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A ship at sea is an isolated. world.
Not only does the 1ittle floating viii
lage depend on the stoutness of the
planks beneath 1t. but the safety and
comfort of those on board depend on
obedience to intelligent orders. The
man who rules must RUE often, as
does q chieftain of half-savage tribe.
len. author of 1.-THE Men of the Mer-
chant Service" is no advocate of vio-
lence on the part of officers. but, as
he explains, II there is no weight of
force behind an order. men will al
ways be found who will disobey. One
of Mr. Bullen's earliest recollections
OF sailor life Is an incident on board
the East Lothian.
The men have been demoralized by
a coward1y second mate who was fin
ally discharged at Bombay. his sue
cessor was a splendid specimen Of
seaman, not too tall. finely proportion
cd. and of very pleasant face.
The first morning he was on board
we were washing decks. Mr.. Eaton,
the new second mate, was having
look around the ship. and stayed for
ward where two men were passing
water out Of the big washdeck tub.
AS MI Eaton passed. one of them,
carelessly singing a bucket toward the
other dropped it and cut the deck bad
ly with its edge. With a glance at
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-06

Hello, Doc was the salutation.
The abbreviation was common in those
days All alone?' he asked.
. Obstetrics l said to myself.
said to him that | had been alone IN.
til he appeared.
" l was just on my way to dance
down the road he went on TO explain
and just before got here l discovered
that l had changed my trousers. Loan
me a dollar, Doc
And that was the result OF six
months wait for my first patient! My
visions vanished.
well. l had a dollar and | let him
have it. | didn't see him for several
months; the next time he showed up
he had a load of wood to sell. bought
it. After the fuel was delivered l asked
him what | owed him.
oh he replied, just call it even,
Doc, on that dollar you loaned me-
Il congratulated myself until found
that the wood was green elm, and II
you know anything about wood you
might as well try to fire asbestos as
to fire green elm. Oh, yes, ! remem.
Der my Iirst call."-New York Sun.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-06
HrisF Book Eeyiew,

The following brief paragraphs ar,
copied from Encounters Between F'a
NOUS Men" the forthcoming book BY
J. Ellington Billdad. They simpl,
show whittier the historical novel i.
drifting:
"As George Washington came within
sight of Rome he observed that the
city was in flames, and having drunk
all Of the fire extinguisher from his
bottle at the previous stop, he turned
his horses head and was about to gal
lop away. when his quick ear caught
the strain OF music. George paused
and looking upward beheld Nero
perched on the city wall playing a vic.
lin solo. Waving his hand in adieu tc
the cruel tyrant. George Washington
rode away, leaving the cracking
flames behind him, because the Father
of his Country had no use for cracking
flames where he was going.
This is the only instance on record
Of a meeting between George Wash.
ington and Nero. Its authenticity car
net be doubted. inasmuch as the writ
er's grandfather was present when 1.
happened. Ohio State Journal
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An Interesting Relic


The verdict was rendered during the
reign of Christian III. of Denmark
The contrasting parties were Erik Boil
sea, whose descendants had it in
their possession until about fifteen
years ago, when Mr.. Lindholm Sc
cured 1t from one OF Mr.. Bollseas de-
scendants, and q Mrs. Margaret Mis-
datteE, an heiFess- In those days ALI
cases Of this kind were tried before q
jury consisting OF four governors. four
attorneys and four counselors. Out
of these twelve men, one was selected
to act as Judge, and the evidence was
taken After verdict had been de-
cided upon, 1t was written on a piece
Of sheepskin parchment and the seals
Of the twelve men who tried the case
were affixed. These seals were car
ried in the same manner as the people
of to-day carry their watch-charms.
and all men in official positions had,
their seals attacked to their watch
charms, that they would be convent
ent when needed.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-06
How an Indiana
Town Was Named

