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OF THE FABIAN
TACTICS USED BY GEN. JOFFRE
person.

their consuls. Tiberius Sempronius Lon
gus. with a fleet. TO invade Africa and
tho other. Publius Cornelius Scipio. TO
attack Hannibal In Spain.
Sclpio was about leaving Pisa when
he heard that Hannibal had crossed tho
Pyrenees. He disembarked at Mar
settles and rested his army preparatory
10 meeting Hannibal on the Rhone: but
while Scipio was resting Hannibal
crossed the Rhone. marched northwsrA
into France, defeated the AlloMoEes.
barbarian allies OF the Romans. and be-
gan to climb the passes of tho Alps. Two
weeks later Hannibal with his army
depleted by battles with snow and Zoe
but still effective, WAS on tho plains Of
Piedmont and marching down the lsft
bank of tho 20.
There he was met by Scipio. who had
returned hastily from Marseilles as soon
as he discovered where Hannibal had
gone. In the hrst conflict Scipio was
beaten and fed across the Tlcinus, leAv-
ing hundreds OF prisoners in Hannibal's
hands. At tho River Treba Scipio was
reinforced by Sempronius. who had
abandoned his voyage 10 Africa, and the
Romans gave battle. The f,rst campa gn
ended there, with another victory for
Hannibal.
Rome made great preparations for the
second campaign, electirE OGeius Ser
vilius and Caius Flamin!us Consuls. With
orders 10 hold Hannibal back, while
Sicily. Sardinia and Tarentum were ror-
tined against the Carthasinian fleet
Al the approach OF spring Hannibal
leaving the heavily fortified towns Of
Placentia and Cremona IN his rear, AZ
the Germans left Namur and MAN.
beugo, marched down the valley OF the
Arno to Fgsule (F1orence) and then
rkirted Arretium, where the Consul
Flaminlus was hoping TO block his path.
Flaminiu- angered at tho dis.iainrr,
way In which Hannibal walked around
him, came out ana engaged tho Car
thaglnians The result was thu battle
OF Lake Trasimene, in which tbs 40
mans lost $1,000 killed ana woundsd and
q vast number OF prisoners The f,ght.
Ing Ii said to have heen so hot that the
participants did not notics all earth
quake which destroyed several italian
villaseA
I'VE have been defeated IN a great
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armies which took IN positions around
capua and harassed Hannibal in every
possible way. making frequent incur.
.iors into Apu'.l and LIcau.a. For two
years the Romans pursued these thctics
always retrelt.nE when the enemy at
tackled them IN force. while the Carthx-
giniars wasted Their v'~or n Capuap
delights and awaited rcerlrurc ensnts
from spain under Haur!bals brother,
Ha6drubal, who had been delayed by
the activities OF Sc.p.o, now proconBl
in spain.
~ 2lo the bitter Jason .. Cams haa
been forgotten and the Romans again
t"gan To complain OF Fah.uss wstch-
ful waiting ana TO demand an offensive
campaign. New Consuls were sleo ted
opposed 20 Fab!uss policy, and -
attacked Hannibal, with TIE usual p
ssjrous results
Once more Rome turned 20 FheiuA
and this time without reserve. Tire aged
dictator was given free hand, ana he
held he Roman Geueras 70 his policy
OF delay until Hasdruhal. having 81 lssS
~orsted scip.o in Spain, invaded Italy
by wsy Of the Alps. Thea ne sent Nero.
an ancestor Of tho Infamous Erpsrrv,
and L,vius with an army d.sciplusd ~
year. Of cautious warfare 20 oppose tho
rsw Car,hsG .nan army. Tho Romans
me-. the enemy ~ the Metaurus n TN.
hrla. The Netaurls ran VIII blood.
Hasdruhal was killed and with him fen
al the hope and fortune II Carthage"
WITH Has1rubal out OF the way scip,s
r~conquered Spain and invaded Africa
where he hssicF.d and captured Ctica-
The panic stricken CartNaginisns. at.
tackled IN their own ,snt. reoailoA
Hannibal from Italy And s'tpio msS
and routed him AZ zams IN a battle
which has been compared with watsNs
loo The Car'has mans sued for peace.
They were compelled 20 surrender thelS
navy and give M all their elephants.
, To promise not - ma - var ~ or out
Of Africa without RNme's consent anA
20 pay an indemnity ~ ~ ooo talents,
N. equivalent IT $4,000 900 "A Tho
rarey 81 to-day.
The power OF Carthage wac broksa
forever and European civ.,'zc.!cR wa
Ssmped with the seal or Roms
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MAY GROW BULBS HERE.

