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who has . pound Of hair on her head.
Women who have half pound are extreme
ly rare, and most women only have from
three to Eve ounces. That's not half enough
for a wig. Look at these"
Here the wig-maker displayed lot Of
bunches varying in bulk and length, and
Of all imaginable tints save white or
gray There were bunches of brown, yellow.
black and red. They were worth from IS to
$40 each, and represented the entire market
value of q woman's head of hair Such q
lot only brought to the owner bare dollar
or perhaps less.
"No," +" added the wig-maker in conclusion,
Il would not advise a younsSsoma to cut
Oh her hair and sell it unless she happens to
have either gray or white hair. An ordi-
nary head of hair will not bring as much as
will paw for a plain switch, and as for a
wig, 1t will not pay for the making of it"
CLARA BELLE.
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ASLEEP IN A COALBIN.
The Queer Bed Chosen by Pretty Chicago
Somnambulist.

The Queer Bed Chosen by n Pretty Chicago
Somnambulist.
Chicago Herald.l
Over en- the Westside is very handsome
young lady who is afflicted with somnam-
bulism. When she puts her pretty head
upon the pillow at night she does not know
what may befall her before she awakes in
the morning, and she worries great deal
over this strange af1iction. Her people
watch her as closely as possible. but she OBJ
jects to any regular espionage during her
sleeping hours. One night not long ago she
went to bed at the usual hour. Along about
/ A. M. her sister, who slept in an adjoining
room, awoke and went to see if the Girl was
all right. Her bed was empty and her door
was open. The house was aroused and
search lor "La Somnambula" was begun.
She was found-but where? Curled up
in little ball on the coal in the cellar coal
bin sleeping soundly. She was aroused
quietly and went bach to her bed, where
she slept we'll until morning. In her dreams
she must have imagined that the coal cost
more than good bed, and she was about
right.
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then take down and bsa. over a beam until
A VALUABLE SECRET.


All the lighter skins are used to make the
so-called Russia leather" There are manu-.
factories Of it galore, but only one turns out
goods with true Russian smell, which comes
from dressing the leather at the finish with
empyreumater oil of birch, which this house
alone imports at an enormous cost from Rus
sia. 1t is said that the secret of the odor was
so guarded by the Russians that for years
and years our tanners got no clew to it de-
spite their best endeavors. Then our Mini
ster to Russia was practical man, and in
course of his official life found it easy to
penetrate the secret. More, he spent some
time in the factories there watching the
manner of using it; came home with head
full of knowledge, and from it quickly
realized fortune.
The dyelDg of leather is in itself an art.
Its followers pay strict heed to the caprices
of fashion. What colors she dresses in,
silks or ribbons, they straightway begin to
dye for-and rarely dye in vain. What
with fans, belts, bags, bands, even bonnets,
fair woman manages to make way with a
good deal more than her shoe leather. For
awhile she so pinned her faith and fancy to
alligator skin that the saurian was in dan
ger Of determination. American Invention,
however, came to the rescue. Machinery
was devised to give plain calf or sheep the
coveted diamond markings, which, together
with the marked abatement of the usage, as
sures us that plenty of the big reptiles will
be left for seed. All the more so, that it
has been shown his hide is not waterproof
when tanned, as was once cardinal article
of the shoemaker's faith.
COSTLY LEATHER.
Patent leather is made by covering fine,
lightweight calfskin with the varnish that
gives it its peculiar gloss. Sweet oil is used
to keep the leather soft, and is the only
thing that should be applied to it when in
wear. 1t may be well to add that while
mud or water does but little harm to good
article, sudden attenuatlons of heat and cold
will invariably crack and ruin it.
About the costliest as well as the most
peculiar leather in the world is that known
as "piano leather" 1t is made solely from
the skin of small deer peculiar to one dis
trict of Germany, and its manufacture has
for ages been handed down from father to
son in single family in the district It
costs nearly its own weight in gold. Efforts
are now being made to naturalize the ami
NAL furnishing the skin in part of Michi-
gan very similar TO its native habitat.
Should they succeed there is chance that
we may rob the old world of another of its
peculiar institutions.
There is nothing like leather" says the
proverb, and truly. Absolute human neces-
sites rank about thuswise: Salt, iron,
leather. The aluminium age may dethrone
iron, but salt will always be needed to save
the worlds bodies, and leather no less to
give comfort to its soles
M. G. WILLIAMS.
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HIT By A HoG.
The Captain Thinks Ir n Shell and soc Men
Laugh af Him.

