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Il progress in art as well as in other things.
and what has gone before must be studied
Sooner or later all private collections
become accessible to - public. Possibly
for expe i.ent -essone thew nay not imme-
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thus bringing to mind that the minor like
the major arts Of tho Middle Ages owe
much OF their charm 10 their connection
with contemporary Romapce literature. a
source whence secular art drew lta grin
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pecially az so much mystery surrounds the
history Of its production, opinion diner-
ing widely on many points. SOmmerard,
the creator OF the Cuny museum. held
that lt was introduced from Beauvais;
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dlatsly find their way into public museums.
certainly not until there IL proper room
for them and assurance for their protec-
hon. But everything cannot be done in
Q day: the marvellous collections Of the
Manonal Gallery. the Louvre. the Pitt and
thn Una galleries are tho result Of q ma
ecn's foretho1SaI. not Of its hindSight.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-27
Dots Birthday Cake.

Once there was little girl called
Dot. And she was just five years old.
And she had fine birthday cake. It
was big and round. and it had Eve
beautiful little pink candles set in
pink rosebuds on top.
Dot sat at the big table at dinner
that day. and by and by they put a
pretty pink paper cap on her head
and then brought in the birthday cake.
And the little candles were all burn
ing bright. And when she saw it she
said AOh. Oh! how lovely! 1t is Just
too pretty to CUT"
But her mama said. Il will cut it for
you. dear" So she cut one piece for
Dot, and then she asked Dot. will.
Marie have piece?" Marie was Dots
big doll. And Dot looked at her and
said: marie says, No. thank you.."
And mamma said. 'Will Fuzzy have q
piece" Fuzzy was Dots Teddy Bear.
And Dot looked at him and: He says
NO. thank, YOU" And mama said,
~.Wu papa have q piece7" and Dot
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-27

said. "Oh, yes. Won't you, papa?'
And papa said, Eyes, please" And
Dot said, Mama, you will. You must
have a piece Of my birthday cake"
And mama said, Eyes, thank YOU"
And mama cut the cake and gave
Dot a piece and papa piece and her
self a piece. But she left the parts of
the cake where the candles were burn
ing-one, two. three, four, five. And
Dots birthday cake lasted, one, two.
three, four, five whole days before it
was all gone.-From the st. Nicholas
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-27
A New Pennsylvania Industry.

Paul Tirman he's bought a 40.
acre tract on which is the largest
grove of wild pers,mmon trees in
these mountains. He is now fencing
In the tract as protection for the
'possum, with which he will stock
it. He says he will own the only
'possum farm in the world.
The opossum does not reach the
height of his glory until persimmons
are ripe, and the layers of white fat
take on the spicy flavor of the fruit.
Mr.. Firman intends to develop the
best variety of persimmon and the
finest breed of opossum, and by next
fall he expects to sell several hum
dred animals at fancy prices. One
of the sources OF revenue from the
farm will be the sale of skins to fur
dealers. This fur is rapidly becoming
popular.-Caledonia Correspondence
Philadelphia Record.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-27
Socialism in Hungary.

In Hungary a noticeable factor,
writes our Budapest correspondent.
is the enormous influence that Ger
many, Italy and England WELD.
Every work of value dealing with the
diverse forms of Socialism has been
translated and scattered broadcast in
all disaffected and discontinued areas.
Fines and Imprisonment increase, but
the literature of social democracy is
flooding village, hamlet and town
with new ideas and providing new
forces. Certainly one of the best
equipped printing establishments
have ever seen outside of England is
that of the Socialists in Budapest. It
IL an enormous place. 1t represents
money and it makes money, and
money means organization, and from
this flows power.-Pall Mall Gazette.
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luTLEMENAnd
90; GA
luIlEWOMEN'

