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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1900-05-03, Page 2THE cuNTON NEWS•NECORD 110 mitilisned every Tburedity at The News -Record Power Printing House. ALOSIRT STREET, - °LINTON. rrerrr. Teens OW $111000n1PrION-21.00 per year in etiVance ; $1.00 Way be eharged it not so paid NO paper discontinued ntU all arrearages ere paid, unless at the option of thepublisher. The Witte which every subscription 10 Paid le denoted olt the label. .A.DvaRTIKNO ItATES.-•-Tra,nelont advertise - Monts, 10 eents per nonpo,riel lino for drift insertion and 3 cents per line for each subse- quent; insertion. Small advertisements not to exceet one inch.such as "Lost," "Strayed," Stolen," etc, inserted once for 50 cents and each subsequent insertion 15 cents. 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Malt. 28.30 Golden Vex:. nate II. lee PRACTICAL NOTES, Verse 20. alga verse seems to o neot immediately with the discou about John the B.aptiet, whose pl preaching bad left his impenite hearers without exouse ; how gre teen, must be the responsibility those who hear the Son of man hi self 1 Then began be to upbraid. to rebuke. There is no hint at h or bitter temper 'here ; our Ler words are rather an outburst of h grief and indignation, which/narks the history a turning from one .el of moral apeetila and reasonings another -a radleal change in his on thod of teaching. The oities wher most of his mighty works were do These "cities" were all on the nor western shore of the Sea of Galil The Greek word translated "neigh i works" literallymeans "powers." They 14 Ctt) rtitir :IV ri::;I:Ittlirir it lif: • t Intim wisdom cannot find out God. "To get GOd'is infinite wisdom we must re - 6. nounce our finite wisdom," Isa. 6, 21; . 1 Oor. I. 1847. Revealed them unto IL babes. The "wise and prudeiat" are the Phariaees ; the "babes" are our Lord's disciples. "Children,' says IL ("ley Trumbull, "can understand mime, on- things just because they are children. The hope of older ones is in learning rs° from o,hildren or becoming again as ain children." The reference here Is to a nt docile, herable, childlike disposition. at 20. Even so, Father; for so it seem- ; ed good in thy sight. Infallible Love " and Wisdom cannot err. What is Me good in God's sight must be good for Ootr 11128.7.chAildur etnhings are delivered unto me e, of my Father. "Of" means by. Jesus a a is 'directly addressing his disciples, olY They are supposed to have the child - in like spirit, and so will bow to the will of the Father, which is also the will of the Son. No man knoweth the Son, but the Father. The rola. tion between God and Jesus is a nlYs- tory ; "it as far transcends mortal understanding as does the nature a God." Tile Revised Version gives " no one "-neither man, nor angel, ncir deviL Neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomisoever the Son will reveal him. Jesus understands the Father bemuse of what may reverently be called kin- ship, and, the sovereignty ever 411 things having been (riven him, he con- fers a Profound practical knowledge of the Father upon hie beloved ones. 28. Cones unto Inc. "Only by com- ing to ime can you. know God." The invitation is to all, He did not mean merely that those who heard hies aliould in their physical bodies press nearer to hem. It was naen's souls he invited; and as "6* ever livethi" we as well as they may approach hare in our mule. All ye that labor. All whose bodies or.stainds are weary with active toil ; but not only they. • In Judea thousands of men in utter vieariness and desolation of soul were laboring to secure holiness by minute atten- tion to innumerable exaotions impos- ed by the "scribes and: Pharisees." To -day there are thousands like them who are Wearing out•their•lives trying to do right. All that any have to do -whether strength or comfort be needed -is to come unto his Son. Heavy laden. Overstrained, worn- out people. The laborers have had too much active toil, the heavy laden too much of passive toil. I will give, you rest, Other "masters" enjoin legal burdens "grievous to be borne;" other "lords" demand labor; 1, 'your Lord and Master," give rest. • 29. Take my yoke upon you. The Jewereferred to the -Mosaic. law, with its annexed traditions, as a yoke; but our Lord's doctrine . and leadership were easy and light. Laws hard to obey, • sinful habits, heart • sorrows, anxieties, sickness -these are some of humanity's burdens; but the only bur- den our Lord gives is companionship with him', .and .that brings comfort and psace. Learn of me. As teach- er and example. Meek and lowly in heart. Dr. Robertson says that three causes produce unrest in men -suspi- cion of God; inward. discord, and dis- satisfaction with . outward ' circum- stances; for all these meekness: isthe _cure. Ye shall find rest unto your souls. • Such abounding peace ,within le that pressure from without is. unfelt. '''''• 30. My yoke • is easy. Pleasing,. I 10 Wtholesonie.. My burden is light. It • liarinonizeti. with the deepest needs. 