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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Upon attempting to resume work at the
ice factory after the temporary suspension
noted in last weeks CHIEF, Mr.. Charles
Cook discovered that there was something
wrong with the machine and that she
wouldn't make ice. After many hours
spent in fruitless examination and trial,
telegram was sent to the inventor appris-
ing him of the situation. His response
was, +" Tell Charley to keep trying" and
the advice was followed to such good pur-
pose that at this writing everything seems
to be moving along in proper shape again.
A misplaced valve is supposed to have
caused the trouble.
The EYE.-It is simply wonderful, the
reputation Hawkes. spectacles and eye
glasses have attained throughout the United
States. They are known from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, and the reputation is built
upon real merit. Testimonials from the
most eminent men Of the country are given,
who have had their sight improved by their
use. All eyes fitted by S. S. Ingman, Don
aldsonyille.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01
office


It's hereby given, that application will made to
Il the General Land Office Washington, D. c.,
under Act of Congress approved June 16, 1880,
for the payment of the purchase money paid in
the following New Orleans cash entries viz:
|, An entry by s. d. Dixon, Of Sect. s, T ~. s.
r. 20. E. as per certificate No. 80, date.i New
Orleans, 10th November, 1850.
2, An entry by s. D. Dixon, OF Sect. No. II. T.
Orleans, Ith Of Novenner, 1880.
8, An entry by s. d. Dixon. Sect. u, T. Is, r.
20, E. of per certificate No. 6s. date New Or
leans, 18th of November. 1880.
4, An ertry by s. D. Dixon. Sect. %. T. 10, 8.
K. 20, +. as per- certificate No. 49, dated New
Orieans. 18th Of November, 1880.
5, An entry by s. D. Dixon Sect. 3d. in T. IL.
s. II. 20 r. as per. certificate No. ST. paid at
New Orleans, 18th of November, 1880.
That such duplicate certificates have been
lost or destroyed and cannot now be found.
Donaldsonyille, La, April 49, 1886.
EDWARD HICKEY.
Atty. for applicants.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

A party of government surveyors, headed
by Lieut.. D. B. Crosby of the United States
Army, arrived here last Monday and after
doing some work at and near the head of
the Bayou Lafourche, proceeded down that
stream for the purpose of verifying and
finishing former surveys made thereof by
government authority. Mr.. John Wards
neat and comfortable covered fatboat was
chartered to carry the surveyors down the
bayou, and they started out on their trip
last Tuesday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Combine amusement with aid OF a wor-
thy cause by attending the entertainments
OF the Ladies' Aid Association, at Phoenix
Hall, May u and ID. Admission SO CENTS
Dancing after each stage performance.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

MEETING OF CAfHoIIcs.-I,ast Sunday q
meeting Of members Of the Catholic con-
gregation was held at st. Joseph Academy
to nominate candidates for election to the
Board Of Wardens tomorrow. Mr.. Fred
erick Dufiel was called to the chair. a
committee had been appointed the previous
Sunday to recommend candidates, but the
only member present reported that no ac-
ton had been taken. Discussion ensued as
to the propriety of declaring vacant the
seat of Warden j. FeYrier, who has re-
moved to New Orleans, and also as to the
power of the congregation to elect more
than one member Of the board annually.
These questions were finally put to a vote
and it was decided that two Wardens should
be elected, one for the term Of six years, to
succeed Warden Alfred Esneanlt, whose
time is about to expire, and one for one
year to fill Warden Fevrier's unexpired
term. Messrs. D. Variant and R. p. Lam
dry were placed in nomination for lifelong
term, and the former receiving majority
Of votes was declared the candidate. Capt.
Landry was unanimously chosen candidate
for the short term, and the meeting adj
journed.
It was anticipated that the candidates
nominated by this meeting would be cleo
ted without opposition, but the action of
the assembfage has been in a measure dis
rupted and there are two tickets in the
field, one bearing the names of Messrs. D.
Variant and Alfred Esntault the other
those of Messrs. Adlard and R. p. Landry.
An exciting contest is anticipated to-mor-
row and the vote polled will no doubt be
unusually large.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

