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The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-01
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SNAKE BROKE UP PICNIC
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shiver with horror. Across the creek
was big, rude man in a flannel shirt
and with a disgusting pipe in his
mouth. He had a package under his
arm. They told him to scat" and he
grinned ard moved on. Then the work
of unpacking was resumed.
The Bachelorissimo labored earnest
ly with huge jar which was supposed
to contain ginger. Finally she loosen
ed the lid. but just as she was remov-
ing it big snake jumped out and flop
ped out among the viands. sizzling
and kissing like an engine. The bach
elor maiden1 tore off yard upon yard
of agoniZing shrieks, and their cries
brought the rude man upon the scene.
He picked up the snake and then guf-
fawed.
why. it amt real. at ALL" he said
Very we'll, them snapped the
Bachelorissimo, you may go about
your business The man left. but
after he had departed one of the
maidens found card bearing the
name of a photographer, and they
are positive he had the snake put in
the jar and took picture of them
when it jumped out. They are now
looking with nervous apprehension
for a picture illustrating the clubs
first outing.
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A horrid snake broke up a picnic
that was gwen near Macon, Mo, few
days ago by the Bachelor Maidens
club Of Macon county 1t was not a
real snake either. That was the worst
part of it. The reptile was one OF the
mechanical kind that qsuirm anu
twist in a manner that would put a
real snake to shame.
The bachelor maidens might have
overlooked the joke and even laughed
at it. but for one terrible circumstance
the whole thing was a plot put up
by photographer. This same camera
artist is charged with having, with
malice prepense, arranged the toy
snake so that it would scare the
maidens in order that he might get a
snap shot of them while they We're
having Mysteries.
1t was during one Of the sunny days
of last week that the bachelor maidens
decided to execute a long cherished
ambition. The director general issued
a call for a spring picnic, and fifteen
members of the club responded. Eacn
member brought basket of provisions
or something needful.
While the women we're unpacking
lu.cheonS near a stream they diScov-
cred something that caused them to
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For several months past the noun
tain lions, bears and wolves that
abound in some parts of Arizona nave
been playing sad havoc with the stock
on the ranch of Colin Campbell in
Cochise county. With 10000 cattle on
the range. the heavy losses in calves
and yearlings by the ravages of the
wild animals have cut down the dlvl-
dends of the stock company which
owns the range.
Charley Montgomery, famous all
over Arizona as a hunter and who was
chief of scouts under General Crook
during the trouble with the Apaches,
was engaged to eXterninate the ami
mails which have been raiding the
herds Montgomery engaged 100 men
of the Pima tribe and held big round
ND of the 'varmintS."
Early in the morning his Indians
and a score Of cowboys surrounded a
district five miles square in the foot
hills of the Chiricahua range and grad
ually closed in toward the center, with
200 dogs in the rodeo. AS they
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Indian Player.

There may be citizens in Deadwood
who remember Buck Joseph" said the
man with the taper fingers as he per-
rnitted a smile to lurk around the cor
ners of his mouth. Buck was a full
fedged Sioux Indian, but he had
learned thing or two in his time.
One of 'em was how to play poker,
and another was how to hold the best
hand. He was early on the ground at
Deadwood and he was a winner from
the start.
There were some pretty slick
gamblers hanging out there in the old
days. They believed good deal in
luck, but good deal more in lingering
the cards. None of them had Buck
Joseph's sleight-of-hand. however.
They tried him on time and again, and
they worked all the arts known to the
profession, but he was still ahead of
the game. AS a last resort they sent
over to Abilene Kan. for me. I'm
not going to say what l wac doing
over there, but the boys who knew
me best We're ready to bet 2 to l that
l downed Buck at his own game.
when l reached Deadwood," con-
tinued the narrator, Il had $500 in
cash with me. Old Lo came up smil-
ing with an equal amount and we sat
Gown for al all-day tea party. l start
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Professional Envy.

