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300 Yards Dress Bingham 4c Yd.

These fancy dress ginghams made
of good strong round thread and will
make very servicable waists and
resses.
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FOR SALE-A No. / Smith Premier
Typewriter in fine writing condition.
VIII sell at a sacrifice, as / have no
further use for same. D. B. Tucker,
care Bijou.
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If man has nothing to DO he is al
ways equal to the task.
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FOR RENT-Three unfinished
rooms upstairs; bath connections and
suitable for light Housekeeping APP
ply at 513 Hampton iSt. SGT
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Mems June Specials.

40c Webbing Seam Drawers Csc each
40c Imitation Porous Underwear Csc
soc Negligee Shirts, =. :. :. S5c each
$3.50 Sample Hats =. :. =. :. :. csc
65c Tan Colored Work Pants SOC
All pants at special prices.
All suits at special prices
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See details or Grand Subscription
Contest on Page 6. Prizes; Diamond
Ring, Diamond Brooches, Gold
Watches, set with Diamonds.
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25c best made table Oil cloth 15c I'd.
25s genuine 92-inch Soisette 19c yd
$500 pure silk Ladies' Parasols at
SLIGO each.
zoe little boys shirts (soiled) SC.
10c Ladies tapped and bleached
vests sc.
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sl.5O Ladies' Slippers ssc Pair.

You can get mighty good looking
pair in this lot All feathers, such as
ankle strap patents, white canvas and
2 strap velvet pumps. All other slip
pers at reduced prices.
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New York Fntnres.

New York, June 9.-Cotton futures
closed steady.
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Hosiery June Specials.

loo Ladies and Mems Hose :. SC Pair.
15c Ladies and, Mems Hose 1Oc Pair
zoe Ladies Lisls Hose =. :. 13c Pair
S5c Ladies Silk Lisle Hose FAC Pair
SOC Ladies Pure silk Hose :. 99c Pair.
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The way to teach girl to flirt is to
give her a chance
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22
Probably Got Off.

Apropos of certain unfounded
charges Of drunkenness among the
naval cadets at Annapolis, Admiral
Dewey. at a dinner in Washington,
told a story about young sailor.
THE sailor, after a long voyage"
he said, went ashore In the tropics,
and. 1t being hot day, he drank, In
certain tropical bars, too much beer.
las the sailor lurched under his
heavy load along a Embroidered ave-
nue.. his captain hailed him indig-
nantly.
Look here the captain said, sup
pose you were my commander, and
you met me in such a condition as
you're in now, what would you do to
me?'
Why SIR said the sailor, I would
Mt condescend to take no notice of
you at all, SIR"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

used which will give rich effects with
out the use of an expensive mixture
in the body of the blocks. In addition
to the well-known fire resisting quail
ties of concrete, a concrete wall has
the advantage Of the interior air cham
bers which allow 1t to conduct heat or
cold but slowly. During a recent fire,
while the flames from an adjoining
structure were beating against a con-
crete block wall the inside surface of
this wall remained so cool that the
hand could be placed against it with
cut harm.
The fire protection afforded by
these qualities of hollow concrete
block walls is an enormous advantage
to the home builder, especially one 10.
eating in rural communities, for there
it is very seldom that any fire fighting
equipment is available. and an ordi
nary house if once 1t catches fire must
certainly burn completely. There is
but little hope of saving it.
The ability of the hollow block wall
to stop the passage of heat or cold
makes houses of this material warm
in winter and cool In summer. 1t
tends to prevent sweating and in mild
climates often makes it possible to
put plaster directly onto the inside of
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers of
this paper. On account of his wide expe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer he is. without doubt the highest
authority on all these subjects Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford. No.
1874 Fifth Ave. Chicago. Ill, and only en-,
close two-cent stamp for repl".
The history of the human race pre-
sents no parallel to that of the mar
velOus development during the present
generation in home architecture by
the use of concrete hollow blocks and
cement plaster. Signs are everywhere
seen that this form of construction
will continue to be In popular favor
during the coming season. Home
builders in all parts of the country
are hungry for information about this
material; what designs are best suit
ed to its use, what forms of construc-
ton bring the most lasting and salts
factory results. The demand for such
information is unprecedented in the
annals Of building. Tell us how to
build house of cement" is a popular
cry heard throughout the land.
The beginning Of the twentieth CEN
tnry has witnessed rapid strides in the
use of cement and concrete in thou
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

