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THE BANNER, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1907. 235 ib ib \b U) ib ib \b ib ib * Oi ib ib ib ib ib ib ib ib ib ib ib ib ib ib ib ib ib ib ili ib ib ib \b ib ib ib U/ ib a; ib ib ib ib ib ib ib ib i b b ib \b ib \b % DOLLARS AS SOUVENIRS ON MONDAY, DEC 16th With every purchase of $1.00 a Hand-painted Plaque. FREE OF CHARGE TO THE 5,000 CUSTOMERS Who so liberally patronized the L. B. FLATOW CO. Formerly known as Globe Racket Store OS Vi Vi 9S m Vi Vi m m <n Vi Vi Vi <t> vi vi m vi vs Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi (H Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi V» Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi TtLe Sensational At 2 l-2c a Yard At 7c a Yard Screens for windows, Cambrics, Lin- A wide range of yard wide Percales ings, Sattins and a lot of other rem- of the Ifc grade. '1 Ii-re are none nauts better iu «[uality,however 25c grades At 4c a Yard in short lengths from 5 to i(» ^ards Outings, in iight and dark colors, plaids, stripes and small figures tor go also at 7e a yard. At 9c a Yard Kimonas, Waists and Dresses. For 20c values go all the English At 5c a Yard Imported Twill Outings in finish like Yard Wide Bleaching e<pm! to fruit Velvet, colors, pink, light, blue, of loon.; 12c grades. cream, navy and black. At 5c a Yard At 2c a Yard Linen finish and Cambric finish All Linings, Brd Ouiliiugs and a Bleachings and Suitir g-», such grades number of Cotton goods we cauuot as you pay 12c a yard. describe. At 5c a Yard A small lot on'y of 2(V, Mohair finish suiting in a range of plaids, stripes, and a tew solids of the latest grey gowns only. At 16c a Yard A £1500 stock: all the 20c to 0 c value, double wi Itli Arnold Manufac turing Co.’s Merceri/rd Waistings. Dr-sses, for I.ad e>' and Children's wear, such as p'aids, stripes and plain colors of ev.-ry description. These Goods at 16c Yd. Arnold Manufactu i :g Co.’s Flannels for Waists and Dresses, just such grades as our late arrivals oil contract before we rented our store. Those we had were sold at 5('c a yard. Shoes High grades, men and women, at 50e a pair. Odd lots, odd sizes. No guarantee on sizes ot any kind. Yet you may find some for man, woman or child. Pick choice of 5' c a pair. Our Christmas goods—Dolls, Musi cal, Toys, Fancy arricles. I's. ful Household, ai d all good things— are at proportionate prices. Call, get [dices, and you are at the bottom ground. LUCIEN B. FLATOW COMPANY Few People Rcaiz: the ir mendous (ro>ti of Ihi> Great Crop. Fortunes Ha«e Been Ma e an! Are Still Being Made by 1 hose Win Grow It. The Many Uses of the Banana. .easiest to oat, anti one of the easiest j to digest of all fruits. It lias no seeds • to search f..r. no hull to crack. no j hones to hot her, no worms to watell I for, and is the most compactly built. bunch of goodness of its size in the 1 wcrhl. It is i*at» n in the field, on the stnet. in the office, in tlu* lunch room, | in the homo .three times :i day an l between meals, raw »;r coolod in ev ery conceivable manner. It may n*- * pose on a pushcart or loll oil a coun ter in the dust, days at a time, yet without washing it may be peeled ami conies out absolutely clean and sum t try. It is immune from insect pests, although it thrives in countries s\\ lining with poisonous insects. Th-- banana stands alone as a fruit that By R. M. Cheshire. Washington, I). U. December 11. Don’t lock with contempt upon the | Dago man who engineers the push- I cart and calls out. "Pina fresha da banan, on la five centa dozen.” He j is doing his part in making worth to j the retail trade of the United States a business of $200,000 a day. or over $60,000,000 annually, for that is iln* tremendous sum now n cognized as coining from the sales of lutn inas, the vegetable wender <f the world, the golden fruit, of the tropics, the. culti vation cf which is simply an ocupa tion for the promotion of laziness, hut with an iron-clad certainty of im mense returns of wealth. The quantity of bananas now con sumed in the United States Is sur prising, the figures from the Burra 1 : of Statistics showing that during tlu year ended June 30, 1007. imports oi bananas (the sums paid growers bananas being duty free) amounted t« $11,833,168, divided: Central American States and British Honduras $5,328,678 British West Indies 4,6.81,810 "Cuba 1.273,820 8outh America 161,00t Other countries 437.850 These sums exceed the value o: imports of bananas for 1006 by $1.