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/ Gus, section of the lower orders, the
| Semitic. The Grand Duke. Serge owes
some of his influence with his nephew,
the ear, to the fact that his wife, nee
Princess Elizabeth Of Hesse, is an elder
| sister of the czaritsa.
The Grand Duke Vladimir, also an
uncle OF the ears, is permanent COM
| mander-in-chief Of the Russian army.
He is intimately identified with the
| war party, although neither expansion
ist nor politician. He has had much
to do with the management of the Red
Cross funds. subject which. is taboo
in st. Petersburg. He is also the faith
er of the Grand Dukes Cyril and Boris,
Of whom the former won medal for
valor for saving his own life from the
wreck Of the PetropaVloysk and the
latter greatly distinguished himself by
his unquenchable endeayors to instruct
Gen. Kuropatkin in the conduct of the
Manchurian operations. They are both,
in addition, fine. handsome young men
about town, bon viveurs, and, in all
senses, chips Of the old block.
The Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaie-
witch, who was frequently mentioned
as likely to supersede Gen. Kuropatkin
in the command of the Manchurian
army, has held aloof alike from the
worlds of intrigue and politics. He is
the tallest officer in the Russian army
and an excellent judge of a horse His
military capacity is somewhat Of an
unknown quantity, although he served
as aide-de-camp in the Russo-Turkish
war. Most of his time is spent on his
country estate, and he is a fair type Of
an English country gentleman of a CEN
fury ago.
The Grand Duke Constantine is the
most Intellectual and cultivated Of the
cars uncles. He is a poet of consid-
cradle talent, an enthusiastic patron
of literature and the drama. and has
erected a theater in his priVte palace
In sense, the grand dukes form a
remarkable group of men. They prae-
tically control the destinies of 10000
900 Of people. They bear among them
the burthen of a responsibility suff1-
Gent to appall the most commanding
genius. 1t is matter of deep regret
that even the optimist cannot credit
a single blood relation of his imperial
majesty, the car, with the exceptional
qualities indispensable for coping with
and mastering the crisis which Russia
is SO rapidly approaching.
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Gaased a 4Rough Hansa. .,

