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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15
sHERlEFs SALE


BY virtue Of q writ ol Fieri Facias issued
out Of the Court Of Common Pleas of Pike
county, TO me directed, ] will expose to
sale at tho Sheriffs Office IN the BOROUGH
OF Milford County Of Pike. Penna., on
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER stb, 1902,
at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon of said day,
all that certain pioco ana parcel OF land
situate in the Township OF Lehman ia
snid county " Pike, containing So acres
and q perchcs more or less as described in
deed John r Schcffer to George Matthies
recorded Ia Deed Book No 81 page 3i9
IMPROVEMENTS
House, barn and outbu ldings; about 25
acres cleared, balance woodland.
Seiz, and taken In execution as th
property Of George Matthies and will be
sold by me for cash
GEORGE GREGORY,
Sheriff
Sheria's Office, Milford, Pa,
Aug IL. 1902
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15

Ex-senator Quay can Keep harmony
10 the adjunct state committee he
recently appointed he wlll really be
as Cousin Sam says, very like
ahakespeare aud greater than Web
.LnI and Clay.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15

Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera ana
Diarrhoea Remedy has a world wide
reputation for its cures. It never
fails and is pleasant and safe to take.
For sale by A. W. Balch & Son,
Matamoras, all drug and general
stores ia Pike county,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15
MIIIIcln rrnnhIe

Whats the trouble, Willie said
Mrs. Brown TO her small son, who was
crying.
My kite won't fly" sobbed Willie,
"and made It out Of fly paper, too
Brooklyn Eagle
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15
Another oheap Exeursion west

Another Cheap Excursion West
On account of the International
Mining Congress to be held at Butte,
Mont. the Erie will sell special ex-
cursion tickets from Port Jervis to
Butte, Mont, on Aug. 16, 20, 21, 26
and 27 good to return to Sept 30 at
the low rate of $3.50 for the round
trip.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15

ever Two Hundred Thousand Trial
Bottles Sent Free by Mail.

ever Two Hundred Thousand Trial
Bottles Sent Free by Mail.
By special arrangement with the
manufacturers Of that justly famous
Kidney medicine, DR. David Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy, the read
ers Of the PIKE COUNTY PREss are
enabled to obtain trial bottle and
pamphlet of valuable medical ad-
vice absolutely free, by simply send
ing their full name and postofiice
address to the DIR. DAVID KEN
NEDY CORPORATION, Rondout,
n Y, and mentioning this paper,
the publisher Of which guarantees
the genuineness Of this liberal offer.
OF course this involves enormous
expense to the manufacturers, but
they have received so many CRATE.
ful letters from those who have
been benefited and cured Of the var.
ious diseases Of the Kidneys, Liver,
Bladder and Blood, Rheumatism,
Dyspepsia and Chronic Constipation
and all weaknesses peculiar to wo-
men, that they willingly send trial
bottles to all sufferers.
Upon investigation it was found
that 81 per cent. of those who had
used the trial bottle had received
such benefit from it that they pur-
chased large sized bottles of their
druggists.
It matters not how sick you are or
how many physicians have failed to
help you, send for a trial bottle of
this great medicine, it costs you but
a postal card, and benefit and cure
will most certainly be the result.
Favorite Remedyis the only kid
ney medicine that acts as laxative
all others constipate.
Put some urine in a glass tum.
bier and let it stand "a hours if it
has sediment or if it is pale OF dis
colored, milky or cloudy, stringy or
ropy, your Kidneys or Bladder are
in bad condition. DR.. David Ken.
nedy's Favorite Remedy speedily
cures such dangerous symptoms as
pain in the back, inability to hold
urine, a burning, scalding pain in
passing it, frequent desire to uri-
nate, especially at night, the stain
ing of linen by your urine and all
tho unpleasant and dangerous effects
on the system produced by the use
of whiskey, wine or beer.
All druggists sell DR.. David Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy in the new
80 cent size and the regular LOO
size bottles.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15

"she's frightfully deformed," said
the girl in blue.
"Really2" asked the girl in gray.
"Yes; she's built so that her dress
maker doesn't have to use bit of pad
ding to give her the fashionable
shape. Chicago Post.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15

