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The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24
He Know the Family.

Col M. H. Welsh, Of Lancaster. once
arrived in steelton. Pa, early in the
morning to make arrangements for .
circus performance at that place. To
obtain his license it was necessary to
see the Burgess Of the town
The first person he met was q large,
burly Virginia negro, who was on his
way to work at the steel works.
Colonel Welsh approached the fsllow
and said:
Captain, can you tell me whese ]
can find the Burgess of Steelton!'
"Say, boss, I is a stranger around
here myself, and all can say is keep
away from dem Burgesses. was eE.
gagged to be mahrfed one time to Mary
Elizabeth Bur6xss and dey u a pesky
lot OF -i-~>.a"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24
Peculiar Custom
Of Wayajo Indians
a Law Is q
Misfortune
Misfortune.
Especial Lottery

solution Of perplexing problem. II is
not at all uncommon for a Navajo to
marry a woman and her daughter. OF
course he takes the mother, usually an
elderly woman, first, and the daugh
ter next, although negotiations foI
both are carried on at the same time
By this expedient he obtains the WON.
an he wants with no mother In law
appendage.
In his eyes all women are to be cher
ished, not from any chivalrous regard
for the sex, but because the old wom-
en- assume largely the care of the chill
dren, and because all women, young
and old. are weavers, and the we'll
known Navajo blankets, the manufac-
ture of which is now a considera BILE
industry, are made by the women.
When woman dies her man does not
speak of what she has done for him
or the children she has borne him.
but only that she was a good blanket
weaver. He mourns the loss of val
liable and productive machine.
The Navajo women mature early and
also fade early. Girls are usually sold
in marriage at IA or Is years OF age,
but they are often reserved" when
but or 10 years old by part payment
Eventually as civilization progresses
no doubt the sewing machine plan will
be introduced, and a man will be able
to pay for his wife in monthly INSTALL
mentS.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24

Not long ago a tourist in New Or
leans went to see the statue of Andrew
Jackson in that city. on the pedestal OF
which is inscribed, United We Stand;
Divided We Fall" Seeing an old col
ored man standing by. he asked. I'm
Gle. did that inscription stay there all
during the civil war;"
mo. sah," responded the old uncle.
hit didn't stay dar enduring de wah.
In de fust place, dem letters was stand
in out laik dey was plastered on. Den
de wah bust loose, and de Confed' rate
gin'ral down yere. he tux a chisel and
cut dem letters on smooth Den Of
Gin'ral Butler. he come erlong wild his
Union so5ers. an he TUX chisel an
cut dem in deep laik dey is now. An
Lordy, how de folks down yere did
swar when OIL Gin'ral Butler brush
de dus' off'n his clothes an git UP
frum bis wu'k an say, Use gwine to
hang csSfus' Johnnie Reb what cuts
dem letters off ag'in.'"
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"The girl would rather have tramped
ten miles through rain and mud with
the man to whom she was engaged
than tool coach through half dozen
columns OF society paper with young
Peyton; but, she went with young
Peyton, she was a guest in his moth
er's house. There are reserves even
from the man a woman loves. She
didn't tell him that she wanted to
leave it all and be dependent upon
him; she didn't tell him that bare
walls would not crush her spirit: she
didn't tell him that she was young
and strong and brave and that she
wanted to live his struggling, climbing
life; she didn't tell him any of it
but she showed him the richness of
her love-beneath in her heart was the
solid ground of trust and faith; this
he knew
Miss Nicholson-Caroline-
"Mr. Brewster Barringer broke the
engagement himself. A word from the
girl. who was eager to explain would
have Strengthened things; but she was
given no opportunity to eNplain-in
/ fact, she was not allowed to vindicate
herself She suffered-young. tender
things do sometimes suffer-but she
| pulled through Miss Nicholson's S
voice was quite cheerful. Some of
her died, but the most of her lived
She laughed little, low, amused
laugh.
II was a foo1!" the man broke in
| vehemently.
Yes" Miss Nicholson agreed, sweet.
ly; 81 think you were"
There's never been a day since that
l haven't been hungry for a sight of
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24
QUESTION PASSED LONG eEFoaE.
Roles of Parliamentary Practice Not
Liked In Primitive Oregon.

