SOFT TISSUE PAPER CONTAINING FINE PARTICULATE FILLERS

Abstract: Soft, strong, and low dusting tissue paper webs useful in the manufacture of soft, absorbent sanitary products such as bath tissue, facial tissue, and absorbent towels are disclosed. The tissue papers copmrise fibers such as wood pulp and a non-cellulosic, water insoluble particulate filler such as kaolin clay and possess biased surface properties.

Description: SOFT TISSUE PAPER CONTAINING FINE PARTICIPATE FILLERS TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates, in general, to tissue paper products and processes. More specifically, it relates to tissue paper products made from cellulose pulps and non-cellulosic water insoluble particulate fillers. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Sanitary paper tissue products are widely used. Such items are commercially offered in formats tailored for a variety of uses such as facial tissues, toilet tissues and absorbent towels. The formats, i.e. basis weight, thickness, strength, sheet size, dispensing medium, etc. of these products often differ widely. Predominantly, they share in common the process by which they originate, the so-called creped papermaking process. However, it is possible to alternatively produce such products without creping, and tissue paper webs made by such processes are within the scope of the present invention. Creping is a means of mechanically compacting paper in the machine direction. The result is an increase in basis weight (mass per unit area) as well as dramatic changes in many physical properties, particularly when measured in the machine direction. Creping is generally accomplished with a flexible blade, a so-called doctor blade, against a Yankee dryer in an on machine operation. A Yankee dryer is a large diameter, generally 8-20 foot drum which is designed to be pressurized with steam to provide a hot surface for completing the drying of papermaking webs at the end of the papermaking process. The paper web which is first formed on a foraminous forming carrier, such as a Fourdrinier wire, where it is freed of the copious water needed to disperse the fibrous slurry is generally transferred to a felt or fabric in a so-called press section where de-watering is continued either by mechanically compacting the paper or by some other de-watering method such as through-drying with hot air, before finally being transferred in the semi-dry condition to the surface of the Yankee for the drying to be completed. To produce comparable tissue paper webs without creping, an embryonic web is transferred from the foraminous forming carrier upon which it is laid, to a slower moving, high fiber support transfer fabric carrier. The web is then transferred to a drying fabric upon which it is dried to a final dryness. Such webs can offer some advantages in surface smoothness compared to creped paper webs. The techniques to produce uncreped tissue in this manner are taught in the prior art. For example, Wendt, et. al. in European Patent Application 0 677 612A2, published October 18, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference, teach a method of making soft tissue products without creping. In another case, Hyland, et. al. in European Patent Application 0 617 164 A1 , published September 28, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference, teach a method of making smooth uncreped throughdried sheets. Tissue paper products are linked by common consumer demand for a generally conflicting set of physical properties: a pleasing tactile impression, i.e. softness while, at the same time having a high strength and a resistance to linting and dusting. Softness is the tactile sensation perceived by the consumer as he/she holds a particular product, rubs it across his/her skin, or crumples it within his/her hand. This tactile sensation is provided by a combination of several physical properties. One of the most important physical properties related to softness is generally considered by those skilled in the art to be the stiffness of the paper web from which the product is made. Stiffness, in turn, is usually considered to be directly dependent on the strength of the web. Strength is the ability of the product, and its constituent webs, to maintain physical integrity and to resist tearing, bursting, and shredding under use conditions. Linting and dusting refers to the tendency of a web to release unbound or loosely bound fibers or particulate fillers during handling or use. Tissue papers are generally comprised essentially of papermaking fibers. Small amounts of chemical functional agents such as wet strength or dry strength binders, retention aids, surfactants, size, chemical softeners, crepe facilitating compositions are frequently included but these are typically only used in minor amounts. The papermaking fibers most frequently used in tissue papers are virgin chemical wood pulps. As the world's supply of natural resources comes under increasing economic and environmental scrutiny, pressure is mounting to reduce consumption of forest products such as virgin chemical wood pulps in products such as sanitary tissues. One way to extend the supply of wood pulp without sacrificing product mass is to replace virgin chemical pulp fibers with high yield fibers such as mechanical or chemi-mechanical pulps or to use fibers which have been recycled. Unfortunately, comparatively severe deterioration in performance usually accompanies such changes. Such fibers are prone to have a high coarseness and this contributes to the loss of the velvety feel which is imparted by prime fibers selected because of their flaccidness. In the case of the mechanical or chemi-mechanical liberated fiber, high coarseness is due to the retention of the non-cellulosic components of the original wood substance, such components including lignin and so-called hemicelluloses. This makes each fiber weigh more without increasing its length. Recycled paper can also tend to have a high mechanical pulp content, but, even when all due care is exercised in selecting the wastepaper grade to minimize this, a high coarseness still often occurs. This is thought to be due to the impure mixture of fiber morphologies which naturally occurs when paper from many sources is blended to make a recycled pulp. For example, a certain wastepaper might be selected because it is primarily North American hardwood in nature; however, one will often find extensive contamination from coarser softwood fibers, even of the most deleterious species such as variations of Southern U.S. pine. U.S. Patent 4,300,981 , Carstens, issued November 17, 1981 , and incorporated herein by reference, explains the textural and surface qualities which are imparted by prime fibers. U.S. Patent 5,228,954, Vinson, issued July 20, 1993, and U.S. Patent 5,405,499, Vinson, to issue April 11 , 1995, both incorporated herein by reference, disclose methods for upgrading such fiber sources so that they have less deleterious effects, but still the level of replacement is limited and the new fiber sources themselves are in limited supply and this often limits their use. Another method of limiting the use of wood pulp in sanitary tissue paper is to replace part of it with a lower cost, readily available filling material such as kaolin clay or calcium carbonate. While those skilled in the art will recognize that this practice has been common in some parts of the paper industry for many years, they will also appreciate that extending this approach to sanitary tissue products has involved particular difficulties which have prevented it from being practiced up to now. One major restriction is the retention of the filling agent during the papermaking process. Among paper products, sanitary tissues are at an extreme of low basis weight. The basis weight of a tissue web as it is wound on a reel from a Yankee machine is typically only about 15 g/m 2 and because of foreshortening the dry fiber basis weight in the forming section of the machine is actually lower than the finished dry basis weight by from about 10% to about 20% or more. To compound the difficulties in retention caused by the low basis weight, tissue webs occupy an extreme of low density, often having an apparent density as wound on the reel of only about 0.1 g/cnrι3 or less. While it is recognized that some of this loft can be introduced at the creping blade, those skilled in the art will recognize that tissue webs are generally formed from relatively free stock which means that the fibers of which they are comprised are not rendered flaccid from beating. Tissue machines are required to operate at very high speeds to be practical; thus free stock is needed to prevent excessive forming pressures and drying load. The relatively stiff fibers comprising the free stock retain their ability to prop open the embryonic web as it is forming. Those skilled in the art will at once recognize that such light weight, low density structures do not afford any significant opportunity to filter fine particulates as the web is forming. Filler particles not substantively affixed to fiber surfaces will be torn away by the torrent of the high speed approach flow systems, hurled into the liquid phase, and driven through the embryonic web into the water drained from the forming web. Only with repeated recycling of the water used to form the web does the concentration of particulate build to a point where the filler begins to exit with the paper. Such concentrations of solids in water effluent are impractical. A second major limitation is the general failure of particulate fillers to naturally bond to papermaking fibers in the fashion that papermaking fibers tend to bond to each other as the formed web is dried. This reduces the strength of the product. Filler inclusion causes a reduction in strength, which if left uncorrected, severely limits products which are already quite weak. Steps required to restore strength such as increased fiber beating or the use of chemical strengthening agents is often restricted as well. The deleterious effects of filler on sheet integrity also often cause hygiene problems by plugging press felts or by transferring poorly from the press section to the Yankee dryer. Finally, tissue products containing fillers are prone to lint or dust. This is not only because the fillers themselves can be poorly trapped within the web, but also because they have the before mentioned bond inhibiting effect which causes a localized weakening of fiber anchoring into the structure. This tendency can cause operational difficulties papermaking processes and in subsequent converting operations, because of excessive dust created when the paper is handled. Another consideration is that the users of the sanitary tissue products made from the filled tissue demand that they be relatively free of lint and dust. Attempts to overcome this tendency to lint or dust by using chemical binders or mechanical refining invariably cause the tissue product to become harsh. Consequently, the use of fillers in tissue papers has been severely limited. United States Patent 2,216,143, issued to Thiele on October 1 , 1940, and incorporated herein by reference discusses the limitations of fillers on Yankee machines and discloses a method of incorporation which overcomes those limitations. Unfortunately, the method requires a cumbersome unit operation to coat a layer of adhesively bound particles onto the felt side of the sheet while it is in contact with the Yankee dryer. This operation is not practical for modern high speed Yankee machines and, those skilled in the art will recognize that the Thiele method would produce a coated rather than filled tissue product. A "filled tissue paper" is distinguished from "coated tissue paper" essentially by the methods practiced to produce them, i.e. a "filled tissue paper" is one which has the particulate matter added to the fibers prior to their assembly into a web while a "coated tissue paper" is one which has the particulate matter added after the web has been essentially assembled. As a result of this difference, a filled tissue paper product can be described as a relatively lightweight, low density tissue paper which contains a filler dispersed throughout the thickness of at least one layer of a multi-layer tissue paper, or throughout the entire thickness of a single-layered tissue paper. The term "dispersed throughout" means that essentially all portions of a particular layer of a filled tissue product contain filler particles, but, it specifically does not imply that such dispersion necessarily be uniform in that layer. In fact, certain advantages can be anticipated by achieving a difference in filler concentration as a function of thickness in a filled layer of tissue. Finally, applicants have found that the corrective actions required to overcome the before mentioned retention and strength limitations can cause a reduction in softness. Therefore, it is the object of the present invention to provide for a tissue paper comprising a fine particulate filler which overcomes the before mentioned limitations of the prior art. Specifically, the tissue paper of the present invention comprises a filler and is soft while maintaining a high level of tensile strength and a low level of lint and dust. This and other objects are obtained using the present invention as will be taught in the following disclosure. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention is a strong, soft filled tissue paper, low in lint and dust, and having biased surface bonding characteristics. The filled tissue paper with biased surface bonding comprises papermaking fibers and a non-cellulosic particulate filler, said filler preferably comprising from about 5% to about 50% by weight of said tissue. The surface properties of the tissue product are biased to a degree that the lint ratio is less than about 0.8, and more preferably less than about 0.6. Unexpected combinations of softness, strength, and resistance to dusting have been obtained via biased surface properties in tissue papers filled with these levels of particulate fillers. In its preferred embodiment, the filled tissue paper of the present invention has a basis weight between about 10 g/m 2 and about 50 g/m 2 and, more preferably, between about 10 g/m 2 and about 30 g/m 2 . It has a density between about 0.03 g/cm3 and about 0.6 g/cm^ and, more preferably, between about 0.05 g/crr>3 and 0.2 g/crrι3. The preferred embodiment further comprises papermaking fibers of both hardwood and softwood types wherein at least about 50% of the papermaking fibers are hardwood and at least about 10% are softwood. The hardwood and softwood fibers are most preferably isolated by providing separate layers wherein the fraction of softwood fibers relative to hardwood fibers differ by different layers. Preferably, the tissue comprises an inner layer and two outer layers wherein the inner layer fiber content is predominantly softwood and the outer layer fiber content is predominately hardwood. The preferred tissue paper of the present invention is pattern densified such that zones of relatively high density are dispersed within a high bulk field, including pattern densified tissue wherein zones of relatively high density are continuous and the high bulk field is discrete. Most preferably, the tissue paper is through air dried. The invention provides for a tissue paper comprising papermaking fibers and a particulate filler. In its preferred embodiment, the particulate filler is selected from the group consisting of clay, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, talc, aluminum silicate, calcium silicate, alumina trihydrate, activated carbon, pearl starch, calcium sulfate, glass microspheres, diatomaceous earth, and mixtures thereof. When selecting a filler from the above group several factors need to be evaluated. These include cost, availability, ease of retaining into the tissue paper, color, scattering potential, refractive index, and chemical compatibility with the selected papermaking environment. Preferably the fillers are inorganic materials such as clay and calcium carbonate. A particularly suitable filler is kaolin clay. Most preferably the so called "hydrous aluminum silicate" form of kaolin clay is preferred as contrasted to the kaolins which are further processed by calcining. The morphology of kaolin is naturally platy or blocky, but it is preferble to use clays which have not been subjected to mechanical delamination treatments as this tends to reduce the mean particle size. It is common to refer to the mean particle size in terms of equivalent spherical diameter. An averge equivalent spherical diameter greater than about 0.2 micron, more preferably greater than about 0.5 micron is preferred in the practice of the present invention. Most preferably, an equivalent spherical diameter greater than abut 1.0 micron is preferred. The preferred embodiment of the present invention employs a bond inhibiting agent. Preferred bond inhibiting agents comprise the well known dialkyldimethylammonium salts such as ditallowdimethylammonium chloride, ditallowdimethylammonium methyl sulfate, di(hydrogenated) tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride; with di(hydrogenated) tallow dimethyl ammonium methyl sulfate being particularly preferred. In its most preferred form, the present invention employs the bond inhibiting agent preferentially biased toward the fabric-side surface. Tissue paper webs are characterized by having often widely disparate properties from one surface to the other. If the tissue web is made on a Yankee machine, the differences are believed to primarily be an artifact of having one of the surfaces adhesively secured to the relatively smooth Yankee surface, while the other surface, so-called herein the "fabric-side" surface, is pressed or deflected into a felt or a fabric. In an analogous fashion, an uncreped tissue by nature of having one of its surfaces being deflected when it is transferred from its foraminous forming carrier upon which it is laid to a slower moving high fiber support transfer fabric carrier, will have one relatively textured surface, also referred to as a "fabric-side" surface, compared to the other surface. All percentages, ratios and proportions herein are by weight unless otherwise specified. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic representation illustrating a creped papermaking process of the present invention for producing a strong, soft, and low lint creped tissue paper comprising papermaking fibers and particulate fillers. Figure 2 is a schematic representation illustrating an uncreped papermaking process of the present invention for producing a strong, soft, and low lint uncreped tissue paper comprising papermaking fibers and particulate fillers. Figure 2A is an illustration revealing the layered structure of the tissue paper webs prepared by the uncreped papermaking process of Figure 2. Figure 3 is a schematic representation illustrating the steps for preparing the aqueous papermaking furnish for the papermaking process, according to one embodiment of the present invention based on cationic flocculant. Figure 4 is a schematic representation illustrating the steps for preparing the aqueous papermaking furnish for the papermaking process, according to another embodiment of the present invention based on anionic flocculant. Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a three-layered single-ply tissue paper according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION While this specification concludes with claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter regarded as the invention, it is believed that the invention can be better understood from a reading of the following detailed description and of the appended examples. As used herein, the term "comprising" means that the various components, ingredients, or steps, can be conjointly employed in practicing the present invention. Accordingly, the term "comprising" encompasses the more restrictive terms "consisting essentially of and "consisting of." As used herein, the term "predominantly" means more than one-half by weight. As used herein, the term "water soluble" refers to materials that are soluble in water to at least 3%, by weight, at 25 °C. As used herein, the terms "tissue paper web, paper web, web, paper sheet and paper product" all refer to sheets of paper made by a process comprising the steps of forming an aqueous papermaking furnish, depositing this furnish on a foraminous surface, such as a Fourdrinier wire, and removing the water from the furnish as by gravity or vacuum-assisted drainage, with or without pressing, and by evaporation. In one embodiment of the present invention the process comprises the final steps of adhering the sheet in a semi- dry condition to the surface of a Yankee dryer, completing the water removal by evaporation to an essentially dry state, removal of the web from the Yankee dryer by means of a flexible creping blade, and winding the resultant sheet onto a reel. In another embodiment of the present invention, the embryonic web formed when the furnish is deposited on a foraminous surface is transferred from the foraminous forming carrier upon which it is laid, to a slower moving, high fiber support transfer fabric carrier. The web is then transferred to a drying fabric upon which it is dried to a final dryness. As used herein, the term "filled tissue paper" means a paper product that can be described as a relatively lightweight, low density tissue paper which contains a filler dispersed throughout the thickness of at least one layer of a multi-layer tissue paper. The term "dispersed throughout" means that essentially all portions of a particular layer of a filled tissue product contain filler particles, but, it specifically does not imply that such dispersion necessarily be uniform in that layer. In fact, certain advantages can be anticipated by achieving a difference in filler concentration as a function of thickness in a filled layer of tissue. The terms "multi-layered tissue paper web, multi-layered paper web, multi-layered web, multi-layered paper sheet and multi-layered paper product" are all used interchangeably in the art to refer to sheets of paper prepared from two or more layers of aqueous paper making furnish which are preferably comprised of different fiber types, the fibers typically being relatively long softwood and relatively short hardwood fibers as used in tissue paper making. The layers are preferably formed from the deposition of separate streams of dilute fiber slurries upon one or more endless foraminous surfaces. If the individual layers are initially formed on separate foraminous surfaces, the layers can be subsequently combined when wet to form a multi-layered tissue paper web. As used herein, the term "single-ply tissue product" means that it is comprised of one ply of tissue; the ply can be substantially homogeneous in nature or it can be a multi-layered tissue paper web. As used herein, the term "multi-ply tissue product" means that it is comprised of more than one ply of tissue. The plies of a multi-ply tissue product can be substantially homogeneous in nature or they can be multi-layered tissue paper webs. The first step in the process of this invention is the forming of at least one "aqueous papermaking furnish", a term which, as used herein, refers to a suspension of papermaking fibers, usually comprised of wood pulp, and particulate fillers, along with the additives which are essential to provide the retention of the particulate filler and any other functional properties by optionally including modifying chemicals as described hereinafter. Some typical components of the papermaking furnish are described in the following section. Ingredients of the Papermaking Furnish The Papermaking Fibers It is anticipated that wood pulp in all its varieties will normally comprise the papermaking fibers used in this invention. However, other cellulose fibrous pulps, such as cotton linters, bagasse, rayon, etc., can be used and none are disclaimed. Wood pulps useful herein include chemical pulps such as sulfite and sulfate (sometimes called Kraft) pulps as well as mechanical pulps including for example, ground wood, ThermoMechanical Pulp (TMP) and Chemi- ThermoMechanical Pulp (CTMP). Pulps derived from both deciduous and coniferous trees can be used. Both hardwood pulps and softwood pulps as well as combinations of the two may be employed as papermaking fibers for the tissue paper of the present invention. The term "hardwood pulps" as used herein refers to fibrous pulp derived from the woody substance of deciduous trees (angiosperms), whereas "softwood pulps" are fibrous pulps derived from the woody substance of coniferous trees (gymnosperms). Blends of hardwood Kraft pulps, especially eucalyptus, and northern softwood Kraft (NSK) pulps are particularly suitable for making the tissue webs of the present invention. A preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises layered tissue webs wherein, most preferably, hardwood pulps such as eucalyptus are used for outer layer(s) and wherein northern softwood Kraft pulps are used for the inner layer(s). Also applicable to the present invention are fibers derived from recycled paper, which may contain any or all of the above categories of fibers. The Particulate Filler The invention provides for a tissue paper comprising papermaking fibers and a particulate filler. In its preferred embodiment, the particulate filler is selected from the group consisting of clay, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, talc, aluminum silicate, calcium silicate, alumina trihydrate, activated carbon, pearl starch, calcium sulfate, glass microspheres, diatomaceous earth, and mixtures thereof. When selecting a filler from the above group several factors need to be evaluated. These include cost, availability, ease of retaining into the tissue paper, color, scattering potential, refractive index, and chemical compatibility with the selected papermaking environment. Preferably the fillers are inorganic materials such as clay and calcium carbonate. It has now been found that a particularly suitable particulate filler is kaolin clay. Kaolin clay is the common name for a class of naturally occurring aluminum silicate mineral beneficiated as a particulate. With respect to terminology, it is noted that it is common in the industry, as well as in the prior art patent literature, when referring to kaolin products or processing, to use the term "hydrous" to refer to kaolin which has not been subject to calcination. Calcination subjects the clay to temperatures above 450°C, which temperatures serve to alter the basic crystal structure of kaolin. The so-called "hydrous" kaolins may have been produced from crude kaolins, which have been subjected to beneficiation, as, for example, to froth flotation, to magnetic separation, to mechanical delamination, grinding, or similar comminution, but not to the mentioned heating as would impair the crystal structure. To be accurate in a technical sense, the description of these materials as "hydrous" is inappropriate. More specifically, there is no molecular water actually present in the kaolinite structure. Thus although the composition can be, and often is, arbitrarily written in the form 2H2θ*Al2θ3»2Siθ2, it has long been known that kaolinite is an aluminum hydroxide silicate of approximate composition Al2(OH)4Si2θs, which equates to the hydrated formula just cited. Once kaolin is subjected td calcination, which for the purposes of this specification refers to subjecting a kaolin to temperatures exceeding 450°C, for a period sufficient to eliminate the hydroxyl groups, the original crystalline structure of the kaolinite is destroyed. Therefore, although technically such calcined clays are no longer "kaolin", it is common in the industry to refer to these as calcined kaolin, and, for the purposes of this specification, the calcined materials are included when the class of materials "kaolin" is cited. Accordingly, the term "hydrous aluminum silicate" refers to natural kaolin, which has not been subjected to calcination. Hydrous aluminum silicate is the kaolin form most preferred in the practice of the present invention. It is therefore characterized by the before mentioned approximate 13% by weight loss as water vapor at temperatures exceeding 450°C. The morphology of kaolin is naturally platy or blocky, because it naturally occurs in the form of thin platelets which adhere together to form "stacks" or "books". The stacks separate to some degree into the individual platelets during processing, but it is preferable to use clays which have not been subjected to extensive mechanical delamination treatments as this tends to reduce the mean particle size. It is common to refer to the mean particle size in terms of equivalent spherical diameter. An average equivalent spherical diameter greater than about 0.2 micron, more preferably greater than about 0.5 micron is preferred in the practice of the present invention. Most preferably, an equivalent spherical diameter greater than about 1.0 micron is preferred. Most mined clay is subjected to wet processing. Aqueous suspending of the crude clay allows the coarse impurities to be removed by centrifugation and provides a media for chemical bleaching. A polyacrylate polymer or phosphate salt is sometimes added to such slurries to reduce viscosity and slow settling. Resultant clays are normally shipped without drying at about 70% solids suspensions, or they can be spray dried. Treatments to the clay, such as air floating, froth flotation, washing, bleaching, spray drying, the addition of agents as slurry stabilizers and viscosity modifiers, are generally acceptable and should be selected based upon the specific commercial considerations at hand in a particular circumstance. Each clay platelet is itself a multi-layered structure of aluminum polysilicates. A continuous array of oxygen atoms forms one face of each basic layer. The polysilicate sheet structure edges are united by these oxygen atoms. A continuous array of hydroxyl groups of joined octahedral alumina structures forms the other face forming a two-dimensional polyaluminum oxide structure. The oxygen atoms sharing the tetrahedral and octahedral structures bind the aluminum atoms to the silicon atoms. Imperfections in the assembly are primarily responsible for the natural clay particles possessing an anionic charge in suspension. This happens because other di-, tri-, and tetra-valent cations substitute for aluminum. The consequence is that some of the oxygen atoms on the surface become anionic and become weakly dissociable hydroxyl groups. Natural clay also has a cationic character capable of exchanging their anions for others that are preferred. This happens because aluminum atoms lacking a full complement of bonds occur at some frequency around the peripheral edge of the platelet. They must satisfy their remaining valencies by attracting anions from the aqueous suspension that they occupy. If these cationic sites are not satisfied with anions from solutions, the clay can satisfy its own charge balance by orienting itself edge to face assembling a "card house" structure which forms thick dispersions. Polyacrylate dispersants ion exchange with the cationic sites providing a repulsive character to the clay preventing these assemblies and simplifying the production, shipping, and use of the clay. A kaolin grade WW Fil slurry is a slurry kaolin marketed by Dry Branch Kaolin Company of Dry Branch, Georgia suitable to make tissue paper webs of the present invention. Starch In some aspects of the invention, it is useful to include starch as one of the ingredients of the papermaking furnish. A starch that has limited solubility in water in the presence of particulate fillers and fibers is particularly useful in certain aspects of the invention to be detailed later. A common means of achieving this is to use a so called "cationic starch". As used herein the term "cationic starch" is defined as starch, as naturally derived, which has been further chemically modified to impart a cationic constituent moiety. Preferably the starch is derived from corn or potatoes, but can be derived from other sources such as rice, wheat, or tapioca. Starch from waxy maize also known industrially as amioca starch is particularly preferred. Amioca starch differs from common dent corn starch in that it is entirely amylopectin, whereas common corn starch contains both amylopectin and amylose. Various unique characteristics of amioca starch are further described in "Amioca - The Starch from Waxy Corn", H. H. Schopmeyer, Food Industries, December 1945, pp. 106-108. The starch can be in granular form, pre- gelatinized granular form, or dispersed form. The dispersed form is preferred. If in granular pre-gelatinized form, it need only be dispersed in cold water prior to its use, with the only pre-caution being to use equipment which overcomes any tendency to gel-block in forming the dispersion. Suitable dispersers known as eductors are common in the industry. If the starch is in granular form and has not been pre-gelatinized, it is necessary to cook the starch to induce swelling of the granules. Preferably, such starch granules are swollen, as by cooking, to a point just prior to dispersion of the starch granule. Such highly swollen starch granules shall be referred to as being "fully cooked". The conditions for dispersion in general can vary depending upon the size of the starch granules, the degree of crystallinity of the granules, and the amount of amylose present. Fully cooked amioca starch, for example, can be prepared by heating an aqueous slurry of about 4% consistency of starch granules at about 190 °F (about 88 °C) for between about 30 and about 40 minutes. Cationic starches can be divided into the following general classifications: (1) tertiary aminoalkyl ethers, (2) onium starch ethers including quaternary amines, phosphonium, and sulfonium derivatives, (3) primary and secondary aminoalkyl starches, and (4) miscellaneous (e.g., imino starches). New cationic products continue to be developed, but the tertiary aminoalkyl ethers and quaternary ammonium alkyl ethers are the main commercial types. Preferably, the cationic starch has a degree of substitution ranging from about 0.01 to about 0.1 cationic substituent per anhydroglucose units of starch; the substituents preferably chosen from the above mentioned types. Suitable starches are produced by National Starch and Chemical Company, (Bridgewater, New Jersey) under the tradename, RediBOND®. Grades with cationic moieties only such as RediBOND 5320® and RediBOND 5327® are suitable, and grades with additional anionic functionality such as RediBOND 2005® are also suitable. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that the cationic starch which is initially dissolved in water, becomes insoluble in the presence of filler because of its attraction for the anionic sites on the filler surface. This causes the filler to be covered with the bushy starch molecules which provide an attractive surface for more filler particles, ultimately resulting in agglomeration of the filler. The essential element of this step is believed to be the size and shape of the starch molecule rather than the charge characteristics of the starch. For example, inferior results would be expected by substituting a charge biasing species such as synthetic linear polyelectrolyte for the cationic starch. In one embodiment of the present invention, cationic starch is preferably added to the particulate filler. In this case, the amount of cationic starch added is from about 0.1% to about 2%, but most preferably from about 0.25% to about 0.75%, by weight based on the weight of the particulate filler. In this aspect of the invention, it is preferable to use a cationic flocculant as a retention aid. In another embodiment of the present invention, it is preferred to add cationic starch to an entire aqueous papermaking furnish, preferably at a point before the final dilution at the fan pump. This aspect of the invention makes use of an anionic flocculant as a retention aid. In this aspect of the invention, it is preferable to add cationic starch at a rate from about five to about twenty times the rate of the anionic flocculant. The cationic and anionic flocculants mentioned in the above are described in detail in the following sections. Retention Aids A number of materials are marketed as so-called "retention aids", a term as used herein, referring to additives used to increase the retention of the fine furnish solids in the web during the papermaking process. Without adequate retention of the fine solids, they are either lost to the process effluent or accumulate to excessively high concentrations in the recirculating white water loop and cause production difficulties including deposit build-up and impaired drainage. Chapter 17 entitled "Retention Chemistry" of "Pulp and Paper, Chemistry and Chemical Technology", 3rd ed. Vol. 3, by J. E. Unbehend and K. W. Britt, A Wiley Interscience Publication, incorporated herein by reference, provides the essential understanding of the types and mechanisms by which polymeric retention aids function. A flocculant agglomerates suspended particles generally by a bridging mechanism. While certain multivalent cations are considered common flocculants, they are generally being replaced in practice by superior acting polymers which carry many charge sites along the polymer chain. Cationic Flocculant Tissue products according to the present invention can be effectively produced using as a retention aid a "cationic flocculant", a term which, as used herein, refers to a class of polyelectrolyte. These polymers generally originate from copolymerization of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers, generally acrylic monomers, that consist of or include cationic monomer. Suitable cationic monomers are dialkyl amino alkyl-(meth) acrylates or - (meth) acrylamides, either as acid salts or quaternary ammonium salts. Suitable alkyl groups include dialkylaminoethyl (meth) acrylates, dialkylaminoethyl (meth) acrylamides and dialkylaminomethyl (meth) acrylamides and dialkylamino -1 ,3- propyl (meth) acrylamides. These cationic monomers are preferably copolymerized with a nonionic monomer, preferably acrylamide. Other suitable polymers are polyethylene imines, polyamide epichlorohydrin polymers, and homopolymers or copolymers, generally with acrylamide, of monomers such as diallyl dimethyl ammonfum chloride. Any conventional cationic synthetic polymeric flocculant suitable for use on paper as a retention aid can be usefully employed to make products according to the present invention. The polymer is preferably substantially linear in comparison to the globular structure of cationized starches. A wide range of charge densities is useful, although a medium density is preferred. Polymers useful to make products of the present invention contain cationic functional groups at a frequency ranging from as low as about 0.2 to as high as 2.5, but more preferably in a range of about 1 to about 1.5 milliequivalents per gram of polymer. Polymers useful to make tissue products according to the present invention should have a molecular weight of at least about 500,000, and preferably a molecular weight above about 1 ,000,000, and, may advantageously have a molecular weight above 5,000,000. Examples of acceptable materials are RETEN 1232® and Microform 2321®, both emulsion polymerized cationic polyacrylamides and RETEN 157®, which is delivered as a solid granule; all are products of Hercules, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware. Another acceptable cationic flocculant is Accurac 91 , a product of Cytec, Inc. of Stamford, CT. