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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-06-16
AFFAIRS SERIOUS IN CHINA
WAS RI0TING AT PEKING.
Foreign Legations Are Attacked by
the MObs Which Overrun the City
Dealt Death and Destruction.

Washington, June l4.-Oflcial dis
patches received in diplomatic circles in
Washington show that rioting in Picking
has reached an acute stage, with the riot
ers directing 4 number of their assaults
against the members of the different for
eign legations there.
One of these dispatches states that the
secretary of the Belgian legation was at
tackled twice on Monday and escaped al
ter being maltreated by the mob. On the
same day two officials of the British lega-
ton, serving as student interpreters, were
attacked by large crowd of roughs. The
young Engli>hmen held the attacking party
back for while, but when the mob threat
ened to close in on them they drew their
revolvers and by show of force made
their retreat without bodily injury
About the same time the British sum-
mer quarters, four miles from Peking. were
burned down. The quarters We're quite ex-
tensive, and had Just been completed. They
belonged to the British government, and
not to Sir Claude Macdonald. the British
minister at Picking, which gives an added
significance to the depreciation. The killing
OF the chancellor of the japanese legation
at Picking, Sugi Yama Akira, is not REFER
ed to i'll the official dispatches received
here. but full credit is given to this report
by the Japanese officials who are person
ally acquainted with Mr., Akira and with
many of the circumstances detailed.
The killing of member of the diplo-
matte body and the foregoing assaults up
on officials of foreign countries are regard
ed as representing the most serious phase
OF the situation that has thus far occurred.
British Troops to Teintsin.
Hong Kong, June l4--Orders have been
issued to a contingent of British troops as
sembled here for service in the north, to
sail for Iientsin today The steamer Ma
ton has been chartered to convey 500
troops to Tientsin. She is being fitted bv
the artificers of the Terrible The troops
drew their field equipment. The date of
their departure has not been made known.
Advices From Conger.
Washington June II. - A cablegram
has been received at the state department
/ from Minister Conger at Picking stating
that Tuan, the falner of the heir apparent
has been appointed president of the tsung
Ii yamen, also that three other new minis
tiers have been appointed, all affiliated with
the party opposed to foreigners. On the
whole, Mr.. Conger reports the situation a.
not materially improved.
Guards are repairing the railway, and
as soon as they have arrived at Picking il
is Mr.. Conger's belief that the safety OF
the foreigners at that capital will be as
sured.
Murder of DIR. Terry.
New York, June l4,-News has been re.
ceived in this city of the murder of Dr.
Edna G. Terry, in charge of the station OF
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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-06-16
Hunter Meets with Success.

Lichtenberg, June ll.-General Hunters
advance column has occupied Ventordory,
the Beers quietly sumendering in small
bodies Considerable plundering has been
done. Nlahon's column has rejoined Hun
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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
CONVERSATIONS.
Rule the Finite But Not the Infinite
Where Trade Has No
Place.

The finite Is controlled by compen-
sations. If we insulate life from the
infinite and the eternal we find its gains
are all of the sort that have to be paid
for. What we obtain in one quarter Is
balanced by an equal loss in some 9TH
er. There is no net gain anywhere; II
is only when we bring our lives into
relation with the infinite that we reach
gains which are not paid for and escape
the just law Of compensation. 1t is
for this reason that Jesus insists on dis
sociating the spiritual life from earn
ing. meriting and paying, and insists on
ii as giving simply. The Pharisees had
a religion In which all things were
earned and bought, and that very fact
showed that their faith had not brought
them into a receptive attitude toward
God. Hence the emphasis Of His re-
peated expulsion Of the traders from
the courts Of the temple. Neither sell
ing nor lending belonged to that holy
place. which stood for the peoples in
most relation to God. Only giving and
getting were appropriate there, in the
house Of Him who "giveth us richly all
things to enjoy" that we also may DC
GOOD" and be "rich in works, ready to
distribute, willing TO communicate" -
= 4 Times
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
HORSES IN THE WAR
of the Different Types In
South Africn.

