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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-22
The WAY TO DO II.

Perhaps the following timely advice
from the Troy Times will enable some
of our readers to improve their usual
Thanksgiving dinner. "As Thanks
giving approaches it may not he amiss
to say a word in regard to poultry: As
much, il not more, depends on the
manner of killing poultry rs in the
dressing, to have it look fit for market.
Too much caution cannot be used in
this branch of the business. One mode
of killing fowls Gnstead of wringing
the necks, which We deprecate), is to
cut their heads off with a single hlowof
a sharp axe, hang them up by the legs
and allow them to bleed freely. and
pluck theirfeathers immediately-while
warm. The French mode, which is
highly commended, we think far the
best, as it causes instant death without
pain or disagreement, and is simply
done by opening the beak of the fowl,
n with "A sharp-pointed and narrow
bladed knife, making an incision at the
back of the roof the mouth, which will
divide the Verteba and causes instant
death, after which hang the fowl up by
b legs till the bleeding ceases, and
pluck it while warm if you desire the
feathers to be removed. With a little
care the skin of the fowl does not be-
come as torn and ragged as it does in
the old-fashioned way of scalding. An
other thing, the flesh presents a better
and more natural appearance when not
sea1dad -
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-22
A Sons Appeal for Pocket Money

The Memphis (Tenn.) Appeal prints
b following as an extract from n let
ter of a young man of that city, now at
the Lebanon Law School, to his father,
setting forth the low state of his
finances: 81 have 81 in my pocket, so
you may see my finances areat apretty
low ebb. l have not squandered any
money, but n little necessary item
after another, with a new hat, some
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-22
DRESSING. DRESSING.


We make no claim to restore hair, but sim
plyto preserve its natural growth and beauty.
our preparation is simple and harmless, and
We guarantee IL to prevent hair from split
ing, making 1t plant and capable of being
dressed, to any position the wearer nay de-
SIRE. Tho hair, next to the eyes, Is the most
beautiful ornament of the human body, and
TO nave an easily applied dressing which will
preserve Its beauty Is what we honestly claim
To supply. The cost is but y cts per package.
post paid TO any part of the United States,
win null instructions how to use IL. II your
druggist does not keep it, have him order il
for you, or send direct TO MS.
l.. Il. WEAVER co,
To; BnN H. Tamaqua, Pa.
ss-A liberal discount TO the trade.
oct2i-dcodlm
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-22
books, etc., have combined to diminish
my supply Of funds. ] hate to he
necessitated to write for money. ] hate

ltcCtSStttttcu 10 NTllt lul iitiet. tt
money, anyhow. Don't think from that
that I, ON account of my hatred for it,
relieve myself of it as o o as it is my
good fortune to be burdened with the
filth. 1t is the hating to apply for it
that makes me cling to it S tenacious
ly. But l speak the truth when l say
l hate it. 1t causes more trouble
than any one thing earthly. The strife
foritmakes man more callousand selfish.
The possession of it makes him proud
and stingy. The strong desire in the
human heart TO obtain it tends to crush
his higher aspirations, and subdues his
nobier impulses. 1t renders him cum
ming and tricky; causes him to measure
his fellow-man's character by his own.
And still, Notwithstanding my thor
ough hatred for it and its ~blackening
influence on mankind, | feelmuch moro
comfortable, and far more independent,
with Il few loose dimes about my old
clothes than when, on touching my
pocket, no musical chink is given back.
1t is n kinder lonesome feeling, and a
leetle empty; so rest assured that be-
fore long no musical chink' will be
waited to my cxpectant ear, and I'll be
homesick, and the lonesome feeling will
come DER me, and I'll suffer. So please
avoid all these unpleasant consequences
by granting an suspicious car TO my
melancholy but earnest appeal"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-22

nun oocrrNr m l3wg rRwg is IN POOR PHOTOGRAPHIC CONDITION. NAY NOT PHOTOGRAPH
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-02
IoTHsaire Fielding Customs.

