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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
11BRER STEER PURSUES DECK
HAND IN AN EXCITING SWIM
Chases Man from Deck of a Delaware River
Eerry-Boat Pursues BulI-Eerry Takes
After Boat-Race Ends at Half Mile with
Bull a Close Second.

PHILADELPHIA big steer, a deck
hand. a row boat manned by six men
and a steamboat had a thrilling pur-
suit race over a half mile course in
the Delaware River, opposite Chester,
the other morning. The steer pur-
sued the deck hand, who fortunately
was good swimmer The roWboat
went after the bull, and the steamboat
naturally trailed along behind. It
was lucky for the deck hand in the
river that the men in the boat over
took the bull before it overlook him
The steamboat was the Major Rey-
bold, which makes daily trips between
this city and Salem, N. j., and it
| started its journey up the river with
| hand aboard. The bull was on the
freight deck, with several stout haw-
sers about his horns and legs. Whether
| the animal suffered from the heat or
disliked the prospect of leaving the
green fields of South Jersey for the
hot city is not known. At any rate,
| the steer, with toss of his powerful
head, snapped the ropes that held
him and started on the rampage.
The bull charged across the deck
and the deck hands scattered. They
hid behind the water barrels and
mounds of merchandise on the deck.
| The steer advanced toward them, and
the deck hands jumped to their feet
and beat it to the engine room. They
had barely time to slam the door in
the animals nose. One of the deck
hands was unable to reach the engine
| room. He started to run across the
deck. The bull saw him and followed
The frightened deck hand saw the
bull at his heels, SO without hesftating
he dived over the side of the vessel
into the river. The bull kept right on
after the man into the river. Fortu-
| nately the deck hand was a good
swimmer, and he started up the river
with the tide The mad steer kept
going, too.
The Maj. Reybold slowed up and
followed slowly after the man and the
bull. The captain saw that the ami
NAL was gaining SO he ordered six of
the crew into a rowboat to overtake
the bull. The men soon had the boat
in the river and they went after the
bull, rowing forty strokes a minute.
At the end Of the quarter mile, the
deck hand was about ten yards ahead
of the bull. which led the rowboat by
twenty vars with the Major Reybold
just behind. The men in the boat saw
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
STORY OF A MAD DOG.
Procession Is Broken Up and Panic
Is Started Owing to Bees Disturbed.

This is the story Of a mad dog
scare. Mrs. Edward w. Drew, of
Medford, was badly bitten about the
arms and the hands recently by a
dog supposed to have been mad. That
Is the starting point. Hence when
dog who had been drawn out by
crowd Of several hundred spectators
gathered in front of church on High
street, Medford, one Sunday afternoon
TO witness the parade of the British
Military and Naval association Of
Massachusetts, which held its memo
rial service in the church, was stung
5n the ear by a bee and began to
make violent demonstrations of pro-
test, there was picturesque panic,
says the Springfield Republican
Policemen, citizens and members
Of the brass band started on a wild
rush for nearby stone walls, fences
and trees. Frightened men ard WON
en- also made a rush for the church
entrance The nixup continued until
3 patrolnan, who did not care use
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
Dr.. Rishee Got Ever.

Rev. DR.. Bisbee. editor of the Uni
versalist Leader, is noted for being
one of the nimblest witted of the
clergy, says a writer in the Bos-
ton Herald. On one occasion he was
hurriedly sent for to conduct sery-
ice in a small town outside of Bos-
ton, in place Of a certain DR.. Blank,
who was unable to be present. He
went and at the close of the service
was introduced to some OF the parish
toner's. One man, who thought him
self something of a Wag, on shaking
hands sought to ernbarrass the preach
er.
This is rather surprise" he said.
THE paper said DR.. Blank was to
preach. I asked one of my friends
what kind of man he was, and he
said he was the handsomest man ia
the denomination. Now what do YOU
suppose ] thought when you stepped
into the pulpit"
AS quick as flash the good doctor
replied: Why, I suppose you said
to yourself: There. That's =Blank.' ),
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
Babe Has Two Heads.

