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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24
The annual report Of the Ham,
huro. American Steamship Company,

The annual report Of the Ham,
burg-American Steamship Company,
issued recently, is a poser for
Mark Hanna and other promoters
of an American ship subsidy. The
repor: shows that this steamship
company earned for its stockholders
during the year 1900 the handsome
sum Of $5,OOO,000 net. An increase
over the net earnings of the previous
year Of $1,500,0O0 approximately.
This shows that without any subsidy
whatever this company has earned q
straight ten per cent. on its entire
capitalization. No further proof is
nee ded to show that the steamship
companies have just As good
chance 10 make money as other
business concerns. The friends OF
the proposed subsidy steal declared
that American shipping could not
succeed in competition with foreign
ers because it cost more to build and
equip steamships in this country
than in Europe. If this is true Why
did not the last Congress repeal the
navigation laws which forbid that
vessels bc purchased in foreign
markets. 1t was stated by promin.
ent ship owner that be had been
able to secure the lowest prices for
the construction Of his ships in the
United States. The subsidy idea
was merely scheme to steal SO
much money, pure and simple.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24

Militarism comes high. No one
can doubt it who reads the immense
figures which represent the appro.
priations for the military and naval
expenses for the last year. We have
been in the habit Of plying the poor
overtaxed Europeans who we're
obliged to support great standing
armies and have gratefully thanked
heaven that our lot was cast in free
America where every citizen was the
arbiter of his own fortunes and there
was no monarch to demand unjust
tribute from US, but hcDceforth We
can keep our pity for home con.
sumption, for the United States is
now paying a larger amount for the
support of its army and navy in
Guiding pensioners, than any nation
in continental Europe. Nor is this
situation likely to improve while the
Republicans hold the majority in
Congress.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24
A MINISTER'S GOOD WORD.

II had severe attack of bilious collie,
got bottle Of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol,
era and Diarrhoea Remedy, took two
doses and was entirely curcd,'' says Rev.
A. A. Power, of EWporia, Kan. my
aeighbor across the street was aick for
over a week. had two or three bottles of
medicine from the doctor. He used them
for thres or four days without relief, then
called in another doctor who treated him
for some days and gave him no relief, so
discharged him. l went over to see him
the next morning. He said his bowels
were in terrible fix. that they had been
running off so long that it Was almost
bloady fux. l asked him if he had tried
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarr-
hoea Remedy and he said. No. went
home and brough him my bottle and
gave him to take another dse iii fifteen
or twenty minutes if he did not find relief,
but he took no more and was entirely
cured" For sale by Druggist A.. j.
Delahoussaye, Franklin, A. Bauer, Pat>
tersOn.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24
A MOST DEpLORABLE KILLING.

We clip the following article from
the Baton Rouge Advocate Of Sun
day, August 18th:
This community was immeasur'
ably shocked and horrided ct the
news of the killing of young Henry
Sanders which occurred at 10 o'clock
last night. We forbcar to discuss
the facts connected with this most
deplorable affair for the reason that
such discussion at this time, and
before the processes of legal investi-
CATION are had would he manifestIy
unjust to both the living and the
dead.
Henry Sanders was just in the
flower of young manhood. being
about twenty-four years of age. He
was gallant and courageous boy
with many warm and devoted friends.
Handsome in feature and we'll pro-
portioncd and graceful in form be
was splendid type OF young man.
hood. He had for q number OF
years been the confidential employc
of the sugar factor, Mr.. R. l.. Goyer,
by whom he was held in high and
almost affectionate esteem. He was
q most promising business man,
faithful and reliable, and the future
for him, held many bright and allur'
ing prospects. His untimely death
will bring chill Of horror to oil
who knew him.
No words of consolation can as
suage the aching hearts OF his venel.
able mother and fond sisters and
brothers, but it may be grateful to
them to know that this community
to-day is bathed in tears and that We
share their sorrow at the tomb OF
their precious dead.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24

