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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15
Household Extravaqance.

Everyone is familiar with the say
ing as to the fortunes made out of the.
mustard that people leave on their
plates. Perhaps the poorest may per-
NIT themselves this extravaganza
without inflicting any mortal injury on
their solvency But there are other
household extravagances of like na-
ture which appal some of the thrifty
visitors from France To take one
most apparent example, there Ia
enough bread wasted at the popular
seaside resorts to victual a large gar.
rison throughout long siege Gulls
and fishes are gorged with holiday
makers waste. This waste of bread
which amounts almost to a national
habit, may be considered along with
the neglect Of the quality Of the food
consumed 1t has been also national
habit to devour bread from which
great part of the nutriment has been
subtracted by elaborate and costly
processes. What with the waste IN
Quantity and the neglect OF quality IN
this standard food, as in some others.
the household bills. even among the
very poorest, have risen through the
fault of no external cause whatever
London Daily Mail.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15
~ f1or,e NnWorst |
IONS ky M.G.NTTNER

tor heavens sake, let's gO'-She me-
chanically rose and passed out
Several young men supping together
came over eagerly to speak to her
and claim acquaintance with the Cal.
ETY. girl. and walked along out to the
motor. There Lefty Lane discovered
she had dropped her handkerchief.
and sent the prince back for it.
AS though he had been waiting for
the temperance of Poniotowsky. Dan
Blair stood close to the little table
which Lefty Lane had left. her hand
kerchief in his hand. AS Poniotowsky
came up Dan thrust the small tritie
of sheer linen into his waistcoat
pocket
Il will trouble you for Miss Lanes
handkerchief" said Poniotowsky. his
eyes cold.
You may" said Dan as quietly. his
blue eyes like sparks from star.
trouble me for hell" And lifting
from the table Poniotowsky's own
half-emptied glass OF champagne. the
boy flung the contents full in the
Hungarian's face
The wine dashed against Ponitowsky's
lips and in his eyes. Blair laughed
out loud. his hands In his pockets
The insult was low and noiseless: the
little glass shattered as 1t fell so soft
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

window. He must see her. touch h.,
once more
The fellows Ponlotow ky s secopd.
had chosen TO be Dan s representatives
came in to fix him up They were
In frock coats and carried their silk
hats and their gloves, He could have
laughed at them Then they made
him think OF undertakers, and his
blood grew cold He handled the re-
volvers with care and interest
I'm not going 10 let him murder
me. you know" he told his seconds
They helped him to dress. at least
one of them did, while the other took
Dams place by the window and looked
to the boy like figure of death.
The hour was getting on. he heard
his own motor drive up, and they went
down. through the deserted hotel.
The men who had consented to act for
Dan regarded their principal curious
ly. He wasn't pale, there vas a bright.
ness on his face
"Partons. said one Of them, and
told Blair's chauffeur where TO 20 and
now to run. "Partons"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15
SYNOPSIS.

Dan Blair. the 22-year-old son Of the
f1fty-m llion-dollar copper king Of Blair
town. Mont. is guest at the English
home of Lady Galorey. Dams father had
been courteous to Lord Galorey during
his visit to the United States and the
courtesy is now being returned to the
young man The youth has as an n ideal gi II,
Breakwater. a beautiful widow. who Is
attracted by his immense fortune and
takes liking to her When Dan was a
loreys Lily and Dan attend a London
theater where one Lefty Lane Is the star
town and going behind the scenes intro
duces himself and she remembers him.
He learns that Prince Poniotowsky Is
sutton and escort to Lefty LORD Ga
mine to protect the westerner from liiy
and other fortune hunters. Young Blair
goes to see Lily: he can talk OF nothing
The westerner hnds Lefty III from hard
work. but she RECEIVERS and Rugg!es ano
Dan invite her to supper. She asks pan
to build a home for disappointed the
time oieettinR Lefty. and later an
nounces his engagement to the duchess.
metty refuses s. to sing for sas Dan
that all Lily cares for is his money. ana
It Is disclosed that he and the duchess
have been mutually in love for years
Lclty SINGS III an dTlStOCIdtlC ihiiN
Dan escorting her home. Dan confronts
Galorey and Lily together. Later ne IN
forms Lefty that his engagement with
Lily Is broken. asks the singer to marry
him. and they become aged. Ruggles
thinks the westerner should not marry
q public singer. and endeavors to induce
Lefty TO give him up. She runs away
fearing she is not good enough for Dan.
and Ruggles makes the latter believe she
has abandoned his love. Finally Dan
nnds Lefty in Paris. where he is per-
tistent in pressing his suit.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15
Woman Gives Her Gowns Steam
Bath and Alarms the Entire
Hotel Staff.

