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The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-02
Where Hair Coihss to a Head.

Wnere lar zones To a Head.
A correspondent of fhs Pinladelphia
Press writes: 81 have receotly harmed
some interesting facts respscting a
manufacture in which every female
head throughout the land is Interested,
namely, the preparation of human hair
and it's transformation into switches,
ringlets, etc. The largest establish
ment of this nature in the world exists
in Germany. It is situated in town
called Wetzlar in the valley of the
travelling collectors OF hair bring their
are it's transactions that their wares are
arranged in bales, each containing
three and four hundred pounds of hair.
eous mass of human locks of every
shade and texture, from raven black to
faxen blonde, from horse-hair coarse
ness to silken fneness. This is the ma
terial in the rough, and very dirty and
disgusting are often the peasant grown
tresses when brought into the factory.
But fear nothing, ladies fair, respecting
the cleanliness of your alien locks all
the hair is thoroughly boiled before be
ing placed in the hands of the work.
girls, of whom six hundred are en-
ployed IN this establishment. The hair,
when dried and sriioosted, Is then care
fully assorted according to color and
length. Good brown hair of average
length is worth about $75 pound the
highest-priced hair is pure white, long
tresses of which are sold, not by the
pound, but by the single hair, each
hair being valued at about half cent.
The most valuable of the natural hues
is pale gold switch of that color was
displayed, valued at nearly 800, even
in that wholesale market. The greatest
curiosity there was q switch of light
brown hair measuring sit feet in length,
and for which 500 had been paid to
the original owner thereof; this unpar-
alleled braid is not to be sold, but is to
be reserved for exhibition at our Gen.
tennial."
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-02
Vivid Picture of an Elevator Con
ductor.

It is the St Louis Republican that
does up a we'll known modern character
in package of this shape:
He has reached the advanced age of
sixteen years. Not blighted affection
or lost confidence in liza has
brought him to it. Mol The filthy
lucre of IS per week has made him in
love with solitude and rising profess
sion. He gushed with an enthusiasm
of high art when he first took hold of
the rope. He has had hold of it for
six months, and he gushes no longer.
That rope has taken all the gush out of
him. He leans against 1t a sadder and
wiser hermit of the elevator. When the
hermit is strictly on duty he leans des-
ponding1y in the rope corner like q
blighted being; as if there might pos
sibiy be something in this world beyond
the monotony of continually going up
and continually coming down, if he
could only find it out but perhaps it
is not worth the trouble. If you ask
the hermit if there is any fear of the
elevator shooting mp through the roof,
he only snakes his mead soi roWfully, as
if to say, no such good lack. If you
plunge into the intricities of hydraulics,
or steam pressure, or cog wheels, he
SHUTS up ike lacK-Knlfe Win D winner
ing look and an inquiry of Which
floor p He is the sworn enemy of the
engineer residing in the subterranean
CULTS. If the elevator runs fastor slow,
it is always the engineer. He is de-
mon. If the hermit caught that engin-
GERS head under the elevator perhaps
he'd squeeze it good. We often think
that perhaps it was because of the
worldly friokiop of this enoiuoor that
the hermit became hermit of the ele-
vator. Take the hermit all in all, he is
supplemented child of nature. He
sees more ups and downs in this world
than any one else, without being sea-
sick, or sick of seeing the same people
forever and forever ascending and de-
scendipg, and forever and forever ring
ing the changes from one to Ave on that
same eternallY tiuklinc bell
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-02

