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Tie Daia Sl~ill8 C01ie Entered in the post office at Donaldsonville, La., as second-class mail matter. JAS. VON LOTTEN & G. DONNAUD BENTLEY PAblishers and Proprietors SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1912. A libel suit for $10,000 has beer entered against the editor of the Iron Ore, at Ishpeming, Mich., foi printing the statement that Colone Theodore Roosevelt was intemperate in the use of language and liquor A ether $5000 is claimed on the lan guage specification and the other $5900 for the liquor charge, the pub lished reports of the action fail to state. Senator Voegtle Complimented. In order to comply with the law prohibiting dual office holding, State Senator Joseph Voegtle of New Or leans tendered his resignation as a member of the sewerage and water board of that city. The board voted unanimously not to accept the resig nation and to request the senator to withdraw it and continue his mem bership. In recogni ion of this high compliment and because he believes he can render better public service in the municipal position, the seen ter thereupon tendered his resigna tion as a member of the state son ate and withdrew the one as a sewerage and water board member. Taft Rally. The Taft rally held at the court house last Sunday night was attend ed by about 50 voters and several ladies, and despite the fact that the courtroom was unheated and the weather was cold, the crowd sat through the two speeches and at times quite a degree of enthusiasm was manifested. J. J. Lafargue pre sided over the meeting, and ad dresses werb delivered by Hon. Clar ence S. Hebert and Major Armand Romain, of New Orleans. Rev. H. Elmer Gilchrist, of New Orleans. was also advertised to sneak, but could not be present. The speak ers made an earnest appeal for sup port for President Taft, and their remarks were well received and seemed to create a favorable Im pression. Music was furnished by the Peerless brass band. A Drawback and a Fatality. P It wIll be remembered that Uncle Tom Holland of the St. Helena Echo vbited Donaldsonville during the re cent congressional primary election campaign-and who that met him will ever forget the incident? Well, when Uncle Tom got back home he said some pleasant things about this end of the. sixth district and its peo ple, and especially those who were supporting his candidate for congress, Hon. Lewis L. Morgan, who sub sequently wielded the pole that knocked the congressional persimmon from the political plum tree, so to speak. Of the finest city in Ascen sion-not to mention other parishes -Uncle Tom said: "Donaldsonville is a great old town and the only drawback that we could find is that It Is situated too far from Greens burg." Possibly this may be a draw back to Donaldsonville, but it seems like a fatality to Greensburg, for it's Just as far from here to there as It Is from there to here. Newspaper Notes. The Delhi Progress is the title of a new paper established at Delhi, Richland parish, with L. Newman Marks as editor and owner, H. New man Marks as publisher and Sam L. Davis as manager. Notwithstanding its Progress-ive name, the Progress announced its determined and unal terable adherence to the Democratic party, "first, foremost and always," which is quite a long while. The new candidate for public favor starts out with a line showing of local ad vertising and "puts up" a creditable appearance, typographically and ed itorially. The Speaking Leaf, official journal of the Great Council of Louisiana, Improved Order of Red Men, pub lished at St. Francisville by Elrie Robinson, completed its second year in September and began its third vol ume under favorable auspices. May the conversational foliage continue 1 to speak and flutter in the interest of the improved Indians for a mul- I titude of moons to come. Two new weekly papers were re cently started in the- parishes of St. Mary and New Iberia by the Law rence L. Luehm Publishing Company, the Chronicle at Morgan City and thu Democrat at Rynella, Marcel postoffice, and each displayed in its first issue the declaration that it was the leading newspaper of its parish. If the other characteristics of the Lueoml organs loom as large ly as their claims for leadership, r their future success and greatness p seem assured. So mote it be. The South Mansfield Star was a I year old on the 4th of July and be gan its second year twinkling even more brightly than when its first beams were shot athwart