Laugh af Him.
New York Sum-
When we were advancing at the battle OF
Chantilly to take our position in battle line,
the Captain Of my company took occasion
to show off bit in the presence of several
general officers. Instead of being in his
place according to regulations, he stepped
out in front of the company and kept wav-
ing bis sword towards the rebels, exhorting
us. as we loved the dear old flag, to stand
firm and die like brave men. Pretty soon,
as we were approaching q thicket in an old
field, humping big hog, which was in
hiding and terrified half to death, charged
full at the Captain, upset him in heap, and
made his escape through our ranks As
we came up with the Captain who had
turned on the broad of his back he called
out;
"Boys, I'm struck BY she'll Go right
on and die with your faces to the foeP'
'Shell be durned!" replied one Of the
men. "You were hit by hogl Get up
and come on"
Five hundred men saw the accident and
had laugh over it, and we suddenly got
the commands. "Haltl 'FRONT.' Kneell
Fire at willp' the cheers OF the rebel skir-
mishers advancing in front Of their battle
line were answered by peals of laughter
from our front as the hog-struek Captain
imped in the rear
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
THE DEAD NOVELIST.
Hall Caine Gives His Personal Recol-
lections of Wilkie Collins.
A VICTIM OF THE OPIUM HABIT.
How BE Obtained the Title for His Novel,
The Woman in White.
his OPINION OF BOOK REVIEWERS
A VICTIM OF THE OPIUM HABIT.
WRITTEN FOR rHE DISPATCH |

TUX ThE
Wilkie Collins was a name to conjure
with when was a boy at school, and the
great book that first made it famous was
published before l was born; but did not
make acquaintance with the man himself
until about two years ago. Short as that
time is, and little as it promises of personal
knowledge, can truly say that it repre-
sents period of great intimacy and famil-
iarity. did not know Wilkie Collins long,
but knew him we'll.
do not remember who it was that intro
duced me to Wilkie Collins, or for what rea-
son we first met, but 1 recall the occasion of
it well enough. He had written saying that
I would be welcome to call upon him, but
must be prepared to find him in the turmoil
OF domestic change of some sort. ''Never-
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Not ON the Tented Field.
N
JudQeI

Jones had been entertaining few friends
at dinner. Ordering coffee to be served in
the library, he led the way to that apart
ment
Taking down a sword that was hanging
on the wall and brandishing it with, much
affectation of martial ardor, he said:
'Never, gentlemen, shall forget the day
when drew this trusty blade for the first
time"
"And where was that?" asked curious
guest.
"Why, in rafie."
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T1-HoUR GLASS

l. Acts Of making simple. 2 Enmities. 9
Capable OF being consolidated 4 Rich cloth
ing 5. Reckons. 6 Parties. T. To prosecute.
s An addition to . house. O. Part Of the foot.
TO- Defeats II. Beginnings. II A treasurer.
lRare.l l3- Tending to wrong creation. IA
Precipitation. Is Contests
lRare.l Right up.-Wretchedness. Ce1fraIs.
do'On.-Skepticism. HEsPERUa
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LIQUIDS.
Green earth the garb Of day had donned,
The sun had risen the hills beyond,-
A warrior clad in arrnor bright
To chase away the vanquished night.
In mood for meditation ripe,
] sat me down to smoke my pipe,
When, harkf rat-tat at the doorl
A dapper gent stands on the floor
One of those itinerant Thugs
Who murder men by vending drugs
His wfles tits useless TO describe.
Ny readers know the long-hzired tribe.
He, alter many interludes.
Permission asked to show his goods:
He had three liquids choice and rare
To heal the frame or Danish care.
Now, neighbor. spare your diatribe,
You call me fiend-could imbibe
THIS liquid here, you may depend
I'd prove myself faithful friend
The baker here, who lives next door,
This other took when be was poor;
From poverty 1t took thesting,
He's now great financial king
4 ou may this same in daytime mix.
IL fond Of pyrotechnic tricks:
A fierce explosive then is seen.
As strong as nitr0-glycerine.
You see in third. though seeming small
The one thing needful tor US All:
No doubt you'll think my claim absurd.
1t makes the world in word-D
bade him go-I never joked
With frauds like hiIn-but as I smoked
thought there might be-with q laugh
A grain Of truth in all his chat.
". Wilson
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WENTY years ago
when you wanted to
see the ''lady CASH
ier" you had to 60
to Europe. That is
written on the au-
thority of a middle
aged man. My re-
collection runs not
so far back. Our
girls were very nice
and exclusive then.
But, as that singu-
larly observing Ro-
man author acutely
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
A Bees Idle Moment.

