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CHINA’S SOLE STATESMAN. II rttlMiH KfYORTI TO HK. I’OHM III* COt'Klll. All rnrllrfl In <•• Knplft Kenr Him WIM I u Uli fr Ills < • muii#*•!••—*|| | a Writ IMM His Aniol.lor|*h y. I lir KansHN Vlrrror** U>slHlma llrslrfrure and I'nrlns Hon Karl I I Hrr| From ttie London Telrra|>h Hy H W UwAon. , Him* Than* din I****! of most. If , >ll. of the dignities that the Hour*! ,-jvi| oflk*** ha* via borated through th* iiurlen; but ©nt* iWnUnctlon lir lion that . tillar to hinfcMdf. Ills ft.ime amt tab* of his life are well known mu* hla province, and even outlle th* of the empire, ills strange, anl , fiy ptrained, relatione %vith CblQwe , i,ton during the stormy timer, of the •h • ivbvMon have imured Imo tie* f . ,„n of history, uml his tour i > his figure. If not his fnro, familiar Ik* lOuropean capitals. He has Ism-u motet! through the whole hierarchy of ( Ut rank, and has filled u space in t igo Iron lion such mn has been nc ..l to none other of hu* countrymen i > the other day, the iVklrt ci.isette, old*st of the work!'© i h for a thousand yt-an* has been th** rnvil i• <Md of the cereiaefltlta and pru iii.gs of the Chinese government, an i. in< ed that there had ia-eii conferred on i fn i k* privilege of m utg carried in i with tw bearers, through the v >*rn court of the |Mlace. To hwvo l ihrough the French Revolution la .| a.** a feat; but id ha* pus#><d ii ,uh one of the most troubled perlol* * ‘nlnese hLtory. during which linn ,ti. r Ihnt* of the hotly i*iillc has basil off to Milirf) the appetite of vo r i Kuropc, in I he is iux only alive, t be Is still In office lie h.m kept hU I u|kmi his shoulders, when n*oil r. fallen, and hi* yeliow jacket over f . m when nearly all have been stripped T*ft At the present moment, n> -its hours ->( he is engaged in compiling h|s auto tphy. find ltiterewllng It will he to who are ,ble to w<a!e through twen- •domes of flowery Pekinese. In the of his story he claims to establish i t th.it hi has been, from first to i strenuous and consistent advociit* forms which, |f adopted, would hav-i I off Ihe break-up that is hanging . r the devoted head of the Hon of li .in. nisi in support he quotes direct • fi *m ti yl!*• of rejected (tetitlons. stand three feet high, thnt during the last t years h* hus laid on the foot of th i ee. According to his statement, h** n neon defeated ail along the line by • . . nrrupt opfoaltton of the censotw. to w in Ivlong* the prescriptive right and . of criticising, picking holes In, and. virtue of their protests, often overrul • - the libera! pro|K>sa)a of executive oftl- The toad smile on hearing of U'a claim o koned a pioneer of reformation, and inti at other motives for his public n< - ti-ii of a ‘ess exalted kind. hut. whatever ftaracter may be. he remains to-day . he has been for the lust quarter of 1 ■ • Miry, for ami away the most Interest < peiwonallty In the empire, and In all ability the ablest man. All parties fear him and wish for hls ■ intenance Kven If he Is oomewhat of •< • xtlnct volcano, he still has hls oc<w rMl eruptions. He has the power to ad i • or retard the Interests of other ► mandarin*, and hfs good office* are mil sought hy the two intriguers who di ve. the favors of the Krnpr<-ss Dowager, ’•uring the coup d'etat of l*h It was only t i" h his Intercession that the dominant l -pared the life Of the old etntes who like himself, bad been deco • • *.d sr the highest class of an Kng • f chivalry. There was no love ] .\.<n the two mn. but he took at the last moment because t I h minister pointed out to him nor It would Ik- to Kngllsh ! • 1 if the sentem** of death were l out; so 1.1 Intervened and the ex it * did not take place. The truth Is ifltttM n • is still an DM Of Ml u • y. ind though he talks In th* bit t- ’.Kappolnted strain of the statesman piwer, he is still on occasion able >■ ting It to bear on th Dowager to u T degree than the other heads of the • 1 rutntne who are now enjoying the i- Recently Dl was appointed to a office. tiru*onnected with the ancient U .id* or Secretariat, and created rape dlv for hls occupation, th** Ministry of • mmercc. The duties weft undefined in t the executive authority appeared to nil It partook rather of the nature • ‘ i royrd <*ennniKion to Inqulr Into the tfM.Je regulations and rr*port. with a view • their modification in the ensuing year treaty revision. Thus. too. only u ?e vemonth before IJ was sent to Inves • ’ate the state of the Yellow river and t • uggest r**medlal measures for Its nav uion Nothing came of It all. but the *■ -tve kept I-l away from th* capital 1- r -nme time, and It Is suggested thnt present appointment to the viceroyalt> • f Kwang-tuug and Kwong-sl Is a de • of th- same kind. Intended to In • |[ *' the old man's prolonged absence fit fh- various |H)rts. Circuitous are the •• i\s of the rhlnese government, and '-sounding dignifies are used, like rin* - lee to the Mongols, were In the days • f ihe Htuarts and Turkish vali ships are • day for fhe |mr|iose of finishing up an rj*ovAerfu! career In graceful jnd In* ' •<>** trilling Much an estimate of hia •i'olntcd work floes not accord with li s i professions, for he said that If he had n a.lowed to remain minister of oom ■r' he could have lroimht about the "t lmf>or!ant an.