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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28
SHERIFFS SALE.
State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascen
sion-Twenty- Seventh Judicial
District Court.
Adolphe Meter
vs. No. 2493
Theonhi1e Gentil

1ACOPllilC 1Cl1bi
RY VIRTUE OF and in obedience to
- an order of seizure and sale, is
sued by the above named court in the
above entitled and numbered cause,
and to me directed, I have seized and
= taken 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 1, 1917,
at II o'clock a. M, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
A 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 Fau-
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 Atakapas 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
of Donaldsonville, in that part of said
town known as Faubourg Lessard
designated on plan of said town by
the lot number twenty-five fronting
on Opelousas street, measuring fifty
two feet two inches by depth of one
hundred and seven feet, six inches,
American measure, bounded on one
side by lot number twenty-one, on the
other side by lot number twenty
three, and in the rear by lot twenty
four, when it measures fifty seven
feet, four inches together with all of
the buildings thereon and thereunto
belonging, being the same property
which the said Theophile Gentil in
herited from his late father Domi-
nique Gentil who died on the 18th
day of April, 1906, and his mother
Eagenie Guedry surviving widow Of
the said Dominique Gentil who died
ON the 18th day of January, 1908.
Terms and conditions-Cash in
United States currency.
E. C. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, June 27, 1917.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28
Church Notice.

In his series of sermons on the
ten commandments at the Methodist
church, the pastor will preach Sun
day morning on "The Sin of Profan:
ity," taking his text from the third
commandment. Goods Gracious IN
vitation," as given in the fifty-fiftf
chapter of Isaiah, will be the subject
studied in the Sunday school Bible
class lesson. The services will begin
at 10 o'clock, and the public is In
vited to attend.
The Junior Epworth League viii
use in their devotional mission
airy meeting at o'clock Gideon:
"Three Fold Victory" as their sub
ject.
The members and friends will con
tinue to bear in mind the reviva
meeting that begins the fourth Sun
day in August.
P. O. LOWREY, Pastor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28
Brothers Theodosius, Norbert, Dis.

Brothers Theodosius, Norbert, D..
men, James, Louis-Alphonse and
Frederick, comprising the faculty o.
st. Joseph's Commercial Institute
left Wednesday for Bay St. LOUIS
Miss, where they will go into retress
at st. Stanislaus College, in acc G,
ance with their annual custom. Iney
will be away two weeks. no ~
nouncement has been made colesiITs
ing the personnel of the S. ). 7. :
teaching corps for the coming sess Nj
but patrons and friends OF the y sci ~
are hopeful that the present efllci'''
faculty will be retained.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascen
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Judicial
District Court.
Succession Of Widow Ferdinand
Rodeillat, Sr., No. 827.
WHEREAS, 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 numbered succession:
Public notice is hereby given, to all
whom it may concern, to show cause
if any they have or can, within ten
days from the date hereof, why the
prayer of said petitioner should not
be granted.
Witness my hand and tie seal Of
said court at Donaldsonville, La, this
2sth day Of July, 1917.
j. S. BARMAN, Clerk of Court.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Camille Dalferes and
family, of Belle Alliance, have come
to Donaldsonville to reside, Mr.. Dali
feres having accepted position as
travelling salesman for the local
agency of the Swift Packing Com
pany. They are pleasantly located in
the commodious Richard dwelling at
the corner Of Iberville and Lessard
streets
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28

Louis Lafargue, Of Beaumont,
Texas, spent several days here dur
ing the week as the guest of his
father, ]. J. Lafargue, and other rela-
tlves. leaving Friday morning for Alb
beville, where he will visit his brother
ln-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Leblanc. Young Lafargue has en-
listed in the Texas National Guard
and will don the garb of soldier on
the LIST proximo.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28

E. D. Klotz, who has been haa4 3
use of small space in the columns ssso
the Chief to advertise cows anu sa AN
for sale, writes us to omit the s Nave
from the advertisement, as fney !. M ~
all been sold. "Since insertinKs lafg,
adj in your paper" says MT. a nG
81 have had four inquiries co1cstss
the sheep and six concerning ;,ing
COWS. The Chief as an adVef'i1'e,
medium is first class"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28
WANTED.

