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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-12-13

Reports Of disastrous floods in Tex
os and almost equally disastrous
snow-stor1ns in Ohio and COLORADO
make us more than ever thankful and
contented that We live IN lncom-
parable Louisiana.
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The expectation prevails among
Democratic leaders il "ashlhs ~ :11
that a final vote on the currency pll1
will be reached ia the senate AeA'
Wednesday,
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BIDS WANTED.

DoraIdsonyi1le, "a, g a r'9..ss III e
gtEALHD PROPOSALS iof5 II she
y positcry of the sehool tss ,nders
ascension - a ~iie pe n ednesday Pc Vii.
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Alphonse O. Pessou, formerly local
agent of the Union Central Life In
surance Company of Cincinnati, was
put on trial at New Orleans last
month for forgery and embezzlement,
and although evidence was adduced
TO show that he had confessed his
shortage and pleaded for leniency
and non-exposure, the case resulted
in a mistrial, the jury standing six
to six The defense introduced no
evidence relying upon technicalities
developed during the trial to save
the accused from conviction.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-12-13

The Amite City Sun has set as a
sun. but has risen again as the
Times and presents a refuigent ana
attractive appearance under the pro-
prietorship of Columbus Reid, and
the editorial and business manage
,ment of Miss Clotilde Reid, assist
ed by Mrs. r. NJ Bankston as local
editor and w. D. Breechen as pub
Usher. The Chief extends the right
hand of, felloWship-and the left
hand, toto these ladies and gentle
men and wishes them and their nice
Times nothing but nice times.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1915

Tndge r. e. Dawkins Of t'armefsdhe
Is being urged by friends 10 'un io1
congress in the fifth district now
represented by Hon. Waiter Elder I"
Monroe
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Myer Meter. Of New Orleans. was

.Myer Meter. Of New Orleans, was
circulating among his host of friends
here for d couple of days during the
week, and did not fail to illuminate
The Chief office with the light of
his genial s.phiz.'' Mr.. Meter in
formed us that on Jan he will open
a mems shoe store n New Orleans,
the establishment to be located in
st. Charles street, one block from
Canal.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-12-13

The store with the Christmas spiri
Mrs, Wahi's.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-12-13

Again we remind You: PAY YOURI
POLL TAXI
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There being no further business the
council adjourned.
A. J. MELANCoN, Clerk,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-23
CHAPTER TX.
The Great Silence.


Percy Darrow sat quite calmly,
though a little hungrily, through the
first of the two hours of the Great
Silence. As 1t fell, he looked at his
watch; then went on reading. Strange
ly terrified faces fitted by the open
door OF his little room. About seven
O'Clock barrow, struck by a sudden
idea, arose. walked down the corridor
outside. and quite deliberately set to
work to force the light door. AS has
been inkimated. either by direct order
OF Mccarthy or because Of same vague
ness OF the orders, the young man had
been confined, not In the jail proper,
but in one of the living apartments OF
The wing.
Few realize how important role
sound plays In what might be called
The defensives OF our everyday life.
Sight Is important, to be sure, but It
9 more often corroboratiye than not;
It IL more often used to Identify the
source Of the alarm that has been com
municated through other channels.
When we are told of the hero-or the
villain-that he stood with every
sense alert" our mental picture, in
spite of the phrasing, is that OF man
listening intentIy for the first intima-
tions of what may threaten.
So it is In prison The warders can,
Of necessity, remain within actual
view of but a few OF the prisoners a
small proportion of the time. But
through those massive and silent cor.
ridors sound stands watch dog for
| them The minute scratch of file,
| the vibrations attendant on the most
cautious attempts against the stone
structure, the most muftied football re.
ports to the jailer that mischief Ia
afoot. Instantly he is on tho spot to
| corroborate by his other faculties the
warnings OF the Watchdog of the
| senses.
| Now the watchdog was asleep. Percy
| barrow reflected that, were 1t not for
the terror OF these unexplainabls
hours, the prisoners within or their
| friends without could assail their Goa
| fines boldly and formidably, even with
dynamite, and no one would be the WI
ser if only none happened to be within
actual visual range Of the operations.
He himself quite eoolly used the iron
side piece of his bed as battering
ram to break the locks OF the door
| Then he walked down the long CORR
dor and out through the police station
bowling politely to the bewildered Of
fcers The latter did not attempt to
| stop him.
| The people In the streets were, for
| the most mart either standing stock
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-23

