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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

Tho only baseball trust that ~
quires investigation il the trust OF tho
young man in the bleachers that his
boss won't find out where be 10.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

A Kansas man fed a mule three
tablespoonful Of tabasco sauce. We
understand his widow Is not blaming
the mule for what happened.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

1t costs one dollar. according to an
expert, to raise hen from infancy to-
the laying age, but the cost Is greatly
reduced II the neighbor has q garden.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

The worlds supply OF oxygen IL said
to be growing less, probably because
candidates are using more than their
share Of 1t to keep their preside tai
booms alive.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

A minister's wife recently testified
that she had thirty homes in eight
years. With her life must have been
1ust one moving van after another.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29
Its Use.

Has that prison a laundry"
Certainly. Don't they have to wash
and iron the conyicts?"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

A scientist informs Us that there
are 1S.9S3,432 microbes on dollar bill.
Now We know why they call 1t filthy
lucre
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

Some baseball players receive larger
salaries than congressman. But who
ever paid good money to see a con-
gresham perform?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

An eminent authority estimates that
the value of baby Is $500. But
then, OF course, 1t Is somebody else
baby.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

A London woman wears" a monkey
doubt the monkey is proud OF his pet.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

Every baseball fan is willing to ad-
nit that all men are born free and
eQual-that is. with the exception OF
umpires.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

"Lifeboats occupy TOO much space.
said a shipbuilder recently. Volumes
may be written on that remark.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

One fault TO be found with the Mis-
sissippi Is that It insists in spreading
itself every spring
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

Architects are al present iptlined TO
bungalows and skyscrapers
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

For amateur wireless operators tho
signal is ID. b. H. meaning Don
butt III"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

"Ragtine Is dying out" says mu-
steal journal II so, IL is dying hor-
rible and lingering death
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

Eating" says a scientist. rs
dying art" but he probably will change
his mind when pay day rolls around.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

Many a woman who wishes she had
been born a man would be surprised TO
know that her hus band shares the
wish
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

not necessarily go with an old fashion
ed winter
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

A Boston man stole his wife's
clothes the day their divorce trial was
TO come Up. She won her suit
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

"Musta ches." says a well known bar
Der, ARE coming back into style. First
call for soup streiners
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

A woman who read 5000 novels In
81 years has died Can you blame
her:
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

A pessimist is one TO whom "Swat
he Fly" sounds louder than Play
ball."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

That irritable, nervous condition due to
bad liver calls for It's natural antidote-
Garfield Tea.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

The man who gets gay with busy
bee is apt to get singing rebuke,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29

A true friend is a person who listens
to your troubles.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD Up THE SYSTEM

Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTELES.
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taxi ng
The formula is plainly printed on every bottle
showing II Is simply Qunne and Iron in tasteless
form, and the most etfectual form. For grown
people and children. 81 cents
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08


niece of the colonel, Mrs. Betsy Ross,
and ask her assistance in the making
of the first national emblem.
Betsy Ross, who was an upholsterer
in Philadelphia, undertook the work
and in few days n beautiful star
spangled banner was ready to be un-
furled. She had made one alteration
in the design submitted by Washing
ton The general had made his stars
six pointed, as they We're on his coat
of arms. Betsy Ross made hers with
five points, and five points have been
used ever since. For several years
Mrs. Ross made the flags for the gov
eminent under contract
The stars and stripes were used first
for military service ut Fort Stanwfx.
renamed Fort Schuyler, now Rome, y.
v. in HIT. On Aug. > of that year
the fort was besieged by the English
and Indians. The garrison was with
out flag, but one was made in the
fort.
furnished by woman. the white
officer. who donated his shirt, and the
blue was piece of Colonel Peter
Gansevoorts military cloak Three
women worked on the flag. and it was
raised to victory when. on the 22d OF
August. the red men and the English
were defeated at the fort.
The next record of the using of the
stars and stripes is on the first anni-
versary of American Independence
which was celebrated at Philadelphia,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08
NAPoLEON'S MEDICAL ADVISER
Received Annuity From EmPeror's
Heirs Despite Poor Services.

