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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05

called :le streproccccus of F'ele;sen.
after the man w&J trsc described its
nature
The chiyf symptom of This disease
is a peculiar spreati.as Inflammation
| Of the skin. which IS accompanied by
fever, headache, a2G general i'll feel
ing The fever is p.ec ded by u chill.
sometimes sigh. Ju: often very
| severe. In ordinary simple cases the
| Inflammation attacks only the surface
Of the skin, 5ut in severe cases the
| deeper structures are attacked
Although erysipe,as is one Of the
contagious diseases, i is not one to
be much feared by PERSONS in robust
health, but anything that tends to
weaken the resisting forces OF tla
constitution viii help to bring on al
attack of erysipe,as in those who aro
susceptible - ii. This susceptibility
is seen in certain families or lndividu-
ais, and these persons may suffer an
attack on the least exposure to it.
Great care should be taken 10 shield
from this contagion all those who
have recently undergone surgical
operations, as they are peculiarly sus-
the most usual causes of bloodpoisol-
ing and wound-infection.
Erysipe.as is not often found in the
very young, and in Old age it is still
more rare.
An erysipalas patient should be
strictly isolated. and all dressings or
articles wnich have come in contact
with him SHOULD be disinfected or
burned The sick-room should be dis
infected ana fumgated before 1t
is occupied by others. Any one
nursing such a case should be scrup-
ulously careful not TO go near per-
son who has undergone an operation
or who has an open wound OF any
kind In the treatment everything
must be done 70 maintain perfect
hygienic conditions round the patient.
There must be an abundance OF fresa
al. and sunshine. pure water ana
scrupulous cleanliness in every d.
rection. Much relief is afforded local
ly by congresses dipped in some cool
ing lotion ard applied 10 the inflam-
ed surface, and there are many other
aileviations which can be Indicated
only by the physician in charge OF the
individual case, as the symptoms call
for them.
After a prolonged attack OF erysipe-
las onvaescence is apt to be slow.
and an enteeblei condition may per-
sist for leng time. The treatment
a. this stage should be t>nic and sup
porting, and great care should be TAX
en- TO avoid undue fatisue.-Iouth'S
Companion.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
THE DARWIN THEORY.
A Disousted Pilot Who Talked To a
Monkey by Mistake

Mss .gnes Mahony, missionary
to Liberia was visiting Philadelphia
with two African slave girls that she
had Dough, for So apiece.
Miss Mahony's pictures of Liberia
were somD.e They were pictures Of
savage physicians operating on saw
age patients with pieces OF broken
glass, CT men content and happy If
their wives provided them with
enough rice to support life on, Of
climate so humid that a few months
residence there impaired the white
mans health.
She relieved the gloom of her mar
rat;ve with description of pilot.
This man was a character-a she'll
black like those whom w. W. Jacobs
described in his sea stories.
The pilot" said Miss Mahony, was
once bringing a ship northward. The
captain, toward sunset, babe him go
below and help himself to a glass of
cold tea.
After taking the tea the pilot pro-
ceeded to MUNICH a biscuit.
"Now the captain owned a large
monkey. and this creature sat
browsing in a corner. The pilot said:
a gusty day, sir and the monkey
shrugged its shoulders.
The pilot with affable gruffness.
went on:
The south light is away on the
port bow now, sir
There was no answer
But the pilot was persistent He
continued:
Wen be over the bar, sir, in an
hour
Failing to get a reply even to this
pleasant information the pilot went
up on deck again and, taking his
place beside the captain on the bridge,
said:
What quiet cnap your father
is "-Philadelphia Bulletin
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
MASTER OF HIS CRAFT.
Brief Tale Of a Wandering Cowboy Of
the Western Plains.

