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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
Red Cross Dous.

Most everyone is familiar with the
agAcity, the quickness of scent of the
". Bernard dog of the Alps. Now.
mere is college in Rome where dogs
IRE trained to be Red Cross nurses,
ana nve hundred collies, it is said.
nave been sent out from there to the
RusscJapanese war.
They are first taught to hunt m
voanded soldiers and then to bark at
me man until he has been aroused
snc can make use of the aid the collie
afries with him.
"a the pockets Of a gray blanket
nasked With red cross and strained
Voo the dogs back are two TASKS,
We q water and the other of a stimu-
-, two fiat biscuits, a small splint.
! Toll OF bandages, soft, silk hand
sacniei and probing instrument.
"uen the soldier is too seriously in
!sfed to help himself the collie Is
uusnt to send out a wall of distress
@ summon help.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
IUZP NNZNZI1XZ9%zzGlZN2SZ@aO

Some one will kindly play at the pi-
ano-any lively march or dance. 10
which the children can keep merry
step, singing as they go They pass
once, twice or oftener around the cir.
Gle; then the leader, who stands In
the center. must give signal where
the bridges are to be made
Immediately the eight children who
receive the signal raise their joined
hands-two for each bridge four
bridges altogether; and all the other
children pass under the bridges, dane
Ing or marching TO the music
Then the leader gives the signal for
the bridges to be demolished. The
circle forms again as at first. Then
new bridges are signaled for, to be
formed by different sets of children;
the rest pass under these new bridges
And SO it goes as long as the chill
dren enjoy it. Very pretty game
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
see the fire by.

see the fire by.
At the burning Of large barn an
other village chief was so intent on
personally getting out the live stock
that he left the conduct Of the fight
against the fire entirely to his sub
ordinates, who were sadly in need
of direction. On being demonstrated
with he declared excited!y: :
'Drat the old barn. Let her burn!
She's half gone, anyway. But crit
tiers are critters, and pork is pork.
Sammy Tottlers nlast-fed bacon is
the best in three counties, and f you
don't look cut twill be all frizzled
up together TO oncet, and nObody's
tongue get taste Of il. Never you
mind the fire. men; turn to and haul
out them pigs"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02

into one side, A. and let the eye of
the needle rest lightly On top of the
other side of the cork, B.
Take second needle. and stick it
upright into the cork, letting the point
pass through the eye of needle No. /.
Next to needle No stick a third one
into the cork in an upright position
also. You are now ready for your ex-
pertinent. as shown in Figure 2. Light
a candle. and. holding the cork on the
side away from the needles, thrust
the middle of the horizontal needle
into the fame. The heat will make
the needle expand. throwing the nee
die that Is stuck through its eye out
of its perpendicular position. As you
remove it from the flame and the nee
die cools it will contract, and the sec
ond needle will return to its original
position.
The third needle is there merely as
q test, to show you how they move
apart and together with the expansion
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
Do You Know This Catch?

Tell your friend you can make him
say, No. haven't" Then ask him
this question:
Il was travelling in Africa one very
hot day and came to a shop where
they sold refreshments | called for
the most cooling drink they had, and
, waiter brought me three glasses
containing sherbet lime juice and wat
or, as we'll as cup of hot coffee. Now
which Of the four do you think
chose?"
Whatever the answer is, you should
exclaim quickly, "Oh. you've heard it
before" and in almost every case your
friend will reply, reassuringly, NO, |
haven't"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
Countino a Million

II you have never given the matter
serious thought, perhaps you may be
surprised 70 hear that ii would take
you three days and three nights-sev-
enty-two hours in ALTO count mil
lion, counting as fast as you possibly
could. This Will give you some con
ception Of the distance of the sun
from the earth, for it would take you
279 days and 279 nights to count the
number of miles that separate the two
bodies-93, 600 900.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
Insects as Food.

