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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
What the Toad Does.

He has the power to drink with his
skin.
Even If emaciated, his skin will
take up enough water to make him
appear fat.
He is most useful In the garden,
catching the insects.
His skin secretes an acrid humor,
SO a dog seldom bites one the sec
ond time.
Authorities unite in saying that he
has been known to live 35 to 40
years.
It is not true that he can exist i'm
bedded in stons, unless there be- O
assure
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
To insert Ribbon

"hen removing ribbon from soiled
sO'eet covers fasten a piece of Irvine
~ W one end and pull through, take of
s ~ rlooon, leaving the string in the
So set cover while it Is being Iaun-
e ee.eo' Then by tying the ribbon on
sa ue end again it is easily pulled back
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
scummy Drinking Vessels.

Scummy drinking vessels cause sick.
ness. They should be scalded out ev.
cry now and then. Filthy water drunk
daily is very irritating to the bowels.
Water is the principal constituent Of
the flesh, bones, feathers and eggs of
fowls, and necessarily large quantities
of it is consumed daily. Therefore, 1t
should be seen that the water supply
is not only pure, but fresh,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
Channels Cushions.

With pattern cut out as for stencil
work, the chamois cover of a cushion
is lined with rich brown satin or vel
vet and finished round the edge with a
brown silk cord. A second cushion
top Of chamots has its conventional
design burnt upon it-very delicately
burnt-with tbs topographic needle,
because this leather is too delicate
for careless work
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30

serge or cloth would make up pref.
uiy like our sketch, which has a panel
mont the sides Of the upper part
ore pam, while those at lower part
4e pieated. the two are connected by
material waistband which has the
.lent end pointed, and fastened over
VI the left: cord ornaments and but
sons form the fastening. Velvet or
cuffs
nat of fine straw. trimmed with
velvet or roses.
materials required: 8 yards 4S
.ncaes wide, y dozen buttons, "A
gard silk or velvet.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
why the sun Sets.

Little Jack asked his mother one
night why the sun set so often. She
told him SO that it might rise in the
morning. This seemed useless rea.
son, and Jack hunted for another. At
last he said:
"oh! I know, mother The sun
sets 80 that she can hatch all the
days!"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
Whyl Indeedl

Arthur, six years old, gave to the
little maiden of his choice a candy on
which was printed in pink letters,
why do you keep me in suspense?"
Il gave Millicent candy with read
ing on it." he said shyIy to his mother.
What did the reading say?" asked
his mother.
"Why do you keep me In suspend
ers?" repeated Arthur, proudly.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
Feeding Cotton Seed Meal.

Southern farmers have learned that
feeding cotton seed meal in large
quantities is bad business, as It often
leads to fatalities. Fed in small guam
titles, however, with corn and alfalfa
1t Is beneficial
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
SIGN THAT IS NOVEL PUZZLE
Unique Method Of Trimming Store te
Advertise Stock-Eieven Words
Can Be Picked Out.

This sign was placed in trimming
store to advertise the stock. They
kept cotton. lining goods, silk, tape,
thread, pins, braid, cloth and buttons.
Can you find them by moving up,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
TIMELY FARM NOTES.

Sweet potat les grow best on light
sandy loan.
Weeds take nore moisture than hot
winds.
A moist, cldiy day is an ideal one
for transplant & young plants.
Money pal labor for handling
weeds Is worsl s7sssazs "a
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
Midas.

Midas had come to that point in his
career where everything he touched
turned to gold.
what shall you ever do with the
stuff?" asked his encourage In visible
alarm.
Midas affected not to be uneasy.
"Just wait till the boys begin to touch
mel" quoth he. displaying an ac-
euaintance with economic tendencies
far in advance Of his age.-Puck.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30

the froI1s Dut hanging Tree at this
point, and tackled to the skirt at the
sides This is not the only manner
of placing them. With trained gowns
the fine shawl of old lace may play
the most important part of the com
position. JULIA BoTToMLEY.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30

many OF the smartest new frocks
e. made with overskirts Of all sizes
SUN short apron to a long drapery.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
Multiply or Fingers.

