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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16
Projectilo Air.

Physicians in South Africa now
have another theory for explaining
away the charges made by both Briton
and Boer that the other is using ex-
plosive bullets. The extensive lacera-
ton often found in bullet wounds is
now said to be due to tho air which
the bullet drives before it into the
wound. The existence of this phcn-
omenon can be proved easily. If q
round bullet be dropped into glass
OF water from the height of few feet
it will be seen that when the bullet
touches the bottom largo bubble of
air will become detached and rise to
the surface. In this case the bubble
will usually be from ten to twenty
times the size of the bullet.
Now, Mauser bullet travelling at
high speed is said to carry before it a
bubble of compressed mir of large
dimensions. Experiments made BY
surgeon who fred a pistol ball into
a glass of water showed the bubble to
be one hundred times the size of the
ball. From the appearance of tho
wounds and from these experiments
1t is concluded that the mass of air
driven by Mauser bullet explodes in
the body of the wounded man with
sufficient force to cause extensive
laceration. This destructive air
bubble is we'll known to surgeons
under the name of projectile air.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

Can the arid lands Of western Kan
sas, Utah and other states subject to
drought be made to raise crops regu-
larly year after year, and that without
irrigation? H. W. Campbell, a farmer.
formerly OF Brown county, South Da-
kota, claims that they can. He has
originated method OF cultivation
which, he asserts, never fails to pro-
duce crops in the sun-baked territory.
no matter how dry the season may be.
His plan is based upon the theory that
droughts are caused not by lack of
sufficient fall OF moisture, but by too
rapid evaporation. He plows the soil
deeply and subpacks the lower por-
ton. thus forming a shallow water
reservoir under the surface. The top
strata Of earth is then pulverized as
fine as dust and kept SO by frequent
STRINGS. forming a fine dust, which
chokes the pores Of the soil. cutting of
evaporation and leaving the moisture
In the earth to be drawn on by the
roots Of the growing plants.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

Among the distinguished officials
rho will represent this country at the
Paris exposition next May. Is Prof. Ell
rood Mead, the State Engineer Of Wy
jnaing and an irrigation expert Of the
Department Of Agriculture, relates the
Iaturday Evening Post. He was speak
ne at a meeting upon local water
Improvement. and after expatiating on
he benefits which would be derived
" the farmer, miner. and even the
manufacturer. he said, And this extra
npply OF water is absolutely neces-
AIRY to our dairymen."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16
Heating Capabilities Of Weod.

From time immemorial soft wood
has been regarded as comparatively
valueless for heating purposes. Hard
wood has brought high prices and has
been In much greater demand than
soft on account of this generally pre-
vallng notion. Experiments with
woods Of various sorts have demon
strated that the linden, which Is one OF
the softest OF woods, gives the greatest
amount OF heat. The value OF other
woods In their order, as ascertained, is
as follows: Fir with 099 heating
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16
APPENDICITIS.
The Disease IS More Frequent With
Young Than Old.

