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The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
Parish Agents Report Busy Week.

Home orchard work consumed
most of the agents time this week,
writes T. H. Milliken, agent in More
house parish. Instruction was given
in orchard planting, spacing different
kinds of trees, and in the proper
method Of putting out trees. A num-
ber of farmers are ordering fruit
trees through the agent.
Farmers who planted early oats
are we'll pleased with the way this
crop is showing up at present, re:
ports J. V. Rabb, agent in Washing
ton parish. Efforts are being made
to help farmers to market thei1
syrup.
Work this week consisted mostly
in preparing for market cooperative
shipments Of corn, reports A. B.
Curet, agent in Pinte Coupee par
ish. Organization work and collect
ing information on the cattle dipping
situation was also done.
Farmers, disguested with cotton
are investigating the possibilities OF
sweet potatoes and dairying, reports
w. M. Mcbride, agent in Webster
parish. A fifteen thousand bushe]
sweet potato curing plant and ship,
ments of milk to a creamery in
Shreveport are being planned.
Eight meetings were held this
week at which talks were made or
soil fertility, drainage, and sweet
potatoes by members of the State
University extension division, re-
ports E. NJ. Sledge, agent in West
Carroll parish. The attendance
averaged more than one hundred per
sons per meeting. Club enrollments
are three times as large as ever be-
fore.
Almost every farmer in Catahoula
parish has plenty of hogs from which
to make bacon and lard for the next
year, and many Of them will have q
few hogs to market, reports P. b
Crawford, parish agent.
At meeting of the Oberlin Cham
Der of Commerce held this week the
question of forming a Farm Bureau
was discussed, reports Geo. W
Bohne, agent in Allen parish. That
organization endorsed the idea and
volunteered to stand for the initial
expenses of getting the movement
started. An organization committee
is now at work and local meetings
will be held wherever it is possible TO
do so. On January / final meeting
will be held in the courthouse at Oh
erlin and a parish-wide organization
effected.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
Opportunities to Qualify for Federal
Government Positions.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the following
examinations for filling positions in
the government service to be held on
January 10: Bookkeeper, cheese
maker, immigrant inspector and as
sistant inspector Of weights and
typist. The following examinations
will be held on February 9: Junior
engineer and deck officer, coast and
geodetic survey, laboratory aid in
soil bacteriology, photographer
Photographic laboratory aid, transit.
man, and translator
For the following positions nc
written examination is required, the
grade in the examination being de.
termined largely by experience and
like considerations, and applications
will be received until the dates
stated: January Is, assistant ir
boys and girls club work, Depart.
ment Of Agriculture; assistant gas
inspector; oiler; photostat operator
plate printer. April 5, laboratory
assistants, bureau of mines; radio
engineer, assistant radio engineer
and radio laboratory assistant
signal service of the army
Until further notice, associate, as.
sistant and junior chemist; electri
clan; elevator conductor; general
mechanic; first, second and third
class steam engineer.
The following examinations have
been announced for positions in the
government service in New Orleans
January 3, messenger, skilled labore1
and watchman; January 4, carpenter
and utilities man, also radio clerk
January 8, transportation clerk; Jan.
uary II, stationary fireman, also
messenger boy; January Is, first
grade clerk; January 18, stenograph'
er and typewriter; January %, post
Office clerk and city carrier, males
only.
Application blanks and necessary
information concerning any of these
places to be filled may be secured
from the Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. c., or from the sec
retary, tenth civil service district
customhouse, New Orleans, La. Cir
culars may be seen at the office OF
the Chief.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
SOVIET f4kRS PEACE
Esthonian Says Demobi|ized
Troops Would Revolt
Unemployment Now Critical Problem
Throughout the Whole of Russia
On Last Legs.

