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PEKIN WELL GUARDED
Chinese to the Number of 360,000
Invest the City.
BEtVILY EQUIPPED WITH ARTILLERY
nml Maxims Galore and Am
griipP*
munition Is On Hand In Inex
haustible Quantities.
“General Ma’s army,” says a cor
espondent of a London paper at
Shan Hni Kwan, “consisting of four
thousand men, left a week ago
for Pekin, and General Sung Cliing’s
forces, numbering 2,500, left for the
same place on June 15th.
“4. careful estimate of the number
and armament of the Chinese troops
around Pekin puts the total at 360,000,
and it is calculated that these troops
possess 220 seven-centimeter Creusot
gnus, eighteen Krupps and 150 Max
ims.
“Their supply of ammunition is
practically inexhaustible. It has been
ma inly supplied by a Germau firm at
Carloivitz. Fully three-fourths of the
Chinese forces are badly drilled, whol
ly undisciplined and quite unfamiliar
inth modern weapons.”
Another Shanghai dispatch says:
“Li Ping Heng, former governor of
Shan Tung, who is intensely anti-for
eign, has gone to the Kiang Yin forts
on the laug Tse. He has declared his
intention of resisting the landing of
British forces in that region.”*
According to a Hong Kong dispatch,
dated Sunday, strong reinforcements
of Indian police, witu three Maxims,
have been sent to Kow Loon, on the
mainland. A Che Foo message of
Monday’s date says:
“Four cannon have been added to
the west fort here, where there are
dow 1,000 soldiers permanently en
camped, a further force having arrived
from Ning Hai Chou. There is an
uneasy feeling prevailing here and an
attack is generally anticipated. Chi
nese merchants are closing their offices
and preparing to leave the port. All
business is at a standstill.
Extensive preparations by. the allies
are going forward. The First regi
ment of British Indias, 10.000 men,
embarked at Calcutta Sunday and
833 more marines received orders to
go out from English ports.
The British war office, in anticipa
tion of a prolonged campaign, is con
tracting for winter clothing and fur
caps.
The Amur army corps, ordered out
by Russia, number 52,100 men, with
eighty-fom- guns. Japan proposes to
land 15,000 men on Chinese territory
within a fortnight.
Among the minor military prepara
tions the Portuguese government at
Macao, island of Macao, at the south
west entrance of Canton river, ie send
ing arms to the Portuguese in Can
ton. The Germans in Hong Hong
have cabled Emperor William to ask
if they may serve in the local forces in
defense of Hong Kong. A million
rounds left Hong Kong Monday for
Taku by the British steamer Hai
Loong.
The Shanghai correspondent of The
London Times sends the following un
der Sunday’s date:
“A military correspondent at Taku
says that the operations of the allies
are suffering from the want of a recog
nized head, defective organization and
the lack of transport.”
Mr. Kinder, the noted engineer, has
arrived at Che Foo.
The British cruiser Terrible has ar
rived at Che Foo from Toku with the
latest news, which is as follows:
“Eight hundred Sikhs and 200
Welsh Fusiliers have effected a junc
tion with the American, German and
Russian forces which had been cat off
by the Chinese about nine miles from
Tien Tsin. It was proposed to deliv
er an assault upon the Chinese forcoq
fi! Tien Tsin last night (SuatfavA”
It is not clear what forces united.. It
would seem tV,t one relieving force,
fut off, pad been relieved by another.
At any rate, it is apparently certain
that the allies arrived in sufficient
force at Tien Tsin Sunday to attack
the besieging Chinese.
Will Order Troops Home.
As soon as Secretary Root returns
to Washington final arrangements will
be made for the withdrawal of as mauy
troops as can be spared from farther
services in Cuba.
RUMOR CAUSES APPREHENSION.
Alleged I>iscor<l ItcSween Russians an A
Anglo-Americans Worry Officials.
The officials at Washington receive
regret and concern the reports
frora Che Foo that discord exists be
tween the Ruseian and the so-called
Anglo-Americans. Coming from the
officers of the Terrible, it is considered
as largely “sailor talk.”
