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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11
FRIENDSHIP HIS ONLY IDEA
But We Have Suspicion That the
Young Man Did Not Accept
the Fathers Offer.

He came into the old gentleman
| Office with a bright smile.
IN the young man who's been call
ing on your daughter. sir. and just
dropped into say ! am not in love
with her"
No answer
Il want TO be perfectly square. Ours
IS friendship. pure and simpe-gen-
nine platonic. We respect each other.
We enjoy simple and friendly com
munion. Just a case of comradeship,
pure and unalloyed.'
No answer.
You may think-t would be natural
for any man of your vast experience
of the world to think-that. even if |
feel this way about it. your daughter
might unconsciously be falling in love
with me. only to wake up some day
and find her heart broken Through
no fault of my own, you understand.
Just one of those unhappy accidents
She knows the situation, Purely men.
tai, | assure YOU.
The old gentleman wheeled around.
Weren't you kissing my daughter
last night in the back parlor?'
The young man smiled again.
Certainly, sir, certainly. Nothing
In that. ! assure you-the kiss of
friendship. Ever hear of Damon and
Pythias? They kissed each other fire.
quently. Jonathan and David also. /.
sir. am proud to kiss any friend of
mine
I'm. | suppose you'd put both
arms around your friend. hold his lily
white hand in yours and lay his head
on your shoulder-just for pure friend |
ship?"
That's it. sir. Your intuitive mind !
has grasped the idea. With me friend |
ship is everything"
And what is your idea of love-"
Love. sir! Never experienced it.
I'm not interested in love Me for
friendship, pure and unalloyed.'
Il see--just a few friendly. platonc
hugs and friendly kisses and"
Exactly, sir. You know
The old gentleman smiled
I'm glad you called" he said.
Nothing like frank talk to clear up
hese little matters. Young man, |
eel friendly toward you already. No
'eason. is there, why you and
shouldn't be friends?''
None, sir. In fact. it's the dearest
Wish of my heart"
Good. Then l tell you what. I'm
.oing to send my dear. friendly daugh-
er away tomorrow for months vaca-
ion. But don't let that make anv diff
erence. I'll take her place Come
round and sit in my lap all the eve
ing. will yOu?"-Life. II
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11
Well Put.

once in a while. wher small !
dreu are witnesses in cor, ,h.r !.
an original way of framing ,..,, "
s"ers to questions put to them n 4
attorneys, says the Boston Pos, a
other day little girl in The diva
court was asked:
How do You know that this ,,,,
ment is true?"
" ny. my papa told me So n,,,,
~ replied the little girl
And do you always ansve, w,
stepmothor politely. no matter Nv
she says to you, as your father NJ
YOU TO do?"
No. said the small witness -.
after a brief pause she added. N,
heart did not bring forth the vrA,.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11

abandoned
indeed has nothing under his
He cant md the $5OOOO $4,000 1t pu ~ wy
With the found
are evera municipal offices buildings the neigh
sofhood for which the city good rentals
The ID stories the
originally intended
Intelligent gentlemen here
tact that oil high buildings sway The h
faoU1 nen assigned the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11

spoonful and if it doesn't -,
YOU r'1!t ap and make ,on S',a'a
ana Vigorous l want you to ~, -, LEI
me store and get your mos :. ''ei
son S Liver Tone is des,, r
sale of calomel because it l. .. Y
medicine; entirely vesetahle 20, "a IN
II cannot saiivate or make WV ,as !
guarantee that one s NV sRs
podson's Liver Tone viii ', W.. I
sluggish liver to work and c1 rs' w
bowels Of that sour bile And ~ w
pated waste which is cloc,;,' ''as
system ana making you feel mis- u !,
! guarantee that a bottle oi ~,
Liver Tone will keep your omit. a'
lly feeling fine for months ~. wy ~
your children. 1t is harmless. s,.,
gripe and they like its pleas,,, ~sa'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11

