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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28

Ragged wounds are painful and cause
much annoyance. If not kept clean they
lester and become running sores. Billiards.
snow Liniment is an antiseptic healing
.emedy for such cases. Apply it at night
before going to bed and cover with cot
ION cloth ba II I'd Itheals il q few days.
Price, Csc. SOC, and and 81 peF bottle. Sold
By x-Ray Pharmacy:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
MAKING or PLAYING CARDS.
Supposed to Have Been invented. for
Amusement Of Derangsd King
OF France.

The invention of playing cards has
been variously attributed to the Chi
nase, Hindoos, Arabians and Romans,
but cards as now used were invented
by Jacques Grirgonneur, a painter, IN
Paris, in the fourteenth century. They
were supposed to have been first made
for the amusement of Charles VI. Of
France, who was deranged. The
French had particular names for the
IL court cards. The four kings were
David. Alexander, Caesar and Charles:
the four queens, Argine. Esther. Ju.
dith and Pallas: the four knaves or
knights, Ogier the Dane, Lancelot, La
Hire and Hector de Garland.
Cards seem originally to have been
brought to England from Spain, prob
ably having been introduced into that
country by the Moors. The clubs, In
Spanish, were not trefoils, as with us.
but cudgels, /. e., "bastos. IND the
spades or swords, "espadas." Cards at
arst were stamped from wood blocks
tn outline and filled in by hand. but
after the Invention of engraving. the
best artists engraved them on copper
and struck them off at once. "Coi,ulm Column
bines" were spades. rabbits CLUBS !:
"pinks," diamonds. and roses.
hearts. Human figures. opposed 10
those OF flowers and animals. We're tue
ancestors of court cards.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
Records in Size.

The largest theater Is the parlS
Opera house. covering three acres;
the largest bronze statue. that o. re-
ter the Great Iii st. Petersburg. Weign'
ing LOO tors. The biggest stone
statue Is In Japan. ~ feet high the the
largest college is in Cairo. with ovef
ten thousand students and 80 teacn-
ers. Damascus has the honor OF De
ing the oldest city
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is not {
common, every day cough mixture. Ii il
q meritorious remedy for all the trouble
some and dangerous complications result
ing from cold in the head. throat. chest or
Iuugs. Sold by all dealers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
Sheriff s Sale.
State of Louisiana Parish of Ascenslon-Twen
Seventh Judicial District Court.


Prosper Dugas
10y VIRTUE OF and IN obedience to an Or
41 der OF seizure and sale. issued By the above
named court in the above entitled and numbered
cause, and TO me directed. have seized and
taken into my possession, and will sell at pnb
lie auction. to the last and highest bidder,
according to law, at the principal front door 81
the courthouse of the parish of Ascension. in
the town OF Uonaldsonrille. on
SATURDAY, JANUARY %, 1911,
at II O'Clock q. m, the following described
property, to-Hit:
A certain piece or parcel of ground situated in
tie northeast quarter OF section twenty-four
township eleven south, range thirteen east, 70
gether with all the buildings and improvements
thereon and theren1to belonging said property
being situated III the brusly Sacramento parish
OF Ascension, state of Louisiana bounded al,
north by land now or formerly belonging 8
Lemann Bros, on the west also by Leinann bros
and on the south by Lemann Bros, end on the
east by q portion of the same tract herein mort
gagged. belonging to Diz & Plaisance. and a
twelge-foot road. being a portion Of the land
purchased in indiyision from Lubin Guedry T3
Terms Cash in United States currency ~
E. @. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish of Ascension
D0naldsonville. La, Dec. "A, 1910.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
DR.. Belts Pine-Tar-FIouey

is household word in every stare in the
union as well as IL several foreign coun-
tries. For grippe, coughs. easds, asthma
and throat troubles it is the best. Sold
everywhere. Look for the bell on the
bottle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28

A Contemporary Opinion OF Byron
These poesus l"Hours Ut Idleness't
completely prove. that although
George Gordon, Lord Byron. minor.
whose portrait we give. may be q
gentleman. an orator. or statesman.
unless he improves wonderfully. he
can never be poet.From the Satfr-
list, London, 1907.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28

Lucien Casso, the oyster king, is thu
place to 60 when you wish to enjoy ia
and salty Bayou Cook oysters, raw ant
cooked in any style. fresh boiled rive
shrimp and soft shell crabs. Orders 70
oyster leaves given special attention
Short order meais q sRecialty. Every
thing the best and aiways teiishtled.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
Tha Question.

