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See the beautiful styles in the new Lud-
wig pianos. They are rich. Store 5l5
Shipley street.
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Dyspepsla-bane Of human existence.
Burdock Blood Bitters cures IL. promptIv
permanently, stimulates and tones the
stomach
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The best medicinefo coughs, sore throat
and lung diseases made is DR.. Simms
White Pulmonic Balsam, SOC. aud 81.
Depot, 606 King street
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Lost Note,

A five dollar note in one of Walter g.
Co. envelopes was lost last Monday in q
Front and Union Or Fourth street car.
The finder will be suitably rewarded on
leaving same at this office.
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ON EVERY BOTTLE

Of Shiloh's ConsumptionC Cure is this guarantee
"All we ask of you Is to use twothiIds of the
can say you are not benefited return the boz
Tie to your Druggist and he may refund the
price paid. Price 25c, soc and ST..
For Sale by N. B.Danforth, Second and Mar.
ket streets.
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Henry G. Morse is still looking around
for that suitable site for his proposed new
shipyard. 1t is to be hoped that it will
soon mRtorliaze,
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lIhe glee.club composed Of painters at Hnr.
!ans are up to all the .opular soags Of the
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NOTICE..
COUNTY TAXES.

COUNTY TAXES.
Delinquent taxpayers having
received sufficient notice and hav-
ing had ample opportunity TO set
tie their taxes take this method
Of informing all property owners
owing taxes for 1897 and 1898, that
the month of May is the last one
that any one can arrange for pay
ment of said taxes. The costs will
be entered up against all delin-
quents after May 3Ist.
HORACE G. RETTEW,
Receiver Of Taxes.
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Taylor 81 Fuller; on's Pile Ointment, q
safe remedy for that troub lesomu COM
plaint Prepared by Wilmer c. Taylor
No, 2O2 king street.
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Why Are You Sad Ladies2


Whom DR.. Simms Compound Penny
royal Pills will make you happy. II box.
By mail COG King street.
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Pianos on monthly payments at the
Shipley street. '' wv
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Dr. Simms Compound Pennyroyal Pills
81 box. By mail 606 King street.
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l Rev. ". Logan Of Princess Anne Nd.
will address a Presbyterian raIIy in Can't
raj Church Wednesday evening. -
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T. M. Wier, Fifth and King Streets,

Pussy g. Jones have two small ships on
their Railway nearing completion.
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Reduced Rates to Buffalo via PennsyIvan-
ia Railroad. Account Convention Mobiles
of Mystic shrine

On account of the Convention of the No.
bles of Mystic Shrine at Buffalo N, Y,
July IA and Is. tho Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets from
points on its line,to Buffalo and return,
at reduced rates. TICKETS will be sold on
Juno IL and 13, good to return, whom pro-
perly validated by the agent at Buffalo un-
til June 10. For specific rates and con-
ditions apply to Ticket Agents
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SUMMER RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. ].

II g. Tennessee Avenue.
Comfortable homeike; moderate rates; or
chestra, CHARLES MCGLADE.
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II Atlantic City, N. J.
i Pacific Avenue between Arkansas and Mis-
souri,. One block from Reading depot and =
minutes walk from the beach. lC0 airy rooms
ut cottal @ rates. L. Il. X. BROWN Prop.
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American Laundry. GIG West Front street
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I'oR SALE HARDWOOD COUNTERS
II and shelving In 4l6 Market street 10 cent
store. in part OR in whole. G. l. Swayne, con-
tractor. m3l8tG
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FOR SALE.

ECR SALE-TEN r. p. A. MS. FOR S
Z cents Vt druggists. One gives relief.
a22lyrd
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T,OR SALE-HOUsE NO. 8l4 VAN BUREN
II street. Apply to J. Wesley Vernon. this
office. If
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EOR SAI.E-ESTABLIsHED BICYCLE RE-
Il pair shop, stock, fixtures and building
reasonable Call or address McCallister 3 Son,
Iinwood, Delaware Co., Pa. m25-4t+
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A Sure Cure.

