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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-08
J. a. Dalferes
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
GoNALosohyiLLE. La.
SATURDAY. FEB. 8. 1908

Leon Picard, of Dutehtown. visited
ponaldsonville Wednesday on bust
ness.
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The parish school board was sched-
uled to- meet in special session at noon
Wednesday for the purpose of select
ing depository for the school funds
of the parish, as required by law, but
owing to the absence of quorum the
meeting went by the board.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-08

Mrs. S. v. Vega ard her hli2at IL
tie son, Sidney, returned last S2to
day evening from Lebanon, Ky, where
they spent several months gerF pleas
antly as the guests of relatives.
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For Sale.

ygTHE sEIsER II. LIVELY place at Corner
Z view, Ascension parish, containing l65 acres
OF land, il offered for sale to the highest btddeT
tl!dress all proposals to E. 3. LIVELY, P. O
2ox I2S, Baton Rouge, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-08

Capt. V. Marin, president OF the
Lafourche basin leyee board. visited
New Orleans last Tuesday to attend a
regular meeting OF that organisation.
Only routine business was transacted.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Hanson's baby
son was christened at the Catholic
church last Saturday afternoon, being
givep the name of John Vega Hanson.
This sponsors were Mrs. ID. Hanson
and B. j. Vega.
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!. . 1eaaIdsenvIIs Chief
Texas & Pacific Railway
Time Table.
PASSENGER TRAINS GOING eAsr.

No. 50 Cannon han
10 94' New Orleans mail. IS ?. n.
w. no. accommodation. .............8:47 A. n,
PASSENGER TRAINS aoINa WEST.
No i, Ioxas fast mail 85p u.
No. %. Texas express :, ! = - *
80 50, Accommodation :. . &. K = :, :
LAFoURcEE BRANCH.
10 %, Leaves for Thibosiaux. 8.ssp -.
Eo' ~ Arrives from Thibodanx. IS 40 A. NJ
10 20 o. Leaves for Thibodau1. Il 40 A. NJ
No. 90 ARRIVES from Thibodau1. ......3:Ou p. NJ.
EAPoLEoNyILLE gRANoHs
10 W, Arrives from Napoieonville.. 40 A, NJ.
No %, Leaves for Napoleony n IN
10. No. Arrives from Napoleonvi,ie. 8 90 p NJ
no 3D. Leaves for Napoleonviiie. .55 P. NJ
l'9eal freight trains eacn way daily, Sunday
excepted. L. b. MATTINGLY, Local Agent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-09-12

Re- Same ray reflected on to screen and
giving the record.
SB1 Detailed view of sound-board and
recording attachment.
VM Vibrating mirror on to which the
ray is received.
l A shake by Tetrazzini In "Polonaise"
by Mignon.
Record of part of ''spirito Gentil." by
Caruso.
Melba's voice in Tosti's "Good-by."
1t has been suggested by Mr.. E. Ed
ser, an optical authority, that if gramo
phone records of the various vowel
sounds were obtained, it would be
feasible, by means. of Mr.. Bowron's
apparatus, to study the corresponding
oscillations through screen curves.
also, that in teaching the elements of
harmony, 1t would be interesting and
instructive to project in like manner
the various harmonies and dissonant
intervals by which the related sounds
were rendered audible.
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G Gramophone.
NJ Four-sided revolving mirror.
s Screen upon which records are re-
ceived.
II Horn Of gramophone.
SB Sound board.
r Ray from projecting lantern focused
on to vibrating mirror.
RI Same ray reflected on to revolving
mirror.
Many indeed have been the steps
towards perfection of the gramophone
since its invention by Mr.. Emile Ber-
liner 81 years ago. Today it is no longer
a curious bit of scientific apparatus,
of the nature of toy, but the focus OF
a great and ever increasing Industry
in which thousands of persons are con-
cerned.
The fundamental principle of the in
strument is we'll known. The sound
waves induced in the air by any source
of sound are allowed to impinge upon
delicately held diaphragm, which VI
brates under this onset of the sound
waves. The diaphragm vibrations
are next made to leave an inscribed
record on a suitable medium, and this
record is used to reproduce the origi-
nal sounds and so convey them to the
ear.
A recent invention by Mr.. G. Bow
ron constitutes an interesting 'acces-
sorry to the gramophone or phono-
graph. II provides, in TACT, means
of seeing the sound-waves, or oscilla-
tons, which a record is making in the
course of its work, whether these pro-
coed from the voice, piano or orches-
ira.
A vibrating mirror (about the size
of a three-penny-bit) and its accom-
panying mechanism are made at
tachabIe to a gramophone sound-box,
its special function being to visualise
the sound.waves or oscillations which
are produced as the result Of the move
ments of the stylus in the grooves OF
the record disc. When beam of light
from a suitably placed projecting
lantern is allowed to fall upon the lit
tie mirror 1t is reflected back along
! another path; in this path rotating
box-mirror of the four-sided type is In
terposed. Once again the beam is di.
| yerted. but this time on to white
screen. The prime result of all this
transfer of rays is the appearance on
! the screen of an enlarged luminous
| curve, or "oscillograph,' which repro
duces the changing instrumental
sounds in the fashion shown in the
| left-hand corner of our diagram ga.
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eAMEcock KILLS GIANT RAT.
Tears Animal to Pieces for Attempt.
ing to Carry OFF One of Family.

