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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
MANY HOGS SOLD FOR
LESS THAN Value
Feed Crops Should Be Utilized For
Fall Pork Notwithstanding
Stock Must Be Kept.

Farmers have been advised to plant
an abundance Of feed crops; and the
only successful way to market such
crops is to use them for finishing OFT
live stock. If the stock is sold before
the crops are produced, it defeats the
very purpose for which the crops
were planted. Since the prices for
hoge have gone SO high, buyers have
invaded many parts Of Louisiana and
are purchasing all the hogs they can
get at prices approximatlng half the
value Of butcher hogs on the market.
The prices paid have ranged from +
cents to or 9 cents a pound and
many of these hogs have been subse-
quently sold at from Il to Is cents.
A 6O-pound pig at cents brings
less than $500 The same pig If kept
on pasturage with just enough grain
to keep it in thrifty and growing
condition should easily fnish-otf at
around 200 pounds next winter cr
spring. At the present prices it would
bring $25 to S35-the difference
amounting to an average Of say $50
represents the farmers feed crops pre-
pared for the market by feeding it to
the growing pig. Now if he sells the
pig before he puts the feed into him
and then cannot sell the crop, it Will
be a. loss In every way.
1t is therefore thought desirable to
invite the attention of the farmers to-
this question and to advise them not
to sell any light, young hogs that
should be kept and finished in the
fall or winter, and also to avoid sell
ing any brood sows that may be need
ed for increasing the number Of hogs
on the farm. 1t is not economical to
sell hogs until they have reached q.
satisfactory weight for the slaughter
house, or say $50 pounds as mini
mum. II it becomes necessary to sell
off part Of the hog stock, the owner
should keep posted on the markets
and should probably insist on getting
for young hogs not less than two
thirds Of the top prices for finished
hogs, or, In other words, when the top
Of the market is Is cents pound,
hogs on the farm should not bring
less than 10 cents if they are at all
promising for the market in six to
ten months hence
It should certainly be the aim of
every farmer to keep enough hogs to
supply his own meat for next year
and, if possible, have a surplus for
sale to his neighbors.-G. E Nesom.
Live Stock Extension Service, Louis
lana State University.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
LABOR SAVING DEVICES
FOR THE FARM HOME
inexpensive and Practical Appliances
That Simplify Home Mansosrnen+

inexpensive and Practical Appliances
That Simplify Home Management.
Labor may be lightened and time
saved in the farm home by the use of
simple labor-saving devices, which Gun
be made with an expenditure OF but
little time and money" says Miss
Alice 8. Hickman Of the Extension
Division, Louisiana State University
"The tlreless cooker, iceless refrige-
rator, roller-t1'ay wagon, and scrubbing
chariot are not unnecessary Injuries,
but are practical appliances for the
use and comfort of the home-maker.
These are but a few of the possibili-
ties which mny make home manage
ment on the farm an interesting prob
lem instead Of merely daily round
Of tfresome and disheartening work.
Progressive farmers of today are
learning how to lessen labor for
themselves and decrease its cost. The
women are closely following this mod
ern idea. They cannot, however,
solve the all-absorbing problem of
home management unless the houses
are equipped with the labor-saving
eonyeniences. They cannot work
without tools. When once they are
awakened to their opportunities, how
ever, home management will keep
pace with farm management and even
husfnaSS n7anacnr,a5,t
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
PREPARE NOW FOR
FALL PORK PRODUCTION
Nest Grazing Crops For Hogs Ars
Planted in sprins-Hegs MAKE
Good Gains on Fall Crops.

