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The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1888-05-02
WIGS AND wIe.MAKERs.
Some Facts about the Art of SIanIpula
Ing Human Hair.

Some Facts About the Art Of Manipulate
ing Human Hair.
A barber says that one of the few
kinds of wOman's work which is not
overcrOwded, and at which competent
girls can always earn good wages, is
that which includes the working, cut
ting and general management of the
human hair. The hair trade is dull
now. After the holidays people will
have more time to attend 10 their hair.
The average pay of female hairdressers
is IS a week. Sometimes it reaches SIS
high as SIS per week, and sometimes
goes down to s.. A girl who under
stands the business thoroughly can
command SIS week anywhere. On,
hairdresser in this city used to employ
40 girls, and paid out 800 weekly in
wages.
The profit lies in false hair. Women
that have their hair cut short and arc
tired of il. buy wigs or switches" to
wear in the street. Those whose hair
is poor. or who suffer from badness.
wear false hair at all times. Girls who
conine their attention To hair-working
alone, earn from s. to $40 week. 1t
is an art that needs skill and no small
amount Of patience and perseverance
to succeed with. The hair with which
the wigs are made is collected by CON-
mercial travellers in Germany and
France. England and Belgium are
poor markets for hair. not because OF
the scarcity. for both English and Bel
gian women have fine hair, but because
they will not sell it. When collected
it is put through a cleaning process,
severe enough to fetch the dirt out OF
an elephants hide, and then dyed
several times over. The best hair
dres sers never buy hair from the head
or from private hands.
Perfectly white hair is rare and com
mands almost any price. Natural
curling is also Of considerable value.
A good wig of white hair costs $40
The material of which these wigs are
made is clipped from the goat and
seldom from the human head.
plenteously soft silky kind of snow
white hair comes from the AngOra rab
bit. A perfectly white and abundant
wig of human hair would be worth a
least $1,000. Hair cut from the heaC
after death is never used by any goo
hairdresser. 1t can not be used to an,
advantage as it will neither curl no
twist. Hair can be proved by pullin!
: it 70 its utmost capacity. When
lOosened it will contract to its fOrmel
length. T. Nal AMI Express.
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BAD PAPER MONEY.
The Most Reliable Way Of Detecting q
Counterfeit mn.

The Most Reliable Way of Detecting .
COunterfeit Bill.
A bank cashier tells that the best
1ay 10 tell a counterfeit bill is by sound
and feeling. Take the bill firmly be-
.ween the thumb and index-fnger of
sourIe hand and pull itquickly through
your fingers like this. Now listen TO the
sound it makes. 1t is not just like rub
bling silk, and neither does it resemble
a paper sound closely. It's a noise that
is too peculiar to admit Of a descrip-
ton"
do they make counterfeit paper so
near like the original that you can't
tell the diference?"
You cant tell By looking at it. Il
is only by the sound and touch. Now
listen TO the sound made by this
counterfeit twenty dollar bill You
see. that's 4 slick noise. something like
pulling glazed or oilod paper through
the fingers. 4 child coAld tell the
difference between that bill and a
genuine one. Bat look at it and You
viii think your eye is on something
that would pass muster for twenty dol
lars worth Of groeeries-
who taught you this BUSINESS"
20. my first lesson was given by an
old man who has been all over this
country and Europe teaching the bust
ness. he has in his possession over a
thousand specimens Of eounierfeiis.
He obtained them from the authorities
Of the different Governments. He has
no peer 10 the business. and every ex-
pert in the country owes his knowledge
10 this old man. --KSussas CitT Star
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SOME RARE COINS.
The Work OF IIsnk-T-IIers When Their
Days Lab5J l. over.

