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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-11-09
EVILS OF BEING A FRIEND.
Some of the Disadvantages of Ee-
coming Acquaintance of
Convenience.

81 find being too intimate with peo-
pie rather disadvantage than other
wise,' remarked a popular woman re-
Gently. says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
IF you are, there is always apt to
come time when you are no longer
persona grata, but merely a friend
that can be trea ted any how-"just like
one of the family ''-and yet be relied
upon never to take offenSe. When your
host SIS begins to seat herself i'll the
most conf fort able chair, leaving you
to take what you can get, and puts you
in the small bedroom when you visit
her, because she knows you will not
care you may know that the point /
have spoken of has been reached. AT
their very incest and most exclusive
dinners, too, you are generally left out.
Dear Katie they Will say, knows
how it is herself certain people must
be asked. there are so many pay
backs.' to be invited OF course you
have to say you quite understand 1t.
but you are not particularly pleased
to be written to a the eleventh hour
by your dear Emily. saying: What a
comfort to have a true friend! know
YOU viii come over this evening and I'LL
Mrs. Lofty's place, who has just given
up.' Or to be asked the next week
because you know them so we'll to
help heaven the lump of a distinctly
trump dinner party. Il am having old
Mr.. aud Mrs. Winter from the coun-
try writes dear Emily. and poor Miss
Winter. who goes out SO little. and
few others like that. l know you
will not mind coming to enliven things
for them. There are mot many !
could ask such a favor of q should
think not! I calculate MENTALITY. but
l feel that l never need stand upon
ceremony with my dear Kat This
she certainly never does. but l am
beginning to wish she would!"
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take a pack of hounds into that
neigh borhood the foxes will soon
make their appearance. He says that
he has saw it tried many time"
AS amusement for mantle party of
arating and often attended with most
enjoyable excitement. In sections
where they are plentiful, as in the
mountains of eastern kentucky and
Tennessee, the natives derive consid-
cradle revenue from the sale of their
skins and scalps. Every old hunter
firmly believes that fox is never
caught ION the run without he
gets careless, and it is his own fault
if he does not reach his home, where
the. hunter can dig him out at his
leisure. The love of fox hunting in
man is often hereditary. Person
ally known to me are several fam
lilies residing in the mountains OF
eastern Kentucky, all the male MEM
bers being inveterate fox hunters,
keeping always on hand a good pack
of hounds and spending much Of
their time in the chase-often re-
naming in the woods "a hours and
even longer before capture is
finally made. The ancestors of these
people occupied their time in the
same way, and they are verita BILE
children of the woods, both they and
the foxes being but little affected by
the communicating influences of our
modern civilization.
GEORGE c. GILL.
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Some of the Pecu1iarities
of Brer Fox ~ ~ ~ *
They Are Recalled Approach
Hunters Association Meet

not unusual occurrence, in long
chase, when a fox has been maneuver-
ing and having fun with the pack for
some hours, is that another fox will
come to him. Then strange thing
occurs. The weary fox jumps as far
as possible to the right Or left and
fox No. 2 takes his place in the line
and the dogs, when they reach this
point are all unaware of the change,
and that they are now on the trail
of fresh fox, and that the weary
fox is leisurely on his way home. II
the hounds lose the trail early in
the chase and seem inclined to be-
come discouraged, abandon the pur-
suit and return home. the fox, if not
yet warmed up" will return to
within a safe distance, and by bark
ing or otherwise attracting their
attention, challenge them to a re-
newai of the trial of speed. This to
many will seem incredible, but the
fact has been often verified. AS adj
ditional evidence that the fox en-
joys the chase, an old fox hunter
told me that in a neighborhood or
section anywhere in the middle
states and most of the others where
foxes do not now abide, that if you
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-11-09
Reef Tea,

In cases of severe sickness, where
the greatest nourishment must be COM
pressed, into the smallest quantity of
broth, by far the best method of pre-
pairing beef tea is by pounding up the
beef with cold water. To one pound of
beef, with every particle of fat and
skin cut away, use one pint of water.
Mince the beef very fine with a chop
ping knife or pass it through meat
chopper; then pound it. up with the
water thoroughly, using wooden po-
tato maSher. and strain off the tea.
The residuum of the meat should be
gray when all the Juice has been pound
ed out, and it is quite worthless. The
tea should be heated well when pre-
pared for use, but not boiled. a pint
of this tea has more nourishme mt than
twice the quantity made in the usual
manner.-Good Housekeeping.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-11-09
Chartrcuse of Fruit.

