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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-01-31

Siam exports over s10000,000 worth
CT rice annually and large tracts Of
jungle ere brought under cultivation
each year to increase the output,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-01-31
Serious.

$50 he's trying to I've on other peo-
ple's bra1ns," said the publisher indig-
nantly.
whats the trouble? Has some one
teen stealing the ideas from your
books?"
Il suppose so. But that's a minor
matter. They're trying to coax away
the man who writes my advertise
ments. ts."-Washington Star
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-01-31

1t may be better to give than to re-
ceive. but 1t is 'nore satisfactory to
60 neither.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
ARABIC PROVERBS.

To the dog who has money men say,
MY lord dog"
Consult thy wife and do the reverse
of what she advises.
When the moon is with thee of what
account are the stars.
Joy lasts for seven days. but sadness
enGures for lifetime.
He WHO has gold is beloved, though
he be dog and the son Of dog.
1t is better to commit ten sins in the
sight of God than one in the sight of
men.
Those who are learning to shave
heads practice upon those of the or
phans.
The beauty Of a man lies in his in
telligence; the intelligence Of woman
is to be found in her beauty.
When thou seest two people in con-
slant converse thou mayest know that
the one is the dupe of the other.
Shun him who can be Of no use to
thee. In this world he cannot serve
thee and in that which is to come he
cannot intercede in thy behalf.-"Tu-
nisia."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
Squelched.

Feline amenities show themselves
most forcibly at committee meetings.
There was one Of these latter gathered
together to discuss a charity bazaar.
The chairman smiled sweetly upon the
artists wife and said:
"You'll get your husband to let us
have some little thing of his for the art
table, will you not. Mrs. Mahlstick?"
"Well, you know husbands are not
always easily managed, my dear"
"Ah, but take him after one of your
nice dinners and then put in word
for our worthy cause. But remember
we are not allowed to have anything
which sells for over $50"
'Indeedv' And then Mrs. MS eye
brows went up alarpdngly. ''Then
perhaps he'll induce one of his pupils
to dash off something for you."-New
York Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
Simple Headache Cure.

Here is a headache cure that is said
to be marvellous remedy and to re-
lieve the sufferer when all else fails.
1t is easy to make and easy to apply,
and it consists simply of black pepper
and camphor. Take quantity Of black
pepper and put it in a handkerchief.
Then fold the handkerchief over so
that the grains cannot fall out and
saturate the whole thing with cam
phor. Bind this plaster" on the head
and lie down. In very few moments
the headache will be relieved and the
patient will be asleep. When the hand
kerchief becomes dry saturate again
with the camphor; that's all. People
who have tried everything else say
that this home remedy relieves them
quickest. At any rate. it is worth try
ing
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
A DRAMATIC LAWYER.

Effective Climax That Resulted In
Setting a Murderer Free.
Lachaud, the great French advocate,
was renowned for deliberate but telling
dramatic improvisations. as it were,
upon the original theme.
At one time, for instance. he was de-
Tending a murderer on Dec. "a. All
day long he harassed witnesses, re-
calling them, causing delay after de-
lay before getting his final address to
the jury. 1t was well on in the even
ing before he commenced. Then sud-
denly, at the height of his passionate
appeals for the prisoner, the slow, SOL
emn bells of the cathedral next door
pealed for the midnight mass-the first
mass of Christmas morning. Lachaud
stopped as if overwhelmed by a sud-
den warning.
do you hear" he said solemnly
after moments silence, and his man.
ner conveyed that all his own glib
eloquence had been shattered by the
divine interruption of Christ himself.
"The Redeemer comes to amend our
pitiable endeavors. Which of us would
dare now, on this great day of mercy
and forgiveness, to condemn another
human being and. above all, to con-
denim one whose culpability is more
than doubtful?'
The prisoner was acquitted without
the least difficulty, though his death
sentence ten minutes before had been
regarded as certain. The actual sound
of the pealing bells had been too much
for nerves already strained to snap
ping point by the fatigue of long
days sitting.
But nobody guessed, except the few
who knew Lachaud intimately, that
he had been maneuvering from the
time the court opened in the morning
to get that one stirring effect. The
prisoner was a dead man without it
and saved as certainly if it could be
brought off successfully.-Kansas City
Independent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
Aus ~ HAPPINESS.
the Time When Help. Kindness and
Sympathy Count Most.

