St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
TIE Cos SIPER.

"Fashions in hair and whiskers last
great deal longer than fashions IN
Clothes" remarked leading barber
Yesterday. "a fashion in clothes will
hardly ever last longer than ten years,
while whiskers and hair have been
trimmed the same way for twenty-five
Or thirty years. Take mustaches, for
instance. 1t is about twenty-five years
ago since the wearing of them came
into style. l can remember when, II
man wore muStache, he was looked
upon as a fop, fool or gam
bier. 1t was as much as
mans reputation was worth 10 allow
the hair to grow on his upper lip. But
now everybody cultlvates ,stacne,
ministers and all. About the same
time that mustaches became the fad
long hair was laid on the shelf. Before
that everybody wore long hair, and had
it curled. too. 1t was just as common
for men in those days to have their halr
curled as it was with women. OF
course. you will find men who never
change. TO matter what the fashion is.
There are great many men In this CITY
now who affect long hair, but they are
quite a curiosity"
Over at the open air mission meeting
on st. Peter and Washington streets
the other night a number of people
were telling their experiences" One
woman, who said her name was Han
nah Lee, stated that she had joined the
church when a mere child. She was
taken sick with typhoid fever, which
resulted in spinal disease. During her
first sickness she did not walk for nine
months. During Secoad sickness 1t
was two years before she could
walk again, and during third and
last sickness. she did not take a step for
over eighteen years. She tried all kinds
of doctors and remedies, but none OF
them did her any good. A Christian
man got hold of her one day about three
years ago and prayed and prayed for
her, and while he was praying she sud
denly became cured by faith, and has
been well ever since. She said she only
weighed ninety pounds before faith had
stepped in, but from all appearance she
has gained in the neighborhood OF 150
pounds since that.
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T. W. Bryson, of Kansas City, Mo-,
was at the Ryan yesterday. He had
been out to Oklahoma a short time ago.
and in speaking about that country
said that Guthrie was good llluStra-
ton of American energy and enter
prise. 1t is only a few months ago
since Oklahoma was opened up to set
tiers. yet Guthrie contains about $1,000
inhabitants, six banks, eight neWSpa--
pers, thirty-Seven lumber yards and
hundreds of stores.
There is lack of life about the hotels
now that is depressing. Those who
travel are either staying at home and
attending to their business or else So
journing at some cool lake resort. But
merry times are coming, and the hotel
clerk, who is now having a picnic, will
look pale and haggard from OverWork.
Crops are being harvested and will soon
be sold; then the countryman will come
to town, stay at the hotel and spend a
portion of his cash. On Sept. 6 the
state fair begins, bringing in town the
multitude of strangers. Then the hotel
keeper will have his harvest, and make
enough cold cash to live the rest of the
year without running at all.
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There is Il young reporter in this city
who, for hard work and energy, carries
off the confectionery establishment. He
came in from Dakota and secured po-
sition Oh an evening sheet, and hasn't
slept wink since. He hasn't learned
to soldier yet, but is constantly running
up and down the street as though some
thing fearful was happening at either
end of it. He was seen running up the
street about 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing at full speed, with huge roll of
paper under his arm. A friend stopped
him and inquired: "Why, what in the
world is the matter? Has anybody been
murdered?' NO" was the reply, 81
have been sent after the building per-
mitS."
There is a grocery store up on Rice
Street where a great many farmers do
their trading. About dusk on Thurs
day evening, before the lamps in the
store had 1been lighted, cOuntryman
and his wife were doing some trading.
In the rear of the storesOn top of some
cracker boxes, stood keg filled with
soft soap. Several small boys who were
lurking about, looking for mischief,
hung a pasteboard sign on the barrel
which read, Free Soup. Take Some"
1t wasn't long before the countryman
saw the sign, and being pretty hungry,
wife. Say, M'ria," whispered he,"
here's some sewp. Guess iii try some,
cos Pm hungrier'n blaZes." MIRA kept
On with her trading, while her husband
edged toward the keg, and not caring to
have anybody see that he was hungry,
made grab for big ladle that hung
on the keg and dipping down, got it
filled and showed it into his mouth.
When he tasted the scoop he yelled like
a Comanche and spluttered like a
whale, and despite the fact that the
poor grocery clerk swore he knew moth
ing about the matter, he took MIRA by
the arm and marched out swearing that
he newer would trade in that ShOp