Put cupful of washed rice in a
double boiler and cover with milk; add
half a teaspoonfui of salt and half a
cupful of graduated sugar. Cover and
steam until rice is tender and milk is
absorbed. You may have to add more
hot milk, some rice being very hard,
but three pints should be enough; line
bottom and sides of wet dish with
any kind of cooked fruit except ber-
ries; then carefully put in enough rice
to make thick wall, at least one inch
in thickness, packing it smoothly; fill
the center with more fruit. drained
well. Then cover with a smooth layer
of the rice. Set in a cold place; when
set, turn out on cold dish; and COM
pletely cover with whipped, cream to
which you have previously added the
Juice drained from the fruit.-Wash-
ington Star.
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Eight years ago, in Bowling Green,
O., an attractive young lady was ar
IDENTIFY wooed by desirable mate. She
then was graceful in form and fea-
ture, and weighed just 125 pounds.
Since that time she has been increas-
ing in size, and at present tips the
bear. at 319 pounds. The young man
considers this too large an armful Of
loneliness, and has broken off the
match. She has begun suit for breach
of promise.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-11-09
ME near approach of the an

ME near approach of the an
nual meet of the National Fox
Hunting association at Estin
Springs, KY, brings to mind some of
Sir Raynard's eccentricities, that are
both strange, true and interesting.
Well do 1 remember, when a bare
footed boy, trying to master the
wonderful statements contained in
my Pictorial Primer, that 1 was
much impressed with an old-fash-
toned wood cut showing a fox car
rying a chicken in his mouth, pre-
sumably having been on a raid and
a snapshot taken while returning to
his den. Explanatory of the picture
were these words: This is fox.
The fox is sly" In my then verdant
condition l very naturally concluded
that his sole and exclusive business
was raiding hen-roosts. l have since
learned, however, from actual OBJ
servation and experience with him,
that it is not his nature to lead such
a monotonous existence, but in ad-
dition to his shrewdness, as dis
played in the search for and appro-
priation of poultry, he is possessed
of other characteristics peculiar to
himself-just of the kind, in fact,
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that make his life anything but
monotonous one, and that, on the
contrary, he is always one of the
most active members of the neigh
borhood where he resides. and is
more versatile in his work and play
than is generally supposed. Although
Mr.. Dog and Mr.. Fox are written
down as mortal enemies, and that
the fox chase is esteemed by many
brutal affair, there is only a modi-
cum of truth in either statement. 1t
is, of course, well known that the dog
enjoys the chase, but there be many
who are not aware of the fact that
the fox gets fully as much, if not
more, enjoyment out of it. AS every
old hunter knows, when the fox is
first started or flushed by the
hounds, he never runs in the direc-
ton of his home-he does not flee
from the hounds for the sole pur-
pose of making his escape and as
soon as possible seek the security of
his den, although that, no doubt, is
his final objective point, and, while
he may be but short distance from
his home. he invariably prefers to
make a detour of usually several
miles, seemingly for no other pur-
pose than to have some fun with his
pack of pursuers, by playing tricks
on them, and throwing them off
the trail" He does not resort to
this, however. unless he thinks the
proximity is somewhat dangerous.
One of his standard tricks, when
closely pursued, is to run short
distance up leaning tree or bush
or from the top of a stump or some
similar point of vantage, make a
long leap at right angles with his
former course and going a few hun
dred feet in that direction, he then
usually courses toward his starting
point, doubling and running parallel
with the trail just deserted. Of
course, when the dogs reach the point
where he made this sudden change
from his former direct course, they
lose the trail, and Brother Fox
makes good use of the time re-
uuired for them to find it again
They always find it, however, by cir
cling" but the fox has, in the mean
time, gained another good start. In
his rapid transit, if he reaches a
stream, however small, he never
Jumps or swims directly across it,
but goes into the water, then wades
either up or down the stream, the
distance depending on his inclination
and the nearness of the pack in his
rear, and then crosses over. This
piece of strategy always results in
several minutes to his credit, while
the dogs, in a demoralized condi-
ton, are trying to again "pick up
the trail" While they are thus en-
gagged he will select, if possible, an
elevated point, preferably in sight of
his pursuers, and quietly take a
rest, "view the prospect Ger" and,
without doubt, enjoy the music of
the baying of the hounds and the
general situation. Here he will re-
main until the trail is hot" again,
and circumstan beyond his con-
troll compel him to move on. His
den as place of refuge, does not
seem to enter his mind, or, if it did,
he would disdain to take advantage
of it until worn with fatigue and sur
feited with the enjoyable experience,
he concludes to HE him home and
rest in the bosom of his family.
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GefffnU af If

