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we'll as the pick has proved valuable
tool in the state.
A beautiful country it is, country
with unique charm, that with farm
lands close bordering high mountain
peaks; and to the fanciful it seems a
land suggestive of the diverse elements
within its borders, the grim, mysterious
mountains standing for the dangerous,
uncongenial labors of the miner; the
green fields Of waving grain bespeaking
the busy but rewarded labor of the agri-
cuiturist. And as the fields encroach
more and more upon the ranges, perhap
after a while the miner will have bee
superseded by the farmer
1t may be of interest Just at this time,
in the midst Of the Colorado labor trou-
bies, to mention an experiment begun IN
1902 by the Colorado Fue & Iron COM
pany along the line of social betterment
for its employees. This company, which
employs between 10000 and 1900 men,
scattered throughout Colorado, Wyom-
ing and New Mexico, established a So
Geological department, placed under the
lead OF member Of the Volunteers Of
America; this department to have for its
work the establishment of kindergart-
ems, boys clubs, girls clubs, night
schools, sewing and cooking classes.
travelling Libraries, travelling art collec-
lections, courses of popular lectures,
reading rooms and gymnasiums. A
home for disabled workman, cottages
and club rooms have been included ID
the plan and weekly paper. Camp and
Plant" has been published we have
had surfeit Of Colorado wars; why not
exploit this instance that there exists in
the state strong social feeling as well as
unsocial. the brotherhood-of-ma idea.
This Switzerland Of America is con-
tinuing its tourist business Irrespective
of the free use of arms in the disturbed
mining regions, traveller and innkeeper
still pursuing the tenor Of their Ways
Pilgrimages are made thither by Eng
lshman and easterner. by summer cot
tager and winter sojourner; and Colo
RADIOS transient population is of the
number aud quality that certainly exerts
no small influence on the tone of the
land.
Peace or war Colorado remains the
great sanitarfum. hosts of people dwell
ling here that fear they nowhere else
would be able to live il health. IN a
land where the sun shines almost every
Gay, where the air gives one oyerpIus of
vitality, the health-seeker will anxious
ly do his part toward bringing about
conditions Of peace, an atmosphere Of
law and order, Also this class, a large
one, is factor to be considered when
summing up Colorado.
KATHERINE POPE.
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nimity, and the travellers coat hanger
therefore meets with approval AS
shown, it is fashioned just like The Or
binary hanger. except for a slide ar
rangement in the center which per-
mits Of its being reduced to one-ha1f
normal size for packing purposes Six
Of these nickeled hangers constitute a
set and they come in neat little
leather case and will tuck away in a
corner of a trunk without the least
bother
Another little continuance which the
traveller is pretty certain to find of GER
vice is the Irvine ball holder, also of
leather, with small pair of scissors
held in place on the outside of the
case by a narrow strap of leather
Brooklyn Eagle.
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MAKING YOURSELF WELCOME
Tact Should Be Exercised by the
Guest in City Or Country
Home.

