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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-08
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BY fio7sEhFFIIPP PIPING.
Young Mans Clothes Set on Fire
While Doctor Panisl1es Fin
Tor I1,si.It.1.e VIE.

Chicago HorseV flipping OF
Stevens. or how Dr. Robert H. Harvey
acted as dispenser OF justice. ineendi-
airy, fireman and Good Samaritan, be-
came part ct the Harrison street po-
lice library the other day. It was CLASH
fed under true stories stranger than
fiction Leroy SteFens, a young man,
appeared at the Harvey home one even
ing and annoyed Mrs. Harvey. The
physician cane home, seized Stevens
and applied the herseWhip@ several
times. One Of the strokes of the lash
ignited matches in Stevens vest pocket
and set him on FIRE.
The fact that his victims clothing
was ablaze was not discovered at once
BY DR.. Harvey. WHO stood behind the
man applying the lash. Then in his
anxiety to save. the eulprit from being
burned to death Or. Harvey. ran to q
stable close by where a goodman was
cleaning carriages and returning with
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BURIED CHILD ALIVE.
Wisconsin Man and His sister-in-
Law Are Held on Awful
Charge

Prairie du Chen, Wis.-William
Crawford and his sister-in-law.
Frances Crawford, were bound over to
the circuit court without bonds the
other day on a charge of murder in
the first degree. Crawford has a wife
and five children, three Of whom are
young men, while the woman has an
18-year-old son and a husband who is
in an insane asylum
Several children are said to have
been born to the accused and each
time the offspring is said to have been
disposed Of without the knowledge Of
the authorities, the father threatening
the lives of any member Of the family
who dared expose his acts.
On January 10 a baby girl was born
to the woman in the two-room hut OF
the Crawfords. u miles above this
city. which was occupied by nine per-
sons, the three young men, Crawford,
his wife. and two small children, the
sister-in-law, and a grandfather.
After the birth of the child the IA
Their took it to the barnyard and buried
it alive in a manure heap. where Off
GERS discovered it after his arrest.
In the hearing a son of Crawford and
the son of the woman gave strong tes-
timony. Crawford's wife refused to
see him at the Jail and wept bitterly
as she reviewed her Wretehed condi-
ton during the last ten years.
It has developed that two years age
the body Of child was deVoured by
the hogs on the Crawford place.
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The Population OF
the Earth IS
I, 400, 900, 900.
One Million
Die Annually OF
Cafa1.1-h.

a Ii over the world Peruna IS
4 3 known and used for catarrhal =
diseases. The peruna Girl has
Travelled round the globe
Her face is familiar everywhere that
civilization reaches
Universally Praised.
From Africa to Greenland. from Man
churia to Patagonia, the face Of the
Peruna girl is familiar and the praises
of Peruna as a catarrh remedy are
heard.
Successful In North and South.
Peruna crossed the Equator several
years ago, to find in the Southern
Hemisphere the same triumphant sue
cess that has marked its career in the
Northern Hemisphere.
Standard.
Peruna is a standard Catarrh remedy
the world over.
It cures eatarrh By graduating it
from the system.
Permanent Cure.
It obviates the necessity OF all local
treatment and its relief is CT permanent
character.
Without Peer.
No other remedy has so completely
dominated the whole earth as Peruna.
In Every Tongue.
In all languages its glowing testi-
monials are written.
In all cImes the demands for Peruna
Increase.
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NoBLEMAN Woos BARNARD.
Marquis Tmagines He Has Found
Wealthy Widow Only to Discover
Her of Plebeian Origin.

