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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-12-19

The town of Morgan City has
uassed an ordinance increasing
the LIQUOR license to $500.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-12-19

We publish the official proceed
ines Of the town council IN this
issue.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-12-19
SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1908.

The Street Fair will be in Nor
gan City next week.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-12-19

We had occasion this week of
driving over the roads of the fir t
ward and found them in fine con-
dition. The roads in the neigh
borhood of Adeline which has
been almost impossible at certain
seasons for years, we are glad to
say has been attended to with fine
results by Police Juror Delhaye
and he deserves the thanks of
every one who travels by road in
that section for this good work.
The third ward roads are in good
condition, the drains have been
opened and all bog holes filled !,
and from what we can learn all
the public roads, with few excep-
tions, have been attended to and
put in frst-class condition. This
speaks well for the efficient gen.
tlemen who compose our Police
Jury and we hope they will keep
up this good work.
The Naval Reserve at Berwick
gave a military hop last Saturday
in honor of Capt. Bostick and
staff who arrived from New Or
leans on a tour of inspection. The
affair was one unparalleled in the
history of that progressive little
town and will long be remembered
by those in attendance. The hall
was crowded with the beauty and
cultured of that community and
the visiting officers were very
much elated over tie reception ac-
corded them. The Reserves, al
though but recently organized,
make fine showing on the drill
ing ground with their new uni
forms and accoutrements. They are
a fine body of men and it is the
opinion of Capt. Bostick that in a
short while they will be able to
compete with the best military
companies in the State. A boat
will be at their disposal shortly
aud the boys will be taken out on
short cruises and drilled in hand
ling heavy guns, workmanship,
and all the other necessaries that
goes toward making a tirst-class
jack tar.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-12-19

& There were many people from
the country visiting in town this
week attending to business and
doing their Christmas shopping.
The merchants done good busl-
ness considering the short crops
and lack of money in circulation.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-12-19
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Third Ward Justice Court, Parish o
St. Mary. No.

st. LOUIS JeWeIers' supply CO., VS..
Emil Sassowsky.
nUnder and by virtue of writ Of fiera facias
issued out Of the Third Ward Justice Court
In and for the parish of st. Mary, and to me
directed, in the above numbered and emit.
tied suit will offer for sale for cash, ut pub
lie auction to the last and higheat bidder at
the principal front door OF the Court House,
at Franklin, this parish, on
Saturday, the End Day of Janu-
ary, A. D., 1904,
between the hours OF II O'Clock a. m. and
O'Clock p. m, the following mentioned and
described property, to. wit:
All the right, title, interest, ownership and
demand in and to the partnership OF Sas
sowsky & Charpat.
ALFRED PECOT, Constable.
Constable's Office, Parish OF st. Mary, De
cember 18th. 1903.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-12-19

The Stork again visited our town
last Saturday morning and left a
fine girl baby at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Harry McNulty.
Mr.. Sterling Arbauneaux,a we'll
known and popular young man,
died last Monday night from a
complication Of small pox and
pneumonia. The deceased was
employed in the store on Katie
plantation, near Baldwin, and has
many friends who mourn his sad
death Mr.. Arbauneaux was re-
covering from the disease when
he was taken with a spell Of pneu-
monia which resulted fatally.
Mr.. Henry Il. Keller, an old res
ident of our town died at his home
last Saturday morning, December
18th, at 4:1O o'clock, aged 81 years,
2 months and IA days. Mr.. Keller
was native of Woodville, Miss,
and an engineer by occupation.
The funeral took place at 2 O'Clock
Sunday evening. The deceased
leaves a widow and several child
rem to mourn his death. We ex-
tend our sympathy to the family.
The Woodmen of the World
held very interesting meeting on
Monday night, Dec. 18th, at which
several applicants were introduced
and the following officers elected
to serve during the ensuing year:
J. d. Morris, c.. c.; E. c. Kuhl-
man, A. L.: Isaac Mayer. Clerk;
Jacob Anderson, Banker; John
Clausen, Escort; Chris Marker
son, Waterman; Ben Coullard,
Sentry; j. w. Lyman, Manager,
one year.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
SIN CRAVEN UPON MARBLE.
Warming TO Those Who Take SnuH
During Worship.