stu. or moving slowly FORWARD IN a
cropping sort of fashion. barrow, for
the second time. noticed how anal
ogous TO the deprivation of sight was
the total deprivation of hearing and
feeling vibration.
Traffic was at a standstill Peoples
faces were bewildered. for the most
part; though here and there one show
ed contorted with the hysteria of
fright, or exalted with some other,
probably religious. emotion. The
same impression of ghostliness. came
TO barrow here as in the Atlas Build
ing Visual causes were not producing
their wonted aural effect.
THIS complete severance OF one
cause and effect WIS sufficient to dis
credit all natural laws. No other
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-23

cause and effect was certain. Every
where people were touching things te
see If they were solid, or wet, or soft.
or hard, as the case might be. Even
barrow felt. absurdly enough, that ii
would not be greatly serious to jump
off the top of any building into the
street
barrow swung confidently enough
down the street. He was the only per
son who, moved forward at natural
and easy gait The effect was star
thing. Darrow seemed to be the only
real human being of the lot. All the
rest were phantasmagoric.
But as he proceeded downtown the
spell was beginning to break. People
were communicating with one another
by means of pencil and paper barrow.
was amused. on crossing the park, to
see against the lighted windows on
Newspaper Row the silhouetted forms
OF activity Evidently, the newspaper
men were already at work on this
fresh story.
Near the corner of the park barrow
saw standing policeman of his varied
acquaintance. The scientist walked
UP to this man, who was standing in
the typical vacant uncertainty. smiled
agreeably. clapped him on the back,
and shook his hand, The patrolman
gr2sped Darrows hand, but the look
Of cropping uncertainty deepened on
his face.
barrow slipped his notebook from
his pocket. and scrubbed few lines,
which he showed to the officer. The
latter read. inwardly digested for a
moment, and smiled.
Keep your hair one" ran Darrow's
screed This will pass in few min
utes. and It won't hurt you. anyway,
Don't look like all these other dubs. p"
He stood there companionably by
the patrolaan. They looked about
them. All at once &ith this touch of
normal, unafraid, human companion
ship. the weird terror OF the situation
fell away. barrow and his con1pan-
ion ware seeing humanity disiointed
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-23
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER f-Percy barrow, a young
scientist IN search OF Job enters the OF
fee OF Boss Mccarthy OF New York.
Mccarthy has just been threatened by an
anonymous message ordering him to flee
to Europe. He does not taxa the mes
sage seriously.
CHAPTER IT-Darrow Toes ND the
elevator to visit DIR. Knox. Suddenly the
electric apparatus In the Atlas building
goes out OF business. Experts are unable
20 locate the trouble
CHAPTER HAL at onca, without ap-
aren't reason, electric connections are re-
tored. The next evening Mccarthy is
warned that unless he leaves at once for
europe a sign win be sent him &t six
romptlY at that hour the entire electric
ppsratus OF New York Is cut on and the
ny Is thrown into q panic
CHAPTER Iv-Psscy Darrow thinks he
as a clue.
HAPPIER Vie engages tho help OF
k Warfsrd. college athlete.
HAPPIER YI-Thsy visit Mccarthy
q offer to run down the cause OF his
'sterious trouble. Mccarthy has Just
eeiVed another warning by wireless.
CHAPTER yII-At six a deathly still
ss falls on the Atlas building, blotting
I all sound. barrow Ia arrested as be
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-23
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A piaut recently discovered In MEXICO
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Tell your afflicted friends OF this offer and
send DC today for fuiI-siged Soc package;
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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-23

