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Klhr>n Kidder 111 "A Modern
M. Anthony" nnd •■rrgmelloe nad
Oalnten."
Monitor Night "A Mlri'Au tamer
Tnrulai Night—Mnthrrra nnd Ho I
- in • The Night of the Fourth."
Frida Night—Hurt and Hel
lnnda* Mlnatrela.
Oatnrday Matinee and Night—
Howard Gould la “Rupert of lleut
nat.”
Inner' Band gave two rx<-ilent per
furmenreo at the Theater yesterday,
pitying nl a matinee and at night. Tlte
attendance at night eat very good and
the audience a moat appreciative one.
but at the matinee the bouse wet vary
poor indeed. j, hii
The vocal numhera were very Bne par
ticularly Mme Noldle aria The sing
ing of tho wenet from "II Trovatore"
wwa alro much appreciated.
The following programme wna given at
the matinee:
Overture, "lor 1 (Tachalkoweky). In
wbtrh Is (learnbed the Invasion of Hus
in by Napoleon I
"Medliatlon ’ <Bach-Oounod).
Aria for tan or or baritone, "Oelaete
Alda" (from "Alda") (Verdi), Signor
Zero)
"Henry VI If (Italic!) (Saint Siena)
(at Introduction end Kntrance of the
('laiaa. (b) Scotch Idyll; (c ) Jig and Fi
nale.
Altnirklenlen (Concert Polka) (Hart
man), corner solo by Kryl.
"Cupids Story" (Iniermexxo); "Prlnco
Char w>nK (Two-ftlvp March. Now)
(Innea).
"Violent In a Bream" (Descriptive Fen
taotal (I.umhye).
Aria for soprano. ”Au! Fora e Lut"
(from "Traviata") (Verdi). Mint Soldi.
Second poianaiM tin K minor) (Ideal).
Sconce from "Trovwtore" (not In coa
tu me i (Verdll I-Conors, Miss France*
Hoyden or Mm# Noldl; Mnnriro. Mr.
Xsnter, or Rlgtior Zern!. Conte dl Lum,
Signor Alberti or Mr. Verots.
The coming week wt.l be a good true at
the ploy house Mr. Louis James and
kVv _ mm' M ,
LOUIS JAMES ao4 KATHRYN KIDDER, in
“ A Midrommcr Night* Dream."
Mia* Kathryn KKVW open th* week
with • matinee ami ntirht performanc*. A
doubt* bill will b# given at the malto#*,
and at night a magnificent revival of
Hh*lta*|>aarr'a “A Midsummer Night's
Dream al l be produced alia much spien
dor of scenery and an excoHent company
Mathew* and Bulger non* here proceded
by an exce.lent reputation, and tbetr *how
U aald to be Hint cloa* In every particular
and eery funny. The colored mtnetrel
troupe- Hue A Holland*—will occupy
the board* Friday night, and Baturdav
matinee and night will com* Howard
Gould In the delightful play, "Rupert of
Hentaau." Mr. Gould ramie aurh a fine
tmpreerlon ae Raaeer.dyß In the "Prlannsr
of fienda” that great thing* are expected
of him a* Rupert.
The revival of "A Midsummer Night's
Dream" by laoula James and Kathym
Ktddrr haa attracted mucti attention. The
production made for Mr James aid Mi**
Kidder by toagenhais end Kemper. Is
tld never to have bran surpa* cd lit
•ton kesp#.< rasa proluctlon. The toropenr
numbers forry-oce people The pLy cer
tainly lends Itself largely to epc.-ta. ular
and novel treatment U Is one of the
most remarkable of all Bhak"*i>*ar's cro
wtlona. for It embodies enough acrlou.
purpose in have a aubatantlal and phltus
optitrai basis, while the superstructure Is
fanciful to the greotact degree. The bard
haa reached higher flights of pvetry, but
nowhere else ha* hi* muse had freer rein
or developed finer imagery than In this
work written, according to commentators,
for a am- groat festival ocoaMon. prob
ably a nuptial celebration of dlntlnctlon.
