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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04
DANGER In DELAY.
Kidney Diseases Are TooDan'
gerous for Franklin People
to Neglect.

The great danger of kidney troubles
is that they get firm hold before the
sufferer recognizes them. Health is
gradually undermined. Backache,
headache, nervousness, lameness'
soreness, lumbago. urinary troubles,
dropsy, diabetes and Bright's disease
follow in merciless succession. DOM
neglect your kidneys. Cure the KID
neys with the certain and safe remedy,
Doan's Kidney Pills, which has cured
people right here in this locality.
Tony Acurso, of Morgan City, La,
says: "My back was so painful that
it seemed as if it would break in two.
If l stopped or brought any strain on
the muscles of my loins | suffered IN.
tensely. The least sudden movement
caused shary pains to dart through
my body and if | contracted coio,
it settled in my kidneys, aggravatlng
nv trouble. No relief was found untli
l heard of Doan's Kidney Pills ana
procured a box. They entirely rio
me of all pain and lameness IN IL!
back and I felt we'll until about
month after when as the result OF
strain l felt return OF oackacIe.
Doan's Kidney Pills, however, quick.
ly removed the attacks and from Una.
time on there has never been sign o.
kidney trouble. There is no mistake
about Doan's Kidney Pills being al
excellent kidney remedy" "a
For sale by all dealers. Price /"
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Bunalo,
New York, sole agents for the Uni'eu
States. ND
Remember the name-Doan's-anu
Ia Ike no other.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

We publish in another column
of to.day's issue a call, signed by
number of our planters, for q
macs meeting to be held in the
Court House here on next Tues
day, Sept. 7th, at ii O'Clock q. m.
This meeting is called for the
purpose of discussing the ques.
ton Of taking q hundred and fifty
thousand dollars from the Atcha-
falaya Levee District to build locks
at Donaldsonville in the Lafourche
Levee District. The action of the
Atchafalaya Levee Board in ap.
propriating this money together
with the Lafourche Levee Board,
has already aroused much op.
position in our neighbors in Iberia
and st. Martin parishes, causing
the police juries of those two
parishes to pass resolutions con.
demniDg the action of the board,
and Governor Sanders has been
called on to interfere and he has
promised to do 90. The public
10 generally invited to attend this
mass meeting next Tuesday, and
no doubt there will be Z large at.
'endance Of our planters.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

The next annual meeting of the
Interstate Inland Waterway
League of Louisiana and Texas
will be held at Corpus Christi,
Texas, on October 81, % and %.
Mr.. C. S. E. Holland, President,
is now in Corpus Christi arrang-
ing a program for this meeting
which he hopes to make the most
successful meeting ever had. A
number of prominent statesmen
have promised to attend the Con-
vention and deliver addresses.
Gov. Campbell, of Texas, will be
there and it is hoped that Gov.
Sanders will also find it con-
venient to be present at the con-
vention. Corpus Christi has a
population Of $4,000, extensive
business interests, is q summer
and winter resort, is on the In.
tercoastal canal route near the
western end, and next to Calves
ton is the largest coast city OF
Texas. In addition to the usually
interesting program and round OF
entertainments the business men
of this the eastern end of the In
tercoastal will find it to their
advantage to make the acquain-
lance of those residing on the
western end.
Railroad rates will be reduced,
and it is to be hoped that a large
delegation from here will attend
the meeting.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

The sofa on which Dickens died
at Gadshill has just been present.
ed to the Dickens museum at
Portsmouth. He was at work on
Edwin brood" on the evening
before his death, when he came in
fatigued and after a few words to
his sister.in-law, Miss Hogarth,
fell to the floor, never to speak
again. The couch is of rosewood
and covered with green plush.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

At q meeting of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative
Union. composing the parishes
of Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion
and st. Martin, recently held in
Abbeville, resolutions denouncing
the present game laws of the
State and asking that the pro.
lection of the game be placed in
the hands of the police juries, and
condemning the gambling in fu.
lures were adopted.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04
Better Than Any Other.