An overworked Eioeutionist.
Once there was a little boy. whose name
was Robert Reece; ;,
Ana every Friday afternoon ne nao ~
speak a piece. A..
30 many poems thus he learned lila
soon ne had store -, to-.
VI recitations in his head, and sun hep'
learning more.
And now this is what happened: He was
called upon. one week,
And totally forgot the piece he was apou'
to speak.
His brain he cudgeled Not a word re-
manned within his head!
And SO he spoke at random. and this is
what he said:
my Beautiful. my Beautiful, who stand
est proudly by,
1t was the schooner Hesperus-the break
ing waves dashed high!
Why is the Forum crowded? What means
this stir in Rome?
Under spreading chestnut tree there Is
no place like home!
When Freedom from her mountain
height cried. Twinkle. little star.
Shoot II you must this old gray head,
King Henry of Navarre!
Roll on. thou deep and dark blue castled
crag OF Drachenfels.
MY name Is NOrval, ON the Grampian
Hills, ring out, wild bells!
II you're waking. call me early. to be or
not 10 De,
The curfew must not ring tonight! Oh.
woodman. spare that tree!
Charge, Chester. charge; On, Stanley.
on! And let who will be clever!
The boy stood on the burning deck, bat
60 on forever"
His elocution was superb, his voice and
gestures fine;
His schoolmates all applauded az he fin
ished the last line
Il see 1t doesn't matter" Robert thought,
what words l say.
30 long as deciaim with oratorical dis
play!'
Carolyn Wells, in st. Nicholas.
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WISE WORDS.

Life's refreshing comes from 1t
toll.
Sacrifice is the price of any sue
cess.
Cherishing a grudge is nursing :
grief.
A holy tone spoils any heavenly
tune.
IF rest, I rust.r therefore work
I must.
Two-faced people are never dou-
ble-brained.
The broken pinion may De 'ne
means of higher heights. Intrmltles
may be Gods way to glory.
The only thing that can be salo
against some men is that they ale
poor, but most of them came Dy "
honestly.
The justice of God has unwittinsn
been the stumbling block OF the iacs;
and only one hand to-day can TON
away the stole.
You cannot go to Heaven Oh :
nickel a week, if you have more u
give. II you haven't, you can se'
through on less.
Perhaps the reason some men w
not open the door when opportua's'
knocks. is they think it Is just d.
other bill collector.
II it is mans duty to go. -. ~
church. there will be many VINO VIZ W.
have sleeping on duty" cha'se-
charged against them,
It Is better for people to wear ione
faces because they haven't any
liglon. than to wear long races y. III
cause they are afraid they "vu.s
not be considered religious II 'aea
didn't.-From the Home Hesal&
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-27
; What Becomes
!. Of e Steer.
) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.;

A 1200-pound steer when dressed
according to modern packing house
conditions. will yield, says the Nation
al Proyisioner, of Chicago. as follows
Ribs, 1C5 pounds; loins, lis;
round, 1865; chunks. $50; plates
113; shanks. As; fianks. %; suet, %;
kidneys, 2: tongue, S; hide. C5; olec
oil. IS; oleo stearine, 1920; tallow
5.21; hair, IL; glue. 1.55; cheek, s;
brains, 5; lips, ]: heart, 3.5; liver
10; tail. 1.25: sweetbreads. 2; medi.
cinal glands, 8: tripe, s.; casing. 5.07;
fertilizer, 2A.75; hoofs, 1.755; shins
1925; raw bone, 10; horns, rs:
blood, 100; total, SS1.55 pounds.
These figures are said by independ-
ent packers to be extremely conserva-
tive.
The uses of the several parts are:
Hides, leather. From tallow, soap,
glycerine, butterine, lubricator and
candles; from blood, albumen. fer
tilizer and stock food; from the hoofs,
buttons, hair pins, fertilizer, glue and
IL
includes all manner of refuse" fer
tilizer' and stock food; from oleo. Oil,
butterine and compound lard; from
the intestines, sausage castings. gut
skin for gold-beating purposes; from
the weasands. sausage castings, brew
ers' hose and snuff packages: from
the bladder. castings and packages
for putty. lard, snuff; from the tail.
hair for mattresses and upholstering:
from the bones, buttons, glue. polish,
leather dressing. lubricant and illum-
inant; from the bone meal, stock
food. fertilizer, material for temper
ing steel, anhydrous ammonia and
glue. The tongue. cheek, braifI, lips,
heart, liver. tail, sweetbreads and
tripe are all sold for meat. There is
nothing wasted but the water in the
carcass.
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that Is produced, but primarily to the
fact that our farms are generally too
large in area to enable the tenants
to produce suf11ciency Of manure.
II the same capital employed in
farming four hundred acres were de.
voted to the intense culture of $50
acres the yield might be so increased
every rod being cultivated like a gar
den, that the net profits might be
doubled; and such is the result of
intense culture wherever It is to be
found.
Intense farming not only means
abundant manuring and thorough
cultivation, but the employment Of
most carefully selected seed and an
equipment in the form of farm tackle
which will enable the men to get
through the work with greater speed
and perfection, and thus to avoid
late sowing, late hoeing and late har-
vesting, and all the risks which at
tend each of these operations. It
is an axiom that late work Is gen.
orally fatal work, and yet there are
so many who postpone haymaking to
the last moment. in the belief that
by obtaining slightly greater weight
they obtain greater value, than which
there can be no greater mistake. In
the late hay crop large proportion
Of the food matter Of the plant has
found its way into the seed, 80 much
Of which is shed owing to its over
ripeness, leaving the stems nothing
better than straw. On the other
hand, the early cut grass crop, II
slightly lighter In weight, is much
richer in food value. going further
with stock and giving breathing time
to the farmer between hay time and
harvest, enabling his men to get
among the roots with their hoes.
while 1t practically insures a second
crop of grass, which in so many cases
never appears when a crop is cut
late. If we would insure fine grass
crop, We should not only insist on
early cutting, but on the liberal en-
ployment Of phosphate manures,
which insure the more luxuriant
growth of the clover family. and
which in consequence so improve the
value of the manure produced by
their consumption. owing to the nj
trogen they contain, that the grasses,
as they do to heterogeneous
are specially helped in their
turn. Thus it is that phosphates
have a double role, direct and indi-
rect.
We have to-day, for the asking,
facts which are the result Of both
scientific and practical work. which
are sufficient to help every occupier
If the soil to succeed; they not only
explain facts but principles, the
of which is so essential.
Farming Is no longer a process Of
,oil scratching and seed broadcast
ng: in good hands 1t is a scientific |
process, and the more brainy the |
work OF the man who reads and |
kinks and acts upon what he learns |
he more solid is the result.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-27
A japanese Candy Shop.

