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BANKRUPT'S PETITION FOR DIS
CHARGE.

In the District Court of the Unite,
States for the Eastern District o
Louisiana.
In the matter of A. Il V. Gouner, AL
| phonse Gouner. and Victor Gouner
| No. 73O.--In Bankruptcy.
To the Honorable Charles Parlange
| Judge of the District Court of tht
United States for the Eastern Dis
| trict of Louisiana:
| AlphOnse GOuner. of Berwick. il
the Parish of st. Mary and State o
| Louisiana. in said District. respect
| fully represents:
That on the 10th day of May. A. D..
1905. last past, the firm of A. & V.
Gouner. OF which petitioner is mem
Der. and also he individually were
duly adjudged bankrupt, under the
Acts of Congress relating to bank
ruptcy: that he. and the said firm.
have each duly surrendered all of their
property and rights of property, and
have fully complied with all the re-
qulrem It's of said acts and of the
orders II the Court touching his bank
ruptcy and that of said firm of which
he is a hember,
Wherefore he prays that he may be
decreed by the Court to have full
discharge from all debts provable
against his estate as we'll as all debts
prOvable against the firm of A. Il V.
GOuner of which he is a member. I'M
der said bankrupt acts. except such
debts as are excepted by law from
such discharge.
Dated this Both day of April, A. D +.
1906
Ar
Bankrupt.
(SigneO G. F. BoRAH, Attorney.
Order Of Notice Thereon.
Eastern District of Louisiana, SIS:
On the 9th day of May, A. D.. 1906,
on reading the foregoing petition. it
is ordered by the Court that hearing
be had on the same on the 2Sth day of
May, A. D., 1906, before Louis u.
Folse, Referee in Bankruptcy, at the
Office of G. F.. Borah, Attorney, in
Franklin, La, in said District. at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon. and that no.
tice thereof be published in the st.
Mary Banner, newspaper printed in
said District. and that all known
creditors and other persons in inter-
est may appear at the said time and
place and show cause. ii any they
have, why the prayer of said petition
should not be granted.
And it is further ordered by the
Court. that the Clerk shall send by
mail to all known creditors, copies of
said petition and this order. addressed
to them at their places of residence as
stated.
Witness the Honorable Charles Par
lange, Judge of the said Court, and
the seal thereof, at New Orleans, La.
in said District, on the 9th day of
May, A. d., 1906.
[Slgned[ FRANK H. MORTIMER
A true copy: Clerk.
FRANK Il MORTIMER, Clerk,
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an sales under this Act vests in the purchaser
aahsolnte and perfect tlc t" il., property con
~ and q in the deed of sale without any claim
'.to by any former owner and free of all
'.saces liens, privileges OF encumb,ranrtS
m.a,srer except AL city nr municipal taxes
VIZ pr r;rtue of the authority vested in me by the
,Ds.;tutiop and laws of The state or LUusiana
..% ,especially Act No. 80 "f the General As.
aanuhIy anu Of this State approved July T. l,as.
Ell eli at the principal trout door Of the Court
s1;s n rni. s. ha". T E Ersnnns ni!: At f i rs i h*
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BY virtue of an order of seizure and
sale, issued ont pf the Honorable the
23rd Judicial District Court. in and for
the Parish OF 81. Mary, and to mt di-
rected. in the above entitled and num-
bered cause. have seized and will
offer for sale for cash, to the last and
highest bidder, at the principal front
door of the court house in the town of
Franklin. on
SATURDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF
JUNE. A. D., 1906,
between the hours of II o'clock. a m.,
and o clock. =. M, the following men
toned and described property to-wit:
lst. Those two certain lots of ground.
lying and being situated in the village of
Cenfrevllle, in the Parish of ST Mary.
State OF Louisiana. having frontage
on the east side Of the public road. run
ming from Centrcville to Bayon Sale of
One Hundred 400 feet by an uniform
depth between parallel lines of one hun
{ red and ninety-two feet. bounded on
the north by the lands of Will.m J.
Young. on the east by the lands of Mrs
l.. b. Allen, south by the lands of Peter
Cnsworth, and west by the public road.
being two-thirds Of the property acquir-
ed by0mortgagor and by act of sale from
Teliesphone Alleman on the 22nd day
OF April: A. d. 1899. with all the build
ings and improvements thereon situated.
2nd. Lot number four, az consisting of
that certain tract or parcel of land, ly-
ing and being situated on Bayou Sale, in
this Parish, and known as the Ker-
'hau Tract, containing one hun.
dred and one tlOD superficial acres,
bounded on the north in part by land of
Foos and Barnett, end in part by land of
Thomas J. Foster; east by lands of Foos
and Barnett: south by land of Lawrence
and west by lands Of Thos. j. Foster,
with all the buildings and improvements
hereon situated.
JOHN L. SANDERS. Sheriff
sheritf's Office, Parish of st. Mary, La,
April 81, 1906.
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Ii you want the latest style and
most perfect fitting corset, call at
LOUIS LEvY'S and ask for the
Worcester Bon Ton Corset. Price
SOC and 81.
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state Tax Sales.
c.ote of Louisiana. Parish Of St
0'" Mary.

