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all Refrigerators, tiie Challenge Icebergcontinues to gain in popularity. Wehave already nearly doubled our sales oflast season. There are none like them.Pei feet ion is the word. Guaranteedodorless.

For THIS WEEK will offer a SPECIAL RE-DUCTION of 25 I*ol* Cent, on the entire-fine. This is simply buying gold do !arsat 75c.A beautiful Refrigerator, design- 6* C Q

ed especially for small families, {j^'OiuOTHIS OFFER IS UNSURPASSED.

Diming Chairs and Stoolsf . ELEGANT LINE DINING CHAIRS.

■—J Nlice wood seat Chairs....socElegant high-back, brace-

-1 iTI arm nm t? Chair, selected

LipM Counter Stools 50cS' E THB LINE-

Mattings snd Matting Ru .Owing to theadvance of the season and the1 nerensity for more room. prolitH mustm SHcrifie* don ibis line of goiMlx. We hate

ij therefore made a cut of ‘4a U K CENT, onw* I _ our former prices.* 1 g g pood Matting, prett'* patterns, never}* ,JS K before sold at less than 15c, now " w

■: See our large assortments—near 50 patterns® to select from.

SUNDR IPS—For^Tliis Week On iy.CURTAIN POLES, brass trimmed, anv finish iOc-DRAPERV PINS per dozen. loBRASS VESTIBULE RODS extension c> .c.

Curtains and Window Shades.Close outs in Lace Curtains at yourown priceClose outs Chenille and iapestry Portierres—price no object— must

close out.WINDOW SHAD ESS—We begin with anicehand made

Opaque Shade, mounted cn best sprint; roller, fringe at bottom,cheapat 7;,e Our price .2 so c - x i',,',,r? t > select ft. .in.Mnmilliln Ynln Nets must go. Prices start at 19•. AllttiuntjULtU •'Vin St es and quality. Hohncts toorder

THE MORNING NEAVS; SUNDAY. JULY 17, ISOB.

Bombardment Begins.g*Not at Porto Rico, as you might suppose, but right here in Savannah. Our commodore has been watching the maneuvers of th? ensmy, and has de-

■lecided to send a few Hot Shots into the lines that will completely route them. Considering the unerring aim that we have repeatedly demonstrated, GreatR;salts are expected, and no one will be disappointed. All previous records will he smashed, all former eliorts eclipsed during this WEEK OF TRULYMAaYi.LOI’S BARGAINS. Read the following, carefully Note the Prices, such as has never before been offered North or South. Da not delay your purchase,

t your order in early. Oat ot town business will receive prompt and careful attention.

OO^T.^• in making preparations lor a large ttna early t ul. Trade |(

II ..' which in Bure to come, our buyer pi iced nil orders for “w t> 'fed' .inmediate shipment, consequently shipments after shin *i>77r1ii~Timm .

meats are daily arriving and we now have on our floorsmore Suits than have ever been she wn in thiscity t one time by all other deales combined No OldStyles. No Close Outs. No Seconds in Our Stock. Every Suit a New and Elegant Pat-rtt by lie foremost tiisn its. We Lave n.tde careful selections, bought latgeljr. fCRNITVItB IS OUR SPEt JALTY. We know the business, and our Pricee are Necessarily Right.I ...o -

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;lit. Good Workmanship. Fine Finish. A Suite thatyou would expect to pay if!) m. in ft Qfor Ourprice for this week olUi Jo

l’ositively for One Week Only. One Only to a Customer.IJICI?* Jr51* BKI 113C l.arre a-sortm <nt of those most useful articles.!

'M*! w 4 5 Jr* a -72 j ifL s'w .Styles the latest. Finish an 1 Workmanship the!"" ° heat. For this week, an K 1 g.mt Solid Oak 5

Drawer Chiffonier, shaped top, beveled plate mirroron sain • All neatly Carved. , . in

Usual price $12.00. Now JoAnother, with 5 large deep drawers, carved, ornamental back shaped top, a bar- <£■} fa o

gain at $6.00. Now 3)0. doBrass and White Enameled Beds, Large Assortment, Beautiful Bed, Brass U27 /) (J

; Trimmed National Springs, all complete / •*x*s100 Wool Beds, full size, complete, to go at s I lid.

