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A THIN EXPLANATION.

London, October 26--A belated des.
patch form Glencoe camp on the night OF
the battle in that vicinity announces
that few Beer dead and wounded were
found on the field and attempts to ex-
plain this by saying:
Throughout the fight the Beers, in ac-
cordance with their custom, buried their
dead and carried of their wounded i'm
mediately after they fell, those remaining
repres .nting only the casualties during
the last moments of the fighting.
MORE TROOPS ORDERED.
London, October 26.-Orders were Is
sued today TOR an additional five thops-
and troops to sail far South Africa be-
tween November Attn aud November 18th.
YULE JOINS WHITE.
London. October 26.-1he war Office
has receivedthe following despatch from
General White:
"Ladysmith. October 60, IL. 40 p. IN.
General Yule's column las Just
marched In here after a very hard march
during the night of exceptionally heavy
rain. The men, though done up, are In
good spirits and only want rest. The
enemy did not modest Them"
GEN. SYMoNS DIED WITH BOERS.
London. October 26.-The death of Gen.
ersl William Penn Symons, the British
commander at Glencoe, who was shot In
the stom ach in the battle with the Beers
there Ootober 90, was officially announced
In the House OF Commons today.
The parliamentary secretary of the war
office. Mr.. Wyndhem, in announcing the
desth of General Symons, said:
"Ths news was considerably sent to
General White by General Joubert,
which confirms the impression that GEN.
eral Yule had to leave his wounded at
Dundee.
MARTIAL. LAW IN NATAL.
Durham. October 26.-Martial law has
been proclaimed throughout Natal. A
transport has arrived with a battalion of
the rifle brigade.
MAFEKING BoMBARDED.
Pretoria, October "a, via Lorenzo,
| Aarques-Ths bombardment Of Mafeking
by Commander Cronje's command began
I
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DEATH OF Ex.MAYoR SNOW.

Bangor, October a6.-Hon. Joseph r
Snow, ex-mayor of Bangor, died Of neu'
ralgia OF the heart at his home In Ban
gar on Thursday morning at o'clock
he expired almost Instantly after the
attack.
Ex.Mayor Snow WAS born in Wakefield
N. b., in 1888. He was for NUMBER Of
years engaged in the dry goods businee.
n Bangor. He was elected Mayor II
1891, defeating the Republican candidate
Hon, 4. o. Beal.
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WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Oct. 20, taken at
p. m, meridian time, the observation fol
each section being given in this order
Temperature, direction of wind, state Of
weather.
Boston, GO, w, clear; New York,
so, N, oldy: philadelphia, 81. SW,
clear; Washington. "a, N. clear: Albany,
90, s, clear; Buffalo. 90. W. clear
lIstroit, 5s NE rain; Chicago, SO NE, rain
Sc. clear; BismaFek, A. SM. clear
JAoksonvills. 70. NE. p cloudy.
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SHOT MEN OF ANDREE PARTY.

London. October 27.-The Times pub
fishes a letter from Rear Admiral Gam
pion, summarizing a story received from
his nephew, now at Fort Churchill, Hud-
SON Bay, which says some Esquimaux
traders up north some time ago shot
two white men supposed to belong to the
Audree expedition.
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SMALL Pox IN CHELSEA.

Chelsea. Mass, October 26.-The dis
coyery OF second case Of small pox to-
day has fomewhat startled the residents
and 1t is feared that there may DC small
epidemic.
Miss Hester Motel was sent to the
hospital this afternoon with the diseass
ana her case is considered serious.
Mrs. Mary Henry. who was stricken last
week, IL dying.
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TO FIT OUT HOSPITAL SHIPS.

London, October a6.-A movement has
been started among American won n
In London to raise 80, 600 pounds for ths
purpose of fitting out hospital ship
for service In South African waters.
Among the promoters are Lady Ran
doiph Churchill. who is chairman Of the
committee, the Duchess of Marlborough,
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, Mrs. Bradley
Martin and Mrs. Arthur p aget.
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POISONED A WELL.
A Discovery Which Is Causing Much
Excitement In Brunswick.
uPECIAL TO TIE PREssJ

Brunswick. October 26.-There Is much
excitement In Brunswick because Of the
Of the poisoning of much-ussd well,
sometime witb,a the last two days, pre-
sumably by person with criminal In
tent The poison was detected tetore
any of the water had been used. The po-
lice are giving the affair thorough in
vsstigation, and there may be sensa-
tional outcome.
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(TALK NO. 22)
CONSULTING ROOM /,