The cowboys who travel with herds
OF cattle for days across the Western
plains become very tired of tGer "a
tons, says the author of The Log
of a Cowboy" and gladly welcome
any change or addition to their bill
tells the story Of Wanderer WAC ar
rived at their camp one night just be-
fore Christmas He was made vel
come, and in his conversation men
mas before.
Il was helping the folks at the
ranch make doughnuts. We'll, fell
lows, you ought to have seen them;
just sweet enough and Drowned to
turn. l tell YOU I'm an artist on
doughnuts."
Miller rose, took him by the hand,
and said, That's straight, now is it,
That's straight Making dough
nuts is my long suit
Mouse" said Miller to one Of the
boys, so out and bring in his saddle
from the stable and put it under my
bed Turn his horse into tne big pas,
ture in the morning He stays here
until spring; and the first spear OF
green grass | see his name goes OF
the payroll You 90 TO work on this
specially Of yours right after break
fast in the morning, and show us
what you can do in that line
The next morning, after breakfast
was over, he got the needed articles
together and went to work. There
We're nearly dozen men lying round
all able eaters. BY ten O'Clock he be
gan TO turn them out as he said he
could. When the regular cook had
to have the stove for dinner, the taste
which We had had made us ravenous
for more Dinner over, he went at
them in earnest.
A boy riding toward the railroad
with an important letter dropped in,
and as he said he could only stop
we stood aside until he had
had taste. After eating solid
hour. he filled his pockets and rode
away One os our men called after
him. Don't tell anybody what we've
sot,"
The next morning two men rode
Up from camp to the north, which +
he boy had passed the day before
With the letter. They went straight to
he kitchen. An hour later old Tom
ave rode in from his camp, twenty
i've miles to the east. He refused
o take a stool and sit down, Ike
civilized folk, but stood up by the tub
md picked out the ones which were
pale brown.
About two o'clock Doc Langford
nd two of his peelers rode up. Our
uck was circulating faster than a
ecret amongst women. Our man,
nough, stood at his post like the boy
n the burning deck He certainly
vas an artist on doughnuts.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
TURNED DOWN.
One Way Of Asking Girl to Be Your
Wife and a Possible Result.

WV $500 = ~S~'S'S 'sSO0SSs
Slowly they walked along in the
twilight-he and she
He was no longer in the heyday Of
youth.
Time, however, had laid light hands
upon him. So had his barber, but Of
tener and more artistically, and he
was we'll groomed.
She was a rare and radiant maiden
known to the regular frequenters Of
SpOtcash & Co.'S great emporium Of
trade as the girl at the ribbon count
er.
Miss Mildred" he said, with a sort
Of premonitory cough, "let us suppose
a case"
"A case of what kind, Mr.. Mat
ewer?" she asked. Motions or rem
nants?"
Let us not talk shop, Miss Mil
bred. If case suggests business l
will vary the phrase Let US consider
a hypothesis"
"A what?"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05

a hypothesis. A hypothe Sis IS a
late, working basis. or AZ idea TAX
en- for granted for the purpose OF La
ing a Foundation, establishing a Pop
ositiCn. or demonstrating u fact ct
the idea?"
oh, yes; anybody can understand
that. IS there more OF it,
There is Some day. ny dear girl.
you expect 70 marry somebody"
Is that the hypo-hypo"-
NO; that is one o. the eternal veci-
ties. Every pretty girl expects 70
marry somebody. Here is the hypo-
thesis: Suppose some man 3ligatlv
past the blooming period Of youth,
but Well preserved in fall possession
Of health, strength. and al his intel
lectual faculties -
a hypothesis is a man, is it,
Hes necessary part OF this ols.
Suppose some such man as | an de-
scribing, not al all ill-looking. and pos
sessed Of a reasonable share Of tliS
world goods, should fa.i wildly. mad.
~, desperately in love with you Miss
Mildred''--
"Well?"
And offer you his hand and heart
do you think you could learn tc
love him.
Not if he looked anything like
Won Mr. Narpuer
in silence.
Then MI Matewer spoke again.
Feels litale rs If ii We're going
to snow doesn't it, Miss McGinnis?"
he said-Chicago Tribune.
MAcrEp nc LIc cpncr
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
Ancient Football.

There is nothing new about tne
present outcry against football. The
game was prohibited in Scotland by
James H. and James w., and in
and penalties for "hustling over large
balls" 1t was also declared illegal
in the time of Henry VIII, and siren
uous efforts We're made by Eliza beth
an statesmen to suppress the game,
but without success. But where
kings and queens failed the Puritals
succeeded. as in other phases of sport,
Minneapolis Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
Terrible Threat.

With a desperate tnrust Of his long
fingers through his Bard of Avon
beautiful girl.
Refuse me" he Kissed, and shall
do something that the whole world
Will regret.
The beautiful girl shuddered.
"Oh, Archibald she pleaded you
YOU are not going to write love
poetry for the magazines,"
Worse still. shall start writing
dialect poetry"
Thinking of the terrible calamity
that could be thwarted by womans
yes she accepted him on the spot.
Chicago News
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WHILE MRS. WESTWO0D
WAITED.
RR27TTRs2s2s2S2S2s2.. c52S.

