davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

. ~ g.
eu CIT ~ D.... ilr the iruNvs iiutv no.
pushed out, early plnntIng is much the
best.
The older tree the less adapted It
becomes Cor transplnntng and for this
@ason III least young trees should be
planted
Grape cuttings should he placed in
the ground mt u1ce, The earlier In the
spring the better for all of ,he harder
cuttings.
Graprvlnes cling 10 wire much better
than TO other supports. Therefore
wires are 10 be preferredl to any kinda
of wood trclls
Cultivate all young orchards in corn.
but do not plant crops like potatoes or
beans. Give the orchards good care; it.
will nav o ~Nod profit
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25


elected president In 1896 just after the
Jameson raid.
President Steyn is u large mana
very large man. He is @ feet inches
tall. nndy his frame Is in due proportion
TO Ills height. TherC'is not an ounce,Of
supcrfuous flesh on MIS- homes and his
burgliers frequently assert that he is
the strongest man In the country. His
weight Is somewhere in the nclghhUr-
hood Of 200 pounds. His every move
mcnt seems to tell of the frankneSs of
his disposition, and n glance at his
counteunnce Is sufficient confirmation
of the burgher tales of his answering
honesty.
General Schalkhurger Is another
Hoer general who left his farm for the
front He commands division Of the
Transyaal burghers and wax one Of the
first to cross into Natal At one time
his force threatened to sweep clear TO
PletCrmaritzburg. 1t was Schalkbur-
ger who FIRST checked Butler ut the
TuEela river.
Among the other Boer commentaries
Is General pretorlus. son of the grim
old fighter who was one of the pioneer
warriors Of the Transvaal and after
whom Pretoria was named.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

Ulrs with 4nEiund that cutu.uLtvu al
the war under the memory of which
England has smnrted ever since. .Iou-
bert became very prominent figure in
Transvani affairs. He accompanied
Kruger on his memorable visit to Eng
land when the demand for the ilde-
pendonce of the republic was formu!at-
ed. This demand was finally refused,
and on Dee. 80, 1850, Kruger, Joubert
nrd PretOriuS formed themselves into
the triumvirate that declared the re-
public independent.
Then came the memorable war. with
Lningsnck. lngoSa Rion and Majuba
Hill following in rapid and fatal Sc
qurncc Joubert was the hero Of Ma
juha Hill, He personally led the force
that dealt England the blow she has
neither forgotten nor forgiven.
Nothing Is written about Joubcrt
that does not comment OH his fairness.
The Beers. in ther Unsuitable ambition
Co possess outlying bands that England
seized before them. rnldrd Bechuann-
hand in 1884. The movement was n
popular one. The Beers were flushed
with victory. They believed the land
was more theirs than England's, for
they had broken the ground before
England possessed it. But Joubert
stopped 1t.
81 positively rcsuse," he declared, ito
hold Office under Il government that de-
liberutely breaks its covenants, and
we have made covenants with Eng
land"
He meant 1t. He would have resign.
ed and gone back to his farm. and the
Beers knew It.
Joubert organized the army of the
Transvaal He divided the country into
II military departments and each de-
partmeut again and again into smaller
divisions. With commanders. field cor
nAts and lieutcnants of various ranks
in charge. Every man In the Trans
vaal became n trained soldier without
leaving his farm. Every man had his
complete equipment ready at home.
Every man was pledged to appear ut
an appointed spot ut the summons.
To mobilize the entire force of the
republic .Joubert had to send only II
kilograms. The word passed down the
line. and in an incredibly short time
hundreds of post riders carried the
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
STAGE GLlNTs.

Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. sothern will
spend the summer In Europe.
Sol Smith Russell is going to Carls-
bad for n course of treatment.
The first presentation OF Rostand's
play. "L'Alglon," III Paris lasted dvc
hours.
Sarah Bernhardt has decided that Ia
dies wearing bonncts will not be adj
mitted to the stalls IA her Paris. the
ater.
"Thc Great Ruby" Is advertised in
New York by balloon. The theatrical
manager Is HOW after the sky for n
billboard.
Clay Greene has taken TO coon songs
and written My Rainbow Coon" A
coon all the colors of the rainbow is
surely new.
Wagenhals & Kemper. managers of
Louis James, Miss Kathryn Klddcr
and Charles b. Hapford, will make
spectacular revival Of king John" in
the autumn.
Reginald de Koven. Ludwig Eng
lander Stauislaus STANCE and George
" Hobart are TO collahorate In &C.
rics of operas dealing with the early
history of this country.
Liebler & Co. may have a second
Mary Anderson in Eugene That's Law
ton. the Louisville girl who surprised
almost everybody in that city recently
with her performances OF Juliet and
Galutca.
Joseph Arthur. the author Of 1.-THE
Still Alarm" and "Blue Jeans" hopes
next season to equal those successes
with new melodranla dealing with
scenes along 1.-The Lost river" In south
'ern Indiana
Aria" the new play written by
Theodore hrcmer for Miss Mildred
Holland, has turned out to be nn adap-
tation Of Schillcr's Love and In
trigue." with the tragic ending chang
ed Into Il happy one.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
THE GLASS OF FASHION.

The old fashioned blond lace with n
pattern scattered over 1t is revived
again for wells.
Cheviot in all the pale tEnts. as we'll
as dark shades Of blue and gray. is the
popular material for tailor gowns.
White gloves, except with black ard
white costumes. are not Worn so much
as the varied tints OF Sawn. biscuit,
nickel gray. cream. lilae and II greenish
gray.
Lace founcings of renaissance and
venetian. ns we'll MS other kinds of lace.
come all ready shaped in the circular
form. fitting the cut os the skirt per-
fectly.
SILK skirts with silk Jersey yoke tops
which cling closely to the figure nre
one of the desirable novelties. And then
there are China silk waists in all colors
prettily trimmed With lace.
novelty in dress trimming Is bead
ed leather of a red brown tint. 1t
comes in bands and revers shaped
pieces dotted quite closely all over be-
tween the two rows of stitching which
finish the edge.
Capes made Of lace net, applique gull
pure Of silk or cloth and plain silk en-
broldered with Jet and finished with
frills Of chiffon and long sarf ends
which tie In front are Il decided feu-
ture Of the new wraps.-New York
Sun.
Lace, tuue, chiffon and lace straw
are prominent features of the new mil
llnery. Toques made entirely OF lace
over chiffon nad completed with n
bow of black velvet or n bunch OF
flowers are among the prett!est hats in
sight. Pure white satin and finished
straws almost transparent. are very:
much In evidence.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
THE AUTHOR Of
Coins Financial School,

This book is now having Il won
derfns circulation. The retail price
is 25 cents. In size it is 80 pages
larger than "CnIN's FINANcIAL
SoHoeIr" profusely illustrated. with
best paper, enaneled in two oolors.
Ia treatment of the subjects of
Money. Trusts and Imperialism, is
exhaustive and yet simple and
plain as the A Il C's. Ii will edu-
cate and arouse The American pco-
pie to common defense of their
homes and the heritage Of free insti-
tutions. 1t tcnches organization
and points out the remedy. 1t is.
educational and practical. 1t should
be in the bands oteyery ran, ~ oman,
boy and girl in the United States,
The hook isa school and the little
hoy Coin the teacher, His school
in May 1894, Coins Financial
School," electrified nntion and
moulded the political sensiment of
a National Political Party,
Coin on Money, Trustsand Inns
perialism may be expected to rally
anew the forces of human, liberty.
The Skinner GAZETTE, j G Halls
ermacher editor aud publisher hns
the sole agency for I.ayoca county.
wholesale and retail For terms,
80, address The GAZETTE, shiHOsy
Texas.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

