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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-11-15
Home Mappcnings.


E. A. Terry of Welsh is in Jen-
nings today.
Rev. E. L. Wells came over
from Welsh this morning.
W. S. Shelton of Lakeside Was
at Lake Charles this morning.
g. L. Hauck Of Ikeville came to
jennings via Iowa Station this
morning.
S. j. johnson arrived this eve
ming from business trip to the
Crescent city.
Mr.. DeArdell representing the
Lake Charles American was do
ing business in town today.
S. A. Kitterman will build an
addition to the rear of his barber
shop and put in bath rooms.
John Cole went to Crowley
this morning. Mrs Cole will &C
company him home this evening.
The Signal says that ere the
year 1902 has rolled around that
Crowley will have ia we'll estab
lished Elk lodge.
j. H. Lutgring sold yesterday
to III. Pritchett one halfinterest
in Is acres of rice land near
Welsh for S2997.
M. n. Limbocker of Klondike,
who has been in Jennings for a
couple of days returned to his
home this morning.
Gov. Heard, in accordance with
President Roosevelt's procIama-
ton, has set apart the 28th inst,
as a day of Thanksgiving.
r. L. Dicks, representing the
wholesale drug house of Findley,
Dicks & Co., of New Orleans, sold
a stock of drugs to the Phenix
today.
A. H. Humphrey of Decatur,
Ill, is building an Office on Main
street to be occupied by hims self
as an architect Office and by FL.
Shultz as a real estate office.
In the district court yesterday
a motion for a new trial was made
and refused in L. Cotton VS. Jen-
nings Irrigation Go. An appeal
to the supreme court was taken.
A car containing % ostriches
that had been on exhibition at
the Buffalo Pan-American ex-
position passed through on a
freight train today returning to
their home, Phenix, Arizona.
A fine Of 500 and costs was
assessed against Mamie Crumes.
who pied guilty to selling liquor
without license, the alternative
being four months on the public
works. The fine fine was paid
Frank Breese and w. F. Lay
burn, OF Rochester, N. Y. arrived
on the fast train last evening.
They are looking for a business
location in the South and will
very likely locate in Jennings, as
our hustling city has impressed
them favorably.
News was received in the CITY
Thursday morning says the Sig
nal Of the death of Mr.. H L.
a former citizen Of Els.
therwood, which event occurred
last Wednesday at Boene, Texas.
The deceased was quite well
known N Crowley.
Hustling preparations are be-
ing made by numerous business
firms of the city to erect fine and
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-11-15
The Best Prescription for Malaria

Chilis and Fever is Il bottle of Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron
and quinine in n taSteless form. No
Cure, No Pay. Price soc.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-11-15

Family mare for sale.
Enquire at RECORD Office.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07
superstitiOns of Women.

George Eliot was a slave to the in
fuence of the hunchback and clubfoot-
ed man, and did no literary work upon
the day when she saw one, says the
Washington Star. Caroline Herschel
firmly believed that if she met a cross
eyed beggar in the morning 1t pre-
saged the discovery of a new star that
night. Harriet Beecher Stowe believed
that it was bad luck to throw away a
toothbrush which had outlived its use
fulness, and to the anguish of her
household preserved every one that she
had ever used. Rosa Bonheur treas
ured a small lead image CT st. Anthony
of Padua as lucky charm.
Queen Victoria cherished a number
of superstitions, and among them she
believed that the removal of her we'd
ding ring would surely bring calamity,
and that a pet Manx cat would bring
good luck TO the royal household. Lady
Millais, the wife of the great painter,
was convinced that the crack of doom
would sound for any one who stepped
on a crack in the sidewalk. Sarah
Bernhard has the dried eye of a num-
my and an uncut emerald of great size
which she imagines are necessary to
her success. Eleanora Duse is sustain
ed by a small copper crucifix wrought
in a Siberian prison. The cynical John
Oliver Hobbies has childlike faith in a
tiny image of a hideous Hindu god
which she wears as a charm. Amalie
Kussner, the miniature painter, wears
an ugly bracelet woven of silver white
horsehair from the maine of some
sheiks favorite Arab to propitiate the
god of art,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07
rNCoURACE THEM A LITTLE.