River shows may come and river
shows may go, but the Sunny
South goes on forever and gets
better and better. The exhibition
at the river landing Saturday
evening was the best ever. Long
may this modern floating theatre
continue to go up and down the
river of the great U. S.-Middle-
port, O., Republic. At the river
Friday, Sept. 10.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

At a meeting of Florian Cor
nay Camp No. 315, United Con-
fcderate Veterans, held on Sun
day morning last, the following
named Veterans were elected az
delegates and alternates to the
nineteenth annual convention and
reunion to be held in the city of
Alexandria on Thursday and Fri
day, Sept. 9 and 10th: Dele
gates-John A. O'Niell, ST., A. c.
Allen, R. w. Allen, Henry Penn,
A. A. Delahoussaye, T. j. Shat
fer. Alternates-Ernest Druilhet,
G. L. Crevemburg, J. c. Fourmy,
E. J. Trastour, O. D. Berwick, n.
j. Wooster. Special rates will be
given to Alexandria and return
from all points, one fare plus Is
cents, to be on sale Sept. 6 and
9th, good for return Sept. 18th.
The headquarters will be at Hotel
Bentley. Rates for rooms will
range from ST to So per day per
person. All rooms are provided
with bath except the ST per day
room. Special rates for rooms
occupied by more than one per-
son. The citizens of Alexandria
have extended through their
Mayor, Progressive League and
other organizations, a most era.
cious invitation to come and enjoy
tie hospitality for which the city
10 90 well noted.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04
Testifles After Four Years.

Carlisle Center, N. Y, G.. B. Burhans,
write: "About four years ago l wrote
you that had been entirely cured of
kidney trouble by taking two bottles OF
Foley's Kidney Remedy, ant after four
years l am again pleased to state that
have nevLr had any return of those
symptoms. and am evidently cured to
stay cured" Foley's Kidney Remedy
will do the same for you.
Sold by oil Druggists.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

= Prohibition was made more rigid
in Alabama by the recent pass-
ing of the Carmichael bill. The
bill provides that there shall be
no sale or manufacture of intox.
icants in Alabama nor of any
beverage which contains over
one.half of one per cent alcohol,
and 1t shall not be kept in clubs
under any circumstances, and
near-beer is strictly prohibited.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

DR.. Wilfred T. Grenfel, the
famous Labrador explorer and
social worker, says that in the in
terests of the campaign against
tuberculosis, he has induced most
of the natives to weave the motto,
"Don't Spit" in their rugs, in
stead of other homely sayings,
which were formerly used.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

A report has been received from
Stockholm that DR.. Frederick
Cook, the Brooklyn ethnologist,
has discovered the north pole.
Dispatches signed by DR.. Cook
say that he reached the pole Oh
April 81, 1908. There is great en-
thusiasm over the fact that the
Anal victor In the search for the
north pole goes to America and
that the American flag was the
flret to be planted there.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

We have received the past week
several communications, not
signed by the writer's, and they
have been consigned to the waste
basket. All communications to
this Office must be signed by the
real names of the writers-not for
publications. we'll as non de
plume, otherwise they will not be
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

To prevent a negro from becom-
ing q Judge in a city court in
Georgia a special act was rushed
through the Georgia Legislature.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04
Health and Beauty Aid

Cosmetics and lotions will not clear
your complexion of pimples and blotches
like Foley's Orino Laxative, for indyes.
ton, stomach and liver trouble and
habitual constipation. Cleanses the
system and is pleasant to take.
For sale by all druggists.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

On Saturday last New Iberia
was visited by q disastrous fire.
The Eureka hotel was q complete
loss and the Elk's Home, and
Phythian Hall damaged. The loss
is said to be about S35, 900.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

A progressive union with q
membership of 200 has been or.
ganized in Donaldsonville, in the
interest of the city and parish,
ready to take hold of anything
that is likely to rebound to the
advantage of the people.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