'tSee here!" exclaimed the boys
mother, as she elected him from the
pantry, chow many more times must
l tell you to keep away from those jars
of preserves"
''How many more jars are there,
map" inquired the boy.-Philadelp
Record
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This coming season brown furs will
rank first, then black, gray and white.
Lond-haired furs will be most used.
Long boas with stole ends, and large
muffs. will be much in evidence.-La-
dies Home journal.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-20
Mllsr srANn ExAMINATloN.

Graduates of North Texas Normal Not
Entitled 10 Certificates.
Denton, Texas. June 10. decision NJ
considerable importance 70 graduates OF the
North Texas Normal college Of tbis city
reached here today In the shape Of u let
ter from state Superintendent Eendail 10
County Judge Ferguson. OK otneio county
superintendent. The diplomas for tho col
icpcE montiobed have been generally re-
eardef as permanent state certificates on
the strength Of a supposed ruiing % the
state board made some years ago during
uorgs administrations. In Superintoudeny
ktLdBll's letter today he said thc supnoscd
ruling war mistake and that holders ~
the North Texas normal diplomas had no
right 10 teHeh without standing The regular
teachers examination. The decision has
created considerable excitement sud In
ttrest among the teachers and their fricnds
scattered over the Stale. who have been
unwillugly violating Q law In teaching IN
the public schools without the required
teachers certificates.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-20
coLllsloN III MklNNEY.
Number OF Passengers Hurt, but None
SerInMalu.

A Number OF Passengers Hurt, but None
Seriously.
GrocnylC Texas, juno l1.--PnsSengcCs
on the train from Mckinney received a
shaking up in the yards yesterday after
noon as the result Of Aeadcud collision
with a switch engine on sideuack. Some
seats were Jared loose and one or two PMS
sengers were thrown through windows and
cut by broken glass, ana an were jostlet
from their seats, IL being great wonder
that some were not more scriously or fatal.
ly injured,
Rev ]. W nm Of this city was d pas
seuger on the train and was pitched against
the seat IN front Of him striking with his
chin and receiving a cut IN addition to 4
severe shock Other injured parties are
Mrs H. NJ firte Of Kingston, hurt In
throat and considerably bruised; Mr. joe
A Lee of Weston, Collin county, was hart
ou the right knee, and " N. Calhoun uf
Blue Ridge received % cut over the 'eft eye
FROM being pitched through window. j..
y. Holloway ~ PurEer county was hurt
BboGt the head and shoulders and Law
romeo Dean, q newsb0v who had h0agded
the train ~ the junction was thrown
through window mad coo about the head.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-20
LOCAL OIL MEN.
Several Sales Of Damon's Mound Hold
mos Occurred Yesterday

Several Sales Of Damon's Mound Ho'o-
inos Occurred Yesterday
moro was a good deal Of activity IN
al estate az Damon Mound and vicinity
rostoraav among oil men who are makins
bcaaonarters in Houston. Several sales Of
small tracts occurred The New York ana
Texas OIL company added TO It's holdins -,,,
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Miller Of salt Lake PAID $OVo
a. acre for twenty acres and win engage
in mo huslness Of developing on his own
hook. ma. a. nioneer
~ ma Rrlzoria county oil neld he Iep,e,
sa,,s mo Brazos valley oil compapy' tle
stacthoIders " which are. made w -
Ti,,siveiy OF ire Insurance men Inls col''
,.'r,. was orranized for Development puf
49, only h mas no speculative tea,ht =
ia - etnck for sale The marhlneFy Win
.,.bioh ~ berIp operation In Brazoria so1n.
". " ~ .,,nected to be unlo8ded TO-DAY, duute
So,,,n Il making headquarters IN H'uh'"|
a. the Hutchlns House, ,,..,,,
~ Attnrrev John e. Underwood OF f"innl'
40 MAS IN the city last night ne IehrS'
e IN ne Tautahle Mining company, Nhl.n
~ onsrating. or VIII operate, betWe'h "
,s,nbia and Damon Mound.
Nfr n w Chinn Of Neimar' WI ~
,ossnts the oil and Mining compaht %
coibrsdo county. stated that machiaeIs -
erbected within the next lev ga i.r
XII, which Captain Lucas 10 ciaimeu :"
mn, @serthed rs the best oil prospects
~ NJ found away from the coast
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-20
Another woovjl Poison.