The chairman Of the Park and Tree
Commission expresses great regret
that the people seem so Indifferent
about identifying their premises by
having trees planted in front OF them.
The regret is shared by every one WHO
feels a pride in the city. 1t is fact
that the city is slowly losing that part
of it's beauty which comes from shade
trees along the sides of its streets. AS
these trees die out, or are destroyed
by storms, they should be replaced by
other and more desirable varieties OF
trees. For some reason or other prop
erty owners do not seem to appreciate
the advantage that shade trees are to
their houses. They do not appear to
realize that properties which have fine
shade trees in front OF them are much
more valuable than those that are
without trees-that such properties will
rent for more per month and will bring
more money if offered for sale.
There are houses in the older part
of the city which, before the trees in
front of them were destroyed or died,
were regarded as very desirable resi-
dences, but which are now dropping
out of favor. Unless they are greatly
improved by repairs and additions or
beautified by means of shade trees, it
will not be an easy matter to either
rent or sell them at anything like their
present value in a very few years.
We know of course that the Park
and Tree Commission offers induce
trees in front of their houses, but
could it not do a little more than that
Could it not, in the localities in which
the general public is especially inter
ested, offer to plant trees for a much
less sum than it now charges. and, at
the same time, show property owners
the benefits which would accrue to
them from such an improvement? This
is of course expecting a good deal of
the Commission, but the whole city is
interested in having certain streets
which intersect Bull street, and which
are beginning to present a rather I'M
slightly appearance, improved. If
property owners in these localities will
not plant trees the city, in order to
maintain its reputation for beauty
should plant them. AS matter of
fact the city ought to have the right
to beautify streets by planting shade
trees as it has to make them passable
by paving them-at the cost of proper
ty holders.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07
SAVE THE YOUNG PINES.

Does this Legislature intend to en-
act any measure for the protection of
young pines? There are Of course laws
for the punishment of those who will
fully or carelessly start fires on lands
not their own, which sweep over wide
stretches of country and destroy the
young pines, but they are not suffi
GENTLY stringent to accomplish the OBJ
ject aimed to be accomplished. Severer
law is needed.
1t is probable that every member Of
the Legislature is aware that the pine
forests of the state are rapidly disap-
pearing. In the course of a COMPARE
lively few years the lumber and naval
stores industries will be of the past.
unless something is done to prevent
the destruction of young pines by fires.
Prof. Herty is now trying to work out
a plan for making the pine tree profit
able as a turpentine and rosin pro-
Queer for many years, instead of two
or three as at present. While he is
working on this line the Legislature
ought to do what IL can towards pre-
serving young pines, so that pine lands
which are being denuded Of trees now
will have another crop of trees in
the near future. If properly protected,
pine lands that have been cleared soon
become covered with a fine growth of
young pines, which grow with remark
able rapidity and become profitable
trees within comparatively few years.
Every year thousands, and even tens
of thousands of acres, of pines lands
are burnt over and the young pines
destroyed. These lands are thus kept
practically valueless for taxing
purposes and the state gets
little or no revenue from them.
Good pine forests are growing
in value all the time. and If the state
were to take a firm stand for preserv-
ing young pines by severely punish
ing those who wantonly set forest fires,
it would soon increase it's annual rev.
enue by many thousands Of dollars.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07
THE HARVARD PENSION BILL.