Indiana is full of towns with queer
names. But the queerest Of them all
has so far been left to languish in I'M
deserved obscurity. People who are
acquainted with that portion Of Indi-
ana, which hes in the immediate vicfn-
t1ty of Charlottesville, must have seen
On the signboard of a little railroad
station. as they rushed by on a lin
tied train, this astonishing name:
H'TOWN.
Behind that apostrophe lies the
story OF the Joke which rich old In
d1nn0 farmer played on the directors
Of a great railroad company. The
farmer in question owned several
thousand acres OF land in one body.
When the railroad was butt it was
found necessary to cut through his
land. The right of way agents went
to the old farmer and asked him to
Aet q price on a strip running through
his farm q few hundred feet wide
He laughed at them and said his
land was not for sale at any price He
didn't believe in railroads anyhow,
and didn't want one running through
his property. They offered him a huge
price for the land, for they had found
other property owners in the vicinity
reasonable and did not care to start
any condemnation suits unless it was
a absolutely necessary. But the old
farmer would not listen to them. His
income was twice as large as he cared
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the new officer he burst out into furt-
GUS cursing at the other man for not
catching it. Mr.. Eaton turned quietly
to him and said:
eff you don't shut that foul head up,
I'll shut 1t for you"
The man. huge New York monde
script, deceived by Mr. Eaton's pleas
ant look, strobe up to him, swearing
horribly, and threatening to kill him.
For answer the second mate leaped at
him and seized him by the throat and
waistband, and the next minute he
was flying over the rail into the sea.
Mr.. Eaton turned swiftly, and was
Just in time to catch the other man
in midrush at him with squarely
planted blow On the chin, winch land
ed him a clucking heap in the Soup
pers.
By this time the other men had seen
the fray and rushed forward. shout
ing Kill him." Presently Eaton was
the center of bowling gang threading
his life. But he armed himself with a
norman" handy iron bar from the
windlass and none of them dared face
him with that terrible weapon. The
skipper and the first mate came rush
ing forward, and ranged themselves
by the side of the second mate. In
two minutes the whole tone of the
ship was altered. It was never again
necessary to resort to violence.
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GRANTS WELCOME TO GEN. ToomBs
Ono o, the Few witty Remarks Credtts
to Him.

Ono of the Few witty Remarks Credited
to Him.
Gen Robert Toombs was one OF the
few Confederate generals who refused
to have his political disabilities re-
moved. and he died an unreconstructed
rebel. 1t was a source of much regret
to the people Of his state that he re-
fused to place himself. when they could
again send him to Washington as
senator. AS he grew older he would
in conversation frequently refer to the
fact that he was not citizen of the
United States.
During Gen. Grants term OF office as
President, Gen. Toombs had been to
New York and stopped OF at Washing
ton. The Georgia delegation insisted
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In his calling at the White House, and
after much urging they got his consent
and he went up. Gen. Grant had never
seen Gen. Toombs, SO when Gen.
Toombs reached the White House and
his card was sent in. Gen. Grant came
forward to greet him. Gen. Toombs
took the Presidents hand and said:
Although not citizen of this coun-
try, while in the capital I have called
TO pay Its Chief Executive my re-
apects."
Don't mention it, Gen. Toombs,
said Gen. Grant. Il heard myself yo,a
were q citizen and at one time I
thought you were. but now 1 know
you are not, because 1 hunted for you
down there for nearly two years, buei
never could End you. Come right in
and sit down.
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Railroad Company
Had to Submit

