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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Chicago Is Greatest Distributing
Station in America.
Competition Not Only In Selling But
Buying School Publications Has
Caused Many Scandals In
This Business.

Chicago. - Chicago's supremacy
among cities in most branches of com.
mercial utilitarian production 1t under,
takes is so well known as to over
shadow whatever excellence it may
have In pure intellect. The municipal
ity has had to struggle to extend its
reputation of being artistically in
clined, but even with the comparative
success it has attained in that direc-
ton few persons know that Chicago
has erudition to scatter about the
country. Yet this city Is known, Ia
fact, as the greatest distributing CEN
ter OF educational books in America
Publication of school books is a mys-
ferrous process, as far as the general
public Is concerned. In this business
there is competition, and fierce compe-
tition, too, not only in selling, but in
buying as well Competition In sell
ing has more than once occasioned
scandal and formal investigation; in
buying it Is another thing entirely.
The Three Rs company, for In
stance, persuades the authorities In
Jonesville that the Alphabet company's
school readers in use there are in
ferior to a new publication of the
Three RS" Therefore the latter gets
the opportunity of selling it's own
readers in Jonesville, taking old and
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
NEW LANGUAGE IN A LESSON
Boston Latin in Remarkably Short
Time.

How long, Pop" Ethel asked, "does
/ Tut hash tut dud pup nun
| dud sus. pop replied.
Stop your joking and tell me-
| Ethel pleaded .5"
'Dud yuv tut hash nun kuk
mum JUL kuk nun gug?" pop asked
why win you make fun of me-
| asked Ethel, pouting. I'll go and ask
mama
Wait minute, daughter" said
pop. Did you understand what !
was saying to your
"Of course not
We'll. / can teach you in an hour
to understand everything I say to
you in that tongue and to answer me
in the same language"
Now you're joking again"
mo. I'm not. was only speaking
Boston Latin which every youngster.
boy or girl. within SO miles of the
Hub spoke t1uently along in the early
'7Os.
Now, pay attention: Every word,
barring a few authorizations, is spell
ed out in English in disguised alpha.
bet. That makes it rather slow
speaking, but it is blind enough to
everybody who doesn't know the trick
I'm this alphabet all the vowels are
pronounced and written naturally
Most of the consonants are sounded
and written with the initial letter,
"a and the initial letter repeated.
Thus a. is a. be is 'bub and SO on.
but there are some consonants that
do not work well that way For ex-
ample, is cause" Another such let
ter is h. Huh would not be euphoni-
GUS, so we call h hash The other
letters Of similar difficulty are q, W,
x, y. They are made 'quuv,' 'wuv,'
'xuv' pronounced wv and 'yuv'
Now, do you understand my cause
hash lul dud?" Pop asked.
Surely; my child Ethel replied.
Ethel had her lesson in mind all day.
and maybe she lay awake until late
in the evening studying it over. In
the morning she surprised her mother
by saying to her father at the break
fast table:
Pup pup, lul tut tut lul e mum
o rur hash sus hash pup lul a
sus e.
And Pop replied as he gave her sec
ond helping:
'Yux e sus, mum yuv dud e rur."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
SUNDAY MANNERS or CROWS
Sets That Day Apart for General Estl-
iage and Marauding and Gloats
Over Helpless Victims.


Did you ever hear how the Scotch
crow observes the Sabbath? It Is no
uncommon thing to hear elderly peo-
pie born in Scotland say he is as wise
as q Scotch crow. 70 the uninitiated
this would not imply a isaery great de-
gree Of wisdom. for the crow is not
generally given credit for being a Sol
ONION in his day and generation. That
is, an American crow is not, but his
Scotch brother ma have a superior
intellect. At any rate, old Scotch
people think so, for to them this OBJ
servance Of Sunday is an evidence of
great sagacity. Unfortunately, how
ever, a crows idea of the sanctity of
the day does not agree with that of
his human foe. He remorselessly sets
that day apart as season for pillage
and general marauding, and boldly
gloats over his helpless victims. Du-
ring the week he discreetly keeps
within the shelter Of the woods, but
On Sunday morning when he hears the
church bells ringing and observes the
deserted condition of the fields, he
knows that his time has come and he
pre-empts these
fields for himself. and wantonly feasts
and forages in the few hours that are
his, for he well understands that an
other week Of fasting is at hand. Such
being the Scotch crows reputation he
is hardly a safe model notwithstand-
ing his wisdom
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
BOX FOR PRINTING PICTURES
Handy Device for Amateur or Pro-
fessIonal Photographer Who Wants
Home Made Apparatus.

