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The Penn's Grove record., 1911-12-01
ECZEMA BROKE OUT ON BABY

when my baby was two months
old, she had eczema and rash very
badly. I noticed that her face and
body broke out very suddenly, thick,
and red as a coal of fire. I did not
know what to do. The doctor ordered
CASTLE soap and powders, but they did
no good. She would scratch, as it
itched, and she cried, and did not
sleep for more than a week. One day
/ saw in the paper the advertisement
Of the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, SO l got them and tried
them at once My baby's face was as
a cake Of sores.
when l first used the Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment, / could see a
difference. In color it was redder. I
continued with them. My baby was
in a terrible condition. l used the
Cuticura Remedies (Soap and Oint-
ment) four times a day, and in two
weeks she was quite well. The Cuti-
cura Remedies healed her skin per-
fectly, and her skin is now pretty and
fine through using them. / also use
the Cuticura Soap today, and will
continue to, for it makes a lovely skin.
Every mother should use the Cuticura
Remedies. They are good for all
sores, and the Cuticura Soap is also
good for shampooing the hair, for 1
have tried If 7 toll oil nv friends
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

CT their drill with confident litheness
that is almost uncanny. They will
even kill a cockroach or two on the
white arnor between salvos
The shock OF just one of these great
projectiles. weighing 1,400 pounds. is
equal to that Of heavy locomotive
and five Pullmans crashing into some.
thing at the rate Of 20 miles an hour.
The muzzle energy OF one Of the big
guns that the new Dreadnoughts carry
is $500 foot tons. To explain in plain
language what this means, suppose
that 16.000-ton battleship be put on
top of a 32,0O0-ton Lusitania, and one
of the biggest of the Sound steamers
placed on top OF that. The total
weight of the three would be nearly
10000 tons. Next try to conceive the
power that would be necessary to raise
that huge load. The muzzle energy Of
one of these guns Is equal to this task.
The energy exerted at the moment OF
discharge Is so tremendous that 1t
would be able to lift all three vessels
one foot.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
s ne UNDERSTOOD THEM
Anorentice Carried Out Orders OF His
Employer, but the Result
Was Sad.

"Now, William" the Old farmer said
10 his new apprentice, Il want thee to
mind what | do say to thee, to be
.harp and attentive and to delay not
To carrying out my instructions"
"Ay. ay, EUR" replied William.
First. now, want thee to take
ont the old white mare and have her
shod.'
FAY. ay, zur," said William. and de-
parted.
He returned two hours later and the
old farmer questioned him.
Thee hast not been quick. lad"
he said, reprovingly. "but If thee hast
done thy work as ordered thee thou
shalt be forgiven. Didst thee have
the mare shod, as telled thee?"
"Ay, ay, zur!" replied William.
Aeamlng. "Didst thou not hear the
gun! ! shot her myself and I've just
buried her."-London Answers
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
$3.50 RECIPE CURES
WEAK KIDNEYS, FREE
RELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY
TROUBLES, BAckAcHE, STRAIN
ING. SWELLING. ETC.
Stops Pain In the Bladder. Kidneys
and Back,

Wouldn't II be nice within a week or 50
10 begin to say goodbye forever TO tho
scalding. dribbling. straining. or too fire.
Quent passage of urine: tho forehead and
the back of the-head aches; tho stitches
and pains in the back; tho growing mus
Gle weakness: spots before the eyes, yell
low skin; sluggish bowels: swollen eye
lids or ankles: leg cramps: unnatural
short breath; sleeplessneeS and the de-
spondency7
have q recipe for these troubles that
you can depend on. and II you want to
make a QUICK RECOVERY. you ought
70 write and get q copy Of Il. Many .
doctor would charge you $3.50 just for
writing this prescription. but j have II
and will be glad to send 1t to you entire
" free. Just drop mo Z line like this:
DR.. A. E. Robinson. X -257 Luck Building
Detroit. Mich. and I will send 1t by re-
turn mail In q plain envelope. As you viii
SEQ when you get 1t. this recipe contains
only pure. harmless remedies, but 1t has
great healing and in-cOnQuering power.
1t will quickly show its power once you
use 1t, 80 think you had better see what
It is without delay. I will send you .
copy free-you can use 1t and cure your.
self at hons.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
CURE THAT CATARRH

