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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30
Money In COrnerStOness

The practice Of putting money under
the foundation stone of a new build
ing is the shadow of an older tragic
custom. The money stands theoreti-
cally for the ransom of the human be-
ing who by ancient superstition should
have been buried in its place.
There was a time when this particu-
lar kind of human sacrifice had a
vogue extending to most parts of the
world. Even in England skeletons
have been found imbedded in the bases
of castle walls, and there is record Of
one German fortress at the building
of which child was bought from its
mother with hard cash and walled in
to the donjon tower. the unnatural
mother according to the story. looking
on the while. Ef1igies of human beings
are still used in some parts Of Europe
as harmless substitutes, and in remoter
and more ruthless places the old GUS
tom crops out from time to time in all
its grim reality. Within the last half
century two children, boy and a
girl were, it was reported, walled into
blockhouse by some laborers at
Duga. Asiatic Turkey.-New York
Times.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30
Unanimous For Good Roads.

Mr.. Chas. F. Saylor, special agent OF
the Government for the investigation
Of the sugar industry, who has Travelled
through nearly all the Northern and
western States in the r.OSecutiOn of
nls work, recently expressed the re-
suits of his observations IS follows:
Probably no other subject Of in
terest to the rural populG ton is re-
ceiving more attention throughout the
Nation than that of road Improvement.
Vne of the fundamental means Of So
ciety is ready means Of communica-
uon. The experiment stations of the
country are now engaged in expert
mental work and actual demOnstra-
uon with a view to stimulating the
public mind and promoting the best
md cheapest systems of good road
enilding with local material. State leg
natures are enacting better laws. and
some cases the principle of State
has been adopted. The Federal
Sovernment has established an Office
Public Road Inquiries in the De-
Mrtment Of Agriculture. Literature
AS been prepared and distributed for
me education of the people OH this sub
jett.
There is nothing that will work so
suectually for good roads as necessity.
Me mother of invention When fac
Wy IS established farmers at once dis
5wfer the necessity Of good roads.
Asltation begins. public meetings are
1eau, and every public highway be-
Umes the object of solicitous atten-
uoh. 1t is found that the farmer re-
yuises at least four horses if he is to
scomplish the best results in the saw
s or time and expense. Neighbors
.aA over road improvement and the
Aea becomes infectious. :. public
neetins is called public roads are dis
ussed, and an organization is effected
~nien goes to work for the improve
4 Meat Of the roads,
i ports from all sections indicate
IVY Inc question of road improvement
= 4. we OF the most popular subjects Of
ss'0a IN farmers meetings Of All
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30
The Value of Faith

man and taught those around him by
example more than by words.
The stair-cimbing report on him
has encouraged me as many times as
he took steps to get his first order.
Faith Is the water that washes of
Giscouragements, and stories of how
victims of disadvantage became vic
torious are like soap to help the wat
er to do better work.
In my work there is one client on
which I worked fer years before get
ting my first regular order, and then
I worked eight months on one Of his
perplcxities before getting my first
ray Of light toward a solution Of It,
Earl u. Pratt
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30
The Man in Love.

The ordinary man in love is sorry
sight compared with his mistress. He
makes his love conventionally and con
tinually disappoints the woman. who
wishes to see new lights gleam in his
eyes. He is in poignant fear of discov
cry; he has horror of ridicule; his
one dread is lest he make a fool OF
himself. But a woman is cheap chi,
indeed if she spends thought on
such nonsense; her abandon is su'
perb.-LondOn Queen.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30

He lived until he died in the beau
tiful Forest City of Ohio.
1t may be that l remember him be-
cause l went on crutches for two
years.
One Of his acquaintances told me
how he climbed three flights of stairs
a dozen times to secure one seventy
five-cent order.
After that, however, the firm up at
the top of the long effort gave him
all their business in his line.
When l met the Cleveland Cripple
in his Office did not know about the
seyenty-fve.cent example of persever-
ance.
= He was quiet, pleasing Kind Ct a
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30
A FATHERS LETTER.
Quantity Expressed Advice For the Young
Sir Philip Sidney.

