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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-03
Proud of the Canadians.

London, Feb. 2s.-The prince Of
Wales, who, yesterday (Monday), paid
visit to the wounded who had ar.
rived at Southampton on the hospital
ship Princess of Wales, singled out the
Canadians and told them how proud
the empire was of them, and of their
brave compatriots, who had come for
ward so Loyalty and spontaneously to
make common cause with the mother
country.
Lord Roberts has appointed to his
staff Maj. Dennison, of the Royal Ca
madam reniment.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-03

London, Feb. 27, 1920 a. m.-The
Beers are assembling an army near
Bloemfontein, with which to dispute
the invasion of Lord Roberts. This in
telligence comes from Pretoria, BY
way of Lourenco Marques. The com
mandos are described as "hastening
from all quarters of the two repub-
lies"
May Raise Thirty Thousand Men.
No estimate is made of their num-
bers, but the withdrawal of the Beers
from most of the places where they
have been in contact with the British
except the district near Ladysmith,
nay raise the resisting force to 10000
men. This figure assumes that the
Beers have between 10000 and 10000
men in the field
What CrOnje is There For.
The gathering of this army across
the path of Lord Roberts gives signj-
acance to Gen. Cronje's steadfast de-
tense. He has engaged the corps OF
Gen. Buffers Advance.
Gen. Butler, on Saturday, faced the
last and strongest positions of the
Beers who bar his way to Ladysmith.
The strenuous fighting indicates a
battle between armies rather than
rear guard actions protecting a re-
treat.
On Thursday and Friday he lost 43
officers killed and wounded, represent
ing probably total loss of from 400 to
500.
whites Guns Working.
Gen. Whites guns worked on Satur-
day upon the Boer positions, and a
heliogram from Ladysmith reported
that the Beers were retreating, and
that larger rations were being issued
in view of the fact that relief seemed
at hand.
No News from MafeIxing.
Nothing has been heard from MAIZE
king since February IL. The movement
on the veldt away from the railway ia
becoming increasingly difficult for
large bodies of troops, as the grass IS
burned up.
Scarcity OF FOraBes
Gen. French has to wagon forage for
his horses, and even the infantry finds
the long marches harder than before,
as forage for the transport animals
must be carried. This requires the
formation of garrisoned depots.
The ordinary campaigning season is
over, and the sickly season for both
men and animals has set in. Technical
military writer's take these things into
consideration in forecasting events.
To Arm the Dutch COlOnists.
The Daily Chronicle says it learns
from private letters that British rifles
and ammunition have been landed iii
She southern coast of Cape Colony,
presumably for the Dutch colonists.
More Big Guns for Roberts.
Lord Roberts has recently received
70 additional pieces of artillery.
Whether all have been sent to Paarde-
berg is not known.
Probably the Eighth division will
leave England next Monday.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-03
No News from Mafeking.

Nothing has been heard from MAIZE
king since February IL. The movement
on the veldt away from the railway is
becoming increasingly difficult for
large bodies of troops, as the grass IS
burned up.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-03
whites Guns Working.

Gen. Whites guns worked on Satur-
day upon the Boer positions, and a
heliogram from Ladysmith reported
that the Beers were retreating, and
that larger rations were being issued
in view of the fact that relief seemed
at hand.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-17
OLEOMARGARINE.

The heavy internal tax upon oleo-
margarine was only put on just at the
close of last session. 1t was bitterly
fought in committee and it was thought
there would be a battle royal over it
in the House, but the fight did not come
off. OF course the object is to kill the
industry, and if that can be proved the
bill can be declared unconstitutional.
AS to oleomargarine as a product
it is sold for what it is and not for but
ter. That is the worst of these artif-
cial fats. They are so nearly like but
ter that it is easy to deceive CUSTOM
ers. If people want to buy oleomar-
garine as they want to buy'lar or drip
ping, there is really no reason why they
should not be allowed to do it. How
ever Congress has said if they want
oleomargarine they will have to pay for
it somewhat higher than they have
done in the past. A tax of $3.50 upon a
factory doing a business which runs
into hundreds Of thousands of pounds
is not going to seriously affect the man
ufacturer The tax of $4S, however,
upon the retailer is going to tell
But who is the retailer? the firm
which imports it and retails the stuff
to the Chinese Restaurateur, or the
Restaurant man who doles it out in
tiny pats for the fabrication of the
stomachs of his customers, or can a
tax of this kind be collected twice, first
from the grocer who sells, and next
from the restaurant which distributes?
1t is a neat little point of law, but no
about it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-17
PREPARATION.