That cheerful statesman has de-
clared to his constituents that he IL
not jeremiah" That's not the ques-
tion. replied the campaign manager
What We want to know Is whether he
lie q Jonah
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28


ehappeF!ains Gongh Remedy is very very
valuable MEDICINE for throat and luna
trouble. 1t quickly relieves and auFea
painful breathing and a dangerously
sounding cough which indicates contested
lungs. Sold by all dealers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
poverty In Old New York.

Knickerbocker Gossip Yes. that ia
the rich Miss Guilders. They say her
father hath Ave thousand pounds IL
he hath shilling.
strsEger-And who Is the beauty
with her?
Gossip beauty. yes; but, alas.
her face Is her only fortune. She
hath but a miserable ten-acre farm
OH Broaiway-Jndge
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
-Tese OF Friendship,

He who betrays another's secret be-
.ause he has quarse,ed with him was
ever worthy or the name OF friend.
breach OF kindness will not Justify
! breach OF trust
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
A Rrluht child.

Visttor--"l do think your son Is SO
bright. Proud Mother-"Ah. yes, he
works so hard at his books have
been afraid hs would develop the
Bright's disease. The Widow.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
svorid,s TatIest Bulldino,

The tailest monument is the Wash
sngton obelisk, 555 feet high: but the
largest monoiith Is In karnak. Egypt.
being LOG feet high. The highest
chimney. measuring 474 feet. is in
Glasgow.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
Little Zeal pifse nee

Tough luck for Jim. The girl he
married turned oct to be PROBES.
stonal pickpocket.' Gee. The rest
Of US drew some pretty clever anna.
teurs. though. &C 'eveland Leader.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
Eczema. Rinsworn1.

letter, chapped hands Or lips, boils. sores
and all skin diseases are quickly cured by
the use of DR.. Bells Antiseptic Salve. Csc.
box at all dealers. A creamy, snow
white ointment.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
H,a Banks Business Methods

49, Ef9 SdEk : s1"IFtSsS8 5WSSEIUuS. ~
Before discounting any paper the
Bank OF England requires at least
two good British names. one OF which
must be the acceptor. II seldom holds
over $50. 100000 In bills discounted
and securities OF all kinds.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
A Fcotnote.

she-"What ia this at the bottom OF
lis line: This man had a strong
id striking soul?'" He (reading,-
The note says: This man must have
len kicker :"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28

A good remedy for bad cough is
Ballard's Horeliound Syrup. It heals the.
lungs and auiets irritation. Price, Csc, SOC.
and 81 per bottle. Sold by X-Ray Phar-
macy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
A medicine

that lives ten years must have merit. Dr..
Bells Psne-Tar-Honey has been sold for
sixteen years, and sales have increased
every year. So you run no risk. We
guarantee it. Atall dealers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
5A Similarity.

Queer names those South Ameri.
can soldiers have
Yes. Calling the roll sounds a
great deal like reading or the con.
tents Of a Wine card.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
MiIiions Of Bottles

Of pr: Bells Fine Honey used annually
j. geea evidence that it isa gooa remedy
esughs, eslds, ana aA threat
III iaeiipls: = s>ak far tbs beii
and bronchial troubles
on the bottle. Sold everywhere.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28

The liver loses its activity at times aad
reeds help. KerbiHe 10 an effective liver
imulant. It also pufifias tbs bowels,
rengthens digestion and restores
s.1ength, vigor and c,,.eerful spirits.
rice. h0c. Sold by x-Ray Pharmacy
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
Wien Y-ou See f4,e R.If

on the bottle you have our guarantee that
you are getting the best cough and cold
remedy Dr.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey has
millions OF satisfied users. At all dealers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
The Practical Nan.


