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

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| says that "mince pie is not injurious
| if you can digest it," 1t might be ad-
| ded. comments the Baltimore Ameri-
can. neither are carpet tacks-so
much depends upon the little word
"ie."
A fellow who neglects to hire cav.
riages and buy flowers and theatre
tickets. just because it is leap-year,,
pronounces the Manchester Union, de-
serves to be an old maid.
Press: The only sensible thing for
a victim of even a slight attack of
influenza to do is to 60 home and go
to bed Immediately and then send
for a doctor to attend to the matter
of treatment. This will prove the
cheapest and the safest course to pur-
sue.
1t is urged that fundamental and
acknowledgement thing is that
there can be no such thing as clean
fly or a harmless one, insists the In
dianapolis News. They are one and
all laden with foulness and bear
more or less of the germs of disease
and death.
What's the use of bringing In the
harrow and the other field implements
that are standing out in the field
where last used? asks the American
Cultivator. They will be out there
all ready to start work with in the
spring. Spring isn't very far OIL, and
besides, it would be a good deal of
trouble to bring them in under shell
ter How the implement dealer slaps
chine going to pieces as it stands out
in the field subject to the preserving
power of the elements.
A tree-planting revival Is in prog
ress in southern Indiana, where many
farmers are utilizing waste tracts Of
land for the growing of such trees as
black locusts, hardy catalpas. and
other fast-growing varieties. The i'm
mediate cause Of this movement, OBJ
serves the Argonaut, is the scarcity
Of timber for fence-posts. It is said
that land which can be bought at
from six to ten dollars an acre will
yield a good crop of locusts in about
ten OR twelve years, the product of
which is estimated to be worth from
$3.50 to $500 an acre. The forest ser
vice of the government is encourag-
ing the movement in accordance with
its general policy.
The possession of truly large
feet will not provoke war with other
countries, argues the New Orleans
Picayune, but, on the contrary. 1t
will have a tendency to diminish the
chances OF foreign countries attempt
ing to attack us. The best prevention
Of war is to be always prepared for
it. There is no doubt that Germany's
admirable army has saved her from |
attack and possible disintegration,
and it is equally certain that Great |
Britain's long era of peace and pros |
perity has been due to her great pre-
naval strength. A big |
and strong navy would be the surest
guarantee of the maintenance OF |
peace between us and other countries,
and the sum that such navy would
cost us would not represent a small
portion even of the waste and cost
that a single month of active war
would occasion.
BY what methods shall women agi-
tate for what they consider rights
denied to them under the laws? This
question, which has deeply stirred
England for the last two years, is
now being asked heve in view of the
attempt to introduce ''suffragette"
into this country by Mrs.
Borrmann Wells and her aides, notes
he New York Evening Post. The
presence here, too, Of Mrs. Golden
the daughter of Richard
Golden, who went to prison for vio-
ent demonstrations on behalf of wom-
ans suffrage, has set American sui
Fragists to asking whether their time
IGNORED methods of quietly appealing
o reason are the proper ones to fol-
ow. Are they accomplishing any
hing? Is their cause advancing? Is
t being properly put before the pub
ic.
The Mercenary Thunderbolt.