his command from the peril into which he
conceived they were going. He is the man
who has dismounted from his horse to allow
the weary footed soldier to ride him. He is
the man who, while in the field, was offered
an Office at the rear, and replied by laconic
letter worthy of the noblest Spartan whoever
fought in phalanx-a letter dated in camp, in
which he took time to say between battles,
"Any man who would leave the army at this
time to electioneer for Congress ought to be
scalped," and signed and sent it.


No man doubts his position in respect to
the war; no man doubts his courage, his dis
cretion, his devotion TO his country. No
widow, mourning for the loss of her husband,
can hesitate to ask her son to vote for the
man who fought on the same field, for the
same cause, and endured the same depriva-
tions and dangers. No orphan, now grown
up and old enough to cast his vote for the
Union his father helped to save, can hesitate
as to the man he should vote for to secure the
great right preserved by the war and the per-
petuity of the Union.


And, sir, he is equally acceptable to the
country in its aspirations for reform. | have
known him and served with him on this floor.
Show me, if you can, where ever corrupt
thing was done by him or encouraged by him.
Show me his advice to Credit Mobilier job
at the expense of the Government. Show me
the VIM. NJ. Tweed of whom he ever solicit |
ed 5000 for corrupt election fund. Show
nae the VIM. NJ. Tweed with whom he ever |
sat in council to draw up the platform of |
principles upon which a political campaign |
was to be fought and a nation saved. Show |
me the man, enemy of his country or corrup- |
zionist in his country, with whom Rutherford |
B. Hayes was ever an associate!
Year: 1876

AN examination of the appropriations for
public buildings shows that much more DAM
age will result from the crippling appropria-
tions than was at first supposed. Among the
more serious results to large class of work.
men and artisans, is the general discharge
which must take place, on account of the
cessation of work long before the usual work
ing season closes
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, August .. 1870
MR.. HEwITTs TILIBUsTERING OPPOSITION TO


THE SILVER BILL-ExAsPERATIoN OF THE


WESTERN SOFT MONEY MEN.


Mr.. Hewitt Of New York, made stir In the demo-
cratic camp In the House to-day by moving to adjourn
when tho silver bill came up. Mr. Landers and other
Western soft money men complained bitterly to HIM or
his action, saying that this open opposition by him,
tee, would lose the party great of In the
West Mr.. Hewitt replied that did not believe IT,
but that he meant in any to do his duty
member OF Congress The imitation ta evidently
has life in yet, and trying desperately wag the
democratic body


in their demands that unless Mr. Tiden's letter puts
them pletely out of court 1t remains open ques
ton whether they will not after ALL rule tho country
IN of democratic The Eastern men
seem to fear open rupture with them, and without
open rupture at least offer to break the West
administration. Tho Western men were exasperated
at Mr.. Hcwitts very proper and tolerably harmless
course, that OF them remarked that inc ought to
be removed from the head Of the National Committee
and that II would be graceful HIM IL he should
resign his chairmanship.


of work" said onc but Mr.. Hewitt was not inclined to
let the republicans carry of all the credit OF this oppo
stion to the silver fraud.
Year: 1876

All Of the candidates have been
complimented with the election Of
delegates in their favor from their own
counties, but the other counties that
have no candidates of their own, seem
to be favoring Strait, and we should
think they would He is a man who,
without any assump.ian of extraordina.
ry greatness, is fully the equal of his
competitors in point of capacity aud
is, besides, man Of great manliness OF
character, highly esteemed by all who
know him we'll, and in point Of person
al influence will rank we'll among any
body of men. As sensible, practical
and thoroughly Informed politician he
wonld do credit to any constituency,
and he possesses degree of popularity
that leads his friends to assert that he
is the only one of the candidates who
can be elected 1t nominated.


We have been interested and some
what amused in noticing the coolness
with which Strait is objected to by
those opposed to him as rather below
some ideal standard for member Of
Congress, when, in fact, he is the peer
in everything but CAB, and the sup.
erior in some other desirable qualities
Of the men by whom Minnesota has
generally been represented in Con.
gress, and is certainly not inferior to
his competitors in this contest; and we
express this opinion without any inten-
tions of disparaging them. So far as We
can judge Of the great men who have
represented us at Washington, tho
most Of them have not been such intel.
lectual giants as to throw the represen.
tatives from other States entirely in
the shade We should think it would
be time enough for Strait to get out of
the way when some better man comes
along and claims his seat; aud in capa-
city to do good service for the people
We should think q better man would
be hard to fnd.-C Rochester Post.
Year: 1876

