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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28
MISS. SARA McGAHAN.I

OF what PERUNA could do, decided to
try bottle, and you can imagine how
glad l felt when it began to relieve me
in very short time. In less than two
weeks | was completely cured."-SibyI A.
Hadley.
Miss Sarah McGahan, No. 1877 Sd street,
Albany n Y, writes:
"A few months ago l suffered with .
severe attack of influenza, which nothing
seemed to relieve. My hearing became
bad, my eyes became irritated and feverish.
Nothing seemed right and nothing l ate
tasted good. | took PERUNA and within
two weeks l was perfectly well"-Sarsh
McGahan.
If you do not derive prompt and eatis-
factory results from the use of Peruna
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving .
full statement of your case, and he will b
glad to give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28
Rctorts That Made the Reputation q
Their Utterers.

lHcir OIlSFeTSs
Historic retorts almost invariably
Illustrate the Quickness which is es-
sential to the success of this species
OF wit. Jekyll was as famous at the
bar as was Dunning for his brilliant
repartes. Hearing that a very empty
headed person had gone to Greece, he
quoted at once, ITO the Greeks, fool
fshness." James Smith, joint author
with his brother Horace Of Rejected
Addresses" being challenged for
motto on rocks and crows, responded
instantly with the line. THE cause,
my soul, the cause" To Charles Lamb.
Henry Crabb Robinson, lawyer and de-
lightful companion, was speaking OF
lis first brief when Lamb said to him,
Did you not exclaim, Thou first
great cause, least understood?
When Alfred Tennyson appeared in
the Oxford theater to receive his D. C.
L. degree his disheveled hair and gen
orally negligent state provoked the
undergraduates into greeting him
with the inquiry, did your mother
call your early, call you early, Alfred
dear?" Sydney Smith perhaps de
spised pet dogs as heartily as do some
OF US. and this may have given the
sting to his answer to the lady who
begged from him a motto for her
poodle, Spot" "Out, damned Spot"
was his suggestion, and it was nc
doubt too near the truth to be adopted
American.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28
Vows This?

We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. j. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per-
.ectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST & TEUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALpING, KISSANSMARv1N,W Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28
MRS. MI. BRINK
FIRST STAGE OF CATARRH.
A Serious Mistake Which Thou
sands Are Making.

The first stage OF catarrh is what is
commonly known as catching cod" 1t
may be in the head, nose, throat or lungs.
Its beginning is sometimes so severe as to
cause a chill and considerable fever, or it
may be so slight as to not hinder a person
from his usual business. In perhaps a
majority of cases little or no attention
is paid to the first stage of catarrh, and
hence it is that nearly onehalf OF the peo-
pie have chronic catarrh in some form.
To neglect a cold is to invite chronic
catarrh. As soon as any one discovers
the first symptoms of catching cod he
should at once begin the use of peruna
according to directions on the bottle,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28
Uncle 81 (agriculturist)--I'ye hearr

Uncle 81 (agriculturist)-Iye hearn
the New York zoo is great.
Uncle 10 countryside joker)-Wal,
guess! They've got the urrlitigated
ass. ard money sharks, and country
suckers, and Chicago Holsters, and
Wall street bulls, and stock exchange
bears, and peacccks C. fashion, and
monkey-faced dudes, and society apes,
and old hen rcforme-s. and gawkies,
and cnipes, and snakes of vice, and
Tammany tigers. and owl cars, and
Standard Oil hogs, and doves of peace,
and dogs of war, an -
Uncle Silas-Say, 10, want a gallon
OF that same cider-Life.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28

Curious advice is sometimes given
by magistrates in England. A gentle
man recently appeared before a mag
istrate named Kennedy and com.
planned that one of his neighbors had
covered his windows with plecards
about local election.
Il want you to issue an order, your
worship he added. compelling him
to remove the placards and to clean
the windows"
That's what he ought to do" re-.
piled Mr. Kennedy, but, if he refuses,
you'll have to do it yourself"
But suppose he does 1t AGAIN." ask.
ed the plaintiff.
"In that case" said Mr.. Kennedy,
softly, "the best thing for you to do
is to have large pitcher of water
ready and to empty it over him as
soon as you see him approach any
of the windows"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28
The plutocratic father finds hi

