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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21

A scramble is being made by mem
bers of congress to possess the discard
ed desks which furnished the house for
SO many years prior to the mahogany
elegance of the fffty-seventh congress.
What are left of these desks are stored
in the basement under the rotunda of
the capitol, and daily they are hunted
through by some representative who
realizes that here is an opportunity to
perpetuate his glory as a national leg
lslator, and establish an heirloom In
his family to be used by his children
as an incentive to oratory and states
manship.
At the last session, when the house
decided to refurnish. a resolution was
passed that mem bers who desired to
purchase their cid desks should be al
lowed to do so after a price had been
established by an auction of few of
them Chief Clerk William j. Brown
ing of the house was charged with car
rying out the resolution, and Mr..
Browning is finding his task one which
needs not only commercial instinct,
but the skill of a diplomat.
In order to ascertain the wish OF
members in this regard Mr.. Browning
sent notices to each of the members
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
Rum in Renewed FAVOR.

Countries which produce sugar cane
produce moIasses, and countries which
produce molasses produce rum, at one
time a popular drink in New York, but
so no longer. More than 10000 gal
Ions of rum are manufactured in this
country every year, and 100000 gallons
are exported each year, more than one
half of the amount being shipped to
Africa. Four-fifths of the rum manu-
featured in the United States is made
in Massachusetts, and is from the
neighborhood of Medford. Prices of
New England rum rule steady, and
the demand in the south and west is
increasing. The prospect of increased
sales in domestic runs during the
winter is reported good. the quality
being maintained at a good standard.
The chief merit asserted for rum is
that the ingredients which enter into
it's manufacture being cheap, and the
cost of manufacturing small, there is
no serious occasion for the use of adul-
terauts such as render unwholesome
other spirituous liquors. Moreover,
rum is fattening and most popular as
a drink in winter time when taken
spiced; hot spiced rum being as popu
lar in its way as any fancy drink in
the same season and much more easily
prepared But spiced rum, like high
balls, must be taken in moderation for
safety.-New York Sun.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
Sources of Saloon Power.


We have learned, among other
things, after a half-century OF effort
to control the liquor traffic, that 1t is
an enormous task. and one which can
not be quickly accomplished. No
scheme that has been tried works
with anything like entire satisfaction,
and we may not expect it in the i'm
mediate future. 1t will be long series
Of experiments, with wide temper
ance movement, involving many bitter
creasing success.
The liquor traffic has four great
sources Of power, which an intelligent
temperance scheme must always take
into consideration. The first is the
element Of private profit. The saloon
is a great money-making institution.
The capital invested in breweries, dis
tilleries and in the wholesale and re-
tail trade is enormous. Moreover, this
capital is closely interlocked with the
capital that controls either lines of
industry in our cities, SO that an at
tempt to move the saloon must at the
same time disturb a much greater
force. By clear economic laws, capital
uses every expedient to increase it
self. This is true of the liquor bust
ness. 1t seeks to extend its influence
for the sole purpose OF making larger
returns. Here lies a subtle danger.
The saloons are made attractive with
cut glass, elaborate interior finish.
exterior display, and bright. rapid mu-
sic. The MONDAY and free lunches
draw In the people. The destinations
of gambling and social vice add to
their power. Beer gardens are scatter
ed here and there. residence dist-'cts
are invaded, efforts made to draw on
the boys. and if II is at all possible, TT e
saloons are run every day and night
in the year. The second ~yurGt- OF
power of the saloon-its political in
fiuence-arises from the power Of the
money invested. from the number of
men directly engaged in the business
and because it controls an element of
our suffrage that is extremely suscep-
ttble to corrupt influences. In the po-
litical affairs of every village. town
and city the liquor element is a pow
erful and baneful influence. The third
source of its power is that the traffic
is massed and intrenched in the cities
where, because of it's concentration
and its relations with corruption in
every form, it is exceedingly difficult
to handle. The fourth source Of its
power is that large body of our citi-
zenship, consisting of men who either
drink more or less themselves or who
are unwilling to stand for any move
ment which will entirely cut off the
desire of men for liquors. / would
not venture to say what per cent, but
| would estimate at least a third of
the voting population. Any effort
which hopes to control the traffic must
take into account these sources of
power and meet them.-Rev. Worth NJ
Tippy in Indianapolis News.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
Some Odd Superstitions of Farmers
OLD IDEAS FIRMLY BELIEVED PRosAIc
AGRICULTURISTS.