A LBERT KAPTEIN OF Drama
~ Rapids. Mich. plans 10 take sd-
vantage OF shortage in the sup
ply OF bulbs from Holland. which Is
a result OF the war, TO establish an In
dustry in this country which has
hitherto been confined 10 the Neither
lands. This is the raising OF bulbs
He has received a large shipment Of
bulbs from Holland and will plant them
this fall
1t takes four years TO develop q tulip,
or narcissus. bulb OF the size and quail
ity shipped here from the Netherlands,
and kaptein Will have TO wait that
long before he knows whether or not
his enterprise Will be a success. But
he Is optimistic.
MY land he says. "I. about tho
same as the land on which We raise
bulbs in the old country. Although the
climate Of the Netherlands Is more
equahle and slightly warmer. think I
shall be able to overcome that hand!cap
with the proper care
our May here Is very similar 20 May
Ia the Netherlands. and as the bulbs
III .ture In that month | can see no req
son why my fourth year bulbs should
not be reasonably good. As time goes
on ! shall discover new methods to APP
ply to their cultivation in this country
and may eventually produce the equal
OF the Holland product"
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RAISE and d!sapproval OF the
- Fabian policy OF Gen. Jo~re,
/ commander in chief of tho allied
forces IN France. have been
marked features OF the analyses Of the
war situation by military writer's What
does Fabian mean? and who was
Fshius?
Quintus Fabius WAS tho man who
saved Rome from subiugation by Car
thage and changed the whole trend of
history, for the second Punic War
which ragged bet tween Rome and Car
thage from 2ls 10 col b. c., was not less
Q struggle FOR racial supremacy in Eu-
rope than is the present war.
In the year 219 -. c. Carthage. of
Phrnician origin was absolute mis-
tress OF northern Africa and her great
military chief, Hannibal. had conquered
all OF Spain but tho town Of Saguntum.
found q by Greeks and under the pro-
lection OF Rome. Just as England de-
clared war on Germany because the
Kaiser attacked Belgium, so when Han
nlbal attacked SaGuntum Rome de-
clared war on Carthage, Hannibal i'm
medatcly began preparations 10 march
against Rome.
The prospect for Rome was az dark in
.l9 Il. G. as II was for France in July,
1914. The Carthaginian army In or
Ranizstion, discipline. efficiency and
valor was the German army OF that ara.
Hannibal was acknowledged TO be tho
greatest General since Alexander. Vic
tory for Hannibal meant the annihila-
tion OF Roman leadership In Europe,
the destruction of Rome and possibly of
~
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European War and the High Cost of Winning Have Caused
the Spenders to Take Second Look at the
Amount of Money in the Purse

cling the sparkling Juice Of the grape
from dust encrusted bottles; others will
be quaffing malt extract from n cracked
pitcher. And strange as 1t may seem.
the malt celebrators will be just as
happy as those who pledge In wine.
For happiness Is In the heart and IS
not to he won by price.
But be that as It may, here is hoping
you wouldn't exchange your New Years
for million dollars--which Is some
happiness hope.
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dcvotes when the chubby little ch-rub
1915 stands hcsltatins on the threshold
or the world, Others will i've deep
down In the pillows flirting with Nor
pheus, leaving New Years and It's rev.
oilers to their fate. Some Will be CUR
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ny JANE DIXON.

