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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26
BLOOD TEST OF GUILT.

Striking Instance of Superstition IN .
,E,7 Chinese Mixed Court. p.
An instance of the prevalence, OF
superstition among the better class of
Chinese even in Europeanized COM
munities. is supplied by a recent trial
before the mixed court at Shanghai.
Magistrate Chang was sitting. An
English assessor was present, and
counsel appeared on both sides.
The case was one in which a native
detective was accused of abducting a
girl betrothed to another man. The
question before the magistrate to de-
eide was whether the accused should
be arraigned on a civil or criminal
charge.
All the witnesses, even the girl her
self and her mother, declared that the
man had not maltreated her But
Magistrate Chang was of another opin-
ion. and he commanded that the
mother be beaten in order to extract
the confession he was sure she was
Withholding. This was futile, of
course, as the poor woman had moth
ing to confess.
Then the accused man who was
already on his knees, took oath in Chi
nese fashion by breaking saucer.
Most solemnly he protested that his re-
lations with the girl had been proper.
Still the magistrate was not satisfied
and he demanded another test.
The girls forefinger was first cut and
the blood therefrom allowed to drop
into bowl of water provided by the
court. The detectives finger was next
cut and the same proceeding carried
out The magistrate then held that
as the blood mixed. the detective was
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26
Mrs. Clover's Courtesy.

But one American woman courtesied
to President Roosevelt on the occa-
sion of the recent diplomatic reception.
Mrs. Glover, daughter of w. A. Clark,
the millionaire senator from Montana,
executed a bended-knee bow before the
chief magistrate of the nation, which
was so elaborate and prolonged that
1t delayed for the better part of
minute the line of guests waiting to
be presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Roose-
welt. CourtesieS are common at diplo-
matte receptions, however. The great
er number of the ladies connected with
the foreign embassies and legations
bring their court manners with them
just as they wear their court clothes
They greet the President of the United
States as if he were ruler born by
right. But American women proffer
their hands to the President and bow
perhaps a little lower than If they
were meeting an acquaintance on the
street. Mrs. Glover, who has resided
much abroad and mingled with Euro
pean society, attained her proficiency
in making a courtesy while across the
water
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26
Especial Letter.)

!; !;
~ HE famous old Penn
(N church, located in Amer
sham Bucks. England, in
which many Of William
" PENIS descendants are
~ buried, and which con-
tain the historic brasses
go OF the Penn family, the
earliest dating from 1897, is in great
danger of falling into complete decay.
The vicar OF this venerable house of
worship, Rev. B. J. s. Kerby, will visit
Philadelphia early this spring for the
purpose of interesting the people Of the
Quaker City in the work of repairing
the old Penn church, which he hopes to
complete before the coronation of
King Edward.
This ancient and historic church OF
Penn, SO closely connected with the
great founder of Pennsylvania, and
which contains a vault in which re-
pose the remains of no less than six Of
the founders grandchildren the eldest
of whom was named after him, stands
on lofty summit which commands a
beautiful panorama of Windsor and the
valley of the Thames. The sacred edi-
f1ce stands 700 feet above sea level.
From its massive square tower may
be seen portions Of twelve counties.
This eminence gives a great charm to
its churchyard, which contains some
beautifully twisted old yew trees sup
posed to be more than 1000 years old.
The church was built in 1918, con-
sisting originally of nave and south
aisle; a cbancel was added in 1876, in
which are several very elegant monu
ments of the celebrated Chantrey, and
also a fine cast window Of stained
glass.
The church is also famous for its
ancient and well-preserved brasses,
most of which relate to the Penn fam
lily. The earliest of these is that of
John Penn, 1897, and another is that
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26
English Railway service Poor.

