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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
Published w eeklgs
Roo1ned in Pews.

a Philadelphian who recently re-
turned from a trip to Florida, in narrat-
ing some of his experiences. says that it
is almost impossible to conceive how
great was the rush CT visitors at the
height Of the season Illustrative of the
enormous crowd he told the following
anecdote, which Lippincott's Magazine
repeats: "One day a man came TO one
of the big hotels and was told that there
was no room for him in the house, but
that place to sleep could be made up in
the memorial chapel on the hotel grounds
If he desired The visitor replied that he
was satisfied BY bedtime he had par
taken of All that he could stand in the
way of Unsolicited refreshments. When
he woke up il the morning he looked
around for push button, and, finding
none, wandered out into the yestibule.
There he saw bell rope, and he COM
.aenced tolling the bell with great gusto
until man opened the door and asked
him what was the matter. Bring me a
cocktail and sfphon Of carbonic, and be
quick about it. !" answered the guest, and
charge it to pew q"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
THE FITNESS or THINGS.
Wel1-chosen Subject for an Essay by
youth Who Wanted It Writ
ten for Him.

The boy was nearing the time ! d his his
graduation from the high school; he was
q favorite in the school, but he had taken en-
higher rank on the baseball and footoaII
fields than he had IN the classroom, ana
this was when he began to be sorry Inc
exercises" Of graduation day doomed iargs
before him. He was down for an essay.
It looked more formidable than any s ob-
gtacle he had ever encountered on the
athletic field, and the nearer the day came
the larger it looked, says the Lewiston
(Me.) Journal.
There was a Harvard man staying IN
the village at the time, and to him, final.
", the young athlete went and besou 1gg
his help in the writing Of the essay. Inc Inc
university man was amused, but ne con-
cealed his emotions.
Vel, b said, e graduation atsat s doas
much n writing lately. and I hardly feel Ike
tackling such job The boys face tell
Still" the Harvard man added,
don't know perhaps suppose you've
picked out the subject you want to write
about?'
.sYes,' answered the young athlete, the
subject is 'Self-Relianee.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
One Cause of Divorce.

III is strange that those who are en-
gagged in war on the divorce evil have
failed to note among the frequent
causes Of domestic trouble the neWspa-
per communications and magizfne arti.
eles ON how to live on an insignificant
sum a week. These, asserts the Phil
adelphia Ledger, are apparently benefi-
cent publications, but in fact they are
to the last degree mischievous. It is
the more exasperating because every
experienced housewife knows they are
untrustWorthy. The faithful wives
who deny themselves necessaries in
order to keep down the cost of living
would contemplate with demoniacal
pleasure the electrocution of the mis-
chieyous authors Of these pretended ex-
periments in economy. They are the
helpless victims of their husbands
trust In printed figures. If we are to
light the divorce evil with laws in
stead of public sentiment, then a stat
ute forhidding the publication of arti-
eles on how to live on less should be
On early enactment.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15

freight train going over wooden
bridge. jim looked over his shoulder
and saw the great ice barrier moving
down after them.
The hills of ice rose and came down
in ruins Other hills arose at once Ia
their places, forced up by the mighty
pressure underneath. Great cakes or
ice. four feet thick and hundred s1eee
across, heaved themselves on end, shone
green in the sun and fell with thunder.
The ebb tide pushed behind-20 square
miles Of water striving to get out to sea
Fast as the scooter sailed, the bay
men knew that the ice-shove was NOV
ing faster. Before they had sailed q
thousand feet the ice was beginning to
writhe and billow under them. There
was only one hope. and that was to sail
straight for the mainland without turn
ing aside for anything. The least bit
Of lufHng or easing off would make the
boat lose way enough so that the thou
sands of tons of ice that were tumbling
and crashing behind them would catch
them, and that would mean the instant
end of the scooter.
So Jim sailed smack into air holes,
drove headlong at great hummocks.
wrestled through mush ice by helping
the boat along with his pikepole, and
darted over drifting foes as If the boat
were a seal.
Just as he touched the mainland he
could hear the roar of the shove al
most in his ears, but he did not turn to
look. Quickly he gave hand to his
father and helped him up the beach to
high land. When he turned the scooter
was gone. For an instant he saw its
mast toss in the ice. That was the last
he ever saw of it..
Farther out toward the inlet were
some black speeks on the plunging foes
They. were the ruins of the shanty. jim
rutland had been Just in time.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
Good COMPANIONS.

