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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15
Less Hog Cholera.

There seems to be decidedly less
trouble with hog cholera the last two
or three years than formerly There
are several reasons for this. First
and foremost, farmers are learning to
retain their old brood sows longer.
which tends to give more constitution
for the offspring. They are also
her litter more of a mixed ration, in
other words, more of balanced ra-
ton, which means they are feeding
for good, ricn blood, which will con.
tain plenty of bone, muscle and nerve
food.
Hog raisers now have come to see
the necessity of summer pastures.
which also means healthier pigs as
we'll as cheaper pork. | have no
doubt that hog cholera Will again APP
pear some time, for men will forget
their past experience and fall back
into the old ruts. We are about as
fcrgetful to-day as were the children
OF Israel in olden times. We look
back at them and say, why should
they need be told over and over the
same thing? Why should they not
remember their past experiences and
keep in the right road ever after
ward? Men have not changed much.
and we forget the sad experience OF
the past just about as quickly.
In the main, however, we are pro-
L. I>z1s SO
that cholera will gradually become a
thing Of the past as hog raisers come
to understand their animals better
and keep in closer touch with ma
lures laws and obey them. Health
Ter hogs will also have a tendency to
increase the consumption of hog pro-
ducts. So we need not fear that pork
raising will be overdone.-Southern
Cultivator,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15
HIS DAY OFF.

He was the boss was the first to come
When the day began-and he MADE tnlhss
hum.
He would hustle round with impatient
jerks
And instil some life in the lazy clerks:
1t was fine how he'd scold and scon
At the thought that he ought to take
day off.
Why, he'd doubt the clock when 1t
chmed at noon,
And he'd swear that the hour had come
Go out to eat? Waste that time at lunch? ?
Not he. He would sit at his desk and
And sputter the crumbs when he took a
bite
And told the stenographer what to write.
Year in. year out. he was on the go. :.
He said: TOO busy to rest. you know.
And the dollars grew to a wondrous pile.
But still he would wear that sarcastic
smile
When some one suggested time fol
play,
Or told Of the need of holiday.
1t was yesterday that we met him last
We were on the street, he was riding past.
And we stopped and looked as We turned
to go.
For the. wonder was that his pace was
slow.
But the rig was new and the horses
trim
1t was his day off, for they buried him.
New England Grocer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15
BarnyaTd Manure.

One of our professors at the uni
versity' was fond Of quoting to US
boys: "The unexpected always hap
pens" 1t certainly often happens. -
We are surprised at the great inter-
est that has recently developed in
the rich Northwest upon the subject
OF saving barnyard manure If with
their deep, fertile soil this has be-
come an important subject, how
much more important is it to our
farmers of the South. Barnyard ma
nure has been justly styled the
greatest by-product on earth and in
our country, it can be said with equal
truth. that it is the least appreciated
and utilized. We saw the statement
that Illinois alone lost $15,00O,O00
annually from lack of proper utiliz-
ing Of her manure. and that the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15
FRIENDS HELP
Paul Park Incident.

"After drinking coffee for Dfeaal
fast I always felt lanQuid ana ou'lI
having no ambition to get 10 IL
morning duties. Then in ABOUT az
hour or SO a weak, nervous defanss1
mont of the heart ana stomach woui9
come over me with such force
yould frequently have to lie down.
at other times l had severe hsau
AGNES: stomach finally became ane'y]
cd and digestion so impaired tna.
had serious chronic dyspepsia an.
corstiratfon, A lady, for many !ea,'|
etata president OF the ". c. !. u
told me she had been greatly oen.
flied bv quitting coffee ard nsln]
Postum Food Coffee; size was 'i es
blad for years with asthma On
said it was no cross to quiz eoA
when she found she could Aa''
delicious an article IS Postum o,I
another lady, VINO had been 'Tou1
Ma Win chronic dyspepsia fer Eeal,
found immediate relief on eeas.A
cofrae ard beginning Postum t"'e en-
DIV She was wholly cured. o
another friend told me that fo's No.
F,ood Coffee was a Godsend 10 No. :.
her heart trouble having o[sl a,i|
Hcyed alter leaving OH cons'
4r~i,c, ~, Postum.
so many such cases eaiu ss.s M
l not'I oa,, '4 Of my trouble and au
and took up Postum days a
than pleased to say Una, 4' am xe
trouble have disappeaTeo' poason.4
and happy "Inefe > ,,r;,la. I
Read, "The Road 70 -"S'
pkgs.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15
THE MoLLYcoDDLE.

