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Ker activitv
■balks ROBERTS
I Winter Campaign By Britons
I* Serins Now a Prospect.
If WAR MAY BE A LONG ONE.
Ltinaed Success of Burghers
■ and Delay In Advance on Pre-
I toria Rattles Britishers.
I a London special says: Britons are
L beginning, though reluctantly, to
Belize that Lord Roberts is in for a
Kilter campaign, lasting several
Eontlis. This is the end, in a few
Eord?, of the high hopes based upon
E r d Roberts’s brilliant dash to Kim-
Eeriy and Bloemfontein.
I preparations are being made to hold
Eloeffifonteiu against surprises. Lord
Kitchener has been given an impor-
Et duty, being responsible for the
Emotion of the railway, while Lord
Koberts is waiting for remounts and
Enter clothing for the troops, whose
Kin cotton khaki uniforms and boots
Eeworn out. General Brabant and
Keueral Gatncre are both at a stand-
Eill. Lord Roberts will probably for
■come time confine his operations to
■learire the Free States behind him of
Eiders and to relieving Mafeking, for
Ifbich purpose apparently the Eighth
■division, now arriving at Cape town,
Kll been ordered to Kimberley.
■ What the chances are for an advance
Ko Pretoria may be judged from the fact
Kit only from 6,000 to 10,000 horses
Kreon their way to the cape and from
Kefurther fact that the military tailor-
Kg department only within the last
■three weeks began making woolen
Khaki uniforms. It is said it will take
Hat least two mouths to provide 200,000
Knifonns.
■ EMPOWERED TO NEGOTIATE PEACE.
■ Mr, Steyn’s address to the Free
■State raad at Kroonstad is confirmed.
■The I’ischer-Wolmarans deputation
■has full power to negotiate for peace,
■subject to the rand’s sanction,
■ The Bloemfontein correspondent of
■The Daily Telegraph, telegraphing
Sunday, says:
I "Confirmation has been received of
■thereport that the Boers are in laager
■ifl considerable force, with guns, at
■Donkerspoort, eighteen miles south
least.
I "The British scouts report another
K°uy still closer. The Boer patrols
Ksre grown very daring, venturing
■nearer our teats. ”
I A London special under date of
■April 9 snys: The amazing activity of
Kthe Boers southeast and southwest of
■Bloemfontein continues, the Boer com
■®uuds seemingly coming and going
throughout a wide region as they
P-euse, but taking good caro not to
Lrow themselves against strong bodies
' the British.
The retirement of the Irish Rifles
r °m Rouxville to Aliwal leaves Gen
ial Brabant without communication
!j le °ther British forces. He has
> 00 or 3,000 colonists holding a fine
-tensive country, but he is apparently
jested so far as London knows,
of Roberts’ last message bore date
■s mi- ' a Lsence of news as
Ra disheartens the people and pro-
J 8 * n discouraging ef
ii ' “ e unofficial message notes
spirits at Bloemfontein are
lauiD ß an d tells of the arrival of
0 ~B s“ n tl two fresh cavalry regi-
B ' Lord Roberts has now 15,000
men altogether _
tioi • oran g e F'ree State the situa-
f ot f lSeoru l^ ex > with scanty material
. orming a correct estimate of the
Persr!°f ? n afternoon newspa
then ' n fLe confidence of
dut f na s erß are criticising the con
theS* t ' rs as they see them. Thus
to.' ames Gazette reviewing the
> B ystem says:
apo rt ; 8 a coQsequence of the foolish,
Gtneraf’n ,r sl ? esti mat* of the war,
l a i ->uller is anchored indefinite
td Dr f * or transports un
phedll x ‘ o i )er tß is adequately sup
u>-OKt])D COTTOX MILL.
r,
na Neg roc . Win Manipulate
The • Eit * bil h.nrnt.
>s fls a ii been placed
If. C., aa , emaa cotton mill at Concord,
89 soon as some delayed
°i >er ution arr i ' eS be P u ti Q
•** an ' er P r i ßft bas attracted more
°* ,c ®our^ Dl °t n °rth and south
will } ,' * ac t that it is owned
Resident e f G f T’ era t e< T by negroes, The
:° company. Warren
* rs ia this S ° D ® the industrial lead
lie for Sec b° n > and has been work-
The rvi e tltae on the mill scheme.
,pia<J les mill contains 5,200
*^- s othpr looms aU( T 22 cards, be
oecessary machinery;
the ox in war.
His Strength nod Patience Make Him Inval*
ueble in South Africa.
At the present moment, when the
efficiency of the British army in South
Africa largely depends on the stabil
ity of its transport, it may not Ce
amiss to consider the capabilities of
the trek, or transport, ox, who, after
all, despite mules and traction engines,
is the mainstay of the South African
transport. The Imperial authorities iu
the Cape Colony and Natal are now'
busily engaged in buying all the
availble ox transport they can, as is
testified by their numerous advertise
ments in colonial papers.
