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4 HOW CHINA'S YOUNG EMPESOS STUDIED FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Toys From Other Lands Given to Him as a Child First Attracted His Attention to the Outer World. Bible Given to the Dowaser Empreiis In lore* t eti Iflm-Affer That lie He fu the Careful Study of It and All Manner of Foreign Hook*, Which He Head Almod Constantly, Sending to Everyone Who Bad Them for Freah Volumes Daily—A Florist Who In structed the Imperial Ennnclis in t'hrlstittnity—The Emperor’s Action in Abolishing Offices Is What Led to His Downfall. (By Prof. Isaac T. Headland of tha Pekirr University.} The Chinese Emperor Kuans Hou, de posed two years ago by the Empress Dow ager. Is in some respects one of the most remarkable characters in the empire t the present time. n e j 9 not what we are accustomed to term n strong character. Asa boy he was interested in ail kinds ®f foreign toys, and considered every thing brought from foreign countries, from ■ railroad train, a phonograph, an elec tric car or a fins Swiss watch, as a toy to be played with. Like many other rich children, he was indulged in every imagin able want, and the populace regarded him in the light of a spoiled child. The Chi nese of the better clatj who were in touch with those connected with the pai - - ——- lt|ii "S? JI7; $/* <*l? gijf _ HR ZnuitTt hAUCkM NT* WA f / —L, ' S y*pEKIHC .Sakho tjunwuZ* l^ o^ 4o® J A /fcacTA,® * \ f\y\y { WhNG-r^-c Gulf of / \\ y / * fii'l w ~~ ( ((^pPoßTArthur • Jl Pei 3d® * •oitNtTwcru> Ay” i"v ~\ ctx 9 - S V*„ f y / \ wur* or CNOU - •>**'> vl •*' WAI-HapWA! #Oiao-CMkO *<* Jj'** \\S V P (British) t,. ; { % 4#N<<T )i 0 ! ,$ \tuc\ /V* T 4 / /TSINC-&HOO >r I if -OLC * CrtAo cm* t / fll KIAO A/),'' V 1 * \ . TW-AM ' *. Via J6°| I / MrtPCHthc’o , 1 V.W'/ r „ 36* _ I ) # N y Kiao-cmaußay / ' fo. /^(OtAMAN) .Honan .n\ oycmcmau f*/ p\bwv * J‘rS 'J/ Is* W Canrutiu* /(( r* Hv*nS Ho //a' _ \‘C.sfi. .JC(’ ) V '-4a / f o % ! • JKU ra.funo B - c ” 5 - ' *.•) \ ,• nfS *• ! lilt ace, either as eunuchs, servants or in offi cial relation*, were full of stories about hta bad temper, and looked upon him as one who “ought to be spanked.” It was *ald that his own private apartment was a museum of all the most wonderful in ventions, the most intricate machinery and the most complicated productions of mod ern art, science and invention that he had been able to gathe. and that his will roust not be crossed lr. any circumstances, for he was juat as llt,ole to dash a fine Swiss watch to the floor, breaking it into a thousand pieces, as a peevish child is to destroy its doll. Knowing the disposition of the boy, the offioia'.s sought out all kinds of Intri cate and peculiar machines as presents to him in order to enhance their official In terests and prospects, and in doing so they troubled us at the Pekin University until we let them have our to make os a present to his majesty. Doubtless these toys awakened his inter est in foreign affairs generally. But as the child grew he began to de velop other notions not less peculiar, per haps, but more in harmony with his po sition, duties and responsibilities. When the ladles, both Chinese and foreign, pre sented the Empress Dowager with a mag nificent copy of the New Testament, primed on the finest paper, with new type specially manufactured for that book, bound in silver, encased in a silver box, which was again enclosed in a fine plush case, the thing Interested His Majesty, to judge from his conduct, more tiian it did the Dowager Empress herself. Studied the Bible. The day after the present reached the palace an order came to the American Bible Society in Pekin, which attracted the special attention of the agent of that (society. The man who brought the order was a eunuch. He seemed very partic ular to retain the little slip of paper on which the order was written, and insisted upon Its return to him after It had been copied. They then discovered that the order was from the Emperor and that it was for Bibles—both Old and New Testa ments—such as the society was selling to his people. The society, of course, did not under stand the Import of such a move on the part of the Emperor, but It was not long before we discovered what the young man was doing. I was personally well acquainted and associated with a horticulturist and gard ener who for many years went dally to the palace with his flowers and vege tables, and have received from him many presents of flowers—large grafted chry santhemums—such