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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-17
A a.a8e.kanaed Job.

The advertisement called for ieft-
handed dressmaker's assistant, but
the nrst person who answered 1t was
neither left-handed nor dress
maker.
sWhy do you want left-handed
apprentices" asked the curious visi-
tor.
.Beeausa the girl who Just went
away was igsthandsd. She left a lot
Ok unfinished work, and 1t will take
aaoeAar lsfs-handed girl to finish It
Ieft-hanAeA people begin work In the
Opposite direction from right handed
sewer, and If g. right banded person
attempts to finish 1t there is sure tt
DO muddle."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-17
Surprised at city's Size.

A Colorado ranchman was paying
his nrst visit to New York. and q
friend took him down to the Battery,
and then proposed that they walk up
Broadway. They kept walking along,
showed and jostled. the ranchman all
excited and pleased After about 9
mile OF it, he became tired and
ceased talking. but kept plodd1ng
along. But after an hours walking
he took his friend by the arm and
stopped him.
II say, BILL" he said, looking uE
the street with a weary gaze, lis Il
town all the way to the rocky noun
tains?"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-17
: LIST of l. etters

Remaining in tho postoffice at Don
aldsonville, for week ending Feb. IL:
opheiia Buckner, Ida Colman, Will
son Davis, Sarah Franklin, Milly
Johnson, Leaviar John, Joe Lacoster.
Bertha Neared, Jane Patterson,
Virginia Ruffin, Luella Smith, John
w. Scott, Hannah Turner, Hester
Williams, Billie Wilson.
When calling for these letters say
advertised. If not called for in two
weeks they will be sent to the Dead
Letter office at Washington. D. G.
J. j. LAFARGUE. Postmaster
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-17

Charles D. Finley, a prominent
young New Orleans business man,
committed suicide on the End in
slant by shooting himself in the
head at the Louisiana Club, whittier
he had evidently gone with that pur-
pose in view The act was due TO
heavy losses in speculative opera
lions in the cotton market, and was
followed by announcement of the fail
ure of the firm of Simpson & Finley,
cotton brokers, of which deceased
was a member.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-17
THIS BRIDEGROOM SAT DOWN
Dldn't see Why He Should Stand
While the Bride Pliahted Her
TrotE at the Altar.

They strolled into the parsonage OF
a suburban town In New Jersey and
asked to get married They were
from back In the country and both
seemed anxious to get the ceremony
over and done with and get back to
their work. Thrifty young people OF
German blood, they were, with no
time to waste on foolish SIS
The minister called in his wife and
servant to witness the ceremony and
proceeded promptly. He had the
couple stanX before him. asked the
usual preliminary questions, and then
got from the bridegroom the pledge
that tied him for life to the bride.
He had Just started with do you
take this man." when he was aston
ished to see the BRIDEGROOM walk over
to sofa END ~o1nly sit down.
What do you mean by that?" asked
the minister, Don't you want to fin.
tsh the ceremony?
Sure" said the bridegroom. But
you're through with me. We said my
part. and I'll sit here until she says
hers. I'm tired"
you'll come back here and stand
up until it is over" said the parson in
some heat
The man got up and came back
His bride had not minded his az ion
in the least. After they had gore the
minister spoke his mind:
The woman is going 10 get the
worst of that matrimonial bargain"
And for once his wife agreed witt
him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-17
Church Notice.

Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
corner Railroad avenue and Ope1ousas
street, Rev. G.. NJ Thompson, pas
tor. Services on the second and
fourth Sundays Of each month at II
o'clock a. IA. and 5 p. m. Sunday
School every Sunday at 9:45 a. m.
Seats are free and the public is cor
daily Invited To- attend.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-17
BILIOUS SPELLS NO LONGER.
DANGEROUS
Dodson's Liver-Tone is a Safe Medi-
cine to Take the Place Of Too
Powerful Calomel.

