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Discovered q
Human
Chinanan

els the Chinese laundryman human
being?" asked gentleman at late
supper. why, of course not" an
swered one member of the party flip
PANTY. whoever thought that he
was?" you have answered the ques-
ton as l would have had you answer
it," continued the first gentleman
gravely. Your answer voices the pop
ular opinion of these poor hardwork-
ing outcasts that we have in all our
cities. They are foreigners, they are
enigmas, we know nothing Of them.
We do net even consider them as fell
low human beings. But if we knew
the history of each man; if we could
know what goes on behind the yellow
mask, seemingly without expression,
that wells the soul of the Celestial
washer Of our collars, we would prob
ably not be SO prone to look upon them
as things apart. If we could see deeper
the human being would appear. All this
preface is apropos of a case which
came under my knowledge. ] have a
room in a house near Canal street.
Next door is one of those squat little
houses which now and then you find
next to q big mansion in this cosmopcl-
itan city. On the lower floor of the
small house was a Chinese laundry.
In it was a young Chinaman about 25
years of age. His face was imperturb-
able as the sky. He went about his
business with the undertaking method
of the solar system. At first he was an
ordinary Chinese laundryman to me,
but my attention became riyeted upon
him and my curiosity was awakened.
That man seemed to live merely for
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-13

Not single president is buried at
Washington. An Englishman can visit
the tombs of almost every English SOW
ereign within few hours. They lie at
Winchester, at Westminster and at
Windsor. But only two cemeteries in
the United States contain the bodies Of
more than one president. The Adamses
both lie in the yard of the First Con-
gregational church at Quincy, Mass,
and Monroe and Tyler are buried in
Hollywood cemetery, Richmond, Va.
OF the five presidents who died in Of
f1ce-Harrison, Taylor. Lincoln, Gar
field and McKinley-only the first two
met death in the White House. The
elder Harrison was first buried in the
capital, but his body was removed
later to North Bend, o.
Washington lies at his old home at
Mt Vernon, where he died. Thomas
Jefferson was buried at his home es-
tate, Monticello, Va. A cemetery at
Montpelier, VT, contains the ashes Of
Madison. The death of Andrew Jack
son took place at the Hermitage, his
home in Tennessee.
After the expiration OF his term
James X. Polk went to Nashville,
Tenn, but lived only a few months.
The burial was at Nashville. Van Blu
rem died at his country home at Kin
derhook, N. Y, and was buried from
the old Dutch church there.
Pneumonia caused the death Of Will
liam Henry Harrison a month after
his Inauguration. He was buried In
the congressional cemetery, but few
years later the body was removed to
North Bend, O., to tomb overlooking
the Ohio river. The grave was neglect
ed, until the state of Ohio erected a
monument above it.
His successor, Tyler, died at the Ex
change hotel, Richmond, a member of
the Confederate congress.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-13

There have been a good many
stories told of the quick wit of actors
who have turned an accident or a
panic or a row into joke" said Tom
Leigh. the old-time actor, in New
York. recently. "A good many OF the
stories are fakes, l suppose" he con-
tinued, but some are true, and there
are lots that have never found their
way into print. The press agent
wasn't as numerous or as clever In the
old days as he is now.
81 remember an instance in which
John Broughham carried off a most
difficult situation by clever bit OF i'm
provisation and saved the old Winter
Garden from the disgrace of a riot. 1t
was the first night on which he played
his buruesque Columbus there and the
house was filled with his friends.
Among the most enthusiastic OF
these friends were great crowd OF
Fenians, headed by Mahoney, the man
who had just then been elected presi-
dent of the Irish republic at the old
Feniaa headquarters in seventeenth
street. There was a jollihcation in
honor of his election. and as he was
personal friend of Brougham's it was
natural that he anu MS Iollo"eIS
should buy up all the orchestra seats
in the house for the opening night, as
they did.
81 was in the cast, and so was Jack
Study, but if anybody else in the com
pany is now alive / don't remember
who it is. l played the part OF big
Indian who first appeared on the stage
as a messenger bringing dispatches
from Washington.
Just as l came on discussion that
had sprung up among some of the ex-
cited Fenians developed into quarrel.
The house was already disturbed and
there was every prospect of fight in
the orchestra in another minute.
"I delivered my message and Broug-
ham replied to me in the words of the
piece:
"'Confound you, have lionel
"Then turning from me to the foot
lights he went on, as if it was part
of his speech:
-Or would you like band Of Fenian
brothers,
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Celestial Proved
He Possessed the
Soul of q White Man

