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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-17

Why so many people
have ready at hand a
package Of
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
No Drum. n III. Middle ACES.

AS we come to the middle ages,
when the nations Of modern Europe
were struggling into existence, we find
that at first the drum was not used
at all. So, although melody had been
known and practiced for many CEN
turtles. rhythm had been quite forgot
ten, for what there is left to US Of
the music of the middle ages contains
no bars, and we know that it was
slowly and mOnotonously chanted,
without the least accent.
In the eleventh century, however,
things began to improve, more paTtic'
ularly as the crusaders brought into
Europe all sorts Of percussion instru-
ments from the east Various kinds Of
drums, tambourines and cymbals were
then seen in Europe for the first time
since the days Of savages, and they
have been used, with very little
change, ever since-St. Nicholas.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
JUDGING A CIGAR.
The Only Real Way to Find Its Quality
Is to Smoke It-SmeIing
1t Is Useless.

On no point is the average smoker so
Ill Informed as that Of judging a cigar.
Nine times out Of ten, upon being
handed a cigar, he will hold it to his
nose, unlighted, sniff at the wrapper
with a critical air and deliver his YER
dict IN a self satisfied manner. This
characteristic msneuver is always a
source Of amusement to any tobacco
man who happens to observe it. There
Is only one way to ascertain the quail
ity Of cigar, and that is to smoke it
no expert will pass judgment on
cigar until he has lighted it and
smoked it well down toward the mid
die. The first and most important
point upon which he bases his opinion
is the burn" Tobacco may have ev-
cry other virtue, but If it does not hold
the fire and burn evenly it is poor to-
bacco. Next IN order OF Importance
comes the aromatic smoke must
have a pleasing SMELL" next comes
the fiavor-the smoke must be smooth
and not ''scratchy" or bitter. Then
there Is the color-rich brown, indicat-
ing a ripe leaf, well cured-and last is
workmanship-goo If the wrapper is
put on smoothly and the bunch" is
made so that the cigar draws" freely
and is neither too hard nor too spongy,
bad l. the reverse.-Bohemian Maya
Zipo
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
Sea Air.

At q meeting Of the French Thera-
peuticaI society M. Laumonier showed
that the therapeutic effect Of sea air
on the coast is quite different from
that Of the open seal. E., twenty or
thirty miles out. On the coast the eff
feet tends toward excitement and con-
gestion and, moreover, is irregular IL
Its action. Out at sea it is tonic and
regulating, and in addition the patient
gets quiet, a regulaT life and g contiD-
uous bath Of pure air. These advan-
tages are not so patent on board great
liners on account Of the vibration ane
the smell from the engines, but on 3
sailing ship they are evident.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
An EpistoIarv Hint.

In the letter from Boston was
special delivery stamp.
what did she send that for?' the
woman wondered. ''The information
she wants can be sent in an ordinary
letter. 1t won't need TO be sent spe-
cial."
THAT stamp" said the man, sis a
delicate hint to be quick about answer
ing. It is a hurry up device used by
many men, 1t is very effective. a
two cent stamp does not always spur
one on to any special effort, but a sDe-
cfal delivery stamp means that the
writer wants what be wants when he
wants it, and the most dilatory cor
respondent alive is not going to let any
grass grow between the scratches Of
his pen when answering. New York
Press,
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
Safeguardinq Crime,

1t Is inexplicabIe how those peszi-
mistic carpers who are accustomed TO
hit all the minor chords with the loud
pedal on can fail to see all about them
the unmistakable signs Of progress and
the reddening dawn Of a new day In
the social yeast. And especially is this
true in matters pertaining to crime.
There is no doubt that the general
standards Of crime have been immeas-
urS bly, raised OF late. Nowadays a
Ian can do almost anything and get
away with it, provided he can arouse
the sympathy Of the special lady writ
ers and pay the experts All, brothers,
who can say that all this does not
make for the general uplift? How
can we hope to realize the better
things Of life until crime has been
made perfectly satellite.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
HE CONSULTATION.
What Her Sis$er Heard When She
Listened to the Doctors-It
Was Not Expected.

