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Best Shoe -~t the price! alkover, $3.50 Also a full line of J. n Ms d sSIsslppl Street 'DONALDSONVILLE, LA., SATURDAY, AUGUST43, 1904 .ie f sta ttin cer at Comstock's store. Mrs. .Snm A. raud is visiting rela Sre:.at Beiek cki' The yo6} ner set e n ed a delightful Se 'Com., oek' line f- musical in strumients. '.;is tMai- Cl iran, of New Orleans. v4 l iting l'. Fr-ink ; Peyrefitte. r. T' Jos L. Webc a as a business 11pitq to \Vhitecastle Wednesday. Ar uAr mnenoti of the town coun : .ilIl1 be held Wednesday night. o ti.,qsbaal goo si, go to Com ,toe , A nue store. Ml-st Lou se Poehce is entertaining .Mi 1a 1,o he, in rNew Orleans. SE ( in.l u, f the Times, was a -itor t ,,ans yesterday. A . taw of or leading girls will con[t{.V ywhi ch is due to leq -t tOa. " i, t Louis. T-t~t I et mousic at New Or 11 . ~ a a Mlauini was the guest o sT'c. Uliakkcr, o New llope SAn-a c couiti te of the police .-.-U:$ at itn courthouse at 10 j o.dka.1 ionda, Aug '. ) "t4 ' daco, w as given last 4~1 ehorn of Mr. and Mrs C Sn Lttle Texas plantation o~ , Iry ih wh hoild a position t i n 1acific ontces at New .iisite;d his relatines heirelast fanlty medicine in thFlnsads of >2 years--Dr. Thaff Liver t 2: jjua mii fIn:ta oa Mi ss Ida Barman, of New River, spent Monday in Donaldsonville as the - {iest of her uncle, Clerk of Court Jas. S. Barman. SPIarties ha~t eating pears for sale can dispose, of them in any quantity to, the Donaldson Canning Company. C. IL Doote, of Burnside, accom panied by his charming sister, Miss Cora Boote, spent'WVednesday in Don aldsonville. Miss 4Ieloise Simi returned Mon day afternoon from a delightful visit of several days toy .iLs Alice Braud, of Burnside. M rs. W:D. D:Park returned fThu. s day morni~g from a pleasant visit of several weeks to relatives in south western Louisiana. Mrs. H. W. Lear, accompanied by her youngest son, Cecil, left Saturday evelning on a visit to Mr. Lear, who is located at Jennings. . Huy your baseball goods, fishing tackle, etc., from Comstock, near the postoffice. t A. B. Smith, the genial young pr:lp ietor of the People's Lumber Yaut.. pFid a hurried business visit to Y. Orieans on Tuesday. The Chief'h good friend W. P. c Dix,;n, of Hfope Villa, was i., town ;twice . .is week, and dropped in to say heliu o lhis friends in this office. Miss Bertha Lowenstein, who has nbeen viitiag Miss Canrie Maas for i :vr... .reeks past, ]eft Monday for ne:- .jme in Tlerreone parish. o Miss Lottie 'V-.on returned to her hotme in Ale:; .id: a Thursday morn- h ing, after a pI ,..sant visit of several r weeks to her. -Ld, Miss Elma Cary. For biliousness, headache, dyspepsia j take Dr.Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup. ti Miss Delzorah Donnaud, the pretty c little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al , Donnaud, of New Orleans, is the guest a of her relatives, the Bentleys, at Rose r Lawn. W. B. LeBourgeois, of St. James, who is a candidate for the office of a district attorney, was in town this week shaking hands with his many t friends. Alderman D. Ohlmeyer, Paul Wutke, B and Charles and Albert Maas leave p today on a trip to Chicago and St. P Louis that will extend through two C weeks. Olive Camp No. 18, Woodmen of S the World, held an interesting meet- D ing Wednesday night and initiated a candidate into the mysteries of the p order. The meeting of the parish school ti board, which was to have been held in et Superintendent McCulloh's office ft Wednesday morrinwg, failed for lack t of a quorum. As an advertising scheme Harris' Business College, Jackson, Miss., offer a few scholarships at a big cc bargain. Write them. E. McC. Connely, of Houma, passed through Donaldsonville Thursday aft ernoon en route to Laudeddale, where he will spend several weeks as the 25 guest of his uncle, Clerville Himel. at A fire in the eighth