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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-18
Her Brilliant Idea.

After msny trials and fluctuations
Mrs. Timson had managed to get a
"maid" of sorts.
"Now, Thurza," said She "bc care
ful about the water. We only use the
we'll water for drinking. ms we have TO
pay n man 20 pump Il. Tho rain water
is good enough for washing up and
so on"
After tea Mrs Timson asked:
"Did you remember about the water,
ThurM?'
"Oh, yes, mum" said Thurza. "I
filed the kettle half full OF water from
the butt, aud the other half with wa
ter from the well. | thought the bot
tom half might as well he getting hot
at tue Same time for washing up the
dishes after tea."--Plttsburgh Chron.
iclc Telegraph.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-18

Old Man TO crying boy)-What's the
matter, my little man?
Boy-lm lost. Boo-hoO,
Old Man - Lost? Nonsense, We
mustn't give UP hope so soon, Where
do YOU live?
Boy-D-dont know, sir. We've just
moved, and ] c-cant remember the adj
dress.
Old Man-Wcll, what's your name?
Boy-D-dont know. sir. M-mother
got married again this morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-18
The Good Ship Today.

Talk not o'erloud Of yesterdays
That are hundred years away:
Though of them could sing much praise
Our large concerns are Of today.
Sigh not for good Old days OF yore
There is no music in the tone;
Today stands wide the open door,
Tomorrow Is as yet unknown.
Seek not for things that used to be;
You are not equal to the strife;
AS well attempt to drink the sea
As bring the dead past back to life.
Tho past has its allotted place
Yet we now have the right OF way.
Who not the past, but present, face
And sail on the good ship Today,
Thomas II. Porter In Boston Globe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-18
Cause For Gratitude.

The following story comes from the
pen Of a Turkish writer, Nasir-ed-Din:
'1Iaving lost his ass, the master
went forth, ln search Of it. During the
search he was seen TO raise his eyes TO
heaven, wliile his lips uttered the
words. SAllah he'praiscd"
+ "Op briDaaskel what reason he had
to offer up thanks for such a visitation
he answered. L am grateful because |
was not riding the ass, for then must
have l,een lost too
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-18

a he'll upon earth awaits the wife OF
the boy who is mean to his mother
New York American
We are inclined rs people to let
too much fresh mir 70 TO waste in the
early orning.-Yoledo Blade
The Husband-I didn't start the
quarrel!
The Wife-Well, I'm quite sure that
j didn't,
The Kid-I guess it must have been
self startcrr'-EXchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-18
A Movable Headache.

Mr. Rattlcpate put down his teacup
and FOR the fifth time remarked to his
hostess:
We'll | must bc going
Well don't let me keep you. Mr.,
Rattlenatc, If you must go" said his
hostess hopefully.
yes really must TO-" said Rattle
pate. but, believe me, Mrs. Bearlt,
| do enjoy a little chat with you. DO
you know. had quito n headache
when came here. but now I've entire
ly lost t."
"Oh. It isn't lost said Mrs. Bearit
patiently; rive got It now"-Pltts.
ourgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-18
TABLE GOLF.
II Is a Slippery Sort of Game, and Il
Lacks Rules.

Lacks Rules.
The writer is endeayoring TO fOrmu-
late rules for a game that has been
played for great many years in
haphazard manner and requests the aid
Of your readers in Systematizing it.
1t is played by those Of us who can
not afford the time nor money to play
golf and requires no tools other than
those furnished by THE best twenty
five cent meal in the city" and forms a
very exciting game for noontime. 1t is
known as table golf.
The course is any smooth wooden or
marble top table, the bah is the butter,
the club is the knife, while the hole is
bread or butter
To play, warm the knife in a hot bis
cult and, cutting piece of butter with
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On the Snfc Side.

Uncle Ezra - So Eph IIoskins las
gone To Palm Beach. | wonder II
there'll he enough going on to suit
him? Uncle Eben - Well, Eph amt
taking any chances He's tOo1 his
checkerboard along.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-18

Lean pork strips are sun preserved
without salt in Spain Deer buffalo,
caribou. bear, goat and likewise tuna
meat is preserved in much the same
way.
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Wake Your ANGEL.

Deep IN the heart of every son Of
man lies an angel, hut some Of these
angels have their wings folded Wake
yours.-Olive Schreiner.
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Gave Him a Jolt.