The Harvard pension bill, passed by
the House on Tuesday, ought to be,
and doubtless will be, generally ap-
proved by the people of the state.
There is no reason why a pension
should be paid to any one who has a
comfortable income or who is able to
earn one. The bill provides that a pen
sion shall not be paid to any one who
has as much as $1,000 worth of property
or who has an income of $500. 1t is a
safe statement that the ma jority of
the taxpayers of the state haven't more
property or a greater income than
these amounts.
In view of the fact that the pension
charge has been steadily increasing
ever since the first pension bill was
passed and the further fact that the
people are complaining OF the rate OF
taxation 1t is surprising that some such
measure as this was not passed long
ago. 1t was not the purpose Of the
people when they authorized the pay
ment Of pensions TO contribute to the
support of those who are well able to
take care of themselves, but to prevent
those having a claim on the state for
services rendered in the Civil War from
suffering actual want.
There is testimony that there are
persons drawing pensions who are
either well provided with this worlds
goods or are earning incomes that are
sufficient for all of their reasonable
wants. 1t is evident that this condi-
ton of affairs is not right. There are
widows entitled to pensions who have
not yet received a dollar because there
is no money with which to pay them.
If it were right that these well-to-do
pensioners should have pensions it
would be time enough to pay them af-
ter those entitled to pensions who are
in INDECENT circumstances were pro-
vided for.
The Senate may take a view of this
matter different from that taken by
the House, but it certainly has no good
reason for doing so. There isn't a
sound argument that can be offered
against the bill. If the Senate kills
the bill 1t will do so on sentimental
grounds. There is no room for senti-
ment, however, in connection with the
measure. Unless the rate of taxation
is greatly increased or new sources of
revene are found there will not be suf-
ficient money with which to pay the
pensions already granted, and there are
many applications waiting for the de-
-
The Governor will sign the bill if
given the opportunity. He is on rec
ord as being in favor of placing PEN
sions on an INDECENT basis, and the
Confederate Veterans Association fav-
ors that basis. The Harvard bill is a
step in the right direction. All the
money the state has to give in PEN
sions should go to needy veterans and
the needy widows of veterans.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07
A Complicated Relationship.

A lawyer received a new client the
other day-a big man named Frazier,
who wanted to sue to recover $500 ad-
vanced on a note and not repaid, says
Tit-Bits.
WHO is the client?" asked the law
yer.
"Oh, she's a relation of mine"
How nearly related?"
Very nearly"
But, my dear sir" persisted the
lawyer, you must be more explicit"
well, she may be my mother-in-
law"
May be? Then you are likely to
marry her daughter?"
I've already married the daugh-
ter"
"Oh, then, of course, the defendant
is your mother-in-law?"
"I guess you'd better hear the whole
story" said the man named Frazier.
He heaved a weary sigh and then
went on: You see, a year ago we liv,
ed together-my son Bill and 1. Across
the way lived the widow Foster and
her daughter Mary. Well, sir, / mar
ried Mary because she was good look
ing. My son Bill married the widow
because she had heaps of money. Now
perhaps you can tell me whether the
old lady is my mother-in-law or my
daughter in-law."
But the lawyer couldn't-at least,
not just then. The problem had struck
him all in heap. He looked wild-eyed
and his brain was reeling.
Perhaps, when you've settled that
question you'll undertake my suit, .
Frazier added. THE old lady borrowed
the money fair and square and she can
pay it back, but she won't, so I've got
to sue"
st don't think I'll take your case. '
faltered the lawyer. 'The case-er-er
presents too many complications.
by tn eway," said Frazier disap-
pointedly. as he took up his hat and
prepared to CO. "since the double we'd
ding a child has ben born to each cou-
pie. Can you tell me what relation the
two children are to each other?"
But the lawyer couldn't.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07
PERSONAL.

Admiral Dewey denies the recently
printed story to the effect that he was
taken prisoner when the Confederates
destroyed his gunboat on the Missis-
sippi. Il managed to pull away in
boat, he says, though $50 of our men
were taken"
Not long ago DR.. Ingram, the new
Bishop of London, visited an East End
hospital in the haunts familiar to him
when he was Bishop Stepney In one
OF the beds was an old woman to
whom the Bishop spoke and who recog-
nized him. She told His Lordship how
glad she was to see him again, and re-
called how he had danced with her at
some entertainment which, as a Junior
clergyman in an East End parish, he
had got up to break the monotony of
his poor peoples lives. 81 suppose"
continued the old lady, "ye'll no dance
any more wi us. all the same, I'm glad
to know that ye're gettin' on
DIR. Daniel Freeman of Gage coun-
ty. Nebraska, is known as the FIRST
homesteader of the nation" He is NV
ing on the first farm the United States
government gave away under the
homestead act His home is on Cub
creek, about five miles west of Beatrice
His original entry of 100 acres has ex-
banded until it is now a magnificent
farm of 1000 acres, we'll stocked and
equipped with the best of buildings and
modern machinery. DR.. Freeman is
hale and hearty, and appears to enjoy
life as much as he ever did. DR.. Free
man enlisted at the first call of troops
for the Civil War in an Illinois regi-
ment, but after a short service in the
infantry was transferred to the secret
service department and served in this
for five years.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07
Dahlsren,s Cork Leg.

