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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-15

Except the Republic or Liberia, the entire West African coast has been ap- propriated by European powers. In strictly coast possessions rough esti- mate would place the countries in the following order: France. England, Ger many, Portugal Spain, Belgium.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-15

Among the advertisements in a re- cent number of Munich journal was this: t.wanted: A secondhand grave"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-15

A new sect, known as John the Bap- list Pilgrims, is conducting mission in the north of Ireland and gaining fresh adherents daily. They believe in baptism by immersion, in having mo certain dwelling place and in depend- ing on God for the necessaries of life" They have all things in common and address one another by their Christian names.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-15

Sylvester Houston of Oklahoma City, who died recently, was once private soldier of the United States army, and in his will, disposing of a large estate, he bequeathed $130,OOO to his nephew on the sole condition that the young man shall serve at least one full term of not less than three years in the United States army, during which he shall have reached the grade of non commissioned officer, and that his cer- tifeate of discharge shall read, Service, honest and faithful; character, excel lent. In making this bequest the testator said: T know that after such service my nephew will have had enough experience of the world and dis ciplinary training to insure the proper disposal of what has taken me life time to accumulate"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-15

We are one ahead of you, we let the women vote, said Edward A. Kelley, of Australia, to an American reporter recently, "and my word, they do it, too. They take just as much interest in pol itics as the men do, and join political clubs and attend political meetings and discuss the situations and conditions as intelligently as the men. It is only the last year or So, that they have voted in federal elections, but they have had suffrage in colonial politics for several years"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-15
once boy-Miss Keys, please let me

0dice boy--Miss Keys, please let me look at your face?
 Miss Keys--What for?
 Office boy-Wlly, the boss said some of the paint was scratched off his type- writer; didn't know whether he meant you or the machine. Chicago News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-15

State Senator Henry s. Amber of New York has prepared a letter to the master of each subordinate grange in that State asking that a petition be ad- dressed at once to the canal board op- posing the building of a State canal. He says that the proposed outlay of $l01. 100000 will not be nearly enough, but that at least $SOO,OoO, 900 will be re quired. Tn his opinion the canal, if built at all, should be constructed and carried on by the national government Senator Ambler is the chairman of the legislative committee of the State Grange.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-15

THE WEERLK JOURNAL. Issued Thursdays. One Dollar Fear.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
TO AVOID GROWING OLD.
Keep the Mind Young and Acquire
the Habit Of Throwing
OF age.

How old are you? The adage says
that women are as old as they look and
men as old as they feel. That's wrong.
A man and woman are as old as they
take themselves to be.
Growing old, says the Milwaukee
Journal. is largely a habit Of the mind.
AS q man thinketh in his heart SO is
he." IF he begins shortly after mid
die age to Imagine himself growing
old he viii be old
To keep ones self from deerepitude
is somewhat o matter of will power
The fates are Ind to the man who
hangs on to life with both hands He
who lets go will go. Death is slow
only to tackle the tenacious.
Ponce dc Leon searched in the wrong
place for the fountain of youth. It is
in ones self. One must keep ones
self young inside. So that while tethe
outer man perisheth the inner man is
renewed day BY day
When the human mind ceases 10 ex-
ert itself, when there is no longer an
active interest In the affairs Of this life,
when the human stops reading and
thinking and doing, the man, like a
blasted tree, begins to die at the top.
You are as old as you think You are.
Keep the harness on Your job Is not
done.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
Philippine Census Taking.

The British government has recently
issued an official Blue Book, which con-
tains the latest census of Tndia-that OF
1901. The trials of American census
enumerators in the Philippines were
slight compared with the experiences
of the British enumerators in India. In
one province. a community of ascetfcs
vowed to perpetual silence made a diff.
cult problem. The tribe OF Bills. whose
members have long claimed exemption
from intrusion, were brought to terms
by the argument that persistent refusal
would cut them off from the receipt of
food in a famine year. The imp1aeable
Jarawas made mnrderous attack upon
the enumerators, during which one OF
the assailants was killed. Almost
100000 of the people Of India are
Christians, and Of these the natiys
Christians number more than 5o0, 900.
The growth of Christianity is far more
rapid than that of the population.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
THE JAPANESE IN HAWAII.
They Form Large Proportion Of the
Population Of Honolulu and
Euvirous.

