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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31
A Family Jar.

A man and wife were having lit
tie family discussion You know the
kind.
81 didn't get much OF man when I
married you" snarled the wife.
We'll, you wouldn't expect a high
class man to pick you out, would
you?" was the gentleman's comeback.
And then the furniture began 70 ay
Exchange.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31
Man Worships Something.

Man always worships- something:
always he sees the Infinite shadowec
forth In something finite; and indeed.
can and must so see 1t in any finite
thing. once tempt him well to fix his
eyes thereon Carlyle.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31
The Best Way Out.

I've tried for ten years TO please
my wife" said the married man, land
I've never yet succeeded"
"lmpossible," calculated his friend.
mo. | don't think it Is" said the
married man I'm going to shoot
myself"-Satire
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31
Daily Thouoht.

One oush, never to speak OF the
faults of ones friends; it initiates
them. They can never be the same
sfterward William Dean Howells-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31
Both MAYA

1T is good idea, Is 1t not. to invest
In real estate?"
Yes, and that idea 10 gaining
ground"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31

The gossip Of today may be the su-
perstttion OF tomorrow
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31

A jealous woman enables his
Satanic majesty to take d vacation
now and then.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31

Men may be Sorn modest. but wom-
en- have to acquire all they get.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31

rays makes good What Garfield
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31

UN purchasing Starved Rock and
its surrounding acres for pub
l. lie park the state of Illinois has
done more than preserve the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31

Sx7p sAf.ss-iso A. BEE CO.. TEX. NEAR
@.tho,Idinrs. etc. ROSS. Box 3l9. Chicago
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
FrenChmen Run Race
Instead Of The DuG||o
(By United Press

Paris June .-Messieurs Henri
Desgrange and Jules Gentil gave each
other the shorter and uglier word, so
duel was inevitable. But devastat-
ed at the idea Of carving each other
up with swords or blowing holes in
each other with guns, they hit on a
really up-to-date sporting duel.
Desgrange Is editor of sporting
newspaper and Gentil manager of a
firm of bicycle manufacturers, and the
latter being the challenged party
chose a running match, best two out
of three times, round the Bots de
Boulogne. Despite the fact that he is
ten years older than his rival Des-
grange had Gentl beaten to a fragile
III the first race covering the eight
miles course in forty seconds under
the hour. The second and third races
are to be pulled off as soon as Gentil
las recovered his breath, but in the
oantime Desgrange considers his
honor is satisfied
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
GREAT DEMAND FOR
ARTIFICIAL SILK
(By United Press.)

Washington, June French man.
ufacurers OF artificial silk notwith.
standing great Increases in produc-
lion. are unable to supply the de-
mand. according to the t. s. Consul.
lar Service, The production OF the
artificial silk remains far below that
of the real silk. In 1909 70.547,900
pounds of real silk were turned out
by the worlds producing centers, but
the spinning factories where artificial
silk is maze, were unable TO deliver
more than 100000 pounds
The artificial product is made out
of cotton. no chemical process being
used in manufacture. The cotton raw
material only undergoes a mechanical
change and an additional process il
used TO make il brilliant aud incom-
Dustlhle. The only adherence between
artificial silk and cotton fabrics lies
in the weaving process.
The artificial silk processes are in
general use. the Chardonnet. the Wis
eose and the one called yegetabl,
ease in. The viscose is the cheapest
The delicaey of the work is seen in
the hneness of the texture. The
threads are spun at one-eighteenth OF
4 hairs diameter This almost I'M.
perceptible filament is very strong and
solid It's base is spun glass and it
Fan be twisted braided. or woven
with extraordinary facility.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
Tourists Must Stop
PIucking Swiss Bloom
(By United Press

Borne, Switzerland June l. The
raids by American and British tour
lists on the edelweiss and other char
acteristic Swiss flowers. have caused
Che Federal authorities to introduce
legislation to prevent their absolute
determination. Under the law which
is now before the Swiss parliament il
is prohibited to buy, sell, dig or pull
up the edelweiss, the fire lily the 81
berian spring crocus= the blue Alpine
columbine, the iapnne, the Alpine VIC
let, and other national flowers which
have suffered so much at the hands
Of tourists.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
A Great Story-Teller.

The pedagogical value Of story-tell
ing is now fully recognized by all pro
gressive teachers, and a special effort
is being made to train primary and
graded teachers to use storytelling eff
fectively The greatest moral and
ethical lessons are taught to children
in this way. In connection with Uni
yersity Summer School at Morgan
town and School of Methods for sun
day-school Workers, Mr.. Richard
Thomas Wyche, president of the Amer.
lean Story-Tellers' League, viii give a
series of lectures and Illustrations. Mr..
Wyche is much the most famous ex-
ponent of the art of storytelling in
his country. His work is purely ped
agogical, and it appeals to the judg-
ment as we'll as to the interest of all
who hear him. Mr.. Wyche's stories
and pictures promise to be an interest.
ING feature OF the Summer School.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
Country Life Conference.

