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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
Without Prejudice.

A party OF young men and women,
members of a sketching club, were
motoring along country road. Just
within the fence on the left grew in
Vulnerable graceful stalks. each bear
ing globes of pale green that shaded
into gray and purple.
How enchanting" exclaimed one
young woman.
do tell us" said another young
woman, equally enthusiastic, to a
gardener. standing near, what those
beau-oo-tiful things are?"
Them? Them's onions gone to
seed" - Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
The Real 1hino.

The furniture man drove up to the
door, and the new extension dining
room table was carried in.
Little Willie stood watching as his
father and mother, one at each end,
pulled the table apart. His eyes grew
big as his father put one board after
another in place until the table was
double its original length.
"Gee!" said Willie at last Il al
ways thought addition tables was only
something in the arithmetic book"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
LOOK YOUR BEST
A. to Your Hair and Skin, Cutlcura
Will Help You. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant super.creamy emollients pre-
serve the natural purity and beauty
Of the skin under conditions which.
If neglected. tend to produce a state
Of irritation and Disagreement.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. KY.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
Delicate Ground.

What is to be the subject of your
graduating essay, Clarice?"
Beyond the Alps Lies Italy Do
you think l could venture to use
that?'
why not? 1t has been used be-
fore with modicum of success
Il know, but things are SO tangled
just now. Would 1t seem to indicate
a disregard of the requirements of
strict neutrality, think ?"-Puck.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
TRY THE OLD RELIABLE
MINTERshIThs
~ CHILL TONIC
For MALARIA cE r LLS e
A FINE GENERAL STRENGTHENING TONIC
DAISY FLY KILLER
Would Waste Nothing.

A woman was engaging a cook. and.
having almost brought the interview
to a successful termination, said:
There is one thing, Mary; l do
hope you are not wasteful"
'Wasteful, mum, Why. Lor' bless
you, Id eat till l busted rather than
waste anything"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
Whenever You Need General Toni,
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen
eral Tonic because it contains the well
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. 1t acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System 50 cents. - Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
Too Capable.

What? you've fired your chauf-
feur? ! thought you considered him
very capable man"
$50 did, but it's only lately I've
found out some of the big things he's
capable Of"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
The Real Need.

Book Agent-This book will teach
you how to economic.
The Victim-That's no good to me.
What l need is a book to teach me
how to live without economizing.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
His Experience.

"Binks tried to hang himself be
cause he was cut up"
We'll. what happened?'
Gle didn't succeed because he was
cut down"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
Not Afraid.

my doctor told me that paper
money is simply alive with germs"
HE did,"
Eyes. and then he accepted a two
dollar bill for giving me the informa-
ton"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
Had His Limits.

First Boy-My fathers been every
where.
Second Boy - Has he been to
heaven?
First Boy-Well, no. But he's been
to every place Of more than 5000 pop
ulation.-Life.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04

And some of us are unable to forget
our troubles because the bill collec-
tors won't give US a chance.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04

YOUR OWN DEIGGIST WEI. TE-'.I You
Try Murine Eye temedy for Red. Weak, Nat"Ty
E7es and Grauu atet Ey" ds; No Snart,l.,-
lust Eye ronllurr- Write ton fcck III tH9 f,o
ey mail Free. Murine Eye kcI.-4y Co, IEcp %
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04

A million and a half horseshoes are
being prepared in Coatbridge iron
works for France and Russia.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04

When a woman tells you she'll he
ready in minute. she doesn't say
which minute
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
Poor Peck.

Henry, you talk in your Sleep
well, do you begrudge me even
those few words?"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
The Thing Impossible.

Aladdin rubbed his lamp.
But can YOU keep it from drawing
mOsquitOpSH we cried
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04

Nothing unites people like q common
perhaps, a vulgar Joke.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
The Effects Of Cpiates,

eI~HAT INFANTS peculiarly susceptible to opium ard its vars
preparations, which well known. Even
continued these opiates changes the nnc
which
mbecy mental craving for alcohol narcotics in ster h
nracabe and
powers result Of dosing with narcotics keep children %
the smallest doses for than day at time ana
only henf upav
The administrator Of Anodynes Drops Cord Soothing sys and
children
dec and the druggist should not be it Children who ii
nothing
them wilfuLy with narcotics.
Castoria -
signature ChasH
the signature OfIS<y rLtLEE2<
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04

