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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19

The sweet, clinging kind of woman
" all right till you have to be chung
to by her every day of your life
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19
Borrowed Jests.

Papa-Why do you tie things to the
poor cats tail, Willie? Willie-'Cause
l amt got no dog.-New York Press.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19
Heard In West End.

"Pop, you weigh 200 pounds, don't
your"
Yes; why do you ask"
GAUGE t'other day nav said the
devil would get you yet. an 1 was
thinkin' how long it would take you
to atlanta Constitution.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19

"Why do you go out between the acts
at the theater?" Because l fear it
would disturb people if l went out
while the act was in progress
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19

81 have a friend who has been d.
vorced three times Does she play
leading parts ?"-Philadelphia Bull
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19
The Hardest Struggle.

And when you proposed to her."
said the friend, you were a struggling
young man, eh?"
Yes" replied the financier; you
should have seen me struggling to tell
her l loved her"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19

"I am afraid that pugilist is out of
business for good and all" What's
the matter with him; writer's cramp
or laryngitis ?"-Washington Star.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19

You say Jones made his barrel in
a get-rich-quick scheme
Yes; he married old Getrox' S
do
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19

First monkey-And man was once
our equal. Second monkey-Yes, blu,
look at him now. Long ago he lost his
tail. and he frequently loses his head
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19

Been fishing on Sunday, have
your" Nothing of the kind, sir. I
set the lines on Saturday night and
took these fish off on Monday morn.
ng"-Chicago Tribune.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19

, Paradises in the
but most people seem
York.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19

Managing Editor-Why did you
throw that visitor down stairs An
swers-to-YnQuiries Reporter-He came
up here and asked me If duck pants
were made Of feathers.-Baltimor ore
American
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19

de against HIM!
against a strong
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-19

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rublish.r.
Al
de against HIM!
against strong
= Paradises in the
but most people seem
York
: New club In London is called the
ssJo1nmbia." Perhaps Sir Thomas
Eapton suggested the name.
\ The best suggestion King Edward
has made for coronation week is the
proposed dinner to London's poor.
Banker Andrews of Detroit has again
shown how easy it is to make splsrse
when other people furnish the money.
Mr.. Mary e. wilkins will find it
OF some OF the husbands in his wife's
books.
The peanuts which Texas is sending
to the Boston markets this season are
said to have q pronounced flavor or
petroleum.
A Baltimore man was stricken
dumb while cursing his wife. This
should serve to further popularize
southern chivalry.
A Kansas philosopher announces
that Giving is a nightmare" He
should try the brand they have at
some other blind pig.
A Missouri man has decided to stock
his farm with 400 goats this spring.
Hereafter the Missouri butter is likely
to cut an enlarged figure.
Sir Thomas Upton has begun
building Shamrock Ill, and may as
well begin thinking of plans for
Shamrock ". right away.
Wireless telephones are about to
materialize Eventually the entire
business of the country will be done
by means of air signals or ozone
waves.
British farmers want reasonable
freight rates. The railroads are will
ing to give rates to them, but insist on
determining themselves waat is rea-
sonable.
A dozen goods of the University OF
Chicago tried to quiet the cries OF a
baby but failed dsmally Any one of
the number might have been more
successful.
Andrew Carnegie is finding friends
throughout Cnristendom. Mexico
wants only $4,OOO,OOO for libraries.
That's what comes of mans wanting
to die poor.
A bit Of wisdom like the following
could be located only in China: There
are things which can never be mag
ined, but there is nothing which may
not happen"
Duke Karl Theodor, in Bavaria, the
oculist prince, recently performed his
four thousandth operation for cataract
at his clinic in Munich. His wife acted
as his assistant
Full many gem OF pureSt ray Sc
rene the dark, unfathomed caves of
ocean bear, because no giant sort of
dredge machine has yet been dipped by
Pierpont Morgan there.
The Washington Times is RESPONSE
BILE for the statement that limburger
cheese makes drunkards. Asd there
is considerable limburger cheese to
strengthen this statement
A cable dispatch says that Venezue-
Ian revolutionlsts have Just won an
important victory. Unfortunately,
however. the correspondent neglected
to report which revolution these revo-
Iutionists belong to.
Chicago commission men have dis
covered Wisconsin chickens with gold
IN their gizzards. The proof of an am
bition on the part of chickens to lay
golden eggs is highly commendable
They should not be discouraged.
An Iowa woman has sued dead
man for breach of promise cS mar
riage and recovered $4,000 damages
The poor fellow is left with only a
small balance of $50 to start house
keeping in his present location.
1t is announced that the new presi-
dent of the National Congress of Moth
ers has children of her own. 1t is
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
Where Marion Crawford Writes,

