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Instinct Of Birds.

While a British brig was gliding
smoothly along before a good breeze
in the South Pacific, a flock of small
birds about the size, shape and color
of paroquets, settled down in the rig
ging, and passed an hour or more rest
ing. The second mate was SO anxious
to find out the species to which the
visiting strangers belonged that he
tried to entrap a specimen, but the
birds were too shy to be thus caught,
and too spry to be seized by the quick
hands of the sailors. At the end of
about an hour the birds took the briggs
course, and disappeared, but toward
nightfall they came back and passed
the night in the maintop.
The next morning the birds flew off
again, and when they returned at noon
the sailors scattered some food about
the decks. BY this time the birds had
become SO tame that they hoped
about the decks picking up the crumbs.
That afternoon an astonishing thing
happened. The flock came flying swift
ly toward the brig. Every bird seemed
to be piping as If pursued by some in
visible enemy on wings, and they at
once huddled down behind a deck
house. The superstitious sailors at
once called the captain of the brig,
who rubbed his eyes and looked at the
barometer. A glance showed that
something was wrong with the ele-
fnents and the brig was MT in shane
to outride storm.
The storm came about 20 minutes
after the birds had reached the YES
sci. For a few minutes the sky was
like the waterless bottom of a lake
a vast arch of yellowish midland
torrents of rain fell. Why it did not
blow very hard no one knows; but on
reaching port, two days later, they
learned that a great tornado had
swept across that part of the sea-
Our Dumb Animals.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21
Fish Hooks.

"Here is an article" said the hard
ware dealer, in conversation with his
customer, "about which not one man
in a hundred could give you any in
formation other than naming It," He
had opened a box of fish hooks and
held one OF the little barbed instru-
ments in his hands. 1T would no
doubt surprise you," he continued, Ito
hear that in. this city alone over 1OO.-
600 of these things are sold annually.
Curiously enough, nearly all Of our
fish hooks are imported from England.
although lately there has been one
factory located at Akron, Ohio.
1.-The English hooks all come from q
village called Redditch, and are hand
made, hundreds of little children being
employed to file and polish them. It
seems to be one industry where ma.
chinery has not yet supplanted human
fingers -Philadelphia Times.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

On the western slope Of the pictur-
eSque heights on which the suburb OF
Clifton is located and within the cor
porate limits of Cincinnati is a grove
of quaint oaks and Norway spruce
comprising about % acres. which has
been from time immemorial occupied
by myriads of crows as winter rem
devious and lodging place, and which
Is of marked interest to strangers who
have never visited such place. Theirs
is law against shooting or in any
way disturbing them; SO while the
country around them is rapidly grow
ing more populous and noisy with tha
loud voice OF industry they live on
from year to year unmolested and evil
IDENTIFY in fearless enjoyment of their
undisputed right
The ground is owned by benevolent
man who has provided in his will for
the protection of the rookery after he
is gone; and further provision has
been made for them by noble-hearted
woman who died few years ago, leav-
ing Il permanent fund to supply the
rookery with food during the coolest
weather of winter. Every morning
at early dawn during the winter the
crows leave their home and go north
in a long dark stream that spans the
whole arch Of the sky and is lost in
the purple haze of the distant hori-
ZOn.
After a flight of 20 or 80 miles they
begin to scatter and light in the de-
serted wheat and corn fields Of western
Ohio and Indiana, where they spend
the day foraging for the waste left by
the farmers. In the evening they re-
turn in the same sluggish tide, which
becomes more and more compact as
they near their place of rest.-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21
watched for his chance.

watched for his chance. One day
Davie left the turtle on the floor in
the warm sunlight, and the two cats
crept up close. Tag put out his paw
gently and patted the turtles shell.
The poor little animal drew in its
head very quickly, you may be sure
of that
Tag patted the shell again, but the
turtle never moved. The two cats
looked at one another. 1t was a very
funny animal, they thought. They
sat and watched 1t for long while.
BY and by the turtle stuck out its head
and looked around. The minute 1t
did that Tag got up, walked over to
the queer animal and-sat down on it.
I'm sure | don't know what would
have been the end of that turtle if
Molly hadn't seen the whole thing. She
clapped her hands and that scared Mr..
Tag. Up he jumped in a hurry. and
dashed out of the room. while Beauty
blinked and winked at the sunlight.
making believe he never thought of
the turtle.
Il wonder if Tag thought your turtle
was a sofa pillow" said Molly, when
she told Davie the story. You'd bet
ter be more careful Of it after this. =
Brooklyn Eagle
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21
A Very Queer Animal.

