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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
Quite SENSING.

The scarcity of servant girls led to
a certain wealthy American lady en-
gaging farmers daughter from Il
rural district of Ireland. Her want of
familiarity with town ways and Ian
guage led to many amusing scenes.
One day a lady called at the residence
and rang the bell. Kathleen, the serv-
ant, answered the call
Can Mrs - be SEEM" asked the
visitor.
Can she be SEEM" sniggered
Kathleen. "Shure. an Oh think she
can; she's six feet high, and four feet
wide, Can she be SEEM Sorra a bit
of anything ilse can we see whin she's
about"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
Their Good Luck.

The English sergeant's patience had
almost gone when, surveying the COM
pany he was instructing, he asked:
"Can you chaps sing?
There was a unanimous reply in the
Affirmative.
Can you sing We've Got Navy'?"
he asked.
Yes, they could all sing that.
WELL" said the sergeant. with a
world of sarcasm in his tone, "it's a
dashed good thing for the country
that you can!"-London Chronicle.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
Ninth Arrest Break. JInx.

Haven't seen you before?" asked
Aunictpal Judge Sheridan Fry at Chi.
eeSo when Charles Miehle was ar
nisned on charge Of non-support.
Well. ] should say you have, Judge"
0piied Miehle you seem to be my
Jnx Every dime l got within a mile
8 your court they pinch me. I'VE
eeea before ron fully eight times"
mt y enough" said the Judge.
enafsed ] am going to begin my
on and Il you let anybody else
og while ] am gone, I'll be mad.
Now 60 get that job. and
1our wife some money or l will
eaek IN the middle Of my vaca-
attend to you"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
Lost Watch on Rhine.

Harmon MacGregor, the American
comedian. is just back from Europe
after couple of years IN that part of
the world, spent chiefly in viewing
sights mentioned in Baedeker. When
he returned he brought with him many
things, but a very interesting souvenir
was not one of them. The souvenir
was a diamond-studded watch, present
ed him by the members of the COM
pany.
There was one unfortunate incident
of my trip abroad" he remarked to
Langdon Mccormick. Mr.. Mccormick
wanted to know.
Il lost my watch on the Rhine" he
answered.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
His Method Exactly.

The teacher in an East side school
was reproaching Tommy, who had
licked" Heine in satisfaction for a
grievance, says the New York Evening
Post. Tommy's penitence was at low
ebb and teachers golden rule admon-
fishing fell on unreceptive ears. But
at last she struck a responsive note.
THE right way to treat your enc
my, Tommy" she said, els to heap
Goals of fire on his head"
Eyes, ma'am, that's jes what l done"
said Tommy, Frightening. Il give him
ELL"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH
KIDNEYS IF BACK HURTS
Says Too Much Meat Forms Uric Acid
Which Clogs the Kidneys and
Irritates the Bladder.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog
gsd and need a flushing occasionally,
else we have bachache and dull misery
in the kidney region, severe head
aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver,
acid stomach, sleeplessness and all
sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces OF Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take a tablespoonful in q glass Of
water before breakfast for few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts Is made from the
acid Of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. It also neu-
tralizes the acids in the urine so it
no longer irritates, thus ending blad.
der disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes q delightful effervescent 1ithia-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean, thus avoiding serious com.
plications.
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who be-
lieve in overcoming kidney trouble
while it Is only trouble.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
CLEAR YOUR SKIN
BY Daily Use Of cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Trial Free.

You may rely on these fragrant
supercreamy emollients to care for
your skin, scalp, hair and hands. Moth
ing better to clear the skin of pimples,
blotches, redness and roughness, the
scalp of dandruff and itching and the
hands Of chapping and soreness.
Sample each free by mail with 32-p.
Skin Book. Address postcard, Cuticura.
Dept, Y, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
A Success,

n SUCCESS.
"She married him to try and make a
man of him"
Succeed"
"Perfectly-now he washes dishes,
sweeps floors and makes up beds just
like a maid of all work."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
Japan In Korea.

