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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
An Attractive Store.

The improvements which have been
underway at the Fashion store in
Mississippi street for the past two
months have been completed and the
establishment now presents a most
attractive appearance. The large plate
glass show windows in the front of
the place add to the beauty of the
appearance of the building. The in
terror OF the store looks like a yerit-
able palace, with its handsome fix
lures, consisting of stained walnut
shelving and counters, showcases and
wall cases. The large arch openings
through the center wall of the store,
separating the ladies' from the mems
department, is also very nobby and
greatly improves the looks of the
place. The millinery department is
also handsomely fitted out. The store
carries a large, varied and up-to-date
stock of clothing, dry goods, notions,
shoes, etc, for men, women and chill
drcu, besides complete line of
fashionable millinery. The business is
owned by the Fashion Company,
Incorporated, with Arnaud Bloch as
president, Leon Bloch, first vice
president, Marcel Bloch, second
president. and Marcel Himler,
secretary and treasurer. Patrons of
the establishment are treated with
every courtesy possible by the man
agement and the clerical force, and
the concern is receiving its full share
of public patronage.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
POTATOES SPOIL WHEN
STORED IN PITS
New Bulletin Tells How Sweet peta.
toes Should Be Handled.

Very few sweet potatoes stored i'm
pits or banks ever reach the naarAet,
Tor from rs to SO per cent spoil, white
those that remain age not Of xcsa
quality, according to Farmers Bunstin
700. This bulletin, the title OF which
ID Sweet Potato Storage" describes
in considerable detail thetypes Of ster-
age houses that have proved success.
fal and the proper method Of hauling
sweet potatoes from harvesting 10
marketing. For those growers who are
not able to build storage houses, diree.
tons are given for saving the sweet
potato crop by using outdoor cellars
and banks.
Copies of this bulletin may be OBJ
tanned free by writing to Agricultural
Editor, Extension Division, L. 8. IT,,
Baton Rouge, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
what Will Five Dollars Do?

Five dollars will bring comfort and
cheer to one American fighter for five
weeks and thus help keep a fighter
fit. A boy enrolis in the Victory Boys
as one of million boys behind mil
lion fighters, or girl will enroll in
the Victory Girls under the slogan
Every girl pulling for Victory" by
pledging to earn and give stated sun,
toward the United War Work Cam
paign Fund. These young people must
really earn the money with service
and not get it as gift from parents.
Every girl and boy will be given an
opportunity TO help his or ner parish
and State to go ''over the top in this
campaign to help maintain the NOR
ale of their soldiers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Let Every Man Do His Share

While the great campaign for the
purpose of raising funds for the Uni
ted War Work will open Monday, Nov.
II, the lists for contributions will be
opened at the Donaldsonville High
School tomorrow at 7 O'Clock a. M,
and remain open until o'clock p. IN.
Donaldsonville' quota of this fund
has been fixed at $4,000, and it is the
patriotic duty of every person in this
city to so to the high school tomor-
row and place their names upon the
honor roll for whatever amount their
means will permit, to assist in the
great work of providing recreation for
The American soldiers in the war. The
work for which this fund is being rails
cd is most ]audable and praise
worthy one and should be strongly
endorsed and supported by every
American. Have a heart, give rs much
as you can to aid our boys ''over
there
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
LET SWEET POTATOES
MATURE BEFORE DIGGING
Crop Should Be Carefully Handlsa,
Well Dried and Kept at Uni
form Temperature.