Rules of Parliamentary Practice Not
Liked In Primitive Oregon.
At the time when Oregon was ad-
mitted as state and the first lesis1a-
ture of the state met, old Senator Mes
mith, who was a member, possessed
himself of copy of book on parlta-
mentary procedure This work, which
was at the time probably the only one
OF it's sort west of the Mississippi, he
studied diligently, and by the time of
lne first session was well up in the
rules OF debate. At the first meeting
of the new legislature motion was
introduced and speedily carried, but
on the second measure a dispute arose
and for three days the state legislators
wrangled and debated.
Finally, on the third day, Nesmith.
who had watched the proceeding
without even opening his mouth. de-
cided II was time to use a pice of his
parliamentary procedure, SO he rose
and moved the previous question"
There was a moment of silence fol-
lowing this motion, and then amidst
a shout of derision the speaker cried:
Sit down, you fool! We passed the
previous question three days ago"
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vehemently.
you" Mr.. Brewster Barringer had
got to his feet and stood over the ham
mock, his eyes had lost their moodi.
ness.
She laughed; \ little, low, delicioul
laugh.
I'm unworthy, unworthy of the
great happiness your love will kring,
but" he made an attempt to sweep
her into his arms.
A tall figure crossed the porch and
approached the hammock. A man
looked doubtfully towards the dusky
corner.
"Oh, are you there?' seeing the
CLEAN Of a white gown. His eyes. un-
accustomed to the darkness, failed b
see Mr. Brewster Barringer. 81 have
been bored to death! But then am
always bored away from you" There
was an air of proprtetorshfp in the
very manner in which he laid his hand
On the hammock.
"Bored?" her voice rang like . Joy
bell, the pride and tenderness OF the
woman loved was there; she rose from
the hammock and turned towards the
newcomer:
81 rave been amusing Mr.. Brewster
Barringer by telling him about girl
he once knew. He doesn't care in the
least for congressman. so We won't
stay to bore him. We will see you At
dinner, Mr.. Barringer."
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24
Identity In Doubt.

Before making millions ex-Senato,
Edward o. Wolcott and his brother es-
tablished a law and real estate Office
in Georgetown, Col. Henry Wolcott
ran the real estate Office and did fairly
well, but there was .,othing doing in
the law, and the ex-senator became
discouraged, gossips a Washington
writer, and decided to move to an ad-
joining camp, where a silver lead had
been struck. He packed his belongings
on a donkey. Just as he was leaving
he remembered his first sign. reading.
ED Wolcott & Bro You don't want
that sign. do you, Henry?" asked the
ex-senator. NO, Ed, take it along"
replied Henry. Edward packed the
sign on the donkey and arrived at ths
new mining camp the next afternoon
about dusk. The miners came up and
looked him over. One of them read the
sign strapped on the donkey's back and
asked: Which of you all is Ed?"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24
A Navajo House.


squaws, and instantly one OF the stall
wart Indians-a powerful six-footer,
who would seem a match for man or
beast almost anywhere-sprang to his
feet and dashed into the store and ran
in fear behind a pile OF wooden boxes.
The remaining Indians in the group
grinned and clattered at the sudden
change Of base, while a wretched lit
tie, wrinkled, dried-up old squaw
came hobblinE down a side street and
joined the squatters on the sunbaked
earth. The big Navajo buck remained
secreted a few minutes, and then, as
suring himself that no red face fol-
lowed him, he shamefaoedly came out
from behind the boxes, but did not go
out of doors while the little old squaw
was in sight.
Whats the NATTER" said the ira
der, as he laughingly repeated our ex-
clamation. "Oh, nothing but a moth
er-in-law on the scene
Then he told a custom among the
Navajos, centuries old-a custom
which we found later is universal
among the great Indian tribe all over
its reservation. All Navajos have a
belief that it is blight upon a hus-
bands life to have any communica-
ton with or association with his wife's
mother. The greater part of the Nav
ajos believe that husband who looks
upon his mother-in-law is tempting
all the evil spirits upon himself, and
many are SO intense in the belief as
to say that a husband who gazes at his
mother-in-law will surely have his eye
balls wither and drop out of their
G n
nbout great warriors in the past, who
have had visitations of hideous physi-
cal ailments and helplessness upon
them for defiance of the law of the
tribe. But while no Navajo can cite
a modern instance of blindness or bad
luck or paralysis or decreptitude be-
cause of husbands accidentally look
ing upon his mother-in-law. the super
stition is just as potent. The Navajo
who accidentally comes in contact
with his mother-in-law is the subject
Of commiseration by all his relatives
and is much pitied by the mother-in-
Naw herself.
Marriage among the Navajos is
matter OF purchase, and the mother OF
the prospective bride is particularly
consulted to know whether the son-in-
Jaw is agreeable to her, and II he is
agreeable, whether she will make his
life happy and prosperous by keeping
out Of his sight and giving him full
warning whenever she comes near to
his presence. Many a Navajo sends
constant gifts to his mother-in-law for
her kindly consideration by her avoid
ance of his sight.
Some of the side effects, as it were,
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24

