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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-05-03
VICTORY AND DEFEAT.
British Capture BOer Booty and KIN Many
in Battle, But 25 Men Had 70
Surrender.

London, April 3O.-Lord Kitchener
reports to the war Office from PretO-
ria under date Of April Is, as fol-
lows: Kitchener's fighting scouts, IN
der Gen Grenfell, have surprised and
captured Vantiensburgs lager at
Klipdam, north Of Petersburg. Seven
Beers were killed and 81 taken pris-
oners. Eight thousand rounds of am
munitiOn and all the wagons, carts,
oxen, horses and mules were cap
tured.
Beers Apply the Torch.
Cape Town, May 1.-The Boer in
vaders under Commandment Scheepers
burned down a fine homestead in the
Somerset East district because the
owner refused to swear that he would
observe neutrality. Commandment
Scheepers formerly lived on the adj
joining farm. The transport Manila
has sailed for Bombay with 1000 BOer
prisoners. Six natives were killed and
10 injured In a railway accident near
CaledOn.
Beers Would Go North.
London, April 2s.-Henry Massing-
ham, writing in the Daily News, says:
''The Beers are greatly worn and
harassed and they yearn for a set
Element, but they VIII not trust any
settlement on Miner
terms. They would, however, surren-
der the whole johannesburg and
Rand gold fields district to Great Brit
ain on condition that independence
is restored to the Orange Free State
and that the Transvaalers were al
lowed to found a republic in the wild,
uncultivated north, subject to British
control of foreign affairs
Their Ammunition Gave Out.
Cape Town, April 3O.-A dispatch
has been received here stating that 25
men Of the Prince of Wales light
horse kept 400 Beers at bay for eight
hours at a place Is miles from Kroon-
stad. Fourteen of the Beers were
killed and several wounded. Ulti-
mately the British were forced to
/ surrender, but they did not capitulate
until their ammunition was exhaust
/ ed.
Stanton Beers In Distress.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-05-03
New ON wen Discovered

Gainesville, Tex, April 3O.-Oil has
been struck at a depth of 100 feet on
the farm of John I. YOstern, one mile
north of Muenster, Cooke county, and
Is miles west of Gainesville. 1t is black
and thick, has a strong OdOr and burns
like kerosene. Land has advanced 100
per cent.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-05-03
Stanton Beers In Distress.

Durham, Natal, May 1.-The Beers
who are surrendering at Stanton are
IN a wretched condition. Many of
them are wearing trousers made Of
blankets. They state that so per cent.
of the burghers in the field desire to
surrender, but cannot escape from
their commands.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
Trouble with n TeIescope,


Continued observation with the tele-
scope of the Yerkes observatory re-
yealed the unpleasant existence OF Il
number OF curious streaks OF light run
ling horizontally, whose appearance
lad certainly never been noticed be-
,ore and gave rise to redoubled I'M
easiness. And yet everything seemed
right with the glass viewed externally
and the most searching investigation
could discover no cause.
At last In desperation the eyepiece
end was unscrewed, and Professor
Ellerman, the slimmest of the party,
was hidden to crawl, as he well could
do, along in the tube itself, and see IL
he could discover aught amiss. He
crept along well enough, so wide is the
tube, till he got beyond the center,
when the telescope began to turn over
with his weight, and he would have
slid down on the top of the glass had
not the other end been promptly seized
and held fast. Then he continued bis
journey, and In another moment had
discovered the unsupported author OF
the mischief. an overindustrious spider
and her equally Woodworking progeny,
who had succeeded in filling up the
entire end of the tube with mass of
cobwebs In the hope of catching what
must have been wholly imaginary dies.
The webs and their spiders were care
fully removed, and from that day to
this the behavior of the Yerkes 40 inch
glass has been all that heart could de-
sire.--Good Words.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
swhy Don't 1t Bust rs

