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GOING TO WAR IN CHINA.
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IN n T>ln rare i-biuler. • Colllei '* Weekly
A lh- Yorktown which broughl nr
from Che E<o, Mumd lol.v through
th* Umi of tw> m> - Ik lit .h'pe of the a'lb*
—hi* Ka.k British, r*. !• .1 .nr o, red J*p
nf~- ami while Hu - in.-. twent. -right In
all —*hr * a* n ainuwrr In a foreign
lard until ihr Newark tamo Into view
Considering the lm|>r am < of our Ir.ter
•*ts In iho mi, f ore very poorly rc|-
resertd, Indmt. hy t small rrulnr an I
u gr* d-*l*e>l gunt> at. The now ivkiki
Jolne with the 'if. er* In w.hlng for th*
fitly atrlvbi of the llrack yn mil Ihr or..
* n
If numbe r nr* omul our * Irll hi*
b*n giro'. Vox roan inarltn - wrrr Ihr
flr* 10 *1 I to 1 r iti t ihrlr legation*
('apt. McCalla >n going on ti INktn
antway. whether anyh'ly sr.nmpanlc)
him or noi It we* ii ugh. he .rilil that
the Amm an legation war In danger Ad
miral Hi* tviOu; w ri-i I*l e* l int k
a 1 on-' The British joint*) the viptain and
the o:h<r Pfwent fell In w th th Ir fore.*
aa a mter of course. If number* nr*
amall—lhete are not enough men on the
Niw.tik to man the guna -hmqltallty 1*
aeeonllrgly yr*t! among th- few officer*
(rhn remain on th* flagship At the tim
of my atflvil the w irdr om of every
man-o'-war In the fleet wa* tejolelng Thr
nw* of the rescue of s ymour* tarty
wa* iltflnl e The gallant foree had been
rough v handled, hut that any part of It
w.** adve cam* almost a- a eurprta. after
waiting for new* of It for thirteen Nay *
The I'Nmnutl fort* of Taleu.
A* soon a* the Yorktown approaehe>t
the flee* I began looking for those now
famous fort* nf Ttiku. and I wt atlll
looking when she dropped anchor, Though
the day wa* bright, they were obretjred
In the huge hanging over the yellow
water A man-of-war of the flr*t <j**
cannot approach nearer than nine miles
Therefore. Her Muj**ty'a Centurion or
llarfleur wo* a* helpler* a* an Indian ca
noe again*! the Chinese gunner* when
they anticipated the expiry of the ulti
matum The flghtln* fell to the lot of
the gunboat*, while the hntileghlp* had
not even the privilege of being specta
tor*
Launch** ran pas* over the bar only
•t high tide twice a day. An orderly
called me at 3a. m I hastily dr**ed,
• wallowed a piece of loa*t and went over
the tide with my hngguse Into the New
ark'* launch, whleh wa* going ashore
with dispatcher. Cap! Tauasig of the
Yorktown, broking for new* of his son.
who wa* with McCalla. ami Dr. Kennedy,
who won going to attend the wounded of
McCalla'* party. Joined u* from the York
town. The fort* appeared w'th th* sun
light. and they were quite different from
expectations—great mud wall* with i-m
--hrsaure# on either side of the muddy lit -
tile river P*l-Hn, A* my geography had It
Tien Tln Itself was only a abort distance
from the sea Tongku. where you take
the train for Tien Tsln. thirty miles dis
tant, Is three mile* up the river from
the mouth British. Japanese and Rus
sian *en'rles were patrolling th* parapet
with British. Japanese and Russian flag*
flying over them, and here and there a
gun lying sidewise or with It* hreeeh
toward (n* sea The gunboat- which took
a fortification thnt ought to have held
back twenty time* their number were In
line la the river. Iksw* upstream. Three
of them hore scar* which he who rod*
In a launch might see The namesake
of the Merman Iltls, which wa* lost off
Formosa four years ago—a statue erected
hy Clcrman merchant* on the Rund of
Shanghai perpetuate* the memory of hr
crew, who went down with a cheer for
thetr K,'iter suffered the wnrk A *-lnch
•hell exploded hv contact with the frame
work of the bridge and twisted and cut It
as If It were *0 much gingerbread work
Her captain, hi* leg torn hy a fragment,
stuek to hi* post until he hqd directed
his vessel out of the gone of Are.
Tle Itonen of fhe Momicarjr.
At the f |er of Tonicku lien an old pari
dl*- wheel v#*wl fliKittnir the American
fl if. Yeti e 111 aee her type on our Amer
ican Fiver*. A* a * tin boat, ahe la thirty,
five ycai* hchfn<l the times*; *tif la the
cmi hrr min*, which are of the earlleat
brf#fh*loadln pattern For yftm the
Mono.-ary has* lain In the Yang-tae oppo
rite Bhat)f(hal. an example of the ftr?*t
Iron-dart * *** d<*vek>|wd by our Civil War,
fthowln* by contraat wl h other tnen-of
war how off*f-ntictlly modern the task* of
t* -day are. They came and went, tint she
rema ned In Hhanjthaf a* much of a fix
ture ax the pier* or the itunrt. Her can
lain wax a little rtlxgrtjnti rt, and Admi
ral Dewey quiet!) amuNd that he ahmiM
be when the Admiral <ll ml*ed the Idea
of taking her to Manila hay. for her of
ficer* are in duty hound to find all k nils
of so and point* shout h*r They soy that
she could whip a battle ahlp—lf It w.*
Chinese. The midden Ware-up sit Pekin
found u* wl*h our ship* In dock or el*e
at Manila, which lx four .lays further
from Taku than tfli.inirhal The navy de
lartment mku<l Cunt Wise by cable if
l <ould na\Ut* th** Mon.', c v t*> Taku.
