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The Real Ckl^aas.
The Chinese are the moat easily gov
erned race in the world. If people will
only atrive to understand them. The
real Chinaman of the interior—an in
dividual totally dlattnet from the
Treaty Port sharks and quayside loaf
ers. who are generally former jailbirds
from the Hinterland—is peaceable,
hospitable, courteous to strangers, easi
ly managed, nnd good to his wife and
neighbors. When he puts his "chop"
or "hong" stamp on paper, he may be
relied upon to carry out his bargain
honestly. Two hundred native-drilled
troops wIH keep a district of 200,000
such men in peace and order, so long
as their religious nnd other ceremonies
are not causelessly interfered with.,
Monograms Carved In Lsather Purses.
In place of the brass or silver mono
grams for*the Auger purses that are
I 1 used so generally by women the let
ters now are carved in the leather. This
is done only In the high-grade purses
made of the best pig or calf skin. The
metal letters became too common to
be satisfactory to the (pstidious, es
pecially as it was rather n conspicuous
form of publishing one's Identity.
Passing of le Horse.
Bo soon as nature sees an improvement,
there is a change. Tin- candle gave way to
electricity. The spinning wheel to machin
ery, the horse to the automobile. The fact
that llostetter’s Stomach Hitters has been
sold for over linlf a century, proves Its value.
There Is nothing to equal It for stomach or
liver trouble. It is Nature's own remedy,
nnd tlie only one to cure dyspepsia or weak
stomach.
A (Juratlon.
Ethel “Main*.why 1h tho wlfo of a lord oaflcvl
•Latly’?” Mama * , B*;uUttc that 1 hnr title.”
Kih*l “But ciin't j> < J'a f*w that *h‘® a lady
without being told so?”—Brooklyn Life.
DtlOO Reward. I*loo
The reader*of this paprr will he pleaded to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
eafco that science lias been able to cure in all
Its stages, and that!* < ’atarrh. Hall’s Catarrh
( tire is the only positive euro known to the
medieul fraternity, (atarrh being a const,i u
tional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Hall’*Catarrh Cure la taken inter
nally, acting directly on the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the syptern. thereby destroy
ing the. foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient Rtrength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith in
Its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred I foliar- for any cate that. it. fails to cure,
hem! for list, of testimonials. Address
F. .1. Chunky Cos., Toledo, O.
hold by Druggists. 75c.
Hull's Family Fills are the best.
Cause f the Frigidity.
First Mosquito —You look cold Why, your
teeth are actually rhatU rlirg. What'a the mat
ter?
Second Moarjulto—l Just m on u girl from
Boston.—Hilladelphla Record
Each package of Putnam Fadblbrh Df*
color* more good* than any other dye and
color* them better 100. Bold by all
druggists.
The Viewpoint of Experience.
Hmart. Set: Newlywed Does your wife ever
threaten to go home to her mother?
Oldtioy—Why, my hoy, I wouldn't consider
that a threat.
Tlic Rest Prescription for Chills
•nd Fever 1* a bottle of (iitOVK'e Taktkucns
CatlXTonic. It 1 Simply iron and quinine In
a tasteless lorm. No cut e -no pay. PrtcaSJo.
Heforc the R<>ltiut‘ititt lon.
•‘They say Miss Singleton 1* a tranitnlgra
I lon Ist.”
“Yes! She thinks she must once have been the
Wicked flea whom no man pursueth!” Life.
A Colonel in the British South African
army way* that Adams’ Tutti Frutti wan u
blcHHing to his men while marching
A Ntihiirhnn Sensation.
“Oh. David, Mr. Jones is a somnambulist,
and last night he got up in his sleep mul milked
his cow ”
“Gracious, that so? 1 wish he would stay
over here nnd cut our grass.”/—C hicago Record.
Floo's ('ure Is the best medicine we ever used
for nil affections of throat and lungs. Wm,
C. ENuai.iv, Vanburen, lad., Feb. 10, 100'.).
A (*rHininMtlewl Form.
“Will you love me thten a* now?” “You evi
dently think my love for you Is lu tense!”
