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The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28
How Kentucky Colonel
Protected the Whisky

Did you ever see a Kentucky col
onel pack a trunk?' asked one Of Il
hotel lobby group the other day.
The men addressed said No" and
one of them demanded. And what IS
peculiar about it,"
1T is a most surprising operation" ."
answered the one VINO spoke first. Il
had the pleasure OF witnessing it the
other day. He was colonel from
Paducah. and | wa.s invited to his
room to have q drink. He poured out
two tumblers of real old whisky from
ii demiiohn which stood in the corner.
I saw d finish ahead of me. drink ing
so large a dose without sign of a
CHASER but it would have been an in
suit to the colonel from Paducah to
intimate that water had any possible
connection with a drink of whisky.
"'Wait just d minute till pack my
trunk. he said. and IN go down
with you.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

The advent of Easter has been in
variably followed by a flood OF Easter
stories, and this year has proved no
exception to the rule. One of the lat
est is told by Rev. Dr. Greer OF st.
Bartholomew church. New York.
1t was at the services at the mission
on Blackwelfs island. The exercises
had proceeded in regular style, and
We're near TO an end.
The clergyman in charge rose and
with becoming dignity announced:
We will now sing Begin. my soul.
thy exalted lay'-a pause-"at the
conclusion of which the Easter eggs
will be passed"
In the general laugh that followed.
the speaker was among the drst to
join.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

Wonderful Mining Operation
Completed at Johannesburg

our great relief and delight. they
gradually and evenly slipped outward.
and SO continued to lift, without a
hitch throughout the day so that at
knocElng-ofT time we had pulled 1850
feet. Work was resumed at daylight
on the following Monday morning and
we are happy to inform you that by
10 a. NJ. on that day al! the rods
were safely ont OF the hole
The nature of the ground passed
through was fairly favorable. and the
regular Rand formation
Brazilian carbons, which to-day are
worth % per carat, or about four
times the value OF ordinary diamonds.
We're used in the drilling.
The weight of the rods which car
ried out this operation was sixteen
tons. To prevent such an enormous
weight pressing too heavily on the
carbons while drilling. the roc 'a,.a
suspended on IA hydraulic cytnder.
which allowed the rods to descend as
desired; in fact. the enormous pres
sure OF the rods could have been run
at weight just sufficient to tickle
ones hand il ecessary--MIues and
Minerals.
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address was given and a request made
that the money be sent at once.
"A vast variety of excuses were
given for the demands, one of tho
most popular with women being that
they wanted to have their sons COM
plete their education, but couldn't un-
less they had certain amount Of
money at once. and with men. that
they had a chance to embark on a
successful career. and only lacked the
few hundred dollars necessary to get
a start.
''Of course there We're hundreds Of
stories OF destitution. but like the
others We tossed them aside without
reply. For three months following
this contribution to fund for the re-
lief OF miners families these letters
continued to come.
Then they stopped just as sudden
ly as they began. and we are now only
getting the regular supply Of five or
six week. There We're in the lot
that l sold to junkman the other
day In the neighborhood of 1000 OF
these letters and s140 In stamps had
been spent in sending them to US.
And not one was productive OF a
contribution from Mr.. Blank New
York Sun.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

went to sleep. The old man rose early
ia the morning. drank cup Of coffee
and began his hunt alone. He did not
tell his wife where he was gotnS and
she did not care to know.
yellow dog ana it took UP Its masters
track No matter what the condition
of the ground or the weather. this
brute. with its ugly face and Its won-
derful nose stuck to the trail without
fault
After travelling for a half hour or
an hour. the woman and the dog would
come to the carcass of a deer freshly
slain Mrs. Pulliam would skin it
deft!y wrap up the skin. and the dog,
gulping a hunk of flesh would lower
it's muzzle to earth and resume its
saunter.
This went on all day and every day
until the nei2hborhood furnished no
more deer: then move was made
The Pulliams came into the small
towns only to sell the hides. some
dried venison and purchase supplies.
They have been known to sell more
than thousand skins between Nov 1
and March l. These skins brought
them something like $500 and the
jerked venison was worth 800 more
When the dog died they got another.
but it was not so good. and Mrs Pull
liam often failed TO nnd deer her wan
dering old lord had knocked down
They hunted almost to the last. how
ever, and made a sort OF living from
it.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28
ROSecrans Scared
WhifelaW Reid

