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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15

board, he surely deserves all that he
needs for food.
On no account breed from an un-
sound horse. especially one unsound
in the wind. legs and feet.
Pet the cows. Give them little
sugar with salt at first. then a lump
Of sugar now and then. Sugar will
make a wild heifer gentle
If you buy new COW, give her
sugar, and she will not try to break
away.
Do not let any extra rush in farm
ing hour.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
An Implication.

It was a Saturday night and all
parts of the theatre were crowded.
In the gallery a young woman sat
in front of a corpulent man, who
caused much annoyance by his fire.
uuent and free observations
The lady's patience became ex-
hausted and, turning round to her tor
mentor, she delivered sharp rebuke
Il wish you would be quiet, sir, and
remember that We did not come here
to listen to your impertinent re-
marks"
Very well, Liza" said the garru-
lous one, but pray don't cat ne"
You are in no danger replied the
young woman, q an Jewes5."-
Smiles.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
COLD WATER MUSIC.

This is a very old amusement, but
only those who have tried it know
how much melody may Turk in glass
of water. If you have eight thin tum-
blers of the same size and shape, you
may make a musical scale quite cas-
lily. Each tumbler contains a certain
amount of cold water, more or less.
according to the volume of sound re-
CURED; this you may find out practi-
cally by dipping your finger in the
water and drawing it briskly round
and round the sharp outer rim of your
glass. This produces musical note.
The fuller the glass, the deeper the
note. The swift motion Of the finger
round the edge produces a vibration
on the surface Of the water. particu.
larly if the edge is thin and clean cut.
The glasses, with graduated amounts
of water, might be placed in regular
scale order on a table covered with
both cloth and table felt. At each
glass put a performer with good ear
for music and a steady, middle finger,
WHICH IS the UcSI anu StIOA6oos W
use. Each glass must be held firmly,
quite near the bottom so as not to
mar the sound. with the forefinger
and thumb of the left hand. In this
way all familiar airs may be produced
with some really sweet vibrations il
YOU know how to use your finger to
the best Washington
Star,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
GOOD CHICKEN ADVICE.

Keep a close watch on the growing,
chickens. They will be the egg-pro-
ducers next Winter and Spring. Watch
What they eat If one seems stupid,
lift it and put a little oil or grease
on the top of the head to kill any
head louise that may be there or under
the bill. The head louise bores into
the top of the chicks head and it
will soon be too weak to cope with
the agony the lice produce. The oil
or grease kills the vermin at once
1t is wise precaution to grease any
and all chicks upon the head when
two days old. and two weeks Old. II
any chicks show constipation make 4
firm mash of olive oil and bran. or
give little oil from spoon. If they
show bowel trouble, feed boiled rice
or boiled milk Do not be careless
in feeding green nor give them any
rotten stuffs. A little head of lettuce
that has been long in water and is A
little rotten in places will make a
whole pen i'll In no time, and boiled
rice, will have to follow. Feed right
and right things will follow. Moth
ing can equal the dry chick feed scien.
tifically compounded by reliable peo-
pie. and on sale at the supply houses.
In mashes. however dry. chick gets
things he should not get. Cracked
corn is not good for young chicks
and should be fed sparingly if at all.
Weekly Witness.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
LlCOR,cE ROOT.
United States Is Principal CorsAfrts
Methods of PREPARATION.