ns he took to the pal ace. He discovered that there was a change of sentiment among the eunuchs pot only toward him, but also toward •11 foregln and government and for eign affairs as a whole. The eu nuchs were constantly introducing the subject of Christianity In their talks with the florist, and, as he was n Christian, they urged him to explain its doctrines to therm and, in consequence, he often (tat and talked with them for hours. Of course, they discovered that this was con suming a large amount of Ills time, and fearing lest till* might lead him to lose Interest In the matter and In them, they of their own free will advanced him taels r.no (300 ounces of silver! to Invest In hie business, telling him they did not wish him to pay It back, but that they would lake it out in flowers and vegetables. On one occasion, when they had kept him longer than usual—and It is to be remembered that all the time they were conversing on subjects related to Chris tianity—he made aeveral excuses to get away, but waa unable to do so. He fin ally said: "But I must go. T have not yet had my dinner, and It Is now late in the day.” “Oh, that is all right,” they answered. “We can give you your dinner,” which ♦hey proceeded to do, and he remained with them until evening, telling them > about the nature of Christianity. . During out ot these conversations ana of the euruchs was especially Interested, and In conversation with my friend, told him that the Emperor dajly bad jfarte of the Gospel of Luke written in irage characters on sheets of paper and that he thus studied them. This eunuch was the Emperor's personal servant and stood in the room all the time he was studying the Bible. That this was true cannot be doubted, for It was impossible for tin? eunuch to know anything about the Gos pel of Luke had he not learned it in that way. The fact that he was able to tell that the Emperor was studying the Gos pel of Luke was proof that he was do ing so. Hl Interest In Foreigners. It must not be inferred from this that the Emperor was becoming a Christian. One day three of the eunuchs called on me with this same horticulrurist for the purpose of seeing a foreigner, and to get MAP SHOWING THE SCENE OF THE TROUBLE IN CHINA. a view of his home and to talk with him. One of them was younger than the other two—in fact, a young man—and above the average intelligence of his class/ A few days later my friend told me a story which illustrates one phase of the Empe ror's character. He had ordered a num ber of the eunuchs to appear before him. but none of them save this particular one materialized. As he got down on his hands and knees to kotou or knock ids head to His Majesty, the latter kicked him in the mouth, cutting his lip and otherwise injuring him, and my inform ant added: ‘‘What kind of a man is that *o he on the throne of a country, punishing those who obey his orders?” Of course, it Is a well-known fact which has perhaps been, already reported a great number of times that the young Emperor began studying English about the same time, and those who were getting books for him came to our compound and secured a small volume, which had been taken to DURBAN. HALL, MAIN BUILDING OP THE PEKIN UNIVERSITY. (Where thirty American missionaries and 300 Chinese students took refuge guarded by thirty American marines, early in the present uprising.) China by the roan who induced mo to go to Pekin, as a text-book for his little daughter. When the Emperor began the study of English he departed from the us ual methods of men In Iris position and allowed his teacher to sit and leach him Instead of forcing him to kneel In- his ptesonce. I myself worked for some time with the grandson of this teacher, leaching him English, and in return he taught roe Chinese. The study of English, the study bf the Blblo end all the foreign toys the Em peror had played with, including the great Inventions which mark the progress of the advancing civilization of these last years of the nineteenth century, were rot lost on the young man. They could not change his impetuous disposition, but they did Inspire In him disposition to see the world and to know more of what was golpg on In It than had ever been known by any other occupant of the Dragon throne. He, therefore, began, buying all kinds of books pertaining to foreign af fairs. llonght Books of All Sorts. It was known to him that there were various institutions of learning connected with the missions of the various churches and that each of these schools