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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-12-24

Miss Maude Berwick has been
on the sick list for about a week
and we are glad to know that she
is convalescent and we hope for
her q speedy recovery.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-12-24

Christmas services at the Meth
odist Church tomorrow Sunday
at II o'clock a. m.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-12-24

HOUSE FOR RENT-The build
ing near the market formerly oc-
cupied by Eugene O'Connor as a
pool room.-FRERE & O'NIELL.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-12-24
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court-Par.
ish of st. Mary.
Mrs. NJ lggie p. Augustin vs..
Thima5 K. Wood. Mo-

Mrs. Maggie p. Augustin vs..
Thimas r. Wood. No..
By virtue of writ of feri facias
issued ont of the Honorable 23rd
Judicial District Court of Louisiana, in
the above numbered and entitled suit.
and to me directed, have seized, and
will offer for sale, and sell, at pubs
lie auction, on the premises at Baldwin,
Louisiana, To the last and highest bidder,
in balk, for cash, on
S saturday, THE 18TH DAY OF
JANUARY, A. D., 1911,
between the hours Of IL o'clock a. M.
ahd o clock p. M, the following de.
sorioed property, to-wlt:
All Of the goods, provisions, wares
and merchandise contained in the store
building occupied by defendant T. r.
Wood, at Baldwin, in this Parish.
10 satisfy judgment for rent due by
defeundaut.
w. L. PETE3MAN. Sheriff.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-12-24

Olives, sweet pickles, sour
pickles, preserves, jellies and jams
at O'Niell's.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-12-24

HEX Capudine Cures Sick Headache
Also Nervous Headache, Tr4ee,.ers Head
ache and aches from Grip, stomach
troubles or Female Troubles. Try Cap
udine-ts iquid-etfects immediately.
Sold by druggists.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-12-24
Huvler's Candies at O'Niell's.
Nearly all of the sugar mills in
this section of the parish have
finished grinding.
The time for the paying of your
poll tax is very short. Have you
paid yours. II not, do 1t at once.
Repair work of all kinds don,
ate, S. Brenn's.

The white public schools
throughout the parish closed yes
terday until Monday. January
End.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-12-24

Buggies and wagons repaired
and reprinted at c. S. Brenn's.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
CRATER LAKES.
Mexico Has Some of the Most Perfect
of These Peaceful Pools.

Mexico Has Some of the Most Perfect
of These Peaceful Pools.
The mere words "crater lake" carry
with them a charm and mystery that
are akin to romance. But Mexico,
with all her romance, has never given
abroad any description of some of the
most beautiful crater lakes in the
world Vale de Santiago, n little
town of the state of Guanajuato,
boasts four of the most perfect and
beautiful of such lakes
The village nestles among eleven
craters. all formed in some past age by
sudden explosions from the interior OF
the earth, explosions that blew out a
great amount of earth. formed low
cones and subsidized without flow Of
lava or other demonstration than the
single explosion They are what are
known to science as "eXplOsion era
ters.'
The calm restfuness of the crater
lake is unlike anything in the world.
One finds lakes and solitary pools in
forests or mountain Businesses, and
the calm there is akin to witchery,
but they are stirred sometimes by
passing breeZes. and the trees will
wave above in the wind. But in Il
crater lake there is not Il breath that
will stir it. and even a stone cast into
it's bosom creates ripples that seem as
though they would be swallowed ere
they are born. Peace is a word with
out a meaning until one lies silent on
the slope Of such Il crater, with such
a lake ut his feet.-MeXican Herald.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
Lancashire Humor.

