davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-22
THE OLD STORY.

THAT woman looks quite young TO
have grown daughter"
"Yes; but l wouldn't tell her So.
"Why not?"
'If you do it's cinch you'll have to
listen to a long yarn explaining that
she was married at fifteen
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-22
NO INCENTIVE TO PUNCTUALITY

NO INCEN I Il . . ]~o . II III = :
Pops goin' to give me watch"
said Willie.
THAT will be NICE" replied the
aunt, "and it will help you getting to
school in the morning"
Eyes, that's so, cause when l get
to school l can look at the watch and
see Just how late I am."-Philadel.
phia Ledger.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-22
A CRITIC AND HIS FRIEND.

Whimple-I'm no connoisseur IN
music but | know what l like.
Bardell-But surely, you don't mean
to say you like what you KNOW
Boston Transcript.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-22

For Tickets
Company MASTERS Traffic Manager. New Orns Ia
BATTURs. Pass Nsw Orleans La W. OWEN Div.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-22

OVERHEARD IN THE PICTURE
GALLERY.
Husband Cart connoisseur)- r)-What
perfect enamel!
Wife-You mean the one in the
black hat?-Punch.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-22

Unquestionaby the best route to principal pointsi in
Texas. New and Old Mexico, Arizona. California
ind Pacific Coast. Pullman Standard Sleepers,
Tourist Exourson sleepers, Superior Dining Car
Service, Through to California without chaag"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-22
Causes Accounting
For Steel DisplacinG Iron

partners busnhss IN
1XAI they possessed only small
w specially axes made from scrap iron
4 built small rolling mill IfttsburS
pudding
VAN2AJ
nlant known the IpperU IrOr
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-26
CIarksburg, W. Va, Sep. 26 1908

Many farmers have been in dur
ing this term of court, to examine
the new land books, or more par
ticularly the books the real estate
assessors are getting up to submit to
the state government. Some of
them are the rankcst kind of Dem
ocrats. but. when they see just how
it is. they express themselves as well
satisfied. Not one of them has en-
tered objection. To the contrary
they readily see Just the very essence
of the matter, that i, they see they
will pay less amount of taxes next
vclr than they did last. and that is
what pIcascs them The obiectorS
who are familiar with conditions are
the few who are landlords rather
than farmers and who have unmcrci-
fully dealt with their tenants. They
have not been paving their just por-
ton of the taxes and well they know,
but even now they will pay less than
they did before They certainly
ought to be satisfied. and they will
he If they get the idea out of their
heads that they ought to pay no tax
mt all. Surely. they ought to be con-
tent with paving less tax this year
and in the future than before.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-26
Y. NJ. c. A. TENNIS
CHAMPION GAMES

There is a great deal of tennis IN
terest now being manifested as the
season is drawing to a close and the
final championship games are APP
proaching. Physical Director Die
mer has arranged for the closing
events to come off on Wednesday
and Thursday of this week on the
Short Line courts. Teams from
Pennsboro and from Fairmont are
coming to give the local PLAYERS
games in singles and doubles We'd
nc<dav Il handicap tournament Will
be run among the local players
Thursday the entire day will be de-
voted to the visiting teams. The
dav will close with the game for the
local championship between j. r.
Navlott. of the Y. NJ. c. A. VIII"
will defend his title. having won the
silver shield last year. DR.. Sloan
will be pittcd against him and very
close match is looked for. An invl-
tation is extended TO the genera
public to be on hand and participate
in the events.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-26
MYRKLE HARDER co.
At GRAND LAST NIGHT

The Mvrkle-Harder Stock Com
panv opened weeks engagement at
the Grand Opera House last night
The theatre was packed to ITS
capacity, standing room being at
premium. This company last night
broke all records for receipts for Il
popular priced company by SO
The opening play was strong
melodrama entitled ''The Evils of
Paris and it was well costumed.
staged and acted, the audience OK
pressed their appreciation by num-
crous cncores and curtain calls. All
The sp"cialticS were far above the
average. and the Kinctograph did a
silence and fun stunt that proved
very entertaining. The Carleton
Sisters. are a scream knockout
and the ease with which they p1ss
from ingcnue and leading lady to a
couple of coon shouterS, does great
credit to their versatility. Mr.. Frank
lin Vail. was dashin%. was hand
some. he looked Sad-he looked gay
he wore a suit of blue, and he
landed a left hook ON the ''NillS that
was Il peach. For the benefit of the
ladies we will state on the quiet that
Mr.. Vail will stroll from the post
office to the theatre every afternoon
at two-enough said. Girls. are
YOU on? The william this time was
of The French variety and he did as
much dirty work in four acts. as
Theodore Krcmer ever imagined. He
also smoked a cigarette and drank
abSinthe in the last act. All the
characters were carefully handled
and the performance went with a
snap and ginger that was truly
pleasing.
1t might be safe to call this Il
laughing show. rs each one of the
characters displayed their abilities
in this direction. The old man
laughed in q high falsctto. the in
genue laughed in mild contralto,
Tommy Culbcrtson laughed in a
hearty tenor. that charming Mr.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-26

