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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-03-16
THEIR ENTIRE STOCK WITHOUT
REGARD TO COST!

Mems, Yonth's and Children's clothing at
prices never before heard of
House furnishing goods, such as Toacelings,
Napkins, .Sheetngs, Table Linen, :! Damasks,
de-, de-, again reduced in price.
WOODEN MIXTURES in dress goods ut
- yards for one dollar, otler. dress goods in
proportion.
ALPACAS, MOUSLINE DELAINES, sin
gle and double widths, ALPINES, bonn
BAZINES and all MOURNING GOODS
greatly reduced.
BUGGIES and SADDLERT at great bar.
gains BOOTS and'SHOES again marked
down CLOCKS and FANCT ARTICLES
nearly given away. Knives, Pistols,
AccordeOns, and all Other articles too
numerous to mention, at equally low prices.
In fact, we offer our entire stock for Cash
at prices that will astonish the most exact
ing. We offer these bargains FoRCAsH ONLY
and until the 18th of February, 1873 at
which time we will move to our New Store,
Corner of Mississippi st. & R. R.Avenue,
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
The Detective.

New York paper Probably no1D1ng mas done so much to destroy the efficiency of detective work as the practice of offering rewards for the re- covery of property, and compromising with thieves for the sake of mitigating loss at the expense of justice. Unfortu- nately, most persons care more for their individual interest than for the safety of the community, and would rather have the maletactor escape, provided they get back goodly share of what has been stolen from them, than to have him brought to punishment if they must lose the whole. It is needless to say what encouragement the practice affords to criminals; but another and not less la- mentable effect is that of demoralizing the police. They become intent upon gaming rewards rather than upon per forming their duty as public officers. and where compromise is offered. they devote themselves to securing remunera. tion, possibly from both sides to the transaction. Their acquaintance with
 
 themselves which their character seldom prevents them from using to the utmost. They become brokers between criminals and their victims, and their self-interest stands in the way of a prompt and VIZ crous pursuit for the satisfaction of the demands of justice. Their efforts will naturally be directed to the opening of negotiations for the purpose of personal profit, condition of which will gen. orally be the ultimate escape of the of- lenders Delay and apparent difficulty will promote their designs, and whatever skill they have is likely to be directed to not accomplishing what is supposed to be their first duty-the prompt appre- hension of the guilty.
 What is here suggested as the natural and probable result is far from being mere assumption. It has become so far the actual course of things that it may be questioned whether even our public detective force, to say nothing of the numerous private agencies, is not en- gagged more in the profitable business of affecting compromises, gaining re- wards, and being bought off by thieves in short, doing the work that offers the highest brokerage in direct and energetic efforts to capture those who have committed crime and bring them to punishment. The mystery and secrecy which are so assiduously thrown over their work are as likely to be en- i ployed as shelter for this business as to be, what is generally pretended, necessary to prevent the baf1ing of pursuit. We question if there is 8 balance of advantage in this secrecy of the movements of the police authorities and their agents. Publicity is, in fact. an immense detective power in itself, and transforms the whole community into detective force. 1t is needed, not only for the exposure of criminals and the advertisement of their movements and of every suspicious circumstance. but for the purpose of holding the police themselves to faithful perform ance of their duties.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
Business Prospects for 1879.

The Philadelphia North American says People who look forth at the commercial aspect are somewhat dis heartened at the absence of business &C., tlvlty and enterprise. This discourage ment deepens as each successive pros pect of renewed spirit, to arise from some political event, proves to be de- lusive. In England the condition of business is no better. Nevertheless we believe that the Republic is about to make start on another era of expansion destined to be far-reaching and power full, and this idea is so extensively enter tained that many capitalists are eagerly waiting the opportunity of taking the tide at the proper stage. Through the whole of the revulsion Philadelphia has displayed so much courage, faith and endurance that we have high confidence of the ability of our people to do their whole duty when the time comes. All the private improvements of the present season bear witness to the dauntless spirit of our capitalists and business men and encourage us to look forward with bright anticipations to the business year 1879.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
MARKET NOTES.
NEW YORK MARKET

