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DR.. PRICE HAVING TROUBLE
Noted Hypnotist, Who Piled Up a
Fortune, is the Victim of Legal
Reckonings in California.

Prof. w. r. Price, the noted hypno.
tist, who is a native of upper East Ten
nessee, and who has made fortune in
the practice of his profession and in
speculation since he left here a few
years ago, is now beginning to taste
the bitter fruits, says the Bristol News.
AS result of his rapid accumulations,
he is being sued here and there, and it
would seem that the end of his troubles
is hardly in sight. The Los Angeles
Express tells in the following of civil
suit which is now pending against the
distinguished hypnotist and disciple OF
the late John Henry, who startled the
whole country with his marvellous
powers, but who, when the time came,
answered tile summons of the grim
reaper like an ordinary individual, let
go of his magic wand and tottered off
into the darkness of an unknown world
to answer for the sins done in the body.
The Express says;
The civil end of the troubles of w. r.
Price, Long Beach promoter, in selling
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the attractive features of the rural home
surroundings, when once developed,
commensurate with the possibilities
of that part of the country. Only those
who have had to do with the practical
side of promoting the development of
the south appreciate the obstacles
which have stood in the way of adj
van ing the best interests those already
csia i,es in The SOUTH and drawing 9th
ers i0taat section. We desire to incul
es4e il The minds Of every young farm
er al Tie south the idea that he shoul,
boy = piece Of land and intelligeBll
a,n sndustrlollsly work his own i d.
ihgs, t.iat he should also be imps. Sd
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Mr.. Miller, MOweaqna.

The best way to form an opinion about
an article is to use it yourself, yet the testi-
mony Of others should carry much weight
NJ. H. Miller, of Moweaqua, Ill.,, says that
the only thing he knows Of that will surely
cure stomach trouble, Indigestion and con-
stipation is De. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin,
the great herb laxative compound, which is
safe and also pleasant to taste.
1t is absolutely guaranteed to do what we
claim, and if you want to try it before buy
ing, send your address for free sample
bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co IIo Caldwell
Bldg. Monticello, III. II is sold by all
druggists at soc and ST. bottle.
Many a girls beauty is spoiled by an
ugly frame of mind.
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membered that his wife had accompa-
MED him to the city. Realizing the
righteousness of the situation, and not
being willing to encounter those who
would laugh at his singular absent
mindedness, he alighted from his wag-
on, hurried to the nearest 'phOne and
called the merchant where he had left
his companion, telling him to send her
out by any wagon or buggy that might
be coming in his direction. There were
no vihicles going that way, and SO the
forgetfuI husband was forced to drive
back and get her.
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stock Of the National Gold Dredging

stock of the National Gold Dredging
Company, came before Judge Monroe,
of the superior court, today in a suit
brought by Mary Jane Helm, of Long
Beach, to recover $1,941.66, which she
paid for 1000 shares of the stock. She
alleges the stock was sold by false rep
resentatiOns that Price owned II miles
Of the river bed of the American river,
worth $50, 900 mile, and that he own
ed mile and half of the Sacramento
river bed. AS an outgrowth of the
same transaction, criminal case is
pending against Price in Judge Willis
court.
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HAS NEW YORK
ANOTHER TILDEN"
GAYNOR FOR PRESIDENT.
Missouri Democrats Think New
York's Mayor a Good Man to
Lead IN Nineteen Twelve.

New York, Feb. 15.--Mayor Gaynor
is likely presidential timber in the eyes
of some Missouri democrats. He has
received letter inviting him to attend
a dinner in Springfield, Mo-, on April
Is, the 167th anniversary of the birth
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CHARGES COURT
WITH BEING IN
LEAGUE WITH VOLATORs
He is Visiting the InadequaeY Of
the Prohibition Law Upon the
Courts and Juries of State

The other day attorney general JEFF
McCarn, of Davidson county, not only
made an assault upon the grand jury,
but in effect charged the court with
being in league with the violators Of
the law and practically responsible for
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saved from Awful Peril.

