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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18

The Haitians, having expelled Pres
ident Simon Sam. are now engaged in
trying to eXpel each other. 1t is not
likely that there will be permanent
peace in the country until they sue
coed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18

Every citizen of Welsh should sub
scribe for one or more copies of the
RICE BELT JOURNAL and have it sent
to relatives or friends in other states.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18

Poor little Alfonso! He is not even
permitted to pick out n girl to suit him
for wife and do his own sparkling.
What's the fun in being a king any
way?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18

Welsh is growing at a very rapid
rate. Within the past twelve or eigh-
teen months it has more than doubled
in population, and still continues to
grow,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18

1t is intimated that even if the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition should be
closed on Sundays st. Louis will be
Spen enough for all practical purposes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18

A full and complete report I,incton
fire in the Jennings oil field wig the
found on the first page of to-day'sl-
JOURNAL.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18

Lord Kitchener is on his way home
ready to- sign with the management
for any other war where his services
are required.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18

The Beers lost 3, 700 m.undertake the
81, 600 men taken prisonerstensive scale
recent war. -strfaI insti-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18

And did we sink the Spanish fleet,
too, by request, just to satisfy CastiI-
ian honor?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18
TIISKEGEE IN-J,ERSEY
PLAYS FoR.gNEeRo SCHOOL SIMILAR
ITO ALABAMA INSTITUTE.

BE Established by New JERSEY
IL Board Of observation-disclosures
ONE DssIron.ide., Property the Prob
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18


| not have as much importance /
debates upon it would make it app.
The bill as passed substantially col
tinues the present methods of govern
ment in the islands. with some extern
sions Of powers. The two houses We're
| unable to agree as to currency pro-
visions and finally struck that matter
from the bill. leaving that feature of the
! administration of Philippine affairs
still unsettled
Some measures of Importance which
passed one house or the other failed to
receive the approval of both houses
and remain for future consideration.
Among these We're the Cuban reciproc-
ity bill, which was strongly urged by
the president and his advisers and over
which n hard preliminary battle was
fought; the shipping bill, which was a
relic from the last congress-; the omni
bus statehood bill, providing for the
admission to the Union of the terrific
res of Oklahoma, Arizona and New
Mexico; measures for the regulation OF
immigrat ton and the suppression of an
archy and the protection of the lives
of high officials from anarchistic at
tucks.
While abolishing special war revenue
taxes. which, it is estimated, will re-
duce the nations annual income $7O.-
100000, this session Of congress has been
extremely liberal in the matter of public
improvements. 1t passed river and
harbor bill carrying in actual cash APP
preparations and authorizations of con.
tracts for great works $4,000, 900 to be
expended to improve the waterways
and harbors of commerce. In addition
to this, provision was made for public
buildings in 1877 cities of the country
to cost when completed S2O.O0OOOO.
The total appropriations for the SEES,
sion We're, according to the statement
made by Chairman Allison of the sen
ate committee on appropriations. as
follows:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18

Get your wife a New Home Sewino
Machine from y. E. Bell 4 Co.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18

Entered at the postc larger propartiopate
second class matter. q
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18
Correspondence.l

\. j., July H.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07
AS Told by the Births.

Some differences between the Dor.
oughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn ap-
pear in the official returns of the
Health Department.
Thus in the last quarter reported by
the board, there were IA births of
children of Bohemian parentage OF
whom 143 were born in New York
County and only one in Brooklyn. In
the same period there were 1877 births
of children OF Swedish parents. and
OF these lob were in Brooklyn and
only eighty-four in New York County.
There were 1865 children born of Aus
TRAN parents in New York-Hungar-
lans. Poles or Germans-and of these
1852 were born in New York County
and only 112 in Brooklyn. The same
disparity in favor of New York Coun.
ty is to be seen in the case of the
children of Irish, Italian and Russian
parentage.
But the number of children born OF
Scotch parentage. as well as of Swiss
Danish, Norwegian and Finn parent.
age, is as large in Brooklyn as in New
York County, and the children Of Cam
adlan parentage nearly as large.
Brooklyn retains as a borough its
distinction of having the largest mum.
Der of births Of children of American
parentage. 1t is the most truly Ameri.
can of the five boroughs which consti.
tute the present city of New Yorl;
Manhattan is the most cosmoDoliton
New York Sun.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07
oil saving the Forests.