the jour nalistic sky, Keep a-twinkling, lit tle Star! Editor J. B. Adams of the Ham mond Southern Vindicator recently enlarged his newspaporial activities by establishing the Ponchatoula Bea con, a sprightly eight-page weekly de voted to the advancement of the a Interests of Hammond's nearest neighbor to the south. If Brother Adams comes anywhere near du plicating his success with the South ern Vindicator, Ponchatoula's Bea- I; ion will be a shining light for fair. ; tr - The: Evngeline Banner, published ea at Ville Platte by George A. Bailey, th Scebred it fourth birthday j aWae begun its fifth year - with every o` future pros- th erity, Thtakes pride in a' big d of rings and '0 i andrtainly some- un - e A DEMOCRATIC SWEE;'. Democratic success in the n.. ona election held on Tuesday last wa; generally anticipated, except amens 115e, partisan enthusiasts whose hopes any zeal beclouded their judgment, bu EY there was little expectation or belie: that the triumph of the Wilson-Mar shall ticket would be as overwhelm = ing as the outcome has proved. Ac 2. cording to the New Orleans Pica - tune's tabulation of returns receivec up to a late hour Thursday night, en the Democratic candidates for presi he dent and vice president carried thirty ;or eght states, with 426 electoral votes; i91 the Progressive candidates, Roose Ite welt and Johnson, carried five states, ýr. with 77 electoral votes, and the Re in- publican candidates, Taft and Sher er man, carried only three states, with ib- 1. votes in the electoral college. Two to states-California, with 13 electoral votes, and Wyoming, with 3-are classed as doubtful, the count thus far showing a clope race between .w the Democrats and Progressives, te The states which gave a plurality ir- to the Progressives are Michigan, a Minnesota, Pennsylvania, South Da er kota and Washington. The three ad states that gave Republican plural g- ities are Idaho, Utah and Vermont, or each having four electoral votes. It in- was confidently expected that Illi ;h nois, California, Kansas, and several es smaller states would roll up Progres ce ;ive pluralities, but it is probable a- the Democratic ticket leads in them a- all, as also in Maine, Massachusetts, n- New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Wic a :onsin and several other states where the Republicans had hopefully look ed for victory. There are 531 votes in the elector a i college and 266 are necessary to a choice, hence the Democratic can didates appear to have 160 more xl than were required to elect them. ie This is a greater electoral majority 0e than has ever before been obtained it in the country's history. it The Democratic majority in the -n lower house of congress has been -creased by the landslide, returns received up to Thursday morning in d <ticatirg that of the 435 representa tives composing the " new house, 288 will be Democrats, 118 Republicans t and 14 Progressives, with the re sults in fifteen congressional dis tricts yet to be reported. This gives the Democrats a majority of 156 over rhe Republicans and Progressives ` combined. In the present house Liere are 394 members, of whom 228 are Democrats, 162 Republicans, 1 is a progressive Republican and 1 a Socialist, with 2 vacancies; Demo cratic majority over all, 64. The e Democrats have therefore made a net gain of 92 votes in the house. In the senate the Democrats will a gain several seats, but whether the a number will be sufficient to over come the small Republican majority 9 and change the political complexion s of the body cannot be decided un til definite returns have been re ported from three or four states ;, where the control of the legislature - is yet in doubt. It seems assured t that there. will be a Democratic gain n of two in Colorado and of one each a in Montana, Kansas, Delaware and New Jersey. West Virginia was s counted on to maintain its senator a ial status, there being two Demo F crats now in the senate from that t state, but the Republicans claim con - trol of the new legislature, in which - event a Republican will be elected I to succeed a Democrat whose term expires next March. The member- 1 ship of the present senate com prises 51 Republicans and 44 Dem ocrats, with one vacancy. From indications at this writing it is not unlikely that the new senate 1 will be tied as between the two I parties, counting the Progressive senators as Republicans, but even in such a case it is reasonable to assume that the Progressives will be disposed