Davie had two beautiful pussies. One
was a tortoise shell and the other a
maltese. Davie called one Tag and
her own name and would do several
little tricks for Davie. Tag would
jump over your hands even when you
held them very high up, and Beauty
for some Japanese stamps Davie was
Tag and Beauty very dearly, for he
had no other pets.
One day Davie brought home a sman
turtle that a boy had traded to him
for some Japanese stamps. Davie was
very proud of that turtle. He took it
around to show it to all the family.
He found little old foot tub and in
1t made a nice pond for the new pet,
with great stones for the turtle to rest
on.
Davie played with his turtle so much
that Tag and Beauty got quite jealous:
Sometimes he forgot to give them any
dinner, he was SO busy with the tur-
tie. Tag and Beauty made up their
minds to just see what that funny ami
NAL was like. 1t must be a new kind
Of cat. Tag thought, but Beauty be-
lieved it was something different.
So one day Beauty put his paws on
the edge of the tub and looked in.
Where was the new pet? Beauty
could see something that looked like
speckled stone resting on. top of the
other stones. He leaned over to see
it closer, but Beauty was heavy and
over went the tub. The poor turtle
was terribly scared and Mr.. Beauty
got a fine BATH
Davie used to take the turtle out
sometimes to play with it, and so Tag
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21
Prize Fish Story.

The fish story record stands shat
tered. This is the latest, and it is
vouched for in all seriousness: In 1873
a fisherman took some trout through
the ice in Central Wisconsin. The
largest trout was placed in cold stor-
age warehouse, and afterwards for
gotten. Eleven years later the ware
house was burned. and, to save the
ice, enough water was thrown on to
fill up the water-tight cellar below.
Three years later AL trout were taken
out Of the cellar, in addition to the
original one, identified through lack
of an eye and a broken tail. which had
evidently fallen into the water when
the warehouse was destroyed, thawed
out and spawned.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21
THE CAR TO HIS VALET.

What, no, there, Ivan Witchiswitchs
The moon has left the sky,
The morning sun is rising fast,
And so, i faith, must l..
Get out my safest suit of clothes,
No garb of fimsy CLOTH.
But rather one with steel begirt,
For | must sally forth.
This morn | walk across the yard,
Across the yard and back,
And I on such fearsome jaunt,
No proper garb should lack.
Get out my shoes of copper brown,
Get out my socks of mail,
Get out the double-armored coat
That sports the iron tail;
I want shirt of tempered steel,
A pair OF pants to match,
A hat so firm and hard and stanch,
That bullets cannot scratch.
III button every seam with nails
And rivets use for studs,
And then I'll seek the molten bath
To Harveyize my buds.
Prepare the bath, O Witchiswitch,
And do it quick, I warn,
For who can tell, some Nihillst
Might shoot me while you're gone;
Arthur II. Folwell, in Brooklyn Eagle
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G%JeSt$S:

