Alvarado Bulletin. (Alvarado, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, October 21, 1898 Page: 2 of 8
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$10,000 FOR HEAD OF HAIR.
TO CUBA AND BACK SAFE.
PHILIPPINE BEAUTIES.
MR. BAILEY'S KENTUCKY FARM.
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Morrison accompanied them, deter-
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A profusion of
white stripes.
mained under cover until his head
healed.
When Wilkins was absolutely
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creating a new territory and its
of the Porto Ricans for citizenship
dress, a scarf,
to possess a
or at
saluted with national salutes. The
occupation of the island is now
It was stripped off and placed up-
on Wilkins’ naked and harrowed
head and sewed tightly to the nor-
mal part of the scalp. Healing
eration,
curly.
country.
Already politicians are -at work
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Record Pub. Co., Ready Prints.
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gain than any one else.
$1000 he returned to England.
peared on the part of the head that
was scalped. He says that in a
year or so there will be nothing to
show that he went through the op-
The new hair is very
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beautiful fabric manufactured in
any part of the world than this
which is made- from the fiber of
the pineapple leaf, and is quit ex-
pensive ; a comme n skirt costs from
$4 to $10, a whole dress costs at
least $20, and no less a sum than
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Flags have been raised on
all of beautifully worked gold or
silver, usually complete the toilet
of a Tagal beauty. The more
opulent possess very valuable
jewels and often are seen with
necklaces and bracelets of dia-
monds and pearls.
Over her neatly folded necker-
no more
- chief the Tagal woman wears a
crucifix, or a little bag of relics,
suspended by a chain. Sometimes
she will have a rosary of coral or
pearls, and medals of copper or
gold,- bearing the figure of Our
Lady of Mexico or of Guadaloupe.
This is not to be wondered at when
it is remembered that the Philip-
ing:
SanJuan, Porto Rico, Oct. 18.—
Secretary of war, Washington:
hand is allowed to grow very long,
which assists them in playing the
guitar, their favorite instrument.
The dress of the Tagal women
consists of a little skirt made of
the famous pina cloth, having wide,
short sleeves.
This is worn loose, quite un-
bound to thefigure, and reaches to
thewaist. Around it is girt a
petticoat called saya, made of-silk,
either striped or checked, but al-
ways of gay cclors. Sometimes it
is also of pina cloth; the quality
and coloring frequently very beau-
tiful and sometimes cheap and
common.
Out of doors another article of
dress, a tapiz, or shawl, is wrapped
tightly around the loins and waist
above the saya, and generally it is
black or dark blue with narrow
enormous influence for more than
three centuries. They even im-
ported the inquisition from Spain,
with other delicacies of the same
attractive nature.
The Philippine women of all
ages—children and old women, as
well as young girls and matrons—
smoke long cigars, chew the betel
nut, dance, swim and ride, but the
great ambition of every woman is
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The mone y gave him a standing,
and he didn’t explain how the
money had come to him. He se-
cured a position with an English
syndicate that sent him to Mon-
tana, where it has mines.
A letter received from him says
that he is not only prospering,
but that the growth of hair has ap-
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Washington, Oet., 18.—At noon
to-day gthe stars astripes were
hoisted over the palace of the cap-
tain genera at SanJuan, and Porto
Rico passed-into the possession of
the United States. The 800,000
inhabitants of the island and all
their real.estkt are now federal
possessionsi-— c.
What form of government will
be given tofrto Rico is yet to be
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State Democratic Ticket.
Fort Worth, Oct. 18.—Chairman
Charles K. Bell is having sent out
a spreimen democratic ticket to be
used at the next election. It is as
hadpy now. She knows all about
the operation, and laughs at it.
But Wilkins doesn’t care to be
questioned much. He is still sen-
sitive about wearing another man’s
hair on his head. _
The curliness doesn’t please him
much, because his natural hair is
as straight as can be. And there
is also a slight difference in the
shade, for when the transplanted
hair began to grow its color
changed slightly. But the differ-
ence is not pronounced and the
curliness is overcome by plastering
the hair down.
Hewitt profited more by the bar-
territory and work its way up to
statehood.The, president will
therefore probably announce Gen.
Brooke as the territorial governor
and give him certain appointments
and; on his recommendation will
appoint a federal judge or federal
judges.- -o d a
This action it is held by some
authorities will be absolutely nec-
essary in order to change to citi-
zenship of the inhabitants of Porto
Rico. Congress will pass an act
heads dressed and as soon as the
transplanted skin showed signs of
growth another patch was added.
