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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-10-24

POLITICAL NoTEs.-The chances OF
Hon. Pierre Landry for seat in the
next Senate are continually brighten
ing. He will carry Ascension BY a
heavy majority, and reliable adyices
from St. James indicate u like tri-
umph for him in that parish. Many Of
our conservative white citizens openly
express their ipteltion Of su pporting
Mr.. Landry, and he will poll large
white vote outside the strength of his
party here. His past conduct as cit
izen ard an officer has been such as to
win him the respect Of all, and he is
to-day the most popular man in local
political circles.
Vote the regular Republican, ticket,
headed by Dubuclet for Treasurer,
Darrall for Congress aud Landry for
the State Senate. =
At q meeting of the second ward
Republican sub-club, held last even
ing, resolutions were unanimously
adopted ipdorsiDg tho National and
State administrations, and pledging a
hearty and undivided support to the
regular Republican nominees at the
coming election. The officers of this
sub-clnb are, George w. Jackson,
president !, Aaron Jones, vice presi-
dent, ana Benjamin F. Dcaton, secrc-
tary The second ward will go solid
for the regular ticket. ms
!. Milton Morris is speaking for unity
in the Republican party and his asso-
ciate Dunnites are bitterly dcnoun=
cling his action. Unless we mistake
Millions spirit, he will not allow him
self to be bullyragged into suppress
ing his sentiments. He is on the right
track las is evidenced by the conster-
nation he has produced in the ranks
of the boilers. ....r
q The canvass is progressing with
satisfactory results for the regular
Republican ticket. The boilers strong
holds have all recapitulated with
the exception of the Southwo oil
place and Doninique's store, and the
former can not hold out another week.
The Conservatives appear to be
quietly looking on, watching for a
favorable chance to make common
cause with one of the contending
parties for q share of the ticket.
4 leader OF tbs Dunnites declared
last Tuesday morning that he didn't
want p colored man jp the Senate
from this district. Pretty Republican,
ism that is! The individual referred
to ought to join the White League at
once -
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PEnsosA1.-Dr 4J.fLs Mccormick

PERSONA j. II Nc orlnick
has suffered a relapse from his recent
attack of illness and is slowly sinking
at this writing. DR.. Stone of New
Orleans is in attendance upon the
dying man, but entertnins no hope Of
his recovery. '"'4
Geo. Drury, Esq, Republican can
didate for Representatives from AS
sumption parish, was in town to-day
and spent an hour in the CHIEF office.
He speaks hopefully ofthe prospect
for a peaceable election aud Republi-
can triumph in his parish, and is cor
fi.lent of personal success. We trns'
the result will Justify Als expecta-
tions. ~. .J-+4- Hid ..
Hon. j. Sella Martin passed through
town this morning on his way to Ma
poleonvifle, where he has an engage
ment to address Republican mass
meeting. to-day.
Dr.. Hudgens If New River visited
Donaldsonville this week and we
were pleased to notice no apparent
diminution Of his ayoirdupois. -
We have omitted heretofore, quite
inadvertently, to mention the nomin-
alton of r. J. Duke, ESQ.,, by the
Dunin Republicans, as a candidate
for Justice Of the Peace in this ward.
Bob is personally popular and will
doubtless rug far ahead of his ticket,
but whether he can poll vote large
enough to elect him, remains to be
seen. He would make a good Justice,
no doubt, and but for our opposition
to the success of bolterism in any
shape, we should not be sorry to
chronicle his election.
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Lots for Sale.

ON tho Wyatte place, opposite Donaldson
~ vile, near the Ferry Landing, lots may
be bought containing from 3 to 800 arpcnts,
either for cash or onr-third cash and the
balance on time. For terms and further
particulars inquire of A. s. BARROW.
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D0NALDsONVILLE, Ia,
'aturday, October "a, 1874.
LOCAL JoTTINGs.

Read Marx Israel's new advertise
,,ent on second page.
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$500 REV A RD::

$500 by the Governor and $1,000 by
Widow Barland, for information that
will lead to the arrest aud conviction
of the murderer or murtlerers of
DAVID BARLAND.
PROCLAMATION.
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Town Of Donaldsonvlle.
TIME TABLE N. O., n. L T. +. B.
LOUISIANA DIVISION.

