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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-02

hind the usual defenses. She as
sumed her prerogative Of authority
uunuestionable source Of decisions
and commands.
Mother said," she repeated firm
", that she does not like to see you
oking so ragged. That is the only
aasOn you are dressing up. 1t
sounded masterful. 1t was really
humiliating capitulation.
"Will you hate to see us look this
way next Saturday, too?" asked Jack.
Every Saturday." repeated the
parent firmly.
Jack wore the expression OF phil
losopher who resigns himself to the
inevitable. Phyllis, however, had no
regrets. She possessed the feminine
adaptability to fuss and feathers.
There" sighed the strategic par
ent, as the twins creaked out of sight
around the bend in the front STAIR
way. Now they won't tell Harriet
Van Allen the minute she arrives
that l was expecting her, and they
won't carefully explain that that is
the reason they have on their white
frocks and best shoes. l am glad
they weren't near the phone when
she called me up
Mrs. Van Allen was one of those
disturbing visitors who never found
virtue in uncouth and uncOmbed ju.
venility. The small Van Aliens were
always spick and span and less vigor.
Gus mothers than theirs succeeded
in emulating this condition, so far
as their offspring were concerned
only when it was knoH 4 beforehand
that Mrs. Van Allen was coming.
Mrs. Van Allen arrived. The twins
were introduced. Con- ersation fol-
lowed. Unluckily, at that moment
the strategic parent was called to the
telephone. Unluckily, also, the
twins found that instrument less at
tractive than the visitor.
THAT is very handsome gown
you have or" began Mrs. Van Allen,
by way of making herself agreeable.
Phyllis demonstrated the golden
quality Of silence.
ut is her best One,' explained
Jack. These are my best shoes.
too"
'Indeed!" said Mrs. Van Allen.
"It must be lovely to have on ones
| best Shoes"
"Only," qualified Jack. "a boy
likes bare feet better
Were never going to have bare
feet any more," remarked Phyllis at
this juncture, steadfastly addressing
her brother in spite of the fact that
he was already possessed of the in
formation. "We're always going to
be dressed up Saturday afternoons"
Its because mother doesn't like to
see US 50 ragged" explained Jack.
politely. "She didn't mind until to-
day, but after this she's going to-"
1--WE thought" said Phyllis, in a
sudden burst of confidence that in
Guided the whole world, 1--WE thought
at first it was because some one was
coming" Then she was Immediate
~ covered with confusion when she
noted that the visitor was listening
to her atteptively.
It was at this point that the strate-
gic parent hurried back into the
room.
"Well, babies," said she. with the
benign smile Of ignorance. chow are
you entertaining Mrs. Van Allen?"
Because" finished Jack, sticking
to the former subject of conversation
with painful tenacity. mother used
to dress US up on Saturday only
when somebody was coming"
Having thus creditably acquitted
himself of all conversational respon-
sibility he beamed cheerfully upon
his mother.-Chicago News.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-02

to school every day and is a mode
in his studies and conduct, but nj
is much ashamed that his clothes
are not as good as those of the othet
boys. His teacher was explaining
the points of the compass the othes
day. She said: "You have in fronI
of you the north, on your right the
east, on your left the south. Charlie
tell me what have yoa behind you.
Charlie turned crimson and, after {
moments hesitation, said: I've goe
a patch on my pants; knew youc
see it. told mamma you would"
Record.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-02
WHAT HE WAS WAITING FOR.

A clergyman was trailing creeper
to a piece of trellis near his gate,
when he noticed that a small BOY
was watching him attentively.
We'll. my friend" he said. are
you looking out for hint or two on
gardening?"
NO" said the boy; I'm waiting
to hear what a parson says when he
hammers his thumb
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-02
CAUSES MUCH AMUSEMENT.

Much amusement may be had from
the lnwinding of a large worsted oaii
in which are hiddtn scraps OF paper
on which are written directions lol
each one present to contribute 70
the entertainment of the party. Al
a recent shower" given for a brlde'
each girl was asked to give some
thing connected in some way WIN
a wedding. an old love affair, or an ap-
propriate song. 1t was voted most
successful feature of the afternoon
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-02

London's new Central CRIMINAL
Courts will have a perfect system O.
ventilation, by which 2o,oo0,ooo cubi
feet of fresh air will be forced init
the building each hour, and there i
not to be a fly in the whole building
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-02
AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.

