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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-17
MAJOR GENERAL SIR F. CARRINGTON
TO ATTACK THE BOERS FROM THE NoRTU

The operations this British
lie
,h0asa as far south the npPo which tho
Ing Major General Carrngn has 400 500 mile march
He is veteran African the
Gnn.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-17
AIEsT NEWS OF THE WORLD CABLE
eign firms at the expense of ruined
Britishers."
PUNCHED BY HUNGER.

London. April 1.-THE Daily Mail has
the following from Lady sarah Wilson,
dated Mafel1ing, April s.:
1.-The pinch OF hunger is beginning to
be felt and relief seems more distant
than ever Since March 81 there had
been no Smelling until to-day
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-17
A BIG DEAL
I'm RICHMOND.
Northern Capitalists Sell lmpor-
tant Property to Local Syndicate
A RAILWAY CHANGES HANDS

Thrco Million Dollars Involved In tho
Transaction Thousands of Children In
the Capitol squarc-A Flood OF Castor
weddings-Thc Death of Two Promi-
nent Citizens of tho City-An old
Confederate scIdiOr Partioned- Goyern-
or Issues Writ of Election.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-17
EXAGGERATED REPORTS.

A dispatch to the Times from Mafe-
king. dated April 6, confirming earlier
reports, says
After Colonel Plumer's repulse Com
mandant Snyman sent message invit
ing Colonel Baden Powell to sent out
to collect the dead and wounded. but
when the ambulances appeared the
Boer commander declined to allow them
to be taken. 1t was discovered, how
ever. that the Boer reports of the ex-
tent of the British casualties have been
greatly exaggerated"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

'I blame no man, played the game,
and am paying the penalty" Then
they told me how poor Lambie's horse
had swerved between myself and
them. After Lambie had fallen, then
they saw me fall forward in the saddle,
and they knew I was hit. A few
strides later one of them had SEPT
bullet through my horses head, and
he had rolled on top of me. Yet with
it all had escaped with a Craze over
the right temple ard badly knocked
up shoulder. Truly, as the Boer sara,
the hand of God must have shielded
me
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

that they cannot bend or break.
Notch the skids lightly, exactly over
the head log. Now draw four large
logs. Place one OF them in the notchas
and roll the others as close as pos
sible, but do not put any on the top
of these four first logs, for they Will
be liable to roll down against the car
riage or the saw. But back OF them
pile as high as you please. Nothing
will be gained, however, by piling
more than three or four logs high.
When the machine arrives, place
the carriage rs far under the skids as
possible and allow the trucks room to
move Let the "hedgebog" be just
outside the skids, and set the machine
to this position. When ready to saw,
place the trucks four feet from the
farther end Of the carriage. Roll on
the first log and saw off four feet, The
log will then balance on the trucks
and it should be rolled back and off
on the ground on the lower side of
the carriage, where it will prevent any
log from rolling over the carriage.
For the other logs, place the trucks
as far back as possible.
1t is much better to split the blocks
into slabs as fast as they come from
the machine. This saves much hand
ling and heavy lifting, and besides the
wood will never again split as easily
as when first sawed. Ordinarily five
men will be required; two men with
the machine, two men to take away
and split the blocks, and one man to
handle the logs. When circumstances
will permit, considerable labor can be
saved by having man and team to
draw the logs as needed instead of
building a log pile. When this is
done, the skidway should be built as
describad, but it need be only about
twenty feet in length. Orange Judd
Farmer.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