his work. When I came in at O'Clock
in the morning I found him with the
lights turned high, patiently working
at his calling. If / rose early in the
morning that prodigy of industry was
up before me. l gradually became
filled with wonder at the untiring per-
sistency of the man. Because of his
neatness and politeness and exquisite
care to please the neighborhood never
thought of sending its laundry any
where else. l began to carry my things
in person to the Celestial, urged on
by the desire to find out something
about him. l reasoned that no man.
white or yellow. could work as he did
without being dominated by an all
absorbing purpose. | found him intel
ligent; he could speak English well.
Finally l won his confidence You may
laugh, but the young Chinaman was in
love. A little slant-eyed girl in China
was waiting for him, and he was pa
tiently and bravely undergoing the
hardest kind of toll in order to go
back to his native country and marry
her. When he told me the story l for
got that he was a Chinaman; l re-
memberei only that he was man,
working like a man to make himself
deserving to have a wife, and withal,
despite the meager unpoet1cal sur
roundings, having all the dreams of
young man whose sweetheart is far
away. So you see," concluded the gen.
tleman, with a glance at the fippant
member of the party, ''it is possible to
find the touch Of our common human
itv even in a Chinaman. New Or
leans TimeS-Democrat.
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four miles on the run, and arrived at
Bracken all but exhausted. Yet back
he would go with the doctor. And, on
the whole. it was well that he did.
There was fighting chance for
Ben's recovery, so said the doctor,
presently, but Ben didn't think SO.
upon recovering consciousness, and he
wanted his father and brothers. The
doctor would telegraph the elder Hark-
ness from the next village, but the Nc
Inness camp lay sixty miles out of the
course he must follow.
There's a very sick woman l must
see, right in the opposite direction" he
told Mrs. Hardness. 81 came here first
because she's probably got some other
woman who can do almost as much as
1 can with her, and 1 never delay over
calls like this. But 1 must get on to
her without delay"
I'll go for the boys" spoke up the
young minister. "It will be moon
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-13
Causes of Cancer.

Under the heading, The pre-cancer-
Gus stage of cancer" recent medical
journal cites the following conditions
which predispose to the disease: Ffs-
sure of the lip, abrasion of the tongue,
from a rough or broken tooth, biting
the tongue, cutting a wart while shaw
ing, wound of the skin from the tooth
of a comb, chronic eczema. The con-
slant pressure and irritation from a
pipe or a cigar is supposed to be a
causative factor in the cases of the
lip of men. a condition which is very
rare in women.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-13
Nation's
Great Dead
Burial Places Of Pres
idents OF the United
States.

