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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
Advertising Rice.

The dull season in the rice mar
ket having set in and the prospects
indicating that it may last until al
ter the first of the year, the South
ern Rice Growers Association is de-
voting itself to arranging with It's
members for next seasons crop.
Farmers are signing contracts rapidly
in Texas. Louisiana and Arkansas,
and it is believed that the member
ship will be larger next year than
eyer before.
This week the association has an
extensive rice exhibit at the South
east Texas Fair, at Beaumont. 4
large space has been engaged, and
in addition to an attractive rice ex-
hibit the association is serving rice
to patrons of the fair. Rice cook
books furnished by the Rice Associa-
ton of America are being distributed
| free and other literature pertaining
! to rice is being given away.
Beginning January IS and lasting
until January %. the Texas Land
Exposition and Northern Settlers
Convention will be held at Houston.
| Texas. This will be an excellent
| CndnCe 10 duVeTIlSe IlCe, d4lo tl0
Southern Rice Growers Association
will take advantage of it by resery-
| ing space for a complete rice exhibit
in which rice growers of Louisiana,
! Arkansas and Texas are invited to
join Thursday, January %, has
been set aside as Southern Rice
Growers Day" An elaborate pro
gram will be arranged, with address
es appropriate to the occasion. The
association will have rice kitchen
in the exhibition hall and on South
ern Rice Growers Day rice dishes
will be served free. The exhibit will
be in charge of competent nan
and the rice dishes will be COOKED
by one Of the best rice COOKS in the
south.
The association has adopted the
policy Of advertising rice at the land
shows and fairs throughout the coun
try, the results at the international
Exposition at San Antonio having
been gratifying Exhibits will be
made at other points in the rice belt
and in the north and east.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
TRUNKS and BAGGAGE Handled
DIRECT LEGISLATION.
Success Of Commission Plan Of Co.
eminent in Cities and STATE
Likely to Influence Congress.

The following extracts from ali
article by Judson G.. We.liver in the
December number of Munsey's Maya
zine. entitled 'Initiative, Referendum
and Recall" are timely and interest
ing:
'In this country about one hun
dred and fifty cities, in many states,
are governed under commission
plan including the initiative, referee
dun, and recall. The system has had
thorough trial, and the conclusion is
that, while corruption and robbery
are reduced to a minimum, the peo-
pie seldom resort to direct leglsla-
ton or recall City councils know
that if they don't. do what the people
want, the people will do it them
selves; so the councils do it, and
save the people the trouble.
'In our big and populous country
we are probably long way from d.
rect legislation in national affairs;
but it's widespread Application in
states and cities will probably have
significant influence upon the nation
al congress, tending to make 1t more
representative of public opinion.
cit is commonly urged by people
who don't know anything about it, OF
who think their hearers don't, that
the initiative and referendum would
take all business away from leglsla-
lures and turn it over to the people
Experience does not bear out this
view. The people hold their legis.
lative powers as a check on the leg
islature. They don't care to do al
the business, but are satisfied tc
know that if their elected laWmakerS
don't do what is wanted, the people
can do it themselves. The lawmakers
know this, too, and the KNOWLEDGE
makes them vastly more responsive
to public demands.
"What use would it be, fol
instance, for a street-car company il
San Francisco to spend a hundred
thousand dollars in bribing aldermen
TO pass a franchise. if the COMPANY
knew that the people would probahl.
invoke the referendum and refuse til
franchise?
''Such questions as these answ2
themselves. Buying and selling tn,
votes of legislators, aldermen, ant
other public servants would cease Il
be a remunerative business, ant
therefore nobody would engage in it,.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
sHERlFF'S SALE.
State of louisiana rish of AS
cension-TwentySe Jul
dicial District Court.
G.. D. Gondran
VS.. No. 1891
G. A. Gondran

pY VIRTUE of an order of seizure
- and sale issued out Of the Honor
able Twenty-seve nth Judicial District
Court, aforesaid, and to me directed,
in the above numbered and emitted
cause, I have seized and taken into
my possession, and will offer for
sale at public auction, to the last ana
highest bidder, according to law, at
the principal front door of the court
house of the parish Of Ascension,
in the town of Donaldsonville, on
SATURDAY, DEC. 23, 1911,
at II O'Clock a. NJ, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
A certain tract or plantation stu
ated in the parish of Ascension on
The east side of the Mississippi
iyer, forming part OF what is
Anown as the Riverside Planta-
yion,' beginning at point mark
I'd IA as shown on the accompany
ing map, which represents a post
on the east bank OF New River
on the north side of the road run
ling east and west, thence along
New River to a point near bridge
marked on said sketch a. thence
along a line north 8 degrees east
% the point on said map marked
b. thence along the south side OF
the lot marked ''2'' on said map to
the point &C." thence along the line
marked N. O., Is w, to the peint
CO. which marks the contact OF
said line with the line of the Wa
terloo plantation. Thence in
westerly direction to point mark
ed "F' on said map along the
boundary line of the Waterloo plan
tation. Thence along said boundary
line to a point marked &C." and
thence in westerly direction to
The point of beginning at "a" The
whole tract containing four hundred
and eighty and seventeen hundred
tbs acres (4S0.17.) All in conformity
with a survey made by j. w. Mon
get, civil engineer, in November,
1905, which is of record in the con-
yeyance office of the parish of AS
cension, with the privilege of ingress
over the road running through the
point CA at New River from South
wood and Riverside plantations to
uIo mississippi llfel, anu III caoS
the said plantation roads are shift
ed Or changed this right OF ingress
and egress to apply to the road as
it may exist Also the right of
building, constructing and maintain
ing railroad or tramWay along the
lower line Of the Riverside planta-
ton next to the Waterloo planta-
lisa, starting from the boundary line
between the property herein sold and
TIE waterloo plantation to the right
Of way of the Iazoo and Mississippi
valley Railroad, and the vendor is
10 have the right of ingress and
egress over the established planta-
ton roads of the Riverside and Wa
terioo plantations aforesaid.
Terms and conditions-Cash in
United States currency.
e. c.. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, Nov. Is, 1911.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
81. INTERESTING EVENTS ~
{ ! =
NINETEENTH NATIONAL
lR Rig 4 7 10 N
G G n c r $ :
DECEMBER 5 TO 9.

The object and purpose Of thl5 con
gress can best be expressed III lIS
motto. Save the forests, store III
floods, reclaim the Deserts, tc
which might be added drain tue
swamp and make homes on the land.
There are in the United States 49,
900 goo acres OF swamp land, non
productive, menace to health, ana
a deterrent to Immigration. 10 ooo,-
900 acres divided into A0-acre farms
means homes for 1875 ,0G0 families, or
approximately 10000,00 of our clt'-
zenship. This land when reclaimed
will be as healthful as land that has
always been dry, and will be the
most productive Of all lands, because
it is composed Of the rich sol
brought down by the rivers, deposited
and mixed with the deceyed vegeta-
ton for centuries.
On account of the diversified own
ership and state complications II
would seem that the United States
government is logically the authority
to redeem these lands along the lines
pursued ir the reclamation OF the
arid lands of the west.
The results of irrigation OF the
arid lands Of the far west, and tne
possibilities of the drainage of the
swamp lands of the great south, and
elsewhere, will be given particular
attention in an elaborate program tha'
has been planned for this congress
Delegates from all parts of the coun
try. as we'll as foreign representa-
lives, have been invited, and a goof
" attendance is expected.
Reduced fares to Chicago have
been authorized fer this occasion
with dates Of sale December to e
inclusive. Returning, original start
ing point must be reached not later
| than December II.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
SHERlFF'S SAL {.
State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascen,
sion-Twenty-Se Judicial
District Court
Bank of Donaldsonville
NC No 1Q67

Bank of Donaldsonvi1le
VS.. No. 1867
Donaldsonville Bottling Co., Ltd.
DY VIRTUE OF and in obedience
10 to an order of fieri facias, IS
sued by the above named court in the
above entitled and numbered suit,
and to me directed, / have seized
and taken into my possession, and
will sell at public auction to the last
and highest bidder, according to law,
at the principal front door Of the
courthouse Of the parish of Ascen-
sion, in the town Of Donaldsonvi1le,
on
SATURDAY, DEC. 2, 1911,
at II o'clock a. M, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
One building situated in the town
of Donaldsonville, La, in Mississippi
street, near Chetimaches street, to-
gether with the following articles
contained in said building, as per
list attached:
One Cataract machine and genera
tor.
One engine.
One filter.
One bottling bench and syrup
pump.
One 1syphon filler.
Two bottle washers.
One washing trough and stand.
Three syrup kegs.
One syrup barrel.
Seven soda-Water fountains.
Ten empty carboys.
Three delivery wagons.
One A. D. Puffer & Son generator
and two cylinders.
One bottling bench with syrup
pump.
One John Mathews generator and
Two cylinders.
One force pump, one bottling
bench and syrup pump.
Cnt extra bottling table, for corks.
Two cisterns.
One syrup boiler.
Five galvanized iron pals.
Two saccharometeIs.
Two graduates.
Two 2-dozen settler racks.
One large settler rack.
Two hundred and twenty-five boxes
containing 2 dozen pop bottles each.
Six hundred and ninety-siX empty
boxes for 2 dozen bottles.
Fifty empty shipping cases for foar
| dozen bottles.
| Nineteen empty shipping cases for
8 dozen bottles.
Ten settler cases containing
dozen settler bottles each.
| One dozen setter bottles.
One settler bench.
One roll-top desk.
One table.
One-half barrel Jersey Cream.
Forty gross corks.
| One lot of boxes and bottles and
| settler cases and bottles in the
| town and country uncollected
Terms and conditions-Cash in
| United States currency.
E. c. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish of Ascension.
DonaIdsonville. La, Nov IS, 1911.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
Louisiana School Statistics.

Interesting statistics relating to
the public school system OF .Loulslai;a
for the session of 1901 have been
issued in pamphlet form by the state
Department of Education. The flgurea
show that the average monthly sal
airy paid the male white school teach-
ers of the state is 1929, while the
average salary paid the white Re,
male teachers is 5000. The total
number of pupils enrolled IN the
high school departments OF the war;
Gus high schools throughout the STATE
was 4l42 males and 1929 females. Inc
aggregate enrolment Of pupils IN the
elementary grades was as tolioWS:
White males, S9,632; white females,
s.. 1852; colored males, $500; coiored
females, 1902.
The average percentage CT educa-
BILE children enrolled was WHITE
75.9; colored, 45.3. The average
monthly cost of each pupil, based on
the average attendance, was: Whlte'
$3.50; colored, S1.21.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
.3Dporsuajties for obtaining Employ
ment Under the Federal Gov
erTGn1ei1t.

esnnent.
The United States Civil Service
commission announces the following
examinations to take place on Tie
dates given baloW, ana clrc2l2r7 COR
sInsng fursher in&oc aticn nay re
a: al thu ge o. h ! ]&peT,
December 6, 1911-Aid (rale), d.
vision OF Physical AnthropotoGE, Ma
tional Museum, SIS a month; age Inn
it, 18 years or over, pretefaoly not
more than 80.
December 10, 1911 - Laboratory
helper (maic), Bureau Of Chemistry
recruitment of Agriculture, $500 par
annum: age limit, Is years or over.
Farmer (male), Indian service, sow
to $500 per annum; age limit, Il &c
30 wears. From the list of ellglbleS
resulting from this examination 1T IS
expected to fill a vacancy in the posi-
ton of Industrial teacher IN the
Bismarck School, North Dakota.
archaeological chemist, Bureau OF
Chemistry, Department OF A5flcul-
ture. $1,000 per annum; age limit, ~
years or over.
Advanced apprentice engraVer,
male. Bureau of Navigation, Navy De
partment, $500 per annum; age nm
it, IS to q years; two years appreh-
ticeship or training prerequisite.
Junior physical chemist, male, ~
reau of Mines, Pittsburg, Pa; slo2e
20 $1,000 per annum; age limit, Il &c
is years.
Xylotomist, forest service, Depart
ment of Agriculture, $1,000 per al
nun; age limit, q to As years. Duties,
,reparation of microscopic wood sec.
lions for use in the comparison ana
Identification Of woods.
December 1914, 1911-Expert ira
Ger and bridge craftsman, male, or.
flee of public roads, Department OF
Agriculture, $1,000 to $500 per an
nun; age limit, 20 to 40 years.
Aid, Coast and Geodetic Survey
5000 to s110O per annum; age limit
| is to 25 years. Educational test WI
be given. Excellent chance Tor pro
motion.
December 16, 1911-WheelWrlght
Indian Service, Fort Apache agency
Arizona, $720 per annum; age limit
20 to so years. No educational test
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
Land Show, Nov. 10 to Dec. g.