United States Consul Harris Of
Smyrna supplies the following inform
nation concerning the licoiice root
industry CT Asiatic Turkey:
'LicOrice root grows wild in the
fields Of Asia Minor, and few attempts
have been made thus far toward its
cultivation. 1t grows chiefly in the
Meander and Hermus valleys. and I'M
I'll 30 years ago was practically I'M
used. The root grown On the Meander
Plains is the best in the world being
superior to that found in Syria, Meso-
potamia. Caucasia Siberia or China.
The exporters Of the root lease lico-
rlce-baaring lands for period of from
three to five years Digging usually be-
gins in October and is done by peas
ants, who at the end Of each day de-
liver the root to the various depOtS
and receive payment according to the
quantity they bring. The wages earned
depend entirely upon the industry Of
the individual laborer
The root is piled up and exposed
to the air until about May or June. 1t
then weighs only half as much as orig
inally. owing to the thorough drying
process to which it has been subjected.
The root is sorted to obtain the quail
ties known as debris and bagette,'
both of which are highly valued. The
quantity and consumption of these
two qualities is but small compared
with the unsorted root exported for
the manufacture of sugar and powd-
err of licorice
"Licorice root is shipped in bales
weighing about 22O pounds each
pressed by hydraulic machinery and
strapped with iron bands The Unit
ed States is the principal consumer Of
this class of licorice, which is shipped
there in its natural state as raw ma
terial, being admitted free CT duty. 1t
is converted into licorice paste for
medicinal purposes, and is especially
used for flavoring plug tobacco. Lie
orice root in its original state can al
so be found in any drug store in Amer
lea. Annual exports to the United
States amount to about 14.210 tons,
Valued at So3O,OUO.
'The debris and bagette qualities
are purchased almost exclusively by
France. Germany also purchases a
small quantity. This class of licorice
is shipped in sacks weighing from 800
to 800 pounds each. Prices vary from
year to year. but as rule various
kinds of roots unsorted sell f. o. b.
Smyrna at 81 per 900 pounds. The
price of sorted debris and bagette va
ries from $500 to $3.50 per 220
pounds
Iicorice intended for European mar
kets is first converted into paste in
factories near Smyrna. 1t is shipped
in cases which weigh about $50
pounds each. Recently small loaves
have been prepared for export which
weigh from 8 to il pounds each. "a Of
which are packed in single case.
England is the chief purchaser of lie
orice in the paste. only small quanti-
ties being exported to other European
countries. This paste sells at $14.40
in cases of $50 pounds and the loaves
at 1885 in cases of 900 pounds Pay
ments are made cash, with a discount
of l to IL per cent, or by draft at
three months date"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
WHOSE LITTLE DOG ARE YOU?

Each member of the party is given
a sheet of paper and scissors. Then
the hostess announces that she would
like to have them cut from memory
the form of any kind of a dog. After
this is done, the name of the artist
is written on the back of the produc.
ton. and the collection pinned face
outward on the wall. Then three
Judges, not of the company, are asked
in the room to decide upon the merits
of the dogs, and prizes are awarded
for the best. or worst, as the case
may be.-Washington Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
AS TO ALFALFA.

Don't pasture the alfalfa, and don't
cut it too late 1t needs all the
growth from now on to protect the
crowns during the winter. If there
are low places in either the clover
or alfalfa fields, where water is apt
to stand and ice freeze, better drain
them out this fall Glover and al
falfa will not live long under ice.
Indiana Farmer
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
HOW TO GET GOOD COWS.

At a recent farmers institute some
one asked. (Which is the better way
to get good cows, buy them or raise
them" The answer was, Raise
them, buying COWS is a lottery. No
one wants to sell his best cows, ex-
cept at fancy price, and paying
fancy prices for common cows is no:
in the line of business dairying."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
635S5RQQ9Z'
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YOUNG PEOPLES PARTIES.
new form OF entertainment lately
,.rised by the younger members OF
A. Upper Ten, is the cake party.
every guest is expected to 80 in cos
mia suggesting the name Of some
axe.
Al cake party given last week the
tests wore some very interesting and
eetty costumes. One of them car
Il A little banner with the name
nNimore embroidered upon it, for
adv Baltimore cake Another, for
fsrtha Washington cake, and still an
her carried a picture representing
roup of angels, for angel cage. A
uil in the conventional crimson
hts and horns typified devils food.
lille a fluffy little creature in white,
,rying a basket of strawberries, rep
Tented strawberry shortcake.
Lady fingers were represented by a
~, white empire gown embroidered
hh long narrow forms the shape Of
NV fingers. Chocolate layer cake
rs represented by costume COM
osed of alternate white and dark
ands
The costumes really made one SO
ungry that there was a general sigh
relief when supper was announced.
i cream, of course, was served, and
4 III it cakes of every possible kind,
ape or description.
Another way of passing the time
ii these young fashionables have
tely discovered is by means of the
final party. The idea is not for the
tests to come in costumes repre-
ntative of the subjects, as in the
Ike. but to converse about the ami
als they are supposed to typify. with
however, mentioning the animals
= me-
The hostess whispers to each guest
kon his or her arrival the name Of
animal he or she is to represent
when they have all assembled,
separate into convenient groups
begin to converse. They contrive
Introduce into their conversation
ds. phrases or even sentences, that
be in some way suggestive of
appearance or habits of the ami
and they are supposed to guess
lch animal each one typifies.
= order that the guessing may
be made too easy. a prize is Of
4 to the guest who keeps his "ani-
Identity" longest a secret. Upon
others are imposed forfeits OF
wing degrees of severity, according
he length Of time they contrived
keep the others guessing.-New
ven Register.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15