to spend, and he rather enjoyed the
position of blocking all the efforts OF.
a great corporation.
The claim agents made up their
minds that they would have to start
a suit, and were about ready to bring
It when they were surprised to get a
letter from the old farmer.
III you will let me name the town
you are going to build on my land" he
said. "I11 give you all the land you
need
They accepted his terms with glee-
OF course they expected that his van
ity would lead him to name the town
after himself, and they were quite pre-
pared for that emergency. But he
fooled them. A written agreement
was drawn up and signed and the
deeds passed. Then they asked him
for his name. The old man grinned
broadly.
We'll call it Helltown,' he said
They argued with him until they
saw it was useless. They could not
back out, for the papers had already
been signed. Then they decided they
would get even in another way. They
elided the second, third, and fourth
letters Of the name and put in tbeir
place an innocent apostrophe. And SO
the name of the village Is "Htown"
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His uncle had been murdered"
whom | bought him. He has never
had any more such paroxysms as that
in the sta. on.
When | thought of a parrots prone
ness to mimic strong Explanations of
all kinds and remembered the note
of anguish and reproach in that cry
in the station the mystery Of Joe
Branch's death was no mystery to me.
Often | have pictured to myself that
death scene, and thought that no mat
ter how secure from detection the
doer OF such bastard deed may seem,
he can never know at what moment
vengeance may strike. nor what strange
weapon she may choose to serve her
purpose.
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with nothing broken. Nor was there
any evidence of a fight In the old
mans room. although he was neither
weak nor cowardly. These facts threw
some suspicion on the servants, but
they proved their innocence conclu-
sively. For some reason nobody
seemed to suspect the man who was
to profit by the death of the murdered
man. and SO the crime took It's place
among those whose perpetrators are
never found.
The parrot? He had been a favor
lite pet OF Mr.. Branch's for years. and
had been In the room when he was
murdered. The parrot must have seen
the murder committed and heard the
dying words of the old man. He had
been sold by the executors to dealer
and by him to the old maids, from
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-06

firemen who were more excited thai
the others discussed the propriety OF
carrying the fire closer to the source
of water supply, but this plan was
abandoned on account of the extreme
heat of the flames.
I'm the meantime the fire fiend ragged
worse than ever and kept on raging
until the entire stable was reduced to
ashes. The live stock was saved with
the exception of one COW, which was
badly scorched, but will survive. The
harness and other items too numerous
to mention persisted in the flames.
The reporter did not learn who owned
the stable nor the street it was locat-
ed on, but If the readers of the Her
aid will call up the fire department
they can find out. There were several
other interesting facts the reporter
did not learn. but they cannot be men,
toned for lack of space."-Ohio State
Journal
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| MASTERPIECE OF DESCRIPTION

Grsen Reporter Does Himself Proud on
His First q ,i=nmsnt.
None OF the experienced newspaper
men happened to be in when the fire
alarm rang, SO the city editor of the
Herald sent the green reporter. After
returning from the contiagration the
green reporter wrote laboriously for
time and then turned the following
article over to the city editor:
There was a fire alarm sounded
about an hour ago and reporter for
the Herald arrived al the scene of the
confiagration before the fire depart
ment, which responded promptly. After
the hose had been attached to the
water plug it was found that the hose
was too brief to carry the aqua pura
to the flames, which stuck out their
ang-y tongres in seeming defiance of
the fire department. Several Of the
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.irocs to MMla.

are willing 70 pay premium Tor high.
grade wheat that - entirely free fruD
rye ana poor ra1n.
b. tak1ng adva11nee Of these oond-
lions the manager 0f the farmers ele-:
vator a1 Solomon nas been enSbled 70
ssN the grea4sr part Of hts wheat Ct .
premium and pay correspondtngly'
high price TO the farmers.
The members Of the FArmeEs' Elo-
vator association at Solomon have re-
by they Will export much OF their
wheat direct to cooperative societies
In Germany. A number OF carloads
have already been sold IN this manner,
The wheat Is billed direct from Solo
mon to Berlin. The local freight rate
OF IAN cents Per 100 pounds - paid to
the Missouri river, but from Missouri
river points through rate to Bsr1iR
Of 81 cents per 100 pounds is secured.
This saves to the farmers not only the
profits OF the local grain dealers. bat
also the profits OF several commission
men and the exporter.
The German cooperative societies.
own their own mills In Germany ana
control a shipping elevator In New
York, says C. Fl. Mission, in the Review
of Reviews. through which al wheat
consigned to them goes. This virtual
ly brings the producer and tho con-
sumer together and eliminates all
board of trade speculation and manip-
ulation from the market.
Better be first in village than Sec
ond in Rome."-Caesar
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-06

