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Bad Roads Cost More than Good
Ones

L
There's a deal. of good meat for
serious mental mastioation and di-
gestion in the following paragraph
clipped from the Alexandria Demo
crat:
When the people can be made to
understand that it actually costs more
in time and money to travel over q
poor road than it does to travel over
a good enc, they will be less inclin-
ed to begrudge the expense of good
roads, and what is more important
still, will be willing and anxious to
put the business of road making in
to the hands of intelligent men who
understand the business. Poor roads
are the most expensive things that
curse a country district. =
Death Of Mrs. John Falcon.
Mrs. John Falcon, nee Rose Ber-
theIot, aged fifty-four years, died
last Saturday at her home near New
Camp, IberViIle parish, after a short
illness. Funeral services were held
Sunday morning at the church OF
Our Lady of Prompt succor, in
" WnitecastIe, and the remains were
brought to this city for interment in
the Catholic cemetery. Deceased is
survived by her husband and nine
grown children.
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Planning to Aid State After Tariff
BIow

DR.. w. R. Dodson, director Of the
state experiment station, and b s.
Richardson, of the agricultural exten.
sion department of the State UnIVer-
sity, have returned from Washington,
where DR.. Dodson was called by Sec
retary Houston of the United States
Department of Agriculture to dis
4cuss the growing of forage and other
crops in Louisiana in the event that
the new tariff law made the cultiVa-
ton of sugar cane impractical in this
state.
Nothing very definite was done at
the conference" said DR.. Dodson,
'4but discussions Were had which
will lay the foundation for future
planning.
Il think We placed facts before the
department that made them realize
the situation is great deal more
serious than they first anticipated.
Except our own people no one in
Washington knows of the actual con-
ditions in the Louisiana sugaH belt.
The department wanted to know
of the difficulties in the way of cat
tie raising, the growing Of forage and
different crops. All the data we
had was placed before them. They
will consider the facts and later on
q further conference will in al pro
liability be held, when something
definite will be done.
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PHYSICIANS

AIMS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
T. in tiouinas street, between
taise .,.eet and Crescent Place. leie-
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Why You Should Buy at Hbme.

Here are three perfectly obvious
reasons why the Donaldsonvil1e con-
sumner should buy at home:
First-The money with which you
buy at home is circulated at home,
and you have an opportunity to get
hold Of it again. Buy away from
home and you lose that opportunity.
Second-The taxes paid by the 10,
cal merchant contribute to the up
keep of your streets, your schools and
all other civic advantages in which
you are directly interested. Deprive
him of your support and he will be
unable to pay those taxes.
Third-It is reasonable to suppose
that goods of the same class and
quality can be bought for less money
at home than in cities many miles
away. If you order a pair Of shoes
from New York you not only pay the
freight ON those shoe9rom the fac.
tory to New York, but from New
York to Donaldsonville. BY buying
at home you have only TO pay the
freight direct from the factory to
Donaldsonville.
"A large hunDer OF sentimental Fed'
sons may also be advanced. For ex,
ample: 'Other things being equal
the spirit of loyalty and cooperation
should prompt the Donaldsonvill6 citi
zens to favor the Donaldsonvilld mer
chant, in return for the many &C
eommodations which the merchants
furnish gratuitously.'
This is a good one, too: When
We patronize and encourage our home
Industries we are helping them te
thrive, to improve along all lines oi
their work and to expand in all di
mensions. By this state Of thrift the
city is improved, the employees con
ditions are benefited and the buyer
is given more for his money"
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When 1t is Hot.
1--WE think we ought to reprint this
at least once a year,

(We think we ought to reprint this
at least once a year.
Consider Mr.. Shadrach,
Of fiery furnace fame;
He didn't bleat about the heat
Or fuss about the flame.
He didn't stew and worry,
And get his nerves in kinks,
Nor fill his skin with zines and gin
And other cooling drinks
Consider Mr.. Meshach,
Who felt the furnace, too;
He let it sizz, nor queried, is
It hat enough for you?"
He didn't mop his forehead,
And hunt a shady spot;
Nor did he say, Gee, what day!
Believe me, it's some hot!
Consider too, Abed-nego,
Who shared his comrades plight:
He didn't shake his coat and make
Himself a holy sight.
He didn't wear suspenders
Without a coat and vest,
Nor did he scoWl and snort and
howl
And make himself a pest.
Consider. friends, this trio
How little fuss they made.
They didn't curse when it Was
worse
Than ninety in the shade.
They moved about serenely
Within the furnace bright,
And soon forgot that it was hot
With mo relief in sight. =
Bert Ierten Taylor IN Chicago Tr1
hiIYfa
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Progressives Organizing for the 1914
Campaiun.

