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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 disease by the timely use ol Tutt’s Liver Pills, an old and favorite remedy of increasing popularity. Always cures SICK HEADACHE, sour stomach, malaria, indiges tion, torpid liver, constipation and all bilious diseases. TUTT’S Liver PILLS THE MORNING NEWS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14. 1900. CASTOR IA for Infants and Children. Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops ami Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It. destroys Worms ami allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrli<a and Wind Colic. It relieves Teeth ing Troubles and cures Constipation. It regulates the Stomach and Dowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. VELVET RIBBONS TA s^?> d V X RIBBONS 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. 7