The wholesale New York market quotation | show:
 Beans.--Prime 1.7Oa1.75 fair to poot | s a1.65 per bushel.
 Butier.--N. Y. sold at 24c. for choice il | pails, and 14G16c. common to good. WesterI sold at 26c., and the common Western a | 7d9c.
 Cheese.-Factory fancy &c.,; do. fair sc- Eggs.-Quotations ranged from 22c. for or dinary to 25c. for New York, New Jerse, and Pennsylvania. ;; Four.-superfine, $3.4Oa3.8O; Western $3. 85a4.10 extra New York $3.S5a$4OO.
 Hay.-shipping 35d4cc.; clover 25a35c. salt 25d35c. straw 30d40c.
 Hops-New York 13a15c. Eastern 1Oa12c yearlings 5a7c., olds 2G4c.
 Petroleum -Refined--, crude 5c. iu bulk, in barrels Sc. Naptha sLc. in ship ping order and 12a14c. in cases.
 Pork-New mess $8.65aS. 90. Family mess SIS. extra prime Il 50. Dressed hogs 351a4% No. 1.01 Amber 1.O9. White.110.
 Rye.-State 59c.
 Wool.-Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia K xxx S7oS9c, K S5a36c., x35o36c. No. 36a York and Western XIX 30d34c., and Mo- 1, 30a33d33d35c
 PHILADELPHIA MARKET
 FIour.-State family S4.75, rye flour 800 Wheat, State 1.05. Amber 1.06. Corn, yell low, .4Sc.; mixed State 46c.
 PetroLeatn.-Refned 916c.; crude, 7s<c.
 WooL-State and Western xxx 36d37c.; x 35a &c.,; medium 35G37: coarse '30d33c.
 CATTLE MARKETS.
 BUFFALo.-CattIe, good quality, SAYS Hogs, ftir to good 2.80 best 3.l0.
 EAST LIBERTY, PENN.-Best cattle 4.75 i; medium to good 4.O0a4.50. common to far 3.30a3.6o. Hogs, Workers. 2.75a2.s5 2hila- dolphias 3. .00a320. Sheep, 300a4.25. WATERTowN, MAss.-Cattle, choice 7.25 extra 6.25d7 co; first quality 5.75d6. co; second quality 5.00a5.25; third quality 4O0d 4.75. Sheep and lambs--wool sheep 2.C0a2 50; extra 2.75a4.50; spring lambs 4a41Sc.: veal calves 41fd51kc.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
A Noble Charity.

Few wealthy persons have made bet ter use Of the income of large fortune than Mrs. Shaw, of Cambridge, Mass. Possessed of ample means, due to the success of her husband in the copper mining business, she has set apart ESQ., 900 year to be used for the purpose of establishing kindergarten schools among the poorest classes to be found in and around Boston. At the present time there are about eighteen of these schools In active operation, and the entire cost of teachers, rent, books, etc., is borne by the benevolent patron. Of course. these ew establishments go but small way toward meeting the demand. and hence the number of applicants for ad- mission is much larger than the supply. But in cases of this kind, the rule has been made that priority shall always be gwen to the claims of the poorest and most destitute children. Besides these schools, Mrs. Shaw has recently opened several public nurseries, for the purpose of providing place in which laboring women who are obliged to work away from their homes during the day, can leave their babies, with the certainty that they will be we'll taken care of. In these nurseries, as in the kindergartens, the number that can be provided for is necessarily small but to furnish this practical assistance to four or five hund- red families is at least a considerable service for one woman to perform.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
Worse than Hogs.

The hogs kept in the yard of the poor house were kept in better ventilated and cleaner pens than were these human beings. Thus says Mir. George w. Chase, merchant, who was one of a committee to inquire into the condition of the inmates of the Asylum for the h. sane at Syracuse, N. Y. In the under ground cells he found five persons whose reason had been dethroned. They were half naked, were in offensive, unven- nlated rooms, without light, without beds other than handful of dirty straw, and were not permitted to take exercise. Their food was thrust through the bars to them. No one entered the cells: the insane persons never went out of them. This in the nineteenth century, and in the pretentious city of Syracuse
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
Among the Printers.