Taylor did during his term of Office
at the White House. His last words
were: 81 am about to die. expect the
summons soon. I have endeavored to
discharge all my official duties faith
fully. / regret nothing, but am sorry
that I am about to leave my friends.
His body was put in vault at Wash
ington, from which it was removed to
pringfield, five miles from Louisville,
KY.
Willard Fillmore was buried at Buffa-
10, where he died. The body of Frank
lin Pierce lies at Concord, N. H, and
that of James Buchanan at Lancaster.
Pa. His last words, whispered to him
self, were ooh, Lord God Almighty.
as Thou wilt
Lincoln died without speaking after
he was shot. His body lies in Oak
Ridge cemetery, at Springfield, Ill. An
drew Johnson died at Carriers depot.
Tenn. One of his last requests was
that his body be wrapped in the flag.
He was buried at Greenville, Tenn.
General Grant died at Mount Nc
Gregor, N. Y, and his body lies in the
fine tomb at Riverside Park. MI.
Hayes was buried at Fremont, o..
where he died. Garfield's body lies at
the base of the monument in Lake
View cemetery, Cleveland, within sight
Of Lake Erie, and only a few miles
from his home at Mentor.
Chester A. Arthur died in New York
city only year after the end Of his
term A few days before his death he
said to Commissioner Fish: After all.
life is not worth fighting for, and
might as well give up the struggle for
it now as any other time and submit
to the inevitable" He is buried at Al
bany, N. Y, where a finely sculptured
figure guards his tomb. Benjamin
Harrison died at his home in Indian
apolis in March, and is buried in that
city.
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Lift me down carefully, please"
light after ten o'clock, and If the trails
decent We'll have them here by dawn
at the latest A saddle horse will
make the best time"
And saddle horse it had to be, any
way, because the only Hardness team
not up at the McInness camp for the
winter was in Bracken, waiting to
bring Mr.. Hardness home when he re-
turned from Toronto, and all the
neighbors were in similar case-both
for horses and men. So the young
minister saddled the "coltie" while
Nell made him a cup OF strong COT
fee; he swallowed it, cheered her and
was off-just as the clock struck four.
Four and half hours later the camp
| trail being fair, and the highway lead
ing to it hard packed and in good con-
dition the men at the Mc1nness camp
heard a sound of wild shouting. They
turned out of their hunks, out into the
night and the frozen darkness, to find
the young minister dropping over his
horse outside.
Lift me down carefully, please
men," he said-and there was a new
ring to his voice which stirred theiI
blood strangely. 1.-The horse fell With
me, a while back, and I'm afraid my
right legs broken. l had lot of trou-
BILE getting back to the saddle again
Then he tainted, and the broken leg
was set and splinted in rough but eff
fective camp fashion before he came
to. A circle of admiring faces sur
rounded his improvised couch when
ir he
camp talker, was performing a sort of
ecstatic war dance in the corner.
Broke his leg and got on again! Rid
with the broken leg hanging! Jim
mikins, but he's grit!"
So chanted Big Elder, over and over,
| until the young minister sobered him
with the announcement he had come
to make. And then Big Elders great
! tender arms around him, young Arch
er was borne to the rude sled We ich
McInness himself had made ready, and
driven, in fur-encircled luxury, back
to the Hardness farm.
He'll go home with u.s." the Hank
ness boys had decided, summarily
when somebody limited that his own
lodgings at Bracken were nearer; 1.-The
extra eight miles won't hurt him, see
| ing how far he's got to go anyway, an
we can look after him better'n the no
| tel people"
"He-he rid up here with a broken
| leg to tell us bout Ben" finished Bill
Hardness, who had always despised
the young minister. 81 reckon we owe
him something for that"
And they paid him, paid him in full
and with splendid interest, long be-
fore Ben was about again, Or before
the new logging camp hero had recov.
cred from the fever and weakness
which followed that awful ride in the
bitter cold and with but a cup Of hot
coffee to stay the days hunger and ex-
haustion. For they, with every man
in the whole countryside gave him
their fullest respect and admiration
| from that moment, and the Harkness
boys and their father, to heap I'D the
good measure of their bargain, con.
scented to give him-Nell.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-13
London Made Clothes in Gotham,

London tailors make fortune in
New York every spring and fall. They
SEND their representatives over from
London, and the latter put up at the
best hotels in New York city and take
innumerable orders for suits of clothes
from the younger members of the
swell clubs who cannot go over and
who desire to own English clothes
with the English mark in the neck
of the coat.
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bark lot" He had dragged himself
home, only to faint on the threshold.
His father was in Toronto for day or
two, the older boys up at the McIn-
ness camp; Mrs. Hardness had crawled
out Of a sick bed at Nells summons,
and there was only the pretty object
of the young minister's alteration to
care for her mother and brother and
to summon the doctor, somehow.
III get the DOCTOR" said young
Archer, naturally
The grateful look which Nell gave
made his heart beat joyously, but it
didn't strengthen the tired horse,
which was presently speeding back to-
ward Bracken, as it did the tired driv-
er. Half way to the village the young
minister was compelled to ask shelter
for his horse and go on without him.
He covered most OF the intervening
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-13
QUEEN 4 CRESCENT
~ r . u T E. -

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cinnati, Chattanooga, Birmingham and
all points in the East.
Through Sleeper, New Orleans to
New York via Chattanooga, Bristol,
Lynchburg, Washington and Pennsyl-
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Pullman Sleeper, New Orleans to
Cincinnati.
Dining Car Service on both New
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Coolest. Cleanest.
Full detailed information furnished
on application
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His Point of yanta &c.

