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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

The election Tuesday tnousn 49, 800
VAS exciting until the votes w.
counted. Very little Interest Ma We
,nanifested over candidates lor s''l ~
Offices all interest haying oentereu on =
local township offices. EarlS oarl aa
The tb morning of election day an lhue-
nan5lent ticket was placed IN the nelu'
md pnd as the returns indicate de'e1-
nnsa 2 remarkable strength, l. =.
Nils r OF Fenton, contested hono r.
-.it,,l Paulin Fontenot for the POM.
i Slsl1 q. E. Carr for con IS a
sosssinst isaac Fontenot ana H. d
G = ran against ). II. 40
l,i e for justice Of the peace pea tiol a
welsh the regular Democratic slsa an
, " give ee votes and the indepenuen ,
ticket SO. Twenty nine votes ~, m III
thrown out, many OF which, it IS sAa al
aa were legal, and contest = WI y,
probably be made. - AZ Il f0r which we we,
votes we're polled, all OF VIC uacei ve
cast for Mills. Mills also reeo ol "
,,ineteen of the twenty-four Vo'eS
the Fenton box. -
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

Negligence in paying poil 'aA1s -
MED thousands of voters the risn'
suffrage Tuesday. Pay your POI. ,o oa,,
and fulfill your duty as an American
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

have now in my possession a
small bay mare pony, taken up on
April l. White mark on neck and
small white dot in forehead. The
owner can have same by proving
,ronertv and payin~ charges.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

A special train carrying the South
ern Pacific officials passed through
here Thursday afternoon of last week
on an inspecting tour. A trip was
made over the Lacasine extension
from Lake Charles as far as Lake Ar
thur and the road was found to have
been in excellent condition. In speak
inp of Lake Arthur to Lake Charles
American reporter, Superintendent
owen said: eve expect to make a
GREAT summer resort out of Lake Ar
thur. and will inaugurate the series
by a very cheap excursion on May
from Lake Charles which will give
Lake Charles people chance to
see what the new resort has to offer,
The hotel is being remodeled ana
boats on the Lake will give gooe
sport to those fond of fishing or TO"
ing. If people show their apprecla
ton of Lake Arthur, as / think the!
will. the railroad will run weekly eA
ours 'Gas. -
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

The entire Democratic ticket was
elected Tuesday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

The following Welsh real estate
transfers were fled for record IN Lake
charles Monday: J. P. Kubescn 10
Rosemond r. Arceneoux, Atwood T..
Ra,l and Henry F. Wesson, 40 acres
of land, 1915; Geo. L. Bower TO ~
H. Kelly, lot in Welsh, Sl2o; Clarpny
Pitre to Eulalia Langley, lot in Welsn'
81 and other considerations; Arlstlue
Derouen to Cleopha Benoit and Dull
Yah Derouen, succession to Leo Der
omen estate, 5000; Eli Langly to car
ply Pitre, lot in Welsh, 81 ana o1ne,
onsiderations; r. r. Arceneau2 e.
ais to James T. Conlin, two lots II
Lake Charles, 800.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

It's now Governorsslect Blanchard.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

OF the $50 delegates in attendance a0
the State Sunday School ConVen'io,'
at Crowley, it is said that ire welsh
aeleoation was one of the largest
rrhose present were Mr.. and MRS.
Paul w. Daniels, DR.. and MRS. II
Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. H0oln
son. Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. DAVIS, EeY'
H. II. Cornish, Rev. Corwin Iay!or'
Sam blackboard, H. f. Wessop' sllas
Day, L. Bertrand, G. W. Ingie' misses
Emma Gallup, Leona Miller and w IN
ME Lewis. The two latter were oele
rates selected at the convention o
exI two and nine. An interestlns
write-up of the convention was &c
ceived yesterday morning. but wa
unavoidably crowded out
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

