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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
is EASILY SCARED
Man Apt to Be Frightened by
Little Things.
Many Get Stage Fright When Called
uEon for a Speech, But Would
a Battle q Lion.

IT went to see Jim Smilax get mar
ried," said Lopez, according to the Chi
cago News, "and he was pitiable
spectacle. He was all wilted, and the
sweat ran OFF him in streams. Had
he been in the hands of the execution
er he couldn't have been scared worse.
It's queer thing. Snilax has more
cool courage than any man [ know:
and he'd face a polar bear without
displaying cold feet, but & little thing
like getting married was too much for
him."
"It certainly is a queer thing" adj
mitted Gamboge, "and doubtless we'd
have to go back to the stone age to
find an explanation.
MAN Is afraid Of many things
which shouldn't scare him for min
ute. People who know me well must
admit that am no poltroon. Produce
your Hyrcan tiger, your rugged Rus
sian bear, and my firm nerves will
never tremble. I have officiated as
judge at baby show and had dozen
disappointed mothers seething around
me reaching for handfuls Of my Whisk-
ers, and was as calm as am at this
hour of going to press. I don't know
what fear is in the ordinary sense;
yet can't face an audience and make
speech to save myself.
"Td give farm if could rise cas-
lily and gracefully and take a fall out
of the welkin when am called upon
for few timely remarks. But when ]
get to my feet and look around upon
a sea of expectant faces, my insides
seem to give way and feel faint and
sick, and the next thing know some
body is STOPPING over me with palm
leaf fan, and somebody else is pouring
ice water on me.
S'Why should q man be afraid to
stand up before his fellow citizens and
turn loose his sentiments? Probably
some ancestor Of mine, back in the in
terglacial times, was sWatted over the
head with a spiked club while discuss
ing the living issues of the day at some
crossroads schoolhouse, and the shock
affected all succeeding generations.
\ ut is but a little while since DENTS.
try was in the same class with black
smithing. Men who are waxing old can
remember when visit to the dentists
office was something that appalled, the
stouteSt heart. It was the last resort
"A victim of toothache would suffer I'M
til the last limit was reached before
bed consent to have any dental work
done, and no reasonable person can
blame him.
"When was young the village dem
fist manhandled me two or three times
Extracting teeth with hammer and
cold chisel. My own boys have such
dread of the dentist that have to get
the police to help me when it Is neces-,
sary to take them to his office. There
is no apparent reason for it. The mod
ern dentist makes tooth pulling lux
nry. It is better than an outing in the
woods.
II suppose it will take several thou
sand years to educate the fear of dem
tistry out Of the human race.
aAbout a million years ago dog
threw itself down in the grass and was
bitten by a snake. Ever since then
dogs have turned around several times
before lying down. This fact may ex-
plain, in some measure, why Jim Smi.
+, Ak was scared at his wedding"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
FOR SALE.

One 10'' globe valve, Hanged end, per
feet order; s45.
three boiler shells, 30'x5'; good fol
drainage purposes.
164 feet Is" boiler tubes; good ano
il demand for rice syphons.
Five boiler channel beams.
One mall open-kettle pan copper
coil, 1" connection.
Three secondhand steel crown wheels
Tor Il" journals.
Uard2nan cabinet grand piano, $500:
good condition.
Bosch high tention magnetic for six
cylinder car.
Bosch high tention magnetic for six
six-cylinder car.
Amplex 70 Fl. P. motor, perfect con-
dition; &275.x
"Plot" acetylene machine, SO lights,
with piping; 500.
"Colt" acetylene machine, so lights,
with piping, 500. =
E. D. KLOTZ,
Paincourtville, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Wild Foods. Seeds and Roots,

One Of the projects outlined by the
committee on botany Of the national
research council is the search for wild
plants which may be used as wartime
substitutes for the more costly crop
plants. During the Civil war DR.. John
Porcher, a southerner, published q
book giving a list Of plants Of the
South which could be substituted for
much-needed food and drug plants.
The American Botanist, Joliet, Ill.,,
proposes. with the aid of Its readers,
to compile similar list. Informa-
ton is sought as to any plants not
ordinarily cultivated which have edible
fruits, seeds, roots, etc. It is sug-
gested that valuable knowledge on this
subject might be obtained from hunt
'ers, trappers, woodsmen, farmers, In
dams and the foreigners, who pick
up considerable food from the country
side. Similar information is desired
concerning plants that can be used in
medicine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Russian Prisoners Escape.