Senator Stone of Missouri de-
serves q Carnegie hero medal.
The Senator, while riding from
New York to Washington, was
subjected to the grossest imperti-
nence by a waiter in the dining
car and the statesman-who is not
the great burly rufian he has been
described in the papers, but a
slight man of under rather than
over medium strength-slapped
the walters face. Anyone who
has quailed before the majestic
bearing of a Pullman porter and
meekly eaten a number of things
he did not order rather than risk
the impertinence sure to be in
CURED if he politely asked the
waiter to being him what he did
order, will throw up his hat for
"Gumshoe Bill" Stone. He may
have inaugurated the emancipa-
ton of the traveller. Who knows?
But whether or not the remainder
of the travelling public has the
to follow up the advan-
tage gained for them by the Mis-
souri, statesman's valor. certain it
lie that "Gumshoe Bill" has point
ed the way and that if his fellow
citizens resume their grovelling
attitude before the naughty
of the Pullman and
the dining-car they have only
to blame.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

A recent fire in Osaka, Japan,
destroyed nearly 10000 buildings,
including banke, stock exchanges,
museum, government buildings
and factories, the loss of property
being about 50, 100000. An area
of four square miles was burned.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

A new law went into effect in
Minnesota on the 1st that pro.
hibits the sale of cigarettes in that
state. Nearly all the papers in
referring to this prohibition speak
of it as q "ban on coffin nails."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04
MASS MEETING
To Be Held At The
COURT HOUSE
IN FRANKLIN, LA.
TUESDAY SEPT. 7
At II o'clock a. m.
At II o'clock a. m

This meeting is called for
the purpose of discussing the
question Of taking a hun
dred and fifty thousand dol
lars from the Atchafalaya
Levee District to build locks
at Donaldsonville in the
Lafourche Levee District.
The public generally are
requested to attend this
meeting.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

The Louisiana division OF the
United Daughters of the Con.
federacy will give a scholarship
to the Louisiana State University
this coming session. Any boy un-
der 81 years of age who has never
been a student at the University
and is a ineal descendant of a
Louisiana Confederate Veteran is
eligible to the scholarship. If the
applicant is a high school grad
uate he is exempt from all en-
trance examinations, but if not q
graduate he must take the ex.
aminations for entrance, and all
applicants must be prepared to
enter the freshman class. This
scholarship is good for four years
and all expenses will be paid, in
Guiding transportation, uniforms,
board, books, etc. The university
also gives a scholarship to the
winner of the U. D. c. scholar
ship, which pays all the fees re-
quired by the university, such as
hospital, laboratory, furniture,
lights, etc. These two scholar
ships combined will give the win.
ner everything that is possibly
needed during his career at the
institution. All boys eligible for
this scholarship, who desire a
college education, should apply
to Mrs. Daisy Ryan, 602 Bilbo
streets, Baton Rouge, who will
furnish all other information
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

Finest ice cream, made out OF
pure Jerscy cream. Delivered To
any part q town. At SERIo's.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

The voyage from New York to
Queenstown was recently made
by the steamship Lusitania in
four days, twenty-three hours and
three minutes. That's going some.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04
The Best Performance.

