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Connecticut western news., 1901-12-12
Governor OdeII Recovering.

Newburg, N. r., Dec. 11.-Governor Odell, who has for several days been at home suffering from a bilious at tack, is slowly recovering. On the ad- vice of his physician he will not leave the house for several days.
Connecticut western news., 1901-12-12
Two Killed In Street Duel

Zolfo, Fla, Dec. 11.-G. l.. Powell and J. s. Overstreet. two prominent naval stores manufacturers, shot and killed each other in face to face duel here. Powell was one of the largest operators and owners of turpentine lands in Florida.
Connecticut western news., 1901-12-12
yerestcharin ,o pniat noassv.It.

Roosevelt at san Juan uin' Is to be the srhicct nr q painting by Nassill Ntsvaiela% n, lrm la.utVr of battle ke2..GAs
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

ST. Johns Catholic Church was
crowded with large assemblage of
friends and relatives last Wednesday
evening to witness the nNptials Of
Miss Emelie Maquin, beautiful and
accomplished young lady, and Mr..
Gabi Robichaux. The Rev. Father
Trainor spoke the words that united
the bride and groom as man and
wife with emotions Of holy rever-
ence. A reception was rendered the
young couple, including q dance at
Rarrillcua's platform, where the
guests enjoyed themselves until a
late hour. All left wishing Mr.. and
Mrs. Robichaux long life Of unal-
loyed happiness.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
FRANKLIN, la, Jan. :. 1901.

FRANKLIN. La, Jan. :. 1901.
Tue Honorable Council met in
regular session. with Mayor j. G.
Lewis in the chair. J.. s. Bigler all
sent.
The minutes Of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The Treasurer's report. showing q
balance of $780,. 40, was received
and ordered placed on 1i.e.
The Marshal's report was received
and placed on file.
The following bills were read and
approved-viz.:
Gibbons & Stream, machinery
SGpliltS ..... ,.,..s..., ...S 81 Il
Writ Electric Co, dynamo
bIuSl'S. 10
f IL. Fcskc, groceries for pes.
Hotnc y ~
The Fairbanks Co.. machinery
SlpplicS 10 81
Peterman a Fisher, meat for
pest house ........-. ...... 81
I. W. Abel, sundries for ". W. IL 20
Board of School Directors,
school fund ...... .......... 1,527 il
W. L. Jones, Assessor. furnish-
ing poll list, etc. ........... 53 90
Cumberland Tel. Co.. tolls... so
a. Hanson Lumber Co, wood
for W. W.................. % 40
St, Mary Banner, printing tax
recelptS...... -. 49,. ) 90
hyle Lumber Co., wood uai
lumber ........ 1875 Is
NJ Bell, street work and mdse 90
II. w. Weber, hauling wood to
W. VIZ. .................. t 90
5. We'll, coal. $50. ......... 20
Waters Pierce Oil Co., oil .. , so
Daniel Jeffrey, boiler work " 40 50
"A. Mequct, hauling shells and
"oou. ........ a ~
NJ. l.. Harrison, street work
and hauling. ............ $50 a.
c. Robert Churchill, electric
supplies >. ...... go. % 90
/. ID. Hine. sundries " 2 56
+. X. Fulton d Co.. bond acct,
with interest ............. ,, 9aJ 90
The Mayor was required to make |
necessary arrangements for getting
shells and grounds for dumping
same.
There being no further business.
the Council then adjourned.
Jso. {. LEWIS, Mayor.
{. LArvE, Secretary.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Ihe Southern Pacific will run a
special train excursion TO New Or
ieans on Sunday, Jan. goth. The
uain will reach Franklin at $3.50
I. NJ, fare $3.50; Patterson $50 q.
m, fare. Sl.3O. The train is due to
|psaep New Orleans at 1890 p. m.,
'eaVlng at 10 p. M, Tickets sold at
|aoove rates will be good going and
|H.arning on special train only. This
!. s'i oe a grand opportunity to visit
.ae Crescent City at an unusually
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Tuesday, the Sth, was Tue ami
versary Of the battle of New Dr.
leans, and it was duly observed in
that city.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