Our climate with its sudden changes
Is conducive to catarrh-which Is
q chronic Inflammation of the mucous
membrane surface of head-nose or
throat
One months local treatment with
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic will con-
vince the most skeptical that Paxtine
is not palliative but q specific for all
catarrhal conditions.
Paxtine Is perfectly harmless an
tiseptic and germicide In powder form
which contains all Of the antiseptic
qualities Of liquid antiseptics, but
with other valuable cleansing, germi-
cidal. and healing ingredients added.
Just little in a glass of water as
needed-used as spray and gargle.
will not only remove the accumulated
secretions. but heals the Inflammation,
destroys the germs of disease, and dis
pels the disagreeable OdOr caused by
chronic catarrh
For sale at all druggists, 25c and
soc box. or postpaid upon receipt Of
price The Paxton Toilet Company.
Boston, Mass. Send for . free sample.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
FISH DEALER MIXED ORDERS
Senator Frye Made Good Showing In
Weight but tho Herring Was
Smoked.

Far more unerringly than by any
weather bureau prediction. the ap-
proach of spring is indicated by the
CLEAN of the piscatorial fervor that
irradiates the eyes of Senator Frye OF
Maine Just before the opening of the
fishing season During the winter
while the streams are Ice bound and
the spruce trees are white with snow.
the senator loves now and then to re-
late fish story.
He tells of a memorable trip on
which Senator Spooner joined him at
his choicest trout stream. They had
it all arranged. after having called into
counsel a reliable fish dealer and
Trustworthy expressman, that box OF
trout should arrive every other day
at Senator Frye's home to indicate the
success with which they were casting
the fly.
The plan worked beautifully-"of
course we caught some and some we
didnt"-but the expressman was fair
IL regular in the weight OF fish for
warded. and the prepaid charges were
about the same from day to day. All
went well until one day dispatch
came from the Frye domicile.
Rush two more boxes smoked her
ring. They are great Are the salt
mackerel running also?'
There was a busy time with the
wires just then. for the fish dealer had
got his orders mixed, and instead OF
shipping fresh trout to Frye's home. he
had sent herring-thoroughly smoked.
But the senator was equal to 1t. Camp
supplies had been mixed with the fish
caught that day-of course. He
fastened his reply:
You received the bait by mistake,
Nothing but smoked herring will ever
catch fresh trout. you know.
Senator Spooner usually concludes
the tale truthfully by giving the re-
turn message:
Received the bait. and taken 1t sic
hook and all'-National Magazine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
LAKE LASTS FIVE MONTHS
During Rest Of the Year the Balkan
Peasants Raise Crops on Its
Bed.

On the route from Gravosa. Dali
NATHAN port on the Adriatic. to Mos
tar. former capital Of Herzegovina. Is
situated a lake of remarkable char
acter and behavior-and OF almost
equally remarkable name. An Eng
lish woman. Maude M. Holbach. writ
ing Of her travels through those two
Balkan states lately annexed to the
empire OF Francis Joseph. Bosnia and
Herzegovina. has thus described Lake
Popovopol5e:
For more than an hour We jour
neyed along the shores Of a desolate
mountain lake. shut in by barren
mountains, which the guide book told
us bears the unpronounceable name
Of Popovopolje. and is only a lake dur
Ing FIVE months OF the year. 1t dries
10 in summer SO completely that the
ground can be cultivated. The inhab-
Itants OF Its banks must have a sim
lar experience to the jewellers In the
villages along the Nile. who are &C.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
Eesthered PoiyQamist.