Perhaps the latter cases of this
curious little trick viii be more in
teresting than useful, but the first
series will at times be an aid to every
body who is now and then bothered in
bis recollection of the multiplication
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30

! s6bI6 fGlIeaiiTT IIllse .Qfg Hing vii
show that the whole device is simpler
in practise than in description. Ref
erence to the cut will simplify the
study of these rules.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30

cost Of raising IS Insignificant The
writer has known of a flock Of 400
capons that cleared nearly one dollar
each. However, these were extras
sold in Philadelphia, the greatest
capon market in the country.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30

mHE happy possessor OF touring
car or the happier occupant of
one who regularly takes the air
d someone's else touring car, presents
borseIf these days in a bonnet and
Drctacting coat which fastens into a
scoat.dress." This garment is Of pom
900 mr. linen, very practical, dainty and
. protection against the dust from
coJlar to hem. It is shaped in such
! variety of ways that one may choose
from among the pattern books the
most becoming style. The simplest
lines remain the best and the coat
dress should be plain. Brillfantine,
n the washable variety, is another
choice in fabrics, where the wearer
has reason to wish to get something
other than pongee or linen.
The bonnet is made Of Madagascar
cloth on a supporting veil frame and
does not crush the hair. The crown
IA made of an oblong piece folded in
and the bonnet is finished about the
face with SHRED taffeta silk. Ties Of
the taffeta, made from piece-silk, are
fringed out at the ends and hemmed
at the sides. The frames which. sup
port these bonnets hardly deserve the
name, for there is so little to them.
The cloth is a wiry fabric which
needs little help to retain it in place.
But the bonnet is designed to be cool
and the wire supports are made to
that end. It must not set too close to
the head. These pretty head pieces
look very simple and they areas
simple as unbonnet-which is not
90 easy to make successfully, as its
appearance might indicate. Wash
eilE or suede-lisle gloves enable the
Is sfways ua1ntffy giove'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
SWINGING RING GAME is NEW
Requires Very Nice Sense of Dis
tance, Careful Eye and Light
Touch to Do IL Right.

On days when 1t is too stormy or
too slushy to be comfortable out OF
doors there is generally a strongly
expressed wish voiced by the younger
members of the family that there
was something to do" The old games
do not always suit, and most OF them
require too many players. Let us
solve the problem, says Ladies' Home
Journal.
Here is a pastime that is real fun,
for 1t depends on skill 1t is fun even
when played alone, for you cav al.
ways try to beat your own best pT%vi.
Gus score, and every time you try it
you become just so much more expert,
1t is for girls as well as boys, SO a
brother and sister can spend a jolly
afternoon at 1t without either wanting
to see any friends, who are pretty
sure not to come in on a very bad
day.
You need two nails, a string and a
ring OF some kind, about six inches in
diameter. If you have no old curtain
ring or something else of that sort,
you can make ring that will serve
your purpose perfectly well by get
ting a thin piece of board, marking q
circle seven inches in diameter on it's
surface, and inside of that another
circle six inches in diameter. Now
drive nail in the ceiling, if there is
no hook for lamp or chandelier al
ready there, and another nail in the
wall with its head pointing upward at
an angle Of about As degrees. Sus-
pend your ring from the nail In the
ceiling by string just long enough
to allow the ring to swing its center
over the nail in the side wall and
hang there. Now you are ready to be-
gin.
Stand by the nail in the side of the
wall with your right hand holding the
ring close to the nail Now push the
ring away from you, trying to make IL
swing back and hook over the nail.
There! OF course You didn't do It.
The ring came back and struck the
nail, but did not catch On III ID order
$s1 an.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
A Unique Sign.

down and slanting? Do not skip,
though you may use the same letter
over again.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30

A widow may have words of praise
for her late husband. But sleepy
wife, never!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30

order to beneft the soil the nitrogen
SO gathered Should not be removed,
but that the main portion of the roots
should be left in the soil.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30