The plutocratic father finds his
daughter in tears.
How now" he asks. Are yeu not
happy with the noble count to whom
you were married with great eclat and
at much expense?"
ooh, papa!" weeps the beauteous
heiress, flinging herself into his arms
and breaking two cigars and the crys
tai of his watch. "Oh, papa! 1t is
terrible! discover that he is bogus
count"
There, there" scothes the father,
with a smile of relief. That's all
right. 1t went cost near so much to
keep him and, besides, he will not be
above going to work"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28

FITS pormanently cured No fits or nervous
Eess after first day s use Of Dr. Klinc's Great
Nerve estorer. 50 trial bottleand treatise free
DR.. Z. Il. KLINE. Ltd. 931 Arch St. Phiia.. Pa.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28

Mrs. Winslow's SoothingSyrup for children
tecthing soften the gums, reduces infamma
ton allays pain cures wind cola. Csc. o bottle
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28

In order to deepen the River Thames, in
England. the conservators have determined
to expcnd a sum of S270, 900 on dredging the
river
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28

When tears do not avail a woman she
wishes she we're man and could swear
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28

Museums are much in favor in Russia
Even in Siberia nearly every town of
10000 inhabitants has one.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28
STORIES OF READY WIT.

Whca a man pays as he goes he always
ceta welcome back
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28

Piso's Ours cannot DO too highly spoken Of
IS cough cure.-J. W. O'BRIEN, 1872 Third
Avenue, n, Minneapolis. Mum, Jan. 6, 19)l
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28

and the cold is sure to pass away
without leaving any bad effects.
Unless this is done the cold is al
most sure to end in the second stage of
catarrh, which is making so many lives
miserable. If PeTuna was taken ever,
time one has cold or cough, chronic
catarrh would be practically an I'M
known disease.
Miss Elizabeth Uber, No. 81 Bassett
street, Albany, N. Y. writes:
Il have always dreaded unsettled
weather because of my extreme liabil-
ity to catch cold, when a catarrhal
trouble would quickly develop through
my entire system, which it would take
weeks to drive away. | am thankful
to say that since | have taken Pc
RUNA | do not have any reason to
dread this any more. Ii have been
at all exposed to the damp,w wet or cold
weather, | take dose or two of Pc
RUNA, and it throws out any hint
OF sickness from my system. Miss
Elizabeth Uber.
Mrs. NJ. J. Brink. No. 800 Michigan ave
ue h st. 10, Joseph Mica d;r; writes IS: .
~ "tdtlel Caught Il Suuuen anu severe
I'D, which developed a catarrhal condition
trough my entire system, and so affected
~ general health that | was completely
rokcn down, and became nervous and
ysterical and unfit to supervise my homa
IL physician prescribed for me, but some.
DIV his medicine did me no good. Read
lg of PERUNA l decided to try it. At
n l had taken but three bottles | found
yself in fine health Mrs M. j. Brink
Sibyl A Hadley, Is Main street, Hunt
lgton, Ind, writes: Last winter after
citing my feet wet l began to cough,
hich gradually grew worse until my
lroat was sore and raw. Ordinary rene
les did not help me and cough remedies
luseated me. Reading an advertisement
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28

Hope should always be supplied with a
rara chute to let man down easy
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28

Charles Marshall and his son Har.
ley, farmers. living in Springfield
township, Ohio, had, a terrific battle
with a huge raccoon while hunting,
and as result OF the encounter Mr..
Marshall Is confined to bed with a
badly lacerated face, throat and body
from the 'coon's teeth. It is even
doubted II he will recover. as q mum.
Der o. blood vessels were severed.
When Marshall chopped down a
tree In which the coon had taken
refuge big dog charged on his coon
ship, but the. latter soon got the bet
ter of the dog. Marshall rushed in tc
help the canine, when the animal
known as the swamp raccoon, pounc
ed on him and began tearing his head
and throat Harley rushed to aid his
father, but the coon bit him severely
The coon was finally killed. The
father tainted from the loss OF blood
and the son had to procure team tc
take him home.-New York Journal
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28

