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SETTLED TIE HiTcHERs.
Motorist Substitutes Settler siphon
for Whip with Enainen1ly Sat
isfactoTg Results.

sIf there is one thing that I miss
more than another on the road tt is a
whip" said an enthusiastic automo-
bilist, relates the Chicago Liter
Ocean. "a whip of course, ia rot IN
Guided in our equipment nsr is it nee
essary, but as { was a horse lover he-
fore I took UP with the automobile
am constantly reaching out for the.
Ntip and feeling q mild disappoinf-
ment at not finding it. I don't miss
the reins half SD much, because my
hands are occupied with the steering
gear.
Small boys used to cause me nc
end of trouble in this connection They
acre forever stealing rides. Some QUE
On the street would yell out: Wing
behind. and I would make a graf Tor
the whip which wasn't there. Often
this ratified me SO that would almost
lose control of the machine.
you wouldnR suppose that small
boys would care to risk tAeiT lives
hooking on to q motor car like nine,
but they do Gu the up grade we can't
60 very fast, and it is then that they
have the chance My machine is one
Of the long kind with a rear extension,
and upon this extension the boys
would climb. Once there, they were
out of my reach, and safe from inter-
ference until we made q stop.
"Buf j am not bothered much by the
youngsters any more, and | don't car
ry whip, either. simply have 4
bottle of settler handy, and dash or
two from this serves TO keep them or
The first time I tried this scheme IL
worked so well that now [ never go
out for spin without settler bottle
with me- was making steep grade,
and when 1 was about half way up
four or five youngsters came running
out into the road and took possession
Of the tail end Of my car I didn't say
a word, but Just waited until they al
got settled, and then I took up my
settler bottle and let them have the
| full force of it right in their faces. a
more surprised and scared lot OF boys
I never saw before. They tumbled
| pelI nell inte the road, and as they
scrambled to their feet I heard one OF
| them shout:
"sRun. fellees! She's busted!
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Smallest User Paws Most.

In considering the cost of electric
power a peculiar angle of this particu-
lar business presents itself Paradx-
ical as it may seem, the consumer who
uses his power with the least frequen-
cy Is the one who pays the greatest
rate for his service. 1t is the doctrine
of power companies that they would
rather furnish power to a bootbIacb ID
a basement than to the tenant Of 8
large Office building. for the reason
that the Office man wants his lights
when the machinery is carrying tbs
heaviest load, while the bootblack
uses his lights at a time when the
machinery is running comparatively
light. Entering into the cost eff pow
er is the item Of investment for ex-
pensiye machinery which is used but
few hours each day.-Chieago Trib-
una
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20
THE PUFFER AN ODD FISH.
When in Danger swells Itself Up to
a Size That Is Pre-
posterouS.
Run. fellefs! She's busted!

