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Reservations.
Leisurely selections of
HOLIDAY PRESENTS
Is always desirable. PURCHASES
may be made now, and deliveries made
in the future.
Avoid the Late Rush.
A Waist Sacrifice.
This week a clearance sale of fine SILK and SATIN
WAISTS in BLACK and SHADES, one, two or
three of a lot, beautiful goods beautifully made, and
heretofore sold at from $6.00 to $J5.00, closing
out at
(til Af] finrl (|| T All As these prices do not
\ / I V VL IV represent even COST.
iU.iJOU (DD.dO ' CASH ONLY. 1 -'''
S2O to $25 Suits $12.00.
A lovely line of Tailor-Made Suits as above, in
BARRACLOUGH HOMESPUNS, CHEVIOTS,
and VENETIANS, soft finished. Some entirely silk
lined, handsomely tailor-stitched, double-breasted,
tight fitting, fly fronts, Eton, and box front COATS.
Inverted pleat SKIRTS, flared and plain, new
flounces, etc. All fully up-to-date and magnificent
victims of price-cutting. All sizes and IQ ftrt
colorings. Your choice only Wl/iUU
A “Rainy=Day” Slump.
A special line of the indispensable Rainy- Tr
Day Skirts*. big values W 4 I 3
A EETTER QUALITY, hitherto uncompromisingly
§5.00 to SO-00,
For $3.99.
These two chances ARE CORKERS.
This Will Impress.
A line of TAILOR MADE SUITS, styles, fabrics
and colorings about a> line above, sold up to this
time at $12.00 to $20.00, many silk lined (the
l ning is worth $8 50), all sizes, carefully made and
finished, values that can only be appreciated by in
spection. Impossible of duplication Anywhere rn
else. Pick Your Fancy for wUiOU
Silk and Flannel Waists.
Thoroughly complete in every detail, colorings,
Trimmings and finish all that couid be asked. Like
ab our efforts, COMPLETE- On "QUALITY” basis,
our PRICES control.
THE KABO CORSET.
Skeptics have nearly all been convinced, and the
army of KABO wearers marches on in COMFORT
and STYLE. All Fabrics, all Colors, all Models.
KABO BUST PERFECTORS
Bring perfection to all who would improve on unim
proved nature.
PRETTY GOOD FIGHTERS.
n E<TI'HTK III' THE CMITBSK
IKMJ'Ii ABIMTtKM A All ( A.FA
IIH.ITIK*.
I'llf Amcrlonn \rlfrHiin of Hie FMI-
Ipplnr (n in |in lun Wild Eiiirdnl
(ho \ elhiH Men to Hun t Ihi*
tinsel (ioi it Inrprlir—Arum 111 I*ll l
of the ( Itlnexe t Tli*u Ttln AV*
Bolter I him Tlmt of Any of Hip
tltlps * tinny of the (.'*lestlltls,
llQnptpr, Mill ( linn to the 01*1
I nnhtonpil Glugnls and Other An-
I 111 up Mention*. Mltli hlrk They
I mlit stubborn!y—Home Artillery
I'rnrllpp Thnt AVnn AppreetalH hy
tilmlrnl Seymour nnd lieu. Fukn
• lil in n— (loser* I nnugn rntetl the
rieinent of Attack—'The I htnee
Army Ant n ••lelloyy Peril" Aotv
lliii It ith Training; und Good OUl
err* it May let Me.
