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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
WeeviI Outlook Gloomy,

Shreveport, La. The special com.
mittee, consisting of Judge ]. c.. Pugh,
Capt. W. B. Marston, P. P. Keith, J.
Fl. FulliloVe and A. Curtis, have re,
turned from a week spent in the weev-
il infected districts Of Texas investi-
eating conditions there and getting
data pertaining to the general situa-
ton Of cotton industry IN the sections
visited The conclusions arrived at
as result of the trip are somewhat
depressing and auger i'll for Louisiana
when the weevil shall have intruded
in the parishes that have not yet, been
visited by the pest. The itinerary of
the party included Houston, Victoria,
Cuero, Lockhart, Luling, Marlin, Waco
and thence via Dallas to Shreveport.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
Five Hundred Children Anieee

One Of the federal judges has esti.
mated that, IL the stories told in the
courts by the Chinese, about being
porn In the United States were all
true, every Chinese woman who was
living in the United States twenty-five
years ago must have had at least five
hundred children. One of the wretch.
ed features Of this situation is that
since wives of bona fde Chinese ma,
tlVes of the United States have been
declared entitled to admission each
one OF these fraudulently admitted
Cinnamon may bring over a slave girl
masquerading as his wife. She com.
mands a market price of from two
thousand to three thousand dollars
The Worlds Work.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
Send in your Subscription.
very Pruper Finale.

New York: Dissatisfied with his
Wife's housekeeping and finally throw
Ing himself into towering rage be-
cause dinner was not ready the mo-
ment he arrived home. John P. Zeig.
Ter, a furrier, has hanged himself at
his home in the Bronx. Mrs. Zeigler
told the coroner that, although she
tried hard to conduct the household to
please her husband, he was never sat.
isfied. She said he attempted to
poison himself two months ago.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09

The marriage of Major Colin Powys
Campbell and Miss Nancy Letter was
solemnized at Washington, Nov. 20, in
the presence of about a half dozen
guests and the members of the lmme-
date family. Rev. Roland Cotton
Smith, rector of st. Johns church,
performed the ceremony. The earl of
Suffolk, whom rumor makes the fiance
Of Miss Daisy Letter, was best man,
and Joseph Letter gave his sisters
hand in marriage.
All mourning was laid aside for the
occasion, both the bride and her sister
wearing conventional gowns of white
crepe de chine trimmed with illusion.
Mrs. Letter wore gown of lusterless
black silk.
Among the guests was Lady Nina
Howard. sister Of the earl of Suffolk,
who is the guest of Miss Daisy Letter.
No member OF the British embassy
was present and the ceremony was
void of ali ostentation.
There was no marriage settlements
Mrs. CampbelPs fortune is settled alb
solutely on herself and could not be
diverted under the terms of her
fathers will. The income Of her for
tune she Is at perfect liberty to use
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
An "EstabIished" Rusinese

When 'long-established business
is spoken of fifty or 100 years il con
sluered a very respectable continuity
IN THIS country. In strasburg, though.
they have just set about repairing a
Duiidlng, The Sign of the Stag ;.
which has been constantly occunied
as a chemists shop, although not, Of
course, by the same firm, ever since
before 1868, in which year a document
still in existence testifes to the fact
that Henri Phillippi, an apothecarv
carried on his business there The
Old house, in the course of its present
reservations, has yielded up a treas.
ure OF old coins. dating, however, only
so far back as the reign of Louis Nv
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
MARTYR to DUTY.

Monroe, La: Deputy United States
Marshal j. E. Pope was shot and in
stantly killed Thursday evening at T
O'Clock by an unknown man, who
who stood behind tree at the head of
a street just above his home in Tren-
ton, on the Ouachita river. Pope was
leading a calf along the streets to his
lot when the assassin fired with a
shotgun loaded with buckshot. The
calf was killed. Several months ago
Pope was warned to leave the parish
under penalty of death for alleged &C
tivity in prosecuting peonage cases.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
Divorce and occupations.

There has always been a lower per.
centage of divorces among men en-.
gagged in agricultural pursuits than in
any other calling, not excepting the
clergy Soldiers, sailors and ma.
rlnes, on the other extreme, show the
highest average Of marriage infelicitv
Next among the high averages come
the hostlers, the actors, agricultural
laborers, bartenders, servants and
walters, musicians and teachers of
music, photographers, paper-hangers
BARRIERS, lumbermen, and so on, dimin.
ishlng in ratio until the lowest aver
age is reached, as before stated
among the farmers.-Baltimore Ameri.
can.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
Japanese Faith in oku