The Welsh Cardinals were again de-
taa+ed Saturday afternoon by the Iowa
hase hall team together with the able
assistance of constituencies umpire,
Welsh outplayed the visitors at the
hat. on bases, pitched better and IN
fact outpointed them in every partlcu-
lnr except run-getting. Inc iowa
BOYS put up good game OF pail ou.
their batting was poor ana seVer@l
free trips to first were awarded by
their curve dispensers, j. r. and A
n Jones. Clarence Martin did the
slab work for Welsh and made Ia
vorable showing, striking out severa
men, besides fielding his position
superbly. Pete Unkel did the receiy
ing The many rank decisions mad
by the umpire occasioned storm c
protests from both the local player
and fans, but to no avail.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

Rev. P. Phi. Briol, of New Orleans
,;nodical evangelist OF the French
P-asbvterian church in Lo"is'ana,
a,onned over here Monday morning
for a brief visit with 1rlenus' 60
conducting services at Manches'e =.
where the first church of the kino III
the State of Louisiana has been OF
eanized. He was assisted by rev .
Y. Allison, of Lake Charles. An OF
dination will take place at a service
- ba held early in May. Rev. Brloi
in company with L. E. Graveil' ie.
tuesday noon for Jeannerette TO al
tend the spring meeting OF the Ne
Orleans Presbytery now in session.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

Enthusiastically omitted to state
last week that the artificial llnp
Gently purchased by citizens OF WeiSh
for Mrs. Lillian Kaissee whose nus
band died suddenly last year, mas
been received by her and an acKno"l-
ed cement of the payment for same mas
been received by DIR. Cooper from the
Nc Dnrmott Surgical Instrument
Company of New Orleans.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

Forrest Tanner arrived Yesterday
i.s. 49,, Nrnl.c-..cs ". Gn3 WV
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

Furniture dealers are supplying the
trade with a new tangled couch appro-
priately called Lovers Retreat,
made exclusively for young lovers,
The only improvement over the 0io
kind is that after year of ordinary
use the outside cover becomes worn
out, revealing much more supstah-
tial one with this legend: Its lime
to Get Married " 1t is SAID tpere -
a heavy demand for this especial piece
of furniture and the only regret IL
that II wasn't on the market year
| ago
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-22

n d. Calkins, cashier of the tlrst
National Bank, and Philip Mlller' oi
the jennings Rice Milling Company
were in New Orleans Wednesday 1or-
mulating plans for the erection OF an
other rice mill at Welsh. Mr.. Miller
was seen by the Journal yesterday
rnorninp and stated that plans mao
materialized sufficiently to insure 'he
building of second mill, to be com
pleted and ready for the handling o
this seasons crop. 1t will be a ooo
. barrel mill, modern in every detail
We may be able to give the detail
next week.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
Test for Cigar Smokers

Il have a customer who thinks he
smokes twenty cigars day." said a
downtown dealer. GAS a matter of
fact he gives away many Of them and
throws away some that are only partly
consumed. However, he is firm in the
belief that he smokes more actual
tobacco than any man in Neg York,
and boast on the subject in my store
yesterday led to a curious bet
He declared. to begin with, that he
could smoke three ordinary cigars in
hait an hour. A bystander remarked
that no man alive could smoke even
one cigar continuously until it was
consumed without taking it from his
Ups 'Bosh!' said my man, I do that
right along and think nothing of it.
III bet you a box Of perfectos
you can't do it right now said the
other, and in half minute the wager
was made. BY its terms the cigar was
to be consumed in steady consecutive
puffs and not removed from the lips
until burned to mark one and half
inches from the tip A clear Havana
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
Six Doctors Failed.

South Bend, Ind, Oct. "a (SpeciaD
After suffering from Kidney Disease
for three years; after taking treat
ment from six different doctors with.
out getting relief, Mr.. j. o. Laudeman
OF this place found not only relief but
a speedy and complete cure In Dodd's
Kidney Pills. Speaking of his cure
Mr.. Laudeman says:
Yes, | suffered from Kidney
Trouble for three years and tried six
doctors to no good. Then took Just
two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and
they not only cured my Kidneys, but
gave me better health in general. or
course | recommended Dodd's Kidney
Pills to others and | know a number
now who are using them with good re-
suits"
Mr.. Laudeman's case is not an ex-
ception. Thousands give similar ex.
periences. For there never yet was a
case of Kidney Trouble from Backache
to Bright's Disease that Dodd's Kid
ney Pills could not cure. They are
the only remedy that ever cured
Brights disease.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05