A singular custom still exists in the
village of Whitburn, near Sunderland,
England, that of sending what is call
ed ..hot spots" to church to meet the
bridegroom on coming out A gen.
tleman of that place thus describes
what took place on the occasion of
his own marriage a few years ago ::
A fter the yestry scene, the bridal
party having formed in procession for
leaving the church, we were stopped
in the church by row of five or six
women ranged OH our left hand, e; ch
holding a large mug with cloth over
it. These were in turn presented to
me, AMI handed by me to my wife,
who, after taking sip, returned them
to me They were then passed to the
next couple, and so on in the same
manner to all The party. The cOmpo-
sition in these mugs was for the most
part simply horrible; one or two very
fair and one very good. These hot
pots are sent to the church by all
classes of people, and are considered
very great compliment. ! have never
heard of the custom elsewhere Here
it has existed as far back as the mem
ory Of the oldest iEhabitant. An
aged fisherwoman, who has been mar
1ied some sixty five years. tells me
that at her wedding there were sew
unty hot pots"
Another old wedding usage seems
confined to Yorkshire In remote
parts of the country it is custom to
pour a kettleful of boiling water over
the doorstep just after the bride has
left her old home. Before it dries up
another welding is sure to be arranged.
n Yorkshire wedding is by rights
wound up by race for n ribbon In
Cleveland this ribbon is given bv the
Bridegroom as he leaves the church,
and all who chose run for it in sight
Of the house where the wedding feast
IS held. All tue racers, winners and
losers alike, are entitled TO a glass of
spirits each and accordingly as soon
as the race is over, they present them
selves at the house and ask for their
'lowance without any particular invi-
ta'iJn. At the village of Melsonbv,
near Darlington, and in the adjoining
district, the bride was formerly placed
rs winning post, holding the ribbon
III ner hand, and the winner claimed q
Kiss on receiving it. On one occasion
IL il said that the bride, being a Meth
Odist, refused to give the ribbon.
There was much dissatisfaction
through the place, and the youths re-
Nepged themselves after the tradition
al manner Furnishing stjngy brides
they fired the stithy at her, that is,
they place charge Of gunpowder in
the stlth, OF anvil, Of the blacksmith s
shop, and fired it as she passed on her
way to church.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-02
fefrotetsn, FOR Bo,,,.

The Continent, publisbedf-o
switzerland. reports that = i a: :o'ners
mas Just been made which .',scoTery
TO rejoice the hearts og an .4i'not i,l
IS beginning to grow thin no I9ss t,ii,
ana of those aspiring ya5.lI We lopr
chief am bition is to a,rr; us Shoa
whiskers and handso,n. -'s lu,tg
though it will assuredly cr.-. 'ae45,
found sensation in hair-lr.''''e. '''e l-o-
cies, and scatter dismar - ,s'2 Gu
numerous class who e,t li,;.-i li.--i he
make fortunes ny vendiDg,.a'...'.1.s> ln3
ana manufacturing bears c.. o-alri
luXuriant growth Of h,i- 1@>t 4
said, be produced bv 2 -. "a. u 3
process, described by Cons q, ,1.s
III his recently-issued rnrr,,-- .''..'ti;
port OF Nicolaef for ,he r3s, ,-. la T.
the summer of 1875, Consul 81. ~. %
attention was drREn 20 s.,-..', 5a'
OF badness among bullp,l-s --'1
oxen, and the loss oi msr.s - ~, al
among oxen. A former - ' as
the Consul's prematurelg l-15
duty 1t was to trim lam9s. IaI .l-.
OF wiping his petroleum - '--,
fingers in the scanty lock. z1:I
mained To him and aerrfr-.-.a '..a
OF lamp tIim ming experience ~,
habit procured 30. lin rgl ..l i
head of glossy black ls-rtl-- a -a'
possessed bcfoye in his r,-s .=a s'a
Struck by this remarkaJle.u.,'
Consul Stevens tried .l. pm. 'I.1'F
two retrieversp spanieis that b,ll
sudienly bald, with r,onderfI ~ .,.--
His experience. therefore infa.55
To suggest it to the cwrer af Ia
black cattle and horses 80
above stated and, willie if So
spread of the disease a-qarr -...
in the same sheds and stable, -
a quick and radical cure o7 -s -
mails attacked. Thepe,r rsrr n
be Of the most refined Amer-re-,r.-
rubbed in vigorously aul .rf atr-.
the palm Of the h4ad. and .. la
intervals Of thIee days. Six ar--
times in al, except ia lle caeaf
ses' tails or names, when no-es
cations may be requisite Ar
rubbing, care should he tafaa 90 sr
bringing the part operated a.7
contact with a light; other
premature explosion might y.r-
the winds all hopes oi a llz-
crop.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-02