Notice is hereby given, according to
the request of petition signed by at
least twenty-fve:.resident taxpayers Of
the village of Redwood Falls State of
Minnesota and presented to the village
Council of said village, that special
election will be held in said village on
the Eighteenth day Of August A. D.
1876, the polls to be opened at one
o'clock P. NJ. and to continue open un-
til four o'clock P, NJ. of that day, to
vote upon the proposition and question
of issuing and furnishing to the Mimi
sofa Valley Railway Company the
special Bonds of said Village of Red
wood Falls to the amount of Ten
thousand Dollars to aid in the con-


struction Of Railroad which shall
start at some point on the line of the
Winona & St. Peter Railroad within
the County OF Brown in said State be-


tween the New Ulm Station and the
western boundary Of said Brown Coun.
ty, and run therefrom' and extend to
the Village of Redwood Falls in said


County Of Redwood, at which special
election the question Of issuing to said
Railroad Company the said amount Of
Bonds Of said Village shall be submit


ted to the legal voters of said Village
to be determined by ballot, those in
favor Of the proposition having writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words "Railroad Bonds, Yes and those
opposing the measure the words Grail
road Bonds, No" Said special cleo
ton shall be 90 held in said Village Of
Year: 1876

The pesky moths are just eating
their way through the government
clothing at Washington, and clashing
their teeth against tail buttons at
every trading-pOst just as soon as
Donn PiaIt was banged into the moths
were let loose again Free Press
Year: 1876

A rare compliment was paid to the
memory, and tribute to the virtues of Miss
Mary r. Finnegan, who was buried yester-
day morning at Chester. By a resolution
Of the Board of Directors, the public schools
were closed in the entire city. Thousands
followed the remains of the gifted and la
mented girl to her last home.
Year: 1876

The police were unsuccessful yesterday in
the search for tramps. The places where
they usually resorted were deserted of their
presence, and 1t was their belief last even-
Ing that not one was left in the city. Dur
ing the day Chief o. Toole took two Of them
to New Castle who had been sentenced to
jail for sixty days. When he arrived, there
were several around the depot, who, upon
espying his uniform, and suspecting that he
was after them, made rapid time in an OPP
posite direction, thus fulfilling very truth
full biblical lesson, "The wicked fee when
no man pursueth." Since the raid was
made upon these wanderers quite number
of cases have been reported of their depre-
dstions. One Of these WAS in broad day
light. A dirty, repulsive looking fellow
went into the store Of lady on Front street
and made improper proposals to her, which
she repulsed with INDIGNATION, and called q
gentleman passing by to her assistance, who
belabored the scoundrel well about the
shoulders. A few nights since one went
into the store OF gentleman on Ninth
street, rear French, while he was out, and
demanded money of bis wis wife, who was
standing behind the counter. She offered
to give him as much to eat as he wished,
but this he refused, and said he wanted
money, and persisted so In his demands
that the lady threatened to call her hus-
band. This did not even frighten him, and
but for the timely arrival Of an acquaint-
ance he might have attempted to rob the
till. No less than four instances have been
brought to the notice of the police
where children have been stopped
who were taking dinner to their parents,
and the contents of their baskets taken from
them. Several times, across the creek,
where they were in such numbers as to lead
to the impression that they were colonizing,
they became SO bad as to create alarm
among the people. In numbers of instances
cows were driven from the sheds and milked
by these fellows. An old gentleman named
Charles McMullen, who ownsa large num-
Der of COWS detected the tramps on Monday
in the act of milking them, and he remon-
strated, whereupon one OF them drew q pis-
tol. Mr.. McMullen always carries heavy
cane, and with this he charged the crowd, ,.
two of the number were laid sprawling at
his feet under the fierce blows he admins
tered, and the others sought safety in fight.
The number of them In the city previous to
the raid OF the police must have been large,
as gentleman keeping store at the corner
of Sixth and Poplar informed the Chief of
Police that there were twenty-five calls
upon him in one day for assistance. In the
vicinity of the Brandywine the people were
completely overrun with them.
Year: 1876

The Mccullough Iron Co., on Monday
evening, resumed work in their large mill
at the foot of Seventh street. They now
employ about 80 men, and expect to be able
to run that force right along. They are not
running near up to eir'capacity, but even
this number of men on full time is consid-
cradle announcement.
Year: 1876

Public School No. s, on Walnut street
above 18th is now receiving its last coat of
paint, and will be ready to receive the fur
niture by the last of next week. This is q
very fine structure, containing eight large
school room and one small one, and all well
ventilated and lighted. The building is on
the plan Of No. Is and has two large
halls and four cloak closets. The halls have
each fine marble top wash-stand, and
everything about the building is modern
and convenient.
Year: 1876