~ threataned. lie wears no uniform.
The save, old slouch hat which lie
wears when he oversees the pnStuiing
az his herds he retains when he goes
into battle. His uniform consists of
4 cartridge belt.
Only ~ trained eye can distinguish
Bopr general from II Roer farmer. By
tllr umbrella under his arm and she
ration bag over his back you know
that he intends to travel on the veldt.
ny his rifle and cartridge belt you
know that he expects to do some
shooting. but whether it is game he
seeks or the hated rooineks you may
not guess. not even by. the way lie
cuffs at his pipe, sor he would smoke
yAss.nily' III cifller' event.
What. would tho British think IL one
of their generals went to war with an,
umbrella, under his arm, rjtle and car
fridge belt over his shoulder and pipe
~ his mouth? Yeti that is.just the way
si,e Bocr generals go to- war. and it
aust be admitted that their queer ac-
saouterment does not prevent them
from winning victories.
Generally these Boer leaders go on
horseback. but sometimes they roll over
&i'c veldt inocubber tired spider bug
g;es drawn by six or eight mules. Their,
emp equipment is, very simple. The
whole fighting outfit of n general and
Ills staff 10 often carried in one OK wag-
on. But, the BoeF army 10, very mobile,
10; has been recently shown. 1t is not
ei,;nbered with heavy baggage trains.
1erhaps this Is why tise Beers are able
to move their heavy ARTILLERY about so
aasily.
CT course, the most prominent Of the
3ocr leaders Is Rietrus Jacobus Jou-
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

Dear Cir luu wish To know INV notions
On sartin pin,s Mat rifle the land;
There's notitln thrt NY nntur ~ shuns
Ia hcin mum or uuJcrhand
I'M straight spoken kind o creetnr
Thn Llurti right OIL, wuts in his hcadJ
In ef I've one vccoolcr iretw
1t is nose .hlt wunt be led.
30, to begin Ut the bcginnis. ~
An come directly to tho piiut. tNE.
! think the cuuntry's undcrpnnin n,
Is some consld'blr gu, o. lint IN
l nin'i Angola 81 Try your patience jS
by tellin who done this or ihet; &x9l
don't make no iiisnooations I.Js
lest let on | smell a rat. ~
-
Thct Is, mean. It seems to me so.
But 81 tho public think Fin wrong e
Lwun't deny but wit be ~,
An. fact. It don't smell very strong. 4
Ny minds tn fair tn loao It's balance
An say witch party hez most sense;
There may he folks o greater taiencc
Tibet cunt set stiddier on the fence.
don't appruSe O. givin pledges;
You'd ought III leave a fcllsv free
An not 90 krUckin out the wedges
To kctch his fingers In the tree.
Pledges air AStle hreachy cattle
Tibet prrudppt farmers don't turn outs
FL long'z tlig people sit their rattle
Wat is theoS fern tn sroui aboutH
Ez tn my princcrplcs glory
In heYin no Min o. the sort:
amt Wig. uln'i Tory.
I'm lost candidate. IN short.
Theis fair IN Snuare an pnrpcniisier,
I,ut Of the public cares u fg
To he, me en'thin in particlcr.
wy. I'm kind o pcri-Wlg.
-"Biglow Pnners." BY James Russell Lowell.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

In setting outa tree prune of all mu-
tilated roots.
Blghs$d lenves or branches should
be cut of ~ oine.
For small fruits mnkea1he soil fine
and mellow by repeated borrowings.
In planting ont trees or fruit Of any
kind do not nut fresh, coarse manure
In close contact with the roots
Apples should be pruned 80 That llght
and nlr cuu be Admitted and not too
much sop letrto Induce oyerbsaring.
While treeo,and plants may. be plant
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

i,urcnmnn IN south Africa will fight
against you. even rAe WOMB" wa
fight. You may take away our hVes'
but our independence never
This is the kind OF man VINO Is leaa-
Ing the burghers on to unite TOT eiieir
fntherlnnd Behind ana peslue MN
are other men OF IKE caliper' men VINO
are patriots to their heartS core anu
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

