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The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-10

Butler, I have the grestest sym
pathy for the man who drinks
whose appetite leads him in tha1
direction, but, unlike him, I be
lieve we do such an one q favor
and he counts it as such, when
we remove the temptation. There
are some men who dn not and
will not frequent q "blind tiger
men who do not drink, but men
upon whom this accursed appe.
tite fhas so fastened itself that
they are unable to pass the door
of an open saloon. Our business
is to protect such, rather than to
place temptation in their way.
Again.-It is surely to the best
interest of the town to maintain
a high intellectual and moral
standard! This being true. it
surely is not unreasonable to ar
que, that any institution whose
acknowledged product is con-
trary to this standard is detre-
mental to the town. And, also,
that any man that supports such
an institution, either morally or
financially, either for the sake of
himself, or on the basis Of SPIN
pathy for the other fellow, is
not working for the best inter
esL% Of the town.
Nov, I have never yet heard
al advocate OF the saloon argue
tnat his in> titUtion benefited
'ne community along the lines
just mentioned; if it is not a ben
eiit it must be curse, for an in
St;tntion like the saloon cannot
hn neutral
We hold that it does not make
anv ditferrnce how prosperous a
town may seem to be along other
! lines, if it is deterioratine intel
! lectnal|y and morally, as it must
doif il sanctions and maintains
the open saloon, is on tho broad
road to destruction.
For the prosperity OF a town is
not to be measured merely by
honsas and bank accounts, in
stocks and bonds, in gond side,
walks aud we'll lighted streets.
but the rather by the intellectual
and moral status of it's people
by its homes, it's tresides, its
pure hearts aud clean lives
| Thn"afore, every nan who is
za;;}"pslT STRIVING to COZ serve
and promote the oeSt Interests
Of t';$ city can hnt strive witt:
might and main to keep out the
open saoOn.
JOHN B. GONZALES.
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LETTERS. ADVERTISED.

The following letters RENAL
'nca'Ead for in the postofiice a
Jennings. La. for the week eua
ne July g 1902:
AnSnn, Isaac.
Amos, Bro.
Akley Charley,
Rockley, Dan.
Rrown, r. W.
Rraxton. Carbest>
Brown Mrs J. w.
Co|ar. William.
rlar!1, Miss Mable.
Dees, Miss Pearl.
Denton, George (2)
Dnpre, Horace.
Dugat. Rcd.
N'v1s, S. E.
Edwards. W. M.
Earns. Willie.
Eaelan. Erancev.
F!ard. Elizabeth
Fhferev. John.
Fletcher. Miss M. Ethel.
Frar co.'s. Eurris.
Green, Sam (2)
Harris, Charles (2)
Hanoan. Marte1.
Handlnv. Zoe
Hiif. Nina
Hurst. Ella
Independence, Sune>
johnson. James.
.TonesS. Panl.
Jnstman. Ellen.
Kennedy. H. Z.
Keller. Jacob D.
Larvoan, Seamon.
Larve9np. Simon.
Lee, Harry.
Lvon. Lenretia.
Mccall, Branch.
Miguz, Menora.
Mono. Corine.
Mcclure, Tom.
Nickler>, Niles.
Nod Mrs Rosr.
N""riS, Mr.. Morris.
O'Donnel\, L. H.
Tansosn, Ennner.
Pi~haars. ]. F.
R.and, E. Fl.
Ridley, A w.
Simt,n, 'heao.
Simsime, Angaeles,
She'll. John.
Shnok. Y. y.
Silly. Jerre.
SwinS, Gardian.
Snencer, Mrs. s. F.
Thompson. Rufus.
Watson, Beaday.
Walton, Columbus.
Windand. Tom.
William. Tom.
Winkfellan. 'Enus.
Walertan, Mrs.
1Vrobison, George.
Young, Mrs. N J.
Parties calling for the abe
will please say "advertised."
H. S. FERREE, p. NJ
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PUBLIC OPINION.