rs.Ie Of immOvable property adjuslicated to
laA ' State of Louisiana for taxes for the years
tIe ,Doo 1000 'Ol o. ui. AMI rc-oferrd under Act
a of 1855.
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The Kyle Lumber Co., Ltd, VS.. Re-
becca Ross, wife of Samuel Aulman.
No. 1888.

By virtue Of an order of seizure and
sale. issued out of the Honorable the
23rd Judicial District Court, in and for
the Parish Of ST. Mary, and to me di-
rected, in the above entitled and num-
bered suit, l have seized and will offer
for sale for cash, to the last and highest
bidder, ut the principal front door of
the court house in the town of Franklin.
on
SATURDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF
JUNE, A. D., 1906,
between the hours Of II O'Clock, a. m..
and o clock, p. M. the following men.
toned and described property, to.wit:
That certain lot of ground situated in
the Parish Of st. Mary, Louisiana,
known. designated and described as lot
number Twenty Nine (29) on map or
plan of said land made by W. W. john
son, Surveyor, and bounded north by
land of Chas. Hunt, east by land of Hen
ry Richardson or assigns. south by Yer.
dun lane and west by land of T.. j.
Fastu. containing about two and one
half arpents, as will be seen of record in
Book "V" of Convcyances, at page 119.
JOHN Is. SANDERS. Sheriff.
Sheritf's Office St. Mary Parish. La,
April y, 1906.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicia, Distric. Court-Parish of
st. Mary.

Louis Levy VS.. Jno. NJ. Unsworth. ad-
ministrator No. TT.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA

nd Judicial District Court Parish of
St. Mary.
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FRANKLIN, La, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1906

by t'riliatin. I acres, bounded north by
road. east by Michel, south by Patout west by
iftNost, horses. 4 mules, | cart taxes in
tcrest and costs S24 Is
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Mrs. julia Thompson. lot. north bv
lane. east by Thomas. south by Lauce-
lin and west by lane: taxes. interest and
costs S6. So
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-28
ODpOrtRne.

"What are you doing:" harshly de-
manded the brutal husband, abruptly
entering the room.
Pm just going to trim this forty
nine cent hat I bought yesterday" re-
piled he trembling wife.
"~Extravagant woman, you will ruin
me with your everlasting bargain hunt
ing" he exclaimed, enraged. and, seiz-
ing the hat, he crumpled it in his hands,
trampled it underfoot and, finally fling
ing it into the corner Of the room,
strobe away.
Weeping, the wife stopped to pick
up her insulted property. but her tear
stained face was irradiated by an &C.
static rapture as her yes fell upon it.
oh" she exclaimed in delight, now
it is the exact shape Of that ferty dollar
French hat I saw yesterday, and I new
er could have got it that way my
self! All it needs is u couple of blue
roses and a bunch Of lavender butter
cups."-Lippincott's Magazine.
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curat"ly rreo''ed here. AND have you
any:h..% I" add - tteiE N this mo-
me.i"
ven, wanted 10 cail your attea-
ton to the fact that September aad
come and gone"
II acknowledge it,"
"A"d the old Piano stands there yet
In the parlor."
acknowledged again"
And. 50 far as | know, no stems
have been taken TO replace r with a
new one"
Not n step. Mrs. Perkins, and / am
now prepared to reason the 0ee with
you. | have been expecting - sensen
1t with you for the last moaA-h fact
was hoping o would speak - me
about 1T this very evening"
well, l have spoken"
You see, my dear" began Mr.. Per.
kins. as ne drew n long breath. .va
must begin at the beginning. Neither
OF Us Is a musician. We have neither
son nor daughter TO play. We aight
just as well have a corn sheiler & die
par'or for all the use we could Fake
OF II. II we had a Thousand dollar.
piano. what good would 1T do xs:'
Why. I play. and you know 7 a.I
and have praised me-" replied Mrs
Perkins in an injured tone.
My dear woman. let us look facts
in the face. You drum on the piaro |
0 howl an accompaniment. You roll
Your eyes. You hump our shoulders.
nj various times l have said that youl
played beautifully. | did il to keepI
you playing and have revenge on thel
ne!ghbors." |
How dare you tax 10 me thatI
way !
Come, low, be reasonable. Yoal
never took a music lesson In your life
did your"
No. but what OF that:'
You can't sing any more than 4
crow"
"But il ! can't
Il don't revert TO these things to blu
initiate you. Mrs. Perkins. but simpiS
to clear the ground for q start. If Is
a husbands business 10 peaise his
wife's playing ever IL It gives him
foothache. The eold fact 10 thai nei-
ther OF Us can play or sing. Therefore.
or b use is a thousand dollar piano.
You will answer that one woa4d teok
nice in the parior- / agree win IA.
but when you have a $1,000 piazo xsu
must have o 500 rug To 60 VIII 4:
also q new rarlor salt"
.Bat there s1e several aeiehbQp wAe
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\ Man Who Suffer d in tn White
HOuS

