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THE DONALDSONVILLE CHIEF. A Wide-Awake Home New aper-Published Every Saturday-Sub ription Price, $2 a Year. VOLUME XLVI. DONALDSONVILLE, LA., SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1917. NUMBER 31. NEWS OF THE PHOTOPLAYS Coming Attractions at the Gem. Today--Frank Keenan in "The Stepping Stone," and Fred. Mace in "The Village Vampire." Sunday--Jane Grey and William Desmond in "Waifs," and Weber & Fields in "The Worst of Friends." Monday-(To be announced.) Tuesday-"Who's Guilty," Pathe News, cartoon and fashion reel. Wednesday-Wilfred Lucas and Bessie Love in "Hell-to-Pay Austin," and Hugh Faye and Claire Anderson in "She Loved a Sailor." Thursday-Dorothy Gish in "Gret chen, the Greenhorn," and Chester Conklin in "Bucking Society." Friday-Lillian Gish in "The House Built Upon Sand," and Harry McCoy in "His Last Laugh." Saturday, March 10-Frank Mills and Edith Reeves in "The Moral Fabric," and Shorty Iiamiltun in "Rough Knight." Sunday, March 11-Douglas Fair banks in "The Half-breed," and Ray mond Hitchcock and Roscoe Arbuckle in "A Village Scandal." "Hell-to-Pay Austin." Billy Austin, central figure of the thrilling Triangle play, " 'Ilell-to-Pay' Austin," to be shown at the Gem next Wednesday, is the boss of a big lum ber camp in the northwest. He is known as "Hell-to-Pay" because, when his orders are not carried out, that is exactly what ha.ppens. He is a very bitter man, but a just one withal, and when it comes time for someone to adopt the iittle daughter of the camp evangelist who has lately died, Austin becomes the guardian by common consent. The little girl's. name is "Briar Rose." and she is the idol of the camp. Her influence soft ens Austin in many ways. One day, there happens into the camp a woman from the east. She has fine clothes and fine manners, and poor little Briar Rose is quite capti vated. Austin sees the woman, and is amazed to recognize in her Doris Valentine, with whom he was once madly in love. She and her male com panion had made him a dupe in a badger game; and in an ensuing quar rel he had beaten up the man and left the place. Doris tells Austin that he really killed the man, and, in con sequence, has for years been a fugi tive from justice without knowing it. She tells him if he should return east, he will have to undergo trial and al most certainly capital punishment. Then she leaves. About this time, the boys decide to give Briar Rose the finishing touches to her education, so they send her off to a school in New York. At this s.chool are a number of snobbish young ladies, and Briar Rose becomes so miserable and homesick that she runs away. It happens that she has the address of Doris in New York, so she goes to her apartment. Her arrival there is very opportune, for Doris, much wanted by the police, is anxious to sail abroad, but is unable to do so through lack of funds. When Briar Rose appears upon the scene, however, a male companion of Doris agrees to put up the money and fit her up a place in Paris if she will let him become something more than the es cort of the little girl. Austin hears of the whereabouts of Briar Rose. Completely ignoring the fact that he believes himself wanted for murder, he comes at once to New York. It so happens that he is not wanted by the law at all, for the man he was told he killed really died a natural death some time later. When Austin reaches the home of Doris, he finds himself in the midst of a gay party celebrating the expect ed departure of Doris and Briar Rose for Europe. Austin handles this affair single handed and the outcome is as thrilling as anything else in a generally excit ing course of events. "Gretchen, the Greenhorn." In "Gretchen, the Greenhorn," which will be seen at the Gem Thurs day, Dorothy Gish appears as Gret chen Van Hiouck, a lassie from Hol land, who comes to the United States to join her father, Jan Van HIouck, an engraver. Clad in quaint costume, with boxes, bundles, baskets and a live duck on the end of a string, Gretchen arrives, to the joy of her parent and all the dwellers in the humble tenement where he lives. A poor widow's brood of six attach themselves promptly to the kind-hearted Dutch girl and her father, and Pietro, a young Italian musician, falls in love with her. Also there comes into the happy household a man who makes his head quarters on a mysterious ship in the harbor. He tells the old engraver that his uncle is superintendent of the mint, and he can get the old man a fine job if he can show a satisfactory sample of his work. The credulous Van Houck engraves plates for a United States note-and counterfeit money is made by the gang on the ship from his plates. Worse, Gretchen is duped into passing some of the bogus bills when