Indications are that hogs Will Seli
for higher prices next winter thaA
ever before, and farmers who are pre-
pairing to reap advantage from Tue
high market prices should not over
look the value OF fall grazing crops
In pork production. Most OF these
crops are planted in the spring CoTh'
cowpeas, soy beans, velvet beans pea
nuts and sweet potatoes are the pllh-
cipal fall grazing crops.
FTfty-seven hogs grazed on the Ia
pertinent Station farm at Baton rouge
last fall made a gain OF $3.50 poohdS'
or 927 pounds each, in seVenty-nFe
days. Beginning September ~, ~heh
the average weight was $50 pounds,
they were grazed for twenty Gays Oh
four acres CT corn and soy beans, sew
enteen days on four acres OF corn anu
peanuts, twenty-seven days on lour
acres of sweet potatoes, and eleven
DAYS on another four acres OF corn ana
SOY beans. At the end OF the grazing
period, December II, they were snip
ped to Texas market and brought
s10.10 per hundred-the top OF the
market for the day. The loss By SHRINK
age en- route to market was eAcep-
tionally low, and the meat dressed
out in firm condition; indicating that
pork may be hardened after The hogs
have been partly fnished-off on pea
nuts.
Full information on crops for hos'
Is contained in Circular No. 3, which
may be obtained free by writing to
the Extension Division, LOUISIANA
State University, Baton Rouge.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
Opportunities to Qualify for Federal
Government Positions.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that the fol-
lowing examinations will be held in
New Orleans and other cities on the
dates stated:
Aug. 28-Skilled laborer qualified
as chauffeur, S720 to $1,000 per an
mum, office of the auditor for the post
office department, Washington
FRESHMAN on offset presses, $4.64 a
day or $1,000 to $1400 per annum,
Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
Photographic Office, or other branch
es of the service.
Assistant microscopic, $500 to
$4,000, Bureau of Chemistry, Depart
ment of Agriculture, for duty in
Washington.
Sept. 4-Chief craftsman, $500,
office of the chief of ordnance, War
Department, for duty in Washington
or in the field.
Sept. assistant electrical engi-
neer, qualified in municipal research,
$1400 to $500, Bureau of Standards,
Department of Commerce, Washing
ton.
Laboratory helper, $720 to $1,000,
Bureau of Mines, for duty in Wash
ington, New Haven, Conn.,, or else
where.
Land law clerk, 5000 to $1,000, to
fill vacancies in the position of regis
ter and receivers clerk in local land
Offices under the Department of the
Interior, and in positions requiring
similar qualifications in other branch
es Of the service.
Stenographers and typewriters,
both men and women, are needed in
the departments at Washington. Ex-
aminations are held every Tuesday.
The next stenographer and typewriter
examination for employment in New
Orleans will be held Tuesday, Aug.
81.
Boatbuilders, boilermakers, calkers
and clippers, iron workers, copper
smiths, patternmakers, sailmakers,
;shipftters, shipsmiths, shipwrights
and other mechanics are needed for
service in eastern navy yards. Trans
portation will be arranged by the
government in certain cases.
Application blanks and necessary
information concerning any of these
examinations may be secured from
the Civil Service Commission at
Washington D. c., or from the Sec
rotary, Tenth Civil Service District,
Customhouse, New Orleans, La. Cir
culars descriptive of the examinations
and places to be filled may be seen at
the office of the Chief.
=. IT'LL Tl,;of will ,o,x,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
CALOMEL when BILIOUS? NO! STOP!
MAKES YOU SICK AND SALIvATES

Here's my g.larantee-Go to any drug
store and get a so cent bottle OF Dod-
sons Liver Tone. Take spoonful and
if it doesn't straighten you right up
and make you feel fine and vigorous /
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
is destroying the sale of calomel because
it is real liver medicine; entirely vege-
table, therefore it can not salivate or
make you sick.
] guarantee that one spoonful of Dod-
sons Liver Tone will put your sluggish
liver to work and clean your bowels of
that sour bile and constipated westa
which is clogging your system and max
ing you feel miserable. I guarantee that
a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone will
keep your entire family feeling fine for
months. Give it to your children. 10 il
harmless; deesn't gripe and khgg like it,
RIeasanh lasts,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
ONLY THE CATTLE TICK
TRANSMITS TEXAS FEVER
Ticks Found On Dogs. Rabbits, Etc,
Are Harmless To Cattle So Far as
Texas Fever is Concerned.


