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plaza to the cemetery. There the
dead rest In vaults on top Of the
ground. These vaults-built Of burn
ed brick If the family can afford it, or
adobe, If 1t is poor-are equipped with
hooks SO that the mourning signs may
be hung without difficulty. The Mex
lean is apt to be economical Of time in
his mourning. Fresh flowers are plen-
tiful and cheap, they can be had in
the fields for the picking, but they
have to be renewed.
But the permanent occupancy even
of the last abode Is not guaranteed
On the authority OF the little old
man who sits at the gate and accepts
coppers that are rendered him-by re-
quest-if a half dollar a year, In gold.
is not paid by those who survive those
at rest, or there is not some provision
through legacy, then the tomb is open
ed, the coffin removed and the bones
thrown into corner to be covered
by naught else save by the merciful
weeds.
There were quite a number of the
brothers and sisters who failed to
pay their dues. as the heap testi-
fes.
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w. N. u, MEMPHIS, NO. is-tala
HEAD FULL OF DANDRuF

1902 Reynolds & 34th st., Savanna
Ga.-'My head began to get sora al
all around the edges got Whits WIZ
the disease until I was quite scarf
I thought all my hair would drop q
It came out by handfuls. and ny by
itched so / nearly scratched the aaa
OF. It was full OF dandrun WIZ
showed plainly In my hair asel
had trouble with my hand. It pes
every time ! put 1t In water, ana q
was so badly disf1gured that svsF
body noticed it and asked me VIVA y
was. It was red, and burned aHlulII
"My mother tried several things e.
they were unsuccessful, and Il saeaaI
as IL nothing did 1t any good unII1
started to use Cuticura Soap and olasI
nient. It had lasted about four FesAs
but then 1t started getting Well o.
my hair stopped falling complesa "
Now 1t is cured. MY hair is nov n "
and thick and is growing % n'ss
length. / also used the Cuticura sa.a
and Ointment for my hand and es y.
pletely cured It" (Signed) VI
Hattie NJ. Jones, Nov. s, 1sll..,
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Y
throughout the world. Sample q &
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Aaa.s
postcard "Cusicura, Dept u E
Adv.
None of us can afford TO say ~ IS
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Alphabet Contest.


Perhaps some of you cap devise a
better name for this pastiSse, but
am sure every one who knows their
"a. B. C's" can play it.
The answers to ali the queries are
made by simply using letters, and II
will be well for the hostess to give
several examples before beginning the
contest:
l. Containing nothing. NJ T (emptyl
2. Statement of indebtedness. O.
o Il owe YOU'D.
8. Part OF house. L (ell).
4. An insect. B (bee).
s. To behold C (see).
z. A famous poem. D. e G. (elegy).
8. A tent. T P (teepee).
8. A number. A T Eighty.
10. Unit of measure used in print
Ing. NJ (em).
II. All right. O K.
IL. Slang expressions. G or o G or
O q (gee-oh gee-oh you).
Is. A foe, N M e enemy.
II. Indefinite quantity. N E. (any).
is A vegetable. P (peal.
Is. 1ntemperance. x S (excess).
II. An image. Fec (efigy).
Is. Poorly dressed. G D (seedy).
10. Two Of a kind. W double W.
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him, and as there was a big reward
for him we, strapped him to a horse
and rode with him 100 miles to Pueblo
and surrendered him to the sherin,
who put hinI IN jail.
lived kn Kit Carson in Taos.
N. NJ, when vas q boy, and I sup
pose that as the closest friend he
had. Hi wNfe died at my ranch
They hae seR rem children, the young
est beinga baby Of two weeks. Mrs.
Carson was eTy sick. and two Mex
lean women were nursing her.
Carson WI s suffering with heart
trouble, aad he and l were lying to-
gether on a bed In another room ana
he was telling me of some adventure
Of his. We did not expect Mrs. Car
son to die, and when suddenly the
Mexican woman ran in crying, She Is
dead!' and then the six children ran
in and all Of them piled on the bed on
top Of Kit, and he wept with them. I
buried his wife in our garden. Two
weeks later he died and buried him,
too"
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LIVE ON 'GR|NG0s'
Matamoras, Mex, Preserved by
the American Manufacturer.
Was Once City of ActIvity-Rio
Grande, an lmpregnable Wall Be-
tween. Old and New, Has
Stopped Progress. -....

Ell Paso, Textile Rio Grande
flows in It's purplish-ocre stream but
few miles away, writes q CORE
spondent from Matamoras. North Of
this meandering, slit laden water
course is the country OF achievement
and advancement-so close that bull
let's fired by Constttutionalists or Fed
eraltsts frequently find lodgment
therein. Yet On this side of the river
the sweeping Is done with broom
made of twigs.
The river Ii more than a boundary
line. 1t is a great, seemingly impreg-
nable wall between the old and the
new, the then and the now. It is the
end of the one and the beginning of
the other. A few hundred feet at its
widest, yet 1t appa emily has stopped
the march of centuries.
Over yonder they say woman must
not work more than SO many hours a
week. They talk Of equal wages for
equal work" Commissions are study
Ing ways and means to elevate the
condition Of their sisters, seeking to
find avenues that will lead to cosier
and happier times. Here, the women
peer furtiveIy through bars of iron.
shield their faces with the mantilla
rs they pass along the street and they
pass as shadows, silently. furtiyely
stealing glances in their journeys.
And they pound the beans to make
the cakes or grind the meal because
woman Is cheaper than machine and
does not wear out SO fast.
The faces Of these brown women
are sad as they converse in their low
tones, the liquids Of their language
flowing along In a sort OF a melody
yet melody Of which sorrow is the
theme.
And SO It Is in Matamoras. Once
$4,000 people had their homes there.
In the past 1t was the scene Of much
activity. The cotton ships called there
and took away great burdens Of feecy
white. Men bought and sold and the
women were bedecked In anery. But
those who saw the ships come, now
sleep In the little cemetery over near
the bull ring and the glory of Mar
moras has fed with them since it i
no longer seaport. Only boats of
the very highest draft could call at
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to report as soon as possible to Queen
Victoria. who was worrying greatly
over the condition OF her son.
NEW STELLAR DISCOVERY
Lowell Observatory Scientists Declare
That the Light of Nebulae
ls Reflected.

Flagstaff, Ariz.-It has been discov.
cred at the Lowell observatory
through spectroscopic observations
that the nebulae In the pleiades were
illuminated by the reflected light of
neighboring stars.
It Is regarded as q discovery of
great Importance to the astronomical
world because OF its direct bearing on
the nature of thousands OF other nebu-
lac and on evolution of the stellar
system.
The supposition has always been
that the nebulae were self-lighting:
that is, that they were composed Of
fiery substance. The discovery would
indicate that they are cold bodies.
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cattIemant .IEass How mo Mans
Land Was Created.
Strip Now a Part OF Texas and Kan.
saa Was Rendezvous for
Rustlers, Bandits and
Murderers.

