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The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

saude Fu Wong that the future Of "A
Roxor va a dark one indeed that when
he got ms wound ana was abou, 20 start
for borne Fu Wong asked for a farewell
,n,er,icw a. a ,erder Testimonial on M
regard and reformation he pressed on his
cantor the dearest little carved ngure az
IA aerovdary hut none tho less powerful
Chinese vod. who hos particular influence
with he powers that make plgtails grow.
Fred A. becoming toucbtnrly bald and
tbe sight prsved evidently on Fu Wong's
t0erfiorate nature. so he presented the
cunning ivory dsfy. along with some
prlvers written out la Chinese character
sksp,le,sm is. / regret 20 say. ono Of the
few naws In my brothers character. 80
whom BE was unnackinc his XII ho throw
th. IVORY image and praverg ineo my Ian
and said might try his powers on my
h1ir which Is falling drcndfully.
Now. ~ course. you'H laugh" contin-
ued the narrator. but since that scrap ~
IVORY came into my possession my comb
inrs hove been hardly worth grooming
over. All summer poured on toniet and
things. while a fu,e-swltch present and
a false-bang future seemed only more and
moro imminent. and"
Isn't 10 1mazinE?" interrupted num-
her one. 'sRut tilet look at that. please.
and sne drew from her pocket a tiny
faded elk bag. ana from that curious
disk OF silver having some odd charAc.
ter- engraved on u
MY dear How perfectly fasoinatlngl
what h. ug'
why / bought Il 81 Spanish gypsy
az tho Paris fair. strange creature who
tells fortunes. She seemed awfuIly struck
By the lines IN nv hand ana said she
would do for mo what enc wouldn't 10
for nnvbody elsc. sell mo this tallsman
that brings good luck. It's simply thou.
sands OF years old Queen Isabella of
CASTLE. whose every undertaking was sue
ccssful once owned H. and tho ryursy
said. with tho lines in my hand and this
luck piece. I couldn't help getting every
thing I wished for only paid her FIVE
dolians for IL. and already pana has given
me bicycle runabout"
Tent Il splendld.' remarked tho own
er 81 the Chinese god Makes ono feel
Just Ike a girl in she Arabian knights I
like these handy little things 90 carry in
the pocket ever 20 much better than
EthyIs Buddha. for example He,is
beauty from japan. ard any one who
gives his shrine proper recognition and
service never grows old reta wrinkles or
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

tel note sheets nre stamped with house
names or numbers the more original look
Ing. dark red smoke grey dun green
and bronze brown cartridge paper with
It's rough finish. comes done up in special
boxes Of two or four quires ana every
sheet is decorated IN a small water color
design
So clevcrly orc some OF these sets OF
note PAPER ornamented that they fetch
as high a price as ten ana fifteen dollars
a box Every box is filled with sheets OF a
variety Of colors. and the Hap OF the en-
velope O. Earnished with an irregular de-
sign Of trailing green vines along is edge
This necessitates. OF course. an irregular
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

culation OF servant girls so familiar 10
every American householder In which the
Claras followed the Maggies and the
Katies follow the Claras in swift success
sion. Nor do the German girls" expect
such Difference as these In America. they
are industrious and quiet; they are will
ing TO work FOR little or nothing. and 20
do any sort OF dlsagrceable task. but. on
the other hand. not so much IS expected
OF them as In America. and their mis-
tresses are perhaps more tolerant II may
be added. however. that the German
girl" has her regular Sunday soldier or
policeman as well as the American girl.
that Is a problem which even the German
government can not solve.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14


