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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-01-02
Waterprooting Sandstone.

United States engineers in Sioux
there, one hundred feet high and COM
posed of Minnesota sandstone, re-
tains moisture after a rain for long
time, and in consequence looks darker
yet about the crumbling of the stone,
though that may come in time if the
monument remains unprotected from
the weather. A number of water
proof compounds, whose nature is not
generally known, are manufactured
for the preservation of stone thus
composed. Some of these will slightly
discolor the material to which they
are applied. OF course, that would
be an objection where the latter ma
terial served as an ornament.
According to Engineering News,
simple paraffine is sometimes used
for this purpose, and has no apparent
effect on the color One of the places
where it was tried is on the Egyptian
obelisk in Central Park, New York.
When this agent is applied, the stone
is heated with gasolene torches, care
being taken to avoid such local heat
ing as to crack it. and the melted
paraffine is brushed over it, After
ward the torches are again applied,
and any surplus paraffine is burned
off and the remainder is driven in the
pores of the stone. Press dispatches
state that this process is row being
used to preserve the sandstone foun-
dations of the Washington homestead
at Mount Vernon, which have been
crumbling badly.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-01-02
At THE END OF THE STREET.

At THE END OF THE STREET.
At the end of the street that is pal.
aced lined
A little house stands which few can
see;
Built years ago, with vines entwined,
1t faces its neighbors modestly;
Shrinking from public gaze it seems
To say, 1T may be out of place.
But surely, for love Of the old-fashion-
ed kind
In this weary world there should be
space"
For two, there are, who dwell there
in
Wrinkled their faces and white
their hair
Far from the, social whirl and din
OF modern life, with its heart
breaking care.
Two who, full many years ago,
Pledged their troth and have kept
1t true,
Finding in faithfulness nothing but
joy
Naught in that bargain of youth to
s,., rue.
AS the shadows fall on their we'll
spent life,
Hand in hand they are facing the
Light;
To him she is still the sweetheart
wife;
To her he is ever the faithful
knight.
And the little house knows those pal.
aces grand
Envy it, though they seem so blind;
For is it not filled with a rare, rare
thing
Love the real old-fashioned kind?
Jacob Appleton, in Cincinnati
Times-Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-01-02

Violet had an exquisite taste in all
things, and she sang few soft bal
lads and one quiet song OF Shuberts
that harmonized as well as the lilacs
and her own violets with the stiffness
and beauty Of the evening.
When she came back David was
hardly himself With characteristic
frankness she sat down close by him,
just where she had been before.
Shall we go in?' she asked
"Oh, no. said David, Il could sit
here forever"
She looked up quickly. He seldom
made speeches like that.
Il am perfectly satisfied" she said
David began to think over some.
thing he had heard about great gen.
eral, who had suddenly changed his
plan in the heart of an action, and by
so doing had achieved a splendid vic
tory.
81 agree with you in what you said,
Violet" he observed.
WndI 90 you mean
"Why, | think it would be nice to
be married, or engaged, or something,
too"
Then, why don't your
81 don't know whether / can marry
the person l want" And then after a
pause: Can ~
Pm afraid don't quite know what
you mean"
Il mean YOU"
Her whole manner changed. She
rose abruptly and stood off a little
way. He rose, too.
Il thought we were good friends,
David, and nothing more. I'm afraid
l can't do what you ask"
Don't be hasty in your refusal, l
beg of you," said David, nervously
I'm not one of those fools who'll be
dancing round after you've said you
don't want me. This is once for all,
Violet"
"Once for all'
David shook hands with her.
God bless you, Violet" he said.
Then he put on his hat, picked up his
stick and walked out on the street.
He felt like a drunken man who has
suddenly had his head put under a
pump. He was decidedly uncomfort-
able and yet had an indeflnable feel
ing that good was coming of it all.
His character, stern as it was, was
not one of those which are hardened
by bad luck. His nature sloped to-
ward the right. A shock always af-
fected him for good, as an earthquake
always sets the boulders on noun
tainside rolling the same way.
A cool easterly wind had sprung up.
David had not walked hundred
yards before new idea struck him.
by Jove, l hadn't told her Of my
appointment and new salary"
He stopped, then walked on.
Il guess on the whole won't turn
round,' he said to himseif-St. Louis
Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-01-02
The Queens Canaries.

