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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08
HAD AN EXCELLENT REASON
Witness Explains How He Knew All
About Dead Man Without Ever
Having Seen Him.

The learned counsel in the great will
case literally beamed with joy. Here
was witness who was everything a
witness should be.
II congratulate you, sir" he said, en-
Enthusiastically your memory for de-
behalf of the numerous relatives of the
| testatOr who are present in court /
should like to thank you for the very
tlattering, though none the less truth
full, description that you have just
given Of the esteemed gentleman who
is now. alas. no more
A murmur of applause went round
the crowded court.
II presume" continued the learned
counsel, that you We're very intimate
with the testator during his lifetime?"
The witness hestated and blushed Il
crimson red. "N-n-no," he answered,
lamely I'm fact, l never saw him in
my life"
But. really, sir" cried the lawyer,
in surprise Il fail to see how you
could give such an accurate and flatter
ing description Of him If you never
saw him.
The witness gave Il very sickly smile.
perhaps you will understand bet
ter" he said, when l tell you that
married his widow - Rochester
Times.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08

you for that, If want to. Tell me how
long you have known him. and how
long you've known / was his daughter,
and what made you begin to suspect,
and"
"In PHYS name!" the Dowager ORA
gOn interrupted, covering her ears.
lone question ut time. Be still, and
I'll tell YOU"
But here. to her open relief. the
stewardess knocked and catered, with
the effect of rendering Lydia oblivious
to all else.
eyes, Winant? You've found him7
WThere?'
lone Of the stewards tells me, miss,
'e's Just seen Mr.. Craven abaft the
deck 'ouse on the main deck. astern.'
THANK you SO much, Winant. Good
by, Mrs. Beggnrstnff."
Snatching up wrap and scarf, Lydia
was Off in breath.
Those she left behind eyed one an
other oddly-the Dowager Dragon with
tWinkling look of inquiry: the stew
ardeSs with discreetly tightened lips
and half-lowered lids that, limiting at
mysteries unutterable, were plain
proyocation to any competent cate
chist.
And the face of Mrs. Beggarstaff
grew bright with the light of battle.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08

die name is Omniscience. Remember
that, next time you try to keep Amelia
Beggarstaff In the dark. You're Lydia
Craven, and your fathers Thaddeus
Craven-Tad Craven to me and"
"YOu know him? You know my ia
ther, Mrs. Beggarstaff? You dear!"
With grim smile, the Dowager
Dragon submitted to q spontaneous en-
brace. then gently Tended off the agi-
tated girl. "There!' she growled with
an attempt at acerbity not wholly sue
cessful. Save your kisses for your
dad! I dare say you've played the
deuce with my complexion, and as for
my wig" (this while readjusting that
disarranged adornment) 1T you can't
keep your own hair on for Joy, you
might at least be good enough to let
mine roost where 1t belongs!"
Butt don't care!" Lydia retorted
with gay defiance. "You know my ia
Their, and I've a perfect right to kiss
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08
Things happen Immediately
which Lydia did not bargain for,
and the unfolding Of a mystery
is vastly disconcerting to sew.
eral persons. The veil is lifted
In the next instaIIment.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Most-Souqht-After 1hino.


In the American Magazine Il writer
says:
Men have been living in this world
for many centuries. They have traded
in their lives for many different things
fame, money, power But the con-
sensus of opinion through the ages Is
that the thing most to be desired Is
happiness No man can be really
happy unless his conscience is clear !;
therefore 1t pays to be honest and to
treat the other fellow as one would like
to be treated. No one can be happy
who sacrifices his health; therefore
fame and too much money-either OF
which usually demand health in eX-
change-are not to be desired. No man
can have the highest happiness unless
he can feel that he is doing little
good by living. that he is going to leave
the world Il bit better after he has gone.
Therefore 1t pays to bring children
into the world and care for them; 1t
pays to be q good neighbor and Il good
employer and good friend"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08
Cables Contain Much Wire.

of wire in the sheathing and core of
the worlds cables made since their in
PRODUCTION In 1857 is sufficient to reach
from the earth to the moon. Where
the sea Is about three miles deep, and
the ship Is steaming at its usual rate,
in paying out a new line, it has been
found that over two and half hours
pass before the cable reaches the bed
of the sea. BY the time the cable has
settled to rest the ship Is 25 miles
away.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08
CHAPTER ~.

