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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09
Copyright. 1900. by W. A. rraser>

Nopyrisht' 1900. by W. A. Frasero
AHls Is the biography OF a gentle
man who Is spending hts failow
days in ian in one Of the South
efn states because of something
that doe. not come at all into this
narrative
sidney Iangdon came 20 Ranspon, "
Egma. with theatrical agsregntion.
M company had = name, but no matter.
hr probably the members are not oil IN
All They came np somewhere from the
sa,hern seas--sineapore. Penang way.
md the cashiers billet had become a
kalow nsockerv. for they played 60 bad
hsiness. In Rsngcon their theatrical
me plunged for the last time, sank hope
essly and they we're loft stranded. SID
ny fAnTden, the manager. NJ to that
u'ae had financed with extraordinary
ss'isy. When business was had Lang
eaha Wis came into play and tideA chem
ever the immediate difficulty. He won
Ven cut Of Australia with his gun 1T
Sseen matches, for he waa a crack shot
ne borrowed them out of Hongkong. for
fsss "a shooting he was an adept AZ the
~ OF raising a loan Just how fhoy
~ cut OF Singapore nobody could quite
~ not even themselves. bat they did.
- struck Rangoon financially emoar-
Z q aaa been circus they would
s<se made money in Rangoon. for that's
ene sort 81 European entertainment
Burmese will flock to Given trick
Aanh an cssum-aoped siger or two,
VINE shoFt-skrted bareback riders. and =
w%~ eand Of magnificent power. nn-
sss@i ssaatess Is assured hut Langdon's
Napshy were TERRIBLY afth-class minstrel
sSs AMI he lacked even the brass
Debts accumulated and men With
@sasy 70 loan We're all IN the rice bust
AMI would nos listen so his fairy
- " the big houses he would e sure
asy 20 in Calcutta.
ssn The manager disappeared leaving
~ customary disconsoiate lot Of solicit
-. s~ators. With bar,iarie aVaricious-
80. zee Of these traced Issngaan 60 CAL
- ana had him arrested. and brought
70 RsnEoon. IL wasn't clever, 81
No. wen more than silly, as after events
sac. Freed from the sncun1herance OF
eosen musical wrecks r.anedon had
80 eArry'ng as a star combination. ne
sAsss'nea as broker. His rise was
Smehal lie was as charminglv de-
.AT IN his manner as n we'll. hired
~, The English host Of Fyershed's
So $50 let loose the secret 81 I,anvdor's
s 80 when he described him 10 me.
ts,,,, Was a gentleman, my world A
yassa toni is clothes filed 'aif the
a. never 'eerea i'm say n6think
ss,.'s asnt periite TO nobody, an always
tksr. everything WI champagne. II
vas neny dispute hover deal oil
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09

4, N these birds listed the frigate bird
$3.50 understood as to flight. but 1t Is
q. ssIieyed IN many quarters that a
- bard In the list. in steady move
~ snnroaches 100 miles an hour.
<ssssfion recently has been called to
...ss speed tables by an English author-
=. - challenges DIR. Gatke's observa-
~. shat migrating birds make 1870 miles
q g - He holds that they do not do 1t
49, any circumstances of wind or
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09
lighting Bob
Wins a Victory
In Grace Church.

II Is related that the last time Fight
ing Bob Evans was in New York he
wandered up Broadway one Sunday morn
ing 70 find himself opposite Grace church.
The door OF the church being open,
Fighting Bob" went within. and. learn
Ing that the regular morning service
would begin IN about twenty minutes,
seated himself comfortably in a middle
aisle pew well up In front. The church
flled up and presently two men IN fault
less attire and impressive in appearance.
evidently father and son, made for the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09

