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The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19
eogR.sRITlsH WAR NOTES.


batch Of Boer prisoners is expected at
Colombo, Ceylon.
Cecil Rhodes will Join Sir Frederick Car
rington's force in Rhodesla.
1t Is announced that nomore Boer prison
ers will be sent to st. Helena.
General Roberts now has a much larger
mounted force than the entire Boer army.
! The soldiers in South Africa have con-
tri6uted large sum to the ottawa fire
sufferers.
There is feeling Of utter weariness in
England and there is no real enthusiasm
over successes In South Africa.
One hundred and twenty British sub.
iects, including hfty-nine women, are al
lowed to remain in the Transvaal.
President Kruger, in opening the session
OF the Holksraad, declared the two Re-
publles were in position to continue the
war.
Lord Roberts, in transmitting General
French's report OF his operations aronnd
Colesburg, warmly praises the brilliant
cavalry leader.
The wife Of Boer General Lucas Meyer
visited the grave Of General Sir William
Penn Symons few days ago and decorated
it with iowers.
Colonel Baden Powell has protested to
the Boer commander against the burghers
shooting native women who are trying to
escape from Mateking.
The Liberals in both houses OF Parlia-
ment championed General Butler and de-
nounced the Government for publishing
"edited' dispatches about Splon Kop.
Major Cooper, OF the Grenadler Guards,
sailed from Cape Town for England to
assume command OF the new Irish Guards
which the Queen has ordered organized.
General Frenoh's report on the disaster
to the Suffolks at Colesburg has just been
published, the defeat being attributed to
the panic which seized four companies.
Lord Roberts has divided the Free State
sonth Of Bloemfontein into districts. Each
district is under control OF O military com
missioner, who has a free hand in the ad-
ministration Of affairs.
General Jan Prinsloo, the former com.
mandant OF the Orange Free State forces,
who retiredto his farm where he was ar
rested by the Beers and charged with trea-
son, has been sentenced to nine months
imprisonment
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19
cHANoEs M Cavalry METHODS.
Phe Small Man May Yet Become the
Most Desirable Soldier.

Phe Small Man May Yet Become the
Most Desirable Soldier.
The improvement Of military rifles
and other death-dealing devices has
done away almost entirely with hand
to-hand fighting. There was a time
in warfare when men on powerful
horses, armed with heavy sabers, rode
to the opposing force and cut their
opponents down by sheer physical
force. For such exploits the heaviest
horses and large men were most efiec-
tive. With modern magazine and ma
chine guns a cavalry charge Of the old
fashioned sort is practically out of the
question, but this does not mean that
the cavalry has become obsolete as an
arm of the military service. 1t will
simply have to be made to conform to
the changed conditions. The same
change in weapons that has made di-
rect frontal attack impracticable has
naturally compelled a resort in strate-
gic methods. To accomplish effective
maneuvering speed is prime essen
tial and cavalry or mounted infantry
must be employed. In fact, with the
present method of arming cavalry, it
is practically mounted infantry, the
horse being used primarily as a means
of transportation.
This disuse of the old-fashioned cav
airy methods changes the requirements
for the mounted service. The fact
that there are likely to be few hand
to-hand encounters will make small
men particularly available for this arm
of the military service. Small men
can be carried long distances with
much less fatigue to the horses-a fact
which is important when it is consid-
cred that IN many countries the sol.
diers will have to be mounted on small
native horses. The horses of the
tropics and of countries like the Trans.
vaal, New Mexico and Arizona have
food and water endurance much in ex-
cess of the heavy horses of temperate
zones, and the fact that these animals
are generally small adds to the de-
STABILITY of small men for mounted
service. A special dispatch from Col
orado Springs reports that a trainload
of Colorado 'bronchos" is soon to be
shipped to South Africa for the use of
the British army, this kind of horse
having been found preferable. The
"broncho" is able to carry pack of
800 pounds a long distance without
food or water, but it cannot move
rapidly with its maximum load. To
the extent which the load is reduced
the efficiency of the animal is increased
and the mobility and effectiveness of
the mounted service augmented.
Apparently there is a fine chance for
the small man to become the most de-
sirable sort of soldier. Hitherto he
has escaped military service, especially
for the infantry. Perhaps in the
future the small man will find himself
eligible to military service, if not actu-
ally preferred for some branches Of it.
Chicago Record.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19
CYCLlNG NUles.

