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The Portland daily press., 1900-03-21

The Bloemfontein people are affordine
ne every assistanos In the matter Of hos
pital accommodations. We have oonse
qusntiy 5een abba to arrange for uv,
hundred beds.
Thirty three prisoners were tAken al
Priesks, 300 stands Of arms and som.
supplies and explosives.
The Beers have Dsgun to surrender OF
the Basutoland froatisr."
BoERs BLOWING BRIDGES.
Cape Town, March e0.-The Beers have
blswn up the bridges north Of Bioemfon-
tein inoluding thoss at Winberg and
Kroonstadt and are now rstreating tc
the north.
Bioemfontsiu. Monday. March 1o.-Ths
Boers blew up the railroad bridge over
IN Modder river fourteen miles north,
last night.
The law courts were reopsned today.
FARMS FLY WHITE FLAG.
London, March 2l.-A despatch to .hs
Daily Mail from Donkersport, dated
Monday, March 10. says:
"a reconnaissance toward Philippolis,
20 miles west OF springsfontein, found
the farms all flying white flags. Ths
British troops were cordially received.
"It Is reported that Mr.. Steyn Is try.
Ing 20 rally Beers, put the latter say
they have had enough"
RELIEF OF LADYSMITH.
London, March 2i.-Mr. Winston
Churchill, In . despatch dated Pieter'
maritzpurg, warmly resists the contsn'
tion that TIE relief Of Ladysmith aross
out Of Lord Roberts operations.
"on the contrary" he says, 18th opsr.
atlons Of Lord Roberts were assisted by
the fact that General Buller kept i600t
Beers occupied. It would he cruel AND
unworthy thing 10 deprive the Natal
army Of their hard won laurels; and
none would more vigorously repudiate
such . suggestion than Lord Roberts him
self"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08
would Beg Him to shoot.

This young fellow is engaged to a
pretty Detroit girl but they don't care
to publish the bans until after Lent,
says the Detroit Free Press. This dis
turbs an irascible old uncle Of hers,
who has a daughter of his own, too
much after his own style to be a ia
vorite. He took it upon himself to send
for the young man the other day.
"Are you going to marry that niece of
mine?" he asked sternly, when they
were alone in the inner office.
Pardon me, sir, but | must decline
to answer. She has father and a
mother, and I'm on good terms with
them l fail to see that it is your
affair."
There's a whole lot that you fail to
see, young man. I'm really the head
of our family, and I'll not shirk my
duty. Her parents are couple OF
chumps. Are you or are you not en-
gaged?"
You force me to say, sir, that it is
none of your Internal business. and
that you are just what l thought you
were, sour, cross grained old cur
mudgeon."
"See here, sonny, I'll not handy
words with the likes of you, but if you
had been going with my daughter as
long as you have my niece | wouldn't
do a thing but put revolver to youl
head, informing you that if you didn't
marry her I'd shoot"
And I'd beg of you to shoot"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08

beds might be almost indefinitely ex-
tended.
The theory upon which the members
of the association are working IS that
it will yet be possible for them to gain
such complete control over the body as
to keep part of the system at rest
while the other part is engaged in its
labors. In this way any unnecessary
waste of vital energy would be
avoided.
They are also trying to discover how
sleep may be made most advantageous.
They believe that people do not sleep
wisely; that in ignorance they pass
many hours in slumber and yet extract
from that sleep the minimum of rest.
For instance, it has been found that
il the bed is not constructed properly
one cannot get the best results from
the hours of repost. 1t is, Of course,
bad to sleep upon the back, but 1t IS
even worse to sleep in such a position
that the stomach is as high as the
head and the feet lower than both. In
Tie SAINT way IL luC olll lIi5 VI tAAS ~"
yields to the weight of the body too
readily. the sleeper will be in kind of
hollow whether he lies on his back or
his side. If he lies on his back his
feet are too high. and il he lies on his
side the spine is so badly curved that
the sleep is actually detriment to the
health rather than an advantage.
In order to obviate this it should be
seen that the springs are so construct
ed that they are stronger at the center
than at the head or foot Then, the
mattress should be moderately hard
and the pillow should not be too high.
If these conditions are obtained it will
be possible for person to obtain the
greatest amount of benefit from the
hours devoted to repose.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08
How to Raise watermclons.

