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The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

present." remarked another officer.
Roland may be compelled to make a
circuit or wait for the darkness. Doc
tor Maxwell has not returned. either"
Maxwell is at the outposts; there
is no danger in that quarter. l am
glad that my fears concerning the fe-
YER proved groundless. The doctor
sent me the most reassuring news"
Good evening, gentlemen" said
familiar voice at the door. This SOL
emn assemblage is probably on ac-
count of the victory of which l heard
on my arrival 1t will give an unex-
pected turn to the campaign"
And a fortunate one," replied the
colonel, beckoning Maxwell to enter.
sit down, doctor. We were Just
speaking of your friend. who has not
yet returned. l am beginning to be
seriously anxious about him.
William is already here" said
Maxwell, taking the proffered seat. II
left him five minutes ago."
Thank heaven! So you met him
on the way back?"
No. We returned from Springfield
together"
From Springfield? What were you
doing there?"
Very different things-some pleas
ant, some disagreeable. In the first
place. l had to bring Lieutenant Ro-
land from behind iron bars, then to
secure the worthy Mr.. Harrison, who
wished to brand us as spies; then to
subdue all Springfield, including a
justice of the peace, and, finally, to
act as best man-all in single hour.
| think, gentlemen l have accomplish
ed the utmost amount possible within
this brief time"
The officers glanced first at one an
other, then at the speaker whose love
of banter they knew, and the colonel
said disapprovingly:
Don't Jest, doctor. Such things
are no laughing matters. If Roland
is really here. why doesn't he report
at once?"
land to his quarters. One can't blame
a man who has been married only
three hours, if he cares first for his
young wife. He will be here pune
tually at sunset"
His wife? Do you mean Miss Har-
rison?"
Pardon me, mean Mrs. Roland
who has accompanied her husband.
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ROBERTS PUSHING FORWARD.
Drives Boers Back Twelve Miles Towards
BlocmfonteIn.

London. March ia dispatch to the
war office from Lord Roberts, dated
Dreifontcin, March IL. 7:15 a. m.,
says:
"The enemy opposed us throughout
yesterdays march. and from their in
innate knowledge of the country gave
us considerable trouble. Owing, how
ever to the admirable conduct of the
troops, the enemy We're unable to pre-
vent us reaching our destination. The
brunt of the fighting fell on General
Kelly-Kenny's divisions, two battal-
ions of which, the Welsh and Essex,
turned the Beers out of two strong po-
stions mt the point of the bayonet.
A dispatch to the war office from
Lord Roberts, dated Dreifontein
March IL. 9:55 a. m, says:
81 cannot get the precise number of
casualties before | march, but will
communicate it as soon as possible
The Beers suffered heavily, 1O2 of
their dead being left on the ground
We captured about twenty prisoners.
Among the killed are Captain Eus-
tace of the Bluffs, Captain Lomax of
the Welsh regiment and Mr.. McKartie,
retired Indian civilian attached to
Kitchener's force.
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1t is noticeable that all the great
generals. either of the past or present
have been known to the public and
their soldiers by some familiar nick
name. Lord Roberts sobriquet Of
"Bobs'' is the most popular name to
conjure with Just now in South Africa.
Just as lie Petit Corporal" was the
watchword for Napoleon's legions
Frederick the Great was dubbed by his
soldiers Our Fritz" and the duke of
Wellington, who gained the confidence
but never the affection of his troops,
was known as "Old Nosey"-an uncom-
plimentary allusion to his most prom
inent feature-just as "Stonewall'
Jackson and Marshal Vorwarts" ex-
pressed the most noticeable character
istics of Jackson and Blucher respec-
lively.
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smALLPox DISTRIBUTORS.
How the Germs Are Nurtured and the
Disease Is Spread.