Kansas City, Mo-. A. Allen, q
cattleman. who has an Office at tEg
Kansas City stockyards. says that tie
encyclopedias are all wrong about
how No Mans land came to be Gre
ated.
Mr.. Allen was a cattleman on the
plains and mountains for fifty years.
He was boy when he went from
Kansas City with the first herd Of
cattle ever driven over the plains.
For the following fifty years he was
In the cattle business In all parts Of
the west. He was the intimate friend
Of Kit Carson and he was with the
wife of Carson when she died and
he buried her in his own garden. He
was with Carson when he died. His
brother married the only daughter Of
Kit Carson and they are living now In
Trinidad, Colo.
No Mans land used to be the strip
of land 1877 miles long and IS miles
wide between Texas on the south and
Kansas on the north. Later 1t was
known as Beaver county. Now 1t Is
made up Of Cimarron. Texas and
Beaver counties, Oklahoma.
None of the books tells the true
story OF how that came to be known
as No Mans land" said Mr.. Allen to
a reporter. "The truth about It. is
this: In the war between Mexico and
the United States this country took
all Of the country south of the Arkan-
sas river in what is now Colorado
and all Of New Mexico, Aroma, Cali
fornia and Texas. In the treaty that
ceded this vast territory to the Uni
ted States 1t was stipulated that for
the benefit of the Mexicans living in
New Mexico who were accustomed 20
trading with the Indians of the In
dian territory, they should be given
a free roadway from New Mexico into
the Indian country and neutral strip
was laid out 1877 miles long and about
IS miles wide that was since known
as the Neutral strip. and No Mans
land.
THE Mexicans were still using
that strip as trading route when |
went out there fifty years ago. And
then 1t was gradually abandoned as a
trading route. and as there was no
government with Jurisdiction over 1t
and courts could not be established
there, I: became rendezvous for the
worst outlaws OF the southwest, who
would run out of there and commit
depredattons and then drop back 70
the shelter OF the neutral strip.
"one OF the worst bands that found
refuge there was the Coe outfit. Its
headquarters were on the Cfmarron
-iver In the southwest corner of the
strip, and 1t had a stone fort there
a heaared miles from settlement.
wss 1t that time captain OF COM
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method by which she can tell what
one Is saying by placing her fingers
On the lips. nose and chin.
The Spanish minister at Washing
ton has been directed to see Miss
Keller and learn as much as possible
of her methods from her and from
her teacher and companion. Mrs.
Macy.
Back of the visit to this country a
few weeks ago OF the Spanish royal
court physician, DR. Vincente Lorente,
were closely guarded secret instruc-
tons to learn all he could about the
methods of teaching Helen Keller and
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An easily-made and very decorative
form OF pipe rack Is shown In the ac-
eompanying sketch. For the founda-
ton a thin piece of wood GREENWOOD
ls specially suitable for the purposel.
fifteen inches in length and FIVE inches
in width, is used. This wood is smooth
" covered on both sides with pale
blue silk stretched tightly across and
sewn together at the edges.
Prior to covering the wood. how
e1er, the ribbon band that runs across
the center must be sewn In its place
and 1t will he noticed that 1t is tackled
to the silk so that 1t forms a series
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03
MAN GAVE HIS BLOOD IN VAIN
Yonkers Manufacturer Whose Friend
Tried to Save Him Dies from
Anaemia.

Yonkers.-Thomas Morris. Jr., to
save whose life James J. Lynch, an
old friend. gave up quart Of his
blood. died at his home. Is Buena
Vista avenue.
Mr.. Morris. who was an iron manu-
facturer, had been suffering from
anaemfa for several months. Last
week his physicians decided the only
chance of saving his life would be the
injection Of blood. When Lynch
heard this, although he had been es-
tranged from Morris for some time be.
cause OF business differences, he OF.
Tered to supply the blood required.
Mr.. Morris leaves q widow ard tvs
children.
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sSoiidl;teJ
ana
Entertainment
~ HRIN1 Bk
IA HkHmlDSAR 81
la Memory Of Shakespeare.

In Memory OF Shakespeare.
The twenty-third is to be observed
by individuals and clubs as BELTS the
memory of the great Bard of Avon"
Perhaps the following questions will
be acceptable, all are answered by the
name Of one Of his plays:
The lovers you should ne'er forget
Were - 1.
They met one evening, SO we hear,
AT far-famed castle of -.
He wooed her there with all his
might
And he proposed the g..
Her folks opposed the match, Lord
4.
Said he'd prefer to see her still in
death
Than wed man who'd stoop SO low
AS friends to be with s..
But he wooed her without regret,
And penned his love in - 6.
And oft her evenings would regaie
By telling her q ~.
At last he said he'd wait no more,
He sought the -, 8.
And said he'd counted up the cost,
And would not have -. 8.
He told his man, "Now 10.
And we'll elope; know It will
please her,
And then If things are what they
seem, q
Our life will be - II.
/ know we cannot stop for rest,
So We'll away in -. IL.
know that it will give her pleasure,
And she will meet it 13.
His lady love was fine and fit,
She answered him, g." A.
And far away in some Is.
They did their troubles all forget,
For they eloped as we have seen.
Helped on with zeal by -. 16.
And now I've nothing more to tell
And -. IL.
The answers are:
1. Romeo and Juliet. n
2. King Lear.
8. Twelfth knight.
4. Macbeth.
5. Othello.
6. Sonnet.
z. Winters Tale.
s. Merry Wives OF Windsor.
8. Loves Labcr's Lost.
10. Julius Caesar.
Il. = MIdsummerNight dream.
IL, Tempest.
13. Measure for Measure.
ID. AS You Like It.
IL Hamlet.
16. Cymbeline.
II. AIS Well That Ends Well.
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Of little loops Into which the pipes
may be slipped and held in their
places In the manner illustrated.
At either end OF the ribbon loops a
smart little bow made OF some of the
same ribbon Ia attached. and the
whole rack is outlined with a blue and
white cord carried into three little
loops at each corner and a long loop
at the top by which the rack and it's
contents can be suspended from a
nail In the wall.
This article would make nice nres.
ent for man or It would be sure to
md ready sale at bazaar.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03
Nuts to Crack.

NNiS 10 SFGGRs
Why should q spider make q, good
correspondent?
He drops a line by every post.
When is a carpenter like circum
stances?
When he alters cases.
What kind OF servants are best for
hotels?
The inexperienced
Why are Jumps of sugar like race
horses?
The more you lick them the faster
they go.
Who are the most wicked people in
the world, and why?
Pen makers, because they make peo-
pie steel pens and tell them they do
write (rightl
What word will, If you take away
the first letter, make you sick?
Music.
Why is pretty woman like a losk?
Because she is thing to akdoog
(adore).
What is the longest word in the Eng.
lish language?
Smiles, because there is mile be.
tween the first and last letter.
When is the best time to get a fresh
egg at sea?
When the ship lays to.
Why Is thief called jailbird?
Because he's been robin.
How can a leopard change its spots1
By going from one spot to another.
What are the most uncomfortable
ships?
Hardships.
Why is watch a difficult thing to
steal?
Because it must be taken of its
guard.
When does farmer change the
color OF his horses?
When he opens the field gate and
turns them In to Craze (grays).
MADAME MERRE.
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ThimbIe Club Fun,


A club composed of a dozen girls
who met to sew and read once in two
weeks had this amusing pastime at
one of their social meetings. The
hostess gave each girl tape needle
threaded with baby ribbon; there were
four of rose color, four Of blue and
four Of lavender. There were four
card tables in the living room, each
covered with the linen to match the
ribbons. The girl with blue found their
table, likewise the others, and the
hostess passed charming sewing com-
panions," made of ribbon with tiny
scissors, needle book and emery; q
safety pin was attached to the bow at
the belt, SO they were Immediately
pinned on and were most appropriate
souvenirs. In the center of the tables
there was tray of needles, assorted
sizes, and a spool of number seventy
thread. When the bell rang, the play
ers started to thread needles and stick
them into cardboard Il think bits
Of flannel would be better and easier).
At the end of four minutes the bell
IAuS cSalAs SUITS WIS idhCA anu tA0
couple who had succeeded in thread
ing the most needles went to the next
table.
Three rounds Of four minutes each
completed this game and the couple
having the highest score were present.
ed with silk workbags.. Progressive
needles" was voted q great success.
Next the hostess asked them to choose
sides, first appointing captains, and
there were six on side lined up ane
the girls opposite each other were
partners for this contest: one line OF
girls held big needles and those across
from them had coarse threads; at a
signal they rushed at each other and
the couple who had their need!y.
threaded first received prizes Of pa
pers of needles and spools of thread.
The winning couple sat down and the
rest tried the same thing over again.
I think this party scheme could be
carried out In the evening and boys
asked to be the girls partners. am
sure it would be loads of fun.
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stomach and there was no cure +
most thought the same, for M b,s.sI
was offensive and ] could not III Nh
thing without great misery, and IN
ually grew worse.
Finally I concluded to try pa,r,.
and I found relief and a cure rtssI
dreadful disease. catarrh. / took NJ
bottles OF Peruna and two Of MansF.|
and I now feel like new man Tbs.|
is nothing better than Peruna AMI
keep a bottle of 1t in my house iii 81
.time.a 8
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20. To covet. N V (envy).
Fl. A bird. J fiayl.
%. A.yerb. R (are) or B (be) or @
{see).
%. A common beverage. T (tea).
"a. A girls name. L G (Elsie).
Is. Another one. L N (Ellen).
26. Yet another. F e (Efe).
27. Still another. K T (Katie).
%. A literary effort. S A Essay.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

