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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
THE ART or IRONING.
Easy to Do Well, With a Little Care
and Labor.

Some valuable instructions in the
art of ironing for the amateur or ig-
norant professional are given in re-
cent monthly. Too many people iron
carelessly and stupidity, when little
time and labor expended on the care
of the irons, and system in arranging
things for the work before 1t is be-
gun will greatly lessen the difficulty
and shorten the operation. A good
light, clear bright fire, when gas IS
not used, good set of irons. not too
light, and not too heavy for slender
arms, an ample board covered with
blanket and clean cloth sewed or
tackled, not laid on; with these ma
terials and patience, care and endur-
ance, anybody can with little prac-
tice turn out as good work as laun-
dry The irons must be kept in good
condition, frequently rubbed with
brick dust and oil, and polished on
piece of carpet or coarse cloth every
time they are used. And they must
never be allowed to rust.
Some fastidious people have an OBJ
lection to having their underclothes
froned at all, for they know the care
less ways of inferior domestics, who
use dirty irons, mix clean and soiled
garments, and leave the clothes hang
ing in a smoky, fy-ridden kitchen for
days at time. One particular wom-
an has her lingerie brought up to her
from the outside line, sweet and fresh
from the winds of heaven, and prefers
to wear them with only little pulling
out of the frills, but for most of us
that would seem too unfinished and
rough. So teach your maids to be neat,
clean and quick about these things.
Of course, clothes need to be aired
thoroughly, but they are not improved
by lying around the kitchen or laund-
dry too long. A simple wrinkle is to
make your ironholders round in shape,
so that they do not hang down over
the iron at the corners. A clean cloth
at the right hand is the proper thing
on which to test it's heat Cotton and
muslin garments should be evenly
damp or they will not take smooth
gloss, and to accomplish this purpose
a clean cloth and bowl of cold wa
ter are the best combination.-Mon-
treal Herald
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
WATER AS A pgslNFEcTANT.
One of the Most Valuable for Use in
Sick Room.

1t is fact not generally taken into
account, because but imperfectly I'M
derstood, that pure, fresh, cold. water
is one of the most valuable disinfect-
ants, inasmuch as it is a powerful alb
sorbent. Every siekroom should have
a large vessel of clear water, frequent
" renewed, placed near the bed, or
even beneath it. This not only alb
serbs much Of the hurtful vapor, but
by its evaporation it softens and tenn
pers the atmosphere, doing away with
the dryness, which is so trying and
depressing to an invalid, or even to
persons In health, for that matter. It
has frequently been shown by actual
experiment that troubled sleep and
threatened insomnia are corrected by
SO simple thing as the placing of an
open bowl of water near the sufferers
bed. On the same principle, water
which has been standing in an open
vessel in a sleeping room or a sick
room should under no conditions be
used for drinking; nor should any
liquid intended as a beverage be al
lowed to thus stand open to contami-
nation-Exchange
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
Famous Bridge to BE Torn Dou'n.


Old bridge that spans the Potomac at and
Of
Civil both action and in literature In the north it looked
the Federal capital Most OF the who fought IN the Union armies Of
Many The long bridge with the lapse of time
rded unsafe The railway bridge out Of date The
steel bridge parallel but hundred farther the river and the
railway bridge The old Bridge closed to traffic and the work
Of demoishing days
built by private company and was toll bridge When the
burned after them rebuilt The second structure grew old and
Long Bridge built In the early colonial days there was no bridge across
of George
c.. and
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
PAY HIGH FOR RIGHT LIGHT.
Rents in Maiden Lane Affected by the
Needs Of Diamond Merchants.
Rents in


Diamond cutting is probably the
only manufacturing industry in this
town that can afford location in the
heart OF the financial district, says the
New York Sun.
The workmanship here is said to
be superior to that Of the Amsterdam
and Antwerp factories in the mathe-
natical accuracy with which the
facets Of large stones are cut. New
York, consequently, sends cut stones
to Europe, besides supplying the Unit
ed States.
The bulk Of the New York diamond
trade. including a considerable amount
OF the cutting, is done in Maiden Lane,
between Broadway and Nassau street,
q single block. Most Of the dealers
occupy Offices ii modern skyserapers.
TO show their gems they need
clear, steady light, which in the case
OF natural light IS afforded only by a
northern exposure. Hence Offices on
the lower side Of Maiden Lane cost
20 10 25 per cent. more than Offices on
the upper side
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

has won sweeping victory for re-
nomination over Irvine T.. Lenroot, as
sumed the gubernatorial chair on Jan
uary i last, succeeding Mr.. La Fol
lette, who had been chosen to the
United States senate. For three years
Immediately preceding he had been
lieutenant governor
Mr.. Davidson was born at Gogn,
Norway, in 1854, and came to the
United States at the age of 10. For
a time he worked as farm hand and
subsequently as a tailor. Then he
started a general store at Soldiers
Grove, Crawford county, and he has
been in the mercantile business since
1877 Gov. Davidson has been in sue
cession president and treasurer of the
village board of Soldiers Grove, mem
Der of the legislature four Years and
state treasurer four years When in
the assembly he won fame by putting
through bills increasing the taxation
of sleeping car and express companies
and other corporations.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
A Good Antisentic.

