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18 f jS> T TW6 V TMMkTMr Mnntlni lUllnvr*Losl JtaN aod 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 c ° ° c*’ o'* o’ (r o T <y <y o* <y <y cy cr <y cr c -?^’ 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 • Wholesale Prices On Trunks from /Vianufactory. W maka r own Trunk* and can #*ll you for lea* than any In th* city *' ma tiu fact lira trunk* Iron cuptoHO W. and ran autt you a* wU La quality as In prior Wa offer the naat wa*k a M-Inch Trunk, r ovrrad In t-oc duck. I author rtrapa, wall hraccd. oovwnl tray, well mad*, only ft SD Only aak you to com* an<l a** how mark wo can nay a you on on* Trunk. FACTOR! tes in tea HAT STREET. F AST SHOW and SALESROOM 4 and Jl WEST BROUGHTON STREET. SOUTHERN TRUNK FACTORY, < M. D. LURI.N, Proprietor. McDonough & ballantyne, •mf Iron Founders, Machinists, a f Ilia, kamttha. Hot I* r nta k*ra. n>larlarrr, nt at* Mon •T and Portable l.tlclafa. \ artlr.l and To. Ranntn* < on. Hill, ,„4iir 'till und Pan*. *l. til... Policy* tlr v .s 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. How to Vote. Cut out th# attached Voting Coupon and mall or bring It to th* business office of the Morning News. Savannah. Oa Each Coupon must bear th* name of di* parson for whom you wish to vote VOTING COUPON. Nam* Bt and N Tow® 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.