There are many different kinds of
horses employed in the present cam
paign and the following gives a very
good idea of the characteristics of the
various types, says the South African
Press. The heavy horses of the royal
horse artillery are magnificent animals,
towers of strength every one. They
are spiendidly trained and combine
immense power with great activity.
1t is a grand sight to see them in
action. The Dragons and hussars are
mounted on great heavy chargers,
which thunder over the plain, but they
are lighter than the artillery horses.
The Australians have fine, serviceable
steeds, outstanding and by no means
light, and kept in excellent order. The
New Zealanders brought their mounts
with them direct from the Britain of
the south and an exceptionally shape
" lot they are, showing breed in every
line. They have done a great deal of
trying work since their arrival, really
more than their share, in fact, and
have shown themselves thoroughly v re-
liable nags. They average about 151a
hands and are perhaps a little lighter
than the Australian mounts.
\ number OF South American horses
have arrived from the Argentine and
they are in remarkably good condition,
as sleek as moles. They are thick-set,
strongly built little horses, too large
to call ponies, but nothing like the
height of the chargers above men
toned. and it is likely that in the field
these big little" South American cobs
should prove as serviceablc as any.
Last, and. least in stature, are the
horses Of the mounted infantry, South
African horses, light, active, strong
Small though they are, compared 10
the majority of the mounts, they are
by no means TO be despised, for they
do their work well and keep up re-
markably. They are nimble over the
strong ridges. and fleet of foot across
the native fats. and if we'll cared foI
will get through the campaign in as
good order as any.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
REFUSE TO BE HURRIED.
"He That BeIieveth Shall Not Make
Haste"-The Waste of
Energy.

Refuse to be hurried. You have no
right to be hurried. No one has
right to hurry you. You have no right
to hurry yourself. An Arab proyerb
saws: "Hurry is of the devil" and we
prove the truth of the saying by the
long list of ills that follows in its
wake. The very sound of the word is
distasteful, suggesting unrest, discom-
fort and lack of peace and quiet.
"Haste makes waste" Aye, and in
more ways than one. Haste not only
makes poor work, which usually must
be done over, or is useless, but think
of the nervous force as well as the
physical energy that is spent in letting
the spirit of hurry take possession OF
one. "He that believeth shall not
make haste" When we fully believe
in anyone, or in a principle, we have
trust in that person or principle. Con-
sequently quiet follows, and hurry
finds no place. Isaiah teaches us that
il we believe that our lives and all we
do are in Gods hands, that we are
safe i'm His keeping, there is no reason
for making haste.
"Trust in the Lord and do good"
Good cannot follow on the heels or
hurry, for where there is hurry there
IS no trust 1t shows lack of cont-
dence in others and in our own pow
ers. We underrate ourselves.
Work rapidly, but not hurriedly.
"Hury is in the mind and does its first
mischief there, so don't let it get
hold. Refuse it lodging place. One
NAV walk miles without fatigue, but
once let the mind hold the thought
that a certain place must be reached
within a given time and one arrives at
his destination worn and tired"
Give up the idea that there is SO
little time. We say: "The days are
not half long enough, there is so
much 10 be DONE" We have all the
time there is. This life is not all.
Eternity lies before us, and what we
cannot accomplish here we shall there.
Live one day, one hour, at time. Do
not discount the present by filling 1t
with hurry and worry. The two always
90 hand in hand.
Christ said: 81 come that ye might
have life, and have it more abundant
w." There is no life, no freedom in
hurry. 1t represses all the good, and
brings TO the front all that is narrow
and unloyely. We want the abun-
dance of life. 1t is our rightful In
heritance, and we have no one to
blame if we do not have it. We our
selves are sadly at fault. "Trust the
largest truths, and above all, trust
God. Chicago Standard.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

He who shall introduce into public
affairs the principles of primitive Chris
tianity will reyolutionize the world
Franklin.
Let us help the fallen, still, though
they never pay us, and let us lend, with
out exacting the usury Of gratitude
Thackeray.
There is a transcendent power in ex'
ample. We reform others, unconscious
". when we walk uprightly.-Mme.
Swetchine.
II men were as anxious to be worthy
of position as they are to gain 1t, the
world would have more great men,
United Presbyterian.
fell into the habit years ago Of talk
ing with God, and it becomes so natural
that in all my open spaces do it with
out thought.-Horace Bushnell
If thou daily offend, daily repent; II
twice. thrice, an hundred, an hundred
thousand times, twice, thrice, an hum
dred thousand times repent.-Chrysos-
tom.
What a good God we have that re-
members us in our low state, thinks up
on us when we are poor and needy and
is nearest TO us when we need Him
most!-Mason.
Life strikes many an unheeded, pro.
nbetic little note. A word, trivial
happening, gives hint, like theme IN
music of something that is TO be more
or less recurrent all the way along
A. d. r. Whitney.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
CONNECTICUT LEADS.
The New England state Heads the
Country In Its Long List of
Patents.

