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The Jennings daily record., 1902-03-28
LAPSE OF MEMORY.
Momentary Forsetfulnes. That Bro

Momentary ForEetfulness That Broke
Upon an Orator.
Some WeSterners were telling stories
of political campaigns in the lobby OF
the Hoffman House.
Il heard a good one on Senator Will.
liam H. Stewart of my state,'' said q
Nevada man. You know, Mr.. Stewart
doesn't spend much of his time al
home-he only goes out there once in
every six years. when it comes time to
have himself elected back to the SEN
ate.
In the course of his last campaign
he presided over a mass meeting in
Virginia City, and as chairman he had
to introduce each speaker in turn. With
complimentary praises he presented to
the audience the first three, and then
he arose to introduce the fourth
Gentlemen said the senator, i
have the distinguished honor of pre-
senting to you my boyhoods friend.
a man l have always known as a
stanch follower of our national prin-
ciples and as speaker of conspicu-
Gus ability. Rarely has it been my
pleasure to sit on the same platform
with him in recent years, but l know
of old the ringing notes of his voice
and the sterling sense of his words. l
introduce to you the Honorable-the
Honorable-the Honorable
'The senator paused. His memory
had forsaken him, and it was not a sit
uation in which quick wit was an ef-
fective asset. Finally, after a painful
pause. he turned to the chairman OF
the campaign committee and whis-
pered:
was Bill?'"
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Cost of Opera.

Operatic productions cost more
nowadays than they did in the past,
am recent statistician has been at
tempting to prove that by figures.
When La JEive' was first sung at the
opera in Paris, the expenses for seen
cry and costumes were nearly 1000,
but a recent revival cost nearly $40,
900 more.
When Faust was first sung in 1869,
the expense of the production. was
S23, 500. A recent performance of the
work cost $4,000. OF the forty-two
operas performed at the Opera in the
past twenty-five years the average cost
of production was $4,000.
Some of the most worthless operas
were the most expensive. Thus die
walkure,'' costing only $4,000, while
the expense of such an obscure work
as La Dame de Monsereau" cost the
theater S64,00O. The increase in ex-
pense has been followed by proper
tionate increase in receipts.
Interesting revelations as to the
salaries paid in Paris were made IN
the suit which Marie Delna recent
ly brought against the direction Of the
Opera Comique. Nine. Delna is ono
of the most popular of French singers
to-day. She has brought suit against
Albert Carre, and it appears that her
salary is only $1,000 a month for ter
performances. To come here she
would want Maurice Grau to pay he,
at least ten times TIT much.
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Gossip of the Boxers.

Casper Leon has been appointed box
ing instructor of the Polo Athletic club
of New York.
Another effort will be made to get a
boxing law through the New York leg
islature the coming week.
Frank Craig. the Harlem Coffee
Cooler" is planning to give some box
ing exhibitions in South Africa.
Peter Maher has quit the ring again
and gone on the state. Recently in
Philadelphia he appeared as Charles
the Wrestler in LAS You Like It."
Ben Jordan OF England has accepted
a challenge from Jack McClelland OF
Pittsourg. The English lad offers to
fight McClelland either at home or in
this country.
The old-timer, Casper Leon, has re-
Gently come out with a challenge to
meet Jack Ward. or, failing in that,
to box Harry Forbes, Abe AttelI OF
George Dixon.
Joe HUMPHREYS the well-known box.
ing announcer, has a good tenor voice.
which his friends say would bring him
a good income at any time tkat the
boxing game shut down.
Billy Madden recently made the
statement that if Bob Armstrong is
really anxious to meet Denver Ed
Martin, he will make match for the
men at Philadelphia, Chicago, or Louis
Vile
There is still talk of a meeting be
tween Harry Forbes and Tommy Feltz
The latter seems to be the most like
ly aspirant for Forbes title, and the
match, if brought about, would be a
good card.
Terry McGovern is reported to have
invented a new blow called the Land,
slide" 1t is to be hoped that it meets
with better success that wild Bill''
Hanrahan's much-advertised Mary
Ann punch"
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FORCE IN A YEARS WINS.
How the Life OF the Ordinary Man ]
Divided UP.

