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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
LABOR CONTROLS ANsoNIA.

Labor is well represented in the
municipal government OF Ansonia.
Conn. Stephen Charters, the labor
mayor, was inaugurated recently, and
OF the fifty-fve appointments at his
disposal. he announced fifty-one. For
ty-seven of these appointees are mem
bers of trades unions, and the other
four are strong advocates of organized
labor. The mayor made no political
distinctions in his appointments,
dividing the principal offices almost
equally between Republicans and
Democrats. In his message he calls
on his appointees to conduct the af-
fairs of the city honestly, fearlessly
and without thought of expediency.
He expects the members of the board
Of education, whom he warned. to
call sharp halt upon the custom of
changing text books several times or
even once a year, because it was a
hardship to many parents who were
too proud to ask the city to buy books
for their children. The present ad-
ministration of Ansonia shows what
labor can do when united and what it
ought to do.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
Opera Season Breaks Records.

The record season on the Pacific
coast was formerly that given by
Adelina Patti. under the direction of
Abbey Grau. The profits OF that en-
terprlse were larger than those OF
any company that went to the West
before or since until the present year
The Maurice Grau Opera Company ex-
ceeded even these profits. which are
said to have amounted to more than
$4,000. Mr.. Grau, who was connected
with both engagements. is authority
for this statement.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
THE DIVINE DEMANDS.

II God has a message from the world
He certainly has message for each
individual man. The individual is not
lost in the crowd. no soul is simply
averaged" in with others Each man
stands out distincly in the vision OF
his Creator, and must answer Gods
messages for himself. Though Adam
hide in the garden. Gods call will find
him out; though he dweIls in the ut
terinost parts of the sea. even there
will his Maker be with him. There is
no getting away from God, no hiding
behind others. or back of customs.
presidents or conventionalities. The
divine omniscience and the divine de-
mands will pierce through all subter-
fuges of deceit. artificial apologies OR
special pleas of men.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
Servant Girls Organize.

The Swedish housemaids and ser
want girls of Kansas City have organ
lied a union known as The North
ern Star The object is to meet once
month and compare notes, listing
the places where servants are i'll
treated or under-paid and to aid
members in distress. Weekly dues
will be paid to raise a sick benefit
fund. The girls deny that they are
organizing to make a concerted de-
mand for higher wages.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
Jefferson De Angels.

The subject of this sketch is claim
ed by California as her own. Born ir
San Francisco in 1859, he entered the
theatrical profession as a child, and
while still a very young man toured
the world with his own comic opera
company. Since 1886 he has been
prominently identified with most of
the comedy successes on the operate
stage, and is at present at the head
of the De Angels Opera Company.
The name of De Angels ranks with
any Of the comedians that have won
fame and fortune on the boards dur
ing the last twenty years. and there
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
Christian Endeavor Topics,

Christian Endeavor Day-M., Jan
y. Endeavor's delight. Ps. 81: 1-12 T.,
Jan. %. Endeavor's zeal. Ecci. 8: 10-1S
W, Jan. 80 Endeavor's treasure Matt.
6: 1923. T, Jan. 80. Endeavor's choice.
Luke 10: 3S-42. F., Jan. 81 Endeavor's
example. John 9: Is. s., Feb. l. En-
deavor's goal. Phil. 8: 1916. Sun.
Feb. 2. Topic-Christian Endeavor
Day twenty-hrst birthday. Matt.
%: 31-46.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
Practice What You PRAY For.

