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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

Senator NJ. j. Foster on Tues
day addressed the Senate on the
sugar schedule, and entered a
protest against a lower tariff rate
on sugar. He received the close
attention of the Senators, par
ticularDy on the Democratic side.
Senator Foster gave a running re-
sumo of the entire history of sugar
tariff legislation and declared that
every party in control OF the gov
eminent had put different rates OF
duty on different grades of sugar
and that the great Democratic
leaders from the beginning had
not failed to recognize the i'm
portance of sugar as a revenue
producing article. Senator Fos-
ter contended that as the average
price of sugar has remained prac-
tically the same for many years
while the prices Of other food
products to the consumer had
largely increased, the consumer
had no ground for complaint OF
the sugar product. 1t was a mas
terly effort in behalfof Louisiana's
most important industry. The
schedule on sugar will remain as
was passed by the House and
reported by the finance committee
of the Senate.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

In the course of a recent adde's
the Rev. George F. Pentecost,
endeavoring to illustrate what
many people of the twentieth
century 60 to church for told the
story of woman who, after hear
ing him preach in one of the large
New York churches, informed a
friend that she did not like the
services at all. The seat was
hard, she said; the singing was
not good, and the preaching was
poor. Her little girl overheard
her remarks and, being present
with her at church, said: "What
can you expect for penny?"-
Kansas City Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

Senator Elihu Root in his open
ng&ddress to the members Of the
third annual meeting of the
American Society of International
Law, In Washington, recently
expressed the opinion that dis
putes involving the rights of
nations can be settled with justice
and equity far better through an
International court of arbitration
than through the fine hand of
diplomacy. Senator Root made
. strong plea for the recognition
OF q permanent International
tribunal, composed of men whose
judgments would be guided solely
by judicial reasoning, justice
and equity, and not by narrow
and biased local or national pref
udice.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29
School Of Methods for Sunday School
Workers.

The Gulf States School of
Methods for Sunday School work.
ers will be held at Seashore Camp
Grounds, Biloxi, Miss, July 10th
to 22nd. The instituting of this
school on the Gulf Coast will at
ford the Sunday School workers
of the far south special advan-
tages in Sunday school work.
The program furnishes course
in the following subject:
The bible; Sunday School Peda-
gogy; Sunday School Manage
ment; Elementary Grades; Child
Psychology; A Series of Lectures
on Organized Sunday School
Work and it's several departments
and popular addresses by lead
ing men of the south.
The Faculty: DR.. w. 7. Lowrey,
Dean; Hugh Cork of Chicago,
ILL.,. Mrs. S. S. Brame, Rev. VIM.
Meggison and w. Fred Long OF
Mississippi; Rev. F. Frankenfeld,
Miss Susie M. Juden, DR.. George
Summey and DR.. j. A. Rice OF
Louisiana.
Reduced rates on all railroads.
Board and enrolment fees from
5000 to $1,000 per term.
For programs and further in
formation address Thos. V. Ellzey.
CAMILLA. Bank Bldg, New
Orleans, La.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29
Special Meeting Town Council.

FRANKLIN, LA, May 20, 1909.
The Honorable Council met in
special session, Mayor Lewis,
presiding; Mr.. .Delahoussaye alb
sent.
The Mayor stated that the OBJ
ject of the meeting was to pass on
the sidewalk pavement work
done by Galley & Clark.
Supt. Zylicz of sidewalk con-
struction submitted his report of
defective work.
Moved by Mr.. Frost, duly Sec
onded and carried, that the work
done by Galley & Clark be &C.
cepted, with the exception of the
following fronts: Chas. Frosch,
Aug. Reuter-, Opera House Co.,
D. N. Foster, (drug storey Mo-
reira, Schwan & Moreira, A. j.
Drummer, (residence;) Catholic
Church, Commercial Hotel.
There being no further business
on motion the Council adjourned.
JOHN G. LEWIS, Mayor.
CHAs. LAUvE, Sect'y.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

