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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-02
A New Oil Field.

Patillo Higgins, the first man
{, maintain in the face of every
diScouragement, that there was
Oil in the now famous Beaumont
oil field has located a piece of
land 90 miles east of Houston
which he claims will produce a
Tow of oil that will utterly eclipse
the gushers of the Oil city.
Mr.. Higgins company is ready
to begin opera ions on this tract
and the Oil magnate is ready to
stake his reputation that his pre-
die ion will be fulfilled. The
prospectus gotten out by the
company Of which j. Stewart
Thomson of this City is secretary
and treasurer, is one of the fines
pieces of work ever emanating
from printing press. Mr.. Hlg-
gins knowledge Of the oil find
ing science has been proven over
and over again. This fact causes
one to recall what he says in re-
gard to the Welsh tield-that it
is splendid one.-Press.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-02
Notice.

In accordance with the provis
ions af Art. so Of the constitu ton
Of 1898, we hereby give public
notice of our intention Of apply
ing to the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana, at it's
regular session Of 1902, for the
enactment of a bill appropriating
from any funds in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, the
sum of $4,000, as the state col
Iected, enormously, during the
years 1896 to 1900, inclusive,
from US a license tax of $500
annual, when by law we were
not liabl for said tax, except fo1
$1,000, annually, for the years
1899 and 1900.
CITIZENS BANK.
Jennings, La, May IS, 1902.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-02
LEADS THEM HLL.

Zone Minute Cough Cure beats all
other medicines ever tried for colighs.
colds, ,roup ana throat and lung
troubles, says ID. Scott Currin of Lo-
canton, Pa. One Minute Cough Cure
is he only absolutely safe cough rem
edy which acts immediately. Mothers
everywhere testify to the good it has
sudden in it's attacks that the doctor
often arrives too late. 1t yields at
once to One Minute Cough Cure.
Pleasant to take. Children like it..
Sure cure for grip, bronchitis, coughs.
DR.. Terry's Drug store.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-02
Travelling Men at Portland.

Special to the Record.
Portland, Ore, June 2-Nearly
every state and territory of the
Union is represented in today IS
arrivals for the national conven-
ton of the Travellers protective
association. Every train brought
it's full quota of delegates and
the national officers and local
com mittees were kept busy at
tending to their reception. AS
fast as they arrived they were
escorted to headquarters at the
Portland Hotel. where they were
registered and assigned to quar-
tiers. Many of the delegates are
accom- panied by their wives and
it is estimated that the visitors
will mum Der several thousand
when the convention is called to
order tomorrow For their en-
tertainmeut elaborate arrange
ments have been made. The
program Includes, concerts re-.
captions, carriage rides and side
trips to Willamette Falls, the
Cnlum bia River SALMON Gamer
les and other places of interest.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-02
S. P. Excursions.

Selling dates April 22nd to 9th
and May 9th to June
Sth, inclusive. Final return limit
go days from date of sale. Stop
over privilege going or returning
to return via Ogden and Denver.
Fare S47. 80 for the round trip.
Colonlsts fares to California,
San Francisco and all points tax
ing same second class rates. On
sale daily during the month OF
March and April, 1902. Rates,
$50. 90, one way, only.
jennings to Chicagoand return
date of sale June Is, l6, 20 and %
Final return limit Sept. II rate
S27 92 for round trip.
Jennings to St, Louis date sale
June Is, Is, 20 and %. Return
limit Sept. II, rate S22. S5 fo1
round Strip.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-02

Now is the time to provide yourself
and family with "a bottle OF Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. 1t is almost certain
to be needed before the summer is
over: and if procured now may save
YOU a trip to town in the night or in
your busiest season. 1t is every
where admitted to be the most success
full medicine in use for bowel com
plants, both for children and adults.
No family can afford to be without 1t.
For sale by all druggists.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-02
The Governors Opinion.

