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HAZE YOU EVER TAKEN
CALOMEL !?
Next Time Don't Do It, It's Danger
GUS. Try Dodson's Liver-Tone
instead-lt's safe.

You ought to know what danger
Gus and uncertain drug the chemical,
caiomel, is. Perhaps you know sew
eral people who have been salivated
by what they thought was very
light dose Of ealomel.
Next time you have an attack of
biliousness, or when your liver has
gotten sluggish, come to the X-Ray
Pharmacy and ask for a bottle Of
Dodson's Liver-Tone. You will find
it a pleasant tasted liquid and a
perfect substitute for calomel in
every respect and without the dan
gerous after-effects of calomel.
Dodson's Liver-Tone gives the liver
just the amount Of gentle stimulation
it needs to induce it to do its work
properly and thoroughly. The x
Ray Pharmacy will give you your
money back any time Dodson's Liver
Tone fails to prove itself perfect
substitute for calomeI.
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SHOULD Be REPUD|ATE ED.
CONTINUED !, from page one.)

tCOltInued from page Oue.J
which even the angriest Democrat is
not likely or willing to go.
The Louisiana Democrat, in a
scathing arraignment of Mr.. Harris
treachery, appeals to the people to
show their displeasure of the in
famous conduct of this Janus-faced
and Peeksniffian" official by refus-
ing to vote for him, leaving blank
the square on the ticket opposite
his name. That also, however, would
scarcely answer; for the voter, fol-
lowing this suggestion, would have
to cross the square for every other
candidate on the ticket. He could
not stamp the rooster, as the aver
age Democrat is always inclined to
do.
If the feeling against the superin-
sendent reaches such heighth as
% make it probable that any con-
siderable number would be willing to
20 to the trouble of voting for each
individual name on the ticket, the
more rational thing to do would be
20 go a step farther and have every
such voter write another name on
the ballot in place of that of Mr..
Harris, thereby making possible his
defeat.
The very scrupulous will, of course
insist that under the rules Mr.. Har-
ris is the party nominee and that it
is the duty of Democrats to swallow
him, however unpalatable may be
the dose; but the great body of the
people appear to feel that the super
intendent obtained his nomination
under the falsest of pretenses and
that he is not, therefore, entitled to
claim the support of those whom he
fooled
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a TRIBUTE
CONTINUED from page one.)

goes on unmindful Of it. These
things are occurring around us daily,
but TO us they are merely matters of
statistics until we are touched.
When the shadow of death falls
across our threshold or across those
of our immediate friends and neigh
bors, then We reckon not as the
statistician. Then it is that death
becomes terrible. Then it is that
we feel the very presence of death,
when it presents it's bitter cup to
lips that must quaff it, while they
lay away the remains of the stricken
one in the around she knew and
loved, in the land of her father and
her fathers father, far, though it be;
from the home of her adoption,
where the wild magnolia blooms and
the knocking bird sings, and where
her tender lover husband will wait
in vain for her coming and miss her
football at the door. But there will
be a shrine for him to visit in ST.
Augustine's cemetery, just above the
brow of the pretty little lake.
It is for the living we write, not
the dead. Words OF praise cannot
lend a flush to the cheeks that have
paled. Tender reflections upon ones
many virtues can no more accelerate
the pulsation of a heart that is
stilled; nor can pleasing eulogies
soothe the dull, cold ear of death. :
But in this tribute to a beautiful life,
to which we have been moved by
the deepest sympathy for those who
are crushed beneath the awful weight
Of a great affliction, and especially
FOR the father and the mother, who
are my friends, and who are wear
ing beyond the time, the years, in
which one has the strength to bear
what ills may come, if what we
have written can even supply
a minimum of balm to assuage
their bitterness and calm their souls,
then we have Gone all we have hoped
for in this little freewill offering of
a tribute to a beautiful life so sud
denly ended.
Lebanon. KY, March II, 1912.
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War Vessels to Make Trip up River
In May.


