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Year: 1877

That crown and beautifer of woman,
her hair, of which poets have so often
sung, and without which the most lovely
OF her sex would appear to great disad-
vantage, is in too many cases abused by
pomades. Let nature do her own oiling,
which she will certainly do if the little
tubes, with which the scalp is beautifully
supplied, be not obstructed or DESTROYED
by washing the hair with soap or other
emolients that tend TO neutlalize the ma.
tural oil of the hair. 1t may seem un-
eleanly not wash the hair, but it may be
kept equally as clean by the following
method First acquire the practice Of
combing the hair at the same hour every
day with smooth fnetooth comb, and
moderately brushing with clean, coarse
brush, thus you will remove all dust and
other foreign matter that will obstruct the
growth of hair. Make.of soft silk a cap
in the shape of an old style hair net, large
enough to cover the entire head; secure il
with small elastic cord, wear it while
sleeping. 1t will not only keep all dust
and lint from the head, but will keep the
electricity from escaping so rapidly, which
the mueh-combed hair of to-day loses too
much Of. The hair will become stronger
less liable to break and become cntangIed
10 those who sweep, or are exposed to
dust, VIC advise similar one made of dark
silk. This style of capis not unbecoming
or uncomfortable as the old fashioned ones
our grandmothers wore Try this method,
wear as little false hair as possible, and
after six months trial you will be sure to
reap the benefits.
Year: 1877

BLACK LEAD IN THE TEAPoT.-The
bloom, or glaze, or facing of green and
black tea is generally artificial. In the
case Of green tea it is ordinarily mixture
of Prussian blue, turmeric, and sulphate
of lime or China clay; and in that of black
tea it is not uufrequently a coating of
black lead, The tea prepared for the
English market is notoriously subject to
these adulterations, aud it seems that this
arises entirely from our own fancy, and
not from any desire on the part of the
Chinese to pursue such practice. The
adulteration is easily discovered by treat
ing the tea with cold water, and then
straining through muslin aud allowing the
powder to subside.
Year: 1877

So much interest is manifested iu the
North Pole, that the world is in danger of
forgetting that there is South Pole also.
A writer in "All the Year round" describ.
ing Ross stormy experiences in the Ant
arctic regions thus sums up what is known
of the neglected Pole:


Whenever the gallant commander got
south Of sixty degrees or So then the
battling with ice began again and again.
He once touched the seventy-eighth par
allel of latitude, aud in all probability no
human being ever made a nearer approach
to the South Pole--less by three or four
hundred miles than the approach which
has been recently made to the North Pole.
What we know of the South Pole, then, is
simply this-that nobody has got within
seven or eight hundred miles Of it that
icy barriers are met with quite eclipsing
anything known in the North Frigid
Zone; that mountains have been seen
Zone shooting forth volcanic flames lohier
than any discovered by our northern ex.
plorers that all the land is covered with
snow at all seasons that no human being
has been met with beyond fifty-si degrees
of latitude that no vegetable growth ex-
cept lichens, has been seen beyond fifty
eight degrees of latitude; and that no
land quadruped is known to exist beyond
sixty-six degrees of latitude.
Year: 1877

The rental Of pews in our city churches
is generally fixed from S25 up to $500 for
a whole pew If "a family Of FIVE persons
take pew at the lowest rate they pay So
year for each individual. This is at the
rate Of less than five cents service. If
they take one at the highest rate. G.,
s30O-they pay at the rate of SO cents for
each Sunday service. At the average
rate of pew rents, which is not more than
$3.50 year the cost Of each Sunday ser
vice to each individual Of an ordinary fam
lily would be about twenty-nine cents
Now, looking at the services of the Sab.
bath in purely intellectual or artistic
light, we ask where can so much intellec-
tual entertainment, so much solid instruc-
ton, so much rhetoric aud eloquence, so
much that is calculated to interest, in-
struet, refresh and stimulate a thinking
mind, be furnished at anything like so
cheap rate Professor Huxley received
$4,000 for three lectures in this city. We
have score of clergymen in New York
fully his peer in mental culture, and su-
perior to him in eloquence, who scarcely
receive as much for the pulpit and pastoral
ministrations of an entire year