Pray modestly as to the things OF
this life; earnestly for what may be
helps to your salvation; intensely for
salvation itself, that you may ever be-
hold God. love God. Practice in life
whatever you pray for. and God will
give it to you more abundantly.-E-
b. Puasey
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
Rose CoShlan~

lately wrote an opera founded on
ChOpin's life. 1t was sung at Milan
the other day with no particular sue.
cess.
The Polish composers music was
transcribed for the voice and some OF
it was made into choruses with only
thread of original composition to hold
it together. This was supplied by the
composer who found his inspiration in
the Polish composers life.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24

HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
Men couldn't steam across the sea,
a hundred years ago,
And money wasn't all they thought
Worth having here below;
They had NO; elevators then
To hoist them through the air,
And yet they thought, the poor old
guys,
That they were wonderful and wise,
And that the world was fair.
Men couldn't talk by telephone,
A hundred years ago;
They sowed and reaped and threshed
by hand
And when the streams were low
They had to stop the mills and wait
For Gods good rain to fall,
And yet they proudly went about
With heads held high and chests push
ed out,
And thought they knew it all
Their battleships were made OF wood,
hundred years ago,
And oh, the weak old ways they had
For laying people low!
They had not lightning trains on
which
To fit athwart the scene,
And yet these poor. benighted men
Supposed that things were perfect
then
Alas! but they were green!
Men had to load each time they shot,
A hundred years ago.
And then, alas! they had no gas
To light things here below!
There were no trolley cars to dodge,
No horseless things to tame,
And yet, poor fools, they thought they
Had all the blessings in their day,
That men might ever claim!
But they had pessimists around
hundred years ago.
Who mourned because their sons
could ne'er
Obtain a proper show!
And they predicted dire things
They thought the end was near;
They fancied that the devil then
Worked overtime in urging them
To start red havoc here.
S. E. kiser.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
Chief End of Man,

The older l grow-and l now stand
upon the brink of eternity-the more
comes back to me that sentence in the
catechism which l learned when a
child. and the fuller and deeper it's
meaning becomes, What is the chief
end of Man? To glorify God and en-
joy Him forever."-T. Carlyle
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
Veteran Stage Manager Dead.

I-aurapt Howard. stage manager OF
the Orpheum theater, Brooklyn. is
dead. aged AZ. He managed theaters
at ST. Augustine, Fla, and was per.
former for many years.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
American Girls Success.

Geraldine Ferrar. the American
girl who lately became a member of
the company at the Royal Opera
HC>lse in Berlin after a performance
of Marguerite that aroused great en-
thusiasm, has just sung Violetta in
La Traviata-" 1t is rare that such
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
God In the Church.

1t is true that God is found in our
homes and in our offices as much as
in church; but it is also true that if
We do not yield reverent worship to
Him in church we shall aot see Him.
still less worship Him anywhere else
The Moravian.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
Opera Singer Want. pamnxe..

Will Birrenkoven, the tenor who
was seriously injured by falling
through a trap door while on horse
back in the opera of "Rienzi,' has
brought suit for $4,000 damages
against the managers Of the Stadt
Theater at Hamburg. where he was
singing. Both Max Award and Fritz
Plank died from accidents of similar
nature.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
Chopin's Life in Opera.

Chopin'S songs are sometimes heard
at the prevailing song recitals, but
more frequently the songs made from
the composers piano music are used
by performers because they are more
familiar. This plan was followed by
the Italian composer Orefce, who
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
Products of Alaska.

Since Alaska became the property OF
the United States the value OF the
product of her fisheries has been over
SIC, 100000, of her furs $4,000, 900, and
the yield of her gold mines approx
mately $40, 100000.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
where Women Load Ships.

The women of Finland of the lower
classes perform arduous labor that in
other countries is usually assigned to
males. They wheel hand carts and
barrows of various descriptions con-
tanning heavy burdens. They also
sweep the streets. act as boatmen and
even assist in loading ships.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24

Some scholars call the hupoan mind
the spiritual part OF man" However.
remove that carnal vegetable called
brain and the human mind ceases
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24

his home in the country about ten
miles away, the others all had their
residences in the city of Richmond.
This village was simply part OF their
circuits-The Outlook
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24

commentator Is ever awarded to .
young singer and If half OF what has
been written about her is true, Miss
Ferrar must assuredly be one OF the
opera singers of the future.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24

are not lacking admirers who place
him at the head of the profession II
his particular line.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-24
SEEK AND FIND.

