The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18
Something bresing.

Something bresing.
The adear people'' seem % be in for
il.
3 See Con1stoek's Inns Of musical IT,
struments.
The voice OF the candidats gill soon
be heard in the lana.
Next Wednesday, the END inst, will
be the anniversary Of Washington 8
birthday.
From present indications the town
election next May will come far from
being ''one OF them id unanimous
things" -----
4 man named Johann Hoch is in hoe
In Chicago charged with having mar
ried forty women. He says he is basely
maligned-thes he only married nine
teen OF 'eD
Did you notice that the vacancy in
the council gas filled four days after
the appearance of an editorial in The
Chief calling attention to the delay in
making an appointment?
Doggone that fellow Ward aman! He
refuses to attend the inaugur alton OF
President Roosevelt Or TO have any
thing to 40 with it; and now, like as
not the whole affair viii have to be
postponed.
Talk about Satan rebuking sin.
'Tain't a patch to Vulgarian Varda
man stigmatizing the proposed inaug-
ural ceremonies at Washington as
"yulgar display" The Mississippi
governor needn't be jealous. His rep
utation is in no danger from competi-
tion. He's in class BY himself when
It comes to vulgarity.
yer residing in a neighboring city
writes to The Chief on matter OF bus
mess and takes occasion to speak OF
the paper as 'the best weekly publ
cation ia Louisiana What wonder
that a young man of such marked per-
spicacity and judgment should be forg-
ing to the front as one of the most sue
cessful attorneys and prominent citi-
Gems of his community?
President Roosevelt continues to ex-
hibit implacable malevoience towards
the south. The latest instance OF his
sectional partisanship is indicated by
the announcement of his intention to
appoint Gen. Tnos. T.. Rosser, OF
Charlottesville, Va, as collector OF
internal revenue for the Richmond
district. Gen. Rosser was dashing
cavalry officer in the Confederate army
during the civil war.
Despite vigorous denials from Rus
sian diplomatic circles, it is believed
that steps are being taken to sound
/ Japan upon the subject OF submitting
Or receiving peace proposals, and that
a cessation OF hostilities is within the
probabilities of the near future. The
press OF southern Russia is said TO be
clamoring for a termin alton OF the war
and the official organs of the govern
ment are no longer demanding that the
struggle shall be continued at al
hazards until victory is achieved BY
the Russian arms.
The New Orleans Daily Item is de.
voting large part Of its energies te
exposing the ineficiency OF the city
police and the alleged crookedness o.
the pending plan for the reorganiza
tion Of the street railways company
The Item Is q tireless and persistent
fighter and never lets up until its
scrap is either Won or hopelessly lost
and the subject in hand is worn to 8
frazzle. AS between The Item and a
swarm OF hornets on the war path, we
kno@ lots % people who would take
chances with the insects by preference
every time.
How long, oh how long will American work
men continue to be humbugged by Republican
ante-election promises9-Monroe News.
Anyhow as long as they remember
what happened to them when Demo
Gratis were in power and Coxey 8 army
marched through the land. 1t WASH i
only the steel workmen, but all others
as we'll who felt the grind of low wages
or no wages at all in those piping
times or Democratic ascendency, when
Louisiana's industries were nearly
paralyzed by the low-tariff Wilson
bill. Republican promises are like
pie crust Gays The News. Ii should
have said that Republican promises
are pie compared to the dry crust OF
Democratic fulti l1ment.
In the January number OF the School
Review the following appeared under
the caption of 'sSnap Shots at the La.
fayette Teachers Convention" "Ar
absurd incident occurred at the recep.
sion Thursday night when McCollister,
Avery and ShoH alter CHANGED to NEE
in conference with Roy, keeny and
Stephens. The colossal inequalities
in height was the incident. And o
course there was that inevitable ole
grind about the school board of W lash
ington parish not wanting McCollistel
any longer-6 feet inches being re
ysrled as long enough. y, Evidently