ward the night t of Friday, July 22, destroyed the empty store building recently owned and occupied by Jos. St. Amant. It is C not known how the fire originated. Moeyer. Netter returned Thursdkay evening from a month's'visit to Abita Spilings, ai.d his Iegion of friends Be will be pleased to know that he is be looking and feeling as fit as a fiddle., f M. a.s Claire Mclinerny, of New Or leans, who has been the guest of her re latives, the Keatings, returned home Sunday accompanied by Mrs. Keating, who remained in the cit until yester day. Quick Relief for sthma Sufferers. Foley's Honey and Tnr affords immediate re lief to asthma sufferers in the worst stages, and if taken in time will effect a cure. For sale by Richard & St. Martin. Ambroise Rodrigue and Miss Ida Gauthreaux, both of Port Barrow, were married at the Donaldsonville Catholic church at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Father Massardier officiating. Sammy Martinez, who for the past four years has been employed at the Donaldsonville Rice Mill, gave up his position there and left Sunday night to accept a job in one of the Crowley rice mills. Mr. and Mrs. Camille Dalferes, accompanied by Mr. Dalferes' brother and sister, Octave and Ella Dalferes, left Tuesday afternoon for the St. Louis worlu's fair, where they will spend several days. Elmo and Melville DuLe left ior New Orleans Sunday afternoon in company with Rupert Fisher, who has been their guest for some time and with whom they will spend ý week or so in the Crescent City. "I had diabetes in its worst form," writes Marion Lee of Dunreath, Ind. "I tried eighlt physiciainr without relief. Only three bottles of Fo .s Kidney Cure made nue a well man." Fon by Richard & St. Martin. The Chief is pleased to learn tuat Sheriff S. H. St. Martin, wht has been undergo:ug treatment at the. New Orleans Sanitarium for several weeks past, returned home Thursday night greatly benefited in health. Parish Superintendent R. McCullob announces that the next regular:ex amiinations for teachers who desire to take out school certificates will be held at Ascensiotn Academy on Thurs day and Friday, Aug. 25 and 26. Ernest Ganel's Rex baseball team journeyed' down to St. James last Sunday and took the country boys into camp -to the tune of 4 to 1. The game was played at LeBlance Park, and was witnessed by a large crowd. Excursion Rates to the World's Fair. The Texas an@acifitcRailway will sell pecial excursion tickets to St. Louis Aug. 2, 9, 13, 16, 23 and 30, for $12.60 for the round trip. For further information call on local ticket agent. S. IPrejean, the well-known Assump tion sugar planter, together with his son and daughter, George and Rose Prejean, left Wednesday on a trip that has for its objective points St. Louis and Niagara Falls. Jacob Blum, the capable manager of the big Lemann store, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Adele Blum, returned Wednesday evening from a pleasant visit of half a month to several northern 'and" western cities, including S.. Louis. A free bottle of Dr. Thadchr's Liver and Blood Syrp will iy reader of this paper who -write to the Thacher ~fc~i - 4cms.' T. S. iandry, an ex-Ascensionite who is now filling a managerial po t sition on a large Iberville plantation, was a visitor to Donaldsonville last Sunday, and it goes without sayinp that his many friends were delighted to see him. A. W. Norman, of Smithfield plan. tation, West Baton Rouge pari§h, stopped over at Donaldsonville lt night while en route home from New Orleans in prder to visit his brother, J. A. Norman, the well-known man ager of McManorplantation. A copy of the Colorado Springs Gazette of Aug. 8 has re'ched us with the compliments of J. L. Melancon, a former Donaldsonville boy who lo cated in Lake Charles several years ago. "Lullus" is at present enjoying his vication in the glorious west. David Clinton