here Is quaint old parish church in
Plurien, Brittany, built in the early
part of the fifteenth century and hav-
ing, with many other primitive ar
rangements, the bell rope from the bel
fry hanging down from the roof of the
nave and dangling just in front of the
pulpit, so that the process of bell ring
ing is performed in full view of the
congregation. But what was more pc
culiar was the projection at right an
giles from one of the walls (alsO near
the pulpit of a sculptured hand and
arm of full size as though held out from
the shoulder by somebody built into the
solid fabric of the wall itself and the
hand opened and, palm upward and fin
gers extended, had a suggestion of APP
peal and solicitation which naturally
provoked curiosity.
As there was no inscription or any
thing to hint at the nature of the story
that evidently lay behind the sculp-
tured limb, | made inquiry of Il charm
ing old lady who was decorating the
altar with flowers in view of the next
days high mass, and she told me that
many years ago, in the farOff past,
there was Il wicked villager who went
indeed to mass. but was far from de-
vOut. and on one occasion he so far for
got himself in the service on hot sum-
mer's day as to hold out his hand
through the open door or window to an
equally undevOut friend outside for Il
pinch of snuff.
The pinch was duly given. but st.
Peter, the patron saint of the church,
was so scandalized by so terrible a
want of reverence that he straightway
paralyZed the arm of the offending
snuff taker, who thereupOn took to his
bed and died, but not before he had ad- |
mitted the justice of his punishment |
and had left directions in his will for |
setting up in the church of the marble |
reminder of his sin in order that all fu- |
ture villagers in Plurien might be warn
ed against the terrible enOrmity of al |
lowing any distraction to interrupt the |
devOut hearing of the mass. 1t is a |
curious story and reminds one that |
there has been an infancy in religion |
as well as in most other of the great |
motive powers Of eXistence.-Glasgow |
Herald.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
THE BULLFlGHTER.

Picturesque, Self Conscious and the
Popular Hero OF Spain.
You could never mistake bulIfghter
for a man of any other calling. He
enfOrces upon himself a street costume
the details of which are as immutable
as those Of u soldiers uniform. His
hair must be brushed forward over his
ears, he must be smooth shaven, he
must wear Il tiny pigtail, his jacket
may not come below his waist line, his
shirt is deeply duted, and in its front he
wears as magnificent Il diamond as his
earnings and the gifts of his admirers
can supply. When he walks the streets
on his high French heels, glancing self
consciously from beneath his fiat brim-
med sombrero, he is followed on every
side by pointed fingers.
To sit with him at a cafe table is a
distinction, and the youngest Of Mad
rids golden youth flush with pleasure
when in public places he mods to them.
At the fashionable hour in the Prado
they give him the seat of honor in the
automobile. 1t is a survival of the re-
lations of the patron" and the gladi-
ator. And in return for this social rec
Ogntion, when Sunday comes, the mat
adore before he kills the bull bows to
the box in which his rich patron sits
and throws him his three cornered hat
and by so doing fills with envy the
hearts of $4,000 men.
What the effect his fame, his silken
calves and his cloth of gold have upon
the women of Spain has been sung by
generations of poets, playwrights and
novelists of his own country.-Richard
Harding Davis in Scribner's.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

The rarest of flowers is candor.-Ra-
cine
One golden day redeems a weary
year.-Celia ThaXter.
Common sense is instinct, and enough
of it is genius.-H. W. Shaw.
The misfortunes that are hardest to
bear are those that never happen. -
Lowell
The highest exercise of charity is
charity toward the uncharitable.-Buc
minister
He who believes in nobody knows
that he himself is not to be trusted
Auerbach.
Superiority to circumstances is one
Of the most prominent characteristics
of great men.-HOrace Mann.
Self laudation abounds among the
unpOlished, but nothing can stamp a
man more sharply as i'll bred.-Buxton.
Cheerfulness is like money well ex-
pended in charity-the more we dis
pense of it the greater our possession
Victor Hugo.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
THE COOKBOOK.

