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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19

If YoU WANT ANYTHING IN TOOLS
OF cutlery. see the EVANS HARD
WARE, Co, best line at lowest price
In city. 700 West Broad street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19
FLOOR STAINS

SEE THE EVANS HARDWARE CO.
for iioor fEishers, largest stock and
cheapest prices in city. zoe West
Broad street
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w ants Want
Want Ad. Rates.

One cent per word when paid in advance No paid ad
taken for less than ten cents.
No Ads taken for less than twenty-five cents when
phoned in charged at the counter.
Contract rates much less Phon Madisol 1883. and
Manager Of Classified Department. will call.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19

WE SEND FOR YOUR MATTRESSES
in the morning. make them over like
new. return same day. let u send
for yours. JACOB UMI.AuF. phone
Madison 1882
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'777=.
ALUMINIUM WARE.

SEE THE EVANS HARDWARE co
fer the beet assortment Of pure
aluminium ware In the city. at lowest
prices. 700 West Broad street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19

ter, Mrs. II. II. Trice. and two souA
Kenneth G. Hall and J. Fl. Hail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19
SHOE REPAIRING SPECIAL.

soc. REBATE If YOU CUT OUT THIS
coupon and bring with shoes before
April 21st; mems half soles. TIC. re-
hated to 55c,; ladies' Soc. reba ted TO
soc. Every pair sewed with waxed
max thread No nails, no pegs; best
leather. Royal rubber heels, 25c;
Tread-Air rubber heels, <0c.: O'Sul-
Hvan's rubber heels soc. DREW'S
ELECTRIC SHOE FACTORY. 7is f.
La ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19
AN ORDINANCE.

RULES AND REGULATIONS COVER
MING THE PROTECTION OF FO0D
FROM CONTAMINATION BY DIRT.
FLIES AND Dogs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19

WANTEp--BoARDE TOR TWO
connecting rooms on the partor floor.
and also one large front room on the
third floor. Apply 3ia South Third
a. act
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Miscellaneous.
HOSE AND LAWN MOWERS.

SEE THE EVANS HARDWARE CO
before buying your garden hose aud
lawn mower. We will treat you abb
solutely right or refund the money.
700 w. Broad Street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19

RUBBER BOOTS, OVER SHOES RAIN
COATS. repaired and altered: hot
ELECTRIC RUBBER FIX" TAG L.
Main street. Phone Monroe 2ssT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19

adopted by the Board of Health of
Richmond. Virginia, on March 81.
1871, under the authority of an Or
dinance approved august Is, 19le.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19

ROOMS IN PRIVATE FAMILY FOR
one or two gentlemen. Phone Madt-
son 604l-J.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19

THREE ErNNFHRNfsHEB ROOMS;
large, light and airy; centrally To-
Gated. Phone Monroe 1861.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19

WILL RENT TWO. THREE OR FOUR
rooms. with use OF phone, all city
conveniences. Apply 1905 lakewood
Ave-, or phone Monroe 1854.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19
Real Estate for Sale.

We are on the grounds we know the
values"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24

which established the South African
republic. with Paul Kruger as presi-
dent.
In 1895 Cronje frustrated the Jane.
son raid at Krugersdorp At the be-
ginning of the war between the Beers
and the British in 1899 he was placed
IN command of the Boer army of the
west, the Orange Free State forces.
He directed the sieges of Mafeking
and Kimberley. After numerous and
CALLING reverses the British govern.
ment sent out Field Marshal Lord
Roberts and Gen. Lord Kitchener,
with many thousands of fresh troops,
to overWhelm the hardy Beers. Cronje
and his forces were brought to bay at
a point on Modder river, near Paarde.
berg, where their position was impreg.
nable to assault, but greatly exposed
to artillery fire from the surrounding
heights. After ten days siege
Cronje's 5000 men had suffered so
much that they could endure no more
and the Boer general was forced to
surrender February ~. the anniver-
sary of Majuba.
The British government sent Cronje
to St. Helena. but after the war re.
leased him. With picked force of
his army associates he gave exhibit
tons Of Boer methods Of drill and
warfare at the Louisiana Purchase Elk.
position in 1904. He owned several
thousand acres of land and was con.
sidered one of the wealthy men Of
South Africa.
After the war General Cronje lived
as an autocrat and a patriarch amid
his farms and his herds, respected by
many and feared by all.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24