Richard Lilburn. editor for thirty
years of the oldest existing newspaper
in Ireland the Belfast News Letter.
has just died at the age of S2
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-06

Mrs. Bette cambridge, a dau-htsr of
Gen. Zachary Taylor, II years old.
Hives in Winchester, Va. She was ed
ucated IN Philadelphia
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had reached the point where threats
of criminal prosecution had been made,
Tor certain of his transactions
It was about this time that his I'M
Gle was found one morning in his
room murdered, with a score of knife
wounds in his body. The servants
were all away, but it was remarked as
curious fact that his mastiff, a very
savage and alert watchdog, had given
no alarm, and showed no signs OF hav-
ing attacked the murderer. 1t was
never explained. either, how the muir
derer got into the house, for the next
morning it was found locked as usual,
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II we prayed as long as God wouA
listen we would never cease.
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Children have more need of models
than of ics.'-Joubert
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n Voice From Beyond.

Copyright. 1902. by Daily. story Pub coy
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Better be first in a village than Sec
ond in Rome"-Caesar.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-09
PinI.ertnn,s Joke.

William Pinkerton, the detective, has
perhaps a wider circle of acquaintance
than any other man in the world says
the New York Times. He not only
knows intimately crooks of every kind,
but wherever he. goes-and he travels
most of his time-he is friendly with
clubmen, politicians and leaders in
many professions and branches of bus
mess.
The other day at the Palace Hotel
in San Francisco he was telling of a
celebrated London detective, who had
a fad for collecting curios. His office
is full of them. Some time ago, he ask
ed Pinkerton to pick him up a bowie
knife, and the latter promised to send
him one when he returned to America.
Pinkerton was in New Orleans one day
midable looking bowie. He bought it
and sent il to the detective in London,
with a letter reciting wholly imagi-
nary history of the weapon. Pinker-
ton wrote that it was made out of a
file by the celebrated Col. Bowie in
Harrodsburg, KY, and presented by
him to Davy Crockett. The latter car
ried it to the war for the independence
of Texas and when, found dead on the
battlefield, the bowie was clutched in
his hands and he was surrounded by
twenty dead Mexicans.
Don't lose it," were the words with
which Pinkerton closed his letter.
81 thought he would take it as a
Joke" said Pinkerton, "but the next
time ] went to London l saw that he
had framed both the letter and the
knife and L have never dared to tell
the truth"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-09

Capt. Coghlan of ''Hoch der Kaiser
fame and formerly commander of the
United States steamship Raleigh, is
one of the best-natured men in the
navy, says the Brooklyn Eagle.
Though possessed of authority. he is
mild in his manner of employing it,
an illustration of which desirable trait
was given the other day at the Brook
lyn navy yard, where Capt. Coghlan is
second in command to Admiral Barker
While talking to several acquaintances
in front of his headquarters the cap
tain perceived at some distance a man
with lighted cigarette in his hand
Smoking is contrary TO the regulations
of the yard, but apparently the fast
approaching civilian was not aware of
it, for he puffed with vfgor as he passed
the storekepers' building.
Here comes a chap who evidently
isn't up in our law remarked Capt
Coghlan. Il guess I'll spare him the
unpleasant surprise of a sudden jolt
from sentry. These sentries are not
very gentle in their way of telling
man to quit smoking"
With that the captain, who was in
regulation uniform, with cape and gold
laced cap. motioned to the unconscious
offender across the thoroughfare The
captain smiled, touched his fingers to
his lips, shook his official head and
made a move as If to throw a mythical
cigarette to the ground. The effect up
on the stranger was instantaneous,
With somewhat puzzled expression,
but still grasping tightly the cigarette,
he crossed the street and came to
where Capt. Coghlan was standing
Taking in the blue uniform and laced
cap, together with the captains gray
hair and mustache. the stranger un-
coupled himself from a box of cigar
cites and extended it to Capt. Cogh-
Ian.
Did I understand you to mean that
you wanted one of these?" he asked,
innocently.
For two seconds, Capt. Coghlan was
too astonished to reply. Then he smiled.
The smile grew to 2 grin and the grin
TO a laugh. AftSs that he translated
his guestures correctly and the solemn
stranger promptly deposited the half
burned cigarette on the soft earth be-
side a tree trunk. Thereupon he con-
tinued on his way.
by gracious CALCULATED Capt.
Coghlan when he had gone, chat was
the best way to turn an order off I
ever saw l wonder if he was fooling
with me?"
The captain never found out. The
next time he wants to issue a personal
order against smoking he will ask a
marine to do it. The marine will not
be misunderstood.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-09
THE STEEL TRUsr,s BIG EARNINGS

