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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
A COUNTRY SCHOOL.
Through Cooperation 1t Has All The
Advantages Of a City Institu

The country school, with It's Ill
paid, incompetent teacher and its few
dull and uninterested pupils, is thing
Of the past in Magnolia Township,
Putnam County, Ill., Magnolia Town
! ship is the smallest township III lii
| nOis, and the people who live there
are not rich, but they have intelligence
enough to see the wisdom OF cooper
alton, and so, instead of number or
| little schools with an incompetent
teacher and no equipment, they nave
one big consolidated school with all
/ the advantages of the city school, be-
| sides a course of study specially adap-
ted to rural needs. 1t costs the ma IL
ted TO rural needs 1t costs them
little more than the old school dld,
but they have sense enough to see
that there is no better way to spend
! money than on the education of their
children.
AS site for this school John Swan
ey. farmer in moderate circum-
stances, contributed. says World S
Work." twenty-six acres of we'll wood
ed ground, and accordingly the instl-
tuition is now known as the John
Swaney Consolidated school. The
building and equipment cost $1,000
On the grounds is barn for the
horses that draw the children to school
from distance of three or four miles.
Two wagons are used for this purpose,
and though the Illinois mud in wet
weather is of the best quality, they
have never been known to miss a
trip or to be late Thus civilization
advances in spite Of mud. 3. The cost
is about nine cents a day for each
child
One of the abandoned school build
ings which stands just at the edge
of the twenty-six acres has been re-
modelled as a teachers hume, at a
cost of $500. This was done without
farmers bearing the expenses. The
teachers pay them 50 month rent
and have housekeeper, while the
domestic science teacher in the school
outlines the daily menu
Of the four teachers in the school
the principal gets 500 and the three
others $50 a month. The curriculum
covers high school as well as COM
mon school course, and the science
course includes agricultural training
Just adjoining the campus is sub
experiment station of the Illinois Col
lege of Agriculture and the pupils of
the Consolidated School have the priv
ilege of observing the work here
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
Churches at White House.

In the past generation, or since
the time OF Grant, the Methodists and
the Presbyterians have been far more
represented than all ether denomina-
tions put together in the White House
and among presidential candidates.
Grant, Hayes and Mckinley were
credited to the Methodists, and TIL
den, Blaine. Cleveland, Harrison and
Bryan to the Presbyterians. Greeley
was a Universalist, although various
kinds Of eccentric, ethical and re-
!igious ideas were attributed to him;
Garfield was of the Campbellites and
once had been a preacher among
them: Arthur had Episccpalian afiilia
tons and Roosevelt is Of the Dutch
Reformed stock.-Philadelphia -Bu.le
tin.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23

| only person now living that was on the
Mohawk and Hudson on its first triE
with passengers over the road
We'll, as l said, we had a terrible
| time getting started. but at last we got
off, and then it did seem to me as il
| We fairly flew. | had never felt any
thing like it. There were big White
stone mile-posts all along the road
and it seemed TO me that | no sooner
would get through lodging one than
another would come by. Oh, it was
grand riding, tell you.
"A man by the name of Jervis-John
B. JerviS, | think ii was-was chief en-
gineer, John HampsOn was the hre-
man. and John Clark, the fellow they
called resident engineer. acted as con-
ductor They didn't have regular
conductor | remember that they filled
up the boiler when we started, but at
what they called the halfway house
we had to stop at tank and take on
water 10 carry us through
BY the time we'd left the half way
house she was getting right down to
her work. and it did look to me as if
we were going at a terrible special
though | guess about eighteen miles an
hour was the best time we made.
Il saw some of the passengers turn
pale and clutch their seats like grim
death when we rounded the cures:
and others of them, solemn old fell
lows, looked at each other and shook
their heads. as if they knew that going
at such rate as that was almost wick
etd, and that they surely were tempt
ing fate. But | wasn't a bit scared
The faster we went the better l liked
it. The engine couldn't go too fast to
suit me- Cs
People all along the way ran out to
look after the train as dumbfounded
as if it had been an airship or comet.
and the horses and cows and pigs and
chickens took to the hills. bawling
and quawking as if they thought thu
very fiends were after them"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
No Dors at Church.

At the Methodist district confer
ence held at Huntsville a resolution
was offered by the committee ~
church property and unanimous!!
adopted by the conference urging M
trustees of the several charSe'
throughout the Florence district t
forbid the attendance OF dogs a
church during the hours OF worship
such being not only nuisance bu
an embarrassing and DANGEROUS NUS
orca.-F'cre:ce IN. W Times.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
CHALLENGED.