The record of escapes from war
captivity has been claimed for Rus
sian prisoner who recently crossed the
Dutch frontier in his twelfth attempt
to escape. Three times he fed in the
direction Of Luxembourg, twice he made
for Switzerland, On several occasions
he took the road to Poland and again
to Denmark, but in every case without
success. This was the first time he
had tried his luck in the direction Of
the Netherlands frontier, and after be-
ing two months and twenty days on
the road success crowned his persever-
ance.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Migration of Caribou.

From Dawson, Yukon territory, Do
minion of Canada, comes news of the
migration of caribou, says the Chris
tian Science Monitor. Great hordes
are in the vicinity Of Forty Mile river
and at various other points. The to-
tai number of animals moving south
ward in search of food is estimated
at. 100000 head. It is characteristic
of the time that the migration would
hardly have been known outside of
Yukon territory had it not been neces-
sary to explain officially that occu-
pancy of the roads by he caribou in
terfered with the carriage Of the
mails. .-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Shrine Destroyer In Dancer,

Destroying shrine nearly cost a
woman her life at Kalma, Korea. 1t
seems that shrine located in her gar
den was frequented by the Koreans
In the neighborhood and a great many
of them visited 1t every. day. In do
Ing so, they trespassed on the garden
Itself and did much damage, to the
great annoyance of the owner. To put
a stop to this, the lady destroyed the
shrine, and this enraged the Koreans.
They set fire to the house, and were
about to kill the owner when force
of police dispersed them.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
DunalnHnnhillp OhiR1
RAILWAY SCHEDULE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
STEAMER VIRGEE

j. C. Davidson, Capt. j. J. Hicl1son, Cieris,
This swift and elegant boat makes FOUR
TRIPS DAILY between Donaldsonyille and
Burnside, connecting with passenger traina
Of the Y. & M. v. Railroad follows:
Passengers going north take boat at 4 5
o'clock a. m. and :55 o'clock p.
Passengers going south take boat at 80
o'clock a. m. and 2 p.
Passengers taking S 80 &. boat arrive
at New Orleans at 8 :I5 q.
Passengers taking 2 o'clock boat arrive
at New Orleans at s 80 p. N.
Passengers from Baton Rouge are ad-
vised to take 6: 05 &. m. train. arriving al
Donaldsonville at :46 a. m.
Train No. (Frisco) leaves New Orleans
at $50 a. m. Passengers via this train
reach Donaldsonville at As a. m.
Tickets to all points sold Oh the boat
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12

There's no reason why a person
should take sickening, salivating cal
omel when few cents buys a large
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone-a
perfect substitute for calomel.
It is a pleasant, vegetable liquid
which will start your liver just as
surely as calomel, but it doesn't
make you sick and can not salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is
perfectly harmless.
Calomel is a dangerous drug. Tt
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
MOTHER GAVE
THIS DELICATE
Child Y|N()[
And He Cot Wen and Strong.
That's True

Monaco, Pa.-"My little boy, who
is the youngest Of three, was weak.
nervous and tired all the time, so he
was most unit at school, and moth
ing seemed TO help him. learned
OF vinol and gave it to him. It has
restored his health and strength and
he has gained in eight."-Mrs.
Frederick sommers, Monaco, Pa.
y1nol is constitutional cod liver
ana IRON remedy for delicate, weak.
alLng children. Formula on everv
polite, SO you know what you are Civ.
ing them. Children love it.
GRIFFON G HoLBRooK, Druggists,
Dossnt.s onville, LIZ :
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12

is mercury and attacks your bones.
Take a dose OF nasty calomel today
and you will feel weak, sick and
nauseated tomorrow. Don't lose a
days work. Take a spoonful Of
Dodson's Liver Tone instead and
you will wake up feeling great. No
more biliousness, constipation, slug
gishness, headache, coated tongue or
sour stomach. Your druggist saws if
you don't find Dodson's liver Tone
acts better than horrible calomel
your money is waiting for you.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Knew How to Figure.

