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The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
Wall Tables in Restaurants.

Philadelphia philosopher thus ex-
plains the general preference for a
wall table in a restaurant: Primitive
man ate in peril. The cave bear, the
sabre tooth tiger, even some warrior
of his own kind, was apt at any mo-
ment to leap upon him and to devour
his food, and perhaps himself. There
fore he took his meals with his back
against a cliff, or in the corner of two
adjoining cliffs, if possible, and with
the open country before him. That
you see, was the safest way for him to
eat. He could not then be surprised
And we still have in us that memory
of the primitive man, and we still un-
consciously, when we sit down to ouI
repasts, choose places that give us q
wall for our protection"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17

eff a fellow throws an old shoe
filled with rice after you when you
get married this winter, young man.
go pick up every grain of it, said
rice enthusiast, "for there is fortune
in it. I was just thinking to-day about
the vast amount Of wealth that has
been wasted in this way, and 1t is
simply alarming when you come to
think of it. I went to the convention
of Rice men at Crowley recently, and
1 learned a few things about rice that
1 never knew before. Why. the pos
sibilities of grain of rice will actual
ly make fellows head swim.
Here is a grain which 1 have been
carrying in my pocket since the con-
vention, purely for Illustrative pur-
poses. I was reading in the Plaque
mines Protector that one grain of
rice would bring in the first year sixty
punches of rice, and that each bunch
contained 250 grains, which would
the first year. Now, this is no small
thing, when you come to think of it.
Suppose we plant the $4,000 grains
the second year, on the same basis we
would have yield of 225,000,000
grains, which is $4,000 times $4,000.
Now the yield during the third year
would amount to $4,000 times 225,-
OOO, 900, on the same basis of compu-
tation. which would be 3,375,000.000
grains of rice. Now l was reading
in another paper published in the rice
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17

zone of the smoothest political
tricks ever played said Henry c.
Edgerton of Baltimore to a Washing
ton Post man. was that pulled off in
Talbot county, on the eastern shore of
Maryland, some years ago, when about
200 negroes voted the wrong ticket
without knowing it before our side
found out that anything was going
wrong. The county was very close
that year and the Republicans had to
count upon the votes of the negroes to
win. Few of these citizens could read,
but they had been instructed to. put
their cross mark on the Australian
ballot in front of Massa Lincoin's S
nose. They had shown that they
could at least do this much, and the
Republicans considered everything
we'll in hand.
But the Democrats were in control
of the county, and the Jackson and
Liberty emblem had FIST place on the
ballot, the Democrats alsc having
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
Fortunes in Rice
VAST POSSIBLE WEALTH WASTED IN
MATRIMONIAL CUSTOM

section that there are probably 10. COO
grains of rice to the pound, but this IL
an approximation. Adopting it as
correct, at the end OF the third year
one grain of rice will produce 337 ,500.-
900 pounds of rice, and the rice mathe-
matician. allowing 162 pounds for 3
barrel of rice, figures that this VIII
amount to 2,OS3, 1888 barrels.
$50 you can see that I am actually
carrying fortune around here In my
vest pocket, and there is plenty OK
room left, too, for such other things
as may want to put into my pocket
In these figures have made no allow
ance for those things which sometimes
happen to any kind of seed that may
be sown, but there is a good lesson in
the calculation at that. When we
come to think about the number OF
grains of rice that have. been wasted
in the happy practice of tossing an
old shoe after the neWly-marrted
couple, we are almost shocked at the
extravaganza of the world. The rice
thrown away in this way, since the
custom was first launched, would
have saved the lives Of all the people
who have ever starved to death since
the world began, if it had been allowed
to reach it's full multiplying posi-
bilities. So 1 say, young man, when
the old shoe is thrown after you, go
pick every grain of rice up, settle
down where rice will grow, and get
rich -
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
Tn. Improvement in Hsr.e..


