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The Quakers Are
Honest People.
§Th. Quaker Herl
Tonic le not only a
blood purifier, but a
Blood maker for
Pale, Weak and De
bilitated people who
have not strength
nor blood. It acts as
a tonic. It regulates
digestion, cures dys
pepsia and lends
strength and tone to
the nervous system.
II is a modlcine for weak women. I. Is a
purely vegetable medicine and can be
taken by the most delicate. Kidney Dis
eases, Rheumatism and all diseases of the
Blood, Stomach and nerves soon succumb
to Its wonderful effects upon the human
t-ysttm. Thousands of people in Georgia
recommend it. Price SI.OO.
QUAKER PAIN BALM Is tha medictre
that the Quaker Doctor made all of his
wonderful quick cures with. It's anew
end wonderful medicine for Neuralgia,
Toothache. Backache, Rheumatism,
Sprains, Pain in Bowels; In fact, all pain
can be relieved by it. Price 3Sc and 50c.
QUAKER WHITE WONDER SOAP, a
medicated soap for the skin, scalp and
complexion. Price 10c a cake.
QUAKER HEADING SALVE, a vege
table ointment for tbe cure of tetter, ec
zema and eruptions of the akin. Price
10c a box.
FOR SALE BT ALL DRUGGISTS.
>IHS. VARNADOE’S CONDITION.
lJrsirea to Go to Her Relatives at
Walterboro, S. C.
Tte fund for Mrs. L. B. Varnadoe, the
wife of the motorman of the Savannah,
Tunderbolt and Isle of Hope Railway,
who was murdered a week ago at Sandfly
station by Seaborn Hayee, has reached al
r ady a very fair sum, and as it is a
matter that will appeal most strongly to
the sympathies of the public, it is quite
likely that It will, as it should, continue
materially to increase. Mrs. E. J. Thom
as. who has interested herself in the ra.it
t'-r, has already received about JSO. The
employes of the Savannah, Thunderbolt
and Isle of Hope. Railway have notified
her that they will give a purse of SIOO,
and it is thought that the railway, also,
will make a liberal donation. •
Mrs. Varnadoe, who is at present at
No. 12 Sarah street, is in wretched health.
She has relatives at Walterboro, S. C.,
U> whom she would like to go, and is
certain that with the remainder of the
summer spent there, she could so far re
cover her health as to be ahle, after that
time, to support herself. She wishes to
leave for Walterboro by Aug. 17 at the
latest, and all contributions to the fund
for her benefit should be made by that
time, if possible. These contribution* can
be sent either to the lady herself or to
Mrs. E. J. Thomas of No. 124 McDon
ough Street, east.
WANT PAY FOR SERVICES.
i arl Von Dobeln Libelled by Ma*ter
and Crew of Tug Inca.
A libel .against the bark Carl von Do
beln was filed in the United States Dis
trict Court on yesterday, the libellants
being the South Atlantic Towing Com
pany, owner of the steam tug Inca, and
the master and crew of the tug.
Is is claimed in the libel that the Carl
von Dobeln was saved from destruction
by the efforts of the Inca and her crew,
nnd for this service it is asked that she
be condemned and sold, and a reasonable
salvage paid to those rendering it.
Tbe Inca found the bark beating her
way ashore off the coast of Sapelo on the
morning of Aug. 5 and succeeded in get
ting her into the port of Brunswick after
sirong exertions. She was half filled with
water at the time she was sighted.
MAD CHARGE OF HORSES.
Eight Cavalry Animals Killed by a
Ksflekawanna Train.
New York, Aug. 13.—Speeding at break
neck pace, and in closed order, a band
o! cavalry horses charged through the
streets of Jersey City to-night, sent citi
zens nnd carriages ecurring from their
path,, spurned u crowd of hundred* of pur
suing men and boys, and galloped over
Hackensack bridge into the Harrison and
Kearney meadows.
In the mad charge eight of them were
killed by a Lackawanna train, and three
fell Into a sewer excavation,
and were captured. The horses
belonged to the Fifth Cavalry,
and had just arrived from Porto. Rico.
Twenty-five of the nymber were confined
in one part of the Central stock yards,
kicked down one side of the inclosure
and made a break for liberty. A train
. ame along just as the horses were cross
ing the Lackawanna track. The loco
motive dashed right into them, scattering
them right and left. Some were thrown
into the air and one landed astride
the whistle, where his body was im
paled.
EYRG-CRAGIN CONCESSION.
