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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
KEEP AFTER THE LICE.
Eternal Vigilance Is the Price os
Freedom from the Lit
tie Pests

With the development Of any insas-
try comes an increase Of the parasitic
enemies Of that industry. This is as
true Of the poultry industry as OF others,
and is especially true as regards the
parasitic enemies of the flock. Some OF
these are Sc small as not to be readily
discovered and hence may cause serious
loss before the owner becomes aware OF
their presence.
The following instructive article re-
Gently appeared in the Gardeners Jour-
nal:
The bird lice belongs to the group
Mallophaga, quite distinct from human
lice (Pediclidae) and from mammalian
lice 1Haematopinus). These Mallophags
have not piercing mouth, their mouth
is simply used for biting. They subsist
upon the productions Of the skin ano
fragments of feathers. They cause VIC
lent Itching and bite sharply and mus
produce considerable pain when present
in large numbers, as is too often the case
The feathers, especially the saddle
hackle, generally show notched edges
with lice infestation.
Eight distin species Of lice attach
fowls. The presence Of these lice
(Phthiriases) is generally ascribed tc
too uniform or insufficient nutrition. Oh
else to damp, dark and dirty runs, es.
peeialIy those badly ventilated. Food
either when uniform or insufficient, hal
no effect upon their presence. Dark
damp places, however, when dirty are
surs to harbor all these pests, espe-
cially when badly ventilated. Ii IS also
said that certain breeds affect theil
presence, but observation tends to show
that all breeds are more OF less SUBJ
jected to infestation. In every case
they set up severe irritation and in
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
MuRMURs FROM GROUND.
Strange Sounds Heard for Many Cen
turtles on the Red Sea
Borders.

A singular phenomenon occurs on the
borders of the Red sea to a place called
Nakous, where intermittent underground
sounds have la heard for an unknown
number of centuries. It is situated about
half mile distant from the shore,
whence long reach of sand ascends rap
idly to a height of 800 feet. This reach is
about 300 feet wide and resembles an ann
phitheater, beng walled by low rocks.
The sounds coming up from the ground
at this place recur at intervals of about
an hour. They at first resemble low
murmur, but ere long there is heard a
loud knocking, somewhat like the strokes
81 a bell and winch at the end of about
five minutes becomes SO strong as to agi-
tate the sand. The explanation Of this
curious phenomenon given by the Arabs
is that there is convent under the
ground here and that these monks ring
for prayers. So they call it Nakous,
which means bell.
The Arabs affirm that the noise Sc
frightens their camels when they hear it
as to render them furious Philosophers
attribute the sound to suppressed volcanic
actlen-probably to the bubbling of gas
OF Vapor underground.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
PIGS ALWAYS PROFITABLE.
Even Where Corn Does Not Make a
Heavy Yield the Making of
Pork Pays Wei.

The hog is profitable in every local
ity. It is a mistake to suppose tina.
money can be made on hogs only in
the corn belt. Conditions vary, and SC
do the results Of feeding.
There is a great deal Ct money in the
raising of hogs in the corn belt. be-
cause there is a cheap feed close at
hand. But in the localities where corn
is not so generally grown the hog is
profitable, for he is more feeund OF
highly nitrogeneus feeds.
Even in the localities where only
two or three hogs are fattened per year
FER farm, they yield a good profit. as
the meat supplied has not paid the toll
OF railroad fares and wholesale and
retail profits. Corn is a great adyan-
tage in furnishing cheap pork; it is
disadvantage in reducing the fe-
eundity Of the herd.
There are two factors on opposite
SIDES of the problem, AMI the balance
in favor, or against has never been
figured out. The farmers living in the
corn belt declare that the balance is in
favor of the large corn ration.
Canadian growers declare that what
we have gained on the one score has
been lost on the other, and that hogs
raised in Canada reproduce themselves
in such greater numbers that the cost
Of a pound Of pork there is no greater
than in the United States, when the
cost of reproduction is taken into con-
sideration.
There is another factor in favor OF
the localities outside of the corn belt,
where pigs are raised, a few only on
each farm, and that is the lessened
losses from disease. There are great
areas of territory where hog cholera
has never been known, but where
hogs are raised only in small numbers,
as in New England. So. for one rea-
son or another, the hog is profitable
eyerywhere.-st Louis Republic.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
FARM NOTES.