Tls FIVI/y Al! sizes, styles and kinds. Nice Canvas trunks to go This d2 1 <3 0JL IV Ur> IVCT. Weekat (Big Line t 3*1.00

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Targe and elegantline on our floors-some of them of the most slab,orate designs, simply gorgeous, and others plain, hut most artistic mdesign. The most fastidious or cranky customer cau be suitedour assorment.

This Week’s Offer:A Soiid Oak Sideboarr!. of handsome design, beautifully carved

top, with beveled plate trlrror in s: m.: lest workmanship () ogood finish. Sold by others as a bargain at our price.. 55 o

Center Tables.Elegant line, over 25 different

styles—in all finishes

Prices begin with a nico solid

Oak Table, stiong and substan-

tial, nicely finished, formally

sold at |125. dOuTHIS WEEK O.JC

Tea Tables, Library Tables.

Fancy and Plain Rccksrs.Justreceived, a big line of Fan-

cy Rockers, latest styles and fin-

ishes. For this week, a solid OakRocker, well worth $2.50,

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Rugs.SMYRNA AND MOQUETS.

Last season we soldmore Rugs than allother dealers com-bined. This season itis our intention todouble them up. Priceand quality will dothe work. Watch us.Moquets.First shipment just in—so brand

new patterns just from the looms toselect from. Startling combina-tions, wonderful effects, entirelydifferent from last season. Superb-ly artistic. Note these prices :

30-inch Rugs, usual price $1.50,now 99e.

60-inch Rugs, usual price $3.50,now *2 2*.

6 feet Rugs, usual price $5.00,now $3.98.

B* st quality Moquets. See outwindow exhibit.

Smyrna Rugs.Ourstock of Smyrnas has not ar-

rived yet. but we have in stock over10Upatterns of Sample Rugs, repre-setting tbe output of three of tholargest factories in this country.These were sent us to select oirline from, and we will sell the.suSAMI’EE RUGS at prices that willsimply stirtie you. Call and seoour line of Rugs. They are trulygrand.

HAMMOCKS, many jP’Vs?mu. t sell them; prices begin at29c.Ihev must, be sold. Profit no object.

THE DAY IN THE CHURCHES.TOPICS OF SERMONS MV SAVAN-

NAH'S PASTORS.

Her. I>r. Fair to rrcncli Tills llorn-

lii on “The -Horning Slur" anil atMuht on " Our One Great Need. '*

Ill's’. Ur. .lonian's Siihjert To-night,“Advice to To a a g lien"—The Apol-

lo Quartette to Sing This Morningat St. .John'*.

Rev. J. Y. Fair will preach at the Inde-pendent Church tills morning on “TheMorning Star,” and to-night on "Our oneGreat Need.”

The Independent Church's weekly cot-tage prayer meeting for the soldiers wiilbe held to-morrow at 6 p. m., at the n si-dence of Mrs. Mary E. Juudon, 207 Gwin-nett street, east.

The committee appointed to canvas theIndependent Church congregation for con-tributions to maintain the Y. M. C. A.tent among the Georgia troops, collectedS!X).BC. This amount and the $27 additionalcontributed to the Christian Commissionof the Army and Navy, have already beenforwarded to their detinatioiis.

Baptist.Pastor John D. Jordan will conduct ser-

vices at the First Cap i : Church at 11 a.tm. and 8:30 i*. in. It,” m trning sui jeotwill be: "Tiie Believer S> ure in the Ever-lasting Arms of 1.0ve," and his eveningtsubject, “Advice to Young Men."

Rev. James D. Chapman, will con ic ■;the services at the Duffy Street Chur, ito-day. “The Soul’s Adoration of God,"will be the morning's subjit;. Congr. na-tional singing is always a feature of tl:service of this chun h.

Episcopal.Rev. J. L. Scully will cor . i t the ser-

vices at St. John's the: morning at. i st.Paul's to-night.

The Afioilo Quartette w *1 at gt .John s Citurch at 11.1-i ti; .: i,.,- , ,

Rev. H. Baldwin la at- > tilling the pu -

pil of Christ Church din ing the r, . tot svacation.

I.iitberuii.The services hi St. Paul's Lutheran

Church will la condo 1 at 'l pythe pastor. The in ■; t ; j.will be "A M -sage to Yroub'.-d IMat-ts,"Sunday school wi.l i h<:: i : p. m. Themid-week prayer serve. will be he .|■Wednesday at 5:. ’ p. in.