One of the leading features Of the
| Summer School of the University Will
be the West Virginia Country Life
| Conference, July 18th to 18th. Dur
| ing this week the county and district
school superintendent will also be in
session at the University. This is the
first attempt to hold state country
life conference in West Virginia. Sim
= liar conferences have been held in sew
eral states during the last few years,
and have proved Of great value in TO
| cusing the sentiment of leaders in va.
rious lines of country life as to how
country life may be made more at.
tractive and satisfying and how the
various agencies working to this end
may best cooperate.
All interested in better country life
are invited to this conference, includ-
ing farmers, school workers, the
clergy, representatives of boards Of
trade and chambers Of commerce, rep
resentatves of oranges, women's
clubs, etc, etc.
Among the topics to be discussed
in West Virginia. extension work for
West Virginia, business organizations
for the farmers, the grange and its
work, the country church, the country
Sunday-school, boys and girls agri-
cultural clubs, community work for
the rural school, better literature for
the country home. etc
Among the leading speakers VIII be
Herbert Quick, editor Of Farm and
Fireside; Mr.. Taber, lecturer of the
Ohio State Grange, Barnesyille. o.;
Rev. c. O. Denies, of McGlellandlogn,
Pa, leader in country church work;
Mr.. o. II. Benson, of the United States
Department of Agriculture; Nh ]. D.
Eggleston, uperintendent Of Public
instruction of Virginia.
The work of this conference will be
largely informal in character, and it is
desired that the representatives Of he
various organizations in attendance
will take up the large part of the time
in general discussion of the topics pre-
sented by the speakers.
West Virginia seems to be awake to
the need Of improving its agriculture
and its country life. The University
authorities feel that this is an
suspicious time for a general confer
ence of all those interested in these
problems, with view to outlining
tentative program for future develop
nlent of this work in West Virginia
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
Moses Wenger Is
A Character Indeed


Moses Wenger, Harrisonburg
character, known far and wide, has
been refused a divorce from his wife,
Sarah Thomas Wenger 1t developed
in court that Moses was formerly an
inmate of the Western State Hos
pital, now on parole, and the Virgi-
mis- law forbids a person of unsound
mind from maintaining suit for d.
vorce. Moses, preaching his own di.
viaity, claims that he is the reincara-
zion of Elijah. incidentally he is a
pamphleteer candidate for Mayor,
rrlc]- gardener and painter.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.

Arrangements have been perfected
for the twenty.third annual pentacos-
tai campmeeting at this place, July 4
to IA. The first day will be an all
day patriotic Christian feast of taber-
nacles. This interdenominational
gathering will be under the direction
of Bishop Joseph r. Berry of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and as
sisted by pastors and evangelists and
bishops.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
OPEN SHOP.

Beginning today, Cumberland is
open shop" as far as carpenters and
fuilders are concerned. The Master
Builders Association last night de,
clared for it. The master builders
state they made every effort to reach
fair adjustment, but without sue
cess. Since May l building has been
at standstill.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
Cedar Rust appears
In Frederick County

Some of the owners of the large
commercial apple orchards of Freder-
lex county, Va, have found a great
deal of cedar rust in the orchards
during the past week, and prompt
steps have been taken to prevent a
general spreading of the disease. Or
chard men are also spraying for the
coddling moth, which has appeared in
many orchards.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
EXISTENCE EXTENDED.

Washington, d. G., June 1.-The cor.
potate existence of the Citizens Ma.
tional Bank, Of Martinsburg, has
been extended to May 81. 1882, by the
Comptroller of the Currency.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
LICENSED TO WE'D.

County clerk Hobbs has issued a
marriage license 10 William Graft
Harden and Miss Laura May Davis,
aged 1G, daughter Of John w and
Cora E. Davis The latter gave her
consent.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
AuroiNe TO srAUNroN.

n. and Mrs. II. p. Thorn, and lam
=. l9fj CHS afternoon in his ear fo1
trip 10 Staunton Grottoca New
Iope, and otner points IN mat section.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
THE SALVATION ARMY.

VIII conduct Il service IN -. county
jail Sunday afternoon ut 3 p. m. All
christians invited. Ben G. Harrison,
captain, in charge.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01

Mr. w. II. Webster, nc genial cir
cult clerk of Morgan county, came
down from Berkeley Springs.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
A Practice Law Court.