Whitelaw Reid, our special ambas-
ward VII, was the hero of Il little
episode which Jolly old Gen. Rose
Grams was very fond of narrating, says
the New York Herald
1t seems, according to the story.
that Mr. Reid at that time a young
man, wac serving as war CORES pond
ent for the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette with Rosecrans' army in West
Virginia. He did some good work
too, but one day old Rosey" was as
tonished to see in the paper. over the
initials Wv. R. a dispatch describ-
ing the hopeless barbarism and ignor-
ance of the natives of that part of the
country in which. by way of illustra-
ton. the writer said:
so absolutely stupid are these peo-
pie that actually it has never occurred
to them, although they are such bitter
foes to the northern cause, to cut our
telegraph wires"
Said Rosecrans:
Il sent an orderly to fetch Mr.
Reid-'Whitey,' the boys used to call
him-aud / said to him: Do you know
that 1 ought to have you shot?'
Mr.. Reid looked unpleasantly sur
prised, and so / addeu apparently
you don't realize what you have done.
Here is letter of yours which l have
been reading You might just as well
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28
SSSSSSeS--9 -9SSsSsSSSScssss SSSeSSSSSSsSSS
Clinging to Old Beliefs
o. fe Are



pressed ME great deal in those days
when l was still mere boy On one
occasion l was sitting in the fore
castle on n-- watch below. chatting
with the boatswain's mate real old
timer when our conversation was in
terrupted by low wall of agony,
louder than that usually produced by
the wind. We listened in deep. awed
silence
Boy said the, goatswain's mate,
we hear that-that's seaman's call,
wOt's been drownded
Again the wall disturbed the si-
lence.
Yes said the old sailor. in an
anxious whisper. that's some old salt
wot's lost his life on board this ves-
sei--likely he's come for something
he's forgot.
After a while I ventured out on
deck. The walls were coming from the
roof OF the foreacstle. / climbed up.
and there found the captains littls
son tuggtng away at the cats tail.
which the poor animal was resenting
with the full power of it's lungs"
Time spent in bemoaning the failure
of yesterday will not insure the success
of tomorrow
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28


1t is mistake. according to a well
known young naval officer. to suppose
that the sailors of our present navy
are free from superstition. Il remem-
ber." he said. only five years ago.
when I was in the training ship Sara
toga, that the old salts there were as
full of old superstitious beliefs as
any of their ancestors could have
been.
When at sea in dead calm the
swaying of the masts in a motioniess
atmosphere sometimes causes pc
cullsr wailirs sound like distant cries.
This, the old seamen assured us was
the moaning OF the souls of sailors
lost at sea
Another one of their pet beliefs is
that all sailors that die by drowning
are at once transformed into Cap,
Horn pigeons. or as they are also
called. Mother Carey's chickens. Of
ncers are supposed TO find their re-
1ncarnatinns in seagulls and news,
while the big. solitary albatrosses. fol-
lowing the wake of passing vessels.
are the souls OF captains who have
gone uoTn with their ships These
are the reasons why sailors never Kill
these birds.
Il remember Liat these tales i'm
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28
Wrote Begging Letters


The private secretary OF New
York millionaire recently sold as old
paper a package OF Z 600 letters all of
which had been sent to his employer
little more than three months and
every one of which was d request for
pecuniary assistance.
For time said the secretary. -
We got these letters at the rate of six
ty or seventy day. 1t came right
after Mr.. Blank had contributed S.. 900
to a fund for the relief of widows and
orphans of some West Virginia min
ers who We're killed by gas eXplo-
sion. The gift was accompanied by a
request that nothing be printed about
IT. but II got into the newspapers
somehow and Immediately the letters
began to pour in.
We had always had our share OF
begging letters. but now we were
Swamped. The tales OF trouble mis-
fortune and suffering which were
spread out for reading would
have narrowed ones soul. if he didn't
know that they We're largely manufac-
tured
Most of the letters were from wo-
men or purported to be. and all
wanted money. The demand ranged
from So to $500 and in every case an
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