to co-operate with President Wilson and the Democratic majority in the house to an extent that will enable the general " policy of the ad Iminstration to be carried into effect. r Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin 1 stated some time ago that if Dr. ( Wilson should be elected president, and his policies proved to be pro- c gi-essive, he, the senator, would give , them his support. Several other ( senators allied with t'he Progressive b party will probably assume a. singi- a flar attitude. n r The Democratic party is primarily indebted to Col. Theodore Roosevelt y for its great victory; for the figtires e from most of the states outside of t the solid south indicate that but I for the rafusal of the colonel to ibmit to the action of the' Chicago Republican convention, a8id his de termination to resent that action to the extent of organizing a new party that split the Republican vote in twain, the Republicans would have oured a decisive majority in the 3 electoral college. It seems as plain t as a pikestaff, also, that if the man agers of the Republican party had icognlzed the popular sentiment of ,heir organization as shown by the results of the primaries in great Re publican states like Pennsylvania, Il inois, Ohio and a number of the western states that sent Roosevelt delegations to Chicago, and had per :.itted the convention to nominate the ýlonel as it would undoubtedly have lone but for their opposition and dianipulatio', he would have gone in o the presidential chair by as large . majority, perhaps, as he had over 2 lrker in 1904 or as Taft had over ian in 190t. The Republic n man rs have little Justification, there S, for wasting their breath in 'eaming Roosevelt for the party dis astr, since their responsibility is ;ite as apparent and great as his The Democratic party, for. only the second time in more than half a fentury, seems to have been in trusted with the control of both the executive and legislative branches of the national government. For the Sake of the country's welfare and .ontinued prosperity it is to be hoped the power will be wisely exercised, a ad that the mistakes that made the former Democratic administration so unsuccessful and short-lived may not be repeated uider the iew regime. THE ELECTION IN LOUISIANA. al The general results of the electior is held in this state on Tuesday lasi ;g may be briefly stated as follows: Ad The Democratic national ticket re it ceived a very large majority, approx If imately from 55,000 to 60,000 votes, r- carrying every parish. The Progres a- sives, who expected to poll 30,000 or more, have probably fallen short of 3- 10,000, and the Taft Republicans are d not likely to get more than a third t, as many. In the city of New Or i- leans, where the Progressives ex r- pected no less than 10,000 votes and hoped for 12,000 to 15,000, their high est presidential elector received on ly 4965, while the highest Taft vote was 904, and that of the Socialists 727. a All the proposed tax amendment$ to the constitution were defeated by a 1 ratio of about three to one. The vote against them in New Orleans was particularly heavy, the main tax 1 proposition, which was amendment No. 1, being snowed under by 21, 168 to 6560. The average city ma jority against amendments 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12 and 19 was about 10,000, and it is probable the same proposi tions were rejected by the country vote also. Amendment No. 18, ex empting new railroads from taxation for ten years, had only 1403 major ity against it ;in New Orleans, and is probably carried. Amendments Nos. 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 are apparently adopted. If this forecast proves correct, eight of the nineteen amendments have been rejected and eleven ap proved by the popular vote, thoue;h complete returns may show that the record stands nine rejected and ten approved. The average total vote on the amendments was small, as usual, in nearly all the parishes except Or leans, where it was surprisingly large and astonishingly . uniform, several large precincts showing almost identi ca votes on all nineteen of the mead ures. Such a result indicates eith er crookedness in the compilation or marvelous perfection in the oper ation of the political machinery un der the control of ward bosses and their precinct lieutenants. The election was quiet and peace ful throughout the state. All the Democratic nominees for judges, district attorneys, congress men, railroad