His fact an hands is always cleans
The part is always in his hair,
The clo'es he's got amt nary tear
His ties the slickest ever seen.
His shoes is polished every day.
His shrtwaist collars stin an neat
He gives hisself jest dead away,
That kid acrost the street.
He's always smiln' an perlite.
He amt got next to any slang.
He's never train.n' with the gang.
/ know blame well he wouldn't flshL
He always does jest what he's told,
His disposition orfu sweet
My folks say he's as good as g0!os
That kid acrost the street.
Tn layin' for that sissy lad.
IL cit him alone some time.
E.-,lt On his back l mean to CLIMB
sure VIII put him to the bad.
H won't look pretty when I'm through
] 'rean to do the job complete.
won't ae happy till / do
lat i.tI acrost the street.
Chicago Daily News.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15
VIZ 19.-'O7.
PLEASE OMIT FLOWERS.
Three Words in Death Notices Meal
Lot to Florists.
And Nervousness
Trial botik lie udsu ~

Three Words in Death Notices Mead
Lot to Florists.
"Please omit flowers"
Those three words added to an Of
ltuary notice deprive the florists Il
Chicago Of about 100000 yex|
Some of the larger establishment
that cater to a fashionable trade al
hit harder than the small concerMI
but there is no florist in the city wta|
does not feel the loss entailed NJ
the three words quoted above.
There we're about 10000 deaths b
Chicago last year said Maasa|
street florist, land at least one.tenti|
of the death notices printed informed
friends to please omit flowers Whd
some person Of note dies and tlowel1
are to be omitted at the funeral IN
big florists are out all the way fr04
s25 to s100 each. Those who relues
that flowers be omitted are the veg
ones whose friends are well able I
purchase floral tributes, and wal
otherwise 90 SO. Many persons com
t. me in the course Of a year 1
order a wreath or some floral dess
,)r = funeral, not knowing that u
please omit flowers has been pu1
Iished with the death notice. All Y
florists in the city have the same e
perience, and estimate that oa
losses in the year amount to SlVV0ua]
Chicago Record-iterald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15
Modern Farm Methods
As Applied in the South.
Notes of Interest to Planter,
Fruit Grower and Stockman

| United States lost $500, 100000.
These figures are too stupendous to
be taken in, but let us bring the mat
| ter home to all of us. Every two
horse farmer should have ten cows
and twenty head Of hogs, sheep or
small stock The annual manure
from these if properly saved is worth
over $500. How much are you get
ting out of it? Manure left out in
the rain for six months from April to
November loses fifty-three per cent.
| of its value. If allowed to lie in gut
tiers or in thin layers to be leached
| by rain it will lose even more than
this. If manue was properly mixed
with straw or leaves for bedding and
then composted with lime, acid and
| kainit, it would be worth $500, but
as rule our farmers with this
| amount of stock do not realize 500
from their manure.
What would you think of a pack.
ing house that would throw away
their blood and bone" because it
was by-product. We are equally as
guilty of poor and unbusiness-like
management when we do not save
our barnyard manure. We have been
often told that the liquid manure is
worth as much as the solid. We
should have plenty of bedding, &C.
ment floors and cement manure pens
to save all of this as near as possible,
but if we fail here there is absolute
ly no excuse for a man not saving and
utilizing the solid manure. All agree
that the best plan is to remove the
manure daily, direct to the field.
This may be practiced on some few
farms, but here with us now we can
not remove it oftener than twice
year, so we must prepare shelter
for storing it and have some definite
plan to prevent loss from fermenta-
ton. The best way to do this is by
keeping plenty Of litter in your pile
and keep it dampened once in a
while. There is no use crying labor.
labor" If we can not get sufficient
amount of labor to meet our extended
views, then we must curtail our OPP
Cl dLAOuS " COAACAOC WAtA Jul 4oOOA.
The right system properly followed
will give more cash surplus than the
wrong system can ever give us, to say
nothing of the permanent satisfac-
ton one receives. So prepare to save
your manure. We are grateful for
the artificial supply of commercial
fertilizers; they have their place and
accomplish world OF good. but it
will never do for us to depend entire
ly upon them, as many are doing. 1t
is like a miner paying dear for gold
already coined and neglectinS TO dig
the ore from his own mine. DR.. w.
L. Jones in his short but admirable
letter explained to us clearly how
our fathers were driven into our all
cotton, one-sided system OF farming as
result OF the war and the exceeding
high price for that staple, but the
emergencies are all over, and while
we still hear the great cry of the
'South's monopoly" yet there is no
excuse for our not choosing and fol.
lowing out the very best system of
farming now and you can not do this
and neglect to have and utilize all
the barnyard manure you can make
Southern Cultivator
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15


