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Wichita eagle., 1886-09-24
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BAY RUM ON ICE,

Talk With n Barber-Styles in Combing
Mems Hair-WOmen Customers.
give me some iced bay rum," said a Gus
toner liz a Brooklyn barber shop recently to
the tonsorial artist who was putting the finish
ing touches to hair cut" A reporter, who
heard the remark, was curious, and when it
came to his turn to be shaved asked an expla-
nation. The barber said:
During the summer it is actually necessary
to have bay rum cold New York customers
complained SO often that my bay rum did
not give satisfaction that l determined to put
a bottle On ice. 1 procured the little ice box
you see yonder, filed it full of ice and placed
IN it three bottles of bay rum. In an hour
the rum was thoroughly cold and fit for use
The plan works beautifully. The effect Of
iced bay rum on the head during very warm
weather is the same as a shampoo. 1t cools
the head, and the latter cools the whole body.
OH no. Iced bay rum is not any extra and
comes no higher than ordinary warm bay
rum
"What is the prevailing style of combing
the hair at present.
"You would hardly believe it. but the
fashion of combing the hair changes con-
stantly among certain class Of young men
known rs dudes Bangs are no longer popu-
lar with the gilded youth 1t is the proper
'capah not to part the hair. By that mean
the hair should be allowed to fall about the
head III careless profusion without the slight
est suspicion of a part. Curly hair is better
adapted to careless dressing. Some then pre-
fer to wear their hair pompadour-that is,
brushed back from their foreheads. Some
years ago it was quite the rage for dressy
men to part their hair directly in the middle.
This fashion is now, however, but little
affected | have noticed a great falling off in
the use of hair oil and cosmetics A few wears
ago some of my customers would insist on
having their hair plastered down over their
foreheads Plain vaseline has almost wholly
taken the place of ths highly scented cosmet-
les formerly used.
"Do women have their hair cut by BARRIERS: |
Oh, yes. | have three lady customers who !
come here early on Monday or Friday morn |
lngs to have their hair cut. They select the |
mornings named because they are Off days |
and but few men are about. Ny lady Gus
toners all wCar short hair, and come to me to |
have it trimmed. The fashion of wearing the
hair short down the back seems to be on the
increase in Brooklyn. / have one male GUS
toner whose beard is SO strong that l am
obliged to shave him twice day, morning
and evening. have many customers whom
l shave daily. The public now asks that it be
shaved in the midst of luxurious surround
ings. In former years man didn't much
mind so lcng as tie barber and his utensils
were clean. Now it is different. The chairs
must be elegantly upholstered, mating or
carpet must cover the floor, and the ensemble
of the shop must remind the customer of his
own home. And with the increased expense
of fitting up such establishments the price of
shaving has remained the same me-Brooklyn
Eagle
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-24

"Why that cruel, relentless look, George,
dear" she asked; "hayo you ceased TO love
me."
"Hush' he whispered, hoarsely, "the ma
ture of my business demands it."
"Oh, George, does opening oysters require
such cold, IMPLYING expreSsion!"
Il am no longer an oyster opener he re-
piled, and the cruel, relentless look became
still more cruel and relentless: "I'm a bag
gage master. Life
Young Royalty's MisbehaviOr.
On a recent occasion, at dejeuner given in
connection with some function at the Infant
Orphan asylum at wanstead, cigarettes were
lighted 10y Prince Albert Victor and his COM
panion, Lord Brooke, before the ladies had
left the table, and while one of the Oldest and
most influential patrons was speaking the
young gentleman talked so loudly that Lord
Brooke had to give him hint to be quiet.
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Amusements for HalIow Fen.
Art Interchange.

