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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
SCIENTIFIC sTRAYs.

Although iron pyrites and copper
pyrites are difficult to distinguish UNI
derground by candle light. they are
separated usually by the use of the
bluish-White flame Of magnesium wire
or the acetylene light.
A square foot OF uncovered pipe,
filed with steam at 100 pounds pres
sure, will radiate and dissipate in q
year the heat put into 3.ti16 pounds
OF steam by the economic combustion
OF 1893 pounds of coal Thus, ten
square feet OF bare pipe corresponds
approximately to the waste Of two
tons OF coal per annum.
Oxygenated water at IL volumes lis
pronounced by NJ. Al. Renard the best
EfeserFative of milk. Added directly
after milking, in the proportion of two
tc three per cent, it decomposes in six
or eight hours into water and oxygen.
leaving no foreign substance as do
Derax or saIicylic acid, and effecting
no change like boiling or freezing,
Ire antiseptic action persists long
enough to prevent alteration.
The new carbon molybdenum com
pound of Henri Moissan is obtained fbv
heating melted molybdenum and alu-
mlnun In the electric furnace. The
metallic product is treated with a con-
centrated solution of potash, when
needle crystals Of the new compound
are obtained. The substance is very
hard, scarcely attacked by acids. I'M
affected BY water or steam below 600
degrees, and promises to be OF valus
for molybdenum steels.
The physiological effects of electric
currents have been investigated by
Prof. Nernst at Bonn. The safety Of
the human body when exposed to a
powerful high-frequency electric cur
rent mas been explained as due to the
passage OF the current over the sur
lace OF the body only, but Prot. Nernst
hnds the reason OF the currents harm
Iessness to be probably that It does
not have time to effect change In the
cellular tissue before the reversal ~
the current takes place. Experiments
on frogs have confirmed tas new tha-
CRY.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
SCRAP LEATHER TIES.
The --latest Substitute for Wood in the
Manufacture Of Supports for
Railroad Tracks.

Scrap leather is the latest substitute
Tor wood in the manufacture of railroad
ties. This process has been worried out
BY +. W. Dunnell, of West Warren,
Mass, who has had occasion to give the
subject of paper making some study, and
the leather railroad tie is the result.
He claims that the tie can be made
SO hard that it will resist spike, if this
were desirable; but when the tie is made
at proper density for railroad pur-
poses, it will take the spike as nicely
as wood, and will hold it much better.
The tie is said to resist the action Of
water and chemicals to a great extent,
and the inventor estimates its life at
IS years.
Samples of this tie put down some
e months ago in the yard on the Boston
& Albany railroad at West Springfield
have not shown the least wear, although
they have been subjected to the hardest
usage. The material from which these
ties are made represents the waste of
the shoe and leather goods factories, of
which there are many in New England.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
SOME SCHOOL SPECIALS.
A dairy school has been opened in con-
lection withthe University of Califor-

A dairy school has been opened In con-
nection Withlthe University of Califor-
MIA.
A registration Of SIS. s54 pupils in the
public schools of New York is record
achievement in that line. 1t isnot sur
passed o. equaled in any city in tbs
world
Thievng has become so prevalent in
stanforl university that President Jor-
dan has issued an appeal to the whole
studen. body to assist him in running
down yhe criminals.
Uner a new rule, women inspectors
visit The public schools of London and in
sped the pupils. Those that are not
elem are sent home. But already it has
ben found that some Of the children
smear themselves with mud before en-
tering school, in hope that an inspector
will pay q visit.
Frederick pougles Morrison, OF Baltt-
more, recognized as one of the ablest
educators of the blind in the world. died
recently from the effects of on operation
for appendicitis. His great-grandfathe
Israel Morris, was executor to William
Penn, Jr. Prof. Morrison at one time
was a member Of the faculty of Girard
college.
Can't Be Seen.
Humility is never seen in the mirror.
Tribune.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

disappointed over his defeat by Jeffer-
son in 1900 that his conduct was most
ungracious to the new president He
remained in the executive mansion
until midnight OF the third OF March,
1901, and then he and his family de-
serted It, leaving it vacant for Jeffer-
son, and with no host to welcome
him.
The effect of defeat upon Horace
Greeley was pathetic. Political re-
verses bring disappointments to all
men. Some carry the disappointment
lightly, and recover quickly their de
pressed spirits; others experience q
lifelong bitterness and resentment,
but Horace Greeley was completely
crushed His heart was broken, and
defeat sent him headlong to the grave.
for he died three weeks after the polls
had registered their verdict against
him. WILLIS s. EDISON.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
a Coat Of Many shanes.

