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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-11
Weather and Crop Notes.

The following interesting batch oil
weather and crop notes is culled from
this weeks Ascension letter to the
louisiana Planter:
"A postal card from Postmaster
W. Z. Tearney of Evan Hall. who
exercises the functions of deputy clerk
OF the weather bureau ia addition to
the alf-dozen-or-so other response
! bic positions he fills in that locality,
:, conveys the information that the rain
fall at Evan Hall on Tuesday, the 7th
instant, measured 2.G5 inches, watch
IS the heaviest ofsthe season hereaT ay.
The total precipitation during the
eight days ending Tuesday, as indi.
Gated by the Mccall guage, was 5.83
inches, and there can be no reason.
able dissent from Mr.. Tearney's la
comic conclusion that We have enough
for a while I"
"Crop conditions in the area com.
prising Ascension, New Hope, Nc
Manor, Evan Hall, Souvenir, Palo
Alto, Rodriguez and St. Emma plan
tations, in this parish, are better than
they have been for number OF years
past, and with good growing weather
throughout July and August these
places should make a hne record for
cane tonnage and sugar yield this
season.
Equally favorable reports come
from the Whitecastle and Bayou
Goula sections of Iberyille parish,
where weather conditions lave been
exceptionally favorable for crop Gull
tivation and development up to date.
Gen. w. J. Behan, Mr.. L. NJ. Sonias,
Mr.. G. Ross Murren and other plant
ers of that neighborhood are highly
pleased with the outlook, while Field
Marshall ]. 7. Guyton wears the
smile that won't come off.
Mr.. VIM. P. Flower, prominent
Rapides parish planter, who is also
special deputy surveyor of customs
for the port of New Ocleans, was
called home at the beginning of last
week by the dangerous high water
situation in the vicinity of Alex andria,
and wrote as follows to a friend in |
New Orleans under date OF June 20: |
: Arrived here and found the water I
critical. A break in the |
leVee on Bayou Rapides above nv
place. Water in the swamp back OF /
the place, but filing up slowly. Guage
over Al feet, which is three
feet higher than any ever known. II
We can hold the levee a few DAYS
longer hope we can save our crops.
Ii rains should come we are lost.
fear Since Mr.. Flower wrote
another break has occurred in the
Bayen Rapides llevee line, and the
in that region are Sc
.iously threatened, though de.
ermined effort is being made to close
he creVasses. and it is yet possible
hat the inundation may be- cireum.
'cribed virtually to present limits.
Red river rose seven tenths of a foot
higher than the stage recorded on the
iate of Mr.. Flowers letter, but the
rest OF the food seems to have been
cached aud there is now a tendency {
owRrds gradual decline. y
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-11
ANNOUNCEMENT.
EOS plsrRIcr JUICE.
ron plsrHlor ATTORNEY.

70 the Democrats Of the Twenty-seventh Ju-
dicial District comprising the parishes of
Assumption, Ascension and st. James:
hereby announce my candidacy for the Office
81 District Attorney for SAID district, subject to
the Democratic primary election to be held at a
time to be fixed by the. Democratic committee
OF the Twenty-seventh Judicial District.
solicit the good will and support of all the
Democrats OF this district, and in doing so,
pledge them, if elected, that viii perform my
duty without fear or favor.
Very respectfully
PHILIP H GILBERT
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-11

The Chief has received cordial in.
vitation to print couple of columns
of matter setting forth the virtues OF a
certain candidate Tor certain office
whose name does rot appear in our
announcement column as yet. Until
then, we'll think about it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-11

A well.known Republican citizen OF
one OF the rural wards of this parish
was told by Democratic neighnor
recently, 81 would have liked to see
Pharr elected governor "Why
didn't you vote as you talk?" was the
pithy fejoinder. It is common thing
to hear prominent and public spirited
citizens OF the state declare that it
would be great thing for Louisiana
II the Repu blicans could carry it once.
or at least that it's people would divide
themselves more equally between the
two main parties; but not more than
one in hundred of these right-think-
ing and wellmeaning citizens has the
moral courage to vote as he talks. :.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-11

The Monroe News has Alexandria
on the verge of destruction by the Red
river flood. Fortunately, however,
the Alexasdria leyees are holding fast
and the crest OF the food has passed.
The "Parlor City" must adopt other
means to rid the map of its rival, the
Future Great. 2
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-11
a Californian Luck.

