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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-30
THE rory OF nAFEhINa.
1t Is "A simple sort OF South African
Place.

London Mail.
1t is reported that the first attack OF
the Beers is to be made upon the COM
paratively defenceess town OF Mafe-
king, in that part of Cape Colony form
erly known as British Bechuanaland.
1t is not perhaps altogether fair to call
Mafeking defenceless, for during the
pust few weeks of tension we have
heard that the place has been more or
less protected by sandbags and hastily
thrown-up earthworks. But Mafeking
lies entirely In the open, bare on the
veldt, which is as fat as pancake
A few isolated kopjes, an ant heap
every here and there, olump of bushes
under three feet high-these are the
only things that break the monotony OF
the landscape. The veldt runs right
away to the far distant sky line, and
only few scattered tin shanties mark
the limo of railway.
If the traveller were adventurous
enough to travel by the through ex-
press from Cape Town to Bulawayo.
away up in far Rhodesia, he would
find Msfeking practically half way
between the two. To be exact. 1t IS
$40 miles from the former and S03
miles from the latter. Kimberley is
144 miles south. This railway, by the
way, is the main Cape to Cairo route,
and will one day carry the unavoidable
globe-trotter right through Africa from
end to end.
There is nothing palatial about Mafe-
king. Normally, it is a simple little
township of a few hundred sous.
Primarily, it is a trading station with
the far north and there are many stores
4 -. I,xcn s,,,,, rt ftrafr
stores, forage stores, timed goods, sad
dies, rifles, ammunition, even iurni'
ture, can, or could, be bought there.
In the center OF the main street is tbs
market place. surrounded by gal
vanized iron houses and stores, each
with its little raised veranda before
it, painted green and white, and man,
of the more miscellaneous shops bearing
weird Indian names. For the enter
prising Mohammedap trader has fount
his way throughout South Africa, ant
completes very keenly and successful.
with the white men.
The main street of Mafeking is |
long, wide and struggling thorough
fare, with plane trees, eucalyptus ant
diminutipe oaks at intervals Th
houses all stand in little plots Q
ground, and there are attempts at cul
tivation- --here and there few sun
flowers Oh potato patch, or q hanginI
trail of the grenadilla or passion fowe
fruit. There is a church-in fact
there are three, of different denomina
tions- there ia club, there is o prison
|. and, highest point of all civilization
there is the Salvation Army.
A good deal of horse buying an,
, selling takes place at Mafeking. II !
, rather centor and market for th
{ surrounding farmers, who bring In thei
ugly looking, hut very useful, an
I untirable nags to the weekly auction
|, on the market place. A good hois
r may often be picked up lin times 6
! peace, Of oourse) for f6 to e8, anc
Q though he may be an ugly begger
look at, he can do almost anythin
: that is asked of him, and will outlas
t many handsomer- docking animal.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-30
CosrIy rlre nt chicopee FalI..

STringfield, Mass, Nov. y. Fire
broke out in the plant Of the overman
Wheel Co. ,at Chicopee Falls, this morn
ing, and the destruction of the entire
plant was threatened. The FIRE was in
the snnealing department, and was put
out with the assistance of tho Chico
zee Fire Department after considerable
damage by fire and water.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-30
in '96 are compared with those last
weel, the liable stands as follows:

In these sevon States the Republican
losses aggregated nearly $50, 900, and II
our imperiaIist friends care to add the
results in the county elections in New
York, New Jersey, Virginia and Kansas
they will find in the IL States net Re-
publican loss of 700, 900, CT more than
McKinley's plurality in 1896. The i'm
periaist party is now a minority Of the
American people.
Charles b. Spahr.
New York, November 10Th.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-30
finances OF this COUNTY
psnort OF Auditors Steward
and Gibbons Is Finished.
N is DECIDEDLY INTERESTING
Examination Was Thorough,
Although Difficult.

eooks and Papers Produced Were IN Most
Ir.taoces Fragineptary--Present system
AZ Administering the Afrairs OF tho Road
commissioners is Very Loose.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-04-06
ouR GREAT CLUBBING OFFER.

