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The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-27
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The sight Of a full-grown centipede
Is said by travellers in tropical lands
to be enough to affect the stronges,
nerves. Ten to eleven inches is the
average length, although larger ones
have been seen. Lafcadio Hearn, in
Two Years in the French West In.
dies" says that the vitality of the cen
tipede is amazing.
Mr. Hearn kept one in bottle. with
out food or water, for thirteen weeks,
at the end of which time it remained
active and dangerous as ever. The
centipede has one natural enemy able
to cope with him. the hen
The hen attacks him with delight.
and often swallows him. head first,
without taking the trouble to kill him.
The cat hunts him. but she is careful
never to put her head near him. She
has trick of whirling him round and
round upon the floor so quickly as to
stupefy him; then when she sees a
good chance she strikes him dead with
her claws.
There are superstitions concerning
the creature which have good effect
in diminishing his tribe. If you kill
centipede you are sure to receive
money soon: and even if you dream of
killing one it is good luck.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-27
A FAMOUS FRENCH PRISON.
VantshinK st. Laxare Was One Of the Old
est Buildings in France.

vS"eDsssuW 0Vs b/uEor0 was ono OF the Old
est Butidinxs in France.
Paris, like London, is losing q IN.
miliar and gloomy landmark. This is
the st. Lazare Prison, in the Rue du
Faubourg Saint Denis, and with it will
disappear one of the oldest buildings
In Paris. 1t was founded about the
end of the eleventh century. and was
FIRST used as a hospital for lepers.
About 1852, leprosy having almost
completely disappeared from France,
the Prior of the Canons of Saint Vic
tor. who owned the building. handed 1t
over to st. Vincent de Paul. 1t was
here that that famous monk died. The
room in which he breathed his last was
transformed into a chapel, and is to.
day the oratory Of the Sisters of Mary
and Joseph who look after the prisons.
During the early days Of the Revo-
luton the convent was sacked by the
mob. Three years later, during the
Terror, it was first used as a prison
and was one of the ante te-chambers of
the guillotine. Andre Chenier spent
the last days OF his life here. The Con.
sulate first established the st Lazarre
Prison as a prison for women, a use
to which it has been devoted ever
since. There is only one escape OH rec.
ord, that of an Englishwoman named
Kate Plee. She was first imprisoned
for six months for completely in the
robbery Of a jewelers. shop in the Pa
lais Royal. When her sentence ex-
pired she was expelled from France.
She returned in 1873 and was again
arrested for theft and sentenced for
long period Of Imprisonment. One day
about 4 o'clock it was noticed that
Kate Plee had disappeared The prison
was searched from top to bottom and
finally her prison dress was discov-
cred in a wooden box 1t transpired
that she had by some means or an
other obtained possession of nuns
dress. and. thus disguised, had man.
aged to make her way to the street.
How she managed to get past the va
yious gates and iron gratings, which
are kept locked night and day. Is
mystery that was never explained. In
1879 there was woman confined at
st. Lazare who was known as the
"doyenne." She was then ninety-nin
years of age and had been arrested 11S
times. Another prisoner. who died
there some years ago, was born on the
9th Thermidor of the year 16 of the
first republic.-Golden Penny.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-27
A VISITING GIRAFFE.

There was once . gawky. great giant
giraffe,
Who was such " goose he made every ons
laugh.
Which turned the menagerie envious green.
He called on the zebras and monkeys and
deer,
He saw the rhinoceri. lions and steer;
He visited leopards. the tiger and lynx.
He lunched with the wild cat-then called
htr mink;
He dined with the elephant. supped with
he puma,
Which put him into delightful good hu.
He vas we'll entertained by the camel and
jaguar,
And frequently laughed as he said what
wag you are
He paid such attention to little Miss Ante.
1ope,
She had softly to whisper. Indeed. sir,
can't efope!"
He next went to see the old gray hippo.
potamus.
But came out in a hurry, exclaiming, "Oh.
what muss!"
He dropped in on the porcupine count.
ing her bills
And when he went out he stole six of her
quilts
When he finally left in his flying machine,
No happier animals ever were seen
They said If he would hold his head up 50
high,
They expected he'd lose it some day in the
sky
They found him stiff-necked and uncom.
monty proud,
And they hoped he ID stay at home and not
mix with their crowd
New York Mail and Fxpress
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-27

