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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16
DoNALDsoNyILIE, LA, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1910
Peanuts.

The value of peanuts as a hay and
food crop has never been appreciated.
The peanut will grow on the larger por-
ton of the uplands of the south. AS a
crop for varied uses nothing excels it. 1t
can be made profitable when nuts are
grown for market, and it has been found
to produce more and cheaper pork than
any other crop, When used as hay for
horses or cattle the vines and nuts are
pulled up and cured together. In this
shape they are relished by all kinds of
stock, and as they are highly nutritious
they can Be utilized in place of more ex-
pensive graz to large extent
Peanuts should not be planted until
warm spring weather. Plant in we'll
prepared soil, in rows feet apart and IL
inches apart in drill for the Spanish vari-
ETY. and greater distance for larger
varieties. The Spanish is preferred foi
feeding purposes.
The peanut, like the other plants men
toned, is a soil improver, and every
| farmer should look with more favor on Its
place among the farm crops.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16

ara tile SEedlfe4k1 II
modern sanitation for the city as pro
lection against epidemics. etc. Many
other millions have recently gone into the
construction of modern buildings. Still
other millions are being used in draining
and reclaiming all the low lands surround
ding the city.
Truly, the spirit of enterprise is abroad
in New Orleans and in Louisiana, and the
vigorous demand for the Worlds Panama
Exposition is the effect of a cause rather
than cause itself.
At the organization meeting held IN
New Orleans on Thursday night OF last
week. prominent men from every parish
in the state co-operated to the fullest ex-
tent with the citizens of New Orleans.
Strong resolutions were adopted endors-
IND the project, and calling upon the leg
islature to give the people of Louisiana
an opportunity to vote tax.
Speakers at the meeting pointed out
that while the city and state were most
directly interested, the benefits to follow
would reach every section of the country
as the event would celebrate the opening
up of many new and very valuable mar
kets for American products.
Commerce follows the channels OF least
resistance. Artificial obstacles once re-
moved, the currents Of 10000 miles o
nayieable streams which empty thel
waters into the Gulf will develop mon
| ster commerce which. passing through
Louisiana, will carry with it many direc
and indirect benefits. The drift OF trad
tnis way will create increasing deman
for Louisiana products. increasing require
ment for Louisiana land. greater oppol
tunities for Louisiana citizens, all
which will mean greater revenues to Cit
zen. city. town, parish and state. cons'
] ouently will result in better roads. bett
schools and better conditions general
Such is the prospect, and upon this pro
g pect, plus civic pride. is founded the e
e thusiasm of the state, as well as OF t
city of New Orleans.
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16
A Knocker.

is man who can't see good in any per-
son or thing. It's a habit caused by
disordered liver. If you find that you are
beginning to see things through blue
spectacles, treat your liver to gooo
cleaning out process with Billiards. Her
bine. A sure cure for constipation, dys,
pepsia. indigestion. sick headache, bilious
ness, all liver. stomach and bowel troubles
Sold by x-Ray Pharmacy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16
4 Hand-me-Dowr,.

a vell-krown advertising expert, re
x.1nding to the toast .sartolial Pfos
ress, at the banquet Of the reeen
convention of the Taiiors National as
ISOLATION, spoke somewhat as follows
I am glad that you ciothiefs who
advertise nowadays print pictures of
mems Mboys fashions, Thus you
smartera the country and tend 10
ahon.h the dreadful custom OF cut.
! ting down dads suit TO boys size.
remember how in the distant past my
little brother rushed whimperIng inte
the sitting-room one night
whats the matter?' asked. sym
pathetieally.
eaoh, he murmured, pas had n
heard shaved of, and now guess "
got to wear those old red Whiskersl
-Lippincott's.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16
AROUND THE STATE.
Items of Interest cnlled From the
louisiana Press. a
Winn Parish Poliss jury AppFaopriates s2Soo
for Erection Of a Steel Bridge Fire
Near Rinssold-Dr. E. c. Nc
Kowen to be Tried on
April 20.


