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The Donaldsonville Chief Ufficial Journal of Donaldsonville. L. E. BENTLEY, Editor and Proprieto SD1). BENTLEY, - Managing Editor JISS ELLA BENTLEY, AsSOCIATE EDIToR A., G. WHIDDEN, Business Manager ;rThe Chief is entered at the Donaldson ville, La., pottoffice for transmission through the mails at second-class rates, and is received by subscribers POSTAGE( FREE. W;"rAll kinds of JOB PRINTING executed at The Chief office promptly. cheaply and in the best style. Telephone No. 84 SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1905 Loulsiana Press Association. 4;:a11 for the Tiwenty-Sixtih Annual Session at Thibodaul, M1ay 24, 25 and 26. 1905. NEw OGr.EAas, LA., April 12, 1905. To TilE PaRES OF LotI'tANA : The Louisiana Press Association is hereby called to meet in twenty-sixth annual session at Thibodaux, La.., on Wilnesday, Thursday and Friday, May 24, 25 anrd ,, 1905. All members of the organization, together with all other per sons eligib;z for admission who have not yet be come members, are cordially invited to attend and take part in the consideration and discus sijon of matters affecting the welfare of the press. An attractive literary program will be pre pared and the hospitable people of Thibodaux and Lafourche parish have arrangements al ready in progress for giving the representatives iof the State press a royal welcome and making their visit to the lovely and fertile Lafourche valley thoroughly enjoyable. An excursion to Havana on the Southern Pacific steamship leaving New Orleans May 27 will be provided for, offering the members of de Association the opportunity they long have sought to make an ocean voyage and visit the island of Cuba. Editors, associate editors, business managers end proprietors of newspapers are eligible for ,Active membership in the Louisiana Press As Cciation: and an application for admission trwarded to the secretary, accompanied by the annual fee of $2. will entitle the applicant tothe privileges and advantages of membership until the meeting of the Association, Members in arrears for dues should remit at once to L. E. Ientley. secretary, P. O. Box 441, New Orleans. Information as to transportation, hotel accom modations, cost of the Havana excursion, etc., will be furnished by the secretary. Fraternally, W. C. DAVIS. L. A BIETLEY, President. Secretary. The Chief cherishes the wish that the Easter rabbit will bring to each and every one of its readers and its con freres of the press an egg filled with the sunshine of happiness and pros perity, and one that depicts a clean past, a delightful present and a rose ate future Be progressive. Vote for the bond iss ue. A $50,000 schoolhouse isn't a whit too good for Donaldsonville. Let us have it, by all means. Jennings voted a school-bond issue last Tuesday. Nearly every town of any .importance in Louisiana has au thorized the issuance of bonds for mu nicipal improvements. It is high time for Donaldsonville to do likewise. Not only the Office Boy, but all the rest of us as well, wish to know if the property holding ladies of Donaldson ville are going to accept the invitation to appear at the polls in person and cast their ballots for the bond ordi nance? Donaldsonville property holders and business men can make no better in vestment than will result from the ex penditure of $56,000 in building a fine schoolhouse and improving the streets, waterworks and electric light plant of the town. New Orleans, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Alexandria and all the other live cities and towns of Louisiana have vote& bond issues to raise money for public improvements. Shall Don aldsonville hang back and refuse to profit by their exampled The Chief would take pleasure in an nouncing that the Donaldsonville polls were graced by the presence of ladies, who vied with the men of the town in supporting the proposition to raise funds for works of municipal improve ment by voting a bond issue. President Roosevelt got a shot at a cinnamon bear in Colorado the other day and laid bruin low with a bullet that plowed through the shoulder and struck a vital spot. Snowstorms have impeded the movements of the hunting party considerably, but the president is never happier than when "roughing it," and is reported to be having "the time of his life." Shreveport has voted taxes on top of taxes and issued bonds on top of bonds