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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-22
AMERICANS PUSH IN JAPAN.
Methods Place This Country Seecnt
to ENGLAND in Trade There.

Special Agent of the Department G
Commerce and Labor, w. A. Granal
Clark, writing from Japan, has this t.
say in commentator OF the enefset:'
methods employed by American bust
ness men in the Mikado's empire:
Contrary to the almost universal
cry that the American manufacturer
and merchant does not pay enough
attention to the foreign market, does
not send out men to study the neeas
of the market, and will not cater to
these needs when found, this cannot
be said OF his action on most lines IN
regard to Japan. OF all the foreign
nations doing bus.aess here the
American is the most enterprislng
and persistent, and American goods
are very popular. The British mer-
chant has been here long time and
is rooted in the soil, the German ca
tiers to small orders and gives long
credits, but both are, losing to the
American.
The increase of American goods is
shown by the fact that in 1895 the
United States supplied only $4,759,00O
worth of goods to Japan out of total
of $66,311 900 in imports, Great Brit
ain leading with $23,173,0OO, and
China, Germany and India following
in order. In the year ending June 80.
1905, the United States ranked sec
ond with $51,935,O00, Great Britain
leading with $57,459,000. In 1895 we
supplied only little over seven per-
cent, in 1905 We supplied over twenty
one percent of the total imports.
During the RussoJapanese war
American manufacturers paid especial
attention to this market and gave the
quickest deliveries.
Since the war the import has drop
ped of, owing to the reaction and the
cutting off of the necessity for war
supplies; also to the fact of so many
men being turned back into the av-
enues Of peace and producing what,
before, they had to import. American
exports to Japan, which jumped to
$51,710,6S3 in 1905, dropped in 1906 to
$38,464,952. The falling off is not
confined to American interests, how
ever, as English and other shipping
complain of similar decline.
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rs he close friend?" II should say
30. He wouldn't even lend me a dol
lar." -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Dear. you know Jack was just crazy
to marry me-" remarked the new bride
"Yes. That's what everybody thinks.
milwaukee Sentinel.
An English wit remarked of English
women that while romance made
wrecks Of them, marriage made them
look like public buildings.-HarleQui
Copy Reader-Man dropped dead in
Turkish bath. How'll l head the
story? Night Editor-Another Sweat
Shop Outrage.-Cleveland Plain Deal
er.
1--WE just heard of an auto that
will annihilate time and space" well.
the present sort is good enough for me.
1t annihilates everything, in sight,
Life.
Ethel: I hear that Mrs. Newwed is
taking the Jiu Jitsu training.
Maude: Well, she had to do some
SAA06 W CAoOAC ACA W A0ACAO IudI Nd.
by.-Life.
Dentist-"I've filled all of your teeth
that have cavities, sir" Mahoney-
well. thin, fill tn rist av thin, too
thin whin tn cavities come they'll be
already filled, b'gobs!' PUCK.
Mamma-"There, Dick; you just go
right to bed without mouthful of sup
per-" Dick-"Oh, mamma, l can't
sleep on an empty stomach" NAM
ma-"Then turn over on your back
Judge.
Joakley-"I understand Crooks is
anxious to be a Congressman-at-large.."
Coakley-''You mean ex-Congressman
Crooks? Why he's in the penitentiary
serving sentence" Joakley-"Ex-
actly."- Press.
A joke came into an editorial sane
tum where it was i'll received. "Con-
sidered as a mere JEST" it admitted,
Il may not be without defects. Never
theless, there is due to age such respect
Is should guarantee me civil treat
nent" This view, indeed, seemed so
reasonable that in the end it pre-
gailed.-Philadelph Public Ledger.
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The Family Ghost.

The Scepticism of Mr.. Justice Joyce
concerning the hypnotic influence COM
planned of by one of the parties in a
case tn at ended yesterday has sort OF
precedent in the refusal of a court SEES
sion judge in Edinburgh to recognize
the hoary tradition of family ghost.
The circumstances of the case were pc
Countess's life in an Edinburgh Office.
The lady soon afterward died, and the
Insurance company, when called upon
to settle the claim, declined
They alleged that, before the policy
was made out, the Earl had learned
that the famous Airlie family ghost
the spectral drummer-had been
beating a tattoo at the Earls seat of
Cortachy Castle, in Forfarshire; which
would indicate that a member of the
ancient line, or the wife of one, was
about to die.
It was insinuated that the Earl, by
insuring his wife after this dread pro-
monition had been given, was attempt
ing to obtain money by false pretences.
Therefore the Earl sued the company
for the sum in dispute. The judge
pooh-poohed the defence, and gave
Judgment for Lord Airlie.
The ghost, which is still believed to
be attached to the house, is said to be
that of a drummer whom an old-time
Lord Airlie had headed up in his own
drum and flung from the castle ram
parts. There is nothing improbable in
that, at any rate. The old nobility OF
Scotland was never at any time liable
to be mistaken for Humanitarian
League.-London Daily News.
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Color of Fruit.