An Italian philosopher, Signor Fer
riana. has amused himself by con-
structing scale of degrees for the
measurement of professional envy.
The highest point in this envy meas
urer is 10. Architects are happily
placed lowest on the scale. They reg
lister only /: advocates, priests and
military men are ranged at g and in
the ascending scale he gives us pro-
fessors of science and literature, 4;
journalists, s; authors, s: physicians.
9; actors and actresses, 10. The small
amount Of envy among architects iS
held to be due to their precise, Sc
we're and rigid studies. The same
thing applies to advocates. Among
the clergy envy is found mostly in
preachers. In the military career
envy is quiescent in time of peace.
but can become acute in time of war.
Envy makes men of science and lit
erature lead solitary lives, diffident
OF each other. Among physicians en-
w is still more prevalent, and they
do not spare their colleagues, often
terming them charlatans. In the the
atrical world envy, according to Sig
nor Ferriana, reaches its acute form,
vanity, playing great part in its pro.
duct!on. 4
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-01

"St. Pierre was one of the most pic
turesque little cities in the world. l
spent few hours there once and shall
never forget the gay appearance 1t
presented said Capt John A. Hassell
of New York yesterday at the st.
James Hotel The women Of st.
Pierre dressed more gayly than in any
other part of the world ever visited.
They wore many colors, and, strangely
enough, combined them quite harmon
iously.
There was practically no harbor at
st. Pierre. and the ships anchored a
short distance out at sea. AS soon as
our vessel came within hailing dis
tance of ST. Pierre a number of small
boats would set out from shore. They
were filled with women dressed in
gaudy colors and carrying fruits,
which they offered to the passengers.
| remember that many OF the women
had cocoanuts from which the ends
had been removed. Part of the milk
had been poureu from the fruit and
replaced by rum. Cocoanuts prepared
in that way are quite delicious and in
great demand with travellers.
Few of the people in St Pierre
were pure black. The negroes who
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ALASKAN INDIAN, LONG
IMPRISONED, DIES ON
McNEn'S ISLAND.

his brides throat cut. Jim Williams
was one of the leaders in the affair
and himself drew the knife across Mrs.
Horizons throat The bodies were dis
posed of and the disappearance of the
Horizons was a mystery.
Jim Williams attended meetings OF
the Salvation Army at Skayway, be-
came converted and was given atten-
ton by the army leaders. He seemed
to have something on his mind. Three
weeks after his conversion he arose
in one Of the Salvation Army rallies
and confessed the murder Of the Hor-
tons. duplicating several other In
dians. The only excuse offered was
the shooting of one of their Indian
companions by white man the pre-
vious summer. Williams was SEN
fenced to fifty years imprisonment.
Another of the murderers was sem
fenced to fifty years. and the leader.
Jim Hanson. was sentenced for life.
Two more received twenty-five years
and the sixth thirty years Hanson
and the other four are at present in
mates of the Mcneil Island peniten'
tary
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ed out as square as a dot, depending
on luck alone. and ! had lost $500 be-
fore l made change. Then l went
in for nothing less than flushes, and
inside OF an hour l got my money
back. Buck knew l was beating him
at his own game, and he laid for me.
On one of his deals he got four aces
and l knew it. l got king, queen and
jack of diamonds, and it was $40 to
come in.
81 drew a long breath and Clipped
and drew two cards to his one. My
heart thumped as l found ten and
nine of diamonds in my hand-a
straight flush. Of course, Buck knew
there was only one hand higher than
his, and he came for me with bets Of
$50. He had friends to borrow from
and so had l, and when he finally
called me we had $4,000 in cash on the
table, and he had three ponies two
sQuaws and five papooses up against
my watch and pin. He was getting
ready to yell when l showed my hand.
His yell died away, and he sat there
like a stone man for five long minutes.
Then he slowly rose up, gathered his
blanket around him. and as he walked
out of the place he said:
"'Humph. Heap smart white man.
Heap ass lnjun!
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Beautiful St. Pierre
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SOME OBSERVING VISITOR MADE
RECENT CATACLYSM.

