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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-15
Copyright, by A. c. mcclure & Co.

of Englishmen out there. In America,
where all the tobacco comes from
I've been there twice-and to a land
beyond they call Maryland. TITS q
country not so unlike England"
yer better stow that, my man"
growled someone above me, and
looked up into the stern eyes of the
captain Of the guard, cor it may be
| the cat for We. So we've been ter
the Virginia plantation, hev ye? Then
We must be Master Carlyle, I take it.
heerd tell about We at the trial, but
supposed We ter be an older man."
II am twenty-six."
aye don't look even tibet. Az,
they're ready for ye now. Fall in
there-all Of yer. Step along. yer
ID rebel scum"
stared aft at the poop deck. There
were a number Of persons gathered
along the low rail. probably all passen-
gers. Then my eyes encountered a
strange group foregathered beside the
lee rail.
There were four In the little party,
one OF them q negress. Another was
clearly enough a colonial proprietor,
heavily built man Of middle age,
purple faced. l passed these by with
a glance, my attention concentrating
upon the other twO-a middle-aged
man and young woman stand
ing side by side. The former was q
dashing looking blade, of not more
than forty, attired in blue slashed
coat, ornamented with gilt buttons.
and bedecked at collar and cuffs with
profusion Of lace. A saffron cOlored
waistcoat failed to conceal his richly
beruffled shirt, and the hilt Of rapier
was rather prominently displayed.
Such handles were frequently enough
seen, but 1t was this mans face which
made marked contrast with his gay
attire. He was dark and hook-nosed,
apparently Of foreign birth, with black
mustache tightly clipped, so as to re-
veal the thin firmness Of his lips, and
even at that distance could perceive
the lines of scar across his chin. Al
together there was an audacity to his
face, daring, convincing me he was
no mere lady's knight but one to whom
fighting was a trade. He was pointing
us out to his companion, apparently
joking over our appearance, in an en-
deavor to amuse. Seemingly she gave
small heed to his words. for although
her eyes followed where he pointed
they never once lighted with smile,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-15
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Any Duty, Mr.. HUM

The Boche customs officer-or rath-
er the former Boche customs officer
at Metz probably will remember one
Of the final declarations" he accepted.
1t was from the correspondent of a
Paris paper, who reached Metz ahead
of the French troops. The Germans
still were in the town they had held
since 1870, but in view Of the armi-
stice made no attempt to stop the cor
respondent from entering the city.
Writing to his paper of his expert
ence the correspondent told how no
one but the customs officer stopped
him, and continued:
1.-The officer asked If had anything
to declare, to which l responded that
what l had to declare was:
"' Vive la Francev"
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KING OF POLITICAL BOSSES"
William M. Tweed Has Had Many
Followers, But None May Be
Considered His Equal.

William NJ. Tweed, the most notori-
GUS boss in the history of New York.
wore. at the height Of his power, the
$1,000 badge Of Tammany, a tigers
head with eyes Of ruby, surmounted by
three large diamonds. He died in
Ludlow street Jail, unable to raise bail
for his release.
Tweed was head Of the Tammany
"Wigwam." He was a state senator
and at the same time street commits
sioner. He had personal and political
following that remained faithful to
him even in his downfall. In July,
1871, figures were dug out of the coun-
ty books showing that Tweed and his
associates had been gouging the city
and county for millions of dollars.
One item alone was Of 100000 for
carpets for the county court house.
1t was found that enough carpets had
been bought-or at least paid for-to
cover eight acres of City Hall park
three layers deep. A mass meeting of
citizens was held. Tweed was arrest
ed, and released on 100000 bail.
Even after this, he was reelected to
the state senate by 1900 plurality.
He escaped from his house with the
connivance Of his keepers, but was re-
turned. He was brought to trial In
1873, on charge Of grand larceny and
forgery, and sentenced to IL years
imprisonment and heavy fine. The
sentence was reversed In 1875, but
Tweed was unable to furnish bail and
was committed to Jail. He escaped to
Spain later In the same year, was
caught and brought back on a warship
and again imprisoned in Ludlow street
jail. where he died.
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What Were Those Two to Each other7