Lydia stepped over the high sill Of
doorway to open air upon the main
deck abaft the superstructure and
gained the shadow Of the deckhouse
wherein the rudder engine clanked and
groaned. When she came to the open
taffrail the moon slipped from behind
cloud, drenching the ship with ghost
ly radiance. and she stopped short. In
no other public part Of the vessel could
one-or two-have found greater
privacy.
Two, at least, seemed to have
thought of that. In that fan-shaped
space behind the deckhouse, close by
the singing meter Of the log, Craven
stood with Mrs. Merrilees In his arms.
Wholly unaware that they were not
alone, these two chung to each other,
lips sealing lips in the ecstasy of long
and passionate embrace, moveless save
as they yielded to the motion Of the
ship.
Lydia stood rooted in incredulous
embarrassment. In that pitiless wash
Of naked moonlight she could not fail
to recognize the woman. She was Mrs.
Merrilees beyond question, gOwned pre-
cisely as she had been that first night
out, forever to be figure of radiant
loveliness in the galleries Of Lydia's
memory.
But that the other, her lover, could
be Thaddeus Craven-impossible! A
passing likeness to his sturdy but
graceful Misunderstanding eyes too
eager to recognize a beloved parent: it
could be nothing more than that. In
possible that he, her father could be
the lover of woman but little older
than herself!
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08

To Lydia. waiting with eyes shin
Ing and lips tremulous with anticipa-
ton, entered Unexpectedly her Dowager
Dragon; and entering, for the first and
only time in their association betrayed
no signs Of some slight embarrassment
and bewildernent.
Heaven help our home" Mrs. Beg
garstaff cried thunderstruck. "Where
are you going child?"
ION deck, probably" Lydia informed
her with twinkle Of mischief.
"But-my blessed income"
Dear Mrs. Beggarstar," Lydia In
terposed impulsively. Il must tell you,
something has Notwithstanding SO
wonderful and delightful that verify
believe 1t would have got me out Of bed
had been at the point Of DEATH"
"Poh!" exclaimed the Dowager
Dragon impatiently. Surprise faded in
her eyes, and was replaced by some
thing strangely Ike disappointment.
With a quick movement she closed the
door and sat down on her bed. "Non-
sense!" she added with unaccountabe
irritation, looking the excited young
woman up and down. "My dear, you're
not going to tell me you've found out
your father IS on board?"
GLOW in the name Of wonder did you
guess?''
II didn't guess-I knew" the Dragon
retOrted, sententlously. II know every
thing, including my own mind: my mid
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08

Lady (out Of siGht)-but If the
woman next door refused to give you
bite, and set the dog on you, it Is
strange you wear such a benevolent
smile
The Hobo-Ah, mum, dat Is smile
Of expectancy dat settled on me face
outside de smile froze on me face and
won't come off. /
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08
Figures Of Speech.

"This poet speaks Of forswearing the
fagon. People don't drink out OF
flagons nowadays
1.-The word is used In a figurative
sense. People are always talking about
climbing aboard the water wagon, but
you rarely ever see anybody on real
water wagon but the driver."-Birm-
ingham Age-Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08
CHAPTER iIl-continued.