Arrangements are being. made for alarga- crowd and a pleasant lime on tincongregations' annual picul, and .\

Sion to Daufuskic Aug. 1.Sjsvial offerings will be rnn 1. at Me

morning servi <—and also by tlie Sundayschool to-day far the work in' .he Lad,.Auxiliary to the Army Coinmission lorthe benefit of the voluntary soldiery ofGeorgia.

Methodist.The subject of tie morning sermon at

Grace Church to-day is "Thougln onThings Honest ntai Just." m even-ing the pastor, Rev. O. F. Conk, will and -

cuss “Thought oa Things Put. and Iv.-ly."

Rev. J. H. Scruggs will preach atTrinity Church this morning on "Growth

in 1.0ve,” and to-night on "AvoidingSin.”

Rev. E. F. Morgan will preach nt bothservices at the Seventh Street Church to-<lay. At the night service the rile of Bap-tism will tie administered and there willbe a reception of numbers.

Church of Christ.

Rev K. F. Ros North's snbjt t thi" morn-ing will l- "Why the Bible Will Endure.”Special music has been arranged by thechoir. Mr. Mellveen vv.ll stngwith violin obligato by Mr. .MaxBrock. The offertory will lie intermezzoslntemlca from Cauelleria Kustieana, byorgan and violin.

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Trinity Methodist Ft i , opal Church,South, corner of President and Barnard.J. 11.' Scruggs, j.astor. Service 11 a. nt.,

•übject •!' sermon, "Growth In Love;’service 8:15 ]>. tn., subject, “Avoiding Sin."Sitn.a y School 5 p. m., J. A. Varnadoe,superintendent. Wednesday S:JO p. in.,

Eptvorth League. Thursday 8:20 p. m.,ptayer service.

Grace Methodist Church, Jefferson aridNew Houston sincts. Rev. Osg.s 1 F.Cook, pastor. Short services to-day titil a. tn. and Su'd p. m.. conducted by thepastor. Sunday School at 5 p. m. Ep-worth League, Tuesdry, 8:50 p. in. Prayermet tng Wednesday, 8:30 p. tn. A cordialin\itmion extendi and to ail.

Seventh Stic t Methodist EpiscopalChurch, corner Seventh and Jeffers ,nstreets. Rev. K. F. .dor;.ui, pastor. Ser-vices at 11 a. in. and 8:;:b p. tn. Baptismand reception of mmbeis at the nightservice. Sunday S, b,,d at ii p. in. Jam, ■L. Christian, superiiitendent. Visitors al-ways welcome.

St. Paul’s Lutheran. Bull and Firststreets. B. v. M. J. lipting. pistor. Regu.iar se-rv c. sll a. ni. Sunday School sp.m. Prayer meeting \\. UiesUny. 5:30 p. m.Pul■ te it’Vi • .1. V,.- a as eordiaily i.o Icome.

1 i,a > Church of Christ. S ittiii.-i. Ner-vi • 11 a. m. Children's Sunday School11:1'.. Knights of Pythias Hall, cornerYork and Banned s;t- •

U :ot-. 1Cbb ui Mis-ion, 2bi Broughtonsdt'tet. t... <1 temp, r. me mi iing, oon-<lu'"'d by Evaugt.ot W.lson at 8 p. m. Awelcom, to all.

v> ITH T i M 1C.(8U.1 V .SiILDIMRS.

\\ hat B Being Lone Tor Them lij theAotitig Men's Christ ,a:i Is-oeim lon.The Young Mel’s Christi.in Assacia-

te u is unique i" is ad -;>tntii.iiy to allclasses tn.l cottdim, of na n. W hen-ever men are found tn orneed, t ie association U, imen-traP.s invaiue in a practi al and- i,l- ia.:tLi 1 way.adjusting itself to t v-ry emergency andr, ,pm, n:< tn.

A* th- he ■ olng of th var wth Spaiaparts of the

try the state ;iad iat*'rnattonal commit-tees Ika in work on ii, r . s ..tie amongtit, SOlda-IS itl d'a s'a:e U U,l M.lliotl.lcamps aid work was t .tinmen and tn tit. -.,

la w !:> i with ih-.lsing promptness. TheGeorgia > " ■ iiiintii ■ with tb.v. ,\.,r-then as N r man a ~ . of th. Urnto engae. pt t }:is work and tin- Fit-,Gear: it l;< •-am nt itmi th< two lutteri*. av, re suppli,- I at tit min with a tent ~-.iwith experletpa,] isststalton workers.Wen tit, soldiers ]■;’. lor C’hickamaug tthe t, it and equ.p.rien followed t i. m . telthe soldiers bate t>, a great , \ ■ nt becomek’!H latent nt on i fer b.n.t wiping amifor othei h. mt like pri. iam s.