from It's accustomed habit. as one
LOOKS on stage full OF mea hypno-
tiled into belief OF an absurdlty.
Where the blotting out OF electricity
had been tragic. this. as soon as its
utter harmlessness was realized. be.
came comic. All about through the
park men were meeting the situation
according to the limited ideas de-
veloped by a crustacean life OF abso-
lutte dependence. on the shell OF arti.
fetal environment A considerable
number of all sorts had fallen on their
knees and were praying. One fat
man In evening dress. with a, silk hat
and large diamond stud showing be-
tween the lapels of fur-lined coat,
was particularly fervent BY force OF
habit barrow remarked on this indi-
vidual.
"rll bet he hasn't been to church
since be was a Kid" he observed. of
course inaudibly.
The policeman caught the direction
Of his look. however. and grinned with
understanding
Some stood frozen to one spot, their
faces agoniged. as a man would stand
still were the earth likely to yawn
anywhere. Darrow would have liked
to reassure these, for their eyes as
pressed frantic terror. One red.
faced individual With white side-whisk-
ers. looking exactly like the comic
paper caricatures of the trusts, had
evidently refused to accept any az
bitrary dictates Of natural forces.
Probably he had never accepted any
dictates OF any kind. He was going
from one taxicab to another, trying
to command q driver to take him some
where. talking vehemently and author
itatively. his face getting more and
more purple with anger. The taxi
cab drivers merely stared at him stu,
pidly.
That old boys kept his nerve"
Darrow remarked. of course maud.
IDLY. to his companion. But. he'll die
or apoplexy If he doesn't watch out"
Again the policeman caught the d..
rection of Darrow's glance, and grin.
ned in understanding. He reached his
huge gloved hand for the young mans
pencil and paper, on which he wrote
the name of man high In railroad cir
Giles, and grinned again with evident
relish
At that moment an entirely self
possessed young man swung across
the street. He surveyed the two men
sharply moment, then approached,
producing q sheaf of yellow paper as
he did so.
Professor Darrow?' he wrote.
barrow nodded.
The young man pointed to himself
then to the Despatch Building
"Cause?' he wrote. and waved his
hand.
barrow shook his head.
Dangerous
barrow shook his head again
The reporter was about to add an
other question, when barrow reached
for the paper. 1t was thrust eagerly
into his hand. barrow consulted his
watch
If" he wrote, you will wait here
four minutes. I'll give you an inter
view"
The reporter read this, and nodded,
You're on!" no added to the writ
ten dialogue. Then he produced Gig
arctic, lighted it, and Joined the other
two r. 1n in fhair omuapd survey Of the
publics performances.
During the four minutes that ensued
barrow examined the reporter specu-
latively. Finally his eye lighted up
with recollection.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-23
New Business.

length
repeating section Of ordinance entitled AN
chicago
esseea and ASSIGNS 70 lay
and railroad switch track in Railroad 9ueeI from
north
Eighteenth street IN the t
Cairo Illinois, January 18th, l9l3'
The sam laid week under the rules
at length ordinance
1877, regulating
mobiles bugges and other
passed by Cy
Counc AID adding section 81.
amended by making
7.G0 NJ to 1890 p NJ
following AyeFeuchter--l Nay
Kelly and WoDd4
ordinance read
following AyeFeuche How
Woods. y--No
had ordinance entitled
therein specified IN
the of Cairo, Illinois"
Under the rules the laid week
@
AyeFehohe How
ley and Wood Nay-None.
adjourned
HATCHER,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-23

