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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
Dog Farms.

From the London Times.
In Manchuria and all that part of China
adjoining Mongolia there are thousands
of farms devoted exclusively to dog rails
ing. At each of these establishme sew
e-al hundred dogs are kept, which are
killed by strangulatfon when they are eight
months Old, usually toward the middle Of
winter. At this time their skin is covered
with very fine hair, and from these skins
are made winter clothes for the inhab-
itants of the celestial empire. The dogs
furnishing these skins are entirely differ
ent from the. breed Of dogs known here or
in Europe. and their fur is said to be 50
long haired and close on account of the
extreme cold of that region. These fur
dogs constitute the only wealth of this
desolate region, and tie only dowry given
to the daughters of these farmers consists
of a number of dogs. The value of dog
is about 30 cents, and. as 1t takes eight
fur dogs to make coat, such an article
is rather expensive. Traffic in dog skins
Is conferred in large cities like Moukden
and Foo Chow, where they are tanned
At the first named place the amount OF
dcgskins handled last year represented
$500000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
waySide Voices.

Il dunno what we're comm to-" said
Aeandering Mike. dismally. as he cIasped
his hands over his knee
Flooding Pete glared at him in dismay
and replied:
Il guess the sensiblest thing fur US II
do Is to hold up the next bicycle rider an
take is road book away from i'm. / dun
no no more about IL than you do"
Oats like you Gittin' worried ter death
about somethin' dat don't make any diff
ference anyway. / wasn't referrin' ter
joggerfy. ] was referrin' ter science Look
N de flynn machine an de compressed air
motors an n lot of other things Dere's
no tellin what we ain goin' to do by ma
chinery. Inventions is the curiosest things
1 know Of
Yes" was the reply; AN the curiesest
thing about a good many of 'em Is dat
tey never git invented"
Some of 'en does was je.s' readin'
about a chainiess bicycle"
Yes" was the discontinued retofnder
4 heard about IT,"
We'll. amt IL a wonder?'
Its tes' another Wild scheme. 1t goes
ter show dat IL ain no Use ter work. cause
when ye do ye're liable ter waste yer time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
A KENTUCKY MULE.
A COrncracker Cavalier Tells of q
wild Animal Of His Native state


The well-to-do farmer of republican pro-
clivites was in Washington looking for pie
for the next three years and a half. not so
much for dessert as for a steady diet during
that period. and while he was looking
around he found time now and again to
talk bit on other subjects.
One evening il was mules.
Til be doggored," he said, IF / haven't
got mule out home that ought to have
the championship belt for kicking. Why,
by zucks. one morning / tried to make that
dern mule haul a cart load of rocks from a
creek about a half mile to the stable, and
ne just wouldn't stir leg. All he would do
when L tried TO make him go forward was
to move the other way, so to beat Mr. Mule
at hts own little game took him out of the
shafts and turned him head on to the cart
ana started him up. Then he wouldn't move
either way, but just stood still and began
TO KICK Not a one-legged kick, either, but
the real thing with both feet and. gee
whiliikens, how he did launch them out
INTO the atmosphere.
Il was sure 1 never would get him now
lor L couldn't get near him: but all of a
sudden noticed that every time he kicked
ne kicked SO hard that he couldn't hold
On TO the ground with his forefeet and SO
dragged himself about foot or two, ac-
cording to the ground he was on. That
gave me an idea, and i just stood by and
when he showed a disposition to quit 1 nag
again; and FL be blamed IL he didn't get
that cart load of rocks to the place / want
ed IL at mighty near as soon as IL he had
just hauled ii there in the first place. and
made no fuss about il.
One or two men coughed a short cough.
but when the Kentuckian looked around
they seemed to have recovered from their
pulmonary attack -.
isn't that scar on your forehead where
he kicked you once?" inquired one of them.
Not exactly"
Il understood some one to say So" said
the party with the cough
Somebody's mistaken, that's ALL How IL
happened was that one day was coming
INTO the front gate and the mule was about
a hundred yards away UP at the other end
of the big yard I'm front of the house. Ny
hound made a break for him, and as the
mule whirled to run away he let one leg
fly at the dog, and the force of the kick
missing the dog, was such that the shoe
flew on and whizzing through the air it took
me slip over the eye as 1 stood at the gate
watching the two animals, and came
mighty near settling my earthly accounts
right then and there. You see mules
shoe Is hardly as light as a lady's slipper.
and when it is hurled a hundred yards
through the air, IL is just the kind of a
thing you ought to stand aside for and let
IL have as much room as it wants"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
A HARVEST OF HUMAN HAIR
Miiifons of Pounds Every Year &c
Tangled Up I'm Commerce.

