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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03
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AS the campaign progresses it is ev
ident that the air will be flled with al
sorts Of stories about all sorts If PEG
pie. The writer has always been o
the oninion that the influence of thes,
stories was very greatly exaggerated
and yet in a close election any one o
them may change votes enough to turf
the scale-as when Cleveland carried
New York state BY less than 1900.
The present campaign seems to havI
been unusually fruitful of campaigI
eanards. There does not seem to av
been a sufficient basis of truth ia an
of them on either side to have iustife
their publication aud use. 1t is NJ
believed BY the writer that Senate
Foraker has been guilty of any breac
of propriesy in his official conduc
He is an upright and honorable ma
and his sense of honor and propriet
is as high and nice as any other man
He would not accept a bribe, but woul
denounce the person who should be $
as to oiTer it, no mater ho
it migat be yelled.
Nothing has so far transpired to jas
tifg the denunciation of either Mr.
Haskell or Mir. Dupont. In fact, tn
on both sides gives eyidene
of an hssteria on the part of the man
ayers which can be explained only b.
their mutual mortal terror of Gen
Apathy"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03
Appropriate Political Enblems.

Announcement is made on the au-
thority of Alonzo E. Wilson, state
chairman of the Prohibitionists in
Illinois, that the camel has been Of
fciaily selected as the emblem of the
Prohibition party, replacing the foun-
tain and the rising SUI that have
heretofore appeared upon election
ballots at the head of the Prohibition
column.
The reasons assigned by Mr.. Wilson
for this action will be at once reeog-
nized as both forcible and funny.
They are, in substance, that ''the
camel is the original water wagon;
that It can discern fresh supply of
water further than any other quad
ruped; that it can travel faster than
the elephant or the donkey, and that
it is under no necessity of getting a
hump on itself"
It may not be considered in good
taste to suggest that the camel can
also go without water longer THAI any
other known animal, not even except
ing the Tammany Democrat, though
it must be confessed that when the
camel does drink, water is the only
fluid it will touch, wherein it presents
4 marked contrast to the other craa-
ture just uamed.
A cartoonist for Golfers Weekly
displays an aptitude for selecting ap
propriate party embIems quite equal
to that manifested by the Prohibition
leaders. In very clever cartoon
representing the pending presidential
race he has Jockey Taft, Republican,
bestride an elephant; Jockey Bryan,
Democrat, on donkey; Jockey His
gen, Independent, on Shy brid," q
cross between the elephant and Lii,
donkey; Jockey Watson, Populist, OF
"Capricornus, rambunctious billy
goat; Jockey Chain, Prohibitionisr,
on "N alter Wagon" a camel; Jockey
Dabs, Socialist, on Sanguinary, a
''red special" unicorn; and Jockey
Preston. Socialist Laborite, by sub
stitute, on "Stripes, zebra. The
peculiar fitness of the last named en-
blem will be recognized when it is
remembered that Morris Preston, the
candidate Of the Socialist Labor party
otherwise known as Anarchists-is
serving a term in the Nevada peni-
tentiarv for murder.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03
WickLIFFE AND TAYLOR.
West Feliciana Candidate Defeats George
K.Favrot for Congressional Nomina=
ton and Acadfan Aspfrant for
Railroad CoInmfssionership
Beats Cade,

Practically complete returns from
every parish in the sixth congressional
district show that in last Tuesdays
primary Robert G. Wickliffe of West
Felieiana defeated George K. Favrot
of East Baton Rouge for the congress
sional nomination by majority of
2490. Mr.. Wickliffe carried eleven of
the twelve parishes in the district,
leaving to Mr.. FaVrot the sorry con-
ISOLATION of having carried his home
parish by the scant majority of 20
votes.
The tabulated vote by parishes is as
follows:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03
nuCIessis Mites,

Sam Bourque visited Gonzales
Tuesday on business.
Et~ig King, of Dutchtown, was
here Monday on business.
Terrence Landry and son, L. P.
Landry, went to Aey Tuesday.
L. B. Ouplessis and sister, Pamela,
spent Wednesday in New Orleans.
Deputy Sheriff ]. N. Delaune was
transacting business here Tuesday.
Alex Babin made business trips to
Dutchtown on Monday and Wednes,
day.
Linden Leblanc, Alfred Melancon,
Jr.5 and Delmas Poeh6 were here
Monday.
G. E. Bonicard, Larry Marchand
and L. B. Landry were business Wis.
TORS to Dup 'essis last Wednesda y.
j. j. LESAICHERRE
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03
Louisiana State Normal School.

