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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

At a very enjoyable meeting of the In
dependent Girls Card Club held at the
hospitable home of Miss Lizzie Landry in
Iberville street, the following young peo-
pie were present: Misses Edna Michel,
Mary and Rita Comeaux. Bella Landry;
Mesdames Clarence Bouchereau and j. L
Rusca; MIR. and Mrs. R. N. Slator, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Melancon, and Hiram
Profitt. Prizes were won by Miss Mary
Gomeaux, Mrs. r. N. Slator and Richard
MeiancoG.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Miss Belle Gondran and her brothers,
Adolph and Mccormick Gondran, who are
attending school at Bay St. Louis. Miss,
are spending the Christmas holidays with
their father, Hon. G. A Gondran.
Raphael Singer was laid up for few
days this week with an attack Of the
grippe. but has recovered sufficiently to
be up and about again, much to the
qualification of his many friends.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Mrs. C. S. Stuekey, of Hobart, accom-
panied by her baby daughter, Lillian, ar
rived Thursday evening to spend few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Rene
Esneault. at their home in Faubourg Ia
Pipe. She will be joined tomorrow by her
husband, who is the efficient manager Of
the big H. M. st. Amant store at Hobart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
One of the Very Best

factory thing to be able to write that
about the forthcoming humber of our
SUNDAY MAGAZINE; but it deserves that,
and perhaps little more We know we
disappoint ourselves oftener than we dis
appoint our readers, because we try so
hard to make good numbers better than
they are. When we succeed it cheers us
up and we like to talk about it. We know
when an issue is really fine; but all the
same we are hungry for your apprec1a-
ton OF course we can make each num-
Der interesting: but to attain Our stand
ard it must be something more than that
1t must have things in 1.-THE kind you
feel and think ahout-that will go through
the week with YOU, and often much longer
TAKE Roy Norton's story, The Quit
ter. which has first place next week.
1t will probably have first place among
all the stories you can remember having
read for long time, SO fine and significant
is its quality 1t is really distinguished
in its characterization, in its rapid action,
and the clearness and conviction of its
development. But above these is the GER
tainty that it stands for something big.
One can't escape it. It's the kind of story
that, when one has finished it, invites him
to begin it again right away, tale that
makes one feel it has something of great
ness in it, It's the kind we believe in, the
kind we are always seeking; but they are
not written very often. 1t IS illustrated
by w. !. Awkward, the celebrated marine
artist, with a drawing worthy of the story.
WIONDER STORIES OF THE VIO-
LIN" is remarkable. Maybe you
thought nothing new could be written
about the greatest of all musical instru-
ments. Most of the great amount of in
formation in it seems quite new Perhaps
that is because it is written by Fritz kreis-
Ter. He and Ysaye, who plays little in
public nowadays, are the greatest living
masters of the violin. and that partly ex-
plains why the article is so fine Another
reason is the simplicity and directness of
it. One feels the authority of the vir-
tuoso 1t is one of these articles that APP
peal as much to those who know nothing
of music as to the profound lovers of it.
This universally of interest is another
thing we are always striving for; but it
often proves painfully elusive
SHORTY McCABE tackles familiar
~ phase of the modern philanthropic
game, and Eliminates it in a way that
may make some folk gasp. OF course
there is humor in The Case of the lis
colts" because it would be as hard to
divorce him from Sadie and Sully as it
would be to separate him from hurnor
but the truths rather make one forget the
fun and the keenness of the satire 1t is
likely to jolt some people. A carefully
administered jolt in exactly the right
place does whole lot of good at times.
THE PRODIGIOUS COST OF GRAND
L OPERA" by Everard Lyons, will
probably astonish you. Maybe you can
read that we spend five millions year for
it without blinking; but when you come
to learn of the individual incomes of the
most highly paid folk in the world YOU
will be amazed. Caruso has a larger in
come from singing into talking machines
than is received by the President of the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
BAGpIpES IN RApHAEL'S NATIVITY Is

