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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
New Use for An breaker.


The attempt to reach the north pole
with a Russian ice-breaking vessel ha:
been abandoned" remarked Tenter
hook.
Il didn't know that sucn an attempt
had been made" said Hammersmith
That's because you don't keep up
This happened some time ago
Then that's the reason. l knew OF
it at the time, doubtless but dismissed
it from my mind. You see Tenter-
hook" Hammersmith went on, my
mind is not like yours. a receptacle for
all sorts of unimportant information
It's you who don't keep up, not I. For
get few things"
Much obliged. I'm sure, for your
kind words. But it seems pity that
a vessel of great crunching power
should fail to do the work expected of
it."
oh, that's all right The ship will
still be of use"
Howl
''In winter it can keep the ice in one
of the Russian harbors pounded up,
and in summr it can be used to break
off the final jagged syllable of Russian
proper names"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
COCSATOO KILLS CAT.
Feline Attacks go YenrO,d Bird and
Meets Death.

This is story of poor pussy and
"Blanco," pugnacious cOckatoO
owned by Policeman Charles Mcken-
ma. 1t happened Friday. Blanco, as
usual, was in the yard and was en-
gagged in picking a bone from a plate
of scraps, when the cat. a fierce. hun
gry-looking feline, made its appear
ance. Slowly crouching ready to
spring. it made its way inch by inch
toward the supposedly unsuspectin2
bird, which was watching the feline's
movements from the corner of its eye
AT the distance of a yard the cat made
the spring Like yellow streak its
body leaped toward the cockatoo
Quick as it's leap was it was not quick
enough for the sagacious Blanco. As
the cat leaped into the air Blanco met
the animal with his great horn-like
claws, striking it squarely in the face
Surprised, but not shaken in cour.
age, the cat rolled over, and after re-
covering itself gave faint cry ano
leaped again. This time BlancO STRUCK
it viciously with one claw and one
wing, knocking it spinning. at the
same time shrieking out in his higf
voice: "Blanco, Blanco. Scat, scat
Aw, poor pussy, poor pussy
Again the cat came to time, anc
again did the bird meet it squarely il
the face with it's claws, and then, be
fore it could recover itself to spring
again, Blanco jumped on it's back
picking its body with a vengeance that
made the fur fly. For over five min
utes both bird and animal waged bat
tie, until. weakened by loss of blooC
and the terrific drubbing administered
to it by the bird, the cat crawled Out
in the alley. where it dropped dead
pursued to the last by Blanco, flushed
with the glory of victory. Blanco sus.
tanned but few injuries from the bat
tie. and despite a little stiffness and {
slight loss of appetite he was all righ'
the next Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28

The air of heated rooms Is changed
tGuite5rapidly through the walls in cold
weather More than twenty years ago
iFlugge estimated that this "spontane-
Gus" Ventilation would completely re-
new the air of small room every hour
6. when the difference between inside and
outside temperature is 25 degrees
Fahrenheit; but a somewhat slower
rate has been obtained since by II.
c-Wefpept, in measuring the hourly diml-
mutton of an excess of carbonic ACID IN
an unoccupied room. In room q
1000 cubic feet, with painted walls, the
passage of air per hour for each de-.
gree of temperature difference was
somewhat less than one-hundredth OF
the total air of the room. But the rate
= was considerably greater with mason
" walis,s covered with paper, and three
timesAas rapid with ordinary white
washed walls.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
For Winter and Summer Use.

In many parts of the country there
are variations in the temperature suf-
ficient to produce good sleighing or re-
move the snow entirely in a few hours
time. AS a consequence the driver is
often at a loss to decide whether to
hitch up his sleigh or carriage. A par
tial relief from the dilemma is afford
ed by the runners designed with hubs
to slip on the axles instead of the
wheels. after the latter have been re-
moved; but then the problem of stor-
age for the wheels arises, it being diff
cult to dispose of them in the wagon.
George Glascock of Veedersburs, Ind,
seems to have solved the question very
satisfactorily with his new runner, an
illustration of which is here presented
AS will be seen, each runner is provld-
ed with forked ends. which slip over
the rim of the wheels and are held IN
place by bolts When not in use these
runners are easily stored in the car
riage, being perfectly fiat and occupy
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28

