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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
Office of the Board of Commissioners
OF the New River Drainage Dis
trict Of the Parish of Ascension.

Gonzales, La, Oct. II, 1913.
- URSUANTs to a resolution adopt
n ed by the Board of Commission
ers of the New River Drainage Dis
trict Of the parish of Ascension, at a
special meeting held ON Friday, Octo-
Der II, 1913, I, Leon Picard, presi-
dent of the Board of Commissioners
Of the New River Drainage District
of the parish of Ascension, Louisiana,
by virtue OF the authority in me
vested and in obedience and COM
pliance with said resolution, do here
by proclaim that a special election
will be held of the property taxpay-
ers, qualified under the constitution
and laws OF the state of Louisiana to
vote at said election, in the New
River Drainage District of the parish
of Ascension, La, on Tuesday, Mo-
vember rs, 1918, between the hours
OF o'clock a. N. and 5 O'Clock p.
M, for the purpose Of obtaining the
sense OF the property taxpayers enti-
tied to vote, on the following proposi-
ton, to-Wit:
To authorize the Board Of Commits
sioners of the New River Drainage
District OF the parish of Ascension,
state of Louisiana, to create an in
debtedness Of seventy thousand &c.
000.00) dollars, and issue negotiable
bonds therefor, said bonds to bear
interest at the rate Of five per cent
per annum payable semi-annually, and
to run for period of not longer
fu ha f0i1
ing purposes, to-Wit: TAI of paying
the expenses OF organization and the
running and operating expenses of
said Board OF Commissioners; (b) of
operating drainage canals, bitches, or
machinery owned and operated or
controlled by said drainage district;
(c) to open. enlarge, cut and extend
such canals and streams situated
within the limits OF said drainage
district and such other works Of
drainage as Ia the judgment Of said
Board Of Commissioners of said
drainage district may be deemed nee
essary and proper, economically, to
drain the property included within
the limits thereof.
For the purposes of said election,
and in accordance with said resolu-
ton, the polling places are hereby
designated at Gonzales, Dutchtown,
st. Amant and Geismar, the polling
place at Gonzales to be at Fl. G.. La
noux's shop, in the seventh ward of
said parish; the polling place at
Dutchtown to be at Picard & Gels
mars warehouse, in the eighth ward
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
Female of the Future.

A freaky place this world will be
in some 5000 years or SO if the pre-
dictions of scientists come near be-
ing fulfilled.
Statistics show lately that girls
are putting on weight right along
and growing taller with a rapidly
which has never been observed be-
fore. And according to all indica-
tons, it seems that in the some
what distant future the female of
the species will be much taller than
the male" One of the main rea-
sons ascribed to this development is
that attributed to the growing love
Of sports and outdoor exercises on
the part Of women. and they have
more time to devote to sports while
the men are busy pursuing their bust
ness interests.
Careful investigation by the Brit
ish association spread over lengthy
period shows that girls Of 13 nova
days are taller than the boys of the
same age. The most striking devel-
opment of girls takes place between
the eleventh and thirteenth year.
Before that the boys and girls are
generally about equal.
The late Dr.. Forbes Wins1oW, a
specialist in mental diseases, held
that the increase in lunacy was SO
great that we would all be a mad
race in 300 years Or so. But he also
| thought that it was possible that the
| mad world might give way in time
to a race of geniuses-a state of at
fairs, however, which, in some peo-
pies minds, would be just as bad as
the mad era preceding it.
According to DR.. Clement Lucas
We are likely also to become one
toed race. In an address which he
gave out not long ago before the
Royal College of Surgeons he stated
that the big toe has undergone a
really extraordinary development
while our other toes, not used so
| much, are tending to become small
er and smaller. If the world goes on
long enough, in a million years Or SO
the useless outer toes, being less
and less employed, may have disap-
peared entirely.
Amid SO much that is gloomy it is
a RELIEF to find that there is one
modern prophet who fcretells a good
time coming. NJ. Jean Finot, well
known French writer, has cheerful
predictions regarding the future OF
| women. "The women of tomorrow y
he says, will wear no jeWelry and
will not bother their heads about the
fashions They will be more elegant
than they are nowadays, but will have
renowned the arts and graces which
they owe to men and to the favors OF
fate. The women of tomorrow will
be perfect women instead of an in
complete man.''-Chicago Tribune.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
CIVIL SERVICE ExAM|HlT ONs.
opportunities for Obtaining Employ
ment Under the Federal Gov
eminent.

