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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-29

A New Thing.
Concentrated lemon, not an ex-
tract, but the whole substance of
the fruit ready for USE. No graf
ing of rind OF squeezing of juice.
No soiling of hands or spelling
of clothes. Does not decay or
Ca dry up. Try it,
les" CARY & HUMPHREY,
G.. H. MORSE & Son,
1913 3t and other grocers.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-29

Selling out Jennings Hdw. and
Furniture.
The Washington times., 1902-09-21
How ScareCroW Changed His Name.
BY FRANK H. SWEET.

/ all these outside attractions. But Scare
crow had plenty of determination slowed
somewhere in his neglected mind. and
| he bent resolutely over his book, and
| placed both hands upon his ears. Even
the house dog, who wagged his tail en-
| ticingly and gazed up wistfully into his
face, could not arouse him. But at last
! his head was brought up suddenly by a
Hey, there, boy! Folks to homer"
Two ragged, Observation-Disclosures
| tramps stood before him. One held a
short, knobby bundle tied in red hand
kerchief. Scarecrow looked them over
apprehensively.
What dye want?' he asked.
"Oh, nothin' pertic'ler," answered the
man with the stick, as he stepped un-
concernedly on the porch and sat down
on the bench beside the boy. "Jes call
ed to pass a howde-do. So ye say
they've all gone to meetin. hey?"
II didn't say nothin' about It,"
Didn't? Well. never mind; / must
heard it somewhere. Mighty fine place
you've got here"
The boy was silent.
"Yes'day was the fust day O. the
month" the man went on. reflectively.
.I s'pose the boss took in stacks O.
money when he went round collectin' ?'
Come, quit this foolin'." growled the
other man, angrily. Tell the boy what
you want an be done with it,
Easy. Jake, easy! NOthin' amt done
right in a hurry. Folks won't be back
from meetin' in less'n two hours Then.
turning suddenly to Scarecrow, he added.
with wicked gleam in his small eyes,
Now, sonny. s'pose ye show us where
the moneys hid
Scarecrow's face had grown white and
he trembled violently, as he rose slowly
to his feet Il don't know nothin' about
any money! he faltered.
NO? Well, We knows where old Tefft
sleeps. an where he's likely to keep his
papers an yallybles. Ycu jest show us
to his room an help all you kin. an
we'll give We pile O. money. We're
good-natured folks, we air. Only ye mus
step lively"
But into Scarecrow's eyes a new ex
preston had come. His face was still
white and his knees trembled as violent
ly as ever. but his voice did not hesi-
tate II WON'T You'n beat me, an kill
me II you want to. but 1 won't help you
-one--bit to rob Mr.. Tefft. HE'S been
good to me. If you try to rob him I'll
fight, an holler. an do everything 1 kin
to hender you," his voice rising in pas
sionate protest.
Here, give me that rope. BILL cried
the man called Jake; I'll fix him!' And
in spite of the boys resistance he was
quickly bound and gagged and thrown
violently into one corner Of the porch;
the man gave him brutal kick and fol-
lowed his companion into the house.
Scarecrow heard them tramping nofsily
from room to room and opening drawers
and boxes.
In his haste the man had not bound
him very securely; moreover. Scare
crows hands were small At the end Of
ten minutes he found that he could slip
one hand from the rope. After that it
was comparatively easy matter to free
himself.
The tramps were now in the pantry,
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on which these flowerlike creatures rise
are two or three inches long, and as The
hydroids seek their prey with their ten
tacles these stalks bend this way and
| that with a graceful motion. In and cut
among them move hundreds OF sea
snails; iimpets cling to the logs between
and the smallest of fishes, the stickle-
backs and silver-sided friars, move like
streaks Of silver and gold above the
waving hydroids.
And now let us look closer at these
pretty animals. Certainly no one who
did not know 1t would ever take them
for anything else than sea daisies. But
what daisy ever had mouth and a
stomach? The head of the hydroid we
have selected to describe is very much
like cup, with fringe OF delicate,
threadlike arms and the edge of the cup
! beautifully scalloped.
Many a poor little creature no bigger
than a pin point has gone into that
beautiful cup and never been heard OF
afterward.
Jellyf swim by opening and shut
ting their umbrellalike disk, or top, just
as an umbrella does, except that the
jellyfish closes the edges Of its disk.
When you are enjoying sail in -the
watch in the water for these curious
creatures, ard you will be glad indeed
that you saw them. as they shoot grace
fully by the boat or dive lazily be-
meath it.
So keep your eyes open when you are
at the seashore.
The Washington times., 1902-09-21
The Misplaced Prophecy: an Old Time Tale.
By LAWRENCE BRADLEY.