To keep sweet potatoes in good eoa-
diuon they must be (1) well matured
before digging, (2) carefully handled,
90 well dried or cured after being put
in the house, and az kept at uni
form temperature after they are cured.
The grower can judge when his
sweet potatoes are ripe by brezking
or cutting one of them and leaving II
exposed to the air for few minutea
The cut or broken surface remains
moist II it is net ready to be dug.
The second essential careful hand
ling, should be observed in digging,
gathering, hauling, and unloading.
Sweet potatoes should be sorted In the
field and gathered in padded baskets
or boxes to prevent bruisins or break.
ing the skin. The baskets or boxes
should be loaded On the wagon. hauled
to the storage house. andd. the potatoes
carefully placed in the bins. When
thay are to be haulessd very far, ! wagon
with bolster spgtiass should he used.
g III ~ R2ssks % AhOafad hey 0r %
s16f0%a from one row 10 anot1asE, load
ia loosely iato q wagon body. er baulad
n bags bAcasaae a8eAex df these pseo.
tioes will hsqise Them and afford an
opportunity for disease 70 enteg.
The third aud fourth essentials, theR-
ough drying and uaiforrn tempera.
ts2re. may be secured in storage
house where artificial heat can be ssae-
paiad. The hoase mast be constructed
tn such . way that it can be thorough
" ventIlated whsa necessary ana yet
be made nearly alright in cold
weather.
Write to the Extension Divisioa,
louisiana State University, for in
formation and assistance in properly
caring for your sweet potato crop.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Shin for Christmas Packages.

No ship that ever sailed the seas
ever brought as much JOY to as many
hearts as the Christmas ship which
will bear the presents sent to the
American soldiers in France this year,
Ony one ship with Christmas pre-
sents will cross the ocean. Each sol
der in France has received from his
commander label. Those who receive
this label are to take it to the Home
Service Red Cross, where box will
be given them and that box must be
filled and returned to the Red Cross
not later than Nov IS. These boxes
will be inspected by the chairman of
the woman's work, or her assistant
before being sent overseas. Red Cross
authorities warn people to exercise
care not to lose the labels sent them
from France as no duplicate can be
obtained.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Good Fees Il. t.,2 o!d Days.

About 1915 IIelYnti1is came from
HollaEd to Paris TO practice medicine.
A drug merchant whom. he had attend
ed gave him up tee. Il packet OF ipe-
eacuanha root, Imported from Brazil.
Helyetius enapil.ically discovered that
= the root had tlH virtue of healing dys-
EMERY. BY curing that disease he ac-
cnmllated no less than 100000 crowns,
and. in addition, became !, fayorite at
the court Of Lduis XIV. It is opfned
in the Medical Record that the old
days were mott bud us the ultramod,
ems paint
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Justice in Turkey,

In his story of life in CONSTANT
nople. Former Ambassador Morgen-
Than refers to the indiScrlmlnate
slaughter of Armenians by the Turks,
of whom over one million were put
to death. He declares that when he
protested to Taaiat, the head OF the
government, against the merciiess
massacre, the latter replied that the
Armenians were faithless to Turkey
and should be exter,ninated.
1--WE have been reproached, he
said. ''for making no distinction be-
tween the innocent ArnlenianS and
the guilty; but that was utterly inn
possible in view of the fact that those
who were innocent today might be
guilty tomorrow.
How thoroughly the massacres were
carried out may be judged by the
following:
"One day" writes Mr.. Morgenthau,
"TaIaat made what was perhaps the
most astonishing request ! had ever
heard. The New York Life Insurance
Company and the Equitable Life of
New York had for years done con-
siderable business among the Ar
menians The extent to which they
insured their lives was merely another
indication of their thrifty habits
81 WISH Talaat said, that you
would get the American life insur-
ance companies to send me complete
list of their Armenian policyholders.
They are practically all dead now, and
have left no heirs to collect the
money ii # fGepTIs one Of frs ssats to
(, men In the Y NJ. G. a. movemas
He Is q member Of the internatio
committee Of the organization, a N,
Der Of the National War Work com
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Natural Gas in Houraa.

