The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-06-19

to whose arbitration we all consented before
entering the contest; under no circuni-
stances can we lend ourselves to such II
scheme. t=--.
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LOTS j. KLEINPETER,
s#a Secretary.
If our Baton Rouge friends wete
DESTROYS of announcing to the world
that they feared the result Of a con-
test with the DonaldsonVille band
to, DO had before competent judges;
they could hardly have selected more
appropriate language for conveying
the announcement than is contained
in the above resolutions. The first
proposition, that there is no ground
for the challenge" is idle, and seems
to indicate that the tenure by which
the medal awarded in the recent con-
test is held is regarded as doubtful
by the holders themselves. The chal-
lenge was made in no captious spirit,
but because the members of the Dom
jacksonville organization, supported
by the judgment of nearly every mu-
stefan in attendance at the late Fete
Champetre, believed the award of
majority Of the referees unjust and at
variance with the relative achieve
ments of the contestants. There is
no intention implied or expressed to
j" impugn the honor and good faith OF
the judges" but the intent to ques-
ton the musical ability Of two OF
them is unconcealed, and if the Baton
Rouge band desires to champion and
defend them from this imputation, the
most effective mode of procedure will
be to consent to repetition OF the
contest before referees Of undoubted
musical capacity, and by the merit of
their execution again win victory
if they can. The Donaldsonville Sill
yer Cornet Band cares nothing for the
medal so far as concerns it's intrinsic
value, but they have a reputation to
maintain and they consider that it has
been infripged upon by judges who,
while honorable and conscientious in
their verdict, lacked the talent and
requirement necessary to distinguish
between fine execution of music and
the production of the most noise. 1t
does not appear from the challenge
that the medal is to be re-cOntested
for, and we do not believe our band
intended to convey desire that snch
should be the case ; what they. seek
is an opportunity to vindicate the
superiority of their musical capsbility
and skill, an! if the Baton Rouge
organization refuses to grant this OPP
portunity in the face Of the argument
adduced, but one construction can be
placed upon their action. If resolu-
ton No. 2 in the communication OF
tho Baton Rouge band means that
they would probably give another
kind of answer to Il challenge which
stipulated for pecuniary stake to be
contested for, we have no doubt they
can and will be accommodated in this
RESPECT to the extent of a few dimes
say enough to pay for lemonades all
around and have little something
left. We hope the D. S. c. B. will
renew their challenge, disavow any
desire to deprive the I. s. c. B. of the
trinket awarded at the Fete Cham.
petre, and suggest wager on the re-
suit that will overcome the objection
of the Baton Rougeians that they
have "all to lose and nothing to win.
BE CAREFUL.-In these days. when tigh
hats, hot air, and scdentary occupations
cause the hair to fall out. it is a matter o
no little Importance to know which OF thu
majority, az has been frequently proved b,
the first dermatologists: or hair-doctors
possess little or no merit. Such being til,
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