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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08
SPIRIT IN TUBERCULOSIS WAR
Nineteen Million Dollars Expended
Last Year In Fight Against the
Dread White Plague.

Nearly 5000 900 was spent in the
ant1-tuberculosls campaign In the
United States during the year 1912, &C
cordlnS to the fourth annual statisti-
cal statement of expenditures III this
movement issued by the National AS
ISOLATION for the Study and Prevention
or tuberculosis. The expenditures
during the year for sanatorium and
hospital construction and treatment
make the largest single item in the
total, amounting TO nearly $500, 900.
This is an increase of nearly $780,
600 over the same group of eXpendi-
lures for the year 1911. The anti
tuberculosis associations and commit
tees spent over $3.50 900, while dis
pensaries and tuberculosis clinics
spent over 100000 Over s415,0 900
was spent for the maintenance and
establishment of open-ar school and
fresh air classes. which is more than
double the amount spent for this pur-
pose in 1911. Official, state and mu-
n1clpal expenditures outside Of the
maintenance of institutions, which are
included in the other totals, amount
ed to S2SO,000. In addition to these
figures, about 100000 was spent BY
hospitals for insane and penal insti-
tutions in caring for their tuberculosis
inmates
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08

him sit down by her. He waited for
her to speak. but she remained silent.
her eyes fixed on her frail hands, ring
less-tears forced themselves under
her eyelids. but she kept them back
Il guess" she said in a yelled tone,
you've no idea all I've been through.
Dan. since | stood there In the church
choir"
American though he was. and down
on foreign customs--he wouldn't fight
duel-he got down on his knees and
put his arms around her from there.
Il know what you ara ali righ: Let
ty. You are an angel
She gave way and burst !nto tears
and hid her face on his shoulder. aud
sobbed.
Il believe you do believe you do.
You've saved my soul and my lie.
III go with you'll gn--Il, go"
Later she told him how sne would
learn to cook and sew. and that to-
gether they would stand in the door
OF their shack at sunset. or that she
would stand and watch for him to
come home; and, the actress in her
strong. she sprang up for a minute
and stood shielding her eyes with her
slender hand to show him how. And
he gazed. charmed at her. and drew
her back to him again.
You've made dads words come
IN f41l har
they were-he said she couldn't un-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08
Feared the Worst.

a South Dakota railroad is noted for
it's execrable roadbed A new brake
man was making his first run over the
road at night and was standing in the
center of the car, yrimly clutching the
seats to keep erect Suddenly the
train struck smooth place in the
track. and slid along without a sound.
Selling his lantern, the brakeman ran
for the door Jump for your lives!"
he shouted. "She's OF the tracki"-
Success Magazine
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08
CHAPTER XXI.
The Prince Accents.


lne hungarian. In the Continental
was drinking his coffee In his room
Wnen his friends found him. He
listened TO what they had to say cool.
y. His eyeglass gave him an air or
tuii dress even at this early hour.
Poniotowsky had not fallen into a
deep sleep and had dream as Dan
Blair had--indeed he had only reached
MS room the night before when a LET.
Ter had been brought him from Miss
Lane. He was used to her caprtces
which were countless, and he never left
ner with any certainty that he should
see her again, or with any idea OF
what her next move would be. The
letter read:
IT'S no use. / Just can't. I've aIwavs
toid you so. and mean It, I'm tired IN,
want to go away and never see anv
v"e again. I want to die I shah he
.eao next year. and don't care. Please
~aFe me alone and don't come Tn SEQ
e, ana Tor heavens sake don't bore ma
with notes. aug
when Poniotowsky received this
aoss he had shrugged, and decided
aat if he lived after his duel with
me young savage he would 70 to see
= actress. taking Jewel or Z gilt
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08

| how different man it was that came
in to see her this morning from the
one she had known.
Wont you turn around and bid
me goodbye" he asked her. I'm 60
ing away"
She gave him a languid hand with
out looking at him.
Has Higgins gomez"
Yes. Won't you turn round and
say how-de-do. and good-by? Gosh"
he cried as she turned. how pale you
are. darling" And he took her in
his arms
The vision he had had of her In her
coral-colored dress at Maxim's gave
place TO the more radiant one which
had shone on him in his curious
dream.
Are you very Ill.," he murmured.
Speak to me-tell me-are you 60
ing to die?"
Don't be a goose. boy"
I've had wire from Ruggles."
Dan said: he tells me it's true.
have nothing but my own feet to
stand on. and I'm as poor as Jobs
turkey" Looking at her impressive
ly. he added. Il only mind because it
will be hard on you"
Hard on me?"
Yes. you'll have to start poor
Mother did with father, out there in
Montana 1t will be rough at first.
but others have done it and been hap
py. and we've got each other" The
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08
New licht on Them,

Horace was contemplating his
Odes.
Il never could see much in these
things myself" he said. but the
Twentieth century TRANSACTIONS OF
them, by George, are spiendid!~
Which seems to show certain
lack of flexibility in the more or less
mor1bund language In which he wrote.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08
Remembered the Lesson.

