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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
WOMAN AND HAIR.
Demands OF Fashion Have Greatly
Stimulated Huir-rnisinE Industry.

Demands OF Fashion Have GFeHtly
stimulated HnIr-rnisinE Industry.
From the Houston Pos.
The determination OF the women 20
wear somebody else's hair and IN wads
as big as a busheI measure, I'm response
% the demands Of fashion has greatly
stimulated the industry which has Tor ifs
object the supplying the demand for
human hair throughout the commercial
world
In calling attention 20 the large In
crease In the German imports and exports
OF human hair for the wear 1919. as COM
pared with the previous year. Consul VIII
fIam Thomas Fee OF Bremen says: THE
! imports decreased 1124 metric tons. or
ZOOS pounds each. in 1913. and 1856 tons
IN 1902 while the exports Increased from
SIS TO sf1 tons. There were imported
/ into Germany from China IN 1909. So tons.
and In 1898 $50 tons Of human hair. and
1 from Austria, $50 and 900 tons, respec-
lively. During 1909 there were exported
! from Germany 70 the United States 1872
/ tons. against So tons in 1905"
/ To give an idea Of the enormous GUAM
/ tIty Of hair needed TO make up the weight
cited, it may be stated that the weight OF
/ the fun growth OF hair OF a normal wom-
/ an, IN good health en- the prime Of life.
averages about one-half pound Chinese
/ hair. ne states. Is the cheapest on account
OF the abundant supply. II is only used
after being subjected 20 a commercial
chemical and mechanical process 90 make
/ Il thinner; then bleacEed by hydrogen
peroxide. and dyed
/ The preparation Of raw hair In Europe
I IS almost exclusively done in Bohemia
/ The towns Of Znaim and ChOtebOr for
/ decades have been especial leaders In
this branch of industry This was origi-
nally due TO the abundance Of raw ma
terial in these districts. Russian hair is
not so well liked The Russian peasant
women wear their hair hanging down and
plated in long braids. thus exposing II %
the sun.
That prospective benedicts may know
what they are going up against in the
present rage Of the fair sex 10 rival in
their hirsute adornmont the appearance
Of the South Sea Island bushwomen. Il
the circumference OF which there seem.
TO be no limit, it may be stated that the
price Of human hair IS according TO it.
length, rising by each two inches II
length. The most valuable is white hair
and as senile people seldom possess
fun growth, this hair must be produced
artihcially, At present a kilo t22 pounds
Of white hair is worth 5000 TO SOS. Tn,
high price OF all colors has led to th'
introduction OF many substitutes, chiefly
vegetable fbers. but with little success
as all these hbers are much affected by
humidity, which makes them brittle, Will,
human hair has much more frmness
strength. and durability, and may endur,
a lifetime.
Should the rage for hair or the part o
the fair sex continue TO Increase, tn,
Embarrassing" business may become a
fierce a feature Of modern civilization al
when the aboriginal inhabitants Of Amer
lea were engaged IN il.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
The Earth Pulled Out of Shape.

HaIey's comet does not enter into this
argument. despite the fact that the theme
is such as to admit Of almost any posi-
bility. That the earth is daily pulled out
Of shape is the theory presented by Prof.
Milne. the leading English authority on
to the action Of the tides. ana twice every
Jwenty-four hours the cliffs. or buildings
on opposite sides Of a tidal basin, salute
each other"
Prof. Milne carried on experiments At
Bidston observatory. near Liverpool
where his Instruments recorded a def
mite detection at high tide. The scientist
believes the bed OF the Irish Sea be-
comes depressed from the increased load
Of water, and the effect Of this IS 10
cause the shores 20 be pulled toward each
other. The amount Of detection, as he
discovered it, was equal 10 one inch IN
sixteen miles.
The same proportion maintained in the
British Channel would cause the Isle Of
Wight 20 tilt up several inches at high
tide. The weight OF waters along the
Atlantic coast where tides are highest
would have the same tendency, and New
York City, Norfolk, Halifax, and other
cities similarly situated would be raised
several inches every twelve hours.
Such a theory. II demonstrated, will ex-
plain why earthquakes and volcanic dis
turbsnces affect such large areas. The
earths surface is more susceptible 10
pulls and strains than was generally be-
lieved. and the shell around the molten
mass is quite elastic. This may also ex-
plain in part why the north pole is not
at a fixed point, but varies from day 20
day and month to month. The earth is
not like an ivory ball. but more like the
old style rubber ball which we. as chill
dren. used as squirt gun. filing the bali
with water, then squeezing II like a bulb.
Old Mother Earth has withstood a good
many theories and is still on the Job,
and Il is not probable that any of the
New York skyscrapers will be thrown out
Of plumb because Of Prof. Mines dis
! covery. Fortunately for the Washington
Monument, the tide in the Tidal Basin OF
the Potomac is negligible quantity. and
, II will not be worth your while to walk
down to the Monument lot 70 watch this
big mass Of stone topple over.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
A GENTLEMAN PRESIDENT.
Taft would Have Made a Better
Chief Justice, However.

