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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-11-04

SIRs-I have suffered with dyspepsia for
eight or ten years and have tried patent medI.
cines with results wholly unsatisfactory. /
fnd your Duffy's Pure Malt Whlskey most
ferlng from Dyspepsia. ID. w. MORGAN,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-11-04

EhHl ONANGEs y -
Deas bfrs-I have used Duhy's Pare sialf
Whisky and Duiigs Formula for disOrdered
stomach. ana nave found them 10 lie all yOa
Claim. / feel 90 much better that after taking
a few DOSE am not now taking anything.
haYo recommended them TO others. Who ham
Real Estate and Insurance. Agent
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-11-04
Dufly'S Pure Malt WhiSkey
and
Duffy's Formula.
Tor Dyspepsia and Indigestion.


Dear sirs-I have had dyspepsia for Id or is
years, and your Duffys Pure Malt Whiskey
has cured me entirely 1t cures where al
others fail. 1 am thankful TO you for II: have
recommended II, and my friends are using It.
MRS. EVELIHE TARLTON.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-11-04
PnrLApELrnta DEpnr.

QUAETERNAsTEH DEPARTNESr D. <. Al
schuylkill Arsenal.
Gcntlcmcn-I am q nrm believer in Dufy's
Pure Mali Whiskey. IL has made me q new
man ron being a chronic eufiefer from dt &.
pcpsla. THOMAS II. MOGIaNis3.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-11-04

not afford, the best; and they rid
us of some household pests
who thus make up in death for the mis-
chief they make in life.
oLoAKs AND WRAPS.
The choice in cloaks this season lies be-
tween the very large and the very small;
they either envelope the entire person or
only reach little below the waist line.
Neither of these styles can be considered
youthful and they are not looked upon
with favor by girls who still occupy the
border-land between youth and woman
hood. The favorite garment for these is
short fitted coat with breast pocket,
lappeis cut even with the front and sides,
and slightly double-breasted. The favor
tie color is soft, fawn shade of brown;
the finish, stitching and straight, high
collar and cuffs of beaver fur. A border
of beaver also follows the semi-diagonal
down the front. The buttons may be
smoked pearl, grained wood or heads In
old silver. The interior edges are faced
with silk; but the cloth is pressed on the
reverse side and requires no lining.
Ladies who select pattern and make
up their own wraps, should be careful TO
adapt it TO the figure. A tall pers0p will
find that a model not too short IN the
back and with long ends in front will
suit her far better than biiOu design,
which may suit admirably some small, de-
licate miniature of woman.
Yellow and brown, furnish the key note
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-09

newed his efforts when one of the beasts
struck blow with its paw and laid him
dead on the grass. Then both stood
stood stock still, listening for the cry to
be repeated. They were side by side,
broads;de to me and not hundred feet
away, but in the darkness it was a
chance shot. Ipulled trigger, and the
report of the rife was followed by ter
rible growing and snarling and the
sounds of claws at work in the grass.
The natives were out in 4 moment,
shouting, screaming and blowing horns,
and as soon as their torches were alight
l descended from my perch. One of
the tigers was rolling over and over en-
the ground and uttering sounds of rage,
while the other had disappeared
gave the wounded beast a shot through
the heal, and when we came to eX-
anime the body we found it to be that
of the tigress. Ny first bullet had
broken her right shoulder, and it was
a wonder she did not 90 of on three
legs. ~ T. Sun.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-09
ECCENTRIC MEN.
Idlosy ucrasies of Former WeIl-Known
b. European Characters. 2xz. II


