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throw with.
But that didn't put the Spider out OF the
Same bv anv means. He was q man OF
resources. After that he stood twenty
feet down the base line, 80 that whenever
Bull Thompson slammed it down to third
Spider and the ball landed square on
the bag.
literally "A veil as .fxuratively, was red
hot liner in the seventh. Spider nailed
Il one handed on the jump and chung to
y Mks' grim death. 1t carried him over
third And on out through left field.
missed making a remarkable assist by
catching the man who had caught the ball.
But it was one of those deceptive, cuTvlng
liners, and he unfortunately misJudgedit
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The Csuse Of II.

Trampus--w Ia your idea about this race
suicide business7
Scampus twell versed in turf matters)-t
allus comes from playin' too many favorttes
an takin' tips from the bookmakers-Prince-
ton Tiger
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he found himself sitting
in a clump Of black-eyed
Susans, twenty feet out
in the left field. His
weight had been insufi1 :
Gent to overcome the
momentum OF the ball
and he had been carried
OF his feet. Tn .
Roarer scored before
the Spider had recov-
cred breath enough to
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-I'm in an awful stew" walled the oyster
We'll. it's your own fault II you are re-
nil ed the sSsw. Whatever I am you made
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Tom Jynn-Cant you give me just ono
more chance? I've stopped drinking for
good this time
Mabel Syruppe-Stopped drinking Nom
sense You couldn't stick to anything II
you tried.
Tom Jynn-why. Mabel! How can you
say such thing? Think Of the way I've
stuck to drinking.
He Had Too Much Of . Good Thing.
Burglar Bill. who could break into any old
house,
Gave UP. at the point OF gun.
For. laden with booty,
Because, Of, hts loot. he
Could hardly break into run.
-Psnnsylronid Punch Bovl.
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Hax Very Eooliah!

He folded his arms. his fingers. his toes:
He folded his neck. his ankles, his nose;
He cen folded up the eyes In his head.
For he shut himself up In folding bed.
Afdle Record.
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BA Carried On warfare
Overheard BY the Dumbw.iter.

That's won on met said the Gen erals horse.
a. the enemy Observation-Disclosures Jester.
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Md thin mel are j,ist "A bad. used to
know n little fellow out in Jones county
named Spider Webb You must have
hoard OF him II you follow baseball at all
H. pavcd third base on the famous Light
foot I.,lics along IN the latter 100,
Funny little tiko, Spider was. He
weighed only ~ pounds with his glove on,
and when he wore his uniform II looked as
II il was folded But say. maybe that boy
couldn't play ball, though.
He had an eve like needle. could run
like a brook. and, except for his lack of
weight he'd have had EN- all beaten black
and blue on he fielding proposition as well
His fielding, in fact. had been edged
II practice. and it wasn't until the big cham
ponship game with the RingtSl Roarers
that we found out what an awful handicap
his lightnees really was.
Twas along about the third inning
One of the Roarers clipped a two-bagger
over short stop that a rhetorical bird in
flight Of campaign oratory couldn't have
reached with a ten-foot pole. Next crack
out Of the box the runner tried to steal third.
and Bull Thompson. our catcher shot the
ball down to nip him on.
THE Spider froZe onto the throw, all
Hoht but when he went to touch the runner
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More Than stood for II.

More Than stood for II.
Maud-Do you know. he kissed her in
broad daylight, right out in the middle Of
the street
Jane-Did she stand for that?
Maud should say 30. She even got on
tiptoe.--CornsH Widow.
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An Author Of Boomerangs.
r. E. Fuzed-He writes for the msgazinesf
B. x. Sept.-No: only to them.
-Pennsylrdnia Punch Bovl.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

