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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
Perils of the Orchid Hunter.

It is said that 1000 different species
of orchids have been introduced to
civilization in the last 200 years, and
it is probable that it would not be an
e1aggeration to say that for each one
of these, on an average, a human life
has been sacrificed. OF eight orchid
hunters who went to Mexico not long
ago in quest of new species, seven
d f aid TIE
survivor came away with his health
utterly ruined. OF the seven who
never came back, one fell into the
hands Of a native tribe and was
burned TO death, and everywhere the
same story is told-from Panama to
Sierra Leone.-Chieag Record Herald.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
Censorship at the Front.

The military censorship in Man
churia is not insensible to the domes-
tic affections. An officer is permitted
to send his love to his family, provif-
ed it be clearly understood that he
does this by the grace Of the authori-
ties. A newspaper correspondent al
the Russian headquarters suddenly re-.
membersd. in the midst Of his arduous
duties, Aat it was his Wife's birthday.
So he. tefegraphed to her in these
terms: 'aphere Marie, je t'embrasse
ayee tout mon occur" His wife in St
Petersburg was delighted to receive
this telegram, and still more delighted
when she read at the foot of it: by
permission of the censor Such be,
neyolent condescension made her feel
that she had received a ehaste salute
on her birthday from the car him-
self.-London Chronicle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
WHAT HER HEART SAID.
eyes" IN Minute When She Made
Sure That Moneybags Was
the Real Article.

Miss MabeIla St Percy-Nfamma,
dearest, / have something to tell you.
Mamma {an1iously1-Yes, darling.
Yes, mamma. Mr. Moneybags pro-
posed to me last night. =
And what did my little girl say?,
Il didn't give him a definite answer,
mamma. I wanted to talk to you about
it first
..And what does your heart say,
dear?''
'.on, mamma, it says it says on
mamma, it IS really true that Mr.
Moneybags will have 10000 year at
his fathers death?,,
Quite true, my child, and-and-the
old gentleman is very feeble
And | should be sole mistress OF
Moneybags hall, in Seotland?"
Yes, darling, and a beautiful house
at Brighton
And should probably go to town for
the London season.
u have no doubt of it. my dear
daughter. And-and-I don't want to
influence you in the least; my child No
one Snall say that my enid was not lett
to follow the leadings of her own heart
in the choice Of a husband; hut-but-
you have heard about the Moneybags
diamonds?'
Yes, mamma. -
They are superb! / have seen most
of them when Mr.. Money bags mother
was alive, and they are all his now 2
ooh, mammal
And now what does my dear ehild's
heart say
"oh, mamma, it says-yes!s'
My own dear child! / have always
wanted to see you married to the man
of your choice, to the man yeu loved
and honored. Bless you. my darling,
and may YOU be as happy as you de-
serven
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
He WAS FIGHTING EDITOR. :
kansas Journalist VINO Was Beaten,
Shot and Stabbed Number ~
of Times.

That a man wac had been eoWhid(so'
| beaten. shot. full of holes, carved bE
bowie knives. and .sleft for DEAD
should die at so in bed, says the New
| York World, was the late Col Dan An
thongs way of illustrating "life,s little
| ironies."
Anthony, brother of Susan B., was
Kansas editor. He went to the state
so years ago, when it was one Dig
fighting field Once his paper. the
Leavenworth Times, bitterly assalled
q local editor The men met on the
street, pistols drawn. AfterWard peo-
pie came from behind the trees ARD
picked Anthony up. His aorta was
cut. and as no one then survived that
wound-or so it was thought-the doc
tor said he would die soon. The bit
ter cold of winter checked the flow OF
Llood, howe er, and he was put te
bed.
After a short sleep. Anthony woke
to ask the nurse what time it was
six" she replied.
Say, that's a good Joke on Doe, =
ehuckled the editor He said Id be
dead by $50"
Once, IN 1875. a rival editor, Mr.
Imbry, "shot Anthony up. He throve
on the treatment. During the war he
was knitted while trying to rescue a
slave, but lived. AS mayor Of Leav-
enworth years ago he was fayorite
target for the turbulent Cowhidings
and beatings with heavy canes were in
cidents.
Anthony's last encounter was in
1899, when he was IS years old. Elk
Sheriff Bond, a giant in stature, helped
by another man, got the old editor
down and beat him and stamped upon
him. He drew a revolver, but the friend
saved Bond by knocking the weapon
up. Anthony recovered Tn going
to die of disease or old age" he said
Anthony was always bloodthirsty
An actor, angered by Kansas criticism.
came to his Office one day to click the
editor He turned the hose on the
visitor, and went back to his desk.
Once he was arrested for carrying
revolver wrapped up in paper. The
supposed firearm turned out te be
piece OF lead pipe bent pistol shape
not bad defensive weapon
Curiously enough, Anthony wasn't
a good shot A man named satterIee
was the only one he ever killed. Once
a gang of some Is men opened fire On
him, and he emptied two six=shooters
in their direction, Upon my honor.
he said, Il never touched man.
concluded that bricks were much more
deadly weapons than pistols
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
Germany,s Aca,,;nas