Millions of Pounds Every Year Ger
Tangled Up I'm Commerce.
Perhaps there is no staple article about
which less IS known by the average per-
son than human hair as an article of COM
merce. 1t will doubtless surprise MANY
when IL Is stated that the dealers in human
hair goods do not depend on chance clip-
pings here and there, but that there is a
regular hair harvest that can always be
relied upon 1t is estimated that over
2UO,Oo0 pounds of human hair are used
annually in the civilized world for adorn-
Ing the heads of women. In New York
city alone over four tons of this class of
goods are imported yearly
Not little of the hair used in this
country" said New York dealer to the
writer. comes from the heads of Ameri-
can women and is fully as fine in shade
ana texture as the imported article We
nad Dig harvest during the craze that the
fair sex had not long ago for having their
haff cut short. Many thousands of women
who then had their locks sheared have
since bitterly regretted il, as in many in
stances their hair has grown so slowly
that they have been compelled to wear a
wig or switch since he fashion changed
After the majority of women reach the age
OF thirty the hair seems 20 partially Iose its
vfgor, and if cut it will MT prow Ione
again.
1fwo-thirds of the ladies nowadays use
false hair more or less. The decree OF
rash1on. or the desire to conceal defect
or hefghten a charm, is the reason of
course. One woman. for instance. has q
nigh forehead and wishes to reiGcasft in
appearance. Another has worn OF the
front hair by continued frizzing. and would
like to conceal the fact. Both make use
OF a front or top piece, with a choice Of
many styles.
Ladies' wigs cost from $50 to $500. Half
wigs, top pieces and switches, from $40 to
$50. according to quality.
THE largest supply OF hair comes from
switzerland, Germany, and the French
provinces There is a human hair market
IN MerlanS, in the department of the lower
Pyrenees. held every Friday. Hundreds of
hair traders walk. up and DOWN the one
street of the village. their shears dangling
from their belts, and inspect the braids
which the peasant girls, standing on the
steps of the houses, let down for inspection
II bargain is struck the hair is cut, and
the money paid on the spot, the price vary
ing from 90 cents to s. in our money.
"A woman's hair may grow to the length
OF six feet. And know n lady who has
been offered and refused $500 for her crown
of glory. which is over six feet long A
single female hair will bear UP a weight
of four ounces without breaking hut the
hair thus heavily weighted must be dark
brown. for blonde hair breaks under a strain
of two and one-half ounces. There are
some 1900 importers. manufacturers and
dealers in human hair in the United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
PoINrERs ron JERRY SIMPSON.
The Remarkable Output Of the Arti-
cles Of Apparel That He Once scorneS

The Remarkable Output Of the Arti-
cles OF Apparel That He Once scorneA
1T may seem incredible. but II is never
theless fact" said a prominent whole
sale hosiery dealer Of New York to the
writer. that the production of seamless
hose in this country is about 100000 dozen
pairs daily. A daily production of 100000
pairs Of stockings would mean 100000
pairs each working week, or $50 200 600
pairs year, which is an average Of about
five pairs to each man, woman, child, bed
ridden invalid and pickanilny in the land.
Moreover. this estimate covers only one class
OF stockings, though probably the most
numerous one. OF course. the bulk Is OF the
cheapest Qualties-those that sell in the
wholesale trade for 30 cents per dozen or
Whereabouts"
Where do they all go?" asked the writer.
That Is a difficult question to answer.
But the figures which / have given you
are not exaggerated. and they throw a
strong light on the gigantic dimensions Of
the clothing trades. We scarcely put hos
iery and underwear among the important
actions In this line are beyond the scope
OF any ordinary imagination. A few
months ago company of dealers repre-
senting the importing side of the trade
alone gathered In New York city to con-
Ter on how best TO project their interests
and rough computation Of the capital
represented by the houses that Joined in
action gave the stupendous total OF S2OO,-
100000.
The business done annually In all grades
OF domestic and imported hosiery Is about
Sl5,OOO.000 In times Of depression and $685.
O0o.OO0 In years of prosperity. There are
twelve mills in New York state where II
Is estimated that 1900 persons are en-
gagged In the manufacture Of the lower
grades OF hosiery.
The goods are turned out from each of
these factories at the rate Of about 5000
dozen pairs daily. They are sent chiefly
to New York city, and distributed through
Inc south and west ut prices 50 ridtculously
low that 1t Is surprising how the manufac-
turers can turn them out with a profit
The competition in this line of business
is very keen. and this keeps down the price
and incidentally wages
although the imports of hosiery from
england. France and Germany arc yearly
decreasing, much to the benefit of the home
market. this country mas not at prescn. the
expert hands and machinery necessary for
the successful manufacture of the best
grade OF goods. For that reason alone
dealers are compelled to import the finer
lines of worsted and silk hosiery worn by
the middle and well-to-jo classes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
The Bulb1l Of POhicIk.