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the desired usage rates of these polymers will vary widely. Amounts as low as about 0.005% polymer by weight based on the dry weight of the polymer and the dry finished weight of tissue paper will deliver useful results, but normally the usage rate would be expected to be higher; even higher for the purposes of the present invention than commonly practiced as application of these materials. Amounts as high as about 0.5% might be employed, but normally about 0.1% is optimum. Anionic Flocculant In another aspect of the present invention, an "anionic flocculant" is an useful ingredient. An "anionic flocculant" as used herein refers to a high molecular weight polymer having pendant anionic groups. Anionic polymers often have a carboxylic acid (-COOH) moiety. These can be immediately pendant to the polymer backbone or pendant through typically, an alkalene group, particularly an alkalene group of a few carbons. In aqueous medium, except at low pH, such carboxylic acid groups ionize to provide to the polymer a negative charge. Anionic polymers suitable for anionic flocculants do not wholly or essentially consist of monomeric units prone to yield a carboxylic acid group upon polymerization, instead they are comprised of a combination of monomers yielding both nonionic and anionic functionality. Monomers yielding nonionic functionality, especially if possessing a polar character, often exhibit the same flocculating tendencies as ionic functionality. The incorporation of such monomers is often practiced for this reason. An often used nonionic unit is (meth) acrylamide. Anionic polyacrylamides having relatively high molecular weights are satisfactory flocculating agents. Such anionic polyacrylamides contain a combination of (meth) acrylamide and (meth) acrylic acid, the latter of which can be derived from the incorporation of (meth)acrylic acid monomer during the polymerization step or by the hydrolysis of some (meth) acrylamide units after the polymerization, or combined methods. The polymer is preferably substantially linear in comparison to the globular structure of anionic starch. A wide range of charge densities is useful, although a medium density is preferred. Polymers useful to make products of the present invention contain cationic functional groups at a frequency ranging from as low as about 0.2 to as high as about 7 or higher, but more preferably in a range of about 2 to about 4 milliequivalents per gram of polymer. Polymers useful to make tissue products according to the present invention should have a molecular weight of at least about 500,000, and preferably a molecular weight above about 1 ,000,000, and, may advantageously have a molecular weight above 5,000,000. An example of an acceptable material is RETEN 235®, which is delivered as a solid granule; a product of Hercules, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware. Another acceptable anionic flocculant is Accurac 62®, a product of Cytec, Inc. of Stamford, CT. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the desired usage rates of these polymers will vary widely. Amounts as low as about 0.005% polymer by weight based on the finished dry weight of tissue paper will deliver useful results, but normally the usage rate would be expected to be higher; even higher for the purposes of the present invention than commonly practiced as application of these materials. Amounts as high as about 0.5% might be employed, but normally about 0.1% is optimum. Bond Inhibiting Agents Bond inhibiting agents are expressly included in the present invention. Acceptable bond inhibiting agents comprise the well known dialkyldimethylammonium salts such as ditallowdimethylammonium chloride, ditallowdimethylammonium methyl sulfate, di(hydrogenated) tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride; with di(hydrogenated) tallow dimethyl ammonium methyl sulfate being preferred. This particular material is available commercially from Witco Chemical Company Inc. of Dublin, Ohio under the tradename Varisoft 137®. Bond inhibiting agents act to disrupt the natural fiber to fiber bonding that occurs during the papermaking process. The level of bond inhibiting agent, if used, is preferably from about 0.02% to about 0.5%, by weight based on the dry weight of the tissue paper. Other Additives Other materials can be added to the aqueous papermaking furnish or the embryonic web to impart other characteristics to the product or improve the papermaking process so long as they are compatible with the chemistry of the selected particulate filler and do not significantly and adversely affect the softness, strength, or low dusting character of the present invention. The following materials are expressly included, but their inclusion is not offered to be all-inclusive. Other materials can be included as well so long as they do not interfere or counteract the advantages of the present invention. It is common to add a cationic charge biasing species to the papermaking process to control the zeta potential of the aqueous papermaking furnish as it is delivered to the papermaking process. These materials are used because most of the solids in nature have negative surface charges, including the surfaces of cellulosic fibers and fines and most inorganic fillers. Many experts in the field believe that a cationic charge biasing species is desirable as it partially neutralizes these solids, making them more easily flocculated by cationic flocculants such as the before mentioned cationic starch and cationic polyelectrolyte. One traditionally used cationic charge biasing species is alum. More recently in the art, charge biasing is done by use of relatively low molecular weight cationic synthetic polymers preferably having a molecular weight of no more than about 500,000 and more preferably no more than about 200,000, or even about 100,000. The charge densities of such low molecular weight cationic synthetic polymers are relatively high. These charge densities range from about 4 to about 8 equivalents of cationic nitrogen per kilogram of polymer. One suitable material is Cypro 514®, a product of Cytec, Inc. of Stamford, CT. The use of such materials is expressly allowed within the practice of the present invention. Caution should be used in their application, however. It is well known that while a small amount of such agents can actually aid retention by neutralizing anionic centers inaccessible to the larger flocculant molecules and thereby lowering the particle repulsion; however, since such materials can compete with cationic flocculants for anionic anchoring sites, they can actually have an effect opposite to the intended one by negatively impacting retention when anionic sites are limited. The use of high surface area, high anionic charge microparticles for the purposes of improving formation, drainage, strength, and retention is well taught in the art. See, for example, U. S. Patent, 5,221 ,435, issued to Smith on June 22, 1993, incorporated herein by reference. Common materials for this purpose are silica colloid, or bentonite clay. The incorporation of such materials is expressly included within the scope of the present invention. If permanent wet strength is desired, the group of chemicals: including polyamide-epichlorohydrin, polyacrylamides, styrene-butadiene latices; insolubilized polyvinyl alcohol; urea-formaldehyde; polyethyleneimine; chitosan polymers and mixtures thereof can be added to the papermaking furnish or to the embryonic web. Polyamide-epichlorohydrin resins are cationic wet strength resins which have been found to be of particular utility. Suitable types of such resins are described in U.S. Patent No. 3,700,623, issued on October 24, 1972, and 3,772,076, issued on November 13, 1973, both issued to Keim and both being hereby incorporated by reference. One commercial source of a useful polyamide-epichlorohydrin resins is Hercules, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware, which markets such resin under the mark Kymene 557H®. Many tissue paper products must have limited strength when wet because of the need to dispose of them through toilets into septic or sewer systems. If wet strength is imparted to these products, it is preferred to be fugitive wet strength characterized by a decay of part or all of its potency upon standing in presence of water. If fugitive wet strength is desired, the binder materials can be chosen from the group consisting of dialdehyde starch or other resins with aldehyde functionality such as Co-Bond 1000® offered by National Starch and Chemical Company, Parez 750® offered by Cytec of Stamford, CT and the resin described in U.S. Patent No. 4,981 ,557 issued on January 1 , 1991 , to Bjorkquist and incorporated herein by reference. If enhanced absorbency is needed, surfactants may be used to treat the tissue paper webs of the present invention. The level of surfactant, if used, is preferably from about 0.01% to about 2.0% by weight, based on the dry fiber weight of the tissue paper. The surfactants preferably have alkyl chains with eight or more carbon atoms. Exemplary anionic surfactants are linear alkyl sulfonates, and alkylbenzene sulfonates. Exemplary nonionic surfactants are alkylglycosides including alkylglycoside esters such as Crodesta SL-40® which is available from Croda, Inc. (New York, NY); alkylglycoside ethers as described in U.S. Patent 4.011 ,389, issued to W. K. Langdon, et al. on March 8, 1977; and alkylpolyethoxylated esters such as Pegosperse 200 ML available from Glyco Chemicals, Inc. (Greenwich, CT) and IGEPAL RC-520® available from Rhone Poulenc Corporation (Cranbury, NJ). The present invention can also be used in conjunction with adhesives and coatings designed to be sprayed onto the surface of the web or onto the Yankee dryer, such products designed for controlling adhesion to the Yankee dryer. For example, U. S. Patent 3,926,716, Bates, incorporated here by reference, discloses a process using an aqueous dispersion of polyvinyl alcohol of certain degree of hydrolysis and viscosity for improving the adhesion of paper webs to Yankee dryers. Such polyvinyl alcohols, sold under the tradename Airvol® by Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. of Allentown, PA can be used in conjunction with the present invention. Other Yankee coatings similarly recommended for use directly on the Yankee or on the surface of the sheet are cationic polyamide or polyamine resins such as those made under the tradename Rezosol® and Unisoft® by Houghton International of Valley Forge, PA and the Crepetrol® tradename by Hercules, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware. These can also be used with the present invention. Preferably the web is secured to the Yankee dryer by means of an adhesive selected from the group consisting of partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol resin, polyamide resin, polyamine resin, mineral oil, and mixtures thereof. More preferably, the adhesive is selected from the group consisting of polyamide epichlorohydrin resin, mineral oil, and mixtures thereof. The above listings of optional chemical additives is intended to be merely exemplary in nature, and are not meant to limit the scope of the invention. Preparation of the Aqueous Papermaking Furnish Those skilled in the art will recognize that not only the qualitative chemical composition of the papermaking furnish is important to the tissue papermaking process, but also the relative amounts of each component, and the sequence and timing of addition, among other factors. It has now been found that the following techniques are suitable in preparing the aqueous papermaking furnish, but its delineation should not be regarded as limiting the scope of the present invention, which is defined by the claims set forth at the end of this specification. Papermaking fibers are first prepared by liberating the individual fibers into a aqueous slurry by any of the common pulping methods adequately described in the prior art. Refining, if necessary, is then carried out on the selected parts of the papermaking furnish. It has been found that there is an advantage in retention, if the aqueous slurry which will later be used to adsorb the particulate filler is refined at least to the equivalent of a Canadian Standard Freeness of about 600 ml, but, more preferably 550 ml or below. Dilution generally favors the absorption of polymers and retention aids; consequently, the slurry or slurries of papermaking fibers at this point in the preparation is preferably no more than from about 3-5% solids by weight. The selected particulate filler is first prepared by also dispersing it into an aqueous slurry. Dilution generally favors the absorption of polymers and retention aids onto solids surfaces; consequently, the slurry or slurries of particulate fillers at this point in the preparation is preferably no more than from about 1-5% solids by weight. One aspect of the invention is based on a cationic flocculant retention chemistry. It involves first the addition of a starch with a limited water solubility in the presence of the particulate filler. Preferably, the starch is cationic and it is added as an aqueous dispersion in an amount ranging from about 0.3% by weight to 1.0% by weight, based on the dry weight of the starch and the dry weight of the particulate filler, strictly to the dilute aqueous slurry of particulate filler. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that the starch acts as an agglomerating agent onto the filler and results in agglomeration of the particles. Agglomerating the filler in this manner makes it more effectively adsorbed onto the surfaces of the papermaking fibers. Adsorption of the filler onto the fiber surfaces can be accomplished by combining the slurry of agglomerates with at least one slurry of papermaking fibers and adding a cationic flocculant to the resultant mixture. Again, while not wishing to be bound by theory, the action of the flocculant is thought to be effective at this point by bridging between anionic sites on the papermaking fibers and anionic sites on the filler agglomerates. The cationic flocculant can be added at any suitable point in the approach flow of the stock preparation system of the papermaking process. It is particularly preferred to add the cationic flocculant after the fan pump in which the final dilution with the recycled machine water returned from the process is made. It is well known in the papermaking field that shear stages break down bridges formed by flocculating agents, and hence it is general practice to add the flocculating agent after as many shear stages encountered by the aqueous papermaking slurry as feasible. A second aspect of the invention is based on an anionic flocculant. In this aspect, the anionic flocculant is preferably added at least to an aqueous slurry of the particulate filler while it is essentially isolated from the remainder of the aqueous papermaking furnish. The combination of anionic flocculant and particulate filler is then combined with at least a portion of the papermaking fibers and cationic starch is added to the mixture; this combination and starch addition is preferably accomplished prior to the final dilution of the process wherein the recycled machine water is combined with the aqueous papermaking furnish and conveyed to a headbox by a fan pump. Advantageously, there is provided an additional dose of flocculant after the starch is added. While it is essential in this aspect of the invention that the initial dose of flocculant be of the anionic type, the portion of flocculant added after the fan pump can be of either the anionic type or cationic type. Most preferably, this second dose of flocculant occurs after the final dilution with the recycled machine water, i.e. after the fan pump. It is well known in the papermaking field that shear stages break down the floes formed by flocculating agents, and hence it is general practice to add the flocculating agent after as many shear stages encountered by the aqueous papermaking slurry as feasible. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the before mentioned recommended addition of flocculant directly to the particulate filler is an exception to minimum shear stage approach; thus this aspect of the present invention yields an unexpected advantage when at least a portion of the anionic flocculant is added to the particulate filler while it is essentially free of the other components of the aqueous papermaking furnish and the flocculant treated particulate filler is added to the papermaking fibers prior to the final dilution stage. A suitable ratio for point of addition of the anionic flocculant is about 4:1 , i.e. for each 1 part of the total flocculant dosage that is added after the fan pump, about 4 parts are advantageously added directly to the particulate filler. This ratio can vary considerably, and it is anticipated that ratios from about 0.5:1 to 10:1 might be appropriate depending on varying circumstances. In preparing products representing either of the before mentioned retention regimens, if multiple slurries of papermaking fibers are prepared, one or more of the slurries can be used to adsorb particulate fibers in accordance with the present invention. Even if one or more aqueous slurries of papermaking fibers in the papermaking process is maintained relatively free of particulate fillers prior to reaching its fan pump, it is preferred to add a cationic or anionic flocculant after the fan pump of such slurries. This is because the recycled water used in that fan pump contains filler agglomerates which failed to retain in previous passes over the foraminous screen. When multiple dilute fiber slurries are used in the creped papermaking process, the flow of cationic or anionic flocculant is preferably added to all dilute fiber slurries and it should be added in a manner which approximately proportions it to the flow of solids in the aqueous papermaking furnish of each dilute fiber slurry. In a preferred arrangement, a slurry of relatively short papermaking fibers, comprising hardwood pulp, is prepared and used to adsorb fine particulate fillers, while a slurry of relatively long papermaking fibers, comprising softwood pulp, is prepared and left essentially free of fine particulates. The fate of the resultant short fibered slurry is to be directed to the outer chambers of a three layered headbox to form surface layers of a three layered tissue in which a long fibered inner layer is formed out of a inner chamber in the headbox in which the slurry of relatively long papermaking fibers is directed. The resultant filled tissue web is particularly suitable for converting into a single-ply tissue product. In an alternate preferred arrangement, a slurry of relatively short papermaking fibers, comprising hardwood pulp, is prepared and used to adsorb fine particulate fibers, while a slurry of short papermaking fibers, comprising hardwood pulp, is prepared and left relatively free of fine particulates, and a slurry of relatively long papermaking fibers, comprising softwood pulp, is prepared and left essentially free of fine particulates. The fate of the resultant short fibered slurry containing fine particulate fillers is to be directed to one chamber of a multi-chambered headbox, while the resultant short fibered slurry maintained relatively free of particulates is directed to another chamber and the resultant long fibered slurry is directed to a third chamber. Preferably the chambers are disposed such that the chamber to which the relatively long fibered slurry is directed is disposed between the other two chambers and the chamber carrying the relatively short fibered slurry being relatively free of fine particulate fillers deposits its slurry directly upon the foraminous surface, while the chamber carrying the relatively short fibered slurry containing the fine particulate filler deposits its slurry on the upper surface farthest from the foraminous carrier. Those skilled in the art will also recognize that the apparent number of chambers of a headbox can be reduced by directing the same type of aqueous papermaking furnish to adjacent chambers. In all arrangements, it is essential to compose the furnish directed to each layer to achieve the lint ratio prescribed by the present invention. This is preferably accomplished by preferentially adding starch to the furnish which is the genesis of the opposite-side surface and thereby reducing the starch added to the furnish which is the genesis of the fabric-side surface. The lint ratio can also increased by adding a bond inhibiting agent preferentially into the layer which will ultimately yield the fabric-side surface. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that the fabric-side surface of a filled tissue paper without having biased surface properties to achieve the lint ratio prescribed herein is more textured than a similarly made tissue web which does not contain fillers. This is believed to arise from the necessity to bond the fibers more tightly to overcome the strength loss associated with the displacement of fibers with fine particulate. Consequently, the fine-detail of the felt or fabric into which the web is deflected is reproduced with greater clarity imparting more roughness to the web. This difference is not noticeable on the other surface because this surface is not molded into a felt or fabric and consequently possesses a surface texture of an entirely different magnitude. Consequently, reducing the bonding on the felt-side surface has a positive effect which outweighs the negatives associated with further increasing the bonding on the other surface. Further insight into preparation methods for the aqueous papermaking furnish can be gained by reference to Figure 3, which is a schematic representation illustrating a preparation of the aqueous papermaking furnish for a papermaking operation yielding a product according to the aspect of the invention based on cationic flocculant and Figure 4, which is a schematic representation illustrating a preparation of the aqueous papermaking furnish for the creped papermaking operation yielding a product according to another aspect of the invention based on anionic flocculant. The following discussion refers to Figure 3: A storage vessel 1 is provided for staging an aqueous slurry of relatively long papermaking fibers. The slurry is conveyed by means of a pump 2 and optionally through a refiner 3 to fully develop the strength potential of the long papermaking fibers. Additive pipe 4 conveys a resin to provide for wet or dry strength, as desired in the finished product. The slurry is then further conditioned in mixer 5 to aid in absorption of the resin. The suitably conditioned slurry is then diluted with white water 7 in a fan pump 6 forming a dilute long papermaking fiber slurry 15. Pipe 20 adds a cationic flocculant to the slurry 15, producing a flocculated long fibered slurry 22. Still referring to Figure 3, a storage vessel 8 is a repository for a fine particulate filler slurry. Additive pipe 9 conveys an aqueous dispersion of a cationic starch additive. Pump 10 acts to convey the fine particulate slurry as well as provide for dispersion of the starch. The slurry is conditioned in a mixer 12 to aid in absorption of the additives. Resultant slurry 13 is conveyed to a point where it is mixed with an aqueous dispersion of refined short fiber papermaking fibers. Still referring to Figure 3, short papermaking fiber slurry originates from a repository 11, from which it is conveyed through pipe 49 by pump 14 through a refiner 15 where it becomes a refined slurry of short papermaking fibers 16. After mixing with the conditioned slurry of fine particulate filler 13, it becomes the short fiber based aqueous papermaking slurry 17. White water 7 is mixed with slurry 17 in a fan pump 18 at which point the slurry becomes a dilute aqueous papermaking slurry 19. Pipe 21 directs a cationic flocculant into slurry 19, after which the slurry becomes a flocculated aqueous papermaking slurry 23. Preferably, the flocculated short-fiber based aqueous papermaking slurry 23 is directed to the preferred creped papermaking process illustrated in Figure 1 and is divided into two approximately equal streams which are then directed into headbox chambers 82 and 83 ultimately evolving into fabric-side surface layer 75 and the opposite-side surface layer 71 , respectively of the strong, soft, low dusting, filled tissue paper. Similarly, the aqueous flocculated long papermaking fiber slurry 22, referring to Figure 3, is preferably directed into headbox chamber 82b ultimately evolving into center layer 73 of the strong, soft, low dusting, filled tissue paper. In an alternate arrangement, the flocculated short-fiber based aqueous papermaking slurry 23 of Figure 3 is directed to the papermaking process illustrated in Figure 2 and is divided into two approximately equal streams which are then directed into headbox chambers 181 and 183 ultimately evolving into fabric-side surface layer 172 and the opposite-side surface layer 173, respectively of the strong, soft, low dusting, filled tissue paper. Similarly, the aqueous flocculated long papermaking fiber slurry 22, referring to Figure 3, is preferably directed into headbox chamber 182 ultimately evolving into center layer 174 of the strong, soft, low dusting, filled tissue paper. The following discussion refers to Figure 4: A storage vessel 24 is provided for staging an aqueous slurry of relatively long papermaking fibers. The slurry is conveyed by means of a pump 25 and optionally through a refiner 26 to fully develop the strength potential of the long papermaking fibers. Additive pipe 27 conveys a resin to provide for wet or dry strength, as desired in the finished product. The slurry is then further conditioned in mixer 28 to aid in absorption of the resin. The suitably conditioned slurry is then diluted with white water 29 in a fan pump 30 forming a dilute long papermaking fiber slurry 31. Optionally, pipe 32 conveys an flocculant to mix with slurry 31 , forming an aqueous flocculated long fiber papermaking slurry 33. Still referring to Figure 4, a storage vessel 34 is a repository for a fine particulate filler slurry. Additive pipe 35 conveys an aqueous dispersion of a anionic flocculant. Pump 36 acts to convey the fine particulate slurry as well as provide for dispersion of the flocculant. The slurry is conditioned in a mixer 37 to aid in absorption of the additive. Resultant slurry 38 is conveyed to a point where it is mixed with an aqueous dispersion of short papermaking fibers. Still referring to Figure 4, a short papermaking fiber slurry originates from a repository 39, from which it is conveyed through pipe 48 by pump 40 to a point where it mixes with the conditioned fine particulate filler slurry 38 to become the short fiber based aqueous papermaking slurry 41. Pipe 46 conveys an aqueous dispersion of cationic starch which mixes with slurry 41 , aided by in line mixer 50, to form flocculated slurry 47. White water 29 is directed into the flocculated slurry which mixes in fan pump 42 to become the dilute flocculated short fiber based aqueous papermaking slurry 43. Optionally, pipe 44 conveys additional flocculant to increase the level of flocculation of dilute slurry 43 forming slurry 45. Preferably, the short papermaking fiber slurry 45 from Figure 4 is directed to the preferred papermaking process illustrated in Figure 1 and is divided into two streams which are then directed into headbox chambers 82 and 83 ultimately evolving into felt-side surface layer 75 and opposite-side surface layer 71 , respectively of the strong, soft, low dusting, filled tissue paper. Similarly, the long papermaking fiber slurry 33, referring to Figure 4, is preferably directed into headbox chamber 82b ultimately evolving into center layer 73 of the strong, soft, low dusting, filled tissue paper. The Creped Papermaking Process Figure 1 is a schematic representation illustrating a creped papermaking process for producing a strong, soft, and low dusting filled creped tissue paper with biased surface bonding properties. These preferred embodiments are described in the following discussion, wherein reference is made to Figure 1. Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a preferred papermaking machine 80 for manufacturing paper according to the present invention. Referring to Figure 1 , papermaking machine 80 comprises a layered headbox 81 having a top chamber 82 a center chamber 82b, and a bottom chamber 83, a slice roof 84, and a Fourdrinier wire 85 which is looped over and about breast roll 86, deflector 90, vacuum suction boxes 91 , couch roll 92, and a plurality of turning rolls 94. In operation, one papermaking furnish is pumped through top chamber 82 a second papermaking furnish is pumped through center chamber 82b, while a third furnish is pumped through bottom chamber 83 and thence out of the slice roof 84 in over and under relation onto Fourdrinier wire 85 to form thereon an embryonic web 88 comprising layers 88a, and 88b, and 88c. Dewatering occurs through the Fourdrinier wire 85 and is assisted by deflector 90 and vacuum boxes 91. As the Fourdrinier wire makes its return run in the direction shown by the arrow, showers 95 clean it prior to its commencing another pass over breast roll 86. At web transfer zone 93, the embryonic web 88 is transferred to a foraminous carrier fabric 96 by the action of vacuum transfer box 97. Carrier fabric 96 carries the web from the transfer zone 93 past vacuum dewatering box 98, through blow-through predryers 100 and past two turning rolls 101 after which the web is transferred to a Yankee dryer 108 by the action of pressure roll 102. The carrier fabric 96 is then cleaned and dewatered as it completes its loop by passing over and around additional turning rolls 101, showers 103, and vacuum dewatering box 105. The predried paper web is adhesively secured to the cylindrical surface of Yankee dryer 108 aided by adhesive applied by spray applicator 109. Drying is completed on the steam heated Yankee dryer 108 and by hot air which is heated and circulated through drying hood 110 by means not shown. The web is then dry creped from the Yankee dryer 108 by doctor blade 111 after which it is designated paper sheet 70 comprising a Yankee-side layer 71 a center layer 73, and an off-Yankee-side layer 75. Paper sheet 70 then passes between calendar rolls 112 and 113, about a circumferential portion of reel 115, and thence is wound into a roll 116 on a core 117 disposed on shaft 118. Still referring to Figure 1 , the genesis of Yankee-side layer 71 of paper sheet 70 is the furnish pumped through bottom chamber 83 of headbox 81 , and which furnish is applied directly to the Fourdrinier wire 85 whereupon it becomes layer 88c of embryonic web 88. The genesis of the center layer 73 of paper sheet 70 is the furnish delivered through chamber 82.5 of headbox 81 , and which furnish forms layer 88b on top of layer 88c. The genesis of the off- Yankee-side layer 75 of paper sheet 70 is the furnish delivered through top chamber 82 of headbox 81 , and which furnish forms layer 88a on top of layer 88b of embryonic web 88. Although Figure 1 shows papermachine 80 having headbox 81 adapted to make a three-layer web, headbox 81 may alternatively be adapted to make other multi-layered tissue webs having different numbers of layers. One embodiment of the present invention is achieved by relegating the fine particulate filler to the furnish resulting in layer 88c; thereby increasing the retentive efficiency of the papermaking process. Further, with respect to making paper sheet 70 embodying the present invention on papermaking machine 80, Figure 1 , the Fourdrinier wire 85 must be of a fine mesh having relatively small spans with respect to the average lengths of the fibers constituting the short fiber furnish so that good formation will occur; and the foraminous carrier fabric 96 should have a fine mesh having relatively small opening spans with respect to the average lengths of the fibers constituting the long fiber furnish to substantially obviate bulking the fabric side of the embryonic web into the inter-filamentary spaces of the fabric 96. Also, with respect to the process conditions for making exemplary paper sheet 70, the paper web is preferably dried to about 80% fiber consistency, and more preferably to about 95% fiber consistency prior to creping. The present invention is applicable to creped tissue paper in general, including but not limited to conventionally felt-pressed creped tissue paper; high bulk pattern densified creped tissue paper; and high bulk, uncompacted creped tissue paper. The Uncreped Tissue Papermaking Process Figure 2 is a schematic representation illustrating an uncreped papermaking process for producing a strong, soft, and low dust filled uncreped tissue paper. These preferred embodiments are described in the following discussion, wherein reference is made to Figure 2. Figure 2 is a side elevational view of a preferred papermaking machine for manufacturing uncreped tissue paper webs according to the present invention. Referring to Figure 2, the papermaking machine comprises a layered headbox 180 having a top chamber 181 a center chamber 182, and a bottom chamber 183, a slice roof 184, and a foraminous forming fabric (e.g. a Fourdrinier wire) 185 which is looped over and about breast roll 188 and a plurality of turning rolls shown but not numbered for simplicity. In operation, one papermaking furnish is pumped through top chamber 181 a second papermaking furnish is pumped through center chamber 182, while a third furnish is pumped through bottom chamber 183 and thence out of the slice roof 184 in over and under relation onto Fourdrinier wire 185 to form thereon a multi-layered embryonic web 198. Dewatering occurs through the Fourdrinier wire 185 and can be assisted by deflectors or vacuum boxes which for simplicity are not shown. As the Fourdrinier wire makes its return, showers, not shown, clean it prior to its commencing another pass over breast roll 188. The embryonic web supported by Fourdrinier wire 185 is transferred to a foraminous transfer (i.e. carrier) fabric 186 by the action of vacuum transfer box 187. Carrier fabric 186 travels at a slower speed than Fourdrinier wire 185. The purpose of carrier fabric 186 is therefore to shorten the embryonic web 198 relative to its length while being supported on Fourdrinier wire 185. A further purpose of carrier fabric 186 is to transport the embryonic web to a blow through dryer fabric 190. During this travel, the embryonic web can optionally be further dewatered by means of vacuum boxes not shown. The path of carrier fabric 186 is controlled by a plurality of turning rolls shown but not numbered for simplicity. The transfer to the blow through dryer fabric 190 is effected by means of a vacuum box 191. Carrier fabric 186 is preferably showered by means not shown prior to its return to the web transfer zone promoted by vacuum box 187. After transfer to the blow through dryer fabric 190, the wet web is transported through blow through II dryer 192, whereupon, hot air generated by means not shown is propelled through the dryer fabric and consequently the embryonic web which resides thereupon. The dried web 193 is dislodged from the dryer fabric 190 at the exit of the predryer. At this point, dried web 193 can optionally be directed between two, relatively smooth, dry end carrying fabrics, an upper fabric 196 and a lower fabric 194. While secured between fabrics 196 and 194, the dried web 193 can be calendered by a series of fixed gap calendering nips formed between opposing pairs of rollers 195. These nips smooth the surface and control the thickness of the tissue paper. Still referring to Figure 2, the finished calendered web 171 emerges from the space between opposing carrier fabrics 196 and 194 still supported by carrier fabric 194 after which it is wound upon reel 198. The finished web 171 is comprised of three layers as revealed in the detailed drawing inset of Figure 2A. The detail drawing inset figure 2A reveals outer layers 173 and 172 consisting of a felt-side surface layer 172 and an opposite-side surface layer 173 and a inner layer 174 between the outer layers 173 and 172. The genesis of layers 173, 172 and 174 are the furnishes of headbox chambers 183, 181 and 182 respectively. Although Figure 2 shows a papermachine having headbox 180 adapted to make a three-layer web, headbox 180 can alternatively be adapted to make unlayered, two layer or other multi-layer webs. Further, with respect to making paper sheet 171 embodying the present invention: the papermaking machine of Figure 2 must possess a Fourdrinier wire 185 of a fine mesh having relatively small spans with respect to the average lengths of the fibers constituting the short fiber furnish so that good formation will occur. The preferred characteristics of the clothing elements 186, 190, 194, and 196 specific to this class of papermaking are adequately discussed in the prior art. For example, Hyland, in European Patent Application 0 617 164 A1 , published September 28, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference discusses the preferred characteristics of the before-mentioned clothing. The filled tissue paper webs of the present invention have a basis weight of between 10 g/m 2 and about 100 g/m 2 . In its preferred embodiment, the filled tissue paper of the present invention has a basis weight between about 10 g/m 2 and about 50 g/m 2 and, most preferably, between about 10 g/m 2 and about 30 g/m 2 . Tissue paper webs suitable for the present invention possess a density of about 0.60 g/cm^ or less. In its preferred embodiment, the filled tissue paper of the present invention has a density between about 0.03 g/cm 3 and about 0.6 g/cm 3 and, most preferably, between about 0.05 g/cm 3 and 0.2 g/cm 3 . The present invention is further applicable to multi-layered tissue paper webs. Tissue structures formed from layered paper webs are described in U.S. Patent 3,994,771 , Morgan, Jr. et al. issued November 30, 1976, U.S. Patent No. 4,300,981 , Carstens, issued November 17, 1981 , U.S. Patent No. 4,166,001 , Dunning et al., issued August 28, 1979, and European Patent Publication No. 0 613 979 A1, Edwards et al., published September 7, 1994, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. The layers are preferably comprised of different fiber types, the fibers typically being relatively long softwood and relatively short hardwood fibers as used in multi-layered tissue paper making. Multi-layered tissue paper webs suitable for the present invention comprise at least two superposed layers, an inner layer and at least one outer layer contiguous with the inner layer. Preferably, the multi-layered tissue papers comprise three superposed layers, an inner or center layer, and two outer layers, a Yankee side outer layer and an off-Yankee side outer layer with the inner layer located between the two outer layers. The Yankee side outer layer is so named because it forms the surface which contacts the Yankee dryer surface. The two outer layers preferably comprise a primary filamentary constituent of relatively short paper making fibers having an average fiber length between about 0.5 and about 1.5 mm, preferably less than about 1.0 mm. These short paper making fibers typically comprise hardwood fibers, preferably hardwood Kraft fibers, and most preferably derived from eucalyptus. The inner layer preferably comprises a primary filamentary constituent of relatively long paper making fibers having an average fiber length of least about 2.0 mm. These long paper making fibers are typically softwood fibers, preferably, northern softwood Kraft fibers. Preferably, the majority of the particulate filler of the present invention is contained in at least one of the outer layers of the multi-layered tissue paper web of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, the majority of the particulate filler of the present invention is contained in both of the outer layers. In another embodiment of the present invention, the majority of the particulate filler is contained in one of the outer layers; specifically, in the outer layer originating at the farthest distance from the foraminous surface, i.e., the fabric-side surface outer layer. The other outside layer is referred to herein as the opposite-side surface layer. The inner layer is located between the two outer layers (i. e. fabric-side surface layer and opposite-side surface layer). While not wishing to be bound by theory, directing the filler material to this layer is believed to result in greater retention owing to the build up of an initial fiber layer prior to the drainage of the furnish containing the filler material. In addition, the presence of the filler in the surface layer designed to have the higher lint of the two surface layers aids in achieving the desired lint ratio prescribed in the present invention. The tissue paper products made from multi-layered tissue paper webs can be single-ply tissue products or multi-ply tissue