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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16
About Producing Great Men,

The mos. interesting aspect of the
subject of producing supremely great
men is what may be called the supersti:
tious aspect of it, There is no other
subject that we know as little about
few others about which so much has
been written The weariest weight. OF
dull nonsense on the book shelves of the
world are the endless volumes whose
authors pretend to give logical account
of supremely great men. Why Shakes
peare was Shakespeare, why he came
when he did, why he did what he did
the influences" that shaped his mind
and the whole multitudinous folderol
have wasted much time of industrious
men and simple readers.
And in one sense it is perfectly true
that a democracy cannot afford to be
straining after the production Of great
men, even if it knew how to produce
them; for the business Of a democracy
is to give every mail chance to de-
velop what small or great measure of
power is in him. The great men will
take care of themselves when they come.
How to entice Nature to bring then,
forth-that is SO far beyond US that Mr..
Schurman's reproach seems academic
and fantastical; and. if "all our higher
institutions of learning must bear the
reproach," as he said, what a task he
lays on OUR institutions of learning
They may produce scholars, but scholars
are mere hewers of wood and horny
handed sons of toll beside Great Men,
The WorIds Work.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16
Marriage in Scotland.

In Scotland the path to matrimony is
broader and smoother than in England.
The great holiday time in Glasgow is
the Fair week. All the shipyards are
closed and man has time to marry. But
many shirk the toll gates of the high
road Seventy irregular marriages took
place this Fair in Glasgow. The method
is simple and inexpensive. The couple
take each other for man and wife be-
fore witnesses. and then they go to the
sheriff and ask for warrant to register.
There is an absence of fuss end we'd
ding cake which appeals. to the eco
nomical mind Besides miners, laborers,
engineers and shipyard workers gener-
ally the seventy numbered a ventrilo-
quist, physician, va!et,"a school board
officer. a lapidary. hotel keeper, a
coachman, soldier, a sea captain and
. uosor-car driveJ.--LondoH Chronicle
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16
ESAU BUCK AND THE BUcKsAW.
me ocksaw, the Seesaw and the Buci
That Saw Esau Saw,

That Saw Esau Saw
An old farmer of Arkansas who's,
sons had all grown up and left hin
hired young man by the name of Esa,
Buck to help him on hi. farm. On tkt
evening Of the frs. day they hauled u1
small load Of poles for wood and un
loaded them between the garden and
the barnyard
he next morning the old man said
/ to the hired man: 'Esau, am going tc
town to-day and while | am gone you
NAY saw up that wood and keep the old
ram out of the garden"
When the old man had gone Esau
went out to saw the wood, but when he
saw the saw he wouldn't saw it. When
Esau saw the ssw. he saw that he
couldn't saw it with that saw Esau
looked around for another saw, but
that saw was the only saw he
saw, so he didn't saw it. When
the old man came home he says to Esau {:
'Esau, did you saw the wood?" Esau
said: Il saw the wood, but 1 wouldn't
saw it; for when l saw the saw l saw
that couldn't saw with that saw, so
l didn't saw it, The old man went
out to see the saw and when he saw the
saw he saw that Esau couldn't saw with
that saw. When Esau saw that the old
man saw that he couldn't saw with the
saw Esau picked up the axe and chopped
up the wood and made a seesaw. The
next day the old man went to town and
bought new bucksaw for Esau Buck,
and when he came home he hung the
bucksaw for Esau Buck on the sawbuck
by the seesaw
Just at this time Esau Buck saw
the old buck in the garden eating cab
bage, and when driving him from the
garden to the barnyard Esau Buck saw
the bucksaw on the sawbuck by the
seesaw, and Esau stopped to examine
the new bucksaw Now when the old
buck saw Esau Buck looking at the
new bucksaw on the sawbuck by the see
saw, he made dive for Esau, missed
Esau, hit the seesaw. knocked the see
saw against Esau Buck, who fell on
the bucksaw on the sawbuck by the see
saw. Now. when the old man saw the
old buck dive at Esau Buck and miss
Esau and hit the seesaw and knock the
seesaw against Esau and Esau Buck |
fall on the bucksaw on the sawbuck by
the seesaw, he picked up the axe to
kill the old buck, but the buck saw him
coming, and lodged the blow and count
.red on the old mans stomach, knocked |
The old man over the sesaw onto Esau
Buck, who was getting up with buck
saw on the sawbuck by the seesaw, Grip
oled Esau Buck, broke the bucksaw and
he sawbuck and the seesaw.
Now, when the old buck saw the
of his victory over the old
nan and Esau Buck and the bucksaw
md the sawbuck and the seesaw, he
luietly turned around, went back and
umped into the garden again and ate
'p what was left of the old mans cab
Daily Times.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16
GRAY SHOES THE VOGUE.

