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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-19
A PERSEVERING ANT.

One day while walking through a
field I came upon a small anthill.
noticed that the ants went in the
hole on the right side and came out
on the left II an ant made a mis-
take and went in on the wrong side
of the hole the ant coming out would
walk over him. A closer observation
showed that each busy little worker
carried a grain of sand. which 1t de-
posted not far from the hole.
stuck a blade of grass in the
hole and waited to see what would
happen. Soon an ant took hold Of
one end and pulled with all his
might, while three other ants pushed
at the opposite end. Together they
got it out.
The next time I stuck two blades
of grass into the hole. The ants
removed one, but as they could crawl
in and out of the hole, even though
the other blade of grass was there,
they did not bother with it. But
one ant was bound to get it out. He
fastened his hind legs to a blade of
grass which hung over the hole, and
fastened his forelegs to the blade
which was in the hole, and without
the aid Of any OF the others he
pulled it out-Margaret Brown
(aged thirteen), in the New York
Tribune.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-19
For the
Younger
Children.

ders; the birds took them ZIP instant-
ly. to the great amusement of the
captain, officers and men.
| was one day performing some
duty on deck when one of the parrots
lighted on my hand. Intent on my
affairs. l threw it OFF more roughly
than l was aware, and it fell rather
heavily on the deck. The owner
picked it up, and caressed it, saying:
The master doesn't like parrots,
does he?" After that the bird all
ways called ME master" whenever
he saw me.
We brought the ship into Ports
mouth. y. H.. on our return home.
Not long after | was walking down
fremont street, Boston, at an hour
when it was filed with people, and
hear1 cry, Master, MaSter!' and,
turning in the direction Of the voice,
| found myself opposite a bird-shop,
in the doorway of which hung an
African parrot.
| went over, and asked the propri-
etor whore he found it. He told me
he had bought it about three months
before of sailor just returned from
the coast of Africa. BY this ] recog
nized :siy old acquaintance. and
stopped some time, going over the
"talkee- talkee" it had been familiar
with on board ship, and apparently
making it very happy. The bird had
known me from the thousands pass
ing the door.-Our Dumb Animals.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-19
A SUMMER STOR Y.

The Indians thought of summer as
a beautiful maiden. They called her
Nippon, and she came among them
in June, clad in green garments.
She built her wigwam near the sun,
covering it with green leaves and
flowers.
Nippon had a grandmother, the
and who always said to her when she
took leave:
My child, never turn your steps
to the north, for Winter lives there,
your deadliest foe. If you meet him
face to face your beauty will vanish,
your green gown will fade, your hair
will turn gray and all your strength
will go from YOU
But Niuon gave little heed to the
warning of the Rain. The forbidden
country of the north looked strange
ly beautiful in the distance. 1t was
a wonderful land, with shining lakes
and high blue mountains and bright
rolling rivers She was drawn to-
ward it against her will, but all the
time she heard the voice of the Rain
saying:
go back-go back-lest the Win
ter kill YOU"
Still she gave no heed, but jour
neyed on till it grew bitterly cold,
al her green garments grew yell
low and faded At last the wind
blew them away, and her long, dark
hair turned gray-and then white
with the frost, and she lost her
-+rength and could not go back.
The Rain-mother missed Nippon
from her wigwam. The boughs of
leaves were yellow and the flowers
were faded-then she knew what
had happened; Nippon was a prisoner
of grim Winter, way in the North
Country. So she called her bravest
warriors, the South Wind, East
Wind and Warming Breeze, and she
babe them hasten and rescue Nippon
from the clutches of Winter; and
they flew to do her bidding.
AS they entered the North Coun-
try, Winter felt i'll at ease, so he
called his chieftains, the North Wind,
the Northwestern, the Northeast Wind
and all the frosts and sleet and
snow spirits.
Ely" he cried, ''fy to the battle.
Our foes are coming from the SOUTH"
and he grew smaller as he spoke.
There was a mighty battle, but
the driving Rain. and the mild South
Winds broke down the Winters
strength until he was forced to set
his prisoner free. And Nippon, look
ing weary and old, with her white
hair, set out on her homeward jour
ney, but as she walked the sun
grew warmer and the days were
longer and the air was softer.
She grew younger and younger at
each step, until she was fair and
beautiful once more. She went on
and on, until at last she reached her
own wigwam, where she found her
grandmother, the Rain, nearly spent
with the battle.
You were disobedient, my daugh-
ter" said the Rain, ''see that you
never stray again.
But Summer-bOrn again each
years. ever wilful, and grim frozen
Winter is her sternest foe.-Wash-
ington Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-19
SCIENCE NOTES.

