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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-14
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Post-offIce at DonaldsonviI'e,
Ascension Parish, La, July "a, 1888.
Alexandria William Hanson. Mrs Virginia
Bloodsaw, Jim Lewis, Mrs Ardel
Butler, r Fl Mosley. Ben
Blanchard Richard More. Isaac
Clouarte, Joseph Martin, Eugean
Ellen. b1elancon. Stephen NJ
Fox, Rev Andrew AIitcheald Washington
Torture, Nine WE II Price, i d
Glover, Horny Rasmussen Robert
Harsh, Edwood Rivers. Hosa
Nigran, Justin
If not called for in four weeks will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office.
LOUIS IIEFORT, P. NJ.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Issued by the Clerk and Recorder of Ascension
parish During the Week Ending Yesterday.
VIM. Ford to Miss Louisiana White
Jean Montecino to Miss Marie Barriente.
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Hosiery.

Black stockings are most in favor at
present, in wool, cotton and silk alike;
they are worn both for the street and
for full evening dress, with either slip
pers or high shoes, and are liked as well
Tor children as for ladies'; terra-cotta
shades are next in favor, but these
colors are not so well brought out in
w oil stockings rs in those OF silk or
thread Ladies who require great
warmth, and those whose feet are never
moistencd by perspiration, like the fine,
soft, French cashmere stockings. Those
of solid color, with very narrow clocks
at the sides, are most used and are
chosen in black, cardinal, wine, blue,
olive and plum colors, with reference to
the dress with which they are worn. 1t
is poor economy to buy the low-pricei
roughly woven wool hosiery that falls
into great hole as soon as thread
breaks. Heavy black Balbriggan hose
with white solcs arc used by those to
whose flesh wool is irritating, and the
similar white half-footed stocking is
shown in dark cardinal, bronze and
cadet blue shades. Ladies who wear
silk stockings all the year choose those
of raw silk woven in ribs for street wear
in the winter; black and red are pre-
ferred, but every shade is shown to
match suits Lighter qualities OF
ribbed silk hose in black and in
colors are preferred to wear in
the house with slippers. Some OF
the handsomcst silk stockings have
open-worked clocks two inches wide up
each side; others, OF the lightcst blue
or pink or black plain silk, have rose
buds or stars embroidered all over the
instep and ankles; still more costly
than these are the French lace sto ckings
with open silk-work like lace forming
the entire stocking, and embroidery on
the sides or instep; most costly OF all
are those with Chantilly lace set in on
the instep of pink, blue, or cardinal
silk. The only striped stockings arc
those that have the ribbed stripe length
wise, with plain contrasting stripe
between. When black stockings arc
not used with evening dress the stock
ing matches the color of the dress, or o.
something prominent in its trimmings
Ribbed stockings wear best for chill
dren, and shape themselves properly tt
the child's growing feet and legs
Black ribbed cotton, or ribbed wool, o
raw silk stockings are the fashion OF tn
moment for children to wear with dress
es of any color; those with white fee
that are not ribbed are liked by some
but the ribbed legs are preferred by all
the wool stockings with cotton feet, ant
those with doubled knees, heels AM
toes, wear best, and need not be clums,
II the quality Is good. Dark cardinal
terra Gotta, bronze and the deepest blu
are the colored hose worn to mate
children's dresses. White silk stock
ings in the long lace-like patterns ar
chosen for brides. -Harper's Bazaar.
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A Ducal SchOOlmaster.

A few months ago the report ran the
rounds of the press that the wealthy
Duchess of Gallivra had bestowed two
splendid estates upon the Pope for use
during MS lifetime. The story OF the
enorn GU, increase Of this old lady's
riches is not generally known, and 1t is
certainly curious one. The late Duke
possessed q fortune of 300, 900, 900 francs,
md an only son. During his fathers
lifetime the heir declared his intention
of renouncing the world. Instead OF
following the examples Of the Kings and
mobiles Of earlier ages when they were
seized with this passion and retiring into
cloister, the young man, at the age OF
twenty crossed into the territory OF
Nice, and applied for o situation as a
village schooimaster. His father re-
garded it as mere freak, and sent his
son every year sum OF 10000 francs:
The Young man accepted it, but refused
TO spend It upon himself, sending the
whole to Paris, with request that
Il should be expended anonymously upon
the poor of the French capital, while ne
himself existed entirely upon the income
which he earned as schoolmaster. The
secret Of the aristrocratic origin and
brilliant prospects Of the village. peda-
gogue could not be kept, and after ne
Ind been at work for three years tne
French Minister Of Education sent nun !,
a nomination as "Officer de Academic.
Meanwhile the father died, and the &C.
centric schoolmaster had become the
Duke Of Gallivra, and the rightiql pos
sessor'of enormous riches. ne ae
termined, however, to adhere to ms .st0
Of remuneration. He wrote polite iette
to the French minister, declining !n
: honor which had been offered him, saylnl
J that his three years service was too me 81
: 10 be compensated with such dignity
, The young Duke is still contented teaG y;
, ing the children Of the peasants IN a,
Nice village, and never interieres VIZ
his mother, regarding himself dead !, /.
world in which he once liyed.-Lo"do
Globe .------------
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

