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The Jennings daily record., 1902-10-31
Directions in London.

0uT0CSbOU6 1OUOOUs
In London and throughout the
tight little island the words "up" and
down" have peculiar significance.
In going to London from any part OF
England you go up" In travelling in
any direction from the capital you
go down" So in London itself every
thing goes up if it goes in the direc-
tion of the bank-that is, the Bank
of England-and going from that cen
ter toward any of the points OF the
compass is to go down"
The word bank, which is not only
always spelled with a capital "B,
but is always uttered with an impress
siveness that suggests an initial let
ter of the largest type, may he said
to be in sense interchangeable with
city, a term of equal dignity and
value in the eyes of Englishmen, and
likewise invariably adorned with a
capital &C"
The City does not mean London
by any means. 1t means a certain
limited section of London, the part
where business is mainly carried on
and where the great financial institu.
tions stand.
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American FLAG Enough.

In response to suggestion that a
flag should be adopted for the District
of Columbia corresponding to the vari-
GUS state flags District Commissioner
MacFarland said the other day: "The
American flag is the flag of the Dis
trict of Columbia. 1t has never had
any other. The states have state flags,
some of which are very much older
than the United States flag. But the
national flag seems to me all suffi-
cient for the national capital, which is
it's special home. People in the district
have never been even tempted to di-
vide allegiance between two flags and
no such temptation should ever be Of
fered."
The Jennings daily record., 1902-10-31
HOW AFRICA is SLICED.
European Nations Practically Own
Entire Country.

Britain's new Boer colonies add
167,465 square miles of territory to
her South African possessions, which
now contain, perhaps, 900, 900 square
miles. The tract is one of the most
valuable on the continent, and it's ac-
QUESTION does away with dividing
barrier that might have proved for
midable obstacle in some political
emergency.
Throughout Africa the British hold
ings and spheres now aggregate
more than 100000 square miles. or
the other European nations, France
has claims about as vast: but some
100000 square miles of her African
territory are in the desert of Sa-
harra, and her sovereignty over this
sandy waste is poorly established.
Germany and Portugal have each
about 100000 square miles: and so
has Belgium, if the Congo Free State
be marked off to that country. Span
ish Africa consists of some 252,00O
square miles; Italian Africa of $4,000.
Tripoi which is tributary to Turkey,
is nearly 100000 square miles.
Britain has an advantage not only
in the size of her possessions, but in
their character She has more terri
tory that is habitable for white men
than any other nation, and controls
what are now the greatest diamond
fields and gold regions in the world.
She has also a more direct control
over the districts credited to her than
have most Of the other countries over
their districts. But on all the claims
there are large numbers of natives who
have still to be reckoned with. The
partition has been exclusively a Eu.
ropean affair.
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No Animal Like 1t.

In the Berlin Geological Garden
there is now an animal which is
wholly unlike any other in the world.
1t is the Offering OF female puma
from the Argentine Republic and OF a
male leopard from India. The owner
of menagerie in Germany obtained
these two animals some time ago, and
as he had only one cage unoccupied
he put the two into it. At first he was
afraid they would quarrel, but they
became good friends at once and SO
allowed them to remain in the cage.
One morning little cub was born,
and at first ii was supposed to be an
ordinary puma. In a few weeks, how
ever, it resembled leopard quite az
much as a puma. and then the truth
became known. Scientists are study
ing this strange animal with much
interest, which is not surprising,
since no one ever imagined that a
puma and leopard would pair. The
animal itself is strong, healthy and
of a beautiful color. In some respects
it is wonderfully like leopard and
in others like a puma.
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Assaulted on His Soft Side.

The young man stood before the
grim old captain of industry and look
ed him full in the face.
well, SIR said Horatious ]. Hard
rox, you wished to see me, l be-
lieve?"
mo, sir. ! did not wish to see you.
l am not here because wish to be,
but because it is necessary. You have
a daughter. l will not ask you to sac
rifice any of your valuable time in
listening to catalogue OF her
charms. You probably have noticed
most of them. will come down to
business, sir, at once. She and de.
sire to merge our interests, and l
trust that have made no bull in hop
ing you may not take bearish atti-
tude toward the proposed combina-
ton"
"Trust-combinatio bull and bear
merge? All right. Take her, my
boy. You seem to be one of u.s.
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TEST OF WIRELESS TELEeRAPAY
Experiments Made During Recent
Army and Navy ManeuVers.

