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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22

q number of lighthouses. Most I'M
portant and powerful of all lights was
and still is, in this country at any rate
the Navesink, which in 1898 was pro-
vided with a five-second white flash
electric light, the fash having dura'
ton of .08 seconds. Its bivalve lens
has focal distance of 700-like the
new light installed at South Foreland
in 1904.
Electricity Is now being used in the
so-called unattended lights" Lights
Of this description will, upon the com
pletion of the Panama canal, guide
ships on their way through Gatun
lake. In passing through the latter
the canal makes eight turns. some OF
these being at a sharp angle. The
range lights are of reinforced concrete.
80 placed in pairs that one towers
above the other at a distance back OF
the lower one of several hundred
feet" The pilot will direct his course
by keeping these two lights in line.
turning when the pair on the opposite
shore appear in view. These range
towers, rising to a height of about 80
feet, are sometimes placed In the
midst of the dense tropical Jungle
that fringes the shores. In few OF
these compressed acetylene. which
will burn six months without atten-
ton, is the illuminant. but the greater
number of the lighthouses are on
general electric light circuit. Az Alb
bolt states in his recent work on Pan.
anna" the whole canal will be lighted
with buoys, beacons. lighthouses and
light posts.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22

can be lowered to a position from
which its beams may De directed over
the sea at the lowest possible level.
The forward part of this lantern con-
tains catoptric apparatus o. three re-
Electors. which, being placed on re-
volving plane having a reciprocal mo-
ton through the arc to be illuminated,
gives the characteristic Of the main
light. The motion Is produced by
means Of powerful spring.
Steel's Ledge lighthouse. located in
Penobscot bay, Maine. contains pow.
erful acetylene light having a 900
candlepower intensity and an optical
range in clear weather Of 12h nauti-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22
MUST GET TO ROOT OF EVIL
Only Real Cure for insomnia 10 &c
Remove the Causes That Have
Brought II On.

1.-THE chief cause of sleeplessness."
said DR.. Robert Jones, a London spe-
cialist on mental diseases. In an ad-
dress before the international con-
gress Of medicine, is mental or physi-
cal pain or suffering in some form or
another.
Pain is a sensation experienced by
all reflective living things. 1t has
many definitions. but is best described
as an uneasiness. varying from u feel
ing of slight discomfort to extreme
distress: and 1t may arise from the de-
rangement Of any function, also from
violence pressure or undue tension In
any part of the body. 1t has many
synonyms, anxiety. grief. solicitude.
mental distress, uneasiness, and, &C.
cording to its quality or intensity. it
may amount to agony. torture or tor.
ment
1.-THE treatment of sleeplessness is
to break the habit. which should be
done by removing the causes. and
these may be classified a. either phys
ical, mental or moral" further as
serted DR.. Roberts. and he then urged
the necessity of sleep. declaring 1t to
be more essential than food. and that
where drugs were resorted to they
should be taken only when prescribed
by a responsible physician. a. all sleep
inducing drugs act as heart depres-
SAINTS. The scientist attributed the In
crease In insanity among boys under
fifteen and girls between fifteen ana
twenty that has been recorded In the
last decade to insufficient sleep.
A change OF scene often benefits the
victim OF insomnia--a place not far
distant from the home will sometimes
suffice. Fresh air In abundance is an
absolute necessity II one would sleep
well. A single window open a few
inches at the top and bottom Is not
enough. Open every window. and se-
seaso The eftect Of open-air slesp. 4
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22