The Sunny South floating thea.
ire gave the best performance of
the season at the river last even.
ing To encourage the per.
formers, a large crowd was present
and the number of encores de.
livered to each act, proved that
the audience appreciated it. It
was a lengthy performance, and
everybody got what was coming
to him. The music was all of the
latest, and the costumes, along
with the electrical effects, were
great-Mt Vernon, Ind, Democrat.
At the river Friday, Sept. 10.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Mary Frere is at home for
months stay, after which she
will return to Natchitoches to re-
sumo her studies there.
Mr. Robert Sigur spent Satur-
day and Sunday in New Orleans.
Mr.. H. ]. Delahoussaye was in
New Orleans several days this
| week
Miss Villa Foster, after a
weeks visit to New Id ria, is
again at home.
Misses Gladys Ewing, of
Houston, and Phyllis Bush, of
New Orleans, after a pleasant
visit to Franklin, guests of Mrs.
DR.. B. w. Smith, have departed
for their homes.
Mis- Lille Abel returned on
Thur ~day from Illinois, where she
has been visiting the past three
months.
M. and Mrs. Phil Blum, who
were the guest of their daughter,
Mrs. Ike Bloch, returned to their
home in New Orleans on Monday.
Mrs. Lamar Russell is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Dr.. J. H. Mayer.
Miss May Darnell has returned
from Nachitoches and will visit
her parents for month.
Attorney Walter T. Gilmore, of
Berwick, was a business visitor
here on Monday.
MisssFannie O'Niell returned on
Tuesday from short visit to Miss
Young in New Iberia.
Mr.. Fred Breaux, of New Or
leans, was the guest at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Sigur on
Sunday.
Mr. Emmett Alpha made flying
trip TO Opelousas this week on
professional business.
Misses Oracle and Bessie Tarl-
ton, of Patterson, and Edith West
and Maude Berwick, of Bayou
Sale, came up on Tuesday for the
dance given by the Young Mems
Cotillion Club.
Mrs. Mamie Crask left on Fri
day for. New Orleans where she
will purchase her winter stock of
millinery.
Mr.. Wilbur H. Kramer and
family will be home to-day from
Ashville, n. c., where they have
beer for the past month.
i,liss Ida Milling was the guest
of Mrs. Wofford Sanders, in New
Iberia this week.
Mrs. Julian Eaves and children.
of New Iberia are guests of the
former parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Prescott Foster.
Sheriff w. T. Peterman was /
transacting business in New Or
leans few days the forepart of
the week.
Mrs. Jos. R. Givens is visiting
her mother in New Orleans.
Prof. Chas. Colt, the efficient
principal of the High School
here, and who has been doing
Institute work at Natchitoches
for the past three months, re-
turned home this week.
Mr.. Joseph Beninato, of New
Orleans, was transacting BUSH
ness here yesterday.
Senator and Mrs. Murphy j.
Foster and daughter, Mrs. Rose
Miller. spent several days in New
Orleans this week.
We acknowledge a pleasant call
On yesterday from Mr.. Melville
Fisher, editor of the New Iberia
Enterprie.
Miss Sidonia Tarlton arrived
nome this week from Cincinnati,
Ohio, where she has been all sum-
ner taking course at the Con-
,ervatory of Music.
Mr.. E. A. Delahoussaye was a
business visitor to New Orleans
his week.
Miss Gertrude Cowan has re-
urned home from a visit to rela-
ives in Texas.
Messrs. w. H. Vetter and P. D. :
aoussel, of Patterson, were visit
'rs to Franklin on Thursday.
Mr.. Robert Allen was business j
'isitor to Beaumont, Texas, the ;
,ast week.
Mr.. H. S. Pickett spent several
lays in New Orleans and Baton
touge this week on business.
Miss Katie Lauritzen, of New
orleans, returned home this week
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04
SATURDAY, SEPT. 4, 1909.

The pure food convention re.
Gently held at Denver, has ap.
proved the use of benzoate of soda
as a food preservative.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

DR.. Abernethy, the great EngnsD
physician, said, watch your kldnsyo.
When they are affected, life is IN os s.
gers" Foley's Kidney Remedy m'is'
healthy kidneys, corrects urinary hoi.
regularities, and tones up the "n'''
system.
For sale by all druggists.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

O'Niell has full line OF Alc0'
hol Stoves and sells denatured a.
cohol.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

st. Johns Academy, for girls,
and St. Anthony's School, for
boys, will open on Monday, Sept.
9th, for the beginning of the 1909.
10 session. These two worthy in.
situations of learning have long
been engaged in the work of i'm.
parting a Christian education to
the children of this section, and
each years work has redounded
to the credit of the good sisters in
charge.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