There was a Lancashire collier who
went out on Sunday with his wheel
barrow because, as he said, I've lost
mi dog. an felly looks sich foo
gooin' awalkin' bi hisself."
Then there was the workingmen's
club committee which wanted to in
dorse the accounts audited and found
correct and tuppence over" and the
customer who, on being told that the
price of candles had gone up owing to
the war, asked whether they were
"feightin' bi candle leet."
Also one recalls the laggard Lam
cashIre lover who. when asked for
kiss, said he was 'gooin' to do it in q
bit" and the old ladies who praised a
certain Darwin clergyman as "a grand
burier," and of the orator who trans
lated "Dieu ct mon droit" into evil be
to him what evil thinks"-"Lancashire
Life and Character" by Frank Orme-
rod.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09

The man who when struck violently
on the head says lie saw stars is not
far from telling the truth. The fact
is that there is Il phosphoreScent pow
er in the eye which does not attract IL
PERSONS atteulion under ordinary con
dtions. but which is distributed and
reveals Itself whenever the head gets
a sudden shock AID sometimes ~ cu
in the act of SnrC",.,.. y blow .. tn
head results in Il | "rssure Cf the bir1d
vessels upon the retina, causing v.;hrr
total darkness or Il faint blue H., 1t
which floats before the eyes, ana ii is
in this faint blue light the imagination
dlScerns the thousands Of fantaSi.
forms and figures that 10y general &C
ceptance are termed stars; hence.
while the astronomical display So FIRE
quently mentioned may be sail g. .e
entirely Il creature OF the iuagiu.,. ....
there is at least some foundation .3'
the idea. The true nature Of the .".s-
sation Is never very apparent ,..r. -
the victim. for the simple re-" ga ''..t
T. is invariably experienced U.,t" ca
cumstances which render Il Scgrra.aE
introspective investigation out Of tue
question.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
Only a Question of Possibility.

Among the customers of a tea store
opened in the northwest part of the
city the other night was man who,
after buying a pound of coffee, handed
a counterfeit half dollar to the shop
keeper.
"This money is counterfeit; I'm sor-
ry, sir" said the shopkeeper.
eyes; 1 know it." replied the GUS
toner, grinning. "Got it here one day
last week, and I've been saving 1t for
you" Then, noting the smile upon
the shopkeeper's face, the customer
said, evidently offended. perhaps you
doubt my wordT"
"Oh, not at all, sir; not at all. 1
couldn't doubt the word of so truthful
q man. l was simply smiling because
I wondered how it was possible for
you to have got the money here. This
place was opened only night before
last"
Thereupon the customer departed
hastily after producing a good coin
and slipping the counterfeit into his
own pocket.-Phlladelphia Times.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
q Clauer Erench Cantiue.

\ person who was supposed to be the
French General Mouton, count de Lo-
bau, was once captured by an English
vessel. but after n time the captain
discovered that his prisoner was the
Count de MOntrond. why did you de
ceive me:" he demanded angrily Of the
count. Il did not deceive you" replied
Montrond; mot at all You thought ]
was General Mouton You told me so.
You have a fifty gun frigate. Was il
for me, who have only pocket pistol
TO contradict youF"
The captain did not forgive Montrouj
and took every opportunity TO treat
him rudely One evening at dinner
some one proposed the health Of tho
French. As Montrond rose 10 acknowl
edge it the captain cried: They ar,
all towards. | make no eXcepuonsI
When Montr0ud's turn came he gave
this sentiment. "rhe English-thcy are
all gentlemen. but 1 make exceptions"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
An Odd Nugget of Gold.

There have been many large and
oddly shaped gold nuggets found in
the United States and elsewhere, but
the oldest of them all was that dis
covered at the Midhas mine, on Sulky
gully, near Melbourne, Australia, in
1887. The nugget was fiat and almost
the exact counterpart in contour of Il
colossal human hand held open. with
the exception of the thumb and fore
finger, which were closed together i'll
q manner so as TO make it appear that
the thumb was holding the finger in
place. Its greatest length was twelve
and half inches and its greatest
breadth eight inches. 1t was of the
very purest gold, with but Il little of
foreign substances adhcriug, mostly
between the fingers" and weighed
GIT ounces 1t was found in the north
west main drive of the Midhas mine,
120 feet below the surface Of the earth
and at a spot only fifty feet from
where the famous Lady BraSSey mug
get was discovered the year before. 1t
weighed fifty-one pounds of pure gold.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
The Ham Fair at Paris.