lurk. Dec. 7.— Probably mo*t of
umy officers tvlto wont to China lasi
* irmr had foi Rotion lint declara km of
I id Woiseley lhat Utr grmt ihtifrr In
I .rope lay In the lighting force of the
Pei ;ia|w they had never hoard
• It Surely It was the belief of the nv
* o fighting man of the other ra'.-a
the men with the long queues an.l
■. i>!ng, baggy clothe* would not and
*■ *d hot stand long before his own *u
lf.r military skill and prowess. The
■ *"* suit which hoif a iloxen tln-olad lll
gunhoatn took the great Taku fori*
"and those who he;.l this opinion as cor
f tatory evidence. But after a few days
• the fighting about Tltn Tain they ha*
' m remember the man who wrote
he Yellow Peril," and to talk of the
'•■k it would be to overcome the Chinese
• l ffie danger lo the world of permlt
■f them to organlxe end drill an army
1 *ny considerable alze. For John
i imin i Tien Turn developed quail
’s lighting man lhat astonished
1 enemies. Klrai of all. he was equlp
■* I Properly. Next, he knew how to use
pilpment. Then he attacked. an e!e
--1 ' ' !heretofore unknown m Chinese tae
bo*.
*■* In fhe war with Japan that the
'•iittaaa learned that ***Jut waa not
good for much when used as gunpowder.
Afier that exposition of offi-la! rascality
ihe European drill-master* of the Chinese
unties Instated on having a hand In the
purchase of supplies. The result was Hi*
the Chinese at Tien Tain were supplied
with plenty of Krupp guns and were
armed with Mannlicher rifles w.Hi a;>pa r
tnfly llmltl.s quantities of wnokeiea* am
mtniitlon of the very best grade. It Is
not too much to say that not one of the
forces sent agi.net the Chines* was us
well equipped for the offensive as the
enemy. All told, more than a hundred
guns, of various sixes, ages snd makes
were taken hy Ihe allies In ami around
Tien Tain Very many of these were
Krupp 3 2-Inch lilies, nearly new. This
is an ndmlrahle field gun. better tain
anything any of the allies had until the
arrival of Eight Battery F of ihe Fifth
T'nlted Stan-* Artillery with Its six rifle*
of the same *|xe. The British, of course,
lied their naval guns. end 12-pounder*
from the hlg cruiser Terrible, and some
1 and 1 i-m> h rifles from Ihe gunboats
Algerine .and Phocnll. But these ate not
flek! gun*.
One <l*y early In July the Chines*
planted anew hat ter y to the west of
Tien Tsin. They opened on Ihe settle
ments with It soon after H o’clock on a
beautiful, clear, sun-lit morning A
dozen or more men were on the tower of
the (lerm.m club, one of she tallest build
ings In the British conceaslon, and sev
eral British officers were on the tower
of Gordon Hall, their signal headquarters.
All had good glasses and all were doing
their best to pick up the new battery.
The direction of the shells and the re
ports of the guns were their only guides
for the ammunition of she Chinese was
of so good a quality that at the dlstanee
ihr re was not the slightest sra<* of
smoke dlseernlhle by the strongest binoc
ulars. It was more than half an hour be
fore the location of the baStery was as
certained. It happened that on* of the
watchers was looking at the exact spot
when on* of She guns was fired and he
saw the flash. That waa enough. In the
course of the next few minute* all four
of the gun* were located and the officer*
on Gordon Hall were signalling to Ihe
twelve-pounders where to fire so engage
the batter—
The pow **r used In the cartridge* of
the Mnnnlleaar rifles was entirely smoke
less. Bspldt.v of fire apparently md*
no different-* with !• A single sho from
one of the Krag-Jorgeneen rifles of our
eoldiere leave* very little trace, but when
the whole line Is firing at will, there Is
a thin grey hale above the men which
It Is no* so extremely difficult to ptacs.
It wa* not so with the modern gun* of
the Chinas*. On the nefth hank of the
Bel river, Junt acroa* from Uj* French
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 0, 1900.
The “Quality” Basis
On which our affairs are conducted invites and retains the fullest con
fidence of those who know us, and those who learn to know us. THE
BIG STORE, by virtue of its immense stock, £reat variety and LOW
EST PRICES for BEST, is the safest place in Savannah for all who
want VALUE at its lowest price. Always the same—THE MOST, THE
BEST, THE CHEAPEST.