In every respect the United Slater
is superior to Eng and-compar1ng like
with Hke-but what is more notable
in Germany and France railway travel
is cleaner. more speedy and cheaper
No week passes that 1 do not run out
from London for country air, and
whenever + find train that reaches
its destination on time I make note
of it as a strange thing. And as to
overcrowding. | have frequently found
myself in railway carriages wherein
passengers have had to stand up all the
way after having paid their fares So
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26
Faculties OF Lesser Crea-
lures Sometimes Far
Greater * * * *

ly developed elsewhere in the animal
kingdom than in man. No man-made
device for measuring water pressure
equals that of the fish. whose sides all
strung with nerves register the water
pressure correctly evey time. and in
form his tishship just how much he
can stand and when to move up OF
down.
A dogs sense of smell is always re-
spected by man, who frequently, as
in the case OF the hunter, relies upon
1t to supplant the findings of his Own
less active olfactory nerve
When it comes to the human voice
there are birds with whose music
mans music cannot be compared. Not
Patti herself ever sang more sweetly
than the meadow lark at break of day.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26
Lord SaIisbury's Laziness.

A schoolfellow of Lord Salisbury
tells that the premier when a boy star
tied his nurse by declaring: "Oh, Bet
ty, wish l was a cat!" La, Lord Rob-
ert." she replied, how can you wish
yourself beast?" To which came the
answer: when l think of the many
times l must dress and undress before
l die l wish my clothes grew on my
back"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26

far as my experience goes, l can traveE
with more speed and comfort in Ger
man third-class carriage fom Berlin
to any big town like Hamburg, Frank
fort or Cologne than in first-class
carriage in England. and it Will cost
me about one-ifth of the English price.
-Poultney Bigelow in New York In
dependent
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26

yours, George" After finishing the
letter the. prince is said to have re
marked to the princess: Won't our
friends at home be pleased to Set al
the news I have told them in thte lek
ter2''- + =. IA SrT
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26
Moro EnfT Ines In Canuda

The buffaloes are increasing IN such
proportions in Canada that they prom
Use in the course of few years to be.
come again fairly abundant Some
time ago they threatened to become
extinct.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26
Old nm Chur h

Scott wrote as muchgat 10 as at'any Pc
Rod Of his life. Talleyrand at the age
of 80 stood at the head of affairs in
France under NAPOLEON, and then IN
der the Bourbons.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26

then comes the university building
which at that time had a front porch
Next is Harvard hall. Then comes the
little rectanele with three trees, the
largest of which is the tree around
which some of the famous class-day
exercises of yore were held. The two
smaller trees have disappeared since
that day. Then comes Holden chapel
behind which is Stoughton and Hollis;
between these two a glimpse is had of
Holworthy. The entrance to the yard
in front of University is where the
present Harvard gate stands. AS will
be noticed, the yard was rather sparse
of trees in those days
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26

not become to any extent available I'M
Ill few years previous 10 the making
Of this picture The print was pub
lished by HilliGrd < Brown of Cam
bridge. and it peaks well for the enter
prise OF the Boston and Cambridge
publishers Of that day that they so
quickly gave encouragement to the
Pendletons in their introduction Of the
new process.
The drawing. although we'll made,
has some of the perspective reculari-
ties OF nearly al the drawings OF that
period. This is the old Harvard of
Holmes, Lowell Emerson and others.
On the right is Mass lchusatts building,
~-~~----~~-~--~~---~>~-~~
thought maybe she had drifced into
yours"
Then it was that the cashier at the
restaurant remembered that it was in
the first of The series OF months con-
tanning the letter 80 that his path and
that of this fair maid had become en-
lwined, and great and heavy
thoUEktfulness came upon him.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26

districts of origin. The surnames o,
Wallace, Pirie, Grant, Park, and Birnie
have strong blond tendencies. those OF
Cordiner, Cruikshank. Stephen, Strac
han. Buchan, Paterson and Whyte are
darkest; and Rennie, Scott, Grant and
Thompson show most red hair.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26

toys! With them. however. has been
forwarded many pretty and useful
souvenir. so the bride does not quits
know whether to laugh or cry at heI
wishes having been gratified at tbs
expense of her sense of humor The
practical joke, at any rate, made much
fun. and is a good satire on the opulent
displays at fashionable weddings.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26

New York city is to have a chill
dren's theater, patterned after one in
Boston, which pays good dividends.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26

