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WHY 1T HAS FADED.

81 saw recently in the press dis
patches from Washington, said r. T..
'Smythe of that city, AN item to the
effect that the original copy of the
Declaration Of Independence was fad
ing. The story is true in that the doc
'ument is fading but not true that this
partial obliteration is of recent occur
renee. Many years ago, in taking an
impression of the Declaration for the
purpose of reproducing copies of it, an
acid was used which had most dis
astrous effect upon the ink with which
the paper was written. The writing
began to fade rapidly-so rapidly, in
deed, that in a short time it was with
extreme difficulty that either the text
of the instrument or the signatures to
it could be decfphered. At this time
the Declaration hung upon the wall in
the library of the Department of State.
It was in a wooden case, supplied with
doors, but during the hours when the
library was open to the public the de-
mands of the visitors caused the doors
to be open also. The action of the
light upon the document was very
hurtful, and in order to preserve it
from further decay the secretary of
STATE caused specially constructed
safe to be manufactured for it. You
must possess a strong pull to-day to
obtain a glimpse of it, for as the years
pass the fading of the writing while
checked, nevertheless steadily con-
TIMES. AS consequence the
department officials guard it carefully
and expose it to the light with extreme
reluctance. The safe in which the Dec
iaration now rests is on the right of
the entrance to the library while on
the left-hand wall hangs the case in
which it was formerly kept A repro
ductiou now takes it's place, but nine
ty-nine people out of every hundred
who visit the library depart after ex-
aiming this coz, believing that they
have seen the original. They have seen
something, however, for below the
large case is a smaller one containing
a rough draft of the Declaration in ex-
actly the form in which Jefferson wrote
it. This is an original, but as acids
have never touched it it has faded only
q little. New York Tribune
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SPONTANEOUS CONVERSATIONS

Spontaneous combustion is a mystic
rious thing at all times, but as long as
it confines it's attention to inanimate
objects there is nothing very uncanny
about it. But when trees become sub
Ject to it there is no telling where it
will stop. The banks of the river Cam
in Cam bridseshire. England, have re-
Gently exhibited an unusual number of
such cases, and young growing willows
have been the victims in nearly every
case. Cambridge used to pride itself
upon its beautiful willows. and it was
therefore with sorrow that the people
discovered one morning the charred re-
mains of what had once been a really
beautiful specimen of the willow tree.
The fate of the tree naturally attracted
attention to the phenomenon. and
thereafter but too much opportunity
was afforded for the study of it. At
one point in the river in particular the
process was seen. Green trees covered
with rich masses of foliage suddenly
burst forth into confiagration and
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-27

A colony of the celebrated pigeons of
St Marks, transplanted from Venice to
Vienna, have thriven and multiplied to
such an extent as to have become
public nuisance. The few pairs i'm
ported hundred years ago have been
the progenitors of uncounted swarms
and means of reducing their numbers
have had to be resorted to. Hundreds
flock daily round an eccentric old lady,
known as the baroness" who, closely
veileo and observing a strict incognito,
appears in the town park summer and
winter with a food supply for them
and who is said to have wept on being
told that the numbers of her pets were
to be diminished.
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A CONSPIRACY.


When little Alice Aimless sighed be-
cause she had to work
Just to wash the dishes, then to tend
the bread
Instead of making patchwork for her
tiny dolly's crib,
Her scissors, needle aas! the spool of
thread
Declared they'd not work for her-let
her see how good 'twould seem,
For once, and then they said they
guessed she'd know
1t isn't always pleasant when mamma
wants something done
For. her child to fret just cause she
wished to sew!
Accordingly, the scissors cut up" in
awful style,
The thread just snarled in-oh, a
dreadful way.
The needle wouldn't use its eye-a
grave conspiracy!
And Alice had "a very wretched day.
Il wonder if 1 act like them when 1
an, asked to work:
I'm 'fraid 1 do"-her face blushed rosy
red.
Il think the lessons done her good, SO
we are satisfied
And scissors. thread and needle danced
off happily to bed.
-AdeIbert F. Caldwell.
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New Northwestern League.