The other night" said the fat
boarder, Il slept in a room with a gen
ereus gentleman. snore horribly
in fact. I'm a snorer from way back.
We retired. In the morning when we
arose this gentleman handed me a sill
yer half dollar.
Whats that for?' said I.
''Oh, take it, he replied. You have
won it. You deserve it
But what for? said 1.
"'Oh, take the money and go and
buy yourself several first-class drinks
like you. You are the best one
ever saw. You are the only man l
ever saw who could snore louder than
can holler.'"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24
Hts Sense of Smell Was Bad.

About forty years ago some enthu-
siastic person conceived the idea that
oil existed at Palmyra, Wis, and a
company was formed to bore for it. A
we'll was bored several hundred feet in
depth and plenty of pure water was OBJ
tanned, but no trace of oil. A farmer.
who had come to the village with a
load of produce, went to the well while
the work of boring was going on. He
was asked by some of those interested
in the project if he could smell oil in
the sand that was coming up from
the well and replied: mo, can't say
that / do. but perhaps IL l owned some
of the stock / might smell it,
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24
Not What the Dominic Wanted.

The prayer meeting was held at
good Brother VS. house on the hill
The meeting had progressed and
prayer and remarks and hymns had
coupled the time. The dominic. in a
low voice, said: Now, there is just
a moment left; isn't there someone
who would like to fill in that mo-
ment before we close?" Dead silence;
when, in the twinkling of an eye, the
door on the clock few open and out
popped the head of a little bird,
which said. koo."-Homilectic
Review.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24

A. H. Dunham. formerly of New
Haven, Conn, but now a resident OF
Nome, Alaska, passed through Chica-
go on his way east few days ago.
At a ball in Nome last winter he
wore the first dress suit ever seen
there. A grizzled old miner looked at
him for few moments and then said:
''Pard, 1 helped lynch the first man
that ever wore a billed shirt in Alas
ka, but I want to shake hands with
the gent that's got tie nerve to wear
a spiketail coat in Nome. Put 'er
thar
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24
Woman Suffrage Movements.

Fourteen nations of the world now
have well defined woman suffrage
movements or well organized suffrage
associations. They held an interna-
tional suffrage conference in Wash
ington, during the meeting of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage Association,
February 1918. Delegates to this
conference from England, Canada,
Russia, Germany, India, Sweden and
Australia were present.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24
N0SE ITO ZzZ417OLz2

Ives the cabinet OF President Daz who
retirement within the
wealh families He has travelled and of finance He
several times 1892 he appointed
confidence in the ability Of
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24
old-Fashioned Cameo Jev.rry.

There is a revival of interest in old.
fashioned cameo jewelry this year.
One of the large manufacturing jew
elry houses in New York says that it
has done more work altering and re-
storing old cameo jewelry this winter
than it has for twenty years.
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OF this custom are peculiar. The sill
versmith of the tribe, man OF high
intelligence and a leader among his
fellows, wealthy and wishing several
wives, apparently devoted much
thought 20 the problem. His business
brought him In contact with many
thousands of Indians, and he was un-
willing to place himself in a position
where he might bs compelled at any
moment 10 drop everything and run
for shelter. He solved the problem in
a way very satisfactory to him by mar
ryinx three sisters.
Another method, even more peculiar,
- shocking to US, but to the Indian
AposArs not only proper but an easy
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24