1eo' uoH' IIc hHUWS WHAT you IIKe
ana how you like it and recommends
some special dish to your jaded palate
In such a confidential way that you
can almost taste 1t before it's served.
Ana while you are eating. this soft
voiced. clever-smiling servitor is al
ways sympathetic when you tell him
any OF your troubles. He laughs at
your jokes. pets and pampers you.
He is always right at your elbow to
attend to the hundred little things
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11

robbed
me host walk heard the swish Of its With ateng teeth M
confident the noises she a
and heiroom
spook as supposed masked
Years unhappy a herself
upon the
with a rich she OF freedom
now the OF
sleeping CITY, tall stately figure clothed exhng breath
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11
His Manauers,

Can | return this necktie /, m
style, color and cost do not meet vii.
the approval of the board Of dire.
tors ~ asked the little man Of IA.
clerk at the haberdashery counter.
i suppose so, but tell me, pleas
who are the board of directors
My wife and daughters. mgAt
also add that they are the auditus
bureau and the committee on styI.,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11

the twill
through He
smile The waiter stomach
mat why you
oss nave saled little
rants nave from half dozen
e estate Apropos OF
Delmonos Seven
course
experienced securing lot which
sloe streets on Central Park Il
on out I've onered the
whispered the old
cne and
0o NeOO
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11

I SV-BtOTy WunICIpdI OU1I0lnR. IL cost
about twice as much per cubic foot
as the handsomest private sky.
scrapers. Long after It was started,
work on the higher Woolworth building
was begun; and long before 1t was
anywhere near completed. the Wool.
worth building was humming and bug.
ting with busy clerks and stenog.
raphers. bank presidents and lawyers.
Moreover, the municipal building
snt completed yet and apparently
aever will be. The upper is stories
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11

ee OF ground in the the block
rent collectors worker
The Des Mone
bad housing conditions which
Inc only kind oned
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11

A good deal Of boiled cabbage ses
into society under the name Of "cauA.
flower.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11

who has lived there just to show that
she does rot believe in ghosts, has
never been able to keep colored help
because they said they saw night
providers gliding silently across shin
ing floors. Persons whom she had
there as guests have quickly gone
home after hearing strange noises like
the slow tramp of hundreds of persons
and the wall of a child. Her latest
guest. Miss Netty Barry. deserted the
mansion rhou an upDrinciDle0
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11

The girl with the biggest matrimony
has the best chance for matrimOny.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11
Why New York City Has So Many Wealthy Walters

NEW YORKThis
the regular this
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11
Nothing Under Father Knickerbocker's New Dome

NEW YORK-f somebody There's no
~ under COME wouldn't it
would be the truth This big
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11

Suspicious are often worse than
facts.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11
Its Nature.

Il hear queer noise in this room
like a muffled clock"
Maybe it's the bed ticking
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11

yield a reasonable profit to the builder
is being made here. The Octavia Hill
association. which has already won
renown in solving housing problems,
has worked out the plan to the small
est detail and is building .he model
houses. Forty-ive families will be
provided for in the first block now
under construction.
The houses. which are Of red
brick. are simply finished. with suf-
ficient trimming to keep them from
being severely Main One i.anor4ant
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11
The Specie.

The Species.
My dear Mrs. Comeup, are thes
mushrooms yonder edible
No; | thing they're canned
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11
Gales of GOTHAM
| =;;l!:::ah a d15ooherC|TIES
Philadelphia Ghost Has Fondness for Jewels

DHADELPAAn Philadelphia which fol
the front
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11
Des Moines Experimenting With Housing Plan

OEs MoNEs practical demonstration apart
plumbing
for each family be built month and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-11
HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES.