The North western league has been
organized under the presidency of a
Mr.. Critch1ow of Salt Lake by clubs
located in Butte, Helena, Great Falls,
Salt Lake, Ogden and Pocatello. This
is the successor of the successful Utah
league of last season. The incorpora-
ton of Butte and Helena in the new
league will Interfere with the plans Of
President Lucas of the PacificNorth-
west league, who counted on scooping
In those two cities. Still, they are not
essential to the success of Mr.. Lucas
we'll organized and successful little
league.
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Good Prospects for Washington.

Fred Postal and Tom Lotus have
been in Washington to look over the
Senator's prospects. They both are
sanguine and predict third place or bet
ter, even if the team is not strength
ened in 1902. Postal declared there
would be no syndicate baseball in
Washington in 1902. Neither Ban
Johnson nor Comiskey has any inter
est in the Senators other than to aid
in getting up a good team. He de-
c1ared that under no circumstances
would the Washington club be trans-
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-27
IN THE ODD CORNER.
Queer and Curious Things and Events
Chronicled During the Week

burned to their very cores. Fine will
lows in full yigor poured forth clouds
Of smoke from their half burned stems.
An examination OF the charred remains
of the trees revealed nothing in the
way of explanation, but as the trees
which met their fates were for the
most part young there could hardly
have been any putrescence or fermen-
tation. Just why the willows should
meet such sudden ends is not apparent,
but the peculiar formation of the tree,
its plant boughs and the dropping of
its leaves and flowers may have had
something to do with it.
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New Pitcher in tho field.

Charles w. Chech, who pitched for
the st. Paul club in 1901 and will be
given a chance by the Chicago Nation
al League club in 1902, was born at
Madison, Wis, on April 81, 1879. He
learned to play ball at the High School
of that city and while at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin became an expert.
After season in the Wisconsin State
League, he Joined the Milwaukee West
ern League club in 1899 and was with
the American League club at Cleveland
part Of the season of 1900. He pitched
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THE END OF THE OLD BEAU.
Contemplate Vanity Expiated In De-
clinins Years of Want.

Contemplate Vanity E1piated In De-
cIining Years of Want.
Beau Nash, like Beau Fielding and
Beau Brummel. was to expiate his con-
temptible vanity in an old age of OBJ
security, want and misery. AS he grew
old, he grew insolent and seemed in
sensible to the pain he gave to others
by his coarse repartees. He was no
longer the gay, thoughtless, idly indus
trious creature he once was. The even
ing Of his life grew cloudy. nothing but
poverty lay in the prospect before him
Abandoned by the great, whom he had
SO long served. he was Obliged to fly
to those of humber stations for protec-
ton, and began to need that charity
which he had never refused to any,
and to learn that life Of gayety finds
an inevitable end in misery and re-
greet. 1t was said that Mr.. Quin, the
actor, tried to suppiant him as Master
of the Ceremonies, which Nash be-
Heved, and he grew ruder and TESTER
There is evidence that there was
ground for this suspicion in letters of
Quin written from Bath. in which he
says, old Beaux Knash had mead
himself SO disagreeable to all the com
pany," says the Nineteenth Century.
A new generation sprung up to which
Nash was a stranger his splendor
gradually waned. Neglect filled him
with bitterness. and he lost thereby
the remainder OF his popularity. His
income now became very precarious, SO
that the corporation voted him an
allowance of ten guineas to be paid
him on the first Monday in each month
He long occupied a house known as
Garrick's Head, subsequently occupied
by Mrs. Delaney, but he died in q
smaller one near by.
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How Loubet Went to school.

NJ. Loubet tells of himself that he
resisted being sent to school when, at
s years of age, his father decided that
Emile must enter the college at Crest.
He ran away and hid in the woods and
when found had to be tied hand and
foot and put in wagon. In this way
he was delivered, like an ordinary par
Gel, to the director of the school. at
Crest. Once there however, he became
popular with both teachers and pupils,
for he was manly little chap and did
his work and Joined the games with
engaging hsartiness. These character
istics have distinguished him all his
life. He has never attempted tc con-
ceal the peasant origin of himself and
his wife.
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INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.

