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The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28

As the conversation was not with
ant moral value; and ! am betraylng
NO confidence. as 1t took place be
tween two young men who sat IN the
seat In front of me in an express tram
last Friday. will tell the part taEen
by one of them, who was evidently
returning from a camping vacation.
81 remember when wrote in my
COPY book, Evil communications cor
rupt good manners, he said. and
we might have written. Good com
municatiOns correct bad manners, for
the result of the combination depends
ON which communications exert the
greatest influence under the existing
conditions.
"You see. seven of us started IN ut
the camp. and as five OF us were
4harum scarum fellows, whose man
ners are not much at the h"St, we al
sort of lapsed into barbarism and
methods of selfishness that ignored
the usual rules of politeness.
i, swell, there came Il most sudden
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28

One of the greatest sensations OF
the year among jewelers. and precious
stone dealers In the United States has
been caused by the discovry OF valt-
able chrysoprase mines In Tulare coun-
ty. California. This stone has been
practically lost to-s6he world for cen
turtles. The remarkable history OF Its
rise and. fall in popularity is an old
world legend.
From occupying an honoreh place
among the precious stones fmhedded
In the foundation of the wall around
old Jerusalem, it came down during
the past century to the humble func-
ton of forming a head for the hat
pins of charwomen Following its
popularity in Egypt and Jerusalem it
sank, for some reason or other. into
oblivion, until the time of Frederick
the Great, who himself mined 1t and
encouraged search for 1t in Lower
Silesia The impetus given to the
popularity OF the stone at that time
was not long-lived, lasting little more
than a century, and its use in costly
articles of jewel'R was soon almost
unknown. Its suaden Jump again this
season at the jewelry bedecked world
as rival of the emerald has therefore
caused q sensation in the precious
stone trade, and that it will become a
rival of the emerald in this green-mad
season is undoubtedly true.
The craze for green this year has
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28

The terrible plague of. 1898, which
continued during eight years. and OF
which such grewsome stories may be
read in history and romance, de-
stroyed, it is believed, nearly two
tuirds of the human race then exist
ing. In London 10000 bodies were
buried in one graveyard; in Lubbock.
80 900; in Spain over half the popu-
lation was destroyed: and In the
countries of the east 2O,OOO.eDo per
ished in one year. One result Oh TINS
protracted dance OF death was
scarcity of labor SO great that IL was
feared it would not be possible To
provide for the living. Such state
of affairs naturally encouraged the
skilled craftsmen Of the time to IN
crease the price they asked Tor their
services. Their terms became SO ex
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28
Snakes Will Live Long
Without Food or Water

could not get out. There was good
sized rathole in the place. ana ne
darted into this as a last resort.
s.oppeu the hole so the snake, could
lot get out and for the purpose OF
starving the reptile to death never
thought any more about the snake
until about eighteen months after that,
wfen had occasion to make some re-
Fairs about the place. 1t was neces-
sary to do some excavating. J. was
simply startled to find. short DIS
tance below the surface, the snake !
had sought to starve to death. He
was a little lank and was not very ac-
tive, but he was still alive. | felt sorry
Tor the reptillan, and would not XIII
him, allowing him to crawl away.
Since that time l have been convinced
that a snake could do without food Tor
a considerable length OF time, and the
claim that they can go twenty-on
months does not startle me at all, Tor
the snake in this instance l am sure
never had a bite to eat during the time
he was in the rathole. New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28
and Lion II
. Fierce Encounter

as at its height. the ground covered
with blood and the noise deafening.
He fred of blank cartridges In the
houe OF frightening the animals into
submission, but to no avail. iron
bars and snarpeEcd spears were next
tried but vita no more success. Then
buckets OF water were thrown on the
lions head but he had tasted biSod
and his frenzy made him sink his
teeth even deeper.
AS q last resort the chemical hre
extir ruisicrs were brought s.nd after
the contents were freely squirted over
Ronaeo's head with no effect. num-
her of attendants held his head steady
and tie tube was inserted in one
of TIE distended rostrils. The charge
of ca-hcI ate of soda was too much
for the gritty Romeo and with a roar
he !oosace9 his jaws and threw back
his g-es. soa, The tigress leaped
high in { 9 air in q fit of agony ana
Romeo would have rushed at her
AGAIN tu, the attendants beat him
back ivto a corner with iron bars
TIE tigroas sank in an almost llfe'
| less heaa and. was dragged from the
arena to her caG2. She will probably
die. Il will be several weeks BEFORE
Rou,eo's fury will be abated sufficient
lv to warrant ais being removed from
his cage.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28
SIAM AND HER FUTURE.
Little Hope That the Native Race Cen
Control the Country.

