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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
CARE OF THE EYES.
A Few Rules Which Each and All
Should Observe,

While trying to beautify the eyes
in many ways is altogether harmful,
there are a number of rules which, Il
perseveringly regarded. will be Of the
greatest benefit.
The enormous increase in cases Of
Imperfect sight can be noted on every
| hand. Two out of every three NO
| men nowadays are obliged to wear
glasses. Yet the women who rejoice
in perfect vision go on their way dis
regarding the first principles of sight
culture. There are few simple
rules which, if taught in the nursery,
would strengthen eyes which in later
years cause their owners acute SUI.
ier!ng. Even the girl who is Obliged
10 wear pince-neZ will notice great
Improvement in her sight by learn.
Ing and taking to heart the following
simple rules:
]. When you are reading hold the
book some distance from your eyes,
and gradually bring it nearer until
you discover at what angle the print
appears the largest.
2. Always read with your back to
the light.
}. Hold your book in a sloplns
position. and when writing arrange
-FOUR paper also on the slope.
4. Avoid reading in moving
vehicle.
5. Directly your eyes begin 70
smart and burn, if you are undertaE
ing some fine needlework, put II
away. Lie back in chair. Close
your eyes. Lay a Handkerchief SOAK
ed in cold water on the eyes. Remain
In this position for ten minutes.
s. Tired eyes may be bathed in ho
water with good effect 1t may COR
tain little salt or foracic acid Any
requiring stronger Treatment
should be attended to by physician
Record.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
PHILIPPINE RAILROADS
Ines Planned by the Government
Needs of the Tropics.

3y ta- the most important move
nus far made in the Philippines by
I The American Government mas been
the awarding Of concessions for the
construction Of the Archipelago.
The Islands as a whole are extreme
Iy fertile, 1t is estimated also that
the amount Of timber in the archipe-
lagO is more than double the amount
IN the States of Oregon and Washing
ton together: but adequate means OF
transportation We're entirely lacking
The Government plans provide for
railroads on four of the principal isl
ands
There is only one steam railway
now in operation in the Philippines,
running from Manila to Dagupan, on
the island Of Luzon. Reports from
this road show that about &c per cent.
Of the total revenue is derived from
passengers and 81 per cent. from
freight. The freight, however, is in
creaSing
Railways are operated very econOm-
ically in The Orient, largely on &C
count Of the low cost of labor, operat- 4,
ing expenses on the existing line aver
aging only about Is per cent. of the |
gross receipts
The fares for passengers are gen
orally much lower than in the United ,
States. and traffic is divided into three
E'1ll Of hn fva
tic is third class, and Willie it now
seems necessary to have first class,
as small percentage OF foreigners
and educated natives object to rid
ng with the poorer class of natives,
he second class should be done away
With altogether.
Freight rates in the Philippines are
higher than those prevailing in the
United States, ranging from SIS to $40
Ter ton for a 100 mile haul Another
fact is that large freight
ars do not pay, as an average car
Dad is only about four tons, this
ccOunting for the necessity Of
Ugh freight rate.
|
argest shippers and by far the best
usiness men in the islands, outside {
f very few prominent foreign
ouses which do almost exclusively s
n import and export business.
The lines which are at present I'M S
er consideration are narrow gauge b
with 3 foot 6 inch track,
nd seem fairly well suited to the re- Il
uirements of the island traffic They p
blow the low lands wherever pos
BILE and have fairly easy grades and a
lrvature. 1t is believed that in no Q
ose will the grades exceed l IL per
mt. and that only for inconsiderable S
,rtions OF the line. Il
hich will have to be met is the ex- OF
emely heavy rainfall during certain F
,rtiOns Of the year. AS much as ten a
ches of rain has been known to fall "
thin a day and the average rainfall
= the year is about 100 inches. o.
This necessitates an abnormal pro- Of
sion for flood openings of all kinds, D.
being estimated that certain lines &c
II require fully per cent. of the 81
tai mileage to be allowed for these
Cd openings in the way of culverts,
idges and trestles The construc-
n itself will not be difficult as there
scarcely any portion Of the line in
Itch steam shovels cannot be work re
Casters Magazine. u
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

Carry he IDEA OF simple tooI and
simple cloIhinG into lhe cht,dreA'>
Ives and pleasures for the ~uu4u,e
season. Let them stay ou o ..0u-s
from morning until night if lhGy viii,
even eating their meals on iht porch.
Who does not remember the iuy ut
eating on the porch when one was
young. 4 low table with low chairs.
and dishes that can be easily sup
piled with fresh ones if broken. will
make the children happier and strong
or il meals are served there during
the summer. Plant vines which grow
quickly about the porch, making the
little "diningroom Il nest OF green
Open the eyes Of the children TO The
beauties of nature the shadows, the
flowers, the birds and insects. colors,
sounds and simplicity of everything
in natures great scheme. OF course.
10 fiat dwel,a1s, most of these pleas
urcs are impossible Scranton Tri.
bune.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
IN NO HURRY TO MARRY.