4 -
do It once ont Of your first ten trials
you are lucky. It requires a very
nice sense of distance, careful eye
and light touch to do it Just right
Not SO easy as 1t seems, Is it?
It takes a lot of practise to score
three out of five trys. Get your broth
er to try 1t with you, and he will be
astonished to find he Is no better al
this than you are In fact, girls are
best at this game and, strange as II
may seem, theft judgment of distance
more accurate.
Try game of fifty points, wifi
Innings of ten points each.
/ OF course, the winner is the one
who rings the nail the most times out
OF fifty trials
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30

mosI Important oIg ! 9
world, be said. hat Is Sat That
throbs away, beats away, never stop
ping, never ceasing, whether you
wake or sleep. night or day, week IN
and week out, month in and month
out, year in and year out, without any
volition on your part, hidden away in
the depths, as it were, unseen by
you, throbbing, throbbing rhythmically
all your life long?" During this pause
for orator1cal effect small voice was
heard: Il know It's the gas meter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
Well. Wasn't He Riahk7

The minister was addressing the
Sunday school, Children, want TO
talk TO you for few moments about
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30

4s5lAt g eafsRsIys daInT1ly g1oyed:
u several pairs are provided clean
gloves are always on call, for they may
De washed and dried over night.
It takes very great beauty indeed
to appear at once charming and
Dlowsy." This summers auto clothes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03
s~=7%1 THE SEATTLE STAR EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE
Poindexter and PostofficeS

OF late DAYS the Anti PoudeNcr press for its various rea
abundant fault with the nsugent senatorial can
didae columns have teemed and screamed with the
weight of its
And mark YOU the of all this protesting anguish
all these predictions maledctons the postmaster at Pros
ser appointment retention state OF has salary we do not
know which neither have curiosity other than that no
crime was committed contemplated Our interest lies solely
the that there is ovcmuch newspaper ado about ms
ostoffice and It's relation to senatorial candidates
worthy man. doubt the postmaster at Prosser IS and
we quarrel with him. But who he that ms position
office should ntrude itself conspicuousy on the rep
resentatives Of this in the national capiiol'
Perhaps he well earns $500 SIPS month, whatever
his stipend doing accord hm due respect
but does make him in any way senatorial issue does
the citizens of the hang IN the same balance as
Posses postmaster Is this postmaster issue comparable
TO Adehism cannonism and standpasm9 Has he anything
the duty wool shoes9 Is he factor IN
and the increase OF living expenses Does
he in any throttle the voice OF the people while providing
vested interests with megaPhoneP
Certainly He is merely seeking job lie needs
salary like the rest OF us He nothing and hardly
could he less except as cog in political wheel that may
vovc to politicians advantage And such hc Is an
anachronm politically hangover from past political age
fossil the Adrch strata OF interest only 10 future students
OF political evolution.
No good srs Of the PoindeNer press the day
has passed when people will get politically excited over the
amendment OF postmaster or ANYTHING has do with
hun Schedule Of the wool tariff No 10 Dutch standard OF
sugar the house committee rucsthese are the mat
tiers that the people politically interested in They want to
know why difficult get their bread and butter why
and clothing beyond reach they want to know who
giving their property the and ndeas OF trusts they
want to know many things postmaster Prosser
they don't care cancelled postage stamp
done with possmasers Let us meet the issue
fairly and squarely 1t is Standpatsm The People
LET US DISCUSS PoINDExTER IN THESE TERMS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03
Proprietary Medicine
Frauds Should BE Exposed

There have been plenty Of them,
no doubt. aud they have been vigor.
ously condemnsd--s0 vigorously
that every sort OF medicine the
formula OF which is privately
owned In condemned and pro.
nounced 'unethicnl" by the Medical
Profession.
Eckman's Alternative deserves
attention. not because Il Is pro.
prietary" but because Il really has
cured many cases Of tuberculosis.
II II IL fraud. IL needs exposing
badly. because number OF cured
Consumptives will need 20 find
some other reason for being we'll
Henry Clay said he would rather
be right than be president. In IL
not better for Eckman's Alternative
TO make cures than TO be ethical?
Weldon. Ill.. Feb. 2. 1906.
In July. 1905. my physician sent
me 10 Texas. from there TO Col
orado. | became worse and was
sent home TO die. ! heard OF Eek.
mans Alternative, began treatment.
and was cured. I earnestly recon-
mend Eckman's wonderful cure for
Consumption.
tSigned affidavit) Arthur Webb.
Eckman's Alternative IL good for
ail Throat and Lung troubles. and
Is on sale In Seattle by Owl Drug
Co. Bartell Drug Co. and other
druggists. II can also he obtained
Mt, or procured by. your local Drug
gists. Ask for Booklet OF Cured
Cases or write for Evidence TO the
Eckman Laboratory. Phila., Pa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03

