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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

Mons. Paul Bert, the French physio-
logist, has discovered that the blood OF
herbiyorous animals acclimatized at high
elevations contains much larger pro-
portion of oxygen than the blood of
similar animals living i'll regions but
little above sea-leyel.
Prof. Flee,ning .Jenkin remarks that it
is generally supposed that electricity
will supercede steam; but what has thus
far happened is that the work Of the
engines is employed to produce eleotri-
city affords us the best means yet dis
covered for distributing power.
While bees are popularity supposed to
be affected by sounds, Sir John Lubbock's
researches seem to show that these in
sects have no power of hearing ordinary
noises. If they hear at all they probably
distinguish the higher overtones at the
verge Of or beyond our range Of hearing
instead Of low, loud sounds.
In a recent paper Prof. Willis De Hass
stated that all the mines of the Lake
Superior region give evidence of having
been worked by o prehistoric race, and
that a greater amount of labor had been
performed by those ancient miners IN a
space of less than two Thousand acres
than two thousand men could do i'll
twenty years in our time.
The total eclipse Of May 6 will con-
! stitute the important astronomical event
Of 1888. At the points Of greatest dnra-
ton this eclipse will be total for nearly
six minutes, but unfortunately for OBJ
servers the central line falls entirely over
the South Pacific and touches land only
in small coral island in 1900 25 minutes
west longitude and 90 81 minutes south
latitude. ....".
It has been fonnd by Mons.J. B. Dumas
that water saturated with alum is re-
markably efficient in extinguishing fires
This property is supposed to be duo te
the coating it gives to objects wet with
it, which prevents contact with the
oxygen of the air and thus retards com
bustion. It is reported that, as an eS
pertinent, French firemen are to be quite
extensively supplied with Instrument
for throwing such solutions of alum.
Mr.. F. C. Whitchonse contends that th'
caverns of the island of Staffa, including
the famous Fingal's Cave, are artificial
and created by the hand Of man at SOM
very early period. He bases his theory
on the Gothic shape of the roofs, tia
sheltered location of the caves, the lacl
of evidence of erosion Of the rocks b.
water, and the insufficient mechanics
power of the sea-waves at that island t
excavate such caves.
According to Prof. Loomis, about one
fifth of the entire land surface of tn
globe has an annual rainfall of less thar
ten inches, and still larger part has
rainfall so small as to make it valueles
for purposes Of agriculture except in til
limited districts where irrigation is prae
ticable. In North America an almos
raipless region is found in sonther
California and Arizona, and i'll larg
district about Slave Lake tho yearl
urecipitation of water is only about te
inches.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30
TUFTS pills Sugar Coated.

TUFTS Pills are now covered with Vanilla
Sugar Coating, making them as pleasant 10
swallow as little sugar plum, ana rendering
them agreeable to the most delicate stomach.
This is great addition (were it possible to add
ANYTHING to these very popular and wonderfully
eficacious pillsl as it destroys the bitter taste
and protects them from changes of climate thus
nreservins their virtue in all parts OF the world.
The consumer of TUU's Pills Will doubtless
appreciate this improvement, which has been
the price remains the same as before.
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Prof. Than, Of tho Bud.-Pe.th sooies,

Prof. Than, Of the Buda-Peeth Society
ofNatural Science, has, from experiments,
formed the opinion that no risk of fire
from illuminating gas exists 90 long Is
the gas fornis less than five per cent. OF
the atmosphere Of given space; but
betwssn Ave and twelve psr cent. II
begins to he ignitsble, and when II
reaches twenty nine per cent. tho iiabiil-
ty to explosion is great. A delicate
appaxstns ussd by Prof. Than causes an
electric bell 10 ring IL gas is present evea
though the quantity be no mora than
one-half Of one pos cent. Another In
gsuiovs arrangements shows thas-sctaai
percentage quantity Of the gas, while y
"control- ol-manometsr" rsvcals tbs place
from which the gus esoaped.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30
The Midland Farmer.