1t is common knowledge that the first
year OF welded life is the most peril,
Gus. \ bcnkbat waits for you rouad
every corncr. so to speak.
Esmeralda had been feeling disgrun-
tied for long time, and at last she
spoke:
Jarvis"
Jarvis, behind his paper, cruuted.
Jarvis" she said. with Il sigh, 1--WE
seen n great change in you lately You
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-18

don't love me. You are cold and-and
cdllous You never think Of calling
me dear now MS other womcn's nus.
bands do"
Jarvis sat up, ana there was fiery
CLEAN In his eye.
"Esmeralda." no said in an ominous
tone, do other womcns husbands call
you dcarT London Mail.
Even Break.
$50 YOU told that lady who Just called
hat was out, Katieg"
yes, maam."
"roo bad you were compelled 60 tel
that story, Katie"
ooh, rs just as well, maam."
"Why 80, KuticT
"Shc was not very truthful herself,
ma'Gm."
"Why 80, KnticY
because she said she was sorry,
ma'am."- Yonkers Statesman.
Children Cry
FOR FlETCHER'S
. a 8 ! . r | a
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
War Taxes Total $304,
100000, In Two Bill
lion Levy
Burden Of Taxes Placed On
Corporations, lrcores And
lntoxiCants

Washington, July 31.-Revisior
of the war tax bill so as to increase
its total from $1,67O,OOO,0 600 tt
about $4,000, 0OO, 900 mainly by ad.
ditional levies on corporation in.
was definitely decided on today by
the Senate finance committee.
The detailed schedules and the
exact total remain to be determined,
but committee members said tonight
they expected the bill to aggregate
at. least $1,998, 100000 and not
more than $2,008, 100000. They
plan to have the measure ready to
report by the end Of the week.
. The following new levies were
comes was definitely decided on to-
day by the Senate finance commit
tee.
O00, 900.
Incomes Of individuals Of $4,000
and ore-$2 coo, 600.
Distilled spirits-$90, 900 900.
Malt and fermented liquors
(beer)-$25 ,000, 900.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
At the Wedding Feast.

AZ Suo Woo0tn0 ee006.
In some parts Of the country It II
the custom to send congratulatory tele.
grams to friends at a distance who are
being married. That Is, the message
Is timed to arrive just after the cere-
mony, and during the feast which us
ually follows.
Now, q certain man, q large farmer,
was about to be married. and shortly
before the time he heard that one Of
his cattle had strayed. 1t being q
valuable animal, he told his bailif to
let him know at once when It was
found. The baili1. being an econom-
ical man. combined the two affairs,
and the happy bridegroom received the
following message just as they all sat
down to dinner:
Congratulations. The beast Is
caught"
1t Is fair to conclude that the tele-
gram afforded at least as much graft.
1ication to the assembled guests a. to
the actual recipient himself.-Tft-Bits.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01

Near Suzanne's home was Duke
Vladimir's castle, where Michael, the
Prince of Sylvana, was visiting. In
his rambles the prince met Suzanne
and the goatherd and the two
young people fell deeply in love
with each other.
"Come, l will show you my secret
grotto," said Suzanne to the prince,
one day.
She Led him to the picturesque
nook where she spent SO many happy
hours.
"See this ring" said Michael,
slipping a ring from his finger.
This has already served as an en-
gagement ring in our family. Wear
it, and later we will tell the whole
world of our engagement"
Then one day, when Michael had
become the biggest thing in the
world to Suzanne, he crowned her
with a wreath Of daisies and led her
into her grotto home.
"You must return to Paris and
meet the Princess Sonia and a royal
marriage will probably be arran-
ged."
The prince grasped as he read
this letter from his father. .
81 mush go away for a few days."
he told Suzanne, "but l will return,
soon."
Just before the prince left he
came to the grotto to bid Suzanne
goodbye, but her uncle was making
her read some of his law books to
him while she was eating her heart
out for a final sight Of Michael be-
fore he went.
Not finding Suzanne, the prince
wrote q farewell letter to her and
gave it OF Ivan, the Dukes servant.
to give to Suzanne. But Ivan hand
ed the letter to the duke
The next day when Suzanne went
to the grotto, thinking Michael
have left a farewell message there
for her, she found the duke await
ing her.
1.-THE prince has gone to Paris ar
asked me to say farewell to- yol,
said the duke.
Suzanne was stunned by t.:
message. i
Later, when Suzanne in her deep
crocodile. wrote-to her brother comics
siag al. her uncle intercepted the
letter. a.ffs
You have broqght Disgrace on this
house. Leave, Til. house and never
rstazn!" A~essteEnsd.
And when Suzanne's beptAer fin
ally did retusn from Anerie. he
found her home with : little baby.
making her home with kindly Daddy
Dorand.
and then
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01

