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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02

cen1s uei. capita should put dlpn-
Luerla to, say, 1U0 deatus per year,
scarlet reyer to about oUU, and cut
OFF 3 per cent IRON consumption
mortaity.
In cities of fewer inhabitants, a
suauer amount per capita would oe
sufficient to insure freedom nom
prevenLabIe diseases, and IN snlall
uowns a proportionately decreasing
amount would avail, provided the fun
dalnentals of sanitary condlC lions
such as sewerage, water and SAM
cary conveniences were installed
md paid for.
It is a common habit of mind to
estimate the cost of disease IN
terms OF money only; but this is IN
important compared with other ele-
ments: lowered earning capacity,
tendency toward vice and crime, race
deterioration, and individual inettlcl-
encv from Ignorance of health laws
ard lack of application OF principles
Of hygiene. To tolerate conditions
conducive to inefficiency and help-
lessness is both uneconoMlc ana
unwise. Adequate health machinery is
an 'ouuce" of prevention; without
it the community pays the pound
of cure.
Conservation Of resources is the
dominant note of all modern effort.
The health of it's citizens is a
nations most valuable asset 10
conserve material things, land and
forest, water and minerals, without
provision for the conservation OF
that which is basic-fundamental-ls
most unwise and unethical
The social structure Of today is the
most complex known in the world
| history. Changed industrial conditions
necessitate the possession OF ski
hitherto uncalled for; new attitudes
Of mind and new temptations demant
increased strength, even grace, O
character; manifold interests, prob
lens and activities call for intelll
gence of a high order. To meet the
pressure of this environment tht
citizen must be equipped, first g
all, with a good body, with physica
vigor. That it is the duty of state
and community to control environ
ment to this end is unquestionable
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
IVAN I Ed.

We want young men and women
to take good paying positions who
nave finished either a course of
shorthand, telegraphy or bookkeep-
ing and shorthand in our college.
Our employment records show that
during this year there has not been
a graduate Of one of the above
courses who was not placed in a
good position within ten days after
his course was finished, unless of his
own accord, Yet there may be some
who have never registered with our
employment department or who may
desire more remunerative positions
than they are at present holding,
who would register now Our en-
ployment department is away be-
hind in supplying business firms and
railroads, and will appreciate any
one furnishingius with the full par
ticuIars of one of our graduates Of
the above named courses who de-
sires help in securing more desir-
able position. The fact that we have
been wholly unable to supply the
demand by railroads and business
firms during fle past year is very
suggestive that we should more
earnestly urge 3other young people to
enter our school and take up a
course of shorthand, telegraphy or
bookkeeping and shorthand.
Write for pur large catalogue.
Make arrangements to enter at once.
Tyler Commercial College, Tyler,
Texas
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
More Nice Things About The Chief.

More Nice Things About me Chier.
The Pointe Coupee Banner: The
Donaldsonville Chief,one of the most
progressive papers in the state, has
just completed the fortieth year of
its career. The Chief, like its found
err, the Hon. L. E. Bentley, improves
with age; just as young and vlgor-
Gus as ever, it ranks as a guiding
star in Independent journalism. The
Chief is now edited and owned by
Donnaud Bentley, a chip off the OLD
block and James Won Lotten, an
old and vigorous newspaper man.
The Banner joins it's confrer@ OF
the state in hearty ongra1laNbns,
and best wishes for a prosperous
future
The Donaldsonville Democrat: '<The
Democrat extends congratulations to
The Donaldsonville Chief on it's for
tieth anniversary Founded by Hon.
L. E. Bentley, who came here
a mere STRIPPING in the seventies,
The Chief under his able guidance
passed safely through all political
7icissitudes, weathered all storms,
until today it stands journalistic
la1tlmark in the state. In the hands
of G. Donnaud Bentley. who has in
herited the literary talents of his
esteemed prcgenitcrs, and James Won
Lotten, a graduate of The Chiefs
typographical department, The Chief
IS destined to sail on clear waters
FOR. many years to come"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
5 or S doses $685. will cure any
case of Chills and Fever. Price 25c.
Half Million EducabIe Children.