An Iowa contributor to the Farm,
Field and Fireside says: Select rich
Ioam-sandy loan is best-and dig
holes six feet each way, or in one long
row, and put a shovel full Of we'll
rotted manure in each hill, covering
with two inches of dirt. Plant about a
dozen seeds in each hill, covering one
inch deep. Plant from the 9TH to the
10th of May. Soon after planting these,
say five or six days, plant hill be-
tween each two of the first ones These
will come up about the time bugs show
up generally, and they will not touch
the first vines, but viii destroy the sec
ond planting. This is much easier than
putting ashes on the vines, and surer,
too.
The main thing after this is to keep
the ground loose around the hin, and
you can raise melons in spite of drouth.
Should the bugs come early and attack
the first vines. they are all gone before
the others are up. A wheel hoe is the
best tool to use, hoeing twice a week
at least. The seeds should be saved
from the earliest and largest melons,
providing they are sweet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08

sSThe future will TELL" she answered.
rs she rich. Con-"
"She is far from being beggar."
"YoungY
Comparatively"
Pretty"
People call her very pretty"
'Then my happiness is complete.
Only for you. Connie, I'm afraid I'd be-
come a rusty old bachelor" And as he
babe her "good-afternoon," he was so
happy he looked as if he would have
liked to repeat his former offease of
kissing her, but he dared not-yet.
When he had gone Mrs. Weston
leaned back in her chair and laughed
merrily. Its not leap year, but then
l had to give him a hint or two" she
told herself.
A menth later Constance sits in her
luxurious drawing-room waiting to re-
ceive him. She wears pale-blue dress
and single Jack rose (his favorite
fiower) in her hair.
She hears his step up the pathway
the bell rings, and he stands before her.
well" she exclaims after n minute.
Il give it up, Con. find there is no
one | can ever learn to love as | did
Fiji unless-don't laugh at me, Con-
it's you yourself"
"Of course it's me, you dear old
goose"
And 1t was not for hours afterward
that Courtenay discovered what a foo
he had been.-Boston Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08
DEATH RECORD or THE WAR.
Casualties of American Troops at Sam
fiasro and HIauiIa.

Casualties of American Troops at sam
tiago and Manila.
In comparison with the casualties suf-
fered by the British troops in South At
rica, those sustained by the American
forces in the Philippines seem very small.
A statement just compiled by the War
Department shows that from July J.,
1898, when American troops reached Ma
Mia, until April 81. 1900, these deaths
have occurred: Killed and died of wounds,
43 officers, $50 men; died of disease, 26
officers, 1885 men; total, SO officers, 2,lS1
men; grand total, 2,256. Several thousand
men have been wounded, but only small
percentage have died of wounds, and
most Of them have returned TO duty.
The War Department has just issued
a complete table of the casualties in the
Fifth army corps in the operations
against Santiago from June % until July
II, 1893. The losses are given: Killed,
81 officers, Odd enlisted men; wounded,
101 officers, 1,344 enlisted men; total, L.
6SS officers and enlisted men.
The total strength of the forces oper-
ating against Santiago is given as $50
officers and II $40 men. The Seventeenth
regular infantry lost the greatest NUM-
Der of men, its killed and wounded num-
herring 49,. The Sixteenth regular in
fantry lost 100 men, and Coy. Roosevelt's
regiment and the Sixth regular infantry
each lost 127 men.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08

An experiment that is as strange as
it is interesting is being tried by an
organization of students in several
American universities, which has for
its purpose the frightening of working
hours. This experiment is based up
on the belief that sleep is. to a large
extent, matter of habit and that it
can be lessened materially if proper
care of the system is taken. They be-
lieye that rules can be devised by
which they will be able to reduce the
sleeping hours to a minimum consist
ent with continued health and they are
working hard to bring this condition of
things about.
Although there is probably no neces-
sary connection between a lack of
sleep and brilliant career it is never
theless a fact that many of the most
eminent men spent less hours in their
beds than most of US. 1t is no unusual
thing for Edison to work thirty-six
hours continuously at single problem
and seldom does he do more than
snatch an hour or two of sleep when
exhausted nature proves too strong for
him. Humboldt, the great German
philosopher, rarely spent more than
four hours in bed, and Littre. who lived
70 be so, thought that to spend more
than five hours a day in sleep was
shameful self-indulgence. Jules Verne
is another believer in the virtues of lit
tie slumber. Although he reads until
late into the night, he is at his desk at
dawn in summer and by o'clock in
winter. Lord Wolseley, like Bismarck
and Won Moltke, has always got along
very nicely with little sleep and the list
of men who have made name in the
world in spite of the fact that they
have been almost strangers to their
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08
Why Incubator Chicks Die.