There are four states in
which women have the full
suffrage, Idaho, Colorado,
Utah and Wyoming. In
twenty-six additional States
and one territory, Arizona,
they may vote on school ques.
tions. In Louisiana women
taxpayers may vote on tax.
ation questions only. In
Iowa also they may vote on
bonding matters. In Mime
sofa they may vote for public
liberty trustees. In Kansas
they may vote at municipal
elections and on bonding
matters, and in Montana they
may vote on bonding ques-
tons.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

Teachers will be needed next
year to All the positions in the
twelve agricultural schools that
it is proposed to establish
throughout Louisiana, says the
Baton Rouge correspondent to
the New Orleans Picayune. The
Louisiana State University ex-
poets to be able to supply a
number of teachers for this posi-
ton, graduates from the Agri-
Department of the University.
Superintendent Harris is now
sending out literature regarding
the establishment of these pro-
posed agricultural schools, and is
receiving q great amount OF
correspondence on the subject.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

Two military telegraphers OF
Paris, France, have completed an
invention whereby writing can be
transmitted by wireless. The in
ventors say the apparatus is
simple. They call it the radiote
autograph. One important result
is that the transmission of mes
sages is absolutely secret and can
not be received by other appara'
tus, which has been the great diff
ficulty with wireless telegraphy. ,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

Ex-Sheriff Perkins, of Calcasieu
parish, who has been a fugitive
from Justice and an exile in
Spanish Honduras for the past
six years, has returned to Lake
Charles to face the several
charges against him. He could
not stand his exile any longer and
preferred taking his chances on
trial. The charges against him
is for shortage in his accounts
when Sheriff of Calcasieu parish.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

In order to secure a credit
fifteen per cent on the >ex.
animation certificate Of one
year the Board of Education
has made it necessary that
all teachers desiring the said
credit shall attend one of the
Summer Normal Schools the
full term of nine weeks.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

An attempt to signal Mars by
wireless telegraph will be made by
Prof. Todd in September when the
plantet will be nearer the earth
than ever before. In company of
q famous aeronaut, he will ascend
to q great height in q balloon and
attempt to receive the signal
that SO many astronomers believe
Mars has been trying to send for
g long time.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

The following is a list of the
officers elected at the recent ses-
sion of the Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge at Minden: Grand
Chancellor, B. Mendelsoen of
New Orleans; Vice Grand Chan
cellor, b. F. Thompson of
Alexandria; Grand Prelate, judi
son Harris of Jennings; Grand
Keeper of Records and Seal, John
A. McLain of New Orleans; Grand
Master of Exchequer, T. c..
Wills Of New Orleans; Grand
Master at Arms, E. Haley of Sli-
dell; Grand Inner Guard. g. E.
Boos of Hammonds GRAND Outer
Guard q. Entler 81 Min
An entati l-|
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29
The name Of jefferson Davis

The name of Jefferson Davis
again appears on the table lat
Cabin John Bridge. BY curious
coincidence, the work of restoring
the name of the President of the
Confederacy was finished the day
President Taft was lauding the
soldiers Of tho South and the
North on the Petersburg battle
fleld. It il understood that th..
loyal g. *. r., organizations
win attend to the decoration Of
the table on the bridge Memorial
Day in the same manner as + dec
crates the grave of the Confederate
dead. The name VAS replaced by
u n Horns ! stone cutter from
1fieaissippi, Who Neot % Ash-
'esss :. ~ vs.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

Louisiana ranks first
among all the cypress pro.
ducing states with a cut OF
more than two-thirds of the
total cypress output OF the
United States, according to
the latest government sta
tistics. The total cut report
ed by 9O4 miles in sixteen
states in 1906 was 757, 639,.
900 board feet, with a value
of s22.12 per thousand board
feet. For the 120 mills
reported by Louisiana the
output was 500, 665, oOo
board feet with a value OF
s11,734,O 44, or an average
value of s23.02 per Thousand
feet.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