From Farmers Review: In south
eastern Illinois our horses are steadily
improving in individuality and size.
yet the Improvement is not what it
should be. We should have at least
half dozen fine salable horses In eV-
cry locality. Here in this particular
locality fairly good to fine sires are to
be seen. all Of them of such individual
ity and breeding as to warrant the
expectation of good results in the di-
rection of the material improvement
of our horses. The greatest obstacle
to a more rapid improvement lies with
our farmers, many of whom persist In
breeding mares that possess neither
good blood, size, action nor conforma-
ton. The result OF such breeding usu-
ally brings disappointment and loss
to such breeders. The demand In our
markets for good horses is stronger
than ever before, especially for good
animals of the roadsters, coach or
draft types. These are horses that
every farmer can produce, but not
from their poorly bred, under-sized,
misshapen mares. In order to pro-
duce the sort of animals our market
demands, farmers should secure good
mares, free from hereditary defects,
handsome, we'll bred and Of kind dis
position. These should be bred to the
best sires obtainable. There is neither
profit nor credit in raising the kind of
horses no man wants.-John Landri-
gan, Edwards County, Illinois.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
Tricks of
the StoGe
Dummy Aninnals 4l1eI
Are MAde 20 Azlsusol
Theatre Goers.

feet long and emitting names makes
us think that we must have got sdssay
from canvas, wickerwork and paper.s
else the flames are certainly not real.
The flames. however, are real enough
and q man inside ingnites anu fans the
spirit-saturated cotton with his.
breath. It Is out of a canvas mouth.
too, that they come, but that mouth y.
fitted with asbestos cloth.
Stage rats introduce us to another
method OF locomotion on the part ot
inanimate straw and canvas. Rats arc
made big enough to admit smau
boys; in such cases, of course. thes
do the moving. But the common staso
rat is usually stuffed with straw.
There is no man or boy or other In
animate thing inside. Power to move
is impaired to them from without. by
means of invisible wires attached to
their noses and manipulated from boz
hind the scenes. Their movement con-
sists of only glide, and that is az
nearly as possible the true movement
of the real rat, it being the movement
that creates the least disturbance. an&
is, therefore, the most suitable Tor .
hunted animal. Stage rats may ghdS
in q straight line. or they may Els.
gag and perform in more or less elabo.
rate ways, according to the arrange
ments made on the stage. These ar
rangements comprise the fixing OF pull
leys on the floor or in the wall or else
where and the laying of Invisible
wires over them. The more elaborate
the arrangement of pullys, the more
varied will be the lines OF movement
traced by the rats.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
D.ere..,ns suppl, Of sin. vveoa.

Decreasing supply OF Zine WeolA
United States Consul Atwell. located
at Roubaix, France, quotes Henry Pu-,
pin as to the increasing demand Tor
fine woods and the decreasing supply
as follows:
Now, more than ever. the line IL
drawn between the two kinds, so diff
ferent in their origin, in mode of man
ufacture, and final use. The DOM
inant note in the history Of wool has
been the using demand. during a per-
iod of three consecutive years, for fine
grades, in face of steadily decreasing
production. The reasons for this de-
crease have long been known. After
the low prices paid in 1894 and 1895.
stock growers limited their production
of fine grades, and gave attention to
common breeds, which were more re-
munerattve. Cheviots at that date be-
they found greater advantage in rails
ing breeds that served as food. were
more hardy and more prolific. Since
then, If the flocks did not increase in
numbers. the yield in fine wool neces-
sarily became less, as the Mertno
sheep gives birth to but one lamb
yearly, White Iue CTOSS-UTecuS pIouuSS
two during the same period. This ex-
plains the dearth Of fine woods to-day;
the taste for fine grades seems so firm
ly established that only the best Cross
bred woods find a market. 1t Is not
likely that there Will be a great in
crease in Mertno sheep in the near fu-
ture, as at least eight years of crossing
the breed are necessary to re-establish
the Merino type.
Under existing conditions and with
present prospects there are not many
ways out of the difficulty. The dying
out of Merino sheep without any at
tempt to replace them, and the con-
sequent decrease in fine woods will
necessarily increase the demands for
high grades until impossible prices
will turn popular attention to COM
mon grades, for which there Is no
call at present.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
Gains in Sheep Feeding.

