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The Detroit times., 1909-12-21
IN SOCIE Il Y

% guests at the Pontchartrain. Other
hostesses were Mrs. Howie Muir IN
her Crosse Pointe home: Mrs. Henry
ID. Sheldon and Mrs. Arthur NJ. Parker
character Is formed during the
period between Il and II" said Prin-
cipal David Mackenzie, OF the Cen
trail high school. Monday evening. In
a lecture before the Northwestern Re
search club on THE moral side OF
adolescence During the adolescent
period the young boy is almost saw
age; all he recognizes is courage as a
rule. During adolescence the higher
qualities of the soul are cultivated. for
spiritual growth. physical Vitality
reaches its height and IL is the age
OF natural inebriation. or as Plato calls
Il. 'spiritua! drunkenness do not
hesitate TO state that the most dan
gerous thing In education Is the in
stilline of preconceived notions into
the children. There is too much final
fly about the dogmatic instruction
given our children in the Sunday
schools"
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21
"0'CANNON," NOT CANNON"
SPEAKER TELLS TAY PAY
He Has Learned That One Of His
Remote Ancestors Was Of the
Clan O'Cannonan.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-"My name
is O'Cannon." said the speaker OF the
house. correcting T. =. O'Connor, who
was introduced TO him.
Asked for an explanation Mr.. Can
non said his family tree, searched out
recently by a relative, shows that he
is descended from a line OF kings.
This is the story as reported to the
speaker:
Mall OF Nine Hostages. great grand
son OF owen More, king OF Munster
during the reign of Conn OF the Hun
dred Battles, was an ancestor OF Rory
Cannonan. from whom are descended
the clan of O'Cannonan, later abbrevi-
ated to "OCannon" and still later to
Cannon" Twelve OF the family. the
report goes, have been beatiied by
the popes in as many centuries.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21
@nbLz3YTRI;B \
9sSG@&
S1ORESxX
THE SLED DOGS VACATION.

Come on, comrades" growled old
Jacques, the leader of our sled team.
ITS no use staying around the camp
this summer, for our Indian masters
feed themselves and never think we
need to be fed even II we are not
working. or course when we pull
their sleds in winter they know they
have to feed us. I'm going to go up
along the river, and maybe | will find
woodchuck or rabbit. I'll fish n lit
tie, too, and what's more, I'm going
to he gone a long time
The rest OF us decided that jacques
idea was better than starving in camp.
so away we all raced together. Il
was grand sport. AT night we scraped
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21
Alone In saw MlI at Midnight

unmindful of dampness, drafts. storms
or cold, w. ]. Atkins worked as Night
Watchman. at Banner Springs, Tenn.
Such exposure gave him severe cold
that settled on his lungs. At last he
had 10 give up work. He tried many
remedies but all failed till he used
Dr.. Kings New Discovery. After US
ing one bottle" he writes. Il went
back tc work as we'll as ever" Severe
Colds. stubborn Coughs, inflamed
throats and sore lungs. Hemorrhages,
Group and Wheoping Cough get quick
relief and prompt cure from this glor-
ious medicine. Guaranteed by f. c.
Kinsel, Central Drug Co., Gray q
Worcester.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21

covering and disclosed a complexion
fully as clear and beautiful as that
OF the little country mouse.
The whole trouble was that the wo-
man OF style was merely wearing n
very stylish veil.
In New York. where veil styles are
started, the manufacturers say that
the demand for wells with weird pat
terms and huge meshes is growing
daily and that il it keejs up it won't
be long before a veil will consist Of
single thread tied around a wo-
mans face with piece of Japanese
scenery worked in threads, hung over
her eyes and nose.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21