Tha piav haa not bean seen In this • oun
try since the day* when It w reveal
by the late Augustin Daly Finer that
time It ha* been given with great atlcreae
by Mr Beerbohm Tree, the eminent Eng
lish actor, and the ucce* of this revival
1* responsible for the appropriation of the
work by six provincial companies In Eng
land alone Hence the revival of the pliy
In this country, even tf tt has hit..er a
been regarded by American manager* a*
too expensive for a traveling <-ompMiy
The production by Wageolwls and Kem
per *as received the highest pral-e that
could he pronounced upon an enterprise
of this claM. it Is said to be complete In
every way. the eewnery and roeium *.
from Corbett and Herman mpeethely,
ore aald to be wonderfully lavish, u
-nerbly picture*<4ue and distinctively arits
tlc. The employment of well night all of
the famous end beautiful Mendel-wohn
music gives the revival an addnton.il *l
- The praservallon of ail the
original conge. lh pastoral dances. Ilia
fairy revels and all of the low come ly
tor>, furnish a novelty and a verpty
that could not river Into any o.her
h hakes p>-a lean revival.
It t* esje ally interesting to note that
such a production Is presented by a thor
oughly worthy company of player*. J-oul#
Janie- whose versatility I*. mi fxet. more
pronounced than shat of any other actor
living, ha* added a no: Mr unique and
•trlkli i example to ht* long list of crea
tiot.r Hi* acting of th* ludicrous ftart
of Bo' tom. the weaver, la eatd to be Irre
a.aetbly amusing and hi* rrpreaentatlvn
of this eeree. orril I* la Uaetf enough to
make this revival memorable.
Mts* Kidder, an actress whoa* charm of
personality and whose distinctive art have
mad* her known to every play-goer In the
country, and whose reputation was grist
ly enhanced by her superb portrayal of
Madame nan* Gene and llermione In “Th*
Winter * Tale" last season, has at attrac
tive port m the rut* of Helena, the Athen
ian maid
Mis* In* Brooks, a Southern beauty,
whs** skill at treated tavarstate aCtamhaw
In the South, will be the fairy queen. Tl
tanla. Mss Ethel Browning, for a lon*
time Nat tioodwtn's Ingenue, will be ib<-
Puck, and four beautiful children will
play the subordinate fairies, i’eabloarom.
Cobweb. Moth and Mustardseed. A large
ballet and chorus la carried by the orgab
laallon
Rherrle Matthews and Harry Bulger
have been for at least a few season*
two of the cleverest and funniest men *m
the stage and in evesy city they have
a host of friends who like the peculiar
brand Of fun which they serve up so well
The (riptide of the well known team"
have a surprise in store for them I: It
ual that "The N'lghl of toe Fourth." me
net* (aice comedy, especially written for
them. Is entirely different from their
former prorhi ilons Instead •< depending
largely on ape. laltlto and John*. It ts a
hurrah comidy with a consistent plot
running all tht way through M and a
number of situations mad# screamingly
funny by Matthews as the nimbi* young
lawyer, mid Bulger the retired Ice man.
who has nothing but trouble. Walter
Jones, of Casino fame, ts with the com
pany and has a capital part Bo ts Joslc
DwWUt, who will he retm-mbried for hr
great success tn "Hotel Topy Turvy” last
tea non Norma Whatley, who plays the
part of a wise American girl, is a stun
ning beauty, and a very competent oc
trees Phil Ryley has made a hit as a
young man who la prln. ipolly the aon of
hie father, liessie Taom hll! plays a good
character port and leads a "Tiger Idly"
chorus. Tony llsri, Hclien Morrlllls
Adtyn Eat**. Bertha Durham and tha
famous Wiseman's F-rrttoder# ars also
with tbs oompuny. so M will be seen that
the Dunne and Ryley all-'tar oast is pre
served Intact as a support for Matthews
and Bulger.
The “First Part." or opening, with
Ruses It Holland'# Big Minstrel Festival.