Moundsville, w. Wa boy with
two distinct heads was born to Mrs.
John Cu1lum, aged Is. The two bodies
which face each other, are attached at
the umbilieal region. and are perfect
in shape. There are two spinal cords,
four shoulders, four arms, and the
fingers are normal. One OF the faces
is masculine and the other feminine.
The breathing is alternate; the two
heads take nourishment and cry nat
ural1y. Below the point Of union the
trunk is normal, but there is a third
leg attached to the hip. DR.. D. ].
States says the child seems to be
healthy, and its chances for living are
good The strange birth has caused
intense excitement here.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

police force of the town was called
out to keep order. Lfntsky was a
quiet man with few friends and fewer
relatives. When his body was brought
to the home of Mrs Harry Cohen
here, the undertaken found $4,000
seWed up in his trousers.
The news spread, and friends and
relatives appeared from all sides
Mrs. Cohen demanded the custody Of
the trousers. Four women got the
coffin and locked it in a room. The
undertaken broke a window, got into
the room, and held the trousers
against all Corners He refused to al
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH GUAR
RELs WITH AMERICAN WIFE.
shorn of Part of His Hope for Mil
lions, British Nohlenaan cools To-
ward Duehess-Latter's Father
Tries to Make Peace.

! London.-Disagree between
the duke and duchess of Marlborough
which have been prolonged over Is
| months or more, English society is
| convinced will result in their separa-
ton unless earnest efforts now being
made by w. K. Vanderbilt, the father
| OF the duchess, and other relatives
result in reconciliation.
MI. Vanderbilt arrived IN London
Tuesday and went directly to Blen-
helm, where his daughter is with her
children. The duke is not at Blen-
helm and all negotiations for a recon
Citation have been conducted through
Mr.. Vanderbilt.
lnconpatibility is the only reason
assigned for the strained relations ex-
listing between the duke and his
duchess. This has become more acute
during the last Is months and they
have been apart for increasingly long
periods
The dukes relations with his wife's
family have not been cordial for some
time, chiefly due, it is said, to the dis
~ Ills OApGCIdLiOuS
| caused by the second marriage of
Mr.. Vanderbilt.
The duke, according to all accounts,
is not blessed with very aniable
temper, and affects an intense dislike
for Americans which is most trying to
the duchess, who has many American
friends of whom she is fond.
Nothing annoyed the duke so much
as the frequently printed reports Of
his having received magnificent pres
ents from his father-in-law. He never
neglected an opportunity to deride
these reports.
When Sunderland House was being
built it was published that this was
being done with money furnished by
Mr.. Vanderbilt as Christmas pres
ent to the duke and duchess.
The duke, angered by the publica-
ton. gave out a sharply worded de-
NAL in which he intfmated that Mr..
Vanderbilt had never given either
himself or the duchess anything be-
yond the marriage settlements.
Close friends Of the duke say he is
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
Derivation Of Words.


Arnold White remarks that AN adj
nliral is an emir Of the sea. "Ad-
n1fral," or rather the older "amiral''
(the ID" is an intruderl. is one Of
many familiar words Of Arabic origin.
1t represents amir-al-bahr," com
mander Of the sea The dropping Of
the sbahr' has left in this case a
mutilated form meaning literally only
commander of the" In other
words the Arabic definite article end
the following substantive still trans
late together. Thus there is talge-
bra the reduction; "alkali," the plant
ashes; "alembie," the cup; alcohol, Z
for "alkohl,' literally the burned
thing" and elixir which stands for
"aliksir," the philosophers stone or
powIer
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