Hers OeSPite roof services.
NJ. Frederic Mason has traced the
remarkable career of SiCnor Antom-
march,. whom Cardinal FeSch sent to
St Helena to act as Napoleon's medi-
cal adviser. He was not even quail
fed, but was only a student holding
an appointment in the dissecting room
of the Florence hospital, and he dag
nosed cancer of the stomach as a SIM
pie indigestion and counseled the en-
peror to cure it by digging in the gar
den.
After Napoleon's death he tried to
obtain n pension from his heirs on the
strength of an unsupported statement
that there was codicil in the will
bequeathing one to him. Marie Louise
and Neipperg refused to do anything
for him, but the matter ultimately
went to arbitration, and he was award
ed an annuity of 1900 francs. He
raised a little ready money by selling
Napoleon's death mask, and then, after
setting up in medical practice in Paris
and failing to obtain. patients, he cross
ed the ocean to New Orleans. He died
In Santiago in 1888.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08
"A Pack OF Sheer Nonsense
Youthful Insistence.

The four-year-old daughter of a pop
ular New Hampshire clergyman was
ailing one night and was put TO bed
early. She said, Mamma, L want to
see my papa Her mother replied,
mo. dear; your papa must not be dis
turbed-" Pretty soon she said again,
Il want to see my papa The moth
er replied as before, NO; your papa
must not be disturbed" 1t was not
long before she uttered this clincher,
Mamma, am sick, and I want to see
my pastor."-Christian Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08

run play and the old sacrifice bunt
During the few weeks he oficiated
with the St. Louis Browns in the au-
tumn of -1911 Joe Kutina, first base
man, piled up quite a reputation as
swatsmith. Said reputation came be-
cause he pummeled 'em far and wide
Therefore some doubt existed If Joe
could do the sacrifice stunt How are
you as bunter?' Queried scribe re-
Gently. "Can bunt?'' echoed Kutina.
Say. 1 can bunt the legs OF the in
fielders.''
What's more natural than TO see the
man behind the bat almost on his
knees? But Manager Callahan of the
Chicago Americans declares the idea is
all wrong. Says Callahan, 1.-The back
stop loses valuable time in straighten-
ing up to receive the pitched ball and
cannot steady himself quickly enough
to make an accurate throw to bases.''
The underhand Smoke ball." pitched
by Fred Toney of the Cubs. has been
attracting considerable notice. Man
ager Chance gave Toney permission
when the season opened to suit himself
about his style of delivery. provided
he produced results. and Toney, in fine
glee. gave his hobby full vent He
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08