One Of two sisters who lived togeth-
e. was suddenly taken with lung at
rack she feared was serious, says the
London Telegraph. She therefore sent
for a specialist and asked her doctor
to meet him. Talking over his coming
with her sister, she said: Mona,
wish I could know Sir Henry BIS real
opinion Neither he nor DR.. NJ. viii
tell Us II there is anything really
wrong, but 1 would much rather
know.">
Her sister replied: ~Do not worry,
dearest You shall know everything,
for / VIII go down to the dining room
and stand behind the big oak screen
and listen to every word they say"
sand VIII you be sure to tell me,
MonaT'
'FYou may rely on me, dearest. I viii
tell you every word"
Even Il am not TO get weuT'
Even then, dearest" promised the
loyal Mona.
The hour for the consultation arriY-
ed, and the sister went to the dining
room and, standing behind the great
oak screen, ensconced herself and pre-
pared TO listen.
By and by the two doctors were
heard descending the stairs, and mo-
merit later they came INTO the room.
Walking over to the fireplace, the spe-
cialist sank into an easy chair and the
local doctor sank into another Then
followed a moments silence, broken by
the specialist, who leaned little for
ward.
MY dear NJ" he said slowly as he
hooked across at his colleague, ''of all
the ugly women that's the very ugliest
woman I've ever seen in my life."
"Is sheP' replied the local doctor
''You wait until you've seen her sis
ter"
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
MAMMOTH MINERS.
The Experts Who Prospect and Dig
For Prehistoric Creatures.

The Experts Who Prospect and Dig
For Prehistoric Creatures.
Mammoth miners are experts who
know where to prospect for mann
moths and how to dig them out, even
as the mining engineer knows where
u prospect for silver and how to ex-
tract 1t.
In the west, In Alaska and in Sibe-
EIa mammoth miners are always at
work. They are always unearthing
creatures that died 10000 years ago.
Siberia was the mammoth's true
home. Siberia 10000 years ago was
one luxuFiant forest. Here the fur
covered beasts, with their ten foot
trunks aad their fifteen foot stature,
swarmed. Then an earthquake re-
moved q barrier range bskween 81
beria and the Arctic ocean. and those
low lying forests were inundated. All
their animal and vegetable life was
killed.
The hEst OF the drowned Siberian
mammothS was found In 1870 By an
Eskimo viliagsr on the banks of the
Lena. 1t was imbedded In a vast cake
Of Ice. The villagers melted the ice,
they feasted on the 100000 year old
6ssh, and then they sold the tusks.
Only the bones remained when Zlo-
tower OF the Petersburg Imperial mu-
scum reached that outIandish village
after a journey of 1900 miles. He
took the bones back to the museum,
where you may see them mounted to-
day. he bought the tusks from the
ivory traders and fixed them on the
skeleton, and the book he wrote about
sis find is still q text book among the
mammoth miners Of our day.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
WANTED THEM SAVED.
Lincoln Stuck to His Selection - &
Hospital Chaplain Despite
Religious Views.

The nomination Of a IIr. shrigley Of
Philadelphia, a UniVeEsalist, for ths
position of chaplain for the hospital
was not met with favor on all side4
and a delegation Of protestsnts wens
to Washington to see President Ian
coin on the subject The following IN
terview was the result:
I'VE have called, Mr.. President, g
confer with you regarding the appotnk-
ment Of Mr.. Shrigley Of Philadelphia
as hospital chaplain"
*Oh, yes" replied the president =
have sent his name to the senate, Ars1
he Will no doubt be confirmed st GA
early date"
One OF the young men replied. ~V2e
have not come to ask for the appok&
ment, but to solicit you TO withdrzaY
the nomination"
"Ah," said Lincoln, shat alters a.
case. But on what grounds DO ,Epa
Wish the nomination withdrawn
The answer was, "Mr ShrigleE b
not sound In his theological opinions"
The president inquired, "On wbat
questions is the gentleman unsoundT'
"He does not believe in endless pJzA-
ishment. Not only so, sir. but he ~
Heves that even the rebels themselves
will be finally saved" was the reply.
ais that soT' inquired the president
The members OF the committee -
sponded, Yes, sir"
! 'Wen, gentlemen, If that is so and
there is any way under heaven whesa-
by the rebels can be saved, then, for
Gods sake and their sakes, let the maH
be appointed"
Mr. Shrigley was appointed and serv-
ed until the end Of the war.-BoSton
| Post,
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24