Texas Fever is concerned'
Many people, it seems, still believe
that the methods employed IN LICK
eradication work cannot prove sue
cessful for the reason that small AMI
mails, such as rabbits, etc, which car
ry ticks, cannot be treated for these
parasites.
Such reasoning would be entirely
logical provided all ticks found on all
animals were the same kind or TICKS.
True, to the casual observer, all ticks
have striking similarity in appear
ance; but, as a matter Of fact, there
are quite a number of different varie-
ties OF ticks, each one being peculiar
to certain animals, but do not develop
on others. But so far as Texas fever
is concerned, there is only one variety
of tick in North America that will
transmit the germ of this fever, and
that is the common cattle tick, which
develops only on cattle, horses and
mules. The other ticks which are
found on dogs, rabbits, and other ami.
mails, while they all belong to the
tick family do not affect cattle to
any extent, and have no connection
whatever with Texas fever; nor are
they considered at all In the ca1n-
patgn Of tick eradication.
The confusion, or migconception,
with regard to the possibility Of tick
eradication, seems to have arisen from
the idea, therefore, that all ticks seen
on all kinds Of animals, are one and
the same kind Of ticks, which. fortu-
nately, is not the case. If it were
so, complete tick eradication, would.
indeed, be hopeless undertaking.
1t should be understood, therefore.
that the common cattle tick seen on
cattle, and which natures only on
cattle, horses and mules, Is the only
variety that transmits the germ Of the
fever, and the only tick that the au-
thorties are endeavoring to externlf-
nate; the others being harmless to
cattle, so far as tick fever is concern
ed. And seasons regular dipping,
at intervals Of IA days, should, in most
cases, eradicate this tick entirely
from parish or section.
Let us get busy this spring and see
how many parishes we can clean I'D
by the end Of the coming season, as
delay only adds to the cost Of the
work.
w. Fl. Dalyrmple,
Louisiana State University.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
sHERlFF's SALE.
State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascen
sion Twenty Seventh Judicial
District Court.
Adolrlte Meter
VS.. No. 2493
Theophile Gentil

Theophile Gentil
gDY VIRTUE OF and in obedience to
- an order Of seizure and sale, is
sued by the above named court in the
,bove entitled and numbered cause,
and TO me directed, have seized and
S3Sen into my possession, and will of
fer for sale at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, according to
law, at the principal front door of the
courthouse of the parish of Ascension,
in the city of Donaldsonville, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1917,
at II o'clock a. M, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
His rights, titles and interest, be-
ing the undivided one-ffth of another
certain lot Of ground situated in
the town Of Donaldsonville, parish of
Ascension, in that part of said town
formerly known as Faubourg Lessard,
designated on the plan of said Eau
bourg as lot number fifteen, forming
the corner of Lessard and Attakapas
now Nichols avenue, bounded by the
property formerly belonging to Fer
dinand Terrio on one side and in the
rear, measuring sixty feet front on
Lessard street by depth and front
on Attakapas street of one hundred
and twenty feet, together with all of
the buildings and improvements there
on and thereunto belonging.
Another certain lot of ground stu
ated in the parish of Ascension, town
~ Ttn47 !, "A 1,,.-iIla IN +bn+ ,,.,,+ y r - /. j
town known as Faubourg Lessard,
designated on plan Of said town by
yhe lot number twenty-five, fronting
IN 0palacsas street, measuring fifty
.wo feet two inches by depth of one
AuAaaaEt and SaXe.l feet six inches,
&fa1eleasl measure. bounded on enc
side by lot number tWeaty-one, on the
otkef side by lot number twenty
hrea, and in the rear by lot twenty
solf, when It measures ffty-seven
feet four inches; together with all of
he buildings thereon and thereunto
belonging. Being the same property
which the said Theophile Gentil in
1efited from his late father, Doni-
sique Gentil, who died on the 18th
iay Of April, 1906, and his mother,
sageEie Guedry, surviving widow of
.no said Dominique Gentil, who died
on the 18th day Of January, 1908.
Terms and eonditions-Cash in
United States currency.
E. G. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, June 27, 1917.
a1E
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
SUCCESSION NOTICE.
State of Louisiana Parish Of Ascen-
sion-Twenty-Seventh Judicial
District Court
Succession Of Widow Ferdinand
Rodeillat, ST., No. 827.

VHTHEREAs, Mrs. Adele Rodeillat,
w wife of C. Winter, conformity
with her husband, c. Winter, has
petitioned the above named court to
be. appointed administrative for the
above entitled and numbered success
sion:
Public notice is hereby given, to all
whom it may concern to show cause,
if any they have or can, within seven
days from the date hereof, why let
tiers Of administration should not be
granted her, and why the sworn valu-
alton Of .decedent's estate should not
be approved and homologated.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said court at Donaldsonville, La, this
28th day of July, 1917.
J. S. BARMAN, Clerk Of Court.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
What Can You Can?