There is to be quite boom" in
canaries, so they" say-a boom that
will be due in no small measure to
the King and Queen and Princess Vic
toria, says Home Chat. The splen-
did new aviary just built at Windsor
is a model of all that an aviary should
be. The Queen has fancy for red
canaries, so red-canaries being &C.
commodating enough to change the
color of their plumage according to
their diets the fashionable color at
the Windsor aviary just now.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-01-02
a Couple Of Calls,
By Roland Beverly Hale.

~~OH~~N
"How do you do, Katy? Is Miss
Mary at homer"
Katy thought she was, but was not
sure. She would go and see. While
she was gone David Carpenter sat
down and thought over for the twen-
tieth time the good fortune which had
come to him that day. He felt like a
boy who had won pocketful Of
marbles.
We'll, Mary, I've got my wooden
bowl at last" he cried, as Miss Owen
came into the room.
What do you mean?" Mary paused
half way between him and the door.
II mean that I'm Corporation Coun-
sci of the B., B. F., with salary of
$1,000 a year."
I'm sorry to hear it," said Mary
David's smile died away He felt
that he had asked for fish and had
been given stone.
He tried to smile again, and looked
vexed instead.
That's kind thing to say" he OBJ
served.
What l mean is this" said Mary,
her large grey eyes looking steadily
at her old friend. There's no fear
that you won't succeed in time.
You are the most talented man ever
saw, except Edward Calthorp, whom
you affect to despise so much. But I
don't think you've had trials enough
yet. Why, you'll never know what it
is to struggle with poverty any more;
that's a pity, q great pity. You see
I'm perfectly frank"
Il certainly don't think you've been
over anxious to spare my feelings"
Mary smiled. She had large fea-
lures and very expressive eyes. When
she smiled 1t was as much as two or
binary smiles.
Nonsense" she said. What good
does it do to spare each others feel
ings? We were put into this world
to help each other along. not to tell
each other we'd gone far enough al
ready"
"You don't approve of kindly slap
on the back once in while?'
"Yes, when a mans down. But
you're up"
I'm not up now"
There was a pause. The pleasant
light was gone from David's rather
dangerous looking eyes.
He had a face that looked as if it
had been chiseled out of granite. AS
he leaned forward and spoke to Mary,
a child might have seen that the B.,
B. & F. would get their moneys worth
in a man like that.
ITO tell you truth, Mary" he said,
after looking at her in silence till she
wondered IL she could look at him
any more, his eyes were SO stern, Il
think you have been talking to fool.
came in here happy as a boy, and,
as you say, on the top of the wave.
and wanting my old friend to wish me
joy of my new place, and in five min
utes you've got me back to my hard
old matter-of-fact self by saying
which you think rather
fine, and which anyone can see is ex-
unkind.
I'm seldom in good spirits, and
when l am I shall know where not to
60. I'll tell you one of my rules of
business. It's this: Don't say any
thing unless good is going to come of
It. What good could come of your re-
mark is something which I'm glad l
haven't got to find out. You're one of
my best friends, Mary, and l think
you're really attached to me; but
when I want sympathy l should as
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-01-02

A Cuban has modestly suggested
that the Americans did not do quite
all the fighting in Cuba. The sugges-
ton is so rare as to have all the
merit of novelty.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-01-02

The density or relative population
of Cuba is nearly the same as that
0: the United States.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-01-02
DIR e CT o RY.

THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRI03.
Member Of Congress, Robert =.
Broussard,
ExxvENTH eENAToRiAL DIsTnlo3.
etsts Senator. 900. Lastis Brouesard
rwxxTY-THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Judge. ............ A. y. Allon
0istrict Attorney. w. X. Wilson
PARISH oY st. NARY.
Representatives J. Y. Sanders and
n Henry Jacobs.
4 Sheriff and Tax Collector, John B.
II Sanders.
Clerk and Recorder. Wilbur Kramer
Assessor. ......... w. I. Jones
Uofoner. ..........Dr. A. J. Smith
B Tfeasurer r............ "A. r. Stirling
L A. Mendoxa, Emile Perrst. Justi-
ces of the Peace.
SECOND WARD.
B, Hanf. .... Justice Of the Peace
THIRD WAND.
laaac Mayer, o. W. Brown. Justices
Of the Peace.
FOURTH WARD.
n. ]. Wooster. Justice Of the Peace
Ion Rochel. -. Justice Of the Peace
W. Costello >. Justice Of the Peace
Il mvENTH WARD.
4. e. Calm. -. Justice Of the Peace
B. i. Haughton. Justice Of tho Peace
YnsT WARD.
j. 1errst, Jr., and Paul Mendoza,
Constsbles.
SECOND WARD.
I. +. Dumesnil. :. ........ Constable
All Pscot and Ed. Martin. Oonstables
1ousTx WARD.
FIFTH WARD.
Chris Peterson n............C Con stable
surH WARD.
u. Bourgeois. ........ Constable
sxv1xTz WARD.
- p. Legnon. ...... 80. Constable
xoHrn WARD.
- 4 Hughes. -. Constable
IOI3oD JURY.
1isst Ward. b. Delhsye
Qsspnd Ward. DR.. T. +. Frere
Nfd Ward :. John n. Ibsrt, Pfss't
Third Ward. ....... r. E. Milling
Third Ward. ...... .Alyre Robichaux
14afth Ward. Chas. Henagrih
ifA Ward. l........ Henry Hausmann
DfxtA Ward. .Brou O'Brien
lkth Ward John r. Drackett
eysnth Ward. 80. Alfred Fortier
1eAih Ward. 90. Simon Leopold
dauf -. ........... 80. Secretary
Issts the Arst Tuesday Of every
SCHOOL BOARD.
nnNkA prAsidank Franklin
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-01-02

lssts the Arst Tuesday Of every
aih.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-20
News and Comment From Pisgah.

Pisgab, April 19.-The seasons so
far are all that could be desired on the
young crops. The cold last Sunday
has hurt young cotton but few days
of warm sunshine will make that all
right. Corn is q good stand and looks
well. Peaches are thick enough on
the trees. The frost killed 8 good
many but what is left will be all the
better. Oats are fine though the stand
is scattering. The health of our sec
tion is good. The industrious people
are always busy. The others can never
ind anything to do. have never
seen greater efforts put forth than
this year. Labor is scarce and those
who work have had to do double duty
on the farms. IF few more would
roll up their sleeves and 60 to work
our country would be little more
prosperous, but so many look upon
work as a disgrace, especially on
the farms, and will beat their way
through life at somebody's expense.
Such people can't be relied on IN cases
Of emergency.
A good deal of interest is taken in
the elections to come. I hear shat
candidates will be numerous for all
the Offices. TIE idea to put out the
s'ins'' and put in the "outs Each
fellow will be better than the other
man. Some men are better qualified
for Office than others and they should
be voted for, irrespective Of any other
consideration. While one friend may
be a good man, he may not have the
qualifications to fill an Office as well as
some one who is not so good friend,
and the latter should be voted for
always. This is what Washington did,
and it is certainly sound politics.
1t looks as if Japan is going to get
the best of Russia in the war. If she
gets to rearing too much the United
States will have to take her in hand
and do as mothers do their children,
sometimes, and set her down. It
would be amusing to see how this
country could clip the little hornets
wings on sea and land.
Sumter city is gradually absorbing
all the trade of this section that went
to Camden. First it was dry goods.
now groceries and fertilizers. l can
buy in Sumter, bacon at from one to
two cents per pound less thsn in Cam
den. This is no hear say but actual
experience. Sumter deserves her trade,
for finer or better set Of business men
have never met.
Black River Association has fine
acquisition in Rev. O. D. Loving, Of
Virginia. He will be pastor of the
Lanes and Greelyville churches.
News is scarce here. A few get
married occasionally 80 the old thing
won't die out or be forgotten, and
that is about all that is going or in
the social world.
The continued April winds have
greatly bothered the farmers n putting
down their fertilizers. 1t seems Of
late years that March and April have
swapped seasons.
The last remnant Of pines are being
sawed. The swamps next | guess If
they saw anything more.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-20
Errors and Excuses.

