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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-01

Farmers statesmen and soldiers
you may apply this description to any
one of the men who are leading the
Boer forces in the field, and it will fit
equally well in each case.
Nothing Is more striking than the
difference between the English and
Boer generals. The former is a mill
tary aristocrat who chose his profess
sion early in life. was educated for the
army and has spent his years in the
ranks. He wears an imposing uni
form, all gllttering with gold braid and
shiny buttons. He pins splendid med
ais on the breast of his dress coat uni
form, and he has titles before and let
tiers after his Nance
The Boer general is as democratic
as any man ID the ranks under him.
lie Is soldier only when his country
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and Pretorius formed themselves into
the triumvirate that declared the re-
public independent.
Then came the memorable war; with
Laingsnek, Ingoga Rion and Majuba
Hill following in rapid and fatal Sc
quehce Joubert was the hero of Ma
juba Hill. He personally led the force
that dealt England the blow she has
neither forgotten nor forgiven.
Nothing Is written about Jonbert
that does not comment on his fairness.
The Beers, In their Unsuitable ambition
to possess outlying lands that England
seized before them. raided Bechuana-
land in 1884. The movement was a
popular one. The Beers were flushed
with victory They believed the land
was more thei.s Ca Engiand's, for
they had broken the ground before
England possessed it. But Joubert
stopped It.
Il positively refuse" he declared, 'to
hold Office under a government that de-
liberately breaks it's covenants, an'
we have made covenants With eng
land
He meant 1t. He would have resign
ed and gone back to his farm, and the
Beers knew it.
Joubert organized the army of the
Transvaal He divided the country into
II military departments and each de-
partment again and again into smaller
divisions, with commanders. field cor
nets and lieutenants of various ranks
In charge. Every man in the Trans
vaal became a trained soldier without
leaving his farm. Every man had his
complete equipment ready at home.
Every man was pledged to appear at
an appointed spot at the summons
To mobilize the entire force of the
republic Joubert had to send only II
kilograms. The word passed down the
line, and in an incredibly short time
hundreds of post riders carried the
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-01

lawyer than 4 soldier, but he has been
at the front more than once since hos
tilities began. He is a Free Slater by
birth and is 10 years old. He was
elected president in 1896. just after the
jameson raid.
President Steyn is a large mana
very large man. He is feet . inches
tail, ana his frame is in due proportion
to his height There is not an ounce of
supertuous flesh on his bones. and his
burghers frequently assert that he is
the strongest man in the country. His
weight is somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of 200 pounds. His every move
ment seems to tell of the frankness Of
his disposition, and a glance at his
countenance is sufficient confirmation
of the burgher tales of his answering
honesty.
General Schalkburger is another
Boer general who left his farm for tba
front. He commands division of tbe
Transvaal burghers and was one of the
first to cross into Natal. At one time
his force threatened to sweep clear 70
Pietermaritzburg. 1t was SchaIkbur-
ger who first checked Butler at tbe
Tugela river.
Among the other Boer commentaries
Is General Pretorius, a son of the grim
old fighter who was one of the nioneer
warriors of the Transvaal and after
whom Pretoria was named
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-01