We quote from The Century an an
ecdote related as one of "a Woman's
Experiences During the Siege of yicks-
burg"
Speaking of fuses. the rector told us
one day very funny thing that he
had seen during one of his trips to
town. Every day, as long as the siege
continued, he crossed that hospital
ridge and passed over the most expos
ed streets ON his way to the church,
always carrying with him his pocket
communion service, apparently stand
ing an even chance of burying the
dead, comforting the dying or being
himself brought home MANNED or cold
In death His leaving was q daily
anguish to those who watched him
vanish over the brow of the hill. One
evening, coming back In the dusk, he
saw burly wagner slip off his horse
and get under 1t In a hurry. His head
appeared. bobbing out first from one
side, then from the other. Above him
In the air, bobbing, too, and with a
quick, uneasy motion, was a luminous
spark. After a full minute spent In
vigorous lodging the man came out to
prospect. The supposed fuse was still
there, burning brilliantly. Darn the
thing" he grunted, ''why don't 1t
bust?" He had been playing hide and
seek for 90 seconds with n fine speci-
men of our southern lightning bug, or
firehyi
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
Going Into a Safer Business.

1t was Cassidy's first morning as
newspaper carrier. From side to side
Of the avenue he hurried, dropping the
moist sheets in vestibules and running
them In the space between the door
and sill. Finally he came to house
that was separated from the sidewalk
by an urn studded yard Cassidy open
ed the iron gate and walked up the
stone path. He knelt In the vestibule
and started running the paper under
the door. An upper window was raised,
and woman's voice called:
"Is that you, Harry? You are awful
late. l hear the milk carts rafting"
Cassidy thought 1t best to remain
quiet. The voice continued:
you needn't think I'm coming down
at such an hour! The idea of you, a
married man, coming home at such a
time! Lost your key, as usual? Well,
catch this one"
A heavy piece of brass shot two sto-
ries. There was heavy fall, and the
vestibule resembled a pressroom.
Some one found Cassidy smoking his
pipe In the accident ward"
"Going back to the carrier reuter-
they asked.
"Niver once more" responded CASH
dy. "OPm goin back to wur-ruk In tn
quarry. Thor's no fallln kaes thor;
only dynomited rocks."-Chicago News.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
Quick Eaters.

"Have you any idca," remarked the
cashier of one OF the largest lunch res
taurants In New York, chow many
minutes the average down town busi-
ness man devotes to his midday meal"
"At venture" answered the report.
er, watching the hurried play of knives
and forks about him, Il should say 10
minutes"
You set about the time usually esti-
mated" returned the cashier, but in
reality half that time would be nearer
right. The average time consumed for
lunch by the patrons of this establish
ment is just eight minutes. The fact
Is" continued the cashier after the re-
porter had ventured q foreboding for
New York digestion, people find 1t
such trifiing and unobtrusive matter
just to get a bite of lunch that few
realize what a gigantic business 1t is
merely to supply hungry people down
town at noon, because few bring their
lunches with them, and from the for
nation of the city none can go home.
This establishment feeds 5000 peo-
pie day, and the amount of food re-
quired to care for that patronage is
enormous. For example, when we put
hash on the specials enough is made
up actually to fill a wagon. We are
not the largest lunchroom, however"
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02

William NJ. Evarts was n marvel OF
intellectual vitality to an advanced
age, and he used to explain 1t by say
Ing that he slept late in the morning
and never took any exercise. There
Is no advantage in getting up early In
the morning II you need the sleep.
Many n man is burning the candle at
both ends by getting up ut an early
hour simply because his housekeeping
is adjusted to that programme. As to
physical exercise. Mr.. Evarts had dis
covered for himself what our physiolo-
gists are now beginning to teach
namely, that If n man consumes tissue
In hard intellectual work the way to
repair the loss is by resting and not
by consuming more tissue In physical
exercise. To the majority of brain
workers oxygenization of the blood is
Tar more important than physical exer-
else, and there are two very good ways
to secure that: Sleep with your bed
room window wide open In summer
and winter. and. II you can afford IL,
keep a horse and drive in the open air.
Boston Waterman.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
MAYD0lE'S HAMMER.
(Bensoas Plaster Is Pains Master }

