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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-10

We found the books of the Parish
Treasurer to be we'll kept and in good
condition. There is cash balance of
Sl,O1l.l6 on hand.
From reports the Parish Printing
was not given to the lowest bidder at
the last awarding of that contract.
We would recommend that in the flu
ture this be done according to law.
This Jury has investigated the vio-
lations of the law of concubinage.
and recommend that the Sheriff, his
deputies, and the constables through
out the Parish see that attractions of
this law are brought to the notice Of
the judiciary.
Owing to the shortness of the time
that this law has been in effect, it is
impossible for this Jury to go further
than an investigation.
This Jury recommends that Game
Wardens for this Parish be appointed
without delay, throughout the Parish,
it is impossible to secure evidence
under the present system, and we
would urge that the Sheriff, his depu-
ties, and constables, use every en-
deavor to enforce this law, and re-
port infractions Of it.
We also recommend that the law
against carrying concealed weapons
be enforced, as we find that a large
percentage of the crimes committed,
is directly attributable to this repre-
hensible habit.
We would urge that the Sunday law
and the law against selling liquors
to minors be more rigidly enforced.
Parties guilty Of violating this law
should be brought to immediate ac-
count. We urge that the Police Jury
give all the assistance in TIER power
to those in charge of the intercoastal
canal work in this Parish.
We thank the Judge for his able
charge to this Grand Jury. we have
endeavored to carry out every charge.
We also thank the District Attorney
for his assistance, and highly commend
their administration under long
period of service, and this under very
adverse conditions at the beginning.
We hope that the incoming admins
tration will serve the public as we'll,
and that all parties accused of crime
will be given speedy trial and thus
save expense to the Parish.
We found the Sheriff and Clerk OF
Court very courteous and competent
in the discharge of their duties to-
wards this grand jury.
Having performed all the duties
brought to our notice, we ask that
your Honor discharge us until our
services are further needed by the
Court.
WALTER S. HOWARD,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
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GOOD NEWS.
MANY Franklin Readers Have Heard
1t and Pro6tted Thereby.

"Good news travels fast and the
thousands of bad back sufferers IN
Franklin are glad to learn that prompt
relief is within their reach. Many
lame, weak and aching back is bad no
more, thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills.
Our citizens are telling the good news
of the experience with the Old Quaker
Remedy. Here is an example worth
reading: -,
VIM. H. Oliver. living seven miles
west of Morgan City. La. says: l
suffered severely from pains in my
back and sides. My kidneys became
very much disordered, the secretlons
being irregular in action, and causing
me much annoyance. My back was
very weak and l found great difficulty
in strengthening. Endeavors to OBTAIN
relief proved of no avail and | des-
pared of ever receiving cure. saw
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and
deciding to try them, | procured a
box. Therelief obtained was prompt
and effective and l continued taking
them until entirely cured Doan S
Kidney Pills in my mind are a bless
ing to mankind
For sale by all dealers: Price 90
cents. Foster Milburn CO..,
New York, sole agents for the un,ted
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-apd
take no other.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
l. Making the salary OF State
Superintendent of Education $1,000.
2. Exempting mortgages and loans
of life insurance companies to their
policy holders from taxation.
3. Authorizing the Sewerage and
Water Board of New Orleans to pay
not to exceed 6 per cent commission
on first 81 600, 600 of its IS. 900, 600.
4. Authorizing the Dock Board OF
New Orleans to issue $500, 1000.
5. Providing for care of neglected
children and establishing juvenile
court in New Orleans.
6. Making the salary OF State
Treasurer 1900 and State Auditor
S., 900.
I. Relative to Confederate veterans
making maximum appropriations o.
beneficiaries.
s. Amending Article Isl. with the
view of permitting Shreveport to re
fund her bonds and issue additlona
bonds for public improvements.
8. Amending Article l34, permitting
allotment of cases in Civil Court. Or
leans, to be made under rules o
Judges.
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NOTICE..

Tn. Marie Enginc nrs' Bene-
fetal Association No. 16, OF hor-
gan City, La, viii rsent every first
and third Saturdays liz each month
1T $3.50 O'Clock p. M, at ths
Knights OF Pystias Hall. An
extra board is placed il the bust
ness of Evans aud G9suei.nem.
ARTHUR ST. CLAIR,
Lock Box 1876. Secretary.
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NOTICE.

