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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16
Meeting Of the Town Council.

FRANKLIN, La, Jan. IL, 1909
The Honorable Council met In reg
ular session, Mayor Lewis presiding,
with full attendance present.
The Collector, Treasurer and Supt.
of E. L. & w. W. reports we're read
and ordered published.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
FRANKLIN, La, Jan. II, 1909
War 1908.
rant.
December 10th.
5179 Woodward Wight & Co. 40
1920 Ed Alnha M sss 90
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16
Letters In Regard to Street Paving.

For the infor nation Of. the gen.
eral public we are requested by
the Town Council to publish the
foI1o win ~ 1o%toro.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-07
SYNO<JIS

Chapter I.-Lieutenant Sommers, of the United States navy, is ordered to the Durant steel work, where cannon he has invented is being cast. He meets Frances Durant, daughter of the steel mill owner.
 Chapter I.-Edward Pinckney, rival of Sommers for Miss Durant s hand, as superintendent of the mill conspires against Sommers and the success of his cannon.
 Chapter III.-FranceS reveals that she has studied wireless telegraphy.
 Chapter IV.-Pinckney decides to spplsnt the Sommers gun with one in. vented by an employee, Marsh, and named the Rhinestrom gun by Pinck- ney.
 Chapter V.-Pinckney and Sommers clash.
 Chapter VI-Franees and Sommers learn that they love each other.
 Chapter VII-Pinckney put Smith, a drunken foreman, in charge of finish ing the Sommers gun.
 Chapter VIIG-Sommers surprises Pinckney by appearing at the works.
 Chapter lX-Franees Durant also en- ters the steel mill, as she has heard of foul play.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-07
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be back in a minute to boss the job himself"
 That was enough. The drunken foreman's rage was as fierce as one of his own furnaces now.
 He has, has he:"h he roared above the noise of the furnaces and the changing steel. If he comes in here I'll throw him in the furnace"'
 "i don't blame you" supplemented Pinckney. And Smith seeing now the general manager was behind him in whatever Ire might attempt, was ready for desperate work.
 Here" he shouted. "Take my sig nal whistle. I'll go over by the door end wait for that guy. When he shows up you signal the men to take out the gun"
 "When he comes in" exclaimed rinckney, amazed How can you stop his seeing you?"
 The foreman laughed brutally, then, stooping over, picked up from the floor short piece of iron, already blood stained at one end
 "OI.eary," he said briefly, and, turning with the bar in his hand, lurchcd across. drunkenly confident, toward the path which Sommers must cross on his way in the office to the trap furnaces that contained the Som mers gun, now ready to be holsted and transferred to the tempering bath.
 Marsh had already hurried away. Possible murder was more than he had counted on when he allowed rinckmey to bully him into becoming his fellow conspirator.
 Pinckney stood ready with the whis- lie in his hand. while the men at their places waited, ready to hoist when the signal should be given.
 The trap was laid All was in readi. ness when Pinckney saw raggedly dressed girl with shawl over her head hurryIng down the furnace room from the door through which the men were accustomed to enter.
 "HerI r' he shouted What are you doing here? Who are you? Get outr'
 Instead of answering the girl ran on until she had come facing him. Then she stopped short and threw back the shawl from her head.
 Pinckney started back in amaze ment, for Instead of Lucy Smith, as he expected. he looked into the blazing eyes of Frances Durant.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-07