February Ladies Home Journal.
F. Marion Crawfard finds his idea
home in breeze-swept villa, perched
high on the picturesque cliffs of SAINT
Angelic dl Sorrento, overlooking the
beautiful Bay OF Naples and it's roman
tic shores. There Is, indeed, no finer
site to be found anywhere about this
'ar-famed bay than that occupied by
the "Eiila Crawford" with its cheerful
landward OUTLOOK: over scattered towns.
-'liye-ciad hills: and fragrant orange
groves dotted with white-wslled dwell
ings, to where Vesuvlus rears biz
mighty cone aud Naples queens it
among her subject villages, far on.
across the shining bav to the enchant-
ing island OF Ischia, set like lustrous
jewel In the Tyrrhenian Sea. The
house itself is an unpretentious build
ing OF atncco and rough stone. Iti.
reached by following 4 country road.
oserhung by olive, lemon and orange
trees, FOR about q mile from Sorrento.
then turning through a gray-stone
gateway, embcwered in ivy, and going
along narrow driveway almost to the
verge OF the cliff, where the villa stands
some two hundred fact above the bav.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
TIE Wastefulness Of Our Peo !

Gastonia Gazette
There Ii economy in doing ings
on large scale. The children a.. e
sheltered and fed less expenslv,., n
these large aggregations than tn v
could two or three at the time in sol
arate families. Five farmers invest
money In five reapers when on, ia.
chine would have done the reapins for
all. In q town like Gastonia there il
something like $4,000 invested n
cooking stoves half the number onld
do the cooking for all, with less ,usl,
and last just as long. T1ere are tens
of thousands of dollars in CASTOR
county invested In sewing machines
which stand idle over nine hours OF
every ten. In city like Charlotte,
crowded with residences, busines.
houses, and factories, tons aud tons Of
coal are used every day In winter 10
warm the separate rooms-and the
atmosphere above the chimney tops
which could be saved by connecting
the city by steam pipes and heating
all from a common center. Aud 40 u
goes. What an appalling chapter o:
wastefulness is written In this phase
Of lndlvidualism
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
CURES BLOOD POISON, CANCER
ULCERS, ECZEMA, ETC.
MEDICINE FREE.

It you have offensive pimples OF
eruptions. ulcers on any part OF the
body, aching bones or joints, falling
hair, mucous patches, swollen glands.
skin itches and burns, sore lips or gums,
eating, fostering sores, sharp, gnawing
pains, then you suffer from serlou.
blood poison or the beginnings of
deadly c~ncer. You may be perma-
nently cured by taking Botanic Blood
Balm (B. B. B made especially to
cure the worst blood and skin diseases.
1t kills the poison in the blood there
by giving a healthy blood supply to
the affected parts, heals every sore or
ulcer, even deadly cancer, stops all
aches and pains and reduces all swell
ings. Botanic Blood Balm cures all
malignant blood troubles, such as ecze.
ma, scabs end scales, pimpies, running
sores, carbuncles, scrofula, etc. Es-
pecially advised for all obstinate cases
bat have reached the second or third
8 age. Druggists, 81. To prove it
lures, sample OF Blood Balm sent free
and prepaid by writing Blood Balm
Co, Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and
fee medical advice given.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
THAT WILL 30 YOI!
GOOD.

We know of no way in which we can
be OF more service 10 our readers than
to tell them OF something that will be
OF real good to them For this reason
we want to acqaalt.t them with what
we consider one OF the very best reme-
dies on the market Tor coughs, colds,
ana that alarming complaint. Group.
we refer to Chamberlain s Cough Rem
edy. We have used it with such re.
suits IN our family SO long that it has
become household necessity. By its
PROMPT Il we haven't anv doubt hut
mat 1t has time aud again prevented
Group. The testimony il given upon
our own experience, and we suyyas.
that our readers, especially those who
nave small children, always keep 1t in
their homes as a safeguard against
croup--Camden. S. c., Messenger. Fer
sale by E T. Whitehead T. Co.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
tDally except Monday. tDasiy e.

