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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Bootblacks on the Hoboken ferry
boats wear caps on top OF which In
gold letters is the injunction that they
must not solicit shines. This order
#as made some time ago by the com.
pany on complaints Of passengers who
were annoyed by the young sons OF
italy yelling @shinemup! shinemup!"
The boys now evade this order, says
the New York Globe, by going to each
passenger and silently pointing to his
shoes as though he ought to be re.
minded that they were dirty and that
the bootblaek needed a job. Some
passengers have become exasperated
at this renewal of a nuisance in an.
other form and threaten all sorts OF
reprisals if they are not permitted to
peruse their newspapers in peace.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
Difference / n Bills.

Borroughs-say, old man, got a ten
dollar bill about you?
Brokeleign--No. but I've got nine
dollar bill.
Borroughs-come of! There isn't
such a thing
Brokeleigh-I wish there wasn't,
but my tailor has me down on It:
'Dr. to one pr. trousers
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

! she leaves for New York in an auto
mobile accompanied by the heros
rival
Now, Harry, / protest-he was not
the hero's rival the adorable protests
with spirit.
But this is in the play" I agaiA
assure her.
We'll, don't like it, even in the
play"
"All right, I'll let you try your hand
or the next act concede.
Where does it take placer" she
asks.
In the auto that has broken down
half way to New York
Really, Harry, on second thought
believe that you had better write
this act. You have such vivid i'm
agination, you know
do you think so?' I ask. well,
then, how's this? AS the machine is
hopelessly out Of order, to avoid a
scandal he suggests that they hunt up
a minister and get married.
Which suggestion she emphatically
declines to agree to- Betty breaks in.
.Why?' / query with assumed limo
cence.
The reason is made known in the
last act" she replies with irritating
evasiyeness, but to continue. While
they are plunged in despair 1ife-say-
ing countryman, seated in rickety
farm wagon makes his appearance
and takes them in tow. In this man
closes
Rather weak, don't you Think" I
ask in disappointment.
"Oh, don't know The last act is
the strong one.
THE action takes place in the
heroine's home and the setting is iden-
teal with these rooms. The hero
after a months absence has called
on her for the first time. He is very
moody and as the conversation is far
from animated, suggests that they
write play
At this moment the doorbell rings
and the maid enters She announces:
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Armstrong"
At this announcement, start in sur
prise, then angrily cry:
What, that chap calling on you?
And he married, too. The nerve of
him.
why, yes, he was even married
when we took our automobile ride to-
gether,'' Betty laughs; that was one
reason that we couldn't marry after
the accident"
"One reason? Then, what, pray,
was the other?''
He was already my brother-in-
law"
Gee whiz! what a chump I am I
humbly acknowledge.
Il think SO, too,'' the unfeeling girl
tells me.
Can you ever forgive a silly-nilly
like me?"
If you coax hard enough, maybe
Betty relents.
Then suppose you let me into this
family affair." suggest
What do you mean?'
Suppose you give me the right to
call him brotherin-law as well as
yourself
DO you think that you deserve it?"
she asks.
We'll, that's the way all good plays
should end" 1 explain.
Then for the sake of cur play,
consent, and Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong
entering at this moment surprise two
very red-faced youngsters fondly en-
bracing.
Copyright, 1906, BY Daily Story Pub. Coz
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
INCREASE IN INSANITY.


There people who have made study of their fellow beings who
particular subject insane This is broad application the
final conclusive statistics
impaired than they by
o 1890, 1862
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
LUXURY OF A GREAT RATTLEstiIp.

Commanders Of some of the great naval yes
sells are striving for the honor of carrying Pres-
dent Roosevelt on his proposed trip to Panama in
November The interesting fact is brought out
in connection with the gossip of the navy men
what luxurious equipment some of the great
ships have, especially for the high officers In
telling why one of the great ships, the Connect
cut, should be selected for the presidents trip,
these instructive facts were brought out:
Strictly speaking said a prominent officer
'the Connecticut ought to be the choice of the
government for the honor of taking the president
TO Panama for the reason that it is made for
flagship Of a feet and has accommodations for
an admiral Now, the average landsman does not
appreciate what these accommodations mean.
Wen, they are something little short of what
king would need or ask for They take up fhe
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

lives well
is all their heavily
a
life and have tobacco
How
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

