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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
SPARK FIRST WAS A SOUND
origin Of the Word Traced to the
Aryan Root "spars," Cracking
Noise.

When electrically charged wires are
brought near each other we see what
we call a spark" We see a spark
from falling meteors, from the FREELY,
from the struck metal and from the
burning brand What appeals to the
eye We call the spark" but originally
it was what appealed to the ear thai
gave us the root Of the word. 1t was
not the appearance, but the sound
that became spark.
Long before electricity received
careful human consideration or spark
phenomena were classified our Aryan
ancestors started the little root
"sparg" on it's growth through the Ian
guages Of that original tongue These
Aryans. some eight or more thousand
years before our era. knew what fire
was and used it. They were acqua1nt
ed with burning wood and knew that
it gave out cracking sound. When
Il they ssPPe1kze &c that that seand they used
the word "sparg." and it survived the
ages and has become our spark.
This ''spargs grew into the Teutonie
base ''sprak." from which has come
numerous words that imply making
cracking noise. In Anglo-Saxon It II
"spearca," meaning exactly what We
mean by spark" Our Danish brother
has 1t In "spraga." signifying to
crackle, and In Icelandic 1t is ''spraka,
with the same meaning. The sound Is
always in the word. whether 1t ae-
companies the spark" or not.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
aEplRTEE ON THE STAGE
Same Of the Amusing Remarks Which
Actors In Paris Make 10 One
Another.

Paris actors are fond Of saying
things to one another on the stage
which will confuse them and make
the answer very awkward. A few
days ago. during the progress Of a
costume play, one Of the actors who
was wearing a sword knocked the
thunder plates down in the wings.
Thunder plates are sheets of tin
which are shaken to produce thunder.
and the noise of the fall of couple
of them can be imagined. The king,
who was upon the stage, turned to
one OF the pages and haughtily asked:
"Whateyer's that?'
To his surprise the page, who. as
stage pages often are, was charming
young lady in real life. answered:
Thirty deafmutes are down below.
sire, asking for conversation with
your majesty"
The king. without moving muscle,
although the audience laughed, re-
piled: Are you quite certain they
are dumb?"
They say so. sire" replied the
page, with great solemnlty.
Well" said the king. they make
an awful noise about it.
1t was in the same theater that the
stage manager, who was playing the
part of noble lord IN the play. found
when he got on the stage. that only
two lords-in-waiting instead of five.
were on the stage in one scene. He
could not leave the stage and fetch
them. and as five lords were indis.
pensable, he gagged: What do see"
he said, only twu for afiittirg 81
the king. What no. without there!
Send me three more lords and let
them be clean ones!"
The entrance OF the three clean
lords" brought down the house.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
KEEP THE CHILDREN YcJaG
Putting Too Much Responsibility on
the Older Ones Is Net En-
tireiy Fair.

Is It quite fair, do you think, to ask
your older children to take the gov
eminent of the younger out OF your
hands
OF course, the little mother Is a
pathetic product of the slums; but in
families much further up the social
scale one sees so often sort of dele
cation OF command that would be
amusing IL it were not so hard on the
delegates"
Mary, take baby out for walk.
James. am going out; stay home
and watch your sister" Boys, stop
playing: Willie wants you to ar1use
him" Surely you're not going out
alone, daughter? Take your little
brother with you!'' Again and again
one hears speeches such as these, fol
lowed by resigned obedience or suiky
rebellion.
Naturally. the older children should
feel some sense of responsibility and
Of helpfulness: they should-and VIII
love and want TO please the younger
brothers or sisters: but their mothers
should not forget that. after all, they
are only children. too. though few
years further of from babyhood. and
that they need their playtime.
Indeed. If only for the sake of th+
younger ones. this lazy practise-for
except in some cases of sickness or
overwork. that is all it is-should be
discontinued; for the poor little things
tuffer often by the bad temper or the
inexperience of their caretakers,
Keep all your childrn young as long
as you can. even If it means little
extra work with the smallest onea
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
Are You
Like This /?