An excellent test Of a friend is the
making of journey in his company.
Many who are most agreeable amid the
little events Of every day at home. or in
an accustomed round. says writer il
st. Nicholas, are unable to with
stand the petty annoyances that come
with traYel-the deferred meals, early
rising, loss of sleep, the minor discom-
forts we all have suffered. But none Of
these affect the temper Of a favorite
book. 1t is ever ready for your amuse-
ment, yet never resents being put aside.
II has no choice as to your route, and
asks no more than little corner of your
travelling bag. or. at a pinch, will go into
q pocket as snngly as a pet squirrel. The
London Acadamy says: Indeed, of
al travelling comrades books are the
most congenial and the most gentle: not
books Of trave1-they are for the home
freside, but tales that have for back
ground the scenery you are looking
upon, or histories which deal with men
and women who have dwelt and worked
IN the cities you are visiting"
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scooTERING FOR LIFE.
How jim Rescued Els Father from
Death in the Ice Shove by His
Staunch Little Craft.


The great inland salt sea of the
South bay was frozen over white and
smooth from mainland to beach, but
the south winds had begun to blow and
vague, ghostly noises stole over the
great expanse, says the Philadelphia
Inquirer. Sometimes they sounded like
the wall Of a far-away storm, but there
was no storm; sometimes they sounded
like cannon fred miles away at sea, but
there were no ships off shore firing can
non, sometimes they sounded like the
peaceful long-drawn signs of a sleeper
A stranger would have been puzzled
hopelessly to say what these strange
sounds were or meant; but the bay men
knew. and all along the miles of shore
men hurried to drag boats as far up on
the land as they could, and to secure
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
BARREL JUMPING.
A Little Trick Connected Herewith
Which It Is Worth a Boys While
to Understand.


Many a boy who is first rate stand
ing broad" jumper will be stumped ut
terly in barrel jumping. It is nc easy
thing, aud. like many sports of the
kind it requires d 'knaek" to win at it.
We will suppose that several of your
boy friends can beat you in a standing
broad jump. When you tell these chaps
that you can turn the tables. on them
in barrel jumping they will naturally
scott atyouand say: Well. get your bar
rel, and we'll show you!" Then you get
your barrel.
Make them jump first. They will
climb on the barrel. which lies innocent
" on its side. The barrel will roll
and Wriggle beneath them, and when
you tell them that a rule of the game
is that no jumper must stay on the bar
rel more than 30 seconds, one or two
Of them will be out of it from the start,
for they will be quite unable to get
their balance in that time, SO they can
get in their faVorite jumping position.
The best of them will be able to jump
but a few feet from their tiel1lish perch.
fer the barrel viii roll beneath them,
Offering no resistance to the backward
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there are cases where an operation
IS the only resource, but when one eay,.
slders the great number of easas ~
ovarian and womb trouble cured bv
Lydia p. Pinkhan's Vegetable Com.
pound after physicians have advised sasl1
operations, no woman should submit 40 ~.
one without first trying the yaoaf ssg -
Compound and writing Mrs. PiT5r rfesyre
Lynn, Mass, for advice, which s ee fzaa
Miss Margret Merk1ey of PTS Th;ra
Street, Milwaukee, Wis, writes; - :
Dear Mrs. Pfnkham:-
Loss Of strength, extreme narvo,,s.a.
shooting pains through the pelvic orasss.
hearing down pains and cramps eoTassIia3
me TO seek medical advice. The Slocfo, go.
making an examination, said had oyar;s1,
troubie and liberation and advised a., or,a as1
tlon 70 this Isarongly objected and deasaas
60 try Lydia 3. Pinkham,s VegetaIla Ssevs
pound The liberation quickly haaIaS III. IN
ene nad symptoms disappeared and I a. "a
once more strong, vigorous and welIo
Ovarian and womb troubles arc s4..a
" On the increase among women -
the monthly periods are verv rains,, y
OF 100 frequent and excessiye-if S 49,.
nave pain or swelling low Gown r tl he
LETT side, bearing down pains. las &C.,
rnoga, aau neglect yourself try TeveI;a
= fankaa1n'a Vegetable GoEapound. -
vi
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
SHE oUTWITTED THE GUARD
Mother with Baby in Perambulator
That Set the Officer to
Guessing.