A bore hole which was begun in
January. 1899, with a Sullivan dia-
mond drill. near Johannesburg, South
Africa. was recently completed sue
cessfully
The drill hole on the Turf club
grounds. which is nearly two miles
from the outcrop of the main reef
struck the main reef at 1900 feet, Or
within twenty-five feet of the depth
at which il was expected formation
would be struck. A curious feature
IN connection with the sinking of this
pore mole was the fact that the rods
We're left in the hole for twenty
months. while hostilities were going
on. The details of the work when
1t was renewed are best given in the
report of the engineers:
::'Having completed all our prepara-
tlons. we started to withdraw the rods
on Sunday morning, May 26. at 9:1O.
The full pressure of steam at our dis
posal was applied, and as the rods
took the strain it was d moment of
great anxiety to the onlookers. and we
held our breath in suspense. as it was
seen that the rods had not moved an
lnch. The next moment, however. to
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28
HORSES HAVE NOSE FOR FIRES
Captain OF Fire Company Tells IA
Story Prove His CIaim.


At a certain fire station "a few per
sons were engaged in feeding Jim. the
pet horse with dainty morses OF
cake and sugar. The captain looked
on approvingly. and at length began
to talk of horses.
Did you ever know he said,
that u horse brought up in the fire
brigade can scent d conhagration
miles away? Well. it's a fact. Jim.
there, will take the engine to a fire
without any guidance at all. He al
ways knows exactly where it is.
DO you know what happened the
other day? We had been called out
to a small fire. which we soon put out
Then we trotted lesurely home, but
we hadn't got far on our way when
Jim gave the tip to his companion
and the horses suddenly pricking up
their ears. broke into a gallop.
1T was no use trying to hold them
Il knew they'd smeit a fire. They
took the engine round a score or two
of streets. and then they pulled up
short behind man whose coat-tails
were burning. You see, he'd put a
lighted pipe in his pocket"
Jim, who had been listening atten-
lively to the narrative. swished his
tail and tried to look through the
stable wall.-.-Tit-Bits.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

with d cataract of about 100 feet was
explored for a distance OF several
miles without discovering it's source
or outlet A few articles of stone and
copper utensils and some human
bones were also discovered in one Of
the large apartments explored There
were other evidences that at some
time in prehistoric period the cave
was used as a habitation. The pres
ent entrance TO the cave was made
by some lime quarrymen at a point
l 500 feet above the bed of the JET
ferson river while engaged in blast
ing rock. The forma tions of staiac-
tite and other natural decorations
throughout the cave are pronounced
the most beautiful and varied ever
seen.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

Dick. I'm going to be married.
you had ever seemed able to get along
even if only enough to barely take
care of me. It's not the money Dick
though ten thousand dollars is a great
deal"
YES he said, "it is. Especially to
earn on the payment-on-p publication
plan"
And | couldn't stand it any longer,
Dick. The heat, the dirt, the awfu,
noise-they were just driving me to
death. And you know you've said
yourself. many time you wouldn't
blame me. no matter what l did to
get away from there
I'm not blaming you" he replied
quietly
But / blame my~elf for-for what
has happened, for l know you liked
me, Dick, and l liked you. I'm sorry.
It's just circumstances. Dick"
Just circumstances. Nam
And Denny, he likes me, too she
said softly.
Where is her"
He's waiting for me on the land
ing"
Dick went to the door and called to
him: Come in, Denny. I'm not go
ing to have at thee. or anything OF
that sort. Come on in
Denny came in and stood mainly on
one foot and gazed at the floor with
as much apparent absorption as if he
had never previously seen any contri-
vance OF the kind 1t was an embarass-
ing situation. and all three stood i'll
at ease. the girl particularly so.
/, al, i
be in order, but it makes no difference
whether she had blue eyes and brown
hair. or brown eyes and blue hair. She
was the one girl for each of these men,
or at least each thought so. which is
enough. AS for her eyes, it would at
that moment have been difficult to
determine their color. even had she
held them up for by this time they
We're blurred and moist.
Finally Dick spoke: We'll, / sup
pose l ought TO say something. Denny,
l know you'll be good to her and all
that. because l guess you love her just
as we'll as anybody could. And l con-
gratulate you on your Inheritance. you
know. Wouldn't object to having
some kin OF that kind myself, but 1
was always careless about selecting
my relations"
And then Denny muttered some
thing about thanks" and the girl
glanced at Dick. and somehow or
other the pair OF them stumbled out
The Rising Young Writer went
back to his table, and for a long time
he sat there quiet. while the shadow
OF the squat ink bottle grew and grew
and lay across the floor, broad.
black bar.
AT last he gathered the scattered
sheets of paper together and again
took up his pen. We must finish it
up, Bot" he said, for time. and the
day Of issue. wait for no man"
And SO the Prince came to his
own" he read aloud as he wrote it.
and married the Princess, and they
lived happily together ever after"
And that Bot" he said, putting
aside the pen. II guess is the end OF
the story"
There came another knock upon the
door, but this time it swung swiftly
open. She did not enter. but stood
looking at him in way that he had
never seen her look before. Then she
smiled, ever so slightly.
Maybe there's a sequel. Dick" she
said
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28
The Story with a Sequel.
(Copvrisn., 1902, bv Daily story pub CO..