The Midland FurSaer Published at 81. Louis
il the brightest and the best of all FARM paoeEs
in the West 1t is strictly en AeEIcULTUnAL
PAPER deyoting its whole time and attention
to sueh matters 10 Contribute TO the success
and prosperity OF the farm and farmers. 81,
chewing politics and demogoguery as we'll as eli
other forms OF side issues. We have made
arrangements to offer the Farmer 10 our real
ers OF, club terms which viii make it Interesting
and profitable to thef9. W have sample eopssa
u,ce wa viii be plsase; to shou callers or
should ,lisy desire It ws xi;i hare sana2se eo.es
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30

TIE steamer Jpo. II. Chambers, re-
Gently sunk by collision with the tow
boat Henry Lourey near Plaquemine,
has been repaired and resumed her place
in tho Atchafalaya trade,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30

Mr. j. c. Segrist, editor of the Cata-
houla Ne,cs, is the happy father Of u pair
of bouncing twin boys. He has our con.
gratulations.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30

OF Bsilsy's 2alips Apsrient. Torpid liver, bill
iousnsss, constipation, etc., are cured BY its usa
AL psrsons prefer it to naussattng pills. lta
action being 50 prompt and pleasant.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30

Many persons are bitterly opposed to "pateat
medicines" and will rarely use thsm at all.
There is no doubt that many ere worthless. yet
Dr.. Sherman's Pricsly Ash Bitters. and its sale
and popularity increasing every dag. mast have
merit or It would iase .1ssappca1 Q. :o1g siSce.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30
THE SONG OF THE ADVERTISER.


lam an advertiser great!
In letters bold and big and round
The praises Of my wares sound:
Prosperity is my estate.
The people come,
The people go
In one continuous,
Surging flow
They buy my goods and come again,
And I'm the happieet of men;
And this the reason relate
am an advertiser great!
There is shop across the way
Where ne'er is heard human tread,
Where trade is paralyzed and dead,
With 4e'er customer day.
The people come,
The people go,
But never there,
They do not know
There's such shop beneath the skies,
Because he does not advertlse;
While with pleasure contemplate
That I'm an advertiser great.
The secret of my fortune lies
In one small fact, which may state,
Too many tradesmen learn too late
If have goods advertise!
Then people come
And people go
In constant streams,
For people know
Thathe who has good wares to sell
Will surely advertise them we'll;
And proudly reiterate,
lam an advertiser great!
Denver Tribune.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30
THE r1yo 11ANuscR1PTs.

THE TWO MANUSCRIPTS.
Strange such difference there should be
'Twixt tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee.
A critic sits in his Office chair,
With solemn face and lordly air,
looking wondrous wise;
A winkless spell is on him now
His spectacles astride his brow,
High DER his owl-ike eyes.
He seems absorbed in anxious thought;
''What shall do? What shall not?"
Then reaches for his pen.
1.-THE verse has merit. confess,
And we'll deserves grand success,
But then-but then-but then.
'aThe writer is unknown to fame,
For never have seen her name
Inside magazine.
take no risk on Molly DaEks.
So here it goes: returned with thanks -
Although think it mean.'
This pseudo maid-I now remark
Is really man of mark.
poet in disguise,
Who planned his willy stratagem.
For reasons which we now (ahemD
May readily surmise.
He sits him down and writes again
Yet in a far inferior strain
And signs his real name;
The critic reads it: next It's seen
Embelllshed in his magazine
The latest child of Fame.
The Judge
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30

Mr.. Grant Allen has drawn this imagi-
nary picture Of man 10 evolutioDisss
suppose him to have existed in miacene
times: "a tall and hairy creature, more
or less erect, bat with slouching gait,
black-faced and whiskersd, with pro-
trudirg jaws, and largo, pointed canine
teeth-those Of each jaw fttod into an
intorspace in the opposite row. These
teeth, us Mr.. Darwin suggests, were used
in tho conbats of the males. His fore
head Was no doubt low aud rctreating,
with bony bosses underlying the shaggy
eyebrows, which gave him fierce *
preston something like that Of the
gorilla. But already, in all likelihood,
he had learned to walk habitually erect,
aud had begun to develop human pel-
Wis, as well as to carry his head more
| straight"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30

What makes Floreston Cologne welcome on
every ladys toilet table is its iast:ng fragrance
and rich. dowery odoz.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30
SODA WATER MANDATORY.