Con1rCi SnS SSoHS'y'
savs the author OF Siam In the
Twentieth Century: ''Tne Japanese
are bright, quicK-witted and perseveF'
ing The Siamese too are quick N
their way, but they are aIathet!c aha
andolent to degree 1t is grit they
arc wanting in. To sum up tle diner
once. the Siamese are troplcai peo-
nile. while the japanese are not, ana
here we are at the root OF the matter.
This Judgment does not hold out EucA
hone for the self-reformaton o. SIAM
and that country has an additional al
vantage. She stands now between
three great empires. two OF wasrn
have already almost come to plows
nm her account, while China Is daily
v,omring her surplus population across
the border, and Mr.. Campbell rs "1
cn,rion that before many years TIE
Chinese are likely to be the domlna''
Ing people not only of Siam but or IN
do-China. However that may be II is
evident that France mas made up her
mind to be the ruling factor in sam,
4 or II not, that no other power snail
occupy that position. The question
"a. Can we delay the absorption OF
Siam until she has so modernized her
f.,stitutions and or;-ariZed her re
a.vrces that there will be no valid eS
cuse for foreign interference "iu'
her internal affairs?
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28

est laughter and displayed the great
est abandon--Billy Pepsin. His face
was heavy with gloom and the express
sive eyes which had flashed so sisnl'
fcantly and so wickedly at the
audience were dull and retrospective.
He was eating his chops alone and
moodily washing them down from
mug of ale at his elbow. He paid no
attention to the sall!es of the Others
who now and then sought to arouse
him from the cloud that seemed to
envelop him, but sat on alone pulling
his pipe after his simple repast was
finished. And so he had sat and SO
acted for many months-months whtcn
had now grown into years, as was re-
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28
Immense Sums Raised
BY Church Members

.it:c4. Co., ,...SL a. s.l expense Oh lsSs
than C:e per Ce-t OF the total, ana
also that III spite OF this generous
giving it has i'll no way lnterfere0
with tive regular contributions TO ms
siuLa,v societies and to the support OF
churches. On the contrary, all rel1'
lious societies show an increase IN
receipts, AID thcre is hardly one that
is not out of debt, condition that
has not obtained in years. The funds
collected a"e 10 be used first tor the
payment Of church debts, and after
that for TIE endowment Of colleges,
missionary societies. and other rell'
gious il. @:t!t;it.oi.s.
AS giving and doing are always
closely related. il is unbelievable that
this outnourir& of millions for the eS-
tension OF religion at nome and abroad
will. TO: he speedily followed by
correspond. < development and IN
crease in the spiritual life and actlvl'
ties O. t,te churches. The open hand
ard the open heart generally go to-
gether.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28
NAMES OF BoER GENERALS.
How to Pronounce Them-Some
Quaint Mistakes Made.