In this column the RECORD will pub.
lish communications on current affairs
which are furn shed in concise form
and free from personal insinuations.
Every author must furnish his or her
name: not for publication, but as a
guarantee of good faith.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-10
From Rev. John B. Gonzales.

allow me little space in your
"Pubhc Opinion" column, that
I may call the attention of our
saloon advocates to a few impor.
tant facts. l do not wish to be
understood as replying to Mr..
Buffers article of recent date,
but simply to present a few
thoughts along the line of one
statement made by the gentle
man. That statement was: THAT
the best interests Of the town
demand open saloons.
We will avoid error, and arrive
at more sensible conclusions in
such matters as are suggested by
the above statement, it we are
careful in our definition and use
of terms, The interests Of I.
town or Of q nation are varied
and complex, and when one make es
an assertion like the above, he
should remember that there are
other than material interests to
be taken into the account.
For example: 1t must be ad-
mitted that it is TO the best iu-
Jerest OF any town to protect it's
boys and girls. He would be
counted an insane fool who would
argue that it would, be the part
Of wisdom tounlooSe adozen mad
dogs in our streets. Sensible
men would denounce any effort
that should be made to spread
contagious or infectious disease
broadcast IN our community.
Yet, some men in cur midst
are III favor OF the open saloon.
an evil that is thouSandfold
more deadly tc life, physical,
mental and moral, than the afore.
said mad dogs or infectious dis
ease. Such men are in favor ut
opening on our streets, and un-
der tho sanction of our laws, SC
called "places of business, >
whose business is to make make
money for the proprietors and
the town, by exchanging the
deadliest of poisons for.dollars
and cents, and the lives of their
patrons.
Our opponents will contend
that the "olind tigers "do all this.
This we deny. OF course there
are some men who will drink
and will find ways,o procuring
the stuff ;ts long as it is manu-
factured and they live. But, in
such cases the individuals alone
are responsible. They do not
procure the liquor by sanction
Of law, and further our boys do
not know OF the location of such
"joints, - they do not frequent
them, temptation to enter and
drink are not thrown in their
way, as in case of the open sa
loon.
Some one will say, "the law
will prohibit minors entering the
saloon; 1t will forbid the sale OF
liquors to such," etc.
Well, suppose that it does
Herein lies the trouble. These
places are opeaed on our main
streets. Our youth pass and re
pass every day-they see social
ed respectable citizens entering
the front door is kept neat ano
attractive; the drunken men are
carried out through the back
door and down the alley. This
goes on until the boy is of age
he has become accustomed to the
place; it has no Serrors for him
Now, hy is become a "man." H,
viii exert his prerogative ant
enter-the gate to hell stand:
wide upeu, and thoughtlessly, u;
Il ms.tter of course he enters.
The man who would conserv
the hest interest Of our homes
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23

The chase OF oil is almost as fascinat-
Ing as the chase of gold. And, in the
main It is nearly, if not quite, as profit
able The greatest oil field in the coun-
try to-day is in Texas, with the town
OF beaumont as its center. Other fields
notably those of Pennsylvania and
Ohio. are probably more remuneratiNe
at the present. but the Texan. in look
ing into the future, sees his own State
far overshadoWing all others In the oil
industry. The future OF oil in Texas
is, beyond cayl, bound to be sensa-
tional. For that matter 1t is sensation
al already. Nowhere else on earth has
80 much ever been accomplished In 50
short a time; nowhere else have lands
worth barely few cents an acre adj
vanced In value far up into the thou
sands rs they have In the Beaumont
district. Nowhere else, In fact, has de-
yelopment been rs rapid and reinunera-
tive. And as yet, the Texas oil indus
try is in Its infancy, though millions of
dollars have changed hands since its
start
The advance of any wonderful boom,
whether in gold. oil or anything else, Is
always attended with marvellous sto-
ries of individual strikes and conse-
quent enormous profits. Beaumont is
no exception to this rule. 1t is but lit
tie more than year since Beaunont's
first car of oil was sent into the outside
world. Since that time more than =,
100000 of barrels have been exported,
there are now nearly 100000 of bar
rels in storage and probably 100000
of barrels have been wasted before the
gushers could be capped or controlled.
The Beaumont Fields.
When the oil excitement was ut its
height in Beaumont, the influx of peo-
pie was so great that trains were daily
run between that city and Houston,
distance of hundred miles, so that
people could obtain hotel aceommoda-
tons. Some men with little more than
the clothes they wore organized com
panies with capital OF millions-on pa
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23