The COuHcil at its last meeting
authorized the Mayor to contract for
shells, which means that work will
s00n commence on our streets.
rankin will soon have coed streets,
and then, gentlemen of the Council,
eve US public market. ,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Gen. Niles informs us that Just as
saon as the Parish of St: Mary gives
him the right of way he will con-
mence WORK on the electric road. 1t
goes without saying that Franklin
will get the power house, for it is
the central point.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Mr.. A. II. Bush has severed lis
connection with the Waters-Pierce
Oil Company at this place, TO accept
an agency Of the above company at
Longview, Texas.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Foreign storms are becoming quite
frequent of late, and the Beers seem
10 be storming the British.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

r'Sr "Prisoncr Of AI.iers' will
sal}saar at the Auditorium on the
III inst.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Ane stern wheel steamer Osceola,
mned BY the Gulf Salt Mining Co.,
Dell Isle, was sank in Grand
shae, OIL Pigeon Point, while on her
~ 70 New Orleans to be put in the
sy oock for repairs. The boat was
"s'Og ilve empty barges. She struck
~ N Which was floating just under
u surface Of the water, and great
N was torn in her hull. Capt.
v. McHugh, Of franklin, was
inter- Of the boat. Fortunately no
'es we're lost.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Harding, tie Ten Cent Counter
pan, requests Your presence at his
store to examine the fine line Of
goods he has just received.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Rev. Schuhlc preached his first ser
mon last Sunday night in the new
Methodist Church. 1t WAS well re-
ce;ved by all who attended.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Died, in Franklin, on sunday, Jan.
9Th, Marshall Mayer, son of DR.. J.
Il. Mayer, aged Is years, : months
and II days. The funeral took place
20 Monday, Jan. 9TH, at 1 o'clock
,. %. Our sympathy goes out to the
hereaFed parents in their hour Of
Affection.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

The second meeting of the Teach
ers' Institute will be held in Frank
lin on Friday, Jan. 18th, and satur-
day. Jan. Goth. Tie institute Will
commence promptly at 2 p. IN.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Mr.. John Eisele has removed his
stock from his old stand into the
store which he recently bought from
Mr.. John A. O'Neill.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Now is the time when every man
in the town of franklin ought to
nut forth his best energies toward
the building Of a barrel factory.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Sasspwsky does all kinds Of re:
pairing on short notice, Take your
old jewelry to him and get it fixed
up good rs new.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Armour, the great pork packer,
died at his home in Chicago this
week. His wealth vas estlnaiea a
sac, O0O.p0l.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

The Parish Schcol Roan! is il
session today, the proceedings OF
which will appear in our next issue.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

The name of the O'Niell House
has been changed to the Teche
House by its present proprlctors,
Messrs. Aubertin s Becnel. The
above gentlemen intend to run a
strictly frSt-class house in every
respect, having secured the ser
vices of a French cook. Meals will
be served at all hours.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

The old Carson place, on New
Iberia street, has been purchased by
Mr. Q. Lambert from Mr.. ). T..
Fourmy.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

We note with regret that Sheriff
John Sanders has been confined to
his bed the past week with an attack
of rheumatism.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

How about that watch Does it
need cleaning? Sassowsky is the
man to see about it.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Weather prophets say his win
ter will be one q the mildest e'e'
known on the continent.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

We publish this week in another
column the proceedings Of the Town
Council.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

The Kyle Lumber Company j
making extensive Improvements
on it's factory. 1t has been dis.
mantled and will be rebuilt.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Everyone who needs crockery.
glass, tin or enamel ware should call
It Hardings Ten Cent Counter.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

The wind and sun during the
week have done much toward drying
our streets.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