Lady-What will you charge me fol
The use of horse and buggy for a
few hours2
Liveryman-It will cost yon~two dol
lars for the first hour and one dollar
for each additional hour.
Lady-Well, Til use it for two addi-
tional hours. I've got some shopping
to do and will not require it for the
6rst hour.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Faithful pou. 4

A dogs faith in its master has been
touchfngly illustrated at Rom, France,
recently. The man has gone to the
war, and has been killed, but the dog
still awaits his return, and he refuses
to leave the station at Rom. Upon the
arrival of each train he dashes out on
to the platform, runs first to the loco
motive and then scampers from car
riage to carriage, looking for the objec:
of his affection-until the whistle
blows and he is left to gaze wistfully,
as he did once In 1914.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Soon Over His Cold.

Everyone speaks well of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy after having
used it. Mrs. George Lewis, Pitts
field, n Y, has this to say regarding
it: ssLast winter my little boy, five
years old, was sick with a cold for two
or three weeks, I doctored him and
used various cough medicines, but
nothing did him much good until I
began using Chamberlaia's Cough
Remedy. He then improved rapidly
and in few days was over his cold"
-(Ady.)
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Amendments.

"I haven't seen Jones for ten years.
I remember when he got married he
called his marriage license their con-
stitution.'
II saw him yesterday. He said to
tell you they have had seven amend
ments-three boys and four girls"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion or the ear. There is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
and that is by a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness Ii caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
perfect hearing, and when IL is entirely
closed, Deafness is the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its normal condition hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases Of
deafness are caused by catarrh. which is
an infamed condition Of the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces Of the
system
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Halls Gatarrh Medicine. Cir
culars free. All Druggists 75c J
+. j. CHENEY e CO.. Toledo. o.
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One Way 10 Get AEond.

''They seem very devoted to each
other"
eyes, indeed. She doesn't try to tell
him how to play golf and he admits
that she knows more about bridge
whist than he does.''
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12

sits up to me to get new gag. ]
told dat lady in de cottage dat I used
to travel wild circus
Il suppose she got off dat old chest
nut by giving yer an ak and asking yer
to do de split?"
mo; she had a new one. She gave
me saw and told me to saw up a
cord Of wood and den de fresh saw
dust would remind me Of de circus
rings"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Over the Telephone.

Over the Telephone.
ST was never SO insulted in my life"
"HuhY'
Somebody asked me if wanted a
kiss by wire."
"Well?"
"And when I spoke up he said he
had the wrong number"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12

For results 4 ddsurtise in the Chief.
Telephone 3d.. a.
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An ad in The Chief will pay.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1918-10-12

Please do not save any more Pc
can peelings, as gas masks made OF
them have not proven successful,
but continue to save peach stones
and cocoanut Feelings.
Miss Odelia Wright and the Girl
Scouts gave wonderful assistance in
collecting peach stones for gas masks
for the soldiers. Some tin foil and a
large amount Of clothes for the Bel
gians were also collected by them.
Again the Terrebone people have res
pended to this worthy appeal, rea-
lizing the urgent need of these poor,
suffering people.
Auxiliary No. 3 was organized at
Bourg on Oct. 5th. The Girl Scouts
| opened the meeting with a few pa
| triotic songs, after which the fol
| lowing officers were elected: Mrs.
| C. l. Duthu. Chairman of Auxiliary;
Miss Walker, Secretary; Miss Ro'
| gers. Treasurer; Miss Florence
Breaux, Chairman Woman's Work
Miss M. Lester, Chairman of Home
J Defense; Miss Kate Hennessy, Chair
! man of Salvage.
Salvage Week, in charge of the
Rev. G. l.. Tucker, proved quite a
success. There were 200 automobile
tire castings and as many tubes col
lected. Also any number Of bicycle
tires. old shoes, leather, rubber
shoes, tin foil, and other miscellane-
Gus articles, all of which were sold
and the proceeds given to the A. II.
c.. All of these things were col
, lected at the Court Square, n 1t
was interesting to note how quick
lv the tires, etc., were collected,
showing the ever ready spirit Of the
| T%errebonne people. Special THANKS
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1918-10-12
Society and Personals

