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6 FEW FEATURES IN BUSINESS. XO IMPORTANT CHANGES IN SPEC ULATION AND TRADE. An Immense Corn Crop Assured l*j the Copious Rains in the West. Other Favorable Featnres in the Trade Outlook—The Iron Industry, However, Seems More Depressed Than at An> Other Time—Cotton and Dry Goods Market*. New York. July 27.-Bradstreet’s to morrow will say: Important changes in trade and specu lation are notably lacking this we* k, but counter currents of demand in various sections aid industries lend a rather more than usually ii regular appearance to the gen rai situation. Among ihe favorable features calling for node* are the practical assurance of an immense coin crop by the recent co pious ra.ns in the further West, the con tinued cheerful reports from the sections which have gathered and are now mar keting a large w.nter crop, advices of continued improvement in tone in the Norihwest, with rei*>rts of renewals of earlier cancelled orders for fall goods, fairly satisfactory gains in gross railway earnings, less weakness in prices of the country’s leading cereal products, based apparently on renewed buying for ex port aid r therm re inquiry for raw wool by manufacturers. The Iron Market Way Down. Unfavorable elements in trade probably find their chief and greatest exposition in the iron and steel business. That indus try is, if possible, depressed more than at any time for three years past, and expec tations that prices declines would be checked by the arrival of finished mate rial at a cost basis, have been disappoint ed. because this week steel bars have been sold in some instances at 1 cent per pound, which is unquestionably below the basis of cost of raw material and manufacture. That a large tonnage of this material and of Southern pig iron has been worked off seems certain, but it is still a buyers’ mar ket. with everything that this implies. Export business would undoubtedly ex pand if ship room were available. Dry Good* und Cotton. The trade in dry goods at the East par ticulary seems to be backward, pending an earlier realization of the cotton goods situation. Bleached goods have been re duced. but gray goods and brown cottons are steady. Some reselling of their raw cotton by Eastern mills for export is re ported. Satisfactory progress is report ed os to the growing American and Egyp tian crops and the margin between old and new delivery tends to widen. Business failures are smaller, number ing 183 in the United States, as compared with 202 last week, 170 in this week a year ago. 189 in 1898, 239 in 1897 and 221 in 1896. Canadian failures number 13, as against 26 last week and 16 in this week last year. (*IHL LABSOES LION. A. Texan Diana Hum nn RxrltinK anil DaiiKermiM Experieure. Marble Falls n>x.) Dispatch to Minne apolis Tribune. The talk of this neighborhood is the daring exploit of Miss Norma Diorn in lassoing a full-grown lion and dragging home the body of her prey at the heels of her mustang. The Southern Texas Cattle Association has presented Miss Diorn with a gold-mounted revolver, and has sent to the City of Mexico for the finest side-sad dle “for the grittiest girl on a Texas ranch.” Old John Diorn owns a ranch and sev eral thousand head of cattle. The ranch is located on the western plains of Texas, about the headwaters of the tributaries of the Guadaloupe. He has three daugh ters, who hove been looking after his herd for several years. It is the boast of these girls that no mustang has ever been able to shake one of them from his l>ack. They are fearless riders, and can hurl a lariat with u precision that many a cow boy envies. Since the d**atir of their only brother. Julius Diorn. who was killed by cattle thieves a few years ago, these young women have ridden after cattle, repaired windmills, killed wolves and fre quently branded calves. The story of Miss Norma’s lion-killing Is told as fol lows: One Sunday morning, not long ago, Norma, who Is the oldest of the three, started out on her pony to “ride” the wire fence of a small pasture a couple of miles from the house. “Riding a wire fence” is making a tour of inspection to see that the wires are all up and the posts solid. As the girl started out she swung the belt of her Winchester over the gate post, remarking that she was not going far, and wouldn’t need a gun. She was hardly out of sight before an immense Mexican lion sprang out in the road in front of the pony. The beast gave a few loud roars and then disappeared in the direction of a small bunch of cows and calves. Start ing her pony