The Work OF Ilsnk-T-IIerS When Their
Days Lab55 l. over.
do YOU know what \ good many
bank tel!crs and men who handle large
amounts Of gold anil silver coins do al
the close Of the day?" queried a former
bank clerk.
Go home. probab,y?'
"Yes; but not until they have looked
through their metal cash forrare coins. "
DO they ever fird any?"
Certainly They do sometimes, though
not 50 very often. Il Is lottery. The
fsct that some Of the rarest of American
coins have been picked NJ in ordinary
circulation keeps their eyes peeled.
They know values pretty well, and the
sanguine cherish the hope Of uuearth-
ing one Of the missing dollars Of 1904.
which are worth $500 each. In fact. as
high as 1900 has been offered and re-
fused. The half-dollar Of 1852, repre-
sen.ing Liberty seated. is in circula-
ton. It IS worth SL75 The quarter
Of 1888. with rays. Is also occasionally
met. Il brings ,. Among silver dol
lars Of recent coinage. the 1858 dollar,
representing Liberty seated, is the most
valuable Il IS worth SIS. The dollar
Of 1883 has a flying eagle on the re-
verse side. A little worn it would pass
without notice. Il is worth SIS. So is
the same cola Of 1883. Both are in cir
culation. The 2)-ccnt piece of 1877 is
worth $3.50. and If 1878. $l.25. They
retp be met. though rarely. The vslu-
able dimes aaJ half-dimes were all
coined before 1876. The silver three
cent piece Of 1873. with the large star,
brings 60 cents; the copper twO-cent
piece Of the same year is worth the
same. The flying-eagle ceat Of 1856
sells for 81. All the gold coins coined
prior to 1888 command premiums. ~
ClicIQ0 TriJHne
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HAMLEY AZ INYENToR.
Two Patents Prom Which the Connect
cut senator Receives an Income

Two Patents Prom Which the Conaeeti-
cut senator Receives Income
Senator H1wley. Of Connecticut, told
me the other day that he was an inven-
tor, and had taken ont two patents,
from which he was receiving 8 good
income. One az them is for a pocket
compass. and the other for leather or
rubber base or washer at the end Of a
cartridge. Said he:
Il have always been very much
aStonished at tbs way in which great
idea crept cut Of me, but it proved TO
be a profitable aud useful one. was
with friend one day. n gun manufact-
urer in MY town, who was telling me
Of the difficulty he met with in secur-
ing the requisite amount Of elasticity
al the base Of proiectile. Without a
moments reflection I asked him why
he didl't put on a piece Of rubber or
leather. He looked me with ! gratiied
surprise and said Is was curious no one
had thought Of it. but it seemed to him
to be not only the Simplest but the best
thing. twas tried. worked like a charm,
and then my friend made application for
patent in my name. Il was granted
machines were constructed for placing
the washers upon the cartridges. and
they are now in general use. ! get a
handsome royalty out Of it,
and the other pateni?'
That was for a compass. a tube
about as big rs lead pencil. only not
10 long. which can be. carried IL The
vest pocket or hung from the watch
eha:5. Il is a neat little thing and con-
yen;ent = ITashsBgioH Loifer.
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The sod houses Of farmers in Da-
xota we're found 10 be much warmer
during the recent cold spell than
nonses made Of wood or brick.
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CONVERSATIONAL BoREs.
BraIuless individuals Who Talk WIthOl
Ixpresslng ThouPhts.

BrRInlsss individuals Who Talk without
Expressing Thoughts.
Conversation among persons who are
very intimate should be the best con-
versation, as no one need speak unless
he feels impelled so to do by the stir
ring of thought within; but the in
veterate small-talker has lost the power
Of Distinguishing between the talk that
expresses thoughts and the talk that
merely articulates sounds. His idea Of
talking is confined to the practice Of
making" conversation; even in argu-
ment he passes much time in repeating
what has been said in slightly different
words; and. when no subject is under
discussion, and when he is not gifted
with high talents. the grotesque articles
TO which he is sometimes reduced would
be absurd if they we're not so irritating.
If he only talked, and said nothing
that insisted on answers, he might
more easily be forgiven; but this is
rarely his way. An irritating small
talker, who, though in reality
neither deaf nor abscnt-minded. eked
out his speech by insisting on having
every thing that was said to him re-
peated twice, sometimes thrice. have
known to repeat his What was that
you said?" after he had answered the
remark that had been made, and when
this was pointed out to him he only
smiled the satisfied smile of the small
talker, who thinks his sins merits, and
does not blush to own them. Such a
small talker calls these atrocious de-
linquencies conversational talent, and
because it is sometimes necessary te
speak idly thinks it is q good deed to
do so at all times rather than main
tain wholesome silence. But, indeed,
others beside these obvious criminals
sin in speaking idly.
Small talk has its uses in expressing
indefinite friendliness. though even this
would probably be better expressed by
some inarticulate sound. If we could
only agree on one; but it should never
be forgotten that small talk-oT talk Of
no consequence-is in itself Of les'
than no value. and that if on all Occa.
sions, except those Of necessity, we pu'
our energies to improving our idea'
rather than to uttering words; in short
if we talked less and Thought more. w
and our friends would in all cases b.
much the better for it-LOHdoB Queen
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Lie Mistake Of Us &c