Note the changes you intended to
make for next winter.
Have all the live stock ready fer
naIgsL before you market it.
See that al necessary repairs are
made, not only upon soc home build
ings, but upon the oatbu1fafaaiggs also.
Winter IS coming.
4 CHEEKY, comfortable family roon
and plenty Of good things to read robs
winter of about all of its terrors. ce-
ments family ties and lays founda-
ton for pleasant memories in after
life
If those March and April pigs had
clover and peas To run through the
summer they are now Just about ready
for corn Diet. American Tribune.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

fammation of the skin, which Otter
leads to stunted growth, and ever
death. Lice and other parasites -four.
ish en- unhealthy birds.
All lice breed rather rapidly. The
eggs or nuts are laid upon the down
feathers. as a rule; they are often beau
tifuIly sculptured objects, oval in form
In about six to ten days they hatch into
small. pale, active lice, which at once
commence to irritate the birds. The
adults are occasionally found in the
nests. Some species are found copulat-
ing in the nests Menopon palladium
have been kept alive for months upon
fresh feathers, the Quill epidermis being
especially eaten. Before reaching the
full-grown state as many as ten to Il
molts apparently take place, there being
little difference in each stage, except
the gradual darkening of the markings.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
a Teachers Testimony.

Hinton, Ky, Nov. % lspeciaD-Tt has
long been claimed that Diabetes is incur
able, but MIR. E. j. Thompson, teacher in
the Hinton school, has pleasing evidence
to the contrary. Mr.. Thompson had Da-
betes. He took Dodd's Kidney Pills and
is cured In statement he makes regard
ing his cure Mr.. Thompson says:
Il was troubled with my kidneys for
more than two years and was treated by
two of the best doctors in this part of the
state. They claimed I had Diabetes and
there was little to be done for me. Then
started to use Dodd's Kidney Pills and
what they did for me was wonderful. It
is entirely owing to Doddss Kidney Pills
that | am now enjoying good health"
betes is incurable But Diabetes is a kid
ney. disease and the kidney disease that
Dodd's Kidney Pills will not cure has yet
to be discovered
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
Rural wits Triumph.

Occasionally the smart city man who
endeavors to be witty with the rural
ties he passes finds that the laugh IS
On himself, says the Chicago Record
Herald. a party Of New York actors
were spending their vacation the last
summer at a cottage near kennebunR-
pert, Me-
They took up sailing with all the en-
thusiasm CT the amateur. and had be-
come sufhaientIy expert to trust them
selves upoa their small sloop without
skipper ID guide them. II this hap
py stat tfey drlfted up the small
river ii enpties into the ocean near
their g age under a gentle breeze.
One of HIT nj caught sight Of btieol-e-
lookiag attic watching them with in
teresE from the shore.
DO, Hennery 2. the New
faesrian sang out. Feeling
nllls well
tdaIin good, vas the reply.
9s good, 1ope? pursued the
Ts1ss iwag faTorlte. How are
sEaza is 4,
mister vas the dIseouraging
leply re don't plant EN- wrong sida
Ds e yea have got your Jib set.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

with other weeds, but as useful for
age plant, far more valuable than the
majority Of plants classed as weeds.
The present appearance Of this weed
In the west, in nearly all the large
cities, in which it occupies the road
sides and large part Of the cultivated
land, as well as the gardens Of the
cities, is an interesting fact in eonnec-
ton with the subject of weeds, and the
several ways in which they spread far
and wide; in this instance thousands
of miles in as few as five years from
it's first appearance near Charleston
S. c.
I am reminded OF the circumstance
by note from a subscriber to this pa
per, asking for seed Of the plant for
the purpose of sowing (miXed with
grass seeds) for mailing q pasture.
am rather disinclined to aid in spread
ing such a hardy and prolific weed as
this for obvious reasons but in this
instance would do so were it not that
the plant is abundant all over the
neighborhood where the applicant lives,
writes a correspondent in the Country
Gentleman The plant is easily recog-
nized by its low growth, much similar
to that Of clover. and by its small
white flowers.
This Galinsoga is an interesting ex-
ample of the amazingly rapid spread
Of weeds. and Of the carefulness which
should be exercised in regard to the
Introduction of similar plants, which
may bring inconvenienee-to say the
1east-to thousands Of persons. My
mention OF the plant and its history
was not given as any recommendation
of it for a fodder plant, but merely in
the interest Of general knowledge. Con
sidering how many of our worst weeds
were introduced in very simple. but
thoughtless ways, and how justly the
public eXecrates the memory of the
persons implicated in the mischief. all
concerned should, I think. be slow to
spread any plant, out of mere curiosity
the injurious character Of which may
In after years make his name disagree
ably notorious. Still, while this Calm
sega may cause waste OF labor and
some apprehension by its prolific habit.
1t is not so bad as the large majority
Of weeds, and in some circumstances
may be turned to profitable uses But
it is a weed and hence not to be made
a friend and companion Of
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
WIEN NoTHER READS ALOUD.