Crude petroleum is saving the for
ests of California. The truth of this
statement may be questioned at first
thought, but we have the word of the
San Francisco papers for it, and they
give facts in proof of the assertion.
The draughts upon the timber sup
ply of California have been enormous
for many years. Interior industries
and sections of railroad operated at a
distance from the seaboard have
found wood cheaper than coal, or tc
put it differently. the price of coal SC
nearly prohibtve that they were
compelled TO use wood as fuel The
result has been that the trees left by
the lumbermen have been disappear
ing with alarming rapldity under the
axe of the chopper of cordwoOd and
there was reason to fear that the for
csts Of the northern part OF the State
would soon vanish from the face OF
the earth
Just as the people were beginning
TO awaken TO the fact that the sources
OF their lumber and fuel supplies were
in danger of early extinction the Cal
ifoInia OH wells came to- the rescue.
and crude petroleum is now rapidly
taking the place of both wood and
coal os fuel one instance of the use
of wood as fuel may Doe cited iu Illus
tration of tine enormous consumption
The smeltcrs of Shasta County have
been taking something like 10000
cords of wood n year from tln head.
waters of the McCloud River The
number and capacity of these smelt
ers was being increased rapidly. ant
there was certainty of an enormous
drain ON the forests Now crude or
has been introduced into the smelters
and tine use of cordwood will soon
cease.
Railroads are using oil-burning lo
comotivcs. and thus another drain or
the forests Is stopped OH is used
fuel I'M all industries iu q constant
ly increasing ratio ass compared WITH
wood and coal. and the friends of th,
forests are pleased to see in the pctro
lcum supply @ possible preventative
of forest donudation Minneapolis
Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07

chine is attached to the compartment
containing the dry air. while snother
wire led from the positive pole ts con-
nected to the chamber containing the
moist air. When the current is
switched on the moist air is transport
ed from one end of the box to the
other In much shorter time than 1t
would be conveyed by ordinary diffu-
sion.
In addition to producing artificial
miniature showers. mlsts and thun-
derstorms. Professor Gates contrives
on a similar scale the more violent
eruptions of nature. such as cyclones
and waterspouts. with equal facility.
To the bottom OF an ordinary saucer
filed with water a wire is attached,
connected with the positive pole OF the
machine. A small rod connected with
the other pole OF the machine is held
n short distance above the surface of
the water. When the current is
switched on the water Is agitated.
the disturbance increasing In violence
as the potential of the current is
raised. until presently cone Is
formed. rising higher and higher. un-
I'll It ultimately touches the rod above.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07

In the great sea fight Off Santiago
but one man on the vessels Of tho
United States was killed He stood
bravely on the Brooklyn's forecastle
measuring fundamentally the distance
OF the nearest Spanish ship A moment
before the commodore. almost beside
him, had expressed a belief that tho
Niscaya was gaining on her pursuers
and i'm response to a repeated expres.
sion of doubt the Instrument was lev.
clcd
No, sir said Ellis. quietly sIanc.
lnS along the sights, she is not fur.
ther Off than 1900 yards"
Again Ee adjusted his telescope
looked Ions and carefully. lowered &c
from his eye, and began.
"No-I-"
Then came a mighty whirr-a fercc
rush o., wind sweeping by and stagecr
ms cveryone-and the hoadless body
Of Tie sole victim fell to the deck.
They picked 10 mp and carried 4. to
Tine side. as 81 to- give 90 to- th. ocean,.
Then Jhe commodore
mo. boys-uo- THAT mot that
put him there beside Tine mr and
cover hIm God know. VS.. oua h.m
Christian bur.u"'
And so they spread arD9uln over
thc sad sight and the gums of victory
numbered kuolI roe um Review OF
Reviews.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07