The Time When Help. ISindness and
Sympathy Count Most.
1t IS during the formative period, the
time when a man is seeking to get Il
foothold, that help counts for most,
when even the slightest aid is great.
A few books lent to Andrew Carnecie
when he was beginning bis career
were to him an inspiration He has
nobly repaid the loan; made posteritv
his debtor millionfoId by his benef-
cence in sprinkling libraries over the
Whole country. Help the saplings, the
young growing trees Of vigor; the
mighty oaks have no need OF your aid
Inc heartening words should come
when needed, not when they seem only
lypocrltc protestations or deXtrous
preparations for future favors. Co.
lumbus, surrounded by his mutinous
crew. threatening to kill HIM, alone
amid the crowd, had no one to stand
by him, but he neared land and riches
opened before them. Then they fell at
his feet, proclaimed him almost a god
and said he truly was inspired from
N->~< ~'A' ''uSNCSo u UiSu Il
long line of pebbly beach and q few
trees made him divine. A little pa
thence along the way, a little closer
eompanionSkip, little brotherly love
in his hours of watching, waiting, and
hoping, would have been great balm to
his soul.
1t is in childhood that pleasures
count most, when the slightest invest
ment of kindness brings largest re-
turns. Let us give the children SUM-
light, love, companionship, sympathy
with their little troubles and worries
that seem to them so great, genuine
interest in their growing hopes, their
vague, unproportioned dreams and
warnings. Let us put ourselves into
their places, view the world through
their eyes so that we may gently cor
rect the errors Of their perspective by
our greater wisdom. Such trifies will
make them genuinely happy, happier
by far than things a thousand times
greater that come too late.-From 1.-THE
Power of TRUTH" by William George
Jordan, Published by Brentano's.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
GEOGRAPHIC FIGURES.
4 Lesson In English That Was
Taught by a Chinaman.

4 Lesson In English That Was
Taught by a Chinaman.
That we have partially adopted the
Chinese method in our written Ian
guage was new thought to me and
one that got from the proprietor of a
Park avenue laundry when. in the nat
ural Caucasian fashion, / referred to
his written language as being very in
ferior.
"John," said, "why do your people
use those chicken tracks instead Of
having an alphabet, as we have?"
ga B c. too much trouble" he an
Swered quickly. why, you use chick
EN- tracks, too, sometimes"
1--WE don't use them" l replied.
Eyes; you use them very good. l
show you" Thee he dipped his con-
venient brush in the ink and made the
number 1897 on a Sheet of brown pa
per. 'That name Of street over there"
he continued, pointing. "You say
'eighty-nine; you don't write it with
"A B c. That Chinee. One mark is
one thing-you say idea yes, idea.
You don't put down mine and here
his brush came into use again-'you
put down o. That's very good Chinee.
We do that ali the time"
THAT is Geographic" suggested.
eyes, English have much telegraph
ic. All figures topographic. See" And
again he used his brush. You make
- and ~ and you say minus plus
You don't spell with "A B c. That is
mark for idea-ideographic. You make
M and say thousand That Chinese
way. Very good. l say, How hot?
and you write '=+S7'.' All Chinese.
20 "A B c. no many letters, only
marks and ideas.
Fine way. English know some fine
Chinese ways. See! s. go You know
them. Ideas! You say Geographic.
You make many Chinese marks-marks
for stars, for plants, for measures, for
weights and signs for hundred and
many things; same as Chi
nese. Good!
I actually left that laundry wiser
than entered it.-New York Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
HOW DOGS FIND THEIR WAY
Evidence Thot They Possess Pecul-
far Power to Guide Them.