At the same time it has been recog
nized from the outset that such a
heterogeneous force gave opportuni
ties for serious division, as it is well
known that the sailors and soldiers of
countries do not like to serve
Q nder a foreign superior.
Raw Slate Pencils Are Made.
Slate pencils were formerly all cut
from solid slate just as It is dug from
the earth, but pencils so made ob
jected to on account of the grit which
they contain, and which would scratch
the slate. To overcome this difficulty,
Col. D. M. Stewart, of Chattanooga,
Tenn., devised and patented an in
genious process by which the slate is
ground to a very fine powder, all grit
and foreign substance# removed, and
the powder bolted through silk cloth
in much the same manner as flour is
bolted. The powder is then made into
a dough, and this dough is subjected to
a very heavy hydraulic pressure, which
presses the pencil out the required
shape and diameter, but in lengths of
about three feet. While yet soft the
pencils are out into the desired lengths
and set out to dry in the open air. Af
ter they are thoroughly dry the pencils
ire placed in steam baking kilns, where
they receive the proper temper. Pen
cils made In this manner a-re not only
free from all grit, and of uniform hard
ness, but are stronger than those cut
out of the solid slate. For these rea
sons they have entirely superseded the
old kind.—The Manufacturer.
Increasing Growth of Fruit Trees.
Barnyard manure increases the
wood growth of nearly all frutt trees,
while potash tends to increase the fruit
growth and flavor as well. Without a
new growth of wood every year the
prospect of getting a crop of fruit
would be greatfy reduced. All this
shows that in order to get the best
fruit we should look out for the inter
ests of the tree Dy applying the proper
amount of barnyard manure and to
look out for the quality of the fruit,
as well by supplying the correct
amount of potash to the soil
Atlanta, Ga., Oct Ist, ’99.
Allow me to thank yon for the goof,
your Tetterine has done me. Four
boxes cured me of a case of Tetter,
after trying specialists and spending
several hundred dollars and getting no
benefit from them.—Henry W. John
son, 281$ Marietta street. 50 cents
box at druggists, or by mail from J.
T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
FOOD FOR FINGERS.
Fashion Prohibits the Use of Forks For
Cortain Articles.
There have always been certain ar
ticles of food for which the use of
forks, etc., seemed superfluous, and for
which fashion permitted the use of fing
ers, even in the most particular dining,
says the Boston Herald. Occasionally
new dishes are added to the list to
which the old-time expression applies
—“fingers were made before forks”—
and it is generally understood that, in
spite of the ever-multiplying variety
of forks, tongs and spoons for use
with every conceivable object on the
table, there are certain edibles which
it is far better to eat with the fingers.
While a few independent people dare
pet aside the fashionable proprieties,
many others will do as they know they
are expected. Asa rule, sugar tongs
are passed with block sugar, but, as a ]
diner out once said, “I prefer to use 1
my fingers, for if you are uot just so
careful it drops with a splurge, which
is very humiliating.”
Olives should be eaten with the
fingers; any attempt to use a fork is
foolish. When passed they should de
dipped out with the spadelike spoon
accompanying, then dropped on the
bread and butter plate aud carried to
the mouth with the thumb and fore
finger.
Bread, toast and all kinds of small
cakes should be taken in the fingers,
as well as cheese, though some very
particular people use a fork with the
latter.
At the moart fashionable luncheons
high-bred dames may be seen taking
the leg or small pieces of a bird in their
fingers, though this is one of the dis
puted points. It will be noticed usual
ly that those who have always been
accustomed to good society are not so
afraid to use their fingers as those whfc
fear to do something Improper. ..
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U>nd. On* Hundred end Slaty O- 3 *®^ 0 )
“GOOD LUCK’ Bakin* Powder wa sold ? n . and
to the wholesale trade during
1890 or at the rate of ilxteen mllHoo pound* o y® r -
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Plantation Chill Cure is Guaranteed
v To Cure.or
E&tiog For a Husband.