BouoUET JOHNNY, widely known
Philadelphia flower peddler, wasa Lang,
try victim. Whether his regard for the
beauty was a matter OF sentiment or bus
mess is coniectural; but it is certain
that he decided to give her an immense
and costly bouquet in Philadelphia. He
went to her hotel, sent up his card, and
was met by handsome young woman,
to whom he handed the flowers with o
neat speech. She accepted tho gift very
graciously, and he retired in state o.
wild delight, only to be plunged down tc
despair by learning that he had onl.
seen Mrs. Langtry's maid.
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HUMOROUS.

Has any one found out how much
waterways.
Question in Natural History-What
does catamount to?
--Aminadab says the balance Of trade
Is generally some two ounces short.
Said loving wife TO her husband:
"Do you know. my dear, that butterfly
ornaments are very fashionableT
"Perhaps So" he gruflly replied, "but
grub is the great desideratum.
The verdict Of the Coroner jury at
Tunbridge Wells on the death Of .
child was: 1.-THE child was suffocated,
but there is no evidence to show that
the suirocation was before or after
death"
Julia, my little cherub, when does
your sister Emma returnP" Julia: II
don't know" didn't she say any.
THING before she went awayP" Julia:
"She said, II you came to see her. that
she'd be gone till doomsday."
What impudencer' exclaimed
Mrs. Shoddy. "Here is man applying
by letter for a situation as coachman,
who signs himself Your obedient SER
want and have not even thought Of
hiring him yet Philadelphia Fetos.
Where o chap gets ahead Of old
Father Time is when he dreams. He
can dream Of going to England and
fooling around for a year and returning
home again in ten seconds 1t also
saves expenses. Detroit Free Press.
MIR. j. j. II. Gregory says that an
acre Of land may contain six tons Of
worms. So it may; but, If MIR. Gregory
ever tried to dig a box Of bait on ton
minutes notice Of an invitation to 60
fishing in a dry time he knows 1t don't.
-LotUeH Courier.
An old darby said to his wife at the
circus: "Look ahere, Suse, yer jest got
to make up yer mind; Of yer gwine 10
take de shoes yer can't 60 to de circus.
an of yer is gwine to de circus yer cam
get de shoes" Just about this tins
the band struck up lively air. and
Suse told the old man she would 60
barefooted a while longer. She was
bound TO see de circus
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PhOsphoreseent Bcetles.