Governor Heard has again de
monstrated to the salts faction of
the state that the good of the
state is the first and paramount
object of his care The Ventress
amendment to the nstitu ton
meant in so many words another
term of Office for Mr. Heard
Knowing his administration had
been clean, business like aud sue
cess full, it would be small wonde
if the governor had succumbed
to the temptation and by silence
at least leave the intimation that
the idea was not GiStaSteful.
Eight men cut, of ten would have
weakened, but the governor with
slow deliberatlon looked the mat
ter over and set the TEN Dtation
aside. There is no doubt that
one of the most popular clauses
in the conStitu ton is The one lin
Ting the uOarn; .torial term to
one Of four years, but the voters
are none the less grateful to Gov
ernOr Heard for relieving them
of the trouble of again saying 50.
Press.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-02
Yes Morses for fruit jars.
Screen Doors.

Screen Doors.
Carload just \received. Bring
in your order to The Right
Place. l.. L. MORSE & Sons.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-02

My little son had an attack OF
whooping cough and was threatened
with pneumonia: but for Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy we would have had Il
serious time of it. 1t also saved him
from several severe attacks of Group
H. j. Stric'lfaden, editor World
Herald. Fair Haven, Wash. For sale
by all druggists.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-02
Legal Blanks.

Blank Notes.
Land Leases,
Law Contracts.
Oil Land LeaseS,
Crop Mortgages,
Property LEASES,
Right OF Way Deeds,
Irrigation Contracts.
Real E-uaie Mortgages,
Other biiAullS in stock at the
RECORD OFFICE.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-02

Water cissel as, OH tanh-
for wagons or~reSGI'vmr>, see .
4 killinger. .!vGrsl'G&. La.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-02
QUEEN & CRESCENT
" r . u T E. -

The Best Line to New York ,FAffa-
delphis, Baltimore, Washington. Gin
cinnati, Chattanooga, Birmingham and
all points in the East.
Through Sleeper, New Orleans to
New York via Chattanooga, Bristol,
Lynchburg. Washington and PennSyk
vania Railroad.
Pullman Sleeper, New Orleans to
Cincinnati.
Dining Car Service on both Nov
York and Cincinnati Lines, serving all
meals.
Coolest. Cleanest.
Full detailed information furnished
on application
Geo. II. Smith,
g. p. A.
R. J. Anderson,
A. G. p. l.
New Orleans, La
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However, we can imagine how much sur prise there was when the news came that the Rangers, by a grand uphill fight, had managed to win out, taking advantage or the fact that Dick Ives had had an oil day and could not control the ball. The score was to 8.
 This was an unlocked for state of affairs. Perseverance and the Invincibles had eacn won two games and lost one, while the Kan gers and Golden Knights were also tied' each with one game won and two lost.
 Delegates from the four clubs met in the Perseverance Clubhouse Tuesday afternoon and decided that the Inyincible and Perse- verance teams should play deciding game for the championship, at Glendale, Saturday, May IT.
 The final game between the leading clubs went down into local history as the most exciting of the season. Lack of space TOT bids describing 1t this week, but If you LOOK for the next tale in the series you will learn how the rival teams fought 1t out, and which of the two finally won the championship anu
 pennant of the Amateur Baseball League
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Vacation Trips Recess Game.

