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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-12
Too Much for the Freedman.

A story is told of o Frenchman, who
was very anxious to see an American
business man at his home. The first
morning when he called at the house
the maid replied to his query
1.-THE m aster is not down yet,
meaning down stairs.
The following morning he called
agar, aud was met with:
t'Ihe master is not up yet, = mean.
ing that he. had not yet arisen from
his bed.
The Frenchman, looking at her with
doubtful eye, paused for few seconds
"Eet is yer' deef'calt, but eef z
mademoiselle will tell me WHEN re mas
ter will tie neltt er up nor down, but Il
~ middle. zen viii call al q 1t time
Joe Mitchell Chapple, IN the Ma
tionai Maaaz ne for June.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-12
ABOUT CARD LUCK.

Cards even possess a folk lore Of
their own, in addition to figuring IN
our literature. During an inquiry
into an eighteenth century fire il
was discovered that the outbreak oc.
Cured as the result of the house
keepers finging a pack of cards in
the crate because she had lost three
rubbers running. She explained in
evidence that before taking this ex.
IRENE step she had changed chairs
had a fresh pack, and ordered the
pageboy to sit cross legged in order
to bring her good luck, Modern
players solemnly rise and turn Their
chairs round three times when luck
has gone amiss, and most bridge
players choose their favorite color
when they have choice Of cards.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-12
LIVED FAR PAST CENTURY.

Mrs. Fanu1e Friedman, who died
the other day in New York, was
said to have just passed her one
hundred and twelfth birthday She
was born in Hungary, married be-
fore she was 81 and had Is children.
At the time of her death she had
five children, 50 grandchildren and
IS great-grandehildren. Up to the
day of her death she was active both
ii body and mind and took pride IN
the fact that she had never had a
doctor in her life Her rule for
good health was: Don't worry, take
things easy, sleep ten hours day
and eat five meals.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-12
Some Strange LISTERS.

Assistant Postmaster General P. ".
DeGraW contributes an interesting
article to the National Magazine for
June, in which he tells of progress in
the postal department and gives the
people delightful peep at ''the big
machine at work .
"The division of dead letters, says
Mr.. DeGraw. lis one of the show
places of the national capital and is
visited annually by thousands of sight
seers. There is much that appeals to
human interest and emotion in the i'm
mense stacks OF letters and parcels re
ceived at the rate of 1000 day,
and containing articles Of every de-
seription, some OF them bearing ad
dresses which cannot be deciphered
even by the ex perts. In the 13 900, 900
pieces of mail matter received by the
division last year, there were 5000
books, 1000 pair Of eyeglasses, 500
fountain pens, 800 razors, false teeth,
marriage certificates, rings, shoes,
snakes lin fact, everything from val.
liable diamonds to penny souvenirs.
There was also laore than S65, 600 in
actual money, and commercial paper,
including checks, drafts, money or
ders, etc, representing face value
of 81, 203, 1872
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-12
SUITS TIE CASE.

''That prisoner over yonder, war
den, has rather a misehieYous look. z
DO you think 50 =
Yes, quite roguish expression
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Transient. official or legal advertisements 81
per inch first insertion; each subsequent inser-
sion, 81 cents per inch.
Reading notices, first insertion. Is cents per
Sine: subsequently, 10 cents per line.
Brief communications upon subjects of public
interest solicited.
No attention paid to anonymous letters
The editor is not responsible for the views of
Gorresp ondeuts
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-12
Cane on Angola.

.. D. Gondran, farm manager of the
Louisiana penitentiary state farms,
is our authority for the statement that
300 acres, are IN cane on the immense
Angola estate, in West Feliciana par
ish. The cotton cultivation there is
problem atical as to the outcome, owing
to the presence Of the boil Weevil, and
Mr.. Gondran says the board of con-
troll have not yet decided if they will
sell aEy of their cane from Angola, or
whether the entire area will be retained
for seeding greater area in 1910.
With such an efficient and capable
farm manager as Mr.. Gondran at the
head of planting operations on the
four plantations owned by the STATE, a
conspicuous success has been achieved;
and in the possible event of trans
forming the whole Of Angola into a
sugar plantation, with the ultim ate
erection of an 800 or 900 ton central
factory, as might be decided on 10 that
event, Mr.. Gondran's services as a
practical sugar planter and buyer Of
machinery will indeed stand the state
in especially o cd stead. Sugar
Planters Journal
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NO POSTSCRIPT.

