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The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Record Stamp Year.

The year 1902 will be a memorable
one to philatelists, and will bed all
previous records. They have already
started with the new Edward VII,
stamps. few months will see the
new Spanish postal issue, which will
be printed after the coronation of AL
fonso Kill, in May. America is print
ing fresh stamps in honor of Mr..
Roosevelt, and Germany announces an
important new stamp for the coming
year. Switzerland is planning
stamp Russia will celebrate the Soc
ond centenary of the building of st.
Petersburg by a fresh issue. Finally,
it is hoped by all ardent philatelists
that limited number of new stamps
will be printed this year in honor of
the coronation. says the London News.
A collector protests against the state
ment that the philatelists hope for"
a limited number of stamps printed i'll
honor of the coronation. Special and
unnecessary issues are, he says, de-
tested by the serious collector, a fact
which raises our Or<niOn of the fra
ternity considerably. He says: 1T is
one of the charms of specializing in
the stamps of Great Britain that this
country has been kept singularly free
from limited issues, which are sup
posed to possess a fictitious value"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
PLANNED FoR IARaEsT SHIPS.
Looks Of Nicarsgus Canal to Accommo-
date Biggsst Vessels Ahost.

Looks Of Nicarsgua Canal to Accommo-
date Biggsst Vessels Ahost.
The federal statute under which
the isthmian canal commission was
created required that body to make
examinations and devise plans for a
canal of sufficient navigable depth
and of the requisite dimensions to
accommodate the largest vessels
afloat.
As rule, merchant ships are long
er than naval vessels. while the lat
ter class have relatively much the
greater beam or width che longest
vessel now afloat is the ,eanic Of the
White Star line; it'has a length of
practically 7O4 feet. 1t is quite pro-
able that within a comparatively short
time longer vessels will be built but
it would manifestly be impracticable
for the commission to take into con-
sideration the possible development
OF ship design for an indefinite future
period.
1t was, then, necessary to consider
those vessels at present af1oat whose
dimensions are the largest yet used,
and design the canal and its works
so as to afford a reasonable margin
beyond those limits, but not so great
these conditions the locks We're de-
signed to give a clear length of 740
feet and a clear width of 81 feet. The
greatest beam or breadth of warship
at present is practically n feet. The
locks, therefore, meet the require
ments Of the law and give some room
for developments beyond the maxi
mum limits of size already attained.
1t is well known that ships drawing
as much as thirty-two feet in sea
water have entered or passed from
New York harbor as well as some 9TH
er ports, and there is no reason to
believe that the limit of draught has
yet been reached. 1t was, therefore,
decided that the least navigable depth
in the canal should be thirtyfve feet
and that limit has been carefully OBJ
served throughout its entire length.
In the harbor entrances at the eX-
tremeties of the canal, says William
H. Burr in Scribner's. this depth of
thirty-five feet is provided at mean
low tide
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
WHEN is 4 MAN TOO OLD?
Few Notables Who Occupy the Front

A Few Notables Who Occupy the Front
Benches.
1t is frequently stated that no old
men are wanted nowadays. The World
gets letters by the score from those
who say they have been showed aside
to make room for younger men, says
the New York World.
1t seems however, that, despite his
siXty-six years, Lyman j. Gage, about
to retire from the Treasury Depart
ment, has had four good jobs offered
him with salaries attached ranging
from S25,000 to $4,000.
Useless old men are not wanted
these days. Useful old men are. Mr..
Gage has made lifelong speciality of
banking. Banking has changed great
ly since he first went into the busi-
ness, but he has kept abreast of the
changes. In fact, in some instances,
it was he who made the changes.
Mr.. Gage is only one instance There
are hundreds Of other men past the
threescore mark filing positions of
highest Importance and filling them
we'll. Chauncey Depew. John Wana-
maker, John d. Rockefeller, Andrew
Carnegie. George F. Hoar. Hiram
Maxim, Bishop Potter and Levi P.
Morton are all past sixty-some of
them past seventy-and yet they are
among the most useful and active men
In the country.
How old a man is depends largely
On himself. If an old man is not
wanted in a position he has occupied
for years it is not because of his years
Or his gray hairs. 1t is because he
has lost interest and ambition, because
he has made no effort to keep up
to the times, because he has grown
careless or has sacrificed his health
to indulgence or ignorance.
Useful men are always in demand,
40 matter when they are born.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Varieties In Box Plaits.

