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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
IRRITABbE HUSBANDS
BY LUCILLE DAUDET.

ready a small cup of beef tea OF
which he has to take, willing or I'M
willing. The effects are marvellous.
There are oddments besides, such as
easy chair and slippers at the fire
in winter, dinner as punctual as pos
sible, husbands preferences in eat
ab1es remembered, etc.
One may make the reception of the
husband as elaborate as she likes:
the essentials are a stimulant (beef
tea, etc. for his tired body and a
cheerful spirit to medicine his tired
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

typewritten recipes of dishes ,ng
tested by the hostess and her ances-
tors. Each recipe was pasted to a
card the size of a postal and all-18
In number-were put in heavy ex-
tension envelope used for fling. This
was covered on the outside with
chintZ.
A useful set of prizes was half a
dozen pads, eight by IL inches, made
of lavender cheesecloth and filed
with dried lavender. The pads were
made envelope shape. the flap fasten-
ed with a button, so they could
easily be washed. They were simple
and cheap. but much appreciated by
anyone with a linen chest to be made
fragrant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
NEW. VEIbINGS

Aa UGH of the new yelling is of
Nv kind to make the oculist
80 chuckle. The huge meshes of
a season or two back, which, at least.
gave the eyes a chance to focus II
they did make the fair wearer seem
prison barred, have given place to
an all-overishness suggestive Of
crackeIed ware or defective enamel
ing.
The smart yeilings now show shad-
ow patterns that form bold designs
better to look at than to look
through. They are undoubtedly eff
fective and "vurry, vurry" stylish.
especially when white and lacey ones
are worn with big picture black hats
turned up sharply in front.
Black and white are a favorite
combination for the shadow wells
sometimes a sheer black thread is
woven through the body of the de-
sign with still sheerer white meRh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

no prevent milk from curdling add
a good pinch of carbonate Of
Il soda to each quart before put
ting it on to boil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

N EFORE pouring hot fruit into a
glass dish or ar put 1t on
- wet cloth This will keep the
glass from cracking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

~ AXE a round piece of cloth, run
a rubber in it, and keep over
4 the top of meat chopper; nC
dust and always ready for use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

WV HEN baking apple pie put a
w teaspoonful or two of strong
cold tea in tn filling; also
try the same in your apple sauce or
baked apples and motto the improved
flavor of the apples.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

forget to put pinch oil
~ salt into every bottle of food
baby takes; it is most necessary
for its health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

mix them well together, and lightly
rub in the soiled article. Wnen clean.
shake free of the powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

TEASPOONFUL of ginger in
a two gallons of cider will keep il
sweet for several months. Boiled
cider should be placed in jugs and
corked and kept in a cold place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

ALT moistened with vinegar will
remove burnt marks from en-
~ ameIed saucepans and dishes,
but don't forget they should be soak
ed in cold water for a few hours first
to loosen the stains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

~ Amt must not be scrubbed with
sand soap or it will be worn
off. Wipe off witt cloth dipped
in thick suds of white soap, and
rinse with clean cloth wrung from
hot water. Whiting, mixed TO cream
with tepid water. is excellent for
dirty paint
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

Yang wooIens out on the line
III dripping wet, without wiring
4 ing them at all. If dried in this
way they will not shrink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

ACE collaTettes and muslins can
be stifened without starch
instead, put a lump or two of
sugar in the rinse water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

~ Amt marks on glass, such as the
- splashes left by careless work
men on window panes, can be
scraped off with a penny dipped in
cold water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

this season of the year French
a cleaning is apt to be an ex-
\ pensfve item, SO that q wrinkle
as to how cleaners bills can be saved
is worth having. Delicate lace, net
silks, ETC., can often be cleaned at
home in a few minutes with salt and
flour. Take equal quantities of each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

~, he white mayonnaise prepared
by foreign chefs calls for cream,
lemon juice and the white of
an egg instead of the oil, vinegar and
egg yolks used in the ordinary may
onnaise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

n ATTING which has frequently
IVA been washed and has lost its
A'A luster can be made fresh-look-
ing by painting with a mixture OF
shellac thinned with urpentine to
the consistence of varnish. Paint
one breadth at a time 1t dries rap
idly, though it darkens mating.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

VERY housekeeper knows how
II difficult it i; to clean under
H cabinets and dressers when Won
have waxed floors and do not want
to move the furniture and leave
marks from the rollers. If you will
take out the bottom drawers one can
clean the floors perfectly and with
satisfaction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

ITO freshen a carpet sweep it thor
oughly. then go over 1t with a
flannel wrung out of ammonia
and water. "A tablespoonful of liquid
ammonia to about a quart of water
will be found a good mixture, and
the carpet should not be made really
wet. only damp enough to take up
such dust as escaped the sweeper. A
rub with a dry flannel after the ap-
plfcation of the damp one will help
in cleaning as well as drying the
carpet
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
Corn Culture In Louisiana.

Fl. NJ. Cottrell, agricultural commits
sioner Of the Rock Island lines,
writes as follows concerning the pos
sibilities of corn culture in Louisi-
ana:
Louisiana farmers have recently
found, to their surprise, that Louisi-
ana is particularly adapted to corn
growing, producing large yields at
low cost. Louisiana corn stands first
in quality Of all the corn exported to
Europe from the United States. Lou
isiana farmers raised 19,516,499 bush
els of corn in 1905, and 58,835, 900
bushels in 1910.
The Louisiana growers plant their
corn in February, or early March,
and market it October i, so days in
advance of the marketing Of corn in
the western and northern states, thus
securing the highest prices. Corn
planted in June, after crop of po-
tatoes has been marketed, natures
fully before frost.
Louisiana corn is thoroughly sun
dried and when ready for market con
tains 10 to Is per cent of water, the
driest corn in the United States. This
dryness gives Louisiana corn its spe-
cial advantages in European markets,
as it is the principal factor in pre-
venting deterioration in ocean ship
ments.
An expert corn grower can average
go bushels per acre Of thoroughly
dried corn Thirty members of the
Louisiana boys corn clubs averaged
from 100 to 158 bushels per acre.
Good corn land in Louisiana sells
for less than one-sixth the cost Of
equally as good corn land in the
northern states. There IS practical
II no winter, the summers are de-
lightful and are not as warm as in
the states further north Good labor
lis cheap. Northern farmers who
have lived in central Louisiana three
years report not d single days sick
ness of any member of the family in
that period.
Land can be purchased cheaply in
any desirable area from ten to ten
thousand acres, and the state offers
wonderful opportunities for trained
corn growers. &
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
Course interested ID.
Missing Statue of WashInuton.

Some weeks ago quotations from
newspapers Of more than sixty years
ago were printed by the Times-Demo-
crat, in which mention was made OF
a fine marble bust of Washington.
which a distinguished sculptor was
preparing for the state Of Louisiana.
The statue was completed and for
many years it attracted the admira-
tion Of visitors to the old capitol,
in the rotunda of which it stood fun-
til it disappeared during the war be-
tween the states. The capitol build
ing was destroyed when Admiral
Farragut's fleet bombarded the city
of Baton Rouge. and whether this
historic work of art was destroyed
at the same time, or whether, like
other treasures, it was confiscated
and carried off as spoils OF war,
seems to be mystery. Information
on this subject would be interesting.
Country Review.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
WILL eguT|HUE R|cH7
THROUGH TIE IoLInlYs

Owing to our large attendance,
many students from great distance
who could not go home for the holi-
days, others anxious to finish their
courses that they may accept posi-
| tions awaiting them, we will give no
vacation except on Christmas day.
| New students may continue to enroll
and take up work to the very best
advantage without being interrupted
with a vacation.
For several months we have not
been able to supply the demand for
our graduates Of bookkeeping and
shorthand or telegraphy, and we are
therefore anxious that new students
enroll early. The more graduates
we can place in good positions. the
better opportunity we have to de-
monstrate to the business men the
proficiency OF our students. Young
people interested In a commercial
education are finding that life is too
short and time too valuable to spend
from nine to twelve months taking
a course In college teaching other
systems when 1t is q positive fact
that we can give them q better
course in half the time and at half
the cost with the famous Byrne sim
plified shorthand and practical book.
keeping and our practical methods
OF teaching telegraphy. They are
also finding that a graduate who has
the training given by these practical,
modern systems obtains a better sal
ary than one graduating from a
school using old, difficult, faulty sya-
TENS. We guarantee better course
in less time, at less expense, and
better job with q better salary than
any other school using other sys-
TENS.
Fill in name, address and course
interested in, and maiISto Tyler Com
mercial College, Tyler Texas, and |
receive catalogue setting forth plain
ly why we can afford Ito make the |
above claims with regard to our sys-
TENS and the amount OF time and
money we can save you. Also read |
our cash guaranty Of 500 in our cat
alogue.
Address. 80.
rny1 -. Al "
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
List Of letters

Remaining in the postoffice at Don,
aldsonyille for week ending Dec. q:
Mrs. c. Ambert, Lige Avlette, Ell
mire Casmere, Hattie Coleman, Lucy
.Dais, Lille Denise, Gertrude Bonton,
Helen Grant, Emma Hall, Lily Joseph,
Theodore Johnson, Amy Jones, Alma
Leblanc, Rose Miller, Mary Perry,
Gala Parker, Ambrose Skinner, Al
bert simoneaux, Elizabeth Thibodaux.
Louise Thomas, i. r. Thomas, Lille
Versher, Victoria Williams, Emma
Williams, DR.. Wine.
When calling for these letters say
advertised. II not called for In two
weeks they will be sent to the Dead
Letter office at Washington, D. G.
y. J. LAFARGUE. Postmaster.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
Regains Eyeslght After 28 Years oi
Blindness.

After being blind for twenty-eight
years Rev. G. G. Rupert, Seventh
Day Adventist, of Britton, Okla, re-
covered his eyesight when one of his
eyeballs was accidentally struck with
a piece of tinfoil flipped from d rub
ber band by his little grandson, three
weeks ago. His first wife died after
he lost his vision and he remarked
and never saw his present wife un-
til three weeks ago.
Rupert wore a black beard In his
younger days, and when regaining
his eyesight found 1t gray.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
PARCELS POST.
New Service to Become Operative
Jan. Careful Wrapping of
Packages Necessary to Insure
Safe Delivery-speciaI Stamps
Required.

The parcels post law enacted at
the last session of congress will be-
come operative Jan. 1, 1918, and ar
rangements to put the new service
into effect with as little confusion
as possible are now being made at
every postoffice throughout the coun-
try.
Articles to be ,mailable must not
weigh over eleven pounds, nor be
greater in size than ~ inches in
length and girth combined. . They
must not be tin form or kind likely
to injure the person of any postal
employee, or damage the mail equip
ment or other mail natter 1t is
further required that the article to
be mailed is mot of a character per
ishable within period reasonably
required for transportation and de-
livery
For packages weighing four ounces
or less, the rate is one cent for each
ounce, any distance. Packages over
four ounces are rated by the pound
or fraction thereof, and the rate
varies according to the distance. Dis
tances are divided into eight zones
and the distance in each, and rate
Tor each pound. is as follows:
j LII Ad. lib. il lbs.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07

Each postoffice is the center ot
its own zone, and it has therefore
been necessary for the government
to prepare maps showing the dis.
tance, zones, and rates for each of
flee. These maps will be ready in
few weeks.
The law does not lermit the use
Of the ordinary postage stamps ID
forwarding packages through the
parcels post. Special stamps for
this purpose are now being engraved
by the postoffice department, and
will be in three series, with four
different stamps in each series, max
ing twelve designs in all. They will
be somewhat larger than the stamps
now in use, and the color and design
will be such as to prevent them
from being confused with the ordi-
nary stamps.
Considerable liberty is given the
postmaster general in the administra-
ton of the parcels post regulations.
He may make indemnity for losses,
grant insurance, provide for a &C.
O. D. service with additional
charges, and may, with the consent
of the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion, modify the rates, weights and
zone distances, when experience and
investigation have shown need for
such
Two things are pointed out by Post
master General Hitchcock as being
the probable cause of more trouble
with the parcels post than anything
else. First, insecure wrapping, and
second, failure to procure the special
stamps which are necessary to in
sure handling by the department.
On Dec. 16 the postoffice department
will sell at the dead letter office
1866 articles for which no claimants
could be found, and it is pointed out
that as practically all these articles
were lost in the mails because of i'm
proper and insecure wrapping, the
care in utilizing the parcels post or
thousands of articles will become
lost.
1t is carelessness in wrapping, adj
dressing and failing to attach a re-
turn card which causes SO many
losses of present fourth-class matter
under the four-pound limit, and un-
less there is a decided reform with
the Introduction of the cheaper rate
of the parcels post, with the weight
limit increased To eleven pounds, the
number of losses will be greatly in
creased.
It will be we'll for the public to
keep in mind the fact that the par
GELS post law requires that packages
shall not be accepted for mailing by
postmasters unless they have dis
tinctive parcels post stamps and
have attached the return card of the
sender. These stamps for the par
GELS post service have been pre-
pared and will be on saleSat all post
offices when the system goes into
effect on New Years day. After
that time all fourth-class matter
mailed without the special stamps
and the return card Of the sender
attached will be treated as held
for postage
This requirement is going to be
strictly enforced from the very OUT
set in the hope that it will serve
to bring the people to a realization
that care must be exercised IN pre-
pairing packages for transportation
through the parcels post.
Lightning struck down seventeen
mourners while they were standing
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
Stops Pain-HeaIa Wounds.

ROYALINE OIL is GOOD PAIN
MEDICINE as well as a GOOD AN
TIsEPTIC. It's greater strength gives
it GREATER POWER to ease pain,
inside or outside, man or beast; also
makes It go further, and therefore
give LARGER VALUE FOR THE
MONEY. Pleasant, clean, safe. l0c,
Csc. SOC. Money back II not salts
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07

5TyAIEB o. WEBER, ATTORNEY AT Law
M AVN NoTARY PUBLIC. Office in Rail
,s,d avenue, opposite the Donaldsonville
H;oh ,sr School. Telephone 1892.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
attorneys AND NoTARlEs

n j. VEGA, ATTORNEY AT Law AND
J, Notary PUBLIC. Office, 3l3 Nichols
avenues. Telephone 81.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
PHYSICIANS

q 4. SIMS, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
nffica in Houmas street, between
I Il. .salIe Nat street and Crescent Place. Tele-
ahone 30.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
VOLUME XIII.
lll|Ess|0nAL AND BUSINESS
~ GOODS, GROCERIES, ETC.

: KIIgE, corner Crescent Place and
4 nonu,as street, dealer in dry goods,
~ las boots and shoes, groceries, pro-
aetlons' s'sas corn. oats and bran. Phone 1872.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07

IN N j. D. HANSON, PHYSICIAN. Of
II and residence: Lessard street,
! ..,ssss Nichols avenue and lberville
s,ss ma telephone 54.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
ocULlsTs

m n, j. DIMITRY, OcULlsr. Of
dce On Sundays at Hotel Dom
sIdson, II a. m. TO 4 p. m. New
o,Issns o,sss, Office, n4-718 Audubon Building,
slp5p.nl.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07

The buy at home" argument ap-
plies to all branches Of industry In
a community, without exception. Give
Us chance to figure or your print.
ing before sending away for It.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07

The English sparrow is a good food
bird. That's all he Is good for. In
Scriptural times the sparrow was
used for food, and In st. Matthews 8
day two were sold for farthing.
The Department Of Agriculture, in a
recent bulletin, tells. how to catch,
cook and serve them. The use Of
these birds for food may solve the
problem of how to get rid Of them.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07

~ r. H. HANSON, PHYSICIAN Of
H.. Lessard street, between Nichols
,r.e,s - and Opelousas streets. Phone 240.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
Why Nest-Eeg Encourages Hen.

WHY SSSi-E99 encourages FSH.
The following is taken from the
current issue of Farm and Fireside:
There is still a great deal of SUI
perstition about poultry matters, and
the. real purpose of nest-eggs comes
in for its full share of comment.
No, the ordinary china nest-egg
does not make the hens lay white
eggs, nor lay more Of any kind, ncr
teach the hens to sit.
nest-egg merely encourages a
hen TO lay another egg in the same
place, thus preventing her from steal
ing her nest The maternal instinct
of a hen leads her to try to lay q
nest full OF eggs, on which she can
sit If natures plan is not disturbed
by gathering the eggs.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
. Royafine Liver Regulator.

For headache, Indigestion consti-
spation, biliousness. Best and cheap
sast. III box To last about one
month, cents. Money back il
not satisfactory.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07

T,DMUND MAURlN, ATTORNEY AT Law,
NorARY PUBLIC AND JUSTICE OF PEACE.
silfIce. sos Opelousas street, opposite the
huaNsonyille High School. The office of
lnstice Of the peace will in no way inter-
m i,re with nv practice in district courts or
i,stice courts other than the one over
vhich preside. Telephone 81.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07

lightning struck down seventeen
mourners while they were standing
at grave side at Germiston, in
Rhodesia One of them was killed
and five others were injured SO se-
FereIy that their lives are despaHed
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07

The Chief is the best advertising
medium in this section.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-17
(By Federal Wireless telegraph. }

DULUTH, Minnesota, September 13
Especial to The Advertiser Hood
lums took possession of Duluth Is
streets today, and, with the strike OF
street car employees as an excuse, riot
ed tor hours in all parts of the city
Nonunion car conductors and motormer
were beaten, the cars and other prop
erty of the company were wrecked
and in one instance shots were fired
in defiance of police, who Irled to dis,
perse particularly vicious crowd near
the barns.
At least two strikebreakers were
seriously injured by mobs and nearly
a dozen other persons were stoned and
driven from their posts.
The authorities assert that the riot.
ers were iron-workers employed in
boiler shops and foundries nearby. The
police force found itself outnumbered
in almost every instance.
AS fast as one disturbance was quiet
ed another would break out blocks
away. Company officials and CONNER.
cial interests declared that troops were
necessary, and plans were laid for ap.
pealing to the governor for help. A
drenching rain added to the discomfort
of citizens forced by the strike to
walk.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-17
tBy Federal wireless Telegrnph. }

WASHINGTON, September 13.-
Especial to The Advertiser) All of the
twenty-three so-called Cunningham
Alaska coal land claims, involving al.
legged fraudulent blanket patents, which
contributed to the Ballinger Pinchot
controversy, have been disposed of I'm
ally, by the interior department.
This puts an end to the alleged at
tempt of the Guggenheim interests to
gain possession of these enormously vai-
liable coal properties by means of fraud
ulent entries. These appeals have been
adversely decided, and Secretary Fisher
has directed the immediate execution of
the decision of Commissioner bennett
of the general land office, who held that
the claims were improperly allowed and
that the entries should be Cancelled.
Secretary Fisher took this final ac-
ton on his second review of the cases.
No more of the real Cunningham claims
are pending, though the interior depart
ment is regularly passing upon other
Alaskan claims somewhat similar to
those of the Cunningham group of a
thousand or more such. Three hundred
already have been disallowed in the
final decision which became public to-
day, the name Cunningham figuring but
twice in the list of thirty'three patents
Judge Cunningham and Clarence Gun
ningham appear and the other thirty
one are under a variety of names.