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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-12-05

The National Council of Jewish
Women met at New Orleans this
week in annual session and trans
acted much, business of Importance
to the organization. and the philan-
thropic work with which it is con-
nected. Owing to dissensions aris-
ing in the convention, Miss Sadie
American, for twenty years secre-
tary of the council, rendered her
resignation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-12-05
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1914.

Do your Christmas shopping at
the home stores.
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BOYS AND GIRLS

MAKE CHRISTMAS MONEY selling our
lSa beautiful line of Xmas and New Year greet
ing cards. Easy to sell. Everybody buys,
Send name and address and we will send so
cards to start Big profit. We trust you
UNITED DISTRIBUTORS, 722 Bartholomew
street. New Orleans, La
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Distributing Company Opens Head
quarters in TFibodaux.

StS1I t1AbEIS SO4ftSdHy @oPSHS fIGdQ-
quarters in Thihodaux.
A special from Thibodaux to the
Iimes-Pieay une. Nnder date of Nov
20, says:
1.-THE executive committee of the
Louisiana Distributing Company, a
farmers, organization, met yester.
day evening in Thibodaux and, be.
sides attending to other matters con.
nected with the organiza ton, estab.
lished headquarters, renting offices
in the Bank Of Lafourche building.
"a. S. Baker, the general manager of
the company, Immediately took
charge, and he is now. ready to at
tassRczso the business of handling the
is of the farmers along Ba-
Spurehe
asenville decided to become
Df t the organization, thus
s. loading stations as fol-
Bna1d sonVille, NapoleenviIle,
lie. Thibodalx, Lafourehe
and Lockport. Indications
NC the company win receive
y cooperation all along the ba-
and that it will prove very
leficia1 III the way Of getting bet
8 prices for Tic. farmers who will
Ely e pie their pro.
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A despatch from Washington un-
der date of Dec. l conveys the in
formation that as a result of the eff
forts OF Congressman Lewis L. Nor
gan, the city of Hammond is to
have a mail delivery service, begin
ming March l. Why can't Donald
sonville secure this convenience al
SO? Many of our sidewalks are
paved, the houses are all numbered,
and we have complied with the form
alities in other respects, hence there
is apparently no reason why, if Con
gresham Morgan will properly be
stir himself, DonaldsonVille should
not be accorded the privilege of
free mail delivery. 1t would be a
good idea for our Chamber of Com
merce to take up this matter with
Mr.. Morgan Q
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-12-05
a Protest puplomaticaIty couched.

An Associated Press despatch dated
at London, Nov. 81, says:
sit BECAME known today that Pres
ident Wilson had, unofficially, mott
fled all the United States represent
atiyes in belligerent countries that
he viewed with disfavor bomb attacks
from aeroplanes on unfortified towns.
The representatives are expected to
take the matter up unofficially with
the various governments. The Pres
ident is understood to have taken this
method to escape involving the Unit
ed States in the controversy in any
way
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
SMOKE BARS VISIT
Tourists Contemplated Trip to
Vesuvius Is Postponed.
Writer Tells of the Difficulties En-.
countered in Doing Naples and
Its Surrounding Attractions and
Points Of Interest.

Naples-The difficulty OF doing
Naples and its surrounding attractions
and points of interest within a posi-
lively limited time was demonstrated,
writes a correspondent. when with
a trip to the crater of Nesuvius in
mind. | surveyed the cone from my
window balcony. Thick clouds envel-
oped the truncated cone. and there
WAS no sign of a change of wind to
clear away the mist and smoke sufi-
GENTLY to permit a view of the boil
ing depths. SO. inasmuch as there
were other things that must be done
to prepare for the morrow's sailing for
home, regretfully postponed my yis-
1t to the volcano until some other
time in the uncertain future. Per
haps the bronze pledges given at
Rome will prove effective in insur,
ing a return, and then Nesuyius sure
ly will be seen.
But fortune was not altogether I'M
favorable. for by a good chance during
the day ! met. at the Office of the
American consul, Mr.. Jay White, two
scientists from Washington. who have
come over for the purpose Of studying
the volcanic activities in Italy. Prof.
Arthur l. Day of the Carnegie insti-
tuition and Prof. Henry stephens
Washington OF the g~eophysical lab
CTatory. They will spend several
months here and in Sicily. observing
conditions and endeavoring to obtain
specimens of the gases emitted from
Nesuvius, Etna and Stromboli, in their
research into the nature of the forces
which cause eruptions. 1t is to be
hoped that they will have the good
fortune to gain information to aid In
the evolution Of a substantial working
hypothesis explanatory OF the most
battling phenomenon nov confront
ing natural science.
Later in the day Vesuvius cleared
finely. n tantalizing trick that made
the -postponement OF the trip TO the
top hard TO endure philosophically.
But 1t is quite we'll assured that the
big chimney Will continue to smoke
for a long time to come. and per-
when | come again il will be
performing more speetacularly than
at present. As | write. in the eve
ning's rosy glow that makes the bay
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
SAYS FOOD CONTROLS SEX
Generous Diet Means a Girl; Scanty
Food a Boy. Finds PhiIadeL
phia Doctor.

