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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06

seats in the vicinity Of Athens, rustic
pursuits have little attraction for him.
There is but little, also, of what we
should term provincial life, for Athens
is the one city of any pretensions to
culture, and in it is centered the whole
social life of the nation. The majority
of well-to-do Greeks make their money
abroad-in Egypt, Smyrna and ether
parts of the Levant, as well as in west
ern Europe-returning periodically to
Athens to spend the fruits of their
toll. Rural Greece, nevertheless, pre-
sents many interesting aspects. The
scenery, in most parts possessed OF
splendour entirely it's own. Is made
the more romantic by the great his
torical traditions associated with al
most every name upon the map;
against such a background the peas
ant-physically and, perhaps, morally
by far the finer half of the modern
Greek race-makes picturesque fig
ure. The currant fields at least in the
Peloponnesus, are the most character
istic scene of rustic labors. But great
and important as the currant industry
is, the vines are curiously local in
their distribution, and 1t is only rel
atively small portion of the country
which can be thus cultivated. Else
where the crops are Of a more uni
versal kind, and in essence the occu-
pations of the peasantry are familiar,
however peculiar the details which
arise out of local conditions may ap-
pear.
The Greek peasant has much
ado, thanks to the general poverty of
the soil, to wiring a bare living out Of
agriculture. His industry is pro-
digious, especially in the mountainous
regions where the travellers admira-
ton Is extorted by the diligence with
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06

Some women wouldn't object to the
simple life if they could live it in
bungalow.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06
Made Up For u.

Fay-The Widow Dashaway's hus-
band didn't leave her much when he
died, did he?
Ray-No; but he left her very often
when he was alive
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06

It takes other people to see the sill.
yer lining OF our clouds.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06

Dvery girl wants to marry rich.
Girls don't believe in love as much as
men suppose they do.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06

JErs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Childre1
seoothlng. softens the gums, reduces inhammA.
,allays pAin,cure wind collie, sc bottle ~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06
To him that hath trouble more shall
be given.

For obstinate sores use Hanfords
Balsam. Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06

And your shoes pinch, Aliens Foot Ease, the
Antseptic powder to be shaken into the Shoes
Y Just the thing to gse Always use y for break
FREE. Address, A. s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. z.
Don't accept any substitute. Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06

The most effective, yet simplest remedy
for coughs is Deans Mentholated Cough
Drops-5c at Drug Stores.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06

Made since -Hanford's Balsam.
ADV.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06

Some thieves have no higher ambt
ton than the top roost in a chicken
house.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06
A Distinction

A Distinction.
docs he ever have much to say"
mo, but that doesn't keep him from
talking a great deal"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06

Higher Praise.
Mabel, you are simply perfect"
THAT isn't much OF compliment
Henry. George tells me I'm pluper-
fect."-Kansas City Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06

Many man gets turned down while
Is for something to turn up
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06
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N GREECE today coun-
try life refers almost ex-
clusively to the peasan-
try. The modern edu-
Gated Greek is essential
ly a townsman. and
though some few OF the
wealthy classes have
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04
Gagged" Elephant Terrorizes Live Stock Ship

NEW YoRK.-Captain Kuhls of the
IN live stock freighter Salamanca,
known in shipping circles as "Noah's 8
ark" brought sad story of sea Of
troubles to port with him the other
day.
Aside from a thousand monkeys
ringtails. mandrils. rizus and just
plain monkeys-a zebra, ten lions and
eight tigers. the ship had no passen-
gers except nineteen elephants and
nineteen honey bears.
The honey bear is capricious ami
NAL and poor sailor. Hans Tost.
Karl Hagenback's travelling animal
nurse, who had the whole shipload in
charge. has found how to keep the
honey bears quiet on board. He mixes
whisky with boiled rice and keeps
them drowsily Jagged" all the way
across the Atlantic.
The day before the ship arrived in
port, while he was mixing up their
sleeping potion, or meal, he sat down
a pannikin containing a gallon of
whisky beside the cages and went up
stairs.
Amy. the belle of the elephant herd.
who was destined for the Chicago
geological gardens. reached out a
thieving and prehensile trunk and
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04