Two minutes later the StewardeSS,
hs.ening to answer series OF impa'
I'M rings from BIS, found that state
,om bright with light and tenanted
N male but animated young woman
nntically struggling into haphazard
aection of garments, with the evi-
Ant intention of making immediate
appearance in public.
aWinant, do you think you could
Ind me passenger list?"
~Oh, surely, miss"
II want very much to see one.
Psase fetch it at once"
Crayely Winant shrugged and went
N way, shrewdly guessing close to
be cause Of the passengers excite
sent. "Some sweet'art, likely" she
rdected with the indulgent pity OF o
disappearing married woman not
obliged to live continuously with her
hsband. "Found out some'ow 'e's
q board, witch she wasn't expectin'."
30 instead Of summoning the ships
DOCTOR to pass upon the ACCESSIBILITY OF
allowing the convalescent to go on
deck, Winant serenely carried out her
Instructions, returning to find Miss
0rteret oil dressed save for hooks
nd sh0ebuttons.
You've been in since went to sleep
ibis afternoon, Winant?" the girl de-
handed as Winant entered.
Yes, miss, tidyin' up bit"
you didn't notice a brooch any
vhere-on top this chest Of drawers?"
"A cameo brooch? Yes, miss, did.
md left 1t were l saw 1t"
Really? But it's not there now.
What can have become Of it? Oh, is
nat the passenger list?"
u her excitement. almost snatching
NON Winant's grasp the printed list
q nrst-cabln passengers, the girl
Fomptly forgot the missing brooch.
You're sure, MISS" the stewardess
fsued, first examining the chest and
nen kneeling to paw the carpet be-
0tn It, "yOu're sure you didn't by
chawnse knock it off while dress
kr
-"nat!" the girl murmured abstract
Wy her gaze racing down the dense
Numns of small type.
The brooch. miss
Oh, bother that! It's surely some
mere about. I'll find it later. Oh.
|snant" she broke off with cry of
slght. ut is true. knew l couldn't
mistaken! He is on the ship"
ner trembling forefnger indicated
aaWay down the column headed &C"
M entry, Craven, Thaddeus-New
Inc gentleman as you're Engaged
!. = MISS! Winant hazarded imperson-
y; and having noted the name
ack. ' " NUN Wy "e
Engaged TO? Oh. no, Winant! 7"
y. sirl laughed. "How absurd! why,
IS my father"
~. Craven, miss? But / thought
wv your nine was Carteret, miss"
Vn" the girl gasped in transient
may. Then she laughed. ITO be
mat Is the name l sailed under.
\. NY real names Lydia Craven-not
~ oarteret at all. You see, l didn't
s-well-somshody III England-to
DIV | was sailing" |
Tour father, raissf" Winant hazard.
! uspasslonate. kneeling again to
'. -. 70 the CIR shoes.
20; someore else. IL didn't
my father 7"as in England, you
q ravens daughter faltered In
. .a'nt chill Of doubt. "He-ne
~ nave made ( hurried trip on bust
=. mesa very kesy nlAn-and didn't
y. une TO nottfy ne. But that" her
~ oictatcd OF the rebound, "only
- It more strange and wonder
mat We sas i'd meet this way!
Will be surlTiesd-"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08
GETTING BY.

WAS your wife's party formal af-
fair?"
Very" replied Mr.. Cumrox. 1--WE
had very particular butler who didn't
like my looks. I knew he wouldn't be-
lieve me If told him was the owner
of the house."
allow did you get in?'
II told him l was one Of my wife's
relations"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08
An Object of Sympathy.

"Who was that dapper little man
you spoke to just nOw?"
"Nly dancing teacher. Did you no
tice the look of commiseration he gave
me?"
yes"
II recently confessed to him that
thought 1t waste Of time to dance"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08
Front-RoW Patron.

Patience-Your father Is very bald,
isn't he?
Patrice-Well. he wears a wig.
But he never has wig on when
I see him In the front row at the
theater."
No; you see he always takes his
wig off then, SO he can get good
seat"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08
Too Realistic.

what miserable attendance was
at that moving picture show"
"Yes; when the hero came out and
bowed, l felt real sorry for him."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08
An Optimist.

Hungry Harold-Do we have 10 go
widout supper?
Educated Edgar-NO. We merely
postpone 1t until tomorrow.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08

Concrete piles. 100 feet long end that
weigh 20 tons have been used In build
ing q wharf In New Zealand
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08
A time for EVERYTHING.

Edith-''Is it true that you have
quarreled with Jack?" Ethel-"I
should say not. My birthday is next
week.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-08
Town Speciaitles.

