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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

Seven prisoners broke out of the iron
cage of the parish Jail at Plaquenine, and
had removed all but one row OF bricks
from an outer wall of the building when
they we're discovered and their effort to
escape frustrated.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13
THE VOYAGE OF LIFE.

Sailing DER life's troubled waters.
In q craft both stanch and true,
High above the dome of heaven,
Round the mighty waste of blue.
Twinkling lights on rocky headlalids
Guided us along the shore,
Through the darkness and the blllows,
But they're lost for evermore.
Long ago the loftiest mountain
Sank beneath the rising tide,
Now through midnght's lonely watches
Look we to the stars to guide.
We have weathered every tempest,
And, ere morn shall gild the sky,
Our brave vessel. torn and battered,
Will i'll port ut anchor lie.
N. Y. Weekly.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

that wl,IIe il cleSl.se5 aud ,tnrge lie I,Ioyd
from Ill corruHt.Oas and impurities, a.Id there
- ROOFS >yat d.se:.se It BULLS up ard 2Gxi-o-
ates t vhoe system. and pake= one young
:4yaIr..
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13
A Wide-Awake Home Newspaper
published Every Saturday Morning at
Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, La,
L. E. BENTLEY, Editor and Proprietor

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Brief communications upon subjects Of public
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No attention paid to anonymous letters.
The editor is not responsible for the views of
correspondents.
Address: The CHIEF, DonaldsOnvi)le, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

DR.. G. N. Robertson, Elm Grove, N. C., says;
" prescrlbe Browns iron Bltters aud IND 1t
all 1t Is recommended to be-"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

Medical College, Halifax, N. s." Coiden's
Liquid Beef Ionic Is invaluable for fecer, in
digestion and sreak,tess, and is unsurpassed Tor
female complaints. (luke no other.l vi drug
gIStS.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

Mr.. Abram Martin was thrown from his
horse and instantly killed while out hunt
ing in Rapides parish.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

There 10 constant effort on the part of that
grim monster Disease to become muster nf
mortal man. Only Il careful observance of
natural laws render his efforts gnavaiiing,
Yet too often injudlcious eZcesses, sudden
changes too great exposure, improper food CT
other abuses of nature open the gateway :.t,,i
Disease gains a victory. Sometimes liz mastery
is SO complete that Nature Of herself can never
effect dIsiodgencnt. III such INSTANCES rein
force nature with a iudicious of Browns
Iron BIttera ard we guarantee, III short ti1n
all disease Will be vanished.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13
TINSnlITH.
,---a - : =
RARBER SHOP.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

LNREDERBCK DUFFEL, Attorney at law and
IL Notary Public, office ON Chetimaches street
opposite the Courthouse.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13
LIQUOR AND BILLIARD SALOONS.

TT1HE PLACE. Gus. Israel, manager, Corner
IL Lessard and Mississippi streets Billiards,
Lager Beer, Best Wines and Liquors. Fine
Cigars, etc.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

~. j. +, aorratl joplin, No, says i. fat
nat Brow-1's Iron B.ttars gives cEt;r. ;s.tisfac-
tion 70 aI. v-Ao 1sa It
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

EOAUL LECHE, Attorney at Law and Notary
below the Courthouse, on Attakapas street.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

Small pox has been raging at latt Lake
Grant parish. but the plague is subsiei.ug.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

LADIES' beantify your complexion a.ith
& is.nt.,s sulphur Soap.
siiIis H::ir and tyhi,s.er s,ye. ~.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

EDWARD N. PUGH, Attorney at Law, Alta
~ kapas street, opposite Louisiana Square.
Visits Napoleonville on Mondays.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

HOTELS AND 1sOARDING-HOU
DEEP-O'-DAY HOTEL AND BARROOM,
Il Mississippi street. First-rate accommo-
datiOn and reasonable prices. Western Union
telegraph office in the hotel.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

Police Outrs,ges-Decadence of Central
Park and Isroadway-Who Pays fssr the
Democratic Whiskey ey?-Official Corrup-
tion and Extortion-Another brooklyn
Scandal, ETC., etc.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13
INSURANCE AGENCIES.

W MAURIN, General Fire Insurance Agent,
' Mississippi street, over Fernandez's bar
uvl s's s c o f nitai inoa Ti ~
rectly from agency without delay.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

u LANDMAN, dealer in Dry Goods, Groce-
j. as ries. Plantation Supplies, Wines Liquors,
Cigars Tobacco and General Merchandise, cor
ner Railroad Avenue and Taylor streets, one
block from Railroad Depot
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

M TOBIAS. dealer in Groceries. Dry Goods
WI. Clothing, Notions, Boots and Shoes Hats
Furniture, Hardware, Crockery, Trunks, etc.
corner Mississippi and st. Patrick streets and
No. "a Railroad Avenue. Everything at lowest
figures.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

AN LEVY, dealer in Dry Goods, Clothing,
VA. Boots. Shoes Hats Groceries, Furniture,
Hordware and Plantation Supplies, at Lenlann g
old stand, Mississippi street. Il. FEITEL,
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-07-19
Providential 1nterposition.
YanktOn Press.