products. The advantages of the present invention will be most pronounced when the multi-layered tissue paper webs of the present invention are used in single-ply tissue paper products. The equipment and methods are well known to those skilled in the art. In a typical process, a low consistency pulp furnish is provided in a pressurized headbox. The headbox has an opening for delivering a thin deposit of pulp furnish onto the Fourdrinier wire to form a wet web. The web is then typically dewatered to a fiber consistency of between about 7% and about 25% (total web weight basis) by vacuum dewatering. To prepare filled tissue paper products according to those disclosed in the present invention, an aqueous papermaking furnish is deposited on a foraminous surface to form an embryonic web. The scope of the invention also includes tissue paper products resultant from the formation of multiple paper layers in which two or more layers of furnish are preferably formed from the deposition of separate streams of dilute fiber slurries for example in a multi- channeled headbox. The layers are preferably comprised of different fiber types, the fibers typically being relatively long softwood and relatively short hardwood fibers as used in multi-layered tissue paper making. If the individual layers are initially formed on separate wires, the layers are subsequently combined when wet to form a multi-layered tissue paper web. The papermaking fibers are preferably comprised of different fiber types, the fibers typically being relatively long softwood and relatively short hardwood fibers. More preferably, the hardwood fibers comprise at least about 50% and said softwood fibers comprise at least about 10% of said papermaking fibers. In the papermaking process used to make filled tissue products according to the present invention, the step comprising the transfer of the web to a felt or fabric, e.g., conventionally felt pressing tissue paper, well known in the art, is expressly included within the scope of this invention. In this process step, the web is dewatered by transferring to a dewatering felt and pressing the web so that water is removed from the web into the felt by pressing operations wherein the web is subjected to pressure developed by opposing mechanical members, for example, cylindrical rolls. Because of the substantial pressures needed to de-water the web in this fashion, the resultant webs made by conventional felt pressing are relatively high in density and are characterized by having a uniform density throughout the web structure. In the papermaking process used to make filled tissue products according to the present invention, the step comprising the transfer of the semi-dry web to a Yankee dryer, the web is pressed during transfer to the cylindrical steam drum apparatus known in the art as a Yankee dryer. The side of web pressed against the Yankee dryer is referred to herein as the "opposite-side" surface outer layer, whereas the side facing away from the Yankee dryer is referred to herein as the "fabric-side" surface outer layer. The transfer is effected by mechanical means such as an opposing cylindrical drum pressing against the web. Vacuum may also be applied to the web as it is pressed against the Yankee surface. Multiple Yankee dryer drums can be employed. More preferable variations of the creped papermaking process for making filled tissue papers include the so-called pattern densified methods in which the resultant structure is characterized by having a relatively high bulk field of relatively low fiber density and an array of densified zones of relatively high fiber density dispersed within the high bulk field. The high bulk field is alternatively characterized as a field of pillow regions. The densified zones are alternatively referred to as knuckle regions. The densified zones may be discretely spaced within the high bulk field or may be interconnected, either fully or partially, within the high bulk field. Preferably, the zones of relatively high density are continuous and the high bulk field is discrete. Preferred processes for making pattern densified tissue webs are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 3,301 ,746, issued to Sanford and Sisson on January 31, 1967, U.S. Patent No. 3,974,025, issued to Peter G. Ayers on August 10, 1976, and U.S. Patent No. 4,191 ,609, issued to Paul D. Trokhan on March 4, 1980, and U.S. Patent 4,637,859, issued to Paul D. Trokhan on January 20, 1987, U.S. Patent 4,942,077 issued to Wendt et al. on July 17, 1990, European Patent Publication No. 0 617 164 A1 , Hyland et al., published September 28, 1994, European Patent Publication No. 0 616 074 A1 , Hermans et al., published September 21 , 1994; all of which are incorporated herein by reference. To form pattern densified creped tissue webs, the web transfer step immediately after forming the web is to a forming fabric rather than a felt. The web is juxtaposed against an array of supports comprising the forming fabric. The web is pressed against the array of supports, thereby resulting in densified zones in the web at the locations geographically corresponding to the points of contact between the array of supports and the wet web. The remainder of the web not compressed during this operation is referred to as the high bulk field. This high bulk field can be further dedensified by application of fluid pressure, such as with a vacuum type device or a blow-through dryer. The web is dewatered, and optionally predried, in such a manner so as to substantially avoid compression of the high bulk field. This is preferably accomplished by fluid pressure, such as with a vacuum type device or blow-through dryer, or alternately by mechanically pressing the web against an array of supports wherein the high bulk field is not compressed. The operations of dewatering, optional predrying and formation of the densified zones may be integrated or partially integrated to reduce the total number of processing steps performed. The moisture content of the semi-dry web at the point of transfer to the Yankee surface is less than about 40% and the hot air is forced through said semi-dry web while the semi-dry web is on said forming fabric to form a low density structure. The pattern densified web is transferred to the Yankee dryer and dried to completion, preferably still avoiding mechanical pressing. In the present invention, preferably from about 8% to about 55% of the creped tissue paper surface comprises densified knuckles having a relative density of at least 125% of the density of the high bulk field. The array of supports is preferably an imprinting carrier fabric having a patterned displacement of knuckles which operate as the array of supports which facilitate the formation of the densified zones upon application of pressure. The pattern of knuckles constitutes the array of supports previously referred to. Imprinting carrier fabrics are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 3,301 ,746, Sanford and Sisson, issued January 31 , 1967, U.S. Patent No. 3,821 ,068, Salvucci, Jr. et al., issued May 21, 1974, U.S. Patent No. 3,974,025, Ayers, issued August 10, 1976, U.S. Patent No. 3,573,164, Friedberg et al., issued March 30, 1971 , U.S. Patent No. 3,473,576, Amneus, issued October 21 , 1969, U.S. Patent No. 4,239,065, Trokhan, issued December 16, 1980, and U.S. Patent No. 4,528,239, Trokhan, issued July 9, 1985, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. Most preferably, the embryonic web is caused to conform to the surface of an open mesh drying/imprinting fabric by the application of a fluid force to the web and thereafter thermally predried on said fabric as part of a low density paper making process. The advantages of the present invention will be realized to the greatest degree when the drying or imprinting fabric herein before described is one which is characterized by having continuous high density ("knuckle") areas dispersed within a high bulk field. Preferably, relatively high bulk areas of a differential density structure are discrete regions referred to as "pillows" herein. When the drying or imprinting fabric comprises continuous high density or knuckle areas, the pillows are necessarily discrete. The frequency of pillows in a given area of the tissue paper is significant. It is desirable to maintain as high a level of pillows as possible for maximum bulk and visibility of the imprinting fabric pattern. However, excessive size can detract significantly from softness owing to the negatives of the more grossly textured surface. The present invention is particularly applicable to rather coarsely textured tissue papers. Therefore, one preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises tissue papers with less than about 150 discrete regions (i. e., pillows) per square inch of tissue paper surface, more preferably less than about 100 discrete regions (i. e., pillows) per sqare inch. Another variation of the processing steps included within the present invention includes the formation of, so-called uncompacted, non pattern- densified multi-layered tissue paper structures such as are described in U.S. Patent No. 3,812,000 issued to Joseph L. Salvucci, Jr. and Peter N. Yiannos on May 21 , 1974 and U.S. Patent No. 4,208,459, issued to Henry E. Becker, Albert L. McConnell, and Richard Schutte on June 17, 1980, both of which are incorporated herein by reference. In general uncompacted, non pattern densified multi-layered tissue paper structures are prepared by depositing a paper making furnish on a foraminous forming wire such as a Fourdrinier wire to form a wet web, draining the web and removing additional water without mechanical compression until the web has a fiber consistency of at least 80%, and creping the web. Water is removed from the web by vacuum dewatering and thermal drying. The resulting structure is a soft but weak high bulk sheet of relatively uncompacted fibers. Bonding material is preferably applied to portions of the web prior to creping. The advantages related to the practice of the present invention include the ability to reduce the amount of papermaking fibers required to produce a given amount of tissue paper product. Further, the optical properties, particularly the opacity, of the tissue product are improved. These advantages are realized in a tissue paper web which is soft while having a high level of strength and low tendency for linting and dusting. The term "strength" as used herein refers to the specific total tensile strength, the determination method for this measure is included in a later section of this specification. The tissue paper webs according to the present invention are strong. This generally means that their specific total tensile strength is at least about 0.200 meters, more preferably more than about 0.300 meters. The terms "lint" and "dust" are used interchangeably herein and refer to the tendency of a tissue paper web to release fibers or particulate fillers as measured in a controlled abrasion test, the methodology for which is detailed in a later section of this specification. Lint and dust are related to strength since the tendency to release fibers or particles is directly related to the degree to which such fibers or particles are anchored into the structure. As the overall level of anchoring is increased, the strength will be increased. However, it is possible to have a level of strength which is regarded as acceptable but have an unacceptable level of linting or dusting. This is because linting or dusting can be localized. For example, the surface of a tissue paper web can be prone to linting or dusting, while the degree of bonding beneath the surface can be sufficient to raise the overall level of strength to quite acceptable levels. In another case, the strength can be derived from a skeleton of relatively long papermaking fibers, while fiber fines or the particulate filler can be insufficiently bound within the structure. The filled tissue paper webs according to the present invention are relatively low in lint. Ultimate lint values, representing the average of lint values of the fabric-side surface and the opposite-side surface, below about 12 are preferable; below about 10 are more preferable. The multi-layered tissue paper web of this invention can be used in any application where soft, absorbent multi-layered tissue paper webs are required. Particularly advantageous uses of the multi-layered tissue paper web of this invention are in toilet tissue and facial tissue products. Both single-ply and multiply tissue paper products can be produced from the webs of the present invention. The Soft Filled Tissue Paper with Biased Surface Properties Figure 5 is a schematic representation of one embodiment of the soft tissue paper of the present invention revealing the structure of the various layers of the creped tissue paper. Referring to Figure 5, inner layer 120 is located between fabric-side surface layer 122 and opposite-side surface layer 121. Inner layer 120 predominately contains softwood fibers 123, while each of the outer layers 121 and 122 predominantly contain hardwood fibers, 125. Fine particulate filler particles 124 are preferably located in outer layers 121 and 122, and, particularly in one aspect of the invention are restricted as far as practical to the layer 122. The degree of bonding in layer 122 is controlled to be less than in layer 121 such that the lint value when measured with respect to layer 122 is higher than when measured with respect to layer 121. This is accomplished by promoting less bonding in layer 122 relative to layer 121. Those skilled in the art will recognize specific means by which this can be accomplished. Examples of means include refining the furnish composition for layer 122 to less degree, using less binder such as starch in layer 122, adding a higher proportion of all of the filler to layer 122, adding a bond inhibiting agent to layer 122, or altering the ratios of thickness of the layers such that layer 122 contains more mass than layer 122. Preferably, layer 122 will have from about 1.5 to about 2 times as much mass as layer 121. Analytical and Testing Procedures A. Density The density of multi-layered tissue paper, as that term is used herein, is the average density calculated as the basis weight of that paper divided by the caliper, with the appropriate unit conversions incorporated therein. Caliper of the multi-layered tissue paper, as used herein, is the thickness of the paper when subjected to a compressive load of 95 g/in 2 (15.5 g/cm 2 ). B. Molecular Weight Determination The essential distinguishing characteristic of polymeric materials is their molecular size. The properties which have enabled polymers to be used in a diversity of applications derive almost entirely from their macro-molecular nature. In order to characterize fully these materials it is essential to have some means of defining and determining their molecular weights and molecular weight distributions. It is more correct to use the term relative molecular mass rather the molecular weight, but the latter is used more generally in polymer technology. It is not always practical to determine molecular weight distributions. However, this is becoming more common practice using chromatographic techniques. Rather, recourse is made to expressing molecular size in terms of molecular weight averages. Molecular Weight Averages If we consider a simple molecular weight distribution which represents the weight fraction (wj) of molecules having relative molecular mass (Mj), it is possible to define several useful average values. Averaging carried out on the basis of the number of molecules (Nj) of a particular size (Mj) gives the Number Average Molecular Weight ∑Ni An important consequence of this definition is that the Number Average Molecular. Weight in grams contains Avogadro's Number of molecules. This definition of molecular weight is consistent with that of monodisperse molecular species, i.e. molecules having the same molecular weight. Of more significance is the recognition that if the number of molecules in a given mass of a polydisperse polymer can be determined in some way then n. can be calculated readily. This is the basis of colligative property measurements. Averaging on the basis of the weight fractions (Wj) of molecules of a given mass (Mj) leads to the definition of Weight Average Molecular Weights ∑Wj ∑Nj Mj M w is a more useful means for expressing polymer molecular weights than n since it reflects more accurately such properties as melt viscosity and mechanical properties of polymers and is therefor used in the present invention. C. Filler Particle Size Determination Particle size is an important determinant of performance of filler, especially as it relates to the ability to retain it in a paper sheet. Clay particles, in particular, are platy or blocky, not spherical, but a measure referred to as "equivalent spherical diameter" can be used as a relative measure of odd shaped particles and this is one of the main methods that the industry uses to measure the particle size of clays and other particulate fillers. Equivalent spherical diameter determinations of fillers can be made using TAPPI Useful Method 655, which is based on the Sedigraph® analysis, i.e., by the instrument of such type available from the Micromeritics Instrument Corporation of Norcross, Georgia. The instrument uses soft x-rays to determine gravity sedimentation rate of a dispersed slurry of particulate filler and employs Stokes Law to calculate the equivalent spherical diameter. D. Filler Quantitative Analysis in Paper Those skilled in the art will recognize that there are many methods for quantitative analysis of non-cellulosic filler materials in paper. To aid in the practice of this invention, two methods will be detailed applicable to the most preferred inorganic type fillers. The first method, ashing, is applicable to inorganic fillers in general. The second method, determination of kaolin by XRF, is tailored specifically to the filler found particularly suitable in the practice of the present invention, i.e. kaolin. Ashing Ashing is performed by use of a muffle furnace. In this method, a four place balance is first cleaned, calibrated and tarred. Next, a clean and empty platinum dish is weighed on the pan of the four place balance. Record the weight of the empty platinum dish in units of grams to the ten-thousandths place. Without re-tarring the balance, approximately 10 grams of the filled tissue paper sample is carefully folded into the platinum dish. The weight of the platinum boat and paper is recorded in units of grams to the ten-thousandths place. The paper in the platinum dish is then pre-ashed at low temperatures with a Bunsen burner flame. Care must be taken to do this slowly to avoid the formation of air-borne ash. If air-borne ash is observed, a new sample must be prepared. After the flame from this pre-ashing step has subsided, place the sample in the muffle furnace. The muffle furnace should be at a temperature of 575 C. Allow the sample to completely ash in the muffle furnace for approximately 4 hours. After this time, remove the sample with thongs and place on a clean, flame retardant surface. Allow the sample to cool for 30 minutes. After cooling, weigh the platinum dish/ash combination in units of grams to the ten-thousandths place. Record this weight. The ash content in the filled tissue paper is calculated by subtracting the weight of the clean, empty platinum dish from the weight of the platinum dish/ash combination. Record this ash content weight in units of grams to the ten-thousandths place. The ash content weight may be converted to a filler weight by knowledge of the filler loss on ashing (due for example to water vapor loss in kaolin). To determine this, first weigh a clean and empty platinum dish on the pan of a four place balance. Record the weight of the empty platinum dish in units of grams to the ten-thousandths place. Without re-tarring the balance, approximately 3 grams of the filler is carefully poured into the platinum dish. The weight of the platinum dish/filler combination is recorded in units of grams to the ten- thousandths place. This sample is then carefully placed in the muffle furnace at 