There is a significant note of can
dor and independence about the fol
| lowing editorial expression from the
Baton Rouge New Advocate, official
journal of the state of Louisiana
parish of East Baton Rouge and
city of Baton Rouge Time was, and
not long time either, when such
utterances from the official organ
of Democratic state administra
ton would have been regarded and
denounced as rank party treason:
Down here in Louisiana, where
the years and tariff bills pass and
go, and we continue regularly and
deyout1y to vote the ticket of the
dear old Democratic party-down
here we little heed what happens
elsewhere in the forming and de
forming of parties.
but the fact is, that through the
north, the west, and the east, the
Progressive party chieftains are
busily organizing Progressive Clubs
at the rate of some hundreds each
month in preparation for the con
gressional campaign of 1914.
AS S5lSdt 1OSlSoSARS ACWSpd
pers like the Philadelphia North
American, the Chicago Tribune, the
Kansas City Star, the papers Of the
coast and the weekies with Progress
sive leanings, like the Saturday Eve
ming Post, are all carrying editorial,
news and special story matter OF
the educational and .uplift' sort
every bit of which ahas the moral,
written or understood:
Keep the Progressive party
free from entanglements, hold
it ready for it's real fight of the
not distant future, when the bat
tie for social justice Segnd fair
economies, for governmental eff
ficiency and for non-partisan adj
ministration, will again be fought.
To say that work of this sort will
not have effect is to doubt the evi.
dence Of the last dozen years. 1t
was work like that which split the
Republican party, destroyed the old
bipartisan senate machine, regen.
Grated the spirit if not the brains of
the Democracy and awakened the po.
liticaI and business conscience of the
nation.
If the forces which did all this
continue to say that III the present
triumph of Democracy there is not
to be found the real cure of the most
serious ills from which the body OF
the people suffers-then one may
rest assured that the Democracy, in
turn with RepubIicanism, must give
way to the new ProgressiVe-Liber.
al element of both parties, deter.
mined to find new ways of bringing
better, fairer times to al
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16
st. StanIslaus AIunns Association
Reunion and Banquet.

The annual reunion and hanuuei
Of tho Alumni association Of ~ stan.
is1aus College held recently il New
Orleans nroved = most enjoyable
avant and .tha selection Of fha Ores.
cont fitv as tho meatinr mace for
nayt year was anthnsiasIiea1Ivl an.
dorsad NV all nresent. ri was de.
cided 70 hold the 1914 reunion and
hannuat on tho SUNDAY before Mar.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16

r. II. HANSON, PHYSICIAN. Of
u Es = and residence: Lessard street,
Y N;cholIs avenue and lberviile
y l Telephone Sd.
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DoNALDsoNyIILE. la. SATURDAY. AUGUST l6
Seb ~ Nbon1 Ge171ehd dee puge 3
The Rayou Lafourche Locks.