Cuern Record.
white arsenic, 1M ounces.
Water, one barrel
Moasses one gallon.
Boil the urseniC 10 coal oil can with
aufhvont water TO dissolve IL. add "a the
barrel OF water the moiasscS and MIX we'll,
thcu add tue arsenic aud You have enough
poison for an acre OF cotton This strenRth
will not injure the cotton. aud II The boil
wccvn or any other Insect eats II it VIII
kll HIN as dead 40 any other preparation
now recommended Tor the purpose,
The great and only trouble tn killing
the weeVl rs 10 get him 90 cat TO do
this the plant should be thoroughly sprayed
with this mixture. rhe most effective APP
paraus for this purpose IS the OLD fashion
fountain pump az q cost Of So This pump
Is well known ca cotton poisohcrs of TWEEN
ty years ago
Paris green thoroughly busted through
the cotton win accomplish the same Iur
pose, but the present methods OF sitting
IL over the tops of the cotton viii not do
the work Paris green Us the best and
most certain Insect poison we have and
does not niurc cotton. no matter how much
s applied 10 the plant
Amy poison VIII KIN uhc wecvt, provided
You can get him 10 cat &c. The old saying
Is you can lead horse TO water, but
yon can't make him drink" Now, II NJ.
AHlly VIII suggest some method thut Will
compel the wcpYil 10 eat the farmers 81
De witt county VIII huvo no trounle In
finding a remedy TO get rid Of the pest.
old Timer.
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RAIN IS GREATLY NEEDED
TO Prevent Further Damage 10 the
Jefferson County Rice Crop.
STREAMS ARE FULL OF SALT WATER
And the Crop Viii Be Ruined II II Is
Put on lt--canals Losing
Much Moisture.

Beaumont, Texas, June ig-if there IL
not = copious ralnrall In Jefferson county
within The next ten days the rice cr0p ia
the FAR southern part Of the county viii
be an absolute failure II II docs not rain
within ten days, aud keep on raining from
then on until The early fan the rice farm,
ers IN the above section VIII harvest about
mar q crop. on several ana separate oc
oaSlons the rice crop ON Hilhrandt's ana
laNiors bayou has been greatly injured hy
SAT- water from the sea dnInE the streams
from which the farmers draw their irrl
eating supply. apd on one occasion the crop
was Injured FUZZY 80 PER cent as a whole.
ana many Of the farmers dld NOT hnrveat
a particle OF grain Rice farmers ON ulN-
hrundt's and Taylor's bayous use wntc,
from these streams to grow their crops
These water courses empty into SABINE
lake. which IN turn Is connected with the
gulf ny Sabine Pass. when the snnrce
nom which these streams draw their sun
ply of fresh water Is cut OF the salt water
from tlc gulf flows up stream ana nils
thc bayou with salt water THIS coalition
Is now present there Taylor's BAYOU Is
nov SiN inches lower thln ANY former
record aud iS as hrackish ms The ocean OF
necessity MS water is hcng pumped on
me rlcc hclds AMI Is almost ccrtniu de-
ut pi ,Sont applicable TO- recover the crnp
from complete ruin save heavens own rain
ana humah Ingenuity can do nothing 60
ward bringing thlu about The only hone
of the future Tor this whole country Is to
connect Taylore bayou and the Port AZ
thur chhpuci With tlie Ncchcs river and
thereby turn tue fresh water from the
river Into the bnyous which win PM Il
current In these streams which viii OIect-
N.,l!nN ''sm ','' st,d Naler ir9in u'wink N.
present, 10 g. learned TINT thp farmers who
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-20
Al AND N. APPOlNTMENTs.