- 1EW YEARS comes but once ;
So do New Years parties.
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RROoKIYS ApyERTIsEMESTs.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-17

the mistress sits at the receipt OF GUS
tom.
The main street presents constant
succession Of interests, ancient and
modern. A motor dashes along the
narrow causeway, bounding over the
uneven cobbles, it's six cylinders snort
ing defiance to all old-time institutions.
A team of stolid oxen, drawing a pom
derous wagon of type unchanged for
nearly two thousand years, bars the
way. There is not room for the two.
By sheer inertia the product of the
first century triumphs over that of the
twentieth. which coughs and splutters
with impatience as it finds itself re-
duced to following its rival at an I'M
easy two miles per hour. At evening
time one appreciates most fully the
romance of the place. The mellow
tones of the vesper bells from the
cathedral are heard softly swelling
and falling over the town; uncon-
sciously almost, one is drawn in their
direction. On turning the corner of a
side street, the towers of the cathedral
suddenly come into view, with the
mighty Grand Combin soaring into the
blue armament $4,000 feet above. In
the last rays Of the sun, which have
long since left tie valley. the SHOWS
of the mountain flash and redden as if
no longer cold, but glowing with in
ternal fires, and as they turn from pink
to vivid crimson they appear to float
above the earth, and the mere thought
Of climbing them seems an empty
dream. The mule paths that wind
over the nearer hills lead past nW,ner-
Gus wayside shrines. each containing
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-17

it's waxwork figure of saint OF Madon-
ma, illumined by glimmering ight'
and before which, at this hour, kneei-
ing peasant may often be seen. Inc
spirit of devotion is always strong
among a mountain people, scarcely
surprising circumstance in localities
where even the greatest OF human
constructions are dwarfed into Insight
ticance by the grandeur of the Alpine
masses.
Within the cathedral, candles here
and there family reveal the curious
mosaics of the tenth century and the
rich carving Of the early Renaissance
stalls. in which the forms of flowers
and fruits are so ingeniously wrought
that they seem like the living reality.
Near at hand is remnant of the first
Christian church of the valley,
small altar on whose worn steps, as ls
testified by an inscription. have prayed
40 generations of Aostans. Scattered
through the building are peasants III
devotional attitudes, perfectly oblivi-
GUS to passers-by, with eyes fixed on
the distant lights of the great altar.
and with lips moving with oft-repeated
prayers. The shrine of Notre Dame
de Grace within one OF the side cha
pels is specially favored by the ma
tives There would seem to be some
thing in the alteration Of the Virgin
particularly adapted to the southern
temperament Throughout Italy, II
one may Judge by the number of stat
ues and paintings and dedicatious.
she is given precedence over all other
personages Laborers returning from
their daily occupation, valley dwellers
from the market place and townfolh
throughout the day, kneel before the
altar on the wooden Pre- Dieu, mutter
few ayes and paters and then pro
coed on their course. Quite apart
from their religious suggestions, an
cient structures and symbols have an
influence that is felt by the most ma
teriaiistic temperament They would
almost appear to retain something OF
the spirit of the devotees with whom
they have been associated through the
slow revolving centuries. They teach
lessons and impart ideas not to be
found in books of history. and will
doubtless continue to do SO long after
the usages that gave them their first
significance have passed away.
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WV i-!FE."