Evidence That They Possess Pecul-
Tar Power to Guide Them.
In the old days Of the James river
canal a fine setter was taken by his
master on a packet boat which was SO
crowded that the dog was put in the
captains cabin to be out of the way,
says the New York Mail and Express
His owner reached his destination aft
er nightfall and had taken so much
wine by that time that he was carried
of the boat, and no one remembered
his setter.
Next morning the captain took the
dog on deck with him. but was much
afraid he would jump off to the tow
path and try to return that way, and SO
handsome an animal would have been
in danger of being stolen.
Carlo, however lay perfectly quiet
but with an air Of listening that at
.racted notice. Toward noon he heard
the sound of tine horn of a packet com
Ing from the opposite way, and as the
boats passed each other he made leap
and was next heard from as having
got off at the place where his master
had stopped and as having gone at
once to the house where he was
guest.
Could human intelligence have sur.
passed that?
This same dog lay On his masters
grave and refused food until he died
from starvation. But do not give this
as case In point.
A gentleman who lived a hundred
miles from city moved there with all
his possessions, including bulldog
which had been raised at his fathers
home, where he had hitherto resid :.
He was locked up in the car with tie
furniture and in the hustle of UNLOAD 6
disappeared, and two days after, ald
he reached his former home, comiI.': by
an inland route, as was known BY lar
ties who recognized him, SO that lie evi-
IDENTIFY marked out his own path with
out reference to the railroad on which
he had been carried away.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
The Site of the White House.

The site for the presidents palace.
as the first maps name it. was selected
by President Washington and Major
L'Enfant when they laid out the fed
eral city in 1892. They proposed to
have the presidents house and the cap
itol reciprocally close to the long vista
formed by Pennsylvania avenue, and
they also laid out a parklike connection
between the two great buildings. The
plans for the house. selected by Wash
fngton and Jefferson as the result Of
competition in which LEnfant took
part, were drawn by James Hoban,
native Of Dublin and medal man OF
the Society Of Arts Of that CITY,
Charles Moore in Century.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
KNOWING TOO MUCH.

Some Serious Drawbacks to the
Pleasures of Conversation.
One very serious drawback to our
pleasure in conversation with too
well informed person is the nervous
strain that is involved. We are always
wondering what will happen when he
comes to the end of his resources. Aft
er listening to one who discourses with
surprising accuracy upon any particu-
lar topic we feel delicacy in changing
the subject. 1t seems mean trick,
like suddenly removing the chair on
which guest Is about to sit down for
the evening With one who is interest
ed in a great many things he knows
little about there is no such difficulty.
II he has passed the first flush Of
youth, it no longer embarrasses him to
be caught now and then in a mistake.
Indeed your correction is welcomed as
an agreeable interruption and serves
az starting point for a new series of
observations.
The pleasure Of converse ton is en-
HANGED if one feels assured not only of
wide margins Of ignorance. but also of
the absence Of any uncanny quicknesc
Of mind.
/ should not like to be a neighbor to
q wit. 1t would be like being in proy-
unity to live wire. A certain insulat.
ing film of kindly stupidity is needed
to give margin Of safety to human in.
tercourse. There are certain minds
whose processes convey the impression
Of alternating currents Of high voltage
on wire that is not quite large enough
for them. From such l would with.
draw myself
One is freed from all such apprehen-
siOns in the compa nionship of people
who make no pretensions to any kind
of cleverness. 1.-The laughter of fools
is like the cracking of thorns under
pot" What cheerful sounds-the crack.
ling of the dry thorns and the merry
bubbling Of the potts.. NJ. Crothers In
Atlantic.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
His Mistake.

"Once at party" said a Scotch cler-
gyman, there was crusty old Scot
seated at whist table playing pas
sionately, and his partner was young
woman, the daughter of neighboring
laird. You are to imagine this young
woman's surprise in the heart of the
game when the old fellow threw down
his cards and bawled at her:
"'What kind Of a game are ye play
in, ye darned AUDI
"And then, recollecting himself, he
bowed and said humbly to the aston
ished girl:
"'Yer pardon,A begged, madam. ]
took We in the excitement for my ain
wife,"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
STARTING A TRADE.
The New England Peddler and the
Secret of His Success.