Ills automobile had a red finish
didn't it," Yes, it burned up
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Il thought l would just run over in
my new automobile" We'll, what did
you run Over?"-Baltimore American.
Briggs-Are you fully recovered
from your last operation? Griggs-
No; have still several notes to pay.
Life.
The Sentiment of the Times-"My
darling, will you accept my hand?"
Let me see what you have in it,
Baltimore American.
Wigwag-Love, you know, will find a
way. Harduppe-Yes, but I'm looking
for something that will pay the way
Philadelphia Record.
First Millionaire-You were laid up
in your house all last week, weren't
you?" Second Millionaire-Yes, Sick
ness or investigation committee?"-
Life
Eorrowell-BiOnes is what l would
call fair-weather friend. Wigwag-
All, he has sense enough not to lend
you his umbrella, eh?-Philadelphia
Record.
The Agent-If you have this ma
chine, sir, you won't take anybody's
dust. The Masrate-Then | don't
want it. I'm out for everybody's dust
Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. Trust Magnate (newly rich)-I
want one Of them octopus-shaped
rooms for the library" Cynical Ar
chitect-So appropriate, dear madam.
Baltimore American.
Myer-Jawkins never misses an op-
portunity to state that he is gentle
man. Gyer-Yes, and he has made
the assertion SO often that he almost
believes it himself-Chicago Daily
News
DO you think your name will be
handed down in history?" II can't
discuss that" answered Senator Sorg-
hum. I'm too busy keeping it from
being passed up by the legislature.
Washington Star
What class Of people do you think
has been most benefited by the libra
ries you have founded?" I'm not
sure" answered Mr.. Dustin StaX But
kind Of suspect it's the architects"
Washington Star.
'Er-really," began Mr.. Chestey,
you have the advantage of me, sir
My memory, perhaps. is at fault, but
-" NO" interrupted Pepprey, 1T
isn't your memory, but your manners"
philadelphia Press.
Dudley bought horse the other
day -" Yes, and he was horribly
stuck, wasn't he?" "Oh, you've seen
the horse, them" No. but he told
me he was going to buy one from "a
friend who is in the business Phil
adelphia Press.
Biblophile laghasD-I beg your par
don, madam, bat that book your little
girl is playing with is an old and ex-
ceedingly rare first edition. Caller
Oh, that's all right, Mr.. Vibbert. 1t
will amuse her just as much as if it
were nice and new."-Chicago Trib-
ane
did your bull terrier get a blue rib
bon at the show" Yes" Il should
think you would hang it up in a prom
inent place" mo. You see, this was
A hair ribbon he snatched from lit
tie girl, and l had TO pay her father
not to make any trouble.
Plain Dealer.
Il sat down in my easy chair last
night and picked up that novel Of De
Riter's and it was four o'clock when
| got into bed" Really? Why, | !
found the book exceedingly tiresome
and --" Exactly. 1t was -four
o'clock when woke up in my chair
Press.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15

A Kansas editor wants to kno'
what has become of the old-fashione'
mother whose boys used to get y
the first time She called them. lhA'
easy. She died about million yea'
ago, answers the Topeka State Jor
nal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15

It is never difficult to find an
cuse for those we really love.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-16
ENGINEERS
 AND OFFICIALS
Settle All Their Differences Here and Brotherhood Representatives Have
 Returned to Their Homes.