Dt9chbe 1b SpFcau.
II would seem that people will never
,earn to be careful. The recent alarm
ing spread of that dire epidemic.
smallpox, throughout different sec
tions of the country has been traced
by physicians and sanitarians in many
instances directly to the moldy and
rotting layers of paper and paste
which cover the walls of many houses.
The practice of laying layer after layer
ef paper on wall, using common
flour paste, is especially calculated to
create homes for disease germs. Peo-
ple could not do more to effect such a
result if they tried. The rotting vege-
table matter affords caves from which
are ready to dart forth the infection
at every opportunity. There is no ex-
cuse for this practice. as walls and
ceilings can be coated with pure.
cleanly and sanitary material like Ala
bastine, for instance, at no greater ex-
pense. AIabastine Is rock-base
cement which incorporates itself with
the wall or ceiling. 1t Is easily ap-
piled, comes ready to mix with cold
water, requires no washing or scrap
ing before renewing or retinting, is
beautiful, long-lasting and safe.
For walls that have been infected.
nothing Is equal to Alabastine as a
dislpfectant to render them pure and
clean and the rooms once more habit
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16
L, Hung Chang. arapdson..

The two grandsons of the Chinese
statesman Ii Hung Chang visited the
University of California by invitation
of Prof. Fryer, who was acquainted
with them in China. They arrived on
the steamer China on Monday but were
not able to land until Tuesday after
noon. They went to the Occidental
hotel, and are staying there with Mr..
Walter Lambuth, who is escorting
them to Nashville, where they will per-
haps enter Vanderbilt university. The
young men will at first live in pri
vate family near the university and
take a course to fit them for entering.
They dress in American style and have
discarded their queues. Although well
educated from a Chinese point of view
they have been studying only English
two years with a private tutor at their
home in Marking and Yangchow. They
have pleasing and unassuming man
ners.-Oakland (Cal) special New
York World.
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poer Repor. n. to tho Peace pronos,,

London, March 12.-The Mail has re-
ceived the following from Pretoria.
dated Saturday, March 10, and cen
sored by the Boer governments:
president Kruger and President
Steyn have wired to Lord Salisbury
peace proposals on condition that the
independence of the two republic be
respected and the rebel colonials am
nestled.
yesterday the foreign consuls were
called into conference and We're re-
quested to invite the intervention of
the powers represented, in order TO
prevent further bloodshed."
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

1t is estimated that the state OF
Maryland lost $3,00O000 during the
past season through the ravages of
the pea-louse, which, Prof. w. G.
Johnson of the Maryland Agricultural
college says is an insect new to sci
ence. 1t belongs to the well-known
group of the aphides, or plant-lice,
and on account of some change in
conditions has become suddenly abun-
dant. appearing for the first time on
the cultivated pea. 1t Is of a green
color, and only an eighth of an inch
long. 1t sucks the juices from the leaf
and stem, and the plant dies. Not
only in Maryland have growers of
peas suffered, but in Now Jersey, Del
aware, New York, Virginia, North
Carolina and Connecticut also. For
tunately the pea-louse has many in
sect enemies, which played havoc with
it before the close Of the season.
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

During the volcanic eruption in the
Hawaiian islands last summer the
smoke rose to height of between five
and six miles, and then drifted away
to the northeast. At a distance Of 500
miles from Hawaii it settled upon the
surface OF the sea, and was then car
ried back by the northeast wind to its
place of origin, where it arrived fort
night after its original departure. and
covered the entire group of islands
with It's heavy pail.
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16
CHAPTER XII.

1t was sunset at the Union camp.
Colonel Burney had summoned all the
officers of the regiment to one of the
little festivities which are often i'm
provised on the march or in camp.
A certain feeling of anxiety per-
yaded the group. Lieutenant Roland,
though expected every minute, had not
yet arrived. The colonel had no rea-
son to conceal the fact that he had
given the young officer leave of alb
sence or it's purpose. True, dangers
and risks were everyday occurrences
in this war; people regarded them as
matters of course and wasted Few
words over them, but Roland was. as
his friend expressed it, ''the darling
of the regiment"
II ought to have refused the leave"
said Colonel Burney. angrily. Il fear
the matter will end badly. He ought
to have been here long ago. had the
adventure proved successful"
I'VE often reconnoiter within the
enemy's lines" one of the officers re-
marked. True Roland is alone. but
he is less likely to attract attention
on that account. The dangers which
threaten him on way"
Are the least" interrupted the col
onel. What | fear is treachery with
in the house where he believes him
self safe He would listen to no coun-
sci, but l had presentiment of evil
from the beginning"
I'VE won't anticipate the worst at
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16
street Car Trouble Settled.

