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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
Leo Kills Lona REIGN.

Very quietly, so quietly, indeed, that
not one of the Roman newspapers has
adverted to it, the holy father made
another record in the annals of long
certificates recently. On September
8, Leo XIII. completed twenty-four
years, six months and fourteen days
in the supreme pontificate, thus reach
ing the limit of the reign Of Plus VI,
and taking the second place after ST.
Peter. The Years of Peter" are clear
In sight now for Leo XIII According
to the generally received account, ST.
Peter was bishop of Rome for twenty
five years, two months and seven
Digs, and on April 7 next Leo XIII,
VIII. Deo volente, round off the same
period. There is every reason to be-
lieve that the short seven months will
be safely passed by the holy father
From the Tablet.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
Disconnected the Dean.

One of the clergymen who was
present at the opening of the General
Theological Seminary was speaking of
the bashfulness of the late Dean Hoff-
man.
THE Dean said the clergyman,
was called upon to speak at mass
meeting held in the interests of a
cause which received many benefac-
tions from him. He spoke briefly of
the merit of the cause, and then said,
apologetically:
Il am not much of speaker
'Amen!' responded a Methodist
brother from the first row.
THE Dean, somewhat disconnected,
continued a while, and then said:
"Ill detain you only a moment
longer
"'Alieluia!' again broke in the man
in the front row, and the Dean sat
down very red in the face, but he en-
joyed it all hugely, when he learned
afterward that the man in the front
row was very deaf and had interjected
his appreciation entirely on faith, not
on hearing
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31

Describing the splendors of the Dur
bar to be held in the city OF Delhi
fittingly to celebrate the accession of
King Edward as Emperor Of India, \
correspondent writes:
1t is early dawn upon the Ridge.
Like Aladdin's magic palace, q city OF
pavilions, white and blue and scarlet,
has arisen upon its luxuriant green. as
in q single night. Beneath 1t, toward
the rising sun, still slumbers the I'M
perial City.
A thin, white mist glimmers like a
mystic light above its golden cupolas
and marble minarets. Then in the
center of the veil there comes to being
a luminous disc, pink and orange.
fringed with rays of blue and violet.
A moment later the veil has vanished
in the air. and like radiant god the
golden sun sits enthroned upon i'm
perial Delhi, embracing the earth in
10000 arms.
"Il-lallai Allah lila! Allah Ak
bari" An eastern voice floats in the
stiffness of the morn from the top
most minaret of the Jumma Musjid,
awakening the city from it's slumber
"Boom!" answers the Ridge in the
uScp NOlCc VI lie W0SL. ana
ten seconds later another. A hundred
and one guns herald the day from
Aladdin's magic city.
1t is the supremest day in the an
mails Of the Indian Empire. For it is
to witness an event that combines in
itself the coronation and the procla-
nation of the first emperor of
mighty country.
Thus vast throng will fill imperial
Delhi on that supreme day. A hun
dred white-tusked elephants will be
arrayed in cloth of gold, and upon
each a silver howdah, incrusted with
gems of thousand hues.
A gorgeous cavalcade comes behind
them-mail-clad warriors upon champ.
ing steeds. Each is armed with sword
and lance and battle-axe, with tiger
claw daggers in his belt. Upon the
stseds are trappings of gold and sill
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31

To make o journey from the Ponte
Molle in the northern suburb OF Rome
to Ostia at it's mouth or preferably
from tho latter ruined city to the for
mer starting point reveals the saddest
part of its long course. There Is
loneliness and absence OF life, ana
the signs of life on It's banks between
Rome and the sea which Is most
melancholy to look upon.
At Ostia the desolation OF the lano
and the dreariness of the river rs II
goes out to sea Cypress you most torcf-
bly,. The little town that gives
title to one of the six cardinal bishops
the highest in dignity of all the
cardinals-is a miserable little village
of little more than 100 Inhabitants.
At the entrance to 1t stands most
picturesque castle built by the archl-
tect, Sangalio, for the warlike Cardl-
nal Della Revere, who afterward De-
came Pope under the name of julius
II.
At the beginning of the empire, as
Lanciani notes. when Rome had be-
come the center of the trade OF the
world and had population OF over
a nllllOn souls, TOT whose udlliIoAnS0'
comfort and luxury, the produce OF
the whole world was scarcely deem
ed sufficient, the necessity of build
ing a large and safe harbor forced
itself upon the government. And
when you think of all this, and look
now at the ruins OF the ancient city,
sliding with a sudden splash into the
yellow waters of the Tiber, block by
block, and that there seems no power
in the hand of man to stay the slow
but constant destruction, the melan-
choly Of the place comes upon you
again, and you leave Ostia and it's
lonely castle and its great memories,
and find something more life ike in
the Tiber itself.
The Castle of ST. Angelo. with the
bridge leading to it is one Of the
most characteristic objects of Rome,
and is closely associated with the
noble river. The bridge has been for
centuries the highway from the city
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
The Cost Of ocean Speeding.