There is great art In impressing
yourself favorably upon your host or
hostess, whether guest in city of
country house If you possess a
tender eonscieBce toward your hostess,
show it by never taking any liberties in
her house with her belongings, her
servants or her children, advises .
household exchange. To become well
come guest you must be keenly observ-
ant of family habits and little prefer
ences Come down very promptly to
meals, and because You have oWlish
tendencies. don't make the household
smother its yawns while it heroica1ly
attempts to entertain you. Never dis
place a chair, book or lamp without
carefully replacing it just where you
found it
Don't leave your sewing, crochet
work, novel or tennis racquet lying
about, as I knew one nice, careless girl
to do in house where the hostess was
particularly tidy, Miss Blank event
ually left her bag Of golf clubs near a
doorway, where the host stumbled over
them in the dark and hurt his knee
severely Her balls Of wool lay in
sofa corners half the time, or in a
tangled mass on the parlor floor, and
she appropriated to her own use big,
deep chair in the chimney corner that
was the special property. pride and So
lace of the hosts elderly rheumatic
sister
She meant no harm. Of course, but
her careless disregard of the particu-
larities of others rendered her peculiar
" unwelcome to her hostess and all the
family in which she visited They
We're as glad to see her go as was an
other hostess who invited young man
friend of her husband to stop over the
weekend in her dainty little home He
was a good fellow at heart but the
guestroom he occupied for two days
was wreck when he left it. He had
tied the fresh muslin window curtains
into hard knots in order to gain more
light upon his shaving glass; he had
dropped hot cigar ashes on the en-
broidered bureau cover and burned two
big holes therein. Trying to move
about the room in the dark. he over
turned a vase of flowers and ruined
pretty rug, and he coolly scratched his
matches on the wall. Finally, he
dragged a dainty ehintz-covered chair
out upon the guestroom balcony and
left it there all night in the rain
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-24
NEW NOTIONS IN Wells.
Careful Combination OF Colors Now
Being Worn-Hand-Embr
cred Chiffon.

The veil is very important adjunct
Of dress Properly worn. it adds much
to the toilette, and carelessly assumed
it is enough to ruin the handsomest
effect. In hot weather. when the hair
refuses to stay in trim order, the draped
veil is a boon. That it is SO regarded is
evident from the number that appear
in the shopping district in the morning,
and driving on the avenue and In the
park in the afternoon. The handsomest
draped veil is Of fine quality chiffon with
hemstitched hem or a ribbon border,
says the New York Post. With this is
worn face veil of dotted net This
hangs straight and loose to the collar
line
The greatest care should be observed
In making these combinations. All
shades and colors are permissible in
the draped wells, but brown, blue. dark
green and black are favorites. Many
ombre wells are seen, shading from
white or cream to co1ors Several ef-
fective combinations in wells were seen
recently. A brown net face veil with
big chenille dots and a ribbon border
was accompanied by large draped veil
of champagne colored chiffon with
hemstitched hem. This veil fell to the
waist in the back.
A blue chiffon veil with a deep ribbon
border was worn with white chenille
dotted face veil Black and green,
blue and black are good combinations,
the face veil being very transparent
black, with dots black. white or color
matching the draped veil. Pastel tints
are seen, especially in mauge and lilac
tones, and many handsome lace wells
are used for draperies. Chantilly in
black and Lierre i'll white are good laees
for this purpose.
A new color is called oignon brule.
burnt onion. 1t is much prettier than
its name. being an exquisite pinky
brown which combines most happily
with dark brown In chiffon yelling
over brown hat the new color is de-
hghtful.
Some Of the expensive chiffon veiIings
are northumberland in dots and fig
ures in shaded colors These are al
ways made wells, but the hemstitched
and ribbon borders come by the yard
and are very satisfactory.
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Balloon Against Autos.

