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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-01

The policeman felt the m..-l wrists
and heart. Hes done for" said one,
solemnly. The doctor arrived and
made hasty examination. Dead"
he whispered. His skull is smashed
to jelly" The ambulance came, fol.
lowed by throng. mo need Of me, y
said the surgeon. "You want the
NIorgue wagon" He drove rapidly
away. The Morgue wagon was teler
sraphed for. The man who had
washed away the blood opened the
towel and placed it over the battered
features. A resident Of the heights
brought sheet and threw it over the
body. Some cards in the dead mans
pockets We're taken for Identification
purposes. When the Morgue wagon
had gone with it's burden a quaint
character known as 'Crazy Jim" Dor.
rowed a shovel and covered up the
blood stained earth with fresh loam.-
Victor Smith. in the New York Press.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-01

Having selected the men for gun
pointers, the next step is to train
them. Two methods are now in
vogue, both having the same prin-
ciple. but differing In detail. In the
old days of sails and smooth bore
guns, the invariable rule-and the
only rule the gun-captalns knew
was this: Fire at the top of the
downward roll Oust as the ship be
gins to roll toward the targeD, and
aim at the enemy's water line" This
rule lasted far into the age of stea n
and turret guns, and has only re,
Gently been supplanted by "continu-
Gus aim firing" or the art of keeping
gun trained on the target, regard
less OF the oscillations of the vessel,
during the whole or portion of the
roll
The method for training men by
the new system-by the use of dot
ter"-was devised by Capt Percy
Scott, of the British navy The dot
ter Is mechanical device which
causes q small target to move across
the face Of a gun, with a combined
vertical and horizontal motion. The
gun-pOinter must make the gun fol-
low the target, and whenever the
sights are on the bulls eye. he presses
button. This causes O pencil to dot
the target. That is his shot. The
other method of instruction is with
the Morris tube, which consists of a
small gallery rife fitted OIL the gun,
to take the place of the "dotter's"
pencil.
So proficient have the bluejackets
become in handling the turret guns
that In actual target practice on
board the Alabama a thirteen-inch
gun Is loaded and fired in thirty
eight seconds. Two kinds of target
practice are employed now in all ma
vies: one in which the target is sta
tionary and the ship moving; the
other in which both ship and target
are moving.-Lieut. Commander Glea-
yer, in the Worlds Work.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-01
WISE WORDS.

Wisdom IS common sense In an un
common degree.-Coleridge
Your grip or success depends large
ly on the other things you are willing
10 let go.
We shall gain nothing by our ap
plaudings and praises Of CLrist, with
out renewed nature.
We cannot always succeed; but II
we fail. we can always fail IN good
spirits.-R. L. Stevenson.
Be brave. persevere in the fight
struggle on, do not let so. think mag
unanimously of man and life. for man
is good and life is aff1uent and fruit
ful.-Morley.
Politeness, or civility. or urbanity,
or whatever we may chose to call it
is the oil which preserves the machin.
cry of society from destruction.-Dr.
]. G. Holland
When thou wishest to make thyself
delight, think of the escellences OF
those WHO i've with thee; for instance.
Of the energy of one, tHz modesty Of
another, the liberal kinGLess of q
third.-Marcus Aurelius.
Behold. II all should be spoken
against thee could be most malicious.
ly invented. what would it hurt thee If
thou suffredst it to pass away entirely.
and madest no more reckoning Of 1t
than of mote: Could it pluck as
much as ore hair from thy head?-
Thomas a kempis.
Do not be discouraged by your
faults; bear with yourself in correct.
ing them. as you would with your
neighbor. Lay aside this ardor of
mind which exhausts your body and
leads you to commit errors. Speak,
move and act as if you were in prayer.
In truth, this is prayer-Fenelon.
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TRAINING OUR 0UNNERS.
Great Care IL Observed in the Selec.
tion Of Gun Pointers.