Yes, Dick, you might. and l trul.
hope you will-but, Dick, you never
have; and what was 1 to do?'
Ten thousand dollars won't las
forever" he continued. ignoring her
gentle. yet ranking reminder
mo, but Denny is going to invest
part of it. and open printing shop
with the rest and it will be gooi
start for-for him.
Printing shop!" he sneered, Your,
have man of letters. after all. wonr
you?''
Now. Dick, you needn't talk like
that. At first 1 was going to write you
after it was. over. but that seemed
kind of sneaky, and I've always beeh
honest with You, haven't 1. Dick?"
Yes, Nan he admitted. you
have"
And you know that work-room was
no place for me-"
"It was not"
And l had nothing else. And I
would have waited for you, Dick. il
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28
AUTHOR SCORES ON PUBLISHER.
Downtrodden Writer who Got Even
with His T>rant.

writer who Got Even
with His T,rant.
Only the rattle of the wheels ON the
rails disturbed the quiet of the smoS-
ing car on one OF the suburban trains
the other morning, save when a pro-
dcient card player announced the
number to be scored at the end of a
hand. A certain publisher, who never
failed to travel on that train. for
wonder was silent, and had no tales
to tell of the enormous circulation
of the last book he had wheedled out
bf the author for almost nothing"
After a while the author, who occa-
sionauy travels on the same train. got
on at a small station.
Hello. Blank" roared out the pub
Usher as soon as the author loomed up
in the doorway, fixing the attention
Of the car on the twain: Il say. did
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

him ten thousand dollars, and he
came and asked me. and I Just
couldn't stand that factory any long
or, and now I've got to go on with
It. for yesterday l quit. And you
know. Dick, l never said 1 didn't like
him as well-as l do you"
Il should think you'd like him ten
thousand times as we'll"
You needn't talk that way, Dick ="
Well, then. ten thousand dollars is
no princely fortune. might make
that much eventually. with q single
story"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

He picked up the demijohn. which
was still half fun of whisky and
placed it in the center of the trunk.
Around it he wound a pair Of trousers
and then frock coat. He kept up
the wrapping process until most of his
extra garments We're tightly wound
around it. Into the vacant places at
the corners he stuffed the rest of the
outfit.
There, | could carry that whisky
TO China and back without danger OF
spilling drop he said as he stepped
back and surveyed the packed trunk
with pride.
Rather hard on the clothes,
though said l. thinking of wrinkles.
Blast the clothes. said the co'onel.
That whisky has got to be protect.
ed. New York Tribune.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

you get that check | sent you yester-
day."
IN sure. replied the author, mod
esuy' / don't know; 1 got so many
checks yesterday" 80
why, L mean the one for $40 for
that snort story of yours l accepted"
sald the publisher in a loud voice.
On yes, quietly replied the author
recoliect now. Yes. | got it 1t
was Tor that story sent you last year
"hlch you returned saying it was dead
rot and paid seventy for this year"
with one voice the company OF card
players cried:
Score one,"
But amid the laughter the hilarious
note OF the publisher was heard not
BSeoklyn Eagle
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

