The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-20
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Col Charles r Jenkins OF New York has
Just returned from trip to Hawaii and
Japan, and is now regis tered at .the
ShorelIam.
Never fight a native Jsp with a single
stick" said the colonel last eve niEg.
"Of all adopts in this line the world over
the Japs as Glars are the lest. IL used
to be compulsory Oh ne part Of the young
men OF the nobility to Eeod me proficient
in swordsmans.iip. but now the heavy
weapon has been relegaied TO the back
ground and fencing, or gek-keD, is pIacticed
by all classes OF society.
In HONOLULU Their. is club known as
the sunrise, which has quarters In the
building where the paper OF the same
name is published. l witnessed fencing
contest by two members OF this club
while I was in Honolulu. The combataDts
stripped to the waist and put on breast
plates OF wickerwork. The parrying and
tbrusting was most skillful and l think
that in Hawaii fencing has reached
higher degree OF development than in
France. The wrist is the point oftenest
aimed at by these fencers. aud blow
administered with the foils, which are
made OF pieces Of bam'ioo bound together,
is sufficient to disable an unwary an
tagonist vino receives it fairly
cidediy injurious said HarveyP wrany
Ter. member OF n large candy manufac-
turing firm aud now sta ing at the Rigs
House. II have noticed in the papers
many as a score OF cases in which children
have been ia tally poisoned by the artificial
syrups sold by INSCRIPTIONS firms and used
by the SNOWFALL dealers when they give
the snowballs TO the children in exchange
for their pennies. These extracts in
many cases consist largely Of fusel oi;
and glucose and are co!ored with dyes.
making them exceedingly unwh,desome
and dangerous.
The rusel oil creates an appetite N
the children. and tbe craving for the ar
ticles becomes as strong as that of the
opium eater for his drug or the druDkard
FOR his liquor. If any Of the ingredients
are present in undue proportions the dose
may prove fatal, but. at all events, the
eating of the snowbalis will create an
appetite that will have serious results.''
james b. Appleton OF Albany, n. Y, is
registered at the Metropolitan.
Il have found the most easily worked
town in the country he caid last even
ing in conversation with reporter This
place where fakirs and confidence Ecr
reap a harvest rs Corning, n. Y. Every
few days some slick customer comes in
and skins the town, AMI the funny part OF
the thing is that the people are just as
unsophisticated as ever when the Deyt
fellow comes around locking for guliible
folk. While stopping n tie Wellington Hotel
in Corning last week a man who registered
as j. F.. HailIDe ger, or New York, put up
at the place. He hired a hack. and then
opening Il travelling case which had a
perforated top took out q large snake.
The reptile he twisted around his neck
and then started up the street in the car
riaGe He talked on the silver question
and every other topic ima .inabie ard then
announced ~ the crowd that he would give
a lecture and DO some tricks at Dickinson
Square.
half the city turned out to hear him.
He gave an exhibition with the snake and
then We evidence OF his nesmeric powers
he sold quaftef for fifteen cents and ,l,,s
for five, and the nickle for 4 match, which
he Al gain disposed OF for quarter. Tooth
powde. was sold and then fought bacl;
ut double the price Re handed out Il
half hundred scarfs. in winch he pretended
to have wrapped a ten dollar bill. These
went like hot cakes at 81. but the ten
dollar bill was not found in aHy instance.
He told the people around the kote.
that he represented hundred million
dollar syndicate and collected about $50
from people who wanted to be agents
Then he took the train and they haven't
seen him since They are easy meat.
About two weeks before an eiaCtric he,.
fakir lifted several hundred from the
town and ne had followed anot her sha rper.
who fed fat on the credulity Of the Cor
nmgites few days before. / exPccs
to hear OF another game being worked
upon those people when l get back"
Raymond Herr, United States Deputy
Marshal at Paris, Texas. is low in Wash
ington, aud makes the Raleigh his head
quarters.
Things are still lively down in Texas
said Mr.. Herr We hang four in d lew
days, all at one Tine. Two are coIorcd
aud two white. and all viii he strung up
for murder. The discricTiy element VIII
leave us in September ard go over i'll Indian
Territory. when the rev regulations go
into effect. The Inarshals and deputies
there Will then H. on salary and the rowdies
think that the Territory officials will
lie suprencly on their backs and dra " their
money and not risk life and limb TO hunt
up criminals in out Of the way places
bill Doolan and some OF the members
OF his gang who broke jail at Guthrie are
still at large and we are daily expecting IN
near OF their work. We jail and hang
the thieves and murderers but lew men
are recruited every day. Some OF the
toughs VIII get in tight and cut or
SnOOt some one anu iHeH fnike their eS-
cape They have to live in their places
OF hiding and when food and money gives
out must hold up n traveller or train. ever
IL murder be necessary to accomplish the
deed.
This is the usual way in which Il man
becomes a bandit or hrghwayman in our
country. and the ming liapprl so frequently
that we are kept busy"
DR.. Charles X. Monaghan OF Altoona.
Pa. now at Wizards Hotel. tells OF Il
peculiar case which was brought to his
notice n few weeks ago. Tile case was
in the hands Of doctor al Mansfield. Pa.
who is wen kno VII to DR.. Monaghan
Joseph Schoeneiberg, miner. living
along the Pan Handle Road. was told that
poke berries would reduce his weight,
and he accordingly began TO eat large
gu antilles OF them. Tney reduced his
iiesi greatly. but his flesh began 10 tGn
blue tint. His rose was affected first
and then his whole body became a blue
color. The man tried to step eating the
berries. but the habit had grown upon
him and he now Graves them.
The man is getting bluer every day
despite the efforts or the physicians, and
although they have succeeded in getting
him 10 break the habit they have despaired
OF restoring the natural color of his flesh.
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