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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05
HOW BEARS CATCH FISH.

Did you ever see row of men en-
gagged in fishing? There they sit or
stand on the bank of a lake or river,
as still as statues waiting for the
fish to bite. Fishing is often weary
work. and needs a great deal of pa
thence. Fishermen use a rod and
line, some have make-believe flies as
bait; some fish with worms or snails.
But what fisherman could hope to
use his hands with any expectation
of success?
Now the North American bear
uses his paws in fishing, and oh,
how very patient and persevering he
is!
The bear, as I daresay you know,
sleeps all through the long winter.
He was very fat indeed when he went
to sleep, and has kept himself alive
by occasionally sucking his paws,
into which the fat from his body
has passed.
But now spring has come, bring
ing the warm sunshine; the bear
wakes. rubs his eyes, and feels I'M
commonly hungry after his long fast.
In order to satisfy his hunger he
goes a-fishing.
You wonder. perhaps. how he can
hope to succeed without a rod, line
and bait? Let us see! There he
sits on the margin of a lake or river;
he keeps SO still that you might
easily mistake him for an old burnt
tree stump! He is. however, very
much alive and watches the water in
tently.
BY and by along comes fish, and
just as it is about to swim past the
bear, quick as lightning. dips his
right paw into the water and scoops
out the fish, no doubt to it's great
surprise.
The bear fishes in the morning and
evening, for he knows we'll enough
that those are the best times.
When he has landed as many fish
as he has mind to, he eats what
he wants, and thoughtfully buries
the rest. So you see that he is not
only very clever fisher, but that
he wisely provides for the future
Cassell's Little Folks.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05
THE KINGS X.

Every boy or girl who ever played
a game of tag knows what it means
when some one during the game calls
out, Fen tagging me; l have my
fingers crossed" It means, of course,
that it's not fair to tag the player
who says this, and that he's perfect
ly safe to do as he pleases.
Although We all know what this
means. I wonder how many hav:
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05
WEARING PROPER SHOES.

Never think that the feet will grow
larger wearing proper shoes. Pinch
ing and distorting makes them grow
not only larger but unsigktly. A prop
er natural use of all muscles makes
them compact and attractiye.-lndian
apolis News.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05
OCCUPATION FOR WOMEN.

ileee days OF Stra!tened incomes
overcrowded employment make
invention Of new ways of earning
~ practically a necessity. Many
% now make a comfortable income
aedng as hourly nurse to a num-
a families, taking children daily
q hour or an hour and a half
ne park. Many men marry young
uef profession as we'll as young
els and want OF funds necessitates
= wives taking an active share in
lighter homework.
- to these households that the
alF for the child" is OF such inesti.
VILE value.
'ae begins her day early; in the
ma the first child is taken out
o'clock and brought back about
1e0 10, by which time the moth
- mad time to get through the
g q her letters and orders for
Adg.
A~A rom another family is called
~ II. and the mother knows
mul luncheon the little one will
u BOXED after and out of the
~ refreshing herself with a good
neal. or. more likely, a glass
and bun, the hourly nurse d.
ne Afternoon from 2 until half
petween the children OF two
u'ents, and in the long summer
probably has a third to take
Wofse, wet weather and cloudy
1e Inevitable, but on these the
M her caretaker make merry
Nom least used in the house,
20 mother and maids are CRATE
al the better for this quiet
q an hour and a half daily.
~naily Mirror.
VINES AT A JEWELER'S
COUNTER.
plain gold ring for a lady.
1--WE got in the store"
= this lady?"
Who else would it be for?
you glove, Katie, and let the
measure your finger"
~ withdrew her wooden glove
uliX extended her small hand.
tutwoln, toward the clerk.
cts about the size," said
- 1.-THE girl
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05
Sizing Her Up.