Gray being the favorite color in Pari,
just now, gray shoes areethe idols of the
hour-sray kid in varying shades. with
Louis XIV. flaps on the instep and old
silver buckles. They are pretty and
Dainty, and far more becoming to the
foot than white. Gray voile and gray
stanline gowns figure at most of the
smart gatherings this season, and the
semi-transparent nature of the latter
fabric admits of the shimmering through
of contrasting lining, a heliotrope silk
slip underneath a pearl-gray etamine be-
ing charming combination. These soft
fabric gowns look their best set into a
deep lace or linen embroidered shaped
corselet piece, fulled at the hips and at
the back, the carselet piece being inter-
threaded with black ribbon velvet, and
ehemisette to match. Indeed, these lace
corselets are gaining ground, for most
thin material frocks.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16
A MILLINERY FORECAST.

Felt will be much used for the smart
est kinds of hats; nevertheless velvet
covered hats take the lead, and some
thing also will be done with fancy ma
terials, says the Millinery Trade Revie7r,
referring to the coming winter models.
In this line some rather curious novel
ties have been achieved, such as the i'm
prisoning Of angora hair between two
layers OF net, producing what appears
to be at slight distance a sort of mot
tied felt. Truss of angora are also laid
between a layer Of felt and net in both
cases the presence of the net is hardly
to be detected save by the touch. Mil
liners orders include fair amount of
ostrich. They are taking tips as well as
Amazons, the latter being rather more
eurled than those provided for the gala
days of June. Colored ostrich to match
velvets used to cover hats and felts are
in some demand still the order books
show large proportion of black since
black hats are most often trimmed witt,
ostrich.
Wings promise to figure most prom
inently among the decorations for fall
and early winter, and also birds. A new
fashion of fastening wings against the
sides of toques and small hats, with the
tips pointing downward, is very pretty
and becoming and is particularly wol
suited to the new style of wearing the
hair arranged low at the back
During the holiday season there will
be great demand for white birds and
wings, but for their winter models mill
liners make use of wings in different
shades of beige. brown and gray, with
admixture of cream, white dark brown,
black Couteaux continue to be in much
request, and they are provided in a great
variety of colors and combinations; mil
liners. however, are not using them
much in the trimming of smart hats and
oques; it seems probable that they will
Be mostly reserved for sailor and other
simple morning hats.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16
M{S-%
~ FA3lA;AIEoN 3 Is \
ahFANCYS

PEARL EMBROIDERED CRAVATS.
Cravats with lace incrustsd ends work.
ed with seed-pearl embroidery, and bor-
dered with sesd-peaH fringe, are dainty
novelties, and offer suggestions how to
utilize those old seed-pearl necklaces
which used to be stitched on to black
velvet bands in arabesques and flower
DEVICES, such as most people have put
away somewhere,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16
NEW OCCUPATION FOR WOMEN

Young men sometimes complain that
young women are ''crowding" them in
every branch of business, but they will.
with perfect equanimity, no doubt, al
low their fair competitors complete
monopoly OF an Occupation" that has
just been developed in London. 1t is
that of breaker" and, so far as
known, is confined to women. The
breaker" for a certain price, will wear
pair Of new shoes for from two to
four days as may be necessary to bring
them to a condition comfortable to her
customers feet. The very need of a
"breaker suggests that the feminine
foot is sometimes crowded into a space
more restricted than it should be. but
if the vicarious services of the profess
sional wearer can be had to take off the
sharp edge. as it were. the little vanity
may be pardoned 1t is not likely that
young men will establish similar "oc-
eupation" for the relief of their suffer
Ing brothers.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16
THE CARE OF IEWFLRY

