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THE BARBER'S POLK
A CRAFT WHICH REQUIRES SKILL,
COURTESY AND INTELLIGENCE.
Tfc Barber mm a Practical PJallMtbro
ptt and Apostle f Cleaalla None
Bat the Bbaved Caa We tb Fair.
Carlier; and Dyeing.
It used to bo the fashion to laugh at bar
bers, because the barber's shop was the center
of the village gossip. The barber heard every
body's business and imparted it to overybody
else, or got the reputation of doing so. For
my part, I regard the barber as a practical
philanthropist and view his calling with ro
spect. When tbo head is feverish and aching
after a sleepless night, ho can relievo the dull
ness of the brain and spirits by shampooing,
which has always been a part of his profes
sion, and charm away the headache by skill
ful and gentlo manipulation with tonic or
bay rum. The man who sat down in the bar
ber's chair seedy and feverish, gets out of it
refreshed and ready, like an ambrosial re
cruit, with an eyo like Mars and the front of
Jove himself, for the business or pleasure of
the hour.
UXSIIAYED AND SLOVEXLT.
None but tho shaved can v oo the fair ac
ceptably. Unkempt and ragged hair and a
short, bristly beard are distasteful to tho
6ight of woman, and avert her sympathies
They lower the sentiment of respect and
esteem, moreover, in our fellow-men. There
is, jierhaps, no more humiliating remark
which one man can make to another than
"Hadn't you better get shaved?" It is equiva
lent to hinting that one has not washed. The
greatest reproach that can adhere to genius is
that it goes unshavod and slovenly. When
poor Hartley Coleridge obtained an Oxford
fellowship he was welcomed and admired for
his brilliant talents by all his associates until
ho disgusted them by appearing often at tho
communion table with uncombed hair and a
week's stubble on his chin. So is it, as Homer
said in the Iliad, that "death or life stands on
a razor's edge."
It is the barber's rather than nature's touch
that makes the whole world kin. Shaving
was sometimes the emblem of mourning
among the ancients; at other times, the neg
lect of it was a sign of grief. Plutarch tells
us in his lives th&t when tho Macedonians in
vaded Grecee it was found that the soldiers'
long beards gave a fine purchase to the enemy,
and hence, perhaps, the "dean bhave" which
afterward became the fashion at Athens.
St Paul "shaved his head at Cenchraa, for bo
had a vow."
In oriental countries, as in China, the shav
ing of the whole or part of the head is tho
function of the barber; but in Christendom
tho first barbers wcro the monks. In recent
years the clergy thoso of the Episcopal de
nomination particularly seem to have adopt
ed eastern rather than western ideas as to tho
decorum of a beard in clergymen. Quito a
number of the English, American and Cana
dian Episcopal clorgy wear beards. In Eng
land, up to thirty yearn ago, a clergyman
with a big beard, unless he wore a missionary
in foreign countries, rould havo been stared
at in tho streets, and rtill more in tho pulpit.
But, about that time, a late bishop of Roches
tor, Dr. Wigraiu, very foolishly delivered a
charge to his clergy cgcinst tho wearing of
beards. The result, of course, was tho con
trary of what the bishop intended. Every
curate began cultt ating his beard, if only to
show his independence of episcopal imper
tinence. HCMAKITY AJTD CLBAICLINESS.
The barber's pole Is a Mgn of humanity and
cleanliness, quite as hopeful o the spiro of
orthodoxy. To succeed as a barber requires
patience, courtesy and good temper as well as
skilL Sometime, like a Ssherman, the barber
will wait for hours without business. Then,
when he wants to get his dinner or is short of
hands, there will bo a rush of tonsorial candi
dates, all of them in a hurry. It takes from
soven to ten shaves to make a dollar, accord
ing as the charge is ten or fifteen cents. It is
no wonder, therefore, that the barber has to
be an economist, choose a growing or estab
lished neighborhood, mind he has enough
hands to help him, but not too many, and be
thoughtful as to bis rent.
One of the ehief sources of incomo in this
business used to bo the curling and dyeing of
hair. But the hair Is now worn generally too
short to noed tho curling irons, and thcro is a
growing idea that dyeing tho hair is apt to
cause skin disease or brain trouble. A gen
tleman in the real ostato business on Fulton
street is said to have lost his eyesight through
having his hair dyd. Certainly there havo
been induputablo cases in former times in
which cosmetics applied to the skin havo
caused 'disease and at length mortification
and def.th.