It is 20 years, says the Landaa.o...
since Germany began to build m ~ > 80 ~
afa1 empire. and the net result is, thst,
a :, spending some fifteen or twenty
80 l.la.1lohs ssefllng, she has acquired more
. eaen . million square miles of territory.
-, ~.sn q spafsely scattered German spopz
olasloa= OF between five and six Thousand
soais-naea. women and children OF
sns aunt male population, third are Of
ns5aIs OF soldiers. Militarism is ram
l pseas everywhere. with the result that
Tue sh1te settler avoids German colo
mes as he would a plague.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
Extra

Er
nave known aged people. men sas,
50, to take their cold baths every r,,5,rn
ing, and be as spry as you please . ssrs
hugene wood, in EVerybody's Maya
zlne. One old fellow used TO toddle
GOWN TO the beach when he had to wade
oare-legged through the snow two or
.three blocks. It carried him off at the
last, though, Tor he died just four weeks
belofe ne was g. And if those of low ~
tally who ought TO take the chin ar
the bath Were to take it jce-coId ) =. =
., IN. themselves ike sixty afterWard !
qont thlnk their vitality would be low
! thlnk i they got their blood purified
by practically adding another MIR -
lungs % their outfit. they would soon b.
as clipper as anybody
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
FEVER COMES TO ALL.
Even the Seasoned Old Woodsman Is
at Times Liable to the
Affection.

Buck fever" is to the hunter what
stage fright is to the actor When a
man gets buck fever he simply stands
stock. still, palsied and helpless and
without knowing why, for there is
really nothing to be afraid of. The
fever seizes upon the inexperienced
hunter when, suddenly, he comes face
to face with a buck deer. Then, just
at the time when he should up gun
and shoot true, he cannot move hand
or foot, nor utter a word When
stories of buck fever are told the man
who has never experienced it viii
laugh, regarding it as q fairy tale OF
the woods, but after one attack of the
disease he knows that it is a most
disagreeable reality.
Just wait till you get buck fever, .
says an old hunter, and then you'll
know how it feels to be paralyzed and
foolish at the same time. A man who
gets the feVor is liable to do anything
I've known EN- to shoot in the air,
shoot through the bottom of the boat
and sink her, or be that helpless that
they couldn't shoot at all.
One night l was up a tree with a
guide, waiting for a deer to come out
and feed. After we had waited nearly
an hour we saw the bushes on the
edge of the woods begin to move. The
moon was shining and we could see a
handsome buck coming down to the
water. Right at the edge Of the
woods he stopped and shifted He
waited a minute and then began to
nibble at the bark of a tree.
That guide with me trembled and
shook as if he. had the ague He could,
hardly hold on to the limb where he
sat, and had to shift my position to
help him. That made a noise, and
we lost the deer. The guide had been
hunting deer all his life, but he said
he always felt that way when he saw
a deer come near, and he couldn't see
well enough to aim q gun. Oh, no.
it isn't the green hands alone who get
buck fever"
A woman from New York who has
made many trips up the west branch
of the Penobscot says: "I had buck
fever once. The guides stationed me
on a runway and I waited there to
hear something moving through the
woods toward me. At first, away off
in the distance, I heard a dry twig
crack. I had been expecting the
sound, but when I heard it my heart
began to beat very fast. The deer
may not have been three minutes from
the time I first heard it in getting
into full view, but 1t seemed an hour
to me. I had begun to think that
would never see him, when there sud-
denly appeared a beautiful buck only
a few roads away. He looked straight
at me and I could not take my eyes
of him. 1 was simply spellbound. My
arms were like lead. struggled in
Wardly, as though to burst some nys-
ferrous bonds. The gun lay in my lap,
ready for use. I appreciated all these
things, but was helpless.
''At last, after a great effort, | lift
ed my arms. But they came up with
a violent jerk, and the deer was
away. That was three
years ago, and it has taken me all the
time since 70 overcome the strange
sensation. Now 1 can shoot like
man, but shall never forget what
buck fever feels like"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
GETTING EVEN.