-~ S@SS<v o. AuSceTxzszS u Is unnzsu"
raj, but it is not my fault. When the
general who had surrendered q Eepub-
hcan town returned, saying easily, al
have done everything" Robespierrs
cd ask, with an air OF inquiry,
"Are ysu Geedr' When RobespIerrs
ccughed In his cold haRangue GARNER
did say, 'The blood Of Danton chOseS
you" Strafford did say Of his own de-
sertion OF parliament, "If do it may
my life and death be set on a hill for
ali men to wonder at" Disraen did
say, ''The time Will come when you
shall hear me~
The heroic Is a fact. even when it is
q fact Of coincidence or OF miracle,
and fact is q thing which can be ad-
mitted without being explained.-G. K
Chesterton in London News.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
Annual Christmas
Announcement
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We $4,000 Ladies da
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We have Ladies handsome diamond set in Tiffany
This will
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All and styles stock We would Tiffany
plain ring The latest style. zkssz38f fSEzs2sssaz
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
A Subtle Hint.

A representative in congress, whe -
the father OF several bright girls, tells
a story whereof one daughter is tie
main figure.
"For a long time" says the repre-
sentative, 81 had the bad habit q
hanging about the lower floor wh6a
the girls had men callers. One even!
ing had settled in an easy chair St
the reception room just OF the drag
ing room when one OF my girls, vino
was talking to a bright chap from our
own state, called out:
"'Dadp
"'What IS it, daughterP
TITS 9 O'Clock, the hour when Ton
and I usually go into committed -
Harper's Weekly.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
When an Ostrich Kicks.

''The only safe place in the neighbor-
hood Of a kicking ostrich is just be-
hind it," said a zoo keeper. "An ostrich
can kick a mule to death, but its kicks
are delivered at an angle Of 40 degrees.
Within those 45 degrees, right sbaft
the 'pope's nose OF the bird, there is
absolute safety. On the ostrich farms
Of California, when the herds are being
driven, you will always see the ostrich
boys holding on to the tails Of bad
kickers. The kickers tear along, and
their scaly legs shoot out like piston
rods, but the boys in the shelter Of the
pope's nose are safe."-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
Mantle RAYS.

There are X rays and x rays. and
there are also rays from those mantle
things that you put on gas burners 10
improve the light" The speaker, a
photographer. pointed to a batch Of
logged plates. Il know to my cost
that there are mantle rays" saiC he.
"For a month l stored new plates in
a closet along with a mantle, and all
OF them got fogged. The mantle, you
see, contained thorium, radioactive
substance that penetrates a cardboard
plate box as easily as it penetrates
glass. didn't know that till my doc
tor told me so last week. Ny igno-
rance cost me over a hundred plates" !"
New York Press
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
THE GREAT B0MBARDMENT.
A Constant Rain Of Missiles Upon the
Worlds Atmosphere.

A Constant Rain Of Missiles Upon the
Worlds Atmosphere.
The regions Of space beyond our
planet are filed with flying fragments,
Some meet the earth in its onward
rush; others, having attained ineop-
ceivable velocity, overtake and crash
into the whirling sphere with loud dst-
onation and ominous glare. finding d.
struction in its molecular armOF OF
perhaps ricochetting from 1t again into
the unknown. Some come singly, -.
grant fragments from the inflntty Of
space; others fall in showers, like soad-
en- rain, ell constituting a bOmb@zd'
ment appalling In its magnitude
It has been estimated that every
twenty-four hours the earth or its at
mosphere Is struck by 100000, 900 mis-
sE1es Of iron or stone. ranging from sn
ounce up to tons in weight. Every
month there rush upon the flying gfobs
at least 120O0, 100000 iron and stone
fragments. which. with lurid aecompa-
nament, crash into the circumamb3sBt
atmosphere.
Owing TO the resistance offered By
the air few Of these solid shots stE4ks
the earth. They move out OF spaOa
with a possible velocity Of thirty er
forty miles per second and, Ike moths,
plunge into the revolving globe, lurOA
to their destruction by it's fatal attZAs-
ton. The moment they enter our at
mosphere they ignite, and the atF -
piled up and compressed ahead or them
with inconceivable force, the resultant
temperature, and the shooting star, ths
meteor Of popular parlance, Is the re-
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
chinsse Idea Of eovsrnment.