It may bs surprising TO the average
American to In tat one teri tory
of the United States contains SO many
Japanese citizens that they are as IN
fuential as people Of any otneF ha~
tionality. It is a fact, however, staesS
the New York Tribune that IN Hoho-
lulu they comprise latge poftlon %
the population, and the visitor mus
that many of the largest stores are
owned by them, while the9 are inter
ested in q number of the pranelpai
banks. Back in the country they nave
large plantations, where thousands o.
their own race are employed. NC
membership Of the principal enuFehss
of Honolulu includes some OF ehe=
wealthiest and most prominent japan
csc. not only merchants and bankers.
but physicians and lawyers Inc iass
census showed the number or japanese
in Hawaii to be Gill.
AT first it seems strange Tor the
visitor from the states to meet 50
many of the japanese in Honolulu ane
other parts OF the Sandwich 1slahass
but he soon realizes that they are
| among the pleasaIltest ana must -
fined OF the islanders.
While the public school system OF
Honolulu is modelled on that IN the
principal cities OF the United States. II
includes an institution which Is some
was unusual, since it was esfaplsned
md is maintained entirely by the Jap
anese population. In it the ordinary
branches of the grammar school and
academy are taught, the 1nstrletloh
being free to all japanese cn1idfeh.
Here American history receives special
attention. Not only do the stars ana
stripes wave from the Flagstaff above
| the building, but the rooms are deco
rated with American flags. with mere
and there the emblem Of the japanese
empire in friendly proximity
A feature of the school IS a eadef
corps, which is commanded py .
former officer in the mikado's army.
| A committee of prominent men ano
women of the japanese colony seiee'
the instructors and act as an advisory
board.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
MADE THEM STAND AROUND
Eoman Travelling IN Dixieland Gives
the Railroad Dignitaries q
Distinct Thrill.

The other morning, just after the
opening hour, 9 lady walked into the
Southern railway Office, under the St
Charles hotel. Col. Andrews sat be-
hind the counter porting over his mail,
and his assistant, Charles Schmidt, was
arranging the Ticket rack, his coat OF
and feeling comfortable and thorough
ly pleased with himself. Schmidt
walked over to ask the lady's pleasure
relates the New Orleans Daily States.
Put on your coat, please" snapped
the visitor.
Smith put on his coat with all defer
ence to his customer and leaned over
to ask her wants.
Stand erect" was her second corn
nand
Schmidt was dismayed. Before he
recovered from the shock the fair Gus
toner deserted-him and applied to Col.
Andrews for d ticket to Dallas.
saFhe Southern railway does not go
TO Dallas. You'll have to take the
Southern Pacific or the Texas &. Pa
eific," said the colonel.
The facetious customer waItzed into
the Texas C Pacific ticket office, where
she found Joe Waller behind the coun-
ter without coat or hat.
sSPut on your coat, please: want to
talk to you" commanded the visitor.
Walker hesitated, but there was a
chance to sell a ticket and he obeyed.
Meanwhile the fair one peeped into
the freight department, where every
body doffs both coat and suspenders
these warm days.
ooh, horrors! Don't any of you men
wear coats aroun5 here?'' asked the
fair dame Of Walker.
Then, like Schmidt, Walker leaned
ever the counter with show of polite
ness.
win you stand erect" flashed his
customer.
Walker stood erect and sold his
ticket, after which he dotted his coat,
still wondering what he was up against.
Down at the Texas & Pacific depot
these days the baggage men don't
think OF wearing coats during working
hours When this fair one reached
the depot. however. TIE baggage master
made an exception Of the rule. To him
the lady said:
Please put on your coat; ] want to
arrange my baggage"
The baggage chief put on his coat
and his hat, too, seeing which the lady
added:
Take of your hat, please
His hat of. the baggage man was
given the usual irrfructfons and swell
tered under the weight of his coat
while he piled the cranky customers
baggage into the car.
Railroad men hereabouts don't know
who this particular customer is, but
they are expecting no more Just like
her.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
Service in the Philippines.