"You don't seem to like Miss Cab.
bic, Mrs. Malaprop,' remarked Mrs.
Browne. "Why is it?'
Il detest her." replied Mrs. Mala-
prop, because she's nothing but a
scandal mongrel and everybody that
knows her will collaborate that state
ment." Press
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05
Aureed For Once,

"A poor mans chances for becom-
ing rich" declared the optimist, ARE
as good as they ever were."
YES" responded the pessimist.
Just about "-Washington Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05

The Methodist Episcopal church OF
this country has been doing service
in India for fifty years, and has U.s.
25S members there.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05
Rather,

Horrors. Grace going to marry a
wife murderer"
Eyes, to reform him."
"Well, l certainly hope she Sue
ceeds."- Courier-Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05

ite
1t has been found that a properly
painted steel frame buried in masonry
VIII not rust enough in 13 years 10
alter its strength to any measurable
amount.
An eminent Spanish scientist has
made the recent discovery that the
suniiower yields a splendid febrlfuse,
that can be used as d substitute tor
qulnine. Accordingly, the sunfower
should rot only. by its growing, exert
great fever-dispelling effect, but also
yield a product which is used advan-
tageously in all fevers.
A smoke consumer has been recent
ly patented The machine is an auto
matte device to further the combus-
ton of coal and thereby prevent
smoke. 1t works automatically with
the opening and shutting of the firebox
door, and the scheme is to inject steam
and air into the firebox. The saving
in the amount of coal consumed il
great. 1t is estimated that 50 percent
of the smoke is consumed.
Only few years ago America i'm
ported more Portland cement than II
manufactured. Now the tables have
been turned, and this country has tax.
en- the front rank both in the produc'
ton Of cement and in its use in con-
struction. 1t has been estimated that
the quantity of Portland cement used
in this country in 1905 would be suffi-
cient to lay a sidewalk 16 feet broad
all around the earth at the equator.
II compacted into single solid cube,
that cube would measure almost 1000
feet on each edge.-Youth's COmpan-
ion.
A new process for preserving meat
and putting the ice man out of busi-
ness has been discovered in Paris.
Inc state department has received a
report from Consul-General Guenther
on the process discovered by Professor
Lapparent in which he says: THE
meat is hung up in tight box, and
then a few sulphur threads are
placed in it and ignited, after which
the box is closed. The meat should not
contain any sawed bones as decom-
position proceeds from them. The box
es ought to be air-tight and be filled
for from q to As hours with carbonic
acid
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05
64A44SUENCEE4{HzD0

"A stone house is not so durable as
one CT brick. A brick house. we'll con-
structed will out,ast one built of gran
ite
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05

1t has been found that a properly
painted steel frame buried in masonry
VIII not rust enough in 10 years TO
alter its strength TO any measurable
amount
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05
WOMEN
MOTHER
PROPHECIES

LARGE.
..,,o is a little girl in Wichita,
!. rho can go most Of the religious
I.,hets of the time one better. Few
{ =. az them claim to have risen
-. me dead, as does Eula Wilson,
"a 1926 Cleveland avenue, Wichita.
~ new prophet appears to be quite
lore in her claims, however. She
...,,v thinks that she died and came
!, Ne again, after being carried up
!. raven. and the doctors say that
~ case is certainly not an ordinary
wichita is greatly excited over the
.,,,e,e" as many persons believe it
= ne and every evening crowds
A,one the churches and mission halls
,Aa,e Eula tells her story, while hun
,ads are turned away. For Eula says
A.. ne Saviour sent her back to earth
\ s,ye souls, and she is trying to do
/ " relating her strange experiences.
For the last three years Eula Will
m Who is the daughter of a side
NH dnisher named Bailey Wilson,
h. been an invalid She had been
he'd so long that her hip bones
"a said to have worn through the
In The local physicians never
xreed upon a diagnosis OF her disease
I'd she was finally given up to die.
On June S the end seemed to have
nme. "She was actually dead" said
" mother 1T was impossible to de-
1T the pulse or breathing and all
nth tests we knew confirmed the
It We set about at once prepar-
for the funeral as the condition
her body demanded speedy inter-
INT. To our great establishment It
o'clock Thursday morning life re-
med. and she remained in semi
uscious condition, dying again Fri
night. Saturday, about 10 a. M,
revived and called to me. I gave
drink and she arose from the
and walked across the room, ap.
rently cured OF all disease"
lula herself says:
I died at 8 o'clock Wednesday
ut was thoroughly conscious OF
ascending motion and was borne
heaven in white cloud, attended by
angels and my dead mother. The
Fiosr opened the gates. | can't de-
aAe Him. He was too beautiful. l
4 and talked with people who had
4 when We lived in Missouri"
0tAer people corrobate the girls
y.
I and others saw her die" says
b c. E. Shelley, a neighbor. I'VE
her out and prepared her for the
M.-New York Tribune.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