The grafting operation lasted for
two weeks before it was finished.
At the end of that time the two
heads looked like phrenological
charts or animated checkerboards.
Both men were perfectly bald on
top of the head.
Hewitt’s head healed swiftly,
but Wilkins’, did not make such
rapid progress. Possibly his own
cranium resented the intrusion of
another man’s scalp. Mr. Wilkins
gave his old taupe to cover the
nakedness on the top of the Eng-
$15 has been paid for a single gar-
ment. A good average scarf or
handkerchief brings from $25 to
$30. When emboridered a scarf
of pina sometimes costs as much as
$150.
The most important industry
that the women ot the Philippines
are engaged in is tobacco. In the
making of cheroots none but wo-
men are employed, and there are
no less than 4,000 busy in the fac-
tories of Manila alone. Men make
the cigarillos, or small cigars,
which are smoked by the natives;
but women only are allowed to
prepare and roll the cigars. It is
estimated that 21,000 women find
employment in this business and
only 1,500 men. Each room in
the enormous factories contains
from 800 to 1,000 womon, all of
whom are seated, or, rather, squat-
ted, on the floor.
At intervals little round tables
are placed, and at every one of
these an elderly matron is station-
ed to keep watch over the dozen or
so younger women and girls. The
noise is absolutely maddening, as
stones are used for beating out the
leaf. _ A cigarmkaer earns from $6
to $10 a month, which is quite
sufficient to provide her with nec-
essary comforts, and leaves a bal-
ance for dress.
The married women, whose hus-
bands earn their living for them in
the field or factory, keep house in
a primitive fashion. The patriar
chai custom of making the lover
serve in the house of his intended
bride’s father is universal in the
Philippines. When the marriage
takes place there is usually a feast
for several days, and the bride of
15 years is then taken to the little
house which her husband has built
with his own hands.
in the .United States, in the
meanwhile, however, as in the case
of the southern states after the
clos of the war, • the proper
authorities may administer an
oath of allegiance, which will give
the Porto Ricans sufficient federal
rights until the island has been
made formally apart of the United
States by congressional action.
Spanish citizens who don’t pro-
pose to surrender their allegiance
to Spain or to abide by the federal
____regime have their remedy in re-
least a handkerchief of the famous moving from the island or accept-
ing all the disability attaching to
immigrants to the United States
who do not become citizens of this
terested has leased a small place of Guard left for Mobile in May young
seventy-three acres near Lexington Morrison accompanied them, deter-
lishman’s head.
pina cloth. There is
normal scalp, and the cut was deep
so that the roots were protected, follows:
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cratic ticket are correctly given.
With his- Great care should also be taken
that the name and initials of the
ointments and bandages were ap-
public plied to both heads and they were
mined to go to the front and wit-
ness some real fighting. When
the company reached Mobile it did
not take him long to learn that the
Texas soldiers would not be sent t®
the Cuban island. Hearing that
the Nineteenth United- States in-
fantry would sail for Santiago, he
left the camp of the Texas boys and
moved over to the regulars. Being
a bright and accomodating youth,
he soon became a favorate with the
regulars, and they promised to
take him with them.
Seversl days passed and no or-
ders to sail came. Morrison be-
came impatient, fearing that he
would never get to Cuba. - One
day he went on board the supply
boat Port Victor, and to his joy
learned that the boat was about to _
sail for Santiago ‘with- supplies.
He eventually reached Santiago
and witnessed the battle which re-
sulted in the destruction of
Cervera’s fleet.
About two weeks ago he sailed
for New Orleans, where he was
taken ill and was sent to the hos-
pital. He had a slight attack of
typhoid fever, and when he was
discharged as cured he left for
home.
Young Morrison was favorably
impressed with Cuba, “but,” said
he, “I would rather be here in
Austin, where I can court the three
good meals a day. ’ ’—Austin Ex.
Denton County Heroes.
Eidie Morrisor, a 15-year-old Boy rH
Austin Witnessed the Battle July
Fifteen-year-old Eddie Morrisons
son of Col. O. R. Morrison, of thi
city has returned home from Cuba®
via New Orleans. He is none th
worse for his rough trip, and hd
takes delight in talking of his ex®
periences. He brought with him
Spanish machete as a souvenits
He secured this after the surren,
der of Santiago, buying it from P
Spanish officer for $1 in American I
money. The Spanish machete is I
about two and a half feet long, S
probably a half foot shorter than"
the kind used by the Cubans. The
blade is about two inches in width
near the handle and gradually
tapers tc a point.