~ undertaken to reforest
hills Of Korea, and in the last
has planted 12.4O0,O 900 trees
ccuntry.
= Piece Of far-sighted common
1leh Is bound to benefit the
geople, even though not de-
mat purpose. No Ameri-
IKE approving the way in
een overrode the rights Of
gpMef and annexed Korea, but
10 observer must s-dmit that
nos men have carried. with
~ government and q higher
Chicago Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
Eavorite Fiction,

II never use but seven tons of coal
a winter in my furnace"
"Since l have been with these peo-
pie they have raised my salary four
times
Il go to bed at ten o'clock just as
regular as clockwork."
Il always wash them out myself be-
cause the washerwoman loses SO
many"
"I'll pay that bill next month, sure. p"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
m A RAIN OF SHELLS
SAILOR TELLS OF HoR'
RoR OF NAVAL BATTLE.
cunners Get the Range Every
chino Which the Projectiies Strike
n. destroyed, While the Sp'in-
ters Work Great Havoc.

..the hattie OF Twashima, when the
,.nsnese destroyed the Russian fleet,
n.sto;n semenoff was on the flagship
s.roron He had no definite post, and
...h notes until the sinking OF the yes
81 Extracts from his story are as
follows:
.The first shells flew over US. At
.A,e range some of the long ones
.n-red a complete somersault, and
.ouId be clearly seen with the naked
ave curving like SO many sticks thrown
= the air. They flew over us, max
=. : sort of wall, different to the Or
binary roar.
after them came others short OF US
nearer and nearer. Splinters
vhistled through the air, jlngied
AGAINST the side and superstructure.
Then, quite close and abreast the fore
most funnel, rose a gigantic pillar OF
.moke water and fame. l saw stretch
q. being carried along the fore
bridge.
ashells seemed to be pouring upon
- necessarily, one after another. 1t
seemed as If these were mines, not
shalls which were striking the ships
dde and falling on the deck. They
hurst as soon as they touched any
thins-the moment they encountered
fhe least impediment in their flight.
Handrails, funnel-guys. topping lifts
4 the boats derricks, were quite suffi-
elant to cause a thoroughly efficient
tsfst.
sThe steel plates and superstruc-
4 ines on the upper deck were torn to
pseces, and the splinters caused many
cssualties. Iron ladders were crumpled
Is into rings, and guns were literally
tufled from their mountings.
In addition to this. there was
- unusual high temperature and
nquid fame Of the explosion. which
seemed to spread over everything. l
scfually watched steel plate catch
lre from burst. OF course, the steel
ia not burn, but the paint on 1t did.
Such almost non-combustible mate
! rials Is hammocks and rows OF boxes.
] drenched with water, flared up In q
] moment. At times 1t was impossible
In zee anything with glasses. owing to
Everything being 50 distorted with the
Qnlvering. heated air.
4 man reported that the after-tur-
IT. had been blown up, and almost
Iinaltaneously there resounded above
= rumbling noise, accompanied by
Ne sharp clank Of falling iron. Some
hing large and heavy fell with q
cash; the ships boats on the spar
deck were smashed to bits; burning
debgis fell all round US, and we were
nyeloped In an impenetrable smoke.
The fore-bridge was struck by
numerous projectiles. Splinters of
shells, which penetrated in large guam
Udes under the mushroom-shaped roof
il the conning-tower. had destroyed
"a the instruments in 1t. and had
hpken the compass, but luckily the
tllegraph to one engine and the voice.
ube to the other we're still working"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
Dangerous.

William ]. Burns, the noted detec-
tive, was congratulated by New York
reporter on recent success.
yes" said Mr.. Burns, I'VE found
out the color of the mans beard. and
the rest was easy.
"A little knowledge" he ended. lis
a dangerous thing-if competent de-
tective gets hold of it."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
RUB-MY-TISM

Will cure your Rheumatism and all
kinds of aches and pains-Neuralgia.
Cramps, Collie, Sprains, Bruises. Cuts.
Old Sores, Burns, etc. Antiseptis
Anodyne. Price 25c.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
Her Age.