At the Rhode Island station careful
investigation has been made of the
cause Of the death of young incubator
chickens. The total number of dead
chickens examined during the spring
and summer of 1899 was S26. 1t was
alleged that about one-third Of the
chicks had been more or less injured
by uneven heat during incubation.
Another common cause Of trouble was
in overcrowding of brooders, resulting
in death by suffocation. trampling, etc.
tuberculosis was found to be very
prevalent, and ID per cent. of the
chickens were more or less affected.
For guarding against this disease it Is
recommended to give the interior of
the breeders all the sun and air posi-
bic on pleasant days. Bowel troubles
were common cause OF death. Feed
ing should be as nearly as the time of
the attendant renders profitable a con-
tinuous operation, but by no means q
continuous gorge. Sometimes too much
animal food is given, but in moderate
quantities animal food results in rapid
growth. Lack OF animal food some
times causes diseases of the liver and
gail bladder.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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Belgium has five automobile clubs, with
a combined membership of 74O.
The scarcity of coal in Germany is Sc
riously interfering with the iron and steel
industries.
Steamboats, arc. TO be put on the Dead
Sea for traffic between the villages on
the banks. The first boat is already rum
ming.
A syndicate in Paris has made applica-
ton to the minister of public works for
permission to run steam carriages on the
streets.
The Berlin papers publish Washing
ton dispatch with reference to 6he con-
vening of a second Panamerican congress
and comment on the proposal in rather
unfavorable terms.
In the British House Of Lords Lord
Kinnaird asked the Government to sup
port the United States in attempting to
| secure non-exhibition displays on Sunday
at the Paris exposition.
The League Of German Agriculturists
has just held its general annual meeting
in Berlin The league numbers 100000
members, an increase of 1900 over the
membership of the preceding year.
The marriage rate OF Queensland, Aus
tralia. has been steadily declining from
14.5 per GOO in 1868 to 6.3 per LOCO in
1898.
The Russian Government has consent
ed to postpone for one year the operation
of new regulations depriying japanese
subjects of fishing privileges in the wat
ers OF Saghalien, Siberia
a botanical garden has been establish
ed at Coquilhatyiile, Congo Free State,
| By the Belgian Government, to be called
the Kew Gardens. Experiments with
rubber and other tropical plants will be
made.
On a train running between Client and
Brussels a fierce discussion about the
| south African war arose among the pas
| sengers. An alarm was given. the train
stopped. and the disputants were forced
10 finish the arguments on the ground.
Camb, .dge. England. stl1acnts in cele-
| brating the victory of Ladysmith's relief
| used ~ signs. shutters and furniture be
| longing 10 the townsmen for bonfire.
Several were arrested. convicted Of theft
and fined By the Mayor. They have since
Il
| out from the church. the law or any 9TH
| or learned profession. and from many
/ other positions as well. but the Mayor
| refuses 10 take back his sentences.
| The japanese House Of Representatives
has passed a regulation to prohibit bcys
/ under 20 years OF age from smoking.
| The total revenue OF Egypt during lSsFs
amounted 10 EEL. 415.O00 and the ex-
penditures to EEI0 %. 600, leaving a sur
| plus of EEL, l61 600.
s.ztistics forwarded from Havana Il
| Washington show that during BIZ last ter
issears the-p were n the Cuban city 40.
COO births and 101 .a32 deaths. an appar
| eat excess. of 61.423 deaths over bSvshs
The death rate was heaviest during 1875
1897 and 1896, IN the order named. Oh
he deaths 5.4I3 were from yellow fever
or the births 81. 49S were whites. 81.
negroes and 5.T6S malattosS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08
lAngora Goats.

Iu Texas Angora goats have been
cultivated for some years. and Farm
and Ranch says there are 1900 of the
animals within its borders, while near
IL fifty tons Of their fleece. commercial
lv known as mohair. were shipped last
year from Uyalsle alone. 1t now sells
Nt prices ranging from % to 351a cents
a pound for average grades. while some
of the very finest quality not yet mar
keted is expected TO command 40 cents.
Not only is the fleece of considerable
value. but the hides and flesh are also
said TO be in active demand.
Apparently there is an excellent op-
portunity for many American farmers
in the raising OF Angora goats 1t is
ASSERTED EAT these animals can be kept
at much less expense than sheep,
while their fleece is of far greater val
ne than wool 1t requires a dry climate
and short grass. while a country OF
broken and billy nature. with scrubby
tree growths. is well adapted 10 its re-
quiremeuts. The statement Is also
made that breeding the Angora with
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08
WAS RUINED eY a HEADLINE.