Octo Schlick, the noted marine en-
sineer OF Hamburg, now proposes thas
a heavy wheel be mounted in 4 YER
teal axis, SO as to prevent the roll
ing of a ship-actinS on the principle
Of the gyroscope.
DR.. Paul Prayer, an army surgeon OK
Vienna, suggests that moulds OF the
mouths of prisoners would be much
better than finger prints for idenilhca-
ton purposes, as the palate remains
absolutely unchanged throughout HE.
DR.. William j. Holland, director OF
the Carnegie Museum, has prepared
null set of the publications OF the Wu-
scum to be sent to Emperor William
OF Germany. The books are magnlh-
Gently bound and represent months OF
work on the part OF the printers, en-
graVers and binders. There is 4 small
reproduction of the noted diplodocus,
replica OF which is TO be sent TO the
German Emperor, the gift of Andrew
Carnegie.
1t is stated that along the Lincoln
shire Coast the sand dunes which there
fringe the shore are moving steadily IN
land. This, says the London Globe,
is due to the wind from the sea blowing
The sand from the face of the hills over
to the back. At Mablethoype it is SAID
that two acres of the property or one
Individual have thus been buried IN
sand. And at Anderby what used to
be a field behind the dunes is now .
sandy waste 40 yards in front.
Comparisons between the outputs OK
proJectileS from motor-driven and belt
driven lathes show an advantage OF AZ
percent in favor of the former At the
works of the Firth Sterling Steel COM
pany the turning of 6-inch proJectlle
required 1G minutes with the motor
driven lathe and % minutes for the
other, an increase of So percent. SIM
llarly for a finch projectile the time
OF turning was respectively ~ ana
20 minutes. an increase Of 50 percent.
| With the 8-inch projectiles the time
was reduced from 80 to "a minutes. an
increase OF 46 percent.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-19
GETTING EN- All.

"You have nothing that carries with
It the charm of antiquity said the
European.
"Oh, yes, we have" answered tho
rich American. at won't be long be-
fore we have the market in that line
cornerod. We're buying up antiques
faster than YOU can make EN-
Washington Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-19

Working women in the fruit fields
Of California will henceforward work
only eight hours a day instead OF
working from sunrise to sunset, as
they have hitherto done.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-19
LEGAL Remedy.

Mrs. Henpckt-Words fail me.
i;enpekt-Thcn for goodness sake.
Marie, bring foreclosure proceedings
New YORK Sun.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-19
DISCIPLINE.

Dolly's very naughty;
Dolly will not play;
Everything | tell her
Makes her cross to-day.
See how she is pouting.
Oh, what can | do:
Dolly, when she's naughty,
Makes me naughty, too.
Let me see. Surprising,
Dolly, l were YOU.
And was very naughty
What would mother do.
Would she scold and punish
So severely? No
She would say she loved me,
And would kiss me-so.
She would say I gricved her,
That would make me sad;
| should feel so sorry.
Till We both We're glad
So. my little dolly.
I'll be good to YOU:
And you Il be. to please me,
Good and loving. too.
j. Won Seydewitz, in Youths Co
panlon.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-19

4 Boston preacher informed his con-
sregation that in eight years the reign
If the devil vii. come 10 an END.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-19

The Pied Bull Inn, at 1slington, -
said to have been the first house in
England It which tobacco was smok'
ed.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-19

Funny actions of some people are
iue to their lack of sense Of hum.rs
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

latter part of March Charles D. Stew arts new book, Partners of Provi- dence," occasional chapters of which have appeared in The Century-the April number having the narrative of the adventures of "Sam and Rags with the River Show" The book is to have with chapter initials and title-page designs, by o. J. Taylor, in co-opera- tion with the author during a special trip to the Missouri.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Mrs M. J. Crofut of Millville, Nau- gatuck, celebrated her Seth birthday anniversary, last week Thursday, March 14. She is still very active woman and is able to care for her own home without help. THE BEE repre- sentative had the pleasure of calling on her on the birthday anniversary, and enjoyed chat with her. Mrs Crofut has friends in Newtown who will be glad to hear she is we'll and still enjoys fair health.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Several citizens are suggesting that something should be done, this year, toward the improvement of Queen street, a road used largely by people coming to the railroad depot from the southern part of the town. THE BEE would like to see this done and state road built from the Newtown Inn, south to William H. Prindle's.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