The poet has to stand more tramp
ling on his toes, more knocks and
bangs, than the majority of men.
Possibly ne is so sensitive that he
feels them more; anyhow. he suffers
and endures and is always expecting
solar-pleXus blow He had WON
an friend whom he admired and es-
teemed lot. She was intensely par
ticular, however, but she liked him
and always had something kindly to-
say. The other evening she began
talking about his book of verse.
Il borrowed it from a friend" she
declared land started to read t. 1
would pick 1t up before breakfast Or
after supper but do you know that
every time / was trying my best to
wade through it some of the children
i'm the house would call me for some.
thing. and 1 never Cid pillow through
the volume"
The poet had grinnad broadly when
she began on the sJb.e of his book.
but the words wade through it,"
pillow through &c." fcllcd his spirit to
the dust That girl was worse than
the woman who wrote poet note
of thanks for gift of his book and
let him find 80 ON her parlor table
with the leaves uncut Louisville
Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07
Life Insurance problem.

The actuary said that one of the
most curious problems life insurance
companies had been called upon to
consider in recent years was the mat.
ter of insuring the lives of divers.
Divers do not live long and those who
dive to great depths are Of extremely
short lives. The diver generally dies
from accident The first warning the
deep-sea diver has of the effect that
the high pressure ne has undergone
is about to end his life is copious bleed
ing OF the nose. accompanied by occa
sional fits of giddness. From this. in
case he escapes alive, two results may
accrue, either total collapse Of the
nervous system or a disease known as
divers palsy. Both of these result ir
the victim becoming a permanent in
valid.
The man who works on high places
seems to suffer from troubles very
similar to those of the diver. The mag
who works In cellars and easements
ON the other hand. Is Liable at any
time to be struck down by "a malignant
fever. If he RECEIVERS from this he Is
left weak and decrepid for the re-
mainder of his life The mortality
among ordinary laborers exceeds thai
among the average of men by about
twenty-five percent-New York Times
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07

No name in America is SO commonly
misprouounced as that of orr Presi
dent It Is Roosefelt, Eozyeldt. Roo
zeyfelt or Bozzyvelt. whichever way
one turns Those anxious TO be right
quiz the newspapers or write to-
friends or to Washington
President Roosevelt. more than two
years ago, determined the correct pro.
uuuciation of his name for the gcuer.
al public. I'm an interview published
I'm the Times Herald on June %.
1899. he was en- route to- Las Vegas.
New Mexico. To- attend reunion of
bis regiment of Rough Riders Some
question came up ON his special train
as 10 how hlg name should be pro
nou1ccd if pronounced correctly. lie
settled the dispute by saying
Pronounce &c as NJ g were spplt
Rosyvelt @ word OF three sylIablcs.
That IS the only way TO pronounce
st."
tfc prC1ou1ccs the first syllable az
If 90 werc sDelt Rose" and having
that the rest is very simple This
ought TO settle oll questions about the
pronunciation ard cure those who lu-
siu on saying "Roos-ee-velG"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07
0lIondar NIorninc Grnnch =,

The bachelor who spends his sun
days I'm visiting his friends ln the
country provcrbially has q "blue Mon
day ON his return Sometimes his de
pressed mental state Is brought -tHl
lower by disagreoablc neiehbors ON ON,
homeward trip one downcast
traveller ln the double seat of rail
way car lately was greatly annoyed
by his seatmatc. q man whose nast
seemed TO overflow. and who smoth
cred the bachelor every time Do,
turned o leaf of hts newspaper 8
peaceable person. and one rarely
moved to anger the bachelor founC
himself ON this occasion so irritable
that he could not keep ont of trouble
so. fully expecting that fight woult
follow, and rather hoping that g.
might me leaned over and fetched the
large man "a fierce dig fro the ribs witt
his elbow But only disappointment.
followed for his neighbor turned anf
laughed in his face and said witt
misplaced sympathy "Aho Monda1
morning crouch I soe Had it myself
lots Of tImcs.-New York Post
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07
TIE MILKMAN IN eaAzlL.
fakes His Cow TO the Customer - Tricks
In His Trade.