One idea OF o practical man Is one
S.so would rather have ten-cent cigar
en- 10 him than a fve-center named
IL. hint Dallas News.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is Chamherlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They do the
work whenever you require their aid.
These tablets change weakness into
strength, listlessness into energy, gloomi-
ness into joyousness Their action Is SO
gentle one doesn't realize he has taken a
purgative. Sold by ali dealers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28

Touch Of Sarcasm.
LIE Sage: I wish you all sorts es
prosperity with little more taste
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
He Never Got His Money

back. sntherland's Eagle Eye salye
cured bis eyes and he did not want it.
Painless and harmless Csc. at all dealers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
Poor Nourishn1ens.

He that lives upon hopes will die
fasting
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
Appropriata,

Contributnr-W What has become OF
hat poem. 1.-THE Turtle Dove" sent
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
old-Time Trotting Horse Men.

Oid-Time Trotting Horse Men.
There is no longer the old dyed,in.
the-Wool trotting horse men Of our
younger days. A few years ago at a
sale shabby old man bid and bid
for a horse, running 1t UP to more
than $500. at which price he bought
1t. On beng asked for tho cash ne
coolly peeled up his trousers, peeled
up his drawers. peeled down his
stocking, and from the double fold
brought out two $1,000 bills. They
had been so long in the fold, creased.
that the paper was cut through ana
the bills fell In eight quarters to the
table. The treasury redeemed them
all right.
Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy never dis
appoints those who use it for obstinate
coughs, colds and irritations Of the throat
and lungs. 1t stands unrivalled as a rem
edy for all throat and lung diseases. Sold
by all dealers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
French Propar,,,,... Z.

II you have one true friend, think
yourself happy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28

Editor-I'vs placed It In a pigeon
hole Boston Transcript.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-18

called Fiddler's hill, with "A sharp curve
at the foot of it, round which, if you
ala not swerve cautiously as became
good driving. it was an easy matter to
De prec1pitated over a cliff some two
hundred feet high into one of the doz-
of a large circular lime pit.
When these were burning at night.
1T is true. fitful flashes of fire danced
occasionally upon the farther side OF
the pits. lending a weird, con-
trast to the inky landscape, for the
blue columns of smoke climbing silently
upward We're very suggestive of wraiths
from what might be easily
taken for their funeral pyres below.
But for all. to a nervous or worse, a
careless person. Fiddler's hill was not
a pleasant place to maneuver, having
either a balky horse or a poor driver.
Those who had travelled it met, with
In certain hours. morning and evening,
a buggy always drawn by a gray horse,
with a solitary figure perched upon the
tboX-like body Of the buggy. Occasion
ally, when the mist hung over the
woods and impeded the vision so that
drivers could see only a few feet in
front of them. a shrill whistle would
startle some drowsy %raveler from his
dreams; he would pull aside, and some
thing for all the world like an appar-
ASAOAi WOQlO SilOG Oy ilIlu- lnCO
the mist again.
This was the mail-driver, a strange,
tactturn kline of man. who had for
twenty years carried the mails to Pas
saquodmush to the railroad, winter and
summer, night after night, without a
single intermission.
Whether this silent avocation for the
journey was accomplished. back and
forth. five leagues each way, between
sunrise and sunset, had anything to do
with the temperament OF the man,
would be difficult to decide; those who
had known him from boyhood remem-
bered him only as Il strangely silent
and peculiar character, lost in the Sc
certs of his own mysterious nature and
holding little intercourse with those
around him beyond what business de-
handed: acknowledging, nevertheless,
with some show of reluctance, tina be-
yond this d disposition of his, this
aversion to being. as they said. lone Of
themselves" this uncommunicativeness
which SO persistently shrouded his
thoughts and feelings from others, one
could not wish a more %inoffensive
neighbo.. The antipathy, if it existed,
based solely. therefore. upon these
peculiarities. and it is more than prob
able that what excited this dislike more
violently than anything else among the
people was tine logged, unconquerable,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-18