. never felt so near my grave, = writes
Lewis Chamblin, OF Manchester, Ohio, r .
K. No 3, as when frightful cough and
lung trouble pulled me down to ms pounds
in spite Of many remedies and the best doc
tors And that am alive today is due
solely 10 DIR Kings New Discovery, which
completely cured me. Now / weigh 100
pounds and can work hard 1t also cured
my four children Of Group" Infatlible for
coughs and colds, it's the most certain ram
edy fog lagrippe, asthma, desperate luag
and all bronchial affections, soc and ST.. A
trial bottle free. Guaranteed by II. c.
Miller.
OF two evils it isn't always necessary
to choose either.
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transgressing law making a penal
Offense of what they regard as a matter
of personal liberty.
Mr.. McCarn's fulminations are more
or less harmless until they touch th'
bench; he should now be forced to sus
tain his allegations. The people are
very jealous of the reputation of their
judges, and they are disposed to hold
every man who reflects upon the bench
to a rigid account. We join the Nash
vile Banner and American in the be-
lief that Mr.. McCarn is due now to
prove his charges beyond the peradven-
ture of doubt or acknowledge himself a
s ,andal monger.-Chattanooga Times.
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Needed to Year Around,

You needn't suffer with sick headache !
indigestion, constipation or any other trou-
BILE arising from dsordered stomach, liver
or bowels. DIR. Caldwel's Syrup Pepsin
will cure you and keep you we'll 1t is a
wonderful laxative and regulator. II is safe
and pleasant to take and should be in eyery
American household. Tens of thouss nds
already use it.
1t is absolutely guaranteed to do what is
claimed, and II you would like to try il be-
fore buying, send your address for a free
sample bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co., Ir9
Caldwell Bldg, Monticello, III. 1t sold
by all druggists at soc and ST. bottle.
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HASN'T TIME TO DE-
VOTE TO THE WORK

Nashville, Feb. ia. III. Tiptor,
of Elizabethton, state fire marshall,
has resigned from the state democratic
conference committee, the state wide
political organization. Mr.. Upton
was selected to represent the first con-
gressional district on that committee.
He gives as the reason for his resigna-
ton that he has not the time to devote
to the work.
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SIGHT SELECTED FOR
THIRD NOMAL SCHOCI l

Murfreesboro, Feb. 1.-THE state
board of education has selected the site
offered by Hartman and Black on the
Woodbury. Pike, east of Tennessee Col
lege and opposite Anderson's school.
Eighty acres are donated and the board
purchases twenty acres at 5000.
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new WARRANTS SERVED
On Former Washington County
Official-Gives Bond for ST.
500 to Answer to Charge

Jonesboro, Tenn. Feb. 11.-Foy w.
Dulaney, former clerk of the circuit
court Of Washington county, whom
the grand jury of the ciicuit court this
week refused TO indict, was arrested TO-
day on new warrants charging embez-
element and misappropriation of pub
lie funds.
The new warrants followed the ac-
tion OF Judge Tyler, in denying the
motion made by attorneys for the sure
ty company on Dulaney's official bond,
for special grand jury to consider the
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with the importance of cultivating well
a small area rather than farming poor
ly large place.
"The avenues are numerous for OBJ
tanning reliable information concerning
how to farm and make profit, so that
unsuccessful farmers IN the south
should be the rare exception"
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Won't Need a Crntch.

When Editor J. P. Sossman, of Cornelius,
N. c., bruised his leg badly, it started an
ugly sore. Many salves and ointments
proved worthless. Then Bucklen's Arnica
Salve healed it thoroughly, Nothing is so
prompt and sure for ulcers, boils, burns,
bruises, cuts, corns, sores, pimples, eczema
or piles. age at H. c. Millers.
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HE SIMPLY FORGOT HER.

A citizen living few miles from
Rogersville went to town last week in
a wagon, accompanied by his wife. and
after transacting his business started
home. He proceeded On the way about
three and One-half mites, when he re-
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Took All His Money.