Shops In Japan are all SO tiny and
look 80 much alike that it is difficult
to tell at glance just what kind Of a
shop each one is. But all Japanese
boys and girls know the confectioners'
sign-the spiked ball-and just where
to 60 whenever they wish sweets of
any sort. The sign on this picture Is
ON top Of the pole. Underneath it
hangs = banner bearing the name Of
the shopkeeper in Japanese charac-
ters.-Grace s. Zorbough in st. Mich
Olas.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-27
A Tumbling Brownie.

Here is an amusement for the chill
dren. Little folks, try it.
It will require one large marble, not
less than one and three-fourths inches
in diameter, one gentleman's celluloid
cuff and a few inches of thin felt in
two colors. Cut the buttonholes from
the cuff, roll it up into tube just
gether Cut circular piece of felt
easily through it and sew it firmly to-
gether. Cut a cihcular piece of felt
one-half inch larger than the tube and
sew over the end of the cuff, holding
it loosely, so it bags little.
Cut out vest and coat of contrast.
ing colors, draw on the upper edge of
the cuff, about one and one-half inch
es from the top, eyes. nose and mouth
of a brownie, such as are found in any
of the papers. This can be done with
a pen and ink or in oil paints. Now
fasten the vest in the back Of the
neck, pull the vest down in front to
cover the seam where the circular
piece of felt was sewn on, and arrange
the coat, fastening in front with large
knots to initiate buttons.
Cut arms and legs Of felt. Sew the
legs to the body under the swallow
tailed coat and attach the arms to the
top of the coat Cut a circle of felt,
snip out a small triangle from one
side. sew 1t up to make peaked cap
and finish with tassel; drop the
marble into the body. sew on the cap
and the brownie is finished.
Take a smooth board ten inches
wide and eight feet long, elevate one
end on chair, place the brownie on
this end and see him 60 spinning
heels over head to the bottom, where
he ends with few comical jerks and
twitches.-Ladies' World.
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The British Farmer
His Reputation For Skill and Success Largely Based the Work Of
Former Generations failing Behind His Competitors.