had trans lated som* of the most Important text books of the countries they represented Into Chinese. They were Issued by tract soeieltlea and societies for the distribution of general and Christian knowledge; and there were books prepared by scientists and physicians and scholars of various kinds, together with learned natives who had put out volumes both In the Chinese colloquial and the classical language of the empire, and it was these which he aought to obtain. He got the assistance of foreigner* whenever he could and made no distinction between the books ot any THE MOFKING NEWS: SEN DAY, JULY 8, 1900. sect or society, institution or body, but with an equal zeal he sought them all. No miser ever watched his gold with a more zealous care than this young man exam ined these books, so a eunuch told me. One of the eunuchs from the palace cam© to me every day for weeks to get some new book for the Emperor, and al most exhausted my patience with his per sistence. He was willing to pay any price, and he wouid nc* allow me to re i use him any book which the Emperor had not yet had, if it was to be got under any circumstances. I was forced more than once to give him some little sheet tract of a single page, and at other times to take my wife’s Chinese medical books out of the library and turn them over to him, for, the eunuch declared, whether truly or not, I cannot say, that he dared not return at night “without taking the Emperor something new\” He bought my wife’s bicycle and took k to His Majesty, and it was afterward reported that his queue caught in the back w heel and he had a very un-Empe ror-like fall. This led the Dowager to deal severely with the eunuch. One day, shortly after the coup d’etat, a man came to me with his face scratched and his head scarred and wanted me to “save his life." He desired to join the church at once, saying that he was a friend of this same eunuch who had been banished for buying all these things for the Emperor and charging him double price for them, and that he also was in danger of los ing his head. The Emperor set himself to studying the books he had bought, and the more he studied them, the more he became convinced that China was on the wrong road, and in dreadful need of a reforma tion. The more he meditated the matter the more he became convinced that there was no hope of China, so long as she was In the hands of the old conservative party. The Jonrney He Never Took. He began to prepare for a trip to Tien Tsin on the railroad. The home of Chang Yun-mao, the present director of mines, was fitted up for his reception, and It was rumored that he might go as far as Japan. Several Han Lins with whom I was acquainted came to ask me If I thought it would be- safe for him to go that far away from home, and they were as excited as he no doubt was—they all made me think of a sixteen year o!d boy just? about to leave his mother and sis ters for the first time for college. These men, who were so cool under all ordinary circumstances, even In affairs of state, had become transformed into school boys because the Emperor was going to take an eighty mile railroad Journey. But the trip never was taken. He be gan in anew line, not with the idea of giving up his trip, but with the thought of liberating his people from the yoke that was upon them. On the 13th of June. P9B, lv Issued a decree establishing a uni ve;slty at Pekin, the design being to open a way by which the young men of the empire might ln-ome acquainted with all the books he had been studying, and might themselves be prepared A'o issue oth er books of a similar character. A few* days later he otdtred the foreign office to report on the matter of encour aging art, science and agriculture, at the enmo time Old ring any of those who were opposed to progress and reform to appear before him and give their reasons. He proposed that they adopt western arms and w*esterti methods of drilling the Tartar troops. He abolished the literary essay as a leading part in the examina tions for official distinction and subs'ltut ed in its place a knowledge of political economy and international law. He then proposed the establishment of agricultural schools in all iho provinces for the purpose of teaching the farmers better methods of agriculture, and that the Lu-Han railroad should be completed ns expeditiously as possible. He ordered the establishment of patent and copyright laws, that the military examinations should be changed so as to conform to tile proposed new order of