The Louisiana State Normal School rms
twelve months IN the year. The annual sessions
are divided into three terms of four months
each. The next term opens on Thursday, Oct /.
New boarding accommodations for 2oo more
young women have been provided. and special
provisions are being made to increase the num-
Der of men IN the Normal School to meet the
growing demand in Louisiana for men in the
teaching business.
The average cos of attendance for a term 4
is weeks is s6l.5
Write for catalogue.
J. B. AswEIL. President.
Naichitoches. La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

In the race for railroad commits
sioner from the second railroad com
mission district, the returns show that
Shelby Taylor of Acadia is leading
Overton Cade OF Terreboane, the pres
ent incumbent of the Office. by ANA
iority of 2l04 votes. The missing pre-
cincts will robably increase Taylor's
majority to $500 or 30O0
The tabulated vote by parishes is az
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03


The New Orleans Independents are
having hard time trying to get their
city ticket, headed BY w. g. Tebault
for mayor, placed on the ballot to be
voted in November. It looks as if the
election laws in this state were CON
struced more for the purpose Of pre-
venting than securing exp1 cssions of
the popular win at the polls. The
Demcer attic man ayers arr 5zi=4y aq very
poor politics in trying to keep the TIE
hanlt ticket out of the field. Il would
be Immensely better tactics to let it go
on the ballot and outvote it, as they
claim could easily be done. BY trying
to deprive their competitors of the
great American privilege Of standing
up to be knocked down by the ballots
OF the people, the Democr asic ringsters
are encouraging opposition and arous-
ing enmity against themselves among
the large bddy O. citizens who love
fair play and square deal. Clarence
S. Hebert, United States assistant
treasurer at New Orleans and ore of
the brightest young lawyers 10 the
state, has been retained as chief coun
sci for the Independents, and if there
is legal way to get the names of their
candidates on the official ballet, he
will be sure to find it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

The Chief never cid believe that
Congressman FavEos should have Of
tered himself az 3 candidate for re-
election, and considerable majority
OF the people of the sixth district seen
Co have been OF AXE opinion.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

Sudge Taft says he is aoirg to be
elected presidential November, and he
knows. Well, what il Mr.. Bran does
say the same thing about himself? He
doesn't know. Didn't he say it in 1896
and again in 1900? Was he? No, be
5asn't, and he won't be.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

Fresh arrivals at Cheap Tony s
Ladies', misses and children's fal
aud winter walking has; ready TO
wear hats; shapes. plumes, tips. wing
ana ether new stfle trimmings 70
ladies hats. Call and see the yer.
latest novelties.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

Bob Wieklitfe had easy going .,
beat Judge Favros for the Democratic
domination. bas we warn the victor
shat George J. Kelley OF East, Felici-
ana is very different proposition.
Beware che ides of November, Bob.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

United States Senator Gore OF Ok
lahoma sees Bryan wave sweeping
ever che countrys Senator Gore is
sVone blind, you know.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

&c must be conceded that Mrs Brya al
Is "a exponent of sound Democratic,
principles. ''Sound" is pre- eminently
she sight word. for there is infinitely
mose SQUAD than substance in the ex.
slonndinp
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03
SATURDAY. OCT. 3. 1908

soldier-boy Bob carried the sixth
district with whoop, and his army
comrades are as happy as CLANS al
hioh tide
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

Why not call off all the other cam
Daigners and let Roosevelt and Bryan
write it out? What lot of expense,
trouble and wind this would save!
The. idea is submitted to the Republi-
can and Democratic national COM
mittees free gratis and for nothing.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

Wickliffe beat Favrot for congress
in the sixth district, aud WicklitTe beat
Favrot for the attorneyship of the
Louisiana Oyster Commission. They
are two different Wiekliffes and two
differt Mt Favrots, but, who can ask
What's in a name?" This is Wick.
life season,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

William Jennings Bryan is the POI
Httcal chameleon of the century. His
paramount issues" change with each
succeeding campaign, and every one
of them is smashed into smithereens
by the irresistible force of practical
experience aud demonstrated truth.
Voters in this section who are misled
by the one.sided elamor of partisan
press-into believing that the Ameri-
can people are going to elect this fly
by-night theorist and speeious-
tongued speaker as their president,
are destined to have another awaken
ing on the 9TH of November.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

Our highly esteemed and charmingly
Inconsistent contemporaries of ~the
Democratic press are declaring in one
column that the Republican national
committee is out OF funds and that the
corporations are refusing to contribute
to the campaign exehequer, while in
another column urgent appeal is made
to the people to drop their dollars in
the Bfyan hat because the funds are
sadly needed and "the corporations are
fastening to contribute to the Re-
publican cause" OF course, no one
will be deceived by these incongrnous
statements except the easy marks that
are separated from their silver dollars
for the benefit of the free silver can
tidate
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

The Baltimore Sun, heretofore a
leading Democratic paper. has bolted
the Bryan Kern ticket and is vigor-
ously supporting Taft and Sherman.
Maryland is confidently reekoned
among the states that will give their.
electoral votes to the Republican can
dfdates in November.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