Why should Lucy be talking to pinckney? What was she doing there? He had warned her time and again to keep away from the works, and espe- cially from rinckney and Inc office. because Smith knew i'inckuey and the advantage which he had taken of his position more than once 10 in- iure girls whose fathers and brothers depended on him for their livelihood.
 The general manager was little cZar in the town. Mir Durant did not come into close personal relation with the men in the plant, and pinckney could take on and put off, make and ruin men at his will. He had ruined some, aud others. Smith knew, had risen from the works through com plaisance and pretended blindness to the actions of the general manager.
 But the Independent foreman did not propose to put himself in that class, He loved his family when he was sober. and no matter what he might do himself he was determined that his wife and daughter should go straight. No wonder, then, the sight of his daughter talking to Pinckney in the works before all the men en- ragged him. With the bar in his hand he lurched down the long room.
 Hey, there" he shouted when he had come close. What do you mean talking to this fellow? Haven't told you didn't want you hanging around the works and not to talk to him? Now, you get out of here quickw
 Frances turned. md Smith stepped back aghast
 Miss Eurant!' he exclaimed. "Ex- cuse me, miss thou%',: you was Lucy"
 That's all right. Smith" exclaimed Pinckncy hastily No trouble now, remember" And he turned back to Frances. "Comc to the office. Frances. Come away from here. I will explain everything to you fully"
 Puzzled and blt uncertain as to rinckney's real attitude. the girl obe- uNullN ioiioNtu uiH uu SuOTt UfS0t ot steps aud into q little overseer's office that jutted out into the furnace room Pinckney closed the door after him.
 MT. sonmers' gun is just going Into the tempering bath" he said. He Is here experimenting it. So you understand all must be right Just wait here d few moments, and then you can see Sommers himself"
 The suggestion seemed reasonable. Frances nodded acquiescence
 All right 1 will wait" she said
 Outside in the furnace room flu rious hustle followed the closing of the little office door, Smith gave the signal, and the big gun, caught in the chains from the traveller, began to rise slowly out of the trap furnace and hung suspended, huge mass of white hot steel
 (To be continued)
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-07
GLOBE LABOR UNION DIRECTORY

AMERICAN FEDERATION LABOR American Federaton of Labor-Mees second and Labor hall H. D. Green president; F. Il. Myers, secretary; M F. Smith, CARPENTERS AND JoINERs Local Union of America Meets Thursday Union Labor hall S. H. Wood president; F. w. Tenbrook financial tary; J. M. BelI Globe Miners Union No eo w. F. MMes every Tuesday D. Michael J. oConno president H. NJ Page, secretary; F. J. Hippe special organizer. Globe Typographical Unon No Sunday month in Unionn Labor hall oliver pres ident; Carl F. HOdsworh secretary.
 CLERKS Store and oce Employees Union Meets Wednesday night dent; T. E. Collins ary.
 BARBERs Journeymen Barbers' Meet. las, Tuesday in each month at sS0 Newport shop Flora, rresident Otto Perdue, secretary
 BARTENDERs Barterders International and third Thursdays in Union Labor H. Fox president; M L. Perry, secretary treasurer
 PAINTERS Brotherhood of Painters No zi7 Meets each Tuesday night hall w. Aiken president; F. Estes, vice presiden Clark retay -- INTERNATIONAL UNION STEAM ENGINEERS Io cal No 29O-Meets first third Monday D. m in each month at Labor Union street James NJ Mclean, president; William Ross, secretary
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-07

sCHLITz-"t that made Milwaukee ia
 mous,' sCHLITz-that makes all men akin; We call for scHLITz- and who can
 blame us We drink and call for scHLITz again.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-07
Chapter IX.-Continued.)

Don't worry" he said shortly to Pinckney. I'll take care of myself. I've got time to get into my working tOcS, haven't lE'
 He turned away and started back to the office just in time to meet Marsh approaching. He had sized up Marsh for an honest, well meaning fellow, so he didn't hesitate to stop him.
 "Oh, say, Marsh, what time did that gun go into the fre;"
 The head draughtsman looked up and down and everywhere but at Som- merS' face.
 Fl don't know, Mir Sommers, ex- actly." he hesitated.
 Don't know" exclaimed the officer. Whats going on here anyhow? It looks to me like there's something wrong. Didn't you tell me that gun went in at o'clOckT'
 Marsh was thoroughly frightened now.
 Did say G o'clock? I've forgotten. Mir Pinckney will know. I'll ask him
 Suspicion had become practical ccr- tainty in Sommers' mind now He saw he, too, must be diplomatic. He must not let these people realize what he suspected. He shook his head ca gerly.
 "Oh, don't bother Pinckucy, Marsh. I'll be back in a moment, just as soon as get on my working clothes"
 And. leaving Marsh in q cold sweat of fear, the naval mau hurried into the office. As soon as the door had closed after him Pinckney rushed over to Smith.
 Now, Smith, go to it quick" he commanded.
 In moment the roar in the big fur mace room had increased tremendous ly. Smith began to below his orders. The men realizing the important time had come went to work with will.
 The hugh traveler was rushed over above the trap furnace as fast as it could be moved. The chains were be- ing lowered into the trap to draw out inc gun when Marsh caught Pinckney by the arm.
 MT. Plnckncy, don't-dOn't try it." he exclaimed. "Sommers suspects"
 Pinckney shook of the restraining touch.
 Let him suspect" he exclaimed con- temptuOusly. What difference does that make? Ouoe get that gun into the bath without his seeing it, l can beat him, no matter what story he tells in Washington"
 But you cant get it in," expostu- lated the frightened draughtsman. Hell be back in a minute. He knew you couldn't beat him or he wouldn't have left. He's gone to put on his working clothes"
 For reply Pinckney shook himself free and shouted to Smith:
 Here. Smith. Sommers has just de- handed that you be discharged. He says you can't handle the job. He's gone to 'ange his clothes, and he'll
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-07