Experiments "NOS SN'''d
Army and Navy Maneuvers.
During the recent maneuvers OF the
army and navy wireless telegraphy
played an important part. three diff
ferent systems, the Marconi, the De
Forest and the Fessenden having been
used by the army, and should the um-
pires decide in favor Of the army the
wireless telegraph will have establish
ed a record for itself, for communities
tion was constant between the army
rsosts, while the ships had no appar-
ratus on board, and lost the chance
e,f communication through the air.
the United States Signal Corps in
stalled two sets of apparatus, one at
Fort Mansfield and the other on the
scout boat Unique, and had them in
working order week before the
nSneuvers began, and they consumed
to give uninterrupted service UP to
the end of the contests. During the
time they were in use the distance
varied from five to fifty miles, and the
messages were sent with unfailing
regularity. In the week of the at
tack of the fleet seventy-tWo official
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heed her cry. 1t is true that most men
would shrink from hasty promise to
love and cherish young woman who
leaped into fame by decorating door
way while in condition of intoXica-
ton, but we dare say the knights of
old would have responded chivalrously
to the invitation. Still, at the prevail
ing prices for meat and coal, Beulah
must not be surprised that gallantry
has it's limits. We hope by this time
that the fine has been paid without
the added incumbrance, and that she
will go and sin no more.
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Refuses to Discriminate,

Mayor Seymour Of Newark, N. j.,
has sent to the board of works of that
city a veto of an ordinance recently
passed limiting the speed of autos
within the city limits to eight miles
an hour on straight runs and four
miles an hour in turning street cor
ners. The mayor objected because of
a discrimination made in favor of
drivers of horses in the city streets.
The mayor believes the penalties
should be the same in both cases.
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Young Lawyer Too Active.

Not long ago bright young lawyer.
whose progress was due to the celer-
ity with which he disposed of cases
placed in his hand, approached one of
the famous leaders of the bar with a
proposition to be admitted into mart
nership. "Oh, yes, have heard OF
you," said the great legal light. "You
won that suit of against heavy
odds. and from retainer to final fee
were occupied less than five weeks.
Such expedition is most reprehensible.
Why, young man, that case would
have occupied any experienced law
year at least two years. / am not
prepared to admit into partnerships
one who does not understand the
most important word in the legal
Ocabulary-.DelAy.'"
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Antiquity of "Shoo."

"'Shoo' is the only utterance you
can make to startle chickens" says
an observant young man. You can
shout at them until you get blue in
the face. but that won't frighten them
away, if such is your intention. But
the minute you say 'shoo' they scam
per. People shoe chickens the world
over The Jap Shoes his chickens,
and so does the Hindu, the kaffir. the
Russian, German. Briton-everybody
Why does this kissing sound instantly
startle fowl, when a shout or other
human utterance will not? Have you
ever thought it out? Well. you can
put it down that shoe was one Of the
first utterances that man learned to
make. In primitive days the world
was overrun with reptilian creatures,
and these no doubt preyed on fowl,
just as snakes nowadays have fond
ness for birds. Feathered bipeds nat
urally came to recognize in the hiss
the presence of their mortal enemy
and took fright when it was heard,
Primitive man would, of course,
notice and appreciate the effect of the
sibilant utterance. It's cinch that
our remote forefathers would put the
hiss into use when the progenitors
of our modern chickens came straying
where they were not wanted, and
there you see, we get 'shoo.' A chick
en- runs when you say shoe because
of an instinct that has come down
in the breed from the days when fowl
recognized their foe by the hiss"
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Scripture Cake.