st. Louis, March 12.-The threatened
strike of the employees of the st. Louis
Transit Company is off. An agreement
perfectly satisfactory to both sides was
reached at o'clock last night between
the officials of the transit company and
the executive committee of employees.
Later the agreement was ratified by a
mass meeting of employees. While the
men did not get all they asked for,
they have received substantial recog-
milton.
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

BY the action of the senate in rati-
flying The Hague peace treaty. the
United States now stands before the
world as a nation no less ready to
practice than to preach arbitration.
Its promptness in accepting the invi-
tation to The Hague, the eminence of
those who represented the country, its
commanding position as one of the
great powers of the world, and the
governments well-known advocacy of
the principle of arbitration, all tend
to invest the action of the senate with
peculiar significance. By 1t we have
now shown our good faith, and other
nations may follow. The aim of the
treaty. stripped of complicating de-
tails, is merely to make peace easier
and war more difficult. 1t cannot
compel peace, for 1t leaves each ma
tion free to choose a course for itself;
but 1t seeks to render the resort to
arms the last resort.
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

A correspondent of Figaro" writ
ing from Madrid, gives very favora-
BILE account of the present condition OF
Spain. which he says lis making rapid
progress toward recovery, after series
of cruel disasters" The tendencies to
disorder have subsidized; the danger OF
revolution has passed; under the infiu-
ence of well-balanced budget, public
credit is improving; the personal
worth and practical wisdom OF the
queen regent have made her the one
fixed point around which all the wishes
of Spain and all the sympathies of Eu-
rope gravitate"; and her son Alfonso,
who will ascend the throne in two or
three years, gives fine promise of in
telligence. courage, and virtue.
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

It Is strange now to recall that, as
a girl. the late mother of the German
empress was exceedingly anxious to
marry Napoleon III. Indeed. the mar
riage was nearly arranged. but Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert strongly
disapproved of the proposed alliance.
and their opposition carried the day.
Had Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe
become empress of the French the
whole face of Europe would almost
certainly have been different.
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

The recent trials at Indian Head, on
the Potomac, of the armor made for
the Russian battleship Retvizan, build
ing in this country, seemed to show
that armor-plate Of the Krupp form
made in America has the advantage in
the endless contest between guns and
armor. Five-inch projectiles with
striking velocity of more than 1000
feet per second failed to penetrate more
than two inches in n flve-inch plate,
and the projectiles were broken In
pieces. while the plate was not cracked.
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rmnortant to Mothers.
How's ThisT

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
.ase of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
+. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned have known F. j.
Cheney for the last l5 years and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
md financially able to carry out any obliga-
ions made by their firm.
West s. Truax Wholesale Druggists. Toledo.
D.: WaldinP Kinnan s. Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ng directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
)f the system. Testimonials sent free Price
5c per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best
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clerk. Il believe he would have shot
lis both down in cold blood II you
hadn't performed the ceremony"
Yes, a horrible fellow!'l repeated
Mr.. Thompson. But an original, re-
markable character, too; and he has a
very high regard for me. He told me
SO three times"
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

The passion play will be enacted at
Ober-Ammergau twentyseven times
during the coming summer. the first
performance occurring May "a. A
new auditorium accommodating 1000
persons has been built.
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

Our hereditary traits are those which
we pick out to blame on our ancestors.
Let us live for each other, but not so
snerEetically as TO become meddlesome.
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

In Brussels street traversed by an
electric tram-car it has been noticed
that the trees on one side of the way
begin to lose their foliage early In Au-
gust. the leaves turning brown and
dropping off But in October the same
trees begin to bud again, and some
times even blossom. Meanwhile trees
on the opposite side of the street are
unaffected. losing their foliage late in
the autumn and budding only in the
spring. The cause of the anomaly is
supposed to be leaking electric cur
rents. which stimulate the growth Of
the trees affected,
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

whats the difference between a fiddle
md violin?" "a fiddle is n violin when
the man who plays it has on swallow
tail coat
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

81 met our cook down slwn to-day.
Did you speak to her?'' Speak to her!
She was better dressed than 1 was and
avoided me-
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