The it al..- a rt pt tal target* far<very farm of icmptnU o!. Liquor, iamb,ling, impurity and profanity are makingtearful inroads. TV,- army "saloon" t<found in almost t very rt iment and istdepie ff’eq’leut use ~f by Ci su.diec . Tocombat these evil influences the Young

Men's Christian Association is a greatpower as many a soldier can testify. Thetents are provided with correspondencetables, chtni's and good reading matter,

such games as checkers, chess, cro. ki-nofe. dominoes, paper, envelopes, i>en andink for writing, social concerts are alsoheal; song books, TV;!aments. coport.lgebooks, religious services, Bible classesand personal work as religious influences.

In the First Georgia Regiment the Chris-tian men have been organized into aYoung Men’s Christian Association, anda board of directors, composed of ten ofthe best Christian men in the regiment, ar,at the head of it. They are as follows:President, Corpi. 1., B. Warren, Company’F, Macon; vice president, Corpi. R. A. Bol-linger. Company E, Macon; secretary,Private J. M. Britt, Company B, Colum-bus; treasurer. Sergt. It. T. Beall, Com-pany 1, Macon; S< rgl, H. C. Hardy, Jr.,Company K. Savannah; Private C. S. Tur-ner, Company 11, Fitzgerald; Private J.I). Morgan, Company O, Brunswick;S,-r;;t. W. A. Burn- y. Company t'. Cordele;Private J. W. Hay, Company M, Savan-nah; Private H. A. Burkett, Company D,Dry blanche.

Tim— committees of importance havealso itcen appointed. They ar, the commit-tee on religious work, committee on so-ck,! work and committee on sick.

Bible class work Is being pushed, and ac’.jss Ins ben organized in nearly everycompany, taught by some member of theceiupany. In addition to this SecretaryJohn.-on has a class for training Christianworkers. It is gratifying, he says, to notethe enter, -t Iteing taken ill the studyof th, Word of God. Everything is pop-ular with th*- men. Religious meetings areno exception, and are always wel: aitend-,d. Almost every time, when the oppor-tunity has bet n given, men have expressedthi,r desire to he Christians. A tent hasben rC-etUly "• nt to the Second GeorgiaRegiment tit Tampa, with Mr. C. P.Yount? as secretary, and sit ps wi.ll soon1n taken to provide the Third Regimentat Gritiiu with association privileges.

thoiiltl Sto (> tiie Nuisnnee.editor Morning News:—l am glad to

not let that you have cal cl attention toit., grow ng nuisance of crowd* of negrobey? | ••titling the erects at night. From

,I'une.K, tiny come principally fromR, ■ , rlsvllic. Frogiown and -tueli neigh-t'orhe—ds. These moth y gath, rings mo-nopoliz- many of i .c principal streets ofthe eitj from eight to twelve o’clock p.m. I.neiy they have taken to drillingin the Bark Extension, using the musicstatu! fot headquarters, and making thenight hh!--ou* with their noise. If th.

1 ov . wi ;<• witite. ,he nuisance would notl av, t>. ,tt tH , rniited to -last more thanon, r.lcht. Such gatherings are for id-den I the unwriuen lawv, if not by ihoi'Oil‘v t, go at oils. If these darkles mustamuse tb,-m*clvi*s. let them confine heirtitles to the neighborhoods in which they

Ik it ig. They have no right to an toypeople or mono;k>l iz.- th, sir- ,ts at night.T u r pr, • nee in the Park Extension Issimply ,aunt r.,e or impertinence. TheI authoritU s should altate this grow-If,, nui'-t.iiiee at once. Citizen.

Frt*cilmen's bltrrary f'ltili.Th*- Ft, • dmnr.V Bilcrary Club, organ-

iz,d July 20. ts;<7 has elected the follow-it - • Itl, ir? for the ensuing year: Pr- si-

• • . C.v'us L. Garey: Vic. Pr, i lent.Wut. 11. Ibrhert; Secretary, Wm. H..iar> s; Treasurer. Willie E. Poll; r, ,• .lain. Jam. s it. Delyon, Cleik, Order. Ed-die Bush.