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The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-09

me down ter a restaurant what looked
swell, they had oranges on the table
an some NV the people had cut theirs
into an was eatin' Nv 'em with a spoon,
so l thought I'd tackle mine with one,
an the first thing | lone was ter bend
it pretty near double, an that rather
excited me m | guess l did make a
mess Nv it, cause everyone was laugh
in at me, an that was good manners
Nv course, cause enyone what has man.
ners enogh ter cot pie with a fork an
oranges with a spoon, would certainly
have the polish on clean
through. We wouldn't think NV laugh
in at a Teller out at our place what had
a mishap like that, but l told George
we'd jest let loose Nv the hammer long
enough fur M ter eat my orange in the
good old way, I'm gittin' to old ter git
spooney on an orange anyway, an l
take notice that most every one drops
their manners, when somethin' turns
up, that appeals ter their s~elfishness.
81 guess you are more than half right
about that" said the editor, Il have
noticed many times, that selfishness
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-09

on manners an git up ter GATE, 80 |
sent off an got a book on etiquette, an
all the durn tommy-rot yer ever heerd
tell NV, is in that book; bout eatin'
with a fork an SIGH like, a fork may be
good enough ter pitch hay with, but
when yer come ter the real grain a
shovel beats it out, an it's the same
way with eatin' a fork is good enough
ter eat green's an kraut with, but when
it comes ter pie an SIGH like I'll take
my knife every time. Our ancestors
didn't go much on style, but they were
great on principal. In them good ole
days it was, come in an have some
thin ter eat Now, it's set down an
put on style, whether yer git enough
ter eat or not. An many a durn fool
IL git up from the table hungry cause
their skeert ter take holt like they'd
ought ter"
you must have got mixed up some
where on this question:" said the ed
itor.
"Wall when I git real perplexed on
some NV these ~fine-haired questions,
go ter Chicago an stay a few days with
my nephew. He sort NV gifts me
Strengthened out cause he takes me out
an shows me how folks do, sc l told
him me an Helen had been eatin' fur
bout 60 years an Helen had jest found
out that | didn't know enough ter feed
myself, an l wanted him ter put me
next so'st l could make her feel, as
awkward as a load NV hay"
did he put you 'next'?" asked the
editor.
HE not only put me next, but put
- III .4-. ~ . --.l TT-AIA dill 80
iously. why that boy took me out,
an said, now uncle these things are
learned easiest by observation, you
watch me and do likewise, an when
you go home you will throw Aunt
down one NV the streets when George
reached out an grabbed a young lady
by the arm an said. here let me intro
duce my Uncle Bill" an as he did it
he took off his hat. An | followed suit,
an she NV course was glad ter meet me.
We walked along bout a block an |
thought I'd practice my lesson, so l
reached out an grabbed a oma by
the arm an said, here, let me introduce
my nephew George. Wall sir, by dumb,
she was the maddest woman yer ever
saw. She fairly spit in my face, an
then George jumped around an took
his hat off an said she must pardon the
ole man. as he was a distant relative
Nv his'n, from the country an was a
monomaniac, as he thought he knew
everybody, but he could assure her that
I was harmless. By this time a big
crowd had lined up, an the lady smiled
at George an said, oh, l understand,
poor man. George thanked her, an
we got a move on ourselves. Then
George gave me fits fur grabbin' NV
her, an / told him ! was doin' as he
did, he bust out laughin' an said. why
the girl / spoke to was our typewriter.
An NV course the one l grabbed didn't
know either NV us. told him that ]
business Of farming Of a certain preju'
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-09

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, England's
chancellor of the exchequer, is the OBJ
ject of wholesale ridicule at the hands
of both governmental and opposition
newspapers on account of the amended
proposal to the check duty which he
made in the house of commons, name
ly, that the drawers OF checks under
two pounds may present the cancelled
checks at the nearest postoffice and get
a penny returned. This proposal is
frankly described as childish and as
likely to result In the abandonment of
the tax altogether.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-09
WHAT DAVE RANKIN SAYS.
Biggest Cattle Feeder in the Country
Says Price of Beef Depends on Feed