they are given to her to buy food and toys for the poor children in her care. Van Houck finds Gretchen with one of the bills, realizes what has been done, and threatens the counterfeiter with arrest. He is drugged and car ried aboard the ship. One of the kid dies sees the old man carried away in a fake ambulance, catches on behind, and sees him put on the ship. Re turning to Gretchen, he brings her to the pier, with the result that both are in turn kidnaped. But there are other kiddies with watchful eyes, and they, summoning Pietro, are the means of bring in the harbor police, who rseuk the captives and arrest the crooktt "The Moral Fabric." The fate of two "free thinkers" Who rend the moral fabric woven by centuries of civilization is portrayed in the gripping play named after the subject it deals with, which the Gem announces as its attraction for next Saturday. A husband who sees his wife taken from him by an invader and evolves his own unique scheme of revenge is the central figure of the story. He allows the woman to divorce him and marry the other man, acquiescing in their radical theories without a pro test. As he foresaw, they grow to despise and hate one another. Then the wronged man wins the love of his former wife, enrages the other man by demanding that he in turn give her up, and finally throws the pair for the last time at one an other's heads, going forever out of the woman's life with a final burst of scorn and contempt. "The House Built Upon Sand." Lillian Gish, captivating Triangle star, is said to have a role which gives her excellent opportunities in "The House Built Upon Sand," to be shown at the Gem Friday. The heroine of the play is a butterfly of fashion who plans an elaborate wedding, only to be kidnaped by her fiance on the eve of their marriage and Whisked away to the factory town where he mas querades among his employees as a manager. Here the girl is compelled to be come acquainted with the working people and finally takes a real in terest in them and their welfare. Trouble comes when an enemy of the husband poisons his mind against his wife. While they are at odds a work men's club which has been turned in to a drinking resort is raided by the wives, and a fire which follows de stroys it, with some startling dis closures. In the .urse of me the husband finds how he has been misled, and the interest of both husband and wife in the factory people leads to a complete reconciliation. "The Half-Breed." This production, which the Gem will offer as its feature attraction Sun day, March 11, is rich in color and rapid-fire in action. In the Half breed, Bret Harte has created a char acter which, for its simplicity and fidelity to nature, will long stand out as one of the glittering gems of liter ature. The picthre version reflects accurately the peculiar traits of this character. The Half-breed is brought face to face with such phases of civil ization as religion, sheriffs, villains, good women and bad ones. The climax is sure to send a chill up your spine. Douglas Fairbanks' interpretation of Lo, the half-breed Indian, is con vincing and realistic. The part calls for comedy as well as tragedy, and Mfr. Fairbanks rises to the occasion. His work in Triangle plays, such as "The Habit of Happiness" and "Reg gie Mixes In," has endeared him in the hearts of the-movie public, and in "The Half-breed" he wins new lau rels. Next Week's Bill at the Grand. Sunday-Ethel Barrymore in "The White Raven," and a comedy, "Luke's Patient Provider." Monday-Blanche Sweet in "The Evil Eye." Tuesday-George Walsh in "The Mediator." Wednesday-Jack Pickford and Louise Huff in "Great Expectations." Benefit Donaldsonville High School. Thursday-Ethel Clayton in "The Web of Desire." Friday - Benjamin Christie in "Blind Justice." Saturday-Twelfth episode of "The Shielding Shadow," chapter of "The Girl from Frisco," Pathe News and comedy. "The White Raven." The story of "The White Raven," "Jvhich will be told in picture forn at the Grand tomorrow, is one that pre sents unusually tense dramatic situa tions in a theme of vlde human ap peal. The leading feminine char acter, played by Ethel Barrymore, in pleasing contrast to the big majority of screen plays, presents a quality of almost masculine strength, a deter mination to follow the paths of vir tue born of knowledge rather than ignorance, and a sense' of honor and womanly tenderness, all of which has a general appeal and influence for good. The picture is staged in a pleasingly daring manner that is strongly realistic and savors of good red blood. The story, briefly outlined, has its real beginning in an incident in the life of Nan Baldwin's father, who, ruined in business by his partner and afterward refused aid by him, goes with his young daughter to the Alaskan