HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1900-4-12, Page 7TI 1STION KOP FIGIII death had its amuSing as Well as it a the alarm in Dutch- sentrY °hal-
h sad uteidents. During the ascents lenged, and the Fueiliers, levelling
man went down now and again and
Thrilling Stories t f the Battle Told had to be carried to the rear, two full
by a WaS Correspondent. PrivateS were 'Very busy' one munch-
ing an army biscuit, the other flicking
sinall pebbles at him. .Steldenly,
what appearecl to the man with the
biscuit as a perticular sharp stone hit
"Strengthen us to acquit ourselves him on the neck' and he turned
like men." That is an extract from round indignantly and dem"ded:
a prayer written by the Archbishop of 'Say, Bill, did you chuck that stone
Aemagh, Which Lord Roberts has or- at me?' 'Bill' denied the charge,
dered distributed to his soldiers and rejoined: 'Why' mate' Ycu'rej
the field. Judging from the full ac- wounded..' And be was. While °hews
te ing at his biscuit an intrusiVe bullet
counIS of Buller's secaud attempt
rel iove Ladysmith and of the bloody had passed through the right side of
fight at spionts Kop, prayer was an his neck, then into the fleshy Part of
emceed, his shoulder and ended its career by
London dailies to hand contain lodging underneath the skin of the
rnauy interesting letters from their upper part of bus aims, An officer dug northern extremity, as well as nearly
correspondents at the fronts The -se out the bullet with his Penknife, and up to the centre of the mountain crest,
Ehow that tile Operations which. he- 'Bile, his comrade, passei him to to open a eoneentrated fire on our de -
gen on January 11 and ended -with the ambulance clown hill, plaintively Toted battalions.• The hail -like rattle
Beller once more going back over the reiterating that he had 'chucked no Of the Boer rifle was Vigorously re -
Tugela on January 25 were far more stene'' plied. to. General Woodgate, who was
elranentic than could be imagined from They fought from kopje to kopje, detailed by General Warren to effect
the cabled despatches. Men whose and then as "The Times correspond- the capture of the position, walked to
lives have been spout in. describing ere writes: and fro amid the never ceasina whistle
fightiug of every kind in every corner "We were at a deadlock.. There of flying bullets to direct his men. NO
<of the globe, declare Buller's move- had been four days' fighting. The one seems to know precisely when the
ment to be one of the most carefully first had been distinctly successful; gallant officer was hit, there being no
planned and intensely interesting we had forced the enemy back from breathing space allowed to look at
from a miltary point of view that has all his advanced positions; the infan- watches; but early in the engagement
marked the war history of the world, try had fought splendidly, and our the General was shot over the left eye
While bullets were flitting by and a 'bayonets, ()heaved with a cheer. An
officer bayoneted the sentry, The
Boers thereupon clutched their weap-
ons, fired a wild volley and bolted
into the darlenese beyond.
`1.'he first trench had been won
Without the loss of a man on our side,
and the column sent up a ringing
cheer that pealed like a bell through
the misty morning,
"About 5 a. me, tlse second trench
Was taken. Here the troops silently
awaited the grim work before them.
"About 8 o'clock the misty cloud
clap over Spion Kop melted away
sufficiently to enable the Boers, who
were now crowding in thousands on
the ridge and in hundreds behind the
rocks and in the trenches flOTOSS the
EVERY MOVE MADE AS PLANNED
as he was coolly watching the effect
of our the. He was carried to the
rear suffering acute pain, but ex-
claiming, 'Let me alone! Let me
alone!'
Of the fierce fighting that followed
all that day on Spion Kop there are
many billiant accounts, but none
more so than that of Wineton. Chum
'chill, who writes as follows:
"The troops were driven almost en-
tirely off the main plateau and the
Boers succeeded, in reoccupying some
of their trenches. A frightful disas-
ter was narrowly averted.. About
twenty men in one of the capturecl
trenches abandoned their resistance,
threw up their hands and called out
that they would surrender. Colonel
Thorneyeroft, whose great stature
made him everywhere conspicuous
and who was froni dawn till dusk in
the first firing line,rushed to the spot.