The Pennsylvania railroad
has an employees relief fund
that has been in existence
twenty-three years. and has
become a financial and bene-
VIOLENT enterprise Of great
magnitude. On the line east
of Pittsburg s112, 6o7.39 was
paid out in January. Ut TINS
s42,O76.26 went to families
of deceased employees and &c..
CLIO to employees incapacl'
tated for work. The pay
ment from the relief fund on
the line west Of Pittsburg ID
January to employees unable 70
work amounted to S27, 7ll.ao'
and to families OF en-
ployes who died, 81, 75O,
total of s35, 461.55 for the
month. The disbursements
for relief on the entire system
since the fund was organlzed
amounted to S25, 765, 4O3.lo'
The fund is maintained py
an annual Appropriation rom
the treasury of the Company
and a small assessment 1ron'
the beneficiaries.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

Recruiting officers of the navy
estimate that there will be about
Is, 900 enlistments into the naval
service during the approaching
fiscal year. Upon enlistment a
man is furnished a complete OUT
fit of clothing, ETC., snd for the
next fiscal year the sum of ST ,291, :
600 is available for the outfits of
all enlisted men and apprentice
seamen.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

A scheme is gaining>in favor
among the weather. Chinese mer-
chants in Mukden to organize a
banking corporation with a cap
ital of about S9,0O0,OOO. Pre-
parations having well advanced,
the promoters held a meeting at
Mukden and passed a resolution
to apply for a franchise to the
vice regal authorities.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

Erath county (Tex.) has under
consideration proposition to
vote 100000 county bonds for
road improvement. The present
taxable values of the county are
S13, $50, 600, and it is estimated
that the increase in the value of
the lands which building good
roads would effect would make the
payment of the bonds an easy
task.-Industria Record.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

Many weak, nervous women have been
restored to health by Foley's Kidney
Remedy as it stimulates the kidneys so
they will eliminate the waste matter
from the blood, Impurities depress the
nerves, causing nervous exhaustion and
other ailments. Commence to-day and
YOU will soon be well. Pleasant to take.
Sold by all druggists.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

Surveyor-General Lewis has re-
ceivec orders from Washington to
turn over the United States land
records to the State and close up
his Office by July LIST.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

The Daughters of the Confeder-
acy throughout the State are pre-
pairing to honor the anniversary
Memorial Day, which is June 3rd,
and also the anniversary of the
birth of the late Jefferson Davis,
President of the Confederate
States
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

The State Board of Health has
appointed DR.. j. A. Estopinal as
the Boards representative to
Cuba who will sail at once for his
post Of duty, taking charge of his
Office on June list. DR.. Edward
w. Kelly succeeds DR.. Estopinal
as secretary of the Board.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

The National Board of Under
writer's declare that the New Or
leans Fire Department is INSULT
cient because of the detrimental
political influences, and recon-
mend the reorganization of the
department.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

President Taft has been invited
to travel from St. Louis to New
Orleans on steamboat as the
guest of the Lakes-To-The-Gulf
Deep Waterway Association to
attend the Deep Waterways Con-
vention next November in New
Orleans. Mr.. Roosevelt has made
this trip and has admitted the
immense educational value of his
experience. Mr.. Taft has COM
mitted himselfto the improvement
of the inland waterway, and
heartily endorses the Lakeside
The-Gulf project.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

The Wright brothers have given
indisputable evidence of their
desire to go down in history as
inventors and not public ex-
hibitors, by the offers they have
rejected.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29
Rev. l. w. williamson Letter.

Rev. l. W. Williamson, Huntington,
W. Va, writes: ''This is to certify
that used Foley's Kidney Remedy for
nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble
and am free to say that it will do all
that you claim for it, Foley's Kidney
Remedy has restored health and strength
to thousands Of weak, run down people.
Contains no harmful drugs and is pleas
ant to take. Sold BIZ all druggists.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1909.

