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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-12-24
NOTICE,

The regular annual meeting OF tn,
stockholders OF the First National
Bank, of Franklin, La. Will be hello
at their banking room, on Tuesday
january 10th. 1903, between the hours
of 10 a. M, and p. m. Tor the ptn.-
pose of electing Nine o. Directors t.
serve FOR the ensuing wear
II. $. PALFItEN. Cashier.
Dec. 10th, 1901
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-12-24

The Home Rule political organ
ization of New Orleans is not en-
tirely satisfied with the poll tax
payments to date. Only few
days remain and they will make a
vigorous poll tax campaign in
every ward.
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SATURDAY, DEC. "a, 1904.
LOUlSIANA'S SUGAR INTERESTS
UNDER FIRE.

hcpedteOty III tHesc COiuuuo AZ
the past did we contend that the
Republican party, with all of its
high protective tariff pretensions,
was not the friend of the Louis
lana sugar planter, and on more
than one occasion We deplored the
detection of a considera BILE num-
Der of them from the ranks of the
Democracy-a detection which,
we regret to say, exists to this
day. The detection of many Of
Louisiana's sugar producers from
Democratic to Republican ranks
was on account solely of the dis
eliminating sugar bounty law, es-
tablished some years ago by the
Republican party representatives
in Congress and subsequently de-
feated by a Democratic admins
tration on the palpable ground OF
paternalism and unjust favoritism
towards a long list of other infant
industries of the Union. At the
time OF establishing the sugar
bounty law it was strongly be-
lieved that it would change the
political complexion of Louisiana,
and cause a dismemberment Of
the solid South. 1t signally failed
to do this. The Republican party
from that time and since has
amounted to almost nothing in
the State. To-day it is with great
difficulty, indeed, that it can mus
ter enough adherents to entitle it
to proper party representation I'M
DER the law. These hypocritical
political manifestations having
utterly failed, the Republican
managers in Congress to-day, and
ever since the liberation of Cuba,
have been doing their utmost to
cripple or destroy the sugar in
dustry of Louisiana.
A measure was presented in
Congress the other day by Sem
ator Foraker, incorporated in the
Philippines government bill,
making very sweeping reductions
in the sugar tariff in favor of the
coolic-worked sugar plantations
If the archipelago. The amend
ment, strange to say, was reiter-
ated by Senator from Alabama,
after first being proposed by no
less a parsonage than Senator
Foraker, of Ohio. Senators Fos-
ter and McEnery saw the threat
lining danger at once, and, after
some difficulty, succeeded in de-
feating the measure-though For
aker gave notice that he would
call it up again at some future
time. If we errnot, Senator For
aker was a champion of the sugar
bounty at the tine it was estab-
ltshed. If the Republicans fail in
this attempt to wreck our sugar in
terest, is predicted that they will
seek tho full and complete annexa-
ton OF the Island of Cuba. By it's
record upon the sugar interests of
the country the Republican party
mas as Tar as We can view it con-
cluslvely shown that it's high pro-
lection dogmas are not SO much
intended to protect American pro-
ducers as it is to advance its own
selfish political interests. The at
tentlon OF those Louisiana sugar
planters who have for years past
0een aligned with that party is
the inconsistent and inimical at
tltude of the Republican party
against them at this time after
their repeated efforts to benefit it
politically. Our DISTINGUISHED
democratic Senators will be vigil
liant against a reintroduction of
these measures and to them the
Louisiana sugar interest is partic-
ularIy and very largely indebted.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-12-24

Lewis Lyons, who two years ago
shot and killed District Attorney
J. Ward Gurley, of Orleans par.
ish, will pay the penalty of his
crime on the gallows. The State
Supreme Court has affirmed the
verdict of the lower court.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-12-24

Jos. Him, for many years the
Democratic leader of the eighth
ward of New Orleans, died sud
denly of heart disease a few DAYS
ago. He occupied the post of as
SCISSOR for many years and was to
be reappointed.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-12-24

Please the whole family by put
chasing your Window Shades 4
LOUIS LEWIS, prices ranging 4
%, 80. 40 and so cents,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-12-24

just received, fresh supply of
Buster Brown Collars at LOUIS
LEvY's.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-12-24
Cured PARALYSIS.