IO0iiJ eACept MUu1Sy. i4'a:ly e.
cept Sunday.
Wilmington and Weldon Ra,lroa
Yadk,n Dlyis,on Main L,ne--Tra,
leaves Wilmington, Q 10 a. m, arriv.
Fayetteville II 20 p. m, leaves Fayet,.
Vile IL 42 p. m, arrives Sanford l s.
p. m. Returning Ieaves Sanford ? I
p. M, arr,yes Fayetteville 20 p: no
leaves Fayetteville 80 p. M, arr,v.
Wilmington Z Is r. m.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroac
Bennettsville Branch-Trs!n leaye
Rennettsrll:e 8 10 a. NJ, Maxton aC
a. m. Red Springs 8 90 a. H., HOY
Mills 10 IS q. m, arrives Fsyettevil:.
IL 10 a. m. Returning leaves Faye.:+
vile 4 As p. M, Hope Mills 5 90 r. m
Red Springs 43 p. M, Maxton 6 Il
p. m, arrives Bennettsville 7 Is p. n
Connections at Fayetteville wit,
train No. IS. at Maxton with the Car
lima Central Railroad, at Red Spring.
with the Red Springs ard Bowmor.
Railroad, at Sanford with the Seaboart
All Line and Southern Railway, o.
Gulf with the Durham and Cbarlott.
Railroad.
Train on the Sc -:land Neck Branei
Road leaves Weldon 3 is D ln., HaIif.,
8: 20 p. n., arrives Scotland Neck a.
4 10 p. m, Greenvllle 5 Al p. M, Kins
ton 6 AS p. m. Returning leave,
Klnston 7 80 q. M, Greenyille 80
m, arriving Halifax at II :O5 a. m.
Weldon IL :2Oa. M, de- = except Sun.
day.
Trains on Washir. ON Branch leave
Warrington s 90 m. and 2 As n. m.
arrive Parmele s :55 4. m. and 4 10 o..
m, returning leave Parme]e11 10 a.
and 5 70 p. M, arrive Washington
IL 80 a. m. and 6 :l5 p. NJ, daily ex
eept Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. c., daily
except Sunday 4 :35 p. m, Sunday,
4 :36 p. m, arrives Plymouth 6 :35 o.
m, 6 80 p. m, Returning, leaves Ply.
mo- h daily exceps Sunday, Z 80 a. m.
and Sunday 8 :O0 a. NJ, arrives Tarborc
3 $50 a. M. IL 90 a. m.
Train on Midland N. G.. Branch
leeves Goldsbo,o daily, except Sunday.
s 90 q. m, arriving Smithfield 10
H. Returning leaves Smithfield 2 90
4. m. arrives at GOldsbOro 8 :25 a. n
Trains on Nashville Branch lea, .
Rocky Mount at 9 :3Oa. M, 4 90 D. m :.
arrive Nashville 10 20 a. M, a % pm
Spring Hope II 90 a. M, 4 :45 D. m
Returning leave Spring .lope IL 20
m, 5: :;5 p. m, NsshYlll II Ass. m.
s 40 p. m, arrive at 6ocky Mum,
II 10 p. m, 6 20 p. m, daily except
Sunday.
Train on Clinton Br ,ch leaves w ar.
cav FOR Clinton daily. scept Sunday
IL 40 a. m. and 4 10 m. Return
Ing leaves Clinton at 6 :45 a. m. and
2 80 a. m.
Train No. Is makes cl1e connection
at Weldon for points North daily,
all rail via Rice mond.
H. NJ. EMERSON,
Zeal Pass. Agent,
J. r. KENLY Gen anger.
+. NJ. EMERSON, Traffic. Mcnaoer.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
The Strawberry Outlook.
Wilminrton Dispatch.

