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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
WITH EYES AND MINDS OPEN

The Chief doesn't advise any man
to "shut his eyes and vote for all the
amendments" as one of our esteemed
contemporaries suggests, but we 40
recommend that every intelligent cltl-
zen read and study the propositions
with his eyes and his mind wide open,
and we believe that most of those who
pursue this course will conclude to
mark their ballots "for' all the
eighteen measures.
It would be more sensible and rea-
sonable, however, to advise voters to
favor the amendments "sight unseen,
than to counsel, as several OF our
contemporaries have done, that men
of Judgment and discretion should In
discriminatory oppose the whole batch
Of propositions because two or three
of the eighteen contain things which
may be open to some degree of crltl-
cism and honest difference of opinion.
A large majority of the members
of both houses of the general assem-
bly favored the passage of the acts
proposing the amendments. The gov
ernor of the state, the mayor OF New
Orleans and most Of the prominent
officials and citizens Of the various
parts of the state, irrespective OF pc,
litical or partisan alignments, who
have expressed themselves on the
question, are supporting all the pend.
| ing propositions. Therefore, the citl.
zen who lacks the time or inclination
to investigate the measures for him
self will be safer in accepting the
Judgment of these leaders than il
following the inconsiderate advice OF
handful of opponents who may BIZ
likened to a fellow who would teal
down his new house because the front
steps didn't suit him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
of the
Donaldsonville Ice Company, Limited

Donaldsonville, La, Oct. 28, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that general
H% meeting of the stockholders of the Dom
aldsonviile Ice Company, Limited, will
be held at the office Of the company in Dom
adsonville, on
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1916,
at o'clock p M. for the purpose of select
ing board of seven directors to serve for
the ensuing year, in accordance with article
four of the charter. Each share of stock
is entitled to vote. Stockholders who
cannot be present are requested to author
ize other members, by written proxy, to
Sote and act in their stead at this annual
meeting. S. GOETTE,
J. E. BLUM, President and MsAsager.
a= Secretary and Treasurer
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
Fair Directors to Meet Tomorrow.

An important meeting of the direc-
tors of the South Louisiana Fair AS
ISOLATION will be held tomorrow at II
a. M, for the purpose of receiving a
report on the recent fair, awarding
the capital premium of $3.50, and act
ing on the resignation of Secretary
Manager r. S. Vickers. The latter
has found that his other duties, which
are manifold and pressing, together
with the demands upon his health en-
tailed by the management of the fair,
will not permit him to continue to di-
rect the enterprise, and he has there
fore concluded to withdraw from SER
vice in that capacity. His decision
has been received with reluctance by
the directors of the association and
all friends Of the fair, and his retire
ment from the position he has filled
so capably and successfully since the
inception of the fair will be widely
and Sincasa}sSu regretted
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
For SALE.
FOk SALE.
nNE STuRTEVANT Monogram blower No.
in narson+ S.x:o, warfb ,naur

0NE STuRTEVANT Monogram blower No.
W 8, in perfect condition. Worth new
$500; will sell for $50.
One 10" globe valve. Hanged end. Cost
new s64' will sell for S35. Perfect order.
Two frst-class three-mule carts. as good
as new Worth new sos each; viii sell for
s75 each. Ready for use.
One mold-board plow. good condition,
ready for use. $3.50
One single two-horse plow, good condi-
ton. ready for use, S.
One gasoline pleasure launch. steel hull
10 feet long. 6-horsepower Brooks engins
ton: $I46 takes it.
One thousand pounds italian garlic. for
seed, cents per pound.
e. D. KL0TZ. Klotzville, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
Church Notice.