Is said to he the must elaborate setting
shown by n ndnouel show It It oalled
▼ lie Oriental Terrace.'’ and la the per
fection of tha scroll 1 artist's and electri
cian’s skill. In fact, the whole perform
ance la marked with beautiful eccnery
awl wardrobe. In every act special scen
ery Is used
This company carries some of the larg
est and handsomest cars used by a show
company, their street parade w a large
one. and everything used In It Is carried
by the organisation The wardrobe, both
on and off the stag*, la of th* test. The
principals till* season are Billy Kersands,
Joha llucker. McKtaal* and Jones. Hap
py Beauregard. FVsey and Tower*, the
Hyron family, the flying Ranvwrds, llll
liard Brewer, the Arabian Demantts* and
Kurbcr and Pavla The beautiful stag*
pkrlura, "Down Among th* Cvprees,"
showing th* elaborate scenery of Florida,
and Introducing the entire company. Is
on* of th* olio acts worth mentioning.
Th# scenic rrnhrjliahanrnt of modern
dramatic productions turn been carried to
ait extrrme that would seem extravagant
were tt not that the public has grown to
demand such perfection of detail. In the
production of "Rupert of Henixau." which
la to be seen In this city during the pres
ent week, this ecenlc extravagance Is giv
en striking Illustration The closing seen*
of lit* play, in particular, la said to be
unique In It* conception and Hlrtklnff In
N
Matthews aad Ralgar. •
effect. Mr Howard Gould as Rudolf and
Haesendytl duplicates hla phenomenal hit
of "Tb* Prisoner of fiends ”
Thht Instance U related of a recent per
formance of "L'Atgioo," by Maud Aduta.
The audience, oon,|ew*d largely of ladle.,
held aim, a dewy-eyed young woman
who remarked with a rob: "Bara Bern
hardt I. coming to New York soon "
"And ah* play* 'L'Atglon,' too." wo. th*
rcapAnae from hor companion
"Well when ah# doe# com# and trlsa to
id. y (hi. poor illti# eag.ct, why. Maul
Adam# will nuke her look tike 10 .-en>s '
This llluairaleo In what nateean Mia.
Adama I* held by (houa.ndr of young wo
men who dock to so* her.
Jefferson DeAhgclla. th# comic opera
light, has found anew hero He believe*
that Uu> man who ate the ft rat oyster I*
far braeer than soldlera or aallora known
to hlstary
•Think of ar said he, "e solitary mar,
walk mg along a beach and finding what
w* now call tha luscious bivalve, and
there in bis solitude, when he hod no In
untlons of aut. tde and no ona to look
out for ht* obituary nolle*, there forcing
apart the shell and swallowing the first
l.ynnhaven Wow' Tuink of It' Talk about
ycur swashbuckler dtamas. with your
D'Artagnana and your comic opera* with
\ our Pooh Baba If some on* would only
write ibat part 1 would Ilk* to play It. '
Barely, Jeff Is kidding
A prominent actor who has decided opin-
I'M on th* matinee girl says he I* no'
the romantic, atlly creature aha is uauatlv
represented to be. bat a girl of good, hard
c<unmou sense "They don't writ# 'mwah
uatea." he remarks, and while they Ilk*
an actor far tola gaud work as au aatar,
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1000.
all this talk about thair silly adulation
te not,sense What kind of a man Is the
actor who poses for these alUy creature*
You iwn't find him. The matinee girl Is
a good critic. A ptav which draws plen’y
Cl women to Its roattneaa will be a am
cess. Women ate quicker to see certain
points, ami a matins# crowd will enjoy a
. ,m*dy and will give inspiration to lh
p ayers In muoh grueter measure than an
audience of id t. "
Clear Loft us is in New York, and hut
started tn to a’udy the role she will play
in Daniel Frohman a negt production wltn
an earnestness that presages aueres*
Mias Loftus, by the way. Is aacrUicmg
no little amount of money In ordtr to
become a leg.tlmate actress In the vaude
ville her weekly salary ranged from I7<*
to fI.OOU slmpiy to imitate well-known
ptevere It Is, of course out of the ques
tion to suppose that Mr Frohman la
paying her even half of (h* lowest amount
which shows that ane la realty sincere.
BBle Klleler will oontloue In "Barbara
Frletcbl# when Julia Marlow lays aside
that piny to appear tn "When Knighthood
Was in Flower."
Blond! the Italian impersonator of manv
characters, who has not been seen bere
for several et-ason* arrived In New York
last waek.