Keller-crescent Co.. zoe paving bonds ........
VIM Maneke typewriter .,...- IS 90
g %s gn99 Tel Go %ss ss s Hs s
Warwick, 4 spl
Robt A. Hatcher express paid on pkg springfield " %
Carpenter work acct St Dept 715
commissioner Iowey moved the bills be allowed as read
The adopted following
icy. Hurd Kelly aud Mood Nay-NOne.
appointed
1918. the Jail filled greatly beyond its
Williams VIII Smith George Washington
H. Ezell VIII Moore win Hudson and Henry Beaseey
Lind $4,000 for attend the international Fire Chiefs Asoca
top at New York and 10 days vacation with fun pay ~
The motion adopted by the following vote AyFenche How
Howley recommending payment Of
Skinner onh and $50
price by the
Commissioner Howley be a read.
the following AyeFuohter How
ley. liurd. Kelly and wood--5 Nay--None
Commissioner How reported recommending for approval the Of
fetal bonds of chas Murray police constable and Robert Benjamin
recommended
motion adopted by the following AeFuehter How
Clarke Physician before
houses and premises p city
block H. Railroad Addition lots g. block City anda block IL
each of which was
state Of Illinois County Alexander.
In consideration other
cairo the Illinois the right for the
purpose OF BUILDING eve sS a S ns 10 pax % h h
which 10 dated OF date with this instrument
and General Manager of the Mobile
Said lands lie within the corporate limits of the
signed in duplicate this the 18th day of August A 1918
MOBILE ONO RAILROAD coMpA%Y,
b A Wood vlca-president and Manager
Commissioner Feoner moved thai the gran, Of certain LANDS %
notion adopted by the following vote Ayeenhter How
rey IIurd Kelly wood--5 NayNone
Engineer Council and stated that
had received assurance from the Mobile Ohio Railroad Compsn INT"
would take Of the work Of raising It's tracks at Washington Avenue
@ work progressed
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-23

Chamber. Cairo. Illinois, August 18th, 1919
Regular Meeting)
Present Feuche Howley, fiurd and Kelly.
Absent: Hon. II Mayor
of called order by
the Mayors mother which
suggested that adjournment be
the Mayor whose
adjourn until Wednesday GOTH at
a m.
Fhe motion AyeFelcher How
Kely4. NayNore.
Wednesday. GOTH 1919 at
o'clock ROBT A. HATCHER, City Clerk
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF CAIRO ILLINOIS
Chamber, Cairo, Illinois, August 20, 1918
Meeting Adjourned from August 1Sth 1879
H. Commissioners Feuehter,
Howey 4urd and Kelly
Absent Nnne
Minutes
The minutes of August l2th, 1919, read and approved
Iowey following sympathy
the ordered spread
the 0 meeting:
members the Council Of the City Of
sympathy
colleague. Honorable Walter II. Wood.
the loss Of his beloved Mother Mrs Mary
L Wood whose death recently in the City
Chicago.
Charles
Michael J. Howley.
Oliver p.
MIMWIA- w~s1v~"~ NJ. Kelly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-23


Commissioner iowiey recommending OF FOL
lowing claims
DR. H. ..........$ 90
II. 25
ILL., %
wheebarrows g
Natl Motor & Supply
Woodward Hardware
H. H. Halliday Co. (5 nyoices) so
H. H. Halliday e inyocesl, 40
Winter Bros, ice acct main - 90
Vulcan Iron Works pumps Feb, March and April
acct main ........... 90
Naloney Butcher work and material acct
Vulcan Iron Works ladder rounds
Vulcan Works, repairing Fusher.
Vulcan Iron Works. catch basin ............
Christian Gerhardt 3i lbs shot for RATHER 10 80
Lee Boyd ice furnished prisoners working 240
VIM Magner unloading % 90
Woodward Hardware Co. lantern globes st. Dept. Isl
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-23

An advertisement In This Bulletin
brings results.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-23

party Central Railroad Officials appeared before the
Council for delay in action in the matter OF
ordinance for switch track on Railroad street between
3lghte Twentieth Streets
permission stable
block 2 3rd addition 6l2 Douglas
The same was referred Commissioner of Public Property.
Jrnf;n;. pu,o
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-23

