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The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-23
Trees "a Rain reller..

1t is true that people often say that
the turning up of leaves is sign of
rain, says the Weather Review. I
have heard the remark many times,
but as far as my observation go, the
sign does not seem to be very sure
one. There are many kinds of trees.
like the silver leaf poplars, in fact all
poplars, the maple and some of the
oaks, which turn their leaves up when-
ever there is fairly strong, steady
wind, but they do it as much in clear
weather as in rainy. 1t has been sug-
gested to ME that possibly the belief
may have arisen from the fact that
winds capable of turning leaves over
very often precede or follow rain
storms, and as people are usually on
the alert when the general atmospheric
conditions favor rain, looking for signs
to confirm the general feeling they
have that it is going to rain, 1t might
be that the turning up of the leaves
would be especially noted at such
times.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-23
An ADologetic Luncheon.

Just for the sake of argument, say
he was from Jersey, although it is
possible that he came over the Brook
lyn Bridge. He was considerably past
middle age and he possessed gray
chin whiskers and hair that curled
under in the back.
1t was noon, and he walked into a
restaurant which was by no means a
quick lunch place.
Just bring me little bread and
butter and q cup of tea. l don't feel
very hungry"
After the waiter had disappeared the
floorman approached him. Have you
given your order, sir?" he asked.
YES" explained the old gentleman
in a conciliatory voice, Il just ordered
a little bread and butter and a cup OF
tea. amt very hungry"
Just as he had finished his luncheon
an ACQUAINTANCE entered and took a
seat by his side.
Had your lunch?' inquired the
friend.
"Yes; wasn't very hungry. so just
ordered little bread and butter and
a cup Of tea"
When he stopped at the cashier
window he presented the check, which
called for ten cents, and put down the
coin.
Il only had little bread and butter
and 4 cup of tea," he explained. II
wasn't very hungry."-New York Her.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-23
Siam Menaced.

Fearful rumors from the north Of
Siam continue pouring in, and the gov
ernment authorities here are simply,
transfixed at the awful reports cury
rent of the havoc and loss of life that
is being wrought by the armed Shans
who are bursting over the Burma
frontier. If the fame once catches
the Malay states by some stray spark.
a general condagration may be antiot.
pated and then "finis" might safely
be written to the history Of Slam
BANGKOK slam Free Press.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-23
Den DECORATION,

An odd decoration for a den" is in
the form Of good-sized drapery of
fine leather, soft brown in shade and
having a design of pine-tree limbs cut
out upon it, The peculiar feature of
the decoration is that, let in behind
the branches, is satin. colored to sug-
gest sunset sky. The tints are red
dish brown. harmonizing with the
leather. vet warm enough to suggest
rich sunset tora. The leather is in
closed in scroll OF etching Work, col
orel lin brownish olive tones. ard at
the top of the simulated frame has
been placed q cluster OF pine cones in
burnt work. The pine-tree limbs are
also shaded in pyrographic effects.
The ''skin" hangs upon the door. and
lends an artistic decorative touch to
the apartment
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-23
RE CIPES

Turkey Hash-Mince one pint of cold
turkey: add one-half cup Of turkey
stock. Heat ii very hot in Il saucepan.
Lay Il large spoonful on round of
toasted bread: continue. until all is
used. Put sprig of parsley on the
top of each one and serve.
Picked Grapes-Pick the grapes
from stems, put them in jars: to seven
pounds of grapes allow one quart of
vinegar, three pounds Of sugar, one
tablespoon of whole cloves and one
tablespoon of cinnamon: let these cook
for fifteen minutes: let cool. and while
a little warm pour over the grapes and
serve.
Cheese Cakes-Rub one and one-half
cupfuls of cottage cheese through n
straner; beat the yolks of three eggs:
add them 10 the cheese with three
tabiespoonfuiS of milk. half cupful
of sugar. rind and juice of one lemon
and one tablespoon of melted butter;
beat this mixture WELL line Il pie plate
with rich pie crust turn in the cheese
mixture and bake twenty-five minutes
in a moderate oven.
Potato Gems-To one cup of warm
mashed potato add one tablespoon of
butter. one tablespoon of salt, the
yolks of three eggs well beaten and
one cupful of milk: pour this over one
and one-half cupfuls of flour; beat
well and add the whites of the eggs
beaten stiff, and two asd one-half
level teaspoonfuls of baking powder;
fill CREASED gem pans two-thirds full;
bake in quick oven twenty minutes.
Omelet Souffie-Beat the whites of
three eggs very stiff; beat the yolks
uasil thick. add them to the whites,
then add one and one-half tablespoon
fuls Of powdered sugar and the juice
of half small lemon; put these ingre-
dients together very carefully and
heap by the spoonful into buttered
dish or into buttered paper cases with
powdered sugar and bake in a mod
crate oven a golden brown; twelve
minutes should be the time to bake;
serve as soon as removed from oven.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-23
BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT LIGHTS.