Like Banquo's ghost, the Bayou Ia
fourche locks will stalk about unbid
den. The Pioneer has never tire,
Of speaking about the locks, becaus'
it has always felt that soonerso q
later we are bound to get them. TIT
present levee boards, If we are q
judge by the action of the maJorit.
of their members, are opposed y
the building of locks at this Tine
and give as a reason for their re
fusal the lack of funds and the uT
gent need at this time of all tn
money in their treasury for the build
ing of levees along the Mlsslsslpp
river.
The levee boards did not give thi'
as a reason several years ago W1eI
there were funds sufficient IN theil
charge to entertain the building o
locks as per their ancient promise
sacredly and legally given to the ma
tionaI government and the state o
Louisiana.
The Donaidsonyille Chief. anothel
newspaper that has consistently helt
a bull dog" grip on the BayousI4a
fourche locks, reviews the entire
history of the locks in its leading
editorial last week. The Chief yer.
pertinently asks the levee boards
among other questions, what has be
come of the $4,000 which was ap
propriated some time back to coVel
the cost of survey and lock plans
The Chief says:
.sThe people Interested in the sta
tus of Bayou Lafourche and the re
storation of it's nayigable connection
with the Mississippi river, and al
the taxpayers of the two leVee dis
tricts as well, are entitled to know
whether the $4,000 or any part of the
sum was expended, and with Wllai
result, and none OF the objections
urged against Mr.. Lemann's Fesolu
ton can Justify the 1evee boards IN
refusing to obtain this information
and impart it to their constituents. !
The Chief is correct. The people Of
the levee board districts are deeply
interested in this matter, and WE
hope the two levee boards will see
that a full answer is made, shoW
ing what recommend ations Were
made in the survey, and the proba
BILE price of building the locks.
With locks connecting Bayou La
fourche with the Mississip yer
and Cancienne Canal made a naVlga
BILE stream, forming a link Of the
intercoastal canal as originally sur
veyed by the United States engi
neers, there is no other proiecI al
would improve and advance this sec
ton of Louisiana more than that
We ought to refuse to give This
opportunity means too much fol
this seetisn OF the sta Il
ton Pioneer.
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I VEGA, ATTORNEY AT Law AND
Notary PUBLIC. Office, 5l5 Nichols
'aps Telephone 81.
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Save Half Your Money.

BY using ORC for ehills and fever,
bilious fever, malaria, colds and
grippe. A 25c. bottle contains exact
.ly as many doses as the usual SOC.
bottle. which is twice as large. Does
quicker and better work It acts on
liver and bowels, cleans cut the sys-
TEN, stops ehills and fever, builds mp
strength. No pills or calomeI need
ed with it. Contains no poisons.
25 cents. Money back plan.
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Continued on page four. !
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I',,I0NIL and BUSINESS
.oons. GROCERIES, ETC.

1--WE. corner Crescent Place and
nas bss street, dealer in dry goods,
ips, saats and shoes, groceries, pro-
y py, .n oats and bran, Phone l52
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oCULlSTS

j. DIMITRy, OcULisr. Of
n = 7i4-1s Audubon Building. New
5faa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-07
Eats Freely But
Has No Dyspepsia
I Little Pepsin in a Mild Laxa-
tive Promptly Corrected
a Bad Indigestion

Il Fortunate. is the one who can eat
IA Eanything" without suffering the tor
|tures of dyspepsia. but as few are so
fortunate, care should be taken In the
|Ratter of diet. Eating slowly, masti :
Eating the food thoroughly and taking
= short walk after the heavy meal of
The day will do much towards assisting
digestion, Any grown-up person ought
|to know the peculiar foods that do not
agree, and these should be. avoided
/ When these common sense aids fail.
the next thing to do is to take a mild
|higestive tonic with laxative properties,
and there is none better than DR. Cald-
|'welfs Syrup Pepsin. 1t contains the
|.reatest of all aids to digestion, good
pepsin. 1t has other ingredients that
Pct mildly on the bowels which to-
gether form combination for the re-
lief of dyspepsia or indigestion that is
unsurpassed.
Il Its action is to tone and strengthen
the stomach and bowel muscles so that
they can again do their work naturally
without outside aid, and when that hap
lpy moment comes all medicine can be
ldispensed with. 1t is the best remedy
lobtainable for any disorder of the stom-
ZACH. liver and bowels, for dyspepsia,
constipation biliousness, headaches,
drowsiness after eating, gas on the
stomach. etc. Thousands of users will
Testify to this, among them Mr.. J. w.
Goueher. Sites, Idaho who for sew
leral years had all the worst symptoms
lof chronic dyspepsia. Since taking DR..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-07
ONLY STATESMAN OF THE
PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC
MAY RETURN TO POLITICS

republic as August, 1911 ne was asked
TO form a cabinet After a hours of effort
to reconcile the conservative and radical
elements then in control of the Chamber
of Deputies he abandoned the attempt.
His knowledge and grasp of financial
affairs and problems have won him an
international reputation and he is the
author of many brilliant articles. 1t was
as finance minister that he accepted a
post in the Vaseoneellos' cabinet In No
Nember. 1911 and seven months later, in
June, 1912, he succeeded IN forming a
ministry of his own, becoming premier
! and minister of the interior
During his term of office he found it
difficult to satisfy the more extreme sec
tions of the democratic party and his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-07