<Thg relations vbetween parents md
their children restoo5 sacred, too init
mate. and personai,ito be subject to
the supervision ofs.others, -says the.
4Woman's Home Companion. Let the
young mother study good models and
seek for light and knowledge sswlfers
ever she may find them, but let her be
chary of inviting assistance from any
outsider, however wise that person
may be, in the matter ofrygovernfng
her children. She has no right to sub
tect them to the pain and modification
of submitting to an authority which
is spurious and unnatural. A child
suffers extremely from any exposing
Of his weak points, and often feels a
dumb, bitter shame at being openly
talked over; but nobody suspects this,
because he has no capacity to describe
his sensations.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
A Promising Steam Generator.

In the novel steam generator of Hen
ry Brady, an Australian inventor, the
water tubes to the number needed are
bored lengthwise through fiat copper
blocks three inches or more thick, the
ends of the holes being connected by
semi-circular bends so as to form
continuous tube from one side of the
block to the other The blocks are so
arranged that the hot gases from the
furnace pass around the lower one be-
meath a second and around this be-
meath similar series of tubes in the
cast iron top of the boiler. The water
is fed into the iron tube, where it be-
comes heated, then it passes success
sively through the top and bottom Sc
ries of copper tubes and enters re-
ceiver as steam under pressure of 100
pounds or more. 1t is claimed that,
for the same power, this generator
occupies only tenth of the space of a
multitubular boiler and is only fourth
as heavy, while it cannot be exploded,
is self-cleaning and it can be heated to
1OO-horsepower capacity in ten min
uteS.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28

Here is d machine which is intended
for use in hotels and boarding houses.
where large quantities of potatoes
must be peeled every day to supply the
demand for the table. 1t is French
idea invented by Justin B!ache of Va
lence and is operated in the following
manner: The vegetables to be peeled
are placed in a kind of barrel the in
ner periphery of which is furnished
with brushes of special construction,
while the movable bottom which is
likewise provided with brushes, re-
ceiyes a rapid rotary motion about q
vertical axis, causing the tubers to re-
volve in the same direction, and in
consequence of the centrifugal force
thus developed, to be constantly
thrown against the fixed brushes.
which divests them of their Jackets.
the tub meanwhile being partially
filled with water to aid in the scrub
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28

ANT girl happened to be en-
it farm house in England,
the mistress was known to have
u temper.
the f1rst Saturday night the girl
- at the farm house she was told
the mistress to clean the boots
dv1for Sunday. 80
mistress on coming into the
Ehen later on, saw that the girl had
Steamed her own boots first, SO she
took atthan up and threw them into a
tub Of water that was standing by and
bounced out of the kitchen. fro-y
The girl said nothing, but when she
mad cleaned the other boots she threw
them also into the water.
Whatever possessed you to do that,
girl ?" asked the mistress, on coming
again in the kitchen. ,sT IL 5l,lE
The girl simply replied: 1
We'll. ma'am. please, ma'am. l
thought it was the fashion of the
house, ma am.''
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Mode in Shirtv aists

Shirtwaists and shirt blouses are as
numerous as ever, and new modes ap-
pear constantly. The woman who af-
fects severe tailor modes will be
pleased with design that is given
distinctive air by short back and
front yoke having an irregular lower
edge; below the yokes. there are
three narrow plaits stitched for
short depth in front, and two applied
plaits at the back. The blouse sleeves
are completed with narrow strap
bands. and the standing collar. which
is removable. may be given pleasing
finish by fancifully shaped turnover
sections of the same material from
which the shirtwaist is made, or in
some contrasting fabric. There are
innumerable shirtwaist stuffs that will
be appropriate for this mode.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
CiinEing Gowns.