Mrs JULIUS StIOH VIII give Dali AT
the Country club Wednesday evening,
for Ter daughter, Miss Marguerite
Strof.
Ms Arthur NJ. Parker Will give a
reception "Wednesday afternoon to
met Mr.. and Mrs. Pitts Dulfield. CT
Neg York.
Hiss Mary Anderson will give din
ng Wednesday evening in the Pasa-
dna. the guests afterward going 10
tie Stroh ball, at the Country club.
Mrs David G.. Whitney Will give A
all for her son. David Whitney third.
nd her niece Miss Catharine Andrus.
the Century building. Tuesday even
ing.
The Detroit Philharmonic club will
give a concert Tuesday evening In the
Church OF Our Father. . notable foa.
ture OF the program will be the first
hearing in Detroit of quintet by Mrs.
ii. II. A. Beach.
Mrs. Walter Russell gave n lunch
con Tuesday for Miss Marjorie Stearns
and her guest, Miss Moore. of New
York. These young people will be
guests of honor at a dinner In the De
troit club. Wednesday evening. follow
ed by theater party. at the Temple,
of which Mrs. Frank G., Baldwin will
be hostess. Miss Moore will return
10 her home in New York, Thursday.
The splendor and rich glow of the
poinsetta formed the motif of the dec
orations for two smart functions Mon
day evening--the first Assembly ball
I'm the William Wright studios and
Mrs. Frederick X Stearns' dance for
young people in the Century building
Southern smilaX and garlands of
greens. together with holly and the
flaming poinsetta. gave true Christ
mas effect 10 both bathrooms. and In
every detail both the Assembly com.
mittee and Mrs. Stearns made IA point
to carry ont the spirit OF the Yuletide
season. The Assembly danceS-two
each season-are considered the most
exclusive social happenings in the
city and are patterned after the ia
nous Assemblies of Philadelphia and
New York. That of Monday evening
bore out this reputation. only the very
creme de In creme Of Detroit's oldest
families being represented, according
10 the standard social mentors set for
themselves. The affair was consd-
cred the smartest in every appoint
ment yet given by the promoters of
these balls. Mrs Stearns' dance for
her young daughter. Miss MAJ jorie
Stearns. and Miss Katharine Moore.
Of New York. a cassmate Of Miss
Stearns, who is spending the week
with her, was charming. jolly affair
Tor the younger set. and the boys and
girls home from school Mrs. Stearns
received in a handsome gown of vel
low-syangled chiffon over yellow satin:
Miss Stearns wore a gjrlish frock Of
white net with pink rosebuds and
bab' blue ribbons and Miss Moore a
charming frock of pale pink.
Several dinners were given preced.
inE the Assembly ball Monday even
Ing. Mrs. Edwin Barbour entertained
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21
HOLIDAY EXCURSION
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM
CANADIAN POINTS
ONE FADE

Dec. cath and 25th. return Dec 9th.
Dec. 31st and Jan. 1st, return Jan. Sd
ONE AND ONE-THiRD FARE.
Dec. 2ist to 25th, also Dec. 2Sth to
Jan. 1st. return Jan. 9Th.
MICHIGAN, INDIANA & ILLINOIS.
ONE AND ONE-HALF FARE.
Dec. "a, 25, 81 and Jan. /. return
Jan. 3D. City Ticket Office. 124 Wood
ward-ave. Telephone NJ. 80.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21

Covering the pan when Ash is fry
ing is apt to make the fish soft \
solid. firm meat. that is at the same
time haky, is what the good cook
likes
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21

A Berlin surgeon claims to kill the
germs OF cholera and inflammation OF
the lungs by subjecting patients 20
electric currents of great potency but
low tension which creates heat In the
innermost organs
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21

Strings of beads are fashionable,
and pendants and chains are shown in
n vast variety of designs. Silver ia
used to great extent as setting.
Birds. fish and fowl are used as de-
singns. and butterflies are shown in
lovely colors Huge beetles and i'm
sects never seen by man appear IN
glittering stones and swing on chains
of gold. silver or pearls.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21

Busfness-like Printing. no russ and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co. Is
John r st Phone 1893
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21

together leaves, and after arranging
them comfortably with our noses and
front feet, we would turn around two
or three times and then lie down to
sleep. But we always slept with one
ear cooked up and an eye open in
case wolves or foxes came near.
The fishing was graf fun. Jacques
was bigger than the rest of us, SO he
could wade out further into the stream
and thus get the most fish. We all
went out along the bank where It
was shallow and we could see the fish
very plainly. Soon as we caught ono
In our mouths we would run back on
shore and eat him. One day Jacques
caught a whopper that tapped his
tail so hard he hit Jacques eye and
nearly put it out.
When we got rabbits and had more
than we wanted TO eat. we buried IT
where we could find IL when we were
hungry There was n lazy dog who
often watched US, and sometimes he
sneaked out and scratched II up when
we weren't looking. But we soon
taught him to quit that. We had n
grand vacation, and we hated to see
il get cold and snow. cause we knew
we had TO go to work then.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21

Hiss Mary Anderson will give a din
nG Wednesday evening in the Pasa.
dna. the guests afterward going 20
tie Stroh ball, at the Country club.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21

Ms. Arthur NJ. Parker Will give a
reception Wednesday afternoon to
met Mr.. and Mrs. Pitts Duffield. CT
Neg York.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21

Mrs. David c. Whitney VIII give a
all for her son. David Whitney third.
nd her niece Miss Catharine Andrus.
the Century building, Tuesday even
ing.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21

Mrs julius Stroh will give ball at
the Country club. Wednesday evening,
for Ter daughter. Miss Marguerite
stroll
The Detroit times., 1909-12-21

The Detroit Philharmonic club will
give a concert Tuesday evening In the
Church or Our Father. . notable fca.
ture OF the program will be the first
hearing in Detroit of quintet by Mrs.
ii. II. A. Beach.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-04-03
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Courr-Par-
ish of St. Mary.
La the matter of the Receivership
of the j. M. Parmelee & Sons
Co., Limited. No. 1852.