Oxen are less expensive than mules.
They are slow but sure, never doing
more than three miles an hour, or
twenty miles a day, which is consider
ed a good trek. The Zulu ox is the
best-bred animal, but small and un
serviceable when compared to the
bastard Zulu or Natal ox, which
thrives on both the “sour” veldt. Oxen,
however, require very careful hand
ling, and must on no account be over
driven; they must have at least six
hours a day for grazing purposes. In
the winter, which is coming on now,
they can find a picking on the parched
velt where a mule or horse would fall.
They are, naturally, in poor condition
till the green grass of spring appears
in*September. They are very liable to
lung sickness and red water, and
w’hole spans sometimes perish from
the cold, and on no account should be
worked in the rain during that season,
for, among other things, the yoke,
w'hen wet, gives them sore necks, thus
rendering them useless, xiie ox’s best
work is done at night time, and moon
light treks are the usual things with
the “transport riders” after their teams
have been grazing all day. They are
never kept under the yoke for more
than eight hours during the day, two
stretches of four hours each. From
four to eight in the morning and from
6 to 10 at night are the favorite hours
for “trekking.
As to their hauling capacity, a
“span” or. team of eighteen oxen will
easily draw a back wagon (weighing a
little over a ton), loaded to 6,000
pounds over the South African roads,
many of which are little better than
tracks across the veldt. Twenty miles
a day for a heavy baggage column In
such a country as South Africa Is
really good going.
One of the great merits of the ox
w'agon Is the simplicity of its harness.
The two beasts nearest the wagon
draw’ from a pole (disselboom) on
which the yoke is fastened, and the
couples in front are attached to a wire
or hide rope, known as the trek-touw,
to which the yokes are fastened by
Gems, or thongs of hide. Any break
age or deficiency in such a tackle can
easily be made good, as it is free from
the complexities of a set of harness.
Frudent transport riders invariably
“outspan” their teams at the approach
of a thunder storm, if tliefr “trek
touw” be of wire or chain, as whole
spans have been destroyed by light
ning through neglecting this precau
tion.
In the convoys to the troops not
more than fifty wagons are despatched
at one time, and, if the roads permit,
six or even more are driven abreast.
The second division usually starts in
half an hour after the first. Nearly
all the wagons used in the present
campaign are built locally, made of
strong colonial woods, and constructed
without springs. Only two men are
required to manage each wagon—a
driver and a “vorlooper” or leader of
the team—both of whom are nearly al
ways trained Kaffirs.
At present large numbers of these
wagons are being hired from the col
onists at the rate of sls to per day,
the Imperial Government making good
any losses that may occur in the span—
Fall Mall Gazette.
Going to Bed in India,
Going to bed in India is a very dif
ferent process from going to bed at
home. To begin with, it is a far less
formal process. There is no shutting
the door, no cutting yourself off from
the outer world, no going upstairs and
finally no getting into bed. You mere
ly lie down on your bed, which, with
its bedding, is so simple as to be worth
describing. The bed is a wooden
frame with webbing laced across it,
and each bed has a thin cotton mat
tress. Over this one sheet is spread,
and two pillows go to each bed. That’s
all!—Scottish- American.
A Critical Situation.
First Warrior— “Whipped again, say
est thou? This is our tenth successive
the worst of it is that we have used
up all our excuses in explaining the
other nine!” —Life. __
La Me Will Restore Those Cry Hairs
La Ce cole ’ Hair Bestover isa Perfect .Dressing and Restoegt%TrieeJsl ; Oo : __
NLW U-3 OP EXHAUST.
How Waste Sic_ :i May Run An Auxiliary
Engine.
For many years it has boon known
that the steam engine did not utilize
all Its energies. The ordinary high
pressure engine which discharged its
exhaust steam into the air used hardly
more than 5 per cent, of the value of
the fuel burned under its boiler. The
compound engine, which condenses Its
pteam and returned the warm water to
the boilers, used only 12 to 13 per cent,
of the fuel energy. Here ingenuity
seemed to stop uutil a device was in
vented for using the heat of the ex
haust steam to evaporate another
liquid, which, having a lower boiling
point than water, required less heat
for tho process than does water.
This process is the joint discovery
of G. Behrend, a Hamburg engineer,
and Dr. Zlnmwrmann of Ludwlgshaf
en, and it gains as high as 5G per cent,
additional motivepporerw r er without in
creasing the expenditure of fuel. The
liquid they chose for evaporation Is
sulphurous acid, which is cheap, easily
obtained, and is so oily that It lubri
cates the Inner working surfaces of
the machinery without corroding them.