The Partisan Aero club has Instituted
new sport in that city. in which bal
looms and automobiles are pitted
against each other, From the Aero
CUBS park balloon is sent UP to 60 In
me direction Of the wind a given dis
lance. about % miles Half d dozen
other balloons start in pursuit of it,
ana at the same time as many or more
automobiles start from the same point
10 capture" the balloons as they
ailght The excitement Of the aerial
race IS keen in itself. To It is added all
the thrills Of race On land. Ia the
first days games only tee balloons
were caught,
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DICKENS AND THE south" as across it
HUNTER marched the Army
of the Potomac into Virginia and fed
eral troops crossed and reerossed it by
the thousands during the four years OK
civil strife.
The old structure was mentioned by
Dickens in his American notes and it
suggests a story still told in Washing
ton to illustrate some Of the peculiaritles
of that noted author During Dickens
last visit to the United States he was en-
tertained andlionized by Washington so
ciety, but at times was inclined to be a
little snobbish and to, sneer at the
Americans At reception he was in
troduced to a gentleman whom he
treated rather cool1y. The next day
this gentleman was sitting on the rail.
ing of the long bridge with a shotgun
looking for ducks. Dickens in his perez
grinations about the city, went out on
the bridge and met the gentleman. Yhe
latter, remembering the Englishman's
manner the night before, simply looked
at him and went on hunting ducks.
Dickens was little chagrined but sup
posed the man had not recognized him.
Finally he eurned to the hunter and
said:
Il say, this view reminds me OF .
scene in David Copperdeld"
The hunter turned impatient1y aud
retorted: Look here, Dickens; you
can't spring any of your novels on me
to-day. I'm out after ducks
This bridge has been used for rail-
road and passenger traffic A new
railroad bridge which IS mere than
twice the height of the old one feom the
water level has been constructed, and IN
few weeks will be open to traffic. A
new wagon bridge will then be erected
above the railroad bridge, and whenit is
completed the old .long bridge" VIII be
destroyed. The latter is so low that
every flood Of any size whatever has
threatened it's destruction. and it has
acted as a. Yeritable dam in stopping the
flow ice and backing water I'D the sew
ers until Pennsylvania avenue has more
than once been under flood, mile away.
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put on display in the department at
Washington. The first picture was de-
signed to call attention to the neat,
beautiful and clean little office which
the postmaster had secured. His pride
was commendable, and Chief Clerk
Conrad thought 1t deserved recognition.
He had no idea of the trouble he was in
wiling. The photograph idea took more
rapidly than vaccination, and for the
past few months pictures have been ar
irving by the dozens and scores. They
are of all sizes from blurred tintype to
beautiful photo engraving, and rep
resent post offices in every section of the
country from Alaska to Mexico.
Il don't know where this thing is go
ing to STOP says Mr. Conrad. Il think
we now have on file one or two pictures
of every post Office in the United States
except those in the big cities. The latter
will be along presently, 1 suppose, and
the big towns will vie with each other
as to the number and beauty Of the pic
lures they will send of government
buildings. If this keeps on we will have
" secure separate Quilting 10 HOlQ Inc
photographs
Photography is a great boon to those
who wish to introduce themselves to
the notice of government officials
President Roosevelt and the members
of his cabinet are daily receiving pho
tographs of men, women, children,
dogs, horses. fancy chickens, cattle.
household pets, and any object that the
human mind might imagine would in
terest a government official. Fond pa
rents send pictures of their babies singly.
in couples and triplets when they come
that way. Hunters and sportsmen send
photographs of game and fish ane snap
shots of interesting scenes in the pur-
suit of these pastimes
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-24
Main Ren1iira1,, a \

Aunt Hetty-Ob. yes; those swell
folks dress for lunch an then dress
again for dinner,
Uncle Hiram-They do! Wei. I'd be
satisfied to eat in the same old clothes
pervided I had brand-new appetite
Puck.
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government. One Of itg most Interest,"
ing mansions is the old Blair house,
which was owned and occupied by Frans
els P. Blair, who edited the Globe, ths
official organ of Jackson's admln1stra"
ton. When Blair lived there the mouse
was the rendezvous of such famous men
as Thomas H. Benton, Martin Van
Buren,, Levi Woodbury., S1las Wright
and others. The historian, George Ban
croft. when he was secretary OF the
navy during the Polk administration.
occupied this house. as did also Ihomas
Ewing, of Ohio who was secretary OF
the treasury and secretary OF the interior
under Tyler. 1t was in the drawing
room of this house when occupied oy
Thomas Ewing that Gen. William L.
Sherman was married.
Montgomery Blair had this as his city
residence from 1854 to the time OF his
death. and it is said that Col. Robert II.
Lee had. at dinner given him by MP.
Blair in the spacious old dinlng-rooms
told of President Lineoln's desire thsG
he should accept the command OF the
union army at the outbreak OF the civil
war
Right near the Blair mansion is the
home of the late Gen. Bea1l, of Mexican
war fame, and not far away is the house
in which the late Admiral Porter died.
Other houses of less note, but still haV-
ing memories of the olden time clinging
to them are included in this square. Die
aeona1Iy= across from the Blair house q
an old, four-story building now used az
a shop where upholstery and furniturs
are repaired, which for many years was
the official headquarters of Gen. Winfield
Scott. Sentiment and historical ro-
nance will hardly prevail against the
march of improvement when congress
takes the matter up.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-24