IdIosy uerasies of Former WeIl-Known
b. European Characters. 3xz. -
Some queer stories of eccentric men
! have lately been published abroard.
Here are samples of them: Duke
Charles the III. of Mantua took the
greatest delight in exposing himself to
a severe scolding. To effect this object
he would dress himself up rs tramp
and sally forth into the streets. followed
by half dozen of his attendants, ready
He would then jostle every one that
came in his way, just for the pleasure
of being soundly rated and vIlitied for
his pains. Sometimes he entered
shop where costly and breakable articles
were exposed for sale, such rs mirrors,
etc., and taking one of them in his
hands would drop it on the ground rs
if bv accident. The Duke would then
be subjected TO torrent of abuse, at
which he nearly split his sides with
laughter.
Lord Montague (born 1715) when
boy exchanged his paternal mansion for
the sooty dwelling of chimney-sweep.
with when he lived rs an apprentice
for month without being known He
was discovered 1T last and taken home
again, but soon afterwards made his
escape and worked his passage to Lisbon
"a a cabin-boy. after which he travelled
through Spain in the capacity of y
muleteer. He subsequently settled
down at Padua rs an Oriental and died
there in 1776.
In 1896 a wealthy Briton bequeathed
to a relative of his, learned professor,
the sum of $780, 900, with the proviso
that he should attend the Stock En-
change every day from two TIL three,
except in case of illness. The heir
found this very inconyenient. He could
not take the shortest journey, and was
only permitted to leave town Sundays,
when the exchange was closed. The
institutions which were to benefit by the
will in case he failed to carry out It's
provisions had spies who kept sharp
lookout wherefore he drove regularly
on Change at the prec Sc hour, raced
up and down the room without speak
ing to any one, and entered his carriage
rs the clock struck three.
Nnt Vi Tile -DuhcS vi LNCIbi uChCA1
was petty monarch in his way. HE
possessed Minister of the Interior, 4
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister
of War and Minister of Finance
These four portfolios were held, how
ever, by one and the same functionary,
who was compelled to keep four differ
ent uniforms. which hung III 4 ward
robe in one of the Dukes ante-rOOms.
When the Council OF State-viz.: the
Duke and his four sporting dogs, held y
sitting, each NJ mister in succession had
to present his @-dutful' report. After
the Minister of the Interior. in Light
blue uniform with s;lver-braided collar.
had delivered his statement, he retired
to array himself in the dark green.
gold-embroidered state costume of the
Minister of soreign Affairs and humbly
craved an audience of his Serene High
ness. As Minister of War he appeared
in white, and as Minister of Finance i'll
a scarlet uniform TO report to his most
potent sovereign and lord Al the
events that had transpired since the
last sitting of the cOunc within the do
man of his four departments. Has
trirte Zeitusg-
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-09
THE IVORY TRADE.
Some of the Largest Tusks Received in
Various Markets of the World.

Some of the Largest Tusks Received in
Various Markets of the World.
Ivory, which composes the trunks and
upper mcisor teeth of the elephants, is
one of the most valuable of animal pro,
ducts. 1t is used for knife handles,
billiard balls, piano keys and dozens Of
other purposes. The demand for it in
ancient times is believed to have been
much greater than at present. The
Kings of Rome sat on ivory seats, and
the EtruScan monarchs had thrones
composed of that substance. The decay
of the ivory trade began with the fall OF
Rome. and at the beginning of the
seventeenth century elephant tusks
were 4 drug on the market A few
centuries earlier the commonest arti-
cles among the wealthy families OF
Italy were made out of ivory. The
Portuguese, about one hundred years
ago. collected large stores of that COM
modify on the Congo and shipped it to
Europe, realizing large profits. The
trade in it was then resumed. In 1910
there were eleven large factories en-
gagged in manufacturing ivory goods
in Dieppe, France. To-day most large
cities in Christendom have ut least one
such establishment, and the trade is by
no means on the decline. The import
of ivory into Great Britain in 1915, was
325 tons; in 1855, 437 tons; in 1866, 54S
tons; IN 1875, $50 tons, and in 1885,
439 tons. The importation in 1875 is
the largest of which there is any anthem
tic record. To produce tbs quantity
about $4,000 elephants are destroyed
every year. 1t is estimated that no less
than 81, 900 are killed every year on the
west coast of Africa alone. Most oft
IVORY comes from that region. About
a fourth of the aggregate product is
obtained in India. The finest ivory
comes from equatorial Africa. Tusks
vary much in size. Two tusks obtained
a few years ago in Mozambique for a
cross were among the largest ever seen.
One weighed $50 pounds and the other
10. They were almost straight There
is an unauthenticatcd report, however.
of one which weighed $50 pounds beng
sold in Amsterdam. The officers of two
British vessels were shown. by native
King OF Africa, two tusks which
weighed two hundred pounds each.
They were eight feet long, and meas
ured two and half feet in rcumfer-
ence at the base. Large tusks are more
valuable per pound than small ones. A
great deal OF the ivory used IN Russia
is still obtained from the remains Of
mammoths. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-09
THE LATE MRS. STEWART.