He-Why is it the average woman
dislikes to send telegram?
she-I guess it's because a post
script cannot be added without extra
charge.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-12

ROPE SPLICING 4 SPECIALLY
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DELINQUENT TAX SALES
state Tax sales OF Inlmovable Property
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA VERSUS DELINQUEN,
pEBTORS-PARISH OF ASCENSION

by VIRTUE of the authority vested by the constitution
ID State of Louisiana will principal front door of
in which the district court parish within the legal hor
sales beginning at o'clock
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-12

The June numbers of the Youth S
Companion are typical. No issues
could be picked out which would better
exemplify the character of the con-
tributors to the paper and that quality
Of variety which gives the Companion
it's hold on nearly three millions of
readers of all ages. The presidents
of Harvard and of Princeton Univer-
sites, and Admiral Sigsbee Of the
United States Navy are prominent
among the writer's for these issues.
There are the opening instalnents Of
a serial story of the circus that will
keep every young fellow in wtapt en-
ioyment; there are three ssories of
Derilous adventure, besides one ct F.
w. CaIkin's stirring Indian tales, ard
there are other stories by Grace Gal.
laher, C. A. Stephens and Henry
Gardner Hunting stories chat have
never been surpassed in their kind
even ia the Youths Companion.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
An Open Letter.

- -
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

company; r. o. Long, asHf"
mine inspector n op <
county; william Burke,
sistant mine inspector, Eftf
county; H. d. jones' assistant
mine inspector Muhlenbst
county; also representatives
from the Sunset Coal CompapSf
Hopkins county; Central q
and Iron Company; McHen
Coal Company; Dewey Con
Company; Main Jellico Moud
tain Coal Company, Whitley
county; Big Hill Coal COMPANY.
Bell county; West JelIico Coal
Company, Whitley county.
While Kentucky IS PARTICULAR
ly free from mine accidents, ow
ing to the splendid organization
of the mine inspector Office and
the severity of the mine law up
on those who disobey the in
struction of the inspectors, 81
may be said that Gov. Willson
and all the Kentucky Congress
men have used their utmost en-
deavors at Washington to pre-
sent the unanimous desire
operators and miners for res
cue station here will prove the
last additional safeguard tho
Commonwealth has thrown
around the lives of NJ 10000
miners. "a
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

instruction given was in the use
of the oxygen helmets, which
were placed in position on the
mems heads and backs, COM
pletely excluding the outside
air, breathing being made pos
sible by reservoirs of oxygen
charged with three hours sup
ply. Endurance tests were made
in an atmosphere of sulphur,
representing the poisonous gases
to be encountered by rescuers in
in taking dead bodies from
mines where explosions have oc-
Cured.
Among those attending were
Oliver Roll, superintendent of
the w. G. Duncan Goal Com
pany's Luzerne mine, Mullen
berg county; William William
son, superintendent of the
Graham mine OF the same COM
pany, at Red Ash, Whitley
county, and Pope Alread, mine
foreman Of the same company /;
Granville Lewis, mine
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

the company has now splendid
young forests of various kinds
that will become of great future
value to the mining operations.
The company has now 1880, 900
young black walnut trees, many
of them fifteen to eighteen years
old. Since 1905 has planted 16O,-
600 Oatalpa Speciosa on 230 acres
of ground, 100000 black locust
on 280 acres Of ground and 900
tulip trees on twenty acres.
Their extensive farms are chief
ly devoted to the growing Of hay
to feed the live stock employed
in their mining operations
Fuel.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
Secure a Certificate.

Under the law the Western Nor
NAL has the power to issue the
Elementary Certificate, the Intel
mediate Certificate, and the Liz
Certificate, which entitle the hold
ers to teach anywhere IN. Kentucf~
for two years. four years, aud I
life respectively without furth
examination. Information as {
the amount Of work required for
each certificate will be furnished
when desired. Address HI. FL.
Cherry, President, Western Nor
mai, Bowling Green, Ky.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
GOOD woRk.
Done Daily in EarIiAston. Many Git
Gems Tell oft.