Boric acid and boracic acid are the
same. Every housekeeper should have
on hand a supply of this very useuf
antiseptic. For burns it is unusually
excellent. Drop two ounces of the
boric acid crystals in a glass quart
jar and fill with water. This makes
saturate solution Take a piece of
gauze or cheeseclotn, saturate with
the solution and lay on the burn. APP
ply very moist, covering with absorb
eat cotton and then with oil silk.
This will keep moist for II hours, for
the oiled silk will prevent evapora-
ton. If you haven't the boric acid
use solution of biearbonate of soda,
which is nearly as good.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
Russian Epicurean Coffee.

This coffee is made of a quantity Of
coffee, fruit and cognac in an open
bowl The coffee is first laid in the
bowl and quantity of finely chopped
apples and pears make a second layer.
The whole is then covered with cog
nae, which is lighted, and there re-
mains a highly aromatic and delicious
syrup which is the epicures idea of
Russian coffee. At first this appears
a strange drink. but it soon becomes
very popular. The idea of using fruit
with coffee seems to be confined to
the Russians, but it suggests interest
ing possibilities for experiment.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
The Modern Explorer.

A few days ago a Venezuelan ex-
plorer passed through New York on
his way to England. Tall and thin,
with gaunt face and protruding cheek
bones, and dressed all in white, he
looked like the pictures of DR. Living
ston and Emin Pasha, and gave vivid
idea of the priyations and hardships
of his life
From England he will go to Brazil,
plunge into the interior, and not be
heard from possibly for years He
has been chosen by the Venezuelan
government to readjust the boundary
line between Brazil and Venezuela.
Only a few months ago he returned to
civilization from the wildernesses of
the Orinoco and Esquibo, where he
and few Englishmen traced the new
boundary line between Venezuela and
British Guiana. The work occupied
him four years. It completely ruined
his health.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
A MEMORIAL SUNDIAL.

occasion of a notable ceremony last
Ascension day, when Bishop Henry
Yates Satterlee and distinguished
Episcopal clergymen took part.
The sundial is the gift of Mrs. Ju-
Ian P. James of this city, who, after
freeing the cathedral property from
debt by the presentation of a munif-
cent sum to the cathedral board, gave
this sundial both as a memorial to the
deceased members Of her family and
out of consideration for the end in
view, the establishment of great
cathedral structure near Washington.
The sundial is the joint work of
Prof. Frank H. Bigelow, a distin.
punished astronomer and Episcopal
clergyman of this city, and John ].
Farley, a local sculptor and modeler.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
FriIIs Again In Favor.

Tiny frills are again being seen on
muslin and other fne-textured gowns.
These were particularly noticeable at
a recent fashionable function, where
several dresses were worn ornament
ed in this fashion. One was COM
posed of spotted net, and the skirt
had no less than Is graduated frills,
each frill being edged with tiny gauze
ribbon The bodice was made in fichu
style, with frills to match those on
the skirt, and with elbow sleeves also
finished with frills. Lace revers, chem
isette, and high collar, and deep belt
of rose-tinted China ribbon gave the
finishing touches.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
pisused Houses chean.

Many tourists in Switzerland were
astonished this summer to see vii
lagos in the Rhone valley, near
Brigue, which looked as if they had
been bombarded On inquiry they
found that the demolished houses
were mostly temporary boarding
places for the Italian laborers who
made the simplon tunnel. After
their departure these houses were of
fered for sale at $50 each-not, of
course. including the ground on which
they stood.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

The difference in rent would be still
greater but for the fact that courts
admitting northern light are provided
in the buildings that face the south,
Artificial light may also be used.
One house shows gems in a room
araped with black velvet and lighted
by electricity. It's natural light was
ruined by the erection of a yellow
brick building on the opposite side OF
the street, the reflection from which
gives an inferior color to the purest
stones.
Maiden Lane rents are higher even
than Broadway rents, reaching s4.75 a
square foot per annum for Offices just
above the ground floor
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

The status Of the wearer of the
army dress is up, and the New York
Times thinks that the uniform of the
enlisted man, whether in the army or
the navy, is the badge of the wearer's
subordinate employment in an honor
able and useful government service
one of many such and one of the least.
It gives him certain special rights in
his garrison or on his ship and de-
prives him of many individual free
doms there and elsewhere 1t oper-
ates not at all to increase his merely
civic privileges. Off duty and out
side his garrison he counts merely as
q man. Least of all is his uniform
social passport.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

