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The morning times., 1895-11-10
Tried 1t ON His Friend.

A well known Bohemian visited h is friend,
Prof. Price, at the latter's laboratory.
The professor was examining dark brown
substance spread on paper.
II say. would you kindly let me place
a little Bit of this on your tongue? Ny
taste has become viIiated 10y tasting all
sorts OF things"
''Ccrtauly," responded the ever accom-
modating Harris, thrusting out h is tongue.
The professor took up a little OF the
substance under an1lysis and placed it on
Harris tongue. The latter worked it
round for fully minute, tasting ii much
as lie would a fine confection.
Mote any effect" inqaired the pro-
fessor.
NO, nonc.'
ut doesn't paralyze or prick your
tongue?'
Not that / can detect
II thought not. There are no aka loids
in it, then How does It taste?"
Bitter as the dickens"
''Um-m; all right
what is it, inquired Harris.
Il don't know. That's what I'm trying
to find ont. Some one has teen poisoning
horses with it-'-Pearson's Weekly.
The morning times., 1895-11-10
Not Up TO Physical Requirements

Madam" said the weary wanderer. II
hope you will believe me when ! say that
have not always been the battered wreck you
see before you Indeed, when lost these
two fingers a nd this eye was one ofthe most
prosperous aldermen in Chicago."-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The morning times., 1895-11-10
The Old School.

The colonel seems in a happy mood to-
night"
Yes, sub. DiscoF'd a ne W oath ylst'dy."
Cleveland Plaindealer..
The morning times., 1895-11-10
A RnsNDoctor.

DR.. Liddelrs morning levccs were crowd
ed beyond description. 1t was his pr rde
and boast that he cuuld feel his patients
pulse, look at his tongge, sound him with
stethOscupe, write mis- prescription and
pocket his fee in 4 space uf time varying
from two 10 five minutes.
One day an army man was shown into
the consultations room, and underwent
what might be termed the instantaneous
process When it was completed the pa
tent shook hands with the doctor and
said:
Il am especially Slad to meet you. as
l have often heard my father. Col Foster,
speak of his friend I.lddelL'
wv hatl'' exciaiuief the doctor, "are
you Dick Fosters sonf.
II am sr.'' 40
My dear feIlows ekcIdned the dec
tor, "fling that prescstption int5 the fire
VIII you, please, and sit down and ten
me what is the matter with you?''-Tid
Bits st.
The morning times., 1895-11-10
Too serious tn,Cnntemn,ate

TO
Burglar-open yer mouth, an I'll kill
yeri t H. Hs-r-
Mother-Cowardi Only for one thing, I'd
raise the house.
watts dat?''
I'D DE certain to wake the baby''-Chi-
cagO Record. .---s-s=---s
The morning times., 1895-11-10
Heroes Al

Spanish officer-Courage. meni Strike
for your homes
Spanish Troups-We can't, sir. The In
surgent devils have headed us off.-Cleve-
land Plaindealer.
The morning times., 1895-11-10
Under Obligations.

A burglar in the act of brea king open a safe
was greatly astonished on raising his head to
see a gentleman mtently watching the pro-
ceediugs. He tried to escape, but the gen.
tleman stopped him, saying:
go on, my friend; am deeply interested
in your work"
How so?" the thief inquired in great
surprise.
Because l have lost the key of this safe,
and IL you manage to open it you shall be
handsomely rewarded for your trouble
&lmanach Picturesque.
Certain of His Statement.
"Boy, how far is it to the next house on
this road?"
"You couldn't git there in a week"
"Couldn't?''
mo, sir; they amt any other house on
this road!"-Chicago Record.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
WEE Wales OF NEWS.

A man In Des M0ines thinks he has
discovered the art Of making Damascus
steel
The NennOHites have decided TO build
an orphans home in Putnam county,
II Is an odd fact that freaks are far
less numerous in Pennsylvania since
the legislature passed a law prohibiting
their exhibition.
Col. ID. W. Hughes Of Vandalia. an
inventive genius. il said to be peTfecting
for himself an air and water tight coffin.
The pear crop 10 Georgia this year u
the largest on record. II is estimated
By those in a position 70 know and TO
judge correctly that it viii exceed
800. 90 barrels.
One day last week eight tra1ps yisited
Bristol. Pa. There were but nine legs
among the entire lot. Seven Of them
walked on clutches, having but one leg
each.
Two crooks were arrested in Hartford
the other day working a new swindle.
They said they were selling clay pipes
to smoke without tobacco by applying
acids.
A lady engaged a boarding place in
Portland n few days ago, but the first
day she forgot the street and number
and was obliged TO advertise for it.
Because he was blackliste1 by the
Wabash railroad, thereby failing TO get
employment, eI-Train Dispatcher ]. W.
Young sues for $4,000 damages.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
FRENCH COMET SCARE