Serious but Amusing typographical
Error that Cost Man His Paper.
Amusing typographical errors in
newspapers that have at times added
to the mirth of nations were under dis
cussion by small crowd of newspaper
men in favorite resort one morning
last week. Among the numerous sto-
ries that were told the following was
the most amusing example of the cal
Iousness and recklessness of the old
time travelling COMP"
Il was working on a Detroit paper
In the early SOS" he said. when | got
a chance to buy sheet in small town
back in the State. OF course. consti-
tuted the entire editorial staff. but
took MP from Detroit printer whom
| meant TO make my foreman. With
the exception of requiring two days
drunk each week. and one more day
TO sober up on. he really had few faults
for a printer-an | was glad to get
him.
ror quite time after we got estab-
lished everything went well. Business
was good. had the indorseEent of the
right people in the town. and flattered
myself that at last had secured just
the position suited 10 my eminent abili-
ties. Here came my undoing.
Il had been there nearly three months
when the daughter of the most promi-
nent citizen of the town died She
was leader in all church aud society
events. and extremely popular. The
| obituary notice got up for the occa-
1 sion was about the best | could do. Ii
really was fine, and with il wrote a
.splurge' head that think was all right
toe.
The paper was printed Thursday
night and that morning | WAS sum
moned TO Detroit. left most explicit
| instructions with the foreman and sup
posed | could trust him. Naturally
was out early next morning TO get
copy OF my paper. got It. and never
came so near fainting in my life. That
scoundrel had given the obituary no
tice the most prominent place in the
sheet. as told him. bat | had written
the headline one More in Heaven He
had made it One Mere in the Oven.
There was nothing to be done. got
back as soon as possible. but my fore
/ man had gone and left no address l
put in the day explaining. Offering to
print the whole Issue again. and did
everything could to square the thing.
but l was done for in that town. and
sold ont soon afterward.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08

s'(g0E7BlISE>l77s

The bureau of statistics Of the Treas
nry Department has compiled a statement
of the traffic through the SAUL Ste Ma
RE canal between Lakes Superior and
Michigan last year. The total number
Of vessels passing through the canal was
20,055, which was more than double the
total for 1889. The total freight passing
through the canal in 1899 was 25,255,S10
tons against but 7,516,022 tons in 1889,
showing that the freight has increased
much more rapidly than the number Of
vessels, thus indicating in some degree
the rapid increase in the size and capac-
ity of the freight carrying vessels of the
great lakes. The development of grain
production Of the extreme Northwest dur
ing the decade is indicated by the fact
that the wheat carried through the canal
in 1899 was 5S,397 $3.50 bushels, and in
1889 1924, S54 bushels, while grain
other than wheat" in 1890 was $4,000,
035 bushels, and in 1889 but 2,133,24
bushels.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08
ATTRACTIVE MENUS.
What Passengers on the New Yorl
Central Are (.sycu

What Passengers on the New York
Central Are Given.
a gentleman whose travels have GOV
cred the United States ard Oh OF con
tinental Europe recently remarked that
meals on the New York Central are
served with all the refneInents Of gas
tronomic art. A seasonablc bill, prepared
by competent chef, and served by per
fcctly trained walters, with table settings
Of the latest design, sums up the require
ments Of an enjoyable meal, and IS synon
ymous with the aims Of the New York
Central's cuisine.
The passenger department has under
taken the operation OF dining and buffet
cars, and no expense will be spared to
make this prominent feature OF the ser
rice. The bills are frequently changed,
and the aim il 10 conduct the dining car
and buffet service Oh the most liberal
lines. The following IS q sample bill
which is offered at the present time:
Dinners hrewsburys: Cream Of CELERY
aux CroutOns. ConsOmme Ceestine: Plank
ed North Carolina Shad; Potatoes Paris
ienne; Queen Olives, Cslery, Sliced TOma
toes; Lobster q 10 Ncwburg IN Cases; FRESH
Mushrooms on Toast: Peaches q ia Condo
Claret Sherhet; Roast Ribs Of Prize Beef.
ROaet Spring Turkey, Cranberry Sauce;
Bermuda Potatoes. Caullhowcr an Gratln.
New Beets 8 81 Creme. Green Peas English
Snipe with Watercre8s, Chieory Salad.
Plum Pudding. Hard or Brandy Sauce
NeapOitau Ice Cream, Assorted Cakes:
Fruit. Water Crackers, Camenbert cheesls,
Edam Cheese. Coffee demi-tasse, Tea
Meals. one dollar. No charge for COFFEE
deml-tasse served ~ buffet. smoking or Oh
servation car
The drinking water served OH the New
York Central Dining Cars Is from the
celebrated Poiaris Springs. az BoonYille.
Oh the r.. w Il o. Division. t. the foot
hills Of the Adirondack Mouuiaing. and
Is absolutely pure. Albany Argus.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08
Derrick for Stacking.