gold fields. Her father dying prematurely, Nan is left to earn her living in a dance hall. Fired with ambition to be a great singer, and with hatred toward her father's part ner, she offers herself to the winner at a card game for the money won. The innate virtue of the woman and the respect of that virtue by the man allows her to go forth unharmed, money in hand, but with the shadow hanging over her that in the hour of her triumph she will receive the two deuces with which the game was won, accompanied by a demand that she return to "the stranger" n accord ance to the promise which she is forc ed to make on regaining her free dom. In later years "the stranger" again wanders into the story, this time as an attractive society man, without any of the hallmarks of his former appearance; the result being that she falls in love with him while accom plishing the ruin of her father's for mer partner. In her refusal of his of fer of marriage, which happens in conjunction with the arrival on the scene of the two deuces, and her re turn to Alaska, a pleasing climax is brought about when in the carrying out of what she believes to be her duty she comes face to face with her lover in a far-off Alaskan cabin. "The Evil Eye." The Monday offering at the Grand will be "The Evil Eye," with Blanche Sweet in the leading role. An alarming epidemic has broken out in the vineyards of which Leonard Sheldon is the manager, and in an swer to his wire that a 4octor be despatched at once, Katherine Tor rance, a young and beautiful physi cian, is sent. Accompanying her is her younger brother, Clifford, weak willed and dissipated. The inhabitants of the village are ignorant and superstitious, and the situation is a grave one. Upon Kath erine's arrival, Sheldon, thunder struck that a woman should tackle such a job, tries to persuade her to return, but this she declines to do and goes about her duties, faithfully caring for the afflicted. The light which she wears on her forehead in order that she may see clearly into the throats of her patients, arouses the suspicion of the benighted Mexi cans, and as the disease spreads the trouble is accredited to this light, or "evil eye," and the medicine which she leaves is thrown away. The friendship of Leonard and Katherine is rapidly ripening into love, but both are unconscious of this fact, so deeply are they absorbed in their strenuous duties. Sheldon falls ill and is unable to transfer the pay roll to the bank, so Katherine volun teers to do it for him. A hold-up is planned by Mexican Joe, leader of the employees, but his plans are thwarted. Clifford braces up and be comes of great assistance to Kath erine. Rosa, Sheldon's servant, is in love with Frank King, his assistant, whose affection for her is cooling. Senti ment against Katherine is growing daily and she decides to leave. Rosa's parents try to wring from her the name of the man responsible for her unfortunate condition, and Leonard, believing it is Clifford, is about to announce himself as the guilty one when Frank confesses and sends for the priest. Leonard mistakes Kath erine's tears as grief at Frank's wrongdoing, and is only awakened to her love for him when Clifford tells him to take her in his arms, which he promptly does, announcing to the crowd that they may send for a man doctor-Katherine is to be his wife. "The Mediator." At last a western drama that is different! This is what the Grand will present Tuesday under the title of "The Mediator." George Walsh has the principal role, a character who loves peace so much that he con tinually fights for it. Walsh takes the part of Lish Hen ley, who starts his adventures by shooting and wounding Bill Higgins, the village bully. Then he sends flowers to Bill in the hospital, and the sick man, grateful, tells Lish he expects to start a new life when he is well. He is going to rejoin his wife, Martha, in Peaceful Hill, Cal. Lish likes the name of the place, so he sells his mine in Arizona and starts for Peaceful Hill. On the way he stops at Keswick, and finds the town in a turmoil as the result of a mining strike. In his efforts to keep everything peaceful, Lish beats the leader of the strike, and continues his journey. His deed has ended the labor trouble. Arrived at Peaceful Hill Lish seeks Martha Higgins, and finds her. He also finds Maggie, a waitress, who helps the Mediator in his fight against the men of Keswick. These men have followed Lish to the place, in an ef fort to get revenge for the insult to their leader. Many adventures follow. In the end Lish is victorious, and all the enemies of peace have been put to rout. There is only one left, and that is Maggie. Lish captures her, by an attack on her heart. "Great Expectations." Louise Huff and Jack Pickford, who created