An ocular demonstration OF The az
ricultural and horticultural develop
ment of lands throughout the Umtec
States. An attendance Of over 400
600 is predicted this year. Be sure
and visit the Illincis Central exhibit
Z products grown in the two great
southern states CT Louisiana ano
MjssiSSiDDi
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
NEW ORLEANS WELCOMED.
Con ,sii.4t.a,i Ifoe page Oh >

Of the construction u t74e v2z@s az.0
the expense OF her 5,-ip from Isyta-
burg TO New Orleans viii aggregate
about $20,ovo, of winch amount the
city Of Pitts3urs put gsD $t5,r"3. the
balance being ob:atned through Sub
scriptions solicited b. rh@ Historical
Society or Western I.G3ln.y lHant2.
The object OF the go.age OF til
New Orleans is to revive anu POO
mote sceaEub<a. traffic on the ohio,
Missouri and Mississippi rivers, 141G
to celebrate the historical event fe-
corded by the voyage of the OF 81
nal vessel. which marked tia OPEN
ing Of navigation On the western rIy-
ers. The New Orleans Of 1911 wa
built in Pittsburg under the super
vision of Nicholas Roo5aYelJ, one Ct
the family OF e&-2 resident itoo.sa> cit,
and was desi5ned 10 ply as a pas
senger packet between LNa1ct.. z ana
New Orleans. she carried from ten
to twenty passense fa, aitd required
three weeks in which TO make a
trip. She continued III tAe trade an
til 1914, when she srraEs a IGak be-
low Natclez and Went down, her
passengers barely escaping with
their lives.
The present New Orleans viii prob
ably be disposed OF il New Orleans.
The party who made the TIP 4rcn=
Pittsburg aboard ti.e vessel naSe he
turned TO their respective. homes by
rail.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
LIVE STOCK EXPOSITION
December 2 to 9.

This well-known and country-fa-
nous show viii be held il the Inter
national Amph3thea.re and twenty aQ-
joining buildings at the Union STOCK
Yards, Chicago, and a display of many
thousands of the finest breeding cat
tie, horses, sheep and swine makes
it grand contest of Champion.
Slaughter tests, packing house exhib-
its, collegiate and farmers stock-judg-
ing contests, national breeders anc
stockmens meetings. public daily
sales, brilliant evening entertain
ments.
Reduced fares to Chicago have been
authorized for this occasion, with
dates of sale December 3 to 6, in
elusive. Returning, original starting
point must be reached not later than
December II.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD.

MRS WINsLoW's SooTfIING SfRuP H Is pee 81
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MlLL1ONST, ..
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WILLY
TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS: II
SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENs the q M Mp
ALLAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND COLI, anu any
so1utelv harmless Be sure and ask for Mrs.
Wiuslow's Soothing syrup and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents q bottle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Fer
LIQUOR LICENSE

DJBLIC NOTICE is hereby given,
i. to all whom it may concern, that
me undersigned has applied to the
police jury of the parish Of Ascen-
sion, by filing a petition rs required
b.. Section s of Act No. 176 OF 1903,
to obtain a license to conduct an
establishment for the sale Of intox
icating liquors at retail, during the
year 1912, at Smoke Bend, in a
building situated on the p. A. Jones
tract, in the first ward of said
parish. JOE ZIBBIO.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
Drauahon's Practical Business
HnfInHa

will train you fer a GOOD PAYING
position and will GUARANTEE you a
position. SPECIAL RATE NOW ON.
Write for particulars. Large Illus
trated catalogue free. c.. l.. GLAZE,
AT, DaSea Rouge. In.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

The annual conference Of high
school principals OF LOUISIANA Will pe
held at Baton Rouge Dec. ana y
and an interesting program has beeh
prepared for the occasion
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
MoTioE TO HUNTERS AND TRES
PA55ERs.

barrow, La, Oct Fl, 1911.
n Office is hereby given that no
~ hunting or trespassing of any
sind will be allowed on the lands Of
the undersigned persons. Any one
s,ausht hunting or trespassing on any
OF these properties will be prose-
auted to the fullest extent Of the
law.
L. w. ARMITAGE,
--= CLEMENT SERRE,
JAMES ROBINSON,
NAT. REED,
ACHILLE BLANCHARD,
LEO. MELANCOA,
e -. V. MELANCON,
ALBERT BOUDREAUX,
r. EDMOND MARCHAND,
LAURENCE MARCHAND,
L. THIBODEAUX,
ANTHONY BRINGIER,
NELSON HARRIS,
O. CROCHET,
S. v. CORRIELL,
GUS. THIBODEAUX,
AUGUST =BERTEAU,
D. O. CAVITY,
MRS. L. P. Won HOFE,
ALLUVIAL LAND PUR-
CHASE CO., New Her.
mitage FaEms).
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17
FEELS KINDLY TOWARDS TAMPA
AND ocALA
Ole circuses Hereafter Visiting South
Florida viii Only Exhibit at
Tampa and Ocala

Tampa and ocaia
Speaking 90 a Times man this
morning. Willis b. Powell. the seere-
tafy Of the board OF trade. who was
instrumental IN causing the big cir
Gus 70 appear here a short time ago,
said:
4 doubt II a large circus win ever
visit Tamba again soon. While Sells
Bros. and FOrepaugh played 20 capac-
ny houses IN Tampa and made mon
-. they lost more than they made in
0cala. Gainesville and Live Oak.
have word today from the routing
agent stating that the show would
have done better to have jumped from
Jacksonville 20 valdosta than TO have
undertaken 70 play south Florida.
Florida has been on the blacklist
Of clrcuses for some time for various
reasons. First. the railroads are not
over anxious 10 handle circus trains.
Second. clrcuses are taxed to the linn
H. Third. the brick payements are
laid on sand and cities demand dam
ages 20 paving cause by heavy traffic.
AT Gainesville the mayor demand
ed $500 FOR damage 60 the paved
streets. aud the word was phoned to
live Oak 90 soak EN- when they ar
rived when the show arrived at
1--we Oak the heavy wagons were halt
ed and q bond demanded TO cover
probable damages to the paving. rhe
ahow management's ire was aroused
- this time. and he gave orders TO
reload the wagons. and the train pull
ed out for valdOsta. losing a date At
lave Oak and disappointing some four
az i've thousand people who had gath
cred In the town from many miles
around 20 witness the show
N Ringing brings another one of
his hows to Tampa ne viii play here
two days and then jump from here %
Ocala. and thence 20 Valdosta. Thex
feel klndly TO Tampa and ocala.
"A ann telling this 60 satisfy some
people who claimed that the circus
would take 100000 OF more from the
state. ! have read personal letter
from the auditor to q friend OF his in
Tampa. Who vas instrumental In
hrlnging the circus TO south Florida,
and be states that the experiment of
bringlng q circus 70 south Florida and
eat ~ the state again was quite an
expensive one % the company. and
that Tampa was the best show town
IN the whole south--the pity Of Il was
that a was located At the jumping on
place Of he United states."-Tampa
Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17
HOW TO GET THE $50

On this page are ~ advertisements of pro.
gressive ocala business houses, which will
be published in the Friday issue of the Daily
Banner and in the Friday issue of the Week.
ly Banner for period of eight weeks.
From one to Ave words in these ads. will
to the person or persons locating all or the
the greatest number ofthe unis-spelled words
during the eight weeks $4,000 will be given
as follows.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17

free entry for the mules as articles
of American growth returned with out
being advanced in value The Off
Gals declared, however, and the
board of appraisers has sustained
them, that mules are not articles"
What, then, are they? If they are
persons they are certainly entitled to
come back home. Since the decision
that a hen is not bird, the customs
service has got it's natural history
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17

Rev. t. j. Nixon is back from his
T. E. tour, He says that he went off
only with his summer wardrobe and
never remembers when he felt rho
need OF winter apparel more. II 10
Wen for one to carry an oyercoat
when travelling in Florida in the win.
ter time as precautionary measure
even If the weather is as hot in The
summer time.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17
WHAT IS A MULE?

Another queer customs-ruling re-
lates to the noble animal, the mule.
An American contractor took some
mules into Mexico for use upon some
construction work there, and. upon
the completion of the contract he
brought the mules back to Texas. The
customs officials insisted on his pay
ing duty. but the contractor claimed
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17
fearfully and wonderfully mixed
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Arcadia. will ship some 100000 b,

Arcadia will ship some 100000 box
es of oranges and grapefruit this sea-
son from the six packing houses in
operation now. Oranges in this Sec
ton ripen earlier than those in more
northern ENTHUSIASTICALLY the
packing and shipping season is now
fully open.-Arcadia Champion.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17

attend the Fair sale at Fishel's.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17

n,a r,ne Wen rooted young Klond;La
Snaa;s , at % per 1000, 1000 for s1o
haec prices on large orders Sa .U'
r raeg ana Bermuda Onion n,onts
1ooo aller Nov. 18th. for 81 35 na =
ioVo orders booked now si'Ao per
11-S.4t Il. LIGHTFooT.
Aitoona, Florida. r