There will be number of new uniforms
displayed in the fremen's procession on
Sunday, May 8, and the parade promises to
be more than ordinarily attractive. Peo-
pie from the rural wards will find the spec
tacle well worth visit to town.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Mr.. W. s. Parks, stirring and agreeable
travelling agent of the Bradfeld Regu-
Iator Co., of Atlanta, Ga, visited our
town on business thisweek and favored the
~CHIEF with q call.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

On Tuesday OF last Heek the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Bergeron
was christened at the Catholic Church in
DonaldsonsiAe, with Mr.. p. A. Gautreau
and wife standing as sponsors. The name
of Mary Emma Bergeron was bestowed
.upon the child, and we hope she will live to
wear it with honor and happiness for very
many years to come.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Mr.. B. T. Hanson has returned from his
trip to Calcasieu parish.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

BASE BALL.-The train upon which the
Viguet club of Plaquemine had expected to
make the trip to Donaldsonville last SUI
day morning, was more than ten hours be-
hind time, hence the advertised game be-
tween the Viguets and Lees had to be
postponed until tomorrow, the End inst.
As some recompense for the disappoint-
nent cccasioned by the non arrival of the
Viguets, the Donaldsonville boys had an
interesting scrub game at Cleveland Park.
the contesting teams being composed of
only eight men each. Six innings were
played and the score showed six runs for
Bentley's Batters against four for Parks
Founders. Considering their want of
practice the local players showed up in good
form, and the indications are that Donald
sonville will put team in the field this
season-composed wholly of home boys
that will compare favorabiy with any other
in the State outside of New Orleans. many
interesting games with city clEDs are ex-
pected and it is believed that the local in
terest in the sport will fully equal and per-
haps exceed that of any previous year.
No meeting of delegates to the proposed
State League has yet been held and the i'm
preston prevails here that the movement
for the establishment of such an associa-
ton will be failure. So far as Donald
sonville is concerned, it would be extremely
difficult to form a team that could be de-
pended on to leave home as often as a
league schedule would require, and p ma
jority of our players and Patrons of
the game are of the OPTION that the
scheme would not pay expenses.
The New Orleans club, organized to rep
resent the metropolis in the mooted State
League, was defeated Sunday before last
by the Lees of the same city. Score, II to 2.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

The birthday anniversaries of two of Mes
srs. B. Lemann & Bros clerks-one
Christian, the other Jew-happened to
fall on Easter Sunday, but nary a present
did they receive from their friends of either
faith. They may be better treated the next
time their natal anniversaries occur on
Easter Tin 1943)-that is, if they are tetic
enough to live so long aceI.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01
LOCAL JoTTINGs.

Manhatta, best, for % cents, still in the
lead, ut Ingman's.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01
Fresh Arrivals

Of new goods are pouring in at Cheap To-
ny's, corner Mississippi street and Rail-
road Avenue, and the bargains and attrac-
tons offered in every line merit the atten-
ton of all classes of purchasers. The Ia
dies especially are invited to call and ex-
anime inducements presented in the way
of ladies' and children's straw hats and
millinery goods. Gentlemen will also find
Cheap Tony supplied with full line of
spring hats, straw and otherwise, une1-
celled in style, quality or cheapness. Re-
member that you not only save from % to
40 per cent. by buying at this establishment,
but that each purchase to the amount of
SIS entities you to chance in the drawing
of splendid Light Running Domestic
Sewing Machine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Partnership Notice.

