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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
Sure it Was not Mans Work.

At a recent convention Of librari-
ans. says the New York Tribune, the
following story was told of old Geroni-
mo, the most celebrated Indian prison.
onward the Federal Government has
ever had:
do not the products of civilized
fife astonish yOu?" Geronimo was
asked by his keeper.
Most of them do not, for l see how
they come about said the aged
Indian.
But" he added, they took me once
to New Orleans and showed me where
they made ice. AT one end of build
ing ! saw wood thrown into furnaces
and out Of the other end came blocks
Of ice. Man did not do that; only
the Great Spirit can maks ice from
fire"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
MODERN SHOE DRESSINGS
Their Making a Different Proposition
From that of OId-Time Backing.

! Time was said a manufacturer OF
shoe dressings, when everybody wore
black shoes, and the leather commonly
backing was to most people just shoe
backing. paste backing put up il! Il
round fat tin box
I'VE Gid import from France a paste
backing that came in o5long square
wooden boxes. and from England a
liquid polish that came III wiie-mouth
ed stone bottles. bur he great ma
Jority of people when they wanted
shoe backing just b, 1t bottle OF
the backing OF the 5. they wanted
and that was al! The was TO it.
though even in those is there was
an art in the mana ture of shoe
backing, and some manufacturers
turned out a proG:ct Il came to be
well and widely know.
Still shoe backing was then to
most people just shoe Backing; while
today there are plenty Ct people who
never saw one of those universally
familiar old-time fat round tia boxes,
and shoe dressings are LOW made in
great variety and put mp in many
forms, and the manufacture Of Shoe
dressings has progressed from an art
to science, in which the chemist
plays his daily part.
These great changes in the bust
ness have been brought about mainly
by the modern Introduction into gen
eral use, for shoes. of many different
kinds Of leather, ana of feathers OF
different colors and shades of color,
and by the widespread use of canvas
shoes, these including great numbers
OF white shoes, calling for white
dressings
so. while one manufacturer Of
shoe backing simply continued to
make shoe backing with such i'm
IN its composition as eX-
perience suggested, now the manufac-
turer Of shoe dressings keeps track Of
the leather markets. of all the new
feathers and other materials put out
for use in shoes. and he must know
to what extent these are likely 70
prove popular. and be prepared with
dressings suitable for them when the
shoes come on the market
The chemist comes in here in tho
If a dressing that shall
Tot only BE- sujtablt but advantage
1usly adapted 10 the leather upon
which il is to be used.
And so W. now have dressings in
he form of powders and of cakes.
md We have cleaners and dyes, as
Well as manE liquid and paste dress
nes. And while formerly the sale
practically confined to this country,
American shoe dressings now follow
american shoes all over the world
>ew York Sun.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
Lie TeIemobiIockcr

United States CONSUL Bardel, of
Banherg. Germany. reports the in
ventlon of the telemobilos by a
resident Of Dusseldorf. an apparatus
which merits the attention Of all sea
farers, and which is said to have
gained til special attention Of Ger
man maritime circles Describing the
telemobi.oskOp. Consul Bardel writes:
The telenlOb.losnCp is to ena Bile the
pilct Of a ship, in fosGg weather, to
discover the nearn@ss of another yes
Sc. even if the pilot of the other
vessel neglects to give signals By
which he could make himself heard.
The apparatus works automatically,
80 that after it is once adjusted moth
Ing whatever has to be done until a
ship is discovered by it. when. by an
unimportant manual action, the near
ness OF the other ship can be dis
closed. Tle invention is based on
the principle that electric waves.
such as are used by wireless te,eg-
raphy. are reflected the moment they
strike metallic objects in their course.
while otherwise they continue on
their journey
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
ORANGE CROPS FOE.
Tiny Insect Combatted and Success
fully with Another Insect