The steam passes Into the surface con
denser or vaporizer, In which the cool
ing medium, instead of being water, Is
liquid sulphurous acid, the boiling point
of which is so low that the liquid Is
decomposed immediately by the heat
of the exhaust steam, liberating sul
phur dioxide gas. This gas passes
over into the cylinder of an auxiliary
engine, where its work Is done as In an
ordinary steam engine. Then the sul
phurous vapor enters the surface con
denser, Is condensed to liquid by cold
water tubes and Is forced by a pump
back Into th® vaporizer to do its work
over again.
With a fairly economical compound
engine, using 10% pounds of steam for
each Indicated horse power hour, half
an indicated horse power can be pro
duced in the auxiliary machine for
every Indicated horse-power developed
in th® main engine.
A Proof of His Sirtcerety
“How shall I prove the sincerity of
my devotion?’' nsked the young man
who had been so long coming to the
point that doubt had begun to accu
mulate against him.
“Call the parson in as a witness,”
suggested the young lady who meant
business.—Detroit Five Frees.
England’s Armored Trains.
The magnificent armored trains used by
England In her war with the Bosrs will trans
port her troops, protect bridges and tele
graphic communications In about the same
way that Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters dtives
dyspepsia from the human stomach and then
mounts guard that it does not return. The
Bitters hus won in every case of Indigestion,
biliousness, liver and kidney trosble for the
past fifty yearn. It Is Invaluable at all times.
Mr. T. Carson, of Brownsville, Tex., has been
mayor of that towu for twenty-one years.
Educate Tour Rowels With Cuscsreta.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
10c, 250. If C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money.
Quaint lAttle People.
The natives of the Andaman Islands, the
smallest people in the world, average 3 feet
11 inches in height and less than TO pounds
iu weight.
The Uest Prescription for Chills
and Fever is a bottle of Ghovk’s Tastbi.fss
CHll.l,Tonic. It is simply iron and quinine in
a tngieless form. No cure—no pay. Brice 50c.
Soda "Water to Appease Hunger.
Soda water is now prescribed ns a palliative
for hunger, especially for the abnormal hun
ger produced by disease.
Catarrh Cannot be Cured
With local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cure
it you must take internal remedies. Ilali’s
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di
rectly on the blood and muooussurfaoe. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is nota quack medicine. It was
prescribed by one of the best physicians in
this country tor years, and is a regular pre
scription. It s composed of the best tonics
known.combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in cur
ing catarrh Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. Cheney A Cos., Props., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, price 75'^
Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens Ihe gums, reduces inflamma
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic.'2sc. a bottle.
In San Rafael, Cal., It Is I‘legal to shoot game
with a repeating or magazine shot gun.
Don’t Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour I.tfc Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netlc. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Ilac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 50c or tl. Curcguaran
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Cos , Chicago or Now York.
London Fashion Pays High Rent.
In tha fashionable thoroughfares of London
a good house rents for 150,000 a year.
To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take I.iXATivB Bromo Qcixink Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.
E. Vi. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c.
Much Area, But Few Inhabitants.
Russia’s Asiatic x>ossesslons are three times
the size Great Britain's. •! ur, hold only
2.1,000,000 Inhabitants, as compared with Eng
land's A7,000,000 subject s.
Dew Are Tour Kidneys
Dr Hobbs' Sparagus Pills euro all kidney Ills, flam
pie free. Add. Sterling Remedy Cos., Chicago or N. Y
Strange as It seem*, every right-minded per
son who gives LU word straightway endeavors
to keep It.
Ate
FAGGED
Wbtt a story cf suffering that one
’word tells. It says: “I am all
1 /i \ tired out. It seems to me
/ \ Sl I can hardly take another
/ \Jx V step. I haven’t a par
f / /** \ I can 1
/ do half my work, I am weak,
* nervous, and depressed.”
That’s
jpr Impure Blood
Now you know whst the trouble is, you certainty know the
cure, —a perfect Sarsaparilla. "Sarsaparilla” is simply the
name of the medicine, for in a perfect Sarsaparilla there are a
great many remedies.
What you want is a Sarsaparilla that will make your blood
pure, a Sarsaparilla that will make it rich and strong, a Sarsapa
rilla that is a powerful nerve tonic. You want the strongest
and best.
That’s AYER’S
“The only Sarsaparilla made under the personal supervision o! three
graduates: a graduate in pharmacy, a graduate in
chemistry, and a graduate in medicine.”
$l.OO a bottle. All druggists.
Last July my oldest daughter was taken sick, and by the time she began
co mend I was down sick myself from caring for her. I was discouraged,
and did not care much whether I lived or died. My husband got me a
bottle of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and its effects were magical. Two bottles of
it put me on my feet and made a well woman of me.”— Jane M. Brown,
Bentonsport, lowa, Jan. 19, 1900.