VUTtu fdrdIy5IS.
w. S. Baily, p o. True. Ie1e
writes: my wife had been suffering nv
years with paralysis in her arm, wnes.
was persuaded to use Billiards. $40,
Liniment. whlrh cured her all right. .
haze also used it for old sores. froslo!1.s
and skin eruptions. 1t does the wo'h'
23c. SOC, S1.0O.
Sold by Franklin Drug Co.
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II was much afflicted with sciatics,"
writes Ed c. Mud, Iowaville, SedgvcR
Co., Kan. ''going about on srutch1
and suffering a deal of pain. Iwssif
duced to try Billiards. Snow Liniment,
which relieved me. | used three 6e
bottles. 1t is the greatest Imminent J
ever used; have recommended it to
number Of persons; all express thesi'
selves as being benefited by it. ! nov
walk without crutches, able to perfotnl
a great deal of light labor on the farm
23c. soc, $1.O0
Sold by Franklin Drug Co.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
HORRORS HAUNT BOY
Youthful Mind Sees Again the
Kishenev Massacre.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Jan. S0.-To one,
at least, the Kishenev massacre last
May will never be CLOSED incident"
He is nine -year-old Isaac Cohen, at
present the ward Of the Jewish Foster
home, on West Sixth street.
With his mother and a younger
brother he came to this country ref
ugee from Kisheney some months ago.
During tt, massacre of last May the
family of young Cohen lived in the
district most harassed by the Russian
rioters, and while they managed dur
ing the two days of horror to remain
under cover they witnessed the most
horrifying scenes enacted by their enc
mics.
Upon the impressionable mind of the
child what he saw and heard during
the forty eight hours of the most awful
suspense has been indelibly fixed.
Haunted by these sights, to him they
are still living reality, and even IN
his waking hours he will stop in his
play to point, with every evidence OF
fear to objects and persons existing in
his imagination alone. Since he was
placed in the Foster home some days
ago the attendants there have been at
tempting to free the child of his
groundless fears, which have led him
to the hallucination that figure clad
in white follows him, writing his early
doom upon the walls. He is suspicious
of strangers, and will flee at the ap-
proach of any one who Is unknown
to him.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
DIES BY DEGREES
Young Woman Takes Poison
in Small Doses ford Days.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 30.-De-
spondent owing to continued Illness,
and despairing of recovery, Minnie
Burns, twenty-one years old. and pre-
possessing, began taking rough on rats
four days ago. 1t made her faint, but
she held cut until last night before the
breakdown came and death ensued. She
then acknowledged to her sister,. Mrs.
B. G. Taylor, with whom she lived at
No. 2027 Portner place northwest, that
she was trying to end her life. DR..
Wallace Johnson, who has an Office
near by, was summoned, and he sent
a call to the Emergency hispital. MISS
Burns was hurried to that institution
and everything possible done, but the
arsenic in the rat poison had nearly
done its work, and at 2:45 o'clock next
morning Miss Burns died.
Church. Va. although for some time
past she was guest at her sisters
home in Portner place. How She pro-
cured the rough ON rats none of the
family could say last night, but, accord
ing to her statement, she took the first
dose Of the compound four days before
her death. Each day afterward she
took the stuff in Increasing quantities.
Late the last night the pain became
so intense that she broke down. Asked
what was the matter, she at hrst re-
fused to tell, and in alarm Mrs. Taylor
hurriedly sent for DIR. Johnson. He
speedily recognized the symptoms OF
arsenfcal poison, and not till then did
Miss Burns acknowledge that she had
been taking poison.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
HUMAN INTEREST STORIES THE CONTEMPORARY NEWS OF The COUNTRY
SHOOTS A LINEMAN
Mysteries of Phone Too Deep
for Kentuckian.

/ CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 30.-Be-
cause there are people in this section of
the country who have never seen a
telephone, and know nothing Of It's per-
plexities and mysteries, Harry Sned-
grass, a lineman, Is suffering from a
gunshot wound.
Snodgrass is a lipeman employed by
the American Telegraph and Telephone
company. The company for which
Snodgrass works is popularity known as
the long-distance phone.
A few days ago he was sent down
into the hills Of Kentucky to locate a
break in the wires of the company. The
line he was sent to look after runs in a
direct line from Georgetown, KY, to
Huntington, w. Va.
On account of the topography of the
country the line, which goes as a bird
would fly, crosses some of the widest
part of the dark and bloody ground"
Snodgrass climbed pole near Mount
Olive, KY. He had a telephone with
him, such as linemen carry, and want
ed to talk to Supt. Kyle, of the COM
pany, in Cincinnati.
When he reached the top one of the
natives came running out with a rifle
in his hands and wanted to know what
ne was doing up the pole with such a
queer looking instrument.
The native was told that he was a
workman and that he was talking to
Cincinnati.
Come down out of that" was the in
junction he received. mo honey cooler
can come around here and tell we'uns
such trash as that. Come down, say
SnodgraSs paid no attention to the
command and was shot in the leg
which caused him to fall a distance OF
twenty feet.
The mountaineer took him into his
home and dressed the wound. and then
sent him away with the explanation
that d man had paid him $5 for the
privilege of putting the post in his
front yard, and he did not intend to let
anybody climb it but the man who paid
the money.
SnodgraSs arrived In Cincinnati and
had his wound dressed by doctor.
1t was In the flesfy part Of the leg
and, while painful is not dangerous.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
MIRRORS OF MAGIC
: BECOME FASHION
Strange and Cunningiy Devised
Contrivances That Show
All Sorts of Visions.

