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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
SCRAP-BAG.

OAKTrAF PArTFRN. NJ. l.. p writes: TIE
Oax-eat Pattern for edGing, given in THE TElBy NJ
of October - by Mrs. j. A. b., OF Troy, l. very
handsome KNIT of scarlet SaXOny yarn for flannel
skirts or OF white Shetland Tor infants clotAlBg. on
No. or 10 needles have tried 1t, and IND lhat
10 grows very fast"
CHIp's SrOCKING.-Mrs j. NJ II. wants dlrec-
tions Tor knitting for a Sky earod child stocking
with cap Tor the knee.
WANTs.-Mrs :. f. c. saying the sacque in star
stitch is lovely asks for directions for making
pretty baby's hood 4 Kansas correspondent wants
TO know how to make "Eeather-edge lace y
BROOKLYN correspondent wants directions Tor knit
ting silk mitten Tor a gentlemen wearing No, :
gloves-dlrectIOns including long wrist. She add
that these mttens pretty knit IN tightly twisted
saddlerS silk. the color being bottle green.
PoP Corn STITCH.-NlIss u. ;. b. kindly sends
from her invalid couch directions tor making TINS
stitch. Crochet cham of any number OF STITCHES
that can be divided by 3-not counting the stitch On
the needle.
Turn. and make treble in the Sd chain, miss 2,
make DC in the next stitch. Then make cham
and treble III the same stitch. Repeat from y.
After making DC in the last stitch OF foundation
cham turn make chain treble ID that Dc. Then
make Dc in the DC Of preceding row; tGen : chain
ana treble in the stitch
Miss B is Informed that TINS department Will be
carried through year and II Is hoped that the
Editor and her sister workers will maintain Their
kindly relations for a long time to come. Ne shal
be glad 10 print Miss BIS directions for Caterpillar
SrItchD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
i FRICISSEE AND 4 FORTUNE.
Erom "a London GIobe.

An ou+-or-the-way httle town between ST. Peters
burr and Moscow. called IOreck once enjoyed an
extraordinary reputation for It's n1casSee of chicken
IL was gained IN this wise: An unfortunate trench-
man quite cut-Of-eib bows, once pas ,ed night AT the
one itile dabTgc which the place then boosted. lie
was Hospitality received and kindly treated, ana
before setting out again on his journey no salu 10
his hostess. cannot paw your bill but Will make
your fortune ThcreupOn be showed her how to
send MP frcassee OF chicken IN the French fashion,
The a,belgiste had hardly made herself acquainted
with fine Frenchman's secret when the Emperor
Nicholas CHANGED to pass that way. He too, stayed
the night at the same tte duberge and to his great
ast0nIshment, his table was graced Win q ulsu
winch would have done credit 10 the then famous
Trois Freres H. praised the trlcassee, the great
mans praise was repeated far and wlde so that the
reputatIon of Torieck was made and for all (;
and. long after the Frenchman's apt pupil was
gathered to the place where good aabegtSts go, the
glory OF the little dab6ge still shone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31

davs before. on the neighboring hill, Djebel-
Sekra (abOut $500 metres high. whittier
some of the scherifs go to pray. The blood
was said to be that of saints who had died IN
the locality. Professor Brun climbed this dry
and bare conlcal hill, and at "A height of about
$500 metres perceived, at first here and
there. then in abundance, thin, red, gistening
spots. which were very adherent to the rock.
They appeared everywhere, on bare rock. dry
herD, lichen, ETC., and there could not be a
better imitation OF blood. On microscopic ex-
animation. Professor Brun found them to CON
slst OF Protoccus fuvidHs, young and but
partly developed, mixed with organic debris
and much very fine sand. Poarzed light re-
vealed some crystals of alabaster. Inc mat
trrs are supposed TO have been conveyed by
wind from the Saharan chotts, where Pro-
fes,or Brun had often found protoccus IN
abu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
CEyER4L GIRFIELD Ar HOME.