My little girl. who was about three
years old, had always had it impress
ed upon her that after she was once
dressed she should not get dirty
again. One afternoon after being
dressed she went out to play and fell
down in the dirt She then came
ma now I'm all undressed. "-Ex
change.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08
Stumped.

you know that grocer of ours?" ex.
claimed a Lakewood lady. excitedly.
last Saturday night
Yes" answered her husband.
What about him."
He gave me short weight this even.
ing!"
Why don't you call him down for
it,"
Il didn't notice 1t until after I had
..aid him plugged half dollar. and
then what could I dO?"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08
These Gridiron DAYS.

Miss Culchaw-Do you like the
Passing of Arthur"
Mr. Chump-lm not UP on football
players. What team is he on!
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08
CHAPTER XXXIIl,
The Thinos Above Ground.

Higgins let him in, and across the
room Blair saw the figure OF the &C
tress against the light Of the long
window. Her back was to him as he
came up. and though she knew who
it was, she was far from dreaming
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08

As summer tonic there is no medicine
that quite compares with OXlDINE 1t not
only builds up the system. but taken reg
uiarly. prevents Malaria Regular or Taste
less formula at Druggists. Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08

Once in a great while a man comes
home as early as his wife thinks Re
ought to. or the postman brings her q
letter that she expects.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08

Fully two-thirds of what the aver
age man says is of no consequence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23
BILL TO PROTECT BIRDS.
Senate Passes Measure introduced by
Senator Mclean.

The Senate has passed by an unanimous
vote the bill of Senator Mclean of Con-
nect'cut providing for a nationwide pro-
lection of migratory and insectiverous
birds. The measure has been strongly
supported by bird lovers and Audubon
socie ties throughout the country. and was
approved by the Senate committee on
forest reservations and protection of
game nearly year ago.
Senator Mclean asked the Senate yes
terday to vote on the bill in the near
future. When the request was put no OBJ
jetcion was made to a vote Immediately.
and the measure was passed in the time
it took to put the routine motion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23
noldy from having nothing to do, and

moldy from having nothing to do, and
instead Of taking some sane exercise you
go to the doctor and he prescribes a lot
of pills and tells you to buy a saddle
horse. That's always the way with a
man when he gets fat. He wants to re-
duce his weight but in a gentle, ladylike.
comfortable way. He's willing to ride a
broncho or swallow a quart of dark
green medicine every day. but he draws
the line at saving elm logs into stove
lengths, or loading baled hay into a
freight car
"If you do buy a horse you'll have a
lot of trouble. for you know SO little
about a horse that you wouldn't know
which end to put the bride on. / had
some experience i'm that line few years
ago. | had a little money saved up and
bought a small farm out in the country
and then hired Il man to work 1t. / al
ways was chump that way. Whenever
get some money ahead | buy a farm or
dogeone thing like that. and l always
lose every cent l put into it. If / had
al! the money I've sunk that way ] could
put up hotel big as Niagara Falls:
After bought that farm l was speak
ing of | wanted to go out and look at 1t
every time ! had a few hours to spare, to
make sure that it hadn't blown away. |
wanted to do the landed proprietor act.
That's why town people buy farms. They
like to drive out to look at them and
imagine they belong to the landed gen
try and swell around before the sturdy
peasantry. 4 man always feels pretty
large and picturesque when he comes
back to town saying he's been out look
ing at his ranch. If he only has a hat
full of ground with a stunted gooseberry
bush on it he calls it ranch and tries
to leave the impression that his rolling
acres stretch to the horizon.
well. as l was saying when you in
terrupted me. | bought horse and a big
Texas saddle. and looked forward to hap
ply times riding out to my farm and back.
When | was boy I used to ride horses.
and. because l enjoyed it then. I figured
that I'd enjoy it again as much as eeer.
\ man never makes allowances for what
the years have done to him in a case of
that kind. That's whv dippy old men
put on skates in the winter time. think
ing they're going to win the admiration
of the children: and when they have slid
they begin to signal for the fool killer.
The nag l bought was venerable buck
skin warranted to be safe. l believe he
would have been safe with man who
knew how to ride him, but he lost all
patience with me. and / can hardly blame
him I went clean over and landed on my
head on the other side, and the poor
horse was shocked at the language |
used He grew quite FESTIVE over it.
FINALLY l got aboaro. and I never felt
so uncomfortable. The buckskin was "A
small horse. yet he seemed quarter OF
mile high when | looked down. | felt
as though I'd give Il good deal to he
behind the desk at the hotel. but a lot
of my friends were standing around to
see me make a start. and ] had to give
them run for their money When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23
Other Candidates.

