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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05
SOME POINTS ON PETTIc0ATs
In the First Place, Make Your Own
II PossibIe-Crepe de Chine
10 Liked.

II possible, make your own petit
coat In this way better quality of
silk, satin, pongee or washable fabric
can be used. deeper seams can be
taken. better fitting and fastening
yours and, Of course. Immense salts
faction.
Crepe de chine Is one of the favored
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Steak and up-to-date eggs are two
requisites demanded by the house
maids union. The employers may yet
have housemaid's knee.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Russian BARRIERS average $4,000 q
year In their business" Judging by
the pictures Of the merry populace
IN Russian scenes. there must be about
two of them.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

"One Who Knows" assures US ITS
q dry moon" "Old Farmer" on the
contrary, says 1t is a wet moon. OF
these two evils. you don't have to
choose either.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

A veteran Of the Mexican war In
California wants to get married. No
wonder this is such a great country
with so much young blood keeping
MP with the times
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

The government expert says bread
making Is easy. But bread that is
easily made may be deuced hard to
eat, all the same.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Thief steals silver buckled shoe
from New York girls foot while she
was damned In a subway train. Why.
certainly, footpad.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

The city noiseless Is going to have
trouble with the citizen or citizeness
who insists that he or she does not
and never did snore.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

According to breezes from Broad
way. the proper form of salutation
twixt darkness and daylight is not so
long" but 'oolong."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

A traction company lowered car
steps for the benefit OF tight-skirted
women. In exchange they should face
the right way in alighting.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Corsets to reform fallen women, IL
declared necessity by a Chicago
woman. AS a matter Of fact. corsets
are supposed to reform all those who
wear them.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Cold storage. Philadelphia Orator
explains, has kept butter and eggs at
reasonable prices the past winter.
What does he consider reasonable,
anyhow?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

In the bright lexicon OF modern
youth there Is no such word like
unto "kale."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Capture OF that aeroplane destined
for use in the Mexican war doubtless
saved the life Of at least one aviator.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

A Paris court decided that singing
Ii not a cause for divorce. Yet 1t Is
conceded that In many cases 1t is in
tolerable cruelty.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

One kind Of a male flirt Is the man
who puts an extra nickel in the tele-
phone box because he mistook cen
trails" politeness for response to his
Kidding"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Still. you cannot induce automobil
lists to admire that fable of the tor
toise and the hare
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Time for the kids to be displaying
that two fingered sign which newt
ably leads to a plunge into the river.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

When we lose a shirt in Chinese
laundry we can readily understand
why so many Of these Celestials are
uamed Ii.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Doctor Friedmann's use OF turtle
tible effect upon the terrapin market.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

II irate golfers slew every distracting
dog that crossed the green, one would
truly say they never sausage links.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

With the best OF onions at three
cents a pound will there be enough
Calls liver to 60 around?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Still another British lord Is to mar
~ a beautiful and clever actress 1t
looks as II the British stage would
yet prevent the nobility from dying
Of ennui
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Everybody will agree with Doctor
Osler that twenty-four hours is
enough of a day for any man.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Minnesota has a man who travelled
$40 miles without clothes, but that
was carrying dress reform too far.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Funny none of these lunch counter
idea of serving hasty pudding.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Time to begin to save up for that
summer vacation.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

All the dandelion asks is bare
chance. 1t doesn't need any encon-'
agement
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

As usual thing. knock doesn't
make a hit
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05

Is 1t womans dress that needs re-
form or the theory of dress?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-03
SOME SPEED

Jones and Brown were Dragging
hard about the excellence of their
respective cities.
"Take our fire brigade" said Jones,
after an hours heated discussion.
do you know, the other day a fire
broke out in our town, and within
three minutes the engine came along,
but it was going so fast that the
driver couldn't pull up till he was a
mile past the burning house?"
Brown smiled in a superior fash
ion. "My dear fellow, that's nothing"
he said. Zone day two men were
working on church steeple in my
city, and suddenly one of them slip
ped. A terrible death would have been
his, only, fortunately, a spectator had
the presence of mind to cali the fire
brigade on the telephone, and they
came just in time to catch him in a
blanket"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-03
CUTIE INDIFFERENT