Charleston, S. c.. and other places July
4, It'll.
The banner was used at the battle
of Brandywine Sept. II, III; at Ger
mantown, Oct. of the same year. and
it also doated over the surrender of
Burgoyne.
This flag cheered the patriots of Val
ley Forge the next winter. 1t waved
at Yorktown and shared in the re-
joicings at the termination of the war.
THE THIRTEEN STRIPES
As long as the states remained thir-
teen in number the original design of
the circle of stars was all right, but
when in 1871 Vermont and in 1902
Kentucky We're taken into the Union it
was decided to arrange the stars in
the form of one huge constellation.
In 1895 1t was decided to add
stripe as we'll as a star for each state
which came into the Union, conSe-
quently-in that year Vermont and Ken
lucky We're marked on the flag, one by
awhile and the other by red stripe.
Some prophet, looking ahead, saw
that this plan of adding a stripe as
well as a star for each state added to
the Union would cause constant
growth of the country was foreseen.
1t was soon appreciated that the flag
would in a few years become too large
and. ungainly.
A committee was elected in 1912 by
congress to decide upon a permanent
design for the flag. and the result was
that the original thirteen stripes were
again used, the stars arranged on the
blue field in the form of square with
one constellation for each new state.
In 1918 this plan was adopted by
congress and the flag with thirteen
stripes and stars corresponding in num-
Der TO the states in the Union became
the tabiished emblem.
Mrs. Reid. wife of the famous sea
captain, made the first flag of the new
design July 4, 1913. The number of
stars was twenty, Illinois being admit
ted that year.
This design. adopted in 1918, is the
American flag of today with the addi-
ton of stars representing the total
number of Satisfactory EIGHT.
1t was not until after the civil war
that the custom now prevailing of
making American flags from American
bunting came into practice. For eighty
nine years after the stars and stripes
Were adopted they were made from
foreign material because, as there was
no protection duty on flag bunting,
American manufacturers did not care
to compete with the English in the
bunting enterprise In 1865 congress
put a duty of 40 per cent on bunting
and in few years thousands of looms
We're engaged in making bunting to be
converted into flags The first A rnRrf-
can flag made of American bunting was
hoisted over the capitol at Washing
ton in February. 1886. and was the
gift of General Benjamin F. Butler,
who. at the request of the secretary of
war. first undertook to make q good
Tag bunting in this country.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08
ALL BIRD MEN EATALIsTs.
at Will Get Me Some Day. Every
Aviator Adnits

cit Will Get Me Some Day. Every
Aviator Admits
Hoxsey was a fatalist. one of the
many whose strange temperament has
helped to make aviation possible.
eff its after me it'll get me-" he used
to say.
This symbolic cit is recognized and
feared by all. They feel there's thing
lurking in the clouds-a death dealing
thtng-that patiently awaits their day.
To this uncanny feeling. this grewsome
premonition, their fatalism is tracea BILE.
There Is something beautiful and
terrible in the conception that even
the most unimaginative aviator holds
of the thing that waits for him un in
the sky. Often with supreme fatalism
he talks indifferently on the subject
huddled in a tent or on the lee side of
a hangar when the wind is booming
and the canvas Tapping heavily ut its
straining ropes
It'll get US yet he says when the
wind whistles its loudest
That's his way of referring to the
thing-luck, chance, fate, death But
we whom the air has not transformed
into fatalists can subject the matter to
cold analysis. We can separate the ele-
ments of this weird compound that has
made these men more Indifferent to life
than were ever the swarthy soldiers
of Mohammed.
We can see. instead of the vague
shape that somewhere behind the
clouds is taking those who once yield
to its damp. misty terror, the many
causes of accidents in the air.-Cen-
fury.
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An Indignant Defender.

The unanswerable retort was heard
at north country dog show, says the
London Chronicle. At the man who
brought up brisk but undecorative
whippet an affable attendant scoffed-
''ThatH win no prize, lad" he remark
ed finally.
whats wrang wi him?" was the
surprised answer.
"Wrang? Why, look at his legs
Those legs are ma lang enough"
Not lang enough? Why, they touch
the ground. Did ye want them any
langerT"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08
THE AMERICAN FLAG.

When Freedom from her mountain
height
Unfurled her standard to the air
She tore the azure robe of night
And set the stars of glory there.
She mingled with the glorious dyes
The milky baldrick of the skies
And striped its pure, celestial white
With streakings of the morning
light:
Then from her mansion in the sun =
She called her eagle bearer down
! And gave into his mighty hand
. The symbol of her chosen land.
. Flag of the brave, thy folds shall
fly.
. The sign of hope and triumph high.
When speaks the signal trumpet
. tone
. And the long line comes cleaning
. Ere yet the lifeblood, warm and
wet.
Has dimmed the glistening bayonet
. Each soldier eye shall brightly turn
. To where the sky born glories burn
! And his springing steps advance
Catch war and vengeance from the
glance,
And when the cannon mouthings
I Heave in wild wreaths the battle
shroud,
|. And CORY sabers rise and fall,
!. Like shoots of flame on midnight's
pail,
I And covering foes shall sink be-
meath
!. Each gallant arm that strikes below
! That lovely messenger of death
/ John Rodman Drake
.,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08
A namner on SUCCESS.

eve made rule in our card club
that no member should be allowed to
win more than two prizes during the
season" WAS it a SUGGEST" Not ex-
actly. AS soon as lady won, two
prizes she dropped Detroit Free
Press
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unsupported Ability.