such a tremendous suc cess in the picturization of Booth Tarkington's celebrated novel, "Sev enteen," are starred in an adaptation of Charles Dickens' wonderful work, "Great Expectations," which will be shown at the Grand Wednesday. The story of "Great Expectations" details the thrilling adventures of "Pip," a young orphan who is brought up in the home of his brother-in-law, a blacksmith. He encounters an es caped criminal, Provis. while trying to elude his sister's wrath, and is forced to obtain food and a file to as sist the criminal in furthering his es cape. Provis is captured and the boy is in terror until the convict shields him with a lie. Because he is a refined looking lit tle chap he is chosen by Mr. Jaggers, a lawyer, to become the companion of Estella, the adopted daughter of a Miss Havisham. There is much mystery and not a little that is terri fying about this Miss Havisham, who sits alone in a dark room clad in an old wedding dress. Pip's adventures at the hands of Miss Havisham, his love affair with the delightful Estella, the mysterious legacy which makes him independent, and the final shocking discovery of the source of his wealth, are all fac tors in this absorbing story, set in the romantic atmosphere of which Dickens drew such sweeping pen pic tures. "The Web of Desire." A treat is in store for patrons of the Grand next Thursday, when the latest Brady-Made World picture, "The Web of Desire," will be the of fering. Ethel Clayton plays the stel lar role in this splendid production, and is ably supported by Rockcliffe Fellowes and a well-balanced cast. The story deals with a westerner who gets rich and goes to New York. There he becomes so deeply immers ed in business that he neglects his wife. She finds solace with some Bohemian friends to whom her hus band objects. She owns a lot of stock in her husband's company, and his enemies, in order to get control of this stock, endeavor to have one of their men elope with her. Sk Yal most does, but the thought of lving her little child prevents her The husband finds out who the man is and tries to kill him, but the villain es capes and goes to Europe, and the husband and wife decide to start anew and regain their happiness. "Blind Justice." Benjamin Christie, the noted Dan ish actor and director, is author, pro ducer and star of the Vitagraph Blue Ribbon seven-part feature, "Blind (Continued on page four.) +..+4+4+ +*++++ , ++*+*.++. VOTES FOR WOMEN. i :Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference. + 417 Camp Street, New Orleans. 4 ++++++++++N++++++++ Women Census Takers. Wyandotte county, Kansas, will have its census taken by women this year. It is the first time in the his tory of the country that this part of the work has been done exclusively by women. In former years one or two women have been employed in the census work, and their records passed such a satisfactory inspection that it was decided to place the listing. entirely in their hands. States Out of Debt. Two states in the Union are wholly out of debt. Do you know which they are? Hold your breath while the names are told. They are Wyo ming and Kansas. Women are voters in both these well-managed states and watch the state funds like good house keepers, who must make ends meet and save a little besides. Draw your own moral and: then decide if you are reasonable or just ignorantly pre judiced against the ballot for women. Kansas and Wyoming are the answer. No Theory but Fair Play. Ten millions of dollars is a large sum to invest safely that it may make a proper return to its owners. Miss Biina West does this as treasurer for the Women's Benefit Association of the Maccabees. Because of her re sponsibilities she gives the reason why she believes in votes for women. This is what she says: "I always believed in suffrage for women theoretically, but when an amendment to the Michigan constitu tion was put through which directly affected beneficiary societies and we had no voice in the matter, then I knew it was no longer a theoretic question with me." Truly, legislatures should have as vital an interest for women as have kitchens. Both are in direct relation with a well-managed home. RICE BECOMING POPULAR. Heavy Increase in Consumption Ex pected in New York. A leading New Orleans rice dealer and miller has received from Herbert Perry, of Francis H. Leggett & Com pany, of New York, some comments on the rice consumption and trade. He says business is better and he ex pects a larger trade at that city. "I find," said Mr. Perry, "that our cus tomers are selling more rice on ac count of the -highprice of potatoes. The retail -trade is suggesting it to their custom ers and some of the res taurants in New York are beginning to serve rice instead of potatoes, and if this keeps up