Hunting and trespassing are
prohibited on the following prop
critics: Alice c., Garden City
Frances. Susie, Shady Retreat
Anderson.and Bijou Plantations
also the Rice place. Violator;
will be prosecuted to the full ex'
tent OF the law.
j. W. FOSTER.
Oct. 9Th, 1908.
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continued from Page Two.
,,cr 1I1RY PROCEEDINGS

dam bulling. - Iay at aG,. 81
Snest McCurley % days a. aOc 90 90
ibram Grimes 70 days At Zoe ! Go
Alex. Hamilton < days At 4Oc . 90
lddie Green DAYS at 4Oc ? 90
lam Green 9days at 4Oc So
John Thomas ( DAYS at 4Oc 90
John Bray - DAYS at zoe So
Gsrvey Jackson x Iays st 4Oc 5 90
Seuben johnson - - d days At At To- 90
Harry Lyons NJays at 4Oc 10
N Morris DAYS at 40c 40
mamie Mitchell e days a. 4Uo ~
tcyd Lovely . d days at at 40c %
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Total amount. ........... $Zo4 W
WILSON T. PETERMAN, Sheriff,
St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
JOS. BIRG, President.
cuAs. A. BIBBINS, Sec'ty.
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NOTICE.

Pursuant to the authority conferred upon
me by an ordinance of the Council of the town 0tr
Franklin bids will be received up to October
18th, 1908, for paving the following portions of
the side walks of the town of Franklin and to
furnish all the material and labor necessary
therefor, according to the plans and specifications
to be furnished OF, application. tO-wit: f'"s
One hundred feet before the property OF Percy
Saint, on Main street, together with brick curb
ing seventy-one feet six inches before the prop
erty Of Wilbur II. Kramer, on Palfrey street,
together with brick cnrbing seventy-two feet,
four inches before the property of Mrs Wilbur
brick curbing; ninety feet before the property
of Mrs. A. D. Cowan on First street; ninety -hve
feet before the property OF Mrs. $. L. Smith and
Miss Helen Smith on Adams street. five hund.
red and forty eight feet before the property OF
A. J. Drummer, opposite the st, Mary Bank on
Main street.
Franklin La. Oct End, 1905.
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NOTICE..

Hunting aud trespassing on
Belleview Plantation, strictly pro-
hibited under penalty OF the law.
BELLEvIEW PLANTATION Co., Ltd
Franklin, La, Oct. 9th, 1908.
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DELIVERY WAGONS-Made
to order, built strong and for the
trade. At Brenn's.
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notice.

Any one wishing t9/ have their
picture enlarged or 3hy picture t"
be framed VI any klna OF extra
pictures or holy pictures can have
same done at my place. We keep
a large assortment OF all kinds ri
pictures in stock that We are sell
ing at very reasonable prices.
Jos. BENINATO.
Crockery Store, franklin, La
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DISSOLUTION OF PARTNER SHIP.

The partnership heretofore existing
between DR.. D. n. Foster and Nr'
Luke Bodin has been dissolved ny
mutual consent.
ID. N FOSTER,
LUKE BODIN.
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A full line of fine market bgskets
just received at BeninatoT Main
street.
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RUSSIAN RAILROAD STORY.
How . Student Thought TO Relieve me
Tedlum Of Travel.

St Petersburg eoTrsSpondsNes London Globe.
The tsdlum Of railway travelling in Russia
was relieved the other day In an uneIpfct ed
manner, In a compartment Of the train
going from Kursb 70 Klof nNt a beautiful
young lady next 70 a chatty priest, with
whom she held an animafed conversation,
Opposite sat student wh1 eHVied the priest
the causerle which ne was eu)oynR.
As the evening came on the girl fell Aslsep
and the priest nodded his head in slumber
That Was an opportunity which no self-respect-
ing practical joker could Afford to let slip,
Bending forward, the student kissed the sleep
Ing damsel and sprang back into his seat.
The salute awakened the girl. who, think.
ing that II was her neighbor, the priest. who
had dared 70 kiss her. jumped up and gave
him sounding box on the ears. The student
rejoiced greatly. There was oommotion.
the policeman accompanying the train was
summoned. and he At once drew up pro-
toool" against the wronged priest. while thu
student offered TO appear as a witness in the
law court At Klef
But at the last moment a young Jswess
who had been sitting In dark corner unob.
served by anybody stepped forward, exon
Grated the poor priest from the terrible accn-
eaflon and then It was the students E turn 70
ieei mleeraolN
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The MOngOIS.