81 suppose said the physician, smil-
ing and trying to appear witty while
feeling the pulse of lady patient
suppose you consider me an old hum
bug?''
why replied the lady. 81 had no
idea you could ascertain a woman's
thoughts by merely feeling her pulse"
New York Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08
An UNPLEASANT surpriss.

"A repeater at u zrecent election when
arrested asked what crime lay at his
door
You are charged" said tie police
man, with having voted twice"
Charged. am II" muttered the pris-
oner. That's odd. 1 expected to be
paid for ft.''-Watchdog
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08
BASEBALL

In, the opinion of Marty O'Toole, the
Pirates twirler. bowling is beneficial
in keeping the man in the box in fit
condition. He says he has found that
a shoulder muscle such as bowling
helps along is very useful in delivery
Of the ball. Marty has gone in for
bowling himself. Incidentally he gath
cred in the individual championship in
the fraternal tournament in his native
town of South birmingham, Mass,
last winter.
When the season was young the tip
went out, Watch Walter Johnson"
Walter is the pitcher for the WASH
ingtons of the American league. Well,
he's been doing his best
When Irwin NJ Howe. official statisti-
clan of the American league. makes
public his figures next autumn he will
rank the fielders on a new basis, which
is intended to show more accurately
their worth. Heretofore it has been
customary to base the efficiency of an
infielder upon the percentages of
chances he accepted. Howe believes
better way is to ascertain the felder's
average chances accepted per game.
That will demonstrate better how much
ground he covers. 1t is a well known
fact that the man who covers little
ground runs few chances of making
errors, for he goes after only the easy
balls. The fellow who hustles and
runs all over the field is much more
likely to gum up grounders.
Manager Johnny Killing of the Bos-
ton Braves believes in a base running
game. Men who never take a chance
never get anywhere" says the former
Cub backstop. This doesn't mean that
a man should run wild every time he
gets on a bag. If he sees a chance let
him use his brains.'
Charley Comiskey. president of the
Chicago American league club, says he
has Il second Larry Lajoie in Jacques
Fourn1er, who has been holding down
first base for the White Sox. During
the spring training trip FournierI
pounded the leather with surprising
skill and was clever at the sack.
Fournier is a six footer and weighs
100 pounds. In 1909 he played in Port
land, Ore. Then he Went to Sacramen-
to, and last year he started with the
Moose Jaw team in the Western Cana
dian league. Comiskey took him from
Boston last winter by the waiver route.
Baseball and the cigar business have
been kind to Bill Carrigan of the Bos-
ton Red Sox. Bill recently purchased
in Lewiston. Me, a national bank. or
bank building, or a building from
bank, or something like that. He says
he may quit baseball next season.
Lefty" Russell, Connie Mack's S12.-
600 beauty. claims his arm has now
recovered its full strength. and he ex-
poets to show some of the class which
he displayed while a member of the
Baltimore team.
Perenially there breaks loose an ar
gument as to the merits of the hit and
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eitt.r pi..ppointment.

Mother-Did you have good time at
the party?
Willie-Naw. I said no when they
asked me to have some more ice cream
and the stingy things never asked me
again Philadelphia Record
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08
Those Clever Men!

Those Clever Men!-
Hicks-How did Nix manage to re-
form that nagg1ng wife of his?
Wicks-He bribed her masseuse to
tell her that talking caused wrinkles
Chicago News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08
Mechanical Success.