at full speed and yelling at the lion as if she possessed the power In her voice to paralyze nil wild beasts, she rode straight, toward the terror-stricken cattle, coming up with them just as the lion sprang upon the neck of a calf, crushing it to the earth. The old cowf instantly charged the lion, and the mother of the calf gave him such an ugly thrust with ner sharp horns that he was forced to relinquish his hold on his prey. The sight of the trembling, frightened little calf aroused the girl’s ire, and. swinging her rope over her head, she rode at the lion. The girl screamed at the lion and urged her pony to pursue him. The beast frequently looked back and snarled threateningly, but he failed to find courage enough to offer battle. Sud denly it occurred to the girl that there was no reason why she could not choke the Hon to death. She swung hbr lariat over her head, and as the trained pony sprang forward, dropped the noose about the lion’s neck. The pony instantly brac ed himself on his haunches, digging his fore feet in the ground, and the lion turn ed a somersault, striking the earth with his head toward his pursuers. The girl hoped that she had broken the beast's neck, but he was only badly stunned, and the pain that he suffered seemed to in crease his rage and courage. Crouching and emitting a roar he sprang inlo the air with all his strength, expect ing to land on the pony*® neck and tear his pursuers to fragments. The agile little horse turned just In time to feel the claws of the lion grazing his haunches. All Western horses entertain a horror of these lions, for one of their tricks is to lie In ambush on the limb of a tree near where the horse® are In the habit of drink ing. From these hiding places they tall upon young colts and devour them. The Texas pony knows the Mexican lion, and be fears him more than all other enemies. 80, Instantly as the lion sprang forward, the pony began to run. The rope was tense, and if she had wished to do it, the girl could not have unfastened the lariat from the saddlehorn. Moreover, she knew the chances were that if the lion was released in hl state of rage, he would Far the pony and herself to bits. She leaned forward and urged her frightened mustang to do his best. She reached the ranch gates at her home Just her aimers, accompanied by two young men of the neighborhood, were about to pass through it on their way to church. “There now!" she shouted. “I have rop td and dragged a lion to death.’* Her speech of triumph was cut short by a warning scream from one of her ei>ters, who noticed that the lion was about to regain his feet and renew the battle. One of the Texans sent a build through !he moneter*! brain and ended hi* carter. NO HELP FROM GOVERNMENT. Continued from First Page. up to July 6, were forty killed and eighty wounded.” Some of the statements above are strik ingly similar to the published version of Sir Claude MacDonald’s letter of July 4. The Belgian foreign office this morning received a dispatch from Shanghai under to-doy’s date, mentioning the receipt of a letier from Sir Claude MacDonald dated July 4, in which it was stated that the besieged foreigners in Pekin were reduced to horseflesh. The Belgian consul at Shanghai also reports that a servant of the German minister who left Pekin, July 9, s ates that ihe British legation was only attacked at night, and if re upplied he believed could hold out. SPARE NONE OF THE ENEMY. Emperor William Told HU Troops to Give No Unurler to the Chinamen In Battle. Berlin, July 27.—The Lokal Anzeiger says the Emperor, when addressing the troops at Bremerhaven, before they sailed for China, referred first to the responsibil ities which had sprung up for the Ger man Empire abroad during the last dec ade. Germany’s troops, he said, must now show in the face of the enemy whether their tendencies—the tendencies which German military methods had followed— were right. Their Oomrades of the ma rine had already proved that the train ing and principles upon which that arm of the force should be built up were right ones, and now it was for the troops to do the same. “Every German has been filled with pride,” continued His Majesty, “to learn that the highest praise bestowed upon German warriors has come from the mouths of foreign leaders. The task be fore you is great one. That a people like the Chinese should cast to the winds international rights a thousand years old, and treat with scorn the sanctity of an ambassador and the rights of hospitality in a manner so horrible, is unprecedented in the history of the