You say you were guest at the
dinner party where this army officer
is said to have exhibited marked indi-
cations of intoXication?"
Yes, Judge"
Did you see anything that would
lead you to believe that he was drunk ?''
Yes, judge. His legs looked very
unsteady. They seemed to waver at
times and knock together
Were you in position to form an
accurate opinion regarding these sus-
picious Indications"
Yes, judge. 1 was under the table
at the time"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-13
A Cold Reinin der.

Deere amt much sympathy in dis
world, an OATS a fack," said Meander-
ing Mike. 81 took dat policeman into
me confidence. / told him dat I had
had all de troubles extant-dat l was
jes' a collection of Sorrows
What did he do?"
He looked me over, an den said
it was about time fur him to take up =
collection"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-13
Reform in School Cioak- Rooms

Lice in the heads of the children
of a prominent school official NAV
cause a reform in the cloak-rooms of
the Cleveland public schools. The
need of more Clearly and sanitary ar
rangements in the cloak-rooms was
brought home to him with force.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-13
Actors Ready Wit
That Quieted
Excited Irishmen
John BroNshman's
Well Timed Joke.
end Its Effect

All fame abandon to defame each
other?
If with such sentiments l sent out any,
Remember I'm head center here, Ma
honey.
There was a roar of laughter from
the whole house at this, and the Fee
mans Joined in it as heartily as any,
one else. There was no further talk
or indication of trouble and the play
went on without interruption
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-13
Metric system Is Needed.

An ingenious headmaster in North
Wales has calculated that the p
boy loses on an average
school days by the clul1
present system of w
ures. The cure, hs1
system.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-08
OFFICERS CHOSEN
BY THE YOUNG
DEMOCRATS
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF THE
LEAGUE IS HELD IN COUNCIL
CHAMBER = ELOQUENT
SPEECHES MADE.

Enthusiasm marked Thursday nights
meeting of the Young Mems Democratic
League of Fulton county, the meeting
being held in the council chamber. and
being largely attended.
The prime business before the assem-
bly, was the election of officers for the
ensuing year, resulting as follows:
President. Van a. Bachelor: secretary.
Frank A. Mitchell; first vice president.
w. H. Terrell, second vice presi-
dent, L. ID. Chambers. and treasurer.
Judge Russell Shirley.
In accordance with a resolution intro
duced by Z. T. Childress, it was deter
mined their meetings of the league should
be held at least quarterly instead Of an
nually as heretofore. Another feature
of the meeting was the declared intention
of the league to infuse more of the old
time spirit into it's work. and to invite
from time to time Democrats of national
repute to speak here
There was no lack of eloQuenceThursday
night. Shepard Bryan nominated Mr..
Bachelor in an enthusiastic speech, the
nomination being seconded by Malvern
Hill, Hugh Dorsey and c. c. Houston.
The election was unanimous. Mr.. Mitch
ell was nominated by r. f. Childress,
seconded ny J. r. Shropshire. Edgar La
than nominated Mr.. Terrell seconded by
Walter McElreath Mr. Chambers was
nominated by J. r. Shropshire. and Judge
Shirley by Walter McElreath.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-08
COTTON CROP
BY HESTER
REPORTED
NEW ORLEANS COTTON Elk
PERT SAYS CROP WILL TO-
TAI 1O,680,6S0 BALES FOR
SEASON OF 1901 AND 1902.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 5.-Secre-
tary Hester's annual report was Issued in
full yesterday afternoon. He puts the
cotton crop of 1912 at 10 6S0,S60 bales, an
increase of 297.25S over that of 1901, an
increase of 1,244, 1854 over that of 1S99-l9O0
and a decrease of 594 100 under that of
1SgS-99. He says that compared with last
year, in round figures, Texas, including
Indian Territory. has decreased $4,000
bales; the group known as other gult
states. consisting of Louisiana, Arkans-
as, Mississippi. Tennessee, oklahoma
Ter. and Alabama, has increased $50 600,
and the group of Atlantic states,
Georgia. Florida, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia,
has increased $4,000.
Mr.. Hesters report on the cotton crop
of the different states is given as fol-
lows in thousands of bales:
Alabama, 200 against 1000 last year;
Arkansas. $40, against 1852; Florida, "a.
against As; Georgia, ISIS, against LESS;
Louisiana, $50, against 7l9; Mississippi,
1875 against $50; North Carolina, 500
against $40; South Carolina 925 against
Gil; Tennessee, $50, against $50; Texas and
Indian Territory, 1893. against $500. To-
tai crop, 1A,6s1. against 1888.
He makes the actual production of Ok
lahoma 130S12. against 119,06S last year,
and of Missouri 31.412 against 1884
last year: the two last being included UNI
der the head of Tennessee, etc.
Value Of the Crop.
He puts the average commercial value
of this years crop at $41.01 against A7.63
last year, 1855 the year before and $25.OS
in 1s9S-99, and the total value of the crop
at 4SS,0146S7, against s494, 567. $40 last year
and S9e3. 7s4, $40 the year before. This
Mr.. Hester says, shows that while the
crop was in excess of last year by 291,-
25S bales. the money value thereof was
$50. $50, S62 less.
He says when II is considered that the
combined values of the past three crops
resulted In the payment to the farmers,
common carriers, merchants and other
handlers of nearly $500. O00. 600, their i'm
portance as the great factor in the pros
perity Of the south may be fully appre-
ciated.
He puts the total spindles in the south
at 7,512,SS2 an increase over last year of
9S1, 0SS These include ,5S3 in new mills
not yet completed. The net gain in the
number of southern mills over last year
has been %, making the total now 716.
OF these 631 are in operation 81 are idle
and 81 are in course Of erection.
The consumption has been divided as
follows:
Alabama. 1901 bales. an increase of
1864.
Arkansas. 2.4ss bales. an increase of
7S4.
Georgia, 4O2.S79 bales. an increase Of as
$50.
Kentucky, 25,76O bales, an increase of
1,721.
Louisiana. 1907 bales, an increase of
1,49O.
Mississippi. Ss.774 bales, an increase of
9,471.
Missouri. 1929 bales. a decrease of eO2.
North Carolina, 52s,4SS bales. an in
crease of $3.50.
South Carolina, 614,O65 bales, an increase
of 103,5T9.
Tennessee, 1923 bales. an increase of
1855.
Texas. 1888 bales. an increase of 4.34s.
Virginia, 4S, 9S3 bales. an increase Of 72S9.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-08
To OPEN HOME
EARLY THIS
WEEK
TRUSTEES HAVE BEEN WAITING
FOR ARRIVAL OF STEEL WA
TER TOWER BEFORE OPEN
ING THE SOLDIERS HOME.