Henry Miller, who is sojourning In Eu
rope for hi# health, last week cabled hl
i.rw managers, Messrs llagenhals and
Kemper, that he haa closed a deal with
Madeline Lucette Ryley to produce her
new comedy. "Richard Savage " Mr Mil
!cr returns to America in time to op*n
his season at Washington on Jan I in
Heart**#*#," which la to be followed
by the new ploy.
For tha drama ha is now writing the
famous novelist. Count Tolstoi, haa chosen
the odd title of "The Corpse ’’
This lltlle speech made several yewr*
ago by Mr Richard Mansßeld. has been
remembered and unearthed by some on#
for the good of It:
"Applause kt to the octor what the sun
la to the flower An actor can tell only
tiow he is appreciated by the applause
he receives and only by that means can
ha measura hts success If he receives
non#, ha fatla by the wayalde of his pro
tension Take a plant down Into a dork
and dismal cellar, and W bleaches and
wMtu-ra up and dies. Take It out into
tha glorious sunshine and It tends Its
roots deep into Ihe earth. Its branches
up Into tha heavens, it blossoms and tells
how glad |t la by giving forth htwuttful
flowers Now. you are all IMtla suns—
and I'm a star.'*
CHARLESTON’S CATHEDRAL
Continued from Page Twelve.
pended. An<l thus 8t Flnbar'e stands to
day almost a* she stood ten years age
Una and solitary, like the work of rom
great master, whose death left unfinish
ed the child of hie genius. A failure to gel
h largo enough subscription was said to
be Ihr cause of the suspension of work
on this church, wh.eh bade fair to li* one
of the handsomest. If not the handsomest
edifice In the ROIIUI.
What a difference in the aspect of things
as they presented themselves to ft*van
nah lans le.. than two years ago.
when th# new* was brought homo to them
that their beloved Caih'dral (one of the
most interesting larahnarks of Ravoimahi
was destroyed- lukeo away from them,
a* 11 were, by one fell stroke of Provi
dence How was the news of this dlsaa'er
received? with u bold front—by au Imm*
dials call to arms, so to speak, for direct
ly after the fire, or as soon thereafter as
circumstance# would permit, th# late
Bishop Backer (God rest hla soul) called
a meeting, and plana were |ierfeciid for
she lmmcdl*te restoration of th* Cathe
dral And to-day It stands, grand, beautl
ful. symbolic of nan’i love an.l reverence,
and a true illustration of what the mind
of man ran accomplish In the face of dlf
flcultles.
This ought to he an object lesaou to
Charleston whose sanctimony and good
glue*, which are well known, were almost
entirely obscured by her one ur.-ait fault,
hrr love of money, which she bid.* ewov
In her strong box, Idte the proverbial
miser.
For after *ll. what better use could be
made of filthy lucre titan for one to fol
low the rxanudo of tho Illustrious Bole,
mnn who bulll himself a temple that’ It
may outshine posterity, a grand tribute to
his glory and wisdom He made of It a
thing of beauty that It might becomo a
Joy forever. It Is to be hoped, parenthetic
ally. Ihat there w.ll soon com. s day
when Ohariueton will uwaken from her
lethargic amt somnolent condition and
complete this beautiful church, ihat It
may be a alvtntng example for all time to
com* of tint xculous and earnest work of
hsr people Robert E. J. \ft*
Why itlahup* Wear Gaiter*.
From th* London Mall.
Why does a Bishop wear gaMeta and a
shovel hat”
The Bishop of Winch eater at a hMKtoeon
at Bournemouth, asked If that question
suggested Itself to tho#* pan pie who In
dulged In a feeling of merriment as he
pissed down the street Did they think
he liked the garments ar.d thought they
were becoming sod comfortable” Not in
the least
The reason waa, he said, that he was
preserving, and he alone among men. Ihat
which was common to our countrymen not
so very long ago He • trying to In
duce reverence for th# past, ami without
compunction He therefore imped people
would look with somewhat different eyea
upon th# garments when they considered
what they were Intended to convey.
—Probably at no time since th# Civil
War have there been so few regular sol
dlara stationed In the United Su e- as
thers are to-day. Of tho ICDOO officer*
and man constituting our present army
all but about IT.uau are serving abroad,
mostly In the Thill [pine*.
BETTER THAN THE
KNIFE.