WIH
Dollars for the OF eonstrucng widening as
strengthening improving repairing maintaining yees protective
bankmen within corporate limits OF the CITY OF
afro Illinois 9l3 laid before the tounch ans
gain length
adopted by the following vote AyFuchteF nov"
v rura Kelly and Wood--5 Nay--None.
An Ordinance Ordinance providing for the and in
een Of premises Safeguard she public and
,ropartv against fire before the Council
Commissioner moved to defer action on the same un next
meeting.
The motion was adopted Aye-Feuch How
y Hurd Kelly and od--5. NayNone.
Ordinance the promotion OF
nd regulating the production ana sale OF
MIX cream buterm the and duties oil the
connection herewith again laid before he
councll
Mayor Wood until next regular
meeting. go. ~,
The motion adopted AyeFeuhter How
~ Iurd Kelly and Wood5 Nay--None
An Ordinance regulating the manufacture
ale of ice cream" again laid before the Council
Mayor the until nezt regular
Meeting r,... ,,n
The motion following AyeFenchter How
lay iurd Kelly Woods NayNOne. .
The Clerk from VIM. Dewey attorney asknF
the ordinance introduced grant to the St Louis
norton of the Big -Four RAN
Company switch track West Twenty
Street withdrawn
Commissioner Feuhter petition withdraw ordinance
be granted ,-,... uow
ley IInrd Kelly Wood--5. Nay-None ,.-
Accommodating ordinance entitled Ar
ordinance granting permission Cleveland Cincinnati chicago ana
Louis Railway Company and assigns to lay
West
Illinois which read length and under the rules Lara
wapk
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ITO be continued.)
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-21
WHO WAS TO BLAME
AT GETTYSBURG !?

street. and ] am going to strike him."
said Marsr Robert in his firm, quiet.
u. tellnined voice.
About s O'Clock rode with them
along our line of PROSTATE infantry.
hey had been told to lie down to
prevent attracting attention. and
though they had been forbidden to
cheer they voluntarily arose and lifted
in reverential alteration their caps to
our beloved onn, nder as we rode
slowly along. Oh. the responsibility
for the lives; of such men rs these!
Well. my darling. their fate and that
of our beloved southland will be set
tied ere your glorious. brown eyes rest
on these scraps of penciled paper
Your Soldiers last letter, perhaps.
Our line of battle faces Cemetery
Ridge. Our d~etachments have been
thrown forward to support our artillery
which stretches over q mile along the
crests of Oak Ridge and Seminary
Ridge. The men are lying in the rear.
my darling. n the hot July sur ponrs
down upon them. The suffering and
waiting is almost unbearable. Now
and then an olive branch of hope in
the shape Of a courier bearing Il mes
sage revives them.
Well. my sweetheart, at / O'Clock the
awful silence was broken by a cannon
shot and then another. and hen more
than a hundred guns. shook the hills
from crest to base. by more
than another hundred-the whole
world a blazing volcano. the whole
heaven a thunderbolt-then darkness
and absolute silence-tllen the grim
and gruesOme. low spoken commands
then the forming of the attacking coll
umns. the hurrying of the men to the
positions assigned to them. My brave
Virginians are to attack in front. oh.
God. in mercy help me as he never
! helped before,
/ have ridden up to report to Old
Peter. shall give him this letter to
mail to you and a package to give
the love of my heart. the prayer, as I
write that fatal word-"if?'
Now, my darling. ! go; but reniem-
Der always tina l love you with all
my heart and soul. with every fiber
of my being; that now and Moreover
am yours-yours, my beloved. 1t is
almost 3 o'clock. My soul reaches out
to yours-my prayers. I'll keep VI a
shookum-tum-tum for Virginia and fol
you, my darling.
Your Soldier Lover.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-21

naux. was crushed to death by a
Resolving to follow him, she climbed
up IN the parapet of a bridge OF which
Il maze of electric wires We're, n seat
ed herself among them and was cleo
trocuted.
Cats and Dogs in tho Seine.
According to an official report 5000
dead dogs and cats We're taken out of
the River Seine during the year 1912.
1t is Il misdemeano to throw dead
animals in the river. Statistics show
that 1900 dogs are taken annually to
the canine lethal chamber to be de-
stroyed.
Welded Man Who Shot Her.
For many months Eugene Parget
wooed Malvina Seury without avail.
| She would have none OF him. Last
July he armed himself with IL revolver
and presented himself before her. Will
you marry me?' he demanded. MOI
Malvina replied. T'hereupon lie shot
her twice, badly %wounding her. He was
sentenced to two years imprisonment.
He had served five months when NAL
vina pleaded for his release: she was
willing to marry him.. The judge re-
! leased Eugene and they were married.