A Cape Town tailor. according to the
st. James Gazette, has invented coat
that can be turned at will into frock,
morning or evening dress coat The
change is effected by the use of detach-
able and interchangeable skirts. which
are fastened to the body Of the coat by
an ingenious system Of lacing. 1t Is
claimed that in TWO minutes a man can
change froch coat into morning coat,
or a dress coat, by whipping off enc
pair Of skirts and laeing on another, and
it is impossible to distinguish the join
Ing from an ordinary seam.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
WOLVES EI[L!)AT BAY
! eRrrnY PACK OF Ills SURROUND
: o-'-A-ll ! I,ERasYMAN's WEE.
- arrival of Timely AID she
hse'lls1 prolonged siege.

Through the ArrisAa. y,.a,-E -
Isc,pes from the ne1Is -
THE Rev. " A. Denton. fof Gira I'd
e,ra, ~ a.g' eounsy, kansas, tells the fol.
SlaWior, -, ep, IF : narrowing experience
l 10 WI SUI Ala members of his family;
- M ~ - !, he says, was lassailed fos
fifteen years by conplhs5lon y a ass
n1ents following the blrtn or our rs al -
child The food she ate 1or1nenseo "
~ s.o- a she had frequent dizzy
n LII ss pn limbs were swollen and pain
s1 1,sr NJ ,,arTes were quite shattered, she
~ ~, nsn liz 1s 70 sleep and sh was many
times on the verge Of heart FAILURE.
relief Finally the favorah1e reports q
some relatives and neighlsors led ner
TO make trial of Dr.. Williams PInk
Pills for Pale People. fShe expert"
rienced Improvement almost ae once
They relieved her sleeYlessness, sns
smothering sensations haye dlsappearea
and have not annoyed her Tor years.
They freed her from Stomach sroap.s
and the dropsical tende5ley was Mlsl-
gated. The progress Of the fheulnss-
tisn,. which had begun to make ner
fingers crooked, was stayed and the pam
was ss lanisIea. In every respect they
gave her more help thar any other relh.
edy she had ever used, sand she Is 5oaay
in better health than for many years.
aDr. Williams PiniPi1ls are our sgae
pie household remedy, andI am II the
habit of recommending them to al VINO
suffer from troubles Ike those when az
fiicted my wife. :
All The elements NECESSARY to give new
life and richness to the blood and repair
shattered nerves are contained, in con-
densed form, in DR.. Williams PINK r LIS
for Pale People. They are also a specific
for troubles peculia1 to females, such as
suppression, irregnl arities and all forms
Of weakness. In ulen they effect q rad.
ical cure in all cases arising from men.
tai strain, oyerwo1E or excuses OF what
ever nature. Dr.|Williams' Pink. Pills
are sold in boxes at fifty cents q boz
or six boxes for two dollars and fifty
cents, and may he had Of all druggists,
or directly mail From DR.. " Villains Med.
icine Company, schenectady, n Z. Be
sure yon get Il NE genuine: substitutes
never cured nybody.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
railway RUM oR.