1t is a peculiar state of things when a
comet which is assumed may collide with
the earth, produces an extraordinary de-
gree of heat in Europe only-indeed,
chiefly in France. The people Of that Re
public are somewhat agitated by the an
nouncement that the high temperature of
September is due to the approach of
what is supposed to be Faye's periodic
comet. Perhaps it is French insularism
which assumes that the boundaries of the
earth are those of France and that if the
French perspire from high temperature
during the approach of comet it is eff
feet and cause, regardless of the temper
ature Of the ragged edges Of the earth
that lie outside of France. The people
OF the United States, however, consider
that they aTc numerically impol tant and
geographically extensive enough TO be al
fected by any comet which causes intense
heat in France.
In proof of the theory that Faye's comet
is raising the mercury in Paris, an appeal
is made to Flammarion's fiction, in which
he describes the destruction of the world
by a comet. Flammarion is a science
poseur who sacrifices accuracy for sensa-
tionalism and whose ideas of the ending
of the world are not those of persons
honestly addicted to the pursuit of science.
Still, it is easy to get up considerable
scare in France and perhaps everywhere
over the approach of comet. The popu-
lar ignorance of astronomical phenomena
is vast, and the evidence of a work of fic-
ton is enough to persuade majority of
mankind of the dangers of a collision
with comet.
To the intelligent it is absurd to say
that the extraordinary and almost unpar-
aiieled heat of France is due to the APP
proach of a periodic comet that is still
so distant as to be invisible except
through a telescope of high power. 1t is
possible that the earth has already col
lided with comets and has gone on its
way sercnely. Enough is known of the
density and constitution of comets to
make it certain that a collision would not
cause as much Of a jar of the earth as the
tripping up or falling of Mr. Cleveland or
any other hcayyweight.-New York Ad-
yCrtiScr.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
SULLIVAN AND RYAN.
They Box Three Rounds-Charactcristic
Speech by Sullivan.

Jersey City, Oct. 14.-The benefit box
ing exhibition for John L. Sullivan, given
tonight by the Hudson Athletic club,
filled the big Oakland rink. Sullivan
and ex-Champion Paddy Ryan boxed
three rounds. In response to calls for
q speech, Sullivan said
81 am a pretty good old 'has-been.' l
have always made mistakes but have
q warm heart. I have always been an
American. When foreigners came here
to fight did not go to a newspaper Office
to put up money and talk through the
newspapers. But the newspapers have
always treated me kindly and 1 don't
want to say anything against them. ]
have never been defeated but once and
that was by the present champion.
wish him success, but l wish to say
this now, am not his friend
This latter remark made a sensation.
ParsOn Davies introduced Paddy
Ryan, who got almost as much applause
as Sullivan.
The ex-champions boxed lively but
struck no heavy blows. Sullivan was
the more aggressive, but the honors were
about even. A score of light and
medium weights gave exhibitions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
KYLE CCLLINGS.
Cattle FEEDING for Shipment Items
Of Interest.


Kyle, Tex, Oct, 12-(SpcciaL)-J. N.
Nance arrived yesterday with 800 beeyes
from CucrO. He will feed to ship North
Dan Nance will feed 800 beeyes here and
Withers and McGehcc will feed 1000
head.
D.. &. Parker, this week shipped his
stable Of horses. Larry Terrell. Elsie
Barnes Pinkic Potter and Fannie Ort-
son. to toe Dallas fair.
The Baptist Young Peoples union on
Wednesday night, elected the following
officers: Prof. w. w. James, president:
j. G. Starts, vice president: Elmer Mar,
tin, secretary; Miss Lillian Sledge, treas
urer and Miss Willie Whisenont ogan-
list.
The Hope Hook and Ladder COMPANY
No. Of the Kyle fire department, on last
night elected the following officers: Lee
j: Roundtree, president; J. X. Woods,
vice president; w. 2. Wallace, secretary;
ID. Il. Rowland, treasurer; w. II. Bar
bee, foreman; DR.. s. Il. Luckett, assist
ant foreman and II. 3. Luckett fire DO
lice.
AT the regular meeting Of the Epworth
league on Thursday night, at the Metho-
dist church, the election of officers re-
suited as follows: Ed. Kyle, president:
Mrs. j. II. White, first vice president;
Miss Vance Ward, second vice president;
Miss Jean Carpenter, third vice presi-
dent w. p. Wallace, secretary; J. X.
Woods, treasurer and Keith Wallace
librarian.
The committee Of the Hays county
Live Stock and Agricultural association
Is rnstling for the fair, and only about
$500 is yet needed. The organization
will be able to purchase the Wilson
grounds on the Blanco.
The ladies Of the Methodist church
last night gave a supper and about $50
was added to the church funds.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
ALMOND EYES OBVIOUSLY RE-
GARDING THE GEM OF
THE PACIFIC.
rNEAMNEsS or THE DOLE Gov
BRNMEST THEREFOR.
g-nfrieDdlincss Of the Cleveland Admin
istration Figures in the Casa
Glance at the Future and the
Probable Results.