the morning, and hunting through
out the forenoon without success,
persevered again in the afternoon
with the result that a fine big buck
was killed byb Pierre Buquet with
a single shot from the big ten gauge
gun that has accounted for SO many
deer in past years.
Twelve hunters ere in this par
ty: Alcide Buquet, Pierre Buquet,
Aurelin Savoie, B. Savoie. Adam Sa-
vote, Clifford Leblanc, from Grand
Gallon, and Jim Porche, John
riot, Rev. J. N. Blackburn and A.
W. Van Pelt from Houma.
The first excitement Of the morn
ing came soon after starting on the
hunt, when 'Parson' Blackburn slid
gracefully off a slippery log in at
tempting a crossing of a big ditch.
He did not get his coat collar wet,
however, and the hunt went merrily
on. On this hunt Stanwood Duval
proved himself a most sociab'e
chap by visiting round from one
stand to another, and it was voted
that hereafter he would be locked tC
his stand as a Safety First measure
Charlie Daspit was to go but felt
too tired after a visit to the circus
the night before and the honor OF
killing the deer fell to him only by
by proxy.
On the second hunt, on Sunday
the honors fell to Stanwood Duval
the buck killed being even larger
than the first one bagged. Seven
teen hunters were in this party. but
the deer was so big that there was
venison in plenty for all.
Hunting with Mr.. Buquet is {
pleasure for all lucky enough to bt
included in the party, as he Is al
enthusiastic sportsman, appears tt
know the individual habits Of eacf
deer n the woods, by heart, ane
leaves nothing undone to make the
hunt enjoyable for every member
Of the party-Mr. BuQuet also.
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RED.CR0SSM

are due the Boy Scouts and also to
all those who contributed to making
Salvage Week such a success.
Miss Elizabeth Daspit, former
Secretary of the T~errebonne A. X.
C left Sunday for Italy, having been
accepted by the Gulf Division, AR.
C. Miss Daspit is the original orga-
nicer of the Terrebonne Branch A.
R. c., and has been the Secretary
since it's organization, and the Chap
ter can feel justly proud In having
had such a conscientious and m
able Secretary. AS a token OF aP-
probation, Miss Daspft's many
| friends gave her a
shower the night prior to her de-
parture, and she was presented with
$4,000 by Mrs. r. B. Butler-a do
nation from her friends in the A.
R. C.
Auxiliary No. 2, Of the Terre-
bonnie Chapter A. r. c. was orsa-
nized at Montegut on o 5th
A., The meeting was called to order by
the Chairman, Mrs. V. Jastremski,
and Mr.. j. C. Dupont, Chairman Of
Chapter Development of the Terre-
bonnie Chapter. fully explained the
organization OF the Auxiliary. Mrs.
&c. Dupont, Chairman Of Woman's
Work of the Chapter, explained the
work connected with the Woman's
work and Mrs. Alex Lii cite was APP
nointed Chairman of this depart
ment.. Mrs. George Gueno, Excel
tive Secretary Of Home Service, OF
the Chapter. delivered an interest
ing talk on Home Service. Mrs. "A.
R. Viguerie was. appointed Chair
man. Miss Harrell was appointed
, Chairman of Salvage.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1918-10-12

MI. Condor, of New Orleans, at
Aended the funeral of Mr.. T. E.
Wright on Monday last.
Miss Carrie Cage, of New Orleans,
has been visiting relatives n Houma
Mr.. L. w. Gilbert, of Bonner, was
in Houma Wednesday,.
Miss Angelic Gillen, of Morgan
City, is visiting relatives n Houma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Serville, Of
Morgan City, spent Sunday in Hou-
ma
M Sam Polmer, Of Schriever,
was a business visitor in Houma the
middle Of the week.
Miss May Sanders is attending
Brenau College, Ga.
Miss Lottie Sanders has returned
from New Orleans where she spent
some time.
Mr.. B. r. Shaffer was a New
Orleans visitor this week.
Mrs. A. r Staunton, Of New Or
leans, and daughter, Miss Irene,
are visiting Mr.. A. R. Staunton, at
the Hobert House.
Mr.. Calvin Lehman has been made
assistant cashier of the Bank of
Terrebonne & Savings Bank
Deer hunting parties under the
leadership of Mr. Alcide Buquet. OF
Grand Gallon, have attained a 100
per cent. record in two hunts made
already this season, killing a fine
buck on each occasion. This record
stamps Terrebonne again as q para
disc for sportsmen, which reputa-
ton 1t has had for many years.
On the opening dayof the season
a party of Grand Gallon and Houma
sportsmen, after meeting at Mr.. Blu.
Quet's house in the early hours OF
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Total receipts
Total Disbursements