The vermiform appendix, inAamma
ton of which constitutes appendicitis
is q curious little offshoot from the
large intestine near the point where il
is joined by the small intestine. 1t il
a hollow tube about as thick as lead
pencil, from an inch to several inches
in length, which communicates with
tho cavity of the large intestine but is
closed at its free extremity. Nobody
knows definitely what it's use is, and
many think it has no use at all.
1t is a popular belief that inflam'
nation of the appendix is often caused
by the Judgment In it OF grape-seed
or some similar little body, but as a
matter of fact this very seldom occurs.
and no one need deprive himself OF o
delicious and nourishing fruit from
any such fear.
There are probably very few per-
sons of middle age who have not had
appendicitis, but fortunately they did
not know it. 1t is only when the in.
fiammation becomes severe, and in.
wolves the parts about tho appendix,
that violent symptoms appear, and
this occurs in only small proportion
of cases.
The disease is more frequent with
the young than with the middle.aged
or old.
In mild cases the only symptom is
a slight dull or colicky pain in or near
the right groin. When the inAamma-
ton is more severe. or extends to the
neighboring parts, the symptoms be-
come more pronounced. There is a
sharp pain in the abdomen, signs of
dyspepsia-loss of appetite, nausea or
vomiting, and bowel disturbances
are present, and there is often slight
fever.
In the most serious cases q sudden,
violent pain occurs, there is marked
fever, and the patient is depressed
and presents all the signs of being
very i'll. Hiccough is often a distress
ing symptom.
The treatment Of appendicitis is one
OF the points upon which doctors dis
agree. Some believe that in nearly
every case a cure will follow rest in
bed, milk diet, cold applications to
the abdomen and sedative remedies.
Others assert that an operation is
necessary in every instance, and that
this should be performed the instant
diagnosis of appendicitis is made,
before serious symptoms appear.
The proper course. hero as else
where, is doubtless the middle one,
Tor in many cases an operation is abb
necessary to save life, while
IN others recovery will take place with
'ut subjecting the patient to this seri-
'us risk. In any case a sufferer from
appendicitis is in danger. and should
70 under the constant care OF his ply.
'ician.-Youth's Companion.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16
Making . Billiard Ball.

It requires skilled labor to turn out
a billiard ball. One-half Of 1t Is first
turned, an instrument Of the finest
steel being used for the work. Then
the half-turned ball Is hung up in q
net and Is allowed to remain there for
nearly a year to dry. Next the second
half Is turned, and then comes the pol
ishing. Whiting and water and good
deal OF rubbing are requisite for this.
1t is necessary in the end that the ball
shall, to the veriest fraction OF grain,
20 of a certain weight
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

power: next follow the elm and pine
with O.98; willow. chestnut and larch
with 097: maple. spruce and fir with
O.96; black poplar with 0.95; alder and
white birch with 0.94 only; then come,
the hard oak with 0.92: the locust ana
the white beech with 0.91, and the red
beech with 090. Hence hard wood
heats the least" 1t is one Of tho re-.
markable facts Of the day that so manv
theories that have been held for nany
years are fast giving way before tn,
critical analysis Of science.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16
Hoods se esr;';,
10 Americas Greatest Blood Medieine.
Sleep on Your Back.

ITO grow younger you have only to
sleep upon your back and avoid pill
lows" says physical culturist. Her
theory is that since during the day tho
muscles of tho face are inclined to
drop, we should counteract tho droop-
Ing with the head on level with the
body or even lower than the body.
This practice IL warranted to do away
with that arch enemy Of woman, that
wrinkle.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16
Some Authors.

The most cheerful author-Samue]
Smiles.
The noisest author-Howells.
The tallest aNshor-Longfellow.
The most flowery author-Haw.
thorne.
The hottest author-Pope.
The most amusing author Thomas
Tickell.
The happiest author-Gay.
The most fiery author-Rurns.
The most laxative author-Caattsr.
ton.
The most distressed aathor-Akea.
side
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease,
a powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. Cures Corns, Buniona,
Swollen. Hot. Smarting and Sweating Feet
and lngrowing Nails. Sold by all Druggists
and shoe stores, Is cts. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, NY.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

d. w. McIver, Tuskege, Ala, wrote: Our
child's bowels were passing off pure blood
until we tried TEETHINA (TeethinR Powdersj
and she Is now doing we'll.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervousness,
utter first days u-e ofb r. Kine's Great Nerve
Hestorer: = trial bottle and treatise free DIR. r.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethlng. softens the gums, reducing inf1ama-
ton, allayapain cures wind collie. 25c bottle
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

The gate Of success to many Is usually
hinged on well-postcd fence.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

Eacn package OF PUTNAM FApELEss Dyx
coiors more goods than any other dye and
colors them better too. Sold by all
drugxists.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years sgo.-MRs fHOs Rom
BINS, Maple st. Norwich. n. Y, Feb. II. 100
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

Leather money was in circula ton in Russia
as recently as the time Of Peter the Great.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