BLOODY TOWER" WILL
BE OPEN TO VISITORS SOON

London, December Especial. .)-Ameri-
'ans who visit the historic Tower of Lon
Ion after the beginning of the New Year
will be able to enjoy more thrills by
many than have fallen to the lot of vis-
ors in the past, for after. that date. the
amous Bloody Tower. and the grlsly
dungeons underneath it will be thrown
bpen to the public for the first time.
The Bloody Tower, to which a grim
lr of mystery always has attchade, got
is name from the murder of the two
title princes Arthur and Edward, at the
oehest of their uncle, Richard III, which
ook place there. Up to now, visitors to
whom their tragic story appeals, have
lad to content themselves with look at
he tablet which marks the spot, in the
nearby White. Tower, where the princes
bones were discovered the Bloody Tower
tself having been used as quarters for
some of the tower officials, but now the
work of getting it and the famous dun
yeons ready to be viewed" by the public
s well under way
In the Bloody Tower. too, is the famous
Torture chamber OF the old prison, the
walls of which were painted with repre-
sentations of men bearing. and inflicting,
terrible tortures. From the upper window
pr the tower one can enter the so-called
constable's garden, where Sir Walter
Raleigh was allowed to take exercise.
After the dynamite explosion in the
White Tower in MAY, 1885, which injured
6 visitors. and for which the perpetra-
ors, Cunningham and Burton, We're SEN
Fenced to penal seryitude for life, the
historic dungeons were filled up, but they
how are being cleared rapidly. 'On the
walls of some of them" said an official
with whom the writer talked, "are carved
he names of some of the poor wretches
who We're imprisoned there" These
underground cellst are as deep as the
Famous tower moat itself. and many. oe
them We're specially constructed with a
view to the torture of the inmates. One
pr them is called, Little Ease It Is a
fell so small that 1t was impossible for
IA prisoner to stand up or lie down in
~, except in eramped position. An
lpther was called THE Pit 1t was a
|frightful place into which little light
came, and prisoners were scarcely bet
er than buried alive. Others were full
pr rats. driven in scores at high tide from
the River Thames into the dungeons
1t was on April 8, 1915, that the Tower
|pf London was first thrown open to visi-
|fors, so that nearly 40 years have passed
prior to the Bloody Tower beeing placed
|pn view Later on, the Byward. Salt and
lBroad Arrow towers probably will be
opened. In the second named is a quaint
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-07
Riches at the Race Track

Here is one that was told a few even
ngs ago by Robert Hilard the actor,
in demonstrating that 1t is mistaken
idea that money cannot be made at the
race track, says the Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
Recently two friends met in western
town after an interval of several years.
Glad reunion at once of course, including
a warm handclutch. cigars and noise
like the tune of % cents on the cash
register. Then some conversation.
We'll, Bill" remarked one of the pair,
II hear that you have become rich since
we last saw each other. How in the
world did you ever do it?'
"At the race track rather indifferently
answered Bill. 1T was easy enough"
"At the race track?'' exclaimed the
other, with a look of astonishment 7
thought you told me that you never bet
on horses?
Never bet on one in my life,'' was the
smiling rejonder of Bill. II opened up a
pawnshop just outside the race track
gates.'
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Lisbon. November 29.-tspecial) Frantic
efforts are being made by conservative
sections of official Portusal to induce
DR. Duarte I4eite, former prime minister
and, at the present moment. professor
OF mathematics at Oporto. to re-enter
politics. Although urged TO take such a
step many times during the last year,
Lete has refused to do so. and it is be-
lieved that M better success will attend
the present efforts.
l.eite is looked upon b. many observers.
both in Portugal and abroad. as the only
real statesman in this country. For
many years previous to the downfall of
the monarchy, he was trusted and
influential leader of the republican party,
and as early in the history of the present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-07
Why Il Wearried Tommy