How the Life of the Ordinary Man I,
Divided UP.
A man with a mania for figuring an
not enough to do to keep him OFT o.
mischief, has been making calcuialions
regarding the manner in which the life
of the ordinary man, who both works
and plays, is divided up.
When such man has reached the
age Of 60 he will have spent his time a,
follows, according to the statistician.
Twenty years in sleep, three years anG
nine months in eating; seventeen year.
six months in working; seven year!
and six months in the pursuit of pleas
ure; six years and tree months il
walking and other exercise; two years
and six months in making his toilet
and six months in doing absolutely
nothing. The item for toilet he sub
divides into seven months shaving
eleven months washing and one veal
dressing.
Persons mathematicially inclined can
find flaws in these figures-if there are
any-most people will be content to
take them on faith. This remarkable
dissecter Of human life by the mathe-
matical process has also discovered, he
says, that the average man speaks H.
500. 900 words year and shakes hands
1900 times, thereby using up energy
enough in fifty years to lift $500 tons.
The amount of force man uses up
in wtnking is truly appalling. Our
statistician calculates that the average
man in a single year opens and shuts
his eyes no less than 95,O00O0O times.
and in doing this uses force enough al
together to raise an electric car filed
with passengers. Consequently in &C
years he develops enough force to wink
sixty trolley cars off the track. This
is the moderate, average, sober, re-
spectacle man mind you, not the friv-
olous person who winks at all the pret-
| ty girls he sees. The "wink-power,
| developed by flirtatious man probably
| is enough to run the new subway sys-
| tem.-New York Press.
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Ancient and Modern.

An old man and young one, while
travelling from London to Brighton in
train. got into conversation. The
old man asked:
(which would you sooner travel in
the up-to-date railway train or the
old-faShioned stage coach"
why, the up-to-date railway train,
of course" the young man answered.
"Ah, / would sooner travel in the
old-fashioned stage COACH
Why"
well, if you are in the old-fashion-
ed stage coach aud the wheel comes
off, and you are thrown into ditch,
it's 'Hullo, old party, there you are!
But if you are in the up-to-date rail-
way train, and the boiler bursts, 1t 8
not 'Hullo, old party, there you are!'
but 'Hullo, old party, where the dick
ems are you?' London Answers
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Radpers Enter Penn Meat.

For the first time in the history of
intercollegiate sport every section of
The country will be represented in one
set of games at the University Of
Pennsylvania relay races on Franklin
field in April. The University of Wis
ccnsin and the University OF Califor-
MIA have accepted invitations and win
have relay teams here for the first
time. Wisconsin has entered quar-
-tet IL the four mile college champion
ship, and from the records of the four
mile runners they should give the
The Jennings daily record., 1902-03-28

DR.. Edward King, the venerated and
sanity Bishop of Lincoln, in England.
is now much advanced in years and
somewhat infirm. Recently he has
been visiting Bournemouth for his
health, and T. P. O'Connor, in his IN.
A. P.,'' tells the following story of the
venerable prelates visit to that sea-
side health resort: After resting for
some time one afternoon on a seat on
the Parade" the Bishop desired to
move, but, owing to his age and in
trinity, found some difficulty in rising.
A kind hearted little girl of the town
noticed his trouble and ran up, saying:
''Oh, let me help you"
The good bishop beamed upon the
child with one of his sweetest smiles.
and the smile of the bishop is very
sweet, indeed You are a dear little
maiden he said. but l do not think
you are strong enough"
''Why, bless you, SIR was the re-
ply. I've often helped up daddy
when he was sight worse drunk than
you are
O'Connor says the truth of this story
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Phil King to Coach Badgers.

Phil King, the football coach who
has guided the Wisconsin eleven to
so many victories, will return next
year to coach again for the entire sea-
son. Shortly before the close of the
season last fall King rendered his
resignation, but after persuasion
promised to come back for the latter
end of next year. Since then the COM
mittee OF the athletic board has been
trying to persuade King to return for
the whole season. The only other
man who has been seriously consider
ed for the place. it is said, was Capt.
Campbell Of Harvard, though many
candidates have been talked of.
Fred Pabst, Jr., of Milwaukee, has
presented the university boat crew
with a new shell, which is now being
built in the east.
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rvne I. . marvelou. Athlete.