We will give 800 rewa I'd for any case OF On.
tarrh that cannot be cured with Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. TaFen internally.
+. J. CHENEY e. Co., p, ops, Toledo. O.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

Here Is another OF the innumerAble
stories Of President Kruger. A Qucs-
ton about division OF some property
as to which two brothers had . dis
pute. was referred to him. and 1t WAS
agreed that his judgment should DO
accepted. After hearing both sides,
said no to the elder one: Il decide that
you. the senior, should have tho divid-
ing OF this property; but" he added.
with a twinkle in his eye. Il also de-
eide that your brother shall have his
choice Of the two PORTIONS"
Tho most profound Joy has moro OF gravity
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16
To Cure a Cold in On. nav

Trying to keep up appearan nee keeps man
q big man down.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

The night key always has the hardest wpr
to do in the II. orning,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

A very hot iron should never be used for
fannels or wooens. ava
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16
Thu Hoat Pre6cl

The daughter Of Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease Is
now making political stump speeches.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

Tho Best Prescription for Chills
md Fever 10 q bottle Of GROVES TAsTRL6ss
HILL TONIC. 1t is eimply iron and Quinine III
tasteieas form No ture-no pay. Price Soc.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

Every man makes the world richer or moor.
er By what no gives to it of himself.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

Forty is the age Of youth-50 Is the youth OF
old age.-Victor Hugo.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

Cur1OeIty bAVOo LiTo.
4 package marked Qu1nine was secretly
sent TO bright woman, but being curious she
took IT 10 druggist who said It was not Qui
nine but arsenic. A like inquiry into some
OF the medicines one cd will certainly detect
the f&iso IRON the true. For half contu
Hostetters stomach Blttors has been curing
indigestion, constipation. dyspepsia, NvSz and
kidney trou bios and has never 0noe failed.
Try Is II you fool weak and tired.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16
MORNING
IiREpNESS

IL serious complaint. It's a warning that
should be hooded. It Is different from an
honest tired feeling. 1t Is q sure sign OF
poor blood. You can cure-it by making
your blood rich AID pure with Hoods Sar.
saparilla. That is what other people do
thousands OF Thorn. Take few bottles A.,
this good medicine now and you will not
only get rid OF that weak. languid, ex-
hausted feeling, but 1t will make you feel
vol all through the summer.
Tired FeelIng-"For that tired and
worn out feeling In tho spring, and as a
strength builder and appetite creator. I
an equal" MRS. l.. d. WooDARD. ass
RalIou Streat WohnsockNt RI
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

MnNTFEnT z Tho great Southern Chan.
MUN EHUuE tauQua. Assembly and
Summer Schools. Top of
the Cumberland Mountains. Ideal summer
resort. Schools in every department.. Enter
tainments every day from July 5th. Fine or
chestra. Noted lecturers humorists, readers
"A most attractive program. Accessible; in
For full particulars address w. r. PAYNE,
Manager. Nashville, Tenn. latter June LIST,
Monteagle. Tenn.)
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUINISE TABLETS. A
druggists refund the money II 1t fails To cur,
y. " GROVES signature IS on each box Is,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn?

The best people In the world sometimes
make mistakes.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16
FOR MALARIA,
CHlLLS AND fever.
The Best Prescription Is Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic.
The Formula Is Plainly Printed on Every Bottle
So That the People May Know Just
What They Are Taking.

1mltators do not advertise their formula
knowing that you would not buy their medi-
cine if you knew what it contained. Groves
contains Iron and Quinine put up in correct
proportions and is in Tastcless form. The
Iron acts as tonic while the Quinine drives
the malaria out of the system. Any reliable
druggist will tell you that Groves is the
Original and that all other so-ca]led "Taste-
less" chill tonics are limitations An analysis
of other chill tonics shows that Groves is
superior to all others in every respect. You are
not experimenting when you take Grove's-ts
and excellence having long been
established. Groves is the only Chill Cure sold
throughout the entire malarial sections of the
United States. No Cure, No Pay. Price, SOC
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

Insolence is not logic: epithets arc the ar
guments Of malice.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16
Curiosity Saves Life.

