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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
SMASHUP ON WABASH ROAD
ASCRIBED TO TRAIN WRECKERS

least one hnadred feet away.
EVERY passenger in my car wa
thrown bcRd.Iong in every direction
was thrown against the side Of the
car with. such violence that the knees
Of my trousers we're badly torn. My
back and one Of my legs were injured.
After the confusion had partly sub
sided | was greatly surprised TO find
that the car had been split right IN
two parts. crawIed ont Of the open
ing, followed by others. Harry Diet
rich. The labor leader, had been sitting
in the rear Of the same coach. He
was killed when the next coach behind
clL@hNd into ours.
That was the first coach that
caught fire. Elated over my miracu-
louS escape from horrible death, as
sisted in the work of rescue. | ran
into one OF the burning coaches in
which a woman was screaming loudly
for help. Her legs were pinned down
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

| think my mistress, P.lilOmene, the
most beautiful woman ! ever saw
yes, and the sweetest and the gen
tlest and the best And she says that
next to my father, she loves me bet
ter than any dog she ever knew.
But ! am not the only one who
loves Phil0mene.
- The Man has often said to me. whei
Phllomene wasn't around: Paddy,
old man. | really believe you love your
mistress nearly as much as | do"
which shows that he doesn't really
know how very much | do love her.
l know that Philomene loves the
Man, too, for have watched her night
after night take his picture from its
place on her dressing table. and kiss
It tenderly and say such sweet things
to it. Just as if picture could hear
and feel! Why she doesn't say those
things to The Man himself | cant
make out; she says them to me.
One night The Man and PhilOmene
went out alone, and when they re-
turned The Man came in to get warm,
for it was very cold out of doors.
They went into the tea room, and
followed them there and curled up
under the table. | must have fallen
asleep for when awOke | was sure
that The Man had gone, for | heard
my mistress talking to the picture,
just as heard her so many times be.
fore. She was saying:
OF course | love YOU, dear, You
must have known it for a long time
tried so hard not to let you see it.
and yet ! was afraid in my heart that
you wouldn't. That's the woman of
it you know"
looked out from under the table
and saw that she was not talking to
the picture, but to The Man. They
were standing by the fireplace. and
The Man had his arms around her,
and the light from the fire made her
cheeks as red as the glowing Goals in
the CRATE. The Man was saying:
Sweetheart, my sweetheart | love
you-ah, how ] do love you! You
have foOlishly set me on very high
pedestal, but will try md be worthy
Of the priceless love you have given
me-"
Philomene raised her face and The
Man kissed her, and as he did so
felt funny feeling inside of me, and
wanted to rush out and bite him on
the leg, but knew my mistress
wouldn't like that, so restrained my
self.
The next day boy brought my mis-
tress little package of letters, and
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Old China as Table Decorations,

Georgina, countess Of Dudley, is said
to have been the first hostess who
grasped Tie possibilities Of old pieces
of gold and silver as table decorations.
Old china lends itself TO this pur-
pose as readily, as was proved at the
dinner party given Wy Baron and Bar
Oness AlphOnse tie ROthsChiId this
week in their fine mansion. Rue Saint
Florentin. The flowers were the price
less orchids for which the barOn's con-
seryatories at FerrIeres are celebrated,
and the golden and mauye tints OF the
exquisite blossoms were thrown into
harmonious relief by the pieces OF
green SeNres china placed on the
table A London hostess not long ago
made a sensation Gy decorating her
table entirely with La France roses
and using a dinner service Of pink
SevreS, matching the flowers perfectly.
London Graphic.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

Who is responsible Tor the aWInl
railroad wreck at IirChfeld ILL.,, July
8, which claimed twenty-five lives and
manned 1hirtyffOur passengers? or
icials of LitchtieId are inclined 10 the
Dellef that the train and its paSsen-
gers were the victims OF plot hatch,
cd by miscrcants. Three hours before
the wreck occurred a Wabash train,
running al speed Of sixty miles an
hour, passed over the same track with
out meeting miShap.
Between that hour and the time the
Limited crashed into the switch Ticket
Agent COndeau declared that no cars
we're run onto the sidetraCk. For that
reason he says that no one connected
with the road turned the switch and
neglected TO throw it back. The lock
that held 1t was found near by.
Irwin l.. Rice Of 5048 Calumet ave
nue., Chicago, one OF the eye witnesses
Of the fatal train wreck, said his cS-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Americans at Oxford.