THE luckiest d " OF my life was when
bought a box of BUckIen's Arniea salve;'
writes Charles f. Budahn, of Tracy, California
Two Esd. boxes cured me of an annoying case
of itching piles, which had troubled me fol
years and that yielded to no other treatment. .
Sold under guarantee at all drug stores.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-11

Senator MeCu1loh OF Ascension en-
deavored to save lump of the peo-
pies money by abolishing seventeen
leVee board attorneyships and trans
ferring their duties to three assistant
attorneys general, but the senator's
bill providing for this reform failed
OF passage.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-11

Gov. Sarders has undoubtedly kept
some Of his promises to the people,
but the enc to suppress the lobby as
an adjupct of the general assembly s
deliberations is not among the num-
Der as yet. The session of the state's
law making bodies just closed has
been conspicuous for the size, persist.
ence and success OF the combin attons
of lobbyists who swarmed to the cap
ital to support or oppose pending
legislation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-11

The Demtcl attic stale central com
mittee met at Baton Rouge on Friday
of last week ard selected Tuesday,
Sept. l, as the Cate for the holding of
Democratic primary election
throughout the state to nominate can
dldates for congress, as well as a
Candidate for justice Of the state su
preme court in the third supreme court
district. Parish and judicial district
con nittees must assemble within a
short while and FIX late (which will,
OF course, be that designated by the
state Committee for the holding Of
primary to nominate district judges.
district attorneys and members Of
parish school boards.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-11
SATURDAY. JULY II. 1908

Orders for $4,000 packages of cotton
goods were received at Fall River,
Mass, from China.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-11

Bryan's third nomination has been
made on Friday, but that won't be
unlucky--fol Taft.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-11
ron CONGRESS
RoBERr c. wIcKLIFFE

is hereby announced as candidate for congress
from the sixth congressional district of Louisi-
ana. subject to the action of the Democratic
voters of the district.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03

The Tartar looked down shsepishly
and passed his thumb round the lower
edge of his corselet, backward and for
ward, as II he were slowly polishing
the steel
Well, sir. you see-there are 500 OF
us-and--
And IL any one gets less than the
rest he will sell all your skins to
Andronicus for the balance" laughed
Zeno. Quite right too. l love JUS
tice above all things"
Then give us 10 ducats each" cried
the clear voice OF a Greek from the
background.
Ten ducats apiece will make 5000
said Zeno. Il am sorry, but l have
not so much money at my disposal
You can borrow" answered the
Greek.
Il am afraid not. nay friend" He
turned TO the Tartar leader again
You are a fool, Tocktamish.' he said
calmly. las long as you keep me here
I cannot get money at all. Do you
suppose that we merchants put away
thousands of ducats in strong boxes
under our beds? II we did that YOU
would have broken into our houses
long ago to help yourselves
What promise win you make. sir.
inquired the Tartar. beginning TO
waveT-
But half dozen voices protested.
NO promises they cried. Let him
send you for the money"
You hear them7~ said Tocktannish.
Yes answered Zeno. II hear them
Their nonsense will not change facts.
If you had the souls Of mice In your
miserable bodies he continued, turn
ing to the men with contemptuous
little laugh, you would come with me
rr. Tha
are open and the guards are all beastly
drunk. There will be more than 5000
ducats to divide there
The men were silent; many shook
their heads.
The moment is passed" answered
the Tartar. speaking for them The
whole city is reused by this time
we shall have so many more good
rnen 10 help US. then" Zeno said Not
do the work
Send for the money cried the voice
of the Greek again.
Il have told you that have not got
IT." Zeno answered IF you have
nothing more sensible to say. go to
your quarters and let me sleep"
Pleasant dreams.- jeered the Greek.
and several men laughed
Il hope my dreams will be pleasant,
for am extremely sleepy" zeno an
swered carelessly IF you cut my
throat before I wake you will get moth
ing at all. not even my funeral ex-
penSes. Now. good night. and be on
We had better leave him. Took
temish said. pushing the nearest men
away. You viii get nothing at pres
emit. and II is impossible TO frighten
him. But he can not get cut, as you
know. II is for our own safety. sir
y nt,n ~~fr 4
dressed Zeno. I'VE can not let you out
till the city is quiet again, but you shall
lack nothing. There are two cIoaks for
you to sleep on and for covering your
self, and / viii bring you food and
drink and anything you want in the
morning"
zeno had found time to look about
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03