1t looks as if Franklin is going TO
get the long talkel-of barrel factory.
We learn that a subscription list for
stock was passed around this week
and a large portion of tie s!aci. sub
sccihei. There t. no better location
in the south 70: barrel factory than
Franklin, and we feel satisfied ii will
be success from the start. Let us
build it.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

ny Mr.. L. p. Pcrret has leased his
Ns1sce to Mr.. Don Gallery, who will
t1ar n,rk it in connection with Bethla.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Y Rex has sailed for New Orleans,
!; .nl will reach there for Mardl
dGyas, Feb. 10Th,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

| Mary Teachers Institute VIII DC neIu
in the st. Mary Central High School
Franklin. La, on Friday and Satur-
day. Jan. 18th and Goth, 1901.
| Tue Institute will commence
punctually on Friday, Jan. -, 1901
at 2 D. NJ. with roll-call Of teachers
to be answered with appropriate quo
tations.
The teachers outside Of Franklin
will please MAKE their arrangements
| SO as to be in attendance at the open
ing Of Tie Institute and to remain
in Franklin until Saturday noon.
A holiday is hereby granted TO all
the white public schools Of this Par
sh on Friday, Jan. -, 1901.
All white public school teachers
will he required to be present under
penalty of forfeiture of two days
pay. (Sec. 30. Act 81, Of 1850
The attention of the teachers is
called to the different subjects as
signed for discussion, and they are
urged to prepare themselves to dis
cuss them freely.
Children Of the higher grades.
teachers Of private schools and the
general pubic are cordially invited
to attend this meeting.
ASSIGNMENTS.
|. "The Importance Of regular at
tendance and methods tc secure it.
MIR. Alvin Covert.
:. "Thc Sprncellan system ot
penmanship, its demonstration and
defense '-Mr. W. Bodenheimer.
). ''Thc necessity Of maxim. the
pupil analyze arithmctical problems"
Mr.. I. .. Grittis.
4. An old-fasIioned spelling bee,
participated in ny all tie TEACHERS, |
sides to he drawn ny Mr.. G. A. Ives
and Miss Alice Ilincklcy. leaders.
5. "The physical comfort of the
child while in the school room -
MIR. j. W. Warren
6. allow to teach children to read
ccrrecily'-Miss Rachel Bosworth.
:. "The duty of every teacher to
constantly improve, and the best
way to utilize the summer vacation
Mr.. i. J. Alleman.
5. Chow to secure the best rela-
tons between parents and teacher -
Mr., W. c. Garnet.
.. ola what grades should 'pia-
critical marks be taught, and meth
DDS of teaching ir-Miss Lena
WILBUR II. KRAMER.
Parish superintendent.
Approved:
ROBERT L. CocKF, President.
Circuit Court convened several
lays this week.
The Police Jury will meet Mon
lay, Jan. 18th.
The criminal term of court will
convene next Monday, Jan. l4th.
4 fault finder is a rheumatic pain
II the heart Of the community.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12
PERSONALS.

Mr.. aud Mrs. Ed johnson Will
move to Franklin shortly.
Dr.. L. +. FreIe was business
visitor to franklin this week.
Mr. Fred Underwood. Of Jeaner-
cite, was in town last Thursday.
Miss Jeanne Duplan, Of Patterson,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. DR.. Neville.
Capt. J. G. Murphy was in town
this week shaking hands with his
many friends.
Mr. Alfred Fortier. OF Cypre-
ment. was among the many visitors
to town this week.
Mr.. An,lcy. Il member Of the
New Orleans bar. attended court
here or Monday last.
Judge Miller. of Lake Charles.
was in Franklin this week holding
Circuit Court with Judge II. u.
| Smith.
Err. and Mrs. Walter Berwick, of
Bayou Sale, were visitors to
Franklin this week, guests of Mrs.
+. j. Smith.
Miss Rose Foster departed this
week for Shreveport, La, where
she goes to attend the wedding Of
Miss Ethel Blanchard.
Messrs. Fred c. Marsh and }. W.
Foster. OF Franklin, were at the
Commercial. in New Orleans, one
day this week,
There was a very plea SAINT dance
given at the Club rooms on Wednes-
day night.
Sassowskv has received a fine lot
Of watches and clocks.
Mr.. Joseph Beninato offers for
sale, in another column, his confec-
tiouery and fruit stand on Main
street.
Harding 5 motto is !'Quick sales
and small profits. What YOU don't
see, ask for.
Mr.. Frank BoudrcauX desires to
inform lis many friends in and out
of town that he is how connected
with the Tech House. and when look
inc for lirst-claSs hotel they should
not forget him.
Those places 0; business That have
been carrying pistols and pistol car
tridges for sale VIII do we'll to re
member that there is row a license
fee Of $50 imposed fer the sale Of
those articles.
Tie Nes;!ake Herald was sold
last week to the Lake Charles Press
Company, of which Brother Steidley |
IS president and manager. Success
10 YOU. COnfreres.
\ new postohice ruling imposes u
Inc OF 5000 or one year 5 impriSon-
nent on any one who through care {
lessness CT otherwise takes mail not
belonging 10 them from the pos of
ice and fails to return it Immediate
y. This applies 70 newspapers as
we'll as letters and ali other mail.
Examine your mail before taking it
rom the building. 1t will only take
moment, and may sage yoa troa-
Die
81 Tie burning Of The Rochester
orphan Asylum, i'll Rochester, y. Y,
IN Tuesday, Jan. eth, between 90
ma 80 lives We're lost and many Of
he inmates will yet die from burns
nd other injuries The asylum was
| three-story structure and its oecu- !
PANTS numbered between EO5 and
lpi.
it looks as if Franklin is going TO
yet the long -talkel-of barrel factory.
We learn that subscription list for !
took was passed around this week
nd large portion q tie s!aci. sub
c:ilei. There + no better location
n The south for barrel factory than !,
franklin. and we feel satisfied ii will
'e success from the start. Let us
'uilG it.
<+a Al n
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