One of the favorte sports is for the young
ladies of the party to retire one by one to the
most distant and dismal part of the house to
room which contains looking-glass. One by
one they to 60 there by the light of a candle
only. Stand alone before the mirror and comb
the hair, eating an apple all the time. IF the
face OF a appears looking at them in the
glass, over their left shoulder, he will be their
future husband; if no face appears they will
never marry, but according to the old expression
for remaining an old maid. will comb ST.
Catharines hair This amusement should
not take place before IL o'clock
at night There are various games
which are PLAYED by both sexes together. One
of them is to bob for apples The apples are
placed in a large tub OF water, and must be
taken out only with the teeth. If the apple is
large, and has heen we'll polished beforehand,
this is a most dif6ucult feat to perform. besides
being ludicrous one. and affords great amuse-
ment Another trick is to hang an apple hy a
long string from the ceiling or from the middle
of an open doorway This, too. must be seized
by the teeth, with no help at all from
the hands, which should be tied behind
the back. There various games to
be played with nuts. A shovelful of chestnuts
are placed on the fire, the chestnuts are named
after different persons; lady or gentleman holds
the shovel, and the first nut that pops off of the
shovel shows their future husband and wife
The nuts should be named aloud bv the by-
ISLANDERS. proceeding that generally causes
much embarrassment to the holder of the SHOW
ell During the evening small cakes should be
handed around, one containing a ring, one
thimble, one a sixpence and one bean. The
ring shows who will be married first, the thimble
who will remain old bachelor or old maid the
sixpence. the lucky and rich one, and the beam
the forsaken or Tilted one. Various other small
articles may be placed in the cakes and various
sienfcances given to them to cause amusement
and interest. Maid. wife and widow" is played
by placing on table three cups, one containing
water. one ashes and one empty. One person is
blinded outside Of the room and brought into it
and told to place their finger on the cup they
choose. The water signifies the wife. ashes the
widow, and the empty one the old maid.
The Trial by Thistle" 10 pretty one,
but Is not a eame that can be played during the
evening beyond the preparation for ir. A num-
Der of thistles are gathered at sunset, these are
to have the purple flowers clipped off, leaving
only the green. Each thistle must then have a
name attached to it, and they are then placed
under the pillow, and must remain there during
the night to be dreamed over. In the morning
some of them will be seen to have sprouted and
the name attached shows the future husband or
wife. If, however. none have sprouted, the
proper person has not been named; if they all
wither, the dreamer will remain unmarried
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Business Embarrassmonts.
the Indiana nolia Journal.

CpeeiAi TO the Indianapolis Journal.
NATION Ill, Oct 25.-J NJ. Parrish, dealer
in general merchandise at Bethany, Moultria
county, confessed judgment in favor of his wife.
on Saturday, for $1,000. which will cover his
stock entirely His liabilities are stated at 3d.
0OO Outside creditors will have slim show Of
getting anything.
A. r. Scott, of the same town, cold his stock
or general merchandise to Messrs. Alexander
Matthews and Westbov, of Decatur. Scott Is
reported somewhat involved financially, but has
property sufficient to meet all claims.
CHICAGO, Oct ga. S. Gage, whose recent
assignment created sensation, failed to appear
to-day for examination by his creditors. not
outstanding that on Saturday ne announced his
willingness to be interroeated. It is stated that
Mr.. Gage has representative in New York who
to-day had meeting of the creditors there and
submitted to them the proposition to settle all
claims on basis Of forty-fv cents on the dol
lar in cash.
TORONTO, Oct 25.-Rothschild g. Co., whole
sale jewelers., have made an assignment. Liabili-
ties, 800, 900; assets unknown.
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Flowers for Actresses.
Philadelphia Press

7
was chatting with a well-known actress on
the subject which l am grumbling about She
said: Il am not going to give any opinion on
the morality Of stage women. No doubt they
are no worse or no better than any other WON
en-. but even an actress or singer of whom scan
dial whispers should not allow herself to DO
publicly branded When man unaccompanied
by ladies throws bouquet from box to an
parades or wishes to intimate that he has certain
relations with her. Flowers thrown by women
cannot be received otherwise than as a compl-
ment. AS for the set pieces. few actresses or
singers of standing to receive them, rs in
nine cases out of ten snch things are either sent
bv husbands or lovers, or purchased by the
management, or by the star herself. and the
public know that by this time as well as you or
do"
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three of his staff 60 sup with him on
the captured chicken. They all came In and
sat down OF an improvised table, with Dudley as
the head Black Jim served the footh-some-
looking chicken % great style. and Dudley dis
trlonted 1t impartially. But the first man who
TOOK bite made violent gestures Of disgust. aud
Dudley and the rest followed suit The chicken
Tor which their mouths had been watering was
absolutely uneatable. ''Jim. you black rascal"
Numbered Dudley. "haye You been trying 90
poison usl' mo sab; no, sah!" fairly screamed
black jim; II didn't do nothing to the chicken
''Well," said Dudley. somebody did Bring
in your haversack." Jim brought it in, and the
salt at the bottom of it was turned out ths
table, The surgeon, who was one Of the invited
guests looked at it, tasted of it. and then ex
claimed: ''The widow got ahead of Black Jim
that's Epsom saltsw
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
All Kinds in the Two States.
Prisoners Attempt to Escape by Trying to Blow
Up a Jail-A Jealous Schoolboy Murders
One Of His Companions-Gl eanings.