mo occasion Is ever worthy to be classed
as truly great event." writes the Bulhul
of Pohick, unless there Is some portry
wrote about 1t. feel that the discoveries
In the northwestern corner Of the American
continent deserve to be handed down in
history. The people who go up there ought
to have some portry wrote about them, as
1t Is all great many of them will ever
get. have. therefore, wrote
WHERE THE BEAUTIFUL KLONDIKE
FLOWS.
Oh, beautiful Klondike, far away from
here,
You are full of icebergs and other things
that are drear.
In the land where you go ripping along
the chilly north winds blow,
And. judging by the map, you are right
next door to where the sealskin sacks
But people meet with sad mishaps
By believing all they see on maps.
1 found this out in a manner sad to relate
One time when bought some real estate.
The town was laid out with avenues and
shade trees fair.
But when I went to look for it, it was not
there.
My lot Is on the corner of Main street and
the Boulevard,
And the court house. when built, will be
right across from my front yard.
But must confess, and my feelings 1t does
hurt.
That at present there Is nothing there but
dirt.
And. therefore. all ye travellers bold,
Before you go Specializing around for gold
Take warning from my fate severe
And do not believe everything you hear.
l have heard It limited that miners with
thousands Of dollars, as through the
snow they rove,
Would give 1t all for a coil oil stove
So say to myself when long to go.
VIII riches alone bring happiness? All,
no."
And besides. from all I can learn Of its
joys and distreSSes.
The Klondike would not be a congenial
place for poetesses- 10 e1r..@
For history does not to nay knowledge con-
tain
Any reference to poetess with chilblain
i do not think that girls hopes to gold
should cling
Outside of the Comparatively small chunk
it takes to make ring.
The sentiment she ought to prize
And not raise any objections about the
size.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28

Discovery. Thousands Of corpulent people
who need this medicine have failed to take
It because of its world wide reputation a. q
blood maker and hesh-builder. They i'm
agine because IL has an established reputa-
ton for building up the flesh and strength
ening ennaciated people, that il will make
corpulent people more corpulent This IL
Q misconceptions. The Golden Medical
Discovery" builds firm, healthy flesh but
does not raise the weight above a natural
normal figure. Unlike cod liver oil, Il
does not make soft, habby flesh II builds
solid, healthy flesh but tears down and ex-
cretes the weak, half-dead tissues that con-
stitute corpuleucy. II makes the appetite
keen, the digestion perfect, the liver active,
the blood pure and the nerves steady. Il
cures all blood and skin diseases. An
honest dealer will not offer . worthless SUBJ
stitute for the sake Of extra profit
got cancer on my tongue and had Il cut
out," writes Peter Kroeker. Of Infnan, McPher-
son Co.. Kans. II consulted fifteen different
physicians without deriving any benefit At last
] turned to DR.. Picrce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. PERSISTED In It's use and my health is bet
ter than ever before. Formerly every accidental
wound received would tester and would not
Cure - always. Gripe - never. Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation
and biliousness. Constipation is the cause
of many diseases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease. One Pellet /" is a gentle
laxative, and two a mild cathartic In
obstinate cases use the Discovery in
connection with the Pellets" Druggists
sell them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28