Lewiston Journal
History is iull of instances in which a
small and Insignificant bit of vitality has
accomplished great results. from the day
that the mouse let out the lion down to the
present time. Another case was added to
the list, in the town of Harmony the other
day. An idle bee came along and for want
of better business stung q mans horse.
When the remnants of that team were
gathered up, behold there were II baskersful.
That little bee had wrecked big butcher
uap0n
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772-rRANsPos1r1oN.

A miner in q western town
Against seven toughs was pitted.
Ana knowing to succumb meant death
He would not be ourwftted.
They did not understand it 81.
And for revenge had srriVen;
At last they force him to light,
80 miner ptnctes seps1."
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Dress Parade ut the Fort.

She-Lieutenant GRAY. for what purpose
is that little square box back of your belt?
Lieutenant Gray-Oh, it is to carry blank
cartridges and powder, don't you know.
She (who has seen the Lieutenant leading
the german)-I thought it was to hold a
powder rag.
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775-p1AMoNp.

/. A letter. 2 Part Of wheel. g To leap.
( Kinds Of tenures. s. Numerares By headA
9. Delivered up Z. Like metals. g Keep4
9. Collection Of boxes. (Trans.) 10. To DIS
Germ. II. A letter. FRANK
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773-rHE cLocKMAKER's PRoB1rM.

A clockmaksr set three clocks together as
noon. One OF them lost two minutes day one
gained six minutes day. and the third gained
fourteen minutes day. What time did the
three clocks indicate when they were together
again for the first timer ]. n. FEzANDrR
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The Lurley Song.
TAFTER HEINE.l

Ny soul tonight is a-weary,
Haunted, know not why,
By dreams of a strange wild legend
Oft told in the days gone by.
Cool fall the airs of evening,
TRANQUILITY glides the Rhine,
Mirroring bank and summit
Tinted in red sunshine.
High on a rock is sitting
A maiden so wondrous fair,
Radiant in garments golden,
COmbing her golden hair;
Combing with comb all golden,
And singing a wistful song,
A melody faint but resistless,
So tender. so sad, SO strong.
1t reaches youthful boatman,
Enhancing his heart SO warm;
Nor rock, cliff, nor water heeds he
He sees but one radiant forml
Alas! alasl young boatman,
Too well do we know thy doom
No wonder the Lurley singing
Has left nv soul in gloom.
e. Roth IN Philadelphia Times.
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ONE of New York's most fashionable
Fifth avenue modistes completes her
toilettes by aosmailo packet OF sAtkinson's
exquisite Sachet Powder.
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WHAT HAIR IS WORTH.

He opened few boxes that he took down
from shelf They were filed with tresses
of various colors and OF various lengths.
"Here is fine head OF yellow" he said.
SIT is worth So Here is one of brown that
will sell for half that sum. But for one
pound oil gray or white hair will pay $500.
There is not one woman out Of thousand
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DELHI,

ward, and find name for the object at thsrop
Of the picture.
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name in the following order: Grant, rant;
Hood, hod; Wilde, vile. Burns, burn; Twain,
twin: Lever, leer; Sterne, stern; Scott. Scot;
Whittier, wittier; Pope. pop; Keats, eats;
Akin. akin: Dante, date; Gray. ray. Password
HGod Save the King"
76l-Bunderbuss
762-The mans SON
763-Angel-us
764-Desperation.
7u=
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CLARA BELLIES CHAT.
New York's Beautiful and Naughty
Soda Water Cashiers Who
TERRORIzE TIE DlFFIDENF MAN
Young Society Women's Craze for Locks Of
Silver Gray.
HAIR THAI WILL BRING $500 A POUND

tcoRREsPoNDENcE OF THE DIsPArcH.1
NEW YORK, October IL
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T7-oBLIoUE RECrANeLE.