Powerful calome.
In the days when calomel was
the only liver remedy, a torpid liver,
or a spell of biliousness was a seri-
GUS thing. Ca1omel is a powerful min
eral substance that compels the liver,
no matter how weak it is, to do it's
work, but does nothing to strength
en- the liver, and d large dose-some-
times the usual dose-may cause
salvation. Dodscn's Liver Tone is
a builder that strengthens the liver
while making it do its work. It is
entirely vegetable, pleasant to take,
has no bad after-effect and is per-
fectly suited for children as well as
grown people. You don't have to be
careful what you eat.
The X-Ray Pharmacy will sell you
4 bottle and guarantee it to give you
perfect satisfaction. If it doesn't you
can get your money back simply by
asking for it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-17
Prosperous RINGS.

An you farmers out tits way must
be prosperous. see ten automobiles
TO one horse.
Yes, the farmers all use automo
biles themselves, but they have to
keep a horse for the hired man.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-17
shoesi Shoes! Shoes!

Call and see the elegant and sty-
fish line of shoes just received at
Cheap Tony's. The stock comprises
such as the Hamilton-BroWn Ameri-
can Gentleman and American Lady,
La Franco. Keith's Kongneror and
Hu-man-ic for fall and spring wear.
Great bargains are offered in all
lines of seasonable goods.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-17
Natural History.

why. sir" said Mr.. Dustin sta1,
do you call ME an amphibian?"
4 refer to your method Of capital
cation
But I have developed the resources
of the land"
Eyes. But when you got tired OF
the land you cake TO water"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-17
HIS Reason.

Rogers-Mz love. | fear you mus
take to baufang.
Mrs. Rogers Why?
Rogers have already reduced al
my other expenses. -Harper's Bazaar
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-30
Tho Contest Was On.

ton about his fondness for cream
puffs. Binks declared he could eat u
dozen of them. Geng. who has keen
sense of humor made wager that
Binks could not eat fifteen.
Before accepting the bet Binks
asked to be excused for a few min.
utes. He left the room and came
back in ten minutes smiling. He an.
nounced that he would take the bet
and the money, $40. was placed in the
hands of Ernest Steinheibler of so
Ellison street, who was made referee
by mutual agreement.
Then the contest was on. When the
fifteenth puff had been eaten Binks
never stopped, but kept right on un.
til he had eaten all the puffs on the
pan, ~ In all. There was nothing
left to eat but three cocoanut pies.
Binks finished these and smacked HIS
lips.
Tell me-" asked Geng after the bet
had been paid, why you left the
room before you would say that you
would take the bet"
well, | wanted to see II I really
could do it." he replied. He had gone
outside and eaten fifteen to make sure
Of things.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-30

et those times, and said that ought to
have an operation. Iwould not listen to
that, and when friend Of my husband
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and what 1t had done
for his wife, l was willing to take it.
Now look the picture Of health and feel
like It, too. I can do my own housework,
hoe my garden, and milk a COW. l can
entertain company and enjoy them.
can visit when choose, and walk as far
as any ordinary woman, any day in the
month. wish could talk to every
suffering woman and girl. Mrs. DEMA
BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Murayville, Ill.-"I have taken Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for very bad case Of female trouble
and It made me q well woman. My
health was all broken down, the doctors
said must have an operation, and was
ready to 60 to the hospital, but dreaded Il
20 that ! began taking your Compound.
] got along 90 well that gave up the
doctors and was saved from tho opera
ton. Mrs. CHARLES MOORE, r. r
No. 8, Murrsyville, Ill
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Antldrudqery Club.

Six women in Chicago have organ
lied club to lessen household cares.
The club is the possessor Of an cleo
tric vacuum cleaner, one electric
washing machine, two electric irons
and fan for drying the washing.
The only dues are those required
for the upkeep Of these labor savers,
and this amount has been estimated
to be about three cents week. The
Initiation fee consists of the price OF
the apparatus divided into six equal
parts.
The members arrange their work so
that a small boy may take the ap-
paratus around to each In turn. They
live In one neighborhood, so the af-
fair is easily arranged. How prac-
teal; how easily the idea could be ex-
planned to take in any number OF
housekeepers. What help 1t would
be In solving the servant problem
American Club Woman.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-30
Best Business Creator.