"You know practice makes perfect"
81 know; but it also makes one tired"
Puck.
"They are not engaged yet? I sup
pose he is slow and sure" "Well.
he's slow, but she isn't at all sure
Brooklyn Life.
Hewitt-"Mrs. Gruet has presented
her husband with twins" Jewett-
you've got funny ideas about pres
ents."-Town Topics.
"They say the way to please man
is to talk to him about himself" "No;
the way to please him is to let him talk
to you about himself" -Tit-Bits.
There's a small grain of wisdom
Which runneth this way:
Men who have horse sense
Know how to say neigh"
Philadelphia Record.
"a welltrained mind brings sue
cess" mot at all; pegging away for
success is where a man gets his we'll
trained nd"-Chicago RecordHer-
aid.
Lady Ito departing servant)-"What
shall say in your reference? Serv-
ant-"Just that stood 1t for six
months with you, mum-that'll do for
me."-Tit- Bits.
Isn't that English girl sweet? She
has such a charming way Of dropping
her his" Eyes. and such bewitching
way Of letting her eyes fall, too."-
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Bothered because he married girl
with an Independent fortune? Nom
sense"' tits so. He's bothered be-
cause it's so independent he can't con.
troll it."-Philadelphia Times.
Teacher-"And why should we en-
deavor to rise by our own effortsY
Johnny Wise" Cause there's no tell
in when the alarm clock will 60
wrong."-San Francisco Newsletter.
A man compared to woman
All logic seems to mock.
He has larger larynx
But vastly smaller talk.
Washington Star.
Lady Ito clerk in clothing store)e'T
want a pair of trousers for my hus-
band" Clerk-"What size, MADAME
Lady-"I don't know the size, but he
wears a fifteen collar."-The Smart
Set.
WAS your club paper troublesome,
Dorothy?' "Oh, horrible! I raL-
sacked eleven books and ate three
pounds Of chocolate caramels while I
was getting it up" - Detroit Free
Press.
what have you been doing latelyT
inquired the tropical typhoon. 70!
rye been travelling for pleasure" re-
piled the earthquake; Il did try to
travel incog. but even the houses tum-
bled to me."-Philadelphia Record.
Little Elmer-"Papa, why is it more
blessed to give than to receiver Pro-
fessor Observation-Disclosures, my son,
if you permit yourself to receive you
are compelled to give about three
times as much in return in order to
properly express your gratitude."-
The Smart Set.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21
while tho river was up IN Parkers-

While tho river was up In Parkers-
burg. W. Va, recently several large
fIsh were scene swimming around on
Lower Ann street, where the water
was Ave or six feet deep. and acting
in a most peculiar manner. They were
seen several times there. and the place
seemed to have some peculiar attrac-
ton for them. When the water had
gone down Mr.. John Dowd, q saloon
keeper on Lower Ann street, discov-
cred on going into his saloon that tho
water had caused the slaves Of twelve
barrels to spring.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY l. Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transact
lions and financially able to carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
WEST Il TRuAx Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALp1xo. K1SNAN d MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Cctarrh Cure Is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75o. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

In order to encourage and stimulate
tho cotton industry a London firm Is
making arrangements with its New
Orleans house to send an expedition
OF experts to West Africa. in order
to teach the natives how to plant and
grow cotton. The idea Is to send two
experts from the southern states to
each Of the principal West African
colonies. viz, Lagos. Sierra Leone.
Bathurst and Cape Coast Castle. and 1t
Is anticipating that this will be the
means OF creating a new and impor-
tant industry in that part Of the world
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21
rrec IsyOOd CuYe.

Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b. cures blood
eczema, itching skin. aching bones and joints.
boils. scrofula, blood poison. cancer. etc. B.:
B. D. cures all malignant blood troubles, old
deep-st led cases, heals every sore. makes
tho blood pure and rich. Druggists. fl CO.
Treatment free and prepaid by describing
your trouble and writing DR.. Gillian, IL Nit
III I'll ST Atlanta Ga
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21
In Iai,yiand.

Woodland green is all a-quiver, famed
by tilmy, fairy wings;
Tiny princesscs and warriors, with
grave bows and cOurtseyinSs.
knights and ladies. smiling testers,
rings Of dancers all a-whirl.
Float above the dreaming children,
blue-eyed boy and brown-eycd girl.
Valentine, in st. Nicholas.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21
The United staess rAys q. ooo "A
week for tho coffee its people .o,
sumea
A Fortune to He Given A-.-

