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The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
Patrick on the
Witness Stand

Pat was on the witness stand soreiy
against his will. He was more thar
an unwilling witness; he was sullenly
cross and uncommunicative. His
"dandher wuz riz" when the brutally
offensive lawyer on the other side hsd
sought to beiittle him as an honest
wase-earner.
What's your business?" was asked
with half-sneer that implied that the
answer would reflect on Pats value as
an intelligent witness.
I'm hod-carrier," was the straight
forward reply.
Its an elevating business, isn't
it?"
Its as elevatin' as sindin' up the
hangman's materials; and we've carried
him some. | believe"
The examination was prosecuted
more warily after this retort, the law
yer, however, ever on the alert for an
opening through which to retrieve him
self 1t offered when Pat incautiously
or innocently replied to some question
that 1T would be a miracle" if things
were otherwise.
"Ha! You say 'twould be a miracle.
Can you define a miracle?"
Not by rule o. thumb. never
practiced en-
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
What the Bishop Wanted.

Not long ago a bishop of stately
mlen and sanctimnious expression
Went to small country town in Eng
iand TO lecture, arriving early in the
afternoon and being at once spotted by
the inhabitants as something particu-
larly great and sanity. He went into
chemists shop and in tone that
froze the young blood of the assistant,
SAID: Young man, do you smoke 2"
Yves, sir, replied the trembling
youth. I'm sorry; but l learned the
habit young, and haven't been able
to get rid of 1T yet Then" said the
dlvlne, without the movement of a
muscle or the abatement of one shade
OF the awful solemnity of his voice,
you can tell me where / can get g
good cigar
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01

in Europe, he was never once defeated
The fsmous Russian genera, Suwar-
OF. was another commander destined
never to suffer defeat. He gained sew
eral victories against the Turks and
against the Poles, and In Italy he wus
opposed by Morsau. Being completely
outnumbered. he effected q brilliant re-
treat over the mountains OF Swttear-
land. through Germany. into Russia-
He was held in great respect by his
soldiers. and although he showed him
self to be an exceedingly able tactician.
he used to say that the whole Of his
system was comprised in the words.
advance and strike
The Duke OF Wellington. throughout
his brilliant campaigns. both In India
and in the Peninsula, has preserved to
himself a remarkable record OF unin-
terrupted successes from the first bat
tie in which he was vested with su-
preme command throughout the Pen
insular war, in which he defeated the
ablest Of Napoleon's marshals. until
the eventful day Of Waterloo, when he
defeated the greatest soldier OF modern
times.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01

battle was fought il consequence by
the clans. Several hundred men were
on each side. About fifty were killed.
1t was satisfactory affair.
In Chao Peng two men of the Ur-
Chang clan went out frog-catching and
passed through one OF the villages with
less clothes on than the law allows
1t was late at night and only one vii
lager saw it. But the indignity was not
to be borne, and war was declared. It
involved 10000 men on one side and
10000 ON the other
Another battle in which property
valued at $4,000 was destroyed was
caused by dispute between men OF
rival clans over gambling debt. The
amount at issue in the quarrel was
OOPS cent
At present there is more or less de-
sultory fighting between the Chow
Yang and the Jao Peng clans. No one
knows what they are fighting about.
but the rate OF deaths is estimated as
being ten or twelve a day, which is
pretty good for mere pickering.
1t is hard to be poor, of course. But
then, 1t isn't easy to be rich.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01

The municipality Of Vienna has un-
der consideration a project for the dis.
posal and utilization OF the sewage OF
the city which at present is discharged
into the Danube. In England so-called
sewage farms are now quite common
In connection with the smaller cities.
and the plan has been adopted by both
Berlin and Paris, but to all of the sys-
TENS in use there Is more or less objec-
ton. and even with the best OF them
there Is much room for Improvement
The scheme under consideration in
vienna consists in the application Of
method developed by Herr Noebel Of
Posen. by which the uqsid part Of the
sewage will be utilized for the double
purpose of irrigation and enrichment
1t Is intended to convey the sewage In
pipes to an extensive plain OF poor land
which suffers from lack Of water, due
to inadequate rainfall. over which it is
not to be carried in trenches, but the
surface Of the land Is to be irrigated
by sprinkling the sewage water over
IT. It is said that by this plan the land
Will not be over-saturated, as it fire.
Quently is on the sewage farms at Ber-
lin and Paris. The system is stated to
have been already in use at Posen with
satisfactory results
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
vsry Intensive rorar. Culture.