AS a business creator, what Is there
better than advertising? Have you
ever asked that question of yourself?
The millions that advertising has
made for merchants are uncountable,
yet there are business men who even
now don't believe in advertising, Just
as there are people who still think It
is safer and more convenient to travel
In a prairie schooner behind a pair OF
slow oxen than in Pullman palace
car Yet this type Of business man Is
seldom rated in commercial rating
books.-Exchange
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-30
LEGS BURNED AND FROZEN
Section Hand, Camping Near Village,
Has Fit and Falls Into
a Bonfire.

Norwalk, O.-Suffering from burns
on his right leg, extending from the
hip to the ankle, and with his left leg
badly frozen, Joe Moyrock, aged thirty.
one years, Polish railroad section
hand, was brought to the county in.
Urinary in this city recently from
Greenwich.
Moyrock started to walk along the
railroad track from Shelby to Green.
wich, and when darkness overlook him
he built bonfire alongside the track
just outside the village. He recllned
beside the fire to spend the night.
During the night he was seized with
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-30
new JERSEY YOUTH
A CHAMPION EATER
Frederick Binks Establishes
Worlds Record in Art Of
Consuming Cream Puffs.

Paterson, N. J.-Emulating "the
young man with the cream tarts."
from Robert Louis Stevenson's Mod.
ern Arabian Nights" Frederick Binks,
sixteen years old, of so Ellison street,
has established a worlds record.
He ate AZ cream puffs on a bet,
thereby being the champion light
weight cream puff eater of the world.
AS grand finale and at the same time
to prove there was no Ill feeling,
blnks, with great satisfaction, ate
three cocoanut pies. The entire per.
formance took twenty minutes. Binks
now stands ready to meet all comers
In the cream puff line.
Louis Geng, farmer Of Wanaque,
and close friend of Binks, came to
visit the latter. During conversa.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-30
VENICE A CITY OF DREAMS
Many Charms for tho Tourist In This
Picturesque City Of
Italy,

To the wanderer In Italy. Venice
has peculiar attraction. Arrive there
at sunset, or better still by moonlight,
and you will fancy yourself trans.
planted TO some city of dreams. With
daylight this feeling may wear of to
some extent, although there is never,
at any time, as much hustle and stir
IN Venice as in other towns. Morn
ing, noon or night, Venice has fas-
cination all her own. This Is partly
due to the fact that she is city built
on the water.
To explore Venice and to become in
timately acquainted with her, gon-
dola Is not necessity, rather it is
luxury for sunset evenings and
moonlight nights. 1t is delightful ex-
perience, and not difficult one, to
find ones way about Venice on foot;
quaint, old world corners are discover.
ed, bits Of ancient architecture, carved
doorways and little bridges, with
feast Of color here, there and every
where. Apart from all the beauty Of
scenery, there Is the enthralllng inter-
est evoked by her history and tradi.
tions.
Among the traditions we read that
st. Theodore was the first patron saint
OF Venice, to be superseded later on
by st. Mark. The wanderer in Ven
Ice becomes familiar with the Lion
OF St. Mark More prominently than
anywhere is 1t to be seen on one of the
columns on the Piazzetta, whilst on
the other Is st. Theodore. These col.
umns OF beautiful red and gray gran
lite are supposed to have come orig
inally from Syria. They were erect
ed by'a Lombard engineer
Science Monitor.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-30
Manila to Play Tennis.

The city OF Manila Is building ten
tennis courts for the use of the public
IN the sunken gardens opposite the
city hall. The courts will have the
accompaniments of baths. lockers and
reading rooms. which will be made
BY transforming the bastion near Vic
tc-!a gate into an up.to.date club.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-30
SHE'S MRS. JOHN AsToR NOW

Although Ava. Willing Astor has
proclaimed herself a resident OF Eng.
land. and has announced her intention
Of rearing her daughter Muriel abroad,
no intimation has come as to when she
will start back to London.
Society Is waiting impatiently for
this announcement, as from 1t a fair.
ly definite answer may be CLEANED
to the one big question which Is agl.
tating the four hundred now:
VIII Mrs. Ava Willing Astor try to
resume her place in society here and
become the recognized feminine head
OF the Astor family?
Public discussion Of this phase Of
the complicated Astor family situation
is considered out Of the question dur.
Ing the present period of mourning,
but private speculation upon It Is rife
in all circles Of society.
The fact that Mrs. Astor, immedl.
ately upon her arrival here, took pains
to Identify herself to interviewers as
Mrs. John Astor is taken by many to
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indicate tha she aspres for reception here THE
society would give her considerable advantage
iu mrs force Ar is conceded Doubts however
ent as whether either Of the
scepter held by Mrs William Astor. the cooners mother
Had Colonel Ao lived 1t is probable would
nave been accepted IN his set leader before
she could be established In that position marriage she
starred on tennis courts rather than doubt
u whether she become the social surely
have become had her husband ~
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-30