world. Every civil ization not founded upon Christianity is sure to be brought to naught. “So I send you out. May you all prove your German efficiency, devotion and bravery. Bear joyfully all discomfort and uphold the honor and glory of our arms. You must set an example of dis cipline, self-domination and self-control. To Give No Quarter. "If you close with the enemy, remem ber this: Spare nobody. Make no pris oners. Use your weapons so that for a thousand years hence no Chinaman will dare look askance at any German. Open the way for civilization once for all.” The address concluded as follows: “The blessings of the Lord be with you. The prayers of the whole people will ac company you in all your ways. My best wishes for yourselves and for the success of your arms will ever follow you. “Give proofs of your courage no matter where. May the blessing of God rest on your banntrs; and may He vouchsafe to you to find a path for Christianity in that far-off country. “For this you have pledged yourselves to me with your oath to the colors. I wish you God-speed. Adieu, my comrades.” The Ix)kal Anzeiger s report of the sperch from the semi-official reports, no tably in respect to the reference to spar ing none and making no prisoners when coming in close quarters with the enemy D ques.ioned, hut ihe correspondent of the Associated Pre*s was assured this evrnir g by a perfectly responsible person who heard the speech that the Lokal An- report Is correct. FOUR MISSIONARIES KILLED. Murdered ly Chinese in the Prov ince of Slum M. London, July 28.—The Daily Express has the following from Che Foo, dated July 27: “Four more British missionaries have been murdered in the province of Shan Si. News from native Christian sources say that for eight days a general massa cre of foreigners has been in progress in the provinces of Ho Nan and Shan Si. The Governor of Shan Tung has wired the consuls here that he has prohibited the circulation of a proclamation threat ening the native Christians with death unless they renounce Christianity. RUSSIAN CAMP WAS Ill'll NED. Chinese Troops Getting: Close to Russian Territory. St. Petersburg, July 28.—The Russian general staff has received news from Ai gun, on the Amur river, of the burning by Chinese, of an encampment the:a oc cupied by Russians. Newspaper dispatches assert that Chi nese troops have appeared In Russian ter ritory within 100 versts of Stretinsk, on the river Shilka. It is rumored that the forces of all the northern province will be mobilized on a war footing. DEFEXDING THEMSELVES. Foreigners Were lighting for Their Lives on July 15. Berlin, July 27.—A dispatch received here to-day, dated Tien Tsin, Tuesday. July 24, says: ”A messenger who left Pekin Sunday, July 15, brought to-day to the customs of ficers here news that Prince Chlng’s sol diers had been fighting Prince Tung's troops and had been defeated. The for eigners were defending themselves In the northern cathedral, near the Forbid den City.” LEGATIONS REPORTED SAFE. About 10,000 Soldicrn Entrenched Near Tien Tsin. Brussels. July 27.-The Belgian vice con sul at Tin Tsin in a dispatch dated Che Foo, July 26, says: • It is persist* fitly report, cl hors (Tien Tsin) that the ligations are safe and sound, and undei the protection of the Chinese government. About 10,000 soldiers are entrenched at Cool Food Ready Cooked Delicious Grape=Nuts THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1900. The man who smokes Old Virginia Cheroots has a satisfied, “glad I have got it” expression on his face from the time he lights one. He knows he will not he disappointed. No matter where he buys one—Maine or Texas, Florida or California—he knows they will be just the same as those he gets at home—clean—well made—burn even—taste good—satisfying! Three hundred million Old Virginia Cheroots smoked this year. Ask your own dealer. Price, 3 for 5 cents. I Tsang, four e n kilometre* from Tien Tsin.” German* Sail for China. Bremerhaven, July 27.—Part of the Ger man expeditionary force for China, sailed to-day on board three transports. Em peror William, who was accompanied by two of his sons and the imperial chancel lor. Prince Hohenlohe, witnessed the em barkation of the expedition and delivered a farewell address to the troops. Ol H CONSTITt TION IN CHINA. How It Came to Be Trnn*lnted and Taken Home for Study. From the New York Sun. Washington. July 21.