A very handy device for the anna
teur or professional photographer
who wants a homemade and simple
apparatus for printing pictures can
be made in q few minutes time.
The drawing shows the scheme,
which consists of a small store box
about IL inches square and an cleo
trio light of any candlepower desired
attached to drop. cord running
through the end of the box, says the
Popular Electricity.
The hole should be made In the top
Of the box little larger than the
plate or film which is to be used.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02

Bundschu was passing a candy stare
On West Maple avenue. While SOME
Went in and bought candy. Bundschta
stood on the sidewalk near an from
trolley pole. A sudden impulse seized
the boy to apply his tongue to fl.
He tried it. His tongue remained
frozen to the iron, and all Of his ct.
forts to get it loose were fruitlesE. A
crowd gathered. There were many
suggestions. One man came running
with a bucket OF cold water, which
he said was just the thing; warm wa.
ter would never do Another from
across the street snatched a teaHettle
full Of boiling water from his stove
and came to the rescue.
Finally T. A. Schweers, proprietor
OF the candy store, arrived with some
lukeWarm water which was poured OH
gradually, at the junction OF the troll.
ley pole and the boys tongue Gradu-
ally the tongue came loose. Then the
boy went to the family physician for
treatment.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Bob Dean, Terror of Criminals
to Be Evangelist.
Arkansas Sheriff 10 Determined 20
Supervise Execution Of Man Who
Killed Marshal Before He
Takes Up New Work.

st. Louis.-Bob Dean, known for
years as q bad man" and a dead shot,
who has killed ten men in his time
and has himself been shot thirteen
times, who is acting now as deputy
sheriff Of Mississippi county, Arkansas,
will soon lay aside his guns, give up
his duties as officer of the law ana 20
forth into Mississippi, his native
county, and preach the gospel of
peace and good will to the rough men
who have known him hitherto only as
man Ill to trifle with
This change of life and front Bob
Dean decided on Sunday night, Deem
Der II, at the close of three weeks
revival service conducted by Rev.
Chambers Mannering, who converted
Dean early in the meetings. 1t was
during the closing of the services that
the deputy sheriff arose and said that
he intended to Lay down his pistols
and take up the Bible.
There Is only one reason for the
delay. He Is not ready to assume his
role as preacher until he has closed
his career aa an officer OF the law By
officiating at the hanging of Henry
Coates, now in Jail at Osceola, Ark,
awaiting execution. Last April Coates
shot and killed Marshal r. l.. Fergus
on Of this town, and so seriously
wounded Bob Dean himself that he
lag In q Memphis, Tenn, hospital for
three weeks, his life hanging by a
thread. By special dispensation OF
the governor, at the request of Sheriff
G. B. Hall, the latter official will re-
nnquish his duty as sheriff on that oc-
casion and allow Bob Dean to do the
hanging Of the man who wounded
him.
So soon as his ancient enemy Is
hanged Dean will take up his ministra-
lions.
Coates was discovered a few miles
from Osceola In the act of tying UP
his boat and taking on cargo OF
whisky. Upon the officers demand to
give himself up Coates had the boat
push off and replied with volley Of
buckshot from his shotgun. Both Off
GERS returned the fire, their shots
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
CITY Is BOOK CENTER