AN AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC. None but
"A q frst-class workman need apply. Call
on or address K. A. AUC@IN, Donald
sonvills, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28
FOR SALE.

CODA FOUNTAIN and equipment. In first.
S class condition. and q bargain at the
price. Apply to or address " L.
DUFFEL, Donaldsonville, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28

Agricultural Commissioner H. D.
Wilson estimates that Louisiana's
farm products FOR 1916 were worth
$3.50, 100000.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28
NOTICE.

Donaldsonville, La, June 23, 1917
BUBLTC NOTICE is hereby given that / am
applying for pardon. FRED. BRAUD.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28

Waiter Lemann, Jr., went to New
Orleans Tuesday to spend several
days with relatives.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28

1884. Wade Alexander singletary,
Brignac.
1881. Joseph \. Hodgerson, Gal
vez.
1860. Frank Merritt, McElroy.
848. Paul Urbin Bourg, barrow.
Ills. Monroe Smith, Belle Helene.
l21. Augustin Coupel, Mccall.
221. Joseph Crandall, Smoke
Bend.
1887. Ernest Cooper, Sorrento.
1914. Jerome Leblanc, Sorrento.
I4l4. Willie Johnson, McElroy.
1915. Felicien Hebert, Duplessis.
292. Bastien Morris, Barton.
822 Lenard Haynes, barrow.
SOD. Samuel ]. Moody, Donald
sonvilie.
1884, Leonce M. Braud, Duplessis.
1905. Robert Lavigne, St. Amant.
1910. Numa Melancon, Sorrento.
1891. Clarence Hall, Gonzales.
$50
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-28

Sheriff, Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, June 81, 1917.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
Good Managers And
 Money Don't Always
 Produce Flag Winner

The western clubs have the call in the American League, though New York and Boston, in the East, have genuine reason to hope for a pennant lookin.
 In the National League the western half of the circuit looks like the Nam moth Cave during solar eclipse it's just gloom! From Pittsburg to St. Louis pennant craft are distln- guished for their low visibility. It IS impossible to see them. It looks like q four-handed tie for the cellar; and that's all writes Ed Wray in the St. Luis Post Dispatch.
 Here in St. Louis we still think ts-i che Browns must carry the banner to the front, if it is to be fronted at all And as the betting is now even money hat they don't make the first divi- sion grade, no rainbow chasing is be- ing indulged in, even by the faithful.
 As far the .Cardinals-well. Hickey underpaid, in having to shoulder his old man of the sea. Many a more 'romising club has wrecked an equally
 romising baseball reputation in the asst And in this connection it may
 pertinent to remark that, despite '1e injustice of it, Branch Hickey will
 obably be charged with whatever
 @ Cardinals do or fail to do, this year. though he is not actually the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
LEO XIII READ
 DANTE IN BED


 '. The recent death of Mgr MarzoIi- nj, for thirty years secretary to Pope Leo XIII, extending through his ser vice as Cardinal Pecci and as the head of the church, has brought to light an interesting story of the dead Pope, says the New York World.
 As cardinal she took his secretary with him on all his religious visits, and on one occasion, at a small out-of- the way hamlet, the parish priest could furnish only one room for the two. So Mgr. Marzolini slept on a sofa in the corner. Each night on going to bed he took out a copy of Dante and read canto of ''Il Para diso." When he came to a difficult or interesting passage he would read it to his secretary and discuss it with him. The secretary did not take in- tense interest in Dante as did the car dinal, and often he was sleepy Af- ter few nights he decided to put an end to it. When the cardinal, as usual read a passage and asked his opinion the only answer he got was snore.
 '"The man has no taste who can fall asleep while Dante is being read ]" calculated the future Pope in disgust as he threw his book aside and decid- ed to go to sleep himself
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
Iris Speaker Broke
 Into League Company
 As Very Bad Boxman
(Sporting News)


