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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
Louislana,s Proposed Forest law.

If the legislature of Louisiana
passes the forestry law proposed By
Ex-Governor Blanchard, and said to
have the support of the largest timber
owners, it will be the most advanced
step yet taken by aay state to regulate
timber cutting on private lands. By
the terms of the proposed statute, thu
cutting OF trees under Il inches in
diameter. four feet from the ground,
| will not be permitted. The law does not
apply to those who, in good faith,
wish to clear the land for agricultural
purposes, Or who need the timber on
the ground for roads or bitches, or in
case of an owner or tenant who uses
the wood for domestic purposes.
The lumberman will be required to
fell his trees in a way to cause least
damage to young timber, and the re.
fuse must not be left where it's pres
ence will invite fire or otherwise en-.
danger the small trees. The penalty
| provided for violations of the proposed
law is fine of $25 to 500 for each of
tense, and Imprisonment may be
added. Each tree wrongfnlly cut will
constitute separate offense. The
measure not only delimits offenses and
names penalties, but also sets forth
the reasons why such a law is Thought
advisable. Timber is becoming
scarce, it says, and ought not be need
lessly wasted. Forest destruction will
carry with it other evils besides dearth
OF wood. 1t will cause destruction,
soil erosion and increase foods and
drouths, to the damage of the whole
people. The forests ought not be
wholly cut down, the law further says,
because they assist in obstructing dis
astrous tornadoes.
The supreme court of Maine recently
ruled that that state may lawfully re-
strict the clearing of privately owned
forest land, if the public would be in
lured by such clearing Louisiana's
law goes still further in the same
direction and follows the lines OF
the opinion rendered by the Maine
supreme court. It is worthy of note thai
the two states which are first to take
this advanced stand in forest protec-
ton are fifteen hundred miles apart
and have forests not at all alike in
character, different soils, climates with
few points in common, crops of wholly
different kinds, geography and topog-
raphy of opposite extremes, yet each
realizes the immense Importance OF it's
forests aud how essential their protec-
ton is to the continued prosperity of
it's people.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
smuaalers, Phifantkronx,

AT tsroadmoor and Perth, England,
the criminal iunatics have free sup
ply Of the most exquisite pipe tobacco.
cigars and cigarettes IA fact, they
smoke far finer stuff than the average
rich man. Yet all this good tobacco
costs the government nothing. The
smuggiers of England pay for the
smoking of the criminal insane, 1t is
from her confiscated smuggied tobacco
that England fills the tobacco boxes of
Perth and BToadmoor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
Watch chIIdrs,,,s nAr-.aa

AoE1as should guard their children
nom nervous exhaustion. 8 form of
xaaEus which often manifesto itself
aftey concentration an the part of the
enid either III play or work. It's
CHEZ indications ara languor, indiffer
ence. or irritability. Children should
not BE allowed to do for any length
OF time work which requires much
concentration, and Should be taught
how 70 relax This IS an easy thing
70 accomplish and is Of the utmost i'm
poFXauce TOR children OF highly
strung nervous temperament.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
American Won,an n ee~onsr Ev..

American girls, whether born Oh
merely brought up In America, evi.
deace the sanle independence of 1udg,
aefT ana the same complete self-re-
lance Il Is hard to say whether this
IS the resH't cf the education in the
pubic schools and colleges or In their
freedom from thst condition of legal
and social subserviency to which the
gentieT sex is doomed in older coun-
tl'fes. -s3ax Won Brandt in Berlin
Deutsehe Revue.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
Tia lear Cure

A good cry Is a solsce to many
~"taeH- It. stead;es the nerves, and,
added 20 cup Of tea and an inter
esting stofy, forms tAeip idea of su-
PTems fappiu ISIS. Arising from the
peFusal Of their books with red eyes
sWelied features and sopping pocket
handkerchief. they feel their time has
not boon wasted.-Lady Violet Gre
VILE In London Chronicle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
Niece coston Saad l-ooma