With the pheasant. prairie chicken and
quail their flights are never more than
temporary bursts of speed. The first two
rarely fly to exceed half mile. while the
quail seldom exceeds 200 yards. Because
of It's short flights. too, figures on the
hawk family are difficult TO get.
In determining the speed OF birds, NJ
Marey's Photographic gun has been found
to serve admirably. 1t is pointed in such
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09

chant who had sold II In the first place.
never again saw Its merry CLINT Thus
his affairs were tidied up. Other matters
experienced the same obliaue commercial
qualifications. His standing as rich
broker engaged TO a wealthy mans daugh-
ter. gave I.ang,ion "A goodly call over ma
lign circumstances; but before he could
quite get away a nervous individual sud
denly bounced down upon him with a
bailir and an emergency summons for
debt of 1000 rupees.
The haiiiff interviewed Sidney at the
hotel The officer was polite; dcuced
sorry, il was all mistake, no doubt.
but would I.angdon mind going with him
and putting Il straight Now Sidney had
intended taking HTS departure that very
night-~it was a most unlucky Interrupt
ton, but his actor training came back 90
him. and he smiled with gracious for
giVeness upon the bAiin The claim for
money was either a mistake or the ma
licious dodge Of one OF his broker rivals /,
however. that did not matter-it wasn't
the officers fault he was only doing his
duty. Would he step up to the room and
do him the honor of cracking a bottle
while he had a bath and changed his bust
ness coat for proper evening dress7 Sid
ney had his bath and Incidentally. the
man with the warrant got very drunk
Champagne did not TOW into his life ev-
cry day. and a thirst In RangoOn IS some
thing Of mamentops intentness I.aazdon
put him 20 sleep on the bed. dressed with
his usual exquisite care, and. going down
stairs. explained things 90 the host.
''My word e wers COOL" Evershed
said afterward with deep admiration
"'E comes down. says as '0w the hofiicer
as got most bioomin' drunk. an Is sure
to lose " billet II e doesn't SO an re-
port himself about this debt as Is all a
big swindie. + hopens pint Of cham
pagne wi me. an | promises 10 look at
ter the hofhcer. an send I'm away ONE
10 sleep u hoff."
Now this matter OF the 20aa rupees was
a subject OF disconsolate unrest 30 the
gay broker hed have TO square that
matter 10 secure peaceful departure.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09
SPEED OF BIRDS IN FLIGHT.

- .ssure study, one Of the most IN
1e-sstiux fields of experiment left the
- lover is In determining the
s1sed Of birds in flight. A good deal
40 Seen written on the subject. but,
sscsrding TO some OF the modern
..>aSojooists, good deal that has been
....s .se3s TO be revised In the interest
4 sl 800 ana fact. As general PROPOSE
as 3 & now held that most tables Of
24. tnye been grossly exaggerated.
= fhese tables, showing an hours
= riven below I'm miles:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09

Two blocks away lived q conhdinE Par
see merchant 20 whom t.angion owed
a theu&s nd also a desire TO add 10 the
gentle IRE worshippsr's tribuatton. 80
he went to this creditor. and confaea 20
him see here. he said, this grasping
MUssuiman Ragnath who Is Of an I'M
Christian faith. Is seeking 10 hurt my
business by the regular native methods.
Sec he has summoned me for 2pea ru-
PEGS which I do not owe. The officer
sent has unfortunately become intoxicat-
ed IN the hotel and | must 20 alone.
owe you a thousand. which | have
brOuEht--here II Is. II YOU viii kindly
come with me 70 the court and stand Sc
curity until tomorrow for this debt. | will
show the follower OF Mahomet that IL will
not do to bear false witness against a
European. / win contest this suit, and
have MIN put in Jail. The thousand ru-
PEGS which / give you as evidence of my
good faith. you can than keep for your
debt"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09

flight of the fowls. makes the point that
the exertion must have retarded the or
binary processes of digestion.
Placing the flight OF the passenger
pigeon at fifty miles an hour. authority
is found for the following comparative
fahin.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09

gers. Right through the watchers at
Rangoon he tripped
80
At Calcutta Langdon had n little SPORT
ing play in the swindling line None OF
the racing men knew of his Rangooh
record and his generally prosperous APP
pearance, backed up by his habit of cav
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09

Among New zealand's blessings.
New Zealand IL practically free from
the plague of tramps.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1900-10-26
COLORADO SCHOOL LAW.

