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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09
The ePanut as a Field Crop.

The peanut is assuming every year
more and more importance as a field
crop. It's natural home seems to be
IN the southern part of the temperate
zone, but it grows far north when
properly cultivated. 1t is successfully
cultivated as far north as the Great
Lakes. We are not sure that this will
not yet become one of the successful
Held crops of the sandy regions Of the
middle west. We have been treated
to SO many surprises as to the adapta-
Dlllty OF plants to large areas Of Coun-
try that little in this line now sur
prlses US. If the peanut can be grown
IN large quantities on our very sandy
land, it will prove to be a great boon
TO our agriCulturists. Belonging to
the leguminosae it has roots that car.
ry nodules in which live the bacteria
that gather nitrogen from the air.
The edible portion of the nut is there
lore very rich in nitrogen. An analy-
SIS OF the edible portion shows it 10
contain, in per cents, water, 90; pro-
TEN, 25.S; fat, 1856; carbohydrate,
Z4.4, and ash, 9. The protein content
Is therefore remarkably high, and
makes the nut very good food when
II. is ground to increase its digestibil-
ity. 1t is an improver of the soil, as
are all the legumes. There is no dan
ger OF growing too many peanuts, as
the surplus can always be used as
food for swine. One man declares
that the peanut can be grown in ev-
cry state in the Union and even in
Southern Canada, and asserts that it
is now being grown as far north as
the lower peninsula of Michigan. If
for any reason crop of peanuts
should fail to ripen, it would add nitro.
sen to the soil by being pIowed I'M.
der.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

Every houseKeeper should know
that if they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because it
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in A-pound pack
ages, and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem.
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you a
1907. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose Of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09
WHO IS YOUR FRIEND9
Col. T. J. Anderson Backs Up an Argu'
ment With Facts.


The remarkable statement is made
Ey Geuela. Passenger Agent T. J. An
derson Of the Southern Pacific Sunset
route tlat the various railroads, with
OffiCeG ana headquarters at Houston,
spend the astonishing total Of over
$4,000,000 year in the city Of Hous-
ton. some three millions representing
salaries and the balance rents, pur-
Chases Of supplies and avertising, the
latter being sent broadcast over, the
entire eatn, advertising Texas and her
limitless resources.
The statement was originated dur
ing discussion as to the comparative
benefit to Houston by the railroads
and the ticket sCalperS. Mr.. Anderson
not only has made special study OF
the scalping question, but has taken a
pronounced lead in the fight being
Waged by the Texas railroads against
the operations Of the brokers who have
been doing business here.
THE case is so plain, so obvious"
said Mr.. Anderson, that 2-year.old
child cound understand it. Here, on
the one hand, are the railroads of this
city spending upward Of 100000 d.
rectly in the city, and on the other
hand tie scalpers spending-hOw much
do you suppose they do spend? |
should estimate the total cash expen
ditures Of sCalpers in Houston to be
about 81 500 to $4,000 annually. or only
some $S,998,000 less tnan the rail-
roads! Rather small margin Of diff
ference and evidences a great desire
of the scalpers to blow in their coin
and enrich the shops and citizens.
Strange, but true.
II should estimate that the railroads
of Houston pay salaries direct to no
less than 1000 men, not to speak Of
the women also employed. 1t can
safely be said that these 1000 support
five persons each. In other words, the
railroads Of Houston give support to
some $4,000 people, or half the popula-
ton of the city, while the money paid
out here, the $4,000,000, find it's way
to the corner grocery, from the corner
grocery to the jobber, from the jobber
to the manufacturer, while the butch
er, the baker, the candlestick maker,
the milliner, the stationer, the restau-
ranteur, the clothier, the halter, the
druggist, the candy man, the huckster
and dozen and one others receive
each their portion Of the expenditure
"On the other hand we have the
scalper taking counter space, from
which the landlord derives no benefit,
and then sells you a ticket which he
has bought OF some one at a reduced
rate. Often he duplicates the stamps
and dies Of the railroads and counter
feits their tickets and makes other al
teratiOnS, which are criminal in intent
and act. Not only that, but he some
times induces many otherwise moral
people to sign their names to tickets
which were not purchased by them
from the railroads, and thus make
them parties to criminal act.
But while great deal has been
said about the moral side Of the ques-
ton, too little mas been said about
the practical and | cite you the above
figures as rather startling example
of what the railroads do for Houston
and what the scalpers do not The
comparison is so obvious that any one
can understand. The question is,
Who's your friend%
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09
Preparina for the Hot Bed.