The importance of the action Of
the Ohio Democracy seems apt to be
overrated. The convention did not
adopt a single plank contrary TO the
national platform and did adopt
nearly all it advocates. True, it said
nothing about free silver, which, As
specific issue, was relegated 10 the
background by The Kansas City plat
form and practically put GU, Of date
by the enormous increase, present
and prospective, in the output Of
gold. Five years ago, free silver
seemed necessity to prevent con-
traction of the currency; to-day the
gold output is as great as that of
silver and gold combined few years
ago. The Ohio Democrats were
careful to endorse. strongly the
National Democratic plank in i'm
perialism, which was held paramount
last year. If they are disconnected
with Mr.. Bryan's leadership and
believe some other candidate more
available than one against whom
prejudice has been excited in certain
circles by deliberate falseoods, such
is their privilege. The National
Democracy has never asserted that
Mr. Bryan must always and forever
lead the party.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24

Constipation. impaired digestion and .
torpid liver, are the most common all.
ments that are responsible for that tired.
listless, fagged-0ut feeling that makes
the summer q dreaded period to 90 many
people. HERBINE viii euro constipa-
tion, it improves the digestion and
aFouses the liver 10 normal activity.
Price, 30 cents. For sale by L, c: Bsrah,
Baldwin, La.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24
Parish of St. Mary.

following, seid shareholders shall be noti-
fed by publication in q weekly paper
published IN Franklin, La., for thirty days
preceding such election. At such election
. majority Of votes actually cast shall
elect, and each stakeholder shall be emit.
tied to cast, either personally or by proxy,
ono vote for each share owned by him, but
NO stock shall be transferable within ten
(10) days preceding an election. In case
of the failure to- elect Directors, for any
cause whatsoever, the corporation shall
not thereby become dissolve, but the Di-
rectOrs and officers shall continue in office
until she next general annual election, or
until their SUCCESSORS are elected, qualified
and indicted into Office.
ARTICLE vi.
The officers Of this corporation, to be
elected by the Board Of Directors, shall
consist Of . President, who shall be EX-
Oficio Chairman Of the Board of Directors,
. Vice.Presideni, q Secretary and Treas.
managers, clerks, and other employees as
they may deem advisable. And said Board
Of Directors shall also have power to fill
any vacancies occurring in their number,
for any cause whatsoever, and also to
make, adopt, amend, alter or abolish such
rules, regulations and by-law as they may
deem necessary or proper or convenient
10: the proper management of this cOrpo-
ration, and also to define the duties and
obligations and responsibilities Of each and
every officer, manager, superintendent,
or other employees, to fix their bonds and
to accept or reject the same, to tx the
rates OF salaries and wages, to purchase
necessary machinery, tanks, piping, ETC.,
to fix freight rates, prices of the products
Of the operations Of the company, to APP
point or designate the officer or agent who
shall execute mortgages, or procure leases,
options. servitudss, purchase the rights OF
berins and prespectlns for oil and miner.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24

An eccentric Minneapolis million.
aire has left will directing that his
money be burned. How can it be?
Gold won: burn and the value of
any paper burned will simply revert
to the United States or TO the bank
that issued it. The only way money
can be destroyed is by throwing the
metal overheard in mid.Oceau.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24

Secretary Long 10 90 anxious that
the Court Of Inquiry shall conduct
its investigations With fairness TO all,
that he has gone away on his vaca.
ton, turning all the preliminaries
over TO Mr.. Hackett and Admiral
Crowinshield, both terpartisans of
SamnSOn
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24

1t is predicted that one of the
greatest cities Of the world will grow
up between Lake Nicaragua and
the Pacific coast if the Nicaragua
canal 10 built. This is a very rea-
sonable prophesy but unless the canal
enterprise progresses faster than it
has so far, not many Of US will live
to visit that city.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24