Oh! Lord! how long are the people of
Dakota to be afflicted by the present car
pet bag form of government? Please
give us ruler of our own choice, if not
we are liable to kick loud at some future
time Canton Advocate.
1t is we'll established fact that the
Lord helps those who take their own part
and move vigorously in their own behalf
1t appears, however, that the people are
ready to do their share of the work and of
these the ADVOCATE is not the least.
The lord moves in mysterious way, and
we begin to suspect that Ordway was d.
rected to Dakota for the purpose of arous-
ing the people to realization of their
condition and uniting them in selfgovern-
ment. No other agency could have ac.
complished the result so quickly and COM
pletely. The prayer of the ADVOCATE
suggests a train of thought upon the sub
iect of Providential interposition. We
were first chastened with grasshoppers,
then came the big floods. Still we were
stitf-necked and a greater infiction was
needed. The final plague was sent and
the hearts OF the children Of Dakota were
touched and they are now falling into line
to conduct themselves out of the bondage
ofyears. The Red sea of public opinion
has opened to let them pass and when it
closes the disenthroned ruler, who by that
time will be following closely on the trail,
will be engulfed.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-07-19
Writing up Dakota.

Fargo Republican.
Newspapers in the east are engaged in
their periodical work of writing up Da-
kota. 10 read some Of them, one who
had never been there would be led to be-
lieve that the new orthwest was a more
desolate region than the desert of Sahara
in the summer season, and more bleak
and dreary in the winter than Northern
Siberia. According to some of these pa
pers there is wide conspiracy to entice
innocent victims out here to starve or
freeze. All our people are charged with
being in the conspiracy and engaged in the
business of lying about the country and
representing it to be a goodly land when
We know better. Ofcourse this kind of
stuffis published in the papers of the
east, to prevent in some degree, the rush
to Dakota which has been so great as to
almost clean out the entire population of
some OF the eastern communities. But it
is too late in the year for such kind of
twaddle Ten years ago it had its effect.
Since then more than two hundred thous-
and people have settled in Dakota, and
the stream immigration is pouring in
increasingly. The American people know
something of the country and its capabili-
ties. 1t cannot be talked down. It is
hardly worth the while to notice the raw
ings ofthese interested papers of eastern
towns and cities. What they say will not
prevent a single desirable immigrant from
coming here. This is no place for the
lazy, or those who expect to live without
work, but it is just the country for the
man OF brains and muscle with or without
money. Such men are always sure to sue
ceed in Dakota. The disappointed ones
who have turned back are as general
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-07-19

Pioneer Press: A Deadwood cores
pondent writes the Pioneer Press a rath-
er sensational letter regarding the damage
caused by the recent flood in that CITY,
According to him the total loss exceeds
500, 900, and Deadwood has received a
blow from which it will never recover.
Both the press and the citizens of Dead
wood have, he claims, carefully concealed
the truth Of the matter, and strenuously
denied all reports puporting to give ,he
facts, and to substanciate his assertions he
gives specific and detailed list of the
damaged localities. The conclusion
drawn by the writer is that the glory of
Deadwood is departed and that the near
future will see the rise of a new metropol-
is of the Black Hills. The accuracy ofthe
prophecy may, however, be doubted. 1t
is rare case for a city that has once at
tanned the size, wealth and importance of
the Deadwood of to-day to fade into OBJ
livion or see itself supplanted by an up
start. 1t will be wise for spectators to
wait tor more substantial evidence of
Deadwood's downfall bofore buying too
many lots in Sturgis.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-07-19
JTON, DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1888.

Uncle Gilmore's ice cream hall is being
we'll patronized.
A severe hail storm destroyed the crops
west of the Vermillion on Wednesday.
Smith & Durand bought twelve ponies
last Monday. Mr.. Cook is breaking them.
A. A. Freseman and VIM. Miner wore
out their shoe leather on Canton's side
walks on Tuesday.
The reporter that says that Haas has
poor luck, forgets that his prescriptions
do not cure people who live in glass
houses
Our school picnic at Odells grove was
very enjoyable affair. All reported a
good time, and voted Mr.. and Mrs. Odell
ideal hosts.
Some our nimrods went out to sample
the "snipe' on Monday They said they
didn't get shot. OF course they only
wanted to try the dogs.
L. NJ Douglass went to Montana for
his health. He expects to be gone four
months. His gentlemanly clerk will hold
the fort while he is gone, and will sell you
anything from toothpick up.
The cars have arrived in Hurley on the
Northwestern. 1t will be some time be-
fore they get to Parker, as there is yet
the bridge to build over the G. NJ. & St.
P. road, which is about 200 feet long.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-07-19
It Wont Work.
Peck's Sun.