The Boers, advancing, to the prisoners
—as at Nicholson Nek---evere scarcely
thirty yards away. Thorneycroft
shouted to the Boer leader: "You
may go to hell! I command on this
hill and allow no suerender. Go on
with your firing," which later they
did, with terrible effect, killing
many. The survivors, with the 3:est
of the firing line, fled two hundred
,yards, were rallied by their indomit-
able commander, and, being reinforc-
,
fi, 44 10
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The War; Rimington's Scouts Reconnoitring,.
while the fighting on Spion's Top is losses, considering the strength of the
painted in vivid colors that naark it Position we were attacking, had not
as one of the most spectacular, yet been areat. Now, however, we had
awful. affairs in the present war. come to his main line of defence.
Starting from Chieveley on Janu- Three days' fighting had not improv -
are, 11, General Buller brought his
forces slowly to the south bank of the
Tugela. Only a favored few knew
what his intentions were, but when
within striking distance of the Tugela
there developed, to quote Winston
Churchill., in "The Morning Post,"
ed our position. His was probably
stronger, foreae had brouaht up more
guns and improved his intrench-
ments. It was obvious, therefore,
that we could not hope for success in
that direction, and so the attack on
Spion Kop vsas ordered."
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INCONSISTENCY OF MANKIND.
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Lord of Creaititt Reads. I.,ove Storlee, hut.
Objects to Ottrr)'intg Seurlios of C041.
AUSTRALIBIDLE
Novel Labor Colony In the Pro-
vince of Victoria.
iT HAS SEVERAL GOOD FEATURES
A Place Where Men Unfortunately Out
of Work Barn What They Receive
—First Started by Private Parties
a Little Over a tear Ago.
The labor colony of Australia is
situated about 80 or 90 miles from
Melbourne, in the little township of
Leongatha, in the Gipslancl district,
province of Victoria. It Was first
started some six or seven years ago
by private parties, but after it had
been in existence a little over a year
it was taken over by the Government
of. Victoria. The object of the insti-
tution is to give help to workinganen
who are out of employment and give
them a home while they are waiting
for work during the dull times. The
managers endegvor to find suitable
employment for the inmates, and they
also supply employers with men. This
is done without any fee on either
side. There is also another object,
that of experimental farming, for
the growing of fruit trees, Vegetables
and grains not indigenous to the soil,
such as tobacco, buckwheat and flax.
Young men wishing to become axi..
quainted with farming- and bush work
are received as pupils on the payment
of small fee. The colony consists
of 500 or 600 acres of the finest land
in Gipsla,nd, well watered by a
streaan flowing directly through it.
As streams or rivers of any size are
very scarce anywhere in Australia,
this, of course, is a great benefit to
the colony, especially so for the saw-
mill, which has in consequence a con-
stant supply of water for its engine.
At first starting all the land was
covered with virgin forest, consisting
of gum messmalt, blackwood and
fern trees, interwoven with many
kinds of creepers. Cipsland is noted
for its tall trees—in fact, it is stated
that the highest trees in the wonld
grow there—and many of these mon-
sters were to be found in the lands
of the colony.
The manner of locating men is as
follows: Applicants must apply at the
office in Melbourne, where they are
examined by a member of the board
of directors. If a man is found to
be worthy of help he is sent by rail
to the colony. When he arrives, he
is first given a dinner, of which he
' is decidedly in need after a ride of SO
miles on an Australfan railroad. lie
is then provided with blankets, knife,
fork, spoon and pannikin, for which
he is held responsible and must re-
turn clean cuid in good order when he
leaves the colony. Tin plates are
provided in the dining room and are
not taken away from there, but are
under the charge of the waiters. Huts
ed by two brave companies of the for sleeping have been built, though
1Vliddleses Regiment, charged back, at first the men had to content them -
recovering all lost ground, and the them-
selves with tents. ,
position was maintained until night- These huts are built of logs and
are clapboarded. Each hut contn ns
fall. No words in these days of ex-
. berths for from 16 to 20 men. Atthetravagant expression can dot, justice end there is a large open fireplace, a
to the glorious endurance which. the very comfortable arrangement during
English regiments --for they were all the rainymonths. The men all eat
English—displayed throuahout the together in a large dining room to
which is attached the kitchen. The
long dragging hours of hellfire.