That a small quantity OF water, say
half pint, may be made to burst a
strong cask, seems startling state
ment to make, and yet it is true 1t is
a well-known law of physics that the
pressure exerted by liquids increases in
proportion to their depth. Suppose,
therefore, that we have a strong cask
filled with water and standing on end.
The slaves Of this cask may be made
to burst apart by adding very small
quantity OF water to what is already
in the caSk. AS the cask is already
full. some way of adding the water
must be devised. To do this a hole is
bored in the end or head of the caSk
and long tube of small diameter is
inserted upright. At the upper end Of
the tube is a small funnel, into which
water is poured until the tube becomes
full. and when that point is reached
the cask will burst. This seems almost
Incredible. but it is only demonstra-
tion OF the law that has been cited.
When the water is poured into the
tube it unites with the water in the
icask, and the depth of the water is
several times as great as it was in
the cask alone. The fact that there is
only small quantity of water in the
tube makes no difference, for it is now
all one body. and it's depth is gagged
from the top of the tube to the bottom
of the cask. AS a matter of fact, this
experiment is only an artificial repro
duction Of what we know takes place
in nature. Some of her greatest con-
vulsions are caused by this very pro-
cess. Suppose, for example, that there
is a great mass of rock, under which
there is cavity filled with water that
has no outlet. Suppose, moreover that
there is a crack extending from the
surface of the ground through this
M of rock to the water-filled cavity
underneath. A rock in this condition
is a common thing in nature, the crack
being caused by some disturbance OF
the earth, or by its splitting in the
natural order of things. Now, when it
rains enough to fill that crack, thus
increasing the depth of water in the
cavity. the pressure will become SO
great that the rock will be torn into
hundred fragments.
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SCHOOL LESSONS REVERSED.

Popular ErrOrs In MoteOrOlOGy and
Geography.
Prof Gannett of the United States
Geological Survey has paper in the
Bulletin OF the American, Biographies
Society Gully, 1901), which treats OF
popular errors in meteorology and ge-
ography, entitled Certain Persistent
Errors in Geography" A few Of his
points are summarized in what fol-
lows: Forests and Rainfall: An exam
pie Of the persistence OF error is the
idea that the presence or absence OF
forests has an influence on the amount
OF rainfall. Some keen observer long
ago detected the fact that forested re-
gions enjoyed a heavier rainfall than
those not forested, and jumped to the
conclusion that rainfall was produced
by forests and that the removal OF for
ests diminished the rainfall Looking
over the earth he found many treeless
desert regions and forthwith instanced
them as frightful examples OF mems
wastefulness. Syria, northern Africa.
parts of Italy, are often quoted as H.
Illustrations of mans destruction of CHI
mate. In reply, man can certainly
plead not guilty. The geography Of this
Mediterranean region, the cOnfgura-
ton os land and water, and the direc-
ton of the prevailing winds, are such
as to give it light railfall-forests
or no forests. The situation is really
this: Want of rain prevents the growth
of trees; want of trees does not pre-
vent rain. Forests and Floods-An-
other persistent error is the belief that
floods in our rivers are more frequent
than formerly because Of the cutting
down Of forests in their drainage ba-
sins. 1t is probable that the clearing
Of land by cutting away forests and
underground does change the regimen
of streams, increasing their flood height
and diminishing the flow at low stages.
In other words, water probably runs
off or evaporates more rapidly from
bare ground than from ground covered
with forests. But where the forests
are cut away the ground is seldom left
bare; it is cultivated or quickly be-
comes covered with bushes which hold
the w.ter quite as effectively as for
ests. The main fact is. however, that
the floods in our rivers are no greater
OF more frequent now than in the past.
Climates and Ocean Currents-The
well-known mild climate of the north
west coast of America is commonly at
tributed to the Japan Current. The
Gulf Stream is supposed to have the
same influence on the western coasts
Of Europe, etc. But can it be sup
posed that the Japan Current, however
warm it may be when it leaves the
tropics, retains any appreciate excess
of heat after a journey of 5000 miles
in northern ATTITUDES? AS matter
of fact no trace of this current reaches
the shores of North America. In the
North Atlantic the condition is much
the same. The Gulf Stream disappears
as a current long before the British
Isles are reached.-New York Sun.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-27
GIANT SNOW MUSHROOMS.