Il am sure he went on, rather STUN
bllngly this time, that | know you bet
ter than | do any other woman in the
world. Haven't told you-well, just
everything, in my letters? And you
really cared. you know-you said so.
It's the personality, the-the soul, that
goes into letter. We know each 9th
err, and I-why, | can't let you go, just
because I'm not acquainted with you.
Don't you see-dont you feel"
Yes" said Isabel, family. But
but-you're such perfect stranger,
you know
And then. suddenly, a mirthful twin
kle sparkled In her blue eyes, n dis
tracing dimple lowered in her cheek.
and she began to laugh, which swept
the young man along in its merry cur
rent till he finally joined in heartily.
They laughed until the tears came to
their eyes; they could not stop; the In
exhaustible perfection of the joke open.
ed before them in new waves of merri-
ment. 1t was n laugh of deep and sym
pathetic eomradeship; and when they
ceased, exhausted with mirth, and look
ed into each others eyes, 1t was as #
they had known each other for years
But wasn't 1t queer said Isabel. an
hour or so later that Isabella should
have met you ut Mackinac, and | should
have been there later that season, with
your namesake In the party? Do you
know | alwaVS wondered why Won rn-
ferred with so much earnestness to
Maeklnac, BECAUSE actually snubbel
him. most unklndly, that summer Ny
letter was really kind of tardy apol-
ogy to him-and he never got it."
DO you wish he had?' said George.
when | am better acquainted with
you, perhaps | can tell" said Isabel,
with demure smile.
And George knew, then and there,
that the letter had come to the right ad-
dress-for him.-Wayerley.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23
what Makes Great successes.

1t took me some time to learn. but
did learn. that the supremacy great
managers, such as you have these days,
never do any work themselves worth
speaking about; their point Is to make
others work while they think | APP
piled this lesson in after life, SO that
business with me has never been a
care. My young partners did the work
and l did the laughing, and commend
to you the thought that there Is very
little success where there Is little
laughter. The workman who rejoiees
In his work and laughs away Its dis.
comforts Is the man sure to rise. for II
is what we do easily, and what we Ike
to do, that we do well,--Andrew Carne
gle
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23
AN INTERRUPTED LUNCHEON

Roll Call Necessitates Senators Leay-
ing Their Guest and Oysters.
Senator Hour gave a luncheon at the
capitol, at which the guest of honor was
Earl de Grey, the British economist,
who is making a tour of this country.
Invited to meet him were Moreton
Frewen, George Westinghouse, General
Manager Kendrick of the Santa Fe
Road, and large contingent of Sen
ators, including Frye, Lodge, Aldrich,
Kean, Hanna, Warren, Hale, Platt of
Connecticut, Burrows Elkins, Foraker,
Depew, Spooner and Mcmillan. The
table was spread In the room of the ju-
dicary committee and presented a beau
tiful appearance with its wealth of
flowers, handsome china and cut glass.
The menu. of course, says the Washing
ton Post, was epicurean.
But the interesting fact concerning
the luncheon occurred after all the
guests were seated and the oysters had
been served. Then some one upstairs
in the Senate chamber, suddenly dis
covering that many desks were empty,
suggested that quorum ought to be
called The bells were rung, and, of
course. they sounded In the impromptu
lunch room. The Senators looked at
one another They did not want to
leave the hospltahle board, and yet
their duty called them away. Duty
won the day. They filed upstairs, only
IN filftl that Senator CLAY WAS about TO
begin n speech on the ship subsidy bill.
As they entered the chamber their less
fortunate colleagues who had not been
invited 10 the luncheon gave them
laughing greeting.
The Senators answered to their names
and then went back to the table. After
that they were not disturbed.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23