cH-AAcef however
From the Louisville COuricr-Jourual.
There have been Presidents before you.
Mr.. President. who were glad TO get out
Of the White House The Job is By no
means what It IS cracked up 10 be. To a
sensitive man it must be at times almost
unen6urable Il takes a tough hide. a
tough hide, TO stand the meannesses and
reacheries. the half-lying and the lying
outright. the miscOnception. nisconstruc-
ton, and double-dealing 70 which every
hour OF the day and every day I'm the
year the President OF the United States is
subjected Mr. Taft has shown himself
too thin OF skin God made him for Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court-and an
ideal Chief Justice he would have made,
instead Of Chief Magistrate
There's one comfort, He IS a gentle
man and an honest man. He was born
and bred a gentleman. Wherever the
qualities that 90 70 the making OF a gen
tleman have had occasion 10 put IN an
appearance, Taft has shown large indeed
His letter TO Clifford PiEchot was almost q
nonsequitur, Except that he had beer
grossly misled and deceived IN BallinEer
it would have put Pinchot in hole. But
he shOne out respondent the other even.
ing. when he was so suddenly and Sc
sorely tried by the audience Of rude. IN
feeling and unthinking women who, wher
they Kissed the modest expression Of q
difference OF opinion. gave their cause
away.
The Courier-Journal touches its hat q
you, Mr.. President, We look toward you
Mr.. President, There IS still good fshinl
in Kentucky River-yes, IN Eagle Creel
and Elk Horn-Mr President. and. wher
that four years term is up. and you ar
sick and tired Of honor and glory, com.
70 Gods country, Mr.. President. and wei
have a burgoo and a thlmblefuu OF III,
/ best ever 20 wash Il down,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
MODERN CHILDREN.

We supervise them I'm the schools,
With one another vie
At fixing up a set Of rules
For them 10 study by.
We supervise them in our homes.
Get theories by rote.
From helpful magazines and tones
Increasingly we quote.
We supervise them at their play
Through Philistines deride.
We know ours is the proper way
And monitors provide.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
CLOVER CHAINS.

I know bv sudden gusts Of rain
That laggard spring is here;
know. too b. the clover chain
Which from my neck hangs clear
Below my knees. and round each wrist
Are wound the clover strands
Ard but inst now I caught and kissed
Two clover-laden hands.
That I am Old and stout and gray
Doth matter not at ALL
The babies seem 20 love 10 play
About me IN the hall
They deck me with red blooms and white
With loving care and pains.
And because 1t Is spring tonight
I'm wearing clover chains.
little later on mayhap
When other blooms unclose.
A babe win Chamber On my lap
To pin a red. red rose
Onto my coat LAPEL with glad.
Wee dimp,ed baby hands:
But Just tonight she's decked her dad
With twisted clover strands
And now they both Of them draw near
And stand beside ny chair.
Blue eyes and hazel eyes shine clear
Two heads Of tousled hair
Against my coat sleeves snuggle warm
Then, from the eager two
Comes the expected coaxing storm.
Dad. let's play Dee6-a-bOor'
And l. who lost an dignity
When the first baby came.
Am with them with as much Of glea
As they feel IN the rnme;
And while the raindrops slither down
The darkened window panes
To shoT Us spring has come to town
We Tomp N clover chains
Houston Post.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

Having IN mind the pending Federal
investigation, the president Of the Chi
cago board Of trade says: 1.-The people
seem to think we are a gang Of pirates
engaged in fixing prices to suit ourselves. d"
Exactly. And. to hand back one Of the
classics, What are you going to do
about it?"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

II Gov. Hughes signs that bin making
II a misdemeanor to wear anything other
than crow feathers by way Of plum
age for feminine headgear he IS apt
to get lin bad" with the women. He
should remember the prevailing "Chante-
cleri fad
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

Baseball Ballads" a collection Of
clever verses about the national game.
from the versatile pen Of Granuand Rice
OF the Nashville Tennessean. is by far
the most engaging offering Of its kind we
have ever seen. Rice is one Of the most
reliable and readable sporting editors In
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
inside Facts.