Ladies’, Misses', Girls’, Children’s lnfants’ Comfort
Is supreme in our complete ‘'QUALITY” basis collection of winter necessaries. A
LADIES' JACKET LEADER $2.70. A better grade of ALL-WOOL
CHEVIOTS, in gray, tan and black, with colored linings. $4 50. Still better
examples $5.00 to $20.00. in varied colorings. FUR, CLOTH and GOLF
CAPES, all qualities (good qualities) and prices. Children’s Box Coats, Golf Capes
and Cloaks, Infants’ Caps, Cloaks, Sacques, Mitts and Bootees. Irresistible Prices.
Dress Skirts, Underskirts and Tailored Suits.
Our DRESS and UNDERSKIRT sample lines are weakened, but not exhausted.
While the assortment is depleted, you may still find an attractive bargain. Procrasti
nation may rob you of your du?s. THIS WEEK'S NEW ARRIVALS OF MAN
TAILORED SUITS exploits some handsome styles and fabrics, notably Eton and
Blouse Coats, with prettily flared Skirts, in Black, Blue, Brown and Mode shades.
Superb apparel at prices impossible elsewhere in Savannah.
Holiday Charmers in Ladies’ Section.
Chiffon, Silk and Lace Neckwear. Gilt, Velvet, Chenille and Leather Belts, Fine
Purses, Chatelaines, Shopping Bags, Leather Writing Tablets, in assorted colors. Gold.
Silver, Ivory and Pearl Handled Umbrellas. Fine Embroidered and Lace trimmed
Handkerchiefs. Metal and Willow Receptacles, decorated with hand-painted celluloid,
in Work Boxes. Handkerchief Boxes, Glove. Jewelry and Button Boxes, Photograph
Stands, etc. Art an utility go hand in hand here.
Wouldn't This Bea Princely Treat?
Say. present your very dear friend, or eyen your BEST friend —that’s YOUR
SELF —with a dozen, or even a half dozen, of the noted and ONLY BEST
-
"DOUBT” touching a gift of this sort is totally eliminated. You may give
"Silver” or "Gold” but neither would earn more Manlioffnri CU* i
appreciation or gratitude than the royal i'iclllllcll lull Ctlllii,
THE SEEKER AFTER LUXURIOUS RAIMENT
In the male line, will find in our superbly administered Furnishing Departments
Terry Cloth Bath Robes. Silk Suspenders
Blanket Robes. Fancy Vests tbe proper sort
Smoking Jackets. Fine Kid Gloves USSm? 1
House Coats. Dress Gloves rJ' ai “ J t,ate "
Tettle Down Pajamas. Fancy Underwear
fettle Down Night Robes. Sweaters, in nice variety.
EX Rw m 1A tHIP jk _ Imperials. Ascots, 4-in-Hands, Bat Ties. De Join-
Mi tv IV W CL Mr\ • vine, &c„ Ac, &c.
And Solomon, in All His Glory, Was Not Arrayed As You Hay Be.
B.H.Levy &Bro.
concession at Tien Tsin. there were score*
of huge long rile* of sals, stored there
by the salt commissioner for the govern
ment which maintains * monopoly of that
industry. These plies were covered with
ttd'k. stout mats so shed the rains. The
Chinese used to crawl under these mat*
under cover of the night nisi "snlpt into
Hi* selllemenss all day. It was only oc
casionally. and then under the utmost
difficulty that any of them was aught,
because the excellence r>f their ammuni
tion left no clue hy which they could be
located.