Isn't that fellow u dandy? He has
IL to Is wives in his native land.
which is Africa" said a woman visitor
to her companion in the zoo as she
pointed to a red collared widow bird.
The bird was the size OF thrush.
black in color, with a handsome red
collar and tail feathers three times
the length of body.
why they name him a widow with
all those wives is a mystery to me, y
she went on. He only copies the Gus
tom of the natives In his polygamous
habit. All his wives build nests close
together in the spring and hatch out
numerous family. He's a really hand
some bird, but appears to be lazy. Per
haps he feeds on the hookworm."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

Gently, the Michigan brought back the
broken every record. The American
navy is pre-eminent on all the five
oceans for its unerrins craftsmanship.
but the Michigan's guns and the men
behind them now stand at the head of
the roll of fame for accuracy and dead
ly skill. In the battle practice the
Michigan made IL hits out Of 26 shots
Her gunners made four bullseyes sim
ultaneously at 10000 yards, feat that
is unique in the annals OF naval gun
merry
TO fully understand what II means
to make four bullseyes at this distance
Of six nautical miles the reader should
consider these facts: A target rises
above the sea less than the height Of a
three-story house. and is Just about as
long as city dwelling of this sort.
Only the center of the target-the Dig
round spot of canvas sewed to the net
ting between the supporting masts-
can be seen even through good glass.
All that the naked eye can distinguish
at a distance of six miles ia just
tiny. bury speck on the horizon.
1t would be counted good shooting
On solid ground to hit speck like
that far away. But when the Michigan
knocked the targets to pieces she was
driving through the sea at the rate Of
a mile in four minutes. There was
heavy swell on out in the blue water
and she rolled and pitched so that aim
Ing the great guns was as difficult as
shooting sparrows with a revolver
from the back OF bucking horse.
Though the Michigan smashed all gun
merry records that ever were made the
other big men-of-war were not far be.
hind Taking them collectively. there
never was such an aggregation OF levi
athan sharpshooters sailing under any
nations flag.
That was the spectacular part OF the
battle practice. What precedes 1t and
leads up to the tremendous climax OF
. broadside OF 12-inch guns is no less
interesting. In the hazy and liquid
gold OF dawn the bugle sounds to gen
eral quarters" In twinkling the
great steel fortress is stripped for bat
tie. Everything movable or likely to
be torn away by the tremendous con-
cussion OF the huge guns Is slowed be.
low decks. Then the men are lined up
and inspected. Every one of them
must have had fresh bath and be
dressed in clean clothing-these are
the new antiseptic rules to discount
accident
Then the alarm sounds It's deep. toe
sin-like strokes; the spoilers and the
telephone force clap on their leather
headgear. like that worn In football
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
The Difference In speed.

The professor OF shorthand in q To-
cal business college adduced this I'M.
answerable argument in an address to
a new class the other day: I'VE are
told that 1t took Gray. author Of the
well-known 'Elegy in Country
Churchyard, seven years to write that
famous poem. II he had known Ste
biography he could have done 1t in
seven minutes. We have graduates
who have done that same poem in
that length OF time. Plain
Dealer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

customed to go about on dry land half
the year and the other half by boat.
This lake puzzled US not little
when first We saw 1t, for the trees
growing here and there out Of the
water plainly showed inundation: and
on the other hand. the primitive lit.
tie canoes here and there on Its banks
showed that the inundation, II such.
was expected and prepared for.
The waters are said to escape In
summer through underground courses.
and In proof OF this q special kind Of
fish Is found in this lake which could
not otherwise get there.-Youth's
Companion.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
A WIDOWS LUCK
auit the Thing That Was Slowly IN.
juring Her.