Tin i.|,rts of all (he officers for the|,fst n ar of the club show P to have beena fairly prosperous one—Unancatlly nd iam< mb r ?hlp. The object of ih, c!ii' isi , advancement for the study of lit,ra-tutv and ihc d,dialing of kindred suti-J, ' -and topics of the day. The club , x-I, mis un Invitation to all young • or.-dmen of good standing and character tobecome members.

PENNANT RACE A PRETTY ONE.BOSTON UNABLE TO OVER IIAll, CIN-

CINNATI FOB FRIST PLAC E.

Krtltt-Coiitittur to Play* Very FastHall mill They Are Not Likely toLose the Leatl Soon—Cleveland In

Third nnd Baltimore Fourth TheGiants Have a .Streak anti Jump

From Seventfi Io Fifth Plnee—Bitsof Base Ball Gossip.

The following is the standing of theclubs in the National League to date:

Clubs. Won. Lost. P.C.Cincinnati s*> !M .017Boston 53 2'J .MSCleveland 5> SI .017Baltimore 17 32 .595New York +t 37 .513Chicago th 39 .541Pittsburg 43 39 .534Philadelphia 35 42 .455Brooklyn 32 47 ,4'n>Washington 3b 51 .37bLouisville 28 55 .337St. Louis 24 01 .282

Cincinnati is still In the lead in the rqoefor the pennant and there is now very

little probability of the Reds losing firstplace for some time at least. They areplaying the fastest kind of ball andthough Boston is playing fast, too, theBeaneaUrs cannot catch the Reds. Cin-cinnati is two points better off than theclub was la.-l week and two points fartheroff from Boston, the second club,

Cleveland managed to ho’.d third placethrough the week, though Baltimore isnot far away, and may tie able to catch•the Indians before Eastern trip isover.

New York has started on a winningstreak and has adv.inc, and over Chicagoand Pittsburg since last week, (if theseven game? played the GkWits won live.Chicago lost live out of six gam, ? andPittsburg did nearly as bad, which shov-

ed them l>oth down a n,-g. Philadelphiacannot do any better than eighth place,and the other clubs remain unchanged.

The race ts a pretty one and changesar, ilkt-iy to occur during the next twowtt ks while the Western clubs are play-ing in the East.

Arlie lauham, who was at one time oneof the best known players in the bigleague and who contributed to the enjoy-ment of many a spectator by his anticson the bali tieid, is <lo:ng “job work" illsmall New England towns, it, Is p. kingup ,t f< w dollars hire an I then eyingone anti two-day engagement? with smalltrams in the vicinity of his h, me at Lynn,Ma?s.

President Andrew Friedman of the NewYork Club says the o.ub w 11 break ev, n onth, s- aeon and will not lose any money.Tie ev,ii thinks th it a 1.i1.V balance mightlie on t,,e credit -2do of th" cub's led;,;when the season is finish' and. Nevertheless,th s wi . he widely different from the earn-ing? .t?i y#ar, when the cluo made overJSn.'XIO net.

Fred Clarke, manager of the Diuisv.lloClub and Who once played in Sa.’annah,lias taken unto himself n wife. When theColon, were p.aying in Chicago :.it amar, Inter-sting occasion than any of la-gan-.* played with Burns' team was th,

■ • "bn.tion of the nuptials of the popularfielder.

if Cincinnati wins the pennant this sea-son ''wing will try to arrange a series ofgames w,th the club finishing second, to

be played for the world's championship,commencing Sunday, Occ. 16. This scrieswill take the place of the Temple cupseries, which was abolished, and willdoubtless net the playeis as much as theywould get out of a Temple cup series. IfBoston finishes second and is not willingto play the Keds, then Cincinnati willplay tile strongest Western team.

Billy Nash, who was the king of thirdbasemen a few y* ars ago, is disengaged atpresent. Nash bus ha t several offers re-cently. and is now entertaining an offerfrom Ned Hanlon. If Nash should signwith Baltimore it would not be in the ca-

-1 pacity of : third ba.-cinun, his old position,but as a pitcher. He has been practicingb xwork for some time and believes thathe ran make a success on the slab. Itwould b< a big surprise if Nash turnedout a vvi: ning pitcher for Baltimore.Pitchers often evolute into infielders andoutlielders, but it is rare indeed that a vet-eran infi<l ,p tackles pitching as a per-manent tiling, and .-till more rare that hesucceeds in that most difficult branch ofthe ball player's nil.