The New England Peddler and the
Secret Of His Success.
"Peddlin's great business. The Sc
cret OF it is that you must do q trade,
oven If it hurts your principles, when
there's possible chance. remember
how l once managed with an old fell
low who wouldn't hev nothin' to do
with me. lie was so confident an sure
he warn't goin' to trade that made I'D
my mind he'd got to. I've got wooden
nutmegs, pocket sawmills,' says I, AN
horn gun fiints, Eastwood hams, tin
bungholes, calico hog troughs, white
oak cheeses an various other articles
too numerous to mention, includin' Of
cast iron ratholes, an If any Of them
amt big enough to answer I'll knock
the bottom out of a fryin' Fan, an
that'll let any rat through that you've
got, guess. Whoopv says 1. Pm fom
way in the mountings of Hepzidam,
where the lion roareth an the whang-
doodle mourneth fer her firstbornv The
old man just looked on and shuk his
head. I'll take pewter, copper, zinc, iron,
rags-anything,' says 1, 'exceptin' mon
ey an old maids But the old man on'y
shuk his head.
81 just simply had to start trade.
saw pair Of old boots, an l said
them was just what l wanted. What?
he says. Dye buy old bootsY an l
said them was my partickler speciality.
How much dye giveY he asks, an
says, Half cent pound, s long as
half cents is coined,' says l. He didn't
take no heed of my meanin', but begin
to rummage round and git out three
or four pair They warn't no good to
Newton. but i was startin' q trade.
Now, hain't yer got some ragsY 1 says
Them was what asked fer first, an
the old miser said he didn't hev none,
but now, stirred up by the chanst of
gittin' somethin' fer his old boots, he
brought out seventeen pound of rags,
an we done brisk bit Of tradin' fer
tinware. l left the old boots Sets;r'
beside the gate when I druv away,
Them III come in handy to start anoth-
er trade on next time l come l says"
Julian Ralph in Harper's Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
THE OMNIBUS.
Il Was Introduced by BJaise Pascal
the NOtel mathematician.

Il Was Introduced by BJaise Pascal.
the NoteA Mathematician.
No less parsonage than the famous
mathematician, |Blaise Pascal, is said
to have introduced the vehicle which
we call the omnibus" Unlike most
other men Of learning, Pascal was more
or less interested in the affairs of prac-
tical life. He vas the inventor of the
pushcart that now perambulates our
streets, says the Scientific American.
In 1861 he had large wagons built
for regular traAc in the heart of Paris.
He allied himself in this undertaking
with several influential friends, among
whom was the Duke of Roannes.
In 1862 Louis XIV. granted letters
patent to Pascal. in which it was said
that these carriages were intended for
the comfort Of poor people who had to
60 to courts Of justice or who were
sick and so poor that they could not af-
ford to pay the two pistoes exacted by
the chairmen and the drivers of
coaches.
At first the use Of the vehicle was
not generally permitted. A royal de-
cree forbade it's use by soldiers, pages,
lackeys and other liveried servants, as
well as artisans and porters.
Pascal, in spite of the fact that he
only lived to be thirty-nine, is said to
have made no inconsiderable sum out
Of his invention.
After the vehicle had been in use
some sixteen years it was abandoned
for various reasons. 1t was not unit,
1912 that 1T was again introduced, this
time in Bordeaux, which city was fol-
lowed in 1921 by Nantes and in 1927
by Paris. The vehicle was improved
and rapidly became popular. Now it
has been almost displaced by the tram
way.
In modern times the vehicle was
called an omnibus simply for the rea-
son that it was intended for the car
riage Of all, without any restrictions as
to lackeys, pages or foOtmen.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
Painting Animals Eyes.