should be well informed about their own country, all the journeys will be made here, and not abroad.
 He will send the 12 players to 12 states, each to a different state, of course, and the only return he will ask Is that each traveller shall bring back with him small part of the principal product or products Of the state he visits
 For instance, he begins by saying to the player at the head of the line to his right: John, I am going to send you to the State of Maine this vacation; what will you bring me when you come baekf" If John is ready, he will promptly an swer: "I will bring you some lumber and box of spruce gum But if he cannot give an answer the question goes to the next player, and so on, until someone has given a satisfactory answer. Then the leader says to player number l two: Edith, l am going to send you to the State of Louisiana; what will you bring meg Edith promptly answers: T will bring you some cane sugar and live peli- can."
 Number three Is to be sent to the State of Kentucky, and he promises to bring back a fine horse and a sack of corn.' Number four will bring from Mississippi a little bale of cotton;" number five will bring from Montana some specimens of ores and q big blizzard;" number six, from California, "a nugget of gold and basket of luscious fruits;" and so on, until enough states have been visited to give each of the players a trip.
 This game will be right in line with your studies, and you may give 1t an element of fun by winding up each answer with hu- morous alluson. For example, you may add to the products of the State of Maine "a big bear" and to those of Montana, "an old d-time cowboy" and others in the same way.
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what they call a glass arm.' Remember that perfect control of the ball is more i'm portant than anything else."
 Some of the boys who were not batting would field the balls sent out by the bats men, who merely bunted the ball, the exer- else being intended only for the purpose of training the eyes and learning how to hold the bat
 Don't hold your hands close together on the bat" advised Mir. Foster. Hold them about two inches apart, and let the lower hand be at least an inch from the end of the bat When you strike at the ball, don't chop up or down at it, or swing at 1t wildly with your eyes closed, but meet it fairly and squarely with a direct blow. When the pitcher delivers the ball, keep your feet together, very near the plate; then step forward and meet the ball as it comes to- ward you-don't step away from the plate. Again, remember that a well-placed hit, even if it Is only bunt, is better than long drive sent at random.''
 After the batting practice the boys formed two teams and played a practice game. When they had played several innings, the coach called the players in and explained a few principles of fielding
 "Some of you hold your hands in the wrong position when catching ball. h.
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his league with the determination to win neither the Invincibles nor any other team Is going to stop us!''
 Wills spirit was heartily applauded. It was voted that a committee of three should fonfer with the officers of the three clubs named. In less than week the Invincibles, Rangers and Golden Knights had agreed to the proposition and had sent delegates to a meeting held in the Perseverance Club house. A league constitution was adopted and officers were elected as follows: Walter Gladwln, of the Perseverance Club, presi- dent; Fred Wilson, of the Invincibles, secre- tary-treasurer. The organization was called the Amateur Baseball League. The four clubs were located within radius of three miles. Each club was required to play in enclosed grounds and to give one-half of the net receipts of each game to the visiting team. The following schedule was agreed upon:
 April 26-Perseverance vs. Invinclbles, at Riverview; Rangers vs. Golden Knights, at Park Heights. May 3-Rangers ys. Perse verance, at Park Heights; Invincibles vs. Golden Knights, at Glendale. May 10-Per- severance vs. Gold Knights, at Riverview; Inyincibles ys. Rangers, at Glendale.
 Manager Will had an interview with the owner of Smiths lot, which had formerly been used by an athletic club, and secured permission for the Perseverance Club to use the grounds.
 The first league game was three weeks away, and the boys had regular practice
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A Wonderful Little Lad.

Our schoolboys must not imagine that they are the smartest in the world, for there Is a little boy in Boston who is deaf, dumb and blind, and who, in spite of this, will make every one of them look out good and lively for his honors. In manual training Tom Stringer has few equals and no superiors; more yet, he is mechanical genius.
 Tom is now b years old. The little fellow lost his sight and hearing when he was about year. and a half old, from spinal meningitis. He forgot how to walk, and at five years of age, when he was admitted to the Perkins Institution for the Blind, in Boston, he crept backward. Now MT. Anag- nos, the director of the institution, con siders Tom the equal of any boy of his age in mental development, so that all he has learned, including how to walk, has been accomplished in 10 years.
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Toms con position for the commencement exercises of 1899 was:
 1.-TWO BOSTON BOYS.