+, stepping up to the door and giving the
hand. A pleasant looking servant an
swered the knock and stood before them
rubbing his eyes and yawning. for > he
was still sleepy. But when he learned
who such early visitors were he smiled
and bowed politely. took them into a
| beautiful room and went to tell the
countess of their coming.
Shortly afterwa-d he returned with a
fine breakfast, and you may know it
was eaten with relish. for all were
hungry after the adventures OF the
night. After this they were taken to
another beautiful room filled with cozy
couches, on which they enjoyed short
nap before presenting themselves TO the
countess and her daughters, the Wis.,
countesses Olga. Frida, and Elma, who
received them in third beautiful room,
and were very kind in their welcome.
Gracious! how the princes did stare at
the three lovely. golden-haired maidens,
who permitted them to sit at their side,
while Studimuch told of all the strange
happenings in their short journey and
also told of the long years spent in
the tower! And how sorry were the
three viscountesses for the three prime
es. and how indignant that such fine.
manly young fellows should have been
shut up in prison like thieves. In
return they told the princes the stories
of their own pleasant lives. which di.
not take very long, nor had they had
any strange adventures. like the royal
brothers, but the princes listened eager
ly and were charmed.
For several hours they talked together
and felt in the end as II they had known
one another for many years, SO winning
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A HYDRoID COLONY.

laughter into his queer little cracked
voice. And, in spite of their pranks
and good humored raillery, everybody
about the place soon grew to like the
grotesque little fellow, who was SO
eager to please them. After a while
one of them gave him hat. and an
other a pair of shoes. and another an
old jacket: but the name still stuck.
On Sunday morning when the family
and the men had gone to church, Scare
crow was left to look after things. He
took his primer and went out on the
porch TO study. 1t was early autumn,
and on the hillsides across the valley
the naples and beeches were beginning
to assume glowing tints. Hundreds of
bees were lowering about the honey
suckles. which covered the porch. and
through the openings in the vines he
could see the cows grazing contentedly
in the broad fields below the barn.
Across the stubble quail whistled cheeri-
ly to one another, and from somewhere
down in the garden he could hear robin
calling to his mate.
it was hard to steel his-senses against
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stones. and that is on the logs which
form the parts of wharves and docks
that lie under water at high tides, or
upon the fiat rocks placed beneath th'
wharves to act as weights.
Let us have a look into this quie;
shaded spot. We find place where two
logs are wide apart and peer into its
still, clear water. What a splendid sight
greets our eyes! A veritable flower gar
den hidden under the old wharf. Near
us, on the inside of the logs. is
a mazy wilderness of beautiful
hydroids of yellowish white color.
reminding us of fields of yellow and
white daisies-only, of course. very
small and delicate. The expanded heads
wave their many arms OF tentacles
about, seeking to capture the myriad lit
tie creatures swimming around them.
But 1t Is on the fiat stones which
form the floor of this log cabin in the
sea" that we discover the garden. The
others were merely border Every ock
is covered with great red clusters OF
hydroids with heads as large as the
cen.ers of the oxeye daisy. The stalks
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GRACIOUS! HOW THE PRINCES Did STARE.

fortune in crackers" said the parrot
May ask as to the purpose of your in
quiries ?"
Il am man of few words" returned
the raven, sprucing up his shining black
coat. will you marry me?"
mo" said the parrot; I'D rather not
If you will excuse me. Black is not
suited to my complexion
Very we'll. then. madam replied At
ramentale, with great dignity Il will
remain a bachelor. and So wish you good
day." and with that he ruffied mis- feath-
ers. proudly and strolled out of the
garden in grand state.
In the palace of the Countess OF Null
ready that night, everything was happily
settled, there were number of rosy
little dream gods lowering about mum
ber of soft pillows with young heads on
them. Nor were the dream gods the
only ones stirring. All through the pal
ace could be heard quiet sounds and
hushed voices, as a small army of SER
wants busted themselves making ready
for the weddings and receptions that
were to take place on the morrow. For
the princes wished to be married as
soon as they could, that they might start
at once with their brides for their faith
er's kingdom.
And certainly some very fine weddings
did take place the next morning in the
pretty church opposite The countess pal
ace, where the great receptions were
held afterward. First came Fantico and
Viscountess Olga, then Prince Flitwick
and Viscountess Frida. then Prince Sala-
dee and Viscountess Elma, and last of
all. Studimuch and the countess.
But j almost forgot Goodheart, who,
finding that his new and royal masters
were about to marry, hied himself to the
kitchen, where pretty Griddletta. the
cook, was making dozens of sweet cakes
for the wedding breakfast. He intro
The Washington times., 1902-09-21
CHAPTER VI.
AN ACCOUNT OF A CERTAIN WE'D
nTNC


