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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-13

Dear Maggie"-it ram expect
you'll be wild with me for not turning
up to take you to the concert. But 1
have been summoned into the country
by telegram. Uncle Tom is seriously
i'll, probably dying. and has asked to
see me. l leave Euston tonight, and
have Just dashed in here hoping to
catch you, but too late. shan't be
back for two or three days at the
soonest. Goodbye, dear little girl, or
rather au revoir. This is my birth
day, and I made up my mind a long
time ago that l would ask you to-day
to share my lot. Will you be my wife
There! at last. l have summoned up
my courage. When 1 come back l will
try to tell you how much 1 love you.
Goodbye, once more.-Jack. l am
leaving this on the top of the piano,
so that you will find it in the morning.
Wait for me, Maggie. Don't promise
yourself to any one else, until 1 have
told you all mean"
For some inscrutable reason that let
ter cleared the way. She knew exact
ly what her answer was. She knew,
not only whom she did not want to
marry, but whom she must marry, I'M
less she wanted to be miserable wo-
man for the rest Of her life.
as it settledT asked her mothr,
after Monty had gone
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
Who OWna tho Railroads

II. 7. Newcomb. of the District Of
Columbia Bar. has compiled statistics
showing that 5,174,71S depositors in
savings banks Of six Eastern States arc
directly interested In the joint owner
ship of $442.354, 0S6 of steam railroad
securities, that insurance companies
doing business in Massachusetts hold
SS45. SS9,O3 of steam railroad stocks
and bonds, and "a educational institu-
tons depend on Sal. 46S.327 invested i'll
similar securities for portion of their
income Other fiduciary institutions
own enough railroad securities to bring
such holdings up to more than billion
and a half dollars. about one-sixth Of
the entire capital invested in railroad
property. These investments represent
the savings Of the masses, there being
twenty million holders of life inslr-
ance policies in the country. as many
more OF fire insurance policies. and an
even greater number of depositors in
banking and trust institutions, where
are largely in railroad So
cllritieS
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
An InfalIibIe Timepiece,

When Joseph Jefferson was in New
York last he devoted the most of his
outdoor time to shopping for fishing
tackle. One day he CHANGED to be in
Herald square just as the Herald
clock struck the hour.
That's pretty good timepiece,
said Mr.. Jefferson, "but know a bet
ter Age. 1t is a clock that never
stops and never loses a second. The
most skilled jeweler can make nc
watch that is so accurate as ones
age.
Nothing can exceed our early am.
billions to escape from youth to man
hood and appear older than we are
except our subsequent anxiety to ap.
pear younger than We are The first
is natural, for Hope is before us, but
the second is weakness. for none
can hope to reach that from which
he is fleeing. II we could put back
the great clock Of time there would
be an intelligent motive, but the time
piece of old Chronos never stops
New York Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
The StrenQth of Michael AnueIo

Michael Angelo relied almost en-
.irely upon form-the form Of the fig
Ire and Of the draperies. writes
Charles H. Caf1ln in ST. Nicholas. He
told Pope Julian H., when the latter
requested him to paint the ceiling of
Tho Sistine chapel at Rome, that he
was not a painter, but sculptor; yet.
after he had shut himself up for four
years-from 1903 to 1512-and the
scaffold was removed, a result had
been achieved which is without paral-
lei in the world. Very wonderful is
the work which Michael Angelo
spread over this vast area of 10000
square feet. The fact that there are
343 principal figures. many of colos,
sal size, besides great number OF
others introduced for decorative eff
feet, and that the creator Of this vast
scheme was only 80 when he began
his work-all this is marvellous, prodi-
gious, and yet not SO marvellous as
the variety Of expression In the fig
ures OF which jeremiah is only one
figure. in a small side arch.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
The Head of the Herd.