Such lighthouse may be seen at
SANDY Hook. for although the first OF
these structures to be erected In
America was placed at the entrance
OF Boston harbor as early as 1716. the
New Jersey lighthouse Is the Oldest
now In existence upon our coasts. At
one time the Illuminating material
consisted Of &c lard-oil candles. At
later period oil burners were installed,
while during successive periods kero-
sene was used in an old type hoat
lamp. and electricity. then in the ex-
perimental stage. was adopted. After
this there was q recurrence to the oil
lamp. and at the present time mean
descent vapor IL employed. Here 1t
must be admitted that lighthouses.
when serving q double purpose. have
not always figured as temples to the
gods, for by the British. who built this
lighthouse and put 1t In commission IN
the year 1894, 1t was intended to serve
also as a military prison. 1t was con-
structed with q dungeon underneath.
and just 100 years later, in supplying
a foundation for an iron stairway. EVIL
dence OF its former use was made ap-
parent through the discovery OF
vault containing human skeleton.
This old lighthouse also had it's secret
underground passage, the entrance to
which was barred by an iron door To-
Gated in a nearby hillside. Then, too.
In this year of reconstruction. the
holes that were made in the sides OF
the tower by cannon shots from Brit
fish men-of-war were cemented: SO II
the tradition must connect lighthouses
and temples, this one at Sandy Hook
was certainly reared to Moloch. the
god of war, though in the past 100
years It has lighted many British
ship on pacific errands into New York
harbor.
With the growing complexity and
advance toward perfection Of light
house system. lighthouse zones are es-
tablished at varying distances from
the land, the character Of the light.
whether double or single, colored or
white, fixed, hashing or lnterm1ttent,
being determined by the requirements
OF its position and the use to which
It il put AZ q signal.
While great elevation would seem a
leading requirement II coast light
10 to perform effective service. 1t ID .
positive disadvantage in certain local
flies and at certain seasons Of the
year. when, ~ in st. Georges channel.
foggy weather 10 the rule. for the fog
clouds envelop the hight and render
II quite useless for the guidance of
vessels below. The fog HIGHT" or
light" at South Stack. on
the island OF Anglesea. England. was
constructed to meet these conditions
An inclined plane was excavated In
the rock, and upon this tramway
was laid. The light being contained
Il ! carriage, which in clear weather
vns M at the summit q the incline.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22

the long -liv q d
class. For one OF
these q hundred
years Is no great
matter, and thus
1t happens that
many a modern
lighthouse b a 8
seen revolutioniz-
ng slluminants
come and 60, and
has itself profit
ed by the latest
lamp urg cry
performed with
ever increasing
delicacy within
its Ian I ern,
whereby its an
cient body has
taken on new dig.
nifty and capabil-
ity for its benef-
cent task.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22
RUB-MY-TISM

Will cure your rheumatism ana u
kinds of aches and pains-Neuralsi
Cramps, Collie. Sprains, Bruises. GU
Old Sores, Burns, etc. Antlsspe'1
Anodyne. Price 25c.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22
To pust.stalned Floor,.

Din one and one-half yards of cheese
cloth in water, wiring, then sprinkle
with water and kerosene, and hang in
air q short time. 1t takes up all dust
after sweeping and keeps door shiny
and bright.-Home Department, Ma
tional Magazine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22

j. r. Maxwell. Atlanta. Ga, says h
suffered agony with severe case q
eczema. Tried six different renieee
and was in despair. when a neighek|
told me to try Shuptrine's Tettesosel
After using - worth Of your Tetteso]
and soap I am completely cured caa'|
not say too much in its praise"
Tetterine at druggists or by mail ~
Soap Csc. J. r. Shuptrine. Savannah
Ga Adv "A
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22
Buttons In Bottles,

A good plan is to keep buttons in
glass bottles, A glance tells you ex.
actly what IL inside. thus saving time.
which would be taken up In turning
ever the buttons II nut In Q box,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22
No Doubt About II.

Does it take long to learn to dnW
an aeroplane?"
1T depends on who is the instac'
tor"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22
Alarming.

"Your sons case, my dear ~.
Comeup, is one of eclectic occultDI~
LAW me, professor, is it catcnus'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22
A Cruel Hint.

Upon my word, dear, ING
talk made me change countensns~
well. not for the better.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22

At the age of twenty g'n
she ought to score in love ann
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22
ERYsIPELAs AND CHILBLATNS

Alleviated and cured by the use I
Tetterlne. It il an old established G.
well known remedy for Eczema. ~
ter. Ground Itch (the cause Of Hsesa
worm Disease). Infant Sore Hel9
Chaps. Chafes and other forms Of ~
diseases.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22
Whenever You Need q 0enes "
Take Groves

: The Old Standard Groves 4
chill Tonic is equally vamaD:
General Tonic because it ~
we'll known tonic properties o. ~.
and IRON. It acts on the L
out Malaria. Enriches the
Builds mp tho Whole System
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22
Hicks CAPUDIME

CURES HEADACHES AND GULF
Easy To Take-Quick Relief
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22
DAISY FLY KILLER
Just the Difference.