tion Of Gun Pointers.
It is only half the work to arm and
equip ships with the most improved
guns and sights; they must also have
a highly trained personnel capable OF
manipulating guns, turrets and tor
pedoes. When China found herself
arrayed against Japan she offered
$500 cash per month for skilled gun
pointers, but in all great navies gun
pointers are trained, not bought, and
when the fight is on 1t Is too late for
instruction.
How does q man become an expert
gunner? Diligent drill and constant
training are not enough without a
certain amount Of natural aptitude.
One man after another is tried. A
few days drill in the turrets elimi-
mates all except the fairly promis-
ing. For the talent of eye and nerve
which marks the born gun-pointer
the government pays from 81 to $40
q month in addition to the regular
pay. This premium is not confined to
any race, creed or color. On one
vessel in the navy one Of the gun
pointers Is q negro.
Selecting gun-poiuters Is one Of the
meat important duaes II the oayy.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-01
LAWYERS FEES,
How They Are Paid Across the At.
Iantic.

Comparisons are often made be
tween the fees of counsel in England
and America, and with unsatisfactory
results, as it is difficult to find any
relative standard by which to meas
ure the result, says the Green Bug
In this country firm of lawyers
would take entire charge of such a
case as Whitaker Wright's and have
the sole conduct Of it from start tc
finish, and would probably charge a
fee to cover the entire work per
formed, based In some measure upon
the result. In England q firm of
solicitors Is employed to prepare the
case for trial, but upon each hearing
before the magistrate and at the trial
counse!s are retained, the solicitors
usually being the ablest and most
skilful their clients means will afford.
In the Whitaker Wright trial thou
sands of pounds were doubtless spent
by both sides in getting the case
ready. Part of this money was "out
of pockets" for the services Of ac-
countants and scriveners, but profit
costs Of the solicitors must have been
very large. 1t is commonly reported
that Rufus Isaacs, K. c., who, with
Mr.. Avery, X. c., and Emery Steph-
enson, conducted the prosecution, had
500 guineas-say 2,50O-marked up
on his brief, with a daily refresher Of
100 guineas, which would make his
compensation for the actual court
work $500.
In the usual course Mr.. Avery
would receive fee of two-thirds the
amount of Rufus Isaac's fee and Mr..
Stephenson's fee would amount to
twothirds Of Mr.. Avery's fee. If this
system was followed, and there Is no
reason to believe it was not, Mr..
Avery received $1,000 and Mr. Steph
enson $500, or a total Of, approx
mately, $4,000 for the three counsels.
Ransom Walker is said to have had
no less than 5000 guineas marked on
his brief for the defense, but this
was, to at least.2 900 guineas, "spec-
ial" fee, and his associates would not
therefore receive the same proper
tional amounts. However, 1t is not
improbable that the defendants coun-
sci were paid something more, and
probably considerably more, than
$25,000 for their services.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-01
THE "sLEsPY" WOoDcHUck.
The Little Ground Hog That is Far More
Alert Than He Looks.

If there is any one of our native
animals that looks slow, clumsy,
''lazy," and generally unfit to survive in
the struggle for existence, it is the
wOOdchuck, says Country Life in
America. After he has built. or rather
excavated. his home-which, to tell the
truth, he does in rapid and business.
like way-he does nothing but eat and
sleep. Yet any one who sizes him up
as an incompetent, is likely to get
fooled, for he is a source Of continual
surprises.
When your garden is not far from
the woods, you may be awakened in
the middle of the night by series Of
most alarming yells and howls. occa-
stoned by some hungry woodchuck
that has come for nocturnal visit to
the cabbage patch and met with a
warm reception from our two dogs.
The woodchuck usually gets away ap-
parently unharmed, while the dogs are
left to nurse their scratched noses and
forepaws. The woodchuck, in fact,
has plenty of courage, and will always
fight in preference to running away.
Throughout the summer. this little
"woodpig" spends most Of his time in
the vicinity of his burrow. coming out
early in the morning to take his break
fast, returning to his nest for a morn.
ing nap. appearing again at noon and
late in the afternoon for his dinner and
supper, only to return again for an
other snooze. Occasionally. he makes
g visit to some neighboring orchard or
garden. BY October first, when he IL
fat, he retires into his subterranean
home for long sleep. until. we are led
to believe, the proverbial grounding"
day.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-01
Great-Aunt Janet'S
CaldleStiCk,