Cetting Ready
“My beau,” sajd ten-year-old Lucy,
“Is going to be an Admiral.”
“Is he in the Naval Academy?” a*k
ed her sympathetic aunt.
"Oh! no,” replied the little woman,
“he’s too young for that yet, but he’s
having an anchor tatooed on bis arm.”
—Fhiladelphia Press.
Thirty minutes 1* all the time reqnlred to
dye with Putnam Fadeless Dies. Sold by
all druggist.*.
Riches canno: buy the love of a dog, nor for
that matter of a woman who Is wealthy In her
own right.
Deaoty Is Blood Deep.
Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. C'ascareta, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keen i£ clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im
nuritiea from the bodv. Begin to-day to
banish pimples, boils, blotches ; blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, —beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c.
Last year the mines of Montana yielded
copper to the value of 140,000,000.
Vitality low, debilitated or exhausted cured
by Dr. Kline's Invigorating Tonic. Fkkr $1
trial bottle for 2 weeks’ treatment. Dr. Kline,
Ld.,031 Arch St., l’hlladelpha. Founded 1871.
H. H. Grkkn's Sons, of Atlanta, Ua., are the
only successful Dropsy Specialists In ths world.
See their liberal offer in advertisement In an
other column of this paper.
Ido not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds— John F.
Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15, 1900.
If a man’s neighbors would only see his vir
tues as well In his lifetime as they do when he
Is dead, he wouldn’t need a monument to mark
his last resting-place.
To Core Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 250.
If G. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
Peace at Any Trice.
Burglar—Your money or your life.
Sleepy Father—Take both, but don't wake
the baby.
||f The best remedy for
ur.isuii s l 'i, h c Th‘ifdDf h Bi;i?;
Cough Syrup E
sufferer will soon be cured. Price only *5 cts.
\A SWaTItOW
la one of the earlier,t harbingers of apring-an
equally sure Indication H that feeling of lan
guid depression. Many swoliows of
HlßElSßoetbasr
are beat for a spring tonlc- and for a summer
beverage. 6 (.lion* for 2S cent.- Writ* for
lift of premium, offered free for label*. %!■
E. Hires
■% m mm urn ■■ mm hkctked or
Pft B I s RS I Fee Refunded
BJ mfin B I IS ■ Patent advertised
B HB ■ RS IQ B free. Free sui
rice aa to patentability. Bend f r "Inventors
| Primer," FREE. MII.O B. STEVENS A I 0.,
I kwtab., I.‘. SI 7 lithSl., Washington, D. C.
Branches. Chicago, Cleveland aud hetro.t.
OTA S H gives color,
flavor and firmness to
all fruits. No good fruit
can be raised without
Potash.
Fertilizers containing at least
8 to 10% of Potash will give
best results on all fruits. Write
for our pamphlets, which ought
to be in every farmer’s library.
They are sent free.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nas.au St., New York.
W. L. DOUGLAS
S3 & 3.50 SHOES
Srth $4 to $6 compared \
with other make;. g
Indorsed by over ,•
1,000,000 wearers. fcf Cj
7te aenulne have \V. L.
ouglas 1 name and price f JkS /*]
aniped on bottom. Take
1 substitute claimed to be /
s good. Your dealer ' A
hould keep them—if Afev.
tot, we will send a pair
l receipt of price and
:tra for carriage. State kind of leather,
te, and width, plain or cap toe. Cat. free,
count(yelcts • L. DOUGLAS SHOE CO., Brockton, Mass.
A rr\TTC k n r J 3 wrUte h
Allen i
rl vl*Vl 1 si kJ% ({lres his views on
' theneg-oproblern
and all h!a boat speeches. White and colored
people are /riving advanced orders. A bonanza
for agems. Write toiay. We would like to engage
a few able white men to fiupeilntend agens.
J. Jj, IV X OIXOIj*S fei oo
No. 912-924 Air.tell Building, Atlanta. Ga,
TYPEWRITERS.
Write for our bargain Hat.
Rebuilt machines good as new
(for work.) cheap. Machines shipped
for examination. Largest, beat
and cheapest stock In the country.
We rent typewriters.
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208 North 0 h St.,
St. Louis, Mo.
BItVANT A STKATTON (Cook keeping
Business L'ol
Coat no more than 2d class school. Catalog free
I Sati‘o UfantoH You can earn CM per o o. handling
AgeQlS Wauled our I'ortre Its and Frames. Wrltefor
terms. C. B. Anderson A Cos.. 872 Kim BA, Dallas, i ex.
Mention this Paper'"
SWJBhSiWHttfc ALL TlsTTaiiS.eT
Best Cough Syrup. Taetes Good, use [3
tn time. Sold by druggists. gi