The token referred to above is an ell
egant gold handled umbrella, which
Prof. Showaiter, in a letter to The
Chief, SAYS is 6 beauty =
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03

I. E. BENTLEY, Editor and Proprietor
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-06
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| He told Hennessey it'd be a good thing
for him to have man like him in the
| family.
SAY, he always made me weary.
Then he goes to Breitman and tells
him what he's a-goin to do with the
ward If he'd help him turn down Jake
Green. You'd have thought he had the
ward in his vest pocket An the blow
he made when he run for the council
An the way he bIuffed the street when
he got hold O. that bakery He was
goin' to undersell everybody off the
face o the earth.
"'Can ! do it.? he says It's easy.
You've got n man with brains to deal
with now he says. I've got the brains
and I've got the push an I've got the
money
81 don't see why he don't get a meg
aphone an stand out in the street an
tell what a lalapaloosa he is"
Hes made good, though" observed
the hickman, thoughtfully- Chicago
Daily News.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-06

A new wages calculating machine Of
English make has recently been brought
out. The design Is free from small and
intricate pieces of mechanism which
are generally a prolific source of trou-
bic. This instrument is a time and la
bor-saving device employed in the case
of piece work, for quickly finding, with
out calculation, the proportion of the
total balance money that is due individ-
ally to any number of men sharing prof
its on the same contract, the divisions
being proportional to each mans fixed
daily or weekly money rate. When
work is paid for on the premium sys-
TEN the instrument can, also, be used
for finding the time allowance that is
to be added to the actual time occupied
on the contract.
The Instrument consists of two large.
wheels with broad fiat faces, mounted
on the same spindle. The spindle is
carried at each end in bearings fixed
to the wooden supporting stand. One
IF the two wheels is securely keyed to
The spindle, and the other is free to re-
Tolve. A spring of sufficient strength to
'ause the two wheels to revolve togeth-
r. presses the loose wheel against the
'ther-Technical World Magazine.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-06
THE COLLIE AND THE KING.
How "A Picture title Was Not InnptIy
Transferred.

How "A Picture title Was Not InaptIy
Transferred.
The sisters Of the famous artist
George Frederick Watts, were all re-
markable and charming women-a
brilliant trio, whom their friends nick.
named Beauty, Dash and Talent"
The second, Mrs. Prlnsep, was the
mother of the late Valentine Prlnsep,
the artist, who inherited from her not
only his artistic temperament, but
much Of the spirit, humor and social
aptitude which had earned her her
nickname. He was notable story-ter-
err and particularly fond OF relating
amusing criticisms OF art and artists.
1t was he who first told, and always
stoutly asserted to be true. the story.
often retold and with many variations.
OF the country couple visiting the gal
lery in which was exhibited Landseer's
picture Of a collie, fallen over cliff
while herding the flock among the
craggy Highlands. and just reached by
the anxious shepherd, whose words
called up TO comrade peerlng over
the verge, supply the title.
The rustic pair had wandered on
from the room where this picture hung
to the next which was dominated by
a large painting Of King Lear. At this
they gazed for some time in awed ST.
ence; then the old lady inquired what
L was and her husband looked up the
lame In the catalogue.
BY accident, he turned two pages nj
,nce, and read of the number OF the
picture In the room they
lad just left, which CHANGED to be the
sandseCr.
What's II called, large, did e saw" :
epeated the old lady
There's Life in the Old Dog yet'r :,
end large" confidently, then with a :
glance AT old, mad. feeble
ear upon the desolate heath, But not .
luch, my girl, not much p
They passed on, arm I'm arm. com =
ortably unaware OF lncongruity or dis. p
aspect IN the title so APPLY transferred
rom collie to a king, Youths Com. :,
anton.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-06
Two Mile Tunnel Under water.

Out from the beach at East Seventy
third street. Chicago, there rises up
over the waters of Lake Michigan a
system of wires and supports that sug-
gests an electric car system, so writes
VIM. T. Walsh In the Technical World
Magazine. For two or more miles the
wires reach, curving apparently toward
the middle in great undulating sweep
that is due chiefly to the Elusive effects
of distance. All the past summer they
have been there, the wonder and specu-
lation of visitors to Jackson Park and
the South Shore Country Club.
This thing that has attracted so much
attention is, indeed. trolley system
not of the electric type, nor for the
purpose of hauling cars, or boats even.
but to transport trains of buckets laden
with blast shattered rock. A hundred
feet or more below the bottom of the
lake this rock is being torn from its
bed, and this skeleton against the sky
ine is a part of the machinery being
employed to extend the system of great !
unnels upon which Chicago is depend |
mt for her water supply.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-06
Nor Certain Ahnnt That.