to accomplish works of munic ipal improvement, build schoolhouses, bring railway lines to the city and promote manufacturing enterprises. The result of this policy has been a remarkable degree of rapid and sub stantial growth in population and ma terial values that gives Shreveport a prominent place among the thriftiest and busiest cities of her class in this country. It is apprehended that the so-called Christian inhabitants of Kishineff and other towns in southern Russia are contemplating a general massacre of their Jewish neighbors by way of cele brating Easter. And these are the kind of Christians to whom the Cau casian nations are supposed to be looking for protection from the "yel low peril" of Japanese domination! As between such Christianity and the alleged heathenism of the brave, just, progressive and humane Japs, count us among the heathens every time. Letter to N. B. LeBlanc. Dear Sir-Thomas J. Bannon, drug gist, Westerley, I. 1., says: Westerley painters expect a gallon of paint to cover 19 sets of blinds: I)evoe covers 25; there is 1 no such thing as rubbing this out. (The usual reckoning is for a gallon to cover 16. We suspect the Westerlev s people don't wear their paint till it gets very shabby.) Devoe covers more; of course, we know that; we know why, too; it's all i paint and full-measure. Yours truly, 21 F. W. DEVOE & CO., New York. I Beat Cough Medicine for Children. Whbe you buy a cough medicine for small children yau want one in which you can place ? implicit confidence. You want one that not t only relieves but cures. You want one that: is unquestionably harmless. You want one that c i pleasant to take. Chamberlain's Cough it Remedy meets all of these conditions. There is c nothing so god for the coughs and colds inci- o dorto e idhood. For sale at X-Ray Drug i LouisIana Press Association. As officially announced in The Chief last Saturday, the Louisiana Press Association is to hold its twenty-sixth annual session at Thibodaux on Wed nesday, Thursday and Friday, May 24, 25 and 26, and the prospects for a large attend ance of the membership are unusually promising. Not only are the old members-the "stand-bys" of the organization-exhibiting the custom ary interest in the meeting, but a num ber of the newspaper men and women of the state who have not heretofore af filiated with the association are send ing in applications or making inquiries of the secretary indicative of an inten tion to join the ranks at Thibodaux. The people of the enterprising little bayou city and of the parish of La fourche are preparing to give the rep resentatives of the press a hearty re ception and a royal good time, and that full success will attend these ef forts there can be no doubt. The pro gram of entertainment as already out lined comprises a cold lunch and stag smoker for the, gentlemen at the Aca dian Club, and a reception for the ladies at the Y. M. B. A. Hall, Wed nesday at 4 o'clock; an open-air band concert at 7:30, followed by a lawn party; a carriage ride through Thibo daux and vicinity Thursday afternoon, a musicale at the Opera House at 7:30 p. m., and a banquet at night. The literary program will be exceptionally interesting also, and the expense of at tending the meeting will be trifling, in asmuch as the railway lines will extend the usual courtesies in the matter of transportation and the local entertain ment committee is perfecting arrange ments to have all the money of the newspaper people classed as counter feit and non-current during their so journ in Thibodaux. The excursion to Havana which is to follow the meeting of the associa tion promises to be an exceedingly at tractive and enjoyable trip, and mem bers who desire to make it should advise the secretary to that effect as soon as practicable in order to insure the reservation of accommodations on the steamship, which is of limited ca pacity. The plan is for the excursion party to leave Thibodaux Friday after noon in charge of a representative of the Southern Pacific Company-in all probability General Agent J. M. Lee, Jr., a prime favorite with Louisiana newspaper folk--ho will stay with them and take care of them until they are back in New Orleans after "plow ing the raging main" and "doing" the Cuban capital. Secretary Bentley is sending out a circular letter to the members of the association, and to non-members eli gible for admission who may express a desire to receive