Husband-Nellie, see by an article
in health journal that 70 walk great
deal is the best way 10 preserve beauty.
Wife-You have told me that you
were quite handsome in childhood.
$50 was. WhyF"
"What Il pity that you didn't choose
pedestrianism as a profession. Pits
burgh Chronicle.
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Lananese sacred Nuts.

A quantity of japanese sacred nuts.
the first ever brought to this country,
has Just been received at Broadway
fruit store. They are called sacred
from the fact that they are used in GER
tain forms of japanese worship. The
nuts are placed on the altar and
ignited. They burn with blush fame
aad give off peculiar odor. They are
ricLL in oil, and the fumes are supposed
70 rise as incense to the gods. They
grow under water, have a leaf like a
pond lily, and are shaped like a steers
head. with two projecting horns. This
resemblance is SO great that it is diff
cult to believe that they are not carved.
In the raw state they are hard and
lasteless. but when cooked they have
the flavor Of boiled chestnuts. They
retain their qualities ten or fifteen
years, and are fit for food when even
twenty years old.-M 7. Mail.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-23
PERSONALS.

Senator Compton, of Fergus Falls, called
at the capitol yesterday.
Senator G. c. Edwards, of Fillmore county,
was capitol caller yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Windsor, of Sioux Falls,
were among yesterdays arrivals at the Ryan.
Edward B. Putnam. of Eau Claire, Wis.
leading capitalist of that place, is at the
Ryan.
Capt. S. W. Harp, chief mastering officer o.
the department of Minnesota, G. A. r., called
at the capitol yesterday.
James Doran, of this city, who has been
spending several weeks at the Arkansas hot
springs, returned to business yesterday.
F. P. Ousey, of London, England, who has
been making tour of the United States,
commencing at San Francisco, has apart
ments at the Ryan.
George Baird, Jr., who arrived in st. Paul
a few weeks ago with Bernie McMechen, and
opened brokerage and commission Office, is
lying ill with typhoid fever i'll the city hos
pital. Friends from Wheeling, w. Va, are
attending him.
Edward Langeyin, accOmpan led by his
wife and two children, was at Ne W Orleans
last week during the Mardl Gras. They will
go this week to the agricultural ex hibition at
Jacksonville, Fla, and from that place they
will go to San Antonio, Tex, and afterwards
to Los Angeles, San Francisco and other i'm
portant cities of California, returning by Salt
Lake City and Kansas City. Mr.. Langevin
will not be home before the first days of
April
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-23