The Century's series of portraits from life of favorite actresses in char acter by MT Sigismond de Ivarowski will be continued in the April number with the reproduction of his painting of Miss Annie Russell as sfPuck" in "A Midsummer Nights Dream"-in full color, of course. A critical esti- mate of Miss Russell's "vital interpre- tation" of the character is contributed to the Open Letters of the number by Talcott Williams
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

The time to select Easter gifts Is here; just step in and see what pretty things we are showing this Easter time at such tempting prices-the quality of goods we always sell, the kind which give you perfect satisfac- tion. Hat pins, belt buckles, back and side combs, barretes, purses, brooches and numerous other useful and ornamental articles.-fR Reid & Todd, Jewellers, 1054 Main street, Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Newtown loses desirable family in the departure of MT and Mrs William F. Kutscher and daughter, who leave early in April to make their home in Atlanta, Ga. They are now packing up their household goods, preparatory to making the journey.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Julius Beardsley tells the editor he saw herd of IT deer not far from his place short time since, while his wife counted Is in one bunch the same day.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Amos Culver, the prominent Nau- gatuck cattle man, has been spending the winter in Waterbury, where he has fine suite of rooms at the Elton hotel. His home in Naugatuck is closed for the winter. E
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

D. c. Bacon was 79 years old, Mon day, and was as lively and frisky as a young man of 21. That he may con- ttnue to enjoy vigorous health these many years is the hearty wish of all the residents of the lower Main street colony
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

and Mrs o. S. Russell of Nauga- tuck, who formerly lived in Hunting town district, had little son arrive at their home in Millville, Naugatuck, on Thursday, March '. MT and Mrs
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22
Bernard Keating of Bridgeport passed Sunday with friends in town.

Miss Mary Heating of Shelton passed Sunday at the home of her mother, Mrs P. Heating, in Palestine.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Mrs M. E. Botsford Of Lake George district is again quite poorly and con- fined to her bed. pr E. J. Gale is at tending her.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22
E. M. Peck of Naugatuck are the hap pY QrandparentS

Miss Mary Callahan of Sandy Hook and Mrs Clark Page of Berkshire were in Naugatuck, last week, the guests of Mrs Abigail R. Wells, who formerly lived in Sandy Hook.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Mrs A. D. Burritt, who is i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs Charles B. Beers of Palestine, does not gain as her friends would wish.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Miss Minnie Ives of New Milford has been the guest, the past week, o MT and Mrs CA. Lake in Hawleyville
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Mrs Albert w. Fairchild is suffering from nervous affection. Dr F. J. Gale attends her.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

L. c. Morris and family spent Sun day in Bridgeport, the guests of ID and Mrs Edwards M. Smith.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Ernest Wheaton passed Sunday in West Cornwall, the guest of his uncle, Agent McCreedy.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Miss s. J. Scudder and Miss M. Eliz- abeth Scudder left, last Tuesday, for a month $ stay in sunny Florida. While there they will make a short visit with Rev and Mrs J. P. Hoyt, formerly of NewtOWn
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Selectman Hermon H. Peck passed Saturday In Bridgeport, the guest of MT and Mrs J. A. Morris
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Frank Bates of Danbury spent a few days, last week, with his wtfe's parents, MT and Mrs Charles l.. Briscoe, in Taunton.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Miss Anna V. Keane has been i'll with the grip for the past week, under Dr Kiernan's care.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Miss Kate Tomlin and Miss Alice Scudamore spent Friday in Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

Mrs E. G. Lake was in Fair field, last Friday
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

The "Royal Baker and Pastry Cook - containing over 800 most practical and valuable cooking re- ceipts-free to every patron. Send postal card with your full address.
The Republican journal., 1907-09-26
in Bangor last Monday on business.