are several very mean an1 malignant
proverbs embodying the wit OF one
man and the Immature. not the wis
dom, of many men. One Of the worst
Of these proverbs is, "There is no
smoke without fire"-a proverb which
has lent its aid to thousands Of gross
calumnies. Perhaps we might ven
'ture to adopt a counteracting proverb
which has at least as much truth,
physically and metaphysically, as the
foregoing one. 1t is: "The less fire
the greater the smoae."-Sir Arthur
Helps.
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Correctly Defined.

The women were discussing their
marital troubles, when asked: by
the way. what Is your husband doing
nOwr'
"Oh," said the other. hes a-settin'
round tellin' what's gOin' to happen
next election"
Then he's a prophet"
mo. he amt. So far as this family
IS concerned, he's a dead loss"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01

elamor Of the paciists. contending at
once that to prepare to resist agrees.
sion was to invite aggression and that
the defeated invasion had been mere
~ q minor skirmish between cow
punchers and Mexican raiders, an af-
fair exaggerated beyond reason; the
simmering down of popular interest
the return Of the common apathy: the
renewed reign OF lethargfc fndifer-
ence to the need for preparedness !"
And 80 she began to understand
that the victory Of that day INNS but
q bafren one that she he'd fought and
endured and sacrificed Hives and hap
plness and treasure to no end what
ever. but only to be . beginning; that
the battle, the battle Of her country,
the battle Of common sense patriot
Ism. was. merely Beginning: that hs
who would save his country In spite
Of itself undertakes q labor - unend-
Ing. . It u thankless.
Nevertheless. to this plough shs had
set her hands: and there could be no
turniag back.
She must fight on and on and On.
shoulder to Donald's shoulder; hia
hand In hers.
Bending forward Patria tsnderly get
her lips to the lips Of Doaaid Parr,
dedicating NEW her life and his. that
was hers to do with 40 she willed, to
the service of their country. that It
might be sayeda
---~aM (THE END.)
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The Kind Of Floors He Wants,

The Kind o. Flooes He Wansed.
"W0uld you like the floors in mosa-
ic?"' asked the architect.
The Springfield man looked dubious.
would you like the floor In mosaic
pattsrns?"
II don't know o much about that"
he finally said. II amt got any preju-
dice about Moses AZ q man, and maybe
be knew . lot about the law. A re-
CARDS laying doors though. I kinder
think I'd rather have them unsectar-
lan."-Harper's Weekly.
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Resented Insult.
The Judge-You say that through
out this affair you acted like q Der.
feet lady?
Mrs. Casey-Sure. your honor; when
10 tips his hat to me- m me ut
Rszia1 !. =; e'9; ~ &E
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
RESOLUTION

WHEREAS Almighty God, in his
infinite wisdom, has seen fit to
gather to his bosom the immortal
SOIL of our beloved organizer. Mrs.
ADELE Prohaska, bowling to HIS om-
nipo.ent will, it is meet that those
of US remaining offer this, our sin
cere tribute to her memory.
BE 1T RESOLVED, That by the
death !, Of Mrs. Adele Prohaska,
St. Elizabeth's Circle Of ST. MAJ
garet's Daughters has lost one Of il
esteemed members, and we, her as
sociates in the order q . cherished
friend whose passings-ws deeply
mourn. To her .r;eving husband
children and sisters We extend orr
heartfelt synpa,hy N tAsir Z.
rs.a.nseat, nay ttey - eonsolsd. =
are we. b. Tie .ho~eht taat sv,r
near ", tbroYgf unseen, hsr Aesr
Immortal spirit trsadA, until ders
comes Tat Nhsux. which T. n. Of -
must eens, wAsa soal with soul
shall b united in happy reunion
through Ill eternity.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That . page Of ON minutss b dedi-
Gated to her memory. and these re-
solutions Inscribed thereon; That a
-
Requiem Mass b offered for the
peaceful rspose Of her soul onaAug-
ust the 22nd., 1917, and that - =
mark Of respect all members Of the
Circle attend. And
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That . copy Of these resolutions be
and . copy sent to her
bereayed husband and family.
lfn. Chas. L. Wise,
Mrs.. n. D. Shannon,
3rA. Jos. II. Evans.
Committee.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
23rd. judicial District Court, Parish
Of St. Mary.
UNION BANK
VS..
WILLARD DITCH
~ 900