Philadelphia.-That sex OF children
may be predetermined is tho conclu-
sion reached by DR.. Israel Bran OF
this city after a study of 30 of his pa
tients upon whom he experimental
with special diet and also with medi-
cine. His conclusions are given In the
current number of a medical newspa-
per.
Or. Bran SAYS that an excess OF
nourishment in the mother may decide
in favor of a female child, while a
deficiency tends to the production OF n
male \ generous diet means a girl a
scanty one. with low proteid allow.
ance. favors q boy In support OF this
theory ii is advanced that in times OF
financial panic or war. when a plenti-
full quantity OF rich heterogeneous food
Is not available. male infants are In
the preponderance.
The seeond theory Is that sex is de
termined by the activity OF the adrenal
glands, those ductless glands above
the kidneys. which secrete a substance
that seems to have an important effect
on tho entire muscular and nervous
system.
II is declared that In women who
are deficient In the adrenal supply
their offspring are female. II is there
fore thought that the use OF the ex-
tract OF suprarenal glands OF animals
or r similar substance which would
stimulate the adrenal glands would in
crease the chances OF i male child.
DR.. Bran says that of 80 of his pa
tents who placed themselves under his
directions 90 gave birth to boys.
These results" he writes. strongly
Indicate that the experiment employed
VAS highly successful. and that he
probably have at our disposal n means
II controlling at will the sex OF tho un-
born infant
In accordance with these theories II
4 boy is desired the treatment Is diet
airy and medicinal. Eggs. meat. fish.
and cheese are forbidden. and IL is d.
rected that the diet consist OF such
substances as cereals. fruits. potatoes.
milk. buttermilk and butter. Plenty of
water is advised
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16

OF Naples indescribably beautiful. il is
smoking away grandly, rolling its
white steam high aloft before the wind
carries il in a streamer OF to tho
southeast.
/ have bee devotiug part OF this
last full day in Italy TO 4 study OF
street conditions in this lively, noisy
Naples. 1t is u continuous torment
OF temptations. Every corner pre-
sents an inviting prospect o interest
ing scenes. but II is hard to know
whether to turn or go straight ahead.
One street is much like another. in
general aspect. save that some arc
practicable for vehicles and others are
not. The latter ascend the precip-
itous hillsides in series OF stone steps.
which swarm with humanity. At tho
end OF one OF these "gradoni," or steep
streets. where It meets Il thorough
fare. will often be a group OF flower
stalls. giving a vivid dash OF color
to tho scene. Far above stretches
the steep stone staircase. with tho
buildings so close together hat tho
clothing hung u OF windows IN
sticks and on wires drying, almost OBJ
scure the view OF the sky.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
Real TRAGEDY Of the Stage.

A beautiful actress. Fraulein Oar
mer, was killed by accident recently.
while playing ut the Theater of Va
rieties at Berne. Switzerland. The last
act of the comedy. The Pride of the
Third COMPANY" IL coming to an
end when Fraulein Darmer fell
through a defective stage trap to a
distance of six feet aud fractured her
skull. The actress was carried uncon-
scious TO her oom and a doctor was
in prompt attendance, but the case
was beyond his help. and as the cur
tain fell on the comedy on the stage
the girl died. Neither the members of
the company who took the final cali
nor the public, who wondered Why he
actress did not appear. had the slight
est idea of the tragedy that pad oc-
Cured behind the Genes
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
CHAPTER lll-Continued.