u APHAEL' S famous painting of the Nativity
II contains a figure that has caused much
comment and speculation. 1t is that of
shepherd who stands at the Virgins door play
ing upon bagpipes. The comments are usually
that Raphael was guilty of a strange bunder,
that the bagppes strictly a Scottish instru-
ment, and that the pipes" of the shepherds
were in reality form of flute.
But the bagpi pes not SO exclusively
Scottish instrument, after ALL and the introduce
ton of the playing shepherd into the painting
was quite natura! in view of an ancient custom
that still prevails in Italy In the latter DAYS of
the Advent just before Christmas Calabrian
minstrels come down from the mountains into
Naples and Rome. These men play upon
pipes very similar both in appearance and sound
to those of the Highlanders. Wandering
through the streets they pause to play before
every shrine or picture of the Virgin. the ira
dtion being that the wild music will soothe her
until the birth time of the Infant at Christmas.
They also play before every carpenter shop, be-
cause Joseph was carpenter by trade.
1t is thus quite clear where Raphael got his
idea for the piper in his Nativity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
THE PRODIGIOUs COST OF GRAND

THE PRODIGIOUS COST OF GRAND
OPERA" by Everard Lyons, will
probably astonish you. Maybe you can
read that we spend five millions year for
it without blinking; but when you come
to learn of the individual incomes of the
most highly paid folk in the world YOU
will be amazed. Caruso has larger in
come from singing into talking machines
than is received by the President of the
United States.
THE BENEVOLENCE OF |. SOLO
L MON" is one of Max MARGIN 5 finest
stories of Jewish life. 1t is a mighty
valuable thing to be able to know and to
present the best that is in people in way
that convinces others and to interest them
profoundly at the same time OF course
you have your own opinion; but we like
to think there are more |. Solomons in the
world than we know about
THE RED SYMBOL" carries us into
Russia in the next instalment, and
there is related series of the most excit-
ing adventures that ever graced a serial
They will keep you on tiptoe. If YOU
haven't read what has gone before, start
with this issue. 1t is certain that YOU will
finish the story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
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Regular Sizes SOC, 75c, $1.OO
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

In buying brooder the chief points
to be observed are: A good lamp. q
heating device giving of the heat
from a central drum. and an arrange
ment which facilitates easy cleaning.
The brooder should be large. having
not less than nine square feet Of floor
space. The work demanded Of q
brooder is not as exacting as with an
incubator. The heat and circulation
of air may vary a little without dam
age. but they must not fail alto
gether.
The greatest trouble with breeders
in operation Is the uncertainty Of the
lamp. The brooder-lamp should have
sufiicient oil capacity and q large
wick.
Brooder lamps are often exposed
to the wind. and. II cheaply CON
structed or poorly inclosed. the result
will be a chilled brood Of chicks. or
perhaps a fire.
The chief thing sought in the In
ternal arrangements of q brooder is n
provision to keep the chicks from
piling up and smothering each other
as they crowd toward the source Of
heat
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20
Fresh Hon Pasture.

To furnish fresh. prime pasture for
the hogs from about July Is. when
the clover is past its prime. up to the
time when the corn is ready to be
hogged OF. six acres of the IS acre
clover field will be plowed up about
May 1 and planted In sorghum and
rape. About July 10 the temporary
fence next to this sorghum and rape
pasture will be removed and the hogs
given the run of the pasture they are
already on and i'm addition the six
acres Of sorghum and rape. This will
furnish ample green feed for the hogs
until September 15.> when all but the
sows will be turned on a portion OF
the IS acre corn field. planted with
peas and later sown to rye and rape.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20
DRAINAGE is HARD PROBLEM
Has Been Of Such Importance That
Federal Government Has Tried
to Solve II.