Vail laughed with such manly vigor,
the leading lady laughed with fore
ed merriment, the William chuekled
sordonically. The first, second and
third assistant Williams echoed this
ghoulish glee. Even Mr. Gllls
marionettes laughed, and they made
the audience laugh and Messrs. Hal!
& Robinson. when they counted up
they both laughed. So what more
could you ask.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-26
DOG BREAKS
BOYS ARM

Little Robert Simms, son OF
policeman James Simms, sustained
a fracture of his right arm just above
the wrist Monday evening, while
PLAYING with the house dog. The
injury is quite painful, but the lit
tie fellow is getting along very nice
". The arm seems to have been
broken by the dogs jumping up
aeainst the boy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-26

From what is known about the
work done by the land assessors in
this county, every fair-minded man
will adjure the county court to up
hold that work, and it is not rea-
sonable to believe that the court will
make any material changes no mat
ter how much pressure may be
brought to bear on them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-26

The worst the farmer will get
this year will be reduced taxes. 1t
will be still worse next wear, if re-
duction is to be the matter that
makes it worse. 1t is. indeed, with
much sorrow that the Telegram
should sec any newspaper condemn
ING the reduction of the farmers
taxes. For its part the Telegram is
happy 10 know that the farmers of
Harrison county viii have less taxes
this wear. next year and still more
years to pay than they have in the
past. But some naturally have it in
For the farmer and can not help de-
CRYING the fact that his taxes are to
be lower However. the farmer need
give himself no uncasincSs over
such Misrepresentation of the new
tax laws. for he will find that his
taxes are reduced and knows already
that those who are dcploring the
fact that they are to be reduced are
not at the helm of state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-26
Deeds Recorded

George II. Ross to Leonidas
Rhodes. $50 acres, TcnmiIc district.
ShinnSton Development Company
to Martin Goodwin. lot, Shinnston
William Nay to Jackson Nay, in
terest in > acres. Union district
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-26

The real taxpayer is the one that
is satisfied with the new tax laws.
1t is the tax dodger who is dissatis-
fed. But, such latter will be com
PEELED under the new system to pay
his just proportion, however much
he may howl about it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-26

Oil is on the jump as to price but
not at the suggestion of Uncle Pres
ley Morris, of the State Journal.
He seems to have overlooked the
matter of predicting this time. but
that did not have visible effect on
John d.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-26

History docs repeat. Several
wears ago BRYAN took up PopuliSm
and defeated the Democratic party.
or at least weakened the chances of
winning. Again. has he taken that
peculiar sort Of politics up. Again.
will lac lead Democracy to defeat. if
Democracy stands for it. Again,
does he try to weaken the party.
P"van certainly has it in for his
party and is never happy unless he
can place it in the weakest position
possible. But. since that is true.
the Rc. l5Iican press need not abuse
him on account of it. The fact Is
there are many who congratulate
him for it, though from the stand
point of honest politics. and especial
Is craftsmanship they likely deplorc
it. The profcsScd statesman he is.
I've ought not to lead dual political
Iif". lie would command respect if
he would come out in the open and
be what he i. He can not we'll be Il
Democrat and PopuliSt all at the
same time Nor. if he be Demo-
crat. can he well play into the hands
of the Republican party, unless he Is
at heart in sympathy with Republic
can principles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-26

The greatest activity any one
knows of, when court convencs Is
that of alleged reformerS and guilty
parties fleeing the country, even 60
ing afar west sometimes. There
are some others of the self-saintcd
class that may well look to their
safety, if they would escape prison
bars. 1t is not necessary to men
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-26

ton the clique. Every one knows
about it.
The Meeker herald., 1905-04-15
THE EMO or the WEEK.