The smart gown this season must
be more clinging than ever in effect.
and this feature is emphasized in the
new form fitting or serpentine skirt.
an attractive example of which con-
sists of five gored. closely fitted up
per portion, held back by elastic
straps and heightened by a rippled,
graduated, circular flounce. and is fur
Their distinguished by two long back
cores that may be plated or gathered
at the top. This skirt may be made
with or without the dip, and in sweep
or round length. 1t is extremely eff
tective when developed in velvet oY
corduroy.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
A Portable Telephone

The military telephone system OF
Captain Charollois, which is rapidly
coming into use in the French and
German armies, permits the laying OF
the bare wire upon the ground when
not too wet. The wire, usually about
one-fortieth of an inch in diameter, IL
OF a special alloy known as Martin BIZ
metal. and it is so light that man can
easily carry three or four miles of
it, Keeling it off at two and a half
miles an hour With a microphone
transmitter and adjustable receiver
the line can be worked up to six miles.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Fancy Bodice of White rareta.

The knell of the separate waist has
often been sounded, yet 1t still sur
wives and flourishes. Truly, 1t is too
convenient and often attractive a gar
ment to be easily dispensed with. A
charming theater bodice-one of
Corne's creations-is of white glace
taffeta, stitched In red, and trimmed
with Persian silk. In this model the
broad turnover sailor collar is of the
Persian taffeta, with a wide border the
color of watermelon. The blouse is
laced across the front with silk cord
and tassels in Persian colors. The
belt is of ane folds of the taffeta,
closely stitched in red, and is broad
and pointed in the back. narrowing
toward the front to an inch width.
The chemisette and standing collar
are of the fine folds of taffeta stitched
In red and braided down the middle.
The sleeves are full at the elbow, the
deep cuffs consisting of the stitched
folds and braided trimming. The
blouse Is fitted to the figure by several
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Water Power In Canada.

The Lake Superior Power Company
some six years ago began the construc-
ton of a canal whose water will work
turbines of 10000 horse power, which
power is to be used for making paper
from the pulp of spruce fir. A grant of
5000. 900 acres has been made. The
Algoma Iron and Steel works is work
ing great fields of iron ore, fields OF
nickel ore, Bessemer steel rail works
with an output OF LOCO tons daily, etc,
using water power to generate cleo
tricity. The existing power is to be
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28

sleeves broaden below the elbow, and
there is an undersleeve of white chit
fon with cuff of velvet and lace. On
all fancy bodices Corticelli spool silk
insures correct finish. The sailor
blouse, slightly pulled at the waist Is
quite popular. Large collars and re-
vers decorate nearly all bodices and
help to give the broad-shouldered eff,
feet which is desired in the fashiona,
BILE figure. The extremely long waist
ed effects of the past season are now a
bit modified. but decided dip is still
given to the waist line in all modish
gowns. A variation in this style has
recently appeared in an imported
model, the wide belt of which is
shaped in sort of square. back and
front
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Elaborate .xn<,; Beaut,fu,.

An imported, bodice, Of great beauty
IS OF novelty silk and chiffon. The
pattern has stripes of coral on a white
ground with dun blue. shadowy. Ores.
den effects all over. the, material, The
waist lis made with >bolero fronts and
pltque. of point de- Venise lace! The
full front is of accordion-plaited white
chiffon, strapped across with two
broad bands of, velvet ribbon. The
belt is of velvet. extending uptinoa
point on the back of the waist. Tha
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
win Prevent Many = Burn.

VIII ffev0nt many = 0ufus
Reaching into an oven after = pie
or roast is the cause. Of many ct the
painful burns from which the house.
wife suffers, and no mater how careful
she is, the accident will happen at in
.tervals.. To reduce this danger to q
minimum. and at the same time afford
the cook the opportunityrto inspect the
baking with ease. Pembroke %. Harton
of Philadelphia, Pa. has contrfyed the
automatic shelf slide FOR ovens shown
in the accompanying drawing. The
usual shelf is retained. and the I'M
provement consists in the pivoted bar
and bracket attached to the inner side
of the swinging door. The inner end
of the bar is attached to bolt near
the center of a shelf, and pull on the
door withdraws the shelf at the same
time, the fiat bar underneath also serv-
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Driven to IL at Last.

lady and her daughter were going
along = country road when they met a
tramp. who asked for aims, and when
refused walked away. exclaiming:
"Ah, / must do it at last
"Oh. mamma. did you hear what that
poor man said?"
''No.'
He said he must do it last. I sup
pose he is going to do what all poor,
hungry wretches do-commit suicide"
The lady hearing this exclaimed:
Call him back. must save him
from such an awful deed" and, taking
out her purse. handed the tramp half
. dollar.
Nov. my good man. what did you
mean when you said you must do it
At last?''
Work, ma'am."
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Money Spent for Fireworks.