Tired all the time, not much
good for anything, hardly able to
drag around, just all run down.
If you are, we guarantee our VI
MOL will help you. It has helped
many people around here who we're
in this condition.
Now look here, just try one bot
tie of VINOL, and if you are not
satisfied that it did you good, come
back and get your money. It will
be returned without question. That
is a fair proposition and shows our
faith in VINOL, and that we do
not want your money unless you re-
ceive benefit.
We know what we are talking
about because we have sold VI
MOL for years, and have seen how
much good it has done among our
customers.
VINOL is not a patent, secret
nostrum, but an honest, tried and
true body builder and strength crea-
tor of worldwide fame, delicious
and easy to take. Come in today
and start your cure at once. You
take no risk.
X-Ray Pharmacy, Ed. Rich
ard, Prop, Donaldsonv'lle, La
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Partition Sale.
State of ouisiana-Parish of Asceusion-Twenty
Seventh Judicial District curt.
Louis nehon ct ais.
VS.. No. 1903
Odi1le Cook ct ais.


10y VIRTUE OF and in obedience to an
- order of sale. to effect partition. issued by
he above named court IN the above entitled
and numbered cause and to me directed. will
sell at public auction to the last and highest
bidder. according to law. at the principal front
door of the courthouse Of the Parish of Ascen-
sion, in the town of Donaldsonyille, on
SATURDAY. JAN. 7. 1911,
1T IL O'Clock a. M. the following described prop
erty. to-Wis:
certain lot of ground together with all the
DonaldsOnville parish of Ascension and desig-
aaUed as lot No. 2: in Square F, fronting on | a.
fourche street and bounded by said street
GhetimacAes street and Conway street; contain
ing measuring So 5-f00 feet on Lafourche street
w eghty-two feet on thetimaches street Re
Jules Dehon from s. Fucich on June "a, 1885, and
July recorded in Book of Conveyances No. 80,
folio 4l4.
Two certain lots of ground situated in the
town of Lonaldsonville. parish of Ascension
and designated upon the plan of said town in
Il. Bloomfield as being lots Nos 4S and 49, to-
getber with all improvements thereon.
a certain lot of ground situated in the town of
Donaldsanvil1e. parish of Ascension, as being
lot NO. IS in the square bounded by Railroad
ivenue, Albert. st. Elizabeth and Eoumas
street by depth of 120 feet and heng bounded
on one SIDE by lot No. 81, the other by lot No
10 and III the rear by lot No. rs, together with
III improvements thereon. Being the same
property acquired by the tie Widow Jules Ne
hon on August 8. 1884. and duly recorded In Book
of Conveyances No. 81. folio Oil
Terms-Cash in United states currency.
e. G. HANSON,
Sheriff. Parish OF Ascension.
Donaldsonyltle, La, Lee. 8, 1910.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
r or Sale.

1 FINE tract of land on the right descending
n bank of Iiayou lafourche in the parish Of
ASSUMPTION, three miles below hapoleonville.
containing 100 aTpents of first-class land adapted
to the cultivation of cane, corn, cotton other
crops. Ninety arpents cleared and cultiyable.
There is good residence on the place. contain-
ing four rooms dining-room kitchen and store
room, also q substantial buggy-honse, corn crib,
stable. hay barn and dairy building. the lattfr
having cost $3.50 to erect two years ago. Will
sell the entire place for $500. on reasonable
: erms. This is a bargain in every sense of the
$ ord and wonderful opportunity for some one
% secure particularly desirable country resi-
fence and farm at less than half its value. For
further particulars apply to or address,
EIlCfAR DELAuNE. Bertie e O.. La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
swenen,a Church Roa..

The church boat is a popular tnsti.
tuition in Sweden. It brings families
to service from the farms around
Lake Sfljan to Leksand The water
route IS the nearest and most eonve.
nient, and so the big boat goes from
farm to farm along the shore picking
up the church-goers, who later return
by the same route. Wide World Mag
azine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
CHARTER OF THE LAFouRCHF
VALLEY AND GULF RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