It matters little about the color OF
fruit used in home consumption, but
market fruits must have good color,
as the eye is caught by it and tins
leads to a more ready sale. Gear
air and sunshine are the first requl-
sites for producing color, and for this
reason the Connecticut hills are par
ticularly adaptable to the needs OF
the fruit raiser. Trees should be
open headed, well cultivated in the
early season and not at all later
Proper fertilization is also an i'm
portant factor.
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Gypsy Moth Fight.

In his talk on injurious insects Or.
". E. Britton spoke at Hartford
Conn, of the fight with the gypsy
moth over in Stonington, and advo-
Gated that the Government use a few
thousands of dollars nov to prevent
it from breaking out extensively,
rather than spend hundreds of thou
sands of dollars later Which, the pest
has good start. The San JoAe scale,
he said. is always with us, aid the
present mild winter might bk ex-
pected to produce it in greater num-
bers this year. Spraying is the OILY
effective method OF fighting this pest.
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*|ftbE ~ arm

p IDa l'o''latlon contains spD,,
~, ,%enty-fonr per cent. p rSy'''|
p ps. cent tat IL, six per cent , y
per cent fibre and forty.s;,' y
staFeAy matter, and vo,ls 1
d hundred n' unmixed. at rev., y
r Professor Lindsay, Of Ia, ~
experiment Station, ha, ' "
success with a mixture n, y
lol.o"s g.. One hundred po ,as
meal hLty pounds wheat t h.'|
pounds flour middlings, w., s.'l
gluten feed and fifty n r,s
scrap it contains twe atss]
cent protein, six per cent }
per cent. ash, four per cent !
hffy-one per cent. starchy NAV
cos's u , %, a hundred, upnl
retail. The scrap NAV 1 hs
and mixed in with the grai IN j
as it is deemed Necessary, 81
lures may be fed either dr., -, =!
INTO a friable mash with d, n
or not water. together with !,
salt. ""4
To the writer the n,o,,,.)
cornmeal seems too prs,. "' ]
Lindsay formula, especial,
greedy fowl. This has be-,
perlence, the hens getting j
lazy. The Maine man conn, :, !
to his idea of a we'll balanesd
although it is rated as eo,,'
one per cent. NOR, fat th,,
former. This is easily oveup,
the greater bulk per pound i, !,
of the bran. Either formul, ,
be benefited by the additio, !
per cent. cut clover.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-22
Crown Princes Romance.

The crown prince Of Sweden, now
regent, when youth fell in love With
the daughter of country clergyman.
He wanted to renounce his royal rights
in order to marry the girl of his
choice, but his parents induced him to
give up the idea of such an alliance
Tall, slight, with thoughtful but rath.
er narrow face and intelligent and
sensitive eyes, this descendant of a
small French provincial lawyer on the
one hand and of a long line Of German
sovereigns on the other looks more
like q civil engineer than a future
king bath News.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-22
The Sympathetic I!F. :

"Do you know ren'a.I md
with a cold in MS ne' ,roey,
pounding away on n'a ;. me d
machine, Il have come " ~ 4
sion that this keyoo"'' r,sr5|
genuinely sympathetic. - n
I've started to write a WIZ -, Z
was taking, would sno" ~
cold was the blamed .r.,ll
would spell it just the s..s,ld|
pronounce it. The keys IN,
dids,' 'brilliadt' an cn -
r could catch it, so tns ~,
to stop and think out -
word is spelled before -
it goes agaid-doSn'
Press.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-22

A Spanish laundry has a stationary
tub In 1t, but this increases labor in
stead Of tightening it, for unless rain
has filed the tub, which is out of doors
In the court yard water has to be drawn
from the well to I'LL It
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-22
What a Boys Life ; vostI