a navy of its own.
Most naval officers
have suppos ed that
the control of sub
marine boats en-
ployed in warfare
would be entirely
under the naval es-
Enlistment in
stead of being part
of the equipment
Of til e artillery
corps. The army.
on the other hand,
has contendcd that
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-24

5A'olNa ~ oLD esting old house or
A-zA1' = u = nm mansion. There is
just now quite a discussion among the
old residents of Washington of the prof.
ect to acquire a square just northwest
of the white house grounds for the erec-
ton Ct much-needed new public build
ings
There is no objection to the new build
ings, as their need is fully recognized,
but the old-timers do object TO the oc-
eupancy of this particular square by the
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ARMY as the submarine
is to be used in the
defense of the coast it should he on
Grated by the coast artillery as an aux.
iliary of the Notifications on shore
II the new drill regulations whtch
have been issued for the coast artillery
are guide, then there is a real navy a..
signed to the coast artillery known a.
the floating defenses" None of fbesa
vessels are seagoing, but they consist az
monitors, gnnboats, scout ships, for.
pedo boats and patrol boats. The cease
defense ships are to supplement tba
shore defenses where the latter ao not
give adequate protection by reason NJ
the width Of the approaches or the near.
ness of the harbor to the sea.
Scout ships are employed to natrol ~
shore and to discover the approach ne
the enemy and to signal theinYorma
TO the shore station. Torpedo boats ara
needed at the Notifications to meet and
repel attacks which may be made bv tn@
enemy's torpedo boats. S,1frnarin
are TO maneuver outside of the mine fia1s
against large ships, prior to and drrine
the attack. Patrol boats are needed n
foggy weather to guard the mine fields
The coast artillery has not been given ite
feet as yet and The question as to wheth-
er these ships should be under the coae4
artillery OF under the naval establisss.
ment has not yet been determined
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about to disappear.
There will be no
tears shed over it's
departure, h o W :
ever, as for almost
half a century le
has been a menace
to the city. This is
the C e / e bra ted
"Iong bridge" that
occupied so promi~
nent place during
the civil war. It
W a S called the
gateway to the
10Th u -
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Treasury Leslie M.
Shaw. There may
be more polished
orators, like Sec
rotary Taft, Attor-
ney General Moody
and Secretary of
State Hay, b L t
when it c o m e 8
right down to cap
tiyating an audi
enee and entering
into the give and
take repartee OF
the political stump
Coarofarxr Ghaw iS
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historic land marks
are b e in g d e
stroyed IN Wash
ington. N arIy
every session OF
congress bills are
introduced for
public improve
ments, the erection
of new buildings
or the extension of
the park system
that involve the
demolition of some
historically inter-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-24
cauliaowar Fritters

Divide the fiowerets of cold boiled
eaulifiower and arrange in a salad dish
on the inside leaves Of head lettuce
Pour on the f1ewerets a mayonnaise
dressing made with vinegar. instead Of
lemon juice. Serve the salad very cold.
Washington. Star.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-24

obscure town in
the southwest has
sent a photograph
of his little Office to
the fourth assist
a. n t postmaster
g e n eral. Chief
. Clerk Charles A.
Conrad displayed
the photograph in
his Office here in
Washington, a n d
that has started u
rage among post
masters through
oat the country to
nj
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-24
Something to Be Thankful For.

