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He,s:s .Ssnss Of 4sme,.

Sir Robert Hart. chief Of the Chi
nese maritime customs. was . penni-
less Irish lad. yet by perseverance and
honesty he rose to the highest Euro
pean position in China. He has . keen,
though often unsupported. sense Of hu-
NOR. Once when on 4 visit to the
home land Sir Robert was accompanied
BY Chinaman who acted in the dou-
bic capacity Of companion and SOY. 30
slosely did he dog the customs o.
calls steps - to become . general nui-
sance. At last even Sir Robert lost al
patience. and one ans morning the ORR
entail woke up to iind that . suhstAn-
tial part Of his pigtail was missing.
Unwilling to appear before the public
in this disgraced condition. he insist
ed on remaining in his room. and Sir
Robert spent the remainder Of his
visit in peace.
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" DEAR Mrs. PrNkHAN:.

OEAR MRS. PINKHAN:-
Ihave taken Lydia f. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound as advised and now
send you letter for publication. For
several years ! was in such wretched
health that life was almost . burden.
l could hardly walk across the floor,
was so feeble. Several of our best
physicians attended me, but failed to
help. concluded to write to you for
advice. In few days l received such
akind, motherly letter. ] followed your
instructions and am my 'old self
again. Was greatly benefited before
had used one bottle. May God bless
you for what you are doing for suffer
ing women" = Mrs. CLARA GATES,
Johns p. O.. Miss. uct. 6. 1899.
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6se 9et for sAs Boy.

II sndsavoring to abolish the time
honorsd title Of brakeman" on PAS
ssngsr trains. railroad odlcials are
stsiking . blow at one of the small
boys Arst heroic ideals In life. The
defense ol the railroad man ID that
braksmsn have ceased to be brake
nsa, since nowadays. owing 70 air
brakes, they have nothing to do with
"brakins" In . legitimate sense. II ID
true That the brakeman maintains bis
established right Of calling the names
ce stations In his own perplcxing way.
but otherwise bis duties are vsfy dif.
fsesnt from what they were twenty
years go. Il 70. therefore. proposed
70 cali ths brakeman 'sssIstant co..
lno1oe."-0z.
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Is6erovsmens II .NsedsA.

Although we lead the world In q.
grsgate wheat production. in yield per
acre We are far behind the most On.
lightened countries Of Europe. and
stand next in order. and but little
above. the average attained by the
miserable ryot Of India or the but late
ly emanciated serf Of Russia. Al
though We make millions Of pounds Of
the best butter and cheese In the world
We still expend time and energy In
producing tons OF stun hardly worthy
the name Of butter. We still have to
build up our reputation In many mar
kets where II has suffered BY the un-
scrupulousness Of some Of our farm
ers and shippers. = international
Monthly.
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O-I--c


When . preparation has An adver-
tised reputation that is worldwide, It
means that preparation is meritorious.
II you go into a store to buy an article
that has achieved universal popularity
like Cascarets Candy Cathartic for ex-
ample. you feel 1t has the endorsement
Of the world. The Judgment Of the
people ID infallible because it is i'm
personal. The retailer who wants to
sell you something else" in place Of
the article you ask for, has an az to
grind. Don't 1t stand to reason? He's
trying to sell something that 10 not
what he represents 1t to be. Why?
Because he expects to derive an ex-
ira profit out Of your credulity. Are
you easy? Don't you see through his
little game? The man who will try
and sell you a substitute for CASCAR-
ETS is fraud. Beware of him! He
is trying to steal the honestly earned
benefits Of reputation which another
business man has paid for, and II his
conscience will allow him to go SO far,
he will go ia ther II he cheats his GUS
toner in one way. he will in another
and 1t is not safe to do business with
him. Beware of the CASCARET sub
stitutor. Remember CASCARETS are
never sold in bulk but In metal boxes
with the long tailed &C" ON every box
and each tablet stamped C. c. G.
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rial army Of Rus
sia. On his return
he set to work
mentally to invent
. uniform for his
own wear. The
concrete result Ia a
noble creation Of
the art Of the mill
tary tailor. The
coat Is Of a ricl.
dark blue material,
illuminated With
triple rows of but
tons. There are
collars and cuffs OF
dark blue velvet,
and the cuffs are
three inches in
f1enth Th.ro -
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from the throne Of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha until the death last year Of the
crown prince Of the realm and the SOL
smn abdication Of all his rights by the
Duke OF Connaught. victoria's third
son. The new ruler Is 16 ysars old.
and during his minority the regency
will be held BY Prince Ernest Of
Notwithstanding. . son-in-law
Of the late Prince Alfred.
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besn stored away BY the proprietor Of
Holland House. New York. pending
the clearing up Of the mystery. Mr..
Roche registered at the Holland House
II April from London. He left there
about Nay Is. saying he would soon
return. and leaving orders that his
room b. not disturbed. Since then hs
hae never been heard from.
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Sac .snsSSsS Asser..