London.-Just as imperialism killed
czarism so will Imperialism be the
death of Russian sovietism, according
to a prediction made to press CORE
spondent by NJ. Pip, the Esthonian
foreign minister in London, analyzing
the consequences Of the bolshevist Of
fensive in Poland.
While foreign minister last year NJ.
Pip pitted his wits against the bolshe-
Wiki at Dorpat, and he Is regarded as
one of the best authorities in Europe
on Russian political and economic con-
dEtions.
NJ. Pip asserted that Russias eco
nomic condition was rapidly getting
worse, because this seasons crop was
a failure. He said it was not un-
likely that the cities will soon be
wholly depopulated.
1.-THE soviet government dare not re-
duce its enormous army" he conclud-
ed unemployment Is now a criti-
cal problem throughout the whole of
Russia, and, If the men who as SOL
dicrs are comparatively well cared for
were thrown on their own resources
revolution would result. The chief
terror which the soviet rulers have
TO face is peace and demobiliZation.'
In common with representatives
rert of other Russian border states,
Nj. Pip is watching with profound con-
Germ the developments in Poland.
'"The bolsheviki are fighting Poland
with the allies ammunition which they
captured from Denikin and kolchak,"
he said '"This is now almost exhaust
ed, and Russia cannot renew it."
Discussing the possibility of an at
tack by the bolsheviki on EsthOnia, M,
Pip said:
1--WE are ready for them. The Es'
thonan frontier is now closed by our
troops, except the gates through which
we are trading with Russia. The So
Wet government must know that If it
should succeed in obtaining a footlold
in Esthonia the allies would instantly
! cut off Russia from the vitality needed
| supplies it is now receiving through
us. We might perish, but soviet Rus
| sia would go down with u.s."
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
AMERICANS ABROAD
IN RED CROSS WORK
United States Citizens Far Away
Enthusiastic Members of the
"Fourteenth" Division.

Among the most enthusiastic and
energetic members Of the American
Red Cross are those citizens OF the
United States who live outside the
continental boundaries of their country
sons and daughters Of the stars ana
Stripes residing at the far corners OF
the earth.
These people compose the 1nsular
and Foreign Division Of the parent Or
ganization, generally known as the
"Fourteenth' Division, which has
jurisdiction Of all territory outside
the country proper; that is, Alaska
Porto Rico, Hawaii, Virgin Islands, the
Philippines, Guam, and even the is-
land Of Yap, which came under our
flag as result Of the world war. For
the year 1920 this division reported
s0,sOs paid up members.
The main object Of this division -
to give our citizens everywhere the op-
portunity to participate In the Work
Of the organization which stands for
the best national ideals. Americans
in far places intensely loyal and pa
triotic, treasure their membership IN
the Red Cross az the outward ex-
preston Of their citizenship. 1t is an
other tie to the homeland and to
each other. There are chapters OF
this division in Argentine, Bolivia
Brazil Canal zone, Chile, China, Costa
Faica, Cuba, Dominican Republic.
Ecuador, England, France, GUAM
Guatemala, Haiti. Hawaii, Honduras
Japan. Manchuria, Netherlands. Mica
ragua, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Porto Rico, Siberia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland. Syria, Turkey, Uruguay,
Venezuela and Virgin Islands.
During the war these scattered
members Of the Red Cross contrib
uted millions In money, and millions
Of dollars worth Of necessary articles
for the men in service, and sent many
doctors and nurses to France. At the
same time they carried on an excel
lent Home Service in their respective
communities for the families Of those
who had gone to war, and in some re-
gions gave large sums Of money and
immeasurable personal service to the
relief Of disaster and disease victims.
The division Is now establishing
! service clubs in foreign ports for the
benefit Of sailors in the American Mer-
chant Marine, making plans to aid
Americans In trouble In foreign lands
and completing arrangements for CIV
ing immediate adequate relief in case
| of disaster.
It is the Fourteenth Divisions part
In the great Peace Time program Of
! the American Red Cross.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
Louisiana Yams Win Praise in
Chicago.

Louisiana "Yams" were featured
on the menu at the annual banquet
of the international Association of
Fairs and Expositions held recently
at the Auditorium Hotel, Chicago. A.
A. Ormsby, exhibit specialist of the
State University extension depart
ment, who staged an agricultural ex-
hibit from Louisiana at the Inter
national Show, attended the ban
quet and he said the ''yams" were
very fayorably commented upon.
"The size of our sweet potatoes "
said MFR. Ormsby, was a revelation
to most of the northern people.
They are accustomed to seeing their
homegrown potatoes which are ap-
preciably smaller than the SOUTHERN
sweet potato. | think with concen-
trated effort we can make the Louisi-
ana Yam universally popular pro-
duct"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01