The couple had been travelling and
the wife's gowns had got wrinkled.
After dressing they went to the thea
ter. having previously unpacked the
trunks, hung all the wrinkled dresses
up In the bathroom and then filled the
bathtub with hot water.
Not long after their departure per.
sons passing along the corridor no
ticed something that looked like
smoke coming out through the open
transom. and an alarm OF fire was
given. One of the managers and a
lot of porters and bellboys. some
armed with fire extingulshers. rushed
up to the scene Things looked serl-
GUS
The manager produced his pass key
and the brave followers oreDarsd 70
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15
CHAPTER XVIII.
Such Stuff as Dreams.

Such Stun az Dreams.
Dan was in his room at the hotel.
He woke and then slept again. Moth
ing seemed strange to him-nothing
seemed real. 1t was three O'Clock IN
the morning. the rumble Of Paris was
dull; 1t did not disturb him. tor he
seemed without the body and TO have
grown giantlike. and to I'LL the room.
He had sense of suffocation and the
need to break through the windows
and to es "a pc into ether.
The entrance of POniOtOwsky's two
friends was a part with the unreal
naturaIness. One was a RoumanIan.
the other a Frenchman-both spoke
fluent English. Dan, his eyes fixed on
the foreign faces. only half saw them;
they blurred their voices were small
and far away. Finally be said:
All right. all right. ! can shoot
we'll enough: this kind Of thing isn't
our custom. you know-I'd rs soon Kill
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15
CHAPTER xxx.
The Picture of Il All,

AS far as his knowing anything Of
the customs of 1t all. It Was H.. cad
ing lamb to slaughter.
Villebon. lovely. vernaI. ct a later
hour the spot for gay breakfasts and
gentle rendezvous. had been desig.
mated for the meeting between Dan
and Poniotowsky. There in his motor
he gave up his effort to set his
thoughts clear. Nothing settled down.
Even the ground they flew over. the
trees with their chestnut plumes,
blurred. were indistinct. nebulous. az
If seen through diving bell under the
sea. Fear-he didn't know the word.
He wasn't afraid-it wasn't that; yet
he had certainty that 1t was all up.
with him. He was young-very young
job. His father would have been
ashamed of him. Then all his thoughts
went to Her. The two men In the
motor flOated of and she sat there as
she had sat yesterday In her marvel
ously pretty clothes-her little coral
shoes.
He had held those bright. little feet
in his hands on the Thames day; they
had just filled his great hands.
Then Lefty Lane. too. spirited away,
and the boys thoughts turned to the
man he was to meet. The affairs are
purely formal" he had heard some
one say, AN exchange Of balls. With
out serious results"
CTO BE CONTINUEDo
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15
Only Taking Out Wrinkles

rush In and distinguish themselves
The steam was SO thick In the roo"
that not a thing could be seen one
look established that the vapor was
not smoke. When the travelled couple
got back to the hotel they found an
irate manager and lot OF soaked
frocks. The woman said she hao
often taken the wrinkles out OF dress
es by steam bath and she didn't see
why thu hot water was kept - very
hot anyhow. for goodness knee tha'
nobody wanted to take a bath in boil
ing water
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15
CHAPTER xxVlI.-Continued.

She made him take table in the
corner. where she sat in the shadow
on the sofa. overlooking the brilliant
room. Maxim's was no new scene TO
either of them. no novelty. Ponio-
| towsky scarcely glanced at the crowd.
preferring to feast his eyes on his
companion, whose Indifference to him
made his abstraction easy. She was
his property. He would give her his
title: she had demanded 1t from the
first. The Hungarian was little over
dressed. with his jeweled buttons. his
large boutonniere. his faultless
clothes. his single eye-glass through
which he stared at Lefty Lane. whose
delicate beauty was in fine play: her
cheeks family pink her starry eyes
humid with dew whose luster is OF
the most precious quality Her un-
shed tears had nothing to do with
Poniotowsky-they were for the boy.
Her heart sickened. thinking where
be might be; and more than that. 1t
cried out for him. She wanted him.
Oh, she would have been far better
for Dan than anything he could find
in this mad city. than anything to
which In his despair he could go for
consolation She had kept her word.
however. to that old man. Mr.. Rug
giles; she had got out OF the business
with fatal result as far as the boy
was concerned She thought Dan
would drift here probably as most
Americans on their wild nights do for
a part Of the time. and she had come
to see
She wore q dress of coral pink.
tightly fitting. high to her little chin.
and seemed herself like q coral strand
from neck to toe. clad in the color she
affected. and which had become cele-
brated as the Lefty Lane pink. Her
feathered hat bid her face. and she
was completely shielded as she bent
down drawing pictures with her bare
finger on the cloth. After a little
while she said to Poniotowsky with
out glancing at him:
IF you stare any longer like that.
TiCuCIl6O, yOu IL JOuI Cye-kI6S8.
You know how | hate it"
Used as he was to her sharpness,
he nevertheless flushed and sat back
and looked across the room, where, to
their right, protected from them as
they were from him by the great door,
young man sat alone. Whether or
not he had come to Maxim's intending
to join congenial party. should he
find one or TO choose for a companion
some one of the women who. at the
entrance of the tall blond boy. stirred
and invited him with their raised
lorgnons and their smiles. will not be
known Dan Blair was alone. pale as
the pictures Lefty Lane had drawn on
the cloth. and he. too. toasted his eyes
on the Gaiety girl
by Jove!" said the Hungarian
under his breath. and she eagerly
asked What? Whom? Whom do
you see?"
Turning his back sharply he evaded
her question and she did not pursue
the idea. and as a physical weakness
overwhelmed her when Poniotowsky
after second said Come. cherte.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15
Sensitive.