QUITE INDIFFERENT
Charles Mathews, the famous
actor, one day previous to the period
of his publicly proclaimed bank
ruptcy, invited a friend to dine with
him. The walnuts were washed down
by some rare East India sherry.
That's delicious wine," his friend
exclaimed. at must have cost you
a lot of money"
8 ct didn't cost me anything that
/ know OF" the comedian answered,
with shrUg.
you had it given to you, then"
the friend suggested.
"Oh, no." answered Mathews, 'T
bought it from place in Bond
street"
'But he VIII charge you something
for it," the friend exclaimed, in as
constituent.
81 believe he does write something
down In book" Charles retorted,
graveIy. Lets have another glass,
my boy"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-03
LEGAL TERMS

It was a case Of assault. The III
used wife was bringing the charge
against her brutal husband and lay
ing her grievances before the judge.
''He started by givin' me a biff on
the nut" she exclaimed tearfuIy.
GA biff on the nut? My good
woman, you mustn't talk like that in
court of justice. presume you
mean he gave you blow upon the
head?"
''Yus, yer washup. And then he
tried to do me in by chuckin' his ter
baccy at me optics"
''By which take it that you mean
he attempted to injure you by pre-
cipitatfng his tobacco box at you.
Continue, and try to avoid slang.
Pray inform the Court what further
violence he attempted"
''WeI, yer washup, he-he-er-"
go on. Don't waste the time Of
the court"
81 was just wondertn' what was the
pet name of this here court for dot
on the COCO that caused two black
eyes"
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-02-27

II you are an oflcer and can show me
q warrant | am ready to give you all
the aid and assistance ! can, but until
you do. I'd advise you to keep your
nose out Of things that amt your bust
hess and to stay out Of places you
amt got right to be In"
The suspicion crossed my mind that
1t might be he who had discovered me
In the post office the night before.
decided quickly that 1t could not have
been. for he was in the hotel when
arrived. | felt sure 1t must have been
either Crandall or the postmaster.
Plainly. though. there was nothing
further to be gained by argument with
the obtuse Mr. Williams. After all.
there ought not to be much difficulty
In tracing Crandall by the vehicle in
which he had driven away. That could
walt until Davis arrived. Meanwhile
pondered on what / could do to throw
light on the case. had 1t. | would
visit the post office again and see what
l could learn about the holder Of the
lock box from which Davis believed
tHe yellow letters came.
Abruptly leaving the landlord, l
strolled out into the street, determined
to 80 boldly to the post office and
make inquiries. AS approached the
building | saw a little group OF vii
layers gathered in front OF It, the
faces Of some OF whom had noted at
the inquest. They seemed to be ex-
citedly discussing some happening. 1t
was not without some trepidation that
| came closer. II my visit to the post
offlce had been discovered and there
was anyone in the crowd who could
might develop. l put on bold front,
however, and approached closer.
What's the matter?" l asked, try
ing to make my inquiry seem casual.
The postmaster's disappeared,
some one explained
"Where?"
Don't know" said my informant
He didn't come to the office at all to-
day. When the people come for their
mall after the New York train got in
he wasn't here. Hank Rollins always
brings 1t up on the stage. and as he's
passing, throws 1t off on the board
walk and the postmaster comes out
and gets 1t. Nobody ever goes for
their mail for few minutes after
that to give him a chance to get 1t
sorted. The first persons who got here
today found the mail-sack lying Just
where the driver had flung it."
"Yes, sir" broke in an old man
whom l heard them call Dad" Hutch
inson. Eyes. sir, l was the first to no.
tice 1t. was going to the office to
see if maybe there was a letter for me
from my daughter Mary, who lives up
Boston way, and l noticed the sack
| lying right over there. / went into
the office to tell the postmaster about
it and kind Of have little fun with
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-02-27