! Quantity Expressed Advice For the Youn:
Sir Philip Sidney.
When Sir Philip Sidney was twelve
years old he had made such good
progress in his studies that he wrote
to lis father letter in Latin and one
in French. In those days. we must
remember, If one has 10 read at all. it
was necessary to read in Latin, and
French was the language of courts. so
both tongues were begun early and
studied more practically ,han we now
adays think requisite. But young
Philips letters seem to have greatly
plesaed his father, for in return Sir
Henry wrote a charming letter of adj
vice and counsel well worth reading i'll
full.
We can quote only little Of it. hTt
advise you to read it all. AS to study,
he wrote, in the old spelling:
apply yowr study to suche howres
as yowr discrete master Gotle aSSigne
VOW, earnestlye; and tie tyne, |
knowe, he will so lymitt limit as shall
be both sufficient for yowr iearnings
and saf for yowr health. And mark
the sens and The matter that VOW read,
as we'll as the wOOrdes. SO shall VOW
both cnreiche (enrichl yowr tongue
with woordcs and yowr witte with
matter; and judgment will grove as
yeares growyth in VOW. If
VOW hears wise sentence. or an apt
phrase, cOmmyte VI to yOwr memorye,
with respect to the circumstance when
VOW shall speake vt
Good advise. 1t is not. And yet how
differently Il modern father would
write. even If he chose the same ideas
to express. Would he not put it more
like this?
You'd better be regular i'll studying
your lessons, for you will find that
your teacher knows about what YOU
can do without hurting yourself. Put
your mind into it. and Try to get the
sense out of It, and you'll acquire 4
good vocabulary as well rs learn some
thing. Then the older you grow the
more sense you'll have. If You find
something we'll said. store it away SO
you can repeat it when it will tell
Yet the two fathers, &c of the six
teenth and he of the twentieth century.
mean the same t: ing.-From Books
and Authors" in st. Nicholas.
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W ", pondent of one OF the
N great daiIies, feeling ''alI
IA run down" rs Il result of
M m vain attempts to manufac-
Es.s- turc news about Professor
Iapcley's "buzZard," recently concluG-
ed to go into the rural districts of
Maryland to recuperate. After few
days of rest. his journalistic instinct
raassprted itself. and he decided it
would be an amusing experience to
90 out and interview some Of the
farmers. Securing pal, he started
I'D the road sharpening his pencil and
Vhistling one Of Sousas latest
marches. Before long he SAW farmer
cuttip- corn in a field alongside the
road. Climbing the rail fence. he
hailed the farmer pleasantly, and after
few remarks about the weather and
the crops. explained his errand.
want to interview me, ch:'' said the
farmer Il never had any experience
gyin' interviews. but If your heart is
set on it, go ahead. What do you want
me to talk about:'
"Well" said the reporter. scratching
bis nose reflectively. suppose you give
me your views on reciprocity
"Couldn't have suited me better for
a subject, Mister. The fact is. I've
been thinkin' a good deal about reci-
procity, lately. l believe in it. l
don't mean reciprocity with Cuba or
Canada, although that may all be very
well in its place. What | want to see
| is reciprocity right here in the United
States. think reciprocity, like
charity. should begin AZ home. / want
the fellows who have been enjoying
the blessings for :, good many years
to reciprocatc little with the farm
ers."
"What do you PROPOSE" asked the
wielder of the pencil, who began to see
that he was getting more than he ex-
pected.
"Well," said the farmer. II want
some plan adopted by which a part of
the revenue collected will get back
to the rural districts. l understand
there's fellow down there in Con-
gress who has introduced a bill that
will do the business. l mean that bill
proyidin' for the Government to aid
in improvin' the roads in the rural
districts. That would be great bless
Ing. not only to the farmers. but to
everybody. Talk about developing re-
sources! I'd like to know what would
do more to develop this country tiian
building good roads. If this plan was
adopted, few millions of the taxes
the farmers pay would come back to
them, and there couldn't be no charge
Of special privilege, either. for the
money would he spent for public i'm
pr0vement, and would benefit all sec
lions and all classes. Now I want to
see the city people who have been
protected SO long turn in and help the
farmers get that law passed. That's
the kind of reciprocity l believe in"
How much more the farmer might
nave said the reporter will never know,
Tor tie interview was Just then inter-
rupted by a blast from the dinner horn.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30

There are 1GO,227 professional! beg
gars in Spain, of whom 51.94S are
women. In some Of the cities beggars
arc licensed to carry on their trade
Seeking aims is recognized as a le'
gitimate business, and the municipality
demands percentage upon the col
lections. Seville is the only city iu
the kingdom which forbids begging in
tue streets.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30
Startling Figures.