April 20.
Manual Bias, a negro, was hanged at
Convent for the murder of anegress
Stanley Q. Thomas, of New Orleans, be-
queathed $4,000 to Tulane University
The Standard Oil Company has secured
leases on 1856 acres in the Caddo field.
The case of DR.. f. C. McKowen was as
signed for trial April 20, atBaton Rouge
Fire destroyed the residence of Daniel
Ashly. near RinsSold, causing lossmpf
$500.
An oil exploring company was organ
ized at Natchitoches with capital of
100000.
The Baton Rouge WaterWorks Company
with a capital of $2OO,OOa has been re-
organized.
The Rapides police jury viii contribute
$1,000 annually to the Alexandria Pro-
gressiveLeague.
Earl Many, dying at Many from wounds
| inflicted by his brotherzin- law. Shep
Gibbs asked that the latter not be prose-
cuted.
The police jury of Winn parish appro-
priated $250O for the erection of steel
bridge across Dugdemonas Bayou, near
Winfield
Five thousand acres in the vicinity of
Church Point heretofore devoted to the
raising of cotton viii be converted into
rice lands
Charles F. Collins was shot and killed
and l. l. Lemoine probably fatally woun.
ded in an affray on the Tilden plantation
near Bunkie.
Alex Broussard, negro employed by
the Giggs Cypress Company, Ltd, at Pat.
terson, accidentally slipped while moving
timber for the mill and was drowned.
An election will be held on May 10 il
Washington parish for the purpose of vot
ing 5-mill ffteen-year tax for the erec
ton of school buildings and like tax 70
maintaining them.
A delegation of lady patrons of tn
Lake Providence high school have de
manded the resignation of Parish Super
intendent C. C. Lewis and the dismiss
Of four lady teachers
! Lisbon Prater, negro freed by Il
I supreme court Of q pend sssgg sentent
I. foE. burglary % the ego e Sc
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Her work IS evoted most excaa
.sively to the decoration sof public ad-
dresses. books and cards in the fine
floral scrolls and designs, often spot
ted with gold and silver. IN the style
of the old Anglo Saxon and Gothic
manuscripts.
Mrs. Hamer-Jackson says there is
practically unlimited work to be done
for private persons. t is her plan
to organize a school for the instruc-
ton of young women in the work.
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NO. &c
THE WORLDS NEWS,
Flashes of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Mission Worker Assassinated in PittsbG
Pa.-Hotel Fire in Dubuque. Iowa
Ten Persons Drowned in the

Pa.-Hotel Fire in Dubuque. Iowa
Ten Persons Drowned in the
English Channel
A severe earthquake shock was felt in
Calabra
The strike at Marseilles. France, is
Spreading.
- James Gallagher. notorious burglar.
was killed in Philadelphia. Pa.
Eight men were killed in an explosion
in railway cut near Novite. Tex.
Nine men were drowned by the sinking
of a vessel off the coast of Belgium.
Three persons were injured in a fire that
destroyed a hotel in Dubuque, Iowa.
A building strike which involved $780,
coo men began this week in Germany
Carl Fox. of Vicksburg, was appointed
assistant attorney general of Mississippi.
Sir Robert Clifton. the English journal
ist and financial writer, died in London.
England.
Ten persons were drowned by the cap
sizing of pilot boat in the English
Channel.
Thaddeus W. Tyler. who inspired Long
fellows Village Blacksmith" died at
Lynn, Mass.
Thirty-one more bodies have been re-
covered from the Inflated st. Paul mine
at Cherry. Ill.
Four persons were crushed to death by
falling walls during fire that swept
Edensburg, Pa.
The province of Quebec. Canada, will
prohibit the expectation of wood pulp to
the United States.
Election campaign riots in Guadaloupe
: resulted in the killing of one man and
the wounding of many others.
Prince Frederick Henry Of Prussia, sec
ond cousin of the emperor Of Germany
; has entered an Italian monastery.
The annual convention of the Missis-
sippi Press Association will be held dur
ing the early part of next month at New
Albany.
Dennis Kane, 95 years old. walked from
Beauvoir, Miss, to Portland, Ore, ana
back. distance of 1000 miles, in fOu
months.
Gilbert Trehous. a schoolboy, died a
Passaie, N. j.. as the result of blow re
ceiyed during a prize fight with fello'
student.
Fire Of incendiafz sorigin destroys
buildings covering an
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16
Eminent Authorities Say

that outdoor exercise is needed by the
American people. That's all very Well'
hut. how can people with rheumatism fol-
low that advice? The answer IS very
simnle: Use Ballard's Snow Liniment and
the rheumatism will go, leaving you as
snrv as a colt. Gives quick and perma-
1nent relief from rheumatism neuralsld
lame back and all pains, Sold by A-Ras
Pharmacy.
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Words of Praise