Enormous sums are spent on fire
works every year both in this country
and abroad. The amount of money
that is burned up on an average Amer
lean Fourth of July has never been
calculated, but in England it has been
estimated that 100000 is spent
on each Guy Fawkes day. On the
occasion of Queen Victorias jubilee no
less than 81 .250. 900 was expended.
When Victoria was proclaimed empress
of India Delhi had a display which
cost $4,000 and India spent in fire.
works during the visit of the prince
of Wales in 1875 over 100000.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Photometry OF Ultra Violet Rays.

The great intensity of the light ef-
fects produced by an electric spark has
led H. Kreusler to experiment with a
view to determining whether the phe-
nomenon might not lead to new
method in photometry. The cleo
trodes for the spark were aluminium,
zinc, an alloy of zinc and cadmium,
etc. If both electrodes were of the
same metal no constant light was OBJ
tanned in the case of aluminium. This
constancy was. however, obtained
when the negative pole was of that
metal, and the method seems promis-
ing.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Revenge.

He had never forgotten her cold and
naughty bearing on that night ten
long years ago. and now had come the
supreme moment of revenge.
He held her hand and looked into
her face. Suddenly he leaned forward
as if in surprise.
Heavens, Sybill," he exclaimed.
You are getting crows feet around
your eyes"
And then, drawing on his fund of
masterful resources, he managed to
keep her away from mirror for three
long hours.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Origin of HcmtInE by Water.

The earliest known hot-water heat
ing is curiously traced to Greenland,
where the strangely forgotten colony
of Norwegians had increased to 100
villages in the fourteenth century. A
German author was told in 1916 of the
heating and cooking by water in pipes
from a hot spring; the ruins of the
colony were located in 1928, and the
hot spring was some years ago seen by
an American artist.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Why They Parted.

Jack Winston hear you have dis
charged your man. Cholly
Cholly Chumpleigh-Yes. Had to-
don'cher know. Somebody mistook
the beEgaw faw me. y'know. and it
made htm-aw-pwesume and take
liberties. Good enough man in othaw
wespects.
Jack Winston-Too bad. But who
was 1t that mistook him for you?
Cholly Chumpleigh-My fiancee.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28

ing little space. This device will be
found especially advantageous on long
Journeys. or when the owner of the
vehicle intends to stay away from
home for several days al seasons when
there may be a freeze or a thaw, as
the driver may happen to be sensitive
about running sleigh on bare ground,
or a wheeled vehicle when the sleigh
ing is good.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
A Grcatful Ad mirer.

Where did the big bouquet on your
desk come from" asked the friend.
From grateful admirer," answered
the member of congress promptly.
THAT will do. The joke is on you.
! have positive Information that these
flowers We're ordered by you"
That's all right. TIE florist ad-
mired me for having the price of so
beautiful a bunch and was grateful to
me for giving il up"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28

Whether all rays of light and other
physical rays are. or are not, trans
mitted with the same velocity seems to
be d difficult problem. The franklin
Institutes Boyden prize for an answer
has been before the public since 1859,
and has increased from 81 900 to more
than $4,000
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Olives Up EXper. men Is.

1t is reported in foreign papers that
the shed on Lake Constance in which
Count Zeppelin's dirigible balloon was
stored has been demolished. the en-
ployes dismissed and that al further
experiments with the air vessel have
been abandoned.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Wise Tramp.