The arrangement illustrated is in
tended for stacking hay. fodder. etc.
out of doors, and is also useful, II Of
convenient size, for loading shocks Of
fodder on to wagon in the field, one
team being used to haul the derrick
from shock to shock. 1t can also be
used to advantage In loading hay from
q stack on to a wagon. A telegraph pole
Is best for the center pole. which turns
In any direction. 1t is made with a
shoulder to fit in the hole in the cross
plank at the bottom. The bottom
frame should be about one-half the
height of the entire device. 1t is made
principally of scantlngs AKA and 2X6.
as occasion requires. Three pulleys
are necessary to operate the derrick.
and the crane can be Swung around
whenever wanted This stacker can be
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08
PURSUIT is ABANDONED.
British Who Were After Beers Return
to Bioemfontein.

to lsioeuifontein.
London advices say that the food of
newspaper dispatches describing the re-
cent operations throws no light whatever
upon the present position of affairs or up
on the great question as to when the main
advance is TO begin The Standards am
nouncement that Gen. French's cavalry
are returning to Bloemfontein Is clear
proof that there is no further hope of
catching the retreating Beers and the
London papers are beginning To display
impotence ut the practical failure OF the
elaborate operations of last week.
The London Standard says; 1T is dis
heartening to find that these elaborate
maneuyers have had so small a result"
The Daily Chronicle remarks: 1--WE are
reluctant to criticise Lord Roberts, but it
is impossible to shut our eyes to the fact
that during the last ten days we have
gained very little from our enormous dis
play of force"
Without doubt these operations have
been of a very cxhausting nature and viii
entail further delay The Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Times, writing after
the Paardcbcrg affair." describes Lord
Roberts army as wreck" because it
was without horses and without trans
| port. The Bloemfontein correspondent of
/ the Post speaks now OF the urgent need
at present and always Of moro horses
| There is very little news from other quar-
| tiers.
Col. Dalgcty's force at Wepener NUM-
bered LOO. His losses during the siege
were thirty killed and 40 wounded. The
Daily Mail publishes a statement from
Col. Long, who was blamed for the loss
of guns at ColeusJ, that in advancing the
| guns as he did he merely obeyed orders
and that the staff was quite ignorant oe
the proximity Of The Boer positions.
The sudden decision OF the Boer peace
delegates to visit America is attributed to
the fact that the Government Of the Meth
erlands after sounding all the European
capitals. told them they had nothing to
hope from Europe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-08

Kangaroo farming is to be ain establish
cd institution in Australia.
Dave Duncan went Insane while dis
eussing religion al Newkirk, Okla.
Because Reinhardt Tonn killed Ida Kei-
Ter at Chicage, Paul Wagner. II. com
United suiciRS Wednesday night, by
hanging.
The latest statistics show that The Unit
"a States has over 10000 miles Of rail
road. and less than 10000 miles Of good
wagon roads.
Coral is again y favor after its long
oeriod Of disuse The pink cora! is the
choiccr. from its purity, but the common
/ red s much worn.
| The women Of Pretoria gather together
AZ each others houses IN sewing parties.
making clothing for those Of their family
or The firing iine
The Jewish population Of London has
more than doubled dEr.iis The last t,vcH-
tr years. X is uow estimated at between
100. Geo aud 10000.
IL Is estimated that during TIE past
fourteen months upward Of l0.e0O wolves
have been E.ised IS Wyoming. in addition
20 mountain lions. Wild cats, lynx. bear
and coyotes.