Never heard what broke up their
ifleadship2 Dear me. l thought every
one had heard that. Brown is engaged,
you know"
oh, yes; I've heard that. Was white
IN love with the same girl?"
No, no. Got at all. But Whste
saw her portrait in Browns room and
asked whose it was It's a picture OF
my flancee, said Brown. White exam
med it critically, and then put it down
with the remark that she must be very
rich. / don't know what happened
after that, but White was taken home
in cab, and neither of them was seen
out OF doors for week Royal Mag
azine.
But She Didn't Wait.
I'm glad to hear you're fond of mu-
sic, Mr. Eortay Shall / sing2" asked
Miss Skrgeeh.
-er-really, If you wills
stanmered Mr.. Fortay.
Shall I sing When I Am Gone? =
Eyes. When Am Gone. Phil.
aaelphia Presa
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coffee, rice, maize, molasses and rum.
Gold mining is a development Of re-
cent years, and in 1898 the production
amounted to s64,9a0 grammes.
The Netherlands came into possess
sion of Dutch Guiana in 1867 when the
peace of Breda was signed with Eng
land, New Netherlands in North Amer
lea having been given in exchange for
the territory in South America Since
that early date, Dutch Guiana has been
twice in the power Of England, jan
uary, 1899 to 1902, and January, 1904 to
1916.
If these colonial possessions OF Hol-
land are put on the market it is CON
jectural IS to what nations might be
the purchasers. Germany would look
with jealous eye upon the attempt of
any nation to take over these valuable
island possessions, for that nation has
long believed it was only a question of
time When the German flag would float
over the Dutch East Indies as well as
over the western territory.
WILLIS S. EDISON.
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land and who are jealous of the ma
tons prestige, are strongly opposed to
the plan.
What the outcome of the agitation
will be is uncertain, but the history OF
some of the other European nations
in the matter of colonial possessions
would point the wisdom of selling
while such course is possible. Spain,
through pride, held on to her colonies
while. draining her exchequer, and at
last lost them, when she might have
sold them years before for a goodly
sum. And since her islands were
Wrested from her the prosperity of the
nation has revived amazingly. Portu-
gal would be able to get rid Of a large
portion of her navy debt, which is sap
ping her vitality and obstructing pros
perity, had she accepted the offers
made by England, France and Ger
many, as we'll as by the late Cecil
Rhodes, for the purchase of her i'm
mense territories in Africa. Should
international complications arise in
the east Holland might lose her large
possessions there and Japan is a power
which must be reckoned with, and in
event of her emerging victorious from
her present struggle the possibility of
her turning coVetous eyes towards the
Dutch East Indies commands consider
alton.
The little government of Holland,
with her 12,648 square miles of terri
tory and population Of a little over
100000 people, owns over $4,000
square miles of colonial territory, and
governs over 35,000.000 people. In the
east she has the splendid and rich
islands Of Java and Madura the island
of Sumatra, with its turbulent natives.
the island of Celebes, the Moluecas
Bali and LomboIz, and numerous 9TH
ers of lesser size and Importance. It
was in 1902 that the Dutch created
their East India company, and this
powerful organization conquered sue
cessiYely the islands now held by Hol-
land and ruled them during nearly two
centuries. The company's charter was
surrendered in 1898 since which time
the mother country has governed
these possessions.
At the beginning Of the seventeenth
century, commerce and Holland were
simply synonymous. It's morsel of ter
ritory was but the wharf to which the
republic was occasionally moored; its
home was in every ocean and over ali
the world. Nowhere had there ever
existed before so large a proportion of
population that was essentially mari
time. They were born sai1ors-men
and women alike-and numerous were
the children who had never set foot
on the shore. At this time the repub-
lie had three times as many ships and
sailors as any nation of the world.
Great stimulus was given to the for
eign trade of the Netherlands by the
publication Of Linschoten's works. This
Dutch traveller spent 13 years in India
and visited all of the islands of the
east, and his accounts of the peoples
and countries which came under his
observation served to arouse an inter-
est which had its fruit in q rapidly
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instance. At the time OF
she Malacca incident be was driven
ircm the pillar of admiralty arrogance
- tlle post Of grand ducal dictation.
Darlng the last generation NJ Witte
alons has had the courage Of his con
Nletlons and hes asserted himself in
sHe teeth of court influence, aristo-
efaec intrigue and financial chicanery
from the outset he was radically OPP
posed to the Manchurian expansionist
policy He foresaW the complications
Whfeh nave now come to climax. But
ne ieil, And why? Because the grand
odeal party as it is commonly called,
Y ~ against him. His most resolute
ana bitter opponent was the Grand
Duke Alexander Miehaeloyitch. the
cars brother-in-law, whose connec-
LION with the Kalu Timber company
ana other Manchurian enterprises has
peen largely responsible for the pres
eht war. The younger son of a young
ef son, the Grand Duke Alexander is
a comparatively poor man He has no
estates to speak of. and when NJ Beso-
bFazoh. the Cecil Rhodes of Manchuria,
oahsled before his eyes the bait Of
fabulous fortune, he did not hesitate to
identity himself with an undertaking
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-28
Much Titled Man.

Field Marshal Sir George White is en-
titled to put vast string Of initials after
his name, for he has the grand crosses
of the Bath, the Michael and George,
the Star Of India. the Indian Empire and
the Victorian order. to say nothing of
the u. c. L. Of Oxford and the LII. D. Of
Cambridge and Dublin. It is believed,
however, that he would trade most of
them for the plain bit of bronze with
". c." Sir George smelled a great deal
of powder before being called upon to
make his famous defense of Ladysmlth.
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Growth nf y ME- a

The international committee of the
Young Mems Christian association.
which has the oversight of the associa-
tons in North America, gives some as
tonishingly large figures in its review
Of the years work. The associations
now number 1, 815, their membership is
373, 500. and their receipts and expendI-
lures in the year balanced at 1886, 1873
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-28
Queer Causes Of Suicide