Colorado Madura was selected for the
tost and the smoker took seat and
began.
"He pulled like an engine for about
two minutes and accumulated some
thing under half an inch of ash. and
then he began to wabble. He shifted
the cigar from side to side, pulled
slow and fast and seemed to have
difficulty getting his breath between
the draws. At any rate he kept turn.
ing his head to avoid the smoke, and
finally got to laughing I could see he
was in torture, but he stuck to 1t until
he got within half an inch of the
mark Then he jumped up suddenly,
threw the cigar away and walked out
of the shop.
81 paid the bet and charged 1t to his
account and he told me last evening
that the very idea of tobacco made
him sick. | doubt whether it would
be possible for anybody to smoke
even moderately strong cigar
through in the manner have de-
scribed. New York Press.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
Burro Served as Guide

The burro, veritable ship of the
Western desert, will live longer with
out water and scent 1t further than
any other known animal except the
camel. AS an example Of the keen
scent of the burro for water, Arthur
j. Burdick relates, in "The Mystic
Mid-Region," the experience of two
prospectors, named Peterson and Kel-
ley. A few years ago they attempted
to cross the Great Mohaye desert on
foot, with burro to carry their sup
plies.
In passing from oasis to oasis they
lost their way, and the supply of
water became exhausted. To be lost
in the desert is terrible thing. and
anxiety, coupled with torturing thirst
and the intense heat, drove Peterson
insane. He left his companion and
fed, shrieking, across the plain. Kel-
ley picketed the burro and went after
Peterson to bring him back, but was
unable to overtake him.
He returned to the trail to find that
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05

tive, more absolute in manner, more
irritable, but the essential sweetness
prevailed, and now and then the old
gayety of mood took possession of
him with its irresistible charm. No
ordering OF life could have been more
happy for him. He was the object OF
the most loving and watchful sym.
pathy and care. His cousin, Mrs.
Severn, was at the head of his house
hold, and no daughter could have
been more dear and devoted to him.
Her children kept the atmosphere of
the home fresh and bright; the home
itself was delightful beautiful within
with innumerable treasures OF art,
and surrounded without by all the
beauties Of one of the fairest scenes
of the English lake country. A more
peaceful home, or one more lovely In
its surroundings and more appropriate
for him, could not have been desired.
Prof Norton, in the Atlantic.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05

his burro had broken his tether and
was moving across the desert at a
leisurely pace. He followed. but the
animal was so far in the lead and he
was so exhausted from his efforts to
overtake Peterson that he could not
come up to the burro.
Night came upon him, and It soon
became so dark that he could not dis.
tinguish the burro. He had to follow
1t by the footprints in the sand. When
II became too dark to distinguish the
footprints Kelley still staggered on in
sheer desperation.
BY and by his heart gave a great
throb. Before him, outlined against
the sky and seemingly suspended in
the air, was a form which he knew
to be either his burro or an appari-
ton. He hurried forward, and, 10!
standing upon a sharp rise of ground
and facing him was his lost burro!
The burro seemed to be awaiting him.
for when he came up the animal
turned and led the way down the in
cline to a spring of living water.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
Last Years Of Ruskin

l mace a short visit to England in
1883 and again in 1884 Ruslin had
changed greatly in the ten years in
terval since our last meeting I had
left him in 1873 man in vigorous
middle life, young for his years, erect
In figure, alert in action full of vital
itN with smooth face and untired
eyes; found him an Old man. with
look even older than his wears, with
bent form, with the beard Of patrI-
arch. with habitual expression of
WEAKNESS with the general air and
gait OF age But there was all the
old affection and tenderness; the
worn look readily gave wsv to the old
animation. the delightful smile quick
ly kindled into full warmth and at
moments the unconQuerable Youthful
ness of temperament reasserted itself
with entire control Of manner and ex.
preston He had become more posi-
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
The Origin Of Hoodlum