The natives of Mexico and the white
colonists both regard the honey ant OF
that country as a choice bit of food
In the wonderful economy of the ants
there are some set aside as food for
the winter months, and these hang
themselves up to the roof of the cells
while the others feed them.
West Indian negroes and sometimes
the white settlers eat the grub of a
big weevil which Is found in palm
trees. 1t is perfectly raw when eaten.
There is butterfly to be found on
the Mediterranean which lives entire
ly upon fish. 1t is covered with a mere
apology for shell, and sailors on the
Mediterranean are very fond of it.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
No Smoke From Volcanoes

The cloud OF vapor that comes out
Of the crater of volcano is universal
ly spoken of as smoke AS matter
Of fact, it is not smoke at all. for
there is nothing in volcano to pro-
duce smoke. A volcanic ERUPTION is
caused by the explosive force of sub
terranean water suddenly converted
into steam by contact with molten,
red-hot rock. The explosion throws
the molten rock out of the crater as
lava, accompanied by clouds of stea;o
but there is no smoke
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02

able to invent, could initiate. A
yrenologist would say that the
monkey had perception" but not
"causalty." How to get at the sugar
vas a problem that babe fair to drive
him crazy.
Sometimes, in an impulse of dis
.xst. he would throw the bottle out Of
his reach, and then be distracted I'M
III n was given back to him. At 9TH
or times he would sit with coun
tenapce OF intense detection, contem
Mating the bottled sugar, and then
as If pulling himself together for an
other effort at solution, would sternly
take up the problem afresh and gaze
at the bottle.
He would tilt il one way and try to
drink the sugar out Of the neck, and
then suddenly reversing it, try to
catch 1t as it fell out at the bottom.
Under the impression that he could
capture the sugar by surprise. he kept
rasping his teeth against the glass in
futile bites. and warming to the pur
suit Of the revolving lump, used to
tie himself into regular knots round
the bottle. -.=..
Fhs of the most ludicrous melan-
choly would alternate with spasms of
delight as a new idea seemed to sug-
sest itself. followed by fresh series
u experiments.
Nothing availed, however. until one
az q light was shed upon the prob
lem by jar containing bananas fall
ing from the table with crash and
the fruit rolling about in all directions.
His monkeyship contemplated the
catastrophe. and reasoned upon it.
Lifting the bottle high in his paws.
he brought it down upon the floor with
tremendous noise, smashing the
glass to fragments, after which he
calmly transferred the sugar to his
mouth, and munched it with much sat
isfaction.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
VILLAGE FIREMEN.
Some Funny Stories Told OF Amateur
Blaze Fighters.

Rural fire departments, especlaiiy
IN the early days of orSanizaIioh'
have often afforded material foE cum
pdy. saws Youths Companion. fidl
haud-tubs and ladder companies peeh
known in Shakespeare days, II IS
easy to imagine that English htela-
tire might have been enriched by
the portrait of some rustic hfe chie,'
fit to pass down to immortality Win
those of the country watchmen ana
justices we know so well. T. f. Law
lor has recently recorded some sus-
eestiye bits from English villages.
In Cornwall, at an alarm OF nre'
member of newly formed hfe
company, was seen standing on Cyl
ner. gaping in dazed way at a orlsk
fire in progress some distance do"n
the street. At last he was overheard
murmuring to himself:
"A proper blaze--it sure be prop
err blaze. A must go home and put
on my uniform, yes, 1t be plaze
worth getting on my new boots 1or'
tight though 'en be-"
At another fire the company, as
sembled hastily in an unlighted vii
lage lane, had no lanterns. and in
a darkness deepened by thick smoke
as yet u1lighted by flame, were help
Iessly wondering what they could do,
and where to make their attack. Sud
denly a tongue of Pickering red shot
up from the smolderlng bulldlns'
and the firemen, with shout, pre-
pared to turn the hose upon it. The
captain grabbed the nearest fire
fighter and jerked him and the nozzle
he was directing violently aside.
ERE, you lunk'ed.' he shouted.
''Old ard! If you wasn't goin' to
put out the honly light we've got to
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
Cheated.

seen such luck al all,
Ma Ma reached ine when l wanted
an.nrthing To pray.
A an, Tor sister girl
! I ~. could play with mes
tx ra pot one IA been
u. a as could be-
s.les.y s;ss e. a Rriy / an prayed
~ notion would get
~ ~ one by an BY
" ,ost week W. moved away
JE. -, where We had been
r. smother family
NJ Waved their t!xin.s in
last night the stork brought them
~ s,cf sister wee
rs me at prayed for It.
! !, ~ was meant for me- ,,a,sa,,s
~ Won't give it TO US. $50.
o.Iaa~h went right over there
An Houston Post.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
Three Interesting Experiments,

