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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-21

A week bdorfe the festival Itself
crowds Of th4s/ slav peasants arc seen
trudging along the Jericho road. with
every Imaginable kind Of haversack
and carry-an cp their backs. Some OF
the pilgrims are old and weather-worn,
others young and cheerful. while few,
overcome by sleep and fatigue. are ~
ing prone along the roadside. But
somehow the whole lot, young and old.
manage to reach the banks Of the river
in good tima1for the ceremony. They
spend the Nil UT. perhaps. in the Rus
sian hospice lat Jericho. where they
simply huddls together like a flock of
sheep. Befate dawn the rooms are
empty. and the whole crowd has gath
cred on the bank, where Greek priests,
who will presently drive a most lu-
crative tradeyawait them.
The principal articles sold are
branches OF tr .es from various sacred
spots, stones from the Mountain OF
Temptation l\rd by. plants from the
wilderness and rosaries with olive
stones for beads. To whatever reli-
gtous value Is claimed for these ar
dcles the Russian peasants implicitly
give credence, and they willingly pay
their money to obtain them.
During the hours Immediately pre-
ceding the ceremony the motley CROWD
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-21
E.per,enos O. a Teacher.

To scientific investigation Of the ig-
norance Of children as to the meaning
OF the songs they are required to sing
in public and private schools these two
examples are submitted by the Phila-
delphia Times. Both are the expert
ence of a teacher in Philadelphia
primary school. Her class was sing
ing America" When they came 10
the line, MY heart with rapture
thrills" one little girl was heard
shouting Justify, My heart with rats
are filled" In her Sunday school
class little girl sang the line in a
hymn, "a charge to keep 1 have" as
Eight years to keep 1 have"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-21

clad ecclesiastics pass
then the pilgrims close II -
station themselves along the *
eager and watchful. And now, 411ee
reverently, a jeweled cross II leiA ~
the patriarch on the surface Of IT,
stream to bless 1t, and no sooner 49,
the sacred symbol touch the $780,
than a dive is made into It BY tnA
enthusiastic crowd. which splasheG an4s
prays and wallows and A3Den1t0-
gether q strange scene. as
Such is the baptism, and IT, 1onGo9
1t lasts the greater the merit the PHI.
grim will enjoy. All dripping with
water, each shroud Is now Wrung out
and slowed away to serve = tn cefe7s
cloth when the pilgrimage Of HE ~
over, and the body Is ready for the
grave. AS the traveller rides away the
next day to Jerusalem. he viii -
these childlike peasants. bedrAkelsO
with mud, and fatigued by consfA14
sleeplessness, plodding along toyarQ
the Holy City, chanting and singing -
they go, and leaning on their sticks
Of reed. But there is now smtiet
on their faces. and Joy in their hearts,:
for have they not bathed in the wates0l
of the Decentralization Traveller.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-21
What She Told the Lord.

Representative Lamb of Virginia
tells a good story about a little girl
who lives In Petersburg and is jusr
four and half years old. She kneels
every night at her mothers knee ands
after reciting the Lords prayer. silent
One night her mother. rather curious.
asked her daughter what she had told
the Lord. Mamma" said the young
ster, 81 asked the Lord to please re-
move that mole on your face. but. -
added the little one, II also told the
Lord that thought the mole had come
to stay" Post.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-21
r,stle Girls Shrewd Reasoning.

Referring to the growing habit Of
cigarette smoking among certain fash
fonables Of both sexes the London
Chronicle tells of a little English
school girl who was parsing sentence
aloud and stopped at the noun "smok-
ing" singular number" suggested
the patient teacher. singular num-
.ber." droned the pupil, obediently,
ecommon gender" Not common,
ear" corrected the lady, and waited
pectantly. But it can't be mascu-
be, anyhow" cried the child Of the
Iriod, cause, you see, mummy
hokes as much as daddy"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-21
Selling Bones of Soldiers.

a unpleasant sensation was caused
= House of Commons by the state
that the bones of British soldiers
in the Afghan war of 1912 were
nced. to be sold at auction in
b. Mr.. Richie said that, assum-
relics were genuine-a large
on-no breach Of the law
hcom Aitted by their sale. He
yer to interfere. Such a sale,
V considered highly i'm
indecent, and he would
his view Of the matter
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-21

he rode in state. Should he revisit the
scenes Of his former glory he would
find It difncult to trace the old four
teen-mile drive and he would meet In
the glad springtime up in Central Park
and on the roads beyond four-in-
hands that would make him turn green
with envy. Manhattan has radically
changed since the first day of the re-
public.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-21

There are 103 incumbents OF
churches In England who have occu-
MED the same livings for fifty years OF
more. and of these twelve have held
their places for sixty yea>as Their
average income amounts to $500 q
year, and in sixteen cases the income.
after fifty years continuous service. =
between the Limits Of $3.50 and S76o q
year.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-21
r.y,ors in highlands Army.