THE community Is going to put up
a statue In your honor" said the prom
inent citizen.
Il wish it would wait awhile. re-
piled Senator Sorghum. Its bad
enough to be roasted for years by inc
editorial writer's without being turneo
over to the art critics.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

II It be true that synthetic rubber
for automobile tires can be made out
Of grain and potatoes. the anxious
head Of q houheshold will natural,
wish to know whether there is any &C
eeptable substitute for food.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

But even II platinum wears longer
than gold in wedding rings 1t will not
necessarily become the universal
fashion in this era OF matrimonial
rapid transit
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

A New York man punched hold-up
man SO hard that the would-be robber
was identified by his nose. It should
be a warning to other hold-up men to
keep their noses out Of what doesn't
concern them.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

Aeroplanes are now to be catapult.
ed from battleships. Plainly. our
boosted strenuosity is but state OF
primrose dalliance compared with
that which is to come.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

A Los Angeles maniac was arrest
ed for carrying dynamite in hand
organ. Probably he was prepared to
play a dead march.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

Some insane individual is circular
ing $4,000 bills. Watch out, one is
easily induced to accept so small q
thing as q counterfeit $4,000 bill.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

New York Is making another cru.
SADIE against church bells. The gen.
eral impression has been that the
average New Yorker steals into the
house in his stocking feet. Saturday
nights. as early as 6 a. m.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

A man in st. Louis had his heart
taken out and sewed up. But many
broken heart has been easier mended
than this.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

The man with the longest name has
been found in Texas. He is Papsous
Observation-Disclosures II you
cannot pronounce 1t at the first glance
set 1t to music. 1t sings better than
II looks.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

Fifteen miles Of motion pictures
have been exported from this country
during the last year. Judging from the
ones which remain, most OF the Is
miles must have depicted lively
chases.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

DR.. Charles Dana OF New York says
love Of animals is the latest disease.
Now We understand why some women
marry some men.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

A divorce was granted to the wife
Of q man who did not divide the bed
covering fairly on cold nights d..
vorces may yet come to follow sea-
sonal causes.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

ly that with the music its gentle crash
was unheard
Poniotowsky wiped his face tran
GULLY and bowed.
You shall hear from me after
have taken Miss Lane home"
Tell her." said the boy. where you
left the handkerchief. that's ALL"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

A scientist says he can keep head
less cats alive. Be fine breed for
the man who is troubled by midnight
felines on the back yard fence
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

A Detroit man wants a divorce be
cause his wife talks too much. But
wouldn't this plea, if allowed, clog the
courts?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

Mere man will be grateful If WON
an will learn him how she keeps the
hobble skirt from bagging at the
knees.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

Bachelors are more apt to 60 insane
than married men. says an expert
They don't seem to 60 crazy to gel
married.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

The price of egg sandwiches has
gone up in Washington. Are they
getting ready for the Inauguration this
early?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

A Montana man has been arrested
for robbing q butcher. The meat sit
uation seems to be getting desperate.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

A club has been formed in Chicago
for the purpose Of excluding cats from
grocery stores. And Chicago claims
to be a city!
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

tuberculosis leads to crime accord.
Ing to a Binghamton Judge. Is there
anything that doesn't?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

| love. and he had put all on one WON
an. She couldn't stand by him, now
that he was poor
The spasm in his heart was SO sharp
that he made low sound In bis throat
and leaned against the casing of the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

A Columbia university professor
Certainly. if salary stops during them.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

From Paris comes the announce
ment that skirts will not be narrower
this season. They couldn't be.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

girls are too artificial 1t is seH-e1
dent
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

Trouser skirts are predicted as the
next thing. They have been coming
for, 10, these many moons
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15
The Fool Abroa d.