eminent.
| 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:
Dec. 8-Negative cutter and litho-
graphic helper. (male), Coast and
Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. c.,
5000 per annum.
Dec. 1O-Laboratory assistant in
ceramics, (male), Bureau OF Stand
ards, 5000 to $1,000 per annum; age
limit, 20 years Or over.
| Advanced apprentice engraver
(male), photographic office, Bureau
of Navigation, $500 per annum.
Advanced apprentice craftsman
| (male), photographic office, Bureau
of Navigation, $500 per annum; age
limit, IL to 81 years.
Dec. 10 and flood and drug in.
spector, Bureau Of Chemistry, Wash
ington, D. c., s1400 to $4,000 per an.
mum; age limit, 20 to As years.
Laboratory assistant in ceramics.
{male), Bureau OF Standards. S9OO
to $1,000 per annum: age limit, ~
years and over.
Laboratory assistant in chemistry
Bureau of Standards, $1,000 to $1440
per annum; age limit, 20 to 80 years.
Dec. 15-Oil and car inspector,
(male)., Bureau of Mines, $1,000 to
$4,000 per annum: age limit, rs to
40 years.
Assistant in agricultural education,
(male), office of experiment stations.
Department of Agriculture, Washing,
ton, $500 to $4,000 year. and a
vacancy in the position Of specialist
in land grant colleges in the Bureau
of Education att $1,000 per annum.
Age limit, rs to so years.
Technical assistant in pharmaco
logy, (male), Division Of Pharmoco.
logy, Hygienic Laboratory, Public
Health Service, $500 to $4,000 per
year; age limit, 80 to 40 years.
All of said examinations are to I'LL
other vacancies requiring similar
qualifications as they may occur, I'M
less it is found to the interest of the
service to fill any vacancy by rein
statement. transfer or promotion.
Persons who desire to take any Of
these examinations should apply at
once to the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission, Washington, D. c.,
or to the secretary of the Tenth
Civil Service District, Room 228,
Customhouse, New Orleans, for ap-
p1ication forms and information
sheet. State the correct title of the
examination you desire to take.
Circulars containing further In
formation relative to the examina-
tions may be seen at the office OF
this paper.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
DRUGGIST GIVES MONEY BACK
Dodson's Liver Tone Gets a FOUR
Square Guarantee from x-Ray
Pharmacy.

When an article is sold g druggist
who is willing to give it HE personal
guarantee, it's a mighty strong proof
of real merit.
That's exactly the case with Dod-
sons Liver Tone. It is a pleasant
tasting, vegetable remedy for slow
and sluggish liver. Since Dodson's
Liver Tone came on the market the
sale of calomel has gone way down.
The reason is simply this: Dodson's
Liver Tone is safe and harmless and
guaranteed to be satisfactory. Gallo
mel is often uncertain, sometimes Gan-
gerous, and no druggist wants to guar.
antee that it won't knock you out Of
a days work and maybe send you to
bed.
The X-Ray Pharmacy sells Dod-
sons Liver Tone and guarantees it.
For you and for your children, it's a
good thing to keep a bottle always
in the house.
The X-Ray Pharmacy will give you
your money back if you think Dod-
sons Liver Tone is not worth the
price. Keep your liver working and
your liver will not keep you from
working" is good advice to go by.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
Kill the Cattle Tick.