Mrs. Charles Anspaugh, R. r. L
Kimmell, Noble Co., Indiana, writes:
"Peruna has been godsend to me-
I can feel safe in saying that it saved
my life, as was all run down and was
just miserable when | commenced tax.
ing your Peruna, but am on the road
TO recovery now. | cannot thank you
too much"
Those who object to liquid medi.
cines can now procure Peruna Tab.
lets.
Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruus
Lucky Day Almanac for 1914.
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kME&I nelSnt OF SuIuLHeT, eCdiceiJ
a week elapses without its fall OF fresh
snow, gives place with startling rapid
ity to the olive groves and vineyards
Of the valley 5000 feet below. Here
the difference of a few thousand feet
produces richness of variety that
could only be experienced by the ira
verse of thousands of miles on the
more level parts Of the world. 1t is
this diversity that gives Aosta its par.
ticular charm. There is probably not
another town in Europe of equal i'm
portance that is SO closely overshad-
owed by great peaks. To this day it
remains, as Pliny termed it, the last
town in Italy on the northwest; and it
is doubtless due to this seclusion that
it has SO completely maintained the
character given to it by its Roman
builders. To the traveller fresh de-
scended from the icy wastes above.
the quaint mixture of Roman and
medieval antiquities with the modern
life of the town provides the most
agreeable of contrasts. Picturesque
street vistas greet him at every turn;
at every step he Is reminded of the
doings of bygone age. Here is a
massive Roman bridge half sunken In
the ground. which once spanned a
tributary river that has long since left
its ancient channel. Near by is a
street crucifix reared close by an arch
way beneath the houses through which
pass peasants, priests and soldiers to
the surrounding villages. Few pass
the shrine without making salutation:
Aostans in general are particularly de-
vout as compared with the natives of
other Italian tov.us. On market days
the street Is traversed by peasants of
the valley, gay with many-colored
scarves, bringing in their produce in
their native carts and on the backs
of asses. These animals are larger
than the common gray species, dark
in color and often quite handsome
beasts. A few yards distant is the
Honorary Arch of Augustus and the
massive Roman walls, 81 feet in
height, which to this day still exist in
their entire circuit. Blind men and
cripples support themselves against
the weather-worn masonry Of the
eastern gate. the Porta Praetoria. keep
ing up a continuous wall, calling upon
passers-by to regard them in their
pitiful loss Of sight and health and in
voking loud blessings on all and SUM-
dry to mark appreciation for favors
to come.
A short ramble through the narrow
streets gives many indications of the
sub-alpine character of the town. Here
is eobbler's shop. its exterior deco
rated by half dozen channels skins,
with horns and hoofs intact. Next to
it is gunsmith's. with implements of
the chase and ice axes Of a primitive
type. Metalware shops abound, at
tracing notice by thier array Of pol
ished copper. The windows are filed
with the glitter Of COW bells and metal
studded collars Of varying shapes.
MIX churns. pans and strainers, and
tho huge copper cauldrons used In
cheese-making, CLEAN like mirrors in
The dark little interiors. frequently en-
eroaching on - the pavement where
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-17
a Disappearing Spouse.

Does your husband play poker?
NO" replied Mrs. Fiimgilt. lie
one of those amDitionless men who
frivol away precious hours playing
penny ante
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-17
EuR-MY-TISM

Win cure your rheumatism and a.
kinds of aches and pains-Neuralgia
Cramps, Collie, Sprains, Bruises. Cuts,
Old Sores Burns, etc. Antiseptlc
Anodyne. Price 25c-Adv.
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Prudent in One Way.

Here's a nickel, but I'm afraid you
will use it to buy whiskey."
Never fear mum. I've taken some
big chances in my day, but amt
never yet tackled any booze that could
be bought for a nickel a drink"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-17
The Purpose.

Il suppose your elections are intend
ed to decide who shall hold Officer
Sometimes. But this one is to de-
eide who shall be made to let CO.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-17

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens ~ gums reduces intamma-
ton aliays pam cures wind colo, &c bottle Adv
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-17
Ills Business.

DO you think Jones could be
spared at pinch?"
"Of course not. He's a policeman.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-17

Even in politics boom may be
nothing more than big noise.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-17

HE descent by car from the
st. Bernard Hospice to the
town of Aosta is a swift
transition from the frigid to
the semi-tropic zones. The
sublime but savage desola-
ton of rocks and noun
tains, where, even in the
height of summer, scarcely
The Washington times., 1914-11-26
Time To Urge More Sanitary Markets.

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
There is a rapidly increasing percent
age of Washington people who are de-
manding more sanitary markets In the
CITY. and no better time could be found
to start this reform than right now: be-
fore the fly season opens again. VISITORS
from cities of the North and West never
fail to be Mortified at the way our meats
are exposed, both in our public markets
and in most of our private butcher
shops. ,.-
One can stand in our large markets
almost any dav and see shoppers set
their basket on the floor at one stell
and then rest it on pile or meat AT
the next. The sight of persons OF every
race and color paving over cuts OF peeI
or dressed poultry with dirt oeSrlmeu
hands greets the eye of every customer.
In the Summer time the fly pest adds To
tho unwhoIesomeness of this conditlon.
In other cities foodstuffs have been
nrotecteT from such pollution. and
neither the retailer nor the consumer
has suffered any financial emoarrass-
,mcnt "a the result. If proper resula-
lions we're put in force now. meat and
rrncaries would be well protected before
The tIv sea- son began. r. NJ. BAILEY.
The Washington times., 1914-11-26
THE SACRAMENTO CASE

