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Year: 1876

To get and retain beautiful hair, you


must attend to daily brushing it, occa-


sionally washing it, and periodically


trimming it, and striving at all times to


keep the general health up to the av-
erage.


Now as to brushing. The skin of the
head, like that of every other part of the


body, is constantly being renewed inter
nally, and peeling off in scales as fine as
dust externally, and these are to be re-
moved by means of the brush. But it is
not so easy to properly brush the hair as
one may imagine. Few hair-dressers,
indeed, know much about it. The proper
time for the operation, then, is the morn
ing, Just after you have come out of your
bath, provided you have not wetted the
hair. Two kinds of brushes ought to be
found on every lady's toilette table,
hard and a soft. The former is to be used,
and used well, but not too roughly; it re-
moves all dust, and acts like tonic on the
roots of the hair.


Secondly, one word on washing the
hair. This is necessary occasionally to
thoroughly cleanse both head and hair.
One or two precautions must be taken
however. Never use soap if you can
avoid it; if you do, let it be the very
mildest and unperfumed; avoid so-called
hair-cleansing fluids, and Use rain-water
filtered. The yolks of two new-laid eggs
are much to be preferred to soap they
make beautiful lather, and when the
washing is finished, and the hair thor
oughly rinsed in tie purest rain-water.
you will find when dry that the gloss
will not be destroyed, which an alkali
fails to do. The fist water must not be
very hot, o.,ly just warm, and the last
perfectly cold. Dry with soft towels
ko not rub till the skin is tender-and
afterward brush. Be very careful to have
your brushes and combs perfectly clean
and free from grease, and place your
brushes on the table for friends Of yours
who happen to be Macassarites.


Pointing the hair regularly not only
prevents it from splitting at the ends,
but it renders each individual hair more
healthy, less attenuated-if | may apply
the term to hair-and, moreover, keeps
up the growing process which otherwise
might be blunted or checked. Singing
the ii of the hair has also beneficial
effect.


H. will be seen that / am no advocate


aiIs and pomades. Ny advice, in all
eN.es, is to do without them if you poss,
by can, for by their clOgging nature and
properties they often
cause the hair to grow thin and fall off
sooner than it would otherwise. Let well
alone.


One word, ir conclusion, about dyes.
avoid them if you be your own friend.
Hair-dying is very satisfactory, as far as
dead hair is concerned, but on the living
head its perfect success is a chemical i'm
possibility. AS TO the hair restorers,
those that are not simply stainers depend
upon the action of the light chemically
altering and oxodizing the application
after it has been used Their incautious
use, l must add, is fraught with great
danger, and frichosis .furGcia Eyes, /
know am using dreadful language, but
desperate diseases need desperate cures)
and even worse may be the result. And
& (y,y y.eJsojy
Year: 1876

According to the story, Mr.. Everett
was to present his credentials to the
queen on the same day with the presen
tation of the Italian minister, and re-
paired at the proper hour in the costume
of ceremony to the palace, where he saw
his Italian colleague, also Officially and
splendidly arrayed. The presentation
took place in due form, aud the minis
ters, having been hidden to dinner, were
informed by the prime minister that the
Duchess of Kent, the queens mother, de-
sired them to join her in game of
whist.


81 am sorry for either of you who may
be my partner" said the prime minister
smiling as he rose to lead the way to the
duchess, ''for know very little about
the game.


As they passed along Mr.. Everett
turned to his diplomatic companion aud
said with lofty urbanity:


"I must also entreat your excellency' s
forbearance if you should have the mis-
fortune to be allotted to me as a partner,
for / have very little practice in the
game.


The Italian excellency bowed cOurte-
ously, anl gravely assured the American
minister that the necessity for fOrbear-
ance was mutual, for be also had very
little acquaintance with the game. The
Year: 1876

OF say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we haird at the twilights last
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the
Perilous fight,


streaming?
And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in
Gave proof through the night that our flag was


OF say, dOeI the star-spangled banner yet


wave,


the brave
On the shore dimly seen through the midst of the
Where the foes naughty host in dread silence re-
What IS that which the breeze DER the towering
As it tfully blows, haf-conceals, half-discloses
Now it catches the gleam of the mornings first
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream!