London.-All society is laughing at
the marquis OF ToWnshend, who, while
heiress hunting, imagined he had
| found prize in the person of a fas-
einating widow of wealth, only to dis
cover later that she had but recently
graduated from the position of bar
maid in a London public house.
The marquis, who is a nephew of
| the duke of Fife, who married the
kings sister, in his quest for a rich
bride met Mrs. Evelyn Dina Tournour
She represented herself as the daugh-
ter of Niscount Olardio, an Italian
| nobleman. She was pretty and cap
4 tivating.
The marquis wooed the widow
ardently. and soon asked her hand in
marriage. He was accepted, where
upon, with his family solicitor, the
marquis called upon the widow to ar
range the settlements. His modest
| claims shed a curious light upon the
manners and customs Of the penniless
nobility. Not only did he demand q
handsome settlement for himself, but
/ he insisted that the widow settle $780,
/ 600 upon a clerical friend and S25, 600
more on the clerical friends son on the
/ plea that he owed the clerical friend
| that amount.
The widow demurred at the settle
ment on the son OF the clerical friend,
whereat the marquis shedding appro-
pirate tears, exclaimed:
This, then, will stop our mar
rage. .
Thereafter the marquis grew cool.
But it was not the intention of the
widow to permit him thus easily to
escape and she promptly brought suit
for breach OF promise. Detectives were
placed on her trail and then the whole
story came out. It was discovered that
instead of being the daughter of an
Italian nobIeman her father runs a
saloon in Southampton, in which his
daughter had worked as harmaid, and
that her mother was a servant.
Pressure was brought to bear on the
woman and she withdrew her suit. re
turning all of the presents that she
had received from the marquis, and
remarking with delicious humer;
4 have net. yet received back the
presents that gave my noble mar
/ quis z
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az Extensive LaD0TaloEy.
To supply this remedy to the whole
world taxes to the utmost one of tbs
best laboratories in the United States
A Word From ausfralia.
Walter H. Woodward. BomadieT
Royal Australian Artillery, Hobart
Tasmania, writes:
Il suffered for several years with q
distressing condition of the head and
throat, caused by continual colds.
My head and nostrils Were stopped
up most of the time, and there was
discharge, and my sense Of smell was
affected badly.
After two weeks use Of Peruna
found this condition quite changed, and
SO / continued to use this remarkable
medicine for ever a month.
Il am very glad to say that at the end
Of that time was cured and felt In
fine health generally, and am pleased
to give Peruna my honest endorse
ment."
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again to stay or to return soon, and
then ne led me- through the glorious
place and to the throne Of God can
not tell you what it was like, Philip,
for have no words in which to picture
the grandeur
When he finished his story Ms.
Doane and Mr.. Healey were greatly
affected, and the monsignor repeated
his statement that he could not tell
whether he had had a vision or a
dream.
Less than four hours after he had
left the house Mr. Healey heard of the
death of Mgr. Doane-
At the cathedral rectory Rev. Will
liam f. Grady said that he and the
other priests had heard the story, but
would not discuss it.
Mr.. Healey was reluctant to talk
about the strange occurrence. He
could not remember, he said. all that
Mgr. Doane told him Of the strange
happening.
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LIVED Her WHOLE
LIFE As A BOY
GIRL REVEALS REMARKABLE
STORY ON DEATH-BED.
20 YEARS IN MALE ATTIRE
Went to Boys, Schools, Was a Jockey
and Helper in Barroom-
Con9esses Strange Tale to
HOSPITAL Nurse.

Cineinnati.-By the death Of MISS
Frances Lamouche in q hospital heFe
q strange story Of adventure Is
brought to light-a story that must
have gone to the grave with her mad
she not conflded it to her nurse.
The girA was 20 years old. She was
admitted to the hospital several weeks
ago as Frank Williams, clad in male
apparel and appearing to be a boy
Her brown hair was cropped close and
there was nothing in her manner TO
indicate her sex.
AS Frank Williams she was placed
in the male ward and there the paiysi-
clans found that she was suffering
from fatal form of paralysis The
day following her admission she con-
fessed to the nurse that she was not
Frank Williams, but Miss Frances
Lamouche- She was Immediately re-
moved to the female ward.
she could not recall the time when
she did not masquerade as a boy. She
was born in a little village not far
from Paris. Heg father, she told the
nurse, was a comedian, and her moth
er a Partisan dancer and singer, sne
said she could not have been more
than five years old when she donned
knickerbockers and began the mas
auerade that was to end only with her
death
While she was still a mere child her
parents came to America. Her father,
she said, was killed in Chicago about
ten years ago. Her mother continued
to dance and sing IN concert halls and
the little girl was wont to go with
her to the theaters and wait for her in
her dressing room. But the passing
years brought no change in the girls
garl'.
Remember, little one, you will be
left alone in the world some day" her
mother would tell her. and you will
find ii much easier to make your way
as Il boy than as a girl
Mother and child drifted to Keokuk,
Ia. and there the girl was placed in q
school for boys. She attended this
school for months before her secret
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Wears Mouse in Church