Governor General Leonard Wood.
after the evacuation of Cuba, will be
granted a long leave of absence, which
he La to spend abroad with his fam
lily.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28
Correspondent Left
for the North
in a Hurry

nave stood on top OF y tail tower in
cincinnati and shouted through "A
trumpet big enough ana iouH enough
to t's heard il Richmond why don't
you cut Rosecrans' teiegraph?" Upon
my word, ! don't know how to deal
with your case. Come over with me
10 the headquarters OF tne Judge ad-
Vocate- e-general
took him over to The Judge adyo-
cate-general OF the department. II,
whom | showed the letter Clipped c,,+
Of .he paper. with the headlines ana
signature cut OIL. Said I. what ought
TO be done with the newspap 8 CORE
spondent who published that. Shoot
him?
The judge read It through sraveIy.
handed it back to ne, and said: No
| wouldn't do that. You ought to haus
him..
think you are right. I replied
Ihen l rode u ck 20 my own quarters
with Reid and had a very brief CON
versation with him. saying: I haven't
decided. young man which. shall h.
done with you. I'll see you ia the
morning. Good nigatt'
Il inquired for Mr. Reid the nsxt
morning. but, to my great astonisb-
ment he had left camp for the north
some hours earlier on the astest nor a
he could obtain. have never sse,;
him SINCE
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28
Natural Cave In Montana

A remarkable natural cave has been
discovered in Montana. about fifty
miles seaat OF Butte A large river
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

Great treasures do not need large
houses.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

Gods presence makes the great
church.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

Loves young dream often bumps up
against d rude awakening
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-28

Time spent in bemoaning the failure
of yesterday will not insure the success
of tomorrow
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
sIiaht Improvement Noted.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 24.-There is
slight improvement in the coal min
ing situation in the Wyoming and
Lackawanna regions this morning, but
in the Schuylkill and Lehigh regions
there has been little change from yes
terday. All the collieries of the Della
ware, ,Lackawanna & Western company
also started up all mines this morning.
The Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal COM
pany resumed at two Of their mines,
but for the accumulation of gas they
had to shut down again. The Della
ware & Hudson company has more
mines in operation in the Lackawanna
district than yesterday, but in the
Wyoming region the company could
not get the additional colliery started.
General resumption is not looked for
until Monday.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24

court held as to the land entered by
the plaintiff some forty-eight acres, the
act of the plaintiff constituted an evic-
ton under his title from Lewis, and
the action not being brought within
six years after such act the plaintiff
is barred from recovery for that por-
ton which he entered. AS to the bal
ance of the land the court held the
plaintiff to be within the statute. The
defendents then raised the question
as to the matter pleaded being res ju-
dicata, on the ground that an action
on the deed had heretofore been pros
ecuted to a final judgment in the Unit
ed States supreme court, which court
held the plaintiff to have no cause for
action 1t being shown that the de-
fendant relied upon a statutory war
ranty in that case, and not the cove
nant of warranty in the deed present
ed in this case, the motion to instruct
for defendant was denied. t
The defense is now being put in,
which seeks to establish perfect
grant in the grantors of Lewis, from
Spain. the land having been SO held
from time immemorial.
Quite number of aliens were nat
uralized this morning.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24

will hold spike better than any otn-
er material. that 1t is impervious to
the weather, Is free from knots. checks
and decsyed spots, that all ties are
uniform in size and quality, that neith-
er the rail nor FISH plate will cut into
it, that it is as nearly noiseless as a
tie can be and that II outwear six or
eight wood ties. Its elasticity. it is fur
ther claimed. make it far superior to
any metal tie that could be made. 1t
is said that the railroads will save
from $1,000 to $1,000 mile after the
ties are once laid on q well made road
bed. 1t is also claimed that the tie
can be adjusted as easily as wood and
that it will make a firmer roadbed
around curve.
The tie is made Of waste leather
combined with chemicals. and both
can be obtained in almost unlimited
quantities. Inc process of manufac-
ture is simple one. and six ties will
be made at each drop of the press,
which will be under hydraulic press
ure
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
To Address Bankers.

New Orleans. La, Oct. 24.-The
American Bankers Association has an
nounced the details of the proceedings
of its 2Sth annual convention to be
held in this city early next month. 1t
is expected that 1000 delegates and
visitors will be in attendance, the
number including many eminent finan-
ciers. Among those who have accept
ed invitations to address the conyen-
tion are William b. Ridgely, CONTROL
er of currency; congressman Theodore
E. Burton of Cleveland, Ohio; con-
gressman Cornelius A. Pugsley Of New
York, Joseph G. Brown of Raleigt, n.
c., Charles G.. Dawes, former comptro-
Her of the currency; congressman
Charles n. Fowler OF New Jersey, and
Horace White of New York.
Informal discussion or practical
banking questions will be the feature
Of the proceedings. The sessions of
the convention will be held in Tulane
Hall