Ascension Parish, La, May 1886.
NOTICE is hereby given to whom it may con-
IN Germ that on and after this date Mr.. Jo-
sEpH L. ROLLING will have an interest in my
business, and said business will be henceforth
carried on under the firm name of Davis Il
Rolling. w. II. DAVIS.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Mr.. Sam n. Fucich visited his old stamp
ing ground last Sunday and it gave us
pleasure to meet him. He has doomed the
fish and oyster business in New Orleans
in his employ caught in the Gulf the largest
fish ever scent there, a whopper weighing over
500 pounds. Sam never believes in doing
things on small scale and when he starts
out to catch fish he gets the biggest and
best to he had
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Splendid stock Of base balls, bats, masks,
ETC., largest ever brought to DONALDSON
Vile, at Jngman's.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Application has been made to the Post
master General fer the establishment of q
new post-oA6oe at Point Houmas, in this
parish, and il the petition is granted, the
Office will be located at the Hampton store,
owned by Messrs. Davis & Rolling. Con-
gresham Gay has promised to interest
himself in the matter and we have no doubt
he will succeed in accomplishing the object
in view.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Maurin's Cheap Grocery Emporium is
larger and cheaper than ever.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Two CoLoRED GIRLS SHor.-On Saturday
last, in the quarters at the Bocage planta-
ton Of Messrs. Kelly Bros, Rose Ward, a
colored girl about ID years of age, was &C
cidentally shot by colored youth named
Girard Pore, who was playing with 38-cal
ibre revolver that he didn't know to be
loaded. The ball entered the inner side of
Roses knee, and is supposed to have lodged
in the joint. The wounded girl was sent to
the New Orleans Charity Hospital, leaving
on Mississippi Valley train at 4:30 Satur-
day afternoon.
A similar accident occurred on the same
date near the dividing line of the Clark and
Conway plantations, Mile Bibbs, colored,
receiving bullet in the thigh fred from
companion named Peter Brown. The ball
entered the upper portion of the thigh on
the inner side, ranging upward and lodging
somewhere in the heavy muscles beyond the
reach Of the physicians probe. The wound
is not considered dangerous. Peter accom-
panied Mile nearly to the Clark quarters
and then disappeared, but after the girl had
declared herself satisfied that the shooting
was accidental, Peters brother induced
him to return to work Monday morning.
You can get the Singer Improved High
Arm Sewing Machine on easy terms of
S. S. Ingman.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Two hundred cords Of swamp wood are
offered for sale by an advertiser whose an
nouncement appears in another column.
The wood is Of the most desirable quality
and will be sold at the lowest market price.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

A friend in the Manchac neighborhood,
opposite Hope Villa, writes us that We
had almost cyclone Tuesday, the 27th,
that played havoc with young crops, garden
vegetables, etc., and retarded farm work
considerably. We are now three or four
weeks behind last years operations at this
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Elegant Feather Busters, cheap, at Ing
mans.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Doremus, the celebrated photographer,
is at the head of Chetimaches street with
his finely equipped floating art gallery, and
is prepared to take pictures of the finest
quality at prices that cannot fail to suit his
patrOns
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Our good friend Mr.. Gerard HILBERT has
moved from the Orange Grove plantation
to Ashland to accept position as assistant
manager under Mr.. J. T. Johrion, and Mr..
Arsene H6bert takes the place of stableman
at Orange Grove vacated by his brother
GArard
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

THIS BAKERY uses only the choicest brands
Il of flour and turns out quality of Bread not
excelled by that of any other establishment. A
trial will prove the truth of this claim. Gus
toners in Donaldsonville supplied at their res
licences every morning without extra charge.
Prices as low as the lowest.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Fancy and staple groceries of every kind
at Maurin's Cheap Grocery Emporium.
Prices peg below anybody's.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Last Sunday evening the Jewish Congre-
CATION Bikur Cholim celebrated the close Of
Chag Hamazzoth, or the feast Of the Pass
over, with impressive services in their syn
agogue, conducted by Mr.. NJ. Tobias. The
attendance was large and the most devout
interest in the ceremonies was manifested.
District Court meets Monday for the reg
ular May term. There is large criminal
docket but it is reported that the members
of the bar will unite in suggesting to Judge
Duffel to curtail the term and continue all
excepting the most pressing case, owing to
the continued dangerous illness of his
xuifn
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01

Nothing stale, nothing bad, nothing high
priced at Manrin's Cheap Grocery En-
norium.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-02
WAGES OF GERMAN FARM HANDS.
Loss than 5000 n Yoar Paid to n Mum aud
his Wife for Agricultural Labor.