Under the above caption the Lou
isiana State Live Stock Sanitary
Board has been sending out the fol-
lowing information and advice to
farmers:
Tennessee is the first southern
state to become entirely free of cat
tie ticks. It cost SO cents per head
of cattle to accomplish it, and they
are now worth 81 per head more.
The last United States census gives
Louisiana about 100000 cattle; gain
OF 81 per head would increase the
present value of the cattle in the
state. $5,600,0O0.
Madison is the first parish in Lou
isiana to rid herself of cattle ticks.
She is now free of all federal re-
strictions and can ship her cattle to
anywhere she desires without him
drance Of any kind. She can also i'm
port improved cattle from anywhere
without their dying from Texas fever
as the ticks which transmit it have
all been killed.
Southern hides with tick-marks on
them grade as No. 4. The same hide
without tick-marks grade as No. 2.
The difference is three cents per
pound, or, on an average southern
hide weighing AZ pounds, s1.26.
According to the statement Of a
large eastern tanner, southern hides
that have had ticks ON them are cut
in price from 20 to so per cent in
that section of the country.
According to the statement of a
prominent Pennsylvania tanner, he
cannot now purchase southern hides
with ticks, or tick-marks, as the in
jury shows through 20 the dressed
side of the leather. ..sI-
Over one-quarter of. the original
tick-infested area in the south has
been totally cleaned of ticks and is
now in the free area of the country,
just like any of the states above the
tick quarantine line.
The dipping-vat and the standard
arsenical solution, aided by sys-
tematic work, are responsible for all
that has been accomplished in tick
eradication work in the south.
So long as state has ticks, it
will be under federal restrictions, and
its cattle prevented from entering the
best markets. AS soon as it is free
Of ticks, the markets of the world
will be open to it's cattle.
So long as a state has ticks, i'm
ported cattle are liable to die from
Texas fever. AS soon as it is tick
free, cattle may be imported from
anywhere without risk of their dying
from Texas fever
Freedom from ticks is largely at
the basis of our future agricultural
development. Why not get rid Of
them once and for all? Every good
citizen should heartily cooperate in
this important work.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
YOUR HAIR MAY Be YOUR
FORTUNE.

Beautiful hair has made the for
tune Of many a woman, by adding
charm and loneliness to an other
wise plain face. Nothing means more
to good looks than beautiful hair. 1t
adds to the attractiVeness of every
feature. Without it you can't be
beautiful; with it you will be at
least pretty.
TO have beautiful hair, use Har-
snony Hair Beautifier 1t will i'm
prove the beauty of your hair, TAX
ing away the dull harshness and
| stringiness, softening and polishing
every aair in your head and making
it soft, silky, glossy, easier to put up
and keep in place, and at the same
time giving it a rich and lasting rose
fragrance that will delight both you
and those around you.
| Very easy to apply-simply sprin-
! kle little on your hair each time
| before brushing it. It contains no
oil, and will not change the color Of
| the hair, nor darken gray hair.
| To keep your hair and scalp dan
druff-free and clean, use Harmony
Shampoo. This pure liquid shampoo
gives an instantaneous rich lather
that Immediately penetrates to every
! part CT hair and scalp, insuring a
quick and thorough cleaning. Wash
ed off just as quickly, the entire
operation takes only few moments.
| Both preparations come in odd
shaped, very ornamental bottles, with
| sprinkler tops. Harmony Hair Beau
tifier, $1.00. Harmony Shampoo,
Soc Both guaranteed to satisfy you
in every way, or your money back.
Sold in this community only at our
store-the Rexall Store-one of the
more than 1000 leading drug stores
of the United States, Canada and
Great Britain which own the big
Harmony laboratories in Boston,
| where the many celebrated Harmony
Perfumes and Toilet Preparations
are made.-X-Ray Pharmacy, Donald
sonville, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
Do to the "sugar Trust' What was
Done to the Ubiquitous Lottery!

