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FEBRUARY,^
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THE MOON'S CHANGES.
LONDON.
EDINBURGH.
DUBLIN.
The Surrender of
Cronje.
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of General Cronje and his
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3. Marquis of Salisbury born, 1830.
Thomas Carlyle died, 18S1.
Sir Henry Irving born, 1838.
Maidens say no, and mean yes.
John Ruskin b. iBig,d. 1900.
[1838.
Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C, born
Boer army at Paardeberg
to the British forces on
the 27th of February,
1900, happened on the
anniversary of the mem-
orable mishap at Majuba,
the political results of
which have cost the Em-
pire so dear.
General Cronje with all
his force capitulated un-
conditionally at daybreak
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10. Queen Victoria married, 1840.
Emmanuel Kant, phil., died, 1804.
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U.S. Maine blovk^n up at Havana,
Felix Faure, President French Re-
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on the day just named.
By three o'clock in the
morning our men had got
within eighty yards of the
enemy's trenches. This
apparently clinched mat-
ters, for at daybreak a
letter signed by Cronje,
announcing his uncon-
ditional surrender, was
brought to our outpost
under a flag of truce.
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17. Duchess of Albany b., 1861.
Shrove Tuesday.
Ash Wednesday, rst Day of Lent.
20. Duchess of Fife born, 1867.
George Washington born, 1732.
Words are the wings of actions.
Lord Roberts, in reply,
told Cronje that he must
present himself at the
British camp and that his
force must come out of
their laager after laying
down their arms.
At seven o'clock Cronje
arrived, and in the course
of conversation asked for
kind treatment, and that
his wife, grandson, and
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St. Matthias, Apostle & Martyr.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulg.b., 1861.
Surrender of Gen. Cronje, 1900.
Tichborne Trial ended, 1874.
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attendants might accom-
pany him wherever he
was sent. This request,
Lord Roberts told him,
would be complied with.
The total number of
prisoners captured was
about four thousand.
GARDENING FOR THE MONTH.
Without delay all ground intended for summer
crops should be got ready in the kitchen garden.
Plant potatoes on dry soils as soon as possible. It
is worth taking note that when cultivators com-
plain that their potatoes run all to haulm it may
always be understood that they are planted about
twice as thick as they ought to be. Sow in the
open quarters peas, beans, parsnips, spinach,
leeks. On warm slopes sow radish, hardy lettuce,
cabbage, parsley. In the flower garden edgings,
rockeries, walks, lawns, and roseries may all be
made or planted this month. Part and plant her-
baceous plants. Plant ranunculuses and anemones.
Sow hardy annuals in pans, to get them forward
for planting out. In the fruit garden prune out-
door vines. Clean wall trees and nail firmly, using
narrow shreds. If made early this month straw-
berry beds bear well, they should be made in rich
firm ground ; the old beds should be cleaned and
have a top-dressing of fresh soil and manure mixed.
Plant and prune bush fruits ; pruning after vege-
tation has begun, except summer pruning, is not
to be thought of. Begin grafting whenever the
weather permits. Prepare netting or other pro-
tection for wall trees, and use it when the buds
begin to swell during the continuance of north-
east winds. Make every preparation for next
month, which is perhaps the most important
month of the year. In the flower garden the
early bulbs begin to appear this month, and
all nature is seen awakening from the sleep of
winter.