Tho beetles (elater) are the most TO-
splendent forms of the South. Over
seventy distinct species OF them are
known from Chill to the Southern States
OF North America They have two yell
low phosphorescent spots upon the back,
and two others hidden under the wing.
cases, which are only visible when tho
insect flies. We have frequently read
BY their light; allowing tho insect to
cling TO the finger, and passing it along
the page, spot two inches in diameter
would berendered luminous by the dor
sal lights. The sight produced by these
tropical fire-hies is often extremely
magnificent. and has been APPLY de-
scribed by Southey:
"sorrowlng we bcheld
The night como on; but soon did night dis
More wonders than It yelled; Numerous
tribes
From the wood cover swarmcd. and darkness
made
Their beauties visible; ono whllo they
atreamed
A bright blue radiance upon flowers which
closed
Their gorgeous colors from tho eve OF day;
Self-shrouded; and anon, starring the sky,
Rose like shower OF fire."
Now red glare dashes by, followed by
an intermittent blaze of rich orange
yellow, while in the foliage all about
the brilliant green light of the photuris
appears, dying away mimic revolving
light. At times these attract others OF
golden hues, and a bevy of flashing in
candescent bodies circle about each
other for moment, and then dart
away like flaming meteors TO illuminc
the gloom beyond. One, the pyro-
phorus, emits, when at liberty, a rich,
rudy glow. and again a yellowish
orange, but in captivity it seems di!-
fused with pale, green glow. These
are the insects the early Spanish in
vaders took for the lights OF an i'm
mense army as they advanced upon the
ancient capital OF Mexico. At this
time they were Used by the natives Of
night, numbers Of them being tied 10
the feet. Southcy refers to this in the
poem already quoted. When Coatel was
guiding Madoc through the cavern,
"Shc beckoned, and descended, and drew out
FROM uUuefnea'n ncr vest cage, or net
II rather might be called, so fne the twigs
Which knit 1t, where, confined, two iire-illcs
gave
Their luster."
In parts of the South to this day they
are in common use as a decoration by
the ladies'; and among the pcasantry of
Italy and Greece "ala toilet would not
seem complete without q diadem of
flashing fire-llics that CLEANS and scin-
tillates like q veritable halo about their
heads AS evening falls these maids of
the sun follow the cleaning insects,
and bedeck one another with living
gems that only Nature can produce.
Upon one occasion Don Domingo Condo,
of Colombia, appearedupon the evening
promenade with an enormous live beetle
as a catch to his Panama hat, which in
turn was ornamented with loop of
blazing iire-lics; and in his palace
cages Of silver wire hing, imprisonng
myriads of tho glea4c'ng insects. -
Charles y. Holder, IN Harr ers Magazine.
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Nuisance of Titles.

I read with interest the other day, in
leading provincial paper, that Ellis
Excellency, the Right Hon. j. II. Low
ell, the American Minister, is staying ut
the Royal Hotel, in Whitby." 1t is true
that Mr.. Lowell was in Whitby, but
why call him "Right Honorable" The
mistake is analogous to that which the
American is wont to make in dealing
with English titles prefixing, for ex.
ample, "Hon." to the name Of q political
notability. An English writer seldom
speaks Of on Arkansas Senator as the
''Hon." John Smith, because "Honora-
BILE" in England is never q political title.
1t is applied by courtesy to the son OF
daughter of Peer, surprising the son OF
daughter has no higher courtesy title
Fright Honorable" which | suppose
does not exist in America, is, in sense
political designation. Membership o
the Privy Council confers it. Member
ship of Parliament does not. Mr.. Brigh
is the Right Hon. John Bright because
he is Priyy Councillor, not at all be
cause he sits for Birmingham in the
House of Commons. The only distinc
ton appertainipg to him in the latter
capacity is the right to afiix the magic
letters M. P. to his name. His proper
address is ''The Right Hon. John Bright,
M p" II he were not in the Privy
Council it would be, "John Bright, Esq,
MP" "Right Honorable" moreover, il
an oppellation to which Peers as such
have o claim, but it is going out O
use, and need not be taken into account
for practical purposes. London Cor
Nc,O York Tribune.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