Box plaits are noted In great num-
bers and all varieties, but the single
and triple box plaits prevail. One
very attractive castor-cloth suit in half
tailored effect shows three box pIaits
at the back of the blouse and five in
front. Each plait is stitched down
three-eights of an inch from the edge.
Three of these plaits are also down
the narrow front gore of the skirt, the
stitching ending seven inches short of
the foot; one broader one is down
the center back. Each side of this a
graduated side plait is taken in. 1t
starts four inches below the waist line
and broadens until at the knee, where
it is let loose, it is nearly four inches
deep. This holds the skirt in down
to the knees in the desired serpentine
effect
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
How Sound Travellers.

about sound we have much to learn
Describing some late trials of fog
horns, Lord Rayleigh stated that
those having elliptical instead of cir
cular cones best spread the sound
horizontally when the long axis
which was four times the length of
the shorter-was vertical. The anon
ally of the silent zone, on both sides
of which the sound is heard, is still
a mystery 1t has been thought to be
due to interference between waves of
sound reaching the spot direct ana
those reflected by the sea. but failure
to recover the sound by climbing a
tall mast throws doubt on the theory
One foghora at a station may be bet
ter tnan several, as two or more
sounds may tend to neutralize one an
other
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
To Reclaim the Zuyder Zee.

The Dutch have always been credit
ed with wonderful persistence in fight
ing the sea and reclaiming the land
which forms their kingdom, though in
this work they have had the assistance
of the big rivers that flow through
their territory. The subject of Dutch
warfare against the ocean has been re-
vived of late py the proposal to re-
claim the Zuyder Zee. The idea of
converting the whole of this inland sea
into land, it is stated, has been re-
nounced, but an area of 500 square
miles has been marked out for rescue,
the cost of the scheme being set down
at nearly $4,000, 600. The soil of Hol-
land is really derived from the debris
worn by the rivers Rhine Meuse and
Scheldt from France. Switzerland and
Germany. What has been done else
where in Holland will no doubt be ac-
.complished in time in the case of the
Zuyder Zee.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
THE WOrIAN'S CORNER. I.
and the Home.

"How6e,any women are persistently
running the bloom OF their HIPS and
tho contour of cheeks and all pleas
ant Expression by pinning their wells
too tightly across the face" said
woman yesterday. Observe the wom-
en- on the streets and you will see any
number Of them at frequent intervals
'pouting' out thsir lips 80 as to push
Oh the pressure Of the tightly drawn
veil, and all unconscious that the pc
culiar action has grown into hxed
habit, or that it makes a perfect carl
cature Of their faces every time they
do 1T, to Say nothing of the irritating
effect 1t has on the sensitive nerves OF
other people.
"Apropos OF habits why will peo-
pie get into them? They are 30. diff
ficult to overcome, once they are
formed And 1t is resented as an Of
fense If any interested friend calls at
tention to some habit that is spelling
and running a woman's appearance
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Longitude by Wireless TeIegraphy.

The United States Coast ana Geodet-
ic Survey mas recently carried out
series of experiments TO determine the
difference of longitude between the
lightship on Nantucket Shoals and the
shore, forty-eight miles distance. 1t
was possible - secure chronographic
records of the chronometer beats and
the signals from the ship and to elimi-
nate the lag of the instruments by
causing che chronomeJer Break to eX-
cite the coherer and obtain new chron-
ographic records. Time observations
were made and the first determination
of longitude by wireless telegraphy
were obtained. CThe first determina-
tion of longitude by land teleeraphs
was made between Washin gton and
Baltimore in 1914, and the method is
to-day specifically named American "
For work among islands like those OF
the Alaskan archipelago the new wire
less methods are likely to be of great
value.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Australian Dust Storms.