"Exactly. There are no automobiles
TO make life a burden and horse-riding
unsafe. Even the man is carried fif-
teen miles to the railroad station in an
old-fashioned buggy by an old-fash-
toned an"
IT know It,"
Jack" Stebbins said this in a
dreamy, absent sort of a way, as If he
were talking to himself.
Two weeks later and Miss Stotts was
at Passaquodmush, far from the mad
dening mob Of motors, enjoying her
own particular fad of taking every
morning a long horseback ride before
sunrise, and wondering, to tell the
truth, how Jack" Stebbins could con-
tent himself away from her-even with
the aid of an automobile. For herself.
one of the things that helped to interest
her in this u~neventful wilderness was
the extraordinary personality and repu-
tatiOn Of the local ~mail-carrfer, who
conveyed the letters from PassaquOd-
mush to the nearest railway point,
fifteen miles away. On her ante-sun-
rise rides she often met him, and the
condition and hard lot of his scrawny
steed had been a pet grievance with
her during the two seasons she had
passed in the wilderness. This sum-
mer she had resolved not to leave until
she had accomplished some sort Of re-
lief for this broken-dOWn animal
though so far she did not quite see
precisely how she was going to go
about 1t.
A long ravine paralleled the high
road some distance from PassaQuOd-
mush. and there was a steep incline
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-18

struggling and painting. but safe now,
in the tangled harness.
so you'll admit that a motor car
all?"
1t was Jack" Stebbins who spoke.
He had one arm around Miss Stotts'
waist-a seemingly super1uous atten-
ton just now, seeing that it was full
five minutes since she had recovered
from her fainting fit. With the other
hand he was holding her horse by the
bride. And think what would have
happened If the auto hadn't brought
me here in the nick if time"
ITO save me from falling off my
horse, and the mail driver from falling
over the cliff.
The color was returning to her cheeks.
and there was a mischievous twinkle
in her eyes.
Yes, Jack she said. "and better
still. you have shown me a way to end
the troubles of that unfortunate mail
horse-I-Im going to give his master
an-an~ automobile!"
Confess. Miss Stotts, thai your initi-
al mistake was in abusing the auto
MOBILIZE"
Il take it ell back. I'VE changed my
opinion"
JACK" Stebbins bent his head a little
closer to hers.
And by consenting to change your
name. as WE'LL" whispered he auda-
ciously. you correct another initia:
mistake-curiously enough, too, isn't
it?-without changing the initial after
ALL"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-18
icast-iron nature of the man and his
aversion to all forms Of sympathy.

nature of the man and his
aversion to all forms of sympathy.
To X out u livelihood he had ac-
CURED a small farm. upon which he
Wonked in his spare moments with in
credible perseverance. But his OWL
stubborn nature seemed to have im-
parted itself to the soil, and despite
these lncaluculabe exertions in subduing
them. the weeds seemed to flourish with
abnormal persistency. Another would
have given up the task of combating
the parasitical growth i'm despair and
have exchanged the farm for one which
would yield more readily. but the in
flexible spirit of its owner would allow
OF no such surrender: 1t was a question
OF himself or The weeds being choked
finally. and there seemed something
In he grim determination with which
he continued to uproot them as fast as
they succeeded each other that Dos
seSsed in It an element of the SUPER
human and diabolic.
There was another way in which the
same spirit was manifested. Ten
leagues a day, especially in the hours
set apart by nature for rest. will speed
lily wear up a horse, despite good feed
ing and attention.: SO for efficient SER
vice two or three were required IL the
contract were to be held, which de-
pended upOn the punctuality of the
service. and, SO far during. his tenure
of Office, u seconds delay had never
occurred through the mail-driver's
negligence. His method Of treating q
refractory horse was unique. No one
had ever seer him use a whip. in his
efforts to overcome even the most stuk-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-18
MNnQ RBI !||}&IE IS
y zspun neNntlu '~ -4#R7H137QvQQyW
eopynl41 He'RyMRREA5I
MEP7 HR7M KfHy RsEyE