D OSTON.-with a girl as referee
ID and girls as seconds. William J.
Rounds. Jr.. page in the Massachu-
setts house of representatives, and
Herbert B. Larner. high school boy.
met on the field of honor near Har-
ward university and fought bitter
duel. Rounds for the loyalty Of his
twin sister and Larner for the hand
of his sweetheart. The fight all but
cost Larner his life. For three days
after the encounter he lay between
life and death in the hospital and
was saved only by his sweetheart
breaking into his sick room. against
the doctors order. and kissing him.
The consequent change in his spirits
placed him on the road to recovery.
Rounds was arrested on charge
of stabbing with intent to kill. 1t is
alleged that, when he found he was
getting the worst of the fistic encoun-
ter. he drew a knife from his pocket
and stabbed his adversary in the
breast.
Miss Lillian Rounds. the girl over
, whose affection the duel was fought.
is the twin sister of young Rounds.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04

CLEVELAND, GA safe is not an
~ immovable object II Lee Hing. a
Mongolian resident of Cleveland. can
be believed. There Is no reason why
Hing cannot be believed. He has had
experience with safe-his first, and
last, for that matter.
When Lee said goodbye to Huron
Road hospital after two months
stay he calculated to the effect that
he never wanted to again look q
safe in the face.
Lee Hing up to three months ago
lived at 1880 Ontario street and had
a liking for safes which bordered on
the brink Of affection. In the room
where Lee took his daily siesta there
reposed a safe. A very reposing and
safety looking safe.
The safe contained nothing but air
and was unlocked, but that made no
difference to Lee. He would say his
evening prayers-to Confucius-
climb into the feathers and sleep the
sleep of the innocent. He never even
dreamed OF the Hip Sing tongmen
who are the ancient and deadly enc
mics of the On Leon Tong of which
Lee IL q member. He even kept .
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04
Government Wagon Master Drives Mules 81 Years

n ALvEsToN. TEX. = With the
" Fifth Brigade. now encamped at
Fort Crockett. II an old man-a
quaint German man-who IL seventy
years of sge. OF this three score
years and ten he has placed hfty-one
years in the service Of the United
States army. driving teams Of mules.
From 1862 to 1913 Is no short time
for y man to be laboring at one thing.
yet that Is what August Blume. as
sistant wagon-master Of the Seventh
Infantry. has been doing practically
all his life. He il one Of the few men
in the army today who served In some
capacity In the service during the
Civil war.
During the ffty-one years In which
he has been in the employ Of Uncle
Sam he has seen some bad times. Gus.
for that is what he is known by in
the corral camp at Fort Crockett.
came to this country from Germany.
where he was born in 1843. few
years prior to the Civil war. In 1862,
obeying the call from the government
for men In all ranks Of the line. he
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04
Girl Referees Duel Between Suitor and Brother

She and Larner had been friends
from childhood. In time they became
lovers and recently Larner proposed
and was accepted. AS sweethearts
are wont to do. Miss Rounds and Lar
ner kept the engagement secret. Her
brother hated Larner. He tried to
persuade his sister to give him up.
but she refused. At times the two
quarreled over this difference. Final
ly Lillian after one Of their numerous
clashes telephoned to Larner about
her trouble.
Her sweetheart instructed Miss
Rounds to tell her brother that he
would be over that night to give him
a much needed lesson. He would show
him how to treat his sister.
Let him try" growled Rounds.
The duel was arranged. Fists were to
be the weapons. II Rounds won. Lar
ner had to give up counting his sister.
If Larner won Rounds had to with
draw all objection.
That night the 1--WE went to q field
near Harvard university. Rounds was
accompanied by Miss Beryl Grogan,
as referee. Larner arrived with Miss
Lillian Rounds. while Miss Fanny
Rounds, another sister. came along
to be second for her brother. Miss
Grogan gave the signal. The boys
rushed at each other and fought
fiercely with the battle against young
Rounds. Then in a flash he drew
back and in another instant there was
a glitter of steel and Larner was on
the ground, stabbed in the chest with
knife Rounds had concealed In his
rNDkat
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04
Lee Hing Found 1t Wasn't Safe to Move a,