American railways handle about $12,-
100000 worth Of grain year.
A new railroad planned to scale Grays
Peak, near Dillon, Col, will attain a
height at least 200 feet greater than the
road which climbs Pixies Peak
The experiment made about a year ago
of employing Mexican porters in Pull
man cars has not been successful. Forty
Mexicans have entered the service of the
Pullman company, and Of that number
only five are left.
Timothy J. Lee, an American loeomo-
tive engineer, has been held responsible
for the Wreching of a train he was driY-
ing, near zaeatecss, Mexico, and sen@
fenced to hard labor in the salt-ninesfor
four years. He was badIN<nart in the
wreck. His brother is "a Denver police
captain. 49,. :
The Southern Pacific company has
forbiodsa its men to bring cocaine into
Is yards or shops It has been CUSTOM
airy for the men to use it when they get
q cinder in an eye, but it has been used
for other purposes; and, besides, the
doctors say, its unskilled use in the eye
is dangerous. The men have the use Of
weIl-equipped emergency hospital.
Of the sum which had been invested in
the worlds railroads at the close of 1902.
it is estimated, according to the Eng
Iish Railway Magazine, that more than
s 3,760,o00,00o has been spent on 1884,
900 miles of European railroad and
S 8, 232, 00o. 900 on the 337, 600 miles owned
by the rest of the world. On this basis ii
is found the roadscf Europe represent
an investment of a22.s52 mile, while
those Of the rest of tbs world average
eli, 402 Great .Britain's railroads rep
resent the highest cost per mile, figures
standing at e5I 1868, while those of Bel
GUM come mex with 6 3o.048.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

worried most successful service Of cars
between the city and Paddington. Ran
dolph's steam carriage of 1872 was a very
wonderfu1-looking continuance, which
was, we are told, the only one OF many
attempts, which carried the evolution OF
the motor car much further than It had
been brought by Hancock. Interesting
as are the stories Of the early attempts
at perfeetion-the old steam coaches,
vast unshapely bodies perehed on I'M
couth frames and monstrous wheels.
top-heayy and Unbalanced,
grotesque and formidable little
resemblance to the modern cars.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

were punched III the election Of 1916
when Adams was elected president
there being II others who received
votes in the electoral college for presi.
dent to succeed Washington.
Strange as it may sound, it is Thu
indisputabIe record OF history thai
there were Ii defeated candidates fol-
president when Washington was first
elected in 1789, and four when he was
reelected In 1892. But when one re-
members that the members in the
electoral college voted only for presi-
dent, and the two candidates having
the highest number of votes were de-
clared president and vice president, re-
Spectively. the situation is somewhat
explained.
There was one election in the his
tory of the country which did mot have
q single defeated candidate for presi-
dent, this circumstance arising when
Monroe was reelected in 1920 All OF
the electors chosen were expected to
vote for Monroe, there being no other
candidate, and the entire 232 votes OF
the electoral college would have been
cast for Monroe had not sentiment
prompted one of the electors of New
Hampshire TO cast his vote for Adams
SO that it could not be said that any
candidate had ever been unanimously
chosen president Of the United States
save Washington.
When Jefferson was elected in 1904
Ffekney was the only other candidate
In 1872, when Madison was elected,
ClintoR was the only defeated candi-
date. In 1898, Adams was the only
opponent Of Jackson, the latter being
elected. And on two other. occasions
there has been but one defeated candi-
date, in 1864 the reelection Of Lincoln
being contested by Mcclellan, and
Grant in 1868 having Horatio Seymour
as his only opponent in the political
arena. The tendency Of late years has
been to multiply the parties. so that
there is now always a long list Of de-
feated candidates
Jefferson stands at the head OF the
list of defeated candidates, losing the
S1EIlAOh IA 1tSG W Eud1Hea buL IOQI
years later this able and democratic
.father of democracy" as he has been
called, had the satisfaction Of turning
the tables upon Adams, and forcing
him into the list of defeated candi-
dates.
with a few rare exceptions, candi-
dates who have been defeated for the
office of president once have stayed
down and ont. that Is they have never
In any subsequent election been able to
turn defeat into victory. George Gin
ton furnished the most remarkable in
stance Of this Kind, he having received
votes for president in four. separate
elections, and never was elected except
to the vice presidency Id 1904
The only other instance Of a defeat
ed presidential candidate being elected
TO the vice presidency at d subsequent
election is furnished in the case Of
Thomas A Hendricks, who was enc Of
six other candidates iii the political
arena With Gen. Grant IN 1872 and
was elected vice president on TIL
Cleveland ticket iii 1884.
G. G. PieISnav. OF South Carolina,
who ran four separate times for the
presidency, was not even fortunate
enough to score for the vice presi-
aeney
Henry Clay, the distinguished and
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

able statesman from Kentucky, is an
other example Of this kind. Three
separate times he made the race for
president and each tune scored a de-
feat.
The only other candidate OF a po-
litfcal party, having reasonable hopes
of success, to be defeated more than
once was William J, Bryan, who has
had his name written twice among the
passengers bound up Salt river.
But, on the other hand, Jackson was
defeated once and was then twice
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
TUIcE-ToLD TALES.