| fruitful results. t urlosltlea of t hlncse Wealth. 1.l Hung ('hang Is r< puted to be one of • richest oUh iaia In the *mplre. ami hit tlth has been put aa high as 7U,U(k),flot •!* or about n0.0r0.000. Those about him •n that these figures are grossly axag* ' 'ted. and that there are oth*r— Bhen •*. for example—who are richer, vet f Id ha af large a share ns Is stated of 'id *1 of the China Merchants’ Com* • ny. with Its munificent fle.| of ocean " ,| iver steamers, and Its handsome mo '*l*dy of the carriage of the tribute rice, h must rank among the great million the world's finance. In China • utward olgns are no clue to the mount of i man'* means. Tha Chinese • *nr -.i. and *lo not. |*enl much money, a.nllng to any Kuropcan standard of d*<i!utfure. They love money for - •‘ak*-. hot for th* luxuries of life fiioi rr.rney ..in buy—that Is to aay. above b. mere opisirt uni ties of sensual grattfi “ie Ho into the house of a rich Chlna •" " 'nd you will find no real comfort.and Httl* to mark the dlfforoiioa between hit •-* igbtiora' incomes and hls own. Twenty or thirty servants and a few mules and ixjole* are of small account, a successloh f opan court, unpaved, or. at test, with “r* (mtlis. b adlng through their muldy Ur. with one-storied and tiled upart • ' 1 ’ ' i u.mhi them. M*t> tun little nwinnia. Wfu furniture there is Is of the sparest ‘*d simplest, and. treated with but Chl t #negligence, the srjuarea of hard wood, of which It la made up, trust last a con •'• •* ;hie time. Resides, from the state of dirt m which the room* are habitually REFRESHING SLEEP. Horsford s Acid Phosphate Taken just before retiring quiets the i erves, nourishes the tired snd con f ; sed brain and induces refreshing sleep Usrs same Hoasrnso's en Anheuser-Busch Bottled Beers are without a peer — a Budweiscr, “Tk* Origin.!*' Black & Tan , “Tb Amrnc.il Poner" Anheuser-Standard Exquisite, “AmrrlcM *!!ir*rr- The materials used for these brews are the very’ best obtainable. “Not How Cheap; but How Good” is the motto of the Anheuserßusch BrewingAss’n S's' and ""S m <•>. lmou loodjlriok tUat pkyslciint rtcom- M ///.Sf££ T Tt& mt ’ ,i * c raoiber., the convtl.cfOU |hc tffd ffebU i, bf •aaociation. kept. he l.tlwn* of caretaking Is not a se vere ('barge. Chinamen have a better rea son still for avoiding ostentation. The more they show, the more will he asked of them b y way of “squeeie." Hqueese Is the tax l vied by the higher classes on the lower In a ratio that varies wih official rank The higher the official, the larger the •queen To make a parade of wealth only Increases the amount of this Irregular taxation, to pay for the of tlw empire, so all men practice the vir tue of a discreet neh-*tv that contracts strangely with the plutocracy of the New World. I visited at iVkln the house of a gentl*man who woe wkJ to draw an In come of over ({jit.Oui a year from Judicious Investments in |vawnhop*. but his living could hardly h.tv* cm*i him as many tens of (sjuudi-. In order to evade the higher rate of squeemc all hla property stood in the nans* of trusty servants, and he was able to prove conclusively to the Ysmt ii runners th.it hls world!} possessions were insignificant. Id’s Heat(lrnc*e anil Curios. Hiqji and now In years a* LI Is. It might be thought that, ufter all his Kuroitean exierlrnces f he would require a certain amount of comfort, even of luxury. In hls Murroumlings. but In IVkln LI “pigs It’’ **s mu* h as any other Chinese grandee. Although he owns a large house of hls own somewhere in the city, since his re turn from abroad, and until hls appoint mtnl to Canton, be rented a rambling old Buddhist temple not fur from the second wall—somewhat nofable In that in It are set up the memorial tablets of several of the present dynasty. Facing the gate ih*-re Is a yellow-tiled pavilion contain ing a fine tablet planted upon the broad back of a monster tortdlse. and In the “Joss house” behltsl services are con stantly celebrated by the priests on sol emn occasions. One would Imagine that the clanging of bells and the chanting of p.