"My son." said the strict mother
at the end OF a moral lecture, i
want you to be exceedingly carefu'
about your conduct. Never, under
any circumstances, do anything which
YOU would be ashamed to have the
whole world see you doing"
The small boy turned a handspring
with a whoop of delight.
What in the world is the matter
with you? Are you crazy?" demand
ed the mother.
"No'm," was the answer. I'm
les so glad that you don't spec me to
take baths never any more. Min
neapolis Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-02
THE FIGURE 9.

Mafhematicians have juggled with
the mystic figures 3, and 9 for
ages, and now comes foreign pro
fessor' Of the occult science to tell
fortune by "the force in simple
numeral" 9. He reminds his
victims that e they multiply any
number, short of a decimal, by 9 the
two figures Of the product added to-
gether will make 9. Thus; Nine
times 2 and 10, and 8 and 1 are Q;
nine times 8 are q, and and 2 are
9; nine times 4 are SO, and 6 and
are 8; 9 times and As, and and
are 8; 9 times are "a, and 4 and
S are 9; 9 times Z are 63, and 3 and
6 are 8; 3 times 9 are u, and 2 and
Z are 8; 9 times 9 are 81, and l and
s arc .. He might have added that
any number in the hundreds or thous-
ands multiplied by will give prod
uct the sum of whose digits is a
multiple Of 9. Take at random-9
times 545 are 4,905, the sum Of which
Is 18, and 9 into Is goes timts.
Take 1852 plus 9 equals C6,16S; the
sum Of the digits is q; 9 into q
goes 8 times. Oh, there is an i'm
mense amount of fun in 9.-New York
Press.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-02

If YOU want poetry, look for :. .
the prosaic, in those who feel th. !.
which they cannot express. not =
those who express that which thaa
90 not feel, is the admonition Of Ian.
don Truth. IVY
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-02

II the people who are always ma,
ing Tor the moon, and the things i'm.
possible. would attend to what oneh.
to be done right at their elhov
there'd be fewer failures, maintain,
the Manchester On. H. Union.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-02

It has dawned upon Boston ma.
per that whistling has gone o, !,
going out of fashion, and it lament.
the fact. Most people will he dia
posed to rejoice. The whistler !,
perhaps not wholly to be condemned
He is all right when he practises hi,
art in the middle of a forty acre lat
lot.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-02

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE.
Little Charles Is the bright son OF
4 DOOR downtown family. he goes
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-13
Murdered and
Bodies Burned

Salem, Ore Dec. 81 News OF the
murder of four presons on a ranch,
near Macleay, has reached here. The
bodies of a Mrs. Casteel, her daughter,
aged about "a; her son, aged about 10,
and the foreman of the ranch, a man
named Montgomery, aged about so,
we're discovered in the burned ruins of
their abode on what is known as the
Hurst ranch.
Just how they were killed may never
be known, owing to the charred condi-
ton of the bodies, but from the fact
that a shotgun and bloodstained hatch
ct were found neal the place it is sur
missed that those weapons were used IN
the slaughter. There is some suspicion
as to the identity of the murderersant
the motive for the crime, but from thu
best evidence at hand it wound seen
that,th killing was done by tramp
bent on robbery, who afterward free
the house to give the impression tina
the victims had been accidently burned
to death. The family had about $4,000
but whether it was in the house OF no
is not known.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-13
General Demand

Of the Well-Informed Of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant
and efficient liquid laxative remedy Of
known value; a laxative which physi-
clans could sanction for family use
because its component parts are
known to them to be wholesome and
truly beneficial in effect, acceptable
to the system and gentle, yet prompt,
in action.
In supplying that demand with its
excellent combination Of Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of Sienna. the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. proceeds along
ethical lines and relies on the merits
of the laxative for it's remarkable
success.
That is n Of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is
given the preference by the Well
Informed. To get its beneficial effects
always buy the genuine-manufac.
tured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only. and for sale by all leading
druggists. Price fifty cents per bottle
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-13
JAMESTOWN FAIR HAS CLOSED
T., order to Pay Creditors, Property
Must Sell for Two Million
Dollars.

Norfolk. Va.-The lights Of the
1omastown exposition were turned off
Nv President Tucker after formal
oyorcises Saturday night, and the ex-
Uosition. which has been running since
Anril 26, came to an end.
president Tucker, touching on the
financial phase of the exposition, said:
"Pesides the amount expended by
the exposition company, it is estimated
that there have been expended from
ether sources in the betterment of
This property from n to n and a
half million dollars.
"Our Indebtedness consists OF the
following:
"A mortgage of $400. 900; second
mortgage of $7O0,0 900; balance due the
government, $500, 900; total, $4,000,
Ooo. so that il we a realize from
This property two-thirds of what has
been expended on it we will pay every
dollar of our Indebtedness.
I'm order to pay our creditors We
must find a purchaser who IAN pay
1000. 900 for the property, and in or
der to pay the stockholders a pur
chaser who will pay $2,5OO,O 900"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-13
Attractions for December.

