The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-18

Here il may relieve US, when the mercury
has crer,t up into the rfinciiea, TO tn'bK OF
town which Humboldt and other travellers
have urenounced tbe coolest on the globe
| This is .Tak utss. or Yakootsk, chief town OF
Inc nroyince of that name in eastern She
ria. on the left bank OF the River Lena, lati'
fude $50 II north, longitude 1l3o ~ east,
and dIs,snt from st. Petersburg 5,G5l miles
The ground remains continually frozen To
the depth OF 300 feet, except in mldsum'
mer. when it thaws three feet at the sur
face, During ten days In August the Their
nometer marks $50, but from November to
February it ranges from 40 to $50 below
zero. and the river Is solid ice for nine
months out OF the twelve. The entire in
dustry OF the place population about
s. 000-is comprised in candle-works, and
yet it is the principal market OF Eastern 81.
beris for traffic with the hunting tribes OF
the Jakats and Buriats. The former, most
!y nomadic, having large herds OF cattle
and horses, bring to market butter, when
is sent on horseback to the port Of Okhofsk.
Tue Buriats, also nomadic, bring quaint
ties OF skins OF sables, foxes, martens, hares.
SQUIRRELS, bears, and the like, and many OF
ehemaresold at the great fair IN June. winch,
with May, is the aceive period OF the year. in
May the collected goods are conveyed TO the
seaports, whence they are sent. in every dl-
rection. The merchandise, chiefly furs and
mammoth tusks. sold at the fair amounts IN
value to 400, 900 rabies ts30o,OOo). 80
virginia Is not the only State, nor Is the
South the only section, where statutes for
bidding! the intermarriage OF whites with
blacks are in force. We have already al
Iuded to several prosecutions and one con-
viction in Indiana, and now it appears that
Michigan has q similar law. And eYenin
New England the States OF Maine and
Rhode Island have long cherished the same
kind Of legal -euacsments.- washington
Post.
A correspondent wants to know if wear.
ing bat tends to make person bald. We
believe it does.n Women don't wear hats
and they are not bald-at least they dom
wear them on their heads, and so they are
not bald there. Hats destroy hair A wo'
mans hat,is worn on the back Of her head,
and that is the reason women have to buy
SO much back hair.-Danbury News.
A large number of~Turks pursue tbeil
studies in Paris. At "a recent examination
the professor, wishing to put one OF these
Young gentlemen at his ease, said ;" GIVE
several names OF Greek authors" No re-
spouse r" What! do you then know no
thing OF such man as Homer?" ooh
yes" replied the Turk with alacrity, " Omar
Pasba. "-French paper.
"But you know, pa" said the farmers
daughter when he spoke to her about the
addresses Of his neighbours son, 5ot
know, pa, that ma wants me to marry mar
OF culture" $50 do /. my dear, so Go l
and there is no better culture in the coun'
try than Observation-Disclosures Courant
"Tbe right man in the right place -
husband at home in the evening. csc
wife" contributes this wise saw
Charles 6 What did that spring suit cost
you, AL ?" Alfred: IS Can't say, dear boy
havn't been sued for it yet"
Everything by turns and nothing
long''-a circular Huntsville Item.
K The hackmen's business is driving.-BoS
ton Transcript. ' -