Sunday bicycle racing has heen resume
at the Vailsburg board track, Newark, N. J
Arthur A. Zimmerman, the old-time cycle
racing champion, has given up the Idea oil
going on the track this year.
The opinion pretty confidently expressed
not long ago that the bicycle was back
aumber may as well be withdrawn for re.
pairs.
The demand for motor tricycles has been
30 general and heavy this season that sew
sral more bicycle makers are preparing to
Iurn them out.
At Catford, England Platt-Betts cycled
six, seven and eight miles in 10 minutes
and 25 As seconds; u minutes and 10 Sec
onds, and 13 minutes and 81 10 seconds,
respectively.
Charles Murphy, the emile-a-minutec cycler,
Aas equipped one of his bicycles with an
electric storage battery designed to relieve
aim when he becomes wearied In long
races.
Michigan recently defeated an attempt
20 license bicycles in Detroit. II was
stamped as proposed class legislation, as
other vehicles were not included, The
suggested license fee was 81.
Comparatively few freak ideas are seen
on the roads at present. The veteran riders
have found that the high grade wheel as
made by the leading makers at present
ueeds little or no tinkering with.
Fred Sims, the crack cycle racer, an.
oounces that he will compete on the track
regularly this year. This year he is so con.
adent OF success that he has issued chal.
enges to match races to Cooper, Kiser and
stevens.
European pace followers in great num-
Der have entered formal protest against
trcycles being used to pace middle dis
lance races The foreign riders say that
.rlcyces prevent passing on the banks
ewing to the width OF the machine.
Charles W. Miller, the long distance
champion, is considered by the army OF
pace followers the hardest man TO beat this
rear, and there is an inclination among the
would-be champions TO build up to Miller
by whipping others and gaining reputa-
tion.
In s newly-designed folding bicycle the
front fork and bottom rear braces are piv-
oted to fold up against the maia frame,
while the rods connecting the seat post
with the rear hub are hinged, the wheels
being removed and the projecting parts
bent against the main frame.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19
A Grave Mans Gsntleness.

The Army and Navy Journal gives
a touching incident, which shows how
gentle nature may exist beneath the
sternness which at times reckons not
the life of men while in the pursuit Of
victory.
The late Commander James ". Car
lin was in command of the Vandalia,
at Apia, Samoa, during the terrible
storm CT March 16, 18S9
One evening, some years afterward,
on retiring to his room while visiting
his sister, he found a mouse that had
fallen into basin of water, and was
struggling for his life.
"There was agony and defiance in
that little fellows eye," said the
Commander, speaking of it the next
day. "As L gazed on that helpless
little creature 1 thought of that terri
BILE night on the Vandalia, and going
to the open window, gently emptiet
the contents of the basin. l didn'
dry him with my towel, but / savel
his life, the Commander added.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19
The NATIONAL CAME.

Third Baseman D onnelly has signed with
Springfield.
Kennedy, OF Brooklyn, says the new plate
Is an advantage to the pitcher.
McGann, the man Philadelphia should
have bought and didn't, Is playing great
ball for st. Louis
The Bostons are batting well enough,
but somehow are away of in their former
speciality, fielding.
The Phlladelphlas, New Yorks, Bostons
and Cincinnati5 have been doing the
hardest batting so far
Connor, who is playing second base with
the Providence team, purchased his re.
lease from Chicago for $780,
There seems to be considerable founda-
tion In the story that the League players
are quietly organizing for mutual protec.
tion.
Jennings, OF Brooklyn, certainly is an
artist on low thrown balls. Those that get
away from him are as scarce as hens
teeth.
sudhoff is pitching the best ball for st.
Louis this spring next to Young, and
Tebeau now rates him as frst-class
pitcher.
Doyle is playing q grand ball game for
the New Yorks this season. Doyle Is one
OF LQe men VINO Is ugt aAAoAN W ANhS
chances on the bases.
~ Heidrick, of the ST. Louis Club, has
blossomed out as a flrst-class fielder, his
work 50 far this season being Of the most
sensational order.
Five OF the seven regular feeders on the
Chicago team bat from the Off side OF the
plate. Ryan and Mertes are the only
right handlers in the bunch.
Not one OF the Boston pitchers is in good
shape for a hard game. For a fact, very
few pitchers Of any club in the League are
in good shape as yet, which accounts for
the excessive batting,
A rare feat in baseball, that Of retiring
the side on three consecutive pitched ballsi
was accomplished in recent game be-
| tween New York and Boston by Dlneen ol
! the Bostons in the first inning.
! There is a demand all over the country
/ for return to the double umpire system.
| Players, umpires and magnates seem to
agree that mistake has been made In
leaving the work to one official. The
| League should not delay action, as the
games are growing hotter each day.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19
Thu Canss Of His Anxiety.

