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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-23

D1ED.-In Centreville on Sun
day, May 18th, at ii 20 o'clock a.
M, Miss Mary Emily Stansbury.
aged 81 years. The deceased was
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
Stansbury to whom the BANNER
extends it's coincidence in this,
their hour of trouble.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-23

After going through the parishes
of Iberia and Vermillion, Deputy
Sheriff Blanchard, of Assumption
parish, came to Franklin on Sat-
urday last. and with the assistance
of Sheriff. elect w. T. Peterman,
and his deputy, Chas. Pecot, ar
rested a white man by the name
of Lavence Habert, who has been
wanted for the past eight months
in Napoleonville for criminal
assault on his grand-child,
aged twelve years.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-23
PERSONALS.

Mes Chas. and A. J. Going
re on, isit to their mother, Mrs.
p. Gg.
oneriN. T. Peterman went to
nevilh Thursday last, where
TOOK insane white man by
ne namf Pelous to the Insane
Asylum hat place.
MRS. PBlock, of New Orleans,
IS on q vito her daughter, Mrs.
Isaac Bio
Mr.. A. Smith was among the
many visis to Baton Rouge
from st. ~ on Monday last
to witneshe inauguration of
Governor Sders.
Mr.. J. b. own, Of Louisa, was
among the nv visitors to Frank
lin this we transacting bust
ness.
MI. Il. V. eed spent the first
part OF the wk in Baton Rouge
on business.
Mr.. James Reterman is again
at nome after absence of two
weeks recuperag.
Mrs. Louis TO and children
are visiting fries and relatives
in Lake Charles
Mr.. Jos. Benito spent a por-
ton of the week, New Orleans
on business.
Miss Louise An ia visiting
trends In Baton huge.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Milling have
returned from Bate Rouge where
tney went to attendhe inaugura-
ton OF Governor S\ders.
Mrs. Lizzie Bordeand Mrs. J.
j. Vanderlinden, of llpiers. were
visitors to franklin on Sunday
last, guests OF Mrs. q j. Byerle.
Dr.. T. F. Frere an Mr.. r. E.
O'Niell left the firstpart of the
week for Rollins, Nv Mexico.
where they will remin several
weeks recuperating.
Mr.. L. Lauritzen dSarted on
Monday for Tangipahalparish on
! few days visit to relatives.
hence to Hammond, where he
the meetina of the
Grand Lodge of Knight of Py-
HAS, as representative of St.
fary's lodge of this plce. He
eturned home this morniSp.
The following are those Who left
ere on Sunday morning ast for
atom Rouge on the steamt Jen-
e Barbour to attend the i,augu-
ton of Gov. Sanders: MrFrank
odchaux and wife, of Abblville;
{. E. A. Delahoussage andwife:
:. w. S. Berwick and wife:
, sses Helen Brig. Kate Gilbon,
liza Gibbon, Ruby Roberts:
'ssrs. Jos. Brig, A. j. Delahous-
Re, Ernest .Boudreaux, Paul
mariana, Thos. Fleming.
,. Brumback, T. M. Milling,
| H. J. Delahoussaye. The
It was in command of Capt. C..
Barbour, and all report having
\ 2 most delightful trip.
D.~AA~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-23
Notice to Banks for Bids for
the Custody of State
Funds.
Funds.