Much has been said of late regard
ing the speed of the German Atlantic
greyhounds; not enough, perhaps, has
been said regarding the cost of this
speed. The latest creation of the
North German Lloyd. Kaiser Wilhelm
ii, is designed to do twenty-four knots
an hour, at an expenditure of 10000
indicated horsepower. Our White
Star liner Cedric, the largest ship in
the world, will go seventeen knots
with $4,000 horsepower. But, says
the Shipping World, the Kaiser Will
helm will burn $50 tons of coal per
day, which is 100 per cent more than
the Cedric, and she will need 25S
more hands to work her Curiously
enough, of her crew of 900 only IS
will be ordinary sailors, the remain
der being mechanics Of various or.
&ars l.ondon Telegraph
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
The Unknown Sea.

A sea-vast, dark, appalling,
With tossing wave;
Fierce tempests shrieking. calling,
While waters rave;
A wreck-Strewn coast outspreading.
Dismal and bare
And thronging hosts, on-treading,
Are gathered there;
Darkness and mists are shrouding
The thither shore,
And countless banks, outcrowding,
Return no more.
No beacon light is shining
Across this sea,
It's shadows bleak combining
A mystery:
No mariner returning
With spreading sail
To satisfy earth's yearning
And tell. the tale.
True, here and there a white sail
GlfdeS peacefully,
Whose helmsman fears no entail
OF misery;
Yet with the rest it passes
Into the gloom,
And black. enshrouding masses
Conceal its doom.
What lies beyond the waters
or this dread sea
Which Adams sons and daughters
Face fearfully?
Whence go the ships aye sailing
Into the night,
With loose shrouds slack and trailing
fearsome sight?
Dawns there another morrow
Beyond the gloom,
Where souls, set free from sorrow,
Anew shall bloom?
Or do the ships, swift vending,
Sail blindly on
Into never-ending
Oblivion?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
Domestic Point Of View.

Domestic Point OF View.
there was anything upon which
Mrs. Upjohn prided herself it was her
coffee. 1t was always sich, black and
strong. and she trusted the making
Of 1t to none but her own fair hands.
This is why the visitors in the par
lor, from whose presence she had e1-
cused herself for a few moments, dis
tinctly heard through the partly open
door the loud. Mortified voice OF the
kitchen girl:
Fer goodness sake, ma'am, you're
not gofn' to feed the company on the
horrid black stuff you drink yourself.
are ye?"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31

to the vatican; it was built originally
to lead only to the tomb of the EN-
peror Hadrian, now the castle of st.
Angelo. The fate of the bridge in the
middle ages was the same as that of
the castle, and both were frequently
the scenes of fearful struggles and
terrible tragedies.
The castle has been the central
scene Of most of the tragedies which
have occurred in the history of Rome
since the fall of the empire till the
present age. The records of the time
are red with the blood shed within
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31

yer. and upon their heads p1umes of
bright-hued feathers.
Along the cavalcade the eye catches
the CLINT of gold and silver, even upon
the visor and headpiece, and of in
crusted gems upon the sword hilt. For.
indeed, to this day India still remains
the land where the Arabian Nights"
were once begotten.
A vast multitude on foot comes in
its wake. radiant in many colors.
Grave-faced Sikhs and srinning Gurk-
has; big-boned, stalwart Jats, and lit.
tie wiry Maharattas; mild. clean-shav-
en- Bengal pundits. and fierce. black
bearded Pathans-all come forth to
participate in the glory of their EN-
peror.
But all eyes are turned to the dale.
Above it there floats crimson canopy
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31

and around its walls. The fighting
Of factions and the battles of mobiles
took place in its vicinity.
Perhaps one OF the most interesting
individuals whose name Is associated
with the castle is Beatrice Cenci. A
very fine portrait Of pretty and tear.
full young woman. the work Of Guido
hen1. popularity called Beatrice
Cenci,' and now in the Barberini gal
'ery at Rome, has contributed much
:" make this historical parsonage
Gear to the sentimental young folks
all the world over.
She was confined in Castle st An.
gelo, and Sig. Rertolotti showed me
TIE hook OF expenses for her maintep.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
One of the Social Troubles.