In studying the results of some feed
ing experiments carried on at the sta
ton we find that the largest gains are
not necessarily the cheapest, nor are
the smallest gains necessarily the most
expensive. We find by observation
that the best ar the cheapest gains
are made in feeding the sheep up to
near it's full capacity, after it has be-
come accustomed to it's diet. Over
feeding is always accompanied by loss.
The heaviest feeding should be done
during the last four or six weeks of
the feeding period.-South Dakota
Station Bulletin.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17

es of the Nile, and so create a huge
reservoir tC draw upon at need. Sir
William Garstin, who has charge Of
the engineering problems invclyed in
the scheme, states in a recent report.
that series of dams and canals can be
so constructed that the completed work
will not only provide irrigation for
millions of arid acres, but will also
drain extensive swamps and, finally,
improve the navigation of the upper
Nile as we'll. The accomplishment of
three such important benefits by a sim
gle scheme of improvement will GER
tainly rank among the best things the
white man has yet performed in the
task of improving the condition of in
ferior races. What Great Britain Is
doing for the poor people of Egypt
the United States can certainly under
take to do for the benefit of it's own
people. Modern engineering is quite
equal to any task the policy will i'm
pose upon it. We cannot afford to let
Egypt beat us in the work of turning
the desert into a garden.-San Fran.
cisco Call.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
The Worlds Butter Record Broken.

From Farmers Review: From De-
cember 18th to December 23rd, inclus
i've, seven days, the Holstein-F -Friesian
COW Mercedes Julip's Pietertje 394S0
produced 4S0 pounds of milk, contain
ing 23.4857 pounds butter fat, equiva-
lent to 30 pounds ST ounces butter,
sc per cent fat, or 81 pounds GA ounces
S5.7 per cent fat. This record was
made at the Minnesota Experiment
Station under tie direction of Profess
sor T. l.. Hacker. The last three days
OF the test the COW was under super
vision day AID night of two repre-
sentatives of that station. The product
during these three days was 1O.5622
pounds fat. The largest product tor
one day was 3.76S4 pounds and was
made when under constant watch, on
the sixth day of the test. The aver
age per cent of fat curing the week
was 4.02 per cent; during the three
days under constant watch-care It was
4.21 per cents. Hoxie, Supt. H F.
Ad. Reg.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
Food Eaten by Sheep and Cattle.

1t is sometimes asserted that cattle
and sheep require the same amount of
feed per thousand pounds of live
weight This statement seems not to
be well founded. In some experiments
at the Iowa station the cattle consumed
1876 pounds of dry matter per thousand
pounds of live weight, against an av-
erage of 29.O7 by the sheep. Both
sheep and cattle were on full feed. The
sheep made a daily gain of 3.73 pounds
per thousand pounds of live weight,
and the cattle 2.14. In summing up
this comparison, we find that while
the sheep ate 4S per cent more than
the cattle, they also gained nearly rs
per cent more-ARrof. G. f. Curtiss.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
AN IRRIGATION PRECEDENT.
What Great Britain Has Done In the
Nile Valley.

What Great Britain Has Done In the
Nile Valley.
President Roosevelt's cordial indorse-
ment of the policy of providing irriga-
tion for the arid regions of the coun-
trv wherever such irrigation can be
economically maintained, has had the
effect of bringing the issue into the
domain of practical politics. 1t has
been under discussion long time, and
several tentative measures have been
enacted by Congress for deanng with
it. The prospects are that 1t may now
soon be taken up in comprehenslVe
way and a scientific plan devised Tor
redeeming millions of barren or semi
barren acres. If any precedent were
needed to demonstrate anew the Value
of irrigation carried out on large
scale it would be found in what mas
been accomplished by the British IN
Egypt. In a recent report on the SUD
iect Lord Cromer states that since
1885 the government of Egypt has ex-
nended over $35 100000 on public
works connected with the Nile. That
;s an enormous outlay for a country so
poor as Egypt, but the results prove
if to have been one of the most sue
cessful achievements of British rule. 1t
has had the effect of doubling the
cotton crop and adding upward of $25,-
oOO, 900 annually to the income OF the
people. Basing conclusions upon the
results thus obtained by improved ir-
rigation facilities In lower Egypt, the
British are sanguine that an even larg-
er proportional benefit will be derived
from comprehensive irrigation along
| the upper Nile. 1t is proposed to dam
one of the lakes which form the sourc-
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17

Stage animals are very proud OF the
organs they can move. II they cen
roll an eye, they never cease to roll
1t so long as they think any one Is
looking; and If they can switch tail.
they switch 1t. This weakness for
showing OF gets them into trouble
sometimes, Just as weaknesses In
general get real animals into trouble.
Hence an elephant, with a fine, freely
moving tail began to switch that tail
with great vigor while on its way to
the front Of the house. Just as it was
emerging from the side into view the
woolly end of the tail, in its abandon
ed flights. caught gas jet, and at the
same instant caught fire. The fire
spread as rapidly as dry, gummy can
vas and dry. withes could make 1t
spread. and the elephant appeared in
a blaze. Fortunately for the men in
side the flames were on the top, and
the first 1ntimation they received Of
the conflagratton was a feeling as of
something cold striking them on the
back. 1t was water. and the water in
creased and they were drenched and
horrifed, for they knew not whence
1t came or what it meant or what
might come next
A swordfish is, no doubt, a very inn
pressive creature on the stage, the
sword naturally receiving great en-
phasis from the maker and special
publicity from the man inside. 1t is
thus a common thing for that sword
to get into trouble, and for the poor
fish, in a stage procession, to ask a
harmless muSsel or OYSTER to take
care of my sword!" A dragon thirteen
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
why He Kept the Tiger skin.

On being ushered into the home Of
DR.. Parkhurst the other day visitor
npted that a mammoth tiger rug was
spread across the floor of the reception
room. In his surprise he remarked:
81 should think, doctor, that you, of
all men, would be the last to keep the
emblem of Tammany Hall so promf-
nently displayed in your home" DR..
Parkhurst smiled and replied: ''I keep
the tiger here to constantly remind me
that my enemy is always near. Then,
again, keep the tiger here to walk all
over Hionaily."
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
Smooth Political Trick )!
III -
Induced Coored Men Vote Their Ticket

charge of altthe election print
When the official sample ballots were
published not one Republican in the
county for some strange reason notic-
ed that Lincoln's head in the Repub-
lican emblem was turned to the left
instead of to the right, as had always
been the custom.
THE result was naturally that all
the illiterate negroes who voted in
front of Lincoln's nose marked their
crosses to the right of Jackson and
Liberty thereby voting the straight
Democratic ticket. About IL a. m.
some backwoods Republican noticed
that Lincoln's face was turned the
wrong way and reported to the man
ayers. Then there were doings.
ct was thought at first by the Re-
publicans that the whole Democratic
party had cooked up the scheme, but
it developed that it had all been ar
ranged by one man. who had made a
change in the woodcuts which were
sent to the official printer"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
MeannesS In Bulls.

From Farmers Review: l believe
that meanness in bull is hereditary
and would not breed to one. Several
years ago, when boy, we bred to an
imported bull that got cross, and his
produce showed it as far as the third
generation, but, of course, only occa-
sionally. / have only had one young
bull get mean, and we sold him at
once for bologna. l think that bulls are
often spoiled by teasing and also by
careless handling, and by one that is
afraid. They soon know when one is
afraid of them and they will then take
advantage of that fact.-Ira Cotting-
ham.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17

"But, my God! You ARE beautiful"
calling down dire disaster on the head
of Tom Warner, he left the room and
hurriedly threw his few belongings
into a dress-suit case.
Half an hour later he passed the
music room, where Kitty was still
sitting, with her hands clasped list
lessly In her lap With the determina-
ton that had won many a football
game for his class, Dwight entered the
room.
Kitty" he said abruptly. "win you
consider yourself engaged to me?"
"Why, Of course" she answered.
Il see it's a CO." shouted Tom, a mo-
ment later entering the room.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
Growing Potatoes In Illinois.

From the Farmers Review: In this
county (Champaign) potatoes are no
more profitable to grow than corn, and
not one farmer in one hundred grows
potatoes for market. To get the best
results with potatoes it is necessary
that the soil be rich. Deep fall plow-
in% gives the best results here. The
planting should be done as early in
the spring as possible. The after cul-
ture must be very thorough. l would
rather grow potatoes than corn.-L. S.
Spencer, Champaign County, Illinois.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17

Dwight, ever since you came home
with Tom, I've been wondering what
makes you so desperately unhappy"
'On the contrary, 1 am most happy.
Miss Kitty"
"Ah, no you are not. I can see it
In your eyes. that wan, fitting shadow
Of woe."
ssBut 1 am not unhappy. Now, isn't
It queer. I have always imagined you
were unhappy"
81, Mr.. Dwight? Ah, but it Is diff
fercnt with a woman. The second or
third time she is persuaded. But a
manl How many times must tell
you you are miserable before you will
believe me?"
Really, Miss Warner, exactly what
do you mean?"
= Mean? Nothing, but that you are
trembling on the verge of dependency
and I am using little tact and di-
plowHcy In letting you know 1t. You
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17