ParlSn OF Assam ptiOn.
BE 1t known that on this fourth day
II the month of November, A. D. 1910,
before me. CHAS T. WORKMAN. q
notary public, duly commissioned and
tuaiined in and for the Parish OF
Assumption, State of Louisiana, and
IN the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, per-
Sonally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereuntC
subscribed, and declared that, ayailine
themselves of the benefits of the laws
IF the State of Louisiana relative tc
he organization of corporations, they
have formed and organized and b.
these presents 10 form and organize
themselves, as well as such other per-
sons as may hereafter join with them
or their successors. into a corporation
for the objects and purposes and un-
der the covenants. stipulations and
agreements following. to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name. style and title Of thi~
corporation shall be THE LAFOURCHF
VALLEY AND GULF RAILROAD
COMPANY, and under said name ii
shall enjoy corporate existence and
succession for the full term and peri
Cd of ninetv-nine years from and after
the date IT this act; it shall have the
7ower - contract: sue and be sued .
to make and use a corporate seal, and
the same to alter and break at pleas
IRE; to nave, mold and receive, pur-
chase. sell, convey, lease,pledge, bond
hvpothecate and mortgage property of
any kind, whether real, personal or
mixed, corporal or incorporeaI; to
have and appoint such managers, di-
rectors and officers and agents as its
business may require: to make and
establish as well as to alter and
amend from time to time, such by
laws, rules and regulations for the
proper mana cement and government of
the affairs Of said corporation as may
be necessary and proper and generally
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
PUBLIC SALE
DonaidsonviIle Wharf AMI Market
Franchises.

pY VIRTUE of and in obedience to,or7;,,o..a.
OF the common council of the town If Is
adsonviIe. will adiudicate to the lsst III glf
highest bidder, at the principal front door of the
courthouse in said town. On - y sle
SATURDAY, DEC. 81. 1910
at II O'Clock a. m ID the lease of tta ~,
sonville wharf and landing dues. and 1Si ~
lease of the Donaldsonville narkefh,,,sSa esis
market dues, for the term of oneyear fro,. IL
lst OF January to the Sfst of Dece,nber 4efp
both inclusive subject to the terms and
ions i SCI forth IN said ordinances. which are
kept on file at the Office of the town c1erl. q
Inc right Is reserved to reject any or ali h{7
JOS. N. GISCLARDs Traa 81 ol.1s.
D0naldsonFille. La, Dec. 10. 1910. sssesat sts
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
HON esfead Notice.
DEPARTmENT OF THE TNTRRIoR.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, !
U. S. LAND OFFICE,
New Orleans, La, Nov. @, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given that GEORGE Bush
In JR.. of st, Gabriel. La, who, on April ii
1907. made homestead entry No. 27s79, serial No.
92018, for nj of s or lots and 2, and n of W
or lots and 4. section H. township SOUTH
range 2 east, st. Helena Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final Communication
proof, to establish claim to the land above de
scribed. before Jas. S. Barman, clerk OF court at
DonaIdsonville, La, on the 5tll day of January
1911. Claimant names as witnesses: W. NJ. Lee
G. Z. McGehee, T. H. Hebert, of St. Gabriel P.
o.. La, and w. E. Watts, of Prairieville P. o..
La. WALTER Z. COHEN. Register.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
Graduates Eye Lids

are easily cured--caustic is not necessary.
Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve is painless
aud harmless and guaranteed to cure. Has
never failed on case Costs 25c.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
How il Haa.

Dick know a girl who accents
rings from men she doesn't know.
Clara don't believ. it. How
could she7
Dick-Why. she mas to. you know:
she's telephone girl
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17

meeting in each year shall elect from
.neir own number a president and
first and second vice. president and
also elect a secretary and treasurer,
but the same person may hold the OF,
fee of secretary and treasurer; and
shall appoint from time to time such
officers, clerks. agents, and confer
power to appoint same and other EN-
pIoyees as may be deemed necessary
FOR the business and purpose of said
corporation, and dismiss the same at
pleasure; and shall have full power to
make and estab1ishs as well as change
or amend, or alter conformably to the
act of Incorporation all bylaws, rules
and regulations deemed requisite Iof
khe control and management or the
affairs and business of said corpora
ton; and shall have full power to Dor
row money, execute mortgages, issue
bonds, make contracts, make rules Tor
the declarations of dividends, and gem
orally to do all things and act in all
matters pertinent to the objects anu
purposes of this corporation; as also
10 deliver full paid shares of this
stock or the bonds or obligations Of
this corporation in payment for labor
done, or money. or rights IN property
actually received.
And any rule or bylaw is subject
to repeal, notifications or change Dy
the holders of a majority of the stock
at any meeting of the Company Inc
stockholders may be given by pubi1ca-
ton as above provided for, or such no
..4ee may be given by ten days notice
n writing to each stakeholder Of the
time and place of holding said annual
lection, which may be served py
transmitting such notice to him adj
lressed through the mails to his last
.fnown place Of residence of business;
provided, that when all of the stock
olders are present in person. or by
,eoxy they may waive III writing the
}otice and delay for such meeting, ex-
,ept in cases where otherwise pro
In voting for directors each stock
FOLDER shall be entitled 10 cast ett.sst
n person or by proxy, one vote tof
Zach share of stock owned ny MN,
which shall have been standing IN
lis name on the books of the COMPANY
or at least thirty days prior to the
date of election. The board of diree-
tors may establish transfer agencies e e
financial centers to make transfer eI
stock Of this corporation, and unaeE
such rea sonable rules and regula1 tlon ls
- the board may establish. stock
transfers on the books of said fransz
fer agents shall be deemed transferred
on the books of the Company:
ADmTrT II VT
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ARTICLE VI.