Footprints. IN the sands OF time will be
out of date when we sc. aerial navigation
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28

Old Sofas, Backs of Chairs, etc. can be
dyed with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-28

John H. Fow, ex-state representa-
tive, has a story which he tells to the
point that there was no excuse fol
those independent Republicans who
returned to the Quay fold; that po,iti
cal conditions are unchanged since
last November. This is Fow's story:
"A man jumped on a train at q
station in the West one day, and
asked for q lawyer. A young man
stepped up and said, Tn . laMyer.'
81 want me best ID IN tetRs *.
planned the stranger.
We'll. I'm the one persisted the
attorney.
What proof have your
Proof shouted the lawyer. you
don't need proof, ! eqEN IT,
- -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Her Honey Hou.e

An Iowa woman who was cleaning
house one day accidentally knocked out
brick and some mortar from the side
Of little used room. In doing so she
came upon curious humming sound
and a delicate odor. She reported the
circumstance to her sons, and two of
them climbed up the outside of the
house and removed some of the wealth
er boards to investigate the phenome
non. They were much astonished T.
find that the whole side of the hons.
nearly had been filled in by the bee
with honey and honeycomb. Takins
down the remaining boards, they care
fully extracted the material, stored :
in a convenient place for the wintei
and ate honey on their, mullins
many months thereafter.--N Y. Her.
aid.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Attacked Men with knife.

At Emporia the other day Mrs.
James Boyd attacked group Of
young men on the street with knife.
One of the men struck her blow in
the face, and Mr.. Boyd then took
part in the fight. Both the Boyds
were later arrested on a warrant to
keep the peace and released on bond.
In the crowd which Mrs. Boyd at
tackled was DR.. Whittlesey, a young
dentist and society leader. 1t is said
Mrs. Boyd had made threats against
Whittlesey, charging him with inn
proper conduct with her daughter.
Some time ago Mrs. Boyd made a
serious charge against DIR. Whittle-
sey, and he says that later she Of
fered to settle the matter for $25.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
To Prevent Goaain.

Soon after the Kansas legislature
convened a special bill was passed
changing the name of Oliver Books,
of Sumner county, to Oliver Burke.
After the husbands name was
changed the wife said it would not
look proper to live with him unless
her name was changed, too. In other
words, the fact that Mrs. Books was
living with Mr.. Burke would cause
neighborhood gossip. In order to
remedy the irregularity, the legisla-
ture passed bill chs nging her name
to Mrs. Burke.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Egg In MarInade.

Put four dessertspoonfuls of water
in stewpan with two tablespoonfuls
of veal gravy or broth, a teaspoonful of
vinegar, quarter of a teaspoonful of
salt and dash of pepper. Beat light the
yolks of two eggs and stir gradually
into the other ingredients. Set over
a slow fire and stir until it thickens.
but does not boil. Have some eggs
poached, trimmed and laid on rounds
of toast; pour the sauce around them
and garnish the dish with crisp, fresh
cress and trimmed radishes.-Wash
ington Star.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
A GenerouR wife

Recently, at Emporia, James Hig-
gins, brakeman, secured a judg-
ment of $4,000 from the Santa Fe
for the loss of both legs. Just before
the rendering of this Judgment his
wife had commenced suit for divorce.
In this suit she did not ask for ali
mony. Since the husband secured
his judgment, friends of the wife have
been urging her to amend her divorce
petition and ask for share of the
spoils. This she refused to do, yet
Mrs. Higgins is poor herself and has
to work for a iving.-Kansas City
Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Latest Kansas Events.
Attached Stine's PROPERTY.

