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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16
Origin 81 the Dollar Mark.

Eliezer Edwards, In his Words,
Facts and Phrases, gives the follow
ing account Of the origin of the dol
lar mark:
Mr. . b. Nereross of Brooklyn,
N. Y, in writing to Notes and
Queries, tals that before the.
Establishment OF the United States,
each province had its own paper cur
rency in pounds, shlllings and pence.
The metallic currency was in Span
ish dollars. These dollars, from their
being of the value of eight reals,
were called pieces of eight by
which name Defoe speaks of them
in the following extract from robin
son Crusoe tsec. ~: AS to my
boat, it was very good one, and
that he saw, and told me he would
buy it of me for the ships use,
and asked me what would have for
it? I told him I could not offer
to make any price Of the boat, but
left it entirely to him; upon which
he told me he would give me a note
of hand to pay the eighty pieces Of
eight for tin Brazil. Accounts,
in the southern part of North Amer
lea, were kept In dollars and reals,
and as distinguishing mark in the
books, cancelled figure of was
used, or sometimes the s was put
between two slanting lines, thus 1871.
A period, or full stop, separated the
digits representing the reals or Fights
from those representing the dollar.
When the United States adopted the
dollar as the money unit, it was
found convenient to continue the old
mark in the south and to adopt it
in the north. The present symbol,
S, therefore, is this conventionalized
form of the old Cancelled figure eight,
representing the coin of eight
reals. Two other origins have, how
ever, been eontended for; the first
traces the mark to the Mexican
'Fillar Dollar, on the reverse side
of which is the representation Of two
pillars or columns connected by a
scroll. There is a rude resemblance
in this device to the present dol
lar mark. The other theory is that
the mark Is the union of the two
capital letters u and S, meaning
United States. There is little doubt,
however, that the mark originated in
the manner Mr.. Norcross points out. y
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16
EASY RELIEF FOR
CONSTIPATION,
The Remedy that Replaces caIonel
Causes Mo Restriction of Habit
or Diet.

It is a mistake to take calomel
when your liver is lazy and needs
toning up. Hundreds of people in
this section have discovered that
Dodson's Liver Tone is a thousand
times better and safer and it's ac-
ton is just as sure. There are none
of the bad after-effects of calomel
to Dodson's Liver Tone and no dan
ger of salvation.
For attacks Of constipation or bill
iousness one or two spoonfuls of his
mild, pleasant tasting vegetable IL
quid are enough, and the X-Ray Phar.
macy gives a personal guarantee that
every bottle will do all that is claim
ed for it. Money back in any case
where it fails.
Dodson's Liver Tone costs only SO
cents for large bottle. Remember
the name, because there are any num-
Der of remedies sold in imitation OF
Dodson claims. Some of them have
names very similar to Dodson's Liver
Tone-and are in same color pack
age. These limitations are not guar
anteed and may be very harmful.
Go to the X-Ray Pharmacy and you
will surely get the genuine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16
CITY TAX SALES
lMMovARLE PROPERTY.
City of Donaldsonyille
versus
DELINQUENT Tax Debtors.