Wife (pouting)-"You have cease
to love me-" Hub (enjoying cigar 81
newspaper)-"No, my dear; I've oat
ceased making love to you"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-22

Only Ono "BROMO QuNn :.
To rot tho genuine. call for full 49, .A...s-,l
TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look fos -
z. w. GROVE. Cures Cold in one ~ r
coush and headache. and works %
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-25
Mrs. DR. r. X riMMi\~
BURIED IN ti\NiS.

The remains OF Mrs IN + T..
Timmons, who died al her home on
Fairmount avenue, Fort Worth
about .. m. last FRIDAY, arrived in
Ennis at 11,15 a. m Sunday and
were taken direct to MArae eemete-
ny for interment. Rev /. Guy Ament
conducting the funeral service.
Mrs. Timmons was taken sick
about two weeks ago With severe
cold which continued TO grow worse,
causing difficult breathing spells
Miss Myrtle Turner, 4 niece OF the
deceased, went to Fort Worth about
ten days ago and was With her 0ntil
the time OF her death On Friday
morning she appeared to be a little
improved, but upon being taken
with "A very difficult breathing spell
died quite suddenly
She was member oil the Episco-
pal church and was a good christian
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-25

--1---T ---J n 1--r---- -7-r----T no
,,. e,ia. fhe arref.enct The bt-
weekly byfictirs sent out 10 ram-
tars Nafa increased ia scope. Thor
,aGt .an snbieet Nv snnI.rr nrab.aIas
III na,tfalifv rqaollljonq contra
bard nroeIamatian4 h. warning
Mowers eorgree sfopal eaa,,aesrs h
n,aat VAR emergencies as fhey duEe.
,,..3 ~ bqr}si4g -itp9ttaa. rhp rai-
.1a nri.f4 and ever. aoW factor af-
fl a4ina =bosfnes- l,rouaM p1 b, the
.,ar Tz,irp. a zga@t a.ea.6er. we're
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-25
SENATOR LON A SMITH
To CAMPAIGN COUNT !
n INTEREST OF THE !tEDtt-
TON CT REAGI AND HOLD
ING NOV EMENT.
Comes ~ substitute OF Hon. HENRY
4, Singleton. OF Mckinney,
Nhu Was Called to
thiCago.

Senator Lon. \. smith of RusE
mugfy F.fa address the rf,gs,.s a.
IN,
- = -
~ II = ''te movement 'l'' Il -'-
rated b NE Texas Bankers Asso
cation Jointly with the TeNa# III
VISION oil the southern Cotton Assoc
eaton
Aidle'Aian Friday, Nov -
~ W a. 4n,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-25

get YOUR loot misery. III! how conn
Portable your feet feel Get Is cent
box OF TIL" now at any druggist or
department store. Don't suffer. Have
good feet, glad feet. feet that never
swell, never hurt, never get tired. A
years foot comfort guaranteed or
money refunded.
Gurlins Two Drug Stores.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-25
[ ~ RlIHBDNE BiBlE
ADMINISTERED VOWS.

TeNarkana Ark, Mo- - n \
large class of candidates was 70 be
initiated in hc Pytbian Rank Of
Pace. the first rank OF the order,
here today. The VOWS. it was stat
ID would be administered over the
famous and historic Rathhone
Bible. The origina book used by
Rathbone founder OF the order, IN
administering the VOWS to the first
members of the first lodge organized
in Washington. d. G.. Feb. -, 1864,
Governor George w Hays Of Arkan-
sas and many state and supreme
lodge officials We're to be present,
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has tito floor, beam ceiling tables,
candy ease and plane. 1t will be
neaa exclusively for ladies and their
escorts in the rear Of the drug store
are Two doctors Offices with receP-
ton rooms. The entire interior Is
finished in mahogany
The Motioeraph has elevated
floor. opera seats tacine entrance
aud screen in front, electric lights
1and fans for summer and electric
niano. II has wide eestibule with
ticket booth il front
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-25
HOW "T|z" HELPS
SORE; TIRED FEET

Good bye sore feet, burning feet, swol-
len feet, sweaty feet, smelling feet, tired
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-25