Report of Its Annulment by Nlcii
rnftiin Confirmed.
Managua, Nicaragua. Aug. 13, via Gal
veston.—El Comercio, of this city, con
firming to-day the report of the forfeit
ure of the Inter-Oceanic Canal Company's
concession, says:
•*We understand that the government of
Nicaragua has officially informed the In
ter-Oceanic Canal Company—the Eyre-
Cragfn syndicate—that its concession was
annulled on the 3rd instant, in consequence
of the company’s failure to deposit $400,-
000 in gold.”
Murdered Man Identified.
Cincinnati, Aug. 13.—This evening the
man found murdered in Catch Basin or.
Mount Auburn was identified as William
fichammadam, a moulder, of Cleveland.
O. Three weeks ago he came to Hamil
ton and got work there. He became ac
quainted with John J. Bishop, who gave
him a note book with his (Bishop's) ad
dres* in it. This led to his identification
by Bishop.
He left Hamilton Monday, Aug. 6, with
$4" in money.
Cnrpentera Will Withdraw.
Chicago, Aug. 13.—The Times-Herald
■will say ♦o-morrow:
The carpenters, the strongest orgwriza
lion of artisans of the Chicago Building
Tra.iee Council, have decided to withdraw
Torn that body, and most of the men
probably will be at work within two
Weeks. The move of the carpenters is
’ i® second liis break in the. Central or
ganization of the Bulletins Trades' work
men, who have been at losserheads with
the contractors for many months.
C ITY BREVITIES.
The Central Railroad had a special car
attached to its train yesterday morning
that contained colored delesates to the
meeting tf the Grand Lodge of Odd Fel
lows that ie to be held In Rome.
■♦ • ' •
An Ently Morning Fire.
A small firs occurred shortly after 1
o’clock this morning In th* grocery stor
at Congren and Montgomery streets
T’i ala tn was tu ncl in f’on box
*nd was respondt and to by Engine Cos. No.
2. which fxtlrguished it in a short time.
The loss is small. The origin of tha firs
'vas no t discover* &
/NDIGENT i!f! IN CHINA
la.me halt and blind left to
THEIR OWN RESOURCES.
negator Trade In the Collection of
Alms, Which Merchants and Per
sons In General Seem to Expect.
From the Philadelphia Record.
There are no workhouses in China. More
than that, there are no lunatic asylums.
Beggars form themselves into guilds for
their protection. The insane take care of
themselves. The blind are almost as
poorly provided for, though there are insti
tutions that ostensibly care for them.
These institutions are supported in some
instances by a tax imposed upon the salt
merchants, and in others by funds derived
from land and houses. The salt trade be
ing a monopoly in China, no one is allowed
to deal in salt without a license from the
Salt Commission. The government, how
ever, allows a certain number of aged men
in each district to go without a license—
which enables them to undersell the li
censed dealers. These men traverse the
streets crying: "Salt for sale! Salt for
suie!" and seldom fail to obtain a liveli
hood for themselves and families.
The inmates of the blind asylum at Can
tor, are poorly provided for, and the por
tion of the tax derived from the salt trade
for their maintenance is so small that they
are compelled to beg from door to door.
These blind creatures sally forth every
morning almost on a begging expedition
in companies of six and seven. They walk
in single tile, each resting his right hand
on the shoulder of the person in front of
him. The leader of the file gropes his way
wdth his stick.
Tumult Follows the Blind.
■When they enter a shop they begin beat
ing the small gongs which they carry, and
sing a variety of songs, pitched in a very
high key. The din would be almost un
endurable by an ordinary person, but
noise makes no impression on Chinese
shopkeepers, who have been born and
brought up in the mfdst of it. They are
obliged to minister to the necessities of tha
blind men, and they find it their best pol
icy to allow them to remain waiting in the
shop as long as possible. Only one compa
ny can occupy a shop at a time, and the
longer it stays the less opportunity there
is for others making new demands. If
the shopkeeper turns a deaf ear to the
noise of the intruders they increase their
din. and intersperse their songs with re
marks not at all complimentary. His be
nevolence seldom exceeds a copper cash—
the smallest coin of the rqalm—or a hand
ful of unboiled rice. At the close of the
day these poor blind men may be seen
wending their way back to the asylum
with their wallets over their shoulders,
scantily filled with the proceeds of the
day's begging.
