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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-08
HOW DRESDEN TREATS ENGLISH VISITOR
Letter TO The London Times.

Letter TO The London Times.
Sir; On behalf of the large English colony here
trust you will. through your columns, allow me to
make II known to our COunJrymen that we are
practically living under reign of terror in this
city
During the last three months English. male
and female, have been subjected to many insults.
both IN public and private, but ii eliminated last
week in what can only describe as an outbreak
of fury against
When the Of CrOnje's surrender
ceived here the Union Jack was displayed from the
window of the AnglO-American Club, situate
the first floor During that night il was torn
down and carried away and an insulting tnscrip-
ton pasted on the door. The night the door
handles of the doors Of many Of the pensions where
the English lived forced off My handle was
too strong, they cOntented themselves with
ringing the bell all night.
The next night an attempt was made to break
into the beautiful English church here, but the
doors too strong. they drove iron spikes
into all the keyhOles. and did much other damage
Last night another attack made on the Eng
lish church. This morning when the congregat ton
arrived they were Mortified 10 find the walls or nne
stonework daubed with red paint and insulting IN
sCriptiOnS painted thereon I forgot to say thar
after the first attack the church the panels or
the doors had to be cut through before service
could be held
Now women are snowballed in the streets by the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-08
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.


Keen appreciation of the possibilities OF hts
F1ls countenance is keen. his stature short his
Ieatures are sharp and smooth. He is eminently a
man or determination. with great physical endur-
ance and capacity and extraordinary reticence His
reserve Is unbending. and would say quoting
phrase OF Mr.. Pinero's that fever would be the
only heat that would permeate his body He does
NOT go ABOUT freely. since he Is tied his office
through the multitudinous cares of his command
and he is chiefly happy when he can snatch the
Tune 10 escape of those silent
petitions which alone calm and assauge the
aal excitement Of his present existence. Outward
iy he maintains impenetrabe screen of self
control observing with cynical smile the foibles
and caprices Of those around him. He seems ever
nracing himself TO be guard against a moment
IN which he should be swept by some unnatural
ana spontaneous enthusiasm, in which by a word,
by an expression of face. by a movement, or in
the turn of a phrase, he should betray the rigors
OF the sef-control under which he lives Every
passing townsman regards him with curiosity not
watches him, and he consequence seldom
speaks without preternatural elaboration and
an air OF incsive hnality- As an officer. he has
given TO Mafeking complete and magnificent Sc
curtty. the construction of which he has brought
a very practical knowledge of the conditions Of
Boer warfare, of the Beers themselves and Of
the strategic value OF the adjacent areas His
espionage excursions to the Eoer lines have gained
him intimate and accurate Idea Of the value of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-08

THE "SLIN" FREE STATER'S FLAG.
From The Pail Mall Gazette
The Free Staters have got their women folk tC
boil down Of their flags until hardly a bit OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-08

children. and greeted with cries Of Fuller. this
being epithet for the English
These and other matters Of a similar nature navs
represented for months past TO the Saxon
Government. but they unable 20 prevent II
The articles n the press most insulting 20 us
in every way. article lately saying the Eng
Iish press dare publish anything against Ger
many IL true. r. J. WALKER, Major
Dresden. March ;.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-08

color Is observable except at very short distance.
In order that our commanders should mistake them
for the white flag: but II you tax the Free Slater
with this diabolical act he will tell you with his
eyes turned TO heaven. that you mistaken ;
that having braved the battle and the breeze in
rain and sunshine for many years this beloved
flag has faded-aye. faded into Oblivion let us hope
ere many months have passed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-08

Ncm-Jersep Advertisements.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-08

