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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02
Liohtninq Slaves a Man.

With ak on his shoulders. Lige HUH
man was returning home from work
when he was struck by lightning.
which removed his beard and hair as
smoothly as 1t could have been done
BY razor.
Whes found. he was walking around
h a small circle in a daZed condition,
with blood flowing from his mouth
and nose. He was bareheaded. with
the rim of his hat around his neck.
the rest of his hat having been COM
pletely burned. The ground where
he had fallen when struck showed
signs that he had rolled over and
over for some time-ShelbyyiNe (ky)
Dispatch to New York World.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02
d. md Their 1rcatn1eNI

Columbus has a ne" aos a. :.
= is ho9ed be is a humane in@1
doas not enter upon his duuss
hatred of dogs. Some peop'e .
an idea that dog is always :
assailsd like snake, 1t Is -
shirt that a boy throws q 80
dog going down the sure, ,sa, /
bar,ning nobody "a dogs i'.e !,
common phrase, which lholoa, !. +,
every man. hand is agains, -. ID
is the fate OF mans most 1a''nts a,iu
nanioD. the most intelligent -. 4
outside OF the pale OF nunlan..: ~
;. always remember that SYM W.
for = brute accompanies sympa -
q ,e,low-nortal. You can - N
fortune on that propos'''01'
State Journa.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02
FOCND OUT.
A Trained Nurse Made Discovery.

No one is in better position to
know the value Of food and drink
than a trained nurse.
Speaking of coffee, nurse OF
Wilkes Barre, Pa, writes: Il used tc
drink strong coffee myself and suf'
fered greatly from headaches and in
digestion. While on visit to my
brothers I had a good chance to try
Postum Food Coffee, for they drank
it altogether in place of ordinary cot
fee. In two weeks after using Pos
tum l found l was much benefited,
and finally my headaches disappeared
and also the Indigestion.
Naturally l have since used Pos
tum among my patients, and have no.
ticed a marked benefit where coffee
has been left off and Postum used.
Il observed a curious fact about
Postum when used among mothers
1t greatly helps the flow OF milk ID
cases where coffes is inclined to dry
1t up, and where tea causes nervous
ness.
Il find trouble in getting servants
to make Postum properly. They
most always serve 1t before 1t has
been boiled long enough. 1t should
be boiled Is to 20 minutes after boil
ing begins and served with cream
when It is certainly a delicious bever'
age" Read The Road to Wellv!lls'
In pkRs, There's q Reason
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02

Hist the spectres gather.
( Break and group again.
Wreathing. writing. gIbberirS
: Round that fearful stain,
Blood upon the panels,
Blood upon the floor.
B1od that battles wear and Wasilh5'
Ited forevermore
See. they pause and listen.
When the bat that ciinSs
Stirs within the crevlces
OF the panelings.
See. they pause and listen,
Listen through the air. -,
How the eager life has struggled
That was taken there.
See they pause and listen,
Listen in the gloom; ,
For a startled breath is slshlhS'
Signing through the room
Signing In the corners,
Signing on the floor.
Signing through the window bars
That open nevermure.
Anon.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02
THE SECRET CHAMBER,

Mold 'nron the ceiling, -
Mold upon the floor,
Windows barred and double barred,
Opening nevermcre.
Spiders in the corners,
Spiders on the shelves.
Weaving frail and endless webs
Back upon themselves.
Weaving. ever weaving,
Weaving in the gloom,
Till tho 4Fooping drapevy
Trails shout The room.
Hist, the spectres gather.
Gather in the dark,
Where a breath has brushed away
Dust from off a mark.
Dust OF weary winters,
Dust OF solemn years, -
Dust that deepens in the silence,
AS the minute wears
On the shelf and wainscot,
Window-b bars, and wall,
Covering infinite devices
With its stealthy fan.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02

y VIII interest the H.
sands OF veteran. =. y
came back from ! ,
.isil warsuneria, !
lures with kidney : >, '
paint. Capt. Ely =. =
contracted kid,
u' durinsthec
W ar and the occa.ie,
attacks finally d.'
G0SIl into
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02

Half the nervous wrecks, THINKS
Osler, are caused BY ea'4As S0ap ,,
q lot more are causs' ~ r,o
to other people eat II ''uu"
land Leader.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02

Probably a large per cent. OF the
football injuries come from the many
Immature or imperfectly trained
youngsters who engage in the sport
insists the Atlanta Journal. One way
TO make the game safer is to avoid
matching lighter and younger men
against heavier, stronger and moro ex-
perienced teams; keep them playing
each team in its own class. The
high school and preparatory school
boys who go up against college
team in what is. for the college team,
q mere practice game, are prone to
tear themselves all to pieces in the
effort to make a good showing.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02

Drop a postal card to inc "A"
Packers Association. Advertising
partment, Atlanta, Ga, II you
"Argo" and get their Argo heo
mon Cook Book, with thlrl!1
ways of preparing Salmon.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02
--~--.