-ulms must be a noisy m* nt to the transaction of state affairs. All the court* are littered up with the usual slovenliness of a Chinese house hold, ami the servants would be the I**- ter for the supervision of a European eye. The room*, which El himself oc cupied are on two side* of the last court, with low roofs and Chinese paper and wooden windows. In one of them he usu ally received his visitors, and round It are hung the portraits of many of the sovereigns of Europe, presented to hint In icai. Ten presentation picture* are of a different sort. One Is n picture of flow - ers that the French government must have taken out of the lumber room of an old exhibition, and th- other, the gift of the llelKtnn rrown. Is supposed to de pict 1.1 and his suite wutrhlng some tar get praetlce with Ids tuns. Whether ihe Heliftans wished thus to Impress tha old secretary with their military prowess I know not. but the painting Is of a prim itive und made-to-order pattern. More In teresting are two long, straight scrolls of Imperial yellow silk, banning on the further walls. They look like glorified text banners from a country chapel, and on them are Inscribed In black Ink some huge Chines* characters denoting happi ness. These enme 11s a present from the Dowager Empre* on his lasg birthday, and the writing Is In her own royal hand. The obi lady and LI have worked logit her for many years, and If grati tude be a Chinese quality, which the mis sionaries deny, she probably feds grate ful to hint for his untiring service. Any how. In spite of the Jnpanese war. he has received many marks of Imperial favors during Ihe last four years. The other rcoms of the tempi —the old gue-t rooms—are all of the same shape and ,1s . and In two of them the old viceroy was went to shep and eat. The day when l had the honor of being r* - reived by him he was suffering frun a severe ohlll. aggraiabd hv the neces sity of posting oft to the palace at three and four o’clock In the morning nn of fl lal buslne-s. Small wonder that most of the grande* s of Ch'na are m* n of splendid phyatqu- ond colors.*l strength. It Is Indeod. a c se of the survival of the flliest. for all but those who hive consti tutions of Iron break down under the un casing strain of ih higher work of the great cflic sof stnte. Wh-n they And ttm- to sleep Is a mystify, as it Is the t'sdltloral custom of the Emiwrnr to hold h s reception of and give audience to hla minister In the early hours before Ihe break of day at all *<a*on* of the year. A Chinese official told me that the Vice roy of Houkwang. old Chang-Chl-Tung. was o'ten so tired out with lab rs thwt he fell asl-<p In writing out hi* own tele gram*. The werst of It 's that ihe man da Ins have no ' well-earned rest ' to lock forward 10. Petition* to be allowed to r tire 10 lh*lr native eltle* are almost In variable- rj*ete l. Dr M rr s n in- ntloi a the re* of Wong Wen-Shao the Viceroy of Yunnan and Kwelrhau After half a century of official life In the province* and the capltnl. ho aiqdled for leave tv re urn to hi* ancestral home to die. Th e application ws -efused. 80 It always I*. To die In harness Is the constant fortune i f the Chinese mandarin, and If his coun. try has to t*lt< him at hi* own prl. e. they manage to keep hint all hla time here on earth The hlgh-els Chinese have, undoubt edly. the grand manner of the Old World Court* sy with them Ia matrer of strict regulations, and the French court eti quette of "le Hot flslell" never approach cd the Chinese In lie perfection of de nil Ev. ry movement Is prescribed bv . filer In council. ,und any variation of form Is In Itself an oul-nf-'he-way In. suit or compliment, a* the care mty be LI him** If I* the pink of c ill r toy In his own hous- Ml though he was ho roee from his chair t > greet u. and apologia and for not being able to meet us at the door. Haw lie Keeps Posted. The old man 1* lucky In having retained In hi* service *0 cu’.tur I well-informed, and lmble a man a* hi* private secre tary Mr Pelhlck an American *n ll* man. who has lived In China, with brief Intervals, since the Civil War Every af ternoon and evening Mr. Pethlek re id* him au h extracts from the foreign p pers as are likely to Interest him. and with Reuters slip of telegrams every day, he hi well posted In current nears. Id Is (till o splendid looking m*n. bearing his nigh upoc four-score yeirs with Chinese Indifference, and. though he walks with a trifle more difficulty then he did when he was In England, he I* ready for any labor and any Journeys* Ai the present mo ment he says he would like to spend an other two veaiw In Europe, -where he was delighted with hla reception, and 10 England, so he aaya. he I* especially de sirous to return. It seems a pity that he and other* of the "ancient regime" did not have their cyea opened to the strength of THE MORNING NEWS: SATI RDAY. SEPTEMBER 1, 1000. St. Louis, U. S. A the modern system of things Homo yenr* ago Having heard of laird Salisbury's bereavement. he expressed hi* sincere sympathy with the prime mtnteter an-1 Ilia i.irmly an-l went on to say how mm li ha rr|rrlll that hr had not had Ihr 041- portunlty of mc<Hng Lord Rosebery, who had rnlrrlalnrrl him at luncheon by flep ulv Whrn hr wrm to Roil I ant] The disintegration of China l a familiar subject of conversation, strange though ll may term, with these statesmen of the empire, and 1.1 wa* anxious to know whether In drear Britain the Idea of euch a catastrophe wa* viewed with favor He counted. he repeatad. much on English eupimrr to avert It The moat Interesting part of hie talk had reference to hie own appointment ar mlnleter of commerce ami the results that he hO|ied to blink about Hie duly*would, he raid, be to Inquire Into the existing rekulatlone of trade and to do away with the harrirra that now ohetruct tt. I suggested that England wanted no-him more than to open up the Interior to trade under hard cuetome du ties properly collected, and to aecure the abolition or traneformatlon of llkln. t. e., octroi on native-born tr.ifhc Thla. he ns eured me. wa* the exact object of hie mle elon. bill, hr added, wr mnet alwave rec ollect that the strongest harrlere were the Incruetnd prejudteee of many centurion He agreed that the forthcoming revlelon of treatlee gave the opportunity to N grasped. and he heltevee that many re form* are now afoot In the empire, though the hot-headed enthusiast* of last year wanted to a. ofnpllsh Impoealhllitlee. No doubt Ihr predominant trait In Ll’a char acter le hie love of money, and he pute Innumerable queetlone In reft renee to the financial poaltloti of English millionaire* In regard to the houee of Rothechlkl he was particularly Inquleltlve. and he would have liked to he fumlehed with euch a comparative llet of great fortune* ae le sometimes given In the preea of the United Stales. It le eaey to percleve that LI thorough ly indoreee the Chlneae proverb which telle ua '‘ehat with money you can move even the gods; without money you can not move even a man " In fact, he valura i! foreigner, by hie wealth, nnd assesses hie Influence. Among other thlnge. he finds It curloue to hear that memhere of Parliament are not paid. "What do they get’" he wnnta o know, and It le a lit tle hard to explain to hla a.-itlefa-dlon what le admittedly an English paradox. It* 1 haa lieen abroad, and he may feel about hie city like a eon of the old Mar qule Teeng. who told an English friend that he had ll'S dared In the presence of the great offlclale to eay other than that Pekin was a far finer city than I-or.- don, Parle or Vienna, hut that, person ally, he wae going to the West again a* Boon aa poealhlc. Ll looke forward to eerlng many eight* and people, whom he missed last time, on hi* hex! vlalt o England. Will he ever come’ Some of hi* nttendant* believe It to be quite on the card*, turt It U hardly credible that the jealous bureaucracy will allow him to go. after the almost royal honor* which were paid him In 1999 Ll con stantly proclaim* himself a firm friend of Great Itrttaln. and. although this lie open to doubt, and le doubted In diplo matic circle*, he la probably ae much a friend to Rnglnnd aa he la to anybody, ex cept himself. He I* at this moment Viceroy of the two great provinces of the West river, Kwang-*! nnd Kwang-tung. and live* n! Ihe capital city of Southern China Pri marily, he wae sent to Canton to put down the ptra< y of the waterways with a strung hand and to restore order to the turbulent districts of the Interior. To friendly diplomatists It wae whispered Ihnt he wae apeclally Instructed to oppose French aggression on the Ton kinese frontier. He was to he the strong man at the helm All thlnge In China are what they call on the Hunde “show pllfgln." and It le probable that the real nnd governing reason for Li's removal from the capital to the far south of the empire wa* to nullify his personal Influ ence with the Dowager Empress, and to Blve a free hand to the ancient Intrig uers, who arc always competing for her favor. That Ll will deal effectively with the pirates of the Wear river le poeelble. but that, with hie record, he will *t* the administration of the two Hwangs on a satisfactory footing passes belief. All that will happen Is. that when the end comes Ll will be a richer man than ever, and the pirate* will have to disgorge eom* of their plunder. Canton, however, re quire* a atrong hand, even If It he not overelean. and that Important trading renter will he In a state of greater secur ity for hls tsawerful presence. F.riTtni* dftt r.nn, f|nrer Inscription* nn Itnass in a Jersey f.ri, ve> *r*l. From the Philadelphia Pres* Vineland. N. J.. Aug. JS— In Siloam Cemetery, at this place, are two curious epitaphs denying the existence of a Oo*l. On the tombstone* over the graves of the late Mr and Mrs. Jeremiah Hacker, who were residents of this town, are the following Inscriptions: "Jeremiah Hacker, born In Brunswick. Me,, May I*. 