Z
The fierce rearguard action of February Is with
Crone. under Kitchener. during which the ca
nadians suffered 50 severely is fully described by
The Tines correspondent at Paardeberg, who.
after saying that the Canadians specially showed
magnificent and almost reckless courage, writes;
When once the battle had begun. II was almost
entirely soldiers and reg1menta1 ofhcers patLe'
.1ld me way the soldiers fought reIecls ILe
= credit on Them Exhausted Dy wen o &c IL
1g and nghting, many Of them without 1000 OF
Gnk since the previous afternoon, their stedihess
. courage could nardlg De suiphesSo.
Ie most reckless bravery was shown py the w elsn
n tornwals and the Canadians, but al the regl-
Arlis behaved splendicly, and IL would De ihVluI-
Gus 20 distinguish specially any single one me
n7atiness OF the casualty list over eleven hundred
and The eVeuness with which the casualties We're
distributed bear witness TO the bravery displayed
tanaliy by every battalion of the two divisions en-
eagec One OF the heaviness or the casualty
as Mas the extreme tAirstiness OF the men, who.
Nlth they got the river bank, could not be
prevented from rushing down 10 the bed OF the river
Ia BY uightfau we held the whole river on
ooth sides except stretch OF about mile on each
SIDE OF the lager into which Cronje's whole force
low coopec up. and from which II cannot pos
soy escape unless relieved by a very large force.
rs position Is N a way very defensibie being. in
-, one enormous shelter trench with numerous
loss trenches. and a supply OF water running
uncut q very heavy loss; but any attempt to
hsS ape rom II would mean that the Beers would
,r te attempt 10 open ground enclosed for
Npiele circle by vastly superior force.
GLIMPSE OF BADEN-PowELL.
mere have been many descriptions OF Colonel
o@el, but the MafeKtng correspondent Of
81. Ilines writing in January, presents an en-
"a -e" picture OF that little towns defender.
average idea OF Baden-PowelI places him In a
lining tower. smiling cynicaily ar Boer shells and
- ''s electric buttons that communicate with
. parts Of Mafeking. How little this approaches
e uath Is evident from the following:
young as men go in the army. with =
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-20
The South American Way.

George w. Waters, an American who
has been living for number Of years
in Santiago, Chile, and who is now
visiting this country, said in discussing
South American affairs with a Wash
ington newspaper man: ''There isn't
much patriotism there, or rather there
isn't much patriotism as we Ameri-
cans understand the meaning of the
word. The South American will fight
If his flag is insulted, his reasons being
twofold: He's rather ticklish of his
honor, and then he'd rather fight than
eat. What the republics lack is civic
neutrality-suspicious. that will cause
the citizen to subordinate self to the
public interest. The South American
politician is apt to look upon public
Office as private snap, and such
thing as exposure doesn't worry him
so long as he escapes punishment, and
he usually does"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-20
FOR SALE.

A farm known as the r. 5. Coolidge farm
and lately owned by Bradley Sanborn, bcin :
the first farm out Of Lowell Village on IN 3
road leading TO Irasburg, consisting OF 1872
acres OF land divided into tillage. pastur :
and woodland. Nice, modern two story nous {
and ell; fine, new modern barn with ell, q u
which is finish ed horse barn; basement undo
main barn, good silo connected with barn al
in good state OF repair. Fine sugar aud an
pie orchard, good spring OF never failing wa
ter at both house and barn. The farm ha
been lately fenced with wire. This farm vii
be sold for about half what IL cost it's las
previous owner. part OF purchase none y
can lay on mortgage IL desired.
Call on or write
soft BARTON SAVINGS BANK. Barton.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-20
DOIIy's Preserver.

'The fact that Dolly had on a loud
bathing suit probably saved her life"
"How?"
ttShe tainted in the water, and the
noise of the suit attracted attention to
r."-Philadelpfia North American.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-20
! en-
- cars
Pain

81 ann a school teacher,
Rave suffered agony
monthly for fen years.
HMy nervous system
was a WE-ecks y suffered
Wifh gain iss Essy side and
ha@ almost every IN
Known Fhad taken treat
ssseRsf from a number of
physicians VINO gave Es1e
80 relief
HOsse specialist said no
sa7eaEGEsse could kaei9 Essey
} kssWSf submit 10 an
operation
81 wrote to Mrs. Pink
ksassss stating Sssy case and
received a Ess'0sssE5f reply
3 took Lydia e Pfsskllfass1,S
Vegetable COMPOUND and
followed fhe advice given
ss7e agsd now y suffer no
ssaOre. If any one cares
f0 know Es7Os'e about my
case y wifi cheerfuIIy
Wer all EefferS."-
HISS EDNA ELLIS, Hig-
gz1SpOs'f, Ohi0~
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-20
SPIRITUAL VALUES.
DR.. TALMAGE URGES HIGHER APPRE-
CATION OF RELIGION.