And as | wandered ! maryeled that
all the strangers who accOsted me
(and Oxford was full Of strangers
yesterday were Americans. In the
quad at Ealiiol solitary and beau,
tiful damSel addressed ne in the Ian
guage of the United States.
Can YOU tell me where the profes-
sor lectures" She meant the Master
of Balliol
I've just got to hear him." she
pleaded.
1t did not take long to discover that
DR.. Card was lecturing in the hall at
nOon-in ten minutes.
Nov, do you think can speak to
him."
Il am quite sure you can" replied
And, having indicated the steps by
which the Master would ascend, I left
her firmly planted thereon, awaiting
him. Why didn't | say was the pro
lessor at once?"-London Chronicle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

'Eaow could help it," said The
Man, pressing his lips against her
soft chesk.
Anything? Are You sure: are you
very, very suro?" and her sweet gray
eyes looked scarchingly into his own.
81 am very sure" The Man sal
simply.
Then sit down in this chair; have
something to tell YOU" said Philo-
meme. The Man Obeyed wOnderingly.
Philomenc stood behind where he
could not see her, and said, very
slowly and hCStatingly'
In Italy, three years ago, was
the mistress of the Count dOrsay."
The Man stopped breathing! his
face grew a horrible ashen gray, and
his lips lost every trace Of color.
Il cant believe il. he gaSped.
Il swear to you that it is true"
said PhilOmenc Solemnly.
And it was true. For the Count
d'Orsay was my father, and it was
while Philomene was in Italy that he
was given to her.
The Man sat for long time with
his face hidden in his hands. but he
did not speak. At last Phnomene said,
ever so gently and Sorrowfully:
Now you know. dearest, how great
my love is for you. True love is al
ways forgiving. Is your love for me
as great as mine for you? loved the
Count dOrsay'-ThC Man Shuddered
with a purer truer love than ever
you bestowed on Helen Burnett
Surely that ought to count in my
favor. And some day. dearest, when
you have forgiven me fully, | will GX-
plgin it all, and you will be glad that
you loved me so well, loved me
enough to forgive me, as have for.
given YOU"
But The Man only Sobbod and muir.
INJURED: It's so different so differ
emit"
NO, no, dear, it only seems differ.
ent. 1t is really j1st the same. An
unkind world has cast a heavier load
of chains upon the wOman-that's all
but there is no real difference. But
| won't ask You to answer now: you
must have time to think. Wait until
tomorrow, and then, if you find that
yOur love is as great as mine, YOU
may send me a rose. Good night,
dear"
The Man arose and took few steps
toward the door through which she
had vanished, then stopped and turn
ing, went blindly out into the night.
went softly up the stairs to the
room where my mistress sat with a
strange, frightened look on her face
that | was almost frightened too.
oh, Paddy boy" she cried. throw
ing herself on her knees by my side,
and putting her arms around my neck.
Have done a foolish thing? A dogs
love lives while his life lasts. Moth
ing can shake it; nothing can destroy
it. But a mans love-ah, don't
know don't know"
But she will know tomorrow.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Rhodes, Scholarship Scheme.