/ have every facility for doing skill.
full work. My consulting room was
built especially. to my order. IL Is
designed upon the latest scientific
principles. Everything is convenient
to my hand and the entire examina-
tion can be made rapidly and syste-
matically. The ar ranRement OF ar
titicial lights. the measurements OF
the room, my equipment OF tnstru-
ments, are all based upon the expert
ence of the leading opticians of the
country. What Is still more import
ant, / believe that l thoroughly I'M
derstand how to use my outfit. 1 have
devoted hard work aud study to pre-
pare myself for expert york. hy
training has teen az thorough and
careful as could be desired. be-
lieve that can give you glasses that
are an absolutely pc rfect ht In every
way. No one In the world can do
better than that.
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT

Portland. Got. 20. Is99.-The local
weather bureau records the following
sa m.-Barometer 30I17; thermome-
ter. o.; dew point. As; Rel humidity
"a: direction OF wind. W; wind veioc-
ity, . state Of weather. cloudy.
SD. m-Barometer. 3O.0s2; thermome-
ter. Go; dew point. As; rel. humidity, 90;
direction Of wind, W; wind velocity. 4;
state of weather. clear.
Max. temp, "a; min. temp, 6S; mean
temp, &c; max. wind velocity, 10 W;
precipitation hours, %.
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CoLUMBIA GOING ACROSS.

New York, October 26.-It can bs stated
on the best authority that the Columbia
will participate In the regular circuit
yacht races In both the Mediterranean
and In British waters. The Columbia
will leave for the other side early In De-
cember and will be commanded by Capt.
Charles barr
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THE WEATHER.

Boston, October 26.-Partly cloudy,
fair weather; cooler Friday night; light
west winds shifting to north and east.
Washington. October 25.-Mains, New
Hampshire and Vermont: Showers and
cooler Friday; Saturday fair, winds shift
ing to fresh northerly.
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FOURTEEN Persisted.

I. Mobile, Ala, October 26.-News reached
here today that IA persons had bef n
burned to death at Fares. Baldwin
county. Monday night the dwellings
of Harry Goodlow ana Samuel Smithson
were burned and all the occupants Gre
mated. Three surrounding houses caught
fire and prevented neighbors from rem
daring assistance.
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GEN. HENRY VERY ILL,

New York. October 25.-Brigadier Gen.
erai Guy v. Henry OF the United States
army Is Ill at his home here. Late to-
night the Generals son said that his
fathers condition was critical and that
his death was expected at any moment.
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TRANSPORT ARRIVES.

Cape Town, October 26.-The transport
Zahaythla, whose voyage from Liverpool
was delayed by difficulties with her ma
chinery, has arrived with battery and .
half of field artillery. Her sister trans
port with an equal force. which has been
similarly delayed, 10 daily expected.
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YULE'S ESCAPE.
Disaster Was Narrowly
AVerted.
English Expected At
tack Two Days.
Finally They Evacuated Leaving
Much Behind.
Storm Stopped Boer
Cannonade.
Gen. White To Attack Free
State Forces.
Gen. White To Attack Free
State Forces.

London, October %. The official an
nounoement of the joining Of Gen. White
and Gen. Yuls has come as great re-
lief, and all the mora 10 In view OF the
fact that later dispatches have shown
that only the incapacity of the intelli
gence department of the Beers saved
Gen. Yule's column from a great disas-
ter.
1t seems that on Friday night Dundee
was full Of alarms. Heavy firing was
heard at o'clock and again at 4. A
severe thunder story soon after stopped
the Boer cannonade.
Saturday passed In the same anxious
manner In momentary expectation Of
an attack. The British finally evacuated,
taking ali that they could. but leaving
plenty behind for the Beers to loot.
The appointments of the Boer hospital
at Dundee are described as very made
quate and primitive. The Beers them
selves, in the absence Of o nursing stan,
got only scant attention.
IL is reportsd chat Sir William Penn
Symons died on Wednesday. not yester-
day, and was buried at Dundee yesterday.
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FRAGMENTS IDENTIFIED.

A Report that New York Murder Mys
terry Has Been Solved.
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BRITISH MADE soRTIE

London, October 97.-Ths Cape Town
correspondent Of the Daily News says II
Is reported there from private sources
that the British issused from Mafeking
on Saturday last and surrounded and
rapfurad olO Roera
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TO ATTACK FREE STATE.