ed off into panels by wooden strips
after the English half-timber style.
The interior of this dwelling shows
an exceptionally attractive arrange
ment. 1t is just what we would ex-
pect from the substantial, homelike
appearance of the exterior The liv-
ing room and dining room form what
is practically one large room, "a feet
by II feet inches In size This space
is divided through the middle by a
very attractive columned opening. A
beamed ceiling is used In both of
these rooms. and they are made at
tractive and homelike in other ways
by means of built-in bookcases, open
fireplace and mantel, large square bay
window with window seat, etc.
The kitchen is located in an ell pro-
lection at the rear, and so is separat-
ed from the rest of the house, at the
same time being convenient to the
dining room. The large built-in kitch-
en- cabinet takes the place of the ordi-
nary pantry. A cross ventilation is
provided in this room which is a very
desirable feature.
The two good-sized bedrooms are at
the left from the living ROOM The
bathroom is situated between them. a
small hall or passageway connecting
all three
The total cost of this five-room fire
proof dwelling is estimated at $4,000,
using the very best grade of material
and most thorough construction.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22
SAMPLE OF FRENCH RED TAPE
Mayor and Citizens Of Small French
Village Stand and Watch Muir
derer at CHASTITY Work.

An extraordinary story of rural no.
lice methods comes from Pontcarre. q
little summer resort situated on the
edge of the Forest of Armainvilliers
France, where tramp murdered an
old woman, the proprietor of a small
inn. Her neighbor, hearing the old
wOman's screams, instead of giving
the alarm, went off to fetch her hus.
band in village nearly a mile away.
leaving the woman to her fate.
The husband thought he had better
tell the local Waterman, and went off
to the latter's house. The Waterman
in his turn decided he must inform
the mayor, who was working at NJ.
Edouard de Rothschild's chateau
which is in the neighborhood. The
mayor Immediately set out for the
scene, accompanied by the watchman.
commercial traveller from Paris who
happened to be in the village and a
local wineshop keeper.
Through the windows of the MIR.
dered woman's inn they could see the
murderer rif1ing the upstair rooms.
but the mayor refused to act until the
gendarmes arrived. When the tramn
came downstairs the party saw him
stepping over his victim, who lay dead
in a pool Of blood. Only after the
guardians of public order had watched
the violation of the law for 20 minutes
did the Waterman decide to take ac
ton, crying: open in the name of
the law!" and beating on the door,
But the murderer opened a back
window and escaped into the black
depths of the forest. He has not been
captured.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22
Midwinter Vipers.

The singular mildness of the last
month was strikingly illustrated in
the killing of large viper at Christ
mas on a Dartmoor farm, 1000 feet
above the sea, by a lady.
AS general rule vipers hibernate
during the winter months, and small
colonies are occasionally found in
torpid condition twined together for
the sake of warmth. The reptile who
met his Christmas death on Dartmoor
was copper colored, and some natur-
alists contend that there is more than
one variety of British viper, a reddish
kind being peculiarly venomous. But
vipers vary greatly in color, though
they can always be distinguished from
other snakes by the shape and mark
ings of the head and by the dark zig
gag stripe running down the middle
OF the Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

sand and one branches of construc.
ton work; nor is it difficult to find the
cause. The scarcity of timber and
lumber is the principal cause outside
of all considerations of concrete as
to its own intrinsic value as a build.
Ing material. The shortage of lumber
and its high price has simply brought
the building world to q realization of
its. value sooner than would have been
the case otherwise.
OF all the manifold forms in which
cement is being used in the various
branches Of construction work hollow
concrete building blocks stand out
most prominently. This without ques-
ton is the most popular form in which
cement is brought before the public,
because 1t appeals to the home build
er and to the contractor.
Il believe that concrete blocks rep
resent the form In which concrete will
be used to the very largest extent in
the future" an authority on this sub
ject and close observer of modern
building tendencies has recently stat
ed. This is because the blocks are
In unit form, readily and easily
adaptable to architectural arrange
ment. Moreover, every unit can be
inspected before 1t is placed in the
building. giving to the builder a pro-
lection necessary to secure the very
best results in his construction work"
Concrete block construction offers
many advantages. The hollow blocks
make a saving Of about one-third in
the material without reducing the
strength so as to impair safety in any
Attractive facings can be
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22
Consider This Advice.

No woman should submit to surgi-
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a fair trial.
This famous medicine, made only
from roots and herbs, has for thirty
years proved to be the most valuable
tonic and invigorator of the female
organism. Women residing in almost
every city and town in the United
States bear willing testimony to the
wonderful virtue of Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn. Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice is free,
confidential, and always helpful.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

are conscious that these things are
above your ordinary level God made
the flowers show their colors, not
their dull. fibrous matter: to load the
air with their odors. not with the
rankness of their sap
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22
A ScoldIng Dress.