Sergeant Taylor of the Royal Artf1-
lery, now stationed at Colchester, IN
one of eight brothers, all of whom
have been soldiers, says the London
Mail. Five have fallen in South Az
RIGA during the present war, one -
still at the front, and another II IN
India. The brothers had four sisterql
each of whom married sold3nH
the children of several HnG
family have Joined Il
there are now thirt
The same stock ssrvf
jeo&yS forces.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-21

Obtrusive silence or whispering In
a sickroom is disturbing to the nerves.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-21
rALMAGE,s SERMON.
CHRISTIAN DEATH AS the EN-
TRANCE TO FULLER LIFE.

eloquent Easter Discourse Preached from
Corinthians, death Is Swallowed Up
In vIctory''-Why should We Doubt
That God Can Raise Us from Death?
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-21

Ever and anon there are instances Oh
men and women entranced. A trance
is death followed by resurrection after
few days. total suspension Of mental
power and voluntary action. Rev. Will
liam Tennent, a great evangelist Of the
last generation, of whom DR.. Archi-
bald Alexander, a man far from being
sentimental, wrote in most eulogistic
tern,s-Rev. William Tennent seemed
to die. His spirit apparently left the
body. People came in day after day
and said, He is dead, he is dead"
But the soul that fled returned. and
Will Tennent lived to write what he
had seen while his soul was gone.
1t may be found some time that what
is called suspended animation or coma
tose state is brief death, giving the soul
| an excursion into the next world, from
| which it comes back. a furlough Of a
| few hours granted from the conflict Of
life to which it must return. PhySiolo-
sists tell us that while the most of our
| bodies are built with such wonderful
economy that we can spare nothing
and the loss of finger is hinderment
| and the injury of a toe joint makes us
lame, still that we have two or three
useless physical apparatuses, and nc
anatomist or psychologist has ever beer
able to tell us what they are good for
They may be the foundation of the
resurrection body, worth nothing to u:
in this state to be indispensably valu
able in the next state. The Jewish
rabbits and the scientists of our day
have found out that there are two o.
three superfuities Of body that ar
Newport daily independent., 1902-10-25

and fear upon his mottled forehead The little yellow-haired boy, crouching in the corner began to squawl lugu. briously. Mitchell and his thin wife sat and stared at the transfigured Siss.
 "Git up an tie him, daddy!" she al- most shrieked. "Tic him r I'll fraz- gle him all over the foorl"
 Mitchell looked at Smith and paused, his big hands shaking a bit.
 "Tie him r I'll frazzle the both O youl" she roared, stamping her foot in an ecstacy of wrath.
 Mitchell hulled out into the yard for rope, but Siss, the little serpent, held her quarry motionless with the glitter of her eye and the portent of the big revolver. But Mitchell came back and the cowed outlaw was limp and weak before the untrembling hos tility of the red-headed girl. And when Mitchell's courage began to come back and he had fixed fast the lariat about the pinched arms of Smith, there was chatter of hoofbeats in the road Smith made motion as if to rise, but the blue eye and the big gun bade him sit still. And when Sheriff Housman and his posse came galloping mp Mitchell was in the road yelling: q ketched hir. sheriff! I got him in wander tied up an licked!"-Chicago Record-Herald.
Newport daily independent., 1902-10-25
PRICELESS PICTURES.
Treasures of Art That Were Captured by the Duke of Wellington from
 the Spaniards.