At the wars outbreak the Ham
burg American steamship Alexan-
dria was at San Francisco. She
couldn't leave lest she be seized by
British cruisers; so, under the new
American shipping law, she was sold
to an American company organized
expressly to buy her, and transferred
to American registry.
Then the ship. renamed the Sac
ramento did strange thing. She
took on 5000 tons Of coal, paying $S
a ton in San Francisco, and with it
cleared for Valparaiso, Chile. At
that time the price of coal in Val
paraiso was the same as in San
Francisco. Why haul Goals to New
castle at such a loss as that would
involve?
American officers suspected all
was not right, and were chary about
giving the ship American registry
and clearance papers. But she got
them.
Now this same ex-German boat
turns in at Valparaiso, with her car
go of coal gone. Her commander,
Captain. Jacobsen. tells sad story
of how his vessel was seized by a
German warship, dragged into a har-
Dor of San Juan Fernandez-Cru-
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thing it wants to do; TO use its short
lines and wonderful transportation
facilities to rush troops from one
front to the other.
The time will come when the east
ern and western forces Of the allies
will synchronize their offensives, 1t
may be presumed, and then the su-
preme test will come for the German
war machine. Seemingly the allies
on the western lines are rot willing
to resume the offensive IN great
vigor until they are assured larger
numerical superiority than they now
possess, or until some other devel-
opment for which they are waiting
shall have taken place. With winter
closing down on the fighting fields, it
may now pretty confidently be ex-
pected that they will not be ready
for the great offensive until spring.
To cross the Rhine will be he
great test for the Anglo-French al
lies, exactly as the Russians will
meet their highest test when they
come to the line of the Oder. Per-
haps the see-saw is intended to be
continued, wearing down the Ger
mans as much as possible, until the
allies shall have made themselves
ready for the grand attacks on in
terror German territory; that is, on
the Rhine in the west and the Oder
in the east. At that period, it may
be anticipated with some confidence,
we will see as perfect synchroni-
zation of the attacks as can be or
ganized between the eastern and
western staffs. But it is not to be
presumed that this stage of the war
will be reached till well into next
years campaign.
Can the Anglo-French forces cross
the Rhine at all? Can the Russians
force the passage of the Oder?
These are questions which the mill
tary authorities ask oftener than al
most any other; for the Germans
will stand with their strongest en-
trenchments, their best strategic po-
sitions, reinforcing them at both
these lines. Their communication
will be less difficult to guard, their
available fighting forces can be used
in greater proportion right on the
fighting line, the problem of supplies
will be easier, than in their present
widespread dispositions. The allies
will need to be certain of very
great superiority in numbers, and of
keeping every German soldier busy
in one place all the time, when they
come to this climax of their cam
paign.
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THE NEED OF BELGIUM.

A double duty is set before the
Deople of this country as respects
ne suffering in Belgium and the
0ardships that face the unemployed
It home. An unprecedented disaster
onfronts a nation of more than
even million people. Thousands Of
1em are starving. Dispatches today
-om the American relief commits
on in Belgium tell US that a mil
on and half Of people are now
ependent upon soup kitchens for
ally sustenance. A bread line of
ew hundred in our cities stirs all
learts. What would be the answer
4 we could see with our own eyes
7undreds of thousands standing for
lours to get the bare necessities of
ife?
This commission says further that
''ermany will not feed the Belgians.
( - not an occasion for discussion
Il Germany's duty in the premises.
{ will be taken for granted that
IermaDy would not let men, women,
md children starve before her eyes
+ she could save them. Whether
be military necessity, present scar
city of food for her own, or fear that
The war will drag out so long as to
AK her own ability to protect the
German people from the fate of the
Belgians, is a question that can be
determined later. The fact now be-
fore us, made clear by a commission
Of our own people, is that only
prompt succor from this country will
avert an appalling number of deaths.
The Times agrees thoroughly with
those representations made in behalf
Of our own poor and unemployed. 1t
IS certain that our charitable orpani-
zations are not exaggeratirg the con-
ditions that face them. The only an
SWer is that those able to give must