Seventy students at the Louisiana
State University are now enrolled in
the Motor Transport Unit, complete
equipment for which has been pro-
vided including 13 vehicles in all. In
addition there is a mobile repair shop
and an elaborate array Of tools and
parts. The University has recently
completed garage on the campus, in
which all the equipment is housed.
1t is expected that in the spring when
the entire cadet battalion goes into
camp for few days they will be ac-
companied by transport train which
will be able to stimulate war condl-
tions to the last detail.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
GOOD Medlcineg

The Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association recommends laxar
tive fruit cake made of equal parts
Of SIENNA leaves, figs. dates,
prunes, and raisins. It does not
matter much whether the ingred-
tents be weighed or measured, as ex-
act proportioning is not essential. The
dose Is one slice large or small, ac-
cording to the requirements of the In
dividual.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
Must Keen Fit.

There's something magnetic In the
ability to do a difficult thing well.
Yet how often we let our powers get
away from US. The sweetest singer
In small town decided she wouldn't
sing for a while. Then one day q
distinguished visitor came to town
and the town wanted to do him honor.
The youLg lady was delighted when
she was asked to sing. But alas, she
was far below par when she attempt
ed to sing, and her performance was
q general disappointment. One can't
keep fit without keeping at the fitting
business.-Grit.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
For q Persistent Cough.

Some years ago H. P. Burbage, a
student at law in Greenville, S. c.,
had been troubled for long while
with a persistent cough which he
says, "greatly alarmed me, causing
me to fear that | was in the first
stage of consumption. Having seen
Chamberlain Cough Remedy adver-
tised he concluded to try it. II soon
felt a remarkable change and after
using two bottles of the small size
was permanently cured" "-(Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
RAILWAY SCHEDULE
etAZOO & MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
STEAMER VIRGlE

This swift and elegant boat makes fOOt:
rpI[S DAILY between Dona!dsonYIile ano
surnslde. connecting with passenger tram"
OK the 7. & 81. V. Railroad as follows: nm
Passcnxers goius north take boat AT '''
o'clock a. m. and ;45 p M ,n
Passengers going south tai" boat AZ ''''
o'clock a. m. and 100 .. m ;..,
Passengers taking $40 q. m boat sff''e
Mt New Orleans at 8 10 q. m.
nassensers taking 200 boat arrive a.
New Orleans OF 6 :i5 p M 3D.
-,ae9 20 take 8 30 n. train, arriving a'
DonaldsonviIis ct Z ;45 a. M
The boat connects with tram NO
tFriscoj, leaving New Orleans at $40 d. m
This train carries dining car; ;Ia
.r .at breakfast before reaching burnside
riclsta % all points sold on the boat
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01

According to the opinion Of DR.:
Rupert Blue, former surgeon general
of the United States Public Health
Service, who is now in Paris, the tide
of European immigration will be
turned to South America if this coun-
try raises barriers against immig-
rants
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
Two Milk Cows and Chickens Provid'
Living.

Il visited a farmer this week
whom I had assisted last winter in
selecting two high-grade milk COWS
after selling his scrub cows" writes
w. M. Mcbride, agent in Webster
parish. "This farmer is an old man
and his children all have left him and
gone to town. But he took those two
cws and AZ Rhode Island Red chick
ems and not only made living fo1
himself and wife but saved enough
besides to enable both to make a
visit of three weeks to relatives in
Georgia"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
Belong In the Museum.

well-appointed carriage and team
OF horses Is SO rare sight on the
streets Of New York as to excite gen.
eral comment,
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
VETERINARIAN.

nR. III. F. VULLIAMY, Veterina-
~ rian Calls answered promptly
day or night. Office at the Dexter
stables in Donaldsonville, La. Phones
1O1 and 362.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01

SEALED PROPOSALS WANTED

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
~ the office of the Highway Department
of the Board of State Engineers of Lou
isiana. 332 Maison Blanche Annex Building,
New Orleans, Louisiana, up to IL o'clock
noon. MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1921, for
constructing the following highway
Section "B," Baton Rouge-New Orleans
Highway, .95 mile, in Ascension Parish.
Information to location, character of
work, extent and class of material, terms of
payment. regulations governing manner of
submitting proposals and executing con-
tract, may, on application be obtained at
the office of the highway department.
DUNCAN BUIE,
State Highway Engineer.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01

Pellcan's Commodious Pouch.
The pelican's pouch will hold from,
three to eight pounds of fish. 1t IL
elastic and when distended to its ut
most nearly touches the ground.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01

Five negro prisoners made their
escape from the city Jail at Alexan-
dria last Sunday night by digging the
brick out of the wall and making an
opening sufficiently large for them
to crawl through. They used blank
cts as rope with which to let them
selves down to the ground from the
second story of the building
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01

The officials of New Orleans have
decided upon a stiff Jail sentence for
all undesirables as a means of check
ing the great influx of hobos which
menaces the city.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
FOR SALE.