it, giving explicit di rections as to the manner of securing transportation, arrangements for the sojourn at Thibodaux, cost of the Havana excursion, etc., and it is quite likely that the extremely liberal in ducements therein set forth will have the effect of making next month's meeting of the Louisiana Press As sociation a record-breaker in point of attend ance. For Over Sixty Years MRS. WINSLow's SoorTHNG StaRU has been used for over 60 years by millions of mothers for their children while teething with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens thegums, allays all vain; cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhuea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Sold by druggists In every part of the world- Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup," and take no other kind. Broussard Against Blanchard. If common report is true, Gov. Blanchard stuck his fingers in the mu nicipal contest at New iberia and got them burnt. The pottest town election in twenty-five years was held there last Tuesday, and the anti-adminis tration ticket headed by G. Clifford Laughlin for mayor was elected by a majority of 31 in a total vote of 569. The sheriff of the parish, who is re garded as the "local lieutenant gov ernor," led the fight for the defeated Dupuy ticket, while Congressman R. F. Broussard, between whom and Gov. Blanchard little love is lost, took an active part in behalf of the oppositi and proved a prime factor in its suc cess. Broussard supported J astremski in the Democratic primary that pre ceded last year's state election, and can't be counted on to favor the re turn of Newton Cloakroom Blanchard to the United States senate, hence the reported desire of the administration to have the too independent congress man discredited in his own town. The plan miscarried, however, and it may be expected that Blanchard stock will henceforth be at a lower ebb than ever in the Attakapas region. Jules Godchaux for -National Committeeman. Despatches from Washington indi cate the probability that Chairman Cortelyou will appoint Jules God chaux, of Lafourche parish, as mem ber of the Republican committee for Louisiana. The selection would be an excellent one, and we trust it may be made. Mr. Godchaux is a young man of fine abilities and high charac ter, and an active, earnest Repub lican, whose efforts as a national com mitteeman would undoubtedly be de voted to the work of building up a harmonious and virile party organi zation. There ought to be no factional opposition to such an appointment, and thete won't be from Republicans who have at heart the good of their party rather than the grinding of a private axe. Latest advices from the far east are to the effect that Togo's fleet has been ordered to give battle to Rojestven sky's flotilla forthwith, and it is likely that the great struggle for mastery of the sea will begin tomorrow. Com paratively little activity is being man ifested by the land forces in Manchuria, sofar as known totheoutside world, but it may be taken for granted that the wily Japanese are not idling their time away, but have another rod in pickle for their antagonists. Unless Togo's anticipated naval triumph puts an end to 1 hostilities, it will soon be in order I for Gen. Linevitch to "continue the I march" towards Harbin in double- 1 quick time. "I have been subject to sciatic rheumatism for years." says E. H. Waldron. af Wilton Junc ti M n, Iowa. "My joints were stiff and gave me much pain and discomfort. My joints would crack when I straightenedlup. I used Chamber lain's PWin Balm and have been thoroughly cured. Have ,uAt had a pain or ache from the old trouble for many monthso. It is certainly a st wonderful imiment." For sale at X-Ray Drugstore. Notes from St. Joseph's Institute. During the past week the students of the first grade in the superior course have undergone the second examina tion preparatory to admission to the graduating class of 1906. This year's class counts seven prospective grad uates, the final examination for whom will begin in June. The Brothers desire to call the atten tion of parents and guardians to the fact that daily attendance during the warm months will be exacted of all students who wish to be promoted at the next session. The results of this month's review will be forwarded to parents during the Easter holidays, which be gan Wednesday afternoon and will continue