The Duchess Of Buccleuch. who was
the nrst Of the English sristoeracy to
administer the irrevocable cut 10 Wtl-
iiam Waldorf Astor. was the lady who
arst befriended the former American
In his efforts to edge himself into the
royal set In London. She u the dear
niend OF the Prince and Princess Of
wales. and IL the arbitress Of fashion
Tor all London. The duchess. II 10
said' was literally paid By Mr.. Astor
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toria. l. pol d
died In 1884, three
months before the
birth Of his son.
The mother before
her marriage to
Pri n C Q Leopold
was the Princess
Helen Of Wald-
neck-Pyrmont. sis
ter Of the Queen
Of Waldeck-Hol-
la n d. Y o U n 9
Prince LIE o po I d
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Dov.s rhasy

We caer Ono Hundred Dollars reward for say
CAtarrh Cure.
r ]. CHENEY Co, Props. Toledo, O
We. tho understgned. have known = J.
perfectly honorable In all business trAnsaoti0ns
and nnanctally able 70 carry out any ooliea-
tons medo by their nPm-
West Truax. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
O.; Walding.. kinnAn 4 Marvin, wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio
;. Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken internally. aot.
ing directly upon the blood and mucous nuffscee
q the .ystem- Testimonials sent froa Price
''S per s.! oesele; Sold by ~ drvsgisss
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Ctfrren1 Topics

a CAiness Nfinisser.

Sir Chi Chen Lo Feng Luh, the Chi
hese minister to London. has been the
most prominent figure among the Chi
hese diplomats In the West since the
trouble began at Pekin. It 10 believed
khat Lo Fens has been used ~ . kind
|of clearing house by the Chinese gov
brnment in dealing with it, ministers
hbroad. Messages and DEGREES have
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Cen. Miiss' Vnifcrm.

The new uniform Of lieutenant-gen.
srai. which has been built after designs
made BY Gen. Miles himself, promises
70 create reform in Europe which
VII! bring the old-style military dress
o. nigh rank up-to-date. Gen. Miles
new resimentals are something to
shame the antique styles Of the CONT
nent and Great Britain.
While abroad the American COM
mander was impressed by the coats
yorn BY various officers In the impe-
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nGssSssn Proverbs,

.Hs who never ventures viii never cross
the sea,
There's no gain without palm.
Behind thu. cross 10 lhs devil.
a cat ~ xDOves Will meyer catch rats.
To. the hungry nq bread 10 dry.
:. The good lnundress washes the shirt
~ evii viii endure . hundred year.. =.
Hc who has little has little. to fear.
70 the pill were not bitter II would not
Do not trust your money to these who
keep their eyes on the no0r (maks an
Wind and good luck do not last
Don't take pawn that must b ted.
eI CT tx nan'S ssshsr 'sSS''s1 SnS ss:SSss
Ne wsFd is NJ spoken " II Is not ~ un-
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q a. q.
sAsA xatsseaa Karanp...s = eAssass,

SSso NoWoo0 Aoeempoeot ~ Co1oo0os
Aas. ~ = ssps. I. 1854
Commencing Aug. 3S, the Chicago
Great Western Railway, the road that
has always proved itself the ''frtsnd
Of the old soldier will sell excursion
tickets to Chicago 1t ONE FARE FOR
THE ROUND TRIP. giving . fne op-
portunity TO see at its best the great
western metropolis ON the shores Of
Lake Michigan. President Mckinley
will attend this encampment The
tickets will be on sale Aug. Is 70 20,
and good to return to Sept. with
privilege Of extension to Sept. 30 ON
payment Of 80 cents). For further In
formation inquire Of any Great West
ern agent or address r. H. Lord. q. r.
Z 7. A.. lis Adams street. Chicago.
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Paselne of the Home,