FROM the Detroit Free Prefs.
They were coming in over one of the
suburban electric lines when she turned
suddenly toward him with flashing eyes:
Jim Flumley. where did you get tina,
necktie?"
bought it,"
mo you didn't bought it, I can tell a
store necktie as far as can see 1t. That's
hand-stitched and that Cupid on one end
and them forset-me-nots on the other end
are worked In with silk. Nice things to be
putting on u young mans necktie, and you
never got 1t over any counter. either"
Didn't say / bought 1t over a counter
One OF them fakirs sold it to me at the
Giro Here Jim worked up an artificial
cough and looked out across a waving
cornfield
Aha, Jim Flumley! Went to the cir
you was because you had 10 work and
couldn't take me, and me believin you all
the time Now, sir, who went with you to
that show2"
to explain: 'I'll just tell you how it .,as.
Nell Me and Jennie Tassler eat a phiio-
fena and she caught me and asked me to
take her to the circus. How could Teller
get out of it?''
Well. she has cheek mist say. Way.
here's Jen. now" and the car stopped to
take ON a buNom girl who greeted the
other Two cheerily. Hello, Jim." she said
as soon as In her seat, 'I.see you're wear
in it,
Jim tried TO lock unconscious and cover
the necktte, but Nell was alert and said:
He told me he bought IT,"
Il like that now" declared Jennie sharp
~. we ate phiiopena. he caught me, I
made him the tie and thea he coaxed me
to go to the circus"
Jim. red AID perspiring. saw that he
was being surrounded by two angry women
and hastily beat retreat to the back seal.
After the Few vigorous puts necessary to
light his pipe. he pulled his hn. over his
eyes. humped-up despondently In the cor
ner ana was heard TO mutter unctuously
@'Durn woman, anyhow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
The Promise on the Shere.

All that was left of the day was a deep
red band afar on the horizon. The sea
sobbed upon the beach and the moon.
pale crescent, waited in loneliness for a
companion star. All was solitude. 1t was
as If man had never existed.
At least, that is Row 1t seemed to the
young man and the young woman who
were promenading on a remote part of the
beach They had known each other but
& few short weeks: but those weeks formed
Gre of those periods Of bliss which are
alas. SO rareI They very seldom happen
more than two or three times a summer.
She picked up a little piece of driftwood
and flung it out into the ocean.
See" she exclaimed; lit will hurry away
and We will never see it more"
Yes, replied the young man. But
somebody else will probably pick it up
somewhere
What sadness there is in parting she
murmured
Yes And that reminds me that have to
leave here myself pretty soon"
And then We will forget each other as
we forget that piece of driftwood."
Il suppose At least you will forget
me- That's how it always goes When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
"Joner" Saved Bill.
from the Philadelphia Press


1t was about o'clock in the afternoon
that the sheriff Of Bucks county rode W
to Bill Hooper's cabin at the foot of the
mountain to arrest the man on a war
rant charging him with stealing corn. Bits
wife sat in the open door with q pipe in
her mouth. and as the officer came along
up she inquired:
Sam Davis. you are just the man want
ed to see. I've heard you talk heap about
the Bible. and 1 want to ak you if you
really believe that story abolt joiner and
the whale?"
course. Is Bill around home today?''
How big a, man was Joner?' persisted
the woman.
Bout as big as am. reckon. Did you
say Bill was off huntin?' q.
'tAnd did the whale swailer him lend
fust or feet-fust %, continued the woman,
as she crowded some fresh tobacco into
her pipe. 80
.'Head-fust, I reckon. though amt dis
putin bout 1t and raisin' a row. Elder
Dickman says 1t was ceet-fust, but he
wasn't thar no more'n me. II Bill is around
home I'd like to see him mint
But how did joiner live down thar in
that whale till he was cut out?"
Dunno; but he went right on hvin'
can't say why the airth goes round, but
1 know that she do. Mebbe Bill is in bed
and asleep, Mrs. Hooper,"
What gifts me-" continued the woman,
calmly ignoring all questions about her
husband sis why that whale didn't hang
on to joiner when he had him. What did
he cast him up fur?''
Cant say replied the sheriff, "but l
reckon the Lord wanted things the way
they was, and SO they turnad out as they
did. l was speakn to you about Bill
whar Is he?"
Bill? oh, Bill is to home today"
kin I see him.
Fur suah. When you rid up he was
cleanin' his gun out back O. the house. hut
l reckon he's ready fur you by this time.
Jest step around the co'ner.'
The sheriff stepped and ran against the
muzzle of a shotgun held in Bits hand As
ne recoiled step or two Bill asked:
Was you lookin' fur me- Sam?"
Il was" replied the officer Yes, I Jest
stopped mint to say howdy and to re-
mark that your ole woman amt no fuIe.
ana hevin' said 1t I'll be goin' back to town.
Nice day. Bill-good evenin' to YOU, Mrs.
Hooper,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
- -.