—The relation of the United States to the responsible govern ment of China Is, in some respects, differ ent from that of any other nation. At the present horrible crisis all is confu sion and chaos. In the future a lasting settlment is to be made. It will be full of difficulties, but America holds a place of vantage. The following paragraphs ex plain, in part, why this is so— why the high officials of China underetand us bet ter than they do any nation of Europe. When the first Chinese legation to the United States settled in Washington it was accompanied by a very intelligent and cultivated attache, by name Tsai Sih Yung. He came of an ancient Chinese family, one of whose members had been prime minister of the empire—a very unus ual post for a pure Chinese to hold under a Manohu Tartar dynasty. He was a grad uate of Dr. Martin’s College at Fokin and had also taken his bachelor’s degree in he Chinese e>aminations. During his resi dence in Washington he formed a close friendship with Dr. Edward S. Holden, then one of the astronomers of ih United States Naval Observatory. In one of their conversations Tsai was asked the object of the coming of his legation. “Why, it is to make a treaty witn your country.” “And how is a treaty made’ “It is a written agreement between your President and our Emperor.’’ “Nothing more?" “No. nothing more thin 'his.” It transpired that Tsai, and his mtn.ster a 5 well, waa totally Ignorant of tne treaty making fi notion* of the Senate; and they were thrown into consternation when they heard 'he story of the rejection of the treaty with Denmark by the Senate after President Grant had arranged far the ces sion of the Danish West Indies, and after the confiding Danes of St. Thomas end Santa Cruz had formally voted to accept American citizenship. Out of this conversation grew a project to translate the constitution of the United States Into the Chinese language. For many months the Chinaman and the American met daily. Each provision of the constitution was carefully explained and discussed and then written down with a commentary; on a subsequent day the Chinese translation was rendered back into English and again discussed un til all was clear. Doubtful points were re referred to Frederick W. Whitrldge, Esq., of the New York bar, in writing, or oc casionally to Mr. Justice Bradley of the Supreme Court. Finally the document was completely and satisfactorily trans lated with a marginal commentary and sent as an official dispatch to the Tsung ll-Yamen in Pekin. A copy of it was de posited by President Holden in the li brary of the University of California, where it now is. On Tsai's part it had been a labor of love and on his return to China it won for him official advance ment in rank and place. His American co-adjuta tor was glad to give a portion of his time every day for nearly n year to this public service which has resulted in making the high officials in Pekin un derstand the United States of America as they understand no other country. They are themselves a literary people, and are used to relying on the written word. They know the organization of Great Britain or of Germany in a very different way from that of our own country, and we are, accordingly, trusted as no other country Our opportunities at the present crisis are unique. Every European government is distrusted by all of the high officials at Pekin by those friendly to foreign inven tions as well as by those who hate and de spise the foreigner and al his works. When the time comes to adjust a final and last ing settlement for the fuiure it is in the power of America to take a high stand. The constitution of our government is un derstood. It is known that we desire no territorial acquisitions. We desire and we mean to have the freest opportunities for trade, and above all things the fullest pro tection for our citizens in foreign parts. It may be necessary for our troops to Join with those of Europe and Japan in a puni tive expedition. It may even be necessary to raze the walls of Pekin to the ground, to plough the site and to sow it with salt, as the Tartar Chief Jenhiz Khan was used lo do with the rebellious cities of Bokhara and Turkistan. All this will lie understood as a deserved punishment for acts which even the Chinese cannot fend. But in the final adjustment of rela tions America may hold a unique place; and the position of moral vantage should be safeguarded In all our acts. liny nnri Girl* in Chinn. From the Westminster Budget. Boys are always welcome when they ap pear in a Chinese home, girl? never. Boys often marry at 16; and It is said to l>e a not infrequent circumstance for these Ju venile husbands on occasion of some grievance to run crying to their mothers for comfort, ns they have been in the habit of doing, and to be met with the chilling inquiry, “Why do you come to me? If you want anything go to her!’’ The ratio in which fortune-teller® nllof happiness in the Chinese family is generally about five sons to two daughters. “Whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.*’ The murder of female Infants accordingly pre vails to a very large extent. Many Chi nese girls are sold by their parents, and in some provinces the trade in girls la conducted as openly as any other traffic. In cases of poverty husbands occasionally dispose of their wive®. Dr. Smith men tions a Chinaman who. being deeply in <let>4. was thrown into prison, from which he found deliverance hopeleses. He ac cordingly sent word to his relatives to have his wife void, w hich was done, and with the proceed® the man was able to buy his escape 1 ENGLISH MESS ETIQUETTE. Rah** Which Govern British Ofll ccr* When They Dine Together. A youngster joining his regiment is con fronted with, among other things, the mess rules, a copy of which is given to him to read, mark, learn and Inwardly digest. These rules, which in many re spects resemble those of a club, contain full information regarding the etiquette of the mess, but There is also a vast amount of unwritten law- to trip up the embryo “Bobs,” and while the bulk of the rules are common to all Regiments, the majority of corps have one or two special regulations of their own. As dinner or “mess” is defined in the Queen's regulations as a parade it is not unnatural that a great deal of ceremony and etiquette should hang round this meal. . In the first place, every one must ap pear properly dressed. It is not mean* That officers are in the habit of attending mess c!ad in pajamas, but simply’ that ev ery one. unless special permission has been obtained beforehand, must appear in mpss dress, and his uniform must be correct in every’ particular. Herein lies a fruitful source of error, as the orderly officer dressing in a hurry may forget the sash, which is only’ worn on duty, or a careless servant may omit to put in his masTer’s badges or coat buttons. In every regiment a president and vice president of the week are appointed to sit at mess. They’ have the pow’or to call offenders to order and to enforce flnes, of which more anon, hut the real respon sibility for the good order und discipline of the mess is vesTed in the senior officer’s present, who, strictly speaking, should not sit as president. In addition, the president and the vice have the pleasing duty of proposing the Queen’s health, which is usually drunk once a week on guest nights. As soon as the wine has been brought in the president rnpa on the table, rises and says, “Mr. Vine, the Queen!” ATI rise, and Mr. Vice replies. “Gentlemen, the Queen!” The band plays the national an them, at the conclusion of which every one says “The Queen,” and drinks his wine. In some regiments it is customary to add “God bless her.” bur in otHers this Is regarded as superfluous, and akin to gilding the lilies. It is a terrible breach of etiquette to drink or even sip one’s wine (the after dinner wine, bien entendu) until Her Ma jesty’s health has been duly honored, and many a new' subaltern has been caught over this point by a sportive elder. “Your health, Mr. Green.” says the old stager, raising his glass. Mr. Green, flattered and nervous, hastily responds, and gulps his wdne down, only to find yet anoher ad ded to the long list of fines he has in oil probability already incurred. Formerly it was the courtly but expen sive custom to at once destroy the glass which had been raised to the Queen, but this, with other relics of the past, has fallen into desuetude. The bandmaster is invited in after “the Queen” and has a glass of wine and a cig-ar. It is etiquette to offer, and for him to refuse, a second glass. No one may leave the table without permission until the wine has been round once, (on regimental guest nights until the guest of the evening has risen,) and up till that time “shop.” ladies’ names, religious and political topics, are strictly tabooed. “Talking shop,” by the way, is a regulation more often honored in the breach than in the observance at vol unteer dinners, w r hich not infrequently degenerate into mere war games. To touch any of the regimental plate is a heinous offense, though not so bad as wearing a ready-made tie, as the sloven ly will sometimes do. Pipes, of course, are forbidden, and at one time spirits and beer were prohibited at the mess table. This enactment still survives in some mili tary