Consul Dithmar, at Breslau, Germany,
has made q report to the Department of
State relative to agricultural labor. He
says the laborcr usually lives upon the
estate, and is employed upon it the
year round. The working hours are in
summer from 6 Il. III. to Z p. m, and in
winter from sunrise'to sunset. He has
free lodging and free fuel. and it is Gus
tomary also to allow his family the use
of 100 square rods of land for raising
vegetables. AS q direct wages he re-:
ceives per annum $40 to $23.9 so in cash
and % bushels of rye, 3 bushels of peas,
and II bushels Of wheat. The laborer's
wife is bound to work in the field when
ever required, and receives for q days
work in summer 10 to IA cents, and in
winter 10 to IL. OF tea, meat, and to-
bacco the farm laborcr gets but little.
If he smokes a pipe it is but seldom,
and his tobacco is manufactured leaf.
In harvest time he is treated to schnapps
to encourage him in his work. A writer
on economic subjects estimates that a
laborcr's family. consisting of himself,
wife, and five children, under twelve
years of age, can subsist for $1.9l a
week, Or, $57 Il year. Miners and mine
laborcrs receive daily from SCI cents
(Which is paid to forcmcn. engineers,
and carpentcrs) to 1Sl, and IS cents
paid to women and minors. The aver
age cost of the subsistence of a miners
family, including rent, C othing, and
taxes. amount to $122. 80 per annum. The
rents paid by minors range from SO cents
to 81. 10 per month.
Mr. Fox, the Consul Mt Brunswick,
sends Il report on agriculture labor in
that duchy. The wages paid to agri-
cultural labor depends upon the locality
where such labor is employed. being
considerably higher in the level than in
the mountainous districts. In the for
mer the wages of n man and wife aggrc-
gate S194.26 per annum, while in the
mountain districts q man and his wife,
assisted by a child, earns but 1884. Men
and women earn from 35 to ~ cents
hocing. and from II to 50 gathering
bects. In this latter work children are
also employed to cut off the leaves. and
a child from 10 to IL years old will earn
in a period Of three or four weeks "a
cents daily In the matter of beet cul-
ture contract labor is sometimes engaged,
cash nwages being from "a to 80 cents
per diem. Often u donation of III cents
per diem is given, provided the laborcr
remains steadily at work until the con-
tract expires. Each employee receives
from 20 to 70 cents head money upon
entering into the contract, and extra
hours are paid for at the rate of 9, 3 and
4 cents per hour. AS a rule, every five
or six work people receive one quart of
milk and often n pound of bread per
head daily, with coffee in the morning
and a warm meal at noon and night,
with meat on Sunday.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-02
The Change of Foliage.

The immediate cause of the change in
the foliage during the fall lies in the
lesscncd action of the breathing organs
or pores of the leaves, resulting from a
loss of warmth and light due to the
shorter days. The natural stimulants to
vegetation are withdrawn. Shortly be-
fore the fall of the leaf, a very delicate
layer of cells starts from the side of the
stem and grows downward. completely
separating the leaf from any participa-
ton In the life circulation of tho plant.
rms explains the smooth surface exposed
on separating a mature leaf from its
branch. With the cessation of circu-
lation Of the sap, the leaves no longer
absorb carbonic acid gas and give off
oxygen. The great natural process Of
deoxidation is arrested, and finally re-
verscd-oxygen is absorbed. The ckto,D-
Phyi, or leaf green, which gavc color to
the leaves. during the earlier part of the
season, is now oXidized and changed to
eanthophi1, or leaf yellow, and erethSvphW,
or leaf red.
These new salts contribute nothing to
the nourishmcnt of the leaf. No car
bonic acid is absorbed from the atmos-
Phere, and the leaf 500 dies and falls
to the ground. The difference in the
csoioring of the leaves depends upon the
local conditions, which hasten, modify,
or rctard this chemical reaction. In the
o'called evergreens, no transverse cell
formation takes place, and the leaf is
never separated from the circulation of
main tree. They also evaporate less in
proportion to their leaf surface than or
binary trees. Their more sluggish cir
culation is more dependent upon climatic
influences.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-02
They Had Met Before.