Pyramid PH# Car# Car## File#
qalckly, Painlessly, Without
Danger.
People go along for years, caffertng with
pitas. They try thta and that and the other
thing, from carrying a buckeye to get
ting treatment from a phyalrlan Th ■>•
obtain temporary relief, maybe, but they
are never quite cured. A little atrain tn
lifting, excessive fatigue, a Utile cone li
ps lion. or a little dlanhooa and the pll
come back. They don't seem to amount to
much, but they banish sleep and appetite.
No position la comfortable. There 1 In
teas* local pain and that dreadful agonis
ing feeling of weight In the perineum
Maybe in the early etagos some of ths
many Mlvea on sal* will afford tempo-ary
relief. It ibs case la of bug atandl'g
there I* only on. spoedv and sure remedy
It Is Pyramid Pile Cure, &vra In Igh,
case* it I* the safest thing to use. Otaar
applications may cure and may net
pyramid Pile Cur* la always co'tda,
always reilahl*. always bring. roni'O’l
at once. It'a prompt use save, month*
of severe suffering. In extreme ease* U
will save surgical ~,,era .tons and fb-lr
attendant dangms and discomforts. It la
better than a keif' Will cur* mI T.
quicker and aafer. Thousand* have uael
It Thousands have been cured by ll Th#
coat la trifling compared with what It
does The price is one dollar M<#l any.
body would gladly pay ten dollars to ba
rid of pile*.
Druggist* sell Pyramid Pile Cure. If
yours hasn't it. ha will get It for you
from th* Pyramid Drug Cos., Marshall,
Mira., sot* manuMomroa. ......
A Valuable .
fUg* Suggestion m
c -r * ‘' There are some good people in this community who '/
°‘ s J this store because our prices are too high—meaning tha t
our goods are of better quality than they can afford to
buy- The fact • that people in moderate circumstances
°~ & #■[ cann t well afford to trade elsewnere.
It is true that our high standard of quality, estab
lished long ago. has never been lowered an iota—it is
° A even higher than ever, and we may confidently assert
that our customers pay no higher average prices for
Strictly first-class goods than buyers who are less wise
"K Vt^i, constantly pay elaewhere for a grade of merchandise that
could not enter this establishment on any terms.
The public has grown accustomed to reading an
°" 4*l+ , nounceraeuts of goods “marked down” nearly to the prices
at which the same brands of qualities are sold over our
counters every day. These are truths we need not tell
°~ our customers: Tht’ IS for III? tXOJfil Of lllOSfi f&O do 03t
how ibai lie lest lilies Mi illiji te De teßid lere. or vlo may not
v > realize Hat true ecoaomy consists io luylut dep:alalle floods at lair prices
c rather iban poor or even doubtful quililies at any price—no matter
ho W iow it may S m .. .
4 High Class Clothiers aad Furnishers.
a w *
riw xfI*' 1 *' AT*' A*' a’*' 4* 4" A> A> ■+ 4* 4 A A> 4- A a
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HA HE SIGHT# IV PKKIk,
Farther Description of the Pit I arc <yr
the tea of Heaven, and of Its Tem
ple.
From th* London Standard.
Tekln. Aug 9 —The troops mxrehed
through th palnc# grounds in as direct
a line as possible from the south gate io
the north, traversing the various hal s
and courtyard* en mute When they had
passed the oulsr norlh gate on their way
back to their reapemive camps the ma
jority of tha .sneer*, together with !ho
ministers and other rlviltnno. were con
ducted to th# Empress flow ..gar's recep
tion room. Here w found Chinese sweet
meats and refreshments of every kind
spread out on small, low table* on the
varaYida, and te* wna handed round by
th# palace Ailtnlanta. a great many of
whom had beet: left behind Thu gurtt#
evidently found these .swum meals to their
liking.
General disappointment was ■-*,***!
on entering the 1 >owgisr a apartment*.