Simms " hite Pulmonic Baisam Is 1t
sure cure tor the grippe. 6JG King strest
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T'OR SALE-CHEAP, 2 MILK WAGONS,
II also lot Of marsh hay for bedding. Ap.
ply to Robert Porter. Cherry Island Marsh.
j3-2tt
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EOR sALE-sIX TWO STORY FRAME
+ dwellings situated in South Wilmington
Nos. ll33, 1885, 1857, 1l9. l4l Lobdell street and
2lO Claymont street Frazer & Co.. loo King
street. m2eod-lm
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OCEAN GROVE, N. ].

TToTEL LIE CHEvALIER,
III Ocean Grove, N. J.
Near Ocean remodeled and improved.
| A. l.. WILCOX.
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1I,OR SALE.-CHE .P, ONE GOOD DRIVING
u horse, also buggy. Apply A. H. Ainscow,
Sth and jefferson streets. m25-3t
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II bicycle and boys Crescent Wheel both
in perfect order. Apply 7l2 Washington st.
m mie0-Rt
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UNoR SALE-EDWARD WOODWARD OF
Il fers for sails lots 5Jxl5O feet Dr by the
acre on trolley road to Brandyw!n springs
j6-3tt
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WANTED.

(NTANTED-A BOY IN A TAILOR STORE,
wv about IA years old Apply at this Of.
fee. jl2.2t
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u EMOVAL-HOWELL S. ENGLAND, AT
"A torDey at law has removed his offices to
NO. 2US Equitable Bldg m!-l9teod
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NNyANTED-A HOUSEKEEPER 10 MILES
wv in the country, OH farm, in family.
Address p. o Box %, Newark. Del jl2.3t
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lacing the amour. at ,,so,ooO.ooo an.

nually. ais
He argued that the adoption OF Mr..
Platt's doctrine would reduce wages.
increase taxation. place an armed SOL
der on the buck OF the workingman.
and b. the act OF the government every
Americans dignity would be dishonored
and his manhood discrowned.
In conclusion, Mr.. Hoar said he could
no. agree that the lesson OF our first
hundred years is that the Declaration Of
Independence and the constitution are
n failure. and that America Is 10 begin
the twentieth century where Spain be-
gan the sixteenth.
THE Monroe doctrine Is gone. Ev-
cry European nation, every European
alliance. has the right to acquire do
minIon In this hemisphere when We ac-
quire It IN the other"
1t may be. he thought that In tenn
pest OF popular Gelusion, cloud might
cover the great truths OF our declara-
ton. He had encountered such storms
In his experience, but the clouds had
passed and the sunshine had come
again.
"Mr. President. this spasm OF folly.
and delusiOn. too. In my Judgment VIII
surely pass by. Whether II pass by or
no. thank God have done my duty.
and that | have adhered TO the great
doctrines Of righteousness and free
dom, which learned from my fathers,
and jr whose service my life has been
spent" r.
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CINNAMON CURE FOR GRIP.
a Physician Writes Of his Expert.

\ Physician Writes Of his Expert
mcnts in Treating the Disease.
New York Sun: Within. the last few
days. our newspapers have informed ,s
that influenza has appeared as n gen.
eral epidemic In New York. And as for
many years / have. been. engaged In
carrying OFT a series of clinical expert
mcnts In the treatment OF this disease,
beg that you will allow me state the
results that MT experience induces me
to believe have attained.
About eight years ago I was led TO
believe that It might be possible by
means OF cinnamon administered in
large and repeated doses so as to sat
u"ate the tissues Of patient suffering
from some fever OF micro5!c origin that
from fitting indus for the reception of
the microbc he should become an unfit
ting indus and that as n consequent
result the rnlcrobc would cease TO -four
ish. or In other words that the fever
would run mild course. This was the
theory had formed, and i'll the spring
OF 1892 determined to put II into prac-
tice. Early In the spring 81 that year
was called 10 see a patient. aged TWEEN
ty-slN. suffering from influenza. found
the patients temperature was 1902, pulse
JIG, pains In the head. back and legs:
furred tongue. complete loss OF uppe-
lite. He Ind been III five hours.
The patient was ordered to take halt
.,f.l 9 ~.
cry hour until I should see him again.
The next morning the temperature was
rs degrees. appetite had returned. and
the patient declared that he felt quite
well. On the following morning he re-
turned TO business. This was my first
case. and In that epidemic IL series
of cases of Influenza were treated In
similar manner and with equally good
results. 2.
y second series Of cases OF influenza
were again treated with cinnamon In
an0the" epidemic, but the results were
generally had In going over mE cases
again and again 1t ut last began to
dawn on nc that the results OF my
treatment appeared 10 stand in some
direct relation TO the state &C The dis
ease. that the earlier the treatment had
been Instituted the better had been the
result: and finally ] came to the con-
clus!on that where the disease had ex-
listed for less thnn twenty to twenty
four hours the results had invariably
been good but that. /. the disease had
existed FOR forty eight homrs and up
ward the treatment had practically
yielded no result at all
therefore determined to take twen-
ty-four hours rs time limit aud rigid
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And Save Endless Suf-
fering which, Winter
Brings.