Judge-What is your age, madam!
Witness-Twenty-seven and some
months.
JudRelI want your exact age,
please. How many months?
witness-One hundred and twenty.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06

1eant California Land.
80 now 1,248.427 acres Of
faous counties Of California
try. Only 63.5S1. Of the to
q acres have not been sur
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
SIanay, but Sincere.

That's my beau"
II suppose he considers you the
apple Of his eyer?
well. something like that. He
says I'm q pippin."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06

influence is all right in its way. but
It is Just as well to remember that the
people with pull don't always pull to-
4ether.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06

Usually the socalled dignity man
attempts to stand on is nothing but a
bluff.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06
! svsr the Right Road.

q fsss sH0 nI0uI H0a0.
y enough you get into the
80 I this life II you run
and that only for the sake
3 things easy and pleasant
George Eliot.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-06

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy fol
infants and children, and see that II
signature ss:s; se q; &zz&zSzw
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The Reason.
"A Baltimore Judge says man has
a right to box his wife's ears"
Sure he has"
"1f you believe you have that right
why don't you exercise it,"
'I'm too fat to rum"
A Natural Question.
How beautifully they dance to-
gether!"
"Yes. l wonder whose husband her
partner is."-Detroit Free Press
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
100 Alive at Avezzano.

Icudou, Jan l1.-2:lS a. m-A disHatch to the Morning Post from Rome says
 I'm the Marsi the region around Lake Fucino at Avezzano there are 2p,0O0 victims of the earthquake
 Deputy Sirari who represents Ayezzano in the chamber of depu- ties, has asked for 25ooo soldiers and material for buts
 Fifteen other towns in the Marsi have been destroyed and others dam aged
 "Of the 1200o inhabitants of Ayez zano only loo survive
 Those killed include all the doe tors except one. and all the govern ment officials, including the mayor and town counciIlcr"
 The disaster at Avezzalo was made worse by the local custom of building houses without cement
 The seismographs recorded 9S shocks during 2i hours.'
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DELIVER ATTACkS IN POLAND
Russian War Office States That All Attacks Have Been Repulsed and That Slight Advances Have Been Made at Some Points.

Paris, Jan. lI--11 40 D. m-The following official communication was issued at the war office tonight:
 Last night our troops were sue cessul in a sudden attack with the object of overwhelming the trenches recently constructed by the Germans to the northwest of Fouques court, north of Rove department ot the Somma).
 "The attacks of the enemy in the region to the north of Soissons have heeu stopped,
 As Ina, been said. the communica- ,ion of this morning the flooding of the river Aisue. which destroyed sev- tral of our bridges and rendered very recarlous the communication of troops operating on the filst slopes of the rineht bank We were thus prevented from sending them rein forcements This has been the e7- senual course ot the withdrawal oi those troops which were fighting m der difficult conditions
 We were obliged to abandon sew eral cannon as the result Of the breaking down of a bridge
 We have rendered all of them unfit for use.
 The Germans have made prison CTS. particularly of wounded men, who in the withdrawal movement We were not able To take with us On our side We have made a number ol important prisoners, not wounded, be. longing to seven different regiments
 TO sum up the success is a partial one for cur ldyersaries which will have no influence on the operations as a whole In fact by reason of the obstacles presented by the Aisne ani the dispositions which we have taken, the enemy will be unable to utilize to the south of the river the success which is of purely local character
 "Ol the rest of the front there is nothing to report
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Many Towns Demolished.

Rome, Jan. Demolished or partly demolished towns dot that part of Italy from Naples northward 10 Ferrara and crosswise the penin- sula from the TyrrAeaian to the Ad- riatic seas over which the earth quake of Wednesday passed.
 Thousands of dead lie beneath the mounds of debris which once were dwellings. churches and public insti- tutious which crumbed under the earths vibrations
 Not even an estimate of the agsre gate fatalities is yet obtaiuable. as numerous places are still isolated owing to the severance of telegraph telephonic and railroad communica ton. It is known however that AVezzalo is a metropolis and also in Scra, some 25 miles to the southeast a large number of lives were lost. In Ayezzano and vicinity it is esti mated that l5.o00 perished and thai fae dead in Sora will total 1000 Sc Tar as is known about 20 towns have Deel levelled, while an almost eGua number suffered serious damage. h
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WILL HOLD FOR TWO YEARS
Diaz, De Ia 6arra, Madero, Lascurian, Huerta, Carbaial, Carranza and Gu, tierrez Have All Held the Office During Term.