The rooms were all entail, the alraptng
apartment being very like that to b
found In any ordinarily wealth) Cidoewe
house. A largo mirror opposite |h* door
of th# reception reran gave It an air of
distinction, while two or three of s mllxr
else stood round the room S-varal Brit
ish ofltoera dspoaltcd visiting cards In one
of the bowls on a side table. Th* thronv
room waa resplendent with color and gilt
The throne Itcelf was vary much like An
ordinary round-barked chair, but tn*
back was made of marvelously Inter
mingled dragons richly gilded. The room
00m. tlnsd four Immense mirrors In mag
ntflrlrntly carved blarkwood frames, sev
eral geographical glob** of Chines# make,
huge Cloisonne va*w. rnasitv* hlackweod
cheats, etc., all of exceptional magnifi-
and finely carved. In th# ante
room* on ewrb side were large numbers of
Chinese books, valuable pieces of Jade,
and richly carved boxes arid from Iha
presence of a letge number of Cnlnes#
pen# and acts of writing materials these
rooms may. on ta* or. salons, hare been
used for secretarial duties.
The court yard* throughout th# Forbid
den city arc entirely pavtd and the steps
leading up to the scores of huge halls, to
gether wl.h th* low walls surroundiug th*
latter, arc all mad# of Tekln marble. The
court yarda are lull of Immestse iron ui 1
brass tubs, bronze turtles, and storks,
(twice tba natural siael, and here ai#l
there diminutive e.ephant# th* slxe of
lambs, with flgu. es of an animal unknown
to natural history, though sooiewuat I*-
scsntdlpg a lion Standing on the ~teps
outside on* of the most elevated halls our
eye# were daaxled by a very sea of yel
low glazed tile# gl< anting tn th* sunlight.
These form the roofs of innumerable halls,
1 All more or less dirty, empty, and dis
tend). temples, or dwelling# or palace of
ficials. minor Trine*#, and attendant#
Moat of Uvo mxrblr, whether steps, wall#,
or pedestals. 1# richly carved. U># dragon
living the predominant feature In every
design. The palace grounds are pictur
esque aud uualat rather than atrtotly
beautiful. Great ears l* expended on their
up-Keep, or at least ou certain portion*
of them, though Just now there were
slight Indication* of neglect. Th# paths
and roadway* were weeded, but the
coarse gr.ies hud not been cut quite re
cently and gave 9 certain wUdncai to th*
parkltk* expanse, with It# atagulficent
trees ipitfad about with counties# xroi
toe* and ahrlnet. and Interlaced with
walk*, rustic bridges and aamtaiur# lakes.
Regont.is were In bloom, and Ih# Perak®,
ntons were Just beginning to be dniod by
Ihe sup, and will In a few day* hang
their luscious spheres smut th* wealth of
green foliage
After w# left the palace the gate* again
closed, and th# sacred Pudding* and
gtounds w#r* i*ft untouched. Thor* Is n#
occupation by th# alllid fore*#, and no
on# can get In without *n order from hi#
minister All property belonging to the Im
perial family haa been respected, and
everything has town left exactly as It waa
when Ihe court tied, save for a few small
Bictnoito# which tits visitors brought
away with them. There ar* hundreds of
retainers left to guard and look after the
palace, and not a few Mandarins arc still
living there. 1 saw blue and red button
Mandarins stal ling round, who wer# very
courteous to all th# "foreign devils." but
tbelr private trnliaaenia had better not
he implied ato Apart from the procas
ion, tn* martial rnuatc. ami the cheer# of
litvout honn soldier*, there wa# no demon
stration, and no speech*# w< re delivered
I.ady MacDonaid and a lew other ladles
were present.
The tempi* Is am th* left band leaving
lbs v-l.y, aud la surrounded b> an tanar
and an outer park Our cart drove
through the latter up to a smalt gat*.