Under and by virtue of an order Of
sale issued out of the Honorable 23rd
Judicial District Court of Louisiana,
in and for the Parish of st. Mary,
State of Louisiana, in the above
numbered and entitled receivership,
and to me directed, l will offer for sale,
for cash. for two-thirds (2-3) of it's APP
praised value, at pnblic auction. at the
principal front door of the Courthouse
at Franklin, Parish of St Mary, Louis
lana, to the last and highest bidder, on
SATURDAY, THE 1sT DAY OF
MAY, A. D., 1909,
between the hours of II Q clock a. M,
and 4 O'Clock p. m, the following de-
scribed property of the j. M. Parmelee
& Sons Co., Limited, situated in the
Parish Of st. Mary, Louisiana. to-wit:
The office furnitnre; the machinery;
stock in trade; frame building (galvan-
lied roof and siding used as a machine
shop sixty-five (65)feet long by fifty (50)
feet wide); frame shed, open ends; boat
building wharf together with the unex
PRED seven year lease on the water
front on which same are situated; and
the gasoline boat CAT LAST".
The property referred to, with the
exception of the gasoline boat SAT
Last which will be sold separately,
will be offered and sold as whole
WILSON T. PETERM AN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office. Parish of st. Mary, La.
March %, 1909.
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subscribed by the incorporators, this cor
poration is hereby authorized to begin
business at once. The present incorpora-
tors write opposite their respective names,
the number of shares subscribed by each
on signing these presents, which is hereby
adopted IN lieu of preliminary subscrlp-
ton list.
Thus done and passed at my office in the
town of Centreville, La, on the day and
date first above written. and in the pres
ence of Arthur Dugas and Frank q. He
bert, two competent witnesses, who hereto
sign their names, together with said APP
bearers and me, Notary.
". Young, $2.500.0G, 80 shares.
n. Alleman. - 10000, 40 shares.
3. W. Eells, 81 10000, 80 shares.
A. l.. Chauvin, 81, 600 .0O, 20 shares.
Edward This mark RobichauX, 81 10000
20 shares
H. }. Guidry, $4,000, shares.
WItnesses-Arthur Dugas, +. Il. Hebert.
l. 5. WOOSTER,
Notary Public.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-04-03
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd judicial District Court-Par-
ish OF St. Mary.
st. Mary Building Association vs..
Thorwald G.. Thorgeson, In
vidually and as Admins
traitor, ct ais.
No. 12,423

By virtue of an order of seizure and sale
issued out of the Honorable 23rd Judicial
District Court of Louisiana, in the above
numbered aud entitled suit, and to me di-
rected, l have seized and will offer for
sale, for cash, and without appraisement,
at the principal front door Of the Court
House. in the Town Of Franklin, La, Par
ish Of st. Mary, to the last and highest
bidder, on
SATURDAY, THE 1sT DAY OF
MAY, A. D., 1909,
between the hours of II O'Clock a. M, and
4 O'Clock p. M, the following described
property to-wit:
Lots numbers Two (2). Four az, Seven
T) and Nine (N. in Square number Fifty
Seven l57) in the town of Berwick, Louis
lana, according to A. L. Fields map and
plan of said town; together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon, and
all the rights. ways and privileges there
to belonging and appertaining.
WILSON T. PETERMAN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of st. Mary, La,
March 26, 1909.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-04-03
Clerks Office,
Parish of st. Mary,

'~IdIt VI T.OtIISIdH1' ]
/; Wilbur IL. Kramer, Clerk and ex-
Otlico Recorder of the Parish of st. Mary,
state Of Louisiana. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing il a true and
faithful copy Of the charter of the Centre
vile Mercantile Company, Limited" the
original Of which is on file in my office and
inscribed in Book 81 of Mortgages, bearing
entry No. 34r16, and recorded therein on
the Attn day of February. 1909.
In witness whereof witness my official
signature and the impress of the seal of nv
office ut Franklin. in the Parish of st.
Mary, State Of Louisiana, on this 4th day
of February, 1909.
WILBUR II. KRAMER,
Clerk and x-OfficiO Recorder
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-04-03
NOTICE.