An eastern railroad has just put In
service an all-steel. eollision-proof, fire.
proof and largely soundproof car. "A
thousand of these new cars will be in
service when the New York tunnel Is
completed. The car of the future
must be as safe as engineering science
can make it, and people who lose their
lives in them. If they insist Oh it, must
die Of heart failure from fright or
shock when the car rolls over al en-.
hankment.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

visitors month last fewer persons aed them YES
possible r. climbed the endless stairs with the Aec
Official Washington pones this fact Several state av
authority that the OF pupc no
sightsee the top OF the
into the Washington asphalt ana
looked TO humanity nah an I
electric
2S7O
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

worked hard in my
time and have been
exposed again and
again to changes Of
weather. It is no
wonder my kidneys
gave out and / went
all to pieces at last.
For five years I was
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
Statistics gathered |

Statistics gathered by the census bureau tend
to show that insanity is increasing in this coun-
try at a tremendous rate, but there may be ex.
plantations. The statistics just made public have,
at first glance alarming aspect, which seems
to indicate that insanity in this country has in
creased rapidly in the last quarter of century.
Whether this is SO remains subject to further
confederation, for what the figures really show
are the number of insane restrained of their lib
erty and cared for either by the state by their
own relatives in established institutions. In
crease in the number Of inmates at these places
may therefore be Interpreted from point of
view proof that such unfortunates are now
being given humane attention than hereto
fore. The population of the country has in.
creased by leaps and bounds until it has passed
the S0OO000O mark. AS the number Of capable
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
THRIFTY ITALIAN EMleRANTs.

All Italian immigrants, whether they come to
the United States or go elsewhere, are expected
not only to send their savings home but also to
return to their native land either when they have
accumulated comfortable bank account or at
the end OF each season Official advices received
at the state department, based upon information
furnished by the Italian government, show that
OF the 1851 emigrants who were given pass
ports to leave the country during the year end
ing April 30, 1906, 316,797 came to the United
States an increase OF 14S,008 over the previous
year
Not only do the Italian laborers who go to
England and other parts OF Europe return home
at the close of the season when outdoor work can
be done but many Italians who come to the
United States or go to South America also follow
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

The gaekwar of Baroda forgot the
cables, but he will remember them
Then he meets a number OF Ameri-
can ladies in Europe who have a few
remarks to offer concerning his opin.
ioLs of the American woman's grace
and beauty.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
From Nations Capital
Figures Regarding Visitors to the Washington MonumentWar De
parment Clerk Saves Nearly All His Salarynsany tn
Increase.
WASHINGTON wasbfrgton

WAsHINGToN-The Washington monu
ment is visited by almost every sightseer who
rambles over the beauty spots of the national
capital. It is the highest place, erected by
human hands to be visited anywhere in the coun-
try. An official report just made by the superin-
tendent of the monument tells some interesting
facts about the tall pile of stone and the persons
who visit it.
It appears that the whole number who went
to the great monument during the last year was
about the average for the last II years. The
usual so per cent of the visitors We're inoculated
with the lazy bug, while the remaining ten per
cent climbed the long stairway to the top OF the
monument. So far SO good.
But when it comes to the classification by
months officials balk at the figures. For IN the
halmv snring month of April, which had more
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Lighter and brighter shades are In
demand for blocks and trimmings In
womens millinery, according to local
dealers. Prices, though, may be ex
pected to look just as heavy and
gloomy to the husbands and fathers
as formerly.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Certain Cuban military officers be
came dissatisfied because President
Palma limited their professional op.
portunities by keeping the number OF
tnsular troops down to the minimum.
So they started an Instruction just
to show Mr.. Palma that he needs more
troops.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
Bred Contempt.

Girl with the Gibson Girl Neck
Can't you see something familiar in
the face Of that man sitting On the
opposite side Of the car?
Girl with the Julia Marlowe Dim
ple-Yes; its his eyes. / wish he'd
be a little less familiar with them.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Last year the trade Of the United
States with its outlying possessions
reached s119,000000, the growth In
our exports amounting to 20 per cent.
Porto Rico shows up especially well,
which proves that the island is getting
its share IN American prosperity.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

A PENNSYLVANIA girl is going to
South Africa to learn the monkey Ian
guage. Has she found the Pennsyl-
vania language inadequate to the full
expression Of her thoughts?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Mark Twain has bought fine piece
ef land in Connecticut and will build
e $4,000 house on it. Mr.. Clemens
seems to be almost as prosperous as
he might be If he had written one 81
she six best sellers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

1t seems a geographical mistake that
the word "skidooH should have sud
denly made its appearance in the
United States instead of the Russian
palaces and parliamentary halls.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Government clerks use 1, III, 442 lead
pencils a year. Each clerk is allowed
one pencil every eight days. That's
nothing; an ordinary newspaper re-
porter can use up a pencil every eight
hours and be ready to tackle a new
one next day.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