In all walled cities, as well ns in many
towns and villages, there are imperial
granaries, in which rice is supposed to
be stored by the government, so that it
may be retailed at a. reduced price in
time of war or famine to the soldiers of
the garrison and the poor. These insti
tutions owe their origin not so much to
benevolent feelings as to those of self
preservation. Mandarins are well aware
that few things are more dangerous to
the peace of the state than a half-starVea
population. In small towns and villages
the granaries are generally erected by
the elders or gentry. Asa rule, the
rice is not sold in seasons of famine, but
doled out gratuitously.
Beggary Reduced to a Science.
Societies of mendicants are presided
over by presidents called by the com
munity generally, ti-quat, a term of re
proach for which the beggars themselves
substitute a title of honor. The guilds
are under the superintendence of a mag
istrate named Poe Teng, by whom the
presidents are protected. The members
are sworn to pay due respect to the rules
of their societies, and the entrance fee for
each member is upward of $4. On the
demise of a member a coffin valued at $2
is given for his decent Interment, and it
is the duty of the other members to ac
company his remains from the house of
mourning to the grave.
These guilds exist in almost even- prov
ince. In Foo Chow there are several very
large societies of this nature, and at a
temple set among trees of thick and beau
tiful foliage, the vagrants may be seen
each day devouring the broken meats or
rice which have been given to them; One
peculiar occupation of the beggars of Foo
Chow is the rearing of snakes. These are
sold to the doctors, by whom it is said
they are boiled down and used for me
dicinal purposes.
Besides, those who belong to guilds,
hordes of beggars of both sexes infest the
streets of Chinese towns. These unfor
tunate creatures are of al! ages, and as
they are houseless, they are generally al
lowed to occupy the squares in front of
temples. At Canton many of them resort
bv night to a square in the western su
burb immediately in front of the temple
called Mee Chow Min. It Is called the
beggars' square, and by night.it is crowd
ed with poor wretches who have spent
the day In traversing the streets in search
of alms. Beggars are brought to this
square to die.
Festivities of Trade Guilds.
Kach trade In a Chinese city has a Kuild.
which may also he regarded as a club or
hotel Tradesmen or dealers who come to
the various marts from a .distance resort
to their respective guilds for board and
lodging, and at such places it is usual to
meet with persons from various parts of
me empire Nine times annually the
trade.s meet at their respective guilds for
festive purposes. These days of recrea
tion are generally the second and fifteenth
days of the first month, or Dragon festi
val- the thirteenth day of the fifth
month, or God of War's natal anniver
sary the fourteenth day of the seventh
month or Alt Souls' festival; the fifteenth
dav of the eighth month, or feast in honor
of the-moon; the twenty-first day of the
eleventh month, or winter sols tide .and the
festival of Wan Shan, which is celebrated
on a lucky day toward the close of the
twelfth month, and which is observe.! as
a dav of general thinksglvlng to aI! the
gods for the mercies which they have be
stowed throughout the year. Each guild
ha* its patron Mint. an<l his natal anni
versary is celebrated by the members,
who hold a banquet in honor of the occa
fion. .
The guild hall® are among the most
beautiful of Chinese buildings. The green
tea merchants' guild hall at Canton Is re
markable for its many slnguarly-formed
doorways and windows, some of which
resemble fruits, leaves, flowers, fans,
scroll® and vases. There I® a magnificent
guild hall at Tien Tsln and a grand one
at Ningpo. The pillars supporting the
roof of the latter sre of granite and wood
elaborately -Brved. Dragons of great
are represented by the chisel of
the sculptor, twined around the granite
pillars. Figures of men and temples also
stand out In bold relief.
Probably In no country in the world is
the practice of Jendlng money on pledge
more general than In China, and pawn-
Arrest
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THE MORNING NEWS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14. 1900.
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for Infants and Children.
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substance. It. destroys Worms ami allays Feverishness.
It cures Diarrli<a and Wind Colic. It relieves Teeth
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Stomach and Dowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
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All widths for Belting and Trimming at
THE BEE HIVE,
IN. Qc^tatzi,
St. Julian and Whitaker Streets.
brokers and pawnshops arc l very numer
ous. The people who embark in this busi
ness are divided into ihreo classes, sepa
rate and clearly distinguished. Those of
! the first class are generally regarded
among the most wealthy of the trades
men. They form companies, and their es
tablishments are known by the name of
tai-tong. The rate of interest is about
per cent, per annum.