A palnst aking and creditable attempt
TO treat an interesting theme concerning
which extensive and accurate knowledge
Is obtainsble only with much difficulty is
embodied in a volume OF some four hundred
pages called The Mon0ob by JEREMIAH
| CURTIN little, Brown a Co... The book
| would have been more satisfactory II the
author had indicated his sources Of au-
| thority there is no photography. As We
have no reason TO believe that the writer
was a Chinese scholar we must infer that
he relied largely on previous European
researches, the results Of which have been
| TO a considerable extent transmitted In
the Russian and Polish languages with
both OF which the late Mr.. Curtin was
familiar. II cannot be denied that his
failure 10 mention by name any Of the
authors on whom he bases his narrative
ia much TO be regretted, for no single state
ment Of fact can be accepted by strangers
without verihcation. Having known the
writer personally, however, we have no
doubt that the general impression conveyed
by him concerning the primitive condition
Of the Mongol people and their almost
world wide conquests under Genghis Khan
and his successors ls trustworthy.
Mr.. Curtin points out In his initial chapter,
how from an obscure beginning the word
Nongol has gone on increasing In slgnih-
canoe and spreading geographically during
more than ten centuries. From the time
when men used II first until the present day
the name has been employed chiefly ln
three senses. In the primary sense II refers
10 some small groups Of hunters and herds
msn living north OF the great Cobb desert;
in the second sense II denotes certain peoples
in Asia and esstern Europe; IN the third and
most recent sense an almost worldwide
extension has been given IT, In this third
and broad sense the word Mongol has been
made TO include in one category all yellow
skinned nations or peoples, including those
with a reddish brown or dark tinge in the
yellow. They are also assumed To have
straight hair, always black, and dark eyes
Of various degrees Of intensity. In this
sense the word Mongol coordinates immense
groups cf men who in some traits are like
one another but are widely dissimllar in
others. II comprehends the Chinese, the
Coreans, the Japanese, the Manchus and
the original Mongols with their near rela-
tives, the Tatar or Turkish tribes, that
hold central Asia or most Of 1t. Moving
southwestward from China the term covers
the Tibetans, and with them all the nom
Aryan nations and tribes, until India and
Persia are reached. In India also, whose
most striking history in modern ages is
Mongol, nearly all populations, except those
which are plainly Of Aryan or Semitic
stock, are classified with Mongols. In
Persia, where the dynasty Is Mongol, the
Mongolian race is preponderant in places
and important throughout the kingdom,
even whore 1t ls In q minority In Asia
Minor the Mongol is master, for the Turk
10 still sovereign and will be till a COM
plete Encouragement Of southeastern Europe
and western Asia is brought about. Mr..
Curtin reminds us that ave groups Of Mon.
gols have made themselves famous In
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SOME NEW BOOKS.
A star OF the salons.

Since the publication OF the we'll known
and greatly admired novel Lady Rose
Daughter by Mrs. Humphry Ward which
dealt with a strange and moving situation,
here has been a revival Of interest in
one who must have been the prototype Of
Mrs. Wards heroine, julie dc Lespinasse,
whose pathetic story will be found set forth
vividly and sympathetioslly in volume
called A Star Of hC Salons. by CAMILLA
JEBB Putnams). This is not the first but
u ls the best Of the recent English books
dealing with the subject The author tells
us In a preface that for several years the
subject Of this book has exercised over her
4 singular fascination. Her knowledge
of Mile. de Lespinasse derived In the first
Instance mainly from her Letters TO Gul-
Cert has been, Of course, enormously en-
larEed since the appearance Of the Marquis
~ Gegur's study, which Is distinguished
not only for notable discoveries but for
extraordinary insight and feeling. By
French men and French women Segur's
work will doubtless be accepted as the
final word but Miss Jebb expresses the hope
that the story Of Julie de Lespinasse as seen
By q biographer Of her own sex but Of a
different nationality may reveal some
aspects OF the case hitherto unnotlced and
not uninteresting, The writer Of the book
before us has also undertaken TO give some
idea Of the background against which Julie
moved and the strange transitional epoch
10 which her life was cast.
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I v

