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False Hair.

False hair, for ladies' wear, being re-
cognized as a necessity of modern social
existence, the want must be somehow
supplied. But live hair, hair bought,
TO use the technical phrase, on foot -
the hair of girls and women bribed to
submit their locks to the shears-grows
annually scarcer and dearer. When the
modest demand for tresses was influenced
by few elderly danes in need of wigs,
the supply was easily secured by agents
who bargained with the peasant maids of
Brittany and Auvergne. Paris alone
would now consume all, and more than
all, of the available capillary crop in
France, and Marseilles. the present CEN
tire of the hair trade, deals with Spain,
the East, and especially the two Sicilies,
for the forty tons of dark hair which she
annually makes up into 50, 900 chignons.
Dead hair " has something of a sinis-
ter, sepulchral sound; but as without it
the cheap curls, fronts, and chignons
could not be made at the price, it may
be comfortable to know that the original
owners of the raw material are, as likely
as not, aliveand well. Rag-pickers value
no unconsidered waif and stray OF the
street, short of gold ring or silver spoon,
so high as the clotted cOmbings of female
hair, soon to be washed with bran and
potash, carded, sifted, classed, and
sorted. There are, commercial =, seven
colors OF hair and three degrees OF
length. Much dead hair enters into the
cheaper of the $4,000 "pieces " annu-
ally made in France. The dearest
chignon costs about 81 25 in England,
the cheapest q fiftieth part Of that
amount. England Is the best customer,
aud close upon her heels comes America.
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one family will all in turn evince the sui
cdal tendency, while even children of very
tender years have been known to end their
short lives by their own act, from force of
example. Curious, too, are the methods of
self destruction, but they are too painful to
bear description. A FTenchman once at
tempted to ring his own death knell by
tying himself to the clapper of the church
bell, which thereupon began To swing and
alarmed the villagers by its unwonted tones.
All cases of determined suicides are charac-
terstic of confirmed insanity; whereas, in
a case Of impulsive insanity, the perpetra-
tor will often regret the act before it is
and endeavor to save his life, as
did Sir Samuel Romilly, thus demonstrating
that the very attempt may effect the cure
of the disoldeIed brain. The mouths of
March, June and July are the favorites
with men, September, November, January
for women, i'll which they voluntarily end
their lives. In youth, men hang them
selves: i'll the prime Of life, use firearms;
and when old, revert to hanging. Women
usually prefer Ophelia's muddy death.
Poisoning is method adopted by the very
young of both sexes We have the con-
soiing reelection that, prevalent as brain
disorder is in our country, at least eighty
per cent of cases of insanity are durable if
treated at an early stage; while it is to be
noted that it is not peasurable, productive
raj her the mental strain which results from
the high pressure of our artificial life
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In railway travelling there is danger
that cars will break up and bridges break
down.
1t pays to raise bears in Maine for the
purpose of getting the State bounty when
they are killed.
The judges Of Persia receive no sala-
ries, and have nothing but brides to depend
upon for living.
-Humming bird .jewelry, made entirely
from the feathers of these little creatures,
is sought for in Paris.
The sweepings of Paris are sold for
100000 per year The old paper collars
alone bring $50, 900.
The mammoth sponge that was found
IN Florida is twelve feet in circumference
and weighs nineteen pounds.
When man prays that he may live to
be Old there are more chanches in his favor
than if he had prayed to be young.
We can generally tell what a mans
gong to do next, when he puts the lighted
end OF cigar in his mouth by mistake.
A party who bought a picture of
dead duck, at a recent sale. is now anxious
to have the seller take his canvas back.
A New York paper says that ex Presi-
dent Woolsey is graduate of over fifty
six years standing. How tired he must be.
A sailor who had recently returned
from Newfoundland, says that the fog is
SO thick there that he used to drive a nail
in it to hang his hat on.
A saying prevails in Turkey that it
takes two Turks to swindle a Greek, two
Greeks 10 swindle Jew, and two Jews to
Swindle an American.
1t is said that certain auctioneer
laughed so much in his sleeve at the peo-
pie buying his rubbish that he required a
new coat every second evening.
Josh Billings want to know who ever
heard rich man sing. Why should rich
man want to sing, when he can hire some
one to do it for him SO much better?
"A man in New Orleans advertises that
he will give tuition in law, religion, and
journalism, fitting anybody to become an
able lawyer, Clergyman, or editor in one
year.
The 5000 grasshopper prize offered by
the Minnesota Legislature has inspired
genius who proposes to destroy the insect
by raising net by balloons quarter of a
mile apart.
Why are ambassadors the most perfect
people in the world? Because they are
all-excellencies. Why is sympathy like
blind man S bluff? 1t is feeling for
fellow creature. Why is the sun like a
good loaf? Because its light when it rises.
Why is a crow a bravo bird ? Because it
never shows the white feather. Why is a
sawyer like alawyer? Because, whichever
way be goes, down comes the dust. Why
are washerwomen silly people? Because
they put out their tubs to catch soft water
when it rains hard. Why is man who
doesn't lose his temper like a schoolmaster?
Because he keeps cool keeps SCHOOL,. Why
are mountains like invalids9 Because they
look peakish. Why are umbrellas like
pancakes Because they are seldom seen
after lent. Why is a drunkard hesitating
to sign the pledge like sceptical Hindoo9
Because he doubts whether to give up the
Worship of jug or-not? Why cannot two
slender persons ever become great friends?
Because they will alweys be slight acquaint
aureS
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CURIGSITIES OF SUICIDES.

In a recent number of Chambers Journal
are some entertaining remarks on theme
which is not generally considered very ex-
hilarating.
Sometimes says the writer, ga person
determined to destroy himself will wait
months, and years for an opportunity of
executing the deed in the peculiar manner
he has marked out for himself, and the very
inclination to suicide may be removed by
Withdrawing the particular objects that
would awaken the idea. Thus a man who
has tried to drown himself will be under
no temptation to cut his throat. Example,
1t is well known, is Il powerful cause Of
excitement to the suicidal act. We were
once told by a physician that hypochon
driacal patient used to visit him invariably
the day after reading the report of a suicide
in the daily papers, possessed by morbid
fear of initiating the act of which he read.
Sir Charles Bell, surgeon of MiddleSex
Hospital, was one day describing, to bar
Der who was shaving him, patients un-
SUCCESSFUL dltCihpG W Sub Ms oNi
and, at the barber request, pointed out
the anatomy of the neck, showing how
easily the act might be accomplished. Be
fore shaving operations were completed
the barber had left the shop and cut his
own throat according to Sir Charles Bell s
exact Instructions Some times there is an
epidemic of suicides, as at Versailles in
1893, when, out of small population,
1900 persons destroyed themselves in one
year; or, as in the Hotel des Invaldes in
themselves on a certain crossbar within a
month. Very often the disease is hered-
tary, and, at a certain age the members of
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Thus, says the prophet of the Turk,
Good Mussulmen abstain from pork
There is part in every swine
No friend or follower of mine
May taste, whate er his inclination,
On pain of communication
Such Mahomet's mysterious charge.
And thus he left the point at large.
Had he the sinful part expressed,
They might with safety eat the rest:
But for one piece they thought it hard
From the whole hog to be debarr'd,
And set their wits to work to find
What Joint the prophet had in mind
Much controversy straight arose:
These chose the back. the belly those:
BY some It's confidently said
He meant not to exclude the head:
While others at that doctrine rail,
And piously prefer the tail.
Thus, conscience freed from every clog,
Mahometans eat up the hog.
You laugh-'tiS well,-the tale applied
May make you laugh on t'other side.
Renouuce the world, the preacher cries;
We do, multitude replies.
While one, as innocent, regards
A snug and friendly game of cards:
And one, whatever you may say,
Can see no evil in play.
Some love concert, or a race.
And others shooting and the chase.
Reviled and loved, renounced and follow {
Thus bit by bit the world is swallow'd.
Each thinks his neighbor makes too free,
Yet likes slice as well as he;
With Sophistry their sauce they sweeten,
Till quite from tail to snout It's eaten.
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BUBBLES.
aDceS.

"A runaway match does not strike well.
"A Dentists Sgn-Drawiug, music,
and dancing.
An intellectual feast-The entertain
ment of an idea.
Darwin says that birds have religious
distinctions. Hens probably belong to the
laity.
We have heard of a coat of paint, but
we never heard Of any one ordering a pair
of pants painted.
Mrs. Darlington is credited with say
ing that few persons nowadays suffer from
suggestion OF the brain.
Mrs. Darlington says that Ike has
bought horse so spirituous that he always
goes off in a decanter.'
A two,cent newspaper, with a ham
sandwich supplement to each number, is
the next literary novelty.
"A gentleman said, when a pretty girl
trod on his toes, that he had received the
stamp of beauty. But even then no one
cdiled MIN gOOu LOOKING.
A lazy fellow, falling a distance of fifty
feet, and escaping with only few scratches,
bystander remarked that he was 60 too
slow to fall fast enough to hurt himself"
The doctor and his patient. Doctor:
1t is quite evident, Douald, that your COM
plant is neuralgia. Patient: New ralgy,
ca We it? hae had it aft an on for more
than fifty years.
=" Ma, what is hush?" asked little
boy. "Why, my DEAR do you ask ~
" Because l asked sister Jane what made
her new dress stick out SO all round like
hoop, and she said hush -
The same thing under different circum-
stances may produce different results
Many lover kisses and wears on his heart
as a priceless treasure the same lock of hair
that in his soup he would regard with
loathing,
An editor out West became martial and
was made captain. On parade, instead of
Two PAGES in front-advance, he uncon-
sciously exclaimed, Cash-$2 year in
advance. He was courtmartialed and
sentenced to read his own papers,
-" Have you ever read Watts on the
mind p asked lady of an old bachelor.
con- exclaimed he, ''if you only knew
what's on my mind. and yet dare not tell
you.' "Why, do tell.'' cried She He
did. The wedding came off in month.
When Rothschild was asked by lady
anxious to secure a profitable employment
for her son, which was the best paying
business, the great financer replied:-
Matches, ma'am; selling matches is as
good a trade as any, if you have enough of
it,"
"A piece of blotting paper lately caused
a domestic jar in New Orleans family.
Shortly after the husband had risen from
his desk, the wife examined the blotting
paper, and this is what met her amazed
eyes" EIIIIW-. sevolg 70 xob dnes lliw
:enS tseraeD''
"A contractor who was building tun-
mel on certain railroad observed one morn
ing that the face of a member of his gang
was distigured with bruises and plasters.
/ "Halloo, Jimmy" said he, 'swhat have
you been DONE "Not very much, sorr,"
answered Jimmy; 81 was Just down at
Bill Mulligan's last night, sorr an we had
bit av discooshen wild sticksr'
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singing the lantern over my head
dashed it into the cab. The engineer sd "
the lamp as it it broke on the floor, and,
seeing the red glass and battered lantern.
whiStled the danger signal, and tried to
check up.
Looking down the track, | almsot
screamed from excitement. The last match
had found dry spot. and the straw was
blazing up bright. The train came to a
stand still. She was saved; that's all re
member.
The next knew was in the baggage
car. They said they had found me living
10y the train, in dead faint, and-excuse
me, we are going to stop now"
Stamfo!d"' he sung ont. The train
stopped, and the writer went home. salts
fled that brakeman's life is an exciting
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MODES OF DYING.-Augustus Caesar
chose to die in a standing position, and
was careful in arranging his person and
dress for the occasion. Julius Caesar, when
slain by the conspirators in the Capt.
toll, concealed his face beneath the folds Of
his toga SO that his enemies might not see
The death pang upon his cOuutenance -
Siward. Earl Of Northumberland. when at
on his armor, saying, " 1t comes not a man
TO die like a beast Maria Louisa, Of
Austria, short time before she breathed
her last. had fallen into an apparent slight
slumber, and one of the ladies in attend
ance remarked that her Majesty seemed to
be asleep. No, = replied she: II could sleep
if would indulge repoSe; but am seusi-
BILE of the near approach of Death and |
would not allow myself to be surprised by
him i'll my sleep; wish to meet him wide
awake" Lord Nelson, on receiving the
fatal shot, said to Captain Hardy. "They
have done for me at last, Hardy; my back
bone is shot through aud had the pres
ence Of mind while being carried below, to
take out his handkerchief and cover his face
and stars, to be concealed from the gaze of
the crew. And last of all, the great Bona
parte died in his field marShal's uniform
and boots. which he had ordered to be put
on short time previous SO his dissolution.
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IS Americans have often been told that
they Were, as a people, much inferior to
the English and some other European ma
tons in point of physical development.
But the careful records of the War Depart
ment, recently published, very effpctually
correct this error IN the matter of hight,
more than half a million men were accur-
ately measured. The average was: United
States, whites, 67,672; Norway, G7.467:
Scotland, g.. 0G6: British America. G7,0l4:
Sweden, Sc, 500; Ireland. sc. al Denmark,
6 ,64S; Holland, 6,631; Hungary, Gj,5S4:
England, G6511; Germany. $3.50; United
States, coored, GG. 531; Wales, 664lS; Rus
STA, 66, 1913; Switzerland, &C 3Sl; West In
dies, G6 301; France. 66.211 Poland. 66
eli; Mexico, G61l0; Italy, sc, geo; South
America, $3.50: Spain, 6J, 635: Portugal.
60, 1872. So much for John Bulls criticism
of other peoples inches.
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No. HlS SpRTCE STREET.