German companies now have six
steamers plying regularls on the riv-
eer Yangste between Shanrhai anS
HankGw.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26

guilty, and remanded him for trial be-
fore the court on criminal charge.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26

enc can easily imagine ones self bacl
in the days OF the Pharaohs.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-26

Don't worry-and try not to make
other people worry.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-23

DR.. Adolph Lowery, the distin.
guished specialist and surgeon, of vi
emma, who came to Chicago to perform
an operation on the little daughter OF
Millionaire Armour, has done great
good in this country. Not only did he
minister to the millionaire daughter
but free of charge, he has relieved
about twenty poor children, and now
goes to Salt Lake City to perform an.
other operation. These patients, al
of whom are children, suffered from
congenital hip dislocation. By Ar
mour bringing him, at fabulous
price to Chicago, much good has been
accomplished, for which we give Ar.
mour credit, at the same time we hon.
or the distinguished surgeon, who fo1
humanity's sake has carried relief te
the poor sufferers who otherwise could
not have gotten his services. This il
true christianity.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-23
JOHN WATERGRASS AND THE
EXTENDED TERM.

JOHN WATERGRASs AND THE
EXTENDED TERM.
Mr.. Watergrass would sot down to
drop
The Editor a few lines from Postum
Trot.
To convince him the extended school
is all fake,
That is being written about, in the
Rankin Free State.
Perhaps if his boy would to a {
months school go,
He could great many things be per.
suaded to know.
He might, with one fact, be impressed
That persimnon seed won't digest.
The teacher is no doubt, good one
from Leake,
And Rankin's months caused him te
take a sneak.
The people in the county to which he
went
Know that it takes ten mills to make
one cent.
Can't we, from six months, in proper
tion, get
AS much benefit, as the blacker set?
While I'm not in favor of the present
law,
I don't favor biting off four nose. tt
exercise our jaw.
Poke fun at Whitfield all you can
He is Rankln's most progressive man.
He's been among the people lots,
And knows what's good for the little
tots.
John you are drifting downward, M
doubt,
Not to H we hope, for from there
you can't get out.
Should you go to that miserable
haunt
Four days will be all you'll II want.
You praise the man of Stems Greek
Our supervisor from No. Beat;
He's always sometimes too slow
We want a change, dontcherknow.
We got the extension without his yea
Now we want better teachers with bet
ter pay.
Let the old croakers get out of thu
race,
Give room to men of Whitfield's pace
IVANHOE
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-23
Senator A. J. McLaurin, T

Senator A. J. McLaurin,, replying
to queries of the New York Evening
Post as to the best plan to settle the
great coal strike, wrote as follows
Congress has ample power for the
purpose now if the republican party
had any desire to legislate for the
country instead of for the plutocrats.
I favor the repeal of duties on such
articles controlled by trusts Nc
honest man will ask for duties on the
pretense of public good, and after
wards use such duties to Cypress and
crush the public
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-23

While beyond any question the
striking mine workers in Pennsylvania
have had grevious grievances in the
way of insufficient wages, the follow
ing paragraph, appearing in the
Chicago Chronicle, describing condi-
tions at Shenandoah, gives a glimpse
OF one of the other elements of poverty
and misery among them: 'Shenan-
doah is veritable hell-hole. Ninety
thousand barrels of beer are sold here
annually to the miners -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-23

For some time past, and especially
since the anthracite coal strike, the
patent Office at Washington has been
doing lively business i'll prosecuting
inquiries and looking into the merits
OF inventions which patents are ap-
piled for, intended to be used for the
production of both heat and power.
Up-to-date there have been granted
1880 patents for using oil as fuel, and
for the use Of gas and vapors, 2,700.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-23

John Phillips, a Jasper county
farmer, saved the life of his son, but
probably will die as result of the
heroic efforts adopted. Phillips
eight year old son was bitten by a
rattlesnake. The father sucked the
poision from the wound and has since
been at the point of death. 1t is be-
lieved that the deadly virus entered
the fathers system through ii decayed
tooth.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-23
ANOTHER VOICE.