Some of the newspapers are trying to
kill off Dakota's prospects by publishing
wild stories about the territory being liter
ally swarming with mosquitoes that are as
large as eagles. equally as feroclous and
blood-thirsty. 1t wont work. The pa
pers have been trying for upwards of one
hundred years to ruin the state OF New
Jersey by the same stories, but that state
comes to the front this spring, a booming,
and with ten candidates in the political
arena. As Dakota is not state up to
this time, she escapes the latter plague,
but as soon as she takes out her first pa
pers and becomes state, and sees pros
pect of being visited by cyclone OF CUB
ernatorial candidates, brought on by false
hood and calumny of her debasers, she
should request the newspaper men to
please let up on the mosquito yarn.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-07-19

Big figures always attract attention
when they seem to bear Il semblance of
truth. The latest startling bunch, COM
piled from trustworthy official authorities,
is on the consumption of beer. They
show, in one year, 50 worth of the genial
beverage consumed to every man woman
and child in the United States-ot greater
value than the tea or the coffee consumed
by our families; more than one-thi:d of
what the bread wheat costs, and yet not
quarter of the people drink beer. A
statistician spreads himself upon these
signs as follows: Eighty millions cubic
feet of beer The Great Eastern would
sink in it until her topmasts were out of
sight. A dock 1000 feet long and 500
wide would have to be 1GO feet deep to
hold it, and it would fill it completely.
In this the largest ship that was ever
built would sink out of sight forever.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-07-19
DOINGS AT EDEN
A Live Correspondent Dishes Up Ev.
erytlin. of importance from SOutI,

A Live Correspondent Dishes Up Ev.
Lincoln County.
Bismarck is dead
Canton is on the boom.
Spring chicken season has arrived.
Some rye fields are ready to harvest.
DIR. Osgood is kept busy now a.days.
The hotels report business on the in
crease.
A. Holt reports the lumber trade on the
increase.
The weather has been quite cool the
past few days.
Mr.. Wells Grand visited Canton last
week on business.
L. 7. Farley runs a first-c!ass hotel, and
don't you forget it.
Mr.. H. Overseth is now rustitating in
Norway township.
Cap. A. B. Wheelock and family visit
ed Canton this week.
Now is the time to cut down the weeds
around your premises.
Young Ingham is up and around.
Thanks to divine providence.
Abraham Fritts now drives the best
turnout in this end Of the county
Frank Ludlow of Sioux City, was visit
ing with s. P Hartzelle last week.
j. A. Pierce is selling number of
Deering reapers and binders in THE yicini-
ty.
Oats in this township will yield from 40
to 65 bushels to the acre, come what
will.
Ollie Parkin has retired from the Sny-
der house. He is now employed at Rock
Valley.
Geo. NJ. Shelter keeps fine supply of
iewelry, besides select stock of drugs
etc.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-07-19
Better Come to Dakota.

An Eastern Excnange
For twelve years Rhode Island farm
er has been persecuted by an enemy. His
barns have been burned down three times;
his fences torn up and thrown into the
road; the front door of the family resi-
dence torn from its hinges and cast into
the road; the slabs defiled with obsceni-
ties; his moving lots strewn with big
pieces of iron, umbrella wire and large
stones, just as the grass has been ready to
cut; his plows carried away, with handles
and share broken and left in a swamp;
the well-water has been spoiled with
dumpings of fresh manure; the front Of
his house has been daubed with filth; the
bars taken down or fences broken and cat
tie allowed to stray over his crops; the
most curious thing Of all being that the
victim knows of no reason for this ILL
treatment and has no idea of who is guilty
oft. The industry and diligence, the
loss ofsleep and time necessary to these
annoyances indicate an intensity of hatred
that is not easily satiated.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-07-19
DAKOTA ITEMS.

