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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27

I first prize was plate. and whole gen
erations Of common ancestors spoke
! in her first speech.
"A plGture!' she exclaimed, very mucI
as she would have said ian angle worm.
| and my house is Just full CT pictures
! There isn't room enough on the walls
! for a postage stamp. Now why couldni
have plate, too?.
Mrs. Dewey. grew red to the roots Of bel
waVy brown pompadour. Indignation
at the Woman's yulgarity nearly chokeG
her, but she resolved then and there tc
shTiVel up the undesirable one with q
just rebuke.
7 am sorry yea do not like your
prize, u she said gently enough, while the
whole club lapsed into an oppressive 81
lence. y thought the picture pretty,
and should like to hayeit myself. Ifyou
prefer a plate, come into the dining room
and choose from my plate rail any one
that you like best .
And did the prize-winner accept the
rebuke and sink into the oriental rug
with shame? No. indeed As a slangy
miss observed afterward, she never
turned hair
Thank you, dear she murmured.
sveetly, I'll take you at your word"
She stepped to the dining room door and
looked about the plate rail with calcu-
lating and mercenary glance.
Mrs. Dovey's heart sunk within her
oh, my darling willow pattern she
kept saying to herself MY precious.
precious violet plate-and my own beau
tiflll, new chop dish
Maybe it was telepathy, for the plate
inspector walked straight across the
dining room and took down the bic.
handsome chop plate, with the fateful
words:
I'll choose this one!"
But why tell what everybody said to
everybody else when the party broke up?
Why report what Mrs. Jones said to
Mrs. NTH as they climbed into their
waiting automobile2 Or why make
known what Mrs. Brown said to Mrs,
Green as the two waited for car, under
one umbrella? Or, worst Of all, why pry
into the conversation between Mrs.
Dewey and Jack as she sobbed out the
fate Of the cherished chop plate on his
comfortable shoulder that evening. st
is enough to know that a conspicuous
word in all OF these conversations was
cat, and that designations were the
subjects Of dark hints.
And the worst part about this story IS
tllat it is true.-Kansas City Star.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27

some restrictions are placed upon
these masterful servants.
Before city official can be elected
| he must be nominated, and the Office
holding class does the nominating.
Thus the of6ceho,ders reflect and re-
appoint themselves, and the great
multitude of citizens permit them to
| do it year after year.
Suppose such a law as I suggas.
should be enacted. The ruling clique
| would so to pieces instantly. Political
| bosses and political machines would
| disappear. On primary election days
| city halls and county buildings would
| not be deserted, but out in the pre-
eincts, wards and districts business,
professional ard working men would
be hustling to elect their tickets
They would not be inspired by the
| sordid self-intelest which actuates
the office and place holders, but would
be enthused by the spirit of good eiti-
zenship. Instead Of a beggarly per-
centage of voters working around the
polls on primary election day tnefs
would be a large majority representa-
ton OF a powerful party. The result
would be the selection of capable and
gublie-spirited omcials-none OF item
controlled by few omce-holding POLL
tieians
All nominations for public Office
should be made by direct primary
vote and not by delegates in a conFea-
ton. The names Of the candidates
for the Office should go on the primary
ballot and the candidate receiving the
highest number OF votes should be de-
clared the nominee of the party.
On the official ballot for city cleo
tons party headings should be dis-
pensed with. Instead the name of the
office Should top the column and the
names CT all candidates for that once
should appear beneath. This would
compel every voter to place a marx
opposite the name OF each candidate
he wished to vote for and would tend
to force the voter TO exercise his indE-
Tidual Judgment and make d studies
selection, irrespective of party aaHlis.
tons
Emancipation from local boss
rule, however. can be secured best By
onpelling oficeholders Of all degrees
to keep their hands out of the busl-
ness Of naming candidates for Office.
This seemingly Impossible task will
not appear so difficult if the method O.
direct primaries is first put into prae-
tice, and complete freedom from city
machines will come when to these
two reforms is added the elimination
Of party headings from the Official
ballots used in city elections.
/ outlined these suggestions to a
politician who carries several wards
IN his vest pocket. He tapped my desk
with his fingers a few seconds and
hen said:
IF those ideas were made effective.
we not only would be put out OF
business but the city would be ahead
thousands of dollars in the bargain,
for the logical result would be TO cut
down the pay roll to the number Of
employees needed in the departme
But you could never set your reform
notions. carried ont. for there are too
many lazy voters in this city. Anil
that is Where We win-we are not
lazy
copyright. 1904. by joseph B. Bowles1
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27
THE PRESIDENTS CLASS.
Fellow Students Of Roosevelt in 50
Who Have Achieved Fame
and Fortune.