BY the Associated Press.
Austin, Texas. NOV . Approx
matelE twenty-five prisoners We're
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-10

for me to,-gulp-'give you my
money
But you told Mr.. King you were
going to be married to me- said An
thony in bewilderment.
I wouldn't marry you for all the
wealth of Wakefield Lefty flashed
out, and meant it, too. Somehow that
word Wakefield recalled to Anthony
the broken engagement, and then he
understood and remembered her. His
hand shot out and grasped her under
the chin.
Kid he said, you certainly are a
peach
eyes, sir, they have been married
nearly three years now, and he trav-
els for Constable. Lefty is as proud
as queen of Anthony. l guess there
is the right woman for the right man
everywhere, but, Lord, what luck
Anthony had finding herr
Copyright by w. G. Chapman.)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-10
AN ELEPHANT ON YOUR. NOSE?
OR A TIGER? QUITE PROPER

Lets have your black pencil,
grille, this elephant seems to be slip
ping off my nose" "Do give me your
powder puff, Gladys, darling, this old
giraffe needs touching up"
That's real talk and you may hear
it soon when Chicago girls adopt the
craziest of all it's crazy fads-the
facial menagerie. Fania Marinoff,
the Russian actress, who is in Amer
lea appearing in the Chinese drama,
"a Thousand Years Ago" started the
freak fashion when she had an ele-
plant, a giraffe and a few other
beasts painted on her face. Now all
the sensation-seeking women in New
York are spreading "circuses" on
their faces.
''WeII, this weather can't last for
ever" is what about 80 million people
in the United States are saying now
adays.
Medicine Hat, regarded as the
home of zero weather and billiards.,
has lot to answer for to Eastern
folks
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-10
-0-O-
SHE KNEW

Customer Ito grocer Il want
dozen, black hens eggs: That's the
only kind my husband will eat.
Grocer---I don't know the differ
ence between black, brown or white
hens eggs. -"
Customer Oh, l do: And she pick
ed out twelve of the largest eggs in
the crate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

ISft0rts the singer. 1.-THE pure minded
~ TN the soul of the artist see moth
rns vulgar in art" So it goes. The
i;iIlIstSr defends his church and as
9IIsis the Stagei the singer defends the
pay and assails the narrowness of
the minister. "a
me young minister, after his ex-
SufSlon into Bohemia finally admits
ms ms mistake and signs an open letter
~ the mayor retracting the things
las SAID in his sermon. and offers
I-IlseII IN Wedlock to the actress to
- OVe 70 the world that he realizes she
- 600 woman ana that a good
G 2i can be a part OF the staee-
dul DOuceI, IN the role of the Young
ooIIl1oser, IS probably entitled to sec
T Dlt honors IN the cast, with Malcolm
0 5CiTnI, lhe doctor, next best. Frank
eIIllIIlOEe IN the role of the Young
clergyman, lacked much in filling tbs
LSquIrehehIs OF the part-he was too
Ihucn cau, although the mart he IS
saycd was supposed to be Ca,7disb Of
tie beginning. Sheridan Block. as
Lne lmpresariO, was good Mics
Margaret Randolph, as the Georgian9
OF tne cast-the sweetheart of the
young cIergyman-was rather moor
factory. Sl'iS-
The stage settings were excellent
lncIuglng special furniture and
grand piano It IS unfortunate for
many III Pasoans that Miss CrOssman
came for but one night The usuaI
second nighters are denied a splendid
evening or enjoyment, for as a purely
lun-produclnS vehicle, it is great
G. a. NJ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