Perhaps it was natural for a horse
loving woman like Miss Julia Stotts to
be prejudiced against the automobile.
Yet 1T did seem d that she should
hold out so ~obstinately against the
motor-driven vehicle. seeing that she
was the center of a crowd of men and
WOnen who. while quite as loyal to the
horse, had welcomed it's latest compet-
ttor with the frankest kind of enthusi-
asm.
any way. tina motor cars stood for
anything better han "A mere ephemeral
fad. Miss Stotts positively declined to
admit. They had come up like the
banished bike" and they would be cut
down in the same remorseless fashion,
h held, as soon as the novelty wore
off.
Miss Stotts stood on the veranda of
the Northchester country club. jack
Stebbins was beside her.
Il don't despair of being able to con-
vert you," said Jack" The talk had
turned on the irrepressible topic of
motor vehicles, and Miss Stott's equally
irrepressible dislike for them.
Your missionary zeal will hardly
stand the strain" h said. Certainly
YOU can't play on my tears, for. unlike
the ordinary savage, who scared so
easily at the locomotive, only contempt
Is called forth in me when I see you
enthusiasts--or rather your machines
W III AG w VI q All lOdO
with your snorting and gasping and
putting"
you can imagine no poetry of mo-
ton in an automobiles" asked Jack"
The only poetry of motion l can
conceive in connection with one, is the
speed with which the horrible things
will disappear when people come to
their Senses"
"Nor-if romance be barred-can you
allow n potentiality Of useful
I'm a motor car? None whatever
unless it be the possibly useful lesson
1t may teach when it does vanish-that
Of the absurdity of all violent tempor-
airy fads."
Jack" Stebbins sighed. He had been
80 long unsuccessful in storming the
stronghold of what he considered as her
unreasonable prejudice that he had be-
gun to think the task hopeless. Pres
emily his face frightened. Was it an
Inspiration?
you are going to Passaquodmush
again this summer aren't you?" he
asked.
Yes" she answered. "And probably
you can guess what the charm is that
I find there?"
II know that out-of-the-world corner
Of the Maine woods we'll enough to be
able to guess"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-18

nut when Il woman.
Isn't invited. she
squirms.
Every boys hand,
Is against a snake.
q spider, q rat and
a o /
When two men
fight to q finish.
and both are badly
punished. that quar-
rel has usually
been settled for
good.
I have long been
suspicious Of the,
Truly good men,
and women who,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-18
Worry Cool.

MI. Kicker-See here. young man. 1
don't want to see you here any more.
.Cholly-In that cas- I should advise
you to remove your trunk in the morn.
ing.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-18
Country. 5
Town Sayings ;
BY sEp~ HOWE.
Copyright. 1911, BY George ;
Matthew Adams. !
BY sEp" HOWE.
Copyright, 1911. BY George
H~tAhA- AAA-


There are two sides to every quarrel.i
unless there are three papers in al
town: then there are three sides to|
every quarrel.
The method employed by some girls
in getting wedding presents is little,
less than highway robbery. !
Men don't care much about society,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-18

Men dont care much about society.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-22
WOMEN CONTROL PITCAIRN.
(By Union Associated Press.)

Valparaiso, Chile, March 22.-Pit-
cairn Island, the lonely spot in the
South Pacific which was settled by
mutineers and murderers more than
a century ago, is now practically con-
trolled by women, according to re-
ports just received here. The total
population of the island is now $50,
and of these more than a hundred are
females All of the islanders are de-
scendants of the mutineers of the ship
Bounty, who in 1890 captured the ves-
sci, killed the officers and, after kid
mapping a number of native women,
settled on Pitcairn. The islanders of
the present time are exceedingly re-
ligious and noted for their sternly
rigorous adherence to the moral code.