"A village of ambulance wagons
grew up at the foot of the mountain.
The dead and injured, smashed and
broken by the shells, littered the sum-
mit till .it was a bloody, reeking
shamble.. Thirst tormented the sold -
tables accommodate nearly 200. A
small amount of wages is paid to
each man in proportion to his ability.
At the time of my visit to the colony
the scale was as follows: For the
first week, nothing-, as the work done
during that Lime is regarded as a set
•
o against his railway fare; the sec-
ier, for, though water was at hand,' on d week, is 6d; third week, 2s;
the fight was too close and furious to . fourth week, 2s 6d. This is as high
give even a moment's breathing as most men get, though a few se -
space. But nothing could weaken the ! cure up to 4s. This is the highest
stubborn vigor of the defence. amount paid except in particular
I cases, to which I shall refer later.
"The artillery, unable to find or
this plan of action: THE FIGHTING ON SPION KOP. tear up the ground in impotent fur
reach the enemy's alma could only p
y. I baet.000s,tore is kept on the place at
which men can purchase clothing to -
"Seven battalions twenty-two
, etc., ate wholesale prices. 'The
another account the
guns and three hundred horse under
AccordingtothNight closed in with the British still 1 day after arriving a man is given
ipossession of the hill." 1 such work as lie has been accustomed
Lyttleton to mask the Pot ieter attack on Spion Ron, which was be-
n
'eyed to dominate the Boer positions,,
! Describing his endeavor to gee up 1 to or such as em may be best fitted
' the hill, Mr. Churchill says: : for in the opinion of the superintend-
ent.
was not decided until after a council i The greater part of the men are
of war, in which General 13uller, "Streams of wounded ..met. us and.
obstructed the ,Pathe either employed en some branch of;
while personally favoring an immedi- Corpses laY ' farming or bush work. Apart from
ate retreat across the Tugela, allowed here and there. Meny of the wounds , these there are sewinill hands, cooks,
himself to be governed by the en.- were of a horrible nature. The sphad A mlin- 1 waiters, carpenters and blacksmiths.
position; twelve battalions, thirty-six
guns and sixteen hundred horse, to
cross five miles to the westward, and
making a turning movement against
the enemy's right. The Boer cover-
ing army was to be swept back on
Ladysmith by a powerful left arm,
he pivoting shoulder of which was
t Potgieter's, the elbow at Trichard's
Drift and the enveloping hand—the
cavalry under Lord Dundonald —
stretching out toward Acton Homes."
Every step was made as planned.
The Tugela was crossed with practical-
ly no resistance on January 20. "The
7 Mail's correspondent says:
"The first position we took was a ere was
showed that the enemy there sleeping hea,vily. Fighting was still beans, cabbag-e, squash, lettuce, on -
honor of the aohievement being won sniping at our infantry on the lft
engar loaf hill on the left flank, the proceeding, and stray bullets struck ions, potatoes and others. Wheat,
by 111 Squadron of the South African all over the ground while the Maxim
eoats, barley, buckwheat and flax are
front.
treaties of his suboters and fragments of the shells
rdinates.. Of the . •
man ay reemie at the work for
.
ascent of Spion Kop "The Standard" torn and mutilated in the most ghast- which he is eret employed for the
correspondent writes: passe
ly manner. I d about tsvo hun- w o e time he remains, or he may be
I put to several kinds, just as the su-
"The night was intensely dark. ' dre while was clunleing up. There
d1 '
perintendent sees fit. When the col -
The troops were led by gnides over was, moreover, a small but steady any was first started, it was uncul-
reeky ridges and through dongas, the leakage of unwounded men of all
corps. Sorne of these 'cursed and
men being warned to make as little
swore. Others were utterly exhaust -
ad
the attention of the Boers posted on noise as possible, so as not to attraci and fell on the hillside in stupor.