Apparently Marshal Oku is the most
admired of the japanese generals. A
letter found in a mail bag captured by
Gen. Rennenkampf contained the fol-
lowing: I'VE our aweinspiring COM
mander for the first time inspected
our battalion the new men shook with
fear thinking he could see into their
hearts. But the general dismounted
from his horse and talked to the men,
giving sweets to the youngest. He
tasted our food, examined our clothes
and ordered us to be given new boots.
Now that we have fought under his re-
noWned leadership we fear no defeat"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
PEOPLE IN AWFUL WANT.
American Consul Describes Conditions
in Mush District.

in Mush District.
A story of sickness, hunger and
starvation has come to the state de-
partment from Thomas H. Norton, the
American consul at Harput, in a re-.
port upon the condition of the Sassun
population in the Mush district. The
consul says of the 10000 survivors OF
the recent massacre few have saved
anything but their lives. Nearly
every house in the regent was ran.
sacked and burned.
Worst of ALL" Mr.. Norton SAYS,
their focks and herds, practically the
only source of food, raiment and in.
come, were swept away. These unfor.
Inmates, after receiving for a short pc
Rod an allowance from the govern
ment Of l per cent capita and per
diem for subsistence, are now without
tood and without a prospect Of food
for the coming winter The diseases
usually following upon fright, expos
ure, exhaustion and insufficient food
are rapidly becoming epidemic, es-
pecially among the children.
Progress has been made in restor-
ing the burned dwellings,, so that prob
ably the question of bare shelter be.
fore the advent Of winter will be set
tied in most cases. Sufficient frewood
can he also secured Without uroat d;f
fiCulty.
There remain the three vital ques.
lions of warm clothing, Of bedding. of
food, for which no provision is made.
The situation is practically identical
with that of many parts of MaceSo
MA twelve months ago, although,
while the number involved is less, the
remoteness from the seacoast and the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
Arsentina's Live Stock Wealth.

A report from the United States
consul general at Buenos Ayres gives
an interesting indication of the great
live stock wealth of Argentina and of
the growth of the frozen meat trade.
Last year three refrigerating CON-
panies were in operation and froze
100000 cattle and 3,428,OOO sheep.
Eight other refrigerating companies
have been formed and the total annual
capacity will now be $4,000 cattle
and 100000 sheep. But large as
these figures are, they represent only
3 per cent of the cattle and IL per
cent OF the sheep Of the country. The
quality of the Argentine cattle and
sheep is not at present up to the stan
'dard required in Great Britain, though
apparently good enough for Italy,
Spain and Portugal. 1t is claimed
moreover, that by the exercise of care
IN breeding the value of the Argen-
tine herds can be quintupled.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
Solid Train of Rice.

Shreveport, La: A so4d trainload
OF rice from Lake Charles and Beau
mont, consisting of thirty-fve freight
cars, passed through this city yester-
day. The train came in over the Kan.
sas City Southern as fast freight. 1t
was billed to Northern points.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
EroWn's Cotton Esninate

New Orleans, La: W. P. Brown, the
famous bull cotton leader completed
his estimate Of the cotton crop and
consumption at 1 o'clock this morn
i0g, placing, the years crop at 11,C9O,-
COO bales.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
Killed by a Train.

Navasota: News was received here
of the killing of Uncle" Billy Steele
at bridge No. go on the Central by the
passenger train to arrive here at 12:a
Friday Mr.. Steel was driving some
cattle across the track. Death was evi.
IDENTIFY instantaneous. Deceased was
for years tax assessor of Grimse county
His body was taken to Courtney and
there conveyed to his late home by
friends.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
Want Public Improvements.

Lake Charles, La; Local papers
on Thursday contained call for a
meeting to form civic club. The call
is signed by more than 800 voters. The
object is stated to be to obtain neceS-
sary public improvements.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
Carneoie insists on | eisure

Andrew Carnegie has so far limited
his social engagements for the winter
that he will he able to enjoy five
nights week at his own fireside read
ing his favorite books. This is the
kind OF leisure he has striven for
every winter during his residence in
New York, put year by year he found
his time taken up with other matters.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
Arm Wrenched Off.

Jennings, La: Birdy Gage, aged Il
years, met with an accident Thursday
in the Jennings steam laundry thar
caused him the loss of his right arm.
While working at a wringer he got
caught and his arm was Wrenched off
at the elbow.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
Louisiana's Official Vote.

New Orleans: The official tabulatior
of the vote in Louisiana in the presi
Dental election shows the following:
Parker and Davis electors, 47,708;
Roosevelt and Fairbanks electors, s..
205. For the socialist electors 995
votes were cast.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09
Louisiana
. News.
Ordered $500 Fla Trees.