ing the mud even as far away as New
Orleans, where 1t Is asserted, it is to
be distributed to houses in the same
way as gas.
Infringing in" Well.
The two engravings accompanying
this article We're made from SNAPSHOT
photographs taken at the bringing" of
a guSher at Beaumont. After the drill
had been sent through the Quicksand
and the cap rock, the finty substance
which is the roof of the cavern In
which the oil has long been stored. It
was known that success had crowned
the efforts of the drillers after inst
year Of labor. The drill was immedl-
ately hoisted out of the 1,100-foot pipe
which incased II, and the bailer was
brought into use. This Is a bucket
fastened to a continuance which forces
it down into the tube and then pulls II
back out full of the mud, water and
grease which weighs down the oil at
the bottom. With each dip of the bali.
en-. gas rises higher in the pipe, and
when the pressure has been reduced to
point where 1t is less than that OF the
gas and oil underneath the flow com
mences.
Along toward the last the bucket
came up with so much gas emusified
with the mixture of mud and water
that the contents OF the bucket fairly
boiled. Then came a time OF great
anxiety. Would she come in with
rush, shoot the bailer away up through
the top of the derrick and send out
great shower of greasy rain in all di
rections, or would she come softly, with
a heavy, smooth flow? II was an ex-
citing moment. when what was beliey.
ed to be the last trip of the bailer was
commenced. Then. as the bucket came
up there came with II gush of brown
foam.
Then slowly. majestically, arose
fountain of green fluid until there was
a steady stream of oil reaching nearly
TO the top of the derrick. Suddenly
there was whsh of gas as the last
vestlSe of pressure over the oil reser-
volr was removed and with n roar the
great jet arose far above the derrick.
The drlllers then congratulated one an
other most Joyfully. for, to all appear
ances, the well was equal to n flow of
$4,000 barrels day, should its full ca.
pacity ever be necessary.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23

per. Anything in the shape of lease
or land title was foundation enough
for an airy structure to attract the at
tention of the gullible. The lust for
money was rampant 1t was all a gam
BILE IL fortune smiled, you made a
million; If not, you lost what you had.
But everybody seemed willing to take
the chance, to the full extent of his
pile.
Prices paid for land In the oil dis
trict were fabulous. Two negroes liv-
ing In tumble-down shacks, received
for them $40, 900 each. Men who want
ed to start bank paid $4,000 for the
privilege of using little barber shop,
and the same amount was paid to
small dry goods dealer whose lease was
wanted by spectators. A flrm paid
$3.50 month for the use of platform
ex1O, on which to conduct their opera
tions. Land went from 81 to 100000
an acre in few days.
"OId Man" Higgins.
"Old Man" Higgins, who had been
looked upon for some time as a crank,
is the man who is responsible for Beau
mont's BOOM For five or six years he
had been talking about the possibilities
of striking oil at Spindle Top, his talk
at last becoming so incessant and
wearisome that the people refused
longer TO listen to him. That there
was oil In southwest Texas WAC cnn-
coded, but that Spindle Top had great
possibilities In that direction was look
ed upon as absurd.
At last. however, "old Man" Higgins
succeeded in interesting George w.
Carroll. president of a lumber company
aud wealthy resident. Carroll put up
the cash and Higgins began the search.
The first well struck oil M about 500
feet. but qulcksand stopped operations.
This was repeated in second well.
Then Carroll drew out and the folly"
of Higgins and Carroll was the joke
of The Town. An ohscrvant man named
Lucas did not believe the venture was
an entire failure. however. He leased
a small patch near by and sunk a shaft
GOO feet. finding oil and being stopped.
rs were the others. by quiclSsand Be.
lieving that il this vein of Wcksand
could he pierced oil would be struck
below It, Lucas went TO Pittsburg. and
after much hard work obtained enough
capital to bore well deep enough so
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23
4 SONG OF CHOICE.

When up the valleys Spring
Comes laughing lovingly.
And gold aud tawny wing
Make melody,
Then hey for meadow air,
With my love there.
When Summers haze and heat
The dreamy landscape blur,
And browsing in the wheat
The crickets chlrr,
Then hey FOR mountain ar,
With my love there
When lnrgess from her urn
The lavish Autumn spills,
And sunset splendors burn
On all the hills.
Then hey for woodland air.
With my love there!
When Winter grips the land,
And chains the long blue lakes,
And sows with open hand
The fleece white fnkes.
Then hey for ingle air,
With my love therel
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23