11. Died Aug. Sit, lIM. Teacher, lecturer and fifteen years edi tor and publisher of Ihe 'Pleasure Rout.' The nngry, wrathful Hlble-Ood Is a myth.” ••.Millie Tobey, wife of Jeremiah Hack er. born In Portland. Me., ISI4. Died Aug. . I**9 Where Is <*od?" The epitaph* are doubly noticeable be cause of the striking contrast with the others nearby, which show great piety. The late Jeremiah Hacker was a re nowned atheist. He dressed oddly and frequently harangued to street-corner crowds. Hacker carried hi* crusade against th# church even to the grave, rrectlng hie own tombstone at the time of hi* wife's death. The date of hi* death was left blank until hla demise The epitaph* at first eaused the direc tor* of the cemetery to consider prop osition to remove the headstones, but after many heated discussions the In scription* were allowed to remain. Hacker stood ready to resort to the courts to protect h‘s right* as the owner of a graveyard lot. —Lord Roberta never I amel the art of dI- taring hi* dlp*t'he*, and always ha* to write them out with his own hand Hl* writing it. moreover. o very bad that It can be read only by hla aid. tv whose lot it conxequenilv fall* to “trarslate" the orders In characters mote readily decipherable. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Mutunlay and Sunday— Georgia Mowers or thunderstorm* Saturday and probably Sun-lay, light to Irish winds, mo-tty northeasterly. Eastern Florida; tlh-iwrr* or thunder storms Saturday; probably fair on the southeast resist. Sunday, showers and thunderstorms; light to fresh easterly winds. Yester-lav’s Weather at tt ivannah— Maximum temperature, I V. pm KX degree* Minimum temiterature, 7 SO pm 7 degree* Mean temperature 7* degree* Normal temperature . 7* degree* Excess of temperature 0 degree Accumulated excess since Aug 1 113 degrees Accumulated deficiency since Jan. I Ih degrees Rainfall IS Inch Normal il Inch Deficiency since Aug, I V7S Inches Deficiency since Jan. 1 S.(M Inches River Report-The hlght of the ftavan nah river at Augiistn. hi 9 a m . TStli me ridian time, yesterday, was 9.3 feet, a rise of .03 foot durlug the preceding twen ty-four hour*. Cotton reni n bulletin. Savannah, O*. far the twenty-four hour* ending at a a m-rldlan time. Aug 31. 1*00; fltatlons of Mai Mu, K.i* Savannah dlatrlrt. IT*m|Tem.' f*U Alat-aiia. Ga . cloudy SI | 71 | 29 Albary. cloudy ■ 93 | 71 jI.M Ameticu*. pi cloudy ... s.* 70 .to llalnbiitlge. timely m |73 rtl *Easunan. cloutly j tM | Til .on Fort Gallic*, clear S3 | 71 .#* Oatmavllle, Flu., clear Si 73 | ,31 M lien, Q* , dear 91 TO .13 gultman. clear 99 9* j9l Kdi mtiah pt. cloutly SI | 71 | T Thomas 11 He. pt cloudy S3 7! IS Waycroje. cloudy | SI | 70 .90 •Received too lat* fer tilegraphlo aver ages Special Texas Rainfall R p-rts—Ballin ger hi. Be vlll . 14; Brenham 0; Co'- umhla .13. Corsliara. ti; Cuero, *>; lltarne. .ft Houston. 19; Huntsvlll*. 73; l.impHsts. .ft; Lultug. K>: Gslvseton, .01; Hhermnn .19; Abllen-, 0!; Temple. .72: Wruthsrf ird. T Waco, (A Heavy Katne Yema*ee fl C, 3.0n. Macon, Ga . 3.00; West Point. 1 Vi I ,l>ist. Average* I No. | 1 1 i Bta- M <x I Min 'Pals Central Stations |tlons TemJTaro | fall. Atkhrtg' I M j ■ 70 so Augusta | 10 : Ist 70 | .24 Charleston j Ij tt 70 j .90 Galveston | 29 I*' 7a It Little Rock 12 | <T> t’l ; 04 Memphis j 19 )*9 7 .13 Mobile 1 10 ; 94 i 70 | .30 Montgomery | 7 pi 7j so New Orleans jl2 S3 US 1* Savannah j 12,51 j 71 39 Vicksburg j 11 i9O 99 | .12 Wilmington | 10 99 j7O j .10 Remarks—Rhowers have occurred over the entire lit-H. with a material .noting over North Georgia and the Carolina*. Observation*, taken at the same mo ment of lime at .ill stations, Aug. 31. 1901. 4pm. ?&th meridian lime. Names of Stations. i T I *V , Ham Boston, cloudy | II 1 9 • 90 New York City, clear ....' 90 j 10 | *0 Philadelphia, clear *4 | L on Washington City,‘clear ..| *2 1 I, ' on Norfolk, clear | 79 | * | on liatlcrar. clear ! 74 I 9 ' .00 Wilmington, pi cloudy ~| 79 | T Charlotte, cloudy j 79 | 9 I .00 Rn'.elgh. pt. cloudy ! 79 | !, | .an Charle*ion. cloudy | no j I T Atlanta, cloudy | 74 | 9 | 01 Augusts cloudy > 79 L T Savannah, ralnlig ,i 72 | L | 92 Jacksonville, clear | 92 | L | 00 Jupper. clear | 92 j la | .at) Key West, pt. cloudy.,..| 90 | 9 | 49 Tampa, pt cloudy |92 i L 00 Mobile, cloudp' j 7* ‘ I. I ,10 Mon*gomery. pt. rlotidy ~| 94 | L .00 Vicksburg. dear | 94 | I, | .on New Orleans, clear j 92 | I, | ttt Galveston, cloudy | *1 1 9 | on Corpus Chrlall. cloudy ...| 94 14 | T Palestine, cloudy t 79 j L .09 Memphis, pt. cloudy i 7 j L 00 Cincinnati, cloudy |99 | L T Pittsburg, clear | 94 | I, | no Ruffalo. clear .] 79 | 9 | no Detroit, clear j 79 | L j 00 Chicago, clear 79 ' 1 ■ (in Marquette, clear 79 | 14 j 00 St. Paul, rlenr j IS j 3 | .00 Davenport, clear *4 ’ 9 on 8t lanil*, cloudy ; 90 9 l .00 Kansas CMy. pt cloudy... 90 j L on Oklahoma, clear j 79 | 9 | T Dodge CMy. pt. Cloudy. 90 | 19 | on Ntwth Platte, pt. cloudy.. 94 | i t no T. ter temperature: V f.,r veWtty.' H B Boyer. I-ocl For.