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The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
Well Trained Italian Audience.

a political orator addressed club Of
Italian voters in English, and, to his
surprise and satisfaction, his listeners
paid strict attention and applauded at
the proper places, shouting "Vivaw and
Bravo" repeatedly. At the conclu-
sion of his speech the orator took his
seat beside the chairman. He whiS.
pered that he was delighted with his
reception and had never spoken 10
more intelligent audience. "Ha-ah"
replied the chairman; me tix all a-dat.
Me hoP up one.a finger, evra man say-a
'Hurrah" Me hor up two-a tinga, evra
man say-a Viva" Me hor up t'ree-a
hnSa, evra man say-a Bravo" Me
hor up wholea hand, eyra man say-a
'Hlyi: like one great yell. Me fix ALA
dat. st. Louis Post-DiSpatch.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
Cordite.

1t has been shown that the erosive
action Of cordite was seriously affect
ing the value of this explosive, and
that the British admiralty appointed
committee to make series of tests and
to report upon the subject, and to in
vestigate whether some other explosive
could not be substituted for military
and naval use. One of the results
has been the adoption Of new smoke
less powder, to be known as "Cordite
Nj. D." The new explosive is said TO
have nitro-cellulose as its base, and it
is believed to contain a certain per-
centage of nitrogylcerine, but not so
much as is used in cordite itself. 1t is
claimed that it does not generate so
much heat as cordite, hence the longer
life to a gun.-New York Tribune. ~
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
TOads and Snakes as Pets.

"He who makes pets of snakes makes
pets of toads as WE'LL" said the animal
dealer.
"IOadS are more intelligent than
snakes. They have. besides, no odor
Tree toads are cherished by some per
sons like canary birds. The run of the
house is theirs. When they wish to go
out they hop to the fl ont door and trill
till it is opened for them, and on their
return they trill to get in again. They
sleep in beds of clean sand and thrive
best on grasshoppers and flies. They
can be trained to hop into the hand.
Eyes, very clean, intelligent, unob-
Jectionable sort of a pet is the tree
toad, but the snake is clammy, and
his sweet odor will give you, if you
breathe it long, a racking headache. !"
philadelphia Record.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
She Was UnrufHed.

The young married couple who work
off all of their mutual recriminations
in public had been scrapping in a low
tense tone all the way out on the troll
ley car. She claimed, it appeared from
the occasional word. that was bit
louder than low and tense, that she had
caught him in the act of making goo
goo eyes at young woman standing
at the transfer station. and he was
dampening his collar until it looked like
a deck swab in frantic effort to
square himself by claiming that she
was suffering from ophthalmia or
some other affection of the orbs. He
didn't appear to be able to get away
with it, however. and there was q hard,
chill look on her face us she stepped off
the car at Chevy Chase AS the two
started TO walk off the platform he ac-
cidentally trod upon the lacework at
the bottom of her foulard dress. There
was sharp ripping sound. and the
husband saw that he was in for more
grief.
Now, don't get excited" he ex-
claimed soothingly
"Oh, I'm perfectly unruffled" she re-
piled, picking up the torn, fOot-deep
lace skirt rutfle. but she bestowed upon
him wait-till-I -get-you- home look that
was so dark and drear that the married
men around involuntarily shivered in
the hot air and buttoned up their coats.
Washington Post. -nrys-
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
screeu. That Ar. Nove,

The illuminated screens Of pegamoid
are something entirely new. The green
and brown shades. in which they are
usually developed. make an especially
attra c,ive background for the gold fig
u-e. The figure Is often heraldiC
design, about eight inches high and
almost as broad. one figure is placed
in ca ch panel, and, far from seeming
bare. the surrounding plain space sets
off the Illuminated design and forms
an effective background.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
Wall Paper DESIGNS.

More effects are to be seen in some
OF The new wall papers. These are in
solid colors and have as a rule flower
borders, which are rather narrow. One
yellow paper has a narrow border of
yellow in festoons. In each point
where the drapery effect is caught up
there are a few roses.
Three strips of the paper make up a
landscape in the wall coverings. with
scenic effects. Some of these have
tropical views, tropical plants, and bril-.
liantly featheled birds.-New York
Times.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
Pennies in the West,

"They are now using pennies In the
Far West" said a traveller, but they
are chary of them. They don't like
them much.
Back in 1890 l got on Western
street car. \ woman passenger handed
the conductor for her fare five pennies.
The man took them, and. without q
word, walked out on to the back plat.
form and threw them in the gutter.
l was Il tenderfoot and the Drodigality
of the thing impressed me.
They didn't, you see, give coppers
in change because they had none. 1t
is little better out there now, but
pennies are still much scarcsr than
they are in the East. t."-Philadelphfa
Record.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
Making the Linen Last.