Lady OF the House-"Wen | declare
I believe you are the same tramp l
gave loaf OF homemade bread to last
week"
Tramp-"No'm. He died yesterday"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Never suited Him

She has never given her husband a
Christmas present that he could re-
ceive with entire satisfaction One
year she gave him some horribly col.
ored neckties; another time a box of
cheap cigars, and the present she gave
him last year almost drove the poor
man to distraction"
What was the gift?''
She calls it an easy chair"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28

Mrs. Ferson-lt beats me how DR..
Smart has such tremendous practice.
They say he doesn't know anything
about medicine, or about diseases for
that matter.
Mr.. Ferson-No, but he knows about
all there is to know about human ma
ture.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28

~ II m gbfest II / know. 'Muddied lis
mixed up. amt 1t? And .oafvsay.
that must be short Scotch for loaf.
And 'muddled oaf is a fellow.who
playes lazily. SO lazily that he gets q
...tle mixed, see?"
What mixes him %, r--7s.1- -v,.s- sss.---'cy-
Scotch highballs. of course Let's
have one"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
rne Wonan's Corner.

aatumn foliage. shading Yrom yStiow
to brownish- red. and clusterSsSf nkad.
ted@herries. some black. some violet
send 4maIy.insA pale greeh-ttS4s wtsicb
have a lovely effect on the fluffy frills
and draperies of the heliotrope. A
monster chrysanthem um standing
proudly out from a long spray Of ma
pie leaves is another form of decora
/ tion.:IN Z At!1St'H t>EEAt-; ;jt}-!
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
No ThourIits ReanIred.

THE postman has just brought me
Aunt James present" said the poets
wife. What do you think it is?"
81 don't know" replied the poet, dis
turhed at work.
But can't you think?''
Gee whiz! How do you expect me
to think now? I'm writing something
for the magazines"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
EXHIBIT of Military Tractors.

Through the British embassy at
Washington an invitation has been eX-
tended to the manufacturers of the
United States to take part in a com
petition for military tractors to be held
in Great Britain in the spring of 1903
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Can Thre,d 10000 Needles an Hour

In switzerland a machine has been
invented which is able to thread
needless at the rate of 10000 an hour.
The machine is automatic, and works
by steam. Operators grasp the needles
one by one. and in the twinkling of an
eye they are threaded and the thread
is cut off at the desired length.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
shS Thought So

Snow suppose you tell your wife
everything you do?
Hale-Not exactly. But she thinks |
do, and that, you know. amounts to
the same thing-so far as she is con-
cerned.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Garniture for Evening Gowns.

Evening gowns play a prominent
part in the fashions of the moment.
We have been trimming our festive
frocks with artificial flowers for some
time, but decidedly novel is the garni-
ture of berries and foliage. gown
of lovely black lace over white satin
is trimmed with trails and bouquets
of bright red berries. Another gown
of soft heliotrope chiffon has trails Of
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
Higher EituCution.

Good gracious, what kind Of noise
is that? l didn't know civilized hui
man beings ever made such sounds"
We'll, what can you expect when
they have to incorporate such title
as the Massac husetts Institute of
Technology into a college yell?"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
An Astonished Surgeon.

why. there's nothing wrong with
POUR veriform appendix" remarked
the surgeon. after he had performed
the operation.
Nothing at all. DOCTOR" murmured
the patient. Nothing but the name OF
1t, and you might as vel cut that out"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
A Pleasant Surprise.

I'VE had a surprise party at our
house last night, Mrs. White"
Did you, really, Mrs. Biack?"
Yes. My husband gave me So with
out my asking for it"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28
A Case In Point.

Mrs. Manning-"John, l believe you
are the biggest liar in the world. The
fact is you don't care fig for me, or
you wouldn't try to deceive ME all the
time. There was time when you said
l was the best and sweetest woman on
earth"
Mr.. Manning-"And you believed it.
Then why can't you believe the little
obs tell you now?"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-28

81 understand" said the customer,
that you keep Photographs of all the
prominent men"
Eyes, sir, we do" replied the dealer.
well, my names Hon. Jabez Per
kins, mayor of Pettyville, Illinoy.
Lemme have one O. mine"