Reasons for self-destruetion are often.
very curious. Men have been known
to put an end to their lives to escape
toothache or other pains. The dread Of
disease has been known to affect the
mind to such an extent that the victim
has destroyed himself rather than face
it. WEAKNESS of money and good things
to eat have been the cause Of suicide as
we'll.
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Scripture Authority:-"And on the sew
enth day God ended His work which He
had made; and He rested on the seventh
day from all His work which He had made.
And God blessed the seventh day. and SANG
titled it, because that in it He had rested
from all His work which God created and
made. Gen. %, g.
II gave them NY sabbaths, to be sign
between Me and them. that they might
know that I am the Lord that sanctify
them '-Ezek. 2o:12.
The Sabbath was made for man, and not
man for the Sabbath. Mark 2:27.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-28

TGHT had settled
down upon the
earth. The gentle
breezes, touching
the fragrant flow
ers of the Garden
as they passed,
came erf u m e
laden to the bower
home where the
happy pair rested
in quiet slumber.
The whispering in
the tire e S, the
sweet music of the
rinplino We + q r g
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-28
An Egotist.

ssFather.' asked the small boy,
stwnat is an egotistz
San egotist, my son, is man who
mas the impudence to think he knows
more than you do, instead Of giving
YOU credit for knowing more than he
does. Washington Star.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-28
The Chin Dimple

Not one girl in ten thousand has
dimple il her chin. Indeed, this kind
Of dimple seems to be more frequent
in men than in women. It has another
liarity-namely, that it is perma-
nent, whereas other dimp1es of the face
come and go with changes Of express
sion
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-28
Bright Boy.

.Tell me, Johnny said May Brigh9r
ley.s admirer TO her young brother,
who is this other fellow that's been
calling on your sister,
Il don't know mis- name, z replied
Johnny Il jest call him April show
ers.' .
What for?''
Because he brings May flowers -
Philadelphia Press.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-28
Discounts the Tramp.

Passing through the country tramp
stoned at a farmhouse and said:
aItis needless to ask you the question,
madam. You know what want
tKes, replied the lady, Il know what
Won want badly. but I've only one bar Of
soaD in the house and the servant is US
ing il. Come again some other time. !"
Chicago Journal.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-28
Cause for Complaint

What did that man want2
Clerk-Nothing, sir.
Then what was he growing about
as he went out?"
He was growing because we didn't
have it in stock."-Chicago Daily
News.
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Meteoric Diamonds.

IN a mass Of meteoric stone Prof. Afois-
san, the celebrated Freeh physicist. has
discovered a number Of diamonds of mi
sroscopic dimensions, but of regular oc.
tahedral form and perfect water.
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Definitely Indefinite.

Landlord-Come, now, when are you
going to pay your arrears?
Author will satisfy your demands
as soon as receive the money which
the publisher will pay me il he ae-
cepts the novel am going to send him
as soon as have finished the work
which / am about to commence when
I have found suitable subject and
the necessary spiration.--Cassell's
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born loyalty to position ana
possessions whose past is bright with
glory and riches and power, while
economy points her unsentimental, cal
eulating finger at the small credits and
the large debts, and councils a read
justment of affairs to meet the changed
conditions.
Holland is in the throes Of such a
conflict. The debate is on in the states
general over the proposal TO sell the
vast colonial holdings of the nation,
and which have played such an impor-
tant role in her national history for
several hundred years. The Dutch East
and West Indies are no longer the
source of wealth to the country which
they once were, in fact each year sees
them becoming more and more a Hnan-
elal burden. The practical, business
headed statesmen (and their numbers
are constantly groWing1 are advo-
eating the wisdom of selling the island
possessions, while those who stand for
the old-tine glory and power Of Hol-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-28
Between Friends.

Borem-Ha, ha, ha. Now isn't thGt
a good story?
Hammertonsure, like it better
every time you tell it.-Chieago Daily
News.
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Quite Appropriate,

Singleton-What was your notion for
calling your baby Bill?
Wedderly-Beeause he arrived on
the first Of the month; that's the an
swer.-Chicago Daily News
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Where the Real Pull Comes.