Faster foreign mails are looked for
as result Of recent readjustments of
the relations of transatlantic steamship
lines. Well and good; highly accept.
able Improvement. But IL Marconi and
Santos-Dumont do what they tell It's
they hope to accomplish with wireless
messages and airships, how can even
the swiftest Of ocean greyhounds CON-
pete with them?
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-27

The American Institute of Social
Service has been organized in New
York City as an outgrowth of the
League for Social Service. incorpor.
ated five years ago. The Boston
Transcript says: '"The object OF the in.
stitute is stated to be the collection,
the Interpretation and the dissemina.
ton Of information concerning social,
civic and Industrial betterment. The
departments include a bureau Of In
formation. investigation. illustration.
publication. legislation, lecture bu.
reau, training school for social sec.
retaries, library and archives, q mu-
scum Of security, department of per-
sonal study and research and a de.
partment Of international relations"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-27


The fire at Weston, Mass, the other
day destroyed the famous John Flagg
Tavern. which antedated the Revolu-
ton many years. 1t was here that
President Washington passed night
on his way to Cambridge and Boston
in 17S9. and in 179S President John
Adams occupied the chamber pre-
viously that Of Washington. On the
following day he received an address
from the townspeople, and his reply
is still preserved in the Weston Town
Library. What renders the loss of
this memorable tavern the more to be
regretted is the loss by this fire of the
old Colonial flag of thirteen stars,
which for many years floated over this
tavern from the date Of Washingtons
visit. s.. <; SssHis.. So ~ >, .-.,..,
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-27

The New York World states that the
railroads alone employ 1,2OO, 900 souls,
nearly all grown men. representing
more than 5,OOO,OO people. A general
advance for railroad employees will
consequently mean more daily CON-
forts for as many people as live in the
State of Illinois, and will swell by not
much less than $50.OOO.O0 a year the
wages, therefore, are to a great de-
gree the source as We'll as the result of
prosperity. s..,xss
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-27
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Errors in English are frequent
sources Of amusement. The Los An.
geles Times gives some interesting ex.
amples. A young German translated
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is
weak" into The ghost is willing but
the meat is not able'' A Filipino youth
in the California State University
raised great laugh by stating that
"Out of sight. out of mind meant,
'The invisible is insane" A little Girl
in common school one day recited GER
tain familiar lines as follows: ~:
"Howe'er it be. it seems to me /.
'Tis only noble to be good.
Kind hearts are more than corn or
nuts,
And simple food than Norman
blood"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-27
F(S&lAE
$$@9aE&Yhs

Jaggles-"Has your wife's doctor
much influence over ber:' Waggles-
II should say so! He cured her of an
imaginary disease. Judge.
This" explained the superintendent
of the hospital for infants. rs the collie
| ward "Ah." unused the visitor,
''Cramped quarters, eh?'-Judge.
The right to freely
Air their views
Some claim. It's really
Wind" they use.
Philadelphia Press.
"Who is that aristocratic person over
there:" That! Why. hats the
lucky fellow who invented the worm.
less chestnut Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Il wonder how Venice de Milo cane
to lose her arms!' Broke 'em of,
probably. trying to button her shirt
waist up the back. ck."-Philadelpbia
Press.
Mother-"Willie, l hope you never do
to dogs tails" Willie-"No'm. never
do nothin' but hold the Detroit
Free Press.
Youngblood-"My rich uncle prom.
ised to do the right thing by me in his
will Criticus-"Thats too bad. He
really ought to leave you something
Chicago News.
LET me show You our great North
American electric fan You ought
to call it South American why
so:' 1T makes so many revolutions"
Chicago News.
Bashful Lover-':I leave here to-mor.
row. How long shall you remain, Miss
Ethel?" Up-to-date Girl Remain
Miss Ethel? 1 leave that to you."-
Town and Country.
First Small Boy-"Did you throw
any old shoes after your sister when
she got married?" Second Small Boy
Not much! I threw all my mothers
slippers rs"-Philadelphia Record.
The meanest words
That mortals know
Are simply these,
sf Il told You So
Philadelphia Record.
The Pink Spook-"What made you
act so outrageously yesterday?' The
Black Ghost-'It wasn't my fault.
They ran out of gasoline and tried
feeding me with alcohol
Life.
Say. old man, cant you take dim
ner with me tonight? have a couple
Of millionaires on hand MY dear
boy, l would rather take basket of
food down to the Sub Treasury aud eat
it alone"-Life
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-27
Baron Munchausen stfll holds prom.
inent position in the world Of romance.