"My baby was terribly sick with the
diarrhoea," says J. II. Doak. OF Will
lian~, Oregon. We were unable 70
cure him with the doctors assistance.
and as last resort We tried Chamberlain s
Colic, Cholera and Diarriora Remedy.
| am happy to say it gave immediate
relief and q complete cure" For sale ty
Druggist, A. }, Dtlal,oussayr, Frank Iin
A. Bauer, Patterson.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24

Now that such tremendous prepar
atoms are being made to attack ths
mosquitoes, it might be we'll fol
specimens to be secured for mo.
seums for the enlightenment Of
post1gitI,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24

Extreme hot weather is great tax up,
on the digestive power of babies; when
puny and feeble they should he given IL
dose of WHITES CREAM NERMI
FUGE. Price, Is cents. For saIeby l.
G, Borah Baldwin, La,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24

The asphalt lake in Venezuela over
which two American syndicates are
fighting is said to be worth billions
and billions of dollars. No wonder
the Venczeulan revolutionary chiefs
wants O rake of.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-08-24
@S4, los -
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
papish ~ 81 Mary

XNtIUU VI ~. M6Ty.
We, Wilbur h. Kramer. Secretary of
the St. Mary Building Association Of
Patterson. La. and r. Lee Riggs and
Isaac levy. auditors of the same, do
hereby certify that the above 10 true
and correct statement of the business
and condition of the said Association
June 30th, 1901, to the best Of our
knowledge and ability.
WILBUR H. KRAMER, Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th day Of Aug. 1901. At Rstterson,
La. ION ROChEL. Notary Public.
X. LEE RIoos,
ISAAC N. LEVY,
Auditors.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
some Antinue slang.

Many of the familiar phrases of the day
have been in use since remote antiquity,
says the Buffalo Express.
A learned German philologist has re-
Gently traced a number of these so-caIled
slang phrases through half a dozen lam
guages to their beginning Here is a
partial list of them:
He's BriekY'-This phrase, meaning
a good fellow. has been traced to a king
of Sparta four centuries B. C. visitor
to Lacedemonia, the Spartan capital, was
surprised to find the city without walls
and asked the king what he would do in
case of invasion. Sparta has 5000 SOL
diers,' replied the King, land each man
is a brick!'
ITO Give the Cold Shoulder"-It was
once the custom in France. when a guest
had outstayed his welcome, to serve him
with a. cold shoulder of mutton instead
of hot roast as gentle hint for him
to go.
ITO Kick the Bucket" This phrase
dates back to the time of Queen Eliza
beth. A shoemaker named Hawkins COM
United suicide by standing on bucket
placed on a table to raise himself to a
convenient rafter. To kick the bucket
was. of course. his last act on earth.
Catching a Tartar. During the war
peINSen Russia ana the IdrtarS q prl-
waite soldier cried out, Captain. 1 have
caught a Tartar!'' The officer ordered
him to bring his prisoner forward. He
won't let mel the soldier shouted back,
and investigation showed that the Tartar
was holding back his captor.
"Apple-Pie Order."-A certain Hepzi-
bah Merton, In Puritan times. was in the
habit of baking two or three dozen ap-
pie pies every Saturday, which were to
last her family through the week She
placed them in her pantry, labelling one
or more for each day in the week. The
pantry thus arranged was said to be in
| apple-pie order.
"A Feather in Ones Capt. was once
a custom in their wars with the Turks
! for the Hungarians to wear a feather
| in their caps for each Turk they had
| killed.
| "Blackguards." - When the Horse
Guards parade in st. James Park, Lon
don, crowd of bootblacks always crowd
about to black their boots and do Other
mental work. These attendants at the
| guard mount have long gone by the
name of "blackguards.
"Deadhead."-In Pompeii people who
gained admittance to an entertainment
without paying admission were called
"deadheads," because the checks USED
for admission were small ivory death:
| heads
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
Diplomacy with a cigar.