Here is a pretty experiment with
some needles and piece Of cork,
illustrating the principles Of expan-
sion by heat and contraction by cool
ing:
Cut an ordinary cork stopper in half
down the middle, and, leaving the fiat
part as the top, scoop a semicircular
piece out of the side, as shown in Fig
ure ]. Now stick the point of a needle
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02

hole into the box the hole will appear
intensely black.
Make the hole In the form Of de-
sign or the lid black when you look
through the hole you will see the fig
ure darker than the dark background
The black produced by this method
is called "Chevreuls black" after the
Frenchman who invented it.
All three Of these experiments are
instructive. and they will also amuse
and entertain your friends.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
AEabie From Florida.

A duck who had faithfully stuck to
business during the summer and
laid several dozen large fawn-col-
ored eggs complained that she was
not appreciated. See that hen over
there?' said the duck: she has not
laid SO many EGGS as I have nor so
big, but she has books written about
her and verses composed in her honor.
while nobody says a word about me-"
The trouble with you is said wise
buff Leghorn cock. that was standing
near. that you DO not tell the pub
lie what you have done. You lay
an egg and waddle off without letting
anybody in the neighborhoOd know
it. If you want to cut any ice in this
munitY you must learn to adyer
tise. Miami (f'la) Record.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02

and contraction, as shown by the two
figures.
Another pretty and quite simple ex.
pertinent is to have an imitation of
rain storm in bottle. Get some
Canada balsam and boil it in a flask
over an alcohol lamp. Clouds of tur-
pentine drops will form in the upper
part of the flask, and if you thrust in
a cold glass rod these drops will con-
dense and fall in the bottle IKE rain.
A third simple experiment is one on
blackness. You know that no paint or
any other substance in the world is
perfectly black, but there is a wav to
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02

make figure appear so that it will
look blacker even than black velvet
Paint the inside OF a pasteboard box
black or cover ii with dead black
cloth. In the lid of the box make a
hole, being careful not to make 1t
larger than one-tenth of the surface
of the lid. If now YOU hold the box
so that the light viii not strike the
hole directly and look through the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
The MAGIC BRIDGE.

mere Is q game known as Magic
huge All the children join hands
80 form a ring. If there are many
.nem, there should be several
.s' say, four. in the ring, at reg
IA intervals from each other.
Inc bridges are formed by two chill.
al VINO raise their Joined hands for
.. o'hers to pass under. They are
denal. ~ eNes INC
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02

If Marshall Fiei.' deserved the
praises that follower him to the
grave, then his greA' fortune was
honestly made. and 49, one suffered
or was the poorer because he became
rich.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
Monkey and SUGAR.

The following anecdote OF a tame
.o,key to which was given corked
: .,,,o with lump Of sugar inside, in
....tos that the animal, though I'M
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
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The Trolley in the Country.
-
BY * arl Edwin Harri1n an.

beaefcer small dweler by
trolley middle West has been the opening or
so-caei lake country in Wisconsin, Michigan ana
Ohio Until the coming OF the trolley these charming little lakes
all the living their lmme
delightful absurdIy inexpensive. cot
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02

two shades Of any one color make
pretty com binations.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02


If
II the
al
positive evil a positive
cl)uld we
radically and unch
Berlin however. US
the of be
Of OF
a. us?
n
between two
contending advesaies?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
Task for the Girls,

very pretty and convenient pin
and needle cushion may be made by
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02


of the small business round about
irons q
A BAILEY proprietor of h < Bailey
haye
entertainments which.
The WOrldT
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
Morals and the Dram a.
RV Charles Klein.