The picking season is usually one
of pleasure, for several reasons, to both
picker and prorietor. The weather is
generally fne-September and October
when men, women and children come
for an outing in the cranberry fields.
They come with camping outfit, pre-
pared to enjoy the pleasures Of outdoor
life, the health giving ocean breezes
and rest from the city and home toll.
Gin picking, lines are stretched
across plat of ground three feet apart
and each picker works between the
lines, the vines making a carpet upon
which to work. They hang on up
rights about six inches high and are
truly beautiful to loak upon. The ber-
ries are a bright red color, and, in
many cases three and four deep, touch
ing each other, completely hide the
vines and ground beneath.
"The pickers are given six-quart
measure, and are required to pick the
berries clean as they go. When the
measure is full it is enptied into a
bushel box, and when the box is full
they are given check which is good
for rs cents. Yard men are in at
tendance TO oversee the pickers and
carry away the boxes. My best pickers
picked about three bushels per day.
With a scoop picker can gather 20
bushels day.
In the East the vines are often in
tested with insect pests, and If the
growers have not control of the water
the whole crop is in danger. / under
stand the pests have been imported
here at different times in shipping in
plants, but they soon dis ppear, as they
cannot live in this climate.
"There is money in the cranberry
business and the many boys of Fila
nook county are waiting for men OF
means and energy to develop them"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Health and Beauty Hints.

severe paroxysm of coughing may
be often arrested by tablespoonful OF
glycerine In a wineglassful Of hot milk.
Tiny white spots, which sometimes
deface the fingernails, are caused by a
stoppage OF the nutriment juices. 1t is
almost impossible to remove them.
Wholesome food, fresh air, bathing,
proper clothing, plenty of sleep and the
absolute avoidance Of tight lacing are
among the requisites for promoting
health and perfecting beauty.
Here Is homemade toilet powder
which Is very nice, indeed: Half a
pound of starch, one ounce of orris
root, one-quarter dram of oil of ger
anlum. Crush 1t free from Jumps and
add the oil or geranlum drop by drop.
Dark circles and that baggy look be-
meath the eyes are apt to be due to
nervous or overtIred physical condition
or to a serious internal trouble, so be-
fore fussing or trying to do away with
It by local applications 1t Is well to
find out the deeper cause and be doc
tored for that.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Enrly spooI..

Never throw away empty cotton
reels; they have hundred uses, In
most Kitchens there Is row of nails
on which aprons and dlshcloths are
hung, with the result that they are
frequently torn and rust-marked. This
Will be prevented II you force on each
mil one OF your empty reels; nothing
could make n more useful peg. A spool
will make an excellent stop to prevent
the door from opening too far and
banging the furniture Cover the spool
with thick cloth to prevent It's lnjurlng
the varnlsh OF the door and screw It
firmly TO the flooring In the position
required. Often enough one finds the
door of cupboard provided with no
better means of opening than a key
hole. You can make an effective knob
10y screwlng on another of those ever
useful spools.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Ynnr Husband. People.

BE as courteous and conslderate to
your husbands people as you would be
TO your own.
Do not think that every fault found,
every dlsagreeable word uttered, is d.
rected at you.
Don't gossip TO your husband about
his people. Tell him Of the pleasant
things they do and not OF the unpleas-
ant things.
Do not try TO keep him from them.
Encourage his devotion to those of his
own. kin, and you can be certain 1t will
not be greater than It Is for you.
BE helpful. If you can, to them; be
hospltable, but do not overflow with
condolences that you had better keep
10 yourself
When you married your husband you
married his family in way, and you
can show no greater love and tender
ness TO him than by giving and invit-
fng love and respect from his people.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Does II Really Pnyf