From PCls Me,e
First Apache TO friend outside PRISON.
What are YOU IN FOR?
Second Apache-Naking & hole in a coat.
First Apache-And you got run IN Tor
that?
Second Apache-Yes. You see there was
a man inside IT,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

= pessimistc Democrat has figured that
HIS party will be able TO muster only a
measly little old majority Of 30l in the
next House. II a few more Republicans
retire pretty soon. however, this melan-
choly brother may cheer up
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
The Other Way.

From the Buffalo Express.
You may pay me 800 down and SIS
a week" said the physician. offhand.
Sounds as if I were buying an auto
mobile the patient said
''No," said the doctor, thoughtlessly,
II am
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

WHO were the lake poets?"
"A coterie Of bards who lived near the
English lakes. professor. Their works
were somewhat similar"
Very good. Now state what you
know about tho modern breakfast-food
school,"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
silence Is GnIden.

From the Nashville Tennesseau.
The conviction grows that Carmack was killed. not
for what he had said, but for what he was going
20 say. and that his slayer was pardoned not for
anything he had done. but for what he might do
Dead men and pardoned murderers tell no tales
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

AS there has been no trouble IN the
Balkans so Tar this spring. Mr.. Roose-
welt might drop in on that section Of
the earth FOR a day or so and uven
things up.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

"a swarm of bees broke up a bah game
in California the other day" notes the
Chicago Record-Herald. Undoubtedly. this
was the same swarm that broke up a
game last spring and the spring before
that Must be either a trained swarm
or one with a mighty mean disposition.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

4 number Of scientists have rushed
forward 10 deny that Hauey's comet Is
any less brilliant than It was seventy-Ave
years ago, or is possessed OF less tail
Glad 20 know the comet IS 20 be absolute
" up % all advance notices.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
A Quicker Way.

"Td like 10 pay my respects 10 the
king"
Il can arrange for an audience IN
about three weeks" explained the
American minister.
How long would It take you 70 get
him on the telephoneT'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

I'll bet the census for this locality IS
complete"
Told the enumerator all about your
self, eh?"
Yes; and 7 also gave him lot OF In
side Information about the neiGhbors,"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
But Think of the Carnage.

From the Arkansas Gazette
We are persuaded that the war u tho Revolution
wUlld not have lasted 50 long George Washing
toms men had been as good fighters as their
D. A r descendants
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
CHAT OF THE FORUM.


From the Memphis News Scimitar
In the meanwhile Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico doesn't seem 70 set any nearer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
The Heiehth of Folly.

From the Baltimore Sun.
You can't expect the Senate 70 get excited over
the railroad bill when there Is a baseball game
going on in The same town.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
Democratic NInforIties.

From the Houston Post.
We warn every Texas Democrat % Be On hs
mettle this year. It would be- indeed. humiliatlrg
If Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, OF New York would
come 20 the front in November with a bigger Demo
cratic majority than ours
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

IAN Atlanta policeman says he saw
Halleys comet" notes the Charleston
Post. He was a loyal and patriotic po-
lieeman, moreover, ana fondly imagined
the comet not 10 be visible anywhere else
on earth
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

Put on your new spring bonnet. with
the red rooster on it, while were scratch
scratch-scratching for the pay. Somehow
we suspect II will be Just as well not 10
string out this sonr)
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
ChHdrenIs Rights.

From the Dallas News
Mayor Gaynor. q New York has revoked the rule
which forbade children 10 play on the grass IN
the public parks. That strange person appears 70
think tho children are entitled 10 as much con-
sideratiOn as the grass Isn't he eccentricy
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
strnnE ConservntIonIsts.

From The New York Sun.
First Shad-Are you IN favor OF forest
conservation?
Second Shad-Certa!nly, It's an Internal
shame 10 cut them up for planks.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
Another Convert.

Are you in favor OF reforming the
calendar"
Il am, by gosh, II would help nightly
with the blowing 10 take a few weeks
off winter and tack it onto early spring"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

Considerable cable expense might have
been avoided had the coIoneTs Paris
speech been wired in, BE good, and you
will be happy" And that would have
told the entire story
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
Cnnndn on the Right Trnck.