The annual report Of the commits
sioner Of patents for the year ending
December 81, 1899, shows that the
total receipts of the Office amounted
to S1,325.4 .457. After dcducting the ex-
penditures for the year there was a
surplus of Sll3,673. The patent Office
has now paid into the treasury
$5,OS6,649 more than it has drawn out.
The number of patents issued, in
cluding designs and reissues. was 25,-
527-a number but once exceeded. The
number of patents expiring during the
year were 1875.
In proportion to the population
more patents were issued to citizens
of Connecticut than to those of any
other state-one to every 945 iihab-
itants. The report deals largely with
the work of classification divisions
and sets forth at length the system
adopted The object of classification
is TO reduce the immense number of
inventions into classes and subclasses
of convenient size. capable of clear
separation and definition and based
upon a system sufficiently elastic to
provide for future growth.
Attention is called to the lack of
room and to the great loss that would
occur il the records of the Office were
destroyed by fire. The commissioner
approves a bill pending in congress
providing for the construction of a
fireproof building for the use of the
patent Office, including a hall Of in
ventions. Legislation is recommend
ed limiting the number OF appeals IN
"merit" and "interference" cases, and
the practice of keeping applications
for patents in the Office for an In.
definite number of years is objected
TO as tending TO stifle the progress
OF invention. The issuance of patents
the report says. would be greatly eX-
pedited by legislation limiting the
number Of appeals. Congress is asked
to amend the trademark statutes sc
as TO provide for the registration OF
trademarks used in interstate com
merce
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
CAPTIVE FOX CUBS.
The Shnrp-NOsed Youngsters Took
Kindly to Petting. But Refused
to Learn Tricks.

They were delightful and amusing
creatures, their ears ever alert, their
bright eyes always on the lookout,
and their sharp little noses shifting the
air eagerly, says Our Animal Friends.
SO precisely alike were they, from tip
of nose to tip of tail, that not even their
owners could tell the one from the
other. They took kindly to petting
and fondling, but firmly though gen
tly refused TO learn any tricks whatso-
ever. Very soon they had the run of
the whole house: patter, patter went
the little feet; scratch, rap, rap. if a
door were shut, and the two bright
eyed little rascals did not have to wait
long for admittance. The next step
was to the lounge or bed, where they
cuddled close among the soft pillows
with great satisfaction. If ever dis
lodged, they protested vigorously with
tooth and claws, and a sharp little bark
that said as plain as words, No, no, no.
Alas. even baby foxes cannot always
stay babies. Box and Cox were with
out doubt growing, and their powers
of mischief grew also. A breakfast
of young chicken without as much as
"By your leave, madam" was the eli
max Of a long succession of misdeeds.
They were restored to their native
peaks. where they could find q warm
and sheltered burrow, and as foxes eat
field mice, grasshoppers and crickets
they were in no danger of starving.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
LONG-LOST SHELL.
StiII I'm Good Order when Tnkeh
from the Water After Forty
Four Years.

The longest time that is known TO
have elapsed between the firing OF a
shell and its explosion is A years.
Recently a shell which had been fired
into the Russian harbor of Sebastopol
during the Crimean war at least ~
wears ago was hauled up by some
fishermen, and it exploded on beng
taken from the water, killing one OF
the men and wounding several OF the
others, Notwithstanding the long
period which had elapsed since it had
left the British gun which fired IT,
Finds Of shells are exceedingly dan
gerous. if they happen TO be uneN-
ploded ones, as similar accident
happened not long since at Bolton-le-
Sands. where dredger named VII
son fished up one that had been fred
from the artillery camp at Bare ana
took il home. An attempt to break
il up cost him an eye, foot and a
broken head, besides causing serious
damage to property.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
FIGS AND THISTLES.

The pardon of sin is not perfect with
out the power over sin.
1t is not the man who does the mosi
talking who is the most talked about.
The Golden Rule" would not be
much but for the light Of the Golden
Life on IL.
The preacher without ambition IS
worthless; with nothing but ambition
he is dangerous.
The kings Of finance have no greater
power than the humblest toiler with
the King of Glory.
Just common everyday obedience
would please God about as much as
ANYTHING we can think Of.
The church and the Christian need
TO remember the judgment as truly as
the sinner does.-Ram's Horn.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
"GOD is CALLING Me-"

The Last Words OF Dwight L. Moody.
Earth receding-Heaven is opening.
God is calling me!'
Twas a whisper on the threshold
OF eternity.
How 1t echoes down the vale of
Deepest mystery!
As when Stephen, saint and martyr.
Near his latest breath,
Cried: Il see the heavens opened,
And the Lord Of Death
On the right hand Of the Father!"
Heaven still witnesseth!
Take thy crown, 0 man OF tireless
Wrestling for the right!
Starred with souls undying, garnered
For the King OF Might.
"Well donew met thee on the portal
or the Land of Light!
From the city's slums and alleys.
From the hilltops fair,
From the wrecks of deepest ocean.
Thine await thee therel
Who shall lift thy fallen mantle?
Who thy Bible bear?
When the hour OF wondrous waiting
Comes, that comes to all,
When for US. DER earth receding,
Drops the funeral pail,
Fatheri from Thy opening Heaven.
Grant that blessed call!
Mrs. Cyrus Hamlln, in Congregational!
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
INSECT DRUNKARDS.
Dizzy and Fall Like
Human TOpers.