A feature of Partisan life is the ham
fair which is held on the Boulevard
Richard lie Noir. The name of this
fair is wholly misleading. for as far
as l have ever seen hams are the very
last thing any one ever buys there.
Old brass and copper curios, quaint
jewelry, rare china, lace, tapestries
and books are what most people go
out to seek, and sight not to be easily
forgotten is the long, wide boulevard
lined with ramshackle stalls laden
with every possible kind of lumber and
presided over by the most rapacious
of brocanteurs. Out of piles of value
less lumber Americans and English
diligently seek for their pet kind OF
curios, and there is not an artist in
Paris who cannot point to some bit
Of furniture in his or her studio and
say with priG" Il got that for francs
ut the ham ir." No one ever pays
more than = mes, | notice, but, alas,
every year use five franc bargains
are becomin' more rare. and even as
housekeeping in Paris grows more and
more costly so does the furnishing of
ones house to keep.-London Queen.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
Nine. Reiane at Rehearsal.

Nine Rcjane at one of her rehearsals
was endeavoring to impress upon II
young actor the necessity Of a tragic
expression.
Put yourself in his place she said,
But | have never been through such
an experience" the other pleaded.
well, then" retorted the actress,
''imaglne you have lost 300 or 100
louis at baccarat and that you have
been dismissed from the company"
His face fell.
There you have it," said she. Keep
that expression and you will win"
For young woman who could not
weep to order she tried a heroic cure.
Very well. | will take the part
away from you. You are not pretty
enough"
This had the desired effect, and the
Goodgates opened.
Weep like that and you will be the
hit of the piece" exclaimed Rejane
triumphantly.-L London NJ. \. L.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
Japan's Giant WrestIers.

Japanese wrestlers are not to be con-
fused with Japanese exponents of jiu
jitsu. The wrestlers belong to the
older school, in which weight is par
amount quality. 1t is a remarkable
thing that n race which is on the av-
erage four or five inches under the Eu-
ropean standard in point of height
should have produced a special cult of
wrestlers who are giants in stature
and strength. The leading wrestlers
of Tokyo or Osaka or Hiogo are all
men Mt least six feet In height and
weighing perhaps 800 pounds. They
are Il race apart. Wrestling is an oc-
cupation which has been handed iown
from father to son for many genera
tions And the explanation of their
prowess is that they have always been
meat eaters, while the rest Of Japan,
either from choice or necessity, have
been in the main vegetarians.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09

An imitation diamond IS never SO
brilliant MS genuine stone If your
eye IS not experienced enough to de.
tcct the difference, a very simple test
IS to place the stone under water. The
imitation stone is practically eXtin-
guished, while genuine diamond
sparllles even under water and is dis
tinctly visible. When possible, place a
genuine stone beside the possible imi-
tatiou under water, and the contrast
win be apparent 10 the least expert
enced eyes.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
Balzac and Black Coffee.

Balzac was addicted to the use Of
strong black coffee and depended upon
it as Il nervous stimulant during the
hours which he devoted to compost
tion. Its effect he has himself de-
scribed in these words:
'rhc coffee falls into your stomach.
immediately everything starts into ac-
tion. Your ideas begin TO move like
Grand Army hattaliouS on the battle
field. and the battle opens. Memories
arrive at run. standards dying; the
light cavalry Of comparisons breaks
into magnificent gallop; the artillery
Of logic dashes up and unlimbersi
thoughts come rushing up as sharp
shooters: characters spring up on all
sides; the paper becomes covered with
ink. for the struggle has begun and
ends IN torrents of black water Ike
the battle i'm black powder"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
Bedouins and Water.

1t is not unusual to hear q Bedouin
upon reaching a camp where water is
offered him refuse it with the remark,
81 drank only yesterday" On the
Bedouins long marches across dry
countries the size of the water skins is
nicely calculated 10 just outlast the
journey, and they rarely allow them
selves to break the habit of abstemi-
BUSINESS. as this would be sure TO make
their next water fast all the harder.
They are accustomed from infancy to
regard water as n most precious com
modify and use it with religious econ
omy. They know every hollow and
nook in the mountains where water
may be found. Their camels and goats,
which they take with them on their
marches to supply them with milk and
meat. live principally on the scanty
hcrbage and foliage Of the thorny mi
mosa. Neither men nor animals drink
more than once in forty-eight hours.
30 wonder they can subsst where in
vaders quickly perish.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
Mice That subsist on Scorpions.