A st. Louis Womanss cleVerness fairly
took a Jefferson guard off his feet the
other day, and gave a hearty laugh to a
dozen witnesses of the comedy, relates
the Globe-Demoerat
She was a. picture-loving mother, and
had toi1ed up Art Hill with her cooling
babe in a small pushcart. She gave a
sigh of relief as she mounted the last
stairs leading to her goal, and as sEa
mopped the perspiration from her face
she explained to the baby what a glori-
Gus time they were going to have look
ing at the beautiful pictures. Twas
evident that the woman and the baby
were on the best Of terms and out to en-
joy things together,
AS she was about to enter. a pleasant
faced Jefferson guard, with an express
sion that said plainly that he didn't
relish the task, said courteous1y, but
firmly: 81 am very sorry, madam, but
We have orders to admit no perambula-
tors inside the building
For a moment the tired mother was
dazed by her appointment. She
looked hopelessly in at the door. up at
the sympathetic guard, and down at the
cooling babe Suddenly her face bright
ened, as by an Inspiration. She seized
the handle with a firm grin. slipped it
over her arm, like the handle Of a basket.
There was a click, and, presto, change.
Miss Baby was seated in a wicker swing,
suspended from the mothers arm. kick
ing and cooling as happily as ever. To
the questioning glance Of the mother the
courteous guard said, as well as he could
for laughter: THAT mode of transpor-
tation is not mentioned in my orders.
madam" And in triumph mother and
baby entered amid the cheers of the on
lockers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
DpHt1*f fnr 1lgt1rnn
BY DR.. a. Il. STEPHENS.
Pastor Cumberland Presbyterian Church. chcaso.

ambition greatness In life military and civic
with overwhelming desire for bgne May God call
following this that has led many
and perish simply of their
bic things It still that the victories Of peace greater
than victories of
In the bitter competitions and deay fes by society is bset
emphasize power might and magnitude forgetting
always the swift the battle to the strong
Have God the side
and strongest armies? Do like Napoleon important
only cavalry, infantry and artillery
The true disciple will from his Master found
cup ministry tender and human
Sad which and suffering make appeal
sadder that itself the
benefit of its kind.
The mission allow
assembly that hnders
Ephesus rather the Jerusalem where
may be alone with her Lord to for her ministry
Of tenderness.
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push of their feet when they try to
jump.
Now you yourself take a turn. You
stand about two feet from the barrel
and jump lightly upon it, but the in
slant your feet touch it you jump again
and sail through the air, landing several
feet beyond the farthest mark made
by the Others The secret is that the
momentum of your first jump carries you
forward, and that when you jump from
the barrel you leap straight up in the
air, not forward, for the momentum oil
your first jump carries you on far
enough. The ground below the barrel
lends resistance from that direction,
while there is none to keep the barrel.
in place when the others leap straight
forward from it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15

Ernest Thompson Seton was address,
3ng the Cosmos club Of Washington on
The habits of animals, says a recent re-
pert from that city In the audience was
adelegation Of Pueblo Indians from New
Mexico One Of them. evidently an edu-
Gated man, asked permission to inter-
rupt. This being granted, he subjected
Mr.. Seton to a ss-examination such
as would have delighted a lawyer. The
lecturer finally acknowledged that he
had no more information on the subject,
whereupon the redman took it up and
gave the audience an intensely interest
ing discourse on the habits of bears. Civ
ing details of adventures with bruin
such as Mr.. Seton never conceived. The
latter was inclined to be huffy at first.
but at the conclusion Of the Indians re-
marks Joined heartily in the applause.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
For Bows.