The school books will again 70
handle this year at Latham
News Depot.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04
Hicks Capudine Cures Sick Headache

Also Nervous Headache, Travellers Head.
ache and aches from Grip, Stomach
Troubles or Female Troubles. Try Cap
udine-its liquid-effects Immediately.
Sold by druggists.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

All kinds of fruit punches .
specially. At SERIo's.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

O'Niell has Elite Creamery ous
ter, something very fancy, IN one
pound prints.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

past week.
Mr.. H. S. Pickett spent several
days in New Orleans and Baton
Rouge this week on business.
Miss Katie Lauritzen, of New
Orleans, returned home this week
after a visit of several months to
Miss Laura Lauritzen.
Miss Loretta Kleb. of Patterson,
after a weeks visit here has re-
turned home.
Representative r. w. Allen
spent several days in New Or
leans this week.
Assessor H. w. Kappel went to
Baton Rouge on Monday last and
filed his roll with the Auditor.
He has the distinction of being
the second assessor in the State
to file his roll.
Judge Chas. A. O'Niell went to
on Thursday where he
went to qualify as judge for that
district preparatory to holding a
term of court in st.
Landry parish some time in
October.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-26

until they had disappeared around distant curve in the path, and then turned to her companion.
 Come on, Joe," she cried merrily, and the two plunging into the mouth of a canyon made their way by circuitous route back to the spot where they had left their horses. Mounting they rode swiftly away. and then occurred one of those curious instances which shows how supersti- tious dread can shake the nerves of one whose hardihood in encouraging ordinary dangers knows no bounds. Entering the confines of long box canyon an unearthly chorus of hoarse grunts and strident squeals suddenly assailed the ears of the astonished bandits. Pearl refined in her horse and stared at her companion with face from which every trace of color had fled.
 My God, Joe" she faltered, "ain't that terrible. What can it be? Maybe this place is haunted
 The ex-prospector, hardly less star tied than his confederate. listened with open mouth to the harsh grat- ing dlrge that re-sounded from all sides of the canyon. Then suddenly his perpleXed scowl faded and a broad grin took it's place.
 It's all right" he cried in tones of great relief. "They're nuthing' but bulfrogs, gal. big croakin' bullfrogs."
 And Pearl Hart, as desperate a fe male bandit as the world has ever known, uttered an exclamation of sur prise and gladness at this unlocked for explanation of the mysterious ter TOT and rode on with fully recovered spirits.
 They pursued their flight until within six miles of Mammoth where the ex-prospector and his horse man. aged to fall into a river and would probably have been drowned had it not been for the prompt assistance rendered them by Pearls vigorous hands. They eamped in the bushes for the night, intending to pusA on for the hills the following morning and seek a secure hiding place. That day, however, their lack of provisions com- pelled the man to ride into Mammoth for the purpose of purchasing tobacco and food. By this time the officers of the law had become aware of the
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-26
The FIirt.

The flirt-by which is generally meant the feminine inconstant-is by no means the cold and heartless being of the novelist's misrepresentation Sir Walter Scott knew better when he wrote that woman "in our hours of ease. uncertain, coy and hard to please" is to mankind's pain and sor- row vertically "a ministering angel" It is remarkable how often a girl who has had a score of hearts a-futter, a dozen pale flaXen scalpS dangling, set down by her elders as more efferve- scent and volatile than perfume, makes one of the most domesticable of wives and mothers when her time comes to marry. The face once wreathed with light, mocking laughter becomes beautifully serious over a cradle; the favor that was once dis. persed among any number of candi, dates for her girlish heart and hand becomes a woman's love to be be- slowed, for always, upon one man out of the whole wide universe. Clirta- ton, wisely understood. is perhaps the means by which nature has insured the widest possible range of selection. and hence in the long run the highest attainable degree of human happinesG Philadelphia Ledger