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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
They Are Closely Observing Public
Health Conditions.

An examining physician for one n
the prominent Life Insurance Com.
panies, in an interview on the subject
made the astonishing statement thai
the reason why SO many applicants for
insurance are rejected is because Kid.
ney trouble is SO common to Tia
American people, and the large major.
ity of applicants do not even suspect
that they have the disease.
He states that judging from his own
experience and reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch
with the public, there is one prepara-
ton that has probably been more sue.
cessful in relieving and curing thesa
diseases than any remedy known Ths
mild and healing influence OF DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root is soon realized, Ii
stands the highest tor its remarkable
record of cures.
We find that Swamp-Root Is strictly
an herbal compound and We would ad.
wise our readers who feel in need of
such remedy to give it a trial It Ii
on sale at all drug stores in bottles o.
two sizes-fifty cents and one-doiIar.
However, If you wish first to test its
wonderful merits, send to DR.. kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a sam.
pie bottle, absolutely freq. When writ,
Ing be sure and mention this paper.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03

half at all, but mere decimaI
point, being pygmian Ia size. 1t has
been her custom to take Freddie
across her knee and apply her hand
CT hair brush when hubby was
naughty, or came home with too much
hard cider. When the missus saw 1t
to do these same stunts and hubby
expostulated it was the same thing,
varied frequently by an enforced in
generation in the neneoop for day
or two. The other evening Mrs. Fred.
erickson varied the monotony OF the
proceedings by first bouncing a milk
bottle off Freddie's head and then lay
ing poker on it with incisional re-
suits.
This was the frost that made ene
worm turn, for, egged on by his
friends and braced by some medicinal
cider, he sought out the local justice
and lodged complaint. His bigger halt
was accordingly hailed into court and
put under bonds 70 1heR the peace.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
HOUSE OF. DIAMONDS


About 20 years ago the diamond
merchants of Amsterdam held their
market as best they could. The mer
chants would meet In cafe, or some
times in the street, where, drawing
their gems from their pockets, they
would compare them, chatter, and con-
clude their contracts. Those days
may be termed the patriarchal age.
In time the merchants saw that their
precious goods were worthy of more
dignified procedure. They rented
premises. which they named "Beurs
voor den Diamanten." Business pros
pering. Amsterdam absorbed about
two-thirds of the worlds commerce in
the precious stones, and the syndicate
determined to build their own hall or
exchange, and this the minister Of the
interior has recently opened ON the
Weesperplein.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
KING Plain CITIZEN
Spanish Monarch Acts Like Or.
binary Man Occasionally.
When on Vacations at His Summer
Residence Alfonso Talks, Walks,
Rides and Mingies Generally
With the People.

San Sebastian, Spain.-At this
beautiful northern coast resort Of
Spain King Alfonso XIII enjoys life
in his boyish, free fashion. Imagine
a great round bay so locked in that
its waters are a pond. High around
it's edges circle the villas Of the rich,
while along the sandy shore the Royal
private beaches next to the great
hotels and the public promenade.
Along the sands the public bath
houses and gay tents flash all coIors,
fairly soaked in sunlight, even in late
autumn. The stone promenade, bor-
dered by shade trees and forged iron
balustrades, continues round the bay,
through gorgeous parks and gardens
to the public gambling halls, with the
marble terraces and flowers, restau-
rants and cafes of one of the most
luxurious casinos of Europe. Back Of
all this is the modern built town of
wide, shady streets, parks and monu-
ments in bronze and marble, rich
shops, cafe terraces and Haunting avn
ings, street sprinklers, gushing foun-
tains and that mixed perfume OF or
ange peel, violets and tuberoses that
marks the south OF Europe.
Chief Of the villas perched high
around the bay is the kings Miramar
palace, half hidden among its forests,
At night any traveller can lose him.
self in its winding alleys, lighted by
900 electric lamps. Anyone who has
been there must have thought how
easy it would be for armed conspira-
tors to enter the park and take the
palace by surprise. The guard at the
gate is composed of three men OF the
Minarets corps. At the wide door OF
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
HEAD DRESS or TEHUANAs

