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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
GOES THROUGH THE MOTIONS
But Smokers viii Wonder How That
TobaccoIess Pipe Must Taste
to Him.

NJ. Maeterlinck is among those who
have freed themselves from the bond
age of tobacco by means of curious
artifice According to his biographer
NJ. Gerard Harry, without the help
of tobacco he seemed incapable of re-
ceiving inspiration or crystallizing it
in words. If he has not overcome the
need, he has outf1anked it. Smoking,
he noticed, had lost it's virtue as
stimulant. and instead Of rousing the
brain to activity. as at first, had come
to disturb its functions; SO now, in
lieu of ordinary tobacco, he fills his
bowl with denicotinized preparation.
tasteless indeed, but harmless. His
pipe is still always alight when the
pen is busy. but it Is hardly more now
than a mere subterfuge intended to
cheat and SO satisfy an irresistible
mechanical craving. Chron-
icle.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
Planting Sugar Cane.

Sugar cane Is planted, not sown
small piece of the cane, long enouf
to include two or three of the r,nu
or nodes, is laid lengthwise. or stuci
in slanting direction, along a fur
row which runs the length Of hs
field. In some sections the primitive
fashion Of planting In holes is still am.
ployed. When the trench is planteA
the pieces OF cane are lightly covered
with earth. In few weeks they show
growth above the ground, the gem
buds at the rings having begun %
shoot out in the form of young cana
the ring having at the same tim,
thrown out rootlets into the soil II,
parallel trenches are made far enousA
apart. say at least three feet, to 60
able the workers, when the wide
spreading canes are getting ripe, 10
go between the rows and remove tho
dying leaves which burden the ripea.
ing cane. thereby enabling the naked
cane to mature faster
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
WOULD NEED 294 SUBMARINES
Germans Would Require That Num-
Der to EnectualIy Blockade
All British Ports.

Assuming that the German subma-
rines are based at Zeebrugge, the time
required for the passage to and from
blockading stations of the ports OF
Great Britain would be about four
days. The average time necessary for
overhauling at the base between trips
may be estimated at six days. and the
time which may be spent at sea be-
tween visits to the base cannot well
exceed twenty days. Consequently It
would be impracticable to maintain
more than about half Of the total force
Of submarines on blockading stations.
There are forty mine ports on the
coasts of England, Scotland and
Wales which 1t would be necessary for
the German submarines to blockade II
all supplies are to be cut off.
An effective blockade of any port
could scarcely be maintained In the
face OF defensive operations, which
must be expected, with less than three
submarines, and double that number
would be none too many. II the min
imum number of three boats be al
lowed for each port, the Germans
would require at least 147 constantly
on station to close all the ports of
Great Britain; that is, allowing for the
necessary passage time to and from
the base and the essential overhaul
ing period, the total force should be
294 bmarines.-World's Work.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
What Moved EN-,

A schoolteacher recently gave his
pupils a lecture on patriotism. He
pointed out the high motives which
moved the territorials to leave their
home and fight for their country.
The schoolteacher noticed that one
boy did not pay attention to the in
struction and. as a test question.
asked him:
what motives took the territorials
to war;"
The boy was puzzled for moment,
but remembering the public sendoff Of
the local Regiment at the railroad sta
ton, he replied:
Locomotives, sir."-London Tit
Bits.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
Faith ani Good Wo,k.

One Sunday morning a wom,.
lived In country district was -.
an hour late to church. since ss
always very puuctual tho
greatly wondered and questioned \!
at the close OF the service
The horse that We were dr,v,,.l
answered the woman, acted ., :.
was going to run away. so got on, |,
the wagon and walked all tho v."
town"
You shouldn't have been 81,
ened. sister" impressively retun ~
the parson: You should have =
your trust in Heaven"
Il did until the harness broke. :.
the quick rejoinder of the uon.
land then | jumped"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25


will tell
And the physicians
lively Its members the cosmopotes
association and the members
provide daring
Dr. William L. Baum ar the with
Among BEEN Bear
English pheasant wild ostrich quail
But this is Just starter The
sort edible animal fish
gestion 10 his
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
The Shell SHORTAGE.

A. j. Drexel, praising the English
volunteer army, said in New York the
other day:
Oxford and Cambridge undergradu-
ates fight side by side with coal min
ers. Peers sons and millionaires' sons
hobnob with plumbers and blacksmiths
in the ranks
There are lots of nuts (dudes) in
the volunteer army-and the kaiser
finds them pretty hard to crack, too
Notwithstanding their lack of shells. ="
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
Save the Babies.