4 fau,t-tinder is q rheumatic pain
in the heart Of the community.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

:p1'uing has just received a large
MI E'lea1 Of Accordeons, which he is
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

The criminal term of court vii
convene next Monday, Jan. l4th.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

81 the burning Of the Rochester
Orphan Asylum, i'll Rochester, y. Y,
on Tuesday, Jan. eth, between 90
ana 80 lives We're lost and many Of
the inmates will yet die from burns
and other injuries The asylum was
three story structure and its oecu-
pants numbered between lo5 and
1911
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

The Police Jury will meet Mon
day, Jan. 18th.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Tie Nes;!ake Herald was sole
last week to the Lake Charles Press
Company, of which Brother Steidley
is president and manager. Success
10 YOU. confreres.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Those places o. business that have
been carrying pistols and pistol car
tridges for sale VIII do we'll to re
member that there is row license
fee Of SO imposed for the sale Of
those articles.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-12

Circuit Court convened serera
days this week.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
What He Was Looking For.

A tramp applied for food at the house
of a suburban agriculturist recently,
and while he was eating the rations
that had been furnished at his solicit
tation, he was asked:
"Why do you not go to work."
st have looked long for Il place that
would suit me-" he replied, but have
never found it."
as there not plenty of work at farm
Ing?" asked the interrogation.
"Oh, yes" said the tramp, 'plenty OF
it; but, you see, sir, 1 want to find a
vineyard where man who goes in al
the eleventh hour is the first to come
out and to draw a full days wages
In the olden times they dealt fairly by
a man. That is the New Testament
treatment, and that is what l am look
ing for"
At the close of his meal he started
again in pursuit of that coveted agri
cultural opportunity.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
The Land of the Lazy Man.

I'm a late sojourn in Honduras -
said L. B. Owens, 81 came to the con-
clusion that it was paradise for lazy
men. Everything grows luXuriantly,
with but little labor on the part of the
natives, and many crops do not need
replanting more than once in eight or
ten years. The country offers fine in
ducements to enterprising men, but ii
is hard for white man used to civil
lied ways to go down there and dwell
among an ignorant lot of natives who
are 100 years behind the times. A
man would have no congenial society
and might as well be an exile.
1.-The natives usually live in bamboo
houses, though in the towns the dwell
ings are of adobe. Children go naked
for the first two or three years of theil
life, and the attire of the adults Il
rather scant The government is lib
eral with concessions in order to en-
courage the development of the coun
try's resources, but there is no genera
rule governing the granting of priv
leges; it all depends on how good {
bargain may be driven. The climate /:
very salubrious and laziness is abou
the only prevailing disease.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
The First American Duel