commissioner and minor offices were elected without opposition. PROPOSED CHICAGO-NEW ORLE ANS STEAMBOAT LINE. Every once in a while announce ment is made of some project to re vive the languishing steamboat trade on the Mississippi river, and hope runs high among the people of the great valley who regard the deca-. dence of traffic on the "Father of Waters" as little short of a national disgrace, since it implies either fail ure to appreciate, or willful neglect of the advantages of one of the world's most magnificent natural wa terways. The new enterprise is usu ally introduced with a flourish of t trumpets and its prospects of suc cess are pajnted tin glowing colors. l Then follows a period of gradually 1 waning inteiest, culminating in for getfulness and gloom. "Hope springs eternal in the hu man breast," however, and now has provocation for a particularly lively! jump. A Chicago press despatch dated August 20 brings the cheering information that a corporation named, the Chicago, Peoria and New Orleans c Navigation Company has been formed r at Peoria, Ili., for the purpose of t operating a line of steamers between j Chicago and New Orleans by w~y of - the Illinois-Michigan canal, and the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. A The telegram says: "That the Illinois-Michigan canal will within a year become a highway of commerce for river steamers has just been announced following a re cent survey. At present the canal is only navigable for light boats. River steamers can navigate the Illinois river as far as Peru, four miles be low the mouth of the canal at La Salle. "The incorporators of the Peoria company are Carl Block, J. L. Som mers and S. D. Wead, of Peoria. The Chicago Association of Commerce has joined hands with the. promoters, and it was announced here tonight much of the stock has already been subscribed. Local merchants have promised the enterprise their sup port. "The plans are to run a regular line of steamers on a schedule that will permit daily sailings." Wouldn't it be a great, grand and glorious thing to have such a fleet plowing the murky waters of the mighty and long-neglected Missis sippi? When this splendid project is con summated-with the accent on the when-we will all make the welkin ring with paeans for the plucky Peorians who are the men behind the boats, Dark Horse Almost Wins. A movement was started in the third precinct of the first ward at Tuesday's election to elect Nicholas Erris, of Port Barrow, police juror in lieu of Karl Spahr, of Holhen Solms, the regular Democratic nomi nee for the office, whose name ap peared on the ballot. Friends of Mr. E rris to the number of 21 wrote his name on the ticket at the Smoke Bend box, only 6 votes being cast for the party nominee. At the first precinct, however, Mr. Spahr re ceived 12 votes, and at the second precinct 10, giving him a total of 28, a majority of 7 over Mr. Erris. No effort was made to secure votes for Mr. Erris in either the first or second precincts, and the movement to elect him in place of Mr. Spahr was started without previous organi- I zation or planning, although it came near succeeding. The St. James Interim of last Saturday. says the first white deer that has been seen in this section- of the state in many a year was kill the state in many a year was killed iii the vicinity of Grand Point Oct.26. A JUSTI IABLE CONCLUSION. 1 On Octo r 23 the esteemed New L Orleans Pi yune said, in a lead ing editori : "One of the amend - ments, No. 0, provides for the re funding of e state debt. The pass age or ado ion of this amendment is demande by- sound public policy, as failure t provide for the refund ing of the nded debt would impair the credit the commonwealth and l besmirch i reputation for good faith." On Octob 30, just one week after the foregoin utterance, the Picayune said in a other leading editorial: "One of th most important amend ments in t list is No. 10, which provides fo the refunding of the state debt nd the creation of a sinking fun to eventually retire the bonds and cidentally take up cer tain outsta ing discredited obliga tions of ry doubtful character. -This amend ent, the Picayune . be lieves, shoul be defeated. The fail ure of this endment will not pre vent the pr mpt refunding of the bonded debt as that is already pro vided for b an amendment of the constitution dopted in 1910, which is already i full force." In view o this sudden and comn plete about-f e, there is no wonder .our estee d contemporary