AN ACCOUNT OF A CERTAIN WE'D
DING.
Once in the street in which Ugly
thorne's castle stood. the princes, Stud
imuch and the raven scampered along as
fast as they could, but were at last
obliged to pause for breath. The first
signs of early day were lighting the east
ern skies, but there seemed to be astir
no one OF whom they could ask the way
to the home of the Countess Of Mulready.
As they stood wondering what to do next
they were thrown into state of great
fear to see the tall guard whom they
thought to have escaped. So rapidly did
he draw near that they despaired of
avoiding him by fight. But, to their
surprise, when the huge man came up
to them. instead Of offering to make them
prisoners. he seemed more than friendly.
Laying down his big sword. he knelt at
the feet Of the princes and asked them to
take him as q servant and guard.
The princes thought his actions very
strange indeed, until the guard told them
his eyes had been filled with the magi-
cal powder, but that it had been washed
away by the palm oil that spilled out Of
the ever when Atramentale flung it in
his face He at once became aware of
all the wickedness and ugliness that had
surrounded him for years, and now
wished to reform. OF course. the princes
and Studimuch forgave him the fright he
had caused them, and on the spot he was
made chief of the princes bodyguard-
hat is, he was to be chief of the body
guard when they should have one.
The Washington times., 1902-09-21

scarecrow was hired boy on Silas
Tefft's milk farm. OF course, Scare
crow was not his name, but when he
applied to old Silas for work, and said
that his name was John, and nothing
else, he was told that he must have
double name. There were half dozen
Johns on the place already. So when
one of the men suggested Scarecrow, In
derision of his haggard and grotesque
appearance, it was adopted with ac-
clamation, and the boys indignant pro-
tests were received with loud outlaws
of laughter That was two years ago.
No one knew where he came from. He
was very reticent about his antecedsnts.
but by putting one thing and another
together they had strong suspicion
that he had run away from some town
poor farm. The words ''overseer,
"pauper," and "selectmen" always filled
him with terror, and caused him to look
around apprehensively, as though he
was fearful of being pursued.
Silas Tefft's farm was hard place.
so the men declared-long hours. hard
work. and poor pay. But Scarecrow
seemed 10 think it very Eden OF COM
fort and luxury. He was up with the
earliest of the hired men and always
intensely anxious to make himself use
full. Hardsbips and discomforts and
sights were accepted as matter OF
course, but when he was spoken to
kindly or favored in any way his Won
dering pleasure and gratitude knew no
bounds.
And however exacting. Silas Tent
might be in the matter OF hours ana
wages his table was always generous.
At first the boy ate doubtfully, as
though he was afraid Of being watched
and ordered away from the table. But
when he found that instead of allow,
ancing them, Silas Tefft always urged
them to eat more, he began, apparent
ly for the first time in his life, to fully
satisfy the cravings of his hunger. AS
the days and weeks went by. his starv,
ed. lank figure began to fill out and
color to creep into his cheeks and
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A most delightful day was spent. and
as night came on the princes went TO the
countess in a body and asked her to
consent to their marriage with her
daughters, which consent she readily
gave, as she could see what splendid
fellows they were. aside from being
mere princes Nor did the viscountesses
object, for they thought the princes the
most handsome and the best Of all the
princes they had ever seen.
Would you believe it, there was so
much lovemaking going on that Atra-
mentale, who felt that he ought to join
in, first made eyes at the countess green
parrot, then asked her to take a walk,
which she did.
What is your name?" asked the
raven, as they strolled over the coun-
tess rose beds, where they went to look
for fat grub worms.
why, Pretty Polly. of course" re-
piled the parrot. did you ever hear Of
parrot of different name?" she con-
cluded. surprised at his question.
And what is your fortune?" went on
Atramentale. paying no heed to Polly's
retort.
"Well, at present have a large
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What is your name?" asked Prince
Saladee. as the guard arose 10 his fee,
and took up his great sword
Il was called Wickedheart," he an
swered, but, as / shall do only that
which is right in the future, l should like
TO be known as Goodheart.''
That is right . said the scboolmaster
land hereafter you shall be known only
by the name you have chosen
And now said Prince Fiitwick,
take us to see the Countess of Null
ready and her three daughters.
with all my heart" returned Good
heart. as we must now call him. Fol
low me-"
They passed through the silent streets
until they came to the fine palace oi
which Fantico had spoken the day be-
fore.
Here We are." exclaimed Goodheart
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are bright and pure natures that every
one must feel contented and rejoiced in
their presence. Indeed, the brothers felt
that they should never be happy unless
they spent the rest of their lives near
the three lovely sisters.
I'VE thought the witch's daughters
were the most beautiful maidens in the
world while the magical powder was in
our eyes," said the artless Prince Fan
tico to Viscountess Olga. near whom
he sat, "but, surely, you and your Sis
ters are the loveliest maidens ever
born
AT this praise the three viscountesses
blushed prettily and were greatly pleas
ed. Then the schoolmaster. not to be
outdone by Prince Fantico. said some
thing very like 1t to the countess, and
asked her on the spot to marry him. if
she had time.
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helping themselves to Mrs. rent.s Sun