d happens every Sat friday. when all
tie chores ID done
A. the day II restin' some'sres an
the stars IL havin' fun
Atvinklin' an a-dancin' In the clear
IN distant sky
To the music Of the sleigh bslis as
they 70 a-jinglin' by
We have tended to our labors: all the
week we've done our best,
An No feei that we're entitled to .
night Of honest rest;
Al NAV has washed the dishes, an
the hired mans fed the stock
Bat tho weeks work amt quite I'M
ished until gran'paw winds the
clock.
There's no one else da'st touch It.
cause 1t takes master hand.
Al you'd very likely break II II you
didn't understand;
An when the weights 70 risin' with q
whirrin' an whixx
4 allus hope that I'll grow up ~ smart
a. gran'paw IL.
An then the house gifts quiet, cause
the folks all 60 to bed,
An there amt no noise except the
branches scrapin' overhead.
We've finished up another week, an
Time has turned the lock
That shuts It out an starts US fresh
when gran'paw winds the clock.
-washington Star.
The Meeker herald., 1905-04-15
Planting tn. New Tree.

A great many trees are lost because
of the poor manner in which they are
set. Instead Of digging up the ground
deeply and for considerable width
mere hole is dug sometimes not
more than two feet in diameter. The
soil is perhaps clayey. and this hole
serves as sort of catch basin. holding
water after every rain. The roots Of
the trees are soon "mudded in." and
air is shut OF from them. The result
is that the tree merely holds its own,
but does not grow. In year or two,
perhaps, the tree is dead and a new
one has been planted In its place, to
likewise die. Water 10 . very i'm
portant factor in the growth of trees.
but too much water makes growth i'm.
possible. This is not the only result
with the struggling tree. The devel-
opment OF the root system is made i'm
possible. and when gale comes along
the tree is blown over. simply because
its roots do not have a good hold Of
the earth. Had the ground been loos-
ened up in all directions the water
would not have collected In the imme-
diate vicinity Of the tree and the roots
would have shot out in all directions,
developing a multitude Of rootlets to
lay firm hold Of the earth and hold
the tree up against any blast.
The Meeker herald., 1905-04-15
sunseald and eersr,.

In making the trees lean to the
southwest, 30 the body of the tree IL
shaded and the sun does not strike
1t, SO az to scald the bark. that ia
where tho borer gets in, where the
bark is scorched. and II the tree ia
shaded SO as to prevent that, you will
largely prevent the depredations Of
the borer. but most people do not do
that. We have found that a wash of
soft soap, or lye and carbolic acid, put
on the trees about the last of May or
the flrst of June, and applied two or
three times during the summer. ia
very eficacious In preventing the At
lacks Of the apple tree borer. You
take soft soap and reduce 1t 20 that IL
will now nicely with \ brush, but
make 1t good and strong. and add two
or three ounces Of crude carbolic acid
to . bucketful. and apply with brush
to the trunks. And thar applies to
the peach borer, ~ well ~ the appie
borss.-Prof. James Troo1.
The Meeker herald., 1905-04-15
Doubtful psd!ar..d Plants.

We hear great deal at the present
time about pedigreed seed corn and
pedigreed plants. On Investigation IT
will be found that the so-called pedi.
grees are entirely lacking and what
the people mean is corn that has bean
selected for number of years. The
term pedigreed il q misnomer unless
It comes "a result of developing nov
varieties from the sed, by crossing
with some other variety.
The term should be dropped where
Incorrectly applied. Selecting plants
is one thing and breeding plants il
another. It may be that when one
variety Of corn II planted the result.
ing produce IL really q new variety.
but We are not In the habit OF 70 re.
garding It We plant Leaning corn
and get from 1t what We call Lean
ing. unless 1t has been planted 90 near
another variety tb>t cross pollenixa-
ton results.
We have seen great Improvement In
the corn plant , result Of selection.
but - YET it'll or NO psdisrssd WORK
hAs bssA deoe.
The Meeker herald., 1905-04-15
Symmetry in tn. Orchard Tree.