An extraordinary violen, Custstorm
which recently broke out near Ade-
laide South Australia. calls attention
to the peculiarity of these phenome-
ma, to which Australia is especially
subject. Sometimes the storms Dursl
with startling suddenness and for
quarter of an hour unsne, ,areu people
are overwhelmed with sand ana occa-
sionaliy bombarded with small peh-
bIes. The average duststorm gives
due notice Of ITS approach and affords
time for prudent persons u get within
doors and shut down the windows Ir
the quarters from which It IS coming
the sky gradually darkens. and by tho
time it arrives with a rush and a roar
all overhead is Cimmerian gloom.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
American Philosophical society.

The American PhilosophicSl Society
has completed arrangements for d
general meeting on April ) and 4. A
large number of scientific men from
all parts of the country have an
nounced their intention OF being pres
ent. The secretaries request that those
desiring to present papers communi-
cate the titles as early as possible so
that they can be printed in the pre-
liminary program. Members intend
ing to attend the meeting are also ask
ed to notify the secretaries as prompt
ly as they can SO as to facilitate .Ae
making of arrangements for their en-
tertainment
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Wireless Telephony Through Earth

M Ducretet, repeating the expert
ments of Bourbouze made in 1876, has
lately endeavored, with success, to
transmit human speech through ordi-
nary telephones, using the earth as
the only conductor. The results are
very interesting, though difficult to ex-
plain. One thing is certain, says the
eXperimenter, namely, that earth fill
ters out, so to say, the continuous cur
rent necessary to the operation of the
apparatus. The current is diffused
into many others capable of actuating
a certain number of telephones dis
tributed around the transmitter. and
in the experiments cited these diffused
currents were strong enough to oper-
ate a relay with a call-bell
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
WORK OF INVENTORS,
Latest Discoveries Of Importance in the World
Of Science.

A paper on modern machine meth
DDS read by Mr.. H. F. L. Orcutt before
the B: 'ish Institution of Mechanical
Engineers is interesting as a contri-
button to discussion now prominent
In England especially as it gives an
English point of view. The use of ac-
curate limit-gauge, instead OF micro
meters or calipers, is strongly urged,
even in small shops. There is, he
says. widespread and erroneous idea,
particularly among European manu-
facturers who desire to emulate Amer
leans, that the latest methods cannot
be economically adopted except where
work is thoroughly standardized, spe-
cialized and made in large quantities.
Mr.. Orcutt thinks otherwise, and re-
marks that single hole is more
cheaply bored in a chucking machine
than in lathe. 1t is more easily
made to a limit gauge than when cali
pers are used. One spindle is more
cheaply finished in the grinding ma
chine than in the lathe, quality duly
considered; and again, it is more cas-
lily finished to limit gauge, employ
ing less skilled labor The idea that
large quantities and standard work
are necessary before modern equip
ment begins to play an important part
in the economics of manufacturing is
described as a delusion of those who
have grasped only a small part of the
problem. The advantages of possess
Ing a well-eQuipped laboratory and
testing department are pointed out.
Materials should be studied with refer
ence to selecting the most suitable and
easiest worked, the cheapest. Where
the size of a shop will not warrant
the expense of a testing department.
several shops should join to support
one. 1t is in this direction that Mr.
Orcutt looks for decided advance and
improvement in English practice.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03

addition there are about forty towns
and villages which use acetylene ex-
clusively. Now that acetylene has been
placed on commercial basis, it is
found that the illumination costs as
much as that furnished by illuminat-
ing gas at $1.25 per 1000 feet. Acety-
lene, while twelve times Ss brilliant
as coal gas, is considerably more ex-
pensive, SO that it is now capable of
production and distribution at the
above price. 1t is considered as safe
as coal gas and is, if anything, less
dangerous when escaping into room
as its peculiar penetrating odor dis
covers its presence at once. Its abso-
lutte automatic production is a feature
that renders it valuable for isolated
ont-of-town lighting plants. Carbide
is supplied at about S3.75 per hundred
weight.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03

both sides and is caught in front by
pretty little bows of colored velvet.
Under the closely fitting upper portion
of the sleeve transparent full sleeve
is arranged. This is finished off with
lace at the wrist and is tied with vel
vet also. A waistband to match COM
pIetes pretty confectfon. OF course
the model is equally we'll suited to
new material; the idea of successful
renovation is, however, frequently
more useful.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03

1t was proved in 1877 that sunl gil,
was fatal to certain bacteria, especial
ly the violet and ultraviolet rays. Til.
rays from radium consist Of two sys.
tens of radiation with very difterea
properties. one system-the Begquere
rays-ana!oGOus to sunlight. the othes
not so. EXPERIMENTS lately tried hav
demonstrated that the Becquerel ray,
likewise, are fatal to bacteria and shol
that these rays are. therefore. sirl.la
to sunlight in their physiological
well as in their physical effects.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
To Preserxe y,oles,.

