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HAIR DYEING AN ANCIENT ART.

From Cleopatra Down Women Have Re-
sorted to the Dangerous Practice.
The art of dyeing the hair Is at
least as old as the time of Christ; it
was by resorting to such aids to
beauty that Cleopatra tried to cap.
ture Caesar. All through history la
dies of fashion have tried to improve
upon nature by artidcially coloring
that which st. Paul tells us is their
glory. In the heyday Of Venice, the
facile beauties of the city of the Ia
goons dyed their hair red to which
Titan was not ashamed to affix his
name. The belle OF bellies in that
day had red hair. not bright red, but
a dull red, with glints of crimson.
More recently, almost in our own
time, a rage arose for bright blonde
hair, as to which there was a tradi-
tion that it had been popular with the
Greek hetair9. Blonde heads block
ed the thoroughfares, and young la
dies of good repute did not disdain
to employ the dyer until his services
we're monopolized by another class.
In our day, the popular color is a
bright shade Of anburn. the blonde
cendre of the boulevards, and silly
girls 60 through martyrdom to impart
that tint to their locks. For the
popularity of blonde hair the afgo-
naut flnds this excuse, that 1t is
rarer than black or brown hair, and
finer. Everybody knows that the le-
gend OF the golden fleece was suggest
ed by the ardor with which Jackson
and other Greek connoisseurs pur-
sued the blonde-haired maidens OF
Colchis..
Almost all hair dyes consist of sui
phur and acetate of lead, both Of
which are injurious to so delicate a
plant as human hair. A steady
course Of either will impair the vital
ity of the hair papilla and may des-
troy the medulla altogether Women
who bleach their hair use peroxide
Of hydrogen. which. after time,
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removing tho globe snd ecreHing tho
tron wire In place. The oven may be
run for i've cents an hour and the
broiler for the Same figure. The oven
heat may be graduated by means of q
switch. Pans and pots can be run at
about the same costl0 The fact that
the current Is used only for the time
of cooking makes the COST somewhat
less than when coal Is used. ~ saA
There are a number OF Kitchens In
practical use In New York and Brook
lyn, says New York paper, and the
most desirable results are obtained.
An Electrical Kitchen.
In the kitchens of these houses
the coal stove has no place; and the
gas-jet for lighting or heating 10 un-
known. All cooking and water-heatr
ing Is done by the electrical current,
which the cook switches on from the
wires in the kitchen wall as she re-
quires 1t. Against the wall stands a
table, or rather small bureau, fitted
with drawers and doors, and with
top of solid, blue slate. This is the
stove, but 1t has no direct connection
with the heating or cooking. 1t
merely serves as table on which to
place the electrical cooking utensils,
which are all thus highly insulated.
To the left stands the boiler, In
which the water is kept at gentle
heat
On the same side, on an iron stand,
Is the electric oven, divided into sew
eral compartments, the upper Of
which is the plate warmer. Pipes are
led from the boiler to the sink fau-
Gets on the other side of the bureau.
Hung over hook In the wall
are number Of twisted cords,
with a glass screw-plug at one end
and a push-plug at the other. These
cords are made of very fine copper
threads twisted together and insula-
ted by rubber and cotton. Each cord
has two strands, each of which is
conductor, one for the negative and
one for the positive. In early days
these were distinguished by making
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irons. Above the table, or bureau, are
number Of receptacles to receive
the screw-plugs, which are attached
to the ends OF the cords. and above
each is small switch, of which all
that can be seen is small project
ing key similar to that used In the
gas-cocks OF chandeliers.
The mode of operation is extreme
ly simple, and the densest greenhorn
could familiarize herself with it in
less than five minutes Ii an order
comes to the kitchen for some coffee,
Mary takes down the coffee-pot,
charges it with the fragrant berry
and the due amount of water, and
stands 1t upon the slate bureau top.
She then unhooks one of the cords
and screws the glass plug into its re-
of the cord has two small plugs.
These she pushes into receptacles in
the base OF the pot, and turns the
switch. In a few minutes the water
Is boiling. and in a few more the
stimulating liquid ascends to the