The revival Of the cotton hand loom
" thought 70 ne the solution of the
aBes&ton Of the Industrial regeneration
= India Fh&a year there were spun
&f5,g5Tssfs$ porfnds Of cotton. falling
az OF more than 14,o0o.000 pounds. but
The yards woven amounted to 254, 2SA,-
fab, an increase Of 23.010 900 yards.
Thfs aes been due TO the great IN
crease IN the number of hand looms In
ass
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
NAV channa cnnrlltlnna

A process has been discovered by
Shanghai scientist of softenfng and
degumming the ramie fiber, by which
IL becomes superior to cotton yarn
aad much Hike silk. A secret process
does the work In ten minutes. This
IS likely to revoiutionize the textile
trade of China and to affect the United
States cotton exports.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE,

Letters on subjects of public interest
will, If available for publication, be
printed in this column of The Chief.
II not available, they will be returned
TO the contributor, provided stamps
be sent for that purpose.
All persons writing letters for publi-
cation in this column must give their
correct names and addresses. Where
this is not done the communications
will receive no attention.
The Chief Is not responsible for the
views expressed by correspondents.
Governor Sanders -Straddle the Fence in
the Locke Bill Fight.
(By Krats.l
NEW ORLEANS La, June a. 1908.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The passage of the anti-race gam
bling bill before the legislature has
without doubt brought out the most
fervent wave of popular approval Of
anything that the state solons have
accomplished in recent years. There
seems to be little regret amongst the
laymen, but the gamblers are taking
their defeat rather hard, as might be
expected. The one thing the people
have not been satisfied with is the on
the, fence, go-as-far- as-you-like atti
tude OF Gov. Sanders during the con.
test. Many have not hesitated to ex
press their disapproval openly and
others only shake their heads when
he is mentioned in connection with the
bill, but the worst of all is the fact
that his personal and political friends
have been compelled to apologize for
him. Think of having to offer an
apology on behalf of the chief execu-
tive of great commonwealth!
The Times-Democra dug up one of
His Excellency's wind mill speeches,
delivered for campaign purposes only
in some community where the Presby-
terian vote was necessary to return
the courthouse gang to its old posi-
tions, and printed at the head of it's
editorial columns daily his statement
tina race-track gambling is vice and
should be prohibited. Only this and
more. His friends now come
in with the plea that he ''didn't think
it would be taken seriously"
There you have the key to the solu.
ton of ring politics in Louisiana.
Abuses have gone on so long, cam
paign pledges have been broken so Of
ten and the gang permitted to go as
they please, until it is difficult for
even themselves to believe that they
will be taken seriously when they
promise the people decent and honest
government. It is a candid admission |
that prediction promises are made |
only for the purpose of perpetuating |
themselves in power, and are never |
Intended to be carried out.
Some day the people will realize all
his. The awakening is coming. The
healthy spirit shown by the country
citizens in electing their officials upon
heir merits is one Of the most favor
sble signs of the times. Sooner or
alter the city also will be redeemed
md the dark pages of political his
DRY will be buried in the archives of
oblivion.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
Saliva AnA.suasxa.

All me:a possess in their bodies
poison which acts upon serpents; and
the human saliva, 1t is said, makes
chem take 60 Tight, as though they
had been touched with boiling water.
The same substance, it is said, de-
etrSys them the moment IL enters their
ChrCae.-Piiny the Elder.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
The worid's Best Climate

t1 not entirely frea from disease On the high
elevations teEers prevail. while on the lower
levels lnatSEta IS encountered 20 greater or less
extent, according 10 altitude. 10 overcome
climate affections lassituie malaria jaundice
blitousnesa fever ana as.Ile, and general debil-
ity, the most efeGtlve remedy is Electric Bitters
the great Alternative ana blood purifier; the anti
cote for every form OF bodily weakness, nervous
ness, and insomnia Sold undergraduate at
all drug stores Price Soc
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04

That America as a nation is getting
more and more inoculated with what
the Germans call "mNttarismus" ia
shown In many ways. One tndiea-
ton OF this Is given By a huge sign
hanging outside the car barns at
Seventh avenue and F4ftfeth street,
which reads: Recruiting Station for
Motormen and Conductors. IN. Y.
Press.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
The Quin Mncaea

The great tragedian Julius Brutus
Booth. who was careless dresser
end unassunfng IN his manner, was
told by RI impairment laekey at an
SIM: "You don't look like a gentle
man: you look hike a groom" Il am
enc, he answered, and aan ready
to rub down an ass.'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04

Compressed air is recommended by
Cosmos, Paris. as BE best means Of
raising sun&en vessels. ard the Jour.
nal says the cid methods should be
abandoned. % points to g number of
big boats which have been rescued
from the deep this way.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
Women In Iapan.