The Canadians are progressing rap
idly in the development of their dairy
industry. Ontario especially is making
great strides in advance. Already more
than $50 creameries are in operation,
with patrons numbering nearly %, 900.
The hauling of the milk alone costs
more than s1,0O0,o00. annually. The
patrons receive yearly over $12.00o.0OO
for their milk.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17

"Our church fair was q splendid sue,
cess" said young Mrs. Torkins.
did you sell lots of things?"
eyes"
Eyes, indeed. Everything was ever
SO useful, 1 can't think of single ar.
ticle that couldn't be saved UP and do
mated to be sold at the next fair"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17

such column, for each specimen, the
method by which the exhibitor desires
such specimen shall be judged. AS
soon as the entries are closed. the sec
retary shall examine the entry sheets
and ascertain therefrom the wishes
of the exhibitors in each variety; and
each variety shall then be judged by
the method desired for the largest
number of specimens IN each variety.
II in any variety there shall be q tie,
or If all the exhibitors in the variety
shall fail to indicate the method by
which they wish the specimen in the
variety Judged, then the committee on
Judges shall determine the method by
which such variety shall be judged.
For premium list, address the sec
retary, Fred L. Kinney, Morgan Park,
Ill.
Poultry Briefs.
The open scratching shed during
winter is probably better suited to the
fowls than is the closed scratching
shed. BY means of this shed the
fowls are induced to exercise in the
open air, and the temperature to which
the fowls are exposed is more even Tor
the day and night. When the birds
are kept in a well glazed house night
and day, the temperature to which
they are exposed is very uneven. At
night the thermometer goes down 20
say the freezing point. The hens are
on the roosts and are gaining no
warmth through exercise. The next
day the sun warns up the house TO
perhaps 60 degrees and the fowls
fu-ther warm themselves up by
scratching. Too great variation re-
suits.
We have made great progress in
breeding birds and at the same time
we have made little progress. Our
great progress has been in the line of
developing the markings OF breeds and
producing fowls that scored high. Our
little progress has been along the line
of real utility A utility bird, for eggs
or meat, would not be high scoring
bird. One OF the correspondents OF
the Farmers Review asserts that egg
laying spoils the form of pullet for
showing If we want to get hens that
will lay more eggs we Will nave TO
pay less attention to form and plumage
ard more to the real performance. In
the past we have done what was easl-
es.-we have moved toward the point
of least resistance. We must now at
attempt greater things, with more
labor.
At the Utah Agricultural College
they have been looking after the utiii-
ty end of breeding. They have been
using the trap nest. One brood OF
chicks was matured and given a years
test with these nests. One pullet laid
less than 100 eggs during the year,
and one pullet aid ZIG eggs. That
was doing better han the books e.
quire, as 2CO eggs per year is the larg-
est number supposed to be laid by the
hens of any breed. With such means
of finding out the good and poor hens,
the latter may be killed OF till only
the profitable ones remain. The Or
binary farm flock contains few ex-
cellent layers but good many that
do not pay the cost of keeping them.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
Wisconsin Fences.

From Farmers Review: The old
rail and board fences are disappearing
in this locality and being replaced by
wire. For several years past barbed
wire has been used, but of late woven
wire and a combination of woven wire
built on the ground and a barbed wire
on top Cedar posts cost here from 4
to 5 cents apiece. In most of the
fences here the posts are put in ten
feet apart. The old rails are cut into
firewood.-S. ]. Shannon, Brown Coun-
ty, Wisconsin
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR
RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers. Operate This
Department. of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to tho Care of Live Stock
and Poultry
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17

The national forest reserves of the
United States now cover an area OF
neasly 100000
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-17

Washington and Buffalo are to have
a buried telephone connection
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-02-26
Do rot EzpseS &!s5f;;rracles.

Il a cold, long neglected, or i'm
properly treated mas clutched you by
the throat, you cannot shake it loose
in day, but you can stop its pro-
gress and in reasonable tine get rid
of it altogether, if you use Allen $
Lung Balsam. There is nothing Ike
this honest remedy for bronchitis,
asthma, and other affections Of the
air passages.