While Archbishop Trench was Dean
of Westminster he delegated Canon
Cureton to preach at the Abbey on a
certain saints day, says Pearson's.
On such days the boys Of Westmin-
ster School atten ded service, and after
service had the rest of the day as a
holiday. While Mr.. Cureton, on the
morning of the day he was to oficiate,
was looking over his sermon at the
breakfast table, his son asked in a
tone vibrating with anxiety:
Father, is yours long sermon to-
dsy?'
mo, Jimmy, not very"
"But how long? Please tell me"
"Well, about twenty minutes, I
should say. But why are you so sn1-
ious to knowp
Because, father, the boys say they
will thrash me awfully il you are more
than half an hour"
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19

All in all, EAmericans cling to life
more tenaciously than in other coun-
tries, but still the loss, by self-slaugh-
ter, OF $500 persons year constitutes
a problem that deserves more study
than it has thus far received. The
proportion of suicides seems to be
nearly as large in the country districts
as in the cities, and any means ofpre-
vention must be broadly social as well
ms ethical in order to be at all eff
cient,
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19

The question of domestic service in
China is by far an easier proposition
than in most other countries. In
China a rich man gets as many SER
wants as he wants, and yet he pays
them no wages, while the common
people have to pay them well. Even
then they are hard to get, for the rea-
son that the employe Of the rich man
can make more than triple the ordi'
nary wages in perquisites,
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19

The island Of Cuba is capable Of sup
porting a population ten times larger
than that which it now has. 1t has
alluring invitations to capital, which
are sure to be accepted just as soon as
it is understood that permanent con-
ditions Of law and order are to reign
in Cuba, that investments and proper
ty interests are secure, and that a
stable, serious and responsible adj
ministration will be maintained, OBJ
serves Brigadier- General William
Ludlow, former military governor Of
the city of Havana, in the New York
Independent -
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19

Z The United States government
builds a part Of its warships on the
Pacific coast on the theory that the
cost of sending a ship from this side
to the Pacific coast would be greater
than the difference in cost of construc-
tion between San Francisco and Phil
adelphia. 4f15~'
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19
Average Kate OF speak,ns.

1t is calculated that a fluent speaker
utters between 1000 and 1900 words
in the course of an hours uninter-
rupted speaking; many orators of fmore
than usual rapid utterance will reach
5000, and even 1000. But 125 words
a minute, or 1900 an hour, is fair
Yerage.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19

There are 1900 barmaids in Lon.
don. They work from in the morn
ing to 1880 at night with five hours
liberty on Sunday afternoon. For
their services they are paid $3.50 Der
week. With meals.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19

p "old age depends upon heredity,
common sense, and good stomach
Most men dig their graves with their
teeth" Thus says DR.. Pearson of Chi
Cago, WHO'S enjoying superlatively good
health at so years, and who says he
Attends to live 20 years longer.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19

Representative Allen of Mississippi
says that his state has made greater
progress in the last ten years than
any other state, and that, though the
people are not rich, they are better of
than at any other time since the civil
war. u. 49,. -.,sis. .jf..,s1ss@
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19
WHARF Many EaiI.