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In her day-mind you, said in her
day-thc old lady was something OF
an oracle. Infalable, sir, that's the
word-absolu,eiy infallable. In fact,
to put 1t more plainly" said the col
onel, shutting up one eye, and regard
Ing his fifth glass critically, 'she was
E always right
Il have no doubt of 1t, sir" l said,
meekly. You see l ves in love with
the colonels daughter, and under
these circumstances r father Is not a
being to be con radicted. More rlan
that, the coicncl YVES speaking Of a
matter Of family l,s,ory; and the
colonel's family goe; back to time
little before William the Norman
made up his mind to come over to
England.
Her particular powers, my dear
! boy" went On the colonei, "lay with
TIE romantic. I've heard it said that
all the lovers from all the country
round used to come to her in their
troubles and get good advice That's
wat they say" added the colonel
With wink, but, between ourselves,
Aunt Janet was probably a mischief
making, interfering old matchmaker
sTha. Is shown by the fact that she
still troubles this earth when she
should be reposing respectfully some
where else. One has to put up with
this sort Ct thing, you know"-the
colonel frowned and coughed and
settled his neck into his shirt collar
-"one must put up with it when one
belongs to an ancient family. And,
After all, the old lady is never really
Troublesome. Picturesque, in q sense,
and always keeps to the upper
foors."
And this" l said, pointing to q
massive old silver candlestick on a
side table-"this is Great-Aunt Ja-
nets candlestick, eh?"
YES" said the colonel, frowning
q 1t and shaking his head. Per.
iectly ridiculous, OF course; but 1t
~ said that whenever there is any
iove affair on hand the ghost Of the
Oid lady walks; that she carries the
caadlestick with which for some
nreequarters Of a century she light
= herself to bed. and that il one
~ the lovers meets her at that crit
al time, she gives him such advice
Tits him, SO to speak"-the COL
4 onel made movement with his
J Aands. as though dandlipg a large
lzed infant awkwardly-"lifts him
MO the lady's affections. or vice
&sersa- But she is always accompa-
we'd by the candlestick."
s y might be worth trying" said,
II to myself; and just at that mo-
nt the door of the smoking room
spened and She came in.
Not bad motion" said the col.
d 1el with chuckle. Here. Dora.
Friend here thinks os trying to
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-01
WIEN JENNIE LAUGHS

a l!Sht foot fits adown the stair.
A lit of laughter trills the air;
She Comes; her merry music swells
Like carol from deep wildwood dells
Or chime from dreamland's airy
bells.
When Jennie laughs
In sunlight at my study door
Her sl.ndcr shadow tlecks the floor:
An instant, tip-tOe poised. she bides
TO scan if aught her presence chides;
But nauSlt save welcome there be.
lidls;
She nods-and laughs!
Her white arms round my neck she
slips,
She prints warm kiss on my lips;
What sweet persuasive art she
brings
And, softly as a linnet sings,
She pleads-and laughs!
l try to frown-a sheer pretense!
quote wise saws-a fraud prepense
To kc4p ny lovely captive there!
Dat frow2, doubt, scruple, maxim
fair
When Jennie laughs!
Who could resist that pleading face?
Who daunt that timid, winsome
grace?
Leag ere her pretty Plea be done,
Long ere my cross-piay mood be
gone,
She knows right well her cause is
won
And so-she laughs!
The gracious charm, the witching
vile,
The subtle power of tear and smile.
The spells that sway the hearts Of
men,
All blend their potent magic, when
Her mothers living self again.-
My Jennie laughs!
God bless the child. AS eff she goes,
Her gleeful soul ia song ouIfows;
The old housc-ycs. the old world,
too
With light and gladnesS thrill anew,
And life takes on a brighter hue
When Jennie laughs.
M. j. A. McCaffery.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-01

Dowager Queen Marghcrita OF Italy
haa 3 lsca handkerchief worth $4,000
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-01

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Amador ledger., 1904-01-22
Science md Happiness.