The Republican Central Committee
has begun to get to work. 1t has
chosen it's permanent Chairman, Secre-
tary and Treasurer and has fixed the
number of it's finance committee at
eighteen which is three for each district
Having thus organized in permanent
form, it will be able to plan out the
campaign.
The first public step in the campaign
will be the reception of the delegates
from Philadelphia and a rousing ratifi-
cation meeting. The names of McKin-
ley and Roosevelt are as powerful here
as they are on the mainland. The policy
of the one and the fame of the other
both as soldier and as clean and clear
sighted politician are as well under
stood here as they are in any part of
the United States. There are materials
enough for a fine set of speeches and
we have republicans in our ranks who
are cultivated orators.
The careful registration of voters, as
the chairman said is duty incumbent
upon the members of the committee.
This will be done fairly and impartial
ly. Though there has been some talk
about Partially in registration, those
who know the country can see for
themselves that the object in appoint
ing the registration boards was to get
the best and most experienced men.
The objection came from the opposing
party and from republicans who were
disposed to put personal enmity or
jealousy above party interest and to
smirch members of their own party
with dishonest motives. The chairman
said last night Personal differences
must be subordinated factions must
not exist" The ideas are tersely put
and the words should be taken to heart
by those who are disposed to be fac
tious.
Another important duty is the edu-
cation of the party. The Islands will
have to be stumped from Haena to
Kalae. And for this work able speak
ers must be chosen by the committee
who must be ready and able to con-
vince the wavering and to maze the
sure, doubly sure.
mittee to do, and in some parts of the
Islands it will be an uphill fight but a
well conducted campaign should land
the Republican party on majority and
should send Republican delegate to
Congress,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-17
STRANGE DEATHS.

A number of deaths occurring in an
isolated spot within limited time calls
for very careful investigation. In one
of the valleys near Honolulu there have
been a most unprecedented number of
deaths. Each death has been investi-
gated and an autopsy held, and the
causes of death have been found natu-
raj OF course, the first fear was that
these were cases of plague, but this has
been conclusively proved not to be the
case. On Sunday another man died in
the same valley, though at a distance
from some of the recent deaths. Again
there has been an autopsy and an in
vestigation, and again the result is
died from natural causes"
1t is difficult in the present instances,
to say what more the authorities can
do, yet it is undoubtedly a most mys-
ferrous series of deaths, and points to
one of two things, either some herb
grows in the valley which they unknow-
ingly eat, and which leaves no trace of
it's deadly work, after a few hours, or
some one in the valley has got hold of
such herb or plant and has taken to
poisoning as an excitement. 1t would
not be the first time in history that
such mania seized upon a person.
Poisoning was much more easy in
ancient times and in the middle ages
than now, but even with all our science
the toXicologist claims that certain
vegetable poisons bring death, and un-
less the corpse is examined instantly,
all trace will disappear, upon some such
poison Wilkie Collins built up one of
his thrilling romances.
OF the majority of poisonings, re-
venge, or the getting rid of persons for
the purpose of acquiring their wealth,
or jealousy or safety, form the main
spring of the crime. But there have
been persons with minds so perverted
that the knowledge that they held the
death of people in their hands was an
absolute pleasure and they did away
with fellow creature in order to enjoy
a secret thrill Does Palolo Valley con-
tain such a person? 1t seems just pos
sible that it may
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-17
SUPERSTITIONS.