Suddenly SHADES eyes lighted with
the fire of decision. His mouth be-
came a firm. straight line OF deter
mination. There was something i'm
placable and grim In his very attitude
as the resolve to win Katherine Strick-
land became fixed in his mind. He
longed TO hurry after her-to tell her
of hts decision to fight. II not with,
then for her. He was eager to show
her Just how much they two together
could make out of life. a big, fine fight
for position and power.
Even the thought OF being governor
was left in the distance as plan after
plan raced through his mind. of greater
~conQuests and bigger achievements,
possible only with a woman like kath-
crime Strickland for hls wife. So alb
sorbed and intense were his thoughts
OF the future with her for the moment
he forgot mpletely the woman who
Tor 80 years had kept her place as his
wife, In all his dealings he had never
considered obstacles. except to sweep
thSm from his path. As he remem-
bered the present and Mary. he never
hesitated or faltered from his newly
made resolution.
Mary could go 1t alone. He would
see that she had everything that
none could buy. He would make her
comfortable and take care Of her. That
she should be further considered never
entered his mind. Always ruthless in
his methods, he was equally cruel even
when the obstacle to his advancement
given him the best OF her love and
years and who would gladly have laid
down her life TO save his.
Ii was not as II a sudden fame of
Intensive. overwhelming love for Kath-
crime Strickland had surged through
his heart. 1t Was nothing as decent
or as fine or as blameless as that. His
whole attitude toward the girl was
one OF coid-blooded acquisition. He
had determined to have her Just as he
had determined only last week to out
bid every other man at the rug auc-
ton. He wanted her to take a place
Sn his life because he knew what her
value would be to him. He wanted her
beauty, her brain, her SAVIOR faire. as
80 many stepping stones by which to
mount higher and higher in the affairs
OF the state and the nation.
In spite of the fact that he criticized
his wife's lack Of social graces, he
was wise enough to know that he was
FAR from a finished product himself.
IN spite OF himself. traces OF the par
vent occasionally showed through the
veneer OF bluff and arrogance. With
a wife like Katherine he would soon
come to know all the fine points of the
social game. A wife like Katherine
would cover up a multitude OF his lit
tie sins of commission and omission.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16

decorated with a series of wooden
rings in which are suspended a set of
delicately toned brass bells. which.
swinging to and fro in the breeze.
touch the edges of the wooden rings,
giving forth a soft tinkle. A clock is
part OF the equipment of this aviary.
and above each door Is 4 little win
dow. from which, IN the stroke OF the
hour. appear mechanical cuckoos an
%nouncing the time. The building Is
entirely the handiwork of the owner.
who estimates the cost to be over
$700.-Popular Mechanics.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
VERY ARTISTIC BIRD HOUSE
Aged Citizen of Whittier, Cal. Erects
One of More Than Ordinary Ar
~chitecturaI Pretensions.

San Francisco.-An artistic bird
house, OF more than ordinary preten-
sions to architectural beauty, has just
been completed by a ninety-two-year-
old citizen of Whittier. Cal. 1t is a
structure of reinforced concrete. 10
feet high. and houses the pet canaries
of this bird lover. The house is eight
feet square. the gabled roof being
supported by ornamental concrete
posts. set with round stones. while
latticework fills in the spaces between
the columns. The floor is of cement,
with a bathing fount in the center.
while over the doors. which are of
wire net, are semicircular panels of
colored glass. The house is sur
mounted by a copper dome and flag.
staff, and the ridges of the root are
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
Brandy Struggled In Wax Baby

Paris,-M. Charles Pechard. former
ly chief OF the police anarchist bri-
gade. has founded a museum of crimi-
nology. Among its curious contents
are n hollow wax baby which was
used TO smuggle brandy into Paris,
y woman carried a baby into the city
every day. but as II never grew any
bigger tho authoriti9 examined 1t and
discovered tho fraud.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
CHAPTER Nv.