Darby, PA strange combat was
witnessed between a black Minorca
cock, belonging to Charles Crumbach,
and 16-inch sewer rat For some
time chickens have been disappearing
mysteriously. When the rat made its
appearance among the flock and was
in the act of carrying on a chicken
the rooster saw it and struck it with
its spurs. The rat leaped at the
next onslaught, and then, finding the
rooster determined to give battle.
dropped its prey. and for the next five
minutes both fought for their lives.
The rat avoided the sharp spurs Of
the rooster and attempted to fasten
itself on. the birds throat. Every time
the rodent got hold the rooster
would jump several feet in the air,
shaking it of. Finally the rooster sue
ceeded in squirting one of the rats
eyes. and, after that, 1t knocked it
right and left, until the rodent ran
into it's hole, where it died, literally
picked to death.
The rooster was slightly mussed up
from the encounter.
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LYDIA E. PINKHAM

Nature and woman's work CON-
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's ills that the
world has ever known.
In the good old-fashioned days of
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cue disease and mitigate suffering.
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that battle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years In
the study of drugs.
From the roots and herbs of the
field Lydia E. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
Of the world remedy for their Pc
culiar ills, more potent and effica-
cious than any combination of drugs.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 515 NC. St.,
louisiana, Mo-, writes:
SOIupIctc IcoCoIdtiou % AColth
means so much to me that for the sake
of other suffering women am willing
to make my troubles public
"For twelve years / had been suffer-
ing with the worst forms Of female ills.
During that time had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what 1 suffered, and at times
could hardly walk. About two years
ago wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
1 Followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re-
stored health and strength. 1t is
worth mountains Of gold to suffering
women"
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound did for Mrs. Muff,
twill do for other suffering women.
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so ROOTS CAN BREATHE.
Algerian Invents Tube to Supply
Air to Tree Roots.

An inventor in Algeria, Africa, has
devised and had patented an air tube
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Her Reserved Seat.