Roosevelt class CT 80, that will fig
IRE with the president at Harvard
commencement this year, contains an
Interesting set of names, says the Bos-
ton Record. Col. CASTOR, Of so. is in
control of the democratic organization;
Quincy, Of 80, has been mayor OF Bos-
ION; Andrews, of 80, is a justice of the
New York supreme court, so-ealled.
Amy Lee and Wendell, of 80. are phil
Rnthropic soelologists: Bracket, of 80,
writes sacred music; Hubbard, Of 80.
writes (prolIhea1ly) short stories.
Opdycke, Of so, translates from the
romance languages and has been deco
rated by the king OF italy.
Billings, OF 80, is the Rev. Enaicott
Peabody's first assistant at Groton
school. where the older Roosevelt boys
are students Woodbury., of 80, is sec.
retary. Of the Boston park commission.
Keene. Of Sc, is consul at Florence.
Gilman has just been settled as pas
tor at Canton, Mass; Bob Bacon has
retired after making a fortune in State
street and Wall street.
II N II over IS Greek professor at
Western Reserves A. B. Hart is Har-
wards leading professor of history and
Voluminoas author; r. M. salton-
stall is enc of the Suffolk bars best
Known attorneys: F. A. Upper is head
master Of the Brighton high schoel;
T, E. Whiting was formerly associate
business manager of the Boston Her
aid, and Robert Winsor is the exesu-.
tive man at Kidder, Peabody & Co IS.
banking house; W. G. I. Tay1or is pro-
lessor OF political science al Nebraska
university.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27
Working While Asleen.

When anyone dreams of his work he
is working too hard When anyone
goes over and over again the duties of
the day, while he should be sound
asleep, be sAould let up. There is no
surer Indication in the world, says
Medical Talk for the Home, that the
nervous system is being depressed and
outraged By work than that it repeats
itself during the night. = long time
ago the people used to believe in
dreams. Dreams were regarded as
omens or revelations, They were not
wholly wrong. Some dreams are
omens and revelations. For Instance,
when one dreams Ct his work at night,
and inagines that he is struggling
withethe duties that he performs every
day-sueh dreams are warnings that
should be needed. They are more
solemn WARNINGS than anything the
doctor could sag. Something should
be done to let Up. to dismiss part OF
The care and responsibility. He that
hath ears to hear, let him ear.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27

painting, and quaint pieces Of Old blue
china were all ranged around in artistic
contrast. Every space was filled but one
between two windows, which was too
small for two plates, and too large for q
single one or one of ordinary dimen-
sions. Mrs. Dewey placed in it a little
plate which she had bought fer one. of
the prizes for the card party, and sighed
as she observed how small the little
lozenge of china locked in the expansive
space.
But deficient plate rail was not des-
tined to offend the artistic tastes Of the.
feminine players Of s11-hand euchre the
next day, for Mr.. Dovey, who was the
very best husband in the weird. had also
observed the vacancy. and came home
with the very biggest and finest chop
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27
A Novelist's Opinion

Henry James, the American novel.
ist, IS thus quoted in al English news
paper en- an American problem: Tho
falling birth rate shows that the per
PIE are beginning tc think for them.
selves It is the ultimate, satIsfae.
tory solution of all our social troubles
and labor difficulties Large families
TO the working classes arc an mex
preside burden, and the cyerstoeked
labor market leads to poverty, degen-
eracE and crime. The falling birth
rate il the best news of our tin.e.''
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27

plate that he could find. fer the double
purpose Of completing the plate rail, and
of making happy the best little woman
in the world.
The new plate was an elaborate and
| very beautiful piece of china, and as it
| was to be the grand climax Of the plate
rail, it was by far the most expensive
contribution that the master of the house
had made to the art collection.
Mrs. Doyeyss eyes glistened with hap
piness the next afternoon as the card
party progressed toward a harmonious
/ conclusion, and as the fateful cutting for
prizes began. She was not a little wor.
ried, however, to see that the one woman
il the club that her gentle spirit abso-
| lutely loathed was scoring high and des-
tined to share in the prizes.
oh, dear. groaned the hostess to her
self. II just can't bear for her to have
| that dear plate that / got for the first
prize. And | Just know that she never
viii appreciate that dainty little water
color that / have for second. i wonder
| how she ever got into the club. anyway
50 coarse, and sordid, and vulgar, aad at
ways playing for the prizes.
There were lots Of others VINO won.
dered, too. for the woman in. question
was constant winner Of prizes, and i
! had been Whispered that she was MOI
only unladylilze enough to cheat, but
/ that she spoked fun, at the prizes after
ward. IS they did not suit her. But as
/. luck would have it the fortunate il IN
| popular member. won, not the first prize
| but tbs second, a charming little water
color in an oval gold frame.
Dissatisfaction sat upon her brow al
the winner OF the second prize received
1.-THE little picture and then saw that tbs
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27
Becoming Creditor Nation,