Very few people succeed in con.
vincing the world that their view OF
themselves is the correct one. Puck,
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19
supscRrr1ON RAFNI

n1s,asN ES':NS 4: .s.1s v s." q iss:Ss.Sltss rGSss.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-19

Hyattsville and Takoma Park will
soon be enjoying the benefits Of a mod
eIn water works system.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-01

tiour IN the world are manufactured
yearly by the waters Of st. Anthony's
falls. The dam and establishments at
st. AntnOny's are the largest on the
river. The great dam is an object worth
crossing the continent to examine. Over
10000 horse power are generated by the
river at this point. Gone are the prim-
tive sawmills from the east and west
banks Of the river. and IN their places
are mills OF magnificent size that turn
out In the nelghborhood Of 6OO.OO0.Oo0
feet Of lumber annually. The dams at
this point on the river are marvels OF
engineering skill and improvements are
being added yearly.
The explorations Of Pike. Schoolcraft
and others had been so thorough as to
determine every rapid Of a size likely to
become profitable as II water power.
The pioneers following close on the
trail of the explorers saw golden oppor
tun,ties to utilize the river to their adj
vantage. Attempts to bride the flow of
the water were not to the liking of old
Mississippi. however. and many Of the
first dams We're carried away down the
stream before they were scarcely COM
pleted. John Green. in 1913. dlscov-
cred at point where the river was
broad. series Of falls rivaling in latent
strength old St. Anthony's. Green
named the discovery Little Falls. The
locality SUITED him and he built dam
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-01
stage Heroes Are Scarce.

"The making Of actresses Is easier
than the making of actors" writes
Franklin Fyles. in the Ladies' Home
Journal. tile young women are by
nature more apt and pliabe. Their
faces are more mobile. their manners
more graceful, their habits Of speech
and bearing more variable. When the
roundup of talent comes and the grad
yates are turned out for professional
service there are half n dozen proficient
actresses to every actor Of equal abll.
ity. This Is shown at the matinee trial
performances, in which the female
roles ale generally we'll played while
the male ones are not. II promising nc-
tresses are more numerous, six to one,
than actors. the same ratio operates in
favor of the young men in getting
work. \ goOdloOking fellow finds him
self in no such glutted market as dis
courages his sister aspi. ant. Ii he Is
clever lie will readily get an opening.
even though he is ugly. The masculine
roles in plays predominant largely. OF
comely. intelligent and tolerably facile
actresses the supply Is far In excess OF
demand. Heroes are scarce. Herones
are plenty"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-01

portage at considerable loss OF time
although that was Il secondary consid-
GRAFTON in their minds, as they were
overburdeued with time. However, ths
unloading and reloading Of their canoes
was laboriOus procCss-and labor
never was the long suit" OF the noble
red man. Hence the poetical beauty as
we'll as the commercial value of the
falls were lost upon the benighted ma
ture Of the savage.
The men who vcntured into this vast
territory after the sway Of the Indian
had been terminated forever had little
appreciation OF the picturesque gran
deur Of the waterfalls, but had habit
Of assoclating certain or uncertain
amount OF dollars and cents with the
possession Of such fall. The Missis.
sippi. leading to all other streams. nat
urally enough excited their cupldity.
In their fancy pictures Of whirling
wheels and turning saws continually
passed. Over 200 years before Father
Hennepin had discovered the falls.
which with pious fervor he chrstened
St. Anthony's. What If that worthy
priest could return to earth for visit
to the famous rapids at the present day.
Departed Is the virgin beauty OF the
spot. but in its place stand industries
employing an army Of workmcn, and
their manners and customs would I'M
doubtedly fiji Father Henncpin with
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-01

I began trying to initiate my fr'ehds
sang fro:d. Sir" exclaimed the SAILS
lady. wheeling on ME suddenly and
freezing my blood with terocious
glare. My dear I stammer' d. my
DEAR Really, could go no further
My tongue stuck to the roof of my
mouth. and ! could feel the sweat
breaking out on my forehead. ! know
must have looked the picture of help
less imbeclity. What do you mean
10y calling me your dear and things like
that| demanded the enraged Amazon
What earthly reply could make!
did the only thing possible got up
and sneaked out. expecting every min
ute to feel policeman grab me by the
collar. So. as l said before. unless you
have the way about you, you might as
we'll put up with these little annoy
ances. The faculty Of blandly blufiing
ones fellow beings ia something that
can't be acquired" Orleans
Times Democrat.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-01
Ru sian Wolf Story.

