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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
Mrs. S. Ciete Teaching her whist,
Have you any diamonds?
Mrs. NeWriche-Well, I guess. I've
got nearly $4,000 worth of 'em up
stairs.
Story of 4 Eihle

A case that had to do with the theft
OF a Bible was before the grand jury
some time ago and after it had been
disposed OF. George W. Seibert, fore
man OF the jury, related story in
which Bible figured prominently Mr..
Se1bert said that his mother had CIV
en- him an old-fashioned family Bible
When he married. About two years
after his marriage Mr.. Seibert needed
money, he said, and had almost de-
,cided to dispose OF the Bible When
such thoughts We're occupying his
mind, Mr.. Seibert picked up the Bible
one day and began turning over the
leaves of the book. He had passed
over several pages when his eyes fell
on two $50 bills. His mother had
placed them in the Bible when she
had presented the book to him. Mr..
Seibert still has the Bible.-lndIanap-
oils News
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
POINTER HERE FOR FARMER|
One Good Thing, at Least, That He
May Place to the Credit OF
the Auto.

The farmer may not Venerate the
automobile, but he must admit that.
although the automobile teaches 9th.
ers extravaganza, it has taught him a
very valuable lesson in economy.
Everybody knows how plant lice, or
aphis, overrun and destroy plants and
how the sole protection against plant
lice mas heretofore been patent pow
ders more or less costly.
But of late years farmers have no.
ticed that, while all the plants in field
Or garden were covered with aphis.
all the roadside groWths, white with
dust from flying automobiles, had not
a single aphis on them.
Hence an experiment. Turnips. peas
and cabbages were coated with ord
nary dust instead Ct costly powder.
Result, disappearance OF all insect par
asites.
The automobile, in a word, has
taught the farmer that dust. which
costs nothing, will protect his plants
from plant lice and other pests Just as
completely as the most expensive
powder can.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
CHELsEA's MYSTERY HOUSE

One OF the most eccentric charac>
tiers i'll London has just died in the
person OF DR.. John Samuel Phene, In
his ninetieth year He was reputed
to be very wealthy and the proprietor
OF what has been known as the .Mys-
terry House in Chelsea, a big square
building, with front decorated in BIZ
Zarre fashion. From sidewalk level To
sloplng roof it is tumble of twisting
columns and quaint, symbolic figures.
There are cuddling cupids, ancient
goddesses, nermaids, imps and all the
rest. The story goes that DR. Phene
was reconstructing the house for his
wife, but when she disl he gave up
the task. 1t is nearly thirty years
now since the house was occupied
and twelve years since it was ar
ranged in its present style. The in.
terror is as curious as its exterior.
Many OF the roms are pillared and the
ceilings gilded, frescoed and painted
in gorgeous style, but all are in a state
OF dilapidation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
ALMOST CRAZY WITH ECZEMA

II, the undersigned, cannot give
enough praise to the Cuticura Rem
edies. I had been doctoring for at
least year for eczema on my foot.
had tried doctor after doctor all to
no avail. When young girl I sprained
my ankle three different times, paying
little Or no attention to it, when five
years ago a small spot showed upon
my left ankle. / was worried and sent
for a doctor He said it was eczema.
He drew small bone from the ankle
about the size of a match and about
an inch long. The. small hole grew
to about the size OF an apple and the
eczema spread to the knee. The doc
tors never could heal the hole in the
ankle The whole foot ran water al.
the time
my husband and my sons were up
night and day wheeling me from one
room to another in the hope of giving
me some relief. / would sit for hours
at a time in front of the fireplace
hoping for daybreak The pain was
SO intense I was almost crazy, in fact,
| would lose my reason for hours at
a time. One day a friend of mine
dropped in to see me- No more had
she glanced at my foot than she ex-
claimed: Mrs. Finnegan, why in the
world don't you try the Cuticura Rem
edies!' Being Disputed with the doc
tors and their Medicines, and not be-
Ing able to sleep at all, 7 decided to
give the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment a trial. After using them
three days that night I slept as sound
as a silver dollar foraeight long hours.
I aWoke IN the morning with but very
Little pam, ill fact thought u was
"a heaven. After using the Cuficura
Remedies for three months + was per
fectly restored to health, thanks to
the Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I |
Will be sixty-four years of age my
next birthday, hale and hearty at pres
ent." (Signed) Mrs Julia Ffnnegan,
1924 Hebert St, ST. Louis, Mo-, Mar. |
Z, 1911. Although Cuticura Soap and |
Ointment are sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere, a sample of each, |
with 32-page book, will be mailed |
free on application to "Cuticura,"
Dept. L, Boston.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
1hnxBS QueGr 4m 7riOu5
ORIGIN OF HEAD HUNTING.