A report of some very intensive op-
erations in agriculture comes from San
Bernardo, in Spain, relative to the
production OF maize. barley and oats
for forage. The crop was grown un-
der irrigation on field of about seven
and half acres The field had re-
ceived 10000 pounds Of barnyard
manure, 1.465 pounds OF Thomas Stag.
LOO pounds of rSsrate OF soda. and 374
pounds Of ST. fbhosphate per hectare
(about tv.ehd half acres). The
corn gre~.o an average height of over
13 afee. and yielded about 40 tons of.
per acre during favorable sea-
Dlon. The corn was sown early in April
and cut about August 1st The second
crop OF corn was then grown and har-
vested by November LIST. Following
this. barley or oats was sown, which
was cut for green forage the following
spring, before the preparation OF the
land tor the first corn crop.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
Fruit on the Farm

From Farmers Review: Farmers
families should be provided with an
ample supply of homegrown fruit
| every day in the year; and this will
add to the health, happiness and COM
fort Of farm life. With little thought
full care in planting, cultivating and
by canning the surplus, this could easi-
ly be accomplished without interfering
with other farm duties. A good orch
ard on farm not only provides fruit
for home use, but adds materially to
the market value of the property We
are not now laboring under the disad-
vantages that confronted the early set
tiers; for now varieties of fruit that
do succeed in our locality are known.
OF these we should plant largely,
and when a farmer does not know
what varieties are best to plant on his
farm he should get advice from a
friend who has had experience, as
much depends on planting the right
kinds Of fruit. Few farmers can af-
ford to convert their farms into horti-
cultural experiment stations We
should buy trees of reliable men, and
not patronize strangers just because
they are good takers and hypnotists.
for they know they will never see us
again and frequently sell worthless
stock. Never plant young trees near
old ones, as the old trees have a pre-
emption claim on the subsoil Give
them thorough cultivation and they
will succeed.
A renter need not go without fruit,
even If his landlord is too penurious |
to buy trees, for he can plant grapes
and berries that will bear the next
season. Raspberry and blackberry
bushes should be rep1anted every three
or four years. Put the pulverizer on
the old bushes and then plow them un-
der. A small patch of strawberries
should be planted every spring, and it
,an be depended on for two crops of
fruit. Melons should be grown with
hem the first year. Few farmers fam
lies have a full supply OF homegrown
,ruit; but there are no reasons why
hey should be deprived of these deli
ious comforts of life.-Geo. B. Smith.
Viii County, Illinois.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
Merely the Horse Reporter.

The return of Pere nyacinth to
Rene and his preaching to great Pro-
testant congregations recall an un-
published episode Of his visit to San
Francisco years ago. He then spoke
only French, and a local journal sent
to interview him Piercy Wilson, an &C.
centric Englishman, who had been
bred for the church, but who had made
a speciality of the theaters and turf.
After a general talk on his visit and
his Impressions of California the con-
versation shifted to religious topics.
The intimate familiarity of the re-
porter with theological questions SEM
ed to amaze Pere Hyacinthe, and
when the interviewer rose to go, he
said, with the puzzled look still on his
face:
Pardon me, but you lave shown
such astonishing familiarity with
questions that only theologian
usually understands that 1 should
like to know with what special depart
ment of your newspaper you are CON-
nected?"
oh" said old Wilson, with dry
I'm the horse reporter!"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
Why He Kept q Dog.

A prominent dog fancier and
wealthy man of Philadelphia stepped
into a grocery the other night and ac-
cidentaliy stumbled over a fat old Ger
man. Who was sitting in corner
smokfn~ : pipe,
Under his chair was the most re-
marlable specimen of dog that the
gentleman had ever seen. 1t had the
appearance of a pug, with rough red
hair and a long tail. 1t was impossible
to resist laughing at the placid old
man and his nondescript dog.
what kind of a dog is that?" ask
ea the gentleman.
81 don't know" replied the German.
''I suppose you use him for hunt
ing?"
mo"
Es he goed cor asything?"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
Valuable for Hay.