The administration il likely before lon;
~ h. confronted with another interna
-,ional complication. The Hawaiian
question has assumed a new phase, and
while no crisis has yet arisen, there -
menace in the situation which u likely
at any moment to cause trouble there
and the Unfriendly attitude Of the pres
.cnt administration toward the Hawaiian
Government IS calculated 10 encourage
the threatened disorder.
Minister Castle, who has recently ar
rived in Washington, has referred eau
fiously 10 the attitude Of Japan toward
Hawaii Private adyices explain the
meaning of this reference. it - stated
-fhat rfhe Japanese government desires 10
ret possession of the Hawaiian Islands
and 10 overthrow the Dole government.
II Is believed that the new japanese pol
icy Of aggression and acquisition VIII be
In this direction. 1t Is asserted that
Japan IL merely waiting for an excuse,
4 nd that the Japanese residents IN Ha-
vail arr doing all in their power 10 fur
bish tbs excuse. The Dole government
b cognizant Of this purpose On the part
,Jf Japan. and is uneasy. II IL the only
menace that Hawaii now has
The Japanese in Hawaii have main
tanned hostile attitude toward the gov
.ernmcnt and are said to be- growing more
aggressive. II is only by the greatest
conservatism and fOrbcarance that the
government avoids the issue which Japan
- awaiting.
They have carefully avoided every
thing that could bring on conflict Of
any sort, or give excuse for a demand On
the part Of Japan for indemnity TO any
Japanese subjects, but it is fOresecn that
they can not be able to more than post
pOne the trouble Japan with the Co
riIhJ example before her, indicating the
quicsc"nt attitude 81 this government in
the ease similar to the COrinto affair,
and aware a!ao Of the hostile attitude
Of tins administration toward Hawaii,
calculates on not being interfcrcd with
in case the excuse Is offered her to send
war vessels 10 take possession Of the
islands.
II Is a diplomatic secret that it is the
intention Of Japan to do this at the
earliest opportunity. 1t is part Of the
Japanese policy of acquisition, looking
10 the expansion Of their power and the
development Of commercial importance
among the nations, TO get possession Of
these islands, occupying the position they
do on the highway Of commerce. They
regard Hawaii as n valuable strategic
position for the qualification Of their am
bition to become a naval and CONNER
scinl power.
What the attitude Of the United States
will he under this administration is a
matter Of doubt, but it il expected that
Mr.. Cleveland will be confronted with
the question before long. Congress has
declared that no foreign power should be
permitted 10 take possession Of these
islands, aud the administration will prob
ably feel bound by this declaration TO
take n position different from that which
II has heretofore held in relation TO iIa-
.Taii.--W Washington Star.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17

indeed been laborious and almost in
cessaut for months past and have COW
cred a wide field-all of Georgia, in fact,
except the Tenth congressional district.
Why did he avoid that district? 1t was
a free silver stronghold; the opposing
candidates for congress were both out
spoken and extreme advocates Of the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver, adj
vcrsaries of sound money" and foemen
worthy Of his steel. Both Of them were
standing On free silver platforms. Why
did Hoke Smiths fervent zeal shrink
and die and his lusty courage evaporate
and his clarion voice grow silent when
ever he approached one of the bounda
ries Of the Tenth congressional DISTRICT
Was the sacred cause of sound money"
less sacred there than elsewhere? Was
not the need Of missionary effort and
zeal even greater and more urgent there
than anywhere else in Georgia this year?
Another question that might be asked
is, Why was it necessary to make q
sound money" campaign this year at all
in State where no general political
contest was waging, unless it was to
lay the foundation for the election of
delegates to the National convention of
1896, and why, if such a campaign was
necessary in Georgia was it not equally
necessary in Missouri and Texas? 1t
might also be asked why Secretary Her
bert's missionary tour through Alabama
before he had fairly recovered from the
fatigue Of his recent comprehensive in
spectiOn and survey Of the Northern
seacccst summer resorts, and at & time
when his official duties are more onerous
and urgent than at any other season.
should have been considered necessary
by President Cleveland. There is no po-
litical campaign on in Alabama this
year. These, like many other questions
suggested by the peculiar sound money"
crusade of the administration, can be
answered more easily some months hence
after President Cleveland has exposed
his hand than at this time.-New York
Tribune.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
MALONE AS A SOLDIER.