old place being converted into Offices
on the lower floors, and fats upstairs.
A measly little fore and aft porch
took the place Of the one we used to
sit on, and that would hold six or
eight people, and the dear, old parlor,
where we young folks used to dance
eotillions and Virginia reels, while
jim Hayes, who everybody IN Wash
ington then knew as the best colored
fiddler who ever rosined a bow,
played the music The back build.
ing was gone, and everything was
changed Even the roomy old gar.
rets had been changed into high cell
ing rooms.
I'm sorry I went. said the senti-
mental old man in conclusion. Ten.
der memories have been crushed out
of my heart, and | will go back west
feeling as if a whole heap of loving
remembrances have been ruined under
the irrepressible march of improve
ment. w. shington Star.
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low anyone to enter, and asked wht
would take charge of the funeral.
A score of men and women in
sisted on the privilege, claiming at
the same time the custody of the val
liable trousers. The din become SO
loud that 500 persons congregated
about the house. The confusion be-
came SO great that the undertaken
called Chief Of Police Ellis and turned
over the valuable and much wanted
trousers to him, and asked him to
settle the dispute. Ellis had his
men scatter the crowd, and ordered
the funeral to proceed.
Ellis found friends who said
Lintsky had a widow in Philadelphia.
Tehy got a lawyer, who. after much
dickering, secured possession of the
trousers, and wired the widow to
hurry to Ansonia. The funeral was
delayed three hours.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
VENICE OF NoRrH AMERICA.
Houses Built on Poles Along Lake ST.
Clair, Ontario.


Lake st. Clair, dividing Michigan
and. Ontario, is small but very
treacherous lake, and for many d year
scores of wrecks were reported every
season. Some few years ago, the
United States government, at an enor-
nous expense, had a canal made. over
a mile long, through the shoals.
Around the north end of this canal
are several miles at marsh land and
blind canals, or no value whatever, ex-
cept for ducks and wild fowls. The
water in many places is only a few
inches deep, and in others, several
feet.
The accompanying drawing is a pic
ture of cool yet novel idea for sum.
mer resort.
Some few years ago, a gun club
conceived the idea Of cottage on the
lake, for sporting purposes. 1t was
tried and proved very satisfactory.
The value OF a summer residence in
the lake was very quickly conceived,
and in an incredibly short space of
time, houses. club houses, fats and
hotels grew like mushrooms out of the
water on poles, making an ideal
home during the excessive heat OF
summer.
The pleasure boats call about fonr
times day during the summer at the
various stopping places along the
flats" which now cover a distance OF
two t,s4+ nJ9 = i
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bull was almost on top OF him. Final
" at the end of half mile, one of
the 1assoers succeeded III ringing the
steers horns and the animal was
brought to a stop with jerk.
The problem now was to get the
animal aboard the boat When the
Reybold came up. the captain or
dered the heavy freight gangplank to
be slid into the water. Meanwhile, the
deck hand, almost exhausted from his
long and exciting swim. managed to
get aboard the steamboat. As the
gangplank slid into the water, the
ropes about the animals neck were
reinforced by several stout cables.
These cables were fastened to a
steam winch on the deck. At a given
signal the engines were started and
the snorting. kicking bull was drag.
ged up the gangplank on to the decs
where the deck hands pounced upon
him and tied him with dozen ropes.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
Many Advantages Claimed for New
German Elevated"
oeoeoooe4 oeoee


An American view of suspended
railways is given by Mr.. John P. Fox,
In the Worlds Work and Play (Lon-
don). He says that the cry every
where today is for subwags in our
cities. New York is about to spend
s300,000,000 on constructions alone.
The elevated railway as it has been
in American cities is dead
Yet Berlin, Is years ago, construct
ed an elevated railway. with solid and
ballasted floor, which was free from
the noise and other drawbacks Of the
American elevated railway. Over a
liver in Barmen and Elberfeld a rail
way was devised some years ago; the
sars hung from single rail; and the
experiment of this eight-mile line,
carefully studied and tested, is said to
supply the key to our city traffic prob
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
NEW SUSPENDED RAIL WAY.