 Billy Doyle, now scout and business agent for the Milwaukee Brewers, tells of the first pro .essional ball game Iris Speaker ever played, and as Bill 1y always is truthful, his account of the experience of Iris is given space.
 'It was in 1906." says Doyle, "and Cleburne was then in theI Texas League. I was pitching for Dallas. Dode Ransom, shortstop for Cleburne, was hit in the head with pitched ball and he went to his home in Hub bard City for few days to recuper- ate. When he came back he brought a raw youngster with him who said he was a pitcher, and his name was Speaker.
 ''This young Speaker made an aw- full mess of it in his first tryout in the box, but in his two times at bat he slammed couple of triples up against the fence. They tried him in the box a day or two later and he was worse than before, but he swatted a few more long hits.
 Manager Shelton of the Cleburne team jerked him out and said to him: Here, you, get out of the box. You ain't no pitcher, but maybe you're an outfielder. Go out there and try it.
 And that was the start of Iris Speaker
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
ART LEAGUE WILL OPEN EXHIBITION
 MONDAY EVENING
Departments Will Take Charge of Daily Recep-
 tions Through Week.

The annual exhibition of the Bridgeport Art league will open at o'clock On Monday evening in the Art League rooms in the Staples buildins' with a reception by the members Of the executive board and members of the organization. The public is cor dially invited to attend the reception and all the daily exhibition. The exhibition will continue through the week, the rooms being open from 10 a. n until p. m.
 The Ceramic and French depart ments will have charge of the exhibi- tion on Tuesday. Miss Ophelia Foley, Mrs. A. A. Libby and Mime. Albert Sorieul will ge the hostesses for the day, assisted by the members of their departments. On Wednesday, the Ma ture Study and Painting departments will be in charge with Mrs F. c. Graves, Mrs. Samuel Karafick and Miss Clarice Petremont, and members of their departments as hostesses.
 The Basketry and Literature de- partments will have charge of the ex- hibition on Thursday with Mrs. w. J.. Taft, Miss Charlotte Brewster and Mrs. John Taylor as hostesses assisted by mem bers of their classes.
 On Friday the Lace and Elm broidery departments, with Mrs. c. L. Banks and the members of the Fry Guild will be in charge and on Sat- urday, the Design department under Miss Harriet B.Hurd and Miss Ophelia Foley. assisted by members of the de- partments will be the hostesses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
A TEXAS HOLIDAY

Texans have patriotic holiday all their own today, this being the anni- versary of the battle of San Jacinto in 1886, by which Texas threw off the Mexican yoke and became a free state. Herr Zimmerman's promise of German aid to the Mexicans if they should attempt to recover their "lost province" has added to tho enthusi- asm with which the Lone Star state will celebrate San Jacinto day.
 If the Mexicans of today are not much better fighters than were those of 1886, they wouldn't stand much Of a chance to get far into Texas. San ta Ann, the Mexican commander, had about 1.5OO men under his command, at San Jacinto, and General Sam Houston had only about half that number. In spite of this disparity, it took Houston's men only about twen- ty minutes to clean up the foe, and in that brief period about half of the Mexican army "bit the dust" while only six Texans were killed and twen- ty-five wounded. Santa Ana, donnine the uniform of a common soldier, tried to escape, but was caught and recognized. The rank and file of Texans, remembering Santa Ana's butchery of their brave comrades at the Alamo, wanted to dispatch s.EI Presidente" forthwith, but Houston insisted that his life be spared. Later he was permitted to return to Mexico where he again became dictator. and stirred up more trouble.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
ELLEN GLASGOW.