Dip sliced onions in milk before fry
ing.
Use bacon fat for frying chicken,
game, oysters and clans.
A ham is greatly improved it. after
being boiled, it is wrapped in buttered
paper and baked for an hour.
In making sauces always dissolve the
butter in the saucepan, add the flour
first and after that the water or stock.
A mingling of Glove and lemon favors
in the afternoon tea is delightful. Drop
a whole Glove in each cup just before
serving.
In taking a pie with meFingue from
the oven, if it is left in the warm kitch-
en- the meringue will remain fluffy. but
if taken into the cold it falls
If turnips are parbOiled twenty min
utes in water to which little baking
soda has been added and then this wa
ter is thrown off and fresh water used
to finish cooking. they will cook more
tender and be of much better flavor.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
Hackneys and Dachshunds.

Hackneys of skyscraping knee action
are to some extent freaks in horsefiesh
of little more real value to mankind
than dachshunds, the sawed off dwarfs
among dogs. The little child who said
of this ridiculous splayfooted. bowleg-
ged caricature Of the canine race that
it must have been born under a bureau
hit the mark exactly. The nose smit-
ing, cloud Gaping horses that try to
throw their front legs over their ears
at every stride are grOtesque aberra-
tions from sound and admirable types.
They and the dachshunds should dis
appear tOgether.-New York Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
Open to PersuasiOn.

rs your husband strong willed
man.? asked Mrs. Sampson of her
neighbor, Mrs. Towne After a mo-
ments reflection Mrs. Towne replied:
Il don't know" she said obviously.
Il always thought he was. but the 9th.
er day he went into department store
to get new rug for the sitting room
because he said he wouldn't 90 another
day with our old shabby one
He happened to get off on the wrong
floor. and he came home with four new
tangled fatirons and a porcelain kettle
and no sign of a rug. So you see l
don't quite know what to say about
him since then.
"All he told me was that you never
knew just what you needed till you
saw it right before Youths Com
paniOn.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
Marbles sunnort a stnte.

1t is said that the making of marbles,
so dear to the heart of the small boy, is
the main support of the poor in the
state of Thuringia. Germany. They
gather small square stones and grind
them in machines similar to coffee mills
until they are rounded "Commies," :"
agates and "bullseyes" are made in
that way.
Glass alleys with the varicolored
streaks in them are blown by the glass
blowers Of Lanscha. They take bits of
white, red and blue glass and blow
them together into Il twist.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
TWO SECRETS.
Eben Hid His From His Wife, and
She Cherished Her own.

| Eben Hid His From His wife, ana
She Cherished Her own.
Flows business, Eben?"
| The old man was washing at the sink
after his days work.
Zine, Marthy; fine!'
Does the store look just the same,
with the red Geranium in the window
Land, how I'd like to see it with the
sun shining in! How does it look, Eb-
en?"
Eben did not answer for Il moment.
When he did, his voice shook bit.
The stores never been the same
since you left, Marthy."
A faint little flush came into Martha's
withered cheek. Is a wife ever too old
to be moved by her husbands flattery?
For years Eben and Martha had kept
a tiny notion store; then Martha fell
sick and was taken to the hospital.
That was months ago. She was out
now, but she would never be strong
again-never be partner in their happy
little trade again.
Il can't get over hankering for
sight of the store" thought Martha one
forenoon. "If l take it real careful, |
can get down there 'Tisnt so far.
Eben II scold, but he'll be tickled most
to DEATH"
1t took long time for her to drag
herself downtown, but at last she stood
at the head of the little street where
the store was. All of a sudden she
stopped. Ahead, on the pavement,
stood Eben. A tray hung from his
neck, on which were arranged a few
cards of collar studs, some papers of
pins and shoelaces. Two or three hold
ers were in his shaking old hand, and
as he stood he called his wares.
Martha clutched at the wall of the
building. She looked over the way at
the little store. Its windows were filled
with fruit, and an Italian name fut-
tered on the awning. Then Martha I'M
derstOOd. The store had gone to pay
her expenses. She turned and hurried
away as fast as her trembling limbs
would take her.
1T will hurt him so to have me find
out" she thought, and the tears tric-
kled down her face.
He's kept a secret from me, and I'll
keep one from him." she said to her
self He shan't know that l know"
That night when Eben came in, chill
ed and weary, Martha asked cheerful
ly the old question:
"HOw's businessI"
Better n ever. MarthV." answered
Eben.-Youth's Companion.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
CHARM OF THE ORANGE.
qhe Evolution of the Universal
Fruit of Commerce.