She-You are always talking about
making money in literature Why
don't you do something? He-I did 1
pawned my typewriter for S15.-Satire-
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crueI candor

i've spent all my money, my race
horse is lame. my wife has eloped with
my jockey What more can happen. I
wonder?'
Your wife can, come back-"-Fiie-
gende Blatter.
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TrustMnrfhx

"Can you rely on your stenographer
to keep your business secrets y
--Sure. She can't even read her own
notes."-Washington Star.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08

UNE IA, 1917, marks the one nun
dred and Thirty fifth anniversary
Al of the adoption by the Continen-
tai congress of the American
flag, the inspiration of mighty deeds,
the symbol of glorious freedom and the
badge of patriotism. Countless num-
bers of men-and women, too-have
given up their lives for it; widows and
children have praised their God be-
cause husbands and fathers have had
the honor of dying for it. Today the
stars and stripes, first designed by Gen
sral George Washington and fashioned
by the quaint Quakeress, Betsy Ross,
doats over more than 100000 square
miles, including the United States, the
Philippines, Alaska, Hawaii, the canal
zone, Porto Rico, Guam and Samoa.
More than 10000, 900 persons swear
by it.
Flag day is not a national holiday.
but 1t IL observed in a large part Of the
Union, and the children Of the public
schools hold special exercises at this
time. Flag day was originated by
z George Belch, who had charge of a
free kindergarten for the poor in New
York. Exercises in honor of the flag
were held by his pupils, and the press
commented favorably upon the idea,
which, through the aid of the Sons of
the American Revolution, was adopted.
Philadelphia, through the efforts of
the Colonial Danes, arranged for the
observance OF Flag day at the same
time.
NATIONAL ANTHEM
As part of the Flag day exercises
in the public schools there will be rem
dered many patriotic songs bearing
upon the national emblem, some of
which have a most interesting history.
The oldest Of these, Hail, Columbia,
Happy Land" was written by Joseph
Hopkinson in Philadelphia in 179S
The '.Star Spangied Banner" written
by Francis Scott Key, is next in point
of age. America" by Francis Smith,
while not bearing upon the flag, is
generally recognized as q national an
them. 1t was written in Andover,
Mass, and was sung for the first time
on the Fourth of July, 1882, by the
school children of Boston.
Francis Scott Key, during the war of
1872. watched the folds of Old Glory
Fort McHenry until night and the
mists shut out the inspiring sight.
Knowing the persistency of the enemy
fort, he sat through the night waiting
and penned the words of the "Star
Spangled Banner" The flag which
foated over the fort still exists, hav-
ing been kept by the forts defender,
Colonel Armistead, and preserved by
his descendants.
The observance of Flag day is an
nually becoming more general through
the activity of the American Flag as
sociation, organized Feb. IL. 1898, CON
sisting OF patriotic individuals as well
as the flag committees of patriotic So
cfeties.
WASHlNGTON'S IDEA
On jan .. 1116, George Washington
made a flag out of his family coat of
arms, which latter consisted of three
bars running across the escutcheon
and three stars in the upper portion
From that coat of arms. the Washing
ton family's stars and stripes. George
Washington evolved the national flag
1t was Mt the suggestion of Colonel
Ross that Il committee, consisting of
himself. George Washington and Rob-
ert Morris. decided to call upon the
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had developed the underhand style of
pitching, and when he tried the over
hand system he found it wasn't his
long suit He rehearsed his favorite
style during the spring trip and won
applause. Harry McIntire, a master
of the side arm splitter, has been doing
what he could to help the Blue Grass
boy to make name for himself
Harry Davis of the Cleve,ands thinks
his best infield combination Is Holm
horst, Lajoie. Olsen and Turner.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08

Custom of Observing Ami
Versary of the Birth of the
Stars and Stripes Now Wide
spread In the United States.
Story of Betsy Ross. Who
Made First Starry Emblem
For George Washington.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08
Styles In Memories.

"Do you think selectfye memories are
the best:, 4 don't know about that.
but they are mighty handy in an inves-
tigation'-B American.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08

Perenially there breaks loose an ar
gument as to the merits of the hit and