THE most dangerous animal on
earth ~ the fiyl That ~ the con
elusion. not of sensation mongera,
bat Of cool-headcd and cautoua
scientists That nssIs. insignificant.
pesky house Ms ~ q thousand times
more dangerous 90. yuu and your
babies than all the maaeafiug aui.
mails Of the wnFid cnald h..
Roosevelt In his hunting trip
through the darkest hlgEicH II A.
rlca never faced the danger that Ia
no~ bescttlng the men and women
and children Of America The .leod.
thirsty deniEens % that darn CONT.
nent do noe harm thu human family
a. much IN century al does the
rs IN ore single summer The poi.
sonous reptiles % India are harm.
less playthluga Ia comparison. Rail.
rynad accidents Nail and main many
but the fly s. tenfold more de-.
strucfsve
Hfhe-iO he ny has been regard
cd as q harmless nuisance and con
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03

been taken against FLEA
The numbers of bacteria upon
one fly have been proved 20 range
All the way from $50 to GG0Q 600
The average IL about $500 peg
ny This represents tbs number
% bacteria that enters the humsn
system when one swallows q glass
81 liquid Into which a fly has
fallen
Files caught IN tho rooms % pa.
tienta suffering from typhoid fever.
smallpox scarlet fewer. tubarcuio.
sis and other Diseases have been
examined under the microscope.
and in nearly every instance II has
been found that they wore not only
covered but filled with the specific
bacteria 81 thess Diseases
Frssfn III. slck room. from the rot.
ton nth ~ the garbage pail. from
the heapa u refuse. manure. aud
offal % all kinds. tho death bring.
ms flY walks on the butfer. the
bread. the meat. the fruit upon the
table. leaving everywhere the dis.
oase germs its furry feet have
gathered up
From ths outhon&ea Il goes IA the
habY's bottle from the scum-cov.
cred pools Il harrier "a the family
dinner tahi~ And the victims are
victims neadlessiy. for Il takes but
ilttls precantion and litfls expense
ia I'D thr house of filea. and bat
the same effort upon ihs part ~
every body 20 I'D the country Of the
ny,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03

sidsred TO be- an annoying creature
with its persistence aud excessive
familiarity That was the way the
last generation locked upon the
household pest
NoN however the ny has been
publicly Indicted az \ murderer 81
the human race. and the efforts 10
rid thm wurid Of him are not be.
cause he tH a common uuiEancs
which should b. enouKh-but be-,
cauAs the ~ - the greatest disease
breeder and the carrier ~ more dis.
ease germs than all ether animal
llfs pat tugsfhs,
The health authorities ~ New
York estimate that about one BALI
~ the deaths from typhoid in that
city are attributable To the disiribu.
ton Of the germs b. the fiiea They
also declare that abnut three.
fUurthn ~ the yonng chllfrcn who
die from lha bowel complaints
which flica arr chiefly Instrumental
Ia spreading would never have
been sick had proper precautions
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03
TINE TO TRY P0SLAM
Nsvs Healing Agent Promptly Dis.
poses OF Every Skin Affection.

poses of every SKIN Affection.
The time TO try poniRm for &c.
Eema or any skin trouble In before
experimenting with anything elise.
Than. too. Il il the least expensive
way. because poslam win do the
work. making treatment by other
means unnecessary. hut no matter
bow many different things have
failed. poslam should yet be used.
for Ils healing properties are as-
surcd even In tho most aggravated
cases All doubt Ra 20 lta action Is
removed in the promptness with
which II begins It's work. stopping
the itcsing with very first appiica-
ton. Eczema. acne. letter. salt
rheum. psoriasis. BARRIERS and ey-
cry form Of Itch yield TO II readily
and are permanently eradicated
In less serious skin affections.
such as pimpies. rash. herpes.
blackhcads. inflamed skin. etc. re-.
suits show over night. only a small
quantity being required. For minor
troubles n special 50-cent package
In prepared. and this. as well az the
regular 81 jar. may be obtained at
The Quaker Drug Co. also other
good drug stores.
Samples for trial purposes may
be had free Of charge by writing di.
rect to tho Emergency Labora-
tories. 30 West Twenty.fifrh street.
New York City.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03
TALKS ON TEETH
By the REGAL DENTISTS
False Plates