'of 7" human beings.. What. is .our Lord's Id ts burden -the law the pieces upon men? Love. to God and to fellow -men. Such y ass to e- ein th- ee. ty THE ocKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE r pe • INSURANCE COMPANY • Farm and Isolated Town Property' I only Insured. OFFICERS I B. MoLean, President, Kippon P. 0 • Thos. Frazer, Vice•Ple ;Mont, liraceileld Cf:,- T. 10, Hays. Sooy-Treas., Seaforth P. O. W G. Breadfoot. Inspector of Losses, Scaforth • DIRECTORS: W. G. Broadfoot. ScafOrth •, John Grieve Winthrop George Pala, Seaton!) ; John Watt: Harlock ; John ftennowlei. 13r.idnagan ; Joules Evans. Beachwood ; James Connlely, Clinton John McLean, Kippen • AGENTS : • Robt Smith, Hariock; Rober McMillan, Sea forth t James Cummings, EgmondvIlle ; 4. W Yeo, Holmosville O. . Parties desirous to effect Insurance or Irene - sect other business will be promptly attended to on application to any ot the above officers addressed to their respective post offices. . 4 • I e nted not. Drop theological pre- possessions, and understand these words as Matthew wrote them. The ruinous sin of these people was that our Lord's "mighty works'' had made no change in their lives; which shows that our Lord's miraoles were not per- formed for. their own sake, were ncit merely acts of divine beneficence, were more than "Messianic signs ;" they were loud calls to change of life and holy living. So are all the works of God to -day, Rom. 2. 4; Acts 17. 90, 91. God speaks through them so clearly that any ,man, "though a fool," might hear and heed.' But the unbelieving majority in. these ci- ties heeded not; some superciliously and perversely denied the genuineness t.he miracles; others accepted th physical advantages without any sp itual effeet, and schmetimes witho ordinary gratitude. So to -day tho sands treat the works of God. Eve refusal of God's meroy hardens t woe. 21. Woe unto thee. An expression striking contrast with the "Bless are yo" of the Beatitudes. Choracai . . . Bethsaida. ,These towns a selected as typical of the !Moe regi in which they stood. Chorazin is uo identified with Xerazeh, a few, mil north of Capernaum. Bethsaida Juli eir ir- ut u- ry be in ed n. re OH es as stood on the. banks of the Jordan near the northern end of the here of Gali- lee., It was the home of at least three ef Our Lord's disciples -Peter, 'Andrew and Philip. If the mighty works, which were, done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon. Strange to say, no miracle recorded the gospels is placed . in either Chorazin . or l3ethsaida.• Tyre and • Sidon are mentioned as the heathen capitals nearest to Galilee. They .had been . through many centuries singularly ; wicked as well as singularly prosper- ous. Cradles of the, ;worship of Baal, the most vicious influences which had injured early Israel. had sprung from them. If such tender appeals eon •haect been made to Phoenicia as we: now being made Of Galilee, it wou have -repented long agoin deckolot and ashes; a keen sense of sin wou have brought keen - sorrow to i cities, and,forgiven much, the would have loved much. Some pupils may need theexplanation that erten- tals in their bitterest sorrow thrust themselves into coarse garments like sacks with armholes, and throw' ashes on their heads. That sinful Tyre and Sidon were thus ready for repentance has pleasing illustration in the story of Matt. 15. 214-28, in the face that , thirty years after our lesson Paul l'found believers there, and in the Ifurther fact that Tyre early became , a Christian city. I 22. It shall be moretolerable for ,Pyre • and Sidon. Each city, and each individual soul, shall be judged wording' to its own opportunities. But corporations have no souls. Cities and nations are said to be punished when "a due proportion is observed between their (degree of sin and of ruin." But individual souls - "every one of us shell give , account off himself to God." The day of judgment here includes the general iiseene of God's judicial decisions. But ii t is as diffieult for us to conceive final judgmentwithoute definite date as to conceive a heaven without place. ' This verse woulet seem to in- timate what seems to be assumed throughout the New Testament, that there are degrees of papiehment and reward in the eternal world. 23. Thou, Capernaum, 'which art -exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell. The. language through- out is 'highly figurative, "Heaven" stands for the loftiest exaltation; "hell," Hades, for extinction as a city. . The Revised Version, following the• best texts, turns the first part of this verse into question and answer: "Shalt thou be, • exalted Unto hea.vee? thou shaft go.. down mita Hades." "The amount of, light given and rejected is the measure of the guilt of the nation and the; individual." The site of Cap- ernaum is still in doubt. For many years Dr. Thomson's identification Tel Hum, with Xephar Nahum was generally accepted by' English and American gaolers. Perhaps the chief reason for this identifi- cation is a resemblance • of the last syllable of each of the names, a resemblance not made very plain in !English. But later investigation, and I eepecially the arguments of Dr.George I Adam Smith, have lecl to the adoption, of Khan Miley& aa the site. Like Tel !Hum, this place is on the northwestern coast of the Sea of Galilee; it has a untam, referred to by josephus bile the other eide has none. If th ighty works, which have been don thee, had