The New York Times explains how it gets along with its printers as follows:- In the Fall of 1876 the lowest rate which the Typographical Union No. 6 would allow it's members to accept for work on morning newspapers was fifty cents per l 1000 ems. At the beginning of the following year that rate was re- duced to forty-six cents. The Times proprietors agreed to pay forty-fve cents, and to contribute in equal pro- portions with their compositors to a benefit fund, whose chief conditions were to be as follows: Each member of the Times Compositions Association agrees to pay to the Treasurer fifteen cents week, which is paid into fund to be applied in cases of sickness or of death. For the first year the sick allowance was $5 week !; it was raised at the beginning of this year to $8. In case of death, $500 is paid to the widow and children or next of kin of member in good standing. Those who signed the first agreement with the Times proprletors are considered the original or charter members of the association, but all persons subsequently, employed in the composing and proof rooms are required to become contributing mem- bers to the fund. Any member leaving voluntarily or discharged for sufficient cause forfeits to the association all his contributions to the common treasury.
 Between Dec. 1, 1876, and Dec. 1. 1877, there was paid into the fund from the proceeds of fines and dues of mem bers the sum of $733. The Times proprietors paid in as their equivalent share of dues the sum of SIPS. 50. During the same period, the amount ex- pended for sick allowances and funeral expenses was s462.8O, leaving balance on hand of $998.7O. For the year end ing Dec. l, 1878, the payments were as follows: Members ot association, STYLES; Times proprietors, S766 90; and the expenditures have been $218.10; leaving balance for the year of $1, 1,319.35, and leaving in the hands of the Treasurer as the net result of two years contributions, $2, ,318.O5. Without making any reflection on the usefulness of the Typographical Union as a mutual benefit society, it is safe to assert that, so far as the benevolent aspects of the Times Association are concerned, it's members are in much better position, and have good deal more to show for their money, than if they had continued their connection with the Union.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
Bismarck's Daughter.

Prince Bismarck's daughter, the Countess Marie, has after all married her first love, Count Won Rantzau. When boy and girl together, tho young pair used to meet as they were coming home from school, anl the Count would carry Marie's books, tell her stories, and pay her innumerable attentions. Count Von Rantzau went into the army and some time afterward heard that his old love was engaged to Count Eulenburg. Rantzau fell into gloomy state of mind !, and was subject to fits of depression, which greatly alarmed his comrades. Typhoid fever, however, carried off young Count Eulenburg, and Count Von Rantzau speedily recovered his spirits, renewed his acquaintance with the Bis marcks, and again courted the Countess Marie, abandoning the sword for diplo- macy
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
Christmas Presents.

Tho season is now fast approaching when we must make our annual selec- tion of Christmas gifts. It requires both taste and good judgment to get such as are appropriate to the needs and wants of the recipient ; for oftentimes it IS the case that one receives mullplic- lty of articles that are of no use to them whatever, and they may at the same time be in actual need of something much less expensive, but of vastly more inn portance.
 remember reading in one of last years papers, of a young and popular clergyman, unmarried of course, who was the recipient of dozen dressing gowns and some twenty pairs of slippers, as Christmas presents, and the joke of 1t was that among so many pairs of slip pers none of them fitted his feet. What use he eventually made of them the writer did not say.
 l would suggest that he open a curi- osity shop, and exhibit them as samples of the skill and industry of his lady friends. If the same amount of money had been expended toward procuring him 8 library it would have proved far more beneficial in it's results.
 Some three years ago, gave silver fruit-knife as Christmas present to lady friend, and that made the third she received that day. made up my mind then that I would ascertain nearly as possible what the other friends were in- tending to give before I made my selec- tions. Whatever you give, give freely, without hope of return. My idea of Christmas gifts is the promoting of kindly feelings, and giving pleasure to those around us by some little token of remembrance.
 l never prize gift for its money value, but rather for the love and good will that prompted the offering. The little folks hail the coming of Christmas with delight, for they see as in vision myriads of toys and sweetmeats in store for them. How it warns the heart. and cheers the soul, to see around us so many smiling, happy faces as the result of some little effort on our part. Truly, 1t IS "more blessed to give than re- ceive"
 And hope while we are thus seeking to make glad the hearts of our friends, we shall not forget the poor and needy around us, who have been less fortunate than ourselves in their struggle with the world. Some little gift from us such as our means will allow, accompanied by kind and loving words, will cause some saddened heart to thrill with joy and gladness, and feel that the day is indeed one of "Peace on earth and good will toward men,"
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
The HaWkeye State.