Iron cloth is largely used today by
tailors for making the collars of coats
sit properly. 1t is manufactured by
a new process from the steel wool and
has the appearance of having beer
woven from horsehair.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
Easy Treatment

Tramp: Madam, | az suffering
from INDIGESTION
Lady: why, I'm sorry. What can
do to help you?''
Tramp: Madam, you can cure me
instantly By giving me something u
di4ast"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
NOTES FOR THE FARMER.

Clean milk means milking a clean
cow In clean clothes in clean place
very little else.-Farm Life.
like the dairy business because
1t can be combined with general
farming so well, and each branch Of
farming be benefitted-A. w. Sarty.
Apples grown on low headed trees
can be picked at one-third the cos.
than from high headed trees. Be-
sides, low headed trees are less ex-
posed to high winds, which is great
consideration to the protection of both
the fruit on the tree and the tree as
we'll from wind storms.
A little oil meal given with the
ground grain fed to growing colts
will be found beneficial now.
Vicious habits are easily induced
in horses by tickling and plaguing
them while in the stable.
~ the horse works merely for his
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15

A flow of so gallons Of water q
minute will irrigate SO acres.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
EDDIE'S ESSAY ON A DOG.

EDDIE'S ESSAY ON A DOG.
3 IS q very funny animal. He
" on the outside and Bark on
ide. He always has 2 pears of
q ne uses all { at Onct. His
long at the end where his
y and it sticks out in Front
oreast-his Head, l mean, not
nth.
loves to eat Bones, but he
to berry EN- for a
nrst and then Dig
and chaw on EN- to beat
= There is never eny meat
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
LOWEST LAND IN COUNTRY.

Death Valley, California, is the low
} point in the United States, but
the surprise of everyone acquaint-
With the region the United States
pbgical survey has ascertained by
J Use Of a. line of spirit levels that
! depth Of that area is not so great
I'D been supposed. The final COM
nfions have not yet been made.
the preliminary figures give for
lowest point depth of PIG feet
y sea level. Benefits we'll, which
lear this point, is 266 feet below
level. These figures may be al
= by two or three feet on the
computing, but they are prob
not more than three feet in err
The geological survey now has
ation, marks on the highest and
Nest points Of dry land in the United
-.
, . strange coincidence, says the
~ report, that these two en-
- are in southern California and
Is miles apart. Mr.. Whitney is
- or two more than 14,50O feet
y the sea level, while Death Val
= above stated, is 276 feet be-
81 Before the Salton sink, also in
efn California. was flooded by the
do River, it contained the low
mt OF dry land in this country,
OF 2S7 feet below sea level.
: ious estimates of the depth OF
Valley, based on barometer
%. gave for the lowest point fig
sarying from $50 to $50 feet be-
= level. The level line of the
lcal survey is believed to be
1st accurate determination of
ION in that locality ever made.
lornia now goes on record as
ate in which extremes meet
ehest and lowest points of dry
Boston Post.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
YELLOW CLOVER,

About four years ago TrifoliuM
aquarium, yellow or hop clover. Brit
ton & Brown appeared on my farm.
Since then it has spread over my
meadows, though not appearing in
my pastures. 1t grows sparingly along
the lanes, possibly due to the cattle
nipping it. Please tell me how this
plant is regarded. Is it considered as
a weed or fodder plant ?-Charles
NJ. Grouse. ct can hardly be regard
ed as weed; but neither is it gener
ally considered as of much agricul
tural value, though it may be of some
Jervice as a nitrogen gatherer. and
consequently as a soil fertilizer, and
as pasture plant. at least when
young. Its small size and the dry,
hard texture of its stems are against
it as fodder plant, though it is
sometimes cut and utilized as a sheep
fodder. Other clovers, such as the
red, mammoth and alsike, are far
preferable to it. both in productive
ness and feeding quality. Possibly
your meadows are failing in fertility,
insufficient fertilizer having been APP
piled to make up for the heavy drain
of the removal of the hay, year by
year. The prevalence of inferior
grasses and clovers over better va
rieties is sometimes symptom of this
condition.)-Country Gentleman.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
GATHER THE WORMY APPLES.