The funniest little fellow in salt Wa
ter is the puffer, or swell fish. Fish
ermen call him the blow fish, says Ma
ture.
When he is swimming around at
ease. with nothing to alarm him, he
looks queer enaugh, for the skin of his
abdomen is all loose and wrinkled,
and he has such a funny little tail and
such ridiculous little fins and such Q
big, three-cornered head that he looks
entirely absurd His mouth, instead
Of being big and gaping. as most fish
mouths are. is only tiny round hole
at the end of a pointed, coniaal snout.
Out of this circular mouth protrude his
teeth. like those of a rabbit.
He would be about as homely a fish
as could be made if it were not for the
beautiful orange and yellow and silver
coloring that plays all over hirn.
But queer as he looks when he is at
ease, it is only when he is frightened
or excited that he becomes really fun
comes to the surface grinding those
protruding teeth so that the sound can
be heard a good many feet away And
then. as soon as the hand touches him,
he begins to grunt hoarsely, and with
each grunt he swells a bit, till within
a few moments he has pulled himself
so full of air that he is quite round
and firm, like ball, So thoroughly
does he distend himself with air that
when the fishermen hurl him at the
water with all their force as they
often do, he will bounce just like q
rubber ball.
If he is dropped into the water after
blowing himself full of air he floats
on it as lightly as thistledown, and he
will stay that way until he has assured
himself that danger has gone by. He
does the same when he is pursued by
other fish And, as he floats almos,
entirely out Of water with only !
little bit of his hard, spiny body sunk
under the surface. very few fish can
hurt him once he is inflated.
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of representatives and both serve OH
the very important committee that
handles legislation affecting the Dis
trict of Columbia. In fact, Mr.. Bah
cock is chairman of this committee
and Mr.. Cowherd is the ranking mi
nority member of it. Should the demo-
Gratis win majority in the next house
Mr.. Cowherd would probably become
chairman of the District of Columbia
committee and Mr.. Rabcock would be
the ranking minority member. There
is very little politics in this committee
and Mr.. Babeock and Mr.. Cowherd
work together for the interests of the
district, and each supports the other
on the floor of the house on nearly
every proposition that comes from the
committee. They are together a great
deal in official and social life, but just
now are pitted against each other in
an attempt TO carry the next house of
representatives for their respective
parties.
"Uacle joe Cannon, the speaker Of
the house, and John Sharp Williams,
tho minority leader of the house, is
well known They have served to-
gefher for years on the appropriations
committee. of which Mr. Cannon was
SO long chairman, and there formed an
intimacy that no turn of politics can
disturb. They will both be factors in
this years campaign and each will go
on the stump to tell of the iniquities
of the party the other represents.
There is no danger, however, of them
indulging in personalities and attack
ing each others record as a statesman.
William calls the speaker Uncle
joe" and the speaker always addresses
Williams as Sharp" They are much
alike in tastes; democratic and care
less in dress, both iIFeterate smokers.
and both enjoy good dinners and good
company.
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skating. This pub
LEGATION giveT history Of the turkey
and states a well established fact IN
these words: mo other kind OF do
nestle poultry has come into such gen
era1 use throughout the entire world
for Thanksgiving and holiday feasts as
the turkey" It was enumerated as q
dainty in England in 154I, but IN 1873
it had become the customary fare IF
the farmer.
According to Secretary Wilson's lit
tie took the turkey is most useful
bird. Its raising affords q chance for
noneymaling and, as compared with
other live stock, it will return larger
profit when properly handled It is d
se1f-sustaining fogager, as 1t gains tbs
greater part of its living from bugs,
grasshoppers and waste grain that it
picks up in its wandering over tho
range. Its grower is at little or no cost
for its keep for several weeks. The
statement is made that turkeys are
now used not only for roasting but to
an increasing extent as cold cuts for
sandwiches and for salads, and large
numbers Of poults are used for BroiIers.
No dish 81 more valued in our large
cities at the present time than tbs
broiled poult.
The secretary very appropriately
gives miEute directions for the sue
cessful raising Of turkeys, the building
Of eoops, early fail feeding and all
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20

&A IDEAS are emanating. But
SO exquisite are the summer muslins,
chiffons and Iaces, that for the moment
We are content with their charms.
or course, the leading dressmakers
over here are chiefly devoSing their All
tention to smart garments for HON.
burg, AK and the continent in general.
Ill is OF Homburg gowns / would tell
you this week, for ! have seen some
destined for leading foreigners, chiefly
Americans. White, only sharings Its
popularity with palest Malmaison
pink. may be said to constitute the
best frocks. Finest white embroidered
muslins flouneed and trimmed with in
sertions and edgings of old-world Val
enciennes lace, are the favorite models
for the continent, varied according to
the fancy Of the wearer by narrow
band, a high sash, a falling pelerine
from an empiecement of transparent
lace. etc. Some of these muslin frocks
are made with high skirt and lace
bolero. Then like deep yoke pieces
fastening up the back with kind OF
fichu-like pelerine, the skirt founced
and inserted TO the waist and worn
with d deep, pointed, colored Marie
Antofnette band. finished with tiny
rosettes down the front. The charms
of such a really old-fashtDned muslin
crock are many. 1t can be carried ont.
4oo, ia pink with cream luce and is
very effective also IN black painted
snf4sIin al. Powered gauZe.
Painted, striped. plain, check and
lowered gauzes seem to be revived for
the continental season, and in dark
shades such frocks can be Tery useful
Then great deal Of Tussore silk i3
being made UP, with a simple. gagged
skirt and bodice, and an introduction
Of pale blue or oriental embroidery,
aud worn with a big straw hat,
trimmed with peoples and corafow-
ers.
Some Of the embroidered silk linens
viii be simply made up with cream
embroideries and coarse yak lace;
these make very charming and useful
morning and afternoon toilettes,
There is much distinction about the
toilette de reception over here; for one
thing they are nearly all made with
elbow sleeves, and the high collar is
less en- evidence, the throat being just
visible Id many cases.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20