A woman tells how coffee kept her
from insuring her life:
81 suffered for many years chiefly
nom trouble with my heart, with
severo nervous headaches and neu-
sNgia; but although incapacitated
y timer for my Homework, l did not
fsaaise the gravity OF my condition till
! wa rejected for life insurance, be-
caase, the examining physician said.
~ heart was SO bad he could not pass
~
This distressed me very much. a.
\ was widow and had q child de-
pendent upon me. 1t was to protect
her future that I wanted to insure
nv .lfA
Fortunately for me- 1 happened to
Naa an advertisement containing Q
seoa1monial from a man who had been
Iected in the same way that l was
IA heart trouble, and who was bene-
- hy leaving OF coffee and using
foatum. grasped at tho hope this
sead cut and made the change At
go
y health began to improve imme-
esteu. The headaches and neuralgia
: appeared. ! gained In flesh. and my
\ eot1se came back to me. Greatest
-. ny heart was strengthened
I'm the beginning. and soon all the
s'ssressing symptoms passed away. No
100 waking up in the night with my
sean trying to fly out OF my mouth!
IAen ! again made application for
insurance, and had NO trouble In
ing the medical examination.
= was seven years ago that l b.
80 9 nee Postum and I am using It
- ma shall continue to do so. as !
y guarantee OF good health"
q uven by Postum Company. Bat
- Csegk, Mich.
lAers's Z reason"
ee tho big little book. 1.-THE Road
WSlville." In pkgs.
read the above letfesS A new
1eefe 2ron time to tlmo. They
k22 0enes tIue, and foIl u hunA0
-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
A Herford Bon Mot.

Oliver Herford and friend were
stroIIing through a section OF town
that was plentifully strung with pull
icy lines on which many family
Wash" was waving in the wind. Mr..
Herford's companion called attention
to the manner in which these gar
ments shut out the sky and otherwise
iisdgnred the landscape. Mr.. Herford
gased at them thoughtfully and then
gently murmured: "The short and
and simple hannels Of the poor"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

| games, and shin up to the foretop
| through the funnel smoke. Up there
the conclusion is the worst. The sail
ors wear celluloid ear protectors that
| go inside the ear and are almost in
| visible. Then, as the big ship gathers
momentum with every second. come
the instructions to man the starboard
batteries and the information that six
salvos are to be fired. 40 seconds
| apart. The targets have to be picked
IN blindly, for the ship Is playing at
grim war.
The plain red pennant. the signal
for commence firing" hangs like a
stain from the yards. Then comes the
f, loading signal from the ordnance Off
Ger: the stand by" bells sound their
shrill peals The spoilers stand rigid,
staring through the soft rubber eye
pieces Of their binoculars, waiting the
announcement of the final range and
DETECTION.
Slowly, far below, the moving tur-
rets begin to nose upward their guns
like intelligent creatures. The big
fo'castle deck is an empty. slim, fiat
hiss of the air blasts clearing the
bores. Then-"Fire!"
The shock Of the broadside tears
into ribbons the bridge screen: 1t shat
tiers the four-inch-thick glass in the
PORTFOLIOS 1t is like the explosion Of
powder magazine. Complete unison
in broadside is impossible, however.
with each firing key in separate
Land, and the buzzers allowing four
seconds in which to press them.
Therefore the shock might have been
worse. In the dead seconds between
the salvos the eye follows the travel
ing shells, seemingly endless mo-
msnts. until they bloom out in a gar
den Of mighty seysers of foam around
the targets. There Is burst of throaty
cheers from here and there between
decks that tells of q riven target
Down in the turrets OF the great H..
inch guns the gun pointers say they
hear practically no noise at all of the
explosions. Their attention is concen-
trated on the three-foot recoil Of the
big monster that they have to neigh
Dor with while at work
The men In the turrets go about
their labors with the rapt attention Of
bcokkeepers trying to strike difficult
trial balance. There are leaders, she'll
men. sight setters-one manipulating
the reflections with a lamp strapped
on his forehead-all stripped to the
waist. Most of them are gay with
tattoo marks-peacOcks and Goddesses
Of Liberty being the favorite designs
Usually the pointer is the least mus.
cular Of the lot. Sometimes he is a
milk-cheeked youth with limpid eye
but a sure one When the huge
breech picks itself up on its hind legs
and settles back in a quiet recoil. the
men reel of the lightning mechanism
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
Quick Travelling.