Do not allow holes to appear in table
linen until it is SO thin that it has to
be laid aside. On Saturday, before the
clothes are sorted for the washing, look
over all the soled tablecloths and nap.
kins, holding them to the light. Use
EN- lnbroidery floss to correspond with
the quality of the linen, and every
thin place should be darned or run as
neatly as possible. You have no idea
how much longer linen will last when
cared for il this way.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
UNCLESAM'STOYEXHIBIT
ONE OF THE LARGEST coLLEc.
TiONS IN THE WORLD.
1t is Confined i'm the National Museum At
Warrington, Where Hundreds of Curl
Gus Playthings Are Kept Nicely Ar
ran1ad and LAheled-l -ll0llA Galore.

1t fs Confined in the National Museum At
Warrington, Where Hundreds of Curl
Gus Playthings Are Kept Nicely Ar
ranged and labeled Dolls Galore.
1t will doubtless surprise many read
ers to learn that Uncle Sam has one of
the largest collections of toys in the
world. He keeps them in the National
Museum. at Washington. where they
may be seen by hundreds. nicely ar
ranged and labeled, in the exhibition
hall. But on the balcony in the west
end Of the building is the real Santa
Claus shop. Like the spiders parlor
in the nursery song, the way to this
wonderland is up a winding STAIR"
On each side of the long balcony, writes
Will II. Chandlee. is a range of tall
pine cases fitted with drawers in which
are stored toys and games from all
parts of the world. To be sure. these
drawers contain many other interest
ing objects besides. for it is in this de-
partment that everything relating to
ethnology is sorted and catalogued
for exhibition. Ethnology is the sci
ence which tells us of human races
civilization-how people in all parts Of
the world live. of the things they use
in every day life, and how they use
them.
The toys and games in Uncle Sans
collection have been gathered by his
agents from every known country.
Many Of them are rare and costly, and
beautifully made: but the most inter-
esting and unusual are the product of
unciviliZed hands. Some are gorgeous
ly colored and decorated with beads
and shells. while others are grimy and
pitifully mean; but they have each
brought their measure of JOY to some
childish heart, somewhere.
or dolls alone there are enough to
give any little girl reader a new one
every day until she becomes too old to
care longer for them; ivory babies from
Alaska. dressed in little coats of deer
fur to protect them from an Arctic
winter; South Sea Island puppets with
scarcely any clothes at all: Indian
papooSeS decked with beads and buck
skin: pink-cheeked waXen beauties
from Paris: almoud-eyed Japanese in
red kmouoS: black wooden images
from the Congo; and various other
dolls. fashioned from clothespins, pine
cones and corn nuSkS:
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
Some in IA yS,
Some in jagS,
And some in velvet gowns.