may argued the timber nonthnkef tAat
asnuc vure nearly triumphant the stage
may an excellent young mind show how VICE
punished
nd authorities will tell that crime -
houriShnS, when the newspapers
Of and its
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02


onbroso and other aehseS
on lis
of crin
the imagination ny 's
he II
not
should De mat
light VICE on
will be
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
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No Excuse For War;.
BY the Hon. w. L. Penfield. Solicitor
General Of the United States

apology justice wfc is the chief end OF or
and The establishment which, way
nations the friends OF are working
nations and passion alter
nat swaying them they nave aSh'h Oh
that inevitable This raises question "n te
NJ MarlAe mai IhOse
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-11

tstor insists tina Europe's rule or Africa
must bo kin ana benevolent. bat 81 ns-
serts point-biank that Europe proposes
o. rlio the black continent: ana 81 r. FUR
thor stated that the blacks ose willing
20 be ruled ny the whites, provided tho
whites viii treat them With any degree Of
fairness. II has been so from the be-
ginning. and It VIII be so until the end.
The white race is tho dominant race. and
70 win rule.
In concluding his very interesting let
ter the London correspondent from whom
We have quoted says that the British
government finds itself faced with "a
difficulty in the Transvaal similar 10 that
which confronts President Roosevelt in
Caiifornia's -anu-Japanese action.
The inhabitants Of the Transvaal resent
the competition OF natives OF India who
have omisrated to tha; country They
have e~ndeavored TO discriminate against
them by imposing serious disabilities in
what IS known as the Asiatic law amend
ioert ordinance. The victims appealed to
the home government. which has vetoed
the act.
The rAce pro5lorni II is ass broad as the
world. and It is especially in evidence
when and whore tho white and black
races are I'm conflict
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-11
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Faris shorkeeper displays tae following
sign lr " window ANY one entering rle-e
premises affe- they are closed WIN receive s0
volts ~ electricity through them"
Ensign o. a. Harrington. IT, s. ~. who
sratla'el 'ro years ago from the Nasai
Aca1emF Dies been assigned % give q r.lrre
IN naval lecture ~ the liassachusetts
Institute ~ I-chuclogy.
Rev. Alexander Connoii. who succeeds 90
fan Mar-ar.r pulpit 90 Seton Park. Liver
pool, has been pastor Regent Square PresDr-
ferar '0ur London. since I-tt Ec was born
ia The Scotch highlands just forty years aea.
some Tennessee statesmen show lively aprre-
cat'D ~ fa- prOvcrb about t1- early worm.
Governor Hrryu McMnlin aud Senator Care
Track NnEn -nyInccd thcm7eiFes ~ candidates
Tor the scar Of Senator Frazier though Dds.
term docs a- expire until 1911
br E.a.r D'Cnger. OF Chicago. has invented
q sIona,-.r -e.ephone cable. w1icl le expects
~iH H-a. possible FOR people ln ttls c1lu-
ny % ta. fD people ia foreien coln.-l.-. Dr.
- Inref believes he has solved tho problem
ut inrans , d. dual current
A-caarl hrbernon. the wcl-tnrwn Russian
traveller hes ofered the Smithsoul4u Iasim-
tol. ta-.--l Ambassador Meyer. ID valuabl.
-. ..p... c9lcct0n. the fruit OF ten years
~ travel 30 Includes specimens OF picturesque
fltts of the various branches OF inc Slag
lat~ fLd articles VI native workmanship.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-11
Italian ~Immigrants-

"hiie This country IS considering rho
question Of Italian immigration, italy
itself SIS confronted with the more serious
question OF italian emigration. It was
recently stated by "a prominent Italian
professor that the number OF enierants
irou Italy had Increased from 10000 in
1910 to 10000 So 1875. and was stan in-
.reaalns Io says THAI from the begin
ming or spring until the end OF autumn
almost AN the men 80 the provinces Of
Jd'ue ana Beiiuno were absent. ana that
work ln the fields was lett TO the wo-
men. 90 the great INJURY Of their own
health and that OF their children. Emi-
grants who had been Ia America for 1--WE
or six years returned with "a good sum
Of money. but in order 20 obtain II as
quickly as possible they had undergono
an sorts. OF privatious. ana frequently
returned ruined IN health. Upon their &C..
turn they usually purchase a field ano
build a house. and in this way the price
Of land has been Increased. with q CORE.
sponding increase in the wage ~ laborsrs
but agriculture and -manufactare. have
-lado nttlo progress. as tho small proprie.
tors are lacking IN capital and knovl.
eise. The professor further says taat th.
r-u'or % %enigrants from the southern
] provinces IN 1896 averaged 5000. Ir
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-11
Investigating the Southern