It's rather a grim joke on Canada
that the Doukhobors talk of seeking
freedom" in Turkey! ...
The Appeal., 1902-02-15
"AROUNDTHE PAN

The reader may make up his mind
to be pleasantly overwhelmed by the
opullence and vivacity of Around the
Pan, published by the Nutshell Pub
fishing Company, 1859 Third avenue,
New York. p q rs
The wonders begin with the front
isplece picture of President McKin-
ley, drawn in single line beginning
at point on the cheek bone and going
round and round in constantly wild,
eniing circle: with waverings and
do'WEnbearings Of the pen in the proper
places to secure detachment and shad-
ing. We are told that this portrait
Is considered the most unique work
OF its kind in the world and if there
are degrees of uniqueness, we are will
ing to believe that this is most the
thing of which there are no dupH-
Gates. OF course there is text in addi-
ton 60 the pictures, and we should
be surprised indeed to hear from any
purchaser the opinion that he had not
got his moneys worth ($2.O0).',,. s
The Appeal., 1902-02-15

The weight Of a statement is al
ways guaged by the standing of it's
author If John Doe or Richard Roe
makes a statement, although it may
contain all the elements of beauty,
logic, strength, truth or what not, that
is possible, it does not weigh near so
much as il uttered by some person of
known ability or standing or some one
OF prominence or authority. Alfred
Cecil, the noted writer, recently had
an article in one of the prominent
dailies on Gambling in Society, in
which he mentions the fact of swo-
man winning $4,000 in one year and
says:
Naturally enough, she has not.
many EQUALS, vet she is. but one of a
large class. It is not to be wondered.
at that high play is indulged in, be-,
cause the prevailing sentiment and
The Appeal., 1902-02-15

S r y sTtl9
Congressman Morrel1 has introduced
a bill in Congress that provides a pen
atty of $4,000, or a term not exceeding
two years in prison, or both, against
officers, directors or employees of rail-
roads who shall make or enforce any.
rules discriminating against passen-
gers on account of race or color. We
hope it will pass, as it should do, as
travelling in the South under existing
rules and regulations is extremely un-
comfortable and embarrassing for
We do not object to
first, second, third or fourth class ac-
commo odations at corresponding prices,
but we wish the almighty dollar to
get for one person just as much as it
does for the other.
The Appeal., 1902-02-15
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The birthday Of the marty, 1 mo ! !,

The birthday of the martyr Abraham
Lincoln, was generally observed all
over this country last Wednesday. The
most notable among the acts Of Lin.
coin was his emancipation proclama-
ton, which set 100000 slaves free,
and, for this act, more than any ether.
his memory is revived. # Lincoln is
entitled to such reverence for setting
these people free there is a chance for.
somebody to be entitled to twice as.
much N 'Ie reverence by keeping twice as.
many Of the same class Of people free
in thestrue sense Of the word. Free
to enjoy the benefits Of the rights
youchsafed BY the bill Of rights to the
citizens Of this country life, liberty
The Appeal., 1902-02-15

Death turks in many strange places,
and one never knows just where, and
how, and when he will claim his vic
tim. The latest peculiar attack that
has come to our notice, is in the case
of Andrew Teeter, a barber at Akron,
Ind, who is dying, or may even at this
time be dead, from a very peculiar
cause. He has followed his trade for
years, and some time ago his lungs
became affected. A specialist made an
examination last week, and found the
patients throat and bronchial tubes
full of short hairs imbedded in the
membrane. It is thought the hairs
were inhaled while Teeter clipped the
hair Of his customers and the irrita-
ton brought on tuberculosis.
The Appeal., 1902-02-15

thought of the rich is money, money,
money. Indeed, society is money mad
"This craze is not new to the mil
lionaires Or to the fashionable. In
Queen Annes time the nobility of
England did little else, and during the
long and stupid reign of George III,
and the gay regency of George w.,
the young men Of England lost for
tunes on dice. Those were the days
when the mercantile wealth of Eng
land was making new crop of mil
lionaires, and speculation in lotteries
and stocks made men rich over night.
ANGLO-SAXONS ARE NATURAL
GAMBLERS 1T IS IN THEIR
BLOOD. It can be traced to the me-
deavial German days as described by
Gibbon, when drunken Teutons staked
their wives at play. 1t has come out
in the transplanted stock on this side
of the Atlantic, and our best society
has become a class of habitual gam
blers: And after this excitement,
what % ~
Now, don't let us hear any more
about the Afro-Americans "characteris-
tic game or their gambling propen-
sites, they are not in it with the
Anglo-Saxon according to Alfred Cecil.
The Appeal., 1902-02-15
AMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY

! 81 asll. KlgAAN..POLITIC1AL a HISTORY.
s american ! 1 "a, Political History to the Death
- = mo- mo. s1.5o. New York: Henry Holt &
I, IN Instead Of tie dry facts usual to most
nlstor1es We h4d in this book the charm of
story entertdningly told. 1t is the story
the ,...iEIresistiRle IL {, upward movement Of
The town injecting is the keynote of the
lGbaIeas Rgn1lealE system = Of the United States.
lh9nas la1,l Jef efson said: those wards
eallea eroeea t9hnshRs II New England have
ever sef devised the wit of man for the
sxerelss of self and for
IS. The New England colonists divided the
lahu. aahtI. and adapted the principles
E OF the old English town government to the
NEEDS q OF a., q neF country and changed con-
govern Themselves. As the population in. y
screases there are necessarily many changes
mace. In cities the primary is but a town
mleetlng IN miniature. The feeling Of ma
the Revolution 1t did not exist, and it, was
weak Tor many years thereafter. Finally
lle q 5SivlI War welded the States intoa Ma
The population OF botl, Virginia and
"a Maaassachusetts was purely English, but
sHeIe was 2 striking contrast in social con-
snaalons, na4ta Ihe Eirginian 50 far as possible
the landed gentry of England. 4 - He p ruled
q little kingdom, WAS d man of education
ana fef1neme1t. These conditions pro-
sduced men sof fine executive ability, srch.
as washington, JeffersOn. Marshall, but
aaal Tue common people, among whom were
sndentured servants and transported con.
we're s. Interior: m slavery was intro
S1uced ~ 16l9s and as. Negro slavery In
creased e the spoDr white sank in the social
scale. The POPULATION was scattered, and
s. common schsol system of education was
In virgfnia thcs Mo ~ an.
defending tIldir rigifs and privfleges.
AGAINST English aggression; II New Eng
8 .anG alf was The people, the men trained
9 ~ tne district chooi and the town meet
The Appeal., 1902-02-15

and the pursuit of happiness Free
to worship God under their own vine
and fig tree, with none to modest them
or make them afraid Free to live,
move and have their being without
reference or restriction on account of
race, color or previous condition.
Who will out-Lincoln Lincoln? .
The Appeal., 1902-02-15