Iowa received its title ''the Hawkeye State," about 1889, when Judge Rorer, of Burlington, desirous that the citizens of the new Territory should have some agreeable designation, wrote a series of newspaper letters, under the general caption, "A Wolverine Among the Hawkeyes, and applied the latter name to the Iowa people frequently through out the articles. The first one appeared in the Dubuque Visitor and others in the several papers then published in the Territory. As they contained many criticisms of prominent men and the public officers of the Territory, they created much interest, and the name " Hawkeyes " was ever after adopted to designate the people of Iowa. Subse- quently, MT. Edwards, who had been publishing at Burlington newspaper by another name, changed it's title to the HaaOkeye, and it was the progenitor of the present well-known daily journal.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
Consumption.

The popular belief in the incurability of consumption now seems to be on the road to complete overthrow. This change in sentiment has not been brought about by any new method in treatment, nor has there been percep- tlble enlargement in the number of those now living who can claim that they have had and recovered from this disease {; but the evidence upon which the revis- ion Tn opinion is based is even more con- elusive than that which could by any possibility be obtained from either of these two sources. It is simply this, that post naortena examinations have re- vealed the fact that pulmonary phthisis IS complaint of much greater frequency than has been commonly supposed, and that multitudes of people have had the disease, and have been practically cured of 1t, who have never so much as sus- pected the cause of their illness. In 8 series of examinations, made some time since at the hospital at Edinburgh, it was found that the lungs of not less than
 
 forty years of age were in condition that could be accounted for in no other way than by the supposition that at some period in their lives consumption had existed, and had afterward been checked or cured. Portions of the lungs had been destroyed, but the cavities formed had been healed by contraction and ad- heslon of their walls, or the disintegra- ted substance had been shut in by the formation of fibrous tissue. In the records of post n1ortena examinations at the Salpetriere Hospital, at Paris, a similar experlence is found, except that in this case the age was advanced to sixty years and over, and of this class, more than one-half were shown to have suffered from consumption at some period in their lives. There may be nothing new in this to well-informed medical men, but to the profession al reader the information cannot fail to be reassuring. The disease is to great extent hereditary, and there are proba- bly, thousands of people who every now and then are visited by the gloomy thought that they are liable at any time to fall victims to this deadly inheritance If these can be made to believe that they have already passed through the ordeal, supposition which, in the majority of cases, would probably be true one, no slight addition will be made to the sum total of human happiness.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
A Ministers Joke.