Before I take OF this dress" said
the woman to the home dressmaker,
who was fitting party gown. Il want
to 60 into the kitchen and read the
riot act to Maria"
"Oh. not with this dress on" the
dressmaker protested She is cook.
ing and the grease might pop"
Cant help it," the woman inter.
rupted. Maria needs a lecture. She
has been needing It for some time.
but l didn't dare deliver 1t because I
hadn't good enough clothes to make
It effective. Maria is black and late
~ from the south. She judges people
BY the clothes they wear. II l had
scolded in shirt waist and skirt or
even in my old blue afternoon dress
Maria would have scorned me, but
With all this fnery on l can speak
my piece and Maria will be properly
impressed and maybe she will re-
form"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22
A Fairly Wet World.

The Pacific ocean covers 6S 100000
miles, the Atlantic 100000 and the,
Indian, Arctic and Antarctic $4,000, 900.
To stow away the contents of the Pa
cif1c 1t would be necessary to fill a
tank one mile long, one mile wide and
one mile deep every day for 440 years.
Put in figures. the Pacific holds In
weight 94s,o0o. 10000, OoO. 100000 tons.
The. Atlantic averages a depth Of
not quite three miles. It's water weighs.
1926, ZOO, 900 ,O0O, 900, 100000 tons, and
tank to contain 1t would have each OF
its sides 43 miles long. The figures
OF the other oceans are In the same
startling proportions. 1t would take
all the sea water in the world 1000, 900
years to flow over Niagara.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

Young Student.
Thomas" said the professor to a
pupil in the junior class in chemistry.
mention an oxide"
What Is leather an oxide of"
asked the professor.
Leather" replied Thomas.
An oxide Of beefY answered the
bright youngster
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22
0TTUMWA
WOMAN
CURED
By Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Ottumwa, Iowa.-''For years was
almost constant sufferer from female

trouble in all its
d r e adful forms !;
shooting pains all
over my body, sick
headache, spinal
weakness, dizziness,
d epres sion, and
everything that was
horrid. l tried many
doctors in different
parts Of the United
States, but Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22
At the Beach,

Lawson-How gloomy the foghorn
sounds! Doesn't 1t depress you?
Dawson-Not bit. II you had been
hearing your Office boy whistle THE
Old Gray Bonnet" eight hours a day,
as l have. almost any noise would be
a welcome change.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

The parlor match is under the ban.
This particular brand of parlof
match. however, Is the kind you
scratch-not the social variety.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

For pure cussedness We yield the
palm to the New Yorker who has 4
mania for stealing crepe OF doors Of
houses where funeral ceremonies are
In progress. II there 10 any meansr
form OF theft We have never heard
q 1t.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

New Method Of Handling Concrete.
An apparatus has been patented to
convey concrete through pipes by air
pressure from a tank to its place of
use.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22
Justified.

Justified.
"A North Dakota editor shot two
men because he suspected them Of
having stolen some whisky from his
Office during his absence"
I'm not at all surprised. The win
tiers are very severe in North Da.
kota."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

The king Of Italy gets the busy Gig.
nal" over the telephone and everyone
jumps on the poor girl at the switch
board. We have known equally log
lcal Incidents to occur in less exalted
quarters.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

One Of the aviators has succeeded
In alighting on the deck of a battle
ship. The majority Of us. however
would prefer something softer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22
Divorce In Hioh Life.

Your wife says she will not con-
test your suit for divorce providing
you will sign this document"
Him! How much of an allowance
does she demand?"
1T is not for an allowance 1t gives
her the custody of the poodle"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

An Ohio couple say they have lived
together for sixty years without
quarreling. and we infer therefrom
that she has always worn dresses that
she could hook herself
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

We have heard Of the bull in the
china shop. but 1t remained for Ply
mouth, Mass. to furnish a mouse that
went wrong in q power house and put
the city in darkness. The mouse ex.
pired.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22
At Our Best,

1t is right to appear always at our
best. Give the world your brightest
thoughts. your most courteous speech.
the outcome Of your kindest impulses
and purest motives, no matter II ysu
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

Between the goosebone prophet and
the grounding prognostica.or we are
reasonably certain to be provided
with considerable winter.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

One railroad in the far ives. pro.
poses to issue an order forbidding hold.
ers of passes to occupy seats in crowd.
I'd trains. The deadhead has no rights
that anyone is bound to respect.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

Doctor Abt wants everybody to give
the baby square deal That would
include giving 1t milk that harmful
microbes did not use as a swimming
pool.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22
Daily Thought.