nor did I see her answer his sallies.
She was scarcely more than a girl.
dressed very simply In some clinging
dark stuff, with a loose gray cloak
draping her shoulders and small,
neat bonnet of straw perched upon a
mass of coiled hair. The face beneath
was sweetly piquant, with dark eyes
and rounded cheeks flushed with
health. She stood, both hands clasping
the rail. watching us intently. I
somehow felt as though her eyes were
upon me, and within their depths, even
at that distance. seemed to read a
message of sympathy and kindness.
The one lasting impression her face
left on my memory was that of limo
cent girlhood. dignified by q womanly
tenderness.
What were those two to each other3
I could not guess. for they seemed
from two utterly different worlds. Not
brother and sister surely; and not
lovers. The last was unthinkable.
Instinctively ! disliked the man. aware
Of an instant antagonism, realizing
that he was evil while his companion
came to me as revealment Of all that
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-15
Cutting Down Work Hours.

Charles w. Runyon, clerk of the
Martin circuit court, who attended the
meeting Of county clerks and who is
said to be the youngest clerk in the
state, has daughter, Alice, just start
ing to school.
Alice was at a little desk Santa Claus
had brought her. She had apparently
been in a deep study for some time
when she suddenly looked up and
said:
Mother. have made new resolu-
tion." "What resolution have you
made, my DEAR" replied Mrs. Runyon.
"Well, mother" said Alice, I'm not
going to work SO hard next year as
did this. News.
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CHAPTER I.
+
Sent Into Servltude.


Knowing this to be q narrative of
unusual adventure, and one which may
never even be read until long after l
nave departed from this world, when
1t will be difficult to convince readers
that such times as are herein depicted
could ever have been reality, shall
endeavor to narrate each incident In
the simplest manner possible. My
only purpose Is truth, and my only
witness history. Yet, even now lately
as this all happened, it is more like
the recollections Of dream, dimly re-
membered at awakening, and, per-
chance, might remain SO, but for the
scars upon my body, and the constant
memory Of woman's face. These
alone combine to bring back in vivid
ness those days that were-days of
youth and daring, Of desperate, law
less war, Of wide ocean peril, and the
outstretched hands Of love. So that
here, where am writing 1t all down,
here amid Quietness and peace, and
forgetful Of the past, wander again
along deserted shore, and sail among
those isles Of southern sea, the home
for many a century Of crime and I'M
speakable cruelty. / will recall the
truth, and can do no more.
1t was still early morning when we
were brought out under heavy guard
and marched somberly forth through
the opened gates of the jail. Ahead
we could perceive a forest of masts,
and what seemed like q vast crowd Of
waiting people. That we had been
sentenced to exile, to prolonged servi-
tude in some foreign land, was all that
any of us knew.
The guards prodded the crowd saw
agely with the butts Of their mus
ketoons, thus making scant room for
US to shuttle through. out upon the far
end of the wharf, where we were
finally halted abreast of a Jumping
brig. apparently nearly ready for sea.
There were more than forty of us. 1
gained glimpse Of the hooker's name
Romping Betsy Of Plymouth. A mo-
ment later a sailor passed along the
edge Of the dock and instantly a whis-
per passed swiftly from man to man.
IT'S Virginia. mate; we're bound for
Virginia."
The eyes Of prisoner met mine.
virginia, heyr he grunted. we're
sailorman, amt We, mate? Well.
then. whar Is this we're virginia?"
That's all right, mates" returned
cheerily. "We1l fall into the hands
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-15
ForeWord.