Uncle Sam is especially rich in Alas
kan dolls. Some of them are of ivory,
no bigger than your thumb; but the
clothing is made with the great test care
from the softest scalskiu, trimmed with
beads and edged with white hair from
the leg of the deer Others are two
or three feet in height. and are carved
from wood. and are equally we'll
dressed. even to their mittens skin
caps with ear flaps. and their perfectly
correct snowshoes. Then there are
the dolls of the Zuni and Moqui In
dians Of Arizona and New Mexico.
These are brilliant and cheerful
gathering and occupy a drawer all to
themselves. Some are made of wood
and others of baked clay. and all are
painted in gaudy coiors. Some among
them have real hair, done up in funny
little knots above their ears. or in
braids with feathers and red flannel.
Many Of the more beautiful toys
We're made by the Eskimos. During
the long Arctic nights these wonderful
little people carve. from the tusks of
the walrus, figures of every conceiv-
able shape and design. Often entire
villages are made. the huts. bidarkees
TOR canoes. and dog slegdes being in
perfect miniature. The dogs are cut out
of line gra med white wood. and are
almost IA atural in their attitudes. The
toy-makers of Nuremberg or of Swift
Zerland could not have done more skill.
fin work Tho nf JhaSn n
folk is the more wonderful when one
considers the very primitive tools
which they have TO use. The knife
with which they carve the dainty little
figures is seldom more than Il bit of
steel barrel hoop ground down to an
edge, and lashed with thongs of walrus
hide to handle of bone or driftwood.
The toys of the Zuni Indians are
modelled in clay and baked to prevent
them from crumbling. Cows. goats
and frogs. streaked and spotted with
paint. hold the first place in this col
lection. but there are also clay whistles
and bird warblers, the latter quite like
the tin ones seen in our shop windows.
The bird is made to sing by filling its
through a tube inserted in it's back.
There are also clay rattles of various
shapes and sizes in the Zuni exhibit
and wooden birds that flap their jointed
wings like those we hang upon our
Christmas tree.
In the collection of games there are
great many objects either interest
ing for the Oddity of their shape, curl
Gus operation. or beauty of workman
ship. One novel game consists of four
pieces of bone attached by bead
string to n long steel bOdEn. The
bOdkin is held in one hand, and the
bones tossed up into the air A skilful
player may succeed in catching one or
more OF the bones upon the steel point,
and scores accordingly. This game is
a faVorite with the Cheyenne Indians,
and is not unlike our own game of
cup and ball"
A card game from Persia, valued at
many hundreds of dollars, has its
board inlaid with solid gold; and a set
Of chessmen from India are of beaui.
fully carved ivory, each man being
at least four inches in height.
Another curious game. from which
our Jack straws" is probably de-
scended, consists of bundle Of ar
rows of carved ivory or wood. It WIS
the ancient custom to toss these ar
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
Trolley For Fire Engines.

A special trolley TOR conveying fire
engines is in use at Springfield, Mass.
The engine is carried on i platform
only nine and one-half inches above
the top of the rail, mounted on truck
at each end. The front truck is de-
lached and the front end of the plat
form lowered to the ground when the
engine is TO be loaded on the car Plat
forms over each truck afford space for
t!remen and equipment. The length
Of the car over all is thirty feet ten
and one-half inches. and its net weight
is $4,000 pounds. The Springfield Fire
Department has loaded an engine on
one of these cars in two and one
quarter minutes from the time the car
was in position to it's being ready to
start, and has unloaded an engine
and attached the horses to it in one
and one-quarter minutes es-Engineering
News.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28

To renovate leather furniture, wash
il with a little soap and water, and
when dry apply little vaseline, rubbed
in with the hand. Let it remain till
next morning. then polish with a soft
duster. This treatment will prevent
the leather from era cking.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28

Desirable Effects.

Some very novel and desirable flower
and vine effects are noticeable among
the latest oilcloths and linoleums.
There seems decided tendency to get
ting away from the universal tile and
geometrical patterns toward something
more ornamental.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
How 1t Happens .

About the time a bachelor finds he
can live alone very comfortably he dis
covers some woman who can't-New
York Press.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28

The big gray kangaroo Of Australia
measures about seven feet from the
tip OF its nose to the end Of its tail. Il
can run faster than horse and cleaE
thirty feet At Q jumE. !. WV
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28

On June Z, 1745, Kaschan, Persia,
was overturned by an earthquake and
10000 persons killed.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18
FlIl]3}39|ly3l]
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In the district court of Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
In the matter of the application of
Charles NJ. Parker, administrator of the
estate of John Z. Haas, deceased, for
license to sell real estate.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.
This cause coming on for hearing upon
proofs offered in support of the same,
and it appearing that there Is not suffi-
cient personal property of the said estate
in the hands of said administrator to pay
the legal debts and expenses of the same,
and it appearing further that it is neces-
Sary and proper that the real estate of
the said John E. Haas, deceased, should
be sold to pay the same, and being fully
advised in the premises,
1t is ordered and adjudged by me. as
Judge of the District Court, that all per-
are hereby directed to be and appear be-
fore the Judge of said District Court on
Tuesday, the 18th day of January, 1902.
at 9 o'clock, standard time, in the fore
noon at the office of the Clerk Of the Dis
trict Court of Lancaster County. Nebras-
ka, then and there to show cause, II any
there be, why license should not be grant
ed to said administrator to sell the real
estate Of the deceased, described in said
petition for the purpose Of paying the
debts and legal expenses of said estate.
1t is further ordered and adjudged that
service Of this notice be made by pub
fishing the same for four consecutive
weeks in the Courier a legal news
' ~ LINCOLN FROST.
Judge Of the District Court.
Dated at Lincoln. Lancaster County,
State Of Nebraska, December 13 1901.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18
The Neatest Woman in Our Town