E(Y VIRTUE OF the authority vested
D in me by the constitution and laws
OF the state of Louisiana, l will sell at
the principal front door of the court
within the legal hours foi. judicial sal IS,
beginning at IL o'clock a. m. on
SATURDAY. AUGUST 23, 1918,
and continuing on Monday and each sue
ceeding day until said sales are COM
pleLcu, all lmmovable property on Wrfch
jacksonville, to enforce collection of the
taxes assessed in the year 1912, and
each year previous thel etc, together
with interest thereon from the 31st day
per cent per month, until paid, and all
costs. The names of SAID delinquent tax
payers, tie amount of taxes due by
each on the ssessment Of salu year,
anu the immovable property assessed to
each to be offered Tor sale. are as fol-
lows. to-Wit:
Boyd, George, impd lot 15l, SO 10.
C'ville. Assessment. $50. faxes. s0.75
Burns. Mary Benz, inpd Il
a lss s sa sseoe @ine faxes tsaes
50 l.. Assessment. $50. Taxes AXE .so.75
Curtis Est John, imp d. lot : %
Sc, SO ii. ASS ment, $50. Taxes, s2.7o
Foster, Alphonse, impd lot "a.
Csvlile. Assessment. SSO. Taxes. ST. 70
Guiliot, Inez Vega ct ais, impd
tract lot 2, SO II. Assessment,
$4,000. Taxes -. $3.50
Camel. Prosper, Jr., impd S-4 lot
2, So H, ASS ment, $500. Taxes. "a. 80
Guarina, Gaspard, impd lots /, 2,
8, 4 and IL, SO and 2, Lemann
Addition. ASS 'ment, s24o Taxes, So. so
Howard, Mrs. Olivia, in1pd lot %,
Sub Nolan. Ass ment, 500. Taxes, 81. so
Hays, Mrs. Philip, impt, 'front.'
ing Division street. Assess
ment, 500. Taxes. $3.50
Hanson, Mrs. Bessie Pugh, impd
lots 5 and 6, So 5 and 2, L. A.
Assessment, $4,000. Taxes. 20
Jones, James, inpd lot 9, SO 80.
Assessment, $320.00. Taxes $3.50
Palermo, Girolina, inlpd lot, cor
Nichols and Lafourche streets.
Assessment. $4,000. Taxes -. $3.50
Spagnola, Acynelo, impd lot s,
SO 1,C'ville. ASS ment, $500. Taxes, $3.50
Thompson, Est. John, irnpd LIZ
lot So. SO 80. ss'ment, S140. Taxes, 50. 10
Thompson Jerome, vac lots 4,
Z, and 4s. 50 I, churchville.
Assessment, $4,000. Taxes ..s1. 20
Thomas, Elizabeth, impd 2-3
lot 20,sq 43. Ass ment, $3.50. Taxes, SO. 45
Thomas, Annie, impd lot 1913, SO
10, C'yiile. Ass 'ment, $40. Taxes, 1850
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and drainage of the public roads Of
the parish of Ascension, creation of
road districts. and to levy, collect and
enforce payment of per capita and
license taxes for said purposes.
Section L. Be it ordained by the pos
lice jury OF the parish OF Ascension,
#st.1te OF Louisiana, as follows:
a. That the parish of Ascension be
divided into foul. road districts, to be
known as the first, second third and
fourth road alstficts. The first road dis
tricl Shall comprise the FIRST, second,
tnud and fourth police jury wards as
now constituted; the second road dis
trict shall comprise the fifth and sixth
police jury wards as now constituted;
the third road district shall comprise
the seventh police jury ward as now
constituted; the fourth road district shall
comprise the eighth police jury ward as
now constituted.
b. The members of the police jury
in the first, second, third and fourth
Waras shall constitute the first district
road board; the members OF the police
jury OF the fifth and sixth wards shall
constitute the second district road board;
the member OF the police jury from the
seventh ward, and six freeholders re-
zslaing In said ward, to be appointed by
the police jury. shall constitute the
third district road board. and at all
meetings of said board the attendance
quorum for the transaction of all bust
ness; the member of the police jury
from the eighth ward. and eight
freeholders residing in said ward, to be
appointed by the police jury, shall con-
stitute the fourth district road board
and at all meetings of said board the
attendance of five members shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction OF
ali business.
C. The road boards of the first and sec
ond road districts shall elect from among
their number chairman and a secre-
tary, who shall serve during their term
OF office as member OF the police jury,
and without compensation, and the
treasurer Of said board shall be the par
ish treasurer.
d. The road boards of the third and
fourth road districts siIafi eject d -pif
dent, vice president, and secretary treas
urer, the member OF the police jury from
each OF said wards to be the president
OF his respective board and the said
boards shall elect from among their
number the remaining officials. The
secretary-treasurer of said board shall
furnish bond in favor OF the parish of
Ascension IN the sum of one thousand
dollars. said bond TO be furnished in
recognized surety company, the premium
therefor to Pc paid by the respective
boards, and said members of said boards
and officials shall serve without COM
pensatIfn, ana shall serve during the
police jury lsse
e. The said third and fourth DISTRICT
road boards snail meet monthly on dates
ao pc Issea. Dy the respective boards.
which said datss shall be fixed bv saia,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16
The Farmer Becoming provident.