A noted philanthropist has decided n a..
away his T. r.une to cha-ities and no Sorh.
much good will be accomplished. Thss" : 3
another agency that has also accompis.S.s
much good, namely. Hostetters Stomach n.
tors, ths medicine with fifty year, Of en Nv
back oft II promotes appetite. insure, d'
gestion. cur.s dyspepsia. regulates the n, -.
and keeps the bowels regular, also p,ey.n. .
belching, heartburn or fiatulency Don't IAN
TO try it. but bs sure you get the RenuiHs
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

The King Of Portugal is an expert
in ichthyology. and has written sew
eral scientific memoirs on the subject.
He is very fond of fishing in the sea
off the coast of Portugal, where, ow-
ing to the extraordinary depth of the
water. the forms discovered are OF
great variety and scientific interest
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21
HOw,O ThlS1

A horse eats nine times its weight n
food in year, a sheep six times.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
mess after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 90 trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. r, H. KLINE. Ltd, 93l Arch St., Phila. Pa
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

All goods are alike to PUTNAM FADELEs'
DYES, as they color all fbers at ono boiling
Sold BY all druggists.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

OF the 5000 bicycles used in Bangkok,
Siam, about four-ffths were made In the
United States.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21
L...ale. can Wear Shoe,

Ono sizo smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease.a powder for tho feet. It makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweat
ing, aching feet. ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. At all druggists and shoe stores.
25o. Trial package FREE by mail. Address
Allen 8. Olmsted. LIE Roy. N, 7.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

Kaffirs own nine-tenths Of the 1900 ,00o
acres Of Natal, South Africa.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

The population of Ireland now i about
half of what it was in l84l.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces in6amma-
ton. a!lays pain, cures wind colo. rs: bottis
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21
See adyt. Of SM1rnDEALs BUSINESS COLLEGE

The refining of sugar was invented il
Antwerp in the sixteenth century.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

The worlds consumption of sugar has
doubled within the last fifteen years.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

Recent observations seem to indicate
that the incubation period of malaria il
about eighteen days.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

The largest locomotive works in the
world are in Philadelphia.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

The authors train of thought is con-
struction train.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

The best ginseng comes from Pennsyl.
vania, New York, Minnesota and Canada.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

Glittering generalities seldom pro
duce the gold Of truth.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

Ginseng has been an important article
Of export from the United States since
171S
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

New York City has $4,000 telephone
stations,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

Sugar exists in the sap OF leaves Of
nearly 200 different kinds Of trees.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
- . cough cure.-J. w. O'BRIEN, 822 Third
Avenue, n, Minneapolis, Mimi. Jan. s, 1900.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

Nest For the bowels.
No matter what ais you, headache 70 .
cancer, You will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right CAscAlITs help nature,
cure you without . grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost You Just 10
cents 70 start getting your health back. Cas-.
oAlxTs Candy Cathartio, the genuine, put up
stamped on IL. Beware Of limitations,
On all the Chinese stamps Il Q dragon,
the national emblem of royalty.
Cu~ar ov;ofo IN Aha .e~ IS l>>v>. ~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-21

Western Australia has never attempted
70 number its aborigines.
Evening journal., 1901-10-16
OF WILrMNGTON, Dbl.

fortune in oil if you invest in the stock of the Eastern Texas
Oil, Gas and Mineral Company of Wilmington, Del.
Shares 81 90, full paid and nonassessable.
No stock sold after operation begins which expected be
within ninety days
The Company thone hundred fee in the cele-
brated Nacogdoche Oil district of Eastern Texas NJ H. Townsend
of Columbus Texas Il regard the securing of oil land
a practically certain
H. r. Byars of Colorado says "Thee is undoubtedly oil
under land"
Thomas T. Boulden, OF Garwood Texas says estimation
better oil proposition than within Spindle top
Beaumont That will secure oil is practically certain
Fifty barrel well will stockholders forty per
their investments. What will gusher do?
Ours mutual company all sharing alike. paid
business proposition offered The gilt
the aaon is small and the profits will be divided among
stockholders
prospectus and subscriptions stock to H. A.
Miller Secretary, sol Rodney ST., Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1901-10-16
SOCIAL MONIES.
IMPROVEMENTS FOR BRlDCEVILLE
Town tO be Lighted BY Electricity-Ntw
Buildings Being Constructed
snaclll II Nd EVlnlnE Innrnnl-