Her hair hung in a, faxen braid
About ten years ago.
A very pretty little maid
didn't like her. though.
I had poor taste. I am afraid.
But most boys have, you knows
The reason, I have little doubt,
Was that she tagged me so about.
7 couldn't go a single place
But she would go along;
Ia pinch her. Once / Slapped her face,
4 thing I knog was wrong
d burning shame and & disgrace
And | SO big and strong!
But you'd have done so, III be bound,
IL some fool girl tagged you around.
Just then she didn't seem to care,
When once she dried her tears;
/ think, though, that she's getting square
With the Advance Of years
/ am-the instance isn't rare
Just paying up arrears.
You see, that things have changed h8t,
We still play tag, bur am 1T
Chicago Daily News.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
Won't Happen Again.

Il have received some funny ex-
cuses from the parents of my scholars
in my time said school teacher
yesterday, but I was handed one
Tuesday that beat them all. A little
fellow named Johnny did not come to
school Monday, and Tuesday he ap-
peared without the customary excuse.
I sent him home for it. An hour later
he returned with the excuse. This is
what it said: Deer Madirn: Please
excuse Johnny for eating pie yester-
day and getting the stumack ache. It
shall mott happen again kansas
City Times.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
Brea kfasf in T.a,.ssa

:, d nIsaElast IS perhaps the only I'm
peasant item Of London winter You
aoWn every morning to the Same
s.sll eggs on the table and the same
80 ss1lo" log outside, and the male
lnlns opposite makes the same g.ooT,v
comments upon what is ir.fba $50 &c.
Az 49, Tue average woman is reduced to
a sns Io owe. depths of denression-Ia a.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
Mari ssT.o s4r y

When Alexander Sutherland was
buried IN Denver the other day it was
said there, as it has been said Of other
deaths II other places, that the last of
the survivors Of the charge at Balaklava
had passed away. But on October Is
9 large party Of the old light cavalry
men gathered at an anniversary dinner
IN London. though the charge took place
Just so years ago.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
DOLLY MADISON HOUSES.
MANY of Them Advertised in Wash
ington, but only One aoeta-
gon House.

Almost as numerous 20 - 40
stlorodosa se1lette ssi1i7 S -
houses II w asnlhs1oA tle1s ,s.sso.,1s
Dolly Madison, aeeoiulla - - 1s5 go
The dashIns Doils seassei y -
enee about#6he eaOieai 'ioanlss.'os...z
II one can trust ehs " ol7oee $50, -
want to sell corner 1oss,. sss ? elAs -,
But certainly not dl'oels Eiisi -
Madison ASSOCIATION IS ehe. s7oae . olt-
.derfaI Old structure III W asiiiils eo'1, ~
oetagon@ mouse.
1she oetason mouse nus tue ps'se .1a-a
the painter and the znoVel1sl WIN Joy.
It Is OF the most lFfespohsiols sissa'e.
Gen. washington Wa1ehea US #eIseLloa
century before 1ase-sz=so1. 5o1iil &sioe,
of the famous Mount AIRY estate u
Virginia, built the hoHse.z=
one pictures the lovely #bot1s Role-5
ing her =leFees here and dountiess CIV
ms balls an the great =draWlng-fooI1a,
with their exquisite NnlIe nantes
carved with ean1eo-lIke perfection. I ne
nantes are signed, each with the name
OF the London artist anu Ine cate 10y.
Large amounts have been offered un-
aFailingly for these remarkable pro-
duetions.
The most historic and the most at
tract5ve apartment in the old mansion
is the circular room upstairs at the
front OF the house, where the treaty OF
Client was signed. This room IS now
used as the office Of Glenn Brown, sec
fetary Of the American Institute Of Ar
eiilteets. which bought the property.
then in sad state of di1apfdatfon.
few years ago, and restored it TO its
original beauty for permanent head
quarters.
The man who built the capitol, the
University Of Virginia and the homes
Of Madison and Jefferson planned it.
There is q staircase that runs from. the
third story to the ground floor IN an
unbroken spiral There are curved YES
tibuies and circular towers and convex
doors that one would never suspect.
and secret inches and concealed panels
and things like the Mysteries of idol
pho There's no DIaea il, Was},inot,n
where one can get SO much thrill for
ones money as in the 0etagon house.
It vas to the Oetagen house, yellow
brieked. many-sided. jutting out at the
angle OF two streets. that Dolly RIadi-
son and the president took flight when
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
The Professor.