been done in Sodom, i ould have remained until this day odom is the most notoriously wicked ty of all history. Our Lord does no ply that Sodomite sins were rife in apernaurn, but that Capernaum was rther than Sodom from repentance ut why were not such mighty works rought in Sodotn, and its repentance ereby secured? A completet answer' ay not he given; but met% of the ystery is dissipated when we remem- ber that our Lord is talking of these ties collectively. Sodom's punish.nt Was of a physical sort; spiritual nishment is not the primary ought in either oaae. Sodom eine d; it was punished by overthrow and Linetion. Capernaum sinned, not committing greater sins than did glom, for eine cannot be classified n o and greater, but by sinning against greater light than did Sodom; and he punlehtnent, ale% Was extinct - I Frock of pale gray and scarlet plaid.! Circular skirt. Blouse opens over yoke I of. tucked and embroidered cream tel. 'fetes and is trimmed with a round cote laze of embroidered taffetas edged with a narrow plaited frill. Belt of plain cream taffetas. Material required for girl of 14 years, plaid, 40 inches wide, 5 yards. Blouse No. 507 and Skirt No. 508 in 12, 14 and 10 Years,. Priee, W cents each. • • • TWO FUNERALS. • Is the Rev. Mr. Brown at borne? ask- ed a stranger, confronted by a Sinning Irish maid at the parsonage door. No, sorr, he is attinding a widding, answered the maid. Can you, tell me when I shall be likely to find himil asked the caller. Well, sorr, was the smilitag reply. I don't know. just whin he'll be back, for he has another funeral to attend eith- er, and the botb will delay him some time, sorr I NOT IIER, BUSINESS. Tess -I see you have a new young man visiting. you now. He's a profes- sional man,. isn't he? Jew* -My, nol He's too young to be more than an amateur, Tess -Don't be facetious. What's his profession? Tess -Really, don't know. I he - Hove I'm the object of his calling. ill NV in the Reek? Then probably the kidneys. In the Chest?• fwo Then probably the lungs. m In the Joints? • in Then probably rheuraa. w ' s No matter Where it is, nor what oi kind; you need have it nolonger. 12)1 It may bean hour, a day, or it 'fju year old; it Must yield to r.Agers narriih love produces peace and rest. SPRING AND SUMMER HAT. • • Mile to be the Favorite Color -Turban.; son 'tomtit:I belr Popularity. 'Malineemid tulle are still first fav- orites, and the delicate, creamy,- It- alian,. fancy. •braids, as well as Leg- horn flatsi. , are formed into most dainty creations of the poke ordereA very pretty peke. is made out of one of these Leghorn flats by turning up the brim in back and the front is 'slightly. dented 'at the. • left of the front, bringing the .sides dawn with the most coquettish dip. The low crown Is draped ' with, rich, creamy A011aissance lace,. and narrower lace is disposed on the brim; among which nestle several bunches of ripe crim- son •cherries. The straw was of a peculiarecru-creamy tint, as if it had been mellowed by age; -like rich lace. Blue's going to be the' favorite col- or, according to one importer whose Show, cases are veritable studies in blue, ranging from the. palest to the deepest shades, and not aeplain every day blue, by any means; but the soft pastel and bluet tints. • One sof • those •is a turban something on the Span- ish shape that we wore so much last summer, but the brim ia rather nar- rower and•cloeme The low crown is encircled with a fluffy raass of the same :Made of medium pastel blue ehiffon, and at the left side is a most dainty trimming of several bunches of primroses shading froni a pale pinkish violet to a deeper blue than the straw and eltiffon. One pretty turban is made entirely of malines, also a pastel blue, banded with. rows olt narrow blue braid to give •body to the • matinee, and then fold is laid upon fold, making a kind of Oriental turban. At the left side these folds are separated to admit the trimming, whir% consists af a half wreath of Seeded forget -me -nets and pule pink buds, tapering toward the centre off front and back, but quite wide et the side so as to raise the folds in a ujoat becoming effect. Lace straw, rather open and of a soft ehestnut brown color, was arranged , over pale forget-me-not taffetas, and e formed into a pretty toque turned up e in front and trimmed with bunches t and sprays of forget -me , . On the majority of hats the trim- ming is massed in front or just a t little toward the left side, and rath- er more tri.mming, iprinoipally flowers, is used than was the case last sea - 0013. A very pretty Leghorn hat is trim- med in front with a mass of ,the most naturall -tinted. pink and red r_ es i, and a few sprays of foliage, and he crown encircled with a ban of black velvet ribbon. ' Roses are in great request, espeoially those made of fine, thin silk and velvet, but the chances are that the popular flowers seen eo much on our winter hats, such as orchids, dahlias, poppies, etc., will bo employed in fashionable millinery. Ribbons are much used, espeoially in the three -ilia widths, which are made moral 6. 