The Masonic Hall Co. have had all the
uncarpeted space on the floors Of the gallery,
orchestra, and hall way of the Opera House
oiled. This was done to make the floors
more easily cleaned. Formerly'th tobacco
juice and other filth stained them 80 badly
that it was difficult to keep them clean.
Year: 1876

The West Chester american Republi-
can" is now issued semi-weekly, on Tues.
days and Saturdays. The paper under this
arrangement is one half the size Of the for
mer weekly and the old subscribers receive
It twice week for the same money. The
plan is good one for the patrons Of the
paper, and we hope our able contemporary
may profit by the change.
Year: 1876

Yesterday afternoon two young men
amused Themselves by shooting at mark on
Eighth street near Adams, with seven
barrelled revolver, much to the fear Of pas
sers by. This kind of amusement IL rather
dangerous and should be stopped.
Year: 1876

The game of base ball which was an
nounced would come off yesterday between
the Quickstep and Western clubs of this
city, has been postponed until this afternoon,
owing to the bad condition of the ground.
All who can should attend the game this af-
ternoon and thereby encourage the club in
its very praiseworthy efforts to entertain
our citizens.
Year: 1876


ask not your friendship, since love is denied,
But drearily drirt with the fast ebbing tide,
Out from the scenes of my wearisome strife,
Into the wilds of the ocean of life.
The wind may blow chill as onward 1 float,
Rocked by the waves in nay frail little boat,
But outward I'm bound DER the wide world to


roam,


Alone in loneliness so dreary slone.
We might have been. happy had fate but deereed
Our hands 10 unite, for our hearts had no need
That fate should bestow a single bright treasure,
Or give to our souls another sweet pleasure.
But eoldness came over our day dream so brleht'
And clouds settled down like phantoms of night,
And lives so uni ted have drifted apart,
Leaving ashes all cold INSTEAD Of heart
Yet for a sweet token of w at might have been,
I read in your features no signs Of the pain
That thrills through my heart in waves OF despair
When gazing on 80 false and so fairi
But could YOU one moment recall the bright hours
When you were all mine and was ali you're,
The gloom of my mind no mystery would be,
Nor why sh, Md wish from your presence to fee
Sc I wander along without co mpass or char,
Rejoicing to find am floating apar:
From tie clamuring crew, who with music and


song,


Chase phantoms of pleasure as they jostle along
But ever as memory rec Ills the past bliss,
Contrasting its pleasures to moments ike this,
Ny mind reels with anguish to painful 10 tell.
s1her the torments OF the angel who fell.
But suffer me not to cloud your bright sky
With my wasted life mol sooner I'D fly
To the wilds Of tn ocean, and in its green breast
My weary worn wanderings would ind a sweet


rest.


But call me not friend, companion or brother,
For the place I would be belongs to another,
And wonld be all or nothing to thee,
As you must be ever a talisman to me.


ENDYMIoN.
Year: 1876

Talking this way the business
man fred the young mans heart.
He felt encouraged. Other men had
made fortunes from small beginnings,
and grit would win over adversity.
He rushed around for two or three
days more, and then bought twenty
boxes of bluing and started to ped
die them out from house to house.
His experience as related by himself
was as follows:


First house-"No, sir, we don't
want any bluing we don't wear
blue clothes here"


Second house-"Bluing No, sir /?
It's a good thing for you my hus-
band isn't at home You look Just
like the man who stole our dog"


Third house-The door struck his
toes, and he was landed on the ground
with such force that his spine was
Jared two inches out of line


Fourth house-"Blulng l be-
lieve you belong to a gang of burg
lars, and are skulking around to
steal door-keys! Git out, sir !"


Fifth house-"Ten cents a box
You are an extortioner, sir, and if
you don't get out of this yard I'll
have my sons help you out 1 want
you to understand that l haven't
kept house twenty-eight years and
don't know that the blHest kind O.
bluing is sold for six cents box
and bar of soap thrown in l''


Sixth house-Woman pressed her
nose against a front window until it
was as fiat as shingle and squeak
ed out "Here's another'o them
agents-call the dog p'


That young man has stopped work.
No business man can fire his heart
again.
Year: 1876

Two or three daye ago a young
Detroiter was complaining to an old
business man that he had nothing to
do, no show of employment, and
soundly berated the hard times.


sGf l were young man l wouldn't
be idle a day" replied the business
man. $50 to work at anything
take anything that offers-keep busy,
even if you don't make enough TO re,
place your boot leather.
Year: 1876

correspondence New York Times.