l. A letter. 2 A unit & Otherwise. 4 To
cut with scissors or shears. d Quiet 6 A
workman employed in steam hour mill. 7. A
letter of news. Tne corona 9. Not either.
10. A Scriptural proper name. II. Left. (Abh)
II. A letter. SUE.
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of the finest titles any novel ever had-at
least the story sounds much like one of
Wilkie Collins.
NO FAITH IN REVIEWERS.
He wrote the book, and was quite ex-
hausted at the end of it. So he made ar
rangements for its publication in the library
form, and went away for long holiday in
place at some distance q think he said at
sea in a yacht), where letters could not
reach him. When he returned home he
found his desk piled mountains high with
letters from correspondents, and newspapers
containing reviews. Also he found his
mother Che was still living under the
parental roof in great distress over the
severity with which the book had been
handled in the press. "Well," he said, "let
us see." So be read the reviews first. They
were nearly all as bad as it is in the way of
our kind of critics to make them-I have
seen few and can vouch for the judgment.
Then he read the letters, and they brimmed
over with eulogy. Now" thought Wilkie,
''this teaches me lesson. These letters
are nearly all from total strangers and may
be said to represent in some measure the
general public. These reviews are by pro-
fessional writers, some of them my friends.
Either the public is right and the press
wrong, or the press is right and the public
is wrong. Time will tell. If the public
turns ont to be right, will never trust the
press again."
Thus he waited for the final verdict of
time, and it seemed to come confidently
enough, and the end of IT was that Collins
lost nearly all faith in review articles, and
even went the length of grievously under
stating their effect on public opinion. can
say with certainty, that during my knowl-
edge of him he was all but totally indifer-
ent Except in tine cases of important arti-
cles like Mr.. Quilter's) to what the news
papers said about his works.
He was more sensitive when they dis
,ousssd hibJhsbbsI uasd chasactsraofEis life
was almost that of hermit During the
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KID AND GOATSKIN.


Goatsklns, whence come kid and morocco
leather, are sent to us from Southern Eu-
rope, Mexico and South America. The
very bert are shipped from Brazil or Cura-
Goa. Formerly thev were tanned with
sumac; now the alum process is mainly used.
Each Of the big factories, however, has its
own formula, and guards it jealousy as the
corner stone of success. 1t is known, though.
that after tanning the skins are beaten in a
bath of yolk of egg-also that albumen is
largely used in some stages. Glazed kid
not so long ago under ban of fashion, is now
the height OF style. "Pebble' surfaces are
produced by machinery, and are given only
to the heavier grades Of stuff.
Sheep skin, as BELTS its varied uses comes
from pretty well everywhere. 1t is the
foundation of the parchmentsS that license
men to practice on the bodies or the pockets
of their fellow-men, no less than of the
''chamois' that the street fakir fourishes
imploringly in your face. 1t served, too.
for morocco" Innings, for insoles, for welts,
pipings, what not In fact, its uses are
legion. 1t, too, is tanned with alum. Coun-
try housewives who own focks and kill
their own mutton may be interested to know
that they may tan themselves handsome
rugs by covering the flesh side of fresh
skin, thickly with powdered alum and salt
in equal quantity, letting it lie three days,
then trim, scrape off all loose flesh, wash
through two soap suds, rinse, and nail light
p wall to dry. Let II remain week,
}. y +
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-13
The Age of Greed
ON the cbicago WegLern Rural.