The superstitions of the Chinese seem
TO us to be stupendous, but it must be
remembered that other races have been
STEPPED in superstition, and supersti-
tion acts as an almost irresistible main
spring urging forward people and ma
lions to the most extraordinary actions.
1t must not be thought that because
the reports circulated about mission
aries are on the face of them absurd to
us, that they appear so to others We
can laugh at the statement that the
missionaries gouge out the eyes of chill
dren for the purpose of using them for
medicine, but to the Chinese there is
nothing extraordinary in this. His
own pharmacopoeia is filled with a lot
of unnameable remedies, as the phar-
macopoeia of the empiric of the middle
ages was, and as the western mans
medicines are more powerful than his
own, he readily believes that they OBJ
tain them in some horrible way.
In the middle ages the devout Chris
tians believed that the Jews killed
child in their religious rites of the pass
over and many of the outbreaks
against the Jews We're brought about
by this cause. The same was believed
of the Templars. And not only was this
the belief in the middle ages, but it
is the belief in certain parts of Austria
and Russia at the present day, II was
not so long ago that there was an out
break against the Jews in a Danubian
town because a child had been lost,
and the Jews were accused of having
killed it for religious purposes. Many
Jews were killed and much property de-
stroyed. The child was eventually
found.
One has only to go back to the cpl
demic Of witch trials at Salem to see
what cruelties and wrong could be in
hicted by a worthy set Of people, be-
cause they were stepped in a super
stition about witchcraft There is no
more melancholy page in history than
this account Of the witch madness in
New England. 1t led to the horrible
sacrifice Of innocent persons. Instances
of such superstition abound in history.
The same motives which urged Chris
tians to attack Jews, or which nerved
Cotton Mather to his blood curdling
denunciations of witches, spur the Chi
nese to the murder of missionaries, and
then of all western foreigners. 1t is
curious to trace a resemblance between
New England divines and Boxer, but
the resemblance is there sure enough.
Now what is going to eradicate this
superstition. Only one thing. Secular
education The cannon and rifle may
overawe the Chinese, but they will not
change their superstitions; that can
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-17

only be done by the secular school. And
one says secular school advisedly, be-
cause the secular school will appeal to
the masses without interfering with
their religious beliefs. There is a large
number of Chinese here who are not
Christians, but who, through the light
of secular education, have lost the
gross superstitions of their country
men.
Japan is a case in point. There was
no country where the Christians were
more horribly prosecuted than in Japan.
In Mendelslo's travels, which were
published in 1860, and which were un-
dertaken in 1886, there Is a most blood
turdling account of the persecution.
Japan within the last fifty years open
itself to the commercial world 1t then
started a system of secular education
which should reach the mass of the
people Superstition in Japan now only
fingers among the extremely ignorant.
There is no feeling against the Chris
tan as a Christian. No japanese would
believe now the ridiculous stories which
the Chinese believe about the Christian;
he knows better; just as no New Eng
lander believes in witches; secular edu-
cation pressing upon him, has taught
him better.
The regeneration of China depends
upon it's reformers, who will start
schools and instruct the people. They
will sweep away superstition and ig-
norance and raise their countrymen,
but il is a mighty work.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-17

The telegram that the Emperor Of
China is killed and that Empress Dow
ager is a fugitive while Prince Twan
has usurped the throne must be taken
with a grain of salt. In fact a good
many of the statements that come from
the East have to be discounted Unless
they come direct from Americans or
Europeans who know the facts they
are half of them mere rumors in a land
where rumors flourish as luxuriantly
as the poison palms on the Green Linn
pOpo River.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-17
BpiStIGS in
Your Teeth!

Are not pleasant, but you
will get them there, every
time you use a poor tooth
brush. Get a brush that is
built right. 1t doesn't cost
any more and is more salts
factory. Our best is built
right. It's not every day that
we can offer such a good value
in a tooth brush. We always
have a complete assortment
on hand but it's only occasion
ally that we run across such
good ones as these at so low a
price. Besides being put in
to stay, the bristles are of the
correct stiffness-two or three
grades-so that you are sure
to be suited.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-17

Lewis and Turk do not seem to be
making that brilliant success along the
water front which at first it seemed
possible they would make. Several
ships have sailed away without con-
tributing 500 a head for each supplied
by the accommodating pair. The COM
bination has failed to corner the mar
ket in spite of the new boarding house
and it's pious attractions.
People's voice., 1900-10-18
Where the Real Credit Belongs.

Great credit has been given to the
Allied Generals in China for prompt
action in saving the Americans at Pc
kin, but the credit Of saving thous-
ands of American Citizens dragged
down to deaths door by the long, try
ing months of hot weather belongs to
the prompt action of Dandelion Bit
ters. The quickest acting and most
satisfactory general system tonic ever
made.
Indigestion, Liver and Kidney
troubles, low malarial fevers, dizzi-
ness, fainting spells, melancholy, poor
appetite, sleeplessness, all indicate a
dangerous condition of the system.
which require an immediate toning up
to prevent some of the contagious dis.
cases. Dandelion Bitters rigests your
food, and is the best tonic known.
Especially recommended for all female
troubles and for mothers worn out
with the care of a nursing baby. II
makes sick people well, try it now and
be convinced. For sale by all drug
| pistS,
People's voice., 1900-10-18

