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Net Weight or Measure Law.

On January /, 1915, Act No. 213,
ure law, passed by the last legisla-
ture, will go into effect. This act
requires the net weight, net meas
ure or numerical count to be con
spieuously marked upon all packages
of food sold in this state.
Articles of food already on hand
January 1915, and not bearing the
net weight, net measure, etc, shall
be exempt only provided they are
branded with the following, On hand
January 1, 1915.'
An article of food, as specified in
Act 213, shall include all articles
used as food, drink, confectionery
or condiment, by man or other ami
mails. In package form" shall mean
any container in which the article
is packed and offered for. sale. This
includes packages made Of glass, tin,
wood, or paper. The penalty for Vi
olation of the act varies from $40
months in Jail
Any article OF food meeting the re-
auirements of the United States
amendment of March, 1913, to the
food and drugs act, together with
.sthe ions Hfider food specfIon'
decision No. 154, regarding statement
of weight, measure or count, will
also meet the requirements of the
Louisiana law. Packages containing
less than two avoirdupois ounces, or
less than one fluid ounce, or fewer
than six units of food, shall be ex-
empt from marking.
The State Board of Health has
been charged with the enforcement
Of the act, which, if strictly observed, !,
will put a stop to under weight or
under measure selling of food. 1t
will be of especial benefit to the
consumer, and on that account he
should give his encouragement to
it's strict enforcement
It requires not only the marking of
sealed package goods, but all food
sold across the counter. In the
latter instance, conspicuous marking
in pencil will let the consumer know
just the quantity bought. 1t should
encourage buying by weight and
measure, and also encourage the use
of scales and measures in the home.
It is to be hoped that the manu-
facturer, jobber and retailer will
make; irnmediate effort to come with
in the requirements of the law.
Further information can be obtain
ed by making inquiry Of the Food
and Drug Department, Louisiana
State Board of Health
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FOR SALE,

STANDARD SEWING MACHINE. cost $50,
~ for $25s one old walnut four-post bedstead,
SIS: six mahogany chairs SIS; one carved brass
fender, s.; one White Orpingtnn rooster, one
year old, s2;tWo White Orpington cockerels,
seven months old. 81 each. Address MRS. NJ .
L. RANDOLPH BlstheWood Pecan Grove. Ba-
you Gouia La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-12-12

Boxmakers in the United States use
more than four and half billion
board feet of lumber each year,
or more than one-tenth OF the entire
lumber cut OF the country.
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-12-12
. MODERN HOME FoR REnT.

q A TTRAGTIVE COTTAGE in Hounas street
a Six rooms. al provided with electric fix
tures; modern bathroom with porcelain bath
tub. lavatery and sanitary closet outhouses
electric lighted running water throughout
building. Up-to-date and comfortable IN every
respect Apply To JASMIN TOBIAS. Donald
sgnvilfe La
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Farmers, Demonstration conference.