As Diogenes with his lamp searched
for an honest man, so l with my note
book searched for the neatest woman
i'm town.
This is an easy task" / thought, as
1 made this entry in my notebook.
8 a. m. Monday-Have started this
morning to find the neatest woman in
our town. Am quite positive it lies
between Mrs. Black and Mrs. Brown.
VIII call on Mrs. Black first.
p. IN. MOnday-Am convinced that
Mrs. Brown deserves the prize. Mrs.
Black greeted me spotlessly and be-
comingly dressed, but when she took
me into the kitchen to see her new
range l noticed a pile of unwashed
dishes in the sink. Will call on Mrs
Brown.
s p. m. Monday-My call on Mrs.
Brown was unsatisfactory. When 1 en-
tered her house the effect was neatness
itself, except Mrs. Brown. There was
a spot on the front of her dress and
her hair looked very untidy.
u. III. lutSudy-iIH quite CollNlllCtu
that there is no neatest woman in our
town. Each is neat in some things and
careless about others. Each has some
untidy point. Will investigate further.
6p. m. Wednesday-Afterm many calls
and much effort. l have come to the
conclusion that the neatest woman in
town is dead. Common consent pro-
nounces Mrs. Gray the neatest woman.
In her will she left s152.52 to pay some
one fifteen cents a week for six years
to clear the space around her grave
of weeds and to scrub off her tomb
stone with sapolio. This was explicit
ly stated. Her aversion to dirt is shown
in her last words. AS she was fast
sinking into Inconsistencies she muir
INJURED: How can l bear to turn to
dust" JANE YOUNG.
4 4 4
"Jack?'
Yes, dear"
How do you suppose astronomers
ever found out the names of the
stars"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18

The other costume was of gray and
black shepherds plaid, trimmed with
steel buttons. The coat was of medium
length, and the furs which matched 1t
so stunningly were black lynx. The
muff was huge. and the long, wide boa
a white plume completed a decidedly
fetching Outfit.-TOwn Topics.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18

Owing to the large number of inva-
lids who have called upon the British
Doctors at their office, corner Eleventh
and n streets, Sheldon block, and who
have been unable to see them, these
eminent gentlemen have by request
consented to continue giving their ser
vices entirely free for three months
medicines eXcepted) to all invalids
who call upon them for treatment be
tween now and Feb. ,. These services
consist not only of consultation, ex-
animation and advice, but also of all
minor surgical operations.
The object in pursuing this course Is
TO become rapidly and personally &C
quainted with the sick and afflicted and
under no conditions will any charge
whatever be made for any services rem
dered for three months, to all who
call before Feb. 2.
The doctors treat all forms of disease
and deformities, and guarantee a cure
in every case they undertake. At the
first interview a thorough examination
is made, and, if incurable, you are
frankly and kindly told so; also ad-
vised against spending your money for
useless treatment.
Male and female weakness. catarrh
and catarrhal deafness, also rupture
goitre, cancer, all skin diseases, and all
diseases of the rectum, are positively
cured by their new treatment.
The chief associate surgeon of the In
stitute is in personal charge.
Office hours from 8 a. m. till p. IN.
No Sunday hours.
SPECIAL NOTICE-If you cannot
call send stamp for question blank for
home treatment
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18
FASHION