Thomas, aged 4 years, 7 months and 11 days, the baby son of Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas, died at 11:30 o'clock a. m. Thursday and was buried in the Protestant cemetery at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the fu neral being conducted from the resi dence of the parents in Houmas street. Cholera Infantusm. This disease has lost its terrors since Cham berlain's colic, Cholera and Diarrhboa Remedy came into general use. The uniform success which attends the use of this remedy in all cases of bowel complaints in children has made it a favorite wherever its value has become known. For sale by 5 Ray Drug Store. Rev.,Father Harding, assistant pas tor of the local Catholic church, will leave next Wednesday for New Or leans, from whence he will proceed by steamship on a visit to New York and one or two other of the larger cities of the north and east. The Chief wishes him a pleasant voyage and a safe return. The Chief has received a unique postal card from V. B. Richard, of Jennings, who is in St. Louis enjoying the sigh's of the world's fair. The card is made of two thin strips of wood pasted together, on one side of which is a printed message containing a number of puns on the names of va rious trees. PL. N. Sims returned Sunday from an enjoyable visit of several weeks to the island of Cuba, and the trip seems to have done him a world of good.. Elsewhere in today's Chief will be found clippings from a couple of Havana newspapers mentioning a visit paid by Mr. Sims to Senor Estrada Palma, the capable president of the Cuban republic. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bordelon left Sundaymorning for Colorado springs, Denver and Manitou, where they will spend a couple of weeks and then proceed to Niagara Falls and Canada for a lengthy. visit. On the way home they will stop off at St. Louis to enjoy the sights 'of the great world's fair. They -xpect to be away about two months. Puts an End to it All. A grievous wail ofttimes comes as a result of unbearable pain from over taxed organs. Dizziness, backache, liver complaint and constipition. But thanks to Dr. King's New Life Pills they put an end to it all. They are gentle but thorough, Try them. Only 25c. Guaranteed by J. J. Leche and W. J. Rhodes. Bargains in Blankets at Cheap Tony's. The chance of your life to save from 25 to 40 per cent by buying blankets and quilts ,now-and here. Blankets worth $1.25 for 70c., blankets worth $3 for $2, blankets worth $7.50 for $5. Quilts worth $1 at 70c., quilts worth $5 at $3.50, and so 'on down the line. Call early as they won't last long ^t these prices. . COL. A. D. VEGA. The demonstration of V. & J. A. Berthelot's cane loader, which had to be called off last Saturday on account of the foundry's inability to have the machine ready, will be held today between the hours of 9 a. m. and 5 o'clock p. m. The Messrs. Berthelot are expecting a large attendance of planters, and are confident that the demonstration will prove a success. Brother Theodore, who was princi pal of St. Joseph's Commercial Insti tute a number of years ago and who is at present in charge of a school in Natchez, Miss., arrived here Wednes day on a visit to the Brothers of the Sacred Heart and will remain for sev eral days. Brother Theodore has many good friends in this community who will be delighted to see him again. The democratic parish committee will meet at the courthouse at noon tomorrow to elect a member of the circuit judiciary committee, pursuant to the instructions issued by the state central committee. The circuit com mittee has been called to meet in Donaldsonville Tuesday for the pur pose of determining a t hat time and in wha2 manner nominations for judges in this circuit shall be made. "TEETHINA" always soothes and then It also cures the baby when All else has failed; and 'tis true It often saves a life for