Tn afraid she said as they sat
In on a log where they could watch
clear water as it rippled along
Eg the shining pebbles, that we
sgh not to have come out here
bns Mrs. Westwood will be wor
N when she finds that we are not
sight =
-Tes' be answered. perhaps we
pD return. She appears to take
h usies Of chaperon very seri-
gly.'
How do you know the path we
1t came down is called Lovers
me- thought you had never been
Re beiore?"
! merely guessed it must be Lov-
Lane There is always a Low
Lane at place of this kind, you
w.
. there? But the real Lovers
af nave be somewhere else"
Perhaps 1t is. We might call this
y We md the real one, though"
lou must have had a delightful
u IN Colorado. Was Pixies Peak
y vOuderful?"
! 0dnt think much Of it, and
y was disappointment to me.
ual zee 1t under very favorable
instances, you know"
WY. wasn't it the right season."
- 'or me. | went out there Just
Am had told me that you never
= beautiful the way the sun.
Hsal through the leaves and
= !ae water down there?"
US very fine. Mrs. West
w. probably be worrying about
~ We 60 back?"
aak we'd better. Isn't it rid,cu.
- way Miss Allen and Mr..
s ave been flirting out here?"
mt noticed it."
mas. you can't have any eyes.
go has been talking about it."
N eyes for only"
sos to me as il Mrs. West |
"a invited them out here de-
TO throw them together"
ntehnaker." - '0o'''s
as doesn't live for anything
saaet II she expects Tom
and Miss Marsh to arrange
oetween themselves while
h here? "n
nv De sure she wouldn't have
. a II she hadn't thought
We 90 back?"
NM. nsy'll be getting the help
a J. LOT Us If We don't hurry.
mat the forget-me-nots cover
= ,sss s on the way up the
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
70 Pain.
..hvrI, Salmon.

~ ~ur Arthur L. salmon
~. n cod our spirits nurse.
! fans ~. - Craftsman of the spheres
s. f'@ s rest glory from the curse
!. n n rS's rant and primal tears
ah y 80 nj al and sordid strain through
!; !. = q immortal liberty. 49,,
~, and flashing Of thy sword
slD' ments Of the eternal Light;
H.. " =, '''t he angel Of the !. Lord orc n,u,.
~ y ssom We wrestle in the night
N Nn ~,thless steel whose shock
y s,,r.s the man from Sna'e'esS
u rck
-. of matter worlds are
w.. . II spirit souls are made,
~ By ~ W. mat stifle back the morn
= I. ,Isced by thine unerr Fhs o, ,rita
e. y, how troa the midnight s'rlte
az Sao u forth the light OF Life.
q, .ne Of the race is thine.
Il. M- !, suckled at thy breast.
- J nv ministry divine
~ ~ -. t.kes the good and gives the
VI ~ thine overshadowins
~ : h sos Of God together sing
q, q !. !, the pang Of falling leaf
=. .i,ro flower or wailing wind
~ ,ns magnifcently brief
NV S,.,ar following swift behind;
=, w. +, the sob Of rains that pass
- ,,, ,,hvart the kirkyard grass.
vi ,,s.duess CT puissant limb
u = .s 90 thy purity and might;
M |. y, ,s,tures that would veil and dim
,e y s.,sa US stark before thy light
II. II the passion of the soul
VI 700 to thy supreme control
Nd
! i -, re-e the mysteries OF birth
~, vet the worlds chaotic lay.
y !, struggle half-emerged from EARTH
~ half imprisoned by the clay;
i TIE swift, resistless hand
= I, ,,oa our limbs and bid US stand.
nu ar n Love the firstborn child.
.v ,m,hou of love the living breath
III .,ov when thou hast strangely
~! smiled,
~ M. message is of life. not death.
" bon raisest those whom thou hast
=. htrcsold being-mystic Pain.
enn From the Speakcr-London.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05

California and Texas produce all
the quicksilver for the country.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05

The japanese are rapidly becoming
wearers Of knitted goods.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
ERYSIPELAS.
What the Disease Actually Is and Its
Treatment

Erysipelas .is an acute contagious
disease caused by specific germ
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-10-20
GREAT is THE PEANUT.


