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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
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John T. Brush has been reelected
president of the New York Giants.
Walter Camp acknowledges that
brains beat Princeton, even If some OF
it came from the west.
James e. Sullivan, secretary of the
National A. A. u, says all teams OF
the union must play registered mines
or be dropped.
Football by artificial light, somehow
or other, doesn't seem to appeal to the
true gridiron fan.
Reliability runs are not so exciting
as football, but they are as prolific OF
the element of danger. it seems.
Hunting seems to be the fayorite
pastime of major league baseball play
ers when they are not working at Their
profession.
Doc White. the White Sox southpaW
has made such a success In vaudeville
that his auditors are wondering wba
he didn't think of It before.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
THEY GROW
Good Hun1or and Cheerfulness From
Right Food and Drink.

Anything that interferes with good
health is apt to keep cheerfulness and
good humor in the background A
Washington lady found that letting
coffee alone made things bright for
her. She writes:
Four years ago I was practically
given up by my doctor and was not ex.
pected to live long. My nervous sys.
tenn was in bad condition.
But / was young and did not want
to die SO | began to look about for the
cause Of my chronic trouble. / used to
have nervous spells which would ex.
haust me and after each spell it would
take me days before could sit up in a
chair.
Il became convinced my trouble was
caused by coffee. decided to stop II
and bought some Postum.
1.-THE first cup, which made accord
Ing to directions, had soothing eff.
feet on my nerves and liked the taste.
For time nearly lived on Postum
and ate little food besides. am today
a healthy woman
My family and relatives wonder ii
I am the same person was four years
ago, when could dc no work on ac.
count of nervousness. Now I am do
ing my own housework, take care OF
two babies--one twenty the other two
months old. am so busy that hard.
IL get time to write letter. vet I da
It all with the cheeffulness and good
humor that comes from enjoying good
health.
7 tell my friends it is to Postum
owe my life today"
Read 'sThe Road to Wellvine." In
pkgs. There's a Reason.
Ever read the above letter. ns-
one appears from time to time. Rheg
are genuine true, and 9un OF hunasIs
interest,"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

In the Texas league and after SLOW
progress for nearly three years work
ed my way up into the major leagues.
landing at Washington. I had not the
natural speed to be a great catcher
and lacked lot of other things, but
those things tried to overcome By
hard work and study. Minneapolis got
me from Washington and there / had
good year, SO good that the Chicago
team secured my services.
1t has been hard work all the time
and have been handicapped, but i
have not been sorry. I still love the
game as much as / did when a kid
on the lots. When they will not pay
me salary any longer I am going to
catch for nothing.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
In PerniexitY.

Michael Dolan, an is it yourself?"
Yes; sure it Is"
Well, ye know thot hletherin' spal-
peen. Wildly Castigan's second hus-
band?"
''That I do"
He bet me a bob to pint
couldn't swally an egg without break
In the shell Nv It.
An ye did it?"
Il did,
Then phwat's ailin' yeg"
It's doom there laying his hand
on the lower part of his waistcoat. IF
I Jump about I'll break it and cut me
stomach wild the shell, an if I kape
quiet it'll hatch and I'll have shang-
hal rooster scratchin' me inside"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
500 Reward. 500.

The readers OF this paper win be pleased 70 learn
that there at least dreaded disease that science
has been able to In all its stages and that b
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure IS the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. CatarTh
being constitutional disease. requires consttu-
sionaI treatment. Hairs Cstarrh Cure e taken In
teraally acting directly upon this blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease and giving the patiens
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature H. doing It's work. The proprietors have
much faith In its curative powers that they offeR
One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fat@ -
cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address F. j. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. O
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation
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The Bic Show.

The personally conducted tourists
were viewing the Egyptian pyramids.
Goodness gracious!'' calculated
Mrs. Newrocks, at must have cost q
pile of money to build them"
"Surest thing you know" said Mr..
Newrocks; "but don't imagine for 8
moment that any one tourist agency
stood for all the expense-it was
probably a jackpot AFFAIR."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
Triumph Of Optimism.

How are you feeling today, uncle ?"
asked the robust nephew of his aged
and feeble kinsman.
Pretty well, pretty WE'LL" quavered
that incurable optimist, my rheuma
tiz is bothering me a good deal and
my erisipilis is worse than it was yes
terday, I'VE got a slight headache and
I went down to the dentist today and
had all but two Of my teeth pulled,
but thank heaven those two are OPP
posite each other!"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
w. H. w AAhLN
Gainesborough, Tenn
W. F. DoDsoN. ]. P.
Disc.ouraqinq.

