The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-14
CURRENT NOTES.

The human hair market, it appears,
is being seriously affected by the troubles
in China. Marseilles, the great European
depot for supplies for wigs, perukes,
chignons, plaits, false fronts, ETC., has
hitherto received annually as much as
forty tons of the treasured merchandise
from the long-haired Celestials, and an
ingenious calculation has shown that
upward of two million female heads
have been dependent for the coiffures,
directly or Indirectly, upon the hair
trade of Marseilles. Now, through the
action of the Pekin government, or the
patriotism of the Cinnamon, the wig
business of France is imperiled, and
unless fashion steps in to make hairless
heads tolerable and false head-gear SUI
perhuous, M. Jules Ferry may find the
dissatisfaction of French people any
thing but favorable outcome of his
policy in China. Boston Advertiser.
Women in German farmhouses are
occupied in driving wagons, cutting the
hay, spreading the dressing on the
land, planting and digging the potatoes,
barefooted and bareheaded, carrying
on their heads or their backs the farm
ing tools and the sweepings of the road,
harnessed to cart with a dog! She
must also tend her babies, cook her food
and bear sons to be compelled to do
military service when most she needs
them to rest her weary hands. No
wonder she cannot tidy her house, clean
her children, make her own person
womanly or smart. She merely exists
to labor, and to labor till age has bent
her double.-London Echo.
1t is not by reducing wages that
America is making her conquest, but by
her superior organization, greater eff
cheney of labor consequent upon the
higher standard of living ruling in the
country. High priced labor means bet
ter food and better living, and these
supply the American workman with
that energy and nerve power for which
he is so Justly celebrated. High-priced
labor countries are everywhere beating
pauper-labor countries. Schoonhofs
Wages and Trade.
A case came to the attention of the
authorities the other day which may
stand for hundreds in this city which
are never brought to light. A young
girl travelled hither from Baltimore in
answer to the advertisement of manu-
facturer of women's Undertaking |
which seemed to promise fair wages. At
ter four hours work on a steam sewing |
machine she had made one dozen under
shirts, for which she was paid 20 cents,
less cents for the thread she had used.
The man who employed her said that
his hands sometimes made 50 day. |
In that case each must make 100 under
sh rts-NelO York Sun.
''This is pretty time of night to be
coming home to your wife, l must say."
81 know, THAT, my (hic) dear; but |
been out with the procesh'n, We shee."
"What procession, I'd like to knowP
There's been no procession tonight"
'Yesh, has, my dear. Bigges' p'sesh'n
of cam (hic)paign. Took us five hours
to pass given point ~ ''How many
were in the processionP' ''Dud Ran
dali and me.' "And it took you five
hours to pass given point. Nonsense"
mo nonsense bout it, my dear. Given
point was a s'loon. - Chicago Neaos.
A noteworthy regulation has been
made by the French postal authorities
in regard to the method of atfixing pos
.age stamps to registered letters. The
stamps are not to be placed close to-
5ether, but are TO nave space between
hem. 1t is explained that when several
stamps are placed together they cover
1 space sufficiently large to allow of an
opening being made for the withdrawal
If bank note. The stamps being re-
placed over the opening, the fraud
would not be discovered until after the ;
had signed for his letter and ,
'pened it, when he would have no re- /.
lress.
"What is thisP" asked the grocer's 7
Jerk, pulling out box containing lot !
f green looking stuff; 1--WE seen it !
round here for the last two years" !,
BY George, I'm glad you found ii" :
he grocer replied; ''it's tansy. Take 9
out, put it in packages and label it +
2 per pound. The war in China will :
ave great influence on tea. "-Arkan- =
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