The use Of the peanut, from the
point where it was considered of prfn-
cipal service to feed the circus eIe-
plant to the attempt of a former gov.
ernor of a western state to corner the
! crop Of the United States, as was re-
Gently reported in the news, is inter.
esttng 1t is an American product
but is now sold all over tae world and.
besides the immense quantities con.
sumed by the small boy and the more
occasional adult in a simple roasted
state or raw, enters into mora kinds
OF food than most people have any idea
of Historically the nut is old, being
mentioned in the writings of ancients.
some of whom suggested 1t as a pos.
sible food. It grows In warm c0un.
tries, but is believed to be INDIGENOUS
to this country. Here, at least. it has
had its chief exploitation. and virginia
and other southern states furnish fine
bulk OF the worlds supply The nut is
found under ground but is not a root
OF the plant, as the potato is. 1t is
gehminated above ground but is
brought under the surface Of the s7i,
by the whitening of the stalk. From
80 to 40 bushels to the acre is an aver.
age natural yield, but this is some.
times exceeded under methods of
forced cultivation.
pp9uut 1i1 t,1,,- No.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-10-20
Market Poultry Culture.

Plump fat stock sells best
Hardness is very essential in breed.
ing stock for market poultry.
The fattening coop must be cleaned
daily
our American breeds make the most
attractive broilers.
Before marketing the carcass sow
up any skin that may be torn while
dressing
1ard'raised poultry are preferred to
farm'raised by epicures. Their flesh
is more tender and juicy.
TOO much exercise makes the meat
tough and stringy.
The Plymouth Rock Wyandottes
and Rhode Island Reds excel for stew.
Ing.
The examining system for fattening
fowls is not likely to ever become
popular in this country.
The American strain of Light Brab.
mas is preferred to the English tyne
for utility purposes.
Black plumaged fowls are not ponu.
lar for market poultry from the fact
that the carcass is full of dark min
feathers, making an unattractive look.
ing body,
There is no better table fowl than
the Houdan but the breed is not very
popular In this country compared to
our own varieties.
When mating for flesh the cock
should never be even moderately long
legged, unless the hen is unusually
short-legged for the cockerels from
such a sire will be gawky and stilty
in form when sent to market at an
immature age. His breast should be
broad, full and round, and his hack
broad.
Coal oil is the best lice destroyer fc,r
the hen house.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-10-20

biftersrtiate Between the Essential
and the Non-Essentisl,

Little thinss are often Of great i'm
portance but when they are so they
are not little The piuion Of watch
wheel for example. in one sense is
little in another sense It is not so at
all for when it is not perfectly ad.
iusted the watch is worthless for time.
keeping 1t is not size that makes a
thing little or great. but its relation to
the end for which a number of things
are combined If a thing Is essential
1t is important Because so many OF
the people who are always preaching
the importance of little things fail to
discriminate between the little and the
non-essential they often make a
wretched mess ot the management of
their own and other peoples affairs.
Theoretically il every factor that con.
tributes TO result is perfect, the re.
suit will be perfect; but practically
for want Of time, strength and oppor-
unity, the efficient man is compelled
10 neglect some things for the sake OF
others and in order to do this and
ye| secure the main end, he has to
discriminate between the essential and
the nQressential. The one who is
thorougaE imbued with the false doc
Urine OF The importance of little things,
spends his strength without discrim.
nation, and usually succeeds in miss,
Ing the main eaauce-The Waterman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-10-20
ahH& AND pI.ANnEk
PUTTING IN FALL OATS.
-ertlizI7e, Piow ng and Seeding in.
diligently Discussed,

