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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-11-09
AROUND THE STATE.
Items of Interest Gulled From the
Louisiana Press.
Foundation fer New Methodist Church
laid at danssvllls-p Prominent aeW
Orleans guslness Mar Gone
uiits Suicide.

All Saints day was generally OBJ
served throughout the state.
A big revival is being held in Baton
Rouge under the auspices of the Sal
walton Army.
Safeblowers at Baton Rouge entered
the saloon of Alex D. Bryan and stole
$500 in cash from the safe.
Maud B. Booth, OF the Salvation
Army of America, will visit Baton
Rouge in the very near future.
Mrs. Evan Keiffer, aged eighty-one
years, was run over by wagon in
New Orleans and killed instantly.
The West Carroll school board ap-
propriated $500 for the erection of a
splendid new schoolhouse at Forest.
A negro was fatally wounded as the
result of a desperate struggle with a
prominent farmer living near Antioch.
While on the way to his home near
Monroe, Charles Stokes was run over
by v, S. and P. train and instantly
killed.
Becau-e she was wronged by the man
sac cared for Miss Emma Zeigler con-
mi5ted suicide in the Mcdaniel Hotel
at Kelly.
The foundation for new Methodist
church at louisville has been laid and
work on the structure is progressing
rapidly.
A telegraph Office has been Installed
at Franklinton and the town is in d.
rect telegraphic communication with
civilization.
Samuel B. Powell, a well known
bookkeeper OF Baton Rouge, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself at the
store of his employer.
The Farmers Union cotton ware
house at Ola has just been completed
and handsome new bank building is
in process of erection now.
While rowing on the river at New
Orleans, Charles Woersted, an eleven
year-old boy, was drowned, a tugboat
having capsized the skiff.
Gustave Lehman, sr., a wealthy
mercha ant of New Orleans, committed
suicide by drowning himself in the
river at the>naval station.
Burglars and safebloWers entered
the mercantile establishment of D. l.
Shlemker, at Vidalia, and made away
with large amount of cash.
Prof. SIS. Thomas, of Baton Rouge,
has invented cotton picking machine
which he is confident will save the
south a vast amount of money annu-
ally.
As the result of an old feud, Louis
Gremillion, boy, shot and danger
ously wounded "Bull" AguiIlard at
New Roads, after the latter had at
tackea him with buggy whip.
While searching in the river at New
Orleans for the body of Gustave
Lehman, Sr., Edwin Crespo was
killed and Andrew Steel badly hurt by
the explosion of stick of dynamite.
While attempting to board freight
train on the Kansas City Southern
Railroad at Mansfield, a negro EN-
ployed by the DeSoto Land and Lum
Der Company was run over and killed.
In the federal court at Shreveport
four big corporations fled suit
against tax collectors and assessors
of Calcasieu, Rapides and Vernon
parishes for reductions in taxes, claim
ing that large properties entitled to ex
emption have been assessed, princi-
pally sulphur and timber.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-11-09

The Amite City Florida Parishes,
a leading Sanders paper, emphaticaily
indorsed the letter of Col. F. P.
stubbs of Monroe urging a special
session Of the general assembly, which
was published several days before tbs
appearance OF Gov. Bianchard's S proc
lamation calling the extra session.
Z is 70 be presumed, therefore, that al
least one Sanders paper will decline
TO roll The governor for his action.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-11-09
DON'T Pay Alimony

Be no occasion for ii il you keep your bowels req
uiar with Or. Kings New Life Pills. Their ae-
ton is so gentle that the appendix never has
cause to make the least complaint Guaranteed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-18
SHIPS TO LAY MINES
Two Vessels Of Our Navy Set Apart
for That Purpose.