| Jewelry, if not taken proper care of
is apt very soon to become dirty, ant
then, however valuable or pretty an ar
ticle may be in itself, its appearance is
quite spoiled, and it also ruins what
would otherwise be very pretty toilet
To look we'll, jewelry must be absolute
ly bright and fresh looking. All ar
ticles should be kept wrapped up in sill
yer paper by themselves, and not thrown
'higgledy-piggledy' in box or drawer,
which is the habit of so many women.
1t takes extra time and trouble, but sure.
ly the result is worth it.
All gold jewelry not in constant use
should be kept in lockwood sawdust !;
this can be procured from any jeweller.
When cleaned it should be washed in a
lather of soapsuds, to which little sal
volatile has been added. 1t must after.
ward be dried with soft cloth and rub.
bed with chamois leather.
Silver ornaments can be treated in the
same way, but if very dirty they ough,
to be rubbed with powder whitening,
made into paste with little ammonia
The whitening should be left to dry on
the article: it should then be brushed
or wiped off and rubbed with chamois
leather. Powder should not be use for
Maltese silver; it gets into the work,
and can only be removed with much diff
fculty.
Artificial diamonds should never be
cleaned with anything moist; this mis-.
take is often made, and beautiful orna-
r,ent completely ruined They should
be softly rubbed with dry plate powder.
and then with clean. soft brush. Dia-
monds, on the other hand, are much i'm.
proved by being cleaned with little am
monia.
Turquoises should not be washed; il !
water is used for cleaning them the,
turn 4 very bad color, and they should
be exposed to the air as much as pos
sible.
Pearls should be treated with great |
care. Any external stains may be re- |
moved by rubbing them gently with |
ground rice and salt, starch or pumice
stone, but sometimes stains reach into
the substance of the pearl, and it is i'm.
possible to take them out They should
never be dan1ped Imitation pearl.
should be cleaned in the same way.
Opals should be kept from any heat.
as they are liable to contract. when they
split and fall from their settings.
Both real and imitation jet when brok-
m can easily be repaired with jewellers
This can be made at home, and
III women should have a little by them
in case of need. 1t is made with one
part of mastic varni$h to two parts OF
fish glue. A little should be applied
% both the broken pieces after they
ave been cleaned; they should then be
pressed tightly together and left for
wentyfour hours. The ornament can
hen be used again quite safely.-Wo-
nan's Life.
A white rose tied with black velvet
S worn in the hair. and the whole get
Ip' is charming conceit for afternoon
ca.
A pretty feature in popular styles Of
aides gold watchs is the coloring of
he figures on the open white dial in
lght pink. light green or other tints.
There is an effort afoot now to es-
ahish pronounced preference fot
he jacket with coat tails. 1t is rather
Ike Dame Fashion to fly from abbre-
lated boleros to pronounced coat tails,
nd it sounds quite plausible.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16
DEFEATED.

What OF the way, old mans
! What of the way ahead!
ThS dew of death is on your brow,
/. Your eyes are closing even now,
But no one hurries here to bow
/ In sadness at your bed"
ssWhat of the way?" he sighed.
I "What of the way ahead?"
iii, clear-but, oh look backward, where
I'VE passed-the world is unaware
That have ever travelled there!-"
= He trembled, and was dead.
I MS. E. Kiser, in the Chicago Record
Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16

ribbon, and two are usually worn, one a,
the top Of the pompadour little toward
one side and the other coquettishly ar
ranged behind the left ear.-An,erieon
Queen,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16

he clicked the iron gate.
But they did not heed him.-Clevs-
land Leader.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16

THE OLD FASHIONED GARDEN.
Among the English women of rank
who take personal interest in their gar
dens Is the Duchess of Somerset. She
has a a'delightful old world garden. COM
bining her favorites-violets, bleeding
heart, snowy phlox, daffodiis and sweet
bergaaot. In her medical garden" are
to be found the herbs used in healing.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16
HOW TO BUILD A PRETTY PLAY
HOUSE.