575 C. Allow the sample to completely ash in the muffle furnace for approximately 4 hours. After this time, remove the sample with thongs and place on a clean, flame retardant surface. Allow the sample to cool for 30 minutes. After cooling, weigh the platinum dish/ash combination in units of grams to the ten-thousandths place. Record this weight. Calculate the percent loss on ashing in the original filler sample using the following equation: % Loss on ashing= f(Wt. of Original Filler Sample&pt dish)- (Wt. of Filler Ash&pt dish)1 x 100 [(Wt. of Original Filler Sample&pt dish) - (Wt of pt dish)] The % loss on ashing in kaolin is 10 to 15%. The original ash weight in units of grams can then be converted to a filler weight in units of grams with the following equation: Weight of Filler (g) = Weight of Ash (o) [1 - (% Loss on Ashing/100)] The percent filler in the original filled tissue paper can then be calculated as follows: % Filler in Tissue Paper = Weight of Filler (q) x 100 [(Weight of Platinum Dish&Paper) - (Weight of Platinum Dish)] Determination of Kaolin Clay by XRF The main advantage of the XRF technique over the muffle furnace ashing technique is speed, but it is not as universally applicable. The XRF spectrometer can quantitate the level of kaolin clay in a paper sample within 5 minutes compared to the hours it takes in the muffle furnace ashing method. The X-ray Fluorescence technique is based on the bombardment of the sample of interest with X-ray photons from a X-ray tube source. This bombardment by high energy photons causes core level electrons to be photoemitted by the elements present in the sample. These empty core levels are then filled by outer shell electrons. This filling by the outer shell electrons results in the fluorescence process such that additional X-ray photons are emitted by the elements present in the sample. Each element has distinct "fingerprint" energies for these X-ray fluorescent transitions. The energy and thus the identity of the element of interest of these emitted X-ray fluorescence photons is determined with a lithium doped silicon semiconductor detector. This detector makes it possible to determine the energy of the impinging photons and thus the identify the elements present in the sample. The elements from sodium to uranium may be identified in most sample matrices. In the case of the clay fillers, the detected elements are both silicon and aluminum. The particular X-ray Fluorescence instrument used in this clay analysis is a Spectrace 5000 made by Baker-Hughes Inc. of Mountain View, California. The first step in the quantitative analysis of clay is to calibrate the instrument with a set of known clay filled tissue standards, using clay inclusions ranging from 8% to 20%, for example. The exact clay level in these standard paper samples is determined with the muffle furnace ashing technique described above. A blank paper sample is also included as one of the standards. At least 5 standards bracketing the desired target clay level should be used to calibrate the instrument. Before the actual calibration process, the X-ray tube is powered to settings of 13 kilovolts and 0.20 milliamps. The instrument is also set up to integrate the detected signals for the aluminum and silicon contained in the clay. The paper sample is prepared by first cutting a 2" by 4" strip. This strip is then folded to make a 2" X 2" with the off-Yankee side facing out. This sample is placed on top of the sample cup and held in place with a retaining ring. During sample preparation, care must be taken to keep the sample flat on top of the sample cup. The instrument is then calibrated using this set of known standards. After calibrating the instrument with the set of known standards, the linear calibration curve is stored in the computer system's memory. This linear calibration curve is used to calculate clay levels in the unknowns. To insure the X-ray Fluorescence system is stable and working properly, a check sample of known clay content is run with every set of unknowns. If the analysis of the check sample results in an inaccurate result (10 to 15% off from its known clay content), the instrument is subjected to trouble-shooting and/or re-calibrated. For every paper-making condition, the clay content in at least 3 unknown samples is determined. The average and standard deviation is taken for these 3 samples. If the clay application procedure is suspected or intentionally set up to vary the clay content in either the cross direction (CD) or machine direction (MD) of the paper, more samples should be measured in these CD and MD directions. E. Measurement of Tissue Paper Lint The amount of lint generated from a tissue product is determined with a Sutherland Rub Tester. This tester uses a motor to rub a weighted felt 5 times over the stationary toilet tissue. The Hunter Color L value is measured before and after the rub test. The difference between these two Hunter Color L values is calculated as lint. SAMPLE PREPARATION: Prior to the lint rub testing, the paper samples to be tested should be conditioned according to Tappi Method #T402OM-88. Here, samples are preconditioned for 24 hours at a relative humidity level of 10 to 35% and within a temperature range of 22 to 40 °C. After this preconditioning step, samples should be conditioned for 24 hours at a relative humidity of 48 to 52% and within a temperature range of 22 to 24 °C. This rub testing should also take place within the confines of the constant temperature and humidity room. The Sutherland Rub Tester may be obtained from Testing Machines, Inc. (Amityville, NY, 11701). The tissue is first prepared by removing and discarding any product which might have been abraded in handling, e.g. on the outside of the roll. For multi-ply finished product, sufficient sections with each section containing two sheets of multi-ply product are removed to yield six sections of two-sheets each when separated. The plies of the multi-ply product are separated forming the six sections with each containing two sheets of single-ply product; the six sections are set on the bench-top. From this point forward, the individual plies of a multi-ply product are treated in the same manner as a single- ply product. For single-ply product, six sections with each containing two sheets of single-ply product are removed and set on the bench-top. Each sample is then folded in half such that the crease is running along the cross direction (CD) of the tissue sample. Make up 3 samples with the fabric-side surface "out" and 3 with the opposite-side surface "out". Keep track of which samples are fabric- side surface "out" and which are opposite-side surface out. Obtain a 30" X 40" piece of Crescent #300 cardboard from Cordage Inc. (800 E. Ross Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45217). Using a paper cutter, cut out six pieces of cardboard of dimensions of 2.5" X 6". Puncture two holes into each of the six cards by forcing the cardboard onto the hold down pins of the Sutherland Rub tester. Center and carefully place each of the 2.5" X 6" cardboard pieces on top of the six previously folded samples. Make sure the 6" dimension of the cardboard is running parallel to the machine direction (MD) of each of the tissue samples. Center and carefully place each of the cardboard pieces on top of the three previously folded samples. Once again, make sure the 6" dimension of the cardboard is running parallel to the machine direction (MD) of each of the tissue samples. Fold one edge of the exposed portion of tissue sample onto the back of the cardboard. Secure this edge to the cardboard with adhesive tape obtained from 3M Inc. (3/4" wide Scotch Brand, St. Paul, MN). Carefully grasp the other over-hanging tissue edge and snugly fold it over onto the back of the cardboard. While maintaining a snug fit of the paper onto the board, tape this second edge to the back of the cardboard. Repeat this procedure for each sample. Turn over each sample and tape the cross direction edge of the tissue paper to the cardboard. One half of the adhesive tape should contact the tissue paper while the other half is adhering to the cardboard. Repeat this procedure for each of the samples. If the tissue sample breaks, tears, or becomes frayed at any time during the course of this sample preparation procedure, discard and make up a new sample with a new tissue sample strip. There will now be 3 fabric-side surface "out" samples on cardboard and 3 opposite-side surface "out" samples on cardboard. FELT PREPARATION: Obtain a 30" X 40" piece of Crescent #300 cardboard from Cordage Inc. (800 E. Ross Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45217). Using a paper cutter, cut out six pieces of cardboard of dimensions of 2.25" X 7.25". Draw two lines parallel to the short dimension and down 1.125" from the top and bottom most edges on the white side of the cardboard. Carefully score the length of the line with a razor blade using a straight edge as a guide. Score it to a depth about half way through the thickness of the sheet. This scoring allows the cardboard/felt combination to fit tightly around the weight of the Sutherland Rub tester. Draw an arrow running parallel to the long dimension of the cardboard on this scored side of the cardboard. Cut the six pieces of black felt (F-55 or equivalent from New England Gasket, 550 Broad Street, Bristol, CT 06010) to the dimensions of 2.25" X 8.5" X 0.0625." Place the felt on top of the unscored, green side of the cardboard such that the long edges of both the felt and cardboard are parallel and in alignment. Make sure the fluffy side of the felt is facing up. Also allow about 0.5" to overhang the top and bottom most edges of the cardboard. Snugly fold over both overhanging felt edges onto the backside of the cardboard with Scotch brand tape. Prepare a total of six of these felt/cardboard combinations. For best reproducibility, all samples should be run with the same lot of felt. Obviously, there are occasions where a single lot of felt becomes completely depleted. In those cases where a new lot of felt must be obtained, a correction factor should be determined for the new lot of felt. To determine the correction factor, obtain a representative single tissue sample of interest, and enough felt to make up 24 cardboard/felt samples for the new and old lots. As described below and before any rubbing has taken place, obtain Hunter L readings for each of the 24 cardboard/felt samples of the new and old lots of felt. Calculate the averages for both the 24 cardboard/felt samples of the old lot and the 24 cardboard/felt samples of the new lot. Next, rub test the 24 cardboard/felt boards of the new lot and the 24 cardboard/felt boards of the old lot as described below. Make sure the same tissue lot number is used for each of the 24 samples for the old and new lots. In addition, sampling of the paper in the preparation of the cardboard/tissue samples must be done so the new lot of felt and the old lot of felt are exposed to as representative as possible of a tissue sample. Discard any product which might have been damaged or abraded. Next, obtain 48 strips of tissue each two usable units (also termed sheets) long. Place the first two usable unit strip on the far left of the lab bench and the last of the 48 samples on the far right of the bench. Mark the sample to the far left with the number "1" in a 1 cm by 1 cm area of the corner of the sample. Continue to mark the samples consecutively up to 48 such that the last sample to the far right is numbered 48. Use the 24 odd numbered samples for the new felt and the 24 even numbered samples for the old felt. Order the odd number samples from lowest to highest. Order the even numbered samples from lowest to highest. Now, mark the lowest number for each set with a letter "F." Mark the next highest number with the letter "O." Continue marking the samples in this alternating "FVO" pattern. Use the "F" samples for fabric-side surface "out" lint analyses and the "O" samples for opposite-side surface "out" lint analyses. There are now a total of 24 samples for the new lot of felt and the old lot of felt. Of this 24, twelve are for fabric-side surface "out" lint analysis and 12 are for opposites-side surface "out" lint analysis. Rub and measure the Hunter Color L values for all 24 samples of the old felt as described below. Record the 12 fabric-side surface Hunter Color L values for the old felt. Average the 12 values. Record the 12 opposite-side surface Hunter Color L values for the old felt. Average the 12 values. Subtract the average initial un-rubbed Hunter Color L felt reading from the average Hunter Color L reading for the fabric-side surface rubbed samples. This is the delta average difference for the fabric-side surface samples. Subtract the average initial un-rubbed Hunter Color L felt reading from the average Hunter Color L reading for the opposite-side surface rubbed samples. This is the delta average difference for the opposite-side surface samples. Calculate the sum of the delta average difference for the fabric-side surface and the delta average difference for the opposite-side surface and divide this sum by 2. This is the uncorrected lint value for the old felt. If there is a current felt correction factor for the old felt, add it to the uncorrected lint value for the old felt. This value is the corrected Lint Value for the old felt. Rub and measure the Hunter Color L values for all 24 samples of the new felt as described below. Record the 12 fabric-side surface Hunter Color L values for the new felt. Average the 12 values. Record the 12 opposite-side surface Hunter Color L values for the new felt. Average the 12 values. Subtract the average initial un-rubbed Hunter Color L felt reading from the average Hunter Color L reading for the fabric-side surface rubbed samples. This is the delta average difference for the fabric-side surface samples. Subtract the average initial un-rubbed Hunter Color L felt reading from the average Hunter Color L reading for the opposite-side surface rubbed samples. This is the delta average difference for the opposite-side surface samples. Calculate the sum of the delta average difference for the fabric-side surface and the delta average difference for the opposite-side surface and divide this sum by 2. This is the uncorrected lint value for the new felt. Take the difference between the corrected Lint Value from the old felt and the uncorrected lint value for the new felt. This difference is the felt correction factor for the new lot of felt. Adding this felt correction factor to the uncorrected lint value for the new felt should be identical to the corrected Lint Value for the old felt. CARE OF 4 POUND WEIGHT: he four pound weight has four square inches of effective contact area providing a contact pressure of one pound per square inch. Since the contact pressure can be changed by alteration of the rubber pads mounted on the face of the weight, it is important to use only the rubber pads supplied by the manufacturer (Brown Inc., Mechanical Services Department, Kalamazoo, Ml). These pads must be replaced if they become hard, abraded or chipped off. When not in use, the weight must be positioned such that the pads are not supporting the full weight of the weight. It is best to store the weight on its side. RUB TESTER INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION: The Sutherland Rub Tester must first be calibrated prior to use. First, turn on the Sutherland Rub Tester by moving the tester switch to the "cont" position. When the tester arm is in its position closest to the user, turn the tester's switch to the "auto" position. Set the tester to run 5 strokes by moving the pointer arm on the large dial to the "five" position setting. One stroke is a single and complete forward and reverse motion of the weight. The end of the rubbing block should be in the position closest to the operator at the beginning and at the end of each test. Prepare a tissue paper on cardboard sample as described above. In addition, prepare a felt on cardboard sample as described above. Both of these samples will be used for calibration of the instrument and will not be used in the acquisition of data for the actual samples. Place this calibration tissue sample on the base plate of the tester by slipping the holes in the board over the hold-down pins. The hold-down pins prevent the sample from moving during the test. Clip the calibration felt/cardboard sample onto the four pound weight with the cardboard side contacting the pads of the weight. Make sure the cardboard/felt combination is resting flat against the weight. Hook this weight onto the tester arm and gently place the tissue sample underneath the weight/felt combination. The end of the weight closest to the operator must be over the cardboard of the tissue sample and not the tissue sample itself. The felt must rest flat on the tissue sample and must be in 100% contact with the tissue surface. Activate the tester by depressing the "push" button. Keep a count of the number of strokes and observe and make a mental note of the starting and stopping position of the felt covered weight in relationship to the sample. If the total number of strokes is five and if the end of the felt covered weight closest to the operator is over the cardboard of the tissue sample at the beginning and end of this test, the tester is calibrated and ready to use. If the total number of strokes is not five or if the end of the felt covered weight closest to the operator is over the actual paper tissue sample either at the beginning or end of the test, repeat this calibration procedure until 5 strokes are counted the end of the felt covered weight closest to the operator is situated over the cardboard at the both the start and end of the test. During the actual testing of samples, monitor and observe the stroke count and the starting and stopping point of the felt covered weight. Recalibrate when necessary. HUNTER COLOR METER CALIBRATION: Adjust the Hunter Color Difference Meter for the black and white standard plates according to the procedures outlined in the operation manual of the instrument. Also run the stability check for standardization as well as the daily color stability check if this has not been done during the past eight hours. In addition, the zero reflectance must be checked and readjusted if necessary. Place the white standard plate on the sample stage under the instrument port. Release the sample stage and allow the sample plate to be raised beneath the sample port. Using the "L-Y", "a-X", and "b-Z" standardizing knobs, adjust the instrument to read the Standard White Plate Values of "L", "a", and "b" when the "L", "a", and "b" push buttons are depressed in turn. MEASUREMENT OF SAMPLES: The first step in the measurement of lint is to measure the Hunter color values of the black felt/cardboard samples prior to being rubbed on the toilet tissue. The first step in this measurement is to lower the standard white plate from under the instrument port of the Hunter color instrument. Center a felt covered cardboard, with the arrow pointing to the back of the color meter, on top of the standard plate. Release the sample stage, allowing the felt covered cardboard to be raised under the sample port. Since the felt width is only slightly larger than the viewing area diameter, make sure the felt completely covers the viewing area. After confirming complete coverage, depress the L push button and wait for the reading to stabilize. Read and record this L value to the nearest 0.1 unit. If a D25D2A head is in use, lower the felt covered cardboard and plate, rotate the felt covered cardboard 90 degrees so the arrow points to the right side of the meter. Next, release the sample stage and check once more to make sure the viewing area is completely covered with felt. Depress the L push button. Read and record this value to the nearest 0.1 unit. For the D25D2M unit, the recorded value is the Hunter Color L value. For the D25D2A head where a rotated sample reading is also recorded, the Hunter Color L value is the average of the two recorded values. Measure the Hunter Color L values for all of the felt covered cardboards using this technique. If the Hunter Color L values are