AAOuS
Ida NJ. Tarbell. writing Of The
Tariff in Our Times in The American
Magazine, presents many interesting
pictures of the great political and bus
!iness generals who figure in her nara
tive. Here is a paragraph about An
drew Johnson:
Certainly Johnson suffered through
out his four years as president as few
people at the time realized. One of his
secretaries once said that in the w
years he was with him in the White
house be never saw him smile but once.
i'll himself, his beloved wife a beG-rid-
den invalid, unified for companionship,
suspicious of his associates, narrow in
mind, bitter and resentful in heart,
there was little reason indeed why An
drew Johnson should smile. Yet I'M
,questionably he got a grim pleasure
from his vetOeS, even out Of his i'm
ipeachment trial. He believed he would
be convicted, and his secretary tells
of the satisfaction he got from the idea
that his prosecutors would all come to
bad ends. He learned AddiSon's Cato
by heart. and went about the White
house rooms delivering it. He studied
the trial Of Charles l, OF England, and
ordered the names of those who signed
the death warrant and the terrible
ends to which they all came tabulated.
His secretary says he believes johnson
Twas not a little disappointed when he
was acquitted. 1t took from him the
Ibitterest OF the many bitter cuds he in
.IcesSantly chewed."
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The Know 1t All.

KEosr aservann' customer wuz Nleh-
ooanus Brown.
Who knowed it all an bound l.
have his say.
There want TO theayter play ti.et e.
come TO town
But Brown he'd 81 to see II. night ,
day.
He'd make a pint to git his scat foc-
any Of the rest.
An when the curtain riz upon the pI-
an al The actors got to work a-do!a o.
their best
He'd smoker IN his agervatin' way.
An when the most excitin' part OF al
wiz gittin' near
An folks WIZ sittin' nervous an per
picked
Old Brown he'd whisper loud enough for
every one to hear.
TN bet you 1 kin tell watts comm
next"
Thar wuzn't any curin' him. He'd be the
SAM in church
Or aaywheres he happened fur to be.
Fur. like an old poll parrot jest a-settln'
on its perch.
He'd squawk to ali his critics, Talk IS
free"
But when the grip WIZ goin' ~round-last
winter wuz a year
It tackled on to Nick an took him
down.
An then he got religion, fur he thought
his end wuz rear.
An, sure enough, that WIZ the end o.
Brown.
His folks wuz all a~-gathered round, an
jest before he died,
While Deacon Jones wuz readin' Of a
text,
The sick man smiled, an well, I'm done
with this here world" he sighed.
I'll bet you 7 kin tell watts comm
next"
Times.
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A Puzxler.