Captain Ballard Of Fairfax county
Va. who was elected lieutenant COM
mander of Mosby's men at their recent
reunion, relates an interesting incident
growing out of the famous Dahlgren
raid near Richmond during the late
unpleasantness. says the Richmond
Dispatch. 1t seems that on this raid
Capt. Ballard came into possession of
Gen. Dahlgren's cork leg, and, being
badly in need of one himself, he nat
urally pressed the captured one into
service. The fit was perfect and he
wore 1t throughout the remainder of
the war and it continued to see SER
vice until some years later.
About that time the family of Gen.
Dahlgren undertook to locate the miss
ing artificial member, and went so far
as to offer reward of 81, 900 for it's re-
covery. 1t was easily located, and a
number of detectives, attracted by the
big reward, set out on the perilous task
OF securing possession of the g-lost
and much-sought-after cork leg. Capt.
Ballard was ever on the alert, and
failure crowned every attempt to cap
ture it.
Finally, the dectives withdrew in
disgust and Capt. Ballard was left in
undisputed possession of the captured
property. Inc captain, however,
shortly afterward relented somewhat
and opened up communication with the
Dahlgren family, and stated that upon
the receipt of the reward of $1,000 he
would deliver the limb to any one the
family might designate.
The committee was selected from the
Dahlgren side and on a given date
Capt. Ballard met them at Fairfax
Station. The necessary formalities
were gone through with. The $1,000
was passed over to Capt. Ballard and
he in turn delivered the artificial men,
Der. 1t was Immediately taken charge
of by one of the trusted emissaries of
the Delhgren family and deposited in
the railway train waiting at the sta
ton and for moment left unguarded.
At this juncture some of the Cap
tain's most loyal friends entered the
car and in less time than it takes to
relate this story the cork leg was re-
captured and to this day it has never
been located, so the story goes. Great
was the chagrin and disappointment
depicted on the faces of those directly
concerned in it's return.
Capt. Ballard vouches for this mar
rative as being true in every detail.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07
NOW RICHARD HARDING DAVIS
TURN.

A few days ago We called attention
to letter written by Richard Harding
Davis to Harper & Bro, complaining
that Gen. Alger, in his history of the
Spanish American war, had done him
an injustice by asserting that certain
newspaper correspondents had run
away from the fight at La Guasimas
and taken refuge on the decks of the
transports, from which they wrote fic-
titious accounts of it. He demanded
that Gen. Alger withdraw the objec-
tionable paragraph from his book, and
intimated that somebody would be sued
for libel if his demand were not COM
piled with. He made it pretty clear in
his letter, however. that he played a
brave and honorable part in the La
Guasimas engagement. Such being the
case it was not quite apparent why be
wanted to sue the publishers or Gen.
Alger for libel.
1t seems that Gen. Alger does not
intend to withdraw the Objectionable
statement and that Harper & Bro. do
not intend to pay any particular at
eSAAtASA ~ @AA+ - ASlICIs
to statements appearing in the news
papers Gen. Alger shows that his state
ment is based upon statements made
by Mr.. Roosevelt in his book entitled
Rough Riders" on testimony given by
Col. Wood before an investigating COM
mittee and on assertions made by Mr..
Davis himself, in a history he wrote
after the war. 1t is now Mr.. Davis
turn to make an explanation If he
made statements similar to that in
Gen. Ayers book to which he objects
he certainly could not have forgotten
the fact. Why then did he demand that
the paragraph in Gen. Alger's book to
which he objected should be with
drawn?
Unless he makes a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION the impression will go abroad
that his purpose was to call attention
to the rather conspicuous part which
he took in the La Guasimas affair. II
would not be altogether pleasant for
so modest a man to have an impress
sion of that kind entertained by his
friends. Therefore we may reasonably
expect a prompt reply from Mr.. Davis
to the statement which Gen. Alger has
made-a statement for which there APP
pears to be ample authority.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07