Arson Carlyle, aged twenty
three, the ninth In descent from
Capt. Geoffry Carlyle Of GIas-
gov, Scotland, was among the
heroic Canadian dead at Vimy
ridge. Unmarried, and the last
Of his hne, what few treasures
he possessed fell into allen
hands. Among these was a
manuscript, apparently written
in the year 1887, and which,
through nine generations, had
been carefully preserved, yet
never made public. The paper
was yeIIowed and dlseolored by
years; occasionally a page was
missing, and the writing itself
had become almost indecIpher-
able. Much indeed had to be
traced by use OF a microscope.
The writer was evidently a man
Of some education, and clear
thought, but exceeding dIffuse,
In accordance with the style Of
his time, and possessing small
conception Of literary form. 1t
editing this manuscript for mod
ern readers have therefore
been compelled to practically re-
write It entirely, retaining mere
Iy the essential facts, with an
occasional descriptive passage,
although have consclentiousiy
followed the original develop
ment Of the tale. In this recon-
struction much qualntness Of Ian
guase as we'll as appeal to prob
ability, may have been lost, and
for this my only excuse is the
necessity Of thus making the
story readable. have no doubt
as to Its essential truth, nor do
! question the purpose which
dominated this rover Of the sea
In his effort to record the adven.
lures Of his younger life. As a
picture Of those days of blood
and courage, az well az a story
Of love and devotion, deem It
worthy preservation, regrettlna
only the impossIblIity Of now
presenting It in print exactly as
written by oeoffry Carlyle.
r. p.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-15
AZ Many Do.

"Poets rave about that Mona Lisa
smile"
IT know"
"Call 1t inscrutable, mysterious"
Nothing mysterious about 1t. She
was merely sitting for her picture and
trying to look pleasant.
Courier Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-15

The United States Is now supplying
about 80 per cent Of the shoes import
ed into Chile. Before the war the
share was less than 20 per cent
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-15

Captain Carlyle finds a friend
but at the same time he finds
that he has an enemy on board
the RompIng Betty. His enemy
warns that he will get revenge,
but why? Geoffry racks his brain
In vain for the answer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-15
j. S. CONGRESSMAN
QUICKLY FINDS
STOMACH RELIEF
Joseph Taggart. M. c., from Kansas,
Declares EATONIC Best for .
Indigestion He Ever Used.

A congressman hears many
arguments for and against
different propositions. His
mind Is open to conviction,
but before he casts his vote
on any measure he insists
upon evidence that. on Its
own weight, carries con-
viction.
In the case Of EATON
IC'' Joseph Taggart, Con-
gresham from the 2nd Dis
trict, Kansas City. Kans..
decided that q trial Of the
remedy, itself. would fur
pfoh tha most <oucl1afYO
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-15

proof Read his decision and do what he tells you.
lone box Of EATONIC will convince
the most skeptical 1t IL the best remedy
have ever tried for Indigestion.
Respectfully,
JOSEPH TAGGART,
M. O. I'd Kan Dist, Kan. City. Kans."
Nearly all stomach trouble II caused by too
much acid in the stomach.
EATONIC neutralixes the excess acidity and
enables you to eat what you like ana digest
what you eat In comfort. 1t keeps the stomach
In a state of perfect health.
Here's the secret: EATONIC takes up the
acidity, drives the gas out of the body-and the
bloat goes with it. Costs only a cent two .
day to use It. Get . boz today from your
druggist.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-15

There are over 100000 dogs II
censed In the United Kingdom.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
RED CROSS CANTEEN WORK.

Red Cross Canteen work in the
Lake Division is keeping $500 work
ers busy these days. says a state
ment from Lake Division headquar-
tiers, Cleveland
Care for the emergency needs of
soldiers, sailors and aviators on re-
turning troop trains entails the serv-
ing of food, rendering first aid, TAX
ing care of the baggage and what
ever special services the troop train
commanders request.
During the past six weeks in the
Lake Division-the 81 canteens in
Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky took
care of 252,592 men. Food was sup
piled for 266 influenza cases, 1853
pieces of baggage were handled.
kilograms from troop train COM
manders are sent ahead of the trains
to the Lake Division Bureau of Can
teen Service. Canteens along the
route of the trains are notified and
any necessary preparations made in
advance
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
A WORD OF ADVICE.