| The bringing of fresh male into a
herd where every cow produces yearly
| 300 pounds of butter or 10000 pounds
| OF milk is serious problem. one call
| ing for the exercise of the greatest care
\ and skill at the command of the
| breeder. yet how often do we find that
| this future head OF the herd has been
! selected and purchased without being
seen and solely upon Il general descrip-
ticn laying special emphasis upon blood
Inheritance.
The head is emphasized for the rca-
son that back of the shoulders we look
for and insist upon the distinct dairy
type, the open spinal column. wide rib,
long and well sprung, good body, long
quarter with absence of fat. the long,
slim tail. that strength, yet at the same
time flexibility of skin which speaks
OF quality. the fiat bone of high grade
and the well set rudimentaries with
promise of udder development.
These we insist upon. but do we de-
mand the stamp of virile energy in
head and neck. the evidence of massive
masculinity, that strong, rugged head
with horns we'll set abundant room for
brain development, good, clean face
of length and strength. with broad,
strong muZZle and lips. and large,
heavy nostrils? Do we require an eye
that stands out full and large and that
at the first glance impresses with its
sure sign of intelligence, will power
and quality; an ear well set. not large
enough to be coarse, neither so small
as to indicate temper, a jowl broad,
strong and spreading. yet clearly cut
at the throttle, and a neck of such
strength and upward curve that it COM
pletes the picture and satisfies the pur-
chaser and breeder?
Against this head set the mild, fine,
short face, with small mouth, thin lips,
a bright eye and a pleasant ear. and
you have the COW face on the bulls
shoulders. Success in breeding with
such male is a practical impOssibility,
yet we find such cases in altogether too
many show rings and tie-ups. They
came from great cows. yes, they could
not we'll come from others and carry
this stamp of refinement, but for the
purposes for which they We're created,
as heads of herds, kept with an eye
single TO increase production, genera
ton after generation. they must be
failures because of unmistakable lack
of ability to stamp positive virtues
upon their offspring. !:
Coarse heads. fiat heads, narrow
heads. small or dull eyes. coarse ears
these are signs of brute force, bad dis
positions, ugly tempers. Small horns,
small ears, short faces, fine nostrils,
narrow jaws and thin lips, even with a
bright, intelligent eye, cannot insure
in breeding.-George NJ.
Twichell, before Maine Dairy Confer
ence.
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&tDEzafIesf dTI]l[Z9

practice where no conta cious disease
exists in the animal. it is a practice
that is not to be recommended and
really should be prohibited by law.
AS the Voice has said before. all
dead animals or poultry should be
burned, but if this is not possible. bury
them at least three feet deep. and be.
fore throwing back the earth use at
least peck of quicklime over the car
cass of pig. half a bushel to 900
pound hog. or a bushcl over a horse or
COW. Then fill up the hole and tramp
it down we'll with gallon of lime Oh
top to discourage dogs from digging
the carcass out. We would go to cX-
ira pains and trouble to burn any ami
nal dead of CHAMBERS. hog cholera, an
thraX or backleg, believing that the
only correct means of diSpoSing OF
such asseS.-FarmerS Voice.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
Hay as a Money Crop.

Hay is really a very good money
crop. with prices ranging at SIS to $50
a ton. | prefer fall seeding for grass,
using corn or potato ground that has
been well MANFRED with stable manure
and fertilizer. Sow a half buShel of
timothy and four pounds recleaned red
top per acre. The next spring topdress
with 800 pounds of fertilizer contain
ing high per cent. of potash, making
the applica ton about May /.
The topdressng is the key note of
successful crop. BY thorough prepar-
alton of the seed bed and high manur-
ing | secure three to four tons of the
best hay per acre. and have kept it up
for several years by simply repeating
the topdrcssing every spring. Reseed-
ing is found necessary every five to six
years.. G. Schwink. Jr., in Massa-
chusetts PlOughman.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
Candles by the Carload

81 wired the house for samples and
patted myself on the back, thinking
l would get an order for 10000 or
possibly 12,00O-the biggest order
ever expected to get in the mountain
country.
my samples same and they. were
tip top. took them up to Grier and
he gave 'em close inspection.
Pretty good lot" he finally sniff
ed. "Send me four car loads"
~ looked at him to see if he was
joking, but he wasn't. He never batted
an eye. I was so staggered l walked
all the way back to Deadwood trying
to get my breath. l sent the order in
and the house filled it, filled the great
est single order it ever had; but I
changed my mind then and there as
to how the west buys. 1t gets there
with all feet "-Chicago Post.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
Tho Best Of Life.