That many medicines. such as spir-
| IT'S OF peppermint. camphor. and gin
ger. which are frequently used as
household remedies. fail OF their pur-
pose. - accounted for by the great
variation In the strength and purity OF
many Of these preparations as sold In
the market. According 20 an article
recently published by the United
States public health aervice. there f.
considerable variation In the strength
Of many OF the common remedies
used in the household.
II IS also asserted that the loss OF
human energy through sickness and
deaths from preventable diseases con-
stitutes BY far the greatest waste OF
our present day resources and that Il
f. not generally appreciated that this
waste Is due either to neglect or ig-
norance 50 FAR as the use OF prophy-
tactic or curative measures may be
concerned.
A table presenting a compilation
from the reports OF state chemists
shows that OF 3.472 samples of ten Of
dcial articles that are widely used rs
household remedies. examined in 1918.
I-259. OF 3S per cent. were rejected as
being adulterated or not In compli-
ance with the Official requirements.
a second table shows that of 5.347
samples OF the same articles examined
during 1912. 1.s6I or IS per cent were
rejected
The preparations included In these
tables are more frequently used as
remedies than on the pre- 4
scriptions Of physicians. but are new I
ertheless recognized medicines the /
abuse or misuse OF which may lead 90 !
serious consequences
The author concludes that a more
energetic and active control OF all 4
irugs and preparations Is needed. The
desirable and only efficient method of l.
control involves honesty. knowledge.
vigilance and care on the part OF the
'erson selling the product.
Members OF boards OF health and
ither state federal officials entrusted
With the enforcement OF laws designed
o control the purity and strength OF
medicinal products should call atten-
Ion to the desirability OF having these
avs enforced IN a way TO secure for
he purchaser drugs OF uniform
treDgth and purity with view OF !
ninimixins as much as possible the ,
ntoward or secondary effects of pat
n medicines Irrespective OF whether
hey are used as household remedies
? under the direct suprvision OF a
ompe.ent physician
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-11

The passes in the Swiss mountains
have doubtless been used by man ever
since he began to travel, but in former
times they were crossed very different
ly from the present. During the mid
die ages small parties or even fndivid-
uals would cross the mountains on
foot, usually conducted by guide.
During that period when William
Tell Is supposed to have shot the apple
from his sons head, in the village of
Altdorf, where he fiourished, lived a
young Swiss named Friedrich Sohm.
His occupation was to guide persons
over the ST. Gothard pass down into
northern Italy, then bring others back
TO Lucerne Friedrich loved and was
loved by young girl named Agatha,
and they were only waiting till he had
made one more trip over the pass to
be married. Then he was intending to
build a boat on the Lake of the Four
Cantons in which TO carry passengers
back and fourth between F1eweln and
Lucerne.
One day came Leonardo Moreli,
Fiorentine who had been to Paris with
some jewels which he had sold and
was taking back the gold he had re-
ceived for them. He engaged Fried
rich to conduct him across the pass
to the point on the Italian side where
now is the mouth of the tunnel, whence
he could proceed by road to Lugano.
All day guide and man toiled up the
mountain and in the evening rested
at an inn on the Italian side. The
merchant carried his gold in a leather
bag sewed TO a belt at his waist.
When he entered the inn and the land
lord conducted him to his room Sohm
tossed his bag on a toble, causing the
gold pieces inside to give out the
sound of coins This excited the Gu
pidity of the landlord, and during the
night. when the merchant was asleep, I
he stole into the room and took his |
gold Then, in order to avert suspi- |
cion, he opened the door TO the guides |
room and dropped one of the coins on |
the floor.
In the morning the merchant made |
a great ado about his loss, and the
landlord suggested that he search the |
guides room. OF course piece OF
gold was found on the floor. Fried /
rich protested his innocence. but was
unable to make the merchant believe
that ne was not LuS tnlSi lie SuluS
consented to continue the jorney to
Lugano, where he would give himself
up, preferring this course to being
fugitive and an outlaw.
It was the month of May, when the
snow in the Alps is melting, and in
certain parts of the journey the guide
md the merchant travelled Joined by
/ rope. In passing over a narrow path
where on one side was a precipice the
;now gave way and the merchant
would have gone down with it had not
he guide braced himself so firmly as
o save him. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-11

breeding zone after Jan Is. except in
New Jersey. where the season extends
20 Feb. l. In most OF the southern or
winferin< zone the season closes Feb.
/. bot extends 20 Feb. Is in Florida.
Georgia and South Carolina These
acquisitions were proclaimed on Oct 1.
1914. No change has since been made
In them. and no change Is likely 10 be
made until the constItutionGiity OF the
law has been passed on By the United
States supreme court As a matter OF
fact the Law provides that all changes
IN the regulations must be considered
for a period OF so days. and then must
b.. approved and signed BY the presi-
dent before they become effective u
e thus evident that there r. no posi-
blIlty that the Prohibition OF spring
shooting WI be Ia any way modified
this year.
The officials OF the department who
are lntrusted with the enforcement Of
the Law are anxious that these facts
be Impressed upon the people because
II Is the intention 20 investigate care
fully al reports OF violations made TO
the departments inspectors and war
iens and TO prosecute all such viola
tons in the federal courts. In this
connection II IS pointed out that prose
buttons may be instituted at any time
within three years OF the offense-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-11
Is Villa the Man of the Hour?