Poheles. differ in political
belief. The standard bearers OF the
two great political parties in THIS
years contest, President Roosevelt and
Judge Parker, furnish an example OF
warm personal friends representing
opposite political sentiments. These
two men are more than mere acaua1n-
tances; they are friends of many years
Standing, and each finds much in the
other to admire. AS governor OF New
York Mr.. Roosevelt was thrown into
close personal contact with Supreme
Court Justice Parker, and has never
hesitated to express his admiration for
the latter's courage and distinct ability
as a judge. Justice Parker has ree1p-
roeated the personal friendship OF the
president and entertains an exalted
opinion of the character, courage and
ability of the young man now chief ex-
ecutiye of the nation.
There is such a personal sentiment
existing between the two families that
a favorite dog owned by Judge Parker
bears the name of Teddy Roosevelt >
The president is having a good deal OF
quiet fun about this dog just now, and
has 1aughingly indicated to friends OF
the judge that if the latter finds 1t ut
all embarrassing to have Teddy
Roosevelt in evidence at Esopus dur
ing the present summer, when that
spot will be the Mecca of hundreds Of
good democrats, he. the president,
will agree to care for the dog at Oys-
ter Bay. The young Roosevelts would
gladly undertake the task of looking
after the animal until after election.
Judge Parker laughs gooa-naturedly
over the situation and declares that
'"Teddy Roosevelt will not be in the
way at Esopus this summer SO long as
he does not object to the visit of his
| democratic friends.
Campaign Committee Chairmen.
The chafrmen Of the two congress
~ -
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lawns, one sees beautiful muslin
frocks Of all kinds Things have
changed considerably since ten years
ago, when the only correct dress for
the water was neat, PLAZA arge skirt
and blouse. and the hard sailor hat
Then the cult of the tailor-made girl,
so essentially Saxon, was in the as
cendant; now we have changed all
that, and have become more cosmo-
politan In our taste.
There are few entertainments given
where the orthodox blue serge is al
together absent. To-day this car be
the very smartest Of garments, for our
tailors are copying the Viennese lyle
with the excellence of American work
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20
MODES OF LATE SUMMER.

ma4:ship. soEae % the best serges OF
the moment are heavily braided With
nat silk braids and ornamenfed VIII
ting gold or silver wrought buttons.
OF course, nothing looks more eharEo-
ing than the white serge frock.
Smart. and suitable tailor made
wraps are d great consideration Linen
is an excellent substitute Cor the Tus-
sore dust wrap. It looks very smart
in pretty shades, and, sithout being
TOO heavy, has certain amount Of
weight. Some Of the smartest straps
OF the season are IN serge. cloth and
linen. The latter in pale blue, decor
ated with straps, lined with thin silk
and showing a collar and revers Oh
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20
Overcoming a Crisis.