IL the State Of Virginia. the Southern
Railway. or the corporation commissions
within whose States other wrecks oc-
Cured. had forced an investigation Of
previous accidents. tho lamentable catas-
tropho which cost President Spencer lss
life might have been averted. Cool
temper may easily become weakness. and
what SIS Intended for generosity may
really he culpable negligence. Accidents
on size Southern have been so appalingIy
frequent that there must DO some prime
and d~lscoverabie cause The Times-Dis-
patch commends TO he Corporation Com
mission "a searching Investigation into te
system ~ dispatchiug. the hours Of the
statiou-agents, their payment. age and
Fitness. il may bo that the whole dih-
Guilty IS one OF poor discipline ana slack
management or It may be a case OF
wlfHl and gross negligence on the part
of tho operatives; and, 81 so. tney should
fe.l tae fau penalty OF the law. RAIL
roaoius SIS serious business. and the dis
IatcAer or operator should los as liable
for dis negligence as "a drug clerk OF
automoblust
no matter what tho fault may be-. it
viii be best for the Southern Railway
and tie travelling public 20 have tae
weak spot laid bare and then excised.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-11
POINTS FROM PARAoRAPHERs.

E-HE United States corHli a. Yokohama
cenies hati-c said that the Japs arc
ready 60 fight us az THE drop p the hat"
The hat would rnt he dropped anyway untI
l-r1 sides got through talking through IT.
Washiu-ron POST
The woman who boldly declares that she win
ind the North Pole is uel aware hat there
i7n't @ mouse So the Arctic C.rcle-Phlale.-
Iril Ledger
N-r1 pho earthquake and Tho Gre. tren rho
Fwif.~ ana roW the japanese. -h4s certain
has been ia l'sasreeable year for san Fran
Cl~.f.-cllcago Record Herald.
colonel Henry Wartcrson. who writes eight
lur 's1uia7' for O. louisville paper. finds
I- Roosevelt message ZOO lons-New York
Count Pom. "A. Hasfeilare aIirrzsr1 fre emmy
Chamaer ~ Deputies wlth bis hands IN bis
pockets -..-. are the only pockets iu wn..r
loni can ve- bis hands these days. -yvoshirs
Ton Ee-a...
to5ter.r .l have as many e~r-nemrrrs No
~ f et Cabinet rs the present day r.s
" ffr l.Hr.-lra sextet-Pllalelrl.4 lr-
ll..e-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-11
Speaker Cardwell and Temper

Editor 81 The Times Dispatch:
Slr,-Iaving been away from the city
TO. ABOUT Two weeks, where 1 could not
- t-t o4Dy papers, j have just seen
lnc article from your correspondent at
charlotte vile. dated December 9th, ana
published Do your issue OF December 9Th,
reporting the proceedings of the sixth an
L4al convention OF the Alti-SalOOn
League ~ Virginia.
Your c~0rlesDOndcnt, referring 90 tho
address of Dr. Richard r.. Bennett ON
Needed leEislation," uses this language.
Alluslon Was made, as on several prOvi-
Gus occasions in the convention. TO the
House OF delegates IN leaving the chair
ana enaretug the temperance people Of
virginia with ~trcacherous q in
seeking to r1ss q bill killing the pestifer-
Gus fake clubs. which are such a prolific
source Of ,vll"
Now. tho statement that 7 on the oc-
caslon referred to. or at any other time
or place. ever charged the temperance
people or Virginia with trcacherous con-
duct ln reference 10 this or any other
matter Isl absolutely without foundation
ln i1.t. and. assuming that DIT. Bennett
mas been correctly reported by your COR
respondent. ] am astonished that Do
tne facts III this matter have been re
p~"atedly published IN your paper, and
aIe not in any way dlspuied- Dr. Ben
n'tt KNOWS that ] am as much opposed
to rake clubs az he IS, and that ] have
rs hieh regard for the temperance people
or virginia aa he has, and ne also krOws
mot Tho legislation now upon the statute
books Of Virginia, and under which "a
vorv large percentage of the fake clubs
have been broken up. IS legislation which
was proposed hv myself IN the House OF
bc'crafes Of virginia. and which passed
tnc General Assembly under nay patron
age.
a controversy Of this sort IS very dis
tasteful 20 me. especially as the other
party % 10 ia n ncicnbor and n minister
- tho gospel. but Justice 10 myself seems
20 require that T should axe some notice
~ these persistent attempts n place me
in "a false liRht before the Temperance
people OF Virginia.