for several years a notable figure In
the commel~inl legislation and mill
tary affairs Of the little republic.
General tiroblpr IL decidedly versa.
tile In his attainmpnts. He Is Il grain
grower. an ostrich farmer n stock rails.
er aud n Diamond mine owner. Al
though only IS years old. he has been
an influential member of the volksraad.
sitting for I'hiopolis. He Is described
as n man Of intrepid and doggcd tenn.
permanent. able, shrewd. but witlial
conservatives He is descended from
Dutch and Iuguenot stock. He speaks
and writes furntly Dutch. English.
German and French. He is also ac.
complshed in the vernacular Of many
of the native tribes around the Free
State.
He is nearly six feet tall. of slight
build, erect and is man of active ply
sique and quick mental conception. His
home In his native land. for he Is Boey
born-a natlre of the soil for which he
Is fighting-is one of open hospitality.
General Grobler was the Orange
Free States commissioner TO the
Worlds fair at Chicago in 1893. He
has had much to do with matters of
transportation over the line of railway
between Cape Town and the Free State
and in arranging the customs troubles
between the two countries.
He took n prominent part in the de
velopment of the .tagersfonteln dia-
monG mines. He has one of the largest
ostrich farms in South Africa.
President J. r. Steyn, who IS the
nominal commander in chief of the Or
ange Free State barghers, is more of a
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

summons from farm to farm. Within
AZ hours the entire nation would be in
arms. fully equipped and provlsloned
for a month"; awaiting only the COM
mand to assemble.
In appearance Joubert Is about 5
feet 0 inches in heighE stoutly built,
has a bushy gray beard and face
tanned by TIE African sun. There is
not an ounce of suRerhuous flesh on
his person. He Is as strong as an OK
and possesses an endurance that is re-
markahle for man of his age.
There rs not IN inch of the Trans
vanl that Joubert does not know. and
now, In, his sixty. eighth year. lie is as
fall of fire and fight us he was in 1881,
when he defeated the British at Ma
juba Hill.
Two years ago he said to an'Engllsh
correspondent
"lf you force us into war every
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
BY ]. A. Won STOFFEN.

81
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

"Golng TO the pnris showT
mo, | compromised with my wife,
and we're going 10 stay home anth
study Preach. "-phiadelphia North,
American.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-05-11
~HOICE Vegetables

~ will always find a ready
market-but only that farmer
can raise them who has studied
the great secret how to OBJ
tain both quality and quantity
by the judicious use Of we'll
balanced fertilizers. No fertil-
izer for Vegetables can produce
a large yield unless it contains
at least so Potash. Send for
our books, which furnish full
information. We send them
free of charge.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-05-11
HOTELS.
NORFOLK BOARDING HOUSE,

All persons desiring frst-class
boarding place stop with Mrs. C. S.
IIaynie, 5Ot Free Mason Street, Norfolk,
Va. formerly OF the Lancaster Housc).
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-05-11

The North Carolina exhibit at the
Paris Exposition ranks second of the
States, California being first.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-05-11
TWO IMAM HUNTS" +"
Vermont aud Virginia Engage
in the Sport in Earnest.

WOODSTOCK, VT, April 2Sth.-
Deputy Sheriff G.. w. Hoffman, who
was shot near Pittsfeld yesterday
while pursuing Dunston and Frank
Shaw, father and son, who had
escaped from the Windsor county
Jail, died last night. Hoffman was
the man who, slngie-handed, entered
the Warden barn, at Hanover, and
captured Frank Almy, the murderer
of Christie Warden. The citizens
aud county officerswlth bloodhounds
are after the fugitives. Up. to 9
o'clock this morning the murderers
were still at large.
BLooDHoUNDS CAPTURE CRIMINAL.
The people of Goochland county,
Va, have outdone the members of
the Deep Run Hunt Club of Rich
mond. They have had a man hunt
which, though not so widely adver-
tised as the abandoned sport in the
Capital City, was big success.
Real b.oodhounds, that came from
the State Farm, participated in the
chase. Their quarry was jim Willis,
a negro youth. He was wanted on
the charge of assaulting a little
colored girl. Willis was arrested by
Constable w. NJ. Woodson, but by
some unaccounta6le means he made
his escape and took to the woods.
A posse immediately started
after him, while word was sent to
the State Farm for bloodhounds.
They were brought aud put on the
trail. Willis was captured and is
now safe in the Goochland Jail.
The bloodhounds did not harm the
negro.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-05-11