arnnerS' DemonSSraLi0n sGoHtcT SIiSS-
January Is to 29, 1915, is the date
of the sixth annual farmers demon
stration conference to be held at the
Louisiana State University. The ex-
ercises will consist of lectures and
demonstrations in subjects related to
agricultural practice. Ample time
will be allowed for discussions Of a
general nature. Eight hours during
the day will be devoted to the
work, and at night there will be lee
lures illustrated by slides and NOV.
ing pictures. The University is con-
stantly adding to its supply Of
slides and pictures.
The facilities of the college are
ample to make demonstration and
practice work very helpful indeed.
The horticultural department fur
nishes material for the construction
OF hotbeds and eoldframes and IL
Illustrative material for use in trans
planting early truck crops. rhe vet
Urinary department has ample mod
els and charts, and sufficient live
stock are furnished for demo
of the topics discussed. The new
dairy, with modern equipment in.
every particular, will be used for
the work in this course. For exer-
eises in stock jud gins. animals Of
the experiment station are available,
consisting Of some Of the leading
breeds Of eattI tIe, Ga eafI1 he SIS
ssaIfI ii
pies of sufficient number OF the
leading varieties OF corn are avail
able for studying and judging, and
the same is true of rice and forage
crops. Ample facilities are offered
for the application Of insecticides
and fungicides to truck and fruit
crops. The soil laboratory offers
facilities for studying the practical
problems which are discussed in
this course. The farm implements
I Of the experiment station and ex-
hibits of the manufacturers are pIac-
ed at the disposal of the college for
the use of farmers attending the
conference.
Gravel Roads a Paying I1vestme ut.
Whenever Assumption residents
visit other sections Of the state, they
are impressed with the wisdom dis
played by our police jury and ssthe
taxpayers Of the parish, in building
gravel roads. Iberville and Ascen-
sion are also among the fortunate
parishes thai have made headWay in
laying gravel roads. And all three
parishes are getting a lot of good
advertisement on account of this
road Improvement.
The laying of gravel in this par
ish, and We believe the same is
true of the other parishes, has
been delayed during the past six
months on account of critical finan-
cial conditions existing all over the
country due to the European war,
But the enthusiasm OF the gravel
roads is here to stay, and already
plans are being laid to build more
roads.
West Baton Rouge has recently
voted to build gravel roads in that.
parish; more gravel will be laid in
Ibervil1e and Ascension during the
coming year; and we are satisfied
the police jury of Assumption will
complete its roads as early as pos
sible There remain only q few
miles to close the gaps now existing
in the road between NapoleonVille
and DonaldsonVille on both sides
Of the bayou, and these links should
be put in before the wet spell which
often comes about the middle Of win
ter.-Assumption Pioneer.
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The Chiefs telephone number is
81 Call US up whenever you have
any item OF news.
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States Wealth Increasing.

An Increase Of $6,289, ,760 in the
assessment of Louisiana property for
the current year, as compared with
the total for 1913, is reported by
the State Board Of Equalization. The
rolls filed by the assessors of the
various parishes, as finally equaliZed
and accepted, show an aggregate val
uation of s587,353, ,313, the figures for
last year being s581, ,063 ,253. This
increase is considered a healthy one
III view OF existing conditions. and
is nearly twice as large as the board
of equalization had contemplated.
The parishes in the sugar and tim
Der belts OF the state, as rule,
show a decrease, the drop in the as
sessment Of the sugar parishes be-
ing especially noted. In Ascension
the, assessment for 1914 is S3,903,-
500, as against s4,537, 800 last year,
a shrinkage Of $633, $50.
P. j.. Sanders, farmer living
four miles north of Homer, La, was
shot and killed from ambush Nov. %,
while driving to town with load
Of wood. Forty dollars was found
in the dead mans pocket, hence It
is evident the murder was not COM
nitted for the purpose of robbery.
A negro laborer with whom Mr.. San
ders had some trouble was arrested
on suspicion.
After nard-fought battle between
the high-l1cense advocates and the
prohihitionists, Jefferson parish on
Tuesday rolled up a dry majority
of 401. Among the towns and vii
lagos in the domain of Jefferson
where intoxicants will be taboo un.
der the new dispensation are Jen-
nings, Welsh, Elton, Lake Arthur
and Roanoke.
A mountain lion recently killed In
the Grand Canyon game preserve,
which adjoins the Tusayan national
forest, measured ten feet frem nose
to tail. Mountain lions and other
beasts of prey, such as wolves, coy
otes and wild cats, are killed by for
est officers and game Wardens be-
cause they are a menace to stock
and game animals.
In northern Idaho and Montana,
which had many fires during the
past summer, 35 per cent Of the
fires on national forests were caused
by railroads, 26 per cent by light
ming, and 10 per cent by campers.
The remainder were due to brush
burning and other miscellaneous or
unknown causes.
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Grading Examination Papers.

More than score OF examiners
are busy in the office OF John r.
Commit, chairman of the examining
of Education, grading the papers of
applicants for teachers certificates
prepared at the examination held in
all the parishes of the state be-
tween Dec. / and 5. 1t is hoped to
complete the task of grading the
hundreds Of papers submitted before
the Christmas holidays.
Three general examinations for
teachers are held each year, in
April, August and December. The
greater number of applicants, usually
about 1000, take the August exami-
nation The questions for these ex-
aminations are prepared by the state
examining committee and the exam
nations are held under the supervi-
sion OF the several parish superin-
tendents. The papers are then num-
bered and sent to Baton Rouge,
where they are graded and returned
without the applicants name being
known to the examiners.
This system, which has been in
vogue since 1912, has resulted in abb
solute uniformity in the examination
OF all applicants and the raising OF
the standard OF teachers. Formerly,
the examinations were in charge of
the parish superintendent alone.
On account Of marriages, removals
and retirements, about 1900 new
teachers are required each year to
operate the schools Of the state.
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Keep your money at home and
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Attractive stationery is the onl.
.kind We print. Give us your orders.
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PLANTATION FOB RENT.