!" S nen mother reads aloud, the past
] hear the trsarary ~ aTnnias ,ras+
see sns spe5arssa11d Iances cast,
JON the thrilling fray;
Brave knights and ladies fair and n6oud
: neet, When mother reads aloud
t0 e. mother reads aloud. far lands
seem very NEAR and true:
- sIoss the deserts cleaning sands
" hant the JsgngIe.s proving bands,
Or sail the ocean blue;
1af heights, whose peaks the cold mists
shroud,
! sea-. when mother reads aloud.
w hen mother Feads aloud, I long
For noble deeds to do
70 help the ri4ht. redress the wrong;
- seems 50 easy to be strong,
SO simple to be true
Oh. thick and hast the visions crowd
My eyes when mother reads aloud.
Hannah G. FernaId, in ST. Nicholas.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
FATTENING TURKEYS.
Some Hints for Preparing the Birds
for the Market-What to
Feed Them.

When selling dressed poultry, It al
ways pays to have as plump, nice
LOOKING carcasses as can possibly be
obtained The producer thus not only
obtains higher prices, but his reputa-
ton is enhanced and his market made
surer for future years. Turkeys are
no exception to the rule. And by
shutting them up and feeding them
properly, the poorest specimens may
be brought into a fine condition for
marketing in month or two Some
have found that barley meal and corn
meal, mixed half and half, is Q most
excellent ration for fattening fowls,
especially il it be fed fresh at each
meal, with no more given than the
turkeys will eat up clean. 1t is the
opinion of the writer, however. that
more variety is better. Accordingly,
he would suggest that boiled potatoes.
mashed and mixed with meal, with
some skinned milk added, be fed
moderately warm and to- substitute for
the lack Of insects, have some kind OF
animal food, of which nothing is
cheaper or more desirable than butch
ers scraps, stirred into it. At least
once q day good sound corn one year
old, should also be given; new corn is
too loosening to be used. No more of
.lshis than Of the mash. however, should
be Gown out than the birds can be
induced toeat ~ clean and that their
flesh may LOOK bright and present 4
neat appearance. they should havs all
the water they want to drink. Tur-
keys that have got their growth and
are in fair condition, may be fattened
for market in a few weeks if they are
confined and well fed and watered
every daE.-AgrIculturaI Epitomist,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
Gsgs&aessA aassss1sz@ss5lzSgffSSd an
rlad6(85elG.' :. Is
fK.!d:ISPQu4H5S
"A PROLIFIC WEED.
Something About the Galinsoga Par
vifora and How It Has Spread
Westward.

About one year ago I mentioned the
advent of weed which very suddenly
occupied the whole Of the eastern south
and already, within a year or very lit
tie more, had to some extent shared
large tract not only Of uncultiVated
grass and clover fields, but Of waste
lands. It is known as Galinsoga parvi-
fora, and is not wholly to be consider
ed as a cumberer of the land, along
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
a Kind and Darag Girl

There comes to us tn1he PhiIadel-
phia inquirer an interesing account
Of q cat frightened by q das, which ran
up q telegraph pole at til corner of
Germantown and Stanton aaenues and
remained there for nearly a hour IN
I'll , crowd of something Lie q thou
sanF parsons gathered 70 Iook al her.
Il snded when Hiss Ethel sslhley, j
youna girl, climbed tie sEsps Of the
pole aias brought down u Irign tened
pussy
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
cUTIcURA SOAP
The worlds Greatest skin soap-Tho
Standard OF Every Nation OF
the Earth.