Iitteton w
has just acquitted by arta before which
began ais
tnguished service in Cuba
Indiana Major Wal
obedience
peri
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24

golf links and clubs and dances. He
was alive! She caught his enthusi-
asrn. and gloried in his strength and
in his belief In himself"
Miss Nicholson no longer lounged on
the hammock pillows; she sat very
straight and still.
''The man did not understand the
Hirl." she spoke quietly. but spirit of
contempt lowered about her lips and
quivered her nostrils. He viewed her
from an external point He saw the
gowns she wore. the 5ewels-they were
khe environment of her life-mere ad-
suncts, but indispensable. He thought
Ahey were herself-that she was all
billowy chiffon and perfumed lace
"He thought" the man interrupt
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24

in their own tongue about the
value of lot of blankets they had
brought from the reservation for SELL
ing to the trader. Suddenly there was
q warning screech from one of the
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24

e were chatting in
the Indian traders
store at Gallup, N.
M. A group of Ma
vajo Indian bucks
and sQuaws were
souatted close by
outside, sQuabbling
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24
To Amuse Mr.. Brewster Barringer.
BY SARA LINDSAY COLEMAN.

Copyright, 1892, by Daily Story Pub. Co.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-21
TIMELY TOPICS

You can save money by buying meats and vegetables at Castles mar ket to-day and tomorrow.
 Extra wide shoes for women. You'll find them at J. c, Jackie & Sons, 7S- 75 Bank street
 You can get spinach at the Public market for 10c peck. Best meats in stock.
 New line of corsets just received at K. Doughertys. Some good ones are sold at 75c.
 Sweaters for sportsmen, for misses, women and for everybody at J. B. Mullings &S Sons.
 Get a pair of those nice warm slip pers that Holczer is selling at 89c a pair.
 Read oyer those carpet figures Cur rams are advertising. The chance of a lifetime to get cheap carpet.
 Union made overalls in different col OTIS and designs at A. Mailhiots for 3ec.
 Buying at the anniversary sale of Boston Family Shoe store is the same as saving money.
 Read that letter in Dodge's ad and you will get an idea Of how fast bis pruers arg coming.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-21
NUTMEG CRAVINGS.
Items Boiled Down for the Benefit of
 Our Busy Reaoers.

Items Boiled Down for the Benefit of
 Our Busy Reaoers.
 Richard Lee Crockett, 15 years old, died at the Norwalk hospital last night from wound received in hunt ing accident Saturday afternoon.
 The unveiling and dedication of the soldiers and sailors monument in Wallingford will occur Thursday, De- tober 23, and the Second regiment, O.. N. G., will parade.
 The board of management of the Middletown municipal building is ex- changing fifteen tons of hard coal for thirty tons of soft coal The hard coal is being sent to Wilcox, Critten- den & Go so as to keep the foundry running.
 On the favorable reports of the ref erees, Judge Platt in the United States district court has granted discharges from bankruptcy to Charles B. Du Gross of New Haven. Hiram J. Dings of North Canaan, Frank c. Pomeroy of Windsor and Charles J. Neale of Waterbury.
 George H. Hepburn of Hartford, who was arrested in Stamford for try ing to pass forged checks and who was taken back to Hartford by Detec- tive Farrell for forgery, is believed by the police to have a record in other states. Information was received yesterday that he had served two years in Joliet prison.
 Mrs James Connors of Boston was taken sick in Norwich on Friday while on visit to her father-in-law, James Connors, ST, and yesterday her illness was found to be smallpox. The in- mates of the house, two adults and three children, were vaccinated and a quarantine established, but the chil- dren got away without the knowledge of the authorities.
 The estate of Edward Wells South worth, formerly of New Haven, and a Yale graduate of the class of '75. has just been appraised in New York city. It shows that the portion which will go to Yale will be $172.OOO MT South worth's property was valued in gross at $385,OOO, and after making some be- quests he directed that his residuary estate go to Yale to be devoted half to the purchase of books for the li- brary of the class of belles Iettres, aud half to the benefit of the univer- sity's general library.
 The Sunshine society of Hartford is 1 interested in young man named Har- per, who is in the Hartford jail dying with consumption. He was sent there 1 for participation in the theft of team which all who know him say he would never have done except as he was led on by others. Dr Fuller has exam ined him and finds him in bad condi- tion, having had two hemorrhages. Judge Eggleston says that if the man can be put in the tuberculosis ward, no objection. will be raised by the au- thorities. The man, only 19 years old now and friendless. is not expected l to live long.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-21
HILL ON THE MERGER.
President of the Great Northern Out
 lines Roads Policy.