small. indeed. Il IL an evidence Of good
taste just now 90 use small sized paper
for letters as well as notes. and all the
stamping is done IN very small script or
old English lettering. Furiously as tho
black letter fashion tagged. IL has vi h
unexpected suddenness been dropped from
general use. and IL Is prevailing notion
to have the address stamped across the
upper corners Of the sheets ana 10 the left
hand side The dating must be given at
the conclusion OF the missive and mono
grams and crests are rarely or never seen
on anything but engraved Invitations
water Color Decoration.
These last by the way are engraved
exclusively Ia old English lettering and
II Is considered very smart indeed 20 have
the hostess crest embossed IN white az
the top OF her wedding ball. dinner aud
reception cards. while nearly all the pas
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

swapping for the Dap Itself which usually
folds down and fastcns az the bottom edge
u the envelope
Il is necessary IN order 10 make one =
sentences clear when written on 90
rough and deeply coiored a background
20 use a broad ribbed stub pen. very
black ink and a bold chirography. Al
together. when properly prepared, a note
on decorated cartridge paper IL very
fashionable and impre ssive booking doc
ument and the use OF this new papcrtrie
those who have been collecting mono
grams OF q has inspired the collectors
10 resign all interest in monograms for
the Jealous pursuit Of water color note
heads These last are far prettier thsn
the crcsts and initials. ana some OF them
possess . real value. since they are the
signed handiwork Of reputable artists
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
GREAT BATTLES or HISTORY.
Providence Not Always on side OF
Heaviest BattaIions.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
When Napoleon said "Provldence & a.
ways on the side Of the strongest battai-
ions" he proved the falsity Of his own prc-
cept on his last battlefield. II Is not With
out Interest 20 &c how this appl ca r ONE
OF the worlds great battles. Al Marathon
there were 10000 Perslans confronting
il.c0 Greeks Tho Persian army was rout'
ed and the invasion of Greece was ended.
Xerxes moved on Greece with his army
Of millions. Leonidas with HIS immortal'
met them az Thermopylae and held me
Persians Ia check. but not until the heroic
Spartan and his followers we're killed
Subsequently at Salamis Thermistocles mt
the Pcrsians la a naval battle, NcfN's
watched the struggle from distance and
wept over the destruction OF his army
Under HeZekiah Jerusalem was mena''d
by $500 Asyrians. who threatened 70
ruin the city. Not one Assyri' an s'll'.
saw Jerusalem. AZ Gaugamela AloNan0e.
the Great with ROOD men, fought l"'''
Persians under Darius. The Persians wef.
routed ana Darius assassinated by ono .
his satraps.
The siege or Jerusalem was the gloon.
Jest event IN the history Of mankind 10
a ,
pleted The Jews were never 20 haigAH
and 80 patriotic. They were never o
disorganized. lnnumerablo factions owl.
"a them But the feast Of the Pas s.
and the common danger enabled We
sin and Titus 90 shut them up IN inc guy
John and simon. their partisan ici'.' -
hated the Romans. When their foii'"
were not hghtiug one another durn-
siege thoy were opposing the hoN'
Nespasian and Titus cast irenches $50
the city. not one stone was leit
another OF their beautiful temple. rs ~
Savior predicted. and i.looo Jews pens"
cd in that awful holocaust
In the Russian campaign NAPOLEON 10
475.o0 men. His legious melted ana ''
under the falling snowflake 49,
The naval battle Of Lepanto hetWe''
Christians under Don John Of Austl
the Turks was one OF the herccst COM
Of the middle ages. The Christians ~.
bered 5000 and the Turks ls0o nF"u
Turkish feet was destroyed. It's conn
or killed and the Moslcm naval power
crushed on tho Mediterranean. -. ...-
AT Waterloo wellington had "V" -,
ana $50 cannon. Napoleon confronich
with T2OO men and 40 cannon. Mp,
claimed he had wellington in his
But he was facing destiny A ram .i,r
Of the night before wrought naNu' rg
the movements OF his artillery 'i,.-
jailed 10 come up. According TO 49,,
Hugo tho sunken road OF oham
The charge OF Napoleon was a fu i,l T.x.
In tho Boer war the battles OF W. 81
Ella viii be considered memoraeie, ID
with 1900 Beers. defeated buieI, -
mOoo British. and drove him aiu M
Tugela river three times. THIS y "a
Inc most notable battles OF our tiu'e 90
denoted the invincible genius OF tho
African general
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