you are in the social whirl and other
friends make demands on your attention
You will never think of me-"
You are mistaken she replied, softly
Il will not forget you.
DO you mean it?'
DO yoT doubt my assurance?- she asked
in an injured tone
No. of course rot. It's downright good
or you Here's my card"
Your card?'
Yes 1t has the name of the fra I
work for on IT. I'm making a first-rate
record there as a salesman / lost two
good customers last year by flirting with
girls in the summer who avoided the store
during the winter because / was there.
I'm glad 10 know you're not that kind
Come around whenever you need anything
In our line We can talk over old times.
ard you'll will find everything We sell ali
f-ght, both in price and quality
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
Service. of the west to Educ.t,on

Charles Dudley Warner in HaIper's Magazine.
The susceptibility Of Americans to new
ideas Is a notable element in the prosper
ity Of the country. The people are will
Ing to try anything that Is new. This IS
specially true Of the west. where the en-
terprising Inhabitants are always seeking
short cuts to wealth and to knowledge.
This adventurous spirit often leads to
superfciahty, but 1t has also been very
fruitful OF new methods of school educa-
ton. The kindergarten idea was taken
rp and developed in the west. There
manual training was first tried ON a large
scale with satisfactory results And IL
was teachers in the west who first brought
about the introduction Of literature" In
the lower grades as the best means of in
terestinS undeveloped minds. In fact, they
demonstrated the truth that 1t is better for
the child to feed upon ideas, upon thought
upon real stories and the lives of real peo-
pie, and the stimulating sentiments Of all
the ages, than upon the inane sentences
and jejune and successful effort to be
childish of the readir books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
AN ODD ARGUMENT.
A Steamboat Hand Explains Why He
Gave Up the Sea for the River.

Gave Up the Sea for the River.
There are excuses and excuses. and
explanations and explanations" remarked
the man who had been on a prospecting
tour in the west and had got back home
with more experience than anything else
but the oldest one 1 think / ever hap
pened upon was furnished to me by a deck
hand on an Ohio river steamboat running
from Cincinnati to Pittsburg That is, she
ran In that trade VIXEN there was water
enough in the river so she wouldn't have
to climb up the bank and walk around the
sand bars. as the clerk picturesquely ex-
planned to me. I was on one of these boats
and she was on a sand bar not far from
Marietta IN the state of Ohio. and while
We were waiting for 1t to rain, or some
deck and incidentally fell into CONVERSE
ton with the deck hand aforesaid.
This Is fine travelling I said with
some degree of sarcasm.
There's nothing like gittin' used to it,
he replied easily.
How long does it usually taker
Depends On the mater of the brute
he smiled.
Have you always worked at this bust
nessT I asked
No. used to be a sailor
"A sea sailorg inquired in some sur
prise.
Yes. used to sail out of Baltimore
Then You know about navigating
where there is waterr
I had ten years of it.
We'll, how In thunder did you ever
happen to give up the deep. deep seas for
this sort of thingr
Conscience, mister
What the mischief had conscience TO
do with IT. 1 asked Had You thrown
somebody overboardT
oh. no. 'twan't nothing of that kind
he said with an honest grin. You see. I
was BaDtis' In them days and there
couldn't be too much water to suit my
taste, but one time when i was ashore In
Baltimore I got mixed up with the Meth
ccists somehow or another. and after that
sprink1in seemed about my size. and so
/ left the ocean and struck out for the
Ohio river. Barrin' a flood now and then.
L amt got any objections to Offer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28

Lspden Letter to the Chicago Record
Not long ago a miserly person. who had
been teased almost to death by his heirs,
endeavored to cheat them out of his
money. Before he died he left positive IN
structions that he should be buried In q
certain suit of clothes. His wish was car
ried out. but after the funeral his surviving
relatives could find no will and no money
Finally one Of them suspected that the old
man had served them a shabby trick. and
suggested that the body be cxhumed ana
the clothing examined. This was done. and
the coat. waistcoat and trousers were found
to be lined With Bank of England notes.