Acting on the advice Of prisoner
for whom he was appearing in Dublin
a Darrister challenger four or five
.urymen on the ground that they were
prejudiced against his client When
at last the swearing OF the jury was
completed, the prisoner leaned over
the dock and whispered to his advo-
cate: The jurys all right now, OF
think, but Oh want yez to challeng"
the judge, Olive been convicted under
him three tonnes already, and maybe
he's beginning 70 have a prejudice
agin me London News
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
Mrs. 1Giadstone's Divinity.


At reception held in a great hail
in England some years ago Mr.. and
Mrs. Gladstone were honored guests
During the evening it happened that
Mr.. Gladstone was in gallery direct
ly above the place in the parquet
where Mrs. Gladstone was chatting
with some ladies. In the course of
their conversation question arose
which the ladies could not settle
satisfactorily. Finally one said:
We'll, there is One above who
knows all things, and some day He
will make all things plain to u.s."
Eyes, yes replied Mrs Gladstone.
William will be down in a minute
and he will tell us all about it"-Phil-
adelphia Ledger. ~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
Deteriorated Drama.

Since the decay of the stock com
pany system the art of the actor and
the taste of the public have alike de.
teriola Stag sc and auditorium have
reacted on one another. The halls
are swollen to huge dimensions; and
musical comedy so effectually rules
the theatrical rOost that the Sacred
Lamp moves like a will-o'-the wisp
from Temple Bar to Piccadilly-Bri
tannia. ~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
NOnFRN ECONOMY

Indulgent Uncle: Jack. are you
careful about your personal expenses
these days."
Yes, SIR: | manage, with some FL
fort. to make them balance my in
come TO the exact cent
Tribune
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
lefthanded,

Il tried to pay the suffragettes a
compliment last nil, in my 81. cen,
but it didn't seem to be appreciated.
What did you say?" ~
I Il said that the suffragettes would
leave large footprints on the sands
of time. "-Tit-Bits.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
To Drive Out Malaria and Build u
the system

Take the Old Standard Grove 3
Tasteless Chill Tonic. You know what
you are taking. The formula is plain
ly printed on every bottle. showing il:
Is simply Quinine and Iron in a taste-
less form. and the most effectual form.
For grown people and children. soc.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
VAUDEVILLE.

Eyes: I saw that alleged drama
ANY plot?"
Not enough to wedge the specia
ties apart. "-Houston Chronicle.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23

More than $4,000 employees of the
Pennsylvania Railroad have beer in
structed in first aid to the injured at
the compan5's expense "
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23

Even though a man thinks the
world of woman, he should remem-
Der that there are others.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23

II there is any one thing that a
woman breads more than another it
is a surgical operation.
We can state without fear Of a
contradiction that there are hum
dreds, yes, thousands, Of operations
performed upon women in our hos.
pitfalls which are entirely unneces.
sary and many have been avoided by
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23

Mrs. Vi inslow soothing syrup icrChiidTen
teething softens the gums, reduces infiamma
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc bottle
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23

The foolish girl signs to be the
first in a mans life; the wise one
seeks to be the last
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
{Mt547SUENCEE4zt9)

About 2U6,U0u gallons Oh piood ai
pumped through the adult human
heart each year.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23

It's a wise proverb that contains
one-half the wisdom it is proposed to
contain.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
Hicks Capudine Cures Headache.

Whether from Colds heat, stomach or
nervous troubles. No Accetanilid or dan
gerous drugs. It's liquid and acts imme-
diately. Trial bottle loc Regular sizes
&c. and Soc. at all druggistA
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23

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pumped through the adult huhaii
heart each year.
A quadrangle screen, which opens
or closes as a door to which IL Is at
tacbed at the top is opened or closeu'
invented by kansan, is said TO pre-
vent flies and other insects from en-
terlng house.
Experiments are being made III Ed
rope with a micrOphone for the dis
covery of the presence OF shoals OF
fish. The instrument is sunk into
tie water, and the constant tapping
of the fish against it as they pass
warns the fishermen.
approaching its limits would do well
to consider the fact stated by Nj.
Abraham. an authority on this sub
ject, that the best telephone does
not transmit to the ear more than
one-one-thousandth of the energy that
| ltSGlStS from lIe me.
A poison having the popularity OF
EcinS fatal only to the rat tribe has
been discovered in the English sea
onion or squill. Testing its efficiency.
German Investigator ground some
sea-onions with potatoes, inld fried
the mixture with fat to crisp cakes.
This food surprised him by killing
forty-three rats in his stable the first
night. Remaining rodents were shy
on following nights, but after three
months second trial destroyed thir-
tytwo. and no signs of survivors have
since been seen.
10 A French scientist, NJ. Berth, in
dealing with the subject Of coast ero-
sion, mentions that the island OF
Jersey once formed part of the CONT
nent of Europe. He has also brought
to light the interesting fact that there
still exists an ancient charter b.
which certain abbey was compelled
to furnish the necessary plank for
communicating with the island from
the mainland at low water. The ex
tent TO which the sea has encroached
on the land is evident from the fact
that the journey from the mainland
of France to the island by steamboat
Eow takes an hour.
According to a Grismby (Eng) pap
er, an important series Of secret ex-
periments is being made on behalf OF
the Government by two local trawlers,
the Aigorna and the Andes, which
for several days have been In the
English Channel testing the efficacy OF
their trawl net in bringing up dunn
my submarine mines. The trawl
sweeps the bottom OF the sea, and is
OF Immense holding capacity, o while
the network is eminently suited for
removing explosives Stray mines
broken from their moorings would
also be caught by the same means
The shippers not only know every
inch of the North Sea, but they can
maneouvre trawIers to sweep the bed
of the sea at any given spot ip remark
ably quick time.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN

For thirty years Lydia r. PillK-
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female Ills.
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumorS, irregularities.
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkllam invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands ia
health. Address, T.v-~sr, N'''f-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23

In 1907 the world produced $685..
100000 gallons of petroleum.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
LYDIAE, plNkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

cor PROOF or TINS statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
"For eight years l suffered from the
most severe form of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope of recovery. l wrote Mrs. Pinkham
for advice, and took Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound, and it has saved
my life and made me well woman
Mrs. Arthur r. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. J., writes 10
Il feel it is my duty to let people
know what Lydia f. Pinkham's Nege-
table Compound has done for me, |
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided thar an
operation was necessary. My husband
objected, and urged me to try Lydia
f. Pinl1ham's Vegetable Compound,
md fo-Ga. am we'll and StrOUT
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23

A quadrangle screen, when opens
or closes as d door to which 1t Is at
tached at the top is opened or Closed
invented by a kansan, is SAID 10 pre-
vent flies and other insects from en-
tering a house.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

DEAFNESS AND CATARRa CURE
CATARRHAL JELLY Cures
1 Deafness and Catarrh. Trial treatment By
mail free. REA CO.. Minneapolis. MINI.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23

Experiments are being made in Ed
rope with a microphone for the dis
covery of the presence OF shoals OF
fish. The instrument is sunk into
tie water, and the constant tapping
of the fish against it as they pass
warns the fishermen.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-23


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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25
Library Dedication.

The new Rockingham Free Public
Library Building which has been in
course Of construction on a slightly
location on Westminster street, Bel
lows Falls overlooking the Connec-
ticut river for the past 10 months is
completed and is to be formally dedi-
Gated this afternoon at 2 o'clock with
simple and appropriate exercises
which will be in charge of Hon. A. N
Swain, president of the board of trus-
tees. After the dedicatory service a
public reception will be held during
the remainder Of the afternoon and
evening. The heads of the town and
village departments, and other prom
inent persons and speakers, will have
parts on the program, to which every
body is invited. 1t is expected that
the giving out Of books will be begun
from the new building on Wednesday
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25
Postoffiee Goes a Begging.

WOodford City" one Of the noun
tain hamlets of Bennington county,
is in fair way to lose it's postoffice
and the inhabitants in that case will
be compelled to travel eight miles to
Bennington for their mail. The pres
emit postmaster, G. w. Scott. has re-
signed and at the advertised examin-
alton for candidates to succeed him
there were no applications. The office
is advertised to pay yearly income
of SIS but persons acquainted with
the locality express the opinion that
the returns from stamp cancellations
will not exceed much more than half
that figure.
Unless some one can be found to
take the post office the star route
from Bennington to Woodford will be
abolished. In case no one can be
found to take the office an application
is likely to be made for the establish
ment of rural route from Benning-
ton to Wilmington, distance OF ~
miles through some of the widest and
most isolated sections of the State.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25
Library Activity.

The Norman Williams Public Lii
brary, of Woodstock, is collecting old
books printed in Woodstock or Wind
sor county and already has quite q
number. These, with the original
charter of Woodstock and an auto
graph letter of Longfellow's are in a
case near the door where they attract
good deal of interest and attention
The library is assisting the two read
ing clubs of the town in their study
of Egypt and Scotland, respectively.
The Abbott Memorial library, of
Pomfret has hanging on its walls "a
portraits of early residents of the
town, some of these being rare paint
ings. 1t has also fine substantial al
bum fastened to the walls in the
reading room that contains not only
photographs of early residents, but
views of their old homes as we'll. The
relic room is gathering in rare col
lection of articles brought into Pom
fret previous to A. d. 1900. Among
the activities of this library is the
sending of IL attractive juvenile books
at the beginning of each term to each
school room in town. The teacher
returns these at the close of the term !:
the next term receiving new supply.
This work of connecting the library
with the schools has the hearty en-
dorsement of the superintendent and
the school directors. The parents are
wide awake in the matter and the
children enthusiastic.
A. NJ Whitelaw has presented
the Tenney Memorial Library
of Ryegate, with an auto
graph letter of Hon. John Jay, pres
ident of the Continental Congress
and the first Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United States-one
of the most eminent men of his time
The letter was addressed to Gen.
James Whitelaw, and relates to land
in the town of Jay, Of which he was
joint owner.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25
Retires From Service.