"Our old minister, MT. Hopwell, wal a real good man and learned man, too at that. Said he, Sam, says he, when first went to Cambridge, there was 6 boxer and wrestler came there, and he beat every one wherever he went. We'll old MT. Possit was the Church of Eng. land parson at Charlestown, at the time | and terrible powerful man he was-a real sneezer. and as active as weasel. We'll, the boxer met him one day, little way out of town, a-takin' of his evenin' walk, and said he, "Parson," says he, they say you are 8 most plaguy strong man and uncommon stiff, too." "Now," " says he, "Enever seed man yet that was match for me; would you have any objection jist to let me be availed of your strength here, in friendly way, by ourselves, where no soul would be the wiser? If you will, I'll keep dark about it, swan." "Go your way" said the parson, "and tempt me not you are a carnal-minded, wicked man, and take no pleasure in such vain, idle sports. ]" "Very we'll" said the boxer "now, here stand,' says he, "in the path, right slap afore you; if you pass round me, then take it as a sign that you are afeard on me, and if you keep the path, why then you must first put me out that's fact" The parson list made spring forward and ketched him up as quick as wink, and throwed him right over the fence whap on the broad of his back, and then walked on as if nothin' had happened-as demure as you please, and lookin' as meek as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth. "Stop," said the boxer, as soon as he picked himself up, "stop, parson," said he, that's good man, and jist chuck over my horse, too, will you, for swan believe you could do one near about as easy as t'other. My said he, "if that don't bang the bush; you are another guess chap from what took you to be, anyhow.-San, T ck.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
Face to Face with Disease,

How often it happens that although we have witnessed the ravages of disease in the case ot others, we disregard his w.rning signals in our own. It is only when we find him face to face with us that we really perceive how grim he Is. Then, perchance, when it is too late, medicinal aid IS sought. His avant courier his torsrunner, Is physical weakness. Foytify the sy ystem, and you are armed against him. The finest tonic for this purpose is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which renders digestion easy and complete, nourishes the system, improves the appetite, gives strength yielding sleep, co1nteracts bliiousness, and keeps the bowels in first rate order. Leanness, and unnaturaI wanness and sallOwness of the face are obyi- atcd by it, and so genial and beneficent are its effects, that not only is the body inyigorated and regulated by it's use. but despondency banished from the mind
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11

WHAT TO Do.-A woman recently an. piled to a London magistrate for advice, being in queer dilemma. Sbe adver- tised for child of four with which to perform the basket-trick, and received one from it's mother. It did not prove an eligible performer, and when she went to look for it's mother that person was not to be found, so she appealed to the Court for advice how to get rid of the infant. In the basket-trick, as she explained to the magistrate, she placed the child under basket on table. and when she raised the basket the child had disappeared. The magistrate did not suggest to her to make the child vanish that way.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11

Too EARNEsT.-It is found in Eng land that many of the artificial manures act chiefly as stimulant, and that after time the land refuses to answer the spur. This is most apparent on the poor and lighter soils, but even strong land loses heart unless fair proportion of farmyard manure is applied. The loudest agricultural complaints in Great Britain are from districts where scientific farming has been carried to it's highest pitch, such as the Scotch Lothians, and in Norfolk.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11

THE PR1cE.-The price of 8 wife among the Sioux Indians is twenty ponies. And when the young brave has won the girl and got her fathers consent at ruling rates, and the only thing that remains is to plank down the ponies, he sits down and sometimes occupies near ly whole night thinking whether he had better steal the ponies from his own father or the girls. He generally steals them from his prospective father-in-law.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11

A STRErCHER.-Indiar rubber answers very we'll for some purposes, but it won't answer for all. A New Jersey friend of ours undertook to make pair of traces of 1t the other day, and found it no go. He says they won't break, but then they stretch so that after reaching home with his horse, he turned round to look for his wagon, and it was non est consotabus, but following the traces back, however, he at last overlook his vehicle and where do you suppose it was2 In "the bush" just where he piled the wood on.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
WhftCOmb's Remedy
ASTHMA, Rose Gold and Hay Fever.

The late Jonas Whitcomb of Boston, visited Europe few years since for the benefit of his health, which was impaired by frequent attacks of Spas modic Astltmd. While under the treat ment of an eminent German physician his asthma disappeared; he procured the recipe which had done so much for him. This remedy has been used in thousands of the worst cases with aston ishing and uniform success. Itcontains no injurious properties whatever.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-11
NOticc for Dacemher..

Do not buy piano of anybody until you send for Special Lo,c Prices and Oiscot,ts for cash to Dealers, Clergymen and Music leachers-nailed free upon application to
 HAYNES BROS.,
 145 Fifth Ave-,
 New York.