Among the queer forms of animal
life that inhabit Death valley is a
mouse that has acquired such a taste
for scorpions that they form its en-
tire bin Of fare. The scorpion carries
it's formidable armament I'm the end
Of it's slender, elongated abdomen in
the shape OF an exceedingly yenomous
hooked sting When disturbed it ele-
Yates this IN the air and goes in search
Of IT'S disturber But 1t Is compara-
lively slow IN It's motions, while mice
are proyerbIal for their quickncss the
world over. The mouse learned many
generations ago where the scorpion
carries its weapon. and when he meets
II he leaps 40 the uplifted abdomen,
cakes or the sting at single bite and
proceeds Go make "a meal OF his help
less prey. II Is supposed 10 be the
only animal that relishes scorpions.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09

Bay rum is manufactured from tn
dried leaves of r.meuto acris Bu
rum IS procured by distillation, au,
this in q very simple manner Tn
leaves are picked from the trees au
then dried IN this state they an
placed in the rotort, which IS then lI'
ed with water. and the process OF dh
tlllatiOn is carried on. The vapor
then condensed IN the usual way uu
forms what Is known as ebay OIL"
very small quantity Of which ls e.,
quIrcd for each puncheon Of rum
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
METEORlC DUST.
Bombards the Earth In an Invisible,
Never Ending Shower.


Never Ending Shower.
Meteoric dust particles are infinitely
finer than grains of sand. They have
an interesting origin. Meteors or shoot
ing stars have been bombarding the
world from the beginning ut rate es-
timated at many thousands an hour.
Of which. however. an average of only
five or six are visible to the naked eye
in that time.
Owing to our protecting envelope OF
air few of these missiles reach us. In
weight meteors vary from a few
ounces to many pounds. Occasionally
one is of sufficient dimensions to sur
vive the passage of eighty TO hun
dred miles through an atmosphere in
creasing in density as the earth Is APP
preached.
The speed at which they enter the
atmosphere. calculated at not less than
thrty-five miles a second. generates
such intense heat by friction that the
iron. of which the meteor principally
consists, is Immediately reduced to an
incandescent vapor. which is the lumi-
nous train so frequently seen in the
heavens on a clear night. The vapor
rapidly cools and condenses in the
form of these minute particles. which
assume the spherical form, as does
shot during its fall from the top of the
tower.
Finally the little spheres are scatter
ed by the winds and currents in the
upper air and gradually descend in
their millions as an invisible, never
ending shower. The perfect condition
in which these meteors are found is
due to the presence Of certain non
corrosive elements found by analysis
to be present in the metal of meteors
which have come TO earth.-Chicago
Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
THE WORLD TONGUE.
Hardly a Land In Which English ts
Not Now Heard.


The traveller of today. unless he Is
going to Tibet ar TERRA del Fuego,
can get along very well with q knowl-
edge of the English language. The
farther he goes the more he is sur
prised at tindin" that English is real
~ the world tongue. I'm France and
Spain and Italy The American traveller
is craftily spotted" He is approach
ed Oh the streets by those who would
for consideration make him feel
quite at home one of his chief wor-
ries is to escape the pests who can
speak English ana who wish to ap-
prise him Of the fact. They may not
necessarily desire to mulct him Some
times they are seeking merely to
"show Off" At any rate, they classify
distinctly as horp& One may 20 to
Smyrna or COnStantinope or Beirut
aud still find the streets plentifully
full Of English speaking uuisances. At
Jerusalem ne Will br fairly flooded
with English. He may penetrate even
n Damascus. and he will find at least
a befeZZcd hall porter who can con-
verse glibly with him and any num-
ber of finently willing dragomans. He
may go to Cairo and in the shadow of
the pyramids he will find blue gowned
Bedouins speaking more than passa-
BILE English He may go hundreds Of
miles up the Nile and may be steered
through the locks of the first cataract
by frizzly haired Nubian boatmen who
make insistent demands for backsheesh
in very Ineligible terms. He may
wander donkey back TO the tombs of
the kings in the Sahara desert and be
painfully disillusioned by Il few words
of concise information or explanation
by some barefooted, dusky tent dwell
er.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09