Here are three important PROPOSE
t1ons having an agricultural bearing:
l. Grass is the most valuable crop in
Vermont and in md my parts of New
England and New n York
z. No species of g PISS commonly cul-
tlvated does well o low, wet ground.
Such ground usual produces a mix
ture of weeds an edges known as
"swale hay"
3. 1t has noN shown that a
native species Padow grass, can
be established low meadows,
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
The Cow and Her ,1,lk.

Prof. Clinton D. Smith, after flvs
years investigation OF the milk oues-
ton. publishes the following eonclu-
sions: Il. COW yields as rIch milk
as heifer as she will as a mature
COW. 2. The milk Is as rich in the first
month OF the period Of lactation az It
Will be later. except perhaps during the
last few weeks OF the milk dow, when
the COW is rapidly drying off 8. There
Is little difference in seasons as to the
quality OF the milk. While the COWS are
at pasture the milk Is neither richer
nor poorer, on the average, than the
milk yielded when the COWS were ON
winter feed. 4. The milk of a fair
sized dairy herd varies little in compo-
sition from day to day. and radical
in this respect should be
viewed with suspicion"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
Lost In the Discard,

Gov. Tod, the war governor of
Ohio, was generally considered to be-
conscious to the full of his official i'm
portance. He was under discussion in
the lobby of a Columbus hotel when
a stranger to the city remarked:
'Tod'-all the Tods 1 ever knew
wrote their name 'T-o-double a."
There was silence. hen an old
acquaintance of the chief executive
explained:
We'll, to tell the truth. that used to
be the governors way of writing 1t.
but one day, as it happened, man
told him that God spelled his name
with only one d. That settled ii
z thenceforward TIE governors final -
was lost in the discard"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
Proves Difficult Subject for
Cross>Exsn7ioatjoa.

Like many another brow-beater who
feels himself being worsted. the legal
casuist lost control OF himself at this
reply and pitched head on.
You are hod-carrier, you say?'
7 swore it"
You swore to miracle, too. sir"
Yer honor looks as if ye were goin'
to swear at it"
Never mind me"
Och, sorrow on the heed I'd ever be-
given We if ye weren't forcin' yerself
on me-
Come, come! No more Of this ouib-
bling. You say you cannot define a
miracle. Suppose man fell from the
fourth story Of building on which
you We're working and escaped without
hurt; what would you call that?"
I'D call it a lawyers story, yer
honor"
Bother the story. Suppose you knew
for yourself that that man actually fell
that distance seven times in so many
days in week and was never hurt.
What would you call it them"
Thin I'd call it Sabbath breaking ON
wan Of the days. replied Pat. accord.
ing to the New York Times, land. be-
COB, by that time, too, I'd call it a habit
the man had"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
Wheat Receipts in Canada

During the year just closed the
Canadian Pacific Railroad deposited on
the Canadian shores of the great lakes
little less than 30,0O0,0O0 bushels of
wheat. The previous year the amount
handled by the same road was only
5000 900 bushels.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01

Recent investigations tend to show
that the nitrates in the earth of cav
erns are not derived from the excre-
ment Of bats, as popularity supposed. but
have their origin in the nitrification
of organic matter in the surface soil
through the agency Of bacteria and the
subsequent teaching of the nitrates so
formed downward into caverns, where
they slowly accumulate with other
salts as the water escapes by evapora-
tiOn.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
The Rambo Apple.

