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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

= ONDON. Dec. is, 4:30 a m--The
news Of General Buffers reverse
was received so late that news
paper comment to-day is confined to
- perfunctory expressions of extreme
regret and disappointment and of
the necessity of calmness and redoubled
efforts 10 retrieve the position. This latest
check is regarded as the most serious
event in Great Britain's military history
since the Indian mutiny.
The Standard says: General Butler S
dispatch is deplorable reading. II is the
now familiar story of concealed Beers and
Of British troops marching up blindly al
most 10 the very muzzles of the enemy's s
rifles II cannot be doubted that the
moral effect will be 10 aggravate our diff
ffculties over the whole field Of operations.
The country has discovered with annoy
ance and surprise that subduing Boer
farmers is about the hardest work we
have entered upon since the Indian mu-
tinv. Their commandants have shown
themselves able to give our generals use
full but expensive lessons in modern tao
tics"
The Times says: "Since the day Of :he
Indian mutiny the nation has not been
confronted with so painful and anxious a
situation. Plainly General Buffers ad-
vance is paralyzed for the moment as
completely as Lord Methuen's and Cen
eral Gatacre's."
The depression over the defeat OF Great
Britain's trusted and idolized commander
IS all the greater as during the last forty
eight hours there had been reports Of the
relief OF Ladysmith. Yesterday the War
Office allowed 1t 10 be understood that the
position OF affairs in Natal was entirely
satisfactory. The reaction is all the more
on this
The gloomy information came too late
TO reach the service clubs. and only a few
journalists and stragglers were waiting at
the War Office. 1t had hardly been real
lied until now. even after the experience
Of the week, that General Butler could
fail.
Virtually nothing had been allowed TO
leak through regarding his preparation.
but the public waited patiently. in the
confident belief that he was taking such
time and precautions as would insure sue
cess.
No independent reports Of the engage
ment have yet been allowed TO come
through, but General Buffers own dis
patch tells the sad tale in sufficient out
line to show that the British have been
entrapped again by the astute Beers. 1t
was not anticipated that General Butler
would make n frontal attack. No criti-
cisms of his movements are made how
ever. since apparently he suffered a re-
pulse rather than defeat and did not
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MORE TROOPS TO BE
RUSHED TO BULLER
His Defeat Regarded as the Most
Serious Military Event Since
tbe Indion Mutiny.
Special Dispa tch to The Call.

ONDON. Dec Is. 4:s0 a. m.-The
news OF General Buffers reverse
was received so late that news
paper comment to-day is confined to
perfunctory expressions of extreme
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

finish. Already the War Office
is taking energetic steps. In the
course of the next few days a
large body of troops is due to ar
rive at Cape Town. The seventh
division is to be modified and
an eighth may also soon receive
orders. This is, so far as the
United Kingdom is concerned,
the uttermost that can be done,
with the exception OF calling out
the last reserves that can be
drawn from the garrisons and
regular troops.
The moral fiber of the British
empire is now being tested as it
has not been since the Indian
mutiny and the Crimea.
While news OF Butler threw
into obscurity all other news yes
terday the report comes from a
Boer source OF sharp fighting on
the night OF December 10 at Ma
feking. The Beers attempted TO
capture the British fort, but were
forced TO retire. a smart fight at
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
ONDON, Dec. I6.-Eng-
land went to sleep last night

without knowing the worst
news that has come from the seat
OF war since hostilities began.
What time the War Office re-
ceived the news of General Bull
ler's reverse, which was practical
ly a defeat, is not known, but it
was after midnight when it made
public Buffers report.
While the report is fairly clear
it needs .elucidation in certain
parts, but there can be no mis-
taking the results of the battle.
Eleven British guns lost, at
tempts by two columns to cross
the river repulsed with heavy loss
and the retreat to camp-that is
the outcome of Buffers first at
tempt to reach Ladysmith.
Two points in his report stand
out with tremendous significance
when the circumstances OF the re-
verses experienced by Methuen
and Gatacre are recalled. When
he moved out in full force from
Chieveley early yesterday morn
ing 1t was his intention to force
the passage at one of two ford
able places on the Tugela River,
but he discovered that this was
not feasible, owing to the fact
that the number of Beers had
been under estimated.
At Stormberg and Magersfon-
tein the same fact was discovered
but not until the British advance
had been surrounded by the mo-
bile foe.
Again, as in these other two
engagements, the British on the
Tugela River were caught in an
ambush. The river bed at the
point selected by General Hid
yards column to cross turned out
to be full OF Beers, who over
whelmed the British artillery.
Ten guns had to be abandoned
and another was lost by shell fire.
Two were saved by the heroic
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GENERAL BULLER'S FORCE DEFEATED
WHILE TRYING TO CROSS THE TUGEL 4