The wasp waist promises to become
popular in London. All the talk
against tight lacing, and the disquisi-
lions on the beauty of the human
female form in its uncompressed
state, are powerless to set aside the
verdict Of those who set the fashions.
i they decide that waists must be
squeezed, the ladies will submit to the
squeezing, and any suffering they may
experience through the process will be
more than counterbalanced by the sat
isfaetion they will derive from the
consciousness that they have the form
decreed BY the arbiters Of fashion.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
DOCTOR DESPAIRED
Ansenic Woman Cured by Dr.. Wit
lians' Pink Pills Recommends the
Pills to All Others Who Suffer.


An@mia is just the doctors name fer
bloodlessness. DIR. Williams Pink Pills
cure analnia as food cures hunger.
They cured Mrs. Thomas j. McGann, of
II Lincoln Place, Plainfeld, N. J., who
says:
I'm the spring Of 1908 I did my
usual house cleaning and soon after
ward / began to have the most terrible
headaches. My heart would beat SO IT.
regularly that it was painful and there
came q morning when could not get
up. My doctor said had anmmia and
he was surprised that had continued
to live in the condition was i'll.
I was confined to my bed for nearly
two months, the doctor coming every
day for the first few weeks, but did not
improve to amount to anything. Al
together / was sick for nearly two
years. was as weak as a rag, had
headaches, irregular heart beats, loss Of
appetite, cramps in the limbs and was
unable to get good nights sleep. NY
legs and feet were SO swollen that T
feared they would burst.
Before very long after tried DR..
Williams Pink Pills felt change for
the better. have taken about twelve
boxes and although / was as near the
grave as could be, now feel as If
had a new lease of life. Ihaye no more
headaches, the heart beats regularly, my
cheeks are pink and I feel ten years
younger. feel that I have been cured
very cheaply and have recommended
the pills to lots Of my friends,
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold BY an
druggists, or will be sent by mail on re-
ceipt of price. 90 cents per box, six boxes
$3.50. by the DR.. Williams Medicine Co.
Schenectady. N. 7.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

The Indian has played the great
game of the world and has lost. The
1ittest has survived and always will
But that does not mean that a people
that nominallS perishes has served no
good purpose or that it will disappear
when it has ceased to be a race, says
the Kansas City Journal The Indian
has a past that is splendid in a bar
barrie sense He has a future that is
splendid in civilized sense unless
we are to eoneede that barbarism is
the ordained state Of the race. The
Indian will bring much to the great
race of which he is to be in time only
a part. His contribution to human
progress will be infinitely greater
than il he retained his tribal entity.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

Statistics show that the people of
warm regions marry earlier than
those Of a colder climate. The report
Of the 17syear-old Kentucky girl who
has been married three times and
twice divorced does not prove that
the statisticians are far wrong.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
Combination Works Wei,

Formerly milk producers in Eng
land We're at the mercy Of whole
sale dealers or middlemen. BY judi
cious combination in various places
they have been able to secure uni
form and equitable prices, securing to
individual members extra profits IN
to 5000 a year
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

"You are most insolent!"
Trenner caught his breath under the
look she gave him, temporising bit.
You have made the mistake, Mrs.
Hardiman, of confusing the spiritual
and. the material There is no spirit
ual." He made the announcement in
tone Of fnality.
! After moment she replied, lamely:
"The question now is neither material
nor spiritual in aspect. 1t involves
simply an abstract-fact.a
The other laughed again, and shook
his head.
aren't you talking Just little dis.
conneetedly?a he asked, indulgently.
Il think not. I am quite confident
of my ground
There was a long silence. When
she looked toward Trenner again, he
was running his fingers ref1ectively
through a tawny mass Of coarse, vel
lowish hair that gave to his face
distinctly leonine type of expression.
I shall always consider that you
placed me in false position" she re-
marked, angrily.
Still you will have to admit that
you confess yourself unable to cope
/, with circumstances.
THE office boy, for instance" she
hurled back
There was another silence. Trenner
was the first to break it.
We'll, have you found out all you
uantod fo
All, and more. Ny experiment has
been most successful. I owe you an
untold debt" She gave him sphinx
like look
Trenner's lips parted in an involun
tary smile.
Il thought you'd come up here and
explain it all, he observed.
Mrs. Hasdiman swallowed her rage
and covered it up with a little quick
laugh
THAT was my intention, she
agreed, rising.
Trenner preceded her to the door
and held it open. He said nothing, and
the woman did not speak either, OR
look back.
When Mrs. Hardiman gained the
open air, she drew deep breath of
relief. She felt faint and dizzy and
wretched. The encounter she had had
with Trenenr left her more than phys
ically weak; it had seemed to take
something vital forever from her life.
The experiment into which she had
plunged blindly for the sake of her
work had proved little more than
she had been able to grapp1e with.
Trenner had-to be sure-shoWed
himself all that she had wished and
intended-the exact opposite of the
romantic amOrist who might have
met her reproaches with weak assey-
But she felt conscious of keen sense
Of moral hurt.
When she reached her own gate,
she was worn out and spiritless. She
ran upstairs to her room and flung
herself face down on a lounge, burn
ing sense Of modification peryading
her being. Presently, rush of tears
came to her relief and she sat up, re
freshed. After all, though his hands
had touched hers, he had not kissed
her as he would have done, had not
some last remnant Of superior will
power preserved her in the extreme
moment from that pollution.
After awhile her husband came into
the room looking for her, and she
jumped up e1citedly and threw her
arms about his neck.
@Dick!" she cried, historically, "you
must take me away from here, some
where-anywhere-for time. I've
worn my nerves to a shred over this
last story, and I mean to burn it up.
| shall never write another line as
long as I live!''
Copyright, 1906, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