One may escape danger by forti.
tude.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
The Reason,

"Pantomimes don't pay"
"Of course not. Don't money
TALK"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
lADlESl

LADIES!
Take CAPUDINE-
For Aches, Pains and Nervousness.
IT IS NOT A NARCOTIC OR DOPE
Gives quick relief-Try it.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04
Had Hearc

Had Heard.
Ever been in California;"
Nope. But l know all about what
q glorious climate It has.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-04

McCane's Detective Agency, Houston. Texas
Thirty years experience. Use the Telodetective,
latest device to obtain evidence in civil and criminal
matters You need its nse for many reasons. We
also furnish bonded police watchnien. Rates for
either on application 4O6-7-8 kiaIn Building.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-23
Deception Year
And | Ial Old
Is u severed

10 HItfi tAF-f
Cologne Germany. Aug. . y deep
ton that began more than x month be
fore the start 81 tn war, ard that Wa
successfully practi-ed until this month, has
lust been discovered. II might never have
been unearthed II il had not been for the
war.
m the winter Of 1914 a local engineer
met and fell in love with q woman named
Maria Schiedeck. In the hope Of interest
lng the engineer the woman had posed a.
n widowed baroness. the daughter of a
prominent German general. When the en-
gineer at last proposed marriage hls
fancee could find no way of rectifylng the
false impression.
On the plea that the general would he
terribly angry to lind that his daughter had
married beneath her rank, the couple went
Ia London and there were married. The
engineer on several occasions wrote letters
Ia the general. but hi~ wife was able f.
intercept each Of the messages and e.
write answers calculated to keep the two
apart.
Then came the war. and. eventually. the
engineers participation IN It. He had
never given up hoping that he would some
dav he able to bring about a meeting and
reconciliation with hi~ titled and dis
tinrui,hed father-in-law. When he received
the Iron Cross for bravery recently he de
cided that the proper time had come. ana
once more wrote the general to tell HIM Of
the distinction.
This letter the general did get. and tins
time the engineer got a genuine answer. IN
which the officer angrily and very decidedly
di-avowed any daughter or any ~on-m law.
The deeply disappointed engineer could not
find it in his heart 10 forgive his wife, but
instead had her arrested on a forgery
charge which has Just resulted in her benz
sentenced To prison for eighteen months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-23
A>@e See Us For 1915 Models Overland Car M%
INTERNATIONAL SALES COMPANY, Brownsville, Texas
STATEMENTRECARD|NCCATTLE TICKCOMpAICN

down the fertility and production of
farms and makes the farmers pay $50.
000.o0 "A year to supply the tick with
its never ceasing barbecue of blood.
To drive these facts home We are
going To follow up poster with a large
Ipage circular printed in two colors.
With starts with the question Are You
Feeding Cattle or Ticks This circular
will show the ticks tell and the simple
remedy and viii endeavor la prove that
when the tick goes 81 the dollar comes
in. We also propose ~ Get out 4 Tick
Primer dealing with the fact that the
tick indirectly is eating much Of The
cattle feed Of the South. Later We shall
probably issue other leaflets oil such
SuhjQ.ts aS Where Does the Blood IN
the Tick Come From and Ticks are
Worse than = Bleeding Wound
experimenting these circulars. which
will he mailed broadcast Ia farmers in
the South and which We hope will be
posted on bulletin boards by interested
merchants. We shall supply the southern
newspapers with u series Of articles
making clear the South'S loss through
the Tx and the easy escape from this
pest through the dipping vat.
The Department of Agriculture since
laWb has succeeded IN clearing one third
If the tick infested area of the South. "A
region rs laJgc as the German empire.
from this pest and has helped the far
merS in the cleared regions tn inaugl
rate profitable stock raising and dairy
ing. TwoihirlS of the territory. however
still remains a. bc cleared Of ticks and
while the work il progressing. il ia not
GOING ahead fast enough 10 enable the
South 10 produce the increased meat
hich the Nation needs badly today.
1t costs less than - cents Il head 10
~ the cattle If a 'ountv aud free that
ounty from quarantine. and enahlc lis
attic Ia conn ctc with free cattle at the
stock yards. But. before the ticks can
bc cleaned from n county the people in
I'hat county. hv themselves. or with the
I III Of the Safe, must build dipping watts
hich cost from $40 Ia 800 each aud
J lnSt supply arScni.. which costs :
cents r,er head. To make the arScnical
bath that kills the ticks. The people
then must join IN seeing that every
steer or COW is dipped n sufficient mum
her of times to Kill all the ticks infeSting
the cattle. aud prevent the seed ticks in
the grass from finding n new boarding
house. The Department will cooperate
with 4 county that Is ready 10 dip ticks
ny sending its expert field men Ia SI-
pcrviSe the building Of watts. IT, prepare
the arScniral bath and to take charge Of
the dipping of cattle. The people of -
county and state. however. must real
ne the financial advantage 10 them If
dipping their cattle. and must provide
the small amount Of money necessary
for the actual dipping"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-23
n PRICE OF CORN.