How to Pronounce Then-Some
Quaint Mistakes Made.
Gen. BotAa's name. is sounded by
the public as if the first syllable
rilymcd with the worth "ioath. The
tn" in Dutch has not the English
sound, but it is regarded merely as
variant of the: letter -; the names
Botha, Martha, and De Moth are pro
nOunced Botta, Marta and DE NoIt'
The ''o' in Botha has. moreover u
heightened sound something inter
mediate between the 90 sound rs
heards in the words boat and loot
In De Vets case the mistake arises
from the tendency to pronounce the
name as if it were wholly English. The
South African pronunciation OF De
Wet is distinctly De Vet, the De be-
ing sounded as Frenchman would
pronounce it. Delarey's name suffers
the least in an educated mouth, thouSh
the crowd has d tendency TO pro-
nounce it ''Deelarry." with strong
accent on the second syllable. Ihe
General himself sounds the end sylt'
able very strongly, although the TWO
other syl.ables are also prpnouEceu
with distinct stress upon them
Quaint as these mistakes are to
South Africans who understand Dutcn,
the Generals would no doubt be the
| first to recognize that their pronuncla
| ton OF certain English words must
sound equally ludicrous to an Eng
lishman Gen. De Wet, for instance
speaks of MIR. kamberlain.' as Mr
Kruger has always done. and refers
to "Mynheer Moorli. while Gen. DE
larey has considerable difficulty II
pronouncing the lisping 9TH, the usua
| difficulty with foreigners. Yet the
Genera! on more than one occasion
owed his escape from capture to M:
presence Of mind and his knowledge
of English OF the three. Gen. boths
cpeaks the most correct Engllsh
though he uses a good deal OF colonla
slang. All their secretaries and tn
members al their staff speak pertec
English London Daily News.
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4 Those who believe. or affect to be-
Hove. that religion is declining
throughout the countries of Christen-
dom. Will find NO support for their pes,
,simistic notions in the figures show
ing the amounts already collected for
the ''2Oth century" funds started by
various denominations i'll this country
and Europe. says Leslie's Weekly.
These funds have already reached
total Of 10000 GOO and the promoters
Uf these enterprises are confident that
they will have the balance of 100000
900 more. OF the amount raised,
more than one-half is credited to
American churches, the Methodists
being tar in the lead in liherality
The Canadian Methodists started in
10 raise $1.000,00O and have already
secured that and S250,ooo besides.
The Presbyterians of Canada set oui
tor the same mi.lion-doiar goal and
have already gone nearly half mil
Hon beyond it.
It is especially gratifying to note
that all these enormous sums have
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28

101rod the other day In the
eeW Works most important
1Iia show . night between two
IN gsAe that wab fercely
1Aile it lasted. le3ving in
N singled condition both COM
I ~ 90 o. whom Wilt probably
~. omeo, = massive lion. Ind Anna.
Z l6xess. were the participants In
6loody strife which was brought
~ ~ Romeo yawning impolitely in
lA0y tigers face during q lull in a
koo3sal.
u The trainer had led number of
GnimalS into the arena and placed
sfhem on their stools. Then he left
the circle for moment during which
time the mischief was wrought. Ro-
moO got down from his seat and
walked past the other animals over
% the tigers side. He stopped direct
u In front of Anna and languidly
yawned. Quick as flash she sprans
It the lions throat. Romeo tossed his
head and avoided the teeth and while
Anna was recovering her balance he
leaped upon her. sank his teeth into
h0r nank and bore her down. She
got . grip on one of his legs wnile
both Of them struck blow after blow
with their paws on each others body
The other animals howled and roa red
yet. strangely enough, none of them
moved from his place. they seeming
70 be fearful for their own safety.
When the trainer returned the fight
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28
First Strike on Record
Mas Put Down by Force

orbitant that ii was impossible. In
the impoverished condition in which
the ravages of plague had left all the
great cities of the world, to meet their
demands, as it was equally impossible
to Go without their services. 1t vas
the first recorded strike in the his
tory of mankind Governments hur-
riedly enacted labor laws. and
policed their cities with whatever
armed force they could muster. 1t
was an attempt to take an unfair ad-
vantage of disaster and death. and it
failed; but it proved how absolutely
necessary to mankind were certain
forms of labor. and sounded the key
note of the call for all subsequent
strikes down to the present day. and
did much for the amelioration Of la
Dor the world over.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28