HE NEW. AFR g plant ion, better known
n as the Bahin. place, situated on the west
bank OF the Mississippi river in the parish OF
Ascension, Is offered for rent on reasonable
terIzls. For further particulars, apply to DIR. j.
Fl. I0WERY Dona1dsuaville, La
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-12-12

White pine and yellow pine are the
woods most used for boxes, and each
contributes more than a billion feet
to the box industry annually.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-12-12

Pig Club Contest at State Fair.
The contest of members Of pig
clubs at the recent state fair at
Shreveport was the most successful
OF these events which have been held
each year since the work was inaug-
urated. Although the fair authori-
ties had limited the number of pigs
to $50, boys from all over the state
shipped 185 entries.
Clarence Martin, 16 years old, from
Crowley, showed q pure-bred Tam
worth SOW pig, 10 months old, weigh
ing $50 pounds. In open competition
against all breeders his pig won
first in class, Junior champion, and
reserve grand champion. Young
Martin raised this pig on forage crops
and fattened her in rice field af-
ter harvest, therefore he had practi-
cally no expense for fattening.
Alice Mccoy, il years old, of Cad
do parish, showed a pure-bred Berk-
shire sow pig weighing 4e0 pounds
at 10 months of age. Alice bought
the pig on credit for $3.50 last
spring from man who was inter-
ested in pig club work. Her entry
won the sweepstakes in the club
competition and won first in. class
against ali Berkshire breeders ex-
hibiting. On strictly market ba-
sis OF cents a pound, the pig is
worth 1920, but Alice has an offer
Of $50 for the animal. It is said
this one pig is worth more than
Alice's fathers cotton crop under
present unfaYorable conditions.
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N'oUcE,

DonaldsonHiIle, La, Noy. 2I 1914.
MIGTICEis is hereby given that am applying
In for a pardon. SULLIVAN WALKER,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-04-02
SCHOOL A
HOLDS SESSION
BILLS ALLOWED AND REPORT
OF TREASURER ARE MAIN
FEATURES OF MONTHLY
MEETING.

The monthly session of the Boar6
OF Education was called to order Fri.
day evening. The following members
We're present: Pres. o. T. Litchfield
e. w. Heyler, S. E. Morris, Ray
Smith and w. S. Hill.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved. Bills OF
a routine nature, audited by the fin
ance committee, to the amount OF
$361.5S were allowed.
The report of the treasurer showed
the following condition.: Balance on
hand last report $26.S3; received
from county treasurer in taxes $3,-
1894; received from tuition
$112.90; warrants paid since last re-
port $~3,20T.0S; balance on hand
March 25, $55.24; warrants register
ed and outstanding $2,923.77.
The teachers committee reported
that Miss Ora King had been employ
ed to fill the vacancy in the Latin
and Miss Pearl Wilson
for Primary work. The committee on
buildings and grounds was ordered
to refrain from renting the. grounds
belonging to the public schools for
any purpose whatsoever. Adjourn
ment followed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-04-02
SUM PAID
OUT FOR PATENT
PROBABLY MILLIONS GIVEN BY
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
FOR MANUFACTURE OF
FILMS.