GATHER THE WORMY APPLES.
II the apples are to be gathered in
time to prevent full crop of the
codling moth in the orchards for
next year, the work must be done at
once All the apples in the orchards
of the Colorado Agricultural College
were gathered from the trees recent
ly, AMI 80 per cent were found wormy
Ordinarily the apples at this time OF
the year would not be more than 5
per cent wormy. BY the time that
the next brood of worms gets into
the apples, it is probable that there
will not be one apple in five hundred
that is not wormy in the orchards of
the eastern part of the State, where
50 very few apples are to be found.
It will be a great gain, whenever
the apples are in very small mum.
bers, to pick them all now, for the
purpose of greatly lessening the num-
Der Of worms in the orchards for the
next two or three years to come. In
order that this work should be most
effectual, it will be necessary to in
duce your neighbors to pick the ap-
pies from their trees also-C. P. Gil
lette, Colorado Agricultural College.
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-18
Neuton.s Iinh, rheorx.

Sir Isaac Newton earned worldwide fame by showing that grayitation. pre- viously recognized only at the surface of the earth, Is operative throughout the universe wherever there is matter. In another field of physics he was far less hsxpy. His brilliant success in experimental optics came 10 be quali- fed, though not inyalidated. by a faulty Interpretation of the facts. He gave his name aud powerful authority 10 the eorpuseular theory Of light. In Sir lsaae's view, tie phenomenon of luminosity is produced by corpnseles- exceedingly minute particles of matter which are projected continuously from the sun, stars and all other lumi- nous bodies. But his corpuscles failed 10 eiHeidate all tie appearances. ard Sir Isaae's theory was finally deposed by an explanation which referred light 10 uHdulatory vibrations in the ether. II would be some comfort for the dis eoveref of universal grayitation, were he living now, To realize that the mod ern physicist Is daily dealing with cor puscles flung of from matter at speeds fairly comparable with that of life it. self
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-18
Byron D. Bugbee Corporation.
Watch our Show Windows.

spend his life riding over the plains and looking after his own enterprises. He k three times as rich as any other man in Mexico, and has the name Of being liberal and generous toward his work people.
 Don Luis founded his cattle ranch about fourteen years ago, and four years later he sought to import the finest cat He from Scotland and England. But there was considerable difficulty in the way The import duty on foreign cattle Wns so heavy that it was impos- sible to bfing over the animals Tn num- Luis appealed to the Mexican govern ment, pointed out the ahsurdiiy of re- strcting the importation of good stock into the country, and succeeded Tn get ting the import ttX repealed. Since that time Terrazas has increased his stock by the importation of something like 6,0ud bulls of the best breeds from the famous studs of Europe.
 Five years ago Tefrezas installed on his ranch four big reservoirs, costing 5000 ,NM, besides which there are aDN B s,me of them going down to depth of 51U feet. These wells, the waters from which k raised by means of windmills, cost another s5oo,oco
 Every kind of grain is grown, and Don Luis k constantly experimenting in the raising of different "foods' for supplying the wants of his immense herds during the rainless season
 An enemy which has To be siernly fought on this great ranch k fire, and scarcely a summer passes without great tracts of pasture being laid Waste by its destroying advance. Throughout the lorrid months there k man sta toned oii the "look.nuth at every sta- tion, each hour of the tWentN-iour, and directly he sees indications which tell him that a fire has started, he rings Inc massive alarm bell, and in an ineFedi- hly short time men eane riding in req dy To fight the danger with their lives if necessary.
 The frightened cattle are driven side wise from the line of the on. coming tire, and then the enemy k attacked from the rear. IL Is no good attempt ing to stop prairie fire from the front, for its progress is too rapid and too an initiating. Heavy chains are dragged along the ground, which help To weak. en and dissipate the fire. Across the prairie long furrows, tifty feel apart, are quickly made, and these also help Ia stem the progress of the fine. All night the fight Is kept up, and not un- til the last spark is quenched are the men able to take food and rest.
 Fighting prairie fire has all the ele- ments of danger, and for excitement i, has few equals.
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-18
Something Like s Farm.