Half Million Educable Children.
The statistics compiled by the as
SCISSORS of the various parishes OF
Louisiana relating to the educaDle
children in the state, which were
made public by the department OF
education last week, show that there
are total of 04,700 children of edu-
cable age, 256,55O of these being
males and 24S,150 females. Divided
as to color, the figures are 28S,79S
whites and 215,902 negroes. The cen.
sus taken by the assessors four
years ago showed a total of 496,S0l
children of educable age, hence there
mas been an increase of 1899 since
that period, which appears to be in
keeping with the changes that have
taken place in the population OF the
state, as shown by the recent fed
eral census, and the natural adj
vancement of the schools through
Capitalization and the enlargement
of facilities.
The parishes Of .Evangeline, iberia
and Jackson have not yet sent in
their reports, and it is estimated that
the figures from these parishes Will
swell the total number some twenty
or twenty-five thousand. The staris-
tics as submitted by the assessors OF
DeSoto, LaSalle, Union and Vernon
are questioned by the school boards
OF those parishes as being smaller
than the actual number OF educaDle
children.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
What Louisiana Has.

Louisiana has more rich alluvial
farming land than any other state
In the Union.
1t has more pine and hardwood tim
Der.
1t has more navigable waterways.
It produces more cane sugar and
molasses.
1t exports more cotton.
1t raises more rice
It has more unimproyed farm lands
It's salt and sulphur mines are the
largest.
1t has the second greatest port.
1t has a greater diversity Of crops.
It will be the most benefited by
the greatest project Of modern
times-the building of the Panama
Canal and a fourtesn-foot channel
connecting the great lakes and the
gulf.
It's railways radiate through the
state to every section of the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri valleys.
It produces within it's own borders
every necessity of life-grain, grass
beef, cotton, wool, sugar, SAT-, vege
tables, fruits, fish, lumber, coal, OF
and stone.
According to the last United States
census Louisiana farms yield 81;
per cent on the investment and tbs
average value Of their crops is s22,7t
per acre.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
LET casso Serve You.

When you wish to enjoy a spec
tally prepared meal or dish of any
thing, go to Casso's restaurant in
Mississippi street. He handles choice
summer oysters, soft shell crabs,
river shrimp, fish, etc. Electric fans,
private dining-room, prompt and po-
lite service River shrimp shipped
to any part of the country, boiled
or raw.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
enjoying 4 BIC SUCCESS.

The Byrne Publishing Company OF
Tyler, Texas. has made a most Won
derful progress during the past three
years But few people realize the
magnitude of this plant, The: heads Ct
the various departments are men Of
ripe experience. men who have been
at the head of similar departments
of the largest houses in the south.
From 80 to 40 people are regularly
employed The plant is equipped
with tho very best modern machinery
for all kinds of commercial printing,
cmboss.ng, ruling; bookbinding, etc.
Not only has large local trade been
built up, but this firm enjoys good
business from over the states ~ofTex-
as, Louisiana and Arkansas, Three
TO five statesmen are kept on the
road during the entire year. The
Byrne Publishing Co. also carries yone
OF the most complete lines of calen-
dars and advertising novelties carried
by any house in the south. Tab
let's, blank books and drug sundries
are handled in carload lots. During
the past few months three different
orders of 10000 each, cloth-bound
books have been printed and bound
complete in this office, one order
coming from Old Mexico. Several
banks have been furnished with their
complete equipment of stationery,
books and files. Many large orders
of printing and supplies for rail.
roads, insurance companies and
courthouses have been turned. The
tee all goods is rapidly building up
it's mail order business. -... 49,.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
What Reclamation Is Doing in
Louisiana.