A week or so ago one of the can
ming experts of the United States De
partment Of Agriculture reported that
a group Of girls in small southern
community had this year added their
bit to the country's food supply by
putting up 1890 quarts of tomatoes,
1850 quarts of peas, 1924 quarts of
okra and tomatoes mixed, $50 quarts
of soup mixture, and $50 quarts Of
guavas. If in each community q
group Of girls were to follow this
fine example, the H would soon disap-
pear from the H. c, of L. The United
States Department of Agriculture
will tell you how to can and dry all
your surplus fruits and vegetables
Just send card to the Division of
Publications, Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. c., asking for
bulletins On home canning and dry
ing of fruits and vegetables.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
''Dedson's Liver Tone" Is Harmless II
Clean Your Sluggish Liver
and Bowels.

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. It's
horrible! Take dose of the dangerous
drug tonight and tomorrow you may lose
days work.
Caiomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile crashes into it, breaking
it up. This is when you feel that awful
nausea and cramping. If you are slug
gish and sall knocked out" if your
liver is torpid and bowels constipated
or you have headache, dizziness, coated
tongue, if breath is bad or stomach sour,
just try spoonful of harmless Dodson's
Liver Tone tonight On my 1guarantee.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
SAYS LEMON JUICE
WILL REMOVE FREcKLES
Girlsg Make this cheap beauty lotion
to clear and whlten your skin.

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
bottle containing three ounces o.
orchard white, shake well, and you have
quarter pint of the best freckle and
tan lotion, and complexion beautifer, II
very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of orchard white for o few
cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant
lotion into the face, neck, arms and
hands each day and see how freckles and
blemishes disappear and how clear, coy
and white the skin becomes. Yea! y
is harmless.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL. APPLICATIONS, as ~ W.
cannot reach the seat of the. dlseassee .assa.
tarrh is blood or constitutional aissa n.
and In order to cure it you must l a,,ra Is
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrn4 y, su ,,nol
taken internally, and acts direesiy aalps
catarrh Cure is not quaek medicine ds4 XIV y
was prescribed by one Of the best III VII, Il
sicians in this country for years s.sd of
a regular prescription. 1t Is comp .s,stS tfe
the best tonics known. combined ~, Nh ~, tt1a
mucous surfaces. The perfect eo q gra.
ton OF the two ingredients Is Wna d,, ling
duces such wonderful results ~ er ea-''1
catarrh Send for Testimonials, ,a 10 o.
+. j. CHENEY & CO, Props, Ioleuo'
Sold by Druggists, price Ioc ut,natiou.
Take Halls Family PITS Tor
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
DEMONSTRATION METHODS
INCREASE CROP YIELDS
Agents Render Good servIce-Diversi.
fication Practiced-Much improve
msnt In Live Stock


Louisiana farmers who followed
demonstration methods in 1915 made
much larger crop yields per acre
than the average yields for the en-.
tire state. They have put into prac-
tiee improved farming methods that
will be Of lasting benefit, such as the
field selection OF seed and the rota-
ton of crops.
The farm demonstration agents
have been instrumental, also, in
creating interest in the growing OF
the smaller crop throughout the state,
such as lespedeza, the elovers, vetch,
sorghum, cowpeas, soybeans, velvet
beans, peanuts, sweet potatoes, Irish
potatoes, fruits and vegetables. They
have given instruction in soil inocu-
lation, terraeing, preventing and
treating animal and plant diseases
spraying orchards, and various other
practices that benefit the farmer.
Their influence has brought about
much improvement In the grade of
livestock in the parishes where they
are employed; large numbers Of pure
bred animals for breeding purposes
having been purchased by farmers
upon the agents recommendations
Other activities Of the agents have
to do with the building of dipping
watts and silos; encouraging the use
Of improved farming implements; vac
cination and sanitation among live
stock; and finding markets for the
various farm priducts
Louisiana now has forty-two white
demonstration agents employed IN
forty-three parishes, and four negro
agents working among people of their
own race
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
Ordinance No. 10, C. c. Series.