The library of Hanover possesses a
large number of unpublished manu-
scripts left by the philosopher Leibnitz.
Among them is Methodus docendi,
which reveals much of the nature of
the man and his mental attitude. Leib-
nitz was not professor; he even refus-
ed emphatically to enter on a univer-
sity career. But pedagogical questions
had considerable interest for him. He
conceived Of an education much vaster
than that of the universities His doc
trine of science led him to believe that
everything can be taught. including
happiness. He was veritably possessed
with zeal for the public good and, ac-
cording to his view, the happiness of
humanity depends on the progress of
the sciences. Happiness, he believed,
consists of three things-perfection of
the soul, health of the body and the
commodities of life. Perfection of the
soul is obtained through science, which
teaches us what we are and what we
ought to do and is the base of rational
ethics; health of the body is also OBJ
tained through science, for medicine
and medical skill depend on the knowL
edge of nature;' finally, the commodi-
ties of life are furnished by science,
which evolves the useful arts and
makes man Independent of, if not mas
ter over, nature. Thus the only way
of making man happier and better is to
work at the DEVELOPMENT of the sci
ences.-Harper's Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1904-01-22
Box and It's Meanings.

The word "box" has a great many
different meanings. Here are some of
its uses as a noun substantive: First, a
case of any size or material, akin to
pyx, from pyxus, the box tree; second,
the drivers seat ON a carriage, which
often has a lid covering a receptacle
for small parcels; third, present, es-
pecially a gift at Christmas time;
fourth, inclosed seats in theater or In
a court of Justice; fifth, a box drain;
sixth, snug private house, as a shoot
ing box; seventh, a cylindrical hollow
Iron in Wheels in which the axle runs;
eighth, a trough for cutting miters in
carpentry; ninth, the space between
the blackboard and sternpost Of a boat;
tenth, an awkward position-e. g., ain
the wrong box" eleventh, the box tree;
twelfth, the box iron of a laundress.
Box is used also as a verb (thir-
teenth), to fight with fists or gloves;
fourteenth. to go over the points of the
compass in order, describing its divi-
sions; fifteenth, to strike with open
hand upon the ear; sixteenth, to cause
a vessel to turn on her keel, to box
haul. Other uses also are consequent
upon these.
Amador ledger., 1904-01-22
A FOrEiving Spirit.

In his "reminiscences General Gordon
tells a characteristic anecdote of an &c.
centric southern divine, the Rev. Rob.
ert J. Breckinridge, who was one of the
most eloquent and fervid not to say
bitter advocates of the Union cause.
His trenchant pen and lashing tongue
spared neither blood relatives nor min
listers nor members of the church, no,
even those of the same faith with him
self, provided he regarded them as un-
true to the Union. On his deathbed
his family and some of his church
members were gathered around him.
They were most anxious that he should
be reconciled to all men and especially
to a southern sympathizer of his own
church, DR.. Stuart Robinson of Ken
lucky, before he died, and they asked
him, Brother Breckenridge, have you
forgiven all your enemies?" "Oh, yes;
certainly have" "Well, Brother
Breckenridge, have you forgiven our
brother, DR.. Stuart Robinson?" Ger
tainly l have. Didn't l just tell you
that l had forgiven all my enemies 2
But, Brother Breckenridge, when you
meet Brother Stuart Robinson in heav-
en- do you feel that you can greet him
as all the redeemed ought to greet one
another?" Don't bother me with such
questions. Stuart Robinson will never
get therep'
Amador ledger., 1904-01-22
Hindoo witchcr.ft.

All Hindoos believe in witchcraft,
and, In strange contrast to the old be-
levers in witchery, they believe that
young and pretty maidens are the chief
actors in such uncanny mummery. II
crops are blighted or If a general sick
ness prevails they write the names of
all the young women of the vicinity
on separate tree branches and then i'm
merse the stems Of the twigs for four
hours and a half In solution of holy
water and aromatic herbs. If one or
more of the twigs wither during the
specified time the young woman whose
name or names are attached thereto is
Immediately put to death. Thus the
influence Of the witch is counteracted,
the crops saved and health restored.
Amador ledger., 1904-01-22
Wren,s DWELLING.