The only Rhodes scholars at Oxford
so far are the colonials and Germans.
The Americans will 20 there next
year. The cOlOnials are said to he a
bit rough. without the Elton polish, but
Il year has done wonders with them.
Bur the great successes among the
Rhodes scholars are Germans. II be.
lieve," said an observant don, that
the most capable man in the college
is a German who came here with a
Rhodes scholarship. he is also,
should say, the most popular man in
the college" continued the oEseTvant
don. 81 think England and Germany
will understand one another better II
we get few more like him"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

~ - ~ S'IISiClkT Su SlIISTSnL.
bear to tell it. to you Still, as you
say, you have a right to know, and |
will tell you all--the whole truth"
Yes. dear" said PhilOmene, all of
it, please"
Il met Helen Burnett at recep,
tion given by an artist friend in Lon.
don. Her wonderful beauty of face
and form caught me. and before |
knew it was, as ! thought. desDer-
ately in love with her. She was an
aCtress--not so great on the stage
as she was off it--as | discovered to
my sorrow. We left London together
and went to Paris"
You married her?"
"Well-no, nOt-yOu see, she had a
husband living somewhere and she
had not yet secured"
A low moan from PhilOmene caused
spasm of pain to cross The Mans
face. He heSitated and then went on.
But | intended TO marry her just
as soon as could do so. Then one
day, some kind friend-l never knew
who, but | have blessed him ever
since-told her that had reached the
end OF my fortune; that | was prac.
tically beggar. When she came to
me and asked me if the report was
true the mist cleared from my eyes,
and | saw her as she really was. TO
get rid Of her was my only thought,
and so | did not deny the rumor, but
allowed her TO think that it was true.
Later when she found out that she
had been duped, she was furious at
the loss Of her prey. and she Swore
she would some day get even with
me. Fearful of what she might do,
! sent a friend to her with Instructions
to buy from her my letters She sold
them to him for an enormous price;
but it seems tnat she kept a few Of
them. She has sent them 10 yOQ--
well-and that is a."
Philomene looked at The Mans
haggard face and a sweet pity stole
over her own. Then she slipped quiet.
Iy around behind him and put her
arms around his neck and pressed
her face close to his cheek
Dearest, she said: 4 had thought.
in the way all women love to think.
that ! was the One Woman. But it
was foolish OF me TO think you any
less human than other men-and
women" She added after little
pause y know that It was only a
mad infamation that carried you off
your tCet-and | know now il is all a
thing at the past love you and |
forgive You, as know you would
forgive me, were YOU in my place and
| in yours
My darling" cried The Man. and
he turned and took her in his arms.
"Wouh' You deaf9' whispered Phil.
omeHe
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Bright Side Of Hard Luck.

He hal been tried and found want.
ing. The office force generally agreed
that he was totally incompetent for
any duty whatsoever, and the boss"
reluctantly told him that his services
were NO longer required.
But the clerk was of It phiIosophic,
Hark Talpey turn of mind. He stood
in front of the binding wondering
where next to turn, wheE friend hap
pened along.
What are you Goins?" asked the
friend.
Nothing was the reply. 81 just
got fired. But then" he added cheer
fully, Il am not at all sorry. They say
that office is awfully close ard warm
in the summer"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Wise Man of the Trolley.

Yes" said the conductor, as he gave
the motorman the double ring, II can
tell what day Of the week il is by
the size of money these young fellows
have. Now, there is that kid in front
just gave me a fve.dollar note and
made me hustle for change That's
his salary. He'll he walking down
town next Friday morning That
young woman there, who just gave me
a dollar bill, had to look through a
pocketbook full of samples on Satnr-
day morning to find nickel"
But this is Monday" remarked the
obseryant patron. and saw a man
give you five cents just now. How do
you account for that"
"Oh. that's easy" said the knight of
the cord; hes married. Baltimore
News
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Lord Miner Breaking Down.

A letter received from Johannes,
burg gives painful picture of Lord
Miner. 1t declares that since his re
turn from England he has aged con-
SIderably. The stress of the last few
months has, in fact. told upon him
more than did all the anxieties of the
war time. His shoulders are bent. his
EAR Siivered and his general appear
ance careworn. He has been besought
by his friends to relax the strain
which he persistently places upon
himself, but this he refuses to do,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

cape from death was miraculously
strange. Following is his thrilling
story of the wreck:
The train, which was composed Of
nine coaches left Chicago Sunday
morning at l1:03. | was in the first
car, which was a combination coach,
bound for the Worlds Fair. The
train was whirling along at the rate
OF about sixty miles an hour at $40
o'clock when the crash came. The
engine struck the switch and com
pIetely turned around The coal ten.
der flew right over it and aighted at
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Under the Sun.