A few days ago a grcy-haircd old man
was in one of the hotels of Ccntrallia,
H., when q stranger got off a train
which had just arrived. and passed
through the waiting room. He eyes
he old man closely, and over the face
of the latter there flashed a look of
recognition.
"Pardon me-" said the stranger,
your face has a familiar look. vet I
cannot place you. Perhaps I am mis-
taken"
ooh, no." said the elderly gentlemen.
81 know you are not mistaken. 1 know
you like u book"
"Indecdw =
eyes, sir, You used to board with
mo-"
us it possiblcg" asked the stranger.
eyes, sir; and you left without pay
ing your board"
THAT, sir, cannot be-" was the in
dignant mans answer, as he became
more and more confused.
and" continued the old man, s'you
left in the night and neglected to take
your luggage
BY this time the stranger was furious.
He grew rcd with anger, and intimated
that only the grey hairs of his tormentor
saved him from violent treatment.
ooh, you needn't get mad" said the
OLD gent remaining provokinely cool.
."iou did I'll of these things, and 1 can
prove it,"
'"Sce here old man, who arc you. and
where arc you fromg"
81, sir, am Capt. Jack Warner and
you are Quartermaster Murphy, and you
escaped from Libby while 1 was Quarter
master of that institution"
"My God" was the strangers e,ccula-
ton. as he warmly claspcd the hand of
the ex-rebcl. fare you, indeed, the old
commissary? Well, J did board with you
a while, and I gave you the slip, too"
he laughingIy continued.
Quartcrmastcr Murphy belonged to a
New York regiment, and was captured
anG sent to Libby. 1t was the practice
OF the rebels to allow prisoners who had
been practitioners of medicine to attend
the sick in the prison hospital. They
were given the freedom of the prison, to
come and go at will.
One day a green sentry would not
allow these men to pass, when he was
sharply ~reprimanded by Capt. Gibbs,
and was told that those men who wore
red ribbons on the lapels of their coats
should pass unmolcstcd.
Murphy overheard this and took adj
vantage of it. He had some red lining
in his vest, and tearing off a strip, he
pinned the physician ensignia on his
coat, and watching an opportunity, he
got past the guard and escaped over into
the Union lines.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-02
A Curious Story.

There is a tale told of a sea captain
who, In q distant corner of the southern
seas, visited an undiscovered or une3-
Piorcd group Of beautiful islands. After
landing and trading with the gentle
natives, he was astonishcd by the visit
OF q white man. evidently a person, of
some means n consequence, who, after
making him self very agreeable, implor-
cd the captain to give HIM n story book,
II ne had such n thing in his possession.
The captain had, and, deeply touched
by the pigs and cocoanuts which the
white exile had given him, bestowed on
him a copy of tho "Arabian Nights
ENTERTAINMENTS. Overcome by the
present, the exile burst into tears, and
cried, a.sYou have saved my life, and
glyen>me rank and wealth." On cxpln-
nation. ne said, "I should long apo
have been eaten, but while they were
iattening me l learned enough of their
language to tell u child the story of
Little Red Riding-Hood'. The child
repeated, it and the whole population
were mad with joy. They had never
heard a story before. From that day
became a great and honored man. When
they had q national festival I sat on the
top Of Q hill and thousands went while
Some elderly relative was being cooked
Tor Q FEAST at the cruel death of the
8randmother as caused by the wicked
wolf. I had with me a volume Of sFairr
Talcs,, and soon began to set a price
on my performances. Red Riding
9 IS rather warm; / only get a hun
dred c%ocoanuts for her now: but q In.
derstia' Is still good for four pigs and a
tnEtIc. and Beauty and the Beast, brings
TX OF seven, according to the quality.
bat With the Arabian Nights / shall
70 able 20 60 on accommodating pork "a
TIE end of my days.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-02

The born poet has no agony in the
~deliverancc of his song. The uttering is
to him that soothing balm which the
utterauce is to the reader. It is weeping,
not the tear wept. that gives relief.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-03-15
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