Owing to change in our sys-
tenn of checking, all parties hold
ing our meat tickets will please
present tickets in their possession
to us at our place of business for
redemption within thirty days, or
earlier if convenient, and receive
in return our new system.
ROBICHAUX BROS.
Franklin, La, Feb. 26, 1909.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-04-03
State of Louisiana,

State of Louisiana,
Parish of It Mary.
|, Thomas VI. Milling, District Attorney
of the 23rd Judicial District Court of the
state Of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
have examined the charter of the Centre
vile Mercantile Company, Limited and
find nothing therein contrary to or incOn-
sistent with the constitution and laws Of
the United states Of America or the State
of Louisiana and Therefore approve the
same on this 4th February, A. ID. 1909.
[Signedl I. NJ. MILLING,
District Attorney 23rd judicial District
Court.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-04-03

And do hereby further certify that after
said list of Grand Jurors had been selected,
that there was drawn according to law
by the said board Of jury Commissioners
the names of thirty petit jurors to serve
at said Court for the week commencing
Monday, April 18th, 1909, and the names
OF thirty petit jurors to serve for the week
commencing Monday, April 10Th, 1909, and
the names of thirty petit jurors to serve
Tor the week commencing Monday, May
3rd, 1909, which said lists are as follows,
tO-Wit:
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-04-03
JURY VENIRE.
Clerks Office,
Parish of st. Mary

III ISH UI St' MAJ J1UuIsIhud'
l, Wilbur H. Kramer. Clerk 23rd Ju-
dicial District Court, st. Mary Parish,
Louisiana, and ex otticio member of the
Board of Jury Commissioners thereof, do
hereby certify that at meeting of the
Board Of Jury Commissioners held at my
Office of date March 10, 1863, the following
citizens OF this Parish were selected from
the qualified list of Jurors of this Parish,
as the list of Grand Jurors who shall be
subject to duty from April II, 1909,
to Sept. II. 1909, and until succeeding
Grand Jury shall have been duly en-
pan elIed:
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-04-03

Anything special in records you
want, leave orders at O'Niells.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-04-03

Finest line of Easter Post Cards
in town at Latham's News Depot.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-02-04
The Hatfield =.
Primary Bill

At session OF the state senate
Thursday afternoon, the direct pri-
mary bill Of Senator Hatfield, which
has a large number OF ardent advo-
Gates over the state, was taken up
out of. its order and placed on second
reading, where it reached the
amendment stage.
The following bills were read 9
third time and passed, Thursday
The Logan charter bill; the Weston
charter; the bill to establish the 10
gan Independent school district; the
bill relating to the common law lien
on personal property; the bill reia-
ting to the Mercer county criminal
court. and the bill relating to the
time Of holding circuit courts.
Senator England's bill, relating tc
the issuing Of certificates, was read
second time and ordered to third
reading. ..y'..,.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-02-04
ABE LINCOLN WAS
FOR PROHIBITION
IN YEAR 1858

. In 1853, Mr.. Lincoln said in a
speech at Springfield, Ill:
"The liquor traffic is cancer III
society, eating out it's vitals and
threatening destruction, and all at
tcmpts to regulate it will not only
prove abortive, out aggravate the
evil. II the prohibition Of slavery
is good for the black man the pro-
1ibiton Of the liquor traffic is equal
" good and constitutional for the
white man.
There must be no more attempts
TO regulate the cancer: It. must be
.eradicated; for until this is done, all
classes must continue exposed to be-
come the victims Of strong drink,
"fhc most effectuaL remedy would
be the passage Of law altogether
laboIishing the liquor traffic.
On another occasion he said !;
You may fool all the people part
OF the time and part of the people
all the time, but yon cannot fool ali
the people all the time"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-02-04

berly, Of Gilmore; J. P. Davis and
NJ. B. Morton, of;|Athens, and EN-
met J. Scott, of Tuskegee, Ala. g.,
= The organization Of this company
Is said to have grown largely out Of
the fact that in very few instances
will the established old line life in
surance companies accept risks upon
the lives of Negroes, and usually
only in the shape Of high-priced en-
dowment policies. The Standard
will Offer old line insurance to Ne
gLoes without discrimination, and it
h@, therefore, large and valuable
-Aeld ... -, ...-..... $780,.
1t is estimated that the men tam-
ed in tho charter are worth, com BIN
ed, over 100000. Much of the
stock, it IS said, has already been
subscribed. The company will have
to deposit 100000 with the state
treasurer for the protection Of it's
polieyholders, as is required in all
cases Of insurance companies char
tered by the state. e..
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-02-04
PROGRAMME
Kanawha District Institute,
First baptist Church.