we are going to see a heavy increase in the consumption of rice in the north. This thing has been so noticeable in the past ten days that I cannot help but feel we are going to have quite a stir in the rice game before many weeks. "The Atlantic and Pacific are fill ing their windows with rice and urg ing their customers to buy the cheap est article of food on the market. I have a feeling that we will have a higher market caused by the very heavy consumption which is likely to come. I am going to watch the situa tion carefully and would advise you to do so." A SAFE TEST. For those who are in need of a remedy for kidney troubles and back ache, it is a good plan to try Doan's Kidney Pills. They are strongly rec ommended by Plaquemine people. Mrs. L. N. Roberts, Plaquemine, La., says: "I had pains through the small of my back and at times my back seemed broken. I could hardly stand on account of pains in my kid neys. The kidney secretions at times passed too frequently and then again they were scanty and contained sedi ment. My head ached and sharp, shooting pains ran up my spine and down my limbs. Doctors gave me no relief and I began using Doan's Kid ney Pills. The misery in my bladder left and my kidneys again acted regu larly. I gained in weight and felt better in every way." Price 50 cents, at all dealers. Don'i simply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Roberts had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.--(Adv.) Dutchtown High School News. The Dutchtown High School has been improving at a very great rate for the last few years. An artesian well has been constructed which is very beneficial to the school children, the water being more healthy than cistern water. The children now have water for the whole session. The pupils take great interest in school work and in keeping the school house and its surroundings in a healthy condition. The children in the lower grades are busying them selves swatting the flies. Many thou sands have been killed already, there by improving the school building. The parish rally will take place at the school. The boys have started, training for the athletic events. A strong basketball team has been or ganized.-Sunday's Times-Picayune. Rank Foolishness. You occasionally see it stated that colds do not result from cold weather. That is rank foolishness. Were it true colds would be as prevalent in midsummer as in midwinter. The microbe that causes colds flourishes in damp, cold weather. To get rid of a cold take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is effectual and is highly recommended by people who have used it for many years as occasion re quired, and know its real value. Ob tainable everywhere.- (Adv.) The Chief is the official jour nal of the police. jury, parish school board and city council of Donaldson ville. Send us your subscription and keep posted on the official proceed ings of these important bodies. LIVE STOCK IN ASSUMPTION. Breeding Industry Making Rapid Strides in Progressive Parish. As evidence of what Assumption planters can do when turning their attention to anything in the agricul tural line, the Pioneer is glad to call public attention to the shipment of hogs to Fort Worth, Texas, recently made by C. C. Barton, Jr., the en terprising hog breeder. There was a total of sixty-one hogs in the shipment, and their combined weight aggregated over 1900 pounds, mak ing an average weight of a little more than three hundred pounds. This fact, in connection with the price received, which netted eleven cents per pound, should demonstrate con clusively that hog raising, like any thing else, when Tollowed intelligent ly, and where conditions are favora ble, is a success. It is safe to con clude from the above results that both of these requirements were met, and we take this opportunity of con gratulating Mr. Barton. Another item that goes to prove the resources of Assumption, and the resourcefulness of her farmers, is the great progress being made by Senator Sundbery in his dairy at Rosedale Farm. Already possessing a fine premium-winning herd of Holstein cattle, Mr. Sundbery nevertheless at tended a recent cattle sale at Baton Rouge and bought nine more Holstein cows at an average price of $214. This makes him the foremost Holstein breeder in Louisiana, and he received the added distinction of being elect ed president of the state Holstein breeders. As to the quality of butter turned out at the Rosedale Farm, it is hardly necessary to call attention to this, as a great many of our peo ple have already found out by ex perience, and this experience has lee to a constantly growing demand for the article right at home. Leonce J. Himel, Jr., shipped from his farm last week, to be sold on the New Orleans market, two carloads of cattle, consisting of sixty-one head which had been fed on corn ensilage and cottonseed meal since November. This was the first shipment of cattle in carload lot ever made from this parish.