simple. but the coat has shaped band
OF turquoise blue pauue encircling the
BODY about the levcl ~ the bust and
shoulder blades This IS stitched with
heavy white elk threads. Touches Of
the blue stitched paunc appear on thu
collar. sleeve caps and cuffs. while cir
cular ornaments q deep cream rcunais-
sance lace. frightened with gold thread
are set az irregular intervals. over the
fronts 81 the coat \ largo jabot Of
cream silk muslin dlls In the front Of
the Jacket edged at right ana icft by
loops Of black velvet ribbon falling from
small dun gold buttons.
New mbrrIIas.
Every one la need Of new umbrella
should prepare themselves now for rainy
winter weather. and tho designs IN um-
brella handles even justify cXtravngancc.
black silk covering and a silver grip
Il the niccst combination. for 80 silver
.he novel designs are unusually nice. An
arusticlllv wrought cnduceus. a figure ~
Daphne being metumorphoscd into laurel
tree shan curved ana wrought m
somewhat che shape OF bishops pas
toral stan have. with scores OF other aud
equally interesting designs an IN 80.
vcr come 20 tako ,he place Of the tawdry
guided. icwolod. painted porcelain and
crystal handles which for tho past few
seasons. have commanded tho creates,
popularity.
II remains 90 hc seen whether woman
kind. admittedly uncertain. coy and hard
Go please" will take kindly to tho little
eton jackets which the thoughtful manu-
lecturers arc making 20 sell with tho fan
mel blouscs they provide. Now. why
should not those Jackets. cut like hoIcroi
with rcyers be popular 4 flannel blouse
So very comfortable garment 40 wear un-
der a heavy winter coat but on coming
In doors on a cold day aud removing ones
heavy wrap there g.. for q sensitive per.
son. q momsntary sensation Of chill which
often leads TO a cold. This Is because tho
flannel garment does not ne close 70 the
body, end here the tiny jacket should b.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

ductive OF tho happiest results. A pretty
girl was attracting a great deal Of pleas
emit admiration from her sister shoppers
the other day hy her coat and skirt or
cci1r brown serge The coat was fan
tasu- Utfle loloro that displayed liberal
portions OF am oyster grey SILK shirt
Arour. her neck went scarf 90 chlnchil-
la ending in half dozen auny mink tuiia.
while on arrangement Of mink FUR ana
large strass buckle adorned her grey vei-
vet toque.
The Use of Cashmere.
Serge ana cashmere have recovered al
their old timc popularity with women who
prefer their winter gowns az once warm
and lIght Iu weight The vfruuna. Vcrr-
tin cloths bro1do loths ami covert cloths
are warm enough. bar zoo heavy 90 Dr.
comfortable when worldly suit Dr. dc-
sired. ana TO decorate q broad otn with
ANYTHING che than lfalI or FItchDd
straps s. quite out al tha question.
brauHful French winter Ui.IW rc. on me
other hand. accepts tu.k. lrl even rliifs
90 Iis greet h,ucat aud how many of the
ras1mcree are rlfiicd b. shown in The
picture 90 morning gown OF cheerful
plum color The glrliHfle graceful little
toilet boasts seven frlils on toe skirt ana
tho Jacket whist has nYe small wIvy
highwaymau capslefs spfe 1dinr out on me
shoulders Down the front 81 the waist
runs "a double row OF dun sue buttons
ana % folded ribbon wrought Of bullion
threads dsnncs the waist limo
How many Jacket waists. by the way,
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