CODA WATER MANDATORY, II.
y Hether, proprietor, No. IL Mississippi
street. Soda, Mineral, Seltzer and all kinds
OF aerated waters manufactured, and sold
IL. lowest prices.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

EREDERICK DUFFEL, At ttorney at law
Il aud Notary Public, office on Cheti-
maches street. opposite the Court House.
EDwARD N. PUGH, Attorney at Law,
Il Attakapas street, opposite Louisiana
Square. Visits Napoleonville on Mondays.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Domestic.

OOu9SlCs
Concord, N. H., has been visitsd by
shock Of earthquake.
A duplicate Of Madame Tussaud's IA
nous wax works, is to be produced in
New York.
The recent trade census proves that
man is much more extravagant In his
dress than woman.
His Royal Highness Prince Arison-
gava, uncle Of the Emperor Of Japan, il
visiting Now York.
The Mayor of Chicayo.has ordered con-
cert saloon proprietors to employ only
male actors ut their entertainments.
Twenty-four hours after the complc-
tion of the Winchester, ILL.,, Jail, which
cost $4,000, three prisoners made their
escape.
About 240 Of the Southern natrimo-
nial and natal associations have been
placed on the black list Of the Post-effieo
Department..
A bill hts bceu filed:with the Garfield
Board Of Audit by man who asks that
he be- remembered to tho extent Vt Sl558-
IS for anxiety shown by him during tho
illness Of tue late President.
A paper at Hickory, N. c., gave long
description Of u wedding aud departure
of the couple, aud it was afterwards dis
covered the groom had absconded three
hours before the paper was issued.
Foreign.
The Russian Minister to japan has re-
signed.
Famine prevails in Cornick, county
Donegal, Ireland.
| The Bishop Of Landoffand the Dsan
of Carlisle are dead.
Mr.. Gladstone has celebrated his fiftieth
anniversary in Parliament.
The Liverpool theatres will in future
be closed throughout Passion week.
The Chinese Viceroy has had stroke
Of paralysis aud is not expected to sur
viye.
The Canadian Institute proposes to OK.
anime large number Of Indian burial
mounds.
i The male students Of the Kingston,
Ont, Medical College demand tho expul-
sion Of the female students.
The Mexican Senate has ratified the
treaty of commerce, navigation and unity
between Mexico and Germany.
1 Ssven hundred and ten dollars were
found on the person of y pauper recently
admitted to the Yorkshire alinshouse.
The Japanese Government intends
transferring large nunber. Of Japa neso
subjects, on terms similar to those Of
Chinese Coolies.
A body Of 10000 Chinese, who were
lnareAing against the French. we're sur-
prised in defile by nonntaineers and
their rear guard cut TO pieces.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30

DAUL LECHE, Attorney ut Law and No
Il tary Public. Donaldsonville. Office :
One block below the Courthouse, on At
tGkapas street. jc2o
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30
MATTRESS MAKER.

TlETER WAGNER, Spring and Moss
Mattress Mandatory, Mississippi St
Repairing aud cleaning furniture special
ty. All orders promptly attended to.
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poNALDsONvlLLE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
DRY GOODS. GROCERIES. Etc.

n LANDMAN, dealer in Dry Goods,
Il. Groceries, Plantation Supplies, Wines,
Liquors, Cigars, Tobacco, and General
Merchandise, corner r. r. Avenue and
Taylor Streets, one block from Railroad
Depot.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30

HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING.
V1NGRY, THE PAINTER, shop at Cheap
" Tony's Store, corner Mississippi street
ana Railroad Avenue. House, Sign and Or
namental Painting in all their branches.
Best work ut lowest prices.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,

ID RYBISKI, Apothecary and Druggist,
d. Mississippi street, between St. Patrick
aud St. Vincent streets, adjoining Gon.lran's s
store.
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BARRIER SHOP.