When Maydole was told that he made "a
pretty good hammer" he said, "No, don't
make pretty good hammer, make the
best hammer that ever tods made.n
Every carpenter who saw Maydole ham
mer wanted one. IL was of the best INA.
terial, perfectly balanced, and the head
never flew of. Hammers were divided int
two classes-1st, Maydole's; I'd, all the rest
Plasters are separated by the same line
of cleavage; LIST, Benson's Porous Plaster !;
I'd, all the rest. When, for rheumatic pain,
cold, cough, kidney trouble or any
other disease or ailment that may be treated
externally, you ask for a plaster, any hon
est, reputable druggist will give you a Bon.
sons. He knotos it is incoml arahly the
best, and he assumes that you know Il too.
As the name of Maydole stood for hammers
the name of Benson stands for plast, rs.-
the real thing All the medicinal poten-
cies that are valuable in plaster are In
Bcnson's. Capsicum, Strengthening and
Belladonna plasters are out Of date.
An army of physicians and druggists, and
millions Of the people, have written of
Benson's Plastors as a remedy to be trusted.
Benson's Plasters have fifty-fye Highest
dteards. Accept no substitute
For sale by all druggists, OF we will pre-
pny postage on any number ordered In the
United States, on receipt of 25c. each
Scabury h Johnson, Mfg Chemista N "
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
George Washfngton's Lottery,

1t is not generally known that the
great Father of His Country was on
at least one occasion the originator of
a lottery, the like of which at the pres
ent day would be forbidden to send it's
tickets through the mails. That George
Washington was interested In such n
scheme is proved by a number of tick
cts still In existence which bear his
august name. 1t was the Mountain
Road lottery of which George was the
promoter, and 1t is. of course, unnec-
essary to state that Washington him.
self did not financially profit from it.
All the funds raised by the lottery
were spent in building the road
through Cumberland gap, near Fred
ericksburg, Va. Originally the lottery
tickets which Washington signed wo<e
worth 81 each. Now, because they bear
his signature, they are easily sold for
$50 apiece, though it is certain that
not one of them will ever draw prize.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
Mr.. Bryan Won't Run Again

In a statement to the public w. ].
Bryan says in effect that he has no in
tention of seeking a third nomination
for the presidency. Mr.. Bryan's an
nouncement is in answer to an article
In an eastern paper specializing on his
plans as a political leader. Mr.. Bryan
said: II am not planning for another
presidential nomination. If / were, |
would not be editing paper. If l ever
become candidate again, 1t Will be be-
cause 1t seems necessary for the ad-
vancement of the principles to which
l adhere, and that does not now seem
probable. l shall, however, take an
interest in politics for several years
yet IL live, and 1 can be reaed upon
to support those who as candidates ad-
vance Democratic principles and who
can be intrusted to enforce them II
elected"
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
utiii.inx the waste Product.

A parish In the highlands had been
cut of from communication with the
nearest town owing 10 a severe snow
storm, relates The Scottish American.
Supplies began TO give out, and the
minister was much perturbed In mind
as his snuffbox was quite empty. The
Sabbath came round. How was he to
get through his discourse without the
aid of his usual stimulant? lie appeal
ed to his faithful henchman. the sex
ton. Alas, he was In similar unsat-
isfactory predicamentl How was II 10
be remedied7 Andrew shook his head,
thought long and suddenly disappear
ed. Presently he returned with some
thing resembling snuff wrapped care
fully I'm paper. The minister took n
hearty pinch or two and then asked:
where did you get II, Andrew
"Please, sirSI just went and sweeplt
the pulpit oot," was the reply.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02

Perhaps you are an exception to the
rule, but If you are not you have prob
ably on many occasions, just after look
ing at your watch, been forced to &C
knowledge TO a friend who asked you
the time that you did not know what IL
was. Yet you undoubtedly took your
tlmepiece out OF your pocket, looked at
its face and carefully replaced II in
your pocket, showing logical Sc
quence OF thought and a well defined
object, which did not however, result
In leaving a sufficiently distinct i'm
preston on your mind to satisfy your
friends curiosity as to the hour Of the
day. The motion was not an involun-
tary one, like that of the boy who can
not too often admire his first chronom-
eter, nor yet habitual. for few persons
| are merely in the habit of taking out
their watches. One does so only for a
specific purpose.
Now, how may this seeming contra
| diction be accounted forf Perhaps the
reason is that not once In ten times
does a man look at his watch to see
| what the actual time is, but rather to
learn whether he still has time to &C
| complish some purpose. He may want
to keep an appointment at n certain
time or to be sure not to miss n boat
or train. When he takes out his watch,
| therefore, he instinctively looks for
| the hands In the position called for by
that particular moment and when he
sees that they have not yet reached
that point he returns the watch to Its
resting place, with his mind relieved.
The actual position of the hands real
ly plays no part at all in the opera
ton, and so when the time is asked of
him he is unable to reply. In other
words, he accomplishes the paradoxical
feat of intently looking at thing with
| out really seeing II.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
An Abandoned Test.