30 soon as nature sees an improve
ment there IL change. Tha candle
gave way TO electricity and the horse
to the automobile. The fact that Hos
letters Stomach Bitters has been sold
for over half century. proves its
value. There II nothing to equal II
for stomach or liver trouble. BE sure
to give It . trial.
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gold epaulets. with solid cres.
cents. bearing three stars in
stead OF two. as under the old regime
The shoulder straps. of dark blue, are
-FOUR inches long. bordered with gold
embroidery. and on each strap are three
stars embroidered In silver In select
ing his headgear and that of his staff
den. Miles has followed the Russian
fashion, and on great occasions he will
wear the cap which. in Europe. seems
to be the symbol of great and ter
rible power. The illustration is after
a photograph recently taken.
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D.se A, - Deveua

No matter what ails you, headache
20 . cancer. you will never ct we'll
until your bowels are put righG
CAeCARETS help nature. cure you
without . grippe or pain, produce easy
natural movements. cost you Just 10
cents TO start getting your health back.
CAeCARETe Candy Cathartic, the
genuine. put up In metal boxes. every
tablet has g. G. G. stamped ON Il n
ware Of limitations.
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..1fore cheap rxcur.tons Ka...r -

]: r: RcSs: @ yiii .siI aeEsss q. g sss: p sess oss
Pcia,sa: 5,.!M & MissoS5i ~ Rsx:s 3c.ss: 81.
pcints Is Indian TERRITORY Ss =, ana oEishonmssU. ma
Final limit for return. October 31st.
Ful PARTICULARS obtained by addressing
parement, Santa Fe Route, DenYsr.
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ing the Boxers IN
China. u he pros
pecting In tho
Klondike. or has
he been foully
dealt with or
killed BY accident?
N ne of n Mr.
Roche's friends In
New York or
Washington can
answer these ques.
tlons. and the n.
p.'O ha9Rago has
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chsap Excursiops E.a,

Tho Burlington will on June llth and
18th put on sale tickets from Denver 10
sour flyer points AZ rate q one fare plus
y for the round trip. Tickets rood for
ssf.rn e .-vh siIi October aist Thi' rate open
General Aren't.
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Ladls. C.n wc.. sho..,

One size smaller after using liens Foot.
Ease, n powder. It makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swo len. hot, sweating.
aching feet. ingrowiny nails, corns and
bunaons. All dlu g.sts and shoe stores,
CSC. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad.
drees Allen 3 Olmsted. LIE Roy, NY.
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Famines.

The worst famines Of modern times
were the famine In ireland in 1881, in
famine of 1856 which claimed 1. l50 900 VIC
tins: the Indian famine Of 1877. in which
10000 people perished. and the great
died.-Philadelphia Record.
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He-I think III eat third slice of
watermelon. She-So will l. He-No.
you don't: Il we both get sick who's to
go for the doctor?
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and sa.d rsas os ssy ss Of SrSSsA
theni" why. he Got mad" what
coMee and an gg."-Cicveiand Plain
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up my desk" "interestingY' "Ycs:
fnd 50. many things and lose 10 many
others"
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0sttine ller Ieevenee,

.:s.f "1'xs f:eq9SS:9,!y 9Ss.,!y noticed one thing"
when . woman has had q first hus-
band whom she couldn't manage she
ger than herself whom she can manage."
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They say as a politician Murphy al.
ways has the courage of his convictions
In what way? "Well he never hest
tates to name his own price,
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Those people next door can't fool me:
ssnasy haven't been msrried very long y"
Just loves to get up at S o'clock and get
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talk to-" ..Is she?' YES: she didn't
even know this was presidential year un-
til told her"
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Az Yss ussss A,i.s's vsss.Kasss

Ase Yea Ussng Ailss's vsst.KAssf
Il 70 the only cure for Swollen.
0marting. Burning. Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease. powder 70 b. shaken Into
the shoes. Al all Druggists and 0hos
Stores. sc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen Q. 0lmsted. Leroy. N. y.
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pros SoESxns xxGs to nsx ny Se snseS
tain me. or shall have to entertai
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"A Nesp Duke.

Duke Charles Edward of Albany,
now the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha is the son Of the late Prince
Leopold. youngest son Of Queen Vic
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kxeurnsen R.ee. N 1IH.n

ass ysss .ss Hs r o.:s q: s.y g Z
isih, August 18th; 18th. soth. nat. ssp-
on July sist. August Yst. round.trip rst:
Will b SIS Long limit, stop cvefs. d.
verse routes. BY far the quickest and
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with pa than with you" why. Dicky?'
Pa don't bother takin' care O. me like
you do"
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a Dsso Mysssry.