But Lord WoJseley and Hu* "Yellow
peril" man were not entirely right. The
Chine** I* not a natural lighting mon a*
many of his antagonist* were. It tnk*
time and patience and a lot of hard dril
ling lo make him a good soldier, or to
get something of the art snd science of
war hammered Into Ihe head* of his of
ficers. They have made a beginning to
ward being a yellow peril. Perhaps In
another fifteen or twenty year* they
might have gone far toward the accom
plishment of their dearest dream—the ex
pulsion of alt foreigner* from their terri
tory. But In IKIO they are far from the
murk. They had bought enough modern
rifles nnd guns to equip a huge army,
but there were hundreds of them w-hn
still clung lo the old-fashioned hlgglety
piggiety mess of shooting Irons that the
war with Japan should have shown them
to be almost utterly useless. They had
old smooth bore musket* that looked a#
If they had been made when we were
fighting England about the Impreerment
of our seamen. There were cartknes al
most, If not quite, as old a* the hills;
such long muxale-loadlng rifle* as Daniel
Boone used In hi* fight for Kentucky,
and hundreds of glngals. a gun of ap
parently pure Chinese invention. This
weapen Is eight feet long or more and
shoots a ball about an Inch In diameter
Most of the gingals are muxxle-loaders.
but at Tien Tsin there were a good many
new breech-loaders, with a breech lock
that combined lh* principles of the Mau
*. r rifles nnd th* rapid-Are gun* In ser
vj,e In our navy. In th* fighting before
Tien Tsin our men were nlways talking
about th* great number of one-pounders
* ,
was taken It turned out that they were all
glngals.
When the new equipment was first |>ur
chaaed the rifle* were Issued only to men
In the regular army of ot>* or other of the
provinces, who were under foreign In
struction Homo time before the fall of
Tien Tsin. however, these tine weapon*
were served out to the Boxers in great
numbers. In the first part of ihe tight,
when Tien Teln was taken. lhe-* rifle*
played an Important part, but th* event
showed lhat the will-drilled mm wire thi
first to run away, for the la t of the de
fense was made with the o.d guns and
black powder.
Two things eemed especially to sur
prise ihe soldiers of the aides, ti e Chl
n. e Mood Hx lr ground a long Mine, and
they handled their gun- reinarkah.y we:.
Their artillery practl.e wa* amusingly
good In the attack on Tien Tsin tile Idea
wa* largely preva.ent among lh* Ameri
can sol.llirs that all they had to do was
to get at the Chines* with the old yell
and In the same dash that had sent the
Filipino* running *•> often, and It would
all he over. It wa* the common belief
lhat me cnineie would fire high and wild
and no great damage won and be done It
was the plan to have the flags of the al
lies hoisted over the city gates at II
o clock In lh* morning But Hi* Chinese
stuck lo their work and shot low, with
the resull that all that day they repulsed
the alia k. In the night, however, their
I courage oox> and out, ami they quit.
Their work with the hlg suns wa* quite
as good. In the judgment of many experts,
as that of the allies They gave one ex
hibition of ai-curacy with th* 3.2 ride on
the morning of July S that was a-tonDh-
Itig After ihe taking of th. west ir *. and
lhai morning Admiral H*vm >ir of Ihe
British Navy. nl Gen. Kukushlma. the
Japanese command*r-ln-ehlef, stoat talk
ing togeiher on top of the brh k arch over
the road that b ids through th* mud wall
to th* rlty. With them were a H twen
ty atalf officers end newspaper men From
the pagoda that the Chines, used as a
watch lower thry were 'only visible. To
the norm of the rlty, a roll, and a half
away, the Chines* had a battery of 2 2
guns In she fort They open'd flie on lie
little group on top of Hie arch. The first
shell wa* a line snot hut about seventy,
five yard* short The next was almost a
line xhot. hut Jus* above the tin h At mat
Seymour turned to Kukushlma and aid
"They're shooting at us. We bad better
get down."