NANFED 5 YOUNG MEN from
W Pike County at once to prepare
for Positions in the Government
Service-Railway Mail Clerks, Let.
ter Carriers, Custom House and
Departmental Clerks, etc. Appl7 to
Inter State Cores. Inst, Cedar
Rapids, Ia.-8-22.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15
IMPROVEMENTS
COMMISSIONERS SALE

The undersigned the County Commits
sloners of the county of Pike, will sell tho
several seated and unseated tracts of land
enumerated below, at the Court House in
Milford on Thursday, Sept. 49, 1902, com
mencing at o'clock p. IN.
UNsEATED LANDS
Blooming Grove Township
Warrantee Interest. Tax
No Name A. p and Cost Total
1873 Wykoff Peter 3uO41 s32 40 50 9s s3s 6s
Delaware Township
1o9 Moase Isabella 1854 47M 78o 55 80
Greene Township
2O7 MurdiclS John 90 500 800 II 60
262 Tittermary John n - 90 802 1902
262 Tittermary Johnl15 - 226O 4s9 749
Lehman Township
IA King Rachael 1OO65 1881 87s 1853
Porter Township
- Grier Chas and
Henry Shull 154 - 1916 465 23ll
SEATED LANDS
beiaWare township
Interest
Tax and Cost Total
l5a impd l3Su unimpd
adjoining lands of VIM
Hosmer. ...........-.. $50 75 50 % $50 81
Greene Township
Kessler w J mr. 50a un-
impd Frederick Dub
ler No; 81. .......,... 10 9s 4 40 IS Al
kipp John A mr. l0Oa uh-
impd adj lands of Fe-
lix Olsommer and
Henry Manhart. ..... 90 98 8 76 20 "A
Laokawaxen Township
Bramer N 5 est 1OOa un-
impd Garrett Cottinger
No 2S adj lands of For
est Lake Association 28 0S 4 SO 27 98
Lehman TSwnship
Campbell William mr. Goa
unimpd adj lands Of
Charles Crump and
David Kerr ,........ s 96 GO 12 90
De Spotte q mr. 33Oa un-
impd .......,,"...... 55 10 8 18 SO 90
Milford Township
Mott, Bull & Doolittle
nr 204a unimpd Jas
Mease No l13 adj lands
Of P. A. Quick and
others .,.......... 40 46 s so SO 96
HENRY S. ALBRIGHT, J
WILLIAM II BECK, Co. Com.
PIERRE NJ. Mills,
Commrs' Office, Aug. 8, 1909
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15
Legal Advertising.
REPUBLICAN,
STATE TICKET

For Governor,
SAMUEL W. PENNYPACKER,
of Philadelphia.
For Lieutenant Governor,
WILLIAM M. BROWN,
of Lawrence county.
For Secretary Of Internal Affairs
ISAAC B. BROWN,
of Erie county.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15

"The Hound of the Baskervilles."
Sherlock Homes greatest piece of
detective work is done in the new
story by DR.. A. Conan Doyle, 1.-THE
Hound ofthe Baskervilles. Holmes
himself says to Watson, his CO.
worker. "Here at last is a foeman
worthy of our steel. The result
is a story which, for thrilling inter
est, stands by itself. From the first
discovery of the hound s trail, when
the dried mp young doctor brings to
Sherlock Holmes the ancient manu-
script, to the final scene where the
great detective is brought face to
face with the monster of the moor
land, there is not sentence that
does not carry the reader breath.
lessly forward. It is a great novel,
with a great subject, by a master of
the craft. This thrilling story be-
gins in "The Philadelphia Press"
Sunday, July s, Be sure not to
miss it. 9-1-O2
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15

HIS other Peculiarly.
It Is a fearful thing 10 meet
A walking dictionary.
lta has for everything that's said.
a running commentary.
Chicago Tribune.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15

Daughter-Mr. Millyons says that a
woman's "No" always means eyes"
Mother-Well, I'D show him if / were
you.
Daughter-showh him what?
Mother-show him that it did.-De-
troit Free Press.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15