Others again seemed drunk, though
the mountain that towered above. To
they had had no liquor. 'Scores were
the west the fitful crack of rifle fire
tivated and covered with trees and
undergrowth. 'At the time of my
visit nearly 100 acres had been clear-
ed and were in the highest state of
cultivation.
In the garden were growing all
kinds of vegetables, including peas,
also grown. Experiments were be -
shell guns scourged the flanks of the
Light Horse. Their determination so Led by General Woodgate and ing made in the cultivation of tobac-
hill and the sheltering infantry at
Colonel Bloomfield. the Fusiliers be -
impressed the defending party that regular intervals of a minute,"
gan the arduous ascent Slowlybut
they fled, and when the squadron •
reached the summit the hill was de-
steadiy pressing on, in single file, the
serted. Corporal Tobin especially Fusiliers leading, the long line of I
distinguished himself in the assent
being foremost throughout and, aid-
ed by an athletic physique, managed
to reach the summit some paces be-
fore his comrades, to sybom he shout-
ed, 'Como on, there is no one here!' "
,
The following day the Boer resist-
ance developed in earnest. "The
Standard's correspondent writes as
' follows:
'What the enemy suffered from
shell or rifleAre is so 4 far unknown,
but they must have sustained serious
lease, Our enen would not be clenied.
They were not expected to hurry, or
to expose themselves unduly. What
the jt had to do was to get forward
at all cost, but with all possible cau-
tion. They moved slowly,yet irresist-
ibly. With grim disregard of the
hail of lead to which they were ex-
posed, they doubled from boulder to
boulder, from Milo& to hillock, ever
upward toward the trenches that were
pitting death in their open rank.
"The advance into the laws of
co with good success. There is a
large piggery, and bacon WaS cured
to quite a large extent. The oolony
Boor Hotly Pursued. also has its dairy. The herd of Jer-
Henr Roth, despatch rider with se' cows belongingto the farm was
Ledge after ledge was
silent figures crept up the height. 1 m 5'tagden, cfovernor of
passed in si- air Godfrey one of the finest in 'Victoria. A saw-
mill was in operation from which a
lence, the orders being that no shots Basutoland: writes to his father, a large quantity of good thnber was
were to be fired T merchant in Manchester:---' A Boer turned out. The superintendent'
them . he work before
onet. Colonel ThtrileYeroft bey_ living in the vicinity of this border house, a roomy 'two-story buildings
was to be done with the
pressed to thtefront and led the wav
now eli his return from f Natal gave the eel- with corrugated iron roof, has been
, lowing account o his experien.c,:--. built by the colonists; also ten heel
The crest of the mountain 'We attacked
kitphuents,
thousand feet above its base,Y "V° Ladysmith,and as things gottoow
, - sm-a force of infantry near for tlhaergemboanr,ns,dibtpiliatuncgaikpsrmplo.tmh,shop, of..
arm fitwcecs:', windmill for I npg0spost
wateralid randil
cisse was
hioaic'illbseeNttveshot from under m y horse dairy. Several miles of
morning
about 3.30o'clock ‘`,00k to flight.
rntinig of Wednesday, J.nauary 24. '
:I lay on tile ground 1 hearde, aanndoiases fencing have been put up and eon%
good roads built.
Farbh.e ow could be seen the lights of
e field hospitals dotted on the plaii like thunder,' and saw a great cloucl The overseeing of the work ' ,c1
chlitieitiagnloieke and are of light in the near' man wiismo, aandrittllieeryleswsehre coming in one
horse
rooming. overseer, tsvo , clerks for office work,
1. 1 of dust. Then appeared a eaVallev.