Does II pay to darn stockings repeat
edly amid a multitude Of other tasks
In order to save money that 1t may be
spent for n silk petticoat, an extra
feather In ones hat, or an expensive
dessert for dlnner7 Does it pay to
stand at the ironing board and smooth
out ruflles and laces for children to
wear once, perhaps, when 1t means a
mother so tired out that she can not
repress impatient words later In the
day7 Does It pay to do without the
occasional days help in the kitchen?
No; none of these things ever pays In
anything but heartache and tired
nerves, in temper and friction. The
housewives best friend is a sense OF
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
PRESERVE THE FOREST.
Country viii Look to Northwest for
Supply Before Long.

"The Northwest section, comprising
Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, will
witness the fullest development of its
lumber industry within the next ten
years." said Professor Z. o.. Siecke,
head Of the newly established school of
forestry at the Washington State col
lege, in a recent conversation. Just
now, about one-fourth of the mer-
charitable timber of the United States
is in Washington and Oregon. The
Lake State region, including Miehi-
gan, Wisconsin aud Minnesota, is lum-
bered and logged; SO is the Southern
belt, including northern Alabama and
Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, the
western parts of West Virginia and
Virginia; the eastern part Of Texas,
Arkansas, and the southern part of
Missouri. In very few years, more
than at present, the people of the
United States will be locking to the
Pacific Northwest for much Of their
lumber.
"What we must do is to learn to
handle our forests with regard TO the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
England. National Color.

Why red should have been selected
IS the national color becomes intelllg-
de when we look at the cross of st.
feorge. Sir Walter Scott, when he
wrote of how their own sea hath
Yhelmed those red cross powers" was
merely anticipating the phrase Of to-
lay. But Oliver Cromwell, when for
he first time he put the English soldier
in red coat, probably did as much as
St George to monopollze red as the ma
tional color. The aggressive color has,
however, many meanings and has lent
itself to many uses. In the days Of
the Romans when it fared on the head
IF slave it stood for freedom; in the
lays Of the French revolution it stood
COR freedom backed by blows, while in
the streets of the city to-day the red
ross stands for succor So far back as
the reign Of Henry II. there was a red
book of the exchequer, a record of the
names of all who held lands per bar
oniam," and at this moment persons
Of consequence in the service of the
state find their names entered in a red
booll--London Chronicle
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
CRANBERRIes IN OREGON.
New Venture Proving a Success in
Tillamook County.

"Cranberries raised In Oregon" is
the new slogan for the commercial
! bodies to cry out to the world at large
now that the fields of Tillamook county
are producing large quantities of the
berries that round out the Tbanksgiv-
ing dinner. B. o. Snuffer, of Tilla-
nook, recently exhibited box of ber-
ries in Portland which were picked
from the marsh in Tillamook county.
Mr.. Snuffer, in telling about the new
industry, said:
"The vines from which these berries
were picked have not been touched for
eight years except to pick the berries.
Because the berries require so little
care and attention, the profits are very
large. Not an acre from the patch
these berries came from has ever pro-
duced less than s25 bushels and with
care would yield 800 bushels The
berries sell for So bushel. w. c.
King picked 1000 bushels an acre from
tract he owned.
81 commenced the culture of cram
berries in the spring of 1898, and find
that the vines are we'll adapted to this
climate. They grow vigorously and
where the boys are properly prepared
they are enormously productive. While
picking my crop one year measured
off some ground and picked them care.
fully, and found that they produced at
the rate Of 1000 bushels to the acre.
Allowing 81 per bushel as net profit,
do not know of an agricultural product
that will compare with it, and placing
figures at a minimum.
cit costs about 5000 to prepare the
ground and plant the vines, including
the cost of the plsnts. The bog must
be so situated that it can be drained off
by means Of bitches to the depth Of at
least 10 inches, and one must also have
control OF plenty of water for irrigation
and flooding purposes. Although
have seen some marshes that were
success without any WAGER supply, do |
not consider it safe, in view of the large
outlay.
"a bog once set in the proper shape |
will last indefinitely. The first cost, |
although quite large, cuts little figure |
in the long run.
~ find that the cranberries grown
here are of darker color than those
grown in the East; those here are much
superior in flavor, and also weigh more
to the bushel. The size of the berry is
about the same.
According to my experience, the
Mcfarland cranberry is the best vari-
ety for the Pacific coast. 1t is the larg-
est and most prolific, splendid keep
er, and by all odds the best seller. In
he East this sort is considered poor
keeper, but it appears to be better
adapted to this climate, and grow to
here.
az have had good success with the
Cherry and Bell variety. They yield
veil and sell we'll, and are of good
,olor. Their flavor is excelled by none,
ind they are of good size, though not
Is large as the Mcfarland berry.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
CHESS CLOCKS.
There Are Specially Constructed Ones
Used In the Game.