This line of work of the California
commission began nearly twenty
years ago. In various parts of the
State, insect pests Of types little I'M
derStoOd and difficult to combat had
for years been doing a great damage.
1t is related that a nurseryman not
far from San Francisco who imported
some lemon trees from Australia laid
the foundation-the figure is not al
together happy one-for millions OF
dollars damage. Upon his lemon
trees was what is called the cottony
cushion scale, tiny insect multiply
ing with remarkable rapidity ami
capable Of doing vast harm. 1t hal
hitherto been unknown in America
an orange grower in South California
secured some of the infected stock
and the scale spread among the or
chards. Sometimes the pests were Sc
thick upon the trees that they were
as white as if covered with snow. Sc
terrible were the ravages of the pest,
which destroyed all leave and bios
som output of the tree, that in a single
year the shipment dropped from
5000 carloads to COO None of the
many remedies tried did any perma
nent good. Digging up the trees ant
burning them was useless, because
the pest had spread to all manner OF
vegetation. The situation was Sc
critical that the ultimate extinction
Of the orange industry seemed neal
at hand.
Relief came through the California
commission, aided by other Califor
mans and by the United States De
nartment Of Agriculture. An expert
of the department, Mr.. A. Koebele
was sent to Australia, where a variety
OF laybird was found--a brilliant red
insect, perhaps an eighth of an inch
in width, called the Vedalia cardin
ali. 1t was found to have a particular
az by to the scale, or insect, which
ha cen ravaging the orange or
cnards. was introduced in large
quantities, and at once began the
restoration of the balance of nature
From w S. Harwood's Saving
Fruit Crops in The Cen
fury.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
WORST FORM OF ECZEMA
Eiac~ Splotches All Over Face--Afrctcd
Parts Now Clear as Ever-Curcd by
the Cuticura Remedies.

"About four years ago | was afflicted
with black splotches all over my face and
a few covering my body, which produced
severe itching irritation, and which
caused me a great deal of annoyance and
suffering. to such an extent that | was
forced TO call in two OF the leading phy-
sicians of my town. After :. thorough ex-
animation of the dreaded complaint they
announced it to be SKIN eczema in its
worst form. They treated me for the
same for .he length of one year, but the
treatment did me no good Finally my
husban4 purchased sci OF the Cuticura
Remedies, and after usin, the contents OF
the first bottle Of Cuticura Resolvent in
connection with the Cu:icura Soap and
Ointment, the breaking out entirely
stopped. | continued tie use of he Cutl-
cura Remedies for six months, and after
that every splotch as entirely gone and
the affected parts were left as clear as
ever. The Cuticura Remedies not only
cured me OF that c-eaGful disc se. eczema
but other comp. .cate' troubles as well
Lizzie f. S!edee. $40 Jones Ave, Selma
Ala. Oct % a05.'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
HOSPITALS CROWN
a'a!oa'7Y OF PATIENT, w..
~Ts. Plnkham's Advice g..
from tAis Sad and Cos,,v ' ave

white beds are women ~, 'loSe %
are awaiting or recoverjn@ nv sn'1
ions made necessary by spa lug y
Every one of these n,s*t
plenty OF warning in that ba aasas
Zee ing, pain at the left or r;.sa
abdomen, nervous exbau,,;.SIa}
the small Of the back, ns'.; a psil
dizziness, tiatulency, dispj,asssas ,',
irregularities, All of ,bes assa'i'|
a are Indications of an unhsa .,s7 !
dltlon Of the female organs .,a',
needed the trouble may maxi ma, s a.:
until the penalty has to BE- N.Y. a'.'
dangerous operation, and , p.e
impaired usefulness at best A, r.s
man" cases the results are ta,, ,-"'
Miss Luella Adams, Of Seat. n.
writes Wy
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
About two Years ago I va, , r
.erer from a severe female troubI. s nov
leaiaches. The doctor prs,crIss paau
finally told ma that bad tumor ~ ~ u
undergo an operation if wanted 4 ~ ~.
selt that tbs was my death wsr,, =
sfent hundreds Of dollars for maii..ls
oGt The tumor KEPT growing For.-,l
eorrespchiedwith an aunt nth. V.u -
e'at.'s, ami she advised me 10 tassI-4t
tnlaGatn's Vegetable Compopnd ~.
Na4a t. cure tunprs ibid 80 and imms;.
tT%anto improve in health. and vase
cured, TIE tui4or disappearing en,j,,-
cat an operation. | wish every =.
woman would try this great prep.rato,
Just as surely as Miss Adam,
Cared of the troubles enun.r,.,
her letter. just SO surely will J-f,
Fink hams Vegetable COMPOUND !,
other women who suffer f,on
male troubles, inflammation, IN.
troubles. nervous excitabiIty Or :,
vous prostration.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all 70,
women who are i'll to write her ,rl
advice. She is daughter.in.Isr
Lydia E. Pinkham and for twerr,
years has been advising sick w,
free OF charge. Address, Lynn, yi
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
GRAND TO LIVE
And tho Last Laugh is Always the Fest.

