The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-10-13
Do Not Strike Your Oou,

Do Not Strike Your Doc.
The best authorities agree that dogs
should not be whipped or struck a
blow more severe than a slap with the
hand. dog is intelligent, and as SEN
sitive to the tones of the voice as a
child. The voice, alone. is all that is
needed to reprOve him. If it is neces-
sary to punish your dog, dc it at the
time of the transgression, and not as
one boy did. two days after the wrong
doing.
This boy was the owner of splendid
st. Bernard, who ran away from home
on one occasion. When he returned
his master cruelty whipped him. al
though neighbor demonstrated. warn
ing him that the dog did not under
stand what he had done to merit pun
ishment. When the dog goes of next
time, co 20" think he will come back
when he remembers that a thrashing
Is awaiting him there?" angrily in
CURED the neighbor.
The boy paid no attention to the
a week or SO later. the neighbor's
words came true. Barko evidently de-
cided that home with lash was worse
than no home at all. Unlike the cat
OF song and story he never came
back" to the great delight of the
neighbor, who believed. that in dog
land as well as childland. goodness
should be rewarded instead of bad
ness, Observation-Disclosures News.
J Her Curiosity Is Punished.
There was 70 doubt about it. Ed
mas nose turned up. Father insisted
1t was retrousse (which is French),
but mother was honest enough to call
it pug.
Ever since Edna had been a wee bit
of a baby, her nose had caused her a
heap Of trouble. "A child with a nose
like that Is sure to be in all sorts of
mischief said the nurse. and future
events had proved that what the nurse
said was true.
II there was one thing about the
house that Edna was not supposed to
find out, that saucy, inquiring little
nose was sure to poke into in some
way. At Christmas time everybodys
secrets were completely spoiled. If
queer shaped packages arrived all the
other children contented themselves
with looking at the outside Edna led
by her nose no doubt, more than
looked. She felt. and with the feeling,
knowledge was easy.
When Edna was eight years old she
was cured of her troublesome habit of
prying into things. The cure was
brought about in such funny way.
Who do you think succeeded when
mother and every one else had given
up? No less person than Jack
Frost, and all he had to help him was
an innocent little icicle. The icicle
hung from one corner Of the porch. 1t
didn't look q bit different from any
other icicle. Jack Frost, however,
chose It because it had learned long
ago to do exactly as it was told.
Most people think Jack Frost has
nothing in the world to do but to nip
AA6Cio ouu UluCu lOcS. 1ucSC past
times are all very we'll by way of
sport, but the fairies sometimes call
on Jack Frost for more serious and
important business.
The fairies we're very much worried
about Edna's inquisitiveness. Inqu;s-
ftiveness, you know, means trying to
find out things for yourself II is
very good quality sometimes, but with
the heroine of this story it was any
thing but good. After Christmas was i
over, and all the fairies that help to |
make Christmas such happy time !
were rested, they turned their atten-
ton to correcting little folks Of habits
which they knew would cause them I
great deal of trouble when they grew
up. Knowing Edna's love of fun and
her blessed ability to see the jcllv
side of everything, the fairies calle
Jack Frost to them They explaine
what they wanted him to do. JAG.