helping themselves to Mrs. Tefft's Sun
day dinner.
Moving softly from the porch, Scare
crow hurried down the lane to the barn,
| keeping behind the trees as much as
possible. But when he reached the barn
he found that all the horses excepting
Old Nick had been let out to pasture.
Old Nick Is what the, men called a
wicked horse and was never trusted
to any of the new hands. Scarecrow ad-
mired him excessively, he was strong
and masterful and had such an inde-
pendent way of shaking his head Lately
the boy had been trying to propitiate
him by offerings of apples and corn;
but so far had never dared to approach
him from behind or to try to gain his
back.
But he never thought of these things
now. There was not time to lose if ne
wished to save his employers money.
In few moments he had bridled Old
Nick and was leading him from the sta
BILE. And apparently the horse was 200
much astonished by the suddenness of
the movement to make any resistance.
Once outside, Scarecrow led him eau
tiously along hedge Of willow and
hazel bushes until they were at quite
a distance from the house. Then, find
ing convenient stone, he climbed nim-
bly, upon his back.
At first Old Nick had been so pleased
at leaving the barn that he walked
along quietly, but finding the boy did
not remove the bride he soon began TO
shake his head impatiently. When he
felt the slight form upon his back he
sprang forward with a snort of anger.
But Scarecrow had not ridden the ami
malls to water for two years for nothing.
AS the horse few along the country road
he only clung the closer. and instead of
trying to stop him he struck him again
and again with his open hand to make
him go faster.
Silas Tefft was seated near the open
window of the little country church when
he heard the wild clatter of Old Nick's
feet coming down the hill. One amazed
look and he was hurrying to the door,
knowing intuitively that something was
wrong. Several of his men followed him.
and strong hands grasped Old Nicks
bride.
There were a few hurried questions
and answers, and then dozen men ran
for their horses and were soon speeding
away toward the farm. Scarecrow fol-
foot. When he arrived at the farm he
found that the robbers had been cap
tured and were being led away to the
county Jail.
Silas Tefft rarely commended one Of
his hands, but that evening he glanced
across the table at Scarecrow and said
approvingly: "Ye done fust rate Scare
crow Then something else seemed TO
occur to him. for he rose slowly to his
feet and looked down the table at the
two long rows of faces turned toward
him.
Look here. men," he said, interroga-
lively, "Scarecrow don't seem jest the
right sort O. name for that boy; what
dye think?''
Scarecrow never rose from that table.
After supper it was John Fearless, by
unanimous consent, who went round
shaking hands with the men and receiv-
ing their congratulations.
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Hydra. One Of the nine labors OF tasks
of the giant Hercules was to kill this
monster. which he did by cutting off all
its heads at single blow.
No one has ever seen Hydra since, but
in the sea we find some very small ami
mails which strongly resemble him, and
are therefore called hydroids.
When you are picking up shells aud
other objects on the seashore you some
times find them covered with mosslike,
hairy coat. At times this is merely a
seaweed, which is plant; but often
this moss is a colony of dead hydroids.
Even the shells of crabs sometimes bear
this covering. Now. If you could find
this crab alive or deep in the water, or
the shell lying on the sea floor. the
hydroids would all be as alive as can be.
We may, however. seek these animal
in better place than on shells ant
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duced himself and told her his history
and of all the many good things he
wished to do in the future, and asked her
If she would marry him. Griddletta
thought for moment, and then an
swered that she didn't care If she did
as 1t was Thursday and her evening out
ing. anyway. So into a church they
went, and after the princes and the
schoolmaster and their brides had left
the altar, why up they popped and wer
married, just like royal folk.
ITO be Continued)
The Washington times., 1902-09-21
Hydroids and Jellyflshes
BY w. S. WALLACE.