II threatened. He wears no uniform.
The same old SLOUGH hat which he
wears when he oversees the pasturing
of his herds he retains when he goes
into battle. His uniform consists of
a cartridge belt.
Only trained eye can distinguish
Boer general from a Boer farmer By
the umbrella under his arm and the
ration bag over his back you know
that he intends to travel on the veldt.
By his rifle and cartridge belt you
know that he expects to do some
shooting, but whether it is game he
seeks or thu hated rooineks you may
not guess. not even by the way he
puffs at his pipe, for he would smoke
calmly in either event.
What would the British think if one
of their generals went to war with an
umbrella under his arm, rifle and car
fridge belt over his shoulder and pipe
In his mouth? Yet that is just the way
the Boer generals go to war. and it
must be admitted that their queer ac-
couterment does not prevent them
from winning victories.
Generally these Boer leaders go on
hoiSSbuNh, but SpiueAlillSS iueN roll over
the veldt in rubber tired "spider" bug
gies drawn by six or eight mules. Their
camp equipment is very simple. The
whole fighting outfit of a general and
his staff is often carried in one OK wag-
on. But the Boer army is very mobile,
as has been recently shown. 1t is not
numbered with heavy baggage trains.
Perhaps this is why the Beers are able
to move their heavy artillery about so
easily.
or course the most prominent of the
Boer leaders is Pietrus Jacobus Jou-
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summons from farm to farm. Within
4S hours the entire nation would be in
arms, fully equipped and provisioned
for month, awaiting only the COM
mand to assemble
In appearance Joubert is about 5
feet inches in height. stoutly built,
has bushy gray beard and face
tanned by the African sun. There is
not an ounce of superhuous flesh on
his person. He is as strong as an OK
and possesses an endurance that is re-
markable for a man of his age.
There is not an inch of the Trans
vaal that Joubert does not know, and
now, in his sixty-eighth year he is as
full of fire and fight as he was in 1881,
when he defeated the British at Ma
juba HILL f
Two years ago he said to an English
correspondent:
IF you force us into war, every
Dutchman in South Africa will fight
against you. Even the women will
fight. You may take away our lives,
but our independence, neverw
This is the kind of man who is lead
ing the burghers on to battle for their
fatherland Behind and beside him
are other men of like caliber, men who
are patriots to their hearts core and
who know not when they are beaten.
Second in command of the Boer
forces and second in popularity in the
two republics is General Pietrus A.
Cronje. He is the man who captured
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-01

GENERAL SCHALKBURGER
for several years a notable figure in
the commercial legislation and mill
tary affairs of the little republic.
General Grobler Is decidedly versa
tile in his attainments. He is a grain
grower. an ostrich farmer stock rails
err and a diamond mine owner AL
though only SO years old, he has been
an influential member of the volksraad,
sitting for Philopolis. He is described
as man of intrepid and logged tenn
permanent, able, shrewd, but withal
conservative. He is descended from
Dutch and Huguenot stock He speaks
and writes fuently Dutch, English.
German and French. He is also ac-
complished in the vernacular of many
of the native tribes around the Free
State.
He is nearly six feet tall, of slight
build, erect and is a man of active ply
sique and quick mental conception. His
home in his native land. for he is Boer
born-a native of the soil for which he
is fighting-is one of open hospitality.
General Grobler was the Orange
Free States commissioner to the
~ i'ii At CHlcdSo III 1870 lie
has had much to do with matters of
transportation over the line of railway
between Cape Town and the Free State
and in arranging the customs troubles
between the two countries.
He took a prominent part in the de.
velopment of the Jagersfontein dia-
mono mines. He has one of the largest
ostrich farms in South Africa.
PRESIDENT J. F. Steyn, who Is the
nominal commander in chief of the Or
ange Free State burghers, is more of a
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tive affairs" and his salary $4,000 a
year. This is an emolument in addi-
ton to his post in the army. In war
and peace the commandant is fierce
man. His freely expressed opinions
are as fiery as his lighting, and the
Beers all love him for his extreme
conduct in both directions General
Cronje has beea in command of the
Boer forces aloag the western border
since the opening of the war. 1t was
his force which checked Lord Methuen
at Modder river
The leader of the Orange Free State
burghers is General Evart r. Grobler.
Although young man, he has beer
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-01

bert "Sllm Pet" lie is called in the
Transvaal. The "Slim" means shrewd.
crafty Ask the English If the nick
name is not an appropriate one.
Jeubert is 6S years old and, with the
addition OF some polish. is a typical
Boer. He comes of an old French HUI
guenot family, long settled in South
Africa, with strong infusion of Dutch
blood. Like President Kruger. he was
born in Cape Colony. He was bred on
farm and began life as farmer.
But his innate ability soon lifted him
into public life. He became state at
torney to the South African Republic
and afterward vice president. He has
long been ambitious to be president
and In 1893 came within SSl votes of
winning this honor from the great
Kruger himself. Joubert is very pop-
nlar.
IN the late seventies, during the trou-
Dies with England that eliminated In
the war under the memory of which
england has smarted ever since. Ion
pert became a very prominent figure in
Iransyaal affairs. He ACCOMPANIED
Kruger on his memorable visit to Eng
land, when the demand for the indie
pendence of the republic was formulat-
co. This demand was finally refused
and on Dec. 80. 1880, Kruger. Joubert
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-01

jameson, and of course this made him
well loved by the Beers; also he is
an English hater of the most bitter
sort He holds a lucrative office in
the government of the Transvaal. His.
title is superintendent general of ma
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-01
BY ]. A. Won STOFFEN.