From the Louisville C1urirr-J0urnal
Canada believes in enforcing important laws rather
than making unimportant ones She allows a man
% bet on the favorite but hangs him Il he murders
a neghbor
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

IF, when the Pullman company re-
duces its rates" begins the Baltimore
American. But why not talk about some
thing that is likely 10 happen this side
Of the millennium
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

In view Of the fact that the birth rate
is steadily decreasing in France. it is hard
TO understand why the colonel has not
jabbed up the Trenches a bit on that
score
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

An English court has decided that
''prunes are not pastry" The boarding
house contingent continues 10 insist. how
ever, that prunes are persistent.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

Just as well. perhaps, that Mr.. Roose-
welt is lecturing the Europeans about
now. With the baseball season opening
up. he might not be able 10 get an
audience over here. anyway.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
A Statement of Fact.

From tho Springfield Republican.
II The retirement Of Mr.. Aldrich means the rtse
q Pcurosc. then the close season for insurgency
viii by no means have arrived.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

Radium IS now quoted at 100000 a
pound. Let Us be fair enough 20 admit,
however. that the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law is not responsible
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

Meat may be prohlbitive. and eggs may
be out Of sight. but there is one conso-
lation. Nobody makes US take sulphur
and mOlasses for q spring tonic any
more.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
Early Birds.

The Chinese beat US 20 the goal
In everything we know.
They awaited, bless my soul,
Three thousand years ago.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

"A New York musician boasts that he
has three wives" says the Beaumont
CTex) Enterprise. Well perhaps he is
scared not 10.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

The first straw hat never before, per-
haps. had quite such a hard time finding
a spring opening.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
The FrnrIIe Athletes.

why don't you make that kid OF
yours carry in the coal?"
"Oh. wouldn't dare. lie IS IN training
for an athletic contest Just now"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

the country, and his knowledge Of the
game IN its most minute details blends
beautifully with his ability as writer
OF verse in the little booklet referred to.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

The governor Of Tennessee must be a
mighty polite man. Every time a jail
bird says. Pardon me" the governor, ap-
parently. does It.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
Hetyveen Issues.

II fear the hero Of this magazine
serial will he bankrupt next month"
"Why SOP
He leaves a taxicab waiting IN the
last chapter"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

If the census enumerator inquiries II
you have removed your fannels yet. you
do not have 20 answer unless you wish TO-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

Oh, that Napoleon might have lived 10
see the colonel standing silent and
awed' before the Little CorporaVs"
tomb,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

DIR. Cook has fooled US all again. He
did not arrive in New York when they"
said he would
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

on September z and Is the battle Of
Chapultepec. and on the 18th Gen. Scott
made his triumphant entry into Mexico
City. This practically terminated the war,
but it was not until February .. 1S4s. that
treaty Of peace between the United
States and Mexico was signed at Guada-
lupe Hidalgo.
When Gen. Scott entered the City Of
Mexico one OF his first acts was IN re-
move the Mexican Colors from the palace
placing a regimental dag i'm It's place.
Shortly afterward tho Stars and Stripes
were hung out and waved proudly from
the halls Of the Montezumas-the first
strange banner that had hoated from
that palace since the conquest Of COrtez.
On entering he palace. one OK Gen.
Scotts first acts was to require from his
ccmrades-in-ar their thanks and graft
tude 70 God. both in public and private
worship for the signal triumphs they
had achieved for their country, warning
them also against disorders, struggling,
and drunkenness.
Thus was the prowess OF American
arms successfully asserted the conquered
nation being also compelled to cede the
/ immensely valuable territory Of New
Mexico and Upper California to the United
States, and accepting the Lower Rio
Grande, from its mouth to e. Paso, as
the boundary OF Texas.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26
Would Make the Apostles BIgnmists

Would Make the Apostles Bigamists
From Evoryh0dy's
"Who can mention one leading fact
about the Epistles?" asked the Sunday
school teacher. looking over her class.
Johnnys hand went up.
well. johnny
They were the wives Of the Apostles.''
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26

On April &c the first society OF Odd
Fellows in the United States was insti-
tuted in Baltimore in 1919. II is the birth
Gay OF David Hume, the Scottish philosO-
pher and historian Q71D. Johann Ludwig
INLAND, the German poet G7S0; Admiral
James II. Strong. Of the American navy
Oslo; Herr krupp the German gun
maker QSl0; BENJAMIN F Tracy. Secre-
tary OF the Navy under Harrison QS30 :
Artemus Ward. the hm-Crist OS5N: John
Clark Ridpath, the historian GS4N. ON
April IS Gabriel Rossetti. the Italian poet.
died In 1854: Gen. Johnson surrendered to
Gen. sherman, in 1865, and Ferdinand
Magellan. the Portuguese navigator. was
killed. In ISL