11( by ne • lflsIer •Immedietely afterappb1 feel its soothing, winning, ening power. It quiets congestion; droll ad inflammation. It is a new plaster. A new combination of 11.10 remedies, Undo after IMP methods. Entirely unfik• soy other philter. The Trittraph of Modern Medical &IMO!. The PerfeetedProdad of yeas 041 Patient Tell. Placed over the cheat it is * powerful aid to Ayer'* Oherty Pee. torsi in the treatment of all threat and lung affections. Placed over the etonsaell,11.6014 tenses and vomiting; over tit bowels, it controls cramps and 60110. Placed over the moll of the hack. it removes ell congestion from tite kidneys and grestly strengthens 'redness. Fe "lolly all LC. Apt Cisv LowsD, We" 34. The lensore up to the close of ilitts vertu) shows emphatically the simarAlueneem of, Impenitence, and that :tin In greater or less, not in proper. tion to .the greater or less breach of certain commands, hub to the great. er or heoi turning away from the spirit of goodnees.. LA Us again remind ouraelvett time there Is for individuals in a Saline Milt' flitiinne3 and cities earl - 'spiritual and permanent, for the deeds done in the body. 25. leans answered, and said. The word "anewered" may refer to the WOOS Ng Utterailp or to tit:metered thaughte 113 the hearers' Ininde, or it may he merely an idiontatio phrase If it be closely connected with the piiimilament of , Sodom And Tyre and Sidon, we are to think of what follows AS our Lord's way of teaching that God moves in a mysterious way Ins wonders to perform.. 1 thank thee. I praise thee; eonfess thee; abide by thy decision. 0 Father. • A study of the passages in which env Lord refers to God as Father will be found help. fat See, for example, Sohn 11; 11. 21; 12. 28. Lord of heaven and earth. Supremo Sovereign', Creator, Preaervor, Destroyer. Thou hest hid these things from the witse and prudent. The Itevisted Version brings out the Meaning' plainer: "Tim didst Ms thee* Wogs fro* SOMETHING ABOUT NATAL LAND OP GLOWING PROMISE AN GREAT POSSIBILITIES. Colonena ream Every Laud Fled a Clime TIMM* Ali the Natural Prontarta Their Native Soll7IntereatIng Par Abrut a South Arrtrau Pardiae• • Until the first rude awakening a few months back, with the init loosens at Dundee and Glencoe, ninet nine men out of every hundred km) nothing and cared leas about th Colony of Natal. Even Great Brita scarcely- realized that Lt, was on th map, but now that it is the seat a possible :evolution England hasten to placard that energetic bit of Seat African after a long period of negleo The colony derives its name from t fact that it was discovered on Chris m.as Day, 1497, the birth or "nata day, by the celebrated Vasco de Gana When that gentleman made his hi Lexie voyage, the first on reoord, the East Indtes, via the ()ape of Goo Rom. Until developedby others this ben tiful country bad but little intere for Britishers. In 1836-7, however, t Boers . accomplisbed the ' celebrat "trek" Which lafided them in Nate and were not slow to turn to their a vantage the wonderful resources the fertile land. This they were. a, lowed to do in, peace until, of 4 su den, the lion on an idle prowl 'disco ered that here was a garden spot nature that had been temporaril overlooked, and in 1843 Natal wa ofororwmnal.ly annexed by the Britis • BOERS TREXED AGAIN. An immediate exodus of the Boer was the inevitable and usual result the ancestors of Oam Paul's presen soldiers treking northward to foun their present home in the Transvaal in 1846. The hext problem was how to get sufficient of the chosen people to take their place. • In this dilemma' the British Govern- ment was greatly assisted by the pri- vate enterprise af one Joseph Charles Byrne. This gentleman was at that time the owner huge tracts of land in Natal, for the development of which many thousands of immigrants were required. For this reason he put for- ward what is known as Byrne's mei- gration scheme, the alluring prospects of whioh *ere successful in bringing saine.5,00 or. 0.000 people into tho col- ony about the year 1850. Unfortunately for the scheme, the majority •of the immigrants were of precisely the same class' that still flock from Albion's seores whenever a sufficiently alluring bait Is held out to them, .13e it from the frozen soli- tudes of ice -bound Xiondilee or the blazing heat 'of- the African 'diamond There were, however, some few solid. men among there, and these set to work and made the town of Durban What it is to -day, a thoroughly mod- ern seaport, with beautiful suburbs, grand roads, excellent lighting and water supply, which welcomes the ships of the world to Pert Natal. EVERY VARIET.Y.OF. •CL1MATE. Durban is distant 72 miles by rail from the . capital, Pietetinaritzburg, The "route thither windecontinuously upward, . physical feature 'which is charaoterestio of the colony. Indeed, from the seaboard to the Drakensburg Mountains the gyound• rises In 'a con- tinuous euee,ession of long terraces: •The natural' consequence is that prac- tically ovary temperature, from •friz- zling to freezing, may be chosen by the incoming colonist.; according as his inclination and purse permit.. Just • what this Means to the in- habitants will best be appreciated, perhaps, when it is stated that prac- tically every fruit and vegetable in °redden can be. grown. between the Drakensburg and the sea coast. For instance, tb,e coast orchards produce guavas, pineapples, bananas, mangoes, and, in