In the year 1880 occurred the first
duel known to have taken place on
American soil. The principals, Edward
Doty and Edward Lester, were SER
wants of Mr.. Hopkins, one of the New
England colonists. The men had quar-
relied over some trifiing matter and re-
sorted to the field for it's settlement.
The affair was stopped by the authori-
ties, but not before one had been
wounded in the thigh and the other in
the hand. There was no law covering
such matters, but the Governor of the
province decided that the men should
be punished nevertheless. At his orders
they were sent to have their heads and
feet tied together, and lie in that condi
ton twenty-four hours, without food oil
drink. They suffered so much, how
ever, that they were released at the enc
of an hour.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
Turtle WOrshsD,

At a place called Kotron, on the
French Ivory coast, the natives be-
neve that to eat or destroy a turtle
would mean death to the guilty one or
sickness among the family. The fetch
men, of which there are plenty, declare
that two years ago a man went to sea
fishing. In the night his canoe was
thrown upon the beach empty. Three
days afterward turtle came ashore at
the same place with the man on his
back alive and well. Since that time
they have never eaten or destroyed one
of that species, although they enjoy
other species.
If one happens now to be washed
ashore, there is a great commotion In
town. Firstly, the women sit down and
start singing and beating sticks; next
a small piece of white cloth COLOR must
be white) is placed on the turtles back.
Food is then prepared and placed on
the cloth, generally plantains, rice and
palm oil. Then, amid a lot Of more
singing, dancing and antics of the fet-
ich people. it is carried back into the
sea and goes on its way rejoicing
London Express.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
ANTS ACT AS STRATEGISTS.
Colonies of the Insects Transact Busic
ness with Military Precision.

From a military standpoint the meth
DDS employed by ants to provide food
for an ant colony are almost perfect.
Their foraging parties are faultless,
both in planning and execution, and
are almost uniformly successful. A
resident of this city who visited South
Africa gives this description of a foray
! of an army of ants.
The army, which he estimates to
have numbered about $4,000 ants, start
ed from it's home in the mud walls of
hut and marched in the direction of
a small mound of fresh earth but a
few yards distant, says the New York
Herald. The head of the column halted
on reaching the foot of the mound and
waited for the rest of the force to ar
rive at the place of operation, which
evidently was to be the mound of fresh
earth. When the remainder had arrived
and halted so that the entire army was
assembled a number of ants detached
themselves from the main body and be-
| gan to ascend to the top of the mound,
while the others began moving so as to
encircle the base of the mound.
Soon q number from the detachment
which had assembled the mound, evil
IDENTIFY the attacking party, entered the
loose earth and speedily returned, each
bearing a cricket or young grasshOp-
per, dead, which he deposited upon the
ground, and then returned for a fresh
load. Those who had remained on the
outside of the mound took up the crick
cts and grasshoppers as they were
brought out and bore them down to the
base of the hill, returning for a fresl
load. Soon the contents of the mound
seemed to be exhausted and then the
whole force returned home, each carry
ing his burden Of food for the commun
ity.
Here, then, was the regular foray
planned and executed with military
precision, the country surveyed, the de
pot of provisions known accurately be
fore the march was made and at thu
mound prudential division of labor an'
care taken that none Of the victims
J should escape.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

Some surgeons took issue with the
physician who at the convention of
hOmeopathists in Milwaukee declared
that flew cases of appendicitis re-
quired the use of the surgeons knife
to effect a cure" Summed up, how
ever, their remarks served only to en-
phasize the truth of his contention. He
cast no reflections upon surgeons, and
he freely admitted that operations
were necessary in some cases. In his
assertion that they are not necessary in
all cases, nor in a majority of cases, he
is borne out by the experience of many
skillful practitioners everywhere. 1t
is a fact susceptible Of proof that ply
sicians are successfully treating appen-
dicitis without surgery, and there is no
occasion for a difference Of opinion on
the subject, except as this circumstance
may be denied. Probably all physicians
will agree that under certain conditions
an operation is necessary. If the trou-
BILE can be relieved in any case without
surgery the contention of many scien-
tific men who are not impressed by the
sensational use of the knife on the
slightest provocation must be looked
upon as established.