Another, move in the De Boissiere
1 0. o. F. Orphans home case was
made at Ottawa when ATTORNEYS
Troutman and Stone, of Topeka, filed
attachment proceedings against all
the personal and real property of
l. c. Slime. president of the board of
trustees of the defunct orphans
home. The Kansas supreme court
recently gave the title of the home
property to the Topeka attorneys,
who had purchased the interests of
the French heirs of the late v. De
Boissiere. Troutman and Stone
claim there is due them not less than
$4,000 from De Boissiere's personal
property and from rents and profits
on the estate since 1892. Slime is a
man Of considerable wealth. He has
been in active charge of the De Bots
siere estate since the property was
willed to the Kansas odd fellows in
1892.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Kansa. A. o. U. w. omcer..

The A. o. U. w. grand lodge of Kan.
sas, In session at Wichita, decided ia
hold biennial, instead of annual ses-
slons. This means a saving every
two years of $4,000. After an ex-
citing contest, r. w. Turner, of Man
kato, was elected grand master:
Frank E. Earle, of Hutchinson, grand
receiver; E. M. Forde, of Emporia.
gread recorder; ex-senator G. II.
Lamb, OF Yates Center, supreme rep
resentative.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

WOMEN should beware of contract
ing catarrh. The cold wind and
rain, slush and mud of winter are espe-
cially conducive to catarrhal derange-
ments. Few women escape.
Upon the first symptoms of catching
cold Peruna should be taken. It forti-
fies the system against colds and ca
tarrh.
The following letter gives one young
woman's experience with Peruna:
Miss Rose Gerbing is a popular society
woman of Crown Point, Ind, and she
writes the following:
Recently I took a long drive in the
country. and being too thinly clad 1
caught bad cold which settled on my
lungs, and which could not seem to
shake off. had heard a great deal of
Peruna for colds and catarrh and I
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Wa. a California GoId-seeker

Freeman Kingman, who died at Sa-
lima recently, was one of the gold
seekers who went to California in the
SOS. He made the journey from Ire
mont, ILL.,, to San Francisco in six
months, during which time he never
saw house except occasionally sod
structure or other temporary abodes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
A WOMAN AND HER MONEY.
Trouble Over nm Attempt to Pay Five
Cents Car Fare with q Five
Dollar Bill.

tered the conductor a fve-dollar bill
and received in change four silver dol
lars and a handful of small change.
She looked at the silver, then cast
reproachful glance at the conductor,
who was making his way toward the
door, relates the New York Sun.
After handling the money for some
time longer, and giving expression to
her views on the inconvenience of sill
yer, she turned around to the passen-
ger sitting next to her-a well-dressed
man. reading newspaper-and said.
Would you mind kindly giving me
bills for these silver dollars ?''
Not at all, madam" replied tn man,
taking roll of bills from his pocket
and handing her four single dollar bills
which she folded up and put away in
her pocketbook. She was still jingling
the small change in her hand, and as
the conductor passed she asked:
Conductor, will you let me have
dollar bill for this changer"
Certainly, said the conductor, TAX
ing a bill from his pocket and hand
ing it to her, in return for which she
handed him the 95 cents. aaa
beg pardon but there is only 95
cents here" he said, as he counted,
over the change.
Yes, you know gave you five cents
before" was the rejoinder.
That's all right, but I need five
cents more to make up the dollar" in
sisted the conductor.
HDnn,f va,, 600 ~.
an. 1.-THE IS cents and the five I gave
you before make one dollar?"
That nickel you gave me was for
your fare, madam" said the conduc-
tor.
Yes, and that with what I've given
you now, make up the dollar" insisted
the woman.
Emptying the change into her lap and
picking up the dollar, the conductor
went forward to collect other fares.
Turning to the obliging passenger next
to her again, she said:
Il don't like to trouble you too much.
but could you give me one dollar for
this changer"
With pleasure, madam" he said, as
lay down his paper and took out his roll
of bills for the second time.
He was we'll aware of the fact that
he was nickel short, as were the other
passengers who had been watching the
proceedings with good deal of in
terest and amusement. After the bill!
had been neatly folded up and put away
IN the woman's pocketbook and he had
resumed reading his paper, it looked
Tor few moments as if the incident
had come to close; but such was not
the case. Suddenly turning round to
the man again, the woman broke out
with:
"Oh. L owe you five cents"
That's all right, madam" replied
the man, looking up from his paper.
No, but l must pay you"
It'll do some other time,' he said.
evidently tired of going through the
process of making change.
oh. no, I'll pay you now" she in
sisted, taking out her pocketbook and
looking all through it for nickel. "I
haven't five cents in change. but if you
give me the 95 cents I'll give you the
dollar"
At that moment the man noticed
that the car had stopped at his cor
ner. and he made a rush for the door.
lis brain in whirl and trying to make
out whether it was he or the woman
that was crazy, or whether the con-
ductor, or all three were prospective
patients for a lunatic asylum.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Kansas Farmer A.sa..inatea.