face, prac- tically all the fruits of the East and We,st Indies. The higher lands pro- duce tee familiar plums, pears and apples of our own garden, whilst or- anges, lemons and most of the fruits of Southern Europe are almost as common as our own gooseberry bushes. in addition to these, there is a•grow- ing trade in tea and sugar planting; which may mean much id future gen- erations of colonists, once the present crisis ie past. To ascend front. plants to people, per- hap?.one of the greatest surprises ex- perienced by the stranger boating to Natal is the tremendous dispropor- tion that exists between black and white population. Roughly speaking, there are ten Kaffirs and one coolie to every white man, and the task of keeping this enormous colored popu- lation, there are upward of 500,000 Kaffirs in Natal, in hand during the prettent troubles can only be appreci- ated by tbose who have themselves, lived in the colony. IMPORTED COOLIE LABOR. Of late years the imported Indian coolie has made considerable numeri- cal progress in Natal. Hailing prin- cipally from Mndras, he is imported under a 'five years' indenture; and, al- though primarily introdueed for the tea and auger plantations of the coast, is now to be found all over the warmer portions of the colony, upon the sheep and cattle farms, and as odd man generally. Unlike his brethren in the West Indies, and the Chinese in the United States, the Natal coolie is oe real benefit to the land, since he Oita not hoard up his wages, in Order to became a "bloated bond- holder" upon a return to the land of his birth. On the contrary, he frequently set- tles down at the expiration of his in- denture, and opens a small retail store for the benefit of the Xaffirs and stioh whites as will ;deal with hira. The one great danger of this coolie invasion will arise when the present 50,000 industrious collies Will hese been increased to such an extent that they ahall bare; fully monopolized the shallow margin of work by which the 500,000 indolent Bank% at present Manage to pay their annual hut tax and provide the necessaries of life. The Omit will !probably be one of two ex. reme mums. Either the rapidly in - reusing (tootle competition will Rh - he the Kaffir to serious' work, or the nrilent igt Mr= ral a an al ft.& e position Of a poll tax upon the guile- up into btg bunohes of loops, as many e as a dozen or oven a dozen and a half being grouped together,usually at the side a the jaunty short back sailor, welch Is once again to be the faeorite headgear of our younger wo- men. Speaking af minor hats, re- ,f Wilde Me of one X saw hi a swell Fifth avenue stare, wheel) was nothing mere nor leas than the old-time patent- $ leather stator in a new shape. The b OrOWn was moderately high and the t brim Was faced with white rice straw, I the edge being bound with black gros- grain. Around the crown was a wide band ot black grosgrain ribbon, and a at the left side was an immense bunch P of purple violets and foliage. • • Hand -painted and fringed scarfst are being persisted in by sow) d nem but it le not expected that this style will ever become popular onough to warrant the expense of fine hand. ettinted silks, and besides that, the a fringed scoria have been &hie to death a during the winter, so that very few 6 WOMah have the inelination to wear r any more, secirfs during the summer, a 11 08B Asiatic. The principal work done by the Kaf- ir is of a domestic) nature. Accord - ng to his desirability or otherWlsee e can be hired at anything betweene, 2.50 and $7.60 a month, plus his oard, lodging and clothing. Happily, he latter need never be a large tem In one's expenses, as long as One possesses any h4thly-colored east -off . arMents, male or Somalis attire being &tented with oheerful impartiality, toviding the pervading hues are suf. Wendy startling. In addition to a weekly gift of a few cents is dually beatowed on Saturday nightie XAEFIRS DON'T LOVE WOItX. The Kaffir domestic holds much the ame views financially as any other avage. For a while he works hard nough. nen, just as he is getting eally useful, he gathers up his traps nd returns,to his kraal, in order to ve mn eomplete idleness for just iso ong a period as his hard-earned sav. go will last ant. in the. large towns House drees of navy blue serge and flannel. The seven -gored • skirt is made of serge and is sheathed to the knees, flaring out from there in full foIds. The flannel blouse has a chemi- sette , and collar of blue and white striped taffetas and the sailor col- lar is trimmed with stitching. Shirt -.Duffs. Material required," serge, 45 wide, est 2s11-e2evyeaardfsinished with flannel inchea wide, 5 yards; flannel, 30 inchee Blouse No. 603 out In 31, 36 and 32 inehes, bust measure. Skirt No. 504 out in 24, 20 and 28 inches, waist measure. Price, 10 cents each. Cure. 1308808 18 better than their attempted may cluoiN pleasant tharacteriatio of Natel-the At the' present moment one un- HS* fatal a.nd but little undersood "horse sio ness -has suddenly developed . 