A new valuation on " NV
ten-year-old boy was MAJ " :, :,
in the Supreme Court, Dep' ,.,. =,
Ford, in which Mary N'I In.
awarded s395S.Ss s- wv A m.,
her son Harry Inc W. .sa
over by a wagon ownea v , ~.
son Coal Company, OF ne :. IN tn
January 10, 1904. seluI :, - =. ~
lar cases hye run iroI
600. ,,,.t,ce)
In cha ,ging the jur! !. .. .sar
admonisled them tina! y NV. INV
a verdic. for the mo'ns' W. "a.
award only such sum a. :" - !,
the rs service would Se'T w. !
tot w. Of his majority y !,
to minutes " W.
Y and then awaruea !. VEL,
..s5S s33.-New YORK "'9
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-22
Poultry Rations Recommended.

The Maine Experiment Station rec
3mmends the following mixture for
laying hens: Two hundred pounds
wheat bran. 100 pounds middlings.
100 pounds gluten meal, 100 pounds
linseed meal, 100 pounds corn meal
and 100 pounds beet scra2s;I this
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-22

The ability to keep constantly and
untiringly at the same thing is what
makes a genius or bore, according to
the Springfield Qll) Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-22

The Springfield Union recommends
that while the Japanese are being lect-
ured on the necessity for commercial
honesty, it is instructive to read that
a line of 1915 shoes from America
was lately landed in Australia of which
the Sydney Bulletin says: THE only
scrap of real leather about them was
shaving on the soles, the rest con-
sisting of a cloth that looked like
kid, some wood, some paper and about
80 stitches
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-22

A million Chinese are starving, and
the government has set aside $4,000.
900 to begin the reconstruction of
their navy, notes the New York World.
China will soon be civilized.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-22

In these days Of instantaneous COM
munication by wire, the Boston Posts
thinks, there is no excuse for ignor-
ance Of the exact position of delayed
trains at any point of their slow pro-
gress, and surely no justification for
withholding the information FROM per.
sons at the station, chatting at the non.
appearance of expected friends.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-22

Mr.. William Dean Howells con-
tinues to inform us, observes the At
lanta Constitution, that Genius is
hard work" AS the farmers hope for
an early season, he must have an eye
to the strenuous spring blowing.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-22

The New York Evening Sun de-
clares: 1T is possible that in time
we may reach the happy condition
when every citizen twenty-one years
of age will be compelled to show
cause why he has not the degree Of
bachelor of arts
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-02
TIRED OF LIFE EARLY
Harvard Professors Son Becomes a
Trappist Monk.

trapptst Monk.
Joseph Dwight. twenty-five years
old, the son OF Professor rhomos
Dwight OF Harvard university. has De.
come tired of the pleasures OF this
world and Joined the Trapplst order OF
Our Lady OF the Valley at Lonsdale
Il. I. His decision has mot the an.
prov0l OF his parents
He was formerly student IN the
Massachusetts Institute OF Technology
In the class OF '0i, but lid not Qradu.
nte on account OF M health. After
leaving college he went TO work "a
clerk IN the employ OF uoughton. Mit-
film 4 Co. where he remained a year.
Illness again compelled him to give
up, and ON his recovery he decided 20
devote his life To religion His life I'm
the monastery win be that of rccluse.
silence is mandatory among the Trap.
pists. with the exception of the morn.
ing prayer.
The monks rise at a. M. and aftor
an hour of prayer purtako of hard
bread ana black coffee They 40 out
into the fields In charge OF French
priests ana work until noon. when
they have II dinner OF vegetable soup,
with plenty OF bread They sleep until
o'clock, when they go out into the
fields again, staying this time until q.
supper is served at Z, ana the monks
80 TO bed at = o'ClOcl,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-02

GIVES MAN NEW EYELlDS.
Remarkable Operation Performod by
Kansas City Surgeon.