E 7NCKNEY started at first, too Eb@ amazed to speak. Finally he 0 managed to pull himself to-
 gcthrr
 Frances! What are you doing here:" he exclaimed
 The girls reply was a contemptuous iaeer
 "I don't have to ask what you are doing here"
 You know:"
 Yes" she cried. 'l know you are trying to ruin Mir Sommers gun. and that's why I'm here to prevent it."
 Her hatred of dishonesty. her love for SommcrS. her pride in the honor of the Durants. had all combined to drive the girl into fury of passion that Pinckney had never seen before. He could not fight against it. He knew that. and SO he had to temporiZe. Instead of showing anger he only smiled with apparent surprise and pity
 What could have put such ridlcu- louS notion m your mind, Frances! It's too foolish to discuss. Who told you|'
 Don't try to explain, Edward" the girl exclaimed angrily Lucy Smith told me O'Leary told her. He was hurt because he wanted to be honest She came to the house to find Mir Som. mcrs. and borrowed her dress to come here quickly and warn him.
 pinckney was smiling now with re- lief. He saw he had a chance if he could only get the girl out of the way
 And you believe such story?' he protested in hurt tone. Why. my child, O'Leary was delirious. Smith was drunk and struck him while they
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-07

were flghting-a plain. ordinary fight between bot headed workmen
 What possible reason could l have for wanting to injure this gun? To have it a success means as much to your father and to me as It does to Sommers, Think of the reputation Of the plant. of these works. that your father has spent lis life in building up!
 "Why. Sommers is here now looking after the gun himself. If he were to hear such story 1t might ruin your fathers business. You don't want to ruin your fathers business on the word of a delirious workman. sore on bis foreman for beating him? Don't you see how wrong you are!"
 The girl hesltated. It did seem plausible OLeary was hurt. He had been fighting. And then she did not imagine any one could be so con temptible as to fight rival in the way Pinckney must be doing if he really had planned all that OLeary charged.
 The girl felt that perhaps she had been too hasty. She felt just bit foolish. coming there in Lucy Smiths clothes and possibly exposing herself to rldicule before the men She hesi'. tated. looking at Pinckney.
 From the other end of the furnace room. where he had gone to intercept Sommers. Smith had made out Lucy, as he supposed, talking to Pinckney. The drunken rage of the foreman changed instantly 10 this new object of attack.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-07
Sick Headache.

This distressing disease results from disordered condition of the stomach, and can be cured by taking Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Get free sample from your druggist and try it.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-07
LODGE DIRECTORY