The great Wren was appointed sur
yeyor general and principal architect of
the new London which rose cut of the
ashes and would have built city Of
magnificent distances, worthy of the
opportunity, if the citizens had not
struck out for their private rights and
fancies. The result was another maze
of streets, above whose heads, however,
loomed the wonderful dome of st.
which to this day soothe many a weary
eye by their manifold beauties. Paral-
lei with Pudding lane, new given up to
the fishes, runs another beetling pas
sage called Love lane. 1t is so narrow
that you can almost step across 1t. 1t
curves like the folds of serpent. In
places the houses overhang till their
fronts almost touch. 1t requires some
courage to struggle through the throng
Of porters and fishermen which surges
to and fro, but it is worth the pilgrims
trouble, for in the very middle of it Is
the back of the house in which Wren
lived while he was building his church
es and laying out the new city A flight
Of stone steps protected by rusty iron
rails leads up to the massive oak door,
now sadly battered, with great pieces
Clipped out of it, splashed with mud
and choked up with the sweepings of
ages. 1t is melancholy memorial, In
much the same case as some relic
which we have not the heart to consign
to the dust heap.-Pall Mall.
Amador ledger., 1904-01-22
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John RuskiR.

Ruskin had every advantage in the
happiest domestic environment, and
when he exhibited his treasures =
manuscript Of Scott or a drawing by
Turner-one could fancy him to be a
calm connoisseur with hobbies enough
to secure ample and delightful occupa-
hun. he received one with the courtesy
of a polished 'geE..lccen of the old
school and talked delightfully."- without
the least assumption Of superiority. 1
remember how on my first visit he
gave me recent number of "Fors," in
which, he said, should be interested
because it spoke of Alpine travelling
So 1t did. But he had quite forgotten
that he had taken an unfortunate ar
tcle of mine for a text to illustrate the
vulgarity of modern scramblers. He
remarked that thought the Alps i'm
proved by the odor of my tobacco
smoke. I adhere to that heresy; they
wele gently improved for me. l might
have claimed to be disciple and told
him that their beauty had been inter-
preted to me by Modern Painters"
though increased by my tobacco, but /
thought 1t better to drop the subject
Sir Leslie Stephen in Atlantic
Amador ledger., 1904-01-22
RlJ7,S

The walking sick, what
a crowd of them there are: +:
Persons who are thin and
weak but not sick enough
to go to bed.
"Chronic cases" that's
what the doctors call them,
which in common English
means long sickness.
To stop the continued
loss of flesh they need
SCOTS Emulsion. For the
feeling of weakness they
need SCOTS Emulsion.
1t makes new flesh and
gives new life to the weak
system.
SCOTS Emulsion gets
thin and weak persons out
of the rut. 1t makes new,
rich blood, strengthens the
nerves and gives appetite
for ordinary food.
Scott's Emulsion can be
taken as long as sickness
lasts and do good all the
time.
There's new strength
and flesh in every dose.
Amador ledger., 1904-01-22
Reflections About Lawyers.


When Peter the Great visited London
in 1893 he was shown Westminster
hail. He asked who all those busy peo-
pie were in black gowns and flowing
wigs. He was answered, "They are
lawyers, sir" 'Lawyers?" said he, much
astonished. Il have but two in my
whole dominions, and l believe l shall
hang one of them the moment ! get
home"
When, in 1868, a lawyer tried to set
tie in the Isle of Wight, he was hound
ed out of the place, with a pound of
candles hanging at. his side, all alight,
and with bells about his legs.
In 1867 "a book about lawyers was
written by John Cordy Jeaffreson, who
declared: "Sweep away the lawyers,
and forthwith there would be an end
of triumphant roguery. The lawyer is
the typical knave, the arch villain, the
perjured monster, the heartless demon
of our social system" AS "the greatest
scoundrel unhung, long since consigned
by the unanimous but impotent wishes
of his fellow countrymen to endless
perdition''-
No wonder that "Death to thievesp'
was the cry of the mob as they ran
sacked the house of Lord Mansfield.
Yet solicitors, at any rate, do not al
ways grow rich, and there is truth in
Sydney Smiths remark that at is not
in every mans power to say, 4 will be
great and successful lawyer but ii
is in every mans power to say that he
will be an honest man."
We earnestly hope that all lawyers
who read these lines will do their best
to be honest, whatever may be the diff
fculties in their path.-London News.