Ktlfllnjr the Insult which he frit 'hat the
quefttton imp led. he replied that he could;
and. accordingly, the venerable lady, for
the first time In tlft-en year,-, put to xea
Arii\injg at Taku in good shape, under
taking an errand of mercy at once, she
was Just coming outid l<> the bar with
thirty missionaries, women und children,
when the bombardment Iwgan. Hhe got a
shot through her bow and one through
one of her boats, but she sav'd her pas
*ergrs, and now eh** is a steady, broad
decked intelllgen <• bureau launch ttnrt
train disfMitch* r’s nWle end postofthv
combined. Could you Imagine a gunboat
of the model of the ‘as- tea years as euit
•ble to such a post*lon? Her executive of
ficer remains on board t> answer quo*
lions and feed the hungry, whether for
eign officers or newspaper cor respondent*,
while (’apt. Wise Is omipan lnt < official
ly> and Grand Pooh liah (actually) of the
town of T ngku, and g* nera! manager of
the railway. The old ship distills water
for at) the tr<K*e within rail connection
or whifh are discharged from
alongside the jhrs b.lw the Monooaey
He makes the*. 1 same troops at home,
finds cars to carry them and sets them
on their way toward the retifkgvoua of
the alll and army at Tien Ten
Cusack* nnl f'orrespondenta.
A gangplank runs aahoie from the Mo
nocracy In much the same humble way a*
a Yukon steamer puts a board ashore to
tak* on wood What you find when you
cross It la a railway yard and sonv* pie’**
which might be in the Philippine*, tn In
dia. the Straits Settlements, or I* any
Oriental country where the white man ha*
placed the stamp on the material side o|
civilisation Pnder the guard of a. half
do** n Hussian sentries some Husian sol
dlSr* were landing forage, and a great
number of field ovens and soup boilers
These, as well as the strapping Cossack*
and the heavy gear for their horse*, gave
an Impression of solidity and suggested a
unit of n great army organised for warfare
on a vast and systematic scale.
Capt Wise, with three oorresiKindents on
hi* hands, put two on board hi* morning
train at I© o'clock, while the third was to
go to Tien Tain had been relieved for only
three day*. Our fellow passengers were a
i ■ • • * - N * * •n-
Your Liver
WUI be rous'd to Its nature! dot lee
and your biliousness. headache and
constipation be cured If you Ukt
Hood's Pills
Bold by ail druggists. 23 cents.
Uneeda
Biscuit
I SECOND-
Uneeda
Jinjer Wayfer
W jA claimed your favor. '
Uneeda
Milk Biscuit
was introduced to you.
Mj|i j||[ FOURTH-
Uneeda
Graham Wafer
' completes the great
Ir N Uneeda Quartet.
\V / rational bim pit compart
puny—unite* It w <** Jap—ever had men of
a more nearly average hbchi. The tallest
was not live feet seven. But their pack*
were ucli a* a grenadier might carry,
Kvery man. besides hi* blanket and hav
ersack, had anew pair of shoes, and.
whai at on re attracted universal attention,
a iwtr of Held glasses. From what I learn
ed, the Jap Is nearsighted. and, to make
up for the shortcoming, his government
supplies a pair of professional eyes. bio
troops show up better, either In manner or
In uniform, than the little fellow* whom
the English lon* to see have a ‘'go” at
the his Cossacks *
The railroad Is in repair for only twelve
mile- frotr Tongkn Beyond "railroad
head.' as th terminus Is called, ts n tine
roadbed, English built, with scattered and
twister! rails, while the Boxer* carried the
sleeper* away Into their villages. On one
side of the track was a Russian encamp
ment; on the other, a company of British
enttinerrs and sons' Bilk* of the British
native Indian troops Beyond them was a
party of the Wel-hal-Wel Chinese regi
ment recruited by the native officers.
• I’l.luln" Tommies.