fered so much-aId I'm going out
there into the blackness-all alone
and I'm afraid-and so wicked-f
seems to me 1t would be easier II
could see her-and II you could tell
me that you forgive me. Billy. know
l don't deserve 1t, but"
She got no further. The man VINO
had been standing as in a trance had
gathered her in his arms.
"And you're coming back to us. Sal
ly--of your own free will-that's 1t.
SaIly?" And he held his breath rs
he awaited her answer.
ooh. Billy, l aint fit. l have been
40 wicked. But want to; oh. how
want to, Billy and will try and make
so far as | can"
The lanky figure Strengthened up
and there was smile on his face.
sucn as ic is seldom given mortals to
see. He neld her close to him regard
less of the starcs Of the onlookers
Well go hack to the fiat. l have
kept it all these years just as 1t was
/ knew you'd come back. And to.
morrow we will send for the kid
ana, by joye. tonight We'll have one
of those rarebits you used to make
won't we Sally?
And they passed through the door
| and the darkness outside seemed IL
lumiued-
We'll, I'll be ID" remarked Al
phonse, breaking long silence OF the
entire party, and everybody laughed
! observation-disclosures there was M
call at all to laugh. And Giacomo fo
the first and last time in the histor.
of the place said:
"Evera bcda coma up and nave
drinka on the house.
And everybody did.
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hoW Jh< :. - - TiSSCT PAINT ed.
Not ss.is',cd with Che. d'ceuvre Until
C.;tic Y crl hirsci in Silence.

Not ss.i.':cei ~it!, Che. d'Ceuvre Until
Cs;tic " crlhirsd in Silence.
Al interest. : stcry is told OF
.Iar~rce 7 aSs;t tla great French paint
e. L. c3r DC ~ ed While in England
he palnte4 peaNlful religious picture
and me- ~ v.l;nt:"wcman asked
ber c-i,;t ;t:. - his work. It's chef
d'e,s:,.". go replied, giving 6 re-
,r,af.L.,i't !,.' -. detailed appr"cla
titu o, s,e Yar!,rH ME its Of the paint
il =. "I,y .cu SaGaf!ed?' asked
friend. Jigs~t answered in the mega
:tye. re ert;rely repain, ed his PIC
tu~c wcr'siaE night and day.
W. en frinhed he sent again Tor
NJ; fair c.ji". ~'hC pronounced 1t "ad'
miratie." ed remsined silently ad'
m:rirg it win suiiling criticism. Are
Won sat,ese!?' asked the friend again
wien the !a''y had departcd NO,
answered the artist, and set to work
ter the third tima.
When the parisienne saw the new
pairting she aazed at it for some mo-
! ments with evident emotion, and then
witLor: word sank softly to, her
knees ar. h2aan TO pray. Are you
satisfied now?" whispered the friend
! Ard Tissot said. yes"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28
GOT EVEN WITH LEI VI hIH
Women Resented Structures OF Cook
ino-Schooi Expert

ing-Schooi Expert.
The wife Of minstrel in Phiiadel-
mia is fond of telling about her ex
perience in getting even with Mrs.
Sarah Rorer. the cooking school lee
turer. At food show Mrs. Rorer re-
proved with some acerbity two or
three women who were interruptlng
her lecture on the hygienic prepara-
ton of food by thumbing over books
in which were pasted written recipes
that had come down as family heir
looms.
Destroy those things" exclaimed
Mrs. Rorer, land you will be healthier
women with happier homes
II consider that an insult to my
dead mother" retorted one woman, as
she left the lecture hall.
She was the wife Of member OF
stock minstrel company In Philadel-
phia in which is tolerated latitude In
its local "skits" that would put Weber
..A M AlAa ~ a nfandatill. That was
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28
Once Popular Stone
Is in Favor Again

created q demand for almost evely.
thing from jewelry to lead pencale y =
this shade, and this demand must p
satisfied. 1t is not ON the clam0r tos
green alone that this stone basee -
merits, but upon the quality OF tse
gems found In California. The poFts0o
of territory over which this chryeo-
prase.laden rock extends Is not lAfee.
but the quality of the stone found
there is the finest known in the w0rld
to-day.
The stone itself is Of beautifui
apple green color. 1t combines enec
lively with gold and silver, and tns
high polish which the hardness OF the
stone makes possible greatly enhances
it's beauty and value. 1t can be SCI
with wonderful effect In circlet Oh
diamonds and pearls. Besides the ap-
ple green color there are other snaoes
OF green, varying sometimes almost 10
blue. Specimens of chrysoprase are
also found spotted with yellow ana
brown. and when these are hard, ad'
hitting of high polish, they are ex-
tremelv beautiful. The finest speci'
mems of chry ysoprase are used IN rings
brooches and sleeve buttons, while less
1erfect ones are largely used In iofg
nette chains and sets OF sterling sii'
| yer novelties.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28
Made Friends Win MensIek.