Gen. White VIII Assume Aggressive
When Yule Is Rested.
Stewart White, according to a despatch
from Cape Town to the Daily Mail will
attack the Orange Free State forces In
Natal, ms soon as Gen. Yule's men have
rested. Strong British reinforcements
are being sent up from the Cape.
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this morning. The women and children
wers given ample time to leave the town.
The Smelling was resumed at dayhreak
this morning. Several houses are In
flames
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MAFEKING BoMBARDED.

Pretoria, October "a, via Lorenzo,
Aarques-Ths bombardment of Mafeking
by Commander Cronje's command began
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-24

station\. It belongs withsthe clovers
and it may thus be used to improve
the land upon which it grows, and this
appears to be its missioo. 1t occupies
lands that have become untitled for
good growth Of other forage plants.
It's rank then is as a Useful plant,
capable of increasing fertility of land.
How shall sweet clover: be treated?
The plant is the farmers friend, to be
utilized and not to be o,ltlawed. The
plant g. .ows and spreads rapidly. So
do red clover, white clover, timothy,
blue grass and other forage plants, but
sweet clover grows where they do not
It's presence indicates lack OF condi-
tion FOR the others. Viewed in this
way it is to be treated { as preparing
united lands for othererops. 1t may
be moved a short time before coming
into bloom and cured for hay. Stock
viii thrive upon it if confined until
accustomed to it. The roadsides, if
taken when free from dCst, may be
made almost as profitable as any other
area in clover by cutting the sweet
clover and curing for hay. II this is
regularly attended to while stock IS
kept from other lands that it iuvades,
sweet clover will be fonnd doing al
ways the good work for which it Is
adas:ed. d.-American Agriculturist.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-24
a Dog StoDs n Runaway

A butcher boy in Chicago, four
years ago, taught a Great Dane pup
to sit ON the seat of the delivery
wagon, hold the reins in his mouth
and pull back on them if the horse
started while the boy was away.
1t was a pretty trick, and has
been the pride of the butcher boy
even after he got shop OF his own
and had o'hor boys to deliver for him.
4 few days ago, as the Great Da~e
was trotting beside the wagon, the
horse SHE'D SO violently as to throw
the driver from his seat. The horse
then ran away mp the street, the reins
dragging on the ground. The dog
was puzzled for ten seconds. He
looked at the boy scrambling to his
feet, half dazed. He looked at the
runaway horse tearing down the street.
He looked at the dangling lines and
he decided something was to be done.
Spriuting after the runaway lie caught
him in block, seized tie ins, which
were luckily buckled, in his teeth. and
settled back, an animated, scratching.
bouncing anchor. The horse was net
so very badly scared, after ali, and the
dog was a big dog 10 carry on the bit.
The horse stopped presently the
Great Dane grnrtins with 10Y OF the
struggle, and the boy came up All
which shows the vaiue of ea1ly edu-
cation. New York Commercial Adve,.
tiser.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-24
Sweet Clover Valuable?

To answer this question something
must be known of the character OF the
plant. 1t grows spontaneously along
tramped roadsidcs, even to the wheel
ruts in abandoned roa:lways, and in
tramped or sodden land anywhere.
When found in meadow lands it ap-
pears not to occur except when the
ground has been tTalnpel by stock
whsu wei. It grows by preference in
old brick yards. Il may be grown IL
fields By proper tillag-. Viewing i: III
no other light we tl.;:* see that swce
clover grows luxu:i"utly in place.;
where few or 10 other plan.ts flourish.
BUTT belongs TO the great class Of lcgu-
mincas plants. which a,.e capable, by
the AID OF other e:s" Aisms. OF fixing
atmospheric nitroe - ;.a! storing il IN
the plant tissues lOhio experiment
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-24
Colt Training.

Tie training os colts should begin
when they are quite young, when they
are easily handled and submit more
readily than when left until older. I
keep small halters which I put on
them when they are from one to two
years old, and begin by leading them
about; or, if working the mare, I tie
them beside her and it is very seldom
that they fail to 80 along without any
trouble from the first. Thee is no
trouble about their getting behind and
running back when meeting Other
teams. A colt broken to the halter
when young never forsets it, and ls
half broken to work. After it becomes
accustomed to the halter bit can be
tied to the halter and the colt will
soon become brldle-wise before it is
old enough to work! This will save
trouble for both man and beast.-J.
w. Shup in the Epitomist.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-24
An E1npe-or Who Liked q Scolding.