New York City.-Representatives
of the Eastman Kodak company and
Ansco company today confirmed the
report that a money settlement, the
amount of which they would not
state, had been agreed upon in the
motter of the Goodwin patent, over
which the two concerns for years, un-
til the federal court of appeals re-
Gently decided in favor of the Ansco
company. Information concerning the
exact amount of the settlement was
refused. 1t is said that both firms
agreed to keep the amount secret.
The suit involved the use of the Good
win patent, claimed by the Ansco
company since 1898, which covers all
cartridge films. film packs, and Gin
e~matograph films, made by the East
mar company. The settlement will
40 away with an accounting by the
Eastman company which might have
been forced to pay a royalty on every
film it had sold in the last fifteen
years. BY the terms of the settler
ment the Eastman Company secures
permission to manufacture under the
patent. The estimates of the amount
paid to settle the matter run into
millions of dollars.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-04-02
all were greatly pleased with the
plant. 1t: is possible WATERFOWL may
install II like it later on.
ATTRACTIONS TO
BE ABLY MANAGED
THE BEST OF FEATURES WITH
THE BEST OF MANAGEMENT
WILL CHARACTERIZE
CORN PALACE.

When the contract for the 1914
Corn Palace was signed late Saturday
the six members of the Corn Palace
committee felt a sense of happy re-
lief. In few other years had SO much
anxiety and effort been expended
toward securing program attractions.
In view of the erection of a new Corn
Palace structure, together with other
considerations, it was thought by the
committee that the utmost possible
should be done to book such attrac-
lions as would make the coming sea-
son the climax of all past corn festi-
walls.
The result of the committees lab
ors was made public Saturday. The
combination of musical, circus, and
vaudeville features is one to arouse
enthusiasm. The attractions were
booked through the Western Vaude-
willie Managers association, represent
ed by Charles NJ. Marsh of Chicago. 1t
was this association that supplied the
attractions of last year to the keen
satisfaction of the Corn Palace man.
agement. 1t also supplies the enter
tainmcnt features for the leading
state fairs of the country.
The unparalleled success of the
1913 Corn Palace program was often
quoted by those familiar with the
situation, as being due to three III
ces; good weather, good advertising,
and Charles M. Marsh. 1t was on the
strength of the record OF last year for
which Mr.. Marsh deserves a great
share of the credit, that the events of
the 1914 program we've again booked
with the w. V. III. association. This
fall Mr.. Marsh will appear on the
ground several days in advance of the
Corn Palace week and with his per-
sonal attention to all details of man
agement ofsthe attractions will assure
their success be- III public.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-04-02
BERRY TO PAY
FINE OF SIS
PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGE OIL,
ASSAULT AND BATTERY UPON
DEAN WILDE.

T. A. Berry entered a plea of guilty
when arraigned in municipal court
this morning on a charge of assault
and battery preferred by Dean Wilde,
city editor of The Republican. He
was fined $15 by Judge Herbert. 1t
required but a few moments to dis
pose of the case, which grew out of
a physical attack made by Berry upon
Mr.. Wilde on Main street last We'd
nesday, because of the publication of
a news item concerning a divorce suit
filed against Mr.. Berry.
MI. Berry, in a manly manner,
made his apology to MIR. Wilde in
the municipal court room.
"Mr. Wilde, i am truly sorry for
what 1 did," he said to his victim. 81
simply lost my head. That is all there
is to it. If l had had a minutes time
to think about it, l would never have
done it. l would gladly exchange
places with you today, for you will
get over the effects OF it in a few days
while it will take me years to get
over it,"
In reply Mr.. Wilde told his assail-
PANT that he held no bitterness or re.
sentiment toward him and that so far
as he was concerned it was a closed
incident.
Mr.. Wilde is recovering nicely from
the effects of the blows upon his face
delivered by Mr.. Berry. His nose will
not be disfigured and much of thu
swelling in his face has disappeared
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-04-02
COAL-GAS NEARLY
GAINS VICTIMS
SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS Ey.
PERIENCE NARROW ESCAPE
FROM SUFFOCATION.