The salon organized by Nine, du Def
fand started on its career with every pros
pect OF success, but it's mistress meanwhile
had 10 struggle against one Of the worst
calamities which can beiall human being
She found herself gradually becoming blind,
and that doubtless was one Of the reasons
why she desired a companion To her
blindness was doubtless due the mania
which led her literally TO turn night into
day. For her the day began regularly at
O'Clock in the evening, the hour at which
she first quilted her bedroom. Then began
the stream Of visitors, which ultimately in
cluded all the brilliant and interesting per-
sons in Paris. This curious life was shared
by Julie de Lespinasse, for Nine. du Defand
fulfilled her promise that the girl should
rank as a real companion and not as an
upper grade menial. She was not even
engaged az a secretary. for Nine du Defiand
sometimes wrote her own letters with the
help OF an apparatus contrived for keeping
the lines straight and sometimes had them
written for her by majordomo. Reading
aloud may have been to some extent part
of the agreement since after julie quilted
the apartment Of Nine. du DefIand in the
convent Of st, Joseph her place was sup
piled by lsctrice en- tire. Whether Julie
received a salary for her services Ia un-
known. We know, however, that less than
three months after her arrival in Paris a
contract was drawn up by which the Duke
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VI

What makes the social success Of Mile.
dc Lespinasse the more amazing is that
not only was she poor and iliegitimate but
also at the period OF her greatest popularity
she was, according to the foolish standard
OF that time no longer young woman, and
moreover was hopelessly disfgured by the
smallpox. The biographer quotes a sig
nincant phrase OF hers apparently meant
IN apology for her independent mode Of
life: 1T does not matter what one does
when one Is 30 years old and, to use
fine language, ravaged by disease The
conventional dogmas Of her day taught
that only In the heyday Of youth could one
OF the inferior sex hope to inspire love,
The most remarkable Of many contradic-
tions to the youth and beauty theory was
TO be furnished by Juhe de Lespinasse.
She had completed her thrty-fourth year
when she cast her eyes on the Marquis de
Mora, son and heir OF the Spanish Ambassa-
dor al Paris-a young man only 20
years old, the fine flower OF the proud
est aristocracy in Europe, the idol Of beau
tiful and high born ladies'. Such an attach
ment might we'll have been regarded as a
madness only TO besurpassed by the greater
madness Of expecting return in kind. Yet
here the impossible happened, for Julie
de Lespinasse was destined to be loved by
this man az few women are loved by men.
and, indeed, far better than she loved him.
II lie certain that he loved her for ls bon
motif, that their relations were absolutely
pure, and that they we're on the point Of
being married when. at the age Of
%. he prematurely died with jules
name upon his lips. We can we'll believe
with the biographer that to the lonely,
dishgured woman, no less than to Mora,
with all his early knowledge Of the world
and consequent world weariness, the at
tachment must have seemed the awaken
ing 10 a new life At first, II appears, Julie
felt an honorable reluctance to accept the
devotion 90 freely rendered. but her lover
made light OF every argument against his
suit. sYou love me- he urged, 'and
where love is, nothing else is Of any ac-
count" And soon," she says. "he per-
suaded me" TO believe him. All the latent
passion Of her nature in response to
his, and with hyperbolic fervor he declared
that III the art OF loving even the women
Of his own ardent South we're mere chilcren
IN comparison with her.
We have said that the Marquis de Mora
loved Julie better than she loved him, 1t
was not many months before he died that
she contracted the great passion Of her life
for tbs Comte de Guibert, who in the eyes
OF her biogapher was but 'pinchbeck
hero II Ia true that at the age Of twenty
five he had attained by merit rather than
favor the rank Of colonel, and two years
later published General Essay on Ts gtlcs-
which created a European sensation. Con-
corning the technical merits Of this work
II is enough to say that they successfully
commanded the approval Of two such mill
tary critics as Frederick the Great Of Prus-
sla and the Emperor Napoleon. In Paris,
owing to its advocacy not only Of military