Done to Ifas iHtQ4ito0S Aoseiy;
At last there is war in Louisiana
upon the sugar trust.
There should be no let up in its
waging until the Stacking, sitting
hold upon the sugar industry is
broken, and broken forever.
We have seen whole element OF
our people pilloried in the eyes OF
the people of the country for the
sins of a lawless and a vicious crowd
of bandits, who have done everything
from fixing scales to crushing com
petition and robbing helpless pro-
ducers. .H-
We have seen our commonwealth
and our city bled and bled again,
year after year, of honest profits
that should have come as the fruits
of its farming industry.
And the time has come to test out
the courage and the manhood of the
Louisianians who are sugar growers,
the Louisianians who are their bank
ers, their hackers, their brokers,
their friends.
How wholly and helplessly the
whole industry here has been in the
grasp and grip Of the "sugar trust
has hardly been realized until re-
cent months.
It is realized noW-and the full
power of the legislature, Of the peo-
pie in convention assembled if that
is possible, Of the people at the polls
If need be, of the courts with what
eyef law we have, should be used
to set this industry and this people
free.
Do to- the sugar trust" what was
done to the Louisiana lottery.
And do it NOW.-NeW Orleans
Item.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
We Need More Soil-Builders and
me-Makers,

After all, the great trouble with
us here in the south is that we
have been mere troopers instead of
real farmers. We have thought only
Of what we could get out of the land
this wear, and have failed to look
ahead to next year, Or to the year
after, or ten or twenty years from
now. It is scarcely too much to
say that the man who works a farm
for twenty years, looking only to
each years crop as he raises it, will
at the end of that time have a poor
farm; and that the man who farms
the same land for twenty years,
keeping the future welfare of this
land always in view, will at the end
of the period have a rich farm and
a good home.
We must get this forward-looking
spirit; and we must get over our old
foolish notion that farming is mere
ly matter Of buying fertilizers in
the spring and selling crops in the
fall. The demand today is for
men who will set to work, in a small
way if necessary, but with a fixed
purpose, to make their farming lands
steadily more fertile and their homes
and home surroundings more at,
tractive and cheerful. If all the
farmers who read the Progressive
Farmer could be quickened by such
a purpose, their work and their exam
pie would literally remake the rural
south in the next twenty years I'm
der their care the quilted hi1lsides
would become green pastures; the I'm.
slightly and unhealthy swamps would
be transformed by drainage into the
country's most fertile fields; the old
rickety buildings and the untidy
farmyards would give place to paint
ed houses, Whitewashed fences, and
smiling lawns framed and bordered
with trees and flowers and climbing
vines. The cultivated lands would
add to their fairness year by year,
and larger crops and larger profits
would make the farmers work and
life increasingly more pleasant and
more useful to the world.-Progres-
sive Farmer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
Menace TO Democratic Party.

Baton Rouge State Times: '"The
defeat of Tammany is a victory for
clean government, for orderly gov
eminent. 1t proves that the most
corrupt and powerful machine in the
United States can be driven out,
once the people are aroused. Tam
many, with the gambling. white
SLAYER, gun men element, in control
OF the government of New York
city, and allied witch the national
Democratic party, was not only a
disgrace to the city that tolerated it
SO long, but menace to the coun-
sells Of the democratic party
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
Oysters. Fish and Came.

Beginning Sept Is and continuing
throughout the winter season, / will
receive every Thursday, direct from
the Gulf, the choicest and freshest oys.
tiers, fish and game, which I will sell
at the very lowest market prices. ]
can supply oysters and fish to deal
ers in any quantity. and all orders
will receive careful attention and be
delivered promptly. Family trade So
licited and entire satisfaction guar
anteed. Telephone 1853.
MIKE CAPONE.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15

The highest point in Nevada is
Wheeler Peak, which is 1858 feet
above sea level. The average eleva-
ton of the state of Nevada is $500
feet Only four states, Utah, Colora-
do, Wyoming, and New Mexico, are
higher.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
Mo Need TO Go Abroad.

Colonel Roosevelt has gone on
another fool expedition, this time to
the 1nngles Of South America. Lou
isiana Democrat.
L that is the kind OF game he's
hunting, there is no necessity for
leaving his own country to find it
i'm great abundance.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
Government Expert After Housefly

Fou the purpose Of conducting a
series Of experiments which might
lead to the discovery of an effect
i've exterminator of the housef1y, DR..
F. C. Cook, physiological chemist, of
the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture, arrived in New Orleans
Monday and established temporary
headquarters in the local laboratory
OF the department at the custom
house building. DR.. Cook will remain
in New Orleans for about thirty days,
during which he will bend all his eff
forts toward the discovery of chem
ical process which it is expected will
rid the country of the notorious lit
tie pest.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
WATCH OUR WINDOW DISPLAY.