-act Offl'lal. KYPtlltT REVOI.VKH XIIOOTIAG. Walter Wlnan* on the BnsalMlltlea of the I'lstol. From the New York Presg. Walter Wlnans. the famous pistol shot, recently had this to say on how to shoot successfully and well; "A* to the posl hllltles of the revolver—well, according to my Idea, at 12 yard* th* jdstol Is |**rfect. If the man can shot At 12 yards you ought to Its aMe to put all the httllet* in one hole. I hive done It twice In one aft ernoon. At 5b yards I can put them all Into a four-inch hullseye. and at ldb can pul most of them In. The limit of the re volver I* Fb yards. I made 41 out of a possible 42. firing *|g shots In 12 seconds at a two-inch bullssye. at lb yards' range I don't care for automailc pistols. The way the spent cartridge shell* come flying out In your face Is enough to frighten one Y'our ten shot# are fired away In as many seconds. It I* not easy to aee how many shots you have left In the magasln*. and too much strength has to be exerted to open It; then all the force of the recoil contra on one |Ar. and If that went, half the idstol would he driven Info your face. A revolver that would work automatically Is what we want, and some makers are ex perimenting In th*i direction The auto matic revolver will, to my mind, Ik- the pistol of the future." Mr Wlnans abstain# from tobacco and Intoxicant*. A weak throat, a* a child, uhd lack of desire had more to do with thla abstention than prlnct|>le or set pur l*)*e; hut, like the majority of marks men. he puts a high value on abstemious ness He says that, with on* exception, he never knew a crack shot who .buld safely drink to excess, th* exception be ing n man who gave exhlbltlott* of shoot ing things off hi* wife's head and out of her hand, and who could never attempt his feats IE I he had swallowed the .on tent* ot a bottle of brandy. "When I sea a man tom. up to the target at Bisley pulling at a big pit*-." he say*. "I am not afraid of him And If a man's not fit. he's not much good, and If suffering from liver, will a* likely a* not see two bulls eyes. In place of one." When In training Mr Wlnan* shoots nearly nn shots a day at moving objects ml things thrown .about He always • boots better In competition than wtun Prevention ' better than cure. Tutt’s Liver Pills will not only cure, but if taken in time will prevent Sick headache, dyspepsia, biliousness, malaria, constipation, jaundice, torpid liver and kindred diseases. TUTT’S Liver PILLS ABSOLUTELY CURL Did You Ever Know any one who smoked the same kind of Five Cent cigar any length of time? Five Cent cigar smokers arc always dissatisfied—always trying something new—or something differ ent, as there always seems to be some thing wrong about the cigars they have been smoking. • Ask your dealer for Old V trginia Cheroots They are always good. • Three hundred million smoked this yeir. Price, 3 for 5 cents. LINDSAY & MORGAN STILL AT OLD POST OFFICE, With Great Barflains In Summer Goods, Such as Mattings. Mosquito Nets, Refrigerators, Porch Awnings, Reed Furniture, Go-Carts, etc. Closing out our stock of Buck's Stoves and Ranges Low Down. The only Odorless Refrigerator. FRENCH CLARET WINES, and GERMAN RHINE and MOSELLE WINES and FRENCH COGNAC BRANDIES. All these fin* Wine* and Ulquois me imported by ue in glass direct from the growers In Europe Our Bt. JuHen Claret Wine from Everest. Dupont 43 Cos of Bordcaug. France. I* one of their epcclalilo*. find one at extremely low price. The Chateaux Deovllle. ona of than eupertot Claret Wines, well known oil over th* United States. We also carry In bond Cb’el Wtnfis from this celebrated firm In casks. Our Rhine and Moselle W me# are Imported from Marlin DouU. ‘/rank fort. Germany, are the beat that omo to Ibo United Hlataa BODKNHKIM la very fine and chotp. NIERBTKIN also very good. RUCKS HEIM very choice. RAUBNTIIAI*. selected grapes eery elegant. LIEBFRANYtri.CH quite celebr dsd MARCOBRUNNER CABINET elegant and rorfi. TOHANNIBBURGFR I* porfcotton. SPARKLING HOCK SPARK KING MOSEM.F. BPARKUNd MUBCA TELLK and FINE FRENCH COGNAC BRANDIES Special Brandies are Imported dir. ot from France by ti*. In raes and ro"kfi .. LIPPMAIN BROTHERS. A High-Grade Institution OUfIDTCD 00l I CPC HOME, for LAMES. OnUfl I Cfl UULLC.||E' UEOKQIA. ' MftUw niilfilF dtllplffil W 4 lntiMMk| llenilli leeortl I NiMB* rMpfoTU. f •(•*(• I •p*r*WMn letkf fltk leeit*| U) __ 118 *Wh IM ftwilf In Ito filiit IImIMInk-w- rtL |l V> *° • tuNlfiH** i*t t .. .1* nr+lh+nl. twllUl-r*rtyrt—, ano4 HtIIMOM oV ••rlf|. U<* ,1 r iiiy7M /" ‘ A ' • 1 t-foMbti f uuretfi •IMI.P* tk4 Lj r f JL ‘ • in 1(30 Ipsrtlry I IffiriM 1 lA Lj>. fif, fo .gne/ffh.K! mmt. eitgurm g •ta4onlo • ,j-*lfii.. a-I*i>tg*e M n>*w|rM TI-o Tfoetw** jiflJlfVl•"• "•*• 'eel. lfiroF !• I J...''hg y -ng 1.1 lee (n ansi I Uttllug 1 |HUSI i*| fit tMOfl# a . r t.d 8e | >t Molt ( grgll f ')••*) It) uie* ;*.*•! oaJH 11 ' fiqw'l W.OBI ••ewllenl A PRIZt PIANO '•'♦* <-t • (•*•) .liSR gq‘: "a Hfi I •*♦' 1 '■••"'•li t (St# -*M *..k U . .alwo lhu M a M ntt tlsllur * ••••■• i*‘aiw t.. >*!.* (s * .*i |. i* . *. .n • .;rg. . ... V JactiOfi (<> >••11 •" inks Mriy j.