An eastern genius has invented a
machine to count bank notes from
pile and register the total amount.
II In improbable. however, that an at
tempt will be made to cater to family
trade.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

Boiled down, the average annual ex-
Denditure for stamps In the United
states IL $3.50 per capita. We had
no idea that our correspondence was
90 heavy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

Talk is not cheap after all, when it
as considered that It costs 91s per
minute to talk from New York to
San Francisco.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

Vincent Aston Is giving an example
% the rich young men who begin their
careers by sowing Wild oats, in rails
Sng tame ones.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

A Chicago professor says that the
human race will some day be tooth
less. Those will be great days fol
the canned soup industry.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

Now 1t IL reported that women are
20 adopt suspenders for their skirts.
Can man retain possession of his badge
OF authority much longer?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

Nevada allows her criminals to
choose their own death means, but,
aa yet nobody has selected an over.
desc of cream puff6.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03
MAY TEACH PRINCE JAIME
HELEN kelter's Methods Are Told 10
Queen Victoria and Physician 10
Sent to United States.

Boston.-Helen Keller may try TO
teach Prince Jaime, the little deaf son
of King Alfonso of Spain, how to
speak and how to use the touch
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

The Cornell student, who lived on
sg cents q week and failed in math-
emstics, evidently had his own sys-
tenn of bookkeeping.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

Some one Of the ONCE wits has said
that love being the quest. marriage
must be the conquest Likewise, why
not divorce the inquest?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

There Is talk Of wiping out New
forks Chinatown. Il took an earth
quake to accomplish this result in SAP
Francisco.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

Burglars got s25o.0oo worth or
9ewelry from one New York Pawn
shop. Perhaps New Workers use such
places as storage vaults.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

In the competition among fashion
able young men to see who can raise
the smallest mustache there are a los
OF prize Winnera
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

Tripping while trying to sqve his
bicycle, Gothamite burned to death.
On account of pedal extremeties, So
90 speak
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

A newspaper writer says 1t ia cas-
Ter to live on SIS week than sl5.-
900 q year. And it's our bet that he's
never tried the latter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

No nation addicted To baseball has
q war on hand, and no such nation
wants war before the close OF the
season.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

TO be abreast OF the times letter
carriers should organize an artistic
re~olt against parcel post impression
hm. ~
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

Members of the militia can get high
grade shoes for $50 pair. This is
another argument for equal rights to
women.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

A magazine writer declares 1t is
easier to live on SIS week than on
$4,000 a year, but we wonder how ne
knows.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

Milwaukee now has hatpin oroi'
nance. Men are gradually coniins
lnto their rights.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

An English servant remained WIFI
the family for 10 years, probably De'
Ing too feeble to quit.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

Grand children OF Napoleon are re-
ported to be living in Los Angeles.
Still, France isn't perturbed over the
hct.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

II a minister wishes to do part1cu'
larly effective work he should ~
good-looking and remain unmarried.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

a member of the new French CAD
met is named Louis Klotz-yes' sns
yrenEh cabinet.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

A collie failed to choose between
two putative owners In court, lame1y
ending a most promising dog story.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

Nothing so disgusts an eloeriy
woman as younger Womans tfess'
yaent OF her baby.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

The winter may have been unduiy
mild, but IL is to be said for 1t tnal II
was an easy one on the poor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

BY the way, has your wife begun
20 offer those little suggestions ABOUT
D vacation trip next summer?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

A hair fraud In New York Involves
large sum, and there are others
ehat don't involve so much.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

The bri-ht colors of the blueo'ro
seem more popular with this season
spring girl
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

Ribbon drawn through lace aud tied
in fiat bow at the left side makes
an effective trimming.