James jeffrey Roche was having 9
chat with President Roosevelt in the
white house recently when the tale
phone began to ring. There seemed
TO be nobody at hand TO answer It,
so the president performed the duty
himself The visitor says that this
conversation took place: We'll, what
is it?' Hello, is Archie there?a Nc,
he's not Who's this I'm talking
to-" ..The president well, you'll
do. Tell Archie to come over and play
ball" And the president proceeded to
execute the order as directed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

$500
featea as a candidate for
president Of the Uni ed
aA States is one which comes
comparatively few men,
80 - md 1t ii one which GER
family no man would covet,
ret It brings with 1T distinction
Ahfeh carries the man thus defeated
into history as an Interesting study
sfor the student of political records.
During the 116 years of government In
this country under a president there
have been some 30 national elections,
and this has given the nation a long
List Of distinguished names Of able
and ambitious native-born citizens
who have made the race for the white
house, and lost. In some eases the race
has been neck and neck between the
two leading candidates. and 1t has
taken the official count and in two in
stances the vote of the house of repre-
gentatiYes TO decide who was to have
the honor Of filing the presidential
Fsssaif. and who was to take the un-
popular trip up Salt river.
Some have been so badly defeated
that this was the sole claim to dis
tinetion which could be made. Others
have gone down to defeat, and later
had the qualification Of victory. In
several instances the defeated candi-
dates have had the satisfaction Of
whining victories over their success
full opponents at previous elections.
Some candidates have gone down to
defeat carrying with them the popular
vote and Endorsement OF the country,
and some men have followed the presi-
Dental races for years only to score
repeated defeats. 1t has taken some
thing like 100 defeated candidates dur
ing the history Of the country to make
up this record.
It is a singular fact that the great
est number of defeated candidates
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
Has His Eyes Tattooed,

Tattoofng the human eye, one of TIE
latest triumphs of ophthalmie surgery.
hes been performed at the Cincinnati
(O.l city hospital on William Flynn. An
ulcer of the eye had left him a cleaning
V11its ball where once had been fash
ing black orb. The part Of the eye tat
tooed was covered with India ink. When
4 the coloring matter was spread over the
surface Of the eye il was prieked into
the Tissue by means Of four pointed
instrument.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
HANCoCK's STEAM COACH "ERA.'s
(1s23.)

by the mechanic, but such is not the
case. The present elaborate and power
full machine is the development of years
of study and effort by the inventor.
The first attempts at perfecting self
propelling carriage were made in Eu~
rope. where the good roads made their
use possible. In England the inventor
was early at work and in 1924 a steam
carriage Of unique design was con-
structed by David Gordon. It had legs
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

to assist its propulsion. We are not
told how fast it travelled or how long
its career lasted. Haneock's steam
coach, which was put upon the road in
1888, was a very much more practical
machine His engine was vertical, with
two cylinders, and drove a crank shaft
geared to the main axle-not by cog
but by a chain of improved con-
struction. He built several of these
coaches, all differing in design, and he
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
The RigEt WAY.

II remember. when ] was returning
from Chicago my last season on theroad,
/ went into the dining car. and small
boy started 10 laugh SO his mother
couldn't stephim said to her: That
boy needs a spanking. 7 know he does,
but ! don believe il spanking a boy On
d full stomach. =
4 said: Neither do 1 Turn him
over. May Irwin Cook Book
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
The Weightaf Eggs

That eggs deereaseln weight during
incubation has been woven by careful
weighings by Mr.. H. Gladssoue. The
average loss of a phss.ant,s egg from
the first to the 211staay was found to
be two drains u gins, and one egs
which weighed IT drAHns Is grains when
laid had become reaced 70 Is drama
ten grains on the e day.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
EVOLUTION OF MOTOR CAR
The Modern Horseless Carriage the
Offspring of an odd-Appear-
ing Ancestry.