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mrs. Winslow's Foot hi ng Hyrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces tiiflamma
lion, allays pain, cures wind colic. J;.c. a bottle.
At Times.
A—“ Your wife dresses plainly, doesn’t she?”
B- “Well, I’ve seen her considerably ruffled.”
Philadelphia Bulletin,
Fight Your Liver
if you want to. But look, out, or it will get
the start of you. If it does, you will have dys
pepsia, indigestion, biliousness, sick, headache,
poor blood, constipation.
Perhaps you have these already. Then
take one of Ayer’s Pills at bedtime. These
pills gently and surely master the liver; they
are an easy and safe laxative for the whole
family; they give prompt relief and make a j
permanent cure. Always keep a box of them
in the house.
25 cents a box. All druggists.
'* I have raised a family of eleven children, all living at the
present time, „ud I would not think I could keep house without
Ayer’s I'ills. I K,ve used them for twenty years, and there is no
family laxative their equal.” —S. C. Darden, Myrtle, Miss.,
May 22, 1900.
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CharlMton, 1.199 in Memphis. One aeont sells
85n In on** week. £4 00 to £IO.OO per day stue
In ausaeriag state your ex perl sue©, i( any.
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Atlanta Collrft of rhjlotan and Srini
OI.PKST COLLTCt IK !-tat* Fourtsanth An-
Dual Koaston opan# O-'t. 2; cloaaa April 90th.
Thun- contoiup.atlnc H>* study of Donttdry
should writs for catalogue
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WHOSE OLDEST WIVES.
Ib4l.ii Art Is4ace4 It Stag Practice of
Palvgamjr.
La*t week vm a hard one for the
old ak*n of the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache tribe* .of Indiana, say* the
Wichita (Kan.) correspondent of the
Chicago Kecord. They bad to give np
all of their wive* hut one. Some of
the medicine chief* had a* many as ten
women whom they called wives. All
hut the favorite one are now living
away from the old buck’s tepee.
When the law was passed throwing
open to settlement the Kiowa, Coman
che nnd Apache reservation, It was de
cided that these Indians should be
more civilized. It was with this end
In view that the Indian agent an
nounced to ull the men that they must
give up their numerous wives, or they
would receive no part of the land to
he alloted, nor would they receive their
share of the money shortly to be paid
them. It was a hard blow to the
tribes, ns they have always practiced
polygamy without any Interference.
In reply to a letter from Agent Mis
cliare, the Indians gathered at Darling
ton on the lirst of the week. The old
men had all of their wives with them.
The agent made a speech to them In
which he set forth the fact already
stated. The medicine men made re
plies. Rolling I’ony, who had ten
beautiful young squaws and one old
one, was the principal talker against
the giving up of Ills wives. He said
that they represented him ns a wealthy
man nnd if lie had to give all of them
up but one the Indians would think
that he was a very poor man and he
would lose his Influence among his peo
ple. lie said that for his wives he had
paid nearly 1,000 ponies and had been
twenty years in gathering them around
his tepee. He made no mention of lov
ing any of them, but sold they were
good workers nnd tended his crops In
good shape. The agent asked him if
he loved them and which one he liked
best. He made no reply, saying lie did
not understand the question. Then the
agent told him he must make his
choice then and there. The squaws
were all lined up before the old man
and hi- looked at them long and earn
estly. Finally he selected the oldest
one, she being shown In the photograph
with him. Rolling I’ony has been an
Indian police for the last ten years,
but he told the agent he was going to
quit now, as the government had not
given him a fair deal. The discarded
squaws will he taken charge of by the
Indian agent and made to work for
their living.
Nnrjo, a Kiowa warrior, had five
wives, hut lie gave lip all but one.
Gawkey, a Comanche policeman, had
eight wives and he kept the oldest one.