A New York man who is 65 years
old plunged into the river and res.
cued boy who was drowning in the
strong current near Hell Gate. If this
does not make Dr.. Osler sit IN ana
take notice, what will?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

It is announced that the lady bath
ers at Atlantic City now wear socks
and show their bare legs from knee to
ankle The doctrine of equal rights
appears to be growing some at Attain
fia CITY
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

the living
dining
Manhattan - = 11Auoo9
Nc hef snip
of the head OF the nation as the Connecticut
pvae building concern presidential oney
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Fewer matrimonial mistakes would
be made If everyone had the foresight
Of the man who exacted pre-nuptial
contract limiting the future alimony
TO one dollar a week.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

The chief of police Of Seattle has or.
dered all prize fighters to leave that
town or go to work. Cruel man! Per-
haps the poor fighters are too strong
60 work
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

In Paris the man With the muck
rake. is known as the man with the
1ueIing sword
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Miss Pauline coska, of Chicago. fol
lowed q man around the world and fin.
ally made him merry her. She refused
to accept his May. nay, Pauline
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Prof. Thomas need not think to
claim originality for his idea that
woman does the wooing. Bernard
Shaw beat him to it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Another way OF making children
good by surgery might be to perform
an operation on the skull Of an occa
gional parent
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

One of the sefIous comments NM,
the career OF the bate actor, Toole. is
that he could make Englishmen laugh
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Wherever Pesry IL, BE 10 probably
Keeping cool.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

The Chicago professor who contends
that woman was made before man
fails to explain where the rib came
from.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

A pin which a New Albany girl
swallowed nine years ago has been re-
covered, thus showing conclusiTely
where one of 'em went, anyhow.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

"on various occasions" says Ella
Wheeler Wilcox, i have lived for
eight weeks on nothing but milk and
prunes.'' A good, cooling diet, too.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Philadelphia has ruled that a girI
Is no longer a girl when she passes IS.
But nc girl ever passes So. SO there.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

appreciated borers send
from
requiring entering the United
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

a Persian parliament suggests Alad
1in'g lamp fitted with an electric bulp
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Some bankers owe it to themselves
90 take pains to have themselves sus'
pected long before the bank examin'
ers suspect them.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
FADED TO A SHADOW.
Worn Down by Five Years of Suffer
ing sronn Kidney Complaint.

Mrs. Remethe Myers, OF 1S0 South
Tenth ST., Ironton, o., says: Il have
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
LIVES ON TWELVE CENTS A DAY.

Augustus Riley, a clerk in the war depart
ment, "A years old, declares that he spends less
than u cents day for his living.
MY average expense every day for five
years past has been less than Il cents" said Mr..
Riley, land have had plenty to eat. The system
requires only so much. I sleep like baby and
at leisure go for several miles stroll through
the parks.
Il never get hungry most people feel that
way when their Imagination away with
them. l live SAL month and I have an
itemized statement to prove it. My favorite
dishes are apples, eggs and rice. I avoid meats
and indgestible foods They tear the vital or
gans up and put them out of use"
Riley saves 95 per cent. of his salary. He
lent specimeEt Of manhood. He is not miser
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ooNALDsoNVILLE LOUISIANA
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

The climax Of the act comes when
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
LITTLE GIRL IS TAKEN .:..
FROM MOTHERS ARMS

=. A heart7rending scene was enacted in
the county Jail this morning when lit
tie 4-year-oh Marjorie Carlson was for
chilly taken from her mothers arms and
carried, crying, down to. the Humane So
eiety rooms. Both the mother and the
bright-eyed little tot wept copiously
and refused: to be comforted. -. =
The mother, Amanda Carlson, has
been declared insane, and will be sent
to st. Peter. She recently escaped from
the insane asylum. at Warm Springs,
Mont, and since that time has been the
object Of search by officials in that part
Of the country and for several days in
Minneapolis. Special Humane Society
Officer Bean found her last night, took
her to the county Jail, and today pre-
fferred charge Of insanity against her
Shells not violent, but has been wander
ing about with the child, and has ne
means of supporting her. Mrs. Carl
son is the wife of Albert Carlson, whc
deserted her at, Helena, Mont.,, about
a year ago. Some provision for tht
ehild's support will be made tomorrow
The mother will probably be taken bacl
| to Montana in the near future.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
BOY AF.I|.RE, SAVED ] |
BY LITTLE FRIENDS.
JESSIE MILLER ROLLED in, SNOW
BY BRAVE LADS.
six-Year- Old Plays With Gasolene and
Runs to Street a Living Torch-Boys
Of Eight See Danger and Act With
Remarkable Presence of Mind