Prisoners Attempt to Escape from the An
derson jail by the Aid of Dynamite.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON. Oct. %. AT an early hour this
morning desperate attempt was made by
prisoners in the county Jail to effect their escape
by blowing up the building with dynamite The
prisoners implicated in the affair are Perry
Flint horse-thief. William Barrett John Nor
gaa and Ed Seldomseen. The three last named
have been sentenced to terms of six years in the
State prison for burglary A dynamite cart
ridge had been furnished the party by some un-
known person, and this they inserted into
On opening IN the wall made for
stove fiue, at the northeast corner
OF the building and ignited it with fuse. The
explosion tore out a section of the brick wall
about twelve feet square, and the building was
cracked from top to bottom. Every window
glass Ia the lower part of the Jail was broken.
The inner wall of the Jail is made of heavy stone
slabs, which remained intact and prevented the
prisoners escape, but the damage to the building
will reach fully 5000. The Madison county jail
is a new building and q strong, substantial
structure, and the attempt to escape was only
made possible by the negligence of Deputy
Sheriff Mat Moore in neglecting to properly lock
the men in their cells.
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Brief Mention.

The pecan crop which is reported to be pien-
fiful one, is being gathered along the Illinois
river by vanoals, who cut down the trees to get
the nuts.
Miss Kate L. Ricketts, died suddenly at Ottawa
on Sunday night She promising young
actress of fine appearance and address, and was
travelling with the Kendall Dramatic Company
Her home was in Windsor.
A cat at Galena climbed tree and attempted
90 pounce upon q group OK English sparrows
which wore sitting on q branch. The sparrows
attacked their enemy with their bills and soon
it was surrounded by hundreds of angry birds
The sparrows compelled the cat to Jump to the
ground They pursued 1t, picked out its eyes,
and finally killed it.
Nathan Helm, of Joliet, while hunting in COM
many with two young men named johnson, acct
dentally shot himself in the left breast, and was
instantly killed. Helm was pulling the gun
muzzle toward him. from boat, when the acct
dent happened and it is thought that the ham
mer OF the gun caught on a seat and discharged
che piece, with the result as stated above.
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Minor Notes.

A new Methodist church is to be built OF Beth
lehem.
A post of the G.. a. r, has been organized at
Hanover.
DIR. Nelson, United States navy. has left Mad
isen with his family for Rhode Island their
future home.
Julius Bush, OF Holton. while &C work on
Sand-creek bridge near Scipio. on Saturday, fell
distance of twenty-five feet He lit on his
head aud knee. No limbs broken bat it is
thought he received internal injuries that will
prove fatal
Jonathan j. Rogers, one of the pioneers of
Madison county. died at his home in Winches-
ter. of paralysis. aged sixty-nine years. Mr..
Rogers, In early life was a school-teacher, but
for more than twenty years had been the senior
member of prosperous drug firm.
Burglars effected an entrance into the grocery
store of A. j. Sanders 81 Co., in Lebanon. The
safe was blown open and some valuable papers
taken, together with small amount of money.
The work was evidently that of professionals.
Suspected parties are being closely watched.
Fifteen freightcars were wrecked on last Sat
urday night on the Vandalia, south of Craw-
louisville, the cause being broken rail-
brakeman named G. A. Smith was severely
injured by jumping from the top of box-car in
order to escape being caught among the general
Jmash-up.
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Other Fires.