laid igreat and re crated strese upon the plea that tl people had not had time- to eta the armerdndmenta and were not in rmied as to many of their provi ns. In arriving at this conclus n the Picayune was evidently rue uring the people's corn ia its own il f-bushel. Elks Ho Credulous Public. Living up o their reputation . as funmakers a jolly good fellows, the members of e local Elks' lodge per petrated a clever hoax recently. Last Saturd afternoon it was an nounced tha an iron pot, presumed to contain b led treasure, had been dug up on th site of the Elks' Home in Railroad enue, now in course of construction. The property was re cently purch ed by the lodge from Paul A. Wu e and the Krieger es tate, and it s stated that the pot had been fo d on that portion of the premises here wealthy citizens of the com nity who have since died. resided many years ago, and concerning om it is a -local tradi tion that th never deposited their money in a ank, but buried it in the earth. Of course everybody jumped to the conclusio that it was this treas ure which d been unearthed by the Elks. T latter stated that the pot had bee deposited in the vault of the Poepl Bank, where it would be opened I due time, in the pres ence of me ers of the lodge and whatever cla ants to the contents of the vessel might appear. One of thq former owners of the property, wh : recently moved from Donaldsonvill ,. retained a lawyer to look after hi, interests, and a mem ber of the l4ge received a letter from - a lady ceding in New Orleans, whose father at `ne time owned this property, asking whether ske would have any rights in the premises. As a matter of fact, no pot was found, and the entire story was a hoax pure and Simple, designed to 'kid"' the public and create amuse -nent. Mrs. Willie O re and her little laughter, Ruth, of Morley, stopped )ff here Thursday evening - on their Nay to New Orleans for a brief visit o relatives. Th y resumed their ourney Friday afternoon. ;.r Have You Seen the Knox Hats For Fall and Winter? You Ought to! Just take a look at the display in our Show Win dow. They're the finest lot of Hats you have ever seen. You'll vote them so. We have secured the ex clusive agency in this territory and * are now showing this fine line of Hats for the first time. B. Lemann & Bro. Donaldsonville, La. S I v TIE RRICL.THALDISPLAY. d- Annual Contests and Exhibits of e Boys' Corn and Pig Clubs and at Girls' Canning Club of Ascension Y, Parish-List of Pnize Winners. ir One of the finest agricultural dis id plays ever seen in Ascension parish d was that mate at the annual contests of the boys' corn and pig clubs and rr the girls' cauning club, which were te held at the Oak Grove agricultural i: high school at Hiope Wa Saturday, 1- Oct. 19. The exhibits were more 1 numerous than at any preceding dem .e onstration by these organizations, a and. the competition for prizes was a unusually spirited, s Some very fine r- corn and many high-grade pigs were 1- shown, and the display of canned to matois made by the girls' canning club was a revelation of what can t- be -accomplished along this line. A lair was held in connecticb with the e contests, and a large crowd of in cerested spectators gathered to in e spect the exhibits and listen to the a addresses by local and visiting speak ers, which were a feature of the pleasant occasion. Following is a list of prize win ners in the corn club contests: Yield Per Acre. H-1arri on Young, Gonzales, 54.9 bushels, first -prize, registered Duroc SJersey male, donated by M. J. Mayer, Baton Rouge. a Mezrael Gauthreaux, Gonzales, 52 4-b bushel, second prize, $5. Alton Miller, Oak Grove, 42.7 bush els, third prize, side harrow donated by B. Lemann & Bro., Donaldsonville. Simon Daigle, Oak Grovo, 40.7 bushels, fourth prize, pair fine shoes or Stetson hat, donated by Messrs. Picard & Geismar, Dutchtown. Dalton Martin, Martin, 40 bushels, fifth prize, $2.50. Hendrick LeBlanc, Gonzales, 38.1 bushels, sixth prize, $2. Bertrand Webb, Oak Grove, 38 bushels, seventh prize, $1.90. Leslie LeBlanc, Dutchtown, 37 bushels, eighth prize, $1.75. Joseph Babin, Calbasse, 34 1-3 bushels, ninth prize, $1.50. Leo Daigle, Oak Grove, 33.2 bush- 1 els, tenth prize, fountain pen do nated by J. .L. Rusca. Charles Brown, Oak Grove, 32 donated by J. A. Dalferes, Donald bushels, eleventh prize, fine 'shirt sonvilie. t Oleus Lanaux, Gonzales, 31.3 bush els, twelfth prize, $1.25. Walter Williams, Singletary, 20 3-4 bushels, thirteenth prize, $1. Leoie