Earthly Riches Arc Jransito-y, but
the GIories Of Heaven Are Ever
lasting Compares the Priceless
I Soul With the VaIueless Body.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11

enjoyment under the circumstances.
The letter then went on to detail other
domestic condolences.
The letter received by Mrs. Chandler
ran merrily along these lines:
MY Dear Frye received your fnyi-
tation and am y;-ry sorry that l cannot
accept You know Mrs Chandler IS very
dlsagreeable about such things. and SO |
must decline. Some other time when /
can get UP good story TO justify the
fun
Ths first intination which Senator
Chandler had OF his error was an indig-
nant missive from the wife of his bosom
berating him for his ungaliant conduct III
holding her up 70 his friends as z d!sa-
greeable woman.
Senator Frye, fortunately for Chandisf.
held his peace, as he did not know whether
or not the epsstle was loaded. and fancied
that tIr. contretemps might be merely
one Of Chambers little jokes, which Wou,d
have an ending disastrous TO informed.
dlers. The truth of the matter IS uaal
Sena tor Chandler is just as nlucn OF d
1t etotaler as his confrere from Name;
but the other senators who have nearo
T of the affair are chatting nm uanlerel-
fuiIy-SucceSS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11
The Gentle Act of Din aer C wing:

There are two secrets OF the gentle art
Of dinner-giving: the first is, keep within
tour means. writes Caroline Benedict
BurTell, in Iiarper,s Bazar. To be definite
do not invite more guests than you can
seat in comfort or serve with ease, and
do not attempt too ambitious dishes. No
woman is better loved by tler friends be-
caEse she is a better cook than they,
though they may love her in spite of the
fact. Keep well within Sour linn IS as TO
your waftress's abilities, and the number
of Your spoons and FORKS, and have an
easily prepared menu. \ bostness natural
ly wishes 10 give her guests her very
best but 10 give all her best at one dinner
is to draw too heavily on her future; she
should leave someth ng for next tine
AS 10 the expense Of dinner. that
must be regulated not alone by The purse,
but. unfortunately, by the Pride Of the
hostess. To keep within ones means In
this respect is lesson which most women
:ind il difficult TO learn. To be willing to
give a simple meal to those who have
gwen an expensive one TO us takes real
courage. Many deny themselves the real
delight of having their friends at their
own home table because, forsootil, they are
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11
rhe Fascination of Crfme.

1t is said that burglary exercises such
u fascination that. once the delirium OF lis
danger is tasted, a man cam never PUT
that fatal VIE away. An OF AMI tiist.n-
guisted lawyer once told ME that one OF
the most brilliant young lawyers nc ever
knew said 10 him. at the conclusion OF
:. legal duel III which he had resorted to
the silarpest OF sharp practice aud Won:
THAT was tae most delicious experience
of my life.
Yes, and it was the most fatal RE DC
came and is. an attorney az uncommon
resource, ability and success, WITH many
cases and heavy fees; nevertneless MS htss
is a failure. for his profession and even
his clients know aim for z dealer IN
tricks. Senator Mcdonald, an deal law
yer in ethics. learning and practice OF Ms
profession, told me that enc OF our Jus
tees once said to him OF certain great
corporation lawyer o. aehno@. edged power
and almost uuriraled learning:
.s.Ir. - would be the greatest lawyer IN
the world If he were nor scoundrel As
II is, I brace myself 70 resist him every
time he appears before ms. Orc = F,>
blest Circuit Court Judges Of the Fed
sraI Bencf, said almost psscls<R fna
sans thing OF the sayn@ n >e-or
Bevaridsc. II, The Saturday Evening
Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11
The Wrong. Envelopes.

Senator Chandler. OF New Hampshire.
is known as one OF the most exact ana
Tainstaking OF men. He rarely makes
mistakes and has little, patience to spare
for those Of others. But the willy ana
careful Senator was rec utly guilty OF q
blunder which cost him much trouble 10
rectify. 1t WAS nothing more or less
than exchanging envelopes upon two let
ters written about the same matter. the
story as related by his very dear friends
runneth thus:
once upon time Chandler received
an invitation from Senator Frye 10 go
UP to one of the Maine lakes and enjoy
q spell Of hunting and fishing. Politics
would, of course, dome up during the
quiet evenings. Senator Chandl I had
other plans, and thereupon he ind-ted
two letters, one to his wife, which ran
TO this eff ct:
MY Dear Lucy.-I have received an
invitation from Frye 70 so up with him
INTO Maine for hunting and fishing trip;
but I shall not accept Frye is tenn
perance crank, and never has anything
FOR hims If or friends to drink. and there
fore, have got out OF the thing as DIP
lomaticaiiy as / can There is not much
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11
The Girl md Her Vocation.