THE Use or MUSTARD SEEr-I-.
early historic times. mustard v7..-
as a powder, like pepper ha. a
the Bomans. who wers a9,grtgr,
tons, used it as a paa-e. aa ? rai m
a stimnlant winch opened asF
extended horizon to ta-ir z.a.s
propensities. One g. ..aeem,er-, q
igua, who was fond of f.ae-s
as Of mustard. cnce cau-tl g. le,-
AZ his table, wish an arrcmrr5-r
flutes and taEaoIrines. % aH-
dish. in which two lille rics-..g ..
nun,hbacks were Gisniaytl 1
ing about in a lake oi mg~,as
The J8saTS. it should 90.
were fond of humorous ea-e
: meal time. One 9i .lear
- t.-iignha,uS WAS toa.-.-
N.f5at nar,- OF cClu.aIt -"
he caused D he seated
leather CuSi. 0uS. Iuesut" 1
ing of the cu~hianS Tar. 4
whole party on their hfck-
dus was equally face,iaus 4
was apt to push his pies
times TO he border Of .. 4
frequently compelled his
who did not dare 10 rsiSe a.
Ia the imperial presence, t. .-.
mixed with some u.u-e".-
gHsting articles. ENJOYING
satisfaction the ~t,a.,.r
his Seryile guests. King
France, when he 3IHea '-
iects, always carried vi.a --
occasions his pa1;ieu.sr9 ..
which was kept regularly
an apotliccary of IfjHl-".s
fancirully su lei 10y some
of French mu-tar-
douht that tbc effect ri ".-
the human system IS us.
cites the salyi9rv ~DeIc.i-
ems the iuiolent S'aus.
guOr Che author tsl..
perimental gsstram "E.
nv some occult y.r.1e % '
the smoulie.ing q: nee. '-
others claim that !, s.l-
memory. eHliyeus TIE im.-
renders The pe.cewtre
clear: while another states .-'
birth 90 wit.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-02

A DIFFICULT DELL-A. ~
Point military seuea TIE 1.- Il
taught to ride bareback TO-
out stirrups, to jump H...'', :,-
the pistol and sater VIII. Z
"cut heads to the right and ''., ~
other feats. The 'hcaas a ID
balls about four or five i1,-a' '....s.
e:er, which are placed on P',.'
rious heights. The troo17. I
a rapid gallop mus: O., IRE, .@I /
riding 20 the right aud is'.. I'D |
cut heads resting on ihe sr s,.,
last a rather difficult ieat '
to the left. compelling %. t...
swing the saber over u'S t-
and to reach down from I a.
teen hands high. They also 9, b.
with the right and leit to' Tss.
stant of jumping a hnrsie. -.,,1.
skillful mannayer Is the Gu .;, (
"a
head upon the ground Us f.,s
hurdles placed about i,T,, .-2 .,.f
the trooper riding at i9'' m
cutting to the right ah' I.Ir
interval between lcap.n2 ..s,.s
The trooper is also taus4, =, .-l.
horse at a full gallop III Of
wards in diameter NJ, ,;.Ir.
fe..ts are performed IN iDs ..ns ,'rr br
a room about 1870 feet i'D7 5,t
eight wide. with a tanbaIN1 ,.1 Di: r,ri:
parade ground is about 9,,o :, srs
bv $50 in width. Serti,'' ..,sa
ave kept in use. the staoie' ,air.
dating about 100. r, Us Of r
cared for by a detacliii'','s eric
soldiers provided for s.op ,o erl5sa
cadets being too busy 70 :
duty =
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-02

WIDE AWAKE FOR MARCH, 1S11-The
adult readers of WIDE AwAKE-for The
grown ups read WIDE AWAKE as faith
Iniiy as The chiidren-will turn at once to
The finely illustrated paper or James Russell
Lowell, the poet. 1t forms No VIII of the
foets ii Homes series, aud is contributed bv
George Lowell Austin, of Cambridge. and
Illustrated by eDgravings from photographs
taken Tor the purpose. portrait, view of
ftnwood, the poet : residence, and AN in
terror, the batter being the quaint study
The magaziue opens with one of Miss n
X. Hudson's capital stories, The Mercirul
Way, for which Robert Lewis has drawn
"A pleasing frontispiece Mrs Clara not
Bates, the author OF the the popular hook
Classics of BabylaEd,' furnishes another
tiny classic, "Hickory, Dickory Dock. IL
lnslraird by her sister, Mrs. Finley Mrs
IL. u Whiion has TWO delicious s,;raps of
roems, Baby in the Crib, Thinking and
Mammals Instructions Miss Farmap
The Editor, also hastwo, The Snow Storm.
and In u Bird House." each charmfn,i,
Illustrated. The Third Adventure of Mi.
tiades Peterxin Paul. completes the poems
The Stories are good. being a bear story for
.he boys, while the girls get "Midget's
Baby. by Mrs. Mary -. Brhe. "Ouinne-
basset Girls. the serial by Sophie Nav. will
oe popular as picture of lite i'm a Nav
England village, aud Everybody will hasten
TO reac "Gopd-for- Nothing Poly" to learr
what scrape poor Polly Witter' is into or
out of his time.
Child Marian Abroad" by Vim. NJ y
Round, is, of course, read by old and youno.
these papers are full of humor aud tender
ness. forming by far the most admirable con-
tribuiions To child-literature made this sea-
son. Instead OF the usual Editorial Depart-
nents, the number closes with accounts from
various cities of the distribution of the dolls
from the Wide Awake Dolls Fair. giviur
inany letters from the hospitals, and also a
list of the Wide Awake Helpers
mar
Ella Farmau, Eiitor. ID. Lu. ARop & Co.
l. lablshers, Boston.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-02
THE SIOUX BABY.