INFANT MORTALITY something frighfu hardly
" a., e oen porn IN civlz countries twenty Der cent
cent than onsthrd before they ave- and oeh
they ffteenl - O0"AA oaos
We do not hesitate that timely Castoria would
majority OF these precious lives Neither do
o. these nante deaths are occasiond by the epaat
mo more or less opium or morphine They in considerable qun
to congestons sickness DEATH operates exactly the a s
you must see that it bears the signature of Ca Fletcher C
causes the blood to circulate properly, opens o~"@s
pores Of the skin and alays fever. ~
Genuine CastOria always bears signature oflnLLZZ
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25

would hit the
Earymornng pedestrians
series footsteps crossings
the OF the had
100000
show the course which boud
where automobiles
the legend
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
Swamped.

II had the deuce of a time talking
to Miss Gadders last evening""
Thought you were a conversation
alist.'
Il couldn't get In q word"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
MainstaY Of the Business.

What would the world do without
women? Nine-tentEs of the dry goods
stores would go out of business, i0
one thing
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25

Chambermaids' Minimum Wage.
The Washington industrial welfare
commission has fixed nine dollar per
week as the minimum wage for cham
bermaids and other help in that state
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
Illustration.

THAT girl ahead of us reminds me
of a flower, but l can't recall just
what one"
"Oh, look! She's just tripped on a
banana PEEL"
Now l know She's lady slipper"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25

way. The parrakeet signs on South
sea island for a sailor to come along
and give him lessons in swearing. and
the hyena laughs the low, hooking
laugh of the villain with the girl in
his power.
Happy folk! But they had bet
ter have a care. or comIningled in an
odorous "mulligan' they may 60 stink
ing over the pa.ates Of Chicago's super
epicures to meet the fierce pancreatic
juices of the land of the ntomachache
far below. For re epicure's palate,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25

These ought to be stopped MS
about Franz getting licked by old dog suffering from
Nobody any
him useless pity report was
circulated.
all right but tell
$50 bet that Franz can lick
would have killed Bum Franz the most fhnges dog ever khe"
shame that be circulated about that dog
What decorate
Franz since
joined
his amb Instead they sit
The night
called laughed right in his
face
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
Probably.

Probably.
Many a rich man will probably find
1t as difficult to enter the kingdom of
heaven as he finds 1t easy to keep out
side a mundane JAIL
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
Women Food Experts.

Two women in the government serv.
ice at Washington are food experta
One is a pomologist and another d :
specialist in medicinal plants.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
When Chonner Clnna

When Chopper Clogs.
When putting raisins, dates or figs
through the food chopper add a few
drops of lemon juice to prevent the
fruit from clOgging the chopper.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
Chicago Epicures Feast and Ask No Questions

South anteater hangs himself convenient
-
The snail throws the low speed clutch his chariot his yery
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25

A seedless tomato of large size has
been bred by an amateur horticultur-
ist in California.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25

OH oWIIn pO1nt Dy jumping overheard.
There was thick fog prevailing at
the time when the pig took the notion
to jump overheard.
The loss of the pig, in a way, was
a serious one. for it meant there
would be no fresh pork to serve the
officers mess on the trip across the
Atlantic. When the pig jumped over.
board there was temporary conster.
nation on the ship. Signals were sent
from the navigating bridge to the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25

A lazy man makes much ado aboul
nothing.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25

Spectacles were invented In the thir
teenth century.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
Exciting Rescue Of Pig in Baltimore Harbor

LrMoRE-A halfsrown pig otherwise
- on oad steamship Astoria
laden for Tano Italy, caused considerable
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
Firm Basis.

Firm Basis,
LET US cement our friendship"
Then we had better do 1t by TAX
ing some concrete action"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
New York Adopts Startling Safety First Scheme

NEW YORk-Safety First
~ startling in
public
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25

about quarter Of an inch In front Of
an automobile.
At various danger points there
have appeared whitewashed lines
from curb to curb. giving the inter-
section OF the streets an appearance
somewhat reminiscent of tennis
court. These were supposed to guide
pedestrians across in safety. The
public did not respond quickly enough
to this educational measure and SO it
has been decided to do something that
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25

There are $4,000 post Offices in Ger
many.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25

charges rev days ago. oOme sHofs
reporter wrote piece about Bum, the
decrepit old favofite Of central pre-
cinct. rising in bis dotage. leaping on
Franz and shifting him, snoot ana
paw. The reporter intimated that
Bum ought to be muzzled. or he would
use Franz as a cereal some morning.
And the editor put 1t right in the
paper.
Its not Bum, but the press. that
ought to be muzzled." quoth Mr.. Har'
per. his voice trenulous with ind1gna-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25