When you are fussing just because the
temperature is high up in the 2o's, re-
feet on Philippine conditions and grow
calm, says the Boston Herald. A col
umn Of troops making their way
through jungle growth in its oppressive,
steaming atmosphere, almost melting
as they march, has been frequent spec
taele to set in contrast with the pomp,
pride and circumstance Of glorious
war. Every face is raining perspira-
ton, arms are carried in any way that
is comfortable and consistent With i'm
mediate use. The officer in command
is perspiring on perspiring horse, yet
a cheering word from him keeps the
column moving. We have heard OIL
GERS say that what gave them confidence
in the American soldier was the readi-
ness with which he "ehirked' up un-
der such circumstances to hike" at the
word Of command and all for S13 q
month and 20 per cent. added for for
eign service.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
Print OF the Springs.

A politician, upon his arrival at one
Of the small towns III North Dakota,
where he was to make a speech the
following day, found that the two so
called hotels were crowded Il to the
doors. Not having telegraphed for &C
commodations the politician discover Cd
that he would have to make Shift as
best he could. He was compelled for
that night to sleep on q wire cot which
had only some blankets and q sheet
On it. As the statesman IS fat man,
he found his improvised bed anything
but comfortable. We'll, asked 4
friend, when the politician appeared
il the dining room in the morning,
how did you sleep?" "Oh, fairly well, =
replied the statesman, nonchalantly
but ! looked like a waffle when I
got up Youths Companion.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
JAps KILL HAWAIIAN BIRDS.
Poachers Land on Lisiansky island.
Slaughter Them by
Thousands.

Cant. Hemlet, OF the Thetis, states that
the destruction wrought by the. party OF
Japanese poaehers on Lisiansky island
to bird life was something appalling.
He estimated that they killed at least
300 900 birds, to judge from the number
of cases of plumage and the amount OF.
meat they secured. All Of their spell
had TO be abandoned, but it IS properly
preserved and will keep for a long time
says a recent Honolulu report. There
are 335 of these cases. the plumage in
them being of the highest quality.
The Japanese who were brought here
by the Thetis are the remains of party
of bird poachers whose presence on Al.
American island was reported by Capt.
Nibiack, of the United States steamer
Iroquois, some weeks ago, and the
Thetis was sent to stop their operations
but she arrived to find them only toe
anxious to leave their hunting grouna
and to abandon spoil which is worth al
least $40 900.
The japanese were employed by a.
Toxic firm, and they fitted out In the
schooner Yeiju Maru in Yokohama last
December. Their destination was
Lisianssy island. wonderful center OF
ocean bird life in mid-Paeifc not far
from Midway island. The island is the
property of the United States.
According to their story they arrived.
at Lfsianslky island on January 5, ano
commenced at once to kill birds They
had staff not only Of hunters. but also.
of Skilled taxidermists and SINNERS, for
the birds plumage was intended for the
millinery markets of Paris. The men
collected skins and wings by the thou
sand. the birds being very tame.
On January Is q fierce gale struck the
island and the Yeiju Maru dragging her
anchor, struck q coral reef and was
totally lost. ten of the men who hap
pened to be aboard being drowned. Sew
enty-fve men were left helpless on this
island.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
THE FILIPINO COOLEY.
Becomes Physically Painful When
Frequently or Vigorously
Repeated

when / left Manila said a sailor, re-
lates the Philadelphia Bulletin, "a Fill
ipino lady saw me off. Do you know
how she said good-by? Why, she rub
bed my face with her hand.
Rubbed my face with her hand, by
Crinus! looked around the wharf,
and that is how all the natives were say
ing good-by to one another. Ne and
the rest of the voyagers by the time we
got off had our faces all rubbed raw.
In Fiji they say good-by by cross
ing two red feathers under your nose.
1.-THE Burmese crouch down and
shout: sHib nib!
1.-THE South Sea islanders wear fare
well necklaces when good-bys are to be
said. These necklaces are made of
whales teeth. To say good-by, each is
lander rattles with his fingers the teeth
of the others necklace.
"The Sioux Indian digs his spear in
the ground as a sign of farewell.
In Otaheite they twist an end OF
your garment and then shake their own
hands three times"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
Relic Of Admiral Walker