The night signals on Three Tree Hill ,
having
that all was well. before b. clerk in charge of tools, who has
leading es of Thorneyeroft's Mount- land rat:ranted, with the e°1d.
' ' The'no' ai'aenst, aving been gained, the , mY direction' 1 made for itehee inhceresee sal'ilasec,chaaregeess°1eatabeecisltsnerrea' eTaehhocesaed r)polsot`ve:
ed Infantry and the l'usiliers advaflo.turned to the left
1 pursuit. 1
now fixed and the m peered in, -
ed alongth
e plateau. Bayonets ,were encountered cavalry, th
, right, and others thunderin b head clerk, are filled by
charge of the dairy.man in
i and are
. y, e same on the
, but ..
with the exception of overseer and
'hind. I now rode like a hare loollokiflog- p°auitdbfyairillylsgosoldPswviangt'oes;1.dstmItteni Pi6n1::
simply, through the 1)1161)011 eess ahead. ;
uddenly, at 4 o'clock in tee meeeleg, it for his burrow in the ground. Dark- intended that men should makeis
when a third of the entire length of ness came on. and I rode till mid- lengthele '' stay, but seek uld useitanaYs
the Plateau had been eautiously tram : nigallt' HOW I'escaPed. is marvellous a Placcitthere theY maT
ersed a Kafir was heard ' .'
singing ont taankeamewabgoin load „of money Went la either hear of
back gene a sue t S, as thee'
and lod ng and amliettleYmeoanrneybuonatridl
work themelves or have places found
for them by the management. It is
hoped in time that the colony will
become self- supporting, which seems
probable, as the appropriation asked
for by the directors has decreased
svith each year of its existence.
The number of inen empioyed in
the colony has ranged erom 50 to 200,
at a time. The svinter, when work
is scarce and the weather iraclement,
has brought tbe largest number_ Dur-
ing the summer months, when men
are able to go about. the country ia
search of work, there have been few-
er applicants for admittance to the
colony, The Australian , ''s wagman"
in search of work nrest not be con-
founded with the tramp, But, as
is(t says, ''that is enema;
In the way of experimental farming
raoch has been clone in the growing
of different cereals, fruits and vege-
tables. Some attention has ale o
been given to the improvement of
stock and the feeding of the same.
The hours of work at the colony are;'
or were at the time of my visit there
as follows: Breakfast, 7 a.m.; work
begins 7.30 et./.13.; dinner from 12 m.
to 1.15 p.m.; work ceases 5.15 p.m.
Two periods of 15 minutes are al-
lowed the men for a smoke—from 10
to, 10.15 a.m. and from 3 to 3.15
p.m. Saturday ,is a half holiday,
which is devoted by most of the men
to washing and meeding, cutting
wood for the fireplaces and such
work. The board of directors in
Melbourne is appoteted by the GOV-
ernment and secures 11 recompeiise.
—Boston Transcript.
1.anzl,ah e
Teachers who require written ex-
cuses for ta.rdluess from parents of
pupils sometimes receive very amus-
ing notes. Here are a few specimens
from a number received some time
ago.
"Dear sir, please excuse James for
lateness, I kneaded him after break-
fast,"
"Please forgive Billy for being ter-
dy, I was mending his coat.",
iehe third excuse goes more Imo de-
tails, but is none the less interest -
Mg:
"Mister sir, my Jason had to ue
late to -day. It is his bisness to mill
our cow. She kicked Jase in the
back to -day when he wasn't lookine
or thinking, of her actin; so he nee
his back 'VMS breke, but it ain't. Du
it is black and blue, and the Pala
.kept him late. We would get rid, o
that cow if we could. This is thc
fourth time she kickud JaSe, but neve,
kicked him late before. So excus
him for me."
el girl absent for half a day brought
tfre following satisfactory excuses:
"Miss teecber-My dotoor's absents
yesterday was unavodabel. Her shoes,
had to be half-souled, and she had a
sore throte. Her knostitushun ii
delikit and if she is absent any more
you can knew that it is en account
of unavoidable sickness or something
else."