Nearly every reader has heard 81
Doan's Kidney Pills. Their good
work in darlington still continues.
and Our citizens are constantly adj
ding endorsement by public testi-
mony. No better proof of merit can
be had than the experience Of.
friends and neIghbors. Read this
case:
Perry McCulley, retired, Baptist
Hill ST., Darlington KY, says: ST
never had an idea that 1 would al
low my name to be used in connec-
ton with a medicine testimonial
but believe that it Is my duty to
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills.
which 1 procured at the st. Bernard
Drug Store Co. The effect OF thic1
remedy on my system was graft
flying. Before 1 finished the con-
tents or two boxes. MY kidneys
were restored to their normal con-
ditlon, the secretions were regulated
and the pains in my back were ra-
moved. In fact, my health was 60
greatly improved that I scarcely
knew myself. Taking into r =
sideration my advanced age, taln
speedy cure was nothing less than
remarkable"
For sale by all dealers. Price -
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the nRme-Doan's--
and take no other.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

invitation extended by Dean
Norwood to the Urban station to
conduct the instruction in that
branch of mining engineering,
which had been decided upon by
HIM as necessary to a complete
education of Kentucky miners
in the prevention of mine acct
dents and the best methods of
handling such accidents when
they occur. The object is to
train men in the methods Of
rescue work in case of mine ex-
plosion, mine fires, etc., aud also
to render direct assistance from
the station in case of such catas-
trophies at the mines. Messrs.
Williams and Webb had with
them all the necessary parapher-
MALTA for the work, including
oxygen helmets, cylinder of
compressed gases, pumps pr
same, resuciating apparatus, list
aid to the injured, etc,
The demonstrations We're givep
in the old frame building formI
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

The st. Bernard Coal Com
pany, with headquarters at Earl
lngton, KY, owns extensive
tracts Of land in fee simple at
well as the mineral rights under
some thousands Of acres as re-
serve for future coal operation.
A portion Of the area is set 4Sds
earps and 81 other
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

A movemen {, which it is he
lieved will be of incalculable val
ne in the protection of the lives
of coal miners of Kentucky was
inaugurated at the Mine Fore
mans School of the College Of
Mining Engineering of Kentucky
State University this month.
This movemSRt was the begin.
Mug Of tbe4 N'rhlish'seqt of I
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

Did you ever notice how much ni6,A
homely a crowd looks TO you on sop.
days than on some others? It is fact.
however. strange as it may seem. And,
noticing it. did you ever take any
thing for it?
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

work, and it is expected will be
the means of establishing a res
cue station in this State by the
United States Government. The
instruction, which was attended
by practical miners from all over
the State, was In charge of Il. Y.
Williams, the mining engineer
in charge of the rescue station
already established by the
United States Geol ogical Survey
under the recent law at the
Illinois University, Urbana, Ill.
He was being assisted by James
M. Webb, of the same station,
and they remained in Lexington
a week, giving demonstrations.
The demonstrations were gwen
by the rescue service of the
Psychological branch OF the
United States Geological Survey
in cooperation with the College
of Mining Engineering of the
State University Of Kentucky,
not only, for the benefit of the
men in attendance mon the
n.nnAinnI ...n. u
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
rM Aruumon&

when yoG come u agurin' Il u
hOss oh time. temper an meNba nEE
ship" said Uncle Eben. tits miKH
hahd fob anybody to say fOh caElah
dat he has had de beat Of an 90
ment."
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

II you will send your name and address We
mail you FREE a package Of Mother
Australian-Leaf, certain, pleasant her
for Women's Ills, Il Is a reliable rggnls
neyer.fsiling. II you have pains %
Urinury, Bladder or Kidney trouf1
pleasant union OF aromatic herb
leaves. All Druggists sell H.
dress, The Mother Gray Co., lie I1N
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
MINING NOTES.