Toms con. s3.iton for the commencement exercises of 1S99 was:
 TWO BOSTON BOYS.
 THE PURITAN BOY OF 169O. THE BOS-
 TON BOY OF 1899.
 "Boston is an old city. More than 200 years ago the Puritans came across the ocean to find q new home in America. They built a town on three hills and named 1t Boston. That was their old home in Eng land.
 '"rhe little Puritan boy walked through the grassy lanes instead of streets. He drove the cows to pasture on the common. Wash ington street Is the old crooked cowpath. There was Il high beacon on Beacon Hill The boys liked to coast down Beacon Hill in winter.
 An Indian was the postman who carried letters from town to town. The people tray eled by stage. The only ships were sailing vessels. Because the people in Boston town were good and brave, 1t grew to be big , city. There are 500,000 people in Boston now.
 'rhe Boston boy of 1899 rides in steam and electric cars and carriages without horses.
 rhe mail and telephone and telegraph carry our messages. Steamboats cross the ocean in week. There was not land enough for all the people, so more land was made in the harbor. The old town dock is part of the subway now. The little Puritan boy would find everything changed except the Common.
 q am very glad that the little Puritan boy came across the sea from England to live in Boston in 1890, but l would rather be the boy of 1S99.
 Tom wrote this composition in Braille point characters during his play hours. When that part of the work was done he set himself about making his Illustrations They consisted of the old stagecoach of 1890 and the electric overhead trolley car of 1899; a sailing vessel. the beacon on Bea- con Hill, and the windmill on Copp's Hill, which he cut out of white paper and pasted upon black cardboard. The unique feature of Toms illustrations were that they were all made out of straight lines, and yet any person could instantly tell what they were intended for.
 If anyone imagines this would he an easy task, let him blindfold himself and try to cut out of stiff white paper an old stage coach pulled by horse, and a trolley car, with its overhead electric wire and its track to run on. The windmill, sailing vessel and beacon light look easier, but they would be hard enough goodness knows, with ones eyes shut.
 The commencement exercises took place in the Boston Theater before an immense audi ence, and when 1t came Toms turn to read his composition, this is the way it was done: He passed the reading finger of one hand over the raised characters and, with the other hand, spelled it out in the manual or l deaf-mute alphabet to an interpreter, which interpreter repeated the story of the Two Boston Boys to the assembled audience. At the right time Tom held up the illus trations he had made. The table upon whic his manuscript rested has been made by his own hands. None of the pupils that day got longer or heartier applause than deaf, dumb l and blind Tommy Stringer
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All the recess games that we are print ing are intended to do three things-hrst, to amuse you: second, to help your studies, or at least to refresh your memory, and third, to teach you to think quickly and to answer promptly. The third object is perhaps the most important, for quick thought and readiness of expression will be of immense service to you as you grow older.
 This game, like the others, has been made up specially for the boys and girls, and is now printed for the first time. There may be any number of players, but we will suppose there are 12, not counting the leader. He, by the way, should be se- lected at least~a day ahead, so that he may prepare himself for properly con- ducting 1t, or If he is bright scholar per haps he may get along nicely without any preparation.
 He takes his stand in front of the play CTS and tells them that he is going to send each of them on little journey dur Ing the coming vacation. As he considers it very important that all boys and girls
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from that mark to the corner of the other side. Do this on both ends of the boards which will, when sawed, give you the shape of the bow and the stern.
 Smooth the ends of the boards with small plane.
 Your boat should be sixteen inches wide inside, so the next operation is to cut out enough short pieces of boards 171a inches long. to go across the ends and bottom.
 Be very particular that these are free from knots.
 Take some white lead and smear the edges of the sides on which you are to nall the bottom boards. These should be nailed with wire nails, driving each board closely to It's neighbor.
 The last board on each end should be bev- eled to receive the pieces which are to cover the ends. This end should be white leaded also.
 Buy few cents worth of oakum, or cot ton wick will do If the oakum Is not obtain able. Take a blunt-headed cold chisel and with a wooden mallet drive the oakum into the cracks between the boards on the bot tom.
 Do not caulk betweeHs the edge and the bottom.
 For the wheel use an old wheelbarrow'
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Passed balls-Miller. Sacrifice hit-Graham. Umpire-Mr. Foster. Time of game-1h. 30m.
 Tom Barry, the club scorer, kept a fuil score of every game in the form given above and sent an account to the Riveryiew papers every week.
 If was supposed that the Invincibles had trounced the Rangers and therepy hao se- cured the championship and silk pennant.
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HOW TO MAKE A PORTABLE BOAT.