Head hunting, the greatest passion
OF the Dyak, has its roots in his court
ship and in his idea of immortality
and filial affection. A Dyak legend
tells that the daughter of their great
ancestor, who resides in heaven near
the evening star, refused to marry
until her betrothed brought her a gift
worthy her acceptance.
The man went into the Jungle and
Killed deer, which he presented to
her, but the fair lady turned away in
dlsdaln. He went away and returned
with a MAS (orangoutang), the great
monkey who haunts the forest, but
this present was not more to her
taste.
Then in fit of despair the lover
went abroad and killed the first man
ne met and throwing the victims
mead at her feet, exclaimed at the
cruelty she had made him guilty of,
but to his surprise she smiled, and
said that now he had discovered the
only gift worthy of herself"
And to this day a Dyak girl win
often refuse to marry a man who has
not taken at least one head. Still
more binding upon the Dyak is the
obligation to furnish fresh head to
attend the spirit of any dead member
of his family
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
GREATEST LESSON OF LIFE
The One Thing Above All That a
Woman Should &c Quick to Learn
and Remember.

The woman who makes good INNS,
be blessed with strength and health
and an ambition to learn and take adj
vantage OF every opportunity that
comes her way She must work with
all her heart and play with all her
heart; above all things avoiding in.
difference.
Hers is the temperament that rec
ognizes that encouragement is all
nice and pretty, but If one is going to
do the thing that counts one doesn't
need it; that refuses to- be dismayed
by repeated failures and that has q
certain faith that what has been done
by many may be done by another;
that nobody goes through life with.
out disappointments, heartaches and
the breaking of pet Illusions: that
there is nothing more common than
trouble, but that it is the wise ones
of earth that keep tin the back
ground. That's the great lesson of
Exchange
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
SHOT STARTS A sNoWsLIDE F

Caught in a snowslide that was
pFecipitated by the conclusion follow
Ing the discharge Of his rifle, David
Davis thirty-tWo years old, formerly
alDenyer man, was carried 500 feet to
MS death down mountain side near
the quarries OF the Colorado Yule
Marble company, at Marble, Colo.
DAVIS, who was employed as time
keeper by the marble company, was
N eHs shooting As he was returning to
ssiEp soon before dusk, following III
asaA at the base Of one Of the Elk
mountain peaks, he caught sight OF
came and took a shot. The concus-
Won started the slide. Davis was In
we immediate path or the avalanche
@ snow and rock. Realizing his pre-
alsament, he ran to get beyond the
aaheer zone. His effort was futile.
1ae Slide was upon him in less than
minute after it started. He was en-
'ombed by the swirling mass and car
neg down the rocky mountainside to
bis death.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

Here is photograph of celebrated
Chinese priest, resident of Shanghai,
showing the length to which the ma
tives Of this country will go in or
der to gain notoriety and draw in the
money. In the case OF tits individual,
his holiness and Good Joss" are ap-
parently gagged by the length of his
finger-nails, the longest of which is
22A inches in length, being, as far as
can be learned, a record for that coun-
try Of long nails. When not on show
he is SO mindful of his treasures that
he wears them in guards made of hol-
low bamboo, and great precautions are
taken that they do got get broken.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
He Hoped So. Too.

Nellie Mccoy tells the story of an
advance agent of transforming
show that nearly closed every satur-
day night, but rested over Sunday and
started i'll bright and fresh Monday
morning.
His mother was a Quaker, and when
ne wrote that heewas the business
manager in advance Of the show, she
wrote him:
My Dear Son-I am very sorry that
thou art in the show business, but I
am glad that thou art ahead of the
show! I trust that thou wilt always
stay ahead of it,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
LOGICAL Millinery.

People say there is no reason, no
logic, in Easter millinery. What a
falsehond.'
The speaker was George AIDE. He
continued (the occasion was an after
theater supper in Chicago:
Hats, whether Easter or otherwise,
are full of logic, Of reason. A lit
tie boy said to his father one day:
:" What's a wide-awake hat, pa?
THAT father logically and reason
ably replied:
S a wide-awake hat, my son, is, of
course, one without a nap"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
Found Imitation Difficult

Bert, freshman, closed a letter to
his cousin Joe, five years old, by say
ing: Nov, must quittand write five
pages on Esther
The next day his father found Joe
armed with tablet and pencil, trying to
hold down his young brother Robert,
and said to him: Joe, what are you
doing?"
I'm trying to write five pages on
Rob, but he won't be STILL replied the
little fellow.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
VALENTINE COLLECTIONS