Whenever a foo! gets away from
home he seems to be afraid some
hody NAV pass him without noticing
his foolishness.-Chicag Record Her
aid
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

A Kansas doctor asks a divorce be
cause his wife constantly scolds him
A mighty thin excuse.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

A Chicagoan who wanted a good
long sleep shot himself No doubt
he's satisfied.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15
Match the 1riflea.

Grasp the trif1ing affairs OF ordinary
daily life If you want to do good
don't wait for any special opportunity.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-14
SENATORIAL rRANKNEss.


Senator John sharp williams mas
the merit Of franknens. which IL more
than can BE- said Of some Of the other
senator's who are voting for free
sugar. Here Is the blunt way In
which he puts the situation.
Il am perfectly willing to admit
that free sugar will dismantlF every
sugar hoHse in che state OF Louisiana.
know Il a. well a. know my name
Is John Williams"
He was using Louisiana merely az
an illustration. Senator williams,
says The Denver Republican. might
Just az wen have said Colorado, OF
any other beet sugar state In the
west. what viii happen in Louisiana
under free sugar win happen out
here.
Bat colorado's delegation TO con-
gress has not the merit Of the VII
llams frankntss. Pitlfui are Senator
Thomas endeavdrs 10 prove that the
sugar interests Of the state will mol
be destroyed By the Underwood meas.
ure. The Colorado delegation should
turn 20 John sharp williams for hon.
esiy n not for wisdom.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-14
South Dakota
Breaks Record
More Than $4,000. 600 IN Go,d.
silver and Lead Prodn,cd
IN 1919.

The total value OF the production Of
gold, silver and lead In south Dakota
FOR 1912, as reported from 40 produr-
tive mines. ~ OF which wore placers.
amounted To ss.0Ig.37O. according a.
Charles w. Henderson. OF the United
states geological survey. This pro-
duction Is the largest ever produced
In any one year. the output being
s22a,ls2 above the previous maxi
mum mine yield OF t5.7s0.tss. Ia
1905. and s4dS.s12 larger than that
~ 1911. The gold output was 8S1.-
7i5 fine ounces. valued az S7,Ssi,370,
over 90 per cent of the total value.
The Increase IN gold for the year was
21.Nfl fine ounces IN quantity and
$i5i,4a6 In value. TIE Yield 81 sll-
yer also increased from 203.76b 10
2O6.45s fine ounces. Smelling ore
from South Dakota In 1879 carried
22,s+b pounds Of lead. against 64.3it
pounds IN 1871. The output at placer
gold Increased from aSf fine ounces
in 1871 Ia GOA ounces Ia 1912.
A total ~ 1901 .726 short tons Of
ore was mined and treated IN 1919.
compared with i.9f6.i27 tons In 1911.
Of ;hls total. i.ssSS8s tons we're
treated IN the mills Of the state Yield
ing az bullion s7.73f.SO6 in gold and
1883 fine ounces Of silver valued
at stiO.2sO. with an average recovery
per ton 81 s40S In gold and sO.0bS In
silver smeiting ore 1880 tons. aver
aged 0.s7ss ounce OF gold ana a.43
ounces Of silver 20 the ton.
The Homestake mine, which annu-
ally yields the bulk Of the gold hul-
lion from this state was operated
continuously throughout the year.
with a small increase In tonnage nut
an appreciahle increase IN average
value per ton. The published report
Of this company shows q production
~ i.b2S.923 tons. with an average
value Of s4.3i per ton and q total
value 81 So GOO.s58 The company's
hydro-electric plant on Spenrfish
creek. which has been under con
structlon for several years. was COM
pieted early In the year and supplied
power to tho works.
The tonnage ~ milling orc from the
Golden Reward group, on Bald Noun
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-14

tain. was equal 20 the 1911 Yield, but
an Increased tonnage Of crude ore was
shipped 10 smeltors A 7S-ton roast
er n 90 be Installed for the preilm-
mary treatment 81 the rulphidc ores
before cyanldniion Tho TROJAN min
was operated continuously IN 1919
against five months IN 1871. with q
resultant Increase IN TONNAGE treated
The tonnage from tho Woep No.
mine. where stcom shovels are usei
Tor Extracting the ore showed 2 small
increase. Because of the burning ~
the McRul min IN March the output of
tho property decreased After tho
fire the Monul ore was treated ~ the
f.undbopg. Door 4 Wilson rustom
plant. which was also operated On orr
from the nuxton n BONANZA, MidFft
ana Dakota mines. The New Heii-
nnce. Victoria and Black ilills-Stand
ara mills we're operated during part
81 the year
Placer mines IN Custer Lawrence
and Pennington counties yielded
slightly increased output Tho most
Important production 81 placer gold