Wilmington Dispatch.
Dr. E. Porter, of Rocky Point, one
of the veteran truckers Of this section
of the State, was In the city yesterda!
and, In speaking OF the strawberry out
look, saws he thinks the prospects for q
good crop OF berries are very good.
mot only will the crop be go,d," he
added, "but the prices will undoubted.
iy oe higher on account of the great
scarcity Of fruit during the past year
The fruit crop has bad an off year tor
It and apples are scarce and ceiling at a
high price The same way With
peaches. The crop was very short anu
the consequence was very little cnn-
ing Was done Hence every indies
ION points to good prices for the straw.
.'efry crop.
This has been an unusual winter.
we have had more freezing weat iler
MS year probably than at any time in
he history # this section. Winter
started IN esrly and all vegetation ha-
,een kept back. There have not been
ne usual warm spells that often tend
20 revive the plants and send up a
little sap The Indications are that
vben spring sets In the cold weat her
ill have spent its furce. That being
he case the spring should be most
favorable for all forms of vegetation
Certainly the bugs and insects IN the
zrcund have been annihilated BY the
cold.
"In fact, it will take fine crop y ar
and good prices to begin to put the
people in this section on their feet
again. This immediate section is not
al,ne in feeling the i'll effects from tnr
past year. The same CONDITION III
affairs seems to prevail almost every
where"
1t should be gratifying to eve, ,o6,
70 know that the strawberry n,n,k II
bright. Comparatively few ..+op!e
know it., but this crop alone irg>
abont one million dollars into CT ul..-
tlon in the State. Aud mo # 1t
comes to this immediate Sc: lou of
Eastern North Carolina.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
HISTORIC HOUSE.

Morning Post quoted In Louisbure
Times: Over in franklin county
near Louisburg, stands the
1ouse where the first conference OF
the NJ. E. church in America was held
1t was April 20, 1885, and the house
was then owned by Mr.. Green Hill, a
pl ;neer in Nethodlsn.
In the February number OF the Am.
erlcan illustrated Methodist Magazine
there is very interesting article writ
ten by Rev. DIR. T. N. Ivey, of this
city, telling of this house and the frs.
conference held in America. It l.
written In DR.. 1vey's own fluent anc
attractive style.
By the way, the Methodist Hand
Book and Almanac just issued by Dr.
1vey contains spIen lid half-tone Gu:
Of the Green Hill house.
During the year of 1892 or 1898 the
Times published full history OF the
"Green Hill house" Including an ac-
count of the first Methodist conference
held, &c, which was read with much
interest by large number OF people OF
the State.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
RECOVERED AFTER A YEAR.

SratesyiIle Landmark: About a ven,
age, while out riding with some friends
Miss Catherine Copeland, Converse
student, [irom Statesvllie, N. C.,] Was
thrown from the vehicle on account OF
the horse hitched thereto running
away. She had the double misfortune
0! being bruised slightly and also los
ing her watch, which was a nice
double case silver time Iiece, with
gold mounting. In the inside and on
the rear case her name was engraved.
The young lady instituted search
aud inquiry for some time; but that
realizing nothing toward the recovery
CT the watch, the matter of regainlne
it was practically abandoned.
Recently she heard that the miss
ing time piece was In the possession OF
q colored woman in the citv named
Rosa Austin. Yesterday morning
search warrant was procured from
Magistrate Kirby, and Constable Fo,-
ter performed the search. The
watch was found in Rosa Austin,s
house in cabinet drawer. The vo-
man procured the sought-for article
without any degree of reluctance
stating that about year ago negro
named Williams bad pawned the time.
piece to he. for 80 cents in cash,
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
CATARRH CANNOT BE CuRtD

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as t'lev can
not reach the seat of The disea>. Ca
sarrh Is a blood or constltutio Il, is
ease, and In order to cure it y J., ,zsust
take internal remedies. Halls J. rrh
Cure Is taken internally and ,c.~ di-
rectly Oh the blood aud muc ~. sur
faces Halls Catarrh Cure is Mt :,
qaaek medicine. It was pre.cr d nv
me of the best physicians In tn un-
try for years, and Is a regular p rip
tior. 1t is com posed of the hes MICS
known, CON bined with the be- .od
purifiers, acting directly on IT,. mu-
c"us surfaces. The perfect CO n h,na-
tion of the two Ingredients /, what
produces such wonderful res 4 in
curing CatarrE. Send for testim .lalx,
free. F. ]. CHENEY & c.,
Props Toledo, ohio.
Sold by druggists, price Toe
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
MR.. WHEELER GOT RID OFp1s
RHEUMATISM

during the winter of 1898 I was 81
lame In my joints, in TACT all over NV
BODY, that | could hardly hobble around
when l bought bottle of Chamhar
la1ns Pain Balm. From the first an
pllcation began to get we'll, and was
cured and have worked steadily all the
year-k. WHEELER, Northwood. N. y
For sale by E. 7. Whi:ehead & Go.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for sixty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. It soothes
tho child, softens the gums, allays all
pain. cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for D1arrhoea. It will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Sod BY Druggists in every part Of the
world. Twenty-Five cents a bottle. Be
,,re and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sooth
ug Syrup, and take no other kind.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
Many School Children are S;ck/v

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, Used by Mother GRAY. = nnrse
10 Ch'idrenIs Home, New York, break
up Colds 10 "a hours, cure Feverish-
ness, Headache, S;omaci Troubles.
ieethlng Disorders and destroy Worms.
At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed
Free Address, Allen s. Olmsread.
Leroy, n. Y.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
BIT OFF ITS own LEG.