Nothin* that 1 witnessed surprised me
so much os the fine appearance a Chinese
of the tall Northern type makes when
he Is in a white man's uniform. I e*-
iiccted that he would be rather amusing,
it not ridiculous He ts the contrary,
, bough nobody resins a effiiie w hen a sen
try rails. * Who go lore! Fiend! Alloll
Their officers leil me that they could *•"
all the Chinese recruits they want ai Wei
hal-Wei. and 'hat Ihey rejected nine oui
of ten applicants. Out of the tenth
"Sergeant Whaft-hls-name" has made
a wonderful transformation The pigtail
Is rolled up under a regulation British
bluejacket s hat with the brim turned up
ill around. He ha* khaki *kiri and khaki
hreerhe* with puttee legging* of the Brit
ish type. Apparently the British had
more ronttdenre In (heir "pidgin" Tom
mies than the <term in.- In (heirs, for the
• Iceman- have brought up none of the
native companies which they have been
drilling ai KUo-Cbou Skepticism to
wasted. If the British Chinese are any
test, for in the little a vion which th*'\
mw in the relief of Tien Tstn they seem
ed to enjoy fighting their countrymen
Unless we wanted to be cut up by Box
n, we were told thal we had better tint
walk to Tien Tsin atonic the railway. In
to i. ihls twelve ml.e* of the Ttcn Tsln
l ekin Hallway and Taku. Tonaku an I
Tien Tain are all thal the allies hold *1
P'escnt. After we tool reeled under the
shade of tree, drink something and
chatted with iwo British officers for a
f. w minutes we walk' and (o the I’el-Ho
.pong the hank of one of the numeric*
irt, gating canals which connect with that
r|er. where we waited three hours Iwfore
Cap Wise's tug. which had to wait on
tiie tide, appeared In (he days when
Tien Tsin became the grent port of t:ie
province of Chihli the depth of the I’el-
Hn | rml it'd ocean draught steamers to
to Op io Tien Tsin. The Pef-Ho ha*
changed, but not the importance of the
p>ri.
The country ts as flat os our Western
plains, with nothing to break the monoto
nous view eaeept the villages strung
along the river hanks and the comical
mounds—-those far-famed sacred graves of
ancestors which the "foreign devil” would
destroy in order that his railroad might
nol he as crooked as u corkscrew All
the house* ate of mud. unpalnted. un
adorned on th* outside, and the land I*
a sea of mud In the brief rainy senson
now approaching WHJ the wind throwing
dust In your eyes, it would be desolate
enough In ordinary times. But these are
far from ordinary limes, either for the
Chinese or the "foreign devil" In China.
Last year (he rain was slack, crops fail
ed and distress became one of the con
•trthutlve cutises, but not the sole cause,
of the Boxer movement, which seems at
this Juncture to have‘become the author
tty of the empire A* far a* your eye can
**• on the pt-Ori now no living figure
greet* It. The advenelng force, to save
from massacre minister* and attache* In
lid* late day in the world'! progress, mow
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1900.
ed lown human life a- thoroughly a* the
careful reaper hi* Held. The people lied,
and with them such Boxer* as were left
altve after contact with our troops The
match was touched to the Interior of every
house.
I>eal Chinamen In the l*el-t!<*.
I dkl not attempt to count the number
of dead Chinese which lay on the bank*
of the river, where they had been washed
by tidal flow. They were not Into the
thousands, as gome one had told me. but
there must have been more than a hun
dred. If one of the savage "chow" dog*
of the country was nol munching an arm
or a leg he was lying near by the corpse,
gorged, and waiting further appetite to
go on with his ghoulish work.
It was dark just before the tug ap
proached Tien Tsin. Just outside the town
we passed another launch, or, rather, a
•mull steamer, which had on board the
wounded of Admiral Heymour's force.
Their work In the war with China was
over, and they were returning lo their
ship*. A Russian iwmaon bridge pre
vented our tux from going as far as the
young naval officer who commanded her
expected to go. He tried to get the Rus
sian sentry to make an opening for him;
he might a* well have asked the Kphtnx
(o conjugate understand In England.
This allied army Is a Babel of tongues; a
Midway Biaisancc of civilised racial char
acteristics.
I struck our across the pontoon bridge
into the European settlement to seek the
American consulate and Information a*
to where 1 rotild get a night’s lodging,
and to call on Capt. McCalia. A Rus
sian officer, with three t'ossaek* and i
Chinese car# behind him, came trotting
along on a cream-colored pony. He In
vited me to throw my blanket roil Into
his cart, and he atarted nut tn show me
to my destlnallon. He was a little mixed
on his topography, and eventually a dtl
*n told us that the street which we were
following led In the opposite direction
Iron- the consulate. The officer would
take no excuse. "Americans and Rus
sians ought to be good friends." he said.
He. hi* cart, hi* Cossack.* and his pony
(which he had capture*! from a Chinese
general, he told met. escorted me to fhe
gate of the consulate, one of the
Cossacks Insisting, in rough good nature,
upon taking my blanket roll up on the
porch, where the consul. Mr. Ragsdale,
was resting from the worries of the siege
Cupt McCalls was asleep, he said. He
reiterated what 1 hud already heard on
all sides—the admiration which our •<!!-
ormen of Seymour's fore* hod won from
all Ihe foreigners. An orderly came with
a message for the captain, and when #h*
consul woke him up he received me
The list lime that I had seen the cap
tain was at Aparrl, where he had tlv*n
a tired eorrespondent an American break
fast which had made that correspondent
feci a* if he were something of a man
again. Before I left hi* room It was long
nflt mldnlghs The story of the expedi
tion which eet out to rescue I’ekin an i
had difficulty to rescue Itself a* he told
It to me 1 will relate In a later article
Suffice It thal he left nut'three Import
ant facts. r>n* was that he was ho;
throt-gt the flesh of the back, the sgeonl
that n shell wounded him In two places,
the third that he went on directing ht*
men on th* firing line without stopp ng
•'for repairs.” and hobbled Into Tien Tsin
*t ibetr head.