Funds.
Baton Rouge, La, May Is, 1908.
Whereas. at a meeting of the State
Board of Liquidation held February
%, 1908, the Secretary of State was
authorized and instructed to give pub
lie notice to the Banks-State and Ma
tional-Of each parish. that bids would
be received from them by said Board
for the custody of the funds belong
ing to or received in behalf of the
State by the Sheriff or Tax Collector
of the respective parishes throughout
the State; and,
Whereas, at a meeting of the said
Board held on May 5, it appeared
that no bids were received from any
banks dOmiciled in the Parish of St.
Mary or if received were rejected, for
the custody of funds belonging to or
received on behalf of the State by the
Sheriff or Tax Collector of said Par
ish, and the Secretary of State was
therefore instructed to re-advertise in
manner and form required by law, that
bids would now be received from
banks in said parish or adjoining and
contiguous parishes. for the custody
Of said funds belonging to or received
in behalf of the State by said Sheriff
or Tax Collector.
Now. therefore, I. John T. Michel,
Secretary of State. by virtue of said
resolution of said Board, and in ac-
cordance with the provisions of Act
No. % of the Extra Session of the
General Assembly of Louisiana. APP
proved December ;, 1907, do hereby
give public notice to the Banks-State
o NatiOnal-in the parish of st. Mary,
or in adjoining or contiguous parish
e that bids, will be received from
t EN- by the Board of Liquidation of
the State Debt for the custody of the
funds belonging to or received in be-
half OF the State by the Sheriff or Tax
Collector of said parish, after thirty
days. advertisement of this notice as
required by law. All bids shall be
sealed and endorsed on the envelope
Fiscal AGENCY BID" and ad-
dressed to the STATE AUDITOR at
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and be in
his possession on or before the 18th
day Of June, 1908.
The letting or awarding of said
funds will be made by the said Board
eff Liquidation at a meeting to be call
Cd by the Governor for that purpose
after said date.
The successful bidder or bidders
shall as security deposit with the State
Treasurer an amount of bonds of the
United States, or of the State Except
Baby bonds), or of any parish, city,
town or levee district thereof (such
bonds to have q market value at least
equal to the par value thereof equal
to the estimated average deposits of
such authority, as determined by the
record of the year previous, or shall
give bond with a duly authorized
surety company as surety for a sum
not greater than 10 per centum of the
capital and surplus of such surety
company, or may deposit bonds afore-
said for part of the security and give
surety bond for the balance in such
proportion as said bank or banks may
see fit. The said Board of Liquidation
reserves the right to reject any and all
bids.
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-23

We publish in this issue the
adv. of the Southern Stock Spe-
cific Company, whose remedies
for stock is the best on the market.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-23

The BANNER extends its sympa-
thy to Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Robi-
chaux, in the loss of their infant
son, Sterling, which occurred on
Wednesday night. The age of
the child was eight months, and
the remains were inferred in
Clarendon.
The BANNER congratulates our
friend and townsman, Mr.. A. M.
Smith. on his appointment as
travelling auditor, vice Mr.. Thos.
Harris, by Governor Sanders on
Thursday last. For Franklin a
more pleasing selection could not
have been made. Mr.. Smith is
one of Franklin's popular and
steady young men, and has held
several positions OF trust which
he filled with credit. Mr.. Smith
has left for Baton Rouge and will
assume the duties of his Office at
once.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-23

Mayer Bros, Cleaning and
Pressing Establishment is located
&C the Bloch Clothing Co. Phone
1871.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-23

cry Brothers Medium Hard
burberry Wood Finish, Japan
", Liquid Granite, Union
!, Varnish at O'Niell's.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-23

DIED.-On Monday, May 18th,
1908, at ii o'clock a. M, FRANCES
LILLIAN COLEMAN, aged six years,
at the home of her parents in
Franklin after an illness of three
weeks. The remains were in
tered in the Franklin cemetery on
Tuesday evening last, the services
being conducted at the Catholic
Church. Little girls robed in
white lovingly and tenderly bore
the casket to and from the hearse
into the church. The services
were conducted by Father Trainor.
The presence of a bright little
girl has been overshadowed by
the call of the death angel. To
the bereaved parents and sorrow
ing relatives we extend our SYM
patty.
Grape Nuts, Egg Osee, Toasted
Corn Flakes, Wheat Berries, Puff
ed Rice, Prices Celery Food,
Shredded Whole Wheat, Scotch
Oats. Cream of Wheat, Force and
0CA Adu Xxx ANuuClS ot " ANlCll %
On Sunday last the Methodist
Church was crowded to it's full
capacity to witness the Children's
Day exercises. The program,
which was we'll rendered by the
children of the Sunday School,
consisted of songs and Rotations.
The church was tastefully decorate
ed in white and green.
We publish elsewhere in to-
days issue the jury venire for the
special two weeks criminal term
of court, to commence on Mon
day, June list. Those for the first
week from the third ward are:
Messrs. A. S. Bigler, Frank Ar
bonneaux, Adrien Adams and
Henry Todd.
After going through the parishes
~ Ihor;o ord Vormi1lian DANNY
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12
PROBLEM FOR THE BUTLER.
Host Evidently Not Aware That Sole
Was Salt Water Fish.