About sixty old men had lo give up
tlielr many wives and they invariably
look the one they hud bought I'rst,
casting the youngest and prettiest
aside. The squaws who were thus de
serted dhl not seem to mind It. hut
were glad to be released from the hard
work in their husband's lmretn. The
old men were very mueli against giving
up the many squaws, first because
represented many ponies nnd, second,
they were a mark of Influence in In
dian society. The more squaws a med
icine man possessed (he more popular
he was. It Is among this class of peo
ple that the white people who want to
take free homes in the new country to
lx- given away soon will have to live.
They arc peaceable Indians now, but
they cling to their old customs with a
deathlike tenacity.
Happened 111 Chicago.
“He was in the midst of his dinner
when he was suddenly seized with
lockjaw.”
“Gracious! Didn’t he cut his mouth
terribly with his knife?"
It may be necessary to remark that
this conversation took place in Chicu
; go.—Philadelphia Record.
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Sketches Among
the Chinese.
From the Notebook of an Ameri
can Consi/l.
~jr GREAT deal hns been writ
/\ ten about the peculiarities of
the Chinaman’s character.
Fastidious foreigners object
to his fancy for a cat and dog diet;
they are overcome by the odors which
emgnate from his habitations. In
truth, the Chinese coolie is not a
dainty creature; but lie is a good’serv
ant; he is quick; he Is honest; lie Is
faithful; he Is as regular in the per
formance of his duties as clockwork;
and he can be forced to some degree
of cleanliness.
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IMPERIAL PALACE AT TEIUN FROM WHICH THE UPRfSING IN CHINA WAS DIRECTED BY FRINCE TUAN.
In the big foreign hotels which
abound In all the treaty ports—Hong-
Kong, Shanghai, etc—as a waiter he is
perfect. lie wears a loose white robe,
Immaculately clean; milk white stock
ings, with black satin slippers; a shiny
black pigtail divides his back from
ueck to heels. He moves about as si
lently as a cat. His duties once hav
ing been explained to him, he never
forgets. He is reliable.
IMmsHJ 1
TYTE OF CHINESE MANDARIN.
fCUaug-Chlh-Tuug, Governor of tho Prov
__ luce of Hupeh.)
At the American Consulate lie was
housekeeper, eharabernw id and butler.
He did the marketing, "id should any
complaint arise in regard to the cook
ing, this, head servant considered It his
duty to whip tho cook, another Chi
naman. He wears a clean white cot
ton gown—that is, of course. In sum
mer—<Slay to September—when the
temperature ranges between eiglity
iive and ninety degrees. His black
house slippers have noiseless paper
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BIRD’S-EVE VIEW OF BRITISH LEGATION AT TEKIN, WHERE FOREIGNERS
GATHERED TO DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST CHINESE REBELS.
soles. He speaks the jargon of the practically are In the hands of the
treaty ports, known as “Pidgin En- natives. Foreign merchants cannot
glish.” When dinner is ready he pre- hope to reach the market except
rents himself, with hands carefully through a class of middlemen. This
concealed in the loose, flowing sleeves is the irrevocable custom of the coun-
of his dress—a sign of respect—and
says, with a deep bow:
“Master comes catchee chow.”
Should be be a little out of temper,
and wish to show the slightest degree
of disrespect, he will allow a small
portion of one hand to be seen, and
say:
“Chow have got.”
“Master,” In order that the domestic
machinery may run smoothly, must
adapt himself to the language of hjs
man servant. Should he be asked to
“go upstairs nnd fetch my slippers,”
he would stare in bewilderment.
“John.makee go top side and catchee
slippers.”
Tills is perfectly Intelligible to .Tolin,
the name by which all foreign resi
dents call the servant.
The average Chinaman possesses a
remarkable memory. He will learn
to make himself understood in almost
any foreign language in less than half
the time It requires an intelligent
Englishman or American to make him-
self understood in any one of the
many Chinese dialects. This disparity
has led to some curious anomalies in
the trade of the country. Thus at all
the open ports trade with foreigners
is carrjed on by means of middlemen,
or agents, who are always natives.
They are called “compradores.”