Tom Richardson says the Galveston
disaster will make" Houston, al
though Galveston will be erebuit. The
Houston bank clearings in one day
were over q million dollars, and she
stood the tenth city in the UDited
States in this respect. Mr., Richard
sou tells uf one thing done by the
Galveston storm that we have not
seen in print: the solid ground on
Galveston island was washed away by
the waves, and in places the island
was washed inland for the distance OF
two blocks. Like the St. Louis
tornado, the Galveston storm devel-
oped a new descriptive writer, who
achieved national reputation. He
is young man from Newton, this
state. All Of the big descriptive
writers who were sent to Galveston
fell dow n ignCminiOusly, and some Of
them wired in their designations 10
despair.
People's voice., 1900-10-18
COMING AGAIN
TO WELLINGTON
Three Months Service
Free.
DIR. MOSLEY LEE
The Distinguished japanese
Throat and Lung Surgeon,
Eye and Ear Expert and
DIR. HELEN E. LEE, THE
NOTED SPECIALISTS.

Who have enjoyed such wonderful
success in Japan, Europe, New York
and this state will again be in
Wellington at the Hotel Etna on
Thursday, Sept. 18th, one day onlyS
and every four weeks thereafter.
All invaliGs who visit these eminent
specialists on that date
will receive three months
treatment free. Their long experience
in the largest hospitals Of the world
enables them to successfully treat all
chronic diseases, such as bronchitis,
asthma and consumption, rheumatism
SieeplesSueSS tram aud nervous eX-
hluStion, PARALYSIS, neuralgia, head
ache, fits, st. Vitus' dance, cancers,
tumOr>, skin diseases, including freck-
les, plmples, ulcers, sait rheun, ETC.,
also heart, liver, stomach aud kidney
diseases, nervous debility, confusion
Of ideas, aversion Of society, loss Of
memory and energy, etc. Diseases OF
the eye and ear are quickly and per-
manently cured by an original and
never falling treatment. Cures guar
anteed when others have failed. but
we Will not accept incurable disease.
They will examine YOU thoroughly
free OF charge, and If curabe they
will frankly tell you so,
Take one caudid thought before it
is too late. A week or m0nth may
place your case beyond reach Of hope.
Remember il costs you nothing 10
consult these eminent specialists, and
therefore the most humble 10 ciTcum-
stances can avail themselves Of their
vast experience. Catarrah and ca
tarrhal deafness is positively and per-
manently Cared by their japanese
methods.
DR.. Helen E Lee gives special at
tentiOn 10 the diseases OF ladies. Mcr-
ii rewarded. Hereures are unequaled
in the history Of science. Her rene
dies we're secured while in Japan, and
will positively and permanently cure
all female diseases. The dLct0r can
be consulted at her parlors in the
Etna hotel. Office hours from 0 am.
tOs D. m. tt-
People's voice., 1900-10-18

Blackwell Times-RecOrd: Conduc-
tor Conway of The POHca City Iun,
met with peculiar accident recently.
Mr.. Conway and his crew have as d
rule the work OF cleaning up the yard
The extra work for tDat DAY was I
such a nature that it got them ouV
before daylight. The conductor aud
his brakeman were riding the cow
catcher and they were going 10 the
and Of the yard after some cars; the
headlight was at work, and they we're
running about five miles per hour,
when they ran into barb wire fence
stretched across the track, and as Mr..
Conway was sitting rather forward he
got the brunt OF il, and the wire cut
his hands and arms, aud his legs iD
such a manner as 10 incapaciate him
for work, but the other man escaped
with slight tscratches. The wire fually
broke, but not until the Venial con-
ductor had an experience with it that
will last him a lifetime. Mr.. Conway's
injuries are not considered serious aud
he is coneratulAting himself that the
wire struck his body aud not bis face.
People's voice., 1900-10-18
OUR IRE IS UP.
Kansas MlIers' Association to Take a Fall
Uut Of a Defamer Of Kansas Wheat. j