A Japanese saying -runs Woman "a
an aan4anaEeehi creature; dattaT her.
she is e4ated; thrash her, she weep
eth: kill her. her spirit haunts you,
We would sugges, that the best rem
edy IS to love aeE--Japau Times
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04

Books are nos made for furniture,
but .lego - nothing else that so beau
tifUliy furnishes house Give
us a house furnished with books
rather than fuTniture.-Henry Ward
Rapcher
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
Expensive Municipality,

It costs nearly as much to pay the
salaries CO the municipal servants in
New Ior2. city as 4 does to support
che entire army of the United States.
The salaries amount close 10 S71,.
100000 annually.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
Harmless AmusamenA.

@Many persons with refined minds
are RDt to derreeiate happiness, espe-
cially If 1t is OF "a low type" Broadly
speaking, it is the one thing worth
having, and low or high, If it does no
mischief. is better than the most spir.
ttual misery.~-Mark Rutherford.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04

Fire at Duluth, Mimi, destroyed
elevator D of the Consolidate Eleva.
tor Company, No. / dock and the sheds
OF the Northern Pacific Railroad Com.
pany. causing loss OF more than ST..
600, 600.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
Mn Han Ah.Aa

My income IS small" said a rather
dflatory lover. and perhaps it Is cruel
of me to take you from your fathers
roof"
But I don't live on the roof" was
the prompt reply.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
Valued same as Gold

B. G. Stewart, a merchant Of Cedar View,
Miss, says: / tell my customers when they buy
bog OF DR.. Kings New Life Pills they get the
worth OF that much gold in weight if afflicted
with constipation, malaria or biliousness y
Sold under guarantee at all drug stores. Csc
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04

Brief communications upon subjects OF public
Bterest solicited.
No attanCloL paid 20 anonymous letters.
The editor lie not responsible for the views Of
sorre jpondenCs.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
For Rent-Crop of 1000.
With privilege of buying
For Cane Growing.

TlHE vIALA PLANTATION ON Mississippi
Il river, two miles below Donaldsonville, CON
tanning 30 acres of cultiyable land Has com
MOdious residence and number of cabins. Labor
plentiful For further information apply to or
address, J. LERERMTpTH
TAtsAerdaYe n
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04

Transient, official or legal advertisements, IL
per iuah hrat insertion; each subsequent inse :
zion, % cents per inch.
Reading notices, irst insertion, Is cents per
Ape: subsequently, 10 cents per line.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04

Variety of Rubber Trees.
The negro republic of Liberia has
q species of rubber trees.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
Amerlean ahillifarlsn,us. !.

According to Chinese law, a wife
who Is too laxative may be divorced.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04

Do Their Betters,
sone neD do their best, others their
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04

ougathonse Chimneyg. Haa,g h
and charges low. Also maEar $ ~
and cheapest tarpaulins. ::
Rope Spltcino 4 So =. e
HORSE "ad sTEA.nPoWER IoFF.RI5n
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04

dDU w
L. W. ARMITAGE,
H. l.. WE'LL.
OREAL GONZALES,
Finaaee cemmjttee.
q. ., REysss Pres, Police jury.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04

se1 Tchoupitoulas ST., New orleans.
Sole Manufacturers Of the MARSHALL CANE CRTsHRp
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-06-27

the Democratic ticket or buys his
sugar nt he wrong store. Those
who will be III chnrge will not
take The company into politics,
nor attempt to determine what
streets the village shall improve
In short, their sole business will
be to run the affairs of the
water company, i'll an honest,
business like manner. They
will ask the united support OF
the people for their work. not
because they will need it IN
order to do their work, for they
will not, out simply because
they prefer to work III harmony
with our interests. And, II we
are wise, we will work with
them in every way, and III so
doing, work for our own best in.
terests. For Il few days more,
Mountain Home must wait for
the preliminary arrangements
to be made. Such large and
revolutionary changes are not
accomplished in a moment, and
many details must be worked
out. But the general plan has
been made, and our future is
assured. Let all who have the
interest OF Mountain Home at
heart prepare to enter upon the
period of real growth and pro-
gress, and each be ready to do
his part.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-06-27
Notice Of Meeting Of Republican
State Convention.