but also Of political and economic re-
forms. the book had an unparalleled sue
cess. The soldier writer quickly became
the demigod Of every salon, and women
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Of the highest rank debated gravsly The
question; Which would be the best Of the
three-to be NJ de Guibert's mother. hi1
sister or his mistress?
Tho beginning Of Guiberts acquaintance
with Mile. de Lespinasse dates from a
garden fete given by a great fnancieF who
was friend OF D'Alembert. The impress
sion which she then made upon Guibert
may be gathered from certain passages
in the glowing enoomium composed by
him on the night OF her funeral: -She
was ss lreally 39l years old when | frst
met her, and her figure was still dstin-
guished and full Of grace She was far
from beautiful. and, moreover, dishgired
by smallpox. But her plainness had moth
ing repulsive about II, even at the first
glance. At the second you took 1t as
matter Of course, and at the third you had
forgotten it, There is no doubt that
Gulbert was attracted 10 her almost at
fSt sight and hit upon a singular artifce
for stealing his way into her heart, He
posed as an homme iHcompriS. He had,
he explained, an attachment Of some years
standing TO Q lady who did not. in his esti-
nation love him as he deserved TO be loved,
and his noble soul was In consequence
afflicted with profound melancholy. OF
the truth Of this myth he convinced Nile.
de Lespinasse who listened TO him with
sympathy, and, though urging him TO re-
main faithful, could not but feel that he had
been unfortunate in his choice. As II hap
pened, the lady in question was said 70 be
married, but this detail seems not to have
been thought worth considering. 1t did
not occur 10 Julie that there was a certain
risk in receiving and reoiprocating con
fdences Of 80 delicate a nature. She did not
realize that through a whole winter Guibert
was becoming more and more necessary
to her. II was not until they we're on the
eve Of separation that she became con.
scious Of the importance which his presence
had assumed for her. 1t was then that
she wrote him a letter Of which she was
thereafter to say Il detest, | abhor the
fatality which urged me TO write you that
fnt note II formed the beginning Of the
famous correspondence, always associated
with her name. and marked the hrst de-
cisive step on the path from which 1t was
never more in her power to escape.
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II must have been plain enough to Nine
d'Albon that no good could come Of such
a marriage for any Of the persons con-
csrned but the biographer deems It doubt
ful whether she at first foresaw the full eX-
tent Of the calamity thus entailed upon the
poor child, whose interests should have
been as sacred 10 Gaspard as they were to
berself As matter Of fact the strange
and sinister son-in-law soon showed himself
firmly resolved that the portion Of his wife,
tte only legitimate daughter. should not be
diminished by any provision for her un-
ack wedged sister He offered a deter
mined resistance to every measure at
tempted for this purpose by Mime. d'Albon.
So fierce, indeed, was the opposition made
by him, and at his prompting by his wife,
Diane. and brother-in-law, Camille d'Al-
bon. that the Countess found herself Obliged
TO give way. All that she ventured openly
TO do was to insert in her will clause be-
Iueathing to 'Juile-Jeanne-E -El6anore Lespi.
nasse. daughter Of Claude Iespinasse and
Julie Navarro an annuity Of 800 francs.
with a further legacy Of 5000 francs 10 be
I aid in case she either married or entered
religion. Unknown, moreover. to her e1.
lever and present son-in-aw, Gaspard and
20 her legitimate son. Camille, the Countess
contrived TO lay by large sum Of money
in q desk in her room, and on the eve Of
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The day Of reckoning, though long de-
ferred, came at last one evening in April,
when Nine. du Denand discovered that
her friends we're paying much more atten-
ton to her companion than to herself The
discovery made her frantic. and she drove
the younger woman from her house, After
taking refuge for while in a convent or In
the house Of a female friend, julie with
the aid Of D'Alembert and Nine, de Geoffrin,
organized a salon Of her own. Taken al
together, the income Of the subject Of this
biography, including an annuity given her
by Nine, de Geonrin. amounted 10 about