In the time of Hercules, "the very
strong man"-and that was long time
ago-there existed, SO the stories say,
a huge monster who had body like a
tree trunk and no less than fifty heads.
AS soon as head was cut of new
head grew out in its place. This crea-
ture lived in a sWamp and was called
The Washington times., 1902-09-21

Answer to last weeks illustrated
proverb puzzle: Spare the rod and
spoil the child
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-02-13
THE FUTURE OF OUR
FOUNTAIN REGION.

ae ver discaufssme t.ae which
b, % oi'ea lsken ly tAe lsaaia1 c.t-
aens off tAe southern mountain coun-
tg d ai wrong No region has ever
aesancel without hope aus courage
--anl Re have reason O. possess
tafa hele aat courage. aN through
fae fasi mpuaisin lauds %. ihe South
$3.50 iis millions of mountain rcafle
Tie eouleitui riehuess 81 ihs conn
tss in eeai. ison aai timber ars coo
well knoNn 70 dwell On. tet 30, She
development % the coal aud timber
resources s. ga iss ss,s infancy.
ine mosi impottsat Industries g.
feEiae 81 see aesmprosei. poor
sad ise-a,ed. arc ihe sgIicuiga4s, aad
srsgins puruits Of i;. people
Ars these selustyie, followed uiia
general .ateliigence tlsfough lhe
eshtaioaa, past u che Soulll Can
ess eo~gel> es o. >as shey ace oct.
Tbs meanssins uhep desa@rs Of
ibe eesatilel rsimsesai forests are
.ess q = ,asss VI brisss and shiesess
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-02-13

A. tal> imps~ssb;e-~~h<re t.ec>
have aonri<hca. they viii agsin Sour.
ish With little care: ihss ~hy ssc
BOT grest orchards Of oppics and
fruits IN existence on our monniains3
Il Is the lack Of intelligent Effort
One Of the most profitable ANIMALS
70 raise. for It's wool. hide md iicsh j.
the Angora goat. This Sniinal s
not choice in its food. bur lives and
gtows fat on leaves and TWICE the
whole year around The leaier- Of
oar people should make the iulofma-
tion general concerning the great
profit in these two industries alone
The Department Of Agriculture has
issued pamphlets GA these maiirss.
would not sll she Congfessmcu from
,he beautiful B'ghlsnd region Of the
Son;h be- doing the greatest possible
good 20 their intelligent farming
constituents hy spreading this in-
formation amongst them.
We are going 90 "gei there" with
thc Southern mountain country. and
the sooner we have determined effort
che quicker it viii be.
Le, MS pay less attention Oh pole
ties aud move 10 business. and geo u~
make business men Of ont elected
politicians % necessary l.f Ihe u.i-
fore of our county BrIof C.r..r
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-02-13

iHs oil bearing areas ol ihc world
seem to be increasing instead Of DE-
ninishing in product.seness Aside
from the reU territories being de-
velopsi in Texas and California the
Russian districts shout Balu have
increased their output more than loo
pes cent ia ionr years. and the otiec-
zion ni the use of fuel-oil. on account
of its scamity. seems hardly tenahle
at present. Experiment. u.ih oil-
tasl arc being constantly carried on.
aiih re>r't. varying accariias totlc
ahi..Fo tae eNperimcuter> to odsr,rc
ofec''y the latest rcqsrt being ihst
80 aloaci 3. lu.ualcient E, mn.t De-
re'a'.icel eith coal 90 obian ihc
Dose r.rit.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-02-13

Tsx Trans. s;b<sisn railway s:s<s
she ehesps-s rates 10 The eesn Il
i pos-it's 20 buy an emigssnt's
,icks,. coveneg COCO miles aeaHy
three weeks Journey for abces $S
Few realize the smmensi,y q Siberia.
To ehink o. a single state stretching
100 degrees Of Ion giiude and pos
sessins about one niath d all the
land sarf.vv Of iiisr s;0,,~. - stsgger-
iag. The United States and sll lis
possessions. and al Earope excep,
Russia. could be put into sibesis
with land enough len 10 make 35
states ike Connecticut