Pawnshops of the first class are built,
of brick and faced with granite With the
exception of pagodas they arc the loftiest
buildings to l.e seen in China. and are
conspicuous above all the surrounding
edifices of a town. In the absence of win
dow’s they are provided with iron shutters
or blinds. The entrance doors are very
strong, being made of solid iron. The
basement is devoted to the offices in
which the business is transacted. In the
i various chambers arc ro*VB cf shelves, on
which, arranged with groat regularity, are
innumerable parcels of all sizes, neatly
packed. Atrached to each parcel is a
wood*n label with the contents written on
it in very legible characters, the name of
its owner and the date on which it was
pledged. In the center of each chamber
is a safe, in which gold and silver orna
ments and other valuables are placed.
The style of architecture observed in the
construction of pawnshops is rendered nec
essary by the number of lawless charac
ters who are ever ready, despite the se
verity of the laws, to form themselves
into bands for the purpose of pillaging
their well-to-do fellow-creatures. A few
| years ego several such establishments in
j Canton and is neighborhood were at
! tacked and robbed of their most valuable
contents. With a view of rendering their,
shops more secure in future the proprie
tors hit upon the expedient of placing
large stones upon the ro f to throw upon
the heads of future assailants, and vitriol
in large earthenware vases to squirt into
their faces with large syringes.
PlclKin English.
From the London Globe.
When the Germans took possession of
Kiao-Chou the attitude of the native Chi
nese on the matter was thus expressed
byoneofthtm: "do fashion. This Khiao-
Chau pidgin ro b’longee my pidgin, b lon
gee government pidgin. My no care. My
pidgin b'long wool pidgin. Suppose Ger
man no bubberee me. b’iong my all same
same. What fashion can bubberee my
pidgin? No can. duppose Chinaman can
buv can sell, can makee squeeze pidgin,
can makee cumshah, so fashion can do.
duppose German wanchee squeeze, want
shee bubberee Chinaman, so fashion no
can do" This remark will serve two pur
poses It will afford tbe English reader a
fair notion of the attitude of philosophi
cal indifference assumed by the average
Chinaman of the better class as 10 the
political affairs cf hi* 'OWir4 so long as
Hs own business Interests are not men
aced and it will serve as a fair specimen
~f ihe curious-almost nordesc ript-vehi
cle of communtcatlrn between the Celes
tial, and those foreigners with whom
they are brought Imo contact. And when
I expla’n that "pidgin" r presents the na
tive s best attempt to pronounce the Lr.g
sh won! busint ss and that "bubberee"
mean, trouble or disturbance, the most
unsophisticated reader will probably un
derstand tn the full the meaning of the
femarks T have quoted The language is
central all found the coast and is spoken
B .chore• In fact, where foreigners and
rV uv y es m.e'tTn the interior as well as at
natives ro .ts. It Is not d'tficult
tcTacquire, esne lally for an Englishman,
err although a foreign word has been
f F ’ hrro and th*re. the baok-
J nc °ip e*ent lally English.
' The genesis of.he speech will be read
,, 1 ” JLretond The foreigners who first
sea ed "t mi Hong had far less time
f „ r ( P „cr facilities than traders now-
S2y?‘terTeaming the dialect of the peo
ple with whom they bargained. The C hi
nee whether from a keener desire lo
do business or from their natural quF.c
wdttedness. or both, picked up more Eug
lt*h words nnd phrases than the Bnglish
id Chinese, and in this way It happens
.ha' the substratum of the tongue lg>-
cime English. Starting from this basis.
th<T"shopmen enmo in the end to form
vocabularies of words obtained from their
customer® and expressed the sounds ns
nearly aa possible They comniltled them
to memory and formed them Into sen
tences according lo the Idioms of their
own language, disregarding el! our Inflec
tions In which they had no Instruction.
Thus the two parties gradually grew •
understand each other well enough for all
practical ends. The foreigners were rath
er pleased to talk "broken Chinese," us
It was called, nnd habit soon made It
natural to a newcomer to talk It to the
natives The great advantage which it
possessed in their eyes was that It ob
viated all necessity for studying Chinese.
The body of the Jargon, as I have shown,
is English, the few Chinese. Hlndostnnec,
Portuguese, and Malay words srdttered
here and there, imparting a certain raein
nesa which, with *he itovelty of the ex
pressions, make the new "language" sin
gularly interesting.
