The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-11-05

to demonstrate the superiority of lagel
over water as q temperance beverage.
don't know that the day will ever com.
when lager will be supplied from ou1
defnnct town pumps and pretzels will bt
furnished from wagons by the wayside,
but certainly this philanthropic action
on the part of the lager beer brewers o1
the United States is filled with delight.
fnl possibilities of a German millennium
which our grandchildren may realize
when we may be enjoying their happi.
ness from the other side of Jordan.
! Speaking of cold water-that is our
trouble justnow, we have not got enough
of it; nor are we likely to have for some
time to come. Tho wastage of this very
article is something frightful. While
thousands are suffering for the want of
it, and untold millions of property are
endangered, millions and millions of
gallons arc run off into the sewers with a
recklessness that ought to be punished
by the severest penalties. It is expected
that the principal cause Of the late dis
astrous fire, where nearly three millions
perished in the flames, was solely due t.,
On insufficient supply of water; and the
terrible fact now stares us in the face,
that if two or three great fires should he
raging at the same time, we would be
completely at the mercy of the flames,
notwithstanding our magnificent fire
department.. ,
We are beginning to bo troubled again
with mysterious disappearances; with
out any apparent cause several men and
women have disappeared Of late, aud
even the river, which daily gives up the
record Of its dead, furnishes no clue to
them. One day last week man was
called to his door by stranger; it was
the middle Of the afternoon; he left his
wife and children sitting in the room;
he has not been seen since! A prominent
merchant parted with friend on Broad
way on Wednesday, October 12; since
then not sign of him has been discov-
cred, though the police have hunted the
city high and low. Almost an identica.
disappearance occurred from Broadway
over year ago, and the man, promin-
ent resident Of Brooklyn, has never been
heard Of till the present hour. It makes
us feel uncomfortable, and we ask our
selves, "Who nextin But one man,
large or small, is of little accouu t in !.
great city; the loss of regiment woul
be forgotten in a couple Of days. So i,
will not surprise you to learn that, with
fifty places Of amusement open nightly
the town resembles a carnival. Sixty OF
seventy thousand visitors arc brought to
US daily. and the majority of them want
to SEQ the sights. Ministers, class-lead-
ers, trustees and deacons take q look in
at "Mascotte" and " Mabilje" Just to see
how sinful this wicked wusld is. Here
is abundance of food for many q sermon
and plenty Of ammunition for =. battery
Of spiritual guns. Whether they will
succeed in putting the devil to flight is
yet an unsolved problem; but one thing
is certain, that the sinnera are much
more numerous than the saints.
The weather has suddenly changed
sharp gust from the front of the North
Pole warns US that Winter is approach
ing. We need some cool weather, for
politics are at fever heat, and a half
dozen candidates are in tho field for ey-
cry Office. New York and Brooklyn are
torn to pieces between the rival factions
But above the roar of the battle, using
The cables of our mighty; bridge as tel
ophone, you can hear, loud, clear and de-
fiant, Hurrah for O'Kelly!' "Threc
cheers for McLaugh1inp "Our coun-
try forever" ...
Truly yours, BROADBRIM.
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