Will lile for Train Robbery.
Denver, Col . Sept I—A special to the
New* from Clayton. N M . say*.
T. m Ketrhum. better known as "Black
Jack," the note! leader of a gang of out
law* that for a long Urn* Infested th*
Southwest, was to-day convicted of train
robbery, the penalty for which tn New
Mexico l death "
'TOPS THE cot UN Bill WORK a OFF
THE COED.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a
cold In one day. No curt, no pay. Pries
Zi ocau.-ud.
T¥E WEATHER.
Forecast for Monday und Tuesday:
fleorgig, fair; continued warm writ her
Monday and Tuesday, light wind*, most
ly east to south.
Eastern Florida partly ■ lomly weath
er Monday and Tues-lav, probably *->■* and
er* In Southern anl Kastern portlonaP
fre*h easterly winds.
Yesterday’s Wrather al Savannah—
Maximum temperature 315 P
m 88 degree*
Minimum tfinperature •:*• a
m W degrees
M>an t mperatur* B degree*
Norma! lem|>rature Tt degrees
Execs* of temp ratur* 5 degree*
Accumulated excess elnce
Sept. 1 14 '**'
A simulated deficiency elnce
Jan. 1 degree*
R tlnfail (Winch
Normal ** Inch
Kkcee* rlnce 8i pt. 1 57 Inch
Iwflctancy since Jan 1 5 17 Inches
River Report- The l.lght of Ihe Savan
nah river at Augusta, m * a in (75ih
meridian time! yesterday, wss * 4 feet, a
rise of 0.2 foot during the preceding twen
ty -fi-ur hour*.
■ ihservatton* raken at th* some moment
of time ot all etaiions. Sept. 9. IW. * P
m , 73th meridian time.
Najne- of At itlun* T . V jHMh
Boston, partly cloudy 72 I. **'
New York city, clear .... *2 L ) .40
Philadelphia, clear |B2 10 | ®
Washing lon city, pt cldjf B | L i•*
Norfolk, clear I *4 * OO
Halteras. clear | *0 * | JO
Wilmington, dear I 75 j <0
Charlotte, elear B I I> j .*
Raleigh, clear | M I. ®
Charleston, clear *2 10 ®
Atlanta, clear j 83 . L -<*
Augusta, clear *4 I* ®
Savannah, clear ] *0 L #0
J-i ksonvtl!*, partly cldy W * 01
Jupiter, clear | S3 j IS | -09
Key West, partly cMy.-.j *9 14 |l*
Tampa, clear ........j St) 8 j .00
Mobile, clear I 82 10 | 01
Montgomery, elear I N* I I* I *0
Vicksburg, partly cldy 78 8 .10
New Orleans, cloudy j 78 14 |OB
Memphis, clear jSB 8 ®
Cincinnati. cloudy ...j 84 j L' | •*
Pittsburg, dear j 80 ; 6 "4
Buffalo, partly cloudy —| 78 OO
Detroit, clear W i * j -00
Chicago, clear 70 10 ®
Marquette, raining I 5* ! L -01
91 Paul, partly cloudy... so 10 j3O
Davenport, clear j SO | * j ®
St Louts. portly cloudy.. 84 ; L | .04
Kansas City, cloudy j 84 S -0*
1 lodge City, cloudy i 74 | 4 | T
North Platte, pt. cldy —| 84 , 10 j DO
Galveston. missing
Corpus Chrlstl. missing.
Palestine, mteslng
Oklahoma, missing.
H B Boyer.
Isoeal Forecast Official.
Seedless Fruit.
Prom the New York Press.
The seedless fruit anti vegetable ore
hound to tome. They will mark the nexi
great advance In science The needle**
orange was n freak of nature, found In
n swamp on the north shore of the Ann
son about 1872. To-duy It* etiltlvntion tn
the United State* has revolutionised the
orana<- Industry It ha* brought the
orange yield of Californio tip to 17.0 X)
carloads a year, and the amount of monev
Invested directly nnd Indlreeily in II l*
over The olher day J ate a
seedless pear, nlsn called a freak It
come |n a basket containing eleven others
off the same tree, all full of seed I
never tasted more delicious meat. The
seedless tomnto 1* an assured fact. Next
we should have the seedless grape, then
the seedless wa armeion. the seedless cu
cumber and the seedless apple.
The Beet Preaerlptton far Malaria,
Chill* and Fever, Is a bottle of Grove's
Ta*teles* Chill TonF. It Is simply Iron
•nil quinine In a tasteless form. No curs
—no pay. Price 60c.—ad.
SPRIT At, NOTICES.
I.KVAN'S TABLE IVHOTK DINNERS.
Me—DINNER—Wc.
Dinner 1 to 3 and 5 to 9, Monday, Sept.lo.
Claret VVIno,
sorp .
Vegetable.
FISH.
Redflsh au Vln.
Potatoes ala Algertenne.