II an orchard tree is handled as It
should be. 1t will grow up symmetrical
ly. This does not mean that It will
have the thickset branches like =
shade tree or tree for ornament
only. The fruit tree must be kept
thinned out in its branches SO that
the sunlight can get at the fruit. But
the branches should be 10 directed By
pruning that they will form about the
same bulk on all sides OF tne tree and
will have about the same amount of
space between them all around. This
increaseF the beauty Of the tree and
increases also its power Of producing
good fruit. An orchard Of symmetri.
cal trees will produce more fruit than
an orchard Of lopsided trees; Is the
space on one side of the tree left
empty Is Just SO much space that
might be filled with branches and
fruit. The lop-sided tree has Its limbs
packed closely and the fruit is Of Door
color and low in flavor.
The Meeker herald., 1905-04-15
A Farm School

The rural home for hayward boys
which the state Of Illinois has been
building and equipping at st. Charles
10 now ready for use and received its
first guests short time ago. 1t con-
sists frst of \ thousand-acre farm Of
good land within three miles Of st..
Charles. On 1t are six cottages Of
stone and brick, each capable of hous-
ing forty boys. There il q manual
training school where TOO lads can be
Instructed in halliday classes of $50
each. A power plant. with 150-horse-
power engine, supplies steam heat and
electric light to all buildings, and
water and sewage systems have been
established. Then there are the nects-
sary farm buildings in the shape of
barns. sheds storehouses, chicken aad
hog houses, etc, where the products
of the farm are stored or where the
live stock which the farm supports IL
cared for. The total cost of the insti-
tuition has been about 100000, of
which the state has furnished $780,
600. While 1t belongs to the state at
large. 1t is expected that at least As
per cent Of the boys committed to It
will come from Chicago slums. The
school aims to give the boys the rudi-
ments Of . common school education.
the rudiments Of = trade. and to en-
ploy part Of their time in farm work
which will bring 4 return and thus
make the institution at least partially
self-supportins. 1t 10 q sensible effort
to rescue these boys from vicious sur
roundings and habits and develop
them into useful citizens. II ten per
cent are weaned from city Life and
learn to love the country II will b
money well spent, whether The far1
pays financially q not.
The Meeker herald., 1905-04-15
stsrliizsd Water for Washing Ds:ry
Dishes,

Dishes.
Dairy utensils should be washed In
water that 10 sterile rs to last ap'
plication. OF course. We do not recon-
mend that hot water be used before the
dishes have had the milk rinsed Gut
OF them. But water that is sterile
has been found absolutely necessa,J
In the washing Of churns and m TX
holding utensils, where diseases have
become prevalent or forms of bacte.
rial life that cause taints and strinsi-
ness In milk. Recently in 4 maya.
zine appeared an article relative to
the sterilization of water by the appli-
cation Of copper sulphate at the rnte
Of one part Of copper sulphate to enc
million parts of water. This. IL is
said. will kill germs In water. AS
copper sulphate IL q deadly poison.
we do not advise our readers to Use
1t n described. The use Of the pio-
portion given would not endanser HE,
but novicss sannot be depended on
to confine themselves to prescribed
rules. The chemists will doubtless
provide US with full information In
due time. Meanwhile, the boiling Of
water is the surest way Of getting
water that Is germ proof. and that is
80 simple process that We have NO
hesitancy in recommending 1t. Dishes
thoroughly heated by means of boil
ing water will not carry Tactic acid
ferments from milking to milking and
thus hasten souring of the milk.
The Meeker herald., 1905-04-15
Chemical Value Of Humus.


OF the elements contained originally
In the accompanying plant. the potash
and other bases leach out rather read.
lily. the phosphoric acid with more DIFF
hculty. Al to tho nitrogen, In the
case Of sweet" humus. much of It
must be supposed to pass to the state
OF nitrate before humefaction il com.
plete. that IL. while the vegetable It's
sue retains ssRething Of its form. Nj
trogen that Is bound up In humus,
especially the sour" humus, whether
strictly = component part or merely
held more loosely, 10 not readily re-
covered. Just ~ in the case Of nitrate
nutrition. 10 here 1t has been ques-
TONED whether solid carbon com.
pounds In the soil ever pass directly
into . plant through its roots as ready
formed food. Some Investigations
seem to show the possibility Of such q
thing. though not that any consider
able amount Of such carbon COM
pounds IL taken up in that way. The
fact, now practically uncontested. that
soil rich both in mineral constitu-
ents and In accompanying organic mat
ter will promote plant growth to an
extent impossible with the fullest sup
ply of mineral matter only, does not
necessarily show that the accompanying
organic matter is properly plant food,
though 1t may play quite as important
. part, even an Indispensable part, The
strictly chemical value of humus IL
probably not due to its function to any
extent as direct nutrient, but rather
Indirectly. The view of plant nutrl.
ton newly accepted q half century
ago, regarded soil constituents as val
liable only In so far as they actually
feed the plant by entering into II.
This. the mineral theory" regarded
plants as dependent only ON such ele-
ments as they actually tak@up. More
recent advances in knowledge show.
as had been suspected. that this is q
great error. Some Of the most valua-
BILE and important constituents of a
soil have only an indirect use, that Ia.
they help growth but never enter into
OF become part Of the plant.-Chas.
L. Penny.
The Meeker herald., 1905-04-15
% Not FORGET Rape.

