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an understanding with President
Steyn Of the Orange Free State by
which they became allies to resist the
British encroachments TO the extremity
Of war.
1t soon developed that a conflict with
Great Britain had long been foreseen
by the BOer governments. In an in
eredibly short time they had placed
armies in the field composed of trained
Bharpshooters armed with the best of
modern rifles, while their artillery was
Of the most effective and handled with
a skill that left no room TO doubt that
the men behind the guns thoroughly
understood their business.
The Boer plan of campaign original.
ly was to advance rapidly with large
force Of mounted troops into Cape Col
ony and Natal and sweep the British
into the sea. In the light of Subse-
quent events 1t is clear that during
the first three months Of the war this
was practicable, since there were then
few British In Cape Colony and the
majority of the colonists were ready
to rise But the possibility of captur-
ing Rhodes in Kimberley, Baden-POw-
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NH-aNs hNaN1f- anu ttbNA ~ I 4 = . -
subjects in gold and diamond mining.
The object of the raid was to over,
throw the authority Of the Transvaal
and Orange Free State governments
to levy tribute upon the product OF
the mines. This tribute was regarded
as excessive and is still viewed in that
light, but as the workers OF the mines
were deriving immense fortunes from
them little hardship was inflicted,
The defeat of Dr. JameSon's project
and his capture restored the status
quo for a time. The raider was sent
TO England for trial, He was received
there more as hero than as one guilty
OF an offense against the comfy of ma
uOns. After farcical trial he was
acquitted and set at liberty. This en-
ragged the Beers and let them to the be-
lief that the raid had been prearranged
in London and had the sanction Of
those in authority. 1t was likewise
taken as forecast of the British poll
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A lady who had previously usCd
Monopole Syrup, after moving to Cali.
fornia, wrote as that She had not been
able TO find anything as good M Mono.
pole in that state and desired us 10 sce
TO II that she could be supplied, Such
comments as this ON Monopole Grocer.
les are very common, but thOro IL n
reason for 1t. The finest which the
world affords is packed under tho Mon.
opole brand. Most tirst.olass grocors
handle Monopole.
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is the only cure for Poison Oak, Poison
Ivy, and all noxious plants. 1t Is com.
posed exclusively Of roots and herbs. Now
is the time to get the poison out of your
system, as delay makes your condition
worse. Don't experiment longer with
salves, washes and soaps-they never cure.
Mr.. s. M. Marshall, bookkeeper OF the Atlanta
tGal Gas Light Co. was poisoned with Poison
Oak. He took Sulphur, Arsenic aud various
other drugs, and applied externally numerous
lotions and saiveS with no benefit Al times the
swelling and Inflammation was so severe he was
almost blind For eight > ears the poison would
break out every season. His condition was much
improved after taking one bottle q s, s, s and
few bottles cleared his blood OF the poison, aud
all evidences Of the disease disappeared
People are often poisoned without
knowing when or how. Explain your case
fully to our physicians, and they viii,
cheerfully give such information and ad-
vice as you require, without charge, and
we will send at the same time an interest.
Ing book on Blood aud Skin Diseases.
TINE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. "a
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laws OF war. found guilty and shot, al
though he had to be carried from the
hospital tent to the place Of execution.
March I of the present year General
Lord Methuen was defeated. wounded
and taken prisoner by General Delarey.
He was promptly released and given
a safe-cOnduct to the British lines. In
return for this act OF ciemency Gen
eral krltzinger, a Boer commander,
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rainy season had begun and the Beers
had destroyed all the bridges across
Inc stream. Several Intellectual at
tempts were made to ford it, but each
was met by a CALLING fire from the
Beers on the northern banks. who had
taken advantage OF the natural forma-
tion OF the country and had besides
thrown up strong earthworks within
easy rife range OF all the possible
fordS.
On Oct. 16 the British garrison at
Mafeking was attacked and a siege
lasting 213 days was begun. In all
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YANKEE METHODS GALL EUROPE
Mccormick Rsspsn Score Success at Prague
implement Show.

Special cable to the Chicago Daily News
Prague, June 6.-At the annual Bo-
hemian agricultural and implement fair
now open in this city the methods Of
American exhibitors, especially those
of the Mccormick Harvesting Machine
Company of Chicago, angered their
German and Austrian competitors.
The Mccormick Company showed
reapers, mowers and binders in opera
tion and monopolized the attention of
the visitors. The German and Aus
trian frms appealed against these
"underhand Methods" but the police
refused to interfere. The Americans
secured 80 per cent of the orders, and
for time it looked as though the Euro
peans would provoke riot.
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THE GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN STRUGGLE AND
SOME OF ITS TRAGIC FEATURES.
Some of the Chief Actors.