LONDON, Jan. ga magic mirror
is now a part of every well-regulated
household. The belief that certain
bright substances can be so impressed
with the magnetism of a person as to
reflect to the clairvoyant gaze that
PERSONS thoughts and feelings Is al
most as old as woman's vanity which
first prompted the mirror.
Perhaps the Japanese lucky mirror
is the simplest and best known exam
pie. One side of this is very highly
polished, and the other is chased in low
relief with figures Of clouds, birds and
talismanic ideographs. It's mechanism
Is such that when a beam Of light Is
thrown upon it and reflected upon a
dark wall a luminous figure Or
portent appears within the luminous
circle. This, of course, is achieved by
means of slide slipped into the center
of the mirror.
There is another kind of a magic
mirror which at certain oblique angles
will disclose figures which at right an
giles are invisible. Another kind set at
the bottom of cylinder reflects from
the base in the ordinary way, but the
waved and f1uted inner surface of the
cylinder twists the reflections into all
kinds Of fanciful shapes and produces
focal circles at various points. The
gazer here sees from one point of view
a strange, ,shadowy face beside his own,
and from another a misty, radiant halo
about his head. while from a third a
face is seen clearly in his own reflected
eyes.
These are all mechanical contriv-
anees. The more pyschic kind Of mag
ic mirrors depend for their efficacy up
on their power to absorb physiological
magnetism, although many of the
floating or revolving variety produce
their effects by hypnotizing the gazer.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
DAUGHTER OF A DEAN
MARRIES A PORTER
Bride Buys Farm for Husband and They
Live In Rustic Bliss.

CARDIFF, Jan. So.-A romantic though
somewhat unusual, marriage has just
taken place in Wales between daughter
of the late Dean of LANDAU, who belongs
to the good old family of Lynch -Blesse,
and the door porter at the Cardiff infirTn-
ary.
Miss Lynch-Blosse was trained at the
infirmary and had lately been promoted
to the position of ward sister She has
a comfortable income of her own, and has
taken farm In SoEnersetshire for her
African war as a trooper She is inclined
to think that the late dean would turn in
his grave at the idea of his daughter mar
rying a hall porter, but the couple seem
very happy and have settled down to
farming from which they hope to make
a good thing.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
BABY MAYORESS OF 8
RULES MUNICIPALITY
Golden Haired Daughter of Widowed
Mayor officiates.

CHATHAM, Eng, Jan. 39-This grirny
dockyard and garrison town has the
youngest mayoress in the world.
She is Miss Louisa Mary Dawes. Driver,
her pet name is Lulu and she has just
celebrated her third birthday.
William Dawes Driver, the mayor, lost
his wife when Lulu was scarcely more
than a fortnight old, and now his charm,
ing little daughter is performing, as well
as she can. the public duties which her
mother would have carried out.
Without the least embarrassment the
little maid gives things away at prize
distributions and opens bazaars as If to
the manner born. Or as if she were the
most experienced grownup mayoress.
At a recent church bazaar the pretty,
goiden-haired nayoress sat in large
chair in the center of the platform. and
when called upon by the chairman to de-
clare the bazaar open she delivered pithy
and pointed speech, of which 1.-The thoW's
open" is a verbatim report.
Miss Driver is idolized by the Chatham
folk, from town councillors and naval and
military authorities to the dockyard me-
chanies.
On her recent birthday she received Wis
ible and edible proofs of this popularity.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
SCARE HIM TO DEATH
BY PRACTICAL JOKE
Young Men Provide Some Fun for
Themselves, but Victim Dies.