The unparalleled clubbing combina-
tion we have been offering our farmer
readers during the winter is still open
for acceptance and gives the largest
value for the money eyer offered by a
newspaper. Tt consists OF The Home-
stead, which is the leading agricultu-
tai paper in,the west, its special farm
Hers' institute editions. containing the
cream Of western farm experience and
bringing afarmers' institute into every
home every month. The Poultry
Farmer, which is the great farm poult-
ry paper of the country. The Farmers
Mutual Insurance journal, The HUI
name Alliance, and last, though we
hope not least, this paper for local and
county news, making six papers in all
for one year for only s1.95. The Home
stead alone for the first week in April
consists OF forty pages and The Special
Farmers Institute edition, accompy-
ing it, OF twenty-four. making an ag-
gerate OF sixty-four pages, the largest
weekly agricultural paper in this
country or in the world. All Our farm
ier readers who have not availed them
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-04-06
WOULD HAVE MEANT MASSACRE

Sioux Falls Argus: Since the
fighting in the Philippines has
come so close to South Dakota
homes, the Argus-Iseader has
heard numerous expressions of
doubt as to whether what we
shall gain in the philippines is
going to be worth its terrific costs.
These expressions come from
some right-minded and thought
full people, who yield to no one in
their patriotism, or pride OF
country, or in their loyalty to
Republican principles, but who,
we believe, fail to recall what
was the actual situation at Ma
Mia after the defeat of the Span
ish fleet by Admiral Dewey.
When the United States de-
clared war against Spain, it be-
came advisable to strike quick
blow, and a hard one. Hence
Dewey was ordered to proceed al
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-04-06
HURLEY. SOUTH DAKOTA

once to Manila and crush the
Spanish fleet. The F'ilipinos
were at that time in open rebel
lion against Spain, and had been
for eighteen months, AT the
time that Dewey appeared IN
Manila bay, the insurgents were
within shouting distance Of Ma
Mia and were only anxious for a
chance to break into the city, and
massacre and loot. The Spanish
soldiers were confessedly unable
to cope with the insurgents, but
SO long as the Spanish fleet was
posted in the bay hatcity was
lin no danger from the insurgents.
Dewey destroyed this fleet, and
thus removed from the civilians
/ of Manila, the Spaniards, and
| the foreign residents the protec.
tion which had hitherto existed
against the blood-thlrsty insur.
gents. Had Dewey sailed away
iron Manila the day after the
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-04-06
Yours for mutual benefit,

battle--assun1ing he had coal
enough, which he did not---it is
not unreasonable to suppose that
the greatest massacre of history
would have been the result.
And the United States would
have been morally, if not legally
liable for the slaughter. When
Dewey destroyed the Spalsh fleet,
he at once ssumed a new rela-
tion to the people of Manila, and
that was to give them as great
protection from Aguinaldo's saw
ages as the Spanish fleet had
given. To have washed his
hands of the whole matter, and
TO haye sailed away, shutting his
leyes to the terrible consequences
| sure to result would have been
unspeakable cowardice, and a
monumental crime. Nothing is
more certain than that the depart.
ure of Dewey, after his battle,
would have meant a massacre.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-04-06

Yankton went pop at the re-
cent election. There was time
when most of the Yankton saloon
keepers supported the republican
ticket, and then the results were
different.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-04-06
Remarkable Cure OF Rheumatism.
Kenna, jackson Co. w. Il

Kenna, jackson CO., w. Va.
About three years ago my wife had
an attack Of rheumatism which con-
fined her to her bed for oyer a month
and rendered her unable towalk q step
without assistance, her limbs being
swollen to double their normal size.
Mr.. s. Maddox insisted on my using
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. I purchas-
ed fifty cent bottle and used it accord
ing to the directions and the next
morning she walked to breakfast with
out assistance in any manner, and She
has not had similar attack since. a.
B. Parsons. For sale by E. Branch.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-04-06

At the election in Canton S. p,
Tuesday, prohibition carried by a
majority Of %, but the anti-pro-
iibition ticket had majoritles
ranging from rs to 100.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-04-06

selves of this great ombination offer
should do SO at once. for nothing giv-
Ing SO large value for the money has
ever been known before, nor any com
bination 50 suited to the farmers needs
at all points.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-04-06

A party Of New York capital
lists have purchased the Sioux
Falls packing house, and expect
to be ready for business by the
1st of May.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-04-06
Carter Harrison, democrat,
reelected mayor of Chicago.