The biggest tarm-~if "farm Il can be called--is, that owned hs Don Luis rerraxas, in ihe State ei Chihuahua, Mexico, which measures from north 10 south iso miles, and from east to west M miles, or s,na,sa acres in all. on it's praries and mountains roam ,osa,. u,p head of cattle. s3l,1a sheep and ion,ua horses. The "iarm-hou>es is proeahly the most magnificent in the world, for il cost ss,1n,oa ie build, and Is more richly furnished than ma. ny royal palace.
 un the homestead alone are employ ey ahunired male servants, The gar dens are sulerely laid out, the stables more magnificent than those ot the German Emperor, and there is accom- mediation for so guests If necessary,
 Scattered over this vast ranch Are a hundred outlying stations, each one of which has charge of certain portion of the estate. The horsemen, the COW panehers, line riders, shepherds and hunters number s,ao, and the rerras, as ranch is the only one in the world which maintains it's own slaaghtering and packing plant. Each year lss,esa head oi cattle are slaughtered, messed and packed, and iUS,Ua sheep,
 Dnn Ials personally sarerinlends Inc different industries on hls ranch, covering many thousands ot miles on horseback during a twelNementh. He was al ons tune Governor of thihus- hua, but public fife did mol suit him- il Mas Ioo quiet, and he preteFred to
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-18
Bread That Irtoxicates

In far eastern Russia. ia that region which lies between the sea and the siver cai'ed Mssuri. the humidity of the climate as well as of the soil Is re- markahle. Vegetation is here distin- gnlshed for it's wondrous exuberance. te such an extent that the soil never dries ua. The result is that the inhab- itanss ia order ta prevent putrefaction Of the roots SOW their corn upon a So. ries of layers nf the soil Nevertheless in certain districts the humidity is 90 intense that there grows upon the ears of corn kind Of fungous matter made m of micro fungi As result of this sporadic eNcrescenee the bread made from the corn in question gives all the results of an overdose of alcohol. In very humid climates the phenomenon Is likewise known. though to nothing like the extent of eastern Siberia where whole districts are affected by this strange kind of "aleoho!ized bread
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-18
1he Queer Screw Plant.

There is nothing undsr the sun quite so quaint so weini and witehlike as the pandanus prairies of Fiji. The pan danus. or screw plant. as it is called. is a most grotesque specimen of the veg etable kingdom even at the best and In the early stages of it's growth. In its very young days t Is Of an extraordi- narily screwiike shape and looks as though some unkind hand had taken hold of it's long. sworilike leaves and twisted them round and round Later on II straightens out bit. and from il grow number of tall wooden stilts. Its foliage Is simple. number of dropping. ragged tufts. for all the world like mops and very mournful looking. Among these mops hangs the fruit. in shape like pineappie. made up of hard red and yellow kernels. woody and aerous and quite uneatable From Europeans point of view.
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-18
A Fairy TaIe kirr..m

The kingdom ef Tsanda is falr tale You climb ID railway ins,esa of Il beanstalli, and at the end there s d wonderful Few world. The seeBerv IS different the vegetation is differeBf the climate is different. and most If all. the people are different from any thing elsewhere to be seen in ibs whole range of Africa. Instead Of ths breezy uplands We enter q tropical garden In place of naked painted savages clashins their spears and sib- bering ill chorus fo their tribal chiefs a complete and elaborate polity k pre sented Tnder a dynastie king. aar- iiament and a powerful feudal SIS tenn m amia able. clothed. polite and iu- telligent race dwei, together in an O. ganiZed monarchy upon the rich do main between the Victoria and Albert lakes. Y Winston Churchill. M P, h Strand Magazine