A boy absent for half a day laid
the following explanation on his
nia s ter's desk:
"Dear sir, please excuse Henry. He
went to grandpapa's funeral with me
this foremlon. I have been promising
him for several weeks that he might
if he. was good, so I kept my -word.''
The 11eSt 'VA (irk Pays.
A well-known judge wanted a fence
mended, and hired a young carpen-
ter to do the job, saying: "I want
this fence mended. I will only pay
a dollar and a half, so use those un -
planed boards, and do not take the
time to make a neat job."
Later the judge foun.d that the car-
penter had carefully planned and
numbered each board and, supposing
that he was trying to make a costly
job, interrupted laim with the angry
remark:
"Why didn't you nail those boards
on as they were. I don't care how
the fence looks."
do,'' ,returned the carpenter,
and went on measuring. When the
work was done no other part of the
fence was as thoroughly finished.
What do you expect to charge?"
asked the judge, sarcastically.
"A dollar and a half."
Tee judge stared.
gemy did you spend all that labor
on the fence, if not for the money.
No one would have seen the poor
.. was "For the job, sir. I should heve eutYerth
i -ng only from e effects eel hia'
kflOn that the poor work ‘r,
race and the strain upon his nerves.
there."
He refused anything more than the Haman Nature Fallible Everywhere,
dollar and a half, and went away. We sometimes put on a long face,
Ten years afterwards the judge had remarks an exchange, and look as
a contract ,to give for the erection of though we hadn't a friend in the
several magnificent, buildings. Among world, just because some person has
the many applicants the face of one found fault with something he saw
caught his eye. Said the judge late in our paper. But why feel so badly
over "spilled milk?" The merchant
doesn't please all his customers; tea
,postmaster, too, is kicked and cussed
because he .made mistakes; the sta-
tion agent is frequently backed up in
the corner by some old wOnedn, and,
given to understand this and that
and numerous other things; the bar-
ber is 'censured for his dull razor; the
baker is accused of fraud --some peo-
ple declare that he puts too anicit
wind hi his bread; the butcher is for-
ever reminded of his tough meat; the
grocer charges poor accounts to gooe
customers so as to "even up," and
even the preacher finds it hard work
to please all his congregation with,
his best sermon. The, only good pen -
son is the one who is doiog the kick-
ing.
Men are not willing to share with
women the ocinun of the incon.1,N,
tency that goes with human nature.
The woman atwat's gets theblarne
for not being consistent, while the
Lords of Creation sit back and enjoy
the sensatiou of being always just
what they sbould be in this respest,
_Read this, and se e if soMething simi-
lar bas not occurred to you at sortie
time in your life:
"James, dear, will you bring ena
up a scuttle of coal from the cellar?"
taaid a busy wife,
"That's just the way with you,"
said James, with a frown, as he put
down his book and rose from the
armchair.
"Just the way with me?"
"Yes!" he snapped. "As soon aa
YOU see me enjoying myself, you have
'something or other for me to do.
Dide't you see I was absorbed in my
ieading?"
,clear, I will do it myself."
"Yes, and tell everybody—your
mother especially ---hat you have to
carry your own coal up from the cel-
lar. No, I'll do it. Let me mark nom
place." ,
$o he marked the place in the book
at which he had ceased reading, and
when he went down to the cellar,
grumbling all the way, she picked up
the volume, and fund that it was a
love story, and that, the passage he,
had been absorbed in was as follows:
"My darling, when you are my wife
I will shield and protect you from,
every care; the winds of heaven shall
not visit your face too roughly, those
pretty hands shall never be soiled by
menial tasks, your wish shall be ray
law, your happiness--"
just then he reappeared, and, drop-
ping the scuttle upon the floor, said:
"There's your coal! Give me 'thy
book.''
Piteed by 1).. El,.