In au average New York church of the
best class, estimating the total number Of
sittings and the total price paid for them,
We have an average cost of about S25 a
year for each, or less than fifty cents
Sabbath That's, each individual worship
er can have the privilege of listening twice
on Sunday, and at least once during the
week, to the instructions of an educated
minister, and of enjoying the services of
public worship in a eommodious and ele.
CANT church, for less than half the expense
which visit to Barnum's or any of the
negro minstrels of the city would cost
them-ffty cents a week--or the price of
half dozen good cigars will pay the pew
rent of each worshiper in a frst-class
church in the city Of New York.-NeD
York Observer.
Year: 1877

The gum used is imported directly from
Africa, South America and Central Amer
lea, that from Central America being the
best, while the African gum is the poorest.
The raw gum, which is nearly white, is
ground several times between immense
huted iron rollers, after which it passes
through the composition room, which pro-
cess is secret, but when it comes out the
gum has the black appearance of common
rubber. The next process is that of pas
sing the rubber between chilled iron cyln-
ders, of many tons weight, which are kept
very hot and very smooth Apart of the
rubber intended for "uppers,' is here
spread upon and fastened to long sheets of
cloth. The heels and taps are stamped
out OF sheets of gum of the required thick
ness. The rubber cloth is now carried to
the cutters room, where it is cut out and
sent to the boot makers. The boots are
made by men, the shoes or ordinary rub
bers by girls, while the oyershoes are made
BY either. One man will make twelve to
fourteen pairs of boots day, and receive
twenty cents pair. An active girl will
make from twenty-five to thirty pairs of
rubbers. After the bootmaker is through
they are placed in an oven, where for
twelve hours they are subjected to tenn
perature Of 300 degrees They are then
ready for boxing and shipping. In one
factory about four thousand pairs of boots,
rubbers and overshoes are turned out daily.
Year: 1877

A farmer of this neighborhood recently
set trap to catch cunning fox which
had been annoying him considerably by
its midnight visits among the poultry. At
fourteen successive visits to it he found
the trap sprung, a stick of wood between
its jaws and the bait eaten up. The cir
eumstance, so often repeated, surprised
him. There were no other tracks to be
seen but his own aud those of the fox,
and who sprung the trap was a question
that puzzled him sorely. By continuing
to rebait his trap he hoped to catch the
author of the mischief On the fifteenth
night he found fine old fox hung to it
by the nose, and in his mouth was a stick
of wood.--Kork, Pa. Daily.
Year: 1877

The contest between naval arms and
armor continues. The Spezia expert
ments show, says the London Nelos


" Anything less than three feet of solid
metal could not be relied upon to ward
OF a shot fired from one hundred ton
gun. Thirty-six inches, therefore, at least,
must be the thickness of the iron walls Of
our new ironclad, if it is required to stand
the fire of such craft as the Dandolo and
Duilio, both Of which the Italians propose
to arm with one hundred-ton guns. 1t
will now be for the Constructor of the
Navy to say whether he can build SER
viceable man-of.war fit to carry armor of
this stupendous weight together with one
hundred or one hundred aud fifty tons.
For IL would be useless to have craft of
this Kind if in the end it proved too pom
derous and unweildy to handle, as some
Of our old floating batteries were"
Year: 1877

What is "cold deck" and abob tail
flush p young lady, the light of South
hill home, asked the other evening, look
ing up from a newspaper she was reading.
why, said her elder brother, "a cold
dec, and it was worth fifteen cents for
student Of human nature to note how
suddenly he checked himself, and what a
variety of conflicting emotions played over
his face as he bent over his book, and pre-
tended not to perceive the sharp glance
Of suspicious inquiry which his father shot
at him over his speetacles, while the si-
lence was so profound and awfnl that the
other members of the family looked up
and gazed around in dumb amazement.
An excess of knowledge is ofteutimes a
burden. What does a man want to make
himself walking encyclopedia for?-
Burlington Ha,okcye.
Year: 1877