Pickles. Beets. Queen Olives.
Chow Chow. Mixed Pickles.
ENTREES.
Cutlets of Mince Chicken ala Bordelalso.
Apples Frliter. au Sugar.
BOIEED
Gold Band Ham and Cabhage.
ROASTED
Prime Ribs of Beef. Dish Gravy.
VEGETABLES.
Mashed Potatoes. Fried Egg Plant*
Stewed Tomatoes. Rke. Boiled Okra
PASTRY AND DESSERT.
Vanilla Custard Pie. Assorted Cakes.
Cheese Crackers.
Sago Pu-ldlng. Wine Sauce.
French Coffee,
LEVAN S CAFE AND RESTAURANT.
11l Congress street, west
to the pi m.ir.
I have severed my connections with A.
E. Bhole*, with whom 1 have been asso
ciated In the Directory business for the
past 11 years and have entered the em
poly of H. A. Ooette. who will publish a
Qitp Directory of Savannah for ISOI
•TONY" SALCEDO
BIT ONLY TIIE BEST UINUEH ALE.
The best te the Wheeler Brand of Bel
fast (Huger Ale. made by Wheeler h Cos.,
ol Belfast. Ireland, from the celebrated
Cromat bptlugs of tuat city, inesa
springs sr* Ihs property of Wheeler *
Cos., benoe no other Ginger Ale manufac
turer in Ireland has those waters but
themselves. Tbs Wheeler Olnger Ale la
end de from pure Jamaica Ginger Root and
not from Red Pepper, at others are; on*
Is deleterious—the other Is a tonic.
For Henlthfulness end Purity the cele
brated Wheeler brand of Belfast Ginger
Ale le Ihe beet.
LIPPMAN BROTHERS.
Sol* Southern Agenle, Savannah. Oa.
WHY NOT I SE
OHIUINAI. ANNISTON LIME!
liiahest Oraor.
Each barrel contains sufficient quantity
and quality to make It MONEY-SAVING.
A HANLEY COMPANY. Sole Agents,
Phone 10.
LOOK.
The finest line of Mantel*. Tiling and
Graees In the city. Prtces rock bottom
Have money by seeing our goods before
purchasing elsewhere.
SAVANNAH BUILDING SUPPLT CO.,
Corner Congress and Drayton.
Phone M 9.
fIS.OUO.
One of our clients has placed tn our
I rands SE.OOO lo loan cu good Savannah
real estate at reasonable rales of Interest
BECKETT A BECKETT.
U Pregidthl street, east.
rtNBKAL ih rrATioisv.
HCHADPP —The friends and acquaint
ances of Mr any! Mr*. C. Bugene Bchaupp,
Mr. K. J Kelly, Mr Jam*. Kelly. Mr
('has F. Bchaupp and family are invit
ed to .ittend the funeral of Mrs. Kale
Bchaupp, from Cathedra! of Bt. John, at
i o'clock this afternoon.
MKETItUS.
MAOftULIA KNCtMPMKNT IN<*. 1.
1. tl. 4. F.
A regular meeting of this encampment
wilt be held thle evening The members
ate earnestly invlud to sttend
The Royal Purple Degree will he < on
ferred C. A VETTER. Chief Pstrlarch.
JAH. VAN BEHBCHOT, 8< rllw.
GERMAN FHIRNIII.I Mlt IKTY.
The regular tnomhly meeting of the
German Friendly Society will if held lh‘s
i Monday) evening In K. of P. Hall at :li
o'clock.
A KESSEL. President.
A. HELLER. Secretary.
THE *44 4NN411 Y4M NTBF.H
Gl AHIPt.
The monthly meeting of this military
corporation will lie held at the Arsenal
this evening al 8:30 o'clock.
Active, honorary, associate and ail oth
er class * of member* permitted by the
rubs to participate are notified to be pres
ent
By tihection of 'he Commanding Officer
and ex-officio President
E. H O'CONNOR. Heetetarv.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Bnwaner Bprings Cos. Buwanse. Fla
Gentlemen -In the fall of 1892 m> wife
become a ufferer of the Inflammatory
rheumatism, and my famliy physician
with other* a* good as the state afford*
living In Hawklnsvll'c, Os began trust
ing her for same, snd no relief could she
get I wa* advised by my uncle. P. A
Robu.k. now living In Coi-hron. Oa.. who
had visited the spring*, and found such
great relief for the kidney dl*ea*e he hod
*o long been a sufferer of. and knowing
of the water* to be good for rheumatism,
as I had tried all patent medicine* 1 saw
advertised, and no relief could she get.
after suffering for month* and becoming
almost a hopeless Invalid. I brought her
to Suwanee Sulphur Springs In Florida,
and after staving there seventy days she
coubt get about lively oral quick as any
one. and felt no symptom* of pain after
the seventy days We returned to Hnwk
lnsvllle. G.i . *■ and she still Improved In
health and fle*h. and was finally cured hy
nothing but the water* used from B'J
wanee spring* Our little girl. Almira at
the same Time we visited the spring* was
9 month* obi At the age of one month,
It was mulcted with a dreadful breaking
out all over Its fa sand body, eye* begun
to Inflame, and we thought for a time
It would lose the sight. It troubled us
very much. We called In a iloctor, who
did not think there wa* much the matter,
but the child continued to grow worse,
and It wa* suffering so much and was so
fretful that we hod no rest night or day
We did everything we could, but brought
no relief lo the little sufferer. I tried ev
erythlng at hand, or that I could hwr of.