The progressive town Of Houma is
shortly to use gas from the Tcrre-
bonnie fields for its municipal plant
and for lighting purposes in that city.
Several of the big sugar factories in
the parish are also to use gas for fuel
and illumination. One Of the big fac
tories. the Lower Terrebonne refinery.
made a trial of the gas as fuel in
their sugar house last winter and OBJ
tanned such good results that they
used the gas under their boilers dur
ing the entire season.
The people of that city and parish
are very highly elated over the splen-
did results already obtained from the
use of this gas and the possibilities
which it holds out for the future.
Experts declare that the supply of
natural gas from the Terrebonne wells
is practically inexllaustible.
The city of New Orleans is making
arrangements to pipe the gas from
the wells to that city for use for light
and fuel purposes, having discovered
that its use will be more economical
than artificial gas, coal or electricity.
1t might be we'll for the people of
the parishes of Ascension, Assumption
and Lafourche to look into the matter
of having pipe line established. ex-
tending from the wells to Donald
sonville, SO as to give the cities,
and factories along the line
the opportunity to obtain chean gas
for light and fuel.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
More Draftmen Called.

Provost Marshal General Crowder
on last Tuesday issued a call for
1890 draft registrants physically
qualified for limited service, to en-
train for camps between November
% and y. Voluntary eniistments
will be accepted until November 20.
A variety of trades and occupations
are mentioned in the call, and forty
SIX states are asked to furnish the
necessary number. h
The total calls for mi AIRY seryis
fnr NoVember have ~ nassea
iIaaTk and are ssssi '.i eSss IS 4
Soff previous monthly mob. ton u
der the draft. y
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Had Approves cn Phrase.

An aged banker once said to a
friend: ayes, I expect to marry ons'
Of the proudest and most beautiful
girls ia New York. You see, a young
sutton sings to his sweetheart, Love
AIe-and the World Is Nine But I've
got better method by iinso. | sing,
Love Me. and the World Is Thine
I'm bound to win out, don't you think
50, George?"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
May Raise Monkeys.

Los Angeles and southern California
may become famous as Il great mon
key-raising section, if the hopes Of
animal fanciers come true. They be-
lieye that climatic conditions there are
favorable for the development OF an
industry that will make Il speciality Of
raising monkeys, parrots and other
wild pets that dealers now find it diff
cult DO secure from their CIRCULAR
sources, because Of war conditions.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Not Frightened.

Private Jones was doing his first
guard duty. An officer approached and
Jones failed to salute. The officer
halted and said pompously, "My man,
do you know who l ann" Jones adj
mitted his ignorance. I'm colonel
the officer said. Jones grinned and
said, Gee, yoa wuZ lucky. They
made me just a private. Judge.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Corps" of Latin Derivation.

Corps is Freiich word derived
from the Latin corpus, 4 body, and
means an organized body of men,
either civil or military, as police
corps, marine corps etc. 1t does not
signify any particular number. but an
organized body. In the United States
army !; corps consists Of two Or more
divisions, each containing three brig
AIDES and each brigade three regiments.
The term first came into use In this
country during the Civil War period.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Beauty and Service.

A real woman can make a home in q
desert out of d dry goods box or in a
cantecn in France. But do not think
that she does 1t by the wave of a mag
ic wand. She does it because she gives
her heart and hands and head to it; ;
because she rises early and works late;
because she loves beauty as she does
her own life, and because she real
ICES that service is its handmaid.-New
Enrk h,vcniny k.il.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Interesting Discovery.

The Roman occupation of England
was recalled by a discovery made a
few days ago at Stalbndge, Dorset.
working in his garden, a man dug up
skeleton. Examining it he found it
to be in perfect state Of preserya-
ton, the teeth being quite sound. In
the mouth was a coin bearing the in
scription of Caesar Augustus.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
70 Rattle Gipsy Moth.

Human efforts to externinat the
gs::psy moth have failed ana the United
States government Is now importing
insect parasites Of this pest to aid in
the war Of determination. In order to
destroy the injurious moth the govern
ment is going to provide a home and
encourage the development of an in
sect that makes a speciality of fighting
the moth.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
USE DISHES WHICH
CONTAIN LITTLE SUGAR

Sugar consumption in many house
holds can be easily lowered not only
BY giving preference to dishes which
contain little sugar on with which
sugar is not usually served, but also
by the use of sweet buildings, or e
salad in place Of dessert. Sweet dried
fruits, such as dates. raisins or figs.
served with breakfast cereals wiz re-
duee the sugar needs-Extension D.
vaion, Louisiana State University.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Crime and Dreaming.

