The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-29
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SATURDAY. SEPT. 90. 1877.
GLEANINGS.


Aristotle said a gamester was no
better Than q thief. This remark was
made just after Aristotle had gone
down from Athena to Corinthus, and
got picked up bad by a monte man from
Thessalia.
In this country the proportion of
persons having sound teeth is only one
in eighty; hence it comes that we have
1000 dentists in active service, who
use up apnunaIly half a ton of pure
gold, besides cheaper filling material
slave you taken your pill?" asked
the doctor, brusquely. Eyes, I have"
answered spilkins, meekly, ''but it's
awful hard work..Ato keep it down."
'sMust keep it down, sir. Must keep
It down. ~ know doctor, that's all
very well; but it's up-pull work." re-
plided Spilkins; %whereupon the doctor
at once prescribed two more and left.
Many Of the African Kings boast of
an unbroken succession in their families
for thousands of years. They are alb
solute despots, except when controlled
by custom and religion; but in general
their government is liberal and kind.
Mohammedanism is professed, but the
fetch superstitions generally prevail,
and belief in witchcraft is general.
The Liverpool Art Club proposes an
exhibition of a loan collection of fans.
All fans of an artistic character or of
an historic interest are eligible, includ-
ing those of which the framework is
iplaid, jeweled, enameled or carved.
The decorations may consist Of paint
ing, embroidery, applied work, lace,
feathers or birds, and the materials Of
paper, ivory, silk, pearl, bamboo, palm
leaves, metal OIL wood.
Manager Abbey, of the New York
Park Theater, in paying a bet lost to
Sothern, was i~ncautious enough to give
him a written order for one hat. Soth-
ern put a nine before the one, and for
warded..th paper to the halter. The
man Of tiles sent word to Mr.. Abbey
that he couldn't finish ninety-one hats
for a week, and asking If they were to
be delivered at the theater. The mis-
guided manager rushed off to the hat
ter's just in time to save himself.
When a railway was opened in
Virginia IN certain occasion, a Bishop
was called upon to make the prayer.
Nothing in any prayer book, or in usual
private devotions, would exactly sap
plicate" the occasion. So he wrote out
prayer, and read it from the manu-
script. This performance greatly
astonished some of the negroes who
lowered on the outskirts Of the crowd.
"Pomp," said one of the ebonIes,
"what does you tink of dat?" 81
tinks,'' replied Pomp, ''dat dis is de
fust time dat de Lord was ebber written
to IN de subject oh railroads."
Telegraphing in France is a Gov
eminent monopoly, and all dispatches
have to be vised by the Government.
kilograms do not go directly, but are
sent ::by a pneumatic tube to the Rue
Grenelle Saint German. There an
agent of the government takes them
out, reads them, has an interpreter
send them if in a foreign language, sup
presses them if he does not take them, |
puts his stamp upon the harmless ones
and they are sent off. The Figaro has
to follow this routine like the rest of
the world. Under these regulations it
would be rather rash for any Republic
can attempt to 'insult Marshal Mac
,Mahon" by telegraph.
The great secret of beautiful hair is
plentiful brushing. The skin of the
head is constantly peeling off in tiny
scales. These are to be removed only
by means of the brush. Two brushes
are as much needed as one-one for
vigorous brushing and one to polish and
give the gloss sought for. Hair should
be washed occasionally, but never with
soap, which makes it hard and dry.
Borax should be used. with great care.
il used at all, as it burns and changes
the color, and destroys the gloss. Rain
water and the yolks of new-laid eggs,
in place of either, are the best wash.
Hot water is injurious; whisky and
water are excellent preventives against
taking cold. Every month or six
weeks clip the ends of the hairs that
are split, passing the comb through the
hair and cutting the ends as they appear
above it. Never tie the hair tightly,
and if you must use a hot iron, put a bit
Of tissue paper between it and the hair.
Exchange.