things, and he promised rewards to all those who distin guished themselves as auihors or invent ors. Wliat Boused the Dowager. He ordered the officials to do ell In their power to encourage trade and as sist the merchants. School boards were established in every city In the empire; a bureau of mines was formed; Jour nalists were encouraged to write on all political subjects. Jung Lu and Liu Kuti4 were ordered to consult on the establish ment of naval academies and training ships; schools were, ordered opened tu connection with all the foreign legations for the benefit of the Chinese living ill | foreign countries; commercial bureaus were ordered eetabUthed for the encour agement of trade at Shanghai end- Hn kow, and, in addition to all this, the officials throughout the empire were or dered to assist the young Emperor in his work of reform. Anyone uno is in the work of reform for China may look over his edicts in the most critical way they will, and they will not fir, 1 a single one which would have been anything but a benefit to the country. He did more than issue eitlcts, for the funds for the establishment of the university at Pekin were at once set apart and the university was estab lished, and. in spite of the anti-foreign feeling in the palace and the school since his dethronement, they have not been able to divert the funAs to any other channel, however much they have tried to do so. But it was his surgical operations that caused him trouble. So long as he con fined himself to the. making of new offices there was no trouble, but as soon as he began to abolish old ones and dismiss viceroys and governors, there arose n hor.l which reached the ears of the Em press Dowager and the palace and the throne of the young man wa ruthlessly taken from him. and he, was confined to an tsland in cite palace grounds under strict guard. It is certain that when the history of China comes to be written the attempted reforms of Kuang Hsu will be classed among tßbse of the best emperors of the past, and either he will be restored to his throne to carry out his reforms or he will be looked upon ae the first martyr for liberty and progress among the emperors oil the Middle Kingdom. LOCAL PERSONAL. Mr. E. E. Fulton of Atlanta ts at the Pulaski. Mr. R. L. Williams of Columbia Is the guest of the Pulaski. Mr. Miller O. White of Macon is the guest or the De Soto. Mr. L. V. Carroll of Brunswick ts reg istered at the Pulaski. Mr. George Muse of Atlanta ts regis tered at the De Soto. Mr. John S. Maloney of Augusta 1s reg istered a the Pulaski. Mr. George S. McLaren of Atlanta Is registered at the De Soto. Mr. Bruce Twiton of Jacksonville Is ”?fegistered at the De Soto. Mr. Harry Lubbock of Jacksonville ts registered at the De Soto. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Desmand of Hagan are the guests of the Screven. Miss Speer of Macon was among the ar rivals at the De Soto yesterday. Mr. M. Guckenheimer left via the Southern yesterday for Charlotte. Mr. C. B. Roberts will leave via the Plant System to-day for New York. , Mr. E. C. Sate of St. Petersburg, Fla., registered at the Screven yesterday. Mr. J. D. Mead and child of Jackson ville are the guests of the De Soto. E. M. Molletto of Thomasville, was one of the visitors in the city yesterday. Mr. W. W. Orr of Atlanta was among yesterday’s arrivals at the De Soto. Mr. T. R. Siappey of Hagan was among-, the arrivals at the Screven yesterday. Mr. C. S. Hensiee of Griffin was among the arrivals at the De Soto yesterday. Maj. W. A. Wilkins is a passenger on the Kansas City for New York to-day. Mrs. Meny of Jacksonville was in the city yesterda'y. the guest of the De Soto. Mr. W. F. Scherf and party left via the Plajit System yesterday for Charles ton. Mr. P. T. Haskell and party left via the Plant System yesterday for Charles ton. Mr. W. F. Hogan and family left for New York yesterday via tha Plant Sys tem. Mrs. S. H. Cook of Jacksonville was among the guests of the De Soto yester day. Mr. John F. Mulherin of Augusta was in the city yesterday, the guest of the Pulaski. Mr. Thomas Martin of Bluffton was in the city yesterday, the guest of the Screven. Mr. W T . E. Vinson of Guyton was In the city yesterday, the guest of the Screven. Mr. and Mrs. William Kehoe were among the passengers of the Southern yesterday for New York. Mr. W. Falk and family were among the passengers of the Alleghany, which sailed yesterday for Baltimore. Mr. D. J. Morrison and famiyl were among the passengers of the Southern yesterday for