Superstition is more prevalent
among the American people than is
generally supposed" said a book agent,
and even the hard-headed intelligent
farmers are, to a certain extent. at
flicted with it.
81 remember asking a farmer sixty
years old, man of more than ordi-
nary intelligence, the owner of 1000
acres of fine land, we'll stocked, and
who had several thousand dollars in
bonds and other securities, why he did
not build himself a better house The
one he lived in was old. small and di-
lapidated, relic of the days when he
was poor.
Afraid to- was the reply.
Afraid of what = asked.
Well, you see, I have always
heard that when an old man builds a
new house he never lives long to use
it
81 laughed, but he was perfectly Sc
rious, and l found that in thai neigh
borhood the superstition was generally
believed in.
Another saying was common in the
same locality. The man who plants
a tree generally lives to enjoy it's
fruits The belief in these sayings was
shown by the number of poor farm
houses and the number of fine orch
ards in that neighborhood.
"'Seed corn shelled at night gener-
ally grows best is another saying fire.
quently used in the corn belt. A
farmers son suggested that it was
invented by the old men as an excuse
for making the boys work at night.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21

of the fifty-siXth congress asking them
to communicate their desires to him in
writing on this matter. a few re-
sponded, but the indications were up to
a short time ago, that the desks were
to be drug on the market.
Just before the present congress as
sembled, about seventy-five of the
desks were sent to an auction-room
one Saturday to be sold for the pur-
pose of establishing a price. Fifty of
these desks now adorn a stUdy-room
in young ladies' seminary, while
twenty-five were bought by souvenir
hunters. 1t is evident that the auc-
tioneer missed his cue in not impress
ing the prospective purchasers with the
fact that many great men had formu-
lated the nations policies behind these
same desks, for he only received prices
ranging from $1.10 to $1.15 for each
desk. Clerk Browning holds that the
average price was $3.50
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21

Things planted during the dark Of
the moon produce the best roots, is so
generally accepted as true that veg
etables, like potatoes, turnips, beets.
carrots and onions are planted during
the light of the moon by few people.
Many scientific farmers believe in this
superstition.
The farmer who refuses water to
a travellers horse will see his own live
stock suffer from thirst before the end
OF the year is a belief so Common in
some localities AS to insure courteous
treatment 10 all travellers.
"Sone farmers viii wiring the.sleck
Of q hen if size crows. They say a
growing hen brings bad luck to the
farm, ana. as I heard one old farmer
remark, sets the wimmen folks a bad
example
- Borrowed eggs always hatch is
saying probably invented by some
stlngy man as an excuse for borrow
ing, but it is SO generally believed in
some neighborhoods that regular
system of borrowing and lending is
carried on.
These and hundreds of other super
Stitions are so generally believed in
that they govern the customs of COM
munities to a surprising extent. Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
VARYING FOOD OF THE WORLD.
Dietary Problems of Great Inter