Sir Hiram S. Maxim was once a vic
tim of one of the British war Offices
sudden freaks. When the Maxim
quick firing gun was being tested by
the government with a view to finding
out Its weak points, its inventor was
asked to have 10000 rounds fired at the
highest possible speed. The expert
ment was successfully carried out, but
the chairman of the committee of in
vestigation was still unsa listed.
That's very well as far as 1t goes"
he exclaimed, but could you guaran-
tee your gun to go on firing automatic
ally at the same rate for, say, "a
hoursT
az cam" was the quiet reply, land /
wilton one condition"
and that isT'
"That the government finds and pays
for the ammunition"
At first the committee were inclined
10 close with the offer, but when 1t was
discovered that $4,000 rounds would
be fired and that the cost Of the expert
ment would be something like f5,7G0
they dispensed with the trial
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
What They Made.

A certain father is possessed of a
pair Of exceedingly bright girl chill
dren. The other day his eldest daugh-
ter, Alice, was putting her younger
sister, surname Gretchen, through
some arithmetical PAGES, and the
father was an amused listener.
Gretchen, how much do IL and 10
make" was the form of one query,
and, being correctly answered, other
and similar questions followed each
other I'm quick succession.
The father believing the younger
daughter was doing too much of the
work thought he would put his first
born up tree, and so he broke in with
problem of his own invention.
"Alice," he queried solemnly, chow
much do you and Gretchen makeg
Without an instant's hesitation came
the reply:
Gretchen and L, pop, make you q
proud and happy father."-Exchange
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
7raoeLeTs' Guide
Berkshire Division
N. Y. N. n. a II. RAILROAD.
Commencing Sunday, Dec. q. 1900,


ooIRo SOUTH
Leave North Adams 10 am. Pittsneid 10
canaan 30 Arrive New Haven 10 b
Bridgeport II 80. New York ii 40.
Leave Albany 10 "a M, State Line 9 40, Pitts
field 8 10, Canaan 0 40. Arrive bridgeport
II 05 y. M, NewBaven Ia 40 New York les
Leave Albany 10 80 4. M, state Line ii 81
NorthAdams Ia 3D. n. M. Pittsnsld 20p.
Canaan q 20, Arrive Bridgeport 4 ts, ksw
Haven 8 2s, New York $50.
Leave Albany 10 80 "a. m, State Line II 90.
Pittsneld IL 30 p, M, Canaan 40. Arrive
Bridgeport z l6. New Haven TAO. New
York o 90.
Leave Albany 2 40 p. M, State Line "a.
Pittsfield s 20, Canaan ~. Arrive bridge
port IS. New Haven "a. dew York y 90.
SUNDAYS onlyl Leave pittsneli 400 p. m,
Canaan 10. Arrive Bridgeport 9 40, New
Haven 40, New York IS.
GOING NORTH
Leave New York 90 a. m. bridgeport on
New Haven 10, Canaan 40, Arrive Pitts
field IL 90, State Line 10 Al. Albany II 10 p.
10. Saratoga IL, North Adams II Is.
Leave New York o 90 u. M, bridgeport 80
New Haven 80, Canaan IA 30 Z. m. Arrive
Pittsfield 2 90 q. M, state Line i 2S. AL
bany rs. Saratoga 4 20.
Leave New York 800 a. m. Bridgeport 10 %,
Now Haven 9.36. Canaan i.ib p. m. Arrive,
Pittsfield sos p. m.
Leave Now York 80 p. m. Bridgeport 20
Now Haven 81, Canaan 0 40. ARRIVE Pitts
neld 73l, North Adams Dos, State Lin
800. Albany 40.
cave Now York s 80 p. m, bridgeport I 10
New Haven 81, Canaan OF. Arrive pitts.
field 70. State Line . 90, Albany ota.
sundays only Leave New YORK l2,l2 q. m,
New Haven 4 90, Bridgeport Z 02. OanAan
$40. Arrive Pittsneld III %.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
ACTIVITY I'M TRANSVAAl.
Kitchener Reports Several Small
engagements.