it has not been so long ago when
many OF our people held to the view
that the vegetables and fruits grown
IN TINS section could not be pre-
served by canning as readily as
could the fruits and vegetables of
more northern ATTITUDES. There was
something lacking here which was
necessary to make the effort a sue
cess.
There vast was determination.
The truth of the matter was that
this was country of abundance and
ease. The farmer planted one crop.
II was an annoyance to bother with
more Cane, cotton OF rice absorbed
MS attention. If the season was a
favorable one he could well afford
TO allow less favored sections to
inquire on making tomatoes. corn,
peas, etc., common to all seasons of
the year. In many instances this
one-crop idea was carried to such
extremes as to make the farmers
dining table dependent upon the town
markets for both his meats and yege-
tables, and the balance of the meal
was made up of imported articles out
OF the neighboring grocery.
The boil weevil put one of these
classes of farmers out of business
for a while in this section
Adverse weather conditions and
tariff legislation combined threaten
to take cane out of the one-cron
class.
These adversfties have materially
affected credits and forced MANY of
the farmer class to rely upon his own
resources and to seek his living ont
or the farm while growing his crop.
Whlie this has been inconyenient in
lhat it has revolutionized old estab-
hshed customs, it has been a bless
ing to the country, in aiding the
FARMER to his greater independence
The crops which will be harvested
TINS rail- viii in a greater percentage
belong to the farmer rather than to
the men who have made advances.
The conditions surrounding the
farmer have had the tendency of
teaching and demonstrating the VAL
ue OF a few hogs on the farm. the
value OF chickens for the home ia
Die and the market, the value of the
nome garden, the value of the farm
aa2ry, the value of the orchard. etc.
The orchard and the garden, in their
seasons. produce superabundance
Out of this superabundance future ne
cesslt1es may be provided for by the
aid of a small canning outfit. The
more progressive of the farmers have
rlsked the small cost OF a home can
ming plant and haye furnad RI al.
vantage and profit some Of their
spare time and surplus garden pro-.
ducts. The farmer is becoming provi-
dent.-New Iberia Weekly Iberian.
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Swat the fly.
sHERiFF's SALE.
State ofLouisiana-Par of AscensioR--Twenty
Seventh Judicial District Court.
Louis Pf. ter
VS.. No. 2a49
Antonino Carrero


RY VIRTUE OF and in obedience to an or
~ der of seizure and sale, issued by the above
named court in the above entitled and number
ed cause and to me Girectad. have seized and
ny Tsssseeaassien. and will sell at pub
lie auction TO the last and highest bidder. ac-
cording to law. at the principal front door of
the courthouse of the Parish OF Ascension. in
the town OF Dnnaldsonville. On
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. 1918,
at II o'clock M. the following described prop
erty. to-wit:
Lot number FIVE t5l in square number four IA,
and lot number seven Il in square number nine
t9l, situated in the east half OF northeast quar-
ter. section twenty-nins, township nine south
and In the west half of northwest quarter. sec
ton tWenty-eight. township nine south. range
three east, southeastern district east OF river,
st. Helena meridian. IN Louisiana. and on
record as Gonza1estoWn. being the same prop
eray acquired by the Iaortgagor from Gonzales
Bros. on January %. 1903: together with all the
improvements thereon and thereunto belonging.
Terms and conditions Cash il United States
currency F. C. HANSON.
Sheriff. Parish OF Ascension.
jacksonville, La. August .. 1913.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16
NOTICE TO MORTGAGE
CREDITORS.
DonaldsonviIle, La, July IS, 1913.

DonaIds0nVlIIes La, July Is, 1913.
Office Of City Tax Collector,
T " CONFORMITY with section So of
Il Act No. IS of 1888, notice is hereby
given to all parties holding mortgages
upon real estate located in the city of
Donaldsonville on which taxes for the
will begin the sale of the same at the
courthouse door on Satu1 day, Aug. 70,
1888, at II o'clock a. M, and that q
number of pieces OF property SO delinquent
paper, in conformity with law, prepara-
tory to such sale. The attention of
mortgage creditors is especially called
to these advertisements of tax sales,
steps prior to the sale as may be neces-
sary to protect their rights.
ROBERT e. DILL,
City Tax Collector.
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NON RESIDENTS:

Berteaut, Carroll F., inpd lot IL,
So 5-s, LA. Ass'ment, $50. Taxes, so.75
Datola, Piagio, impd lot IL, SO 70,
Sub Mccall. Ass 'ment, $140. Taxes, 1910
Harris, Mitchell, In1pd lot Igg, So
IL, C'ville. Ass 'ment, $50 Taxes, s0.75
Prejean, JuneIla, impd IL lot
104, SO is. ASS ment, $3.50. Taxes, rs
And on said day of sale I will sell
sucil portions of said .re-erts as each
tax debtor shall point out, and in case
the tax debtor viii not point out suffs-
Gent property. | will at once and with
out further delay sell the least quantity
OF said property of any tax debtor which
any bidder will buy for the amount of
taxes, interest and costs due by said
tax debtor: the sale to be without APP
praisement. for cash, in legal tender
money Of the United States. and the
property sold shall be redeemable at
any time for the space of one year, by
paving the price given. with 30 per cent
and costs and penalty added.
ROBERT E. DILL,
City Tax Collector
Donaldsonvil1e. La. July 10. 1913.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
Opportunities for Obtaining Employ
ment Under the Federal Gov
eminent.
PASSENGER TRAINS GOING EAST.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the following
examinations to be held on the dates
given below, and circulars containing
further information relative thereto
may be seen at the office of this
paper:sr
Sept. Fireman, Bureau of Stand
ards, S720 per annum. Age limit, 20
years or over. AS only one applica-
ton was filed for the examination for
this position announced to be held
July L., 1913, qualified persons are
urged to enter this examination.
Special agent (female), Bureau of
. Labor Statistics, Department of La.
Dor, $1,000 to $1,000 per annum. Age
limit, 20 to 40 years. The duties of
this position will be to collect statis-
tical or other information in the field
Chat is outside of Washington up
on subjects within the scope : of the
Bureau Of Labor Statistics, etc.
Assistant curator (male), Division
OF Mineralogy and Petrology in the
National Museum, Washington. u.
g., $500 per annum. Age limit, rs
to as years.
Sept. 10-Apprentice plate clean
!. er, transferrer and engraver (male1
bureau of Engraving and Printing,
washington, D. O., s16o per diem.
Age limit, 16 to is years. Difficulty
has been experienced in securing
eliglbies Tor this position, and quail.
lied persons are urged to enter this
examination
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16
List Of [ etters

Remaining in the postoffice at DON
aldsonville for week ending Aug. Is:
Simon Al1eman, Joe Babe, Arthur
Baptiste, Mary Beco, Early Blouin,
Marshall Boudreaux, Frances Brown,
Lizzie Brown, Clara Braud, Adele
Braud, ElYene Chase, Mrs. Honore
Falcon, Leon Fontina, Manuel Gerry,
Frances Hawkins, Emile Heno, Joe
Johnson, Elsie Johnson, Jas. Junius,
Mrs. Felix 5Lanoux, Josephine Rob-
erson, Roht. Morgan, Buddy Par
nell, Alice Perry, D. c.. Marquette,
Emile Rodriguez, Frederick Ro-
drlguez, josephine sheaper, Mary
Shore.
When calling for these letters say
advertised. II not called for in two
weeks they will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office at Washington, D. C.
WILFRED GUIGOU, Postmaster.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16

The Louisiana State Fair catalog
IS ready for distribution, and any one
desiring to exhibit live stock, agricuI-
=tural products, poultry, fancy work,
ETC.. can secure a copy free of
charge by mailing request to Louis
N. Brueggerhoff, secretary. o..
Box 100, Shreveport, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16

How quickly can you tell a live
town from dead one by simply
looking over its newspaper. A poor
skim milk sort OF newspaper with
few small advertisements, and
looking as though they were run at
half price, betokens dead town
Just as sure as corpse indicates a
funeral, while good, lively, we'll
printed newspaper, filled with good,
fresh ads and displayed locals, shows
that the town Is prospering and
thriving Itg never fail Rayne Tri-
bune.
Our printing has pleased hundreds.
Tt will niaasa vs,ss
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16

Edward Peyton Weston, the yeter.
an pedestrian, arrived at Minneapolis,
Aug having walked al the way
from New York city.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16

A series OF six tragic accidents &C.
CURED in Ouachita parish during the
five days from July "a to % inclu-
sive, by which five persons lost their
lives and seven others were injured.
The fatalities comprised white
man killed by the overturning of an
automobile, three young white girls
and negro drowned.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16
ROAD ORDINANCE

70 provide for the maintenance, repair
and drainage of the public roads Of
the parish of Ascension, creation of
road districts. and to levy, collect and
i enforce Daynnnf of mar. eariita a
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16
RIGHT To DEMAND JUSTICE.

Continued from page one.)
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16
Pays $4,000, 600 70 U. s

Louisiana Pays $4,000, 600 to U. S.
Louisiana paid more than $4,000, 900
in internal revenue taxes during the
fiscal year ending June so, accord
ing to the report of W. II. Osborn,
United States commissioner Of inter-
nal revenue. Collector Walter Y.
kemper turned over to the Uniitei
States treasury s4,462,09 during
the year.
Mississippi and Alabama are in
one collection district known as the
Alabama district The collections in
Mississippi during the fiscal year
amounted to only ss0.181.10. In Ala
bama the collections were SCI ,463. 81.
The collections in Louisiana were
surpassed in only fifteen of the Iarg-
er and popu1eus eastern and middle
west states.
. he total collection of internal rev
erlue during the fiscal year was s33444,-
424.54
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-03-01

Florida for "A month. He will give NJ his
residence here the latter part of April,
when his lease on the magnificent house
he occupies in Scott Circle will expire,
and will remove to his summer home at
Hamilton. Mass. Eventually Mr. Meyer
VIII resume the active management Of
the importing firm Of which he was the
head until 1900, when he entered nation
al public life.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Fisher. who Joined the cabinet circle
about eighteen months ago, will return
to Chicago, where Mr.. Fisher will re-
enter the law firm Of Matt. Fisher and
Boyden.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson, the
ranking member of the cabinet in point
of service. expects to return TO his old
home in Tama County, Iowa, and re-
engage in farming.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. Nagel propose to return to st.
Louis. where they mad their home prior
to Mr.. Nagels appointment in 1909. Mr..
Nagel will resume the practice of law.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-03-01
PURCHASE
kINlYRE Interests
LARGE TRACT OF FARM LAND
AND BANKING INTERESTS
ARE DISPOSED OF.

Denison (Iowa) Bulletin: A land
deal OF far more than ordinary mag
nitude was ~consumated when George
Naeve and wife and Roye e. Mote
and wife sold to John D. Sievers and
wife their entire interests il. a Inc
improved ranch of 1900 acres ii En-
mons county, North Dakota, surround
ing the town Of kintyre, including
their interest in about 400 head of
live stock, also the townsite of Kin
tyre, consisting of 700 unsold lots,
and their interest in the flourishing
State Bank of kirtyre. the store and
elevator and also the fine dwelling of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mote at that pace, and
the office building. This ranch is M
of the finest in the state, with many
natural advantages and Improvements.
In the same deal Mr.. and Mrs. Sic
vers convey to George Naeve and wife
1929 acres of fine improved land in
Sphinx and Clark counties, South Da-
kOta and 500 acres in Stutsman coun-
ty, North Dakota. The Sphinx and
Clark county lands are considered
very fine, with good improvements
and splendid buildings.
The entire properties involved in
this deal are considered worth $780,
600, and is made for a more satisfac-
tory adjustment of the large holdings
of both parties in the Dakotas.
We are informed by Mr.. Sievers
that it is the intention of himself and
wife to keep their home at Whittier,
Cal, but 70 come east and stay on
the ranch during the summer months,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-03-01
NORTH DAKOTA
BRIEFS :.


Grand Forlis-NVith the revival Of the
Minneapolis and st. Paul, North Dako-
tans who visit Grand Forks mex sum-
some fast baseball. \. cight-clu league
including Winnipeg. Grand Forks, Du-
lnth, superior. Minneapolis, st. Paul,
Port Arthur and Fort Williams. ontario;
and Virginia, Minnesota. has been or
ganized under conditions that point to a
successful year. There Is plenty Of rivair