What has happened to James Booth
By Burke-Roche. member Of the Brit
ish parliament for Kerry? 10 he night
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to borrow our COW while we are AWAY
well. that's all right" Yes but they
want US to lend them feed for her, too"
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"DiEgs is always talking about his own
hhea,th. hh. but he never ask. about the
him the smallpox md he wouldn't Know
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Madle HIN sorry.

"A burglar vent through our Ice chest
.Did he carry on your breakfastf'
NO; he left note saying he'd be
ford to take more ice than We did,
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Avoid badness cray hair. dsndruff and thin lock,
b. using PARKxE's HAIR BALsAN.
HlHDEnCoRNs, the best cure for corns l5css
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ohssp L.zarieas Travel IN llatehisss F.i-

Take advantage Of Union Pacinc's ex-
fhc roynd nfn trip tS Chicago. st. Louis. g.
Kansas City. Omaha and intermediate
end many other points. Tickets on sale
July l2th. 10th and August lth. Final
limit October 31st. Ticket once. ~ 18th
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Fruit Is . necessary article Of diet. II
prime essences are in Primley's Californi
Fruit Gum.
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MRS. Winslow's Soothing syrur.
foe children teethng, softens the gums reduces IN.
uemmAtfon allayB pain, wind collie. $50 bottle
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esse daye Use Of DR.. khss's 0rsat Nerve Reeeoees.
Sss4 fes In6E ov.OO trial poitls and tpssS,Ds.
W. ~ H. kLshk. lti.. St Arch H.. philadelphia, n
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u.sn .Esn yu, are ,s,n tSo mater ct fass mt ~ What
rytng him. and he went away Without
coaxlng me TO change u back sgaln,"
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Piso's Cure IL the best medicine ~ svse ussa
Tor Ill aaeetions Of the throst and lunes.-Wn.
q EapoL1Y. vAnburen. Ina. Feb. 10 teoa
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ANY hot-weather newsf" 'Yes: the
mercury hasn't caught up with the price
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Laundry work Made Essy
by using "Faultless Starch" Al grocsrs
ell it-large package 1Oc.
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The bluest blue makes the whites
white. that's Russ Bleaching Blue. II
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.ssavs you tired Kuss' BIeashins mua
isundrsssf An sFecsrs ssii 4
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Bent on self-Improvement

schools7"
People you meet there are not half
as apt to pick you up on grammar a.
people. you meet outside
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al. g .i.'rn !. .sipu..S sss woman SSfh ;sSss ss:s
she ought 70 know enough % isan %
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DUCHESS or DUCCLnuCH.

DUCHESS or BUCCLDUCH.
her patronage. and there y no
Sssstion but that shs gave quid pro
sso. The Outrageous insult 70 0lr
Il .sskslsy Milne. however. wiped cut
~ money Obligation. and she Joined
srtily with royalty whsn royalty
onounced the doom Of the snob froo
~ York. The duchess bsfore ~
s1fiass IN 1874 was the Lay Jane
hilton, third daughter q ~ 1sgt
ss1s Of Amercosn. 0ho 10 mistress g
~ 70 oseea vieteelA
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SHEEPMEN.

write ne for market rerofts sheep and lambe Ye0
sonlignments solicited ny ESOLLlN DoOIu, ~ 016
Exclusive eAeep Commission Company q - ~
sheep market IN the world. Kansas Ciiy Stood YegN
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anlH0u When d.etors and other fail to
uIuISN lieve you, try n. r. NJ r.; It never fails
box free. Ars. D. l. Rowan. niiwaskss. VII.
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PUTNAM FADELEss DYES pro-
duce the fastest and brightest colors
Of any known dye stun.
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:: &. :s;:: :s::. s!s s.s Thoarson's Eye Wasss.

T0E aim Cures Corns i5c; all Druggists
uV6sUVW Qf 1t fsi.s-it u free.)
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-18
The Lecturer,s Blunder.

One of the institutions of New York
that are praised by all the public with
out reserve is the course Of free lee
lures, in the public schools. These lee
lures are given before splendid audi
ences and, as a rule, by persons of
veracity and intelligence. Occasion
ally, however in order to get lecture
on a rare subject great risks are run.
Recently lecture was given by a
person who had been on an excursion
to the North cape. Among other Won
derful things he saw there was the
eclipse of the sun. He gasped for
breath as he told of the weirdly grand
sight. He told Of the streamers of fire
that blazed from the obscured orb to
all quarters of the heavens. But his
frenzy carried him too far for public
school audience, for he declared that
among the stars made visible in the
midst of day he saw the planets cir
cling in their courses. He even called
the planets that he saw by name, but
he made fatal mistake. He said he
saw Neptune.
This statement called for a round of
sarcastic applause that he mistook for
commentator, for he smiled in hap
Ply way as it echoed through the halls.
Evidently he did not know that Nep-
tune is invisible except with the most
powerful telescope.-New York Mail
and Express.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-18
When Not to Keep Books.