Special 60 the Evening Journal.
Bridgevi,le. Oct 16-There is every
indication that Bridgeville will be
lighted by electricity In the near fu-
nire. For several years the question
of electric lights has received the con
sideration of people here. and recent
ly there was movement to have ahe
town lighted from the plant at Laurel.
Now s. u. Brown & Co. who rave a
crate and basket factory and grist mill
here are considering the advisability
of putting in an electric light plant to
not only light their plant, but also the
town They expect TO meet the Town
Council soon, and see il hey can ar
range Ito contract for lighting the town
for a term of years. and if this can be
secured, electric lights for Bridgeville
ARE assured.
Bridgevile has greatly improved I'm
the last few years. and when all the
new buildings now in course of cree
tion are completed and electric liehts
installed, the town will be a place of
which the people may be justly proud
J. Ponder Conaway Is beginning The
erection of large huihing i'm Market
street near the depot, which he will
use as a store
Farmers havo about finished eecdinc
wheat lho acreage scwn rs quit,
large lhis fall
THE corn crop now is being gather.
ed and Is the largest I'M several years
Special Sunday school services were
held I'm the NJ T.. Church on SUNDAY
morning.
Evening journal., 1901-10-16
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
CWnminglon Dlvlslonl
rIme table b effeet ~ 20. l90l.

Time table in effect May 60 1901
Trains leave Wilmington CFrench Street
chanin. Winterthur. Guyencourt, Gran
ogue, COssart. Chadds Ford Junction,
POcOpsOn West Chester, Embreeville.
AIorionville Coatesville and intermediate
stations, daily except Sunday at 735 a.
m, daily 2l5 and 450 p. m. Sundays only
SOC q. m
For Waynesburg Junction. Elverson
and intermediate stations. daily except
Sunday. at LS5 a. m. daily 2.15 and 45O p.
m. sunday only at SOC p. m.
For Joanna, Birdsboro, Reading and in
ieriuediate stations. daily, except Sunday,
at l.o5 a. m. and 2.15 p. m. Sunday only
az sos a. m. and 215 p. m.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut Street
Wharf and South street Wharf for At
antic city
Week days-Express, 9 a m, 2. 4. 8. 7.15 p.
en-. m; Acscommodationn' 5.sS a M PIP p m m
Accommodation. a. m. 5 D. m.
cave ATLANTIC CITY DEPoT-week
days-Express, 735, g. 1015 a. m, 200,
$50 p. m. Accommodation, sos a. m,
$50 p. m. days-EXpress, 10lh a. m,
40. 730 p. m. Accommodation 9.l5 a. m.
400 p. m.
arlor cars on all express trains.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA.
or CAPE MAY and OCEAN CITY
Week days-S.45 a. m, f.l5 y. m. sun
days-S.45 "A. m.
or SEA ISLE cITY-week days only
Jew YORK AND ATLANTIC CITY
EXPRESS.
caves NEW YORK liberty street), $40
caves a. ei' ATLANTtIc AT Il cITx-week days
letailsd 4isne tables at ticket orioes.
3 G. BESLER Epson J.-WEEkS,
Genl supt. cenl Pass'r Agt
Evening journal., 1901-10-16
FOR THE soTrTH

Southern Railway.-Express, GAG D. m,
daily, seepers to Port Tampa, Augusta,
Memphis and New Orleans; 736 D. m,
daily, sleepers to New Orleans, Macon
Memphis, Nashville via Asheville and Hot
Springs.
Atlantic Coast Line.-Express, 1913 d.
m, daily, sleepers to Charleston, Macon
and Port Tampa; 1O5 a. m. daily, sleepers
TO Richmond and Jacksonville.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.-S11 n
m daily dining car and sleepers to Gin.
cinnau.
Seaboard Air Line Railway.-Express
i35 a. m, daily, sleepers to New Orleans
and Jacksonville. FLORIDA and Metro
pohtan Limited 4.09 p. m, daily, sleepers
to Jacksonville and Atlanta