was very uafk ana Ing [lE falling fast
as Hermann, the harcoal-burner, drew
his cloak tik liter around him, and ths
wind whistled iercely through the
trees of the black forest. He had bee,
to carry a load to a castle near, ant
was now Fastening home to his little
hut. Although he worked very hard
he was poor, gaining barely enough fol-
the wants of his wife and his four little
children. He was thinking of them
when he heard faint wailing. Guided
by the sound, he CROPPED about and
found little child, scantily clothed,
shivering and sobbing by itself in the
snow.
"Why, little one, have they left thee
here all alone to face this cruel blast p
The child answered nothing, but
looked piteously up in the charcoal
burners face.
well, I cannot leave thee here.
Thou would'st be dead before the morn
ing"
So saying, Hermann raised it in his
arms, wrapping it in his cloak and warm
ing its little cold hands in his bosom.
When he arrived at his hut, he put
down the child and tapped at the door,
which was Immediately thrown open,
and the children rushed to meet him.
Here, wife. is guest to our Christ
mas Eve SUPPER" said he, leading in
the little one, who held timidly to his
finger with its tiny hands.
"And welcome he is" said the wife.
Now let him come and warm himself
by the fire."
The children all pressed round to
welcome and gaze at the little new
conner. They showed him their pretty
fir-tree, decorated with bright, colored
lamps in honor of Christmas Eve, which
the good mother had. endeavored to
make a fete for the children.
Then they sat down to supper, each
child contributing of it's portion for the
guest, looking with admiration at its
clear, blue eyes and golden hair, which
shone SO as to shed brighter light in
the little room and as they gazed, it
grew into q sort of halo round his head,
and his eyes beamed with a heavenly
Iuster. Soon two white wings appeared
at his shoulders, and he seemed to grow
larger, and then the beautiful vision
vanished, spreading out his hands as in
benediction over them.
Hermann and his wife fell on their
knees, exclaiming, in awe struck voices:
The holy Christ child T. and then en-
braced their wondering children in joy
and thankfnlness that they had enter
tanned the heavenly guest.
The next morning, as Hermann passed
by the place where he had found the
fair child, he saw a cluster of lovely
white flowers, with dark green leaves,
looking as though the snow itself had
blossomed. Hermann plucked some,
and carried them reverently home to
his wife and children, who treasured
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-02

the fair blossoms and tended them care
fully in remembrance of that wonderful
Christmas Eve, calling them Chrysan-
themums and every year, as the time
came round, they put aside portion OF
f$heir least and gave it to some poor
lIeSe child, according to the words OF
Chris> Sc Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto ohS of the least of these my
brethren, have done it unto me. y
Florence Sod"ssn, N st. Nicholas.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-02

1t may interest the consumers of
Rhenish wines to learn chat at Kehl
there is large establishment for the
manufacture of wine without grapes.
In the Rheingan and the Palatinate
there are hundreds of similar establish
ments, according to the London Times
correspondent. The Excise Bureau of
The German empire recognizes this pro.
6nct ~ a grapevine.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-02

In June, 1872, DIR. Wyatt Aiken, OF
South Carolina, speaking of the order
of the Patrons of Husbandry, said 'sIt
proposes to impress upon the farmer
the mournful but potent truth that he
has been the pack-horse for all other
parties that he has rights, which from
ignorance he has never dared maintain,
and that if he has the energy and pa
thence to labor from seed time to har-
vest, he should know what he has never
known-the true marketable value OF
his hard-earned products"
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-02

- zlzx calm& EY SANG.
X ll7v zAnrE-
S<hs nlzhf-u1nd sang
- -<.e5ody no On knew,
49, 3 r<np(ed, = ~ babe she tossed,
Az - \ ore Abe ~ long since lost,
49, ~ ~ nF-drur< Eu<k she forced,
a. &T<e<<rd m - Chimney"
X*'I|E- Xin- n.rts-w1nd sang
- &>Jy No one knew,
- Lac. - t11y closer drew,
Ara e. ~ ~ n cle<xlng the black night
= ida: }r>< then blew"
nx1s aII ~ MI : in the chimney
And = - n >@<f,n ,--s hearth below,
And - ~ 1rr<iy snow,
Sad q u = 1<t1<< 1ov,
And ~ 6 ~ ~ ~ y 9 In the chimney
~ -T|| - f-wind sang
Urur &X F4 one knew.
Ana AF ynlniied, for he
uux ~t n Cniid-All three,
- - s. Srn harmony,
And -. = ar IN tho chimney"
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-02

Jerrnes lambert is of ordinary size.
but very clean built and war, The
signs of great activity still lingel shout
him. The easy attitude in vhieh fsut
saw the man was that of . man yho
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-02

By this time L concluded I have 80
spoiled the readers of James Lambert,
that they will care for no passage of his
extraordinary carssr, th.t dom not olJsr
ter to double peril a ics md wskax at
the freezing poink
eft was hard winter and had
charge O. the gentlssnen bsIon0fng 70
the skating club. So I had to 20 to
Hugginheld loch. But / was clesn
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-02
GRANGE MOVEMENT.