Hot Springs, N. C. Mrs. J. H. Jones, who has been visiting the family of Mr. J. E. Prather, has re turned to her home, in Augusta. Miss Ruby Pritchard has returned home after spending two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Weller Scott Saft'old, at Guyton. Mrs. Thomas Bailantyne, Jr., and chil dren leaves to-night for the mountains of North Carolina to spend the summer. Dr. J. G. Bulloch, who Is in attendance as Indian agent of South Dakota, at the Educational Convention in Charleston, is being entertained by McDaniel Ravenel. Miss Elizabeth M. Sheehan leaves to night by the Southern Railway for the mountains of North Carolina to spend the summer. Mrs. D. J. Sturdivant, who ha* been visiting her sister, Mrs. B. G. Gasque in the city, has returned to her home, in Thomasville. Mr. William Kiernnn, Jr., left yesterday for Bigbee, Miss., where he hos accepted a position as bookkeeper for the lumber Arm of Houston Bros. Miss Annie Hafley, who has been spend ing the past several months visiting her aunt, Mrs. H. J. Middleton, on Duffy street, left on the steamship Kansas City this morning on her way to Boston. Miss Mamie Cooley returned during the week from Atlanta, after a short but pleasant stay with Mr. and Mrs. George W. Brine, on West Peachtree street. Miss Clyde Hln-ly, a well known young lady of Savannah, will be married this morning to Mr. E. A. Wall at the resi dence of her mother, on Park avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Wall will leave for Columbia, S. C., which will be their fu Lire homo. The friends of Mr. E. A. Crane will re gret to hear of his serious illness. Mr. H. A. Crane, his father, received a tele gram yesterday from friends in Graham ville, where the young man is visiting, saying that he was seriously ill nnd to come to Grahamville at once. Mr. Crane left on the afternoon train, taking with him a trained nurse. A lolly crowd of young men left the Young Men's Christian Association build ing Friday night for a bicycle run about live miles out on the Eouisvhlo road, re turning to one of tlie beef houses, where a dozen of Georgia's best watermelons had been placed In the cold stornge In the morning. Every melon was perfect and no unnecessary time was lost before they were made to disappear. A shower hath at tli* Y. M. C. A. completed the evening's enjoyment. STRANGE R AII.UO \D ACCIDENTS, Some of the Mishap* That llefnll* Train* Are J nncconntntilc. .From tlie. New York Tribune. "You see some unaccountable accidents In railroading," said John Bundle of Bos ton, at the Grand. Hotel. “Some years ago 1 worked on the old Maine Central, when Payton Tucker—God r.st his mem ory, for he was a generous employer and the best of tn ni—was manager of the line. It was in the days when they wore bringing the road up to data and nothing was being spared in expense on roadbed | THE CHANCE; i To Bud i sflMi DEMOTED ill t Cheaper than Plain ; > White. I | Odd Pieces j > Plates, Dishes, Fruit ; > Plates and all the other ’ > Shapes at very LOW l \ PRICES. : ; Dinner Sets j ;* < At a reduced scale J > all through the line. ' : Summer Goods Below Cost i •The Best is Here Always* : I* SiSI J 10. ,; ; 11 Broughton St., West. * < r rolling" stock. One day the Boston ex press ran inlo Waterville and after tle regular ten minutes for refreshments started for Augusta. She hadn’t gone fifty yards before, easily, gently, even compla cently, the engine went off the track as calmly as though that was the way she usually did ih.ngs. A hasty examination showed that half of the flange on one side of the forward wheels of the pony truck had broken off. They sent post haste for another jacked up the engine and put it in place of the injured one. and the train was soon cn its way again. Then they staried to find out the place where the flange had dropped off. The rea l runs across the Kennebec just north of the railroad shops and from the shops to the station it is a perfectly straight track. It was suppled that the break had occurred somewlure on that straight line, as it seemed impossible for the engine to hold the track on a curve with only ha’f a flange on its front wheel. It wasn't tluire, however, and a systematic search up the line was ordered, and something like thirty miles away, near 'Newport, it was finally discovered by a track walk er. Up and down steep grades, round sharp curves and across a river had that engine run in that condition, and finally, after passing through railw’o-rk to make a sound engine shudder, it