Here is a Chinese idea Of prosperity
In nation: When the sword is rusty,
the plow bright, the prisons empty, the
granaries full, the steps Of the temple
worn down and those Of the law courts
grass grown, when doctors go afoot7
the bakers on horseback and the men
Of letters drive in their own carriages,
then the empire is well governed.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
Gettinn Readv Enr Him.

Dearest, what did your father say
when you told him loved your
He didn't say anything, Harold;
simply went. over to the gymnasium
and arranged for a course Of boxing
lessons. ns."-Pittsburg Press.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
Condemnation,

What do you think Of members Of
European aristocracy as sons-in-lawTH
asked the old time friend.
"Wen," answered Mr.. Cumrox, ''tkss
way their relatives boss them around
indicates that they ought to make easy
husbands. ds."-WashingtOn Star.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
ROMANCE OF HISTORY.

These Things ReaS Like Legends, but
Are Matters Of Fact.
A peasant girl called half witted did
promise to defeat the victors Of Agin-
court and did 1t; 1t ought to be
legend, but it happens to be a fact.
a poet and a poetess did fall In love
and eloped secretly to a sunny cline;
it is obviously a three volume novel,
but it happened. Nelson did die in the
act OF winning the one battle that
could change the world; it is a gross
ly improbable coincidence, but it is too
late to alter it now: Napoleon did win
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
For Good.

It never seems to occur to pszsozs
who are getting married that they
ought to take each other for good ss
well as for better or worse.-PhEadel-
Elsia Record.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24
The Idiotie Affair,

Irste Parent-Am l to understand
there Is some idiotic affair betWesq
you and that impecunious young ass,
Lord Bilaris? Fair Daughter tvery
sweetly)-OnIy you. papa !-Illustrated
Rfts
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24

Great men are they who see that
spiritual is stronger than any material
force.-EmerSon.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24

Ina tears Of penitent are thE VIE
C aagels.-BeFnard.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-24

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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26
ASSESSORS FEAR
PUBLICITY; VOTE
CLOSED SESSIONS
"Dory" Strong and Essex Mem
Der Defeat Bogardus Public
Meetings Resolution.
Lrron q stan correspondent.l l

ke'ANA~AAN'I
TRENTON, April 26.-The State
Board of Assessors today showed fear
of publicity by defeating a resolution
offered by DR.. o. c. Bogardus providing
that public meetings of the board be
held and that the books and maps of
the board be always subject to public
examination. President Theodore
Strong, of Middlesex, and George E.
Halsey, of Essex voted against the
resolution, a copy of which follows:
Resolved, That on and after the
adoption of this. resolution all the books,
maps inventories and other records of
the State Board of Assessors. includ-
ing the minute books, be open to pub
lie examination by any resident of the
State of New Jersey during ordinary
business hours when not in actual use
by the members of employees of the
board and
Resolved, further, That the meetings
of the State Board of Assessors ON
and after the date hereof be open to
the publici and
Resolved, further, That in the an
nual report of the State Board of AS
SCISSORS the value of the remaining
property. including the franchise, be
stated separately from the value of the
main stem of each railroad or of the
water way of each canal.
Assessor Charles E. Hendrckson. of
Jersey City voted in favor of the reso-
luton. An effort was made to get Mr..
Halsey to support the publicity idea.
but he stood with Strong. Dr. Bogar-
dus has always been a supporter of the
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WILL NOT CALL
SPECIAL SESSION
TO PROBE . ORGY
Governor Fort Says Alleged
Revels at Legislatures End
Were Not Serious Enough.
[From a star correspondent,