When the parents of a young man. in
Russia decide that a certain young
lady would make a suitable-mate for
him they say nothing about-the matter
to any one, but on some evening they
will drop around unexpectedly to the
prospective bride's home and will stay
for supper. During the meal they wilT
keep a close watch on the young lady.
If she eats fast she will perform her
work spedily; if she goes neatly and
cleanly about her plate she will per
form her work neatly and-cleanly; if
she does not talk much/ she will work
and not talk and prove a faithful and
obedient wife to her husband; if she
prefers rye bread to white, she will
bo satisfied with her lot; if she does
not gaze and stare at the visitors she
will be a wife that will not continually
pry into her husband’s business, and if
she immediately proceeds to clean up
the dishes after the meal, she will
bring prosperity to her husband, and
will be economical with bis money.
A most peculiar thing about the mar
riage ceremony Is the fact that when
the couple enter the church both groom
and bride make a dash for the plat
form on which is the puupit It Is be
lieved that the one whose foot touches
the platform first will live the longer
and that the children will take after
that one in size, health and beauty.—
New Orleans Fieayune.
A Setting of Eggs.
Most people, when ordering a setting
of eggs, ask and expect the seller to
send fifteen, and when they arrive the
entire lot is placed under one hen, re
gardless of her size.
Now, this Is a great mistake, and the
seller would have less complaint if ho
would refuse to send more than thir
teen, and twelve would be better.
A ben that wib cover more than this
number is too large to set, and will
break some of the eggs during the first
few days, while the smaller hens can
not cover all of that number, and some
of the eggs are left unprotected and
get chilled.
Hens that will weigh from four to five
pounds make the best setters, and one
of that size will cover not more than
eleven eggs; and I venture to say that
they will hatch out more strong,
healthy chicks than will a hen that is
given from thirteen to fifteen eggs.
Are You Using Allen’s Foot-Ease?
It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting,
Tirei, Ach ng, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns
and Bunions. Ask fox AllenJg Foot-Ease,
a powder to be shaken into theshoes. Cures
while you walk. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address
Alien S. Olmsted, Lelloy, N. Y.
Quickly Subdued.
“Daughter, I notlceth&t Harry Isn’t a bit gal
lant to other women.”
“No. lndee:i. ma; ! broke him of that right
after we were married.’ —Indianapolis Journal.
The best Prescription for Chill*
and Fever Is a bottle of Grove's Tastblbss
Chill Tonic. It is simply Iron and quinine In
a tasielees form. No cure —no pay. Price 50c.
Vic* Versa.
A railway brakeinan does both the coupling
tnd the switching, while a clergyman does on
ly the ooupiing, and the coupled ones do the
swltchlug later.
Dyeing Is as simple as washing when you
use Putnam Fadeless Dies. Bold by all
druggists.
Tee Pennsylvania railroad Is said to have Its
eves on the south as a fine Held for railroad en
terprise. T is Indicates that the Pennsylvania
people know a good thing when they see it.
If you want “good digestion to wait up
on your appetite” you should always chew
a bar of Adams’ Pepsin Tutti Frutti.
Teh average duration of marriages in Eng
land Is twentv-elebt years; In France and Ger
many, twenty-sis; Norway, twenty-four; Russia,
thirty.
I am sure Plso’s Cure for Consumption saved
mv life three years ago.—Mrs. i'Hog. Rob
bins, Maple St., Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1900.
Atlanta College of Pharmacy.
Well t equipped laboratories; excellent
teachers. A free dispensary where hun
dreds of prescriptions by the best physicians
are compounded daily by the students. Stu
dents obtain first-class practical instruction
as weli ns that of a theoretical nature. There
is a greater demand for our graduates than
we can supply. Address Dr. George F. Payne,
Dean, 43;-j Whitehall street, Atlanta, Ga.
it——
E. B. Waltbß.ll <fc Cos.. Dru#gbt?, tlnrse Cave,
Ky say "Hall's Catarrh Cure cures every
one that 'takesit.” Bold by Druggists, 75c,
*■' --y;
Mrs. WinskVs toothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflamma
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle.