Charles H. Davis, for many years
first lieutenant of Co. 1, v. N. G., OF
Brattleboro, has rendered his resigna-
ton to Col. ]. Gray Estey. In point
of service, Lieutent Davis is the old
est man in the company and his ex-
cellence in military matters placed
him well to the fore among the line
officers Of the regiment. His reason
for resigning is press of business mat
ters. His resignation makes another
vacancy in the list of commissioned
officers Of the company, no success
sor having as yet been elected to fill
the vacancy caused by the election
of Second Lieutenant Walter o. Cooley
to the captaincy of the company tc
succeed E. ]. Waterman, resigned
Elections to fill both vacancies will
be held Thursday evening, December
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25
william J. Robertson Dead.

The death of William ]. Robertson,
one of st. Adams best known citi-
zens and for many years an official
of the Central Vermont railway, oc-
CURED at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
in New York City about nine o'clock
Friday morning. The cause of death
was angina pectoris with which Mr..
Robertson was stricken about a week
ago. William j. Robertson was born
in London, England. February II,
1851. He came to America when II
years old, locating at Augusta, Me.
He began his railroad career as a
fireman on the old Portland & Ken
nebec, now part Of the Maine Gen.
trail system, and in a few months was
appointed assistant storekeeper and
draughtsman, which position he held
until June, 1871, when he went to St.
Adams to accept position Of general
draughtsman in the Central Vermont
locomotive and car shops. On June /,
1885, he was appointed superintend-
ent or motive power and later master
car builder, which position he held
until he resigned in 1890, after 81
years Of service. Soon afterwards he
accepted position with the w. H.
Miner Company of Chicago, as spec
ial agent in demonstrating and INSTALL
ing the valuable car patents owned
by that company and in which line
he was conspicuously successful. Mr.
Robertson married in July, 1874, Miss
Clara J. Gould, who survives him with
two children, Mrs. Harrie V. Hall OF
Burlington, and William E. Robertson
of this city. He also leaves sister,
Mrs. Robert WILSON of London, Eng.
Mr. Robertson was long a student of
mechanical arts ana applied mechan-
les for which he developed a marked
aptitude.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25

by the boys and excellent crops have
been harvested this year, including
ITS tons OF hay, 525 bushels Of po-
tatoes, 525 bushels of oats. 1900 bush
els of beets, 1000 head of cabbage, 100
bushels of onions, so bushels of beans
and $50 bushels of corn besides a
large amount cut up for ensilage.
Judge Weeks told Free Press re-
porter that the school is becoming al
most too popular. Most of the boys
are happy and contented there. Re-
Gently girl was given a three weeks
vacation to visit her mother. She re-
turned in two weeks. preferring the
associations of the school to those of
her home. The children are more like
one big contented family than in
mates of penal institution, and prob
ably seventy per cent of them do not
know what it is to be confined be-
hind barred doors.
An honor list is kept and when a
boy or girl have stayed at the school
long enough to prove themselves
worthy of confidence they are often
hired out to parties known to be
trustworthy and of kindly disposition.
Their wages are deposited in saw
ings bank and returned to them when
their period of service expires.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25
Industrial School Work.

Judge ]. E. Weeks, member of the
State Board of Penal Institutions, de-
clares that there have been about 60
cases of diphtheria this fall at the
State Industrial School at Vergennes.
A strict quarantine has been main
tanned and it is thought that the cpl
demic is now completely under con-
troll. None of the cases have been
fatal.
There are now 160 children at the
institution, 40 of whom are girls.
They are all compelled to attend
school through the eighth grade
but some are more ambitious
and do not drop their stud
les at that stage. There are now
seven members of the institution in
the vergennes High School. Their tut
ton is paid by the State, bnt Judge
Weeks is of the opinion that this ex.
pense should be borne by the towns
from which the children are com
mitted.
Upon leaving school manual in
struction Is provided in butter max
ing, milk testing, printing and shoe
making. Carpentry and plumbing viii
be taken up soon. All the shoes fol-
the boys at the school are made on thu
grounds.
! The farm work is also carried O