There was five inches of snow
on the ground in st. Louis Tues
day morning.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-04-06

Little colds neglected costs thou-
sands Of deaths yearly. People who
used DR.. Sawyer's Wild Cherry and
Tar. recommend it even for consump-
tion. g. Branch.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-07-27
An Unhappy Name.

remember hearing the following
story from the late Canon Bardsley,
author OF English Names and Sur
names" There was once a woman
"a little 'crackey,' think" said the
canon, by way OF parenthesis-who had
a son whom she had chrIstened
What" Her idea seems to have been
that when in after days he was asked
his name. and kept saying What"
amusing scenes would follow. which
was likely enough. especially II the
boy was careful TO pronounce the as
pirate. Such scene did. believe,
occur once when he went to school,
and was told. as a newcomer, to stand
up and furnish certain particulars.
what is your nameg" asked the
teacher. what" blurted out the boy.
amid the laughter OF the class. What
is your name?' asked the master
again. with more emphasis. What"
replied the boy. Your name, alr!p
roared back the infuriated pedagogue.
what. What" roared back the terri
fed urchin. The sequel forget, but
1 believe 1t one OF those cases in which
the follies OF the parents are visited on
the children OF the first generation.--
Notes and Queries. M
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-07-27
MADAME LILiJENSToLPE.

Nine. Marion Lilijenstolpe, Just en-
teripg upon her work as professor OF
swimming at the new athletic club for
women at Chicago. wears two beauti-
full gold medals. OF which she is de-
seryedly proud. One bears testimony
to her unchallenged championship OF
the world. so far as women swim
mers go, and the other was given her
ytbe hand OF King Oscar OF Sweden
himself at her graduation from the
Royal Swimming association OF Stock
holm.
Few men, indeed, rival Mime. Lii
jenstolpe in her aquatic feats. Diving
backward from height Of eighty feet,
and turning a somerset before striking
the water, is Just little trick to be
indulged in by her upon any casual
occasion. From a height of nifty feet
she goes through the same perform
ance with depth Of only six and
half feet OF water to recover herself
in. Indeed, she has made successful
dives from the same height into
sheet-iron tank containing but three
and a half feet of water.
One of her prettiest feats. however,
is to lie gracefully on her back. hold
japanese parasol in one hand. and ran
herself with the other, while she pro-
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-07-27
Broke Up tn. show.

An actor tells OF tragic experience
he had recently while playing to an
audience in little town In southern
Texas. In one OF the scenes of the
play. in which he acts the villain. he
hides himself In a barrel, that he may
listen TO conversation between the
hero and heroine. whose future we'll
being he Is trying TO destroy. In the
town hall there was little if any
property" material. A barrel would
do to conceal himself In. 10 hired
hand" was sent out TO find one He
succeedad.a lie slipped in tho barrel
with ease The man and the woman
appeared. and while they were In the
midst OF an animated conversation
there came howl from the barrel that
fairly shook the rafters- This was fol-
lowed by the eayesdropper crawling
out with his hands TO. his face. aud
he in turn was followed by swarm
OF wasps. The wasps got among the
stage people and those in the audience.
which created so much confusion that
the show was broken up.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-07-27
EVOLUTION IN LAMPS
ihsr' hA. Not neen a. Much p,x,,,,.
ment as Mirht r..