but without the desired effect About
this time we got to the spring*. In a few
day* l could teii It was Improving ond In
less than two month* It was perfectly
well Splotches all left the skin; II is now
a healthy child, and ha* bright-good
eye and fair skin as you wish to*see
Ever since I was 15 year* old I have had
catarrh of the head. 1 tried all kinds of
medicine and the best physicians for 15
years, but without any benefit. When I
visited the Suwanee Spring* with my
wife for th< rheumatism. I found the
water was u cure for catarrh, and after
using It a while my head began to feel
clear, my breath got pure and sweet, and
I have never been troubled with neuralgia,
and but very little with catarrh *ln.-c It
Is an Instant und permanent cure for
neuralgia nnd erysipelas I regard It as
the besl aU-round medt In** In the world
Asa Hood purifier It ha* no equal, and It
Is a sure cure for rheumatism and all
skin diseases.
1 cannot soy too much In praise of the
Suwanee Sulphur Bprings. With grati
tude, I am yours ruly.
P. T MeORIFF
All you can drink for 5c at Livingston's.
PHEBEHVE VOIM SIGHT
By wearing glasses that not alone enable
you to ere. but correct every defect that
may exist.
Ther* la no guesswork In our methods
We have the latest and met approv-d
scientific apparatus for accurate eye test
ing. We make no charge for consulta
tion or examination, and should you need
the services of a physician we will frank
ly tell you so.
Our crystal lenses ar* perfect In every
respect, being ground under our own su
pervision. They cannot be compared in
value to the kind offered as cheap by the
so-called opticians or jewelers who han
dle Inferior glasses as a side line.
DR M. SCHWAB A SON.
Exclusivs Opticians, t! Bull BtraeL
N. B—Oculist prescriptions filled*Sams
day received. Repairing done at abort
notice.
MOMHITOES
will sot trouble you If you use
SHOO ML SHEET. It Is u pleasant
perfume.
WELDERMA
le u toilet powder that Instantly dis
pel* the disagreeable odors arising
from perspiration.
OLD STYLE COLD Cnl^lVl
gives quirk relief lor aaa boras and
akin troubles.
SOLOMONS CO.
LEVY'S
oiscocnt goTicm.
YOG WILL SAVE
TEN PF.K CENT.
By paying roar bill* an o* be
fore he lath mat.
11. D. LEVY A ago.
THE WAY TO CLEAR CARPETS.
Th# only way to get your carpet* prop,
erly taken up, cleaned and taken , are <*f
for th* summer I* to turn th* Job over to
the District Meggeng r and Delivery Cos ,
telephone I, or cail at 32 Montgomery
street, and they wilt moke you an esti
mate on the cost of the work. Price*
rare >nahle. They also (tack, move an I
atora furniture and "lanes
C. H. UEDLOCK. Supt. and Mgr.
uaus wan emu i m *\n of
fice
to rent, located head of Broughton
strtet, on Wat Bread, now o•eq
pel by ihe Savannah Carriage and
Wagon Cos As they will gv< up
business tn the city on June I. I of
fer It for rent from that date
H. P. BMART
■I’iISKIS NOTICE*.
WE ROAST
COFFEE
Fresh Every Day.
HENRY SOLOMON & SON
May and Jefferaon Ntreeta.
•FECIAL -NOTICES.
Pilot LAM AY'ION.
City of Bitvannah. Mayor s office. Aug.
10. 1944 -The sanitary Board. In acoord
anre with the provisions of an ordinance,
passed Aug. 28. I9t*. and entitled "An
ordinance lo provide for the cutting •S"
removal, or destruction of weeds and olh
cr rank vegetable growth growing on pri
vate property within sold llmll*. •• Pro
vide a jienally for non-compliance • l *"
the provisions hereof," etc., the said San
itary Board,having notified me (hat In the
opinion of the hoard. It Is necesasry for
Ihe preservation of the health of Ihe city
to have cut and removed from private
property in the said city or destroyed
thereon, weed* ami other rank vegetable
growth. I do hereby Issue this, my proc
lamation requiring the cutting and remov
al of such weed* and other rank vegeta
ble growth In accordant e with the provi
sions of the following ordinance Any
one falling to comply with 14* provision*
will he placed on the inlormation docket
atxl fined
Given under my hand and the seal of
Ihe city of Savannah this. 30th day of
:••*> HERMAN MYERS.
' Mayor
Attest: WM P BAILEY.
Clerk of Council
An ordinance to provide for the cutting
and removal or destruction of weed* and
other rank vegetable growth growing on
private property within said city llnitls,
to provide a penalty for non-compliance
with the provisions hereof and to author
ise the rlty authorities to cut and remove
and destroy *uch weeds and olher rank
vegetable growth at the expense of the
owner or owners of the property on which
It grows.