The head dress Of the Tehuana IN
iian women whose home Is upon the
Isthmrs OF Tehuantepec in Mexico is
Of remarkable design and not lacking
I'm attractiveness. 1t is called y hull
nil and Is an elaborate lace affair re-
sembiing in some respects an Eliza
bethan ruff. It Is worn on special oc-
CAST ous and in different shapes Some
times It is not flared out from the
head. but Is worn hanging down the
hack, The Tehuana women perform
the business functions of the tribe.
many of them being small merchants
In town upon the Isthmus. The men
live n idleness In this respect they
are Ike Burmese women and there
is 8 striking resemblance between the
Burmese and the Tehuanas. The daily
costumes of the Tehuana women very
much resemble that Of the Burmese
womsn. They are truly oriental IN
their fandness for brilliant colors.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
Kinu Alfonso,

the palace the only sentry Is an old
veteran, wearing many decorations,
but unarmed The idea generally held
that the king of Spain lives surround
ed by an army to protect his life Is
absurd The "Alabarderos"-
escort-and the large military staff is
regularly invisible In its barracks be.
hind the palace and exists merely to
satisfy court protocol. When the royal
family enjoys its home life in the
evenings after audience hours are
over, it is no more protected than any
other well-to-do family of San Sebas.
tian.
Every day while in residence at
San Sebastian, the king, unaccom>
panied by soldiers, ON foot, on horse"
back. or In auto or carriage, can be
seen going about. We met him once
in lone spoe Of the Corniche, writes
a traveller, attempting to clean three
plugs that had got choked by SCOT.
My French friends stopped and asked
the customary, Anything we can do?''
s'These plugs are choked with SCOT,
replied Alfonso. His chauffeur was
respectfully Offering new ones, when
our French friend-a pure automobile
crank like the king-explained that he
could clean those plugs by backing
rapidly up the slope.
That is what said," cried Alfonso
Gust! tumble in!" and, with a very
tricky swing, he got his weight on the
crank and started the heavy motor
before his chauffeur knew what he
was up to, jumped In beside his only
companion, silent military man, ana
began backing up the slope at SECOND
speed.
Now that Is Just the type of auto
mobile crank who will not let his
chauffeur do a thing explained the
Frenchman. From this time Alfonso
nodded to us with a smile, conten
that here were three men and a lady
who had seen him, Alfonso, acting q,
man.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
HOW THE ELEPHANT TALKS

Elephants are said to make use of
a great variety of sounds in communi-
eating with each other, and in ex-
pressing their wants and feelings.
Some are uttered by the trunk, some
by the throat. The conjunctures in
which either means of expression is
employed cannot be strictly classified,
as fear, pleasure, want and other
emotions are sometimes indicated by
the trunk, sometimes by the throat.
An elephant rushing upon an assaile
ant trumpets shrilly with fury.
Fear is similarly expressed in .
shrill, brassy trumpet, or by a roaor
from the lungs. Pleasure by con-
tinued low squeaking through the
trunk or an almost inaudible purring
sound from the throat. Want-as a
calf calling its mother-ls chiefly ex-
pressed BY the throat. A peculiar
sound Is made use Of by elephants to
express dislike or apprehension, and
at the same time to tntimidate, as
when the cause of some alarm has not
been clearly ascertained and the ami
mails wish to deter an intruder. IL IS
produced by rapping the end OF the
trunk smartly on the ground, cur
rent OF air hitherto retained being
sharply emitted through the trunk, as
from a valve, at the moment OF i'm
pact The sound made resembles that
of large sheet OF tin rapidly doubled.
1t has been enormously ascrfbed by
some writer's to the animals beeunf
their sides with their trunks.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
Pool Ball In His Mouth.

Philadelphia. = Robert Wilson, :
youth living at 1880 North Eighth
street, made a bet with several COM
panions that he had the largest mouth
in the crowd, and to prove his asser-
ton thrust pool ball between his
jaws.
He won the wager, but lost several
teeth, for the ivory ball fitted his
mouth SO well that it took two hours
work on the part of physicians at the
Children's Homeopathic hospital to re.
move the ball, and that was accom-.
plished only after the forceps had
been used.
Wilson walked to the hospital with
his friends. The physicians first told
him to force the bali out with hi'
tongue His efforts were unavailing
and the pain from his distended jaws
SO great that it was determined to
sacrifice five froae teeth.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
WINE FOR FOWLS

M. ioubert. professor at the agricul-
turai college at Fountainebleau,
claims that he has discovered a new
and simple method Of making hens
lay. lie feeds them with wine in ad-
dition to their ordinary food. The
pr professor Gas not allowed his digeeov.
cry To be made known lightly. he
has been experimenting with fowls OF
all kinds for. several years and finds
the same result In every case. IN
each case he experimental for the
fou5 winter months with two. sets OF
IL fowls of the same breed, adding
bread soaked in wine to the food OF
one or the two sets Of II. In every
case after six separate trials the wine
fed hens laid more eggs In the pro-
portion OF 20 eggs month or there
about
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
FIRST STOCKING FRAME