him during the conversation, as far as
the light OF the lanterns and the men
who crowded upon him allowed him 10
see. He had understood very soon that
as was not in the cellar OF a ruined
house. as he had at first supposed. but
in one OF those great disused cisterns,
OF which there were several In Con-
stantinopie, and OF which two may still
be seen. Centuries had passed since
there had been water In this one. and
the dust lay thick on the paved floor.
Two or three score columns of gray
marble supported the high vaulted roof.
IN which Zeno guessed that there was
no longer any visible opening 10 the
outer air. Yet air there was in abund-
ance, for IL entered by the narrow en-
trance through which Zeno had been
out through the dIsused aqueduct which
had once supplied the water. and which
still communicated with some distant
exit. Zeno could only guess at this
from his experience OF fortresses. which
always contained some similar cistern:
every one he had seen was provided
with openings. almost always both at
the top. few had staircases In order
that men might more conveniently go
down 10 clean them when they were
empty.
HIS EapIuES lex MN reluctantly Al
the bidding OF their chief They set
one lantern against pillar and 6Ied
out carrying away the other. Zeno lis
tened to their departing footsteps for a
moment; when the last man had gone
out, and then he went quickly TO the
entrance and listened again. In two or
three minutes ne heard what he ex-
pected; a heavy door creaked and was
shut with a loud noise that doomed
another sound, which was not that OF
bolt or bar. and was worse to hear.
The men were rolling big. loose stones
against the door to keep Il shut-two.
three. more, dozen az least, q weight
no one man could push outward Then
there was no more noise. and Zeno was
alone.
He thought Of Arethusa. as he called
Zoe: she had been IN his mind con-
stantly. and most OF all in each OF the
moments OF danger through which he
had passed since he had left her. He
thought of her lying awake on her d.
van in the soft light OF the small lamps.
waiting to hear his footsteps on the
landing below her window. then falling
gently asleep out of sheer WEAKNESS. 10
dream of him. starting in her rest. per-
haps. as she dreant that he was in
peril. but smiling again, without open
ing her eyes. when the vision changed
and he held her in his arms once more
He little guessed what that yielding
something beneath the canvas had been.
on which ne had stepped ashore. She
was happily ignorant, he fancisd. OF
the succession of hairbreadth escapes
through which ne had passed unhurt 50
far. What weighed most on his mind,
after all. was the thought that when
he met her he soould have TO tell her
that he had failed
But he was not thinking OF her only
as he sat there. for his own situation
stared him in the face and he could not
think OF Arethusa without wondering
whether he was ever TO see her again.
He had heard those big stones rolled TO
the door. and something told him that
neither Tocktamish nor his men would
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03