Not only is the duke of Wellington as duke of Ciudad Rodrigo a Spanish grandee of the first class, but he pos sesses the most magnificent pictures which have ever found place in the royal Spanish collection. When Ma poleon conquered Spain these were seized by his nominee. Joseph Bona parte, really as spoil of war, osten- sibly as part of the kingly inheritance bestowed upon him by his brother, says the London Tattler. The greater part of this loot Joseph carried with him on his retreat. and after the bat tie of Vittoria, when Wellington cap- tured his baggage, the pictures formed part of the prize. Somewhat of a Philistine the Iron Duke packed his captures off to England almost without looking at them, and little dreaming what priceless treasures of art had fallen to his share, Later on the Spaniards questioned his right to keep them, and the duke having doubts as to his title wrote to the Spanish ambassador offering to surrender any that were claimed by the king of Spain. That monarch, however, de- clined to deprive the great warrior of what had come into his possession "by means as just as they were honor able" and these splendid pictures still form part of the great collection at Apsley house.
Newport daily independent., 1902-10-25

plate, attacked the pile of corn bread. Siss, the rel-headed, nerv- ous viperish looking girl, came in and out with dish of potatoes, some fried bacon and can of water.
 "What makes you act so foolish, Smithv?H Mitchell was whining;
 You might and you miqAn't. Got any eggs9Y growlcd smita lcering at Siss out of his one vindictive eye.
 "Ain't got none fur yon.' snapped the little virago, bridling with fury and whipping her two little red pig tails venomously.
 The desperado turned red with fury, clutchcd at his pistol and was choking out curse when Mitchell in terruptcd with:
 See here, Siss, you danged little rattlesnake, fetch him some eggs. That ain't no way fur you to go sass- in Mir. Smithl Don't you know no better than fur to be givin' back talk to folks older'n you?"
 Siss looked inquiringly at her mother, but the weak little woman nodded her head and piped:
 ''In the stone jar, Siss. You'll find a couple Q eggs in the stone jar"
 Now, see here, Mitchell" said Smith, transfxing the hullSing coward with his eye, ''tain't no use you lettin' on you don't know. seen you in town to-day, and you passed me on the road. was under Baggot's corn crib. killed Cop ley and the deputy, an I'd killed Hous- man, too, if I'd chance. I'm goin' to take your horse, an if you r any Q these brats O yourn says word to ths sheriff about me, T which way l come, r what route I took, I'll come back here an blow tn whole outfit into--'
 Siss came in with two fried eggs and laid the dish before him. He took his knife and fork and reached for the food, hurrying like a hungry, hunted man.
 "Ill come back and blow the whole outfit into"
 She stood irresolute an instant be- side him. Her snapping blue eyes were on the pistol. Quick as flash she grabbed it up, whisked round the ta- ble, and with the cooked weapon held in both her skinny hands and pointed full in the bad mans face she yelled:
 Now, you impudent pup, I'm a-goin' to frazzle you with bullets!"
 Smith was so astonished that he let fall his eating utensils, sat bolt up- right, stiff as lay figure, pale as his dirty hide would go, his lips hectic, his one eye starting and the sweat of rage
Newport daily independent., 1902-10-25
Eupion Oil

When buying Illuminating oil insist on having EUPloN, the family safety. This is n dou- bic distilled process oil that is oRDoRLEss and absolutely safe. + yoE will use clean burners and wicks and BUTTON OlL you will have best light obtainable. The only merchants in New
 port that sell this high grade oil are: Wolff-G -Goldmsn Mer. C1.. w. B. Chastain,. NfFilmans Bros, R. D. Wilmane, Heili- gers Union Market Go, Martin Bros, and Harris $ Daugierty
 Waters-Pierce Oil Comply
Newport daily independent., 1902-10-25
There's Nothing Like Paper.

Artificial teeth made of paper and 'uppers" for boots and shoes of the same material are among the new uses to which paper is being put. The old saying There is nothing like leather" may some time be changed to "There's nothing like paper" At this very mo- ment substantial business firm in Bos- ton is considering proposition to take up the work of manufacturing paper hats. By and by high hat, dress suit, and shoes rivaling patent feathers, all made of paper, may be considered quite the correct thing, The paper age may astonish the world to a greater degree than any that has preceded it.
 The human skeleton, exclusive of teeth, eopsists of 20s bopes
Newport daily independent., 1902-10-25
Sometimes Even Them.

So far as statisticians' report, fault is found by women with poor gram mar on every occasion except in a mar riagc roposal.-Atchison Globe.
Newport daily independent., 1902-10-25

We thank patrons the enabled add fund and profit
Newport daily independent., 1902-10-25