The Law School OF the West Vir-
sinia University has recently issued
circular of that department which
calls attention to the extension of
courses. the methods OF teaching. the
aw library facilities, and expenses per
year for a law student The Univer.
3ity aims to give thorough course in
law, and in order to enable the stu
dent properly to conduct the trial OF
cases in court, practice is given
through the agency of what is called
he University Court, which extends
throughout the third year. meeting
three times a week. The work thus
done by the students is not perfume.
tory, but earnest and complete, show.
ing how to institute suits at law and
n equity their maturity for trial and
bearing, ard their actual trial. redur.
ing the draft OF declaration, pleas,
bills OF equity, their answers, the sum
moning of jurors, their impaneling for
the trial of actions, the introduction of
witnesses, their examination, cross.
examination, and every other feature
of trial as it actually takes place in the
courts of original jurisdiction. This
course also includes appellate practice
and briefmaking. In short, it pre-.
pares the student for actual practice.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01

t9a., by the Illness Of her brother.in-
law, will return home this evening i,c-
eompanied by her little nephew, Mas
ter Mitchell Bacon.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
East GENITAL student Conference,

Announcements of the East Central
Student Conference have been re
eeived by the Young Women's Chris
ian Association of the West Virginia
University For the past two years
the annual Summer Conference has
met at Granville, O., but this year it
will be held at Forest Inn, Eagles
Mere, Pa, from June 25 to July s.
With the change to the eastern por-
lion of the territory, it has been de
aided to draw to the conference q
number of the larger Eastern colleges
which have before sent their delega-
tons to Silver Bay. among them Cor
aell, Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore and
Goucher Colleges. A program is be
.eaders and speakers who are in touch
with student life-the very best lead
ers and speakers that the East affords
The mornings will be given over to
Bible and Mission Study classes and
special technical councils the after.
| aoons, to recreation. and the evenings.
70 platform lectures by such men as
Rev. Floyd w. Tompkins, of the
Church of the Holy Trinity. in Phila-
1elphia Rev Robert f. Speer, and
Prof Davis S. Cairns. d. D., of the
United Free Church College, of Aber=
ieen, Scotland.
The University girls always look
forward to these conferences with 4
sreat deal of pleasure, and the asso.
2iation is planning to send large and
anthnSiaStic delepatinn
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01

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Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01

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Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
Anty Drudge Tells How to Avoid
Sunday Soaking.

Mrs HaTryap-I always put my clothes to soak on Sun
day night. Then get an early start on Monday and
get through washing by don't consider it
breaking che Sabbath, for cleanliness is next to god
illness, you k;ow.'
Amty D1udge-"Yes but godliness comes first my dear
And you should keep the Commandments Get a cake
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Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01

Rough, red hands are the trial of most
housewives. i don't mind the work if
could only keep my hands nice" signs the
young woman.
You will have less work and nice hands
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Fels-Naptha Wayne boiling.
Follow directions on the red and Green
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Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01
Cure Your Backache
and Rheumatism
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS

Backache drags on your vitality. Saps
xour strength. Weakens your endurance.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-01

Hampers you in your work.
Besides that, it means some
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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-07
THIS IS THE AGE OF WOMAN
Everywhere She 10 Doing Now What
Formerly Was Considered the
work ct Man.

Il may be difacult to tell what is q
woman's age. but unquestionably this
Is Il. Mems colleges into which wonl-
en- have made their way have had to
drive them out again in order to give
the men q chance at graduation hon.
ors. From the pulpit and the bar down
to the coal mine and the iron furnace
women are doing what used to be
regarded as mans work. The liter
allure OF the day Is overwhelmingly
feminist In its character and very
much of 1t is the work of women.
Men are being told things about wom-
en- that 1t was not deemed proper for
their fathers to know, and as for Them
selves, they are being shown up with
out remorse.
Within few days Illustrations of
the feminist revolution, physically and
Intellectually, have become public.
Man is destined to lose even his
physical superiority. The superinten-
dent of a hospital in Boston. where
5000 babies are born annually, SAYS:
I'VE have noticed that girl babies are
getting taller and that they are APP
pearing in this world lately with more
real vitality than formerly The boy
babies continue on the average, both
In weight and height"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-07
NfH PLAN FOR IMPROVING
POOR TELEPHONE ACTION
ALSO WHEN YOU Wish TO
WAKE UP CENTRAL. MAKE USE
OF THE METHOD ADOPTED az
T. e. MAYaERRY.