Slade wanted Katherine Strickland
for his wife much the same as he
would have desired a wealthy, clever.
influential mar for a partner. 1t was
20 be a union OF ambition. There was
no tenderness in his thoughts OF her.
He was actuated purely and simply by
the lust for power and the greed OF
glory. All the softer, better things In
the mans nature were swamped by
this torrent OF craving for worldly sue
cess that was sweeping him on TO com
init the most dastardly act In his long
career OF trampling over the heads
and hearts of a~dversaries and oppo-
nenH.
Even when he was a boy Dan Slade
had always set his teeth al You can't
do It." or 1T can't be done" The very
difficulty of a thing strengthened his
determination to do. ALI his life long
his success had been punctuated by
the ruin OF other men. He had not
advanced so far without pushing other
men back. Now hat a woman instead
of a man stood In the way. the result
was the anne His methods might be
a%uieter. more merciful. but the answer
would be the same. Mary's sterling
worth, her long years OF devotion and
sweet tenderness counted for nothing
once he became convinced that Mary's
dowdiness. her standpat policy and her
arrested development were stop-gaps
In his own opportunity for progress
sion. He ignored the fact that the lit
tie b~rown-eyed. patient woman was as
much a part Of him as were his eyes
or his arms or any other very essen
tial part of his being.
IL was at just this point In SHADES
pitiless reasoning that Mary. peering
over the baluster and seeing him
alone. hurried down the stairs.
Thank goodness. they've gone" she
declared as she came into the room.
Then seeing the numerous side lights
,~atburning she FASTENED to turn one
the other down to a glimmer.
4 an go glad you're not going out, she
n, p. coming over to him and rub
YES iGons cheek against his sleeve. The
/. but no'uVe 'ement was a pathetically
There AT, wsl for some caress. "What'd
,me. ST as
omen, are;oup
dest is Il. ear
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
The Governors
Lady A 4 N' B;.ais5': Play st
BY GERTRUDE STEVENSON
Illustrations from Photographs of the Stage Production
SYNOPSIS.

Daniel Slade suddenly advances from a
pennlless miner to a millionaire and be-
comes a power In the political and bust
ness world. He has his eye on the COVER
fails to rise to the new conditions. Slade
meets Katherine, daughter of Senator
strickland. and sees IN her all that Mary
rs not. Wesley Merritt. editor of a local
paper. threatens to light Slade through
Che columns OF his paper and Slade de1es
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16

Now the first thing to learn about
the shoe trade IL this Az soon as a
customer comes In take of his shoes
and hide EN-"
What's that for
Then you can wait on 'em at your
convenience, my boy They can't walk
out."-Louisville Courier journal.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
SLABS at Wedding Service.

Philadelphia - Declaring that the
marriage service is a poll parrot
affair. Or. Anna Howard Shaw. the
noted ~sunragette. urged that the cere-
mony be ~remodeled. Or. Shaw said
that she would not oficiate at tho
wedding OF a bride who promised TO
obey.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
Not Entirely Gone.

Church They say horses have
been bnnishcd from tho street
roads in Berlin
Gotham-l rs. but you'll still tip
on tho menus
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
Goino Him One Better.

An English bishop. Offering al
ange TO a little child, remarked,
ly:
Now. my little man. | shai 1
you this orange II you tell me {
God is.
My lord" answered the child.
OF n clergyman. "lll give you
oranges II you'll tell me where|
Is not"
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
Brothers Meet After MANY Year,.

Ansonia. Conn-William. Morris
and Frank GLn4el. brothers. all over
seventy. who parted in Nashville,
Tenn, fcrty-three years ago, met hero
for a grand reunion.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
No Kick Coming From Mufl

is that our mule asked the man
going fishing
"Yassir.' said the colored man. who
was sitting on n log by the road
Does he kick
Deed. mistuh. he amt got no cause
to kick. He's gittin' his own way
right along, I'm de one OATS ha vim
de worry an dim
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16

Pa. What is a theorist
a theorist, son. is a person n,
puts up the talk and expects so me
body else 10 put up tho money -
Baltimore sun
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
Breaks Neck a, Nlnety.Nlne.

Fremont O.-Ninety-niue years old
and never i'll a day. Knud knudson,
oldest citizen here. suffered a stroke
and fell downstairs. breaking his neck.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16

Chicago Mayor Harrison revoked
the saloon license OF John Lang when
he ascertained that a hand book was
operated IN the saloon for the bene-
~ OF the fair sex.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
Man and Hla Ar.

After a man reaches the age of fifty
he begins 70 see insults in the news
papers to the effect that he is an old
man-Topeka Capital.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16

Yonkers. y. Y.-Frank a. Salvatore
obtained a divorce from his bride who
because OF her craza for merry-go-
rounds.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16

II a woman didn't carry a ".
she would eve know how
she Is.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16

The honeymoon Is over when0
bride discovers that she might
done better.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16
Horse Kills Father and Son.