We never fail MAJ iug 4 good croT
of winter cats when We can get then
i'm the ground just right before the
first oft November
Pillow the land deep, harrow smooth
and drill the seed in open burrows.
use q common cotton planter
with fertilizer attachment and put
i'm from $50 pounds to 200 pounds OF
1914 acid phosphate to the acre. 1t
/ is waste of money to use very solu.
bic ammoniated fertilizers on small
grain sown in the fall
We use a shovel pillow about six or
eight inches wide on the planter foot
to open the furrow and make the
rows Just close enough not to allow
any loose dirt to roll back in the open
trench just planted. Be careful and
don't allow any dirt to fill in the open
trench, and run the rows nearly on a
level but should empty out gradually
at each end.
Never on any occasion SOW seed
oats in the fall that has not been
grown from fan sowing at least three
years; at which time this seed may
be considered as having the estao-
lished habit of winter growing.
We would also give the preference
TO seed already grown by the open
trench system over that seed grown
from broadcast sowing. though we
have no positive proof that the open
trenchgrown seed are the safest.
We caution all new beginners about
securing frst-elass, pure, clean seed.
Almost any upto-date farmer would
tell you that seed oats or wheat plant
ed with cheat cookie or smutty stuff
would not only fill your lands with
these foul seeds, but they reduce the
yield TO an extent that would make it
profitable to pay five or more prices
for pure seed than to take foul seed
al no cost
We are now preparing to NOV down
a crop of about two tons of pea vine
to the acre on land that was aban-
dUned three years back by an improv-
ident renter that failed to get more
than five bushels of corn or $50 pounds
Of seed cotton to the acre,
Deep blowing. cowpeas, and from
$50 pounds to 200 pounds of acid phos.
plate to acre on each crop is all the
secret there is in this.
This simple application of a little
common horse-sense, a good deal of
horse sweat in a cooperative way,
with nature, has made this land that
was barren bloom again with profit |
able crops that average over thirty
bushels Of oats and from one to two
tons Of pea hay to the acre all in
one year, This land next year would
grow a good profitable crop of corn
without any fertilizer, or with the APP
plication of about $50 pounds of acid
phosphate we believe it easy to grow
HOO pounds Of seed cotton to the
acre.
After a good crop of peas we don't
need TO add any more heterogeneous
Ordinarily, we have plenty
OF this costly fertilizing ingredient
stored in the soil by the cowpea crop.
j. c. Striblng, Anderson County,
South Carolina, in Progressive Farm.
eT
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-10-20
FARM AND PLANTATION NOTES

Movies in poultry breeding should
not expect too much at first; too many
people DO that, only to be disappoint.
ed at tne real results.
The shaping Of a tree should be-
done when it is young The practice
of allowing useless limbs TO grow
only to be sawed or chopped off when
the tree Is large, is a mistake, as ev.
cry undesirable limb grown deprives
the other limbs of ujst so much food
and nourishment
"A fine name adds materially to
the appearance of horse, and It NAV
be spoiled in a short time By being
neglected. Never comb the name
when it is tangled, as thereby the
hairs are broken and soon become
uneven and scraggy. Never use I've
soap, as many do, to remove the dirt
and gummy substance, but wet the
name freely with alcohol and the tan.
gle may be easily brushed out
What about the shed you were
planning to build to store farm wagons
and machinery in?
When stock foods are fed on the
farm and sold in some other form.
such as milk, butter or meat, large
portion of the elements of fertility
In the form of manure is retained
at home, and, If properly taken care
OF and apr ed TO the soil, 1t con-
situtes a profit In itself.
What shape is the hen house in
Tor winter? II you want eggs when
prices are higa, get to work now and
clean out the lice and rats thorough
~ laying in a good supply of oyster
smells and sand and begin to get the
tar paper on so they viii have a clean,
warm place to roost,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-10-20
THE MANURE HEAP.
Protect It From the 0renching Rains
Of Winter, So Plentiful in
the South.

the South.
Manure that has been carefully kept
under cover and properly composted
will show its effect almost immediate
~, but if it has been leached by heavy
rains, so plentiful in the south in win
ter, and exposed to drying winds, and
the suns rays, it will be of but little
value, although it may not be worth
less, as something of more or less
value will remain, but whether it will
pay for the labor and expense or
hauling it is a doubtful matter.
All kinds OF manure should be kept
under cover 10 avoid rain A leakage
here and there, or a little water on
1t now and then, is not a disalvan-
tage, but by no means allow the ma.
nue. to be soaked by drenching rains,
for they carry away the most valuable
portion Of Ii. Prepare a suitable place
for the manure, sIoping towards the
center and under cover
First put down a layer of muck, road
dirt or forest mould, over which place
a thick covering Of leaves, and then
throw on the manure. From time to
time il. all the soapsuds and haulu
manures be thrown over the solids. As
soon as the manure has been placed
on the heap commence the process
again with the dirt and leaves. If