Lake Charles, La: A number OF 10.
ca! fruit growers have contracted for
$500 fig trees, which, added to what
are already here, will be sufficient to
keep a canning factory running. Among
those concerned are DR.. A. J. Perkins.
j. D. Cline, c. D. OTIS, Leon Chavanne
E. d. Cline and z. E. Barrett.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09

The London Graphic laments "the
decay of seriousness in England" This
is a negative way Of asserting that
John Bull is now able to see a joke
without being punched.-New York
Herald.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09

A Russian bride Is not submitted to
the trying ordeal Of appearing in
white satin and lace in cold, broad
daylight. The wedding takes place by
candle light in a drawing room.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09

Unhappily there are virtues that
one can only exercise when one is
rch.-Rivarol.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09

The average age at which women
marry in civilized countries is twenty
three and half years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09

A lot Of people will always be sorry
they didn't know it was Joe Jeffer.
on's farewell tour.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-09

suoIM s! esIa GpoqGIsAe sYu!ql
ipoqou ql!M sssISB oqM uem eqL
It's easy 70 convince homely wo-
man that handsome is as handsome
does.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-16
Fashionable New Gem.

1t is long since anything new in
precious stones made bid for popu-
lsi'ity, says the Pail Mall Gazette, but
since ii became known that King Ed
ward looked with favor on the peridot
the beautiful sage-green gem is begin
ninc to have vogue. The peridot, the
Arabic name for precious stone" has
for many years been found in Ural
Mountain quartz and in the rocks of
South America, but it has been reseyv-
ed for the Khedive of Egypt to find
the stone in marketable quantity. The
stone is not prohibit.ve in price, and
goes beautifully with almost anything
except sapphires. In settings OF dia-
monds or pearls it is effective. and it
is likely to be priced for its decorative
value in the larger kinds of ornaments.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-16
WHAT TO WEAR TO ST. LOUIS.

The worlds far at ST. Louis will AT
tract many this year--even the most
"stay-athc me" women will be tempt
ed away. Some OF the Dos" and
"Dont's' gathered by experience at
the Chicago and Buffalo expositions
will, hope, be Of service to the We.
MAJ who travels alcne,
The first dent is baggage. Don't
take any BE courageous and mascu-
line confine yourself to dress.suit
case. 1t will hold everything necessary
for a months stay If only a little iage-
nuity is used in preparing your outfit.
Laundry IS one of the heaviest and
most annoying items when a city is
crowded by strangers. so this should
be heroically curtaled Elaborate
lingerie must be left at home.
Four comb nation garments of thin
cotton, with low neeks ald short
sleeves, cost only seventy-fve cents
each, and will be light and cool, The
laundry charge for washing them is
ten cents. They also possess the ad.
vantage of taking up very little space
Two night gowns of simple pattern,
with square necks and kimono sleeves.
trimmed only with Misunderstanding or
French knots, will be found pretty a1d
comfortable, and most important of
all, come under the head of plain
gowns On the laundry list. A dozen
haldkerchiefs. four simple corset COW
ers, four pairs of cotton hose 0et me
warn you not to get lisle-thread ones,
for they make the feet burn and ache
when much walking has to be done). a
pair of slippers. pair of lightweight
shoes and a thin kmolo will all pack
into one side of the case and leave
space for comb, brush, wash cloth,
and a box for hair pins-the limit of
the accessories you can allow your
self The other side of the case must
be left free for the best dress .-Wo-
mans Home Companion.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-16
FOR A RATIONAL FOURTH.

NeWburyport NewS.-But il is per
fectly in order for one to urge the
movement for the Introduction of Ger.
tain forms of celebration. 1t is com,
petent for the people to argue for ano
the legislative bodies TO pass orders
against the use of the deadly pistol
that has carried so many young lives
to the grave; against the cannon
cracker that has left behind il so
many manned and panied users, and
against other forms of explosives that
are dangerous to life and limb. II
is also pertinent to remark that
deviltry such as is frequently allowed
on the streets the night preceding the
fourth is not sensible celebration OF
the holiday, and should not be al
lowed if it is possible to prevent it.
To injure mans property is not a
rational way to mark a dignified and
momentous event in the history of
the nation. Because some years ago
the forefathers signed a document in.
sisting on their rights and liberties
is no reason why the rights and
lDertles OF people or today should be
interfered with. So this feature of
the day might well be omitted, IS
also the ridiculous street behavior of
men and women who should know
better, and who would know better II
they fully realized just what the
fourth of July stood for.
We can have a more rational OBJ.
servance of the fourth if it is insisted
upon, but there are greater offenders
than the small boys. We can save
them from injury by preventing the
placing of dangerous explosives and
weapons in their irresponsible hands,
but for the offender of older growth
and he is no small factor there is
the word of caution, of reason, and,
if this does not avail, the police
court.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-16
TRoLLEY-CAR ETHICS.