Often all man earns goes to doctors or
kidney trouble that DR.. Kings New Life
Pills would quickly cure at slight cost. Best
for dyspepsia, indigestion, biliousness, con-
stipation, jaundice, malaria and debility.
2sc at H. {. MilIer's.
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She-Before we were married you
said you would be willing todie for me.
He-Yes, dearest: but that was be-
fore / realized that your loss would be
my gain.-Smart Set.
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g. Less destructive to vegetable mat
ter of soils.
4. When applied in double the guam
tity Is ms effective If mol more so.
5. Not made effective by being rain
ed upon.
6. states and United States authori-
ties recommend ground limestone.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-02-17

DR.. Fshrney's Teething Syrup is the best
remedy for any sickness baby gets, no mat
ter how young or how old. Try it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-02-17

Circumstances over which we have
no control frequently take the form of
wives.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-02-17

Taking baby up at night is often the
cause Of bad colds. Use DR.. Fahrney's
Teething Syrup and stay in bed. 2s cents.
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President Helns Ornhans.

Hundreds Of orphans have been helped by
the ptesident of the Industrial and Orphan s
Home at Macon, Ga who writes: I'VE
have used Electric Bitters in this institution
for nine years. 1t has proved most excel
lent medicine for stomach, liver and kidney
troubles. We regard it as one of the best
family medicines on earth.' 1t invigorates
all vital organs. purifes the blood, aids di-
gestion, creates appetite. To strengthen
and build up pale, thin, weak children or
rundown people it has no equal. Best for
female complaints, Only soc at H C .Milers
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-02-17

Trouble is the most obliging thing
in the world. 1t will never dodge the
people who are looking for it.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-11-12

It all; then the fairy said:
File on thee. The pledge of mortals
may be doubted, but in heavenly be-
ings there Is no falsehood.'
AS l said, the mo" is the creation
of the age when by the virtue OF sutra.
or Buddha's holy name, any straylns
ghosts or spirits in Hades were De-
!ieved to enter Nirvana. There is no
wonder that most Of the plays have 10
deal with those ghosts and Buddhism.
Here we have one play. called Morn
ing Glory" the flower cannot enter
Nirvana on account OF her short HE
Of only one morning and OF her )eal-
ousies that burn on seeing the other
flowers who enjoy longer life. low
ever, her ghost will disappear with
satisfaction when the monk gives her
a sermon that eternity is nothing but
a moment, and to live in a moment is
to live in the ages. The Nos" ghost
illness and poetical imagination reach
the climax in the play of "Yamauba,
or the Mountain woman, whose author
is said to be Ikkyu. the famous priest.
What does 1t represent! IL IS tne
play of a dancer called Yamauba. who
strayed into a mountain, and actually
saw the mountain-woman's mountain
wandering. Our life is sort of noun
tain where we wander; the mountain
| woman is a symbol OF transmigration
! of soul and endlessness. And the dan
Ger, Yamauba is the incarnation oil
| the ghost of the mountain-woman, who
| dances and wanders with her owr
real soul in the mountain. Such
symbolic play, think, could be very
we'll adapted to the western stage
Who wrote those mo" plays, you ask
The names of the authors are forgot
ten ages ago, because they were writ
ten In the time when we never asked
who wrote them if the plays them
selves were good.
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Teaching Father to Smu1gle.

Last year Chicago clergyman
warned his daughters that if they dld
not promise to shun smuggling and do
the straight thing by the laws of the
country, they could not go abroad with
him says Everybody's. They promised
in the evasive way OF women-by
presently asking: why should We
smuggle when you're so well able to
pay the per cent?
Well, On that word he took them.
In Paris they presented to the father
a most comfortable quilted lounging
Jacket. A little heavy, but all right
for winter evenings, when frost is on
the panes and the fire is paling out.
On such an evening was it, after they
got home that he complained. This
Jacket, which seemed so soft and
warm and puffy in Paris, now feels
miserably thin. The lining has shift
ed, I'm sure"
1T has," they cried in glee, and then
! brought orth a lot Of wondrous lace
spread 1t out and exclaimed. as though
he ought to think it a fine jest: Here's
what padded it! Surely" then depre
| catingly added, "a little smuggling
like that couldn't have embarrassed
the government much"-ignoring the
| circumstance that some 100000 WON
en- have been doing similar thing:
every year.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-11-12