A woman never can understand why
her dog doesn't seem as cute to 9th
ers as to herself,
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

"What kind of man is Tibbs?" Hes
the kind that would kick an automobile
for getting out of gasoline"
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consump-
tion cured me of bad lung trouble.-Mrs.
J. Nichols, Princeton, Ind, Mar. 26, 1895.
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

LuIuriant hair with its youthful color assured BY
using PARKERs HAIR BALsAM
uiSpERcoRSs, the best for corns. 15cts.
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

Did you have any emotions when you
qeard PaderewSlti?' Yes: | wanted to
get at him with a comb and brush"
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

do you enjoy Lenten sermons, Billyg
don't care about these homemade SER
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

Mrs. WInslows Soothing Syrup.
For children tcething, softens the gums, reduces In
iammation Rllnys pain cures wind collie. 25c bottle
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

A Book of Choice Recipes
Sent free by Walter Baker Co. Ltd, Dorchester,
Mass, Mention this pAper.
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

Everybody seems to be leaving town.
"Evcrybody?' We'll, I'm going away
and so is Tom Jibbs.
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eaaa Letter. a Day.

The John A. Salzer Seed Company.
lacrosse Wis, received G,434 orders
last Monday, which is monster uay,
but they expect to double TINS nuinpel
by the middle of March. me nrm 10
having great trade in Its speclaitles.
potatoes, speltz, Bromus lhern.s
rape, Big Four oats. Three-Eared eo'n
and earliest vegetables. lhere is u
wonderful demand for onions, eao
bage, peas and bean seed thls yea
EARLY Bird radish and lightning cao
bage, the earliest OF this kina III .ne
wide, wide world, are having lre
mendous sale.
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes
the cause that produces La Grippe. Z. w.
Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

"IJncle Bill, what is business admin
lstration?" ''Why 1t is an administration
which benefits the man who Is at the
head of 1t. if it doesn't benefit ANYBODY
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-20
Council Proceedings.

The council met in adjourn ed ses.
sion Tuesday evening". All members
present. Committee on side walks
recommended a number of new
sidewalks but as they had not been
over the entire town was given furth-
or time before new walks were ORDER
ed as recommended. Fence along
new road or university farm was ord
cred tt. be built as soon as practica.
BILE, werk being done by street COM
missioner. Sewer was ordered put
in on 5th Avenue, South, 22O feet.
instructions were given to collect for
sewer connection from j. A. Darling
who had tapped the old sewer at the
catch basin on 9Th avenue.
The council expect to call special
meeting at an early date to confer
with representatives of water works
system to secure advise relative to
most practicable system to adopt in
replacing the old tank. Adjourned.
The matter of a new jail with 9th
or conveniences was discussed but
owing to the unavoidable absence of
the village attorney, nothing was
done.
0. A. Qualey, tenant on the John
Ramage farm. appeared before the
council with the statement that his
cattle had strayed and were found
in the yard of Poundmsster Crandall,
where he thought they had received
improper treatment and lost sus.
tained. lie thought under the cir
cumstances the "pound" fee $3.50
should be reduced, but Pat O'Con-
nor, having lost some hay and pick.
les and was disturbed in his rest by
the stock and Alderman Goff having
his garden tramped on by them, the
council did not seem disposed to re.
duce the fee,
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-20

Wheat'O
The Popular Breakfast Cereal!
HAVE YOU TRIED IT?
Newton g, G. Milling Co.,
Newton, Iowa.
Gentlemen Our experience the sales of WheatO Breakfast
The
beyond doubt the best breakfast
eas the market No merchant having cereal trade make
take in having this cereal their shelves.
Yours Truly
PETER LEWIS MERCANTILE COMPANY.
The following among leading firms who carry full supply of
WhatO and be the satisfactory breakfast food that
be used:
E. Torrance Merchandise. Worthiugon
Swedish Mercantile Goods Groceries. Worthngon
Harry Lewis Staple and Fancy Groceries, Worthngton
c. L. Peterson Dry Goods Notions Groceries Worthingon
Peter Lewis Mercantile Co., "The Big Store Warrington
Chas King, General Merchandise. Org Mimi
s. Bedford Co, General Merchandise Ruhmere Mimi
j. G. Bronx General Merchandise Rushmo Mimi
NJ Becker, Adan MINI
GeYean and Merchandise Brewster Mimi
The Secret of the Success of Wheat'O
Is the delicate nuty which all relish health food
and builder
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-20