Arthur Tying, the muscle-covered
Harvard chap who recently shattered
(unofficially) the intercollegiate
strength record, is the talk OF the col
lege world. His total, according to the
Sargent system of measurements, is
2,226.4 while the next best recorded
performance is 1,94o.9, by Allies OF Min
nesota. Tying was born in Japan, the
son Of a Christian missionary, and dur
ing his early days was not remarkable
for his strength. He stands feet 3
inches TALL weighs 172 pounds. and is
now 19 years of age. He has never
trained specially for his tests, but
seems to have gained his strength by
taking systematic exercise every day.
His grit and agility are in part re-
sponsible for his record performance.
He hopes to put his record at 5000
points before the year is over.
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NEW CHURCH AT NOME
CongrcgationaIists Build and Run the
Only One in Gold Town.

(ongrcSattOna1sts NUN shS
Only One in Gold Town.
The congregation having outgrown
the first building, it became necessary
to erect another at once. An appeal
made on Feb. % 1900, to the miners
Of the camp for volunteer labor
brought out twenty-five men the nrst
morning They came with picks and
shovels and began to clear OFF the tour
feet of snow that covered the ground.
Some days as many as seventy men
worked upon the building, nearly all
giving their services. Through weath-
pr often below zero they worked on,
and by March II, inside of the twenty
one days. the new church was COM
pleted. 1t is one of the best buildings
in the city and will seat 500.
Chairs are used for seating and the
American flag is prominent in the
decorations The church was dedl-
2ated on the first Sunday of September,
free of debt. After pubic offerlng
ba lance of 5000 remained, but the trus-
tees announced that they would as
sumo the debt. Upon this an eX~
saloonkeeper and a Roman Catholic
came forward and asked permission
TO contribute the 5000, which was glad
ly granted. The cost of the building
and lot has been about $4,000.
The church through it's services and
reading room and library has rendered
splendid service to the people of Nome.
In the dark winter days the men in
their shacks and cabins do not rise be-
fore IL or IL o'clock. After breakfast
ing and doing their chores they go to
the reading room, where they can find
companionship, good books, light and
heat. With coal at $50 ton, warm
room in that cold northland counts for
something. Those thus served by the
church, when an appeal was made for
help in building new edifice, gladly
responded.
The first building is now used as
library and reading room. 1t contains
over 1,5O0 books and periodicals. 1t
is supported by the church at cost
of about SIS per month. There are
three great institutions at Nome-the
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Girls Daring Feat.

1t seems harly possible that a girl of
l6 should save nearly fifty people from
a terrible death. Yet that is what
Grace RasseN did, who may well be
called the Grace Darling of Australia.
1t happened one day in December that
a vessel was wrecked off the coast of
Australia. The lifeboat on board the
steamer was lowered. but it capsized
and the eight people in it were drown
ed So the rest of the crew clung to
the sinking steamer. The surf ran SO
wildly that no one could dare swim
through it, and there was not house
or person in sight. The girl, who was
splendid horsewoman, was riding
along with native servant. She
Turning her horses head toward the
coast she started him on a quick gall
lop. When she reached the sea she
urged her horse into the angry surf.
She rode boldly on till she reached the
angry vessel. With great difficulty she
took some of the children in her arms
and put them before her on the saddle;
then, with bigger children and women
clinging to her dress, she started for
the shore, gave those she had rescued
to the care of her servant, and re-
turned again to the wreck, says Les
lies Weekly. So she went backward
and forward for four hours, till all
were safe on land, the servant having
ridden to bring out the last man.
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Bicy Gle Riding Dying Out.