the plav does not appeal as being fair
since it depicts the worst side of re-
is no one who would deny the existence
of such types, to the discredit of the
church they belong to, but Of course
they are in the minority
However, it is not with a discussion
Of the merits Of the play, but the per
Torrance that this has to do
Miss Crosman. as the prima donna
peraments Of the great singer-the
tender. sympathetic pathOS of the
words one minute for the struggling
composer or the poor girl with a
voice and without funds to train it,
blend into the terrific rage and anger of
the woman incensed at the smallness
of the visions of those who aSSaii
her without knowledge Of their sub
ject: all in such natural way that 1t
seems perfectly wonderful; the specta-
tor grips the seat all but feeling the
emotions himself. "Oh, you religious
have" she says, with smile so sar-
castle that it cuts as sharply as her
you beastly, contemplate tribe OF
ADaches." hurled the next moment
with all the thunder Of a woman whose
heart is bursting under the rage of
one falsely accused.
Then turning her conversation to the
minister who has assailed her, she
asks the question that thinking people
have often asked, if not openly, at
least in their minds: If you are so
pitiful ignorance of the ways of this
world, how can trust you to guide
me IN the neXt2 You, as a minister
assail things in this world that you
know nothing Of; you berate and con-
denim people you do not know, yet you
ask the sinner to accept your guidance I
In matters of religion. Better become
nHnF lie TlnA hot L.
what you are talking about here. Then !
maybe we would have more faith in 4
your knowledge of the future"
The minister contends that no WOm- !
an or man can enact the role of an /
abandon and not have lived the part !
The devil if she were an artist, could /
lIay the role of an angel and an angel. /
L she were an artist could play the I
ole OF the devil" the young composer /
els him, and they later prove it.
when the minister decides that the
lrlma donna friend of the woman he
las assailed. strikes him as being the
ersonl1icatiOn OF goodness, when he
meets her and learns of her family OF
me children and her charities, and is
men informed that she is the woman
mo IN the same cast enacts the role
I the vlllainOus mother Of the woman
e has assailed.
Still the minister insists that there
no excuse for such things on the
age as carmen and plays of that
'pe, and the battle between church
nd stage is Waged holly. such
lays teach, just as much as your T.
srmonS, that the wages of sin is
a3th,' the singer tells him.
" es, but while you are exerting
our Wiles over the man in the cast,
ith your passion and your plead /
IS, you arouse in every man in the /
lulenee the same passions that you 1
'tesIIe41d to arouse in the actor
only in the case of sensual men"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

T T ENRIETTA CROSAIAN is great IN
II 1.-THE Tongues of Men" While
it is a comedy, it requires much
dramatic ability in the stellar role and
it is about the most serious effort Miss
CrOsman has ever attempted. Not much
can be said for the play and not much
Tor the company, but both viii pass and
Miss Crosman, by her remarkable pOr-
uayal or the IemperamenIal prlma
donna, makes her audience forget thai
there is anyone else in the cast 1t
would be worth the price Of admission
Just to see Miss Crosman do a mOnolog
OF her role
''The Tongues Of Men" tells Of a
strange situation that arises from an
opera singer and a young minister be-
ing thrown into close contact with one
another. The minister had taken Oc-
casiOn to condemn a certain opera in
which the woman appears, because Of
some Of the scenes in which she acts
like a siren; he has charged that She
must be bad or she couldn't act such a
role. The opera 1aVOrite Immediately
starts to prove to him that he doesn't
know in the slightest what he Is talk
ing about.
To do this, she must get him to enter
her world, and she dares him to come
TO Bohemia and correct the wrong ideas
that have done so much harm-fOr his
sermon caused the police TO close the
show. He had never seen the perform
ance, but had taken hearsay evidence
The unraveliug of the plot intro
duces many situations rather new TO
the stage-the young composer whom |
the great singer so rUthlessly de-
nounced by the minister has taken /
from the gutter and educated the !
singer with nine children and a happy
home life, who joins the star of the I
cast IN sending a poor girl to Europe /
Tor musical education without any /
more ado about il than the purchase /
OF a meal; the gossiping, spineless men
OF Jhe church rectOry, the woman of !
the same type, all well portrayed in
most instances. While the play pre- {
senJs the unusual type of the church I
ana the type representing the best side
1L BOneula, many real truths are D
orOuSht out i'm the course of the pro-
1ucuon- Though hypocrisy and small
ness TOO OILen found in religious con- !
4 eSdllOIlS are emphasized, while the
charity and big mindedness of the 30
prominent still the play serves as n
warming against some of the things /
ne church might well purge itself OF !
md serves largely to correct many I
erroneous impressions of the character !
IL stage people generally prevalent |
mong those who accept tales without 1
roof
The differences between temDer and
emperament are also emphasized
y nat would be an ungOvernable tenn
er IN an ordinary person becomes
temperament with the artist, and Miss
Tosman very cleverly portravs The
emperament of such a woman.
me play IS strong arraignment of +
lgotry in religion; an attack upon
nose who would set standards for 9th I -
RS and pay too little attention to their
Wn LVes-a type as Miss Crosman ( +
AVS Ihat hasn't the nerve to commit y
SIN itself yet is always trying TO catch =
income else yet TO the churchgOer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

TT ENRIETTA CROsAIAN is great in
II 1.-THE Tongues of Men" While
- - Il is q COMEDY. n ranmiras much