There was church bazaar in the
village of Comrie, Strathearn, Scot
land, Aug. 23, and a novelty at one of
the stalls was sale of what was
called scripture cake" which was in
great demand. 1t was made according
to the following recipe: Take four and
one-half cups OF |. Kings 4:22 thrst
clause) one and one-haif cups of
Judge 5:25 CAST clause). two cups of
jeremiah 5:2O; two cups of l. Samuel
3O:12 two cups Of Nahum 3;12; one
cup of Numbers f7:S: two tablespoon.
fuls of [. Samuel 1925; season to taste
with II. Chronicles 90. six OF Jere-
miah 17:11, a pinch OF Leviticus 2:13,
half cup Of Judges 4:19 (baking pow
derl. Finally. follow Soiomon's pre-
scription, Proverbs 90: 10, for making
a good child, and you will have good
cake.
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sFsmsis Emancipation tsas Made Lit.

Fsnais Emancipation tlas Made liz
stle spro0ress.
Although German poets vie with
one another In extolling the eternal
feminine IDEAL" there is no country
where the emancipation of woman,
which forms the great feature of
modern life in England and in the
United States, had made SO little
progress. An amusing instance of
this occurred some days ago in the
Prussian chamber of deputies, on an
Interpolation as to the right of wO'
men to take part in political meet
ings.
The minister of the interior, with
his hair on end, his face pale with
emotion, and voice quivering with
excitement, replied that although it
would not legally be permissible to
bar the door against a woman desir
GUS of attending political gathering.
every possible means should be taken
to prevent her from speaking. In
other words, he declared, amid cheers
from the outer part of the house, that
women, like children, should be seen
but not heard.
Womenphobsa has always been
German characteristic, says the Lon
don Graphic. The admission of wo-
men into the civil service met with
the most violent opposition in Ger
many long after female clerks and
telegraphists had been successfully
employed in England and in France.
The right of women TO practice medi-
cine was called in question only three
years ago when committee of eX-
perts declared that the idea was too
preposterous to be seriously discuss
ed. In 1899 proposal to establish
gymnasia for girls was likened by the
Prussian minister of worship ito
little spark which should be put out
at once, lest it should break into
fame"
But there are many signs that even
the German woman is growing i'm
patient of her part as upper house
maid, and in the consciousness of
being a thinking entity. with sepa-
rate life of her own. demands to take
her share in the national public life.
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CIvde Fitch a Curio Hunter.

Baroness Rothschild and Clyde
of curios for some time. The other
day they met at last at st. MoritZ
and compared notes and the baroness
was Obliged to confess that the young
American playwright was always pick
ing up the very treasures she was
most desirous of obtaining. While Mr.
Fitch has been recovering, his great
entertainment has been buying won-
derful things for his New York house.
Morgan is not the only collector of
rare antiques.
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Chicago Men Not Gallant.

The lack of gallantry on the part of
Chicago's men was never so forcibly
illustrated as in the case of sweet
Beulah Corley, who had the misfor-
tune to be found drunk in doorway,
writes Roswell Field in the Chicago
Evening Post When she was fined by
the Judge, and had no money to save
her from the bridewell, she appealed
to the spectators. offering to marry
any man who would pay her fine and
save her from further disgrace. And
In this whole city there was none to
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kilIick Not an Adventurer.