until Tuesday, April 25. Parents may rest assured that this year's commfencement exercises will in no wise interfere with school work. All rehearsals will be conducted after school hours, and every student who is to participate in the exercises has been told that no portion of his school duties will be sacrificed. At com mencement this year the class of 1906 will present Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice." A holiday was given Monday, April 10, to celebrate the reaching of the 175 mark in enrollment. At present the attendance is 178. During the past month Brother George, director of the school, lec tured on "Christian Education, a Na tional Necessity," "The Self-sustain ing. Patriotic and Cultured Citizen," ard "'The Significance of Easter Time to the Catholic Mind." The last quarter of the session of 1904-05 has been begun, and it is to be hoped that the present relations which have existed between the student body and their preceptors for the past eighteen months will be continued to the close of the session, which so far has proved the most successful in the history of the school. The following students obtained the required per cent in the April exami nations and are entitled to have their names on the roll of honor: Graduaitng class-Nick LeBlanc, Frane LeBlanc, William Cox, George Pons, Sam Rodriguez, Louis Dehon, George Fortier. Superior course-Norbert Triche, Louis LeBlanc, Robert Ambrose, Rob ert Higgason, Leon Fortier, George Gullatta, Jos. Boudreaux, Carl Beatty, Lee Keating, Clarence LeBlanc, Albert Pons, Leslie Israel, W. Landry, Ed. Dupre, Henry Montecino. Grammar course-Karl Leche, Jos. Keating, Fallon Terrio, Louis Clifton, O. Daigle, Veimar Gaudin, Jos. Le Blanc, Charles Crochet, Paul Landry, Fulgence Crochet, John Richard, W. Guillot, Lawrence LeBlanec, Morton Henderson, Oscar Cire, C. Fernandez, Gilbert Cire, Chas. Melancon, Walter Beatty, Leonce Trepagnier, Wm. Cox, William Blumenthal, George Babin. Primary course-W. Bradford, A. Tearney, Patrick Tearney, D. Beatty, N. Comeaux, L. Cire, Felix Fortier, A. Higgason, A. LeBlanc, C. Fernan dez, R. Codifer, Norris Falcon, Max. Constantin, M. Bradford, George Rodriguez, S. Erato, Edgar Fortier, Michael Wild, Ivan Dehon, Ward Poche, Norman Parker, William Fal con, Rodolph Braud. Primary course, second grade-Elmo Landry, Oneil Landry, Alvin Landry, James Landry, Prosper Deiatte, Car mel Graci, Jorda Cire, Wallie Hig gason, Theophile Duhon, Ray Duhon, Octave Brou, Leo Gaudin, Bernard Daigle, Richard Stakelum, Jos. He bert, Leonard Gaudin, Numa Gaudin, Adolphe Landry, John Hebert. Preparatory course-Israel Mollere, Amedee Ramirez, Carroll Landry, Da mien Falcon, Albert Babin, George Braud, Armant Constantin, Adam Le Blanc, Angelos Graci, Chas. Esneault, Henry Daigle, Dewey Rodeillat, Har vey Truxillo, Alton Poche, Edward Guillot, Lee Fortier, Wallace Landry. Death of Theophile Thibodaux. Theophile Thibodaux, a native of the parish of Lafourche and a promi nent resident of Thibodaux, died at his home in that town last Saturday and was buried in the Catholic ceme tery the following day. Mr. Thibo daux was 73 years of age and had been in poor health for several months, never having recovered from the shock inflicted by the death of his devoted wife, which occurred some months ago. He served as sheriff of Lafourche par ish from 1882 to 1886, and filled other positions of trust and responsibility with marked ability and credit. At the time of his death he was serving as a deputy under Sheriff Beary and was regarded as one of that official's most zealous and capable aides. Mr. Thibodaux is survived by several chil dren, among them being Dr. Paul T. Thibodaux, of Donaldsonville, to whom The Chief begs leave to tender assurances of sincere sympathy. Good Roads Conventions. The Chief has been invited to send a representative to the good roads conventions at Baton Rouge on the 27th, 28th and 29th insts., and it is not necessary to say that we shall make every effort to avail ourselves of the opportunity to be present at these important gatherings and par ticipate in the interesting proceedings. The state convention of the Louisiana Good Roads Association will be held Thursday, the 27th, and is to be fol lowed by the southern inter-state con vention of the National Good Roads Association, which will convene on the 28th and 29th. The importance of these two meetings and the