Murderers seldom dream, which Is
exactly contrary to the idea that a
man with a crime on his mind would
usually have bad nightmares. OF I'D
ynurderers carefully watched and ex-
amined, 96 seldom or never dreamed
At all. The greater the criminal the
less he dreamed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
What Germany Would Do.

Now that the Central Powers have
1aan utterly crushed and the war is
,,sa[t;calIy at an end, some generous
{,aarted Americans seem to fear that
tha Allied governments, in the flush
If victory, might seek to impose ex-
oass;vely harsh terms on their foes.
Thnse who labor under such appre-
l,ansions have but to refer for the
,,nrnose of their consciences to some
IF The expressions of German states
Nan at a time when the star Of the
Central Powers appeared to be in the
ascendency, regarding the terms which
sbouId be inflicted upon the Allies
When they had been reduced to sub
mission. Here are some of them:
:sOur statesmen must in the peace
,,eootiations be men of iron and not
resemble wood painted iron gray. The
German people mean not to hold out
Int to conuuer-Count Won Reventiow.
"An indemnity which would be
adeouate simply to cover the cost of
The war would perhaps amount to
thirty billions-two billions in gold,
a further four or six billions in ex-
change. the rest i'll securitieS.-Dr.
Johann Plenge.
"Peace must assure permanently the
military, economic, financial and
political interests of Germany in their
erv widest range, including extensions
of territory-Dr. SPAIN, Leader of
Rcichstag Centre.
IF we win we must utterly destroy
the power of England; we must take
her colonies and her fleet. We might
take the French fleet, too, and make
France bear the cost of the war. Bel
GUM could be joined to Germany
DR.. Oppenheimer.
The security of the empire in a
future war requires the ownership of
all mines of iron ore, and to defend
them the fortresses of Longwy and
Verdun.-- Manifesto of the Chancellor.
st is necessary to impose merci-
lessly high war indemnity on France,
and not forget her large colonial
possessions of German In
tellectuals to the Government
Who can doubt, in the face of the
atrocities which have
been committed by the Germans, that
they would have hesitated to inflict
the most drastic, the most humiIiating
and the most crushing terms upon the
Allies had they instead of the Allies
proved victorious in the great war.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Women That Men Like.

"What we men want forA the most
part" says Thnckeray. sis humble,
fattering. smiling, child-loving, tea
making being who laughs at our jokes,
however old they may be, coaxes and
wheedles us in our humors and fondly
lies to us through life. In other words,
the more essentially feminine woman
is, the more irresistibly does she ap-
peal to and attract our SEX
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
First Called sIeuthhounds.

Rloodhounds were first known as
sleuthhounds, owing to their ability to
track the deer. wild boar or the wolf.
When the wounded game broke away
and was lost, these good-nosed dogs
were used in trailing the quarry by
the blood trail. and hence they were
finally called bloOdhounds.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
EXPOSITION in 1926.

Plans are under way for holding, in
Philadelphia, in 1926, All international
exposition to be designated as the scs-
quicentennial exposition. Sesqui is a
Latin word meaning one-ha!f more or
one and a half times as much. AS CEN
tennial means a hundred years. sesqui-
centennial means hundred and fifty,
as 1926 will be, counting from 1716.
The word is an expressive coinage bat
rather hard for The American tongue
to get around. It is pronounced SEES
xvi.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Food Instead of Flowers

A Virginia florist, according to the
report of the home demonstration
agent, planted tomatoes this year in
stead Of flowers, SO that he could help
the food situation. He made al.
engagements through the home dem.
onstration agent with one of the club
girls to can the tomatoes on shares
for the market s'He also wants some.
one to make pickles for market or
shares" says the report of the agent
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Commissioner in New Orleans Resigns

E. E. I.afaye, for several years
commissioner of public property in
New Orleans, has been elected vice
president of The Canal Bank and
Trust company of that city, and will
resign his office as commissioner to
assume his duties at the bank ON
December /. The resignation of Mr..
Lafaye will create a vacancy in the
membership of the commission coun-
Gil which it will be difficult to fill.
Young, active, progressive and capable
he took charge of the vast and COM
plicated work connected with his de-
partment in systematic and business
like manner which attracted immedi-
ate favorable comment and has con-
Quoted the affairs of his office in
manner which has reflected honor
upon himself and credit upon the city.
He was unduestionably the right man
in the right place and his retirement
fBom public life will no doubt be
sincerely regretted by the people
whom he has served so well.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Robinson crusoe's Will.