U L. FERNANDEZ. Barber Shop, Mis-
LIE sissippi Street. near cornor Lessartt
Shaving. hair-cutting, shampooing, etc.. in
most artistiG style
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30

M ISRAEL g. CO., dealers in Dry Goods,
iyls Clothing, Boots, Shoes. Saddiery,
Buggies, ETC., corner Mississippi street and
Railroad Avenue.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30
MILLINERY

MFRS. NJ. BLUM. Milliner, Mississippi
IYE street, between Lessard and St. Pat
rick. Latest styles Of Bonnets, Hats. French
Flowers, ETC.; alsS, all kinds of Ladies' Un-
dcrWear.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30

THO. sOLOZAKo, dealer in Groceries,
eJ Wines and Liquors. Crockery, Tinware,
Notions, etc. No. 81 Railroad Avenue, pe-
tween Conway and st. Michael Streets
Donaldsonville.
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INSURANCE AGENCIES.

~ MAURIN, General Fire Insurance
Y . Agent, Mississippi street. over Fer
companies with over $50, ,OO0, 600 Of capital.
Policies issued directly from agercy with.
out DELAY.
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UNDERTAKER.

GCHONBERG'S Undertaker's Establish
y ment, Railroad Avenue, between Iber-
vile and At:akapas streets. All kinds OF
burial cuses, from the pine coffin to the me-
tallic or rosewood cas11et.
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RG LEVY, dealer in Dry Goods, Cloth
M. ing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Groceries
Furniture. Hardware and Plantation sup.
plies. at Len,ann'a old stand, Mlsslssipp'
street. G. FEITEL, Agent.
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OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

Furnishing Attempted suicides-Miss Gill
bert's Burglar-Completing the Brook
lyn Bridge-Extensive Improvements,
Etc.
NEW YORK, December Is, 1882.
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TNO. +. PARK, dealer in Staple and Fan
% cy Groceries, Provisions. Plantation and
Steamboat Supplies. Canned Goods, Wines,
Liquors, Bottled Beer. Ale, ETC., Dry Goods
and Notions, corner Of Mississippi and Chet-
i,naches streets, opp. River Ferry.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30

TOS. GONDRAN T. SONS, dcalersin Dry
d Goods, Clothing, Notions, Hats, Gro
eeries, Wines, Liquors, Boots. Shoes, Hard-
ware, Paints, Oils, saddlery, Croehery, Fur
niture and all kinds of House Furnishing
Goods. Blue Store, Mississippi street.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30

~ KLINE, corner Crescent Place and
W Houmas street. dealer in Dry Goods,
Notions. Boots aud Shoes, Groceries, Pro.
visions, Corn, Oats and Bran.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30

nERNARD LEMANN T. BROTHER.
b dealers in Western Produce, fancy and
staple Groceries, Liquors, Hardware, Iron,
Paints, Oils, Carts, Plows, Saddlery, Stoves
and Tinware, Furniture. Crockery, wall
Paper and House Furnishing Goods, Mis-
a;asipui street, corner Crescent Place.
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HOTELS AND IsoARpING-HousEs.

r OUIs j. RACKE, Tinsmith, Mississippi
ll street, at Lemann's old stand. Orders
attended to with dispatch and satiefaction
insured.
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a d. VEGA, Agent, dealer in Dry Goods,
a. Notions, Clothing, Boots and Shoes,
Hats, Groceries, Liquors, Furniture, Hard
ware, Tobacco, Paints, Oils, Glass, Lumber,
Bricks, Carts and Wagons; Loeb's corner,
Railroad Avenue and Mississippi street.
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NJ TOBIAS, dealer in Groceries, Dry
M> Goods, Clothing, Notions, Boots and
Shoes, Hats, Furniture. Hardware, Crock
err, Trunks, etc, corner Mississippi and St.
Patrick streets and No. "a Railroad Avenue.
Everything at lowest figures.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-02-23