There IS a man in our town.
And he is full OF prunes:
He has a rusty phonograph
And never changes tunes.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-25
PLANTING OF TREES
IS OFTEN NEGLECTED

Many of the dry farmers in the state,
in their haste to plant wheat and other
crops which yield a more direct rev.
enue, neglect to plant trees on their
farms until after they have resided
upon them for some years. This is a
mistake which only time will rectify.
Wheat or any other grain crop can be
grown in a single season, it takes half
a lifetime to produce a good tree Not
only do trees add to the comfort and
convenience of the dry farm home. but
they likewise increase it's market value
as well. The DAYS Of land specula-
ton are fast approaching an end in
Montana, the newcomers who are
now buying up our farms are men and
women who come here to make their
homes, and naturally they will pay
more for the farm with trees already
started than for one as barren as the
surrounding prairie. Trees can be
grown on practically all the dry farms
OF the state and it will be found a
money making proposition to plant
them, as well as step which will go
long way toward making home
stead into home.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-25
SAGE AND SULPHUR
| DARkENS GRAY HAIR
It's Grandmother's Recipe to
Restore Color, Gloss
and Attractiveness.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and sulphur, properly compound
ed. brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray. Years ago the only way 10
get this mixture was to make it at
home which Is mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays. by asking at any drug store
for "Wycths Sage and Sulphur Com
pound you will get a large bottle OF
this famous old recipe. improved by the
addition of other ingredients. for about
80 cents.
Don't stay gray. Try it! No ono can
possibly tell that YOU darkencd your
hair, as it does 1t so naturally and
evenly. You dampcn sponge or soft
brush with it and draw this through
your hair. taking one small strand at
Il time: by morning the gray hair dis
appears, and after another application
or two. your hair becomes beautifully
dark, glossy and attractive.
Wycth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound Is delightful toilet requisite
for those who desire dark hair and
Il youthful appearance. 1t Is not in
tended for the cure, mitigation or pre-
Vention of disease.--Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-25
Hot Water for
Sick Headaches
Tells why everyone should drink
hot water with phosphate
In Il before breakfast.

Headache of any kind is caused by
auto intoNication--wh which means self
poisoning. Liver and bowel poisons
called toxins, sucked into the blood.
through the lymph ducts, excite the
heart which pumps the blood 40 fast
that it congests in the smaller arteries
and veins OF the head, producing vio-
lent, throbbing pain and distress,
called headache. You become nervous,
Respondent, sick, fcvorish and miscr-
able. your meals sour and almost nau-
scatc you. Then you resort to acetan-
Hide, aspirin or the bromidcs which
temporarily relieve but do not rid the
blood Of these irritating toxins.
A glass of hot water with n tea
spoonful OF limestone phosphate in It,
drank before breakfast for awhile. will
not only wash these roisons from your
system and cure you OF headache but
will cleanse, purify and freshen the
entire alimentary canal.
Ask your pharmacist for a quarter
pound OF limestone phosphate. 1t is in -
expensive. harmless as sugar, and al
most tasteless, except for a soursh
twinge which Is not unpleasant.
II you aren't feeling your best, II
tongue Is coated or you wake up with
bad taste. foul breath or have colds.
indigestion. biliousness. constipation
or sour. acid stomach, begin the phos-
plated hot water cure to rid your sys-
tenn of toxins and polsons.
Results are quick and it is claimed
that those who continue to flush out
the stomach. liver and bowels every
morning never have any headache or
know miserable moment. MIssoula
Drug CO.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-25
Alfalfa Best Forage Crop
Being Grown in the State

1t is around the last of April and the
first of May. Early seeding is desir-
able. The amount of seed to SOW IL
disputed point. A few years ago II
was customary to sow 20 pounds to the
acre, but this is now believed to be
too much and about half that amount
10 pounds to the acre, is generally
found sufficient to give good stand
Be sure to get the best seed possible
and have 1t tested for both germina-
ton and purity. 1t is easy to adul-
terate alfalfa seed and likewise it is
essential tnat the seed be pure. The
seeding itself can best be done by
means of the grass seeder attachment
to the grain drill, which will put the
properly. The best depth to plant is
generally IL to three inches. Alfalfa
should never be seeded broadcast If n
drill is available for broadcast seeding
makes for uneven termination. Among
the growers in the state there is diff
ference of opinion as to whether al
falfa on irrigated land will do better
when seeded alone or when planted
with nurse crop. Circumstances alter
cases and we believe that the grower
should be guided by his own personal
preferences in this matter. When seed
ed alone, the bitches for irrigation can
be dug before seeding and no seed
planted in them which would later in
terfere with the flow OF water and
then, too, where alfalfa is planted
alone fair crop of hay can sometimes
be secured at the end of the first sea-
son. In seeding with nurse crop the
advantage lies in getting a crop of
grain from the land while the alfalfa is
starting. Barley or oats are generally
planted for this purpose and the seed
ing is not so heavy as where a grain
crop alone is planted.
The time Of application and the
amount of irrigation water needed will
vary with the season. In general prac-
tice it Is necessary to irrigate imme-
diately after the removal of the first
crop and again after taking off the
second. During a dry spring irrigation
may be necessary before the first cut
ting. When this is done it generally
interferes with the curing of the hay
crop, but has the advantage of prompt
~ starting a second growth.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-25
NO ST01MAcHPAlN,
GAS, INDIGESTION
IN FIVE MINUTES
"Pape's Diapepsin' Is the
Best Antacid and Stomach
Regulator Known.