It was raining and the car was sop
ping wet. Most Of the passengers
stood, but there are always excep-
tions
One big pink man with a snowy
beard defied rheumatism and wet
cloth by pumping himself down on
one OF the drippy seats. His presum-
able wife, with laughing explanation
that she was tired, seated herself in
his lap. And when the conductor
came along to collect fares she in
CURED, with the earnestness OF one
who seeks knowledge:
do / have to pay extra for a re-
served seat?"
The conductor spoke no words that
could go resembling down the CORR
doris of time. He just grinned. and
the passengers grinned with him
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the show grounds on the, corner Of
Howard street. He apparently contem-
plated a social call here, for he went
up to the porch after tearing down the
fence in his stride and tore on the
veranda railing on both the front and
back porches for souvenirs
Mrs. Rogers heard the noise. and on
looking out of the window was badly
scared to see a huge elephant. Nero
marched calmly through another fence
to Miss Carrolrs place, where he
opened the lid Of the cistern. and Miss
Carroll declares he lowered the water
four feet, smashed the pump and the
fence and tore up some cherry trees.
Continuing his pilgrimages, Nero
trotted over the lawn to John Pagel-
er's. There were evidently good things
to eat in sight or scent there, as he
made for the kitchen, broke the west
window and on the north side of the
room tore out the window, frame and
all. Mr.. Pageler. aroused by his un-
wonted visitation, got up to investi-
gate. He says Nero was pumping
water at the well just like a man, and
when the water did not come fast
enough to suit him he wrapped his
trunk around the pump and broke
it off.
By this time the whole block was
aroused, but, naturally, no one wanted
to take chances with the monarch of
the beasts Mr.. Pageler telephoned
the police and they quickly aroused
half a dozen of the showmen who
were at the car up town, who found
the elephant in John Wins yard
where he had REPEATED his perform
ance with the pump and thrown up a
few trees in the air and was contem-
plating carrying off big barn.
Nero, when spoken to by the men,
went quietly back to the show grounds,
but a waggish flick CT his left ear and
; the roll of his eye showed that he had
enjoyed his little outing immensely.
Mr.. Gentry settled for the damage,
which cost somewhere between $3.50
and $500.
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rather elaborate nature. But there
are many devices by means of which
changes in the moistness of the air
may be shown, some of them exceed
ingly easy to arrange. Perhaps the
simplest form of all, known to every
housewife in the coast towns, is the
suspended piece of seaweed. Any kind
of the common brown algae answers
the purpose admirably. A small bunch
tied together and hung up on a wall
shows the excessive humidity in the
atmosphere which often precedes rain
by becoming damp and fiabby.
A very ingenious Continuance is the
old-fashioned weather house, largely
made in Switzerland. 1t is arranged
in such a way, says the Scientific
American, that two figures act in re-
Spouse to the twisting of a piece OF
catgut. The material, supported by a
wire, controls the movements of lit
tie platform on either end of which
is placed model Excessive moisture
in the air causes the catgut to twist,
and turn the platform round, so that
the man energies from one of the
doors in the front of the house. Re
verse conditions of the atmosphere
bring about the contraction OF the cat
gut, and the platform swings back
thus bringing the figure of the woman
into prominence at her particular
door. The making of weather house
is quite simple affair and how to set
about the construction may be judged
from the picture giving a peep be
hind the scenes" II properly made
the continuance is q fairly reliable
weather prophet.
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Wild Cotton in Jamaica.

Mr. o. F. Cook of the department of
agriculture reports that cotton, of a
primitive type, collected by Prof n. L.
Britton and Mr.. William Harris in
coastal thickets in the extreme south
ern part of Jamaica. seems to be un-
doubtedly wild plant. 1t resembles a
type of cotton which grows wild on
the Florida Keys. The interest of the
discovery lies largely in the sugges-
ton of Prof. Britton that this cotton
may prove very valuable for breeding
purposes, since it furnishes a new
point of departure. The existence of
wild cotton in Jamaica has been af-
firmed before, but the evidence hith-
erto has not been convincing.
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WHY NOT?

Try Schaap's Laxative
Chill Cure and do not go.
through the same old siege OF
Fall sickness again. 1t is the.
best Remedy made for Chills
and Fever, Bilious Fevcrs,
Swamp Fever, Dumb Ague,
all Diseases due to Malaria.
1t is warranted to cure or
money refunded. Price Soc
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6elfNCEECw
Ff8EkENUNE
AERoNAuTIcAL MAPS.
Symbols by Which BaIIoonists Will
Know Safe Landing Places.

In preparing the aeronautical maps
for the use of aeronauts making night
trips and when in strange localities,
the commission appointed by the In
ternational Aeronautic Federation has
recommended the adoption of 40
standard symbols for indicating vari-
Gus landmarks and points of danger.
Many of the symbols will show land
marks visible from distance by day,
and others will designate electrically
lighted streets, blast furnaces and 9TH
er Examinations which serve as guide
points by night. Four of the symbols
will designate electric power houses
and overhead circuits, which might
prove dangerous both day and night
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-09-12
BIG ELEPHANT MAKES
SOME NIGHT VISITS
ESCAPES FROM THE CIRCUS AND
TAKES IN A TOWN AT AN
UNsEEMLY HOUR.