Referring to the establishment OF
the Bank of Paradis, Paradis, the
New Orleans Picayune says:
give years ago Paradis was prac-
ticaIly unknown. However, just as
soon as the reclamation work was
begun this growing village ON the
Southern Pacific attracted attention,
so much so, in fact, that today the
progressive citizens of that place
are organizing bank. Paradis is jnst
u miles from New Orleans. 1t is To-
Gated on one OF the richest points
along the Southern Pacific. New
homes are now in the course of con-
struction, and those already on, the
field are receiving many inquiries
from their relatives and friends
living in Michigan, Pennsylvania and
other sections of the country as to
the climate, soil conditions and
health conditions
Five years ago, when Edward Wis
ner, o. w. Crawford and their assocl-
ates, who projected the .Paradis de-
veiopment, including the reclamation
of some $4,000 acres of land, COM
menced advertising the property,
there was but little faith even IN
Louisiana or i'll the country at large
as to the reclamation possibilities OF
that state, and, Of course, little or
nothing was known about the Para
dis section. A great interest, how
ever, was quickly developed, and
Edward WisEer, the pioneer in the
work, in a recent letter to tue Man
uracturers Record, said that millions
Of dollars OF value had been added
TO the overfIowed lands Of that state
by the publicity given the subject.
Paradis, then IN unknown place, is
now to become the center of large
development operations, and the pres
idcnt of the new bank is to be Jul
Illus F. Funk, a member of the great
contrasting family Of Blooming on,
Ill, a family which Is said to produce
more bi5h-grade seed corn than any
ether concern in the world. Mr..
Funk and his associates are prepar-
ing : drainage plan under The state, s
auspices which is to include the
drainage of some 10000 or 1900
acres of land at Paradis at a COS,
| # several hundred thousand dollars
| lie location was selected by the
f'unks fer the express purpose OF
raising seed corn. They regard it a.
one OF the richest sections OF the
wonderfully rich lands Of Louisiana
where trucking. corn-groWing ane
other agricultural pursuits can Dc
carried on at profits 50 great that
4 the mere ssasr seat aarsent Of what can be
done in that leetion is apt to pro
duce skepticism on the part OF those
who have not kept advised as to- the
marvellous fertility Of these lands
Manufa ctuers Record,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
PUBLIC HEALTH.
In+erae+inn md Timely Article by
Publicity Bureau OF HeaItn eou'
cation Of Louisiana State BOARD
of Health.

cation of Louisiana State 6oaro
of Health.
Public health is community proo-
lem. 1t can be solved only by intel
lgent, systematic effort, backed by
enlightened public sentiment.
1t is conceded that health is fun
damental in Individual developmgT
and general welfare, but it is aRo
obvious that immediate constructive
measures for betterment of sanitary
conditions are far from the public
mind.
To bring about a changed attitude,
two measures are elemental: l, in
struction, general and specific, ON
health matters and in proper terms;
2, enforcement of necessary legisla-
ton
The second depends on the first.
A community awake to the danger
of insanitary environment will de-
mand enforcement of the law; a
community apathetic to the sanitary
evils that obtain, will not attempt a
remedy.
Louisiana is fortunate in having
an adequate sanitary code, recently
revised, and sufficient authority vest
ed in health officers to enforce rules
and regulations for the promotion
of public health.
To quote from an article by Law
renee Villier, eve have hitherto
not been civilized enough or intelli-
gent enough to spend money for the
preservation of health" The health
department of almost every city and
state of the Union is terribly un.
dermanned. 1t cannot begin to, dc
what it knows to be imperatively
necessary for public health welfare
The budgets appropriate thousands
of dollars for property protection te
one for the protection of health
This is one cause of laxity in en-
| forcement of the law.
| There is another, perhaps, equally
responsible for inactivity in health
affairs. 1t is the general custom OIL
depending on the individual to re
port as a nuisance insanitary con
ditions. Often, the only result O.
such complaint is s'hard feelings
on the part Of neighbors with NJ
abatement Of the nuisance. Inspec
ton, thorough, systematic and peri
odic, is the only method for elimi
nation of sanitary evils, in the frs
place, and for permanence Of excel
ience of conditions.
Inspection implies intelligent d
reetion auds u rained force of SAM
tafy experts, which implies also
sufficient amount to pay for thi
kind of service.
The people of this country expen,
annually ten million dollars 70
screening as a protection from file
and mosquitoes. No comment i
needed. With 21-cent health dc
partment Chicago can hold the gros
death rate under 16 per 1000 for
: few years. II can hold the humble
of deaths from diphtheria at abou
500; from scarlet fever at about 900
f typhoid at about 800 and baby death
: from summer complaints about 30o(
? A health department spending 5
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
4 a New Schools

or commercial and offtA t1,ining.
Number of students limited % en-
able thorough individual supervision
and attention. Because of it's supe-
rior training. every student placed in
good position. Write for catalogue.
THE REASER SCHOOL Of Office
Training and Penmanship, 6l3 Canal
street., New Orleans, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02