MONTGOMERY CRY. No., Oct. pa de-
structIve fire was discovered in the rear Of A. A.
Gordons grocery store. last night. and from
there spread to Sherman's jewelry store on one
side aud Murphy e. Kerns's cigar store on the
other, destroying the entire block, burning
Branstellers restaurant, johnson e. VOLTS
butcher shop. Knoefer's boot and shoe store,
Fish's grocery store and Ferguson's saloon
The total loss Is $l4, 900; insurance one-half of
that amount
WASHINGTON, Oct ga fire broke out
about midnight in McCormick's grocery store,
which spread to adjoining buildings and de.
stroyed property valued at $50, 600. During the
progress Of the fire barrel of gasoline exploded
which seriously injured twelve persons none Of
whom, however, were fatally burned.
LOUISVILLE, Oct 25-A Courier Journal spe-
cial says: The large Welch distillery, near
Greensboro, KY, owned by Triplett e. Walden,
burned this morning. The warehouse was
saved. The loss il 100000. The FIRE was in
cendiary.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. Oct 25-D. L. Johnson's
large Touring mill, at Yorkville, IN this county,
was burned yesterday morning Loss, SIS, 900;
insurance, Sc, 900. The fire was caused by over
heated journals.
CLEVELAND. O., Oct. 25-The Geneva Ma
chine Oompanys works, at Geneva, o., burned
last night Loss, $25, 900.
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A man Swallowed fork, and the surgeon was

A man swallowed a fork, and the surgeon was
afraid to cut into his stomach lest he might not
find the pronged implement there, and would
thus still more endanger tie patients life Then
great electrician, III 1rouve, devised a sonde
oesophagienue connected with an electrical APP
paratas and bell, and made in such manner
that contact with metallic substance allowed
the passage of the current and made the bell
ring. The bell was heard very distinctly In
addition, ae made some very simple as well as
convincing experiments that the surgeon ought
to have thought Of He placed very sensitive
magnetic needle in the vicinity of the patient
and saw the needle turn toward him; he brought
large electromagnetic into the vicinity of the
stomach, and each time the current was on the
fork came toward it. upheaving the skin snd
muscles OF the abdominal walls In a marked
manner, and at length the surgeon was con-
WINGED. and he performed the operation.
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Washington Correspondence pbiladelpbia Rec

Washin gtOn Correspondence Philadelphia Record
Gen W. W. Dudley, formerly COMMISSIONS
of Pensions now banker and broker here and
promoter of the Cable City Railway. has a faith
ful retainer who is best known as BLACK jim
Dudley con6scated him contraband of wa,
down on the Rappahanuock and found him the
most successful forager ia his command. Heoc
cupied the proud position of chief cook and
chcken-catcher on General Dudleys staff from
the time of his capture until year or two after.
ward, when a rebel shell struck his coffee-pot
deuged him with coffee and ashes and drove
him half out Of his wits and entirely
out Of Dudeys camp. While he was still
in the full enjoyment of his official position the
com mand came one day TO q very poor neiehbor-
hood. the camp supplies had fallen TO hard tack
and salt horse" and not much of either at thal
and the command tramped on all day without
finding anything better About noon jim told
General Dudley that he thought he knew where
there was chance of chicken. A widow had n
little cabin not far away, and he thought he
might be able TO capture chicken and have it
cooked at the same time. when will you
get backT asked Dudley. ooh. I'll be at the
night camp as soon as you WILL said
Black Jim. and off he went He turned up
being set and announced to the hungry General.
who had kept his appetite waiting, that he had
had great luck. Il caught big rooster" he
said, lust before / got to the widows house.
and stripped him and cleaned him. Then
got the widow 20 let me cook him, and, after
ward, she gave me salt, and
rubbed it over him, and stuck him ia nv
haversack. with some biscuits that she gave.
We'll" said Dudley. 'bring it on" ''Oh."
said Black Jim, ''you won't be able to eat 1t
all yourself; you'll have to get some Of the
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A Homemade God.

