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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25
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it was not completed until after peace was declared.
 A Dutch Town.
 Notwithstanding this, the Pretoria of today is a Boer town. It's people are more Dutch than English. There are Dutch signs over the stores, and the book shops have many Dutch books. One hears the people talking in Dutch as he goes along the streets, and the farmers in the country about are almost altogether Boers. It is the Dutchmen who still own most of the land and their long teams of oxen may be seen going through the city or standing in the market places just as they did when Paul Kruger ruled.
 Pretoria was laid out by the Boers and built by them. It is little over 50 years old, and 1t is named after President Pre- torius, who founded it. It lies in a valley formed by a small tributary of the Croc- odile river, and it has grass-grown hills on every side. The streets cross one an other at right angles. They are wide and well paved and in many places shaded with willows, which were set out as fence posts and grew into trees Most of the houses are of Dutch architecture. Nearly every little home has a garden about 1t, and the whole town is full of flowers and fruit
 Of late years the business section of the city has grown, and it now compares fav- orably with any town of its size in the United States. It has good stores. street car line, electric lights, public park and geological garden. It has a museum, library of 24,000 volumes, so- cial clubs, cricket and football grounds and theatre and an opera house. It has a half dozen churches, and among them the Copper church. where President Kru- gar sometimes preached.
 In the Footsepts of Kruger.
 Indeed everything about the city still bears Kruger's marks The house in which he lived is here and his bones lie under a plain monument out in the cem- etery I went down the other afternoon and looked at the home of the former Boer president.
 It is a plain one-story building, situ- ated on the principal street, with garden about it. It is not much better
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25

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than that of many clerk in the United States. Kruger was supposed to be rich and statements have been made concerning the millions which he sent to Holland during the Boer war. These stories are denied at Pretoria, and the truth seems to be that the Boer presi- dent came out of the war comparative ly poor as far as money was concerned. His wealth was mainly in farms, which he had divided among his relatives be- fore the war began. While the strug- gle was raging he lent something like S250 900 in cash to his government to keep the soldiers in the field, and this was paid for in the money of that gov
 ernment, which is now worthless. He also lent about $70,000 additional. which, I believe. was In the hands of General Botha at the time the war closed. This was offered to the Brit ish but they refused it and the money still forms part of the Kruger es- tate. It is said here that Kruger was not a money lover or money grubber. and that he cared more for his coun- try than his fortune.
 I understand that the same is true of Gen. Louis Botha, the present ruler of the Transvaal He is a Boer in the
 full sense of the word. but he believes In the building up of South Africa,
 and is doing all he can to further the interests of the united races. General Botha was noted as a statesman be- | fore the war began. He entered poli- tics early and was a member of the first volk and leader of the pro- gressives of the Boer republic at that time. He left this position and went into the army a private and by sheer force made his way from rank to rank until he became commander-in- chief. One of his greatest battles was that of Colenso, where he fought Gen eral Butler and his 12,000 men with Boer force of 2000 and defeated them. It was after that fight that Kruger made him commander in chief of the Boer forces. and 1t was largely due to him that the army held out as long as 1t did. making one of the bravest cam paigns ever known in the annals Of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25

sort of insects as those which almost ruined Kansas and Nebraska some years ago.
 When the locusts come they eat almost every green thing The grass disappears and the sheep and cattle perish for want of food At present the different govern fnents are paying a certain price for To- cust destruction. The farmers receive 50 cents per bag of 200 pounds. and in Natal locust eggs are bringing 12 cents pound. The eggs are laid in scocoons, and it Is estimated that it takes 40.0@ eggs to make one pound. They will last for years with out hatching, so that, although the To- custs are killed. new crop may come forth again and again from the dormant eggs
 The African natives are all fond of To- custs. They eat them, and I am told that the Boer farmers frequently use dried To- custs for chicken feed, paying as high as $2 per bag for them. Another trouble that the farmers have in many regions is the drought. and there are also cattle levers and other diseases.
 Agriculture Since the War.
 Since the Boer war new interest has sprung up in agriculture. and the govern ment Is now doing all it can to open up the country and to improve the condition of the farmers. It has already establish ed experimental farms in several places, and Is trying to better the live stock. Many new plants are being introduced. the tobacco industry Is being incouraged, and experiments are being made on cot ton. A South African agricultural col lege is now proposed, and Gen. Botha is said to favor 1t. He says that agricul- ture and mining are the two brothers of the Transyaal and that they must work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25
Queer Features Of Farming I'm
 The Land Of The BOers