NO. 1900.
By virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale issued out of the Honorable
23rd. Judicial District Court, in and
for the Parish Of St. Mary, and to
me directed, in the above entitled
suit, l have seized and will offer for
sale at public action, for cash, with
out appraisement, to the last and
highest bidder, at the Court House
in this Parish, in the Town of Frank
lin, on $780,
SATURDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF
AUGUST, A. D., 1917,
between the hours Of II o'clock a.
M, and 4 O'Clock p. m. the following
tO-wit:
City of Morgan City, st. Mary Par
That certain tract or parcel of
land, lying and being situated in the
ish, State of Louisiana, and more
particularly described as being in the
Triangle, between Ditch Avenue and
Rail Road Avenue, in Ditch's Annex,
has a front on said Rail Road Ave-
nue. of THIRTY ONE (31) feet,
opening out to thirty three feet
1887 for the rear line, the side lines
being sixty five 1857 feet long and
is bounded east by land Of John
Ditch, south by Rail Road Avenue,
West by a similar lot belonging to
vendor (Chas. R. Brownell) also this
day conveyed to said Willard Ditch
and north by land Of vendor. Being
a portion of the property acquired
by the vendor of Capt. T. L. Morse,
by act of sale recorded in Book 81
Entry No. 43,158 Of Conveyances.
CHAS. PECOT, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of St.
Mary, La, July 9th, 1917.
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Of that little oom In the adobe build
ing in the mountains Of Mexico.
There was neither hesitation nor
muttny In his temper. but only repin-
ing that his efforts in the service Of
his emperor had been 80 Inflated.
He would have been glad Of q long
es life II that permitted him to repair
the errors Of which he had been guilty.
But he had had his chance, and had
failed.
What must be, must.
With q sudden, swift turn Of his
hand this unhappy gentleman Of ia
pan reversed the point of the dagger
and drove 1t In toward his diaphragm.
THE COST.
When Patrfa appeared In the door
way the nurse ose and with q friend
~ and ~reassuring smile slipped out Of
the room.
Donald Parr lay noveless on his
cot, asleep. The girl sat down on the
chair by his side and gently dropped
her hand upon Of his that lay
outside the sheet, a dark. strong hand
that seemed, In her sight. to dwarf
and render altogether puny and in
significant the slender white grace Of
her own.
Still Donald did not stir. She was
content with that. Sleep was what
he needed, the best Of all medicines
for his hurts. She asked for herself
no more than this, that she be PEI.
mitted to rest a little by his side, 10
touch his hand, to know that, though
his wounds were g~rievous. he would
live. and in a day to come be whole
and sound one more-and hers.
She was very weary. The need to
rest oppressed her like a heavy bur-
den. Yet she did not dream Of clos
ing her eyes in sleep. She had too
much to think about, the victory Of
the day to contemplate, its cost to
reckon. Her brain seemed to burn
with thoughts, doubts, fears, regrets, (,
memories; the screen Of its vision re-
fected in endless succession flashing
scenes from the splendid. awful
pageant Of that day and night Of
fighting. i
1t was three O'Clock In the after.
noon. The last shot at the routed and
fleeing armies Of invasion had been
fired hours ago. The last fugitive had
long since disappeared. The last
stricken horse had been killed, the last
wounded man had been found and
cared for. the last dead man buried
Remained only the stricken field,
bloOdied and dedlef and trampled and
furrowed almost beyond recognition;
the consciousness th't tie day was
won, the invader diz'StrOusly defeat
ed, the country saft-l in spite Of It.
self; the bitterness VI victory.
Sitting there /: that clos. little room
that reeked of ioI form. with her
hands touching the lind Of her be-
loved. the girl a!a.:.'oncd herself to
reverte, her dark VS. faii0ming i'm
measurable depths Of tn aught.
Unconyciously .S'.a began to con the
toll OF victory: u. aid wounded nigh
unto death, ROd.a@n Pfllsbury and
Bud Morgan deal-and these but the
beginning, names that headed the hum
dreds upon the lists Of casualties
merely because they were most inti-
mate to Patria: the hacienda wrecked
beyond repair, the fair countryside
that surrounded 1t turned into q stink
ing shambles, q great treasure expend-
ed In ammunition and the business Of
val.
And oil to what end1
She foeesaw quite clearly what
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01