The other candidates nominated at yes
terdays primary were; First vice presi-
dent, Mrs. w. A. Cullop, wife of the
representative from Indiana, and Mrs.
Frank H. Briggs. daughter of the late
Senator Frye of Maine; second vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Thomas +. Gore, wife of the
senator from Oklahoma, and Mrs. Everis
A. Hayes. wife of the representative from
California; third vice president, Mrs.
John Sharp Williams. wife of the sena-
tor from Mississippi, and Mrs Henry A.
Cooper wife of the representative
from Wisconsin,: fourth vice president
Mrs. James T.. Lloyd and Mrs. Eugene
+. kinkaid, wives of the representa- ives
from Missouri and New Jersey: fifth
vice president. Mrs. Lemuel r. Padgett
and Mrs William &. Francis, wives of
the representatives from Tennessee and
Ohio; recording secretary, Mrs. Horace
NJ. Towner, wife of the representative
from Iowa. and Mrs. Seth Shepard of
Washington. d. c.; corresponding secre-
tary. Mrs. John +. Raker wife of the
representative from California. and Miss
Alice Page. daughter of Senator Page
of Vermont: treasurer, Mrs. Robert ~
Page. wife of the representative from
North Carolina, and Mrs. Fred bennett.
wife of the commissioner of the general
land Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23
MAI. JOHN B. PEARCE DEAD.
War Department Clerk, "a, to Be
Buried at Carrollton. Ohio.

Word has been received in this city of
the death today of Maj. John B. Pearce,
a clerk in the quartermaster generals Of
flee of the War Department. at the home
of his daughter in Canton, Ohio. He had
been failing in health since last May.
Maj. Pearce had been a clerk i'm the
quartermaster generals office for more
than forty years. coming to Washington
to enter that office in the early res He
was absent on sick leave at the time of
his death. He served throughout the
civil war. enlisting in 1861 in the sd
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. and was bra-
vetted major for meritOrious service at the
close of tie war in 1879.
He will be buried Friday at his old
home. Carrollton, Ohio. He is survived
by his wife and one daughter, residing in
Canton. Ohio. Maj. Pearce, who was a
Scottish Rite Mason, was seventy-four
years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23
OFFICERS ARE NOMINATED
Mrs. Swanson Retires From
Race for Congressional
Club Presidency.

Mrs. Duncan L. Fletcher, wife of the
senator from Florida, and Mrs. Claude
A. Swanson, wife of the senator from
Virginia. were nominated for the office
of president of the Congressional Club at
yesterdays primary. The election of
officers will occur February ;.
Mrs. Swanson today announced that she
has withdrawn as candidate for the
presidency. She explained that she did
SO in the interest Of friendship and har-
mony and to prevent factional discord in
the organization.
Half a dozen or more presidential cam
didates We're in the field including Mrs.
Gore, wife of the senator from Okla
homa: Mrs. w. p. Borland, wife of the
representative from Missouri and Mrs.
William G.. Sharp. Mrs. a. w. Gregg of
Texas declined to stand for nomination
Mrs. F'letcher's total vote was hfty-seven
Mrs. Swanson receiving the next highest
number thirty votes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23
EQU ESTRIANISM.
by Walt Mason.

II believe I'll buy saddle horse and
take ride every morning." said the re-
tired merchant. The doctor says it'll
do me good
1t would do you more good to buy a
sawhorse and buckSaw.' remarked the
hotel keeper. You're getting fat and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23

ing. Now lay me- Well, that all-fred
brute took a Decline for the livery barn
where j b. ught him and shot into the
building through side door, which was
quite low, and | slammed up against the
side OF the barn and was. brushed off my
steed's back. falling gracefully to the
earth, where l pirouetteeAfround on my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23

was ready to go l prodded Old Buck
with my heels. which was fatal mis-
take. He had been educated on the
range, where such proddinS called for
quick action, and he jumped about thirty
feet. l was SO startled let go the reins
and grabbed the pommel of the saddle
with both hands and hung on, murmur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23

brow until the livery man grabbed my
feet and stopped me. sold him tho
horse for half what | save for il and
then went back to the hotel and rolled
myself i'm a flaXsced poultice. You
couldn't get me on another horse with u
derrick. and if you're wise you'll buy q
sawhorse, as ! suggestedH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23
THE BEST PHYSICIANS

GAVE HIM Up.
was attacked with n severe
nervous disease. which WAS
caused by disordered STOMACH
and liver" writes Mr.. Jas. II.
Lively of Washburn. Tenn,
Route =. Box 80. .'AIl NV
friends thought I would die anf
the best physicians gave me up.
] was advised 10 Try DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical discovery, and
derived much benefit from same.
My case had run 80 long, il had
become 80 chronic. that nothing
would effect permanent cure,
but Dr. Picrce's medicine has
done much for nae, and I bighly
recommend IL. I heartily advise
its use as, a soring tonic ana
further advise ailing people tn
take DIR. Pierce's medicines be-
fore their diseases have run 50
long that there is NO chance 10
he cured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23