had hopped a straight piece of track when hardly more than moving and when the only thing destroyed or damag and was time. Th© fear ful accident that might well have hap pened, it has always seemed to me, must have been averted by what the law would term an act of God.” —"• ■ ■ - ■ ■ > AUCTION? SALES FUTURE) DAYS. ATMJCTiON: CEDAR PACKING CHEST, COTTON TRUCKS, SCALES, FURNITURE, ETC. C. H. DORSETT, Auctioneer, Will sell MONDAY, 9th, at 22 Congress, west, 5 Coffee Roasters or Army Stoves, pair of large Platform Scales for hay. Bed Springs. Refrigerator, Bureaus, Bedsteads, Cedar Chest for packing, Matting, lot of China and Crockery, 6 Cotton Trucks, Large Stove and Cooking Utensils, Walnut Wardrobe. CLASSIFO ADVERTISEMENTS. Pfi&IOKAL. '"^toT^oiT^noFtoTv’^is^the^ques tion when the sun is glaring and daz zling—eyes weaken, blinking, smarting and running water; tinted spectacles will strengthen for outdoor work; white spec tacles <o stop headaches for inside work; in buying from the Fegeas retiring-out sale the price will not blind U; new screw or rivet replaced in old frames for 10c. 2S East Broughton, Hair, Jewelry and Shav ing Supply House. 'PARTY WHO TOOK BY - MISTAKE lady's wheel from in front of Gutman’s will please return same and get their own. T)RAWN WORK AND ' EMBROTD cry taught. Samples work and terms. Ap ply 213 Gordon, west. FLORAL DESIGNS, FLOWERS AND plants, at Gardner’s Bazaar, agent Oel schig’s Nursery. IF YOlTw 1911 CON IDA’S ICE CREAM or sherbets for dinner or supper, ring up 537; prompt attention. FOR MESSENGER BOY RING TELE phone 2, District Messenger Company. ART METAL STOOLS, CHAIRS AND tables for up-to-date confestioners, drug stores and restaurants. C. P. Miller, Agi. ENGLISH FOLDING GO-CARTS, something new, for the babies; can be taken on street cars. C. P. Miller, Agrt. INTERIOR DECORATING COMPANY, 113 Slate, west, agent for best metal ceil ings for parlors, offices, etc. HA M MOCKS, HAM MOCKSE CHEAP ones; nice ones; fine ones; closing them out cheap this week. C. P. Miller, Agent, 207 Broughton, west. FINE RICHFIELD LAMB AT "BA~ ker's," every day; best of all other meats in market. WE BE Y AND SELL REAL ESTATE, negoliate loans on same at 5 per cent., collect rents, sell liability, lire,accident and life insurance for the leading com panies of the world. W. C. Fripp & Cos. UMBRELLAS, TRUNKS AND BAGS repaired at the Chatham Trunk Factory. Broughton, corner Abercorn. FLORAL DESIGNS, CUT FLOWERS at Tlschmeyer & Cos., florists. Waters road and Third street. 'Phone 135. SOUTHERN I’MBRELLA - FACTORY; largest umbrella factory south of Balti more; all repairings neatly done; all covers cut from piece; mourning umbrehas made to order; we call your special attention to our fresh stock of alpaca covers. 330 West Brood street; second block of Cen tral depot. FOR CARPET TAKTNG~UP~CLEAN tng, storing and relaying, ring telephone 2. District Messenger Company. CONIDA'S PAD ACB Of SWEETS; new addition; the choicest cut flowers for sale; fresh every day. PERRY FEMALE PROTECTOR; THE most successful female Invention now on the market; one dollar box; sample and particulars. 30c. Beard & Cos.. 2426 Olive street, Louisville, Ky. PAINTING - DONE BY BEST AR tlsts; work guaranteed. Interior Decor ating Company, 113 State, west. BERMUDA LAWN GRASS SEED, AT Gardner's Bazaar. JOHN LYNCH, WHITAKER AND Taylor streets, Is headqarters for t\unny Side Farm cream; fresh every day. CASH BUYERS - PICNIC EVERY DAY thl week; our large stock must be re duced, and wo will exchange It cheap for cash. C. P. Miller, Agent, 207 Broughton west* Burt & Packard $3.98. Several lots of oar finest hand-sewed Shoes, in Blacks and Tans, Vici, Patent Leather and Russia. Calf. None better made. $5 afnd th s6, A OSlgßifl $3-98.Wp „ Wrt See Window. iSsitss# SBB!!]|i PERSONAL. FOX DOES IT FOR LESS. RENO vates mattresses, packing and upholster ing. Baby carriages a specialty. 