In the twelfth
chapter Of First
Corinthians, and
usually In Paul's
writing gs, t b Q
church is repre-
sented as the
body Of which
Christ is the
head. As the head
directs the body.
and through 1t
gives expression
to Its will, SO
Christ expresses
his will through
the church, which
Is his body.
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WOMEN SHOULD
Be PROTECTED
Against So Many Surgical Op-
erations. How Mrs. Bethune
and Mrs. Moore Escaped.
Sikeston, Motor seven years Isuf.
fered everything. was In bed for four

or five days at a time
every month. and SO
weak I could hardly
walk. I cramped and
had backache and
headache, and was
so nervous and weak
that I dreaded to see
anyone or have any
onemovein theroom.
The doctors gave me
medicine to ease me
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an epileptic ft. and while In that con.
dition his right leg fell among the
embers Of his fire. When he regained
consciousness. Moyrock says. he was
unable to walk or to drag himself to
where he could receive assistance.
He was not found for two days. Dur.
Ing that time his left leg and right
foot and ankle were frozen. Both legs
were amputated.
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lin 1EzHl [Ll]NHZZL[l6[6l1r
DEPEW, 70, sTILLsPRIGHTLY

Chauncey NJ. Depew, seventy-eight
years old, stepped into the recep-
ton room of his wide, high-ceilinged
house at No. 27 West Fifty.fourth
street, with the same springy, erect
carriage which has distinguished
him always. With his same old
genial smile and hand clasp he
demanded to know of a reporter
II he were not as young looking as
ever. He appeared to be.
WELL" said Mr.. Depew, "I suppose
you want to know the secret Of. youth,
What? Most wealthy Americans don't
know It? So, so. Well, they use their
acquisitive faculties so much that
they forget how to play. l always
mixed work with play in physician.
like quantities. It's the secret OF
health, wealth and pleasure. But /
tear 1t has won me the reputation Of
being a frivolous person." Mr.. Depew
shook his head.
"A frivolous person." he repeated
meditatively. Then his eyes twinkled.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-30
WEYLER MAKES NO APOLOGIES

y glory In the insults leveled at me
by the Americans and tho Cubans,"
declared Gen. Valeriano Weyler, he
who was the grim Spanish command
er Of the Spaniards in Cuba-he who
built the "trocha," drove within his
lines the hordes Of starving Cuban
"reconcentrados," and was largely re-
sponsible, in the minds of many, for
the Spanish-American war.
He makes the statement In the fifth
volume Of his book, my Command in
Cuba" which has Just been published
In Madrid. 1t is the last OF the se-
ries Of volumes, the four previous
ones having followed each other at in.
tervals during the past two years.
Weyler makes no apologies for the
acts that caused his name to be ex.
ecrated here and in Cuba, except in so
far as to state that he believes in
Justice tempered with severity and
never treated his opponents with un.
merited cruelty.
In the "epilogue," which sums up his
he had been in command OF the Span
IS under Gen. Shafter invaded that is-
RS into the sea and caused the war to
not an American. triumph.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-30
MAJ. RHoADEs SUCCEEDS BUTT

MAJ. Thomas L Rhoads. who has sue.
ceeded the late Maj. Archibald w.
Butt at the presidents chief military
aid, was chosen from the medical
branch Of the army service. He Is
AZ years old and unmarried. like all
his predecessors. Serving as the pres.
dents aid is one Of the most exacting
occupations known. and for that rea.
son q bachelor Is invariably given the
post.
Until recently Major Rhoads served
on the medical stan Of the Walter
Reed General hospital, near Bright.
wood. suburb Of Washington city.
His duties there naturally kept him
from mlngling much In the social life
OF the capital and restricted the range
Of his acquaintances. But that restric.
tion has now been removed. and
Major Rhoads 10 making friends rap.
Idly. He has always been we'll liked
In army circles. He Is somewhat old.
er in appearance than Major Butt, and
has more gravity Of manner. Major
Butts duties since the latter left for
hoads had been assigned as tho prcsi.
left the president selected him to nll
sds' appointment was decided as soon
d perished In the wreck Of the Titanic,
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-30