M. orToneivo az all dis
mo Mosh oiio''s' -, ,oId
eases becomes more iateli9c - , ~.
weather approaches. In lact,
MANY who have been under treat
H,,s lorr and during the
i"ch' 4o[ ~ , tp6' - ort from
summer teel little olscoiil'oie ~
the disease, are almost persuaded
that they have been cured. but
the first chilling blast OF winter
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ly 10 decline to treat with cinnamon any
case where the disease had existed for
longer period. A fresh epidemic soon
afforded me an opportunity OF testing
the matter, and J. had the satisfaction
OF finding that those patients treate.
within twenty four hours from
the onset OF the disease. without excep.
tian did well. During the past fye
years q large number OF Influenza pa,
tents have been treated within THU
time limit OF twenty-four hours. and Ia
not one case have been embarrassed
by complications OF any kind. and IN
every case the patient has been seem.
inglr perfectly well and ut to return to
his business within five days, from the
commencement OF treatment.
In cases. however, where the disease
has not existed for more than three or
FOUR nours-nnd II Is. Of course. compar.
atively rarely that you gee case 50
early, but | have succeeded in seeing a
good many such cuses--the patients
have In every case returned 70 the!r
duties within forty-eight hours. and IN
not one single Instance has any of them
suffered in any way from doing SO. |
might quote, scores OF cases TO illustrate
the point. 1uit. 80 "
The following Is the method OF treat.
ment that I have emplcEed during the
post FIVE years: II influenza has exIs:.
ed for more than twenty-four hours
do not use cinnamon at all. But II the
case Is within.the twertS-four hour lin.
Il the patient Is ordered to take half m
ounce of decncti3n of cinnamon cyey
half hour until six doses have been "a.
ken: these six doses having been tasst.
then half ounce. nos" 10 he taken ever
hour until - -four hours hay.
elapsed from the commencement Of III.
treatment At the expiration Of TWEEN.
ty-four hours the same dosn Is 10 II
repeated every two hours till the tenn.
perature falls TO normal. After that hal'
an ounce of the decoctlon is to be eirsl
four times o day for two days Tn.
patient should not leave the house ijt |
twentY-four hours after the tempea. |
ture has become normal
In small percentage OF cases pa.
TENTS have been found to complain ,hA. /
the cinnamon has made them feel SICK /
IN these cases believe II has been the [
influenza affecting tho alimentnry canal
that has caused the feeling of nausea
and not the cinnamon. a belief which |
appears to be supported by the fact tho!
where the cinnamon has been persist /
entity and Systematically continued th. I
nassau has ceased to be complained Of /
JOSEPH CARNE ROSS. N. D.. Edir.
Physician 10. Ancoats Hospital, Maj
chester, England.
Manchester, England. Dec. %.
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Head Burned off.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-As John Ferris,
Waterman at a lime kiln in Williams
burg, was ,nalarng his carly rounds to-
day he noticed man who appeared TO
be sleeping at the edge of the kiln.
Stepping closer 10 get Il better view
of the stranger Ferris was Mortified 10
see that the man had no mead. 1t hay
Ing been burned Oft completely. He
had wandered to the kiln TO get warm
and the gas arising from the furnaces
overcame him. He probably was dead
before the fire reached his head. The
man WIS unidentified.
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West Virginia Pensions.