How does that shoe feel?" asked the
merchant
Il don't know said the professor,
wncing. as he stood up and bore his
weight on the foot; hut / know how
my corn feels about It. III try a size
larger, if you please. Chicago Tri-
bune.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
Mora Pie. Please.

II see that some bumptious doctor
claims that pumpkin pies are filed with
microbes. ?
Happy microbes. Mother piece,
please Chicago Journal.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
Now They Don't Speak.

81 don't see any sense, observed Miss
oldgirl, in a bride hiding her features
under a veil
4You would if you were the bride, :
suggested Miss snlfuric. significantly.
And, after thinking it over, Miss Old
girl decided TO get huffy about it.-Phil-
adeIphia Press.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
Cards in Russian Clubs,

An imperial decree has been issued
forbidding any Russian club to use a
pack of cards more than once. Every
pack OF playing cards IN Russia pays
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
T.Dnasn,H Hurt

Nobody has as yet been able to
prove that a college education ever
spoiled any man who would have been
great without it---Chieago Record
Herald.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
sLAUGHTER OF TEE TNNocENTg
en- I was here a fortnight ago

When I was here a fortnight ago
there was for dinner roast young pig,
geese, chickens and hares, and today
there is nothing but roast beef and
roast pork. What's the reason?
20, that was right after the automo-
bile race! n-Meggenda Rlaetfer
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
As She Saw It.

Father-Ethel. is that Eoung man
gomez
Ethel-AwfuHy. pana.-Ghieago DAILY
News.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14
Fest aautv

Goodness is beauty IN lis best estatz
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-04-10
MIR. HadIey's Little story.

At a reception given for President
Hadley. one individual asked him
What he thought of the recent base
ball game. AS Yale had met with a
disastrous defeat, the subject might
be called unpleasant.
Without hesitation, President Had
ley said: There was boy living in
a village whose uncle died The next
day man driving along the road was
surprised to find the boy working in
the field. Thinking this did not show
proper respect for the dead uncle, he
called the lad to him and said John
ny. didn't you know your uncle was
dead? Johnny slowly approached and
drawled out: Yes, know it; l have
cried. Rams Horn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-04-10
The Black Sheep
Who
Remained Black

There is a prominent family in New
York that has a blot on its 'escutcheon
in the form Of a black sheep When
he was in good standing he belonged
to several Of the smartest clubs and
enjoyed all the respect that the name
OF his family carried with it, He was
''high-rollerT in those days, but no
one gave a thought Of questioning the
sources Of the income he was spend
ing SO literally. One morning his
friends and acquaintances were dunn
founded to read that he was a default
er and had fed the city. Those who
knew him wen grieved for him. and
then, as the years went en-, forgot
him. He had dropped completely out
Of the world that once knew him.
But he came back. And this is the
story Of his recrudescence:
On one of the recent bitterly cold
nights Wall street broker and club
man was walking up Fifth avenue. AS
he neared Forty-second street a dis
reputable-looking man in ragged
clothes shambIed up alongside Of him
and begged for the price of a bed
The Wall street man paid no attention
to the supplicant, but walked on. At
Forty-second street he was halted for
moment by rush Of passing car
riages and hansoms. Then he heard
his name pronounced by a faltering
voice and. turning sharply, he encoun-
tered the beggar he had ignored a few
moments before.
How did yoI know my name?" the
Wall street man inquired.
Why. used to belong to your club
on the street." the beggar replied. 4
thought you wouldn't mind helping an
old club fellow out OF hole like this"
who are your" ssked the Wall
street man.
The beggar mentioned his name. 1t
was the black sheep came back.
eGood Godln calculated the other
How did you ever come to be in such
a state as this? You're sick, man.
You'd better come home with me
He waved his hand at a cruising
cabman and when the hanson came
to the curb he bundled the shiyering
man into it. jumped in after him, and
gave the driver his home address in
one of the finest residential streets in
the city.
When they reached it he gave dirac-
tions to the butler to serve the best
meal he could in the library in half
ar hour. Then he took the black sheep
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-04-10
GOOD PASTOR IS PUZZLED.
Las Implicit Faith in His conerega
tiop, but Still-