You will often find something
there that will interest you.
IN addition to our large stock of
drugs, we also carry great assert
mentt Of
Toilet and Fancy Articles.
We are continually offering bar.
gains in these lines and it will pay
you well to inspect what we have.
No trashy goods here at any price.
We offer you dependable goods only
and your money back il not as repre-
scented.
X=Ray Pharmacy
Donaldsonvil,e. La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
FOR RENT.

1.-TWO DOUBLE COTTAGES in Laf Qua
N street. each containing three iafse 1ose1
dining-ronm. bathroom and kitchen.
Also one single cottage, containing thfes asse
rooms bathroom and kitchen. .,,s5 III
All have the necessary outhuIldngs,4 i sun nrop.
wood-shed, wash-room. etc, aud tile nNsssrhbor.
erty has been recently renovated. Ns zee ,.se,i
hood first class and only desirable tenaIs
apply. Reasonable rent. $. GOkfIIss' . pos'...
sonvitie La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
RlyB M

Will cure your Rheunaaf1eslin
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Collie, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts anu
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used 10
terna11y and externally. Price zoc
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
DonaldsonyiI,e. La.
POSITION WANTED,

AS CLERK. office boy, timekeeper or soda
In water dispenser, By boy OF II years.
Strong and healthy. Willing to go anywhere.
Address j. F. A. MATHERNE, JR., P. @. Box
IA. Denaldsnnyille La,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
Stops Pain, Heals Wounds.

Royaline Oil is STRONGER THAN
OTHER ANTISEpTICS. That gives
1t GREATER POWER TO EASE
PAIN. inside or outside, man or
beast. Also makes 1t go further and
give LARGER VALUE FOR THE
MONEY. That's why it wins every
where, over everything, when peo-
pie try 1t. It is praised loudest by
those who have used 1t longest. It's
different. You'lI like It better. Try
It now. l0c., Csc, Soc. Money back
plan.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
Training School for Nurses.

For better professional care and
greater comfort to it's large num-
Der of unfortunate inmates, and for
an elevation Of the standard and
esprit de corps OF its employees, a
compulsory training school for nurses
and attendants has been established
at the East Louisiana Hospital for
the Insane. This applies to eligible,
qualified males and females alike,
who receive good salaries; also
board, lodging, laundry, etc. It is
the only training school for nurses
In the state furnishing similar OPP
portunities to men as to women.
The fall course begins September
Is. Healthful, faithful, earnest, tn
telligent young men and young
women are desired. For particulars
address Clarence Pierson, M. D.,
supt., Jackson, Louis.ana.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15

Many influences have been operat-
ing in recent years to drain our COM
munity of its surplus in money
which it should have for it's proper
development. Most Of these infIu-
.enees have their origin in the fact
that citizens not only have sent their
surplus money away from home for
Investment, but have sent away from
home for goods and merchandise in
stead of patronizing their home mer-
chants. ....s.z
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
Private School for Children.

I have reopened my private school
for children in the first and second
grades, and will also give private
lessons in Cateehism after school at
reasonable prices s
CEuLE NJ. WEBRE.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15

The buy at home argument ap
pies to all branches Of Industry Id
community, without exception. Give
sis chance to figure on your print
Ing before sending away for it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15

Train No. connects at Belle Helene
Junction with Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley passenger train No. 33, going
south; Train No. 80 connects with
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley passenger
train No. "a, going north.
Special Sunday excursion trip, leaving
St. Elmo a. M, and returning leaving
New River at 10 a. m. Connects with
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley regular
Sunday excursion from New Orleans to
Baton Rouge.
For further information address.
GEORGE w. REESE, Pres.
Audubon Bldg, New Orleans.
J. ROBERT BEAUVAIS, Supt.,
st. Elmo, via barrow. La.
Telephone 3ll.4.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-15
NOTICE:

NOTICE is hereby given that I am applying
IN for b pardon. CAR MELLao MOTTA.