A lunch counter which has been
established in the basement OF the
high school building in Sioux City,
Iowa, by the Board OF Education for
the use of the pupils and for the pur-
pose of saving them the trip TO their
homes for luncheon and the unhealth-
full necessity OF gulping their food in
hurry is proving great success.
1t was put in operation with the
following bill OF fare: Beef soup,
three cents, with crackers, five cents;
cold meat, one cent; baked beans, five
cents; ham sandwiches, three cents;
cookies, one cent each On the sec
ond day cold, hard-boiled eggs and
doughnuts were added Many OF the
pupils brought part OF a luncheon
and bought bowl OF soup to warm
them aud stimulate their thinkers.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

much hard work. A location should
be selected where the ground slopes at
the rate OF about one foot in sixteen.
Select a log about one foot in diameter
for a head log. Place it in position at
the head of the skidway and notch
deeply two feet from each end.
For skids, use straight poles six
inches in diameter at the large end
and as long as can be found. Spruce
is best for this purpose. Place the
large ends in the notches in the head
log, letting the ends project eight
inches beyond. The lower side should
be hewed off so as to allow the carriage
to be placed partly under them. Let
the small ends extend up the hill at
right angles to the head log. Put
sufficient blocking under them SO
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31
f.asSA As&tSss.Ssl<.1Ss;~'LSes,
! FARM AND GARDEN.


It is estimated that the State of
Maryland lost So, 600, 0G0 during the
past season through the ravages of the
pea-louse, which Professor W. G..
johnson, of the Maryland station,
says is an insect rather new to science.
1t belongs to the well known group of
the aphides, or plant lice, and on ac-
count of some change in conditions
has become suddenly abundant, APP
pearing for the first time on the cult
waited pea. 1t is of green color, and
only an eighth of an inch long. 1t
sucks the juices from the leaf and
stem, and the plant dies. Not only
in Maryland have the growers of peas
suffered, but in New Jersey, Della
ware, New York, Virginia, North Car
DINA aud Connecticut also. Fortu
nately, the pea-louse has many insect
enemies which played ha voc with it
before the close of the Sc ason.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

The way in which horses are broken
to saddle in South Africa is one which
l have never seen practiced in any
other country. 1t is charmingly sim
pie, and has its good points as we'll as
its bad ones. 1t consists of tying the
head of the neophyte close up to that
of a steady horse by means of a cord
connecting the respective headstalls
worn by these animals. After they
have both been saddled and bridled.
the 'schoolmaster" is first mounted,
and then another imam gets on the
young one, who is powerless to
buck, rear, or run away, on account of
his head being fixed. Besides this, the
fact of his being alongside another
horse gives him confidence, and no
matter how wild he may be, he will
learn in short time to carry his bur-
den and regulate his pace according to
that of his companion. AS he settles
down quietly to work, the connecting
cord may be gradually loosened out,
until at last it can be taken off alto
gether. This is capital plan if one has
a good break horse, and if one knows
no better way. It's great fault is Its
tendency to make horse unwilling to
go alone. OF course, it has no pre-
tentions to giving a horse good
mouth. -" Among Horses in South
Africa" by NJ. II. Hayes.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

Travers's Goat Ate Hoops Horses Taff.
Henry Travers and Otto Koop, who
lives few doors away, have long been
the closest friends. But now they
never speak as they pass by, and tits
all owing to Travers's goat and Hoops
long tailed bay mare.
The bay mare had a tail that reached
the ground and the goat an appetite
that was discriminating and only
limited by his ambulatory and reach
ing powers. But the horses tail in
stead OF sweeping the floor as of yore
is now but a jagged bunch of hair,
foot and half from the ground.
The facts in the case are somewhat
hazy, but Mr.. Koop says:
"My heart is almost broken. Why,
the tail of that horse was the best part
of it. I wouldn't have taken $500 for
that mare, but now look at. That
COMPOUNDED goat of Trayers's had to
come in here and chew off its tail and
disfgure the finest looking horse in
Toledo. Why didn't Travers feed his
old billy goat so that he would stay at
home instead of trespassing around
chewing up horses tails. lisa blamed
shame and I'm going downtown to see
lawyer friend of mine and see if L
can't get damages. No, the mare amt
much of a runner or trotter, but you
just ought to have seen that tail. Til
kick lung out of that goat if get
chance"
''Kick lung out of my goat. will
he?" Indignantly snorted Mr.. Travers
when told what Koop had said. Gust
let him try it. Damages? Fiddle
sticks. How is he to sue me? I didn't
eat the tail. Why doesn't he keep his
stable door shut if he is so particuiar?"
Toledo News.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