Mr.. Editor: had almost come tC
the conclusion that people would let
the extension Of the free school rest,
for awhile at least, but now comes
Mr.. Watergrass to revive it again just
because his little boy ate too many
persimmons. Mary Jane (my old
lady says she thought everybody
knew that it would make children
sick to eat persimmons before frost.
But if Mr.. Watergrass had made beer
| Of the persimmons and fed the chill
dren on potato bread he would have
found it more economy than buying
castor oil by the half-pint to drench
them with.
Mr.. Watergrass dates his letter
Sept. Both, and says his little boy was
going to the extended term, and that
he would have to take him out of
school in three months. Now,I didn't
know the free school could begin
until after the first of October; and ]
| would like to know what he will put
the dear little boy" to doing in the
dead of winter, unless he has him to
rake pine straw for fertilizer. His
three months will expire the 30th of
December. People in Rankin, with
whom l am acquainted, usually keep
their children in school until in the
spring, if school lasts that long. Some
of the larger boys stop school earlier
than the others to pillow, but the dear
little boys" can't pillow, and I don t
see what they could do. I usually
send mine to school to keep them out
of my way.
Mr.. Editor, l don't much like to
write for publication. as, like Mr..
Watergrass, never attended the ex-
tended term and not much Of the four
months term, and, as consequence,
[ don't know much; but Mary Jane
saws it's my duty to do it, and when
think its my duty to do anything I'm
going to do it. You know we have a
son who is teaching school 1--WE call
him the Professor) and she doesn t
like for anybody to say anything
against school teachers. And Mr..
Watergrass seems to class school teach
ers and negroes together. He says:
81 find that all the school teachers
and negroes are in favor of an eight
or ten months free school. y X It
now looks like in few years some
politician, if he thought there was any
thing in his pocket, would advocate
mixed schools and then the next step
social rights. And then he expiates
in negro dialect on what the darkey
will say. I just wish you could have
heard Mary Jane when she read that.
tell you it would have made the hair
stand straight on your head. / didn t
see so deep into it at first, but she
saw through it ALL do believe she
is the smartest woman in the state,
you know she went to school once fo1
seven months. And when she read
that letter she said that fellow was
just doing his best to leave the. i'm
preston that school teachers would dc
anything for the money-that all
they wanted to get the term extended
for was SO they might make more
money out of it; and that I just had
to tell Mr.. Watergrass that the Pro
fessor is doing all he can to get the
term extended, and he gets $40 q
month for eight months whether there
is any free school or not, and if t is
all free school he will not get dollar
more. And I've inquired into 1t and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-23

We won't vouch for the following,
but it might be worth trying: When
splinter has been driven deeply into
the hand it can be extracted without
pain by steam. Nearly fill wide
mouthed bottle with hot water, place
the injured part over the mouth and
press it slightly. The suction thus
produced will draw the flesh wound
In minute or two the steam will ex-
tract the splinter and Inflammation
together. Try it.once.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-23

Mount Morris Index: Last Thurs
day Dave Books best COW slipped
while going to the pasture field and
strained her milk. This the same COW
which ten days ago broke into Uncle
Reuben's icehouse and gave ice cream
for nearly week. The poor beast is
bob tailed and Dave talks, of retailing
her to his neigbhors at 20 cents a
pound. So Boss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-23

One day last week young woman
was up stairs taking a bath, and hear
ing knock at the front door she
hastily donned bath robe and step
ped into the hall. She heard her
mother open the door and then cal l
up stairs: MAUD, Mr.. Smith is
here to see you.'' "Why, mother,
I'm not dressed oh, slip on some
thing and come down. and Maude
Slipped on the top step and came
down in hurry.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-23
CONFEDERATE VETERANS SONS
ELECT.

The Anslem J. McLaurin Camp
No. 305, United Sons of Confederate
Veterans, held meeting last night
and elected the following officers: T.
Raleigh Raines, commandment; J. G.
Hillman, first lieutenant commandment
r. P. Whiteley, second lieutenant
commandant; Percy S. Edmunds,
adjutant; J. G.. Greene, quarter
master, and B. HI. Horne, color SER
geant. A smoker will be held at
Barton's Saturday, November 9Th. =
Washington Post. ~
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-23
Democratic Nominee for Congress.
HON. JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS.