- 503,866, and for 1905 l»y $1,935,347. yei still the demand for the ‘‘fruit ot gold* is constantly larger than the supply, notwithstanding the fact that they are brought into the United States free of duty. A little more than four decades ag^- the banana was entirely unknown in this country, and there was practical ly none for export from its native countries until a little ginger wa? thrown into their cultivation by enter prising Americans. Years ago some men—Americans, of course—bought a cargo of bananas on the coast ot Hon duras, paying twelve cents a bunch, ami l»:ni»uh! them to rho United States. The cargo was rapidly sold i aii ia meiise profit, and this was thy beginning of a great industry .an in dustry spreiding out at jumps of nmr»* than $1,500,000 yearly. Only a very taw years ago th*’ banana was regarded as a luxury, bu* now it is known to possess all the essentials for the sustenance of hu man life an i is regarded as a most valuable article i» f f<od. becoming one of the n<*ccssities of life. Th * demand and consumption, of the ban ana must increase, for it can be con verted into flour, making bread as palatable and substantial as that made of corn or win t. and can be used a pastry, pies, cakes, puddings, etc. Delicious confections and sauces oi various kinds can be made from th- fruit, and it can be dried and stli. r etain all the qualities of the fresh fruit. The banana has been used to: ages by the natives of the tropics foi these purposes, hut not until withir the past few years have those direct ly interested and engaged in the traf fic of feed products realized the im portance of this part of the value o* the banana. Now packers, growers confectioners, and commissioners are searching the tropical world over for a supply o fevaporated bananas for making banana coffee, bread, shred ded dessicited and crystalized fruits and other products. Evaporating and milling plants are being established to manufacture these products, utiliz ing for the same such fruit as may be undersize, overripe or bruised. All nations, races and classes have found the banana to be a cheap, nour ishing and satisfying food, and the de mand must increase and continue as the population of the earth increases. The taste for the banana does not have to be acquired. (Most people take to it as readily as a <&ild does to candy. It is the easiest .to peel, —».e has no enemies, and this gives some justification frr one of its names, tne "Fruit of l\tra lise.” It is said that some people believe the banana to he the "Ferbi h'en Fruit” which caused the downf.: 11 of our fore-parents. But that’s an unjust reflection i n the uni versal goodm ss of this fruit. It. is just ]possible that Adam may have stepped oil a discarded banana pee! when promenading in the Garden, and the reporters made a mistake in giv ing out lhe incident. To the value of the banana as \ fool' should be added the fact that the stalks and leaves furnish excel lent material for paper and cordage; fine vinegar and essential oil are matta from tlu* skin of the fruit: the juice of the stem makes a magnificent med- ::ine f.r intestinal troubles: the stem •nd leaves furnish a good forage; *Tom the young leaf a salve of ex cellent healing quality is obtained for i.eut or wound: from the stalk is or>- ained a most beautiful fiber, from vhich can he made a fine dress goods, resembling closely the Irish polin: the sap of the stalk is used as writ ing fluid and indelible dye. which no series cf washing will remove; the rind is greedily eaten by all manner of live stock when mixed with straw, the husks which cover the fruit make beautiful bouquet holders that one can hardly tell from the finest Japan 's? red lacquer ware: and, in fact, every jx>rtion cf the plant is of com nereis 1 value. The banana is the dependence of the shiftless .the support of the poor* an 1 a source of wealth for the thrifty, it yields mere profit with less expendi ture of cost and energy then any oth er fruit or vegetable. Among all known plants that produce a wholesome and agreeable food 1 the banana offers the greatest return for the least labor, life being so easily sustained by-its bounty in those favored regions where it flourishes cm* of tin- chief incen tives to exertion is removed, and pec- | pie are content to sit down in idle, ness, knowing that when hungry a never failing supply of bread hangs over them ready to be plucked an l eaten. Chemically there is hut liitie differ ence between the banana as a food and the potato: but in the quantity of food produce 1 per acre, tin* banana is far ahead of the potato <»:• any oth er food product. The av- rag** annua! production of an acre of bananas is about eight tons, a quantity sulTich tit to feed 3.000 person./ for one day. As a source of profit, no other agricultural product can equal tlu* banana, and no crop in the world is more certain than that of the banana; a plant produces; marketable fruit within a y«ar afte * planting: replanting is not necessary oftetier than every twenty live or t hi * - ty years; the* h irvesi is continuous and the cutting of fruit goes on ev ery week in the whole twelve months, the demand for the fruit is steady and always exceeds the supply; the planter gets cash for his fruit every w< ek right at his plantation: they are brought into the* United State? free of duty; they have become a sta ple article of food in every civilized country into which they have been introduced; more thin $l20.0f)»).00() ;v capital is now invested in growing and marketing bananas. and more than 120 steamships transport nothing hut