Young girls are less eager to mar
ry than they used to be- At one
time a girl who remained unmarried
when she had been out one or two
seasons was almost reproach to her
parents and an questionable blot on
the marriage market But the unmar.
ried have tacitly formed a union,
which has as silently insisted upon
the standard of the disgrace of their
state being lowered.-The Lady.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
THE ECCENTRIC IN COIFFURES

How to be original in the matter
OF coiffures is solved by society wom
en- by the wearing Of the most ag-
gresslve of aisrettes. They are often
. foot long and are pinned almost at
right angles to the head making a
smart but decidedly unusual effect.
The Countess Leary. who is almost
as noted for her eccentric headgear
as for the work she does for charity's
sweet sake, often wears an Alsatian
bow of white which almost suggests
a bonnet. This is most becoming to
the Countess, bat women who threat
en- to copy the fad should remember
that an Alsatian bow is not for all
styles Of comeliness.-New York
Press
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
Landed Him.

That life insurance agent fnal!
succeeded in getting you to take
policy, did he?'
Yes; | had accepted so many "
his cigars before | found out "na
his business was that when he tachleo
me for my application | hadnt uls
face to stand him off Chicago ln'
tine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

DR.. Francis p Kinnicut, of New
York. has been elected president OF
the Association of American Physic-
ianS.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

The papal Swiss guard recenu'
celebrated its 400 years existence
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
Air Bnths and Health.

Air baths, in the ancient sense OF the
word. should be revived by &c anna
tion, says an eminent physician. The
No-Ilat Club of East Boston made a
good beginning, and the conviction of
experienced benefits caught on so quick
that hareheaded youngsters, in gangs
of ten or twelve, can now be met in
every public park of that neighborhOod.
Currents Of air, bathing head, neck
and the insteps of sandaled feet will do
more than quinine to prevent summer
feverS aud sunstrokes. SunStrokeS. so
miScalled- result from atmospheric heat
or stove heat. added to the effects Of a
blood heating dinner, and are so totally
unconnected with their supposed cause
that hatleSs nations knew them only
from hearSay. They were unknown 10
the ahorigines Of our continent and had
no terrorS for such men as Emperor
Hadrian, who travelled bareheaded and
barearmed through the eighteen prov
inceS of his world-empire and complain
ed only once. when the storms of the
Syrian desert filed his eyes with sand
dust.
Get all the glorious sunshine and
heaith-giving air you can; Saturate the
system With it, thrive. live long and be
healthy and happy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
| Miss KoteMeDonoidE

More than likely you speak the same
words yourself, and no doubt you feel
far from well. The cause may be easily
traced to some arrangement of the fe-
male organs which manifests itself in
depression of spirits, reluctance to go
anywhere or do anything, baclache,
bearing down pains, flatulencv, nerv-
business. sleeplessness, or other fe-
male weakness
These symptoms are but warnings
that there is danger ahead, and unless
needed q life of suffering or serious
oper ation is the inevitable result.
The never failing remedy for all these
symptoms is Lydia e. Pinkhams Veg
etable Compound.
Miss Kate Mcdonald of Woodbridge,
n. j., writes:
Dsar Mrs. Pinkham
Restored health has meant so much TO ma
that | cannot help from telling about it for
the sake of other suffering women
:" For long time / suffered untold agony
with a female trouble and irregularities,
which made me physical wreck. and no one
thought would recover, but Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has entirely
cured me, and made me well and strcng, and
l feel it my duty to tall other suffering womes
what a splendid medicine it is"
For twenty-five years Mrs. Pinkham,
daughter-in-law of Lydia e. Pinkham,
has under her direction, and since her
decease. been advising sick women frec
of charge. Her advice is free and
always helpful. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
Where British Emigrants Go.