spectOr, spent sunday mere with
his parents.
Jno. Carroll, foreman of the
Rose Greek mines, was in the
city Sunday.
r. NJ. Solmon, manager of the
Crabtree Coal and Mining Co.,
was in the city Sunday.
Claude Baker, manager of the
store for the Powderly Coal Co.,
was liz the city Tuesday.
Texas increased her output in
1908 over 1907 of PAT, 1908 tons of
coal, enriching the state $640, $40.
The Shamrock mine one of the
st. Bernard group which has been
closed down for some time in
order to make some needed re-
pair and enlarge the capacity
Will open up some time soon.
Harlan county, KY, is one of
the richest sections in the South
in coal deposits, but no railroad
has yet been extended into that
section because of geographical
conditions. The prospects are
now bright,for an early develop
ment of the vast coal fields of
the Black Mountain territory,
the Wasioto & Black Mountain
extension being only one of a
number of projects designed
with view to opening the coal
resources of the county.
The mines Of the Ohio Goal
Company at Hillside, KY, have
been purchased by John B.
Brasher, of jacksonville, and he
will begin to operate them at
once. These mines are conceded
to be among the best equipped
in Western Kentucky, and are
situated on the trunk line of
the l. @. Railroad near Green
vile. The exact price paid by
Mr.. Brasher for this property
could not be learned, but it is
known to be not less than $780,
O00.-Fuel.
The Witteville coal mines,
near Poteau, Okla, and the
Poteau g. Western Railroad, ex-
tending from Poteau to the
mines, were sold to q. G. Green,
of Kansas City, and F. w.
Campbell, receiver for the prop
erty, to II. @. Thomas, of Win
chester, KY, and ]. NJ. Thomp-
son, of Drakesboro, Ky, owners
of coal mines in Kentucky and
West Virginia. Two hundred
thousand dollars was paid for the |
Witteville mines. Three hun
dred men will be employed i'm
nediately.
Former Congressman F. A.
Hopkins, of Prestonburg, KY,
closed a deal with the Colonial
Coal and Coke Company by
which he leased them 800 acres
of coal property lying just across
the river from town. 1t is a val.
liable piece of property, known
to carry two seams of coal, the
lower, or No. L., showing 4 feet
A inches, and No. 2 showing 81
feet 4 inches of clear coal. The
company at once began work,
and this will make the third
mining operation within the
corporate limits of Prestonburg.
A railroad extension, in which
a number of st. Louisans are in
terested, is to be built from
Beattyville, KY, through Perry
county, aud ON through the coal
fields of Letcher county, through |
the Elkhorn coal fields to a con-
nection with the Chesapeake &
Ohio, near "The Breaks" dis
lance of about 100 miles, The
name of the road is the Eastern
Kantnnku a. Nantral IL will
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

4 Al OPCA AOLLC1
Darlington, KY,
Co Operator,
Mr.
emit
Are you
THE advertise THE BEE
give hearty substantial
FOR twenty years to your
time fresh
preparing a splendid illustrated Coal
edition which in picture story
present possibilities
kentucky Coal Field Special original articles
by SUBJECTS including
College of Mining Engineering
state University of the kentucky
Geological survey, B. Atkinson,
leading
subject of forestry, giving de-
sOriptive the this field their
Opment, bearing the live
tiOn forestry related to mining
in somely
EditiOn. soliciting
we'll the Leading companies the
ritory practically
which will their individual
coal operator in the Western Field should b
represented Every Important
Kentucky
should be represented in it's advertising columns
business should be
tiOn this Special Coal Editton
Every paid DARLINGTON
a copy Special
in your ipticn, Mr. And you,
Mr. Operator MI Kan. yourself in
friendly contract space
when solicitor calls to Your
9 appreciated.
truly yours,
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

oosa nefe 2
In Abyssinia the W
the head Of the house
necessary to go as
md such a condif
aid. Ind
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

Mr.. Coal Miner,
Mr.. Coal Operator,
Mr.. Business Man,
Western kentucky.
Gent lemen;
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-26