Frank o. Lowden, representative
from the Ogle district in Illinois, is
becoming interested in agriculture.
He introduced bill calling for $780,
900 that one of his pet measures might
be scientifically pursued.
The son-in-law of the late George M
Pullman has one of the best equipped
farms in the west. He lives on it,
too, having recently moved from Chi
cago to Oregon in Ogle county. It is
one of his delights there to entertain
his friends from the city. At the din
ing table he calls attention to the to-
matoes, the lettuce, the beef, the lamb,
mutton, chicken, turkey or whatever
dish there may be served-all raised
by him on his farm. -.s.........
John ]. Mitchell, the Chicago bank
er, and former Comptroller of the Cur
rency William B. Ridgely were his
guests a few weeks ago. After the
soup was served there was fish.
"This is fine" observed Mr.. Mitchell,
asking for second helping. What
brand is it?''
Mr.. Lowden didn't know. He asked
the butler. The answer was that 1t
was SOLE
"Sure enough it is" said Mr.. Low
den. 81 had forgotten that it was the
season for sole. And dare say you
caught them right out of the little
lake this afternoon, didn't you, but
ler?"
And what was a poor butler to do?
Washington Star. .a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12
Beauty In Streets of Capital.

Without going beyond the city
streets for outside of the beaten course
which leads from his home to his daily
task, the resident comes in contact
with nature to degree and extent
that is without parallel, says a Wash
ington correspondent. He sees the
foliage ON trees and shrubs develop
and the grass on the lawns come to
lifes He can note the opening of the
flowers and watch the gaunt, bare tree
forms, first crowned with a delicate
haze, like a mist of greenery, and then
opening out into masses of foliage.
All these processes of nature are
familiar to the most careless eye, for
the reason that grass and trees and
shrhbbery and flowers are so common
in this city as to be found on every
street and In. all sections. 1t is not
one favored street, or perhaps two
or three. but all streets have the glory
of the trees and of the lawns and of
the parks filed with shrubbery and
flowers. AS. one looks up and down
the street the line of his vision Is
bounded on each side by masses of
beautiful leaves and is closed with
the@expanding glimpses Of the green,
err Of some park,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12
WHISKY AND TYPHOID.
Habitual Drinkers Always Suecumb
When Attacked by Disease.

HabituaI Drinkers Always sueeumb
When Attacked by Disease.
Experiments made by eminent pro-
fessors throughout the country go to
show that alcohol is theoretically
food" said Professor e; V. Conden of
Columbus. O.. recently. However, its
efficiency is so small that half a gallon
is. required to run the human machine
for a days mountain climbing. 1t di-
minishes the amount of work perform
cd by the body per minute about one
sixth. I ~ Il - go
! "Habitual beer and whisky drinkers
have not the endurance power that be-
longs to, the manEwho never INDUCES.
Beer drinkers. of course. have more
endurance power than whisky drink
ers. Beer is the greatest tonic prepar
ed 5nHwhich alcohol in used may be
interesting for you to know that habit
ual whisky drinkers never recover
when once attacked with typhoid fever
or pneumonia The whisky makes the
system unfit to withstand the ravages
of the disease. and death is always the
result. Eminent physicians all over
the world have noted and studied this
fact"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12
His Support.

A young colored man in Washington
who recently passed with credit civil
service examination was Immediately
certified for appointment to the treas
ury department.
His old mother, darkey of the ante
bellum type, insisted upon accompany
ing him to witness his taking of the
oath of office. When the official
charged with the swearing in of the
new clerk put to him the usual formu-
la with reference to supporting the
Constitution of the United States"
the old lady's eyes were seen to bulge
with establishment But she said moth
ing till she and her son were outside,
when, turning to him, she solemnly
observed: t wrfaun gltT I'd
Il didn't wanter say nothin' in
there, Joe; but deed, honey, I don't
see how youse goin' to suppote de
United States when you amt. been
able till now to suppote your folkses!"
Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12
A Toast To Gentlemen.

The following toast to gentlemen
is handed in by lady contributor ::
Bless EN-! they halve our joys,
they double our sorrows. they
treble our expenses, they quad
ripple our cares, they excite our mag
nanity, they increase our self
respect, waken our enthusiasm,
arouse our affections, control our
property, and out-maneuver US in
everything. This world is dreary
world witout them. In fact, | may
say without prospect of successful
contradiction, that without them
this wouldn't be much of a world
anyhow. We love them, and the
dear things can't help it; we con-
troll them and the precious fellows
don't know it. AS husbands they
are convenient, though not always
on hand; as beaux they are by no
means "matchless. They are most
agreeable as visitors handy at state
1dI1O, dIIQ IllQlOpOIloIOlS CT eOyOIC1
saloons They are splendid as es-
corts for some other fellows wife
or sister, and as friends they are
better than women. AS our fathers
they are inexpresssibly grand. A
man may be a failure in business,
a wreck in constitution, rot enough
to boast Of as beauty, nothing as a
wit, less than nothing as legislator
for women's rights, and not very
brilliant as members of the press,
but if our father we overlook his
shortcomings and cover his peca-
dilloes with the divine mantle of
charity. Then, as our husbands,
how we love to parade them as par
agons! In the sublime language
of the poet: We'll lie for them,
We'll cry for 'em And if we
could we'd fly for 'em; We'd
any thing but die for EN-.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12
The Comfort of Being a Boy.