One of the Social Troubles.
I'm dreadfully worried about Jen-
ME" she said.
Why" he asked
We'll, she's just learning to write,
and it's impossible to tell whether the
round hand, back hand or the angular
style will be fashionable when she is
ready to come out in society,""
Indeed, the problems that beset the
modern mother are more serious than
careless man realizes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
DFSOI AT|ON MARKS THE
'l'''''''''' COURSE OF THE TlBER
Ones Famous City of ostia Now Miserable
T ri. v;Ilsee-Castle of St. Angelo One Of the
Chief Sights of Rome.
Especial Correspondence.)

ance. Her autograph signature, wen
and clearly written, was at the top
of the page. She was allowed to have
a maid to wait upon her In prison,
The chief items of expenditure which
impressed me most in this book were
the number Of chickens cooked for
herself and her maid, and the extra
ordinary number of candles she used
up. The frequency of candles suggest
ed the prison must have been dark.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
His Rights.

Say, you'll" yelled old Hunks to the
boy next door. Take your beastly
kite away! You're flying it ovor my
house"
DO you own the atmosphere above
your. house?" demanded the boy
mo, you young hrascal!" snorted
old Hunks. Il don't own any OF the
atmosphere, but l owns the space
above my house, all the way up
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
Something Dolnq.

Stern Father-So you want to marry
ny daughter. Ell?
Young Man-You have said it.
Stern Father-What's your salary?
Young Man-Oh, I'm not particular.
Just give me trial for three months,
and If l fail to give satisfaction as a
son-in-law you needn't pay me any
salary. See?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31

of Dacca's loveliest brocade, embroid-
cred in gold and silver with the rose,
the thistle. the shamrock and the Lo-
tus OF India-ft symbol OF tho union
Of England and India, of which this
very Durbar is the noblest emblem
and the truest credential.
Suddenly the heavy curtains behind
the dais are parted. and a tall figure in
hl.,a enEaes emargea tAerefroan:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
Playing Daniel"
wedding.

Mother--Why, children, what's all
this noise about?
Little Freddy-We've had grandpa
and Uncle Henry locked in the cup
board for an hour, an when they get
little Angrier I'm going to play going
into the lions cage.-Spare Moments.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
Still a Hoodoo.

lmogene-You needn't tell me opals
bring bad luck. The one in my ring
dropped out while l was feeding the
chickens in the back yard the other
day. A hen gobbled it up. We killed
her, and l not only recovered my opal,
but had chicken pie for dinner.
Belinda-Well, it was unlucky for
the chicken, wasn't it?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
His Little Joke.

In m effort to push the missive
clear into one of the patent mail
boxes she had got her fingers caught.
He watched her efforts to extricate
them.
Beware" he said, "of the mailed
hand"
When she got him home he was sor-
ry he had said it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31

The old towering tomb Of the EN-,
peror Hadrian that looms above the
Tiber was at times used as back
ground for the frework display which
is held by the Italian government on
the first Sunday Of June. When the
crimson Bengal lights Illuminated
the walls of this circular fortress IL
seemed as if the color was suitable
to much of it's history, which is Grim
son with bloodshed. And as the re-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31

II people stopped to count the mi-
erobes In kiss they woSld often fail
20 and the SrOt tAOy IRE hunslnS
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
LATEST JEsTs EVOLVED BY THE
FUNMAkERS.

Sweet Girls Neat Rstort to Short.
Tempered Lover-Why He Regret.
ted Hearing the Minister-chiIdren
Have Fun Playing Daniel.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31

He (savagely)-Pah! It's no use ar
guing with a fool.
She (sweetly)-But l wasn't argu.
ing with you, dear?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31
COMING DURBAR AT DELHI
TO Be GORGEOUS affair
Accession Of King Edward Emperor of India
Will Be Made Occasion for Impressive Gathering
Of the Native Princes.
G&~

Especial Correspondence.)
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-31

Just Engaged, Too!
(Why do girls do this sort O. thing?)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-11-20
For a HeaIthful House.