Montgomery, JANUARY 20, 1909.
9:30-Call to- order. :c........
......B BY the Chairman
Music ......... BY the Institute
Invocation -. Rev. Warner Brown
Music .... BY the Institute
Welcome Address,. H. H.. Railey
Paper-"Relation of the School
r. to the Home" -. Miss H. M. James
Discussion opened. by Miss Minnie
Carr.
Regular Attendance and
How to Secure It"..... .G...
.........M Miss Georgia Banks
Discussion opened by Miss Tama
PloWden
Round Table Topica-4'G reatest Needs
of Our Pvblic Schools"
.. eneral Discussion 49,.
/ :30-Music. =. I.<> BY the Institute
What to Do with the Tn
prepared at Recitation"-Discu
sion opened by u. G: Page. .-...
Round Table Topic-L<1nfiuence Of
the Teacher on the Pupil and
How to Eliminate Those Not
Nood MOdelS NOTIFY '..~'''
.!........ .s...s. :. J. J. Turner
Round Table Topie>--"What the
District Expectssof the Trustees
--.Ey District superintendent J.
r.. Peters /~%'3,>r -. '..
Paper-"public> SCHOOLS and Good
Citizenship" -. Leon James
Discussion, Miss Carrie Fairfax
100 y. m.... Music BY Institute
Invocation ........: .1Rev. Hardy
Duet Miss Alpha Brooks and Miss
Eunice White - =, =
Recitation -. Miss aGoFpeIta Spears
Paper. .Wrs. n. H. Railey
Recitation. ....t .stft-.l MISS Bryan
Select Reading " Miss Jessie Jordon
I1nstt 80. MFR. and Mrs. 6. Page
Miss Ethel Brown, 0rgafist4
2. III. II. RaiIsy, Chaf rnans Pro TEN
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-02-04

lege authoritiesi may have to IKE
charge with a heavy hand In order
to- bring quiet out of the affair.
The young woman; Miss Nelly
Bright, was recently put out, of the
Berea College, in Kentucky. as a
result of enactment OF d state law,
and her advent ip,iWheatofb threat
ems to preciDitate the same struggle.
The Berea College was prohibited
from educating whites and blacks in
the same classrooms. The United
States Supreme Court upheld the
1egfsTaffve oct. : \: q ,.>'.''.>>
70. Miss aBrAgAt's advent. at the Whea-
ton SCHOOL was looked forward to
with much pleasure, by the goods,
no intimation Sof her race having
been received. e 3 .sl
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-02-04
NEGRO INSURANCE co. '.- ~.
..,,.~- .... - GRANTED CHARTER
Standard life Insurance co. Opesat-
ed and Financed by Negroes
g.. Capital 5000, 900.

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 2.--The first
old line life insurance company to be
financed and operated by Negroes
was granted a charter yesterday by
Secretary of State Philip Cook p. -.
It is the Standard Life Insurance
Company, with capital. stock Of
100000, and headquarters in At
lanta, and it's incoEporators aran J.
o. Ross, Dayid r Howard, H. A.
Rucker collector of internal reven-
ue), lewis q. watts, r, Al Holman,
Thomas II. Slater, "A, d. Howard. P.
A, Chapbelle, william DriskeIiiS and
lI. ii, perry, of Atlanta +. VIM
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-02-04
CRuM'S
appointment the Subject Of Debate
In Senate -

Senators Money SEXES. the. Occas-
ion to Air His Views on The Z:
Superiority of The Anglo
Saxon and tho Crime
<of MiSccngenation.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-02-04
Hl)|Sls
!. AfR0Pf|'ff|| FLAG :.
AMID CHEERS

Gibraltar, Feb 5.-Amid cheers,
the crews of the battleship feet, the
new battleship. efficiency flag, Gre
ated as trophy faf the ship. making
the highest gunnery score, was hoist
ed on the Vermont this morning.
a'he coaling operations are now
completed, and everything Is in read
mess for the departure of the fleet
from Gibraltar tomorrow on the last
run round Of the world voyage.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-02-04
new. O.|.FI:''FI|'E;RsI|E[|
..UN|TEIttIhfE -.
~ 10 = - -. - NJ NRaHaSS%
* n 80 IN 80 N Ezks1 "a
~ II 4.
WORKERS.

Indianapolis, Feb. 5.-Fellers
made the announcement In the Unit
ed Mine Workers convention today
that E. S. Mccullough, Of Bay City,
Mich, was elected vice president,
and Edwin Perry, of Oskaleosa, To-
wa, was chosen OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES