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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03
Ermine at the Coronation.

The finest ermine skins come from
the continent Those from America
are not nearly so fine in quality me
former skins have been principally
used by the best West end houses Dut
a good many skins come in from Amer
lea. and a good number Of these nave
undoubtedly been used for cohora-
ton robes.
The statement from 81. Louis mat
$50 600 skins were used Tor the cZaf
of Russia cloak caused much amuse-
ment, and is regarded by the trade
here as an example OF American hn
NOR. When We come TO think OF IT,
a quarter million skins does seem
bit tail, considering that AT the March
sales in London. which are the hig-
gest of the year, only 10000 SKINS
were offered These fetched ae hlgh
as $40 shillings a timber, which Is ~
skins. while the average price was
round about 250 shillings LONDON
Correspondence Fur News,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

Mr. Ruggles spoke broadly, with com
plete disregard of the frills and adorn-
ments of the Kings English. He
spoke United States OF the pure,
broad, western brand, and it rang out,
it vibrated and swelled and rolled. and
as Ruggles didn't care who heard him,
nothing of what he had to say was
lost
Old Mr.. Blair had left behind him a
comrade, and as far as advice could
go the old man knew that his Dan
would not be bankrupt.
Advice" Dan Blair senior once
said to his boy, rs the kind OF thing
We want some fellow to give us when
We amt going to do the thing we
ought to do. or are little ashamed OF
something We have done. It's an aw-
full good way to get cured of asking
advice just to do what the fellow tells
you to at once"
During Ruggles' stay in London the
young fellow looked to it that Rug
giles saw the sights. and the two did
the principal features of the big town,
to the rich enjoyment OF the Western
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

him of the beautiful old Stainer Court,
mortgaged and hung up with debts.
as deep in ruins as the ivy was thick
on the walls.
AS Dan looked over at the duchess
he saw the other people staring and
looking about at table near. 1t was
spread a little to their left for four
people, great bouquet of orchids In
the center
There" Galorey said. there's Let
ty Lane" And the singer came in,
followed by three men, the first OF
them the Prince Poniotowsky, indo.
lent. bored, naughty. his eyeglass
dangling Miss Lane was dressed in
black. superb costume of faultless
cut. and 1t EMBODIED her like a shad.
ow; as a shadow might enfold a spec.
ter, for the dancer was as pale as the
dead She had neither painted nor
rouged. she had evidently employed
no coQuetry to disguise her flag; rath-
er she seemed to be on the verge of
serious illness. and presented
striking contrast to the brilliant crea-
turs. who had shone before their eyes
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

not an hour before. Her dress was a
challenge to the more gay and deli
cate affairs the other women in the
restaurant wore. The gown came
severely up to her chin. Its high col.
lar closed around with a pearl neck
lace; from her ears fell pearls. long,
creamy and priceless She wore a
great feathered hat which, dropping,
almost hid her small, pale face and
her golden hair. She drew OF her
gloves as she came in and her white,
jeweled hands flashed. She looked
infinitely tired and extremely bored
AS soon as she took her seat at the
table intended for her party, POM
otowsky poured her out glass OF
champagne, which she drank off as
though it were water.
Cad" Lord Galorey said, she is a
sumner. What figure. and what a
head. and what daring TO dress like
that"
She knows how to make herself
conspicuous" said the Duchess or
Breakwater.
She looks extremely Ill" said Lady
Galorey. The pace she goes will do
her up in a year or two"
Dan Blair had his back to her. and
when they rose to leave he was the
last to pass out. Lefty Lane saw him.
and light broke over her pallid face
She nodded and smiled and shook her
hand in a pretty little salute. If her
face was pale, her lips were red. and
her smile was like sunlight. and at
her recognition wave OF friendly fell
lowship swept over the young mana
sort OF loyal kinship to her which he
hadn't felt for any other women
there, and which he could not have ex-
planned. In warm approval Of the
actress distinction, he said softly 10
himself: That's all right-she makes
the rest of them look like thirty
cents"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

1ney went 1Or supper at tne Carl
ton after the theater
Lefty" Lady Galorey said. tells il
herself how the ilnpresario heard her
sing in some country church-picked
her up then and there and brought
her over here. and they say she mar
ried him"
Dan Blair could have told them how
she had sung In that little church
that day. Dan was eating his caviare
sandwich. Her name then was Sally
Towney." he murmured. How little
he had guessed that she was singing
herself right out of that church and
into the London Gaiety Theater. Any
way. she had made him sit up" II
was a far cry from Montana to the
London Gaiety And so she mar
ried the greasy Jew who had discov-
cred her,
Dan glanced over at the Duchess Of
Breakwater. She was looking we'll.
exquisitely high bred. and she i'm
pressed him. She leaned slightly over
to him, laughing He had hardly dared
to meet her eyes that day. fearing
that she might read his secret She
had told him that In her own right
she was a countess-the Countess of
Stainer. Titles didn't cut any ice
with him. At any rate, she would be
able to buy back the old farm"-that
is the way Dan put It. She had told
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03
Nrlnln Of PILLOW Lace.

European legend of the origin Oh
inflow lace gives the credit Tor its
discovery to Barbara ttthah !"
Nuremberg. Germany. in 1861 ms
is antedated. however, by two 'of
umes of a book on lace printed Ia
1857 in Venice. copies OF which ars
IN the Malta National library, VaI
letta and which explain several ~eiF
deyeloped pillow lace patterns
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03
CHAPTER VI.
GaIorey Seeks Advice.

Blair did not go back at once to Os-
dene Park He stopped over in Lon
don for few days to see Joshua Rug
giles, and so remarked for the first
time the difference between the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

The Englishman who had a walking
stick made Of the love letters he had
received during his courtship possibly
would be peeved II the young woman
borrowed 1t and wore 1t out over his
shoulders.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

A New York court holds that a man
with an income Of 100000 a year is
not in affuent circumstances. At the
same time. he is able to buy a square
meal occasionally. and hand the waiter
a modest tip
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

A Connecticut youth has played the
piano continuously for IS hours. which
gives the endurance record TO his
neighbors
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

A New Jersey woman got a verdict
from a sympathetic Jury against an
ungailant man who called her IAN old
maid" 1t is necessary to impress the
fact that old maids in these feminist
Hiries are as extinct az the dodo.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

An Ohio farmer is said to have re-
covered from an attack of blindness
when two OF his teeth were extracted,
but 1t probably was the dentists bill
that opened his eyes.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

While the unsuitable ship gets
them once in awhile, the revolver that
was not loaded adds steadily to the
mortuary statistics.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

A Chicago citizen has been arrested
for dancing on the street in a costume
consisting Of nothing but a hat Chi
cago policemen never did care for
classic dancing
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

A bird In New York robbed a wom-
an " her feather torn from her hat
by the wind. If ever there was a case
81 retributive Justice. this was one.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03
p,j,,o.d Cars for Automobiles.

In order to handle automobiles cas-
ilv several railroads have adopted
new STYLE of freight car. having doors
the full width and height OF The ear
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

The cotton manufacturers still cling
to the idea exemplified in that sugges-
ton of boosting the market by getting
Chinese to lengthen their shirts. Now
they want women to widen their
skirts.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

An inventor has produced an ap-
paratus for broiling 700 steaks in six
minutes. 1t is. however useless un.
less one can dynamite a bank safe.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

A doctor says that card playing
stupefies the mind Evidently the doc
tor neve- sat In a game with two good
poker players
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

A Chicago Judge has ruled that
man is not competent to help select
his wife's gowns. Hooking them Is
mans specially.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

An aviator claims that he was
forced to descend by an attack OF sea-
gulls. but If he had been a real dyed
Z In the wool nature faker he would
have made 1t flying fish
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

Charles Frohman, who is in a po-
sition to know, would have us believe
that tall chorus girls have run short
Of popularity.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

The spring robin is shot down south
and frozen to death up north Hill
life Is short and full OF trouble.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

A man who was once railroad
president Is now a beggar in New
York. Couldn't he get a Job as a
palace car porter?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

A Chicago woman Is seeking divorce
because of her husbands fondness for
onions. Sour pigs feet are. however,
worse still
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

An American woman piloted the
frst airship across the English chan
nel-the first one by a woman.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

Women first" should be the rule In
the street cars as we'll as on the
liners
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

It takes more than a mere court de-
cision to disturb the steady clicking
Of the faithful gas meter
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

An Indiana farmer is planning to
SOW his oats by aeroplane. Wild oats,
presumably
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

No, Belinda, II is not from econom-
ical motives that statesmen strive to
save the party
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

Much poetry will have TO be rewrit
ten II the 24-hour clock is to come into
general use
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

After all. icebergs are not half as
dangerous as automobiles.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

A New York tailor says motoring
enlarges the chest. but he does not
mean the money chest
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

The male mosquito does not lite
anyone. He gives precedence 10 the
lady
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-03

The rattle OF the lawn mower rcu
makes lie merry in the suburbs
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
ToenalI Surgery.

The reason why most attempts per-
manently to remove ingrowing nails
fail is because they are not sufficient
~ radical, says a New Orleans physi-
clan in the Times-DemocTat The
proper procedure is to anaesthetize
the patient with ether or some other
general anesthetic, then remove, surgf-
cally, the entire side of the nail which
tends to grow wrongly. The anesthetic
permits the surgeon TO dissect out
the entire section Of the nail TO its
remotes, attachments. One great diff
ficulty about treating tDgrowing nails
is that the sufferer cannot be per
suaded to wear a sufficiently roomy
shoe to permit the new nail tissue to
grow naturally. Thus do vanity and
hygiene contend
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
A Radical Old Aristoorat.

THE old French aristocracy dies with
me-" cried the Princess de Valmont on
her deathbed She was bitter old
soul. who. born of long line of I'M
contaminated ancestors and married
to noble of equally superfine strain.
had. through her husbands death in
financial difficulties, to marry her five
children to "abominable persons" of
high character. but with the blight of
trade or industry in their blood. Her
last years were made mournful to her
by this pitiful descent. and Just before
her grandiose last utterance. looking
with bitter smile at her children and
grandchildren in tears round her death
bed. she broke silence in the following
terrible reflection: I'VE have here. -"
counting on her fingers. representa-
tives of carriage making. wholesale
grocery, confectionery. coal mining and
the stock exchanges. and all grated on
the old tree of the De Valmouts."
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
DUTY ON HIS TOBACCO.
The Baron Evaded Paying II. and We
He Wasn't Happy,

Or, Nekere. Hungarian minister a
finance. hnd country seat at I'lis.
near Budapest. where NJ was in rhf
habit of spending his Sundays. Iii,
only piece of luggage on these ots.,,
sions consisted of small hand bax
which never contained anythn. lis
the regulation bottle. four handsei
chiefs and travelling cap.
Returning one Monday to the capita
the minister met a friend. a gentleiuart
named Won Fischer. who was carr. ia.
bag exactly the counterpart of hi,
exceilency's valise. Baron yun Fischei
smiled thoughtful smile as be noticed
the similarity of the bags and whiS
pered to the minister: My bag is FLIED
with Struggled Turkish tohacco You
will be good enough to shield me
against the custom house spies. !
hope"
The minister looked serious. Il viii
do nothing of the kind" he said. and
when the two gentlemen arrived AT
the Pest depot the minister beckoned
TO custom house official and sand
My friend desires to pay duty on a
lot OF Turkish tobacco be has in his
bag"
his exeellency is joking" cried the
baron. who meanwhile had changed
bags with the minister. See. | have
no contruband articles about me-" ana
be opened the bag in proof of what he
said.
The minister of finance looked per
picked for a moment, then he resoluteIy
grabbed his friends bag and said to the
Official: We'll. assess me for the to
bacco, but he quick about it, have
no time to lose" The official acred on
the suggestion, and the minister paid 3
forms ana 80 pfennigs into the treas
ury Of his own department Then ne
jumped into the carriage and drove Oh.
shouting out his thanks to the baron
for his present of twenty pounds Of
excellent tobacco.-Argonaut.
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unintsntlenaI Eranknssa.

The eldest sons OF British peers bear
what are known as courtesy titles
when the head OF the house has two or
three and can spare an inferior one to
his son.
Earl Winterton, a young English poi
itician, has keen sense OF humor aud
can enjoy a Joke on himself. He likes
to tell the following:
Before succeeding TO the earldom he
was known as Lord Turnour. under
which name be figured in some noisy
scenes IN the house A few months
after his fathers death he was thus adj
dressed at dinner By fellow guest:
II ought to know you. but l can't re-
call your name"
"oh. l an Earl Winterton." was the
reply.
"Of course. of course" said the 9th
er. Why, have been confounding Won
all the evening with that ass Turnour"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
The Value Of knoxledae-

Mrs. F'eatherton had embroidered a
gown for herself Butterflies were the
design, and she had made them look
so natural that-so Mr.. Featherton
said-one would think they were ac-
tually alive But Mrs. Featherton's
little son was more critical He re-
garded the decorative insects long and
earnestly, opened his lips to speak and
then, with remarkable self control for
one so young. closed them again with
out speaking.
well, Frankie" said his mother at
last, tell me what you think Of nay
butterflies"
''They are very nice. mother" replied
he seriously, but the next time you
embroider butterflies would you mind
putting the antennae on the other
endT'-Eew York Press
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
Quite EnaIish.

George BroadhurSt tells of an Eng
fish shopkeeper. the soul of anna ability
You are an American. sir. are you
not?' he asked Yes" said Mr
Broadhurst to save lengthy explana
tons. Now. have a conundrum that
| always save for the Americans. be
cause they say they are so denced
clever. When you put a billiard ball
on the table. what is the tirst thing it
doesY' Why. | don't know" said
Mr.. Broadhurst uncertainty. Perhaps
1t waits for its cue" "Ah, that's very
clever. very clever" countered the lit
tie Englishman. but not so good as
the real answer. The first thing II does
is to look round"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
rlnh+ who Deserve sIaps.