I'm His Trade.
"There are two ways in which you
nay buy milk in Brazil" said the man
who had just returned. "The milk
sn't first rate. and milk and cream are
scarce. but there is originality in one
way OF selling it.
Sometimes milk is delivered from
house to house in glass bottles. car
led in wire baskets, something after
he fashion of the milkman here. but
here the difference begins. The cart
lsed In Brazil is n three-wheel push
,art. always painted some dark dull
.olor. The bottles are typically Bra
lillian; they are long, smallnecked,
lark green, secondhand wine bottles.
which have advantages OF their own
or the merchant. The customer can
lot see the water which he knows is
the milk. and the dark color simpli.
les the task of washing. which is
quite a point TO the native.
But the other way of delivering
milk is simon-pure Brazilian, and it is
4 sort of case of the mountain com
ng to Mahomet. The milk merchant
eads his cow around to his customers
" n halter Tied to the cows tail is
4 smaller halter and at the other end
of the rope is a small muzzle halter.
which is fastened around the head of
1 calf. The Brazilian milkman be-
.ieves that the cow will not give milk
f unaccompanied by her calf
The merchant, thus leading hiJ
merchandise and source OF supply.
walks barefooted over the uneven
stone pavements from customer to
customer. In his hand he carries an
ordinary-sized drinking glass and a
lin one-pint measuring cup; these he
ngeniously raps one against the other
and this is his gong to notify his Gus.
toners of his approach. y customer
reached, the merchant gets down on
one knee and proceeds to execute the
order while the customer waits.
The stranger sees no chance for
diluting the milk in this system by
which the consumer sees with his own
eyes the goods produced. But the ma
tives-and they all agree on this point
Insist that the milk merchant has
under his coat n rubber bottle filed
with water and with rubber
lube attachment which enables him
TO inject the water into the measure
along with the milk. Another way
the artistic milk merchant has for
milking his customer is by producing
as much foam as possible. This is
done by holding the glass as far as
practicable from the source of supply
during the process of filling the meas
ure.
In the best hotels and restaurants
on the eastern coast of Brazil l did
not once see cream used or offered,
and milk as a beverage was very sci.
dom seen, and L did not once see it
mentioned on n bill of fare. Milk
such as it is-brings about 10 cents a
quart, United States money. and a
better supply even at this price would
increase the demand materially
New York Sun.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07

Professor Francis Il. Crocker's pro-
phecy. made i'm 1896. that coal would
be banished entirely by electricity
within ten years, may yet come true.
Not pound of coal, according to that
well-known electrical inventor need
be brought into New York, either to
serve as fuel in factories for generat-
ing steam power or I'm households for
heating and cooking purposes He
went into minute calculations which
appeared to demonstrate that the cost
of an electric plant large enough to
furnish all the light. heat and motive
power OF any great city would be less
than present eXpcditures for coal In
general terms his plan was to generate
electric power at a point ten miles or
more from the city. transmit it
through underground cOnduts TO the
city's limits. and thence distribute it
through one or more main feeding sta
tiOns to transformer sub-staUous.
here the pressure would he reduced
TO- $50 volts for feeding motors of all
kinds by the three-wire system. New
York World
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07

The driver of the stage. which was
rolling down the Rocky Mountains as
fast MS six mules ON the gallop could
keep ahead of &c. may have noticed
that / was. writes n correspondent. a
little nervous. for after a bit he sooth-
ingly said
mo use to grip that railing so
mighty hard stranger We shan't
come TO Use danger pint for half an
hOur yit."
Then it's on ahcudg" ] qucricd.
Yes. three miles ahead and / may
say fur your benefit that hougn' on
Won't do any portlckler good"
But don't want TO slide or"
"Aud YOU won't rf anything goes
sem be nevis and coach and the bull
caboodle altogether and as the 0,ou
Is Plump 800 feet you won't have no
use for aruica or Sticking plaster after.
ward Boston Courier
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07
The End Of ucr Dream.

"Algic' She said. putting her arms
around his neck and looking conhd-
iugly into bis honest, manly face. eli
] were to- Doe kidnapped how much ran
som would you DE willing TO payg"
MY DEAR hc answered. nd be
imug to pay million dollars ran
SOM for you
s. s.cdy pallor oversprcad her face
and She drew away from him as if he
had been something evil when she
could spcaR. at last she cried.
"l heard you say yesterday that
YOU had at least eleven hundred
thousand dollars And we have been
married only two mouths-- Chicago
Record Hcrald
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07
RULES FOR BARBER SHOPS.
Sanitary Regulations Now Enforced I'm
San Francisco.