Millions of the worlds best people use
Cuticura Soap, assisted By Cuticura Clint
nent, the purest and sweetest of emol-
hent skin cures, for preserving, purifying
and beautifying the skin. for cleansing
the scalp of crusts, scales and dandruH,
and the stopping Of falling, hair, for soft
enlng, whitening and soothing red, rough
and sore hands, for baby rashes, itehIngs
and chahngs, and many sanative, anti
septic purposes which readily suggest
themselves to women, especially mothers,
toilet, bath and nursery.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
Fitfing Ceremonies.

A surgeon tells of a patient who was
about to undergo an operation for appen-
dicitis, but before submitting to the knife
opened with Chicago Tribune.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

As if the eye were not a weapon with
which every young wonaan is already ex-
pert, certain rules for an eye drill have
recently been promulgated. It seems that
the beauty OF woHlan's CRIBS lies not so
much In their shape and color as in the
way she uses them. Hence long list of
directions for rotating them sc that the
muscles may be best trained. Man never
knows when he is safe.-Bosten Trans
aglpt.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
Ter Mistake

..Mamma, said little West side girl
yesterday morning, Il can't go TO school
today. My tooth 10 aehin' awful. :.
AL right, Lucy" said her mother. get
your jacket and Ill take you to a dentist
and have the tooth pulled"
The child hesitated moment and then
said: oh, mamma, | made mistake 1t
amt nay tooth-it's my head that's
achin kansas City Times.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
his Line Of cuisines.

Ridt.sr-My brother makes nloss
money than he can spend.
atheri here does IL work .
RsddsT-In 8 min. ChIeago Ios1z1
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
Els Pride.

Why did you tip that waiter! You
SAINT afford to give away money
know it, but didn't want him to
ind 1t out.,'-Detroit free Press.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
TIE SHADOW SHOW.

'.come ehildrens' says mamma, you sure
ly must know
Ills time yon we're ready 70 come t. the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
CROSS THE DELTA.
4 Pulling Trip for the Bright-Eyed
Boy or Girl to Take Under
the Study Lamp.

This represents delta. Draw the.
iine-not necessarily a straight line
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
Estimating the Profits.

The profits q q farm are usually
more than the actual cash received for
produce. The farmer takes his living
expenses. as well as the cost Of prodHe-
tiea, before he decides upon the
amount Of profit. The merchant takes
only the difference between the buying
and the selling price, less the cost of
the transaction. then lives on the prof
tt The question Of Does the farm
pay" depends largely upon what is
taken from it other than the cash re-
ceived.-Midland Farmer
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Ccnsump-
ion has an equal for coughs and colds.-J.
E. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

The Russian brand of patriotism may
,e Judged from the fact that about half
The population would leave the country
Il they could get safely over the border.
philadelphia Ledger
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17
Leaves IN the Hen Hnn1ss

Il you do not think the chickens en-
joy scratch among leaves
winter just throw some agssa
Inc psultry house. theE
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-17

Tns appearance IL things about The
house is the first that attracts e.
tdon, good or bad
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-09

should not for one moment be tolerat-
ID ssssss III
- Entire Right to Organise.
= Wageworkers have an entire right
TO organize and by all peaceful and
honorable means to endeavor to per-
suade their fellows to join with them
In organizations. They have q legal
right, which. according to circum-
stances may or may not be moral
right, to refuse to work in company
with men who decline to join their Or
ganizatons. They have under no cir
cumstances the right to commit vio-
lence upon those, whether capitalists
or wageworkers, who refuse to support
their organizations or who side with
those with whom they are at odds, for
mob rule il intolerable in any form.
The Wageworkers are peculiarly emit
tied to the protection and the encour-
agement Of the law. Wherever the ma
tional government has power there
should be a stringent employers liabil-
ity law, which should apply to the gov
ernment itself where the government
\ = an employer Of labor.
&. prevention of Railroad Accidents.
The ever. increasing casualty list up.
an our railroads is a matter Of grave
d nublic concern and urgently calls FOL
actton by the congress. The passage OF
law; requiring the adoption Of q block
B isisnal system has been proposed to thu
congress. l earnestly concur in that
d Recommendation and would also poin'
5 - e. tie congress the urgent need q
@iala don ia the interestsof IL publi
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-11-26
cuRRENT cURIos.