The Celestial does his best to bring his
conversation Into line, as it were, with
that of the foreigner to whom he is speak
ing. But he is completely ignorant of
English syntactical forms. He cannot ap
preciate the niceties of our idioms, and
though he speaks In another language he
persists in thinking In his own. Thus it
la that, to his mind, no sentence Is eom
pat® unless and until it contains the some
number of won’s expressed In much the
siroe idiom* as Its equivalent in hla own
tongue. It la awkward at first, no doubt,
hut a short residence In Ihe country will
render familiar not a few thing-, connec.ed
with "pidgin" and Ur oecullaritlcß whHo
are not readily grasped in the absence of
local conditions. And it is surprising how
quickly one picks* up ihe idea of the thing
under stress of necessity and how fluent
a conversation can be maintained provided
no attempt be made to enlarge the scope
of tlie talk by excursions into matters un
familiar o ihe native mind and repugnant
or incomprehensible to its preconceived
notions. Probably to every one who has
been in Hong Kong or one of the treaty
pons tome such conversation as the fol
lowing h?o been addressed: “Chin-chin,
master. You jussee now come Hong
Kong side? My chin-chin you number one
good chancee. Some man talkeo you
wanchee one good boy makee take care
you pidgin. My hab flndee one nAmber
one. good pieeee. He hab got down side.
He b-long alia same my young blother.
You llkee look see he? He sabe Dngllsheo
talkee well wed, alia same my.” Being
interpreted, this would run so: “Good
morning, sir. You have Just arrived at
Hong Kong? I wish you the best of suc
cess. They say you want a good boy to
wait upon you. I have found an excel
lent one. He is down stairs. He is a
kind young relation of mine. Would you
like to see him? He can speak English
very well, just as I do.”
This is not a discourse on Chinese man
ners and customs, but it may serve n
good purpose to point out that the en
gaging of a “boy" without inquiry into
his antecedents and merely on the rec
ommendation of it feilow-oountryman is
not unattended with risks to your posses
sions. But a good servant is a treasure,
even though his scrupulosity is not in
variably commendable. I remember on
one occasion, when coming from Yung-
Chow (the landing place for Peking) to
Tien Tsin down the Peiho river in one of
thpee square houseboats which take two
days or more to do eighty miles, there
was a dispute as to the boat fare. The
boy was instructed to offer stf; the boat
man, who knew no pidgin, said sl2. There
was much talk in the native, and in the
end the boy said: “Mauser, pay he eight
dollah,” and we took trip. Asked how lie
had induced the boatman to abate #his
claim, the superior boy, who had been in
the customs service and understood for
eign* ways, said: “Master, mussee
wanchee do alia same English fashion.
(I must do as the English do.) My tnlkee
twellub dollah. Oatchee Tien 'Pstn, my
pay he eight dollah. talkee go debble.”
In plain English, although sl2 was agreed
upon, the youth proposed on arrival at
Tien Tain to pay only $8 and to tell the
boatman to go to the devil for the bal
ance— which shows that the youth had
profited by his experience of the customs
service. A young man who called upon
two young ladle* was. gravely Informed
by 4he Chinese servant who opened the
door that "tw’o side makee washee,
washee, washee. Number two pieeee side
makee washee, wash**. Number two
pieeee go outside makee w'alkee, wa!kee.“
By which he me-ant to say that the elder
of the two was taking a bath up stairs
and the younger had gone ou4.
In “pidgin" the persona! pronoun is al
ways "he,” not “she" or "It." "Maske”
(in spite of) is probab’y from the & an
ish. “par mas que;" "chit,” from Hlndti
stane, is letter; “Eo-lang-say" means
French and "Jamlola’ German. If he
were called upon to say thHt the French
and the Germans are at war, the good
Chinaman would put It this way; “Jam
bola man 'long Fo-lang-sny man Jussee
now begin iighte®.” The pidgin interpre
tation of who is “who man" and of what
“what ting,” so that "what Is that" be
comes "that b’long who man?" "Sabe,”
of course, is to know of understand, as
"my sabe Englishes;” "catchee' is to get
or receive, as "m.v catchee" tone chit,"
or "that steamer catehre Hong Kong Bile
to-day;" "catchee kll urn" Is to be killed,
while "makee die" signifies a peaceful
end. Pidgin English admits on occasion
of extreme epigrammatic expressldn. and
Hamlet's soliloquy is translated; "Can?
No can?" The Celestial’s explanation o
the r aeon why he had painty an eye on
the brws of his boat is another good ex
ample. "S'liose got eye," he remarked,
"can see S'pose can see con sabe. ffpo e
no can see, hfw can sabe?” It must bo
allowed, cn the other hiind. that the lan
guage is somfilnr s extbmely clumsy. E
xamples will lie found in the quotations
we have given, but another may be add
ed. There was a quarrel between a boy
and an English maidservant, who had ac
cused hifn of lying, and the boy said ln
terrrgutive'y:
"You talkee you talkee lue pidgin, my
talkee lie pidgin?"