we hear and see 60 much Of are no more
than very rich silks with sheeny finish
that sometime IS iridescent
Satin aiglou. FOR example. Is The goods
OF which the pictured evening gown IS
wrought II H. In che new color called
snow white. which IL white enough when
spread fiat before the eye but changes
60 strauge violet INT when tossed into
folds. FUN frlh Of white accordion pleas
Cd chiiforl ripples az the foot o. the skirt
over an under pleatng OF violet silk.
The same treatment appoars on tho bod
See. and an applique OF cream white Malta
lace eitter.ng with Fold threads suff-
cientiy deeorafes the ovcrdress aud
shoulder hand.
Braid Decoration.
There continues a general use OF heavy
silk braid. IA Louis XVI patterns. on the
Htin gowns. Many women prefer. when
buying satin facod cloths, to trim the sur
face Of the goods but slightly. and give
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

We DO see this autumn, Tho fashion was
popuiarlxed Tact winter and promises 20
holi its own into nineteen hundred and
one on some OF them the costlicst deco
ration be- lavishcd. while the skirt with
which 30 is worn viii be peculiarly sim
pie 4 contamination OF this Is shown In
the sketch Of Jacket waist made by "a
leading modlsto for the young lady who
viii wed Mr.. Alfred Vanderbilt
Both skirt and coat ol biscuit colored
ladya cloth form a beautiful carriage
and culing suit The skirt Is severely
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
IDOLS FOR LUCK.
Shrines Before which Up-to-Dnte
GIRL Pours out LibRtions.

Shrincs Before which Up-to-Dhte
GIRL Pours out LibRtions.
DO you keep anything by you for good
luckg" was the serious inquiry of one
sunburued maid OF another whom she
met az the ribbon counter why, OF
course" replied number two, with a COM
pretending smile; mine is a dear. delight
fui Chinese bodlot. 20 to speak. II was
given me by Fred. my brother, who had
10 OF reconstructed Boxer. Fred Is IN
vaided home from China. where. one
night. 10 Pekin. he overwhelmed a sallow
little gisaia by sheer force Of his two
strong arms His captive proved to be
an ex-wrestier. who was 20 charmed with
Fred's proves that instead OF being
handed over 20 che authorities he was
easily converted into much-needed iaun-
dryman
80 successfully did my brother per-
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

the beautiful quality OF the cloth a chance
20 be appreciated The clearest cNplaun-
ton OF how this "a done o. given IN the
sketch OF an extremely smart afternoon
walking suit The goods VA this instance
g. particularly rich looking. carthmold
brown satin faced suifius. made up with
"A cafe as iait silk bodice aud black SILK
nguro brazil Tire SILK hnely tucked.
forms the suuely sitting underslecves. coli
lar and vest. while below the cloth bolero
a. bloIsos out quite plain.
a reference should be made here 70 the
growing favor Of brown this season and
the almost llmitless graduauons OF tones
which the dyers seem now able 90 produce.
SO caressiug ana warm are many OF the
shades To- which brown goods can now
BE- bought that even "a very pale or d sal
low woman can choose tone THAI VIII
lend 10 her complexion both color and
clarity.
Al extremely popular combination Is
nrowa with grey, and in fur this Is pro
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
WATER COLOR STATIONARY.
some Startling Novelties In the New
writing Paper.

Is again in fashion. More than this. the
smartest papertrie Is deliberately decorated
and the quality of The paper Itself has
been radically changed for tho autumn
trade Cadet grey. French blue. Yale blue
and groy green papers. that have always
cream laid. kid and linen finishes. are al
quite out OF the running to-day. The cor
rcspondeuce supplies now come IN pastel
or the deeper autumn tones. having car
fridge and burlaps finish.
The pastel tinted sheets are cut quite
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

Early Piety-Rev. Mr.. Wrans ~
boy. I'm sorroy 10 see you flying your
on the sabbath day. The Boy ~
right. sir: this is a regular sanles ana
this l.. It's made out Of the - ~ Is,
Globe an got a tail OF tracts.
another for weekdays.-Piek-Ae-S
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
SE000 REWARD

deposited with the National City Bank Of Lyon ssa
which will Be paid who viii show that the
published
the SPECIAL peFisson.-LYpIA T. pnKAAn MEDICINE
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

Owing 20 the fact thar some skeptleL
people have from time 20 time Questioned
the genuineness OF the testimonial letters
We are Constantly publishing. We have
New-York tribune., 1900-12-05
RUNAWAYS ON THE EAST SIDE.

