Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-02-18
WANTED REAL HAIR
QUEST OF MR.. MIDYEARs WAS
REGENERATION.
And Article He Was Offered, Good
Enough in Its Way, Was Not
Received with Much Out
pouring of Enthusiasm.

Wnen Earlee Midyears entered the
club he could not help observing the
lustrous topknot OF his friend as II
showed above the newspaper in the
AFTERNOON light. Somehow it struck
nlnl as IT had never done before.
ne could not recall that he had
ever paid much attention to the ton
OF MIS- friends head. He remembered
vaguely that IT WAS the usual kind
OF topknot of the men he knew-al-
ready rather thin, perhaps a little
dlngy looking and not in the least
IKE the shining. healthy brown hair
he now saw.
lie had thought Of treatment
Tor the hair himself and had been
advised by his wife to try the WON
en- VINO had massaged her scalp until
inc hair grew thick and healthy. The
sight of his friends head. recalled
this to him.
heIlo, old man." he said. coming
closer and still having cause to ad-
niIre the thick growth of his friends
mead. Your hair looks fine. Who
did 1t for your"
The friend repeated an address
Mind if try him too?" was the
question that followed.
Not in the least. Here's b;s ID
uress' answered he of the new hair.
from a book in his pocket he read
an ADDRESS. Midyears copied It in his
notebook and there was no further
thought OF hair on their minds.
1ou certainly ought to do some
InlnS Tor your hair, Earlee." his wife
SAID one night later as they were on
tnelr way home from the opera when
you went down in the orchestra To-
nisnt to speak to Mrs. Wednesday
could distinctly see bald spot in the
center of your head. The hairs really
getting very thin"
Got Just the man." came tho s1ea,,,
answer from the corner of the mo
Tor. Going to him tomorrow.
ne stopped on the way uptown that
AFTERNOON at the address he had
copied. 1t rather surprised him to
nno that the man was not a doctor
out he mentioned the name of tho
man who had sent him there and said
ne wanted the same thing that had
SO much improved the looks of his
friends head.
he took seat and as he read the
evening paper he felt the man rubbing
MS hands over his head. After an
interval that seemed to him unusually
snort he heard the hair expert tell
MIN to come on at the end of the
week, say on Friday.
On that afternoon he called again
he took his seat in front of the mir.
ror. There was no evening newsna-
per to interest him now. for he had
decided to watch the operation.
The hairdresser disappeared. and
when he came back out of the work
room he carried in his hand a small
tissue paper package. This he onened
and out OF it came a little brown
scratch wig. Admitting the perfect
match he held IT up to the back hair
OF his astonished patron.
But what in the world is that
thing?" Midyears asked.
Why. a toupee, the same that
made for your friend" replied the wig.
maker. who thoughthe had turned ont
something uncommonly fine in its
way. That's what you said you
wanted"
lie paid for it, but he didn't want
II It's in his bureau drawer now
HIS wife says she is going To ex-
change 1t for puffs unless he finds a
purchaser at very much reduced
price Tor chestnut brown toupee.
guaranteed to look like the real thing.