GEN. .HiLoIAROS BRIGADE. oSeL 1rTTLE IONS
RR STATION S-'e
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Butler
lheTe two fodbe
m lies
my intention
- ~ ~" ~" = ~
tet was to take the center
wou not be
tackled with great ant and his battalion
great DEAL Colonel l. g. Brooke seriously wounded
en ordered ea Hdyard advance which he did, and his leading
AT that moment heard that the whole artillery had
Fourteenth SNtN batteries
1ul me suddenly
me compelled
"
Another attempt with meUII
another attempt
gallant attempt force the Unsupported artillery
i ~
Throughout the day considerable force
gade The day intensely hot and
fear although the
Cheveey" ~ " 'N
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BOERS WANT TO FORCE
FORMAL RECOGNITION

WASHINGTON. Dec. b.-Mr. Macrum.
United States Consul at Pretoria. has
cabIed the state Department that the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
COLENSO AND THE TUGELA RIVER.

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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25
Joke on the Major.

The major, just returned from Boston,
tells in strict confidence this story:
II had engaged my berth, and was stand
ing on the rear platform five minutes be-
fore the, train pulled out of the Park
Square depot, when middle-aged woman
and handsome girl, both ladies, passed me
and entered the car, accompanied by a
gentleman y-looking chap who carried their
baggage. A moment later this fellow pushe j
up to me and said he was in most embar-
RAISING position, had his sister and mother
aboard. and had lost his mileage book. He
would introduce me to them and give nae
any security for $25. said 1 needed neither
llntroductlon nor security, but would give
him ten dollars-all 1 had to spare. He in.
sisted on giving me his diamond scarfpin,
and then rushed into the station to see if
ne could get more cash. As the train pulled
out without him, he came running wildly
after it, but had to give it up.
!. Then the porter approached me tenta.
lively: Was that man annoying you?' he
said: told him no. He insisted on CARVING
the baggage of two ladies inside, SAL, T.
an,-did he get any money ont you!,
OF course he didr'a., SAID l; but took
the first Opportunity OF examining that pin.
It was wn<en about five cents. "-Bufalo
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25
Muskme1On from Siberia.

It is reported that the department of
agriculture has secured from Siberia
seeds of new muskmelon, which re-
sembles a watermelon in color and ap-
pearance while growing, but does not
ripen on the vines. Pick it and put it
away as we do pears. and it will be eat
able in the winter. One grower in
Utah reported raising one which
weighed II pounds, and was ripe and
just fit for eating on January 10. They
are said to succeed well in Utah and
California on irrigated lands, but do not
thrive well in the eastern states, butif
they can grow them there profitably
and they prove good, we may expect to
see them here as a winter luxury. They
ought to stand transportation well if
shipped green.-American Cultivator.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25
OUTDOOR MUSHROOM BED.

ter. The north side boards may be
nailed fast, and the south side left NOV
able, leaving in the south side six inches
of space for ventilation at the top,
where the overhanging rafters of the
north keep rain out.
When gathering mushrooms. the
south side boards may be taken off to
allow space to reach in freely. The only
attention a bed of this kind needs is a
slight watering when the crop is being
cut, and covering of litter or long
manure to keep off sun and frost. The
bed must not be water-soaked, and to
prevent this the ground has to be care
fully graded, so as to turn water. Dur
ing July and August, the bed is allowed
to become dry on the surface, and is not
watered to start the crop again until
September-Rural New Yorker.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25
A Minor Victory.