For the several ingredients OF which Ut
pjerce,s medicines are composed, as siVel;
Nv leaders in all the several schools OF
,nadieine. should have far more Welgh'
han any amount of nom professional tes-
ti,noniais. DR.. Pierce's Favorlte Prescflp-
fion has THE BADGE OF HONESTY on every
hottle-wrapper, in a full list OF all us IN
rredfents printed in plain Engllsh.
IF yon are an invalid woman and suHet
nom freouent headache, backache, gnaW-
tng distrzgs in stomach, periodical pans,
disaqreeKIe. catarrhal. pelvic drain,
dra agei1{aJdown distress in lower abdomen
Or neeIvK. perEeDps dark spots or@pecKs
danciRG before the eyes, faint spells ana
i.ind 5ed synoptorns caused by female weak
nass ness osathek arrangement OF the feminine
areyans A6ly can not do better than take
M pierdnk Favorite Prescription.
The hbsbital. surgeons knife and opera
tfno tafIe efmay be avoided by the Timely
nsa of Nayorite Prescription in sacn
cases Thereby the obnoxious exan1ll4.
otians and T6caI ailments OF the la1lll
s,5SsfFcTfan can be avoided and q thQro4gL
ea55SSs 81 siIcc1essfuT tfeafment carried gu
Tf7ss = 7Ta nr:frZ-EcT Of tie 1Q1e., tayoflt'
| ib4s5Ss.srTntion y Is composed oil the very pes
aasira medicinal roots known 10 nea3cd
ae;e,,ea -; for the cure of womanS pecuila
/ sfig,,ee s;iSaaTts contains no alcohol and n
barmftll or hahit-forming drugs;a,
no not expeee too nuch from .s;,... ~ -
Prescriptions; VIII llob s, pel .,,ra 70 Amor.
/ s7es ae medicine d q ne il. It WIN DO as '. aeh !,
aeseablish- vigorous health in most e !
nesses and ailments peculiarly InclaeIle !
on as any medicine can. 1t must !.
given a fair chance By perseverance II l
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16
practical Grace.

The family were waiting at the
breakfast table for the father to come
and say grace before beginning me
meal. and the four-year-old, gF
hungry and impatient, said: se rae.
say the blessing, and putting nef
head fat down on the table, began.
Now i lay me down to breakfast, We
are all hungry. O Lord, and you
know father can't hurry! Los An
geles Times.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16
Penalty Of tiioh Position.

He who is raised so much above his
fellow-creatures as te be the object
of their terror must suffer for it in
losing all the comforts of society. He
is a solitary being III the midst q
crowds. He keeps them al distance.
aud they equally shun him. Fear ana
affection cannot live together-fsz.
change.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16
re onerY 3,

Dear sir-When man slips does
he slip up or down 2-Yictim. It de
pends altogether where he lands. L
he finishes en- the ground he slips
down. But If his momentum carries
him to the roof Of second-story
building then he slips up. (No
charges
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16
source Of profit to Women.

Illuminating of documents is a new
ield of work for women in England,
and it might recommend itself as a
congenial and profitable employment
tor women in this country.
Mrs. Hamer-Jackson Of London is
Urging women to take up the work,
which she says properly belongs to
them. Mrs. Hammer Jaekson is one
of the best ilIunlinafors IND land
she nasAkes large income q
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16
arinin of nereen Room

In the days of Queen Elizabeth of
England it was customary to strew
green rushes on the uncarpeted floor
of the actors dressing-room in the
theaters, hence the term green
ROOM
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16

Prompt relief in all cases of throat and
luns trouble if you use Chamberlain $
Cough Remedy. Pleasant to take sootn- I
mo and healing in effect. Sold by all
dealers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets assist nature in driving all impur-
ities out of the system, nsuring a free,
REGULAR condition and restoring the organs
Of the body to health and strength. Sold
hv all dt a a,ers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16
lis Gus d ii Alex
Poetry in Man pies e I'd.

Don't ever think the poet is dead
IN an old man because his fehead is
wrinkled, or that his mafahood has
eft him when his hand tr -mbies. II
they were ever there, they are there
still.-Dr. Holmes, "Autoorat of the
Breakfast Table"
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Turkey.