The chin chel-la, or papOose, when
born, is taken by the mother to tie
nearest cunning stream, immersed and
well washed in cold water On her
return to the lodge the proud mother is
presented by her husband with mare
pony for his heir; :he fatted dog is
killed, coffee boiled, bangs cooked and
the birth feast prepared. The happy
father invites all his male relatives and
friends. The tOm-tom, with the medi-
cine rattle, make the music; the guests
chant lively melody, and dance until
the feast is served; the pipe is passed
around, and when all are helped the
father proposes toast to his wife.
Each guest in turn congratulates the
parents, and then altogether say, "W e
are all friends" and drink the health
of the little stranger after the feast
ing the dance IS renewed, and at inter-
vals the warriors will count their coups.
the number of horses stolen, etc, and
present their gifts to the parents for
their child. Anything from a dog to
horse will satisfy the purpose. The
medicine man, who winds UP the feast
by shak NO the rattle, demoniac wells,
contortions of his oody, and shooting
off his gun 10 drive The evil spirits
away, receives a pony in fee for his
services, and all then retire The in>
ltial services are over, and the papoose
starts in life a debtor to his tribe, us
each article, animal, or other gifts pre-
sented him must be returned in Kind
sooner or later in his life Soyou will
perceive that Indian gifts are actually
time loans, and must be paid 10y the
receiver or be considered a bankrupt
and dishonored man. If a white man
rec lives gift he is charged heavy in
te est, and, after being initiated never
4 .cepts a second time.
The child is wrapped in skins, and
put in kind of elk skin coffin and
laced around with a lariat, as they say,
to keep hslimbs straight. His mother
slings him on her back. starts to the
timber after wood, pickets her ponies,
gets her meals, and attends to all her
duties.
PaEoose after being weaned is pro-
NOTED from his cOffin-cage and decked
out in blue cloth shirt. ornamented
with elk teeth and Iroquois shells. 1t
reaches to his hips and has no sleeves.
Attired thus his wardrobe is complete
In this condition he roots around the
lodge. makes mud images, and swaps
gray backs for fleas with the puppies.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-02

ride FOR YOUR LIFE"-in the
sixteenth century there were no posts
offices in England. Government car
riers were the only bearers of letters
except the common carriers, whose
principal business was the conveyance
of parcels. These couriers were un
der martial law. and in the time of
Henry VIII. were subject to the pen
alty of hanging for delay upon the
road with their dispatches. The let
ters of those days were consequently
sometimes ornamented with a cheerful
sketch of "A gallows with acourier there
on suspended Underneath was the
admOnition Haste Post Haste
Haste for my life - Post offices au5
relays of horses were then esJatlishec
at the principal towns s}org 1.le hIgh
roads, and the Dnstu9es,-.s Endorsed
on the Govc.HhlclU dispatches the dav
aud noun oI their arrival in transit.
A letter dispatched from Plymouth to
London III 1923 For His Maiestv's
special service" bears nine indorse-
ments The distance, two hundred
and fourteen miles by the route taken,
"oo oNN'JAi iiioliCNt III INV ScNcfl llouIS
"a rate Of about three miles and
three-quarters per hour On part Of
the route the speed was greater, though
six miles was the highest speed made.
and on the heavy portion of the road
the rate was two miles. and even less
From the penalty attached to slow
riding or halting came the proverbial
saving of ride for your life," which
saying is usually supposed to refer to
flying from an enemy. From the TAX
ing of private letters by the bearers of
Government dispatches arose the Won
deriul conveniences of the modern
postal arrangements. 1t was from this
circumstance that the transmission of
the mails has come TO be a portion of
the duties of Governments The
transmission of Government dispatch
es by special messengers Offered facili
ties to the public, which as coirespon-
dence increased, were more and more
valued and improved, and the advance
OF civilization and commercial inter
course is largely due to The facilities
OF mail transportation.
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WOODEN WATCH We were shown
yesterday, by Engineer Matt Franklin.
n wooden watch made by Victor Do
riot Of III ist0l The case is made of
brfer root, and the inside works. all
excerpt three Of the wheels and the
springs (Which are metal), are of box
wood. while the face is made from
piece Of the shoulder blade Of COW.
which was run over by train and
killed some time ago. 1t is an open.
freed watch with q glass crystal and
is an elegant piece OF workmanship,
d splaying wonderful talent in the
maker. IL does not weigh more than
sn ounce. Matt saws he has carried
.be watch a day or two. and it keeps
- good time M any watch lie ever car
led = KnOrDl/Ie (hro71jpTe
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-02
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