At the Methodist church Sunday
morning the pastor will preach mis-,
sionary sermon on The Church's Mis-.
sion and It's Method in Witnessing te
Christ in All Nations" Rev. Felix
Hebert, of st. James, will preach 81
7:30 p. m.
The Sunday School will meet as
usual at 10 o'clock, and there will be
classes for all grades, including adults
and young people. Seats free and
the public is invited.
P. O. LOWREY, Pastor.
Fl. L. BAKER, Superintendent.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
WHY 1T SUCCEEDS.
Because les for One Thing Only, and
Donaldsonville People Appreciate
This.


Nothing can be good for every
thing.
Doing one thing well brings sue
GEES.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for one
thing only.
For weak or disordered kidneys.
Here is reliable evidence of their
worth.
J. A. Schiller, Jr., 407 Railroad
Ave, Plaquemine, La, says: Il have
taken Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney
disorders and have found them bene-
fetal. I always advise my friends to
take Doan's Kidney Pills when they
are complaining of their Kidneys
Price so cents, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Schiller had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28

Leon Levy spent Sunday very
pleasantly in New Orleans, and Sun
day night not at all pleasantly in
course of transit from the Crescent
City to Donaldsonville. Mr.. Levy
was a passenger on the midnight T
& P. train which was held up near
Vacherie on account Of a freight
wreck, reaching Donaldsonville at
7:25 o'clock Monday morning.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
Junior Epworth League Organized.

Last Sunday afternoon there was
organized at the Methodist church a
Junior Epworth League for the chill
dren of the congregation and such OF
their friends as were present and
wished to join. Seventeen charter
members were enrolled. The pur-
pose of the organization is to train
children in the better knowledge and
expression of the christian life. This
work is to be done through spirit
ual,' practice" literary" and mis-
sionary" departments, each being II
charge Of q special committee. Mrs
John C. Z. Kirchberg is superintend.
ent, and will have general charge Of
the organization. The first devotion.
al service will be held Sunday after
noon at o'clock, and among Other
features on the program will be &
sacred solo by Marie Winter; the
story Of Christ's using the loaves anc
fishes to feed the five thousand, tole
by Grace Lowrey, and Christ's par
able of the sower and the seed, reac
as a scripture lesson by Thelms
Hohensee. David Chapman is an
nounced as the leader.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
FOR SALE OR RENT

FsHorCE TRACT OF LAND, 500 acres
u cleared. Suitable for cane, cotton OF
corn. Cane place this year will cut
80 tons per acre. To reliable party or one
who can show sufficient backing to handle
proposition, will sell easy terms. Under
present conditions place can be paid for
easily in two years. Address III. L. BAKER
Piattenville La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
John Nj. Parker to Speak Here

The Chief is informed by Mayor
Walter Lemann that John M. Parker,
Progressive nominee for vice presi-
dent of the United States, viii deliv-
er political address at Donaldson
vile Sunday, Nov. 5. He will speak
in the courthouse, beginning at 3 p.
M, and will discuss national issues.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
BLUE RIBBON WINNER FOR sAT-E

JERSEY BULL CALF, eligible to registra-
Ill ton: fawn eolored. Winner of blue rib
bon at South Louisiana Fair. For par
ticulars write to or phone JOHN F. TRUX-
LILO. Belle Alliance. La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
BIDS WANTED.

GEALED BIDS will be received by the city
ID Of Donaldsonville up to MONDAY NO.
VENEER IS, 1916, for the franchises of
the public market and river wharf for the
year 1917. The right is reserved to re-
sect any and all bids c. KLINE,
Commissioner of Finance
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28

II you believe in helping those who
help you it's your duty to buy at
home.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
NOTICE.

4 ~ HALLOWEEN party in the Dom
ss8 dsonville High School last night, some
Bhe inadvertently took my hat by mis-
leaving his in its stead. The two hats
a* b@ of the same style. and look much alike
gAt night. win the person who has mine
IA please communicate with me- so that an ex-
change be effected?
GEORGE SCHMALZRID.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
EnR SALE

sEsWo t'MIRE" POWER CANE LEADERS,
with or without gasoline engines. APP
ply 10 or address g. B. REUss. Hohen
Selms, -.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28

Mrs. Alex. Bloomenstiel and daugh-
ters, Misses Pauline and Lily Bloom
enstiel, went to New Orleans this
morning and will return tonight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-08
(Rutland Herald.)