The following persons shall eonstl=
tute the frst board Of directors. to-
Wit: Messrs. F. NJ. WEIGH, ]. Numa
IoIomb, Honore Dugas. ChaFleS M a
f.iIl Clarence C. Rarten. ST., q. ?. Mun=
son. J. T. Badaux, John Marks and Sam
And the following shall serve as Of.
deers of the Corporation and shail
serve until their successors are elected: .
= M WEIGH. President: J. Numa Co
5omb. First Vice President: Honore
Dugas, Second Vice-President; ana
yhas. Maurin, Secretary-TreasuFer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
Make up Four Own Mind

when in need OF a cough medicine.
If you buy Dr. Bells Pine-Tar-H Honey you
get the best.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17

Transient, Official or legal advertisements, 81
peg inch first insertion; each subsequent inser
on, 30 cents per inch.
Heading notices, first insertion. 10 cents PEI
Inc: subsequently. 10 cenfs per line.
Brief communications upon subjects of public
nssrcst solicited.
No attention paid to anaaytaot's letters.
The editor is ROT responsible Tor the views O.
corrcspondeuts
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
For Sale.

TWO FIRsT-CLASs three-mule plantation
carts. Apply at Maurin' Stable Mississi pp
street DonaldsonVilie,
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ARTICLE VII.

Except as to increase or decrease Of
the capital stock, which shall be done
IN the manner and form required by
so oanaedi nm may AZ be dissolved BY vote
If not less than three eurths of the
outstanding capital stock at q meeting 11
for that purpose after ten days notice
% each stoellholder of the time and
place of holding such meeting given in
he manner prescribed by Article FIVE
eotice of such meeting for thirty days
n some newspaper printed and pub
Sished in the town of eDonaldsonyille
he secretary upon order Of a majority
ST the board of directors or upon writ
ZEN request of those holding not less
han one-third of the capital stock
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-17
" IIIIGSsEE.
SAM GILBERT,
THApT1ES I BLANCHARD,

CHARLES j. BLANCHARD.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Assumption.
I. phil H. Gilbert, attorney in and
for the Reimbursement District OF the
State of Louisiana, do hereby certify
that I have examined the act of in
CORPORATION or The L.afourche Valley
&, Gulf Railroad and finding nothing
contrary to the laws Of the State of
Louisiana therein. I approve the same.
PHILIP H. GILBERT,
District Attorney.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Ascension.
I do hereby certify the above and
foregoing to be duly recorded In Book
Miscellaneous Acts No. Z, folio 28.
In faith whereof, witness my hand
and seal of office, at Donaldsonville,
La. this Sth day of November 1910.
T. Ed. FERNANDEZ,
Dy. Clerk and Recorder.
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ITnon the termination of this charter
.ither bv limitation or any other cause
the business and affairs thereof 81
be liquIaated under the superlnten5
lence of three commissioners selected
from among the stockholders at gen
eral meeting called for the purpose IN
the manner above provided, who SHAH
n addition to The duties prescribed by
aW. perform such further duties ana
1--WE such security as may be required
~ the stockh olders. In case of the
death of any of the commissioners dur
ing the term Of his duties as such, the
remaining. commissioners shall elect 2
successor from among the stockholders.
Thus done and passed at nav oftics
n the town of Rappleonville, Parish o.
ASSUMPTION, state Of Louisiana. On the
day and date just written above in the
presence of Messrs. Sam r. Gilbert and
Chas. T. Blanchard, competent wit
aesSeS who hereunta sign their names.
which appear and me- Notary, after
due reading of the whole.
CLARENCE r. BARTON,
JOS TT. FOLSE,
JOHN MARKS,
JOS. r. BADEAUK,=
Per JOHN MARKS,
GHAS. MAURIN.
JNO. A. GOLOMR.
E. p. MUNS0N,
H DUGAS,
F. NJ WEIGH,
PoRTEUS r. BURKE.
Per r. M. WEIGH,
SAM A. LEBLANC,
LOUIS CORDE,
cHAs. T. WORKMAN,
Notary Public.
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to possess all the powers hereinafter
mentioned and that now are or may
hereafter be conferred by law or neces-
sary to promote its objects and inter-
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The donieile of this corporation shall
be at Donaldsenyille, La, where serv-
ice of citation or other legal process
shall be made upon the president Of
said corporation, or. in his absence,
upon one of the presidents, or in
the absence of said officers, upon the
secretary of said Company
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-06-15
Collieutt's Burial League.