The first stocking frames are said
to have been made by William Lee.
curate OF Culyerton, in 1886, and were
at first worked by him with the as
sistance of his sweetheart or wife.
Like most other inventors, he
failed to receive a suitable reward
for his labor and Is said to have died
at Paris in 1910, starving and broken
hearted. 49,
The stocking weavers' company, es-
tablished in 1868, for the next 80
years had almost a monopoly of the
business, but Great Britain today
makes nearly one-half of the stock
ings made in the world. Germany is
close second, being famous for the
cheapness and excellence of her hose.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
NEW MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

A new stringed musical instrument
Is reported to have been devised by
Japanese violin maker in the city
of Nagoya. The invention is named
the reilsin. and seems likely to super
sede the samisen. 1t has the shape
Of guitar, save In the neck, which
is the only part resembling samisen.
There are four strings to it, and by
manipulation OF the keys the instru-
ment can be made to do the work OF
several samisen. The inventor has
played his reikin in an orchestra OF
Japanese instruments, and showed
that 1t is success in every way.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
Girls Work In Football.

Gary, Ind.-A request made by the
Chicago police department asking the
Gary police to find fourteen-year-
old girl named Wiseman. brought to
light the fact that the girl was emu
ployed in Greek poolroom. Mrs. r.
Charlton, police matron, has found
that - foreign poolrooms employ girls
fee In the pool rooms where Greeks.
Bulgarians and Macedonians congre
gate daily.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
After the Party.

'"Well, George, I hope you BY e
pleased with yourself. S !.
Suffering Samson. what have 4
done now"
ooh, nothing, of course. What Dig
you say to that aristocratic Mrs. Plas
gleton?
well, what did say
'tAnd right after warned yea
against your awful breaks. You saw
to her: How time flies! supp Sos
your young hopeful will soon put oh
long trousers
well, what's the matter with thas'.
Friendly, wasn't it?"
Friendly! Mrs. Pingleton has ol'
one child. and she's a young woman
OF 2O.'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
TEACHER LAssoEs A COYOTE
Young Woman Deity Captures Animal
With a L-ariat, Then Dispatches +
With a Stone.

Custer, S. DThat she can throw q
lariat as well as teach school was shown
by Miss Alta Scott, a young teacher
near here, who is proudly displaying
the skin of coyote which she caught
with her rope.
Miss Scott was on her way to Her
mosa when she spied the animal. The
had the lariat handy, and, squirting her
horse, she gave pursuit; she let the
rope fly and deity slipped it over the
coyotes neck. She had no firearms,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
SMALLEST cow IN WORLD

restaurant keeper in Paris Is the
proud owner of the smallest COW in
the world--so far as is recorded. The
little animal Is just over two feet in
height and is five years old. She gives
good milk. though naturally not IN
great quantity, and besides attracts
many customers to heE owners cafe.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
WOMAN IN COURT FOR
SPANKING A HUSBAND
Pygmian Head of the House
Knocked Out byfHis Juno
Wife.

Georgetown, Conn.--Mrs. Gustave
Frederickson Of this place Is under
$500 bonds to keep the peace and not
maltreat her husband. This sounds
funny, but so are the circumstances.
Mrs. Frederickson, who is a regu-
lar Juno in build, is known as the
female Samson of the place, and she
does not belle her title, weighing ESQ
pounds and with biceps like knotted
boa constructor. Her other half is not
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
SHOOTS DEER ON THE STREET
Third One This Season Which Lucky
Hunters Have Brought Down
In Duluth.

Duluth, Minimize deer season
opened in this city with 2O0-pound
buck running wild on Commonwealth
avenue in New Duluth with a crowd of
hunters in close pursuit. Two boys,
Harry Olson and Enith Collins, were
the lucky hunters, and brought down
the deer.
This is the third deer shot this sea-
son within the city limits and the sight
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
BRIGHT MONEY IN sTREAKs

A man who gives to his wife all
the bright dimes and quarters aid
halves he gets says that bright money
seems to run in streaks. Sometimes
he gets lot Of bright coins for days
and weeks in succession and then he
may go a month and get not one.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
Drinks Quart Whisky; Dies.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Dfinking a quart OF
whisky on a bet. Som Lucas won.
but died an hour later. Lucas had
placed the bet with John Brunas. A
few minutes after he finished the
quart he reelad and fell
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
Dancer Breaks His Nose.

Wichita, Kan. = Herbert Potter
salesman for a Wichita drug COM
pany, will be very careful what sort
of floors he dances on IL the fu
ture. He has put slippery floors on
the taboo list A broken nose, badly
bruised face and sprained wrist are
his arguments against highly polish
ed dancing floors.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
FOWLS LIKE RIDING
ON AUTOMOBILE HOOD
Rostand's Famous t'Chanticleer"
Has Nothing on an Oregon
Mans Pet Rooster.