FELLOWS Odd Fellows Ga Encampment No 3Meets Fridays Odd Fellows hall Geo Otis, Jr, chef patriarch; C. A. Wind, scribe. Rescue Lodge O. 0. FMee Wednesday, Odd Fei lows hall ot J obIe grand; Geo D. Smith financial secretary Rbekah Lodge F, sutans Lodge No 5Meet' second .nd fourth Mondays Odd Feiows hall Mrs A E. srgrave noble grand; Miss Laurel Shute, secretary
  Benevolent Protective Eks Globe Lodge No S9Mee frs. and third Fridays Fellows hall R c Goodwin R. c oldfeld secretary.
 KNIGHTS COLUMBUS Knight. of Columbus ounci Ne ll5sMcets second sad fourth Wednesdays Miners Union hall Albert Altwes G K liam Burke financial secretary
 EAGLES Eagles Globe Aere No ls-Meet' second and fourth Fridays Union hail. 730 m. A Lyons Worthy President; s R. Lowthian, secretary.
 REDMEN Improved Men, Tono Tribe No laMeets Tuesday at o'clock, Fashion hall L. Parker sachem; G. H. Abel, c. or R.
 MODERN wooDMEE OF AMERICA Modern Woodmen Globe No. 12o9-Me second and fourth Thursdays 7:3O D. Miners Union hall w. J. Fisher, consult J. w. Murphy, camp clerk.
 ANCIENT ORDER UNITED woRKMEN Lodge A U. w-Meets Miners Union hsn n third Thursday each month W. T. Penrose, NJ W; L N Marx Recorder; F. L. Gates, Fnancier
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-07
CHATTER X.
TURNING 4 DEITY THICK.

WM 'NCKNEY started at first. too
 E@ amnzed to speak. Ftnally he M managed to pull himself to-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-27

II a good Job is hard to ind that
iBall the more reason for advertising
for 1t persistently. For what is hard
to do with the help of advertising is
usually impossible to do without 1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-27
AUTUMN LEAVES.
Tho Change Of Color From Green to
Red or Yellow or Brown.

The Change Of Color From Green to
Red or Yellow or Brown.
Despite the commonness of autumn
colorings, we do not yet know the full
meaning Of autumn coIors of leaves.
We do know that late in the summer
the tree is preparing for the leaf fall
by drawing the valuable substances Of
the leaf into the stem. 1t also ceases
to make chlorophyl (the green sub
stance Of the leaf which aids in the
making Of the plants food. and this
gradually fades away in the bright
light By fading 1t exposes to view
any other colors IN the leaf, and all
leaves contain yellow coloring matters
called xanthophyl, whose function is
not known, and 1t is these which give
the yellow color to autumn leaves.
The red Is formed differently. In
bright light and cool temperature
new substance, called erythrophyl, is
made from sugar and tannln in the leaf
cells, and that has a red color.
brown substance is also sometimes
formed, and. besides, the skeleton Of
dies. 1t is the various combinations Of
these substances that give the many
shades of autumn colors. Some stu
dents think these colors are a useful
protection to the living protoplasm Oife
materlaD of the leaf after the green
disappears. protecting 1t against the
full blaze of light. which is injurious,
but others think the colors have no use
Mt all, but are simply the incidental
chemical result of the processes in the
rlpenlng and dying leaf.
AS yet the weight of evidence seems
TO favor the latter view, but the mat
ter is still unsettled. 1t is generally
thought that frost has something to do
with 1t, but it has not, except to hasten
It. Anything which affects the vitality
Of the leaf tends to hasten 1t, for which
reason an injured branch of a maple
will often show red autumn color even
in summer,
The colors are brightest where the
leaves receive the most brilliant sun
shine.-Professo w. II. Ganong in st.
Nicholas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-27
GRANT SIGNED.

He lndorssd ths Order "TliI the Day o4
Judgment
General Grant has fitly been spoken
Of as can unaffected great soldier" II
may have been the blending Of this
large mindedncss and lack Of affecta-
tion that invariably made him SO cour-
teously kind to any one who asked his
assistance, so generous in his praise Of
an opponent, even when that opponent
was fighting him to the death. The
following little story emphasizes all
these qualities:
After the fall of Fort Donelson, to
prevent the needless violation of prop
erty by either the army or BY camp
followers, projections were issued by
the United States government To
Miss O., whose six brothers were fight
ing In the Confederate army. such
protection was granted. 1t had been
signed by all the commanders Of the
post in turn--by Buell.. Rosecrans,
Schofield, Sheridan, Granger and many
others-and the list was long and i'm
pressive. At last it became necessary
for General Grants signature to be
added.
when / entered the Office" says
Miss O., "the general was smoking, his
feet higher than his head. But he
seemed instantly to stand upright be-
fore me. and his cigar was thrown
away In q moment.
II handed him my protection.
"'You have rather a formidable list
of Names he said as he took 1t from
me.
"'And hope that you will add yours
to 1t and make it even more formida-
ble,' replied.
"For answer he sat down again,
ready to put his signature at the end
of the parchment, when he suddenly
stopped and looked at me.
"'Tor how long do you wish this
protection for your estate, Miss or he
asked.
"'Until the day of Judgment gen.
eral,' answered boldly.
"Then he smiled that sweet, quizzlcal
smile Of his that made so many people,
even when they were his enemies. love
him and said:
any dear young lady. you have
great confidence in your armiesl But
with such courage and with such
leader as General Lee / cannot won
der Then, with a great flourish. he
added the words, IT'LL the day Of judg-
ment, Ulysses S. Grant, and handed 1t
back to me."-Youth's Companion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-27