were originally in the island, the Ma
lays who We're brought there to serve
as slaves, and the French and other
white people who located there. inter
married so freely that most of the in
habitants showed only trace of the
negro blood. The women were quite
dark, but had good features, and many
of them were quite handsome. Their
clothing was very unusual. On their
heads they wore scarfs of bright col
ors and their gowns We're very fantas-
tic. All through the city there seemed
to be an air Of gayety and abandon.
st. Pierre was located in small in
denture in the shore line and it's
houses were queer affairs which
seemed like a lot of fancy blocks piled
up against the side of the mountain.
Many Of the houses We're whitewashed
or painted some very light color. They
We're all short buildings of quaint
French architecture Nobody worked
in st. Pierre any more than was neces-
sary. There were music and dancing
everywhere, and the immortality of
the city will probably lead many peo-
pie to suggest that judgment has been
brought down upon the ilLfated city"
Washington Post.
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We're going fishing mighty soon. We
advise al others engaged in business
where husky, strenuous lying Is neces-
sary to do likewise.
Fishing trips furnish the grandest
training for lying contests that we
know of. Each trip is good for the
loss OF at least fifteen pounds of super
fluous conscientious scruples, says the
Chicago Journal
We get such good start in lying
every time we go fishing that we
couldn't stop ourselves for the rest OF
the year, even if we wanted to.
Last year, for instance, we wore
out our new half-soles in getting rail-
road transportation, paid an Indian
who drank all our whisky $17 to drive
us ten miles, anted-up 50 a day for a
salt-pork diet, as much more for boat
and guide, lost $37 playing poker
and caught but three measly croppies
Not a muskie, not bass. not even any
carp.
We had Dragged all winter about
what we were going to do on that fish
ing trip.
Could we come home and look our
fellowmen in the eye and confess that
we were sucker, a lobster, and ten
der-foot? Could even a saint be ex-
pected to back himself out of the So
ciety of the Eagle River Sure-Cast
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marshal general of the district Of Ken
lucky. United States army, to learn
the designs of the knights of the Gol-
den Circle of which Clement Vallan-
digham of Ohio, then residing in Can
ada. was supreme head. l became
grand secretary of the order for the
state of Kentucky. The officials re-
vealed to me the exact details of the
proposed assembling of members OF
the order Aug. 16, 1864, for the pur-
pose of liberating rebel prisoners at
indianapolis, Chicago. Rock Island.
Johnsons Island and Louisville.
''The plan was also to selze the gov
ernment arsenals, arm the rebel pris-
oners, and, together with the men,
bers of this organization. put forward
a force of $4,000 armed and drilled
men for the rebel army in August.
1864. Your own judgment will tell
you that this would have prolonged
the civil war at !. t two years, and
added to the cost in treasure and
lives.
Il was the only man to whom the
active head OF the order in the United
States revealed the plans in detail. To
others he gave the detailed instruc-
tions in regard to their individual
parts Every move contemplated by
the traitors reported fully to the COM
manding officer Of the United States
forces in Louisville and to Gen. Car
rington and Gov. Morton in Indianapo-
lis daily-often hourly. In this serv-
ice Secretary Of War Stanton in-an
official communication stated that my
help had been worth as much to him
as any battle that had been fought
during the war"
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(ANNN@N~VVVV
Why One Editor Fishes.
! Insists Pastime Is Necessary for Successful
Conduct of His Business.

Fishing club? Could we have the
whole town hold us up to jtbes and
ridicule? Not us.
We started lying. We stuck. We
lied BY night and we lied by day. We
lied in the church vestibule and before
saloon bars. We lied with the editor
ial I'VE" and the egotistical Il" We
worked so hard to save our reputation
aed put up such good front that tho
lies stuck. That fist story became
ouestion-proof, bomb-proof. surprise
proof. whisky proof, and entirely In
destructible, impeccable, and unwreck-
able.
After that, lying was but gentle
pastime. We were in training for the
rest of the year. Any man that can
make a fish story stick can trot any
sort of a heat.
We lied about Roosevelt. about the
hired girls wages. about the Philip
pines. about the circulation, about the
war tax, about our finances, about the
minister's sermon, and about who we
were out with and where we went We
kept in the pink Of condition all
through the winter.
Recently, however, we have made
few false passes about what kept us
ont so late and have concluded that
| we're getting a little stale-so back to
training. Home and editorial sanctum
demand another fishing trip.
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Not Rockefeiler's Church.