The exceptional bargains offered
at the big 3G-day cut price sale now
going on at Col. A. D. Vegas mann
moth store, are attracting hundreds
Of purchasers from all sections for
miles around. Each purchaser at this
sale leaves the store so well salts
fled that he goes home talking
about it, and boosting the sale. If
you have not yet attended this bar
gain sale, ask your neighbors about
it. a
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
ouisk Changes,

Wife-Darilng, ! want a new gown,
Husband-B1 you had new one
only short time ago
Wife-Yes, and my friend Ellen is
t. be married. and can't wear the
same dress wore at her last wedding
-Fliegende Blaetter.
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CIT. c..

s.Cheaper than the Cheapest" This
seasons goods Just received in an
The different departments. Save mo-
new by buying your goods at Cheap
Tnny,s. Lowest prices for high class
goods. Call and be convinced. Lol'
IA. ID. Vega. .---.-.--,------
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-07
NEW ORGAN ARRIVES FOR
RED DRAGON CLUB HOUSE

E. P. Ziegler expects to be here
the first of the week, and also ex-
poets to organize a ladies guild in
connection with the Red Dragon
club house. There has been lack
of interest in the club house since
Mr.. Ziegler's absence, and he hopes
to start a social interest in the place
again and get the Chitina people to
mingle more together. A big fine
new organ has arrived for use at the
club house, and a social function of
some kind will no doubt be given
sometime during next week. A num-
Der of books have been borrowed
since the opening of the place, which
should be returned, as Mr.. Ziegler
wishes to check up the library and
get the branch mission in readiness
for Bishop Rowe, whom Mr.. Ziegler
says, will pay us a visit this month
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-07

Henry Lee, the we'll known loco
motive engineer at the front, recently
received a wire that his brother was
dangerously ill, and may take trip
outside on short furlough. Henry
also received a Christmas present
from his wife, which the gang say is
the real reason for Henry's desire for
a furlOugh. They kid" him unmer
cifully about it, but Henry only grins
and says: "All right, fellows, wait
till you get married, and you'll be
wishing for present just like mine.
OF course, 1 don't particularly need
it up here, but it's appreciated all
the same"
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-07
EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR
BUILDING OF MORE BRIDGES

it would not pay to transport the
material to Cordova. 1t will all be
needed, and more. Mr.. O'Neil esti-
mates that it will require about
a 100000 equipment to build the
bridge at the Copper River crossing.
First of all, large power plant must
be constructed before the caisson
work can begin, and first-class cleo
trio light system installed. The work
on the Kuskulana bridge was great
ly retarded owing to the absence of
electric lights. Mr.. O'Neil succeeded
in borrowing a few acetyline lights
from Superintendent Murchison, but
Stated that had he any idea the work
would have been so prolonged, an
electric light plant would have been
installed in the beginning.
Nothing definite can yet be learn
ed, If an appropriation has been
made by the stockholders in the road,
for the building of the bridge across
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-07
PARAGRAPHS
ABOUT STEEL WORKERS

of the "snoose" to the land of the
snow.
Dirty Dutch wore sorrowful look
all the way down on the train Fri
day He says the gang will insist
on him taking bath, getting a
shave and hair cut and a few other
troublesome things.
Sam Thornton has grievance
against the local trainmen. On his
way to Cordova Friday he fixed him.
self for a comfortable snooze in the
caboose. He had been in the arms
of Morpheus about half an hour
when he awoke and imagined he was
in the hospitable home of his Satanic
majesty. He lit a cigarette without
the aid of match, and, muttering
something about the "shak" being
peach of firemen, beat it for the pas
senger coach.
Curley McTague now dreams only
of New York and the beautiful occu-
pant of a handsome residence near
certain large brewery. Curly says
he'll send no letters by Ray Taylor
this trip, and if possible will Shang-
hal Taylor in Seattle, until he is well
on his way. Two years have passed
since Curly strolled up Broadway,
and up the steps of one of Gotham's
most palatial residences, and he says
he thinks she'll be glad to see him.
J. C. Howells wore his Panama to
Cordova, as Jimmy Farr had to buy
him the best Stetson in town. Jimmy
bet a hat they would, j. c. said they
wouldn't and he is now wearing a
hat at Jimmy's expense.
"Sheeney" Stearns is going out
with plenty of this worlds goods to
engage in a wholesale business, and
said: $50, believe me. lost money
on the Kuskulana job" The gang
say he only had two pair against
three'S
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-07