in Bangor last Monday on business
Mrs. N. j. Reagan entertained the H.
Fl. Club, Sept. 18th. A good time was
enjoyed by all present. The ladies
from out of town were Mrs. Ruth
Snow of Connecticut, Mrs. Lydia
Pierce, Miss Mary Pierce of Peabody,
Mass, Mrs. Lenora Woodland of Mel
rose, Mass, Miss Emily CHM of Au-
burndale, Mass, Mrs. Inez Reed and
son Merrill of White Head, Mrs. George
Gruby OF Boston.--Mrs. Della Rowe
of Belfast is visiting relatives and
friends here.-Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey
Snow of Norwalk, Conn, visited rela-
tives here last week.-Miss Elmira
CHM of Damariscotta is visiting rela-
tives here--G. B. Brown and wife
and Mrs. Della Rowe visited in Frank
fort last Sunday.-Mrs. Inez Reed
and son Merrill of White Head visited
relatives here last week.-Edgar Har-
riman of Portland and lady friend
are visiting relatives here Ashley
Littlefield of Boston, visited his aunt,
Mrs. M. A. Littlefeld, one day last
week.
The Republican journal., 1907-09-26
TIE FERNALD FAMILY.
Four Generations Live in Belfast.
Correspondence Boston Globe.


BELFAST, Me-, Sept Is. Four gener-
ations, in direct line, of the family of
Lewis 0. Fernald live in Belfast.
Lewis 0. Fernald was born in Lin
colnville, Me-, Oct. II, 1927, and worked
on his fathers farm until 81 years of
age. After working few years in
Castine he moved with his wife and in
FAINT son to Belfast, where he became
a ship joiner. He began at a time
when hand work was universal, and he
worked at the business, and as house
joiner, long enough to have part in the
| the era of almost exclusive machine
made products. Then a joiner's Exit"
contained hundreds of tools and many
of them, especially the planes, were
made by the mechanic himself, with the
occasional aid of a blacksmith on the
cutting irons. In 1856 Mr.. Fernald
bought lot of land just outside the
city and built a house, which has since
been his home.
/ John S. Fernald, oldest son of Lewis
0. and Cordelia Fernald, was born in
Castine. He began as a boy in the
office of the Progressive Age and has
! been connected with the printing bust
ness in different capacities through life
With his brother Charles, now of
Cleveland, O., as ''roller boy" he
worked on newspapers Oh hand press,
the printing of 240 sheets on one side
being considered good hours work
for a man and boy Printers then
| made their own mixing rollers in the
office by cooking together glue and mo-
lasses and casting the composition in
| mOlds, after the method of our grand
| mothers in making candles. Like his
father, John has seen his trade pass
from the old methods to the present
day of linotypes and fast perfecting
| presses.
Lillian L., eldest daughter of John S.
and Armenia M. Fernald, is the wife of
Albert M. Parsons, shoe factory OPP
erative. Before her marriage she set
type for her father in a job printing
office and her eldest son, Eugene, con-
tinues the family connection-With the
printing office by selling the Boston
Globe to a route of regular customers
on the street.
The youngest in the line of four gen.
erations is Florence Marie, youngest
child of Albert M. and Lillian L. Par
sons.
The four sons and one daughter of
Lewis O. Fernald all learned to set
type when young, and three are now
| connected with the printing business
in Belfast, John S. as newspaper cor
respondent, Lena (Curtis) and Tolman
H. Fernald in job printing offices.
The Republican journal., 1907-09-26
The Badge Of Honesty