The Hessian Fly is generally recog-
nized as the most destructive insect
affecting wheat. For so small a
creature it causes large amount of
injury. The fully developed fly is a
tiny two-winged creature, not unlike
q mosquito. Early in autumn the fe-
male flies appear in the wheat field,
and deposit their eggs upon the upper
surfaces OF the green leaf-blades. A
few days later her eggs hatch into
1iarv@ that descend to the bases of the
sheaths. Here they remain to absorb
the juices of the young wheat plant.
In three or four weeks each Larvae be-
comes full grown, being a soft. white
legged maggot. III order that it may
go into the pupa state the outer skin
of the meggot hardens and becomes
brown, separating from the rest of the
body, but still surrounding it. 1t
thus forms sort of shell or cocoon,
which is technically called pupa-
rum, and is popularity known as the
''faxseed" state OF the fly. Within
this puparium the larve changes to q
pupa, from which somewhat later,
generally not until the following
spring, the fly energies.
One of the best remedies for the
Hessisn fly is to SOW small part OF
the grain earlier than the remainder,
so that the flies will be attracted to
the former and lay their eggs in it,
This part of the field may then be
plowed under.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31
Pra ctical Onion Culture.

Onions, like some other farm crops,
require q large amount of labor to
give the best results. But if given
good cultivation and the weeds are
kept down, they make nice large
onions. On the average farm, onions
are grown from sets, but the best are
produced from seed, as there are not
enough sets to so round. [ have
grown them from seed and have ex-
perimented on a small scale with
planting the little ones the second
year. This plan gave good returns,
but I could not set enough little
onions.
The soil for onions should be fertile,
sandy, well underdrained so that it
will not pack after every rain. 1t is
best to apply a good coating OF barn
yard manure, but a great objection is
that it always contains large amount
of weed seed. A fair amount of sand
is an advantage If the soil is suflci-
emily retentive to resist droaths.
Begin to get the soil in shape two
or three years beforehand. First SOW
as much clover as possible, to increase
the fertility of the soil. Also plant
hoed crops to kill out as many weeds
as possible, for weeds are one of the
greatest barriers to success. Barn
yard manure and hen manure ere good
fertilizers to be applied before plant.
ing. For the onions to make a good
growth, the ground must be plowed
as early as possible, about the last of
March, and not later than the Both.
They will make crop planted a
month later, but they will get OILY
half as large. The ground cannot be
in too fine con dition and should be
narrowed and dragged several times.
L get the ground as free from clods
and trash as possible, frequently rak
ing it with q common garden hand
rake.
To plant the seed I use garden
drill, which marks the next row, has
an adjustable shovel and plants uni
formly. [ drill the rows about thir-
teen inches apart, planting six to ten
seeds per foot. [ would advise every
farmer who plants very much garden
W guy Oltc u tItNC NhlAl4H, l4CA- - " .
any sized garden seed. cultivate the
onions as soon as they are large
enough. The ground soon packs and
the weeds make an early start. They
should be plowed at least after every
rain, as the ground then runs to-
gether and crowds the young plants.
They also have to be hand heed, as
the weeds cannot be plowed out of
the row. For getting rid of these
weeds l sometimes use a common
knife. It is very hard WORK, what
ever is used.
The pillow we use runs astride the
row aud is double wheel hoe with
double hoes. IL has several attach
ments, some cutting horizontally and
some cutting vertically. The former
are best for cultivating the plants
when small, because they throw the
dirt away from the row. When
the bulbs begin to enlarge, the latter
may be used. The onions are pulled
as soon as the tops turn yellow.
Then they are topped and dried and
laid away Oh shelves so they will not
heat. &C. G. Deals, il American Agri-
cultuliss.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

her way and something more, or
whether some OF them are running
the dairy in debt. The percentage
of cream each cows milk affords
ought to be known to the dairymau. He
can gain the information by the Bah
cock test, or approximately by set
ting quart Of the milk in a straight
sided vessel aud noting the proportion
of cream to the whole depth. Then
with the record Of the amount of milk
given IL each COW. the value of her
weekly and monthly product becomes
INSTANTLY known. Have record sheet
and keep it on a hinged board behind
the cows, as shown in the accompany
Nng Illustration.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31
Feed For Young TurLey..