He gave his hand to th* little Japan- 1
ese general and started to help him
down Just as ho <ikl so the third shed
exploded squarely on lop of the reh. a* and
a piece of It hit Ll*ut. Fair, the Adml-
Tal'a flag secretary. In the right arm
*ftiat ’ i a
without waiting for further ceremony
Just as they all got down the fourth xhell
hurst on top of the arch That wa* th*
last. The Chinese saw that their target
had escaped and ceased firing
It wa* probably the Boxer who Intro
duced the element of atta k Into Chi
nas* tac-He*. I p to this time It wi* said
of the Chinese an It was of the Spanish,
"thSy never attack." Tht Boxer* chang
ed all that They did not hesitate to go
up to Hie very muxxl** of the gun*, that
Is, they did not at first. As long as they'
eld to their I lea of Invulnerability th.-y
were the bravest of the brave, and as
tonl-hlngly l kies* In *'*ro* of the tights
of Ihe Hryi l r expedition for the relief
of I'ekln th<y actually ran on to lh*
bayonets Of (he foreigner* Al Tien Tsin
they attacked repeatedly and with deler
in.nation On Ihn night of July 11. a forre
estimated at at least 2.000, charged Hi*
railroad station desperately and was not
hewten off until the Japanese utsls a bril
liant courtier charge.
At I’ekln there was not so much Im
provement In the work of the Chines*
This Is explained by Ihe fact that th*
drilled armies were at Tien TMn B*-
l<i. s there was such a confusion of nii
thorlty at I’ekln lhat no persistent, de
termine.! effort could be made. After the
relief of Ihe city we found two big ware
houses stor. and with new mevlcrn rifles and
guns and great quantities of ammunition
The whole rplseda ..a- demonstrated wrhat
has been said before, that the Chinese
can let made a first rate soldier, but be
need* a lot of training of the most lei -
tirnt sort, and he must have good of
ficers. O wr King Davis.
COCO AA IT POI ATAIAS IA Ct HA.
( limbing Tree for " Drink deem*
n Oncer Tiling to Do.
Tampa. Fla . Dec, 6 —The Cuban boy
knows few of the Joy* of the flxxy nodi
fountain, he Is without orange phos
phates to soothe his spirits during his
year-leeig summer, but he has one thing
In the way o( drink which no Amerl an
0
town, ot least north of Southern Florida.
.an provide He may visit a coroanut
"fountain,” There are hundreds of res
taurants and cafes In Havana arwl In all
the towns of Cuba where an Important
Item of the stock Is a huge pile of graen
coroanut*. clad In their rich husks Just
as they come from the trees. The’® are
also many little shops Very much like a
familiar Amerl-in lemonade sand, where
these, cocoa cuts are the main sto-k In
trade.
The proprietors of these stands are us
ually plratlcal-h oklng young m> n who
smoko eternal cigarettes and chat and
laugh w 111, nil numeric Do you wish to
try the virtue of a Cuban eocoanut foun
tain? Step up to the stand and say:
<>!T iiii." (Cos Mjmit water )
The proprietor will ln‘ntly and with
deft grace pick up one of hie hlg green
cocmtiuts, aeixe a murderous-VOklng ma
chete and hack off the end of the hu*k
■lose down to the oocoanut proper. TJten
ba will boro out on* of the little ayes of
Perrin’s Gloves.
Tnc winner at Paris Exposition.
The Real Ladies’ Glove.
The only perfect fitting Glove on the market, all
sizes, all colors and shades.
Ask for the “Perrin.”
Of Course We Do!
Men’s Clothing? Well, say! Look at these names:
Stein-Bloch Cos.
Hamburger Bros.
Ilornthal, Benjamin & Reim.
Hart, Shafncr & Marks.
Strauss Bros.
That’s the Sort We Sell.
Underwear.
Loeb’s STUTTGARTER PURE WOOL SANI
TARY, and al good kinds, for
Men, Women and Children.
Separate or Combination Suits. The BEST every
time. It's th<‘ CHEAPEST to you.
Overcoats.
For Men ami Boys, more than all othe stores in town
combined could muster. Raglans. Paddocks, Box,
Ulsters, Reefers, Etc.
SOME BOYS’ CAPE OVERCOATS LEFT,
STILL HALF-PRICE.
All for Boys.
Everything. Outer and Underwear and all be
tween. Suits, Shirts, Shirt Waists, Hosiery, Hats,
Caps, Overcoats, Reefers, Underwear, Neckwear,
Furnishings. Only Complete Boys’ Stock in Town.