Fourth, if you hear a noise in the
wants YOU to go down in the cellar
with light, don't so. Don't light the
gas, either, to see what the noise is
about. The darkness makes9a perfect
shelter for the burglar. while the light
makes of you Il perfect target for his
bullet. Many men have been shot TO
death or wounded because they fol-
lowed the natural impulse to get up
and strike light. Get your revolver
well gripped. lie still and await devel-
opments. which are sure to come if the
noise is caused by Il burglar. If he
comes into your room fire at him as
soon as you can discern his shadOwy
form. If YOU wish to investigate. do
your exploring in the darkness. You
know your own house: the intruder
does not. You place the boot on the
other foot when YOU follow this. the
unusual plan. for you are in the dark,
and if he is kindly packing up your sill
verware from your dining room side
board to save your hired girl the trou-
bic of keeping it clean. you can Kill
him easily if you have the requisite
nerve. II you haven't lock your door,
stick your heard out of. the window,
call for the police and fire off your
gun You will then scare the fellow
away. at least.
Fifth. if you have neither revolver
nor nerve. and you hear Il burglar in
the house. or think you do. Just lie
still and scream good and loud if
you are a woman. and give a Com
anche yell if you are man. The
chances OF your being shot are thus
lessened than if you got up and raised
the roof with your voice. He will
take the hint and get out quick. If you
happen to wake up and find him in
your room and you are timid, let him
have your valuables and you lie very
still. You may replace your valuables,
but not the life he will take if you are
foolhardy enough to tackle him bare
handed.
BURGLARS BEYOND PALE OF CONSIDER
ALTON.
"Sixth. don't forget that all burglars
are armed with revolvers. but that all
householders and roomers are not He
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-23

Bedspreads Of fowered organdie are
much liked, accompanied by bureau,
cliironnier and washstand cover to
match for bedrooms Of dainty debut
aftes A pattern should be chosen Of
large design and quite deep tint. as
81 It loses IN tint when spread over white.
Three breadths are necessary for the
bedcoyey. run together so the flowers
will match, and finished in valance
effect by deep ruffie. An under ruff
Ne OF athin, inexpensive lawn or tam
bonr. muslin is necessary to prevent
It's being transparent. 1t should be
sufficiently long to cover the round
bolster at the top and should have the
rutfle opened and hemmad at each side
ut the bottom to allow it to hang
straight down around the bedposts.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-23
Useless Beauty.

I have before me a photograph of
silver ever of the school of Benvenuto
Cellini Its general outline is graceful
in the abstract, being one which, With
many minor variations. characteriZes
a large class OF Greek vases. But the
neck is so small, and the shoulder of
the body is so pronounced. that the
vessel would have to be completely
inverted to empty it. The ornamental
handle is shaped and adjusted with
no respect to facility of grasp. or
ease of pouring. Ii rises from the top
OF the shoulder, close to the neck. so
that it would require a painful effort
to tilt the jug when filed. 1t is rem
dered further difficult to handle by
very salient ornaments which leave
no portion smooth enough for COM
fort to the hand. A silver cup with
handles, of the same school OF work
men, has 4 rim which flares so that it
must be diff ficult to drink from, and
the handles, here also. are armed with
projecting points of ornament painful
to grasp. OF the numerous silver plates
by Celiini and his followers, few, 1t
any. could be made serviceab!e on ac-
count of the ornaments in high relief
with which their surfaces are loaded.
The forms OF these objects are not al
ways beautiful even in the abstract
but in respect to adaptation to use
they are often ridiculous. and as mod
els they can be only stumbling blocks
to the craftsman.-Char NJ. Moore,
in the Atlantic.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-23
The Biggest of Cabbages.