IN answer to question
unon mat this Of defamation (Ar
pew did not with it. ~ ~
@ se ism Circumstance to former ages he said "Wh back
oAy "nn lne republic first started
on you must have concluded Washington
nns from hypocta liar bo the
er mentions made Of him. Hamilton
ana saying he was defauler mild form
Au ea nen a Choate would probably have been speechess
however reading
tor OF mine his He wrote that Jenson
an nnoe and Jacob Further he said that
leaving republic that going to the
hon Whenever I'm blue read those letters optimistic
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-30

GOLDEN TEXT-"Take heed that you
90 not your Righteousness before men, to
be seen Of them; else ye have no reward
with your Father which is In Heaven
Matt. 81
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PAYS DEATH PENAIlrY.

oGsINING. N. Y, Jan. S.LPhilip
Mangano. formerly interpreter in the
marriage license bureau in New York
was electrocuted In ,teh Sing Sing
prison here today for the murder Of
his daughter.
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!.
2 coaman 81 Davis, Is a visitor
George Il Berry Is a visitor here
from Wyatt
Writ Post, Of Jar7isville, was 81
THE city Monday
DIT. Ii G. oyster was here Monday
from HumberporE
r: e. Taylor, of Petersburg, is a
visitor in the city.
Thomas Fisher IT Function, Is 4
visitor ii the city.
Mrs. Guy + Gregg, Of Weston, IS
visiting instfe city.
II. jackson, Of Parkersburg,
spent Sunday in the city.
J. P. Rinehart Of Weston, is a
guest at-the Waldo hotel.
p. s. Young was here from Salem
Monday on q business visit.
Charles A. Short, Of shinnston, was
in the city Monday afternoon.
JIG. Marfield. of MiddIebourne. is
transacting business in the city.
Miss sipe, Of Fairmont, Is guest
Of her sister, Mrs. Ernest Hutton.
j. w sommerytlle, of Good Hope,
was business visitor here Monday.
Clarence g. Jewett and Edward
Jacox visited in Parkersburg Sunday.
The Rev. A. B. Withers, of Bridge
port, was a city visitor Monday a
flew hours.
BifK s: stathers. a leading attorney
Of Weston, was visitor here Sunday
land Monday
Walter Stuart, editor Of the West
Union Record, was here Sunday
from West Union.
George w. Bland went to West
Union Monday to spend several days
looking after business.
y. Carl Vance went to Cincinnati
| Monday morning to spend the week
looking after business matters.
8. S. Morrison, of Pennsboro, who
visited in the city several days, re-
turned home Monday morning.
Mrs. Charles Farrar, Of Parkers-
burg, who was guest of her sister,
Mrs: Philip steptoe, returned home
+laat evening. II
Lloyd and Jesse Williams went to
.Parkersburg Monday morning where
they will enter the Parkersburg Bus
mess college.
Miss Mary McGovern returned to
Seton Hill Academy at Greensburg,
1'Pa, Monday morning after spending
the holidays 7aR. home.
MIS- Martial M6carty and daughter,
Elizabeth, accompanied by Mrs. Ed
mission and daughter. returned to
Washington last evening.
Mrs. Hunter Holmes Moss, Jr, of
Parkersburg, who was guests here
Ia few days ofa9Mrs. Charles B. Alex
.ander, returned home today.
Wardner Davis, Of Salem, passed
through here Monday morning en-
route home from Lost Creek, where
he spent several days visiting rela-
Al %
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NARROW ESCAPE

FA1RMoNT, W. Va. Jan. s.-wm
Smith, 81 years OF age, narrowly es'
capped death when he skated into an
air hole on the Monongahela river
near Johnstown, yesterday afternoon
friends managed to get hold of his
coat collar and pulled him out.
Los