dark" volunteered another Of tns
crowd. Il don't know Just what time
It was. but 1t was just before It began
to rain. ! remember. now. thinking II
kind of funny the Office was shut up
so early, but ! didn't stop to invssti.
gate. I'll bet he wasn't here last night,
either"
It's burglars. that's what It is;'
said an excited youngster 81 saw
them at work. ! come along here last
night and there was a fash. like from
a dark lantern. Right in thsre behind
the boxes. 1t was. They must been
at work then. III bet they killed him
and hid his body and made away with
all the money and stamps"
How many OF them were thsre!"
Did you see them?"
What time was IT."
Questions poured thick and fast on
the youngster, who evidently had told
all he knew and n little more. took
advantage OF the Juror his story had
created to slip around to the rear OF
the building, where | found self-ap-
pointed committee Of citizens and the
constable guarding the door.
Has anything been stolen?"
asked
Not as far RS We can discover"
said the constable. There amt no
disorder about the place and the safe
hasn't been busted. as far as can
see. l amt made any regular inves-
| tigation. being as this is government
property"
Has no ono any idea where tho
postmaster is?" asked.
That's Just what we've been trying
to find out. Jim, here, as soon as we
found Rouser wasn't here. went up to
| the Widow Smiths, where he boards.
| Thought maybe he'd just oversight or
| something like that. or maybe was
/ sick. But Mrs. Smith went up and
looked in his room and come down and
said he hadn't been home all night"
Yes" interrupted jim, and what's
more. she said It was nothing unusual
for him not to come home. There was
lots and lots OF nights recently when
he didn't show up. She had no idea
where he spent his nights. She's a
woman that minds her own business
and don't interfere none with her
boarders' goings and comings as long
as they pay their money regular"
What are you going to do about
keeping the office open?" l asked.
much puzzled over this new mystery.
How ! wished for Davis! Mystery
seemed to be piling on mystery with
every step | took. Beyond the one
conviction | had that Hugh Crandall
was in some way to blame for 1t all,
saw nothing that would help me In my
undertaking.
We've arranged about that We've
sent for Jennie Cox to come over and
take charge. She always takes hold
| when Charlie Rouser wants to take q
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-02-27

him, and bless my soul II there was
hide or hair OF him 10 be seen any.
where. Looking through the boxes, !
could see that tho back door was
standing open, and | went around
there and looked, and couldn't see
anything Of him. either. II didn't seem
right for the mail to be lying out there
on the sidewalk, twas like taking un.
due liberty with government property,
30 | dragged tho sack around and flung
It in the door and went looking for tho
constable. Then heard about tho sui.
eide and the Inquest down to the hotel,
30 | went down there to fetch him,
and all the crowd that had been down
to the inquest come trailing along"
II noticed when come along hero
last night that tho post Office vas
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-02-27
.NJ0aM0WM XRaz1es
SYNOPSIS.
CQPXPIG9T 1911
M 6QRR511ERPZL GOh4KY

harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to
propose marriage and finds the house in
1Iedt excitement over the attempted sui
c!ae OF her sister Katharine. Kent starts
Ch IhVesugation and finds that Hugh
ranuali, suitor for Katharine. who had
oeen forbidden the house by General Far
Iish. had talked with Katharine over the
reiephone just before she shot herself.
~ TORN piece OF yellow paper Is found.
A. Gsht OF which General Parrish is
.tsricken with paralysis. Kent discovers
Nhet Crandall has left town hurriedly.
Andrew Elser, an aged banker, commits
suicide about the same time as Katharine
Sst.empted her life. A yellow envelope Is
round In Elser's room Post Offics In
spector Davis. Kent's friend. takes up
the case. Kent is convinced that Gran
nali ls at the bottom of the mystery.
hathar1ne's strange outcry puzzles the
detectives. Kent and Davis search Gran
dalrs room and find an address. Lock
BOX II. Ardway. n. J. Kent goes to Ard
way to investigate and becomes suspi-
clous OF Henry Cook" woman
commits suicide at the Ardway Hotel A
yellow letter also figures in this case.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-02-27

day or halliday of. Sho knows the
combination OF the safe and the money,
drawer, and has been sworn in aa spe-
cial assistant. She'll know what to do
and who 10 notify"
1T may interest you to know that
Post Ofiica Inspector Davis Will be out
here tonight" told them 81 left
him In New York last night, and ho
promised 10 Join me here"
Suspicion flashed into tho faces OF
all my auditors.
GRO BE CONTINUED
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-02-27
Both Cold and Dlntspt

Have you any distant relatiyo.,"
i should say 80! My Uncle Tob,,,
wouldn't I've In the same town VIII
mo-"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-08
The Event Of the Season at
Jameson Hall Friday Night.