Every farmer should have hotbed.
Start this in the fall by digging a hole
three feet deep and six feet square
and fill with coarse manure. A frame
size of hole fifteen inches above the
surface on the north side and six
inches less on the south should be
provided. Fill this hole in the spring
with fresh hot horse manure and thor
oughly tramp as filled, being careful
to keep level. Four inches of surface
dirt, consisting of leaf mold or ordl-
nary loan mixed with sand and well
rotted fine manure should be secured
in the fall and kept from freezing.
Thoroughly wet down the manure be-
fore applying the surface dirt. L.
Hartwell.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09
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I<xs .S$ <SSS535' 1sss->'
I AGRICULTURE
Corn Planting in Argentina.

Aside from lack Of cultivation. the
principal mistake of the Argentine
corn grower is his unwillingncss to
give his plants room enough to grow
and get air and sunshine TO mature
and ripen, says Frank w. Bicknell in
a report to the United States Depart,
ment Of Agriculture As previously
stated, most Of the corn is planted
with a machine attached to the plOW,
aud the rows are generally about 90
inches apart-simpiy drilled in, re-
sembling very much a field of fodder
corn in this country. A few Of the
farmers are learning better, and per,
hapS 100 American corn planters have
been sold III Argentina. But NO check
roWeTs were seen, and there is SC
little Cultiyating corn two ways that
it is still spoken of as curious thing
this North American CheCkerbOard
plan" Of planting cortland scarcely
a farmer in the country follows that
plan. The BasQueS, the most indus"
trious and successful class of Span
iards. go in for better methods. The
Galatians, from the Province of Gaia
lonia, Spain, are also engaged in corn
growing in the Province of BuenOs
Ayres. In some sections, notably to
the southwest of the city of Buenos
AyreS, where some Of the best corn
farming is done, it is noticeable that
the better the farming, the more eX-
Derienced and successful the farmers,
the wider apart the rows are, and
occasionally field is cultivated both
ways. The rows in the better cult
waited sections are from "a to 80 inches
apart and the plants in the rows
about 20 to "a inches apart. Corn is
hardly ever planted farther apart than
this, and the greater part, in fact nine
tenths, is in rows 20 to 90 inches
apart, and the plants no farther apart
in the rows and generally much closer
together.
The Argentine Department of Agri-
culture has tried to teach the farmers
the benefits of planting farther apart,
but they are hard to convince. Men
have been sent around in various Sec
lions saying to farmers: Give us a
hectare of land and we will plant it
and cultivate it the way We think it
should be done; we will bear all the
expense and you may have all the
crop" These experiments have al
ways resulted in producing twice as
much, or more than twice as much, as
the farmer raised alongside in the old
way, because the corn was given
plenty of room and was well cult
waited, But the ignorant farmers have
not always been convinced. When
asked how they were going to plant
next year, some of them said they
intended to go on as before. When
asked why, and if they had not seen
the good results of the improved
methods, they have replied: "Oh, that
was Just luck; you couldn't do it
again" Until recently corn was sim
ply sOwn broadcast, by hand, covered
in some primitive fashion, and nothing
more done with it until it was gath
cred in the fall. Even now much Of
this is being done in some parts,
though not In the districts where
corn grows best.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

When a garden can be placed under
irrigation conditions the results will
be very encouraging, as the crons
can be controlled. Many times no
matter in what state of the Union
crops Of lettuce, radishes and other
garden stuff are lost by reason of the
drouth checking growth. A good
many gardeners in the country are
placing irrigation plants so thew can
be effective in insuring a crop. This
is proving both pleasant and profit.
able.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09
Mrs Hayes First Letter AppcaJinp tn Mrs pn1bo fr