when Speaker Henderson was az the
Waldorf Astoria before going to Europe. >.
remarked one of his friends the other
day. says the New York Tribune. II
learned the force of diplomacy in a way
that shall never forget. 1t all hap
pened because of some 75-cent cigars
which had been presented to the Speak
er. l had shaken hands with him and
he had slapped me over the back a cou-
pie of times most heartily when he ask
ed me to have cigar. Well, sir, / had
never seen such a cigar before. You
don't get 'em where I was born in YER
mont. They were all wrapped in gold
leaf and had black silk ribbon around
EN-
We'll. took one. peeled off the gold
leaf. and put the gold leaf in my hip
pocket so no one could steal it. Well. sir,
after I had undressed that sigar, III be
blamed II I could tell which was the fire
end and which was the mouthpiece The
two ends both came to a point. Have a
light said the Speaker, suddenly so
suddenly that l made a wild guess which
end was the n1outhpiece, and biting it off,
lit the other end
well, sir, the taste OF that mouth
piece-I can't describe il. 1t tasted some
nose and started me to coughing. An
other thing that alarmed me still more
was the way that cigar burned. Sparks
of fire shot out now and then as from
green wood, and bubbles of SAD swelled
up on the wrapper and then exploded
into little green smoke balls,
Il hadn't smoked very long before my
jaw began to ache. / took the blame
thing out of my mouth and rested my
forx hui I ha
cigar IN my teeth again the jaw ached
all the more. The reason was that the
end had lit was so heavy and the
cigar was so long that 1t kept prying my
mouth open like a lever.
THE cigar had no sooner begun TO
burn and draw well, than 1t began TO
unravel First the wrapper came loose
and hung like washing on a line. Then
a lot of filings and what looked to me
like brown excelsior dropped out of it on
my trousers. The filings were all afire,
and to save myself from being burned
alive I dashed the whole business, wrap
per excelsior, filings and all, into a Gus
pidor.
"'Guess lit the wrong end of that ci-
gar" said 1 after the danger had been
averted.
Guess you did, replied the Speaker
after he had stumped across the room a
couple of times. which only shows the
force of diplomacy, he added. and that
even cigar must be approa ched the
| right way
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
A Pathetic Incident.

~ saw pathetic thing at the meeting
of ,Confederates in Memphis in May" said
one of the young men who belongs to the
Louisiana division. Sons of Veterans. &C.
cording 10 the New Orleans Times-Demo-.
crat, land It impressed me with the great
reverence for a flag which we find in
human nature. OF course there is moth
ing new about the love one may have
for the flag of ones country. but the
scene l have in mind was particularly
pathetic because, probably, of its historic
grouping and the singular sadness of the
story of the Confederacy. Hanging from
a pole that projected over the sidewalk
on Madison street. the central street of
the city. was a huge flag, which had
gone through many of the fierce battles
of the sixties. 1t was torn and tattered
and full OF holes made by shot and shell
during the war. But for an inscription
which it bore one might have thought il
merely a stained bundle of rags, run out
on the pole, for the amusement of the
Idly curious. But across the flag was
written in bold letters, One Hundred and
Nfty-fourth Tennessee and above the
inscription was a large picture of Leon
idas Polk. An old Confederate who pass.
ed along Madison street stopped when he
reached the point where the flag had been
hung. He looked at the flag for some
time. The expression of his face changed
and he seemed to forget the crowd that
jostled by him. He was, perhaps. review
ing the campaigns of Polk and the many
bloody skirmishes through which he and
his comrades had passed in the sixties.
After he had looked at the nag for some
time he walked up close TO Il. felt of IL.
and then with the faded and almost color
less shreds he wiped away the tears that
filled his eyes and walked silently down
the street toward Confederate head
quarters"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
rnE RoYCoTr MovEMENT.