Surveying a field of battle the duke
OF Wellington could detect almost at a
glance the weak points in the DISPOSE
ton of the forces, and when the weak
ness was on his own side he promptly
and resolutely caused it to be made
strong. An English magazine tells this
story Of him which ought to be true:
One day, when some small visitors hap
pened to be in the nursery at Strath-
fieldsage, he walked up to the top of the
house and found the youngsters at tea.
He gazed grimly around as if the room
were field of battle and noticed that
there was no jam on the table. Without
a word he rang the bell violently. A
footman appeared and stood petrified.
"Have the goodness to understand"
said the duke in a voice of thunder.
''that when children are invited to nv
house to tea they are to have jam .
Then he departed, and before he was
out of earshot a shout went up that
must have reminded him of Waterloo
Philadelphia Press.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25
A Talk to Teachers.

IN July next the N. E. A. for 1899 meets
at Los Angeles. California. This should
mean great deal to you because it affords
an opportunity for travel to the most in
SseTesting part of our continent at wonder
IuAy low rate. 1t goes without saying
That you ought to take advantage of such a
chance and in taking advantage of it, see
all that you can. ..e -
wish to make suggestion: During the
last few years have been brought into
quite close relations with many teachers
and schools through our series of wonder
land books issued annually. I am anxious
that our teachers should reap the full bene-
tit of this meeting at Loss Angeles and the
low rate at which they can travel. The
finest scenery in California and the North
west is found on the hasta-Northern
Pacific route via Portland, therefore, go
north when the convention adjourns, see
Mt. Shasta, the Sacramento Canyon, TIE
Siskiyou range, visit Puget Sound and
also if you desire, Alaska. You can by do.
ing this see also Mts. Hood and St. Helens.
and from the Sound country, Mt. Rainier,
and perhaps Mt Baker. Then when on
the Northern Pacific eastward bound, Mt.
Adams can also be seen. These mountains
are the finest glacial peaks in the world
this is true-and range from 10000 to near
ly $1,000 feet in hight and are seen for
their entire elevations. as
By thus returning via the Northern Pa
cifc, the climax of the trip, the greatest
educational as well as scenic feature of the
entire journey is yours ellowstoneP Park.
No other railway touches the Park Re-
member that.
Make up your minds to return home as
hare %indicated-via Shasta-Northern Pa
cific, and you will always be glad you did
so. 81 raa, .s.. .. .,te t--..gs-.
HyoA have not copy of our Wonder
land 49, send me-Chas. s. Fee, St. Paul,
Minn.-ssx cents, and will sent you one
and also I. Park map folder. q
For other information, rates, etc., adj
dress Geo.. D. Rogers, D. P. A., st. Paul,
MINI, and your letters will have prompt
attention. H@ r9s.st3s4 -s5 -ares
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25
INSPECTION OF PLANTS.
In No Other Way Can the Introd uction
and Propagation of Insect
Pests Be Prevented.

The need of government inspection
of all importations of plants and shrubs
and the danger to the agricuIturists OF
the country through the present lack
of such inspection, was clearly shown
the other day at the agricultural de-
partment buildings in Washington,
when several large boxes of plants ar
rived from Japan. They were opened
and number of them found to con-
tain young camphor trees intended for
distribution among the southern staes.
AS is usually the case, the various sci
entists of the department-the bug
men, the fungus specialists, etc..-were
present and on the lookout for any new
bugs, fungi or other pests. The expert
examination resulted in the entire lot
of camphor trees being burned up, al
though to all appearances they were
fairly healthy. Every plant was affect
ed by kind of anthracnose, and mil
dew and species of scale insect were
found.
The camphor tree as grown in the
United States is remarkably free from
diseases, but with the distribution
which might have been given this lot
of trees, perhaps highly injurious dis
eases and insects would have been in
troduced in all camphor growing Sec
tons: Such diseases frequently do not
develop on the one or ,two-year-old
nursery plants, and if sent out by
nurserymen who do not take especial
notice and who, anyway, having paid
for their importation. are 10th to adopt
stringent measures, are very liable to
spdead an ineradicable disease before
it's very existence may be known. The
camphor industry in the United States
is not now an important one, but in
later years it may be, yet this is simply
an example of what is liable to occur
in other and more valuable industries.
There is absolutely no national protec-
ton possible under present laws. If
the nurseryman wishes toimport a
similar lot of camphor trees from
Japan, or some other more widely
grown tree, and send them out broad
cast over the country, even though they
be full of diseases, he cannot be stopped
by the government. Many of the worst
diseases and insects have been brought
into the United States in this manner,
requiring the annual outlay of thou
sands of dollars to combat their depre-
dations; whereas, at a comparatively
small cost the government could en-
tirely control all imports of plants,
seeds, etc., and save growers from pos
sible additional losses through these
mediums. Germany, France, Italy and
even dozens of unimportant colonies
are enforcing stringent regulations in
this respect, but the United States, the
country in which the imports are larg
est and most varied because of the en-
ergy of her people. is tho 1arthest BE-
hind--Journal of Agriculture.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25
Proper Use of Rollers.