you. "TEETHINA" cures cholera-infantum, over comes and counteracts the ellects of the sum mor's beat. Aids digestion, regulates the bowels, and costs 15 cents at druggists. Louis Messfia, a Donaldsonville carpenter who suffered a fracture of the knee-cap while working at New Roads ,ome time ago, and ,'ho re turned home recently for treatment, was taken to the Charity Hospital in. New Orleans yesterday morning on the advice o: his attending physician, Dr. J. D. Hanson. Mr. Messina was accompanies( to the city by Louis Wild. Local Weather Observer Park n forms us that the channel of Bayou Lafourche on the river side of the dart has become iompletely filled with sand, and that there 's now not a drop of water between the dam and the river. The closing of the channel by .the formation of a sand batture was predicted by tLe engineers who constructed the dal. Tha tver is falling rapidly. The first bale of cotton harvested in Ascension parish for the current sea son was brought to town Mondai from the Germania plantation of George B. Reuss. It was ginned on Thursday at the Lemann Company's new gin on the river just below Donaldsonville, and 'as the first bale ever handled by this concern. The cotton was shipped to H. Abraham & Co., of New Orleans, and will be sold for th' benefit of the building fund of Touro Infirmary. In accordance with th' ordinance adopted by the police jury at its meet ing of July 13, an election will be held in the seventh and eighth wards of .the parish of Ascension on Saturday, Aug. 20, for the purpose of deciding eiti .r for or against the enactment of ordinances providing for t'he construc tion and maintenance of barbed wire fences and authorizing the roaming at large of hogs, sheep, goats and geese in the wards named. This question has been a vexing one for some time past, and its final solution will be welcomed by everybody con cerned. Foley's Honey and Tar for chllden,safe,s. r No opiate*, ite DISTRICT COURT. aSt First Week of the August Criminal Term. ng Partial Report of the Grand Jury. .ed Becord of the Business Transacted. n- The August criminal term of district court convened at th courthouse at 10 ew o'clock Monday morning, with Judge or, Paul Lecthe occupying the bench, Clerk n- Jas. S. Barman at his post, and a full attendance of other office. and mem gs bers of the bar. The imp .neling of a Lth grand jury was proceeded with, and resulted as follows: Chas. A. Maurin, rs J. Ernest Landr: , E. A. Lawless, P. ng P. Painter, Paul 3ouchereau, A. U. Babin, L. M. 't. Martin, Bel Ricker, I.. N. Slator, John P. Forcha, D. D3. of Dalferes, and J. A. Norman. Judge at Leche na-ued Mr. MaurAn to act as foreman of the jury and delivered the -. usual charge to that body, which re 3i- tired to begin its deliberations. After it. Monday sessions of the court were held twice daily-with the exception of yesterday, when only a morning sa session was held- at 10 o'clock a. m. de and 4 p. m., the grand jury submitting e a partial report at each afternoon ses sion. The record of business tran sacted by tie jury and the court up to i r the time of the close of yesterday's y session is contained in the following 5 id summary: f True bills--Paul Jones, shooting e with intent to kill; Steve Carpenter, killing hog owned by a: neighbor; t e ike Sagona and Gracia Sagona, o Df assault aid battery; James Boyd, g alias Jam .s Boy, carrying concealed I iC weapon; Mose Washington, wilfully f shooting at; Felix London, shooting ( ig with intent to kill; Harry Jones, shoot - ing at with intent to murder; John v Sizes, lying in wait with intent to mur n der; James Hall, carrying concealed C o weapon; Louis Blum, embezzlement; e s Sarah Nash Wilson, carrying con- v le cealed weapon; Charles Kling and f Armstrong Childress, robbery; Jack 1 it Stark, discharging firearms on a pub- a I lic road; Mamie McLean, 'grand lar- a ceny; Lucas