these regiments will be assigned to
more agreeable stations, but if only one
OF them is disturbed, the selection will
doubtless fall upon the Fifth infantry,
whose transfer to New Mexico has evil
IDENTIFY been determined upon, and in
whose stead this department will re-
celye the Thirteenth infantry.
NOTES OF TIE ARMY.
Col. Edwin +. wnsend, Twelfth in
fantry, post commander, has estab-
tablished at Fort Yates, Dak., ''can-
teen," in order to furnish the men of
the regiment with amusements and re-
freShmentS at the smallest possible cost.
It's privileges are extended to all en-
It's affairs will be attended to by an Of
ficer detailed by the regimental COM
mander, while it will be controlled by
an advisory committee of five mem
bers, three of whom shall be noncom-
miSsiOned officers. The successful Op-
peratiOn of the canteen at other posts
has proven source of great benefit to
both the men and government morally
and physically improving the former,
and saving to the latter thousands of
dollars annually by decreasing deSer-
tiOnS.
The department commander has Or
dered an official enumeration of the
AssnibOine and GrOs Ventre Indians in
Montana, together with the number an d
kind of arms in their possession, guam
tlty OF ammunition and from what
source obtained, number of horses,
ponies, cattle, buildings, tepees, etc.
The commanding officer at Fort Abra-
ham Lincoln, Dak., has removed the re-
strictiOns which-becauSe of the prev
alence of sSmall-pOX in the tOWn-haye
prohibited all intercourse between thai
post and Mandan, Oak. The town is
pronounced free from the disease.
There is some indication that the new
departure, in the payment of the troops
monthly instead of bI-mOnthly, which is
now beingsexperimented with, will die
and that there will be return to the
old system.
Thomas Henderson, who for many
years has been post trader at Camp
Poplar River, Mont, has rendered his
resignation. A post council has been
called to recommend suitable person
to succeed him.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-23
THE KINGS VETO POWER.
While There is Some Dissatisfac-
ton over the Decision of the
Supreme Court, Every thing is
fNv,i

w nile Inerc IS some DlSS0C1SIaC-
ton over the Decision of the
Supreme Court, Every thing is
Quiet.
SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 22.-The oceanic
steamer, Australia, arrived from Homo
lulu this morning. The Hawaiian
Gazette, commenting upon the recent
decision of the supreme court upholding
the kings absolute veto power, says:
''While there is some dissatisfaction
over the decision, yet, until constitu-
tiOnal measures can be brought into
play for overcoming this source of Oh
Structi0n to free legislation adverse
public opinion will defend itself. No
doubt exists of the good faith of the
judiciary in the matter, and
there is no agitation or move
ment or plan of campaign
on foot to disturb the result. There is
nothing which threatens in the sli ght-
est degree the peace of the community,
and there is general feeling that
Hawaiian politics will run for at least
generation in constitutional grooves.
The steamer Australia also brings i'll
formation of cyclone and tidal wave
which occurred at Mahuhona Feb. and
6. The wharveS and part of ware
house were swept away. A portion of
the railway track was washed away,
and the office and locomotive round
house were badly wrecked. Other prop
erty was destroyed along the water
front, but no fatalities occurred.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-23
The Columbia Clubs, Sons Of
Veterans and Other En-
teptainmentS.
Washington's Birthday Was
Not Very Generally OBJ
served in the City.
Summary Of the Doings Of
One Day Gathered From
Ali Sources.
PEOPLES CHURCH SITE.
The Corner OF Pleasant Avenue
and Chestnut Street Selected.

The money matter need not deter us
for a single moment" said Rev.
). G.. Smith at the Peoples
clnlch meeting last evening dur
ing the discussion over the
site for the proposed church. 1--WE can
raise any amount of money when
ever we need it. Ii we can't do this,
the sooner We find out that were not
wanted the better"
This little speech carried the point,
and the tloc,l voted unanimously as the
shepherd directed, and the site for the
new Peoples church was chosen. 1t is
the llr. BriSbine homestead, at the cor
ner Ot Pleasant avenue and Chestnut
street. 1t has a front of 120 feet
Oh Pleasant avenue, and is 95}3
feet wide in the rear. 1t runs back Isl
feet along Chestnut street, which is not
yet graded at this point. The price to
be paid is $4,000 of which One-third is
to be paid within ninety days, another
third in nine months and the balance at
the end of a year.
Twenty members were taken into the
church last evening. eleven on taking
the church VOWS and nine admitted by
letter.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-23
An Engine on the Hill.