fahrenheit, making Hawk Harbor, whaling
station and factory ON the Labrador coast,
Sunday evening at eight.
The whale meat for which we came to
Hawk Harbor having been slowed on deck
Forward we left in company with the Roose-
Ielt on Tuesday afternoon and the following
day entered the harbor at Turnivik, our last
stop on the Labrador coast In the midst Of
thunderstorm. Turnivik is fishing station,
md here Capt. Bob Bartlett said good-by to
lis father, Capt William Bartlett, who lis
,wner Of the station.
The run through Davis strait, across BAT
an and Melville bays: around Cape York and
into North Star bay, where we waited for the
Roosevelt, consumed nine days, during which
.ime we overhauled our outfit, worked on a
lail for the whaleboat and fshed for gulls that
wouldn't bite We crossed the arctic circle
N the twenty.eighth of July. At midnight on
the thirtieth OF July l took snapshot pho
tograph of the ship from the end Of the bow
prit
The Roosevelt came in on the third Of
August. having stopped at Cape York to pick
% dogs and natives, and at the suggestion OF
Peary we lost no time in preparing for wal
ms hunt. Commander Peary helped us In
very way possible-as indeed he had done
rom the start and continued to do until the
,hips separated-procuring Eskimo guides for
"a and telling us where to 60 and what to do
when we got there. We left the ship at three
N the morning with three Eskimo guides,
steering our power whaleboat west through
Wolstenholm sound to where Saunders island
lifts its steep. bare sides. washed on the west
nv the open water Of Baffn bay. In the sound
and about Saunders island congregate the old
hull walr,fs, while further north in the Whale
sound regions are found only the cows and
young bulls.
OF the eastern end Of the island one Of
the Eskimo pointed to black spot on foat.
ing cake Of ice. and as we pushed nearer the
black turned to dirty brownish yellow, soon
easily recognized as two big walrus bulls lying
asleep on the ice pan. The engine was stopped
and the boat drifted up quietly. Two Eskimo
stood in the bow with harpoons ready. stood
raxt. and the others somewhere behind me.
when within about 80 feet both walrus raised
their heads. showing long white tusks and
thick necks criss-crossed with scars. As Whit
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24

airs and suns and winds and rains of
New Hampshire fed and cared for It,
and as the years rolled their courses
the tree waxed in health and bulk un.
til 1t doomed strong and defiant above
its stony root place. and attracted the
attention Of all who passed.
The cleft first made in the great
stone was gradually pushed wider IA
the oak grew in strength and I'm.
portapce. From small spread at the
top the gap has been opened nine feet.
while at the base the big halves have
sundered 30 inches. All Of the old in.
habitants know the tree, and many Of
the Oldest remember family lore re-.
garding it. The oak is thought to ha
about 300 years old.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24

and the line slipped out over the bow, tight
ening with q Jerk as he snubbed 1t on cleat.
So we had one walrus, ut any rate, hard and
fast on the business end Of the line. When
he came up to breathe-for he was far from
dead fired at him again and missed, and he
ducked under. The same thing happened sew
eral times, and though did finally finish him
with a bullet through his brain, had no idea
until then what lot of practice 1t takes to
shoot accurately out Of a boat when rocked
even by small waves as was ours.
The sixth of August was calm and warm,
the sun shone brightly and the innumerable
pans of floating ice gistened under the slant
ing rays, as the Erik showed her nose into
the mouth Of Whale sound
Gust the day for walrus-no wind and
they'll be out on the ice sleeping in the sun, :"
said Mat Henson, who had come aboard from
the Roosevelt to take charge of the hunt; and
Mat knew, for he had hunted walrus in Whale
sound many time
In half an hour several pans Of walrus had
been sighted-it was then four in the morn
ing-and two boats were launched Norton,
Henson, two Eskimo and myself in rowboat;
Whitney, with crew. in the launch. We
were soon busy. When an animal was killed
an oar was hoisted and the ship steamed up
to the spot and hauled the dead monster
aboard with the winch; the boat showing off
again to search for more game. Some of the
tricks Of the trade" were soon learned, for
instance: walrus killed in the water would
sink nine times out of ten and unless there
was harpoon in him would be lost The
same was generally true of one shot on an
ice pan, unless killed instantly-he would
slide of into the water and sink.
Our party finally returned aboard exhaust.
ed, to find that about 40 walrus had been
taken
When awoke next morning we were drop.
ping anchor of little Eskimo village named
Kangerderlooksoah, situated near the mouth
Of Inglefeld gulf. Commander Peary had
been with US aboard the Erik since leaving
North Star bay and said that he would remain
here long enough to give us chance at the
caribou. That afternoon we pushed of in the
whaleboat, bound for the head Of the gulf,
our five Eskimo companions as pleased and as
excited as children at the idea of hunt. We
worked along shore. zigzagging between low
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24
OAK IN A B0WLDER'S GRIP
Great Tree Has Grown DeflartIy
From Between the Severed Halves
Of Big Stone.