There is a comfort to be a boy in
the amount of work he can get rid
of doing. 1t is something astonish-
ing how slow he can go on an err
rand; perhaps, he couldn't explain
to himself why, when he is sent
to the neighbours for yeast, he
stops to ston the frogs. He isnot ex-
actly cruel but he wants to see if
he can't hit 'em. 1t is curious
fact about boys, that they will be
a great deal slower about doing
anything than one. Boys have a
power of helping each other do
nothing. But say what you will a.
bout the general usefulness of boys.
a farm without a boy would soon
come to grief. He is always in de-
mand. In the first place he is to
do all the errands. go to the store,
postoffice, and ! carry all sorts of
messages. He would like to have
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12
Starting In Life.

You are soon to leave and break
away from all the tender ties of
home, and go out to seek fortune
in the world. Let us whisper a
few words of counsel. We suppose
you wish to be rich; most people
do. We don't. think riches de-
sirable. We should be sorry to
have inherited wealth. But COM
petence is very desirable, is indis-
pensible. Well, the way to get it
is by forethought to plan, industry
to execute, and prudence to keep
the earnings of your work. Get
what you honestly earn. but never
take more Money is by no means
the best thing in life. You are
here in this world to become a
good man, a wise man, a just
man. an effective man, a relig-
ious man. Work for your man
hood as much as for money; take
as much pains to get and as much
to keep it. Keep clear Of vice,
especially in temperance, gambling
and licentiousness. These three
ruin thousands of young men every
year. Be not gloomy, sour and
stiff. Cheerfulness, gayety, live
illness and mirthfulness belong to
your period of life. You will find
little real pleasure in anything
your conscience forbids. AS you
have opportunity, cultivate your
mind and forethought, prudence
and industry will help you here as
much as in getting money. And
now would you prolong the sun
shine of life forever? We must
say to you there is no real happi-
ness in life without religion. 1t is
a restraint from doing wrong an
encouragement to do right, and a
great comfort at all times of life.
And finally, remember, though alb
sent from the sight of the dear
ones at home you will ever live in
their hearts; and their highest
earthly wish will be that you may
prove yourself a nobleman.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12
Uncle Sans Employees.

The employees in the executive civil
service are the subjects of statisti-
cal inquiry which has just been COM
pleted by the bureau Of the census,
The results of this inquiry are pub.
lished in Census Bulletin "a, which
was prepared by Lewis Merriam, acting
chief of the division OF revision and
results. fa e8g4
On July 1, 1897 according to this
bulletin, the total number OF employees
in the executive civil service, exclu-
sive of persons in the consular and
diplomatic service, was 286,902; and of
this number 20, 103-practically one
tenth-were employed at the national
capital.
Enlist as a HEREALD reader. -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12
GEN kEIFER's VAIN Reject.
Those Who Knew Him Best Declare
t IL Was UncaIled Fer.