onstrated, is necessary. It is not i'm
probable the unlettered but naturally
endowed villa will force respect Tor
organized government and bring about
recognition of lesalized authority The
public school must follow.
The outlook in Mexico is none TOO
hopeful. but il order is to come out
OF chaos there seems no more likely
medium than through a man of the
villa type. who. though uneducated,
has military talent of high order,
remarkable personality. and the ele-
ments OF diplomacy in his makeup
More than that. being one OF them. he
understands the character of the peo-
pie and sympathizes with their needs.
Experience has demonstrated sober
reason in Mexico does not rule; edu-
cation must pave the way for the
acquisition of judgment, and while this
condition is being brought about stern
measures must prevail in law enforce
ment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-11
lChicaeo TrIbnne.O

Chicago Tribune.)
a warship may use whatever flag
il pleases to conceal its identity. 1t
was reported that the Emden in en-
tering Penang harbor. where it sank
two ships. one a French boat, sailed
under the Japanese flag until IL was
ready 20 open fire on its unsuspect-
ing enemies. That ruse and the other
one OF putting up an extra funnel were
accepted as in accord with sea law.
The use of foreign flag for the pur-
pose of destruction was not protested.
The Lusitania used a neutral flag to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-11
USING OUR OWN GOODS.

The women OF America arc asked 20
toln n campaign for the purpose OF
pushing American made goods
This patriotic campaign OF the re-
Gently organized woman's National
Made In u. 3. n league 20 enlist the
twenty million adult women OF the
country who are the home puresasiug
agents and spenders of the nations
money In q great army OF patrons OF
noms industries has begun under the
auspices and patronage and active CO
operation OF some OF the most disttn-
guished women In the country
The league IL ncn-partisan- II VIII
not attempt to hold shows or exposi-
sions or endorse any specific articles
~msde IN u. :. A. II IL purely and
stmpiy n patriotic organization and
aims TO crystalline the patriotic senti-
nens among American women into a
SETTER and more understanding sup
bort OF home Industries. II Amer
can women Get the habit OF asking for
-ma6s IN 4. =. A. articles. the good
Drsessee win continue indchnitely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-11
The Daily Story
Agatha's Wedding Gift-By Eunice Blake.
BY Eunice Blake.

Sohm was so gratified that he ogo.
ed TO forgive Friedrich the theft :,
| his gold provided he would return oro
half of it. Friedrich still insisted ,b..
| the landlord must have stolen II 80
proposed that they return to the ,rr
| and investigate the matter. To M.
/ the merchant consented, and they -
traced their steps. When they reach
ed the inn they accused the laadlora
of the theft and declared that ~ ~
| did not restore the property a co,.
stable would be brought to take him
where he would be tried.
The landlord was much agitated =.
| this, for in those days criminals wsra
usually put to the torture to maLa
them confess. However, he stuck 10
his denial, claiming that the cojn
found in the guides room was proc,
positive that he was the thief.
The inn stood on a southern exno.
sure which in summer was free from
snow, but though ii was now get,,ra
thin the ground, or. rather, the rocI
on which it stood, was still covered
The day had been very warm. ana
since the departure of the two men in
the morning the sun, shining through
the thin atmosphere, had left several
bare spots. Friedrich just before uuu.
set went out on the ledge, where the
Italian sunset was spread out before
him, to think of some plan for finding
the gold which he believed the land.
lord had hidden. While sitting there
water was trucking from the melting
snow. Before arising to return 10
the inn space had been uncovered
and, looking down beside him, he saw
what at first he believed TO be a vel.
low stone, but on closer inspection
proved to be gold coin.
Friedrich's first impulse was to &C.
cuse the landlord anew. fortified by
this proof, but he was not used to act.
ing on impulse. Instead, he went to
the merchant. told him what he had
found and suggested that the thief had
buried the gold in different places IN.
der the snow and if they waited till
the sun uncovered the ground they
might recover it all.
The merchant consented, and they
remained where they were. one or the
other being outside all day to watch
both the ground and the landlord to
see that he did not remove the gold.
AS the sun melted the snow here and
there a dozen or so pieces of gold ap-
peared, which were taken in, and at
last every piece was recovered. Then
a word to the landlord they
went down the mountain into Italy.
The merchant, being indebted to
for his life as well as for
the recovery of his gold. insisted on
dividing the money with him. Fried
rich refused, but at last consented that
Morelli should send II by him to
Agatha for a wedding present
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-11