One of the most serious problems
which the irrigators have to face is
that of drainage. Irrigation and
drainage must go together or de-
struction will follow. 1t is this mat
ter that has been most serious prob
lem for some years past. and 1t has
been one Of such importance that the
federal government has endeavored to
solve 1t, but so far, not wholly In
satisfactory manner. In a certain To-
cality in the west lies large body Of
the most fertile land In that county.
1t Is of the so-called white ash class.
Of unlimited fertility, easily worked.
and perfectly adapted to the growth
Of the raisin grape. So well did the
grapes do on this tract, that few
years ago 1t was the show part of the
country. and strangers. whom 1t was
desired to impress with the fertility
of the country, were driven there and
shown what could be done. It was
irrigated land. but there was no good
drainage and gradually the basin
filled with water. The water came
nearer the surface each year. and with
1t arose a deposit of alkali. The
grapevines withered and died, and to-
day the whole of that rich section is
an alkali fat. covered with a rank
growth of Bermuda grass. and value
less except for pasturage.
For vines this land was worth from
5000 to $500 per acre. for pasture n
is worth from $25 to $50. 1t Is
claimed that this land can be drained
and restored to its former condition
Of fertility at Il cost of about SIS per
acre. and a committee has been ap-
pointed to take active measures look
ing to its reclamation. Running va
ter will carry on the alkali from the
soil and soon restore the land to It's
former condition. The problem for
the committee to solve Is to get some
method Of carrying OF the surplus
water from the land, then the appli-
cation of irrigating water will benefit
instead OF damaging It.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

While talking to an old subscriber
recently of the damaged corn this
year we preached the subject Of
lining corn. says a writer In Balti-
more American. He says that II was
a custom many years ago for his IA
Their to spread lime In his corn that
was cribbed too damp and that II
would dry out the grain. He says he
has seen his father place an inch Of
Stacked lime on top Of q bin of wet
oats and that In a short time the lime
was gone and the oats would come
out dry and bright Tho connection
does not appear to be obvious. but II
lime will dry damp corn or small
grain 1t will be the proper thing to
use some Of II when In doubt of its
keeping. This will be OF very little
trouble and there could be no loss
even II there could be no benefit.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

weather SCARED man of the sea. with
as much nerve and agility as are pos
sessed by the most daring steeplejack.
Wilkinson wears an old. helmet to
protect his head from the pieces of
rock dislodged by the rope by which
he is suspended in. midair. Around
his body he buckles kind OF leather
hammock. In which he Is able to sit
Lower away. boys" he cries. as he
swings himself over the brink In an
almost horizontal position and presses
each foot firmly against the chalk sur
face. Three of the men seize the rope
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20
Gathering Sea FOULS Eggs

lington. the favorite resort of these
egg hunters. the chalk cliffs tower 400
feet above the sea. They are the home
of thousands of guIls. cormorants. kit
tiwakes and other sea birds that have
Just begun to build their rough nests
In the chalky crevices.
William Wilkinson. who has pur-
sued this perilous calling for many
years. is known locally as "the king
Of the egg hunters" He is a blum.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

1t has been found by experiments
at one Of the New York stations that
the soil mixture best adapted for for
cling head lettuce is of rather compact
texture and contains a good portion
Of fine sand. clay and silt, moderately
lightened with fairly well-rotted horse
manure. 1t was also found that after
heavy application of stable manure
any further addition Of chemical ferti-
lizers is only thrown away. Chemical
fertilizers gave best results on sandy
soils. fairly well-rotted stable manure
on clay soils
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

During the past season Irish Cob
bier was the most profitable potato
with nearly all our farmers. It made
good crops early. In spite Of the unfa-
vorable weather conditions. and sold
well both for shipping and In nearby
markets. The few peach orchards In
this vicinity made good crops and
farmers were well pleased with the
high pricep the fruit brought
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

"How did you win your wife?"
win my wife? How does any man
win a wife?"
There are various methods. have
seen wives that looked as If they
might have been won in a raffle."-
Kansas City Journal.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20
Private Road Question.