Common wheat bread is about the
s}oest and simplest food to give young
Eurkeys for few days. Soak this in
milk or water and feed sparingly, but
often. Gorgiug young fowls is a bad
plan, as it often kills them. After the
young turkeys are once started right,
they will eat anything without detri-
ment, ana everything seems to be just
what they need for good development.
Late Matched turkeys are not to be
despised by any means, as these late
matches often turn out as well as earlier
bones. The late hatched fowls will not
need to make q new lot of feathers in
the fall, so while the first broods are
Hfeathering ont again, or moulting, the
Hate Matched ones are expanding all
their energies in growing. Such birds
smay be proftably kept for selling after
Ehe holidays, and often net better
nlice than those sold at the holiday
Season.
Sour milk and curd are excellent for
Young turkeys, and on q dairy farm
turkeys may be raised as a by-product.
Take ten turkeys and keep them from
spriug to Thanksgiving and they will
bring as much as a good calf, and with
less trouble and expense. In cattle
:aising a good deal Of time is required
8o bring in returns, but with turkeys
hey are soon ready to market and
f@ng IN an early return Turkeys
hight to be raised with quite as much
kofit on dairy farm as hogs, and
iish no more work, and probably less
Expense, al it viii hardly take as much
fatten turkeys as hogs.
Working Up a Log Pine.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

The scale and record sheet ought to
be at hand when the cows are mllked.
Then each cows milk can be weighed
and a record made Of the amount, so
that one can tell what his cows are
doin9-whetner each COW is paying
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

In Manila Filipino was asked to
identity some soldiers against whom
charges had been made. The man
couldn't do it. "All Americans look.
alike to me-" he said.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31
FRESH TRADE DEVELOPMENTS.

The United States Consul at Cas-
tellamare di Stabia, says that Ameri-
can muskmelons are worry superior in
flavor to those grown in the part of
Italy where he is stationed.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

A scarcity of wood pulp is reported
from London. The Scandinavian man
ufacturers are holding prices up, and
business is almost at IA standstill. No
reduction is looked for this summer.
Very little pulp is reaching London
just now from the United States.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

Millions of acres OF fertile land in
Hayti remain uncultivated, and yet
sugar, tobacco and oranges of the first
quality could be produced there with
little trouble. The United States
Consul at Cape Haytien says that a
fine opportunity for the Investment of
capital exists in Hayti.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

A growing demand for California
prunes is reported from France, where
the excellence of the American article
is recognized. But owing to the light
ness of the wood employed for boxing
a large percentage of recent shipment
was lost. The United States Consul
at Nantes calls attention to the need
of guarding against this trouble in the
future.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

The improvement in single cutting
machines, the reduction from a length
of eighteen inches to sixteen, and the
disappearance of cedar from all other
parts of the country, has led to great
concentration of the cedar shingle in
dustry in Northern Maine and New
Brunswick. Gaspe Country, in Que
bee, also contributes a supply. All
of the mills in this region except one
are controlled by citizens of the
United States.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

The addition of small amount Of
cane sugar to maple sugar is regarded
as distinct benefit by the Merchants
Review, the representative of the gro
Gerry interest, but inasmuch as occa-
sional raids are made on retailers who
do not properly label the compound,
that paper advises dealers to be very
careful not to be caught in violating
the Pure Food law.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

Working Up Log Pie.
I'm building the log pile, little call
alation may save considerable time and
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31
CAPTURED BY THE Beers
THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF A LON
DON CORRESPONDENT

Wild Ride OF Newspaper Man For Life
and Liberty-saved One But Lost
Other-Kind Treatment at the Hands
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31
CAPTURED BY FILIPINOS
PERlLS AND ESCAPE OF LIEUT..
GILMORE AND PARTY.