There are other diamond mines nearby, and there are also copper and coal As to the gold mines of the Rand, which lie within a few miles of Pretoria, tner product Is greater than that of any other region They have added more than 9OO,- GOO, ,OOO gold dollars to the worlds supply in the last twenty odd years, and they are now yielding more than Sl2O,OOO OOo a year. Of this I shall write more when I visit Johannesburg.
 Farming in South Africa.
 The chief importance of the Transvaal, outside its mines, is as a stock raising country. The land is high and healthful and the climate Is fitted for white men. The most of the colony lies 40O0 more feet above the sea. It is a vast table land, composed of great rolling plains, crossed here and there by low ranges of mountains. A2great part of the country is covered with scrubby brush, but much of 1t is semi-barren and so scantily wa tered that the grass burns up in the sum mer. The seasons here are just the op- posite of ours The winter is from April to September and the summer from Oc-e tober to March The winters are cold, dry and bracing. The summers are hot with some rainfall to temper the heat.
 So far only small part of the land has been taken up. There are something like GOO acres in the Transvaal and the registered farms number only 12,000. The average size of a farm is 5000 acres, or nearly ten square miles to each farm.
 The most of the farmers are Boers, who cultivate only small part of their land and either graze the remainder or let it out to the native Kaffirs, who plant it in little patches of from one to five acres. The chief crops raised by the negroes are corn and millet. They farm under the di- rection of the owner, and as rule give him half of the harvest. All farming, however, is slovenly done, and that not withstanding the demand is good. The Transvaal Is now importing farm produce of s15000,000 per annum. and the main supplies for the gold mines come in from abroad. have the market prices of Pre- toria and Johannesburg lying before me. Chickens are bringing 25 cents a pound, and eggs are selling from 75 cents to $1.25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25

Pretoria "HIS letter is to be about the Trans
 vaal. The state has been big in ! the eyes of the world for the past half dozen years. It seems small and poor when one travels over it. entered it from Cape Colony at Fourteen Streams above Kimberley, and came thence by rail through Johannesburg on my way here. The distance is a little farther than from New York to Washington, and it Is about an equal distance from Pretoria to the east where the Portuguese territories begin. I am just about three hundred miles or so south of the boundaries of Rhodesia.
 These figures give you some idea of the area of the country. The Transvaal is about twice as big as Illinois or Iowa. It is high, dry and comparatively barren, and some of it seems almost desert. On my way here I rode for miles without seeing a house, and all along the way from Kimberley to Johannesburg there are no towns of large size. The whole country has a white population less than that of the city of Minneapolis, and in- cluding the blacks, who number three times the whites it has not as many peo- ple as Philadelphia.
 The biggest town in the Transvaal IS Johannesburg It has 10000, and of these less than 9O,OO0 are whites Pretoria has S6, 900 and only 22,00O whites. Both towns claim more; but these are the official figures and they include every one, ne- groes, English and Boers.
 Millions in Mines.
 The great importance of the country is in it's mines. It leads the world as to gold, and it bids fair to do so as to diamonds. I have already written of the Premier mine. which produced the Culli- nan diamond, the biggest ever discovered. 1t lies within thirteen miles of this city and 1t has turned out $25,0oO,Ooo worth of precious stones in the past four years
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-12-01

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-12-01

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-12-01

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-12-01

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-12-01

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-24

of the most beautiful valleys in the
state, grows large fields of wild hay
OF many varieties, also oats, barley
wheat and rye
This valley has many men and
, herds of horses and cattle; sheep are
also found there. The winters are
not so warm there but with the large
amount of hay that grows each year
the stock go through the winters fine
All the territory south of Fox is
noted for its stock raising. Long
Creek, Round Basin. Kilbride or the
Middle Fork country, Dale, and the
Dayville country are fine localities for
stock raising. Dayville is one of the
greatest precincts in Grant county for
the raising of stock, mostly sheep.
All of the above mentioned locali-
ties have plenty of room for people
who wish to engage in the business
and people that are looking for homes
should not overlook the matter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-24
Resumed Work on CanaI.

Work of construction on the Amer
lean Falls canal was resumed Mon
day at all the camps with all the
force that was available, and more
men are being sought, says the Amer
lean Falls Press. It Is stated that
work will be crowded as rapidly as
possible. At the company camp seven
miles up the river under charge Of
Foreman Hardy, all the company
teams are working. Livingston Bros.
and C. w. Brown are working on their
contracts this side of Aberdeen, and
I. r. Jones has his work well in
hand on the low line.
Owing to the cold weather during
all Of February. when the company
expected to be at work, construction
IL fully a. month behind schedule, and
instead of finishing by May 15, 1t Is
likely to be the first of July before
water reaches the lower end Of the
tract
However, orders have been issued
to crowd work as fast as possible.
The eastern stockholders were here
the first of the week, inspecting the
work and planning for its prosecu-
tlon, and 1t Is said that all arrange
ments have been made for a vigorous
campaign.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-24
FOR CITY SLAUGHTER HOUSE.
Spokane May Adopt Municipal Plant
TO Insure Cleanliness.