IT'S the s.ar-spangIed banner, U! long may


Der the land of the free and the home OF the


brave!
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of fight or the gloom of the grave


And the star-spangled banner in triumph


Ger the land of the free and the home Of


the brave.
o! thus be it ever when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the wars desola-
toni
Blessed with victory and peace, may the Heaven
rescued land
Praise the power that hath made and preserved us
nation!
Then conquer must when ur cause II is Just,
And this be our motto-'' In God is trust ~


And the star-spangled banner in triumph


shall wave,


Ger the land Of the free, and the home of


brave
Year: 1876

The president has sent message to the
senate and house of representatives respect
ing the extraditiOn treaty with Great Britain.
After stating at length the provisions of the
treaty, and criticiSing the action taken by
the British government in the WinslOw and
Brent cases, the president says: 1t is with
extreme regret that am now called upon to
announce to you that her Tnaesty's govern
ment has finally released bPth of these fugi-
tives, Winslow and Brent and set them at
liberty, thus emitting to comply with the
provisions and requirements of the treaty
under which the eXtraditiOn OF fugitive
criminals is made between the two govern
mentS. The position thus taken by the Bri-
tish government if adhered to cannot but be
regarded as an abrOgatiOn and annullment
of the article of treaty on extradition. I'm
der these circumstances, il will not, in my
Judgment, cOmport with the dignity self
respect of this government to make demands
upon that government for the surrender OF
criminals, nor entertain any requisitiOn of
that character from that government under
the treaty.


1t will be a cause of deep regret if the
treaty which has been thus beneficial in its
practical operations, which has worked so
well and so efficiently, and which, notwith-
standing the exciting and at times violent
political disturbances of which both coun-
tries have been the scene during its exist
ence, has given rise to no complaints on the





spirit or its provisions, should be abruptly
terminated, 1t has tended to the protection
of society and the general interests of bOtn
countries. Its abrogation and annullment
would be a retrOgrade step in international
intercourse. | have been anxious to have
made an effort to enlarge its scope and to
make a new treaty which would be a still
more efficient agent for the punishment and
y prevention of crime at the same time.


have felt it my duty to decline to enter
tain proposition made by Great Britain,
pending its refusal to execute the existing
treaty, to amend it by practically conceding,
by treaty, the identical conditions which
that government demands under its act of
parliament. In addition to the impossibility
of insisting upon the negotiations under
menace of an intended violation, or a refusal
TO execute the terms of an existing treaty, |
deemed it inadvisable to treat of only the
one amendment proposed by Great Britain.
While the United States desires an enlarge
ment of the list of crimes for which extradi-
tiOn may be asked, and other improvements
which experience has shown might be en-
bodied in new treaty, it is for the wisdom
of congress to determine whether the article
of the treaty relating to Gxtradition is to be
any longer regarded as obligatory on the
government Ofthe United States, or as FORM
ing part of the supreme law of the land,
should the attitude of the British govern
ment remain unchanged.


] shall not, without an expression of the
wish of congress that / should do so, take
any action, either in making or granting
for the surrender of fugitive
under the treaty of 1912.


Respectfully submitted


u. S. GRANT.
Year: 1876

Treasurer New has written letter of
resignation, to take effect from July four
teenth.