A little advice. given with the best in
tentions, may save those who are think
ing of iuaugurating a boycott against
members of the Law and order League
and their employers a great deal of trou-
Bile. and, 1t may be, considerable loss.
Such a movement would be a very big
mistake. The element that is proposing
a. boycott IS comparatively small, while
those who are to be the objects of the
boycott and their friends, COMPOSE the
greater part of the influential element of
the community.
IL the issue were made 1t would soon be
seen that public sentiment was over
whelmingly against the boycotters, for
the reason. mainly, that the Law and
Order League is not proposing to do any
thing more than what the law requires
shall be done. There is no purpose to
Interfere with any one who is not violat-
ing the law. Every law-abiding citizen
therefore would be found opposed to the
boycotters.
But that would not be all. There IS now
In this city sentiment against a general
prohibition law, but II would not take
a great deal to change this sentiment.
There are a plenty of Prohibitionists
here. and with a little announcement
the Prohibitionist sentiment would be-
come dominant.
II is well understood that IL is the pur-
pose of the Prohibitionists to make an
effort to carry the state in the next cleo
ton. II Is admitted by the liquor inter
est that the fight. II made, will be. q
close one. The chances are that the next
Legislature win be pretty evenly divided
on the subject of prohibition. Assuming
that such will be the case, would moi
the probability of the passage of gen.
eral prohibition law be greatly increased
II this city should take position ON the
side of prohibition? 1t certainly would
And those who propose to inaugurate a
boycott here are lending a helping hand
to the Prohibitionlsts.
II the saloon men, and the corner-gro
Gerry men who have barroom attachments
don't want prohibition they will drog
the boycott movement. The boycott Il
a dangerous weapon. II is a good dca
ike boomerang. II Is liable 10 hur
those who handle IL. The best advice
that can be given Mr.. Schroeder ana hii
| friends ID to lei n alone.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
SOUTHERNERS IN THE PENSION
OFFICER

IL seems to hurt some Of the Union vet
Grams that there are clerks in the Pension
Once who were appointed from the South
ern States. There has been a great deal in
the newspapers recently-particularly the
Republican ewspapers-respecting the
pension office. This is because of the ef-
forts OF Gen. Sickles and other Grand
Army men to have Mr.. Evans. commits
sioner of pensions. removed.
One of the papers which has taken a
deep interest in the fight that has been.
and is still being. made on Mr.. Evans is
the New York Sun. That paper has taken
the side of Mr.. Evans. holding that he has
proven himself an honest and competent
official. and that therefore he ought to be
retained.
In one OF the communications to that
paper the statement Is made that "the
pension bureau swarms with officials in
spectors and clerks. appointed from the
states of the late Confederacy. 1t is a safe
assertion that more than half of the per-
sons who perform the work of the pension
office are ex-Confederates. their progeny
or sympathizers."
1t seems from this communication that
there are Union veterans who think that
the reason pension claims are rejected is
because the Pension ONCE is full OF ex-
Confederates or those who sympathize
with the Lost Cause. They know that the
Commissioner of Pensions was appointed
from Tennessee and they doubtless think
that even he was in the Confederate
army.
The Sun considered the statement about
Pension Ofiice to be of sufficient import
ance to justify an investigation OF it. II
found that of the officials and employees
Sl5 were appointed from the Southern
States, 1876 from the Border states. and
! 2,2S5 from the Union states.
! 1t appears from the foregoing tabs
! therefore that instead of 50 per cent OF
the officials and employees being from the
Southern States only eleven per cent. arS
from those states And In view of the fact
that most of the Pension Office force was
appointed under Republican administra.
tons II is a fair inference that very few
IL any, OF the s15 appointees from the
Southern states are ex-Confederates. oil
their descendants. The chances are thai
about all of them are Northerners or tbs
descendants of Northerners who settleC
In the South after the Civil War or tn,
descendants OF Union men in the South
Mr.. Evans, the pension commissioner. al
though appointed from Tennessee. IL Z
native Of Wisconsin, and was in the
Union Army. No doubt the pension sharks
have been circulating false information
among the Union veterans with the view
to creating a sentiment against Commits
sioner Evans. II the veterans knew III,
facts about the Pension once ther'
would be no opposition 10 him in tn,
ranks OF the Grand Army.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07

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