If a foreign merchant wishes to buy
tea, silk, porcelain or other articles of
native product he must do so through
his “compradore.” If he wishes to
sell any article of foreign product to
a native house he must again call in
the “compradore.” The “compradore”
employs all the servants of the for
eigner’s establishment, fixes their sal
aries and is responsible for their hon
esty. He keeps the foreign trader’s
hank account straightened out with
the native bankers and makes out
shipping lists and invoices. Practic
ally, though nominally a mere upper
servant, he is the real head of the
house, and his word is law. lie is
usually a shrewd fellow, and watches
closely his employer’s interests, not
forgetting his own. He has certain
legitimate commissions, or “squeezes,"
ns they are called, on all of his trans
actions. His income is considerable.
A foreign merchant, having acquired
after a long residence a sufficient
knowledge of the language, decides
that his business is too much in the
hands bf natives, and dismisses his
“compradore.” He goes in person to
some native "hong” and asks for sam
ples and quotations. He is politely
shown through the establishment and
otherwise treated with consideration.
But when, with a view to buyiug, he
inquires for prices he gets a “No have
got” for answer. He goes to another
"hong” and another and another, but
always with the same result. No one
has anything to sell! All are behind
with their orders! Let the foreign
dealer return to his office and send his
“compradore” on the same errand,
and his orders will be promptly
filled. This is so in every department
of business where foreigners are con
cerned. In ail of the treaty ports the
financial affairs of every foreign house
Iry. Thus commerce has utterly
failed to break down the barriers be
tween these strange people and the
outside world.
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THE TOMES OP THE MING DYNASTY.
“It was at Cliin-Kiang,” writes the
American Consul in his notebook,“that
the peculiar lantern custom of the
Chinese was brought to my notice. I
was to be the guest of the American
Consul there, and had just landed
with him at tlie foreign merchants’
wharf on tlie Yang-tse, some distance
from the foreign settlement. It was
about 9p. m. Two Chinese coolies of
my host’s household were ou the banks
awaiting us. They carried each a lan
tern the size of a flour barrel. Con
gregated about the landing were •sev
eral thousand Chinamen of all grades
and conditions. Every third man
among them carried a lantern, none
of which, however, were quite as large
as those of my host’s coolies.
“ ‘Those are my official lanterns,”
said Ihe Consul. ‘lu this country size
represents rank. Big man, big lan
tern: little man, little lantern. None
but the higher officials can have large
sized lanterns.’
“ ‘And who are those grave-looking
gentlemen in white nightgowns, each
attended by a lamp coolie?’.
“ ‘They,’ said my host, are mer
chants, clerks, “compradoes” and trad
ers. You see their lamps are a little
g.
THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN IN PEKIN.
under the medium size. The common
coolies not attending as servants carry
the very smallest sized lamps. All are
required to carry them; it is the local
municipal regulation.’
“It seemed to me an absurd custom
for the American Consul to have to
spend his evenings out with a couple
of lanterns the size of barrels in con
stant attendance, and I announced my
intention of having one only, large
enough for practical purposes.
“ ‘ln that case,’ said my host, ‘you
will he set down as a small and insig
nificant person, whose wishes may be
safely disregarded.’ ”
The pictures which accompany the
article are reproduced from the Chi
cago Record. Chang-Chih-Tung is
Governor of the Province of Hupeh.
His costume is the type of that worn
by the mandarins.
The Temple of Heaven is the edi
fice where the Chinese Dowager Em
press worships her Josses and here
the young Emperor used to find a quiet
retreat before his step-mother deposed
him and began her intrigues with the
Boxers.
The* most sacred spot in all Chiua
is the plain near Pekin, where repose
the bone’ of the Ming Dynasty. It
has been -reposed that their tombs be
destroyed by the Allies as the most
terrible blow that could be struck at
Chinese pride.—New York Tribune.
A single journal in Paris causes the
destruction of 120,000 trees a year as
material for paper.
In China, twelve miles from Lion
Cliek, there is a mountain of alum,
whieh yields 100 tons yearly.
CHINA NAMES
PEACE ENVOY
Earl Li Hung Chang Dele=
gated To Do the praying.