The "last will" Of Alexander Selkirk,
the original of Robinson Crusoe, was
sold at auction in London for $500
The will begins: "Being now bound
out on voyage to sea, and calling
to mind the rerils and dangers of the
Seas and other uncertainties of this
tranSitOry life
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
watch the Weather Forecast"

Shippers of food and other pro-
ducts liable to injury from freezing
are urged to watch the daily fore
casts, issued by Weather Bureau sta
ton during the winter in cities and
towns of considerable size, Of mini
mum temperatures expected to occur
within shipping radius of one day
OF two days Of the station. These
forecasts may be had by telephoning
or telegraphing. the Weather Bureau
office, or arrangements may be made
in advance to have them sent as de-
sired When freezing temperatures
are forecast, shipments may be given
adequate protection or delayed unit:
conditions change, or if they are en-
roVte orders may be photographed to
have them placed in shelter. Ex-
perience of large produce-shipping
firms, as given in their voluntary
testimony, is that as a result of care
full attention to- these forecasts their
losses from freezing of goods in
transit have been negligible. The i'm
portance Of this service is thought to
be especially great during the war,
with it's food necessity.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09

Mrs. Robert Guillot, nee Ida Simon
eaux, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Emile
Simoneaux, of Belle Rose, died at
fIattiesburg, Miss, Monday, October
%, at 8 O'Clock a. m. at the age of %
years and 10 months. The remains
were brought to New Orleans the
following day and the funeral took
place in that city from the burial
parlors of J. Schoen & Son.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Il was tightening ofthe American beH that made this
hit possible. TIE ea1ne is won if we keep it up
Needs Trained Muscles.

The capacity to exert will power, to
make firm resolutions, to decide ana
to judge propositions accurately on
their merits calls for well-cultivated
and trained muscles. A t1abby-muscied
man is apt to be a weak-willed one
DR.. Lonard Hirschberg.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Victory Bows and Girls.

Two million boys and girls in the
United States will be enlisted in the
campaign of the United War Work
Drive, under what is known as Vic
tory Girls and Boys Earn and Give
Campaign" Boys and girls are ire
mendousIy patriotic and stand ready
TO make any sacrifice, if given the OPP
portunity.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Barrel the Only Rolling contaIner.

A barrel can be rolled. This is it's
greatest merit. Every other shape of
container which weighs over 100
pounds when filed must be lifted bod
iiy and carried on hand truck or by
holsting machinery. One man can I'M
load a carload of sugar-200 barrels
or Tin less than an hour.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Vanderbilt Property Taken.

Millions of dollars worth OF prop
erty belonging to women OF American
birth who have married German and
Austrian subjects has been taken over
by Alien Property Custodian Palmer.
Among the prominent women whose
property has been taken is Countess
Gladys Vanderbilt Snchenyi, whose
property, as taken, amounts to
S4,00h,000 in securities in addition to
the income from S5,000,000 trust
fund created under the will of her
father,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Where Sardines Are Found.

Sardines are abundantly found on
the Galician, Andalusian and Canta-
brian coasts. This fish varies in length
from approximately AZ to 7k inches
and weighs from "a to So grams (o.s64
to 2,39S ounces): occasionally larger
specimens are caught
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-11-09
Memories Of the Crowded City.

'HThis ark is terribly crowded Win
all these animals aboard" remarke9u.
Japhet. "Yes," replied Shem. ny
It's lonely at that. It makes me thihk#
Of one Of those apartment houses
where they let people have all kinds ",
pets and won't admit children. ~