The san Francisco and the Baltimore
are to pass from the register of active
fighting vessels to the limited hist of no
less valuable ships of special duty. We
have never had n mne-layinS vessel.
our special ships being the hospital
shin. tie floating machine shop. the re-
friGcrator ship FOR the carrying of sup
plies "a distant vessels. the golfers.
with their fuel for the furnaces of the
iis itirG vessels. and the water ship.
\ vessel for the special purpose Of
LAYING rnines was suggested by the ma
val ~ crations between Russia and
Iaran, says Harner's Weekly. There
arc several types OF mines. the most ef-
feCtivc being that which eXplodcs by
contact, the handling of which is made
possible by an rngeniously simple de-
vice. The great problem has been to
have mine which could easily explode
and d" its damage. while at the same
the it might be handled somewhat
roughly in the process of deposit.
The contact mine is exploded by YES
sci passing over or touching Il projecting
bolt which is easily pressed down to re-
lease an acid which causes the eXplo-
sion. While this sort of a mine is being
handled tne boit IS preVcntcu Ifthl pres
sure h. Il wedge Of salt. to which. when
the mine is submerged. water is admit
ted and melts this substance.
When the salt has disappeared TIC
bolt is ready for operation. and the
first ship that comes in contact with
this projection receives a shock below
the watcriire which puts the vessel out
of communication. if indeed it does not
sink the shin.
In our navy there have been men who
are specially trained for laying mines.
which are carried by vessels and taken
to the mine fields in the tow Of small
boats Men become very expert in this
sort of work. as they are bound to do
in anything by practice: but it is con-
sidered that il would be advantageous
TO have 4 special crew for the mine
laying operations. and to have one or
two ships engaged on this important
work If submarine attack. which eX-
ercses a neral influence upon an
enemy quite as potent as anything
which can be introduced in an element
of naval warfare.
In the case of the San Francisco and
the Baltimore the mines will be carried
on deck on special racks. which will
be continued in the form of carriers
of tracks projecting over the stern Of
the ship. In this way the vessel may
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-18
AN INTERESTING STUDY.
Charac ter IS Delineatsd by the Name.
of Wearing a Hat.

The hat III its psychological aspects
forms the subject 81 Il carctn! study W
PROF.. II Gross in Il book on criminal
psychology, recently published al Lci.,-
sic. H. has made Il number o.. obyrr-
vationS on the way of wearing the hat
in It's rrla ti',n 10 character. am: has
formed conclusions Of the accuracy ~
which he has satisfied himself by Il long
experience.
He holds That Il hat worn exactly per-
ptndi" Glar to the vertical axis of the
head is sign that n man is upright.
bur arcd"nt and Il bore. Men who are
gentle and anna bile and fun of the milk
Of human kindness wear the hat IL little
on one side
The wearing of tho hat very much
on one side is said by the Germa writ
er to be a mark Of inSOlence ana SWag-
ger.
according to the German authority.
wearing the hat on the back on the
head may be taken rs proof Of reck-
lessness and being in debt: the farther
back il IS, The nearer bankruptcy is the
Wearel.
On tie other hand. if the hat is worn
over the forehead, it indicates Il man
Of difficult tcmper. sulky-in short. in
the words of the Scottish song. "a
sumph to keep up spite"
Or. Cross seems To have omitted the
style Of Tho hat itself. which is also in
index of the mental constitution Of the
Wearc". Unless one is known to i,1
wealthy. the mere fact of wearing 9
bad hat Is Il proof OF the strength Of
character. Then there would seem 10
tp 4 relationship between stri"tncss of
morality and breadth of brim; while
extra curlincss of brim suggests
rakishncss
There is the obvious objection that 4
man ma: Wear hi hat in Il sty,c differ
Ing from that ratrraI to his character /
with d"liLcrat, intent to deceive. Or.
AGAIN. he .nay he 4 disciple Of the 80
Hat cult.
This DR. Gross meets by an ingenious
system of checks based on Scarpologv-'
the science Of the foOtgear To- the study
III Which he has devoted miCfl labor
Thus. lie ha.; observed that n man who
wears Gown the heels Of his boots even
~ may safely he put down as an ener-
Getc man Of business or 4 trustworthy
Official. If they ar" worn down on tho
outer side the owner is gifted with I'M
aginatiun and X of an adventurous
spirit If they are worn down on the
inner SIDE hn il weak and undecided in
characters: this diagnosis sign. however.
we are told, is more to ne relied upon
in HE ease Of men than oi women -
British Medical Journal.
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THE REAL IRELAND.
Common Mistakes as to the Character
istic of the Irish People.