The men who have gone before us
Have sung the songs we sing
The words of our clamOrous chorus
They were hearo of the ancient king.
The chords OF the Tyre that thrill us,
They were struck in the years gone b.
And the arrows of death that kill us
Are found where our fathers lie.
The vanity sung OF the Preacher
Is vanity still to-day;
The moan Of the stricken creature
Has runG in the woods AWAY
But the songs are worth resiRgine
With the change Of no single note,
And the spoken words are ringing
As they rang in the years remote
There il no new road 20 follow, Love-
Nor need there ever be.
For the old, with its hill and hollow.
Love.
Is enough for you and me
Charles Roswell Bacon, in the Century.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
COMPARATIVELY FEW SURVIVORS
OF STEAMSHIP DISASTER

The list Of saved in the Norge
steamship disaster has been increased
by seventeen. Seventeen survivors
were landed at Aberdeen, Scotland, by
the steam trawIer Largo Bay. They
were picked up from one Of the boats
of the Norge. The total number of
survivors SO far as known now is l45.
This reduces the probable number of
lives lost to 627.
The Danish government and the
steamship company have sent out a
steamship to search the seas for the
boats and the vessel will visit all the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

did you get these? he gasped as he
sank into a chair
A messenger brought them TO me
this morning she said YEARLY. Il
do not know who sent them--Or why"
Then she went on brayely: Tell me
all about them; tell me all about her.
Was she--as much to you-did you
love her 50 very, very dearly?" she
asked softly. is she dead Or"
mo, no, Phiiomene thought l
loved her. but it was not real love
| know what that is now. But the
story is such a miserable one, | cannot
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

moment there were exhibitions of
marvellous herOism, and additional
stories Of their experiences only add
III this particular to what has already
been told in the dispatches.
The contingent now being care for
at Aberdeen consists of twelve passen-
gers, the third mate Of the Norge, the
Quartermaster, steward, lamp
trimmer and one of the crew.
They drifted al the mercy Of the
Atlantic for six days. When both
water and food were gone and when
the occupants were. almost too eX.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

hausted even to hope, the trawler
hove in sight. This was on July 4.
when the boat was about thirty miles
off St KiIda.
Those rescued had eked out an ex-
iStence on two biscuits a day. When
they started from the Inflated ship
there was only one small cask of
fresh water in the boat. Before the
Largo Bay fell in with them this and
the biscuits had been finished and the
DangS of hunger had set in.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

between the seats and the flames were
spreading toward her.
Cut my legs off she cried.
A man ran forward. pulled knife
from his pocket and attempted to
sever the limbs. Go ahead; cut them
off, said the woman. 1t was his plan
to cut the flesh TO the bone and then
break the limbs.
AS each moment passed the fire
grew closer and closer to us Finally
the heat became 50 intense that we
had to abandon the poor woman, She
burned 10 death before our eyes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Map Showing
Butt Of Lewis, off Which Lasts Sighted

islands within possible radius, but
the rescued at Grimsby and StOrnO-
way, who have gone through a terrible
experience believe that there is little
ground for hope unless an outgoing
vessel should have picked up one or
more of the boats, or unless the sur
viVOrs have landed at st. Kilda and
Flannan islands.
While the stories Of the survivors
naturally differ in some details, in the
main they agree that in the supreme
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
A NEW KIND OF MISTAKE
Contributor to Funds Of Church Fur.
nIshed a Sunrise.