"Hoodlum," which has found place
in the vernacular, is well understood
to apply to class of young toughs
who has no respectig sex, age or the
sense of what is Incoming. Few
know the deriviationl the word.
1t was in 1872. whf the odd Eel
lows held a picnic seRedwood City.
A gang Of roughsStendfd.
Among the gang from San Francis
co, was one wh@e name was Hood
Lummix, who was peculiarly form
ed creature. Clumsy, big-footed. with
q large mouth and protruding teeth.
thick lips, big, bushy head of hair of
dirty brick color standing out like
quilts on a porcuphe this almost mall
formed specimen attracted the atten.
ton of young rowdies who picked
upon him for days sport.
Go where he might he was followed
by a gang who booted and made
things unpleasant for him during the
day.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05

The amusement of the gang did
not confine itself to the picnic
grounds. They went outside. broke
into orchards and flower gardens. des-
troying valuable property, and finally
wound up by shooting a valuable
horse belonging to a rancher.
This last oct was more than the
sheriff of SAN Marco cou.a stand and
he bagged a couple of dozen of the
offenders. When the case came up
before the justice of the peace in Red
wood each Of the accused laid the
blame on Hood LummiX. Simple.
minded Hood got six months in Jail.
In sentencing him the justice, who
was very much dlspleased that he
could not send the entire gang to
state prison, delivered a lecture to the
offenders, in which he said:
81 now warn you, to keep out Of this
country; we want no more of Hood
LummiX or his gang to visit us"
The word was thus coined for COM
mon use.-,New York Herald.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
JOKE ON THE JOKER.
Illustration Of Henry Ward Beeeher's
Exeellenee at Repartee.

Excellence at Repartee.
That Henry Ward Beecher was
spared much embarrassment by his
uulckness at repartee Is illustrated
by the following story:
One evening, as he wa in the midst
OF an impase'eaed speech, someone
attempted to Interrupt him by sud
denly growing like a rooster. 1t was
Zone TO perfection; a number of peo-
pie laughed in spite of themselves,
and the speakers friends felt that in
a moment the whole effect of the meet
ing, and of Mr.. Beechers thrilling APP
peals, might be lost. The orator. how
ever, was equal to the occasion. He
stopped, listened till the growing
ceased, and then, with look OF sur
prise. pulled out his watch.
Morning already" he said; my
watch is only at ten. But there can
be no mistake about it, The instincts
OF the lower animals are infallible."
There was a roar OF laughter. The
Tower animal" in the gallery col
lapsed and Mr.. Beecher was able to
resume as If nothing had occurred
Success.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
EMPHATIC, BUT NOT pRoFANE.
Strong Expressions That Can BE USED
Without RIasphemY.

Strong Expressions That Can Be Used
Without Blasphemy.
In the United States 1t is common
10 say that you don't give a tinker'a
dam" for something or other. Cur
English cousins, in similar circu.n
stances, say "a twopenny dam" Each
OF these apparent oaths is harmless.
and may be used in polite society
without a qualm.
Rear Admiral Casey, noticing look
OF surprise on the face of friend
when he said "tlnker's DAM" OBJ
served:
81 guess you think I'm swearing, but
I'm not. A dam is a contrivance re-
sorted to by all thinkers in their work"
The phrase "twopenny dam" was
first used by the great Duke CT Well
ington. His administration OF the
British army was attacked. and he as.
tonished the House of Lords by re-
plying:
81 dont-care, and the British army
don't care, a twopenny dam for any
of these criticisms"
Then he explained that "a dam was
an Indian coin of the value of two
pence"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
sousa's Band Festival.

1t is long time since Sousa has
been heard here. His great successes
in Europe kept his name before the
public, but thi jolly and charF teristic'
concerts for Which his band Infamous
have been greatly missed Bis last
European tour was the most compre-
hensive trip of the kind ever under
taken by any organization. and com
prlssd 362 concerts in 1875 different
cities in thirteen different countries. 1t
extended from Cork, Ireland, to ST..
Petersburg, Russia, and established a
new record of receipts and artistic tri-
umphs. Now he has returned to his
own country and is to appear at the
Salt AXE Tabernacle on November 10
and II, under the management of Mr..
Pyper Of the Theatre. AS usual Sousa
will present soloists in addition to the
instrumentalicts of the band. They
will he Estelle Lietling, soprano: Jes-
sic Straus, violinist, and Herbert L.
Clarke
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
Childish Ideas Of Life.