"S'pose 1 do." retorted the maid.
"S'pose you .alkee you talkee tiue pid
gin, my talkee lie pidgin—no 'cafdon
talkee"—nnd out of the place he bounded.
This specimen shows what are the lim
itations of pidgin. The first query, as
expressed by one with a proper under
standing of English, would have been
couched pretty much in this way; "Do
you say that you arc telling the truth
and that I am telling lies?" The vocab
ulary of pidgin is not equal to thle. nor
could the coolie give utterance to it, in
default of a very Intimate acquaintance
with our tongue, for the reason already
mentioned—that he thinks in his native
Chinese. But. like the energetic beetle
of the American verse, he "get* there oil
the same.” I may conclude thta, paper,
which does not pretend to touch more
than the fringe of a wide and really In
teresting subject, with u further sample
which will, like more than one of those
which have gone before, serve the addi
tional purpose of illustrating an interes:-
Ing Chinese custom. A European meet*
a Chinese ucquoinlance accompanying a
coffin which is being conveyed along the
street, and asks him:
"Who hab die f"
"No man hab catchee die," |a the ati-
§\ver. “This one pieeee coffin I just now
give my 010 fader. He likee too much
counta my number one ploper. S’pose he
someteem oatchee die, can usee he.”
"So fashion, eh? How mu tehee pile*
(price> can catchee one alia same name?”
“I tinky can get one alia same so fasti
ion one tousan dollah too; this hah first
chop hansom.”
Thnt there is often n charming racinesa
nboiii conversation carried on in pidgin
English will probably not be denied.
ITS HITE DEATH TO PI\U TREES.
A New Worm That Is Working- Ha
voc tn t|i e Western Pineries.
Washington Letter in St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
After years of effort and constant vigi
lance the general land office, through its
field officers, has taken up and successfully
stamped out. to a great degree, the depre
dators which worked such devastation in
the great forest an-as cf Ihe Weft. By
strict regulations the fmman depredator
was suppressed, if not exterminated, and
by an adequate force of forest officials the
tire depredator has been held in check, and
damage wrought by this element has been
reduced to the minimum.
But now' comes u new depredator, which
has just been called to the attention of
the land office. It ia the insect or worm
depredator that is making great inroad*
Into the forests of South Dakota and
laying waste great are.is of valuable lim
ber. This worm Is anew arrival and lit
tle is known of him. The first time ihe
officials in Washington were Informed of
his presence and his deadly operations was
but a few week* ago, and since then they
have been studying his anatomy and hi*
ways, in the hopes of at least giving him
a name and a classification.
At the present time there are at leant
two townships in the Spearflsh river dis
trict of the Black Hills forest reserve
which have been visited by this peat,
and fully 50 percent, of the trees over that
area have been killed and half of those
remaining have been infected nnd will
die. Foresters in that region have become
greatly alarmed at tbe deadly work of the
unknown depredator. They say he began
his operation west and southwest of
Dead wood, and is now moving in a south
easterly direction, with no signs of stop
ping, and it Is feared that if.the advance
cannot be checked in some way a. are it
part of one of the finest pine foresis in
the country will be destroyed.
From what little information is obtain
able. it is supposed that this worm grows
from an egg deposbed by some sppoi*R
of bark beetle. The egg is deposited
under the bark and there hatches. The
resulting worm is a common white worm,
sometimes an inch or an inch and a quar
ter in length, white throughout, except
its head, a bright shiny brown. He seems
to possess marvelous vitality, as shown
by a sample that was sent to Washing
ton. Commissioner Hermann of the gen
eral land office now has on his desk u
phial, tightly corked, containing one of the
larger worms. This worm was placed tn
the bottle and corked up nearly two
months ago, and since then has had
neither air nor nourishment, except pos
sibly. such air a* would leak through an
ordinary cock, and to-day Ihe worm is
alive and more actlce than when he first
reached Washington.
Samples of pine from the Spearflsh dis
trict were submitted with the worm to
show the effect of his bite. It seems that
when he attains the requisite strength,
he get3 out to bore around the tree, under
the bark, apparently living on the sap.
lt is his bite that is fatal, for wherever
he eats his way he leaves a trail behind,
which soon discolors the wood, the dis
coloration working clear lo the heart of
the tree. Wood which is normally white,
turns a steei gray, and loses all its rap
and strength, ft is at once rendered un
merchantable, by discoloration and loss of
strength. One worm in time wil! kill a
tree, hut It is generally found that each
dead tree has its army of little white pests.