-Assumption Pioneer, Feb ruary 24. Seed Should Be Tested Now. Home gardening will soon be un der way, and there is no better time than the present to have vegetable seed tested for their germinative pow er. During a period of great humidity seeds are apt to deteriorate; some becoming practically worthless. As an illustration, some pepper seed, have a germinative power of 85 per cent; others but 40 per cent. Naturally, the 40 per cent seed will have to be sown more than twice as thick as the 85 per cent seed on the same area. Also, a seed that has low germinative power usually produces a plant of low vitality, which is likely to be crowded out by weeds. Or, if it sur vives, it will produce little, if any, fruit, and this generally of inferior grade. On the other hand, seeds having high germinative power pro duce more vigorous plants which give better results in every way. Seed sent to the seed testing labo ratory of the L. S. U. Experiment Station, Baton Rouge, will be tested free of charge for any individual or firm. This laboratory is maintained by the U. S. Department of Agricul ture, co-operating with the experi ment station, for the benefit of farm ers and others, who should take great er advantage of its facilities for serv ing them.-L. S. U. Press Bulletin. Much Labor and Little Lucre in Jour nalistic Job. When you find your home paper taking no interest in you or your suc cess; when you find it keeping ag gravatingly silent when you think the editor should be tearing his linen in your behalf, do not work yourself in to a fever of anxiety as to the cause, but just ask yourself wherein have you placed the paper and its editor under obligations to use space and energy for you. Most anybody can edit a newspaper and make it interesting for a while. Some people can keep up the interest for a month or two without fagging, but it takes a natural born pencil shover and a hard worker to grind out an interesting batch of local and editorial items week after week for a term of years. There is no pro fession that is more exhausting or less remunerative for the work done than the editorial or journalistic profes sion, but how few believe this.-St. Bernard Voice. Must Give Up Jobs or Cigarettes. Employees of a prominent lumber company in Texas have been given the choice of keeping their jobs or discontinuing the use of cigarettes, according to a circular issued by the president of the concern to the heads of departments. The circular says, in part: "My observation, covering a period of more than thirty years in active business, has convinced me that the habitual use of cigarettes de prives the user of mental poise and sound judgment necessary in posi tions of trust; that the habit dulls the intellect, undermines the moral fibre, and gives such sway and'do minion to the appetites as to render a man incapable and unreliable in a crisis." Many Ships Being Built in America. The federal Bureau of Navigation reports that everything possible is being done to hasten the ship-builditg now under way in American yards, an.,rnnounces that on Jan. 1 there wer 382 vessels of 2,098,761 gross ton e either in process of con struc ion or contracted for. These estimates include ships in all stages of construction. Steel merchant ves sels numbered 403, of a gross ton nage of 1,495,601, while 161 wooden merchant ships of 207,623 gross ton nage were being built.. Thus the to tal merchant construction amounted to 564 vessels of 1,703,224 tons. At the same time there were 118 govern ment vessels of 395,537 tons dis placement under construction. Kill the FLY. WORKING FOR COMMON GOOD. Peter Collins an Earnest Champion of Christian Democracy. Arrangements have been completed by the cominitthee of Ascension Coun cil, Knights of Columbus, for the free public lecture (and question box) by Peter Collins of Massachusetts on "What's Wrong with the World," which will be delivered at the court house Thursday, March 8, at 7:30 o'clock p. m. Mr. Collins' lecture is one of a series in the nation-wide educational program of the qupreme council of the Knights of Columtbus, and his message is in the cause of God and country, of civic righteousness and the general welfare. It is clear and logical treatment of great problems confront ing not only the people of America, but vital to civilization and its ad vancement. It is entirely free from bitterness and makes for a better understanding and a kindlier feeling between every element in a community. The work that Mr. Collins has been doing for the common good by his lectures throughout the country has earned the unqualified approval of clergymen of all denominations, sociologists, pro fessors, workingmen and statesmen, who recognize the broad gauge of Mr. Collins' mission and its service for justice, good will among men, civic progress and social welfare. The Office Boy Answers. The editor was away for a few days, according to an exchange, and the office boy answered the inquiries. Following are some of the results: "Pleasijtell me how hash is made." -W. M. Hash is not made. It akumulates. "Is it all right to feed hogs corn in the ear?"