Through the science OF surgery Ar.
thur Zimmerman OF 325 Franklin ave.
nue. Kansas city. west side. has been
provided with new cyelidS Zimmer.
man was burned 10y tar more than "A
year ago After he was DISCHARGED
from the hospital the skin OF the eye
lids began 10 contract. and hc could
not close his eyes. This threatened his
tight
\ short time ago he was taken 20 St
Margarcts hospital The cuticle over
the eyes was carefully removed 10y the
surgeons and new skin, taken from the
thigh. grated over the muscle of the
eyelid. Several operations have been
required to get this skin properly
placed. The physicians think that soon
the patient viii be able TO open md
close his eyes as easily or almost as
easily rs he would had he not been I'm
jured. One thing only will bc lacking
eyelashes. These surgery cannot supply
The skin had also contracted about
the mouth. ana an operation was nee
essary 10 widen the mouth This was
done 10y making small mClsions at
each corner and sewing the inner mem
brane 10 the outer skin.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-02

came running mp. Winters turned
over the infant and Miss Bassctt to
him and, snotching his hat aud coat.
ran after them 20 the police station 10
prefer charges against Miss Eu-sctt,
who was tcarfully trying 10 cSpia.u.
but whose explanations were chcokc]
by the policeman
Mrs. Winters was so badly upset by
the unexpected outcome OF the plan
that she waited until her husbnnd re-
turned home before she explained Tie
AFFAIR 10 him II took several hours
before she convinced him that 30 was
true
Meanwhile Mrs steele went 10 hunt
up Miss Bnssett and was also locked
up in the police station Mrs. steele
procured bonds and was released at 20
iatc hour but Miss Bassctt had 90
ipoud the night I'm Jail
In the morning Everybody WIS iu thc
police court except the infants mo.h-
or. who was still ln the hospital Wm-
theirs said that he was willing to Hko
the child into his home The ruur-os
against Miss Bassott aud Mrs steele
wero dropped, and they went boob 60
the hospital 90 tell young in.s steele
about tine adventure while Mr. and
Mrs Winthers took thc baby home.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-02

Swnrtz ever represented any person or
party Mt n convention. and II so whom
did he representT
lie represented woman that is.
he nXcd himself UP ns Il model. upou
whom dresses were fitted Thcu. after
he was dressed, he went into the re
ceptlon room and showed them on"
WHO, II any one, assisted him In
drosslnRT
Mrs. Hammond helped him some"
state lf you know or heard he had
corset on beneath the dress"
II did not know. but I heard II snld
Mt the convention that hc had corset
on. lie looked 10 me as II he might
have had corset on, but OF course /
didn't make any examination"
This witness also said that SWartZ
had written several lcltcrs to Mrs.
Hammond aud that she had seen the
two together several times both In st.
Louis and In jefferson city. where
Mrs. Hammond also had a dr,ssmnk
Ing establishment
lie made four trips year. aud they
were together every day of his stay.
At the dressmakers' convention their
booths ndjoined."
She was nsked II the plaintiff ever
received letter from Swnrtz ana said
she did when she was in st. Louis mt
her store on Jefferson avenue"
lie said something I'm the letter
about being up until o'clock drinking
cocktails. II was very comical letter.
Mrs. Hammond read the letter To me.
but all I can remember is the part
about cherries and cocktails"
These letters were disposed Of by
burning, 80 the witness said. 'IIkc
most OF us do. I had love AFFAIR OF
my own at that time. and that rs how
/ disposed OF my letters"
once when Swartz called on Mrs
Hammond she said. Mr.. Hammond
called Mrs Hammond out Of the room.
and Swartz walked bnck and forth
two or three times Then he came and
sat down on the table where I was nj
work and said Isn't that woman crazy
t0 live with such mnnT"
Once Mrs. Hammond prOpouuIed It
hypothetical question to Lille Marie
Ehrhnrdt, but the Witness did not an
swer g. Mrs Hammond asked me-"
Miss Ehrhardt said. If Dc Wus wrong
for married woman 10 walk through
park with % single man 10 ho knew
the circumstances OF her trouble and
cOnsoled her"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-02
ELECTRlFlES SEANCE.
Indiana Man Routs spooks With /.
Pocket Lamp.

Calvin Perry OF Anderson. Ind, re.
Gently pleaded guilty In the city court
to drawing n revolver while breaking
up II splrituallst seancc conducted by
J. &. lIlnderer There were n dozen
people In the circle In the dark room
scancc when Perry suddenly flooded
the room with light 10y flashing pock.
OF electric lamp
He said the light revealed IImderor
with one end of n trumpet 10 his mouth
ana the other end pointed 90 the ceiling.
Just before lac turned ON the light Per-
ry said he had asked the spirits 10 tell
him about his father ANA that they
said his father was doing well aud hap
by lnNhc spirit land,
Perry's father, however Is not dead
nnd lives iu this city When Perry
turned the light ON he alleges that Him
dcrcr undertook 10 assault him and
that lie struck lIindcrcr ON the head
with the pocket lamp Imdcrcr chnrg-
'd that Hcrry drew revolver
The scnuCo broke MP In confusion.
several women almost fantmg from
fright Perry made no denial that he
had revolver, and nc left It with the
police
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-02
Fi,hinn bn Eloetrioltn.