The third of June, Jefferson Davis
birthday. has been fixed as the time
for laying the corner stone of the new
capital
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-23

The hardest battle Of life is to conquer
self.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
Champion Oyster Eater.

OF course every one in Washington
eats oysters, and there is no city in tn,
country where they can be had in 81
many styles and Of such excellent dual
1ty. The ordinary oyster lover is con
tent to go to Il restaurant and satisfy
himself with Il dozen on the half shell
Or dozen fried or half peck steam
ed. But the real oyster fiend, who i,
gourmand as we'll as gourmet, zoe.
down to the wharfs, picks out a schoon
er which has been dredging on his ia
vorlte bed, buys half a bushel and hires
a shucker to open while he eats. A hall
pushei will shuck about two quarts Of
solld oysters, and there are over hun
dred OF the oyster fiend class who co,
get away with that quantity at a sit
ting They always take salt water ovs
ters and generally no seasoning What
ever. What they want is oysters anf
nothing to spoil or hide the favor ax
cept perhaps bottle or two of heer
i ne champion eater of all is a wei
Aho"h citizen of Georgetown. who do
YOURS them from September to Ami,
ne aostalns from May to August r.
tne li'.er month he begins to get thin
as'eilsi ana fretful, and by the 2ott
VI August two little white marks tb1
shape OF oyster shells come on h;s
tneekpones and disappear only ,fto,
wham I th n,'a e, ms lrst feed which begins
wneh the first oyster schooner roo =, u" ~
'he wharf and ends when he ca "r NC,
Post. asllngtor
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08

There is Il great deaf; Of difference in
the quality of work that broom will
do and the length of time it will last.
One that is used every day should lie
washed once Il week. Prepare back
etful of suds by dissolwing ASKING
powder in hot water and dip the
broom UP and down in it until the
straws look clean and new. Rinse well
and hang it up to dry. This toughens
the straw so it will not bend easily.
The broom should never he set down
in the corner after it is used, bending
the straw over and making the broom
one sided. Have Il hook screwed il, the
end of the handle and insist upon llaN-
ing the broom hung up when not in
use. 1t will greatly lengthen its period
of usefulness, and the sweeping willhe
easier.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
Chfua's Antiquity.

China's antiquity is part OF her co
,ossal proportions. China early writers
record neurological history covering
tens of thousands Of years, but lhi'
period ends with the establishment OF
the capital of the empire at halfungi'
in the thirty-frs century b. q. Hel
legendary history extends from tiii'
time to 1905 B. c.. at which time
may be said, China's real history be
gins. The ancient history of China eX
tends from 2205 B. G. to 29S B. c. Hel
medieval history begins there and eX
tends to the time of the Mongol con
quests in 1915 A. D.
With the founding of the Mongol dy
nasty China's modern history begins
The Mongols We're driven out by thu
Mings in 1868 A. D. The Mings wer'
the last native dynasty that ruled owe
China, and their control lasted from
1868 to 1914 Under the title of the III
Using 0he Great Pure dynasty tn
Mantchoos have ruled China since A
A. 1914.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

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If you owe us anything
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f. H. METCALF,
Circulation Mgr.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
:, '1di"on's Shorthand sne.o,,

Thomas A. Edison, rs ip ,
possibly 10 . rerhaps owing to his ~,
inSsntn, TO playful pleasantly he h. ol
- ns a sort of shorthand s ne mas
ar winch is his greeting 10 t npeeen l,
er hands in his shop and ,a ~ the Old
saws ,Ir 'e I re, one of these men, ..BooS,
c c"nS N ta Edison. That expression n1 No.,
afrernoon mean a' good morning or vn nas
W. 'e ,, nooh or good night. Ths ,o VI sood
~ men have picked IN , ne 'aoorato-
p ptars IN the morning he is n poss APP
fnn s own .. shorthand speech !, t ~ 4, in
n av ore boo Mr.. Edison,' to tha IS there
'rl'ieht of the uninitiata a,'er