epicures upstairs. The process is
just as simple for all the other uten-
sils. All are operated in the same
way. Nothing could be simpler and
nothing in the cooking way cleaner.
The process OF stewing, however,
requires different conditions. Here
it is necessary to regulate the amount
Of heat so that the stew may be kept
at the right temperature. The regu-
lation is effected by wiring the cir
cults in special manner, so that the
various necessary temperatures can
be obtained.
Perfection in the system was not
obtained without much thought and
considerable experiment. Resistance
wires-that Is, wires which are not
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They Need Noe ray Trsdesmsn's Blls, bat
They Must Play Cards Fairly.
There are many things which It
appears gentleman may do now
adays In Europe without mourning
the loss of his right to that designa-
tion by society or FORGETTING what the
latter regards as his ''honor," says >
writer In the New York Tribune.
Thus he may avoid paying his cred
itors, provided they are tradespeople
or friends, who, instead Of being con-
tent with his plighted word, have &C
copied the additional security of q
promissory note. Indeed, the passing
Of any paper between creditor and
debtor Is held to remove the Obliga-
tion from the list Of debts of honor
and places 1t among the so-called
''tradesmen's debts" the nOnpayment
of which involves no loss of ''gentil-
hommerie" or of "honor." Debts Of
honor, that is to say, loans based
merely upon verbal obligations and
bets, must be paid at all cost, accord
ing to the ethics governing the "code
of honor" even II the debtor has to
obtain the money by means Of meth
DDS which verge not only upon the
dishonorable, but even on the GRIM
inal. 1t is for this reason that we
sometimes hea> Of young men going
to the length of stealing their
mothers jewels or of forging the
name of their nearest and dearest
relatives, as did the eldest son OF
an English peer the other day, for
the sake Of paying their debts Of
honor, failing which, they can no
longer hope to retain the social status
of gentleman. One has heard Of
men committing suicide, like young
Count Alloys Hardegg a few weeks
since at Vienna, and the last Marquis
OF Hastings, years ago In London, be-
cause they were unable to pay their
...debte of honor" but one has never
heard OF a gentleman taking his own
life because he could not pay his tai
lOr.
Connection with divorce suit, far
from detracting from the ''status of
q gentleman" Is, On the contrary,
rather feather in his cap, excepting
In cases where the correspondent
prefers to speak the truth and ac-
knowledge his guilt rather than per-
jure himself In the witness box 'like
a gentleman" The most mortal OF
all sins In the eyes of society, the
one that entails above everything
else the forfeiture of the title of gen.
tleman ard of all honor, is unfair
play at cards; and it Is no secret that
the majority Of the great families in
Europe would infinitely prefer to
have a murderer among their rela-
tives than a man convicted of the
offense which resulted in the social
ostracism of Sir William Gordon
Cumming, Of the Duke of ROxe-
burghe's son-in-law, George Russell,
and of Major, the Hon. Walter Har-
bord, brother of Lord Suffield. These
perhaps are the principal things
which gentleman" and "a man Of
honor may and may not do accord
ing to the tenets OF old-world society.
The latter may be summed up In
brief as the payment of debts of
honor, reticence with regard to all
''affairs de cGur" and playing fairly
at cards. Provided man does not
break these three commandments, he
may commit every other sin with i'm
punity, and, il only he be of gentle
birth, his shortcomings will be re-
garded merely in the light Of venial
eccentricitieS.
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imparts an unnatural and wlg-like
luster to the hair. A more danger
Gus dye still has for It's bases nitrate
of silver. When this is used the
hair Is first washed with sulphuret OF
potassium; the nitrate is applied
while 1t. is still wet In all these
cases the drug Is adulterated with
pigment of the desired color and the
effect for the time Is to substitute
that color for the natural hue of the
cortical substance or hair bark. 1t
need hardly be said that the effect of
a continued use OF such medicaments
is to enfeeble and ultimately to rot
the root sheaths Badness then en-
sues, and for that science has dis
covered no remedy.
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About Introductions.