Her# i ha l to get out and enter alone,
as th* Chines* carter was net allowed to
follow Even the outer park was a de
lightful scene after tha awful strests, as
the tree# were large, and number* of oar
Sikh* were encamp'd under them, making
quit* a picturesque scene. Our regiment#
had made this their headquarter# directly
on arrival and had possession of #ll th#
building*. but there eras a small ramp
of Japanese on th* left. Under th# beau
tiful tree* In the Inner park we aaw tha
fine black oxen graxtng which were kept
here for sacrifice, but will now be eaten
by English soldier# After erosalng a
chart bridge over a moat we came to tho
drat group of building*, the principal of
which was evidently a kind of audience
chamber. Th# handsome Pnlnaae fuml
tur# wa# all In plaoe. and the ancestral
tablet on a kind of altar. Two very cuei
ous brass Mi in carved wooden stands
were tn th# room, and the officer there
said these would be sent home to fiouih
Kensington. On either eld* of the en
trance was an enormous pile of loose
Karmen t# end roD* of silk which had I men
brought In by the soldlera. and were to
he *<dd by auction at the legal ton* for
their benefit The quadrangle outside wa#
full of the tunbumi horae* of the Bengal
lancer*—beautiful with thrlr shiny, satin
coat*, tn comparison with the 111-kept
natlva ponies on* see# here Down a
pretty avenue wa# a paved way. some
what weedy, which led u* to a nv 1r Me
inclined pvane When we reached tha lop,
tiles ehtntng like lapis laxult in th* sun.
stood tight before us.
Thl# temple la comparatively new. as the
former one wa# destroyed by fire about
seven years ago Th# decoration may
seem gaudy, but although the principal
part ts a beautiful red richly ornamented
with gold, and, tn some places, paiult of
pal* green, all covered with a pagoda roof
of blue tiles, the design t* to harmonious
ar.d finely wrought, every line being curv
ed, thst the general effect la distinctly
artlatle. It stands on thre graduated ter
race* of pure white marble exquisitely
carved, and ornamented at interval* with
urn-shared bronxe. The height of th# last
terrace brtaga one above the tops of th*
tree* In the surrounding park, and, tn th#
distance, tt ts possible to ae# th* amphi
theater of Mils. Th! temple was visited
by the Emperor at the New Year, but
evidently h* had not been In It since, ws
the troop* who first entered told us It
wva Inches deep tn dual. Th# columns
which support the roof are of rich crim
son. covered with ootid arabesque. The
gold dragon lx. of cours*. In
th# center of the celling. and
qp a kind of star on tho east
aid*. In the rateway* that we parsed
through to reach all these hutldtng*
there were garlands of acented grass that
had evidently not been removed since tbs
last cetobratlun. In a direct line from
east to west from th* temple 11ns la the
great altar that the Chines* call the Cen
tre of the Earth, where, after hla pray
era, th* Emperor went te sacrifice alone.
This la really another see of circular ter
race*. exactly like those on which th*
tempi* stands, only smaller: but. instead
of th# boildtng. there la a small altar for
sacred fire hi tha center In the outside
inclostira wax th* large altar, with a
furnace beneath, for the animal sacrifice,
and At th# corner* are small whit* p’ytbo.
Although curious, this end lucks th# ex
qulxlte beauty of the temple
We visited another build'ng near, whv-h
waa In a very dtrty condition inside, but
full of a most remarkable collection of
dark-hUi# porcelain vessels, evidently used
for libation*. There were hundreds of
the*# gilded stands, lanterns, ate., all In
a stats of dirt and nag Wet
DIKE'* RIVAL KILLIQD.
kIM West's Lever Fall# a Victim to
Barr Marksman ship.
From tha New York Journal.
London. Get. X —lt las strange setncl
danca that news of the death of Cant
Gordon Wood In South Africa should
reach England almost itmultanaoualy with
the Duke of Weatmlnxter.
Oapt. Wood I* the poor young man for
whose lows Ml** HhrLagh West, the lovely
daughter of Mra. Cornwall!* Will and
slater of the Trtnces* of Tlaes, threw over
tho rteh young Dug*, who la d>M to nr
rHre front the Cape to-day or to-morro-e
l.ord Roberta reported Cap! Wood's death
yteterday
Wood wa* an offl rr of the Fhroothn*
Yeomanry, fighting under I.ord Methuen
la tho battle at Zairuat Tweed ay ha
was wounded aad bars* to lbs rear in •
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TELEPHONE NO. 123. T* *
litter. A second bullet struck him as he
lay and killed him.
He was a handsome man of good family
and portlier tn the fashlnnab # oocety of
England, hut almost pennUeaa. aud with
no coronet to lisxtow upon a brld* It waa
therefore ,-xaapemtlng to the ambitious
family of Miss fiheiagh West ‘VIiKTi fhe
fell In love with him. especially exas
lierating n* she was engaged at 'ha time
to I.ord Belgrav*. th# greatest "catch"
In England, who had rabelled against hi*
aged grandfather and hla beautiful wid
owed mother for permission to wed her.