The general committee of ad- justment for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of the St. Louis Southwestern railway and officials for the railroad ended their conference Friday afternoon after being in session for two days. The railroad officials left yesterday morning for Texarkana, where they will join a party of capitalists on an inspection trip over the lines in 1'exas The conference just ended was held for the purpose of settling the differences between the officials of the railroad and the engineers and to ratify the action taken at the meeting, recently held in Chicago. The matters of diffec- ence were adjusted to the satisfac- ton of all parties concerned. The members of this committee ar E. H. McFadden of division No. 216, Pine Bluff; w. B. Sharp of. division NO. 530, Converse, Tex; '. H. StOl- lard of division No. 443, Jonesboro, and M. M. Bartholomew of division No. 2O1, Tyler, Tex.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-16
HIGH LIFES WON
 SCORE l2 TO 5
Return From d Successful Trip in Southeast ArkanSas-Tal Cbest-
 nut Injured.

Pine Bluffs crack amateur baseball
 team, Miller's High Life, and the McGhee boys Hooked horns in aa interesting nine inning contest at Me boys were Worsted to the tune of l2 to 5. Four errors were made by both teams, but this did not keep the game from being fast. The pitching of Met Gallagher for Pine Bluff was the fea- ture of the game, only four hits being made off his delivery. The batteries were: Gallagher and Chestnut for Pine Bluff and Heron and Payne for the McGhee boys. The High Life boys found Heron for eight hits, while only four were netted from Gal Higher. One sad feature of the game was the injury done Tal Chestnut, who was hit in the eye by tip foul His eyee was pretty badly bruised The boys returned yesterday morning and report that they had a "swell'' time. They were royalty received wherever they went and they are pleased over the results of their trip. The boys took two straight from Lake Village, but struck a snag' at Ar kansas City, where they only won one out of three. They also took one game from McGhee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-16
MEMORIAL SERVICES
 AT BELLWOOD TODAY

The memorial anniversary ex- ertises of the 1. 0. o.s F. and the kebekah lodge will be held this aft ernoon at Bell~eod cemetery at 3 o'clock. The members will meet in their hall, No. 393 1-2 West Bar raque street, at 2 o'clock and will leave for the cemetery at 2:3O o'clock As everyone has been urged to bring all the flowers they can, large floral offering may be expected. An urgent appeal has been made to the members and a full attendance is looked for All visiting members have been invited Reverend w. D. Buekner and C. l. Stephens will make addresses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-16

the center of the city bore it's usual appearance, but the industrial sec tion literally bristled with troops Every railroad station was occu- pied this morning by two com panies of infantry and two squad rons of cavalry and armored mil- itary trains were held in readiness, in view of the possibility of an outbreak of railroad strike, and the reserves of all regiments were confined to the barracks. All rail- road stations were watched by the secret police in order to prevent the escape of the Social Demo- cratic deputies and revolutionary agtators, among whom a general exodus is expected to begin as soon as parliament is dissolved
 Before the decision of the gov- e1nment to demand the suspension of 5 Social Democratic members of the house was made knOW1, the central committee of the Social Democratic party, in accordance with decision of congress recently held in London, issued a proclama- ton prohibiting members of the party from participating in highway robbery, now so frequent. and the local organzation was ordered to take measures to prevent acts o5 terrorism and brigandage and to dissolves the fighting organizations of the party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-16

St. Petersburg, June 15.-Iha second Russian parliament, the As sociated Press is informed on mia isterial authority, will be dissolved tonight by an imperial ediet as soon as the lower house. acts on Premier Stoiypin's ultimatum
 The possibility of the house granting the governments demand for the suspension of 5 Social Democrats, members of the parlia- ment, who are cheI.;:al with con spring against the present re9imc. is not being consIieteI by either side.
 The clty has agala assumed the appearance of bein- armed cau-a- pie. The guard regiments last night left their summer camp at kras~ noye Sein for St. Petersburg aud throughout the night attachments of infantry and cavalry have been arriving here. The garrison at St. Petersburg is now double it's or dinary strength the guard regi- ments having been replaced by regiments of the line when the former went into camp. Long lines of transport wagons with camp equipages. etc. trayeled through tie main streets all morning. in, terspersed with occasional detach ments of cavalry and infantry marching to quarters Otherwise
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-16
MISSIONARY NOTES.