Another remarkable feature connected
with this depredator is that he may infest
a tree ami poison it completely and yet.
his presence will not be known for
months. He is only detected by borings
through the bark, which occur at fre
quent Intervals, and these are seen only
on close inspection. Outwardly, the tree
remains unchanged for a long time, the
first sign of destruction being the discol
oration of the foliage, which gradually
assumes a faded brown appearance, not
easily detected at first, hut yet peculiarly
distinctive, Inasmuch as It is not the same
fading that accompanies the natural death
of the tree. After the foliage has dead
ened, the tree stands, weak and tottering,
until a wind strikes it, and then, from
sheer lack of strength. It topples over.
The poisoned pine eannot withstand even
a light wind, so much has Ha strength
beep impaired.
Fnnotnlssloner Hermann, in speaking of
this terrible depredator, said; "That worm,
whatever it may he. Is one of the most
dangerous destroyers of forests that hits
ever come to the attention of this office.
Our knowledge of him Is decidedly m-a
ger, but every effort Is being made to
learn more.”
Hore Gold From Alaska.
Seattle. Wash.. Aug. 13.—The City of Se
attle arrived o< Port Townsend to-day,
bringing considerable gold from Skagway.
Senator Mason of Illinois was a passen
ger.
Powder Muilfixioe Exploded.
Shanghai. Aug. 12.—A native powder
•magazine exploded last night. The dam
age done is not known. Foreigners are
not admitted within the magazine en
closure.
U/hAn lhA “ cfom P a i ni * d Vy
wWIPCII lalC mucous patches in
WW IBVII IHV the mouth, erup-
II Ski Ft Cd|{/> ti.>na on the akin,
ilulfi id BIN fare throat, copper
colored splotches.
Allt s ' vo " en glut' ls. aching muscles
19111 and bones, the disease is making
rapid headway, and far worse
symptoms will follow unless the blood is
promptly and effectually cleansed of this
violent destructive poison.
S. S. S. is ihe only safe and infallible
cure for this disease, the only antidote
for this specific poison. It cures the
worst cases thoroughly and permanently.
Mg Condillon Coni® I contracted Blooml
Have beta No Worse, SrvM 0 ?'
their treatment
<lid me no rood ; I woo potting worse all the
time , my hair came out, ulcero appeared in my
throat and mouth, my body wa almost covered
with copper colored splotches nnd offensive
sorea I suffered -rverely from rheumatic paina
in my shoulders and arms My condition could
have been no worse ; otilv those afflicted as I waa
can understand u>> sufferings. I had about
lost all hope of rvv being weH again when
J decided to Irv S S 8.,
but must
medicine After taking W
the third bottle I noticed L
tiou was t ruly en
cojraging, and I deter- <4
irined to give S. S. S. a
♦hat time on the improve- S^sSpHEm^
rnent was rapid ; S. 8 8.
.'retried to have the dis
case completely under gUftf? y 1
control; the sores and
ulcers healed nnd I wa "
Boon free from all signs i • W'
of the disorder; I have ‘ * 7
been strong and healthy ever since.
J*. W. Smith, Lock Box 6n, Notdeaville, Ind.
is the only purely vege
1k purifier
L. Jg offered for proof that
it contains a particle of
nercurv, potash or other mineral poison.
Send for our free bodk on Blood Poison ;
it contains valuable information al>out
this disease, with full directions for self
treatment. We charge nothing for medi*
cal advice ; cure yourself at home.
INE SWIFV SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, QA.
Sunburn, Chafing. Insect Bites, Rums. Itching:,
Stiffness of Joints, Fatigue and Wgg*
Pond’s Extract |§g ||i
CArTIOX! Refuse tbe weak, watery Witch tlttrel VSffifl
■ preparations represented to be "the •ame as” POND'S Ksn'citTSifl
j 9 EXTRACT, which easily sour and Amorally contain li|B
I “woodalcohol," a deadly poison. J'ONP’S EXTRACT
9 is sold ONLY in SEALED bottles, enclosed iu bait Ca.i-3r {gatgja*
1 76 h ‘" h A, "~
EVERY MAN IN TOWN
Should come Jiore for Stylish Cool Summer Shirts. An
immense variety to choose from. Every Taste can be
gratified. Beautiful Material and Prices are Way Down.