StNTsl1HS
The vast amount OF money wasted
every year in the repairing OF bad
roads was dwelt upon by many speak
ers at recent convention. 1t was
stated that this sum so expended If
capitalized would show that the pcO-
pie of the United States are paying
the interest annually by bad roads on
two and One-half times what the Ma
tional debt was at the end of the Civil
War. These figures, derived from au-
thoritative sources. were startling to
many of the delegates and they have
determined to 60 to work and mold 4
public sentiment that will lead to re-
form.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30

kinds. and State and National aid are
being generally endorsed. The farm-
ers are beginning to see that they
have not received their share of at
tentiOn from the National Government.
and to demand substantial recognition
in the way of Federal aid and coop
Grafton in the improvement Of the
rural highways.
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indfenty fall at the OF
IsOme who il
sympathy The SYM
| wonany quality.
and finally SENDS
who understands
ovale All like and respect her
and comic to s
her Eer friencs ana
qualities lovabc
l-NnN York; Journal
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30
u II u
The Sympathetic Woman
By Beatrice Fairfax

HEN man describes the quality admres in woman
he paints vivid word picture of particular woman ana
puts impressionst background of in general
of the quality only after he
has learned love the woman, and he is quite
likely love other for totally different
quality.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30

checkers
little
selecting books small
library.
with another
intellectual alphabet of
of Amusement
OWNS still that only those
school daytime
Bu is
schools
attractive
whom the temptations the street
the crowded districts
indifferent spend the
kind Then the
of
with condition those who
Century
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j
scheme which
shall be the kills confidence
dislike
nterferl reproahed
asked with simple
questions
rea? nerGc
nGhors difficulties their
The interrogation
Of the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30
FRANKLIN, La, SATURDAY, JULY 80. 1870
The Art Of Asking Questions
BY Bernard Shaw

D not ask ask questions xd the worst piece of social aa0ce wc hs n
d. v ;s %: d; s::ss % ia: :; al % a sa;
$685. avai against Indifference resign ourselves be bored
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30

the agent of the United States
a simple
proceedings the Government OF the ed states
Nebraska North DAKOTA
the Indian Territory and parts or
nd
national jurisdiction to another
of later but less
BY mighty forever
republic
benlgEan rule
activity I'LL the IN which
gratitude
Livingston and Munroe who build
magnificent transformation
From How Bought th: Great West in se!loEeis
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30
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Evening Play-Centres
The New York Board OF Education's Expert
ments in Recreation - - - - ..
BY Alice Katharine Fa!lows

HE Education has already begun the ex-
pertinent with number of evening paycenreS. some 1or
girls boys the ample Easements of school
buildings that used to stand idle wc the street taught us
lessons. Pushing the door into of these paycen
the visitor composite rush of sound like the roar
ocean, by Kaleidoscope of humanity
which gradually resolves itself in the figures. long and
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30
Louisiana Purchase and the
Territory 1t Brought
By Noah Brooks

Louisiana Purchase the
of all that north
!:
Of
nortiward far the unleter-
the newly acquired might
extend the District of Orleans with its
of Orleans. The the
the
when having from
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-30
VOL. XVI.
New Kind of Reciprocity.

xs WASHINGTON CORES
81 pondent of one Of the
great dailies. feeling "all
run down rs Il result of
n vain attempts to manufac-
. turc news about Professor
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-14
Mrs l' Hl-|aslnsbro
III at Washington


Last Saturday a telegram was
received in this city and for
Warded to Senator Hansbrough
at Bottineau, stating that Mrs.
Hansbrough was seriously ill at
the Senator's home in Washing
ton city. The speaking dates Of
the senator in nearly every
county in the state were at once
cancelled and he started for
Washington Immediately, pass
ing through this city Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Hansbrough has been in
rather frail health for several
months. She spent the summer
months at the celebrated Blue
Mountains in Maryland, and it
was hoped that the bracing air
of the mountains had completely
restored her. but it seems the
humidity Of the city was too
severe for her, and she became
worse. While no fears are en-
tertained of serious results, her
health is such that the greatest
care is necessary.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-14
Said to Have:
Eaten Soap

Daniel Loubert, who had been
working for James B. Clifton,
six miles north Of StarkWeather
died while being brought to
Mercy hospital by Mr.. Clifton.
He had been in poor health for
some time, and recently became
worse. Mr.. Clifton placed him
in a wagon, and started to this
city. He aroused him at Garske
and found him very weak.
When he arrived at the hospital
the man was dead, having ex-
Iired somewhere on the road
after passing Garske.
IA story was Giro lated that the
cook on the threshing car where
Loubert was working had used
soap for the purpose Of rising the
bread, and that the eating Of. the
bread had caused death from
poisoning. In view Of this re-
port, Coroner Nimmo summoned
q coroner's jury and ordered a
postmortem examination held on
the body. Drs. Ruger, Sihle1
and Anderson conducted the
postmortem, and Tuesday the
Jury, consisting of Ever Wag-
ness, Ed Reuter- and Allie Bond,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-14
good homestead and are honest

good h homestead and are honest
in their efforts to prove up. 1T
was at first figured that only
those who were lucky enough to
draw a number within the first
500 would have a show at secur-
ing good land but so many have
given up their chances that the
government is sending notices to
those holding numbers from COL
to 1000 which are being called at
the rate Of fifty per day.
1t does not seem to be gener-
ally known that on Nov. 5 the
remaining land will be thrown
open to all having a HON stead
right and it is expected that
there will be quite a rush at that
time ais no doubt there will be
consid erable desirable land left.
Chances for spec ulation were
not very good III the Devils Lake
drawing but those who were
seeking legitimate homesteads
are satisfied with their claims
and a superior class Of thrifty
people has been filing.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-14
Honest ads on
The Rese walton