Teeth troublesf Are you having
trouble with a partial plate? You
cant eat properly with II. can youg
Ever heard of the Regal Dentistsg
DO You know IL IL possible, through
our method. to put teeth into the
mouth without platesY A new plan.
This new discovery IL one of the
greatest achievements ever known
In the science of dentistry. No
plates. Heretofore the dentist de-
manded an anchorage In tho shape
of a suction plate, before ha could
supply any teeth. But by our meth
cd all that we require IL that You
have two or more teeth In either
jaw. and we will restore all of those
that you have lost 80 that they will
look, act and feel like natural teeth.
Tho work Is painless. calls for no
surgical operation. Ia not teeth Inn
plantation. and when done Is perma-
nent. We give a written guarantee
with all work.
REGAL DENTAL OFFICES,
1905 Third, N. w. Cor. Union st.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03
GET THE SCREEN
HABIT

Keep screens and covers over
refuse and everything likely 10
Offer breediHg places for flies.
Screen every window aud
door and Danish the ny from tbs
house.
Screen the house before the
first ny arrives.
And keep tho screen doors
CLOSED
SWAT THE FLY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03
Thin?PdLe?

All run down, easily tired, thin, pale,
nervous? And do not know what 20
iske2 Then 90 direct to your doctor.
Ask his opinion Of Ayers non-slco-
holic Sarsaparilla. No alcohol. No
stimulation. A blood purifier, a nerve
tonic, a strong Alternative, an aid to
digestion, makes the blood rich.
Consult your doctor freely about medical mat.
fsr.: Hsknosos. TnIsf him. Do as he says.
Foilow his adde's al aHames 20 aYss o..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03

Of the WILD n. Hayden.
II was in the old parlor. My
rose.'" he whispered. pressing her
fair cheek against his own. My
cactus" laughed the pretty girl.
noticing that he needed a shave.
And yet they say women have no
sense OF humor Chicago News.
Where there ~ mother I'm the
house matters speed well.-A.
Bronson Alcott.
Integrity without knowledge Is
weak and useless johnson.
Some rise by sin. and some by
virtue fall--Shakespeare.
When a girl IL In love with man
her lips always seem to taste
thirsty York Press.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03

A man pulled OF his hat and
coat 20 pisnE. into tho river 20 res
cue a downing man. when his
frsUnd came running al fuli speed,
Take OF that vest. sSo. Biil. he
yelled. or fli never LEND u 70 you
again
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03
THE SORT OF HOME
THE FLY LIKES

Flies cannot breed In dry
places; they cannot breed IN
clean places. But they do thrive
Ia stables. COW barns. pig pens
and dirty kitchens. Decaying
vegetables. meat and cheese.
dead animals. ruttiug straw.
paper and rags, are the things
flies like best.
SWAT THE fly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03

BFunxlio Il II dangerous to put
cornbustihie things on n radiator ?
HArlemlte Wsii---or--not In cur
flat--Smart Set.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03
THE MARKETS

The fof1ossinx are the average prite~
auefsd by he IssaI Wholesaler ea foral
pspsfnee. n1raf~ aaa feed. Prices IN all
cases are subject Ia varlaffun. srrsrlirx
IN fre~fsnes~ and general exerilsaer, sus
these prices. UNLESS otherwise indtrnfd.
are for strictly first grades.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03

Immediately adjoining the lands dedicated 10 this project
subdivision lake Ballnger Garden
This 300 and the market yter
day $500 per tract
The balance IS monthly paynsas
IL Ia King county Of the seaueEyer nterban
reached terminus the AZ
forty 1 line creates
possible price. the popular
Baliugera plans double every Of
fhse win again be the
presenting attractive
Of your n
FIFTH leaving m. m and m b
by Representatives AT sur.
the like best
complete abstract. opinion Of title A. f Hanfo4
examining
pany. furnished every purchaser
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03

Some mon Who claim they we're
driven TO drink reslly got out and
helped push"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-03
THREE AsrrFLv RULES ron YOUR NONE
zen all doors and windows

lmS all and Windows
Cover ali your IoodHtuffh
a-Reunve ALL refuse house. yard
stable. prevent flies from breeding
premises