39 cents Will Buy a Shirt Made to Sell at (>oc
44 cents Will Buy a Shirt Made to Sell at Hsc
(i5 cents Will Buy a Shirt Made to Sell at SLOO
99c Will Buy the Verv Best Shirts Ever Sold.
EVERY WOMAN IN TOWN
Will find it to her interest to come here for clean
fresh, perfectly fitting Shirt Waists. They all ask,
“Why do you sell so cheap?” We answer, “Wi 111USt sell.”
25 cts. Will Buy a Shirt Waist Made to Sell at 50 cents
39 cts. Will Buy a Shirt Waist Made to Sell at 75 cents
75 cts. Will Buy a Shirt Waist Made to Sell at $2.25
$2.50 Will Buy the Loveliest White Waists in the city.
AND WE DON’T STOP HERE.
'JO cpllfc fm* T Mlrirtfil iGenuine Fruit of the Loom Bleached. 7c
'*■ MM vt AH *■•"*! jLiiPt week of 10c Yardwide Percales
SA f,** Cli Mil I l-t week of l(k* nice DrM Gingham® 6*40
IllI tiff *■•""" Last week of 15c English Percale* at.loc
~ a f * a /Solid Color Ducks and Vertical Pique*.lOo
/ CIS IOP lp1 ( OU SSKlrtSl ,!Double Fold Woven Madras Shirting*.lso
Purr Linen Dinner Napkins, dozen at.7< | ft,, f nr Art Smrfft
$4.00 Linen Damask Napkins, do*, at $2.50 1111 1 1 OWrtl 43
Ready-made Sheets fo r Single Bede, at Sue 1 4rf f i na
Ready Made Sheets, largest sizes, at.. 50c 1 MM J\ I l LI lIC IIS
Full size Hemstitched Sheet*, *pe<Hai..BSr j,- % 4. t •
Ready-made Pillow Cases, nice article. 1 • & lOf* iVll JLilllCllS
$2.69 % A $4.00 BLANKET
$3.39 will buy a beautiful $5.00 large Marseilles Quilt
$3.98 will buy fine quality $7.00 Silk Waists, latest style
$5.44 will buy a $12.00 Ladies’ Tailor-made Cloth Suit
$3.99 will buy a White Wool Blanket, usual $6.00 quality
$7.88 will buy choice of sls and S2O Ladies’ Cloth Suits
$5.98 will buy choice of $lO best quality Silk Waists
$3.88 tor s7,soPetticoats
C n o r in] F,iri hrnirlprif>c Ctrl Last weak of Irish I.lren Uwns at lc
special ivnioroiueries ... jc , HBt of Krenr h ure** Gingham*.i9c
o • , tv* t ■ , r, I.hkl wrt'k of Sheer Batiste Mulls at..l9c
special ivinoroiuenes •• • OC Sheer Fine White Indian i.trions at.lOe
r , tc Corded Cheek White Dimities at...lSc
opecial Embroideries . . . 15c [ late WhltP India I.irons, very special, at 14c
Ladies' (.'alleo Wrappers, nice styles, at 50cjI Wnllor Trmre 1 inrru dr
Percale Wrappers, llkht and dark 76c; A UWCIingS *tC
Ladles' Wrappers, reduced from *1.50 to $1 :ci : Print-a dr
Wrappers, reduced from $2.50 to $1.60 j 1 I ill lb . „ • . •••• •‘tC
Mosquito Uanopi***. ready for use 75H jilt O
8-yard piece White Mosquito Net* 35c! I jlliinClKCrCnlClS .<••• •••• 3C
Prompt Attention to Mailorders
Visitors find this a profitable place for shopping.
GOSTAVE ECKSTEIN & CO.
SAVE DOCTOR'S BILL
TAKE ONE BOTTLE OF
SMITHS
CHILL AND FEVJER TONIC.
POSITIVE CURE FOR
All Malarial Fevers'.
NO CURE, NO PAY.
SMITH’S CHILL TONIC
IS THE BEST.
Remember This
We have Bargain Sales every day in the week.
Also that the weather is still warm.
Call and see our stock of Matting, Linoleum, Win
dow Shades and Mosquito Nets.
Our Dixie Frame for Mosquito Nets is a daisy.
We are selling the famous Odorless Refrigerator
and Puritan Stove.
Low Down Cut Prices.
For the present, Old Post Office building.
LINDSAY & MORGAN.
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