Gen. Keller of Ohio is the wonder
the everlasting human wonder--of his
colleagues in the house, says the
Washington Star The general, as
most everybody knows-they certainly
should, anyhow, for 1t has been PUPS
Hshed often enough-was speaker; nt
the house Of representatives twenty
odd years ago. and those who knew
him In those days, when they heard he
was coming to Washington again..
after his election to the Fifty-ninth
congress, expected to see a sedate old
fossil, decorated with whiskers. and
antiquated notions, t0tter into the
chamber and fall into the nearest
seat.
Without going into the narrowing
details, they got something of a
shock. The general is as young as
the best of 'em, and as husky and tire
less as buckle mate on a South seas
pearl poacher. His day begins at
seven in the morning, and he goes to
bed after everybody else-young, mid
dle-aged or old-has fallen to sleep,
and there's nobody left to talk to-
Then, reluctantly, he can sometimes
be induced to seek the "downy," where
he usually tears off about 1000 kilo-
watt hours reading and smoking and
such. A little incident which oc-
CURED on the floor the other day best
illustrates his attitude toward life:
On this particular morning the gen
eral appeared profoundly sad, which
In him is something of phenomenon.
His mouth turned down at the cor
ners; the starched shirt bosom, framed
in his full-dress morning vest, cracked
grouchily his head hung in his
hands most of the time, and every now
and then he lugged out his handker-
chief and swabbed away a pale gray
tear. Finally the gloom that he radi-
ated got on the nerves of Jim Taw-
ney of Minnesota, chairman of the
appropriations committee, of which the
general is a member, and approach
ing Mr.. Keifer at funeral gait, Mr.
Tawney laid his hand on the suf-
ferer's shoulder and spoke most SYM
pathetically.
What in the world is the matter,
general?" he asked. Have you heard
bad news? Is any member rof your
family dead? Can / do anything?"
NO" replied Gen. Keifer with half
sob, as he took Mr.. Tawney's hand in
both of his. mo, Jim. there's nobody
dead, and you can't do anything. I'm
an old man, and l was just sitting
here thinking what lot of time I've
wasted in sleep"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12
One Taste ENOUGH.

The late: Sir Wilfrid Lawson. well
known as IAN English temperance re-
former as we'll as wit, invariably
took a cheerful view OF life and con-
duct .-s-as
In conversation with him one day an
ardent person rallied forcibly against
the practice Of christening" vessels
with champagne before being launch
ed. Sir Wilfrid did not altogether
agree and said good temperance les
son might be learned from the prac-
tice. s q
How can that beY demanded the
other
Well" replied the baronet, "after
the first taste of wine the ship takss
to water and sticks to 1t ever AFTER"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12

alcohol. and this accounts for the IN
crease of alcoholism among children.
AT the present time 1t is the mode for
the Youth to take absinth. and in this
is involved the greatest danger. Many
young men, sometimes ree-fourths OF
the whole number drawn. appear at
examinations for the army more or
less drunk. while fifteen or twenty
mayors with flushed faces assist at tue
examination.-Los Angeles Times.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12
NEGRO I Children Like Poetry.

4 = "a
NEGRO children are fond of poetry
more so than white children"
This is what Mrs. Carrie Whitney,
public librarian, says.
Not long ago. she continued, II
saw asnegro boy in here, deeply en-
crossed in a rather large book /
walked gently up behind him. What
do you suppose he was reading? You
couldn't guess in year. It was
Dante's Inferno. His little face show
ed eagerness, too, to learn of that ter
rible picture Dante drew.
"The poems of Eugene Field are
particularly attractive to- the negro
children. And every few days one OF
them makes a request for the poem
which. says An the Goblins II get
you, eft you don't watch out"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12


Census returns show that the most
common proper names in the world
ares largely the same, regardless of
the couutry where they are found.
Change In the form Of pronunciation
of the name does not necessarily mean
a different name. In England and
Wales the Is most common names are
these: Smith, Jones, Williams, Tay-
lorg Davies. Brown, Thomas, Evans,
Roberts, Johnson, Wilson. Robinson,
Wrieht, Wood and Thompson, in the
order named. In Scotland they are
Smith, Mcdonald, Brown. Thompson,
Robertson, Stewart, Campbell, Wilson,
Anderson. Scott, Miller, Mckenzie,
ReiG Ross, Mckay. In Ireland we
find Murphy. Kelly, Sullivan, Walsh,
Smith, O'Brien. Byrne, Conner,
owen, Reilly, Doyle, Mccarthy, Gal
lagper, Doherty and Kennedy. In the
UHited States the names differ some
wl8ta in the different cities, but on
the whole they are very similar.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12
Where Are
Your Interests

Ct Are they in this community
q Are they among the people
with whom you associate D aou
q Are they with the neighbors 4,
and friends with whom you do
businessp
II so you want to know what Is happening In
this community. You want to know the
goings and comings OF the people with whom
you associate, the little news items o. yow
nelghbors and friends NOW don't you7
That's what this paper gives you
inevery issue. II Is printed for 1a
that parpose. ltrepresents your
interests and the interests OF this ~
town isyour name on our sub
scription books7 II not. you owe
II to yourself 10 see that itis put ti
!. there. To do so M ras
/ Win Be To
Your Interest
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12

when he enters the house is the
one who usually has his hair COM
bed and his face clean and the girl
who says please, and h@ thank
YOU, is always prettier than. the
one who forgets these little things.
You just look around and see if this
-, oo4 +r,7oxs ~s@