More than three hundred members
were in attendance upon the Indiana
state grange the last week in November.
The secret work of the order emanates
from the members of the seventh degree
only, and not from the national grange,
as is generally supposed.
The Patrons of Oaklandon, Ind, have
purchased a square in that thriving vii
Iage, on which they have built q fine
business house, 26x52, with hall above.
The four leading states in the grange
movement are Iowa, Indiana, Missouri
and Illinois, having 1, 1893, 1858, I, 1923
and ], 489 organizations respectively.
The Nebraska state grange holds its
next annual meeting at Lincoln, com.
meneing Tuesday, Dec. 15. Grand
Master Adams will be present at its
sessions.
At Red Oak, Iowa, the Patrons pro-
pose the organization of q stock COM
pany for establishing q inseed-cn mill
TO consume the large amount of fiaxseed
raised in that vicinity.
The Patrons Life Assurance Society
has been incorporated in Kansas. Tae
entrance fee for full membership is e,
and the assessment on the oeatn Of q
member 10.
The grangers in and about. Marshall,
Michigan, have been consolidated. The
Marshall, North Marshall, Eckford, and
MarengO oranges now form an organi-
zation known as the Marshall grange.
The Eaton county, Michigan, grangers
have received car load OF salt direct
from the producer, and propose to buy
kerosene oil by the barrel In the same
way, giving the merchants the go-by.
The Wisconsin oranges have estab-
ished foKty-oAe cooperative associa-
tions for selling goods and manufactur-
ing, and twenty-nine insurance compa-
MES, representing capital to tho amount
of 81, ZOO, 900.
The southern oranges, notably those
of Mississippi and Arkansas, are active
Iy bestirring themselves in endeavoring
to attract immigration to their states.
The English labOrers' union is in active
correspondence with the Arkansas state
grange on the subject.
The proposed amendment to the con-
stitution OF the national grange making
the founders of the order life members
of its supreme council, has been re-
jected by the state grange of California,
uI,iot, folIoxo1 tho axamnla Of TIliuOia
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-30
HANDY 4" ANDY.

The election of Andy Johnson to the
United States senate from tennessee,
over General John G. Brown, does not
reflect any particular credit upon the
legislature of that state. johnson is u
dyed in the wool demagague, of low
extraction, who has never been able 10
eliminate, even by his great talents,
from his character tue vindictive
ferocity which was seen in bis record
as military governor of Tennessee, and
in his suspicious responsibility in the
matter of the hanging of Mrs. Surraii,
whose blood has been laid at his door
by good deal of circumstantial evil
dence. There can be no question of
his personal honesty and great talents.
His administration as president was
miterable failure, and hea mere puppet
in the hands OF more adroit wire
pullers. With the opportunity of doing
much for the country, he did little OF
nothing, but to hand il over to Grant,
torn and distracted by SORROW and OPP
preston. Andy will be thorn in the
side of Grant, however, and we may
look for bitter warfare between the
ex-tailor and the ex-tanner, whose
pertinacious fortunes.have thrust them
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-30
TEXAS MEMS.


Corn meal is scarce IN Palestine.
Elder Il. Nj. Sweeney, formerly Of
Madison county, has settled in Pales-
tine.
isaac III. Henry, Justice of the peace,
living near Palestine, died on The Nth
Instant.
Captain Ed. Gravy, marshal of Aus
tin, was hurt Wednesday 10y u hack
running over him.
Tempy Cary, Of Galveston, died on
the I'D, aged onp.hundred and eighteen
years.
Mrs. f. w. Lande; is playing in Gal
weston.
Galveston is 10 have a twenty-five
thousand dollar market house.
Edward Higbee, of Austin, a native
of Utica, New York, di ID on the sd
instant. He served thrt ugh the war
in General Tom Green's brigade.
Travis county is talking about es-
tablishinga work house.
The Selden Irwin troupe have been
playing in Austin.
A plan of Capitol park, designed by
MIR. il. Yoight and drawn by Mr.. }.
Mclean, afchiteet ia the land Office,
has been finished. IL Will add greatly
to the adoInment Of oar state capitol.
A meat monopoly have il all their
own way in Austin.
Captain NJ. Kennedy has branded
5000 calves this year. He only has
$4,000 acres enclosed at present as a
rancho.
General Braxton Bragg has formed
a Partnership with Mr.. }. Z. Fresenius
and their card rs civil engineers and
architects, Galveston, Texas, appears.
General Jshu ID. Hood was in Austin
last week.
GAINESVILLE also now has her dra-
matte cigb.
The cattle thieves are doing brisk
business in Buruet county. A party Is
In pursuit.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-30
ALAW THAT IS WANTED.