1NTER,EsTiNO ITEMs ABour OUR OWN COUNTRY. from a local affliction into a subject of the most momentous importance. It Is strongest in the autumn, and is supposed 'to be connected with the ac- tion of the heavy dews upon the veld grass. In the ordinary way no Gov- ernment horse is allowed. out of sta- bles betereet 5.30 p.m. and 7.30 a. m. during the autumn months. Once the frost sets in, however, the sickness disappears like raagio. it ;should not be forgotten that, as in most antipodean countries, everything in Natal as upside down, as ,bcohanthha, red with home ideas. For in-, but songless. In short,' beautiful as it days to returx to tb.e land of his hundred whodoes not yearn in his old stance, you burn at Cheistmas and freeze in June •Your aouth winds are ley; your flowers beautiful, but scent - all is,*there is not one colonist in a less, and your birds most gorgeous, • • BOER TACTICS. • obxerv,ittons or n G01111141111.0Meer 0111 south A Menu Iva Nitre. Major Von Francois, formerly com- manding the German colonial troops in southwest Aeriea, who has made a special study of the subject, hes just published a book upon "The Conduct ge War in South Africa," in which he deals with the tactics of the Boers the:essential. difference betwen•Euro- pe.an. . and South Aerican warfare he tads to be that. the Boer advanced posts are always very week in num- wan and that. When they are driven in• by the British sattack, they rapid- _ ly -.reelect in a direction, •which Alto- gether prevents the eneiny., from draw- ' mg any conclusions as Act the where- • • &bouts of the malt:v.13(11:1y. • 7 When attacked, the Boer skirmish- - ers allow the eroopsfeirsc thrown out by the enemy to vase through. • their positions -sr: that -they can shootthem down at close range. This has. hale- pened On Sevaml occasions during the compitign, the last being the • affair 'at. Korn Seandt, near Illoe,mfontein. They even engagethe main body which follows, untit its fire becames too strong. In:withdrawing •the Itoerepro- ceed so cleverly :that the enemy dote( not at first realize that the positions against which he is 'advancing have been abandoned. - Every hollow is' turned to good account by the retreat- ing outposts in order to conceal their nievements. Their rendezvous with the main bodges often miles to the rear, and if they are fcillowed through wind- ing valleys, they .heve seldom any dif- ficulty in leading their pursuers into ainbusli. The Boer treeches are generally con- structed to hold from these. to eight men, and are crescent shaped and pro - Laded bystone fences • of about half a tnan's height. These trenohes are often unoccupied at points which drawthe fire of the enemy, whom the Boers atvait in some concealed'aed carefully chosen position; as at Colons°, whence they can concentrate a flank fire upon the advancing lines, even when the latter think they are taking advan- tage of cover in whet. they conceive to be. a frontal attack. The Boer tac-, ties are, oe oourse, enormously facili- tated , by •the 'filet. that they are mounted and that they, tan advance ox' retire, disperse or•concentrete with (tetrarchs rapidity. These advantages further. enable them to extend their fighting front far 'beyond the litnite • necessarily imposed upon the enemy. For the *mane mesons they are fro - intently able to concentrate at Some unexpected point and to eat off and capture advanced sections of the ene- my's forced,. as thee did recently at RodderSburg. The aectiraoy of Major Von Fran- cois's observation has been ao singu- larly proved during the present war s that his work should serve as it text book to the British officers now in % Seuth-Aehica. 0atherre from Various Points trout the Atlantic to the Pacific. An Irish Vag will float from Oril- lia's Separate school. Arnprior possesses a branch of the Lord's Day Alliance. • Petrolea • is trying to get a pork factory located there. L. R. Clarke, Guelph, has purchased a drug business in Berlin. Essex Fusiliers will likely celebrate the 24th of May at Leamington. W. E. Vanderiroot prarehased , the BelleVille market tolls for 112,625. John Brown, a former Peterboro' furniture dealer, died ,in Chicago. • . Belleville police force will be re- duced. Two men are to be dropped. ' Southampton has 1,900 -population, and. thinks it ought to have a bank. G. Michaelis has been elected prce sident ot the Regina Board of Trade. There are good prospects of a big peach and apple crop in Essex county. The actual decrease in the Indian population of Canada last year was 174. • ,new band has been organized in connection with the 15th Battalion, Belesvil1R.e. president a branch of the Re.d Cross Society at )3radford. Mr. Thomas Torrance, local man- ager of the New Rockland Slate Com- pany, isdead. The 0. P. R. have under centime% plation the erection of anew station at Eganaville. George Cochrane has been appointed agent of the Children's Aid Society at Peternoro'. • J. M. Graham, Y.M.C.A. secretary, Stratford, has refused calls to Kings- ton and Toronto. . Mrs. O. J. Miller, Orillite will at- tend the World's W. CeT. U. Convene tion in Edinburgh, Scotland, in June. E. L. Fertile, accountant at Linde sari has been transferred to the head office of the Ontario Bank in Toronto. Miss F. J. Tyers, retiring raatron of the Calgary hospital, was present- ed with a gold watob by the trustees. William Henderson, son of Rev. W. G. Henderson, of Pembroke, formerly pastor of George street Methodist church, .13roekville, has volunteered for garrison due), at Halifax. E. C. Complln, Toronto, is now ac- countant of the Bank of Commerce at Peterboro'. J. L. Buithan, of the lat- ter town, hes beeh transferred to a branch just opened in Seattle, W. T. Mrs. It. O'Hara, who Was organist in St. Andrew's church, Pcikenhara, was presented by the choir with two Line pieces of silverware recently; prior to her departure to live in Chi- cago. The Sear& ary of the °dine School Board got into trouble. Be wrote "Mr:" instead of "Dr." for some of the trustees, and "Rev. Moyne" for "Rev. leatetex. 