lie Mars, Ia.-Finding Sunday night
in a circus tent a dull sort of time,
Nero Of the Gentry Brothers show es-
capped in the small hours of the morn
ing and went calling. He evidently
had thirst on by the way he went
after pumps and cisterns in the neigh
borhood
Tired of the monotony, probably, OF
a long Sunday evening and the rest
from travelling, and affected with a
thirst peculiar to some on that day.
he took advantage while his keeper
was asleep to pull up the stakes to
which his shackles were attached, and
then mixed to take IN the town or a
small portion of it, anyway.
The first house he came to was that
of John Rogers. across the road from
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Hair Turned White Through Sorrow.

Hair Turned White Through Sorrow.
Beresford, s. D.-While Madison
Lee, a stranger in Beresford, was heat
ing a can Of hardened paint over a
gasoline stove, the paint suddenly ex-
ploded. burning Mr.. Lee severely.
This is the third narrow escape this
man has had from burning to death
Although Mr.. Lee is comparatively
young man, his continued troubles
6aye turned his hair snow white.
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HOMEMADE HYeRoMerER.
interesting Little Weather Forecastss
You Can Construct.

One Of the earliest principles in me-
teorology is the determination Of the
amount of moisture in the atmosphere.
To arrive at an exact estimate Is OF
course only possible with the help Of
the hygrometer-an instrument of q
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Those Menl

II went into the Office looking like
q fright" said the woman. 4 didn't
have a chance to straighten my hat
or pat my hair or anything. had In
tended to primp going up in the eie-
vator. but there was man standing
before each mirror twirling his mus
tache and 1 couldn't even get a peep
1t myself"
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for supplying air to tree roots. The
tube is made of ceramic ware and il
almost indestructible, says Popular
Mechanics. Placed in the ground be-
side a tree, with the top slightly
above the surface to admit the air,
the young roots find their way through
a number of holes. Experiments have
proved, so it is claimed, that the
growth of vegetation has besn greatly
advanced BY its use
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-07
ARMENIAN LANDED IN JAIL;
RESULT OF SEARCH WARRANT

The workings of search warrant
landed E. S. Maloof in the county Jail
yesterday, evidence of the theft of a
note, it is said, being found on his
person.
Maloof is an Armenian, and when
the little business which had been
started by himself and j. S. Nicolas,
a fellow countryman, was broken up
Maloof gave his former partner note
for $3.50 for the latter's share. Since
then, it is said, Maloof has been en-
deavoring to aggravataa q Nicolas in
many ways, and yesterday accused
him of theft.
"All right" said Nicolas. "If you
think 1 stole anything. go search my
rooms.
Maloof did so, going through trunks
and drawers. and later Nicolas dis
covered the note had disappeared. -
search warrant was given by G. Ray
Horton, deputy district attorney, and
the note was found in Maloofs pocket.
Later a complaint charging Maloot
with grand larceny was issued and the
man placed under arrest.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-07
OF THECOURISI|EflSIf| NM
MAYR'S WITNESS IS
UNDER SEVERE FIRE
CHARLES KIEFER ASKED SOME
STERN QUESTIONS
Denies He Told Certain Woman That
He Had "Dope on Proposition"
and Might Profit
Thereby