Not long since the HERALD called
the attention of the legislature to the
necessity of passing law requiring the
publication of all legal notices, such as
sheriffs' sales, citations, administra-
tors notices and everything of interest
involving rights or property. The
present mode of posting these legal
documents up on Il bulletin board in
the county court house does not serve
the purpose of giving sufficient publici-
ty to them for the prott tion of parties
concerned, without the trouble of go
ing there to decipher them. The press
is now the only recognized means OF
information which works practically
and satisfactorily. 1t is all well enough
az mere legal, technical form, but
such publication is insufficient, and
not i'm accordance with the spirit ofthe
law and common justice. The news
paper affords the only regular and re-
liable means of reaching the public or
individual attention. 1t goes to the
public and the individual, and tells
what il of interest, instead of having
parties remaining in ignorance, or else
externally in front of the bulletin board.
A short, concise law requiring the pub
lication of these legal instruments In
one or more county papers having the
largest circulation, irrespective OF poll
tics and party, would best meet the
demand for information on matters IN
litigation or under legal process.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-30
ANOTHER GRANT BUG UNDER THE
CHIP.

The republicans in congress are de-
termined to hold up Grants hands.
In their last caucus they favored vot-
ing appropriations for the army for
two years ahead. This was done, of
course, to prevent the next congress
from cutting down the army appropri-
alton bill and thus checking Grant.
With the army provided for for two
years, Grant and his friends thought If
they could manage this new departure
in the mode of appropriation, they
could put themselves beyond the reach
of congress and the country, and the
outrage business be prosecuted with
renewed vigor. There never was
bolder or more daring effort to prepare
the way for further usurpation. The
president in his obstinate fury and
sordid ambition will listen to nothing.
Step by step, regardless of the ex-
pressed wishes of the people, he COLI
tinues the work of trying to strengthen
himself for future treason to the re-
public, for there is no telling where he
will stop. This man must be checked.
A convention of the states is rapidly
bccoming matter of imperative ne
cessiiy, to Jay down the law to his
hiyhness. Many of the state leSis-
latures have already passed resolutions
condemning his conduct rs inimical to
civil liberty, and ere long, in self-de-
Tense, they may have to take such
steps US will secure such action as will
at once and forever put IA stop to milf
tary usurpation IN America.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-30

One NJ tie most encouraging evil
denccs NJ the fact that the American
people are throwing overheard Tie
whole crowd Of vulgar, corrupt, blatant
politicians who have been lnttcnlllR
oil olicc for 30 many years, h tie dc'
feat of Chandler, Of Michigan, for me
senate. The arrogance and loud
mouthed loyalty Of this upslart, MS
"Uloody shirp harangues aud nendn-
cious rawlings about the south, have nj
Inst dsgustcd even the Michignndtrs.
Tho state Is ashamed of him and has
very wisely repudiated this coarsest OF
the coarse. Chandler cut most ridlc-
ulous figure some years ago IN II tour
he made to Europe, and was the laugh
ing stock of all the decent Americans
abroad, and source of Infinite disgust
to those foreigners he was thrown
with. He has lived in very lavish
state of spangles and living in WASH
ington, where, 10y u fine house, SNOWY
euuipage and the cheek of forty thons-
and government mules, he has strtg'
gled for social recognition, but people
ate his dinners and still voted him an
uncouth, illiterate demagogue, ana
never reciprocatcd his advances.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-30

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were Iuur au without .Uoi
Tho director. OBJ. t.n bank 40 % mUei-
u x tu.du} Used IUn mu'uum rate 40
three per cent,
The siynInnu puuu-chwclr, from
Bremen 70 Baltimore, mud tho Dcuifch'
Iuud Tor YORK, have returned, disabled,
MADRID, january 4S.--1hc republi.
cans In Navarro IRE cgowdiug the Car.
lists. Alfonso Is present.
PARIS, january -. Marshal Can
rnhyrl decline 10 stand rs a candidate
for the department Of the Seine.
VIENNA January - -Spniu has
paid Germany the money Indemnity
for the Gustav uhuir.
IALLAIiAsSEE, Fla, January 2S.--
There were three Intellectual ballots to-
day, The democrats have 81, republi.
cans Sd, independents !,
CHAELrsToN, W. Va, january 2s.--
The legislature ballo,ul fer senator to-
day without result.
NORFOLK, January @5.--The Lady
Sale, loaded for Washington, was
burned TO the watcr's edge to-day.
MnWAUREG January 2S..-Carpen
ter as; Bragg %; scattering -.
New YoRIi, January 2S.-The steam
err Howe, forIyJcc, has returned, short
Of provisions.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-30
WEST POINT LAW BREAKERS.