Martin has been openly talked of by
many of Kits former friends as the
man to succeed Gamble, and Martin
himself has ambitions. He was sue
cessful before the people in the same
campaign in which Kilt met defeat.
Martin would be fool, which he is
not by any means, to sidetrack him
self to let disgruntled and defeated
politician make the race against
Gam b1e, who is considered the easy
man of the two senators to beat.
Without Martins help Kit would be
two spot in the fight. While Burke
was returned to congress, his nomina-
ton was not by so great a majority
that he can afford to ignore party
opinion, or any considerable element
of the party and tie himself to once
defeated senator who fell from the
high place of boss of the party.
Burke is always ready to stand by
his friends, but Burke is the greatest
friend Burke ever had, and he may
be depended upon to consider Burke's
interests first. Martin and Burke
both had friends enough among those
opposed to Kittredge to give them
the nomination, but they are wise
enough to know that they cannot con-
troll that friendly element for the de-
feated senator.
We would not be understood as
saying there will never be factional
fight that will result in the defeat of
the present progressive leaders. But
that fight will not come in the next
campaign, and it will not be along the
lines indicated by the AL. when it
does come. The faction that shall
accomplish the overthrow of the pres
ent progressive leaders must have its
origin within the progressive move
ment, and must stand for progressive
principles.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-26
1T WILL NEVER BE.

Well, yes, if you want to know there
is going to be the same fight between
the stalwarts and the insurgents next
time that there was last, only it is
likely to come out differently. All
the signs now point unerringly to a
reaction from the wild fancies of
insurgency cy.-Argus-Leader.
There will never be such fight as
suggested by the Argus Leader.
There are two good reasons for this
statement. The first is that the AL.
and its associates in this attempt to
renew the factional fight haye no
principles to advance that the people
can endorse. Their only object in at
tempting to bring about such a fight
is to place few of themselves in con-
troll of the political situation. They
are opposed TO progress and reform;
they want to do away with the primary
whereby the people select their own
candidates, and history shows that it
never has been done the primary
once adopted is there to stay. They
would 60 back to the corporation con-
trolled conventions and legislatures
and the people are not ready to do
that. They endorse Cannonism and
all that it implies in the interest Of
the trusts, and the people will not
endorse that. Their end is purely
personal and selfish.
The second reason that such fight
will not take place is that the political
lineup will not be the same. The A.
l.. would put Kittredge at the head OF
such move for the purpose of plac-
ing Kilt back in the senate to succeed
Gamble Kit has been beaten and
can never line up all his old followers
who did the real work. Kilt depend
ed upon Martin for his support in a
considerable portion of the state.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-26

that has always baffied physicians.
The fatalities from this disease
amounted to so per cent. Now that
the germ has been discovered it is a
comparatively easy matter to secure
an antitoxin or remedy for it. The
means by which the germ is carried
is the wood thick common to the
localities affected by the fever Talk
of work for humanity by missionaries
and philanthropists, but the work of
some of these devoted scientists is
doing more for humanity than all the
others combined.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-26
WArERrowN has the Offices of tn,

WATERTowN has the offices of the
adjutant general, membership on the
board of charities and corrections. the
state game warden, member of the
ladies board of investigation of chari-
table and penal institutions, member
of the state board of pharmacy, mem
ber of the board of medical examiners,
member of the state board of dentist
ry, and ha- produced d candidate for
land office. With the seven appoint
ments and the one candidacy it does
not seem as if anything could have
been overlooked, unless it is one of
the oil inspectors If Watertown can
think of anything more in this line,
it should raise its hand at once and
the matter will receive immediate at
tention.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-26

ing for the election of commissioners
by the whole county because it gave
them control of few county boards
in the state that would otherwise be
democratic, and yet they hollar their
heads off because the state has been
divided into two congressional dis
tricts. About eight years ago they
passed law allowing county boards
to appoint official papers in April for
the second time in that one year,
which was done for the sole purpose
of favoring one paper that failed to
get the appointment at the January
meeting. But let the other side play
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-26

TO-DAY is the time set for an ad
journed meeting of the conference be-
tween the miners and the anthracite
mine owners at which time it was
hoped that an agreement would be
reached. We very much doubt if a
peaceable settlement is reached at this
time, at any rate indications of the
last few days do not point that way.
The mine owners feel strong in their
position and believe public sentiment
will be with them. and in this they
are not without reason. The miners
are now enjoying a nine-hour day at
good wages, and have none of the
reasonable complaints that helped
them to win the battle five years ago.
Any raise in wages will mean an ad-
dition to the price of coal and this
the public will not stand for without
a kick.