One of our great American leader
says boy should learn:
To let cigarettes alone.
To be kind to all animals.
To be manly and courageous.
To ride. row, shoot and swim.
To build a fence scientifically.
To fill the wood box every night.
To be gentle to his sisters.
To shut door without slamming.
To sew on a button
To do errands promptly and cheer
fully
10 have dog, and make companion
Of him.
To get ready to go away without the
united efforts Of mother, grandmother.
sisters, chambermaid and cook.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15

After q heated debate, in which
four women took part, says recent
dispeteh, athe Bayonne, N. r., Political
Study club has voted, by a large ma
5ority. that the proper way for girl
to salute the flag is to touch the fore
head 9th the right hand, precisely
Is man does" It is well tat this
he's been authoritatively settled. re-
marks the Louisville Courier-JournaI.
Otherwise some girls might have as
sumed that the proper way to salute
the flag ~ to w5gwag a powder-bag
at it, as they have been known to sa-
lutte one another.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15

"Sahib,' said Ghunga, ito shoot a
tiger is easy if one be brave and wise.
To enmesh him alive is like trapping
the lightning. It is perilous and I'M
profitable .
/ convinced him soon that the profits
would warrant the extra toll, and we
set to work on our plans.
The Striped Death" had last been
seen about 20 miles north Of Remaeh-
uada's village, where he had slain ard
partly deFoured a half-grown goatherd.
Thither We Went, acting on the theory
that tiger thoroughly exhausts the
possibilities Of one neighborhood be-
fore moving on to another.
For TWO weeks we worked in vain
Traps, falls and all other sorts of Gus
tomarF ruses were useless. The brute
seemed, indeed, to have some of the
miraculous powers attributed To him
by the superstitious villagers At last
even tie iron nerves Of my two IN
trepid shikarris were almost shaken by
the tigers repeated escapes from situa-
tions wherein it seemed there was no
1oophole left.
Twice during this time we saw him.
Once as a mere streak of barred sun
light, passing rapidly through a gap in.
the jungle. The second time. summing
himself on rock. not 50 yards from
Us. 4 rifle shot would easily have end
ed his career then, and Ghunga's hands
cIenched tightly On his weapon.
See, sahtb." he whispered. 1.-THE
brute knows We Will not shoot. It is
Tor that reason he lets Us come SO
close. No one WHO came to kill has
been 50 near to him.
Day by day the tiger worked south
ward, and day by day We erept south
ward On his trail. AT length we were
within two miles Of Remaehunda's own
village.
There, one day, IN the jungle. We Jet
ND q gfeat trap. It was, roughly speak
Ing, On soneWha the same plan as the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
Paw Taxes by TeIephone.

Taxes are paid by telephone in Hicls.
CRY county, No A farmer calls up the
collector, learns the amount Of his taz
bill, and deposits the money with the
operator, who, having listened to the
conversation. is qualified to issue re.
ceipt. Farmer saves time and traye.
expenses; county gets its money with
out delay.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
Mistake Made Somewhere.

Mrs. Kindle (whose husband mad told
her that the apartment house was the
proper thing for her, on the principle Of
suites to the sweet Henry said an awful
" nice thing TO me to-day.
Mrs. Kandle-Yes2
Eyes. He said this was just the place
for hle-fats to the-why, somehow that
doesn't sound right, after all.''-Boston
Transeript
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
know More. Yet Inferior.

President Faunce, Of Brown UNIVERSE
II, declares that while the freshmen oil
to-day know more than their fathers
knew at the same age they are inferior
to their elders in logical strength. power
of concentration and the faculty Of sus-
tanned thought.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
EE1ran eS

C1ipper-It isn't safe to think man
a lrnatic merely because you don't un-
derstand him
Flapper-That's SO. He's likely to be
either a genius or magazine poet
Tie Crank.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15

Now I, for one, had not the faintest,
remotest desire to turn him loose
again For I helped to capture him.
and | never could look on those mighty
paws of his without seeming to see
them, as I had once before seen them,
stained with human blood.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
Co1,ldn,t Do It.