The High School Mandolin-Guita
and Girls Glee Club will give a
joint concert. tomorrow, Fri
day night, May 9Th, at Jameson 8
hall The first part of the program
will consist OF several selections by
the Mandolin-Guitar Club. under the
direction of Mrs P. A. Wright. The
Girls Glee Club. with Mrs. Lynn
Wright as director. will have charge
of the second part of the program.
and will present an operetta. 1.-The
Flower Queen" Twenty-nine char
acters will take part in the operet-
Ia. and 1t promises to be one OF
the prettiest affairs ever staged in
LINDEN. 1t is claimed that the
girls have learned from Mother Ma.
ture the way to her choicest flower
beds, and that to see the flowers a.
lone is well worth the price Of ad.
mission. The full program appears
on the first page Of this weeks Is
sue of The Tribune.
The price OF admission for thii
performance 10 Is and 25 cents.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-08
Preservation of Home Trade

William Allen White, who. while
editor of the Emporia Gazette, a
chieved nationwide fame in q day
with his Whats the Matter With
Kansas" is the author of the fol-
lowing:
THE preservation Of the home
trade to the home town carries
with it the preservation of many Of
our American institutions.
1T seems to me that lot OF
good things in American life will
pass If the country town passes.
And it will pass just 80 surely as
Capitalization OF retail mail order
business continues.
"The American country town,
the town of from one thousand to
one hundred thousand people. pre-
serves better than the crowded city
and better than the lonely ranch
and Isolated farm life, the things
that make America great.
Here in these country towns
the spirit Of. neighborliness il the
preva ling spirit Men come to kno,
one another and when any two hu-
man beings come to know one an
other. in the one who is intelligent
and wise respect always rises for
the other. To know ones fellows
always is to sympathize with them.
Neigh borliness always spells fratern.
ity.
The American country town, with
its broad circle of friendships, with
its close homely simple relations be-
tween men. with its spirit of CO.
operation and its economic status
that permits the creation of no in
decency and no abjectly poor. the
American country town. it seems to
me, is the most hopeful OF our A
merican institutions.
ITO destroy that town, furnish
ing the market for the farmer
and giving steady employment to
labor, means a reorganization OF our
commercial. social and industrial Life
that will be revoluntary-and
more a matter Of doubtful value.
1.-The mail order house therefore
becomes a menace to this country.
The mail order house unrestricted
will kill our smaller towns, Great
ing great cities with their terrible
contrasts of life, with their cruel
social relations, with their newt
able caste feeling that comes from
the presence of strangers who are
rich and poor, living side by side.
Friendship. neighborliness, fra
ternity or whatever you call that
spirit of comradery that comes when
men know one another we'll, is the
cement that holds together this un-
ion of states. 1t is not created in
great cities"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-08
Washington's New
Game Laws

The new game law as revised by
the last legislature goes into ef-
feet on Sunday, June l. The law
in general provides that there shall
be chief game warden, appointed
by the governor, to reside west OF
the Cascade mountains. In each
county there shall be a county game
commission appointed by the chief
game warden or chief deputy game
warden, in his district, on RECON-
mendation of the county commits
sioners. county game warden shall
be appointed by the county game
commission, who shall appoint
upon recommendation of the county
commissioners. provided. however
that should the commissioners re-
fuse to recommend, the state game
warden may then appoint the game
commissioners without recommended.
tion.r
The game commissioners serve
without salaries. and appoint the
county game wardens and fix their
salaries. The county game warden
ship is thus taken out of politics,
and wardens serve during good be-
havior, but may be removed for
cause. The state wardens supervise
the county wardens and take gener-
al charge of the game reserves and
fish hatcheries.
A state license fee of IS gives
the holder the right to hunt or
! fish in any county in the state. A
separate fishing license may also
be obtained whereby a man may
pay 50 for the privilege of fishing
anywhere in the state, without any
hunting privileges. License for wo-
men and boys under 16 years OF
age Is not required /
Several changes in the game laws
applying direct to the game were
made. These include the limiting
of a weeks bag of ducks to 20 In
stead Of so. as in the past. The
week begins on Wednesday instead
of Sunday, thus preventing two
holidays coming within the seven
days. Spring shooting has been pro-
hibited. and the season ends on
February i on all water fowl, in
Guiding brant and geese.
Birds ON the prohibited list in
clude: Wild pigeons. ruffled grouse
in the Puget Sound country, and
sage hens in Eastern Warrington,
and in some counties of the state,
prairie chickens.
The deer season opens October /,
and closes December /, and Ell
Their does or bucks may be shot.
The closed season on elk has been
extended to 1920.
A separate bill defines a sneak
boat as any craft not propelled BY
/ side oars As long as we already
have a law prohibiting shooting
from sneak boats, this precise defini-
!, ton will prevent this illegal form of
shooting.
| Open season for trout, except
Dolly Warden or bull trout, is May
to December 81. Bass, croppie.
! bullhead, perch and sunfish, May
Il. to July Is. Limit, SO fish in one
/, dav or 20 pounds and one game
!: fish in one week. and by angling
with hook and line only.