Charles H. Kiefer, the witness who
came from Germany in order to testify
in the divorce suit of Ann Eta Mayr
against Walter A. Mayr of Chicago.
was again on the stand yesterday, and
judging from the questions put to him
it is evident Mrs. Mayr's counsel is
not at all satisfied that Kiefer had
other than mercenary motives when
he testified in favor of the husband.
do you know a woman named Mrs.
Stuckey?" asked Attorney Earl Rogers.
Kiefer appeared to be somewhat
taken aback, but admitted having met
the woman.
Did you know her under the name
of Alice Smart?'
Il believe she went under that
name"
Did you go to the Bristol cafe with
her,
Kiefer said he had met the woman
there and had visited her at her resi-
dence twice since.
Did you tell her you were here on
a private matter; that you had the
dope on a certain proposition; that
you were the only one that could give
it; that you could command your own
price; that you had a beautiful suite
of rooms at the Hotel Pepper, which
you asked her to inspect; that you
were getting $50 a week, and If you
won you would never have to work
again?"
Kiefer 6enied this with some fervor,
and was excused.
Mrs. A Magoon said she had called
on Mrs. Mayr at a time when j. L.
Critics is said to have been visiting
her and could get no response to raps
for admission. She thought nothing
of the matter, she said.
e. K. Isaacs, a handwriting expert,
was on the stand during the rest of
the session He said letters thought
to have been written by Joseph Calm,
the musician, to Mrs. Mayr. were in
the same handwriting as other docu-
ments in dispute. He was subjected
to u two hours severe cross examina-
ton by Attorney Rogers. The case
was continued until 1922 o'clock Mon
daV
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-07
TRIAL JURORS CHOSEN
IN DEPARTMENT ONE
Will Serve in Superior Court Gases
for Three Months from Septem-
Der 1e, Unless Legally
Discharged

Drawing for the term trial jury Tor
department one of the superior court
took place yesterday. The names OF
sixty persons living in different 1arts
of the county were drawn and the Jur-
ors will begin their work September l9,
serving three months, or until legally
discharged.
The names and addresses of those
drawn are as follows: C. w. Andrews,
439 Towne avenue; Frank H. Ayers,
215 Union Trust building; j. f. Ander-
son. 24415 South Broadway; George L.
Bannister, 1923 Calumet street; John 5.
Bowen, 120 North Lake avenue, Pasa-
dena; Edward S. Butterworth, 713 West
Thirty-second street; Charles e. Boaz'
Hollywood; j. w. Blake, Compton;
John H. Bartle, Monrovia; Frank W.
Chase, 4S3 East Twenty-ninth street;
L. L. Clark Sierra Madre; Andrew
Cardinal, Verdugo; o. c. Carle. 9l1
West Twenty-first street; j. d. Glenn
inson, Ell Monte; A. e. Davis, Boyle
Heights; P. C. Daniels, Glendora; K.
II. Dorsey, $40 East Twenty second
street; William w. Dunning, Vine
street, Colegrove; A. E. butcher, Ar
lington and Twenty-first streets; Nor
man M Entler, 1928 South Flower
street: Harry W. Evans, Third street.
Downey; A. E. Field, 1903 South Main
street; A. B. Grupe, Third and Virgil;
Goodrich, 762 South Pasadena ave-
nue., Pasadena; j. T. Griffith, 212 Will
cox block: f. H. Hunter, Monrovia;
Ed r. Jeffries, Azusa; Martin Judy,
Santa Monica; c. S. Jones, 351 Doug
lass street; Fred Klare. Santa Monica;
John Luckenbach, 1929 South Alvara-
do; r. w. Lucas, 97S South Dakota
street; Monroe Briggs, 754 East Ver-
non avenue; William f. Marshall.
Monrovia; William Mclaughlin, Palms;
M. r. Mckinley, Artesia; w. r. Mey-
ers. 306 North Avenue Sixty-six; jacob
Neiderer, 1431 Santee avenue; H. r,
Osgood, 265 Workman street; o. w
Orcutt, South Pasadena; E. T. Palmer
Pomona; John L. Plummer, Fourth
street, Colegrove; d. P. Riley, 101
North Hope; w. S. Robinson, ia North
Pasadena avenue, Pasadena; e. H
Rust, South Pasadena; H. M. Sale, 12C
South Grand avenue; I. Schulman, 2S5
West Twenty-first street; Charles
Schrantz, 1865 East Twenty-fifth street;
c. e. Smith. Downey; Sherman Smith
3437 Pasadena avenue; C. N. Stanley
Pasadena; Sabura S. Stocking, Santa
Monica; C. M. Staub Third and Braod-
way; Thomas c. Swain, $40 North
Newhouse avenue, Whittier; Ernest G.
Taylor, S09 East Thirty-sixth street;
A. B. Terrill, Pasadena; William H
Thompson, 1876 South Workman; Aaron
Twombly, Pasadena; E. C. Winterbot-
tom, Long Beach, and Guy w. Yonkin
626 East Twenty-ffth street.