Manager Muehlman of The Spokane
theater the following at.
fractions at that house for the month
of December:
December THE Vanderbilt Cup
December 3-"Quincy Adams Saw
yer"
December 4-5-6-"The Land-of Nod
December S-"Are You Crazy?'
December 9-1O-11-12-"Woodland.
December 13-14-San Francisco op
era company. =,
December 15-16-"The Royal Chef
December 20-21-"The Rollickinl
Girl =.
december 22-23-Maude Fealey il
THE Stronger Sex"
december 25-26-"The Man of tn
Hour"
December 2S-"Yon Yonson."
december 29-3O-'The Blue Moon.
december 31-Primrose Minstrels.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-13
COAL Mine FRAUDS
GOVERNMENT AGENT WAS
MURDERED In COLORADO.
Secret Service Men Say Charge Can
Be ProVed-say They Have the
Names Of Ten Bad Men-Affair at
Hesperus Mine, According to Denver
News, May Develop Into Sensation.

The Denver News publishes a story
that Chief Wilkie of the United States
secret service is in possession of a
mass of evidence, some of which will
be verified by witnesses and much
more of a circumstantial nature, that
10 men are involved in the alleged con
spiracy to murder United States Sc
cret Service Agent Joseph Walker,
who was killed at the Hesperus mine,
a Durango, Col, recently by a
miner named Vanderweide, while in
search of evidence to be used in the
prosecution of men indicted on the
charge of defrauding the government
out of valuable coal lands. Chief
Wilkie is preparing a detailed report,
which will be submitted to President
Roosevelt on his request at an early
date.
Since the death of Walker, 30 men
from the government secret service
have been in the neighborhood gather
ing evidence and when Chief Wilkie
visited that section a few days ago a
full report was made to him. The claim
that Walker was shooting at Wander
weide and Superintendent Mason OF
the IIesperus mine, who was with Van
derweide at the time the latter killed
Walker, has always been secuted by
the government agents, on the theory
that it would have been impossible to
have shot Walker in the manner he
was shot had he been facing the mer
and shooting at them.
Following this view, they made eff
forts to ascertain if there was other:
have learned that four other men, al
armed with rifles, were near by ant
were present, they claim, for the pur
pose Of carrying out the alleged plal
to murder Walker. 1t Is further as
serted on good authority that tn
names of these four men are in tn
possession of the government repre-
sentatives, and they will be appre
hended in due time. The local branc
of the department of justice has serve
10 subpenas upon persons requirin
them to appear before the feders
grand jury, which will meet in Denve
December II, and has about a doze
more to serve.
OF the persons already served, it
said that several are under suspicio
of being connected with the allege
conspiracy to kill Walker. An effort
verify the above through Mr.. Wheel'
and United States District Attorne
Earl Cranston was u%navailing, bot
> men refusing to confir NOR deny II
i story. Another development in Il
investigation of the Walker killing
the fact that an effort will be made
prosecute Vanderweide and Maso
who are now charged with murder,
the federal court. Should the FEEDER
court take cognizance of this connie
ton, the Colorado law providing cal
tai punishment would be made to a
ply.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-13
AN oFT-ToLD LOVE STORY
Murder and Suicide Is the Result at
Hoquiam, Wash.-Mrs. Todd Makes
Her Statement Public.