Dietary Problems of Great Inter
est to Farmers.
Doubtless many interesting facts and
some important ones will be brought
out if Professor Atwater Of Wesleyan
University gets his additional $4,000
a year from Congress to spend in in
vestigating the dietaries of the nations
farmers, wage workers, negroes, Chi
nese, poor whites" and other people,
There is already an annual appropria-
ton of $4,000 for general studies in
food and nutrition, says the New York
World.
Yet when each half in America has
become Informed as to what the other
half eats. the world will be full of
problems of the diet. 1t will still puz-
zle most of us to note that while the
Turkish porter or Japanese rikisha
man becomes steel muscled on rice
with dates added in the case of the
Turk-the sturdy English workman
has increased his meat consumption 81
per cent IN twenty years. 1t cannot be
climate that makes the difference. Rus
STA is cold. but it has hardy peasants
who live on thin vegetable soup, Sauef
kraut, rye bread and Gil. In parts of
Italy chestnuts are a staple food
Vegetarians and the flesh eaters dis
pute endlessly. The plain liver draws
a moral from the bon vivant and vice
versa. We read of happiness in $100-
a-plate banquets and satisfaction in
11-cent dinners. And out of the whole
matter the one general truth which
looms unchangeably is that the aver
age man eats and thrives on what he
likes-if he can get it.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21

That John Wanamaker, the million
aire merchant and former Postmaster
General of the United States, superin-
tends Sunday school in addition to
his other interests is current history,
but there is a chapter in that history
which hitherto has not been published.
1t is called the story of the prize which
was never awarded. Mr. Wanamakers
school had convened as usual on a
bright Sunday morning. and Mr.. Wan
amaker announced before recitation
that he would confer substantial
money prize upon the pupil who gave
the best answer to the following ques-
ton: Whom do you love above all
others?"
Upon the announcement a number OF
little hands went UP. Mr.. Wanamaker
selected one of the children, and said
We'll, whom do you love best?"
1t was a little girl. who replied: 81
love my brother best
Mr.. Wanamaker was much pleased.
He said that the love of a sister for
her brother was one of the sweetest
affections, because, as long as broth
ers and sisters loved one another there
could not be discord in families. Then
he asked the little girls name.
"Bessy Crawford she replied.
Then he proposed the question to a
boy.
II love my parents best" the lad re-
piled.
Mr.. Wanamaker was once more
highly pleased, and spoke at length
upon the fourth commandment, and
the lesson derived therefrom
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
oUTRAN HIS GREYHOUND.
With n Grizzly Behind Him Man Makes
SnriniinR I'd


sprinting Record.
Il just came down from Estes Park"
said Edgar Wilson this morning, and
while there j saw man who once out
ran greyhound. l heard the details
of the experience from the mans own
lips, and 1t was vouched for by a half
dozen residents of the park.
The man was Fred Sprague, the
most popular ranchman in the park
and also the owner OF one of the finest
ranches. Sprague is a great character.
Every one is fond of him and every
one has implicit faith in everything he
says. His own story about the grey
hound is about as follows:
Il was out with the dog hunting
deer and was beating about some
quaking asp bushes when of a sudden
the dog began to brist1e up and growi.
l couldn't see anything at first, but it
was not more than a minute before
big grizzly bear, the biggest l have
ever seen and l have hunted few
around in these mountains. stepped
out of the bushes not more than fifty
feet from me.
1T was up on the flat tops" back
of the house here. l only had one shell
in the gun and that shell was not man
ufactured for bear, especially for big
grizzlies when they are nearly on top
of you. l looked around for tree and
there was none handy. About this time
the dog made up his mind that he
couldn't climb tree anyway, and de-
cided to light out
You know the fiat top" is pretty
steep mountain, and the dog took
straight down the slope. Well, when l
saw that dog start l started, too. l
took one look at the bear and he was
amblinS right along in my direction,
and l could see him grin.
The dog had the start Of me, and
led for the first 200 yards, and then l
passed him. For few seconds after
ward l heard the bushes crash and the
stones roll behind me and wasn't dead
sure whether it was the bear or the
dog and didn't slack up to see. l could
tell from the noise that l was gaining.
and before l got to the camp at the
thing coming. 1t was three minutes
afterward when that greyhound got
into camp.
There were four men in the camp,
and all of them swear that Mr.. Sprague
did not eNaggerate. They say they
saw him coming down the mountain
and each step he took covered a dis
lance equal to three jumps of the
hound. ''-Denver Post.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21

F~~ Be strong!
We are not here to play, to dream, to
drift,
We have hard work to do, and loads
to lift.
shun not the struggle; face it. IT'S
Gods gift.
Be strong!
Say not the days are evil-Who's to
blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesce-
o shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in
Gods name
Be strongi
IT matters not how deep intrenched
the wrong,
How hard the battle goes, the day,
how long,
Faint not, fight on. Tomorrow comes
the song.
-Maltbie Davenport Babcoek.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
Encouraging Temperance In Russia.