The essentials for a healthful house are
as follows: ,4Nt
1t must present no facilities for holding
dust or the poisonous particles of dis
ease; IL 1t retain one, it is likely to retain
the other. .t.. 3
1t must possess every facility for tine
removal of its impurities as fast as they
are produced
1t must be well filled with daylight
from all points that can be charged with
light from the sun without glare.
1t must be charged with perfectly pure
air, in steadily changing current.
1t must be maintained at an even tenn
perature, and must be free from draught
1t must be charged with an efficient
supply of pure and perfectly filtered wa
ter.
Disease will never be generated in such
a house; and If generated will remain for
the briefest possible time.
1t sometimes happens by force either
OF convenience or of necessity, that an
entirely satisfactory location for a house
may not be possible. In this case. meas
ures may frequently be taken which will
improve the sanitary conditions. These
are safe rules to follow
Provide thorough surface and subsoil
drainage.
Secure free access of light and air.
Keep the Soil free from the penetration
of impurities of all kinds. .r-
Pave or cover with short grass all
ground near buildings in malarious dis
tricts.
Regulate the vegetation by removing
or planting trees and plants according 10
varying circumstances of soil. climate,
etc.
Allow no trees or shrubs so close to the
house as to shut out the sunlight from it,
or SO close to each other as to prevent
natural growth.
Cleanliness in air. water and soil are the
fundamental principles of home SANTA
ton. '.'.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-11-20

$500 REWARD FOR INFORMATION
leading to recovery of a black and tan
hound dog. Answers to name Tige. Ad-
dress J. l.. Fish, 10 Northern Ave. Au-
gusta, Me. nov19d1ws
IN THE OPERA HOUSE SATURDAY
afternoon, a parcel containing piece Of
linen, scissors, thimble and thread.
Finder please leave at the Journal Office.
nov1Sd3t'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-11-20
Why an Iron Bridge Burns.

When a fireman returns black-faced
wet and without his eyebrows from the
scene of his labors and you ask him
at the fire station what 1t was that
burned, he invariably answers, If
there's a spark of a joke left in him,
"Oh, a quarry, of course" But 1 am
beginning to believe in the possible re-
alization of even this fireman's old
and trusty joke, for I once knew a sea
captain whose ship took fire and was
lost off Cape Horn with a cargo Of ice.
and this morning. comes the news from
New York that the great Williamsburg
Bridge. though entirely isolated from
anything of an infiamable nature ex-
cept comets, into whose final structure
not a single splinter of wood enters. Is
damaged by fire to the extent OF $25O.-
600, which it will take probably months
to make good. "a
Perhaps a good way to explain how
such a fire was possible and what the
task of repair amounts to is to describe
some of the methods and details OF con-
struction as I saw them going on there
few months ago.
The first fine filaments Of the ultf-
mate steel spider web which was TO
carry the new stream Of New York and
RrookIyn traffic were not parts OF the
final structure at all. Two big reels OF
wire rope about the diameter OF fre
hose came on lighters to the foot OF
one of the towers at the river DRINK
The ends were first hoisted up. over the
tower head and brought down to the
anchorage behind-not the usual sail
or mans anchor, but a block OF stone
about as big as Fifth avenue resi-
dence. Then the lighters were towed
across the stream, allowing the cables
| +o nav out after them and lie on the
river bottom. At the other tower they
we're again hofsted up. taken to power
fu1 engines and. while the river was
Guarded to prevent steamers passing
tbav were raised up out OF the water
and into the air just little highe'
than the bridge cables proper were
afterward to come. From these twe
lwere hung four fiimsy and seemingly
perilous wooden footways in an ingen'
ions kind of wood-and-iron frame. as
we might hang two pictures from the
came hook on opposite ends OF the same
cord n we put a stick between the two
t,ar,es 70 hold them apart. The tasl
- setting the long succession OF frame:
clear across the river was given to
tow daring fellows who could readil,
/ .nd easily hang in sling 300 feet II
the air with a river full of steamboat:
running by underneath. After then
came the plank walks. the handrails-
/ 80 tho rest was easy. NAu these
| th;rve are in ashes now). AZ
The next step. was to stretch imme
a;a tsIv above the footwaysa p finer ca
NJ hout as thick az ones thumb
,,,,-,n' which ras made to travel larg'
.roavrd .r,,lIey hung from 1t In an iror
1 s',ng and uroyided with two ropes. ont
% 80 null it toward New York, the othe
to null it toward Brooklyn. This wa
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-11-20