Some
Lord Salisbury, Britain
Miner.
President Kruger OF African Republic
President Seyn Of
General schak Burger actnS president Of lrensyeSL -
Commandsnts De Wet. Delarey Cn VojOen and KHtEiuger
Memorable IncIdeuts
British
$ O
BlOemonen 8, s.
81
la
Annexation OF the Tranvaa
50.
from Sept IL,
Lord Roberts sails for IL.
Colony December
February
begun March %,
o Rhodes March
of surrender signed May 81, 1902
In and
onie men,,
Losses OF
o kinds In 1902 $500
Probab actu o
a
in to Great Britain estimated. $l2oOOO0OOl
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FIGURES FOR FARMERS.
SOmt Remarks on the Practical Use Of Bind.
iny TWlNs.

What appeals to the farmer, in the
matter of Twine, is satisfaction In use,
and its economy. A poor article IL
dear at any price. 4 clean, strong
twine is pleasure to use.
In economy note the following fig
ures, and gee that pure Manila, $50
feet TO the pound. will tic more bun.
dles at u given cost than any Other
brand.
Estimating the cost to the consumer
at the following prices We have;
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was set at liberty by Lord Kitchener.
The overtures for peace were made
by the British commander early last
March. Some difficulty was expert
enced in reaching the Boer command
ers in the field, who were widely scat
tered. They were finally brought to-
gether and after a consultation last.
ing several days 1t was decided to sub.
NIT the British proposition to the men
in arms and to abide by the decision
of the plebiscite.
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Get . PspPeFy { COX.

Cooks" said the wise woman,
"vary their cooking according to their
personal characteristics. Get q char
scterless cook and you will find taste
less viands set before you. Did you
ever notice that a good cook is a very
peppery sort Of person, as a rule?"-
New York Times.
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Right In II.

81 have Eeen making a tour Of the
South" remarked J. b. Joseph. 81
was greatly amused. on alighting from
the train on the Georgia Central, in
Savannah. The station is surrounded
in all directions by lot Of saloons.
In great illuminated letters over one
of these saloons was the sign
t" Open all night. "
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Garrisons Suffer for Food.

Meantime the garrisons at the be.
sieged towns were suffering extreme
hardships. The supply Of provisions
was small, as no one had anticipated
the contingencies lat mad arisen. Both
citizens and soldiers were placed on
short rations. In LadysmIth particu
larly the privatiOns were great Horses,
dogs, cats and even rats were utilized
as food.
The Mafeking garrison under Colonel
Baden-Powell refused to surrender. A
party of $40 soldiers had been CAP
tured by the Beers on the second day
Of the siege thus reducing the defend.
ers Of the town to a mere handful.
Mafeking was In sorry plight. The
Beers shelled the town Nov. 6 and
inflicted severe damage. Then the
British attempted to cross the MOdder
River They were driven back with
heavy loss.
At Stormberg on Dec. 10 General
Gatacre lost 1000 men in battle. On
the following day General Wauchope
fell in an engagement at Spyfontain.
On the 18th General Butler endeavored
TO cross the Tugela River, but was
driven back with loss of 1000 men
and eleven guns.
Roberts Raises Kimberley Siege.
Several other disasters to the Brit
ish arms occurred In various places.
and the government, finding the Off
GERS in command unequal to the emer-
gencies confronting them, ordered
General Roberts to the front He ar
rived at the scene of action on Dec. 81.
1899, and Immediately took command.
his force being estimated at 25O,OOO
men. General Lord Kitchener accom-
panied him as his chief of star.
The matter deemed of the first i'm
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The first encounter was at Dundee
Oct. 20, when the British carried the
Boer position by frontal attack, hav-
ing their commander General Symons.
killed and losing 426 men, Including
296 taken prisoners, Next day at
Elandslaagte they had less eQulvocal
success, but lost 22S killed and wound
ed. On Oct "a there was a fight at
Riefontein, with loss OF Ill, while
the force at Dundee was withdrawn by
4 circuitouS route. Soon after, Oct. 30.
at FarQuhar's farm and Nicholson's
mex there was British defeat. White
losing 1,226 men. OF whom 925 were
taken prisoners. The whole British
army OF Natal was soon after shut up
in Ladysmith and so remained till Feb.
2S, 1900.
Thus It appears that less than two
weeks after President krugers ulti.
matum was sent to London an armed
force OF Beers under General Joubert
was invading Natal. The British forces
were not prepared to meet them and
fell back on Ladysmith, where they
were Immediately besieged. Simults-
ne0usly Boer commando invested
Kimberley, ColenSo and other towns
in which British garrisons were 10
Gated.
The casualties were at first Insignia
cant. the fighting unImportant, but for
several months the British were the
heaviest losers, especially In officers,
IL seeming TO be the Boer tactics to
pick of the commanders.
Butler Meets First Defeat.
Oct. Is General Sir Redvers Butler
was dispatched from England to the
seat OF war. 1t was nearly a month
before he arrived there. Taking com.
mand Immediately he began forward
movement from the northern part OF
Cape Colony, sending dispatch to En-
gland as he took up his line OF march
toward the north stating that he in
tended eating his Christmas dinner In
Pretoria. But at the Modder River he
encountered unexpected obstacles. The
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sent his ultimatum
to Great Britain.
This was a fiat re-
fusal of the British
lemand that sub
5ects of the crown
be allowed equal
political privileges
with natives Of the
two republics - the
l'ransvaal and the
Orange Free State.
Previous to this Mr..
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How 10 Be Happy.