There is no greater mistake than to suppose
that the trade of a barber is one of indolenco
and non-employment of intelligence. A bar
ber, liko anybody else, may bo stupid, but
"sEaving and hair cutting will not make him
so. Barbers have bettor opportunities than
most men for obsorviug and remembering
faces. Their evidence has often turned tho
scalo in criminal trials. It was a barber at
St. Louis the other day who put the identity
of the body found in the tni'ik with that of
Mr. Preller, whom Maxwell had murdered
for his money, loyond a possibility of doubt.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Mated Ky a Brooklyn Barber.
"What is the prevailing stylo of combing
the hair at present ?"'
"You would hardly beliovo it, but tho fash
ion of combing the hair changes constantly
among a certain class of young men known
as 'dudes.' Bangs are no longer popular w ith
the gilded youth. It is the proper 'enpah' not
to part hair. By that I mean tho hair should
bo allowed to fall about tho head in careless
profusion without tho slighter suspicion of a
part Curly hair is bettor adapted to careless
dressing. Some then prefer to wear theit
hair pompadour that i, brushed back from
their foreheads. Some years ago it was quite
tho rage for dross- men to part their hair
directly in the middle. Tins fashion is now,
however, but littlo affected. I have noticed
a great falling off in tho use of hair oil and
'cosmetics. A few years ago some of my cus
tomers would insist on having, their hair
plastered down over their foreheads. Plain
vaselino has almost wholly taken tho place of
the bJchir scented cosmetics formerly in use.
Ever Vigilant Yet Nonchnlant Chaperono.
Tho chaperone's exertions during a Lon
don seasn are indeed heroic. Vigilant as
Argus, nonchalant as Melpomene, sho flits
. from the row to tho kettledrum, from tho
kettledrum to tho dinner, from tho dinner
paffy to tho large and late "small and curly,"
and thence to a succession of musical even
ings and dances. She seldom rests, and oven
tho ball supper is an exploiting ground for
her manoeuvres; indefatigablo, unconscion
able, she perseveres, and yet how seldom
does success crown her efforts! Laura is
Buro either to miss or mar betrothal. Wo
have always contemplated the chaperono as
one of the truest proofs of the increased phys
ical superiority of tho Nineteenth century.
What Lacedemonian mother or Roman mat
ron could have undergone the strain? And
yet every English mother "with a sense of
tv" survives tho conflict w.- i-
TThj Boys Lsate tho Farni.
A writer in The Indiana Farmer thinks )
that overwork and tho abominably early
hours of riains on many farms are the creat
reasons why boys do not stay on the farms.
E thinks it u a crying abuso for larmors to 1
drira tholr Lucuum: as if their only aim in
MI was to soe how much work they could get
" dons in a day, and how little rast and enjoy-
; they could got along with.
Corner Douglas and
Authorized Capital,
Paid-Up Capital,
)FFICERS:
W. P. RODIXSOX, rreeldcnt.
J. II. SLATER. Cashier.
W. L. DUCK, Assistant Cashier.
Directors:
W. P. KOBIXSOX.
OLIVER DTJCK,
T. W.
Stockholders:
O. D. BARNES, R. H. ROYS. FINLAY ROSS, A. L. HOUCK. W. P. ROBINSON,
OLIVER DUCK, JAMES G. FISH, F. W. WILSON, W. L. DUCK.
J. H. SLATER, H. M. DUCK.
Correspondents:
FOURTH NATIONAL BANK. New York. ST. LOUIS NATIONALJANK, St. Louis, Mo.
BANK OF KANSAS CITY, Kansas City, Mo.
General Banking Business. Respectfully solicit a share of your patronage.
Kansas National Bank.
No. 134 MAIN Street.
CAPITAL, PAH) UP,
SUPtPLUS,
Loans Money at Lowest Rates.
Issues Sight Drafts on all Parts of Europe.
Buys and Sells Government and Municipal Bonds.
Pays interest on Time Deposit.
H. W. LEWIS, President. T. W. JOHNSON, Cashier.
C. B. FRANK, Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS:-
J. L. DYER,
n. W. LEWIS.
SAMUEL HOUCK,
T. W. JOHNSTON,
SOL H. KOnN. President.