From Mr. T. L. Ntch0rs Sketch.
He likes books and music and pictures lie IS
vithal very versatile. H. sings songs and reads
poetry. studies mathematical problems, and trans
i3tps knotty passages of the Greek Testament
with equal interest and relish. | remember once
seeing a gentleman showing him what IL called a
trick with cards" After trying 10 few times
Mr. Garfield said: " That IN no trlck-lt Is the re-
suit of some law Of numbers It's mathematical
problem depending the number of cards. spots 3,
etc. That night be determined 10 solve the prob
lem | went TO bed about midnight and lett him
working Mt it, In the morning be said ne had sat
10 till after 3, but, ike Archmedcs, he had found
II - and be had covered a dozen sheets OF paper
with algebraic formulas in the operation.
think Garfield would like to be nch-at least
better off than he Is but he could never endure
the kind OF life that makes men rch-the continued
and mOnotonOus routine and attention that 10 re-
quired in mere mOney-gcttlng. That KIND OF
mental food wouldn't nOursh ms Intellectual ma
ture He il ambitious and IN a true and laudaDle
sense, proud. tie likes to excel lie tod me, the
evening the nominations were made in chicago.
that he would rather have the credit OF making the
best speech before such an audience on such an oc
casIOn than to get the nomination. People may not
readily believe It, bnt Garield's speech nom mating
sherman was very nearly an lmprOmptu speech
Garfield is 4 temperance man, though not " total
abstinence man. | have WINE on his table
twice ~ Washington. once At breakfast and once
at a dinner party. know that liquor Is not habit
ualy used aGOut his house and that he very rarely
touches il himself. He is not at all sensitive on
the subject of temperance, nor ue5rOus Oh cOnceai-
ing has views and practice
General Garfield IL fond Of his home and his farm,
He walks his visitors around and shows them tne
improvements he has made aud explains those he
concentrates He shows hs stock machinery anu
crops with "A much enthusiasm rs Horace tIreeey
used to q splay on the same sobJects lie mus TIE
farm a source of perpetual pleasure and interest.
one cannot be about Mentor long wIthouJ hnding
OUT that Garfield likes his Relghbors ard that they
kp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
KNITTING AND CROCHET.
A FANCY HOOD.


ar, I Newton sends these directions for
- hood which would make an acceptable
Christmas giit ,o,o
crochet hook of medium size.
,st row: Make cham of IL stitches turn miss
o make treble in the next stitch, make CHI then
,ork . more trebles IN the same stitch. MISS
.,;+ches make . trebles. ch, trebies INTO the
next stitch. Repeat from once
the work is turned at the end of each row. fo'
.,-ro,,once call the scall0p formed by ? trebles'
=, Oh . trebles a she'll The first row consists OF
shells. q .nobios ,n,o the
..-,f Zach shell in the preceding row, putting the
ii, INTO the hole made by the " l ch" IN the MD
80 the she'll Work more rows like the "a
~ Increase one in tins row by making z
Als m the ton Of the middle shell OF the preceding
r,ot,or shells. Work IL rows plain that Is
io. 49, Increasing keeping shells in each row.
Increase one by making an extra shell
-, the middle shells Of the preceding row.
,,,,ng : shells Work % rows plain
an.L COW. Like the 9th, making shells. Work
II rows plain 49,
E-,brow: Like 21st, making shells. Work IA
zod row: Like 9th. making shells. Work 10
rows plain.
SD row: Like 2lst, making shollS' "'iA
rows PLAIN.
o1sf row; Like 9th, making 10 shells Work
rows PLAIN. WI
99ih row Like 2lst, making II sneAs' WIN
: rows plain.
1Ostn row: Like the 9th, making II shells
Work rows plain.
THIS forms one-half the hood. Make tie other
half in the same way and Join at the top with DC
in the centre of each she'll connected with 3 ch.
You have now the foundation. which Is TO Dc en-
tirelv covered with loops made As follows:
Begin al one end. JOIN the wool to the hTst treoie
of tle first shell with Dc. Make 10 ch., insert
the hook under the lst treble of the I'd she'll raise
+be treble on tue hook. catch the wool and draw II
under the treble and through the loop on the book
TINS 1oning the - Oh. to the I'd she'll WIN 81
Make Is CHI ION To the lst treble oil 81 SMELL Mahe
Is cb and JON to 1st treble of LIST shell III "a row.
The work Is turned about not over, 81 the end ol
each row. Remember that the loops each consist OF
Il cb Work back and forth IN THIS Way-loihhe
Loom IN the lst treble in each shell with SC-tho en-
tire length of the hood. The result shouId
he a row OF loops across each row Oh
sboIs and one loop to every she'll Work fringe
across the ends OF loops OF 80 stitches each WITH
needle and thread draw up the hood at the top to
fit tie head. The strings cross at the back OF Jht
neck. and are then brought around AID crossed II
'front.'. Trim with four small bows of satin ribbon
two on the TOP, front and back, and where the
string, cross one at each point OF crossing.
Crochet the foundation rather firmly, making til
shells about one-ihIrl Of an inch in depth II take'
two ounces for the loops, and lttle less for th'
foundation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
MADAME HOPRINS IN OLD-FASHIONED
LADY.