Bert McKinstry, farmer near
Monticello who lived alone, was IA
tally shot while sitting in his house
reading by a lamp. The shot came
through the window and it is sup
posed to have been fired by young
farmland named Graham, who had
quarreled with McKinstry.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Defeated, ms Usual.

The bill for the relief of the Kansas
state university met it's fate in this
congress. as it has in many previous
congresses. It provided for the pay
ment Of $4,000 damages for the de-
struction of the "Old Free State
HOTEL Familiarity known as the Ell.
bridge house, at Lawrence.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Light Did Not Di.may H,m.

A thief entered two fine residences
at Chanute with skeleton keys and
seemed undismayed at the fact that
the lights were all burning and the
curtains drawn up. In one case the
family was away to lodge and in the
other household was asleep. He Sc
cured several diamonds, some iewelry
and in each case several dollars il
money.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
STRUCK hoy with Loaaea wh,,.

Miron Lands, an 1s-year-old school
boy at Hiawatha, annoyed D. Hard
ing, a farmer, who was driving past
the schoolhouse. Harding struck the
boy with loaded whip, cutting a
cash over the eye. He was arrested,
and at the trial II men stood for con-
vicion, but one man hung the iury.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
A Nurne Am India.

A little while ago Miss Dora Hum
phreys was a schoolgirl in the town
of Arcadia. Now she is a profession
al nurse in the family of Lord Rivas,
the lieutenant governor of the Pun
lab in India.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
New Inquiry at wamego.

c. w. Lord of Delphos, will erect
at Wamego -four mill with capaci-
ty of 125 barrels of -four and 1900
bushels of cornmeal day, and an
elevator with capacity of $4,000
bushels
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

Senator Wulfekuhler's bill appro.
priating $4,000 to cover the expense
of sending released convicts back to
the counties in which they were con-
victed was killed in the house.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Did You Get Your sharef

A statistician has figured that the
farm products of this state in 1902
averaged $1,000 for every family il
the state.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

A meeting of the telephone men az
Beloit resulted in the forming Of the
Union Telephone & Telegraph COM
pany to build trunk toll lines from
Abilene to Topeka to connect with
lines from Kansas City to Topeka.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Barber Bill is Signed.

Gov. Bailey has signed the barber
bill. The bill creates a board to ex-
anime and license BARRIERS, and every
barber in towns of more than 5000
inhabitants must secure license be-
fere he can work at his trade.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
want q New County.

Agitation was started at Heringtor
for the creation of new county,
with Harrington as the county seat,
taking territory from Dickinson, Nor
ris and Marion counties.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Parsons May Get III.

An Indiana firm will probably es-
tablish at Parsons big iron and
steel rolling mill to employ 800 men,
The iron would be secured by buying
up old cast-iron all over the west and
working it over.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

8 To stimulate a pride far beautiful
homes, the Newton commercial club
has offered prizes for the best-kept
lawns during the summer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
The velocipede.

Puzzled Salesman-Are you sure
ron want cyclopedia, madam?
Mrs. Malaprop-Yes, for my grand
son. He wants q reg'lar bicycle, of
course. but he's too small for that vet.
Philadelphia Press.