President “Nick” Young is having atough time with ihs umpires this season.Hi has mote or less of it every year, butthere has been an t xc< ptional lot of troublewith tile umpire system this season. Thedouble umpire system does not seem tohave h< i li as successful as it was thoughtit would be and ii will no doubt lie abolish-id next year. The Brush resolution,which all the magnate? signed. Has beena farce In most of the cities. This lawwas enacted to do away with rowdyismand pr, vent kicking by the players, butit has not been enforced to any extent.

\ not TH’S i.ITTLG JOKE.

His Professional Wr.y of Looking; nttiie I.lltest fVltifla incident.

A Skiv.inr .h physician finds a joke in ther> Vi tp.-ode at Manila when the I'nitedStates gunboat Hugh McCulloch fired ashed across the how of tjie German cruis-er Irene When stopped, the Germanwas set. re bed by the crew of the McCul-loch before being allowed to enter theharbor.

Alim ml von Dledrichs, in command ofthe Gei mu.i s.madron at Manila, did notlike tin treatment mid advised witht'apt. Chichester of the British cruiser Im-monali.f as to what he would do if ihoG. rnutns interfered w ith the bombard-ment at Manila.

'■'duly Admiral Idewey and myself knowthat," i, plied Capt. Chichester.

“The r, al truth is." said tile physician,"he intended to a vj the German ship a'We ■ f ■ hiela S.er’s pills,’ and if f at didnot kn< k ti’.e wind out of him, then adus of 'Dewce’s carminative.’ ”

Trades h'oliuTCrtl by Animals,Prom Tit-Bits.

' • arc get metrician:-'. The ceils are soeon-irtirted as. with the least quantity ofmapri.P., to have the largest spaces andthe hast posube loss of intersects. Themo.e in a mel< orolcgist. The tor;>edo, therav and tile electrii el are electricians.The n u.ills is a navigator; he raises andlow r.- h - -nil. and casts and weighs an-cher. ai l performs other nautical acts.

Whole tribes of birds are musicians.Cat- r, ii us ate silk spinners. The squlr-

r. : i a ferryman; with a chip or piece oft alk b r i. beat, and Ins tail for u sail, hecrosses the stream.

The ,i . r i an architect, builder andwood, p ier; he cuts down tree- .-reelshouse- mul dam-. The marmot Is a civileng tier; he not or. y bui.ds houses, butcons;ruels aqueducts and drains to keepthem dry.

The white ants maintain a regular armyof soldiers.

IALK OF NEW CYCLE TRACK.i'lax to m n,n ax lxnonn th ick

BEIXG BISCTSSED UY W HEEL-XIEX.

C. L. A. Hasp flnll Park n Vpry GnnilLocation for tlie Proposed Track.IC IK ai 111, It Would Probably Be onthe Oriler of the folispmns W liieliHave Been Bnitt Tiirouuhont theSouth—Y. 11. C*. A. Club to Hold nKoiiil Knee—Weather Almost TooHot for llldinir.Wheelmen have recognized for some

time that it was a great mistake to havebuilt the bicycle track where it is, so farfrom the city, and there has been talkfrom time to time of efforts to build atrack nearer the city.

The situation of the track was not sobad until the cars stopped running there,but since then it has been almost impos-

sible to hold a meet of any consequence.Two successful meets, from a racing pointof view, were held there last season, butit was only by sheer good managementthat expenses were made. The SavannahCycle’ Dealers’ Association, which haspromoted two meets this season, lostmoney on both of them. They did notpromote the meets with the intention ofmaking any money, but they thought thatthey would a' least suffer no pecuniaryloss. The trouble they went to in gettingup the races and the time they gave tothe management of them they were will-ing lo give in the hope that it would helpcycling and increase the interest in rac-ing. There is no doubt that the situa-tion of the track has a great deal to dowith the small attendance at the racesheld recently.

There are two places rear the citywhich could be utilized for a cycle track.One is the tract of land just south ofEstill avenue anil east of Hull street, andthe o;her is the base ball park. The hit-ter piece of ground would only be largeenough to admit of nn eight of a miletrack. A track of this size would, afterall, be the loosi kind 10 build, as it couldoe built on the coliseum plan, and theracing be indoor. If this Were done, in-door races could he run at night ailthrough the wdntir.