The new Soldiers home. to replace the
one destroyed by fire last year, is now
about completed, and will be ready for oc.
cupancy the early part of this week. 1t
is thought that the home will be ready and
that the opening services will take place
on next Thursday, with appropriate oere-
monies.
The re-opening of the home has been de-
layed for several days on account of the
non-arrival Of the large steel water tow
er which is to keep the home supplied
with sufficient water and to be used in
case of fire. The lack of water at the
fire which destroyed the first home was
responsible for the total destruction of
the home
Colonel w. L. Calhoun. the president Of
the home, when seen this morning in re-
gard to the opening of the home, said:
''The completion of the home has been
delayed for several days because we have
failed to receive the water tower which Is
to be installed at the home. The manufac~
turers of this tower were unable for some
time to secure the necessary steel
for the completion of the water tower.
and this has delayed the opening of the
home.
1--WE expect to receive the tower early
next week. and to install it at once. /
am not prepared to state just exactly the
date of the opening of the new home, but
1 expect that it will be opened during the
latter part of the coming week.
THE program for the opening of the
home has not been definitely arranged,
but 1 will go to work upon it at once, and
I expect that will be ready to announce
the program within the next few days,
or just as soon as 1 know positively the
date of the opening of the home.
1--WE have had two or three delays in
the opening of the home, and 1 do not
care to announce program until we have
definitely decided upon the date"
The news of the coming opening of the
home was received with delight by the
veterans Of the home, who have been in
cramped quarters in the hotel in which
they are now being kept. They are very
anxious to get back into their commodious
country home, and are glad that this VIII
happen soon.
The new home will be much handsomer
than the first and will be able to accom-
modate more veterans. 1t is expected
that at least 200 of the old veterans of the
struggle between the states can find
haven of rest and refuge in the new home,
and a large number of new applications
for places in the home have been filed
with the trustees of the home.