There IL now in the possession Of Il
distinguished Southern gentleman u let
ter containing an account of an inter
-CstiDg little dinner party given in honor
of General Lee. While the dinner was
in progress, the writer Of the letter
states, he asked General Lee several
questions concerning the relative merits
of the most conspicuous generals in the
Confederate army. The ability of Stone
wall Jackson, Joe Wheeler, Albert Sid
ncy Johnston and n number of others
was mentioned by General Lee. Finally
Inc mentioned the name Of General Ma
hone and to the surprise of some of the
guests present remarked that of all the
generals in the Confederate army he re-
gnrdcd General Malone as the most eff
iicicnt executive officer. Continuing, he
said that II anything should happen to
him Ucc) that would deprive him Of the
power of conducting the struggle to the
end, he believed General Malone to be
the man best qualified to take command
Of the Southern army and continue the
SIGHT. The letter is still in existence.
Some of the parties who were present
x that little informal dinner when Gen
'erdl Lee paid this high tribute to General
Malone are still living. The text of
this letter will some day be given to the
public in connection with other interest
ing "reminiscences about General Lee
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
IT WAS HIS OWN BLUE

An amusing story comes from the
studios of Paris. In many of the i'm
prcssionist schools of artists, washing
blue is largely employed to produce the
tints which will best convey mysterious
and aesthetic effects. A young artist
lately took two of his newest inspira-
tions, in which starch had been largely
consumed, 60 one of the well known
dealers in Paris. and the latter, plying
rather than admring. offered small
sum for both pieces and consented to
place them on show. The next day Il
tall American presented himself in the
shop, and, drawing out his chcckbook.
eagerly demanded the price of one Of
the pictures. For n moment the dealer
was tempted to believe in the whims of
mis- protcge and the wisdom If his pur-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
GENERAL MALONE.

If General Malone made no deep or
lasting impression upon American pollt-
ical history he did not fail to affect the
Imagination of all who observed his
career or were brought into contact with
him.
Recall him in the memorable duel with
John Wise in the Republican convention
of 1888. Who can forget the dapper
figure, the exquisite Wilderness of the
dainty hands, the singularty small and
slender feet bound in the tiniest of boots,
the lace at the wrists, the flowing cam
brio ruffes at the throat! The face and
head of an erl-konig given up by some
Thuringian forest for the occasion; the
figure of nervousness of a woman; the
dress of planter of the 'oOs-sOme duel
ing, loyemaking, fire-eating squire, up
from Dinwiddle county to see James
Buchanan sworn president and make his
complaint to Mr. Mason and Mr.. Hun
ter. 1t was almost too much for the VIII
power to judge impartially between
Malone and his opponent, who might
have blown him, rufiles, frills and all, into
his native element with one stentorlan
blast
Pertinacious, bitter, but personally low
able and Courteous after the manner or
days when the pistol was loaded at the
muZzle, Malone was as courageous as II
endowed with the thcws of giant. lie
feared no man; he feared nothing; ply
steal or moral.
Passing away, he will endure in the
romance of politics, q picturesque, quaint
and battling figure.-Chicago Times.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
THE KAFFIR KING.