Special Dispatch 10 the lntelllEencer.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 9.-Pen-
sions to West Virginia applicants have
been granted as follows:
1ncrense-AIl!ton +. Graham. Wheel
ing, SC to $l2; Samuel I. Brown, Buck
harmon, SIG to sl7; James Prltchard,
Point Pleasant. $94 10 $50.
OrIginal-Calvin Manifold Stevens.
Wheeling, IS: james Rumbaugh, Pat
rick, IS.
John Allen, Fortune, Washington.
county. Pa, has been granted pension
ut the rate OF IS per month.
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One of New wubc
cumbcn The commission consists OF
feminine member besides
Mrs urn
and state campaigns with the greatest
public speaking makes
During
their homes
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Missing Mans Body Found.

Special Dispatch to the Iutelllgencer.
WESTON. W. Va, Jan. "a dead
body. supposed to be that OF Ashby
Hackers Creek. near Jane Lew to-day.
Drummond had been missing since
about the time of the street fair here
last October. He was then here, and
when last seen was drinking. u.
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THE PHILIPPINE PROBLEM.

letter Of Prominent wheeling
Citizen TO Senator Ell;ins on the
Policy that Should be Assumed by
the Government Toward the Fiii-
plnos.
To tho Editor o; the IntelilSeneer.
sIR:-Thc following letter has been
forwarded to Senator Elkins by gem
tleman OF this city which.is is believed
rejects the views OF many citizens on
the subject OF which It treats:
WHEELING. W. Va. Ian. 3 49,
Hon. S. b. Elkins, United States Sen
ate, Washington. d. C.
"Denr Sir:-Itis apparent that the at
tempt by our government TO exercise
sovereignty over the Philippine archi-
pelIgo is going to be resisted by the In
habitants OF those islands To suoju-
gate these people Will require an army
OF loo,o 900 men. and II that policy IS
adopted by the administration and Con-
sress, the sooner authority Is invested
in the Executive 10 raise an e!ncieht
army TO enforce the will Of the nation.
the better II will be for all. 4 have
abundant opportunities to learn the
views OF prominent citizens fl this part
of our state, and do not hesitate 10
say that n majority OF the Intelligent
voters OF this community are in faVor
OF an immediate ratification OF the
treaty with Spain now awaiting actloh
nv the senate and that when THIS iOr-
nality Is concluded, the future govern
meDt and disposition of the islanus
shnll be determined by Congress by
Joint resolution, In the same manner
that war was inaugurated with spain.
II the Congress deliberately adopts
tho Motley OF fercible annexation. or de-
cides upon an indefinite prolongation OF
military occupation. then follow tue
ratification OF the treaty by legislation
authorizing the immediate organization
OF q military and naval force capaple Oh
executing Its DEGREES. If on the otner
hand Congress Is opposed to 4 pollcy
that will inevitably involve the prose-
cution OF costly war In the ORIENT
then the PresIden. should be empower
cd TO issue proclamation guaranteeing
the FilIpinos an Independent govern
ment, and appoint commissioners to
nee, the representatives Of such gov
eminent for the purpose Of formulating
treaty securing to the United states
Naturalization for the s20,0OO.00o paid
to Spain for the cesslon Of the islands,
and reimbursement for every dollar eX-
pended by our government In cnecting
the liberation OF the Philippines from
the sovereignty of Spain. In brief we
should grant the Philippines their claim
to independence. or proclaim them
rebels and employ all the power and re-
sources OF the government In effcciing
their subjugau on.and compelling obedi-
cnce TO the laws enacted for the gov
ernment of conquered province. The
foregoing appears TO be the consensus
of public opinion here, and 1t Is con-
tended that the issue should be met
promptly by the President and Con-
grcss.
A dlatory policy should not be en-
Outraged IN the present temper OF the
public mind on this subject"
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Tho continued receipt OF endorse.
ments like this for DR.. IInrtnnn.s
great catarrh remedy, prove its valuo
beyond question. Men OF prominence
everywhere are recognizing the merit Of
Pe.ru-na and arc wiling 10 give express
sion to their judgmentbecause a certain,
absolute cure for catarrh is public
good. all druggists sell Pe-ru.na
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taken internally.
swift's Specific Is. S. S. is tn.
right remedy, for Catarrh. Il
cures the most obstinate cases BY
going diEcct to tho cause OF til.
troublc-thc blood-and forcin,
out the disease. Those who hay.
met with SO much disappointment
from local treatment should thro.
aside their sprays, washes and in.
haling mixtures and take S. S. S.
A cure will result. Send for Tree
books. Address Swift Specific
Comnany. Atlanta. Georgia
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Get a Start
On Catarrh