The Emperor of Russia, whose pas
sion for pease was his most dlstln-
gushing characteristic, was much at
tached to theiate.Queen ofDenmark,
his moth er-in-law. Never having
been educated for the throne, the
burdens and care, Of autocracy sat
heavily upon him. The late Queen OF
Denmark had shrewd tongue, and
was wont to exercise it on her numer-
ous and powerful connections. As a
motler-ln- law she was not deficient
in those qualities attributed by bar
barian aud civilized nations alike to
the mother OF a mans vile. Ile
Prince of Wales has not visited The
Danish court except at rare Intervals.
With the late Russian emperor 1t was
different. He enjoyed his annual
visit to Freienborg as the happieSt
period of his year, and his zest was
enhanced by the way in which
he was taken to task by his
mother-in- n-law, who vigo ously scolded
him when his actions did not, in her
opinion, achieved the standard she
laid down for her sons-in- law. l was
told on one occasion, when the Tsar
was in Copenhagen by a hig b func-
tioaary at the Danish court, that the
late Russian emperor WAS probably
the only man in Europe who looked for.
wa~d to his mother-ip- laws annual
seedlings as one OF the keenest pleas
ures of his life.-London Letter IL
Harper's Weekly.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-24
Sewers and Farm Drains.

While the unlertlrain on the farm
If deeply laid is seldom liable to get
out of order, it is very different with
the city sewer. Yet in the latter the
greatest care is taken to fit the pipes
into each other, SO as to allow no
water in the soil to get in. Tie city
drain pipes are always glazed for the
same purpose. We think this is q
mistaken policy in those who lay the
sewers. They cannot keep dirt from
coming into the sewer through the
gratings in the streets, and unless this
has enough Water to flush the pipe
frequently, some OF this material will
remain and obstruct the flow. The
idea seems to be that connected and
glazed pipe is necessary to keep the
water from coming out at the joints il
the pipe is full. We have had ex-
perience with many underdrains, and
are sure that there is no such danger
80 long as the sewer has fail through
out it's entire length. Where the fall
is greater the tile will not be full.
When it comes to a small fall the pipe
may be full, but it will not run ont
through the cracks, as there is strata
CT soil or gravel that holds it back.
If there were such joints between
sewer pipes wat.r would flow into
them at other times than when the
sewer is flushed, and it would bring
with it enough air to help purify the
sewage, which, rs it contains the
refuse Of houses in cities, is often very
offensive. II the city sewers were
made p rrous they are deep enough to
drain much land on each side of them.
Boston Cultivator.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-24
! FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
Yvwv.vvvvvv.vN
What Calves Want.

If "a calf has ration OF half oats
and half corn and half feel Of it or
a little more-that is, q little more
than half of what it would eatu clean
if it had a chance and if the place Of
the grass is taken by good clover hay,
with shelter from storms and protec-
ton from excessive cold, with plenty
OF salt and pure water, the ca:f will
Fay for it all, even if corn were 10
cents bushel. We wonld not feed
an all-co.n ration, because the calf
requires muscle-fcrming material, and
oats and bcau are the cheapest foods
OF this kind. We would not feed all
oats or bran, especially in severe
weather, because corn is needed to
keep mp the heat and round out the
muscles. s.-WalIace,s Farmer.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-24
Warm the MIX.

At this time Of year it is often a dif-
fcult matter TO churn cream and eX-
tract its butter fat. Warming the
milk to 40 degrees is an effective
remedy for this. 1t will also enable
the tlairyman to get greater amount
of cream from the same milk than he
otherwise would. But the milk should
not be allowed to become much
warmer than 140 degrees or 1t will
make the butter soft. As the warmed
milk is cooled pretty much all the
cream will rise at once. 1t should be
skinned before the top hardens into
crust, as it speedily will. When put
away to await churuing at this season
cream shoald be stirred once day, so
as to mix all its parts together and
prevent mould forming on the sur
face,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-24
Advantages of Dishornlnc.