Ptnkham
DEAR Mrs PNKHAM-I have been under Boston doctors treat
ent Tor long time without relief They tell
tumor cannot sit down without pain and the soreness extends
upmy spine have bearing down and front NV abb
domen swollen and have had flowing spells for three years My ap
pet not good lcanot walk be feet for length time
Gurate describe my so write you for advcegned Mrs.
T. F. HAYES, 252 Dudley St, Q2ozbury) Boston, Mass.
Note the result of Mrs. Pinkham's adyice-aT-
though she advised Mrs. Hayes, of Boston, to take
her medicine which she knew would help her
her letter contained mass of additional instruc-
lions as to treatment all of which helped to bring
about the happy result.
DEAR MRS PINKHAM:-Someme ago l wrote to you descrb
ing my symptoms and asked your advice You replied followed
all your directions carefully, and to-day we'll
The use OF Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound entirely
expelled the umor and strengthened my whole system walk
miles 49,
Lydia E. Pinham's Vegetable Compound is worth five dol
lars drop advise all who afflicted with
female trouble of kind to give it faithful
Il. r. HAYES, 252 Dudley St, Qoxburyl Boston, Mass
Mountains gold could purchase testimony take
the place OF the health and happiness Pnkhams
vegetable Compound brought to Mrs. Hayes.
Such testimony should accepted by all women as convincing
evidence that Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound stands
without remedy for all the distressing ills women all
ovarian troubles; tumorS nfammaons liberation falling dis
placements OF the womb; backache; Irregular suppressed painful
mestruatlo Surely the volume and character of the testimonial
terS we are daily printing the leave
MIS- Hayes at her above address will gladly answer letters
Wh SICK women write for fuller information about her Illness
tie 9attGoe TO Mrs nkam and Lydia f. Pnkams Vegetable
compound genuine and heartfelt that she thinks trouble
great LOT ner to take return for her health happiness
Truly SAID that it is Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable
pound ina curing so and other medicine don't for
s ILLS Wen some druggist wants to sell something else.
(kFl1n FORFEIT
~~V~V Lydia E" Net G.. Lynn Eaa
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
Of everyday use in the market and
who is reasonably satisfied with the
old. we would suggest that a trial Of
Defiance Cold Water Starch be made
at once. Not alone because It is guar
anteed by the manufacturers to be SUI
perior to any other brand, but because
each 10c package contains 16 ozs.,
while all the other kinds contain but
II ozs. 1t is safe to say that the lady
who once uses Defiance Starch will use
no other Quality and quantity must
win.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09
Home at the Worlds Fair.

D. c. Kolp, exChiei Clerk of Iowa House OF
Representatives, IS manager Hotel Alta Vista.
near Agricultural entrance and is prepared to
entertain guests with rooms at S1O0 and cots 50
cents Electric lights, toilet and bath rooms
cafe Market street cars direct from Union
Station. Highest and coolest point around ST.
Louis Official maps of Fair and other informa-
ton sent Oh application. Make reservations now.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

Aliens Foot-Ease, Wonderful Remedy.
''Have tried ALIENS FOOT EASE, and
find it to be a certain cure, and gives COM
fort to one suffering with sore, tender and
swollen feet. will recommend ALIENS
FOOT-EASE to nay friends, as it is
certainly @ wonderful remedy.-Mrs. N.
H. Guilford, New Orleans, La"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09
Save Money With Good Plants.

The planter should always remem-
Der that it costs exactly the same in
labor to cultivate and care for a good
plant as poor one. In the buying
of trees, vines and plants generally
the comparative cost should cut no
figure. One strawberry plant may
cost a cent while another one may
cost only one-fourth of a cent. In
the light Of the production of a good
or bad variety how much does a cent
count? The same is true in the
buying Of trees. A good variety
should be secured, and it is never
necessary to pay fancy price for
any Of the good standard varieties.
But frequently poorer varieties being
in larger abundance in the hands of
the nurserymen, can be bought cheap
er than the standard variety. The
fruit in a single season may be worth
a dollar more on the good tree than
on the poor one and that will more
than equal the difference IN cost. The
chief concern of the tree planter
should be to get tree that will bear
an abundance of the right kind Of
fruit. Saving a few cents per tree
may prove disastrous in the end.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

1t is suggested that the waste sugar
cane In Hawaii-more than 100000
tons year-which is now consumed
as fuel, could be more profitably used
for the manufacture Of paper
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

We sell DIRECT FROM THE FAC.
TORY. Send for illustrated catalogue
and price list. We pride ourselves on
the durability Of our trunks and va
Uses. Houston Trunk Factory, 5O4
Main St, Houston, Texas.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09
When Your GrocAr Saws

he does not have Defiance Starch, you
may be sure he is afraid to keep it I'M
til his stock Of II OF. packages are
sold. Defiance Starch is not only bet
ter than any other Cold Water Starch,
but contains IS OF. to the package and
sells for same money as IL o. brands.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

from kidney troubles brought on by
cold. | had severe pains in the back
and sick headaches, and felt miserable
all Over. A few boxes of DOan's Kid
ney Pills made we a we'll woman
without an ache or pain, and feel
compelled to reconmend this reliable
remedy"
(Signed) NELLIE DAVIS.
A TRIAL FREE-Address Foster
MiIburn Co., Buffa.o, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price so cts.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