Are relieved OF al. pa4a and sote!l>ss without
pain il one day B.. LeoIaruI uo4dtA hA
Lo1IoE Coos, heals AMI stitngtAeh5 weak
ewes. Stops watering. cures in.laul.tiAsloA
4: once. 30 nrm IL demanding Leo mar
dis it makes strong eyes. HLArautted
or money refunded. druggists S1ii II d. 70
cts. or forwarded prepaid On rrcelpt o.
price by 5. Is Leooa1di * Co.. Tampa. Fla
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02
4 MISTAKE,

"Why didn't you want to 60 10 SCI
today
Because I made mistake yes
dav I did an example that JONI
failed on
But that wasn't a mistake
f:2"
Eyes; Johnnie says he's soms
lick me fer it."-New EngIahd INV
stead.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02

Areo Red Salmon can be psepa'
in nearly a hundred different w.
1t is one of the most nutritious "
healthful foods sold. At al sfo'''
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02
pARADOXTCAL ACCIDENTS.

PARADONNAL AINIDL].~f0
GLOW was it that circus clown %
10 hurt himself when he tried nis !!
III turning a somersault ana Jaw
on his haad?' =,
"He made miscalculatlon ana
down on his feat. baltimore ~
lean.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02
HERITAGE OF CIyu
thousands OF Soldiers Co...
Chronic Kidney Troub,. ",
in the Service.

The experience Of Cant ,o,
2 r. Co. ELY =, l.'h OHIO. now Twin, :,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02

case At one time | had =, '
cTutch and cane to get about ",
back was lame and weak and h..
the aching, there was dis,-ss.'
retention Of the kidney secretjo,s
was in a bad way when I began ~.
Doan's Kidney Pills in 1901. b,. ]
remedy cured me, and | have y
well eve. since. u
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents
-NllIyufA Co., Buffalo. NY,|
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02

The length of the foot should be
one-sixth the height of we'll formed
person.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02

The Rev barber works at Toxin
cost $19,o0o.9oo, The money is BEL
raised by the japanese government
foreign lean
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17
STATION AGENTS TROUBLES.
Urgent Calls for Help Along the Line of
the Uganda Railway.

The Uganda railway has always inn
pressed us as being one which, to do 1t
full justice should be dealt with in comic
opera says the Colonizer. Named after a
colony through which it does not run,
starting from terminus carefully placed
as far away as possible from the port it
serves. though reaching the island on
which that port is situated by bridge
built at great expense. running for a
long extent through natural game pre-
serves. with the result that its trains
are held up from time to time by object
ing animals, every mile on the line has
a more or less humorous tale attached
to it.
In the early days, while construction
was still proceeding and while only a
part of the line was open for trafiic-in
fact until quite recently, life on the line
must always have been interesting and
occasionally very exciting. In August,
1908. for instance. the traffic manager at
Mombasa received from the Babu station
master ut Simba the following telegram
marked urgent. Lion is on the plat
form. Please instruct guard and driver
to proceed carefully and without signal
in yard. Guard TO advise passengers not
TO get out here, and be careful when
coming into booking office"
The touching piece of advice included
seems somewhat superfluous. However
ascending convenient tree managed to
get a liOness and lion within few
minutes. He further wounded another
lion, the one waiting on the platform.
However, the latter after being wounded
disappeared and could not be found, so
the sportsman went along the siding to
look for him. He found him-suddenly-
but ewing to his swjftness in getting in
a blow from the shoulder on the lions
jaw after an exciting rough and tumble
he found himself on top when the lion
bolted into the bush.
n little later in the day the ira fIic man
ager received Il further wire from the sta
ton master, who appeared to be some
what recovering confidence as it was not
marked urgent: One African injured
again by Il lion. Please send cartridges
by next train certain" The same after
noon this was followed by Il second
touching telegram: "Pointsman is sur
rounded 10y two lions while returning
from distant signal, and then pointsman
went on top of telegraph post, near water
tanks. Train 10 stop there and take him
on train aud then proceed. Please ar
range necessary steps"
1t is not big game" alone. however.
that causes annoyance, for from a sta
ton close to Nairobi about five years
ago the following report was received
Rats running about like h, eating
holes in the ceiling and biting off points
man 5 toes. Send rat traps"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17
THE TWO SIDES OF 1T.