all within 0.3 units of one another, take the average to obtain the initial L reading. If the Hunter Color L values are not within the 0.3 units, discard those felt/cardboard combinations outside the limit. Prepare new samples and repeat the Hunter Color L measurement until all samples are within 0.3 units of one another. For the measurement of the actual tissue paper/cardboard combinations, place the tissue sample/cardboard combination on the base plate of the tester by slipping the holes in the board over the hold-down pins. The hold-down pins prevent the sample from moving during the test. Clip the calibration felt/cardboard sample onto the four pound weight with the cardboard side contacting the pads of the weight. Make sure the cardboard/felt combination is resting flat against the weight. Hook this weight onto the tester arm and gently place the tissue sample underneath the weight/felt combination. The end of the weight closest to the operator must be over the cardboard of the tissue sample and not the tissue sample itself. The felt must rest flat on the tissue sample and must be in 100% contact with the tissue surface. Next, activate the tester by depressing the "push" button. At the end of the five strokes the tester will automatically stop. Note the stopping position of the felt covered weight in relation to the sample. If the end of the felt covered weight toward the operator is over cardboard, the tester is operating properly. If the end of the felt covered weight toward the operator is over sample, disregard this measurement and recalibrate as directed above in the Sutherland Rub Tester Calibration section. Remove the weight with the felt covered cardboard. Inspect the tissue sample. If torn, discard the felt and tissue and start over. If the tissue sample is intact, remove the felt covered cardboard from the weight. Determine the Hunter Color L value on the felt covered cardboard as described above for the blank felts. Record the Hunter Color L readings for the felt after rubbing. Rub, measure, and record the Hunter Color L values for all remaining samples. After all tissues have been measured, remove and discard all felt. Felts strips are not used again. Cardboards are used until they are bent, torn, limp, or no longer have a smooth surface. CALCULATIONS: Determine the delta L values by subtracting the average initial L reading found for the unused felts from each of the measured values for the fabric-side surface and opposite-side surface sides of the sample as follows. Subtract the average initial L reading found for the unused felts from each of the three fabric- side surface L readings and each of the three opposite-side surface L readings. Calculate the average delta for the three fabric-side surface values. Calculate the average delta for the three opposite-side surface side values. Subtract the felt factor from each of these averages. The final results are termed a lint for the fabric-side surface and a lint for the opposite-side surface of the tissue web. By taking a ratio of the lint value on the opposite-side compared to the value on the fabric-side surface, the "lint ratio" is obtained. In other words, to calculate the lint ratio, the following formula is used: Lint Ratio = Lint Value, opposite-side surface. Lint Value, fabric-side surface By taking the average of the lint value on the fabric-side surface and the opposite-side surface, an ultimate lint is obtained for the overall tissue web. In other words, to calculate the ultimate lint, the following formula is used: Ultimate Lint = Lint Value, fabric-side + Lint Value, opposite-side F. Measurement of Panel Softness of Tissue Papers Ideally, prior to softness testing, the paper samples to be tested should be conditioned according to Tappi Method #T402OM-88. Here, samples are preconditioned for 24 hours at a relative humidity level of 10 to 35% and within a temperature range of 22 to 40 °C. After this preconditioning step, samples should be conditioned for 24 hours at a relative humidity of 48 to 52% and within a temperature range of 22 to 24 °C. Ideally, the softness panel testing should take place within the confines of a constant temperature and humidity room. If this is not feasible, all samples, including the controls, should experience identical environmental exposure conditions. Softness testing is performed as a paired comparison in a form similar to that described in "Manual on Sensory Testing Methods", ASTM Special Technical Publication 434, published by the American Society For Testing and Materials 1968 and is incorporated herein by reference. Softness is evaluated by subjective testing using what is referred to as a Paired Difference Test. The method employs a standard external to the test material itself. For tactile perceived softness two samples are presented such that the subject cannot see the samples, and the subject is required to choose one of them on the basis of tactile softness. The result of the test is reported in what is referred to as Panel Score Unit (PSU). With respect to softness testing to obtain the softness data reported herein in PSU, a number of softness panel tests are performed. In each test ten practiced softness judges are asked to rate the relative softness of three sets of paired samples. The pairs of samples are judged one pair at a time by each judge: one sample of each pair being designated X and the other Y. Briefly, each X sample is graded against its paired Y sample as follows: 1. a grade of plus one is given if X is judged to may be a little softer than Y, and a grade of minus one is given if Y is judged to may be a little softer than X; 2. a grade of plus two is given if X is judged to surely be a little softer than Y, and a grade of minus two is given if Y is judged to surely be a little softer than X; 3. a grade of plus three is given to X if it is judged to be a lot softer than Y, and a grade of minus three is given if Y is judged to be a lot softer than X; and, lastly: 4. a grade of plus four is given to X if it is judged to be a whole lot softer than Y, and a grade of minus 4 is given if Y is judged to be a whole lot softer than X. The grades are averaged and the resultant value is in units of PSU. The resulting data are considered the results of one panel test. If more than one sample pair is evaluated then all sample pairs are rank ordered according to their grades by paired statistical analysis. Then, the rank is shifted up or down in value as required to give a zero PSU value to which ever sample is chosen to be the zero-base standard. The other samples then have plus or minus values as determined by their relative grades with respect to the zero base standard. The number of panel tests performed and averaged is such that about 0.2 PSU represents a significant difference in subjectively perceived softness. G. Measurement of Strength of Tissue Papers DRY TENSILE STRENGTH: The tensile strength is determined on one inch wide strips of sample using a Thwing-Albert Intelect II Standard Tensile Tester (Thwing-Albert Instrument Co., 10960 Dutton Rd., Philadelphia, PA, 19154). This method is intended for use on finished paper products, reel samples, and unconverted stocks. SAMPLE CONDITIONING AND PREPARATION: Prior to tensile testing, the paper samples to be tested should be conditioned according to Tappi Method #T402OM-88. All plastic and paper board packaging materials must be carefully removed from the paper samples prior to testing. The paper samples should be conditioned for at least 2 hours at a relative humidity of 48 to 52% and within a temperature range of 22 to 24 °C. Sample preparation and all aspects of the tensile testing should also take place within the confines of the constant temperature and humidity room. For finished product, discard any damaged product. Next, remove 5 strips of four usable units (also termed sheets) and stack one on top to the other to form a long stack with the perforations between the sheets coincident. Identify sheets 1 and 3 for machine direction tensile measurements and sheets 2 and 4 for cross direction tensile measurements. Next, cut through the perforation line using a paper cutter (JDC-1-10 or JDC-1-12 with safety shield from Thwing-Albert Instrument Co., 10960 Dutton Road, Philadelphia, PA, 19154) to make 4 separate stocks. Make sure stacks 1 and 3 are still identified for machine direction testing and stacks 2 and 4 are identified for cross direction testing. Cut two 1" wide strips in the machine direction from stacks 1 and 3. Cut two 1" wide strips in the cross direction from stacks 2 and 4. There are now four 1" wide strips for machine direction tensile testing and four 1" wide strips for cross direction tensile testing. For these finished product samples, all eight 1" wide strips are five usable units (also termed sheets) thick. For unconverted stock and/or reel samples, cut a 15" by 15" sample which is 8 plies thick from a region of interest of the sample using a paper cutter (JDC-1-10 or JDC-1-12 with safety shield from Thwing-Albert Instrument Co., 10960 Dutton Road, Philadelphia, PA, 19154) . Make sure one 15" cut runs parallel to the machine direction while the other runs parallel to the cross direction. Make sure the sample is conditioned for at least 2 hours at a relative humidity of 48 to 52% and within a temperature range of 22 to 24 °C. Sample preparation and all aspects of the tensile testing should also take place within the confines of the constant temperature and humidity room. From this preconditioned 15" by 15" sample which is 8 plies thick, cut four strips 1" by 7" with the long 7" dimension running parallel to the machine direction. Note these samples as machine direction reel or unconverted stock samples. Cut an additional four strips 1" by 7" with the long 7" dimension running parallel to the cross direction. Note these samples as cross direction reel or unconverted stock samples. Make sure all previous cuts are made using a paper cutter (JDC-1-10 or JDC-1-12 with safety shield from Thwing-Albert Instrument Co., 10960 Dutton Road, Philadelphia, PA, 19154). There are now a total of eight samples: four 1" by 7" strips which are 8 plies thick with the 7" dimension running parallel to the machine direction and four 1" by 7" strips which are 8 plies thick with the 7" dimension running parallel to the cross direction. OPERATION OF TENSILE TESTER: For the actual measurement of the tensile strength, use a Thwing-Albert Intelect II Standard Tensile Tester (Thwing-Albert Instrument Co., 10960 Dutton Rd., Philadelphia, PA, 19154). Insert the flat face clamps into the unit and calibrate the tester according to the instructions given in the operation manual of the Thwing-Albert Intelect II. Set the instrument crosshead speed to 4.00 in/min and the 1st and 2nd gauge lengths to 2.00 inches. The break sensitivity should be set to 20.0 grams and the sample width should be set to 1.00" and the sample thickness at 0.025". A load cell is selected such that the predicted tensile result for the sample to be tested lies between 25% and 75% of the range in use. For example, a 5000 gram load cell may be used for samples with a predicted tensile range of 1250 grams (25% of 5000 grams) and 3750 grams (75% of 5000 grams). The tensile tester can also be set up in the 10% range with the 5000 gram load cell such that samples with predicted tensiles of 125 grams to 375 grams could be tested. Take one of the tensile strips and place one end of it in one clamp of the tensile tester. Place the other end of the paper strip in the other clamp. Make sure the long dimension of the strip is running parallel to the sides of the tensile tester. Also make sure the strips are not overhanging to the either side of the two clamps. In addition, the pressure of each of the clamps must be in full contact with the paper sample. After inserting the paper test strip into the two clamps, the instrument tension can be monitored. If it shows a value of 5 grams or more, the sample is too taut. Conversely, if a period of 2-3 seconds passes after starting the test before any value is recorded, the tensile strip is too slack. Start the tensile tester as described in the tensile tester instrument manual. The test is complete after the crosshead automatically returns to its initial starting position. Read and record the tensile load in units of grams from the instrument scale or the digital panel meter to the nearest unit. If the reset condition is not performed automatically by the instrument, perform the necessary adjustment to set the instrument clamps to their initial starting positions. Insert the next paper strip into the two clamps as described above and obtain a tensile reading in units of grams. Obtain tensile readings from all the paper test strips. It should be noted that readings should be rejected if the strip slips or breaks in or at the edge of the clamps while performing the test. CALCULATIONS: For the four machine direction 1" wide finished product strips, sum the four individual recorded tensile readings. Divide this sum by the number of strips tested. This number should normally be four. Also divide the sum of recorded tensiles by the number of usable units per tensile strip. This is normally five for both 1-ply and 2-ply products. Repeat this calculation for the cross direction finished product strips. For the unconverted stock or reel samples cut in the machine direction, sum the four individual recorded tensile readings. Divide this sum by the number of strips tested. This number should normally be four. Also divide the sum of recorded tensiles by the number of usable units per tensile strip. This is normally eight. Repeat this calculation for the cross direction unconverted or reel sample paper strips. All results are in units of grams/inch. For purposes of this specification, the tensile strength should be converted into a "specific total tensile strength" defined as the sum of the tensile strength measured in the machine and cross machine directions, divided by the basis weight, and corrected in units to a value in meters. EXAMPLES The following examples are offered to illustrate the practice of the present invention. These examples are intended to aid in the description of the present invention, but, in no way, should be interpreted as limiting the scope thereof. The present invention is bounded only by the appended claims. EXAMPLE 1 This comparative Example illustrates a reference process for forming a filled tissue paper, not incorporating the features of the present invention. This process is illustrated in the following steps: An aqueous slurry of eucalyptus fibers of about 3% by weight is made up using a conventional repulper. Cypro 514® is added to the slurry at a rate of 0.02% based on the dry weight of the Cypro 514 relative to the finished dry weight of the creped tissue paper. The treated slurry is then carried through a stock pipe toward the paper machine. The particulate filler is kaolin clay, grade WW Fil Slurry®, made by Dry Branch Kaolin of Dry Branch, GA. It is delivered as a slurry at 70% solids through a stock pipe where it is mixed with an anionic flocculant, Accurac 62®, which is delivered as a 0.3% dispersion in water. Accurac 62® is conveyed at a rate equivalent to about 0.5% based on a the amount of solid weight of the flocculant and finished dry weight of the resultant creped tissue product. The adsorption of the flocculant is promoted by passing the mixture through an in line mixer. This forms a conditioned slurry of filler particles. The conditioned slurry of filler particles is then mixed into the stock pipe carrying the refined eucalyptus fibers The eucalyptus fiber and particulate filler mixture is divided into two separate flows in a proportion such that the flow whose fate will ultimately be to comprise the fabric-side surface contains about twice the mass as the flow whose fate will ultimately be to comprise the opposite side surface. The eucalyptus flows are directed toward the papermachine. Each flow stream is then treated with a cationic starch RediBOND 5320®, which is delivered as a 1% dispersion in water. The flow which will ultimately form the fabric-side surface layer is treated with the starch at a rate of 0.15% based on the dry weight of starch and the finished dry weight of the resultant creped tissue product. The flow which will ultimately form the opposite-side surface layer is treated with the starch at a rate of 0.05% based on the dry weight of starch and the finished dry weight of the resultant creped tissue product. Absorption of the cationic starch is improved by passing the resultant mixture through an in line mixer. The resultant slurries are then each diluted with white water at the inlet of their respective fan pumps to a consistency of about 0.2% based on the weight of the solid filler particles and eucalyptus fibers. After the fan pumps carrying the combination of agglomerated filler particles and eucalyptus fibers, additional Accurac 62®, diluted to a concentration of about 0.05% solids, is added to each of the mixtures at a rate corresponding to about 0.013% based on the solids weight of the filler and eucalyptus fiber. A bond inhibiting composition is prepared by melting together a mixture of equal amounts of Varisoft 137® and Polyethylene glycol 400 at a temperature of about 88°C. The melted mixture is then charged into an agitated water-stream at a temperature of about 66°C to a concentration of about 2%, based on the Varisoft content. ' The bond inhibiting composition is added to one of the eucalyptus and particulate fiber slurry flows such that it is added to the flow which will ultimately form the layer comprising the fabric-side surface layer. An amount of the bond inhibiting composition is added to comprise approximately 0.2% based on the Varisoft 137® weight compared to the dry weight of the finished tissue. An aqueous slurry of NSK of about 3% consistency is made up using a conventional pulper and is passed through a stock pipe toward the headbox of the Fourdrinier. In order to impart a temporary wet strength to the finished product, a 1% dispersion of Parez 750® is prepared and is added to the NSK stock pipe at a rate sufficient to deliver 1.38% Parez 750® based on the dry weight of the NSK fibers. The absorption of the temporary wet strength resin is enhanced by passing the treated slurry through an in-line mixer. To impart additional dry strength, the NSK slurry is also then treated with a cationic starch, RediBOND 5320®- which is delivered as a 1% dispersion in water. The starch is used at a rate of 0.15% based on the dry weight of starch and the finished dry weight of the resultant creped tissue product. The absorption of the temporary wet strength resin is enhanced by passing the treated slurry through an in-line mixer. The NSK slurry is diluted with white water to about 0.2% consistency at the fan pump. After the fan pump, additional Accurac 62®, diluted to a concentration of about 0.05% solids, is added to the mixture at a rate corresponding to about 0.065% based on the solids weight of the filler and the NSK fiber. The slurries of NSK and eucalyptus are directed into a multi-channeled headbox suitably equipped with layering leaves to maintain the streams as separate layers until discharge onto a traveling Fourdrinier wire. A three- chambered headbox is used. The combined eucalyptus and particulate filler containing sufficient solids flow to achieve 80% of the dry weight of the ultimate paper is directed to chambers leading to each of the two outer layers, while the NSK slurry comprising sufficient solids flow to achieve 20% of the dry weight of the ultimate paper is directed to a chamber leading to a layer between the two eucalyptus layers. The NSK and eucalyptus slurries are combined at the discharge of the headbox into a composite slurry. The flows to the two outer chambers of the headbox are controlled to cause about twice as much of the mass of the eucalyptus slurry to be directed to the fabric-side surface layer as to the opposite-side surface layer. The composite slurry is discharged onto the traveling Fourdrinier wire and is dewatered assisted by a deflector and vacuum boxes. The embryonic wet web is transferred from the Fourdrinier wire, at a fiber consistency