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as {fufii Ever simce Rome became, in 187. the capital of Italy, France has re- garded her Mediterranean neighbor “with a jealous eye, but the Triple A}- liancs- forbids any violent manifesta- tion of the dislike that u ,lxaly’s sorest point against France is, ndoubtedly, the “rushing” of Tunis in 188.1, ostensibly to punish the - Kroumir mamuders, but in reali‘ by to secure a new base for the French navy in the now, impregnabie port of Bi- zeota. : the Straits stantly result in an ultima England, and that is why Morocco has not passed mm: E01182 "'[e pglish 1” -__â€"â€"vv’ “flu mus complete the French ' across Muatorial Africa from Gabun to the Gulf of Aden. i? should be remembe thus complete the across Ennatnriul large and rich triacts to the east of the Mekong, ins in possession of Lhe important Siamese part of Chanta- bun. But any further advagces by - or an aLteLppt to estabhsh her- ? m“ Anglo-Egybt' in”, may Possibly }ih Lie-”9111!. the AszsiniAn Ian Soudan result in co non, has made war between Uncle Sam and John Bull improbable for some time at least. . I The Venezuelan boundary dispute, which so seriously threatened to im- pair the friendly relations between the Lion and the Eagle, has been settled, IS nc doubt the Alaskan frontier [uestion will also be. England’s attitude during the warI with Spain, which did much to pre- vent a European continental combina- tion, has made war hnfuraon hymn. But although there have been, in England’s relations with Germany, Russia and France within most recent years, causes enough to have let into ”81', nothing untoward happened. A Dying squadron collected and dis-1 perseo'. again. Russia was check- nated in China. France on the Ni- per was persuaded to “quit it; ” the i‘ashoda fever ran its course without my undue rise of temperature of hither country; and a few other min- nr dispu es were more or less amicably “arranged ” On the Continent the general im- pression seems to be that John Bull ls always spoi ing for a fight, and that he can’t be happy ‘unless he has afew “expeditions,” not altogether in the Interest of science, afoot somewhere or other. Flanged, as Britain has been, into a war which can have but one issue. It may be interesting to bestow a pass- ing glance at other existing causes that may lead to war in which she may become involved. While the Powers All Saar! Like Dom Over Their Bonesâ€"irarzy Ever; Century Has It Sore Spot, Which ('ould Ila Very Badly lnflnmed Inlu War. ENGLAND IS BURDENED WITH THE LION’S SHARE. 1 me lost “the Rock” nis day includes Gibraltar in :ial returns with the naive :mporarlly occupled. b y the MAY LEAD TO A BIG WAR. Iaueyâ€"Lhe largest, richest, Lous and accessible part of e Empireâ€"was wiLhin the sphere of British influence, Siam out of large and the east of the Mekong, ins in 1203 session of Lhe. :umy be regarded by “unfriendly act.” >da was designed to aegis of France, and :6 French belt right 11 Africa from the If of Aden France, Dmkn‘nn" L 0f Gibraltar is Became, in 187 9 France has re- mean neighbor H: the Triple A1- Ilent manifesta- lat undoubtedly two Chief Latin Ban war, Spain her utmost to 1.11 the near in. 1d unprofitable the Red Sea its annexation young lady say the other day. \Vhat 'was that 3 ‘ She said that whenever she saw you dancing she had to laugh. 