Names OF Those Promoted in the Mill
tary Companies.
College station, Texas, June l0.-Upou
the recommendation Of the commandant
approved by the president, the following
appointments have been made IN the corps
OF cadets of the Texas Agricultural and
Mechanical college for the session. The
appointments are made on the condition
that the cadets named belonging TO any
class during the past session shah enter
The next higher class upon the opening Of
next session.
Captains Company A, Foy; company =,
Markham; company G. Rawlins' company
y, Gleason
First lieutenant and adjutant Kerr.
First lieutenant and quart ermastcr, Nen
First lieutennnts Company 4, kloss;
company b, Acker: company c. Rice cont
pany -. Noungblood
First Hcutcuants and private secretary
g. $. BarIBm.
Second lvutcuants; J. Strleber' , Car
peuter. g. Gurnett; 4, Eisenhower; D Alex,
ander; &, j. ). Ross; L r. Ross; $, Epp
right; D. Lawley; 10, Holzman' II, Giles
second lleutenants of band l. Harrisou;
. Mcdonald
Sergcants: Sergeant major, Abrahams;
quartermastcr sergeant, Odom.
First scrgeauts: \, Erhard; b, Mansdeld;
&, MCLayy u. larral.
Sergeant and battalion clerk, =. sanders
Second Sergcants: !, Wrihlng' Wni-
lace; B. Oliphaut. :. Jouett; s. Beilharz d
Prize :, Baum; s. Dupree O. Natlen: TO-
Davis: H. Mckee, l. Young; 10. McGrcs
or n, Stapp: H.. / Williams; l6 Heidei-
berg. H. De8ley Is Range ~, r. liurham;
20, Mcknight 2t hiusloe; %, Miles; 3D.
Mccall. "A, Payne.
Second ecrgUInts of band; !, Martin =
Rsien: 3 Wren. drum major
Corpords. l. Watson; ., Bauer; 3, Nal
lory: 4. E,hols D. r. Young q, Blanton;
T. Horton. $ Dahme; .. Hampton; To-
Glass; ii. Dahlgrcn; -, Wunltz. lS, G..
lsben H. Chinn; Is. Cruise: l6 Truet; H.
r. Mcknight; is W H. Mckay; u. Ham
ner. 20. Nocom: 2l. Whecleri -. Pape, %,
BENJAMIN -. Ligarde; y, Reiger; 70
Cooke. p. Lawther; -. Walker.
Corporals 10 band; l. Olsen; :, White.
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American OIL and Refining Co. 100
THE SOUR LAKE FIELD.
Work Has Been Resumed on the Gut
fey Well

fey Well
Sour Lake. Texas June Robustness
IN oil circles here is becoming more active
Work ON the Gufrey & Galley well has
been resumed and It is expected Ia mo
mentarlly. Much interest is conferred ON
This we'll. as it IS known to he down 10
the oil sands The question that is puz'
cling oil men and investors is not wheihet
n is a producer or not, but how mueh
win il yield when the sand Is penetrated
and the well hailed?
The Great Western on company nave
bepan drilling about one fourth Of mile
sontb Of the lake They have made All
nossih,e ptoyisions 10 bore expeditions
n having provided duplicates OF az XXI
lions Of their machinery WhlCh are IA Z
~ brenk and will work night ana ~
untit iii is reached on account on w
great flow of gas they have proVlltu az n
Sieftric plant for lighting thelI deIE IN
In order 10 avoid danger Of connaBl at."i, y
Tber struck good streak OF on ~ a.,
denth Of 100 feet, hut now nave thTis
dr}ti fast. but expected "a be IN runni"-
shane every minute. 49, Ia
Tbe Franco American company ~ ,,iio
puu drilling on section - about one "ii'e
e' T,rodins in oil lands continue. although
without excitement. TIA. and
Investors come in quietly hlg iaAgS ~
GO home without many knowing Of tne'
being here.
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gave out the following ststem.n, ,h,s orep.
msn, ne Fost correspondent OF Rean.
ms, man, usually Is very correct in reporting
nc must not have o6talned an M f.,ts
,sen rtlefence 10 the suit Of Mary Clevc.
I'M g az ". James w Swayne, trustee.
the Hogg Swayne syndicate Ia crdeS ~
lntIeSt mue 70 blocks S. "a and rs on
SSpP 81, Top Heights. Court is IN session
sl'S sur was hied Judgment was entered
10 Ut Increment vesting title In James
SW9Fhe trustee. the whole suit WAS
~ comrany Is situated In block IS. and
Tas conveyed % tho company hy n w
SLane VINO purchased same from James W
sway ne trustee, ! request the puelica-
Ion 81 this statement because slnce inc
ruonenuon OF the Item from Beaumont
~ inns mornings Post numerous stock
NpdetS Of BQre8lis have made injuries ia
beEsoh ana by phone az this oficc for
'IiVrpauon regarding this suit"