w. Mcdonald Lee he was elected bv
occlamation. Mr.. Otey enlivened
the convention with one of his witty
speeches when thanking the conyen-
ton for electing him National com
mitteeman.
The Seaboard Air Line Band dis
coursed popular airs bile the con =
vention was assembling.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-05-11
The Old Silver Dollar.

How dear to our hearts is the old
silver dollar, when some kind sub
scriber presents it to view-the lib
erty head without necktie or collar,
and all the strange things that seem
to us new. The wide-spreading
eagle and arrows below it, the stars
aud the words and the strange things
they tell; the coin of our fathers, We
are glad that we know it, for some
time or other it will come in quite
well. The spread eegle.dollar, the
star-spangled dollar, the old silver
dollar we all love so weil.- Bath
County Enterprise.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-05-11
THR COMING TOTAL ECLIPSE.

1 y " AAAl AshA1E hL
Sir Norman Lockyer, W no has OBJ
served more eclipses than any other
man living, says, in TIE YoutEs
Companion:
"The nautical almanac tells us
that the next eclipse happens on May
9th and 2Sth. Many may ask why
the time given for an occurrence
which lasts only few seconds is
thus stated. The reason for this is
simple. AS the moon passes before
the sun, her shadow is cast on the
earth. Owing to the rotation of the
earth round her axis during this
period of totality, this shadow
travels oyera long line on the earth's
surface.
"a map Of its path shows that at
a certain point in She Pacific Ocean
the sun rises totally eclipsed. The
shadow crosses Mexico, enters the
United States in Texas, stretches
across the country to Norfolk, crosses
the Atlantic aud ends in northern
Africa. For each Of the places along
this narrow streak the time of md
totality is different. Asastroromers
begin a new day when the sun is on
the meridian, that is, when he is
highest in the sky, there will be
places which have the time of mid
totality before room, and some after
noon. At all the American stations
the eclipse will be visible on Nav
27th, before noon, but on that part
of the track which passes through
Portugal, Spain and Algiers, OBJ
servers VIII see the eclipsed sun
after noon of May 2Sth.
"The last total eclipse Of the sun
in England occurred rs long ago as
the 11th of May, o. S. (May 22j, !
n. s.. 1924, while we have to wait
until June 29th of the year 1927 |
before We are favored with another. /.
Londoners have seen only one total
solar eclipse since the twelfth cen
turY, that which occurred on April |
22, l7l5, and it will not be till the
twenty-ffth century that .he next
one becomes due.
"In the case of the United States.
there is quite different story to tell.
The American has no necessity to
leave his country to observe
these phenomena. Since the eclipse
track swept across the United
States on August z, 1869, no less
than three Others, in 1873, 1880
and 1889, have been observable.
Equally fortunate will the United
States be in the future, for the
eclipses of 1900, 1905, 1918 and 1859
will all be visible here.
''The approaching eclipse will
afford Americans an excellent op-
for making observations,
for the central line passes in
northeasterly direction, commencing
near New Orleans and passing
through the states of Alabama.
Georgia, South Carolina and North
Carolina, leaving the coast in Vir-
ginia at Cape Henry.
"a word of warning, however, NAV
be useful. The reduction of tenn
perature during an eclipse is SO con-
siderable that in the early mornings,
if the air be moist, clouds are apt to
form; so on this ground alone eastern
stations with higher sun should be
preferred, even if the totaiity were
shorter. But it is really longer; so
that on both these accounts the
eastern statious should be preferred
by all who can take their chvice."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-05-11