Wnen NOT TO Keep bOOk0s
She decided that the only way to
run q house economically was to keep
q set of books. so she made oil neces-
sary purchases, including a bottle Of
red ink, and started in.
1t was a month later when her hus-
band asked her how she was getting
along.
"Splendidly," she replied.
The system is a success, theN?'
eyes, indeed. Why, I'm $50 ahead
alreadyw
"Sixty dollarsl' he exclaimed. "Heav-
ems! You'll be rich before long. Have
you started bank account?'
moo, not yet"
"What have you done with the mon
ey?"
ooh, haven't got the money, you
know! That's only what the books
show. But just think Of being $50
aheadv'
"Um, yes! But don't exactly see"-
"And all in one month tool"
| "Of course. But the money? What
has become of that?"
! 81 don't exactly know" she said
doubtfully. GIVE been thinking Of that
and think we must have been robbed
What do yon think we had better dc
about it?''
He puffed his pipe in solemn silence
| for moment and then suggested:
| eve might stop keeping books
That's easier than complaining to the
police" Atlanta Constitution.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-18
Saved His Honor.

"Vat ees eet, Jean?"
Monsieur. re doctaire comes today
to vaccinate monsieur
"Neyaire! will die first! Eet ees
degrading! Eet ees an insult!'
But, monsieur, eet ees also re law,
Shameful! How can l suffaire a
beast of doctaire wi hees brutal
weapone to stab meme, re Count de
Mooscalonge? Nevaire"
''But eet ees re law, monsieur"
"Perfdious law! All, have eet! 1
have eet now! Beautiful! Listen! You
will PREPARE re swords!"
"Ze swords, monsieur?"
"Prepaire re swords. On re point
of one sword. monsieur, re doctaire
will rub his vaccinate mattaire. See?
Zen he will diffaire from me on a ques-
tione will feel insulted. l will chal-
lenge re doctaire. He will accept, nam
ing swords as re weapons. We will
fight at once and here re doctaire takes
re prepared swords. See? One, two,
three! Re doctaire pricks me slightly
in re arm. Ha, ha! Honor is satisfied!
am vaccinatep'- Plain
Dealer.
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had been childs play as compared to
the bad conditions Of the camp to
weaken the Beers. Dead animals lay
thick on the ground, and the only
drinking was from the river, which
contained the bodies of slaughtered
horses. Wounded men had been left
to themselves, for all the ablebodied
Beers were in the trenches. The con-
ditions of the wounds were horrible
owing to the heat and the lack Of fresh
water and proper dressing. The Times
correspondent declared that it was like
death to remain but five minutes in the
camp where the Beers had lived and
fought for ten days. Yet the prisoners
declared that but for the Canadians
getting so close to the trenches they
would have held out for days, and
with food 1t would have been mat
ter of weeks before they would have
given up the struggle.
In an army, even the bravest, there
will be some weaklings when it comes
to a moral as well as physical strug-
gle. Men like to carry all trumps, to
be on the winning side. Taking the
spirit Of the Boer nation as key to
his conduct, Cronje did just what was
expected in resisting to the bitter end.
The chance that Lord Roberts COM
binations might fail at some one point
or that the Boer relief columns might
come up warranted Cronje in holding
out at the start. and every day he
could hold off the enemy tended to in
spire the hope that he could prolong
the struggle until the tide changed. A
surrender with relief columns within
sound Of the guns would have been a
blot upon Cronje from the Boer point
Of view as black as treason.
At the surrender Cronje bore him.
self like defeated patriot and not
. with the mock heroism of a self con-
+; scious hero in distress. Riding for.
, ward to meet Roberts, as the latter
had harshly demanded, he announced
| himself as "Commandant Cronje," dis
| mounted and, answering Roberts ga
| lutte, shook the hand proffered him.
! GEORGE L. KILMER.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-18
CORNERING CRONJE.
LAST CAMPAIGN OF THE HERO WHO
Wrapped METHuEN.
Kimberley Covered and Methuen's
Relief Column Checked-A Change
of Methods-The Unmilitary Posi-
ton mt Panrdeberg.

lcopyright, 1900, by G. L. Kilmer.l