In Il certain town are two brothers
who are engaged in the retail coal
business. A noted evangelist visited
the town and converted the elder broth
er Of the firm.
For weeks after his conversion the
brother who had lately got religion
~endeavored to persuade the other to
join the church. One day when the
elder brother was making another eff
fort he asked:
why can't you, Richard, join the
church. as l did?"
Its all right for you to be a mem
Der of the church, replied Richard.
"but if I join who's going to weigh the
coal?'-Cleve1and Leader.
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can play AMI sing" protested Mrs. Per.
kins.
Il hsveni the slightest doubt OF Il.
Mrs. rcrasa~. There are several neigh
bo-S wEo csa wear your hats and
shoes, but ara ycu going 10 keep hats
and shoes T. tAc ne.gGbors? Suppose,
however. than sc wen: ahead and got
: new piano. ID you know that piano
playing make r-cn~cl roGai shoulder
q I'D weak c..esced and consump-
tive
Il nevcr heard hat it did and don't
be..eve IT,"
Il Could "sre YOU medical statistics
~ the carload. Within the last ten
years ras&. j. o. tie arms has be
coGc - ccI.lon that The doctors at
trtbute II II piano PLAYING There are
hundreds OF instances where young
ladies have lost the use OF both arms
foT 4 year. II we had 4 piano ]
couldn't l the risk or Your losing the
use OF Your arms. How. then, could
you longer hug me? How prepare the
meals and make the bedf"
You are simply trying 10 twist out
Of it. just as you always do" said
Mrs. Perkins, with her eyes full OF
tears.
My dear, | am no twister. l am
simply a logician and n philosopher.
reason things &c 4 conclusion. We
cannot afford a $1,000 piano. and on
top Of it n $500 rug, a $3.50 parloc suit
and five or six paintings costing 500
apiece. All that capital would be shut
up in a cold parlor for the winter. II
put into ice for next season it might
be doubled. And there's another
thing"
"Oh, you can be finding excuses for
a week to come"
This is no excuse. but a fact. That
Did straight legged. broken keyed piano
belonged to my first wife. Don't jump
up and grow red in the face, for I'm
not hitting at you. The first time |
called 10 see her. when we were both
young people. She was playing on that
piano. She was pounding. She was
bowling. Her eyes were rolling heav-
onward. | fell in love With her at
once
II won't stay declared Mrs. Per
kins as she stamped her foot on the
floor.
Just a moment, my dear. She con
tinue1 to pound and howl all through
engagement. She brought the old
piano along when we We're married.
Every day and every evening it MS
pound and howl. talked to her of the
risks she ran, but she was self willed.
She finally began to fade. The doctor
said she lasted a year longer than he
expected. but she went with a rush
when she did go. She had been pound
ing and bowling one evening and the
neighbors had telephoned for the po-
lice and all the dogs for q mile around
were barking, when | observed 4 sud
den change come over her, and she fell
off the piano stool and was dead in a
moment. She never opened her eyes
or spoke. There's my case. Mrs. Per
kins, and
Il say you are Il dodger and a
twistcr..' exclaimed Mrs. Perkins as
she gave q sniff Of contempt and walk
ed stitiy out Of the room.
Mr.. Perkins stopped to scratch his
ankle and then Strengthened up to
, scratch his nose and then smiled and
said TO himself:
Put, then, don't 4 married man have
to be- NJ. QUAD.
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Placing an Order for a Slave.

AASAllS ala oEAtI 1OT d Sldtc.
The Following is part of a letter, wri--
ten in 1876. placing an order for a beau
Itiful girl slave, and containing the
specifications which the buyer is TO fill.
1T is taken from F. Marion Crawford's
new love story Of old Constantinople,
serial publication Of which begins in
THE American Magazine for January:
Most Beloved and Honored Friend:
Il despatch this writing by the oppor-
Itunity Of Sebastian Corners good ship
8 s. 8 | desire. in fact, that you will buy
for me the most handsome slave that
lean be had for the money l offer, or
If the girl were surprisingly beautiful,
for three hundred and fifty ducats.
The truth is, most noble friend,
that my wife, who is, as you know, Ell
lyears older than /, and impedel by
rheumatism, is in need of a youthful
land accomplished companion to help
her to ASS the time. and as l have al
ways made it my duty and my business
Ito fulfil and even, as In the present case
Ito anticipate her wishes. I am willing
Ito spend this large sum Of money for
the sole purpose Of pleasing her. More
lOver, | turn to you, most dear sir and
friend, we'll knowing that your kind
mess is only matched by your fine taste,
my wife would, I am sure, prefer as
la companion a girl with fine natural
hair, either quite black or very fair,
THE red auburn color being so common
here as to make one almost wish that
women would not dye their hair at dill.
My dear and honored friend, the teeth
iare a very important matter; pray
Igive your most particular attention to
their whiteness and regularity, for n!y
lwife is very fastidious. And also, |
I~entreat you, choose a slave with small
ANKLES. not larger than you can span
with your thumb and middle finger.
my wife will care Less about a very
small waist, though if it be naturally
slender 1t is certainly a point of beauty.
In all of this, dearest sir, employ for
ilove of me those gifts Of discernment
with which heaven has SO richly en-
ldowed You, and I trust you will ron
slider the commission a fair one. Sc
Ibastian Corner, who is an old man will
take charge Of the slave and bring ner
Ito Venice, if you will only see tha, she
lis properly protected and fed unit. he
lis ready to sail. and this at the usual
rate. I have also agreed with him thai
she is not to be lodged in the common
Icabin with the other female slaves
whom he will bring from the Black
Sea On his own account, but separately
land with better food, lest she should
grow u~npleasingly thin. Yet it is
understood that his regular slave mas
ter is to be responsible for protection,
and will watch over her behavior dur
ing the voyage. This, my most WORTH,
dear and honorable sir and friend. is
THE commission which l beg you 10
undertake.: and in this and all your
other affairs I pray that the hand Of
Providence, the intercession of the
saints, and the wisdom Of the one hun
Idred and eighteen Nicene fathers I.ay
be always with you. From Venice.
Marco Pesaro to the most noble patri-
ician, Carlo Zeno, his friend. The four
,,teenth day Of March in the year 1876"
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that those newspapers wish what NJ.
Roosevelt thinks they wish, and make
those laws: and If the supreme tribu-
nal decides that those wishes and laws
are inside the constitution: and II
those newspapers shout violently for
the enforcement OF those laws, then
THAT is the government Of those United
But in many things NJ. Roose-
welt cannot tell what those newspapers
wish. In other things the congress
lcannot tell OF does not care what NJ.
Roosevelt wishes. In other things he
supreme tribunal decides against the
will Of the congress. In other things
those newspapers cannot tell what the
supreme tribunal decides. In all such
ceases it is the terrible confusion, de-
Inunciation, discord, shouting, bedlam,
anarchy, Then if there is q govern
|ment Of those United States, it hides
quickly, and those people cannot find
lit. Everybody shouts together: The
Iother fellow, he is the government, He
lis to blame!"
There is no government! No one
lis to blame!
Yet there is no revolution. Those
|men who are to blame, they quickly
invent one new threatening sensation
and give 1t to those newspapers. In
|stantly there is fresh uproar and those
turn away from hat old trouble.
They say: "Hurrah, Here is one new
excitement. We shall again
What a nation VIVA; 4
CLAM
Copyright. 1906, by S. S. Cline.)
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Public ONCE.