Braxton, carrying con ft cealed weapon; Lucy Watson, carry- n ing concealer weapon; W. E. Brown, 11 malicious mischief; Camille Collins, d n assault and battery; John Quezerque, a stabbing and cutting with intent to o murder; Oscar Vidal, assault and bat 's tery; Joseph Foster, murder; Julien it Thomassie, murder. Not. a true bill-Israel Joseph, in flicting wound less than mayhem; 'f William Batts, shooting at with intent d to murd. Lucas Braxton, assault with a da erous weapon; Fdlix Lon don, wilfully shooting at; Josephine Williams, assault with a dangerous weapon; Simon Dorsey, assault and battery; Clerville Monday, assault s and battery; Benjamin Shines, shoot- b h ing with intent to kill; Jack Stark, h wilfully shooting at; I. Anselino, as sault and battery; Lucy Watson, in t flicting wound less than mayhem; Ed ward D. Smith, murder. Affidav..ss dismissqd by tbhe district attorney-Annie Robinson, Caroline t Sims and Shephard Sims, disturbing it the peace; Joseph Ourso, slander; S&George Foster, assault; Vanderbilt Joseph and Jim Lewis, maiming; Hen' West, slander. IFUMINAL MATTERS. M. 1~-Feinman, criminal assault; bond ordered forfeited. Felix London, carrying concealed weapon; 1or 30 days. Nor~ se, information filed by the district attorney for breaking and entering in the night-time; pleaded guilty and remanded for senteL e. Edward Lewis, carrying concealed weapon; $10 or 30 days. to James Boyd, alias James Boy; car- be rying concealed weap'n; $10 or 30 ch Sdays. SLucas Lraxton, carrying concealed an weapons; $10or 30 days. Oscar Vidal, assault and battery, M 1 ~ qr.0days. CIVIL'MATTERS. SMoore vs. J. L. Bradford, ti. filed to make the administra 1x. of the Moore succession a party to the suit. Widow Jean Cavalier vs. Talbot Brown, motion to dissolve the injunc tion and exception of no cause of ac tion filed. J. R. Fridge vs. John Rhoner, de fault entered. Wolfson Bros. vs. R. Singer, de fault entered. FIXED FOR TRIAL. The iollowing persons were ar raigned, pleaded not guilty, and the cases fixed for trial, viz: Monday, Aug. 15-Paul Jones, shoot ing with intent to kill; Mose Wiash ington, wilfully shooting at. Tuesday, Aug. 16--Harry Jones, as sault with a dangerous weapon; Willie Young, information filed by the dis trict attorney for breakin- and enter -4ng in the night-time; Mamie McLear, grand larceny; John Quezerque, stab bing and cutting with-intent to mur dler. Wednesday, Aug. 17-Louis Blum, embezzlement. Thursday, Aug. 18-Julien Thom assie, murder. Monday, Aug. 22-Camille Collins, assault and battery; Lucy Watson, -carrying concealed weapon; Sarah Nash Wilson, carrying concealed weapon; Jack Stark, discharging fire arms on a public road. Court will convene at 10 o'clock this morning, at which time the grand jury will make its final report. Under New Management. The Picayune saw mill, situated on the river about a quarter of amile be low Donaldsonville, formerly the property of A. Esneault & Sons, be gan operations Monday morning un der the management of the Esneault Lumber Company, Limited, a concern recently organized here with a capital of $50,000. A raft containing over 1,000,000 feet of choice Louisiana red cypress and long-leaf yellow pine timber arrived at the mill several days ago and will be converted into lumber without loss of time. It is probable that in the near future a number of improvements will I40 made at the mill. Cures a Coldtinonemay, 2 Days A Delightful Euchre. A delightful euchre was given by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Hanson at their residence on Scattery plantation Mon day evening in honor of Miss Carrie Percy. The lady's first prize, a hand painted Dresden china plate, was won by Miss Lise Hewitt, while the booby, a darning egg, fell to Miss Natalie DeRussey. N. Ambrose secured the gentleman's first, a Morocco leather bill-book, and J. H. Preston the booby, an ash tray. After the awarding of the prizes, dancing was begun and continued to a late tour. Delicious refreshments were served throughout the evening and those present enjoyed themselves to the utmost. Those in attendance were: Misses Cora and Natalie DeRussey, Lise Hewitt, Eva Greenwood, L. Ambrose and C. Jones; Me.srs. C. R. Gaines, Geo. DeRussey, C C. Chamberlain, W. W. Barron, J. M. Muidie, E. L. Hutchens and J. H. Preston; Mr. and Mrs. N. Am brose. Suicide Prevented. The startling announcement that a preventive of suicide had been discovered will interest many. A run down system, or despondency, invariably precede suicide and something has been found that will prevent that condition which it akes suicide likely. At the first thought of self destraction take Electric Bitters. It be ing a great tonic and nervine will strenghten the nerves and build up the system. It's also a great stomach, liver and kidney regulator. Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed byJ. J. Leche and W, J. Rhodes, druggists. fHohen Solms Notes. Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Duhon enter tained a few friends and relatives at dinner last Sunday. Misses Edna White and Isabel La mal are the guests of the Misses Reuss. Guy Cage was the guest of friends at Germania this week. H. G. Von Horries was a business visitor to Donaldsonville Monday. James P. and Leon Fortier and Clarence Goette were most pleasantly entertained at Germania during the week. Mesdames E. and T. A. Gauthreaux, Misses A. Gauthreaux and Bee Lux, and Henry Lux wese the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. Duhon last Sunday. Miss Emelie Bergeron is visiting her niece, Mrs. Duhon. George Harrison visited Whitecastle during the week. Foley's Kidney Cure. Will cure Bright's disease. Will cure diabetes. Will cure stone in bladder. Will cure kidney and bladder diseases. For sale by Richard & St. Martin. INSIDE INFORMATION A Few Facts That Are of Interest to Everybody. A politician has inside information about a deal before he goes into it. A business man looks into a proposition before tackling it. An engineer would not think of buying a piece of ma chinery without knowing all about it., The same rule should apply to. a watch. No one should purchase a watch without having inside informa tion. The case may be all right, but it's the works that really count. Come o our store and we'll show you the best works made. We can gixe you a cheap or expensive case and 11iguar antee the works. F. L. TREPAGNIER &, BRO. Sississippi St., Donaldsonville, La. A Delightful I Drive,... when you drive one of our teams. You'll think so, too, Our horses go. They look well, too. Our traps, buggies and surreys are new and look swell. Just as nice as any private turnout. Get a team from us next time you go out. You won't be ashamed of it--or sorry either. 0ODRIOUEZ & TRUXILLO L Proprietors Chamberlain--Hunt Academy Port Gibson. Mississippi 1AGNIFICENT new brick buildings, the I most complete in the south for a Boys' Boarding Schoo . Ninety rooms. Steam bheat. Electric light. Sanitary plumbing. Campus of fifty acres. Healthful location in the "hill country." Superior discipline. Home influence. Thorough instruction. Military training if de sired. Number limited. Certificate admits to universities. For catalog, address, W. C. GVTHRRIE, Principal. RAPHAEL SINGER SPECIAL AGENT NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY P. O. Box 63 Donaldsonville, La. For Sale. TWO SECOND-HAND RICE TIlRESHERS. Apply at the DONALDSONVILLE RICE MILL, Donaldsonville, La. OR SALE CHEAP. A Fine Jersey Bull. F Address,R. L. WILDERSON, St. Patick Postoilce, La. Grand Entertainrmert PHOENIX OPERA HOUSE Sunday Night, August 28, '04 BY LOCAL TALENT For Benefit of St. Joseph's Commercial Institute's Building Fund DPAMATIC reecr ions Roaring Er-glish Farce, Brilliant French Comedy, Gay peratic S iece9 . i B"is.caPl 2 arette Selections. Refreshments w;ll be .s3d in Lous na Square "oan 3 o cocr p. rm. until s " ,h' pnrjormance. Javert yror nicl:eus and dimes and the rest f') ice 'ream, cases. canm,y. 