'Moyne." - He claimed he was right, but the trustees overruled him. It Ls seldom, w6 hear or road of an aged person eutting a new set of teeth. Stull ia the case, however, with Ur. John Nelda, father of Councillor Molder, of Howland. Mr, Nelder in another month will be eighty-six years oi age, is smart, and enjoying good health. Re has already out two new teeth, and a third is almost through the gum. Ile suffers con- iderably, ea the teeth are coming through, „yet he is highly delighted vith them. They are as perfect as an nfant'a. DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN. The sample shown, which is sent by Mrs. W. It. Wilkins, Is pieced of hire key red and white. The blocks are about 12 1-2 !mhos square, the &tee are 21-2 inches' square and 26 in IMM.; her, and in getting the blocks 10- Ala IS LONG. Artman-Crayon portraits are abo- owe minable rather be done in oil. our Specktnan-Well, I wouldn't. 1 WAS liener this hour every Kaffir found ming the streets without a Sea in bra employar is promptly locked by the authorities, upon the prin. e that tbe prevention of passible starlet and other Kaffir weeks• ry native la oubjeet to the Kaffir low. A hell is rung from the po. station at 0 o'elook every night. done in oil onee. Att Artman-Ahl but perham the one roa who did it was not a teal artist, fro Speektban.--Ohl he WAS en artiet intux his line, all right. Ile was a crafty leipt brOker. I bur PROPER AGE TO MARRY. At what ago a girl should marry has been the thenie for Innumerable die. tussions. Many contend that she s should never think of taking the all+ important step untii she hag reach- b ed the more or less mature age of P wenty-five, while others insist that •••~.",40.,...sr.........,Asa-a..,-~,..••••••••• A s,-.. L HINTS FOR - THE IPARMER. •tro 1SOW TO SET FRUIT TREES, The season is again near at hand for planting trees, shrubs, vines and plants, and no time should be lost in preparing all the requisites so as to be in readiness for planting at the first opportunity. Many persons fail to understand the importance of having the soil in thorough tilth at planting tints. The lifetime of a • tree or plant depends materially on a scientific system of planting, and the first five years after planting deter. mines the existence and profitablenesa of the orchard or vineyard. Select the location for a new oreb. ard with oare. See that the soil con- ditions suited te the nature and re- quirements of eaoh variety are pre- sent, Give the apple the loamy soil and the peach. pear, (them and plum the thbatier or poorer soil. The dwarf pear reqUires, good garden loam. Plow the ground deep, harrow and level and mark off for the trees accurately. Digfour the fu r rhoowl °as ,moary 1 8 be l a tnutri 'Inge di a ragpeairSi t with the plow, leaving an !men furrow , for the line of trees. Have the trees trenched, each variety separate- ly, near where they are to be planted. Take 10 or 12 from the trench at a time, giving protection to the .x.00tsbY covering with damp burlap �r old carpet. Cut back the 'mutilated roots to sound, healthy wood. Use a sharp knife, cutting from the under side, Set apple trees one to two inches Idteleeoprseooruutittharyn they stood in the nurs- I ery row, leaning 10 .to 15 degrees to Isouthwest.Have; utihveeritzoepd. Fill 113 by sprinkling the roots packing in .. with the finger& When the roots are well covered, the dirt should 130 well firmed with the feet go as to leave no air apace about or near' the roots. If the soil is too dry to supply proper moisture, then water. One to three gallons may be poured in the hole after • the roots are covered, and after, the water has settled out of sight, continue the. filling and firm ing Peach, pluru and pear trees *should I be planted three to four inches 'deep- ,er in the orchard than they geood in !the nursery, as this will bring the Ibudded -junction under ground, and in time the bud stock will cast ewes and gtve support- and..vitality. Atter the planting of apeile and peach•is conclud- ed, go over and cat back the growth of the apple one-third to one-half, cult - ting the peach back, all side branches. to one and two buds of the -center stalk. Head back the center stalk to two and three feet. • Pear, plum and cherry should not be out back except • to take out biokee•linilis. ' MAINTAINING FERTILITY.. No soil in ;itself will Cold .ite fere, tility. . Nature cermet reclaim it in half the' time Marl can. If man ac.te in unison with .naturathe reclamation will be rapid. To .do thisetillage is first necessary. Many • yeaxs . .ago, Jethro Tull said,- "Tillage is Manure." He .was right so far as he went. But he had learned only half sof his. lesson. Tillage is manure,.but the half of the lesson is, humus muse be kept in the "iliTillage , now changes unavailable plant • food into • the . available f hem. T ..great• agent be do this in. • he air., Keep the air from( the tome. ato can or the fruit jar and the fruit add vegetableskeep pure and well preserved. Admit the air, and decay, and decomposition at once result. . So with the -soil. Admit the air to it and in it, and decay and decomposi- tion at once' result.What iethis de- cay and decompositioh ?