secret the fact that the safe had been
a Chinese merchant who had for
merly occupied the place.
How Lee came to lose interest In
safes and his own security is of more
interest than the history of this par
ticular safe. Lee was curled up be-
hind his seven-foot pipe and was pun.
ing like a locomotive one afternoon
in front of his boarding house when a
gentle zephyr brought the startling
news that the Hip Sing tongmen were
going to pay visit to Lees bedroom
and hold post mortem on the safe.
Incidentally the informant stated, the
Hip Sings might separate Lee from
his thinking apparatus.
That was the last straw. Lee al
most lost his trousers and shoe leath.
er getting up three flights of stairs to
his snoring emporium. With one
bound he was at the side of the safe.
Rudely he dragged the two ton strong
box toward the stairs.
Lee clambered down two steps and
lovingly grabbed the safe. With a
delicate little start the safe fell for.
ward into Lees upheld arms. There
was a brief hesitation as Lee grasped
the object to his breast. The hesits.
tion was decidedly brief. Lee sudden.
ly rolled his eyes like a snake charm
er with the delirium tremens and with
a wall in Chinese became a victim OF
gravity.
Lee and the safe landed simultane-
ously at the bottom landing. Lesz
than ten million yellow sons of China
were in line to receive them.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04

Has In his garden. 1t is hard to
recommend the best In such q vast
wealth of material and we will not
attempt 1t. Here are some CT the
good ones: Whte-Pius X and Rie-
sen Edelweiss. Pnk-Kriemhilde and
Countess of Lonsdale. Scarlet-Stan-
dard Bearer and Geisha. Dark Red
Roland Won Berlin and ]. H. Jackson.
Take the -dahlia roots up late in
the fall and winter them in the eel.
lar. Separate the clumps and plant,
three feet apart, in rich. well drained
earth the next spring. Do not fail to
separate the clumps and leave only
three or four shoots on each clump
Stake the plants up as soon as neces.
sary, as they blow down easily. Be
sure that the soil is well drained.
above all else.
The double Cosmos blooms in late
summer and may better. be started
indoors or secured from florist.
Lady Lenox Is wonderful new sort.
In the Asters, plant Comet, Ostrich
Feather and Semple's Late Branch.
ing. for excellent results.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04

sucked all the whisky and let 1t run
down her dry gullet. When Tost re-
turned he knew the whisky was gone;
1t was not until an hour later that he
found out where. Amy was scanda-
lous. She winked flirtatiously at the
zebra. She threw loose link of hob
BILE chain down into the hold among
the monkeys. She indulged in jocose
trumpeting.
Not until early the next day did the
exaltation at last pass from the big
beast and she began to appreciate
the inexorable visit Of r. E. Morse.
and they could think Of nothing bet.
ter than to rig hose to one of the
ships pumps to play cold salt water
on her fevered brow. Amy was sleep
ing fitfully when the ship was warped
into her berth.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04
Preparation of the Garden for
Next Year.

Here are few good plans to put
your garden in the best shape for next
years crops. After the various vege-
tables have ripened and the plants
died, the garden should be plowed II
you are keeping chickens, 1t would
be we'll to harrow and SOW to vetch
or rape. either of which will give you
good crop of green food for the
chickens. Tits can be planted as late
as August 15. Sow it thickly and give
1t plenty of water. This crop will
make a good green feed for the chick
ems until it gets too dry and then It
can be cured and made into a water
mash as needed. This makes very
good substitute for the green feed
during winter months.
II you have no chickens. and there
fore have no use for green feed. we
suggest that you plant the garden to
clover. Glover belongs to the legumin-
ous class of plants. which put nitrogen
back into the soil. Let this crop grow
until just before frost, then plow it
under. This will enrich the soil and
tighten It.
In any event, the garden should be
plowed in the fall. particularly where
the soil is heavy. This will permit
the frost to break up and decompose
the soil during the winter months.
making the plant foods more avail
able In the spring. Before planting,
the entire garden should be gone over
with disk harrow.
1t will be still better II you will
cover the ground with fertilizer be-
fore plowing. There is nothing better
for this perhaps than good sod, which
accounts for better crops the first
year than later on. Stable manure is
good.
II the soil is very heavy and sour.
put lime on. in the form of air slaked
lime or ground raw lime stone.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04
MUCH BENEFIT BY SPRAYING
Reasons Why Llme-suIphur Is Best
Solution to Use on Apple Trees
Study for Grower.