The bronze statuary just now so popular
is manufactured by simple enough pro-
cess. Over the clay or marble is poured
a coating of plaster of Paris, which, hay
ing been allowed to set, is taken off in
sections-thus afIording hollow mould
Of the figure. From such mold is pro-
duced a stucco duplicate, either of the en-
tire statue or of such u portion thereof as
is intended to be cast at a time and on
this again is formed second mold ofgreat.
or thickness and solidity for the reception
of molten metal. The material used for
the finer mold is composition of stucco
and brick dust This is applied in plas-
tic state to the stucco model, from which
its inner surface takes the form of the fig
ure. Were the statues cast solid it would
only be necessary to separate mold from
model, and run metal into the former till
It's interior was filed. This, however,
would involve absurd waste; and in order
to economic the material a solid core is
placed inside the mold, leaving only such
space all around as will receive the thick
ness of metal necessary for the work in
hand. The mold with its core having been
thus completed and hOoped firmly around
with bands of iron, is placed in kiln to
bake to perfect dryness. This precaution
is necessary from the circumstance that
even trace Of moisture might, on the ap-
plication of molten metal, occasion n dan
gerous explosion. In the case of casting
now in question, the drying of the mold
occupies some weeks. On the removal
from the kiln, the mold is buried in dry
earth below tho floor Of the foundry-only
the aperture for receiving the metal apd
the yent-hole for the escape of air remain
ing visible
Year: 1877

at MIGHT HAVE BEEN. Sometimes
what dreamy, far-away picture of the
beautiful Had Been it calls up in your
memory, when you have loved fair,
young girl with all the fervor and passion.
ate nrdor Of manly nature, when your
very soul has caught the inspiration Of her
presence, and her face has been for YOU
the realization of all that was tender, fair
and pure, and when the loss of this prize
has swept over your heart like sirocco of
agony and left it dry and bitter and hard,
ten years after to look over an alley fence,
when hunting for your runaway boy, and
see her in the back yard of corner gro
Gerry, with draggled calico dress pinned
up over a red flannel petticoai, man 5
hat perched on her head, and stretching
a tapping shirt over line, while she holds
two clothespins between her teeth.-Bw.
Hngton Hd,ckeye.
Year: 1877

About s O'Clock this morning, young
lad about eighteen years old. whose
name is Henry Hassman, and who lived
with his parents on Gutter street near
Wade streets, came to his death by be-
ing buried under an embankment, which
was being made to grade lot on Lyon
street, back OF Ohio avenue.


The embankment was being made by
about hair dozen men under the super
vision of Christ. Saudau.


The men had dug out the bottom of O
hill about one foot In depth, when the
whole suddenly gave way and buried
young Hassman. Attempts were imme-
diately made to dig out his body, but
when they found the lad, his forehead
had been crushed in and he was a
corpse.


Coroner S!icn was notified and held
an inquest. A verdict was returned in
accordance with the facts.
Year: 1877

A good story is told concerning a
tOwh-bred carate. who had consented to
do duty on Sunday for his friend, the
rector Of country parish IN the mid
lands. The subject Of the morning ser.
nun was the parable Of tue ProIigal
Year: 1877

THE GREATEST NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD.


From the Wilmington IN. c. Star, July al


The New YORK HERALD Is the greatest newspaper
in the world. Its last mark OF enterprise Is to run
special fast mail train tho Hudson River and Long
Island railroads for the distribution OF the HERALD
ahead OF time and the other papers The usually fast
regular lines slow FOR the great newspaper. so
it takes things its own hands and gives the ON.
nivorous public the very latest news ahead of the
tpa tnhi
Year: 1877

There is a young man in Brooklyn, named
| Thomas Mulyaney, said to be good.looking,
intelligent, and an architectural student,
who is anxious to be the first person to COM
NIT suicide by jumping off the Brooklyn
tower OF the bridge now in course OF ferec-
ton. Indeed, so determined is he to ac-
complish bis object that his relatives are
obliged to keep guard over him, in his
own house, brother and cousin. acting
alternately. in Watching him. Though
| closely watched he is not tired or ham,
pered in anything save his: going into the
street. There seems to be no fear OF his
committing suicide in any other form. and
it is thought that il he can be kept from
reaching the top Of the tower until the de-
mon that turks in his brain is exercised, he
will be saved. Mulvaneyis is a man OF pleas
ing address and rare conversational power,
and when visited by a reporter few days
ago he was sitting by window gazing
straight away at where the tower that fas-
cinates him looms up against the sky. In
reply to question for desiring to commit
suicide by means Of the terri6cally
| high tower, he said: ''Ever since
was up there last fall it has been the
one idea OF my life-and death. / would
have done it then had it not been for a
friend who was with me. When | got to
the ground and locked up again Twas ready
to curse myself for not having accomplished
my purpose. I'E do it yet, but want to
be the first, and shat's what makes me go
angry at My feeks for keeping me coepes
up here. II they were not my blood rela-
tives, and il mS mother was aot Ia the
house, would force my way out. AS sure
as you see lbhat tower there, so sure VIII
somebody anticipate mein the grand plunge
if am to be kept prisoner. The though
| is terrible