It is worth remembering that a
corsage bunch of violets may be worn
several times if little thin cotton
batting which has been dipped in salt
water is wrapped around the steam
each time before the tin foil is wound
about it. When not in use, take on
the foil and batting and put the stemx(
in a glass Of water which is slightl1
salted. The bunch should be kept
a cool room with tissue paper twtst9
over to exclude the air.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
For a Spring Suit.

You cannot go far wrong in ordering
two-piece suit of dark,blue serge for
a knock-about spring suit or travelling
dress. Many of these have eton jack
cts and most of these eton Jackets
display an additional piece OF pieces
set on in the middle of the back and
coming below. These are called eton
tabs. They are always short. There
may be two visible, but quite as often
q single piece. Eton tabs take away
from the broad, fiattened line
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Fashions In Paris.

The cut-away Louis XVI. cj
shoulder cape or capes is then
ing fashion for cloth costum4
The newest type of the Lao
being made for Nice is the 4
wide openwork net, like
much appliqued with raised
line flowers and lace md
mounted over shimmering
The approved way of mck
diaphanous fabrics, such a.
mousselline, for evening gov
an interllning of chiffon q
about the feet. this in
mounted over silk with on
dust ruffles.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Gate for Pasture Fence.

1t is always desira Bile to have some
sort OF gate in the pasture field fence
but it is not always easy to build one
that is at once stock proof and easy
to operate when necessary. The ar
rangement as shown in the illustra-
ton is not in reality gate, but a pas
Sageway so placed that the stock can
not get through, but through which a
person may readily pass. No explain
alton of the plan is needed, for it is
plainly shown by the Illustration.
This fence may be arranged so as tc
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03

provide a double gate by hinging the
open portion in the foreground so that
when closed the post will come in
snugly against the fence post, and De
held in place by a wire loop dropped
over both posts; then the gate in the
background should also be placed on
hinges, so that when closed it Will lap
over against the fence about two feet
and be held in favor by staple and
rCOk.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Don't Talk of Illness.

AS soon as possible dismiss from the
mind every suggestion that has to do
with Illness. If you have had an op-
Grafton, and it is over, let it glide into
the shadowy background of memory.
Do not dwell upon it, do not talk about
it. Cultivate thought about others,
about the great round world. about it's
victories, its happy homes and loving
hearts, but utterly turn from the night
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Going to Extremes.

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-I see in the pa
per that woman, in looking after an
other woman, to see what she had on,
fell out of the window.
Mr.. Crimson beak-Well, that only
goes to show that some women. in
trying to follow the styles, can go too
far.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Dilataticn of Portland Cement.

Experimer Is Inada at me Po yIocl
Tic Institute of Worcester on 5ha &C
efiicrent OF expansion of Portland &c
mem show shat, for temperatures D.,
tween s degrees AMI : degrees =. t..
coeficient of t.0e0o95f per degree =
0.CC0,C0S1 per degree (Which i- Eag
cIcs2 to the rnefIic!cat cf wIoug,t jIu.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Wearing Clothes.

What in the world does Prince
Henry want with sixty-five trunks ?"
asked the mermaid
There are some people who think
1t nice to wear clothes" replied Nep-
tune.
The matter had not presented itself
to the fair nymph in that light. and
she blushed deeply and turned away.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Khaki for Waists.

Khaki in soft tans and regulation
blue makes the prettiest kind of a
working shirt waist. 1t is very wide
and if you have a friend interested in
army stores he may buy it for 15 cents
a yard; at retail it comes higher. 1t is
closely woven and sheds the dust.
Stitchings of white or red add to its at
tractiveness.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
A Subtle Difference.

Sharpe-Oh, you're too pugnacious!
You've always got a chip on your
shoulder, for some one to knock Off
Carpe-That's the difference between
you and me. You've got a block on
your shoulders that some one ough to
knock of.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
About the Same.