Patient-Well. now, can you give
me the gas7
Doetor-The tooth is out, ny dear
sir
Patient-Yes. but it's paying the fee
that hurts.-Royal Magazine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-28

\ GssIA has no statesmen
worthy Of the name. The
heads of her departments
are merely glorified clerks.
: Take Count Lamsdorf. for
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-28

economy and pride wage
desperate conflict at times,
both in the lives of individ-
uals and that of nations.
Pride holds on with stub
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
Fox Hunting.

Last Sunday morning Col. E. $.
Cobb, accompanied by Smith Cobb
and N0rvin 4. Harris. rode six
miles through the woods OF st.
rammany with eighteen hounds,
and started fox on the trnil For
forty MINUTES the hunters and
hounds chased the fox. 'rhe doqs
finally ran down the animal and
killed him. Col. Cobb re.ur aed 10
the city Monday morning. Messrs.
Harris and Cobb remained over to
go on another hunt Monday morn
ing. They were successful IN rum
ning down another fox.
Col. Cob has a large pack Of
hnunds, many Of them taking
prizes st various bench shows
;rilby. one Of the Youngest hounds
IT the pack. has ALWAYS held he:
own In the chase Several hounds
we're lately received from Virginia.
Under the careful training OF Col
Cobb. they soon became acquainted
with the st. Tammany woods, and
have made valued additions to the
pack.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
A Good Cement.

An ssunbreakable'' cement !,
made by pouring the white of an
egg on some. powdered qu'ckllme;
add to this a whey made of equal
parts of vinegar aud milk. The
mixture should be beaten we'll and
slightly warmed. When mending.
the broken edges of the china mus'
be warmed before applying the
cement, very thin coat Of which
will be sufficient. Press CORE
spending edges firmly together for
q few minutes and do not handle
the article again until the cement
Is dried.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
DO NOT SUPPRESS 4 COUGH.

When you have q cough do not try to
suppress it, but remove the cause.
The cough is symptom OF some d.
sease, and the disease is what you
should cure; then the cough will stop
OF itself. The most common cause OF
coughing is cold. Anodynes will
promptly suppress the cough. and prep
ETC., are used for that purpose. but thes
do not cure the cold. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, on the other hand,
does not suppress the cough, but re-
lieves it by removing. from tba throat
and lungs the mucous which obsf9uded;
the breathing. and alayinG tho lrratas.
ton and tickling In tile throat. k 4lsA;
opens the secretiohs aid ensGtu1lf3e
and permanently cures the cold, as we'll
a. the cough. For sale by jos. G.. Claw
erie, Druggist. Il ~. = IS IS 6.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
Entertainment.

Saturday, Jan. "A. the congrega'
ton Of st Francis Xavie,'s Church
in Madlsonville, will give an enter.
talnment in the q +. b. A.. Hall.
in order to raise funds for q new
school building. A large Christmss
tree, laden with gifts fol every al,
tendant. A large kings cake, and
a very interesting program OF music
and recitatioDs will form an agree
able pastime, not to speak Of the
delicious supper, choice refresh
ments, fine band Ut music, etc.
The entertainment will cOmmenc+
at 3 NJ. Admission: adults, Is
cents; children 10 cents. Every
ticket has q number for the tombola
attached.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
NEW SCHOOL BOOKS.
Contract to be Let by
State Board March 20.

Ba.on Rouge, Jan lO.-Ihe
Board Of Education adjourned to.
night at 10 O'Clock, after busy
session Of half day, during which
a contract was agreed on upon
which bids for furnishing uniform
textbooks to be adopted at a meet
ing to be held March 90, are to be
based. The manufacturers whose
books are 10 be selected will be
given until Feb. 6 to file their bids.
and the contract will be in effect
from Sept. l, 1905. until August
81, 1907. At the conclusion of a
long executive session, the repre-
sentatives of the various publish.
ers, who bad been waiting IN the
ante room, were admitted to gen.
eral conference, and the most feast
BILE plans of getting the books to
the pupils at the lowest price were
freely discussed. Among several
other resolutions adopted BY the
board was one by Attorney Cen
eral Guion, 40 follows:
THAT the compensation to be
paid to the parish treasurers
throughout the State for disburslng
public school funds, as fixed by a
resolution of this board, adopted
On the 18th dav of August, 1908,
interpreting the resolutions Of the
goth day Of July 1901, previously
adopted. be calculated upon the
amount SO disbursed by them be.
tween the lst of January aud the
3lst of December of each year."
The resolution is to oe effective
at once.
A resolution was also adopted
authorizing the parish school
boards 10 keep an account with the
sheriff, charging him for all fees
and forfeits, as shown by the min
ates OF the court.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
State to Extend its Farm.
ing Operations.