-the . change of .unassimilable plant food into the assimilable form. This • is the great . office for the air in soil. This re- sults from tillage. We have acarcely begun to realize bow important till- ageisin this reapece. But it is phy- saigcrailonimitpusero:ement, , and. that is the greatest thought of our incoming • Allied with tillage. to promote PhYsi- cial improvement is the growing of clever. Clover by means ce, the tuber- culeethat - grow .ont its roots takes from the air what is unavailable nitro- gen and changes it into assimiable soil nitrogen. The results obtained from analysis Show that oyer 1300 pounds of nitrogen is added to the soil by so doing. • This in a great measure an - ewers the supplying of this impor- tant fertilizer ingredient. Where animal husbandry is fide lowed a good forage in necessary for profitable feeding. There is no bet- ter forage for fanners than clover. It is almost a balanced ration in itself. and in its grOwing it furnishes nitro- gen' and it Auperioe forage for all • glade of live stock. • . FARM -"TOPICS. Piga should have access tct fresb water at all times. Corn fodder is excellent feed for horses especially as a change of diet. Bach Pig Pen should be divided into two parts, one for sleeping and the other for feeding:. Sistematio feeding . is very,impor- tent. Give the animals their rations at the same time eacth day. Permit a hog to break through a fence once and it will give you trouble as long as it lives and cam find a fence that it oan get through. Old seed is not; as likely to germin- ate as now. The loss 10 vitality due to age is always a serious matter. It is best to use new vigorous seed when this can be obtained. The plowing under of green crops had some advantages over feeding the crops on the land. The entire plant is returned to the soil and a large amount of humus added. Green manur- ing is especially adapted to light sandy soils, which require a large amount of humus. The farmer who follows a judicious system of rotation will ordinarily ucceed under all cirounestances. He vill logo no money hi impoverishing is land, and if he can maintain, and eehaps increase, the fertility of his soil, he will nob be running behind very much, even 16 he =lakes nothing nObaists crops Oats sown in the orchard as soon as possible in the spring will grow a crop which will keep hogs in good . condition. Treatment of an orchard in this manner has given first - °lase results. Not only is the emit en- riched arid kept mellow, but hogs des- troy many insecta found in the apples that drop. We have all us laughed at the oId story of the immigrant, who ofl quarter not this it docountry a satwhe a sil wharf.Ver but would not stoop to pick it up, preferring to keep on up town. or with, vve are reminded of this old fewoteonlgOtirilottea and more of them. When men tell Us that their is not enough money in a where he expected to find them larger 16tuf r4:650ivfooriatwill hrgemier treat::: isotrorya, asmndowionindlittmthe:t in their larger business. Few brattish. to find the larger profits they look for ere than does bee -keeping. and bjttl cOS "i•e.;'% trel t e • .. l- ee/ the eaelier she Is settled the bet- 0 or. When it is all averaged it will be ound that a girl is happiest when she arries at the right time, and the ight time is when she has found the ight man. Of course the oubtom of hurrying lite le girls into matrimony when they have readied the age of sixteen or venteen is out of the questioneStill here are many girls at twenty more t to be trawled then some at twenty. ve. The rule does not always work well one direttion and the modern well-. ucated, self-reliant maid does well o marry when she finds the right an. A good husband will help even very young girl, to make ftsuceess f marriage, but it girt of the old-fash. ned typo runs it groat risk of mak. g Mistake, both in her choice of husband end In the nuttier of mar. log at all, if she marries before werity-five. getlaer, a white block 131-2 inchea square with a red block '2 inehes ht square sewed on at each corner makes the chain eomplete both ways aims 0 the /1 could be pieced of I be to ealleo and dark, or light and poi a. lb dotoblue calico makes a very pretty Ont. Iry AN ADVXItT/SING NOVNIIIM 00 fi ft Pint Wayfarer --.What a tremendous erowd standing arotind the new barber shop! The Man that MIAS it rout be doing a great busintsr. Weiyhirer...lres. He best* mimed his plies a ,tostiOrial pular." LADYSMITH'S P/EllY 11APT/SAL Ladysmith reessiveddolly during the Moe a dose of three tons of Boer on exploeives, 12,000 *hells being thrown lo into thes town before relief MAL • NI MEN AS HAM onowns, • The longest recorded hair growing a female head was tight feet. The ngest retarded beard wee tivelVe t.