Provided. that IL such parent or
guardian Is not able. 10y reason OF
poverty, To clothc any such child. IL
shall bc the duty OF the school board
OF the proper district. upon the fact
being shown 10 their satisfaction. to
furnish the necessary clothing and pay
FOR the same out OF the school fund
of such district, by warrant drawn as
III other eases. or that such child or
children are taught at home In such
branches as are usually taught In the
public schools. subject to the same eX-
animation rs other pupils OF the dis
trict In which the child resides; or that
there is no school taught within two
miles by the nearest Travelled road
~. y. Ga. Sec. .: Mills Ann. St. See.
lis.
Sec. I. II shall be the duty of any
school director of the district to in
uJirr into all eases OF neglect OF the
duty prescribed in this act. and aSccr-
tain from the person ncglccting the
reason, If any therefor: and he shall
forthwith proceed to secure the prose
critiun of any offenSc occurring under
this act: and any director ncglccting
to secure such prosecution for such Of
Tense. within ten days after a writ
any taxpayer in said district. unless
the person so complained of shall he
excused by the district board of rdu.
cation for the reasons hcreinbrforc
stated. shall. upon conviction. he
deemed guilty of II misdcmcanor and
fined in n sum not less than ten nor
more than fifty dollars: and such fines
when collected. shall he paid into the
county treasury ana placed To the
credit of the school district in which
the oficnsc occurs. All actions for of
lenses committed under this act shall
he prosecuted for in the name of the
state of Colorado.-L. 80. p. 81, Sec. 4:
Mills Ann. St. See. 100.
Section !. That in districts of the
iiiSt and second class in this state, all
parents, guardians and other persons
having care of children shall instruct
them or cause them to he instructed
III reading. spelling, writing. English
grammar geography and arithmetic.
IN such districts every parent. guur-
dian or other person having charge of
any child between the ages of s and II
years. shall send such child to n Dub-
lie. private or paroachial school for the
following period: In each school yrnr
beginning in September. not less than
~ weeks, M least 10 weeks of which
commencing within the first four
weeks OF the school year shall he con.
secu'ifc: provided, however. that If
two reputable physicians within the
district shall certify in writing thar
the child's bodily or mental conditIon
does not permit of its Attendance nj
SCHOOL, such child shall he EXEMPTED
curing such period of disability from
the requirements of this act and. pro-
vidcd. further, that If in the opinion of
tue county superintendent of schools
the child Is being instructed nj home
ny person qualified. such child shall
not ae. required to attend aS herein
provided. An appeal may be taken
from the decision of such s,lperintcnd
eh' to the county court of the''county
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1900-10-26

II plans are carried out as suggested
by Prof ]. Z. Long. chemist for the
Illinois state board OF health. the
much-malisned microbe is to be pu,
at work as scavenger in the drainage
canal. accommodations to that eff
feet are embodied In Prof. Longs re-
port on the chemical condition OF the
Illinois river published by the state
boa"i OF health. The suggestion is
based on the theory that the presencs
Of certain bacteria set up n chemical
decomposition that RAPIDLY 1estroys
and renders innocuous the sewage
emptied into stream. In the report
1t is claimed that the addition OF pure
cultures of the germs to tn. water at
the proper time and place will cffectu'
ally solve the problem of purifying the
drainage canal Of Chicago's sewage.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1900-10-26

Don't ever again. unless you want
me to cut you" said the club man.
wear suspenders and a belt at the
same time. 1t is in very bad form.
for you are wearing the belt for orna-
ment only. or else you are wearing the
suspenders for that purpose. and It is
an axiom that any useless ornamental
ton of the male is wretched taste."-
Philadelphia Record.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1900-10-26
A Conglomernte College.