He is engaged to be married to q yo1En &
lady OF culture, who is now absent st q
waterine eiplace, and is not aware of bis in
tentioas His relatives intend bringing
t him to a friends house in this city, ard il
bis abssnce from the sight OF the hover
does not cure him OF the desire to commit
suicide be will then be takea to aDriTate
asylVn
Year: 1877

The following table shows the reading
OF the thermometer for the month OF
July, 1877, from observations taken at
sunrise each day also the minimum and
maximum state Of the thermometer also
the condition Of the weather. The obser-
vations were taken at an elevated posi-
ton in the eastern portion OF the city, and
from three instruments-ene filled with al
coho, the others with. mereury-and each
marking the same, or very nearly 80, there
scarcely ever being more than the dlnerence
OF a degree between them:
Year: 1877

The FIRE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
About 2:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon an
alarm OF fire was turned in at Station %,
corner Seventeenth and Marshall streets,
caused by the burning of half dozen
shingles on the roof of Mrs. Grifin's dwell
ing house, No. 600 Seventeenth street. The
fire was occasoned by sparks from the
chimney OF an adjoining house. Two OF the
steam fre-engines were temporarily dis
abed. Company AS engine burst fiue,
and Company F's engine had one OF the
springs broken. They will be out OF SER
vice until reDaired
Year: 1877

THE aee is full OF improvement in the ways and
means Of living and busy brains are constantly
plotting to refine and cheapen objects of luxury and
comfort Not the least remarkable outcome Of this
spirit is new magazine published At Cincinnati,
which, excellent in its literary quality, Is peerless
as guide in matters Of fashion and dress. The
ab!est living authorities dignify its pagce and the
Illustrations of dress would make Worth envious.
We refer to "Andrew'S Bazaar"
Year: 1877

r EXCURSIONS Up THE CANAL.-Among the
many excursions at this season of the year
are those made by the Dolly Warden boat
Dart, which leaves the eSeyen!h-Street bridge
at o'clock every afternoon.
Year: 1877

PHoToGRApHs.-Now Is the time, during the
dull season, TO have your photographs taken. The
coolest place in the city Is REEss Gallery. Copies
from old pictures and ail kinds of work In our line
done at low prices during the month of August
Main street between Eighth and Ninth.
Year: 1877

b. The HowrTZERs-THEIR ISscREAsE TO A
BATTALION POsslBLE.-Recent events must
lave brought the conviction to every
thoughtful man in the community that it is
necessary to have in our midst well-dis-
ciplined and reliable boGy OF citizen sol
diery. We learn there is a movement on
foot to increase the present company Of
Howitzers to three companies The How
itzers have a splendid armory, with gun
room in which their batteries can be parked,
and magnificent drifl-room, large enough
to manGuvre battalion as infantry. 1t is
hoped the officers and men OF the Richmond
Howitzers will be aided in every possible
manner by the State authorities and the
businessmen OF the city of Richmond to
carry into effect at once this laudable enter
prise. The young men Of Richmond should
not hesitate for an instant to connect them
selves with this historic organization.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-Something has
been said within the last day or 80 about
the Administration believing that the
extra session Of Congress will not extend
over ten days, and that Congress will
adjourn after it has passed the army ap-
preparation bill. The Administration
has more of hope than q belief on the
subject. Secretary Eyarts has expressed
an opinion that Congress could complete
it's work so as not TO be detained here
longer than that time, but thus far what
members have already made arrange
ments to come on are engaging quarters
for the entire season, plainly indicating
that the general belief among mem bers
is that the extra session will continue
up to or nearly to the beginning Of the
regular session. If the numerous topics
of investigation are broached, there is
no doubt that the extra session will be
prolonged. The absence Of any absorb
ing political campaign will, however,
have tendency to blunt the ardor OF
Investigations in general. There is much
bitter opposition to Hayes, but mainly
within his own party. No one has yet
appeared anxious to appear as the leader
Of this opposition. The meeting Of Con-
gress will probably develop all these, 80
that it's strength can then be accurately
determined.
Year: 1877

NOW AOth hGTbiu.