Two boys, scarcely 8 years old,
saved the life Of their little friend,
J esse Miller, 6$years old, today, by roll
ing him in a s'npWdrift when his clothes
We're ahame with blazing gasolene.
4 Jesse lives with his mother, Mrs. E.
d. Miller, at TT Second avenue S. Mrs.
Miller is learning the barber 8 and hair
dressing trade, at a college, and the lit
tie fellow is often left alone. This morn
ing he went to school as, usual, but be-
came i'll and being excused went home.
(" Evidently, feeling better he decided
to experiment with gasolene, and filing.
a cup full Of the liquid threw it into
the kitchen stove. Some of it was
spilled on his clothes, and when the
flames leaped he became a living torch.
y Screaming with terror he ran from
the house into the yard just in time to
see two Of his sehoolmates. He ran
up to them and they, with remarkable
presence of mind, laid him down in the
snow and rolled him in large drift,
extinguishirg the flames instantly.
They then took him into the house and
friends sent him to the city hospital.
The boys face and left side are bad
ly burned>and he is in a precarious con-
dition, altho the physicians hope to
bring him thru. His mother was mott
fed of his condition and is with him
at the hospital. ~ a.
$ :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
Saturday $6 Shoes, 1915; So Caps, ST
Hoffman's (3) Stores and Laundry.
EUSTIS' HAS NARROW
ESCAPE FROM FIRE

William Henry Eustis and several of
his friends had a narrow escape from
fire that broke out in, the Elks hall
building at Hennepin avenue and Sixth
street, last evening. s.E.I-.. i
The flames started in Westin g tailor
shop on the first floor and in few min
utes the upper floors were filled with
dense smoke. Mr.. Eustis and four
others opened the window and came
down the fire escape and the fremen
carried two others down ladders. g
The, alarm was turned in by a pedes.
trian who discovered the fire, and the
department. soon had all the endangered
persons out Of the building. The fire
was confined to the first floor. but the
smoke filled the upper floors and made it
dangerous for the inmates. s1 s&E
Damage to Westin's tailor shop viii
be about $4,000, fully covered by insur
ance. Roger Charlton g men g furnish
ing store on the first floor was damaged
by smoke and water to the extent Of
$1,000, covered by insurance. = The
building is owned by W. II. Eustis anc
the loss on the structure was LIGHT.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
CHAMBER DROPS FIRM

Directors. Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, by a majority vote today re-
scinded the rights Of the corporate
membership Of the Albert Dickinson
effect On The Bulletin board in the ex.
change room. The notice excited much
comment. The Albert Dickinson COM
pany ranks with the big commercial
house s Of the country, has it's home Of
fee in Chicago and maintains it's north
west headquarters in Minneapolis. The
firm is. rated well up in. the millions,
and it's members stand high Individual.
ly in the financial world. En- view of
this the action Of the chamber was
surprising to many. ... z. ... r.
It is said to hinge upon a matter of
alleged violation of Chamber, Of Com.
merce rule, that dates back several
years. ! ~- 4 s.:s
The directors would make no state
ment as, to the reasons for their action
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26

While 1t has been decided that The
Journal Berwin memorial fund is to close
with this week, and is to be CONSOLE
dated with the other. funds that have
been raised, it should be understood
that The Journal will continue to
receive contributions. It is desired
that there should be an accounting OF
funds, however, SO the money can be
placed at interest for the benefit OF the
family, thus affording steady income.
Contributions that come in afterwards
can easily be added, and this y h
Journal will cheerfully undertake
to do. H..
In addition to the contributions cred
tied in The Journal fund today,
the Minneapolis Hose Fire Escape COM
pany has voted Mrs. Berwin. one share
of stock, valued at 800. This stock
sells at par and is non assessable, SO 1T
can be disposed Of for her benefit and
afterwards added to the fund. The
company also voted a share of stock to
the Minneapolis Fire Department Relief
association. t
The Crookston fire department has
sent $25. This was voted at q special
meeting at which Captain Berwin s
heroic deed was recounted, and it was
voted to increase the: donation to sou
| If it is necessary to bring the total sub
scriptions up to $4,000, which is the
amount the Crookston firemen think
should be raised for Mrs. BerWin q and
her children. ~ IN