"Well." said the redfaced man. "the
most exciting case ever had happened
Il few days ago in Russia. One night
when sleighing about ten miles from
my destination. l discovered. to my ill.,
tense horror, that was being followed
by pack Of wolves. | fired blindly
into the pack. killing one Of the brutes
and. to my delight, saw the others stor
to devour It.
after doing this, however, they still
came on. kept on repeating the dose
with the same result, and each occasion
gave me an opportunity to whip up my
horses. Finally there was only one
wolf left, yet on it came. with its fierce
eyes glaring in anticipation Of a good
hot supper"
Here the man who had been sitting
In the corner burst forth into fit OF
laughter.
"Why. man." said he. "by your way
Of reckoning. that last wolf must have
had the rest Of the pack inside Of him.
"Ah" said the red-faced man, NOW
| remember, it did wabble bit."-Lon
don Tid-Bits.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-01
RECENT INVENTIONS.

An Illinois inventor has patented a
resilient tire for use on heavy vehicles.
having an outer tube OF heavy fabric,
with soft rubber disks secured at inter
walls within the tube, being vulcanized
to hold them in place.
Wall paper can be readily applied by
the use of an Ohio mans machine,
which has a paste roller carried by a
receptacle for the paste. with second
roller set in the face of the machine to
carry the paper. which is applied to
the wall by passing the roller over it.
TO aid in retaining the shape of Ascot
ties and holding them In place a new
device is formed of Il single piece OF
wire, comprising a central loop to ell
gage the button. the ends being bent
into W-shape and projected into either
direction for the ends Of the tie to fold
over.
In a newly designed chime series OF
attuned plates Is suspended by means
Of hangers from the under side Of a
platform, with levers pivoted 10 the
pdlIOIuI, utttu Win ueuuS toA S'i N'A =
the bars, the chime being equal in tone
and much cheaper than chime OF
bells.
A handy book rest for attachment to
an armchair has been patented by a
Chicago inventor. consisting OF Il clamp
ing member for securing Il curved rod
to the chair. the clamp allowing the rod
to turn freely to swing the book rack
into position or to allow it to be moved
to one side of the chair.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-01

Co. was equipped with modern machn-
cry. and has resulted in modern struc-
ture, called the Lincoln mill. owned by
the PillsburyWashburn Flour Milling
Company Of Minneapolis. Their dam
has capacity Of 10000 horse power.
Sixty-one miles up the river from
Minneapolis. at the present location Of
st. Cloud. was another falls that prom
Used powerful possibilities. One of those
shrewd Nantes. who was looking for
just such an opportunity, very soon.
with the assistance Of others. set about
improving it. Many difficulties beset
their path, and their handiwork was
often destroyed by the logs coming
down the turbulent river. In the face
Of severe trials these Yankees never
fiinched and the hives of industry thar
now mark this spot are the natural out
come OF their energy and perseverance.
The dam at ST. Cloud is capable Of gen
Grating 1000 horse power.
Frank Steele, whose position at Fort
Smelling enabled him to keep an eye
on territory acquired by the United
States. got hold Of the falls Of st. Croix
and kept them by right Of possession,
and in company with Jeremiah Russell.
Dr. Fitch and number Of other gentle
men secured a force OF workmen, and
with tools and building material, sailed
to the st. Croix falls on the steamer
Palmyra, damned the stream and built
a sawmill. Two towns. Taylor's Falls
and St. Croix. were built alongside the
stream. the former In Minnesota, the
latter " Wisconsin, and material i'm
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-01

been crowned with success, one must
not think there were no failures. Many
attempts to turn the great Mississippi!
into channels OF usefulness have been
marked by great disaster. The work OF
years might be swept away in a single
night, But the hardy settlers did not
despair. nor did those who came after
them. and to-day the falls Of the majes
tic Mississippi are among the greatest
sources OF motive power in the world.
The Mississippi in years gone by wa:
the great highway between North and
South. Great steamboats, piled their
busy trade up and down the stream;
logs by the million were, and still are,
hoated on Its current, as we'll as on Its
tributaries. The constantly changing
course Of this peculiar river has long
been a source Of wonderment to the
world, and 1t is principally for this rea-
son that the railroads have usurped so
much Of the traffic that formerly went
down the river. A station might be on
the river one week and isolated from 1t
the next. in spite Of the efforts of man
- keep it within bounds. Therefore /;
IS emnently proper that the nnruly
river in its old age" should bn put to
turning the wheels Of industry nov
thar the glory OF its shipping days are
over