George" said her husbands wife.
"I don't believe you have smoked one
of those cigars gave you on your
birthday:
That's right, my DEAR replied his
wife's husband. I'm going to keep
them until our Willie wants to learn
to smoke"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
BLOCK TELLS OF HIS START
Catcher for Chicago American League
Team, Tells of Struggles in
Getting His Start.
RY JIMMY BLOCK.
fCopyright. by Joseph 8. BowIes

Copyright, by Joseph B. Bow1es.l
Foreign born boys, and sons Of i'm
migrants, it seems to me, are the
catchers who are in the majority in
the major leagues. | think boys OF
the first generation in America, sons
of immigrants, learn to love the Amer
lean game even more than the boys
of this country. Perhaps that ac-
counts for the number of them in the
game today.
My people were Polish, although I
was born in Michigan. They went to
Milwaukee when l was very young.
They were poor and / had little time
for games, although | began to play
baseball before I was ten years old.
They call it the American game, but
you should have seen our team in Mil
waukee. Every boy on the team was
Polish, so naturally we called the
team the Shamrocks, and we tackled
ali the teams composed of Irish and
German kids in our end of town. I
was manager and chief fighter for the
club, because we had to fight whether
we won or lost game.
had no idea of making my living
out Of the game. worked at any
thing l could find to do, and played
ball all the rest Of the time. The
fights brought me to the notice of
some fellows who began to teach me
to box. We needed money, SO / started
fighting. When started l decided |
would keep at it until became cham
pion. l fought IA fights in one year
won 10 and then was knocked out.
That convinced me | never could be
champion, so I quit that game and
went to work. Playing baseball gave
me time to learn something else. |
carried lot of side lines and hustled
all the time. In some way manager
down at Corsicana, Texas, heard Of
me and offered me fair sum to catch
for his team. worked hard and tried
to learn the game better. had hard
struggle there, but won out, and TEN.
pie, Texas, signed me the next year.
From there moved up to Galveston
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

A Los Angeles woman used stick
of dynamite on her washboard. sup.
posing it to be soap. The fact that
there was no explosion indicates that
the wretched makers of dynamite are
adulterating It. Can't We have any.
thing pure any more?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

A Harvard professor declares that
the late and loveless marriages are re.
yponsibIe for the disappearance of real
Yankee blood. Most persons have
thought this was due to the wholesale
Importation of other blood.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

According to statistics there are
100000 telephone stations in the
world, and yet somehow or other you
can't always get the one you want
when you want it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Somehow, we find it almost impossi.
BILE to get rid Of the feeling that the
man who married the lady who was
attended by three dogs as bridesmaids
ought to be sympathized with even If
he did go into it with his eyes open.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Every little while somebody wins
the worlds championship at typewrit-
ing, but for some reason champion
typewriters never get splendid offers
to go on the stage.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Thirty-four aviators have met with
fatal accidents during the past year.
Still, some Of them might have
stepped ON rusty nails il they had re-
manned on the ground
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Another aviator has broken the
hfgh-fight record for aeroplanes. It
happens even more frequently than
the launching Of the largest ship or
the death of the oldest Mason.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Somebody says that the way to
solve the transatlantic aviation prob
lem is to manufacture hydrogen gas
en- route If he had only said hot air.
now, it would be simple.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Horace Fletcher says that If one is
to get his moneys worth out of a
glass Of milk he should chew it. It
might be asked what kind of milk
Horace is in the habit of eating.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

A Chicago professor has discovered
that women gossip because gossiping
gives a pleasing shock to their vase.
motor systems. Having discovered SO
much, it ought to be possible to dis.
cover a substitute and thus save
many innocent regulations.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Aeroplaning to Europe is the latest
upon the aviator's schedule. 1t would
be well to put off the attempt till
after winter-say about fiytime.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

In football. as in politics you cannot
always tell. The same is true of
love and the stock markets. how.
ever.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

The man who never sees a 500 bill
has no reason to worry because of
that very dangerous counterfeit which
the Washington authorities say is in
circulation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Canada levied no duty on the bal.
looms that started from ST. Louis and
went northward across the border.
It did not know how to do it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

A New York Judge has decided that
Nevada divorces are no good. Just
like New Yorker discarding
things because they're inexpensive!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

The population of the Philippines
has decreased % per cent, since we
hook them over. Does race suicide
also follow the flag?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

There are 81 active volcanoes in
Japan. notwithstanding the fact that
no political campaign is going on in
Japan.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Dirigible balloons are dirigible
only when they move with the wind.
They cannot buck the wind as real
man-bird does.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

That fringe Of puppy dogs at New
York wedding has become almost as
famous as the monkeys that dine with
"the 400 at Newport.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Pockets in women's skirts are com
Ing back. says an exchange, if ever
they can ind the place where they
used to be.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

The statement is made by a Swiss
doctor that drunkards live longer than
total abstainers. But even If they do,
what's the use?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

The ideas of the weather clerk are
excellent, but the stubborn climate
will not adopt them.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Above all, do not forget your over.
shoes.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