regiments. The ingenious youth who likes to per form tricks with glasses and tumblers is apt to find it an expensive amusement, as he is charged sixfold for all breakages, while purely accidental damage costs the clumsy one only double the original value. Mention has been made of the fines which may be inflicted. The customary fine is one. two or three lottles of cur rent—e, not a. Mr. Printer, please—wine, which may be consumed on the spot or debited to the offender’s mess bill. For ofTenses committed outside the mess room the fine is “drinks all round.” In the ante-room etiquette is somewhat relaxed. You may mention your adored one’s name with impunity, and you may smoke a pipe, but not a clay, in which category even the lordly meerschaum is placed greatly to the discomfiture of the man-about-town from Sandhurst, who os tentatiously produces his wearily colored “foam-of-the-sea,” and is inexpressibly hurt w-hen told to take “that beastly clay outside!” When our victorious legions re turn from Pretoria it is not improbable that regiments may find it necessary to introduce a new' rule forbidding Boer to badco in the mess. Boer tobacco is cool, sweet, remarkably cheap, and you can smoke any quantity without suffering next morning, but in a room it stinks with a mighty stink! “Shop” red books and novels come un der the ban, but there is always a plen tiful supply of newspapers and periodicals for the literary officer. Fcrhaps the most curious regulation is that which forbids any one to draw his Bword in the premises. As for our officers, except in the famous Indian regi ment of Guides, do not sit down to dinner armed cap-a-pie, this rule applies espe cially to the ante-room, where Just before BLACK VELVET RIBBONS, all widths, The BEE HIVE St. Julian and Whitaker Streets. und after parades swords are frequently W’orn. The regulation is a survival of the old duelling days when blades flashed forth on the least provocation, but now it Is principally useful as providing a safe “draw” for the new boy’. The lot of the last-joined subaltern is not altogether a happy one. In many regi ments no subaltern is allowed to stand on the hearth rug until he has served three months, while a further period of eighty four days Is necessary to qualify him for possession of an armchair. Further, it is an unwritten law that the junior subaltern—or “boots’’—should re turn thanks for the ladles of the regiment when their health is proposed on the an nual occasion on which they grace the mess. Should an officer dressed in mufti w’ish to enter the ante-room after dinner he must first obtain the permission of the senior officer present, his humbie query, “May I come in, Sir?” usually eliciting ribald inquiries as to his doings. As al ready mentioned, when a guest invited by the regiment is present, no one may leave the mess table till the guest makes a move, but in addition to this the law stands that no one may go to bed till the regimental guest has departed. This, in the case of a long-winded or bibulous individual, or, worse still, when he is both, means very late hours, and often a sleepyhead will try to steal off unobserved, but rarely does he go unde tected, and his punishment is swift and condign. It is a matter of etiquette and good man ners co say “Good morning.” on first en tering the ante-room in the morning, and “Good evening” on assembling for mess. A field officer end those above that rank should always be “Sirred,” but there is no occasion continually to “Sir” a “mud major,’’ although he is a field officer. A “mud major” (he only exists in the line) is a major who is still in command of a company, and therefore not entitled to ride on parade. Although they scarcely’ come under the heading of mess etiquette, the old service definitions of three ranks are amusing. They run as follows: The subaliern knows nothing and does everything. The captain knows every thing and does nothing!! The Major knows nothing and does nothing!!! Before concluding this brief resume there are a few minor points of etiquette to be noticed. It is bad form to salute a ia militaire when in mufti; to carry a regimental cane as a walking stick, or to put V. C., C. 8., D. S. 0., or any other decoration on one’s cards. This is a point frequently Infringed by volunteer colonels who de-scribe them selves as Colonel V. D. On the whole, though some of the regu lations sound rather ridiculous, it may safely be said that mess etiquette is founded on a solid basis of good manners, courtesy, respect for others, and respect for one’s self. CHINA’S CLIMATE