'Six months ago would hav>
laughed at tn. idea that the, could be
anything better for a table beverage
than coffee" writes an Ohio woman
NOW laugh to know there is
"Since childhood I drank coffee as
freely as any other member of the
family. The result was a puny. sicklv
girl, and as I grew into wo1lanhood
Gid not gain in health. but was afflicted
with heart trouble. weak and diSor-
dered stomach, wrecked nerves and
general breaking down. till last winter
at the age of So seemed to be on the
verge Vt consumption. My friends
greeted me with How bad you look!
What a terrible color" and this was
not very comforting.
"The doctors and patent medicines
did me absolutely no good. / was
thoroughly discouraged.
"Then l gave up coffee and COM
menced Postum Food Coffee. At first
I didn't like it, but after few trials
and following the directions exactly. it
was grand. 1t was refreshing aud sat
isfying. In couple of weeks l no.
ticed a great change l became
stronger, my brain grew clearer, l was
not troubled with forsetfulness as in
coffee times, my power of endurance
was more than doubled. The heart
trouble and indigestion disappeared
and my nerves became steady and
strong.
Il began to take an interest in things
about me. Homework and home max
ing became a pleasure. My friends
have marveled at the change and when
they enquire what brought it about, l
answer Postum Food Coffee, and moth
ing else il the world - Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek. Mich.
There's reaS III. Read the little
book. The Road to WelIyille,' in pkSs.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05

| Is by no means unanimity of opinion
among medical men. ClemOw a great
| authority, says: The development OF
| the ova takes place in muddy water
mud or damp earth, while for the final
stage, and in order they may again
| become sexually mature worms, they
must enter the tissues of a human be
| ing. This probably takes place by
means of foul drinking water. or. per
| haps more commonly by being trans
ferred in the act of eating from earth
soiled han Is to the mouth: or by a
direct penetration of the skin Hence
ii is most common to find the affection
in persons who work in the earth.
All are agreed that the disease is
essentially one of the soil, but it is
not now believed drinking water, how
ever foul, plays any part in its causa
ton. nor even that eating dirt-stained
food is very important factor. The
trend Of opinion is toward the belief
that direct infection is the main cause.
The majority of those who work in
tropical climates are Scantily clothed.
and seldom or never wear coverings
on their feet or legs, and it is sur
missed that the worms, swarmins in
the earth, effect an entrance to the
body by means of the bare feet and
legs of the workers.
Treatment by drugs is effective
male fern and thymol, especially the
latter, being excellent curative rene
dies. Prevention, nevertheless, as in
most diseases Of a parasitic nature. is
the most effective mode of extrpa-
ton.
Much can doubtless be done in tho
way of disinfecting the soil, but this
method. although radical and efficient
is expensive and presents many diff
culties. There are many other pre-
cautionary measures which might be
adopted and would do much to curl
the spread Of the disease
OF these, personal cleanliness and
good sanitary arrangements generally
stand in the front rank. Protection
TO the feet and legs is also an obvious
and one which. if put into
practice among the inhabi
tants of tropical regions, would be
step in the right direction Of in
{ stimable Importance
The whole question is an economic
one that affects the government of the
United States directly Not only
within the borders of our own CONT
nen n does h0Okworm disease preju-
licially affect the physical well being
and prosperity of a large number OF
he inhabitants, but in Port Rico and
II the Philippines for the health and
progress Of whose inhabitants We are
loW responsible, the malady is
;cCurge
Further than this, Central America
s hOtbed Of hOokworm disease, and
t measures are not put into force
to check its spread, ii will
be a prominent cause Of
lchness among the Panama canal
workers..
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
The Slang of the COUNT.