Notwithstanding the enormous earn
ings of the United States Steel Cor
poration. better known as the billion
dollar trust, the common stock does not
advance much. Yesterday it was
quoted at As and the preferred at 96Ia.
That would indicate that the corpora
ton has not been in existence long
enough to establish confidence in the
strength of it's foundation.
With the close of December it had
been in existence nine months. In that
time its net earnings approxima ted
$50, 100000. That was enough to pay all
of its fixed charges for an entire year,
seven per cent. on it's preferred stock
and four per cent. on its common stock,
. leaving a surplus of s5,00000O. Its
earnings for the last quarter there
fore will be clear gain, and can be put
into improvements, used to retire
bonds, put into a sinking fund or dis
tributed as dividends among the hold
ers of the common stock. Judging
from the orders on hand the net earn
ings of the corporation for the first
year of its existence will approximate
$110,0O0000. If they should be so much,
there will be, after paying all fixed
charges and all dividends, a surplus of
about $4,000, 900. If there were an as
surance that such earnings would be
continued the common stock would be
regarded ass so valuable that it would
be practically impossible to obtain it
at any reasonable price, and the pre-
ferred stock that pays seven per cent.
would command a big premium.
The big earnings of the corporation
will help to fill the pocket of Mr..
Schwab, it's president. His fixed salary
is 100000 year, and he is allowed,
in addition, one quarter of one per
cent. on all net earnings above those
required to pay all fixed charges, and
four per cent. on the common stock.
Therefore his salary for the first year
of the corporations existence will be
about $195,O0O
The net earnings of the corporation
are no doubt much greater than it was
thought they would be. When the cor
poration was formed it was thought
by many outsiders that it could rot
earn a. dividend on its common stock.
The result of nine months operations
shows how greatly they were mistaken.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-09
Eugene FieId's Daughter.

When Eugene Field, that prince Of
good fellows, passed over to the shore
that he used to sing about so sweetlv,
he left his family many removes from
affiuence. and his daughter Mary, a
bright, talented girl. but by no means
the greatest elocutionist in the world.
put on the breastplate of courage and
went out as public reader, says the
New York Times. She won many large
audiences in different literary centers
of the country, many who bought
tickets being moved to do so out Of
sympathy for the young woman who
was alleged to be making such a brave
fight against poverty, and by love for
the father, whose gentle genius was
mingled with such a generous passion
for spending the last dollar that burned
in his pocket.
One who had spent a dollar which
she could not really afford to hear Miss
Field read was greatly interested d
year or two later to meet a young wo-
man from Chicago who was an intI-
mate friend of the. poets daughter.
Tell me about her." she said II
hear she is going to be married. Did
she make living out of her reading?"
"Oh, yes" said the Chicago woman.
1T was a grand success. Why, Mary
Field told me that for the first time in
her life she was able to have all the
new clothes that she wanted. And. do
you know, she has made the largest
and most complete collection of beer
mugs in the Westi'