Foreign investments il the United
States still overtop by many hundreds
of millions of dollars perhaps by bill,
lions, the amount Of American money
which has been put jnto property and
credits of all kinds. outside OF the
American republic Well-informed III
ternationa1 bankers do not agree IS to
the size Of the balance, but they unite
~ estimating it at a very great sum.
It is equally clear, however, states the
Cleveland Leader. that this state OF
things is fast changing. American
stocks and bonds are coming home from
Europe in large amounts, year after
year. Foreign capitalists lose control
OF one railroad after another, as Amer
lean wealth increases and American
money seeks safe employment ID Amer
lean investments. Nest striking Of all
because least familiar, is the great de-
mand fer foreign bonds which has late
ly spruDg Up in this country The en-
pIoyment Of American capital, on
great scale, in contiguous and near by
countries, such as Mexico. Canada and
Cuba, has become an cid story. Occa-
SIGNAL American investments in South
America are nothing new. But the rush
to obtain japanese war bonds is a de-
eided novelty. II shows that the richest
nation in the world is soon to become
creditor state, with investments outside
Of its own borders greater than the
financial interests foreigners have in
America.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27
Private Car Lines

The railroads seem very willing to
have the private car lines brought I'M
der the jurisdiction Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission A railroad
president is authority for the state
ment that lines are paid mileage, with
out discrimination, and the question of
excessive charges is a matter for the
shipper to settle with the car lines, SO
long as there is no law to govern their
rates, Car mileage paying has been de-
eided to be as legal as the payment Of
rental for property.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27
MERcILEss ITCHING.


or two years my neck was covered
Wlth sores, the hunor spreading to nv
hair, which fell out, leaving an nnssel III
Eald spot, and the soreness, infiae ANA
ton and nereiless itching made he Wild
Friends advised Cuticura Soap and mi
eura Ointment, and after a few applIca-
Ions Il me torment subsidized, to NV great;
Joy. The sores soon disappeared, and NV
naar grew again, as thick and healthy al
guticura Remedies. fs;onae51 IT,, slss
s s lo4 West 1o4t6 street, New W
.n Na man Is S indispensable. not even an
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27
alaska a Good Purchase

The United States bought Alaska from
Russia in 1857 for s7200, Gee. What
would Alaska be worth to Russia now
in her fight with Japan. at which her
fleets could rendezvous and coaI2 AS It
is, Alaska has produced US 100000 900
and has furnished a market for millions
of our products. Oregenian.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27

il has supplied a hundred schools and
colleges, it seems strange that some
New York house doesn't go into the
business, thereby Keeping the funds
ter home circulation, and at the same
time accommodating Us fellows in the
matter of becoming gowns. ;.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27
. Cotton Fields Abandoned.

A number Of the cotton fields Of the
south have been abandoned because OF
the depredations OF the Gotten boil wee
VII It will be many years before the
Guatemala ant win be aase to eollbaa
the WeeFil.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27
More Eznan sive

Crawford-Why do those society
women prefer prize bulldogs to chill
1ren?
CrabshaW-I suppose it's because
hey cost more-Town Topics.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27

!, Some people Just naturally look AZ i
. the eat eat on . red table cloth.-W Washing
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27

Speakers from South Carolina. where
the state sells tie liquors consumed By
the people. have visited the cities Of
North Carolina 10 oppose the adoption
#pf the system in the latter state. They
say the present plan has not diminished
drunkenness; that the many who can
rot afford to buy tie minimum quantity
solo at the state dispensaries buy drinks
OF rerambulating saloons. an ncreas-
lng number of persons carrying bottles
in their pockets and retailing liquor in
the back streets. The man looking
for a drink generally gets it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27

The discovery Of new comet is an
nouneed right on the heels of the claim
that a successful flying machine has
been invented And all this immediate
" following the death Of Jules Verne.
the man who twisted science to most
extraordinary uses. Can it be that some
Of his ideas are 70 be found actually
practical. and that man. With a flying
machine that viii really fy, can 50 OF
into space ana not only inspect the new
comet, hut hunt up Others still unre-
yealed? Inventive genius is doing
great things.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27
Beth Of Them Out Of Reach Unless
Radical Reforms Are Made Efec-
tive Public Servants the Real
Masters Practical Method for
Freeing Cities from Boss Rule by
DISTINGUISHING ohceholders.

BY AN Ex-MAYoR OF ONE OF THE
- LARGEST AMERICAN CITIES
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-08-31

DIR. Geo. f. Whitlock, the oph-
thahnologist, of Boise arrived here
last Thursday and spent a few
days on professional business. Mrs.
Whitlock accompanies him. The
doctor is specialist in eye disor-
ders, and has many letters from
grateful patients praising his suc-
cessful system of treatment. We
believe it will be to your interests
to consult him if your eyes are in
any way effected. He will be in
Van Wyck for one day only next
Saturday, Sept. 2, and expects to
make another trip tn rough the val
ley in about six weeks time.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-08-31
Center, August %, 1905.