Emperor Sigismund of Germany. who
reigned in the fifteenth century, in til"
speech in which he opened the council
of Constance uttered an expression
which Cardinal Placentinus corrected.
The emperor replied. "PlacentinuS.
however agreeable you may be to 9th
ers, you please us not when You assert
that we have less authority than tn"
grammarian PrisciaDus w&c:n YOU say
I have offended"
Napoleon used to excuse Ills errors II
photography with the saying. ~ man
occupied with public business cannot
attend to photography"
yoltaire upon receipt OF Lis first let
ter in French from Frederick the Great
told Frederick that he was 4 bette:
French scholar than Louis MY. Will
committed many mistakes. Frederlc!i
replied that Louis WAS 2 great mon
arch in many respects. and a mistake
in spelling could not tarnish the bril-
liancy of his reputation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-20
CoprtnhiD In CARACAS.

After the evening meal is finished
the padre" may so to his club or cafe.
while the ladies betake themselves to
the large. open bay window. Lamps
are placed near them. and as you wall
der through the streets you plainly see
everywhere at the height Of your own
eyes and quite near enough for hand
shake long rows of these groups Of wo-
men. now gayly and often brilliantly
dressed. thckly powdered and bedeck-
ed with the quaint old jewelry Of the
country.
Then by and by young man ap-
pears In front OF almost every window
and converses with those inside. In
most cases he is the suitor for the hand
Of one OF the daughters OF the house.
Evening after evening he thus pays
his respects to her family. standin., for
hours on tho sidewalk. till the day nr-
ri7ex when the mother Of his adored
one believes the fact Of his courtinc
her dauSlte, sufficiently advertised tu
the ,lniShl;or< "a we'll as to the com
munit-. q: large Then only the doors
Of :ar house src thrown open 70 him
Otto v". :os'herg in Harper's Maga
Iin"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-20
Wedgeheld. News Notes.

Wedgefeld, April 19-The rains OF
Eae past few dayssb have been beneficial
so cotton which is coming up.
Mr.. Earle LePage, OF The State paid
as short viise yesterday. This was
his 6rst visit, and the impression made
hy him vas good among his new ac-
GuaSntances.
Mr. T. D. Brohun, who is employed
by the weather bureau department in
Washington, is on visit to his par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. Robert Brohun.
Mrs. W. Fl. Ramsey and children are
visiting Nj. j. S. George at Chicora.
Berkeley county.
Miss Edna Ramsey, Of Privateer, is
spending sometime with relatives
In town.
Mr. Eugene Aycock, who has been
spending some time in Columbia, mas
ge&nrned home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-20
MAGNOLIA NEWS NOTES.