“I wouldn’t take $10 for this
machete, said young Morrison to a
Tribune reporter when a party
made him a proposition to buy it.
“I had too much trouble in getting
it and it is the only thing I brought
home with me.”
When the war broke out Morri-
son was one of the boys who was
refused enlistment on account of
being under age. He had caught
a severe case of fighting fever, and
nothing would do but go to the
front. So when the Governor’s
Wilkins re
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passed the officers and planted the
American flag on the ramparts of
Manila, as was told by Private
Gustave Schaub in a letter to his
parents at Dallas and printed in
the papers recently, is a product
of Denton county,. having been
born and raised near Willow
Springs in the southeastern part
of this county, where his mother
and brother still live. Chandler
is about 27 years old and joined
the artillery arm of the service
first, from which he was afterward
transferred to the twenty-third
infantry. This county was repre-
sented at nearly every one of the
battles in the late war by a former
resident—on board the Petrel at
the battle of Manila harbor, by an
officer on the battleship Oregon at
the bettie of Santiago, by a num-
ber of privates in the regulars at
San Juan, El Caney and Santiago,
besides having volunteers in the
camps at Jacksonville, Mobile,
Miami, San Antonio, Fort Bliss,
Lexington and Camp Alger. The
democratic nominees for congress,
district judge, district attorney,
senator, representative and for
county offices be correctly printed
on the kind of ballot prescribed by
law (see title 36, chapter 5. article
1742, page 361, revised statutes).
Take care also that the names
of the offices are printed in ac-
cordance with the law. Very re-
spectfully, C. K. Bell,
Chairman.
Joe Lee Jameosn,
Secretrry state democratic execu-
tive committee.
buildings and forts in this city and through for that day.
Each day the two men had their
monks and friars, who literally
took possession of the islands and
islanders, and have had an
convinced of the success of the ex-
periment he presented himself to
his sweetheart without fear of a
scarred head parting them, and the
widow was waiting. They are
only battle in which it was not 1
represented being that of Baiquari, • J
in which the rough riders received.
their initiation. I
Col. Will Lambert, veteran
newspaper man and printer, and a
patriotic confederate veteran, died i
at Houston on the 18th. He died
at his post of duty—at his proof
desk in the Houston Post office—'
being taken with a chill and dying
before he could be removed to his
home.
Chas. Kenn, the Missouri soldier
who shot and killed Wedney, the
negro despoiler of his home, at St.
Louis, was adquitted by the coro-
ner’s jury.
wilve ouapeo. . pc.wC J. decided. It is one of the problems
bracelets and chains and earrings, for congress to solve.
Asa matter of fact the president
has discussed the matter already.______________
pohesbescoprantiomyiheodedthat
The Congressman Experimenting in
Stock—Will Stay in Texas.
Lexington, Ky., Oct. 17.—The
May stock farm near this city has
been leased by 1 'ongressman
Joseph W. Bailey of Texas, to be
used for breeding trotting horses.
Electric Bell, a full brother to Bow
Bells, by Electioneer, out of Beau-
tiful Bells, stands at the head of
the stud, with twenty good blood
mares. It is expected that Mr.
Bailey will make his permanent
home here.
Galveston, Texas.—The story
printed in North Texas to the ef-
fect that Congressman Bailey is
preparing to change his residence
to Kentucky created considerable
interest and was discussed among
the politicians here. When asked
about the matter by a reporter, Mr.
Bailey submitted the following ex-
tract from a private letter which
he had just written to a friend:
“Of course you have read the
absurd story which the Dallas
News printed so conspicuously
yesterday that I contemplated
moving to Kentucky and of course
you know without my saying that
there is no truth in it.
“A stock company in which
several friends and myself are in-
DEMOCRATIC ticket.
For amendment to section 24 of
article 3 of the constitution of the
state of Texas, relating to the
compensation of members of the
legislature.
Against amendment to section 24
of article 3 of the constitution of
the state of Texas, relating to the
compensation of members of the
legislature.
For governor—Joseph D. Sayers.
For lieutenant governor—J. N.
Browning.
For attorney general—Thomas
S. Smith.
For comptroller of public ac-
counts—R. W. Finley.
For treasurer—John W. Robbins
For commissioner of the general
land office—George W. Finger.
For Superintendent of public in-
struction—J. S. Kendall.
For railroad commissioner—Alli-
son Mayfield. -
For associate justice of the su-
preme court—Thomas J. Brown.
For judge of the court of crimi-
nal appeals—M. M. Brooks
For associate justice of the court
of civil appeals for first supreme
judicial district—H. Clay Pleasants
For chief justice of the court of
civil appeals second supreme
judicial district—T. H. Conner.