A ton and quarter of quinine
was dispensed by our government
in the Canal Zone during the past
year.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

The only men of worth to a
town or community are those who
forget their own selfish ends long
enough and are liberal enough in
their ideas to encourage every
public and private enterprise, who
are ready with brain and purse to
push every project calculated to
build up the town and enhance it's
Importance. The enterprise and
push of a town or community is
the foundation of it's permanent
success. A town may as well pre-
pare for its funeral as to become
Indifferent to the enterprise in it's
midst. Men who come. to town
to make it their future home, who
cant see far enough before them to
see that money placed judiciously
in q public enterprise OF their own
town will be a hundred fold in
the appreciation of their prop
erty, are to be pitied.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

The Acadia grand jury recently
turned loose two tramps who have
been kept in Jail 1913 days await
ing trial on an accusation of steal
ing 35 cents from a negro boy.
Their board bill cost the taxpayers
Of the parish S117.70 while they
were waiting for the grand jury
to convene. The member of the
legislature who framed a bill that
will relieve the taxpayers of drains
like these on their pockets will
perform one of the greatest public
services for a decade, and it
royalty should not be difficult
task to frame such a bill-Lake
Charles American.
Young man. if you do not find
things in this world that just
exactly please you, do not grum-
BILE, but smile and make the best
of your opportunities. No one
ever had things which exactly
suited all Misunderstanding was
always lacking. Grumbling and
faultfinding and sulking does not
remedy the matter in the least.
Get out and hustle and do the best
you can under all circumstances,
and you will find that after all
there is more in life than you
thought. Don't be- a crouch, but
look on the bright side always
and you will often catch glimpses
of happiness that the grumbler
misses. Try this plan awhile
Monroe Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-29

Linoleum rugs, the thing for
your bath room, at Davis. Prices
right.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05
Turbans in Various Sizes

modified in, hats as in other parts of the
costume by a yelling Of tulle or chiffon.
A nice and very possible broad hat has
the frame covered with thick gold gauEe;
over this a single thickness Of black tulle.
Around the crown is & swRthing OF black
tulle with a bunch Of black aigrettes at the
side.
A heavy, splendid and ~outrageously ex-
pensiVe hat, to be worn with a dark green
velvet costume, had its wide brim covered
with cloth of gold. Over this was stretched
dark green chiffon cloth and around the
crown was a deep band of jewelled gold
lace with a cluster Of wonderful ostrich
feathers at the side. OF which the body
was dark green and the ends gold colored.
Broad-brimmed hats with fluffy crowns
are to be seen, as always, and one with
black velvet brim and large crown com
posed entirely or swlrls OF white aigrettes.
makes the heart ache to think Of the num-
Der OF birds slaughtered. 1t Is TO be hoped
that they were imitation feathers, for truly
it was In appearance an irreproachable hat.
Another hat which could be worn with a
clear conscience and was quite as pretty
had the same wide black velvet brim, with
the crown made Of a fluff OF loops, of
wired black tulle. Two hats exploiting a
note Of red, chic, original and very stun
ming, were seen at one of the good shops.
The first, a wide hat sharply turned up
at one side, was made of sealskin. and on
the other side were two beautiful long
ostrich feathers in a curious shade OF soft
ened vermilion. The second hat was OF
moderate size and covered with ottoman
silk in the same bright, soft shade Of red,
and around the crown was draped a long
ostrich feather in dark gray.
A hat which would lend beauty to the
most Ordinary-iooking debutante and would
make a moderately pretty girl adorable has
a wide black velve brim, a huge soft crown
Of creamy white fox and at the front, nes-
tied In fur, a cluster Of gRrdenias ranging
from white to palest pink.
Another engaging youthful hat is a little
bOwl-shaped thing of black velvet with a
black velvet bride 10 fasten IL under the
chin. Its sole ornamentatlon is a pink rose
fastened on the front and a scant frill af
rare white lace showing under the brim.
The perfectly plain flat-crowned black
velvet broad hat rolled sharply up at one
side and fastened by a large gold and
jewelled ornament is very effective and
girllsh. There are some interesting novel
ties in fur hats, first and foremost being
the funny little peaked turban with the
MuH bauu VI Shuhh next the hall anu the
crown q mass OF wlde-open crushed pink
roses. There Is also a large round skunk
turban which has q crown-of violets not
massed, but bobbing cheerfully on THEN
Stems,
A small nat OF sealskin has a soft crow
OF curly white ostrich feathers and a black
ornament at the side. a curious freak OF
fashion is that OF embroldering the edges
Of the large petalled flowers that are often
wreathed around velvet hats. and all the
millinery shops display nosegays OF mar
veilously natural-loOking artificial flowers
such as roses. orchids and camellias, which
are to be fastened on the fur neckplece, the
muff or at the opening OF the fur coat.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05