With the motor car speeding every
where and the most primitive rural
sections becoming FAMILIAR with one Of
the most remarkable inventions Of mod
ern times, che general public is apt to
conclude that horseless carriages have
been suddenly conceived and perfected
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
Vice Verse

she--Few men realize how hard u ia
for tneir wives to manage ON the small
allowances they give them.
He-And few women realize how
much harder 1t is to give than to man
age on the small alloWances.-Bro Brooklyn
Life. 80 =
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
Els Brilliant idea

Wife-John, don't you think that
our house is altogether too small for
our present needs?
Husband-Yes; I've been thinking
seriously of putting an addition to 1t.
Wife--something in the shape of a
wing?
Husband-No; something in tbs
shape OF a mortgage.-Chicago News.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
a EhIlan,thr:1.1:1;,aist

The Owner later perusing bill fer
auto repairs -Nhew! didn't think
for a moment ii cost me that much.
Cant yos shave It a bit9
The Repair Man (grudginglyl ell.
Us poor devils have to lire, yon know,
but III tell you what III do-Isll risk
taking tae ear and cali things square.
The Caauffe eur.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

An irascible old colonel who used to
play golf at Sandwich. on the River
stour in England, had habit, COM
mon with many, OF blaming everybody
but himself for his bad strokes. Fin
ally one day, becoming badly
bunkered, he first took mighty ven
geance on the turf with his club.
Then, glaring around in expectation
Of the usual friendly comments, and
nobody saying anything, he blurted
out: How can you expect man to
play decent golf on these cursed links
with ships passing UP and down the
channel?'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

Prof. Simon Newcomb tells Of the
following incident which occurred dur
ing a recent visit paid by several
young western women to the Wash
fngton observatory. 81 had done my
best" said the astronomer, "to answer
with credit to the government and to
myself the running fire of questions
which my fair callers propounded
think | had named even the remotest
consultations for them, and was CON
graduating myself upon the outcome,
when one of the younger members OF
the party interjeeted: But, as it has
never been proved that the stars are
Inhabited, how do the astronomers
ever ind out their names?"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

Two fashionable women were re-
Gently calling on new neighbor and
while awaiting her appearance lit
tie girl came into the room, evidently
bent upon the rescue of a doll recent
~ abandoned there. Naturally she
was viewed with some curiosity, and
one Of the callers, secure in the child s
obviously tender age, spelled low
voiced comment: mot very pref
t-y." To her horror, the small maiden
paused on the threshold, and. fixing a
contemptuous eye upon the culprit,
remarked, with lofty composure:
mo, not very pretty, but rather
g-m-a-r-t!"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
Inc ssggezgNNg ggg@gEg@geEgggs
oMaleiffne Men Who Have Been
LFDefedted for the Presidency
LIST Of Candidates Who Have Aspited High and
Fallen Short OF Election.
SO HE priviIege of beine 4

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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-01-27
AGAINST POLICY; NOT LAW
Married Women Should be Per-
mitted to Teach School.

Attorney General Hart has rendered
an opinion at the request of State
School Commissioner Merritt, on the
right of county board of education to
make rule that married women shall
not be eligible to teachers places.
The case arose over the fact that in
one of the counties a Young woman
teacher married secretly because of
the existence of the rule.
When it was discovered that she was
married it was proposed to dismiss her.
Judge Hart holds that such rule is
arbitrary, unjust and unreasonable.
Though the board may not have tran
scended the letter of the law in adopt
ing it, he says, if the board will not
abolish the rule the people ought to
abolish the board
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-01-27
New Type Of Engine.

From Germany comes news of To-
connective worked by steam and yet in
dependent of fire of its own. The en-
CINE has just been completed at the
HohenzoIlern works at Dusseldorf and
is of a type designed for shunting in
explosive factories. Instead of carry
ing fire in its own boiler it is filled with
steam from stationary boilers and when
so charged is capable of several hours
work. The first warming up occupies
half an hour, and subsequent recharg-
ing can be done in a quarter of an
hour The apparatus is so simple that
an unskilled workman is able to look
after it. The absence Of fire in place
where dynamite or gunpowder is being
handled is the reason for the invention
of this type of engine.