For associate justice of the court
of civil appeals third supreme
judicial district—W. E. Collard.
For associate justice of the
court of civil appeals fourth su-
preme judicial district—H. H.
Neill.
For chief justice of the court of
civil appeals fifth supreme judicial
district—N. W. Finley.
For associate justice of the court
of civil appeals fifth supreme
judicial district—John Bookhout.
To county chairman: The names
and offices on this specimen demo-
pine Islands, discovered by Magel- c-o .
ian in 1521, were controlled by the judges may receive the declarations
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Price a Bald-Headed Man Paid to
Please His Prospective Bride.
New York.—George C Wilkins,
a wealthy Chicago business man,
was in love and wanted a wife.
He had money, but he wore a wig.
Few women are willing to marry a
man with a billiard ball head, and
hair was made a condition
of marriage in Wilkins’
case more exacting than money.
In his distress Wilkins came to
New York and offered $10,000 for
a suit of hair. He got it, and the
hair doctor cleared $9000 on the
transaction.
Wilkins had been scalped by
Indians. When his dermatolo-
giet advertised for a man who was
willing to sell his scalp, or a part
of it, it quickly developed that
there was no dearth of men who
were willing to sell cheap for cash.
The office of the dermatologist
was flooded with applicants. It
was the good fortune of Joseph
Hewitt to meet the requirements.
He had a mop of fine, heavey hair
of exactly the right shade. Hewitt
is an Englishman, a laborer who
came,over to this country in search
of wealth. He was unable to find
employment and his one ambition
was to get money enough to pay
his way back to England.
Word was sent to Mr. Wilkins,
and the Chicago man hurried to
New York to have the operation
performed. The rich man who
was scalped and the poor man who
was about to be were placed side
by side, the surgeon between
them.
The first business was the shav-
ing of Hewitt’s head. Then a
strip of two inches long and a
quarter of an inch wide was in-
jected with cocaine. Wilkins’
head was also treated with the
deadening drug and a strip of skin
that was formed over the old
wound was cut away.
The strip was cut from Hewitt’s
Denton.—Frank Chandler, the .n
twenty-third infantry man who
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PORTO RIGO, U. S. A.
Stars and Stripes Now Wave’Over
the Little Gem.
Washington, Oct. 19.—The
United States is now formally in
possession of the island of Porto
Rico as sovereign. The war de-
Mana
Dark-Eyed Women, Graceful in Move-
ment and Coquettish.
The native women of the Philip-
pines are, as a rule, excessively
pretty and engaging creatures,
with supple figures, accentuated by
the thinness of their garments,
beautiful, languishing eyes, shaded
with long lashes and luxuriant
blue-black hair. This last is the
chief glory of the Philippine
beauty, says a writer in the Chica-
go Record.
It is long, rich, thick, made
glossy both by the care bestowed
on it and its frequent anointings
with cocoanut oil. Often, too, it
is cleaned and washed with lemon
juice and oil, which has been made
fragrant by infusions of odorifer-
ous flowers. Some of the women
wear it hanging down their backs,
entirely unadorned, while others,
especially the matrons, build it up
in a kind of coil or knot, held by a
golden comb and ornamented by
pins, or very frequently adorned
by a bright, fragrant flower.
They scorn bonnets or hats, but
often throw a handkerchief over
their heads, and, if the heat of the
sun is very intense, carry a parasol
for protection.
Another admirable feature nearly
all the womnn possess are liquid
and languishing eyes, whtch are
used with telling effect, and their
third vanity is their finely-shaped
feet, that never knew a stocking,
but which are thrust into slippers,
without Reels, tastefully and
elaborately embroidered with gold
or silver thread.
The walk of the women is grace-
ful, but rather coquettish, and
when the clog is donned on wet
days they move with a very pecul-
iar swing, which is quite distinct
from the Japanese totter.
for the purpose of making a practi-
cal test of the, merits of Texas and
Kentucky race horses; we intend
to raise colts one year in Kentucky
and the next in Texas out of the
same mares and by the same
horses and I expect in this way to
demonstrate that Texas is not in-
ferior to Kentucky as a stock
country. You will see from this
that instead of preparing to leave
the state I am really trying to
prove its excellence. Very truly
your friend. J. W. Builey.”
complete. Brooke, Chairman.
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Pardue, P. H. Alvarado Bulletin. (Alvarado, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, October 21, 1898, newspaper, October 21, 1898; Alvarado, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1453976/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Johnson County Historical Commission.