NORRIS CITY, l.,Jan. Sop. Kuhn,
a farmer of fifty-four, was literally
scared to death at his home by prac-
tical jol1ers. He was always supposed
to be man of robust health and the
sudden death was an outcome of the
prank never dreamed of by. the jokers.
Kuhn, it seems, was firm believer
in ghosts Several weeks ago several
young men of the neighborhood, in or
der to perpetrate a joke on the old
man, climbed upon his house and fast
ened a nail in a shingle to which they
tied a string and tin can. BY rubbing
a lump of rosin over the string an TN
earthly noise was made, which SO
frightened Kuhn that he fell from, his
chair in fit and expired before med
ical assistance could be secured. He
leaves a wife and three children.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
DEATH RECONC|LES
DIVORCED COUPLE.
They Meet at Bier of Husbands
Sister and Re.Wed
Next Day.

CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-Brought tegeth-
er by tragedy OF the Iroquis fire, VIII
liam Pridmore. Of No. 5756 Kimbark
avenue, and his divorced wife, were
remarked by the Rev. Herman Page
in the chapel of st. Paufs Episcopal
church. On the preceding day Mr.
Pridmore had followed the body of his
sister, Edith, to the grave.
The death Of his sister in the fire
left Mr.. Pridmore disconsolate In the
mansion on Kimbark avenue. After
the divorce of Mr.. Pridmore last spring
Edith Pridmore became mistress Of her
brothers household. In the time of
trouble following the fire Mr.. and Mrs.
Pridmore We're drawn together again.
He was lonesome and disheartened.
The spark of love was rekindled in the
hearts of both, and Mr.. Pridmore again
has wife to comfort and sympathize
with him.
The exact circumstance Of their re-
cenciliation and remarriage they will
not tell.
ut is no ones affair but our own" is
the most they will say.
Their friends in Hyde Park declare
that the seed of reconciliation was
planted some time ago. 1t grew and
r1pened at the coming of the great dis
aster in which hundreds of Chicago
homes were saddened. There are few
to criticfse the wedding on the day fol-
lowing the funeral.
The Rev. Herman Page met Mr.. and
Mrs. Pridmore In the chapel of st.
Paurs. Only few of the most init
mate friends and relatives accompan-
led them. The marriage ritual of the
church was performed, and they went
back TO the mansion on Kimbark ave-
nue. to live again as man and wife.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
HUMAN HEAD ROLLS
FROM 81" TO STREET
Tally Clerk Ground Beneath Trains, Pc
destrians Below Panic Stricken.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3O.-Harry Nolan,
thirty-fiye years old, of No. ST Anster-
dam avenue. tally clerk on the Sec
ond division of the Interborough Rail-
way company, was decapitated and his
body crushed by train at the One
Hundred and Twenty-frst street sta
ton yesterday. After it was struck by
the train Nolan's head fell TO the street.
The CHASTITY projectile caused a. panic
among those on the street below. The
body lay across the tracks and was not
identified until Foreman Quinn came
down from the yards and saw it.
1t was Nolan's duty to keep tally Of
the "lay-up' trains that make extra
runs. He was on the main south
bound track and had started to cross
the middle track to escape a train when
struck. The ticket chopper on the west
station saw the train strike Nolan.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
An instantaneous Hit.

Yes said the vaudeville performer,
st use a set of sleigh bells in my act"
Wont do" snapped the manager. TOO
old a turn. Can't use any sleigh-bell
acts
But the way I use them makes the
greatest hit ever seen"
How do you play 'em?"
"That's where the hit comes in. I have
them on the stage all the time, but l
never touch them at all, and the audi
ence goes wild. Many a time I've had
four or five encores, the people were so
glad not to hear the sleigh bells jingled."
Judge.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
ARMY'S CUPID BOUND
BY LOTS OF RED TAPE
Soldiers Say They Want to Marry, but
Regulations Are Too Cumbersome.

CHICAGO, Jan. 5O,--Army red tape has
captive, declare the enlisted men at Fort
Sheridan. AS result they are complain
ing bitterly. saying that practically it is
no longer possible for an enlisted man
to marry The private soldiers have drawn
up a written complaint for presentation to
the commandant
Formerly, say the priyates. 1t was pos
spite of army regulations, but of late all
this has been changed. The few intend
ing brides and grooms who have been
successful have been compelled to spend
weeks in untying official red tape.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
WOMAN PASSES AS A
MAN FOR 18 YEARS
She Was Rancher and Owned Farm
and Stock in Oregon.