The WDmans Home Mission Soci- ety of the Lakeside M. E. church met in business session at the church Monday, June 10. at 3 30 D. m. There was good attendance of members and three visitors.
 Mrs. Lena Donaldson conducted the devotional, using the Bible study for the month and hymns 332 and 334.
 The president, Mrs. Mcclellan, then took charge of the business meeting.
 Roll call. Response with Bible quotations.
 Minutes of last meeting read and ap- proved.
 Reports from first, second and third vice presidents and agent of Our Homes
 While the treasurer was busy col lecting dues, Jack Horner Pie was passed. Every one took out a plum with missionary item, which they afterward read
 Some unfinised business from last meeting was completed. Then we had a fine and very interesting report fro4u our delegate, Mrs. N. T. Roberts, of the conference at Hot Springs.
 Brother Watson asked for a few minutes and presented the missionary paper, "Go Forward" All who were not subscribers already gladly gave him the amount of the subscription, for to be. interested in missions one must be posted.
 The next meeting, June IT, will be our regular quarterly social meet ing, to be held at the residence of Mrs. s. C. Farrar on South Main street.
 Dismissed with our motto, 'Let us not be weary in we'll doing" Gal. 6:9.
 REPORTER.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-16
FAKE STORY OF
 A MURDER PLOT
Report, Wholly UnfOunded, Was That There Was a Plot to AssaSSinate Vice President Fairbanks and
 Senator F0raker at the
 Morgan Funeral.

Montgomery, Ala, June 15-Gov
 B. B. Conner and large party of state officials left here this morn ing for Selma to attend the fu- neral of Senator John T. Morgan. Senator Frazer of Tennessee joined the funeral party here. Along with Congressmen Wiley. Clayton. Rich ardson and Heflin, Congressman Craig met the train at Atlanta and conducted it through to Selma. Be- cause of fake, story that plot had been formed to assassinate the vice president and Senator For aker, half a dozen police officers
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-16
WORK ON Y. M. c. A. BUILDING PROGRESSES
Contractors and Force of WOrkmen Remodeling the Big Building in Quick FashiOn-SOme Inn
 DrOyementS.

The work of improvement on the Merrill Institute is progressing with rapid strides. The Prather Construction company of Fort Smith, who have secured the gen. eral contrart, are pushing the work with all possible speed. The gallery of the gymnasium has been torn down. the floor has been taken up and men are already at work excavating for the swimming pool. This will be completed as soon as possible, since the pool is being looked forward to by so many of the members. The ladies waiting room has been separated from the lobby by bricl: wall. The plumbers have already begun work and it will soon be completed. The wall between the secretary's pri- vate office and the waiting room has also been torn down and these two rooms will be made into one. The force of men at work will soon be increased and everything else will be done to turn the remodeled building into the hands of the building committee as soon as pos sible.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-16

By borrowing books and apply ing himself while following his daily vocation, he finally managed in August, 1898, to be admitted to the bar to practice law in this state, and opened an office at Sheri dan, where he followed his chosen profession until October of the fol- lowing year when he removed to this city, where he has since resided and been engagd in the practice of his profession.
 While he lived in Grant county he served his people one term as county surveyor and one term i'll the legislature, being one of the youngest men that ever served in that body. He came to Pine Bluff soon after the adjournment of that session.
 MT. Nixon, by his sturdy efforts and recognized ability, Is enjoying perhaps, the largest criminal prac- tice of any lawyer in southeast Ar kansas, and, though young man, is recognized as one of the best pleaders in the state. He is in every way qualified to fill the office, full of energy and one of the best campaigners in the state. He is closely identified with the laboring interests of the district, and we predict that the winner of this race will find him factor to 'rekon with before the campaign closes on August 23.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-16
T. HAVIS NIXON
 HAS ANNOUNCED
Young Pine Bluff Practitioner Will Re in the Race for Prosecuting At tOrney of This District From
 Start to Finish.

In another column of today's |Graphic will be- found the an- [nouncement of T. Havis Nixon as Ia candidate for prosecuting attor- |ney for this district.
 To those familiar with the court proceedings of this county for the past five or six years, MT. Nixon |needs no introduction. His record there stands as monument to his ability as an attorney. Born and s&red on a farm in Jefferson coun-
 until he was 16 years of age,
 removed with his parents to
 peridan, Grant county, where be
 as given the advantage. of high
 hool education, such as was of-
 req him there, and then turned
 0se in the world penniless.