Now as woman, with two little girl.
to supply with outdoor summer amuse-
nents, and with all my own childish
pleasure in what has been described as
vividly before me as though it had been
but yesterday, l built and laid out for
my children miniature house and
grounds The trees and flowers are all
growing, and by planting and watching
| the children have taken into their minds
and hearts knowledge of botany and
love for nature which will remain
with them always. The illustration is
inserted to give ideas which may help
others, and to show what can be done
with common wooden starch-box when
a little time and ingenuity are expended
upon it. The house is fourteen inches
long, IS painted yellow and sanded, to
represent stucco; the roof is a dull, dark
green, and all the trimmings are white.
Any suitably proportioned box will an
swer the purpose.-Gertrude Okie Gas
kill in the HomaM's Home Companion.
THE STYLE OF HAIR R-DRESSING.
The hair is now worn low on the neck.
Whether this change in coiffure is due
to the new collarless bodice or whether
the style comes to us direct from Paris
is hard to determine, but true it is that
the style of wearing the hair on the top
of the head is fast disappearing and the
low head-dress is taking its place.
The pompadour still retains the vogue.
but with slight change in outline. In
stead of combining low over the fore
head the hair is arranged closer to the
head; there is little trick in combing
the hair for pompadour which makes
it soft and full without requiring cush-
ion, and it is accomplished by combing
the front hair down over the face and
fufing up the inside part with the comb,
thus making soft, full mass over the
outside of the pompadour. At night, |
if the hair is carefully brushed and
combed, the fuAlng of the pompadour
will not cause an extra hair to fall.
To dress the hair, part it from ear 10
ear across the crown of the head, and |
after the pompadour is arranged, coil the
ends into small knot and pin them to
the crown. Divide the remaining por-
ton of the hair into two parts and twist J
each part into the figure eight. The two
figure eights come just below the POM
padour knot at the crown of the head.
For dressy occasions ribbon rosettes
Are used to give an extra touch to the
;oifure. These rosettes are very small,
lye made d very narrow black velvet
Smyrna times., 1901-02-13
PROFITABLE DAIRY BUSINESS.
W. F. Linen of Caroline County, Nd, Clears
SllO From Two Cows.

An example of unusual profit in the
dairy business says the Centreville
Observer, is given by Mr.. W. F. Linen
of Smithville, Caroline county. From
two cows his profits last year were
$11O.57. He sold 5SS pounds of butter.
Similar instances have been from time
to time noted in Caroline county in
the last few years, showing that the
grade of cattle has been greatly i'm
proved. In some sections of the
county considerable attention is being
paid to dairy farming, aud there are
many fine herds. Large quantities Of
butter are sold to the hotels, and the
steamers plying the Choptank and
Tuckahoe rivers take quantities for the
travelling public Tuckahoe river is a
region noted for its fine cattle and de-
licious butter. Among the most sue
cessful butter makers are some of the
Pennsylvanians who settled there q
number of years ago, many of whom
have creameries.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-13

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years o.
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf.
nent kidney and blad
Jax enaDia1;ef a1J :,
Smyrna times., 1901-02-13
SPEcULATORS LUCK IN TEXAS.
Bored an Oil Well at Beaumont Which has
Already PrOdued Oil Worth $4,000.
4rgus.

The friends of Colonel James NJ.
Guffey, of Pittsburg, Pa, are loud in
their claims that he has already claimed
his right to be called the luckiest man
in the world. At any rate he has daz-
zled the eyes of the oil field specula-
tors with the success and daring of his
operations.
His latest strike is the big oil gusher
at Beaumont, Texas, which is now
spouting fortune in oil every day.
How he happened to get possession
of that bonaza illustrates the luck
which illustrates that has followed most
of his operations.
One day last summer there was
letter in his mail from man in Texas
of whom he had never heard before.
The letter stated that the writer had
Is, 900 acres of land in Jefferson county
Texas, under oil leases. He had no
idea whether there was oil under the
ground or not but had hopes. He
would like Col. Guffey to go in with
him and bore trial we'll. Colonel
Guffey wrote the enterprising Texan
to get leases on 30, 600 acres when he
would help him.
The bargain was made, and the first
we'll bored at Beaumont, 200 miles from
any producing oil well, has already
produced oil worth $4,000. In the
same lucky wav Colonel Guffey has
been instrumental in developing pro-
ducing wells in California, Mexico and
West Virginia. He is also.said to have
backed his luck in natural gas and sill.
yer mining ventures.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-13
DELAWARE RAILROAD TAX
DISCUSSED BY Mr., B|GGS
LETTER ADDRESSED TO MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE AT DOVER.
Saws the Railroad is Willing to Bear its Share
of the Taxes But Shouldn't Be Bur.
deued With it.