How the Widow OF the Great Dry Goods
Merchant Spent Her Declining Da
The late Mrs Stewart had peculiar
adherence of dark cOlorS. 1t has al
ready been noted that all of the Stewart
buildings were of the purest white, ami
she herself avoided in her dress, as
much as possible, all somber hues.
Mourning she always laid off as soomas
conventionallY permitted, and even
during its term she lightenod its
solemnity at home w tn white negl ges.
She Was very fond of dress to the last
moment of her Life, and her jewels were
superb. Her morning gowns
were nEsrvelS OF daintiness and luxury.
and of every delicate tint, rose,. pale
blue and lavender, or white and pearl
color. smOthered in the finest lace. She
was Il very pretty old lady in these
beautiful GOWNS and aston shingEy we'll.
preserved: her skin was wonderfully
white. and kept its bloom. and though
she was over eighty years her teeth-Oi,
the clear, trans lucent, tinty sort that
will Outlast century in perfect
condition. Her chestnut hair was
all her faculties and was very active,
mounting stairs as nimbly aS GIRL.
Mrs. Stewart has been accused of re-
sorting 0 artificial means to give this
impression, bat that charge her friends
ALWAYS warmly denied, and would ac-
knowledge nothing false except the lit
tie cunled front of hair that Is worn, by
women fifty years younger than she
and by many who have TO need OF 1t
except the aversion Tor the trouble
of curling their hair around the tenn
Piles. The Stewart house was nev0r the
scene. of ADV festivities and the lonely
occupant rarely went anywhere. but.
MondavsAe was az home and pleased
when people came in. and still more So
when thew staid to luncheon, as sha.
called the elaborate rsidday meal which.
served her for DINER. There. never
was any meal called Inner in the Stew
art h0iss.. for the next one. ut seven
s,cloek. was knowa as tea. and was
only less formal man the luncheon.
She had people tc,shese frequently, bnt
at al times, even when sic was gate
alone. there was Ire same snccessio ON or
courses and theqontingert Of solemn.
digniied men-sefvants.
She always spike of her-aead husband
with reverence and affection, a,sd hfa
rooms after his death we're left undis-
tnrbed and aroccup;eb-Mrs. Stewart
moving up ~ the third floor Sha
took the kesnest Interest in Young mar
ried people snd kept T. watchtal eye on
the husband. who if a1tent We was Sura
of her Distinguished consideration and
favor The Stewart picture gallefy foe
some tine before her death hal been
closed to the pubi'c- There was no
private entrance to the cutlery, and
many who came seized upon the chance,
against all protrstaticns on the part OF
the old butler. 10 thoroughly explore
the house, and even upon two occa-
sions to thrust themselves into her own
chamber. They poked the pictures
with Their canes and umbrellas. and
finally in despair she closed the doora
M !. H0rId
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-09
FROLiC WITH TIGERS.
A Dogs Playful Meeting With Two Man
Eaters an Indian Village.

A Dogs Playful Meeting With Two Man.
Eaters an Indian Village.
There were few cowardly cur dogs
in TIE village, but none of these had
been molestcd by the tigers, said Cap
tain Kincard.n, late of India, "One of
them took Il great liking TO me, and
when l mounted to the platform to
begin my watch he lay down at the foot
of the tree. Iscoided at him and threw
three or four broken branches at his
head, but he r,fused to 90 away. 1t
was balmy evening. with plenty of
stars but no moon. One could have
seen Il man moving many rods away, if
he kept N the open, but it was very
dark under the trees, and the grass in
the openings was two feet high. l was
close to the hut from VIII Oh the man
had been dragged, but hal not kept my
watch long before | realized that it was
a great chance if | caught tn 81 9htest
glimpse of the expected visitors. There
were so many dark spots below me and
the foliage so distracted my Wis on that
| had n good mind 10 descend and seek
for some other position. However. !
held on, and hy and by the village grew
quiet and my vigil became a lonely one.
in Iced. The villagers were IN happy
frame of mind, believing the man-eaters
rs good as dead or driven TO some other
district, now that we had arrived.
Some of them even neglected to drop
The brankets hanging at their Goors.
ut had come 10 be ten O'Clock, and /
was wondering if dared to light che
root, when heard The dog before me
whine and move about. Next moment
Icaught ght of two dark objects steal
ing across the open space toward the
foot of my tree, and realized that the
tigers had come. The dog ran out to
meet them, singular as it may appear,
and then occurred familiar scene.
You have seen mastiff stand still in all
around HIM in play. Well, the tigers
stood there as sti9 as two statues, and
the cur ran around in a circle and tired
his best to get up a frolic. They at first
growled in menacing way, but as he
continued his play they grew better-na-
tured, and after a few minutes all three
were in fer 4 frolic- Icould not see as
distinctly as l could have wished for,
but 1 made out the movements very
well. The tigers Jumped over the dogs
dozen different times. and on three or
four occasions dropped their tails and
ran away to let him pursue them, but
always coming back to the same place.
] softly cooked my gun for shot, but
4ba,, ,ra,a 60 oopStanflv on tho mSVp
that dared not risk it. Our object
was to bag one er both, instead
of driving them away from the
neighborhood by general alarm. The
play continued for a quarter of an hour.
and ceased then because child in hut
near By cried out in its sleep. The
tigers changed their demeanor in an in
slant, and a low growl warned the dog
that the frolic was at an end. He did
not want it so, but scarcely had he re-
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-09
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