The recent action Of the MinnespO-
lis millers 10 defaming Kansas wheat
and the action Of Kansas newspapers
in showing up the fraud have stirred
up the entire state Of Kansas into a
vigorous denunciation Of the perfiuy
Of the northwestern millers. The
results have reacted against the pro-
ducts'of Minneapolis mills and their
trade in Kansas is rapidly diminish
ing. The sales OF Pillsbury -four and
of VitOS, the breakfast food made by
the Pillsbury people, have fallen OF
greatly end the sales Of Kansas -four
and Kansas mill products have in
creased correspondingly. The general
sentiment among Kansas people is to
register a severe rebuke to the de-
i4mers OF the best wheat raised 10
the world.
The Kansas Millers' association
composed Of the principal mills in
Kansas is going to take united action
to vindicate Kansas wheat and TO
ceDsure its traducers. ]. H. McNair
of Halstead, who is president Of the
association, in recent interview says
that the sentiment Of the millers
belonging to the association is TO take
united action with reference TO show.
ing the world that Kansas hard
wheat produces -four equal in quality
to the best spring wheat patents. The
Minneapolis mills are desperate since
the expose of their fraudulent meth
Ods. They swear in affldavits that
they do not use Kansas wheat. yet
they are guaranteeing to furnish 90
the New York market -four made
from Kansas hard winter wheat. The
officers Of the Kansas Millers' asso.
citation have decided to call meeting
next Monday at the Copeland hotel
IN Topeka to take vigorous action in
defense OF their interests, which are
the interests OF Kansas.
People's voice., 1900-10-18

A new remedy for biliousness is
now on sale at all drug stores. 1t is
called Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets 1t gives quick relief
and will prevent the attack if given
as soon as the first indication of the
disease appears Price,.25 cents per
box. Samples free.
People's voice., 1900-10-18
w.,n.r,cnouia BreakIa.t starfnEiy

Do not eat hearty breakfast il you
have any mental or physical work to
do thereafter. The full stomach may
satisfy your craving. but cannot give
yoa the needed or desired strength
under about three or four hours. Di-
gestion. absorption and assimilation
must take place before you can get
any good from your breakfast. II
these processes are not completed the
hearty breakfast simply clogs the
vital machinery Therefore the
hearty six o'clock dinner. which will
not only build up the waste Of the
day, but provide a reserve for the
morrow. Is TO be sommended.-Ladies
Home journal.
People's voice., 1900-10-18

H, E. WeiSharr has bought 80 acres
Of land near Argonia of R. E, Jones
for $500. The WELLINGTON National
bank has bought F. P. Meals interest
in l60 acre farm near Argnnia for
81 900. e. A. and L. B. Philippi
have bought lG0 acres Of land in
Spriredale township fer 81, Goa.
People's voice., 1900-10-18

Beacon: II. A. Tice, new superin-
tendent for the Oklahoma division OF
the Santa Fe, has taken up his official
duties in Wichita. Mr.. Tice came 10
Monday from Wellington and made a
trip over the line with Mr.. Bailey, the
retiring superintendent. Yesterday
morning he was instructed as 10 the
office duties and now has full charge.
Mr.. Tice has won rapid and deserved
promotion with the Santa Fe. He
WAS superintendent OF the Panhandle
division with headquarters at Wei.
lingtOn aud prior 10 that was train
master of the eastern division Of the
Santa Fe with headquarters at To-
peka. He uOw has charge OF the
Oklahoma division Cf the Santa Fe
and will make Wichita his headquar-
ters. There will be few changes made
by Mr.. Pice at present. j, I. McNally
Of Arkansas City, has been appointed
superintendent Of the Rio Grande
division in New Mexico, relieving G.
(. Aver, who CUES to Wellington to
take the place formerly held by Mr..
TiCe. No successor tn McNa)ly who
was tralnmaster at Arkansas City has
as yet been appointed. Suparinten-
dent TiCe is well pleased with Wichita
and will bring his family here shortly.
People's voice., 1900-10-18

A rlch lady, curerd of her deafness
and noises in the head by DR.. Nicolson's
Artificial Ear Drums, gave $4,000 to
his institute so that deaf people un.
able to procure the Ear Drums, may
have them free. AddressNc. 4379c, The
Nicholson IAstitute, $50 Eisnth Avenue,
New York.
People's voice., 1900-10-18
Plenty of Work In New zes1ana.

New Zsalanders have achieved what
vorkingmen in other lands are clam
O,4fg for. Among the fuhctions Of the
government Is the providing Of work
for ell who may apply. This has been
done for some time. and every New
zealander Is sure Of Job at two dol
lars per day Of eight hours.