A few short years ago the timid ed
itors Of some big farm papers were
frantlcally urging their readers to or
ganize safe-road clubs to force auto
mobile owners to build highways for
their private use and to bar them
from the public roads. Most of these
fearful writer's now ride in their own
machines and are strangely silent on
the private-road queItion.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

A bushel OF corn fed to hogs on a
cry lot or in pen will produce on an
average ten pounds Of pork. The same
corn fed in connection with blue grass.
clover. or other suitable pasture will
produce 30 per cent. more pork; be-
sides. the hogs will be healthier and
there will be much less danger from
diseases in the pastured hogs. In
planning an s0-acre farm as a hog
farm. therefore. suitable pasture crops
will be provided throughout the sea-
son. An acre Of clover pasture or its
equivalent. should carry. when at its
BEST IL to 20 hogs. In the present
plan 1t is assumed that each brood
SOW on the farm will have one litter
OF six pigs a season. and that Is BUSH
els OF corn will carry a SOW a year
or produce a pig weighing 200 pounds.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

and foot by foot the intrepid climber
is lowered till his CHEEKY voice is lost
amid the fiuttering sounds of the dis
turbed birds He swings from nest to
nest. putting each egg carefully in q
bag slung over his shoulder As soon
as his bag, is full he gives the hoist
up" signal on the guide rope and the
men haul him up
Wilkinson makes several descents
and at the end of the day shares the
spoil with his assistants. who sell tn.
eggs for eating purposes to the in
hnbitants of the .neishbortng villages
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

President Taft. in welcoming the
delegates to the convention Of the Ma
tionai Woman Suffrage Association.
Thursday night. said he was not en-
tirely in sympathy with the movement
and during his remarks was Kissed by
some of his auditors. The ladies az
terward officially declared they were
sorry.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20
Greer Crops.

Fertilizer tests Nth corn show
clearly that blowing under green
leguminous crops is a highly bene-
fetal practice. and that where this is
followed only moderate amounts Of
fertility will be necessary to give in
creased yields; when vegetable mat
ter is lacking. however. heavy appli-
cations Of fertilizers seem advisable.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20
choosIna Your Crop.

How natural It is when one man
makes a pretty good thing of any one
crop for everybody to rush In and
try to do Just as he has done! The
best way. though. is to take It steady
II you do venture into a strange crop
do 1t conservatively. The middle
course 10 always best In all such
things.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

The fertilizer needs of soil cannot
be determined by chemical analysis.
that process leaving unanswered
many questions as to the availability
Of the constituents. Careful expert
ment is still the best way to solve the
problem.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20
Successive Cooxx.

IT make a pretty good thing out or
that client"
Plenty of litigation. eff?''
"Oh, no. She thinks she ought to-
leave something to her cook and it,
keeps me busy drawing up new willis"
Kansas City Journal.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20
Periious Work Of Cliff Climbers or
English Coast Begins with
Spring.

The Yorkshire cliff climbers are ma
King spring preparations for gather
ing the eggs of the myriads OF sea
fowl that build their nests in the dizzy
urecipices of the northeastern coast.
according to the London Daily News
Al Bempton. few miles from Bird
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20
Surely Did.

Miss wilson-what long, thin
head Unison has!
Miss Jilson-Hasn'th he? Looks ASH
he had pushed 1t under a. chest Of
drawers for collar BUTTON.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

Say. there's a big blot of ink on,
this IS bill"
You said you wanted spot cash fur;
the hat, didn't your
YES"
well. you have, Birmingham
Age-Heraid.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

Teacher-Jimmy. you look very pale,
this morning. Are you ill?
Jimmy-No, ma'am. Ma washed my
face this morning herself-Woman,s
Home Companion.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

She-Darling. are you sure you love
me?
He (after kissing her)-Do 7?
wish you were a two-headed girl.
That's all I can say
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20
saa HARNESS Foa $25
HydrotIte RoofIns Per So. S1.e1

I-DIy, 01.s1s 2-P1y, o1.15t 3-ply, o1.08.
Our Hydrotite Rubber Roofing is
made from high-grade asphalts. long
fiber wooden felts. and is coated on
both sides with hard weather resist
Ing asphalt. Will last for years. is fire
and water proof. VIII not faint water.
Write US. Sample and prices sent free
w. II. Nichols Co., 1850 wasee ST., Box
., Denver.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

sat where chilling draughts blew
through
Oh. what fearful jolt!
Now am hoarse-Atchee. Kerchew,
I've got an awful colt!
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

It is reported that Theodore Roose-
welt upon his return home, will write
a history of Texas. That will take
at least of thirty minutes of his time.
Toledo Blade
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

Eliminating the Raseais.
Make yourself an honest man. and
then you may be sure there Is one
less rascal in the world.-Carlyle.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

thing OF the past as
well. Commissioner
Perry's report states
that the present ar
rangement ends on
March 81. 1911. What
after that?
Their work is done.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20
Quite Old Enough.