1 EARLY MARRIAGES. ; the Prince of Wales was not 22 when he wedded Princess Alexandra; the late Czar of Russia was only '22 when he married Prin~ cess Dagmar, sister of the Princess of Wales, who was 20; Kinn- Dumb-J ‘ an‘ wagon, supply two lights, each hav~ either concentrated on a particular point, or spread over a wide area, if necessary, the '. to a distance from the wagon, the edec ‘ tric connection being maintained with insulated cables. The object of the search-light engine is both to illum- inate dark streets and corners where the firemen have to place their hose and to throw light into windows: and ,re peOpie are to be res- cued from the flames and smoke. An electric search upon a. wagon resemb] -- -v‘“ a LL10 Uduse of a “revolution.” These “Trans- vaals of South America” do not, how- ever, attract the Anglo-American in sufficient numbers to become a factor in wars in which England or the Unitec. States is likely to be involved. . o . l reV‘OIULlUDS” Will occur agaln and States, hav- , lng tightened their gig on the Nicara- - guan Canal, insures a State of peace on this physically and politically rest- less region.- The Spanish republics in South Am- erica in the formation of which Eng- land played so great a partâ€"not po- litically but financiallyâ€"have alxxays been in a chronic state of unrest, and are l boundaryOdispute to the arbitration 0" Peru has never re- covered from the Chilean “yieltation ’ ‘ of 1881; while Bolivia, thrust back from the sea, has apparently cooled its fiery asyirations among the An- dean snowfieldm But these countries and Brazil are 5 not really republics. They are sim- t ° ' military dicta- i‘ tors, each one of whom is the cause ‘ of a “revolution.” These “Trans- Vaals 0f SOllih Amarinn” AA ..-L I l _‘-' unnVLV ‘L‘ LUUI impregnable, his influence in Korea will be re-established, and the rising power of Japan will be destroyed, or the “England of the East” will become a subservient dependent ifâ€"England does not intervene. . SPREADLN G HAPPINESS. -â€"â€" â€"â€"---vl Japanese inflation and anger were smoothed down by Russia’s slim with- drawal from Korean alfairs; but when the Czar has consolidated his power in Manchuria and made Port Arthur either country considers itself thor- oughl; prepared for it. Norway, if successful, would declarc itself a re- Austria-Hungary is a hot-bed of causes that may issue in, at any rate, civil war. Count Badeni’s iamous language ordinance, allowing the use of Czech in Bohemia and Moravia, led =0 most violent scenes in the Austrian Parliament, and provoked bitter con- flicts between the Germans and the] Czechs. In fact, the German Aus- tria now looks to Berlin for plitical :salvation, and not to Vienna. In Hungary, also, the Kossuthite party is working unceasingly to sever the connection, slight as it is, with Aus- tria. So many discordant elements in the dual monarchy is bound to re- sult in war. By a series of such “ progressions” France has scored heavily in Northern Africa and any day we may hear of a descent on the still nominally Turk- ish province of Tripoli. The exten- sion of the Algerian railways east-o 'ward would bring France within: striking cistance of Egypt. To any man: in this direction England would probably respond by annexing the Nile Valley, sei-ing the Suez Canal, and possibly creating at Port Said 3 second Valletta point of support on her highway to the East... wagon resembling, in SCAN DIN AVIAN TROUBLES. ordinary fire-engine, i uuucs. Iney are sim- under mxlitary dlcta- of whom 18 the cause .ving for a little _w‘ifd Interstate wars and will occur A again and 1en she married Prince of Wales wedded Princess ‘lrght, mounted qulde Port Arihd} generra. thé him. Boer 810k and pies in 0113 rge of an‘teveg, who as with' 111111 ‘ ' chmen, one Swed~ 1 doctors, "J2 bos- It. was nor only 1 ("auada that offe: all! thew were reg Awording to a cc We.-.tmmster Gaze-L mt m the 'arm by the first thing he -ensation Greenino thé Tm ijvaa‘ The Oh e t of the to Uelagou Bay was orgam.;atlou of a t uuc gallant young {exlm'a- in vxce, a :00 of Lord Loch. A French woman at St: Port, Guernsey, put up in I an often ive French cartoo Queen. Tureatenng crowd a. and the was quick‘y made tc n mp0; Methuen's staffzs img offner ;and ' ' the gallant young fed.