Nelsonyilie, n. Y.-Brewer Carlton.
kicked by the same horse that killed
his father two years ago. died OF a
fractured skull
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16

The first use of asbestos was in the
manufacture OF crematory robes fos
Ne ancient Romano
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16

The fool man who Is always ad
for advice should be advised to
his mouth closed.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-16

A girl Is as apt o marry a man
old for her as a widow IL to m
one too young for her.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-08-07
DUMAS AUDAClTY.
a Unique Literary Scheme OF Oh,
Great French Writer.

American readers are accustone, Q,
to surprises in their newspaper
but imagine their astonishmen
should some favorite journal pul
ish in good faith, in daily install
ments and adapted according to th
notions of some staff writer,
classic such as, for exampl,
Dante's Inferno" Yet the aston
ishment so excited would not b.
without parallel in the annals
newspaper management, inasmucl
as Homer once figured as a feuille
toniste for Partisan newspaper.
When Dumas the elder was edit
ing his journal, Le Mousquetaire
UrBain Fages, one of his assistan
who was an exceptionally fine Gre
scholar, was one day enthusiast
ally expatiating upon the beautil
Of the '1liad" and the Odyssey.
Dumas grew most interested.
eff only you could read them j,
the original" sighed Fages.
"Why not ?" asked Dumas.
'But," exclaimed FACES, en-,
dear fellow, you don't know alpha
from omegsp
"Will you translate fcy me?"
asked Dumas eagerly.
Accordingly FACES undertook thc
task. Beginning with the frs
book of the '1liad," he would read 8
line of the Greek and then give 6
literal translation. Dumas quickl,
caught the spirit of the epic. AZ
FACES read be wrote translation
and. signed it.
I'm the name of all the ancients
NJ. Dumas" exclaimed FACES, "bui
you are signing your name to the
Iliadp"
Certainly" responded Dumas.
"that is, to my version of it. II
will appear as a feuilleton in l.
Mousquetaire."
FACES was filed with dismay, 6
he afterward related, but befe.
such audacity. and naivete he f.
helpless. How was he to convir
a writer accustomed to every
umph that he was too bold?
And so the next day an inst:
ment of the "1liad," as rendered
half an hour or so by man w
could not read the Greek alphabe
appeared at the bottom of the pag5~
of LIE Mousquetaire, with the note
CONTINUED in our next"
This enterprising bit of journal
ism raised such storm of criticism
that Dumas was persuaded to dis
continue it after the third install
ment, though it was doubted that
he quite understood what was the
trouble.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-08-07

tumbler, pushing II outward until
the two circumferences are touch.
ing externally. In this position, al
shown in the illustration. the fork
will remain in equilibrium, and the
water may be poured steadily from
the glass into another without die,
'1a.hin9 the coin OF the two forkA
Bright ~ the Fire
When Crewe Hall was burning the
late Lord Crewe, father Of the pres
ent earl, displayed Q humorous
equanimity which st. James Bud
get deems worthy of preservation in
print.
When the historic mansion, with
It's works of art. rare manuscripts,
armor and other treasures, was
blazing away Lord Crewe ordered q
footman to place a table on the
lawn and bring him an inkstand and
some telegraph forms. He then sat
down and eomposedly wrote this
telegram to Street, the Royal acad-
emician:
"Dear Street-Crewe is burning.
Come and build it up again"
To his sister he sent another mes.
sage by wire: =
"You always used TO say this Wa
. cold house You wouldn't sAy -
4 you could see it nov"
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Place two forks with their PRONG
one set over the other and slip q
coin between the middle prongs Of
the forks. Then place the coin
fiat on the rim of a wineglass or
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-06
PRECOCIOUS YOUTHS.
Prince William Youngsters Leave
Home for The Purpose Of Hav-
inc Il Good Time.

When d southbound passenger
train reached the Union station IN
this city yesterday afternoon the
conductor requested Special Officer
:Starncl! to remove two dlsordcrIy
youngsters from the train. The
conductor stated that they had
boarded the train in Washington,
had been disorderIy and drank wh!s-
ky. The special officer took the
Youths from u car and told them to
leave the depot. They refused to
90, became d;sordcrly and he was
compelled to arrest them. They
gave their names as George Dobson
and /. +. Hepner, Of Wellington,
Prince William county.
One of the couple left 50 collateral
for his appearance IN the Police
Court this morning. He did rot APP
near. and his companion was fined
50.