|iraki f- In (eir.l-ot L ' in. mu. I Wfito Prod*M KlMasoiit ftg • whfffh will U mo( fra* | oofjtD| prrtlrlfi#f. ||r> nny: "A man cHntc out to ball-* evory ntirbi would not much ooc| Hi ib‘ taricw*. mh.i. for my purl, I imin in I would (rain for n boat rnm or n(>rp]c<'hiipe. Th natural qua lift o notiM ntoM'f' iry for a c<>od ahof nrr koo>! mklrhi and •ttdy band To rompftK m fit;• ley you mum have no nervea. I’vo sern a mHii moke five bulb, unit then mti* ihr completely. It r the la| shot chat tell*, and when not In good form It’a a fatal thing to kvk at the pro re. You mumn’t act ratiM muntn’i go to placet when collared With nerve#* and pluck I could make a l*%l !*eal a good one.” SMITHS HIM, MEET AT I’EAI‘tCK. To Lather In Crowds, anti They Will ( note From Far noil Near. From the New York Journal. The iwenty-flfth annual reunion of Ihe Smith family Is alatu* to he held at Pea pack. N J , and Hmltha for utllea around are preparing to be present Next Wednesday Is the day, and poetnl cards bearing invitations to the great col .1 tlon of the Hmiths are passing by hun dreds through the mailt that leave the town of Peapack The Invitation reads ss follows: The twenty-fifth annual reunion of the Hmlth family and friends will be held In the grove on the farm of the late Peter Z. Hmlth. one mile east of Peapack, N. J , a* Hi a m on Wednesday, Aug S, lltte. Rev, W. I), Judd of BernsrdvUle will make the principal address. Newark City Home Band will furnish music for the oc casion . All the relative* and friends of 'h* family are requested to attend Re. freshments can be obtained on the grounds. No sutlers nor fakirs' stands will l>e allowed in or near the grounds. If ttorray Ihe reunion wl 1 be held the next fair day. IHAIAII BMITH. ABRAM SMITH. President. Vice President. JAMES C. SMITH, 3. I> SMITH. Secretsry. Treasurer. There are hundreds of Smith* around Peapack and the**' Smiths have hunderds of friends, so that when the annual re union cornea off •he spacious grove on the Peter Smith farm can scarcely hold the crowds that gather to exetannge com pliments of the season The partlrulsr ftimlly of Smiths that Joins In this celebration every year I* descended from Henry Smith, a native of Holland When he reached there shores In lilt he spelled hi* nsmn Schmidt, but he soon acquired the cus tom of hi* adopted country nml spell cl It plain Smith. There is a tradition that love brought the pioneer Hmlth to this country. One thing Is certain, iherc Is romance In the story of how he left his Holland dykes to try his luck In the Jersey wilds He lost no lime In New Amsterdam or Weehawken. bit* bought a fa rift In the townahlp of Keadlngton. His farm was next 1o that of a neigh bor named Hasa*-H. whoee pretty daugh ter. Christiana, had attracted the young man from Dutchland. 80 It waa not long after Ms nrrival In this country 1 I w ’ "'M down upon hi" farm Seventeen children were horn and In this way the Smiths began to take pos session of the country roundabout with the Arm generation. The destendants of John Henry Smith ns actually enrolled number about 2.500. a majority of them farmers. Toe annual picnics given by th* Hmiths have always been In the nature of rllg- The Singer Piano of Chicago, 111. This SINGER PIANO Is sold hy many ot the leading dealers In the United States, auch as Wm Slelnen Hon* Cos who have ih* largest establishments In Itosion. Nw Haven end Providence. Also the SINGER PIANO Is sold by Wm Knelt# Cos., having the leading house# In Button. Baltimore, Washington and New York city. Ittsre are a large number of leodlnx house* handling hINUER FIANU. too numerous lo men I km. The SINGER PIANO Is evidently on* of the twit |.i.ino* In the market, or U would not be *old by them lending houee*. It has an elegant singing tone, much finer than most piano*, and about one-half the price of other Instruments. • Call and see, and examine th* SINGER PIANO and save a good deal of money on y.our purchase Same guarantee la ex tended for the SINGER PIANO as any of •he leading piano* of the day. and a sat isfactory price will he given to all on ap plication LIPPMAN BROTHERS. Wholesale Agents. Wholesale Druggist* Barnard and Congress Streets. Savannah, Ga. foam cmicmistc* a motion Pennyroyal pills V OrtcMal m*4 (Tal; . H4FF-. ■ N CHit'llKMTKS*m i:m.i.|h|| hRlI* Ml? I* t.iw —,.1 >'( *• *1 ok*' *• mfkre i H] ■‘N'leHuilam mm 4 It-Hit nr !