Biggest Cattle Feeder in the Country
Says Price of Beef Depends on Feed
Price.
David Rankin of Tarkio, Mo-, who
enjoys the distinction of being the
greatest farmer in the world, and
who feeds more cattle than n 9TH
err person East or West, has very
pronounced views or the beef ques-
tion. He is very emphatic in his
opinion that all the talk about the
present high prices of meat products
being due to a combination on the
part of packers is without warrant.
He declares there is nothing in it and
that there is no good reason why a 4
cen steer fed on 60-cent corn or $50
cotton seed meal should not bring
enough money to pay for the feed in
him. That is all present prices are
doing, according to Mr.. Rankin. In a
recent interview he said:
Let me illustrate by my own ex-
%perience. In the first place, | have
about so per cent of my usual num-
Der of cattle on feed, and | think
that would be a fair estimate of the
number being fed in this section of
the country. | bought my cattle on
the market in st. Joseph, Omaha and
-. n:.. -. ean - "a: - -
nansas oi'y last ian anu uiu hoC pay
more man marhet prices tne average
oelns aoout = Genus a pounu, WIN an
average weisnt VI l'ouo pounas 10 Lhe
steer; ING an sluue Oh cattle
Mouii eoss o cehts now IL axes 20
pusneis " corh OF us equlValent III
pener ieeus.uns 10 Latteh steers MINE
nave peeh aHelasins ABOUT LOO
p1Gnus anu seillns as hisn as 1000 III
onicaso, on q OASIS OIL .nis state,
hien. anu oonui'iohs 'he hsures VIII
IT, TG 40 III 600 ne =, s,o m
Fned * IN ,sh vJo o - ~ eoc 0O0
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-09
STUDY OF LAW IN MEXICO.
Long Course for Young Men Who
Need Eloouence to Succeed.

Need Eloquence to Succeed.
New York Tribune: The young men
of Mexico who decide to follow the law
have a much longer road of study to
follow than heir countless brothers in
the United States. Yet, it is not so
hard as the Spanish law, on which it is
based. The new plan of studies for the
Mexican National School of J%urispru-
dence was recently outlined in a de-
cree by President Diaz. 1t includes six
six years of preparatory work in the
national school or in one of the official
state schools, n six years of profess
sional study. The first year is given
over to constitutional law and first
courses in civil and Roman law. The
latter are repeated in the second year.
The third year is devoted to mercan-
tile and penal law; the fourth to civil,
mercantile, common, federal and mill
tary procedure and to practice in the
lower civil courts. The studies Of the
fifth ear are political economy, ad-
ministrative law, fiscal legislation, pri-
vate international law. the conflict OF
the laws of the various states of the
Mexican federation, and practice in the
lower penal courts. The last year of
the course deals with legal medicine.
public international law, philosophy of
law, forensic oratory and practice in
the lower federal courts. Two years.
practice in a lawyers Office is also re-
Quired. ,
If the young Mexican does not feel
capable of this extended struggle with
the study of law he can become an
''agente de n%ogocious," or business
agent, with much less effort. The pro-
tessional duties for such a career can
be completed in two years, and the
graduate is entitled to practice in the
lower court. Examinations are
sprlnkled through both courses at fire.
ouent intervals. Considerable stress Is
put upon court oratory in Mexico, ard
the young man who cannot become elo-
quent las little show.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-09

took precedence of manners"
YES" replied Uncle Bill, 81 guess
the farmers an their families will stack
up with the rest Nv the world, fur real
genuine manners, but WI need a leetle
Joachim in big crowds, / guess. A fell
Ter what goes ter a ball game at 2
O'Clock, jest ter git a seat; when the
game don't begin till three, has got ter
have the highest kind NV manner pol
ish on ter git up an give his seat ter a
lady what come in with another man
at a quarter after three, an IL yer'll
go to a crowded ball game an watch
the fellers what do that, yerll Nmost
ginerally see that it's some Teller Nhat
has callouses on his hands that holds
the ideas Nv a true gentleman evSn
though he does eat pie with a knif\
or skin an orange an eat it the OLD
fashioned way"
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-09
OIL NEAR BURLINGTON.
Several Greasespots Down That Way
That Excite PEOPLE,