That a firm belief in witchcraft per
sists in some parts OF Pampanga prov
ince is the purport of communica-
ton received in Manila from an inves-
tigator. who has investigated the
claims OF Filipinos that they were De-
ing afaicted with various bodily Ills
By persons who are called Magcalums,
according to the Manila Times. Whlie
the educated inhabitants SCOT at the
belief. It was found to be widespread
throughout the towns as well as In the
Agricultural sections far from larG
centers Of population. Extracts from
the communication follows: The be-
lief y an old one, probably coexistent
With the tribes. 1t Is not confined to
one or two towns. but exists to .
greater or less degree in all. though
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COMPARISON OF WEAPONS
Machines lteed in Modern and Ancient
Warfare-Aeroplan Have Gre
atad New Conditions.

Paradoxical as ii is, subsequent to the
writing OF b. Bloch. nearly every great
nation has been engaged in military
enterprises. and the destruction OF lie
has been proportionately less than III
any of the great wars OF the past Sd!
General Homer in HarperS Neehis'
What, then, might We we'll ask, Is tue
salient difference between the battle
of Waterloo and the battle OF Llaou
Yang?
The difference of the yard-stick.
The range of musketry and artillery
has only increased the zone OF hre De
tween hostile fronts; communication
by telephone, telegraph and hello
graph have only extended their TANKS,
while the rapidity OF fire has done no
more than widen the interval between
the ranks and the individuals com
posing them. BY these natural anu
simple expedients, man has re-
stored that invariable equilibrium
which must always exist between the
weapons OF offense and the means OF
defense.
What. then, is the difference in the
fundamental principles OF ancient and
modern wars?
There is none.
Do not new machines of war or mil
itary inventions alter perceptibly these
principles?
They do not.
Mankind as a whole almost always
transfers to the inanimate world those
strange conceptions that are the prod
uct of his wants and f. rs. He gives
! to mere form his own volition and CIR
cumscribes the unknown with llmita
/ tons of his own perceptions. Nnat'
| ever possesses the poten> .ality OF De
| structive power or is strange or vast
/ fills his mind with dread. And nov
! that man has come to the age OF hy
ing, he again turns his eyes heaven
ward with the same credulIty tha'
| peopled the heavens with gods anc
! monsters, he marks out for himself
| new hopes and fears. About these
strange craft soaring overhead he ha:
created a phantasmagoria OF unreal
ities-Gen Homer Lea, in Harper:
| Weekly.
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the pine trees. The passage say

the pine trees. The passage says
True it is that these pine trees
shed not all their leaves. their verdure
remains fresh for ages long: even
among evergreen trees-the emblems
of undergraduates is their
fame to the end Of time-the fame OF
the two pine trees that have grown
old together" What are these two
pine trees? Who are the old man and
woman? The ghosts Of the trees are
nothing but the old man and woman
singing the age Of golden and happy
life. Oh, pine trees OF the color OF
eternity and life, you are the symbol
of peace and Joy. Among some 3oo
repertories now in existence there is
no other like The Robe of Feathers
that will gracefully carry the delicate
statuesque beauty of composition and
sentiment. 1t is the play OF fairy
| whose feather robe was stolen by a
fisherman on Mos pine-clad shore,
while she was bathing. and upon her
promise to dance was given back
| finally. Not to go to extreme even in
| sadness is taught IN japan TO De Tie
height of cultured manners; here we
have every Oriental beauty and lamen
tation in this fairy who could not fly
| back to the sky, and sang:
vainly my glance doth seek the heavenly
plain.
| Where rising vapours all the air enshroud
| And veil the well-known paths from clouc
| to cloud.
And she promised that she would
dance the dance that makes the
Palace OF the moon turn round
and would leave her dance behint
us a token to mortal men, il he
robe should be restored her. However
the fisherman doubted that she nigh
hurry home to heaven without dancing
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-11-12
PHI, LPPINE WITCHCRAFT