Mr. Fish-Begobs. this is the first
tonne liver / see a mermaid wild two
tails.-St. Louis Globe-Demoerat
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15

rUnnfsHnD nvnRr rRIDAT.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15

OFFICE, BROWNS BUILDING BROAD er.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-15

The undersigned, the County Commits
sioners Of the county of Pike, will sell tho
several seated and unseated tracts of land
enumerated below, at the Court House in
Milford on Thursday, Sept. Is, 1902 COM
mencing at o'clock p IN.
The courier., 1902-04-05
CLUB NO T E S
THE WEEKS REVIEW

books for 1902-1903. The general SUBJ
ject for the year will be Little Jour-
neys in America, and English Writers
of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Gen.
turies." The first meeting will occur
September 16, when there will be an
address by the president. vacation
memories by the club. and a paper on
'Our Place Among the Nations" Sep
tember 80 the subject will be AT the
Golden Gate" Addison and the Age
of Prose and Reason" October IA. "The
Blue Grass Region" Shelley and His
Contemporaries" General discussion.
Influence Of the Newspaper as an Ed
ucator." October %, 1.-The Louisiana
Territory" Three English Poets,
Wadsworth, Coleridge. Southey." 1.-The
Bronte Sisters" November II, with
Irving in the Kattskills.'' "victoria's
Laureates. Tennyson and Austin"
November 25, In the Ice-Bound
North" 'Our Western Writer'S" 1.-THE
National Parks" December 9. Flor
ida" writers of the South" .'The
Effect of the Civil War Upon the
South January 6, New Mexico"
Literary Works of Dickens and Their
Influence" January 20, "Open Meet
ing" February 8, American Music
and Drama" '"Thackeray-A Charac-
ter Sketch" Discussion on American
Art" February II. Nova Scotia"
George Elliott and Her Writings"
March 3, "The Great Lakes" THE
Brownings." March II, "Way Down
East" "Humor of American and Eng
lish Literature" Sketch-"The Colon
ials, a Tale of Old Boston, the Tea
Party, the Siege" March 81, wash
ington, the Capital City-Its Part in
the HistdS of the Nation" English
Writers of the Present Day." April IA,
"Our New Possessions" Americas Fu-
ture in Letters. Arts, Industries,
Science, Politics.
The courier., 1902-04-05

Because she was forced to give up
her stateroom aboard the KrOn Prinz
Wilhelm to accommodate Prince
Henry, Miss Alice Lorraine, a well
known soprano soloist, is bringing suit
against the North German Lloyd
steamboat company. Miss Lorraine
declares in her complaint that she con-
siders herself as good as any prince
and classes the company's action as
outrageous.
e x 4
An astonishing sentence of ten years
penal servitude was inflicted on q thiS-
teen-year-old boy in England lately.
He was convicted Of pushing smaller
boy into a reservoir where he was
drowned after robbing him of q watch
that he wanted. The judge regretted
that he was not a year older so that
he might have been sentenced to death
for murder. In England. however. the
case has provoked a discussion as to
whether there is no better way Of
treating child criminals.-New York
Sun.
The courier., 1902-04-05


