The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-01-20

The Chicago Record-Herald asks
how much of the insurance graft Woulo
ever have been exposed if It had not
been for the wspapers?
The average American family con-
sists of two and three fifths children,
football and Fourth Of July non-eX-
plosive fireworks being responsible, II
is supposed, for the missing two-tifths,
asserts the Chicago Inter-Ocean jocu-
larly
The Mail and Empire. of Toronto.
commenting on the Russian proposal
to take back the DoukhobOrs, says:
"SOme Of these people will make
good citizens. but too many are weak
mentally and unfit for the battle OF life
in the West. They would make good
Russian generals" This way Of speed
ing the parting colonist cannot be
wholly commended from the point Of
view of international comfy, remarks
the New York Tribune.
Time was when an inventor, always
poor and worried hired a lawyer to
take out patent for him. relates the
New York Press. After paying his
$65 of SIS he was too strapped to put
his patent on the market. Mr.. Cap
ital came along and snapped it up, in
troduced it and cleaned up a small or
large fortune. Today what do we
have? THE Patent Title and
Guarantee Company" 1t is on the
order Of surety company, or real
estate title and guarantee company.
1t protects the inventor-for a consid-
Grafton.
Higher education no longer covers
for woman multitude of sins
against the standard of tidiness in
dress. This is the burden Of the years
opening dress by Miss NJ. Carey
Thomas, president of Bryn Mawr col
lege. THE day of the college trump
is past"-and Miss Thomas is glad
Wealth and fashion have invaded
girls colleges as they have mems col
leges. They have set a new pace in
student luxury and extravaganza.
Fault has been found with this inva-
sion. Yet it is possible to suggest
compensation. The example Of those
who have cared for dress too much
has very probably set a right balance
in the minds Of many who have cared
for dress too little.
The Heather" sets the standard
for the Christian. This startling state
ment comes from Caspar Whitney in
The Viewpoint, who continues to say:
Within the last two years Japan has
been setting up, for the gaze of the
"Christian" world. new standards Of
dauntless valor on the field, of skill
ed mercy in the hospital, and at
Portsmouth, Of magnanimity in peace
making. Thus the japanese take
first rank among the worlds sports
mentor what is craftsmanship but
fairness in contest and generosity in
conquest-a fair foe and a magnani-
nous conqueror. Japan has shown
greatness in her war against Russia
but still higher degree of greatness in
the generosity IF the terms on which
she granted peace to foe that her
armies and her navy have overwhelm-
-crushed-literally outclassed at
every point of war game.
What is the market value of the
railroads of the United States as
shown by their earnings? The last
report of the Interstate Commerce
Commission puts the capitalization of
all these railroads, on June 80, 1903,
at $12,599, s9O,25S. This includes
stock, common and preferred, and
funded debt. The same authority es.
Inmates the commercial value as SILL
244, 1852 900. Only a billion and third
Of water! The Pennsylvania rail- |