An ordinance prohibiting the covering; r 4
" BUILDINGS Of any kind within the The l llnlss.
Of the city of Donaldsonpille WITH a,t ss fof
en- shingles. and providing peha'ss
violations thereof. ~ eota-
mission sSloe Council Of the city Of He
that it shall be unlawful, from and astes se q
first day of May, 1914, for any pe er.S any
persons to cover or cause to be eo4sls II the
building of any kind within the ilin1s a5b;naes.
section 2 Be it further ordained 4b,.l he &
that any violation of this ordinance ss * MOI
punishable by fine of not less tna'''
more than $50.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
No. Six Sixty-SiX

This is a prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or cHlLLs g. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if taken then as tonic the Fever will not
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not grippe or slcken lsc
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11

1t will cost you only So to have the
Chief sent to your address every week
for an entire year Don't borrow
your neighbours paper when you can
have copy Of your own for such a
small amount.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11

CIVIL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
I c. WATIES, Civil Engineer and
Js Surveyor and Timber Estimator,
Napoleonville, La. All work given
prompt attention. Telephone No. -,
Napoleonville exchange.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11

PLUMBING AND Thinning.
III sCHAFF g. SON, Copper, Tin
AAs and Sheet-Iron Workers, PIT
Railroad avenue. Roofing, guttering,
stovepiping, and repairing. Plumb
ing work speciality. Phone 1871.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
Dnnalnaunutllr Uhtpf
RAILWAY SCHEDULE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
STEAMER VIRGlE

!. G. Davidson, Capt. J. j. Hickson' eLal%'
This swift and elegant boat makes aReiIl land and
1 1870 of cnnnact;ng with passenger trains
Of a the Z. & NJ. Y. Railroad as follows; .A5
Passengers going north take boat d. Q
o'clock a. m. and o'clock p: ~ N, boat at s
Passengers going south TAKE p0"'
o'clock a. IN. and p. M , ,o+ orrive
Passengers taking 5 o'clock boat @''A'e
at New Orleans at T - a. m. sos+ srr;va
Passengers taking o'clock BOAT "Rt'''
NJ 1 1ss" from Baton Rouge are az
vised to take COS q. train' arriving al
Doneldsonvine at 7:45 a. m. ,r, ou,a.r.
Train No. frisco leaves New w., or, train
at $40 a. m. Passengers VIA ''iA'
roach Donaldsonville at l0:4 q. m.
Tickets to all points sold on the boat
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
Ask Anyone Who Has Used 1t.

Ask Anyone Who Has Used 1t.
There are families who always aim
to keep a bottle of Chamberlain
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
house for use in caseit is needed and
who find it is not only q good invest
ment, but that it saves them no end of
suffering. AS to it's reliability, ask
anyone who has used it.-(Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
FOR SALE.

A 1916 passenger Overland, i moas brand
"A In good order throughout : o IwS
new tires Price. 1850.
GARAGE, Donaldsonville, La.
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SPECIALISTS

nR. A. w. MARTIN, Eye, Ear,
~ Nose and Throat Specialist. Eye
glasses fitted. Office hours: 9 q. m.
to / p. M, 2 to p. m. Office, No.
800 Railroad avenue. Phone 308.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11

Let The Chief do your printing
Quality and prices right. Phone 81.
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Keep in touch with local happenings
by investing So for one years sub
scription to the Chief.
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PROFESSIONAL
PHYSICIANS

r. X. SIMS, Physician and Surgeon.
T.. Office in Houmas street, between
Iberville street and Crescent Place.
Telephone 80.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11

G A. MARCHAND, Attorney at Law
Ne and Notary Public. Office, 81
Railroad avenue. Telephone 80.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11

TAR. II. HANSON, Physician. Of
IL fee: Railroad avenue, between
Claiborne and Opelousas streets.
Telephone 240.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
ATTORNEYS AND NOTARIEs

CALEB c. WEBER, Attorney at
~ Law and Notary Public. Office
In Railroad avenue, opposite the Dom
aldonville High School. Phone 1922
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TEXAS AND PACIFIC

day excepted. ..,r,-,,,x, ,., ,,,ar+