The Chinese have so tough Ian
guage to wrestle with at home that it
is no wonder they are able to conquer
ours, slang and all. While Prince Pu
Lun was entertained in New York,
says the New York Times, he was one
day present when member of his
party asked an American what the
poorer people here really think of the
rich.
"Of course" said the American, in
conclusion, there is a certain class
in the community who would like to
step on the upper classes and crush
them out
All" said the prince, now l under
stand the American say-what is it?
All, yes, about people walking on their
uppers.'
One of the party had bought some
American lightweight trousers. to
take home as a curiosity. He put
them on at the hotel one evening, to
"show off" and the next day sent
them to a laundry to be done I'D.
When they came back they were
shrunken small. and the Chinaman
was troubled He put them on and
went to the prince.
"Your excellency." said he, these
trousers have grown smaller in the
night. What do you think the Amer.
leans have done to them?'
NONSENSE said the minister. You
forget where you are. The apparel is
proper, but your legs have been
pulled as the Americans say. They'll
be all right when you get to China"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05

We are all phrenologists nowadays;
not with any care for busts and
bumps. says the Fortnightly Review,
but with growing conviction that
we are beginning TO see. in faint out
lines, some facts that hang together
and will some day go to make
good working theory of the life of
the brain.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05

ne Supreme court OF Kansas has
lec!ded that pool table is billiard
able. Then what IS time table?
esks the Dallas News.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
Human Nature.

Opportunity hammered on the man $
door until he awoke.
He achieved success.
And spent long life in attributing
his success to his own keenness.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05

There has been this year a modest
revival OF the beet sugar industry in
Ontario.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
a He'iable OLD

II IS most apprecia,sa amer.
pest known. With a , ~" whe, |
twenty years Of entirs .esotd Of !
the figures to nrova fellabiIit,
out nearly two milI,ons y bas \
MS m,I resources steadily ine,eso.!ila
NJ lss'ss'ppi Home Insurareesaslns \
ENJOYS tie confidence "nte Coarl
whom 1t has dealing. " al q
steadily Increasing ils ~ ID i
'h's and adjoining s,s,a o,a'ins,,
'Ae agent IN Your town All
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05

The budget for the Tu,s,.,
Earen amounts to slo.ooO S,su ~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05

Heariy $40 mics or railroad were built
here during 1873
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-10-05

The Silver State sheds crocodile tears
because Mr.. Mannix, The democratic
candidate for secretary Of state mas not
becu in Nevada long enough to vote at
a general election. 1t is sad. very sad.
but the Silver State should remember
that il Mr.. Mannix ia elected he will
attend to the duties OF the office, some,
thug that the present incumbent has
not done.
II tho democratic OF Elko county are
in sympathy with their brethren in other
states, they will cast their ballots eolidly
for Thomas Hunter and II. II. Coryell
for state senators. They or their
opponents will nave u vote III the cleo
tior Of n Urited States senator and the
Importance oi thus vote should not be
underestimated Inv Elko county demo-
Gratis. q vote for Hunter and CorytD
will be a vote for n democratic United
States Ser ator. 4 vote for MIR. Mcbride
and Captain Jenness will be a vote for a
republican to take the seat TO- held by
n v Wv " buIoN
AWAY a United States Ge~natorship for
personal friendship.
Our large cities grow large; ut a
tremendous rnte. The rural and semi
rural communities re steadily drained
OF their population to feed the towns.
Census bureau figures show that during
the past five years Al Out Of l05 counties
10 KANSAS show u loss in population. In
Iowa all but % of the "a counties OF the
state have now. fewer inhabitants than
they contained in 1900. Some Of this
decrease III both states ia, however, due
to emigration To Canada. In Pennsyl-
vania tie growth oi cities has been
much more rapid than that oi the rural
portion OF the state.
Tho people of Nevada know John
SPARKS and trust him. Ills adrninistra-
ton M governor is without a stain. He
has been tried and found faithful and
true. His opponents ia m untried man
who never had confidence enough III
himself to branch mt in business on
his own hook. He has always worked
for a salary and Ia doubtless a faithful,
honest employee. lie may he all tia:
his friends Claim for him. but he lacks
the business experience necessary to
mako an efficient governor. Nevada
needs a man Of wide affairs at the head
nf he state government for the next
four years and John Sparks is such q
man.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-10-05
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Sa1magundi.