Sibley, Oak Grove, 16.4 bushels, fourteenth prize, 75 cents. $ Best Profit on Investment. Harrison Young, Gonzales, first prize, $1.50. Leslie LeBlanc, Dutchtown, second t prize, $1. Composition on "Corn." Leslie LeBlano, Dutchtown, first prize, $1.50: Harrison Young, Gonzales, second prize, $1. Perseve.d5nce in Corn Club Work. b Fulton Babin, Calbasse, pair fine snoes donated by E. N. Delaune. History of Corn Crop. p Allen Sibley, Oak Grove, first prize, $2.50. Charles Brown, Oak drove, second prize, $2... Leslie LeBlanc, Dutchtown, ;third N prize, umbrella donated by Adolphe Netter. Harrison Young; Gonzales, fourth prize, $1.50. a Alton miller, Oak Grove, fifth prize, $1. Dalton Martin,, Martin, sixth prize, 75 cents. Vialet Heath, Johnson, seventh prize, 50 cents. Best Ten-Ear Exhibits. Alton Miller, Oak Grove, first prize, Queen Ann cultivator donated by Charles Maurin, Donaldsonville. Hendrick LeBlanc, Gonzales, second prize, $2. Leo Daigle, Oak Grove, third prize, $1.75. Simon Daigle, Oak Grove, fourth prize, $1.50. Alien Sibley, Oak Grove, fifth prize, $1.25. Harrison Young, Gonzales; Louis Odom, Oak Grove; Charles Brown, Oak Grove; Dajton Martin, Martin; Hobson Braud, sixth to tenth prizes, respectively, $1 each. W. Nickens, Oak Grove; Mezrael Gauthreaux, Gonzales; Leslie Sibley, Oak Grove, eleventh to thirt enth prizes, respectively, 75 cents each. Bertrand Webb, Oak Grove; Leslie LeBlanc, Dutchtown; Leonce Landry; Vialet Heath, _Johnson, fourteenth to seventeenth prizes, respectively, 50 cents each. Best Individual Ear Exhibit. Alton Miller, Oak Grove, first prize, $1.50. Dalton Martin, Martin, second prize, $1.25. Leslie LeBlanc, Dutchtown, third prize, $1. Bertrand Webb, Wesley Nickens, Allen Sibley, Oak Grove, fourth to sixth prizes, respectively, 75 cents each. Simon Daigle, Oak Grove, Hendrick LeBlane, Gonzales, seventh and c eighth prizes, respectively, 50 cents each. Girls' Canning Club. The girls' canning club is com- f posed of students of the Oak Grove n school, of which Prof. W. C. Abbott I; is principal. The prize winners were a as follows: 2 History of Canning Club. 1s Cousuelo Brown, first prize, fine b hat or pair of shoes donated by Picard & Geismar, Dutchtown. r' Mabel Dixon, second prize, $2. Alta Daigle, third prize, fountain x pen donated by J. L. Rusca. ' Tomato Club Reports. Sarah Daigle, first prize, $2. i Mabel Dixon, second prize, $1.50. w Consuelo Brown, Alta Daigle, Cora tr Webb, Estelle Daigle, Catherine Brown, Lillian Babin, third to eighth prizes, respectively, aech 2 boxes of x t cum powder donated by Palace 12 ug Store, Donaldsonville. ft ANNOUNCEMEN HE ATTENTION of my friends and the public is the opening of my LUMBER YARD on the premises formerly occupied by the People's Yard in Railroad Avenue, Donaldsonviie. A share'o patronage is respectfully solicited. Reasonable prices prompt attention to orders. W. S. CARY Telephone (18 Block from M ~ ®esmmemem semesssmenge e Canning Club Exhibits. j- Alta Dalgle, first prize, gold medal e donated by Mrs. Louis Babin. Consuelo Br n, second prize, $2. Mabel Dixoji, third prize, orna mental lamp . 4nated by Leon Du plessis & Son, uplessis. Sarah Daigle fourth prize, bottle * fine perfume d nated by X-Ray Phar c macy, Donalds~nville. r, Canning Club Membership. 2 Gold emblemn pin to each member, donated by Prot. W. C. Abbott. Parish Pig Club. d There were about seventeen pigs a. on exhibit. Most were registered 7 Duroc Jerseys, but there were also s Berkshires an( other breeds. One pig, a Poland china mixed with Es sex, was 11 mouths old and weighed 465 pounds. Following we* the prize winners in 1 the pig club contests: Registired Males. Leslie Osterb rger, first prize, reg istered pig donated by Fort Worth Packing Co. George Walker, second prize, Stet son hat or pair fine shoes donated by Picard & Geismar, Dutchtown. Leslie LeBlanc, third prize, $2. F. Marchand, fourth prize, book donated by W. C. Abbott. Registered Sows. t Bentley Mackay, first prize, regias tered Duroc Jersey pig donated by - Oak Grove Agricultural School. Leslie Osterberger, second prize, I $ l.50. Jackson McCrory, third prize, $2. Jackson McCrory, fourth prize, $1.75. Bertrand Webb, fifth prize, $1.50. Non Registered Males. Theofold Webb; first prize, regis tered Duroc Jersey pig, donated by Oak Grove Agricultural School. Eddie 'Stampley second prize, $2. Eugene Webb, third prize, $1.50. F. Marchand, fourth prize, $1.25. Non-Registered Sows. Lancie. Dixon, first