Wilton, N. 1.-The oaks hereabouts
are sturdy, noble in appearance, and
remarkably persistent in making a
place for themselves on the landscape.
On rise Of ground, near the towns
center, known as Burns HILL" there
is a huge bowlder, which by some &C.
ton of the elements was long ago
split near the center and the sew.
cred pieces spread apart.
An acorn from a nearby oak having
by wind or squirrel found its way into
the cleft took root and grew. The
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24

find some men, atew clear headed
and ana res. reaolute men|to whom we in.
stlnctlvely turn, Jho are never In
doubt. whose discfnment is always
lrue' who always know what to do
ana who are alwas right. | hope,
- S.evey. that you Fill prove to be
thus endowed.
But whether or bt this shall prove
80, whether or nott lou shall discover
yourself blessed VIII the great gifts
OF sound common ense and a clear
VISOR don't dillyflly over things.
MAKE I'D your miI! In this power
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24
DEATH OF B0ER WAR LEADER
General Piet A. Cronje, a Famous
Fighter of South Africa, Passes
Away.

Cape Town, S. A.-Gen. Piet A.
Cronje, the great Boer soldier who
commanded the western army of the
South African republics during the re-
cent war, passed away recently. Cen
eral Cronje was born in the Orange
Free State in 1885 and was of Hugue-
not descent. Early in life he became
prominent in civil affairs and for 20
years he was on the executive staff of
the Transvaal republic. He was a
leader in the uprising Of the Beers
against British annexation in 1880,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24

This weighing things over. stevey,
when unduly prolonged not only con-
fuses US, 1t saps and dissipates our
very energy. literally leaves US weak
and nerveless; we not only don't
know what to do but IL we did know
we'd be powerless to do it: we'd have
to walt and recuperate till our
strength came back and our head came
clear again.
The ability to decide which some
men possess is more or less Z gift.
Most OF US are often in doubt, We
don't know what to do: but you will
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24
Uncle Hiram, to His Nephew

want to do. You don't want to jump
at things, without thought, you want
to be sure you're right, but you don't
want to be too long about It: you
want to be able to make up your
mind. Better to blunder now and
then than to lack decision.
"This Is point to which some peo-
pie can never bring themselves. They
weigh things pro and con till they get
confused and don't know what to do.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24
Petrlfled Woman 900 Pound.

Bellefontaine. O.-One of the most
remarkable cases of petriflcation ever
on record was discovered here when
the body Of Mrs. ]. w. Overly. who
died IL years ago. was exhumed at the
Roundhead cemetery. The body and
CONN had petrified and were hard ia
move owing to the weight reachine
nearly 900 pounds. Mrs. Overly was
small woman. At burial both she
and the CONN did not weigh az much
a. zoo pounds. The petrincation /,
said to be perfect
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24