Vaughan Cornish, F. r. G. s.. who
has recently made journey across
Canada and British Columbia to study
there the surface forms Of snow, de-
scribes in Pearson's Magazine the
great snow mushrooms that he dis
covered in the upper valleys of the
Selkirk mountains. Mushrooms of
great variety in shape and size, he
says, are produced by the large flakes
of sticky snow falling on the fiat tops
of tree stumps. Some of the mush-
rooms have long stems-I noticed one
on Il tree trunk % feet in height-oth-
ers are little more than bosses show
ing above the snow on the ground.
Mushrooms on short stalks always
have hollows beneath theni-into
which one may easily fall-for their
caps shelter the ground beneath from
its proper share of snow. The mush-
room that formed on the 25-foot trunk
measured - feet inches in diameter.
The diameter of the tree itself at the
top was but four feet, SO that the snow
projected beyond the trunk for four
feet three inches. Its depth was about
the same as the depth of snow on the
ground-some five feet. On a short
tree trunk, having a diameter OF two
feet, the snow cap measured nine feet
across and four feet in thickness. In
years of exceptionally heavy snowfall.
such as that of 1889, mushroom caps
weighing as much as two tons would
be found upon the largest stumps.-
Detroit Free Press.
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Auto Stage.

An automobile stage coach, said to
be the first ever built in the west, has
been placed on a route between Sheri-
dan, Wyo., and Buffalo, forty-five miles
distant. 1t is propelled by ten-horse
power gasoline engine and has accom-
vehicle weighs 1000 pounds, and the
modations for ten passengers. The
operators will run the coach one round
trip-ninety miles--every day in the
year. 1t made its trial trip in six
hours.
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LITERARY EssENr1ALs.

An author used to think a thought
Before he went a-printing.
His task with arduous care was
wrought,
The night oil kept him squirting
To-day, alas, 1t matters not
What you may have to tell 'em.
For books the public pays lot
II they are done in vellum.
So do not strive, with furrowed brow,
Some great thought to be finding;
The things to be considered now
Are paper, ink, and binding.
Washington Star.
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Complete Change of Policy.

Il want no young bloods this year."
says Comiskey, but old and tried
players, for it may be only a one-year
team, you cant tell in these war times
/ don't care if they have gray boards,
for ] would know they got gray work.
ing for the men l took them away
from. Why, I'd send nine Santa
Clauses on the field if thought they
could make good"
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His attention was called to the posi-
bility of Andrew Freedman Of the New
York National league club being taken
up by the American league. Mr.. John
son stated that under no circumstances
would Mr.. Freedman be permitted to
have any connection with the Amer
lean league. He made this statement
before he was aware of the election OF
A. G. Spalding to the presidency of the
National league
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ferred 70 any other city, New York or
elsewhere.
John.on WIN Not talk.

President Ban Johnson of the Amer
lean League has returned to Chicago
from Detroit. but refused to have any
thing to say regarding American
League affairs. He stated that his
mission to Detroit was merely to have
a business conference with the owners
of the Detroit club. While there he
saw Fred Postal. who is the owner of
the Washington club. Tom Lotus and
Postal left Detroit for Washington on
the same day that johnson came home.
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Base Ball Notes.