Lord Kitchener reports to the war
office from Pretoria as follows:
"Kitchener's lighting scouts under
Grenfell have surprised and captured
Van Rensburg's laager at Klipdam,
north of Petersburg. Seven Beers
were killed and 81 taken prisoners.
Eight thousand rounds of ammunition
and all the wagons, carts, oxen. horses
and mules were captured. Our casual
ty was one wounded.
1.-THE other columns report 8 killed,
quick firer captured"
Another dispatch from Lord Kitchen
er. dated Pretoria, says:
General Blood has discovered at
Rossenkal, South African Republic,
government documents and a large
lumber of bank notes.
"Byng has had a fight with Beers on
the Basutoland border couth Of Wepe-
ner aud killed five.
"Grenfell, I'm addition to the captures
reported, got $500 rounds of small
arms ammunition. AT Leydenburg &c
Beers have surrendered"
A party of Beers blew up the railroad
between Graspan and Belmont, Cape
Colony, In three places April "a, appar-
emily with the intention of intercepting
a train carrying Mr.. Cecil Rhodes. The
damage done was slight and was quick
ly repaired.
Henry w. Massingham, writing In
the London Daily News, says: 1.-THE
Beers are greatly worn and harassed
and they yearn for settlement, but
they will not trust any settlement on
Chamberlain Miner terms. They would
however, surrender the whole Johan
nesburg and Rand goldfields district tC
Great Britain on condition that indie
pendence was restored to the Orange
Free State and that the Transvaalers
were allowed to found republic in the
wild, uncultivated north subject tC
British control of foreign affairs"
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
The Man and the Rope.

A Chinaman who had been condemn
ed to wear the cangue, or wooden col
lar, was seen by some of his friends.
What have you been doing" they
asked, ito deserve thisT'
"Oh, nothing" he replied. 81 only
picked up an old piece of rope"
And are you to be punished thus Sc
yerely." they asked, "for merely pick
ing up an end of roper
''Well." answered the man, "the fact
is there was a bullock tied to the other
end."-H. A. Giles History Of Chinese
i.iiei.s;; =. r. !"
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02

NO" said the retired Snowman, 81
won't say that we had the biggest
giant that ever happened, but II is n
solemn fact what | am going TO tell
you. This giant had a penchance, or
whatever you call II, for trying new
styles OF whiskers."
"AI.hm."
"Well, when he wanted a new style
laid out he had TO send for a landscape
gardener. "-Indianapolis Press.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
copyright, 1901. by Louis Klopsch. N. "


When Horace Greeley Lost His Hat.
A very distinguished assemblage hon.
ored Grants ball, which was held
In the newly completed north wing of
the treasury building. Elaborate prep
arations were made for dancing, the
manager, by telegraphic communica-
tons, keeping the dance moving 81
multaneously on three floors. But the
man who preferred eating to dancing
and could not get even within the sight
Of food was not well pleased. Re-
freshments We're served in the base
ment, in a room too small to accom-
modate the 5000 guests, but large
enough to contain the provisions,
which were scarce indeed. In the
cloakrooms the committee in charge
lost their heads, visitors lost their
hats, and 1t Is stated ON good authori-
ty that the sulphurous yapors which
rose In the vicinity of the place where
Horace Greeley searched for his hat
during two hours were sitting.
1t is recorded that one gentleman
walked to Capitol hill, two miles dis
tant, in dancing pumps and barehead-
ed and that many frightened women
still covered In the corners of the
dressing rooms ut dawn the next morn
ing. So, In preparing Grants second
ball, the committee made elaborate
arrangements In order that these I'M
pleasantnesses should not again &C.
cur.-Natiohal Magazine.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-02
Toad. IncIosed In Rock.

The Rev. w. auckland, from expert
ments on toads In holes of oolitic lime
stone and sandstone covered with
glass, finds that. while limestone pre-
served them alive, sandstone killed
them. His conclusion is that unless a
toad imprisoned in a stone gets a little
air ii cannot live year, aud unless II
gets food II cannot live two years
London Globe.