Trains are now running over the
steel bridge which spans the Kusku-
lana gorge, and the hum of construc-
ton work will be heard from now
on toward the Bonanza mine. The
cantilever span was connected Fri
day and after lowering it to place
the travellers were taken down, which
required three days to complete Most
of the riveting was finished on Thurs
day evening, and about thirty steel
workers given their release. The
balance of the men remaining to
clean up and put everything in ship
shape finish today, Bridge Superin-
tendent A. C. O'Neil and all the men
having come down and leave on Sun
days train for Cordova.
P. ]. O'Brien, superintendent Of
bridges for the construction company,
had four of the high bents next to
the steel on the shore span of the
bridge across the gorge, up on Friday
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-07

evening, and had only three more to
put in, which could be completed to-
day. The construction trains can now
begin hauling rails and ties across
the gorge and the work will be push
ed as rapidly as possible, for there
are still a number of smaller bridges
to be constructed. Supt. O'Brien
stating that there was in the neigh
borhood of eighty days work on
bridges between Kuskulana and the
Bonanza mine. All the equipment
of the bridge will be stored at Kus-
kulana and Waterman put in
charge. Supt. O'Neil states that there
is about $4,000 worth of machinery
and equipment now at the bridge,
and the Katalla Company considers
it a matter of economy to store the
material where it IS, for should they
build or start the work on the Cop
per River crossing near Chitina, as
is generally expected will be done,
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-07

the Copper, but the prevailing opin-
ion seems to be that the caisson work
will at least start, though it is not
proable that steel construction will
begin on the bridge before 1912
The Kuskulana bridge is, and no
doubt will be, the only steel bridge
ever constructed in Alaska in the
winter time. The peril to the work
men when the thermometer ranges
below zero, and the many difficulties
attending steel construction in the
winter time are too great to be again
considered. That there was no one
killed or badly injured on the Kus-
kulana work reflects great credit on
the officials, and on the workmen for
their caution, courage and fortitude
in holding out and completing what
was considered by many to be an
impossible task in the dead of winter.
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-07

Jesse Forester, the old-time steel
worker, is now happy man, having
just finished his contract with the
Katalla Company on the steel bridge
at Kuskulana, and is now on his way
outside to sign for another contract,
which is nearer and dearer to his
heart. He and Miss Sue Bates are
to be united in the holy bonds of
matrimony soon, which explains his
happiness and haste to arrive in the
states. Curly McTague says he still
retains a sore spot, but wishes Jess
much happiness just the same.
The boys of the steel gang claim
that Ray Taylor was appointed as
chaperone on their way down last
Friday. According to report he did
so well in that capacity, he may have
to return and chaperone "Geroni-
mos" gang, most of whom leave to-
morrow.
Jimmy Farr had hard time keep
ing cases on his grip, containing ton
serial tools, on his arrival at the
Hotel Chitina. The gang recommend
ed the hotel safe for this indispen-
sable grip, but Jimmy preferred to
use 1t as a pillow. He couldn't take
chances on losing it as pillow
chances on losing 1t, for it will be
needed on his next job at the steel
bridge across the Copper from Chit
ina.
"Toughy" McNutt says building
bridges in Alaska is too tough for
him in the winter time. Him for
sunny CAL" where by now the Or
anges are just ready to drop into
your face syou lay in the shade OF
the orange grove. "Toughy" says
the only drawback is he has to peel
the oranges.
Saginaw Bill" is on his way to
Copenhagen. He prefers the land