A despatch from Washington says:
AS far up as the deep water will
permit, the Mississippi river states
are to have an opportunity next May
to see one of the crack battleships
Of the navy and a gunboat, which,
while very small in comparison, has
an enviable record of honorable ser
vice in all quarters of the globe.
Acting Secretary Winthrop has
signed orders for the battleships New
Hampshire and Nebraska to report
at New Orleans April 80 to partici-
pate in the ceremonies. under the
auspices Of the Louisiana Historical
Society in commemoration of the one
hundredth anniversary of the admis-
sion of Louisiana to the Union. At
New Orleans the vessels will be
joined by the little gunboat Petrol,
which will first pay visit to Mo
bile from April to IS.
At the conclusion of the anniver-
sary ceremonies the Nebraska will
so northward to- rejoin the Atlantic
fleet, but the New Hampshire and the
Petrol will make a cruise up the Mis-
sissippi as far as the depth of water
will permit, and, as the spring rise
viii De on, this may extend a good
way up the river :
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-30
Horses Teeth at Different Ages.

Everybody wants to be able to tell
the age of a horse. The demonstra-
ton train now touring the state car
ries number of models showing
the teeth in the upper and lower
jaws of the horse by which the age
may be determined. They represent
the ages from young colthood to
eight or nine years. Every horse
man should see these models. They
were imported from Germany last
year by the Louisiana State Univer-
sity for the veterinary department,
and are very fine specimens. Don't
fail to test your knowledge of the
age of horses by these models. They
are accurate, and there are very few,
if any, like them in the whole
country.
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sHERIFF's SALE.
State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascen.
-Twenty-Seventh Judi
cial District Court.
John M. Maher
VS.. No. 2007
Hoirc IF 1t II n,1ffoJ

Heirs of H. e. Duffel
y Y VIRTUE of and in obedience Il
4S an order of seizure and sale is
sued by the above named court in
The above entitled and numbered
cause, and to me directed, | have
seized and taken into my possession
and will sell at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, according tC
law, at the principal front door OF
the courthouse of the parish of AS
cension, in the town of Donaldson
vile, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1912,
at II o'clock a. M, the following de.
scribed property, to-wit:
Lot No. l, being a certain tract OF
land situated On the right bank OF
the Mississippi river in the parish
of Ascension, about eight miles above
the town of Donaldsonville, La, the
said tract having a frontage on said
river of eight hundred and twenty
six (826) feet, more or less, with all
Inc depth thereto belonging, being
forty (40) arpents, more or less, be
tween conyerging lines, and being
bounded on the upper side by lands
of George B. Reuss, and on the low
er side by lot No. 2, the said tract
OF land forming part and portion OF
what is known as the Woodstock
plantation; together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon
and thereunto belonging, and all the
rights, ways and servitudes thereto
appertaining.
From this is excepted a lot of
ground, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon, formerly a
part of said Woodstock plantation
and having a front Of one arpent OF
thirty toises on said Mississippi
river, by a depth of forty-six toises
and six feet, between parallel lines
Terms and conditions-Cash in
United States currency.
e. G. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish of Ascension
DonaldsonVille, La, March Is, 1912
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THINK THIS OVER.
This Offer Should Gain the Con-
fidence of the Most skepticaI.

We pay for all the medicine used
during the trial, if our remedy fails
to completely relieve you of consti-
patton. We take all the risk. You
are not obligated to us in any way
whatever, if you accept our offer.
That's a mighty broad statement, but
we mean every word of it. Could
anything be more fair for you?
A most scientific, common-sense
treatment is Rexall Orderlies, which
IRE eaten like candy. Their active
principle is a recent scientific dis
eovery that is odorless, colorless, and
tasteless; very pronounced, gentle,
and pleasant in ACTION, and particu-
arly agreeable in every way. This
ingredient does not cause diarrhoea,
nausea, fiatulence, gripping, or other
inconvenience. Rexall Orderlies are
particularly good for children, aged
and delicate persons.
If you suffer from chronic or habl-
tual constipation, Or the associate Or
dependent chronic ailments, we urge
you to try ReXall Orderlies at our
risk Remember, you can get them
in DonaldsonVille only at our store.
II tablets, 10 cents; So tablets, %
cents: 80 tablets, so cents. Sold on
ly at our store-The Rexall Store.
X-Ray Pharmacy, Edmond Richard,
proprietor.
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Shoes! Shoes! Shoesi