William FitZhUEn WhltehuuSe, WIG
went with Lord IlinIlip on an eS-
p,oration trip to the Upper Nile, has
returned to New York. He was ac'
compauied by his father, Fi.2hHgh
Whitehouse. When in AbsvEn!a Mr..
whitehouse and Lord llindlip were
detained three davs as prisoners as
the local officials refused to recognize
Emperor Meneiei s letter. Wnen thelI
release had been obtained the en-
reror invited the tsavelcrs to Ads
Abeia. treated them with great cor
diaiity and permitted them TO shoot
over his private preseTv es. to which
no white man had previously been ad
mitted. The emperor also entertained
them at q banquet.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28
Hones,ck.

want to go back to the orchard
The orchard that used to be mine:
The apples are reddeniug and filling
The air with their wine.
want to wake uT in the morning
To. the chtrp Of the birds in the caves:
want the west wind through the corn
fields
The rustic Of the leaves.
I want the old song Of the river.
The little. low laugh OF the rilIs:
want tks warm blue OF September
Again on the hills.
want to lie down in the woodland.
Where the feathery clemntis shines.
Gods blue sky above. and about me
The peace of the pines.
I want to run on through the pasture
And let down the dusty old bars;
i want to find you there still waiting,
Your eyes like twin stars
o nights. you are weary and dreary
And days, there is something you LACK
To the farm in the little, old valley
l want to go back.
Alice E. Allen in Lippincott's.
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NOT WHAT WAS EXPECTED
Bishop Randolph's Gift Might Have
Been More Appropriate.

SISNCc SIlt "lSHI
Been More Appropriate.
Bishop A. Nj. Randolph of the do
cese Of Southern Virginia. ripe
scholar and eloquent preacher is the
gertlest of men-and the most ab>
sertmindcd.
A struggling country rector who
may be called Smith had very
needy parish. and very manly
little boy who was fond of dogs
Now. the bishop has fund fer
the aid of needy parishes. and
the country rector had been try
ing a long time to get some of this
fund for his poor people. At convo-
cation in Norfolk the bishop called to
the rector:
Come to see me tonight, Smith.
want to talk to you.
Smith went with high hopes, sure
that he had landed a slice of that fund.
The bishop greeted him cordially. and
after some desultory talk 1t came out
that Mr.. Pierpont Morgan han just
| made the bishop present Of fine
collie. The gift embarrassed the good
| man.
Il cannot keep him here in town, !"
| said he. Mrs. Randolph won't have
him. Couldn't get ESerard to take
him to the country and keep him for
me-" Everard was the rector's boy.
The shepherd of the poor flock con-
cealed his disappointment as much as
| possible, and agreed that Everard
should take the dog. Then, just as he
was going away the bishop called after
him in his mildest tones:
II hope the dog won't give You any
trouble, Smith. He makes night
hideous. 1t takes two people to take
care of him."
That was the bishops last word.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-28
PRESENTED BN AN ELEPHANT.
How Small Brown Baby Was Intro
duced to Lady Curzon.


The speech made recently by LORD
Curzon shows that his training III inc
English House of Commons was not
lost. He is still master Of apt phrases
which win him Distinction Lady Cur
zon too. has one distinction that Is
unioue. She is the possessor OF more
elephants than any other Anglo-oaNoh
or European in the world. LOT more
than one of her dusky admirers mas
sent her ladyship an elephant soihe-
,;mes two One of these is an i'm
mense creature with the klnd OF "ol'.
aerful sagacity about which We All
read in school readers in the days OF
our youth. It's unwicldy form, with
LADY Curzop in white and gold nov"
dah on its back, is often to be seen Ill
the native baZaars, and "heh lne
beast sees anything for which 1t mas
q fancy that article is promptly haho-
cd nm to it's mistress. one DAY las.
vear he made her a very queer pres
ont nothing less than small pro"n
baby of or 3 years old. IL was lne
son of the great beasts Keeper, anu
no sooner did the elephant see IL troi
! ting along with its mother than ne
! seized it gently and lifted it in the air
Tba next moment Lady Curzon was
gazing in establishment upon sinai
hrown baby clothed in a string O
heads. Needless to say. 1t descenaet
richer and happier baby-House
hold Words.