MRS. SARAH T.. WISE.
Mrs. Sarah Eckloff Wise, for more than
half century a teacher in the Wash
ington public schools. died at $40 O'Clock
this morning, at her home, 93S G street
southwest. Arrangements for the flu
neral. which probably will be held Mon
day, have not yet been completed.
Mrs. Wise had been ill since last Sep
TENDER. when she was granted year 8
leave of absence. The last class which
she taught was at the SmallwoOd School.
Mrs. Wise leaves sister. Mrs. Margaret
Brady, and brother. Frederick Eckloff.
Mrs. Wise was sixty-eight years old.
Observe Fiftieth Anniversary.
She was one of the best loved teachers
who ever served in the local schools, and
it is estimated that more than 5000 chill
dren were taught by her. In the hall of
the jefferson School, June IS, 1910, scores
of former pupils of Mrs. Wise, many OF
them leading business men of this city,
gathered to congratulate her on the fiji
tieth anniversary Of her service as a
teacher. On that occasion Alexander L.
Stuart. now the supervisor of interme-
date instruction of the Washington pub
lie schools read extracts from school
record of 1866 telling of the award of a
gold medal to Miss Sarah Eckloff for her
excellence in studies. Mr.. Stuart was in
the same class with her.
DIR. Willard Thompson, W. A. Fl. Church,
Robert r. Mattingly and other citizens
of Washington who We're pipils of Miss
Sarah.'' as Mrs. White was Familiarity
known. spoke of the training they had
received from her. At the conclusion of
the exercises Mrs. Wise was given a
large check on behalf of scores of her
former pupils.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23
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La Junta tribune., 1913-10-04
Brown. HAIRED pyemiss.

Their frissiy hair IL not black. a. 10
that of their nsixhbors Of the coast.
the Papuan and M-lsn.sian negroes.
bu, IL predominantiy brown. on thi.
feature Mr.. Williamson lays n good
deal Of stress, because he nnds the
sam. tlngs TO be characteristic OF
other pygmy peoples. such NJ tn.
Andamaasss. the scmanx OF tho MIA
lay Prninsuia and the Actas OF the
Philippines. Anthropolosists have
hitherto been divided over tho Ques.
tion wh0ther these dwarf peoples rep
resent . distinct branch Of the ne
groIds. ~ merely stand for 10 many
sporadic failures on the part Of the
negro steek 70 display its full power
Of physical development Our author
plausoooy argues that. II further Oh
servat1ooo bsas out his contsntioa
that eooaO1e pysmiss GeaeFaiiy .
even oo1euse -oees togsthss vitA
beovH ~. ~ ouse eoacs1s - thea
~ ooo11D - Q eepaeaee W. - ~
s1Feo0D - ~ lssbie vasiAsjsa.-
L000oo AmoooouA
La Junta tribune., 1913-10-04
REWARD OR PUNISH THE GODS
Chinese system That Has Merit,
Though some~ha, humilistino
70 the Deities.

Tho Peking Gazette publicly com.
mends md compliments the state
gods Vhcn the sovereign or rcgen, II
satisfied that they have don. their full
duty rogard Chlnam.n when some
particular god distinguishes himself
by Ru extraordinary seryic. his rank
amous The gods is raised by imperial
command.
once the God OF War was Increased
la Importance by reason of IN. great
armaments which the government un-
i.rtuok 10 support. and after he had
shown his bsnsvolencs by allowing
the imperial troops TO defeat = body OF
rebel. he vas mstaphoricaliy pattsd
on ID. back and raised TO the same
rank s Ceaiucius. Who had hitherto
held The 0rst place In the state
Psntheoo.
Tn. following 10 an interesting g.
nouno.mset thai appeared 10 the O.
sstts r
''Th. esvsssss general Of the Tel
los rissr ro0ssees that . tablet b pst
up to ~ River God During The
uansmiesSoe u relief rice 10 Hosas.
whatever 1i0esitjss we're sncountsssl
through sAalIsvs. visd asd rsis. the
River ~ -latesDsssd II the most a.
mis's kA6lo oaassr. % that The traAs
port of Oroeo vsst - vttAoSt bls1
rance.
"ordss-1Ist the proper oficss pre-
pare . tablet for the temple Of the
River Oel."
a ms0osSai tablet" announces an
other iseee Of the Gazette. 'is grant
sh to tvo temples In honor Of the God
Of the toeusts. On the last appear
sne- u 1ocvsts last summer prayers
were offered 10 this deity With
marked success"