Section 1. Be It ordained hy Ihe Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, In
Council assembled. That whenever the
Sanitary Board of said elty shall notlfv
the Mayor thereof that. In the opinion of
ssM board, it Is neceesary far the preseYv
atlon ol the health of the elty to have cut
and removed from private property In the
said elty. or destroyed thereon, weed* and
other rank vegetable growth, the Mayor
shall Issue hi* proclamation requiring the
immediate rutting and removal of such
weeds and other rank vegetable growl!) to
the properly line of said lolor the destruc
tion of the same by fire on such lot by the
owner nr owners of said property, or 4hn
agents Of such owners having charge of
such property, and thereupon. If such
weeds and other rank vegetable growth Is
not cut from such private properly and r
moved to the property line of such prop
erty or destroyed thereon by fire within
ten days after the first publication of
said proclamation by the Mayor, then and
In that event the owner or owners of said
property, or the agent thereof having Ihe
same In charge, shall, upon conviction In
the Police Court of the elty of Savannah,
of a failure to cut and remove such weed*
and other rank vegetable growth within
the time above named, be punished by
fine not to exceed fifty (54> dollars, of im
prisonment not to exceed thirty () days,
cither or both in the discretion of Ihe
court.
Sec. 2. Be It further ordained. That In
ms event nf the failure of the owner or
owner*, or the agent of such property
having charge of the same, as the ease
may be. to cut and remove such weed*
and other rank vegetable growth or de
stroy the same within the time above
named, then and In that event the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah,
through th* director of public work*,
shall, at the expense of the owner or own
ers of such property, have the same cut
and removed or destroyed
Sec 3. Be It further ordained. That
all ordinance* and parts of ordinances In
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re
pealed.
NOTICE.
City of Savannah,
Office Ftre Depariment.
Savannah, (la.. Bept. 1, 1900.
Projosal* for furnishing the Fire De
partment with winter uniform* will be r*-
celvtd at Ihe office of th* undersigned
until II o'clock m of Haturdsy. Kept. 11.
1900, Specification* will be furnished upon
application at the office of the Fire De
partmen'. corner of Indian and Weet
Broad street*, nnv day between the hour*
at 9 a m and 3 p. m
All propoeil* mii*l be sealed and ad
drersed to the Committee on Fire
t'nlformn to be delivered J o. b. In Ha
vnnnah on or before Oct. 15. ISKO The
committee reserve the right to reject any
and ail proposal* or to award Ihe contract
in part or a* a whole.
JOHN E MAGUIRE, Hupt.
NOTICE.
City of Savannah.
Office Clerk of Council,
Kept, 7. lfon
A vacancy having occurred In the office
of messenger of Council, caused by the
de.ith of the late Messenger John Harrl
eon. and In accordance with a lesolution
adopted In Council Sept. slh, 19i*>. notice
Is herehy given that an election will he
had at the next regular meeting of Coun
cil. to be held on the 19th ln*t at 9 p. tn.,
to fill the unexplred term, all application*
to he tiled wllh ihe Clerk tof Council at
or before 12 m of the 19th lnt. Bond of
f,Vf <n required; name* of bondsmen must
accompany the application
\VM H BAILEY
Clerk of Council.
BIDS VV A NTED.
Office Director of Public Works, Savan
nah. Oa . Kepi. *. 19*0. Bid* will tie re
ceived at this office until Katurday. Kept.
15, !!*"". at 13 o'clock noon, city time, for
the privilege of assorting garbage pile for
all material*, such a* rag*, paper, tin
can*, glass and all substance not of fer
terlltlng value. All hid* to he made goo>|
for otje year Envelope* to be marked
"Bid* for assorting garbage" The <|ty
rjserve* the rigid to reject gnv or all bids
Bids to he open' and in the presence of bkl
ders. GEO. M. GADSDEN. Dire tor.
NOTICE.
City nf Savannah,
office Clerk of Council,
Savannah. Oa . Sept |, into.
Bid* will be received at this office until
12 o'clock m Friday. Sept. 21, iswi. for
furnishing the i';ic* (apartment with
winter, uniform*, acording to epeclflra
llons to be sen at the pojire barra ks
Th* right I* reserved to reject any or all
bids, WM r HAILEY.
Clerk of Council.
MATTRBSMtS. MATTRESSES.
Have your mattresses and feathers ren
ovated by out medicated steam prove**
before a change In weather take* place.
(The only plan! in Savannah.) B over
come* all impur.ties and renew* life and
volume tn all bedding material Price* on
rer.ovalion of feather* a* fol.ow* Red*
W 50. bolster* 11, pillows 50c Cotton, mwt
and hair mattr***** made to order Fine
work, low price*. Work guaranteed
NATIONAL MATTRESS AND RENO
VATING CO.,
Bell Phone HE. Ml Drayton street.
BONDS EXELITED
By the American Bonding g n d Trust
1 ompany of Baltimore. We are author
lied to execute locally (tmm dlately upon
application), ail bonds In Judicial pro
c* • dfr.gs In either the state or Unlhd
R ate* courts, and of administrators and
guardians
• BEARING A HULL. Agents.