LOUISIANA DIVISION.
Tally Passengcr and Freight Train Com,
6incG-Lcayes New Orleans, from head OF
st. Joseph street, at A. N.
Arrives at Donaldsonville at 1918 r N.
Whitecastle at l r. ".
2cturning-Ieaves Whilecastle at Ills r. n.
Leaves Donaldsonville at 2r.N.
Arrives ut New Orleaps at 6P.M.
Trains stop 1T all way stations.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Fourth Judicial District.

comprising the parishes Of Ascension, St.
ines, St. John the Baptist aRd st. Charles. ]
District Judge, .Othcilo J. Elagg,
District Attorney, Morris Marks.
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POLICE JURoRs.-Pierrc Landry, Presi-
lent; J. b. Hebcrt, Louis Leblanc, Henry
H..vman, Hillery Rice.
BOARD OF SCHOOL DiREcroRs.-Pierre
-,srlry, President; Rodolphe Braud, secre-
.arv and Treasurer; g. II. Hill, Charles n.
,,.vis, Jacob Warner, jackson SHARKS, l.. f.
El>rtlev
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Seventh Senatorial District,

Comprising the parishes Of Ascension and
-. James.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-21

By R. V. Pierce, NJ. D., of the Worlds Die
penssry, Buffalo, n Y
healthy liver secrotes each day about two
and half pounds of bile. which contains
great amount of waste material taken from the
blood When the liver becomes torpid or con-
gested, it fails to eliminate this VAT amount
of noxious substance. which, therefore, re-
mains to poison the blood, and be conveyed to
condit on of the bl, cd when it is receiving aud
retaining each dav two and half pounds OF
poison? Nature tries to work off this pelsoan
through other channels and organs-the lid
come overtaxed in ,5ei forming this laHDf -
addition to their nafSral functions and cara ,
long withstand the pressure, but become vari-
ously diseased.
The brain, which l. the great cleo neal cen
unhealthy blood. whfh passes to 1t from the
heart ard it fails to Isrferm it's ONCE health
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Exercise ana Grain for Horses.

Very many farmers who own good
horses do not appreciate the importance
of little grain and give them regular
exercise in winter. At this season of
the year farmers horses are frequently
left standing in the stable for weeks at
a time, eating unlimited quantities of
hay, and when taken ont submit
ted to violent exercise with their stom-
achs overloaded with undigest d hay.
A year or two of this management is
almost certain to bring on heaves, an
incurable disease that very seriously
depreciates a horse for work and ruins
him for market. The horse has COM
paratIvely a smaller stomach than any.
other animal, and never should be driv-:
en- hard Immediately after eating heart
lily of hay or after drinking, as it is GER
tain to cause a permanent injury that
will develop itself IN time.
1t is not economy to keep horses
through the winter without grain.
With little grain every day and one
half the hay that most farmers feed,
horses will come out of the winter much
better fitted for the springs work than
when the grain is omitted, and the saving
in hay at present prices Will nearly il
not quite pay for the grain.
There is not sufficient strength IN
hay to support the muscles of the
horse, and if fed on il alone for q long
time there is certain to be great fall
ing off of the muscle strength, although
the usual amount of flesh may be re-
tanned. Corn in the ear, if sound and
well cured, is good grain for horses III
cold weather, as it is heating and oil
sufficient strength when they are not
at hard work; shelled corn is not a safe
feed, as it is very liable to have been
heated aud is almost invariably dusty.
For several weeks previous to the COM
of hard work, oats should
be the grain fed, as there is no other
grain that contains so much muscle sus-
tanning element, and they are cooling to
the blood. An occasional fed of roots,
either carrots, parsnips or potatoes Eve
prefer the former) to horses during the
winter is of great value. Another i'm
portant item is salt; a small feed OF
this at least three times week should
not be omitted. Many of our best
practical horsemen keep salt before
their hoi ses constantly, and recommend
it in strong terms. Ohio Farmer.
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South Carolina PhOsphates.