An order has been issued by the secre.
tary of war relieving General SchOfeld Fl ON
the command of the military division of the
Pacific, and assigning him to the command
of the West Point military academy, reliev-
ing Colonel Ruger. General NrDowell will
take command of the military division of
the Pacific. The division of the south will
be discontinued. The department of the
south will be under the command of Colonel
Ringer
Year: 1876

The Rev. Mr. Spurgeon tells this sto-
ry: A poor man who had large family
gave them a very comfortable living
while he was in health. But he broke
his leg, and was laid up for some weeks
As he would be for some time destitute
of the means of grace, it was proposed to
hold prayer meeting at his house. The
meeting was led by Deacon Brown. A
loud knock at the door interrupted the
service. A tall, lank, blue frocked
yourgster stood at the door, with an OK
gosd in his hand, and asked to sea Dea-
con Brown. Father could not attend
this meeting" he said, but he sent his
prayers, and they are out in the cart. F"
They were brought in, in the shape Of
potatoes, beef pork and corn. The meet
ing broke up without the benediction.


HF who exDects n friend WithOu q
Year: 1876

How THEY SMOKE IN GERMANY
The habit of smoking appears to be un-
usual among German men, and | was
told it would be impossible for me to
live or travel in Germany on account of
the illness which tobacco-smOke always
caused me; but l have found that, in
all the smoke, there is so little tobacco
that it gives me noincOnvenience. From
the odor l Judge that their cigars and
smoking-weed are made of paper stepped
in a weak solution of tobacco and this
is no doubt the reason they feel no in
furious consequences from its use. Those
who quote the German habit of smoking
to prove that the use of tobacco in this
way is not unhealthful reason from false
premises. The Germans smoke, and
smoke, and smoke by the hour; bu
they do not smoke tobacco.
Year: 1876

Any hard steel tool will cut glass with
great facility when freely wet with cam
phor dissolved in turpentine. A driil
bow may be used, Or even the band
alone. A hole bored may be easily
enlarged by round file. The ragged
edges Of glass vessels may also be easily
smoothed thus with fiat file. Flat Wiu-
dow glasses can be readily sawed with
a watch-spring saw by the aid of this SD
luton. In short, the most brittle glass
can be wrought almost as easily as brass
by the use OF cutting tools kept cotp
stantly moist with camphOrizsd oil Of
turpentine.- National Granger.
Year: 1876

ANYTHING during his brief occupancy
OF the bench which would in the least
reflect upon the past course of the regal
lar incumbent, and in deciding the mat
ter should feel constrained to oVerrnle
their motion to quash the information
ThereupOn the case was continued.
Year: 1876

There will be very general sense OF dis


appointment and regret that the dishonest


Gauger HnpnE1H has escaped punishment by
flight. The people of Chicago had many old
scores against this fellow which they hoped
might be partially expunged BY the penalty
be would pay for perjuring himself as Gov
eminent official and helping to rob the peo-
pie who employed and trusted him.
HnpRErH is a most confirmed scoun-
drel, and has long been public
nuisance The fact that he has lived
chiefly for many years upon his position as
Alder1nan--to which no salary is attached-
has been external evidence Of his corruption
in city AFFAIRS of which moreover there is
more direct evidence. But, though it has
been generally believed that he WIS the chief
Of the old Council hing, and one Of the
principal beneiciaries Of certain horse-rail-
road and gas jobs, he could never be reached;
and now that he has been overtaken by the
United States Government, Ind confessed his
guilt, it is little exasperating to think Of
his escaping punishment. The only SYM
pathy this man HuDaE1H would have had if
he had been sent to the Penitentiary
would hive come from tie Acting Mayor,
whose intimate and ardent supporter he WAS,
and certain class Of his pals in official
bumu1erism. The only consolation decent
people can find at his escape is that he may
possibly never dare to como back,-a con-
summation dcvoutly to be wished.
Year: 1876

tite. adapting culture and discipline to each
particular case.