81
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-08-10
800 Reward $780,.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased t. learn that there is at least
n dreaded disease hat science has
been able to cure in ali its stages, and
that is Catarrah. Halls Catarrah
Cure is the only positive cure known 10
the medical fraternity. Catarrah being
a constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls Catar-
rh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the bloO3 n mucous
surfaces of ~thesvstem. thereby destroy
ING the foundation of the disease. and
giving the patient strength by building
Nv the constitution and assistlngnature
in doing its work. The proprietors
have 50 mucn faith in its curative
powers. that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for testimonials.
Address,. +. J.. CHENEY 4 CO..
Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. sc.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-08-10
A MORGANTON
Mr.. J. A. Shipping Procures a Patent
on an Improvement on the Janney
Ca Coupler.

Mr.. J.. \. Shupinp. Of Nor
canton. has invented a sprino
attachment for the Jann,v
car COUPLER which throw, tba
knuckle oDen and bv i, uo4
car, may be coupled without
the oDerator como h4tvaa,
the cars. The Jannev coup
Ter !, used on nearly al r,;,-
roads. Mr.. Shun;no, inxrn-
ton car be attached 70 tho,.
now IN nsa ! war >a,+
Of the deaths nf railroad man
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-08-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr.. Ralph r. Laxton and
family, of Columbia, S. c.,
and Mr.. Fred Laxton, whois
travelling for the General
Electric Co, are visiting the
family Of Dr.. ]. l.. Laxton.
The heat Of the August
election will hardly be off be-
tore We are into another pOlit-
zeal hight. Congressman and
4 President and Vice PreS;-
dent are 20 he elected in No
vemoer.
Mrs. Mary Martins resi-
dence, on Green street, mar
rOWly escaped destruction BY
fire yesterday evening about
I O'clock. The roof of the
kitchen caught fire, but with
timely assistance the flames
we're prevented from spread
ing.
Ervin's Chapel Sunday
School choir, numbering,
about 10 persons, are now re-
Ceiving daily lessons in vocal
music from Prof. G.. p. Jones,
of Rutherford College, and
there is marked Improvement
in their singing under his in
structlOu.
Mr.. ]. TYLER Patterson,
who holds a position in the I.
S. weather bureau at Mobile,
Ala, was, IN company with
another young man, out boat
riding near Mobile a few days
ago When the boat capsized.
\ steamer happened to be
near and picked thetwo young
men up, otherwise they NIGH
have been drowned. Young
TYLER Patterson IS a son 0.
Mr.. W. !. Patterson, Of Nor
CANTON.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-08-10
LASTCALL FOR Y
7o the Iur-PurCi> at Bhu|C

CoU1tr.:
am compelled to collect h taxes
for 1900 before Sept. lst. as the taxes
for 1900 will then be due.
Every unpaid tax OF lso" VIII be
advertised first week in September.
Please settle and ave roubl ana
cost. Respectfully.
MANLY MCDOWELL.
aug-1O--t. SherlH-
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-08-10

PAPA-"What is Willie crv
ing about?"
MAMA-"Whv, he has dug
a hole In the yard and he's
crying because he can't bring
it into the house.
Business men and others
won't have ANYTHING to cry
about if they have their print
ing done at The BURKE
COUNTY News office. On the
contrary they'll sound our
praises everlastinglv.
All kinds Of Legal Blanks
kept on sale.
Prices low.
The NEWS and The ATTAIN
TA Constitution
both one year for Sl.4O.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-08-10

c7rE ALFINE NOTES.