son-are chiefly dotted dimities and
embroidered mulls.
All are elaborate, many of the skirts
being embroidered all over. And
fiouncesi There are from one to six
of these made as full as possible, and
the skirts almost stand alone. The
ruffies, too, are embroidered about the
edge, and hemstitched where they join
the skirt. F'ilet lace and insertion are
also shown on the new robes, which
come ready to put on the silk slip.
One of these half-made garments is of
silky fine linen literally covered with
a coarse filet lace. Ii winds about the
entire skirt and edges the wide, grad
uated flounce at the bottom. The
bodice-what one can see of il before
il is put together-has points of the
lace all over from top TO bottom. Tans
and black-and- white in combination
by the samples.
On New Years Eve the crowds at
the fashionable dining places exhibited
some ravishing wraps. The gowns be
meath them were not so wonderful, but
the wraps were striking. One with a
Worth label that rested beside my own
was the most exquisite thing of its
kind l have ever seen. 1t was pri
marily of brocaded silk velvet of su-
perior texture. The ground was a deli
cate cream i'm color. while the roses
with which il was strewn We're of the
natural soft tints of bride and blush
roses. shading into delicate azure. The
cloak was half-fitting and long. About
the bottom was a chiffon fiounce a foot
or more in depth, edged with one ruch-
ing upon another. This chiffon had in
ii all the faint tints of the rainbow,
and upon the rich material which COM
posed the wrap was most effective
There were four of these full fiounces.
two of plain cream-colored chiffon and
two of the rainbow variety About the
hand fell six of the full fiounces from
the bottom of the wide sleeve. One of
these was of Russian lace. These
fiounces, with their variety of lace and
chiffon, outlined the entire garment
They garnished the wide collar and
adorned both sides of the front open
ing. To this trimming a narrow band
of sable was added. The wrap was
lined throughout with bright pink
panne velvet
1t seems now to be quite proper to
use panne or highly colored silks for
Innings, making the inside of the wrap
almost as attractive as the exterior.
Another imported wrap had rosebuds
of delicate pink and white upon the
lining OF the sleeves, where they fell
away from the elbow to the hand. and
the effect was charming
A novel black-and- white cloak of
New York make was over white panne.
1t was made of velvet ribbon and fine
black lace alternating in longitudinal
stripes. 1t was very handsome, but it
lacked the indefinite chic charm of the
French garments.
A short sable coat had most remark
able sleeves. They We're very wide from
the elbows, almost Chinese, and had a
ruffle of fur at the hand. This served
as background for many lovely lace
ruffies. The effect was particularly
good when the wearer raised her
hands to remove her veil.
A white brcadcloth had trimmings
entirely of white chiffon ruffies and
ruchings, and was lined with sky blue
Upon a recent Broadway shopping
which really merit attention. One was
a black velvet serpentine skirt. very
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18
DOCTORS EXTEND THEIR TIME

&C
Owing to the Large Number Who
Have Been Unable to See the
British Doctors, These Eminent
Gentlemen Have Extended the
Time for Giving Their Services
Free to All Who Call Before
Feb. I'd.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-21
Cherry and Plum Culture.

The cherry and plum can stand,
and, indeed, need strong soil. Heavy
manuring with fresh stable manure,
however, is not advisable, SAYS Iowa
Homestead. Use rather old, we'll
rotted manure and the soil from
around manure piles that is filled
with teachings. The clearing up of
old barnyards after most of the
manure is hauled off and the leach
ings of hog yards and the cleanings
of poultry yards and houses are all
good fertilizers for both the cherry
and the plum. Results can be Sc
cured from our commoner varieties
that will surprise the cultivator and
sell for a long price by employing
this means, while common fruit
grown in a common way NAV not be
salable at all. The cherry can be
made three-fourths of an inch in
diameter and its color very material
ly heightened. The trees, too. are
healthier, live longer and have great
er thrift
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-21
CULTIVATION OF BEANS.
Use Seed from Reliable Sources Only
and Plant in Thick, Well
Drained Loan.

Nocropresponds more readily to good
soil and cultivation than beans. The
soil best adapted to it is a light, rich,
well drained loan, which was MANFRED
for the previous crop. If too rank
manure is used it is apt to make the
plant run too much to vine. Beans are
extremely sensitive to both cold and
wet, and it is useless to plant them
before the ground has become dry and
warm. The largest return will result
from planting in drills from two to
three feet apart, and leaving the plants
two to six inches apart in the row. Up
to the time of blossoming they should
have frequent shallow cultivation, but
any cutting of the roots after the
plants come into bloom is likely to
cause the blossoms to blast and so cut
off the crop. Remember that the cul-
tivation of beans should always be
very shallow, and that it is useless to
expect a crop from field so poorly
prepared as to need deep stirring after
planting. Varieties should be selected
so as to give a succession both of string
and green shelled beans. The wax
podded varieties will degenerate into
a mixture of green and wax podded |
plants unless there is constant at
tention given to the removing of any
green podded plants which may APP
pear in the seed crop, and the con-
slant selection of plants of the highest |
type for stock seed. Hence, it is espe-
cially important to use seed from re-
liable sources only.-Midland Farmer.