"Well, Moses" began the senator as
a grinning southern darky was ushered
into his presence at Washington, what
brings you here?"
Mars joe" replied Moses, "I's so;
'portant business. sab. | want err of
fee
You want an office? Why. what cal,
you do?'
DO. Mars Joe? What does every
body do that gets e. office? Bless yer
heart, Mars Joe. yer don't un'stand ole
Moses. l amt lookin' fer work. sab.
[ only wants er Observation-Disclosures
Ledger.
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The Perkins Famila,
Iiave Their TroubNs|
WHY The Head Of the FANNY Did
no. Exchange an Old Piano
For a New One

TcorvrlzA. ios. by the Mcclure News
pape- Syn4jcatcl
n Al. AND MRS. PERKINS hadi
MN got seated for The evening"
and happy when she looked
Up from her book and queried:
Mfr. Perkins. would IL put you out
very much IL l were 10 ask you n ques-
tom
Why. dear. you may ask me ten
thousand"
And You won't be yexedF"
Nothing you could say would vex
me. Proceed"
Well, one day last May. when We
were sitting on the front steps. I spoke
to you about the piano. Do you re
member"
II do, my dear. and l have the evil
dence right here in my pscket- NY
memorandum book says IL wes on the
18th day at 3 O'Clock In the afternoon.
It was q beautiful day. What you said
to me about the piano was:
at is forty years old.
at is old fashioned.
"It has straight legs.
"'There are seven broken keys.
The pedals are out OF order.
alt wheezes like an old hose.
Everybody makes fun Of l.
Cant you turn ii in toward a new
one:'
Those were your observations, Mrs.
Perkins. Have you anything 20 add to
them tonight
did you put down what you said In
reply"
Il did, and here il is:
Eyes, il is IN old piano.
"I have been assumed OF It for
years.
"'Dnring the next three months I
shall turn it IN toward n new n
1T must drive the neighbsrs dis
tracted TO hear you try TO play On It
Say no more. darling. Yen shall
have a new piano before the LIST OF
September
"Those We're our respective remarks
and observations. Mrs. Perkins. AZ &C
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Facts In the Case.

Lawyer examining witnessJ-Do you
know the man who formerly owned
this gun?
Witness-Yes, sir.
lawyers he in the courtroom?
Witness-No, sir.
Lawyer-Where is he?
WitDess-I don't knew.
Iawyer-When aud where did you
see him last?
Witness-Six months ago-at his fu-
neral.-DetrOit Tribune.
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! II taken at the Sneeze Stage. Pre-
Ivendcs- q toothsome candy Tablet
win surely and quickly check an ap-
cold oR Lagrippe. When you
catch coia-&r feel Ii coming en-
take DR.. Shops Preventics. and the
effect will certainly surprise
and please You. Preventies, surely sup
Ply the p~roverhkad ounce q proven
ton" Sold In s o1nG and 25 csaA hezes
by ReSert n. Bethany