&
vention to repudiate the Chicago
platform, he begged that no allusior
be made to it. But for his unfortu
nate allusion to the prediction of goi,
Democrats four years ago his minor.
ity report might have carried. Hon
CarterGlass, s,SenatorDaniel and other:
were to have spoken in behalf of the
minority report but as it would seen
too much like an endorsement of MIR
Munford's prediction they refrained,
The majority resolutions were conse-
quently adopted without recorded
vote.
Senator Daniel spoke at night and
the able statesman was never in better
trim. lie is still the idol of the
Democrats of this State. His recep-
ton was most fiattering, and thou
sands of people listened with the
closest attention to his speech.
The leaders all agree that the party
is committed to the Constitu tional
Convention, and furthermore that
there is fixed purpose to restrict
negro suffrage and allow all the whites
to vote.
DELEGATES RETURN THANKS.
The Steamer Chesapeake, of the
Oyster Navy, was in the Rappahan-
mock river last week and took a hum
Der of gentlemen to the Norfolk Con-
veution on Tuesday night. They re-
turned Thursday night and, upon
reaching the Rappahannock, assem-
bled on the rear deck of the good
ship and resolved themselves into a
meeting, with Judge 7. r. b. Wright
as chairman, aud w. McD. Lee and
W. II. Ryland as secretaries. G. G..
Baker offered the following resolu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, the delegates of the First
District to the State Convention in Nor
folk from the counties of Westmoreland.
Richmond, Lancaster, Northumberland
King and Queen, Essex. Middlesex and
Mathews have been royalty entertained
and courteously treated by the Board of
Fisheries, and especially 10y Capt. w. E.
Hudgins, commander Of the police oyster
steamer Chesapeake, and,
WHEREAS, Capt. Budgins has, in addi.
tion to his faithful and efficient work as
a public servant, shown himself cour-
teous and accommodating host, there
fore
BE a RcsolUed by the Delegates from
the above named counties that our hearty
thanks are hereby exten ded to him and
all his crew, and that we endorse him as
OF the oyster navy of this
State.
RcsolUed that copy of these resolutions
be presented To Capt. Hudgins, and also
to the VIRGINIA CITIZEN, .Soutsstde Sen
HRct, TideTdtor Democrat Chesapeake
Wdtclman, Northern Meek Ne,os and TIE
Free Lance with request that they publish
same
Those composing the party upon
the return trip were:
Warner Ball, +. w.
Long, j. b. Cralle, J. IL. Wheaton.
W. Med. Lee, +. w. Lewis, b. IL.
Robinson, L. j. Downing, +. A.
and Frank Landlord, j. p. Saunders.
Middlesex-W. IL. Ryland, Ro.
McCandlish, j. w. Hurley, w. d.
Evans, A. +. Segar, w. H.. Lawson,
Percy Jones, Will Miller, Geo. Van
Wagenen, W. II. Ashbury.
Northumherland-A. V. Williams.
Essex-Judge Il. II. Z. Wright,
IL. Logan Newbill, r. p. billiard.
Richmond-J. w. Chinn, Jr.
King and Queen-Hon. Geo. C.
Bland, j. Il. Saunders.
Westmoreland-C. C. Baker.
The trip mp the bav was enlivened
very much by songs, speeches and
poetic recitations. Messrs. McCand-
lish and Ball addressed the assem-
l. \
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-05-11
a TASTE FOR MUSIC

Should always be cultivated. No one
thing does more TO develop The mind or
give u more valuable accomplishment
than the study of music. One should
have one of the
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-05-11

Our people will hear some talking
this year. The land assessors, school
census takers, U. s. census enumer-
ators aud the political orators will
make the chin music. Orange
Observer.