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 France. Keith's Konqueror and
Hu-man-ic for fall and spring wear.
Great bargains are offered in all
lines of seasonable goods.
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List Of Letters

Remaining in the postoffice at Don
aldsonville, for week ending Mar. 80:
Mrs. Nick Boudreaux, Ives Corbo
Evaline Cross, Jim Dorsey, Harriette
Kelly, Eddie Landry, Stella Mikes.
Vilof Mouroy, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Morris, James Pier, Rebecca Rolling
Edna Saurage, Ada Thompson, Robt
Williams, Camlet Weden.
When calling for these letters say
advertised. Il not called for in tive
weeks they will be sent to the Dead
Letter office at Washington, D. G.
J. J. LAFARGUE. Postmaster
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Church Notice.

Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
corner Railroad avenue aud Opelousas
street, Rev. c. M. Thompson, pas
tor. Services on the second and
fourth Sundays Of each month at IL
O'clock a. N. and 5 .. III. Sunday
School every Sunday at 9:45 a. m.
Seats are free and the public is cor
daily invited to attend.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Donaldsonville, La, March Is, 1912
HE undersigned take pleasure in
Il informing their friends and the
public in general that they have this
day purchased the insurance agency
and business of L. A. Colomb & Son,
heretofore conducted by j. n. Co.
lomb, and will continue the said bust
ness, under the title of L. A. CO
LOMB & SON, LIMITED, for their
account in the future
Soliciting the patronage of the pub
lie, Respectfully,
L. A. COLOMB & SON, LIMITED;
ALEX. #BL0OMENSTIEL, Pres;
J. N. COLOMB, Vice Pres;
M. F. BLOOMENsTIEL, Sec. and
Treas
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-30

Donaldsonville, La, March IS, 1912.
= EFERRING to the above, take
1G this means of advising my friends,
patrons and the public in general
that have this day sold the insur-
ance agency and business of L. A..
Co1omb & Son, heretofore conducted
by me, together with the good will
thereof, to LA. COLOMB & SON, LINZ
TIED, who will continue the business
for their account in the future.
Thanking the public for the gener-
GUS patronage accorded me in the
past, and soliciting a continuance of
the same for my successors, I am,
Respectfully, J. n. COLOMB.
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TT AIKEN UP, on the streets of Don
u a1dsonviile,5 on Saturday, March
16, SMALL BLACK PIG, about foul
months old
The owner is hereby notified to
come forward within ten days from
date, establish title to property and
liquidate all costs, in default OF
which the animal will be sold accord.
ing to law. H. SCHAFF, SR.,
Chief of Police,
Donaldsonyille, La. March 20, 1912
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-30

When quality and piece are the
considerations, We believe 1t is to
your Interest to let us figure Oh
your printing.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-30
Rice Kitchen Makes Big Hit at kar
sis City Land Show.