A. W. OLIVER, Vice President.
WICHITA NATIONAL BANK,
(Successors to Wichita Bank, Organized 1872.)
Paid-up Capital, - - $125,000,
-DIBECTORS:-
S. H. KOnN. A. W. OLIVER, M. W. LEVY, S. T. TUTTLE. N. F. NIEDERLANDE
- w u TrjCKER JOHN DAVIDSON. J. C. RUTAN.
DO A GENERAL BANKING, COLLECTING AND BROKERAGE BUSINESS
Eastern and Foreign Exchange bought and sold. U. S. Bonds of all de
nominations bought and sold. County, Township and
Municipal Bonds bought.
CITIZENS BANK.
Paid-up Capital,
Stockholders Liability,
Largest Paid-Up Capital of any
-DIRECT0RS:-
C R. MILLER,
A. R. BITTING.
W. E. STANLEY, J. O. DAVIDSON.
DO A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
United States, County, Township nd Muni
cipal Bonds Bouglit and Sold.
R. LOMBARD, JR . President.
J. P. ALLEN, Vlce-rrt&idcnt.
STATE NATIONAL BANK.
(SUCCESSOR TO KANSAS STATE DANKJ
Paid-up Capital,
Surplus,
DIRECTORS:
R. LOJIBARD. Jr., J. P. ALLEN, JOHN B. CAREY, KOS. HARRIS, J. M. ALLEN.
L. D. SKINNER. PETER GETTO. W. F. GREEN, P. V. ITEALY,
GEORGE E. SPALTON.
CORRESPONDENTS
NATIONAL BANK OF TIIE REPUBLIC, New York. NATIONAL BANK OF AMERICA, Chicago.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Kansas City.
B. LOMBARD, SR., President.
Lombard Mortgage Co.,
IN KANSAS STATE BANK BUILDING.
Money on hand. No delay when security and
and title are good. Rates as low as
the lowest.
OCALL AND SEE US.D
GEO. E. SPALTON, Secretary.
The New Boot
'JBA.JEMSTJLttTX HOTEL.
NEW AND FIRST-CLASS IN APPOINTJIKNTS. TB3 HOOT CENTRALLY LOCATED; MB FKT WEST OP
rnnrr countt banc
GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
CtMLtwm Raasonabl.
WA.H. BARK ARC. PaOratBKa. UKglTOHBl MOTS. EMBARNABP. WgXJOrOTOK. KA&3
Lawrence Avenues.
- - $200,00o
- - 76,000
OLIVER DUCK, Tlee-rrwMea.
WILSON. JAMES G. FISH, W. L. DUCK.
100,000.
10,000.
ROBERT E. LAWRENCE,
a E. FRANK. A. A. HYDE,
SI. W. LEVY, Cashier
C. A. WALKER, Assistant Cashier
$200,000
- $400,000
Bank in the State of Kansas.
H. G.LEE,
S. L. DAVIDSON,
JOHN T. CARPENTER.
L. D. SKINNER. Cashier,
W. H. LIVINGSTON, Assistant Cashier
$100,000
$5,000
BLACKSTONE NATIONAL BANK. Boston
JAMES L. LOMBARD, Vice President.
and Shoe House.
Locke & Findeiss,
Dealers In
Ladies, Gents and Cnildrens
Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Slippers,
Just reoctvotl a full and complete stock from the fnc
tortes. ETerythln; new and freta. No old stock
Lftdioj and Genu Sne hand made shoes a speclairr.
Call and (ret the prices, which are lower than aaj oth
ers In tho market for the beat goods.
-COR. MAIN AND FIRST STS.-Maonlc Temple,
HOTGHKINS
Real Estate 4 Exchange Brokers.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
ROSENTHAL'S ADDITION.
Thla Atditioa la lcat4 in th north rt of th city, btwon
PairriwW m6 Arfran A-vonua end is is th hifbva part of
city. W iTr Specie! Iadaotmentc for the act 30 day.
No. 201, S-E CORNER DOTJ6LAB AVBNTJB AND VABEBT ST.
Comanche, Comanche County, Kansas.