Missouri is boasting among other
things of cabbage which is as fine an
exhibit in its class as any corn raised
in the State. A farmer in Gentry
County who rejoices in the name Of
Wermeiskerchen took into the county
seat the other day cabbage that
weighed twenty-five pounds and tipped
the scales at fifteen pounds when
stripped to be cooked.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-23

The Detroit River Is the outlet Of the
greatest bodies of fresh water in the
world, aggregating $1,000 square miles
Of lake surface. -.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-23
ALWAYS sHco OF TO KILL.

second, if you see Il stranger in
your room and your revolver is close
at hand always shoot at him TO kill:
take good aim at his body and not at
his head. as Il larger target is pre-
sented. and your ballet is more likely
to rea ch home. You are in all proba-
biiity moi a good shot, or. if you are,
You will more likely miss his head
than his body. Always fire twice and
thrice if necessary. before you stop.
Ask questions as to his presence in
your room at that hour afteIward.
Have no more compunction about kill
ing a burglar than you would 4 mad
dog: i'll fact. favor the dog. Always re-
member that he is in your house un-
lawfully for two pulposeS-to rob you
and to Kill YOU. il necessary: therefore.
| whether expert or novice with Il gun.
never shoot 10 wound plant your bull
lets thick and fast into his body.
"Third. il You have Il revolver do
! under your pillow. or within easy
reach by the side of your bed so that
you can get your fingers around the
trigger with the least possible move
ment. and without getting up. If a
| man ever needs 4 revolver under these
| circumstances he needs il right away,
and he should not have to so and hunt
! it. Lie syill in bed and shoot Your
would-hc murderer full Of holes: If you
| get up he may make Il sieve OF you.
never forgetting that he is about the
| vilest carrion on earth. and is never
| willing to GiTe you even a fighting
| chance for your life. 1T is always
! dead men tell no tales with the
burglar and you should apply the
| axiom obligingly to him
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-23
WHEN THE BURGLARS
COME A-BuRGLlN0
I NOTICE that the Star from
lime to time has advocated the
inliction of the death penalty

upon conviction of the crime of
houscbreaking, holding that the burglar
is at heart at all times murderer"
said a headquarters detective. land
none more heartily concur in this rec
ommendation than the police Of WASH
ington and of the other large cities.
1.-The recent -blooded murder by
a burglar of citizen of Brooklyn in
the presence OF his wife calls the point
to mind. 1t brings Up a suggestion or
two regarding these distressing cas-
ualties which l recommend to the citi-
zens of Washington as what TO do
when you find a burglar in the house
First, the best burglar alarm in the
world is = small dog, kept in the house
at night. Whether mongrel or thor
oughbred. he soon becomes accustomed
to the ordinary noises about the prem
ises and in the neiGhhorhood and IA
miliar With the footsteps of the occu-
pants OF the house. l lodge where
there is 4 pug. 4 breed of dog rot con-
sidered over brigh-. but l will give any
man OF peaceful irteni. or otherwise.
Il new suit of clothes il he can enter
II Y house and. entering il. move about
tnat Pups VII no. detect his presence
at once. Thouea she is 4 little coward.
she will bark the Stseplo off church.
ard raise enough fuss to aoat full
rugged snip at ,he slightest untoward
noise. however faint. though l may
enter the house ct any time of the
night or morning and be greeted with
affectionate shifts and :-runts. The
house is not the place for big dogs
which. If kept on the outside. are as
likely to bark at ca-4 as at burglars
and their usefulness neutralized. New.
ertheless. a large. weil-trained dog in
the house is better than 10 dog At all
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-10

putting pebbles in his mouth and
speaking against the booming of the
waves when lashed by the fury of a
storm. He cited them to the incident
OF the great patriot, Robt. Bruce, who,
when about to give over his plans
for Scotland, was emboldened to
persevere by watching the oft-con-
tinued but finally successful efforts
of a spider to reach a certain diff
cult hold for the attachment of his
web. He recalled for their consid-
GRAFTON the career of our own
prophet, Hon. A. j. McLaurin, re-
them OF his early struggles
tor an education, and dwelling upon
the honors which had been conferred
upon him and the high place which
he holds before the eye of the
nation.
The young men all spoke remark
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-10

all should return next year eager to
take part in the next contest. Prof.
johnson, of Clinton, then arose to
award the medals. He said beauti-
ful words of encouragement and of
appreciation to the class. He re-
cited some very amusing stories
apTopos of the dilemma the judges
had found themselves in when they
tried to decide as to the merits of
the contestants. This was to make
defeat easier when it came, and
then he announced that the final
decision was in favor of Mr. Harper
for the first medal. Mr.. Robinson
had been favorably mentioned for
the first, and it had been almost
tie between him and Mr.. Pope for
the second, which was. eventually
decided in behalf of the latter. The
young men received their defeat
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-10