of what a subway does. II can be
built with no flooring or sleepers of
any kind to shut out any light or col
lect snow, having slender Orders sup
ported by graceful arches, almost hid
den by trees, if desired, as over a
street in Elberfeld
It is said to be the safest railway
known. A car with twice the seats Of
a surface car can be run at twice the
speed for half the cost, there being a
great saving in weight, especially
from the simplicity of the trucks
Switching can be SO sinplided that
local and express trains can change
tracks or cross way over at will, with
out loops.
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aeesag1euextas


his revolver. projected his club with
good aim at the dog. It struck the
animal on the head, keeled him over
and released the bee in his ear. After
running about 100 yards the fox ter
rier slowed down at first and then
succeeded in making his escape. He
had aVailed to clear the street of some
600 people in a twinkliag.
It was later learned that three dogs
one of them fox terrier, had run
afoul of a bees nest in the tall grass
on the opposite side of the street
and al the CANNES made their ca.
cape. 1t is believed that small bows
discovered the bees nest and mali
ciously asickeds the three dogs upon
It. From all OF which moral could
be draWn-bnt what is the use? Fep
people would profit by it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
BELIEF SEPARATION IS NEAR

one OF those men who could never be
contented or consistently agreeable
and that the question of money really
need not trouble them at all if It were
not for other sources of disagreement.
Believers in the doctrine Of hered1fy
point out as proof of their theory that
the dukes father and mothtr both dis
played incompatibility in their marital
relations.
The two children, the Marquis OF
Blandford and Lord Iyor Spencer
Churchill, are of course. a powerful
deterrent to the separation of the duke
and duchess. The friends Of the
couple sincerely hope that a reconcile
alton may be effected, although it is
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

At the government printing Office
the new efficiency system arranged
by Public Printer stil1ings has gone
into effect. This system is intended
to provide for precise estimate as
to what a certain piece Of work will
cost, Heretofore the basis of esti-
mates has been largely theoretical.
The employees were alarmed when
they learned that the dreaded eff
cheney system had gone into effect.
fearing that it meant more work.
Mr.. Stillings allayed their fears. The
new system simply preserves. a rec
ord OF what work each employee is
able to do.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

the bull closing up the gap between
him and the deck hand and they tn
creased their stroke to forty-thrsAe:
Gradually they drew up on the ami
NAL. While four of the men kept at
the oars two of them tried to lasso
the bull
Every time they cast their rope the
bull shook his head and the lasso slip
ped from his horns. The swimming
deck hand was getting tired and the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

said that the family of the duchess
has foreseen the ultimate result for
several years.
Because of the fact that the duke
and duchess have been SO much be-
fore the public since their marriage
the report of their disagreement and
possible separation naturally spread
quickly in London society.
The relatives and friends of both
parties are now working to the end
that if a reconciliation cannot be ef-
fected they will quietly separate with
out appealing to the courts.
Society, while naturally much inter
ested, expresses no surprise at this
unhappy ending of what was regarded
as the greatest Of international mar
riages.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
A WAY Out.

Miss Innocence I'm aWfully fright.
ened! I've just mailed a letter to
Jack, and know there are at least a
dozen nfsspelled words In 1t.
Miss Experience Oh. never mind.
if he says anything about it tell him
you've adopted spelling reform.--Tss
troit Free Press.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

Another universal language, Trini-
Il. has been invented by one DR.. Fra
zier Of Berkeley, who thinks to
recommend It by advertising a total
abstinence OF swear words There
seems to be no economy in compel
ing people to know two languages.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

A Philadelphia policeman who near
~ ehoked to death on pearl in an
oyster found out after he had recov-
cred 1T and his wind that it was worth
$50, which,, of course, makes it one Of
those good chokes that we SO fre-
quently hear about and seldom see.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

South Cardinals efforts to promote
immigration from Europe have al
ready borne substantial fruit in the
decision Of the North German Lloyd
company to operate an emigrant yes
sci directly from European ports to
Charleston.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
How ts1e NcbIenen Rank,

After royalty comes dukes. The
premier duke is Norfolk, the fifteenth
Of his line. After dukes come mar
quises. After marquises come earls.
After earls come vIseoun1s. After
yiscounts come barons After bar
ons come baronets. After baronets
come knights.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

A Cleveland girl has written to the
navy department saying she wants to
enlist. The navy Jacks have lots of
use for ills, even aboard ship, only
they don't spell them that way. The
girl didn't say what she wanted To do
aboard ship. but after she found the
key Of the foreton, and had stuck a
knife IN the mainmast to raise a
breeze. she would probably discover
some function Of life at sea at present
unused. simply because It never oc-
Cured to the department to ship
girls.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
Guarding Against Too1l1acF1e.

