The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-20

off.a.t.. 40 .,'''ce' Is there really less
'l'ctlEc sympathy today when ths
rs t3H5-'iii'y is laid upon onrsa,ras
az a-I mercly Sentimental cons;da,s
tens are aaniahel? q1eEles the cbr,a
tam Ro-.a.or. ' oA''S
~ ff.oon." wrose Confucius 81
nad my Hiind bent on learning A.
'Ilf'E stool firm. At forty I had
no aoa3t' At fifty / knew the decres
- iie;.Fen. And now at sometbjn,
.iioFe taan twenty-four centuries Chino
mas placed him among the GODS Co
SLOW are the processes Of pergaction
says the Norfolk Ledger-DisDateb.
We believe that a greater navy !,
'he desire OF a large majority OF thu
people OF this country. for the plain
and simple reason that the evo,
spreading interests Of the country de-
nand it. The naval force in the Pa.
cine today is wholly inadeouate fo,
'He needs that NAV at any time arise.
According to the director Of The
census, about one-third OF the people
O. the United States lived in cincs
and large towns in 190Q. ana in few
decades at the present tate of nro
gFes3 over one-half The people win
reside in the large places.
\ Chicago packer who knows tn.
meat business from rancn to restaur.
ant. has surprised many people BY
the statement that the prize corn-fed
hogs OF The West that figure in the
country fairs and looh 50 impressive
n the pictures are nct nearly so
highly priced by the consumer as the
acorn-fed pCrker OF Virginia and the
South.
\ young man in Illinois was killed |
When a train struck his automobile,
and his relatives having sao6 for dam.
ages were AWARDED the sum Of one
dcIa". The verdict has jast been al
firned by the appellate court. The
decision, it appears. says the Indian.
apoiis Star, was rendered on the
ground thai lie mll vas q bachelor,
with 40 che dependent on him, and
the natural assumption. Is therefore,
that the doiias. Represented, in the
judgment Of the t.lry, the value Of an
unmarried man 20 The community.
According to adyices received BY
he Presbyterian Board Of Foreign
Missions. it was learned that the
famine in the northern districts OF
China has reached stupendous pro-
portions. Over 10000 square miles
ire flooded by unprecedented rains,
md no crops have been gathered IN q
section which supports 15,OOO,OOO In
labitants. Thousands of people arc
living on enc meal a day and tnous.
ands more are leaving their homes.
Some have drowned their children
md killed themselves.
Mules have many advantages ovef
the horse. This is known by farmers
who work them side by side. Inc
mile is healthier, stands ten times
the hardships of the horse. He is mol
so subject to disease and Dlenllsnes
Is is the horse to affect the selling
price. He goes sound-no questions
are asked. Buying a mule, no veteFs
mary examination is required. no
is sturdier and more reliable in wofK
harness. The brain Of mule IS la1s'
ar and heavier than that OF the morse.
Charles Darwin said that art OUT
mastered nature in his production. no
i mt on the market one year soon
er.
The system of cooperative "spee
ion AMI testing is likely to be tahen
IN By Maine dairymen, the plan nav
mo- received the approval OF leaalne
interests, announces the Boston C"iu
,ator. A group of say. thirty p,V
ulcers in each place would unite, mr.
ne an experienced tester to maze lne
rounds OF the diaries once iion''
weighing and testing the milk OF eaca
,ow at two milkings. The cost "oala
W 81 nar COW per year. The WORK
n many instances would be done 2!
some skilled employe Of the neafes'
creamery.
A,t,,oreh large sums Of money nave
,een voted by Congress for improve
mont Of rivers ana haroorS' .el =.
mount Of work done is small "nsn
10 oroa AMI extent Of coast ana ~.
> * compared with that Of co,lher me
: = T,,,rona. Thus little Holland WIZ
,nrv two thousand miles OF "a'er 'Ss,s
,a- :. 1narod with forty-thFee thousau.