fell from the lips of Mississippis
great orators as they bade God
speed to these same sweet girl grad
yates in tie beautiful years when
Miss Frank Johnson was the pre-
siding genius of the Academy
Prof. Hurst, Rev. Mr.. Melvin and
Prof. Bates, who are the organizers
|of this new movement in the educa-
tional record of Rankin county,
were there in force looking very
smiling and happy in anticipation of
the merited success of the under
taking.
Mr.. Melvin invoked Gods bless
ing upon the new departure and
upon all present.
In his graceful way, Maj. Pat
Henry welcomed the many auditors
who crowded the main building and
wings of the large auditorium. He
gave words Of cheer and encourage
ment to the young men who had
come up tp try their fate as embryo
orators. He commended them for
being so brave as to form the first
class oficontestants in an oratorical
contest in this county, and compli-
mented them on the personnel Of
the class. He bade them 60 forward
in the noble work. He held up for
their emulation the early struggles
of the great orators Of ancient times;
told them how Demosthenes, who
was afflicted with an impeachment ii
In his speech, had overcome il BY
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-10

to us converted into beautiful fabrics
which we must purchase at high
prices. We are paid poor prices
for the raw material and when it
returns to us we must pay tribute.
We have let most OF our hardWoods
60 ter a mere pittancc. Our vast
pine forests are being cut down and
carried off to be used by aliens in
the traffic of the world. What do
we get for them? A trifle, in some
instances not more than two dollars
per acre. We are letting all these
magnificent opportunities slip by
US. We put our boys in the field
to help make this pittance, giving
them the great advantage of a four
months school term.
Even this four months of learning
IS under a poor teacher. Could
you expect finely educated man
or woman to teach only four months
in the year for S25 month
--the paltry sum of S1oo a year,?
Under a twenty-five dollar teacher
we expect our boys to receive an
education that will equip them for
the stern realities of life.
1t hurts him to see the boys
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-10

cheerfully, bowing gracefully to the
victors.
Prof. Whitfeld-was introduced bv
Mr. Melvin, and although it was
the Warmest part of the afternoon,
a large and intelligent audience
hung upon his utterances. He spoke
the very truth, strongly and elo-
quently. In a nutshell, the speech
was as follows: After compliments
ing the oratorical class on their
maiden efforts, he spoke beautifully
of the citizenship of Mississippi.
He said we are of the purest Anglo
Saxon blood. Although he gives
his need of praise and admiration
for the great sister state, which has
produced more great men in the
history of this nation than any
other, yet he is very proud also of
Mississippi and Mississippians.
Knowing that we have the purest
blood and most comprehensive in
tellects among us, it hurts him to
the quick to see US let 60 of oppor-
tunity. BY the sweat of the brow,
we produce the raw material (cot-
tony which for lack of manufactor-
les is carried beyond our borders
all over the world, and comes back
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-10

who come to Jackson from over the
state seeking employment =
show how little they know, and
yet, we have talent among our boys
which would make inventors,
architects, civil engineers, great
preachers, etc. In order to have
schools which will develop these
talents we must have taxation. The
savage knew nothing of taxation,
nor did he ever know aught of de-
velopment. The best equippedpub-
lie schools flourish in cities where
the taxation of property is enorm-
Gus. It all returns to the property
owner, however, for wherever
good schools are maintained, prop
erty trebles in value.
If we build a new capitol we must
send out of the state for an archi-
tect-and that ought not to be, with
the best blood among us and the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-10

ably well for afirst attempt. They
were self possessed, easy, forceful.
Their selections breathed forth the
spirit of chivalry, patriotism, true
manliness cad Christianity. The
young man who spoke upon the
valor and purity of Gen. r. E. Lee
brought tears to the eyes of old
soldiers.
The declamatory selections were
interspersed with beautiful songs
rendered by a full choir; songs
such as "My Country It's of Thee =
s'Dixie," /" and "Star Spangled Ban
ner. An abundant dinner was
served upon the grounds. After
everybody had fully INDUCED in
this repast, the auditorium again
filled up and everybody awaited
with breathless interest to hear
how the judges had decided in be-
half of the contestants. The Rev.
Mr.. Melvin announced that the
committee had found it very difficult
to decide, since all nine had done
remarkably we'll. He enjoined
upon them that there should be no
murmurs, no hard feeling, but that
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-10