The turkey gobbler, the largest and
one of the most important of all DO
nestle fowls, is a simon pure Yankee.
and its ancestry gees away back a
million years into the early tefeiaFy
times when the gobbler was not Hluch
bigger than q quail.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16

Are you found Of rye bread? You can
Oct it fresh antl fine at Winters Mode
Bakery every Wednesday and Saturday
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16

Why pay so cents pound for butter
when YOU can buy something better
soleomargarine-for only IS cents? Sold
by Charles Maurin.
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17g1eSEYs AND NorAEIh.o

-z-------
'y,nRsry At LAW AND NOTARY
PUBLIC,
u. s..l siettulloh. corner Railroad anc
gsss Nichols avenues.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16

as0pAl0H,
naEsY AT LAW AND NOTARY
PUBLIC.
ssa yssidense. corner Railroad and Stek
- oils avenues.
the courts of Louisiana, bot
u..ts .ss l,sdsFsi. Address, P. o. Lock BOX
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16

g0sDRAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY
PUBLIC.
ai.ssf iofney Twenty y-sevent Judicial
fslSs ass III Nichols avenue, ol,posIts
Prompt attention paid to coliee
business.
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aeops. GROCERIES, ste
g0rpsr Crescent Place and boa
s4 s0,IsI ,,IeaI,r in Dry Goods, No!lons
! IT,, sssss Groceries, Provisions, Co,AI.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-15
Maxine Appropriate cifts.


The year just closing has been 50
prosperous that the spirit Of philan-
sth1opy win find very large expression in.
the giving Of Christmas cheer at home
and abroad, writes Cyrus p. Jones in
Success. The transatlantic mails are
already burdened with the money let
tiers sent from America to "the old
folks at home"
Next to the gifts which brighten the
home Of the American citizen, those
given to worthy charity are important
to consider. Too many people give In
discriminatory. They mean wen, but
so did the committee which sent
$4,000 worth Of fireworks to the Irish
famine sufferers.
Still others give something OF no
value whatever. An instance OF this
was made manifest at a public gath
ering In New York, where one OF the
speakers called attention to the suffer
ers from prolonged strike and sug-
gested the adyisability Of giving them
something. One in the sympathetic au-
dience got up and said, 81 move that
we give them three cheers Let us Sc
lect our gifts with reference to their
appropriateness and utility.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-15
EIsgies For Old ",

"Of all sounds OF all bells
emn and touching is the paa, 's' s0l.
rings out the old year. wrote =, wv winch
Lamb. Il never hear IL wit Suarles
gathering up Of my mind to oo q
tration Of all the images that have a. s.a
fused over the past twelvemont ts W.
! have done or suffered, performs al
neglected, In that regretted 49, reu OF
begin to know its worth as who.
person dies. = Wien a
L0ngfellow, too, looks at the soIon
side Of the old year, for he saws I - !.
midnight Mass For the Dying Yaa, US
Through the woods and mountain no
The winds like anthems roll passes
They are chanting solemn masses,
Singing: Pray for this so,1I
Pray. prayI''
Tennyson's s'Death of the Ola v
however. looks more to the New w. w.
and voices the sentiment of tho .rHse at
e dead long live the king" II 10 nos
well to dwell upon the mistakes ~ - :
past
He was fun OF joke and Jest.
But all his merry Quips are Ger
70 see him die across the waste
His son and heir doth ride posthas.o
But he'll be dead before.
Every one for his own.
The night Is stormy and cold, NV rr,an.
And the New Year, blithe and boId ~
friend. U' my
Comes up to take his own.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-15

IT Christmas dinner given every
year to the old folks Of Hanley.
the capital Of the pptteries dis
trict ii England. quaint cere
nnony Is regularly observed.
At the conclusion Of the meal one Of
the Oldest Of the women guests adj
vances to the platform and kisses the
mayor on both cheeks. His worship
CALAMITY returns the salute. and the
exchange Of kisses continues until all
the more venerable danes present have
been thus honored.
In large business establish ments,
where the assistants live in. a great
deal of kissing goes on at Christmas
time. Some Of the more daring spirits
among the male .'hands" have been
known to make bets with one another
as to the. number OF different girls
they would kiss between Christmas
eve and New Years eve.
In certain London drapery house
two or three seasons ago one OF these
'shorrid males made record BY salut-
ing seventeen different damsels. But
be found the game was not worth the
candle. for, in addition to scratched
face and a pretty severe pommeling
at the hands Of a victims sweetheart
the rash youth found his services dis
.pensed with
At another great emporium one
Christmas indiscriminate kissing Gre
ated so much trouble that more than a
dozen young men were dismissed.
Ever since In this particular establish
ment even the Introduction OF sprig
Of mistletoe during the festive season
has been enough to insure instant dis
missal
A girl who appeared with sprig Of
It in her blouse was ordered to put on
her things and leave at once. A play
full young man who merely pretended
TO kiss a young lady assistant was
hurried OF the premises with his hat
and overcoat in his hand.
The Lancashire factory maid has a
little kissing custom all her own that
Is sacred to Christmas. At this special
period she viii kiss an overlooker or
any other male hand In the expecta-
tion that she win be rewarded with a
shilling for her temerity.
Woe betide the ungallant worker
who fails to part with the coin. He
viii find his coat sleeves sewed up or
nailed to the wall. If the girl herself
does not do this her fellow workers
will
Some OF the more venturesome have
been known to "get their employer
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-15
christmas North and south.