NOT SEVERE. American Soldier* Should not be Ex to Much Suffering. From the New York Evening Post. Litile danger, so far as climatic condi tions aie concerned, is to be feared for the American troops now ordered for ser vice in China. Mtn who have lived long in China even say that a winter in Pekin is quite as healthful as a winter in New \ork. Broadly speaking, the difference of climate between Northern and Southern China is just as great, and may be fairly ccmpired with that between the Northern an I Southern parts of our country. The summer weather at Shanghai and Hong Kong is supposed to be unhealthful, but in the latter city most of the foreigners live on an elevation called “the peak,” and escape the worst effects. It is, how ever. into Northern China that our troops now’ being sent. According to a New' Yorker who re cent y ceme l ack frrm P k n, ‘‘the climate there is chiefly remarkable for the wide difference between the summer and win ter s. The summer is very hot. and the almost ccnstunt rains make the. air insufferably humid. It is a healthy enough climate, in spite of this, if pre cautions are taken. Bubonic plague, chol era, and f v rs are by no means the ever present dangers reports would seem to indicate. In fact, the foreigners in gen eral pay litile attention o them. They are confined almost entirely to the Chi nesa The worst menth of the year is Au gust, when the rains) are almost con stant "Winter begins as eatly as Nov. 1. and there is no climate on ekrth finer than a winter. A man exhausted by the summer months is braced up completely, and is very soon in splendid condition for another year. It Is very cold, to be sure, but the dryness of the air—the same dry ness Minneapolis men tell you about— keeps you from feeling the cold. Even for nvn fresh from the tropics the only pre c lut on necessary is to lay.ln a good sup ply of winter clothes, and I see that our commissary department expects to have the-e cn ihe ground before October I. Most Europeans get vaccinated, too, for there is small-pox among the natives in winter. Efforts to stamp out the disease have been fruitless on account of the way in which the natives store their winter cloihes. With the return of warm weath er all the furs and woolens are piled to gether in pawn shop* or public store rooms. where any infection there may be 1- di tributed in the mest effective man ner possible. If our soldiers bring cloth ing with them, and do not rely cn native furs, there is no danger. “As railway communication is at an end. it is likely that our regiment will be tied up for the winter in or around Pekin or Tien Tsin. All depends on the natives w’hether their stay’ is one of the pleasant est experiences of the soldiers’ lives or a veritable nightmare. The little snow’ (hat falls evaporates quickly without melting, and leaves the ground in fine condition for horseback riding, and plenty of po nies are to be had. The river, and often flooded land on either side, freezes smoothly', leaving a fine surface for .skat ing. One winter w’e had as well. The food supply is a problem which may present some difficulty. In the past, invading armies have always been able to obtain food somehow, even when cut off from their base of supplies. In the Tai ping rebellion and in the Papan-China war it was found repeatedly that the hostile troops could easily buy all the supplies they wanted from unpatriotic and mer cenary natives. In one case, I remember, a Japanese force was hemmed in by Chi nese on every side. With any other ene my. as people said at the time, they would inevitably have been starved out. Asa matter of fact, however, all through the siege they got supplies regularly and fared pretty well. It may be safer to de pend entirely on the regular eommisariat w it It a base of supplies at one of the open ports. "First on the list of native provisions is, of course, rice. Dates are also a staple. Then there area great many sorts of dried and preserved foods. In spite of the cold winter, fresh grapes of a email, sweet variety, can be obtained all the year round. They are picked in the fall and hurled in a peculiar kind of sand, from which they can be dug six months later with the bloom still on. In summer there are many other fruits, among them the finest pears you ever tasted. Of vege table food, in short, there is a great plenty. "There Is a great deal of game about Pekin and Tien Tain—wild geese, ducks, teal, and snipe. It has been suggested, not Jokingly either, that one of the deep seated grievances of the northern Chinese is due to the great