inc accepted Irish type Of the mis-
SrS-tlle stage irishman- may BE- anus
ing. says the outlook. but h. smachs
3is" of incidence. thriftlcssness. Il ten
dencY 10 drink and even a lack OF Ger
tain primary virtues.
Fortunately, these faiingS are MOI
characteristic of the Irish people as n
whole. In every quarter Of the gloht.
Irish men and women have showr
themselves hard workers; if they have
not displayed the same energy at home
I is becaus" of the general aa:;culturaI
oppression and Oppression. because OF
unsanitary dwellings and insufficient
food.
As 10 drink. contrary to the general
Supposition, the IrShman spends less
average on il than does the English
man or Scot; moreover. the Irshman
spends more on beer than on spirits. the
contrary being true of the Scot.
Furthermore and even more surpris-
ing to many, statistics show the Irish
TO be less crininally inclined than are
the Inhabitants of Great Britain; in
particular. as 10 sexual morality, the
stranger in Ireland is invariably sur
prised by the rectitude of the people.
In 1>4l richards population was esti-
mated AT S.l00,0oo. in 1901 at i.4O0.0G0.
Thus in 60 wears the population fell BY
nearly 4,h0o. 900 America has won what
Ireland has lost.
iitt this is not all Quality as we'll
as quantity is involved. The emigrantS
lave generally been in LIES full vigor:
most of those who have remained hav.
been physically. mentally ana indus
lriaiIy deficient.
Meanwhile the burden Gf taxation has
increased. Is it surprising
then that, with the exception Of France.
lrc!anG'S BIRTH rate should h" NOW the
loss, II in the world"
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New Food From the Sea.

The dogfish which fishermen along
the New England coast declare to he
the greatest enemy to our fishing in
dustry, is now pronounced good for
food. If the public can be led to be-
liev" this. there will be no need to
put bounty on dogfish as is proposed
IN order to thin them out and protect
the fish which are their victims. The
name itself is not a very inviting one,
put IN view OF the steady rise in all
kinds of food the hungry public may
be induced to overlook this handicap.
Another food from the sea which has
hitherto been considered wors. than
useless is the squid. which good
authorities declare not only edible but
even luscious. II is al matter of
taste. of course.
Then there is the shellfiSh. known as
the black mussel. which experimenters
connected with the government fishery
Servic" declare can be made into n
most delicious table edible and also n
source of wealth to fishermen. Nearly
all the crustaceans used for the table
the oyster. clam. lobster, ScalInp, and
Huahan% are growing scarce. The
mussel has never been used either as
bait or as food and the result is that
- ipx.
river from Maine to New Jersey. ana
perhaps further south, TEEN with them.
There are countless millions of them
II all tn" fishermen in the country
should go to scooping up mussels they
could not gather the crop in sight for
years to come. and they increase with
amazing rapidity.
The eXperimcnters' discovery has
caused great excitement among fisher
men. and many of them are already
gathering the musician easy task. rs
they are found in shallow water and
nj low nd" in immense beds upon the
surface along the shore. Canning
factories are also projected on Cane
cod. 1t is Il little remarkahle that This
new food has remained unutiIized in
TINS country 50 long. The canned
French musselS have long been known
t" epIcur"s. and they have become n
DAINTY delicacy on well appointed
American tables Why shoull ,
French mussel be any more toothsome
| than an American? Everybody knows
that the Maine sardinc does NOT worry
about competition from SARDINIA.
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The Next President.

There are many prominent men being
suggested as likely candidates for the
Presidential chair next term and each
has his earnest supporters. There are
thousands of other, however. who desire
the present occupant reelected, as they
are not willing to give up "a certainty
for an uncertainty" This same argyll
ment applies particularly to Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. There are thousands OF
E,en and women all over the country
who know from past experience what
this famoIis medicine car do for then,
when they suffer from ailments of the
stomach. liver, and bowels. and conSe-
quently stick to il. Don't you think it
worth trial the next time you suffer
from poor appetite. belching, heartburn.
dyspepsia, Indigestion. costiveness. bill
inusness or female ills? Your he sur
prised at the good it will do you. Get a
rcttle today.
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The Matter of Christmas Shopping.