The wheel is a thing of the past ex
cepting in the sporting world, and for
strictly utilitarian purposes. This was
shown by the reports Of the L. A. w.
meeting, which showed that from
over $4,000 members a year ago the
organization has dropped to one of
about 10.500 members to-day. Its de-
cline is rapid, and. with the decline Of
cycling as a diversion, but natural.
Oddly enough, cycle racing is more
popular and profitable now, in those
sections where it obtains, than it ever
was before. With good indoor tracks
and big cards it probably would be
equally popular here. Cyclings fu-
ture seems to be only that OF pro-
fessional sport.
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One gets confessions now and again
which are distinctly interesting,
though it may not be possible to turn
them to any practical use. Here is an
example: Yesterday a publisher was
talking of twenty years ago. Then" ;"
he said, Il could publish any novel
that came along, If it were not hope
lessly bad, and be sure of a profit;
which l could generally estimate
pretty accurately before the MS. went
to the press. The only possibility of
error lay in the fact that the book
might by chance achieve an unexpect-
ed success, and so bring an unexpected
profit" He went on to explain that
conditions are changed, and of course
they are, or he would not have talked
with such frankness-admittin all
that was vehemently contradicted
only a few years ago, when Sir Walter
Besant spoke of the ethics of publish
ing.-London. Morning Post.
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An old farmer, three score years and
ten, one day entered the village store
and asked for pound of birthstone
The storekeeper, rather eccentric
character, was wont to charge unrea-
sonable prices for his goes, owing to
lack of opposition.
After receiving the birthstone the
farmer rendered a shilling in payment
and as he received the change remark
ed that he could get it at half the
price at tho neighboring market town.
The storekeeper glared at his Gus
toner for second and then replied
Yes, lad, so tha' might, and some
day tha'll git it for now't. London
Spare Moments.
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vince; to charm, to Win 20 ar0uea go
calm, TO enlighten. to persuaA nj
is the function Of the orator.
Surely, this is noble mission. 81
youth who undertakes to develop his
powers with view to fulfilling its re-s
quirements. even II he mover attaina
eminence as public speaker, cannoA
fail 60 have a broader mentality, wider
culture, higher ideals, more vigorous,
well rounded character than II he hs1
never aspired to be an orator.
Like everything that is worth hav-
Ing. the power of effective speaking can
only be developed by continual effort.
by reading with purpose, with con-
slant study, by independent thought.
and by frequent practice In debate or
speaking to audiences.
Association with the great thinkers
of the past and present through their
writing. and with the eloquent orators
of to-day through their spoken words.
whether on public platform or in the
pulpit, are powerful aids to the youth
who is ambitious to become ready
and eloquent speaker.
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Rare Treasures the
Bay ef Ponomo
Yielded to Sponiords

small villages of negroes and Indians.
The soil is fertile but the principal oc-
cupation is that at the fisheries. The
largest isle, called Rey, alone embraces
half of the population. San Miguel Is
the chief place of the fisheries. and
there is a very fine church. The in
habitants are nearly all blacks They
are descended from the negro popula-
ton, from whom the Span-ards
learned the advantage they could de
rive from the island riches. In GER
tain of the islands there must have
been diamond beds. Some fine rough
diamonds were formerly procured.
There are two systems for carrying
on pearl fishing in the bay of Pana-
ma In certain spots, where the yield
is the most abundant, it is necessary
to pay the government very high
tax At other points the tax is small,
but a percentage on the pearls dlscov-
cred is added to it Generally, these
pearls are rather small. They usually
bring from to so francs each. Those
which reach $50 to 800 francs are al
ready much less in number.
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The Irish Terrier.

The history Of the present type OF
Irish terrier dates from about the year
1875, that being the first year that these
dogs were exhibited, which was at Bel
fast, Ireland. The initial exhibit Of
them in England was at the Brighton
show in 1876, when G.. Jamison OF Mo-
villa, Newtownards, showed Banshee.
by Buffer, out Of Jess, and Spuds, by
Jack, out OF Virgie, and from these
shows it may be said that our modern
dogs date.
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st.t. nou,,a< re.r.....t.

Omcials Of the Illinois Bowling asso-
ciation are beginning to plan for tho
annual state championships. which, 1t
is expected, will be held early in April.
With the increased number OF clubs
the problem of running the tournament
OF expeditiously is serious. 1t Is ex-
pected fully forty OF the leagues be-
longing to the association will enter
teams for the team championship and
that every league will have represen-
tative in the individual competition.
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Harmsworth Gets Auto Record.