-"Red alcoholic noses cured in a
week." is q new and odd London adver-
| tisement.
in st. Petersburg the police can al
any time enter any dwelling to search
| for aihilists, and there is no habeas cor
pus.
-Metal-covered leaves, setin brooches
and made into scarfpins, from the trees
and bushes at Lake Starnberg, where
mad King Ludwig drowned himself, are
now sold in the stores in Munich.
Ninety bare-legged clansmen danced
the Highland Fling by torchlight round
and round the carcass of slaughtered
deer at Mar Lodge, in Scotland, the
other night. The scene was to tickle the
optic nerve OF the Prince of Wales.
The Russian archeologist, NJ. Evar-
nitsky, has just discovered at NOyomir-
gorod the tomb of General Tokoly, the
celebrated General of Hungarian origin
whom the Empress Catherine ii. en-
ployed in the kraine against the Zapa-
rOgian COssacks.
-Bonvin. the pa inter. arose at his
marriage banquet and, addressing his
wife in an inflated stvle, remarked.
''Never forget, my wife, that You have
entered family of The gown and
sword. Was not my mother a seam
stress and my father in the rural po-
lice?"
AT the depth of ten metres below
the ancient ground of the Parthenon
fragments of large group of figures
have been discovered, representing, tits
conjectured, the labors of Hercules.
Among the remains is a lions head,
with part of bull in full size. the head
being a splendid production of the
sculptor's art.
-Volta;re's old home at Fcrney now
belongs 10 a sculptor, who has pre-
served the philosophers bedroom in
its old state. The room contains bed
stead, table and armchairs. On the
walls are two pictures of Gather ne Of
Russia and of Voltaire himself. At
Ferney and through the country rounda-
bout Noltaire is almost forgotten.
"A correspondent of the Budapesther
TdGejioH, Count Nicholas Beth!en,
writes that morphinomania is fright
fully on the increase among the fash
ionable women of Paris. Many OF them
carry little ivory syringes, with which
they inject sans gene the poison into
the arm. This is but the beginning of
the mania, for the craving for stronger
doses soon leads the victim TO visit the
institutions where the morphineuses ply
their horrible trade.
The chief of police of Breslau has
issued an order forbidding the sale Of
butter cOnta ming more than three per
cent. OF salt and fifteen per cent. of wa
ter. The Observation-Disclosures Ze tung
FIR JVeStphdlen not long ago stated that
the butter sold in the market of Mum
ster contained on an average between
twelve and thirty-siX per cent. of wa
ter.
The Government of Belgium has
sanctioned the project of holding iii
BRUSSELS in the summer of 1888 an in
ternational exhibition of war material.
and it is said that the cost of the eXhibi-
ton, estimated ut twenty million francs,
is already covered by subscriptions.
Germany will take leading part i'll the
eXhib ton, one portion OF which will
comprise a complete collection of arms
from the days of antiquity, another a
collection of all modern military uni
forms, third Portra is of The most
famous soldiers of all times, etc.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-09
WONDERS OF ECUADOR.
A Ountry Rich in Marvellous Scenic Ef
fecfs and Grand Formations.


