The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-08-09

as the poets.
Russell Sage says, "Be virtuous and
you will be wealthy" This sounds
little as if Russell were throwing a
bouquet at himself
An expedition will start in July to
rescue Arctic Explorer Baldwin. Res
cue expeditions to rescue the rescuers
will start out as circumstances war
rant,
1t is estimated that the cost Of the
ceremony Of the coronation of Kfns
Edward will be about $4.l60 minute.
This will be even worse than grand
opera with all the stars in the east.
Many of the Beers in the British
concentration camps are employing
their leisure in studying medicine,
law and civil engineering and by the
time the war is over they expect to
utilize their new knowledge.
! European actors and musicians
should refrain from weeping on the
docks when they start home from
America. with dress suit cases full
of money. Somehow it doesn't seem
sincere.
The number of lynchings in the
United Stats has apparently been de-
creasing of late years. In 1892 there
were 235 lynchings; in 1898 more than
200; in 1898, about 1875; in 1899, about
1O5; in 1900, 115; in 1901. 1876.
The man with the automobile is
coming to feel that he is prosecuted by
! the police, just as the bicycle terror
| felt some years ago. And popular
| sympathy Is, as in the former cOndi-
| ton, largely on the side of the police
The agricultural department reports
! from the prevalence of certain climatic
| conditions, that this will be an ex-
| ceptionally bad grasshopper year: and
farmers are warned to take early
measures to protect their crops from
this pest as far as possible.
The frequent stories Of men who
are tempted to moral and pecuniary
disaster by an ambition to beat the
races raise some question as to
whether the millionaires who boast
of what they have done for the turf
are entitled to much credit as philan.
thropists.
he comet just discovered to be re-
volving about the sun in one-fourth the
number of days required by any comet
ever before observed arouses the belief
that the automobile craze is extending
throughout the solar system. Pedes.
trian planets must hereafter fence in
their orbits or take the consequences.
The renewed enthusiasm for the bi.
cycle will inevitably prove to be Of
advantage to multitudes Of people who
cannot purchase automobiles. The
mile-a-minute machines may afford
amusement to the wealthy. Bicycles
furnish recreation, enjoyment ana
healthful sport to those of modest
means.
The elementary school connected
with the orthodox church Of Russia
have an attendance Of 100000 OF
children. Their average cost Is $1Ob
a year. Ninety.four per cent. OF the
teachers are said, however, to be un-
educated and poorly paid. The
school houses are mere huts and no
books, pens or ink are furnished the
children. Popular education Under
these condition. is farce.
Lord Kelvin is reported as saying in
a recent interview that no system OF
ballooning with dirigible air ships can
ever be of practical use. Many other
scientific men who have given study to
the problem of aerial navigation share
this opinion, but whether the nylng
machine that will fly without bal
loon is a long way off or not depends
largely upon the interest and activity
that may be aroused among inventors
and scientific men. This country
which is usually IN the lead in me-
chanical development of this charac-
ter, seems to be behind England,
France and Germany in experimental.
tion upon flying machines, comments
the Chicago Record-Herald.
In the article on "Dietetics" In the
Encyclopedia Britannica, which was
written by DR.. T. K. Chambers, an en-
inent authority, the information is
given that Dr. Cheyne, well-known
English physician, spent sixteen years
in the prime of his life without suf-
fering or loss of vigor, while he sue
ceeded in preserving his health and
strength on a daily allowance OF only
three pints of milk and only six ounces
of crackers. Through all those years
he also kept up constantly the active
practice of his laborious profession.
If the sufferers from high prices of the
Beef Trust should adopt that diet
they would speedily force the meat
magnates to unconditional surrender. :