Tho most profound Joy has moro OF gravity
than gaysty In It.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-16

DEYORE TREATMENT AFTER TREATMENT
WITH FALSE NosR
With Soothing. BaImy, Penetrating Oils.
Cancer. Tumor. Cntar1h, Piles, Fistnla. Ec-
Cancer Of tho nose eye lip, car. neck,
breast, stomach, womb in fact, all internal
or external organs or Tissues, cured without
knife or burning plasters, but with eoothing
aromatic oils
Cut this ont aud send 1t for an illustrated
book on the atove diseases. Home tro ltment
sent when desired. Addres.
DIR r. f. " OpARD
500 Main st. Iuti~ Ito. l. :rk
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WANTED Local Branch Manager, salary 80 q
with stamp. Godfrey Co., st. Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19
BOOM STREET FAIR.
Funds Will Be Used For Santa
Fe Shop Extension.

At the meeting Of the Commercial
club street fair committee last night
the fact that the funds are to be given
to the Santa Fe shop project was en-
phasized- Everybody should remember
this and help the street fair accord
ingly, for the shop extension means
much to Topeka.
Propositions were received from a
dozen troups of street fair performers,
and the amusement committee will Sc
lect half a dozen attractions to give a
continuous free show at the fair. One
Topeka talent. The lodges are begin
ming to take an interest in the fair, and
free exhibition drills may be given by
them.
The street fair has assumed such
gigantic proportions that the CONNER
cial club finds the need of a repreSen-
tative who shall nave complete control.
James S. Coe has been elected director
general. and has complete control of the
fair. He will have a booth, n be on
the grounds at all times rs the repre-
sentative Of the club.
It was decided at the meeting by a
unanimous vote to exclude all gambling
devices from the grounds and the
wheels and machines that give a chance
on a grand prize" will not be allowed.
A committee of five, composed of
Frank P. MacLennan, George w. Crane,
L. j. Greenwald, John Waters and r. S
Brigham, was appointed to see Topeka
merchants who have not already Sc
cured booth space.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19
"TELL HI
The Telegram From Old MI. Rich That
Made His Son Corrydon Confess.

Washington. May 19.-There is one pa
thetic incident in connection with the pos
tai irregularities in Cuba and it attaches
to Corrydon Rich, the postal clerk in
Rich is a little more than a lad. He is the
son of an old Quaker in Muncie, Ind.
who, while not wealthy is well-to-do and
the boy had been given an excellent edu-
cation. He is an only child and the idol
of his parents. Nicely knew both father
and son and persuaded the older man that
a bright boy like Corrydon would find
many opportunities for investments and
for a prosperous career in Cuba Mr..
Rich listened to Neely's suggestions and
consented to let his son go to Havana.
When the news of the scandal reached
Muncie Mr.. Rich at once became troubled
about his son. He knew the close rela-
tions between Nicely and young Rich and
his business sense told him that if the
accusation of extensive corruption in the
position he did. could not be ignorant of
some of the things that were said to have
been done. He wrote a long letter, set
ting forth to his son the anxiety he felt
and urged, if he made some mistakes, not
to add other and greater errors. But the
worse and the venerable mans fear in
creased. until at last he determined to
learn the truth. He came on to Wash
ington and sought an interview with
Postmaster General Smith. Mr.. Smith
was greatly affected by the pitiable story
but was reluctantly compelled to admit
that the entire truth of the discoveries
already made has not yet been published
Mr.. Rich left the department, and going
to the nearest telegraph office sent a ca
words, Tell the truth The next morn.
ing the dispatches from Havana announc-
ed that one of the postal clerks had made
a full confession. It was Corrydon Rich
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19
RECONClLED AT LAST.
Young Mr.. Sloan Is Called Home
by His Papa.