Gentlemen do not ask for introduc-
tlons to one another because they do
not generally wish to become &C
quained, or If one desires to do so,
he very properly hesitates to force
himself on the attention Of another
person who may be unwilling to
know him. Ladies do not under or
binary circumstances ask for intro
auctions 10 one another for reasons
which will be very readily under
stood. Ii one lady does ask, how
ever, the person TO whom she applies
should find out before making the
introduction whether it will be
agreeable to the other lady. An ex-
ception to this rule, both for ladies
and gentlemen, Is found In the case
where they are invited especially TO
meet some person. One not only has
a right to ask to he presented to the
guest OF the evening. but not to do SO
would often show lack of courtesy.
At very large gathering, or where
the honored guest is person Of dis
tinction, one should not be too for
ward about pressing ones claims.
especially IL the guest be already
talking with those who might be
more agreeable to him. Modesty is
usually safe virtue to cultivate.
Another exception to the rule Is
found In cases were 1t is evident from
the circumstances that tho hostess
has omitted the introduction, either
from thoughtlessness or because she
supposes that the ladies already knew
each other. In this case the lady
might ask the hostess to make the
introduction. Philadelphia Times
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

Tiually~un enamel Of silicase, or,
rather, . cement. was discovered,
and Gtctric cooking became : fact.
Its application to the utensil may be
seen from the illustration.
Electric Ovens and Utensils.
Electric ovens are usually provided
with several circuits, placed at the top
or sides. 1t Is divided into several
compartments, each OF which can be
supplied with heat at different tenn
perature, so that meat may be cook
ing In the lower and the plates kept
mildly warm In the upper. The oven
Is air-jacketed and has bright in
terror surfaces, so that all the heat Is
retained. A small incandescent lamp
suspended In the interior permits OF
the cook watching the cooking pro-
cess through small window Of thick,
transparent mica
These ovens, when heated for q
quarter OF an hour. carry on most
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

shown by the dark ring on the bot
tom Of the pan in the illustration.
The pan with the electrical arrange
ment does not differ from the ordi-
nary pan, except for the tact that 1t
is slightly heavier and has Q wire at
tached. BY connecting this wire
with the socket board and turning a
button, similar to that on the cleo
trio light, the pan is heated almost
rs quickly as the explanation Is
made. The broiler, oven, coffee pot,
tea kettle and hot water tank are all
operated in the same manner.
The advantages of using electricity
are so great and SO numerous that il
would be impossible to convey the
facts on paper. Sufiicc IL to say that
there is none OF the disagreeable dust
or heat, no smoke nor danger Of Gre.
In the ordinary stove the heat gen
Grated Is 100 per cent. or this heat
80 per cent goes up the chimney, Is
per cent warns the air in tho room
and incidentally the cook; the re-
naming per cent Is all that can
be used for cooking. With the new
appliances nearly all the heat Is
utilized In cooking, and tho radiation
u scarcely perceptible; hence the
economy.
For example, take tho nat iron
Ironing day in summer IL dreaded by
all who have to do with IT, BY using
the electric iron the work seems q
pleasure compared with the old way.
The iron is attached to the socket,
and in oaa minute IL Ia hot, and it,
heat is all on the under side. 1t re-
mains at an oven temperature all
day, and one iron IL all that 10 TO
quired. The cost of running an iron
is about two cents per hour. The
electric iron may be attached 10 m
ordinary incandescent lamp socket BY
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IIarpe "Gobblers."

