Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-06
To Weave Hair

A writer in the Household gives Home very
plain directions how 20 weave hair: Take
smooth board one and half feet long and six
or eight inches wide. Near one end drive
three shingle nails in row, the nails being
half an inch apart and the row running par
allel with the end of the board. At the other
end, opposite the middle nail, drive one nail,
wax three pieces of linen thread, tie them
together at one end, and about quarter of
an inch from this knot tie another; now slim
over the nail that stands alone. then tie one
to each ofthe three nails drawing the thread
considerably tight. Take the board in your
lap, with the three nails toward the right
hand. Next take bunch OF hair both jhe
ends evened, the size OF n knitting needle,
wet that end and put il under thread near
est you, over the middle thread and IN der
the last-then bring il back on the left side.
reversing the order. Now push ii up closer
against the knot. Proceed in this way until
the strip is q the required length. After il
is dry il can be pushed together more closely.
Twist is superior TO linen for durability.
SUICIDE OF THE CAPTAIN OF A WRECKED
Observation-Disclosures Messenger, OF the
18th ult., says: 1--WE received last evening the
following telegram from our correspondent
at Cannes: The steamship Normandie. be-
longing TO the Company Talabot of Mar
settles, with above three hundred passengers
on board (emigrants returning from BraziD
was wrecked last night upon the rocks of
the Isle st. Honorat. All lives were saved,
and the passengers and crew brought to
Cannes by the French steam yacht Les Fau-
vettes lying IN the port. The captain OF the
ing himself in his cabin, and the body has
likewise been conveyed here"
ONE YEAR IN STATE PRISON FOR STEAL
ING FIVE CENTS.-William COnnors, an
overgrown bootblack, was called up in the
court OF general sessions yesterday, charged
with petit larceny from the person. On the
Sd OF February Connors varied his usual
aVocation by experimenting in pocket pick
ing, and succeeded in stealing five cents from
the change-pocket of William HI. Wool
worth, No. $50 Park avenue, Brooklyn. I'M
fortunately for himself, however, he was
seen and arrested by Officer Keely and yes-
terday pleaded guilty to an attempt at petit
larceny from the person. Judge Sutherland
sent COnnors TO state prison for one year
". i. Times, 5ni.
SUNDAY OBsERvANCEs-There is a bill
before the Pennsylvania legislature To ex-
empt those religious sects who conscientious
~ observe the seventh day of the week as the
true sabbath from being fined or imprisoned
because they do not also observe the first.
Accordingly there has been presented re-
monstrance from the East Pennsylvania
conference of United Brethren in Christ
against any law exempting persons who re-
ligiously observe Saturday from being pun-
lshed by law If they work on Sunday.
WHOLESALE HANGING.-In the couri or
general session, Charleston, 8. c., on Tues
day, ore white man and three negroes were
sentenced 10 be hung-the former for murder
ing fellow policeman because he was al
legged 10 be democrat and the latter for
numbering in cold blood one of their own race
VINO was supposed TO have money.
A FARMER in West Baltimore Ohio made
q bitter enemy by discharging an employee.
one night the man got into the farmers sta
BILE and began 10 mutilate span of horses
he cut OF their names and tails, and was
about TO hamstring one of them when il
kicked him senseless. Three of his ribs were
broken. and his other internal injuries are
likely to kill him.
H-A Connecticut woman OF forty has hal
the forty-tude 10 elope with youth of
eighteen.