impetus they will give to the good roads movement, not only in Louisiana, but throughout the entire south as well, can hardly be overestimated, and it is to be hoped they w|il result in as unbounded a. success as the energy and progressiveness of their promoters deserve they should. The family medicine in thousands of homes for 52 years--)r. Thacher's Liver and Blood Symap Meeting of Fred. N. Ogden Camp, U. C. V. A meeting of Fred. N. Ogden Camp No. 247, U. C. V., was held Saturday, April 15, in the hall of Locust Camp No. 52, W. O. W., at Gonzales. There were present Dr. P. T. St. Amant, W. P. Dixon, J. A. Gonzales, Jos. Le Blanc, Sylvanie Gautreau, Edward Maurin, James Singletary, J. M. Lusk, Allen W. Martin, Augustave Ville neuve, A. J., Bruce, Isidore Hebert, Theodule Henry, A. M. Guedry, Thos. H. Dyer, Adolph Blouin and Richard Gautreau. W. P. Dixon, of Hope Villa, was appointed adjutant of the camp to fill an existing vacancy. The following resolutions, drafted by a committee composed of W. P. Dixon, A. M. Guedry and J. M. Lusk, were submitted to the meeting and unani mously adopted: Whereas, we recognize with unbounded delight the benevolent action of Congress man Lamb. of Virginia, the United States sen ate and house of representatives, and President Theodore Roosevelt. in returning to the southern states the Confederate battle flags captured by federal troops during the civil war: and Whereas, we note with pardonable pride that Major General A. B. Booth, commanding the Louisiana Division, U. C. V., has appointed as majors on his staff Major S. A. Poche. Capt. E. E. Lanve and Adjutant Wm. Murphy, the com mandant, first lieutenant and adjutant, re spectively, of our brother camp No. 38, of Don aldsonvills; Be it resolved, That Fred. N. Ogden Camp hereby extend to Congressman Lamb, Presi sident Roosevelt and congress our heartfelt ap preciation of their considerate manifestation of loyalty, and to General Booth our sincere thanks for his commendable action in confer ring distinction upon our gallant fellow par ishioners. W. P. Dixon, J. A. Gonzales, S. Gautreau, R. Gautreau, J. Singletary and A. W. Martin were elected dele gates to the next annual re-union of the United Confederate Veterans, which is to be held at Louisville, Ky., in June. Miss Herminie Nicaud, of Dutchtown, was chosen sponsor of the camp, with Misses Idle O. Barman and Adele Gon zales, both of Gonzales, as maids of honor. A resolution of thanks was tendered Locust Camp, W. O. W., for its generosity in affording the vet erans a meeting place. There being no further business requiring atten tion, the camp adjourned without date. Cheated Death. Kidney trouble often ends fatally, but by choosing the right medicine, E. II. Wolfe, of Bear, Iowa, cheated death. He says: "Two years ago I had kidney trouble, which caused me great pain. suffering and anxiety, but I took Electric Bitters, which effected a com plete cure. I have also found them of great benefit in general debility and nerve trouble, and keep them constantly on hand, since, as I find they have no equal." J. J. Leche and F. L. Tre.agnier druggists, guarantees them at l50c. Oonzales Notes. Edwin Kling, of Cornerview, was in Gonzales Sunday visiting friends. Van Miller and Ed. Harelson, mem bers of the staff of civil engineers in the employ of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, left here during the week for Baton Rouge, where they are stationed at present. Elie Braud, oi Prairieville, was the guest of friends at Gonzales last Sun day. A. U. Babin, of Dutchtown, spent Sunday in Gonzales as the guest of Jos. Gonzales. A. A. Kling, of Dutchtown, was a business visitor to Gonzales Monday. Miss Herminie Nicaud passed through here Sunday en route to Dutchtown, where she is engaged as one of the teachers at Dutchtown Academy. J. A. Marchand, Jr., and Andrew A. LeBlanc visited friends at Hope Villa Monday. C. R. Mee and G. H. Hooper, two of the competent engineers in charge of the construction work on the Louis iana Railway and Navigation Com pany's line, arrived here Sunday. They state that about 170 teams are operating on the road-bed between Baton Rouge and this place, and that work is progressing rapidly. Crops in this section are, in general, several weeks late, due to the fact that planting was prevented by the rainy weather of February and March. The weather conditions at present are all that could be desired and work in the fields is being pushed at a rapid rate. Some farmers are enabled to boast of cotton from three to six inches high, and in places corn has grown a foot above the ground. It is estimated that the acreage devoted to cotton has been decreased about twenty-five per cent, while that given over to corn has been correspondingly Increased. Garden vegetables are in fine condi tion. Delegates to Good Roads Conventions. G. B. Reuss, president of the police jury, has appointed the following del egates to represent the parish of As cension at the state convention of the Louisiana Good Roads Association and the southern inter-state convention of the National Good Roads Associa tion, which are to be held at Baton Rouge Thursday, Friday and Satur day of next week: V. Maurin, Dr. E. K. Sims, J. J. Lafargue, S. Goette and John F. Landry, Donaldsonville; Dr. J. T. Bringier, Hon. H. C. Braud and Wesley Floyd, Burnside; A. C. Dugas and Rodolph Landry, Smoke Bend; E. J. McCall, McCall; L. W. Armitage, Darrow; L. Geismar and Geo. Morrison, Geismar; Jos. Gon zales, Dr. E. S. Kyes, Lee Hamilton, Ed. Smith and Achille Picard, Gonza les; E. D. Dixon and J. T. Kfng, Hope Villa; W. A. Sibley, Galvez; H. E. Spurgeon and Solomon Barman, St. Amant; A. A. Kling, Dutchtown. Dr. W. M. McGalliard, vice presi dent of the Ascension Club and act ing president in the absence of Heon. Henry McCall, has named the follow ing delegates to represent the club at the Baton Rouge conventions: Henry E. Duffel, RodolphLandry, Jas. Dodd, John W. Tucker, Richard McCall, Jos. Dicharry, E. H. Barton, F. B.Lemann, L. A. Landry, Jr., J. S. Webster, H. C. Braud, O. A. Bullion, J. B. Gon zales, Dr. I. Picard, Dr. Collins, E. D. Dixon and J. Dodd Smith. Nothing Equal to Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera- and Diarrhoea Remedy. "We have used Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in our family for years," says Mrs. J. B. Cooke, of Nederlands, Texas. "We have given it to all of our children. We have used other medicines for the same purpose, but have never found anything to equal Cham berlain's. If you will use itas directed it will always care." For sale at X-Ray DrugStore. Teachers' Meeting at Dutcht4wn. The New River branch of the parish teachers' association will meet at Dutchtown Saturday, May 13, and all teachers, citizens and pupils are cor dially invited to be present. The fol lowing program has been prepared for the two sessions of the organiza tion: MORNING SESSION. Song. Address of welkome-Prof. D. J. Donovan. Response-Prof. N. K. Foote. Roll call-Responses from "Jean Mitchell's School." "Character of Jean Mitchell" Misses Herminie Nicaud and Flores tine Daigle. Address-Prof. J. E. Keeney, State Institute Conductor. AFTERNOON SESSION. "The Necessity of aTeacher'sKnowl edge of Psychology "-Prof. B. W. Hensley. "Teaching Composition" - Misses Idle Barman and Frankie Nicaud. "Elementary Agriculture'"-Miss Lea Blouin and Prof. D. J. Donovan. "Jean Mitchell's First Day in School"-Miss Zada McDowell and A. J. Marchand. "Christmas Gifts in Jean Mitchell's School"-Miss Cornelia Walker and Clinton Chambers. "Fundamental Principles in Teach ing"-Misses G. V. Peyton and Cora Bowman. Address-Prof. D. B. Showalter. The New River branch of the parish association is officered as follows: Prof. B. W. Hensley, president; Miss Herminie Nicaud, vice president; Clin ton Chambers, secretary; Miss Idie Barxgan, treasurer. Death of Edward L. Newsham. Edward L. Newsham, mayor of St. Francisville and vice president of the Bank of West Feliciana, died at 10:30 o'ciock p. m. Thursday at Hotel Dieu, in New Orleans, as the result of a sur gical operation. His body was taken to St. Francisville last night and the funeral occurred at 11 o'clock this fore noon, the large number of sorrowing relatives and friends who attended the obsequies attesting the high degree of esteem and respect in which Mr. New sham was held by all who knew him. He was 38 years of age, and was one of the leading merchants and citizens of St. Francisville, prominent in every worthy enterprise. Mr. Newsham leaves a wife and five children, and to these our heartfelt sympathy is ex tended in the hour of their great be reavement. Mrs. Newsham was Miss Lena Weber, a niece of E. L. Weber, of Donaldsonville. The Chief inadvertently added a year to the age of its esteemed contempo rary, the Daily Times, in