New Berne JourIaI: Davi B ,nst'n
Who does trapping up the Trent river
IL visiting his traps FridAy, fourc
aat one Of them had been draggei
rom its position.
Following up the chain to "hic-, th'
rap was attached, Brinson tnall
,uni the missing trap, and In the jaw
3 the trap, which had sprung, was tn
.iud leg of a mink, which judgin.
rom its size, showed the mink to hav.
,een large one, and the examination
.iso revealed that the mink, In order
rec itself from the trap, had bit of Ii
} sn leg.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder. Specialist.

There is a disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
tive: Many sudden deaths are caused by
n-heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure
Or apoplexy are often the result of kidney
disease. If kidney trouble is allowed to ad-
vance the kidney-poisoned blood will attack
the vital organs. or the kidneys themselves
9reak down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness of the blood-the alburnen
leaks out and the sufferer has Brioht's
Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble
DR.. kilmer's Swamp-Root the new die.
covery is the true specific for kidney, bladder
ana urinary troubles. 1t has cured thousands
o. apparently hopeless cases, after all other
efforts have failed. At druggists in fifty-cent
an ana dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free
e.. = n'a.,, a'so book telling about Swamp
Root and its wonderful cures. Add-cse
Or. kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. Y and
mention this paper> ~ s1'o
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13

haye used Chamber!ain's Coueh
Kennedy for number of years and
have no hesitacny in saying that it Is
me best remedy for coughs, cold and
Group l have ever used ia my family
nave not words to express my con-
hdence In this Remedy. MRS. j. A.
MOORE North Star, Mich. For sale
by E. 7. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
State news.
uLLED FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Happenings Noted During the Week

3-RAI DELIVERY IN GREEN COUNTY,
Kinx'. Weekly: Saow Hill Will
s,u have four rural delivery routes
neration and Hookerton one Tbe
outes are already practically eatablish
u. We are informed, but did not lear
when they would begin operation.
Pitt county badly needs several NOR.
,.os
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13

1astonia Gazette: # any of our read
.rs think the presence of smallpox in
community is to be regarded lightly.
ct him run his eye over the accounts
paid by the board of commissioners at
Dallas last Monday. The disease /
costing like smoke, too. It is the
iuty of every citizen to take ever,
orecaution against the introduction o.
she disease among nev material anc
- cooperate loyalty with the author
tiles in using all proper and lawfuI
means for exterminating It where it
las implanted itself Unless more
strenuous measures are employed in op-
,os'ng and combating it than haye
hitherto been used, The loathsome
snal"dy Is likely to become endemic
a lad perennial.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
MR.. TARKE NTON KILLED.

Roper correspondence to News and OBJ
server; Wh4le experimenting the cut
ting OF timber on his farm near here
this morning Thos. L. Tarkenton was
struck by falling limb, receiving a
wound from which he died N two
hours. He was one of the most suc-
cessful young farmers in the county.
which he represented in the Leg,sa
ture of 1899. He leaves a wife and
large family of young children and
numerous relatives Mr.. 'rarkenton
was highly respected and his death
was great shock to the community.
The commonwealth., 1902-02-13
FROM DUNN TO IrRHAM.

Dunn Banner: It is thought tha,
aa railroad that has been built from
ipex to Angler In this county will b.
extended in the near future from Angie
- Dunn and from Apex to Durham
This will complete one of the mos
Il -eded roads that has teen built in our
':ate for quite while.
The citizens of the town of Dunl
net in the Metropolitan Opera HOUSE
n last Friday night where few shor,
and pointed speeches were made by
sfessrs. J. C. Clifford, D. H. Mclean,
r g Taylor and others, inviting Mr.
Augier to extend his road here. Mr.
Angler responded in very enthuslas-
tic speech and from the trend of what
,e said We have every reason to believe
hat the road will at, once be extended
o Dunn.
ENDEMIC AND PERENNIAL