In sharp contrast to the conven-
tional phrases of Senator Pages an
nouncement, the language of Mr..
Fletcher s declaration of candidacy
for the senatorship springs an issue
into the canvass. which the senator s
friends may not welcome.
Mr.. Fletcher leads up to this issue
by statement that is candid almost
to the point of the sensational. He
declares that cit is fact which can
not be successfully denied that many
citizens aud newspapers are express
ing a desire for change, though they
may not have FASTENED to accept an
invitation to declare what man they
would favor for election to the office. y
The Herald believes there is a wide
spread discomfort in the state, which
takes the form of an extremely luke
warm acquiescence in the natural de-
sire of Senator Page to be reelected.
1t would hardly 90 so far as to say
that this feeling has found any but
private expression, but it exists and
must be reckoned with.
The premature and ill-considered
attacks on Mr.. Fletcher are rather
robustly characterized in the follow
my sentences
81 am the more ready to take this
! step because it will enable me to EN-
| phasize various issues and public poll
| cies for which I have always stood
and still stand. I am influenced IL
reaching this decision by my belief
that such decision will not meet the
approval of paid lobbyists, big inter
ests, or such newspapers as may sus
tain them
This means - if plain language
means anything - that he gladly ac
cepts the challenge which the newspa
per attacks constitute and looks for nj
/ support from the sources which he de
clares have inspired them. Straightwa,
thereafter he strikes weapons will
Senator Page
"These elements have PERSISTENT.
conducted campaign of misreprese1
tation against the constructive legisla
ton enacted by the general assenbl
of 1912. and my administration as gov
ernor, and for reasons which appea
to them, stand today eaergetically an
vociferously demanding the re-elee
tion of the Junior senator. =
: Frankly, The Herald has heard n
!, vociferous demands for Senator Page
reelection. and the most audibl
demonstration came from fe'
cheer-leaders at the state eonve-
ton, who capitalized the natural e.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-08

uberance of the occasion and the
proper desire to do honor to a senator
of the United States.
1t is undoubtedly true, however,
that certain element, more or less
identified with state politics during
the past - years, ardently desires the
reelection of Senator Page, and ae-
cording TO certain public allegations,
is ready to support him if he proves
sufficiently tractable.
1t would seem as though Mr.. Fletch-
er had drawn the issue with quite
sufficient sharpness between that ele-
ment and himself!
The rest of the announcement is
devoted to the former governor s
statement of his position on great is.
sues, like preparedness in peace and
war. industrial and transportation
efficiency, a merchant marine, eonser
walton and education.
The document is vigorous, rather
pointed and calculated to stir up con
siderable dust in editorial rooms ac
customed to the usual dry and forma
declarations which studiouslv avoiC
all issues marked dangerous anC
are principally devoted to platitudes
The campaign seems to be on with ;
rush.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-08

Representative George Z. Chalmers
of Rutland city has sent to each mem
Der of the Vermont general assembly a
letter suggesting that when that body
is called in extra session to vote money
to the Vermont soldiers now in service
IN Texas the legislators offer their
services without expense to the state
excepting actual mileage. He SAYS the
sacrifice to each man will be small. but
the amount in the aggregate saved
to the state will be large. The man
who has the temerity to be greedy
enough to oppose the suggestion will
ind himself rather unpopular, we
opine. The sacrifice would be in
significant compared to that made by
the boys who have left their homes for
'weltering camps and hardships and the
possibility of years of service in pro.
tracted war. The acceptance of Mr.
Chalmers s suggestion win give the
solons a chance to show their patri
otism IN a small way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-08
Wilmington Times.l