brary firesides until driven by neces-
sity and hunger to part with them, A
distinguished Confederate general who
died in New York gave away his big
library for $500. His fortune was gone
and his pride prevented his accepting
aid from his friends. They were una
ware of the extremity of his sufferings
until they found his bookshelves empty.
His autograph would have multiplied
the value of each volume, but he re-
fused to let it remain on the page. Ev-
cry trace of their ownership was oblit-
Grated. =.
BOOKS OF IMMIGRANT STUDENTS.
Different is the farewell given by inn
migrant students to their favorite
books when they find themselves alone
and hungry in New York with only
their small library, brought from the
Fatherland. left to encourage them.
Their books are the last possessions
they sacrifice. In some of the dingy
shops down near the Bowery, pathetic
little dramas of human life are enacted
daily. The German student never
blots or tears away his name from the
volume. He always hopes to recover
it some day. and he is proud to have
been it's master once even if it never
does come back. The name is a fragile
bond of union held sacred and left I'M
touched. There it waits, stamped in
big black letters on the upper right
corner of the front leaf. The book is
the tool of his profession. It usually
is a work on medicine, astronomy, mu-
sic. or mathematics. 1t can be recog-
nized anywhere by it's sturdy binding.
1t cost thirteen cents to bind such a
book in Germany, and the students en-
tire cost of living abroad is SIS a
month. ...t-t
Sometimes handful Of rare books is
brought to the shop. and left for a few
pennies. Their history and worth are
not suspected even by the dealer, who
sells them again for a trifling profit,
and then realizes that they go to enrich
the library of one of the erudite, unpre-
tentious. Misunderstanding old collec-
tors who haunt the limbos Of cast-off
| books.-New York Post.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-11-20

steel bridge free from anything that
will burn. We have 1t, during it's con-
struction. as completely bound in in
fiammable materials as the martyrs
Nero encased in faggots. Hang all
this hundreds of feet high in the wind
beyond the reach Of telescope ladders
and fire streams and. you see. the pro-
position Of burning a steel bridge be-
comes very simple indeed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-11-20
RAILROADS & STEAMBOATS,
(l{||||R|5!81
q Nffect. Oct. 13. 1oO9.

In Effect, Oct. ~, 1904.
Passenger trains lsavs Augusta - to-
lows:
THROUGH TRAINS.
GOING WEST-6.4O A. NJ. for IsWlstce.
Pennington, Phillips, Rockland. Por.-
nnss iand Boston. BrIdgton; Montreal and
Rangeley, Rockland. Portland. Boston.
n. Conway. Fabyans. Lancaster, Cor
strstfd1d N Ell Berlin Berlin Falls Balls
and Beeeher Falls: 80 p. NJ. local to
wick, Portland and Boston. connecting
Bridgton, No Conway and Bartlett 705
4. NJ. for SO. Gardiner; 10.3S p. NJ. might
Fullman every night for Lewiston, Bath.
Portland and Boston; 2.s5 A. M. daily ex-
cept Monday. for Portland and Boston.
GOING EAST-1259 A NJ might ex-
pressl for Skowhegan. Bangor. Bar Har-
bor st. Stephen. lCalais), st. John, Hall
fax and Aroostook county and to WASH
ington Co. X. r.; Monday morning. going
east does not connect for Skowhegan nor
on Sunday morning for Belfast, Foxcroft
wasH Co sR r. r. eep' A. a. for Ws,ern
vile, Foxcroft and Bangor; $40 A. NJ, for
Waterville. Belfast. Skowheran. Bangor
Bangor, Old Town, Patten. Houlton and
Caribou via. b. & A. X. r. Vancehore,
st. stephen. (Calaisl, Houiton. Wood
stock, st. John and Halifax aaa TO Lew
iston, via Oakland and Winthrop: go p.
NJ. express for Waterville. Bangor Bar
Harbor. Wash. Co. r. r, Old Town.
Greenvile and Katahdin Iron Works. 33N
p. nj. for Waterville. Oakland. North
Anson, Bingham. Skow!;egan, Belfast,
Foxcroft. Greenville. Bangor, Old Town
and Mattawamkeag: 7.2s p. M. for Wa
terville.
SUNDAYS-Goins west. es5 =. NJ. for
Portland, Boston; 0.2S A. NJ. 1Q.3S p. M.
for Brunswick, Bath, Portland and Bos-
ton. Going east. 1859 A. NJ. Bangor, 9.15
A. M. and go p. Nj. for Waterville and
Bangor tet
SO A. NJ. Monday morning, gong east
does not connect for Ss,ownegan, nor on
Sunday morning for Belfast. FoXcroft or
east Of Bangor. except to Ellsworth and
Wash. Co. r. r. .
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-11-20
Special Advertisements.

SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS not ex-
ceeding twenty-five words coming under
the head Of WANTED, FOR SALE, TO
LET, LOST. &C.. will be inserted once
for Is cents and cents for each subse-
Quent insertion. ADVANCE PAYMENT.
In sending by mail, remittance of postage
the Charges are too small to open ac-
count for.