The metropolitan newspapers are al
ready urging their readers to get busy
with their Christmas shopping. do IT
now" they say. DO not wait until
tue week before Christmas. Do not
even wait until December but do it at
least month in advance 1t Is
hardly TO be expected that any great
number of people will follow this ad-
v,ce even in the large cities where the
merchants make preparations for the
Cnr;stmas trade long before anything
NJ the kind is done in the smaller CEN
tars But it is nevertheless a great
pity and a great folly. as Is
yearly pointed out. that the mass
es of the people put off their
Christmas shopping until within few
days of the holiday itself. Such a GUS
tom is terribly hard on the clerks in
the stores and cannot be otherwise
than unsatisfactory to the buyers
themselves. The early buyer Of course
has a better chance Of getting what he
wants, ana a more even distribution OF
business would result for the mer-
chants.
No doubt this year. as usual, pro-
destination will be the rule, but in the
hopes Of improving things in New
York the Associated Charities Of that
city. having mainly in view the over
worked clerks, have formulated the fol-
loving rules which they are distribute
ing widely among shoppers Of all class
Is III the metropolis.
|. Do as much Of the Christmas
shopping as possible now.
2 Have il all done one week before
Christmas.
9. shop early in the day.
a. Do mot ask To have parcels .irliv-
cred on the day Of purchase
> Carry homc as many parcels as
,os.ible.
6. Do not ask IL have articles sent
home on approval.
=. D. not shop during luncheon
hours. rnlls shortening the hour for the
clerks.
1t is too early by several weeks to
urge Christmas shopping in the small
cite :. but the principle is the same in
one city as another and early in De-
cemfe: the Christmas shoppers of Au-
S,Sta should make a resolve to follow
the above rules.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-18

The extent to which the liquor trade
Is frightened by the great prohibited
movement is indicated by the words of
the executive committee of the New
York Wholesale Liquor Dealers AS
Sociati"n. when il said recently in its
report: Prohibition is the most
serious question which confronts Won
TODAY Pure food questions. internal
revenue questions. all deal with the
manner IN which Your merchandise
should be sold. The critical and i'm
pending question. however. which con-
fronts YOU is not how YOU shall sci, or
brand your product. but whether YOU
are To he allowed to sell it at all: not
whether there shall he certain legisla
ton regulating your business but
whether You are to be legislated ON, nj
business"
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Admiral Walker believed heartily in

Admiral Walker believed heartily in
marriage for sailors. He always urged
sailors to wed. Strolling in New York
one day he met young ship broker.
Admiral Walker hailed the young
man delightedly. He slapped him on
the back, wrung his hand and cried:
congratulations on your marriage.
No more sewing on of buttons. now,
ch?" NO. indeed said the ship
broker sharply. Il wear a belt now.
II keeps me so busy raising the money
to pay my wife's bills that I have no
time to sew On buttons"
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Ceopardess in Jail,

A prisoner in Rampore Boalia Jail
has Il clear grievance against the Coz
,rnmcnt. says the London Daily Trl.-
graph. There are certain incoH-
venicnccs in.SrparaUl, from prison Ire
which al r"aSrn;l6l" criminals more ~
less unwillingl| a"''cnj, hui the most
r,.mplarcnt draws :hr inc At beng
married down and claned by a Loop
allt:s in the sccluson of the prison
yard. The animal seems to have been
inspired by Il sufIragettc like curiosity
AS 10 the inside of Il prison, and having
got in by The highly irregular method
IF leaping the low wall. she een-,
>cnnced herself among the low brick
pier; on whicn Tie cid barracks ar1B
rl.s ed from the ground. FEM
In the ra"lv afternoon she espfed A
prisoner in the yard, clearing up, ami.
like the impulSiVc creature she was,
promptly Leased upon him. striking him
to tho ground and C!awing his back.
Thel.. with the tickcneSs of her sax,s
she suddenly c.lln,rd rcr mind and in-
an access of shvne,s ran away and hid
herself among tie brick pillars
Now. Colonel X. r. Weir, inspector
general Of prisons. happened to be III
the village. and to him the incident
WAS reported. Though it cannot be
said that the duties Of an inspector
general Of prisons includes the deS-
truction Of vermin. Colonel Weir did
rot step to consider technicalitics. but
borrowed a rifle. After some difficulty
in getting within striking distance ~
the intruder as She lay in her fast
ness. he succeeded i'm planting his first
shot behind her shoulder, after Whlch
nothing remained to be done but drag
ont the carcass and record its tape
measurement as more than seven fetr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-18