sidDS OF Ice, where sea pigeons GOated and
little auks dove and few away as the boat ap-
preached. Looking over the side one could see
their little black-and-white bodies shooting
the water, using their wings vigorously and
leaving trail of bubbles behind. Several seals
were seen and as we rounded po>t half an
hour later, another village appeared, lie pointed
huts hardly distinguishable at first from the
pointed rocks. native came out II kayak
to accompany US ashore.
At least half the population expressed
strong desire to 60 with us, by getting into the
boat when We were making ready d leave,
compromise being finally effected by bur taking
along two fine-looking young bucks eah dressed
In new bear and sealskin suit.
At seven the next morning the bun burst
through the mist and shone on the let rocks,
the White ice in the bay, and also on lie glisten-
Ing black head Of curious seal kallowing
about just of shore. Things were moving in
no time. The huskies crawled out fjom under
the boat cover and beat their fur clohing with
sticks to get out the dampness and the oil
stoves were set going in preparation Tor break
fast. At eight we started inland, accompanied
by the Eskimo hunters, carrying nies and
few biscuits.
The first ridge rose sharply from ,he shore
the trail beyond leading up broad, iAcky val
ley. Here we separated, my two gddes turn.
Ing up dry creek bed. It was hard travelling
over the broken rock in the valleys and the
steep slants OF the ridges, and my .4Ot Winches.
ter got pretty heavy before we sightd the first
game, in the shape of two blue-gra caribou
bulls. feeding at the edge of rdk-rimmed
pond. One Of the huskies and circed around
the down-Wind side and crawled on tur bellies
up to big boulder near the head ofthe pond,
bringing both animals within range AS we
reached the boulder and peeked cautiously
around 1t the nearer caribou began b get un.
easy and started out of the water. hut pulled
up on the bank, at range Of abont loo Yards.
long enough to get himself properlyshot. AT
that distance his coat was much the sane shade
of gray as the rocks on which ha ELL.
Not long after leaving this pond ve killed.
between us, Is ptarmigan with tho a rife A
Few hours later. standing on the top f high
ridge looking across big valley viii a lake
at the bottom the inland ice cap couldbe plain
" seen curvlng down, smooth and While smoth.
ering oil but this narrow strip Of barren land
along the coast; and at the foot Of theridge on
the other side, standing ankle deep at he edge
OF another little pond, were two morecaribou,
bull and COW. We dropped back Of he crest
Of the ridge and, following down raine fur.
ther on, came out on level with the pnd, hid
den from the sight Of the game BY sdll hum
mock Of rock. BY crawling to the tot of the
huminock we were able to get view of the
pond. The caribou were still there bit lying
down among the stones. and so like hem in
color that they were very hard to locatewithout
the glasses-though only 300 yards distant, as
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24
Then why did you lick me?"
Cause and Effect.

Cause and Effect.
Where Is Bill today?"
bill Is sick in bed"
What's the matter with him."
We'll, you know that girl of his
thinks he doesn't use tobacco. Yes
terday he was hurrying around the
corner and he ran right into the girl.
He had chew in his mouth"
Yes, yes; go on"
There we're two things to do-hurry
by or swallow"
"Well?"
bill talked to her for five minutes"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24

II tried to cure this for eighteen
months, but it gradually got worse. A
doctor advised me to have my tonsils
cut out, but I did not like the idea.
Another doctor examined me, and told
me the same thing. finally got bot
tie Of Peruna, and after had taken
one bottle my throat was better.
bought and used a dozen bottles. and
saw I was going to get we'll, and did"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24
=. INA Great Advantage Of Being
Able to Make Up Ones
Mind Quickly.

~yon WIN and, stevey," said Uncle
r,,ram 70 his hopeful young nephew.
a. Great satisfaction and . great
,s,n n being able to make up your
mind. .,-..r ~,
s.cfded never knowing what Jou
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24

and it's exercise you will find a great
inward satisfaction and a great help,
and SO strengthened yourself you will
be all the more helpful to other PEG.
ple."
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24
Alarming Condition.

"Gilks has lost his appetite and I'm
afraid it's hopeless case"
Indeed"
Eyes. We gave him an illustrated
seed catalogue to look at, but the pic.
lures Of spring vegetables had no ef.
feet whatever"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24
TAKE A DOSE or
pISO'S
THE BEST MEDICINE ~
for CoUC HIS q GoIo8
The breath of scandal is RESPONSE
BILE for much breezy conversation.

Constipation, indigestion, sick-headache
and bilious conditions are overcome by a
course of Garfield Tea. Drink on retiring.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24

KTnNEV Is deceptive disease
thousands have it and
r. don't know it. II you
want good results you
can make no mistake by using DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp Root, the great kidney rem
edy. At druggists in fifty cent and doll
lar SIZES Sample bottle by mail free,
also pamphlet telling you how to find out
II you have kidney trouble
Address, DR.. Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton. NJ Y.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24

There never was a good war or 4
bad peace.-Franklin. ....ssss.s..sssss
Mrs. winsiow's Soothing syrup for children
teething, sOftens the gums. reduces infiamma-
ton, allays pain. cures wind coic 25c a bottle.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24
BAD CASE
OF GRIP
Caused Sore Throat and Ton
silitis. Restored by
Peruna.