ANXIOUS TO STOP WAR
President McKinley Answers Latest
Edict of Orientiais Reiterating the
Demands Previously Made.
A Washington special says: Official
confirmation of the rumored appoint
ment of Li Hung Chang as peace en
voy was received at the state depart
ment Sunday morning. A-t half-past
10 o’clock Acting Secretary Adee re
ceived from Minister Wu a copy of the
imperial edict announcing this ap
pointment. This copy was received
by Minister Wu late Saturday night,
and as the memorandum given out by
the state department shows, was for
warded by the privy council at Pekin
under date of the fourteen day ol the
the seventh moon (August 8) to Gov
ernor Yuan at Tsi Nau, Shan Tung,
who transmitted it on the seventeenth
day of the same moon (August 11th)
to the taotai at Shanghai, by whom it
was transmitted to Minister Wu, who
received it on the night of the same
day (August 11th.) The text of the
imperial edict is as follows:
“In the present conflict between
Chinese and foreigners there has been
some misunderstanding on the part of
the foreign nations, and also a want of
proper management on the part of
some of the local authorities. A clash
of arms is followed by calamitous re
sults, and caused a rupture of friendly
relations, which will ultimately do no
good to the world. We hereby appoint
Li Hung Chang as our envoy plenipo
tentiary, with instructions to propose
at once by telegraph to the govern
ments of the several powers concerned
for the immediate cessation of hostile
demonstrations, pending negotiations,
which he is hereby authorized to con
duct on our part, for the settlement of
whatever questions may have to be
dealt with. The questions are to be
severally considered in a satisfactory
manner, and the resnlt of the negotia
tions reported to us for sanction.
Respect this.”
In many respects this is the most
important information which has been
received from China since the first ci
pher message from Minister Conger told
of the safety of the ministers and the
legation force. This indicates more
clearly than anything else has that
the central government of Pekin at
last realizes the gravity of the situa
tion and need for speedy action on its
part. It is regarded by officials,
in a sense, a ray of light piercing the
gloom which has clouded the situa
tion.
As yet nothing has been received
from Li Hung Chang on the line in
dicated, but the transmission of the
edict to the Chinese minister here
with instructions that it be laid before
the authorities will doubtless be im
mediately followed by action on the
line indicated.
PRESIDENT SENDS REPLY.
Sunday night Secretaiy Adee, by
direction of President McKinley, pre
sented to Minister Wu for transmis
sion to his government the reply of
the United States to the imperial edit
appointing Li Hung envoy to ne
gotiate with the powers for the cessa
tion of hostilities. In effect, the text
of the reply is a reiteration of the de
mands previously made by the United
States upon Chiua, coupled with a
vigorous intimation that no negotia
tions will be entered into until the
Chinese government shall have com
plied wifh these demands.
BRITONS DISCI RUNT LED.
They Look With Suspicion On Action
of Muscovite Ruler.
The Russian government’s permis
sion to M. DeGiers and his staff to
leave Pekin under Chinese guarantee,
while the Upited States and other gov
ernments tell their ministers to hold
out till relieved, is the subject of much
moment in London, where supposed
Russian resigns are closely scrutinized.
BOHR PLOT FOILEL>.
Robarts Wires That Burghers Tried to
“Steal” Him.
Lord Roberts wires to the London
war office from Pretoria under Friday’s
date:
“A plot to carry me off has been
discovered. It was clumsily conceived.
The ring leaders and all concerned are
uow under arrest,”
England Acquiesces.
It is learned at the foreign office iu
Berlin that Great Britain has signified
its willingness to accept Count Wal
dersee as leader of the international
forces if the appointment is favored
by the other powers.
MORE ARMENIA MASSACRES.
Two Hundred Men, Women and Chil
dren Reported Killed By Turks.
Advices received in Constantinople
from Bitlis, Asiatic Turkey, say that
200 men, women and children have
been massacred in the Armenian vil
lage of Spakhank, in the district of
Sassun, by troops and Kurds agaiust
All Pashi, the commandant of Bitlis.
He is also said to have ordered the
village to be burned.