At the last general election in New
Zealand there were 26359' men and 2l2.-
So women on the roll. There actually
voted 21l eli men and l.J,pi6 women In
"A contests the women voters 0utnum-
berad the men. OF the candidates elected
in these "A constituencies only nne was
unmarried.
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Kennebunk has a Maud almost as
lively as the one in the colored supple
ments. Here is Maud's latest escapade
as told ny a correspondent in that
town: MAUD. the mail horse for nearly
Six years took quite Il run Sunday.
Ernest Benson has her to deliver his
Sunday papers. He left her a moment
and his little girl took paper from the
box. The cover dropped and the horse
started for home. She talrned several
corners and was going n good elm
when she turned into bier yard. but
she did not break anything and no
one was hurt. 1t was very fortunate.
as Maud is a wild horse when
frightened. Her owner turned her
around and hunted Ernest I'D and he
started on his way. 1t would seem
with the work this horse has done,
she would not feel like running awav.'
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broker who is shocked by the PreSi
dents reception of a Japanese wrestler.
To which the New York World retorts
LET us indeed think of the East room
with all it's wealth of past history.
Dolly Madison used to hang out the
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A Trained Octopus.

Chicago News)
President Roosevelt seems to have tho
octopus SO well trained that it goes
around the White House to eat ont Of
his hand and waggle it's tail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-18

a. H. Harrison. an Eng lish explorer.
mas Just returned to England. after
spending two and half years in con-
tlnuous work in the Arctic Ocean,
north of the American Continent. Tie
Journey was undertaken for the pur-
pose of scientific research. For is
months he lived entirely with Eskimo
and brought back with him some in
teresting data regarding these inter-
estins people.
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proceed on her way and drop -ilc mines
at t'rNt!S across the entrance 10 a
larbor or ir any Other section OF water
Wti"h II Is desired - protect by tins
means.
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VOICES OF THE PRESS.
The Ice Trust.

Rochester Hcrald)
The indications are that the ice trust
will not lie as clipper next year as it
has been for a year or two. Mr. Morse
was shown the way out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-18

Up to the hour Of going to press
nobody had been heard from who had
refused to accept one of those new
coins or account Of the absence If the
IN God We Trust"
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Tax on Blondes.

Baltimore Sum
Blondes are expensive enough already
without the druggist putting up The price
of peroxide Of hydrogen.
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Content!

dallas NcWS.)
These are days when the average stock
market gambler can appreciate the wealth,
and happiness of the man who owns a
fOrty-acre farm in Texas.
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The Difference.
U.OniSvillc Courier-JOurl

louisville Courier JoHrnal)
There's an Italian law under which
a man who kisses q girl may be I'M
priSoned for ten days. A man who kisses
u Kentucky girl is quite likely 1" b,.
ensiave,i for life.
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Knocking the Kaiser.

(Omaha Bce.)
Dr. IierXoW ski of Berlin asserts that
''v.nlenl baCilli lnrk in upcurlins mus
tarh"s." Sounds s;usriciously nk. lcs..
ma este.
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BRYAN willing to run again, but will
not demand any reward from his
partv." SAYS headline. Reward for
what?
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The word comes from California
that the prune crop is exceptional,v
large this year. This will cause a va
rely Of emotions in the boarding house
sections Of our cities,
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Leo Kills Handkerchiefs.

Many people have read of the beau''-
full layctte presented by Pope Plus y
to his gOdSon, the prince Of the Asturlas
but the historical interest attaching l"
part of it is not generally known. when
giving the order for the 1aye;te u oc-
CURED to his holiness that something
might be done in connection with IL
With some exquisitely fine new cam
brio pocket handkerchiefs that had De-
lOnged to the late Pope Leo Aill' an"
which had in the course of events come
into the possession of his socceSso'
Accordingly. after consultation III 'ie
proper quarters, these handkerchief
were fashioned into some of inc uain.S
little garments that help TO SVEN ~
little ones wardrobe. and so do'ns 'fo
next few months the heir to the span
ish throne " i'll be at least partly cio'"eu
in what had once been the property u
The great and good pope who twenty
one wears ago assumed the duties q
godfather to the royal infants o""
father. Don Alfonso Hlll.-Lauy
Pictorial.
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lily kenneber Journal
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