We British have a renowned
name as successful agriculturists. I
is not altogether certain that in thu
new century we deserve 1t. Our
fame is in a large part due to thu
skill and perseverance of the meI
of the past, the builders of thu
shire, the Shorthorn, the Leicester
and the Southdown, as we'll as of oul
white breeds of swine, which are al
most as great triumphs of the art Of
the breeder. Speaking for myself
I have found that in foreign countrie;
reverence for the name of British
farmers has been mainly due to the
great superiority of British livestock
as it has presented itself for compari.
son with the varieties which are com.
mon in those countries. It is some
times claimed. not by other people
but by ourselves. that we grow a
larger quantity Of wheat per acre
than the farmers of any other coun-
try. II this were absolutely true II
calls for no special commentator,
for our wheat area is very small by
comparison with that of other great
countries. especially where prices are
higher, and where, in consequence,
the crop is grown upon soils much in
ferior to those which are employed
for the purpose in this country.
II we submit ourselves to self-eS-
animation and are candid and con-
scientious. we shall hnd-that is II
we are sufficiently acquainted with
the work of others-that we are
being distanced in the race. Our but
ter is undersold by the brands Of
Denmark and France because of their
general superiority. The average
cheese of our colonies, Canada in
particular, is superior to the average
cheese produced by ourselves. We
cannot compare with tle French in
the production of fine poultry, and
our fruit is beaten out of the market
by that which we import from Tas-
mania and from across the Atlantic.
Even among livestock. in which &C.
partment We are supposed to be- pre-
eminent, We are told by Sir Walter
Cibbey that we are beaten by the
breeders of carriage horses of the
Continent, while the Americans are
preferring the imported Percheron
and Flemish dray horses Of France
and Belgium to those upon which we
pride ourselves so highly. We make
no general attempt to improve any
one national product. such as has
distinguished the Germans. who have
doubled the sugar percentage of the
beetroot; the Americans. who have
so marvellously improved the maize
plant; and the Canadians, who. by
an equally wise system of selection,
have increased the yield Of the cat.
the potato and clover end other
farm plants.
! claim. then, that the inferior
yield of our crops from year to year
is largely owing to the inadequacy of
the supply Of plant food in the form
Of manure. and this inadequacy is
due not only to under production on
the farm, to the spoilation of much
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Harvest All the Year.

The following. from Coleman's Ru-
al World. gives q very good idea of
the continuous round of the seasons.
how It Is always spring and always
summer In some part OF the world.
There is NO month in, the year In
which the song Of the reaper is not
heard In some land on the globe. In
January is the wheat harvest of Aus
tralia, New Zealand, Chile and the Ar
gentine Republic; In February and
March. upper Egypt and India; in
April. lower Egypt, India, Syria. Cy-
prus. Persia, Asia Minor, Mexico and
Cuba; in May, Texas, Algeria, central
Asia, California. Oregon. Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia, North and South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Ken
lucky. Greece, Italy, Spain. Portugal
and south Of France; in July, New
England. New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana. Michigan, Illinois,
Iowa. Wisconsin, southern Minnesota,
Nebraska. upper Canada. Roumania.
Bulgaria. Austria Hungary, south of
Russia. Germany, Switzerland and
south Of England: in August, central
and northern Minnesota, the Dakotas,
Manitoba, lower Canada. Columbia,
Belgium, Netherlands, Great Britain,
Denmark, Poland and central Russia:
In September and October. Scotland,
Sweden, Norway and north of Russia;
in November, Peru and South Africa,
and in December. Burma and New
South Wales.
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Good Dog.

A faithful dog, belonging to Win
fred Phillips Of Indianapolis. has won
the admiration of all who know him
throughout his penchant for sitting by
the bedside Of sick friends. The crea-
ture IL sixteen years old, and is stone
deaf. During the long illness which
resulted in the death of Mr.. Phillips
mother, this friendly dog sat. by the
hour, at the bedside of the patient
and showed his sympathy by OCCASION
ally licking her hand. The friends Of
this animal call him Doctor" Sport,
ON account Of his visiting homes in
vaded by sickness.
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The Bundle Bee.