There was a girl who always said
Her fate was very hard,
For from the thing she wanted most
She always was debarred
There somehow was a cloudy spot
Always within her sky;
Nothing was ever just Alright
She used to say, and sigh
And yet her sister, strange TO saw.
Whose lot was just the same.
Found something pleasant for herself
In every day that came
Of course, things went awry sometimes
For just little while,
But nothing ever stayed wrong
She used to say, and smile.
So one girl sighed, the other smiled
Through all their lives together:
1t did not come from luck or fate.
From clear or cloudy weather
The reason lay within their hearts
And colored all outside;
For one would hope and one would none
And so they smiled and sighed
Priscilla Leonard in Paragon Monthly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17
An Animated Pillow.

Charles g. d. Roberts, the nature
writer, was in Milan recently when he
received a hurry call to Paris. His
funds were low and il was impossible
to await the arrival of a draft which he
expected in n day or two. He had
enough for q second class railway ticket,
but nothing over for a sleeper. Indeed.
he was so near broke that he could not
afford to pay for the rent of a pillow.
II wa doomed TO a night on a hard.
uncomfortable" seat" said Mr.. Roberts in
telling of the experience, land | certain
~ envied the temporarily more fortunate
ones who could rent pillows. Across the
aisle from me a Frenchman had been
sumhefing peacefully. About 3 in the
morning at place where we were max
ing an extended stop he arose and said
he was going 10 walk for n while.
will you be kind enough to loan me
your pillow while you are walking?" l
asked
The man shook his head negatively.
I am very tired, my friend. and
frankly my pocketbook eanot afford a
pillow, l said. The loan of your pill
low would be a great favor
" Monsieur said the Frenchman,
with a most friendly bow, L would most
gladly give you the pillow But unfor-
tunately, it is not n pillow, but my be-
loved dog. He would not l fear. care
10 have you rest your head upon him
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17
Birds Rout Army of Locusts.

A battle occurred in Hop Hollow, near
Alton, Ill.,, few days ago such as has
never before been known in this country.
About 2 month ago the 17-year locusts
appeared IN Hop Hollow and drove the
feathered songsters from their nests aft
er a fierce fight. The birds for days
marshaled their hosts from the surround
ing country, and one morning at sunrise
swooped down ON the hordes of locusts
that were making the woods ring with
their buzzing. The dormant lOcusts, not
expecting the sudden attack. were slain
by millions. The onslaught was fierce
and the din of the forest battle was
ieafening Thousands of the sweet
songSters. fatally stung. fell shrieking
to the ground. The locustS were exter-
minated. Many bands OF the feathered
warriors returned greatly diminished in
numbers. bat those which formerly had
their homes in Hop Hollow are rebuild
ing and restoring the forest to its natu-
raj beauty. The birds that came from
other sections TO aid the battle have re-
turned to their homes. A good job was
done for the farmers in the destruction
of the locustS. and the value of birds will
be more highly appreciated in that To-
cality than ever before.-Utica Press.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17
Famous Lilac Tree.

Chief among the many objects of inter
etst IN the gardens of Easton lodge LUa-
NOW, the residence of the Ear and
Countess of Warwick, is the magnificent
lilac tree which occupies a conspicuous
position on the terrace This tree IS The
finest specimen of its kind in the United
Kingdom. 1t has a circumference # -
feet and a height of Is feet and it Las
so dense a growth and blooms 50 pre-
fusely that when in flower it forms
huge bouquet of lilac blossom.
The lilac is that commonly known -
the Persian, and described by the to.aa-
lists as the Chinese; but it is not native
of either Persia or China, but wa, ra.--J
in the Rouen Botanic garden in l7H5 ~
the naturalization of the true Fars--a
lilac and the common lilac OF BRUSH
gardens.
Ii was of noble proportions a the ID ~,
die of the last century, and pr1les'
such magnificent display of boss ~
and that in the Towering sea~.a
count Maynard, Lady Warwick -ra-..
father. used to make a speciG -.7
from London to enjoy the beHUy
fragrance of the fowers.-Gar.e-e4
Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17