A grandson of the Indian chief, Red
Cloud, has entered the navy Not
many Indians become sailors, but in
the cid whaling days they were pre-
ferred as +harpooners. Now the spear
lii hurled by a gun.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

These be progressive times. The
new army bullet will pass through Is
men standing in row It takes about
Is of the old-fashioned highballs to
down one true Kentucky gentleman.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

Wizard Luther Burbank has pro-
auced a new squash but he will not
reach the height Of his career until
he succeeds in so improving the
squash that one can't notice it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
Redstead siIencer.

If a bedstead creaks at each move
of the sleeper, remove the Stats and
wrap the ends of each in old newspa-
pers. This will prove complete
silencer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

The new millionaire begins to loom
mp In China. Any naturally rich
country with that proof of activity
ready for the worlds inspection is
sure to go far and fast in industry
and commerce
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
Washington-The bronze top or I
dial to the sundial which has been
sundiaT In Washington.

set up in the grounds of the proposed
cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
was put in place recently This marks
the final completion of memorial
the setting up Of which was made the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

A The London Lancet declares that
series 81 analyses have proved that
the poorest cigarets are made OF as
pure tobacco as the most expensive
cigars. and are no more disastrous in
their effects. That is tough on the
best cigars.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

The German police are said to be
very eager to arrest American auto
mobilfsts. This may be due to the
fact that good many American au-
tornobilists would rather part with
S. and $40 bills than submit to long
delays.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

1t is again promised that the Rus
sian peasants are to have land, but
1t is hardly probable that they will get
more than six feet apiece, the same as
after previous promises.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

Legalize this new system Of spelling
and illiteracy will cease to exist in
the United States.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
Never Gets the Chance.

"Sourly says he never trusts any.
body"
"of course not. He hasn't anything
that anybody wants. Detroit Free
Press.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

A burglar was mean enough to rob
a cIergyman's house in York. The
mamie of the latter was Rev. Mr.. Ap-
pie. That burglar must have been a
peach
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
The LARGEST Insect,

The largest insect in the world is
probably a grasshopper found in the
Karoo desert in South Africa. It has
a ten-inch spread of wing.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

A farm journal says cucumbers
have been cultivated 1000 years. That
explains many aches.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

In abandoning his trip to the north
pole Walter Wellman no doubt came
to the conclusion that it would be use
less to buck the original ice trust.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

Under the rule of the new spelling
g maiden is to be kist, not kissed. We
eaa stand a spell of it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

Guests Have Only One Chance.
The Swiss hotels serve table dhote
with military precision. When a
course once passes it is gone for.
ever.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
Guard for Spanish Trains.

In Spain every important train is
accompanied by two members of the
civil guard, who pompously patrol the
platform at every stopping place.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

San Francisco and Valparaiso have
demonstrated that there is at least
one kind of reciprocity between North
and South America.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

John ID. Rockefeller is in the hands
of his dentist. His bitterest enemy
should be satisfied.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
y Sweet ReYenna.

4 can't see why you are going to
parry him: you don't love him.
No. but | haze the girl who does
Houston Fost.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

History, having run as far back az
4241 B. G., has become weary and
stopped there.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

Just when the appendicitis fad is
SURPRISING the widest hopes of the
surgeons. a Pennsylvania man invents
a seedless apple.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13

"Garbage is garbage" says the
Washington Post. 1t is even worse
than that and should be promptly dis
posed Of.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
Coat Made from 1900 Rabbft

Coat Made from 1900 Rabbits Ears.
A coat which has been placed on
exhibition in London furrier's shop
IS made out of 1000 rabbit ears, which
have been seWed together in such a
manner as to make a serviceable wa
terproof coat.