NC AOIAOW1uS Ult Oh NATURAL HISTORY
written by Col. Isaac w. Brown, the
famous Bird and Bee man." appeared
in a recent number of the Bible Rec
ord.
have been very much interested
this summer in noting that at all the
ChautauQua schools great interest in
nature study has been manifest.
Many lecturers have given the stinged
insects much credit for the work they
do in making life better and easier for
the human race. The lecturers easily
proved that the humble bee was that
friend. but did not have time to speak
of the home life of that bee.
write this little story, therefore,
with the thought that many people
beginning to realize that creatures
vast importance in the economy of ma
ture 1.-THE thoughts Of God) will desire
to have his presence and aid. Many
q colony Of humble bees has been
burned in its homes by people who
had no idea they were destroying
their friends. There are not one
tenth as many humble bees in the az.
ricultural districts as there were in
my boyhood days. More is the pity,
for twenty-five years from now colon
les Of humble bees will be valued at
from twenty-five to fifty dollars each
In agricultural and horticultural dis.
tricts.
The female humble lives from two
to dve years and has her singer to
protect her in fighting life's battles.
The male has no stinger because he
has no battles to fight. He is born in
June. lives in luxurious life amongst
the flowers until frost time. He is
then married, and always goes from
his wedding trip to- his grave. His
widow goes into dormant condition,
usually one or two inches below the
family home and SO remains until the
following spring. The usual number
OF female bees SO alternating in a
home Is about ten to seventeen. Her
hope Is that she may have sufficient
strength in the spring to reach the lit.
tie cups Of stored honey above her
head, and feasting thereon for two or
three days, go out into the world and
make new home for herself and her
children to be.
The time will come when those
homes will be provided during the
winter time and placed in proper DO.
sitiOns for the widows use,
We are now using old felt hats torn
into shreds, and other soft material,
for filling humble bee boxes. We use
that kind of material for the reason
that the humble bee first makes but
one cell and likes to make that sur.
rounded by very soft material, so
that as she makes the other cells she
may easily make room in her nest. |
The boxes are made eight inches high
and one foot square, out Of old well.
worn lumber. The entrance holes are !
made one-fourth of finch in diam.
eter, large enough for the bees, but !
too small for other animals. The box
es are just put carelessly along the
fences Of clover fields and orchards. /
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The largest lightning conductor in
the world is on the Lugspite weather
station, in Bavaria. It runs down
the mountain-side for three and q
half miles to a lake.
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More Danes commit suicide than
the members Of any other race. The
average number Of suicides In Den.
mark is 256 per 100000 = year.
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Colombia is grid-ironing its terri
tory with railroads that will open up
the entire country. u
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-27

Germany's population is increasing
more rapidly than that Of Great
Britain or France.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-29
DAY OF PLEASURE POSTPONED
Darby HAD Forgotten Old Saying
Abount Counting Chickens.

A Richmond woman has in her EN-
ploy a little darby, Mill Cole. One
day Milf became confidential AID told
his mistress he was 'goin' to the c!mi'
terry next Sunday"
But. Mill. that's a long walk. You
know II is more than five miles"
"Oh. nlissus. l amt goin' to walk.
Use goin' to ride"
How Is that. Min?"
Use goin' in a kerridge t my
uncle's funeral"
All day Saturday Mir could talk OF
nothing but the. approaching affair
Sunday his mistress excused him. and
she expected that on Monday she
would be regaled with 4 full account
of the funeral. But Mil turned up
with a most melancholy face. In en-
swer to her inquiry he said:
= Il didn't 60, missus. He amt dead
yit."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-29
WORKER Musr ~ vs. VOCATION.
Tlrss Requisite for he Attainmsnt Ct
Success In Any Line.

A prime qualification for success In
any art. trade or profession Is the
love OF Il. though love alcre will BY no
means bring success in It. The love
must b reciprocal; that In, the yoes'
ton must desire it, follower. for req
sons which must remain a. much .
mystsry to him a. to any Of his Wit
nesses. "She was Noteworthy" says
Hsine, In treating Of more passionai
case, and he loved her: but no Was
not Noteworthy. and she loved him
not" The fond youth, university'breo
or self.made. may have ever 10 great
. desire for Journalism. bit Journal
ism will have no desire for him, I'M
less he has the peculiar charm for II
which commands affection In all cases.
He can only prove the fact by trying
and by longing to try with o longing
that excludes the hope Of every other
reward beside the favor Of the art be
wishes to espouse. Riches. fame.
power may be In the event. but they
are not to be in the quest. Ths wish
to succeed In It for It's own sake must
be his first motive. and the sense OF
success In Il must be left 10 add them.
selves. without his striving for them.
So far as he strives for them, they will
alley and dilute his journalistic sue
cess.-W d. Howells. In Harpsr's
Magazine.