ST. PAUL. Cc.. -A.--A 4e adJ0urne hearing of the government suit again the so called railway merger was calle to order by Special Examiner Ingersol at the circuit court in this city, and tn entire day was given to the direct testi mony of James J. Hill for the defend ants, the cross examination having just begun when the hearing adjourned for the day.
 MT. Hill went over much of the ground previously covered by him in his testi- mony before the interstate commerce commission and in other suits similar to this but he brought out more fully the fact that tie exchange of Great Northern stock for that of the Northern Securities company was the individual act of the individual shareholders and dwelt at length on his statement that the whole purpose of the organization of the Northern Securities company was for the protection of a great com merce with the orient which the north ern lines had sought to develop in com petition with the transportation com panies of the world.
 
 ties company to shareholders offering to expand stock had heretofore been placed in evidence, but the lawyers, through MT. Hill, introduced personal circular letter sent by him to numerous Great Northern shareholders in answer to inquiries, telling them that any ac- ton of theirs in exchanging their stock must be their own individual action and not be influenced by him.
 The examination of MT. Hill, con- ducted by George B. Young, at first covered his official connection with the Great Northern railway and the pre- yious companies of which it was the outgrowth. He told of his first con- nection with the old St. Paul and Pa cific and St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba railways, explaining that, the directors of those compa anies being nearly all nonresident, the policy and methods of the old Manitoba company were left almost entirely with him and the responsibility was sometimes heavy. :,. .
 The line to the coast was projected in 1887. Work was commenced in the ldll Ol 4oc>S duu COu1plGlSO III 1COO. AAS line was built by the Manitoba com pany and later leased to the Great Northern, as one ownership of the whole line was considered advisable by the Manitoba stockholders. Over $S00,- 900 was spent iB minute surveys before any actual work was begun in con- struction in order to be sure of finding the best location possible.
 He told of the traffic that could be depended on along the line of road, es- pecially the lumber from the Pacific l coast, the rate on which had previously been prohibitory, butIwas reduced from i 90 cents to 40 cents hundred after his line was completed. This lumber is now carried throughout the entire country north and west of the Ohio Eastbound it saved the expense of re turning empty cars and consequently reduced the rate on westbound traffic.
 The witness told in detail of the growth of trade for Pacific coast lum Der and of the development of the ori ental trade. It soon became evident that greater permanence in rates to the I orient was necessary, and some contro I of the rate was necessary in order tc make profit possible.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-21
A COURTESY CLUB.

If young people, especially in small towns, would form | courtesy clubs, :" or graft this idea upon existing organ izations, it would result in great ad- vantage, not only to the young people belonging to such associations, but also to the towns themselves.
 We find a great many men and Wo- men side-tracked all along the path ways of life because they were not taught the value of good manners and of a fine gracious courtesy in their youth. The result is that they have grown up hard and coarse and repul- siye in manner and have not been able to win favor or attract trade or busi- ness. In other words, their bad man. ners and repulsive ways have kept them back and handicapped their car eers.
 It is astonishing how fine manners and politeness in children develop in- to ease and attractiveness in manhood and Womanhood. Other things being eyual, the employe who is selected for advancement is the one with good manners, fine,x gracious demeanor good presence; these qualities are the best kind of capital, even better than money.
 Agreeable department, coupled with good education and ability, will often win where capital ii the hands of the boorish, the unattractiVe, and the ill natured will fail
 Everywhere we see young. men and young women drawing big salaries largely because of their superior DO liteness. The fine-mannered are want ed everywhere as superintendents, as salesmen, as travelling representatives as clerks, as private secretaries, or as credit men. Tn fact, agreeable deport- ment is the one indispensable quality sought after everywhere.
 There is nothing else which will Sd quickly open the door to opportunities to society. to the hearts of all.
 It is real delight. a restfuI pleas ure to he in the society of people who have been disciplined in the amenities of life-of those who radicate an at mosphere of kindliness, of good will and of helpfuIness. wherever they 90
 Courtesy is to business and society what oil is to machinery It makes thinrs run smoothly. for it eliminates the jar and the friction and the nerve raclsing noise
 There is great moral d1la1itv in fine manners, refining the character. as 2 rule, and making 1t more harmonious l with less that grates and rasps anC i exasperates.