"They say that Mumie's twice as
happy since her divorce"
"She ought to he, Her husband
used to allow her $50 u month for
spending money, and now she gets 500
for alimony. San Francisco Town
Talk.
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loNSsF

strangcr--Do people really have their
offices In the tops of those sky scrapers9
Manhattan--Oi course. The days are
longer up there than they are ON the
stroet level, and every minute counts
hero. Topics.
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sault on the integrity
Of the Dutch repub-
lies In South Africa
are yet fresh in the
public recollection,
DIR. Jameson was a
Scotchman residing
in Cape Colony and
interested
with Cecil Rhodes
A. N q. l,
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Coral.

Coral Is q shell Of carbonate OF lime,
inhabited by an animal, which can
DO readily detected under the micro.
scope in any piece of live coral freshly
taken from the water.
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ell in Mafeking and General Whites
force near Ladysmith diverted their
energies till the arrival of large British
forces made the plan appear imprac,
ticable.
Pen British in Ladysmith.
The British plan at the outset was
mainly defensive. General White, in
Natal, deemed it important to defend
Ladysmlth and the stores accumulated
there, though it was not a good posi-
tion. General Symons was sent few
miles north of that place, to Dundee.
to oppose the Boer forces from the
north. So long as Ladysmiths could
be held the invasion of Natal was OBJ
structed.
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II cur.. HHhiia You Walk.

Aliens Foot.Ease makes tight and new Shoes
feel easy. II Is certain cure for sweating, cal
lous aud swollen, tired hot, aehin. feet. Try u
oday. Atall dru ggists, 2Se, Trial package mail
cd FREE Address Allen \, olmsted Leroy,
n. y.
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II you were written up as the hero
(or heroine) Of novel, as you actually.
are, how the critics would roast such
q character!
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-06-19

Hamlin's Wizard oil will cure u larycr
number of painful ailments than any.
thing which you can tindP
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Accounted For.

"He looks so grave"
"That's because he is buried in him
self"
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Plat, Powder.

Plate powder is usually mado of rouge
and prepared chalk, Plate powder con-
tanning mercury putsa splendid polish
ON silver, but Is very injurious.
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EtY0 Permanently Curcd. No nn 81 nervousness
ttb0 after hrst days sof nr klbss Great Nerve
Asstoror send for FIR EE 81 90 trial bottle aud treat
ee. Dali u KLINE, LTD s5i Arch IT,. Philadelphia pa
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directions the Beers swarmed in small
parties, attacking detached squads Of
the British wherever found and infict
ing serious loss in killed, wounded and
captured.
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The origin Of the Anglo-Boer war
may be said TO date from the Jameson
raid Of 1896. The details Of that as
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STORY OF BOER WAR.
ACCOUNT BEGINS WITH RAID BY
DR.. JAMESON.

Fall of Two Republics Made Certain
Years Later-B Beers Force Conflict by
Invading NataI-Capture of Cronje-
Is BEGINNING of the End.
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1t was a great Idea to refer to q cir.
Gus as "a great moral show"
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DiSfIgured Skin

Wasted muscles aud decaylng bones,
What hayocl
scrofula, let alone, IL capable Of all that,
and more,
IL is commonly marked by lunches In
the neck, inIlammations IN the eyes, dys-
pepsia, oatarrh, and general debility,
II Is always radically and permanently
cured by
Hoods JdrSdpdTiLLd
Which expelS all humorS, cures all erup.
tions, and builds up the whole system,
whether young or old,
Hoods f4Is cure liver illsi the ncn,lrrttatinE aud
only cathArtio TO take with nOOdS SarsAparilla
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A Poser for "Pon.'