Oct. s
To balance on hand 9O.4x
The treasurer reported having
received check for Special High
way Fund Of $2,310.62. IS
Mr.. l.. E. Perrin, District Agent,
of the Cooperative Extension Work
in Agriculture and Home Economies
appeared at the meeting. Offering
the following communication which
was read.
New Orleans, La, Oct. z, 1918
To the President Of Terrebonne Par
ish Police Jury:
The contract for farm demonstra-
ton and extension work ended on
| October 1st, and the Departments OF
Agriculture, even If the Parish au-
thorities have previously expressed
themselves, is under obligation to
propose renewal for another period.
It is the object of this letter to
present to the Honorable Police
Jury certain facts from which rules
have been made after about ID
wears experience in Louisiana and
/ other states, and we hope the au-
thorities of the Parish Will see q
farm work in the proper light.
The Demonstration Agent q been
recognized as the most important
factor in carrying out progressive
methods of farming in live stock,
crops and soil improvement.
He also starts the organization Of
School. Corn and Pig Clubs, until
the development of same calls tor .
woman agent to take charge o. the
poultry and canning work ana 2 man
agent to take charge OF corr ano -
clubs, including car load snipments
at special times
:. The employment OF q mn =
gent and q man club agent 10 con-
tingent to the employment OF Q Dem-
onstration Agent. =
The work has SO been carried on
in Terrebonne Parish since me p
pointment of Agent Marrow. IolIo"
ed by Agent Cobb, n until now py
Agent Vidrine. -,
Having complied with all its onli.
cations, the Department, IN case tne
renewal for Demonstration WORK y
f. refused, might suppress both appro'
priations for q woman AND ciua
agent.
0 We do not think the authorities
desire to take such q backward
sten. and therefore We are MAKING
a proposition that We think Wall y
0 acceptable to your Honorable BODY
Trom conversations with farmers
0 and others, it seems that the SEAT
ment is for the employment OF q
agent more acquainted with q par
0 ish as a whole, and carrying more
work in the livestock line.
We are asking for your approvs
O,otithe appointment OF MT. -. 9
Brewer, formerly Agricultural yea
cher at Bourg and demonstratiol
0 agent In Allen Parish for over wv
wears, He Is wen known here an
we'll qualified to carry out the wSrl
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1918-10-12
MAKES TRIP OVER NEW GRAVEL
ROAD

NE. and Mrs J. l.. Caillouet re-
turned from New Orleans, Wednes-
day, over the new New Orleans road.
The trip from Canal Street to Race
land was made in something over
two hours, . distance of 42h miles.
as measured by the speedometer on
tie automobile. This would make
the distance from Walnut street to
Houma 40 miles. when the Houma-
Raceland road is finished. From
Raceland. Mr.. Caillouet drove to
Thibodaux and then to Houma. From
Canal Street to Ashland, Mr.. Call
touet's speedometer registered 1913
miles. It Is six miles from Canal to
Walnut Street ferry landing. and
6.s miles from Houma to Ashland.
From Walnut Street to Houma by
way OF Thibodaux the distance is %
wtlss.
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O. J. THEREOF.
Secretary.
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DEATH OF 7. {. WRIGHT
Continued from page One

Frel Louvier; and two brothers,
Mr.. William Wright, Jr., and MI.
Elisha Wright, all of Houma.
Mr.. Wright was elected assessor
of this Parish in 1904, succeeding
the late C. A. Duval. He served until
1916. Last year he was appointed
postmaster at Houma, by President
Wilson.
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FOR SALE
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE SEVEN

4 1-2 days hauling shells on
Terrebonne road 1880
Lee Johnson
4 IL days hauling shells on
Terrebonne road 1880
Arthur Hotard
4 1-2 days hauling shells on
Terrebonne road 1857
Dan Porche
Ditching on Dularge road 1890
ira Thibodaux
Ditching on Du1arge road 500
William Pye. Jr.,
Z days on Duiarge road 500
Henry Moore,
2 days ditching on Terre-
bonnie road $50
Sidney Quick
2 days ditching Oh Terre-
bonnie road $50
Andrew Samanie,
2 days ditching on Terrebonne =
road 500
! Charles LeBoeuf
J 2 days ditching on Terrebonne