To The Herald:
With the large number Of selling agencies
IN the Valley, with the high demand for
corn on the markets of the country. and
no other part of the United States putting
corn on the market, why should corn have
taken the drop in price that il did last
week. st. Louis quotations last week.
September delivery, were around - to ~
cents. Why should not our Texas mar
.iete pay 81. Louis and Kansas City quota
tons. plus the freight rate to Texas! In
stead of that, our farmers are realizing
about 20 cents below st. Louis quotations.
Where j. tho trouble | shall be very
glad tor some of our buyers IN the Valley
to explain to the farmers through the col
umns of your paper, Just why they are un
able to pay more than - to 80 cents u
bushel for corn. | confess frankly that |
do not understand the reason myself. and
the explanation would be enllghtcnlug to
me also.
+ there any collu,ion on the part Of the
buyers7
Are they keeping other buyers out of the
Valley ~ an agreement to deliver a certain
percentage Of ears TO them. at a price that
III bring more than a reasonable profit to
both parties!
Only 4 few weeks ago. the price of gaso-
line went mp very suddenly and the attor-
nev general of the state instituted IN IN
vcstigation To know why. 1T there i an
unreasonable depreciation of price for the
farmers corn. which does not on the sur
face nj least. appear to be based upon 4
decrease IN demand, why should the farm
or not b. entitled to the real reason
| am sure that some of the buyers can
explain this satisfactorily, - that there
will be- i feeling of tair dealing. all round.
The farmer expects the buyer To make n
profit. ne j. entitled Ia IT. But the farmer
doe not care To he soft-soaned all the
wear on "dlversification" or any other d.
version. only To Get an unfair deal when
the crop comes on. | do not say, mlnd
YOU. that he i getting It only say that
Il looks that way: but a full explanation
from 4 buyer may easily show. perhaps.
hat the farmer has been getting all that i
coming To linn. II. III. HARRINGTON.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-23

Washington. ID. c.. Aug. 23-tDip
the tick Is the slogan which the
Department of Agriculture has adop-
ted for a special campaign against the
cattle tick il the South. Blazoned in
biz letters this legend viii stand out in
startling relief upon a two-color poster
which the Department proposes TO dis
play in every post office in the tick in
Tested country. Ii is intended 10 make
this catch phrase as familiar and as
effective III the South rs the now famous
slogan Swat the fly"
This poster is one If several novel
features which the Department is To
employ To push its work tor the cradi
cation Of the pest that costs the South
100000, 600 "A year. Various cirularS and
leaflets profuscly illustrated with half
tones. cartoons and diagrams. are be
ing prepared to drive home tn the far
mcr the damage the tick is doing and
10 preach the doctrine Of the arsenical
dip. Some Of these are printed in two
colors and all of them have more ia
common with the attractive circulars
used bv wide awake commercial firms in
pushing their goods than with the quiet
and often austere bulletins that ortli
narily come from the government press.
Commenting upon this new departure
IN the tick rampaign. Assistant Secre
tary Carl Nrooman says il is merely an
endeavor Ia accomplish hv 4 special
effort what would take a long while 10
accomplish through the regular chan
nelS of Department publication:
The cotton crisis and the high price
pf meat :" a.. ~uts "hnNa ,nala ~ az Nital
Importance that We push Ia the utmost
our cndcavorS to foster diycrSificatioI
of crops in the South. Since diversified
ton hangs on cattle and cattle upon ticl
eradication. We have been constrained I
make this special effort To populariz
the anti tick campaign. We are going
70 post through the tick region u larg
two color poster. or one sheet which
will tell the people rriSplv and Simi,l,
ani with plenty Of pictures. just wnn
tn tick i doing how they can ect ri,
Of HIM. aId what viii he the money al.
vantage f. the individual farmer aud
his neighborhood.
We are going 10 drive home the fact
+hI' t,cks take ~ mucn rs 900 pou ads
81 hio"i u wear from a 1000 pound steer
that III the ease ot a COW that ought to
u g giving : quarts Of milk "A dav. ticks
will cut the milk Weld down is mncl, aS
: II quarts 4 day. We are going 10
drive home the fat that iikcs reduce
the home price of meat animals from =
f. ! cent 4 pound. that they prevent the
introduction If high grade beef animals
and of dairy strains that increase the
milk and hnttcr fat WELD. The tick pre-
vents bankers from lending money tn
promote the live stock industry. keeps
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-23
By Mary BOYLE OReillv.