The Board of Health of San Fran
cisco, at a meeting the other day,
adopted the suggested sanitary regula-
ton of BARRIERS shops as submitted by
DR.. Baum, chairman of the committee
having the matter in charge The re-
strictions are very severe. and will
apply to every barber shop in the city.
Health Board inspectors will visit the
shops regularly and report to their
superiors any violation of the rules,
which are as follows:
The place of business. together with
all furniture, shall be kept at all times
in a Clearly condition. Floors or
woodwork should not be swept or
brushed dry, but must be mopped up
with an antiseptic solution, preferably
with solution OF corrosive sublimate,
1.5OO.
Cuspidors must be made with wide
openings, without any beveled or
rough sides, and should contain water,
and when cleaned must be disinfected
with any of the herein recommended
antiseptlc solutions.
Mugs and shaving brushes shall be
steriliZed by immersion in boiling
water or three or five per cent. forma-
lin solution, after every separate use
thereof.
Razors shall be wiped with ninety
five per cent. alcohol before and after
being used on any person.
Hair brushes known as sanitary
brushes" must be used. These must
be sterilized by immersion in boiling
water or by dipping in five per cent.
formalin solution.
Combs must be kept clean and treat
ed like brushes.
Razor strops must be kept clean and
never wiped off with hand or blown
upon with breath before using.
A separate clean towel shall be used
for each person.
BARRIERS shall not blow away with
their breath any hairs after cutting,
but must use a towel or bulb, or fine
hair brush, which must be sterilized
as the hair brushes are
BARRIERS shall keep their finger nails
short and clean. Alum or other ma
terial used to stop the flow of blood
shall be so used only in powder form
and applied on a towel
The use of powder puffs Is prohib-
tied. Instead use clean towels or abb
sorbent cotton.
The use Of sponges is prohibited.
Every barber shop shall be provided
with running hot and cold water.
All wash basins must be connected
with the sewer and properly trapped.
No person shall be allowed to use
any BARRIERS shop as n dormitory
Every barber shall cleanse his hands
thoroughly Immediately after serving
each customer.
Needles. tweezers, forceps and other
instruments must be disinfected in
boiling water or three or five per cent.
fOrmalin solution Immediately after
using and thoroughly dried by passing
quickly through gas or alcohol flame
Scissors and clippers to be treated
likewise
BARRIERS are warned from attempt
ing to treat skin diseases, BARRIERS
itch, etc, and should advise their GUS
toners to consult a physician.
The use of finger bowls is prohib-
tied.
These rules shall be placed in n con-
spicuous place in the shops.-Munlci-
pal Journal and Engineer
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07

While the British matron means ne
each successive British youth is led
captive Jo .hc altar by American girls
her Canadian niece is avcng.ng the
English cousin. She has swept across
the boundary line and descended
upon the professional young woman
OF the United States While the Cana
dian girl is now prominent In lu pro
fcss.ons i'm the States. her greatest dis
tinciion has boon won iu trained nurs
ins ln The most noted training
schools and tho finest hospitals ths
Canadian trained nurse is in places OF
responsibility Neuastlo eng
Chnnlcln.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07
MechanIcalIy ConsIdered.

AS a clergyman dismissed the newly
married pair ne tucked the fee i'm his
vest pocket with matter-Of course
air, observing which n friend re-
marked:
II imagine that form of revenue
must be an everyday affair to yOus
you pocket 30 so mechanically"
"Wby shouldn't j accept IL mechan-
ically. good sirT replied the divine.
"lt is compensation for joiner work.
isn't it?' Richmond Dispatch
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-07
Utterly LanRuid.

Did you know" said the man who
Is always worrying. that the coal
supply will be exhausted In a few
million years?'
We'll" answered the friend with
the world-weary face, can you blame
1t? You would be exhausted too if
YOU were worked for n million years.
wouldn't you? Why express surprise
a. so simple a phenomenonY-Wash-
ingtOn Star.