“ (10m8.01 Alter Exandv tured held up his gun a through this r I) ‘5‘ -‘ ‘ - Jaqgte one 21 d f uueuug £30 apiece for gu On the guardzhip at 5111 one old Boer of 65. AU in ~v bu AUJU yuwuues‘ for South Ahti-éa. ' Ascordmg to the Novoe Vremya. the horses. for cavalry remuuz.L.; :nSouLh em 11112813. They Will be: .\!;:;;1;ed from Odessa this week. Baum 351:de axe now 111 the Gavel-amen: waxwfi buy- mg up another 2,0,1; bur, ~ .211 1'. are Offering £50 apiege f.»r m. N w n" After .. "5'y‘ vutuwu tut-y v. ere ;L.eu at, but their Laptam WOde 110:. sub-w .hem to return the fire, fearing that women *and chlldren might b3 gr. Inc home. A large quantity of ammuuiJm has my‘ter ou 1y disappeared 1'.- om the Jar. .-ey Ordnance Department, some per- of a repuLed Amen-can (CI‘EL. gzld' Lhen ‘ “1in to loud “potatoes" for bouth Afrinn -- wv ywwe prOLGCUOA emerged him. {or transport purposes and though a b.ueJacket managed 10 3m 10, and. umpz th 8 h m the value of their experiment'remalns c I'8 0er 3 counter, gt” * _ . - a biack eye. . :0 :16 pfrolvl'en tn: C.‘ongo btafe WIII pro- ; a y o ow t exr examp 8. After bandslaagte two ”mpg 0f the The French now have a lme or Imperzal Light Horse wexeordered to stations along the upper and: middle occupy a mum house beyo..d the ridge. - ‘ - c Asthey appruachea they ummuedat, nger. re1ght for these statlohs rs but their L39min WOde “0L (“Ow .hem carried on small steamers up the beneo to reuurn the fire, fearing chm women gal to the head of navigatlon at Kayes. and chzldren mxgh‘t be An inc Db'u-e- It 18 then transhipped to the radiiroad, ‘ A large quantitv 0f annnnui a .n ha: . . The Boys on the Battlefield and Those on Tho-Ir Way to the vapeâ€" What is Going on In South Alrica and “nowhere. Fifteen officers and 120 non-com- missmned officers and men of :the Trinidad Volunteer Light Home and Infantry have volunteered for active ze-rvwe in South Africa. :The whole celony is most eager to prove its loy-l ; alty and take a part in the :Lruggle. A grocer at Poole, who iLformed a cuttomer that all the British: soldlers Ought to be hung, very quickiy had'his .shoy mobbed by 1,0;0 people. Jag-spite 0f the police protecziou allowed him. a b.ueJacket managed 10 gm in, and. aumlfl‘f'g me: the counter, gave: hmn a black eye. ITEMS THAT WILL BE READ \VITE INTEdEST AT THIS TIME. J ONE! 88 ABOUT THE WAR .3 no: only from~AuaLraiia and that offers of comingents The Malay Sta..es " Magus 3w Hausag and u“.-- arm by a Mauser. buLIeL thing he feels is a numb creeping down th‘ou" ' ‘ (1mg to the Novoe Vremya. the Government has bought LLOO for cavalry remou:.t.: :nSouLh sna. They will b5: shipped from thxs week. Briuah “gems axe the Governmen: menuâ€"ff buy- anonher 2,0.)1} ho!" r‘n. (2111'. are £30 apiece for gun 0:.85. 3 guardehip ax snnurxswwn ls Boer of 65. Au Llamddaagte five of the haghuuaers dead 4 r the other. A: 1.1.4. one of ‘ ched him as he v. 2:5 ze-iuaaing ' l hL. bayonet against. 1.1.5 Dream, I r o a correzponden'. of the Gazeue, when a man we. b a no pain, no {eeung of egms to feel stupid, urange smging m would find him er Present Mr. S Sublime In- 1 Ignorance of is Comfortable Pipe to console LLl'CmPanY Royal his mother and near. g'C‘heSLer Gaga-9n, ilt Ma- I‘e abaut 2,000 AnYQpe- unac- Imens one Swed.‘ doctors, ‘32 £105.. lS'hlLofs “$81131- filled by and of of the cap- said: “Look fired a :hot, man IS Lhe ber- Hgng You don't mean, said Dolly, that her comr 18 not: genuine? Oh, I wouldn’t breathe a word agalnst her," replied Madge. Bu: you know her father is a painter and A Either that excuse to 2'61 Alexander gava Ah. so she wm more? First Horseâ€"Just. look tomobile ! Second Horseâ€"I should clumsy beast is getting 1‘ _â€"-â€".v- The heart ofa vegetarian.