Hood River, Ore.-Rostand's fam
GUS "Chanticleer" has nothing on a
young rooster, the pet OF Howard
Hartley, Hood River business man,
which recently learned the delights of
1oyrIding in his masters car with a
couple OF young pullets.
Hartley has been accustomed to
place his car in the garage about five
o'clock In the evening Several times
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
CURIOUS AUSTRIAN CUSTOM

,'lrlogging the dummy" IS curious
custom kept up by the villagers of
Austria. A dummy is dressed up in
grosesque fashion, and is called the
aIn1elwife." It is taken from house
to house by the troupe Of grotesquely
dressed musicians and before each
house it is fogged. Then the band
pia,s ii the householdsrs emerge with
cakes and wine for tbs crowd.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03

OF q deer hunt in the streets of a city
is losing its novelty here. The ami
mails frequently are driven in the direc-
ton of the city, and, in fact, into the
streets by dogs and hunters who may
have started the animals several miles
away.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
Hunters Aim Is Bad,

Moosic. Pa.-Miss Selma Shears
right hand Is bandaged as the result
Of a young hunters bad aim when she
held letter as target The bullet
pierced her hand instead of the letter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03

What is believed to be the largest
tree in the world grew in Southern
California and stood over 300 feet
high, measuring 80 feet at the base.
The section here illustrated weighs
SO tons and Is Sc feet in circumfer-
ence. The concentric rings indicate
that the tree began growing in the
year $50
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
Chorus Girl Renartee.

1'rizie-O, you're not such maea'
Zaza-No? | don't see any pls's
burg millionaire's picture on ~
bureau, either. Christmas Puck.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
Pretty Bic.

s'My new hat is pretty big. 1,
''I thought so. too. but when y.
the bill for it it made your nat "
like the head of pin. '-Roseiealt 4ss
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
Teacher Captures Coyote.

but well aimed stones dispatched the
coyote. The hide was brought to town
and is being made into rug. Miss
Scott learned to lasso after she came
to the west.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
The Fool Sc ason.

First ice Pond-You look thin. ],
Second Ice Pond-Yes. they llao Y
ter not skate on me till ] nave ehiDs'
point.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03

Constipation causes and seriously .s asasfE
yates many diseases. It is tholV eaessy.
cured by DR.. Pierce's Pellets. ltnS ssaSs
coated granules.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
EXCHANGE of Slang.

"You can go as far as you lRe, ~
But / don't want 70 go so far t1as
can't come back.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03

Ever notice how much easier 1e.s ,.I
go from bad TO worse than Aon 7
to better.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03

ONLY ONE s.BROMO QuINNllaETs,,oss
That is LAXATIVE BROMO 9UlES!iINsGG ~. fh M Nu
the signature OF Il. W. GR0F b. Gs 's sts
oyer 10 Cure Cold in One Day. Zoc.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-03-21
NEWBOLD- W,ESTVu.LE

Mr.. Clarence Fox and family moved
to Philadelphia on Monday, March 1S.
Mrs. Samuel Hewett, of Broadway
and Pine streets, is able to be out
again.
The regular monthly social of the
Matoaca lawmakers was held on
Thursday evening, March IA, and was
greatly enjoyed by their lady friends.
The feature of the evening was a ban
jo solo by Fred. Walters Refresh
ments were served and enjoyed by
every one.
The Rev. VIM. Martin, who has
been ill for some time, was taken to
the st. Joseph's Hospital for surgical
treatment.
A postal savings bank will be es-
tablished in Westville post office April
10th. We have no doubt this will be
an incentive to saving on the part of
the Westville people.
Miss Kate Morton has returned
home from the hospital and is on the
way to recovery much to the Joy of
her many friends.
Mrs. r.. c. Baughman entertained
a number of friends on Tuesday at
ternoon, March 10th.
Mr.. Clifford Jess and Mr. Curry re-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-03-21

turned home on Thursday, March 18th
from their trip to Florida. They say
Jacksonville is one of the cleanest
cities in the country.
Quite number of people from here
attended the second annual show of
ithe Moose Minstrels
The contract to build the Baptist
Church parsonage was given to Con-
tractor VIM. H. Lawrence, ~
Miss Wilson. from Philadelphia, was
the guest of Miss Clara Void, of High
land avenue.
We desire to thank our friends and
neighbors, also Branch No. IA G.. b.
b. A., of Woodbury., for their kind
ness to us in our recent bereavement
Mrs. Pancoast, T. H. Pancoast, Mr..
and Mrs. w. b. Atkinson.
Franklin Snyder, our genial ice man
has purchased the Cooper ice route.
Mrs. Harry Lyons, Summit avenue,
Newbold, entertained number of
friends from Philadelphia on Thurs
day afternoon, March 18th.