Mrs. Verdigris was enumerating her
various ailments, 4 haven't kept track
OF all Of EN-" she said, but one OF the
first things l had was the Iumbaso In
the small of my back Then l had the
induenzy awful bad. The next thing
was the rheumatic Since then I've
had neuralagy, nervous headache sore
throat, indigestion, breaking out on
my skin, and ever so many other
pesky little troubles that can't remem-
Der"
1T would be an interesting list" said
her sympathlzlng neIghbor. 'Yhy
didn't you take an inventoryg"
I'm not certain but what 1 did" an
swered Mrs. yerdIgris, Il took ever SO
many things. I'll try 1t II you think
It'd help me, but unless it's very Mild I
Just know # won't stay on my STUN,
mick
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-06

If report be true. most interesting
document has been found In Italy. a
letter from Secretary Seward, written
at the beginning Of the Civil War.
asking the Italian patriot. Garlbaldl.
TO give his sword to the Union cause
At that time competent American gen
erals had not revealed themselves. and
the American government was no doubt
led to seek help abroad by tho tradl-
uon OF Lafayette and other Europeans
who helped this country IN the Reyolu-
ton As It turned out, all the nrlpcI.
pal leaders on both sides In the CIyil
War were Amerlcan-born.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-06
Of the Importance OF revlving the Sgri-
cultural Industry OF the State

Premature burial Is a subject THAI
has no doubt aroused a vast deal OF
morbid interest. Every one knows per-
sons who pass much OF their lives In
state Of continual horror lest they
be buried alive and who suffer, indeed,
vastly more In anticipation than they
ever could In fact II their worst fears
should be realized. Nevertheless, so
many well-authentIcated cases of pre-
mature burial are on record and such
slight precautions are sometimes taken
TO make sure that death really has oc-
Cured that the subject has very real
social Importance. One investigator
| OF this subject, DR.. Franz Hartmann,
collected particulars Of 700 cases Of the
kind. Some years ago the Paris Figaro
started a discussion OF the subject and
within fifteen days received over 400
letters from persons who had lust es-
capped burial alive, or who knew OF
such cases A writer In one OF the cur
rent British periodicals adds many
cases TO the list and provides, indeed,
chamber OF horrors for those lncln-
ed to read II. This writer's concIu-
sion IL that there Is no true sign OF
death except the beginning Of decom-
position, and he cites Instances to show
how all the other signs usually relied
on have occasionally failed, including
rieor mortls and the "dlaphanous"
test He also Insists that fits Of trance
and catalepsy are much more frequent
than is generally supposed. In German
and Austrian cities mortuares are
In which the dead must re-
main for a certain length Of time, and
no body may be buried except after n
certificate has been issued by an official
Inspector who Ia required to pay sew
eral visits before acting. In these NOR
uaries there have been numerous cnses
II the resuscltatlon Of persons suppos-
IDLY dead. In England there Is now
lnder consideration legislation for
more rigid Inspection of the dead when
certificates are granted FOR the appoint
nent Of death veriders to whom an ap-
zeal may be made IN cases OF doubt.
nd for the establishment where com
1unities desire II of official mortuarles.
'or our own country the discussion of
he subject should certainly influence
j physicians TO be exceedingly eau
ous about the granting OF death GER
acates, and, above all, never to grant
artlacates without careful investlga-
on In cases the history OF which they
0 not personally know.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-06

The decline In farm values in New
York was considered M a convention
In Syracuse recently The Chamber
OF Commerce, which called the conven.
tion, is convinced that the continued
prosperity OF tho cities OF central Nev
York depends on revival OF farming
There hns been a continual dncreose
In the value OF Eastern farming land
since 1880. II was notable in all New
England. IN New York. New Jersey
pennsylvania and Ohio until 1890
while the value OF the farms IN the rest
OF the country Increased. From 1900
10 1900 the decrease IN value in the
New England States. except Maine
ceased. and turn upward began. This
was due to the efforts OF publlc-splrited
men to awaken an interest In the posi-.
blliues OF agriculture, as well as due
10 the purchase for summer homes OF
many abandoned farms. Although tha
average value OF the farms and their
improvements is not so great to-day as
In 1850, the general farming situation |
is satisfactory, save IN the East. The |
present center Of farm values Is near
Springfield, III. Should the Eastern
farms be restored to anything like
their old worth that center would be
not very distant from the center OF
population, near Indianapolis Ind
How to make farming popular is
problem that perplexes the East much
more than the West. where many men
have grown wealthy upon the produce
OF their farms. Consequently the
OF young men for success.
ful farming careers Is a matter that
deserves the serious attention Of an
Interested In education. The President.
In public address the other day. said
that the agricultural colleges ought to
be supplemented By agricultural high
schools, such as have been established
IN Minnesota and Nebraska. The pros
oerfty Of the country rests on the farm,
and It IL one Of the most encouraging
'igns Of the times that business men in
New YORK have awakened to a sense