Yes. humble bees, flies, butterflies
and beetles are habitual drunkards. If
the statements Of a certain DR.. Weir
are TO be believed. He found that in
some of the southern states these in
sects alight on certain plants. drink
heartily from the caliXes of the bios
SONS, fall PROSTATE on the ground,
and after awhile rise into the air and
fly around like mad, just as drunken
men would do if they could fly. Dr.
Weir then collected the pollen of these
plants, half a teaspoonful. to see
whether il would affect man in the
same way. He swallowed this and
after - minutes found that his pulse
beat faster and there was slight rise
in the temperature of his body. Then
he gathered the blossoms. distilled
them in water and administered a
hypodermic injection in his left arm.
Almost Immediately the pulse was ac-
celebrated and after a half hour he
felt decidedly dizzy. BY this observa-
ton of the insects DR.. Weir was led
to the discovery of an oil In these
plants, affecting man and insect alike
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
BORE LIKE GIMLETS.
The Lee-Metferd Bullet Could Go
Through an Entire Company
of Soldiers.

The lee-metford bullet is aboht four
times as long as il is thick. and TO keep
il straight in its flight it has to be
made TO rotate at a tremendous rate
bv the riAing of the gun. Obviously,
this long. narrow bullet meets with
much less resistance from the air than
the old spherical ball Of the smooth
bore musket, says the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
But the swift rotation has another
effect. When the bullet strikes a man
il bores its way in like gimlct, and
nothing can stop it. As the bullet
leaves the muzzle it is twisting on its
axis 133,2OO times per minute. That
is the rate with ordinary powder When
cordite is used the bullet is made TO
revolve no less than 144,00O times per
minute, or 2,4OO times per second.
Sometimes. however, this rapid rev.
olution brings about curious results.
If it gets the least bit out of the
straight line it has a tendency
glance off when it strikes a hard o
tough object. This accounts for thos
miraculous escapes one hears OF in all
battles.
A lee-metford bullet striking a but
ton or a soldiers belt or notebook or
a coin in the pocket, when it has the
slightest. DETECTION from a straight
line, is pretty sure to glance off with
out doing any harm.
1t may even penetrate the skin OF
the chest, and on meeting with a rib
turn aside without doing further mis-
chief. Yet if this same bullet had
struck perfectly straight it Would
have been able to penetrate the ribs
Of n ,.hnIn cnnnnnN ono after another.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29

When the Inverness-shire militia was
modified at Aldershot, over 1.OOO
strong. and its members eXhorted 10
volunteer for the South African war
there was no response, and at last one
man stepped from the ranks and ad-
dressed the officers, saying that his
comrades would 60 to war if they were
promised a share in the Transvaal gold
mines when the country is conquered.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
rhe yicissitudes of War.

Henry Labouchere, while addressing
a peace meeting in England, was hit on
;he head by a flying chair, and a num-
Der of his hearers had to he taken home
in ambulances. The Chicago Times
Herald concludes that Henry must be
one of those who will have peace even
If they are compelled to fight for it,
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29

Man is not exceptional in the fact
that he L. and has to be a worker. AL
nature is n vast scene of incessant ac'
ton. Everything from atoms to stars
and systems Of suns are constantly IL
motion, - Rev. DR.. Thomas, Peoplep
Church.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
sbIpbuiidine in Japan

shipbuilding in Japan is flourishing
upace. as il should in an island king
dom. A native firm at Nagasaki has
lust finished a 12,000-ton steel twin
screw passenger steamship and SIX
of similar type are in process OF con-
ST frmcfiOn.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29

A Webster (Mass) man died in the
dmtist's chair the other day while
having 13 teeth pulled. The Chicago
Times-Herald says that here is more
good working material for supersti-
tious people.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
sincerity.

Yale student who attended the
MOODY memorial in New Haven where
vast crowd was assembled, wrote 10
his mother: ~ think that we must
change the old adage, knowledge is
nower' to Sincerity Is power.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat says
that about the most dangerous place IN
n time of war is to be on the board OF
strategy.