HORNER LOT in Port Barrow, mo. ], So.
v, 12), fronting gravel road. Also Lot No
8 in same square. Price, $3.50 each,
net cash. Address G. D. BENTLEY, Care
Texas Oil Co., New Orleans, La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01

SIDNEY 4. MARCHAND, Attorney
y at Law and Notary Public. Once,
81f Railroad avenue. Phones ~ and
!61.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01

I'D J CHAUV!N. Lawyer and Notary
~ Public. Offices: 3il Railroad
avenue and at the Chief office Iele-
phones l57, 80 and "a.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
PHYSICIAN.
DENTIST.

nR. LEO }. sCHOENY, D a
Surgeon. Office in Palace Drug
store annex, Mississippi street, DON
aldsonvile. Hours, 8 a. m. to p. m.
u. S. Public health service.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
FOR SALE
Ascension and St. James Farms
.ASCENSION:

ASCENSlON:
Farm of ALPHONSE A. DELAUNE, within half mile
of Donaldsonve fronting the Mississippi river on west sid
Just below Peytavn plantation, containing 210 all
ceaf splendid residence with ten rooms large barns and
outbuldlngs, and shade ree elegant place for
truck dairy etc; T. P railroad through place.
Price, s15,5oo, one-haf cash. balance in
years at six per cent.
CRESCENT FARM of Crawford & Noel also known as
the Newman place, fronting the gravel road the south
side of Bayou Lafourche within mile of Donaldsonve
comprises 349 all cear better first
this two elegant homes several other cottages, swell
barns slo, water tower; improvements alone worth
price; finest place Louisiana for rice corn
dairy T. P railroad through place Price, S55 900,
terms of one-half cash. balance at seven per cent.
POINT HOUMAS, also known as the Cofed or Sible
plantation, fronting the Mississippi river miles
low Donadsonvlle, comprising 900 of land, all open
suitable for any crop; splendid home, several other
houses ten cabins, barns 26 mules, horses tractors
plows thresher syphons CARTS wagons rice outfit, etc.
Price, $4,000, terms of one-half cash.
ST. JAMES:
ROBERT FARM located about ~ miles below Donald
sonve west bank of Mississippi with gravel road
comprising 1856 ITO clear; homes
cabins outbuding three mules wagons outfit; place
idle 1919 and 1920. T. P. railroad through place Price,
$4,000; nethrd in cash.
Parties desiring to acquire lands in this other
glad also list for sale the farms of those desiring to SELL
GRACE REALTY COMPANY
WI PLAQUEMINE, LA. y
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

ATTORNEYS AND NOTARlES.
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The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-09-01

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The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-09-01

Advertising is not new art by any
means. Advertisements Of kind up
preaching our modern ideas were In
vogue in ancient Egypt, Greece and
Rome. These, however, were mostly
descriptions of runaway slaves, offers
Of reward for lost property, and so on
The people of PompeIl went much
further. On the eXcavuted walls Of the
buried city nave been found an
nouncements Of gladiutorinl shows,
with rough pictures of favorite gludla-
tors, etc, that must he taken us an
tcipations of the modern picture pos
ter.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-09-01