For centuries the orange was the ex-
elusive possession of the Latin, Mon
golian and Malay races Then it was
carried to India. then to America and
fell under the improving touch of the
Anglo-SaXOn. Bringing together the
incompatible Jatfa. as a Seeding, from
Palestine the Melitensis from Malta
and others, he budded and grated in
Florida until the fruit was brought,
through blending and selection, to the
highest pitch of perfection, as it seem
ed.
But, strangely enough. there came
out of the province of Bolivia, Brazil,
still another seedliug-One of those con-
summate blossoms of perfection
through centuries of waiting on ma
ture by the Latin which the American
accOmplishes by cross pOllinatiOn in
five years-the Bahia or navel orange.
1t had reached the acme of quality not
only in flavor, but in it's attribute of
seedleSSnesS.
Now, is not that proper food for the
ultimate mana fruit which has no
progeny, no future, no possible func-
tiOn except as a minister to him? The
orange has been called the universal
fruit of commerce, and so it is. for it's
aroma carries it unharmed, the acrid
juices of its peel protect it against in
sects. its tOughnesS endures long trans
pOrtation, and everywhere on earth
men eagerly seek its subtle charm and
its exquisite nectar.
The orange is not strictly food, but
it is greater 1t is the connecting link
to a higher status the guarantee and
preServer of health and of intellect. The
gross gOrmandiZing on meats, the curse
of drink, burning the brain, hardening
its delicate convOlutiOns-these are the
fountains of ills innumerable. the pangs
of gOut the sudden and black terror of
apOpleXy. But this gentle and benign
pharmacOpRia of nature. these fruits
with their wonderful blending of cor
rective acids and cOrdials, are the ready
medicament of the ultimate man. AS
we advance in horticulture and develop
other seedless and perfect fruits we
shall approach the perfect regimen of a
higher humanity. - Florida Times-Un-
ion.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
She Needed II.

An old cOlored woman who had saved
up little money went to her lawyer
to consult with him about investing it
prOfitably. When she was asked, says
Harper's Magazine, what interest she
expected, she answered in a very sure
and emphatic manner:
Twelve per cent. Mr.. Jedge."
When the attorney expressed some
surprise. she explained her position
thus:
"Well, jedge, l amt got much money,
an yO' see | has ter git big per cent
ter make up"
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
A GenfIe Hint.

A certain butcher is renowned among
his contemporaries for the quaintness
and originality of some of his remarks.
On road leading to a neighboring
parish he one day met a gentleman who
at the time owed him for some meat
After a salutation. the gentleman re-
marked:
That's fine fat dog you have, AL
eXander."
Sac weel he may. sir" was the reply.
for he has an easy conscience and is
cot O debt, and that's mair than you or
| can say!'
The hint was taken, and the butcher
got his money next day.-London An
swers
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
NuniciDaI Aid,

Well" remarked Miss Innocence,
the government may not believe in
women taking the initiative in matters
of love. but this city certainly does"
81 don't see how" replies Miss An
tike, with more interest than might
have been expected.
ITS plain as print. The city clerk
is advertising in the newspapers for
sealed proposals." replies Miss Inno-
cence.-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21

There is one rational way to treat
nasal catarrh: the medicine is applied
direct to the affected mem brane. The
remedy is Ely's Cream Balm. It re-
stores the infamed tissues to a healthy
state without drying all the life out Of
them and it gives back the lost senses
of taste and smell The sufferer who
is tired of vain experiments should use
Cream Balm. Druggists sell it for so
cts. Ely Brothers, Sc Warren Street.
New York, will mail it.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
Following Custom.

"WhOop!' yelled the excited inebriate
as he rushed into the hotel. I'm a ter
ror! I'm a man eaterl I'm the biggest
gun that ever hit the pikel WowW
ITS customary" remarked the
bouncer as he gazed at the subsequent
wreck outside, "when a gun is loaded
to fire it."-Baltimore News.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
Reversed.

"a horse ran away with my brother,
and he hasn't been out of doors for
three weeks"
That's nothing. My brother ran
away with horse, and he hasn't been
out of doors for three years" "-Balti-
more American.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
ComnefIfion.

The Second Story MAXWELL. Bill.
hOw's business'
The Bank Burglar-Well. we're hav-
!n' a lot of competition from de felIers
on de inside.-Puck.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-21
Pardoned.