sis City Land Show.
L. w. Houk Of Beaumont, who had
charge of the rice display and rice
Kitchen of the Southern Rice Grow
ars' Association at the Kansas City
says in his report to the association:
"Our exhibit attracted more atten-
lion than any other at the show, and
had we taken a little more trouble IN
getting a big lot of sheaf rice, we
could have improved the exhibit very
much.
sour kitchen, in my opinion, was
the big hit of the show. We served
about seyenty-five thousand people
with rice during the two weeks, and
We served our rice in true southern
style Our schedule. was as follows:
Rice with chicken gravy in the after
aoon; rice with beef gravy at night;
rice jambalaya the next afternoon;
rice with ham gravy the next night.
We served rice only as a vegetable
rice and gravy.
ri believe the benefits that the
rice industry will Rderive from this
show in increasing consumption are
worth many times the cost. | talked
personally with thousands of people
about rice, and always on these gen
aral lines: Cut down the high cost
If living; eat less meat and more
ice; rice is the most nutritious, the
most easily digested and the best
balanced ration of all foods; not a
| dessert, but a vegetable; cut out the
| milk and sugar and the buildings and
| use gravy.
81 think it will pay to maintain
these rice kitchens at the national
pure food shows that are held
Throughout the country
John j. Racer, well-knoWn in the
| Louisiana rice belt as one Of the
organizers of the Southern Rice
Growers Association, is said to be
interested in project to irrigate
about 5000 acres of rice land in Old
! Mexico for the purpose of raising
seed rice for the American market.
1t is believed to be feasible to dis
tribute the water supply by gravity.
| A new line Of ladies' spring and
summer hats and dress goods, in
GLIDING ginghams, poplin, wolfe and
other stylish materials, has just been
received at Cheap Tony,s.
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Buy A Metz Roadster.
Most powerful four-cylinder stock
car in the world. Price $495, com
plete.
ALIENS GARAGE, Agents,
i. Donaldsonville, La
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EsTRAY NOTICE.

State of Louisiana Parish of Ascen.
sion-ToWn of Donaldsonville.
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TIE D0DalQsQ1Tille clIef
I Texas & Pacific Rally
Time Table

e.ssryeER TRAINS GOING EAST.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
(Philadelphia Inquirer)

Sir Roverton Redwood. h great au-
thority on petroleum.. whose official
visits to the United States made him
well known to American readers, eX-
plains the latest scientific views in the
new Encyclopaedia britannica as to
the origin of petroleum, Il subject of
the first commercial importance In
America as it is closely. connected
Will all estimates about the future
continuance of the supply.
He says that an overwhelming and
increasing majority Of those who have
studied the natural conditions under
which petroleum occurs are of the
opinion that IL, is Of organic origin.
The earlier supporters of the organic
theory held tina It was 4 product or
the natural distillatjon .of coal pr
carbonaceous matter. but though in n
few instances volcanic instrusions APP
pear 10 have converted coal or allied
substances into oil. 1t seems that ter
restrial vegetation does not generally
give rise to petroleum.
Among those who have considered
that 1t is derived from the decompo.
sition Of both animal and vegetable
marine organisms may be mentioned
j. p. Lesley. Il. Orion and 8. i. Peck
ham. but others have held that it is
of exclusively animal origin, IL view
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
SOME QUEER CUSTOMS
rERSlSTENCY WITH WHICH CERTAIN OLD FORMS ARE MAIN.
TANNED IN EUROPE.

line jamaica rum ever since he was
born, but for IL long time before that.
IL Is hardly necessary to add that the
empress made u thorough invpstiga-
ton OF this queer entry. Finally by
tho aid OF an antiquarian. she at last
reached the original entry.
a century before the imperial ply
sican had prescribed for the Nasled-
mix of the period, ION %accoun of IL
violent %toothachc. a teaspoonful of
rum. I" he taken with sugar." This
dose was given for several days in NC
ccssion; and the nurse in charge had
deemftl it more fitting to the imperial
dignity, as we'll as more profitable to
herself. t." purchase a new bottle
of rum each day. n" n had ever
given the order to discontinue the
purchase and it had gone on for Il cen
tury. the rum having constituted II
of the p"rauisitcs "f tho court nurse.
John Bull has always had an at
lection for the old ways. So persist
cnt is he in Keeping I" the forms and
traditions of the past that his Frcnch
neighb"r over the a has dubbed
the United Kingdom Il 'Museum of
Antiquities" among modern nations.
II Is somewhat odd that the Norman
l'rench "f Edward the Confrssor
should still be. the language, tho legal
voice of parliament. but so it is. in Il
way. Whenever Il hill has passed the
commons. the clerk. before he for
wards it to the house of lords, writes
upon it. according To the ancient us
age: SOFT baillc II Scignrurs"
tlrt il he sent to TIL" l"rds). Ii it
is sent from the peers 4" the commons
ii bears the like Endorsement: Sol
haillc II communcs' (Let it be sent
to the rommOnS.)
Should a hill pass both houses it
needs only tho royal assent to- become
u law. Hero the Norman French APP
pears again. Tho sum-
moncd by tho usher of the black rod.
are admitted to the bar of h house
Of lords to hear the statement of his
maicsty's commissioners. When all
are assembled tho lord chancellor
makes a sign to his assistant who
reads the title nf the bill II then
says in Il loud voice: 80 roi lc vcult"
CThc king wills it,. In tho case of
financial bills tho form is this: lie roi
rem"rtic SEES n %suiets. acccptc lenr
~bencvolcncc ct ainsc IL vcult" (Thc
king thanks his good subjects, ac-
ccpts their faith and ST. wills it,. FOR
private bills tho form is G(Soit flit
rnmme il est desire" U.ct it he done
as is dcsircd). Sometimes. if the bill
is of special importance tho sanction
of his majesty is given in person. In
sue a case the king. seated on the
throne at the end of tho chamber,
bows his assent as the clerk reads the
tito.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
(NcW York World.)


ono of the hardest hittcrs eve,
knew" said Bob l'itZsimmons recent.
ly." WAS the Australian kangaro,
AjaX. He vas one "f the chief at.
fractions "f /; show on Cuney Islant
whrn I was living there several years
ago. AinX q !, feet 1 in his bare
feet and Weighed about 40 pounds
In addition tn his hitting powers .Aia>
had II remarkable" reach of nearly sis
feet. especially when he struck Will
his hind feet. lie fought tho iongcs,
battle in TIL" history "f the prize ring
The listeners looked incrcdulous
l'ut s'"l, continued:
Now. don't begin to object until
am through with my story. While nr
exhibition Ajax always boxed his
trainer with his front paws, upon
which IL" wore gloves. Bnt when
Ajax became angry he used his hind
feet. which We're bare. and when he
hit his trainer with both feet square in
the chest tn" trainer always wont
through tho ropes, | have seen the
Ajax hit him.
II don't know how many of YOU
fellows ever heard of Il shifting den.
IT is q box made I" transport animals
from place 10 place. 1t is made of
boards strongly holtcd together aud
contains holes for ventilation. The
animal is put into the shifting den by
means of n sliding door.
I'm 1888 tho show with Ajax wa,
connected had exhibited at New Or
leans. When the engagement was
over Ajax was put into tho shifting
den and placed on Il freight train
ready to pull out for Atlanta, n run
of about forty hours for a slow frcigh,
train that had tn Sidetrack very often
to keep the track clear for the OK
presses.
with the show was "A man named
Fred Robinson. who acted as a spie,er
or barker. Robinson was Il finc-look-
ing. wcll-,lrcsscd fellow, a skiIIful
boxer. and he could put up Il line of
talk that was gilt-edged. In New Or
leans nc ran across a s%onthrrncr nam.
cd Jones, who had some none nnd
was crazy I" get into the show bust.
ness. Robinson gave him so smootl,
Il limo of talk about the chance uf s,lc-
cess for 81 show in Atlanta that Jones
handed over $500 for Robinson to
invest ON shares. But il wasn't two
hours before Jones rcpentcd and ap.
pealcd to h police. Tho Detectives
hunted Robinson s" close that he
broke for the freight yards INC hoard.
cd tho show train. Tho pursuit got s.,
nv 'hdl 'A''iiiS'u SIledNeu from one
car to another, Int found no secure
hiding place until he reached tho
shifting den in which Ajax was con-
fined.
The detectives held the train fol
half an hour looking for Robinson
but wer. forced to give up the search
by the impatient showmcn and tho
train started. The rain was falling in
floods and the box was dark as the in
side of a c%Ocoanut. Robinson could
hear Ajax chewing a carrot and