DIRECTORS D. Bailey, V Cook " Decker, Flynn, Thos. J. Graham, w. Grubbs, R. M. Johnson A. E.
 Shofner, J. M. Sayton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-17
WESLEYAN M~ETHoDIsTs.
Appointments Are Announced and Ad-
jOurnment Is Made.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PARAMOUNT, Ind, Aug. 16.-The fifty
fourth annual conference Of the Northern
Indiana Wesleyan Methodists came TO a
close to-day after one of the most success
full and largely attended series of meetings
held by this society in recent years.
The camp meeting, which will be held
for the next fifteen days, convened this
afternoon with a children's meeting as the
first service. The Rev. A. T.. Jennings. of
Syracuse, y. y, editor OF the Wesleyan
Methodist. is here. as is also the Rev. A.
w. Hall. of the same city, who is connec-
tional agent and secretary of the General
Conference. They will assist in the meet
ings and being men of national repute with
in the church will do much towards making
them a success. Mr.. Jennings Will preach
the ordination sermon tomorrow afternoon,
declared cOnsecrated ministers: W. ID.
Baker. T. ]. Pierce. w. II. Hopkins. l.. G.
Bears and w. L. Thompson.
The ministerial appointments for the en-
suing years are as follows: Albion, II. T..
Hawkins; Amboy, E. II. Kennedy; Ander-
son, n. Sylvester; Bryant, b. f. Gordon;
like: Sheridan. l.. Tice; W~estheld. F. NJ.
Roberts,; Salamonie, G. A. Billheimer; Peru.
d. Younts; Blue River, J. j. Cole
% FfIs. W Gre %i SfSy. K kirf 81 B E s P M0qnt
Mount Olive. s. Vanblarican; Huntington,
]. o. Baker; Marion. w. d. Baker; Etna
Green, ]. F. Presnall; Liberty. c. S. Keys;
Roseburg, R; L. Couch; Pleasant Grove. H.
c. Brown; ThOrntown, G. Reber: Lewis
Creek, NJ. G. O'Brien; Hamlet, A. W. and
Lydia Murphy; Larvill, L. II. Carter;
Plymouth. E. Z. Meyers; Fountain City.
NJ. NJ. Worth; Fowler. w. II. Hopkins;
I. Paramount, c. S. Smith; Ligonier. A. w.
Teller; Wabash, in hands of the presi-
dent: Payne. A. L. Blake; Winamac, In
hands Of the president.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-17
wINONA BIBLE CONFERENCE.
It VIII Begin To-day with n Sermon
by the Rev. j. w. Chairman.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WINoNA LAKE, Ind, Aug. l6.-Thous-
ands OF ministers from every part OF the
country have arrived at Winona TO attend
the great Bible conference which will be-
gin Tomorrow. All the hotels and cot
tases are already filled and it is expected
that Warsaw will have to be called upon
to take care OF the crowds which are ex-
Pected TO arrive by the first OF next week
Inc opening sermon of the conference will
be preached by the Rev. j. Wilbur Chan
man tomorrow morning. From that time
until the close of the conference. Aug. q.
the days Will be filled with addresses by the
most prominent ministers of this and for
eign countries.
The general conduct of the conference
viii be In the hands Of Dr.. Chapman.
Among his chief assistants will be the
Rev. George Johnston A. Ross and the
Kew James Mursell, OF london, and the
Rev. George Jackson, OF Edinburgh. Scot
land. The other speakers number about
nifty OF the most distinguished preachers
and evangelists OF the country. The music
Will be under the direction OF Harper G..
Smyth. OF New York. assisted by w. s.
Weeden OF New York, +. O. Excel of CHI
cago, +. r. Bilhorn OF Chicago. L. d..
Fighorn OF L~osansport George A Fisher
OF Grand Rapids. j. p. Hills OF Green
castle. The Claim University Jubilee
singers will also be here.
a feature OF the conference will be a
number Of missionary conferences. which
will be conducted by Curtis MacIntyre.
head OF the student volunteer movement,
and Miss NJ. ID. Croll, Of Jamaica.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-17

union of the Wilder Brigade and Seventy
second Indiana Volunteers adjourned with
out date. The final meeting was called 10
order by DR.. w. r. Yonkey. and the most
important action taken was the organ1za-
ton Of a society OF survivors OF the Sew
enty-second Indiana Regiment. Charles ID:
Mcclure, of Newtown, Ind, was elected
president; 3. F. Magee. MOntmorenci first
vice president: A. J. Derby. Peru, second
vice president: r. c. Clark, Frankfort,
secretary and treasurer. Frankfort was
selected as tile next meeting place, but the
date will not be determined until later. A
committee was appointed 70 confer with q
brigade committee at GreenUp. H.. in Sep
tember, for the purpose of arranging a
double reunion at Chickamauga in 1893.
Several speeches were then made. followed
by a talk by General Wilder. Sergeant.B.
+. Magee. r~egimental historian, made a
long address.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-17