211 Whitaker. DON’T - TURN YOUR NICE. ’CLEAN furniture or carpets over to any one for storage till you have seen how and where they will store them; there is only one regular storehouse in the city devoted ex clusively to this business. Call up tele phone 2, Savannah District Messenger Company, 32 Congress street. MILLINERY! MILLIN' E Ry! ALL hats and shapes at greatly reduced prices; flowers, trimming, hats trimmed, 25c; cleaning, dyeing. Mrs. S. Britton, 136 Bar nard. ■RING UP - 2104 IF YOtT WANT TO have your furniture moved or packed for shipment or storage; I guarantee prices the same as I do the work that's given to me. A. S. Griffin, 314 Broughton street, west; mattresses made to order. "IF ITS RtJGS YOU WANT. YOU CAN get them cheaper from McGillts. IF YOU ADMIRE FLOWERS, STOP on your way, and look at Conida’6 for fine roses; fresh every day. PUT-LEY BELT BUCKLES."WORTH 50c, for 30c, at Gardner’s Bazaar. BALD WIN DRY AIR REFRIGER A tors, still in the lead; also full line of ice boxes, from $3 up. C. P. Miller, Agent, 207 Broughton, west. THE CHATHAM TRUNK FACTORY has trunks and traveling goods at the lowest prices. Broughton, corner Aber corn. "PAPER HANGING DONE IN BEST style by Interior Decorating Company, 113 State, west. MI LLE R’ S "AWNINGS GIVE SATlS faction; you had better get our estimate and let us put you up one at once. C. P. Miller, Agent, 207 Broughton, west. FOR FURNITURE AND PIANO packing, moving or storing, telephone 2, District Messenger Company, the only warehouse in the city sepecialiy fitted to care for furniture and carpets. WATER COOLERS, ALL StZES, FROM SI.OO up. C. P. Miller, Agent, 207 Brough ton, west. M r GI LLTS SELLS SIXTY-INCH RUGS —Smyrna pattern., -for 69 cents. " FOR" FLORAL DESIGNS, PLACE your orders in time at Conida’s. ’Phone 597. "wedding presents; SCHOOL presents, presents of all kinds; large va rieties at low prices. C. P. Miller, agent, 207 Broughton, west. 'LARGE LOT OF SECOND-HAND MA chines on hand, cheap; good as new; guaranteed; New Domestic and White sewing machines, with ball bearings; see the Rotary White; full line of needles, parts and attachments for all machines; repairs, specialty, guaranteed. G. O. Penton & Son, Barnard and York; ’phone eleven-seventeen. SAVANNAH STEAM DYEWORKST'2I York, west. Our numerous patrons tell u that our work is superior to all others in city. Our process of cleaning and fin ishing ladles' and gents’ clothing being up to date, insures satisfaction. 21 York street, west. ’Phone 2202. "HORSE - SENSE "SHOULD BE POS sessed by all horse owners, and should be exercised in the very important matter of having their horses properly shod; ill fitting shoes on a horse unfits the animal for honest service, and very often leads to permanent injury; I guarantee th* frt every time, and all I ask is a trial. Mona han, the horseshoer and fitter, Jefferson street, near Liberty. HATS, - RIBBONS, - FLOWERS”ETC.', at cost; hat trimmed for 25c. Miss C. D. Kenner, 117 York, west. BEWARE or STREET CORNER COM tractors. There are a few reliable painters here. Taylor is one of the few. M’GILLIS TS CHEAP ON RUGS, NETS, lace curtains, hammocks, water coolers, pillows, pictures, stoves, bedroom suites, and furniture of every description. "MOSQUITO NETSr"9B "cents, AND up; all grades of American imported lace with best fixtures, at reasonable prices. C. P. Miller, Agent, 207 Broughton, west. THE CHATHAM - TRUNK FACTORY takes old trunks in exchange for new ones. Broughton, corner Abercorn. CROQUET SETS. 73c~ CROKINOLE, $1.25, at Gardner's Bazaar. M’GILLIS' LA erf CURTAINS WILL beautify your parlor. WHEN YOU SEE M’GILLIS' "SIXTY- Inch 99 cents rugs, you will buy them. Just can't help it; will sell In any quan tity. ““FURNITURE MOVED WITH CARE,” is a specialty with McGllils. M'GrLLIS MOVES. PACKS. SHIPS and stores pianos and furniture; best work only; no "Cheap-John" prices—no “Cheap- John’’ jobs. ———■—i—e——— l l ———■——— MEDICAL. Pennyroyal Pills are the best. Safe, re liable. Take no other. Send 4c. stamps for particulars. "Relief for Ladles." In letter by return mall. Ask your druggist. Chichester Chemical Cos.. Philada.. Pa. MORPHINE, OPIUM, LAUDANUM, cocaine habit; myself cured; will Inform you of harmless, permanent home cure. Mrs. Baldwin. Box 1212, Chicago. I HAVE FOUND A POSITIVE CURE for drunkenness; can be given secretly: will gladly tell you what it Is; don't send money. Mrs. May Hawkins, Lock Box L. H. 131, Grand Rapids. Mich. SfS'L Fffif Gentlemen who have stout, fleshu feet we ask to kindlu call and examine our specialty for them, Whu wear a clumsu looking shoe when we can dress uour feet in a neat, stylish and same time com fortable shoe at as small a price as uou pau for the or dinaru kind? This is a special last ani must be seen to be appreciated. No one else has it. Come to-day. GEIL & QUINT PHONE 62 jog BROUGHTON. WEST. UMDWAh. '^MORPHINe'aNIT^rTS~MASTERSb “They have made many others happy ” “And are justly elated themselves ov4r their unbounded success here in pa*- weeks.” Dr. F. W. Chitty & Cos., who so Quietly came to this city three weeks ago and without the knowledge of a single