The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-09

uses one OF the 1894? asks the Cnl
cago Journal
Several headmasters Of schools II
Rotterdam, England, have adopted
newspapers instead of reading books
for use by their pupils. The schol
ars, they say, gain more genera
knowledge from the newspapers thar
from the books.
Grand Army national encampments
will do without parades in the future
owing to the advanced age of the
veterans. 1t is felt that the annua
parade has of late years tended tc
shorten the lives of those participat
ing, and that such marches are no
desirable, especially when the en-
campments are held in August.
Recent examinations at the Paris
Conservatory of Music show that good
tenors are steadily getting scarcel
and that hardly any of the applicants
has been able to reach the high c OF
even the B fiat of the scale. Phys
icians think the deficiency Of tenors
is due to violent exercises young mer
indulge in under the guise of sport
which ruins the vocal chords.
A story is going the rounds Of q
Chicago millionaire who ordered re
plica of the Venus Of Milo to be de
livered at his home. When the case
arrived and was opened, the million
aire discovered there were no arms
and threatened to bring action against
the railway company for damages
The company sent an official to in
quire into the matter, found that the
arms were missing-and paid.
According to woman agent Of the
German government, who has beer
sent here to study the conditions sur
rounding the Mormon converts from
abroad, Mormonism is a menace t
the German nation. in that it strives
to entice young German women to
migrate to the Mormon settlements
in America. A committee with head
quarters in Berlin is arranging to es
tablish branches in various parts OF
this country to warn the young Ger
man women of the perils before them
The "chain" or SNOWFALL letter
nuisance has received recognition
both by British postal experts and at
the hands Of the late postal congress
These letters. as most persons know
are started by some one who sends
out, say, q group of ten. each recipi
ent being asked to send out ten more
and SO on-in geometrical progression
The result is nuisance to many priv.
ate individuals as well as to the pos
tai authorities. Reports upon the
matter made by Mr.. Henniker Hea-
ton to the postal congress led to de-
cision that hereafter "chain letters
insufficiently prepaid will not be re.
turned TO the writer's, as is the case
with ordinary letters, but will be !
thrown into the dead letter Office.
Both in England and in the United
States there is restlessness and fric. !
ton, notes The Youths Companion.
over the question of regulations for
automobiles on public highways. mi
q general way it may be said that the |
tendency everywhere is toward regu
lations based upon other things than !
speed alone. The British Royal Com.
mission, although it made specific sug.
geStiOnS OF other kinds. is inclined to
ward the abolition of all speed limits |
and making owners and drivers re. |
sponsible for plenary damages. Until
horses get accustomed to automobiles
the utmost reconsideration is due from
and must be exacted; and
In cities or village streets careless
driving should be punished with the
utmost rigOr. What iS needed more
than anything else is a check on the
recklessness of the man who is rich
enough to pay fines without incon.
venience, aid who regard them not
as punishment, but as tie price Of