Eight different nationalities were
represented In the graduating class Of
the American College for Girls in Con-
stantinople this summer. They were
Greek, American. Hungarian. German.
Austrian. Armenian, Bulgarian. and
Italian. A French play given by the
graduating class was one of the fea-
lures of class day.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1900-10-26
Treasures In Vatican CryptA

The congress for Christian arch
aeology, which recently held its ses-
sion at Rome. has petitioned the. Pope
TO open the crypts of the Vatican to
scientific researches. Below the BASIL
lea of st. Peter there are long rows
OF galleries and subterranean church,
all containing valuable treasures.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1900-10-26

The Army and Navy Journal brings
together the statistics of lives lost in
railroading In the United States the
past year. and compares these with
the casualties in the Philippines, reck-
oning on the basis OF an army OF g.
wv men TIE result shows rnllroad-
Ing TO be about four, tilsrs. as per.lo1s
~ war. '"", - -.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1900-10-26
COLORADO NOT,


brick walks have is~a -. ,
tween the tracks at tie ~
Denver. a'
The annual Pi0ns,-r,' g.
he given In kassirr's IN !,
the inst week in Ds,riaI., y
Thieves broke inr. -Ps,s..,
new tabernacle building h f.,
robber the carpenters 80 ~ !
worth SIS.
TN III. evening ~ The -,,, :.
honserrcen'iy built Al a. -
mel Al kokono Was LurrrI -
destroying III. plant Of IA
Donncio Trujillo. 4 Ia.
years OF ase. was run 90 !,
EAR AMI killed at The s,,,,'
ovens. near Trinidad. Ola.
6.ors. copI-li. clalrr,, II
f.ciors of III. Denver sal -
rad. denies the rt,or- ~, n
l. 4 Jefr.ry Is 10 n.lIrr ~, !.
nj mn early day.
In honor OF Mrs. carr III
tionni president II th- N
Air. Hardin Of nruvsr n-.l
r-inry. III" ladies ~ N,Is,sl
Post. No. q. q. \. L.. %. .gsI
a reception nnd lanqurl Omsl
The net earnings u tie n
Rio Gruni- for thu ihfrl ~.
toi,cr wcr S2ii.lp a.
$:s.1p. III. net sayulrs ~
let were S;iEiiISu a. NJ
s.s:i,. sUp.
Ross Miller. the INsu-
Grunic brakeman ABB ts
wouid.be train rnhiz-g a 40
Ills lantern, has l-,.n lal.a "A
the company and piao,l ga
near home.
TIL" chooi lsairl . piere
Denver. known a, ID. IN
district. has arranssyi % M
IN ccrtain remote Iatts 4 ur
taken from ihciF huuss I. !
the morning anL lock Al a
nIbus--.
Professor Walter H. w
been appointed ,u ihr rsl- a
aud political sciCur, 10 lie h
OF Colorado mn,lr yaraui I'd
nation OF pr. Macisan. aus
accept the position u ~,
Idaho University.
Captain John II. rsun,t
Infantry. has l7-u TrI!rrcl 3
as acting judge ndVuyairo.td
uicnt OF the Colorado. ssl q
duties nj hcliluarirf. 10 I'D
Inns been orlcn-l 10 !1in ri
now campaigning 10 IL N
The much.raiilc,l.luT u.
earned 30 much money q. N
dies Home In Denver. "a,
chased by the lnisFuaissa
Food Company mud taxa I;
apolis. Her weight lsi6V u
for the city Of big mills
pounds.
The companies cnu'rllodlg
gcnhcim brothers At thr-
plants In Pueblo. Oh Ntul
Amboy. New Jersey. and ~
America. are said 10 rizia
twenty OF the graduates & N
State School II Mlucs, ulitl
In leading positions
Thomas Holland. state =
cnt Of fish hatchcricS, ubo a
the western part oG the ,ilit
went In company with -
Warden johnson. says Tie !
mcnt Of the game from ths .
saved n most frigliful .hS-a
the invading Indians.
\ gallon jug full u cJTn u
recently received ut the no
In Denver rs proof that %
tillcry formerly existed IN u
Of Ebert county. near ~
line. known as The B71
still, however. seems 10 =
$50,
P i.n 90,
Harold D. hril' /" ,'I n,s ~
cal engineer. M'ru ~ s''s sv
18th. Mr., B'il was ~, " ~.
turn OF mimi ana l'au .a
than 400 patents on Na''I NJ
general or special ~, use hi
a Awe gr 's sincn Io wi, la add
in Colorado since the early !
.,,a a,,,,,,n, mo,,Ipc Of y
"A. .ne a,,,'"" n, i .
nominational n'ls,lo', ,rs, n
iuepD' , u c"'' II. .,sr, I, MID
secure poo NJ u, ,,,, WrCIellau
S,nns, ,a,,c m a turkish 70
Sip 10 suu''', " =, MISSIONS
ENGLAND , to act "' "''
rn. dcod body Of Mrs
,, ne ,,. n.y. SounJ in lrr aba
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-12-21