per son except their patients, have painlessly created and cured nine parties who were addicted to the use of opium, morphin* or whisky in one form or another They use the original painless Syms or Heflin remedy, and also the Stephens treatment fhey have reason to be congratulated having foiled In no case to cure, painl lessly, effectively and quickly. They ,>r v down no one’s treatment, and their pa. trons are thoroughly advertising them with just praise. Dr. Chitty & Cos. offer to those using opium, morphine, cocaine chloral or whisky, In any form, a guar anteed painless cure in 5 to 12 days. Those placing themselves under their treatment are offered SI.OO for each minuto of pain during treatment. They are liberal, hav ing treated some cases free, who are de pendent upon charity for sustenance of life. Remember, they guarantee a cure in every case or money refunded. They have reduced the price of their treatment for 10 days only, to $50.00. This includes board and ail other expenses. They em ploy only best trained female nurses for all lady patients. They have all the com forts of home life. Or you An be treat ed in your own home, without the knowl edge of servants or other inmates. Dr. C . hl ‘*y * c<> - Hlso se 'l a home treatment at $2n.00 and $33.00. Parties desirous of taking advantage of the reduced rates must address, at once. Dr. F. W. Chitty & Cos., general delivery. Savannah, Ga or call on or address their representative’ Mr. Bamberg, at Room No. 56, Marshall House, this city. All correspondence sa credly confidential. HOW ARK"voT7R - TOET7 ip YOUR feet are troubling you, call on me and I will give you relief; I cure ingrowing nails corns and all diseases of the feet without Pain; charges reasonable; can give the best references in the city; patients treat ed at residences; orders can be left at Liv ingston’e drug store. Bull and Comrreae streets; telephone 293. Lira Davis %ur gear „M.v>r.odi*t. HELP VVAiTEO-MALE. "^A^^GOODp^ALI^ROUND^OUTSIDE i man to work in the loan business; one with some experience in Insiallment col lecting and willing to work; this is a good opening to tha right man. Apply in own handwriting any day during ihii week, E. L. C., care Morning News of fice. EXPERIENOED SALES people for our various departments. Ap ply to Gutman's 19 Broughton street, west. WANTED, THREE GOODELEOf RlC ians. Apply at 40 Drayton street, 8 o'clock Monday morning. Savannah Blsotrlcal Company. “WANTEdTSMART - BOY ABOUT 15 1 years old to attend cigar stora Apply in own handwriting, giving reference. Ad dr, ss K., Morning News. i WANTED, BOOKKEEPER CONVER i sant with retail grocery business. A. B. D., Morning- News. WANTED; iSOLICITOR FOR CITY; good line, commission; only those will ing to work need apply. Address Solici tor, News office. WANTED, COOic; MALE OR ITBS male, to go Wilmington Island at ones. Apply at Launey Studio, 21 Broughton, west. wanted; traveling - man OVER 21 for Georgia; SSO monthly to start and expenses; permanent position, if satisfac tory; good route; addressed envelope for reply. Manager Gillls, 358 Dearborn, Chi cago. WANTED. IMMEDIATELY FOR - 1 month, experienced stenographer, male or female. Address L., Morning News. ENERGETIC YOUNG MAN FOR keeping small set, double entry books; one understanding stenography preferred; state salary, experience and give refer ences. Address Energy, News office. WANTED, A GOOD COACHMAN. Ar ply Monday morning, mine to ten, 212 Waldburg street, east. WANTED AT ONCE, DRUGGIST; licensed. W., care Knight's Pharmacy. GOVERNMENT POSITIONS, DON'T prepare for any civil service or census examination without seeing our catalogue of information, sent free. Columbian Correspondence College, Washington, D. C. HUSTLING SALESMAN WANTED by well known house; natural ability and aptness counts for more than experience; give references. Box Three, Detroit, Mich. WANTED. BY AN ESTABLISHED, well-rated firm, scheme or specialty men, o sell an exceedingly attractive and sal able line; special terms and unique in ducements; high-priced men, investigate. Box 432, Dotrplt, Mich. WANTED, TRAVELING SALESMEN, side line, 210 high-art calendars, fans, etc., for all classes of trade; big commissions advanced: mention reference and other line curried. Lawtoip-Ward Company. Station U, Chicago. WANTED, SALESMEN EVERY* where; campaign money makers; Bryan and McKinley steel plate pictures on 31x14 H4oek; finest out; big profits; sam ple by mail, 10 cents. National Steel En graving Company, 385 Dearborn street, Chicago.