••. n*t il W fMugmat m 4**- ta Jr PartlesUrs, Tr-lm-t-|r 0 *4 ** It•"**! tmr l+itm k f p*. lara Mall. I>,dMMI tl Haul te* r all lrM • %tofcwfr €>■<■ gal l N ■*• fca r*m Madia— Po.are, I*llll. A . Pi! IM Ay L V. H'.arvtc A <a~ Wkwi Wausau. *• uomm. CU*E YOURSELF I I'w Ola u tar unnstural ile-ber*s, lDSsn.luall. lis, rriMatinns or “••hrsess. I Uukai. Slid Out arlf.O* , **ot or pnitoaoita. *M fcy Omirriate, r*r M ln plafn wrapper MTSTirKrtV® Circular set, I niaaeat tous gatherings. The original Smiths were stanch I.titheloins. The descendant* are In most of the Protestant denomina tion* l.oral clergymen have always heen guests of honor on he picnic days If signs count for aught the Smith reunions this year will attract greater crowds than ever before. —Fred 1-evlsee. a W*yearA>Sd Oshkosh, tVls..hoy. died the other day after suffer. Ing excruciating pain for about twenty four hours, the result of burns about the fare, arms and cheat. The hoy and a playmate. Orlando Quandt, were attempt ing lo Imitate the feat of a “flre-eater" In a show that exhibited In that city a few days ago. Young I-evlsee saturated eel* ton with gasoline, placed it m his mouth, mid expelling the gas, Ignited It. The flames descends ♦ Into hi,* throat, burning him Internally as well a externally. The Quandt boy waa seriously burned In at tempting to vxllogulsh the Barnes, but will recover. Ocean SteainslilD Go. -roR- New York, Boston -AND THE EAST, t'nurpa*sed cabin accommodations. All tha eutnforta of a modtrn Hotel Klactrla light. I nri'jpilrd table Tickata Include meals and berth, aboard ship. I’asitiuet Fares Irom SavuQdl TO NKW YORK-FIRST CABIN. $; FIRST CABIN HOUND TRIP. 133. IN TERMEDIATE CABIN. li. INTERME DIATE CABIN ROUND TRIP. tM. STEERAGE. 110. TO BOSTON - FIRST CARIN. 122; FIRST CARIN HOUND TRIP. SB IN TERMEDIATE CARIN. 117. INTERME DIATE CARIN ROUND TRIP. 123.9 E STEERAGE. 111.73 The exprene xeam'hlpe of thle line are appointed i< tall from Savannah. Central (Why meridian time, aa 'oltowa SAVANNAH TO XKW YORK. TAI leAH ASNRMO. Ci 4 Aakina. SAT URDAY S-pt. I, 900 p m CITY OF AFOFSTA. Capt DaggOtl, MONDAY Sept 3. 11 80 a m NACtK.X’HEK Cap! Btnlih. TCF.3DAT, Pert . 12 :Nl p m. KANSAS CITY Cart Flxh-r. THURS DAY. S. pt. . 2 10 p. m CITY OF BIRMINGHAM Capt Bert. SATURDAY Sept 9. 4:# P m TAEUAIIASBEC. Capt. Aakm*. MON DAY, fi*p!. 10, 3 30 p m CITY OF AUGUSTA Cap' Daggett. TUF.SDAT, Sept 11. :31 p m NACOOCHEK. ('apt Smith. THURS DAY, Sept. 13, *3>* p m KANSAS* CITY. Capt. F "her. SATUR DAY, Sept 12, 10 00 p m. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Opt. Berg. MONDAY Sell 17. 12 " noon TAMeAHASSEE. Cap.. Aaklnx. TUES DAY, So I I . I: o p m CITY OF AUGUSTA, 'apt Daggett, THURSDAY S*p' 20 I> l> m N (Cl lO DEE. Capt Sml'h, SATUR DAY Sept 22 400 p m KANSAS CITY. Capt Flatter MONDAY. Sept 21. S-on p m CITY OF ItIIt.MfNGHAM. Capt Berg. Tl ESI 'AY. Sept, . 5:30 p nt TAEI-AHASSES’, ''apt Aeklna. THURS DAY, S. pt. 27 *:*o p m CITY OF AI'OUSTA. Capl Daggatl. SATURDAY. Sept. 29 *p m yr:u lOHK Tt* HUSTON. CITY OS" MACON. Capt. Savage, WED NESDAY, S PI 5. noon CITY OF MACON. Copt. Savage. MON DAY'. Sept 10. neon CITY OF MACON, (’apt. Savage. FRI DAY. Sept 54. noon CITY' OF MACON. Capt Savage. WED NESDAY. Sept 19. noon CITY OF MACON, ' apt Savage. MON DAY, Sept 24. noon CITY OF MACON. Copt Savage, FRI DAY. Set**- *• •<>• This comiwny reserve# the right to change hi Halting* without notice and without liability or accountability there for. S-tlllng# New York for Sevannah dally except Sunday*. Mondays and Thuradaga, 6 mi m w. O DREYY'KR. City Ticket and Pass enger Agent. 107 Bull atreet. Savannah. On E W SMITH. Contracting TrelgM Agent Savannah. Ga. R 6. TRKZKVANT. Agent. Savannah. Ua WAI.TFR HAWKINS. General Agent Traffic pep't 224 W Bay street, Jack sonville. Fin. E. H HINTON, Traffic Manager, Sa vannah. Oa P F T.E FT.VRF Superintendent. New Pier St North River New York N T MERCHANTS AND MINERS TRANSPORTATION CO. STIUAYBt.II 11" I.INKtt. HAV ANA YH TO IIAI.TfYIIYHR. Tickets on sals at company's officoe to the following point# at vrry low rot**. ATLANTIC CITY, N J BALTIMORE MI) BUFFALO. N T. POSTON, MASS CHICAGO. ILL. CLEVELAND. O. ERIK. PA HAGERSTOWN HAKRIBBURO. PA. HALIFAX. N 8 NIAGARA FALLS NEW YORK. Fill LA DELPHI A PITTSBURG. I’ROY'IDENCB. ROCHESTER TRENTON WILMINGTON. WASHINGTON. yirai-clase ticket# Include meals and state r<on> berth Savannah to Bill (more. A< c..mnu>datl >n# and culeine unequaled Freight capacity unllmlt and, careful boa ting and quirk <ilpteh. The steamship* >.f thle company are ap- P In'od to sail from Savannah to Bsltl mo"w o# follow* (Standard lime): ALLEGHANY. Capt. Foster. BATUR DAY. S*pt l. !0:< P m. TEXAS, ('apt. Eld ridge. TFEBDAT, Sept 4. 1:30 p m D 11. MILLER. Capt. Peter*. THURS DAY, B*P' ®. *: P m. And 'torn Raittmora Tuesdays, Thur*- dayo and Huiuriays 4)4 p m Ticket office. 19 Bull street. NEWCOMB COHEN. Trav. Agent. J. J CA ROLAN. Agent. Savannah. Ofi. W P TURNER OTA A D RTKHBINS. A. T. M. J. C WHITNEY Traffic Manager. General Office# Hattlmore, M<f IF Sun sill unit DOES NOT CURE ALL mom Fevers ond ills VOUR DRUQOIST WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY Every Bottle Guaranteed. MANUFACTURED BY —— COLUMBIA DRUG C 0„ SAVANNAH, CA • l M Mti.lt guoan. HOTEL VICTORIA Broadway, ilti avenue and *lth at.. New York city. Entirely ms, absolutely ft ra il tool . t-iuropean plan. Rooms, tl.oo par day and upward. ROBERT T. DI-NLOP, Manager. Formerly of Hotel Imperial. Ot.D NEWSPA PERU, -0 for a csota. as tgualnsaa uffles Morning News, 7