The late Admiral Killick, who went
down with the Haytian gunboat the
other day, was not exactly naval ad-
venturer. for, while his father was a
Scotchman, his mother was Haytian.
Adventures from Europe and the
United States, however have often fig
ured as the commanders of South
American armies and navies. The
names of Cochrane and O'Higgins are
nails
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tionaF calendar compulsory in France.
The astronomer would start the year
with the vernal equinox and have a
year of 1854 days. The odd day he
would make fete day independent of
the year. He would name the months
after the stars. Flammarion points
out that the main advantage of his
plan lies in the fact that the same
dates recur on the same days of the
week, so that there would be no need
of changing the calendars every year.
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1t will soon be possible to go across
Africa from side to side by steam-a
, ,transcontinental trip which few
years ago Jules Verne accomplished
Tin his mind) in balloon and Henry
NJ. Stanley on foot. Every one knows
something about the projected Cape to
Cairo route, but very little has been
heard of this new interesting transaf-
rican scheme, the projectors of which
hope to link together Matadi at the
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of Washington the coming winter.
The embassy is to be renovated and
modernized as to its interior. 1t
needs this work very badly, because
while one of the most imposing resi-
dences in Connecticut avenue, it is
also one of the stuffiest. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Herbert will come to
this country long enough to present
his credentials and then return to
England for a short time while the
embassy is in the hands of the arti-
sans. 1t is expected that the embassy
durin gthe coming winter will be one
OF the most brilliant places in Wash
ington official life, as Mrs. Herbert's
relatives in New York, the Wander
bilts, the Wilson's and the rest, will be
there during the season and there will
be much entertaining.
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wi,Iino to Paw For It.

When Prof. Douglass Houghton
Campbell, who holds the chair OF
botany in Stanford university, was
travelling in Germany recently, he
happened to dine at little mountain
inn with q well known American cap
tain OF industry. In corner OF the
room woman was busy at her spin
ming wheel. She kept at 1t during the
entire meal and the noise worried the
rich American into the fidgets. When
the meal ended he paid his bill. and
walking to the corner gave the woman
few francs.
what Ia this for?" she asked in
surprise.
well, it was the worst music
ever listened to-" he said, but I'll
nay for it. I'll pay for it,"
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CHICAGO A THIRSTY TOWN.
Enough Whisky and Beer Drunk in
Year to Float Ships.


The prohibition campaign book,
compiled and edited by Alonzo E. Will
son of Chicago. is out. The book is
in pamphlet form and fills 100 pages.
Some interesting data are contained
and as a reference guide it Is invalu-
able to lecturers and speakers who
are working against the rum traffic.
Among the other things the book
contains is the announcement that
Chicago is the most intemperate city
in the country Mr.. Wilson has used
figures that show Chicago to have
saloons that if put side by side would
reach thirty-one miles long. The
churches would make eight miles.
E. p. CASTOR has an article in the
book in which he says: The liquors
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New Bloom.

7 heard the lilies growing in the night
When none did bark;
1 knew they made Slimmer, dimly
white,
In the cool dreaming dark.
Nothing the garden knew
So soft they grew
Until they stood -risen in the light,
For all to mark.
I heard the dreams still-growing in the
night;
Nor was there
That | saw clear or, seeing, med
Alright:
But when the night was done,
The fragrance to be
Awakened me;
I saw their faces leaning glad and
white
Toward thee. their sun.
Josephine Preston Peabody.
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mouth of the Congo and Mombasa OF

mouth of the Congo and Mombasa on
the Indian ocean.
The railway is at work at both ends
of this line. From Mombasa the
Uganda railway stretches out to the
eastern shore of Victoria Nyanza, and
from Matadi at.the other end shorter
line-only about $50 miles in alex
tends to Leopoldville. on Stanley Pool,
above the rapids of the Lower Congo.
But between the two railroads there
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out due limit And suppose do not
give such notice?" said the insurgent
admiral, Killick. well, my ship will
be between you and the shore" said
McCrea. 'and my men are rather res
tive when there is any firing going on.
They're rather restive, that's all" he
added fixing the keen glance of his
light blue eyes on the admiral, who
understood and took the hint.
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consumed in Chicago last year would
float the biggest ship on the lakes
and if put in a mammoth vat would
completely immerse the Masonic
Temple" He says there are 6,733 sa-
looms in the city and that the cost OF
intoxicants sold last year amounted to
S125, 5,7391S8 The book is printed by
the United Prohibition Press.
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He'll hath no fury like a womans
whose train has been stepped on by a
man.
The American heiress wants quail
i:y and the impecunious nobleman
wants quantity. Bring the two to-
gether and the result is matrimonial
merger-Chicago News.
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Mrs. Ladenburg Creates Comment.
While the millionaires' piazza at the
United States hotel, in Saratoga, was
crowded few days ago Mrs. Adolph
Ladenburg of New York, caused SEN
sensation by walking across to the liv-
cry stable in one of the most startling
riding habits ever seen in that gay
The Jennings daily record., 1902-10-31