Collicutt's Burial League CT Coium-
bia, is one Of the best associations OF
the kind in the country. BY the pay
ment of small. sums weekly, you can
carry insurance on your life which
insures decent burial at death, be-
sides many other lenefts to be de-
rived from such a policy. The COM
pany insures both men and women,
boys and girls, and the cost is so
small that you will never miss the
amount. 1t will pay you to invisti-
gate. Read advertisement elsewhere,
and write Mr.. Collicutt at once, men
tioning The Dispatch.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-06-15
lmportant Notice.

The Dispatch has received by mail
an announcement of candidate for
one of the most important offices in the
county. The announcement, however,
was not accompanied by the 'cnink,"
neither did it bear the signature of the
sender. The announcement carries the
usual signature of "many friends"
We wish to state that we will pub
lish the announcement referred to with
pleasure, provided the party will send
us thefee, together with his name.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-06-15
At The Lyric.

The moving pictures at Toe Lyric,
in Columbia, is still drawing large
crowds every afternoon and night.
They are of the high class. and there
is SOM mething new every day. To those
who are fond Of this class Of amuse-
ment, The Lyric is offering fine op.
portunity, and is pleasing hundreds OF
people all the time.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-06-15
Letter from Florida.
Editor Of the Dispatch:

Editor Of the Dispatch:
In response to your kind invitation
tho after a long silence. I will send
YOU few items Of news that may be
of some interest to some OF our 8. @.
friends.
Florida is suffering this year from
the dryest spring Of many years, and'
in some sections of the State, the
cereal and vegetable crops are almost
a complete failure. However, with
good rains, late paintings will yet do
fairly we'll.
The orange and similar trees too,
suffered more or less from the late
cold and excessively dry weather,
causing much Of the young fruit to
fall prematurely.
The Florida melon crop, being short
will in proportion be a paying one.
Shipping began about May 25th, and
is now at it's best, and very good
prices prevail in the northern market.
We have had them every day on our
own table, of our own raising since
June lst.
Hope the general crops Of Lexing-
ton county and S. c., at large are
good, and that the high prices OF 1909
will prevail again this year. With
pressed bacon at zoe per pound and
other necessaries proportionately high
the farmers can well stand even
higher prices for their various farm
commodities.
Florida has just passed through q
political battle OF unusual strife and
bitterness, for both County and State
officers. Especially was it hot fight
in the race Cor u. S. Senate. In the
first primary Of May 10th, with three
candidates in the field, and total
of fifty thousand votes cast. Ex. Gov.
N. B. Broward lead Senator Jas. P.
Taliaferro less than 20 votes. In the
second primary of June 9TH Broward
was supposed to represent the COM
mon, or working people, while Talia-
ferro was charged with being Cor
poration candidate.
Candidates seem to be a little back
ward in announcing in Lexington
county, tho guess there will be
plenty and to spare later.
Well, we too, saw the wonderful
Gomez. We did not take any Of the
'comit pills." plenty of which were
sold alright, but with those who did,
we are still alive, for which we are
profoundly greatful.
The naval stores business is holding
it's own. Prices little off but still
pretty good.
The health Of your scribe's happy
family is at par with apologies to
Billy Felix aud if it continues so,
and we are otherwise in luck, we ex-
pect to pay visit to our native home
possibly in August, and hope to meet
you at some of the campaign 'cues for
which Lexington county is famous.
With regards to all interested, till
then, Yours very truly,
S. E. SMITH.
Electra, Fla, June II, 1910.