When you pawn . good deal ID
the daytime, feel dull. achey and
want to stretch frequently. il is an
unmistakable symptom Of malaria,
and unless you do something 1t
once you = booked for . spell Of
chills. HERBINE b . chill medicine
that win prevent or cure the dis
ease. Il drives out the impurities on
which the malarial germ thrives,
sertngthens the liver and cleanses
the bowels. Price soc. Sold BY Belan-
ger Drug Co.
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ZCFO. JUDICIAL OISCT1cC Jour-, 18FlS0
Of st. Mary.
UNION BANK
VS..
WILLARD DITCH
No. 1883.
By virtue of q writ of seizure and
sale issued out Of the Honorable
23rd. Judicial District Court, in and
for the Parish Of st. Mary, and to
directed, in the above entitled
suit, I have seized and will offer for
sale At public action, for cash, with
out appraisement, to the last and
highest bidder, at the Court House
In this Parish, in the Town of Frank
lin, On
SATURDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF
AUGUST, A. D., 1917,
between the hours Of IL o'clock ..
and 4 o'clock p. M. the following
mentioned and described property,
to-wit:
That certain tract or lot Of
ground, lying and being situated in
the City Of Morgan City, St. Mary
Parish, State Of Louisiana, and
more fully described as being in the
triangle between Rail Road Avenue
and Ditch Avenue, having a front
Of thirty one (31) #. on R. R. Ave.
by a depth of sixty five (65) feet.
the rear line being thirty three 1881
feet long, bounded East by a similar
lot this day conveyed to Willard
Ditch, south by Rail Road Avenue,
west by vendor (Chas. r. Brownell)
and north by. vendor and being a
portion Of the property acquired
from Capt. T. L. Morse by the ven
dor by act recorded in Book 81,
No. 43,158, Of Conveyances.
CHAS. PECOT, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of st.
La, July 9th, 1917.
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Nv elly g, e
until I got q five passenger car"
would happcn within the next few
days aud weeks; the storm Of popular
Indignation; the massing Of troops
along the border; the Interchange
Of diplomatic amenities; Japan's stu
diOusly polite disavowal Of HurOki
and all his alleged works; Mexico's
disavOwal Of the part Its troops had
played in the conspiracy and the at
tempted invasion; the administra-
tons grudging acceptance Of both;
demands for measures of prepared
ness" voiced In congress; the shrill
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01

a. J. Closer. Taller, Phone ga. II
Work called for and delivered
wsr. iA0
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ATE OF LOUISIANA.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
23rd. Judicial District Court, Parish
of st. Mary.
UNION BANK
VS..
WILLARD DITCH
No. IA, 331.
By virtue Of q writ Of seizure and
sale issued out Of the Honorable
23rd. Judicial District Court, in and
for the Parish Of st. Mary, and to
me directed, in the above entitled
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01

Proverbs have not always been On
unmixed benefit to the world. There
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
A OF LOUISIANA,
|23rd Judicial District Court,

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
|23rd Judicial District Court,
st. Mary Parish.
Succession Of
LIONEL J. FLEURY, SR.
Deceased
No. 1868
BE 1T KNOWN, That under
by virtue of an order Of sals !
ing date July goth, 1917, Issued
of the Honorable 23rd Judicial
trict Court of the Stat, II L.
ana, in and for the Parish q
Mary, and to me directsf,
above numbered and ssttasd
cession, I shall offer for nlA .
sell, at public auction, to tas
and highest bidder, for cad. aas
less than two-thirds it, ~
value, at the principal door
Court House in Franklin. g.
Parish, Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, THE 9Th DAT
SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1917, esss'
the judicial hours Of II o'elosk
M. and 4 o'clock P. N. on sa'd .
the following described pfopes
which will be offered and selo
p~arately: ~~ -
Lot of household furniture .
dwelling of the late J.
Fleury ST., in Morgan CITY, !.
shown by the inventory on
the Clerks Office in the Par'sa
above successor.
Lot No. 3 and one-half Of
4 in So. Lettered "z' IN
Annex to Morgan City, in
City, St. Mary Parish, Lou's''s'
eether with all buildings an0
provements, according 70
and survey of said Annex
by S. A. Bradford.
And Lots Is and Is in ~,
~" in Ditch's Annex 70 n
City, in Morgan City, St. -.
isb. Louisiana, according TO ..
and survey thereof made By
C. E. ...~
Anna NJ. Fleury, Aom
Succession D''' Decesssa
July 26h, 1917. p