~ TuNdS Or Church Fur
n'shed a Surprise.
possibly most men who handle
church collections have had avrari
euce with the man who has mistaken
a tive-do}la" cold piece for a nanny ..
said the assistant treasurer NJ .
Broadway church. 4 have met the
gentleman frequently myself Some.
times he Las given me ltoub&, mixed
with surprise, bur the last time | haze
dealings with him hy simply furnished
the surprise minus the trouble. H..
came to see me early on Mondav
morning.
81 attended service Yesterday. be
said 81 made mistake when YOU
took up the collection. had a penny
and fiVe-dOllar gold piece in nv
pocket think
The old gentleman stopped to tai,
breath. Before he could go on eur
in impaticntly | had heard the sane
complaint before and thought it iu>t
as well to shut down Oh him before
he had chance TO commit himself
Il think you are mistaken. sad
We had no fve-dollar Sold pieces IL
Sundays collection
That is just what am trying 10
get at said the old gentleman. You
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Good Services Annrsciatsd.

Citizens Of SCarsbOrO, POwcshiek
county, Iowa. gave a banquet the
other evening to gars Of sixty Ital-
ians who have been working on the
Iowa Central Improvement and con.
struCtion work rear that town. The
banquet was in recognition Of the ser
vices of the men in putting out fire
that threatened to destroy the town.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
The Shopping Spree.

The fascinating bargain ads
Alurcd her thrifty wye.
And forth she sailed on 10 hunt,
Beneath torrid sky.
And Mrs Saith AMI Mrs. Jones
And Mis-. Brown she met
And with them each in turn stepped in"
And her interior wet
With Mrs. Johnston next she drank.
And thcu with Mrs. Han,
And on her way home. all alone.
She took a final bah.
And though Sha brough; 10 bar2ain back
Z" boast about ana braR,
How nliEStully Sh" did enjoy
THAT IT," cream soda jaG.
brooklyn Life.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

when she opened them and read the
first one she grew as white as a ghost
and gave a little gasp and pressed her
hand to her heart All day long she
sat in her room saying nothing. see
ing nothing, and paying no attention
even to me but with such a look in
her eyes as | never wish To see in
them again That night, when The
Man came, she walked quietly into
the room. and as he arose to meet
her, AMI held oHt his hands, she placed
the package of letters in them, The
Mans face turned even whittier than
hers.
10 Gods name, Philamene. where
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Lonn rrin ia Automobile.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Glidden of
Boston, who are touring the world in
an automobile. have returned from Flu.
rope. During the past two years they
have been through all Of the European
countries, covering in their twenty
four-horse-pOwer machine over 1920
miles. On August Is, 1903, while In
Norway, they made the first trip ever
made in an automobile into the arctic
zone. MIR. Glidden expects to cover a
distance of about 10000 miles, the
tour to be finished in 1907.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Is Authority on Radiurn.

Jar. Rutherford, young professor OF
Montreal. who lately delivered a not.
able lecture OH radium. is recognized
as the chief authority of the western
hemisphere On that Subject. He was,
in fact, one OF the first to throw light
on the nature Of radioactiyitv. Pro-.
Rutherford iE about to PEItAA = aSek
des!Iag w9tA laat topic,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
ON LOOKOUT FOR AUTOGRAPH.
Clever Woman Had Purpose in Not
Resenting Remark.


Resenting Remark,
Adolf Won Men2cl. the Grand OlG
Man Of Germany, world famous Or
both scholar and artist, loves music
and hates women dislikes" may be
a more accurate word. Every wear
he goes TO KiSSingUn for the cure"
and to enjoy the music and as both
Of these bring the old gentleman
rather more closely InJO touch with
feminine society than is to his OVID
pleasing there are many good stories
told OF what he has said and done
under provocation.
One afternoon he was seated with a
friend In the Kur GarteD, listening to
a favOrite march, when a couple Of
ladies seated themselves at the next
table and at once started conversing
in an extra loud tone. Mcneil stood
it for less than minute.
Il wish those geese would stop
cackling!" he exclaimed to his visa
Wis.
But one of the geese evidently knew
him at least by sight. Tor rising and
crossing TO the great man she said, in
tones thai showed she was not in the
least offended: May | ask You TO
give me that in writing?"-New YorR
Times.