London. Aug. .3.-Eyery story from
the 6rinr front Of the great war reltcr-
ates this cardinal truth Millions OF av-
erage men are unsupported heroes Hav-
ing discovered their capacity for hero
ism. they are bound To return t. danger.
The authorities are holding IN London
4 small scallcvwag. Geo. Harris. aged
IL. who plavcd hockey to ret 10 the front
He wanted 10 Join the army. but -. 81
course. too Young. - he S"raped togc
.Gcr enough money To- reach FolkcStnIr
slowed away "a the Flushing boat and
tramped 20 Antwerp.
German brigadcS were entering the
city. George was captured. taken before
"A German lieutenant. and by order &c.
ported Il Holland a 81 refugee.
The British consul M Amsterdam sent
him home. But London judges failed
to commit the lad for truancy. by court
order he goes to school two DAYS in the
week and on the other four days goes
recruiting.
His speeches from the steps "t IT.
Paul's are amusing and convincing.
You ~fcllerS can take II from me.
saws the Youngest recruiting speaker ~
England. the minute ! get the chan"e.
I'm going back. sure thing
From The danger ZONE If the Darla.
nelleS comes 4 story of the Manchester
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-23
TEAM
IN PROSPECT
OUTLOOK is BRIGHT FOR WINNING
ORGANIZATION IN STATE UNI
p vERsITY THIS YEAR.

University Station. August 23.-Never
before in the history of athletics at the
University of Texas were the prospects for
a winning football team brighter than they
are at Texas thio wear. With u nucleus Of
ten all Southwestern men and one other
ct" man to begin. II viii not take Coach
Allerdicc long to beat INTO shape a team
that will not find lis equal on the present
schedule. An the athletic authorities are
wearing smIlin. faces and are very Opt
mlstic about the coming football season.
II was thought for some time that Ted
Gov Of Yale would be the assistant of Dave
Allerdice for the coming year. but for rea-
sons unknown To the authorities here Mr..
Allerdice has been unable To get Ted Coy
and i now after a Princeton man. but a.
the contract has not a. vet been closed.
the athletic authorities refuse 10 give out
any official statement pertaining to the
matter.
Coach Allerdicc y expected to arrive m
Austin about the first week IN September.
according to a report received here u few
DAYS ago. All the men are expected To hc
IN Austin about September l3 to begin
training. Some of the prospective PLAYERS
"f next year. team are already practicins
on Clark Field. doing = little kicking and
catching pnnts every afternoon.
The lineup a. II will most probably hc M
the first game next tall y n follows Pete
Edmonds. left end: X. Berry. captain. left
tackle; Birge. LETT guard; Gus mttmar.
Center: Hche Goodman. right guard: Alva
Carlton. right tackle Charlie Turner. right
end: Bob Simmons, quarter CLYDE Little
field. r,aht half. Paul Simmons. left half
Walker. fullback. Al these men except
Rob Simmons are An Southwestern men
Dittmar i, an All Southern man of last
wears team. The scrubs and reserves who
will he ont fighting for u position ~ thy
team next year are ~ follows kel~". ilnl
land. Nolan. Anderson. Blame. Dnwiddl"
Dolau, Duncan. Frame. Hart. Johnson
Leachman. McMurrav. Peddy. Shelmirc
Sccor. SIMPSON. Trabue. Williams AMI
Woodul. There are also some very promi--
ing freshmen coming out this year. Sherli
from Marshall TrJlrin~ school. j. = VERY
promising center. Mcneil also from Mar
shall l. a good guard; Homer Waits = y
very promising back from Marshall: h. =
fast and weighs 100 pounds. Sem from
Cameron is another back field man who
comes to Texas with the best of reputa-
ton. He weighs Ia pounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-23