Elsewhere will be found the an
nouncement by United States Senator
Carroll S. Page of his candidacy for
senator from Vermont to succeed him
self. He is the only candidate SO far
to announce himself as in the running,
Notwithstanding the advertising being
done b. eX-Gov Fletcher. The latter
has not yet made public announcement
that he wants to succeed the present
incumbent, though it is highly prob
able that he will do so before the close
of the week. The straw vote receatly
conducted by the Lyndonville Union
Journal, though it is, like all straw
votes, apt to prove highly unreliable
on its face appears to show that the
present senator has considerable of an
edge over the former governor. Whether
he has or has not only the returns on
+ election day will determine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-08

Theodore n. Vail s advice to the
New England farmers to raise more
cattle, hogs and sheep ought not to
90 unheeded. At the current prices
meat production should be highly profit
able. There is ample pasturage in all
of the New England states and handy
markets for the products. If farmers
generally availed themselves of their
opportunities New England soon would
be in a position to furnish its entire
food supply.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-08
SENAT0RSHIP COMMENTS
(The Vermont Phoenix.)

The senatorial situation assumes
more definite form this week through
the announcement of Senator Carroll
5. Page and exGov. Allen NJ. Fletcher
AS was expected both have decided to
seek the nomination at the Septem
Der primaries.
1t will not be news to Phoenix
readers to know that this paper is OPP
posed to the reelection of Senator
Page. 1t has felt for a long time that
his service in Washington, while doubt
less the best within his ability, was
not of the sort to make his return
necessary to the interests of the state.
In his formal announcement Senator
Page lays stress on the fact that he is
in line for promotion to important
committee chairmanships in case the
administration changes next March,
and he modestlv intimates that his
measure of influence is greater than
any new senator could hope to acquire
i'll less than eight years. OF course,
there is something to these claims, and
yet The Phoenix must confess that 1t
has seen nothing in Senator Page 5
record thus far to warrant the assunp-
ton that opportunity is the only thing
needed to make him national figure
in congress. He has been alert in the
sense of keeping close watch of pub
lie opinion, but his course appears to
The Phoenix to have been governed
more by eXpediency than statesman-
ship.
While The Phoenix did not support
Mr.. Fletcher III his campaign for the
| gubernatorial nomination it believes
that his record while in office stamps
| him as conscientious and fearless ex
/ ecutivc and man amply competent to
/ represent Vermont in the United
| States senate. He was not popular
| governor, to be sure, and vet upon
analysis his unpopularity seems to b,
due in great part to the activity OF
! the representatives. of certain interests
on whose toes he trOd in his efforts t
| conserve what he considered the great
est good for the greatest number
Among his opponents will be foun(
many of those who have been active il
uolitics in past years - the men who
have dominated conventions, picked
out candidates and preserved the sane
titv of political presidents. Under tn,
! old system of choosing senators hi
chances of election would be nil, bu
the direct primary will doubtless Civ
him the support of thousands of com
mon. everyday Nermonters who ad
mire the very qualities that have mad
him so cordially hated in certain
quarters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-08
tCnpyright.)

Phrenology is the science of telling
an audience what is inside of a man s
head by the bumps scattered hither
and yon upon its surface. 1t Is one
of the most advanced sciences in use,
as it reaches down into the personal
and private life of the victim on the
stage and brands him as an abandoned
cut-up before the Mortified eyes of his
neighbors.
Phrenology accomplishes some of
its most startling results when the
subject is 80 per cent bald. 1t is an
awe-compelIing sight to see a dreamy,
stub fingered phrenologist run both
hands carelessly over the CLASSY dome
of a prominent business man and draw
therefrom moral lessons for the bene-
fit of the youth of our land. The sim
cere phrenologist is a stickler for the
naked truth, and unless headed off by
right uppercut is liable to spill u lot
of information which is of no interest
to ANYBODY except the grand jury.
The greatest mistake the bigamist or
the bootlegger can make is to place
mis- head iii the hands of conscien-
tious phrenologist and allow him to
play upon it before the general pub
| lie.
! While the human head appears at
distance to be round, with man
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-08
PHI r E N o L O G. Y

sard roof, in reality it is solid mass
of convolutions, humps, trenches and
thank-you-ma ANS. A well-trained
phrenologist can run his thumb and
little finger around these projections
and tell at once whether the patient
should be breaking rock on the pub
lie highway or teaching Sunday
school class This science is SO eX-
act that every bump and hummock on
the male skull is card-indexed, which
makes it impossible for anybody to
escape by claiming that bump the
size of a goose egg was caused by
falling down the cellar stairs.
Phrenology could be made very use
ful if people had more confidence in
it. For instance. if the male masher
could have his head examined before
he begins to mash, his career would
be cut rs short as the 1916 walking
skirt. If every father of a susceptible
daughter were a student of phrenolOgr
and would exercise it upon the young
men who sit ont in the hammock and
poison the lilac bushes with cigarette
smoke. there would be fewer dead-heat
Opponents and unavailing regrets.
Woman does not need phrenology
for there are no bumps on her head
except those caused by the kid curlcI
and the spiral twist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-08
LudlOw Tribune.)

The formal announcement of cX-
Gov. Fletcher s candidacy for the
United States senatorship, which APP
pears in another column, viii be read
with interest by the people of Yer
mont, and it will inject a generous
amount of zest into a campaign which
must claim attention until the date of
the primaries in September. 1t Is
clean-cut declaration of eandidacy-an
''open expression' such as certain of
our contemporaries have been asking
for 1t takes the people into the can
didate's confidence regarding the
things which make for q beneficent
public policy, emphasizes the necess ty
for doing things, whatever the office
and whoever the man, and argues for
faithful and constructive service for
both state and nation.
Ex-Gov Fletcher opens his cam
paign in direct way and comes frank
" before the people in whose hands
rests the bestowment of positions of
trust That he will, if nominated and
elected to the senate, fearlessly per-
| form his duty as a public servant, goes
without saving. His administration as
1 governor is sufficient proof in that d.
rection. That he possesses the qualll-
cations necessary for so high a posi-
tion-business ability, keenness of in.
sight, and a wide knowledge of meH
and affairs, both state and national
also goes without saying. That he viii
seek, if nominated and elected, tC
give the people of Vermont such rep
resentation at Washington as will IN
ure to the credit and benefit of the
state as an important unit IN the gen
eral government, is too apparent e
need special emphasis. He can be de
pended on to stand for constructive
legislation nationally, even as he ha'
stood for it from the standpoint of IN
own state.
| For United States senator, Allen NJ
i Fletcher.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-08
Everyday
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BUYING A HAT

man hates to buy new hat, and
hell will be hat store all lined with
mirrors. eve mean the men S hell, I'M
less hell is coeducational.) AT least
one department will be a hat store.
There are a few men who can slap
on hat and wear it right off and
enjoy it from the start. These are
men of the world They are nature s
noblemen. They are that rare type
who revel and glory in haberdashery.
they have a hat presence that other
men cannot understand.
The haberdashers seem to forget
that men were made before haber-
dashery. Their theory is for a man
to squirm and suffer and endure and
enjoy himself in whatever they con-
triye. There ought to be little more
humanity among haherdashers.
When the ordinary man buys hat,
|. 1t hurts. He would rather sit in d
puddle Of molten iron than stand in
a thTee-eernered mirror and decide
about hat. He always finds him
self baldef and tanker and worse
every way than he was the last time
Between hats, man almost forgets
he has profile. Then it come back
on him.
II we wc.e i millionaire we would
buy stone hat and wear it forever
We would be willing to take weel
off and hire a score of en- nent ant
competent surgeons and get the mat
ter Of hats off our minds forever. Ha'
stores ought to have the twilight sleep