Theextent and importanceo of the trade
O. Charleston In commercial fertilizers
manufactured from the South Carolina
phosphates. are not fully appreciated.
1t has developed itself with singular
rapidity, and the business has been at
tended with encouraging results. The
early companies, selling their fertilizers
at extreme prices, made handsome div
idends, and were able to improve and
increase their power, while laying by
reserve fund to meet contingent expen-
ses. The late companies took advan-
tage of the experience of the pioneers
and avoided many of the expensive mis-
takes into which their predecessors fell.
There are now six factories for making
commercial fertilizers in or near the
city. They are the Wando company,
the Sulphuric Acid and superphosphate
company, the Pacific Guano company,
the Atlantic company, the Stone COM
pany, and /. b. Sardy's Wappoo mills.
The five rst-mentioned companies have
acid chambers of the largest and most
approved patterns, and it is claimed
for the sulphuric acid and superphos-
phate company that it has the largest
single acid chamber IN the United States.
The combined mining and manufacture
ing interests, which are mainly centered
in this city, nave diverteds from other
investments, since 1868, and accumu-
lated here at least 81, 900, 900, repre-
sented by mills. machinery, drudges,
pumps. steamers, wharf property, etc
The first shipment of the crude phos-
phate was made In 1867. and from that
time up to July 1, 1875, no less than
242, 415 tons were shipped, and nearly
80, 900 tons of manufactured fertilizers.
During the past season the demand was
unusually active. The companies have
been working to their fullest capacity,
and the shipments have been larger
than ever before. In addition to this,
the manufacture of sulphuric acid has |
grown to be an extensive business, the |
i've companies which have acid cham
oers having made since they vsre built
10, GA tons of acid, worth over $780,
100, and instead of importing it, are
low able to fill orders for the trade
4ayper's Magazine.
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A PASSING THOUGHT.

Sometimes two mountain riIls together flow, and
thus
Descend into the Wales cool shade; then with new
Rush on through many climes. past mighty crags
and dense
Great forests, gath'ring strength, until engulfed
In Oceans aims and fond embraces, So in this
world
Two lives may meet and join, heart knit to heart,
and Love -
Melting the souls to one firm faith, one steadfast
hope
calls,
Angels with loving touch cover the weary eyes,
Infod the quiet hands, aud chain the feet IN sleep
Fartns cares its Joys and woes, grow dim and pass
away.
These souls keep pure by Love the angels welcome
feel
And enter into Life through heavens gates OF
RI
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STABLE MANURE UNDER SHELTER
Manure ought to be kept under shelter
until it is ready for the field, or until
the farmer is ready to apply it thereto.
For if it IS exposed to sun and rain it los
es the soluble parts of the ash and other
organic fertilizing properties by leach
ing or washing, and it loses carbon, OK
ygen and hydrogen, and nitrogen by
evaporation, unless sufficient of the
right kind of absorbents are composted
with it TO retain the liquid and gaseous
properties that go to render it most
valuable. Whether composted or not.
therefore, it is best to shelter it /; and if
it is not mixed with absorbents, such as
muck, decayed wood, or even common
sol (clay or loan, which is better far
than nothing, it should frequently be
pitched over to prevent burning or
g fire-fanging, as it is often called.
Whether sheltered or not, the stable
manure, as it is taken from the stable
daily, should be literally covered with
some absorbent (as we have named
above; then, if exposed to rain or sun,
&c loses less than otherwise. Manures
should not be allowed to remain, in any
case, exposed to heavy rains, unless
there is some provision Tor utilizing the
liquid which teaches from them.-Ru-
rat Ne1D Yorker.
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readily imagine that its sumptuous
owner entertained Ia it imperial guests
who sat and listened to Horace or Vir-
gil's last poem. When l was there q
few afternoons ago, at sunset. [ thouebt
how cha ming 1t was to repeople it with
such q court crowd. I stood alone in q
corner and babe myvisitors enter. there
/ placed the great men and women of
early imperial times the mysterious.
self contained master Of them all DC.
tavious Augustus, and his ruler. the
handsome, hypocritical Iivia. with the
severe matronly air Of the PGdiciza.
surrounded by her court of the learned
and wise men of the day the sad
jealous Octavia, disappointed, widowed
and motherless the reckless, brilliant.
beautiful daughter of Augustus, Julia,
encircled by her noisy retinue of hut-
tering young beaux and wits, flirting
openly and daringly with Ovid, and re-
plying with quick, spirituelle grace to
her adoTing fathers reprimands 90.
Cesar, have patience with my young
friends and ne; we shall all soon grow
old together "
In the debris of this charming tri-
clinic they found 4 beardless bust of an
unknown parsonage in good preserva-
ZION anu VI excellent workmanship :,
also a marble capital of cardlestick aud
fragment OF stucco cornice, which
ran round the summit OF this beautiful
halt. | mentioned IN a preceding let
ter Greek epigram which was found
traced on the walls e1relessly, proba-
| bly, by some youth, one of the 5etaesse
dree who surrounded the splendid but
frail Julia. When these lines we're
found, the learned daughter of Duke
/ de Sermoneta Don Michel Angelo Ge-
! TAM, the Countess Ersilia SOvatelh.
said at once: tits a Greek cpigram Of
Callimachus, and then at that very
moment she wrote off the Latin version
Of it, and graceful one of her own in
French. Twill give it to you in Eng
glish:
elf I came OF my own viii to tllv
house, o, Arehinie. to give myself up 10
the pleasures of the table, reproach me
! a thousand times. But if l did not
come of my IN viii, you viii do i'll to
-EepFoach me- Wine and love urged me
ON. - Love tool oossesioD- of me. Wine
made me - ~ - I esszSe to you
7 7 nslzssd nee 49, or what is this house,
but I-embraGe the sill Of thy dwelling.
lfdhat means injury, then IN truth !
have done WING. - Vatican ARth0-
IO0je 11S nil
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Composition of Plants.