STATISTICS compiled by the officials of
the United States Internal Revenue De.
partment show that in the year 1881 o.
100000 gallons of beer were consumed in
the country, and $4,000, 900 on the CONT
nent of Europe and in Great Britain and
Ireland. The total value Of this beer
was $25O,OOO,OOO. The United States
stands third on the list of beer-drinking
countries, the average being about two
and half gallons for each inhabitant.
Belgium stands first on the list. Little
beer is consumed in Scotland and Ire
land, whisky being the national beverage.
The English average ten gallons Of beer
per head per annum.
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The new Governor Of Colorado Is
only about thirty years old.
Senator Bayard Is ranked by George
A. Sala as the best story-teller in tho
country.
Milton received 1925 for his para
disc Lost" and Tennyson 5000 for his
'Promlse of May"
MIR. Bill Nye, of the Laramie Boom
crang, speaks Of Elder Cannon as four
ply pater-iamilias.
Nine. Nilsson, speaking OF Oscar
Wilde TO Chicago reporter, said: HE
ought to have been taken by the ear
and taken to the boat and driven out OF
this country"
-Davy Green, Of Ballard County.
KY, an eight-year old boy, without edu-
cation, can DO pencil sketching worthy
OF an old artist, and can copy, true to
life, anything he once sees.
in the opinion Of the Philadelphia
Press Mrs. Langtry could have ''got
into" her critics In the most cruel way
by saying: "How much money did you
fellows earn while was making $62.-
900.
1t is now said that Governor Cleve-
land Is direct lineal descendant OF
Henry Sowell, Esq, who, in the days OF
| Queen Elizabeth, was several times
chosen mayor Of Coventry.
Mrs. Charlotte Carpenter, who be.
came the wife OF Walter Scott, wrote
before marriage that she did not ap-
provo of rejecting, and babe adieu to
all thoughts, for she meant to have Q
good time.
Among the honors to be conferred
upon Sir Garnet Wolseley will, 1t is an
nounced, be the placing Of his name on
the list of officers eligible for appoint
ment as Colonel OF one OF the regiments
of Household Cavalry.
The London correspondent Of tho
Manchester Guardian says that Herbert
Spencer looks well. but protests that his
bronzed look is only o temporary conse-
quenoe Of the sea voyage, and that he
feels in reality the reverse OF benefited
by his trip.
The prospective Mrs. Cleveland,
who is expected to preside over the ex-
ecutive mansion at Albany, Is Miss May
Burlingame, a lady residing near Utica.
The Governor elect has been about six
years making up his mind to 1t, but the
question is said to have been popped o.
! last.
3 Sergeant Ballantine, though cele
/ brated and eloquent speaker, Is rattle
y awkward In manner and has an Cd
$ way OF altering his phrases like a Law
yer debating an important brief to a
amanuensis. He has spoken six houl
day in court for three succeeding day
without notes, but says that he Is ARA
to address an American audience
DIR. David Parsons. the old-t'm
pastor of the church In Amherst W.
IF noted for his eccontricities, snds amonl
o other vagaries. used to have Plate -
$ At bis table for q favorite est One az
while asking blessing ct the morning
meal. he was taken with ut OF cough
( inc. and before the paroxysm was over
The cat mewed. As soon as the par
son could speak he turned to the ca
and exclaimed: "Shut up! / can &c
along without your helpw and the
struck in where no had left oil and ir
.. ished the blessing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

GENERAL JOHN Il. GORDON, of Geor-
gia, came home recently from Europe
proud of his country. He said to re-
porter: at is enough to make an
American proud to ride through the
streets of London, with its civilization of
two thousand years, and see American
implements, American sewing-machines,
American tools, and American goods
displayed on every hand, and know that
American watches are being sold in the
stores, and American fields are feeding
the English people, and American facto-
ries beginning to clothe them"
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Why . Boston Man Can't abide
New York.

A Boston man declares that he never
can stay in New York more than day
OF two. They cot their peas with a
spoon instead Of a fork, which is as bad
= eating them with knife; when you
CAL for "brown bread" they bring you
graham bread, and when they are finally
made TO understand, they take loaf
nom the front window, where it has
stood q an advertisement at least six
months; while the vile compounds known
paked beans" bring the tears to his
es Then they don't wear gloves; say
ns ca, laff, instead Of hahff, cahif,
.na tom for .turn, foist for first, choich
- enu!ch, and commit various enormi-
81 Which he hasn't time to remember.
e On ne second day, he generally taket
MI tzniR hQmA RatrQa Erss Prsss
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

IT IS said that the life Of the poet
Whittier is much disturbed by women.
One wealthy widow actually proposed
to him, and other women have made
violent love to him without avail.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

CONGRESS-, it is thought, will make up
preparations to purchase the Washing
ton relics now in England and offered
for sale by distant connections of the
family who have lately become embar-
rocca1
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

w. J. HAMPTON, the humorous Jour-
nalist, formerly Of the steubenville. co.
Herald, but late of the Louisville 0o'i-
rier-Jornal, has taken editorial charge
the Drummer o well-known humorous
paper of Cincinnati. Mr.. hampton ranks
among the best American humorists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

SINCE 1876 there has been most re-
markable decrease in crime in New York
city. In that year the total cases ar
raigned was 84,399; convictions, 54,655.
Last year the total cases was 60, 1876, and
the convictions, $1,000
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

OVER four hundred per cent is the
increase Of cotton future speculation in
New York since 1876. Then 100000
bales were sold. In the year ending
May, 1882, there were 100000 bales
aold
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