FVseE TOT rVP'
Teddy-PaP
Pa-Ies, dear.
Teddy-May ask question:
Pa-Certainly, Teddy.
Teddy-Where's the wind when il
don't blowP-New York Times.
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Kruger Preci

cy OF the future and a menace TO the
independence Of the republics.
Kruger Precipitates the War.
The war may be said to date from
Oct. /, 1899, when Paul Kruger, Presl-
dent of the South African RpDublic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-29

The typographical features of Alabama are such as to have presented obstacles to the construction of railroads running from east to west more especial'' that part of the mineral belt lying eass of Bir- mingham. The trenc Of the mountains. streams, and valleys rom northeast to southwest have favored the building of railroads along the ccurao of these val leys without serious CT Ti3ccring G.fficul- ties or great cost of construction. Hence roads have been promptly built along these lines as the growing demands of commerce required.
 But when railroad is projected to the Atlantic seaboard 1t Is at once confronted with obstacles both in the cost of con- struction( and engineering difficulties. For no direct line toward the Atlantic. from Birmingham. is practicable except by tun- neling the mountain range dividing the waters of the Cahaba and Coosa rivers. Nor is this the only mountain range in- terspersing Blue Mountain. the Southern extension of the great Appalachian chain lying east of Tailadega. rises with its broad rocky base and high rugged crest. This mountain is quite too formidable In its material character to tunnel at any reasonable cost oi expenditure. Forum ately, however, a pass in this mountain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-29
Much Needed Railroad
BY VILLA M TAYLOR.

exists midway between the Georgia Pa cihc on the north and the Columbus and Western on the south. and practically on 0 direct line between Birmingham and the Atlantic seaboard at Savannah. This pass Is known as Porter's Gap. and offers tho most direct and economical route from Birmingham and tho great west be- yond to the eoutneost Atls atio ports.
 An Inviting Gateway.
 Porters Gap. presenting an inviting gateway through Blue Mountain from tho Atlantic ports to the west. was not overlooked oy engineers in their endeav- ors to locate railroads between these im- portnnt points. Three decades ago nearly, the engineers in surveying the route of the old Savannah and Memphis Railroad knowing this gap to bc more in direct | lino with their western terminal. made ar | earnest effort to locate their line through it. For this purpose they failed, not be- cause the line was impracticable, but be- cause they undertook to follow too close ly the old wagon road leading through the gap from Talladega to Wetumpka.
 This road is a mile and a half east of a direct line, and is on much higher ground. Indeed, the first five miles Of their survey closely followed the divide between the waters of Choccolocco and Talladega Creeks. Leaving this high ground and en- countering Aalladega Creek less than two mics further south a long and high bridge was found necessary in crossing this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-29
Department Of LABOR
 ConnnoTrn pY D VI BRUMLEY

lives of the employers that it was impos- s.ble for one man tc leave piece of work until 1t wss completed. These state inents referred particularly to the making of armor plate end guns.
 It was absolutely necessary that 1t be shown that such statements were not warranted by the facts and that tesi- :nony be obained from practical men who had done this kind of work.
 With that end in view President James O'Connell, of the International Assoeia- tion of Machinists, appeared before the committee and clearly demonstrated that it was the custom in the making or armament for one man to take up a job where another had left 1t off, ana that this was being done every day in the government navy yards, where arm ament Is made, and that the plan gave entire satisfaction.
 MT. M. M. Garland of Pittsburg, Pa', an ex-president of the Amalgamated As- sociation of Iron and Steel Workers, ap- peared before the committed and ex- plained the system under which armor plate is made. His testimony was at wide variance with that given by the opponents of the bill, who claimed that the man who started the melt for the casting of the ingot would have to com pete it, even though 1t took fourteen hours.
 MT. Garland showed clearly that the men engaged in this work stopped at the regular time and another set of men came on and finished the job.
 MT. James McMahon, president of the National Union of Blast Furnace Work CTS and Shelters, also testified in rela- ton to the manner in which work Is performed by the men in his trade. He stated that blast furnaces are operated twenty-four hours a day every day in the year, the men working in twelve hour turns. one relieving the other and each taking up the work where the other leaves 1t off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-29
PROGRESS OF
 EIGHT HOUR DAY.

As the eight-hour work day is of much interest at this time it will be interesting to note the repcrt of the legislative com mitteo of the American Federation of Labor of the progress of the eigi,t-hour bill before Congress. The committee says:
 This bill passed the House of Repre- sentatives without opp sition May 20, un- der suspension Of the rules It is now being considered by the Senate commit tee on education and labor Up to this time three hearings have been held, at which testimony has been given favor able to the oill. The same interest that opposed the bill In the House arc HOW op- posing 1t in the Senate
 During the hearings before the House committee it vas stated by representa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-29
ANNOUNCE MENTS.
F. |. Monks.

F. 1. Monks.
 Is a candidate for the State Legislature. and asks the votes of the electors of Jef- ferson County in the Democratic primary.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-29
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 BRANSFORD MILLS.
 Owensboro, Ky.