1.-THE proofs, the proofs! I demand
the proofs!" cried the beautiful young
girl
The managing editor braeed himself
for the ordeal.
They aren't read yet, he explained,
'sarse, besides. can't see that it makes
any difference whether your society
news says that Mrs. Hiuppe wore pom
see. au vert pie, or tulle, en- coquilIe.
Finding herself out-F'renched, the So
ciety editor subsidized. Cleveland Lead
er.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20
THE TOILETTES OF PARIS

have noticed some lovely lace
froeks, both in fine ana coarse makes.
These are generally made very plainly,
softened with mousseline de sole in
seStions. Apricot and deep cream
shades are de rigueur over foundations
of white, and are mostly worn with big
black hats. These make charming
demitoilettes, which are 50 necessary
on the continent, where, except for
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20
unalfish Little Boy,

Proud Mother You wiz be i've years
old tomorrow. Willie. and 1 want 10
give you q real birthday treat. Tell
me what yo- would like better than
anything else.
Willie latter thinking earnestly for
i've minutes1-Bring me a whole box
Of chocolate creams. mother, and ask
Tommy Smith to come in and watch
me eat them. II TT Bfts.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20

BEHIND 10 ulS LIlIaE Ing
.NA. season is prolonged every
q ~ year, and now there are
WIZ many people who do not
49, III think of leaving iowa De-
fore August. The sumner
is certainly later than IL used % b.,
and it is rot unusual aoc our light,
thin frocks 20 be in request as late as
September.
Some of the darkeg aanna1a in
stripes and spots arc very attractive
aud suitable Ger neat costumes TO- th.s
woman VINO is afraid of locking stc2
In the blouae-1ike garment Dark blue
and white, black and white, and red
and white are charming on the WateE.
The rage this year is for bright
coiored linens. We have hGd such
prettily embroidered linen blousas that
many OF Ia find 10 advisable 20 invest
ia q plain linen skirt or tive to 60
with them, because here, as elsewhere,
If we want to look our scartest, the
skirt and blouse should be of the same
color. Red is essentially s Wateg
shade and nothing looks better againsr
the background OF gray nd green.
There is a linen in new dark shade
Of red which is very effective made up
as q skirt and bolero, worn with a
white muslin sun hat and blouse, and
q white Washing-Ieather belt and
gloves. Some yonen look their best
in the duck 's-egg shade, hieh is ex-
tremely effective and pretty, FhereE5
French women seem to prefer white
Iinne OF a coarse description, almost
resembling holland, trimmed with
coarse embroidery to correspond; this
1s one Of the most effective models for
the seaside
Then there is a coarse silky linen
which is most attractive when mixed
with irish crochet or torchon lace. The
finer makes of linen are produced in a
variety of beautiful shadings, and are
usually made up very simply with q
stitched or strapped skirt and blouse.
For the river and country one must
not forget The charms OF brown hol-
Iand-reaf old-fashioned brown hol-
land, which is so effective when era~
broidercd In red or white.
Nowadays, on the decorated house
boats, and on Che pretty country
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20
Som ef1lin o New.

WHAT'S this peculiar iEstrument!?''
inquired the visitor
That" replied the manufacturer, SIS
a table knife. We've Just flied large
order for a Chicago firm,
But what's the idea in the raised rim
all around the blade?"
That's to keep peas and things from
rolling of. ''-PhiladeIphia Press
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exactly Damon ana
Pythias, are ex-
eee6lingly warm
friends. They are
Mr.. Joseph w.
Babeoek, of Wis
eonsin, the chair
man of the repub-
lican congression-
al committee, and
William S. Cow
herd, of Missouri,
chairman Of the
democratic COM
mittee. Both gen.
t1emen are mem
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20