L5C&. Items an
U-t . 1I..
@4-...
0'o''
Mr.. Green Stacy ,pcntSuh-
'o. ....' ''N'
rear ->.''.
Miss Daisy simpson spent
rs. Sunday visiting trends
-, -
Mr.. Jacob Curtis has gone
to Old Fort with WatermelonS
an- other things TO trade
k9ocrl, the tWo-yedr-old son
ot Mr.. N.D. Pitts, was buried
Fa the Glen Alpine graveyard
Ar. N"oe"1 simpson, OF the
S~oothern' spent several days
At nome last week. he came
nome wa Aor@ah1on.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Brinklev and
family visited Mrs. Brinklev's
td)hef' on Muddy creek, last
saturday ana sunday.
DR.. tennessee tells Us that
Claude Bright is able to sit
up ana will be able in a few
IaE, to put on his clothes.
NJ \,,; c;h. ,.1 49,.
.l.,,
..v ha.,:..,
D,1D
~
..,t,
oo''e
o1fe lht ord Sunday IN This
month. Brothers Jones anC
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I~.lceoPapefS a Week
FOR ABOUT THE
fD.CE OF ONE.

This paper and the Atlanta
Tu.ce>e> Week Journal for
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15

and when the Jobsons got home they
found the house gloomy and stuffy and
smelling strongly of the mating on the
upper floors. Mr.. JObSOn threw all of
the windows open and then went out to
the corner cafe to get some sardines and
sausage AMI crackers and beer and things
wherewith 20 prepare n lunch. After the
board walk the streets of Washington at
II o'clock at night perhaps seemed a bit
quiet and dull to Mr.. JObSon, for he did
not have much to say.
"Well, it is delightful to be home again,
after all, isn't it, said Mrs. JObson as
they ate their late lunch.
'Um," replied Mr.. JObson, and then he
leaned back in his chair and looked ut
the ceiling once more.
1t was pretty hot on the following
morning when Mr.. Jobson started down
to his office to look the situation over.
He still had several weeks leave coming
to him, but he just went down to his Of
flee to see how things were going. BY IL
O'Clock the temperature was pretty fierce,
and it was shortly after l l o'clock when
Mr.. Jobson clomped into the Jobson
home with look of mingled martyrdOm
and determination on his face. Mrs. job
son in n kimono was tanning herself at
one of the front windows.
"MrS Jobson," said Mr.. JobsOn, when
we left Washington for the seashore
about three weeks ago | believe there
was n mutual understanding that we
were to remain there for n period 'anging
from five to six weeks, was there notY'
Mrs. Jobson smiled inwardlyr-Aut she
looked serious enough as she revived:
why, that was just what l was try
ing to tell you yes"
"From five to six weeks" repeated Mr.
Jobson. "And yesterday, when l was in
the midst of my seashore enjoyment,
when l had just begun to appreciate the
sights and sounds whereby | was sur
rounded, | was ruthlessly dragged back
to Washington solely to satisfy q within Of
yours. However, we will let that pass.
You will be good enough to pack up our
belongings in order that we may take the
afternoon train back to the beach. | am
willing to yield in good many matters,
Mrs. Jobson, and l do yield in nearly
everything, but here is where l make q
stand. We go back to the beach this very
afternoon, and we stay there until | am
ready to come back to Washington, in
spite of any or all caprices that you may
devise. The head of q household has got
to be either a man or mouse Mrs
JobsOn, and henceforth you will find that
one Jobson is going to be the former"
All of which explains how it Is that the
Jobsons are once more at the seaside
Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15
A Cruel Joke.