Hundreds of visitors attended the
celebration on the 9TH of July at the
Brandon school building The very
hall was an inspiration, for it's walls
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-10

lWinner Of first prize in the Rankin
County Oratorical Contest.
David G. Harper was born in Simpson
county in 1884 and il therefore in his
18th year. Ills parents moved to Ram
kin county IL years ago, and have re-
sided ia the Dry Greek neighborhood
since. David is a bright boy and promises
TO make bis mark. He is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. "A. Il. Harper.
had echoed the graduating essays of
many Of Brandon's fair daughters,
as well as eloquent words which
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-10

Sowell c. Pope was born January {,
ever since. AT the age of 5 he COM
menced his school career at Eureka,
little free school four miles northwest
of Cato, attending each free school term
until now. His educational advantages
have been limited, as he has never at
tended any high school.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-10

CONTINUED ON LAST PACE
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1902-07-24
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wABRzEzNo. zbieg} : arr
mil rosyjskie] zo}nierz pograniczrnyy
Nlemiec Antoni Wagner j pros !
tutaj waadze, ably 50 prsyjeto dc
armii nismieokiej. Wagner opowia..
DIAL, 10 rosyjscy poddodfeoerowie
niemc6w bardso przealaduja ] on
jake Niemieo nu 1l' duao prse'
cierpied. vdls togo .biega. G(dy mo
>wiado.onc, e DO arm armli ME ME NOSE NOSE
pr.yjssy j.to obey ! p =
'1ovas kiernnka Tor ''ll,- \
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1902-07-24
Cd WEJHEROWA. Pc

Cd WEJHEROWA. Posle-
d~zicielowi panu Grunwaldowl z
Oksvwia ua}ozyl volt NIX. kary
"a to, re we Wielki Piatek wi6z4
mfockarnia z Oksywia do Oblusza,
P G. kary ME zap}acl}, tylko POI
szed} do sadu. Sedzla' orzek{ re "a
prace zwyk}a W Wielki riatek ME
MONA p. G.. ukarac, DO okollca
Oksywia jest przewaznie katolicka
GRUDlADz. Sad przysie~
g1ych skaza} "a morderstwo Weso-
1owska z Przysierska ma II lat
cuchthausu a iej meza ma 10 lat.
STAROGARD w Berlinle
przyaresztowano zb:eg}ego kasy~
era Banku Ludowego W Bobowle.
SZTUM Pan Omiec.nski "
Gietrzwa1dzie sprzeda} swa posla~
d}o6c, majaca l04 m6rg onszaru,
"a 80 tysi2ce marek d~zierzawcy
mlyna Karolowi Neumannowi z
Zajezierza.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1902-07-24

=
lud sfemraE !. ten bestakt pans.
komisarrza =. .nawet jego. wap6b-
KF.yz:nawcy wyz,;iisli mu 70 q szle, ole
mkt 60 nawet slowami ME zacze-
p1l. / bylaby t. zniewaga imienia
Bozego j to lekcewazenie katolic'
kiej publlczno6ci poszlaw sapomr
D,enie, gdyby ME b,l nastapil no.
Wy arcydrastYczuY : stronY panaI
vybryk.
Pan lejtnant, wracaiac VIE
c%zornej biesiady, spostrzeg}w o!knie,
rozpatrunlaecego SIC burr
mistrza. Ma widok Polaka, krew
krzyzacka zagrala " zyfach pana
le~jtnanta. q rozgrzany podobno
koniakami, krzyczai ma Gale gar
do: ;, ia lst die verfuchte polnis-
che Bande! Du polnischer Buerger.
meister, du polnischer Humid,
komm herunter! Komm doch he-
rnnter du %polnisches Schwein! 1ch
will dir erzaehlen, was der Kslser
in Marienburg gesprochen hat.
Dodaje tutaj, &c ia tragikomedya
odbyla SIC tut pc ogIoszeniu przez
mowy maloorskiej.
TAX to wyglada polska zuch-
ws}osG, a ME niemiecka odno6nie
potulposc. Epilog tel nie~
rzadkiej ola las sceuy by} naste-
pujacy: Pan burmistrz zaraportoe
val ja1zaraz nazaiutrz osobiscie
psnu landratowl. Ostatni z]echa}
do Borku, przes}ucha} 6wiadkdw, i
ME wien, czy pan landrat, czy tel
wyzsza w}adza udzieli}a panu B
zazadanego urlopu.