bananas; there are no failures ot the banana crop: and every push-cart man. every owner of a fruit stand, ev ery confectioner, every grocer, every commission man. nine-tenths of the adult inhabitants cf the United States, and eovry baby with a banana in its fist, is working for the banana grower, who rests perfectly secure in the knowledge that his crop will continue without interruption from frost, rust or insects; that the demand will al ways be as steady as is the demand for wheat*or corn: that overproduction cannct occur, and that no agricultural endeavor will excel the banana as a source of profit to its producer. Like the American peanut, also known as the “pindar,” “goober” and “groundpea," the banana is a great big item in the finances of our country, and to the push-cart man must credit be given for “pushing it along.! For any of the ordinary diseases of the skin Chamberlain’s Salve Is ex cellent. It not only allays the itching and smarting but effects a cure. For sale by H. R. Palmer & Sons, Warren J. Smith & Bro., L. P. Canning, E. C. McEvoy, Orr Drug Co., Athens, Ga. MUCH BUSINESS F0R_SEG. TAFT big Secretary of War to tla>e Plenty to do on His Return. Washington, I). Dt-ci-inher ii. St-cn-laiy Taft nxpocts to 1h- at hi. It sk nt-xt. Monthly, following an ah st n<v of several months eceupieil h.. his journey around tin- world. Con sitlerulilo business has accumulated at the War Department during liis ab sence and lie will necessarily be on - of the busiest men in Washington tim ing tilt* next few weeks: The story lias gained currency that there is "something the matter with tin- army." and Secretary Taft will be ex pecteil to tell congress what is tile trouble. Many senators and repre sentatives have the old-f.ishione 1 idea that the Secretary of War should aave Such au intimate knowledge cf the service as to be able to point cut unerringly, in the confidence of the committee room at least, the cause- of any peculiar conditions within it As the present conditions in the army have resulted in developments that in terest the whole country. Secretary Taft will hove to hock up rapidly. During his absence tlu* oattl -w* of sol diers has become acute and the in ability to, secure suflScient recruit- pronounced, while the squabble ove the pay Dill lias occasioned strained relations. There is much for Si ore tary Tafi to do and. when he see the program events have prepare! for him. he may wish he cut out bis Kurrpean journey altogether. About Digestion. It is not the quantity of food take:, hut the amount digested and assent- laled that gives strength and vitality to the system. Chamberlain's Stom ach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and liver and enable them to perform their functions. The re sult is a relish for your food, increas ed strength and weight, greater en durance and a clear head. Price. 25 cents. Samples free. For sale by H. R. Palmer & Sons. Warren J. Smith & Bro., L. P. Canning, E. C. McEvoy. Orr Drug Co., Athens, Ga. NEWS FORECAST FOR COMING WEEK Washington, D. C., December 14.— Little business of importance is ex- ported from congress during the com ing week, or for that matter, until after tin* holiday recess. S. <• ret ary of War Taft will again be at liis desk after an absence of sev eral niontbs spent in his journey «o tlie Philippines and return. His re turn will doubtless bring out a new crop of political stories and miners in regard to liis candidacy tar tin* l»r* sid» ntial nomination. The fleet of sixteen American bat tleships will leave Hampton Roads Monday morning bound on the 14.00) mile jourtn\\ around (Tape Horn to San Francisco. Tile departure* will lie witnessed by President Roosevelt and an official party aboard the Mayflow- Announcement is made from Koine that a Mcret consistory will he held Monday, followei by the usual public consistory three days later. Several pr* lates will be elevated to the car dinal lie. but no Americans will be among the favored ones. The secifnd trial of Maximiliinn Harden, editor of Die Zukunft, on the charge of having criminally libeled (’onni Kuno von Moltke, will begin in Berlin Monday. The trial of some of the Colorado land fraud cases will begin Monday in the United States district court at Denver. The first hearing in the suit recent ly instituted by the United States against the so-called Powder Trust is scheduled to take place Tuesday at Scranton. Pa. Not ible observances will he held )•» New England and ether parts of tlr* country Tuesday in commemoration of tlu* one hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Greenleaf Whittier, the “Quaker poet.’ The Harriman-Fish fight for control of the Illinois Central will be resum ed at the adjourned stockholedr*' meeting in Chicago Wednesday. At Trenton, N. J., Thursday. Rev. Edward J. Knight will be consecrated Bishop of the Episcopal Missionary district of Western Colorado. A national convention of the Far mers’ Co-operative Congress will as semble in Des Moines Tuesday and remain in session three days. Nice rooms and board. Bon Air.