PHILADELrHIA, Pa, Jan. %.
To tie Editor Of tie CAicago Tribune:
Col. Clifford Thomson, of New York, the
author Of communication signed "Dut-
ton published in the Chicago Tribune, of
the 18th of January current, on the sub
.iect of my discoveries of the attributes of
light, under the title of "Blue GLASS;" has
sent me your note to him of the 18th cur
rent, in which you propose to him some
questions relative to the glass and the man
ner of it's use, etc.
l. In regard TO
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JONES & HAINES, solicitors.

THE object Of this suit is to procure
4 decree Tor sale of certain mortgaged premises in
Cecil county which were The lth day OF June 1915,
mortgaged by the defendants to the complaiutnts
The Bill states that the lth day of June, 1879 the
defendants conveyed certain real estate which Is par
tculariy described in the Bill and accompany
exhibit unto the complainant, by way of mortgage to
secure the payment of the of $4,000. with inter
est from said date which then due aud owing from
the defendants To til" complainant before the nth
day of June, 1G; that the whole OF said of money
and interest thereon remains due and unpaid and THAI
the defendants reside cut OF the State of Mary land
Il is therrupon ad Judged and ordered, that the
painant by causing copy of this Order he inserted
i'll newspaper priatcd in Ccc.l county week
for month before the 22ud day of February next
give notice to the said absent cendints of the object
and substance f this Bill, and them appear H.
this court in person by solicitor before III
18th day of May answer the premises and Elbow
cause If any they have. why decree ought M" to pass
prayed. ". MITCHELL, Clerk.
True copy test A. ". MITCHELL,
Jan 20 lS1I-lm Clerk.
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pleasure and profit your discussion of the
topic in er'eHSo. ! am quite satisfied that
you have added an important fact to the
sum of scientific Knowledge. | am very
truly yours, ]. b. BIDDLE.
AS the subjects treated of in this letter
are interesting to your community at this
time, you are at liberty to use this letter
according to your own discretion. Very
respectfully yours, A. J. PLEAsoNToN.
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CLASS PAINTED Blue,


an incident is mentioned in my book, in
which Mr. Robert Buist. Sr, a distinguished
florist here, is represented as having been
very successful i'll restoring to healthful
vigor numerous geranium plants, that were
apparently dying. by Placing them in one
of his glass houses in which the inner sur
faces Of the panes of glass were painted
with a light blue tint, leaving margin of
one and a quarter inches of plain, trans
parent glass Imprinted on each pane of
glass. thus:
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Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice, that the subscriber Of Cecil
county, hath obtained from the Orphans Court Of said
county, letters Of Administration on the personal
estate Of ROBERT TODD.
late of said county decreased All persons having claims
against the said deceased hereby warned tc exhibit
the same with the vouchers thereof Guy authenticated
On or before the 10Th day of December. 1877:
they NAV otherwise by Law. he excluded from all bcne
fit Of said state. All persons indebted To said estate
are requested to make immediate payment To the sub
scriber Given under my hand this 9th day Il Jan.
uary 1877. CORNELIUS :. ABRAHANS.
Administrator c. T. A. of Robert Todd. lie d.
Te>t-REUBEN d. LAMAR. Register.
-E,r
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NOTICE.
\ THE ORPHANS COURT FOR CECIL COUNTY.