West Chester, PA little mouse
might have created a panic in the First
Baptist church here, but this was pre-
vented by the sensible action Of those
who were near the retiring young
woman most directly involved. She was
pretty normal school student and the
mouse had been carried to church serY-
ices among the flowers on her hat. IN
the midst. Of the sermon the little ami
nal made its appearance on the hat,
performed q number Of antics and kept
them up during the service. At the
close the young woman was Invited to
the room below. her hat was taken by
a friend and there was mouse killing.
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From Hawaii.
prince Jonah Kalanianaole. delegate
in Congress from Hawaii, writes from
Washington, D. G., as follows:
81 can cheerfully recommend your
Peruna as a very effective remedy for
coughs. colds and catarrhal trouble.
A Cuban Minister.
Senior Quesada, Cuban Minister to
the United States. writes from Washing
ton, D. c., as follows
aPeruna I can recommend as very
good medicine It is an excellent
Strengthening tonic. and is also an eff
icacfous cure for the almost universal
complaint of eatarrh.' - Gonzalo De
Quesada.
From All Quarters of tie Globe.
We have on file thousands of testf-
monials like those given above. We can
give our readers only slight glimpse
Of the vast number of grateful letters
DR.. Hartman is constantly receiving
from all quarters Of the globe in behalf
Of his famous catarrh remedy, Peruna.
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MGR, D0ANE SAW
VISION CT HEAVEN
Rad STRANGE DREAM SHORTLY
BEFORE DEATH.
MET SPIRIT OF BOY FRIEND
Deeply Affected by the Strange DC
currence, He Related Story to
Lads Father and Four Hours
Later Was Dead.