The establishment in Spokane by
the city authorities of a municipal
slaughter house. similar to those in
use in many eastern cities, is being
strongly advocated by Otto Bittrlck,
city meat inspector, says the Spokane
Chronicle.
Mr. Bittrick states that he will try
to interest some of the city fathers in
the project in order to have the neces-
sary legislation passed and money ap-
propriated for the purpose. He claims
the slaughter house would be pay
ing proposition for the city as well
as a great convenience to the meat
dealers, all of whom could then have
their slaughtering done at the same
place and at a less cost to each than
at present.
"At the present time we have no
way of checking up on what animals
are being brought into the city, and
slaughtered" stated Mr.. Bittrick. "a
municipal slaughter house If properly
conducted, would be paying PROPOSE
tion, would save money for the deal
ers and would give us only inspected
meats for consumption.
"If such place were put up in
proper style, think that by a little
maneuvering we could get United
States inspection, the best possible
II would be necessary to have one
man who would devote his entire at
tention to this work.
"The only proper time to inspect
meat is while it is being killed, The
entrals, heart, liver, lungs and in fact
every part of the animal can then be
examined for traces Of disease to
much better advantage than after the
meat has reached the market. At
present, Under the city's inspection
arrangements. it is impossible to
make even an attempt at inspecting
all the meat consumed in the city.
81 believe the present Is the time
to take this matter up, before any of
the dealers have put In expensive
slaughtering establishments. The
present slaughterlng houses are small
and Just passable and their abandon
ment by the dealers would be no
great loss"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-24
sbeepman Sues for Damages.

Probably the largest damage suit
ever brought in Oneida county was
filed with Clerk John ]. Evans this
week, says the Maad Enterprise.
]. ~ Wilson is suing. the Idaho
Northern Railway company and the
o. S. L. for $11,46S.S6 for failure to
furnish cars at Emmett, Idaho, for a
period OF 25 days. The shipment
consisted of 7415 lambs The alleged
damage consisted OF S11071O for hay
and pasturage while waiting for cars,
$2973.23 for loss Of flesh to lambs,
$7O42.6S for drop in the price Of lambs
and $12S50 for help.
Maginnis and Corn, of ogden. are
attorneys for plaintiff
The case will come up at the June
term of court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-24
Brnye Boy Badly Injured.

To prevent collision with a little
girl who was in charge OF a baby
Harold Porter. the 1S-year-old son
of Mrs. Mary A. Porter turned his BIZ
cycle into the picket fence and sus-
tained serious injuries TO his head
and body, says the Lewiston Teller.
The accident occurred in the vicin-
ity Of Eighth street and Ninth avenue
at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon. AS
the boy approached the little girl she
stepped to the outside of the walk
in front Of the bicycle, and the dis
tance was too short to avoid an acci-
dent. The bicycle was turned into
the fence and young Porter thrown
heavily to the walk. He received a
severe wound in the front Of the
head which required two stitches,
and an ugly wound was inflicted in
the right cheek by a picket which
penetrated the mouth cavity. Three
stitches were required to close this
wound, and bad wound was sustain
ed in the neck. His arms and the up
per part of his body were also badly
bruised.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-24
GOOD PROSPECT FOR MINES
Season Promises TO Bring Great Ac-
tivity i'm EaNeIm Oregon.

The Baker City Democrat says:
1t is indicated strongly that there
is bright dawn ahead for gold min
ing all over the country and especial
ly is this true of the northwest, where
scores of mines seemingly abandoned
on account of mismanagement in the
past, are taking on renewed activity.
Here in Baker county we have the
Virtue, Flagstaff Baisley- -Elkhorn,
Highland, Red Boy, Bonanza and a
score of others, once good producers,
and all under recognized condition
and confidence expressed that they
Will beat all their former records.
The slump in copper turns capital
naturally to gold mining and we find
renewed interest in the mines of
Baker county. The best mining au-
thority predicts a huge mining re-
vival here and the Democrat would
not be surprised to see the Sumpter
excitement of a few years ago re-
peated on a larger scale than ever.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-24
BOASTS OF GRANT COUNTY.
Monument Enterprise BOOms Rich
Central Oregon Section.

The Monument Enterprise in boom
ing the rich central Oregon section,
says of Grant county,
We will mention a few localities
near this place that are fine places
to raise sheep, cattle, hogs and horses
Cottonwood, a little creek south of
Monument is one of the greatest
Hamilton, Deer creek, Ritter, lower
Long creek, Pine creek, Middle Fork
river North Fork river and many
other small districts afford golden
opportunities for stock raising.
Now we will take up the subject OF
cattle and horse raising, which is al
so found in Grant county. Fox, one
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-24

AMONG THE EXCHANGES
OF THE
INL AND E M PIRE

can learn the Indians of many. parts
of the reserve propose to execute
this duty"
This is the explanation of the action
of several Indians in the vicinity Oh
Nez Perce, who, during the past few
weeks. have searched several freight
wagons that they believed were load
ed with liquor for the. reservation
trade.
Mr.. Llpps states that up to this
time no complaints against the un-
lawful Introduction of liquors have
been reported, and with the excep-
ton of few cases where there is a
suspicion all of the liquor was not
removed from the reservation when
the court decision was secured, he
believes the reserve to be free from
liquor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-24
YOU CAN'T BE DoWNHEARTED.

That is, you can't while you are
taking Sexine Pills. They dispel the
dependency and by their fine ton c
action replace that worn out, "all-in''
condition with buoyancy, vigor and
good cheer. Price 81 box, six
boxes IS, fully guaranteed on the
money-back plan. Address or call
the Pendleton Drug Co. This is the
store that sells all the principal rem
edies and does not substitute.