Fl Paso, Texas, Jan. 1i-The off cial announcement of the reappoint ment of Eulalio Gutierrez as provi- sio al president of Mexico by the Nilla-Zapata convention was received here teda~
 Guterez is chosen to finish the unCcmrleted siXyear term of Porfiuo Diaz which would have terminated in December, 1916.
 From the time that Diaz was 'hrcWn out of office Mexico has been in a state of revolution and the fol- lowing men, during a single presi- dential term have laid claim ot the office
 Pcrtirio Diaz Francisco Leon de la Barra, Francisco l. Madero Pedro Lagcurain, Victoriano Huerta Fran. cisco Carbajal and Nenustiaao Car, ranza.
 Carranza still contends that he is the chief executive
 During this term only two have been chosen by popular election D.az. busted by the Madero reyOlu tion. and lMadero, deposed by the re actio1ary Huerta Diaz revolt
 The convention government has made several appointments Carlos Argnellos Aas been named "introluc teur d'ambassadeur," an office lack ing in the United States. His duty will be to introduce visiting diplo mats to the president. Salvador Pa lencia was appoiated consul at Eagle Pass, Texas General ugenio Bena yides, the acting sub-secretary of war, was named governor of Goa huiIa General Carranza's native state
 George C. Carothers. who has waived his resignation as state de- partment representative upon urgent request of the Washington govern. ment left to join Villa in the field. It was reported that General Villa had refused to receive Leon Canoya as a state department agent on ac. count of Canoyas alleged part!cipa- tion in the escape from Mexico of Eduardo lturbide who acted as chief of the federal district just after the GGIraHZa evacuation
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
Refugees to Return.

Brownsville, Tex. Jan 1i.-General E. P Nafarrate, Carranza commander at MatamorOs. the Mexican town op- posite here, tonight announced that Carranza troops which came to Mat amoros from Monterey would be re turned at once, and that four train loads of refugees which reached Key. nosa, a Mexican border town west of here. would be returned to Monterey.
 General Nafarrate explained that the recent troops movement from Monterey was due to lack of ammun. ition, which he said had been replen- ished He asserted there were no Vil- la troops along the Carranza lines be eween Monterey and Matamoros.
 The recent order closing the Mexi- can end of the international bridge and ferry lines here between sunset and sunrise, was partially revoked to- night
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
Russia Reports Progress.

Petroerad, Jan 1.-The following official statement was issued from general headquarters today.
 Yesterday we made progress on the right of Lower Nistula. our troops chaueius positions in a man ner favorable to them. The cavalry of the enemy operating in this region was rspused. leaving Serpetz in the possession of our vanguard
 "On our other fronts nothing has occurred other than sllirmishes and artillery duels. Our reconnoiterins parties have been active
 .'On the left bank of the Nistula isolated German attacks were easily expelled by our fir
 "On various portions of our Aus tan front the enemy tried to can- nonade our position with heavy guns, but the efficient fire of our batteries soon silerced the Austrian artillery.
 The official report from the Cau- casus army issued tonight follows:
 "To avoid any false understand ne of our operations in Azerbaijan dur ing the last few days the general staff of the Caucasus army deems It expedient to give the following e . Elanation.
 From the heginling of tae deci- sive action in the principal resicn ot this theater of the war, 1t appeared necessary to regroup our troops. In accordance with this, We Proceede u in Azerbaijan 10 concentrate our troors at certain points which de- malded the evacuation of several places we had occupied previously.
 This rearralgement of oar forces was not under pressure of the enemy but i'm accordance with specially de vised plan. During this operation DO important action took place, except an engagement which our advance guard had near Miaudous. Thus we did not eyacuate AzerbaiJaa, but adopted changes in position answer ing better the new developments.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15