We are pleased to see ]. P. Peter
son en- the streets again.
Dan Chute is having his house
piastered. VIM. Guyse is doing the
work.
Rev. E. Wallgren from Minneapo-
lis will preach in the Swedish taber-
nacle Friday April goth at 7:30 p. M.
Lanpher hats in spring styles now
ready. All colors in stiff and Fe-
dora shapes
G. T. Bloom received letter say
ing that his wife and children arrived
at her fathers all right except Ellen
was quite sick.
For sa]e-A 16-horse power engine
of the Advance make. Anyone wish.
ing to buy or trade other property
call on or add ress A. James, Worth
ington, MINI, 33tf
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-20

Fpr Sale, two book cases almost al
good as now. Apply at this office.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-20
P'R0CRESS!.

ls ever restless and unsatisfied,
and will be so till the end of time.
Every man, woman and child in
the world with one whit of am
bition, tries to progress. We,
with all others, are making efforts
in that direction. That is the
reason new lines are added to our
stock aud old lines are reinforced
with new goods.
Never in our experience here
in Worthington have we been able
to offer 80 large or 80 attractive,
or so cheap a stock of merchan-
disc in all our departments as we
are able to this season. OF course.
there has been a great advance in
prices, but it is an actual fact that
with a few exceptions. we are sel-
ling goods cheaper today than we
were two years ago.
CLOTHING.
Looks right, fits right, feels
right, is right-that describes ou1
clothing every time. Prices right
ftoo, we have some particularly
good bargains in boys knee pants
suits from 8 to 13 years. Regular
prices from $500 to $500, reduc.
ed to $l.30 and $l.60. We also
have a few odd suits in 5, z and 8,
year sizes for 75c and $l.OO. Or
Vestee suits our line is exception
ally strong. Little, no5by, dressy
suits that will make your little
fellow look like a prince, genuine
English worsteds, fancy, all-woo]
Scotch patterns: of the correct
spring and summer weight, and
the past correct style, prices from
1926 to $3.50.
Ladies' Crash Skirts. ,
! A complete line of them from
33c to $l.35.
i Ladies' Fancy Underskirts.
/ The only fibre corded skirt il
town. They retain their shap
better than any other skirt made
Be sure to ask for our fibre cord
ed skirts.
Ladies' Shirt Waists.
! Don't buy a shirt waist befor
looking our line over. That's q.
We ask. They must be seen to b
appreciated.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-20
4 6cod Plan For Gettin9
! Rid of q Most Obnox-
: IouS Pest. + :@.

L. n. Hyde has Get an example
which every owner of a home in Pipe
stone should follow. He determined
to clear the trees in his vicinity of
cocoons and decided that the best
way to do 90 was to employ someone
to find and destroy them. He offered
his boys q cent a dozen for all that
they could secure. The boys set to
work and IN short time appeared
with demaed for forty cents-they
had brought in 480 cocoons after a
few hour work. This plan has been
repeatedly tried in other towns with
the result in every case that the pests
were not only diminished in number
but were absolutely exterminated.
While the tree limbs are yet bare it
is an easy matter to pick off the
cocoons, and freedom from the green
worms which will infest the trees if
these are left undisturbed will far
moro than compensate, for the labor
required. We hope that individuals,
and those who have charge of public
grounds will follow the example of
Mr.. Hyde.-:Pipestone Star;
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-20

Asparagus root for sale by L. H.
Beckley.
n. S. Hobson has been sick for the
past week.
Palm Bros, unloaded car load OF
furniture.
Wanted.-Man and wife at Lake
View Hotel.
The brick yard station has been
named Claymore.
New goods arriving every day at
n. Peter Lewis store.
Wanted.-Two dining-room girls.
Hotel Worthingtcn.
Umbrellas and parsols till you can't
rest, at n. Peter Lewis.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-20

Put a few drops Of
Morland's Benzoin Lotion
in the water when washing
the hands and face and note
the results. !,