Lady CaIler-1 am sorry to near that
your husband has failed, Mrs. Taket-
easy. II must be
Mrs. Taketeasy (sobbing) -Yes, it's
dreadful; but (brightening yisibly)
thank goodness my new costume came
home just before the crash Anew
Yorker.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-24

Of cadet blue cloth with redingote and
plain skirt; cuffs and collar of cloth
stitched and outlined with darker vel
vet folds, Full rufTles down front of
blue liberty silk. 1t is worth mention
ing that the garments here described
will be exhibited at the semi-annual
display of the National Dressmakers'
association, which will be held in
Chicago fraH September II to II
and at st Louis from September
10 To- "a.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-24
All Ont.

You may send me i've pounds Of
spareribs. =
But, madam, since the strike went
on we have no spare ribs Brooklyn
Life.
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Good All-Around Cosmetic.

Cucumber cream is an excellent cos
metic and may be made at home at less
expense than it can be bought While
it will remove sunburn,sit is one Of the
best toilet aids for all times Of the
year.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-24
TT HE garments here illustrated were
designed by Mime. Baker for the

designed by Nine. Baker for the
American Dressmaker. Fig. 1 is
coat for fall. Gray broadelotn with
shaped pieces of the same laid over
bands Of cloth braided in rows, with
gray soutache. Fig. is a dinner gown
Of white louisine with narrow bands of
gold and silver passementerie and all
aver lace under opening; insertion
forms yoke; white silk stiff bows. Lace
shawl for mantle, Fig. is fall suit
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-24
Only Partly Crinn1sa

Was your ship crippled by sAa
Storm" asked the reporter.
"she was not" replied the captain.
though she lost one of her hands,
Stray Stories.
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Historic Land Marks Disappearing.
One of the standing grievances of the
"old timer" is the rapidity with which
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-24

Passing of the s'Long Bridge"
Probably the most conspicuous of war
time land marks about Washington is
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-24
WASHING ON GOSSIP
PEOPLE AND EVENTS AT Ma
TIoN's CAPITAL.
SHAW AS A sPELLBINDER
Secretary of Treasury the Popular
Orator of Cabinet-New Fad at
Post omce-Passing of
Old Landmarks

Washington.-The champion SPELL
binder of the cabinet is Secretary of the
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Army with Naval Ambitions.
The joint army and navy Aoard is 60
determine whether the army is to have
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New Fad OF Postmasters.
A new fad has been started in postal
circles, An unknown postmaster in an
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-29
TWO FALSE RUMORS.
David Longmire Reported Killed and
Sheriff Grant "Got Shot"

A report was in circulation mere last
Friday that David Longmire. the we'll
known Wenas rancher. had been attack
ed and killed by neighbor, who had
used a shovel with disastrous results
The story was very circumstantial. the
details of boy being sent to town for
a doctor. as well as the particular make
of shovel used, being freely circulated
Mr.. Longmire came to town Tuesday to
emphatically deny that he had been
fixed for shrowd, and even went so far
as to say that he and the neighbor were
on the friendliest of terms and had never
had the slightest trouble. lie cannot ac-
count for the origin of the story.
The other case is that i'm which Sheriff
Grant mad got shot" on Saturday even
~, and his friends were greatly per-
turbed until it was ascertaincd that the
rumor arose from the remark of a wag
who saw horse trade between the sher-
if and Fred Schott. on the occasion re-
ferred to. The humorist remarked that
Grant had got Schott that time. and the
constant repetition of the story soon
had the worthy sheriff as only fit to be
sat upon by the coroner.
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Henry Schott Case Reinstated.

The Judgment of the Pierce county su.
Iperior court in the ease of II. II. Schott
,Co. vs.. Stone. Fisher & Lane. for breach
'of contract, has been reversed by the
state supreme court, ana its reinstate-
ment ordered. This will be remembered
as the case wherein the defendants bar
gained for the stock of the II. H. Schott
Co. couple of years ago. but for some
unexplained reason backed out of the
bargain, after the Schott Co. had made
all arrangements for retiring. even hav-
ing gene so far as to sacrifice large
quantity of the stock which had been
tabooed by the defendants. The case
will again be heard upon its merits by
the lower court.