ONTARIO, Or, Jan. 3O.-Joe Mona
han dropped dead on Sucker, creek,
Malheur county. That fact of itself
was enough to startle that quiet COM
munity in which Joe had resided for
eighteen years as a farmer and stock
raiser, but when friendly neighbors
started to prepare the body for burial
the community was given a decided
shock when it was announced that Joe
was a woman.
For eighteen years the woman
masaueraded as a man, owned her own
farm and stock and performed all the
labor allotted to the average husband
man.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
FOUND ONLY $40 IN
STANDARD OIL SAFE
Robbers Enter the Elmira Office but
Are Grievously Disappointed.

ELMIRA, N. Y, Jan. 30.-Robbers en-
tered the Office Of the Standard Oil
company here last night and blew up
the safe. There was. only $40 in it.
The explosion wrecked the office.
One Of the doors of the safe was hurled
against the ceiling. The robbers pried
tents Of the drawers out on to the
floor. The Office is located in the out
skirts of the city, which accounts for
the fact that the noise Of the explosion
was not heard.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
KEEPS 4O-YEAR VOW
NOT TO LEAVE FARM
Loss of Only Daughter Responsible for
Resolution.

ST. LOUIS, No., Jan. 5o.-True TO
VOW she made forty years ago, Mrs.
Hooker Breckenridge did not leave her
farm on the ST. Charles rock road in st.
Louis county until her death.
The loss of her only daughter, the
pride of her heart, was responsible for
the resolution, made in 1864, and which
had since been religiously adhered to.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
New to Him, Too.

Wifey-Oh, yes, my new gown comes
quite up to my expectations.
Hubby-Indeed! Well, it's the first time
l ever knew your expectations to be so
low.-Boston Globe.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31

Doubtless there are lot of things
you'd like to know. Look 'em up In
the Dream Book" If you haven't one,
try "The Globes Paying Wants
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31

1 cure varicocele without pain
or loss Of time. My treatment
oyercomes the wormy condition.
establishes a perfect circulation in
the parts and restores them to
their normal size, strength and
firmness. stops pain in the groins.
also drains. loss of power, etc. I
cure when others fail.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31

STRUCTURE

No cutting. no pain. no stretching.
II is usually due to strong injections,
strains, blows. early abuse. excesses.
sounds used improperly, etc. II SUI
fering from burning or painful urina-
ton, lack OF force. twisted stream. re-
tention of urine. call and investigate
my system Of treatment for Structure.
It has cured others. 1t will cure you.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31
Blood Poison

You who suffer from little ulcers
In the mouth or on the tongue, cop
per-colored spots, falling hair, sore
throat or decay Of the bones and
flesh, I invite you to call at my
office at once and I VIII explain
how I can drive the poison from
your blood forever. No mercury
or iodides used. Call to investi-
gate without further delay.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31

Cured for life in 80 to 90 days. Merry
Gus diseases do not remain at a
standstill. When cured by me you
Will never again suffer from loss Of
strength. either mental, physical or
sexual. I viii cure any case Of loss
Of energy or sexual power and fit you
for marriage and the pleasures and
duties Of life. Call today and talk
with me. Don't delay another day.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31

Have you abused Natures laws by
early abuse. or later excesses? Do
you suffer from night losses, drains in
the urine or under excitement? Are
you weak and nervous and untitled for
the pleasures and duties of life? II so,
I will make man of you. Don't let
drains sap your life from you and make
a nervous wreck Of you. You can be
cured. Call and talk the matter over
with me. A friendly chat will cost
you nothing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-31
OLD RESIDENT DEAD.
PhiIauris E. Black Passed Away Sat
urday At His Home in Fairfield.

Fairfield, May 80. (SpeciaD -
The death of Philauris Eugene Black
occurred Saturday afternoon at 5
O'Clock after a serious illness of more
than week of erysipelas. His death
was fastened, no doubt by a fall down
one fight of stairs last Friday after
noon. He has been totally blind for
three years and also hard of hearing.
He was. born in Green county, Pennsyl-
vania in 1920 and was married in 1912
to Miss Margaret Reitz formerly Ge-
neva. N Y. They moved to Jefferson
county in 1869 and lived on farm
north of this city. To this union were
born eight children, three of whom are
living: Benjamin F., of this city, Thos
R.. of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mrs.
S. l.. Fogelman of Parsons, Kans. His
wife died in 1897 and since that time
he has made his home with his eldest
son, Benjamin F. Black on West
Grimes street He was lifelong
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church The funeral services will be
held at the residence on Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock.