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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
FISH THAT WALK ON LAND

=, Il Of
One of the strangest fishes in the
world is the "goby," which can swim,
but prefers to walk. Often 1t is seen
climbing on the roots of mangroves
in Florida, using it's pectoral fms aft
er the manner of legs.
In the Philippines there IS fish
called the "poyo," which spends
large part Of its time out of water. In
fact, it soon dies II prevented from
the leaving the water. Sometimes 1t
climbs trees to considerable height.
Another fish Of the Philippines,
known as the '.terebog," is fond OF
taking walks on land, and catches
mice and even rats on occasion, de-
youring them with great relish. 1t at
tains a length Of three feet.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
LlGH TED CIGAR STUB
SETS A HAT ON FIRE
GIRL WALKS DOWN WASHING
TON STREET UNCONSCIOUS
HEADGEAR is AFLAME.

Washington.-Pede In Penn
sylVania avenue, between Sixth and
Seventh streets southeast. were sur
prised to see girl walking along
that thoroughfare with spiral of
smoke curling upward from a large
picture hat she wore Cries on the
part of those nearest her caused the
girl to tear the hat from her head
and cast it into the street
The girl proved to be Miss Rather
inc Burns. fifteen years old, Of 74S
Seventh street southeast. While on
her way home through Pennsylvania
avenue, which was crowded with
promenaders, an unknown man lifted
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

is described as firm, with wild game
taste, and is said to be equally as palat-
able as squirrel or rabbit. The young
sters are said to have played q game
on some Of their elder friends recent
ly. whom they invited to a supper of
rabbit, the supposed "kill' Of hunt
ing expedition. It was not until the
feast was over, and the guests were
praising the high quality of the
game" that they learned to their sur
prise and horror they had been gorging
themselves on fried cat!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
IT'S FOOD
That Restores and Makes Health
Possible.

There are stomach specialists as
well as eye and ear and other special
lists.
One Of these told young lady. Of
New Brunswick, N. J., to quit medi-
cines and eat Grape-Nuts. She says:
For about 10 months suffered Sc
yerely with gastritis. / was unable
to retain much of anything on my
stomach, and consequently was COM
PEELED to give up my occupation.
II took quantities OF medicine, and
had an idea was dieting, but con-
tinued to suffer, and soon lost Is
pounds in weight. was depressed
In spirits and lost interest in every
thing generally. MY mind was so af-
fected that it was impossible to be-
come interested In even the highest
reading matter.
After suffering for months I de-
cfded to go to a stomach specialist.
We put me on Grape-Nuts and my
fea1th began to improve Immediately.
1t was the keynote Of a new life.
Il found that had been eating too
mucH staTcny 1000 Wnlcn l d1a not dl-
gest, and that the cereals which I had
tried had been too heavy. T soon
proved that it is not the quantity OF
food that one eats, but the quality.
In a. few weeks I was able To go
back to ray old business Of doing cler-
zeal work. / have continued to eat
Grape-Nuts for both the morning and
evening meal. / wake In the morning
with a clear mind and feel rested. T.
regained my lost weight In a short
time. am well and happy again and
owe it to Grape-Nuts..' Name given
By Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
Read THE Road to We1lville, 4 in
pkgg- There's a Reason Il ss
Ever read the above letter A new
one apnsass from tine e
Interest
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
FORGOTTEN FOR 81 YEARS

The trustees of the Alexandra pal
ace, London, have received from a
man living in Melbourne, Australia,
money order for IS. This amount,
he writes, is; double the cost of three
little books borrowed from the Alex
andra palace reading room about the
year 1878 and failed to return-a thing
which / suddenly remembered about q
week ago.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
LEARN TO CHOP OFF HEADS

The French executioner, the famous
M. Diebler, figured in an exalted capac-
ity the other week when he lectured
and gave demonstrations on the fine
art of housekeeping to Japanese
mission which is making inquiries in
Europe and America into the easiest
and most humane method of executing
criminals. M Diebler escorted the
mission to the shed in Paris, where
the Red Widow" waits, and after a
long description OF each detail of the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
New Baseball League.

A new baseball league, the Inter-
state Baseball association, has been
launched, with 20 clubs as members.
It is the intention to enroll all pern1a-
nent amateur and semiprofessiona
clubs in New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Connecticut, the obs
ject being "to promote the game and
protect baseball clubs embracing
standard amateur and reliable semi
professional players" The board of
directors viii settle all disputes and
act as a board of arbitration on all
points connected with the playing
rules which may come up during the
season.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
RED SHIRTS MAKE HENS LAY.

Frank A. Goodman of Whitinsville,
Mass, has discovered the charm that
makes q hen lay eggs during the frig-
i'd days of winter. IF the man who
owns flock Of hens" says Mr.. Good.
man, will only wear red flannel
shirt whenever he comes within sight
of the hens, the hens VIII lay prodigS
ously"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
WORLD BIGGEST WATER PIPE

This extraordinary photograph gives
some idea of the great size Of the wa
ter conduit just constructed at Able
da, Spain, on the Aragon and Catalo-
ian canal. The workmen are seen
demonstrating its huge dimensions by
holding on to it's ribs, to show that the
circumference equals the height OF
seven men. The length Of the water
pipe is about S23 yards. It is the work
OF Spanish engineer. Senior Mariana
LUNA. OF Gijon.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
Important 70 Mothers
Clutches or Riers.

Richard Croker, at a dinner In New
York, expressed a distrust for aero
planes.
There's nothing underneath them, !"
he said. II the least thing goes
wrong, down they drop.
Il said to a Londoner the other day:
How is your son getting on since
he bought a flying machine?
On crutches, like the rest OF
them the Londoner replied"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
Woman as Bank Cashier.

Miss Ethel Boynton is cashier Of
the National Bank Of Bayside, L. T..
the only woman in the state holding
ouch position. She says that to be
trustworthy a man or woman must
first be kind, then he cannot find it in j
his heart to betray the trust that is
reposed In him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

grim machine, gave a performance Of
an execution, cutting of the head OF
dummy figure for the instruction Of
the visitors. They were most In
terested, and before leaving asked M.
Diebler to make an estimate Of the
price Of guillotine complete with all
its fittings, and to include in his esti-
mate his charge for dozen lessons
to Japanese to be appointed for the
purpose.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
THEY ENJOY THE FRIED CAT

With fine contempt for ancient
prejudice against tabby as an article
of diet, some sehoolboys of Allen coun-
ty, Ohio, have developed taste for
fried cat. Their method of getting the
feline live stock into condition is to
take few plump young kittens. pen
them up and feed them on milk diet
for several weeks. before preparing
them for the cooking range. The meat
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Paris has decreed war against rats
This does not mean a battle asafnst
the rodents, but the downfall OF the
present style of dressing ladies. hair
But while the hobble skirt remains
Paris fashions will not lack for strik,
ing features.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
Sticky Sweating
Palms

after taking salts or cathartio
waters-did you ever notice that
weary all gone feeling-the pafms
of your hands swaziland rotten
taste in your mouth - Cathartics
only move by sweating your bowels
DO a lot Of hurt-Try q CASCA-
RET and see how much easier the
job is done - how much better
you feel. 90
cAscARETS roc a box for weeks
treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes month
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Mount Etna continues to smoke. but
the innocent bystanders have come TO
the conclusion that there is nothing
doing In the way Of lava. Many a fine
and oft have we heard of Dersons VIII
Adidn't know it was loaded
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
Joe suqden a Manager.

Joe sugden Of PhiIadelphia, the for
mer National league catcher, who has
played in the last three years with
Vancouver, b. G., in the Northwestern
league, has been elected manager Of
the Newcastle club of the Ohio and
Pennsylvania league
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

An army officer has invented mul.
ltpiex telephone. and it Is claimed for
st that ten persons can speak over one
line. AS If We didn't have troubles
enough already with the sour.party
wire.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

It is bad enough to be deaf mute.
but when one SO afflicted is sued for
slander, 1t is carrying the thing too
FAR Some persons evidently 'sjust
SAINT make their hands behaye.s
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Another instance of the hardship oe
military duty is the decree that nam.
bers Of the New Jersey National Guard
must refrain from wearing patent
leather pumps at drill. However
there is no order against chewing gum
or using powder puffs.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Pupils at Wellesley must learn how
to spell before they are allowed to
graduate. 1t may be good innoya-
ton, bat we fear that it will detract
from the quality of Wellesley fudge.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Curing paralysis by artificia1ly IN.
ducing fever reminds one of the in
genious practitioner who always
threw his patients into fits and then
cured the fits
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

What is the name Of the song the
lady is singing?n
Meet Me in Heaven
Don't you think she's taking
great deal for granted?''
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

During the last "a years, says an
eastern paper, We have lost 81, 600, 00o,-
600 by fire. Even at that old "inade-
uuate water supply" is still doing bust
hess.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

IrKutsk, the capital OF Siberia, is
described as the wickedest city in the
world. It is now up to New York,
Chicago and Pittsburg to renew their
efforts,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

a Cleveland man wants damages for
having to answer telephone calls thar
were not for him and~for the time he
has lost In waiting to get the nun,
bers he wanted. He will receive a
large amount Of public sympathy. ii
dc never gets anything else.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

A Chicago man was shot for step
ping on another's corn. Anybody who
has ever nursed pet corn will call
it iustifiable homicide.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
Would Fix Hat Pin Limit

Pierre, S. d Representative Stu
verad introduced q bill In the legisla-
ture seeHing To limit the length Of hat
pins and stlte manner of hairdressing
OF women. 5
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Aviator Paulhan, who has made
100000 out Of his aeroplane, says he
ls going to retire from the game.
This looks to us like knowing exactly
when to quit.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

A New York publisher tells us that
poor music sells best. So we should
Judge from the music we hear thess
days.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

DR.. Pierce,s Pellets, small, sugar-coated
easy to take as candy, regulate and invig-
crate. stomach, livaS and bowels and cure
constipation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

That proposed half cent coin would
be about right for most of the things
you get by dropping, cent coin in
the slot.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

New York is to have a ffty-eight
story building. Tenants on the top
door will be reasonably safe from
porch climbers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

A London man who was q contrib.
ttor to Punch has Just died, leaving
b fortune Of $6,0oO,00o, and well bet
his Jokes weren't worth it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

We are told that there will be no
babies In these United States after
the year 1920. Another reason for
protecting our infant industries.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

A new play in New York IS called
Bought and Paid For" However.
many writer of vaudeville sketches
has no such luck.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Garfield Tea cannot but commend itself
70 those desiring laxative, simple, pure,
mild, potent and health-giving.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Florida has bride serenty-eighs
years old And vet there are women
of forty who have given up hope.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Pride has many q fall these slip
perry mornings.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

One mans attempt at suicide Is at
fributed to too much housework. IA
this sign of the times?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Beware the grip. Do not let 1t get
hold on you.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
Baseball talk has moved on from
postmortens to forecasts.

An extraordinary duel was fought
In France the other day. One OF the
duellists was hurt
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Baseball bids fair to girdle che
globe. The Japs and the Cubans are
taking kindly to it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

We are told that an Illinois woman
has put an end to herself by jumping
into a cistern. Well, well!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

What do you think of hen that
laid 1000 eggs in % years and never
brooded? Can you beat it?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

The u French Of vgpon has picturesque
feature than the OF Bene,
the legend enezet lad who before the bishop
bishop promptly ordered the boy be
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Chicago Is the gem center OF the
world, but there is such q thing as
wearing too many.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

When you find excess Of speech look
for shortage on sight.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

The house cat carries germs IN.
doors and INDUCES out of doors In
an excess, of vocal expression.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Affections mark the difference be
tween iron and steel.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
There's Many a Slip.

Itch Cured In 80 Minutes by Wo02f0rd'A
SanitaryLotion.N Never fails. At druggists.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Love does not depend for It's
strength on concentration.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

She-You puckered up your lips SO
then that thought You were going to
kiss me-
He-No; got some grit in my
mouth.
she-Well, for goodness sake swal-
low it! You need it In your system!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
The l0DaIdsODyiIIe Chief
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

DoNALDsoNvILLE LOUISIANA
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-03
PERSONAL

DR.. j. N. Stanton is i'll with grip
Miss Carrie Sessions is at home
again.
Mr.. W. A. Sans has returned from
Florida.
Mr.. W. W. Watkins has returned
from Florida.
Mrs, Miller and Mrs. Pearl Welsh
are in New Orleans.
Mrs A. NJ. H. Heck has recovered
from her recent illness.
Mrs. John Awtrey writes she
enjoys Florida and her husband con-
tinues to improve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Mayes have
taken the house on Whitlock avenue
next to Mr.. j. B, Glover.
MIR. and Mrs. Sam Adams, who
formerly lived near Smyrna have gone
to Long Beach, California, to live.
Mr.. H. V. Manning has accepted
position with the Swift Packing
Company and goes to Atlanta every
day.
Mrs. Henry B. Johnson recently
visited her father, Mr.. E. G. Willing
ham, at Aripeka, his winter home in
Florida.
Mrs. John Awtrey remembered one
of her Marietta friends this week with
a post card illustrating pineapple
harvesting.
Miss Eileen Gober is at home
from Clearwater, Fla, and Miss Sadie
Gober came up from Decatur for the
weekend.
Mercerized Cotton Foulards
Saturday, March 4th, regular l5c
quality at &c.
MARIETTA DRY GOODS co.
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, has reached
Los Angeles safely and will spend
several months with her sister-in- law.
Mrs. Morris CHM.
Ida, little daughter OF Mr. and
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-03
Mrs. Graham's Tea.

Mrs. Graham's George Washington
tea on the 22nd was a lovely social
event. The decorations were in the
national cOlOrs with red candles and
flags and some of the sandwiches were
tied with red and blue ribbons. The
hostess and assisting DANES had their
coiffures powdered. Mrs. Graham was
in evening dress of pompadour chiffon
and wore the blue and white regents
ribbon in royal fashion from her left
shoulder, and crossing with a ieweled
pin on the right below the waist. A
colonial pin, painted in pink roses,
was on the right of her corsage, and
on her left shoulder were the badges
OF the L. D. c., the D. A. r. and the
beautiful blue and gold insignia of
Colonial DANES. Around her neck
was rope of pearls.
Several members of the D. A r.
are in mourning and did not appear.
Assisting Mrs. Graham were Miss
Mabel Cortelyou, state secretary, Miss
Sena Towers, regent of the Fielding
Lewis chapter, Mrs. G. NJ. Crosby
Mrs. Inman Strong Chase, Mrs. Little,
Mrs. Nolan, Mrs. Willingham, Miss
Mary Reynolds and Miss Henrietta
Black
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-03
Washington Relic Owned
BY Great-Great Grandniece
From the Atlanta Journal.

At this season when the George
Was hington Ratchet and bunch OF
cherries adorn so many score cards
and tea tables, it is interesting to know
that a great-great grandniece of the
father of his, country" lives in Mari
eta and owns a military sash he used
to wear on dress parade.
1t is woven like a fish net of cherry
red silk with fringed ends and is yard
wide when stretched out. 1t was worn
by its owner Wednesday evening at a
Washington tea and attracted much
attention.
The owner of this valued relic is Mrs.
G. M. Crosby, formerly Miss Ellen
Patrick Lowell, She has photographs
In couples of the four generations
leading back to Bette, sister OF George
Washington, who was the vile OF
Fielding Lewis.
The Marietta D. A. r. chapter is
named for this brother-in-law OF
George Washington. Fielding Lewis
was the father OF Howell Lewis, who
was the father Of Mrs. Crosby's parental
grandmother, Bette Washington
Lewis Lowell. This Mrs. LovelPs son,
Richard Charming Moore Lowell, was
Mrs. Crosby's father and her mother,
Mrs, Lowell, is still living.
Her stepgrandmother, Mrs. Patrick
is now living in Virginia and is a
granddaughter Of the late Chief Justice
Marshall.
Mrs. Crosby has a pair Of handsome
silver candlesticks, given her by this
grandmother.
All the photographs are good looking
and that Of Bette Washington is very
handsome.
Small portraits OF George and Martha
Washington in oval brass frames and
framed coat Of arms Of the Washing
ton family with all it branches hang
in Mrs. Crosby's home on a wall to-
gether
Mrs. Crosby is president Of the Civic
improvement league, Of Marietta. and
is a niece George Washington would
have been proud to claim
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-03
SoClAL NEWS can be telephoned to Mrs.
Carter, Phone $40; or sent to her at liz Forest
Avenue, Marietta
Mrs. Fred Morris Entertains
For Mrs. E. H. Clay

Mrs. Fred Morris Reception for
Mrs. F. H. Clay and Mrs. Howard
Parkinson Friday afternoon was alto
gether lovely in every way. The en-
tire first floor was profusely adorned
with jonquils, the dining-room es-
pecially bright with their golden
tints. The dining table had a lace
centerpiece over yellow on which
stood a big silver loving-cup filled
with jonQuils and around this were
silver goblets full of the same flowers.
The plate rack around the dining
room had stems of jonquils alternat-
ing with plates and the bright yellow
against the dark green walls was
beautiful.
At the front door Emmie Montgom-
cry, Margaret and Julia McNeel re-
ceived cards. Mrs. Morris wore white
chiffon with double skirt bordered
in pink roses. Mrs. Clay wore her
wedding dress of white satin with
pearl and silver garniture. Mrs.
Perkinson wore her wedding robe of
white satin finished with pearl buckles
and all three carried pink carnations.
Misses Willie Jean Wallace and
Annie Pope Bryan in white with Jon
quils served coffee in the "den" which
was transformed into a sunburst OF
floral gold. Mrs Tom Brumby, Mrs.
Irammell, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Freyer,
and Mrs. Gilbert served in the dim
ing-room. Mrs. Morgan Mcneil
Mrs. George Montgomery, Mrs. c. w
DuPre, Mrs. Blair, Mrs Read and
Mrs. H. n. DuPre assisted in en-
tertaining.