that his theory could be thoroughly
tested. When the drill hai passed
through the qulckS:rnd, What is claimed
as The greatest reservoir in the World
,rae struck. aad in a night Beaumont
went crazy.
scores of Speuters.
There are now in the district between
15o and 100 spouters As one conse-
ouenee. coal. the lowest price tol
which had hitherto been 81 ton Is
now very rarely used in southeast
Texas. oil having taken its place as
fuel.
Within four months, $2,000oOo was
spent in advertising Beaumont oil COM
panies, some of The concerns having
least merit advertising the most. y
good share of these companies were
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23

swindles, pure and simple. Opportuni-
It's for bunko games were many and
were all improved.
Most of the manufacturing plants In
southern Texas have given up coal and
are using oil ms fuel. This at first costs
considerable, but the saving Is great,
after the first start Is made. One firm
which paid ZOO for the necessary al
terations in their furnaces, says that
amount was saved In the first six
months. Several of the divisions of
the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific rail-
Arrangements are being made for pip
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23

the destroy
buildings
in Mexico The
Town possessed Built
residence the local until
after used the officers
commanded the garrison at Old Abuqu
quet Sheridan
attached this the building passed through all the
from
The remains large adobe corral stand at the rear
which
several Its walls adobe two
o architecture
veran is characte OF
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23
IN THE OIL COUNTRY.
"BRIHGING IN" a GUSHER NEAR
BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

Tales of the Great Boom When For
tunes Were Made in Day-rhe In
itia1 Discovery of ell and the De
xeIopment of the Oil Industry.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23
A Sn,asher.

"Did you hear that Cholly's automo-
bile had broken the record asked Mr.
Perkins.
NO. but I'm not surprised" replied
Mrs Perkins. 81 suppose he lost CON
troll of it. What else did it break DE
troit Free Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23
How Ancestors Come in Handy.

"They are always Dragging about
their ancestors
YES; it's safer. If they spoke well OF
themselves. you know. people would
know it wasn't Philadelphia Bull
letin.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23
Work of Watch Wheels.

The main wheel of watch makes
l,4G0 revolutions n year, the central
wheel S,760, the third wheel 700S0,
the fourth $4,000, ami the scape-
wheel 4,731, 500.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23

IL n married woman can't ever un-
derstand what a girl can have to cry
for. i; is one sign that her husband is
cross 10 her.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23
butterflies in Americ.

No less than iS5 species of butterflies
are found in Mexico and Central Ameri-
c1
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-23

ing the fluid even as far away as New
Orleans, where, it is asserted, it is to
be distributed to houses in the same
way as gas.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-07-18
CHAUTAUQUA

Next Sunday closes the most
successful series of Chautauqua
sessions held in this state. The.
management can be complimented
for the excellent talent furnished,
and the efficient manner in which
the unusually large number Of
visitors we're attended to, an evi-
dence that as each session occurs
the officers are taking full adyan-
tage of whatever shortcomings
may have occurred and are making
improvements to conform with
feasible suggestions from exper-
fenced Chautauquans. This year
the improvements are very notice.
able. Instead Of campers all oc-
cupying tents, the grounds are
being dotted all over with neat,
cosy, substantial cottages. The
removal to a more appropriate To-
cation if the livery barn is q de.
cided improvement. and much ap.
preciated by visitors. The ball
teams also put up good exhibitions
of the national game. Secretary
LaRue, with his efficient staff Of
assistants, was better prepared
this session than at previous ones
to give more attention to the con.
slant request for information, and
there was none of the usual com.
plants of not being able "to find
him" Supt. Davis duties called
into play diplomatic and executive
ability, and the system in his i'm
portant office was like clock work
This session was the banner one oil
the North Dakota Chautauqua
socially and financially, and it.
good effects cannot fail to be thu
forerunner for the future success,
of this paradise of summer resorts
Yesterday was Grand Forks da,
and it is needless to say that til,
metropolis of the state retained it
enviable reputation of being al
there when its citizens take a mat
ter in hand. Some 1900 arrived
on a special train, wearing badges
and accompanied by one of tn,
finest brass bands in the state
Their arrival on the grounds wa,
the signal for much greeting, ant
the contingent certainly made tn
day the record one for this year.
session.
1t is estimated that $500 peopl'
resided on the grounds during tn
present season.