extending congratulations anent the recent com pletion of that paper's ninth volume. The Times was established April 7, 1896, and was therefore nine years old on the same date this year-not ten years, as we had it. Of course the mis take is not so important as it might be regarded if The Times was further along in life and of the feminine gen der, still it is just as well to be correct about the matter while we're at it. The $56,000 bond issue will be a highly profitable investnment as a cold financial proposition, without regard to considerations of sentiment, civic pride or patriotism. That amount of money spent in the manner provided by the bond ordinance will earn a lib eral rate of interest in the shape of augmented revenues derived from in creased taxable values. Such has been the fruit of similar expenditures else where, and such will it be in Donald sonville. An impecunious speculator, who wa. prone to boasting about "getting ii on the ground floor" of promising schemes, was asked why he had st little to show for his investments. He naively admitted that every time he got in on the ground floor some luckier fellow was in the basement "Ain't that the truth" with lots of usi Don't fret about $31,000 being toc little for adequate street improvemen and waterworks extension. That muct spent now will help to earn more fog like work hereafter. FOR SALE! Eureka Plantation of 150 acres on the west bank of Bayou Lafourche, seven miles be low. Donaldsonville, with all buildings thereon. 1 15 h.-p. Portable Boiler. 1 6 h.-p. Portable Boiler. 1 Atlas Engine. 2 Pumps. 2 Oil Burning Plants, com plete. 1 Thresher, latest improved. 1 Sandwich Hay Baler. 1 18 h.-p. Engine. 2 Heal & Sisco 12-in. Pumps. Between 400 and 500 ft. of 12 and 15-in. Siphons. One Lot of Belting. All in first-class order. Ap ply to Carroll Barton, Paincourtville, La. Proclamation of Election. MAYORALTY OF DONALDSONVILLE. DONALDSONVILLE. LA., March 15, 190i. 5 B Y VJRTUE of the authority vested in n e by Act No. 139 of the sessions of the general assembly of the state of Louisiana of 1900, I do hereby issue this, my proclamation, giving public notice to the voters of the town of Don aldsonvillo, state of Louisiana, that an election will be held SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1905, for the election of one mayor, one chief of police, one town clerk, who shall be ex-officio assessor, one tax collector and one treasurer, all to bechosen by general ticket, and six aldermen, two to be chosen from among the residents of each ward. The polls will be open from 6 o'clock a. m. to 7 o'clock p. m. and located at the following places: First ward-Courthouse. Second ward-Markethouse. Third ward-Jos. Babin's residence. GEO. H. RI'HARD, Mayor Town of Donaldsonville. Women find quick reliefin D)r.Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup. MOLINE IMPLEMENTS Have proven their superiorty by years of good service. Oý rtE PLpOW If you are in need of any implement, get a Moline. Then you have the best. SOLE AGENT I This is about the Time of Year when a Glass of POP Is Refreshing. Drink ours! Donaldsonville Bottling Company Limited glad Mules Are those worked with our collars, because they-the collars-are made to fit snug and easy, and do not gall. Ourcustomers are . Satisfied Planters Because they have found that our collars are made better and last longer than any other on the market. We man ufacture ,he Open Bottom and Plain Moss Collars, Cart Saddl- Pads and are agents for the Melancon Patent Back Bands. Try us. You'll find our prices right. Planters' Collar Factory, . o. aleoill2 RICHARD AYRAUD, Proprietor iW-- --YIYI--------------------·l--u----- ,, 3Jung & Sons Coal Company WHOLESALE AND RETAIL > PITTSBURG COAL 325 Carondelet St., New Orleans. Tugs Whitewater and Emily Jung COAL FLEET at Philadelphia Point, near Donaldsonville. Ca H. C. Whiteman Mana eAr. Special attention to Suear and Rice Pianrers' Trade. St. Joseph's Commercial Institute Doraldcr sorEville, La. RESUMED STUDIES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1904 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 thorough, em bracing every branch of a commercial and useful education, including Shorthand and Typewriting. Special attention is paid to English, Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Elocution and Moral Training. Home work for pupils, occupying from one to two boarn, in