ment as Might be supp..ea
me story Of lamps from Her ,do,us
.o"n 10 1880. Henry C. Mercer saws
"a an instructive study on Light ana
,,isnt Making" in the contributions of
.ne sucks County. Pennsylvania. His
eorieai Society. is not one of deve,on-
inent In principle and form they re-
main the same. whether as the tin
e'nnarical or boat-shaped cups on
eahdiestiek .pedestals and the round
un cups with hemisphericai lids. or the
'iuiess cups resting on wooden stands
sucn as were recently rescued ,y the
author from the garret rubbish of old
BUCKS county And before Herodotus
as we follow the lamp back into the
.onios OF the old world. we find the
Doat-shaped form OF earthenware pre-
eeoins the boat-shaped form of iron
ana possibly even that of bronz,. The
chaik cup lamp found by Canon
'reenwell In the neolithic flint mines
at Grimes Graves. England. perhaps the
oiuest wick lamp in the world, is no.
essentially different from the oyster
sneli hiled with lard and provided
with wicks that may be found among
virginia negroes today. The Egyp-
ian, Grecian. Phoenician and Roman
lamps. as they have been found in the
tomos and as we see them In the muse.
ums, are not unlike the lard lamps that
were most in use early in the nine
teenth century. Then crude grease
gave way to sperm oil and lard oil
with especial adaptations of the lamps
that made them more convenient and
Improved the light; and burning fluids
that. were convenient and clean and
gave brilliant light, but were. danger
Gus; and kerosene. with other improve
ments in the oil that enabled 1t to give
the most perfect artificial light ye,
found, and to keep up the fight for
quality with gas and electrlcity-aii
these having come in within the lif,-
time of men still among us. Besides
the old lamps. our ancestors had
candles, nodded when the price OF tin.
the material for the moids. did not for
bid the luxury, and before, them tai
low dips; suspended wick was dip
ped into pot OF hot tallow. on a cold
day, and the operation was repeated
till layer after layer OF grease harden
ed. and the candle was thick enough
These candles were. however, trouble
some in hot weather. on account OF
their propensity to yield. TO the tenn
perature and fall over, who shall
say. however, that candle dipping Is
older than molding when we know
that they nodded candles In
County Galway, Ireland. In late years
by punching holes in peat and pour
ing In tallow on the down-hung wick
of twisted fiax fber?" The Irish had.
too. as had the negroes. the rush light.
a creased rush set in hole in a wood
en- block serving as candlestlck; or
rushes Joined in a triple twist which
flies apart when lighted, increasing tho
blaze. From this Mr. Mercer passes
to forms OF candlesticks and torches
and cressets and methods of produc-
ing FIRE. whittier we cannot follow him.
for the multitude OF details he notices.
which will not bear abstracting.-Phil-
adelphia Times.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-07-27

former customs. The splendid 'Lions''
described in The Thousand and One
Nights are still to be seen; the IA
nous gardens still bloom; while the
people have clung to the costuming OF
the times of Omar and Anoo shirsin.
The people wear the turban and the
abba. kind of overcoat made of cam
els hair. The women know not the
tailor-made. Today they insist on en-
veloping themselves in their impene-
trable veil. which hides their faces
even from their own family. And you
VIII still see floating on the Tigris the
same old boats, or kouffa, that might
have foated any time 5000 years and
more. These boats are made of straw
ana date-tree mats, covered with
pitch. and look exactly like the float
ing basket in which Moses was found.
TO sail down the Tigris is veritable
dream of pleasure. for the banks are
lined with beautiful trees, and In
spring time the climate is delicious.
One can imagine the scene being cine
autographed on the panorama princi
pie at the Alhambra or Empire.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-07-27
DANIELS IN AMERICA.
rniarr of an Attempt to use Tnen In


Some years ago an attempt was made
to INTRODUCE the camel into the arid lands
OF tho Southwest. and large herd was
from Aiexandria. EgypL and were intend
cd to carry the mHii on the governments
route betwefn san Antonio, Texae. and
n number u experienced Oriental drivers,
Of whom 'Grcek George and "Hi Jolly
became prominent in the early afrairs Of
New Mexican dive IN Inc early so- Ia a
quarrel about a woman. but iii Jolly =
sun living AZ Tucncn, where he settled
perience a. army scout. packer. teAmstcr.
mule skinner and prospectog,
The nhip % Tho descrtr was never a
The broad caskionsd fees "Ss snas wsrs Ssss .asds
and Asia were 100 fendef for Hi thu rocks
and caCtua-sircNn trails Of the noun
fains. The animals uccAfnc lame showed
an uuaovernahle temper, could not he
handled by any but experienced mon. and
Several were turned locao IN Texas New
Mexico and Arizona, to wander at wiz
and from timo to time they would be seen
on the plainr, In ls1s a couple o. Preach
men rounded M between twcnty aud
thirty ana attempted to nac them for
lns cSmp- ' s,scrsi i' were % ka sakSa S over 's ihs
heHicnn line fur USE on thr sonora dca-
crtr. hut. were never aucceasful, and tho
experiments were abandoned. Occnsipn-
ally proHpcctorH report camela In the
mountnins. and there ate probably ~fv-
eIal survivors wandcring around. Three
sho, In the foothills near llnrpua fIeia.
or the Prescott q phonnlx road and the
skcieton = stni iyine near the trail. The
calmly beasts with horror and aupdrAtf-'
tious awe. and a weird rfpy camci wear
nas,ncr, ,ss wfsIhsSSerp S+aa,s Is ~,
Chicago Record.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-07-27
BREAD 800 YEARS STALE.
It wa. naked In rompsu H.for. the
Eruptioss.