Good old school days was the topic that
was being talked in the lobby of a Wash
ington hotel the other day when Con-
gresham George w Fairchild, of New
York. was reminded of an incident that
happened in Gotham.
Sometime since little Tommy. the heir
of a happy home in that village. started
to so to school, and since nothing was
said to the contrary the youngster'
father thought he was hugely enjoying
himself.
1t soon developed, however. that papa
was making a bum guess. After about
a week Tommy sauntered into the dining
room one morning. and languidly dropped
into an easy chair.
Papa" he remarked to the paternal
relative, who was at breakfast. I'm get
ting rather tired of going to school,
think ! will stop
Think you'll stop exclaimed tie sur.
prised father. What is your objection t.
going to school?"
Its just this way, papa" yawnfully
answered the youngster, sit breaks up
the day So
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Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin these have all
gone, and although Mr.. Goucher says
he is "a, he does not look more. than 40.
Syrup Pepsin is sure in its results,
and a vast Improvement over chewing
or swallowing tablets and mints, or TAX
ing cathartics, salts, etc. all of which
are harsh and nauseous and at best do
but temporary good. You can obtain
Syrup Pepsin at any drug store for
fifty cents or one dollar bottle. Re-
suits are always guaranteed or money
will be refunded
Families wishing to try free sam
pie bottle can obtain it postpaid by ad-
dressing DR.. w. b. Caldwell, 419 WASH
ington St, Monticello, Ill A postal card
with your name and address on it will
do.
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prisoned there as sorcerer in 1851. None
of these parts of the fortress, however.
is equal In interest to the White Tower,
where Raleigh was confined; where Rich
ard IL took refuge during the rebellion
of Wat Tyler. and where the Duke of
Clarence is said to have met his death
in butt of malmsey wine This tower
has been open to the public for many
years. and thousands of Americans have
looked at the ak with which the Earl
of Essex is said to have been beheaded,
and the block at which Lord Loval knelt
on Tower Hill to receive the fatal stroke.
The White Tower is the Oldest part of
the grim prison, 1t was built about 1913.
and the first prisoner was Ralph Flam-
bard, or Firebrand. who escaped through
a window. 1t was strengthened by Ed
ward III. who Imprisoned there, among
others, David, King of Scotland, and
John, King of France, and his son,
Philip. Raleigh is said to have been i'm
prisoned in one of the rooms on the
first floor during the time he wrote his
History of the World"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-07
NUMBER 215

action In arresting the leaders of the
tramway strike and imprisoning them on
q ship in the Tagus was loudly denounced
by the present premier. Alfonso Costa
Finally early in January of this year, he
was compelled to admit that he could
no longer count on an adequate support
In the chamber and rendered his resigna-
ton to the President. Despite the pro-
test of a large section of the country,
he announced. at the same time, his
permanent retirement from politics.
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drawing on the wall of the Zodiac, the
work of one Hugh Draper OF Bristol i'm
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-05-01
Change in Guernsey Cattle Test Rules

same to wholly disinterested person.
The records for $50 COWS were then
worked out at the Office and the
following results obtained:
The $50 COWS gave total of 13, 536. 49
pounds butter-fat in one year with a
two day test, and 13, $40. 81 pounds
butter-fat in same length of time with
a one-day test, or total of 10. 65
pounds less butter-fat with one-day
test.
One hundred fourteen cows gave
527. OF pounds more on one than a
two-day test, or an average of 4.62
pounds more per COW, and 136 COWS
gave 581. OIL pounds less on a one than
a two-day test or an average of 4.2
pounds less per COW.
The complete records of the above
$50 COWS were then submitted to Prof.
Thorndike of Columbia University for
review from a mathematical stand
point to show the possibilities and
variations that might occur. An ex-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-05-01

the cows true record, the record
calculated from one day test each
month will on the average differ from
the true record by six and one half
pounds. 1t will not differ from the
true record by more than q pounds
more than once in hundred COWS
and will never differ from the true
record by more than 80 pounds.
''The record calculated from two
day test will, on the average, differ
from the true record by four and one
half pounds. 1t will not differ from
the true record by more than 10
pounds more than once in hundred
COWS and will never differ from the
true record by more than % pounds. 1"
Upon receiving this the officers of
the club called the attention of the
other breed organizations to these
results in the interest of greater
uniformity in the work of the different
advanced registers.
In November assurances were given
that at least two of the other cattle
clubs would adopt one day with pre-