And are you going to sit in the
gallery at the performance of grand
opera?' we asked of the frivolous
young thing.
NO. she Uttered, but we are 60
ing to eat peanuts in our box. so it will
really be about the same ''-Baltimore
American.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
True.

THE jury was out two days and
then failed to agree"
That proves conclusively that we
ought to have women juries."
why so?"
We'll, you know jury Of women
would have disagreed sooner than
that"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03

appreciate II
dainty little sug-
gestion for the
adaptation of a
summer blouse. A
tucked silk or mus
lin blouse is cut
away at the neck
and a dainty lit
tie fichu is draped
round the open
throat. This Is
edged with lace on
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03

walks .cr two years; sea sait Xii.
thiS1les and a spray of surphate cf "a.
is effective against injurious l;:l.s /.
ail kinds.
The chemical destruction OF Wee.
is advot ated ~ learned French ECy'
cuIturists. One application of mine
oil ard water. keeps dowu the -srss,
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
stiu He Wasn't Satisfied.

"Can you give no hope?" he asked,
diseonsolately.
The tender-hearted girl was truly
sorry for him.
"Oh, yes" she replied cheerily, Il
can give you lots of hope, if you Will
promise not to expect to have your
hopes realized"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
MANY a Slip.

caller to the Office boy. ''If your en-
ployer in?"
He was when you asked" replied
the Office boy as he heard some one
go out the back door, but he hain't
now"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03

direction. Since the
ar OF the sheep is
surrounded by the
lorn, he infers that
he latter acts as
n ear trumpet, not
m pro vi n s the
earring of distant
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Lovely Women.

Criteek-I saw you at the premiere
of the new comic opera. l thought
there We're a good many fine lines in
it, especially in the choruses, didn't
you?'
Frontrow-Weu, l noticed a good
many fine curves in the "chorusesses." 4"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03

SounuS, put disclosing the direction
of a sound. This would be useful ir
enabling the sheep to ascertain the ex-
act points from which sounds come
when there is a mist or fog covering
its feeding grounds.-Youth's Compan-
ion
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
A Pertinent Question,

The Duke said the European gen
tleman, belongs to one of the most
eminent and influential families of our
time
Indeed responded the American
millionaire, with interest. Who is
his father-in-law?"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Crepe Dc Chine Waist.

Pretty blouse of light blue crepe de
chine with wide shoulder collar OF
venise guipure and light blue mousse
line de sole trimmed with velvet rib
bon. The collar is edged with a ruff
fe of mousseline. The sleeve, COM
posed of three puffs. is trimmed with
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03

mans views on the excise question
sound somewhat different at home with
his wife listening from what they are
in downtown barroom.-New York
Press.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
A Fa tai Jest.

ly?' asked the young man with the
jocular bent.
There was an ominous silence, and
it was broken by the glad answer:
Because he is all Most"
And when the ambulance arrived it
was foNnd that the angry crowd had
altogether.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
A Cautious Customer.

How will you have your eggs cook
ed?" asked the waiter.
Make any difference in the cost OF
'em?' inquired the customer, eau
tiously.
NO"
Then cook 'em with a nice slice
O. ham," said he, greatly relieved.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Explained.

There is very intimate nervous
connection between the brain and the
stomach" said the scientific man.
THAT explains it, answered the
humble person who is willing to learn
''What?"
The reason why nearly every big
political alliance or financial deal has
to be discussed at banquet"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
The Bible or Cats.

Sunday School Teacher-Now, chill
dren, you have all heard of the bad
little boys that cut the tails off of the
pretty kifties. Can any of you tell
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03

A correspondent of Nature has found
that the spiral horn of a wild sheep
when so placed that the ear is in the
axis of the coil, makes the ticking OF a
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
Circles Under tho Eyes.

For dark circles under the eyes, y
gentle massage will sometimes rel1
the congestion and improve drool
eyelids.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-04-03
OUR WIT AND HVMOR.
Two Columns of Jokes Ground Out by the
HumoristS.
HunoristS.

me little verse from the Bible which
tells about cutting OF cats tails?''
Little Girl in the Rear latter pro-
found thought)-Yeth, ma'am. I can:
What bod hath joined let no man
put athunder.'