TRENTON, April 26.-As has been
anticipated Governor Fort this after
noon declared fatty there would be no
call for special session of the Legis-
lature to investigate the closing scenes
of the late session. In commenting op
Speaker Wards letter putting the ques-
ton up to him for action the Governor
said:
Il have not made and do not intend
to make any reply to the letter of
Speaker Ward No action will he
taken by me as to the alleged occur
rences on the last night of the legisla-
tive session. The incident has been
fully exploited in the newspapers.
"The character of the episode was
not such as to warrant the Governor
in resorting to call for an extraordi-
nary session of the Legislature. Only
lndiscreet or at most, questionable
conduct is alleged; no crime is charged.
The information that has come to the
executive as to what did take place
is very meagre, and not at all definite.
IF the incident shall result in abol-
ishing the all-night session in the fu
ture, it will have accomplished much
good. 1.-THE people will know where to
place responsibility and they can be
trusted to do 50"
Governor Fort has decided. to say
nothing about the United States sena-
torship at this time.
Let it rest just now,'' he said when
questioned today. II am tired out, and
expect to go away for a rest Saturday.
1 am not going to discuss politics l
have had pretty strenuous time dur
ing the last few weeks, particularly
at the close of the session, and l feel
that | must have a vacation
Senator Mathis of Ocean was one of
the Governors Day visitors He had Il
long talk with Leslie Fort, who is a
Republican leader IN Lakewood and 1t
was hinted thereafter that he was to
reconsider his decision not to run for
reelection to the Senate this fall Mr..
Fort is being urged to run for Assembly
in Ocean this fall TO succeed BENJAMIN
H. Crosby. He said today that he had
not made up his mind, but hardly eX-
pected to make the race.
John Rotterdam, Of Hudson was here
again to see what tn prospects might
be for a special session at which the
Senate might reconsider its refusal on
the night OF llndl duJOuiiiileHt ~ Soi
firm him and Clarence T. Van Deren
for county tax commissioners. He did
not get in to see the Governor.
Assenblyman Isaac r. Nichols was
much in evidence and assured his
friends that he would he elected to the
Senate from Cumberland this fall. He
went farther and declared he was Just
the man. who would beat former Gov
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THOUSANDS ARE
HARD At WORK ON
BOOK PICTURES
Contest Opened With a Rush
and Is Now On in Full
Swing.

Thousands of readers are now en-
joying the fun of solving the EVE
MING STARS interesting and enter
tanning Booklovers' Pictures.
The contest opened yesterday, and so
great was the demand for the EVE
MING STAR that it was difficult to fill
orders promptly.
If you missed Book Picture No. 1
you can get it by mail or at the office
of the. EVENING STAR and start in
the contest at any time. In fact in a
contest of this nature readers are not
handicapped by a few days late start.
The only thing they miss is the fun"
0. trying to solve the pictures as quick
ly as they appear each day.
But there is plenty of fun" to fol-
low. and in order that you may not
miss any more of it you should start
now.
The contest furnishes brain exer-
ciss chat will develop your memory and
get vet acquainted with the very best
literature, new and old
The prizes furnish the greatest in
centive of all. and they are truly worth
lew moments of your spare time
eacl day in trying to solve the
puzzles" The list of prizes is pub
lished on Page 2 today. with the sec
ond picture. and il you read them over
you will want to enter the contest at
once.
There is no barrier in your way, and
all you have to do is follow the rules
carefully They are simple and easy
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26
|ASYLUM INVESTIGATION
re START IMMEDIATELY.
CfIief Justice Gummerc COnfers
With One OF Commissioners.

Chief Justice Gummere was in con-
slllt8fion today with william T. Hunt,
who may be the chairman OF the
Aayfum Appraisal Commission, named
ats the request of the Board OF Free
hdldefs to inquire into the construction
work. material and cost for the new
erg5upcf buildings at Overlook.
u CHIEF Justice Gummere said that the
coff1inission should proceed with the
probihg at once. The commission will
|1ikeIY get together next week.
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Lawn Rollers.
uacknct 6 Doremus Co.. 7se-7ss Broad st.-Adv
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WATER SNAKE TO TEST
MORAN LAWS IN COURT.
Robert H. McCarter Thinks
Them Unconstitutional.

TRENTON, April 2e.--Former Attor-
General Robert H. McCarter. asked
today about the plans. of the Hudson
County Water Company, for which he
is chief counsel, said:
I'VE do not believe the McCran laws
are constitutional, and will take some
steps to take them into the courts.
Just what course We viii pursue I
have been unable to determine in the
pressure of other business.
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n. lIO. BITTEN BY SNAKE.

44TCHEZ, Miss, April 26.-Ed Kea-
1 10 years old, who lives near this
\ j declares he is determined to die
death. Last night he was Bit
a rattiesnake. but the doctors
viii get well.
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