Those who get an attack of tooth
ache by passing from heat to cold or
cold to heat, may try the following
plan: Before going into the cold,
rinse the mouth with q little tepid
water; then with water slightly cold
er, and finally with quite cold water.
Before going into hot room rinse
with hot water
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

The figures OF the domestic trade
of the United States. like those re1at-
ing to foreign commerce. show big
gains for 1906 over the preceding
year. The Increase is particularly
noteworthy in cattle, meat and grain
shipments, in production and CON
sumption OF coal. IN dealings in pro
visions, cotton and other staples and
In the general business done by the
great rail and water transportation
routes. We are buying and selling
more abroad than ever before, but our
Incompatible home market is develop
ing at an unparalleled rate
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

DR.. S. A. Frazier, of Berkeley. Cal,
has invented a language containing
neither swear words nor expressions
to convey unpleasant emotions. This
is going great way toward taking
language out of politics.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

A Winona, Mimi. hunter mistook q
girl for a woodchuck the other day
and shot her. Isn't it nearly time to
insist that no man shall be permitted
to hunt without first obtaining L.
cense by showing that he knows
game when he sees it?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

In Minnesota a teacher who spanked
two girls had the choice Of paying
heavy fine or resigning his position.
If one of the maidens should eventu-
ally marry him he would regret hay-
ing declined the chance to fly.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

A man who was born IN America
has won the professional golf cham
pionship. There Is no likelihood, how
ever, that we shall be called upon to
send our boys to Scotland for the pur-
pose OF teaching the fine points OF the
game over there.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
Chinese Gamblers Penanee.

4 Chinese cook named Chin Kan
had been engaged by a wealthy Chi.
nese in Ho In street In Canton. All
the money he earned has been lost
in gambling. On one occasion his
master paid him some money for the
provisions he supplied The cook lost
all the money at one stake. Finding
that his debts were acumuIating day
by day. on the twenty-fourth day he
Went into the kitchen and chopped
of the forehnger of his left hand as j
self-punishment and warning in order
to relinauish this evil habit of gam.
bling in the future. He became uneon-
seious, through the pain, but was
brought round again in a few minutes
Singapore Times.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

The students at the several col
leges In Rome wear ecclesiastical
garb. but each is different in cut and
color. The Germans are the most
conspicuous in long, single-breasted
close-buttoned coats of brilliant scar
let
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

Japan proposes to have an army
which will command the respect of all
the other powers. 1t took step in
this direction during its recent con-
troversy with one of them.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

Prof. Wiley is becoming too finicky
in objecting to the use of borax and
saltpetre as food. SO long as the
proper label is used thus: odd
dough's Alum Bread "Tinplate's
Borax Beans"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

The largest and costliest building
thus far undertaken in New York, the
city Of immense structures, is the
magnificent s10,000,ooo Episcopal Ca
fhedral of ST. John the Divine, now
being erected on Morningside
Heights. This win be the greatest sa-
cred edif1ee in America, and the
fourth in Importance in the world.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

This, then, is the order: Duke,
marquis, earl, viscount, baron, bar
onet, knight. / don't mention lords.
4 lord is an earl-the earl of Craven.
for instance, is often called Lord
Craven-or else the title is only the
courtesy one accorded to the young.
er sons of dukes-as Lord Randolph
Churchill, second son Of the duke Of
Marlborough. Philadelphia Bulletin
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24

In New York the Y M. G. A. has
opened training school for office boys.
It will probably be one where the text
books won't consist of the life and ad-
ventures Of Jesse James.