The expense of the Sultan OF
Turkey are in proportion to his
cussedness. They have been es-
timated at no less q sum than
$3.50, 100000. OF this $500, 900
alone is spent on the clothing of
women, and $500, 900 on the Sui
tan's own wardrobe. Nearly an
other $4,000 is swallowed up
by presents, S5,O0O,0W goes for
pocket money, and still another
S5,OOO,OOO for the table. 1t seems
incredible that so much money
can possibly be spentin a year by
one man, but when it is remem-
bered that some 1900 people re-
side within the palace walls, and
live luxuriously and dress expen-
sively at the cost of the civil list,
it appears little more compre-
hensible.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

1t has not been generally known
that the everglades Of Florida
have not been open to settlement,
but such is the case. The gov
eminent land office has only re-
Gently thrown this large tract of
land open to those who desire to
settle there and improve it and re-
claim it to civilization. Lake
Okeechobee receives the drainage
of all Central Florida. 1t is bor-
dered with vast morasses which
extend southwark for sixtys or
seventy miles and this part is
called the Everglades. This tract
covering something like a thous-
and square miles which the foot
of white man may be said never
to have penetrated, although
small sections have been visited
at the risk of life and limb. is aow
10 be partially drained and par.
cellea ont into small farms.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

A Washington statistician, says
the Inter-Ocean has discovered
that seventy-seven members of
the Fifty-eighthC Congress, twenty
elk senators and fifty-one repre-
sentatives were soldiers in the
civil war. FOrty-seven were in
the Union and thirty in the Con-
federate army. Civil war soldiers
form more than Is per cent. of the
total membership of Congress
The civil war ended more than
thirty weight years ago. The pres
ent average age of these former
soldiers is not stated But the
boy of Is who went into the army
for a few months only in 1865 is
now "a. The young man of 20
who enlisted in 1861 is now 81.
Probably the average age of the
civil war soldiers in Congress is
at least IS.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

:
There is belief widely current
in this country that the United
states is the only country with a
corn producing belt, but this be-
lief is erroneous. South America,
too, has large area ofland suita-
BILE to the cultivation of the yellow
cereal and considering the popu-
lation of that country the showing
made by the product is very good.
Argentine corn is little known in
the markets of the world because
It has been easier for the people
to make money out of other grain
or grass involving less work. How
ever, recent statistics show that
South America is raising corn.
Argentine, a country two-fifths as
large as the United States, has
only 100000 inhabitants. With
this sparse population 1880, 600
acres OF corn were cultivated last
year. yielding 100, 100000 bushels.
The United States had in "a, 000,-
600 acres, which yielded 2,253, 000,-
600 bushels. Considering the
of the South American
the showing made was
very 0attering. The average yield
In argentine was thirty bushels to
the acre, while that of the United
States is but twenty-seyen.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26
Captain A. HI. Bogardus, {

Captain A. H. Bogardus. OF
Lincoln, ILL.,, the retired champion
rifle shot of the world, still retains
his exceptional ability in his old
age, says an exchange. Recently
though 70 years of age, with an
automatic Winchester rife he &C
complished new feat in marks
manship. At a distance of thirty
three feet from target three
inches in diameter and loading
his own gun, he fired 100 rounds
in exactly three minutes without
missing the target. 1t is not
small wonder that the American
man behind the gun can Guido
those. of other countries when
from American citizenship comes
q man who in his declining years
can show such accuracy Of aim.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26
LET THE PRIMARY BE IN JAM
UARY.