number of accidents which have happened in China through the promiscuous hunting and shooting of the foreigners." Old I'lcers and Sores— hlo Care, So Pay. -"our druggist will refund your money If Fnzo Ointment falls to cure you. 60c. —nd. A Life /Saved by DrMHiams PinkPilk for Pale People NOTHING LIKE IT! There is nothing on earth to equal “Infants' Friend Powder.” Where it has been tried it has taken the place of all other preparations for the face, prickly heat, and a thousand and one uses to which ladies put it. The baby needs nothing else. Try nothing else for it. READ THE FOLLOWING TESTIMONIALS Rowlinski, Pharmacist, Broughton and Drayton Sts., Suvannah, Ga. July 5, 1900. Columbia Drug Cos., Savannah, Ga.: Dear Sirs—Please send me half gross Infants’ Friend Powder. I have sold it for some years and it has been a good seller—give satisfaction; package unique, and from personal use I can recommend it highly for chafing and prickly heat. Yours truly, ROBT. A. ROWLINSKI. This is unsolicited. REMOVAL NOTICE. We move back to Broughton street Oct. 1. Our lo cation will be 112 west. We don’t want to spend much money on drayage. Therefore have decided to sell entire stock at ZERO PRICES FOR CASH, and will make accommodating terms to time purchasers. Our summer specialties are Awnings, Mosquito Nets, Odorless Refrigerators, the only kind; the Puritan Wickless, Oil Stoves (Blue Flame) for cool cooking. You know where to find us. mtLINDSAY&MomNI FINE GRADES OF WHISKIES. WHISKIES. WHISKIES. The R. G. Whiskey gallon $ 2.00 Glendale Whiskey gallon $2.50 Crystal Spring Whiskey gallon $3.00 Goiden Wedding Whiskey gallon $3.50 IN CASES OF 12 LARGE BOTTLES: The Antediluvian Whiskey bottled by Osborne of New York ,16.60 The Peerless Whiskey bottled in bond In Henderson, Ky ,12.00 The Peoria Whiskey bottled in bond by Clark Brothers ,1200 Meredith Rye Whiskey, bottled at their distillery In Ohio ,11.50 Golden Wedding Whiskey, our bottling ,9.50 LIPPMAN BROTHERS, Lippman Block, ... Savannah, Ga. FIRE PROOF SAFES. We carry the only line of Fire Proof Safes that are for sale in the State. We have a stock of all sizes and a visit to our establishment is cordially invited. To be prepared in time of peace is our motto. Get a good Fire Proof Safe and you will never regret the invest ment. Do not buy a second-hand safe unless you know it has never been in a lire. We will sell you Iron Safes as low as the factory will, with freight added. LIPPMAN BROTHERS, Wholesale Druggists and Wholesale Agents Fire Proof Safes. IF YOU WANT GOOD MATERIAL AND WORK ORDER YOUR LITHO GRAPHED AND PRINTED STATIONERY AND BUNK BOOKS FROM TH£ MORNING NEWS SAVANNAH* GA. Miss Frankie Hatha way, of Sixteenth Street, Holland, Mich., says : 9 “I am twenty-one years old. At sixteen I was pale and weak. By the time I was nineteen years old I was so weak I could not walk across the floor. I was terribly ema ciated and my skin had lost all color. The doctor pronounced the disease Anaemia. Being advised to try Dr. Williams’ Piuk Pills for Pale People, I bought a box, and before I had taken all of the pills found that they were doing me good. Appetite in creased and the healthy color began to show in my cheeks and lips. I con tinued to use the pills until I found myself per manently cured. Since then I have had no return of my old trouble. I know that Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People saved my life, and I be lieve that no other medi cine could have done it.” —From Ottawa Times , Holland , Mich . „ I ? r ‘ r . Wmlam8 ’ Pink Pi' l * for Pale People are sold by all drug gists or direct from the Dr williams Medicine Cos., Schen ectady, N. Y., postpaid on re ceipt of price, 60c. per box, six boxes $2.50. ’ The Constitution, Atlanta, Ga. Woman’s Department. Mrs. Wm. King, Editor. 480 Courtland avenue, Atlanta. Ga.. April 26, 1900 Columbia Drug Cos., Savannah, Ga.: Gentlemen—lt gives me pleasure to heartily recommend Infants’ Friend Powder, and to give to you a singu lar little coincident connected with it. During the Cotton States and In ternational Exposition I was presen ted with a little box of this powder, and was so pieaaed with it that I was exceedingly anxious to get more, but on looking at the box I found nothing but Savannah, Ga... no other address. I have often wished I knew where to get it. This morning’s mail brought your circular with en closed sample I immediately re ferred to my box, and found it was the Infants’ Friend Powder. It is without doubt the best powder I have ever used. Respectfully, MRS. WM. KING. ALWAYS ON DECK.