In the Stonewall mine. San Diego
county, California, an earthquake 30
twisted the shaft that the timbers were
pulled around to the opposite sides OF
the shaft from their original POSITION.
Residents Of Paonia, COL, claim that
the largest apple in the world was raised
in that district this year. 1t Is OF the
Wolf river variety and weighs SlA
ounces. Fine large strawberries were
picked in Paonia the third week In DC
tober.
The keeper of the lighthouse near
Crescent City, CAL. reports a battle pc
tween a sea lion and an octopus. Inc
octopus wound its tentacles around the
lions body, but the lion bit on one OF
them after the other and ate tnen'
Others then helped to dispose OF the
sea lions carcass.
A telegraph operator at Prairie du
CHEN, Wis. was ordered to stop train
because there was trouble on the tracks
ahead. He did not have time to set his
signals. SO threw lantern through the
window of the cab and the engineer took
the hint, stopped and averted a bad ac-
cident. :.
The biggest beehive in the world lie q
natural one, in Kentucky, known as the
Mammoth Beehive" tits in reaolity
huge cave, the main compartment OF
which is $50 feet high, the floor covering
ten acres in extent. The beehive Is OF
solid rock, the roof having been entirely
honeycombed by bees.
Just as a chimney was about to fall
on the head of Gen. f. c. Prescott, as
he walked along street in San Ber-
nardino, CAL, R. Kennedy, his rival In
candidacy for the assembly, rushed up,
dragged him away and saved his life.
Prescott wanted to withdraw at once
from the canvass in favor Of Kennedy.
but Kennedy would not have 1t so.
The University of Washington Is In
vestigating the discovery-testifed to
by dozens of miners"-that live toad
was found on October 10 in the coal
mines at Newton, six miles from Seattle,
in solid stratum of coal, 300 feet below
the surface. II was carried to the sur
face and lived several hours. 1t is said
to have been of unusual size
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-11-26

Gen. Andre, the French war minister.
resigned as result Of the fight waged
against him in the chamber OF deputies.
A note Just issued thanks those In
America, Great Britain and India whose
good wishes have helped Lady Curzon
much during her terrible illness.
A Russian destroyer, which arrived at
Chefoo with dispatches from Port Ar
thur, was blown up by Its own officers In
obedience to special orders.
Russian officials who have seen the
dispatches from Stoessel carried to Che
foo by the destroyer Rastoropny and re-
ceived by the car declare that the Port
Arthur garrison will not surrender I'M
til the last cartridge has been fired.
King Edwards banquet to the king
and queen OF Portugal Is described as the
most brilliant function Of recent years.
Commander Booth-Tucker sailed from
New York for England and was accom-
panied to the dock by 500 Salvationists.
A Russian woman disguised as a SOL
der and enlisted In her husbands regi-
ment, is the heroine Of Port Arthur.
She was killed by a Japanese shell.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-11-26
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The American Federation of Labor
met In San Francisco in its twenty.
fourth annual convention. Delegates
from every part Of the United States and
representatives from Porto Rico, Eng
land and Canada were present.
President Gompers defended the
CLOSED shop" before the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor convention. The Sec
retary's report shows net growth In the
membership Of 210,400.
The official returns from the presiden-
tial election in Vermont show a repub-
lican plurality OF 30,6S2.
The sixteenth annual convention OF
the National Association OF Railroad
Commissioners began at Birmingham.
Ala, with large attendance, including
state railroad commissioners and. dep
uty commissioners from almost every
state in the union.
Gov.-elect Higgins, OF New York. GER
tifies that his election expenses we're
$22.1S9.53.
Ex-Judge Alton B. Parker. recent
democratic candidate for president, has
opened law Office in New York city.
Legislation for the Philippines will be
one of the chief subjects to be consid-
cred at the coming session of congress.