| We note that the Subcommittee
appointed by the State Contra
Committee to establish rules tc
govern the coming Democratic
primary election for the nomina-
ton of State officers, has selected
the 18th day of December, 1903,
| as the day on which this election
| shall be held; and we note further
that this selection has met with
| serious opposition from many OF
the party leaders throughout the
State.
The vast majority of those who
oppose the selection OF this early
day, are actuated with the sincere
desire to further Democratic sue
cess and harmony. They believe
that there should be no doubt cast
On the legality Of this primary !;
and they fear that a primary cleo
ton held in December next with
the qualifications of the voter be-
ing the prerequisite Of the poll
tax for the years 1902 and 1903,
will come in serious conflict with
the poll tax provisions of the Con-
stitution of the State. They also
contend that in certain sections OF
the State it will be impossible to
cast a full Democratic vote at that
time on account Of industrial con-
ditions.
The BANNER earnest desire
is the complete success Of the
Democratic party as presently or
ganized by the fairest means, and
when that victory is achieved we
want it to be so thorough and gen.
uine as to be beyond cavil.
We prefer to have the primary
in January, 1904, because then
there can be no doubt Of its legal
ity and further because a vast ma
jority of the white Democrats
want it held on that day. This
primary election was ordered be-
cause the white people requested
it. The members of the State
Central Committee and other lead
ers readily assented to their re-
quest. 1t is the result of the peo-
Plies desire; and in consonance
with this idea, it should be held
on the day that meets their appro-
val, and the forms and rules which
will govern it, should be such as
to give all white Democrats full,
fair and equal opportunity to cast
their votes for the candidates of
their choice.
By the faith that We hold in their
wisdom and integrity, We know
that the members of the State
Central Committee will establish
such rules as will meet with the
appreciation of the people, and
will give them primary election
under such conditions as will
make Democratic victory full and
complete, and the selection Of the
party's candidate SO certain and
fair as to challenge criticism.
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Mr.. Will A. Steidley, editor o

Mr.. Will A. Steidley, editor OF
the LAKE Charles Press, who is a
candidate for State Treasurer, has
the support Of his entire District,
and with the press almost united
: in his interest. Mr.. Steidley
comes from Calcasieu, one of the
richest parishes of the State, and
she is justly entitled to be repre-
scented on the State ticket, which
she never has had yet. Mr.. Steidley
is a man OF ability and fully capa-
BILE of filling the position to which
he aspires. The BANNER endores
the candidacy Of the man from
Calcasieu and expect to see him
elected.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26
The OuTPuT

The output is the Keynote to profit.
In deciding upon a price at which to
sell, manufacturer, no matter what ar
ticle he has to offer, considers now many
he IS likely 70 sell, and bases his charges
accordingly Ii is quite reasonable, too.
II tailor sells only two suits of clothes
each week, his income must come from
the profits Of these two suits. If he can
however, double or treble his output
without materially increasing his work
ing expenses, he can naturally afford to
make the profit on each suit much less.
Again, this output decides the buying
power. 1t is only necessary to state that
there have been manufactured and sold
over
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

A Houston editor wrote a nice
little puff for milliner in which
he said that he was glad to see her
stocking up" Meeting the
scribe on the street, she soaked
him with her umbrella and threat
ened to tell his wife. The un-
sophisticated editor has never
been able to find out what was
wrong with his item.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

l, John r. Parkerson. Deputy
Clerk of District Court in and
tor the Parish of st. Mary. State OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the
Act containing the Charter of the Char
enton Lumber Company. Limited, pass
ed before Francois z. perret Notary
Public. has been deposited in my office
for recordation on the lst day of Sep
TENDER, 1903, which act bears the file
number 80, 561. and is recorded in Book
90 at page---et seq.
Witness my hand and the seal of my
office, on this LIST day Of September.
1903, at Franklin, La, Parish of st.
Mary, State of Louisiana.
JNO. II. PARKINSON.
Deputy Clerk and Ex-Ohicio Recorder
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

Even though the Alaskan boun-
Diary commission now in session
in London fails to decide the con-
troversy, an apparent gain will be
made through the fact that the
American and Canadian cases
will be clearly defined.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

The man who went after Presi-
dent Roosevelt with gun has
been considered a harmless
idiot" for years. And yet the
authorities allow such people to
run at large, regardless of the fact
that no idiot is ever really harm
less
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

The latest discovery Of science
is the "automobile face,' which
is indicative of new mental
disease, "automania," or a desire
for scorching and speed records.
Apparently every owner of a ma
chine is afflicted with the disease.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