prize, steel beam plow donated by F. E. Babin, Hope -Villa. Murphy Webb, second prize, $2. Leon Bomar, third prize, fountain pen donated by J. L. Rusca. Best Hog Bred by McLemore & Melton. Leslie Osterberger, first prize, reg istered pig donated by McLemore & Melton. Heaviest Hog, Age Considered. Theofold Woods, first prize,,. $2. Lancie Dixon, second prize, $1.75. Bentley Mackay, third prize, $1.50. George Walker, fourth prize, $1. Best Report in Pig Club. Lancie Dixon, first prize, $2.50. Theofold Woods, second prize, $2. Leslie LeBlanc, third prize, $1.50. Joseph Babin, fourth prize, $1.26. Leslie Osterberger, fifth prize, $1.25. Cash Donations. Donations of* cash to the premium fund were as follows: Ascension Parish School Board, $50; Ascension Parish Police Jury, $15; People's Bank of Donaldson ville, $5; Bank of Ascension, $5; Bank of Donaldsonville, $5; A. V. Osterberger, $5; Achille Picard, $5; H. A. Webb, $5; J. N. Delaune, $1. Total, $96. High School Notes. (Contributed.) The D. H. S. library has combined with the town library, through the co-operation of our principal, Prof. Vickers, and Dr. John S. Thibaut. Miss Annie Pujos will be librarian, aided by one or two members of the senior class. The library will be open to the public from 9 o'clock a. m. to 5 p..jn. Contributions of magazines, books and money are be ing received, and it is hoped the pa trons of the library among the pub lic-spirited citizens of this commu I aity will aid us in this splendid new enterprise. Five hundred more books are expected in a few days. The senior and junior classed wish to extend their thanks to the gener ous public for the patronage accord ed their Hallowe'en bazaar. The affair was a great success, and by 10 o'clock everything had been sold out. The D. H. S. Literary Society met Friday afternoon of last week. A very attractive program was success fully presented by some of its able members, the debate being especial iy good. The society will hold its next regular meting Friday, Nov. 15, it 1:40 o'clock P. m., and the public is cordially invited to attend. On election day ballots were cast by the high school students for the respective candidates for the presi lincy, Gov. Wilson securing a large majority over his opponents. A treat deal of enthusiasm and inter ýst was manifested. Noting the side taken by these young politicians, we have no doubt that some of them will become famous in their coun try's service. When quality and price are the cousiderations, we believe it is to your interest to let us figure on four printing, District Court in Sem A regular term of civil court was convened at 1y Monday forenoon, with. Leche on the bench. .., transacted was as follow.* Stewart, administrator, Y8. Wartenberg, answer filed; b Moliere Gouaux vs. Fidelity Life Insurance Co., except Henry Brown vs. Ada Jo tiff granted absolute divei& White vs. Luce Braud, default ed; Leopold H. Kern vs. 8a3 default entered. A second sitting of the body was held Friday forenoon the following business was of: Kern vs. Mayer, plaits ed absolute divorce; 8te Wartenberg, judgment for p1! ordering cancellation.of a 4i lege contract; Gouaux is Mutual Life Insurance Co., ex fixed for argument Nov, 12E; Sims vs. H. C. Whitemaa,' t Nov. 14; H. Melancon Tvi Railway and Navigation ;C for Nov. 15. Court adjournsd o'clock a. m. next Tuesday. Judge Leche, who has been the district court for the pat years, is serving in that for the last time at they e term, having just been elct of the judges of the sourt oa for the second district of th circuit. He will be sued Charles T. Wortham, of Na ville, who will assume thb some time next mdnth, 1 The first chapters of "th from Bagdad," a thrilling -se by Harold MacGrath, authtor of Goose Girl," "The Man onthB and other. successful novels,' on the third page of tody of The Chief. The sory the best this popular ever written, and fs it start to finish. )ont Our $15 Suits Are 5 Stunner h d f / If We wish to call a~totf4* the splendid line of $15 which we are offering far and Youths. See the m4a, cient display In show window" A great many men are :' ` the impression that good viceable, stylish Suits cannt bought for as little as 55 will be disillusioned the me you see our assortment . In all the years we've beef business we have never s such values. Make it a' to see them today. The striking new pattVSe here at these prices, Call and look therm ovaea your selection, and be with yourself this winter. J.. A. DAL DONALDSONVILLE, Li