Among the older members Of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New
York, there is a strong feeling that
altogether too much stress is being
laid on the fact that Rockefeller and
his son are members. Last Sunday
stranger entered the building and
asked an elderly man at the door, rs
this Mr.. Rockefeller's church, No,
was the emphatic reply, this is the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church" We'll,
does young Mr.. Rockefellers Sunday
school meet here?" No the man
who was being questioned answered
vigorously, the Sunday school of
which young Mr.. Rockefeller is leader
meets here" The members do not
hesitate to express the opinion that
Mr.. Rockefeller's great wealth should
not be permitted to overshadow the
work that is being done by other mem
bers of the congregation.
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Cows With q 8 Jag.''
rnoented Apples Work Decentralization On Elm
Jersey Cattle.


morning drink, and almost dried up
the creek in the field, that the vetefi-
naries got an inkling of what had been
the matter.
well, swan" said the man from
Binghamton. Il do believe them there
COWS was drunk last night. What did
yer give them to eat?"
"They couldn't be drunk Doc" said
the boss keeper, "'cuz there amt any,
thin in this here stockfarm ter make
man nor beast drunk. All them cows
has had out of the usual feed this
week is wagon-load of apples that
was dumped in the field on Sunday"
"well I'm clear dinged,' said the
Binghamton man. Il hearn tell On
thing like this happenin' once afore.
but never see it myself. Say. dyer
know what was the matter of them
cows? Well, they was drunk from
them apples.
Now, see here Them cows has
two stomachs. and when you gave 'em
them apples they just loaded up the
second stomach, where they stores
things, like all ruminants does, with
apples. They kept them there till
they fermented and then they all got
drunk. That's just what was the mat
ter of them cows
The logic of this explanation ap-
pealed to the local veterinaries, and
they agreed as to the cause OF the jag.
Undoubtedly this explanation is the
correct one, as the cows have been all
! right ever since.-New York Sun.
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COD FISHERMEN SLEEP LIT IlE
Their Work Keeps Them Busy About
Twenty-Five Hours y Day.

euty-TwO Hours u Ivy
Once begun, ,codfshing on the Banks
is incessant, and when the fishing is
good the mep rarely ever sleep
Awakened at a. III. to fill their bait
kids" or tubs. they start at daybreak
to lift these travis and remove the
overnight catch, rebaiting the hooks
again. There are about 5000 hooks
to handle, and this often occupies un-
til eyentide, when the boats row back
After unloading, the deck is piled
high with the glittering mass OF fish
To eviscerate this and stow it in the
hold keeps them until midnight
when they snatch an hour or two of
sleep.
Some men go without sleep for
week. others will rub wet tobacco in
their eyes. so that the pain may keep
them wakeful a few hours longer.
Others again will work till they drop
from sheer exhaustion, and sleep as
they lie, until reused by comrades. A
Chinese torture is to keep men without
sleep, says Ainslee's Magazine, and
banking does this to an extent to
satisfy even the most exacting celes-
tial. The men sleep in their under.
clothing; when above decks they can
never leave off their oilskins, for on
The Banks it u rarely aus; mist and
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Arizona Ranchmen NJ
Roundup for {

reached the center of the circle cata-
mounts. black bears. coyotes and an
occasional grizzly bear tried to break
through the line, but were met with q
shower of bullets. Dozens of animals
perished in the attempt to escape, but
200 others were finally cornered in
box canyon. while redskins and cow
punchers picked them off from the
rocks above.
There were scores of close conflicts
with the enraged and frightened brutes
and in one melee four Indians were
fearfully mangled by grizzly before
their shots finally finished the bear.
One of the reds. Antonio Hermo, a for
mer chief of the tribe. received fatal
wounds from the claws OF big fell
low The dogs closed in on the VIC
tins and dozens OF them were killed
before the slaughter was complete. The
final count showed nineteen dead
mountain lions, five grizzlies, two
lynxes and over 100 coyotes-doubtles
the biggest roundup of wild animals
that has ever occurred in Arizona.
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WAR TINE MEMORY
story In Breaking Up knights Of the
Golden Ciic!e.'