A Yale Snmuit girl recently played a
cruel Joke on her mother, and this Is
how Il happened: She accidentally
found love letter that her father had
written to her mother in the halycOn
days of their courtship. She read the
letter to her mother, substituting her
own name and that Of her lover. The
mother raved with anger and stamped
her foot in disgust, fOrbidding her
daughter to have anything to do with
man who would write such nonsen-
steal stuff to girl The girl then gave
the letter to her mother to read, and
the house became so suddenly quiet
that she could hear the cat winking In
the back ard.-Saltsbury Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15
MULES, RATS AND MEN.
Miners Show Wisdom In Paying Heei
to Certain Phenomena.

to Certain Phenomena.
"Well, that isn't superstition; it's
reality" and the coal mine inspector
didn't seem bit pleased with the
suggestion that superstition might
sometimes be responsible for the ac-
tons of miners.
Goal Miners" he went on to say,
"are not supcrstitiouS. Hear noises?
OF course they do. but do people sup
pose those noises are imaginary? 1t
beats all how little is known generally
about coal mining.
Folks get it into their heads" the
inspector continued, that man who
will quit work in n certain part of
mine because he sees the rats desert
ing that section is superstitious when,
as a matter of fact, he simply displays
sound Judgment. Very soon after the
rats quit sounds will be heard, and
later on slide follows. What would
have happened to the man had he
credited his fears to superstition by
disrcgarding the exodus of the rats
and the subsequent noises?
RATS are the first of a mines inhaD-
itants to realize danger, and then
comes the mule. Man Is the last. SO
it is only natural that he should take
as positive indications of trouble the
actions of the others, and he should
not be regarded as superstitious
creature on that account.
"After rats desert an entry It Is next
to impossible to get mule into it, not
because the rats left, but because the
mule realizes the danger. Left to
themselves rats or mules would never
be caught in slides in mines, but 1t is
different with men, who will not fol-
low the lead of the other two."-Den-
yer Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15

Here" exclaimed the undersecretary,
rushing in, wildly excited. ''is another
cable from China. 1t must be something
important, because it's written in cipher.
Where's the code? Let's get it trans
lated as soon as possible. At last the
great mystery may be cleared up"
Then they worked over it for three
hours. and finally the chief of the depart
ment was called in to help. He looked
at it hard for n few minutes and then
said:
PUT up the code. This is a list of the
names of Russians who were wounded in
one Of last weeks engagements" -Chica.
go Times Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15

An advertisement seen lately in a morn
ing paper printed-never mind where
calls for "a stenographer who can cook"
Another demands "a housekeeper who
understands shorthand and typewriting."
These curious wants" send ones fancy
adrift in strange channels. Are they
straws that show coming halt in the
mad onward rush of business? Are the
chatting dish and 8 o'clock teakettle to
become recognized features in Office life?
Boston Globe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15

Summer Boardcr-lf l don't open this
window | will suffocate.
Landlady-If you open it the mos
quitoes will come in.
Summer Boardcr latter reflection
Leave it shut and telephone for the I'M
dertaker-New York Weekly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15

False friendship decays, is like the
ivy and ruins the wall it embraces, but
true friendship gives new life and ami
nation to the object 1t supports.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15
A Bright HOunHster.

81 suppose you expect him to grow up
to be bright boy?' said the friend pat
ronizingly.
"Wcll," answered the young father, II
think detect tendencies in that direction.
He wants to eat the quicksilver off my
pocket mirror and succeeded in making
a meal off package Of stove polish
Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15
The Button FIend.

McJigger-He's the most loud mouthed
fellow l ever met. He hasn't all his
buttons, has he?
Thingumbob-No indeed! He'll buy
every new one that comes out during the
campaign. Philadelphia Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15

81 just took shoe polish in mistake for
cough sirup," groancd the man who had
got up to look for medicine in the dark,
land | can now see my finish"
sort of n glossy tinish," murmured his
wife, who was dreaming OF satins.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15
Directness Needed.

"See here. Solger," said the city editor,
'you've sighted the dramatic feature Of
this story"
why" said the young reporter. 1--WE
written all about it,"
81 know you have. Suppose you try
again and write at t."-Philadelphia
presS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15

Mstrcss-Bridget, do you know what
my husband will say when he finds You
have broken his finest mecrschaum pipe3
Maid-I do, mem!-Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15

There is woe and whoa. and II woe
would only obey our whoa 1t would he
worth While driving. - MIiW aukee
journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15

"Hello. Mike. do you find much to do
now?"
"Yis. I'm jest after cuttin down a
trae. and tomorrow I'll have to cut it
up."-Albany journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-15

Never say die. Expire sounds much
better.-Chicngo News.