Not till 1ife'S heat 1s cooled.
The headlong rush slowed to a quiet
pace.
And every purblind passion that has ruled
Our holster years, at last
Spurs us in vain, and weary Of the race.
We care no more who loses or who
wins
All; not till all the best of life seems
past
The best of life begins.
To. toll for only fame,
Handclappings and the tickle gusts OF
praise,
For place or power or gold to gid a name
Above the grave whereto
All paths will bring US, We're to lose our
days,
We, on whose ears youths passing ben
has toiled
In blowing bubbles. even as children do.
Forgetting we grow old.
But the world widens when
Such hope Of trivial gain that ruled us
Broken among our childhood's toys, for
then
We win to self-control!
And mail ourselves in manhood and
there rise
Upon us from the vast and MINDLESS
height
Those clearer thoughts that are unto the
what stars are to the night.
Spectator.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
Shows Ingenuity Of Japs

Y When the time came to forward the
winter outfits for the armies in Man.
churia, and the commissariat produc-
ed hundreds of thousands of fur ear
protectors, Japanese and foreigners
alike wondered where these things
could have come from. No one had
ever heard Of their being made.
It seems that two years ago the
plague was raging along the China
coast. The japanese quarantine bu-
roau decided that strenuous efforts
must be made to keep the dread dis
case out OF the country. They de-
termined to start ascrusade. In all
the seaports and larger cities boun-
ties were offered for each rat brought
IN. The small boys found this great
source Of revenue. and the COMPETE
ton at once became very keen. For
each rodent the huntsman was given
small sum, and lottery ticket. The
money he might squander. but the
5cket he saved. and at the end OF the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
CHILDREN AFFECTED
Ey Mothers Food and Drink.

Many babies have been launched into
life with constitutions weakened by
disease taken in with their mothers
milk. Mothers cannot be too careful
IS to the food they use while nursing
their babes. The experience of Kan
saS City mother is Il case in point
IL was Il great coffee drinker from
child. and thought | could not eat
meal without it. But l found at last
it was doing me harm. For years
had been troubled with dizziness.
spots before my eyes and pain i'll my
heart. to which was added, two years
ago, q chronic sour stomach. The
baby was born seven months ago and
almost from the beginning it, too, SUI
fered from sour stomach. Size was
taking it from me.
In my distress | consulted friend
of more experience than mine. and she
told mo to Quit coffee, that cofee did
not maize good milk; / have since as
cprtained that it really dries up the
milk.
80 I quit coffee. and tried tea ana
ut last cocoa. But they did not agree
with me. Then / turned to Postum
Coffee with the happiest results. IL
proved to be the very thing | needed.
It not only agreed perfectly with baDy
and myself. but it increased the no"
Of my milk Ny husband then QUIT
coffee and used Postum, quickly got
.---2,l ur dc dyspepsia with which lie
had been troubled. | no longer shner
from the dizziness, blind spells, pam
in my heart or sour stomach. POSTUM
has cured them.
Now we all drink Postum from my
husband to my seven months Old bap!'
1t has proved TO be the best hot drink
we have ever used. We would HOT
give up Postum for the best conee we
ever drank" Name given by POSTUM
Co. Battle Greek. Mich.
There's a reason.
Get the little book THE Road to
Wellville' in each pkg.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
Flattery Won Them All

ship named after them, sailing here
and there over the deep sea. Thomas
Carlyle said:
~ am pleased that you should like
my work enough to name your ship
after me, and hope she will come to
anchor in happier haven than shall
ever reach"
1.-The poet Tennyson wrote my uncle
a four-page letter. He said that in
every storm thereafter he would think
of the Alfred Tennyson, and put up
prayer for her safety.
'Thackeray was so pleased that he
sent my uncle comic drawing to
hang in his cabin.
Robert Browning thanked my I'M
Gle for the compliment of naming the
new ship after him, and hoped the
r. B. would be stancher than her
namesake.
"Uncle's collection numbers nearly
a thousand autographs. and each let
ter is about this imaginary new ship"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
Geysers Of Great Beauty

be the sight of lifetime. The awful
force manifested by the election OF
the vast body of water and stones,
the terrific roar or steam and hurting
rocks add to the weird grandeur of
the phenomenon. Waimangu is really
located in the center of the marvel
Gus hot lakes and thermal springs
region, Rotorua district, the tourist or
sightseer being conveyed thither in a
few hours by train from Auckland.
Pools and springs of every degree
Of heat are to be found in the neigh
borhood. Some are boiling caldrons,
others are spluttering pits of mud and
sulphur, sending up clouds of steam
and sulphurous fumes, while others
again are of the clearest green or
deepest. pure blue, beautiful beyond
comparison.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO. :.