s'1Iha future wage-earning girl should
have in her mind during the latter part
Of her school life the selection Of her
profession. writes Margaret Z. Sangster
in the November Ladies Home Journal.
II think II well for her, too, very quietly,
but with intention, to cast about among her
friends for suggestions, TO ask the kind
Offices Of one and another, and 10 make
known her need of Immediate employ
1nent as soon as she leaves school. any
good positions are. lost because i In
decision, or falss pride, or unwise rctf-
cenca on the part of those who seek them.
The mental attitude of The girl in search
OF employment should be neither indif-
ferenr nor pabonizing; she should set
in motion every legitimate means, and
let those Who may be able TO assist her
know something of her situation. They
can help. and she can seek with much
greater hope Of success if the goal in
view he something definite
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11
Shan, Invitations.

cit is all very we'll remarked a So
ciety girl to a New York Tribune re-
porter. ITO be grateful for favors re-
ceived, but II is rather hard to have
TO thank people for what you never set.
Il seems TO me that / am continually call
ed upon TO make Acknowledgements of
proposed benefits, which are either for
gotten or overlooked, and which certainly
are never bestowed. You must come
and stop with me next sumner at New
port, my dear says Mrs. Tip-Top, and.
OF course. 1 thank her profusely and ac-
cept with pleasure. but the season pass
es and her invitation never arrives. When
are you coming to dine with u.s. queries
Mrs Casual. You must really come
soon. I viii write and see if we can
arrange a day But that dinner is never
eaten. SO ii goes on. These invitations
seem sort OF counterfeit coin which,
some society people try TO pass for good
money. They really delude themselves.
too, into thinking these same invitations
call for a certain amount of gratitude
from, the recipients.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11

volume can give a complete exposition of
the faiths of a great many men, but 1t
is impossible not to recognize and admire
the industry. patience ane: intelligence
with which DR.. h=lbourn has made his
representative selections to cover SO great
and widely ranging a field as this volume
enters. And it is equally impossible not
TO recognize its interest and value. 1t
is a sort of dictionary Of personal faiths
and book Of vivid interest as well as
a valuable work OF reference. To the
preacher, the writer. the public speaker,
The teacher or the journalist it is a vol
urne whose uses are evident: and Ger
tainly it may have a place in any library
for constantly recurring use as we'll as
for present readable interest.
The arrangement divides the subject
into nne topics: Cod Creation @The
Bible Christ Immortality, THE
Millennium. 1.-The Intermediate State =
Resurrection. Heaven and in each
division the quotations are given under
the authors name alphabetically. There
is also full index.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11

ashamed to offer dinner which is not
costly. yet of all forms Of foolish pride
this is the most absurd. There is a certain
distinction in simplicity and a decided
vugarity in ostentat on if we. would only
believe it Any woman can give a dinner
quite elegant enough to offer those in her
own social station if she is content forgive
II in her own best style. BY all means
give your guests as good a dinner as you
easily can; plan it carefully, set the table
da;ntiiy. serve the food attractiVelE, re-
uembering Sidney Smiths SAYING that if
he could have only one thing for din
ner he would take hot plate, and you
will have no reason for embarrassment.
The second and more important secret
of the art of dinncr-siving lies in your
choice of guests. In one of his essays De
Quincy has shown the social value
Of the dinner in civilized life, and has
pointed out. in his whimsical way, that a
sure index to the mental and moral level
Of nation is the way in which it dimes,
and "the chef arenas for the easy dis
play of intellectual powers are at our dir
tler tables" If those about your board
have no common interests, if they cannot
or viii not assinlilate and display these
'.powers,' this alone will spoil your din
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11
The Little Cnurch Back Home.