The English courts have small use
for hypothetical questions or brain.
storms.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

One thing is certain, there is plenty
of room for ayiators to make nightly
ing records in.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

The nervous wrecks In Newport are
the grocers who cannot collect bills
due from the 400.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

In some respects this has already
been an old-fashioned winter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

And so far no one has invented ,
soft spot for aviators to fall on.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
SAMPLE BOTTLE OFTEN
PROVES BENEFICIAL

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Of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root that PC
I;ave r. will be most important Tor the
public to know of It's worth.
Last November I was suffering severely
with kidney and bladder trouble. mad 20
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The burning pain was terrible. sens
to YOU for one trial bottle OF Swamp-fsoos
and it relieved me in about two hours,
After taking the small trial bottle couia
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bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-RooT. AIter
taking the contents have not felt one pam
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You are at liberty to publish this testl-
monial should you wish to.
Yours very respectfully,
w. II. WARREN.
Gainesborough, Tenn.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
W. F. Dodson, enacted Justice OF the
Peace of jackson Co., Tenn, this l4th
day Of July, 1909.
7.77.77. W. F. DoDsoN. ]. P.
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Prove What Swamp-Root Win Do For You
Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
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writing, be sure and mention this paper
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty
cents and one-dollar.
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Goldfish is scarce and high, and q
fshbal1 trust is suspected.
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Paragraph 14.-That every wholesale
dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges, ri
fles or rifle cartridges blank pistols and
blank pistol cartridges shall pay an an
nua1 license tax on said business, grad
ated as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are $780,
900 or more, the license shall be $50.
Second Class--When gross sales are less
than $4,000, the license shall be $35.
Third Class-When gross sales are un-
der $4,000. the license shall be SIS.
Provided. no dealer shall be deemed a
wholesale dealer unless he or they sell
to dealers for resale.
Section g. That every retail dealer in
pistols or pistol cartridges, rifles or rifle
cartridges, blank pistols or blank pistol
on said business, graduated as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are $1,000
or more, the license shall be 5000
Second Class--yVilen gross sales are less
than So 900 and more than $500 the
license shall be $3.50.
Third Cfass-EThen gross sales are less
than $500, the license shall be s100
Be it further ordained etc. That who
soeFer shall sell at wholesale or retail
pistols. pistol cartridges, rifles or rifle
cartridges without first obtaining the IL
censa herein provided for or without first
obtaining the license which may be i'm
posed by this ordinance for the sale of
pistols pistol cartridges. rifles, rife car
tridges. blank pistols and blank pistol
cartridges, shall be guilty of misde-
meaTlor. and upon cintiction shall be fined
not less than fifty dollars, or imprisoned
for not more than sixty days. or both, at
the discretion of the court.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
Section g. Be it further ordained. etc.
That when any two or more kinds Of BUSH
ness are combined except as herein ex-
pressly provided for, there shall be q
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Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 3. Be it further ordained ETC.,
That when any two or more kinds Of BUSH
ness are combined. except as herein ex-
pressly provided for, there shall be
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Paragraph 6-That each and every in
surance company, society, association.
corporation or other organiza ton or firm,
or individual, doing and conducting an in
surance business of any kind, life. fire.
marine, river, accident or other, in this
town. whether said company society. as
ISOLATION, corporation, or other organiza-
ton or firm, or individual, is located or
domiciled here or operating here through
a branch department, resident board To-
cal office, firm. company. corporation. or
agency of any kind whatsoever. shall paw
a. separate and distinct license on said
business for each company represented
and said license shall be based on the
gross annual amount OF premiums on
nil risks located within the town, as fol-
lows:
First Class-W1en said premiums are
$4,000 or more. the license shall ba SO
Second Class-When said premiums are
SlG.0 or more and less than $40. COG. the
license shall be sac.
i bird Class--When said premiums are
less tl.an $4,000. the license shall be SIS.
That ssch and every fire. marine and
river insurance guarantee. surety or in
demnity company. society association
corporation. or other organizat ton or firm
or individual. doing or conducting a fire.
marine or river guarantee surety or in
aemnity business of any kind In this
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-06
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
REAL EsTATE-IMpRovED