Pursuant to the authority and by the
direction of the Republican State Gen.
trail Committee, Republican state
Nominating Convention will convene
at the City Of Boise, State Of Idaho, on
Tuesday, the LIST day Of September,
1908, at eleven o'clock a. M at
which state convention Republican
platform Of principles will be an.
nounced, a new State Ctatral Com
mittee will be elected, and candidates
will be- nominated for Justice Of the
Supreme Court, one member Of Con-
gress and State officers to be voted for
at the general election to DO held on
Tuesday, November 8, A. d. 1908.
The various counties Of the state are
entitled to delegate repre.en, alton in
this convention rs follows: Ada "A,
Bannock, IL, Bear Lake, IA, Bingham
%. Boise s. Bonner 10, Blaine 8, Cany on
Is, C,assia z, Custer s, Elmore I, Free
ment 81, Idaho Is, Kootenai Is. Latah
IS, Lincoln 8, Neg Perez II, Lemhi 8,
Owyhse 4, Oneida %, Shoshone Is.
Twin Falls 4, Washington 3.
The County Central Committees are
hereby requested to perfect ell arrange.
ments for primaries and county con.
ventions for the selection of delegates
to said state convention.
JAMES II. BRADY,
Addison 7. Smith, Chairman.
Secretary
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-06-27

The lines pom which the nation
al campaign is to be fought Out
during the summer and fall are
now beginning to be drawn, the re
publican party having adopted its
platform and named William II.
Taft and James s Sherman as can.
didat.s at it's con vention in Chi
cago last week, and the democratic
party, to hold its convention in
Denver July 7, IL IL quite certain
will name William J. Bryan a. i,e
candidate for the presidency and
some other popular democratic
sta tesman as his running mate for
The vice. presidency. The political
spellbinders will then coon be in
the field and tho voters will again
he RECALLED with their oratory. The
socialists will also doubtless name
a ticket with Debs and Haywood
as their leaders Perhaps the pro
nibitionists will also put up ticket,
At all events the quadriennial pc
litical battle promises to be quite
as exciting as any ofitspredecessors
It will doubtless disturb the bust
mesa OF the country considerably,
but after it ia all over the country
will settle back to it's cns.omar,
routine no matter which party may
win out. This nation is too great
and gressive to siop beca use OF
the policies OF its leaders --Cwyhee
Nugget
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-06-27
Notice for Publication.
Department OF the interior
U. 3. Land Office at Boise Ids

Notice 10 hereby given that
HALL D. WEBSTER, or sUNNYsIDE,
Idaho, who on May 10, 1907, made Homestead
Entry No. 999S & the Esa Swk sss. "a, MEX
NwA. NwK MEX Sec. "a, I. 2s, Range sB.M:
has filed notice OF intention to make final
Communication proof to establish claim to the
land above described before w. C. HOWE, u. y.
Commissioner at Mountain Home, Idsho, on the
18th day of July 1908.
Claimant names ~ witnesses.
Lewis A. Hashburn william T. Williams,
Jim G. Christian, samuel ], Shosnhsir.
WI, BALDERsToN.
47.55 Register.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-06-27
Notice FIR Publication.
Department OF the Interior
U. 8. Land Once at Boise, idah :,