The American bronze Is the largest
OF all turkeys. Some Of the weights
attained by It are almost fabulous.
Birds have been known TO reach
more than fifty pounds, and a @gob-
bier was imported some time ago by
the secretary of the Turkey Breeders
Club of Peterborough which weighed
forty Eve pounds and was a magnif-
cent specimen Of his race. The rec
ords OF the great Birmingham show
tell OF old turkey cocks exhibited
there weighing nearly forty pounds,
Of hens thirty pounds. of young cocks
twenty-nine pounds, and OF young
hens nineteen pounds; but these are
birds fed up for the purpose, and are
exceptional
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

smart hoy Knows How 20 nun - 1n-
gine and Bother . Psrs0n.
} The writer paid visit to the Me-
chanics' Fair in Boston, and stood
for a moment near an engine In the
basement The engineer In charge
possessed bright little son whom he
had taught the method OF stopping
and starting the machine. The little
boy, who did not seem to be over 10
years OF age, was standing by the en-
CINE when a gentleman came up to
him and said:
"You seem to be pretty small
boy to run such big engine"
( Il suppose ! am pretty small, re-
piled the boy, "but l can do 1t all
right"
"You think you understand your
business?" continued the visitor.
Eyes, sir, do"
Can you start the engine?"
Il can"
Lets see you start It,"
The boy opened the valve and the
fiywheel slowly started to resolve.
"You really can do it, can't you?"
said the visitor.
ayes, sir" modestly answered the
boy.
"Can you make it go Backward"
asked the man.
Backward or forward, it doesn't
make any difference to me, replied
the young engineer.
"Let me see you run 1t backward. :"
The boy stopped the engine and
quickly reversed it, so 1t ran in an
opposite direction.
"Well, I declare, my boy, you seem
to understand your bushes, per-
fectly"
The boy said nothing for a mo-
ment, but eyed the stranger sus-
piciously. Suddenly an idea appeared
to strike him, and he said:
@May ask what your business is?"
"Why, certainly; l am minister
Of the gospel"
where do you reside?"
"Oh, right across the river here, In
Cambridge.
"Do you understand your busi-
ness?" further questioned the young
ster.
II believe l do" replied the min
lister, good-naturedly.
"Can you repeat the Lords
Prayer"
why, certainly"
"Say it Tor me" requested the boy.
The clergyman did so.
"You really do know how, don't
you?" laughingly said the little en-
gineer
"Why, Of course, l do; / repeat il
several times day."
"Well, now, say it backwards; you
know ran the engine backward for
you"
The clergyman, after moments
hesitation, said he could not do it,
"You can't do it?" said the little
fellow. swell, you see, / under
stand my business a great deal better
than you do yours"
The clergyman appeared to think
so, and retired.-Cassell's Magazine.
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Uncle Sans Tropical Islands.

Capt. John Ross, in speaking OF
something recently published In re-
gard to the undesirability Of the
United States owRing islands so far
away as the Hawaiian Islands. says
that it does not appear to be gener-
ally known that the United States
owns seventy-five islands in the North
and South Pacific. They are nearly
all within twelve degrees of the equa-
tor, north or south, and are princi-
pally guano islands Of small size,
which have been taken possession Of
by Americans. The American coast
ing laws apply to them, and foreign
vessels are restricted from carrying
the guano from them to the United
States. Many OF these islands are
far ther from the coast than the Ha-
waiian Islands, so Capt. Ross thinks
there could be no objection to the
United States owning the latter also.
Portland Oregonian.
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A Famous bareback Rider.

James Robinson, who for a long
time held the title Of champion bare
back rider of the world, is spend ing
MS declining years on his farm in
Missouri. He Is by no means an old
man, but has retired from the circus
arena. He still has many of the valu-
able gifts that he received in many
parts OF the world, including those
from Queen Victoria and the old EN-
peror William Of Germany. Mr.. Rob
iDson Is the same little wiry man
that ne always was. and, except for
his hair, has not the appearance of
being more than 40 years old.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
FoRCINa yegation hy use of th,

FORCING vegation by use OF the
electric light at night Is a new ex-
pertinent being successfully made in
Massachusetts,. Hon. w. w. Rawson
of Arlington claims to make a gain
In this way Of five days In each of
his three crops OF lettuce. The gain
on one crop, he says, pays all the
expenses of the electric light for the
season, thus giving him the gain on
the other two for extra profit
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
Preserving Timber from Insects.