FRANK J. CHENEY make oath that he is
senior partner Of the firm OF f. J. CHENEY L
Co. doing business in tine City of Toledo
County AMI State aforesaid. and that said
firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of CArARRH
that cannot be cured by the use of HAIL 5
CArARRH CURE FRANK CHENEY
sworn to before me and subscribed in my
49,, presence, this 9Th day Of Decem-
SEAL. Der, A. d., 1856. w. GLEASON,
49, Notary Pnb(ic.
Hall ) Catarrl Cure is taken internally. ana
acts directly on the blooi and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send fo- testimonials,
free. I. J. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo. ..
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
lake Halls Family Pills for constipation
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
Don't Feed Too Much Grain,

At breeding time set down the exact
| date, and then you will know just
! when to expect the pigs. If you want
strong pigs, You should neither keep
your sowS penned up in muck hole,
nor stuff them on corn or sour sWill.
Corn. if not judciously used. is far
more injurious than is recognized 1t
is IN established fact with experienced
breeders that corn and cholera 60 to-
gether.
Brood sowS should always have plen,
ty of range of either blue grass or clo-
yer. and two necessities of this range
are plenty of good. pure water and a
lump of rock salt. Do not allow the
boar to run with the brood sOwS. Three
days before the pigs are due put the
sow in a warm. dry bed of her own at
night. so that She will become accus-
toned to it. Do not use too much bed
ding, as the pigs often get lost in it and
are chilled before they suck. and a
chilled pig is of no more value than
dead one.
For thirty-six hours after the pigs
come all feed should be kept away
from the SOW. Then start with hand
full OF bran. stirred in pint of new
milk. Increase the bran mash stead
lily. both i'll quantity and in thickness,
and at the end of week one or two
ears OF corn may be given. At the end
of ten days she may be put on full feed
again. This is the way / feed in win
ter. In summer | prefer to let the
SOW make her own bed out in the
fields. Then all l have to do is to
build a shelter over her and keep her
supplied with water. She will do all
right on grass for the first ten days.
and then few ears of corn may be
given.
Starting the milk properly is the
most important and most tedious point
that one has to deal with in raising
pigs. Remember you have only one
chance to start the milk = the first
chance-and. that opportunity gone by.
the game is UP until the next farrow-
ing time.
If pig is not started right you can
never expect him to end right. and he
is only an expense to his Owner-G. a.
c., in the Indiana Farmer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
Make the Hens Work

Keep the hens busy. Make them
work for their food. Exercise helps
digestion and makes rich. red blood
and this means health and vigor. The
experienced poultryman knows that
the busy. active hen is the one that
helps to keep the egg basket full. Scat
ter mllet seed or other fine grain in
the litter ana the hens will busy them
selves scratching it out. Hang up a
cabbage where the hens will have to
jump to reach it. Adopt any plan that
will keep the hens active.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01

One Of the wonders of the earth is
the gigantic geyser at Rotorua, New
Zealand, known as "Waimangu." 1t
made its appearance about two years
ago and is situated near the one-time
famoue~pink and white terraces Of
Rotomahana. whose beauties were
swept completely out of existence in
the terrific eruption Of 1856. The
crater out of which the geyser issues
Is fully half an acre in extent and of
enormous depth. When in eruption
the whole of the gigantic funnel is
filled with a huge column of black,
boiling mud and stones that shoots
IN the air to a hight Of nearly 1000
feet, while the cloud of steam which
accompanies it rises in calm weather
several thousand feet.
70 see 1t in eruption is said to
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01

The millionaires who have private
mansions in the neighborhood of the
St Regis hotel. New York. are vexed
and peevish over the fact that this
exclusive place dispenses alcoholic
beverages to its guests. They want
it stopped. They have filed an appli-
cation at Albany to have the license
revoked Among the residents of the
fashionable district where the hotcl
stands live John ID, Rockefeller. Lev
P. Morton. Cornelius Vanderbilt. II
Nick. Twombly, Henry S. Redmond
and a score Of other millionaires, who
opposed the erection of a hotel sc
near their homes.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01