To properly finish a dirt road made
with the use of the grader. it should
be thoroughly rolled and hardened. 1t
is not sufficient that it be crowned,
but it should be made hard and smooth.
The same thing is true of gravel roads.
This can be best accomplished with
the use OF rollers. Horse rollers weigh
Ing from five to eight tons are most
frequently used for the purpose. All
loose stones should be removed from
the road surface before rolling. as we'll
as sods, turf, leaves, sticks or any other
matter that will tend to soften the road
bed. A road that is thoroughly aud
repeatedly rolled is well fitted to stand
the wear Of travel, and can be made
into perfect watershed.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25
THE NIGHTINGALE.
A Singer That Has Been the In.
SEPARATION of Poets of
Every Age.

Here comes singer, indeed, who has
neither equal nor second. If it's song
is unknown to any who read this, I
would say, wait until you hear music
solemn and yet jubilant as ever came
from bird; a voice of transcendent
sweetness, variety, and with a supreme
power of impressing itself on the very
Utmost fiber of our minds, and bring
ing us into some mysterious sympathy
with things beyond our understanding;
and when you hear it you must know
you are listening to the nightingale.
That song has been described over and
over again; poets have loved to sing of
it, and Milton, in his 20 nightingal
that on yon blooming spray" has, with
his curious and accurate felicity, found
just the word that expresses one of its
chief charms-its Liquid notes.
Wordsworth's
Those notes Of thine, they thrill and pierce.
Tumultuous harmony and fierce.
express other of it's beauties. Keats
famous ode has in it less of the nightin-
gale, but yet his epithet, ''full-throated
ease," hits that carelessness of utter
ance, That unpremedltativeness joined
with supreme finish, which places it
above and beyond all bird artists. But
If were asked what is it's best, it's most
wonderful achievement, I should saw
it was the marvellous crescendo on one
note, almost human in it's artistic per-
lection. This is "the one low piping
sound more sweet than all" of Cole
ridge-Coleridge, who has so defended
the bird against the charge of melan-
choly that all other defenses, can be but
a plagiarism of his. g.. n
IT'S the merry nightingale
That crowds and hurries and precipitates
With fast thick MARBLES his delicious notes.
Indeed, do not know how the fable
Of the melancholy nightingale has crept
into the minds of men; not only is the
song exultant, but every movement of
the bird is full of nerve and joyousness.
Gentleman Magazine. ... -
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25
Straight Cuts.

Gratitude is debt that the average
man is least likely to pay, but when
there is a grudge to be settled he chafes
while waiting for the first opportunity.
Beware of quarrels. They are like a
runaway horse; easy to start, but ugly
to handle when under way. 49, s
Philosophical research and political
theorizing can never get beyond the
fact that the community, state or coun-
try is most prosperous that has the hap
piest fresides.
One of the surest ways on earth of
getting rid Of afaiction is to heed the
lesson it teaches.
4 No man is truly strong who has to
hear from others before deciding
whether he approves of himself. =: De-
troit Free Press.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Clear out the old dry wood from your
gooseberry, currant, raspberry and
other kindred bushes. a.~t
The peach and the plum are SO closely
related to each other that they can be
grated on each other. ...
Prune the grape severely at the start,
and at three years old, {. few punches of
grapes can be allowed to mature.
While the best land is none too good
to raise strawberries, yet land that will
grow good corn and potatoes will do.
Grapes may be grown from the seeds,
but the fruit of seedlings is not like that
of the parent vine.-Western Plowman.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25
The Blind Goddess.