In the oIden days candles were taxed
articles, and il was the duty Of Robert
Burns as an excise officer TO see that
the tax was not cyaded. lie generally
looked the other way, however, as
when passing through the kitchen on"
night at William Lorimer's of kenui.
shall where the gudewifc was busy
making candles, he merely remarked.
Faith. madam, ye'rc thrang the
uicht" and passed into the parIor.-St
James Gazette.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
THE CAMPHOR LANGUAGE.
Used In Johore Because Of a Malay
Superstition.

Superstition.
In Johore. on the Malay peninsula,
there is employed one of the strangest
languages in the world, used for a
most curious purpose. This tongue is
called Pantang Kapor or "camphor
language" and is a medium employed
by natives and others engaged in gath
ering the product of the Malayan cam
phor tree, but only when they are at
work
1t is q superstition of these natives
that should they use the language of
the district, the Malay or the aboriginal
Jakun, they would be unable to obtain
their camphor.
The Malay natives firmly believe
that each species of tree has a spirit or
guardian angel that presides over its
affairs, this spirit being known by the
name of Bisan. This divinity's resting
f!ace is near the trees. Then, too, the
spirit Of the camphor tree is held to be
extremely jealous of the precious gum,
so that it becomes necessary to propi-
tiate her. inasmuch as she would,
should she learn that hunters were in
quest of it, endeavor to interpose OBJ
stacles to their mission. Accordingly
the natives speak in tongue that the
tree spirit may not understand. 1t was
for this purpose that the mysterious
"camphor language" was invented, and
it consists of an odd mixture of Jakun
and Malay words that have been Gu
riously altered and reversed.-Harper's
Weekly
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09

"Gcutlcmcn of the jury" said the
Judge. ~ the evidence shows in your
minds chat pneumonia was the cause
az the maus death the prisoner can
not Dee convicted"
An hour later a messenger came
from the jury room.
"Ihe gentlemen OF the jury my
lord ho said. desire information"
"Ou what point of evldenceF'
"None. nay lord They want to know
how to spell pneumonia London
Answers.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09

Don't you believe the husband IS
the head Of the house and should have
the Gnal say"
Certainly / do"
"rhen why don't you come out in
the open and say soT
because my wife won't let me-
Exchange.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09

Indignant wife Nou talk about har
ing "meandered an over the nelghbo.
hood while you were waiting fu
your breakfast You haven't been ou
Of your bed Husband half awak1
Well, didu't you ever see river mean
der without getting out Of its bcdf.
Chicago Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
Tho Mountains Bother Them.

The British have had heaps of trou.
ble IN Siam 90 make the natives under
stand that the world is round instead
~ Hat Indeed the native teacher
..ep 0n teaching the children 'hat 10
s. fiat. and when argued with they r..
qly. "lf n lsuf f1t why DO thc noun
tIus stand 300 as they du instead 81
rolling daWHhiUF
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09
We'll Traipecl.

Mrs Boegs-Alr Meekmau is n
splendid example Of what "A man ought
% be- Mr. Boggs-Not no an. Hes a
splendid example of what q wife, two
sisters. grOwuup daughter aud "A
motherm-aw think man ought 10 be.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09

Little WHu say pa, what b. O. par
aaaEs "a W#L my SON % Dua stai 81
6 aas ErI . .."I.E IN u.Hl uert
uuH Ia O. III. m turu f WON'T blsf.
WlI H .tluH down Chicago
NtN.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09

"Aw, come ou" tho little boy was
heard 10 remark "Be a sport III bet
ser any amount - money uF 10 3
cents fllrper'8
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09

About the happiest man ia the world
should be he that, having q fad, IS able
% make 70 living at It, Chicago Rec
ord Herald
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09

Tho arrow that pIerea the eagles
breast is often made n hIs oWn feath.
ua
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-06-09

lle after a quarrsI. tifterlD-I was
fool when I married you she-I kuey
o. hut ! Thought y0u would improve
Exchange
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