A Leeds, England, motoTist drove
his car up the twenty steps in front
of the town hall, and then drove it
down again without accident.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09
Machine RnnnIrInn-

all makes Of steam and hydraulic gauges, work on
models and patents etc. We also manufacture all
kinds Of brass and bronze castings for oil mills cot
ton gins. brick yards etc. Write for prices
KETTLER BRASS WORKS, Dallas, Texas.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

Women's White Canvas Oxtords-
the most popular and stylish of sum
mer foOtwear-all sizes and widths.
sent postage paid for $3.50. Satisfac,
ton guaranteed. Ed. KAN, Houston,
Texas.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

Door knockers are now fastened to
up TO date bedroom dco~a In England
They are considered both useful and
ornamental
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

The cause Of pear blight has now
been discovered and the method by
which it is carried from one tree to
another. This makes it possible to
find preventive. for the blight spore
has it's limitations and its seasons of
development.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

Prizes were offered at an English
cat show for the happiest cat, the
best performing cat, and the funniest
cat.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

We are all the time learning new
things about soil bacteria, and we
may yet find plants that have the
power of increasing the fertility Of the
soil outside Of the supply of nitrogen.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

McCANE'S DETECTIVE AGENCY,
Houston, Texas, operates the largest force
Of competent detectives in the South.
Give them q call
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

Why does the dentist always call
his torture chamber a dental par
lor," and never q drawing room?"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

Owing to the ravages Of rats, the
old French battleship Mars, used as a
barracks, suddenly sank in Toulon har-
Dor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

There is a right way to do every
thing-except bluffing and getting
caught at it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

When a man begins to take whiskey
as a medicine he soon becomes a
chronic invalid.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

The well man soon forgets the sick
mans promises.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

1t is easy to find something good to
say of success, but the struggler must
go a-begging for encouragement.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

Every fifth boy in India is at
school and only every tiftieth girl.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

al had InfRmatory Rheumatism but am
well now thanks to Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Rem
edy It's my best friend" Garrett Lansing Troy n Y.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums, reduces In
ANIMATION Allays pain cures wind col!c Csc bottle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

Try me just once and am sure to
come again. Defiance Starch.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

Paris has the biggest debt of any
city in the world 1t amounts to
$500, 900.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

The man that follows mixed farm.
ing can grow crops and feed them m
his own farm, thus sending off the
farm only the things that take least
of the fertility.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

DiCkey's Old Reliable Eye-water cures
'nre or weak eyes. Don't nurt Feels good.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

Happy is the man who works-pro
Yided he doesn't work the wrong
party.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

If you are looking for man with
brains, call on a butcher.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09
Important TO Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle of CAsToRIA,
safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that it
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

and club VIC an,
writes: Il can
rot say too much
in praise or
Doan's Kidnev
Pills, for they eff
fected a complete
cure in a very
short time when
I was suffering
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

PIso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as
a cough cure j. w. o BRIEN, S22 Third Ave.
n. Minneapolis, MINI. Jan. 6, 1900
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09
Won't Turn Loose.

Il insist on saying that Hunts
Lightning Oil takes hold quicker and
lets go slower of aches, pains and sore
places than any liniment | ever saw.
1t just won't turn loose till you're
we'll"
Il never have little ache but what
| slosh 1t on
And ere get the bottle corked that
little ache is gone"
c. w. Jackson,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

FROM MISERY TO HEALTH.
A Society Leader and Club Woman Of
Kansas City Writes to Thank
Doan's Kidney Pills for a Quick
Cure.
Miss Nellie Davis, Of 1916 Michigan
Ave, Kansas City, Mo, society leader
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

It's awful slow work getting popu-
lar with your wife's relatives.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

KankaroO farming is to become an
established institution in Australia.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09

IN page section Of the big book. Of the bis
STouES not OURS: The most liberal SfsF heard of
is PRGESYOUR PAGES s::.ss +:
money BY 10 for goods How you money
getting send tou AbIG Dealers Money
making made easy for everyone The GrAndes offer Of the
ase An opportunity that belongs
QUICKER e: CA
merchandise In amounts greater than oil other mail order
houses combined and we have factories and warehouse
immediate shipment South Herth East
you goods much quicker than other house. II you
your order to matter where you live will get
goods In Just few days. usually less than the lime
takes get from other hoUEes and great many
goods you order from Will have
charges would have to pay else
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-09
Z. w. Jackson,
Marble Hill, Mo.

25 and soc per bottle.