A curious and amusing mixture of
early piety and worldliness came to
light In a city schoolroom one day
when the teacher had asked the chill.
dren to write on their pads OF paper
something about the profession OF oc.
cupatlon in which they would like to
engage when they became men and
women. One little girl wrote briefly
but effectively; II would desire to be
a lady rider at circus II II was the
Lords will" Another little girl with
equally mixed ideas wrote: mis-
sionary. but II not that. millinery or
clerk In candy store."-Lipplncott's.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05

Excellent Opportunity TO Arrange for
Your Reception at ST. Louis, During
the Fair, Free.
If you intend going to the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition, st. Louis, Mis-
souri,, opened by President Roosevelt
April 30th, 1904, it win be very much
to your advantage to correspond with
Mr.. f. H. Worsley. No. All Dooley
block, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mr.. Worsley has arranged to have all
his parties met at the st. hCuis depot
and escorted to their lodgings, which
will be reserved in advance.
Information relative to passenger
rates, stop-overs, ticket limits, hotel
rates and all other necessary informa-
ton asked for will be cheerfully given
free of charge. This will especially
be Of benefit 10 those desiring to travel
with Utah parties or in parties OF four
or FIVE. School teachers viii also
hear something to their interests by
writing above Darty.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
Christening Ships with wine.

Christening ships with wine is a
survival of barbarism. In the olden
days, when sacrifices were offered to
propitiate the gods of a naten. it
was the practice to select some per-
son, and to spill his blood over the
Prov of new vessel In course of
time wine was substituted for blood
and the custom holds good in nearly
every maritime nation to-day.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
KlIl Weeds WIN Poison.

Weeds grow so rankly along the
Guayaquil & Quito railroad, at the
foot Of the Andes. In slxty-two miles
OF jungle. that watering tanks filled
with strong solution of arsenic and
nitre have TO be sent along the track
every ten days in the rainy season
to spray and so kill the vegetation on
each side of the track
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
A Celestial Office Seeker.

"Yes," said tho Billville citizen, "he
was a nat'ral born runner fer Office
Jest run in his blood, so to speak-an'
it's my firm belief that when he land
ed in paradise the very fust thing he
did wuz to git out opposition ticket
10 st. Peter for gatekeeper. Atlanta
Constitution.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
Ancient Water cloeka.

Plato introduced the clepsydra into
Greece. 1t was used by the Romans
also. The king of Persia is said to
have presented Charlemagne with a
water clock of bronze, inlaid with gold.
Water clocks were used up to the
seventeenth century. Even with tho
introduction of the pendulum, water
served "as the motor and the pendu-
lum as a regulator"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
knocklnu.

whats that noise?" That's
Gladys. She has a SIS gold piece
bangle that was coined the year she
was born and she wants to wear 1t
again." But that doesn't explain the
hammering." "Shes battering 1t so
the year won't Houston Post.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
trout SWALLOWED Water Rat.

In the River Wey, England, fish
erman recently landed a fine trout
weighing two pounds and six ounces
and measuring sixteen inches in
length. He found the tail OF a rat
protruding from its mouth and could
see the hind legs at the far end of
its mouth. Upon opening the fish he
found a large water rat measuring ten
inches.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05

All reptiles swim. Almost all
snakes move through the water with
as much ease and rapidity as on land.
Rattlesnakes. for example, are much
given to swimming in placid water IL
1t is not too cold, In the Everglade
lakes of Florida they may be often
seen. 1t is well to know that to at
tack from a boat a poisonous snake
In the water is a much more danger
Gus proceeding than to attack the
snake on land. The reason is that the
reptile will Immediately make for the
boat. since It must have a solid base
from which to strike. 1t half leaps
and half climbs into the craft, and
there is a fight at intentionally close
Quarters.-Success.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-05
Auburn Hair In DIsfavor.

In the hope OF exterminatirg or les
senlng what they considered curse,
the Egyptians. in the time Of the
Ptolemies, used to burn a red.hairet
maiden once a year, so violently OPP
posed were they to hair OF bright
hue.