DRIVER THROWN FROM HIS SEAT AND HIS LEGS
PROBABLY BRoKEN-FwO CHILDREN Hurt.
4 team of horses owned by the Hygiene Water
COMPANY of No s49 West Twelfth-st-, and driven
by John Nulty. thirty-one years old, Of No. 74s
Greenwich-st., became unmanageable at Forty-sec-
ond-st. and Lsxington-ave yesterday and started
TO run away. Al Depew Place Nulty was thrown
from his seat 10 the pavement One of the rear
wheels Of the wagon passed over his legs, nicting
serious bruises aud probable fractures In fTent Of
the Grand Central Station the horses were caught
by Henry Reaking. d motorman on the Forty-see-
oRd-st. cFosstown line. Nuty was taken TO Flower
Hospital by ambulance in charge Of Dr.
Phillips.
TIVE children were knocked down by runaway
horse attached 10 a wagon driven by Solomon Ull-
man. fo-ty-six years old, OF No. 435 East One-hun-
dTed-snd- twentieth-st, last evening. Ullmap was
driving up First-ave. At Seventy-seventh-st. his
horse became unmanageable and knocked down
Mary Lawlor, eight years old, of No, 3S1 East
torty-SeYentn-st., who was crossing the avenue.
At Seventy-ninth-st. the horse struck Tobias
Franklin. a seven-year-old child Of No Sl6 East
SeVenty-seventh-st. The horse turned west into
Eighty-fourth-st 10 Third-ave., where Ullman sue
Roundsman Lastey OF the Arsenal station. ar
rested Ullman on the technical charge of assault
and locked him up in the East Sxty-sevepth-st.
station.
Franklin sustained contusions Of the legs and
arms and possible fracture Of the skull. He was
taken TO the Presbyterian Hospital Miss Lawior
was attended by an ambulance surgeon from the
Presbyterian Hospital and went home.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-05
1t OF the subsidy Of the z-knOt ship $4,000 a

amount OF the subsidy Of the z-knot ship $4,000
year under this bill?
Mr.. Frye admitted that il
\ understand said Mr.. Clay, that me ID
knot and zf-znOt ships waich carry the agfA-
cultural products OF the country do not receive
more than one-thrd the subsidy OF the fast pas
senger vessels which carry no agricultural PROD
ucls" - .
And ! wss showing" replied Mr. Frye, that
the low Epeed vessels were the ones which re-
ceived the actual benefits from the subsidy, ana
not the fast passenger ships"
AZ this point Mr.. Frye yielded the Moor tof tAe
eo1tive session after which il adjourned.
Just before adjournment Senator Vest gave noIce
Of an amendment he viii offer 10 the ship SUBSIDY
bill II provides for the repeal OF such existing
laws "as either prohibit restrict citizens OF the
United States from purchasing ships built IN othsr
OF the United States. which impose taxes, bur
Gems restrictions on such ships when owned by
American citizens which are not imposed on ships
built IA United Ststes In addition. the amend
nent makes Il lawful for al citizens Of the United
States 20 buy ships built In whole or In part IN any
foreign country and have them registered as shlps
Of the United States" When so registered ihese
foreign built vessels are 70 be entitled 20 an the
rights and subjected g the same Lesulatlohs & -
those governing ships built In the United states
ane owned by citizens OF this country .
Mr. Frye's speech kent the Senate 50 late lnat X
was found impraCtcabe 10 consioer tns y 60
Peunoefote Treaty, as had been intended senateI
Lcdge gave notice thar az the hrst oppoItln.g .S
would call up the treaty and ask the Senste 70
give the question close attentlon 0nti tue i1SN'N
The credentials cf Jonathan p. Dollver as SenS--
tor from iowa were presented to-day ane 70 to0A
the cath OF once
New-York tribune., 1900-12-05
THE ARMY BILL IN THE HOUSE.
VOTE TO BE TAKEN AFTER SIX HOURS
DEBATE
DEBATE