his belt and was about TO try and
break his way through. In the dark a
man with a drawn weapon In his hand
easily inspires terror in a crowd. But
IL was clear that the soldiers had de-
termined beforehand what TO do. for
they closed in upon him instantly. and
his arm was caught by a dozen hands
when he was in the very act of draw
ing his knife. He was held by 20
men. as ii seemed to him. who all took
hold OF him and lifted him from the
ground. not very roughly, but ire
sistibly.
Zeno knew that 1t would be worse
than useless to shout for help At his
first cry he would most likely be stran-
or less at stake. They carried him
quickly along the street and through
unfamiliar and narrow ways which he
could hardly have recognized even In
broad daylight. much less at night
They turned sharp corners TO the right
TO tho left, to the right again and he
thought he could distinguish the broken
outlines of q ruined wall against the
faint grayness of the ink and water
sky.
Then all was dark for an instant. and
he felt that his bearers were pausfng
at some obstacle or difficulty. The
lantern flashed again and he saw a
rough vault above him. He felt himself
carried down an inclined plane at a
swinging rate: the air snelt of dry
earth, and presently it grew much
warmer. though It was not al all close.
IL seemed long time until the men
stopped, set him on his feet, and left
their hold on him. The man who had
acted as the leader now pushed the
others aside and stood before him. a
broad shouIdered Tartar with a huge
tawny beard. dressed in leather and
wearing a breastpiate embossed with
the Roman eagle Zeno knew him
well; ne was a Mohammedan, like
many soldiers Of fortune in the Greek
army at that time: his name was Took
tamish and he had been with zeno in
Patr3s.
Messer Zeno.- he said. we are not
going to hurt you, but we think il bet
ter for your own safety TO keep you
here for a while. till everything is quiet
again. Do you understands,
Perfectly zeno answered. with a
laugh. Nothing could be clearerl You
naturally suppose that II ! found my
self in danger / would turn evidence
propose TO make that impossible
Tocktamish pretended 20 be hurt
How can you think that I could IA 1e
my old leader for traitor. SIR" he
asked.
The idea would occur naturally to a
man OF your intelligence" Zeno an
swered. laughing again Listen TO me.
man I am soldier. and do not take
you for a fight of angels or heavenly
doves settling round me for my conso-
lation- You are an Internal deal more
like a pack of wolves. So let us be
plain. as wolves generally are when
they are hungry. You joined me be-
cause you hoped TO be piundering the
palace by this time. AS that has failed.
you want something instead You
know very well that / am not the man
to betray cornrade. and that If / am
free / shall probably get Johannes out
OF his prison in the end. But you ex-
pect something now. How much do
you want?r
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
CHAPTER XIV
Zeno's Adventure

M HEN Zeno slipped from his
NJ borrowed charger and ran for
w his lie toward that part of the
square that looked darkest he
had no time to choose the direction he
would afterward take. nor to think of
anything but covering the ground at
the greatest possible speed without
stumbling over an unseen obstacle. On
those singular occasions when a per-
fectiy brave man has no choice bat 10
run there is not much time to spare
The young Venetian strained his
strength and his wind to get as far as
he could from his pursuers in the short
est possible time. and he was so sue
eessful that he was out of their reach
almost before theyswere aware that ne
had fed
At first he had run straight across
the wide open space before Blaehernae:
he had then found the entrance TO a
street which he had followed for about
80 yards. and he had turned corner
10 his left without meeting any one; he
had rushed on without pausing tiil he
judged 1t time to double again and had
then turned 10 the right. A few steps
farther on he stopped short and lis
tened, believing himself alone and not
al all sure where he was
Suddenly a light flashed in his face.
very near him
rs II tiine?" asked a low voice in
Greek, and the lantern was closed
again. leaving him dazzled.
Accident. or his fate, had taken him
into the very midst OF the men he had
enlisted in the cause of the revolution
TO storm the palace before daybreak.
They had waited two hours and were
impatient. and even before zeno an
swersd the question they saw that mat
ters had gone i'll with him.
There Is an alarm. he said hur-
riedly- i barely got away Disperse
quickly and get 10 your quarters. all
Of you. | will let you know whens We
can do it
A murmur of discomfort came from
the invisible crowd OF soldiers. Zeno
knew them TO be a desperate crew. who
would hold him responsible for failure
and would not thank him for success.
We must separate at once" he said
calmly Il thank you for having been
ready II possible we will meet a week
from tonight"
he did not choose TO let them know
that Johannes himself had refused ia
quit the tower. and he was about &c
leave them. meaning TO ind his way
home alone. when the sound Of feet
moving behind him and OF men uhis-
pering together told him that he was
surrounded on all sides by the soldiers
You must stay with u.s." the voice
said. You have our lives in your
hand. and we cannot let You 60 II
might suit your interests to give US III
to the emperor any day.
Seeing his liberty threatened. Zenc
laid his hand TO the knife at the back OF
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M HEN Zeno slipped from his
M borrowed charger and ran for
J" his lie toward that part of the
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-28
CITY's POWER QUESTIONED.
North Yakima May Not Stop Opium
Smoking