Chicago, May 19.-The Tribune says:
After eleven months of waiting parental
forgiveness has been extended to young
VIM. w. Sloan. jr., of Buffalo, who was
married while at Harvard, to Miss Ed
wards of Cambridge, the fiancee Of
young Mr.. Boeck of St. Louis on the day
after the wedding of the latter two was
to have taken place in a Cambridge
church. News that VIM. w. Sloan, ST.,
had relented and would take the young
couple into his good graces was brought
to them by John Sloan, of Buffalo, uncle
of the young man who found them in
apartments at 113 Cass street, in this
city. No time was lost in accepting the
parental prefer of the olive branch ana
last night the young man and his bride
of p, and his uncle left over the Lake
Shore for Buffalo.
Miss Edwards mother vas the owner
of a boarding house where Mr.. Boeck
lived in Harvard. He left the university
in the spring of 1898, engaged to marry
Miss Edwards. Mr.. Sloan began his
studies at Harvard in the fall of 1898
and found rooms and board" at the
house. Mr.. Sloan fell in love
with Miss Edwards and she returned
his love. Mrs. Edwards did not ook
with favor on h new attachment. Mr..
Boeck's father was a wealthy resident
of St. Louis. Mr.. Sloan's father was
bank of Buffalo and worth several mil
lions, but Mrs Edwards thought the old
engagement should stand.
Plans, however, were made for the
wedding of Mr.. Boeck and Miss Ed
wards. The ceremony was to have been
performed on June %, 1899. The night
before that date there was a rehearsal.
But when HI guests arrived at the
church the next evening the edifice was
dark, and they found tacked on the
door a paper on which was the message
wedding postponed"
Mr.. Sloan and Miss Edwards that
evening had taken a train to Lowell,
Mass, where they were married the
next daY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19
A COMBINE WITH RUSSIA
To Control the Worries Wheat Mar
ket Is Proposed.

Chicago, May 19.zThe Record says:
There is before the state department
at Washington a plan submitted by the
Russian government whereby Russia
and the United States could dictate
wheat prices for the world" said ]. NJ.
Flynn of a Francisco at the Auditor
ium hotel. Mr.. Flynn is an agent of the
Russian-American recently
formed with a capital of $1,000, 900 and
has been in consultation with the Rus
sian embassy in Washington for several
weeks on matters pertaining to the COM
pany he represents. Continuing, Mr..
Flynn said:
This plan was submitted during
Cleveland'S second term but it has rest
ed without action till the present time.
I know that the Russian government is
anxious that its OvertureS be met by
this country. The Transsiberian rail-
road develops a territory the principal
products of which are wheat and cotton.
ticn of this country her wheat and cot
ton the principal items of export also
of the United States, could bring much
better prices. England, which is. a man
uf~acturing country and has to import
wheat to feed her workers, has kept the
price down that labor nay be cheaper
and this has been of great detriment to
Russia, Argentina and the United
States. RuSSia'S proposition was the re-
suit of the Investigations made some
time ago by M. De White, minister of
finance. to discover the cause of the low
price of wheat and cotton. They show
ed to the satisfaction of the government
thai this low price was not due to in
creased acreage nor lessened consump-
ton but was the direct result of Ameri-
can competition"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19
IN FEAR OF
Dr.. Smith Did Not Dare t o Leave
Missouri.

Chicago, May 19.-Mrs. William
Smith, of Kirksville, Mo-, who came to
Chicago to secure the dismissal of
grave robbing charges against her nus
band of eight months, so that the two
might travel outside of Missouri with
out fear that he would be arrested, has
won her point, and left last night for
Kirksville. a happy woman
The last straw that turned the scale
in Mrs. Smiths favor was a letter that
came to Superintendent of Public Serv-
ice Daniel d. Healy from DR.. Smith
himself. The letter contained the state
ment: 1.-The matter has already driven
my already overweight brain off its
balance. For five weary months we
have existed-only existed-and now
that it appears as though, through your
kindness, there may be release and
prosperity in view, it seems too good
to be true"
Mr.. Healy saw States Attorney De-