RockpOnt IL the peninsula which closes Ia Burning
ton BAY on the northwest, and being Il gh rocky
bluff commands the most exquisite view OF Bur
lington with its background of Green Mountains.
that can be imagined The Point forms part of an
estate which Is now held by the church IN Vermont
rs the Episcopal residence. But the present do
cesar has had a second residence presented him IN
Burlington he has eft the Ruckpolnt estate to the
venerable Madame Hopkins. widow OF the late
Bishop for her use during uer lifetime.
Tbs venerable lady, now eIgGty-nYe, Is one Oh tne
most remarkable women of her day. All the time OF
her married life tiftytwO years, she was always at
the head of a large family. She the mother or
thirteen children, who were all educated at home
by their parents assisted by their mothers SISTER
Eleven of these children lived % maturity. In al
dlton TO Mrs Hopkns's many domestic achieve
meut5 she assisted her husband from the earliest
wears OF bis ministry the management OF his large
schools. During nearly year the responsibility Of
superlntending a family of 10S persons fell upon
her her husband being absent yet at that time heT
Youngest child was bur an infant OF daysl She sui
speak, tluently English German and French, nav
ing been born III Hamburg. and at one time could
play on seven Instruments besides. -
she also wrote remarkably well. W nile visiting
her the other day the writer heard her play on the
piano one OF Mozart shorter sOnatas learned When
she was a little girl. As wife, mother teacher,
housewife and III her social capacity Madame Hop
kIns filed TO an extraordinary degree the ideal OF
womanhOOd. She IL now only waiting "a she saws,
10 ION her IdoliZcd husband whose mortal remains
lie entombed but a few rods distant from his home
when living.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31

Afghan stitch. crochet tricotee and is worked as
follows:
For small specimen use single zephyr with
medium sized hook and make cham of I'D stitches
Work two rows in the usual crochet ulco'ee
fashion.
On the third row instead of raising the loops OF
the second row raise the vertical loops of the hrst
row-the same loops. in fact, that were raised ID
working the second row Work back as usual
For the fourth row work a row of piain crochet
tricOtee.
The iffh row IL like the third-that is instead OF
raising the loops of the 4th row. you raise those OF
the third Each ribbed row is followed by PLAIN
one-or by two or more plain rows if the ribs are
wanted further apart.
The effect OF this style of working is to raise a
series of ribs ridges the side of the work fur
thest from the worker. The near side is smooth,
with the ordinary appearance of crochet trlcotee
Hoods made with this RIB would be pretty, and SO
would muIfs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE
DOCTORED WINES.

The French Government have JTst passed
measure which will diminish, II not completely
suppress, the process known a. ptdtTdge, no"
almost constant custom In most OF the WINE
districts of France. The plGtTGge consists I'D
them are emptied in'O toe fermunting watts WIN
plaster OF Paris The plaster decomposes the
tartrates of potash existing III grape juice,
forming calcium lartrate, an lnsOluDle salt anu
potassium sulpbate, a salt well known III hieul-
cine as a drastic and dangerous purgatlve.
But by the decomposition OF the tnrtlates nue.. t
of the col0ring and astrlngent matter III the
Juice is prevented from passing mo Soiutlon' 50
that the DIdirGge is nothing more than means
employed by the BOrdeIais and Burgunuiahs
for giving to their wines fictitious eHect 81
age and they naturally defend practice whlch
enables them to bring their wines sooner ilitO
the market, ecOnomZlDg their outlay III caSh-'
and dImIn shIng the chances OF loss entalleu ny
keeping a large stock OF wine on mana. fur-
Their the process lends itself To fraud permit
ting the wine merchants of Bordeaux ana bur
gundv to import the strong harsh wines OF tue
north Of Spain and the southeast OF france,
which, when blended with the small, poorer
wines of the hill-distrcts of their own country,
and then being pldtres that Is gtated WIN
powdered calcium sulphate), become nhd anu
palatable Thousands of hOgsheads OF wines
thus blended and dOCtOred are Annually SOLO
and too often at the nigh rates commanded ny
pure vintage wines Under the provisions OF
the new act no VINE IL allowed TO be brought
into commerce if it contains over two gramInes
of potassium Sulphate per lltre.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
THE SILENT OXFORD DON
From The London Globe.