- beats on an average 58 to the minute; that or the meat eater, 75. Thus represents a difference of 20,000 beats in twenty- four hours. th Heâ€"I never use stron 9 presence of a lady. “'811, said 1 meaning is 1h You say, said. a judge to that the plaintiff rmorted genious use State just exactly what y01 that. money and other am now be tran;..ported EurOpean maxkets __â€"â€"-.w’ buw‘j, i Ies that cannot will be_ taken to when this cheap- eobablishevd. ' â€"-.C.‘ quD auu L116 rl‘er. [As the railroad advances the automo- bile routes will be shortened, and after the completion of the railroad the “ag- oos wzll be translated to the other side' of the Niger, whloh wxll be con- nected by automobile routes with such importaot plates as Sikasso, Kong. Say and other towns in the rich west- ern Soudan, where the przmilive 'port- erage service is still the only means of transport. It 15 said the new trans- port service will be much .nhen nor I LL--- l CIRCUMSTA NTIAL ‘ubybllfle 11, be ause the roads will then be aimo t impassable. It will take only {our (1 ays to' cover the distance between the raiiroads and the ruer. A" the rai road advances the automo- bile routes will be shortgned, and afLex thp t-tnrn \lzd-f -_. , _ Vâ€"â€", 5 I “'hltzb is completed its far as Badui..be. " ‘ about forty miles, and from that pOIDL " powers carry it to thetyiger, and are about two weeks on the journey. The The growing importance of thesd in- iand stations makes this slowt’rreight service really emba rrassmg, anti as the railroad will not be completed to the i I Niger for several years the distinguish- ed French explorer, Felix LubOis, 1 l I ) this servtce in 111an Africa. The ut- most attention has been given to oe- tails of construction and they have been as fully adapted to the pecuLar Iconditions ot the service as is possible at pre‘aent. ‘They are now being tent to Senegal and w.“ take; their; plate. on the routes between the,‘ upper. an“ middle Niger and the termiau. 'oi the HIS ACTIONS EXPLAIN ED ,z. of the ‘e wagons, each ab4e g‘carry about 4,500 pounds of =£reighL “e o; the wagvud wub have aucom: m?d3:t193 tor a dozen passengers. t. is Intended to keep the route; in goud condition for travel but ' > the ramv . . season ' ' ‘llfs'nnnrfod I." -__ [11.8 58IV1ve ‘Vlll be THE OLD TROUBLE. The Homeless Wagon ls Being Introduced in the Interior as a Fri-lain Currier. .The Congo .Free State is inquiring into the advisability of introducing horseiess, wagons to carry freight m thickly settled regions where white tive in sending automobiles to- Africa 7 About a thousand pOunds' worth of provnsions have been destroyed by water on board the Juno. one of the sh'ps forming the special servL-e squad- ron, through the accidental openm‘g of a valve. ' THE EXACT MEANING QUEER ACTfONs. mt or so he would'- have an get away oftener. 01 cn'cumsiantial ev den‘ 6 Exactly what you mean. by AUTOMOBILES IN AFRICA. the wnness: mt he lied. 3 isn’t he? You are 8111ng liperal with his EVIDENCE Heart Is.’ at that HEARL a wztness to an in Every cloud may have a silver lining. but theyverage man is satisfied ii In: (pocket 18 lined with silver. Again and again that day attemIt-S were made to haul off the remaining guns. but the Boer fire was inces ;-:ant and withering. at four the battle “as over. General Buller abandoned the guns and retreated. i \V ‘ In the meanwhile Colonel Lung lost his guns, and Generals Bulb}: Clery WiLh their staffs and escoxas ridden to the scene. ' ’â€" (.7 0‘ ‘mr-n who had resolved to get across somehow. By dint of Scrambling from rock. to rock and swimming. :1 numbgr won ths'o‘her si e. Yet 1110 t of them founu that