all these places persons were killed or injured.
 Volunteers worked heroica ly thlouehout the day in the runs, en. deayoring to extiicate wounded or rescue the bodies of the dead Kine Victor Emmanuel himself directed the work at Avezzano where the piteous appeals of persons caught be meath wreckaee could be heard plainly
 It is estimated that in Avezzano 1000 persons are buried alive, some of them school children in an insti,u- ten which collapsed Only four sel diers of a garrison of i0J in the town escaped when the barracks fell. Sora, with it's population of 20,0o9. was almost entirely destroyed
 All the municipal and government officers perished Four hundred and fifty bodies already have been taken from the ruins there and large number of injured are under treat ment
 Trains arriving in Rome from the east are bringing hundreds of iu- iured to Rome where they are being taken to hospitals and private houses for treatment Surgeons and nurses are being despatched from all direc- tions into the stricken districts 10 minister to the needs of the injured, while troops are being sent to the ruined or damaged towns to guard against yaldals.
 Among the towns which are said to have been virtually destroyed are Avezzano, Sora. Capelle, Magliano Narze. Massadalbe. Collaimel, Ger chio Ceano. Leui Paterno, San .Felino. Giosamarsi, Scurcola Cspis. uello, Antrosalo and Castronovmo, while Pescina, Ortouamarsi Samtel- imo San Benedetto Ortuscsio Co cullo Biseg1a, Balsorano. Canistro. Castelafiumi Pagliotra and SorDo are damaged badly
 From many other places come re. ports of slishter damage 10 property and minor casualties
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15

bition amendment, which went into ef feet January I, was introduced simul- taneously in the two houses of the state legislature today. It defines liguor as all liquids containing more than one half of one per cent alcohol and empowers the governor to call out the state militia to enforce the law. Importance of wine for religious purposes is permitted.
 The selling or giving away liquor is classed as a disdemeanor for a first offense, but a second offense brings a felony charge, punishment by impris- inment from one to five years
 Pure grain alcohol in ten gallon lots to be used exclusively in the com pounding of medicines prescribed by physicians may be shipped into the state
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
QUEEN UF SHEBA'S
 JEWELS IN NEW YORK
TURK ARRESTED BY PORT AL. THORlTlES WITH PRICELESS
 GEMS IN POSSESSION.

New York, Jan. l4.-Treasurs agents today seized from F. Anpid kadiian two egg-shaped diamonds weighing more than IS karats each and said to be of great value. Col lectcr of the Port Malone directed the seizure of the jewels, which, it is claimed, Anpikadjian failed to de clare to the customs officials when he arrived in the United States ol October 29 last
 Anpikadjian said he had purchased the diamonds m the jewelry market at Constantiaople from an Egyptian princess, who declared they had been in her family for centuries and had been worl at one time by the Queen of Sheba
 At the time of the purchase. he said, the diamonds were attached tC two emeralds, about one inch square The emeralds and the diamonds formed a large pair of earrings. The emeralds were purchased by another dealer, he said.
 Counsel for Anpikadjian contendet that the diamonds were artistic an tiques free from duty and that hi, client had shown them to the custom officer upon his arrival and they hat passed them,
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
Protest Close of oil Fields.

Washington, Jan. IA ~ Secretary Bryan has sent a vigorous protest di- rectly to the Carranza authorities at Tampico against their threat to close the great oil wells in the vicinity of Tampico, because the foreign opera tors refused to pay heavy assess ment levied by the MeXicans At the same time the matter was brought to the attention of General CaIralza himself. A1V
 Most of the oil plants are owned by American and British capital.
 From time to time lately there have been complaints against decrees of the Carranza officials, reports com ing directly from state department representatives as well as through the interested foreign embassies.
 The latest advices indicated that the MeXicans were preparing to sum marily shut down all of the plants m less the money demanded was forth coming.