Washington celebrates Christmas In
the northern style. La New England
that is to say. by simply closing the
stores and keeping quiet-but Alexan-
&ria. Va. celebrates in good old south
~ern style. with rockets. roman can
dies. firecrackers. torpedoes. noise and
general rejoicing hilarity
Northern people often wonder why
It is that the southerners celebrate
Christmas like the Fourth of July and
the latter holiday like Christmas, but
the reason is not far to seek. The
southern Christmas is the Christmas
,Of old Merr1e England. Germany and
France before the reformation. Accord
ang to the view of all good and ortho-
&1Ox Christians Of that period. the birth
OF Christ was an event such as to
cause delight and general rejoicing
among men. and consequently they
celebrated the Lords birthday with
oaahe proper demonstrate OF rejoicing.
The Puritans were inclined to frown
down religion Of this sort, 50 that
when America was settled BY GavAfaer
and Puritan each celebrated the day
sAn his own way.-W Washington Post.
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Children at Christmas Time.
We. watched the trpcptng ehildren play
About the old house, once so gray
And stillS ITheu 1darlZpesg fell, 4gsy
And one by one they said farewell.
The music and the laughter stopped
The play was done, the curtain dropped
The waning lamp Of mirth burned low
With each last cry across the snow,
And we9sald frland. Were left alone.
What was It lost that we had knOwn2
Old friend and true, must even we
Find nevermore what used to ,be?
Man lives BY change: through ebb and now
The new lives come, the old lives 60.
We lose and gain, yet year by year
The aging heart grows more austere.
Il may be that the strain and stress
OF cur. mad times tempt 5oylessness;
It may be that our feveriah days
Forget the old more genial ways;
It may be, too. the ashes OF
Dead hopes and dreams have smothersd
love!
But plain It stands, no more we hold
Earth's fond good fellowship OF old.
Yet thanks to one small spark, old friend,
As down the dusk OF things we trend,
Age shall not strip our very heart
or all It's old congenial art.
Aye, thanks to each small voice and light
That lent it's youth to us tonight
And thanks to that strange fugitive
Enduring love by which we live,
Through childlike eyes and childIike act
We yet shall hold our youth intact!
And thanks to one still jovial day
We still, old friend. shall make our way
BY thought and mem'ry through the snc7
TO youth and that lost long ago
Where laughter, holding both his sides.
Made all our days seem Christmastides!
Arthur 6tringer.
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You'll Find These In the Shops.


Christmas shoppers are fortunate
this year in the number Of novelties
offered in the shops. There are sets
Of hat stands that come incased in
leather and make useful presents for a
man or a woman. OF more doubtful
practically Is new shoehorn with
a handle thirty inches in length. Ii
must appeal to the stout woman and
maybe to the lazy.
For the woman who travels in out
OF the way places there is a compact
leather case inclosing an alcohol fat
iron. While it costs more than an
electric iron. it will be found valuable
for summer travel. especially when
going to the wilds where electricity is
not known.
What TO do with hatpins is always a
question. The small bottles with cro-
cheted cover and ribbon hangers that
some women have given their friends
are PRONOUNCED worse, than useless.
Doubtless it was a woman who In
vented the substantial leather tumbler
shaped holders which are heavy
enough to keep from tipping over and
high enough to hold the pins.
A useful thing is a matchbox with a
phosphorescent top that can be seen
in the dark. Some curious pencil hold
ers may have their admirers. a
heavy glass stand has set into It q
post of spiral wire on the end Of
which Is short chain to which q lead
pencil ii attached exc