dog cared Alphabet company reaae
In exchange, making therefore dis
count OF perhaps 20 per cent. on the
price or the new books. At the same
time the Alphabet company has GUST
ed Three Rs company's histories from
the smithfield schools, receiving fbe
students old textbooks In partja, nav.
ment
These two deadly rivals here find a
common basis In protection agatngt
their enemy, the second hand dealey
Rather than have these books. as-
CURED by exchange, sent through fhe.
dealers hands to undersell new books
ID other cities. each company is VIII
Ing to exchange with the other and 10,
buy at good price any comics that
may be left over after the EXCHANGE
This price may be much larger than
the discount given for The books fu.
the first place.
But the second hand dealer Is nor ts,
be put out of business in this wax
Hundreds Of thousands Of new and
used school books are brought year3r
into Chicago by the five firms en-.
gagged here in that form OF trade. They
are acquired from retail dSalers whose
market has failed through a new de-
cfsion Of local school board and,
from the smaller publishers who beye.
taken books on a discount basis and:
have no exchange agreement with the,
original publishers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
MAN REGAlNs HIS SENSES
Chandler Rogers, Who Puzzled Seat
tie Doctors, Tells Who
He is.

New Bedford, Mass.--Awakening TO-
his real identity for the second time III
fourteen years, Chandler Rogers Of ss-
attic, Wash, the man who forgot. Z
found himself at the Emergency hos
pital here surrounded by q group Oft
aa,. VI iasa
strange case.
Fourteen years ago man giving Etss
name as Earl Keller drifted into Sc
attic, secured a position, courted many
women, one Of whom he subsequently
married. Several months ago he was
found suffering from pressure OF Tho
brain. Physicians trepanned his skull.
The patient announced after the effect
Of the anesthetic had worn off, that
his name was Chandler Rogers and fl
was found that the previous fourteen
years Of his life was a blank. He
could not even remember that he had
ever been known as Keller
On December Is he went to Boston
to visit his sister, Mrs. Florence w.
Walling, whom he had not seen for
fifteen years. A few days ago he
made arrangements to enter the Seidis
institute at Portsmouth. N H. Later
he was picked up in the streets here
and taken to the hospital where ne
was treated for sc hours before he
awoke to his real identity for the sec
ond time. His watch and money we're
missing and he believes he was robbea
while he was suffering from a.s
strange mental lapse.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
An Unexpected Find,

You are always likely to find things
when you least expect. For instance,
there is the story now going the
rounds OF the newspapers about the
woman in Connecticut who was pre-
pairing leg Of lamb for dinner when
out dropped diamond worth 5000.
The woman had not the least expecta-
ton of finding diamond in the roast.
On the other hand, if you have roast
lamb every day for dinner for year
and examine each roast with a micro
scope and an X-ray machine 1t is
100000 to one that you will not
even find $500 diamond
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Runners Made of Barrel Slaves.

shod with thin piece OF iron A
half-inch hole is bored through the
center OF the shaft and a lag screw
put through and turned in the rudder
piece, making it so the rudder will
turn right and left and, also, up and
down. Two cleats are nailed to the
upper sides of the runners and in the
middle lengthWays for the person S
heels to rest against.
ANY child can guide this bob, as all
he has to do is to guide the rudder
right and left to go In the direction
named. Il he wants to stop, he pulls
up on the handle and the heel OF the
rudder will dig into the snow. causing
too much friction for the sled to go
any further.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
A LUCKY BEGGAR.

Robert Newman telephoned the DO
lice:
Il want you to find my trousers,
he said
Did you look under the mattress p
asked the telephone clerk in the
chiefs office.
NO" said Newman.
Give me the description he
said.
An right. The number on the case
Is b,574.56l and the number on the
works Is 5,l33,475."
What are you talking about. any.
wayT
My watch" .
Il thought 1t was your trousers"
Yes, the watch was in the trous
ers' pocket. A beggar called here and
asked me to give him pair OF trous.
ers. ] did. After he was gone dis.
covered | gave him the ones with my
watch in them. Find that beggar, WI
you?"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
GUN MAN TO RETIRE

going wild. The second volley by
Coates, however, felled Dean, and an
other Instantly killed Ferguson, whose
body pitched headlong into the river.
Five days later the dead body of
Ferguson was found Is miles down
the river, and on the following day
came the news from the Tennessee
side that Coates had been captured.
The declaration Of Dean that he viii
renounce his former life after spring.
Ing the gallows on which Coates will
hang has awakened much local curl
oslty, and that there will be an i'm
mense crowd present in Osceola when
the hanging comes off Is a certainty.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Lost Time.