: Fer third of a century an exile
from his home in Kentucky, through
fear of an avenging hand. Felix G..
Stidger found mercy at the hands of
Judge kohlsaat at Chicago because Of
the part he took in breaking up the
famous knights of the Golden Circle
during the civil war; thus doing the
country an invaluable service.
The defendant had pleaded guilty to
Indictment for writing improper let
ters to persons in Charlottesville and
Goshen. Ind, and was awaiting SEN
tence.
This man rendered good service to
the cause OF the union at critical
time" said District Attorney Bethea,
and on this recommendation the court
suspended fine which he had i'm
posed. Stidger's service in the war
OF the rebellion is part of history.
His name is enrolled among the gov
eminent secret service agents who
~ere detailed in 1864 to learn the
plans of this notable organization of
southern sympathizers.
Stidger says he was followed for two
years by a hired assassin, Bob Spruce,
and that his life would be in peril if
he were to go to Kentucky. his former
hcme, rs surviving members of the
Golden Circle" would kill him.
served in the United States army
from Oct. s, 1862. to Feb. IA, 1864
said Stidger, when l was honorably
discharged on a surgeons certificate
Sf disability. having taken part in the
battles Of Chaplin Hills, Ky. Stone
River and Chickamauga. Lookout
Mountain and Missionary Ridge. May
s, 1864, was employed by the provost
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Secretary Moody Is Econon ical.

Some CONSERVATION has been aroused
in the navy department by an appar-
ent determination on the part of Sec
retary Moody to run the place with
some regard to economy. Some days
ago an appeal was made to him for
more clerks, it being declared that
only by the most diligent industry
could the work be kept up with the
present force. Mr.. Moody astounded
the applicant for more help by saying
that the condition described was ex-
actly as it should be. The clerks, he
said, had easy hours and should en-
ploy every moment of their time in
the department in doing government
work. AS they We're able to keep the
business up to date, even with diff
Guilty, this was what was required Of
them.
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Fifteen fine Jersey COWS on the
Whitney Point Stock Farm went on a
disgraceful spree last Monday and al
most frightened the men in charge OF
them out of their wits.
For a long time no one knew just
what was the matter with the cows.
They went reeling across the fields
like lot of drunken soldiers, rolling
their eyes, and every once in while
giving vent to the most hideous howls.
When they got tired they either
leaned against one another or against
the fences, and that was the way the
men found them when they screwed
up enough courage to so out in the
aeld and investigate.
A hurry call was sent to Bingham
ton for a veterinary, because there
was such unmistakable signs of suf-
tering on the part of the cows that the
men thought they were poisoned.
When the veterinary took a look at
The cows he was puzzled. They were
classy eyed and tired. Those that had
fallen asleep were sleeping SO soundly
hat they couldn't be walked up even
with a pitchfork. The local veterin-
lries were called in to assist the man
rom Binghamton, and the three sat
up with the COWS all night long.
The next morning the cows ap-
peared to be all right. True, most Of
hem looked trifle ashamed, but on
he whole they seemed in fair shape
Ind quite ready to go back to eating
rass and--making milk. 1t wasn't un-
ii tho cou,s were turned ont for their
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show me mans dog I will tell you
what manner of man the owner is,
with particular reference to tempera-
man, the man who grovels mentally
along the gloomier grooves, the pessi
mistic man. who is always looking at
the dark side of the picture, all the
men who come within these unhappy
classifications rarely own cheerful
dog. The dog unconsciously takes to
the ways of his master, and in his
thinking. But turn to the dog of the
jolly. cheerful fellow Watch him
show his teeth in laughter when the
master approaches. He is darting
across the yard ana dancing and frisk-
ing around the masters feet in the
happiest way imaginable, but he is
up to all kinds of pranks and does
all kinds of little things to indicate
the good nature that is in him. He
does as his master does and seems to
take the same general view of life
These are small things, | guess, but
they show just how important ones
actions are in life. Even ones way
of thinking may influence ones dog
and change his whole view of life.
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old nephew. absent-mindedly sent him
a pair of trousers, Now, when the
boy is old enough" remarked Presi-
dent niaz, he can never wear those
pants
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Marriage is often failure because
neither of the interested parties has
sense enough to take an occasional va.
cation.
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Souea Writin. u Move.

Bandmaster Sousa's rather creepy
story, THE Fifth String has not
been a tremendous hit, but he is at
work on another book. This time it is
d history OF his boyhood adventures
in the form of novel. and he hopes
to have it finished before he leaves
in the fall for his European tour.