j The Board Ut Control IF til
State Psnlteutisry has closed til,
deal for the purchase Of Oakle,
plantation, near the station VI st
Gabriel, on the Yazoo and Alissls
sippi Valley Railroad 10 the par 81
Ut lberville. upon which part q
the States convict labor will b.
employed in the future.
The property contains 400 acres,
Of which 636 acres are cleared lano
aud $40 10 light timber. The pur
chase price Of this is $4,000 DE
Quoting the value Of corn, hay,
mules. farming implements, etc.,
together witt, the seed cane aud
stubble. would leave tue value Ut
the land about $50, 900, equal to
$23 per acre all around, Or $40 per
acre for the woodland and $33 for
The cleared land per acre. 1t is
adapted to corn, cotton sugar cane
snd Fee. There is pumping plan,
with syphon on the plantation
Lumber is now being brought from
Angola plantation by barge to put
up temporary quarters. The crop
will BE- pitched this year. probably
800 acres in cane, 800 acres in cot.
ton, and 260 acres in corO. In the
next year or 50, bricks. slate and
material will be moved from Baton
Rouge TO put up permanent brick
quarters. The increase Of 1872 men
IN the penitensiary population dur
1904 rendered it absolutely neces-
sary to put in more acreage to keep
this labor employed. The board
has not been able to clear up land
At Angola and Hope fast enough t.
meet the requirements.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
The DIAMOND CURE.

The latest news from Paris is, tina,
they have discovered q diamond cure
for consumption. II you fear consu,np.
ton or pneumonia, it will, however. be
best for You to take that great remedy
mentioned by w. T. MCGEE. of Van
leer, Tenn. II had q cough for four
teen years. Nothing helped me un,il l
took DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, which
gave instant relief, and effected per-
manent cure" Uneqauled quick cure
for Throat and Lung Troubles. At j.
L. Watkins City Drug Store, and Jos.
5. Claverie. Druggist; price SOC and
$l.OO. guaranteed. TrlaI bottle free,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
List OF Letters

Remaining In the Post Once at Gov.
iDgton, La, Jan. 8. 1905:
Brown Moses
3enward Oscar
Brown Lusie
Dobrr Chas
johnson K NJ
Heahev Jennie
Neelson B
Will John
Persons calling for the same viii
please say advertised.
A fee Of one cent additional postage
Ii required on all advertised letters.
POST Office opens ats A NJ. and
closes ct 7:l5 r. M. sharp.
LOUISE ALVAREZ. r. n.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
To Kill President.

Derby, Conn, Jan. 7.-On APP
pltcation OF his father. Raphael A.
Salvador, OF Shelton, an italian
aged IS years, who is alleged to
have been making preparations to
go to Washington to kill President
Roosevelt, ,was committed to-day to
the Connecticut hospital for the in
sane.
1t is said that the young man has
been imbued with morbid ideas
through reading anarchist literature.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
Notice to 'l'resspassers

Hunting, fishing. trapping, cutting
wood. deadening trees, removing fallen
timber OF tresspassing Of any kind, is
positively forbidden upon the lands Of
the undersigned, under penalty Of the
Antoine Provost. Geo. II. Cause. Jas.
Provost. E.-P Robert, U. g. Neuhau,-
or, +. +. Herwig, Mrs. r. E. Kuntz.
". j.. Mayfied, F A. Bourgeois. Oscar
Biugier, Cap. Taylor.
ja7-8 mos.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14

The report of the Christmas MUIR
ders, atrocities, accidents and or.
gies, are coming in freely, and they
WILL in the. aggregate. amount to a
good sized battle. Peace on earth,
good will to men, will not apply
to the celebration of the anniversary
OF the appearance Of the gentle Re-
deemer, in the United States. The
People.