THE average Georgia citizen" says
the Columbus Ledger. will hope for
the passage of the measure providing
for biennial sessions of the State Leg
islature. 1t would be a great relief to
know that there would be a meeting
of the Legislature only once in two
years, provided the session is limited
to a certain number OF days" We be-
lieve the foregoing to be true. Bien-
NAL sessions would save the people
money and the annoyance of a mass
of needless legislation; but how would
the politicians manage to get together
once a year and make up states If it
were not for the annual sessions?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07

The political downfall of Richard
Croker recalls a sage deliverance once
made by John L. Sullivan when he was
at the hight of his fame. John loved
glory. but his head was not turned by
it. "Of course he said, I'm de whole
ting to-day, and it's Hail to de Chief
whenever moseys out. But, say, do
youse know what would happen If a
funny chop should land on de point IN
one of me fights? Why, de same crowd
dat now buys me wine would all be
hollering Sullivan de stiff, and de
next day yours truly. John L. Sullivan.
would be driving a street car" 1t is
to be recorded, of course, that fate has
dealt little more kindly with John L.
than he anticipated it would. Even in
his lowered estate he still retains a
following of certain sort. 1t remains
TO be seen now whether fate will deal
with Richard as it has with John.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07

The Sparta Ishmaelite makes this
observation: THE pension and free
school systems should both be put on
the INDECENT basis. Government should
never do for any man what he can do
for himself" That is probably a Bit
too radical. but it is in the right direc-
ton. No man who is well-to-do should
be given pension at the expense of
the taxpayers, and no county should
be permitted to draw from the state
treasury for schools and pensions
more money than IT pays into It in
taxes for all purposes. as is now the
case
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meeting-Solomon' Lodge No. I. F.
and A. NJ.
Special Notjces-Andrew Hanley
Company; Savannah Building Supply
Company; Ship Notice, ]. F. Minis g.
Co.; Caution, w. ]. oliver & Co.; c. II.
Dorset, Licensed Auctioneer for City,
County and State; Ship Notices, w. w.
Wilson, Agent, Consignees; Rising
Early, Trapani & Branan; Ship Notice,
Strachan & Co.
Business Notices-Younger's Scotch
Ale; Lowney's Chocolates and Whit
mans Connections.
Amusements-Modje and James,
Saturday Matinee and Night, at Thea
ter.
Artistic Silverware-Samuel Kirk &
Son Co., Baltimore.
Coal and Wood-D. r. Thomas &
Son.
Steamship Schedule-Ocean Steam
ship Company.
whiskeys-Murray Hill Club Whis-
ky; Old Quaker Rye Whisky.
Watches-waltham Watches.
Baking Powder-Royal Baking Pow
der.
Grape Nuts Food-Postum Cereal
Company.
Medical-Stuart's Catarrh Tablets;
Peruna; Wine of Cardui; S. S. s.; Cas-
toria; DR.. Hathaway Co.; Lydia Pink
ham Vegetable Pills; TUFTS Pills;
Blood Wine; British Doctors.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent: For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-07
Humor of Childhood.

John Kendrick Bangs is OF the opin-
ion that the finest humor frequently
drops unconsciously from the lips of
childhood, says the New York Times.
AS an illustration of the idea he tells
this story:
"Hennessey, formerly foreman OF the
Herald's composing room, had a little
daughter, who said:
" Mamma, what are the stars?"
1.-The stars, my child, are the Angel
Gabriel's lamps. Every night at twi-
light the angel flies out Of the gate of
Paradise with torch and lights all
the stars.
ION the following evening a storm
darkened the heavens and the light
ming ZigZagged across the face of the
sky The child ran to her mother ex-
claiming:
Mamma, think the angel is going
TO light his lamps now
why do you think so, my daugh-
ter?
3" Because he is striking his matches
on the sky"