of about 15% at the point of transfer, to a patterned drying fabric. The drying fabric is designed to yield a pattern densified tissue with discontinuous low-density deflected areas ' arranged within a continuous network of high density (knuckle) areas. This drying fabric is formed by casting an impervious resin surface onto a fiber mesh supporting fabric. The supporting fabric is a 45 X 72 filament, three layer mesh with a fiber support index of 95. The thickness of the resin cast is about 4.5 mil. The knuckle area is about 35% and the open cells remain at a frequency of about 78 per squae inch. Further de-watering is accomplished by vacuum assisted drainage until the web has a fiber consistency of about 28%. While remaining in contact with the patterned forming fabric, the patterned web is pre-dried by air blow-through to a fiber consistency of about 62% by weight. The semi-dry web is then adhered to the surface of a Yankee dryer with a sprayed creping adhesive comprising a 0.125% aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol. The creping adhesive is delivered to the Yankee surface at a rate of 0.1% adhesive solids based on the dry weight of the web. The fiber consistency is increased to about 96% before the web is dry creped from the Yankee with a doctor blade. The doctor blade has a bevel angle of about 25 degrees and is positioned with respect to the Yankee dryer to provide an impact angle of about 81 degrees. The percent crepe is adjusted to about 18% by operating the Yankee dryer at about 800 fpm (feet per minute) (about 244 meters per minute), while the dry web is formed into roll at a speed of 656 fpm (200 meters per minutes). The web is converted into a three-layer, single-ply creped patterned densified tissue paper product of about 19 lb per 3000 ft 2 basis weight. EXAMPLE 2 This Example illustrates preparation of a filled tissue paper exhibiting one embodiment of the present invention . An aqueous slurry of eucalyptus fibers of about 3% by weight is made up using a conventional repulper. Cypro 514® is added to the slurry at a rate of 0.02% based on the dry weight of the Cypro 514 relative to the finished dry weight of the creped tissue paper. The treated slurry is then carried through a stock pipe toward the paper machine. The particulate filler is kaolin clay, grade WW Fil Slurry®, made by Dry Branch Kaolin of Dry Branch, GA. It is delivered as a slurry at 70% solids through a stock pipe where it is mixed with an anionic flocculant, Accurac 62, which is delivered as a 0.3% dispersion in water. Accurac 62® is conveyed at a rate equivalent to about 0.05% based on a the amount of solid weight of the flocculant and finished dry weight of the resultant creped tissue product. The adsorption of the flocculant is promoted by passing the mixture through an in line mixer. This forms a conditioned slurry of filler particles. The agglomerated slurry of filler particles is then mixed into the stock pipe carrying the refined eucalyptus fibers The eucalyptus fiber and particulate filler mixture is divided into two separate flows in a proportion such that the flow whose fate will ultimately be to comprise the fabric-side surface contains about twice the mass as the flow whose fate will ultimately be to comprise the opposite side surface. The eucalyptus flows are directed toward the papermachine. Each flow stream is then treated with a cationic starch RediBOND 5320®, which is delivered as a 1% dispersion in water. The flow which will ultimately form the fabric-side surface layer is treated with the starch at a rate of 0.05% based on the dry weight of starch and the finished dry weight of the resultant creped tissue product. The flow which will ultimately form the opposite-side surface layer is treated with the starch at a rate of 0.05% based on the dry weight of starch and the finished dry weight of the resultant creped tissue product. Absorption of the cationic starch is improved by passing the resultant mixture through an in line mixer. The resultant slurries are then each diluted with white water at the inlet of their respective fan pumps to a consistency of about 0.2% based on the weight of the solid filler particles and eucalyptus fibers. After the fan pumps carrying the combination of agglomerated filler particles and eucalyptus fibers, additional Accurac 62®, diluted to a concentration of about 0.05% solids, is added to each of the mixtures at a rate corresponding to about 0.013% based on the solids weight of the filler and eucalyptus fiber. A bond inhibiting composition is prepared by melting together a mixture of equal amounts of Varisoft 137® and Polyethylene glycol 400 at a temperature of about 88°C. The melted mixture is then charged into an agitated water-stream at a temperature of about 66°C to a concentration of about 2%, based on the Varisoft content. The bond inhibiting composition is added to one of the eucalyptus and particulate fiber slurry flows such that it is added to the flow which will ultimately form the layer comprising the fabric-side surface layer. An amount of the bond inhibiting composition is added to comprise approximately 0.1% based on the Varisoft 137® weight compared to the dry weight of the finished tissue. An aqueous slurry of NSK of about 3% consistency is made up using a conventional pulper and is passed through a stock pipe toward the headbox of the Fourdrinier. In order to impart a temporary wet strength to the finished product, a 1% dispersion of Parez 750® is prepared and is added to the NSK stock pipe at a rate sufficient to deliver 1.38% Parez 750® based on the dry weight of the NSK fibers. The absorption of the temporary wet strength resin is enhanced by passing the treated slurry through an in-line mixer. To impart additional dry strength, the NSK slurry is also then treated with a cationic starch, RediBOND 5320®, which is delivered as a 1% dispersion in water. The starch is used at a rate of 0.4% based on the dry weight of the resultant creped tissue product. The absorption of the temporary wet strength resin is enhanced by passing the treated slurry through an in-line mixer. The NSK slurry is diluted with white water to about 0.2% consistency at the fan pump. After the fan pump, additional Accurac 62®, diluted to a concentration of about 0.05% solids, is added to the mixture at a rate corresponding to about 0.013% based on the solids weight of the filler and the NSK fiber. The slurries of NSK and eucalyptus are directed into a multi-channeled headbox suitably equipped with layering leaves to maintain the streams as separate layers until discharge onto a traveling Fourdrinier wire. A three- chambered headbox is used. The combined eucalyptus and particulate filler containing sufficient solids flow to achieve 80% of the dry weight of the ultimate paper is directed to chambers leading to each of the two outer layers, while the NSK slurry comprising sufficient solids flow to achieve 20% of the dry weight of the ultimate paper is directed to a chamber leading to a layer between the two eucalyptus layers. The NSK and eucalyptus slurries are combined at the discharge of the headbox into a composite slurry. The flows to the two outer chambers of the headbox are controlled to cause about twice as much of the mass of the eucalyptus slurry to be directed to the fabric-side surface layer as to the opposite-side surface layer. The composite slurry is discharged onto the traveling Fourdrinier wire and is dewatered assisted by a deflector and vacuum boxes. The embryonic wet web is transferred from the Fourdrinier wire, at a fiber consistency of about 15% at the point of transfer, to a patterned drying fabric. The drying fabric is designed to yield a pattern densified tissue with discontinuous low-density deflected areas arranged within a continuous network of high density (knuckle) areas. This drying fabric is formed by casting an impervious resin surface onto a fiber mesh supporting fabric. The supporting fabric is a 45 x 72 filament, three layer mesh with a fiber support index of 95. The thickness of the resin cast is about 4.5 mil. The knuckle area is about 35% and the open cells remain at a frequency of about 78 per sqaure inch. Further de-watering is accomplished by vacuum assisted drainage until the web has a fiber consistency of about 28%. While remaining in contact with the patterned forming fabric, the patterned web is pre-dried by air blow-through to a fiber consistency of about 62% by weight. The semi-dry web is then adhered to the surface of a Yankee dryer with a sprayed creping adhesive comprising a 0.125% aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol. The creping adhesive is delivered to the Yankee surface at a rate of 0.1% adhesive solids based on the dry weight of the web. The fiber consistency is increased to about 96% before the web is dry creped from the Yankee with a doctor blade. The doctor blade has a bevel angle of about 25 degrees and is positioned with respect to the Yankee dryer to provide an impact angle of about 81 degrees. The percent crepe is adjusted to about 18% by operating the Yankee dryer at about 800 fpm (feet per minute) (about 244 meters per minute), while the dry web is formed into roll at a speed of 656 fpm (200 meters per minutes). The web is converted into a three-layer, single-ply creped patterned densified tissue paper product of about 19 lb per 3000 ft 2 basis weight. EXAMPLE 3 This Example illustrates preparation of a filled tissue paper exhibiting one embodiment of the present invention . An aqueous slurry of eucalyptus fibers of about 3% by weight is made up using a conventional repulper. Cypro 514® is added to the slurry at a rate of 0.02% based on the dry weight of the Cypro 514 relative to the finished dry weight of the creped tissue paper. The treated slurry is then divided into two equal flows in a proportion such that the flow whose fate will ultimately be to comprise the fabric-side surface contains about twice the mass as the flow whose fate will ultimately be to comprise the opposite side surface. The eucalyptus flows are directed toward the paper machine. The particulate filler is kaolin clay, grade WW Fil Slurry®, made by Dry Branch Kaolin of Dry Branch, GA. It is delivered as a slurry at 70% solids through a stock pipe where it is mixed with an anionic flocculant, Accurac 62, which is delivered as a 0.3% dispersion in water. Accurac 62® is conveyed at a rate equivalent to about 0.5% based on a the amount of solid weight of the flocculant and finished dry weight of the resultant creped tissue product. The adsorption of the flocculant is promoted by passing the mixture through an in line mixer. This forms a conditioned slurry of filler particles. The conditioned slurry of filler particles is then mixed into the stock pipe carrying the eucalyptus fibers whose fate is to ultimately comprise the fabric-side surface. The mixture of eucalyptus fibers and conditioned filler particles is treated with a cationic starch RediBOND 5320®- which is delivered as a 1% dispersion in water and at a rate of 0.05% based on the dry weight of starch and the finished dry weight of the resultant creped tissue product. Absorption of the cationic starch is improved by passing the resultant mixture through an in line mixer. The resultant slurry is then diluted with white water at the inlet of a fan pump to a consistency of about 0.2% based on the weight of the solid filler particles and eucalyptus fibers. After the fan pump carrying the combination of agglomerated filler particles and eucalyptus fibers, additional Accurac 62®, diluted to a concentration of about 0.05% solids, is added to the mixture at a rate corresponding to about 0.013% based on the solids weight of the filler and eucalyptus fiber. The other stock pipe carrying eucalyptus fibers is treated with a cationic starch, RediBOND 5320®- which is delivered as a 1% dispersion in water and at a rate of 0.05% based on the dry weight of starch and the finished dry weight of the resultant creped tissue product. Absorption of the cationic starch is improved by passing the resultant mixture through an in line mixer. The stream is then diluted with white water at the inlet of a fan pump to a consistency of about 0.2% based on the weight of the solid filler particles and eucalyptus fibers. After the fan pump carrying the combination of agglomerated filler particles and eucalyptus fibers, additional Accurac 62®, diluted to a concentration of about 0.05% solids, is added to the mixture at a rate corresponding to about 0.065% based on the solids weight of the eucalyptus fiber. An aqueous slurry of NSK of about 3% consistency is made up using a conventional pulper and is passed through a stock pipe toward the headbox of the Fourdrinier. In order to impart a temporary wet strength to the finished product, a 1% dispersion of Parez 750® is prepared and is added to the NSK stock pipe at a rate sufficient to deliver 1.25% Parez 750® based on the dry weight of the NSK fibers. The absorption of the temporary wet strength resin is enhanced by passing the treated slurry through an in-line mixer. To impart additional dry strength, the NSK slurry is also then treated with a cationic starch, RediBOND 5320® , which is delivered as a 1% dispersion in water. The starch is used at a rate of 0.1% based on the dry weight of starch and the finished dry weight of the resultant creped tissue product. The absorption of the temporary wet strength resin is enhanced by passing the treated slurry through an in-line mixer. The NSK slurry is diluted with white water to about 0.2% consistency at the fan pump. After the fan pump, additional Accurac 62®, diluted to a concentration of about 0.05% solids, is added to the mixture at a rate corresponding to about 0.013% based on the solids weight of the filler and the NSK fiber. The three slurries (NSK, eucalyptus mixed with filler, and eucalyptus without filler) are directed into a multi-channeled headbox suitably equipped with layering leaves to maintain the streams as separate layers until discharge onto a traveling Fourdrinier wire. A three-chambered headbox is used. The slurry of eucalyptus without particulate filler is directed to the chamber discharging closest to the forming wire surface. The slurry containing the NSK is directed to the center chamber, and the slurry of combined eucalyptus and particulate filler is directed to the outer layer chamber farthest away from the forming wire surface. The NSK slurry comprising sufficient solids flow to achieve about 20% of the dry weight of the ultimate paper. The flows to the two outer chambers of the headbox are controlled to direct twice as much of the mass of the eucalyptus slurry containing particulate filler to be directed to the fabric-side surface layer compared to the eucalyptus slurry free of particulate fillers being directed to the opposite-side surface layer. The slurries are combined at the discharge of the headbox into a composite slurry. The composite slurry is discharged onto the traveling Fourdrinier wire and is dewatered assisted by a deflector and vacuum boxes. The embryonic wet web is transferred from the Fourdrinier wire, at a fiber consistency of about 15% at the point of transfer, to a patterned drying fabric. The drying fabric is designed to yield a pattern densified tissue with discontinuous low-density deflected areas arranged within a continuous network of high density (knuckle) areas. This drying fabric is formed by casting an impervious resin surface onto a fiber mesh supporting fabric. The supporting fabric is a 45 x 72 filament, three layer mesh with a fiber support index of 95. The thickness of the resin cast is about 4.5 mil. The knuckle area is about 35% and the open cells remain at a frequency of about 78 per square inch. Further de-watering is accomplished by vacuum assisted drainage until the web has a fiber consistency of about 28%. While remaining in contact with the patterned forming fabric, the patterned web is pre-dried by air blow-through to a fiber consistency of about 62% by weight. The semi-dry web is then adhered to the surface of a Yankee dryer with a sprayed creping adhesive comprising a 0.125% aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol. The creping adhesive is delivered to the Yankee surface at a rate of 0.1% adhesive solids based on the dry weight of the web. The fiber consistency is increased to about 96% before the web is dry creped from the Yankee with a doctor blade. The doctor blade has a bevel angle of about 25 degrees and is positioned with respect to the Yankee dryer to provide an impact angle of about 81 degrees. The percent crepe is adjusted to about 18% by operating the Yankee dryer at about 800 fpm (feet per minute) (about 244 meters per minute), while the dry web is formed into roll at a speed of 656 fpm (200 meters per minutes). The web is converted into a three-layer, single-ply creped patterned densified tissue paper product of about 19 lb per 3000 ft 2 basis weight.

Claims: What is claimed is: 1. A strong, soft and low dusting filled tissue paper comprising papermaking fibers, said papermaking fibers preferably comprising a blend of hardwood fibers and softwood fibers, wherein said hardwood fibers comprise at least about 50% and said softwood fibers comprise at least about 10% of said papermaking fibers, and a non-cellulosic particulate filler, said particulate filler preferably comprising from about 5% to about 50% by weight of said tissue paper, said tissue paper having biased surface bonding properties such that the lint ratio is less than about 0.8, preferably said lint ration is less than about 0.6. 2. The filled tissue paper of Claim 1 wherein said particulate filler is selected from the group consisting of clay, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, talc, aluminum silicate, calcium silicate, alumina trihydrates, activated carbon, pearl starch, calcium sulfate, glass microspheres, diatomaceous earth, and mixtures thereof, said particulate filler preferably comprising kaolin clay. 3. The filled tissue paper of Claims 1 or 2 wherein said tissue paper has a basis weight between about 10 g/m 2 and about 50 g/m 2 , preferably between about 10 g/m 2 and about 30 g/m 2 , and a density between about 0.03 g/cm 3 and about 0.6 g/cm 3 , preferably between 0.05 g/cm 3 and 0.2 g/cm 3 . 4. The tissue paper of any of the above claims wherein said papermaking fibers comprise a blend of hardwood fibers and softwood fibers, said hardwood fibers comprising at least about 50% and said softwood fibers comprising at least about 10% of said papermaking fibers. 5. The tissue paper of any of the above claims wherein said tissue paper comprises three superposed layers, an inner layer, said inner layer preferably comprising softwood fibers having an average length greater than at least about 2.0 mm, a fabric-side surface outer layer, and an opposite-side surface outer layer, said inner layer being located between two said outer layers, said outer layers preferably comprising hardwood fibers of having an average length less than about 1.0 mm. 6. The tissue paper of Claim 5 wherein the said fabric-side surface outer layer contains from about 50% to about more 100% greater mass than said opposite-side surface outer layer. 7. The tissue paper of Claim 5 wherein the said fine particulate filler is located predominantly in the fabric-side surface outer layer. 8. The tissue paper of Claim 4 wherein the softwood fibers comprise northern softwood Kraft fibers and the hardwood fibers comprise eucalyptus Kraft fibers. 9. The tissue paper of any of the above claims wherein a bond inhibiting agent is added to the fabric-side surface layer, said bond inhibiting agent preferably comprising di(hydrogenated) tallow dimethyl ammonium methyl sulfate. 10. The tissue paper of any of the above claims wherein said tissue paper is pattern densified paper such that zones of relatively high density are dispersed within a high bulk field.

Inventors: FICKE JONATHAN ANDREW, HERSKO BART STEVEN, VINSON KENNETH DOUGLAS, FICKE, JONATHAN, ANDREW, HERSKO, BART, STEVEN, VINSON, KENNETH, DOUGLAS
Applicants: PROCTER & GAMBLE, THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Application year: 1997
Main classification: D21H17
IPC codes: D21H17, D21H27