The BANNER approves heartily
Of the following from the Iberville
South. "There must be no mud
singing in the campaign. Cand-
dates must be made to understand
this and if any indulge in such
they should not receive the votes
of the people. Give us clean
campaign. That is what the peo-
pie are looking for"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

A great many Michigan peaches
are being shipped to the eastern
markets this season. There is a
good market for the Michigan
beauties, and the yield is said to
be very heavy.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

"Hit Hanna Hard" is the Tom
Johnson slogan and the DEM
rcratic candidate for governor is
Welding The hammer with telling
effect. He is making friends for
the Democratic ticket every day
and already has the other fellows
on the run.-Zanesville CO..
Signal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

An item of news from a Western
paper. say; '.Bill Damm's daugh-
ter, !Irayce, has scaFletina and the
whole Damn family is ,quaraptin.-
e9,v - y ''"' a."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

The Duke of Roxeburgh is the
highest priced duke yet purchased
by an American heiress, coming
Mt the modest sum of forty million
dollars.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26
Our Choice For Governor
n. G. BLANCHARD,
OF CADDD.

If the Bulgarians want to lick
the Turks they might with advan-
tage import few sharpshooters
from Breathitt County, Kentucky.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

You can always tell light
weight in church-their heads are
SO light they can't sit still, and
their acknowledged is so shallow
they can't hold it in until services
are over, and their smiles are so
awful beautiful ca they are bound
to laugh thewhole time through
Minden Democrat.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

After spending $4,000 looking
for oil, the Assumption Oil and
Mineral Company, has decided to
cry quits. Two wells were bored
by the Company on the st. Rose
plantation near Labadie Vile, but
sad to tell, there was nothing do
ing for the oil magnates of AS
sumption. Assumption Pioneer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26
STATE OF l. LOUISIANA.
PARISH nE Ct E,pN

TAKINII OF ST. VA
l, William X. Wilson, District Attor-
ney in and for the Parish Of st. Mary
state Of Louisiana. do hereby certify
mat | have examined the above and
foregoing Act OF Incorporation, and
found nothing therein contrary To
the laws OF the State of Louisiana.
and do hereby approve the same.
w X. WILSON,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26
$1,000
EMERSON PIANOS

to prove what the buying power of this
great Company must be. The small
manufacturer who turns out only IA few
pianos each month will certainly have to
pay more for the ma erial in each piano
there is absolutely no doubt about
this.
When you consider these facts and
put this truth along side Of them, that
there are only three companies in the
United States who have made and sold
as many pianos as ourselves-that we
haven't competitor making a high
grade piano whose output is rs large us
ours-it. needs no argument to convince
you that, quality for quality, you can
buy cheaper of us than Of any one else
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

j. Y. Sanders, Of ST. Mary. who
is out for the second place on the
State ticket, is almost the choice of
the entire State. Mr.. Sanders, while
speaker Of the House of Represen-
tatives made brilliant record and
he stands to-day as one of the
strongest leaders in the Third Con-
gressional District.-Assumption
Pioneer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-26

Secretary Shaw is useful man
in at least one respect--he inspires
confidence, or tries to. His faith
in our present prosperity and in
our ability to take care Of almost
any money situation likely to
develop is SO great that he declares
there will be no trouble the COM
ing fall except, possibly, in the
minds of the over-timid.- Provi-
dence Or. L. Telegram.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23