W1aKEsBARRE, Aug. 23.-The value Of
human life appears to be very uncer-
tain in this vicinity. Fights are SO nu-
cease to be items Of interest. The un-
employed gather in small crowds
among the miners, and difference Of
opinion leads to a blow and then to a
general serimmage. Few of such are
ever reported, and it is doubtful
whether any but those concerned and
their families ever know why one or
more men are among the missing.


The murdered ones are laid to rest
without calling in the aid of priest or
constable, and those who did the deed
either remain quietly around or else
move to some other mining neighbor-
hood. Nine times out Of ten their re-
moval is for fear Of the vengeance Of the
friends Of the murdered one. and not
that they have any idea that the law
will ever hear of their acts, or that it
would have the power to find them out
and arrest them should it do so.


An instance Of the power of the law
here may be learned from the following
paragraph taken from local newspa-
per:


"Will Rutledge, of Church Hill, shot
John Nallon through the fieshy part of
the arm. From all the facts we can
gather Rutledge was drunk and came
along by the house OF Nallon, and care
lessly thought it would be good idea
to shoot some one. He caughta glimpse
of Nallon through the window, and
without any cause whatever shot him
as stated"


Your correspondent happened to be
at the place named shortly after the
shooting, and heard miner telling Of
Year: 1877

lasted for a full hour, but at last the Turks
were seen to Withdraw their battery Of noun
tain guns near the right Hank which was 9.
sure sign that danger menaced IL 1t stayed
longer there.


The left battery followed their example,
which showed that the Russians had gained
the. ridge on the Turkish left also There re-
mained but the central peak OF the Turkish
position; that carried the ridge would be ours
and our right flank would be set free from the
dangerous pressure Un IT,
Year: 1877

What it calls an amusing incident
raoantly occurring in this city, the
Waterbury Comm Americaa thus
Describes;


wife wEo was fast becoming the
plague of his life. All his efforts to
prevail upon her to give up whisky
were unavailing, tor every evening
upon his return from work be found
her drunk He hit upon a plan
what he considered happy plan.
before going to work one morning
he fastened down ali the windows
and locked the door after him, leav-
ing his wife a prisoner. He pro-
ceeded TO his daily toll, chuckling TO
himself that she would be obliged
to keep sober one day at any rate.
In the course of the foornoOn one
of his wife's whisky cronies called
at the house, but, of course found it
locked. She called to the inmate to
admit her, adding that she bad "a
quart of the bestp 'Begorra, l can't
let We in, fur it's locked in l be me-
selfp was the reply, How'd on a
Bit came from the outside. The
woman vanished and in few min
utes returned with a clay pipe with
a long stem, which she stuck through
the key hole into the mouth of the
prisoner. She then slowly poured
the whisky into the bowl of the pipe
until the other signifed that she
had enough. The surprise Of the
husband upon finding her lying
drunk on the floor when he returned
can be imagined"
Year: 1877

A good wife is to a man wisdom,
strength and courage; bad one is
confusion, weakness and despair.
No condition is hopeless to a man
where the wife possesses frmness,
decision and economy. There is
no Outward proprety which can
cOunteract Incidence, extravagances
and folly at home. No spirit can
long endure bad influence. Man is
strong, but his heart is hot adamant.
He needs a tranquil mind, and es-
peciaIly if he is an intelligent man,
with a whole head, he needs its NOR
Al force in the conflict of life. To
recover its composure, home must
be a place of peace and comfort.
There his soul renews its strength,
and goes forth with renewed vigor
to encounter the labor and troubles
of life. But if at home he finds no
rest, and there is met with bad tenn
per, jealousy, and gloom, or assalled


with complaints and cenSure, hope


vanisbes and he sinks into despair.