Electric Tongue Puller.
ODe of the well-known rules for first
helps in ease of apparent drowning Is
to rhythmically draw the unconscious
person’s tongue forward and backward
by grasping It between the fingers. Ac
cording to the Western Electrician, a
French physician, Dr. Laborde by
name, has arranged a device, run by
an electric motor, which when attach
ed to the apparent drowned or suffo
cated person’s tongue, produces this
Ungual traction at regular intervals.
His New Life.
“Madame,” said the tramp, “I was
oncet a member of the legislature.”
“And are you sure,” she asked, in
clined to believe him, “that your re
formation is complete?”—Philadelphia
North American.
Crooked Work,
“Huh!” exclaimed Growells the
other evening when he came home.
“I see more evidence of crooked work
around here.”
“Why, John, what do yon mean?”
asked his astonished better half.
“Ob, you cau’t deceive me, madam,”
he replied. “You have been trying
•to drive nails again.”—Chicago-News.
Medical Book Free.
“Know Thyself,” a book for men only,
sent Free, postpaid, sealed, to any male
reader mentioning this paper; 6c. for post
age. The Science of Life, or Self-I’reser
vat ion, the Gold Medal Prize Treatise, the
best Medical Book of this or any age, 370
pp., with engravings and prescriptions.
Only 25c., paper-covers. Library Edition,
full gilt, 61.00. Address the Peabody Med
ical Institute, No. 4 Bulflnch St., Boston,
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WritO'to-day for these-books; keys to health.
Idttle Encouragement.
He—Would you mlud a little temporary In
convenience, dear; a few years of poverty when
you marry me?
She—Good gracious! Don't you expect to live
ai.y longer thau that?"—Life.
To Cure n Cold In One Day.
■Take Laxative Hrosio Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If It falls to cure,
li. XV. UaOVß's signature is on each box. 23c.
How It Happened.
“So you were defeated for the senatorshlp?"
“Yes.” “How did it happen?'’ “Oh, it was a
pure ease of forgetfulness. 1 had my plans all
mado, but when I got t > the capitol Just before
the voting began, I found I’d forgotten mv
yheckboox, and l hand’t more than 815,000 or
$20,000 In my pocket.”—Chicago Evening Post.
Unci© 6am uses the best of everything.
Uncle Sam uses Carter's Ink. He knows.
Natural Sequence.
“They say Robert Grant's story of ‘Unleaven
ed Bread’ 1. selling extensively.”
“Yes. It naturally brings In the dough.”
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervons
ness after first day’s use of Dr. Kline’s Groat-
Nerve Restorer. $2 trial bottle and treatise free.
Dr. R. U. Kline, Ltd., 031 Arch St., Phlia., Pa.
When Courage Fails.
The bravest man in the world was
probably never brave enough to admit
to his friends that he knew it.
What a relief from the pain and
inconvenience of diseases of
the eye when
Mitchell s Eye Salve
has been
properjy applied! Sufferers
have felt it was worth a hun
dred times the slight cost of
this Salve to experience such
relief.
Price 25 cents. All druggists.
HALL & RUCKEL,
New York. 1848. London.
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There is no end of
Old V irginia Cheroots
to waste, as there is no finished end to
cut off and throw away. When you
buy three Old Virginia Cheroots for
five cents, you have more to smoke,
and of better quality, than you have
when you pay fifteen cents for three
Five Cent cigars.
Thfcs hundred million Old Virginia Cheroots smoked this
year. Ask your own dealer. Price, 3 for 5 cents. 4
48 MINUTES.I4 SECONDS
MVT* T HE reason we can sell the best at only a dollar or so
2 ffC more than cheap work is because we make so many
j| .} P VS) of them. We averaged last year a complete bug^
V& . „ every 42 minutes and 14 seconds. SI.OO per job profit
at that rate counts. Why pay big profits when the best
“ in reach oI yon ?
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