they had but passed across a winding Spruit. Tue Tugela still lay in front, and all the while the murderous fire of cannon and Mauser crashed and comrades ielL weltering in their bloou. .iuwu. .luLU tne water went the Lun- .'in Inniskillings, Borderers and Con- naughts, but it was found at the ford that the Boers had cunningly dammed the river, and there was ten feet of ,water where ordinarily it is but knee deep. They strove to find the cross- ings. and many a fine fellow, xvi h his weight of ammunition and accouire- ments, was drowned. it was a oes- Jv‘rate and serious situation. The attack upon the right was making no progress, and the hearts of the men had reached an apparent impasse. Vl-Ut there were furious and angry Irishv By 7.5 the Irish brigade had driv- en the Boers to the north bank of the 'Ifugela. They found that the enemy had planted the ground with barbed wire entanglements. Even in the bed of the river barbed wire was lei-1 .{own . Into the water went the Lun- O '- Closer and closer walked the soldiers i0 the Boer trenches, un.ii within 400 yarueof the neareé: riile pits. l'hm. tying’down, they returned the fire, but there was little of nothing toziim at. ward. Nat even Home in her palm- iest days ever possessm more devoted sons. As the glauiators marched. proud and beaming, to meet heath, so the British SOldiel'S doomed to die sa- nuted, and "then, with atacrity, step- ped forward to do their dutyâ€"glpry or the grave. Anglo-Saxon sodas always advance that way. i asked an American Who had seen warfare at homte, in Cuba and ’Manda, if his own countryman generalty hid this, and he answereuzâ€"“Yes; it is marvellous, but wasteful.” b‘rum Lhe bud trenches on we northern side of the 'l‘ugela River and {rum wort nyaie auu elsew'nere may bent om a hurricane 01‘ luauen bail, and the uUHBLb venumuumy tamed uton we ground in ad hi1" uiuns, raising pun‘s or uusr and tearing turougn the an: wiLh shrill sounds. b‘ew nave ever been 80 ucavy and so ueau‘ly a fusi- uor Lhc. infantry has.tated or Minced Cannon Wart: wneelsu law posmou, ul- Lbougb many Of the horses unu men LUULL 550mg 1 U5 91“ 11 v at ; ulaCOVery Of 1L5 and aWLUA a Pl‘Oviueu : ”16 arm account “so had and had U6 Slot, w 9% wwtmw to move hens abort ham; driving. If this i: dorm c .I‘ production may not 13v 2:11; If the hens must be cu: filould be may cax‘rfuu} moved only a: night; um carried by the. feet. Makm tances, {hey can be uyr» hands, one at a Linux; u: - arms, two at a time. “'2; 1; 0f handling is 100 [C(IiUU‘. far should be made in cm. ’gentle bundling the . . « ing are dimini :hed. 1111111 laying season 1933 influenced my .- at other times. GROW'ING ORCH \ P. i *5, The practice of planfing «:3: early bearing Varieties of ray? among those which arc. Lamar i mg info bearing, has mun: commend it. For this pun-z well 10 use for "fillrrs" su'h \ Ben Davis, Missou and Yellow Trans; ers" can be remuv to crowd Lhc owe This praCLice, homzv much to commend i: for the reason that 1:; tween the trees can in- purposes in growin r c. corn,e.nd pozaxoas : the trees theme 1: 1 done to the 3144C t upyle grown It may seem rezurns from 2 trees are Plan but if chew? crops 'SIOWD soil, 1he t‘X‘P“ orchard is 110' on the “1101"; isfaczory to It .making the. {I grow corn an trees as long M AN U R. r: barnyard every year to l to three acrvs 0f groun tiliu seveml years, and whom I have talked ag writes John C: amberl: 1i: a ma Ler of saving i..‘;r.r is a gneat waste of law. une should go to the {it it is made. B3 this «5-, at least one handling a waste by amputation or work is by this method when there is_u-u nub 0 tree-S. young thrown Julv an a the A: ; WASTED I YARD. other no {£110 i065 and talked 8 g! amberla in d l he. orcl 51' part. IN GIS"