This view of the case mightbe emphasized
by calling attention to the Importance of
Watching the reading of such q child. A
child who is morbid in temperament or over
sentimental in its inaginings may find an
impelling cause towards suicide in the reams
Of sickly swnsh that are issued from some Of
our publication houses, both in the shape of
newspapers and books. They will lead q
child Of this kind just as surely towards
suicide as they will lead child Of immoral
tendencies towards crime. Whatever may
be the cause, however, the fact exists, and
the fnct is Of consequence 60 alarming as
to demand the earnest attention. Of the
murolists.
Year: 1876

A Committee of the Common Council anf


Superintendent HICKEY arc endeavoring Il


reorganize the police force of Chicago, hav


ing in view the increased efficiency of thu


body and o reduction Of expenses. It is nc
easy matter to establish an efficient police


force, and this difficulty is increased when


appointments to the police are matter o1


favor to ward politicians or for party pur>
| poses. There should be no more partisan
| ship in the selection OF policemen than in


the selection of troops. Tbs duty of a
| policeman is an important one. He should
be ab1e-bodied Of sound health, capable Of


much endurance, of at least average intelli-
gence, and be reasonably familiar with the
law pertaining to his Office. His qualiGca-
laborer. He is a man necessarily clothed
with discretionary powers, and at times with
serious responsibilities. He has to encoun-
ter personal danger, bo brought suddenly
into violent contact with desperate men, and
should be physically and intellectually equal


to the emergency. 1tisneedless to add that be


should be sober, vigilant, andhonest. Though


there are ten men seeking places on the po-
lice force to the one who can be appointed,


it is safe to say that not more than one out


OF each ten is in Ill respects ft for the place,


and that unfortunately under our system


this one is rarely ever appointed. The rule
Of appointment hitherto has been that the
designation of the great body of the force
has been delegated to the Aldermen, and in this
way each Alderman has had as an official per
quisite the appointment Of ten or more police
men. His constituents-that is, the ward
1oaferg and bummers-take care that be shall
at no time be represented on the force by less
than his full proportion A police force
thus selected and constituted is not capable
of being made efficient It is made up on
the rule that the place is to be provided for
the man, instead Of the proper rule that the
man should be qualified for the place. Capt.
HICKEY frankly comedies that at least 100
men now on the force might be removed to
make room for Is many other men fit for the
duties.


At present all the men ara paid the same
wages. The able-bodied, intelligent, aud
vigilant officer is paid no more than the sot
or loafer who holds his place by Adermanic
or otherpolitical protection. Merit ceases to
be a distinction, and ''influence is the over
ruling qualification. This isunjust, and there
can be no efficiency SO long as there is no re-
ward or inducement for faithful performance
of duty. The force should therefore be graded,
and the salary should be graded accordingly. |
No man should be continued on the force one
dny who does not meet the full requisites Of !
the Office and continued service, being Of it |
self evidence of fitness and fidelity, should !
be rewarded with promotion. Assuming !
$1,000 year to be ths maximum pay Of
Year: 1876

Of the taxes Of 1874 locked up in case pend.


ing in the Supreme Court. There is no legal


defense to the payment Of these ta1es, the


Court simply refused judgment of sale be-


cause of conflict of laws in which that pro-


ceeding was rendered impossible. But the


tar, as lien, recoverable as debt, and ad-


herring to the property till paid, remains.


Other taxes of other years, in like manner,


are unpaid, and the city is paying heavy
interest on money borrowed to maka
good the Deficiencies in the revenue.
In fact, all the financial difficult
ties of the city are the result
Of this non~pay1nent Of taxes. A compe-
tent business man, accustomed to treating
the collection of debts in business way,
and who instnctively requires that the op-
Grafton shall be at least self-supporting,
will naturally address himself to the task of
collecting this outstanding revenue, which is
amply secured by property. If the existing
laws be insufficient to enforce the collection
of this due and unpaid tax, it will be the
duty Of the Mayor and City Council to have
prepared such laws as may be necessary, and
to have them presented to the Legislature
for enactment. 1t is impossible to carry on
Government if taxes are not paid aud if
taxes are not paid voluntarily, and there be no
law to compel their payment, then the Gov
ernment must be abandoned


The people Of Chicago should not permit
this election Of Mayor to 60 by default. If
it be worth having Mayor at all, it is worth
while to have the right kind Of 4 man in the
office. Nominating Conventions will, of
course, take notice that the city wants n
Mayor to attend to its business, and that no
other kind Of man can or ought to be
elected.
Year: 1876