The Russian government is encour-
aging temperance societies, having ap-
propriated large amounts to aid in the
prosecution of their work. The appro-
priation for 1900 was s1,29O.719. 1t is
expected that by the end of 1902 every
one of the rs provinces of Russia, in
Guiding Siberia, will have been in
Guided in the sphere of activity OF
these societies.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
The Burglars Mistake.

Look here" said the burglar, as
the man raised himself to a sitting
posture IL the bed, what do you mean
by living in a room that invites visit
ors and yet affords them no reward /!
Haven't you got any money hid out
somewhere?" No" replied the man;
but I'm expecting some. l have sent
two poems to the Scrawl, four sketches
to the Scribe, and six Say-are
Won a writer?" Il should say So
Just let me read you MY The
burglar raised warning hand No,
he said, my times limited. I've SGT
three more houses on my list, and II
they pan out as bad as this one. l
won't have any breakfast, I'll read
your stuff when it's printed. take
all the magazines. By the by
He paused, looked at his watch, and
asked: ANY more literary houses in
this district?'' None" ''All right
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
Diving Police in Paris.

The formation of a body of diving
police" in Paris was received with
much banter, but it must not be sup
posed that this body has no usefulness.
The Society of Partisan Anglers has
shown its sympathy toward the corps
by handing over 400 francs to the in
spector to be divided between the men
who have been instrumental in the
repression of fish poaching.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
A Restaurant Incident.

1t was in a fashionable restaurant
and at about o'clock in the evening,
saws the New York Post. A young
man of ordinary appearance sat at a
table and after studying over the bill
of fare for some time, ordered canvas
back duck After a long wait it ar
rived in its glory of trimmings and
was set before him. The gorgeous
ness of the celery-fed fowl reused his
suspicious and he said to the waiter:
How much?" He turned pale when
the waiter said, three fifty" and
rushed to the desk with the bill of fare
in his hand. The proprietor happened
to be there and the young man showed
him where printers blunder had
been made, and the nought dropped
from the bill, and explained that he
had but 80 cents to pay with. He was
excited and talked so loudly that all
in the neighborhood heard him as he
begged to be let off The proprietor
said it was all right and to sit down
and order what ne could afford. The
young man, however. was too badly
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
Opposes LIQUOR Power.

One brave man in the Samoan is
lands dares to oppose the extension OF
the liquor power. Concerning this
Success says: Lieutenant Tilley, U.
S. N. governor of the province OF Tu-
tuila, by excluding intoxicants from
the island has performed a service
which will be of everlasting benefit to
the natives. Nothing else has so
greatly dwarfed the commercial and
industrial growth of the South Pacific
islands as the promiscuous introduce
ton of spirituous liquors by irrespon-
sible people"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21

relics, and up to 1889 had gathered
from his immediate neighborhood a
very comprehensive exhibit of more
than 10000 specimens. He also wrote
scientific and popular articles for sew
eral magazines and newspapers.
Mr.. Binkley conceived the idea OF
hand-printed book, with illustrations
drawn by himself, in which he would
describe his collection. He began this
work about 1870, and continued it up
to year before his death, in 1900. It
may be seen by an examination of his
books that Binkley's observations are
all reasonable up to within a few
pages Of the end of the volume.
He wrote but few pages each year
Gin the winter). and spent hours upon
the drawings and printing of words.
After he had passed his Goth year Che
died at the age of 94) his mind became
clouded. and he saw in many OF the
stones faces Of apes, etc.
This book is remarkable in that it
shows a vast amount of painstaktng
labor, the discerning eye Of a compe-
tent collector, and the pleasurable oc-
cupation Of a gentleman farmer who
cared more for these matters than he
did for his estate. 1t is one of the rare
examples of patience and take your
time IN this busting world of fever
ish American life.
After Mr.. BinkIey's death his reSa-
tives, who had no appreciation Of his
hobby, sold and scattered his large col
lection"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
Soldier. Home Without Can,een.