% NOT boe0ot NApe.
This coming season . small fleld
Of rape should DO put in II the farmer
keeps almost any kind Of live stock.
especially sheep or hogs. This plant
il becoming very popular In the parts
OF the country where II has been
longest grown. II 10 scientifically
known as brassica napus. and II OF
the same family as cabbage and tur-
nip. 1t will grow wherever potatoes.
corn. turnips and cabbage will grow.
It needs especially . soil rich in tho
mineral elements and In humus.
It IL very good crop to rotate with
clover. COW peas, 10Y beans. white
beans. peas and the leguminous plants
generally. ~ It takes from the eotl
very different elements from those
taken by the plants named. It 10
above all soiling crop. and when
treated Is such will yield from ten to
twenty tons per acre. 1t is. however.
used slso rs pasturase, but when 20
used must be carefully handled or the
stock will eat 1t down too close to
the ground to permit 1t to give the
largest yield per acre.
About three pounds of seed is re-
CURED per acre. and the seed is drilled
In, the rows being "a or 80 inches
apart. Cultivation should be given ~
soon as the plants appear above the
ground. to keep down the weeds and
the cultivation should be repeated
often. The keeping down of the weeds
10 the important thing in the caring
for the rape. but when It has obtained
q good development its spreading
leaves will shade the ground and the
weeds will thenceforth make very
little growth.
II the rains are good and weather
warm. the rape will make q good
growth In SIX weeks and by that time
may be cut and fed to some extent. II
1t 10 to be pastured the stock may be
turned onto It at that time. II 1t II
cut down to the ground, new seed must
be sown at once. and this process
may be continued till late summer.
The crop will keep ON growing till
the heavy frosts kill 1t in the late
fall. 1t will stand = good deal of
frost, A. will turnips, and now and
then roots and plants will live over
winter. II the plant IL pastured but
lightly the hogs or sheep will eat but
the tops and the sides of the leaves.
leaving the stalks and some of the
mid-veins. These at once send out
new verdure and will continue to re-
new themselves all through the sea-
son.
The Meeker herald., 1905-04-15
oIso siII Sold a. Butter.

In spite Of the national color law.
oleomargarine il still being sold as
butter in some parts OF the couns try,
notably in some Missouri cities and
towns. A dealer was recently faed
and sentenced to sixty days In jail in
st. Louis. He belonged to gang Mat
had established regular routes for the
sale Of the product as butter. The
practice was to deliver from wagon
and to sell under the name Of cream.
cry butter. The price was always Just
under the price for frst-class butter.
to give the impression that 1t could
not be sold lower at a profit. Fac
butterine was put up IN the packages
usual with butterine and the govern.
ment tag put on. But Just before de-
livery the dealer pulled Of, the tag and
left it in the wagon. An inspector
overhauled one wagon and found hun.
dreds Of these tags that had been
taken on the bogus product.
The Meeker herald., 1905-04-15
100 ssrrsa VOW. NV cn,Lo,-

40 0GTTgA NOW, MY chiLDi~
He came to my desk with . onivsrins
lip.
The lesson was done:
Dear teacher, want Q new leaf" he
said,
II have soiled this one"
In place OF the leaf. 20 stained and
blo&ted.
gave him new one. all inspected.
And into his sad eyes smiled,
DO better now, my Shild!"
I went to the throne with quivering
soul.
The old year was done;
Dear Father. hast Thou . new leaf
for me?
I have soiled this o1e!"
He took the old year, stained and
blotted.
Ind gave me q new one. all un.
spotted,
And into my sad heart smiled,
DO better now. my child"
Author Unknown.