War Savings Stamps and Thrift
Stamps are as good as gold, whether
your certificate or thrift card is COM
pletely filled or not. The idea that
untitled certificates or cards must be
cashed in before January is alb
solutely baseless. - United States
Treasury Department.
This notice was issued the last
day of December by Lewis B. Frank
lin, Director of War Loan Organiza-
ton, United States Treasury, to
counterfeit a tendency to cash in War
Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps
because their owners had the idea
that only completely filled certificates
or cards would be valuable after
January 1.
Hold on to your War Savings
Certificates, whether you have one
War Savings Stamp or a filled card"
advises Mr.. Franklin. There is alb
solutely no reason for cashing
single Savings Stamp before matur-
ity. The single Savings Stamp will
grow in value the same as your
twenty stamps, and the Government
will redeem it on expiration for five
dollars just as it will redeem your
twenty Savings Stamps for one hun
dred dollars.
Thrift cards, even though only
partially lied, are as good as ever.
The Government will continue to sell
Thrift Stamps so that you can I'LL
out these cards and exchange them
for the 1919 issue of War Savings
Stamps.
The 1919 War Savings Stamps
are now being sold the same as the
old War Savings Stamps. The only
difference is that these new blue
stamps must be pasted in a new GER
and not used to fill out old
certificates. The old certificates, of
course, do not have to be completely
flled to entitle every holder to five
dollars on maturity for every War
Savings Stamp in them"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
o REDUCE MILK-PRODUCING
... COSTS.

Following a study of practical
means to prevent the cost of milk
production from raising to point
where dairying ceases to be profitable
the Dairy Division of the United
States Department of Agriculture has
found that four important factors
have a direct bearing on the prob
lem. BY attention to these factors,
all Of which are within the control
Of producers, it was found that un-
der Indiana conditions, which are
typical of the area supplying whole
milk in Chicago, the cost of produc-
ton could be reduced considerably.
The factors are raising the average
production per cow, reducing the
quantity of concentrated feed given
low-producing cows, substituting leg
ume roughage for a part of the con-
centrates, and more careful handling
of the manure. The Importance of
manure properly is secon-
Diary in importance only to feed from
the standpoint of net profits. .
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24

THE BOURBON NEWS warmly
and gladly joins in the welcome to
the returning soldiers and sailors
from Paris and Bourbon county, who
are coming back to the old home
places in numbers. Every train
brings them in, and they are glad
bunch of fine boys, made better citi-
zenS and better men by the intensive
training they have undergone. And
they are glad to get back home, to
good old Paris and the good old
county of Bourbon. Just talk to
them and ask what they think of
Paris now. They will tell you that
however much they may have
"cussed out"the old town in the past,
it's all over now, and the good old
burg looks like the best place on
earth to them.
Quite a number of the boys who
have been in the service have return
ed lately to the community, with
Unstable pride in their service to
their country, which all their friends
and relatives and fellow-citizens
share. Many more are still lover
there" whose return may be a mat
ter of weeks and maybe months, per-
haps, under circumstances, years.
But, however long or short the time
may be, the hearty welcome of loved
ones, friends and comrades in Uncle
Sans service, awaits them on their
arrival.
Some there are, alas, who will
never return. These have made the
supreme sacrifice for the righteous
cause in which they enlisted. We
can never clasp their hands nor tell
them in words how proud we are of
their courage and devotion, but we
shall not and cannot forget them.
Their deeds will live though they are
gone, and will ever be a fragrant
memory
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24