The power of silence has rare personal Ihuu-
,,ca IN the antagonist against whom 1t is used.
There rs the well-known story Of the Oxford don,
whose great delight was TO tower III dignity over
the uncertainties of his college. one day Just
ontside the CHRIST Church meadows. he met very
fresh Young Oxonlan and asked HIM to JOIN HIM for
a waik. The student felt himself several inches
taller, and started quite gary on INC oAcul SAon'
Dr. Bahol said nothing but walked on
And so they walked IN silence for an hour. The
s,n q took ali the spirit out of the student, who
heartily wished himself back. but did not know how
to manage H. AT last fascinated by this singul lar
treatment he observed neryOusly and tentatively
that the days seemed at last To be- lengthenng The
another hours silence brought them across the Isis
and under the tall tower of Magdalen. There they
parted but, before leaving. the college magnate
observed TO his companion that that was very
foolish remark he had made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
AMER1CAN AND ITALIAN sUMAC.

The quantity of native sumac,. says me
Sc;eB fifc American, brought INTO the market
does not exceed about 5000 tons yearly, ana
its market price is only $50 per ton, just nali
fine prlce OF the Italian product. ms differ
ence in value is due 10 the TACT that the
American sumac. as at present prepared, Is
not suitable for making the finer white leath-
ers used for gloves and fancy shoes,
owing to its giving dIsagreeable yellow or
dirty color. 1t has recently been shown, now
ever. that the leaves Of native sumac gath
cred in June and July, are equal to the best
foreign leaves. The Importance OF tins DIS
covery NAV be seen by the fact that the
cultivation Of the plant may be carried on
most protitaby III this country as soon as
manufacturers and dealers recognize the I'M
provcm,nt thus obtained i'll the domestic artl-
Gle. and by classifying it according to Its per
centage OF fannie acid and Its relative freedom
from coloring matter, advance the price OF
that which is early picked and carefully
treated -. ::
I'm Italy the sumac is planted IN shoots IN
the spring in rows and Is cultivated III the
same way and TO about the same extent as
corn. II gives crop the second year AFTER
setting out. ami regularly thereafter. The SUI
mac gathered in TINS country Is taken mostly
from wild plants growing on waste lahd, out
there Is 10 reason why it should not be utilized
and cultivated on land not valuable Tor other
crops.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
LACK OF RnyERENcE N CHURCH.


vo think our brethren in England excel MS in rev.
orcrtiai demeauor in Coils house. They bow while
the minister leads them IN prayer, ana some
,re seen To kneel. with no apparent Consciousness
thar their attitude will be considered singular. ono
nj lie most painful spectacles that We know ~
nresented 10y a congregation OstenslDly engaged ~
praver sitting holt upright IN the peWs, with eyes
wide open. The pain Is not ply that occasoned
by manners inappropriate TO tue time, and hence
had but also by the fact that the con EregatIOn
a whole is certainly not engaged IN prayer. The
people may listen; they may not listen out 10 Is
CERTAIN THAI in sach a posture. aud win all the
objects before them appealing 10 their open eyes,
they do not pray. Then. again. our brethren In
England always bow while thc benedlctlOn IS be-
inr pronounced and remain IN the posture OF devo-
ton tor moment after the minister has ceased IN
stead of scrambug at once for OVercoats ani over
sIoss ar rushing at once 10 the doors Some OF onr
congregations here have adopted the custom OF
recelVipg the benedcton while seated ana TINS
fayoIs A reyerential demeanor ar the close OF the
service But even such congregations are not uni
form in the practice OF bowling ana show too much
haste to get away from Oods HOUSE az INC close el
ft. fgp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
PRAYERS BEFORE ELECTION DAY.

We desire to repeat and emphasize the suggestion
which We have made before, that all Christian
cizeus should remember this naticn in prayer last
now as never before. Whether we be Republicans,
Democrats, Greenbackers. PIohibiuonists, or some
thing else we ought to desire, above tho mere We
tor of our party the election of those candidates
ON November = whom the great Ruler OF Nations
sees to be the best for office. For this let rs
pray and with our whole hearts. Mo- let US forget
10 ask that God will be pleased TO override events
SO that the result, whatever 10 be. may be indis-
putable so that not only al fraud and violence
may DO pre- vented successfully but also that there
NAV be u result so clear and positive that there
shall be no use IN attempting to dispute IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
crRIOsITIEs OF THE VOICE.