Concernin’ of Hats.
Such Hats as
DUNLAPS, STETSON, YOUNG, MILLER, IMPE
RIAL, GOTHAM. Stiff, Soft, Silk and Opera Hats.
McDOAOUGH & bALLANTYNE, W
Iron Founders, Machinists, p g
lllm* Lwmlth- |l(l Ir r him la • r•. miiiinfrliir ra >f "Million ET*TTdf :&£23
rr mid rorinlilt- lit w 1 11 •*. > rticitl mid Top Hunnlnu ff* f*-
< ora >l4ll*, Sugar >llll nnd I*mu. M.n f i In*; Pu Ilr ym, r tv.
TELEPHONE NO. 123.
■ LOW PRICES
High Grade Trunks.
We make our Trunks at our factory,
WE WILL HELL YOB AT WHOLE-
Don’t fall to examine our stock beforo
buying, a* we can save you money.
SHOW’ AND BALEBHOOM. 3M AND BROUGHTON. WEST.
SOUTHERN TRUNK FACTORY.
the rocoanut with the *h<>rt r*fnr of the
9*!l for** you a ta.ll glmn*, not
too ci*in, or*l pour Info It the* *w*f*t frmh
milk of the eocoanut. Hits* of ihe wtilte
m it of th* nut wl l (font around on top
and a I flrat you are not quite certain
whether you will Ik* "Coco :i#cua'* or
not. But when you have
tiin**e you conclude with the Cuban a that
there no other drink In the world
riMjl, refrfahiriu aivl f iefylnn in the tor
rid heel of the inland an this*. A full
ififtne cotta tho equivalent ot b cnt or
lc.
Too water of Cuba is likely o contain
prms, to say noth In* of beinit warm
and insipid, the wines are hen tin# but the
coco fcutua ia absolutely frt**ft and pure, j
In crossing the island on hot dusty. ]
weary day in u slow train. <!*’ cvm**s
to wait with joy he slope ,u 1 the sounds
of the little Cubsn boy* lid only in thin
trouser* and thinner t at*. chlrplnit from
the platform “Coco acuu* Coco ugua.**
Here while the train waWs you may quaff
refreehln* trlass. or you may buy de
licious green oranges suave* and os her
fruit or you may tak** home with you |
for a few cents, t% little gnen psirrot j
which a woman or in old man brings lne ,
the car to sell as an American train boy
would sell gum
And j-d iu fpite of tht deUrtousotM
Deliveries.
Our Delivery system is very prompt
and accurate. Those who desire to
have special delivery of
Christmas Presents
Made directly to the recipient by us,
can rely on our careful attention,
At Any Certain Period.
■ml the nulrltlv* value of the <n.-o#nt*t,
II large |mirt of tin- Cuban rrop go*# to
vmm because the Cuban in bin love of
ra*e M ill not climb the trees and rut
down the null before they are too old.
Hull when one hna aeen n hi* cooosnut
tree without a limb for free and no
end of mil' t>!ne* nd ridge#. on* ac
quire* ■ Mlow-aympathy wlih Ih* Cuban
In hi* l k of energy It 1* true that
food my be had in Cuba for the picking,
hut otneime* the picking la far from
earv work There la aomethlna unlqua
■ bout elimbing a tree when you want a
drink, Inatead of digging a hole tn the
ground, a* the Northerner doe*, but hav
ing once tiinted coro agua the Northerner
ndmMa Unit the Cuban method ha Ita
advaniagea.
scrofula the Can**.
Enema, catarrh, hip dieeeaae. whit*
wrlling. and even ronaumptton have thole
origin tn a rofulou* condition*. With the
allghteat taint of acfofuia In the blood,
there la no eafety. Tlie remedy for thle
dlaeeae In all Ha form* 1* Hood'* Barea
per! Ua, which goes to the root of the
trouble and expel* aU Impurities and (Ha
can* giims from the blood.
The beat family catbarlo la flood's
rine.-ad.
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