Ellen Glasgow, one of the most Dop- ular of American woman novelists. was born in Richmond, Va, years ago tomorrow. "The American George Eliot' comes of an old and distin- guished family of Virginia, and is descended from a Scotchman who settled there in the early colonial days. Nearly all of her novals have been written in the old Glasgow man. sion at No. 1 West Main street in the Virginia capital. The door of her writing room is always locked when she is at work, for she asserts that she is unable to write unless certain that she is secure from interruption. Miss Glasgow's first novel, '"The De- scendant,' was published 20 years ago. ''The Deliverance," published in 1904, is usually considered her greatest work. Life and Gabriella," publish ed last year, has also found many de- lighted readers. All of her works, from first to latest, have been char acterized by vividness of descrip- ion and character delineation which
 5 rare in present day literature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
OKLAHOMA 'EIGHTY-NINER
 TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

Oklahoma eighty -niners'' will eel ebrate on Sunday the anniversary of the opening of Oklahoma to settle ment. It was at noon on April 22, 1889, that the gun was fired which started the great rush of 50,00O peo- pie, massed on the frontier, into the promised land Those who owned the feetest horses gained the grand prizes in this free-for-all scramble of home hunters. It was ver1table patch work quilt of humanity which spread over the rich lands of the future state. Honest, sturdy men and women with the blood of the old pioneers in their veins were in the ascendant, but there was also a large admixture of human scum, bent on plunder. A majority of the latter are now in prisons or graves, although not a few found in the new life in a new land the inspiration to reform, and are now respectable and honored citizens. The eighty miners" of Oklahoma are proud of the present prosperity and progress of the state, and they have a right to be, for the raw, savage territory of 2S years ago now ranks among the richest of mid western states.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
ALMIGHTY DOLLAR" IS GERMAN

It was in 1792, just century and a quarter ago this month, that the Congress of the United States author ized the establishment of a mint in Philadelphia. With the founding of this institution the almighty dollar began to come into it's own. The Spanish dollar had been common in America for years, and when Gouver- neur Morris attempted to harmonize all the moneys of the states he took the dollar as a standard. Some sam pie dollars were exhibited in Congress on April. 22, 17S3. The plans of Nor ris were later amended by Jefferson. who proposed to strike four coins. upon the basis of the Spanish milled dollar-a gold piece of the value of $10, a dollar in silver, tenth of dollar in silver, and a hundredth of dollar in copper.
 While America borrowed the dollar from Spain, but in origin :t was Ger man, the word dollar being the Eng fish form of the German "thaler' It was nearly four centuries ago-in 1519-that Count Schlick of Bohemia began to issue silver coins weighing one ounce each. These were minted at Joachimsthal. in Bohemia, and thus became known as Joachimthalers later shortened to thalers. In the six teenth century through trade with the Dutch, these coins became common ir England, where they were known 2 "dalers" or dollars" Shakespeare mentions dollars in the secon scene of the first act of Macbeth"
 The dollar is now the standard value not only in the United States Canada, and Newfoundland, but j. British Honduras, the Straits Settle, ments, Liberia. the Dominican Repuh lie, and Colombia. The paper dollar of Colombia, however, are worth les than a cent each in gold, while tn dollar of the Straits Settlement is worth about 57 cents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
NEWTON AND
 THE APPLE TREE

It was on this date in 1886 that Haley announced to the Royal As tronomical Society that ''his worthy countryman MT. Isaac Newton has an incomparab1e treatise of motion al- most ready for the press" He added that MT. Newton had discovered a principle by which he had made out all the phenomena of the celestial mo- tions so easily and naturally that it's truth is past dispute" A few days later Newtons "Principia" in manu- script was presented to the society.
 Voltaire is the chief authority for the popular belief that it was the falling of an apple that led Sir Isaac to discover the law of gravitation. The great Frenchman gained this in formation from Newton's favorite niece, Catherine Barton, who married Conduit, a fellow of the Royal So- ciety, and one of Newton's most inti- mate friends. Voltaire says:
 "One day, in the year 1866, New ton went into the country, and seeing fruit fall from tree Gas his niece, Madame Conduit, has informed mel |, entered into profound train of thought as to the causes which could lead to such drawing together or attrac- tion." Martin Folkes is authority for the statement that the fruit was an apple, and the tree from which it fell was declared to have been in the gar- den of Sir Isaac's home at Wools- thorpe. This tree was carefully pre- served until about a century ago, when, owing to decay, it was cut down. and it's wood made into souve- ynsn II in the possession of the Royal As- tronomical society. Sir David Brew ster, in his Life of Newton with out expressly declaring himself, indi- cates his acceptance of the Voltairean history of the apple tree
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
TWO THOUSAND
 BOY, SCOUTS TO
 CONDUCT FARM