Sufferers from Indigestion arc ad-
vised to eat stale bread: the staier
the better. they are told. There Is In
the museum at Naples some bread
which ought to be stale enough for any
body. II was baked one day In Au-
gust. 10 A. D.. In one OF the curious
ovens stiil to be seen at Pompeii, saye
the London Mail. IL
More than. eighteen centuries. there
fore. have elapsed since Il was drawn
all hot and indigestihle from the
oven. So Il may claim to be the oldcst
bread In the world. You may see II
In glass case on the upper floor of
the museum. There are several ioaves
of u. one still hearing the Impress OF
the bakers name.
In shape and size they resemble the
small cottage loaves OF England. but
not in appearance. for they are as
black as charcoal. which. In fact. they
closely resemble. This was not their
original color. but they have become
carbonized. and u eaten would prob-
aply remind one of charcoal biscuits
When new they ny have weighed
about a couple OF pounds each. and
were most likely ralsed with ieaven, as
Is most OF the bread In oriental coln-
tries Mt the present time.
The popular idea that PompeiI was
destroyed by lava is a fallacIons one.
III lava stream had descended upon
tho city the bread aud everything else
In the place would have been utterly
destroyed. Pompell was really buried
under ashes and fine cindcrs called by
the Italians lapilll.
On that dreadful day In August.
Wien the great eruption of yesusylus
TOOK place, showers OF nne ashes fell
nrst upon the doomed city. then show
ers OF lapiiii. then more ashes. and
more lapilli. until Pompcli was covered
over to depth In places OF fifteen and
even twenty feet.
Other comestibles lesides tho bread
were preserved, and may now be seen
In the same room In the museum.
There are various ieinds " grain, fruit,
vegetables and even pieces Of meat.
Most interesting Is dish OF walnuts
some cracked ready for eating. others
whole. Though carbonized like nil
the other catabies. they have preserved
their characteristic wrinkles and lines
There arc tigs, too. and pears. the
former rather shriveled. as one would
expect after all these years. the latter
certainly no longer Juicy" but per-
haps the most interesting relic in the
room Is n honeycomb. every cell of
which can be distinctly made out. II
is so well preserved that II is hard to
realize that the comb is no longer wax
nor the honey honey.
piece OF the comb seems to have
been cut out. and one can Imagine
some young Pompeiian having helped
himself to 1t and sitting down to eat,
when he had to jump up and fly for
his life. One cannot help wondering
what became OF the piece-whether tho
young fellow took II with him and ate
II as he ran. or whether he left II on
his plate. Intending to return for 1t
when the eruption was over.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-07-27
HELEN kELLER's TOUCH.

,,l, Serves the Deaf and Blind Girl
In Place Of Ears and Eyes.
M delicacy of Helen Keller's sense
kuch is certainly keen, but Its keen
has unluestionably been devcl-
from merely a normal founda-
+ writes Joseph Edgar Chamber
X Helen Keller, the deaf and blind
|Iry, in the May Ladies' Home
|ral "She hears rs she expresses
.bat X. feels--a football oh the floor
be room and distinguishes foot
which differ markedly from one
her. Last summer. when she was
bg her exercise one day by walking
nd down the veranda. was seated
chair near the door, and a little
barely year old but able to
freely, came wdlking lightly out
the veranda. Helen stopped Mt
and coming up to me and touch
|my lips asked, is Marion hereT
swered Yes Helen smiled and
| thought | felt soft sound
particularly sensitive to musical
tions. She is fond of holding her
against piano when 1t Is being
III and her face shows keen pleas
whlle she is thus occupied. She
guishes between high chords and
Fhords struck on n piano. but her
Of feeling does not distinguish
FsA ,he,sr mud minor chords nor
een eoncordant and dlscordant
Is. II Is to be borne in mind that
as no remainder of hearing what
The drums of her ears being rup-
great deal has been said and writ
about her power of recognizing
y by fhe touch of the hand. She
inly does rcognize all her friends
~ by shaking the hand, and
'lmes recognizes at n second meet
nj some time afterward, a person
she has met but once before. I
studied this accomplishment of
good deal. and am convinced
she recognizes her acquaintances
the feeling of the hand. but by
fhght individual or characteristic
ment or movements of each per-