tulle draped over a soft foundation OF pink
satin. and the brIm was faced underneath
with alternate rows Of gold and duh silver
lace. Around the crown was a swathing
OF pink satin under the tulle, apparently
drawn through two small wreaths of tiny
pink roses tied together by a bow Of blue
velvet.
The second model was a bewitching little
cap shaped thing OF the period Of Louis
Quinze. The crown was OF silver tulle
over dull silver cloth, with a deep band or
open silver lace around the face. Just
above around the crown there was a twist
OF soft bright blue ribbon yelled by the
silver tulle, and wound around this fold
was a narrow, frau silver ribbon embroid-
cred with bright flowers.
A peculiar but striking hat with a rather
moderate crown but wide brim had the
heavy gold lace laid quite flat on the
frame without lining. Two inches OF black
n vslvet edged the bnm. and the sols
trimming was a cream paradise feather,
which was fastened at one side flat under
the brim and swept around the back 70 the
other side.
The EorEsOusness OF the sold stuffs is
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05
Only woman Ten Tnster.

OF the whole army OF se~lf-supporting
women few earn a living in so unusual
I way as Gertrude Mayne. who for the
last ten years has held the position OF
tea faster for one of the largest tea
houses in the east. The work calls not
only for an intimate knowledge of tea
growing and the tea trade. but also for
an unusually susceptible palate, for there
are something like 1000 different varieties
OF tea on which the faster may be called
upon to pass, China a-one furnishing 800
distinct grades of black tea, while Ceylon
and India contribute as many more, to
say nothing of the green teas which come
from Japan and other eastern countries.
Miss Mayne's work is simplified to some
extent by the rigorous system Of sampling
enforced by the United States government.
There are only seven ports of entry for
tea in the United States. and to each one
Of these a board of examiners Is detailed.
whose duty 1t is to compare each separate
shipment Of tea with the standards es-
tablished by the seven chosen experts
who make UP the supreme government
board. BY this means the introduction OF
i1pure tea into the United States has
tseen stamped out entirely, but Miss Mayne
is said TO be the only woman engaged in
the work OF tea tasting.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05

alike only in one quality, a sort OF mas
nificent simplicity.
Before the fashion is killed by popularity
It win be interesting TO note the enormous
use made OF gold and silver tissues ard
iaces in the makeup OF all sorts Of hats.
These sumptuous fabrics are. OF course.
usually employed for dressy hats, though
by no means exclusively. They are at their
best on wide brimmed hats with a marked
crown, though there are some good looking
turbans. notably a large swathed one OF
gold lace over tulle, with two gold colored
ostrich feathers at the left side; and what
could be more chic than the little sea,skin
hat with the gold lace crown OF the
sketch?
This piling OF luxury on splendor. by
trimming the gold and silver fabrics with
fur, produces a rare effect. The large
hat Of the picture, for example. is made OF
rather heavy dun silver ace and g.
mount on the frame ithOu lining.
Around the full extremely high, crown
Is draped a soft browns gray pelt the
legs and tail falling on the brim. and at
the side Of a huge swirl OF gray sigrettes.
The third hat OF the sketch has a skunk
crown. a transparent sold lace brim and