The Ranbo Apple.
D. F. Thompson, Stephenson Co.
| In.:-The tree Is too soft.
Sylvester johnson, Marion Co., Ind:
Very. very, VERY good.
w. T. Weir. Henderson Co., ILL.,: -
Fine quality. tree very tender here.
r. B. Stinson, Union Co., Ill.:-A
good eating apple but does not thrive
here.
John Tilson, Johnson Co., Ind
Good for all purposes and it bears well
for me.
H. F. Harrison, Clay Co, In.:-l
would not plant it because It scabs too
badly.
Geo. J. Kellogg & Sons, Rock Co..
Wts.:-Not grown here. It 10 not
hardy.
o. w. Barnard. Kaakakee Co., ILL.,
splendid early winter apple, very
Few better.
L. R. Bryant, Bureau Co., nl.:-One
OF the good old sorts that 10 not crown
much now.
]. Burton, Lawrence Co., 1nd.:-1t
was good formerly but seems to be out
Of date.
L. F. Dintelman, St. Clair Co.. ILL.,
Going out OF date, but Is a fine apple
for butter making.
j. Y. Demaru. Johnson Co.. 1nd.:-
OF course l think we'll OF the Rambo
apple, but don't like the tree.
J. II. Karnes, Buchanan Co., Mo-
An old time variety and one Of my
favorite fall apples; profitable with .:e
G. G. Winn, Pike Co., Iu.:-One or
two trees for family use are all right.
but 1t Is a poor variety commerciany
j. Troop, Tippecanoe Co., Ind.:-
This Is not planted so largely as It
was. other varieties having suppressed
ed It.
T. ]. Burrill, Champaign Co., ILL
Still an excellent fall variety Here it
is rather tender. The fruit needs thin
ming.
F. L. Williams, Perry Co., ILL.,
There Is nothing like the Rambo for
flavor but it rots too badly to be prof
liable.
Alpha Nursery Co.. Henry Co., Ill:
"A fine apple but no one wants them
any more. We do not think them hardy
enough for this latitude.
Geo. NJ. De Land, Lee Co.. I'LL
have fruited this but have dropped it
from my young orchard as it is too
tender for our climate.
w. H. Ragan, Putnam Co., Ind.:-
An old amateur variety, quality of the
best. tree tender but well worthy OF a
place in any family orchard.
L. Redden. Pulaski Co., Ill. An old |
friend almost obsolete now. I have |
never grown them here. The qualitx
Is quite good. season early winter.
J. Friend. Henry Co.. Ill.:-Good.
Daniel Sharp. Clayton Co., Ill.,
Good in it's season. The trees need
low heading to prevent sun scaldtng
and should lean we'll to the southwest.
Chas. Hirschinger, Sauk Co., Wis
have lost all my trees Of this variety.
first planted Rambo in 1S49. but theS
we're all dead long ago. 1t Is a grand
apple.
BENJAMIN Buckman, Sangamon Co..
Ill have several old trees, root
,rafted. They are tall. upright, have
ong branches. and bear heavily-oc-
The fruit Is nice little
pple of good quality, and generally
veil appreciated for dessert, apple but
er and the like. But it is ITO small
or market There are bettey larieties
Or fall.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
Americans Prominent In England

John H. Davis, father of The new
marchioness of Dufferin and Ava.
started in business at Philadelphia as
banker and broker under the firm
name of Glendennfng, Davis & Armory.
Later the two latter members of the
firm went to New York, where they
have been in business ever since. Mr..
Davis is well known intNew York and
English society.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01

ceeded to his historic title in his sixth
year, is collateral descendant of the
famous cardinal-minister of Louis
XIII. He will not. perhaps, have ali
the opportunities for suatesmansnfp
enjoyed by his great ancestor, but his
term OF office may be an eventful and
productive one, as the Siamese navy
is practically still to create, and his
Siamese majesty is known to have
considerable ambitions in that direc-
ton. The dues mother. who is Of
American origin, married as her Sec
ond husband the reigning prince Of
Monaco, Albert +.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01

No"
Then why do you value him SOP"
Because he likes me- said the old
fellow, still putting at his pipe. and the
expression of the dog as he looked up
from Under the chair fully confirmed
the statement
There is no better or stronger rea-
son than that" asserted the gentleman
emphatically, as he walked away.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
r,nosAy and Clover Mixed.

inotny ana Clover Mixed.
In Kansas timothy Is usually sown
with clover since the former helps to
mold the latter in an upright position.
The presence Of the timothy also Less
ems the danger from bloating when cat
tie are pastured upon the mixture.
which makes more evenly balanced
ration than either alone. The usual
practice Is to SOW the timothy in the
fall, often with wheat, by a special at
tachment to the drill, and the follow
Ing spring SOW the clover broadcast.
Others SOW the timothy early in the
spring, and afterwards about the LIST
OF April, the clover. Still others ad-
vocate sowing the clover in the spring
and the timothy in the following fall
The amount of seed of the mixture per
acre should be six to eight quarts of
timothy and eight to ten pounds Of
clover. One correspondent recon-
mends about a gallon Of the mixture
per acre. Of which one-third Is tim
othy. II sown alone, there should be
used about eight to sixteen quarts per
acre. 1t Is best to cut for hay when
the flowers are falling. 1t does not
seem to be used alone or with other
grasses for permanent pastures to any
extent In Kansas. Our correspondents
having timothy and clover mixed do
not mention any injury to the timothy
from grazing. Mr.. Shinn OF Jewell
county, states that he has a field of
umothy four years old which is In
good condition. This shows the DOS
sibility of utilizing this grass farther
west than is generally supposed
Bulletin 102 Kansas Experiment Sta
ton
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
Ouiat MilkAH