Barnato, who il being hailed as the
-'Knffr King" IL spoken Of rs follows By
a special London correspondent: Bar
nato stands as Il representative Of the
tremendous fortunes made in Kailirs dur
ing the last two years. His wealth il cs-
fnatcd at from $1,000, 600 TO $3.50, OOO,-
900. At least 50 per cent Of it has ac-
,crncd in two years. The majority is on
paper, but B1rnnto is in q position where
he can create 1000, 600 pounds sterling Of
capital, sell it to a syndicate for 2,5OO,-
900 pounds sterling, and the syndicate
can sell it to the public for 100000
pounds sterling in ~ hours. This is Il
sober fact and exactly what occurred in
connection with the BarnatO bank. The
nominal capital of this bank was 1900
900 pounds sterling. The shares were
pound sterling each, and on the morning
of the issue there were 1900 brokers with
orders 10 buy hundreds and in some cases
thousands Of shares at the market The
shares opened at 3 IL to IL pounds
sterling premium, and the capital of the
bank IL now valued at nearly 100000
pounds sterling. At the last settlement,
when there was talk about difficulty in
carrying over stocks. Barnato announced
that he would lend 1O,OOO,0OO pounds
sterling on the stocks of companies in
which he was Interested
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
FARE THEE WELL, DANIEL.


Dallas, Oct. 14.-(Special)-D A.
Stuart departed for Hot Springs last
night. He has interests there and goes
to consult with Vendig, Brady and the
citizens committee. Peter Mai viii
depart in the morning, leaving Sacre
tary w. X. Wheelock in charge Of the
Dallas Office. The decision of the SUI
preme court is regarded as q neat strad-
die of the law passed by the special
session Of the legislature and reno rs in.
valid all other laws. according 10 the
court. What the people here wanted
to know was whether Judge Hurts de-
cision was good law and it remains
mystery unsolyed as far as the supreme
court is concerned. The attorneys Of
the Florida Athletic club say thft if
Governor Culberson and Attorney Gen
eral Crane can extract any satisfaction
out of the decision they are easily
pleased The action of the Hill county
grand jury, as reported in The Statps
man of last Sunday, in refusing to adict
Jack Dougherty and Tom Daily, caused
considerable surprise here. The men
gave sparring exhibition and al ad.
mission fee was charged.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
DETAILS FROM LA PAZ.

San Francisco, Oct. 14.-The, mer-
chants exchange received official news
from Guaymas concerning the storm 10 TO-
day. The coast wires are down pc
tween towns north of there, but com 11,,l
nication was resumed last night. Inc
message states that the Mexican schoon-
er Comet is a total loss. Her captain
was drowned. The vessel went ashore
near Atamuro. Is miles south of Altata;
The steamer Diego lost her rudder and
stern post on the Altata bar. Sixteen
coasting vessels in all, including the
schooner schooner Car, were wrecked at La Paz:
One hundred and eighty-four, houses
were destroyed in La Paz. rive lives
were lost.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE.

San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 14.-(Special)
-Corbett is much discouraged over the
developments in Arkansas and today eX-
pressed himself as disguised. He re-
peated that if the fight could not be
brought off in public he would endeavor
to have it out in private with Fitzsim-
mons. An effort is still being made by
private parties to arrange for pulling off
the fight in Mexico.
Louisville, Oct. 14.-The season for rec
ord riding was inaugurated most auspi-
ciously today by Arthur Gardiner and
Willie De Cardy on singles and Ander-
son and Van Herrick on tandem, John
ME johnson and Eek taking charge of the
men in their efforts. Being debarred
from the track by the racing boards sus-
pension of last year, he used a mega
phone and gave instructions from the
grand stand. johnson expects the fig
ures tomorrow. The trials, which were
all with flying starts, paced with quads
and tandems, resulted with these class
3 records:
Two miles: Willie De Cardy, time,
1858 2-5.
Johnson's record, 1854 40
Three miles: Arthur Gardiner, time,
80 3-5.
-Four miles: Arthur Gardiner, time,
1858 2-5.
Five miles: Arthur Gardiner, time,
9:5S Is. Former record, 10:1S, by II
tus.
Mary" Anderson and "Red" Van Her
rick, on tandem, broke the record of :3l
3-5, made recently at Waltham by NC
DufIie and Butler Time, 1:51.
They continued and established the
following records: Two miles, 3:53 go;
three miles, Col; four miles, SOP; hve
miles, 1918.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17

chase. But the American was no IIu-
sionfst II the artist was. He said: Il
guess. sir, il doesn't matter much 10
ne what this picture does or dos not
represent. bat this noble blue comes
from nv own manufacture in Chicago
I knew il at once By the azure TINT,
which il a secret Of our firm We call
il Freshness and Beauty Starch, that :
what sc call II. He then obtained the
address Of the artist and commissioned
him to paint a large picture with the
iusnriution: This work Of art Is en-
tfreiy painted with the starches manu-.
factured By Messrs. Blank 4 Co, OF
Chicago. Prize Of 80 many dollars to
the Zuesscr who comes nearest 10 it,
n1eaufng. Pail Mall Gazette.