"Good; would prefer riding to
walking, myself. Where do you wish
to be taken|
"BaCk to the hotel, please"
In the semi.darkness of the cab |
felt her hand touch mine gently, IL
though half afraid
"Oh, was so frightened-so sorry
TO have brought you there. II was all
my fault. The Russian had knife"
Yes, know; caught gimmer
Of It, but he went down and out for
the count before 1t could be used.
There is nothing to worry over now"
"They did not get the money7
mo that is clear enough Some
body got the bulge on them, and they
are very properly sore. You heard
Harris swear you left with Alva."
Harris knows nothing about 1t; you
must believe me-"
81 intend to-certainly as against
Harris"
She may not have been altogether
pleased with my answer. for she said
no more until we drew up Mt the hotel
entrance. She waited while ! settled
with the chauffeur, and we crossed
the wide pavement together.
1T may be best for you not TO come in ;
one never knows"
This IS not a final parting, | hope2"
perhaps so, perhaps not. You do
not wholly trust me. Some day mean
| you shall. Goodnight"
| | felt her hand in mine, just for a
moment; then the doors opened and
closed, leaving me alone.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-09-01
FEAR GHOST OF BIG WOODS
Reported Appearance of "Stick ST.
wash" Causes Indians to Abandon
Hunting Grounds Precipitately.

The "Sdck Siwash" has returned to
haunt the trapping grounds north Of
FGSt St. James. Terror stalks the will
dernesS trails and panic grips the In
dams. If a brave hears the CraCkle
of a twig in the woods he looks about
him in fear that this ghost of the big
woods is dogging his steps. A num-
ber of Indians, it is said, have been
frightened off their trap lines.
Fort ST. james is one of the oldest
posts In British Columbia owned by
the Hudson's Bay company. 1t was
founded in 1906 by Simon Fraser, the
pioneer explorer for whom the Fraser
river was named. Several hundred
Indians live about the fort and market
their furs there.
ME ketchum fox I'm trap" said
Musk-a-no-wah, who has abandoned his
trap line on Manson creek. Me hear
little noise. Look up. See Stick 81
wash. He heap big Indian. Got war
paint on. He look mean. He say
nothing. Wave tomuhawk like he say,
You get out Me heap scared. Shake
like leaf. Me run back to camp. Tell
squaw and papoose Pack up and
get out heap quick, by golly you bet,
Stick Siwash bad medicine"
Other Indians have brought back
the same story from the Manson creek
region. The "Stick Siwash" has long
figured in the traditions of British
Columbia tribes. The name means
ghost of the big woods. "Suck" is
slang for forest and "SIwash" is a
corruption of the French word "Sau-
wage" and is applied to all the Indians
of the Pacific coast. The superstluous
natives believe the appearance of the
upparition presages misfortune to the
| tribes.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-09-01

ly been given into the possession Of
the Chilean captain; the nature of the
weapon with which he had been
killed; her remaining in New York in.
stead OF returning 60 Washington.
could not blot these things out no
matter how hard endeuvored to
reconcile them with her denials.
trusted her; | wOul0 continue to trust
her against the world, yet deep down
in my heart fingered a question un-
answered. If she was honest, square,
dCtuated by some worthy purpose why
did she still refuse to contide i'm me?
Surely | had been sufficiently tested
and she knew who | was. If she was
the sister OF C!assmate whom knew
and loved, what necessity remained
for the COncealment Of her name?
What, indeed, except shame at the
part she was PLAYING i'm this sordid
drama Of life? Some of my earlier
suspicion had been eradiCated for now
it was clearly demonstrated that It
could not have been hCt knife which
had pierced Alva's heart. Whatever
else ! might believe against her, this
evidence no longer existed, for she
still wore the dagger in her hat. Pecu-
liar as the design was, the weapon
locked in my valise, which ! had
picked up bIood-stained on the floor
Of the car, was not hers it had been
welded in its deadly work by some
other hand. But whose? Did she
knOw7 Did she even suspect the as
sassin7 Was she even now endeavOr-
ing to conceal his identity? These
questions were Inunswerable; | could
only partially drive them back by
memory of the girl herself: it was
impossible to recall her wildly to
mind and yet associate her with so
foul a crime,
was still immersed in such
thoughts, mentally struggling for her
honor, and my own justification, when
! finally attained the quiet of my room
was squarely up against a stone
wall; there was no light perceptibe
anywhere. Neither Harris nor Wal
drOn was guilty Of this crime; they
were -obliterated from further CON
siderntion These two worthless had
undoubtedly done their best, but had
been outgeneraled by some one else ;
and, whoever that other might be, he
had made clear getaway, leaving
not even a lurking suspicion behind
him. 1t was the job of a muster-thlef
Ia an expert in erime-Or else had been
accomplished through the blind luck
of some one whose very Identity
cloaked any possibility Of suspicion.
(TO BE CONTINUEDD