ORDERED, This 9th day of January,
W 1877. the sale of the real es.a" Of Allen Kirk
deceased made and reported 10y Luke Brown Executor
of said deceased be ratified and confirmed unless cause
to the contrary thereof be shwn OF fore the 18th
day of March next provided. copy OF this trier ht
inserted in newspaper printed in Cecil county
once week for one month Def the 18th Of February
The Report the amount of sales to be Sl5OOhO
Z. u LAMAR Register.
True copy; test. ID. LAMAR.
Ian IL ISI6-lm Register.
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Persons making application for transfers Of property
will he required 10 comply with the following sections
of the Code article 81.
SEC. is. Whenever any person shall make application
for allowance deduction account Of the sale
fer alienation. loss removal t any property.
the collection or payment OF any pubic or private
security for money. the County Commissioners APP
peal Tax Court shall intrIrurte him oath in refer
thereto and the disposal of the and especially
inquire of him to whom the same has been sold
ferred aud the amount of the purchase money the
money collected and how the has been invested.
SEC. 10. They shall also tcrrogrte said person
oath in reference to any acquisition or investment made
by him. and already assessed. and the amount Of all
such acquisitions and investments shall he added TO HE
asscssable property: and if he refuses to answer,
allowance deduction shall he made on his assessment.
Jan %, lS11-6w
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

HNHE County Commissioners of Cecil
4 county will meet their Office in the Court Hous.
in Elkton on TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY and THURS
DAY. the 18th, l+th aud 18th. and on Tt ESDAY and
WEDNESDAY. the 10th and Dist, and TT ESDAl
EDN EsDAI. the 2Itn and 18th days of February
next for the purpose of making Transfers and Correct
ing Assessments and notice is hereby given that after
the 18th day Of February next p0StrsH alteration
will be made in any assessment for the year 1871.
BY order. |. F. NANARSDaLE.
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Us Joints and muscles, stiff and painful
with rheumatism and govt, are promptly
relieved by GLENN's sulphur Soap. Local
diseases of the skin and defects of the com
plexion are also remedied by this standard
article. Depot, CMTTENToN' No. Sixth
Avenue, New York City. HILLS Hair and
Whisker Dye, black or brown, 80 cts 80
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BLUE GLASS.

LETTER FROM GEN. \. j. PLEAsONTON-NE
ANSWERS A NUMBER OF QUERIES IN RI
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS TO THE CUEA-
TIVE POWERS or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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TO TAXPAYERS

Seventh Election District, Cecil County.
On all for 1876 unpaid February LIST. 1871 III
est will I've charged from January 1T. ISL. until paid
And hereby give notice that taxes for 1876 remain
ing unpaid April lst lS7 will distrain for same
according t. law. j. L. RElNoLDS
Collector of Taxes
Seventh Election District, Cecil county, Md.
Port Deposit Dee l6. ls.6-3m
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Circuit Court for Cecil Co.,
CLERKS OFFICE.
ELKToN, Nd. October 18th, 1876.

ELKT0N, Nd October 10Th 1876.
NOTICE is hereby given, that from and
~ after this date Deed Mortgage, Bill of Sale,
other paper left for record in this nce will be dely
cred any person whomsoevcr except TO the person
entitled the same without the written order Of such
person A. ". MITCHELL,
Oct y, lS16-6m Clerk.
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This figure represents two adjacent panes
OF glass, the letter b denoting the blue color
as painted with margin of one and guar
ter inches of transparent glass around each
pane, making two and half inches of in
terval between every two adjacent panes of
glass on all sides of them, through which
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- Apropos to the article in Tie Wing
OF the 25th, 90 Precept and Example" is
the following from the pen of William
Cowper:
The Love OF the World Repreved. or
Hypocrisy Detected.
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ASSASSIN DOGS.

Notice is hereby given Collectors ard the
of Dogs. that all the Dogs and Shuts in the several Dis
tricts months old and upwards shall he assessed
under the act Of g. chapter 261 Taxing Dogs and
Shuts between the LIST day of February and the 2St
av Of the same month"; and the owner of every taxable
Dog Slut assessed between those dates shall hc held
accountable for the assessed to him. whether he
shall afterward part with the Dog Slut not and
said be returned by the several Collectors
to the office of the County Commissioners before
the 2sth day of February next,
By order ]. I. NANARSDALE.
Clerk Commissioners Cecil county
Jan 20 lS77-6w
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NOTICE TO COLLECTORS.

NNHE Collectors of the several Districts
L are hereby notified to make their of New
Assessments for the year 1871 before the list day
of March next, and make a return of all 1nsoven
cies for the year 1876 before the 2sth day OF
February, 1877, with the reasons for returning the
same