Experiments made In France have
shown that the reason the sap. wood
in timber is worm-eaten Is because OF
the existence Of starch In 1t. 1t is
the starch that the insects are after,
and they do not attack the hard
wood because 1t contains no starch.
The experimenters have devised a
method of preserving timber from
such attacks In the spring they cut
a ring through the bark around the
upper end of the trunk, and suppress
all buds that are developed there. BY
autumn the starch has disappeared
from the sap-wood and the tree Is
ready to be felled. Timber thus pre-
pared, 1t is said, does not become
worm eaten
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

them Of different colors, but this
practice has been abandoned since
it was discovered that it did not
matter which course the current took.
Upon other hooks, or shelves, are the
cooking utensils-teapots, coffee-pots,
saucepans, frying-pans, water kettles,
stew-pans, etc. An entire outfit Is
there, and each utensil is within easy
reach of the cook. There Is also
ranged on the shelves series Of fat
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

and native of Staffordshire. Some
of his remarkable feats are as fol.
lows: Jump over twenty chairs, jump
over six chairs in one jump, jump
over two chairs Is feet apart, jump
over horse Is hands high, jump
backward over two chairs. These are
only few Of Darby's feats. there be.
ing many others equally astonishing
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
A Game OF Photographs.

There is new game which should
find favor with h0stesses, especially
at this season. All the young lady
participants in it produce photo
graphs OF themselves when babies, or
at any rate when of very tender
age. These are arranged for inspec-
tion, and the young men are ushered
In one by one to guess who arc the
originals. The one successful in guess
ing the most wins the game and re-
ceives the prize.
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A GREAT JUMPER.

Some OF the Feats OF the English Champion
"Joe" Darby.
Probably the greatest phenomenon
of modern times in the jumping line
is Joe" Darby, the English cham.
pion. Darby has met nearly all the
cracks in England and has proved
himself their master at all styles of
jumping.
The champion is 30 years of age
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
A HAIRY RACE.

The Anus Are Perhaps tho Most De-
graded People Living.
The Anus, who lived on the island
of Yazo, Japan, are perhaps the low
est down In the scale of humanity OF
any race on earth. They are a hairy
people, are filthy in their habits, and
ignorant and superstitious Their
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
HUMOR OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
or THE PRESS.

Many Odd. Curious, and IlsuShshie fhsso
Of Human Nature Graphically Portrayed
BIZ eminent Word Artists Of Our Own Day
"A Budget Of Fun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

been used in a limited way by the
demonstrators at various food show
cooking schools 1t required the
Worlds Fair to bring the subject be-
fore the public in all its prominence.
What does electric cooking mean?
1t means the absence of the old-fash-
toned range and moreno coall no
smoke! no ashes! 1t means no build
ing of kitchen fires on hot summer
mornings; it means the emancipation
of fire builders.
The workings OF the electric cur
rent are less understood by the gen
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
LIGHTNING COOKERY.
NOW ELECTRICITY OPERATES ~
THE KITCHEN.

Cooking Utensils and fArsphsr.anA-xsy-
ing. Baking. Brolliag asd Hssti.g -
Electricity -Enormous Waste A. ~ use
~ Old style Fuel ts
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

No DIRT Or AshsA
The application Of electricity 10
Affairs domestic Is . subject TINT do
mands the attention Of all mankind.
Tor some time past electricity has
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-10
California Excursions.

The we'll known Phillips Excursion
Company have arranged to run week V
excursions 10 al principal California
and other Pacific Coast cities from all
points on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road.
The parties will leave the East on
Wednesday OF each week, commencing
January 18th, and passengers will be
booked through TO destination. There
are no Pacific Coast tours Offering as
good accom- modasions at loss expense.
For full information addres A. Phillips
II Co., No Ill S. 9th street, Philadel-
phia, or call on nearest ticket agent
B. & o. R Z Co.