An extraordinary occurrence was
brought to light at an inquest held on
the body of man in South London. In
workroom, where many young girls
were at work, mouse suddenly made
its appearance on a table, causing, Of
course, considerable commotion and q
general stampede. The intruder was
seized by young man Who happened
to be present, but the mouse slipped
out of his hand, and running up his
sleeve, came out between his waistcoat
and shirt at the Leck The unfortunate
man had his mouth open, and the
mouse, looking out for some convenient
place of concealment, entered the mans
mouth, and he. in his fright and sur
prise, swallowed it. That mouse can
exist for considerable time without
much air, has long been popular be-
lief, and was unfortunately proved to be
fact in the present instance, for the
mouse began to tear and bite inside the
mans throat and chest, and the result
was that the he died in short time
in horrible agony.


Several witnesses corroborated the
above facts, and medical testimony as
to the cause of death having been CIV
en-, verdict of accidental death was re-
turned.
Year: 1876

We have reason 10 hope, though
scarcely dare believe, that there will
be decreased cotton production this
year. The planters seen to be 80 in
fatuated with the staple that nothing
can prevent them from planting it in
excess. However, their experience
during the season just coming to a
close, has been SO severe that many will
be checked by disinclination to repeat
so profitless an experiment, while g.
large number are totally disabled TO .
operations, even on a small scale. In
this connection, we give the reasons of
of a leading cotton factor, of New Or
leans, why we should look for short
crop:


l. Too much rain to properly prepare
the ground.


q The partial efforts in that direc-
ton DESTROYED by storm and frost, and
the heavy foss on past seasons planting
operations.


3. The compulsory withdrawal, for
lack of means, OF class, (small plant
ers) who contribute largely to the pro-
duction of cotton, and consequent re-
duction of acreage.


4. The demoralizing and disorganiz-
ing influence of political campaign.


5. The fact that load already heav-
ier than anticipated can not be increas-
ed without disastrous results.


These are formulated from a combi-
nation of facts. set forth by him at
considerable length and with great
force of statement, but after all, with
favorable season, propitious as last
year, the crop of 1867 may be the
largest ever grown, and if 50, the price
will fall so low that Egyptian and In
dian cotton will be driven entirely out
of the markets of the world. This must
react on the price of labor tor produc-
ing American cotton aud tho labo-er
must work for about what he did in
slavery, that is, food, clothes and med
ical attendance Then whatever fuC-
tuations there may be in the price of
cotton. labor wages, in the. ordinary
course of events, never will rise again.
Thus time and the law of compensa-
ton, which is as inevitable in its ope-
rations, will bring about an equaliza-
ton. and in spite of immense crops,
cotton will prove remunerative. 1t
cannot be said that there can be an
over-supply of cotton, while half the
world go nnked All that can be pro-
duced can be consumed if the price
of the manufactured article is low
enough, and we believe the industries
of the South have begun career of di-
versifcation, which, with monopoly
of cotton production will make her
rich and independent. But for imme-
diate relief, we want small cotton and
"a large bread crop. This season is GER
tan to entail great financial distress
among all classes of our people,
Year: 1876

times In excess of the interest accruing
from any increased cost of good tools
SO reasoning, gold, or undoubted
promises to pay gold, gradually came
once more into use as money on the
island.
Year: 1876

IT is remarkable how virtuous and
generously disposed every one is at a
play. We uniformly applaud what is
right and condemn what is wong, when
it costs us nothing but the sentiment.
Year: 1876

In order to place THE LEDGER within
the reach Of all, we have concluded t"
offer it until alter the Presidential elec-
ton for the small sum Of ONE DOLLAR.
The Fail Campaign viii be one of unusai
interest, and every voter in the State
should subscribe for some reliable news
paper. No Campaign subscribers will
be received on credit The cash must
accompany every subscribers name.
Bring in your dollar and get the cheap
stpaper in the State.