A Parliamentary paper issued in
England in regard to emigration and
immigration states that % per cent
Of the net British and Irish emigra-
ton was directed to the British colo
MES and possessions and 10 per cent
to foreign countries. 1t stated that the
chief features of interest were the large
British emigration to British North
America and the large emigration, both
British and foreign, to the United
States. 1t is further stated in the pa
per that the London Jewish Board of
Guardians and other Jewish associa-
tons are in the practice of assisting
poor Jews to enigrate. and that the
alien lists hitherto available cannot be
considered as affordng any definite in
formation as to the number or national
ity of the alien emigrants who actually
settle in Great Britain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
NO REST NIGHT OR DAY.
With Irritating Skin Humor-EaiI
Began to Fall Out-Wonderful Re

Began to Fall Out-Wonderful Re
suit from Cuticura Remedies.
About the latter part Of July my
whole body began to itch. l did not
take much notice of it at first. but il
began to get worse all the time, and
then l began to get uneasy and tried
all kinds Of baths and other remedies
that were recommended for skin hu
mors; but | became worse all the time
My hair began to fall out and my scalp
itched all the time. Especially al
night, just as soon as | would get in
bed and get warm, my whole body
would begin to itch, and my finger
nails would keep it irritated, and it
was not long before i could not rest
night or day. A friend asked me to
try the Cuticura Remedies, and | did.
and the first application helped me
wonderfully. For about four weeks !
would take hot bath every night and
then apply the Cuticura Ointment to
my whole body; and l kept getting bet
ter, and by the time | used four boxes
of Cuticura | was entirely cured. and
my hair stopped falling out d. E.
Blankenship, $40 ~ Del ST, Indianap-
oils, Ind. Oct. 81. 1905"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
SAM SMAIl'S DEVIL,
Evangelist Introduces His Concep-
ton to Indianapolis Admirers

ton to Indianapolis Admirers.
The Rev. Sam Small believes in
very personal devil, though not mate
rial one. He said so in the course OF
his sermon on His Majesty, the Devil"
delivered in the big tent at Pine street
and Lexington avenue, where he is con-
Quoting a series OF revival meetings.
He is a person." said the Rev Mr..
Small, with whom 1 trust you have but
slight acquaintance. You all have an
idea of how he looks,' said the speaker
1T is the popular conception furnished
by the artists, Of fiaring mustaches.
hillySoat whiskers and Il spiral tail,
with an arrow point at the end.
God Almighty never made such Il
looking object, and the devil himself
has too much sense to get himself up
in that shape. If he came to Indianap-
oils looking like that you'd all go cally-
hoOtin', and you wouldn't stop till you
got plumb across White river. No. the
devil wants people to stay at home
when he comes to do business with them.
He knows that if he should send a mes
sage that he was coming in on the 10 80
train in that kind of rig you'd all ske-
daddle. The Mayor and the Council
and the band would never meet him at
the station and give him the keys of the
lefty. | don't mean to say that there are
not plenty of city officials who would
welcome him and give the city over to
| him, but not if he came in that dis
guiSe."
| The Rev. Mr.. Small declared that he
believes the devil has the power to as
sumo an angelic appearance closely APP
preaching that he held before the fall.
Now, if you heard a knock on the
door some night and went there and
found a beautiful angel standing. you
wouldn't say. Seat! you old devil, you"
would you? The devil with his Sunday
clothes on is the biggest puzzle in angel
ology.
Now, we have a funny idea about
angels. We believe an angel is a will
Lowry peachblow. siXteen-year-old girl,
with molasses- candy hair down her
back. and that she carries Il gold harp
in one hand and Il palm Of victory in
the other, and ON her head she wears
a golden crown of glory, and she picks
on the harp and makes music to beat
the band. Anybody that knows any
thing of the Scriptures knows God
never made a woman angel-they are
| all he-angels. He made a lot of he
angels and lost about third of them
the first chance they had to get away.
When l was a kid and went to Sun
day school l used to sing L want to be
an angel, and with the angels stand,
but not any more. Since I've read the
Bible and got religion that is the last
thing I want TO e.'-Indianapolis Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
WELL PEOPLE, TOO.
Wise Doctor Gives Postum to Com
yaIescents.

Wise Doctor Gives Postum TS Con-
yaIescents.
4 wise doctor tries TO give nature its
best chance by saving the little strength
Of the already exhausted patient. and
building mp wasted energy with simple
but powerful nourishment.
Five years ago writes a doctor, Il
commenced to use Postum in my own
family instead of coffee. | was SO well
pleased with the results that | had two
grocers place it in stock, guaranteeing
its sale.
Il then commenced to recommend X
TO my patients in place of coffee, as 4
nutritious beverage. The consequence
is, every store in town is now selling it,
ms ii has become a household necessity
in many homes.
I'm sure | prescribe Postum as oft
en- as any one remedy in the Materia
Medica-in almost every case of indi
gestion and nervousness l treat, and
with the best results.
when I once introduce it into fam
lily, il is quite sure to remain. 1 shall
continue to use it and prescribe it in
families where / practice.
''In convalescence from pneumonia,
typhoid fever and other cases, l give it
as liquid, easily absorbed diet. You
may use my letter as reference any
way you see fit Name given by Post
nm Co., Battle Greek. Mich. Read The
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's
q reason
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
UP GOES THE PRICE OF LIVING.
Mint Director Says Era of High
Prices Is just BEGINNING.