New York.-Aecording to Philip
Healey, one of his parishionefs, Mgr
George H. =Doane just before hiss death
told of a vision of beautiful heavenly
scenes that had come to him on the
previous night Mr.. Healey's 14-year-
old son. William, had died three days.
before. The boy had long been a favor
he was part Of the strange story that
it was related To the father.
During the middle Of January the
boy was thought to be dying, and
telephone call was received at the
cathedral rectory for a priest. None
was there except Mgr. Doane. It was
II O'Clock at night and a snowstorm
was raging, but the elderly prelate
fastened to the Healey home and adj
ministered the last rites of the church
to the boy The monsignor was re
monstrated with for having yentured
out on such a night, but he replied:
All my priests We're out on other calls,
and I could not let your William die
without seeing him
The boy rallied and lived nearly a
week. When Mgr. Doane called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Healey the day after the
aside and said:
Philip, something strange happened
to me last night. had either a vision
or dream, in which appeared to be
in Heaven and was talking to your
son. I don't know which it was, be-
cause Tn not certain whether ! was
asleep or awake. It occurred, SO far
as can tell, a few minutes after /
retired, seemed to be in place
where all was light and music. The
scene was one which cannot describe.
Though could see no one and knew
not whence the sound came, heard
the most enhancing music that | ever
listened to- Then there was singing
such as it is beyond me to tell you
about. | never heard anything like it
before in my life.
Above all the sounds Of music came
the voice of your Willie, clear and
strong. It said: oh, Monsignor, are
you with US so soon? This is beau
tiful place and we are all SO happy, for
there is nothing to do but to sing and
listen to the sweetest music. How are
my papa and mamma? | hope they
are we'll. You must stay with US, Mon
signor. We want you here, for we. are
all 50 happy I answered that you.
Philip. and Mrs. HeaIey were well, and
T told him that could not remain with
him, Notwithstanding the happiness
which he said reigned there aud which
I could see for myself. He. urged me
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and often struck against whirling foe
in their dives, but, nevertheless, We're
not frightened from their practice.
The hardness of the family is ex,
emplifed in every way in their mode
of living. There are IA children. Ali
are of rugged build and dress in the
lightest weight apparel the year round.
Food of the plainest sort, cultivated on
their own farm, is the family's fare.
The boys all work on the farm. Even
the little lad of ten does his share
in the fields and barns
The Lathams are recli1ses. The vii
layers know little Of them, although the
The first news Of the feats of cold wa
ter swimming by the Iathams was told
one morning by Walter L. Tuthill, p,
Cook Petty, William Latham and Lowry
Latham, all of whom witnessed the icy
swim. According to the report Of these
basket and went on a claiming eXpe-
dition to Long Beach After he had pro-
cured sufficient CLAIMS for the family din
ner he dotted his clothes and took the
plunge The Lathams never dry their
bodies after the cold swim, as they be
lieve only in that way are colds to be
avoided
The father is man of tremendous
proportions. and the sons. although the
oldest is just 20, bid fair to equal his
stature. The Lathans say their bay
baths are nothing new.
we have been doing it for years, =
says the elder Latham.
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was discovered and she was sent home.
Her mother at once took her to an.
other boys school. A year or two later
Frances was sent to small college
for boys In Iowa to be prepared for a
professional career
But there again Der sex was learned
and she had to leave. Then with her
mother she took up the problem OF
earning a likelihood For a time the
girl was a "newsboy" in Chicago Then
she tried her hand at bookkeeping.
Finally she and her mother decided to
return to France. Soon after their ar
rival in Paris the girl went to one OF
the raee-courses. There she applied
for license as a Jockey. A French
aobleman became her sponsor, and as
Frank Lamonche the girl carried the
eolors of her benefactor for several
months, then gave it UP and returned
70 America with her mother. From
that time Oh mother and daughter sui
tered many hardships.
Four years ago the mother died and
then Frances Lamouche become a
mere vagabond and wanderer. She
slept in barns, halls, anywhere, but at
last, in despair, she went to the Com
vent of the Good Shepherd. at Column
bus. and, confessing to the sisters that
she was q girl, begged to be admitted.
Life in the convent became irksome
aud she left to become a wanderer
again.
The girl drifted to this city last No
FembeP. She looked like a boy OF
Is or 10. she worked first at one thing
and then another, rarely remaining in
one place more than week. At first
she got employment in the barroon of
one of the large hotels. She served
drinks and performed the tasks of a
boy of-all-work. There she fell i'll and
was sent TO the hospital
But even 10 the nurse Frances La
moaehe did not tell all OF her life-story.
After her death little package was
found tucked away under her pillow.
Ia It were letters from a young
Frenchman IN New orleans. in which
De begged to be permitted to come to
her rescue and take her back to
France. Other writer's too offered to
help her. Another letter was from
DR.. Mary Walker, Of Oswego, n. Y.
inviting the girl to come to her.
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Man Barks Like a Dog.

Hammond, Ind.-snappIng and bark
ing like a dog. Fred Reiger, OF Hege-
wisch. is laboring under the delusion
that he has hydrophobia. The sufferer
inagines. that he was bitten by a dog
belonging 10 Fred Johnson. who died
from rabies two months ago. Since the
death of his friend ReigeT has run from
every dog that. CHANGED to come near
him. Several days ago he became Fic-
lent ard would groWl at anyone who
approached him. Physicians declare
that he will die of prostration unless MS
haIlucination is dissipated.
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a hose doused Stevens from head to
foot with water.
It is alleged Stevens annoyed several
persons and on several occasions it was
charged he had insulted Mrs. Harvey.
The man made his appearance as gen
eral rule late in the afternoon. The
fatal day he went to the rear of DR..
Haryey's residence and summoned Mrs
Harvey to the door.
Just at this point DR.. Harvey. return
ing from visit to a patient, turned into
the alley He saw the man and, turn
ing his horse about, stopped just out of
view. Taking the whip from his bug
gy. he crawled along the wall leading
into his yard.
All unaware of his danger, Stevens
was talking to Mrs. Harvey. She saw
her husband approach with the whip.
but engaged the prospective victim S
attention. Suddenly Stevens felt the
lash across. his neck. Again and again
he was struck. Qualing with fear, his
limbs failed him and he was unable to
escape.
Dr. Harvey never even looked at his
victim as he applied the lash until he
saw smoke and fame and heard Ste
yens' painful vail
Efforts to eStinguish the flames were
unsuccessful until the physician ran
to a nearby stable and seized a hose.
Finally the fire was extinguished and
Stevens. almost unconscious, was taken
into the physicians home, where his
burns were attended to. Then Stevens
was held until a policeman was sum
moned. In court the prisoner, admit
ting his guilt, was sentenced to the
bridewell for something like 203 days.
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this offer which is made to get you to
test Salzer's Warranted Vegetable Seeds.
They will send you their big plant and
seed catalog, together with enough seed
to grow
1000 rich, juicy Turnips,
1000 blanching, nutty Celery,
1000 rich, buttery Lettuce,
1000 splendid Onions,
1000 rare, luscious tRadishes,
1000 gloriously brilliant Flowers,
ALL FOR BUT 16c POSTAGE.
providing you will return this notice, and
# you viii send them zoe in postage, they
will add to the above package of IA
NOUS Berliner Caulifower. K. IL
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Arrested for Indiscrirninate Kissing.