The growing of apples is an enor-
nous industry which Ia constantly ex-
panding. This is due largely to the
fact that of all fruit the apple is in
most steady demand. and is very re-
liable crop. The profits on a well
conducted apple ranch or orchard are
fairly large, the labor entailed in car
ing for the trees and marketing the
crop is not excessive. and there ID
scarcely any section of the country In
which some varieties of apples will
not thrive.
Spraying is the one operation above
every other which determines the
market value of apples. and yet in
attention of all the orchard work, &C
cording to Farm and Home expert.
The matter of spraying is one which
must be given careful attention and
study by each grower, for the reason
that the practice giving the very best
results In one section may be of in
different value In another.
For instance, the Ben Davis Is &c
seriously russeted by application OF
bordeaux mixture that, as rule
naturally fine fruit of this variety will
be rendered second class II this spray
is used.
Limesulphur solution is apparently
as effective as bordeaux mixture in
the control of apple scab. and will
control leaf spot and other minor
troubles. In sections where spraying
for bitter rot is required the lime
sulphur treatment for scab and Leaf
spot could be followed by applica
tions Of bordeaux mixture for bitter
rot and apple blotch. as 1t has not yet
been determined that the lime-sul
phur spray will control these diseases
Arsenate of lead is unquestionably the
poison to use with the lime-sulphul
mixtures.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04
sURvEYoRe CLlf1blNo MOUNTAIN

/
ers broken up. On the shore they
found a prospector. The three roped
themselves together and started on
the perilous trip across the ice to the
island. 1t took three and half hours
to make the trip. Upon reaching the
whaler they found 1t frozen solid in
ice. Obtaining some medicine from
Captain Cottle. they started on the re-
turn journey and reached camp after
two weeks absence.
Skeletons Found.
Near the Arctic ocean the engineers
found the skeletons of three men
who had perished in one of the ter
rife arctic blizazrds. The skeletons
were huddled together on the side OF
little wind-break made up of some
boughs and moss. A little farther on
they found another skeleton back OF
another little wind-break. where the
lonely traveller had evidently crawled
In futile effort to escape the same
blizzard. They found here the rem
nants of small tent. with few camp
utensils and notebook SO badly
blurred that It could not be read.
little farther away they found the pros
pector's gun. But there was nothing
to Identify any of the skeletons.
At Demarcation Point. which Sir
John Franklin determined upon as be
ing the boundary line between Russian
and British possessions. the remains
of an Eskimo village was found, which
contained at one time about one hun
dred igloos-Eskimo houses. Most oi
these houses appeared to be very old,
f, showing that at one time large tribe
of natives made this point their per.
manent home. The place was reg
ular hunters paradise. Here were dis
| covered animal skulls and the horns
| Of musk-ox. This is the first time
that a musk-ox- was ever found west
Of the Mckenzie river. Caribou were
seen in herds of several thousand
These animals are very stupid and
also exceedingly inquisitive. Some OF
them would gallop up to the party and
after due inspection quietly return to
the herd. Great numbers of mountain
sheep were seen, and several superb
specimens were brought back for the
Smithsonian Institution. Ptarmigan
were also very plentiful, and fish were
found in every stream.
While game of all kinds was In
great abundance. several reasons were
apparent why the Eskimos had left
Mosquitoes were there by the millions
They were not ordinary mosquitoes.
such as are usually seen in civilized
parts. Some of them were as big as
a silver dollar. In fact. the surviving
members of the onslaught say the
mosquitoes were 30 vicious that they
had to build a huge smudge fire to
keep them away from the horses. 1t
was laughable and yet at the same
time pretty hard on the poor horses.
The animals would stand in the smoke
In preference to being eaten alive by
the insects. Then they would wander
out for little grass. but in few min
utes come rushing back for the
smudge.
The men had to work with wells
over the face and gloves tied around
the wrists. Every one had to sleep in
a mosQuito-proof tent In order to get
any sleep at all. While eating, it was
necessary to sit In smoke SO dense as
to be almost suffocating.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04
Blossoms for Fall.