81 spent all the money | had in the
world on flowers for you. darling"
"Well, dear, it wasn't your fault that
you didn't have more"-Life.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
One on the College Man.

"Say," said the short, stout man, Il
want to know something. You know
there are lots Of dialects in the United
States and lots of funny words, and l
can't tell what Is right and what isn't.
Now, for Instance, one of those Reu-
bens from down east was showing me
his turnout, and he spoke of that air
horse and this ERE wagon"
That's wrong. awful bad FORM" in
terjected the young man fresh from
college who had been listening intently
for chance to display his wisdom.
"Well, then" replied the stout man.
with the satisfied twinkle Of success
full plotter, Il suppose l can't say that
I don't like that air from yon open
window on this car"
"Oh, come on! The lunch is on me
again." said the college man as the Of
fee clock struck an even dozen and
the pretty typewriter gave a convul-
sive choke.-New York Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
rrbao longevity.

That the country is the place 10 ac.
nuire and preserve health Is theoly
that has been exploded by the unl'eu
states census statistics We have mere
tofore been advised to go to the mus
and wales tue field and Woodland ti'e
lake and river, where there is an uhln-
terrupted prospect and the air OF heaV'
en- has a free sweep, but now THIS au-
vice must he changed and the pent up
cities recommended for health II Ine
census authorities are right.
According TO the official figures the
CITY has Il decided advantage over lhe
rural districts in the matter or human
longevity. The average age reached IL
the cities is $50 years end in the coun'
try 81. There the urban has an "u,
vantage of II years over the suburban
The advantage of pure air in the conh-
try is apparently more than oftset DS
sanitary and food advantages In the
city.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
The GentIeness of SENS.

Hundreds OF seals made Nelson Is
land, In the south Shetland group, look
black as night as we approached. They
aisported themselves in the water and
played upon the shore. In wonder, not
alarm, they stared at us as we drew
near In small boat. We leaped on
shore among them. Still they looked
at US in dumb curiosity. | was as
much impressed as were the seals and
stared as hard at them In an answer
ing wonder.
"Come, old fellow" said young So
bral. approaching one of the large
seals with outstretched hand.
1t edged away a few feet.
"Move on. them" he said, smacking
1t on the back with his open hand.
1t edged little farther away, look
ing over it's shoulder with an injured
air. But 1t made no attempt to seek
safety. A mere plunge into the water
would have brought freedom from any
danger. Several leopard seals were
shot by our party, and their fellows
gathered around them, wondering why
they lay so motionless and staring at
us with wide, pathetic eyes.-lnde-
pendent
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
TricI,s of Physlcians.

1.-THE best thing physician or SUI
peon can do Is to go of about SIX
months every two or three years ana
give patients chance to miss MIN
and then come back and resume prac-
tice. They will flock back to him Ill
swarms. provided, of course, he mas
established a reputation and gained
their complete confidence" 50 says a
leading and eminently successful sur
geOn.
Here Is a physician living in city
of $4,000 inhabitants with practice
Of $50, 900 a year, OF which he collects
$1,000 THE most successful practi-
TONERS in my town" he says ARE two
young men who spent u year each III
Vienna and Paris, apparently studying
the latest methods and cures. All that
they know they learned fight In New
York. but the mere fact Of their having
taken a course or two In Europe, or
having pretended to. has given them
q vogue which no one who has never
been abroad can appreciate. A for
eign reputation Is worth $4,000 a year
to a FIVE thousand dollar doctor. DE
troit Free Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
Size of South Dakota.

Many eastern people object to South
Dakota because of its location way up
in the far northwest, in the land of per-
petual billiards. and snow" This is a
mistaken notion and if such an objecter
will turn to TIE map of the United
States he will see that the southern
boundary of South Dakota is practically
in the same latitude as that of New
York, while very little of this state is
north of New York. North Dakota
extends nearly 200 miles north of South
Dakota, while away beyond it lies
Manitoba and the Saskatchewan country
where first-class wheat can be grow N
600 miles north of the United States.
South Dakota has an area of 76,620
square miles and over 100000 acres
It extends north and south about 200
miles and east and west about 800. 1t
is one fourth larger than all the New Eng
land states together. 1t is yearly one end
ahaif times as large as Illinois and nlore
than one half times as large as either
New York or Pennsylvania.