At Pointe Les Monts, in the Gulf OF
st. Lawrence, is lighthouse, the keep
er of which recently turned out of the
sand an old-style sword bearing on It's
blade the date IT'LL It is undoubted.
iy relic Of the Inflated expedition OF
Admiral Walker, who left England in
I'LL with 1000 men and a large feet
to take Quebec and Montreal. When
he got Off Seven islands he was over
taken by dense fog and a great storm
arose. He refused to take the advice OF
French pilot. and as result the Brit
ism ships were dashed to pieces on the
rocks off Egg island, and next spring
300 bodies were lying Chicago
Daily News
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
SLAVE TRADE OF MoRos.
United States officers Making Every
Effort to Stamp Out the Traffic
in Natives.

A. recent Manila report says there mas
been considerable excitement extant III
Siassi lately over the efforts OF the au-
thorities to arrest some slave dealers.
A case was reported to Gov. Scott at
Jolo a short time ago that boy nine
wears OF age was held in slavery by q
Moro named Rasah, who lived On the
Island of Pandami, near Siassi. Gov.
Scott sent word to Capt. 7. L. Smith,
Seventeenth infantry, who commanded
that station, to arrest Rasah and sena
him to JoIo, which was accordingly
done Investigation proved that the
boy had been purchased before the en-
actment of the prese 1t anti-slavery law,
Rasah stating that he had boughtth the lad
from Uadia, a PanGami Moro, who IN
turn had bought him from two unknown
Moros who had stolen the boy from the
island of Loco.
Gov. Scott sent word to Capt. I. Il.
Hayson, Philippines constabulary, who
had relieved Capt. Smith at siassi, to
arrest all the parties concerned and
bring them to Jolo.
Capt. Hayson sent to Pandami for
Uadja, but that worthy was not willing
to place himself within the clutches OF
the law and took refuge in the Gotta or
Data Sahipa, sending word that he
would not surrender. Capt. Hayson's
force consisted of but Is men, but moth
ing daunted he started out to make the
arrest. Maharajah Sarahudin, a loyal
Moro of SLASH, requested permission to
accompany this small force, bringing
with him about 100 armed followers,
which was granted.
Upon arrival at Pandami the mahara-
jah asked the honor of making the ar
rest, which was granted, but after vast
ing two days Uadja still remained at
liberty, and Capt. Hayson decided to
make the arrest himself with his force
of Is men. He accordingly sent word
to Datto Sahipa that if Uadja was not
delivered up to him instantly he would
attack the place. Sahipa replied that
Uadja had left the place and gone to La
minusa This is iand is governed by
Datto Pangiran. who is supposed to
have great number of armed followers
at his disposition, but this did not deter
Capt. Hayson from going there and de-
handing that Uadja be delivered up to
him. Pangiran, however, was very
friendly; he denied having seen Uadja
and seemed in sympathy with the move
ment to arrest him.
Capt. Hayson and his force then re-
turned to Pandami and attacked Sa-
hipa's Gotta without more ado. Sahipa
and Uadja fed at first fire, their follow
ers doing the same after short delay.
One man belonging to Sahipa's outfit
was killed and one Of Maharajah Sara
hudin's men was wounded, which Were
all the casualties of the fight.
Leaving the pursuit of the fugitives to
the maharaiah and his men, Capt. Hay
son returned to Siassi, in compliance
with orders. the maharaiah arriving at
that place with the prisoners on the 9Th
instant. The prisoners were sent to
Jolo. and are now confined in the provin-
cial jail at that place.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
couNTRYeREn