Hoquiam. Wash-After several
weeks of silence, Mrs. Todd has finally
decided to make public the statement
given the officials which led to the
arrest of Ralph w. Steele for the mHr-
der Of her husband, and the suicide OF
Steele in Jail. The sworn statement
is in part as follows:
November, 1906, during the county
election, Steele and two loggers work
ing for my husband came to our house
and rented rooms. Ralph Steele acted
then the same as any other man, but
after a while he made himself one of
the family.
Il was good to him, as l was always
good to any nice man that worked for
Frank, and tried to be a mother or sis
ter to them, as most of them were out
here alone. Mr.. Steele took another
meaning TO my actions and as he knew
Mr.. Todd and myself did not live hap
PLY together, made love to me, and l
let him. We planned to live together
some time in the future, and he was
to go to Mexico about the first of Sep
TENDER, 1907. l was to follow in Feb
-uary, 1908.
Il was not going to run away with
him, as l wanted to leave my husband
and children in the right way, as ]
wanted to get a divorce. Then Mr..
Todd stopped drinking and things at
home were getting better, but l had
put myself in Steele's power by writ
ing silly letters to him, and he told me
if l did not keep my agreement he
would show them to Frank and have
them published. l was foolish enough
to believe he would.
HE has often come to my Don and
wanted me to be untrue to Frank, but
I told him as long as l was married
to Frank l would never have anything
TO do with any other man until a di
vorce was granted and things done
right. | distrusted him and hated him
but was so much in Steele's power tina
| could not get away.
August 81, after we had retired
Frank went to stop the water running
and suddenly l heard a noise as i
; wood was falling, and waited a minut,
and not hearing anything more l wen
! to the kitchen door, and the light fror
l the kitchen showed me Frank lyin
down and some one else over him.
tainted and knew nothing for som
time.
! When / came to l was in bed an
I Steele was sitting beside me with
: revolver in his hand, and when erie
U he told me it was no use, as the dee
was done and he did it for me becaus
6 he wanted me and there was no 9TH
way, only if / was going to break dow
he would finish the job and kill me al
q himself. Steele told me not to call al
one until Z o'clock, but l called Il
people at 5 o'clock, because l cou
stand it no longer.
4 IF l would have only told, tn
' would have lynched him and I
trouble would have been over, but
= was afraid and told everybody liz
: But because l was a coward and d
not tell the truth l knew / might
the u of more deaths"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-13
BEST EVER WRITTEN
A PRESCRIPTION WHICH ANYONE
CAN EASILY MIX AT HOME.
Said to Promptly Overcome Kidney
and Bladder Afflictions-Shake
Simple Ingredients Well
in Bottle.

Mix the following by shaking well
in a bottle, and take in ~teaspoonful
doses after meals and at bedtime:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. A prominent physician is the
authority that these simple. harmless
ingredients can be obtained at nomi-
nal cost from any druggist even in
the smaller towns.
The mixture is said to cleanse and
strengthen the clOgged and inactive
| Kidneys, overcoming Backache, Blad
der Weakness and Urinary Il o.
all kinds. if taken before the stage o.
Brights disease.
Those who have tried this say |
positively pain in the back
clears the urine of sediment and regu
lates urination, especially at night
curing even the worst forms of blad
der weakness.
Every man or woman here who feel
that the kidneys are not strong o
acting in a healthy manner Shout
mix this prescription at home and CIV
II a trial. as it is said to do wonder
for many persons.
The Scranton, Pa, Times was mrs
to print this remarkable prescriptlor
in october, 1906, since when all IN
leading newspapers of New forl
Boston, philadelphia, Pittsburs an
other cities have made many al
nouncements of it to their readers.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-13
MINES IN MANY CAMPS.

Robert Num- of Baker City, Ore.
hoe cold The Ruth group of claims IN
the Gable Cove district in eastern ore
CON 70 GreenIee & Crawford of Port
land for $4,000.
w B. Fisher, general superintendent
Of mines for the Federal Mining &
smelling company Of Wallace. has re-
signed his position with the company
The resignation is reported to have
baen caused by the closing down OF
several properties of the company and
the necessity of curtailing expenses.
The last cleanup from the Cracker
i,ct mill in the Hump district yielded
a $1,000 gold brick.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-13
Congress Again
In Session

Washington, Dec. 8. A brilliant
scene characterized the meeting of the
Sixtieth congress Monday. In the SEN
ate and the house of representatives
there were notable gatherings in the
galleries of representatives Of the Off
cial society of the capital.
The striking scenes of the day were
in the house of representatives, where
the formal selection Of Joseph G.. Can
non to be speaker Of that body and the
designation by the democrats of John
Sharp Williams as their leader were
occasions for ovations for those gentle
men. The speaker received as warm a
reception from the minority as he did
from his own party. The appearance
of William j. Bryan on the floor OF
the house also was the occasion for en-
thusiastic cheering by democrats.
When the adoption of the rules fol-
the government of the house during the
Sixtieth congress came up, the rules Of
the last congress were opposed by JohI
Sharp Williams and he was Joined IL
the opposition by democrats and by &
single republican, MI. Cooper of Wis
cousin. The old rules were adopted.
Communities were appointed by boil
houses t inform the president tina
congress had yet and was ready to re
ceive any message he might wish t
send.
New senators and representative
were sworn in, and both houses ad
journed out of respect to the memor.
of members who have died during th
recess of congress.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-13
SPOKANE
Wholesale Produce Prices.