To the Editor of the Globe: so
As the subject of devising some
means of preventing the cable cars
from running away down Selby avenue
hill, from the slipping of the grip, or
any other cause, and thus endangering
life, seems to be, and is, uppermOst in
the mind of nearly everybody, | suggest
the following as a simple and sure means
of preventing such a dreaded occur
rance, viz:
To have small engine at the top of
hill to pay out a cable sufficiently strong
to hold the cars and load, in case of ac-
cident from any cause. This would be
sure, under all circumstances, and, |
think, would satisfy the public, as there
would be no possibility of danger.
When down far enough to insure
safety. unhitch this extra cable and
allow it to remain there until car COM
ing up arrives, when it should be
hitched on to the up-coming car, as
there is almost as much danger coming
up as there is going down. This
safety cable could easily be payed out
and drawn in at the same rate of speed
the permanent cable is going, and
stopped instantly in case of need. Re-
Spectfully, j. E. CRAMSIE.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-23
DR.. r. G. Flower in the West.

We understand that DR.. r. G.. Flower,
of Boston, will be at the Madison, Wis,
Park hotel, Monday, Feb. 27; La Crosse,
Wis, Cameron house, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Feb. % and %; Milwaukee,
Wis. PlanllintOn house, Saturday,
March 3; Toledo, o., Burnett house,
Monday, March 5; Cleveland, Stillman
house, Tuesday, March 6. This will
give the doctors many patients and
friends in our state an opportunity to
personally consult him. Dr. Flowers
new health palace in Boston is rapidly
appr Oaching completion. 1t is claimed
that it will Surpass in point of magnifi-
cence, comfort and completeness, any
health home in the world. DR.. Flowers
power of correctly diagnosing disease
without asking the patient a single
question gives him an advantage in the
treatment of his patients not enjoyed
by other physicians, whose practice is
necessarily for the most part guess
work.
On the completion of his new health
palace, DR.. Flower expects to remain in
Boston, that he may give his patients in
his new home his own personal attention.
Hence this will probably be the last op-
pOrtunity our people will have to per
sonally consult this most successful
physician of the country.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-23
Getting Something For Almost
Nothing

Like the flake" store with its ''bank-
rupt" prices on certain lines of goods,
and its so to 100 per cent profits on 9TH
ers, or the railroad that is perennially
cutting rates to favored shippers, OF the
seedy individual who mounts a soap
box Oh the street corner and with hon
eyed words proceeds to work the prize
package trick on his Open-mOuthed au-
ditOrS, the average assessment insurance
concern comes to the front with its al
Turing offer of something for nothing.
A recent and rather striking testimonial
put forth by Minnesota mutual endow-
ment association, and purporting to pro.
ceed from thankful certificate holder
in Maine, furnishes case in point. If
the facts are as given, he certainly has
reason to be thankful; though, for what
are doubtless good reasons the society on
it's side fails to state all the circumstances
OF the case. According to this grateful
gentleman he has received the associa-
TONS check for 81 200, and the net cost
of the transaction to him was Just
$3.50. Just how long it took him to
realize so much out of so little is not
stated, but the inference probably
sought to be drawn is that it was case
of ready profit. And a big profit it GER
tainly was-big enough, in fact, to be
classed with the handsome dividends
paid by the Womans Savings Bank of
Boston, which the celebrated Mrs. Howe
was allowed to run until the aroused
deposltors began to clamor for the re-
turn of their money and made things
so unpleasant for her. Now, at even so
unusually high rate of interest as 10
per cent per annum, the Maine invest
or's money would only yield him S13.75
a year, while it would require the in
vestment of not less than S14S.91 every
year for five years, principal and inter
est compounded annually to yield 81 900
at 10 per cent. And yet, here is an out
lay of only s137.50 all told, yielding a
return of $1,000. 1t is to be feared that
the other certificate holders in the So
ciety are not treated so handsomely as
the gentleman in question-tO be so
generous all round would be rather ex-
pensive-and if any of them shall come
to the conclusion that their assessments
ale loaded, and that they are the
JOneSeS who ''pay the freight" they
will probably not be very far out of the
way.