r,s late Sylvester Miller, civil en-
,..ar who was engaged in railroad
s n.s~nr,ses In Central America seek
g. ,ocal support for road attempted
ae o,ua the matter point lie asked a
native:
-a,r goods to market by mulebackT
.rhree days." was the reply.
.Tbere's the point said Miller.
.u,.b our road In operation you could
~, your goods to market and be back
home In one day.
very good. senor," answered the
.,ava "But what would we do With
M other two daysT
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
q Shrewd Flnanelee.

-eay boss said Uncle Eben
nouh you lend me bout six bits and
tsEe dis mule foh security"
.How long do you want the loan?'
"oh ILL long bout April or May
sTbat'g q curious kind OF transac-
ton"
.Well. TIL make II four bits. All
really kyahs about 1t gittin' rid o
ieedin' do mule"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02

Mrs. Nexdore-Prof. Adagio called
ii our house yesterday and my daugh-
ter played the piano for him He
just raved over her playing.
MIRA Peprey-HoW rude! Why
couldn't he conceal his feelings the
way the rest OF us do?--Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
A Solemn Duty.

why did Bangs change his iron
gray hair to black?''
Because his fancee thought the
gray in his hair made him look too
Old for her. and he thought it was his
duty to obey his sweetheart's dyetng
request"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
FRozE HIS TONGUE TO POL E
Missouri Boy Offered All Kinds Of Aid
by Crowds Freed and Goes
to Doctor.

Independence, Mo.-Albert Antoine
Bundschu, nine years old, youngest
son of A. J. Bundschu, an Indepen-.
dence merchant, has a sore tongue.
It came about as a result of trying to
test the adhesive power Of cold iron in
zero weather
With some schoolmates, Young
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Box for Printing Photographs.

This hole should be covered with a
piece Of glass The negative can then
be laid on the glass face upward, and
the printing carried on in the usua.
way. A fat weight should be placed
on the print and plate to hold them
securely in place while printing,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Find Bullet In Appendix.

Lawrenceburg, IRd.-Stricken with
appendicitis while on hunting trip,
BENJAMIN Kramer died before help
could reach him. Surgeons found a
loaded cartridge in his appendix
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
uuaht to Work Both w-.

'But -, - work Both Ways.
|hadsm st wv viii have to be identified,
CHECK" we can cash your
|ss iden.,a see why; I didn't have 10
|asas as mum ed when 1 deposited the ,e
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Economy In Muslc.

whats all that racket about In the
uarlor?" asked the father.
4Why. that's Mary and Jane play
me- duet on the plano" explained
mother.
"Hoth OF 'em playing at once?"
"Yes; it's duet"
sWelI can't they wear out the
,iono fast enough playing one at g
time"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
For Value Received.

Hubby-I won't say marriage is a
failure. but some are more fortunate
IN what they get than others.
Wifie-You are quite right, dear;
for instance. You got me, but I-got
only you.--Tatler
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02

80 Below, Man Wears Straw Haf,
. Minneapolis.-While the therrna,ua.
ter lowered between 25 and 80 below
Il. W. Ricketson won wager Of 2s
cents by wearing straw hat Rich,
etson was born Ia Alaska
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
The Proof,

n want damages" shouted the
bruised and battered citizen who had
tpst been beaten up by his athletic
rival
4 think" replied his friend and ad-
WISER after d critical inspection, that
N you look In the glass you'll find
you've got EN-"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
NEW DOLL is QUITE USEFUL
Little Girls Can Use it as Muff to
Keep Their Hands Warm-!n-
vented by New aYorker.