Hc"e foam fringed waves are crawling
Like creeping things to die.
While rude and rough and brawling
The storm rules in the sky.
The waves must first deliver
Their fun tribute. as the river.
Which with delight will culver,
And with despair will die.
Big brooding clouds are drifting
To choke blonde haggard moon,
As her ivory arms uplifting,
Prays for life's gracious boon.
Shy baby stars are peeping,
Like rosy todders creeping,
Rubbing dewy eyes from sleeping
In balmy air of June.
The lightning rips asunder
The inky cloak of night.
While growls the jovial thunder
Exulting in his might.
And sulks in caves disdaining.
As from the strife refraining,
AS sick of stress and straining,
Altar in fierce delight.
l share the lordly rapture
That surges through the gale;
That fierce delight | capture
Which makes the weakling quail
outside the rich mans palace.
| quaff nights trimming chalice.
/ sip the winds wild malice,
| hear his dying wall.
Inland the town is quiet.
As swathed in soothing sleep,
No fierce tumuIt or riot
AS we our yigils keep.
Bound by the spells of slumber
We bow our heads and number
The hours sweet dreams will cumber
Ere dawn broods DER the deep.
JAMES f. KINSELLA.
Registry Division, Chicago Postotfice.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01

month there was drawing, with
prizes varying from S. to $50. Rat
catching became a popular amuse.
ment and the boards of health all
over the country were kept busy ex.
aiming the daily bag. Each animal
was duly registered, and the place in
which it was caught noted. 1t was
then examined. and if any suspicious
germs were discovered the building
from which the rat came was imme-
diately raided, all the animals were
hunted down, and the place was dis.
infected.
In this manner the plague was kent
out of Japan. The small boys amused
themselves and made money, but no
one ever stopped to think what had
become Of the skins of these millions
of rats that had been worrying the
boards Of health. They had not been
thrown away. The military authors.
ties had used them to make ear-pro-
tectors.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
FRIGHT NOT HER WEAKNESS.
Nephew Had Record Of His Aunt's
Brave Deeds,

Il declare" said his Aunt Hetty,
war is an awful thing It's terrible tC
think of men takin' their lives in their
hands day after day. If | had to
stand up and get shot at day in an
day out, I'd just die of fright"
But you're only woman" said
her nephew. There's no fun in sol.
diering, though. | see that some men
died recently in the Philippines OF
smallpox. By the way, auntie, did Y
ever see case of smallpox?' Z
"Oh. yes. | nussed three or :, ~
smallpox patients. But l was vaccr
mated"
And you've nursed patients with
other contagious diseases, haven't
you?'
ooh, yes-diphtheria an scarlet fe.
yer an such as that-an' one cholera
case"
Weren't you afraid of taking the
Diseases"
well, I didn't have much time to
worry about that | rechoned that il
I'd take 'em I'd take EN-; an il ]
wouldn't | wouldn't"
And you ran upstairs when Cousin
SOphy's house caught fire and saved
her little girl, didn't your
1T wasn't much of a fire"
ooh well, don't apologize for it. Dc
you know, auntie, I'm beginning to
think you're humbug?"
Land sakes, What are you talk.
ing about"
Why. the idea Of your trying to
persuade me that you're afraid of bul.
let's. You may tell that to somebody
that doesn't know you. auntie-lt
won't go with me-" =
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-01
An autograph collector, smiling,

An autograph collector, smiling,
said:
II have inherited from my maternal
uncle his magnificent collection Of
autographs. These autographs did not
cost the old gentleman cent; yet
they are worth hundreds and hun
dreds of dollars.
when the autograph fever seized
my uncle, he set to work in shrewd
way. Being parsimonious, he did not
want to buy his autographs. Being
clever. he perceived that simple sig
natures. such as you get if you write
and ask an autograph Of a person Of
distinction, would have no real value.
$50, do you know what he did? To
every distinguished person he applied
to he said he was sea captain, and
ae ~-s!-ri permission to name new
ship he was building after the great
man.
It was subtle flattery, that, eh? All
my uncle's great folk were, without
exception delighted to think of stately