Mr.. W. H.
H o u S l e y,
Stony Point,
T nnessee,
writes:
give years
ago I took a
very severe
cold which
resulted In
la grippe. I
never " a 8
so bad off. ]
was in bed
8 e v e r a !
NcSASS GINA
when I did
get up I had
ton siIitis
and s 0 r Q
khnoaf
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24

EtaD, NORM GreeQlduu, Ou tuS
memorable expedition Of that year, which re-
suited in the discovery Of the pole by Com
mander Robert E. Peary. Whitney was a
member of the party until we left Etah to re-
turn home.
The ship being our headquarters for the
whole of the trip, we we're able to take along
as large an outfit as we wished. In addition
to the usual paraphernalia we took with us
an 1S-foot whaleboat propelled by three
horsepower gasoline engine
Sydney, Cape Breton island, was the rem
devious for the two ships of this expedition,
the Roosevelt and the Erik, to which place
Norton and l proceeded by train from New
York. The Erik had come from St. Johns sew
eral days before and was taking on coal and
provisions The Roosevelt arrived on the
fourteenth, with Whitney and other members
of the expedition, with the exception of Com
mander Peary, who came by train on the same
day. At Sydney we met Mr. Craft from Car
negie institute, Washington, who was to be-
come welcome member of our party aboard
the Erik.
OF the ships company was Capt. Sam
Bartlett. uncle Of Captain Bob of the Roose-
welt; first mate, Tom Bartlett, at one time
skipper for DR.. Grenfell; second mate, Harold
Bartlett, son of the "old man." as the crew
called Captain Sam; chief engineer, Richard
Pike; second engineer, Jim; another Jim, the
steward; Joe White, the cabin boy, and the
cook, boatswain, two stokers and a crew of
five saiors-all Observation-Disclosures with the ex.
ception of the cabin boy, who was, believe,
an elevator boy in New York hotel before
we took him along as chief administrator to
our comfort. This vas the gathering aboard
the Erik when she sailed out of Sydney on
Friday, July II, at 1890 a. m, leaving the
Roosevelt to follow later and making the start
Of polar expedition which was to become
in little over years time, the most famous
in history.
We passed through the Straits of Belle
Isle during the night Of the eighteenth, hav-
ing experienced both clear and foggy weather
and drop in the temperature to 40 degrees
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-24

T WAS due to the initiative OF
and to the preparations made
by Mr.. G. F. Norton Of New
York and to his kindness In
including me in the party, that
/ owe this opportunity to set
forth here brief account OF
the hunting trip taken by Fred
Norton, Harry Whitney and
myself during the summer OF
1908 on the sailing steamer
Erik, which sailed as tender
to the Roosevelt as far as
E4,h Nor+b Hroop1apd m fha
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-14
LIP May Il
FPApril IA
P April IA LIP Ma
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of an execution issued out of and
under the seal OF the Circuit Court in and for
the county Of Lincoln. State OF South Dakota
upon q Judgment docketed therein on the
21st day of March, 1911 in an action wherein
Mrs. ]. w. Feldman was plaintiff and Q. l..
Eggiand and Mrs. o. T.. Eggland were defen-
dants. which Judgment was in favor of the
said plaintiff and against the said defenda nts
and each Of them for the sum of SlI3 q. which
execution was directed and delivered to me
as Sheriff in and for said Lincoln county. l
have levied upon all the right. title and in
terest of the said O.. T. Eggland and Mrs. o.
T. England. defendants. in M to the follow
ing real property, to-wit:
The South twenty-two feet Of the North
forty -four feet of Lot Two ~ in Block TWEEN.
y-FOu t2D and Lots Seven and Ten q and 10)
in Block Forty (4O). all in Hills Addition to
Canton, South Dakota.
Notice is hereby given that l.. the under
signed Sheriff OF said county. will sell. the
above described real property to the highest
bidder for cash. at public auction. at the
rontd door OF the court house. In the city OF
Canton, Lincoln county. South Dakota, on
Monday. the 18th day OF May A. D., 1911 at l
o'clock D, M, OF that day. to satisfy the exc
cution, together with the interest and costs
thereon.
Dated at Canton. South Dakota this 18th
j. E. QUIEN,
Sheriff Of Lincoln County, So. Oak.
A.. b. CARLSON,
Plaintiffs Attorney.