-G. K. No. Put it in the trof and let them help themselves. "I am in love with a homely girl who works for us, but she doesn't seem to care for me, while a pretty girl with lots of money wants to marry me. What should I do." Will M. Marry the one you love and send, me the name and address of the other one. "Please tell me how to raise a nice, fat hog of about 500 pounds." Young Farmer. Get a derrick, "How can I tell when the water is the right temperiture for bathing the baby?'"-Young Mother. If the kid gets red and hollers, the water is too hot. If he gite blue and shivers, it's too eiod. "I am forty years old, have a nice little farm, and am thinking of taking a wife. What would you advise." Old Batch. I w6;a u1X1 wf:vi eyoryiWb kferfut whose wife you fake. Teachers' Examination. The next examination of applicants for teachers' certificates will be held at the Donaldsonville High School Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26, 27 and 28, (white); and Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 29, 30 and 31, (negro), be ginning at 9 o'clock a. m. each day. The examination of teachers upon the books of the Reading Course will be held Saturday, March 24. Attention is again directed to the recent laws enacted upon the exam ination of applicants for teachers' certificates. No longer are graduates of approved institutions exempted from all subjects of examination but the Theory and Art of Teaching. Either they are exempt from all sub jects upon their diplomas or must earn teachers' certificates through ex amination upon all subjects. , H. P. BROUSSARD, Supt. Sugar Gonsumptio 'ncreasing. The pe4ple of the `Jnited States are apparently using more sugar than ever before, for the increase in con sumption has been greater than the increase in population. According to figures in Bulletin 437, recently pre pared by the Bureau of Crop Esti mates of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, the total con sumption of sugar in this country for the decade ending with the fiscal year 1912-13 was 42.9 per cent greater than the consumption for the preced ing decade, while the population for the same period only shows an in crease of 21 per cent. Cure for "That Tired Feeling." The best spring "tonic" is the "hoe handle tonic"-work in the garden. There is no objection to long walks for sassafras root, but it is not ne cessary to drink sassafras tea-the walk is what is needed. Throw away the bottle of spring tonic. Eat less meat and more po tatoes, "greens," radishes, onions, lettuce, strawberries, oranges, and other foods of this kind, and the "tired" spring feeling will disappear, -Board of Health Almanac. When to Take Chamberlain's Tablets. When you feel dull and stupid after eating. When constipated or bilious. When you have a sick headache. When you have a sour stomach. When you belch after eating. When. you have indigestion. When nervous or despondent. When you have no relish for your meals. When your liver is torpid. Obtainable everywhere.-(Adv.) Upwards of 10,000 trained men are discharged from our military and naval services yearly and, under ordinary circumstances, one-third of them immediately re-enlist. Of the remainder fully 80 per cent are eligi ble for re-enlistment. It is therefore estimated that the United States would have at least 150,000 trained regulars in civil life ready for 'duty at the first call. The home merchants are prepared to supply your needs. Buy from them, and by keeping your money at home help build up your own com munity. For results! Advertise i The Chief. Rates on application. GRAND JURY REPORT. Repairs to High School, Courthouse and Jail Urgently Recommended. Following is the full text of the final report submitted by the grand jury impanelled at the current term of district court: To the Hon. Philip H. Gilbert, judge of the twenty-seventh judicial district court of the parish of Ascension, state of Louisiana: We, the grand jurors of the state of Louisiana, duly impanelied and sworn, in and for the body of the par ish of Ascension, do hereby make this our final report, together with such bills of indictment as accompany the same. Clerk's Office. We have examined the office of the clerk and ex-offlcio recorder and while we find the