across the table at her brother in-law
who, pillowed up in an armchair, was
munching Drowned bird, and said.
playfully: Christmas gift, Brother
HermOn."
II meant to have brought some
thing" he stammered, in confusion,
but"
Thank you, know you did, inter-
rupted Prudence, her face glowing
with victory, land it is all right Mr.
Fulton gave it to me-the will, l mean
and 1 thank you again"
Had the house tumbled down the
mountain side Hermon Cameron could
not have been more surprised. He
sank back among the pillows with a
suppressed groan. MY heart!" he
said, family. my heart!"
"You are hurt more seriously than
we thought for!" cried the Fultons, in
alarm.
"Oh. no" murmured Hermon 81
am just little overcome"
And so it proved. But, although
he revived and chatted with his friend,
Fulton, over the toothsome plum pud-
ding he did not look Prudence Cam
eron's way again that day.
And that night Ned sat before the
cracking fire on the broad hearth,
while the dancing light touched his
! rudy face and glinted up along the
smoky rafters. and whispered between
his palms: Dear Lord, we are so
thankful for the blessed Christmas
tide; but just now we are thankfuller
for the upset of Uncle Hermon!''
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His mother is a virgin mild,

His mother is a virgin mild,
God with u.s.
God with us! Against US who dare be?
Through barred door came another
voice in response to his own, and Their
the door was flung wide, and a man
joined him in the street and sang with
him. Together they marched through
the town, giving it its first audible
sound save walls and cries of terror
since first the plague descended upon it
The song woke strange echoes. From
their living tombs men, women and
children came forth to the number OF
25-all that were left of the town-and
marching through the death-stricken
God with us! Against us who dare
be?"
Whether it was that the plague hao
spent its violence, or, which is more
probable, that the minds of the sur.
vivors were more serene, none of this
little band died of the Black Death
They returned to their homes, buried
their dead, and the town began te
awake.
No wonder that the incident was Re.
membered. and that for centuries the
people of the town continued to meet
each Christmas eve at midnight, and al
two o'clock marched through the streets
singing the same old hymn.
The sublime assurance breathed In
that song is what men need to make
them brave when earthly joys fade. II
lifts them back to the living world, an.
the sight OF Heaven, when they have
buried themselves in despair In tht
darkest and most helpless hour the
sense OF the presence of God will wake
song the echoes of which come back
to US In the new hope awakened in other
lives.-Youth's Companion.
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Mine Capacity.

During the last IL years the average
productive capacity of American mines
a man a day has increased more than 25
per cent, while in Germany it has, if
anything, diminished. This fact is at
tributed to the increased use Of coal
cutting machinery. Of the bituminous
output for 1901, 25.7 per cent. was ma
chine mined. Notwithstanding the fact
that higher wages are paid in America,
coal is much cheaper than in Germany,
some years it being less than half the
price of German coal.
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how am to bring myself to be turned
out like-a beggar!"
Making a sudden dash at her eyes
with her handkerchief, she resumed:
'Of course, if mother is bent on hav-
ing sunny Christmas in the face of
1t all. why, 1 won't be shadowy."
Hearing CHEEKY whistle outside she
continued: Ned doesn't care about it
boys don't. yes" correcting the
>uncharitable thought), "he does care,
but not as | do"
The mother rocked to and fro be-
fore the fragrant blaze, humming an
old refrain. The dusk gathered
gloomily in the corners of the room
while the dancing light glinted along
the smoky rafters as if eager to dispel
all thought of loneliness.
Mrs. Cameron glanced upward. In
the years agone, when the rafters were
not so smoky and the dear old rooms
not so dingy as now, the Halfway
house was the social hub of the noun
tain side. But now
A sturdy lad of II years came bust
ling in with his arms full of holly and
his pockets full of mail
1.-The road down to the village is as
smooth as glass;" he said, brushing
the snowfiakes from his clothes on to
the bright hearth. Horses will have
TO be sharp shod to make the slide to-
morrow. I know"
Handing some letters to his mother
1c began to plan for a Jolly good
time" the next day. while he sepa-
rated the sprays of the glossy ever
green.
Attracted by his festive manner, his
sister volunteered To help, and fell to
sorting the crimson clusters for Deco
rating the table and Frightening W
the rooms on the morrow.
'Of course he can't care much" she
whispered. rebelliously. watching the
satisfaction shining on the boylsh
ace
We'll have popcorn and chesrnuts.