Columbus. 0.-Beeause, 1t is said, he
made a practice Of kissing nearly every
girl he met, Ike SENT. a boy Of +, has
been arrested. He was held pending in.
vestigation. Neighbors made com
plant Of the boys actions It was said
that often he kissed and Rugged girls
indiseriminately
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FOR WOMEN.
Much That Every Woman Desires to
know Is Found i'm Cuticura-
.Cutfcura Works yyonders.''

Too much. stress cannot be placed on
the great value Of Cutieura Soap, ONT
nent and Pills in the antiseptic cleans
ing of the mucous surfaces and OF the
blood and circulating fluids, thus afford
ing pure, sweet and economical local and
constitutional treatment for weakening
discharges, ulcerations, inaammatiens,
feelings, irritations, relaxations, displace-
nients, pains and Irregularities peculiar
to females, as well as such sympathetic
affections as anaemia, ehlorosis, hysteria,
NERVOUSNESS and debility.
Miss Day married Mr.. Weeks Although
this added weeks to day, yet day was
lost and weeks gained.-Life.
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Too Much for Him.

simkins-I see Jaggsby is full again.
i thought he intended TO turn over a
new leaf the first OF the year2
Timl1ins-0h, he turned 1t over all
right. bnt there was 4 full -page brew
cry advertisement on the other side
Chicago Daily News.
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I.aroast. Twist Tobacco.

The largest roll of pIgtaH twist tobae-
co ever made IS on view in the shop win
dow of a Bolton manufacturer L meas
ures two and a half miles IN length and
weighs 2o3 pounds.
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Europeans on the Increase

A German newspaper states that with
In the last decade the population of Eu-
rope has increased about IS, oee. coo. 81
whom Russia contributed II 90a, 600 and
France less than 500.
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Royal Broom.

Plantagenet had just adopted the
broom plant for the ROYAL emblem
And why not p heqaeried Ism the
lady who sweeps for you an absolute
arch On. Sun
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Grab Herr

Askington-Quite clever girl, isn't she2
sapsmitil- Clever Why, she has brains
enough for twoi
Marry her, old fellow, Marry her as
quick as you can! Smart Set.
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Millions OF Vegetables.

When the Editor read 10000 plants for
l6c, he could hardly believe it, but upon
second reading finds that the John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, than
whom there are no more reliable and ex-
tenslye seed growers IN the world makes
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a stran NEE Fact.

She-I see there are four times as
many words il the English Language as
in the French.
He And yet some women seem to like
to talk Freneh-Yo nRers Statesman.
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Frankly Stated.

Are you looking for work e.
No, answered the poor but candid
man. I'm looking for money. but 4 En
willing 10 work, becauseI cant get it
Otherwise n ashinston Star
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One cannot understand why women are
so desperately anxious 10 enter professions
and trades which obviously are suited only
to men, while they allow men TO super
sede them in others that seem by right
to belong to women alone.-Bystander.
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You can sometimes extract a good deal
of comfort and some profit out of know
ing when to quit hoping for the best
Puck
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A QUICK RECOVERY.

A Prominent officer Of the Rebscsas
Writes to Thank Deans Kidney Pills
For It.
Mrs. G. &. Bungardner, a. local officer
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Relating 10 Mortar walls.

Walls built during rainy season are
said by builders to be the strongest.
When mortar dries quickly It becomes
erumbl and possesses little binding