The spring brings its sweet, dainty
little flowers, synonymous with love
and hope. the summer blazes with
brilliant garish colors, and the fall
has its own softer tones with which
to decorate the pleasant harvest time.
Gold, brown, deep red, purple, and
yellow have long been the standard
fall lines, but there are many other
shades that can be enjoyed In the
autumn garden.
While they bring breath of sad.
ness with them, still the time of the
golden rod and the purple aster and
the black-eyed Susan is perhaps the
dearest of all to those who dwell
amidst natural scenes.
Why not have the same beautiful
wild wood colors In our fall gardens
Why not bring the harvest spirit into
your own life by growing the harvest
flowers about your home.
In the early autumn days, after the
riotous summer blooms have gone. we
can I'LL their places with cosmos, Eal
Was and dahlias. Asters with their
shades of blue and purple. grea,
OIOtCueB OL WATM COIOTcu uhElSClOB
calendulas in a great many shadei
and forms, annual pinks, breathing oi
colonial days, and the wonderful
hardy chrysanthemums. Many others
might be mentioned. as the fall list il
very respectfully long. but these few
will do well under almost any condi
tions and should be very widely
grown.
The scarlet Saliva is an ideal flower
for edging, long rows. etc. 1t bios
SONS continually until frost cuts Il
down, the long spike like blossoms
having the most brilliant red color oi
any Of the fall flowers, except the
California poppy.
Salvias can be grown from seed
but the easier way is to buy the pot
ted plants from a florist and set then
out in beds. The Bonfire variety is
one of the newer ones and 1t is more
compact and snowy than the old re
liable Saliva Splendens. Put the Sal
Was in the tulip beds about corr
planting time.
The Dahlia offers the flower lovel
more variety than any Of the others
possibly. and we know one man dowr
in Rhode Island who claims to have
over $500 distinct varieties of Dab
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04

Joined the army A. teamster. Since
that day-June 15, 1862-he has been
continuously In the service of the
United States government. He has
been placed in dangerous positions In
two wars. not considering the numer.
Gus Indian skirmishes and battles In
which he played an important part.
Mr.. Blume intends to get a leave
from the camp at Fort Crockett and
rest for a full day. He intends to
spend greater portion Of the day In
the downtown section of Galveston
viewing the places Of interest that he
has not had an opportunity of seeing
since his arrival in the city.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04
BANISHED
Coffee Finally Had to Go.

The way some persons cling to cof-
fee. even after they know it is doing
them harm, is puzzler. But 1t is an
easy matter to give 1t up for good.
when Postum is properly made and
used instead. A girl writes:
Mother had been suffering with
nervous headaches for seven weary
years. but kept on drinking coffee.
"one day l asked her why she did
not give up coffee, as 4 cousin of mine
had done who had taken to Postum.
But Mother was such slave to coffee
she thought 1t would be terrible to
give It up.
Finally. ono day. she made the
change to Postum, and quickly her
headaches disappeared. One morning
while she was drinking Postum 30
freely and with such relish, 1 asked
for taste.
THAT started me on Postum and
now drink 1t more freely than 1 did
conee. which never comes into our
house now"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Write for booklet, THE
Road to Wellville."
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Postum Unjust be .boiled.)
Instant Postum doesn't require boil
Ing, but is prepared Instantly by stir
ring level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup Of hot water. which makes it right
for most persons.
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put in a
heaping spoonful and temper It with a
large supply of cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have 1t served that way in the future.
There's Reason" for Postum.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-04
Had Not plsobeyed.

Robbie Is Washington boy, and
many degrees removed from an angel.
Not long ago his father bought him
bicycle. on solemn promise that he
would be good for at least year.
One week later he was detected in
some particularly fragrant act, and his
father. to punish him, forbade him
to ride his bicycle for a whole week.
Robbie promised. but as his father
neared home next day he saw his son
whirling along on his wheel.
Robbie" said he. more in sorrow
than in anger. didn't tell you not to
ride your bicycle for a week?"
"Yes. sir" said Robbie, cheerfully,
"and I'm not going to disobey you.
This isn't my wheel. It's one l bor-
rowed."