Wisconsin has the good fortune to
have a soldiers home without a can
teen or saloon Of any kind. Chaplain
w. r. Brown stated in a recent inter
view that every chance is given for
the veterans to cultivate sobriety and
Christian manhood, and that he did
not think another community of $50
people could be found in Wisconsin
where so high an order of religious
and temperance sentiment prevailed
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21

There are two classes of persons
who should not use tobacco-ministers
and physicians" said Bishop McCabe
recently to a number Of young men
who were candidates for deacon's or
ders. and all the young men had to
sign the usual pledge to abstain from
its use, before they were ordained.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21

3 poor Irishman, with an old and
battered cornet, was making night
hideous one evening in quiet Edin-
burgh square. A smart young guard
ian of the peace" stepped up to him.
and in a very peremptory tone said:
Come, come, my mani You must
stop that. or accompany me" Wild
all the pleasure in loife. sor," replied
Pat. "Wha- are We goin to sing?''
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21

Citiman-"Yes, III be glad to run
out and see you sometimes. What s
your number" Why-er
the houses in Swamphurst are not
numbered yet" Citiman-',Well, how
will l find your" Subbubs-"Turn to
the left from the station, and walk
down the road until you come to the
second big puddle My house is direct
" opposite. ''-Philadelphia Press.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
To Irrieate In California.

Baltimore capitalists, headed
General John Gill, president Of
Mercantile Trust and Deposit
pany, are to organize a compap
velop an irrigation system to
MIA. 1t is said that $1,000, on
ready been put up and that q
10000 acres in the Rialto
San Bernardino county, has
lected for working.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
The "Schooners" You Empty.

There are few moderate drinkers
who would not be astonished to learn
that during the year they drink suf-
ficient beer to fill a glass considerably
broader and almost as tall as man
of average height.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
Gen. Miles on Temperance.

1t will be interesting for the people
to know that General Miles is now
total abstainer, and why Il was not
always" he said, but l have a grown
up son, ant he will drink if l do
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
Going Too Far,

Managing Editor-Why did you
throw that visitor downstairs? An
swers-to-Inquiries Editor-He came up
here and asked me if duck pants We're
made of eathers.-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21

It was particularly noticed at the
recent New England dinner in Phila-
delphia that the speech OF Chinese
Minister WI easily outshone all the
others so far as good English was
concerned. Among the orators OF the
evening were Justice Brewer, Mr..
Hamlin, Mr.. Hill and Mr. Cochran.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
improvements in Norway.

The Norwegian council of the state
decided to negotiate for a loan of
e2,O0O,0Oo to be used for the construc-
ton of railways and thorough tele-
phone System throughout Norway.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21

D. o. Mills of New York recently
presented to the Lick observatory in
California, large rejecting telescope.
which will be sent to Chilli to deter
mine the velocities of the stars in the
southern hemisphere.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21

scared to remain, and left the place,
An hour later the dish was served to
some one who really wanted it.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
England Must Conquer Drink.

When Right Honorable Joseph
Chamberlain, British colonial secre-
tary, was mayor of Birmingham, he
said: England must conquer drink
or drink will conquer England"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21

Phya Akharaj, the new Siamese
minister at Washington, was educated
at the Oxford university, England.
At the time of his appointment he was
assistant secretary of state in Siam,
and this is his first diplomatic office.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
Delight depends on denial.

There never was a time when
sense of manhood was more ne
than it is to-day, there are vast I
bilities to human nature.-Rev. +
Sanders, Baptist, Boston, Mass.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-21
remperance Work Abroad.

The Rev. }. M. Skinner of London,
England. delivered an address on
Temperance Work of the Good Tenn