1t would seem that the tender
SPOT of these near divinities is the
neck of the intended victim. the Mag
calums causing an enlargement OF that
part Of the body. Sometimes the In
Fiction is related to specific event.
For instance. in Arayat a woman once
told a prospective purchaser that she
had no eggs, which the customer
found out to be false. Later it was
said that a chicken grew inside the
stomach of the woman. Another &C.
count is of a Magcalum who was
bound and an attempt made to burn
holes in her face. The instruments
made no impression upon her. but the
marks Of burns appeared upon the
face of the woman who had instigated
the maltreatment"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-11-12

the idea probably is having greater
hold upon the people Lubao. Macaoe-
be and Pasantol than any Of the other
municipalities.
THE belief is that person VINO
has this power can create illness IN
another, provided the other is be-
lever in Magcalums. A careful and
extended search has failed to produce
a single Pampangan who impressed
investigator as being entlreiy ree
from the idea that people might nave
this power. Many laugh at the men,
ton of such a power and IN genera
way say that they do not consider IL
possible. yet references to speclnc
cases will usually elicit the fact that
they can ascribe no other cause 70
certain effects.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-11-12
CIassife d.

I-pon the recent occasion of the
dedication Of the court house in an
Indiana town, many prominent citi-
zens were called upon for speeches,
One of them, more blessed with money
and confidence in himself than with
education, distinguished himself by
the following immortal sentiment.
which he delivered with grand air:
"All mankind" said he. his thumb
in his buttonhole, and looking around
,mpressively upon his hearers--"all
mankind is divided into two classes,
one of whom l am which.
colts
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-11-12

ages, but only an emphasis. Yosnl-
mitsu. the third lord of the Ashikaga
government, the propaganda OF the
tea ceremonies and refined arts, may
be said to have been the first encour'
ager of the mo-" and at the time
Yoshimasa, the eighth lord. II nau
been roughly completed as we nave II
today. In due time, Ashikaga's power
declined, and the most wonderful war
god arose on the horizon in the per
son OF Hideyoshi. the Napoleon VI
japan. who. on the other hand, was
no small patron Of art and literature
The No was not left in oblivion III
his time, but many new pieces were
added to the already great number OF
the repertory, and alterations were
made in those already in practise'
When the times came down to the
Tokugawa feudal era Of the seven
teenth century, the period OF peace
and prosperity, it had become the
most important factor of the nation
life. To recite lines from the NO.
and to act on the stage II possible
was regarded to be one of a gentle
mans accomplishments; the NO
play in contrast to the common thea
ter held the most dignified. noble
place of entertainment. And so 1t is
today. 1t was thought even sacred
and It began to assume the most nee
essary role at a wedding ceremony.
With the singing of a passage from
"Takasago" your wedlock will be
sealed.
"Takasago," the happy play celebrat
Ing constancy, endurance. health and
longevity, Is represented by an old
man and an old woman busy in the
work of raking up pine needles under
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-11-12
An Optimist.

Young Son Ito mother. who has just
been invited to join the Optimistic
Club of America)-Mamma. dear.
what is an optimist?
Fcnd Mother-An optimist. my son.
is poor woman who lives in a mill
iop-dollar mansion, keeps one hundred
servants or more. has two or three
agents who do nothing but hunt up
some new way for her to spend her
income, and can, in spite of all this,
look into the future with a sweet smile
and a brave heart.-Clark's Book Her.
aid
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-11-12
SIurrinQ the Biscuit.

Thanks fer de biscuit. num-" re.
marked Dusty Rhodes, but you mis-
take me errand in dis community"
What dye mean?"
I'm studying socia. conditions. not
geology"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-11-12

The Philosopher Of Folly.
.There's only one thing worse than
being busted" says the Philosopher
of Folly, land that is. not having
credit"