Cora-That funny writer, Mr.. Dill
pickle. proposed to me last night
Dora-Why, he isn't old enough to
have whiskers.
Cora-Possibly not. but his Jokes
are.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

bridges is very daring man."
Never heard of him. What did NE
ever do?"
Spoke right out loud in the doc.
tors reception room."-BuffaiD Ex-
press.
The Lamar register., 1910-04-20

A Differences.
THAT man you see over there Is q
sky pilot"
Pulpit or airship!"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-10
Io' SLIDING DOOR

trying is done by leading the mare to
the stations door. If found in season
she is led to the northwest corner of
the barn, off from the plank, onto a
space 21x16 feet with cinder and earth
floor and IA feet to ceiling A solid
slide door 10x14 feet shuts this space
off from the rest of the barn except
a big box stall in which mares can be
tied. For the breeding pen or chute
proper the north wall of barn pro-
vides one side and the west wall of
barn the end toward which the mare
is led. Sink couple of solid posts
so as to have pen feet long from
west wall and feet wide inside. Lay
sound inch plank from the ground to
a height of feet 3 inches. Have the
two posts outside of plank sawed to
their height and edges smoothly round
ed, as well as edges of planks at
ends and on top. Sink another post
from middle of pen south 4 feet. Just
in front of this wing make couple
of holes to run pair of feet 6 inch
gas pipe bars through and make a
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-10

chinch bug disease but its appearance
on infected insects is not nearly as
conspicuous as the latter. To an or
binary observer 1t appears to be no
more than the mold which is common
ly present on damp bread few days
old. 1t will live and propagate on
bread and is apparently just as harm
less to the higher animal life, but the
microscopic examination of an infect
ed San Jose Scale reveals 1t to be fatal
to the latter.
Our experiments have been so con-
elusive in regard to the practicability
of checking the San Jose Scale with
this disease that we are now propagat-
ing it to an extent sufficient to enable
us to supply gratissall interested citi-
zens of this state who may request 1t.
The conditions under which we shall
send it out are that the party request
ing 1t shall first submit specimens Of
scale to us for Identification II the
submitted specimens prove to, be the
San Jose Scale we will send a small
package by mail. No directions for
application other than those following
will be given unless especially re-
quested.
Directions-The fungus is grown on
jelly-like material which is of amber
color in appearance. The color Of the
fungus or disease is white. This ma
terial may become more or less disar-
ranged in transit through the mail,
but its vitality will not be lessened.
Upon its receipt the applicant should
paste small portions of 1t to his in
tested trees. The jelly-like substance
will adhere nicely. The fungus will
gradually scatter from one tree to an
other of its own accord, but will ac-
complish better results II artificially
well scattered when first applied.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-10

Mares are bred in this pen or stall,
those for the trotter always being hop
pied. but rarely for the draft horse.
The dimensions given may be varied
and the part of stall back of wing
hinged If desired. However, the hinges
are not much of an advantage; the
stall is wide enough so mares heels,
by sharp turn of her head. may be
turned into the wall.
Often boys, or timid people, bring
mares and the safe harbor of refuge
behind the wing is much appreciated
1t will help stations patronage
where competition is sharp.
The floor of the entire space should
be covered with short stuff and char
and kept scrupulously clean, wet straw
and droppings being wheeled out after
each visit. This arrangement is adj
mirable also for handling bull with
safety. Up to this date this year
August 22-74 mares have been bred
to the brother, SO to the draft horse
and 62 cows to a Red Poll bull without
injury to man or beast.