Telephone Dk k Provident Rulidtng. i
UOUPdLD ADLER. 3.N0 R. DlLlain
President. Cashlei ‘ '
C. T. ELLIS, BARRON CAAtsh
Vic# President. Assi. Cashier ""
The Chatham Bank
SAVANNAH.
Will be pleased lo reoelv* tfc, c ,...
•f Merchants Kirin*. Individuals '
and Corporation#. ’ '**
Liberal favors extended
UneurpasaeJ collection facilities
Ing prompt returns. w '
SIMMrtj*VIBSDEPBIITMET
INTER EAT ( UMPOI'NDBO q I
I.Y ON DEPOSITS.
Safety Deposit Boxes and Vaults in
tent Correspondence sHlclied
The Citizens Bank
OF A4. ANA AM.
„ CAPITAL. 5500.000.
1 I ktea M
** •—Mkaa*_
Uhslbch.
Sullen# ladleUaele.
* , s r * k **'s. B***Ea wad tUu. 4,'atg*.
rations m
Cwllectloa. ka.dicd with
•*! dispatch. '
l.tere.l *.ws„ocad.d ,aart*,|.
allowed mm deposits lo ~> *at.„
Desartrseet. *
•*etr Dapo.lt Boa*, .pq
Vault* "
BRANTLEY A. DENMARK. Fee.,#,..
■ ILL* It. LANE. vie. P0^ 4 ...
GEORGE C, FREEMAN. C..h1,,
POMPON L. OHOOVKR. A oat. r a. kl^
SOUTHERN BANK
of the State of Georgia
Et
Surplus an.l undivided profits
DLIOtUTOHY OF THE STATE OF
GEORGIA.
Superior facilities lot transacting ,
General BankingTiu.u>„,
Bon* mad* on all points
a. cesslhle through banks in inker*.
Accounts tLiikti.
and others solicited Safe Depot.: boxer
lor rent.
Department of Saving*, Interest peyeble
quarterly
Soils Sterling Exchange on London a
and upward*.
JOHN FLANNERY President
HORACE A CRANE. Vice President
JAMES SULLIVAN Co-hler
DIRECTORS
JNO. FLANNERY. WM W GORDON
E. A WEIL W W GORDON Jr,
H A CRANE. JOHN .4! EGAN
LEE HOY MYERS JOSEPH FEU ST
H r SMART. CHARLES ELLIS
EDWARD KELLY. JOHN J KIRRY
SiiiHilnisih
CAPITAL. gitSO.OOO.
Account* of banks, marchanta, corpora
tion* and Individual* solicited.
Saving* Depaitment, interest paid
quarterly.
Safety Boxes and Slorss* Vaults for
rent.
Collection* mad* on all points at rea
sonable rales.
Draft* sold on all th* chief cities of th*
world.
Correspondence Invited.
JOSEPH D WEED. President.
JOHN C. ROWLAND. Vic* President.
W. F. McCAL'LEY. Cashier
THE' GERMANIA BANK
SAVANNAH, GA.
Capital v D09.0W
Undivided profits to.an
TbL- bank offers a* services to corpora
tions. merchants and individuals.
He* hu.horny to act aa executor, ad.
mlnlstratur, guardian etc.
Isaura draft* on the principal cities In
Great Britain and Ireland and on tbs
Conti iivML
Interrst raid or compounded quarterly
t>r, deposit* in Ihe Savings Department.
Safety Boxes for rent.
HENRY BLtTN. President.
GEO. W TIF.DEMAN Vice President
JOHN M HOGAN, ('ashler
WALTER F. HOGAN, Ass’t Cashlr
No. 1540. Chartered. IMS
—THE—
MIS Mil Bill
OF SAVANNAH.
CAPITAL. 550v0x SURPLUS. IWS.9 5
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.
J A u. CARBON. Predd.ot.
HKIHXE GORDON. Vice President
W. M DAVANT. Cashier.
Account* of hank* and banker*, imr
chanta and corporation* received op*
the moat favorable term* consistent with
safe and conservative banking
THE GEORGIA STATE
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
Assets over SBOO,OOO.
5 PER CENT, per annum allow* 1 on
deposit*, withdrawable on demand. Inter
e*t credited quarterly.
5 PER CENT, per annum allowed on
deposits of even hundreds, wlthdrswsSl*
at annual periods.
GEO. W TIKDF.MAN, President
B. H LEVY, Vic* President.
E W BELL. Secretary.
C. O. ANDERSON. JR., Treasurer.
OFFICE. 15 YORK STREET. WFIBT
FOR RENT
from Oct. 1, that fine resi
dence No. 211 Gwinnett
street, west Large garden
and fine stable on the prem
ises. Apply
The Chatham Heal Estate aod Im
provement Company,
U RUYAN STREET. EAST
lo isßopei Pi®.
For sal*, a Forsalth Newspaper Folder',
will fold sheet r.xC It to In good order.
Price 5100. It cost originally SUOO. but
w* have ou ue* for It end want the room
it occupies.
It will be an lavaluaU* adjunct °f
newspaper oDo*.
Address
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Savannah,
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and work, order your lithographed * '*
printed stationery and blank books !(u
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