Eight men who deserve to be slap
ned on the face: He who despises a
man of power; he who enters a house
unlimited and unwelcomed; he VINO
gives orders in a house not his own;
he who takes a seat above his posi-
ton; he who speaks to one who does
not listen to him; he who intrudes on
the conversation OF others; he who
seeks favors from the ungenerous, and
he who expects love from his enc
nies.-From a Persian Saying.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
Circulation ceniuaation.

Sam Slick once said that kisses were,
like creation. made out OF nothing and
very good. and another American writ
er thus corrugated the verb ito kisssi'
'Buss,' to kiss: rebus, to kiss again /;
pluribus, to kiss without regard to
numbers; syllabus. to kiss the hands
instead of the lips: blunderbuss, TO
kiss the wrong person: erebus. to kiss
in the dark: omnibus. to kiss every
one in the room"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
Sen Butler's Retnrt

An Old lawyer in speaking about Gen
eral Ben Butler said: Ben Butler was
a terror and torment to the judges.
On one occasion Judge Sanger. having
been bullied and badgeEed out of all
patience. petulantly asked. What does
the counsel suppose / am on this bench
for? Scratching his head a minute
Butler replied. We'll. confess your
honor's got me there"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

Hello. Jones, hear you were
sick
"Yes; / was threatened with fever
but the doctor succeeded in arresting
it,
"Ah, He arrested it for making
threats. l suppose. "-Exchange
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
Concentration

The weakest living creature by con-
centrating his powers in a single object
can accomplish something: the strong
est by dispensing his over many may
fail to accomplish anything.
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There's one thing 1 want to see
while am in Europe"
And that isT'
''The Hungarian goulash in session. -
Exchange.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
The Cure.

Guest-Yes. my wife has been i'll, but
she is out again now Hostess-W What
doctor did you have? Guest-No doc
tor at all. | bought her a new hat
London Opinion.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

Of ecclesiastical law. Curran said. Il
refer your Iordship To high authority
behind me. who was once intended for
the church, though in my opinion be
was filter for the steeple."
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ENOUGH For Her.

Her Father-E'ha are the young
mans business prospects?
Daughter don't know that. pa. All
| know is that he means business
Boston Transcript
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
a Hioh Authority.

Curran. the famous IRISH advocate.
was one day engaged III a case in
which be had as junior a remarkably
tall and slender barrister who had
originally intended TO take holy orders.
On the judge observing that the case
under discussion involved question
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-28

visit as pleasant and agreeable as
she could. If, when she looked into
the glass, she saw that her cheeks
were more flushed and her eyes
brighter than the advent of a chance
caller would justify, she felt only a
thrill of satisfaction at her appearance
and she did not attempt to analyze her
excitement.
Maynard returned sooner than she
had expected and she had scarcely
time to seat herself and open a book
as If she had been reading ever since
his departure before the portieres
parted and he again entered the room
Il was a long time getting back,
know" he said ruefully. But it really
wasn't my fault Those Internal street
cars never come when one is in .
hurry"
But you weren't gone long" an
swered Beatrice. I call that a very
short time indeed"
PERHAPS he admitted. as he drew
up a chair. But I was living in an.
ticipation, you see, and you were not"
What an arbitrary way you have
of declaring what ones thoughts have
been" laughed the widow. Are you
always certain Of every persons feel
mo" he responded slowly and with
out a smile, I am only sure Of my
own"
His tone held a significance which
trice flushed un6er his steady gaze
Even at that you are a very for
tunate person she forced herself to
say lightly.
q hope to be" he answered enigmat-
ically.
There was a brief silence which the
man was the first to break
Mrs. Minor" he said abruptly, as
though spurred by a sudden resolu-
ton. q hope you did not wholly
believe whatever il was that Mrs. Rob
bins was saying to you this afternoon
about me"
What Helen was saying?" queried
Beatrice, puzzled.
"She is a good woman" went on
Maynard. but she has queer, strict
ideas which lead her at times TO say
more than she means or has right
to say. / heard her mention my name
when I came in today, and, although
1 did not intend TO listen. 1 also heard
her say something relative to hard
drinking. I know her well, and, in
spite of her New England conscience,
judge by facts hereafter rather than
by her statements"
But how" asked Beatrice. family.
did you know that it was Helen who
was speaking2'
7 noted who looked embarrassed
when ! came in said Maynard, smil-
ing.
Confession lowered on Beatrice's
lips. but was checked by the memory
of Helen RObbins's superior I-told you
so smile when Maynard was an
nounced.
I honestly did not catch exactly
what she said" Maynard admitted,
''but please don't believe too entire
". 1 scarcely think you did, any
way"
No" responded Beatrice. verbally
truthful I didn't"
7 value your good opinion" Robert
said, gently, more than I dare hope
you appreciate"
But at this juncture the maid burst