When the big pipe organs swelin an
the city choir sings,
An YOU alrnos hear the swishn' OF the
lovin' angels wings,
An the congregation nusin on the
proneness for to sin.
Sort o. leanin listless, waiting for the
preacher to begin;
In that holy hush it happens that L clean
forget the place.
An AGAIN I'm meek an lowly fore
throne o saving grace;
4 throne that wasn't nestlin meath
spIre or a dome,
But the sinners sought their Saviour IN
that little church BACK home
When We t,ad protracted meetln's- why
twouId done you good to hear
The congregation singin' with a blend
o voices clear,
How the Rock of Ages lowered lske
Il shelterIn' sort o wall,
An cur souls scared up to glory since the
Rock was cleft Tor all
Every face was wreathed with sweetness,
AM we always had smile
For the stranger, saint or SINNER, IN the
pew across the aisle:
For q diamonds often gathered from the
cornmonest of loan,
] An we DIN t mind the settin' in the lit
tie church back home.
There We're weddiuS where The nelgAbotS
gathered in from far an wide.
An the boys looked on in envy While their
sisters kissed the bride;
! There were fun'rals, too. where -eighbbri
didn't feel ashamed To cry
When they laid TO rest the sleeper in thu
| little yard close by
] Each pew seems sort % sacred. an the
| lowIy pulpit there
| Pears like holy gateway 10 hrtnt-
| ment that's fair:
| Where TIE sweet, sEpernal sunshine soft
| " scatters sorrows sioam
/ An lets us enter heaven from the little
I church back home.
| The city choir's voices rise in cadences
50 sweet
| AS they sing about the riee- where the
I; =ainted ones shall meet,
! An the preachers voice is pleadsn' as
! he asks us, soft an low,
/ To treat all men as brothers IN this weary
vale OF wee.
| This city church IS handsome an the
| congregations large.
The preachers doing nobiy with his heSsv-
en-seekin' charge,
l The choir's swelliu' anthems soar To
heaven through tie dome.
/ But my old heart is s!shin' for the little
church back home.
Roy Farrell Greene in Lesiie's Weekly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11

when the Kildonan Castle was leav-
ing on lis last sailing day it was discover
cd that 4 baby was missing. Neither the
baby nor its nurse was forthcoming FL
nally telegram came to say that the
nurse had missed 4 train, but was COM
ing on by the next. The question was,
would the baby arrive in time? It's dis
tracted mother sought out Colonel STAG
pole with tears in her eyes. She was. she
said, bound TO sail, ana IT was impossi-
bic to leave u six months old baby be-
hind. Colonel Stacpole said it was a 2e-
rions thing to detain the greatest trans
port her majesty had afloat Still, with a
baby in the case. something must be
done. So the process Of closing up the
embnrkation was proceeded with more
slowly, and in due time the baby came 1t
was a charming infant, and the tender
hearted Colonel Stacpoe himself restored
it III triumph TO lis fearful mother. Di-
rectly afterward the gallant colonel was
photographed with the baby in his arms 10
commemorate the event.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11

ner. If You must return hospitality, al
least do it judiciously. combining the sets
OF people who are more or less acquainted
and can talk together easily.
To learn The gentle art Of dinner-sivins
is. after all, simple enough; il is al
summed up in the ona phrase: Do it
easily. If you cannot do il easily, at least
do it as easily as you can. The moment
that the giving of a dinner involves q
genuine, strain on the purse, on the re-
sources OF the household. or on the phys
zeal strength of the hostess. that moment
tbs hope of a really successful dinner
yanishes into thin air.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11
Amer can forestry.

American forestry mas not yst gone
beyond the preservation OF bid forests.
for general reasons. Tree culture for
profit. which forestry signifi IN the Old
World, is here not thought of-nor Will
it be while We have forests to burn. In
the Old World forestry is Il business
The ARTIFICIAL handmade forests Of
Franc. and especially Germany. supply
most of the timber used in those coar-
tries England depends or outside
sources almost wholly for its timber.
England paid abou, s10.ooo GEO for foreign
timber last year. Her bin IS ann,raitS
growing larg r. But it IS slow work @.
make q profit on timber planting. Thirty
FIVE years is long to wnls.-Areehans.
Monthly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11
On the Scent for Bribery.

A primrose Dame, canvassing London
constituency, called upon Mrs. SInith
and q sled for h husbands vote. Mrs
{ srnith axnressed regret. but was afraid
her husband would vote for the Liberals.
z.sTbs Tacr is. she said. che has bet
promised a new suit of clothes il he votes
for ,ha other side" The Primrose Damn
w., =, :, ecstasy OF curiosity. Who had
made the promise? Mrs Smith mustn't
tell Half a sovereign was offered Tor
eth, information: but Mrs smith was OF
wei look here, Ill give you q sovereign
AZ svo,, tell me-, said the lady at lasg.
Then nIrs. smith sncals1ahed t. - huos