While that was being done volunteer
vessels eadway had The
directly
bridge
got their boat alongside board
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-09-25
Palesof GOTHAM
y j hdIld0heECITIfS
Detrots Crime Hound Injured by False Story

duties consist
should unavb publicity given his canine
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-15
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER ARRAIGNS
TRIB AS PLAYER OF "BIG BUSINESS"

IT D1O DOSklNEOO
Publicity, even though a majority
of the city council sided with the big
interests, would force an investiga-
ton of low assessments, and when
some of the ridiculously low valua-
tons on loop property were shown
the board of assessors would be
forced to tax them at fair figure.
The schools would then have money
enough to run along without cutting
the salary of the teacehrs or shut
ting up, as is now proposed
Although the Herald and Examiner
each printed over half a column on
the proposed investigation and a
story was handled by the City News
Bureau, which furnished news to all
of the morning papers, the Tribune
was silent on the action taken by the
council finance committee.
The inquiry was undertaken after
thousands of teachers sat through a
spirited talk by Wiley Mills at the
Olympic theater Tuesday, In which
he slammed the Trib for it's mid
night leave" and the low rent it was
paying on school property, resulting
in lower income for the school chill
dren.
''The Tribune has always been a
tax dodger," declared Mills. perhaps
that is why they are quiet about the
investigation. Just 20 years ago the
late Gov. Altgeld sent a special mes
sage to the legislature in which he
said that although the Tribune Co.
was paying dividends on a 100000
value, the Worlds Greatest News
paper payed only 81 so Otaxes."
AMERICAN SIZED FOR S1Oooo
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-15

i i -
The Chicago Tribune, self-styled.
"The Worlds Greatest Newspaper
was arraigned as a.player of the big
Business" game by Wiley w. Mills,
former member of the board of edu-
cation. Mills pointed out as signifi-
cant, that the morning daily made no
mention of the fact that the city
council finance committee had ap-
propriated $500 for an investigation
of the bankruptcy of the school
board.
'The big business game" was Mr.
Mills comment. "The Tribune is the
recognized advertising medium for
the most powerful State and La Sale
st. interests.
For obvious reasons, the Tribune
does not want public opinion stirred
to the point where the investigation
Of the school board deficit will reach
serious nature. If such should
happen, it will probably be shown
that all money the school board re-
ceiVes is expended wisely but that
the schools do not get enough.
when this fact is determined, the
public will be anxious to know why
the schools do not get their share of
cash. Then the Tribune and the in
terests it protects will be hit
'The Tribune Building, according
to figures given out at the time it
was built, is valued at $1,80O,OOO.
This property at Madison and Dear
born sts., is assessed only on $780,
900 valuation, just one-sixth of the
value claimed for it.
Figures have been prepared to
show that the State Street interests
are cheating the people out of taxes
on $90,000,000 worth of property
aolng State St, from Lake to Van
Buren, streets.
'The Tribune easily has a far
greater amount of State ST. advertis-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-15
AMERICAN SUED FOR $4,000

AMERICAN SUED FOR $4,000
The Chicago American and the Il
linois Publishing & Printing Co. were
made defendants in a $4,000
suit by Joseph Korzep, 16, of 1885
Haddon st.
According to the attorney for the
boy, he was struck, knocked down
and run over by an American truck
on Sept. %, 1914, while waiting for
a car at Milwaukee av. and Cornell st,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-05
WEEKLY war REVIEW

After a year Of fighting the like o:
which has never been witnessed, the
great European conflict is deadlocked.
Each of the warning nations has sus-
tanned terrible losses. but the replies
to the pope's latest appeal for peace
indicate that the end is not in sight.
The sinking Of the Leyland liner
Iberian, bound rom England to Bos-
ton, by a German submarine OF the
coast of Ireland. after the crew mad
teen given ample time to leave the
vessel, is taken as an indication that
II ere is to be no letup in the kaiser 5
submarine program and that II will be
extended so as to include not only
vessels carrying contraband, but also
ell ships engaged in neutral commerc,
between England and the United
States.
The big event Of the week is expect
ed to be the entrance OF the German
army into Warsaw, the capital Of Po-
land. Petrograd dispatches admit that
the Russians are evacuating the city.
removing all war munitions to line
across the Russian frontier. where the
cars forces are expected to make b
stand against the further advance OF
the Teutonic allies.
From the western theater Of war
there is very little news, and what is
gwen out indicates that both sides are
resting.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-05