A dairyman says: Quiet, steady COWS
are what all dairymen want. There is
considerable common sense in the fol-
lowing from j. L. Horsey of New
Hampshire: ut Is very easy" he says,
to train a heifer to stand quietly to
be milked. But it is easier to train
them to jump, kick and run. The
way to teach them to stand still is to
make them always do so. The way to
teach them the contrary is to give
them good opportunity for doing so.
If there Is nothing to hinder a wild
heifer from running and she gets
started, she will go. The best way to
make gentle cows is to yoke up the
heifers when one year old and break
them the same as you would steers.
Work them little; it will not injure
them, If handled carefully. And they
will make gentle cows
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01

Vegetab bles are doing well through
out the southern district Of Florida,
and shipments OF beans, tomatoes and
other succulent products are being
made. Large shipments Of oranges
are going forward, together with small
lots Of pineapples. Lettuce, cabbages,
celery, cucumbers and beans are avail
able in local markets. Strawberries
have been retarded somewhat by the
cold of the middle of the month but
shipments continue. The fruit is ex-
cellent.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01

The question Of root tubercles on
lssuminous plants - one that has COM
bined With Il several other questions.
One OF the most important OF these
questions 10 whether or not plants can
draw food from the depths Of the soil.
It has 8ensEally been held b. inveo-
dsatoEs that the deep roofing legumss
draw their food largely from Tar below
the surface layers Of soil. More recent
" good many thinkers on these sub
jects have expressed the belief that
the lower roots do nothing but take up
water and that the food supplies arc
drawn from thu surface soil Some
experiments with alfalfa last year X
Italy seem to initiate against this
idea The result OF these experiments
snowed that the alfalfa roots wers
aoundantly provided with root tu-
oerclss the first year of cultivation.
Very few were found on the roots OF
two-year-old plants. and none 1T Al
on three-year-old plants. The expert
menters infer that the plant makes
use OF atmospheric nitrogen only dur.
Ing tts hrst years growth. or until
tho roots have obtained sufficient
length to obtain the necessary nj
trosenous food materials from the
deeper soil.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
rrenobman OF historic Title.

A rather important appointment
has just been made by the king of
Siam to his ministry of marine in the
person of Armand de Jumilhac. due de
Richelieu ct de Fronsac.s The due de
R4chelieu, who is not yet 10, and sue
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
Meaning of the Word PECK

Peck at first meant a basket or re-
ceptacle for grain or other substances
The expression at first had no refer.
ence to size.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS Of INTEREST TO AcR,.
CUlTuRlST&.

Some Cp-to-Dats Hints About Cult.
walton Of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures vjtlculeurs and
E10EiculturA
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01

1t is great deal better to cheer one
man than to be cheered by a thou.
sand.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01
Exporting Finnish Bute~r


The French consul at Helsinsfor re-
ports that in order to encourage the
export of Finnish butter, and to assist
the dairy industry Of the country to
compete successfully against foreign
competition on the British markets es-
pecially that Of Denmark, Sweden, and
Siberia, the senate Of Finland has re-
solved to grant a considerable subsidy
to the Finnish Steamship COMPANY
"Finska Augfartygs Aktiebolaget. :"
This company is to maintain a regular
steamer service between Finland and
Great Britain for q term of five years,
commencing from November 1 of the
current year. for which the company ia
to receive a money grant Of 60, 900 Fin
nish marks (about $11 $500 and a year
ly subsidy OF 10000 Finnish marks
(about $23, ,7o0). The Dairy.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01

After woman gets married and hss
children, she is lucky If she gets time
to read any other than the doctor
book.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01

Most men want to do better, but
they are seldom able to decide where
to begin.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01

How long time after mating are
the eggs fertile? This is a much dis
cussed question. Experiments seem
to show that few eggs are fertile two
days after mating. but that the best
results are obtained week after mat
ing. That is, the eggs that are laid
about week after the male is put
into breeding pen prove to be more
generally fertile than at any time be-
fore that. This was when the male
was kept continually with the females
through the entire test.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-01

Don't bounce the baby when he cries.
Look for the pin.