proportion to grade. is strictly enforced. All of pupils' written work is carefully gone over by the teacher after class bours. Weekly reports are sent to parents. The hours of school are from 8:30 a. m. to 2:15 p. m. For further particulars apply to or address the PRINCIPAL, Donaldsonville, La. BANK of WHITECASTLE, WHITECASTLE, LOUISIANA. OFFICERS: T. J. CLAY President; A. DAIGLE, Vice Presidentt; S. A. TONBMEIRELCashler. DIRECTORS: L. M. SONIAT. GEO. R. MURRELL, A. DAIGLE. H. L. BAKER W. J ALEXANDER S. LEVY, T. J. CLAY. OFFERS TO DEPOSITORS EVERY FACILITY CONSISTENT WITH LEGITIMATE AND SAFE BANKING. ISSUES DOMESTIC EXCHANGE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE 1N THE nfl rrLln ITllra trl r'lwl Trtaa n w. P.. pv. ...T .rTp....PRAP..W ('TTl'P Election Proclamation. DONALDSONVILLE, LA., March 30, 1905. NOTICE is hereby given that an election of the properly qualified property taxpayers of the town of Donaldsonville will be held on SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1905, to vote on the acceptance or rejection of the propositions embodied in the ordinance of the town council of the town of Donaldsonville, passed on the 30th day of March, 1905,and being as follows, to wit: Whereas, In the opinion of the town council of the town of Donaldsonville it is necessary and advisable that the streets and sidewalks of the town should be improved, the waterworks system enlarged and extended and a substantial public schoolhouse constructed and equipped; Therefore, Be it ordained by the town coun cil of the town of Donaldsonville that an elec tion be heldnf thequalified property taxpayers of the town of Donaldeonville on Saturday. the sixth day of May, 1905, after due publication in the official journal of the town of Donald. sonville for a period of thirty days, to take the sense of the said property taxpayers of the town of Donaldsonville upon the following proposi. tions, which are to be as follows: First-To incur a debt of thirty-one thousand dollars (11.1,000) for the purpose of improving streets and sidewalki; and of enlarging and ex tending the waterworks system of said town of Donaldsonville. Second-To incur a debt of twenty-five thou sand dollars ($25,000) for the purpose of erect ing, constructing and eqaipping a public school building in the town of Donaldsonville, Third-To authorize the town of Donaldson. ville in representation of the above indebtedness to issue j56.000 of 5 per cent interest-bearing negotiable bonds of the face value of $1000 each and numbered from one to fifty-six, to run from July 1, l$;6;$5000 of soid bonds to mature in ten years; $10,000 of said bonds tomature in twenty years; $20,000 of said bonds to mature in thirty years; $21,000 of said bonds to mature in forty years. The interest on said bonds to be payable semi-annually on the second day of January and July of each year. Four h-To authorize the town of Donaldson. ville to levy, assess and collect a special tax of five mills on the dollar of the assessed valu ation in any one year upon all property subject to state taxation in said town, said tax to run for a period of forty years beginning with tile year 1905, the proceeds of said tax to be applied in the following manner, to-wit: First, For the payment of the interest upon the bonds. Second, For redeeming the bonds. Be it further ordained, etc., That for the par. pose of holding and conducting the election on May 6, 19 5, it is ordered by the town counell of the town of Donaldsonville that the following places be and they are hereby designated as voting places, to-wit: First ward-Courthouse. Second ward-Public Market. Third ward-Babin House. Be it further ordained, etc., That the town council of the town of Donaldsonville will in open public session on Tuesday, May 9, 1905, at the town hall at the hour of twelve o'clock pro. ceed to open the ballot boxes, examine and count the ballots in number and amount, ex. amine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the election, which result shall be pro. mulgated by publication in one issue of the of. ficial journal of the town of Donaldsonville, and shall forward a copy of the proces verbal of the promulgation of said election to the secretary of the state of Louisiana. Be it further ordained, etc., That this ordi. nance shall take effect from and after its pas. sage. GEO. H. RICHARD, Mayor. [saA..] Attest: L I Hsamensox, Sesrertar