There are sc, ,OOO, 900 acres OF unsurvey-
ed land in Dakota.
A farmer near Salem is growing a cot
ton crop on his farm.
Bismarck is full of gambling dens since
the location Of the capital.
A bug pest is destroying cottonwood d
groves i'll Moody county.
Small pox has broken out in Pembina
county, Three deaths have occurred re-
Gently.
A party of Sioux hunters who came to
Dickinson reported that they had killed
600 buffaloes.
Alexandria Mitchell of the Milwaukee
road has donated 6ne bell to the school
house at Aberdeen.
A stone quarry has been opened near
Hurley and Mr.. johnson who owl the
land was offered S., 900 forten acres, which
offer was refused.
John D. Lawler, son of Gen. Lawler,
is the youngest National bank president
in Dakota. He IS president ofthe Mitch
ell National bank.
A boy at Altoona found pocket book
containing $4OO and returned it to the
owner receiving therefor the magnificent
sum of twenty cents.
Huron has base ball club which chal-
lenges any club in southern Dakota for
from $50 to 5000, the game to be played
within thirty days.
Blunt has soap mine. Mr.. W. G.
Merrill while digging we'll struck kind
of green earth which is said to excel
most kinds of soap for washing pur-
poses.
A steamer on the Missouri by name Of
Black Hills made trip few weeks ago
from Benton to Bismarck, 900 miles, in
three days This is the best time ever
known to be made.
A gentleman writes from Bismarck to
friend in St. Paul that things are boom
ing up there He says, II have to pay
500 for the privilege of asking what a
city lot is worth, 5000 for being answered,
and all the mules in town are kept in idle
ness % kick stranger if he don't buy on
the spot.
Chamberlain Register There is moth
ing so refreshing as the Dakota night
breezes Such climate as the Dakotaians
enjoy is not experienced by another coun-
try on the globe Parties in search of an
invigorating atmosphere, and one that is
especially beneficial to throat and lung
trouble, should bear in mind the Dakota
climate.
The plans for the capitol submitted to
the commissioners by the various archi
tects have been submitted to the public.
The plan of Caulkins & Tlford Of Mimi
eapolis, will probably be adopted. 1t is a
very beautiful design and will require
about $500, 900 for the completion of the
building. Tho commissioners will sell the
lots contained in the l60 acres surround
ing the capitol grounds at public auction
tn is fall
Yankton Press, l2: The transfer of
the telephone company's property took
place last night and seventy thousand dol
lars was paid over to its owners. There
will be no immediate change in the man
aeement of the Yankton exchange 1t hap
pens that the construction here is much
better than is usually given cities of this
size. The plan of the new company is to
attach three or four telephones to one
wire and this plan is followed out even in
such places as St. Paul and Minneapolis
In all the towns served by the Dakota
company each customer has an independ
ent wire.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-07-19
/ ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.
Shortest line between
Sioux 1City to Chicago
Without change of cars,

bmmencing January list, 1852, daily expires:
/ passenger train will leave Sioux Oity, Sat
urdays excepted; leave Sioux City 2:30
PM; arrive in Chicago 2:45 P. NJ.
Ble,ping cars run through from Sioux City te
5lcsgo.
Passengers leaving Chicago. bound west, at II
N. via Illinois Central will arrive ut Sioux City
next day at l0:25 A. NJ.
In accommodation train will leave Sioux City daily
hdsys at 40 P. NJ. connecting with through
bsenge train at Fort Dodge. Trains going eas
inject at Chicago with all trains Detroit, Cleye
ID, Buffalo, Niagra Falls. Pittsburg, Philadel
p, Baltimore, Washington, New YORK, Boston
all parts of the east.
he Illinois Centla is the quickest route to Ce
Rapids, Burlington ana keokuk, making direct
lneetion at Waterloo with the Burlington, Cedar
bids Northern railway.
his train connects at with trains on the Cedar
pids and Minnesota branch leaving Waterloo al
A. NJ, and arriving at Mona at 100 4. NJ. con
ting with the Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad
ms, and arriving at st. Paul at $3.50 P. NJ, and
Minneapolis at AS P. NJ.
onnections are made at Dubuque with trains
The Illinois Central main line leaving Dubuque
90 4. NJ, arriving at Galesburg at 3:o5 P. NJ,
ia at 7:05 P. NJ, Burlington 600 p NJ. RocI
nd at $50 P, NJ, Quincy at 1910 P, NJ. st
p, 7:40 A. NJ, and Cairo at 4:lo A. NJ, con
ing at Cairo with trains for Memphis, Nash
Vicksburg, Mobile, New Orleans and all part;
Y south,
4b0CtlOus mdue Ictpoll Will SHiNaSO
Faqkee and st. Paul, leaving Freeport a rs
and arriving at Racine at $50 p, NJ, and
Aukee at 6 20 P. NJ. .-..
age checked through to all important points.
through tickets and information apply at the
DIS Centrat depot.
ntns run by Dubuque time, which is twenty
tes faster than Sioux City.
JEFFEEY, J. F. TUCKER,
General Supt. Traffic Manager
A, H. HANSON, Genl Pass. Agt.
RUDY, Agent, Sioux City.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-07-19

Three million acres of land now held by
the Indians west of Chamberlain and
Pierre, on the west bank of the Missouri
river, D. IT,, are to be surveyed and
thrown open to settlement. 1t is proba.
BILE that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul, and the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad companies will advance the money
for the surveys, add then the two roads
will push on through the new territory in
parallal lines, about forty miles apart,
lsss's-a,ssaiae-se -llsa,s.ee~-srser land
which will be brought under state of
cultivation and become rich farming
country