TIE Louisiana Lottery Company is
occupying the attention OF good many
people just now in Washington, both in
and out of Congress. 1t seems to be
pretty certain that movement OF some ne
kind with regard to this company ID Vi
foot, but just what it is nobody on the
outside appears to know.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

A wAsHNeTpN firm has sued the
Adams Express Company for $4,000,
claiming that a diamond and emerald
butterfly brooch, head ornament ana
ring setting, of this value, forwarded by
them to person in New York, on the
10th ult., never reached their destina'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

lum on Wards Island Is to be investi-
gated. OF late number Of persons
have been brought before The courts and
released az sane. Considering tho
crowded state of these public asylums,
it is very surprising that it is possible to
include in them any excepting those
who are very positively insane. A..
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

The Trustees Of the old ST. Patricks
Cathedral in New York have decided t.
remove the bodies from. its former grave.
yard. There were about $4,000 inter
ments in il.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

DIR. CoRvIsANT, who was a devoted
friend of Napoleon, and physician to the
young Prince Imperial, has just died in
Paris. He never recovered, it is said,
from the shock caused by young Napo
laon's death.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

The pigeon that Mr.. Thurlow Weed
was SO fond Of, and constantly petted
until he became too ill to permit ~
presence in the sick chamber, grew
yery disconsolate after IT'S masteL, "a :
death. Mr.. Seward said the bird e23'S
hardly be quieted. II SEEM n
J ware Of its loss. 49, s. y
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THE tinnv occupants of n larpo

The tinny occupants of a large
aquarium at Elmira, N. Y, became in
volved in fight q few days ago, and in
splashing about upset pile of rocks
that had stood in the water. One rock
fell against the glass side and broke it,
and the three hundred gallons OF
water and all the fishes were discharged
upon the floor.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

PRESIDENT ARTnUR's Christmas table
bore huge platter of roast beef, the
choicest beef of Iowa's famous Crimson
Herd, sent to him with the compliments
of the State by Senator Allison.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

The Pope has ordered a collection
to be made from the public and the Sc
cret archives OF the Vatican OF all the
DIPLOMATIC relations and other docu..
ments concerning the first separation OF
England from the Church OF Rome, and
everything relating to that "schism
from that time to the present. 1t is be-
l;eved That certain important documents
may be found, calculated to facilitate
those negotiations for the resumption Of
J;nlomatic intercourse which were ini-
tiated two years ago, but have hitherto
failed to overcome the difficulties in the
way. ---- ---------
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

AN Italian vessel has just returned
from a scientific expedition to the South
Pacific, and the voyagers have settled
the question Of the former existence of
Il race Of giants in Patagonia, reported
by Magellan. In wandering over Terra
del Fuego the travellers found human
craniums and bones of such an enormous
size as to prove the existence OF race
which has now disappeared, and thus at,
test the veracity of Magellan.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

DURING the last year 2OS drowned
bodies have been found floating on the
waters that surround Manhattan Island
Tho CHASTITY aggregate for thirteen years
is 1900.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

THERE is dehcit in the city budget
OF Baltimore of about 100000 for this
year. Either the rate Of taxation, $l.37
per $1OO must go up or the appropria-
tions come down.
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nnd remaining. or Thursday answer
ii g. Palmer. in Te,Ye Haute GdgtstA

The dresses Of Lolita Paulina, the
rival of Aggripina, we're valued at 81
4,4sO, not including her jewels,
which cost as much more. 1t has slipped
our memory whether Miss Paulina
was the daughter of plumber or an
editor, but our impression Is that she
was.--Norristoun Herald.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

THERE are 9O,OOO,OOO gallons. of
whisky in bond iu this country which, it
is calculated, will make 100000, 0OO
drinks. This is ninety drinks to every
man, woman and child in the United
States.
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An ArithmeticaI Curiosity.

To find the day Of the week for. any
date within the first thirty centuries OF
the Christian era:
From the number indicating the year
drop all to the left of the tens. To this
result add its fourth part (regardless OF
any remainder), tho day of the month,
index of the month. and index of the
century. Divide the sum by Z, and the
remainder will be the day of the week.
counting Sunday !, Monday 2, Tuesday
>, Wednesday 4, Thursday 8, Friday q,
| and Saturday 0.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-17

THE South Carolina Legislature is
credited with doing some excellent work
during its late session. 1t sat but TWEEN.
ty days, yet passed ISL important and
much-needed acts.