We were bred in old Kentucky,
where the meadow grass is blue, where
the people were supposed to have the
sunshine of the country in their faces
and manner too, and we had come to
believe that they of the once "dark
and bloody ground were civilized
We were taught to believe that Ken
lucky could boast of producing not
only the finest and best whiskey, the
finest and best horses, but the finest
and best women to be found anywhere.
Perhaps that might have been the case
some years ago when women were wo-
men and womanly in their natures. be-
fore evolution had made ladies of
them. But now, how VIII the really
civilized portion of humanity judge
these LADIES, who were present last
week in Nicholasville, when Tom
Brown, youth of nineteen years, was
lynched in the court house yard and
according to, the published account.
ALL THE LADIES APPLAUDED AT
THE, END?' 1t matters not that the
victim of this inhuman, barbarous. il
legal spectacle was an Afro-American
and accused of rape upon white
girl It is a sad comentary upon their
Womanhood, that they could witness
the murder of human being in such
terrible manner. and give evidence
of no other emotion than that of pleas
'lls7 ure. 10 what a state has lynching,
the national crime, brought this coun-
try? ..g {.
Vice is a monster Of such shideous
mien,
That,to be hated, needs but to be seem
Tho seen too oft, familiar with its.
face, 5s.s sssss
We first endure, then pity, then en-
brace
The Appeal., 1902-02-15
CIVIL RIGHTS CASE won

Bemidji, Minn.. Special. Feb. -
To-day Judge Martin rendered a de
clslon in the Charles Scrutchin VS.. Gu
gene Smith this case, awarding the plain
TIL 30 damages. ScrutchinS is a law
yer OF Bemidji and the defendant. a
barber OF Black Duck, refused to shave
MIN nlm J. on count of his color. Scrutchin
sued Tor 100 damages. but the jury
disagreed. Then the defendant con-
sented to the courts decision, with
the result stated.
The Appeal., 1902-02-15
LIE VoYAGE DE- M pEpp1c,,oN

LE5 VOYAGE DE M. PERRICHoN.
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Gastegnier, B. es S., B. es L., of the a. r.
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) school scn use by Edith Healy. Cloth, i2mo.
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ana contain complete vocabularies and
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ana an "a summary I'M in English of the contents
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VINO Vt,l5 desire elementary texts for class
The Appeal., 1902-02-15
EGkSTElN NORTON UNIVERSITY
cAnE spRiMe, suILrrr COUNTY.

CAVE SSNlNGs 0OtlSrT COUNTY. Nv.
industrial training will set to motion ten shousaaa
REV. WIN. J. sIMMoFs, D. D, LIE. D.,
THE LOCATION.
The Eckstein Norton University is situated at Cane
statethe county being what known - sprohibi.ion
a ss sas os y.
sides By mountan streams dashing cataracts
species ths quiet retsess away fioss the Sustie oe
Sy The nh
4
who desire to prepare fex an active life-
DEPARTMENTS.
Fhesosiz.:ph, FFhssss1z: es5aats1sI ss5 TskDr
seslsIy Raising, bssss sss MsGss.
xss4,ssaP Eff: 81 + s %sss, q I'd ve:5 Metals
RMsaasag Mas,safg fds.ss.assa j. on asa Water
S1sne5es .hey sessh: Fssy hsil from 5SssEa, aosass
Normal School, Rhode Island and other II oi: 'aes Oess
eiassee and studies are so arranged that students
may study what is most desirable leave of any
uue fr % n to
course is the least possible, consistent with thorough
WORK IN all departmental.
r.. TERMS.
Board room, fuel tuition and waahing, ,noatt
Students may enter at any time in the year.
HELp FOR STUDENTS.
Deserving students may have the privilege Of extra
reduction in proportion to the work they liiug to
do. We ask patronage not only account of ioo
rate but ON account of the very high character of t.
work done. Our accommodations are drst-cIass aas
offered alike to both sexes.
Persons route to Cane Spring, Ky., via Louisville
may fnd free accommodation No. 57 Laurel Stress
Louisville, Ky.
catalogues and all business address the President
REV. C.. II. PARRISH, a. A..
CANE SPRtM[, ~.
The Appeal., 1902-02-15
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1902.
HELP TIE ALTON FUND.

HF1ELF = e AC ON- FUND.
EVERY AFRo-AMER1CAN IN IL
LIMOS OUGHT TO GIVE SOME
THING TO HELP IN THE ALTON
SCHOOL FIGHT. THE RIGHTS OF
THE RACE ARE AT STAKE. THE
APPEAL GIVES $40. HOW MUCH
WILL YOU GIVE. READER?