All plants are composed of fourteen
invariable elements, four of which are
termed organic and ten mineral, viz
Organic elements Carbon, hydrogen,
oxygen, nitrogen.
Mineral elements-Phosphorus, pot
ash, soda, lime magnesia, sulphur, chic
rine, SILICA, iron, manganese.
The four organic elements combined
are to be found only in living plants
and animals. The ten mineral elements
belong to the solid earth.
All vegetable substances are Coz
posed of 95 per cent of the -
ganic elements, the other per c>
being furnished by the mineral. The
organic elements are supplied as fol
lows carbon, in the form of carbonic
acid taken from the air, and breathed
into the plants through the leaves. Hy-
drogen is supplied by water. Oxygen
by carbonic acid and water, and nitro
gen partly by the air in form of gas,
and partly through the roots from sub
stances in the earth containing nitrogen
in the form of ammonia, salt-petre, nj
trate of soda, and organic substances
in the form of flesh and blood of an
imals, manure, etc.
OF the ten mineral elements that
compose the other 5 ger cent. of plants,
six are found in nearly all the soils in
sufficient quantity for the supply of the
plant, viz Magnesia, sulphur, chlorine,
SILICA, iron and manganese. But def
cient in the other four, viz /: Phospho-
rus, potash, lime and soda. These
four elements, joined wi h any sub
stance containing nitrogen or ammo
mia, are necessary to make egood ma
nure, in order to supply the soil with
the lacking eleme nts. Therefore, bone
dust, soluble bone, sHper-phosphate,
with sulphate of ammonia, nitrate of
soda, potash and sulphate of lime, com
bined IN proper proportions, viii
make the best manure III 1t can be pro-
duced for all lands. Some lands do
not require lime, some soda, but nearly
all lands will derive great benefit from
bone dust and potash. - Vale'S CheD1i-
cal lI0nures
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her pocket for lozenge, and Den said

her pocket for lozenge, and SSen said
to Phil, laughing:
"You'd better pat her on the back"
But it was over in half a minute, and
Phil was just settling himself comforta-
bly,, when she drew in her head from the
window, and seized him by the shout
der, crying out
"My teeth are gone, my teeth are
gone %
Phil jumped as if he was shot from a
catapult, If you know what that is. He
hadn't the faintest idea what she meant.
He had heard of Johnny Monroe's
and uncle Nathan kernel of corn: but
the idea of coughing out your teeth-or
yoar tongue
What what what %
Stop the cars p' cried she.
And up sprang dear old Phil, and
made a dash at the conductor. But
Ben caught him and held him back,
for what was the use of stopping the
train, when it was lightning express.
and your teeth dozen miles back of
your mouth by this time, rolled in
sand-heap or ground into tooth pow
der ?
The bewildered ancient was half fran
tic, and said she should die, she should
on the spot. She didn't though. Folks
don't very often.
Miss Hit tried to soothe her, but il
was of no use she kept groaning.
" Ny teeth are gone 4"
1t UGS too bad, declare. And then
Miss Hit explained to the boys that
they were only temporary, $50 I should
think , and had been growing loose,
and she had intended all along to get q
ant 81 nc I
Boston so it wasn't so much matteSu
after all.
81 won't go to Niagara I'll
off and leave you [ won,.~ i
looking SO y cried the. 49, " 49, .l<
Shotwell, knocking herse<
such rate that her hat colIapsct2
her hair came off, and she was the
ture of an Irish woman recovering fro4
a drunken fight. Five minutes ago she
had been "the mirror of virtue and the
rose of delight" No wonder Phil
stared.
As soon as she came to her senses she
| borrowed Miss Hits veil, and never
took it up for the rest of the Journey
without clapping her handkerchief to
her mouth. Sire didn't attempt any
more of her bewitching smiles or her
operate songs, l can tell you. She lost
take any more notice of Niagara Falls
than she would of fulling- mill.
They were all ready to pity her, only
she was fractions, and mumbled and
| grumbled like crazy old granny, and
made Miss Fannie take her meals up
stairs to her room, as if she had been a
black slave.
Phil was cured completely. He
/ dropped from the clouds slap dash, and
came down so hard that iSstunned him
a little. 1 guess he had to conjugate
Latin some time before he felt natural.
It was great fun for Ben, and I sup
/ pose he won't stop teasing that boy to
the end of time. l thought I'd have
my little fling, too; so L said to him to-
1 day, as innocent as Marys lamb,
SPY the way, Phil, who was it you
and Ben travelled with last summer p
ga couple of Yankee school ma ans, .
says Phil, and began to whistle.
O; l took it, from what Ben said,
that they were sharpshooters for l I'M
derstand him one of them Shot lCcH
but didn't Hit, because something
happened about that time to the-Nhai
do you call the bullet-en of the gun
the nlouth-piece. think"
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a ONE LEaaED soldier. a mormon. re-