Lands. of Indi-
ana, stirred I up
quite a eommotion
by denouncing the
practice of supply
ing cabinet officers
and bureau off,
Gals with free car
riages. He deliV
cred one of his i'm
passioned speech
es on the floor OF
the house on the
stlbjectof abuse
of the carriage
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sometimes QSVel-
ops unique friend
S b p s b e tween
leaders of the OPP
posing forces. In
the present cam
paign men in both
parties viii be
waging inVeterate
political warfare
against b Q $ Q %
friends in the
other party. There
are some strong
friendships among
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20

the attacks Of foreign, naVsss. A sys4
TEN Of fortifeations was worked otse
which was discussed and written about
to a considerable extent, but because
there were no great events ii its prog
ress, like the launching Of Dig battle.
ships, public attention was not very
closely fastened upon it.
When the war with Spain came On
the COVE fnment realized that this very
inportarlt woak had not been prose
cuted With the industry that the needs
of the country demanded. Under the
direction of President Mckinley. defac-
i've features of the coast defense vera
corrected, and he promptly used part
of the emergency appropriation OF
Csc. 0oo, 900 for the planting OF harbor
mines and protecting important ocean
harbors of the country with moaerA
submarine mines. Since that time the
whole subject OF coast defense has
been nore seriously regarded until toe
day the report of the war department.
shows that since the system was m
augurated this military defense shows
the expenditure for fo-tifcaaons, arIn-
aments, electrical appliances, ETC., o.
| $40 200, 900 in round numbers. Accord
ing to the defense project first m sopf.a
out, and which is still being followed
it will yet cost to complete the WORK
about about So, 900 ooo The whole az
gregate cost Of providing defense LOT
| the coast, ocean harbors and seapoIs
cities will. therefore, be approximately
| Sal, 100000 The annual cost OF mann
tanning this defense, including gar
risoning, annual supplies, etc, is est.
mated at S18.000900
1t will be seen that the war depart
| ment has considerable to its credit az
well as the navy department in proVid-
ing adequate defense for the country.
\
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Rice Plant Free from Insects.

The rice plant is almost entirely
free from the attacks Of insects. and
rarely suffers from any of those dis
eases which infect cereals and other
vegetable growths. Rice is the chief
food Of one-half the population 81 the
world.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20

N ~ E. III | lNsT Ut
the fullness of sal
vation which God
has provided for
man, a n d t h e
measure Of that
fuflness which man
appropriates t 0
himself, We find
two very different
propositions. Sal
va t i on in it S
largest conception
Us more than the
escape of the soul
on1uo
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20

Az Congress Would privilege, and de-
Have Had It.. clared thatbureau-
Gratis had a lire of public carriages for
private use that would extend from the
capitol to the white house almost.
There was not the best of feeling be-
tween the executive and legislative de-
partments at that time, as the BristoF
post Office scandal report had just
come i'm containing the names of up
wards Of 200 congressman as being
connected with irregularities. The
statesmen were eager to find some way
in which to get even" with the de-
partments, so thev hit upon the plan
of restricting the use Of carriages for
official purposes. To insure this pro-
vision was inserted in one OF the ap-
preparation bills that no carriage
should be used for personal use and
each should have printed upon it the
name of the department to which IL
belonged.
There was a good deal OF chuckling
over this latter provision, as it was
believed few Of the department Off
Gals would careto attend social func-
tons and go about personal affairs in
a carriage labeled with the name OF
public department.
Tt now tg.rns out that as the law is
construed by its official interpreter Il
the treasury department, Comptroller
TraceWell, it only applies to those car
riages named in that particular apnro-.
priation bill. It SO happens that the
only carriages so named are those for
the use of the superintendent of pub
lie printing and the superintendent Of
the bureau of engraving and printing
These are two of the hardest-Wo rked
officials in. the government and two
who have more legitimate use for pub
lie conyeyances than any others, They
are the victims of the scheme to hui
initiate other officials. Their two car
riages must bear the label of the de-
partments to which they belong, while
all the under secretaries, chiefs Of bu-
reaus and other government employees
who have been driving about in gor-
geous undesignated vehicles can con-
t9nue the practice.
A Suggestion of Thanksgiving.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
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ie1aea tenth the notice
that the fine new navy has
Away back in 1888 it was determined
that the war department should under
take the erection of coast defenses suf-
GicIent to protect our great ports from
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In British CoIs1n hia.

British Columbia has more Buddhista
than Baptists, more Confucians than
congregationalists, nnd nearly as many
Dagans as Lutherans