/ woke to find our room filed with
radiance, and l had onlH to draw
aside the muslin curtain from win
dow by my bed to behold a tran
scendent vision-Mont Blanc under
the light Of the full moon and spark
ling to the stars. Never had it shown
to me SO supremely grand aud beauti-
fnl. 1t seemed Of itself radiant and
luminous seemed to light and fill
the night. All was strangely still
in the town, but few hours before
so busy ndnoisy. Ithrew open the
window to listen, and could hear no
faintest sound, except the murmur
of the Arye; no wind was abroad,
not cloud fioated in the deep sky,
not shadow trembled on the earth.
Nature herself seemed holding her
breath in awe before that vast white
splendor, as if it had been the temple
of the Infinite.


I pitied those vino slept through
all that solemn, silent time, while
the reverent night and the vestal
stars, and that high priest of noun
tains, were celebrating their august
mysteries. For hours the double
refulgence flooded the valley and
flowed into our room, a soft, SHIN
mering tide of light, on which, be-
tween sleeping and waking, I seemed
to be floating in a strange conscious
dream; then. the radiance ebbed
slowly away, and 1 rose and reused
my companions to behold from our
windows another glorious sight
sunrise reflected on Mont Blanc.
First came streak of dusky purple,
which was not night and hesitated
to be day /; then a pale red CLEAN
on the very center of the summit,
which frightened and deepened into
a fame that mounted and blazed till
it seemed a signal fire to rouse the
world.
Year: 1876

Most people breathe properly, Of
ten more by accident or instinct,
than by design; but on the other
hand, hundreds of thousands do not
breathe properly, while many thous-
ands at this present moment are suf-
fering from more or less severe af-
fections of the lungs or throat, ow-
ing to a faulty mode of respiration
in other words, because they
breathe through the mouth instead
of through the nostrils. The mouth
has its own functions to perform in
connection with eating, drinking and
speaking and the nostrils have theirs
viz, smelling and breathing. In
summer time the error of respiTing
through the mouth is not so evident
as at the present season, when it is
undoubtedly fraught with danger to
the person who commits the mistake.
If any one breathes through the nat
ural channal, the nostrils, the air
passing over the mucous membrane
lining the various chambers of the
nose becomes warmed to the temper
ature of the body before reaching
the lungs; but if he takes in air be
tween the lips and through the
mouth, the cold air comes in con-
tact with the delicate lining mem
brane of the throat and lungs, and
gives rise to a chill, frequently end
ing in Inflammation. Many persons,
without knowing the reason why
they are benefited, wear respirators
over their mouths in winter, If they
happen to go out of doors. By doing
this they diminish the amount OF
air which enters between the lips,
and virtually compel themselves to
breath through the nostrils. But


lid attain Just the same re-
- ~ ker +he lips elosed-a


4uired, and
Year: 1876

way OF hrs4ti a- We bele.s-
people would only aj-q tn sIuPh
habit-in other words, II ~. son {
take for their rule in breathing
"shut your mouth" there would be
an immense diminution in the two
classes of affections, viz, those of
the lungs and throat, which count
many thousands of victims In this
course of a single year. Man is the
only animal which has acquired the
pernicious and often fatal habit OF
breathing through the mouth. 1t
commences in childhood, and be-
comes confirmed in adult Life, often
engendering consumption, chronic
bronchitis, relaxed sore throat, or
other disease of the lungs OF throat,
which is set down usually to a differ
ent cause altogether. In concluding
this short article, we venture to ask
our readers to Judge for themselves.
When they step out in the morning
into the fresh but cold air, let them
try the difference of feeling arising
from the two modes of breathing
through the nostrils and between the
iips. In the former case they Will
find that they can breathe easily and
freely, yet with comfort, while the
fresh air, warmed to the temPera-
ture of the body by its contact with
the nasal mucous membrane, Is
agreeable to the lungs; in the other
case, if they draw in a few inspira-
tions between the parted bps, the
cold air, rushing IN direct to the
lungs, creates a feeling of GOODNESS
and discomfort, and an attack of
coughing often comes on.


Public Health.
Year: 1876

which 1 am told you may see, too,
when you look in the glass" Not
long after, on being introduced to
Dickens, this same New York girl
exclaimed: "Ah, Mr.. Dickens, owe
you so heavy a debt of gratitude
that l shall never be able tn pay the
interest on it." You shall have
receipt for the full amount" was
Dickens quick retort /; whereupon,
beneath most ferocious engraving
of himself, he wrote Received of


-, all the thanks she owes me,
and many more, with whom | am
better pleased than appear to be
in the above gloomy presentment OF
my state of mind" That New York
girl would not part with these auto
graphs for the Presidency of the
United States.