A ONE LEGGRD soldier. a mormon, re-
Gently asked Brigham Young to supply,
by miracle, missing limb but the
apostle, not to be caught, made this re-
ply; +" can in an instant produce a
new leg in the place of the old one, but
then, you see. if 1 do, it will cause
great inconvenience to you in hesv n /;
for after your exaltation to glory, thu
original leg will come back to the spir-
itual body; mine also being of divine
origin, becomes immortal, and, in this
case, observe how very awkward a three
legged angel from Utah would appear
among the inhabitants of the eternal
world t'
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Fell from a Railroad Car. and nearly
broke his neck. Pat picked him up rubbed him
with Mexican Mustang Liniment, and sent him on
by the next train. Falls, bruises cuts contusions
iameness and such accidents are constantly occur
ring There is nothing so sure, safe, cheap and
convenient as the celebrated Mustang Imminent It
costs but so cents and 81 90 per bottle and no Fam
lily or owner of Horses should be without it. There
is flesh, bone and muscle aiInent upon man or
animal, like rheumatism, Bruises, SPAWN and Lame
ness -hieh it will not alleviate or cure. Why viii
you suffer? Beware of counterfeits. It is wrapped
in s;eel-plate engraving, signed sc. W. West
brook, Chemist
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New YORK g-seller-loqgur Eur: 'sYou
see, sir, we keep all kinds hsre. Now,
that little toy terrier on the floor there,
he's worth 500. A lady came In her
carriage yesterday from uptown, and
says she, want that dog he's a dar-
ling I'll give you $75 for him, but my
price was 800, and I didn't weaken.
Bless you, she'll be down to-day and
have that fellow out of this, with sill
yer collar around his neck and a long
ribbon to lead him. Then she'll be
back with him sick in week from over
feed. and want me to cure him. Hal
ha p with some contempt in his voice.,
these women aie as wise as sarpints
with the men, but they don't know moth
in bout dogs! r.
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BED-MAKISG AND RENoyATING. All
parts OF bed, mattress, blankets as
we'll as sheets, soon become foul and need
publication. The mattress need renoya-
ton quite as much as the sheets. To al
low the sheets to be used without wash
ing or changing, three or six months,
would be regarded as bad housekeep-
ing but insist if thin sheet can alb
serb enough of the excretions of the
body to make it unfit for use in a few
days, thick mattress, which can alb
sorb and retain a thousand times as
much of those poisonous excretions,
needs to be purified as often certainly
as once In three months. A sheet can be
washed. A mattress cannot be reno
waited In this way. Indeed there is no
way of cleansing a mattress but by
steaming it, or picking it to pieces, and
thus in fragments exposing it to the
rays of the sun. As these processes
are scarcely racticable with any of the
ordinary mattresses, am decidedly of
the opinion that the good old-fashioned |
sRaw-bed, which can every three |
J, vEnths be changed for fresh straw, and |
the tick be washed, is the sweetest and |
healthiest of beds. If, in the winter |
the porousness of the strav-bed |
makes 1t little uncomfortable, spread |
over it a comforter or two wooden blank
cts, which should be washed as often as
every two weeks. With this arrange
ment, If you wash all the bed cover
Ings as often as once in two or three
weeks, you viii have a delightful
healthy bed. Now if you leave the bed
70 arr, with open windows during the
gay, and not make it up for the night
before evening, you will have added
greatly to the sweetness of your rest.
and, IN consequences, to the tone of