Alfred Harmsw orth, owner Of the
London Mail, now holds the automobile
tourist road record between Paris and
Monte Carlo. He covered the distance
in four days last week, never travelling
more than seven hours in day. He
arrived in Monte Carlo in time to at
tend a prearranged banquet the Lon
don Daily Mail was giving to M San
toS-Dumont.
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Camp for Physical Director.

Walter Camp, the foremost authority
In the United States on athletics. is
likely to be director of the depart
ment of physical culture and national
games of the worlds fair. 1t is be-
lieved that the Identification of this
expert with the exposition's depart
ment of physical culture will result in
one of the most attractive departments
of the exposition.
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James II. Keene Honored.

James r. Keene of New York is slat-
ed to be the recipient of the highest
honor ever given an American turf
man. According to reports from Lon
don, Mr. Keene will be chosen an hon
orary member of the English Jockey
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There Was a DiStin ctiOn.
Both Soldier. of High Rank but in Different
Armies

is vouched for by Canon of Ely, SO
it must be true.
A story of Gen. Sir Charles Tucker is
not quite SO good, but is as well au-i
thenticated. The general was on his
way out to India, when he found that
there was another Gen. Tucker on
board the ship-Gen. Booth Tucker OF
the Salvation Army. AS the P. e 0.
boat came alongside to land passengers
at Port Said and the gangway was
crowded a woman was overheard to
say to her companion: MY dear, there
are two General fuckers aboard.
hear. Can you point out to me which
is which," This was said in the hear
ing of the bluff general, who was
standing right in front of them.
Turning sharply around and point
ing to the other Tucker he said:
Madam, that is the Salvation Tucker;
I, in contradistinction, am known as
the Damnation Tucker."-New York
Press.
iS
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stores of the great trading companies,
the saloons and the congregational
church. 1t costs about $500 per year
to carry on the church and its de-
partments says the New York Mail
and Express 1t is entirely self-sup-
porting The edifice is crowded both
morning and evening and is veri-
table beacon light in that great north
land.
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storm in it's great fury-a very tenn
pest of wind and rain and seething
waves.
At the first onset the oars were torn
from her grasp and the boat was
swurg from it's course and carried in
great bounds from wave to wave with
the storm Above the deafening roar
of wind and river there came to her
the sound OF breaking timbers, and she
knew that the house on the island had
been swept from its moorings. Soon.
too. she knew the cause. A wall OF
black water bore down upon her
Her boat met the wave and was borne
stanch boat. There was great shock.
forward through the air upon its crest.
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club at meeting of the aristocratic
turf body to be held in April. 1t will
be the first time in the history of the
turf that marked official honor has
been accorded turfman by the Jockey
club in England. The president of the
Jockey club of New York is a mem
Der of the English Jockey club ex-otH-
clio, but that courtesy is accorded to
the American turf body as whole
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Where ignorance is bliss It's folly
to be WISE was said by Gray in his
'Ode to Eton College"
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tour Of the United States next summer
after the close Of the English cham
pionship tournament. He may be ac-
companied by his closest competitor
for golf honors, Harry Var6on.
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My creed is very siDapse that go01-
ness is the only reality.
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And there, though last, not least, "
is from Skeletons Colin Clout."
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a MASTERFUL WOOING
BY EVELYN RAYMOND

Copyright, by Daily Story Publishing Company
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Through thick and thin" is from
the "Faery Queene."
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cit beggars description" is found
in Antony and Cleopatra"
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She stood upon the shore.
t,I he'd to look back, but now
hurried glance told her that terrific
sto,m of rain was coming, and that
before she could hope to reach the ISL
and she would be overwhelmed by it.
But the same hurried glance had
showed her the white hull of boat in
the distance She knew that the only
white boat on the river was that of
the Mitchells, from the south shore.
Her thoughts flew across her mind like
frightened stormbirds; had Henry
Mitchell seen her struggling in the
tide, or had he come to rescue Mrs.
Smith? Would he reach them in time
to save either? Could he beat the on
coming storm. Another glance told
her he could not Before she could