'e nona..e, ounch and ci'ara, which wil be ,or sale at current prices. Ha;p at least once those woo nave worked in your m dat for nlgh twenty years. P OPULAR PRICES. Night performance--15, 25 and 85 cents. T'ikets L i)JtJ ._. on. sal a.t ~omstock's, Matineeat3p. m.-15 and 25 cents. Tick'eta for matinee sold at opera house only. Come and help a worthy object. N. B.-You'll get all this ad says. i WILL OPEN AUG. 15 THE PEOPLE'S LUMBER YARD A. B. SMITH, PROPRIETOR WITH A COMPLETE STOCK OF LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS LUMBER 4g RAILROAD AVENUE, ONE BLOCK FROM PASSENGER DEPOT DONALDSONVILLE I , I 11 CA Builders Attention! CLEARANCE SALE 10,000 P'ods Cut .Nai." 2c per lb. An Opportunity for Housekeepers Owing to the necessity of putting a a new roof on the Famous Blue Store all Furniture, Refrigerators, Water Coolers, Ice Cream Freezers, Etc., will be sold at ACTUAL COST CHAS. MAURIN MISSISSIPPI STREET Louisiana Female College Keatchie, Louisiana HOME SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG LADIES Superior Advantages at Moderate Cost. Music Department Unexcelled. An Entire Equip ment of New, High-grade Pianos, Next Session Opens September 20, 1904, For Catalogue and Other Information, Addrees (O. W. THI(IIPEN, President St. Joseph's Commerclal Institute iOnegrasaldiconiyxe - Lka, j RESUMES STUDIES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1c04 A well-graded school, conducted by Brothers of the Sacred Heart, a body of men who make teaching a life profession. The course of teaching is systematic and tbo ogh,em bracing every branch of a commercial and useful education, ineluding Shorthand and Typewriting. Special attention is paidtoEnglishArithmet~t, Bookkeeping, Penmanship, fElontion and Moral Training. Home work for pupile, occupying from one to two hour, in pror rtion to grade, is strictly enforced. Allot pupils written work Is caretflly gone over by the teacher after class hours. Weekly reports are sent to parents. The hours of school are from 8:30 a. m, to 2:15 p, m. For further particulars ppl to or address the PRINCPfAL, Donaldsoutvlf, a1 I Do You Know That we are still selling the BEST and FRESHEST Groceries at prices that are as LOW, if not LOWER, than the same goods are being sold at by our Competitors? If not, why not? Babin & Gentil Telephone III FURNISHED ROOMS ..WITH OR WITHOUT BOARD.. No. 526 Bourbon Street, Opposite French Opera House, NEW ORLEANS, LA. E IXELLENT Accommodations at Reason:ý ble Rates.. E. L&RRE. Formerly of Aesumption Parish and Thibodaux For Sale. -(NE 12-inch Heal & Sisco pump and onel2 u nch siphon. 103 feet long, For further in fotmation apply to The Chief. The Sweetest Flower That Blooms Is not sweeter than THELMA, the new per fume. Adelightfulodor, delicate, yet permanent, THELMA is becoming the favorite among peo ple of refinement every where. :: :: :: Call and test it at our store. We are glad to show it because itmakes friends for itself and us. Palace Drug Store P. L. TREPAONIE PrIprfeter CHAS. OSCItWALD, Mager Homestead Notice. LA.ao (}ess. New Orleans, La., Aug , 1904. NOTICE is he_ by given that the following named settler has fled notice of his inten tion to make fnal proof insapport of his claim, and that said proof will be made before James S. Barman, clerk of court, at Donaldsonvtlle. La., on Sept. S, 1904, via : AraiWi J. C ax of St. Amant, La., for thee andu w of a isamc12, tp 9,, r .3 a.e sadeofriver. names the following witnaease to prove his continuoua realdence uaon and cuititlon of saMid land, viz: William A. iblayM, of Port Vincent; La..; Louis. , ELibnlt iaU rdD. Libyn, Hiram H. Stephena, of St . a. W L. tCO N Jatmister.