The tim Der fire in the mountains
west of here is still raging and is
getting low down. If it gets into
the valley it will do an immense
amount of damage.
Stephen Dowell will start his
threshing machine some time this
week. He has about 1000 feet Of
lumber to saw for the Roseberry
school house yet.
Jas. O. Scott's father and brother
are here from Powersville, Missouri,
on a visit. They are on their way
to the Portland exposition.
Thomas Fitzmorris and Miss
Mabel Wedding of Beaver meadows
we're here Sunday visiting their
aunt, Mrs. B. Lloid.
Rev. E. K. Auxier of Vanwyck
preached two sermons at the school
house here Sunday.
Frank Clement started for Idaho
City Saturday on business.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-08-31

J. w. Priest of Boise, Salvation
Army flag sergeant, was in Lardo.
He said the detachment of the ar
my that was to have visited Lardo
left Boise on the 22nd expecting to
reach here last Saturday. But the
team, hired one, gave out and
they had to return. Mr.. Priest
said that next time they will get a
team that will bring them through.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-08-31
OLA
Ola, August %, 1905.

w. III. Gibson of Parma was here
the fore part of the week looking
for a location. They looked at
several ranches and are we'll pleas
ed with the valley. They are think
ing of getting home here.
Willie Peron started for Nampa
last Monday with a carload of
horses which he will ship to some
point in Iowa.
James Ballantyne and wife have
gone to Portland to visit the fair,
and expect to return in ten days.
Carlock and Coggburn shipped
couple of carloads OF beef cattle
at Emmett for Omaha Monday.
Blessenger, Potter and Mcclellan
will start their threshing machine
next week.
The grain harvest is nearly all
done in this valley.
The weather keeps dry and hot
Labor day next Monday:
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-08-31
n SAVE THEIR HOMES
timber Fire Jumps The Payette
piver...SettIers Homes in Danger.

The large timber fire that has
h.so burning for several weeks on
40 west side of the valley has
;umued the Payette river and sett-
Iers on the east side are now des-
Oerately fighting it in efforts to
save their homes. Chas. Cox and
d. R. Avery, who have been logging
here, we're notified Tuesday that
their homes down the valley were
IN danger and left here hurriedly.
Iohn Brazier and other settlers
near Tamarack swamp have been
fighting fire for several days to try
and save their homes, and rumors
are current here that several sett-
ers in Beaver meadows have lost
their homes. A fire was started
this week in state timber about a
mile north of the State House and
tits now within half mile of that
place and seriously endangering it..
No less than eleven large forest
fires are visible from some parts Of
the valley, five being in view here,
and the settlers are getting alarmed.
All these fires are believed to be of
incendiary origin.
This valley was swept from end
TO end by fire in the fall of 1899,
the settlers losing everything they
possessed and some of them barely
escaping with their lives. Most of
them left the valley, destitute, and
never returned. A number of years
elapsed before the valley was again
settled, and the old settlers who
went through that trial and stayed
know the danger now threatening
The settlers are feeling hard to-
ward the state because no effort
mas been made to check these fires
@arrest those responsible for them
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-08-31
Fire Destroying Fine Timber.

The view on our front page shows
the lake from the west side, the
photograph being taken near the
State House. The timber shown
on the right of the picture, east
side, has been burning for several
weeks and will probably be all des-
troyed ere rain comes.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-08-31
Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition
Portland. Oregon.

DAILY from May 28th until Oct
VOer l4th inclusive, tickets to Port
Ia And and return will be sold from
~ "elser, Idaho, at rate of $16.1O.
'lckets will be limited to continu-
ouS passage in each direction with
.ISi ! unit OF thirty days from date
q Ootsa sale' but in no case later than
0c'ooer 81, 1905.
}. w. LAP1sH, Agent.
MISS Elsie McKie of Thunder
IVY and party of friends from
is~ sls . creek have been spending a
psrv uays a at the lake, and report a
'''y enjoyable time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-31
MILLIoNAIREs POOR STOMACH

The WORKOUT stomach of the over
fed millionaire is often paraded in the
public prints rs horrible example of
the evils attendant on the possession
of great wealth. Rut millionaires are
not the only ones who are afflicted
with bad stomaces. The proportion
is far greater among the toilers. Dys-
pepsia and indigestion are rampant
among these people. and they suffer
far worse tortures than the million
aire unless they avail themselves of a
standard medidine like Green's Aug
ust Flower, which has been favor
lite household remedy for all stomach
troubles for over thirty-6ve years.
August Flower rouses the torpid liver
thus creating appetite and insuring
perfect digestion. 1t tones and vita
Lies the entire system and makes life
worth living, no matter what your
station. Trial bottles, 25c; regular
size roc. At all druggists.