Those who get II start on tho d;,.
ease before the cold and disasre..
able weather aggravatcs il. will
find a cure less difficult. Ca,artS
increases in severity year by ypsr
and becomes one of the must ii.
stinato and deep-seatcd troable,
But it is equally impor,an, ,ha
the right remedy be given. Al
local applications Of sprays,
washes, Limitations, etc, can
never cure Catarrh, for ,hny in
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AS it is only by obtaining information
as TO the Views of the public that our
national legislators can be guided In
the execution OF their duties in relation
TO this Important question. IL Is suG-
gcstcd that all the influential Journals
Of our state open their columns TO
liberal discussion of the policy to be
adopted In relation 10 the. Philippines
TO the end that practical unanimity may
be secured In the final adjustment CT
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Dir. Bulls Cough Syrup has an
enormous sale. II IS the best remedy io'
colds and coughs, and is pleasant 10
take. % cents.
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WHEN doctors fail trr Burdos
Blood Bitters. Cures dyspepsia. c0n&i.
patton: invigorates the whole system.
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Hon. D. MEEKrsoN.

with catarrh of the head and feel en-
Outraged to believe that continued
use of Pe.ru-nu will fully eradicate
disease of thirty years standing.
Yours sincerely
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this momentous Issue which for good or
evil is destined TO affect the welfare Of
all our people. I. II. N.
Wheeling, january ., 1899.
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not reach the di,.
ease. Catarrh i
in the blood, aud
only q blood
remedy can cDs
it. Local appli,
cations only
reach thcirrita,ed
surface; the right
remedy must b
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..HI+|'O'.A.!|R'S BIG EFFORT.
delivers delivers his Long Promised
& Speech on Imperialism
SENATE GALLERY.

ne Denounccs the Expansionists MS
onll:'amcricnn. AMI AmlabIy Dis
cusses The Constitutional Questions
Involved in The new Departure, and
Rings IN the declaration of. indie
4 p tal!' 70 Suit his Views on the
Subject.
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~ year. ago last December the Pres
i!c . Of the United States sent Il mes
sagr 10 Congress. In that message
he said: II speak not Of fOrclhlc annex
alton, because that Is not to be thought
Of, and under our code OF morality
that would he criminal aggression
1.-THE time OF conquest Is past said
Louis Napoleon. All, Mr.. President,
President Mckinley hut repeated Louis
Napoleon. though In louder and clear
or voice.
president Mckinley. when he spoke.
was not thinking even OF honor and
power, inspiring and allurlng ne are
honor and power. He placed himself
and placed the American people OF the
stern. enduring and perpetual rock OF
righteousness: that 'forclble hnncxa-
ton Is not TO be thought OF; under our
code OF morality that would he crlmi-
nall aggression.
"Who shall haul him down? Who
shall haul down the code Who shall
haul down the PRESIDENT"
Mr.. Honr dwcit with emphasis upon
the lnrgc Increase In national cxpcnd-
iturc while the policy OF expansion, ad-
vocatcd b. AIR. Platt. would entail.
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On the other hand England has been
rushing all available men into South
Africa with commendable speed, and
her force now probably approximates
twenty thousand men, with about forty
thousand more under orders. These
latter, however, which largely include
the $4,000 British reserves just called
to arms, can scarcely be available for
that time the ball may have been
opened There is not the slightest doubt
that the Beers and their allies have the
upper hand at present, so far as the
question of mere numerical strength is
concerned, yet there is little reason to
expect that they might do more in
the next fortnight, if hostilities were
to open, than to overrun portion OF
Natal. By the time they could adj
vance fifty or seventy-five miles south
English troops would begin to put in
an appearance from Great Britain, and
additional reinforcements would have
arrived from India, and perhaps also
from Australia and New Zealand, while
Canadian contingent, although a
small one, is reported on the way. If
the Beers intend to fight they should
have commenced the campaign ten days
or two weeks ago. Every day of delay
strengthens the English position.