We carry the largest stock +
Poultry in the city.
Little FALLS Pkg. Co.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-12-21
:, County Commissioners.

+, The board of county commission
ers met in special session Monday.
All were present. : r
A hearing was granted on the
school petition of Matthias Schaefer
and others. -. ,..> -
The bond OF Gruber & Co. was re-
commended to Jos. Meyer for ap-
prevail, said bond being for; the pro-
lection and guarantee of the proper
fullfil]ment of a contract to place a
tile walk around the courthouse
square. 49,
The board granted the petition OF
J. 5. Borgstrom for change in
road in the town of Elmdale. and
damages we're allowed Gust Nelson
in the sum OF SIS, and to IN. Han
SOD in the sum Of IS.
The board granted the school
petition OF Jesse Niles for the lorna.
ton of a new school district in the
town OF Platte, to be nu m bered 1903
Bills allowed:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-12-21
Died..

George Thayer, father of S. r.
Thayer OF minneapolis, died Dec: 10,
at the home Of his daughter, Mrs.
Beadle, in Rochester, n. Y, aged
SO years. .. r.. r
Before the Civil war: Mr.. Thayer
was a prominent abolitionist being
associated with anti-slavery leaders
like Gerrett Smith, John Goddeli and
others. In 1856 he came to Mime
sofa, and while here loaned $4,000.
on the water power at Little Falls,
taking mortgage as security. The
mortgage was finally foreclosed. and
Mr.. Thaver held the power, more
than thirty years. r~,.. :. -
Mr.. Thayer leaves three children,
s. 4, Hhayer of Minneapolis, former
minister to The Hague: G.. W.
Thayer, 9 banker in Rochester, n.
T.; and Mrs.: Beadle of the same city.
with whom he made his home for.
several years. S. R. Thayer was
with him when he died, having been
called to Rochester.
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs
Robt. Lutes, died Saturday morn
ing. ...5 ! - =: +.
49, |---- a.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-12-21

Ex- President Harrison, in IN All
dress To the students OF the Un:verS
ity OF Michigan, said the constitution
folIo"ei the flag, and that to gov
ern distant colonies without their
consent, however benevolently, Was
slavery, and more to the same effect.
Republicans will admit that General
Harrison's standing as d constitu
tionai lawyers is very high, and
while they may not like his anti
administration talk. they ought to
be thankful that he did not deliver
it before election.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-12-21