CnarleS hemphlu OF the Boston
Somersets. is a fireman at Grand Rap
ids for the winter.
George Davis has signed a contract
to play short-stop with the Chicago
American league club next season.
Both Terre Haute and Evansville
are building new ball parks and are
looking forward to a good season in
1902
President Watkins of the Indianap-
oils club, has signed Orville Woodruff
of Cincinnati, a clever catcher and out
fielder.
Wyatt Lee, the crack Washington
pitcher, is going to California for a
winters fun. Great Mecca that for
ball players.
Buck Weaver, the ancient Louisville
player, relic of the good old times.
will probably cover first base for Salt
Lake next summer.
The Boston National league team is
trying to steal Roger Bresnahan from
Baltimore. Rodger is a valuable man
to have around a club
Jesse Ruby, ex-captain and third
baseman of the Purdue team, has sign
ed with the Davenport, Iowa. baseball
team for the coming season.
George Tebeau now has sixteen
players under contract for his Kansas
City American Association team. and
is ready for the season to begin.
The signing of AL Setback by Nc
Sraw is another severe Jolt to ANDY
Freedman. Warner and BeIbach were
two of the most valuable men he had.
George Munson is now in full charge
nf hn I
League Club in the Mound City. He is
Chris Won der Ahe's old chief of staff
The Pittsburg club owners met in
Jersey City and reelected President
Dreyfus as was Vice-President w. H.
Schafph and Secretary and Treasurer
H. c. Pullman.
With Newark and Jersey City in the
Eastern instead of Hartford and Syr.
acuse the league can count 5000. 900
noses upon which to draw Hartford is
going into the Connecticut league.
Edward Hanlon, better known as
Foxy Ed" who has managed the
Brooklyn baseball club for the last
few seasons, has been signed to man
age the New York Giants next year.
1t begins to look as if Charley Mich
OILS would quit the National to become
a minor magnate after all. Mic real
ICES that the bell must soon toll for
him and prefers to quite while he is
still good.
D. c. Packard has bought George Te-
beau's interest in the Denver Western
League club, and will manage the team
in that city next season. Packard
formerly owned the Denver club and
sold it to Tebeau.
Frank Hough things that the Amer
lean league should get rid of Emmett
Heidrick, and, if pledged to him by
contract, should raise his salary by
pro rate assessment among the clubs.
give him the money and let him go.
BILLY" Keller, the best right fielde,
in the coIntry, has received an offer
of $4,000 to play with the Detroit cf,b
of the American league next season.
This is The biggest salary paid a ball
player since the brotherhood year in
1890.
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Our faces resemble the face of some
animal. The human family takes in
the whole animal kingdom. A few of
our statesmen look like mule, even
including the bray.
Noise and confusion is about the
only amusement that comes to child
rem Of the slurns.
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Well-known Ball Manager Dead.

James H. Clifford, for many years
prominent in the baseball world, as
manager Of the Washington senators,
St. Louis browns. the Cincinnati reds
and many other clubs, died at Column
bus, Ohio, of acute Bright's disease,
after short illness. The deceased
brought into prominence the first left
handed pitcher. MIR. Clifford had been
for fourteen years in the mail service.
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WIN Hold tho Territory.

President Charles b. Power announces
its determination of holding the valu-
able Toledo territory at all hazard.
The circuit question will be settled at
the next meeting of the association in
January.
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Good Story on Won der Abe,

Since Chris Won der Abe passed out
of baseball there have been few such
profitable characters for writer's as he
One day Chris told the players to work
like brothers of the Hanlon family.
The next day the team lost, % to 1,
against Louisville, and after the game
Chris made the following speech in
the clubhouse: ''Ond dot is vot you call
working lige nine brutters? Hey? You
fellerse work lige you we're no relation
to each odder' Donahue, when you get
der news dat you could pitch? Hey?
Myers, don't use your feet fer hands!
Douglass. if yer want sofa ter sleep
on in dat left field I'll send der bench
out ter yer! Ladam, ven effer you try
to throw ACROSS der diamond, don't
tink yere in a bowIin' alley! Hey!
Rotcher Conner is no tenpin! Get der
ball up! Ond tole you fellers to play
lige nine brutters! Hey Mein Colt,
what are yer? No more seleries, dat's
der punishment for der rotten defeat"