ton.
The regular meeting Of the Matinee
Musicale will be held Monday after
noon at Walsh hall. After the pro-
gram the annual election of officers
will occur.
Sorosis met Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. ). e. Miller Miss Haskell was
the leader, her subject, "Civil Service
Reform" The following outline was
used: Spoils system-Origin and
Growth. Merit System-Theory and
Application. Woman's Movement in
Aid Of Merit system--Opportunity
and Responsibility.
4 K x
The Hall In the Grove met last FRI
Gay with Mrs. Sabin. Mrs. G. A. Love-
land read a paper on "The Argentine
Republic" Mrs. Isaac johnson talked
Of Romance in American History"
Mrs. Farnham Smith led in a discus
sion, the subject of which was 1--WE
will meet next Friday with Miss Green.
4 4 q
The art department Of the woman's
Grub gave a reception to the newly
elected officers Of the club Monday af-
ternOon at the home of Mrs. Eli Plum
mer. The spacious residence was beau
tifully decorated for the occasion. In
the drawing room Resurrection lilies in
pots were massed at the base of the
mantel, and bouquets Of white tulips
were in the room. The sitting room
was adorned with pink tulips. The
dining room was in red. The polished
table was crossed near either end by
scarfs Of Battenburg lace lined with
red satin. A large oblong centre piece
Of flaming red tulips was outlined by a
rope Of smilax. The room was bril-
'iantly lllamined by red candles in brass
sticks. On the table, resting on Bat
tenburg mats were two seven branched
candle sticks, and many curious single
sticks, and on the buffet were many
other single ones and two brass can
delabra, In all of which red tapers
burned. Miss Hayden, leader of the
art department. presided at the table
and was assisted in serving by Misses
Hartley, Lippincott, Muir, and Rogers.
Mrs. w. C. Phillips and Mrs. w. f.
Rarkley, jr., were at the dining room
doors. Little Dorothy Phillips in an
evening gown admitted the guests and
Mrs. Plunmer presented them to the
receiving line, which consisted of Mrs.
H. N. Bushnell, the retiring president;
Mrs. F. N. Hall, the incoming presi-
dent; Mrs. F. N. Gibson, vice presi-
dent; Miss Jeanette Green, recording
secretary; Mrs. J. F. Stevens, cores
ponding secretary; Mrs. George
Schwake. treasurer. Mesdames w. H.
Bagnall, w. N. widener and ]. w.
Johnson did the honors in the drawing
room. Mrs. Frampton entertained the
guests with xither solos. About two
hundred ladies were present.
4 4 4
The Century club met Monday after
noon with Mrs. J. E. Hayes. Mrs. A. L.
Candy read an interestering paper on
Recent Excavations in Egypt" Mrs.
A. p. Metcalf talked on the Chinese
question. Mrs. Candy, the retiring
president, thanked the ladies for their
interest and support during her ad-
ministration and introduced the new
officers, who are Mrs. A. E. Davisson,
president; Mrs. George Haskell, vice
president; Mrs. E. Lewis Baker, sec
retary and treasurer. This was the last
The courier., 1902-04-05

Little Charlie-Grandma, do your
glasses make things look bigger?
Grandma-Yes, dearie. Why?
Chariie-Oh, only thought II they
did I'd like you to take 'em on while
you are cutting cake.-New York Post.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-19
THE JAPANESE
AND WAKE ISLAND
UNITED STATES WILL NOT DRIVE
OFF THE SETTLERS WITHOUT
NOTIFYING TOKYO OFFICIALS.

YOKOHAMA, November 6.-As noti-
ced in the Gazette over two months
ago, Colonel Buck, United States Min
lister in Tokyo, notified in January the
Foreign Office in accordance with in-
functions from Washington, that the
presence of Japanese subjects on Mid
way Island could not affect Americas
sovereignty to the island and the Tokyo
cabinet, replying in friendly terms, ex-
pected that the United States would
not disturb any Japanese settlers en-
gagged in a peaceful occupation. on
the other hand, 1t was alleged that
America had despatched warship to
drive away the Japanese in Wake ISL
and. In. this connection, it is an
nounced in Tokyo that the Foreign Of
flee does not officially know whether
there are any Japanese settlers in the
island, but has gone recently to the
length of enjoining Minister Takahira
to repeat what the Japanese Cabinet
replied to Colonel Bucks note, above
referred to, and to add that Japan had
actually no intention of occupying the
island. Thereupon the Washington au-
thorities concerned declared that they
had never entertained the idea of des-
patching the war vessel to the islands
to order off Japanese, and yet, should
the presence of Japanese settlers there
become impossible, the American Gov
eminent would deal with the matter
with fair consideration, and might
eventually consult the Tokyo Cabinet.
In view of the islands connection with
the proposed Pacific Gable, the matter
was also made known by the Wash
ington authorities to the Captain of
the Adams, presumably the vessel en-
gagged in the cable service involved.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-19
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR
OCTOBER. 1902.