This I resolved on: To run when
can; to 60 when l cannot run; to
creep when cannot go.-John Bun
yan.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

Last years fire losses in the United
States and Canada were only 1884,
470.65O. And then we wonder why so
much Of our natural wealth goes to
waste!
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

The government is now after the
parlor match-the kind, however, by
which phosphorus is ignited, and not
the fire OF love in 2oung hearts by Gu.
pid's spark.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

An Indiana man is suing for divorce
because his wife battles her pet dog
In the dishpan. Some men are alto
gether too finicky.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

The vagrant air current is the enc
my Of aviation and in the present
stage OF science 1t annot be abol.
lshed.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

Every little while some court de.
cides that the hen is a bird or is not
q bird. Why not simplify the matter
BY having law providing that any.
thing with a wishbone is bird?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

N Now that the postal banks have
Opened. good many wooden socks
will be put to the use they were in
tended for
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

done more for me than all the doctors.
I feel it my duty to tell you these
facts. My heart is full of gratitude to-
you for my cure."-Mrs. HARRIET E.
WAMPLER, 524 s. Ransom Street,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

Woman may need instruction how to
alight from a street car, but she does
not need to be told how to get into
an automobile.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

Foolish birds that went south will
never know what delightful spring
weather they are missing.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

The coronation gown Of Queen Mary
Ii to be 18 feet long 1t will not be
tackled onto a hobble skirt.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

Too bad for our sailors to spoil a
perfectly good South American revo.
luton by capturing one little gunboat.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

A London taxi chauffeur has written
. play And now the public will have
= chance to run him down.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

A Chicago woman rides on street
cars to cure headache. Some cures
are worse than the disease.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

the block wall without the use of
laths. This should not be done, how
ever, where the winters are at all
severe.
The concrete block appears at once
as substitute for both brick and
stone. having all the good qualities
possessed by both and. in addition,
several advantages possessed by
neither.
The design illustrated herewith will
serve as good example of concrete
block house, or cottage, at its best.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

Taken all around. a $1,000 salary
ought to be about right for q $1,000
man.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

The winters are harder to endure
because we now have the revolving
storm door in public buildings
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

Anybody can detect a note Of spring
In the chirping Of the baseball fans.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

It appears that our warships are
more deadly in times of peace than
In times of war.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

WI Ting-fang suggests And our
own Chinatown takes its cue.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22
Must Walt Lovers Choice.

After all is said and done. the grim
fact remains that the only way for q
girl to choose husband is to wait till
he chooses her.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-22

Aviators won $4,000 last year.
They earned 1t, too.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-06
No Clock Wanted.

There had l"vl some talk G; placinr
clock Ill the tower of the yii,a-.,
church. Eut John, the cd sexton. Ut,n
lINe'! in the Little cujta-" opposite HE
church. declared himself ".."3d a-:!,
1t and expressed the opinion that il
would mean IAN awful waste o brass
were the scheme carried out
we want no Clocks" he said the
other day. We've done without clio ks
up TO now. an we shall manage. WHY
YIN i my bed Of Il murllin' l can se..
the time by the sundial over thu,
porch'
YES" replied one who approved of
the scheme. that's all right SO far rs
1t goes. But the sun doesn't shine
every morning. What do you do
then:"
Why" answered John surpriScdly.
i knows then as it amt fit weather
to be out o bed. an I just stops where
l s."-London Tit Bits.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-06
The Lavish Jenkins

In October. 1856. re,iSiouSly mind
ell Ruckin-hamshire farmer na1re.l
Jenkins brought his firsthorn to the
parish church to tie christened. and
this was TO he the name: Abel Eenia-
min Caleb Daniel Ezra Felix Gabriel
llaggal Isaac Jacob Ki>h Levi Ma
noah Nehemiah Obdiah Peter Quartus
Rechab Samuel Tobiah CZziel Nanii h
Word Nystns Zechariah. 1t Will l,e
observed that the names are al ar
ranged III alphabetical order and are
as tar as possible selected from Scrip
ture. It was only with the very cre:.t-
est difficulty that the clergyman q )
suaded Mr.. Jenkins from doing the
tasting wrong to his child that he had
unWittin.ly devised. but eventually ii
was decided 10 cl!riSten the boy simply
Abel.-Chamler> Jouruai