Dr. Delaunay. in a paper read recently be-
fore the French Academy Medicine, gives
some details on the history and limits OF the
human voice, which he obtained after much
patient research. According to the doctor, the
primitive inhabitants of Europe were all ten
ors their descendants of the present day
are baritones, and their grands0ns Will have
semi bass voices. Looking at different races,
he calls attention To the fact that interior
races such as the negroes. etc., have hlgher
voices than white men. The voice has also u
tendency TO deepen with age-the tenor OF
sixteen becoming the baritone at twenty-five,
and bass at thirty-five. Falr-compleNoned
people have higher voices than the dark skill
ned the former being usually sopranos or
tcuors. the latter cOntraltOs or BASES.
"Tenors" says the doctor, ARE slenderly
built and thin basses are stoutlY maze anu
corpulent" This may be the rule, but one Is
inclined 10 think there are more exceptions to
II than are necessary to prove the rule. Inc
same remark applies TO the assertion that
thou.htful, intelligent men have always a
deep-toned voice; whereas triiers ana hlXol-
Gus persons have soft. weak voices. Inc
tones OF the voice are pcrcepuDly higher, he
points out before than after meal, which Is
the reason why tenOrs dine early IN Order
that their voices may NOT suffer. Prudent
singers eschewed strong drinks and sprltuOus
houOrs, especially tchOTs. but the basses can
eat and drink generally with mpunlty. he
SOUTH" saws the doctor, " furnishes the tenOrs,
the North the basSes; IN proof OF when lie
adds that the majority of French tenOrs come
from the south OF France, whist the Oasses
belong to the northern department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
RIBBED CROCHET.

Hitherto the only Kind of ribbed crochet described
IN this department has been that known IA Russian
crochet, OF double crochet worked into the lower
half Of the loops. There is another kind, however,
which is entirely distinct from this, and IN some
articles of dress proves sngularly suitable and eec-
i've. This ribbed crochet is n modification Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES FROM ANIMALS

Touching the electric brush discharges which
sometimes take place from the halr anu fingers
OF men, and the coats of animals. as well as the
leaves oil trees, a recent note by NJ. Amat 10 the
French Academy mentioned some curious facts
which came under his Observation out III
Algeria. III 1876, between Djelfa and Laghouat,
among the Atlas Mountains tie says that he
has frequently drawn large sparks from the nalr
o. his horse 10y means Of his pocket comb. The
hest results were obtained in dry weather, ID the
evening between : and pm. If the halr was
i hlt.e moist or the sky cloudy, no sparks or
crack 1ngs could be got. Animals, and espec-
i.Ily horses. present IN higher degree than
man the power OF exhibiting these discharges.
Travellers on the high plateau OF central amer
lea have remarked that the coats OF their horses
DISCHARGE sparks under the brush or curryc0mD;
ana m south Algeria II IL common to see the
hairs OF the tai so much alive with lie electric
forces that they dyerge tom the centre. On
stroklug the tail by hand, distinct cracking
sounds may be heard. especially during the
day. One reason why man accumulates less
eIectr,citv than the horse Is perhaps that tue
horse is better insulated on his horny Aoots.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31

BOatsWain OF an Octan hUtAIHtT 10 stHIHHH
nh .eerna "a be hunting Tor 1oBrtn.uS: " Wen. what
are Won Looking fOr a. " For a pail T. what 40 you
~ nf T, onI - 1 want to wash my face " on
omen YOUR mouth, ana you won't have any face 10
wash u
The widow of a French chemist. famous for
his researcnos tOIioOOgy. on tTai iOr poisoning
80 nnsnad II was proved that arsenic was the medium
emplOvod. Why dG you use thnt poison T. asked me
id;n1 ma eistIute. Because 5JODod The IaiT ou
- !. ia q ma ha L>-s ia-Gt ="
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
MAKING WOOD, ETC, UNINFLAMMABLE.

The French Society for the ENCOURAGEMENT
Of National Industry have lately awarded a
sum M 900 francs to VI. Martin. Of Paris,
for his preparations, which nave been yarl-
Ously tested by a committee OF the society
The report briefly Is that NJ. Martins mix
fures render tissues and the superficial parts
OF wood unintammable. that they DO not al
fer the tissues or cOlOrs on them, and that
stuff, so rendered unIntlammabie retain tins
property after having been exposed several
months. either IN stove 1T 50 or on the
SIogr of a theatre. NJ Martin mixtures are
not IN a sense new. For all light tissues he
uses pure sulphate OF ammonia . Kill car
donate Of ammonia (2.5), borlc acid (3), pure
b0rax CD, starch (2), water 100 Another
mixture he applies TO painted decorations con
sists of cniorhy draJe OF ammonia bOrIc acid,
ONE. gelatine, water anu lime. Two other
Preparations are specified. NJ. Martins prepa-
r,ti0ns are SAID to have been used with sue
crss for decorations IN the Theatre DIES Narl-
etIes and the Theatre des Nouveantes, and at
the Theatre du Chateiet III the Venus N0lre'
far rendering unmfammable the masts OF yes
srls IN which a tie Is simulated every night
by means OF oahum wrapped round the masts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
NOVEL RAIN.

While recently travelling in Morocco. Pro FRO
teSTUr town OF 0nessin. He was there
,oId that rain Of blood had fallen law