Fargo Forum: The drawing
Of hone steads, at the Devils Lake
Indian reservation is still on.
Only about one-fifth of those who
were entitled to draw claims
have exercised the privilege as
most Of those who registered did
so with the purpose Of specula-
tion and did not attempt to file
as there were no buyers Of re-
Establishments to be found.
Those who have filed are ear
nest ii their desire to secure .
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-14
Campaign Gums
Open on Enemy

q u
JIG the people of this state have
been disappointed over a lack of
enthusiasm in the republican
party they will be disillusioned
between this time and election
day. There will be no sensa-
Itional features, but the powerful
truths Of ublicanism will be
handed out with sledge hammer
blows. The reason for the per-
spetuation Of the party principles
will be presented in the business
like manner so characteristic Of
the republican party. 1t was
intended that Senator Hans
|Drough should make practically
IA tour of the entire state. He
opened his eech-making cam
|paign at Westhope on Thursday
of last week, and after speaking
lat Souris on Friday, was the
principal speaker ait the great re-
publican rally at Bottineau on
Saturday. He was to have
spent a part Of this week in Sar-
gent county, and later made a
regular campaign through Ward
county, but was called to Wash
ington In response to a telegram
last Saturday stating that Mrs.
Hansbrough was seriously i'll ait
| the senator's home in that city.
The senator's dates were can.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-14

heard the testimony Of the ply.
sicians, having had one sitting
on Monday. The doctors found
that the deceased had been a
severe sufferer from congreal
hernia, and that this had caused
such loss of vitality as to produce
death. The jury rendered YER
dict of death from this cause.
Eoubert was a man about 40
years Of age. Of quiet DISPOSE
ton, and so far as known had
no home. He had about sos due
from his employer and this will
be used to pay the expenses Of
burial.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-14
Scored a
Great Sill cess

Pretty Polly was presented to-
alarge and apprec iative audience
last night. 1t is one Of the
cleverest comedies that has been
seen here for SOME time intro
ducing the latest musical hits Of
the season some of which were
repeatedly encored. I.
The company is particularly
clever one especially the star
Miss Ada Palmer Walker who is
a most charming actress and vo-
calist. Her support is unusually
strong. The musical numbers
were exceptio y pleasing the
voices in the conc rted numbers
blending in perfect harmony.
They have a return date at the
tschalk on Friday evening
and those attending will be sure
of a pleasant evenings enter
tainment. berdeen Daily
News. 3
This talented company will APP
pear in Devils Lake next We'd
nesday evening Oct. 19, Miss
Walker will be remembered as
the star in the big comic opera
production Of Doll Warden
which played all the big cities Of
the east last season. After
making a fortune for her mana
ger she wisely determined to go
into business for herself and
selecting a small company Of
high class artists, she is on her
way to the coast, and is meeting
with the same success she did
last season in the east. This
WILDE the musical treat Of the
season.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-14

ing. Mr.. Nicholson. who owns
the only independent elevator
in the county, other than those
recently built and purchased by
the farmers, has purchased about
10000 bushels of wheat this
year, for which he has paid on
an average a little more than
81. 90 per bushel. He could have
handled twice that amount had
he been able to procure cars..for
shipping.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-14

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lcelled, and he will probably not
be able to fill them. .
A large number Of other speak
ers, including Senator McCum-
Der, Congress sman Marshall,
Hon. 3. Y. Sarles, Hon. George
ID. Smith Of st. Paul, with a
number Of local speakers, will
speak at different points through
out the state. Senator CIapp Of
Minnesota will speak at Grand
Forks and possibly some other
points in the valley. From the
indications the democratic ranks
will be under a sweeping fire un-
til the poll sclose.on election day.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-14
ii. A Nicholson
alks Crops

Hon. II. Al. Nicholson was rlp
from Crary Saturday transacting
business. Asked about politics
in that part of the county he
said there was none. The good
crops, together with the general
prosperity of the country.
made the people SO well satisfied
|that.they did not think Of chang
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-14

See or write A. M. Powell,
the pioneer homestead loca tor,
at Devils Lake, n. D. for 9
choice homestead to be had on
the Indian eservati0n beginning
With Nov. 5th, Choice locations
left.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-14

Quadruple plated silver tea
sets from SIS up at H. Huesgen's.