A doll that is also a muff, or muff
that is doll, whichever way you
like, has been invented by a New
York man. The doll has the outward
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
APPLYING The ss,v

VkA NJ s5NW.
hss ard, NY GEAR, your framed portrait
tna seu' and I want you TO put |,
D. once ,e on the parlor wall.
Inn = right. wife. Tell John to
EpI,ts NM y the stepladder, then get me
Esn q rope enough to hang my
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02

The Daughter-But. papa, | can't
marry h1m-he's been married twice
already.
Her Father "a race-track MANI
Tut. tut! Don't pay any attention to
past performances.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Beyond Masculine Aid.

"How's your wife7"
SHES having constant trouble with
her head
Can the doctor help her?"
"No-nobody but the mflliner."-
Stray Stories.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Those Nlahts OF.

With pfous mfen he goes to church.
For probity has great renown;
But his religion seems to lurch
Whene'er his wife fa out Of town.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
~ you ever back d horse In your

IAe, Mike?" A7 49, 'o1'
III nss' once, and only once "
\. nio you win anythtng?"
~. N.Y. oegorra; that | didn't"
way, how was that?"
u. Heu' you see. l backed the blessed
w. through shop window, and !,
.' gag 70 pay So" ''
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Like Case

"a political party and a man with
n monkey are in much the same
need
What ts shat?"
They both want IA organ to sup
port them"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Below Staira.

||.b,' mats - your miss,s .,o,,, .
||isst door. sa me housemaid from
|ta Ina = ner night out. but 7 TOLD
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Dubious.

Dubious. 20.
Hes q perfect duck Of doctorl"
For heavens sake don't tell people
No.
Why not?'
Naturally. they'll think he's a
auack.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
The Reason.

so your teacher does not approve
Of your wearing rats"
NO the old cat"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Quite So,

The mumps seem such q pleheian
sort Of sickness"
TT should not be, for actually It In
rather a swell affair"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Distance.
port them.

He sat beside her lovingly:
She answered with a smile:
You will not be so near to me
When hoopskirts are In styls.''
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02

a.a agree that Fortunes flckle
naa,, sne's often slow, we've fou,A.
In y apt to WELD his sickle
s before she gets around.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
SIMILARITY

~B,npa Similarity.
Iscnsa,ssss,, certainly does tell the ,,o..
lcipss = 'ales about his automohils
ss,prsI,,' nen. you know. some v.,n
goes with a spin" 'A'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Mental Treatment.

Farmer Awe been thinking Of
having that field plowed for quite @
smell
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02

Farmer B-Well, turnin' It over in
your mind amt a-goin' ter 1T it for
craps.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
Consistency.

That a,4, consistency.
lA,aess i ss us has fine sense oe ., =
Q = what wayY.
wiling but wa>a niafine views In
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-08

A million dollars isn't much money
But IT this amount We're turned looa.
In Tulsa tomorrow Tor any one OF a
hundred different things, wouldn't II
make some stu3
AT ths time last year Tulsa banks
had on deposit lust one million dol
lars less than they have today Pretty
good Increase for u town Of $1,000
people. lsn't ~
There's food for thought ana faotf
10 remombcr IA the recent official
statements Of the local banks by o
citys financial status is guaged ne
progress Us liability and its general
commercial condition.
postofflco receipts and bank Dc
posts are two things that are safe
critorions Of towns responsibility.
For instance, II II certain business
could show an increase In profits ot
5000 IN OHIO years time that buHl'
ness would be entitled 10 d propo'-
tionate amount Of rating from tue
credit bureaus.
The same rule applies to q mu'
nicipnlity
II anyone ever tries to toll you that
Tulsa isn't experiencing a substantial
growth and isn't the liyost place IN
Oklahoma, Just cite them the bank re-
oeipts, with the corresponding figuros
of year ago. Then tell them 10 com
pare the percentage OF Increase with
that In other cities Of the state, zig
or small, or in fact. Of any city mo
eizo Of Tulsa IN the United states.
The figures OF the Tulsa clearing |
house this year have every weol: |
shown n large percentage Of Increase
over the receipts OF year ago Thir
percentage has been invariably larger |
than that in any other city in tho |
country.
The week ending December 3, foi |
which tho most recent report OF tho
local clearing house was made, shows
that the clearngs for the wcet