When Abraham. Sapiro of Xatterson,
N.Y., practiced running in has =boy-
hood days and earned laurels as a.
sprinter, he probably did not dream
that some day he ti,ould have to rote
for his life with competitors not of
flesh and blood.
Sapiro had charge of the mixing.
vats at the Katz brewery. Some of
the vats were empty the other dity,
and the opportunity for cleaning the
machinery was considered good. In,
the centre of each vat is an upright
shaft. To this are attached two seta
of large -paddles, the edges of which.
are sharp as knives. These are
driven around at high speed, and the,
boiling malt is thoroughly mixed.
Sapiro had been cleaning and sharp-
ening the huge blades and told elc-
Kay, his assistant, to go to the next
roorn and raise the lever that' allows
the malt to flow in. He wished to
see if it was in working order. He
remained in the vat and a moment
later was horrified to see the great.
blades moving.
Sapiro also began to move, for be
rightly concluded that McKay had
raised the wrong lever and that he
would have to keep moving until the
mistake could be rectified. But fright
had incapacitated McKay, who heard,
the cries of Sapiro and was soon at
the side of the vat. What he there.
saw transfigured hen and robbed bine
of all presence of mind.
Sapiro, now racing about the little
circle, might as well have been alone.
He knew just how fast he had to goe
for while one set of knives was pur-
suing him the other, moving at the
same ,speed, was making pace for
him. The pacefinally reached its
limit, and as Sapiro ran, fearful of
Slipping on the smooth copper bot-
tom, he began to realize that it could
not last long.
Already his limbs began to fail him„
and his breath came hard and fast..
But Sapiro determined to die gamely,
and thus his life was saved. A work-
man in a distant part of the building
heard his cries. He toolc in the situ-
ation at a glance and signalled to.
the engineer. The knives a minute
later began to slow up, and so did
Sapiro. He watched the knives with
a look of terror. Ie became more dif-
ficult for. him to keep hes distance
from the awful pacers, even though
the latter were going more slowly.
Sapiro fell exhausted as they stopped.
He was lifted wet and taken home,
"It was nay man ' of the fence. I
knew he would have only good. gen-
uine work done. 1 gave heal the
contract, and it ina,de'. a rich man of
hina,"
How to
Everybody wants to know how to
get rich. This is the way to do it,
according to Mrs. Hetty Green, the
wealthiest woman in America:
"13e careful of your health. Save
your pennies. Study not how you
can spend the money you have earn-
ed, but how you can earn more.
Watch the people who want to take
your money ' from you; the more
money you get: the more such people
there will be. Keep on earning
money; if you stop' earning' your for-
tune will shrink as your arm does
ween yoe don't exercise it. See that
your head isn't lame; it doesn't mat-
ter about your legs. Deern to know
good people from bad. Take care
of your money; it isn't half as hard
to earn it as it Is to take care of ite
Be sure not to put all your money
eggs into obe basket, Be relieble,
That's the golden rule of business,
e, muses weeme.
There was a woman on the field at
the battle of Esteourt, She wae a
cfergymen's Wife., and helped the
evotuaded. She was eressed itt 'khaki.
()MI so711 i011.
Ella—The mean thing! She lias
bought' a hat just like mine!
St,clla---Never mind, dear; she may
look just as bad in it as you do.
To hil.e) firitshes Clean.
The best way to clean hair brushes
Is with spirits of amnionia., 05 its'
efTect is immediate. No rubbing is
required, and cold or tepid water can
be used as successfully as warm. Take -
a tablespoonful of ammonia to a
quart of water; dip the brietice
Without wetting the, back, and in a
moment the grease is removed; then
rinse in cold water, shake well and
dry in the air, but not in the sum
Soap and soda, soften the bristles and
do not 'get them so thoroughly clean.
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Mr. Johnsing—I dort't like dat
Farmer Zones, Pfees too 'spicious.
Mr. Jackson—What's he done now?'
Mr. Johneing—lite's done gone an'
put a six-foot bahlawiah fexice aroiue
hill melon pate}.