Hix-How did that old millionaire maka
his money!
Dixie invented a susEender BUCKLE
that turned into night latchkey.-Da-
troit Free Press.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
Tnheri4s Fart1nna

Herman Fiacksmanu. a poor ragpick.
CT, Of Hanover. inherited $40 900 from
an American uncle When the money
was paid over to him on February Ia
be dronned dead.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
Effect of Early Training

Papa hear you were a bad girl to-
df.y and had to be whipped.
Small Daughter Mamma is awful
strict. II I'd "a known she used to be a
sehoolteaeher I'd a. told you not to
marry her.-T'Il- Bits.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
Art in Prussia.

During the seven years ending 1909
the Prussian state paid $500, 900 in be-
half of art; of this sum $4,000 went
TO the national gallery il Berlin.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15

Dent Get Footsore! Get Foot-Ease
A wonderful powder that cures tired. hot.
aching feet and makes new or tiehf Shoes hoes
Easy Ask today for Aliens Foot Ease.
eeept no substitute. Trial package FREE,
Address a. s. 0lmsted. LIE Roy, Il.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15

Senator DepeW recently gave utter
ance 10 this burst Of philosophy: The
man who laughs is a doctor without a
diploma. His face does more good in
2 sick room than a bushel of powders
or a gallon Of bitter draughts, People
are always gIad TO see him. Their
hands instinctiVely go out half way to
meet his grasp, while they turn inrol-
unfairly from the eIammy touch OF the
dyspeptic who speaks in the groaning
Key. Fie laughs yon out OF your faults
while you never dream ef being offend-
Bd with him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15

Tay1or's Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet
Gum and Mullen is Natures great rem
edy. Cures Cough, Cold, Group, Con.
sumption and all throat troubles. All
druggist, Use, soc. and $1.00 per bottle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding piles.
cur druggist will refund money if PAzo
OINTMENT fails to cure in to IA days. SOC.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15

Folks is boun' to hab something 10
worry EN-" said Uncle Eben IL man
is too rich to own mule he buys hisse'f
an automobile o-Washingto Star
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15

According to the New York Sun,
Rev. DIR Parkhprst on a recent Sunday
scored the late corners Of his congre-
cation: II realize, he said. that
there are those whose professional or.
other duties render II o'clock an i'm
possible hour. vet / must believe that,
So far as s. per cent, OF the struggling
is concerned, It Is an insult to the God
Of the sanctuary and betrays shat alb
senee of a soIemnized and spiritually
prepared mind that renders Intellectual
such portion Of the service as they may
be in time to participate ii.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
IHE BIG STRIPED DEATH
STORY OF CAPTURE ALIVE OF q
NAVIGATING TIGER OF
INDIA.
He Killed a Hunter at Work on Trap
Before His Comrades Eyes
Widow Devises Bold Plan
of Revenge.
By Major L. j. Beck.

Soldier, Big-Game Hunter and Explorer.)
IN A BIG. heavily barred window at
sol Broadway, New York, during
the recent municipal campaign, huge
tiger paced back and forth He was
known to be the largest and finest
specimen Of his kind in captivity.
The Order of Acorns had leased
him for the campaign, as an anti-Tam-
many warning. embIematie of the Gag
ing Of the Tammany tiger. In front Of
the window hung the following
placard:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
Most of Your NEIGH bors

will take advantage of the offer made by
the Vernal Remedy Company, of LIE Roy,
N. Y, to send free a trial bottle of Yer.
nal Palmettona Palmetto Berry Wine)t
the household remedy that is attracting
the attention Of physicians and the pub.
lie at large, for the reason that It is the
best specific known for the quick and
permanent cure of all diseases of the
stomach, liver, bowels and urinary organs
Oaly one dose a day. Sold by druggists
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15

Not a few people will synpathize With
the boy who, when he was asked what
he would like to be when he grew up to
be man, replied: - centenariaa. Boss
ton Globe.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
The lust for big

things has led many
men and nations far
out into the desert to
perish, forgetting ten
derness and looking
only to the accomplish
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15

It's mean critic that won't roast a
Trends book enough to make It sell
n. O. Pieayune.