burlington, Ia, %dispatch.) The lat
est discovery of oil has been on the
farm owned by w. j. d. Meyers, sever
al miles north of Burlington, on the
bottom road. Mr.. Meyer has a deep
well on his farm and recently noticed
a peculiar taste which characterized
the water. The odor and the taste
fianally became so pronounced that the
stock refused to drink it. Mr.. Meyers
pumped out several barrels of the wa.
ter and let it stand over night.
The next morning he found the sur
face covered with several inches of oil.
This he skinned off, and after strain
ing it through a cloth, he tested it's H.
Illuminating qualities in a lamp.
The result of this test was so salts
factory that the oil taken from this
well has since been used regularly in
the Meyers home.
Mr.. Meyers has not yet taken steps
to ascertain the extent of the flow of
oil in his well. He thinks that perhaps
if he would bore deeper he might
strike a flow that would yield several
barrels and perhaps more each day.
But he has made no arrangements to
do this.
Numerous oil signs are being en-.
countered in Henderson county, across
the river from Burlington. Since the
many discoveries of oil in various csc
tons, farmers everywhere are alert
for oil signs, and in Henderson coun-
ty they are e~ncountering them, al
though so far the signs are too faint to
be followed. Around and south of Car
men, ILL.,, these signs have been com
mon for some time past, and possibly
some one may decide to bore there in
the near future.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-09
Bamboozled the Britisher.

A David Harum story comes from
Anthem, la. A horse buyer for the Brit
ish army vas in Anthem the other day
trying to sell a pony which had been
foisted upon him through a cunning
trick at Cherokee. Horses for the
cavalry must not be under a certain
height. The buyer used a cane to de
termine how many hands the horses
stood, and when his back was turned
a farmer who had a pony which failed
to come up to the requirements by an
inch cut a couple Of inches Off the bot
tom Of the Observation-Disclosures Times
Republican.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-09

causes only and that there has been
no combination to bring it about, so
far as the packers are concerned. He
says they are simply paying a good
price for the produce. They are pay
ing what the demand. due to general
prosperity, justifies and what the cost
of the products as the result of the
high-price feed merits. Prosperity
and the short corn crop of last year is
the combination.-Keokuk Gate City.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-09

The wholesale jewelry firm of Moore
& Evans of Chicago, one of the largest
in the West, was placed in the hands of
a receiver on Tuesday. A statement OF
its liabilities and assets is being pre-
pared. The firm is said to have done q
business OF 81, 00O, 900 a year.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-09

n HEN they was passin' round
" good manners, in this world,
some people were hogtsh an
got more'n their share, while
others didn't git enough ter eat a piece
Nv pie with" said Uncle Bill, as he
handed the editor a notice-to publish,
-~that he had resigned, s moterman.
ION account of spring work on the farm
bein' to pressin'."
Good manners" remarked the editor,
may be acquired by any who wish
them, ana a person going through life
without, is simply a shadow in his own
light"
"I'm so burned mixed up over the
matter that I git %befuddled; for in
stance, I know it's fashionable ter take
yer hat Off ter the ladies, but it's all
out NV whack ter take yer coat off, or
leave it off, afore yer set down ter the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-22
AN ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.

Burglars Break a Window in the Bode
StOre-Arrival of Police Prevents Crime.
A bold attempt was made to break
into the furniture store of Bode Bros,
on Main street, early this morning, but
the attempt was frustrated by the
prompt arrival of police officers. The
men had intended to do the Job Just
after 2 O'Clock and went to the rear OF
the store. The men had broken a
window by which they intended to
enter the store but the noise of the
breaking glass was heard by Officer
Stevens, who is in charge of the Main
street beat, and securing the assistance
of Night Sergeant O'Hare he hurried
to the scene of the attempted robbery.
The men evidently heard the approach
Of the officers and managed to get
away. A search of the lumber yard
was made but no, trace of the men
could be found. Several suspicious
characters were seen about the city
during the night but they were all able
to give good. account of themselves
and no arrests were made.