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- sa+s3ssZ
OF 1a 1...-a,,s and ,aeees1v hat.
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aSy r osea future pu If be beehoned me
TS-o,,, where. + dreamed meath q beechen
4rae
gau . h,,f,hI.17es sr.ring. and TO feel as free
5,,s - pa as nor "a used to be.
srYxvo,tff7 HI. pnnd Etwo1lId be more than
"oa 1aad = - 800 ssoa s"ool0 Ds .1&9Ns -
sq,at nfghts pybe.r, fI,e g,,n SINK way down
&ssas LIS rs ~ . i.s.' $500
Ana shadows we're stretching SO cool and
far
<r,xara x.,ar. t,,,tfar, ehelves and 4 cooky
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
Dull

An English woman with a service
able sense of humor was she who il
mentioned in a recent English book
as having aided her husband in fight
ing "a good fight. The tive were
found one day, in their old age, by
a caller. sitting one on each side OF
the fire, and tie old man said, proud.
ly:
Well. t missis and me, we've been
married nigh OF fifty year. and we've
never had one quarrel"
The old woman lookest up at tn
visitor with twinkle in her eye.
1t war varie conscientious. saie
she, but yarie dooL his Com
panion.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
War prepa ration.

In view OF the possibility thai Eng
land may be dragged into the far
eastern war, the Shipping World pro-
fesses to find comfort in the eset that
the navy is to be strengthened by the
addition Of ca leaf embroidery to the
esen pl in white slashes on the full
dress coats OF flag officers; but the
gold lace edge to the slash will dis
ap- ear and the oak leaf embroidery
round tn cuff with distinction lace Is.
to be replaced by a band of one ana
three-quarter inch gold with dlsanc-
ton laas ,,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
sanitarv handxerchiefs.

The cotton handkerehiefs provided for
French soldiers have printed upon them
a number of sanitary precepts to be OBJ
served on the march and during a cam
paign, and are further decorated with
medallions containing pictures of off,
Gers Of all grades. the different uniforms
being so distinctly portrayed that a
French private can tell at glance to
what grade any officer he may see be-
longs.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
s.Little Japan'' Not So Small.

Most Of our maps OF ASIA are araWn 20
a small scale, and on such maps the jap
anese archipelago fills little space. But
she is larger than England and more
populous. She has 100000 more peo-
pie than France. She sent six armies
oversee within six months, every one
o. which was as big as either army that
met at Waterloo. She has semitic Man
churia twice as many soldiers in six
months as England sent to South At
RIGA in two years. -WorId's Work.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
Didn't l1nw II

Miss Hint-Do you know anything
about baseball, Mr. staylate?
Mr.. staylate-Yes. indeed. was con-
sidered the best amateur shortstop in
the country few years ago.
We'll. never would have thought it. y
Augusta Herald.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
Spinach for the Voice,

Nine. Marchesi. aside from her
preparatory course Of three years. in
sists on singers eating spinach daily
for the voice a wholesome. simple diet
Is good Nothing affects the voice
sooner than . poor stomach.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05

What do you think Of Mr.. Bliggins?''
He's one of those human enigmas, =
answered the smart girl. You can't
make up your mind whether he looks
stupider than he is or whether he is
stupider than he looks. Washington
Star.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
Harder Sill

she-1 hear Mr.. Smith had hard time
to get his daughters OFF his hands.
He-Yes; and I hear he's having q
harder time keeping their husbands on
their feet.-Philadelphi Bulletin.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
Did Better.

did she mary Montague Nontmor-
eney Van Doble?"
mo; John Smith. Detroit F'res
Press.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
Long Phil

A European scientist predicts that in
about million years hence the human
race will be legless. Pulled off, doubt
less.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05
Unclaimed Money.

The London post Office makes fully
$4,000 by unclaimed money orders an.
nually.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05

The chief operator, patroling the
line of her charges, noticed Miss Ma
her sitting at her desk, her hands Idle,
and her eyes heavy and dull.
The chief operator stopped.
Miss Maher raised her head. A dim
smile forced It's way as she glanced
at the silent switchboard.
Whats the matter2" she asked.
Anything wrong?"
'@Wrong?" she said vaguely. "No-
/ guess not. I'm-Im a little tired
that's all. Overland Monthly.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-05

Number of Welsh.
Eight hundred thousand people
speak Welsh.