--~->-~~~->-------~~---~>-~
COLONIAL REALTY & TRUST CO.
S6oO-NO. THAT'S NO MISTAKE; the
price Is $3.50 for a neat home of two
rooms and 40xl23 feet near Liberty park.
S20oo-SOMEONE WILL BUY THIS.
SIX room modern Gall on ground iloor)
brick, nice lawn. fruit and shade trees.
barn, chicken rum etc and .5Oxlo5 feet
Small payment. easy terms.
S2I5o.-A BARGAIN FOR THE PRICE.
SiX-room modern pressed brick. south
sSooo-IT's WORTH MUCH MORE. but
must be sold. Part cash and 8 per cent
on balance
s32cO-A MIGHTY GOOD INVEST
should bring Ss5. IT'S new. modern. r.
?. b., close in on east side, facing south.
$500, and then the rent pays all The rest.
,T2 S%soo.IF BUSINESS WAS LIKE 1T
bring $4,000, and IN reality it's worth
about that now There are five very
large rooms down. stairs are in and will
finish three 1i-foot rooms up. for $3.50
very. good grade T.. p. b., stone caps
and sills. porch across entire front, ce-
ment walks around house. large basement
iently arranged home. ON Second East
street and very close in. Positively one
VACANT GROUND.
THAN ACTUAL VALUE. For instance,
3XS rods on car line for $500. Terms?
- month. Adjoining piece same size,
$S25, 42H90 IT., facing east. at 10th So.
and 9th East. s375; 40Xl15. facing Liberty
PARK, $500; two choice lots in Federal
heights. $500 less than market. and three
beauties for more than $1,000 under mar
ket- Have few others nearly as good,
but buy these FIRST.
INSURANCE.
WE LII INSURE YOU IN a COMPANY
that paid some 81 000, 900 dollar for dol
lar> in the San Francisco fire, and the
rates won't be higher than in some COM
panies where you don't know whether
or not You'll get any money II you do
have u fire.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU WANT
II it's In the line OF real estate, or any
thing connected herewith. can be of
service to you. as we have good buys in
homes from $500 TO 100000. business
property, vacant property; VIII build for
you and let you pay like rent; will look
after your property, and always treat you
right.
COLONIAL REALTY & TRUST co.
% e. 1st So. i56I-Either Phone-4567
t632
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RETTIIYON


Real Estate and Business Broker,
1912 East 3rd SO. street.
Phones: Bell. 2030. Ind, GIG.
To own a home is to gain the
competence and respect OF the
community.
One mans loss is another mans
gain. The owner of this property
paid considerable more than the
price they are asking. The house
Is Groom modern brick, walk
ing distance from center OF city.
Connected with sewer. Special as
sessments paid. $4,000.
S2S50-Thls house was offered
for sale some time ago. but the
price then asked was S250o, But
now The owner needs a little
money say $3.50 in cash. and Will
sell this broom modern cottage al
that ridiculous low price OF $3.50.
Another beautiful brick bungalow
on University bench. Large ce-
mented basement. hot air fur
mace. china cabinet built in house.
panel ceilings; large living room;
cabinet kitchen. book cases built
in; for quick sale. The price Is
now cut to S425o, $500 cash. $50
month.
s2lOo-4-room modern brick
house, Sth South, close 10 5th
East Sewer and sidewalks all
paid. 5000 cash. SEQ a month. If
YOU are paying rent this home
You should own.
We do a general real estate
business. Come and see us,
BETTILYON.
1912 Z, 3rd So. ST.
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!. sALE-REAL ESTATE
-erATE-1MPRovED

oHAL ESTATh-iHHI H--N~~os ~ -
~ ELECTION TUESDAY; y ,n,e -
sIection you VIII % hoo o. .vIcd ED "
[ler ,hc following at Prices '9N
-, sa,,,h and Main streets. q
.nr 7th rocs ST. nearly new Rent SfSO
/ bfirk I,,r sSI5O, on reasonable terms,
<ssf. Fol r rent for a double brick
q per y,o,ns each side. located on
ne OIL : IvTgbly modern. The build
AVE. tnoiv nresent owner. four years
alone Son show every bill expended
{5see Uses. The lot could not be
he plelInss pInss than $4,000 today, making
|ht IoIi value of this property seSVo:
4clne must sell ana is WiilIhS 70
OWN, orsrno for it. 1t does not require
W. can make reasonaele lerli.si si
'asp few hundred dollars down amo
nerls .saye IN ON 9Th East. near Ith
IN cos'hh hsrn and good sized lot. Call
pnce an Isl West. near 9th south,
QgelH $1,000 per rod. am offering
1n az ,Tronortv with two brick houses
'ee OF ~. p,Sr each. water ard lights and
NJ roo,,s roonnc,ion ali paid for. Lot b
g Ought to bring s35O0 II un-
1fon' am authorized 10 sell 1t
we" !sss Including building. on a pay
35oo; sidoo cash and balance in
o' ~ quarterly payments. with
ny interest, These houses bring $50
EN- \, ,ent and l2 per cent gross on
. nOn,% invested and if the real estate
y, :, were not as quiet as II rs; Soooo
e' y, touch this property. Hero is
pG ,be owners loss is the buyers
ent st that $1,000 out Of your bank.
nar cent interest. and secure
lnk nosition. and be quick about IT.
p.vpnv ppanv others as good to offer, and
y y,ee.ssd at any time 10 show these
',sns ss;es and verify my statements.
A. RICHTER,
sst 1st South. rhones t1na ptr