It wax only after hla grandfa, .er'a
death and Ilelgravs had become the Duke
that be was able to proclaim the engage
ment. To do thla ha earns back from South
Africa, where he had been *nt to ci.rs
him of hla Infatuation. Scarcely had h*
announced that h* would make her hla
duchess than tb* capricious beauty lilted
him for the lov# of young Wood.
The Duke went back to tho Caps. and.
according to rumor, found halm for hi*
wounded heart at the feet of Mr.. Ather
ton the wife of a major In the Twelfth
Lancers, fighting at the front.
It Is aald that Mr*. Atherton li on the
Steamer that Is brtngli* th# Duke home
Shilagh West la prostrated with grief
at Ruthin Castle
Society awaits with keenest interest the
next act In this strange drama and ts
guessing whether or not the Duke w.ll
renew his attentions, and If Ae does how
they will be received
WHAT AIT FAR DO.
Rome Thing# That Mhow Tbelr Map#,
rlar latvlltgenpe.
From the New Orieaes Dm**-Democrat
There are a good many ant# of different
varieties on the let at my country place
near Covington, and last year I benan
to make a systematic study of tbelr hab
its. I round It a moat (aacinaitng pur
suit, and have resumed It with much en
thiMlaem during several vlrtt* thl* yea
A little Investigation will ronvion* ].
moat anybody I think, thst the ant ep
proarne* nearer to a man tn pent of In
tel I Ig race than any of tha lower an.
mala Borne of the thing* J have sera
ar* ** marvrtou* that I would hesttat*
to speak of them If similar wonders had
ns# been lolly recorded by trained ad-n
--tlata
Near on* of my flowerbeds I* a colony
of small red ant# that ar* extremely i„.
duatrtoo* tn coileettng food, and thav fre
quently perform the moat astonishing en
gtnearing feats tn transporting hravy bur
dens to their home. Not long ago I
watebod a party of about a do*#o that
had found th* body of a small spider a d
w*rr dragging n toward the n-a The
aptdir had hairy Ira. which struck ..ut
tn every direction and caught on oOe a
cls*. greatly retarding progre#,. For
several minora# the ants rolled away wl h
their awkward booty and than stopp'd
**** * *'• A minute
fragment of dry leaf was lying dn tb*
ground f>rareally they all iqtf mn4
;{** •**” of It. rSra .Cl
iwta.d the edges and olid It alow wuboM
any tllfflru.ty.
On another occasion I aaw a larrs body
of the#* a.tnie arts start out for a rat!
an another colony. They marched l.ko
*n army, with scout* thrown out at th*
most. and. waen several f, ei dietaai
from lb* amt, dlrMsd m*o tmo rC#
tDfICIIIIOIII 101116 CONTEST.
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SAVANNAH
EXCITED!
Savannah people r excited *•
reat numbers of stutterer* who or# n°*
brtn* cored by that noted specialist Dr.
O W. Randolph of St. Uoula. He will M
at the Uarahall Uouae. 121 East Brow** l '
too street. Sevannab. unlU Nov. U. w *
learn from the State and from the St*’*
Trcoaurer of South Carolina, alao Cel
Willie Joneo. that ha cured many etui*
terera in Columbia, 8 C. I>out<
Memphis. Birmingham. Mobile. Mont>" : -‘-
ery and Atlanta paper* are loud In h*
pralae.
Stutterers are eomln* eeveral bund“
miles to be cure^
Haod Ihle to a stutterer. Golden rule
BRENNAN BROS,
WHOLMALI
Fruit, Produce, Qraio, Etc.
Bay STkEffT. Warn
TM.pOea.SS4-
One kept straight an and waa eoon te
•atred In Hems combe t arltti the othoe
tribe, while the second detachment made
a detour and felt upon the hill from thO
rear. The result tria a ttreat victory for
the Invaders
Anybody that feels Intereeted In the
subject and that wtll put a l.tlle tlmr at
close study will be ceriaJn to wind'd
exploits fully aa aetonjahin# as tbaoe *
have deecrlhed.