A collection of 10000 valentines
made by an Islington stationer named
King has been offered by him to the
British museum. Some Of the valenL
tines are elaborate, comprising $50
parts, with prices at $50 and higher.
All these valentines were printed
prior to the beginning Of the present
century.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
ENG LIsH TN N ne Z doing

Twins figured very prominently at
the wedding at an English town in
Cumberland, recently, Of Robert Mitch
ell. Well-known local wrestler, and
Miss Sarah Little, daughter of local
farmer. Both the bride and bride
groom were twins. The bride was Civ.
en- away by her twin brother and the
bridegroom's twin brother acted as
best man
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
A Soft Answer,

He (triumphantly, reading from
newspaper) = "suffragist speaker
heckled by geese at a county fair"
Ha, ha! Even the geese are against
woman suffrage, my dear.
She contemporaries That's be-
cause they are ese.-Judge.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
MATCHES MADE OF GRASS

With the growing scarcity of wood,
match manufacturers are looking for
substitute. A stem made Of dried
grass is being experimental with in
Europe.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
r1HE nnnAnr111. p1sEAsn n.a1.p4.

THE DREADFUL DISEASE MALARIA
quickly cured by that wonderful remedy
Elixir BabeR.
THE result has been an absolute cure
to me, and it affords me the greatest
pleasure to recommend Babek' "a All
who are suffering from that dreadful
disease known as malaria.''-Clarence
Elmo Ergood
Don't suffer from chills & fever, ague
or grippe when you can get prompt re-
lief.
Elixir Babel1, so cents, all druggists.
or K1oczewslzi & Co. Washington, D. G.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
FISH HOOKS FOR RABBITS

An Inventive American living in
harrington, Wash, who has been
troubled. with rabbits passing beneath
his barbed wire fence, arranged a de-
vice recently which made an ef1ec-
tive trap. Under the under wire he
attached a number of fshhooks fas-
tened to wires with sWivels in them,
with which he has hooked several
rabbits.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
ICELANDERs WELL EDUCATED

Icelanders are now famous for their
high standard of education. Every
child Of ten in this remote little land
can read and write, neither abject
poverty nor excessive wealth is seen,
and crime is rare; and the latest step
IN the evolution OF this remarkable
people is the founding of a univer-
sity at the capital.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

,. ssafls on watches are common
,', out watch in a pearl is sure
i, Aoyeity One has just been made
sa,a fafls matchmaker after Is
#sss ssas q work by his best me-
n W. ~ The pearl weighed As grains
III an. perfect flattened sphere.
sI,ssa leter was 141a millimeters or
astes NY more than half an inch. The
II 4 y y y millimeters. or 45-1ooths
eon. a men. in diameter, and has a
acS oam, balance Of 5-12ths of an
|bs th sanoer. 1t may seem strange,
ar ~ maker says the most difficult
iii .b,os sn % work was boring the hole
|saln ~ ne watch was to be insert
Il ne ne Pearl. This watch mounted
pearl cost $1,000.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
Not Resentfu,.

Those people say they don't be-
lieve you ever reached the pole.''
That's all right replied the ex-
plorer, as he looked up from his manu-
script. "The more doubts there are
as to whether / landed or not, the
longer this rather remunerative dis
cussion is going to last"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
Women's co;ieae for Ruddhists.

WofneHs VoiIe9e TOT Buddhlsts.
A university is to be founded by the
Buddhists for the high education of
women. A meeting is reported to have
taken place at the Nishi-Honganji
temple, Kyoto, in which it was unani-
mously decided to carry on the under
taking as a work of the Wonen's AS.
ISOLATION of this Buddhist sect. The
cost for the institute is estimated at
100000 yen.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
'NslsSl MAN IN ENGLAND

III r. 49,, = kempster. a basketmaker
|said 10 ~ ba.aado's home in Essex, is
h na,sa ue tallest man in England.
apcslpspu fe feet, 21a inches in his
Bsears IA 'eet' and is only twenty-one
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
If You Are a Trlfle Sensitive

About the size of your shoes, you can
wear size smaller by shaking Aliens Foot:
Ease, the antiseptic powder, into them.
Just the thing for Dancing Parties and for
Breaking in New Shoes. Sample Free.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy. N. Y.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
The Worst of the Week.

IF you will come back Monday
night" she said, HIll give you some
of my homemade fudge"
I'll sure come" he said, ssfor this
Is the year for candy-dates. Judge.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

1t isn't any wonder that man is
annoyed when he gets the worst of q
horse trade, as that was what he was
trying to hand the other fellow.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

A better thing than tooth powder to
cleanse and whiten the teeth, remove
tartar and prevent decay is prepare
ton called Paxtine Antiseptic. At
druggists, Csc box or sent postpaid
on receipt of price by The Paxton
Toilet Co., Boston, Mass.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
A Sliuht Mistake.

Katie, can't find any Of the break
fast food
20 heyings, mem, must of took il
for the sawdust to put on the ice on
the pavement, mem"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
In Fashion.

Husband (scathinsly) You get mar
rover every day.
Observation-Disclosures I have
the fashionable figure.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

A woman is SO used to pinning
things that she can't understand why
a man should make SO much fuss about
a missing button.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
Rivals in Culture

Professor Enoch Dubber is going
to read a very learned paper before
the Mental Research society tonight.
Do you think you will be there?''
Do you suppose the Gibbits will
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
Reduced.

Potsshocohen can meter make, a
goot golluf blayer.
Perlmutter-For Wy not?
Potash-He neffer hollers fore-al-
ways he yells dree ninety-eight,-
consin Sphinx
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

Look for crosses: and while it is
fair weather mend the sails of the
ship-Samuel Rutherford.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething. softens the gums, reduces inHamm;..
ton, allays pain, sswind collie, 25c a bottle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
VINO DISTANCE TELEPHONY

iits = - q, conp,ation OF a new sub
s'e between England and
5ss sssisge seSsa3al transmission OF
s.s mas been estab.
ssg gard and swlt2er.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

The first thing a kindness deserves
is acceptance, the next transmission
George Macdonald.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

Good health cannot#be maintained where
there is constipated habit. Carried Tea
ove;comes constIpatioa.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
TO DRIVE slur MALARIA

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
rake tho Al AMP Es ByL = 1b nR THE SYSTEM
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taSne
Ine formula Is plainly printed on every bottle,
form, and the most efectual form. For grown
people and children 30 cents eAo"AA
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11
in a Restaurant.

What will you have, sir?,'
Some kind of#riotous living fol
two
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

Some men never brag about them
selves-and don't blame them.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

For torpid, inactive or disordered liver.
take Garfield Tea. All druggists.
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attend?

Yes + hear thay are going, Z
.s..S II be there IL wife never
Tets aiIIbbIt 80 70 anyt thing 81 a
=higl-broWed nature that she doesn't
attend herself"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

Important 70 Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

No harmful drugs in Garfield Tea. 1t is com
posed wholly OF simple health giving herbs,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

Dream OF marriage signifies mad
ness.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

Beauty spscfa lists aifuuI ID ali u
hard lines. -. B s.llIEs.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

EaEAEnB TUITION to ono student IN each County
H. aa T. Mail Courses, Expert Short band, Book Il
y W 80 - Keeping TypeWFisings panmaanship.
Reaks,etes ye1 panset ngstamn
saalhexn Ina arlesnar
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

AGENTS WANTED elusive territory Good chance to
build up permanent business. Mail us $40 for I'll lh.
Feather Bed and receive without cost Glib pair pill
lows all prepaid. New feathers, besttfek-
ing. Satisfaction guaranteed. Turner Eonwc Feather
Dealers Dept 10 Charlotte, NC. Ref Cont Natl Bank
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-19
l25,O0O AMERICANS N
TO CANADA IN 1911. |
THE YEAR 1912 WILL suow
GREAT INCREASE.

in a report of the House Comn;t4
washington appears the follovise
Canada offers a three-year he's
stead upon good land, easily reclaim0s
and cultivated, with six months, laae
of absence each year and most len;sn9
regulations"
All of which is true and it is nm.
the part of the careful reader IN oos
slider the opportunities that exiS+ !.
Western Canada which, i'll addition -
the above, are attractive features
The evidence of these is found in tb"|
letters contributed by some of tbo
settlers. For instance: A former Min
nesotan, writing from Warner. soutb
ern Alberta, speaks of that district
but what he says, applies generally ~
all of Southern Alberta. He saws.
II have seen six crops, four of tbon,
were first class, one of them vnrv
good crop, and the other poor cron
Government statistics for the last &C.
teen years show that this country hau
averaged about fifteen or sixteen
inches of moisture. In 1910 there was
only seven inches, and in 1911 twenty.
two inches. The 1909 crop was about
as good as / have seen in this conn.
try and we had about twelve inches Of
moisture, so that / am thoroughly con.
WINGED that with normal conditions
that is, from twelve to fifteen inches
of moisture, and with the natural in,
crease of population and immigration
that Southern Alberta will be one Of
the very best mixed farming districts
in the world. We have good soil, good
water, and a good climate, and alto,
gether just as desirable a country to
live in as Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, OF
Wisconsin"
Hundreds of letters are on file from
former American settlers, which give
good reasons why the Western Can
ada lands are being settled so rapidly,
Full particulars can be had of any Ca.
madam Government Agent, who will
furnish literature and give low rate
certificates. Excursions are being run
daily.