Prices Is just BEGINNING.
There is general agreement on the prop
osition that the cost of living has reached
the point in this country where it Is
pinching, but it is next TO impossible 10
get men to agree on the cause Of the in
crease. 1t IS a subject which the spell
binders viii dilate upon in the fall cam
paign. George f. Roberts, director OF
the mint, predicts that the era OF high
prices is only beginning and that the cost
of living will go higher.
Even at the present excessive prices,
he said, I'VE are not back TO the aver
age cost of living twenty years ago. Liv-
ing is higher than it was ten years ago,
but it is not as costly as it was in the
middle sos. This is clearly shown by
official tables on the average prices. Our
people are complaining over a COMPARE
son of present prices with those Of the
panic years, when the whole country was
on the bargain counter. 1t is not fair 10
compare years Of relative prosperity.
when everybody has work and money TO
spend, with years of universal depression,
when, no matter how low prices may have
been, a considerable portion of the people
was without employment and. therefore,
unable to take advantage of cheap prices
Everybody has work in this country
now or can get it. They are all buying
things, aud this in itself maintains a high
er level of prices. The consumptive
demand is out of all comparison to what
it was during the years OF low prices.
Our people are eating more and wearing
more and better clothes than ever before.
They are travelling more and spending
money in every way freer than at any
other time. Our exports, it must be re-
membered also practically have doubled
in the last ten years. The pressure on
every product is enormously greater ana
it is natural that prices should be better
sustained"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
CHAPTER NVIN

As far as | am concerned. this story
has now reached an end. With my depart
ure from Aureataland l re-entered the
world of humdrum life, and since that
memorable night nothing has befallen me
worthy of a polite readers attention. I
have endured the drudgery incident to
earning a living 1 have enjoyed the re-
laXations every wise man makes for him
self. But l should be guilty of unpar-
donabe egotism if l supposed that |. nv
self. was the only, or the most. interest
ing subject presented in the foregoing
pages. and | feel shall merely be doing
my duty in briefly recording the facts in
my possession concerning the other per
sons who have figured in this record and
the country where its scene was laid.
l did not. or course, return to Eng
land. on leaving Aureataland. | had no
desire to explain in person to the direc-
tors all the facts with which they will
now be in a position to acquaint them
selves. l was conscious that, at the last
at all events. | had rather subordinated
their interests to my own necessities and
! knew III that my conduct would not
meet with the indulgent judgment that it
perhaps requires. After all. men who
have lost three hundred thousand dollars
can hardly be expected to be impartial
and l saw no reason for submitting my
self to biased tribunal. | preferred
TO seek my fortune in fresh country. and
l am happy to say that my prosperity
in the land of my adoption has gone far
to justify the Presidents favorable esti-
mate of my financial abilities
My sudden disappearance excited some
remark, and people were even found TO
insinuate that the dollars went the same
way as | did. I have never troubled my
self to contradict these scandalous ru-
morS, being content TO rely on the hand
some Yindication from this charge which
the President published. In addressing
the House of Assembly shortly after his
resumption of power he referred at length
10 the circumstances attendant on the
late revolution, and remarked that al
though he was unable to acquit Mr.. Mar
tin of most unjustifiable intrigues with
he rebels, yet he vas in position TO as
SIRE them. as he had already assured those
to whom Mr.. Martin was primarily re
sponsible, that that gentleman's hasty
flight was dictated solely by a conscious
ness of political guilt, and that, in money
matters, Mr.. Martins hand were as clean
as his own. The reproach that had fallen
IN the fair fame of Aureataland in this
matter was due not TO that able but mis-
guided young man, but to those unprinci-
pied persons who, in the pursuit of their
designs. had not hesitated to plumber and
despoil friendly traders, established in the
country under the sanction of public
faith
The reproach to which his excellency
sloouently referred consisted in the fact
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

get out of the house. I was nervous.
restless and sleepless at night, and lame
and sore in the morning. Sometimes
everything would whirl and blur before
me. | bloated so badly I could not
wear tight clothing, and had to put on
shoes two sizes larger than usual. The
urine was disordered and passages were
dreadfully frequent. | got help from
the first box of Doan's Kidney Pills.
however. and by the time 1 had taken
four boxes the pain and bloating was
gone. | have been in good health ever
since
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster -Milburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y.