MessTs. T. e. Mayberry and w. L.
Metts. propnaetors Of the Palace
market on North Beach street, had
been having some trouble with their
telephone. That I'M atseh is no hing
unusual, but the pAn of improvement
hit upon, accidentally, by MIR. May
berry is rather extraordinary and
might not apply for general use. II
might, however, answer as a night
cad for central.
Mr.. Nets ON Tuesday asked his
partner to bring his shot gun to the
store as he wanted to use it the
next day, so the following moning
Wednesday. Mr.. Mayherry stopped al
neighbors, who had borrowed the
gun, aRd brought it to the store. He
asked If the gun was loaded and
the neighbor replied that it was
net. The weapon, a repeating shot
gun, was some what rusty and Mr.
May'berry oiled it and began work
ing it to get it free in action. He
had been pumping the gun for some
time, when cartridge that had evt
IDENTITY been stuck in the magazine
worked down and exploded. Mir
Maylberry at the time was standing
behind the counter and close by tbs
meat block. When he gathered him
self Up he was ON one side and th&
gun on the o1her side of the block
MIR. AIetts was just entering the mar
ket at the time and was about as
much startled as Mr.. Mayberry
himself
The charge of shot tore ava,
the bottom part of the phone ana
purctured the batteries. DR.. S. w
Carroll and other nearby peopl'
qickly gathered at the market. at
traoted by the shot and someona
suggested that the telephone VA
ruined. Mr.. Mayberry replSed tina
it was not I'M a condation to be mucl
damaged, but rang up central, VIII
wered promptly and it was fount
that the phone was working mucl
better than it had for some tm'
, past.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-07
Use of Cement Saved Bridges.

At Hamburg there are two bridges
the masonry of which was threatening
to fail in ruins, being traversed by
innumerable cracks Of varying size.
A remarkable process has Just been
mode use of to reiuvenate these
bridges. A number of holes were
bored throughout the structure so as
to give access to the interior and
cement was injected by pumps under
pressure Reports on the present con-
dition Of the two bridges are favor.
able.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-07
TEN YEARS AGO.
Frsm the Gazette News, Of Mch. 8
1902.

Burglars entered the store OF
James E. Francis at Ormond about
that time.
Spencer B. Green was touched for
$50 by a midnight burglar Tuesday
night of that week.
At, the meeting of the board OF
county commissioners the comm1ttee
appointed some time previously re
ported that the rates of tolls charged
by the bridge companies to be equht-
able and the commissioners granted
licenses to the various companies.
Miss Mabel Foye and WEGam E.
GAle. Jr,, were married at the home
of the brides parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Geo, a. Foye, Tuesday of that week.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-07
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
SOME oLo-riME FASHIONS.


In the fourteenth century &
wac the fashion to carry silver
toothpicks suspended from the
neck by q chain. About the end
Of the seventeenth century mag
netic toothpies<s were used. 70
prevent pain In the teeth, eyes
and ears. In the latter part OF
the eighteenth century the worn
en- Of England wore hoop petit
coats 80 large that = woman
wearing one occupied the space
of six men. At one time the
custom of dotting the face with
black patches shaped like suns,
stars, crosses, hearts, etc, was
very prevalent In England. Some
Of the ladies Of the court Of
Louis XIV wore noleskln eye
browe. At one time all English
doctors were supposed to carry
sold-headed canes as an emblem
of authority. During the reiens
of William III, Anne and George
!, In England, II was illegal for
tailor to make or a man to
wear clothes with any other
kind of buttons than brass.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-07

'|WANTED-At a bargain. cabin
crising motor boat, about 4ox10, with
sleeping accommodations, fitted in
first class shape. speed about is
mixes. also 5 passenger automobile,
practically new and m first class con-
dhtion- Address with price, No. 10,
care Gazette News. SI.t
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-07

d. md mrs. :. 7. .. sengstak.
who 1Ave been visiting the doc
tors pareuts. Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
Sengstak. AZ their Daytona Beach
home Tor several days. returned to
jacksonville this morning.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-07

Tlleo lore kost returned the fore
EaEt q this week and .w'lS remain at
koase wiring the month He ex.
gzsMs o. leave the latter part OF the
- 30 All for New York where he
uas e gaged in a machine shop for
several years
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-07

!. 6. GardBsr returned Monday
from business TRIP to Jacksonville
ends Al gusta. Ga, and reioined Mrs
Garfns Il their home On Ridgewood
ovemne Holly Hell Mr.. Gardner ex-
pec&a % be al home for a couple of
wsskz-
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-07
lcopyright. lsn. by Joseph B. eowles.
Much and llttIA.

81 would like" said a book agent to
a busy editor, ''to call your attention
to a little work that l have here"
"Yes?" replied the editor. well. let
me call your attention to whole lot
of work that have here."-Literary
Digest
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-07

Rev. R. b. Temp'eton and wife,
Who 81 opped over in this city last
eaharsk y on their way north. for a
lev das' visk with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
4. Gar liner at their home ON South
kazsew bod avenue. continued theI
pHrnal Wednesday, stopping at st
Aasaat ne and other places. enroute
60 eheii home IN MarysvflBe, Kansas.