FOR RENT-Brulay cottage on Levee.
near third. Phone 10. 81
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-23
Galata Bridge Is
Object Attacks
By The British

Athens. Aug. &3.-The Galata bridge
AZ 'onStantinople which has been an
object of British submarine and aero
plane attacks. l. the chief of two brid
.co which cross ~ Golden Horn and
connect Galata with STEAMBOAT. The
bridge Was completed by a German com
i''hH ~ l'l@ and replaced with iron
an old wooden structure NV which con
hertl"h was maintained between these
lW" important quarters If the capital
Inc bridge was constructed in such "A
way that certain sections can b. opened
~ order Z" allow vessels to pass into
thc inner and naval ports of the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-23
Army 0rderA

Washington. p. G.. Aug. 23.-First
Lieutenant Roy ". A,hbrook. retired. de-
tailed Blackstone ACADEMY. Blackstone
Va: FIRST Lieutenant ohm IT. Merrick.
Medical reserve corps. to Fort Mcintosh.
orders july II. relieving First Lieutenant
James ". Hart. Medical reserve CORPS.
from active duty. amended a. to direct
Lieutenant Hart 10 remain on duty Wash
lngton Barracks. u. o.. return of Major
Carroll ID. Buck. Medical corps.
Leaves: Second Lieutenant Herbert r.
White. First cavalry. two months: Second
Lieutenant John e.. Walker Jr.. Twelfth in
fantry. one month.
Leaves: Second Lieutenant Vincent Never
Second Field artillery. two months Colonel
John u. Barrett adiutant general. one month
MAYOR lillian - trHikShank. First Field arr
tiiirrF. twu months. Captain t,snTcp II LAX.
Medlcals cnrrS. on" month: Second Lieutenant
q iaren"e - Lang. Seventh cavalry. one month.
twenty days: Major Perry l.. Boyer. Medical
corps ny" days: Veterinarian AquiIa Mitchell.
Second field artillery. two months: First Lieu
tenant Edward /. Dyer. Coast artillery. three
months: Captain John j. Reddy. Medical cnrns.
one month: Second Lieutenant Walter w
Coast artillery. twentv-one DAYS
Captain Frederick w. Lewis. Eighth infantry
one month. fifteen days; Captain George NJ
Hoiey. Eighth infantry. two months: Captain
Franklin l.. Jackson. First infantry. two
months; Captain Clement A. Trott. Eighth in
fantry. two months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-23
War Has Revealed Millions unsupported Heroes
I3 Year Old Soldier Makes Recruiting Speeches

Tcrritorials- militia from the shops and
the mills.
II saw 4 transport full of wounded
men east of" writes one not vet injured.
We cheered them and those who could,
cheered back. y
1T gave me z lump in my throat to
hear them. Wounded and broken. they
Kim of apologized for going out ~ ac
ticn CRYING Trust rs. mates. we'll soon
be- back 4"
Even the airmcn are not ahovr the
rcek of the fight An aviator IT tn"
British ROYAL FLYING Corps out ON -
scouting expedition encountered the MA
chine cf an enemy airman. to viii u he
gave battle.
The Germans. seeing hat the British
or was having the best Of the duel. sent
out twelve arcoplaneS 10 deal with him
Despite their numbers. however. they
were unable to bring him down. Final
" the BrItishcr, c%ircliug high above
them. sent two Germans crashing to
the ground with. shots from his machine
gun. Taking advantage Of his superior
altitude he flew back and reached Dun
kirk. There h. collapsed and had to
hc taken 10 = hospital f..
For three DAYS he Law d%elirions rs a
result If the terrible strain. But when
Red Cross nurses declared him conva+
Descent. he rose and flew back 10 the
front.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-23
Priests Will All Recover.

NNTFtIHI TT NJ 'TFt"HTF
Corpus Christi, Aug. @3.-Reports
from the hospital, where the four priests
are being given medical attention for
their injuries incurred in an automo-
bile accident Sunday afternoon are To
the effect that all will recover. Rev.
Isidore Dwyer. missionary Of this do
ccse. who was believed TO have been fat
ally injured. will survive. unless some
thing unforeseen should happen.