Eanl' INIT eadedg and q III az posi-
ton 81 the bird g IS, 4.
b airn lll Lakin 4 pointed al such
commit tee missii onar Euke.
Frank s,sIWanson and g yrus Deavsr
The sum Of 5 I S was. appropriated
out of the road and Bird Ice fund to
aid the town Of Pike Creek ID repair
ing the bridge over Little Elk river.
The. board then adj ourned
The new board will meet and or.
ghnize Jan. 9Th. s. y.
Journal Press: An important.
meeting was held this afterno on at
the residence Of Bishop Trobec, when.
the directors Of the Clerical Benevo-:
lent association were in session The.
association is designed to include:
all the priests Of the diocese Of st:
Cloud, some fifty in number, and the
aim is mutual benefit and assistance
in times OF illness or adversely. The
object OF the meeting today is to in
corporate the associations under the
laws OF the state that it may not be
hampered by any lack oflegal bility
in any respect. The directors are.
Very Rev, Nagl and Fathers Jones,
Richter, Lange and stlegler. 5
Fathers Richter, Lange and Stieg-
Ter are in the city respectfully from
Melrose, Little Falls and Wadena TO
attend the meeting. - :
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-12-21
FRIDAY, DEC. 21.'

Hon. William Jennings Bryan has
tnrutd down all the Offers made to
him and has decided to establish a
PAPER CT his own 1t will be called
Th. Iunmonrr aud viii! b. ivsuer
weekly from Mr. Bryan's iloIn- city,
Iin:<,iD, NIB Mr.. Bryan vii! not
only b. the editor, hut the owner rs
we'll. The FIRST rium Der OF The Com
non"1 will make it's appearance pro
ba bly, the first OF the year.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-12-21

The board granted The petition OF
B. Adamazeck to be set; of from
District II to 63. s# = .z.= u.
The board granted the application
OF i. the town Of Culdrufl for 800 to q
3 be ken ont Of the rohd appropria1-
TIC ton 3 Of Commissio ner Jaco bson. .
III Tn The sum Of 500 WAX approp aiated
out OF Comm issi oner Enke's allow.
ance, TO be used TO aid il building.
9 bridge across the Crow Wing river.
between Morrison and Cass counties.
and the chairman directed to appoint
g Committee Of three 70 confer wit5l
Grow Wing and Cass county people e, /, Il
and az Interested mi as TO- balance of
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-12-21

Ahouse located few miles from SwaE-
vile has been quarantined on account
OF smallpox also a house in Swanvi!e
where the family had visited the house
OF The patient.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-12-21

Adj. General O. S. Clark OF the State
G. 4. r. addressed the local post mem
bers Tuesday night at the court house
hall.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-12-21

Blankets, plush and fur robes,
lover than the lowest at Krause'.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-09-15

London, Sept. 14-The following
dispatch has been received at The
war office from Lord Robeit IS:
Machadorp, Thursday, Sep. l3-
Kruger has fed TO Lorenzo Marques
and Botha has been obliged to give
over the command of the Boer army
temporarily to ViIjocn, on account
Of i'll health. In consequence ol
this | lave circulated a proclama-
tion as follows:
"The late President Kruger, with
ReItz and archives Of the South AT
rican republic has crossed the Por-
tuges frontier and arrived at Lou.
renzo Marques with the view OF
sailing for Europe ar an early date.
Kruger formally resigned the po-
sition which he held as president Of
the South African republic, thus
seyeriDg his official connection with
the Transyaal. Kruger's action
shows how hopeless in his opinion
is the war which has now been
carried on for nearly year and bis
desertion Of the B0er cause should
make clear to his fellow burghers
that it is useless to continue the
struggle any longer.
1t is probably unknown to the in
habitants of the Transyaal and the
Orange River Colony that nearly
10. 900 of their fellow subjects are
now prisoners tf war, not one Of
whom will be released until those
now under arms against us surren-
der unconditiopally.
The burghers must be cognizant
{ f the fact that no Intervention in
their behalf can come from any Of
the great powers, and, further, that
The British ampire is determined to
the work which has al
ready cost so many lives and carry
o a conclusion the war declared
against her by the late government
IF the Transvaal and the Orange
Free State, war to which there
AN be but one ending.