A new city on the Cimmarron, at its junction with Big Bluff and
Cavalry creeks, offers more inducements to the investor than any
other new town platted in Kansas this year. Only threa miles from
the great natural salt deposit; a fine water power at tho foot of
Cavalry Valley, with its hundreds of fine farms, many under culti
vation. A chanoe to eet in now on the sround floor. No lots sriven
away. Many brick and frame
particulars to tne
COMANCHE TOWN COMPANY,
New Kiowa, Kansas.
A N N E S S
Located on the Leroy & Western
Atchison, Topeka & Tanta Fe Railroad, in Erie township,
Sedgwick county, Kansas, owned by the Ar
kansas Valley Town Company.
PRICES LOW AND TERMS EASY. TWELVE MILES FROM ANY
Railroad Town, in a well settled and
improved farming community, insuring good support
from the start. Call on or write me at once and secure choice o Hots.
G. A. HATFIELD, General Agent, Wichita, Kan.
The Oldest and Largest House in the C.
ALDRICH & BROWN,
Wholesale and Retail Mmk
-DEALERS IN-
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, FANCY GOODS, ETC.
In our prescription department none but the purest drugs, finest
chemicals and most experienced clerks are employed.
ORDERS BY MATT, SOLICITED.
Nos. 138 and 140 Main street, WICHITA, KAN.
FOR SALE
Improved and Unimproved City Property
on the best improved streets in the city.
Lots on the inside on street car lines and in
outside additions. Suburban lots on the east
side in Maple Grove addition.
Business lots and business blocks for sale
at special bargains. Several fine tracts near
the city for sub-dividing and plating.
Improved farms and grass lands in all
parts of the county; also ranches in this and
adjoining counties.
All parties wishing to buy would do well
to call and examine my list before buying
elsewhere.
W. A. THOMAS,
The Oldest Real Estate Agency ;n Wichita.
0. B. STOCKER,
C P
Mantels, E I Fire Clay,
N E
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Grates, R S Fire Brick,
MAPtBLE: DUST,-'TVTHTE : SAND,: LATH
Lime, Hair, New York and Michigan Plaster.
Louisville and Portland Cement.
TARD and OFFICE.-Oa Water Street, between Douglas Avenue Wlrhl'a ,,
and First Street. YVICnua, rVanSBS.
HEKBY SCHWE1TEH.
WICHITA ICE
Will deliver ICE to any part of the City.
Order by mail or giro ordert to drivers of our wagons.
& WHEELER,
buildings going up. Write for full
(A New Town),
Railroad, an extension of the
GLOBE -:- IRON -:- WORKS,
Founders and Machinists,
Manufacturers oC
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Iron and Er& Catlr.jr" and PnlJej- and Shafting.
Hno castinir In ftnrdeatoj to ordw. Arenl for tf
Blakfl-j-& &ean Steam Pumjj. All kinds of rerlr
leg dos on short not!c and satlAfaction gcarant!
A. FLAGG. iToirfctor.
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WICHITA. KAN.,
Have for sale, on line of WICHITA & GOLORADO RAILROAD
north-west of Wichita, town lots at new towno of
MAIZE, 9 Miles
COLWICH, 14 "-
ANDALE, 20
MTHOPE, 26
HAVEN, 33
Trains are cow running regularly on Railroad from Wichita to
Haven.
These towns are in the best portion of
Sedgwick County, Kansas.
Maps of Towns and Prices can
At Wichita, call on N. F. Niederlander or Koe Harris;
At Maize, call on H. F. Rhodes;
At Oolwich, call on Geo. W. 8teenrod;
At Andaic, Call on J. W. Dale. ,
T. H. Randall and W. S. Mackie, for Mt. Hcpa loU.
At Haven, Call on Ash & Charles
THE "EAGLE CO." HAVE ALSO FOR SALE L0T3 Hs'
" Junction Town Company" Addition
to "Wichtia.
This Addition is at junction of Ft. Scott and W. & O. Railroads
one-half mile west of Bridge on Big Arkansas river, and are very
desirable lots. Street cars will be in operation, connecting this
Addition with the east side of the river in 1886.
Price List of this Addition can
F. O. SMYTH SONS, Wichita.
N. F. NIBDXBLANDBB, "
ANQLO-AMERICAN Loan Offlo.
Company,
from WICHITA.
WICHITA
WICHITA.
bo had as hereinafter set forth :
be en by callings on:
KOS HARRIS, Wichita.
P. V. HMALT.
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