General William Steele, who is n
graduate of West Point Of the class of
1910, writes an honest, manly protest
against the violations of law by West
Point graduates recently. He says
that constitutional and international
law are part of the course of study at
that institution, and that there is no
excuse for ignorance. General Steele
makes the mistake of expecting fellows
like Sheridan to maintain the high
character for honor and law the army
had when he was in it. The morale of
the army has changed since then.
There is but little of any Of the tone
left it once had. An old army friend
wrote, not long ago to u former officer
in the army, lamenting the decay OF
those fine qualities which distinguish
ed it before the war, and closed by say
ing that it was emo longer aplace or
career for gentleman 1t is hardly
fair to Judge all the officers by Sheri-
dan. There are very many of them
who still strive to maintain a proper
standard of soldiership and gentleman
hood. lift were not for these veterans,
what with political appointments and
promotions from the ranks, the army
would be in sad condition.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-30
-TIEE PACIFIC NAIL SUBSIDY.

The recent developments In this last
attempt to rob the government are
startling. The country is SO accus-
toned to defalcations and bribery in
official circles that the ordinary lobby
burglary don't surprise any body. IT.
win, the chief manipulation of this gi-
gantic grab, has made Il clean breast OF
it, and given the names of all the par
ties to whom he distributed over n
quarter of million TO secure their
services in working through congress n
bill to grant a subsidy to the Pacific
Mail company. Mr.. John G.. Schuma-
ker, member of congress, got the lions
share, 100000. The bribery is proven
and patent. The details show the most
barefaced rascality and vcnality. 1t Is
incredible almost to think of men, oc-
cupying the position the men mixed
up in this matter do, taking money to
rob the government. What must the
steal have brought if they could have
succeeded, when seventy-five thousand
dollars was paid various parties to ct
the subsidy? Every man of them
ought to be sent to the penitentiary for
life. It's the only way to stop TINS
everlasting thievery and bribery.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-30

The Galveston News has an article
in which the way is pointed out very
forcibly and clearly 10y which that city
may rid itself of the incubus upon its
trade resulting from TIE onerous tax
upon its commerce now in force by
reason of its wharf monopoly. This
Is u matter of vital importance to The
Lt.siress prosperity Of the whole state,
aud any change looking to the getting
rid of the present embarrassments TO
trade will t,e practicable AID desirable.
The News suggests IA hDard OF wharf
commissioners 81 live memlers, two
uu lie appointed 'y the COVE rnori Ia
r.nrca.-,,t the interior OF the state, one
elected by the mayor and council, one
by merchants who pay not less than
sum agreed upon in wharf dues. anu
one ly tho vote of the resident ship
brokers and agents, each for not less
than "A given number OF vessels or oil
tons. 10 represent the coast and foreign
tonnage trading at that point The
commissioners 10 hold for IL term OF
years or during good behavior. The
l.oard to control, rs public trustees, ali
wliarves, ducks and piers. il will APP
point a superintendent, engineer, Sec
retary and treasurer IA bonded officer.
The present wharves to he purchased,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-30
Causes OF Nervousness.

The maladies which above all others cause
nervousness, are dyspepsia biliousness and
constipation. The great sympathetic neive
which connects the episrastric region with
the brain, is always injuriously affected II
the stomach and bowels are disordered; a
permanent arrangement of the functions of
those organs reacts by sympathy upon the
antlie nervous system. Hostel er's Stomach
Bitters. in restoring tone and regularity to
the digestive apparatus, and overcoming
constipation, permanently remedy the ner-
yous compl -ints which originate in alimen-
tary weakness or disturbances. They are the
very hest nervine that can be used. By Grad
icating the exciting causes of nervous weak
ness they permanently overcome the disa-
bility itself. Bat this is not all. BY cheek
ing the maiadles which cause nervousness,
they build up anew the system weakened
and depleted by nervous disease.