Catching fish by electricity IL the lat
est in the angling line The old meth.
DDS of Izuok Walton must retire n. The
verdHnt pines only don't let the game
warden cntch you fishing boy electricity.
Frank Shlrrow, Low Smith and Hen
~ Cuchlkc went t0 Pine lake. thirty
miles from Detroit not long ago They
tied one end of 500 fcct Of wire 10 the
Detroit United railway trolley wire,
sunk the wire in lhc lake aud then tied
the other end of thc wire 10 the trolley
feed. Thousands OF n-h that swan
within the electrical zone under the
waters were cicrtrocutcd ond hoated
10 the top where The men were wait
ing IN a b0nt The game warden heard
about 81, and the men were arrested
ana fined S1i45 each for unlawful fish
ing
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-02
CATCHES A HUMAN STORK.
Hartford Man Discovers Woman Put.
ting Baby on His Doorstep.

ting Baby on His Doorstep.
The plan OF Mrs Neil Wmthcrs OF
Hartford, Conn, aud her former house
maid. Margaret steele, TO play the
stork and induce Winthcrs TO take into
his home Miss Steelcs baby hoy failed.
and Mrs. steele. grandmother of the
infant, and Miss Clarinda Bassett were
pat in jail. charged 10y Wnthers with
trying 60 abandon the child
Mrs. Winters tx Chldlcss and often
confessed 10 her maid that she wished
she had children Miss Steele recalled
these longngA as she lay i'm the Hart
ford hospital maternity ward with her
newly born babe. She reminded her
mother Of Mrs Winthers wish and
Mrs. Steele volunteered TO go to Mr.
Winters and ask her To take her
daughters little son. healthy two
weeks old infant Mrs. Wnthcrs was
delighted with the idea. She induced
Clarinda Bussett 10 play the active part
OF the friendly stork Miss BasscIt
IS twenty years old and f. an
officer In the Parltville Christian En-
deayor union
II was very late at night when Miss
Bassett, carrying the boy in a basket.
tiptoed In the driving slcct TO the Win
theirs back door. At that moment WIN
theirs opened the door and took I'm the
situation at glance.
"Oh, no! Trying TO palm off a brat
on me!" he shouted. ITS the lookup
for you"
Miss Bassett cried out. nnd Win
theirs called Police" 4 pntrolman
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-02

The Rev. j. 70 uammm VI the Han.
son Place Methodist Episcopal church.
brooklyn filed the pulpit Of thr Meth
odist Episcopal church ot soyyIIc.
y. Y. on recent Sunday lie was
earnestly preaching from The text
Look well 20 your formation" and
leaning heavily ON the pulpit desk
when suddenly the desk won't tum-
bling or the high plafam over tho
altar rail, nearly hitting tine dcvout
lnymen in the front seat aud scattering
tho Bible and the preachers notes
among the holders Of tha uew The
tged preacher barely escaped tumble
sver the altar with the heavy desk
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-02
MAN WORE CORSETS.
He Did II to Display Costumes
Made by His LadyIove.
SHE WAS ANoTHER'S WIFE.

swartI's Amisbllity Led TO Domestic
Jars, and Now Mrs. Hammond Sues
For Divorce - Her Husband Gets
Back at Her.
In her deposition, taken In Jefferson
city, Mo, lille Marie Erhnrdt n wit
ness for Thomas Lewis Hammond. who
IL being sued for divorce 10y his wife.
Rosa Leo Hammond, says that tray
cling salesman named Swartz paid
Mrs. Hammond great deal or ntten-
tion, even going SO far as To wear a
corset In order 10 better display cos
tunes made by Mrs. Hammond
This, she deposcd was during the
dressmnkers' convention held I'm st.
Louis In 1904 Swnrtz. she said. acted
os model for Mrs. Hammond
The attorney taking the deposition
asked her. "Do you remember N MIR.