John Biggs, solicitor for the Phila-
delphia. Wilmington & Baltimore, the
Delaware and the Delaware, Mary
land & Virginia Railroads, has ad
dressed a letter to the members of the
House Committee having in charge the
bills recently introduced in the Legis-
lature. making radical increases in the
taxes imposed by the State upon these
railroad corporations. The question
of taxation in regard of the Railroads,
should be gone into carefully and no
action taken hastily. Look at the
town of Odessa for sample of what
other towns down the State would be
to-day if they they did not have Rail
roads facilities. The railroads are
supposed to bear their share of taxes,
but they shouldn't be burdened with
them. The only redress the Railroad
Companies have is to add that pro-
portion on the travelling public and on
freight rates. The p. W. & B., and
Delaware roads paid to the State over
$685., 900 of which S3O7, 900 was on ac-
count of interstate passengers, durin g
the enforcement of the law imposing a
tax of ten cents per capita on all peO-
pie taken through this State. The rail
roads contested the law and the Court
of Errors and Appeals decided that il
conficted with the constitution of the
United States. These taxes were
never laid back to the railroad com
panies. Mr.. Biggs shows that the p
w. Il B. r. r., has the same mileage
in Pennsylvania as in this State. Tn,
tax paid in that State in 1899 was $17,
24t. 10 and in Maryland $41. 036. .;
against $40, 600 paid in Delaware. HI
says increased taxes means increased
rates to passengers aud freight. L
now remains for the Legislature t
say what shall be done with these rail
road bills.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-13
Beware of Ointment for Cat tarrh
that Contains Mercury

NhaA
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and derange the whole
system when entering through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the dam
age they will do is tenfold to the good
you may possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarh Cure, manufactured by
f. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., con-
tains no mercury, and is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally, and is made in Toledo, o.,
by +. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by druggists, price 75c per bot.
tie.
Halls Family Pills are the besl.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-13
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL IN CONGRESS.
The Two Kinds Offered and What is In
tended by Them.

Two kinds of subsidy are offered by |
this bill. One is intended primarily to |
offset the difference between American |
and foreign ship wages and cost of
ship construction. This subsidy bill
amounts to one and one-half per cents
per gross ton for each additional one
hundred nautical miles sailed i'll either
an outward or a homeward voyage,
provided there are no more than six
teen round 7oyages ill twelve consecu-
tive months. This mileage subsidy is
payable to all ships, sail or steam.
Careful calculations based on actual
ships and actual voyages show that 1T
will almost exactly accomplish its pur-
pose of giving American ships a pro-
lection equivalent to the higher range
of American maritime wages.
But there is a second factor to be
reckoned with. In one way or another
all the maratime nations of Europe,
and even Japan, subsidize either their
whole merchant fleet or their best and
Wost effective steamships. To offset
these foreign subsidies, the Frye bill
offers second subsidy to steam ers,
based upon both their tonnage and
their speed, and increasing gradually
from five -tenths of one cent per ton for
each one hundred nautical miles sailed
by twa thousand ton steamer of 12
knots to two and three-te nths cents
by ten-thOusand ton steamer of TWEEN
ty-one knots. This subsidy, so esti-
mates have proved, affords an even,
average compensation for foreign sub
sides, anu no more.
The total expenditure under the bill
is limited to 80, 600, 900 year of which
not more than 20 per cenl. shall go tC
Atlantic trade, and at least 30 per cent.
to Pacific trade, if there are ships tC
receive it. When the American mer-
chant fleet under this stimulus in
creases so that SO, 900, 600 will not suf
flee to pay the original subsidy rates
they are to be reduced pro rata among
all the ships receiving subsidy. Ships
in existence January 1, 1900 are tC
enjoy the privilege ten years and nc
longer; ships built after Jan. l, 190t
are to have subsidies for twenty year
But after ten years from the passag,
of the bill no new subsidies are to b,
granted. By that time it is believe,
that American shipowning and ship
building for the foreign trade, now F,
s fearfully depressed, will be set on
sure road to enduring prosperity. =
a From "The Frye Shipping Bill: Mer
q its and Advantages of the Measure,
n by Winthrop Marvin, in the Americn
n Monthly ReUicW If ReUieUS for Feb
q ruary.