Really does" put upset stomachs in
order--"really does overcome indiges
ton, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and
sourness due to acid fermentation in
five minutes-that-ius that-makes
Pape's Diarepsin the largest selling
stomach antacid and regulator in the
world. II what you eat ferments and
turns sour, yon bclch gas and eructate
undigestcd food or water; head is
dizzy and aches; breath foul; tongue
coated; your insides filled with indi-
gestiblc waste, remember the moment
"Pape's Diapepsin" comes in contact
with the stomach all such distress van
lshes. It's truly astonishing--almost
marvellous, and the JOY Is its harmless
ness.
A large fifty-ccnt case of Pape's
Diapepsin Is worth its weight in gold
to men and women who can't get their
stomachs regulated. 1t belongs In your
homc-should always be kept handy in
case of n sick sour. upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest, surest antacid for the stom-
ach in the world.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-25
Efficiency Lost by Putting
Them to Work Without
Proper Care.
ARE SOFT IN SPRING
Straw Stacks and Pasture
Leave Horse in Poor
Condition for Flowing.

While the opening of the spring sea :
son varies in different parts of Mon
tana. it is fairly safe to assume that,
despite the present winter weather, a
few more weeks will find most farm
ers IN the state busy with their spring
work. One of the essential factors in
spring accomplishment on the farms is
the condition of the horses. Take a
punch Of horses that have been run.
| ming out to straw stacks and pasture
all winter and they are very soft. If
| they are put at once into the hard
work Of blowing, disking and drilling,
they cannot stand 1t. Not only will
sore shoulders be the result, but the
horses will lose weight and not regain
their condition until late in the sum
mer. We would not think of going into
hard athletic contest without some
preliminary training; the same should
| be true with our horses.
Bring the horses in from the pasture
at once and keep them in the barn
nights. Start in to feed them we'll not
too heavily at first, but gradually in
crease the ration. Some teams are con-
stantly needed around any farm, so
work the teams in turn. enough so they
all have something. to do. Feed them
some grain as we'll as all the hay they
| need. for the grain hardens UP their
muscles and helps greatly in getting
them in good condition to start in on
the spring work.
When the horses are first put to
blowing it is essential that they be
given good care or sore shoulders and
necks will be the result. First of all
see that the collar fits. The collar is
the most important part of the whole
harness. for it is with the collar that
the horse does the heavy work See
that 1t is snug fit, neither too tight
nor too loose and that it's inside sur
face Is perfectly smooth. Every night
when the horses are brought into the
barn, and before the collar has a
chance to cool. it's inside surface
should be carefully scrapcd to remove
have accumulated and which, when
dry, would form a source of irritation
On the following day. Wash the horses
shoulders with a stong solution of salt
and water This has a tendency to
harden them and make them tougher.
Curry the horses well at the begin
ming of the season, for the chances are
that they have not yet shed all their
winter coat and the dead. damp hair
on the neck and shoulders is apt to
cause trouble. Let the horses run in
the barnyard for an hour or so after
supper, so they can roll and get the
kinks out of their muscles. BE sure
that they are well bedded and well
fed.
By following these simple precau-
tons much trouble can be saved. A
horse that has a sore neck is useless
for work and a needless expense.