The release of labor and material
incident to the rehabilitation of our
army and the slowing down of the
manufacturer of war supplies, offers
golden opportunity for a program
of road building more extensive than
any in which the country has ever
engaged. Not only must we make
good the neglect which our roads
have suffered during the period when
road construction has been officially
frowned upon, but we must go fur
Their and bring our entire system up
to the standard of the far-famed
roads of France.
While we often hear of the ire
mendous part played in the war by
the Motor Transport, we are apt to
forget that this part was made pos
Sible only because France has a
splendid system of roads-not simply
a good road here and a good road
there, but network of fine high
ways connecting almost every town
and village in the country. Useful
was this system before the war; dur
ing the war it proved the salvation
of France; and now that the last
shots have been fired, the roads may
justly be termed one of the country's
assets in the work of rehabilitation.
During my recent mission in
France, 1 travelled hour after hour
over roads which were maintained in
perfect condition almost up to the
front-line trenches. / could not help
but compare what France was doing
even in the midst of war, to the al
most scandalous Indifference which
our country, in time of peace as in
time of war, has shown toward the
road question / cannot help but
feel that all of our soldiers when
they return from France will de-
mand that our roads be brought up
to the French standard.
Let us anticipate that demand.
Let every township, every county,
every State, let our national govern
ment, begin to plan this very day to
build roads adapted to the traffic Of
to-day and tomorrow. / need not
argue the economic questions involv-
ed. That good roads soon pay for
themselves many times over is
known to every community which
has made investments in this direc-
ton.
We have done our share to make
the seas safe for the commerce OF
the world. Let us now turn some of
our energies, released from war, to
the task of making our highways
safe and practicable for our internal
commerce. Walter c. White
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
MIR. FREDERICK A. WALLIS TO
BE DINNER GUEST.

The New York correspondence of
the Louisville Courier-J Journal had
the following article yesterday rela-
tive to Mr.. Frederick A. Wallis, who
has attained high rank in the bust
ness and social life of New York.
Mr.. Wallis married Miss Mainline
Clay, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Henry Clay, of Paris:
"A dinner is to be given on Feb
ruary at the Waldorf-As Hotel.
in New York, to Frederick A. Wallis.
one of the best-known ex-Kentuck-
ians in the metropolis, at one time
secretary of the Kentucky Society of
New York, and widely known
throughout Central Kentucky. The
dinner has been arranged in appre-
citation of the services rendered by
Mr.. Wallis to the city as Fourth Dep
uty Police Commissioner, for having
raised nearly a million dollars to-
ward equipping the police reserve of
$4,000, for assisting the Govern
ment by selling through the police
department over STAT, 100000 of
bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan,
in aiding the work of the Liberty
Loan and Red Cross committees and
for work in connection with the con-
templated raising of million dol
lars or more for the erection of per-
manent memorial here to commence
rate the soldiers from New York, who
gave their lives in the war.
Mr.. Wallis was in the insurance
business until several years ago,
when he resigned from a lucrative
position to become Deputy Police
Commissioner, and during the period
Of the war he has been very promi-
nently before the public as the fore
going list of accomplishments will
attest. r. A. G. Smith is chairman
of the Dinner Committee: Joseph
Hartman is treasurer, and Col. JEFF
ferson DeMont Thompson secretary,
Carter Glass, Secretary of the Treas
ury, is expected to make the princi-
pal address, and other speakers are
to be Chauncey M. Depew, Charles
M. Schwab and r. A. c. Smith
George T. Wilson will be toastmas-
ter"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
DAYS OF, AULD LANG SYNE ARE
RECALLED. =.

THE NEWS is in receipt of a
copy of The Ventura, California,
Daily Free Press, containing the
following reference to a former Paris
boy, Clarence Erringer, who has
been very fortunate in the fruit bus
iness in the Golden State:
''T. C. Erringer, whose younger
days were spent in this county, but
for the past 80 years has been res
ident of Chicago, was a caller to-day
on friends in the city. In speaking
of the 'olden' days, he mentioned
many now well-known business men
of Ventura and Ventura county
Mr.. Erringer has decided to go into
the automobile business and has
leased a place at Oxnard. He has
taken the Nash line of cars for Ven
tura county Mr. Erringer is a
live one and he informed the Free
Press to-day that he had quite a
number Of exceptionally fine pros
pective purchasers in hand already.
Mr.. Erringer seemed very glad to
get back to old Ventura as he has
a large acquaintanceship through
out the county"
Mr.. Erringer was badly burned
some months ago by the explosion of
gasoline tank while burning brush
on his rancho near Fillmore, Cali,
but is now fully recovered. His re-
covery was hailed at the time as
wonder of surgery, the attending
physicians trying for the first time
in the United States the wonderful
new French cure for burns, per-
fected by French and American sur
geons during the great war.