One of the most difficult things which
the artists and taxidermists of the gov
eminent studio have to do is the paint
ing and preparation of glass eyes for
the mammals, birds and reptiles
mounted at that institution for exhibit
ton in the National museum.
These "eyes" are made of glass, hol-
low within and from the rear, SO that
the inner surface may be painted any
color desired. AS no two animals'eyes
are alike and as the colors are often
complicated and unusual, it requires a
great deal of skill, study and practice
before one is competent to undertake
the work
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
Produced the Desired Eject.

Kate, when two years old, was fond
Of climbing. One day when her moth
er was in an adjoining room she called
e4citedly:
ooh, mamma, mamma, come quick!"
Her mother, thinking she was in dan
ger, fastened to her to find her stand
Ing quietly beside the table.
"Why did you call that wayY she
said. 81 thought you were falling"
II wanted that cup, and I called you
that way so you would hurry."-Little
Chronicle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
Marriage and Crime.

It is said lat statistics prove that in
every 1000 bachelors there are thirty
eight criminals, while in every 1000
married men the criminals number only
eighteen. If this is so, 1t surely proves
that the present day members Of the
sex labeled coy and hard to please have
at least an immense capability for
keeping meH out Of mischief, sufficient
to outbalance perhaps even the unkind
reputation Shanded down the ages by
Mother Eve.-London Taller.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
Life Saving Superstition.

The superstitious collier is often
laughed to scorn, but miner in north
Wales is just, now thanking his lucky
stars that he believes in omens. He
was boring under some coal and was
startled by seeing a rat scuttling away.
He walked away from the spot, and
directly afterward large fall Of coal
occurred just over the place where the
man had been working.-London Stand
ard.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02

Where Invention II Necessary.
"Have you made any Improvements
in your inventiOn"
II have" answered the enterprising
scientist. "One of my assistants has
just discovered a new way to put stock
on the market" Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02

Bixter-Do you know, Jipson, that
your play Is positively improper7
Jipson-It is very kind Of you to say
%. Bixter, but what's the use? I
haven't been able to get any of the pa
pers to denounce it as unit to be seen.
-Bostoh Transcript.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02

Smith (seeing beggar bearing sign
reading, Deaf and Dumb")-Pd like to
help this poor fellow, but don't know
how to tell whether he Is really deaf
and dumb.
Beggar (softly)-Read the sign, mis-
ter: read the sign.-Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
Jules Ferry's Escape From the Mob

Jules Ferry's Escape From the Mob.
Jules Ferry had a narrow escape
from violence at the hands Of the Paris
commune, to whom he was especially
odious. He eluded their pursuit through
church, letting himself down in a
basket our of a rear window while the
mob was forcing the outer door. The
basket fell to the ground with a thud
and gave its occupant a severe shaking
nm
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02

Little Vegetarian-Papa, why do you
30 away again. Why don't you stay
home with mother and me?
Papa-But must go, little daughter,
to get bread and butter for you.
l. V.-Oh, papa, If you'll only stay
home Ill eat meat!-Brooklyn Life.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02

why Johnny Went to Bed SupperI~@r
"What is the matter with this horse
eadish, Marian asked the father Of the
family. ut looks mussed up"
whats the reason they call 1t horse.
radish. papaY' inquired Johnny. n Of
fered It to the horse little while ago
an he wouldn't touch it"-Chicago
Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
LIES Surprises.

Life" said the tobacconist to the
wooden Indian, "is for most people q
continuous process Of getting used to
things that they haven't been expect
Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02

There Is no use growing excited when
Q man calls you liar. II you are one.
you knew It before he told you, and II
you are not you know he is.-'Baltimors
American.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02

'.This is rather an unusual hour for
You to be going to lunch. Not hungry
50 early, are your
mo, but will be by the time the
waiter condescends to notice me."-Nx-
change.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02

The annual consumption OF wine In
france averages twenty.three gallons
for each person.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02

Paper was invented by the Chinese
123 years before the Christian era.