wheel. which should be fastened between two pieces of wood two by three inches and long enough to let the wheel clear the cage of the boat during its transit by land.
 A half-inch hole bored in each stick will take the axle of an ordinary wheel.
 Have the blacksmlth make you four irons shaped like drawing and large enough to let the pieces which run from your wheel slip in and out easily. Fasten the irons with three-eighths bolts, IF inches long.
 Use a double or single bladed paddle.
 Paint with three coats of good paint.
 You will find this boat very handy thing to use, particularly if you live some distance from the river or lake and do not like to leave it to the mercy of malicious persons. It Is also convenient to use on river which has rapid or shallow spots, for one can easily trunde the boat around them.
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Tb2 PQrSeUera3ee Club.
-..so&>.a@i=e-i@s-<3oe..-
BY JAMES ALBERT WALES.

every afternoon and Saturday mornings. At first every member of the club appeared at practice, anxious for a place on the team. After the first few days of practice the club unanimously elected Jack Henderson cap tain of the team, for he had easily proved himself the best all around player and most conscientious trainer.
 Captain Henderson saw that a coach was needed to bring out tho best points of every player. He visited Stuart Foster, young Riverview lawyer, who had been graduated from Trinity College the year before and while in college had been captain of the baseball team during the senior year. Mir. Foster was interested in the clubs success, so he agreed to coach the team from to on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
 "Take 1t easy at first" he said to the pitchers. "If you use too much strength at the very start you will go lame and get
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The subject of organizing baseball team was thoroughly discussed at one or the weekly meetings of the Perseverance Cluo early in the spring. Will Stratiofu Was elected manager of the team, and 1t was decided to defer the election of captain till later.
 Tn my oplnon," said will addressing the meeting, "there would be more interest in the team if we organized league and had championship games. l would sug- gest forming league with the Rangers, the Golden Knights and the Invincibles, of Glen dale"
 Leave out the Invincibles," said Tom Barry "They can beat any team around here under Is, and you know they didn't lose a game last season.
 Just listen to mel replied Will, with deep feeling, "One of our principles is not 10 be afraid of anything, and if we go into
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On May 10 the final games in the schedule were played. The Perseverance boys tried conclusions with their old rivals. the Golden Knights, at Riyerview, and the Invincibles played the Rangers at Glendale, hoping to win the league championship by thlId vic tory.
 Roy Rogers pitched against the Knights, and his work was of a high order. During the nine innings he allowed only three base hits struck out fourteen men and gave but five bases on balls, four of them in the last inning, when he gcs rattled and let down. Perseverance batted Aard and consistently, securing well-earaed victory. The story of the game is best told in the tabulated score:
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PERSEVERANCE.

Runs by innings:
 Perseverance Club.... 0 o 70 0-S esolden Knights. 0 0 o o % 0 II
 Left on Bases-Perseverance, 6; Golden Knights, 0. First base on errors-Perse- verence 3. Two-base hits-Wheatley and Henderson. Threebase hits-Sayles and Ticknor. Home run-Henderson. Struck out-By Rogers, IA; by Sands, ?. BaseS on balls-Off Rogers, 5; off Sands 4. Double plays-Ticknor to Olmsted to Graham @.
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Olmsted's three-bagger drove in three runs for the visitors, making the score 6 to ?. The final score was 10 to 3 in favor of Persever ance. The Invlncibles. however, beat the Golden Knights 22 to 4, so the league stand ing was now as follows:
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A portable boat should be made of pine or white wood boards, free from knots ana weather checks and three-quarters of an inch thick.
 The two sides should be one foot wide ana eight feet long, if you are intending to build A boat to carry one person, and ten feet if you are to carry two.
 After you have cut your boards the proper