Intensely modern is the new murder story
~ kandal! Irving Tyler, entitled ''The
Blind Goddess" There is, it seems, evolu-
ton in murder stories as we'll as in every
thing else.
Those who read Tylers "Four Months
After Date,' and said the book was clever
though perhaps weighted down with bust.
ness transactions, will find in 1.-The Blind
Goddess, just issued, a novel drawn in a
new vein, but full of dramatic climaxes.
10 bring home the thoughts it contains to
many who never read murder stories, in
cldents are used familiar to all who have
followed the recent poison cases.
The prosecuting officers theory of the
CRIME, the appalling accusation of the in
nocent daughter of one of the murdered
men, the web OF circumstantial evidence
around and against man of unblemished
character, who is also accused, the defense
less position both of these people occupy
before the coroner, the, subsequent indict.
ment without hearing before magistrate
all these things make the reader think.
The underlying motive for the crime in.
PRODUCES diversion in the person of an ad.
ventures, for whose presence no apology is
culprit. 4 "S-1@
The occasional glimpses of an exclusive
Brownell, the strong willed but intensely
human Sanford Crane, offer opportunities
for Mr.. Tyer's ability in character sketch
ing which he, has not neglected.; even the
adventures challenges admiration at times
by the boldness and GOODNESS of her method.
The title, as will be readily understood,
applies to the more serious side of the novel,
which has to do with prosecution for CAP,
ital crime; but the well-handled romance
running through it all and the satisfactory
denouement make "The Blind Goddess a
marvelously entertaining book, running over
with surprises in its movement and its it,
erary style. It is more than absorbing; it is
compelling. Stuyvesant Publishing Com
p psn{5 New York; cloth, $l.oo; paper, 50
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Rats are unknown in the town Of
Deblois, Me.
Ten per cent. Of the Gagged canary
birds drift into consumption, and they
communicate the disease to those who
keep them.
"A Filipino means q person OF pure
Spanish extraction, born in the Philip
pines; Mestizo is one of mixed blood;
and the descendants of the Aborgines
are known as Indians
Tramps who wander into Oakland,
Me-. are forced to take seats in what is
called a Baker primitive chair" It is
sort of modernized stocks, and one
experience is considered enough by
even half-witted tramp.
Deep curiosity was aroused by Wis
consin paper when it announced lee
ture'on ''The Beneficial Effect of Flirta-
ton on the Public Health" It partially
subsidized when the letters forming the
fifth word were subsequently rear
ranged so as to read filtration"
The measles caused the death of an
old resident at Chapman, Kan, at the
age OF "a. Alocal paper, in announcing
the death, touchingly remarked: eve
would hate like the mischief to live
three-quarters of a century and then
be carried off by a baby disease"
Since July IL merchant vessels have
been named by their owners after Ad-
miral Dewey, six after Admiral Samp-
son, two after Admiral Schley, one for
Ensign Worth Bagley and one for bob"
Evans, two for Gen. Joe Wheeler and
one for Fitzhugh Lee. War memories
are also preserved in the merchant ma
rine thus far this year by one Maine,
three Oregons, two Iowas, two Olym-
pias, one Rough Rider and two Manilas.
A hungry traveller, a stranger in Red
Bank, NJ, entered restaurant in that
town and ordered ham and eggs, as that
seemed to be the only available dish.
After he had waited half an hour, star
ing impatiently at the. verdigris-cov-
cred bottles in the caster, he summoned
the proprietor, whom he questioned
regarding the delay. "The ham is all
cooked was the reply, "but my little
girl is still out in the yard waiting for
the hen to lay another egg"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25
San Jose Scale Specific,

More than one authority states that
there is practically no interest in Cali
,fornia over the San Jose scale. The San
Jose spray is considered sovereign
remedy. The formula for it is follows:
Unslaked lime. 40 pounds; salt. IS
pounds; sulphur. 20 pounds. Ten
pounds of lime are first slaked and
boiled with the sulphur INFO gallons Of
water for three hours. The remaining
lime and salt are then added, and the
whole boiled an hour longer. Sufficient
water is then added to bring the whole
solution up to 60 gallons. which is
strained before using.-Guy E. Hitch
ell, in Farm and Fireside.