Temperature mean for the month,
1873; normal, 1874; average daily maxi
mum, Sis; average daily minimum.
1913; mean daily range 11.5; greatest
daily range, Is degrees; least daily
range, degrees; highest temperature,
| "a; lowest, IS.
Barometer average, 20. 969; normal,
29.967; highest, 1910, 18th; lowest, 1886,
9Th; greatest 4-hour change, OF; lows
passed this point, 9Th and 25th; highs
10th and 18th; pressure even through
| the month.
Relative humidity, average, 74.5; nor
NAL, Il; mean dew-point, 66.6; normal,
66.2; absolute moisture, mean, III
| grains per cubic feet; normal, 7.05. Dew
| IL mornings.
Rainfall, 1853 inches; normal, 2.76;
rain "ecord days, 20; normal 10; great
| est rainfall in one day los, 18th; to-
tai at Luakaha, 1912; normal, 11.69; at
Kapiolani Park 0.73; normal, LIP.
The artesian well level stands for
the month without falling, 1895 feet
above mean sea level. October 81, 1901,
| it stood at 1912. The average daily
mean sea-level for the month was 1905,
the assumed annual mean being 1000
| above datum. For October 1901, it was
| 1927.
Trade wind days, 81 q of NN.E);
| hOl maj 50. aver dEt lOINt VI Nlllu Jul =
ing daylight Beaufort scale, 81; aver
age cloudiness, tenths of sky, 49, nor
NAL, 4.3,
Approximate percentage of district
rainfall as compared with normal; lilo
100 PEI cent; Hamakua, 115; KOhala,
1855; Waimea, 49, Kona, 10; Kau, TO-;
Puma, 100; Maui, $50; oahu, 80; Kauai,
] 1888
Mean temperature: Pepeekeo, Hilo
/ district, 100 feet elevation, mean MAXI
mum, 1914; mean minimum, 69.5 Wal
mea, Hawaii, 2,730 elevation, 1928 and
65.7; Kohala, 521 elevation, 1913 and go;
Walakoa, Kula. Maui, 200 elevation,
| 7S.5 and 600; Eva Mil, so elevation,
S4.S and 67.5; u. S. Experiment Station,
Jared w. Smith, $50 feet elevation SS.4
and 7O.2; w. r. Castle, 60 elevation,
highest, "a; lowest, sc; mean, 1852.
Eva Mill, mean dew point, GAG; rela-
| tive humidity, 68.7 Kohala (Bond) dew
point, 66; relative humidity, 70 per
cent.
| Slight but decided earthquake felt at
! Honolulu, 4,3l a. m. 18th; same report
! ed from Kohala. Waimea e shocks),
and Hilo (Pepeekeo). on the Goth Ko-
hala, $50 a. m. 26th, Waimea, 3;O5 and
| ll:O5 p. m. Heavy swell and SUR 15tl,
nth and 2Sth. Heavy rains 3rd 10Th
and 9th.
Heaviest 24-hour rains reported,
Rholes Gardens, 4.33, 27th. WaialIca,
| Hilo 3.3l same date Luakaha, 90
same date. Puuohua, Hilo, 3.43, t4th.
CURTIS j. LYONS,
Territorial Meteorological.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-19
JAPANESE BUDGET.
The Revenue Will Exceed The
Expenditures.