The Wintermantel Co. has u new nd
in this issuo. Tue ladies and overy body
else should read it.
Everybody will be pleased to learn
tint Miss Wenthcrs is improving and
TINT everything points to her speedy re-
covcry.
DR.. Richards aud DR.. Saunders ar.
rived from Salt Lake Inst night TO assist
DR.. RabtoD Of the bureau OF animal in
drstry in his work in this county.
The dt mocrutic county ticket md
platform will 10 found on the first page
Of this ISSUE. a writo.up OF the caudi.
'latcs will appear later.
According Ia n letter received frum
Wmnemnccn, there worc SO seventeen cases
OF typhoid fever in that town yesterday
morning. That looks very much like
I'M epidomic.
Tho town Ia very quiet this afternoon
AL tho noisy. bad people wont to tho
rnces, leaving only tho good quiet once
ut home. Hence the quiet aud good
order TINT pervades the town.
Captain H.. NJ. Brambilla, who haa
been c%ommandant at the State uniyer.
city Tor tho pasi year, has been ordered
10 join hs regiment nj Newport News
J and go t Cubn. lie will bn succeeded
Mnjor scott, n retired officer living in
Reno.
a fcw citizens Of Elko, desirou, ot
relieving The tcdium NJ the scboo
routine, aud for the Entertainment md
instruction u the pupils OF the high
schoc', have employed tho aulotti
orchestra which viii, beginning at il:lh
n. IN. on Wednesday next and continu
ing until noon, "Discourso most eI
cellent music,' Tie ladiee Of Elko ar,
In vitcd TO attend.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-10-05
Thursduya' Races.

The attendance at the races i, t,o asef
daily and the sport is eGub 10 plst
events OF the Jockey Club.
The fret race Thursday was won by
Little Phil, with Theron second and
Tho Odysee third.
In the Second race, Tormentn took
first money, 3ercLimo second ans Mar,
e. third.
Harry Dunn's mule came dow the
homestretch with n long streak %! ,iay.
Light between him and the nearest op.
pouent and WINS thought to be a sure
winner. Harry was happy md go was
the mule, but when the contrary cuss
was within n few yards OF the wire he
stopped stock still and Hurry jumped
over the fence and tried to persuade hin,
to move on by wnlloping him with his
buster. While this was going on, Ike
CowlinR's mule closed the gap and
caught up with his rival. He alsJ stop.
ped and nothing his rider could do
would make him move on. Dunn
finally persuaded his mule to move and
he passed under the wire first, but the
judges declared the race off. II will be
Tun Q today.
Tho fourth acc was won by Cashday.
Chappy came in second urG Badly took
what was left.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-10-05
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Salm

Mrs. Hood left last night on IL visit
to friends in Michigan.
Our old friend Jack Ralls arrived yes.
terday to- attend the races.
Halleck Mayer arrived from San
Francisco last night on a visit to rel.
atives and friends.
The commissioners this forenoon were
buoy appointing inspectors and clerks
Of election. The Elko inspectors arc
! w. W. Booher, u. U. Castle and Stan,
ley Rigsby, and the clerks are Major
Miller and Stanley Taber.
From the stalwart republican point
OF view the fine crops are due to the
protective tariff and the low price nf
wheat to the determination Of the demo-
Gratis to revise the sacred schedules that
protect the trusts.
The democratic and silver party state
ticket appears in this issuo. II will re-
main in our columns until election day.
Voters should study the ticket and give
1t their support Mt the pole. Every
ma On il If worthy and on pablo to iii
the Office for which he is II candidate.
DIR. Richarson Of Ely, whom tho State
committee placed on the ticket for short
term regent Of tho university. was nom.
mated by the democrats Of White Pine
county for n member OF the assembly.
Ho declined the nomination for regent
IL j. +. Souchcreau Of Verdi has been
selected to I'll the acancy.
Tho latest g:sat reform proposed 10y
the president does moi relate to the
tariff or the trusts or spelling, but to
old .fashioned hens. BY means OF mn
executive order he means 10 make every
full grown hen lay at leust one egg u
day, and prohibit her from citing on
eggs ut all. THE is tho only reform no
over proposed which does not in somo
way conflict with the constitution, aid
We heartily approve Of it.. The hens
need regulating, and Teddy is to do the
job. Let the reform begin.
Tho republican organs are trying to
defeat Frank p. Mannix, tho democratic
candidate Tor secretary Of state, because
he did not come To Nevads until 1905
md has not voted mt n general election.
In making this fight on Mr.. Mannix, the
republicans for get tint Mr.. Elliott,
their candidate Tor suryeyo general. is
in the same boat M Mr.. MnDDix. Tho
INDEPENDENT is reliably Informed that
MIR. Elliot has never cnst n vote in this
state. II this 10 true, il would hc vel
Tor II republican fricnds to pick tho
logs out OF their W eyns before the,
spy around for beams in the eyes u
thcir opponents.