4 Coo: Reply.

An important case WAS TO be tired
brfore the NrtnIna Court Of the DIS
met Of Colnmbia. An Old coloreh
man Vas on The witness stand. Ihe
! District Attorney had before him a
long Il~t Of convicted criminals After
ever II z aucrs at the paper, be thus
'nI.rrng4'el the Witness:
What l. your name|
JOHN Williams. sab.
Are Won the John Williams who
was mt 10 the Albany Penitentiar>
ior larrtnv ?
No sah-no, t'is Jonn.
Are yon the John WI liams who
VA, convicted of arson and sent to
'n- Baltimore Prniteuriary ?
No, sab
Tired Of asking fruitless questions
the District Attorney suddenly put a
Ieading onr:
Have you ever been IN the Peui,
ientary7
Yes, sab
All eyes We're now turned toward
the witness. The Dis rict Attorney
-n led complacently, and then re-
sumed:
How many times have you been in
the Penitentlary :?
Twice, sab.
Where p
In Baltimore.
How long We're yon there the frs
time?
'Ah0nt two honrs. sab.
Aud low long we're you in the
u-nond time ? asked the cresilaler
District Attorney.
An hour, sab. went there t(
whltewash the cell for a lawyer who
had robbed his client.
The attorn.y sat down amid the
laughter Of the spectators.
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How He'd do 1t.

Several men were gathered at the
door of blacksmith shop on Cass Av.
enne, Detroit, the other morning,
Shen Il school boy not over nine years
Of age came along with tears IN his
yes, and one Of the group asked
"Wunt the matter boy-fall down.
"N.nn, but We got hard 'rithme-
tic lesson, and | expect III get lick.
IN, WAS the answer.
Let me see, used to be a king
bee on fractions
The man took the book, turned to
the page and read
Rule Find the least common
multiple Of the denominalors Of tho
fractions for the east common denom-
luator. Divide the least common de-.
nomlnator by each deuomlnator and
multiply both terms Of the fraction
by he quolieut obtained by each de-
lUmlnatOr.
Heread the rule aloud and asked
if any one could understand it. All
shook their heads and he continued :
"Weli now, think | should go to
Sork to discover the least uncommon
g tator. would then evolve par
aIIrI according to the intrinsic devia
tor and pnnctuate the Thermometer.
so would |" answered every man
IN chorus; "l've worked EN- out that
wav thousand times.
Not one man, all of whom were in
business and had made money, could
even understand the working of the
rule, much less work examples by it,
and yet it was expected that nine
year old boy should 80 to the board
and do every sum ott-hand.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-02-23

b-fore | conl get in word edgeways
How could You imagine for a moment
that was eng.g'd to Esther TEN.
pIs?'
But you oil Glrt with her, Jack
did you not ? put in rather re.
r'oachfnIy, too mnch relieved in my
mind to be angry with him now
'Flir,? No, .hlIl Ican't call th t
flirting | only wanted to make her
VISIT pleasant one. We ere no, too
lively down here for town blossoms
Confess now that You were We bit
jealous he says, putting his arm roud
me
No. mnrmur; bnt I smile as
ansN er. for l almost begin TO believe
that Jack must be right.
'Thvn " hen saw which way your
dear little mind would p-rsi-t in run
ming. WAS tempted to let you 70
airlIt in yonr reckoning and see if
you cared tiny bit for me; for yon
must own. Jill, dearest, that you al
ways said you did not, regardless Of
my feelings in the matter. You are
sucn curious little damsel, and re
qnlre snch very jndicous manage
ment, do you not
Perhaps, | return, smiling still
My ives IRE quite dry now.
How can von fancy me oncn ick
l., f.I!,w' Why, .onlv tor'nigh
since on 50 qu,ln;lv ask d ne it !
Wa. in love with von, ard | answered
most IrnthinlIr from IN heart that |
vss. Then you uuen ,hrd my ar'lo1,
by plaridlv aiding that You did TO
r~crproc.te that feeling; but that Wa
4 no. Jill, WAS II not
i am afraid it was, own, with a
htile s'gh--not a sad sig n this time,
though, for INV heart is Iight-Iight as
Il feat. .rr, ard the world seems yer,
>*re' -n1 pls,sant to me this autumn
uoon So, alter all, i. la Jack And
Jill !