YOKOHAMA, November 6.-The Ko-
kumin Shimbun reports that the eX-
penditure provided for by the Japanese
Budget for the next fiscal year
amounts to over Y251, 900, 600 and the es-
timated revenue to over Y253, 900 900, the
latter thus exceeding the former by
about Y2,000000. The government, how
ever intends to introduce supplement
tary estimates increasing the revenue
by about Y.3, 900 and the expendi-
ture by over Y.5,OOO,0O0. New items M
the Budget 70 rthe next fiscal year are
among other things, the Hyogo Gus
toms extension (about $780, 0O) i'm"
provements to the Rivers Shinano, Ia
kahashi and Yoshino (Y.800, 900 for the
1908 fiscal Year,, investigation of the
national strength (Y.450,VvO), sheet
glass manufacture subsidy CY.5O0, 900
for five successive years., telephone
extension Cyl $780, OO), sugar improve
ment, establishment of the Higher
Psychological School in Sendai, estab-
lishment of the commercial and indus
trial commissioners, appropriation for
the St. Louis Worlds Fair and sub
sides to the fishery and porcelain in
dustries. For these. new measures,
about Y5,500,0O0 are to be assigned in
the estimates for the 1903-19O4 fiscal
year.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-19
LEGAL NOTICE.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
First Circuit Territory of Hawaii
At Chamberlain Probate.
In the matter of the Estate of Hugh
Morrison, late of Makaweli, Kauai.
Deceased.
Order Of Notice of Hearing Petition
for Allowance of Final Accounts, Dis
tribution and Discharge.
The Petition and Accounts of Execu-
tors of the win of said deceased, where
in she asks that her accounts be ex-
amined and approved, and that final
order be made of distribution of the
property remaining in her hands to the
persons thereto entitled, and discharg-
ing her from all further responsibility
as such ExecutriX having this day been
MED; notice is hereby given that by or
der of said court, Monday, the 22d day
Of December, A. ID. 1902, at ten o clock
a. m, before the Judge of said Court
at the Court Room of the said Court in
the judiciary building, at Honolulu,
Island of Oahu, be and the same here
by is appointed as the time and place
Tor hearing said Petition and Accounts.
and that all persons interested NAV
then and there appear and show cause,
If any they have, why the same should
not be granted, and may present evil
dence as to who are entitled to the said
property.
Dated at Honolulu, this 7th day OF
November, 1902.
GEORGE LUCAS,
Clerk.
4t-Nov. 10, II, "a, Dec. 1.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-19
sAL1sBURYrs POOR MEMORY.
Late Prime Minister Lived World
Apart.


Whatever may be the cause, there is
no mistaking the fact that Mr.. Bal
tours succession to the premiership
has occasioned less stir than many po-
litical incidents of much less impor-
lance. Mr.. Gladstone lived ever in the
public eye. Week days and Sundays he
was always doing or saying something
which afforded material for newspaper
comment. The public took the keenest
interest in his books, in his porcelain,
in his cutting down trees at Hawar-
den, in his reading the services at the
parish church. He was a performer all
ways in the glare of the footlights,
whether in office or out of it. Lord
Salisbury lived in comparative seclu-
sion. # he did not direct the affairs of
worldwide empire from a hermitage,
he governed it from Hatfield, and often
Tor weeks together he would never
leave his retreat, even for the purpose
of meeting the diplomatic representa-
ives OF other powers at the foreign Of
flee.
The Cecils are a world unto them
selves, and if Lord Salisbury may not
De exactly said to be one of those
World-forgetting mortals by the world
forgot, he lived and lives apart. OF
late years his memory failed hlm, not
Tor facts so much as for faces, and all
manner of odd stories are current as to
the mistakes which he made owing to
MS inability to distinguish between in
dividuals.
NO one occasion worthy wine mer-
chant who was invited to spend a
week end in a family partly at Hat
Held, is said to have been mistaken by
the late prime minister for Lord Rob-
erts. The delusion was so complete
that, after opening the conversation at
the dinner table, he carried his aston
ished guest off into the library and in
sisted upon learning from his unin.
structed lips exactly what he thought
of the campaign in Africa. Tell me-"
SO the story goes, tell me-" he said to
the battered but bewildered wine mer-
chant, what you really think of the
war in South Africa. Will Lord Kitch-
ener make as great a mess of it as all
our other generals?"
The good man rose to the situation.
and was rewarded by being anxiously
asked by the prime minister what he
would 40 If he were in South Africa at
that moment. 1t was not until the fol-
lowing day that the guest was aware
or the reason for the strange solicitude
Which the prime minister had shown
Tor MS opinion upon military tactics.
On another occasion he Is said to
nave asked who that remarkably INTEL
HSent young man was with whom he
mad just been transacting business.
1t is one of your private secretaries"
was the reply. When a man forgets
the face of a private secretary and
confounds wine merchants with COM
manders-in-chief, Ii is not surprising
that he should find the time had come
Tor his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Reviews.