"GIllmore" Cbaiked on the Cliffs as
They Were II urried Over the Noun
tain Country Made "A Trail For the Kes-
cuers - The Lieutenant's Adventure
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-04
JohnsonviIle Jottings.

Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Rogers. of
Mullins, spent the holidays with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. +. Edwards.
Messrs. Joseph Richardson and
Joseph Atkinson, of Oakton, Wis
tied friendsin this community last
week.
A pleasant sociable was given
at the home OF Mr.. Robert Cox on
Christmas night, and a good many
bright ana happy faces were there.
All seemed TO enjoy the occasion
very much.
Mr. Marvin Eaddy, who has been
attending school at Bamberg, is
spending the holidays with his pa
rents in this section. Marvin has
many warm friends here who al
ways regret his absence.
Mr.. Albert Eaddy, a student of
the Charleston Medical College,
is here for a few days. Mr.. Eaddy
will return to his studies in Jan
uary. The whole community joins
The writer in wishing for this
promising young man all possible
S, c less.
There was trnit supper at the
home of DR.. j. Ii. Chapman on
the 26th ult., and those for
tunate enough TO attend hope for
an early repetition of the happy
occasion.
Messrs. Alex. McWhite, Of Saw
age, and, Julius McWhlte, Of Leila
tan, Ga. spent a night last week
with Mr.. DR.. F. Edwards.
Miss Louise Tiller, of Chester
field. Is visiting her uncle, DR.. j
H. Chapman.
Mr. w. B. Cox and wife, Of Sin
gle. are visiting the formers pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Cox.
Mr.. j. V. Rowell, of Marion, is
visiting relatives in this section.
Mr.. Robert Cox and family left to
make their home In Florence last
week. Johnsonville can i'll afford
to lose such a man as Mr.. Cox.
TRAVELLER.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-04
Final Notice.

We have patiently waited, hop
ing against hope, that all old de-
linquents would come up and pay
their subscriptions, thus sparing US
the painful necessity of dropping
their names from our list. A few
have not done so, and we now give
final notice that We cannot furnish
them the paper longer for nothing.
a list of these names will be kept
for future reference, aud should
they want the paper again they
will be required to pay up all ar
rearages.
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Stop, Thief!

That is what you will feel like
exclaiming when you price our
goods after this advertisement ap-
pears. Well, we didn't steal them,
they are paid for, but from now
until the new year We are going
to sell them at such prices as to
make yeu think we did.
BY January 1st We WANT to sell
out our entire stock of shoes and'
in order TO do so we will from
now on make such prices that the
profits thereon will pay taxes, in
surance and our board like cat
eats pot hooks-slowly. Christ
mas is nearly here and we want
money then, for it might rain.
We are reducing prices on every
thing we have and have some
great bargains in store for those
who are hunting them. We are
overstocked on tobacco and 1t
must go. Having bought largely
of coffee when the price was down
we can offer great inducements in
that line. Farmers, and every
body, we are going to offer you an
opportunity now of buying many
things you are obliged to have a
little later at exceptionally low
prices. Come to see us.
Lesesne & Epps.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-04

sediment or SET
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys; If it stains
your linen It is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble: too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is also
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-04

convincing PROOF tnal the kldneyS ana DiaQ-
der are out of order.
What to Do.
There Is comfort In the knowledge SO
often expressed. that Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain In the
back, kidneys, liver. bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. II corects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
II, or bad effects following use OF liquor,
wine or beer. and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to 60 often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the oxtra-
ordinary effect of Swamp.Root il soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for its won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
If you need medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in SOC. and$l. sizes.
You may have sample bottle Of this
wo1dsrtol ssS tod. dis; d,ss0ysy ,s1j. 80 xs,,
more about it, both sent .sss
absolutely free by mail, sasss.;Sss $500
address DR.. Kilmer & Homo Of swampRoo:.
Co., Bnghamton, NY. When writing men-
ton reading this generous offer in this paper.