Dubuque telegraph Heraid)
Villa as provisional president. He
says he does not want to be president.
but he recognizes the hopeiessness of
the present situation
View Il from any standpoint you
will, the record goes 10 show Mexico
j. not 1T for sslf-government in the
sense the United States knows It. Lib
erty in Mexico means license. Diaz,
the head OF what was nominally re-
public. vas in reality the head of a
military oligarchy-a despotism as
complete as Europe ever has known.
The trouble was lack of education.
The exercise OF the functions of
means the recognition OF
the rights OF fellow men. Mexico.
lacking the educational advantages OF
America and its people the stability
or the American masses. fails TO &C
knowledge this principle. An iron
hand. the successful rule OF Diaz DEM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-11
RIGHT OF REVOLUTION.

What the president said about Mex
leo in his Indianapolis speech was
very much 20 the point. II IS his idea
that the people there are entitled TO
liberty. no matter how long they take
In determining IT," And he added:
Have not European nations taken as
long as they wanted and spilled as
much blood rs they pleased TO settle
their own affairs. and shall we deny
the same right TO Mexico7-'
There has been more petty and un-
reasonable criticism OF Mr.. Wilson's
Mexican policy than OF any other feat
ure OF his administration. comments
the Baltimore sun. This criticism Is
utterly un-American, utterly out OF
touch and sympathy with American
principles and American traditions.
and IS discreditable TO those who per
INIT themselves to indulge in II. But
whether they realize that fact or not.
the president serves notice on them
that they are wasting their time. and
that $50 far as his influence goes
while he is president nobody shall in
terfers- with the Mexican struggle for
liberty. Mr.. Wilson IS in perfect ac-
cord with the American spirit on this
subject When We come under the
sway OF imperialism and militarism.
we Will be interfering all the time
with every other nation that Is weaker
than We are But until then Mr.. VII
sons policy will represent the feeling
and the conviction OF the vast major
ity OF the American people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-11

not use the money, must attend per-
sonally to investing it. Interest al
lowed by the bank at the end of a
given period, If not withdrawn, rs
placed to the depositor's credit, and
itself draws interest from that time
on, thus automatically becoming part
OF the deposit. That means con-
slant increase in the amount at in
terest and in the interest payments.
3. Freedom from tax. In most
states savings bank deposits are free
from taxation by state or local author
tiles.
6. The habit of saving Last, but
by no means least, of the advantages
OF a savings account is what might
be called the reflex influence on the
depositor himself. II firmly fixes in
him the valuable habit of saving,
which will be a lifelong benefit to
him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-11
SILK WORMS RIVAL.

Artificial SILK products have esseb
ilshed themselves In the textile indus
try TO n degree the general public has
not suspected The material IS ex
tensively employed IN making silk
hosiery: being available for most OF
the completed product. although not
replacing natural silk for the soies
and hens 4 new field Is In certain
lines OF millinery goods. where iuster
Il desired
Some OF the prettiest and costIIest
novelties In fabrics for dress wear
utilize this substance. which 81 made
from wood IL Il not only used IN
mixed With Voc; and cot
ton bet Il employed exclusively In
many fabrics for dress wear. IA Is
coming into considerable demand for
evening wear. especially where great
cost II not considered necessary. II
can be dyed 20 the best advantage. Il
Is noted and woven as readily rs
any other yarn