WATERBURY, Conn, Oct. 25.-Elisha Gedney,
q wealthy farmer and an enthusiastic Second Ad.
ventist, at Middlebury. is setting the town agoe
by the erection of a wooden god for worship.
The image has been carefully carved, is about
four feet high and built after the general plan of
a mummy. The neighbors noticed him at work
for some months on the strange-looking figure,
and supposed he must be building a scareerew
which was TO last for ages. The old man 10 sane
on every other subject, and says he first con-
ceiyed the idea of this craven image while read
ing the account OF Daniel ia the lions den He
insists that the image is Daniel The world, he
says will end with the first indication of the i'm
ages decay, which will begin at the toes. Ged-
ney believes strongly in faith cures and In the
near approach of the worlds end.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVIT[ES.

IT, C. Pratt. a well-known counterfeiter, is un-
der arrest at Little Rock. Ark. He was in pos
session of full kit of counterfeiters tools when
arrested.
After friendly wrestling match, on Sunday,
near Williamsburg. KY, William Broughton
shot and instantly killed John w. Wistenhunt
and wounded Wistenhuns's brother. The shoot
ing was old-blooded.
Allen L. Bowie, son of James Bowie, made
famous by the knife which bears his name. died
in New York hospital, on Saturday evening, of
consumption. He was thirty-seven years old,
and had been clerk in that city for years.
W. T. Chisom shot and killed Ben Chalk, on
Saturday night, near Coldwater, Miss, mistak-
ing him, in the darkness. for a negro with whom
he had had previous quarrel. The two were
neighbors and friends, and both men of families.
The Eastern express on the Pennsylvania road
ran into FREIGHT train at the east end of the
Altoona yard. last night, and five cars, two ex-
press, one baggage and two passenger coaches,
were overturned Seven passengers were in
jured, but none seriously.
Two years ago. Thomas B. Barry. of the exec.
utive board. knights of Labor, was elected to
the Michigan State Legislature by the COM
bined votes OF the Democrats and wOrkiugmen.
denomination was refused him, and he is
out as an Independents labor candidate for the
position.
Cassius Morse. aged twenty years, sou of Dana
P. Morse, weli-to-do farmer. residing about a
mile from West Randolph. VT, struck f. M.
Davis on the head with an ak. at the breakfast
table, yesterday morning infcting a wound
from which he died in about two hours. Young
Morse was insane.
John Fry, Columbus, o.. contractor, was a
prisoner at the Armory police-station. at Chica
60 yesterday. He was arrested at the request
Of the Ohio authorities. 1t is charged that he
left Columbus suddenly. taking with him 500
which he should have paid TO his employees He
will be taken back to Columbus.
A. o. Butler Chicago Board of Trade COM
mission broker. failed to margin his deals in
wheat yesterday, and his trades were closed out
at the opening OF the morning session. His liza
bilites are believed to be about 81 900. He oper-
ated chiefly in the Thousand bushel." or "kin.
dergarten.' department of the board.
Otto Hillig, a farmer. living twelve miles from
Lebanon, Mo-, was shot and fatally wounded on
Sunday. by Charles Molott the twelye-year old
son of neighbour. Young Molott was throwing
stones at MIR. Hilligs two little daughters. when
their father approached and frightened him
away. The boy ran 20 his home. procured a
Hillgs body, fatally wounding him.
A big black bear has been kept in the rear of
a saloon at 1902 Sheriff street, Cleveland. for
two years pact Yesterday forenoon a child
named Rosie Dornbreck. two and a half years
DID, attempted to play with the brute The
bear caught the girl and killed her almost in
stantly. crushing her head and body in most
horrible manner. P. w. Curran, the owner of
the bear. has been arrested on a charge of man
slaughter.
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How Prohibition Works i'm Atlanta.

ATLANTA. Ga, Oct 25.-The effect of pro-
hbition in Atlanta has been to encourage the
jug trade. On every train reaching the city
there is large consignment of jugs filled with
whisky. These jugs are carried Oft by prohibi-
tionists and anti-prohibitionists alike On one
train, notably, there were fifty one-gallon jugs
The poorer people. who cannot afford to send for
jugs. are besieeng the druggists for pure alco-
hol. the sale of which is permitted. They make
all manner of excuses to get it. They take it
out to the artesian pumps. to which clippers are
attached. and dilute it there drinking the liquor,
to the amusement of the lookers-ons On Tues
day night there will be citizens meeting to
nominate candidates for city Offices. Both wet
and dry are taking every means to capture the
meeting, and lively times are expected.