Capt. Amundsen, the noted Arctic ex-
plorer who achieved the Northwest pas
sage with his little sloop Gjoa, is lectur-
ing in Europe concerning his experiences,
and incidentally trying to create senti-
ment in favor of a pOstponement of
Walter Wellman's proposed airship yoy-
age from Dane island SpitZbergen. He
declares that Mr.. Wellman's main hope
is favoring wind. A strong south wind
might carry him over the pole to settle
ments in America or Asia, but should
the progress of the ship be retarded by
adverse winds the gasbag might be
weighted down by crust of ice and
caused to sink where retreat would be
difficult 1t will be seen that Capt.
Amundsen's views agree with those of
Commander Peary, who is also extreme
~ skeptical as to the outcome of the
proposed balloon fight across the polar
circle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17
Squirrel and snake Ficht.

The story of battle between squir-
rel and large black snake is reported
by prominent farmer who lives north
of Carrollton. Mr.. Withers has some
pet squirrels on his farm. and a few
days ago when he went to feed them he
noticed commotion 'going ON in the
squirrels nest. In a few moments a red
squirrel emerged from the hole in the
tree, dragging a blacksuake. Both were
fighting desperately The snake was al
Il disadvantage, however. for the SPUR
rel had a strangle hold behind the
snakes head and shook his unwiely an
tagoniSt much as a dog would a rat.
The snake endeavored TO encircle the lit
tie squirrel with its coils, but could nol
do SO. and presently both the snake and
squirrel fell to :he ground, the squirrel
still retaining his hold on the snake. The
farmer stepped up and The squirrel re-
leased his hold and scampered back up
the tree. The snake. which measured
nearly feet in length, was nearly dead.
and was dispatched AZ once,-kanSas
City Journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17

branch of the postoffce savings h.-,
and then the next day went TO witbJ -, :.
the whole amount. The bank on; a" y,
was somewhat surprised, and asked Cd flI
an explanation, when she said tb 1ot
I neath ma ndd Appeared to her during the
with him unles sshe had the 400 cro 'w ~ !,
ready for him the next night. ny
The gendarmerie were communico.. ,
with, and when death" made his me-, .y
isec appearance he was found TO be- w..
much alive in the person of the lorsIr
judge. "'
The woman's money, adds our Y.
emma correspondent who sends the ,tor,
Is still in the bank, and the judge is IN
jail.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17
Swan 81 Miles in Half an Hour.

A tramp has beaten all known records
hy swimming - miles in thirty minutes.
He did not mean TO do it. He merely
tried to steal ride from st. Louis 10
Chicago on the rear of a locomotive
tender. When the train started he fell
over backward. through the open man
hole. into the water tank. The noise of
the train drowned his cries for help and
he was obliged to swim until the first
stop was reached at Alton. When taken
out he was nearly dead, but the engineer
was SO unfeeling as to call his attention
to the fact that the water was only 1
feet deep and he might have stood up.
The conductor. also unfeeling, asked him
for his ticket, but the tramp said he did
not come by rail but by water.-kansJs
City Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17
The Ants Egg Trade

Ants eggs come in the man l-a-2
Russia. They are the best food "st--
able for goldfish, and canaries aad
er cage birds thrive on them wCu-.rt-. ~
They cost about 80 cents a p.lt
In the forests of Southern Eas,
nests abound. The Russian s--
does not do his own collecting E-ar-
makes the poor ants do il for 1-
Selecting a hot, sunny day.
first erects little piles of twigS.
or more of them. near the thick
les. and then he kicks open al
in the neighborhood. The ar-
that their eggs. thus exposed n
would be made sterile N & te
and they take them up and .
place them under the twigs. aHa ...
each Of these there are soon At
eggs from a hundred nests.
The egg hunter. after SUI
nap. has nothing to do but - r.,
his spoil and dump it in bis
ships the eggs. in hundTed-v
al over the world.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17
CONGESTION IN PARIS STREETS
Crossing the Busy Thoroughfares Be
comes a Municipal Problem.