Every one in eastern Oregon calls
State Senator Bowerman Jay" and
thinks that when 1t comes to trying q
hard fought criminal case there is
none better Not long ago the late
candidate for governor defended
participant in q shooting scrape at
Fossil and a material point In the
case hinged upon the testimony Of an
aged Tennesseean.
Where were you when this shot
was fired" Queried' counsel for the
defense.
Il were about ten feet behint the
teller what got shot,"
And were you there when the mar.
shall arrived"
mo. sab: l want nowhere nigh the
place"
"You must have travelled pretty
FAST" suggested Mr.. Bowerman.
The witness projected his goatee
over the rail Of the witness stand and
In a confidential tone of voice said:
well. Jay. I'll tell ye; l made Jest
three tracks between Knox's livery
barn and the cotehouse."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
Evidently an Amateur.

Getting ready for your suburban
gardening?"
Yep. I've got spade, pick,
hoe. rake and some garden seeds.
but I've ransacked the market and
nobody seems to have any angle
worms for sale"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
One Of Many Kinds.

There are various kinds Of fools. but
the one who neglects his work in the
interest OF the other fellow gets the
least out OF his foolishness.-Atchison
Globe.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

Selfpossession implies the capacity
for self-restraint, self-compulsion. and
eelf-direction.-W.H II. Thomson.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

USE WARES BABY POWDER
Tor Teething Babic It has no equal psrfessi!
and cures the stomach and D1wela Ash your
Druggist Ware Black Powder o., Dallas. Tex
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

All flowers bloom in the conserve
tory except the walldower.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
m ATZELzlo MEH>E,4u

~ HEN the Is battleships
that had been shooting at
WV targets off the Virginia
capes steamed majestical-
ly I'D New York harbor re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
PROHIBITIONISTS
 MEET TOMORROW Beddow Calls Nominating Committee Together to
 Get Down to Work

f The nominating committee of the Rnti-saloon forces named at the con ference last Thursday has been called to meet Monday afternoon by Chair man c. P. Beddow.
 It is stated that the central cam paign committee has been selected and will be one of the largest that has ever been organized in the county. The ,prohibitionists are making preparations for @ strong fight and as the chairman expressed 1t they intend to let the op- position know. that a fight to a fin ish is on.
 In addition to the campaign commit tee general secretary will be selected at the meeting Monday and the cam paign will begin in earnest
 The general plan of action has not yet been given out other than the statements of the speakers at the meet ing last Thursday, but it is understood the provisions of the Smith bill in ref erence to the hotel and cafe features will be one of the points of attack.
 MT. Beddow and the gentlemen se- 1ected to lead the prohibition fight will /not be lacking in having strong SUD- porters. as most of the tried and true leaders in the former campaigns have promised their assistance to help win the oncoming contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
COMES HOME TO
 VOTE FOR ISSUE
W. N. Malone Talks on Importance of Giving Large Vote for
 Bonds

q consider the bond issue of so much importance" said w. N. Malone, "that I decided to shorten my vacation for more than a week just to come home to cast my ballot and to work for the bond issue. I came direct from French Lick Springs over week sooner than I ex- pected to arrive just to vote for this im- portant issue.
 This bond issue Is of so much im- portance to the city that do not consider that it can afford to lose a single vote on this important issue. It is the duty of every voter to do all that he can for the city and in my opinion every voter should cast his vote, and if 1t Is pos sible he should exert his greatest inf1u- ence to help the city.
 "The question before the voters is not merely, Shall we allow the issuance of the bonds? but IS Shall we build up the city or tear it down?' If the citizens should turn down this. first request of the commissioners it would mean that they do not wish to give them their support and wish to tie their hands. If the voters will carry this issue overwhelmingly it will be of very much value to the city because the greater majority the city gives this issue the higher the bonds will be sold for
 T have implicit confidence in the com missioners and I sincerely believe bet ter men could not have been selected to fill these important positions. I think that the commissioners know what con- ditions the city is in and know the remedy.
 "ThHe Is no reasonable argument against the bond issue. Many improve rneHts are needed and the bond issue Is the only feasible plan by which these Improvements may be made. If the bond Issue carries the debts will be paid and the commissioners will be able to make the necessary Improvements with the revenues that will be forthcoming. But the vital necessity in all things Is CO., operation and that is what we are go-
 ing to give the commissioners.