One time when he was quite a
young man Lincoln hired a livery
stable horse to attend a convention
where he expected to be nominated
for some Office. The horse went so
slow that when he reached there the
convention was over and the other fel-
low nominated On his return he
irately asked the stable keeper II the
horse was good for anything at all.
Eyes, for drawing the hearse to fu-
nerals," was the reply Lincoln ad-
vised him earnestly never to send that
horse to funeral. for II he did judg-
ment day would arrive before the
corpse reached the grave.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-27

Sarcastic.

A young woman in London rendered
the cabby the exact fare of a shilling
at the end Of journey.
HALF a moment, miss" said the
driver. "Are you n1arrledT
'Eo. Why do you ask?"
Because" was the rejolnder, "when
yon do marry, whoever gets you will
have a treasure. You makes a bob go
farther than any gal know"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-27
TAFT RESTORES MARINES.
Must Perform Duties According t.
Congressional Provisions.

Congressional Provisions.
Washington, March 27.-The last re-
naming vestige of the Roosevelt or
der taking marines Off the battleships
and cruisers Of the United States navy
has been swept away by President
Taft, who directed that an order be
issued restoring the marines to exact
ly the same duties that they perform
ed prior to their being ordered ashore.
The following memorandum was is
sued on the subject at the White
House:
upon the recommendation Of the
general board it was decided at the
cabinet meeting that the amendments
to the regulations adopted on March
in regard to the marines should be re-
voked and the old regulations should
be restored"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-27
Geese.

A Georgia editor wants to know in
what part Of the country the most
geese are to be found That is hard
to say. Some would suggest Califor-
mia, some Georgia. some Tennessee.
some Massachusetts,. some New York.
and. maybe, some especially mean ones
the District of Columbia Washington
Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-27
His Meek Retort.

"ConvlctedT' exclaimed the prisoner
In disgust. well, I'm not surprised.
My lawyer made fool of himself"
Il tried TO represent you faithfully"
remarked the lawyer mildly.-Judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-27

You can SELL real estate by a.
vertising-or you can have real es
tate "ior sale" by simply placardins
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-15

human emotion short of love itself,
could overcome the physical repul-
sion of bllstering torment In that
shaft and smothering
smoke, and lmpel men to a deed so
heroic. so unspectacular and so SEEM
ingly unavailing. Men can face
death fearessly II emotionally slim
ulatod. and undergo torture, some
times. If inspired by a spiritual mo-
tive; but TO deliberately lay down
ones life that another. he knows not
whom. may live. and consign his
breathing, qulvering body to the
flames in the bowels of the earth,
dressed in his working clothes with
never a human eye to witness his
bravery, transcends mortal powers
and lifts man above the sordid
brutality of the world about him.
There are times that bring out the
Godlike qualities Of a man, and put
human reasoning to shame.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-15
SOME STORIES
AROUND TOWN

One chivalrous gentleman is nurs-
ing sore knuckles and the embarrass-
ing knowledge that he was not
wounded in defense of the weak
against the strong. He was leaving
him home shortly after dusk, when
he saw three men engaged in a tus-
sic with one man, who was down anu
to all appearances getting the worst
of the alteration. The G. G., with
out n moments hesitation, struck
the topmost man on the side OF the
head with his fist and bowled him
over. Just then he heard one of the
other say in pleading tones: come
on, Bob. Come on home. Don't act
this way" and the c. G. realized that
the three were trying 10 induce a
drunk friend to go home of TIE
street. Fortunately the topmost man
thought his drunken companion had
kicked him and all the trio were too
busy to notice the interference of
the c. G.. who sneaked away, nurs-
ing his hand and his vanity.