Washington, April 21-Two thou sand Boy Scouts carrying rakes, hoes and spades paraded past the White House today on their way to the 300 acre plot near the Potomac river loan- ed by the government to be cultivated by the boys as a big vegetable garden. President Wilson promised to review the parade, which was headed by Colin H. Livingstone, national presi- dent of the Boy Scouts organization, and Secretary Houston arranged to address the boys on the importance of increasing the country's food pro- duction.
 Each week end during the season the boys will camp out near the gar dens and cultivate their crops with the aid of a farm tractor donated by a Detroit automobile maker.
 This was national planting day" for Boy Scouts throughout the United States
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
"J0SH BILLINGS"

Preparations have been commenced by the inhabitants of Lanesboro, Mass, for the celebration one year from today of the centenary of Hen ry W. Shaw, who, under the name of Josh Billings, was one of the favorite hum orists of our fathers and grand fathers. Lanesboro has the distinc- tion of being the birthplace of Josh Billings, and in that villages old graveyard he is now sleeping the long sleep, beneath a huge granite boul- der, many tons in weight, which bears the inscription, "Josh Billings" Lanes boro still preserves several old build ings connected with the name and fame of the man whose humor con- vulsed our ancestors with laughter.
 The present generation does not honor Josh Billings as highly as the preceding one, but there is still much wholesome laughter to be derived from the observations of the satirist He was a farmer and auctioneer for years before he thought of a literary career, and did not begin to write for publication until he was forty five.
 Of the frog he wrote:
 Frogs hay nature ground and water, and are as free from sin as an oyster.
 'I never knu a frog tew hurt enny- body who paid his honest dets and took the daily papers
 Their hind legs are used for re- treatments, but the rest ov him won't pay for eating.'
 There is a lot of truht in this:
 "How fast dug sound travel? That depends good deal upon the natur of the noise yu are talking about. The sound ov a dinner horn, for instance, travels half a mile in a seckoned, while an invitashun tew git up in the morning I hay known to be quar- ters ov an hour going up two pair of stairs, and then not hay strength enuff left tew be heard"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
BENCHED AFTER TAKING
 PART IN GAP STRAIGHT :.
 GAMES ON THE COAST

Salt Lake City, Utah, April 21- Eff" Schaller, left fielder of the San Francisco baseball team of the Coast League, who holds the worlds record for participation in consecu- tive baseball games. took his first lay off yesterday after having played 642 consecutive contests.
 His record for consecutive games began with the opening of the sea- son of 1914. This season he has played in 16 games and wound up Wednesday with a straight record o~ 642 gamaA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
ANDREW GREGG CURTIN.

This Sunday will mark the centen- ary of the birth of Andrew Gregg Cur tin, who was governor of Pennsylva- mia during the Civil War. Born in Bellefonte, Pa., on April 22, 1917, he became prominent as 9 lawyer and politician, and in 1860 was elected governor of his native state. His vig- orous policy in raising, equipping and caring for troops made him one of the most famous of war governors" and gained high reputation for the state and for himself. After the war he served in Congress and as United States minister to Russia. He died in his native town in 1894.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21

manager.
 It's just as we'll to remember that neither manager nor president can be expected to produce a club with out money; and even then, not within three or more years. It is three years since Connie Mack wrecked his cham pionship team, and despite this crafty leaders promises to "come back" in that 36 months, they are still picking him to run bad last this year.
 Despite all the money that has backed the Chicago American league club, Comiskey has not been able to figure in a championship series since 1906. That's how little managers, and even money, figure in molding pennant winners.