records neatly kept, the office is in need of proper and modern files, the present system being out of date and antiquated. The con veyance and mortgage records need re-binding. We cannot impress too forcibly upon those whose duty it is to provide funds for the proper equip ping of this office the necessity for carrying out these recommendations. This is a matter which should have the immediate attention of the police jury. Sheriff's Office. A superficial examination of the sheriff's and ex-officio tax collector's office impresses us that this office is maintained in a thorough and busi ness-like manner. The books are in a neat condition. Assessor's Office. The assessor's books are in a neat condition. Parish Treasurer's Office. An examination of the parish treas urer's office shows all books and records properly kept. The parish owes a floating indebtedness of $12, 000. Donaldsonville High School. We have had opportunity to visit the Donaldsonville High School. We have also visited the office of Superin tendent Broussard. While we desire to compliment the manner in which the superintendent conducts his of fice, we desire to make the following recommendations with reference to the high school building: 1. The plaster is in a falling and dilapidated condition, especially the ceiling. This should be remedied at once. 2. There is a sad lack of window shades to protect the eyes of the pu pils from the glare of the sun. Shades should be procured at once. 3. The drinking fountain is not sanitary and should be immediately discontinued, and replaced with a proper fountain. 4. The lavatory system is unhealthy ~and-unanitary. The comfort and health of the pupils demands a quick and immediate relief in this direction. 5. The discipline in this school meets with our full commendation and approval. Professors Vickers and Mestayer very courteously showed us over this building. Jail. The jail is neatly kept and the pris oners properly provided for. This building, also, needs many repairs. "A stitch in time saves nine," to quote an ancient aphorism, and we commend to the police jury that here is another instance where the re sources of the parish could be pru dently husbanded. Courthouse. The courthouse is another building which needs repairs. A double floor on the upper floor should be installed, the present floor permitting the re ception of too much dust, which falls into the offices below. This is un sanitary. The inner walls should be re-plastered. The rule which pro hibits writing upon the walls should be strictly enforced. A new coat of paint should be given the entire building inside and outside. All of the above recommendations are made with the earnest hope that they will be carried out in the near future, and not treated as they have been in the past. This grand jury is not indulging in idle vaporings. What it recommends it believes to be to the interest of the community. We desire to express our apprecia tion to the sheriff, his deputies, the district attorney, and the district judge, for the assistance given us in our deliberations. High Prices Prevailing Everywhere. It may bring some cheer to the farmers in this section who have been buying mules this season at from three to four hundred dollars per pair to know that in other sections of this United States they are bringing as high as $700 per pair. A news item telling of a public sale held recently at Lake City, Illinois, calls attention to the sale of two teams of mules at $700 a team. This is exactly $1400 for what it takes to pull a twelve inch gang plow around the field. Other live stock brought correspond ing prices at this sale. A number of shorthorns brought prices ranging up to $335, and grade cows $100 to $125. Brood sows sold as high as $52.50. It is some satisfaction to know that Lou isiana is not alone when it comes to high prices.-Rice Belt Journal. May His Tribe Increase! Our idea of a good citizen, and we are glad there are many in this com munity, is one always ready to give, according to his means, to community enterprises. He takes stock in them all, and doesn't lose his faith if an occasional venture proves bad. He is not afraid to buy real estate and to pay what it is worth. He talks up his town at home and abroad, thinks it is the healthiest place on eafj, be lieves it to be destined to be t big gest city in its section and w hts to be buried there when he dies. And he's worth a whole regiment of the luke-warm kind.-Rayne Tribune. How to Prevent Croup. When the child is subject to at tacks of croup, see to it that he eats a light evening meal, as an overload ed stomach may bring on an attack. Also watch for the first symptom hoarseness-and give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse. Obtainable every where.- (Adv.)