Notice 10 hereby given that
JlMC CHRISTIAN OF sUENYslDE.
Idaho, who. on May Is, 1907. made Homestead
Entry No. 10000 for En- swH sec 10 and E1s
NwX Sec 26, Twp 2n RE b. NJ, has filed
notice OF iniention TO make final commute
ton proof TO establish claim TO the land above
described before W. @. HOWE. L. s Commits
sionsr 1t Mountain Home, Idaho, on the nth
day OF July. 1905
Claimant names ~ witnesses:
Lewis A. Wa. hburu, William T. Williams,
Hall b Webster, Samuel J. Shoenhsir.
All OF Sunnyside, Idaho.
WIN. BALDERsTON,s
4756 Register
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-06-27
Saturday, Jane Il, NOS

knocker.in chief oil Mouhtall'
Home, and begs to introduce
itself to the people as chief
booster # Mountain Home that
is to be. Its work as knocker is
completed. For three months
il has headed fight for the
elimination OF the Garrett organ
izatlon and the Gairet methods
OF administering our irrigation
system. Within two weeks that
result will have been accomp-
lished, and Mountain Home
will then enter upon an era OF
prosperity and development
such as she has never before ex-
perienced. The events OF the
past three months, although
deprecated and bitterly con-
demned by many OF our people,
have worked out to such an end
that the value OF Mountain
Home property is today increas-
ed one hundred per cent. The
man who has investments here
now will realize large returns
on his money, and in days to
come will be glad that he hung
onto that investment. New
people and new capital will soon
be coming here, and another
year will place Mountain Home
where she belongs, as one OF the
best business towns IN southern
Idaho.
We are glad that we have been
able to serve the people OF
Mountain Home, and rejoice
With them in the prosperity that
now lies before them. 1t was
unfortunate that this fight had
to be made, but we feel
no regret that we under
took it, believing that time
will justify our action. Pos
sibly we have not conducted
it as others would have done,
and are ready to admit even
now that we have made many
mistakes in that respect. Our
only defense to such charges is
that in the heat of conflict one
must act quickly aud without
taking much time to thought.
Business interests here have un-
doubtedly suffered in conse-
quence OF our work; we have
met with more than our just
share OF the general depression.
This is unfortunate, but it was
unavoidable and in the end will
not be noticed by any OF US.
The interests against which We
were fighting have struggled
desperately, and have used every
means, as the public we'll knows,
to silence us, believing that if
only the paper could be made to
quit the fight, their career Of
graft and corruption could be
continued, Possibly they were
right about that, but for the
honor OF Mountain Home we
deny it, aud assert that once
started, the fight would have
gone OH to this end, no matter
what the list OF those who fell
on the way.
But now the job is done. I'm
der the new administration OF
our water system, the al
fairs OF the company will be
conducted honestly and hon.
orably and all its legitimate OBJ
legations will be met. The sys-
tenn will be completed and ex-
tended to the greatest possible
point, and all the lands capable
Of being brought under it will
be watered regularly and inn
partially. Favoritism in the
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-12

village in the country.
The direct yearly damage by floods
since 1900 has increased steadily
from As million dollars to 23S mill
ion dollars. The indirect loss
through depreciation of property is
probably greater. while the largest
loss is that arising in the impedi-
ment of navigation and terminal
transfers.
The freshets are attended by de-
structive soil erosion. The soil mat
ter annually carried into lower riv-
ers and harbors or into the sea
reaches 7SS million tons. Its remov-
al seriously reduces the productivity
of upland farms and increases chan
nel-cutting and bodybuilding in the
rivers, 1t is estimated that soil ero-
sion reduces farm production 10 per
cent to 30 per cent: and that the
annual loss to the farms alone is
500 million dollars; and that large
losses follow the pollution of the wa
ters and the elimination of naviga-
bility in the streams.
Through imperfect control of the
running waters, lowlands are tenn
porarily or permanently flooded. II
is estimated that there are in TIE
mainland United States from 10 to
so million acres of overflow and
that by systematic operations these
can be drained at moderate expense.
and that they would tnen be worth
two or three times the present value
and cost of drainage, and would fur
nish homes for 10 million people.
In considering the uses and bene-
fits to be derived from the 215 trill-
ion cubic feet of water annually re-
ceived, the paramount use would be
that of water supply; next should fol-
low navigation in humid regions and
irrigation in arid regions. The de-
velopment of power on the navigable
and source streams should be kept
subordinate to the primary and sec
ondary uses of the waters: though
other things equal. the development
of power should be encouraged, not
only to reduce the drain on other re-
sources, but because properly de-
signed reservoirs and power plants
retard the run-off and so aid in the
control of the streams for navigation
and other uses.
The broad plan already framed by