fects and Grand Formations.
According to some enthusiastic trav-
elers, Ecuador is the earthly paradise;
its climate is that of the golden age. a
really perpetual spring; vegetation
never ceases, TIE trees and meadows are
crowned with perpetual verdure. the
plow and the sickle are in equal ACTIVITY,
and the spectator on an eminence sees
the tints of spring, summer and
autumn all blended, while above this
lovely valley wish its vcrdant hills rise
the cones OF the Andes clad in perpetual
snow. But alas for human happiness.
the snow-clad peaks burst into flame
and showers OF mud and ashes, and the
green valleys are torn by earthquak es.
In one province, RiObamba, the
valley, one hundred and thirty miles in
length, is covered with volcanic debris,
from COt1paXi on one side and CHM
bOraZo on the other, and in the earth
quake of 1865 fifty thousand persons
were officially reported to have perish
ed. The most southern of the provinces.
of the republic IS the one called Lola,
S1tCl GllC Otu Diysilt~l lONn W HlCI
its old castle-1he key of Granada in
The valley of the Xenil. The Cordilleras
here divide into three branches. each of
which has ram!fcations which seem al
most to interlac.A The slopes of these
mountain knots are full OF the quina or
c.nchona tree, and for 4 long time it
was thought that Loja was the only
place where It grew to anything like
perfection.
The capital city, from which the PROV
ince takes IFS nalne, lies in the valley of
CaXi-pamba, between the rivers Mala-
catOs and Zamora, near the stores of
Nillonaco, and is well built. with con-
vents and churches, schools and a col
lege. These two rivers are joined on
the south by the VinOyaca, itself COM
posed of the Santiago and San Lucas,
and the un ted waters, under the name
of Zamora, prec:pitate themselves into
the eastern forests, and flowing some
thirty leagues through the country of
the Jivaros Indians, finally join the
| Paute, and flow ;ato the Amazon at tho
! town of Borja. Bates saw finating on
the stream of tx Amazon pum,re-stone
which had tcen washed dove from
Cotopaxi.
From the conformation of the COM
try, the streams that flow into the great
Brazilian river, as well as those that
seek the sea by shorter course, are full
of rapids and cascades of all kinds. The
best known of these fails, perhaps, is
that near Loja-a COLLECTION of wild tor
rents till it unites with the Chambo,
bursts through the barrier of the Andes,
and rushes in Deep and narrow chan
mel, bordered by gran tie rocks, to hurl
itself in foam over the precipice OF
Agozan. Much. however, of the coun.
try is still unexplored, especially tho
region held by the Jivaros, tribe never
conquered by the Incas, and which the
Spanish invaders of 1897 blotted out OF
existence; and it need not surprise us to
find in the land so grandly formed stu
greater wonders than a new Niagara
HGrper'S Bazar.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-09
CASHMERE SHAWLS.
How These Exquisite Products of the
Orient Looms Are Manufactured.

How These Exquisite Products of the
Orient Looms Are Manufactured.
Cashmere shawls are prec Gus to every
gentlewoman' heart. and belong to the
same category as diamonds. The love
for these products of the Orient looms is
scarcely Il century old. The shawls left
by T.ppoo Sahib's ambassadors in 1877
were regarded as curiosities by the mag
mates to whom they were presented, and
were used as carpets or cut up for
dress NC gowns. 1t is sad that Mime.
Gaud;n, lady of Greek parentage and
n celebrated beauty, wore the first shawl
in Par S. Not until after Napoleon S
Egyptian expedition did the Cashmere
shawl become fashic..able The
Empress Joscphine's love Of these
superb webs of Oriental beauty is
as well known As her passion
for flowers. The wealth acquired
by the great men under the first empire
here was lavi hly spent b. their wives
for India shawls 1t was matter of
little Importance whether the shawls
were clean or soiled. 1t may have done
dut rs the robe of some rr est high IN
Office or as the turban of one of the Mo
gul's soldiers. If it suited the taste of
the. grand, dame it was purchased,
Cleaned and worn. The shawls are
woven from the. wool of the Thibet goat.
and for those of the highest grade only
the finest of this fine wool is used, one
goat yielding hut Ealf pound Of this
first quality wool at its annual shear
inc. The shawls are all made upon
hand looms. AID sometimes thirty or
forty men are employed for year and
4 half, or even two Years, upon Il single
shawl. The gold AMI silver thread use1
in the embroidery of the shawls Is made
mt northampton, Deccan city. A piece
of pure ore is beaten into cylinder the
size of a thick reed, and is again beaten
out until it W IL pass through an orifice
the eighth of an inch in diameter.
This wire is then wound upon several
reels, VIII oh work upon pivots, the end
of the thread beng passed through
still finer holes and then fastened to
larger reel, which, when set in rapid
motion, attenuates the thread still
further. The thread is then fiattened
upon a steel anvil, highly polished by a
SIX He'd workman. A silk thread is then
covered with this fine wire. Il is said
that if lump of silver be gilt before it
is put through any process it will retain
the gliding through all the severe ham
mering, winding and drawing to VIII oh
it is afterward subjected and emerge a
golden thread that will never tarnish.
Queen Victoria receives as a tribute
every year a certain number of cash.
,,,are sbavls of fine ouality from certain
Indian Princes. These costly wraps
she bestows as marriage gifts upon the
ladies' of rank CONNECTED directly % rs-
motely with her court. BtsL2-
ct.