On the sth Of February, 1913, the
so-called Webb-kenyon bill was up
in the national house OF represen-
tatives. but Mr.. Stanley was evident
" not present. He is no, recorded
as voting either for or against the
proposition when il originally pass
ed the house. On the first OF March
the bill came back from the senate
after having been passed by that
body over the veto Of the President
on February 2Sth, and was taken up
Immediately in the house. On that
day Mr.. Stanley was relied upon by
the opposition as one Of their prin-
cipal orators against the bill, and he
made vehement, lengthy speech in
opposition TO il. The house never
theless passed the bill by the re-
Guired two-thirds majority and II
became a law. Mr.. Stanley opposed
IL on the ground Of unconstitution-
atty. but there has not been high
state court or federal court since
that time which has taken his view
OF il. The legislature has thus far
been sustained as the valid exercise
Of the constitutional power Of Con
gress.
On the 22nd Of December. 1914,
the resolution for submitting nation
al constitutional prohibition to the
several states for their ratification
or rejection was before the house
Of representatives and Mr.. Stanley
spoke and voted against the PROPOSE
ton. In congress he is accounted
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-05
Can the People Of Kentucky Afford to Trust the
Future Of Temperance to Stanley?
HIS RECORD is AGAINST 1T

one Of the leaders on the wet side.
The Webb-Kenyon bill was de-
signed TO assist the states in per-
fecting their policy Of regulating or
prohibiting the liquor traffic in ac-
cordance with their own will. Mr..
Stanley was against that.
The national constitutional
amendment was Of course recog-
milton OF the national character OF
the question and simply provided for
a referendum Of the matter to the
different states. Mr.. Stanley oppos-
ed giving the people of the different
states through the legislatures which
they elected an opportunity to pass
upon the question Of amending their
national constitution.
In state and local affairs Mr.. STAN
ley has consistently followed the
record made by him in the United
States Congress by voting against
both local option and county unit
wherever the opportunity presented.
In the platform convention held
by the Democratic party OF Ken
lucky, in the city Of Louisville, in
1911, Mr.. Stanley was a delegate from
his home county OF Henderson. and
upon the question OF extending the
county unit law 10 all counties he
cast the vote Of his county on the
side OF the liquor interests, and used
his influence among the delegations
from other counties 10 defeat the
temperance plank OF the platform.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-05

knowledge is power-and the
way to keep up with modern
knowledge is 70 read a good
newspaper.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-05
Nine TOILERS KILLED,
SCORE INJURED
Twenty Loaded Coal Cars Crash
Down Upon Them

Pittsburgh. July Si.-Two score Of
section men were repairing a spur on
the tracks OF the Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie railroad at Patterson mine No. 2
O. the United Coal company. at Love
dale Hollow, near West Elizabeth,
when without warning twenty loaded
coal cars crashed down upon them.
killing nine OF their number and in
Continued on page s..
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-05
CONTENTS

PAGE i.-Editorial: Can You ReadY
Can The People of Kentucky AT
ford to Trust the Future of Tenn
perance TO Stanley?-Our Own
State News. - United States
News.-WOrld and War News.
PAGE 2.-Letter from George Can
dee.-Stories Of the Eastland
Disaster.-Go To Church.-Ser-
mon: An Awkward Position. -
International Sunday-school
Lesson.
PAGE 3.-Mountain Agriculture. =
Blackberry Wind-Up at kerby
Knob.-Johnetta Farmers I'm
provement Club.-Premiums A
warded by the Berea Fair Asso-
citation July 29-3i, 1915. - Gin
cinnati Markets.
PAGE A.-Local Items.
PAGE 5.-Local News and Other Ar
ticles of Importance.
PAGE 6.-Serial: The Story Of Wait
still Baxter-Calthorpe's Sue
cess.
PAGE TN The Home: Babys Sec
ond Year.-Lessons in Domestic
Soience.-Birds That Feed On
Insects.
PAGE s.-East Kentucky News. =
Poem: Almost Beyond En-
duranoe, by James Whltcomb
Riley.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-05
Can You Read? Are You A Reader?

1t is thing to know how to read, and quite an
other to practice the art.
great many good people never get Interested IN
ideas or in important news They do seem to have
great many thoughts and do not want to get them.
But the person who does want to get ideas and
important news and know what great men have thought
and thinking will only learn how to read but will
be reader Such person needs his newspaper as much
as his breakfast. His mind is hungry.
1t great thing have children not only learn to
read but read When boy girl has learned to love
reading they of some good company they will get
acquainted with some OF the best people in the world by
reading and they will have thoughts that go all over the
world
What pity it is to have boy girl grow up illit-
crate as we saw not ableto read or wrte But after all
what the use of knowing how to read and write unless
YOU do read and write!