Is on every wrapper of Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery because full
list of the ingredients composing it is
printed there in plain English. Forty
years of experience has proven its superior
worth as blood purifier and invigorat-
ing tonic for the cure of stomach disorders
and all liver ills. 1t builds up the run
down system as no other tonic can in
which alcohol Is used. The active medic
inal principles of native roots such as
Golden Seal and Queens root, Stone and
Mandrake root, Bloodroot and Black
Cherrybark are extracted and preserved
by the use Of chemically pure, triple
refined glycerine. Send to DR.. R. V. Pierce
at Buffalo, n. Y, for free booklet which
quotes extracts from well-recognized med
lcal authoritieS such as Drs. Bartholow,
King Scudder, Coe, Ellingwood and q
host OF others, showing that these roots
can be 9opended upon for their curative
action ii all weak states of the stomach,
accompanied by indigestion or dyspepsia
as we'll s i9All bilious or liver complaints
and in a1Lrwasting diseases" where there
Is losS9ffesh and gradual running down
of tNstrength and system.
The Golden Medical Discovery makes
rich. pure blood and SO inyigorates and
feg1lates The stomach. LIVER and bowels,
and. Through them lhe whole system.
Thus all skin affections, blotches, pimples
and eruptions as well as scrofulous swell
lings and old open running sores or ulcers
are cured and healed. In treating old
running sores, or ulcers, it is we'll to in
sure their healing to apply to them DR..
Pierce's All-Iealing Salve. If your drug
gist don't happen to have this Salve in
stock, send tifty-four cents in postage
stamps to DR. R. Y. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, Buffalo. N. Y, and
large box OF the "All-H Healing Salve I"
will reach You by return post.
You can't afford to accept a sec1eS nos
trum as a substitute for this non alcoholic,
medicine OF, KNOWN COMPOSITION, not
even though the urgent dealer may
thereby make a little bigger profit.
Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and ipvigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take
as CANDY.
The Republican journal., 1907-09-26
A Tribute to Waldo County.

1t is claimed that the citizens who
dwell in Waldo county and southern
Penobscot county are the best people
in Maine. They may not be so enthu-
sias:ic and ELUSIVE as residents of
other counties, but they keep we'll, and
like winter apples raised in Maine or.
chards, they become more mellow and
delightful with age. They are dis
tinctly OF the "Old Colony" stock, de-
scendants of the Nayfower strain in
New England blood; stern and SEEM
ingly cold, perhaps, but sound to the
core and of unquenchable faith and
courage. They care little for outward
show, but their big strawberries are
not all on top of the box, their oats are
not made of shoe-pegs, and they never
strive to sell their buckwheat fol
beechnuts.-Bangor News.
The Republican journal., 1907-09-26
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH.

Mrs. A. NJ. Lyan of Roxbury, Mass,
and Mrs. Debora Moody of Appleton
are visiting their cousin, Mrs. Phebe J.
G. Wade-What might have been a
serious fire was discovered Saturday in
the Fir Wigwam" owned by yelling
ton L. Hallett of Brookline, Mass. In
repairing the house the kitchen chimney
was torn down and they were obliged to
use another chimney which had not
been used for number of years. The
chimney caught fire and in turn set fire
to the woodwork and paper near the
funnel inside the house. Had it not
been discovered when it was the house
must have been burned, and as it is
near other houses would probably have
swept the whole Beach as there is no
water supply and very few wells in the
vicinity-Mrs. Perley Coombs and
children, who have occupied Juniper
Lodge for a few weeks, returned to
Providence, r. l., Saturday, and Sun.
day morning another party took pos
session. This cottage is rarely unoccu-
pied from early spring until late in the
fall 1t is owned by Mr.. Gilbert Coombs
of rovidence-Mrs.S Sarah Houlton is
a guest of Prof. and Mrs. J. II. Gil
BERTH at Melody Manse-Mrs Phebe
Heal is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fannie
Moody, in Whitefield-Our summer
visitors are nearly all gone. Those
who left recently are Chas. Coral and
wife of Boston, Joseph Crehore, wife
and children of Peabody, Mass, DR..
and Mrs. knott and Miss Orff of New
York, Mrs. Peabody, Mrs. Dyer and
children Dorothy and Otis of Washing
ton, D c. and the Griffin family of
Cambridge, Mass.-Mrs. Sam Stevens
and daughters, Lola and Bell visited
Mrs. Stevens brother, Chas. Burgess, in
Appleton recently-Royal Howe of
Brookline, Mass, is visiting relatives in
town-David McCobb, wife and
children, spent Sunday with Mrs. Nc
Cobb's parents, c. A. Warren and wife.
&C. A. Warren, Jr., who cut his leg,
has returned to his work in Camden
Mrs. Dora Currier of SargentviIle is
visiting Mrs 0. E. Ames at ''The Ems. -
John Coombs and Miss Geneva
Dow of Camden spent Sunday with L..
j. Coombs, it being his birthday.
Among those who called were Robt.
Perry and wife, the Misses Marjory and
Dorothy kellar, Mrs. L. E. Duncan,
daughter Emma and son Charlie. Mr..
Coombs served refreshments consisting
of ice-cream and cake, a real birthday
cake which he himself made. 1t was
very nice, as we can testify.