The nations Of Europe, chiefly Ger
many and Great Britain, are evincing
increased irritation over the conduct
OF Venezuelan internal affairs. and
crisis seems approaching. The amount
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of foreign capital invested in the
South American republic is consider
able, and the powers resent the in.
terests of their subjects being placed
in jeopardy by the constant turmoil.
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under.tood What Mccrea Meant.

Commander McCrea has just re-
turned home after long cruise with
the gunboat Machias in the West In
dies and In Caribbean waters. His
0llcers say that last month the COM
mandsr served notice on the Haytian
Anarrranfs that he would not allow
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Wants New Calendar,

Camille Flammarion has secured the
French chamber of deputies for a bill
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WHICH GERMAN MONEY is IN.

created by the frequent changes Of
government. Our illustration shows
the Caracas terminal of the Grand
Railroad of Venezuela, in which much
German money is invested.
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place. Later she took a tran and
aroVe out to Ballston stables for a
horse.
The habit was made of brown cloth
Ihe skirt was q divided one, under
which was worn skin-tight trousers.
Mrs. Ladenburg walked up Division
street. Her appearance caused much
comment.
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is gap of over 1,4O0 miles in a
straight line. The distance by any
practicable route is. says the London
Daily Chronicle. much longer.
Once the line from the Congo has
reached Mahagni it will connect with
the river steamer and railway route
by khartoum to Cairo. The Tansan-
yika railway is subsidiary undertake
ing, merely a feeder for the through
line.
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Woman's Enduring Charms,
A writer in one of the periouicalS
calls attention to the fact that women
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A bird on der plate is worth two in
der restaurant kitchen.
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1t is harder for camel to go
through the eye of needle than for
woman to keep from asking ques-
tjOnS
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Renovating British Embassy.

Michael Herbert. the new British
minister to this country, is expected
to take a leading part in the social life
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Protection Against Dog Diseases.

Dogs may now be protected against
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-11

Judge Church's condition is but little
improved since our report of last week.
The appendicltal difficulty seemsto be
quite stubborn to treatment, to such an
extent that DR.. Wright, of Carroll, was
called in consultation Tuesday. The
matter of performing an operation was
thoroughly discussed by the physicians
but the opinion was Tuesday that 1t
would not be necessary. Should his
Improvement not be of sufficiently
permanent nature the operation may
be undertaken soon in order that the
Judge may be relieved of this desease
which has given him a great deal OF
trouble in recent years. u efferson
Souvenir.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-11

Fiftynine votes we're cast at the an
nual school election held on Monday.
Messrs. L A. Sewell and N. L. Hunt
were elected as members of the board
with practical unanimity, as was also
Mr.. M. E. Jones as treasurer. The light
vote, while it may tell of the iLdiffer-
ence of the voters, also speaks yolumns
for the satisfaction with which they re-
gard the present school system and Its
management. Had there been any
serious complaint against the present
corps of teachers or against the action
of the school board in the past there
would certainly have been more votes
cast in protest. We congratulate the
city on the splendid school system it
now has, on the proficient corps of
teachers and upon the fact that the
members of the board have served so
acceptably to the people. The clos.
ing of the saloons was perhaps the
most notable event of the school elect
ion day. We believe that in no other
town in the state are the provisions Of
mulct law more strictly observed thar
here.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-11


The Missouri Girl, which is billed
for Denison March 14th. is domestic
comedy. It is along the lines of the
old homestead order and is said to be
one of the first of that kind to have
been written. 1t has been enjoying
prosperity for seven years, and many
plays have been taken from it. The
scenery as shown by this company is
most elaborate. being painted by the
foremost artists of the United States.
The stage settings are built with an
absolute disregard to cost, and Mr..
Raymond personally directs each and
performance. Remember the date
Mach IA.