The losses from 9S-Ssn. directly
and indirectly caused by tdt useless
and dangerous horns, is enormous in
the aggregate. The lessening of dan.
ger to the attendants is IN important
factor in favor OF dishorning. Scores
of accidents have occurred where per-
sons have been badly injured or killed
by cattle, not always bulls either, but
Young cattle and even mich cows
have been known to turn on their at
tendauts and injure them severely.
It is unwise to run any risks when
the instruments OF danger can be SO
quickly and easily remoy>d. In the
matter Of saving Of space III stabllng
there is much in favor Of diShorned
cattle. Mich COWS neea no stalls,
even when fastened with chains, and
certainly not if fastened with stan
chions. AS they do not quarrel, they
can he placed closer together. Young
cattle can be turned inso q stable
loose, and will be as peaceable as SO
many sheep. The same may be sald
of fattening cattle. have seen over
a carload of fat cattle, averaging l70o
pounds each, eating peacefully together
at managers, all loose.
Stockmen are beginning to see the
advantage in handling dishorned cat
tie. Dishorned feeders and fat cattle
sell higher than horned cattle of like
quality. While it is advisable to have
all cattle dishorned, it certainly is
much more necessary to have all bulls
dishorned. Whea thus disarmed there
IS no danger in handling them. They
become IL Dent aid f+..ctahle. =
horned bull is dangerous anima}, al
ways liable to be treacherous. He
NAV be safe one moment. but angry
and furious th- next. Calves can be
dishorned very easily when week OF
two old. Trim the hair from where
the horns are beginning to grow, wet
it, and apply caastic potash. This
will blister it and kill the embryo
horn. If carefully done, no scar will
he noticed afterwa: d. The potash
comes in sticks, and should be handled
carefully to prevent in ury to the
hands. If the blistering is doue dur
ing the summer, apply pine tar to the
wound to heal it quicker and keep the
flies from ito. J. Vine IN Practical
Farmer.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-24
F'atteuing Foods.

Buckwheat is very fatteniug and
seems to have a whitening effect upon
the flesh. It is much fed by the
French, who are quite successful tur-
key growers, and it is thought by them
that this grain imparts to the flesh a
delicious nutty favor much liked b.
their epicures.
Barley is also fattening food, but
should not be given ia as large guam
titles as corn, nor fed as often, as it is
not so easily disested, but it is very
useful to feed occasionally for a
change. Sweet potatoes contain sugar
and are consequently fattening and
are valuable addition to the fattsning
ration when fed in moderate Quaati-
ties. When fed il large quantities. It
is said they viii impart q yellow tInGe
to the flesh.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-24
Winter Attack on the Bugs.

The winter months afford o good
opportunity for the busy fruit grower
to give his orchard sort of "houss
cleaning And unless he wishes to
lie overrun with all sorts OF insect
vermin, this should not be neglecte |.
First, sharpen the ak, and use 1t
freely in cutting out all peach trees
that have SHOWN signs OF yellowS,
which trees should have been markell
before the leaves fell; plum trees af-
fected with back-knot, peach trees
tunneled by bores, and any trees cov-
cred with the gunmy eSudatlons OF
the little fruit Dark-beetle.
Upon old trees it VII be we'll to
give the bark good scrapins aud IN
this way catch many of the chrysallds
Of the Cooling moth, alternating pear
psylIas, oyster shell and scurfy
scales.
When pruning, all the cuttings
should be burnt, as the crotchets and
buds Of the small twigs harbor count
less eggs of the plant lice, espe ially
the apple aphis on apple, and the hop
louse on plum trees.
The eggs of several orchard pests
are quite conspicuous in winter and
thev may be easily picked by hand
and then burnt. The hard, gay mass
of the tent caterpillar's eggs, the per-
dant cases of the bag-worms, and the
fiat white cluster of the Tussock
mo;h's eggs. may all be readily seen,
and these pests are best controlled by
such attention in winter.
If any trees are badly infested with
the oyster shell, scurfy or San Jose
scale insects, the winter is the best
and almost the only time to advan-
tageously destroy them. Spray the
trees thoroughly with solution of
potash whale oil soap, two pounds to
the gallon OF hot water. Remember
that the scales will not he killed un-
less thew are hit, and the trees should
therefore be carefully sprayed from
all sides. >,
Lastly. don't forget to rake up all
the leaves and rubbish around the Or
chard. Many all insect, like the
plum curculio, hides in such refuse
over winter and could be easily
caught.
Eon't wait until they are upon you.
10 do battle with the bugs; but steal
march on them and clean them out by
= winter attach. f. Dwight Sander
son. Maryland Agricultural College.