tto,7i but Still
DR.. B., who is the pastor OF a
North Side congregation. is in guam
dary. hesitating. as it were. between
his faith in the city health department
and his loyalty to his fock One very
sold Sunday recently the attendance
Il services was so small as TO prompt
him to inquire as to the cause. Every
where he met the same response, "ill-
ness" That eased his conscience, and
he went home.
The next day, in reading his morn
Ing papers, he saw the health depart
ment's report, in which it was said
that the snowfall Of a few days Fre-
gious was great health-giver 10 the
eity-that 1t laid the germ-laden dust
and purified the atmosphere.
well. we'll soliloquized the doctor.
as he thought OF the excuses he had
heard on the day before. Il have i'm
plicit faith in the health officials, but
this report must be wrong in its CON
clusions or the brothers and sisters
whom | inquired after yesterday must
have-oh, mustn't think such things
Of my congregation. Really. though
here seems to be a mistake some
where. Chicago Record-Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-04-10

The danger to the accused in a
case in which a preiudiced judge sits.
and the evidence is all circumstantial,
is illustrated in the records Of a case
in London in which there was no evil
dence to support the charge against
the accused except that beating al
opportunity to have committed the
crime.
rae defendant was Eliza Tanning.
2f. gentle. yirtuous and beautiful. an
only daughter Of respectable parents.
she was employed as servant in the
family OF a stationer in Chancery
lane. and in March, 1915, was com
mitted to Newgate on the charge Of
administering poison to her master
and mistress in dumplings made by
her.
The fact that she also had eaten
OF the dumplings and had been made
i'll by them, had noSwoight with the
Judge: also that she had made no
effort to conceal evidence in the pres
ence OF the poison in the dish in
which the dumplings we're served. it
having remained unwashed until ex-
amined by a chemist. who found ar
senic in it in large quantities. Testt
mony favorable to the girl was ex-
cluded. the jury found her guilty and
she was condemned TO death
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-04-10
TimidIty Of Raby KancaroO.

"Yes." said Keeper Lover of the
Geological gardens deer house, that's
the baby kangaroo. It's about time II
was out for good.
They stay in the maternal pouch
five months, going one eye, more OF
less on this wicked world. II has been
showing its pretty head for seven OF
eight weeks now. and. as | said, II
won't be long before it is hopping
round with the best Of them. Then
1t will be great fun to watch it fly
back into the pouch at the slightest
disturbance.
while all kangaroos are timid and
nervous, the babies are much more
so, considering every faintest stir OF
sound menace to their safety. ]
cant help being fond of them, despite
the fact that they are persistently Us.
tant. But that's because of their tim.
ldity. Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-04-10
Victim Of E nglish L aw

Her case created popular furore-
Petitions signed by thousands be-
sought the throne for mercy. All in
tercession proved futile. ard Eliza
Tanning was taken to the scaiford. In
the last solemn moment she declared
her innocence. in the name Of the
Just and Almighty God, and by the
faith Of the holy sacrament have re-
ceived."
She stood. robed in white. between
two old offenders. As the sun fell on
hei the turbulent crowd likened her
to an angel.
When the curtain had fallen on
the tragedy the house Of the public
prosecutor was mobhed and his per-
son was protected only by the pres
ence OF troops.
A great popular demonstration took
place at the funeral Six young females
clad in white walked BY the body Ten
thousand people followed It to the
grave. and along the route every win
dow was filled and every housetcg
crowded.
Long aftorward It was learned that
there was a member Of the household
in which the girl was employed who
labcred under a homicidal mania. The
presence OF this person Ia the house
was rot brought out at the girls tria,