washington. Dec. 4-The session OF the House
to-day was brief. The real work will begin to-
morrow, when the House viii consider the Army
Reorganization bill. which Mr. Hull chairman Of
the Committee on Military Affairs, reported to-day
He explained the urgent necessity for Immediate
action this measure, saying that under the
present law the Army must be reduced 1900
men on July next, and asked unanimous consent
for the consideration OF the bill Tomorrow When
Mr suizer CQerl., y. " objected Mr. Hull intro
duced resolution for special order for the con-
sideration of the bill Tomorrow with provision for
a vote at the end OF six hours general debate.
The objection 10 the swearing in of Mr.. Conaor
Of Iowa. the successor of Senator Doliver which
was raised by Mr.. Bailey. of Texas yesterday was
removed to-day by the presentation of a new set
Of credentials from Governor Shaw, and Mr.. Con-
nor took the oath,
Three bills were passed under the call Of com
mittees. the most important being one TO provide
for the detail Of not 70 exceed one hundred retired
Army officers and three hundred non-commissiored
oeers as military instructors in the public schools
OF such cities as adopt system OF military insyrc-
ton. The others were TO prevent the failure OF
military justice and 10 legalize en- issue OF $50 O
of bonds BY Pima County. Arizona.
Mr.. Suzer offered resolution OF sympathy with
the Beers and favortng arbitration for the pur-
pose OF stopping the awful atrocities now going on
In South Africa" -"
New-York tribune., 1900-12-05
J. ARMSTRONG oHANLER GONE.
BROTHER OF THE CONGRESSMAN LEAVES
BLooMINGDALE ASYLUM AND
DOES NOT RETURN

j. Armstrong Chanler Is missing from the Bloom
ingdale Asylum week ago yesterday he LEFT
the place and did not return. Usually ne was
attended when he went away any distance put
this time he alone.
Dr. Lyons superintendent of the asylum, was
seen last night by Tribune correspondent. Inc
doctor refused to discuss the ease, because Chan'
Ter is not a public character" Great secrecy was
maintained at the institution as 20 the disappear
anee Mr. chanler could have gone out by one
Of only two entrances 70 the institution He may
have wandered of In the direction OF Rye Lake
and been drowned, or have gone to 81. Aarys
Lake or crockers PoBd. These are snort dis
tance from the asylum. TIE authorities would not
say what their suspicious were. but IL was learned
that 3 rigid search was being made w!thiS
radius of a few miles of the institution.
J. Armstrong chanler is brother OF William
Aster chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant chanler ara MISS
Margaret chanler His brother William AstoF
chanler is a member Of congrsss. He raised
regiment 20 serve il the war. bat IL was not
ACCEPTED and he took service individually. Lewis
StuyVesant Chs neP is an attorney, ana nas once e
twice attracted attention py serylng as Soenssi s
where he believed in the justice or the esnts case
service Miss Margaret chanler served as nurse
in the Army in the Philippines. j. AfEnstrShg
Shanler married Amelie Rivss the author, Ihey
did not egree. and hnslly diyeres was secured
DIR. chanler has an independent fortune, whase
is managed by trustees appointed at the CIns re
was COMMITTED TO the asylum. Ne was nor uhoss
restraint. and had the run OF the srohpas aaa
horses and lived well. He is said 70 bs sntfely
harmless. but merely suffers from delnsiens: An
night but il was said that he had gene 20 WASH
ington 10 attend the opening of Congress.