North Yakima. Wash.-The Ques-
tion has arisen here whether North
Yakima has the right to enforce the
ordinance prohibiting the smoking
of opium by the Chinese and the
case may be taken TO the supreme
court. Six Cinnamon were arrest
ed in a raid in August. The attor-
ney for the defense, fl. ]. Snively,
contends that the ordinance cannot
te enforced on the ground that the
charter granted to cities of the third
class, which includes North Yakima.
does not delegate that power to the
city and that the city cannot enforce
an ordinance regulating such mat
tiers unless the power IS specifically
granted in the charter. He says
that II an action Is brought it must
be under the state raw If there be
one covering the subject.
The city attorney hoiis that while
the power to regulate the smoking Of
opium is not specifically granted In
the charter, the clause OF charters
wherein is granted the general po'
lice power must be construed liber'
ally.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-28
Electric Line for Klickitat.-

The Dalles, Ore.-The people OF
Bingen, Wash. are excited over the
proposed installation OF an electric
railway from that town to Husum,
Trout Lake, Glenwood, Pine Flat,
Snowden and other points In the
northwestern part OF klickitat.
Messrs. Vaughn and Shipper, electric
cal engineers Of Portland. have been
In Bingen for some time interesting
people there in the project. An cleo
trical plant is now being installed
at Husum and when completed Will
be prepared to furnish power to all
proposed electrical railways. flour
mills. irrigation schemes or lighting
plants. The Bingen Commercial
club has taken up the matter OF the
proposed railway and the people IN
general in the northwestern part OF
K'ickitat county are highly enthns-
ed over the project.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-28
prenare Walla Walla Exhibit

Walla Walla, Wash.--H. b.
Wight, who has charge OF preparing
an exhibit for the Alaska-Yukon-
Pacific exposition, Is making good
progress with the display OF preserv-
ed fruits. He Is busy every day put
ting in glass samples Of the best the
county produced this year, A large
number of samples were taken from
the fruit department OF the county
fair, some OF the best grapes and
apples ever seen here being among
the lot. The exposition commission
has secured a large number OF new
glass jars and will have the EXHIBIT
made permanent. Enough Is be-
ing put up to allow some OF the GOOD
SAMPLES to be kept on display at the
Commercial club rooms continuous
" while the best OF the exhibit IL
40 nj out for the national expedition
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-28
Salah Rencher Inherits Riches

North Yakima, Wash.-After 4
four years search. George b, Harri-
son, a Salah valley rancher, has been
discovered and has gone home to
Richland Center, Wis, to hear about
an estate, in which he Is an heir,
which viii yield him a fortune and
make him independent for life. Har-
risons relatives had lost all trace OF
him for several years, but finally
discovered he was in Washington
ard began an advertising campaign.
In September an advertisement n i
q short news item we're printed In
the Yakima Herald and today he
came into town to make inquiries.
The letter from the attorney In
Wisconsin does not tell just how
much wealth Is to be his, but he de-
parted at once for Rich'and Center
to learn particulars
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-28
Northwest News In Brief

VII iced the Cold Springs reservoir,
the water TO be stored for use dur
Ing the summer of 1909.
The water is now running through
the concrete section of the feed
canal, recently rebuilt. The temper.
airy dams, which have held back the
seepage from the new concrete lin
ing nave been removed, and within
few days the water will be pour
ing over the big inlet drop into the
reservoir. The water was turned in
with small head, and 1t will be
some time before the ditch will be
carrying its full capacity.
The fact that the government is
able thus early to begin storing wa
ter in the big reservoir insures a
1ull supply of water to the Umatilla
project The engineers estima te
that it will take 100 days flow to
fill the big reservoir, with the ditch
carrying its capacity. 1t is believ-
e'l thar by early February the stor-
age will have been completed. This
done the government will turn the
waters from the river into the dis
tribution system direct, through its
bypass drop" and as soon as tn
settlers are ready or water it may
be delivered to them direc, from the
river up until along early in June
when the river usually goes so low
that further supply from that
source is impossible.