to uplift humanity to-day than ever before.
Cur schocls were never so potential as they
arc to-day. The patriotic people OF the
United states have always believed IL is
patriotism TO educate the youth OF the land.
Our patriotism Is an educative patriotism.
IL Is q part OF our duty TO make those who
come TO our lanG from other shores under
stand the Significance OF our American in
stitutions. We must have a care that or
government is understood. Our patriotic
teaching should not stop when the sun sets
tonight. 1 would make every day a patri-
otto day. God Almighty is leading US on
ward and upward TO a higher and more
splendid destiny"
In the afternoon Representative Crum-
PACKER delivered a patriotic address. I'm
which he discussed some OF the Important
issues that arc agitating the country. He
discussed the Philippine situation I'm an un-
biased and nonpsrtisan way. He talkee Of
Cuba and ssid that the people of tn-
ieiend should be given a fair and full oppor-
tuaity TO demonstrate their capacity for
independent political life. II they fail TIE
United states can then consider the ques-
lion Of annexation. But 1t is a violation
OF n solemn faith to ~agitate and discuss
IL now. The new republic should have our
prayers and our sympathy" he said.
Mr. C~rumpacke- spoke OF the RESPONSE
bilties OF the American government thar
have been extended into the Orient by the
acquisition of the Philippine archipelago.
He pointed out that the inhabitants Of
these islands are this country's wards and
their welfare must be this country's tender
est solicitude. Mr.. C-rumpacker thinks il
is the duty OF this government to educate.
develop and unity the people of the arch
ipelago. and when they are fitted for self
government he believes this government
shrould say TO them. as IL said to the pcople
Of Cuba The land is yours. organize
your own government. and may the good
Lord bless and prosper YOU"
The speaker discussed at some length the
question Of moi law. which he admitted is
a difficult problem for the American people
to dispose Of. He gave IL as his opinion
that IL every State Legislature would inn
pose a penalty of $4,000 for the benefit OF
education or charity upon the counties for
every lynch execution occurring within
their limits, within a few years the reign
of the mob would be over.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-17
MUST WE ALL GET MARRIED2
Critic of f. BENJAMIN Andrews Ar
cues to the Contrary.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
Professor L. Benjamin Andrews is the
most versatile talker in the country. From
free silver and phonetic spelling to agri-
culture and matrimony he is constantly
giving the public his enlarged views, not
all of which have been accepted at the
value placed on them by the author. Just
now he is much interested in matrimony
and has issued a sort Of ukase. in which
we are all informed that we must get mar
ried and at what times and under what
conditions. In thus attempting to settle
the social status of the masses Professor
Andrews is about as valuable a guide as
in finance, and we do not expect to see
him overturn existing conditions.
Most OF what he says is so obvious that
his dlctums are mere platitudes. Marriage
is desirable, of course, and as a rule there
is no need to urge the c~onjugal condition
on the masses. 1ney marry and are given
in marriage regardless of the principles of
philosophers, and the world moves on
steadily toward a better plane In spite of
the fact that most marriages are made
the relation. Robert Louis Stevenson in
his famous essay on the subject SAYS
that, inasmuch as ii is the rule or persons
IN getting married TO ignore what seem
TO be the obvious rules OF procedure, it is
amazing to him that there are any I'M
happy marriages at all, though he is bound
to admit that as a rule most of them are
so. Here is a case where logic falls before
the self-protective instincts of human ma
ture.
What we object to is Professor Andrews's
statement that the unmarried individual
has no place In society whatever" We
beg TO differ with the learned gentleman.
Even if he had said that the unmarried in
dividual ought to have no place in society,
it would not be true. We cannot con-
ceive how this world would get on If every
one got married. After all the sneering and
jokes ii remains that the 'old maids are
among the most delightful members of So
ciety. We cannot imagine society getting
along without them. Think for a moment
of the number of children who are raised
by maiden aunts or of the number of
wives who. without the aid of their un-
married sisters, could hardly get along
Instead of eliminating them we honor them
for what they are and for the good they
have done and must continue to do.
AS to the bachelors, they seem 10 be able
to take care Of themselves pretty well and
have a distinct place in society. The num-
Der of single men who have accomplished
good in the world Is large, and an attempt
TO condemn them all to matrimony is
neither just nor polite. Getting married
is not a social problem, but a merely per-
sonal question outside the royal families.
All the laws and precepts that could be
propounded would not affect the situation.
Professor Andrews had better ransack his
fertile brain for a new topic.