used In the Game.
Hourglasses, or sandglasses, weref
formerly used for the purpose of meas
uring time at chess matches, but now
specially constructed clocks are in gen.
eral use for this purpose. These clocks
consist of two clocks mounted on a
common base, which moves on a pivot,
the two clocks therefore being on the
arms of sort of seesaw. The beam,
or base, Is so constructed that when
one clock is elevated it stands perfect
ly perpendicular, while the depressed
clock lies over at an Nngle, but as the
mechanism of each clock Is so con-
structed that 1t only moves when the
clock Is perfectly perpendicular it fol-
lows that when the upright clock Is
going the depressed clock is at rest.
Another and more modern variety
has the two clocks fixed on the same
level, but with small brass arm
reaching from the top of one to the top
of the other. This arm acts on q pivot
and can be brought down into actual
contact with one clock at time by
lOuCh VI Tue luSCI. W ueu IL is I1uS
in contact by an ingenious device the
clock is stopped and the desired result
is attained. The working of the clock
during match is simplicity itself. At
the commencement Of the match the
hands of each clock point to H. Then
at the call of "tlme to commence play
the clock Of the first player is started;
then as soon as he makes his first
move he stops his own clock eit}srr by
depressing 1t or by touching the arm
to, the same motion starting
his opponents clock. So it goes on
during the entire course of the game,
each move being marked by the stop
ping of one clock and the starting Of
the other.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Square Rooms.

There are square rooms and square
rooms; some furnish well and others do
not. A woman who owned tiny house
In the suburbs decided that her dining
room was not attractive. 1t had one
window facing west and one south. 1t
was an old house with low ceilings, so
1t seemed not inharmonious with the
general style to insert a long narrow
easement window along the southern
side. The easement had three sections
and took up about twice as much room
as the single window it replaced, but
she had it cut high enough in the wall
to allow long low buffet to stand be-
meath 1t and, behold, the homely square
apartment was transformed.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

future crop; that is, cutting to diam
eter limit, and not leaving the land to
revert back to the state for taxes, as
has been the policy Of many of the lum-
Der companies in the lake region. The
high prices for lumber will make it
possible to leave trees having diamet-
er of from twelve to twenty-four inches
for the future crop. Then these devel-
oping tracts of forest land should be
well cared for. Fires should. be kept
out, and laws should be vigorously en-
forced preventing the cutting down of
the trees until they have grown to the
right size. All this means, of course,
a great need for skilled foresters, and
considerable expense, but it will be to
perpetuate the rich forests of the Paci-
fic Northwest, and every dollar Of such
expenditure will return to the people
doubled and trebled."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Undiscovered Crime.

"Can you point out a man who at
the age of thirty has not committed at
one time in his life crime that would
have sent him to the penitentiary re-
marked trusty at the penitentiary
the other day. II do not believe that
there is a man living, excluding, for
the looks of the thing, the clergy, who
has not done something to bring him
here had he received his just deserts.
1t is not always great crime that
sends a man to the penitentiary. There
are men in here for stealing chickens
or clover seed or nothing at all. 1t is
easy to get behind the walls. There are
many men on the outside who should
be in here. 1 am personally acquainted
with a few myself. But the difference
between these people and myself Is
that have been caught and they have
not "-Columbus Dispatch.