Wholesale Produce Prices.
Notwithstanding, $1.25 cwt;
beets, SOLO cwt; %rutabagas, $1Q
Ito; carrots, Use; white turnips, 81;
parsnips, S1@1,10 cwt; caulifOwer.
75c0$1 doz heads; onions, 1925; to
matoes, 5O06Oc box; green, 25c;
sweet potatoes, $3.50 cwt; potatoes,
Use cwt; Hubbard squash, 75cU$l
doz; c%itrons, 75c doz; pumpkins, 75c0
81; eggplant, $3.50 crate; peppers,
5O@6Oc box; parsley, 15c doz punches;
celery, 60Q75c doz punches; pineap-
pies, $2.7503; Concord grapes, 459
| SOC basket; Tokays, $1.75 crate; Mus
cat grapes, 1925; Italian grapes, $3.50
obi; Cornicheon, $3.50 crate; bananas,
g2.7504 bunch; hu%ckleberries, 10c ID;
cranberries, $3.50 Dbl; winter pears,
$1.25 box; lemons, 81 case; cooking
apples, 75c@$1 box; fancy eating
S1.25@1.50 box; ounces, 1925 box;
comb honey, 1915 case.
Butter and Eggs-Fresh specia
white filters, IS case; local ranch, can
died, 1925; first class local creamery
butter 33c lb; Jersey Belle creamery
ale ID; Columbia creamery, soc ID.
cheese, twins, 1Sc ID; Wisconsin loa
Swiss, 1Sc ID; limburger bricks, 1S'
ID; Tillamook, lie lib.
Sugar-$6.40 cwt; beet, 1925.
Coffee-Common package goods
$17.1O cwt.
Seed-Red clover, $3.50; choice
1850; Kentucky bluegrass, SlS.5
/, cwt; timothy, $500; white clover, $lS
alfalfa, $40.
I Wholesale Feed Prices.
= Bran. SIT ton; bran and shorts, 81
ton; red shorts, $40; white shorts
S23; corn, whole, S1.60 cwt; cracked
$40; rolled barley, $1.35 cwt; wheat
$3.50 cwt; timothy hay, S25 ton; grail
0 hay. SIS ton; oats, $3.50 cwt; straw
, $40 ton.
: Prices Paid to Producers.
Live Stock-Steers. $3.50 cwt; cows
I $3.50 cwt; sheep, $4@4.25 cwt; hog.
$3.50 cwt; calves, 7h98c ID; hog.
J 5hc ID.
q Poultry and Eggs-Live hens, 120
13c Ib; dressed hens, 12h @l4hc Ii
a ducks, live, lac ID; turkeys, live, q
6 Id; dressed. &c ID; geese, live, 13c II
dressed, 15c ID.
. Hides-Green beef, sc ID; dry salte
:. cured. 6661kc ID; dry flint, lac; ca
I skins, green, &C; dry, 19c; dry she'
pelts, 11Q13c ID; kip, &c.
Creamery Produce, +. o. b. Spokal
First grade creamery butter "a
a 3zkc ID.
~ FeeA-Timothy hay, s2od22 L
v I. o. b. Spokane; grain hay, $3.50
le ton; alfalfa, S13814 ton; oats sl.2o
be 1.25 cwt; feed wheat, 1925 cwt; who
barley, $1.10 cwt.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-13
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In a wreck on the Baltimore & Ohio
road at Shenandoah Junction Monday
three passengers were killed and a doz-
en- others injured
Refusing TO stand for a reductlon "
as cents in their daily wages l5oO lso'
orers engaged in laying conduits ioi
the Home Telephone company IN oar
Francisco are on a strike.
Jesse Drumheller, a p%ieneer OF Wallf
Walla valley, died Monday evening
from pneumonia. Mr.. DrumhelLer wa.
horn in Tennessee, 1885, was " year
old. and came to Cowlitz county
Wash, with an OK team when only /
wears Of age.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-13
Rohhers Get Bio Haul.

Five burglars early Saturday dyna-
mited the safe in the bank of Steen,
S. d. People who rushed from their
homes on hearing the explosion were
ordered back, and shots were fired at
those who did not move fast enough.
The robbers are said to have secured
several thousand dollars.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-13
osp.ral IastremskI Is Dead.

General Leon Jastremski, confeder'
ate veteran, journalist, candidate ior
the democratic nomination for cover.
nor and former grand chancellor OF
the Knights of Pythias Of the United
states. who died in Baton Rouge, La
recently, of paralysis, was n Of the
most prominent makers of the gull
states history. He was 81 years olu
and a native of France.