From the Chicago Western Rural.
Never in the whole history of the
world has greed been so rampant as
it is to-day. Yet greed has destroyed
some of the most furnishing cOmmun-
ties that have ever existed, and It
would have utterly destroyed this re-
public before now had it not been for
the exceptional circumstances that
have been favorable to the people.
Our immense area of cheap lands has
been our salvation so far, and as these
are taken up, and land becomes more
valuable, the condition of the masses
grows worse. The spirit of greed
grows stronger as it feeds upon its
prey, until now 1t presents IN this cOun-
try the most revolving picture Of de-
PRAYED humanity that human eye ever
rested upon. tt makes practical trail
tors of. citizens. There are men IN
this country who know that their
greed IS weakening the Republic just
as we'll as Jefferson Davis knew that
his. course was in the direction Of the
destruction Of the Union. The rich
criminal class-the men whose lives
are devoted to money getting by
tramPlIng on the rights Of others,
know that their love Of money is SUI
periOr to their love of country. They
coin both peace and war into dollars.
They s0lidify the sweat in the harvest
! field and the blood Of patriots on the
battle field into wealth. They are a
living, moving, heartIess, organization
of greed
1t remains for the people to say if
the age shall not be turned from one
Of greed to an age of patriotism and
humanity. Man is q toonOole being,
too noble gifted, and with too grand
possibilities to descend to the level OF
an idol worship. As a people our Op-
/ pOrtunities to achieve nObly for the
{ human race throughout all time are
/ too great to be thrown away by our
] selves, or Tor us to permit a few reck-
/ less men of absorbing greed to throw
/ them away. as men, as patriots and
as well wishers of the human race, LET
Us come together and assert oar
i power. AS matters now promise, IN
I twenty-five years this country VIII be
/ an Ireland. We not only heYe men
who are native born who would make
il so. but European capitalists are
coming here to mOnOpOiize all ON
+ great industries. and to eZsrcIzs their
fWell trained instincts OF oppression.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-13

There never will be in the whole fu-
ture experience of the world, as there
never has been in its past history, a
time when man can assert the man
hood Of man and the rights Of the
masses as they can to-day in this
United States of America. Come, let
us emerge from our leth8Tgy and bid
greed stand back and give honesty,
decency, and patriotism a chance.
Posterity will hold US responsible.
Our own children viii hold us respOn-
sible. Let no preiudlces, partisan or
otherwise, keep the people from stand
ing breast to breast in the demand
for legislation TO cheek the rampant
spirit Of greed that is sapping the life
out Of our Republic. Good laws and
the faithful execution of laws are
what we want and what we must have.
But we must stand together in order
to get either.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-13

A bright and shining member Of
New York society was shot and killed
by a woman whom he had deeply
wronged, and society is greatly
shocked IN consequence. Strangely
enough, society recognizes the re-
speciality Of the seducer, while it
looks upon the erring woman with
seorn; and when the poor woman
goaded to desperation by the sense Of
her wrongs, administers with her own
hands that punishment which the law
usually evades, society instantly puts
her In prison and uses its utmost en-
deayor to have her legally killed as a
murdeFess. The sympathy ought to
go In the other direction. The woman
should be protected and the disgrace
hegped upon her seducer.-Ec.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-13
8 womARgs plscovERsl.

teAnothoE wonderful discovery has
bean made and that too by lady 10
this county. Disease fastened its
clutches upon her and for seven years
she wiEhsbood its sevsrssb tests, bat her
vital organs we're undermined and
death seemed imminent. For three
months she c0ughsd necessarily and
could not slesp She bought Of rs g
bottle Of DR.. Kings New Discovery fer
Consumption and was 50 1aUoh relieved
on taking FIRST dose that she slept all
night and with one bottle has been
nliraculOusly cured. Her name IS MRS.
Luther Lutz.' g Fhas write w c.
Hamriok q Coz of Shelby n. c.
Get s free tElal bottle at g, ~ Bick-
fOra's Drug Store.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-13

=. L. Leuszler, who is good author
ity, gives it as his opinion that the
cause of so many cattle dying this
time OF the year by being turned into
the stalk fields is that they eat the
plant known as night shade. This
plant grows in many fields after the
corn has been cultivated the second
time and remains green after most
other plants have been killed by the
frost. Hence it attracts the cattles'
attention and they eat It freely. 1t
grows from twelve to eighteen inches
high and looks a good deal like the
pepper plant It has seeds IN the
shape Of balls, as large as large green
peas. These turn black when the
plant IS ripe or has finally been killed
/ by the frost. which is not until the
heavy freeze Of winter come. After
! Il has been killed by the frost there is
no danger to be apprehended from it
/ Rfr. Leuszler says.i the cattle are al
/ lowed to drink too freely when the
stomach is filed with dry stocks If
+ has the same effect that water has on
/ the small boy who has been eating
/ dried apples. IF care Is used In reg
Mar feeding and watering there VII
+ be found TO be very few deaths re-
sulting from cattle feeding 10 the
stalk fields after the night shade shall
have been pulled up and carried otfs
/ Or killed by the FROST iKask5B gt01l
Republican,