Magnolia, April 19.-Solomon says
there is nothing Few under the sun.
This may be, but there are some ex-
periences which are new to the indivi-
dual if to the world they are old. AS
the spring advances the young folks
are beginning to long for and some
are enjoying the old. old story, which
to the happy ones is ever new. There
have been two marriages affecting
our little town. So delightful have
been these events that it threatens to
become epidemic. Not the young
alone but some who have known the
joys of this blessed estate and longing
to enter the pearly gates again.
On Saturday night MI. T. R. Nc
Intonsh and bride, now of your town
reached here after happy bridal tour.
There is decided musical talent here
and there being no more appropriate
language than music in which to ex-
press love, our musical brethren gath
cred at Mr.. McIntosh's fathers home
at II o'clock p. N. to serenade the
young couple.
To attempt to give even a remote
idea of the grandeur of this musical
performance would be useless, there
fore I will give an outline of what
was done and what it was done with.
In other words program of the occa-
soin. There were some 50 or IS In
the crowd. The band consisted of at
least as many instruments: There
we're several splendid discs obtained
from harrows and these discs were
beaten by we'll trained hands, two
golden throated farm bells erected en-
poles in the. piazza rung in perfect
time, a dozen or more bright new
dinner pans, several we'll preservd
powder cans the minor chords con-
sisted of at least dozen dinner bells.
Very often this splendid instrumental
music was accompanied by vocal
chorus which heightened it's effect
beyond the limit of human conception.
You can imagine Mr.. Editor, the
efect-so all prevailing and powerful
was it that dogs, cats and COWS were
to join where they were
not able to fly.
[ had forgotten to mention solo
performed by an artist on dinner
horn which was really the feature of
the evening. The band is still in
training eagerly awaiting the occasion
of another Mes marriage when it
hopes to give it's masterpiece.
Occasional.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-20
TEN MILLION DOLLAR FIRE In
TORONTO.
Canadian City's Wholesale District
Swept Away by Hurricane of
Flame.

Toronto, Ont, April 19.-Fire swept
through section Of Toronto's whole
sale district tonight, causing q loss
which will run up into the milllor..
The fire started in factory in Wei
lington street about 9 O'Clock. In less
than an hour the flames had spread
from building to building on both
sides of the street until the whole
block was a mass Of flames and the
fre was utterly beyond control of the
local department.. Appeals were sent
to every surrounding city where fire
apparatus could be obtained asking
for assistance. Montreal, London,
Hamilton and Buffalo at once re-
sponded, but it will be hours before
they can be Of assistance.
It was believed at II O'Clock that
the fire was under control but SUD-
den shift in the wind again famed
the flames into roar and clouds OF
sparks and burning brands we're car
ried down side streets until three en-
tire blocks were doomed.
Tue fremen were making gallant
fight amid the falling buildings and
a mass of tangled wires. but their
efforts at midnight seemed to be fruit
less.
Chief Thompson of the FIRE Depart
ment and George Dowkes Of Montreal
were cut off by the flames while di-
recting the work of fremen from
roof. Thompson jumped six stories
to the ground and escaped with a
broken leg. A mass of tangled wires
broke his fall near the ground.
Dowkes has not been seen, since and
it is believed he has perished.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-20
VICEROY ALExiEFF
JUMPS The GAME.
Pace Too Swift for Him and He
Don't Want to Sit in With
Skrydloff, Who Now
Takes a Hand.

St. Petersburg, April 19.-Viceroy
Alexieff has applied by telegraph to
the emperor to be relieved Of his posi-
tlon as viceroy in the far east.
It is expected the request will be
Immediately granted.
While no official announcement has
yet been made there is reason to be-
lieve that the above statement is cor
rect.
1t is not expected that successor to
Viceroy Aliexef will be appointed, as
the Importance Of the post of viceroy
has disappeared owing to the result of
the war.
The immediate cause of the vice roy's
application is reported to be the ap-
pointment of Vice Admiral Skrydlof,
one of Admiral Alexieff's strongest
enemies and sharpest critics as sue
cessor to the late Vice Admiral Maka-
rolf in command Of the Russian navy
in the far east
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-20
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fnt 81: ~ tn" laugh. az the case ri:.;
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Il don't lnean pleasantly and nlrtti.
rs domestic social Srac"S. bGt aS Grtc!i-
s.vc business artillery CT course Il
mans erSt impulse Wien ,>:,ot:.rr u;s-
guided man malSes Il palpable move TO
do him mp or asks some uuteaS Jnab bic
aud prenosterouS BUSINESS favor is to
enter on wordy opposition. strenuous
naturally aud perhaps violent. This.
have learned. Is waste Of nervous force
and allows argument OH the part OF the
unfriendly man who is trying to make
the touch. The stronger weapon Is 10
laugh-just laugh. Utter not a word
no matter how much the other may
say, but just keep on laughing. I've
routed many deep laid, dishonest
schemes with good. hearty laugh. Try
it"-Detroit Free Press.