lnhaling deadly coal gas fumes
While they slept Thursday night, Ad-
Jutant Johnson and Lieutenant Ram
sey, OF the local Salvation Army staff,
were not far from death before they
were carried to safety about $3.50 in
the morning. The formerfs very ill at
her room at the home of Mrs. T. o.
Orswell, 1913 N. Sanborn street. Miss
Ramsey has practically recovered.
The near-fatal accident resulted
from choking by SCOT of the chimney
flue in the hard coal stove. which
was situated in an alcove of the bed
room of the two women. Miss Ramsey
was aroused by the groans of her
companion, sleeping in another por-
tion of the room. Miss Johnson had
previously awoke, but in attempting
to leave her bed had fallen to the
floor, injnring her face to a painful
extent. She had then lapsed into a
semi-unconscious condition. Though
seriously weakened by the effects of
the gas, Miss Ramsey staggered a
ross the room but collapsed on reach
ing the bed OF the other. Her screams
brought Mrs Orswell to the room
who carried the women to safety. A
physician revived the victims from
their perilous condition.
Today Miss Ramsey is suffering
little from the experience. Miss John
son is not SO fortunate. Apparently
she inhaled Il greater quantity of the
gas than did her companion. 1t may
be two weeks before she is fully re-
covered.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-04-02
WANT STATE TO BUY
BONDS ISSUED BY TOWN

Cellar Lake, S. D.-The local au-
thorities have succeeded in selling
to the state land department bonds
i'll the sun of $4,000, which recent
ly were voted here for the purpose
OF erecting a new city hall and pub
lie library building. BY selling the
bonds to the state the city will have
to pay only five per cent interest. A
site for the structure already
has been secured. The combined
city hall and library will be built of
cement blocks. The plans were
adopted some months ago, and now
hat the bonds have been sold the
work of construction can commence
at an early date.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-04-02
D. w. HAS LIKELY
TRACK PROSPECT
FORECAST OF THE SEASON
SHOWS STURDY SUPPORTERS
OF WESLEYAN ATHLETIC
HONORS.

With twenty or thirty athletes OF
the track hard at work every after
noon on the athletic field, Dakota
Wesleyan bids fair to, make q mor
than creditable showing before the
close of the season. Interest, In track
events this spring is far stronger than
at any time during the last five years.
The program of the athletic board
calls for participation in three meets
contest is q dual meet with YanktOn
to be held some time during the first
part of May at Yankton. On May
~, n week before the, tri-state meet
at Huron, Dakota Wesleyan, Huron
and the State College will meet at
Brookings in a triangular affair. The
climax of the season Will occur in
the tri-state event on May rs and 49,
The athletes who thus far have
hade their appearances oh the field
look good. Tt Is probable that the
number of men viii q swelieds COM
siderably within the next week. n
In the dashesj Cass, Woodward,
Waite and Knox will figure prOmfn-
emily for the Blue and White BY
reason of hts performance at the trfs
state meet last year, Cass seems 20
have the edge on anyone In the
state. At that time he was the only
South Dakota representative ito win
a place on the 100 yard event.
Jack Berry, Woodward, Cook and
Ross Smith will be found clearingsthe
hurdles. Each of these men has shown
good form and wilt develop i1to de-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-04-02
PUT
IN "DRY" LIST
ANTI-SALOON FORCES SUCCEED
IN lNVALLDATING PETITION
: FOR AN ELECTION ON
LICENCE.

Corsica. S. D.-As the result of
good generalship displayed by the
.anti-saloon forces of Corsica the
town will be dry" after July l
next.
This outcome of the saloon and
%anti-saloon fight has come as a great
surprise to the advocates of license,
who were caught mapping by the
temperance forces. In accordance
with the provisions of a state law
those favoring license for saloons
filed with the city council a petition
containing twenty-eight names, ask
ing that the question Of granting Ii
censes for saloons be submitted to
the voters of Corsica at the annual
municipal election in April. The
state law requires that such petitions
must contain the names of not less
than twenty-five bona-fide residents
and ~freeholders of the town in which
such a petition is filed. After care
fully scrutinizing the signatures to
the petition the town board rejected
three of the signers, holding that
they were, not bona-fide freeholders.
This left In even twenty-five .signers
of the petition.
Hearing of the action of the
town council the temperance people
got busy" and after strenuous work
were successful in prevailing upon
four of the twenty-five to withdraw
their signatures from the petition.
This left the number of signers be-
low the legal number, and as there
was not sufficient time for the IL
cense advocates to file a new petition
or secure enough additional sigma
lures the town will, as stated, be
'dry' commencing July 1. The tenn
perance forces already are organic
ing TO keep the town dry after that
time and prevent "bottlegging'' and
the illegal sale. of liquor in other
ways.