Paris is rapidly developing a traffic
problem. 1t is the problem of crossing
the streets at crowded points at busy
hours of the day, The Paris driver has
no consideration for the pedestrian; the
law does not oblige him to have any.
and sometimes the man or woman who
attempts to cross q strete risks life and
limb in doing so. There are police at
some crossings and they will occasion
ally hold up the traffic to let people pass.
but there are only a few crossings so
guarded.
An engineer named Henard. who has
taken up the problem recently. figures
that there are 10000 private carriages
and $4,000 rented ones in Paris there
are 10000 cabs, 1000 touring automo-
biles. 600 Omnibuses, 1900 tramvay
cars, countless wagons and trucks and
l6O,OOU bicycles and tricycles.
The traffic in the streets seems to ill.,
crease parceptibly from weeRS to wera.
1t IS said 10 have doubled in fifteen years
and it is expected to double itself aga d
inside of decade if nothing happens .5
check it.
Henard proposes in the first place To-
establish isles of safety in the rJ.ftr
Of all the squares and open places. u-
Guiding spacious intersections of streets.
lie would then insist on all traffic ot-
serving rules much like the system I.@
in vogue in New York.
1t is conceded. however, that this plan
VIII only meet the exigencies Of Paris
for a short time, and NJ. Heuarl he
ileves a sysem of tunnels connecting
sidewalks and isles of safety viii aaLe
to be constructed. With a FreuChmau's
eye for ornament, he suggested that each
isle may be made the site of statue
or handsome fountain.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17
SLEEP AND DEATH.
Neither Pain Nor Consciousness at tbe
Instant of Either.

The phenomenon called sleep NAV he
summed up in the following propositj5a<
says a writer in the Cosmopolitan.
First-Sleep is temporary death of the
functions of the sensitive system, due r1
exhaustion by fatigue.
Secondly-This death is temporary be-
cause the vital system continues to p4r.
form its functions during sleep and Re-
stores the sensitive organs to their nor
NAL condition.
For our purpose death may be cousia.
cred under The three heads, natural
death, sudden death and death from dis.
ease. Natural death is death from Old
age. 1t differs from natural sleep ouly
in degree.
The gradual loss of sensibility by the
sensitive organs which precedas Slepp
now takes place in the vital system ana
all the organs pass into permanent sleep
together. There can be no pain preced-
ing or at the moment of such a death
any more than there is pain preceding
and at the moment of passing INTO tenn
porary sleep.
Sudden death may be defined as death
due to a sudden injury from withou, ar
within the body sufficient to DESTROY ar
once all Instability of both the sensitive
and vital systems. 1t requires no argp-
ulenl 10 prove lHal person VINO IS sud-
denly stricken dead can suffer no pain.
The element of time must be present in
order to suffer physical pain, and IN the
sudden death of person the element Of
time is absent.
We come now to consider the third ana
by far the most frequent form of death
namely death from disease.
As soon as disease is established diving
begins. which is but a more rapid tb8n
natural ceasing of all sensibilities. ac-
companied with more or less suffering.
according to the cause which produces II .
This dying and suffering, called disease
must terminate either in so-called death
which is insensibility to it. or in recovery.
which is removal of the cause of it. But
in any event the suffering has been en-
dured, no matter whether the final ter
mination is death or recovery.
No one is conscious of or can r7tan
the moment he passes from waking into
natural or temporary sleep. Nor shah
we, by a supreme agony" or in any
other way, be conscious of passing into
permanent sleep.
Being born and dying are the two
most important physiological events in
the life history of our bodies, and we
shall know no more about the latter event
at the time it occurs than we did about
the former.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17

The Maiden, Massachusetts,, minister
who painted his church is not above do
ing the Lords work with his own hands.
But when he arranged to have the or
gan played while he was at work and
converted the function into church So
cable, he revealed practical talents that
should have kept the treasury over
flowing, SO that when there was paint
ing to be done skilled labor could be
procured.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17

The fact reported form Omaha that
the Union Pacific gasoline motor car beat
the famous Overland limited in 800
mile run from Omaha to North Platte
will cause stock in the gasoline motor to
go up with bound and arouse fresh
speculation as to the future motor for
urban and interurban transit. 1t is
stated that the motor car left Omaha
half an hour later than the Overland
train, and reached North Platte only
twenty-five minutes behind the flyer.