It might be possible a;so to build an au-ditorium of some sort In which indoorball and other sports could be played. Ofcourse, it would not pay to put up tin ex-pensive building n“ the patronage wouldhardly w nraru paying a dividend on alarge investment, but it would not cost agreat deal to build a track and coliseum,such as have been built in Atlanta, Mem-phis, Montgomery and other Southern cit-ies.

Two enterprising wheelmen hal pansdrawn for such a track last season, andfor n time it was thought that a trackwould be hunt in the southern section ofthe city, hut Ihe project foil through.There has been some talk in the last fewdays on this sulij.et, and it may he thatsene thing will corns of it.if Savannah had an in.kor track it could

join the circuit of oolis. ums throughouttite South and arrange to have dates irti's circuit. Some of the fastest riders Inthe countryperformed on the i;. lor.r trackslast winter, and it would be possible totat some of the big cracks here. It wouldalso give local racing n big impetus.

The Y. M. C. A. Cycle Club will holdits second monthly roud race Thursdayafternoon. The race will be for five miles

and will he run on the Augusta road,starting just across the railroad track .itBay stree t extension and running two anda half miles out and return.

'Mr. J. C. Blake is arranging the detailsof the race and will receive entries froinriders who intend to compete. The racewill be handicapped, anil there will heseveral prizes. Several entries have al-icady been made, and there will doubt-less be a good list of starters.

The hot weather of the past week hasmade cycling during the das - anything buta pleasure, and even those wheelmen whopride themselves on riding all the yearround hud to give in to the heat an 1forego to ride their wheels. There w< reothers, however, who did not mind theintense heat, or if they did, preferred rid-ing their wheels to walking or using thocars.

In the cool of the afternoon and atnight, the roads have been used some,though not lo the extent that they vvt.elast summer.

A \YII lTli iIOI.SC BELLE.

Queen Victoria's Attentions to thOMere of President Buchanan.

From the Baltimore Sun.A few days since the cable brought word

that Queen Victoria had given a specialreception to Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnstonat Windsor "Castle. Jt is announced thatthe Prince and Princess of Wales areshortly to pay a similar honor to this dis-tinguished American woman, who, win <3her uncle. James Buchannan, was Pru -

dent of the United States, filled th* oner-ous position of “Lady of the White House *

most graciously.Miss Harriet Lane’s first appearance in

public life was as the companion of Inruncle in London, where, from the spra.gof 18.14 to the fall of 1855, she shared withhim the social duties of the American min-ister at (he court of Sr. James. It we*a trying post at that time. The Crimeanwar was on, and there was considerflirritation and friction between the Britohand American governments growing outof certain questions of neutral duties rais-ed by that conflict. Napoleon II was thenat the zenith of his pow< r.

Miss Lane appears to have made a de* b

impression upon English society, on 1 nmrethan one Englishman of high rank paidcourt to her in vain. In the fall of U .

however, Miss Lane returned to Am uMr. Buchannan’s letters to her from Lon-don, where he remained a little long* r,Ikar evidence that her departure was n-ceroly, and by some of her admirers sor-rowfully, regretted. At his last audieo awith her the Queen “desired to be k ith yremembered” to Mr. Buehapnan’s beauti-ful niece, whose conquests among "

courtiers were well known to her. It w sthe talk of London ut that time thai Mf~ ;

Lane looked v< ry much as the Q’i illooked before her marriage. A fore a; ncorrespondent, describing her at the nr tNew Year's reception at the White Hu-,after Mr. Buchannan became Preside ut.wrote: “The Anglo-Saxon beauty in Lnitoilet de deml-deul!, wearing no ornamentbut a necklace of seed pearls, look 1

claiming, receiving the ladies and gen'l -

men presented with grace and affabLiiy.She was surrounded by groups of diplo-mats ar.d officials, with ladies of her ;■

quaintor.ee, forming a picture more beau-tiful, although not so gaudy, ms the sov-ereign she rtFemblcs; that: is, lxfore t l

Victoria became Mrs. Albert Guelph.”Il is not necessary to tell Baltimore i<m -

ers that the heart and hand of Miss Fin*,sought so earnestly and vainly by till* *Englishmen, were given in 1858 to Mr.Henry Eliott Johnston, and that her hus-band aii l their two sons have all preced' and

her lo the grave. It was in this cbv tlu t

her married life was passed. BikeQueen, who has just shown her an un-usual honor, her later years have betasorrowful.

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