1t has been decided that the end
seat" man who does not move along
when a new passenger boards the car
is hog"
Another point remains to be deter
mined. In rainy weather each seat
of the open car has one dry sitting-ia
the middle. Should the passenger
who arrives first and pre-empts that
dry sitting move along into the wet
when the seat fills? Is the first arrival
who refuses TO move along middle
seat hog" or is he exercising an ethi-
cal right to sit in dry spot-a right
founded upon priority and defensible
under the rules of reason and equity?
Having pre-emptied the dry seat, or
having dried and warmed a seat.
should the passenger slide into the
damp when new passengers push in?
The question is a fine subject for de-
bate. Its Importance is not slight.
Soon or late the emergency confronts
everybody, and a rule of conduct in
such case should be established.-El-
mira Gazette.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-16
COST OF A GOOD ROAD.

Franklin Matthews in Outing-The
cost of road building varies in the diff
ferent places according to the top
ography of the country and the prox-
unity of the stone used. A satisfac-
tory highway can be built eighteen feet
wide exclusively of stone usually for
So 600 to $4,000 a mile. These are
known as macadam roads. A more
costly stone road running from $4,000
Both are named after Scotchmen, who
first devised the systems. The macad-
am read consists of a deep foundation
of large stones, laid as smoothly to-
gether as possible, the foundation
stones being of an early uniform size.
A layer OF smaller stones is placed
over the foundation and rolled down,
binding the two together. Then lay
ers of crushed stone. each layer being
of finer quality than its predecessor.
are rolled intothe oven the foundations.
The final layer is OF very fine crushed
stone. The whole settles itself into
a compact mass. almost as smooth as
flaz stone. from which water runs off
as socn as it falls The Telford road
Is n,ore care. The foundation stones
arc Of uniform size and are aid with
the ends uppermost. like so many
bricks set upon edge These are
hound together by smaller sizes Of
store. the various dressings Of finer
stone being laid and rolled in the anne
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-16
HINTS FOR THE HOME.

! Among the prettiest novelties of
woman's work are the dainty home.
made books, which illustrate any
fancy the maker chooses.
| The work is easily accomplished
and the pretty books 'orm charming
gifts whenever a small remembrance
is wanted.
It IS wise plan in designing them
for presents to first ascertain some
particular fad of the recipients.
A receipt book, a vacation book, a
blueprint book or one for clippings
quotations or anecdotes.
Then cleverly adopt the book to the
idea; in this way one cannot fail to
give pleasure.
The books are all made relatively
the same, irrespective of the decorat
ing which furnishes the distinctive
mark.
For the leaves use a thin cardboard
or heavy weighted paper, and for the
covers flexible leather mounting card
board, common pastebosrd or cellT
loid. Cut the leaves and covers of the
same dimensions and of the re-ured
size for the work they are to form.
Lay them evenly together with the
covers in place, and have several eye
let holes punched at the finland
side.
Where patent fasteners are used
three holes are sufficient, one in the
center and one at each end.
1t requires four for threading in
ribbon, two in the center about an
inch apart and one at either end
The decorating of the cover should
be done before they are fastened in
place.
Devices in typography are appropri-
ate for the leather, while all kinds OF
brush and pencil designs can be usel
on the cardboard and celluloid.
The pasteboard furnishes founda-
tions for embroidered channels or cloth
covers.
In the needle worl- use pure white
I linen with suitable colors for the
daintier productions, and denims. tick
ings, chamois and colored linens for
more practical purposes.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-16
Old Home Week,

Old home week is in the arena on
public notice again, II is a GOOD
thing TO keep alive the cherished
memories of childhood, to renew the
acquaintance of our youth, TO revisit
the scenes with which our boyhood
was familiar, The man whose heart
is properly located and whose pulsS
beats with a wholesome throb is
never 20 busy that he cannot find
some time to devote to memories. and
to him there is a lingering fondness
for the old homo scenes; the olo
swimming hole the skating pond, the
brook where tho trout seemed always
hungry. II does him good, in the
absorbing rush of strenuous lie, to
revisit, even in his imagination, the
woods where he gathered violetc. the
hill where he coasted. the fields over
which he tramped with a gun across
his shoulder.-From The Worlds
Progress" in Four.Track News.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-16
t the other end on 10 the lawn.

at the ether end on 10 the lawn.
Naturally, 10 stand the strain, the
canvas has 10 be especially strong.
This reminds one that accidents have
happened frCm such s.ight causes as a
projecting nail in the shoe Ct one of
the 81 ders. causing the canvas to rip
and let the unfortunate slider through.
AS these canvas chutes are made up
to one hundred feet in length, il will
be seen that fall through a hole in
one of them might mean certain death.
The same practice is gone through
in the department stores; and it is nc
unusua! sight TO see q great crowd IN
the busy London streets watching the
canvas chute escape practice of hun
Cre3s of young men and shopsgirls. 1t
may be Wen 10 poipt oa; that in Lon.
don all the young per, ols employed in
the big stores sleep ON the premises,
SO that some system of rapid escape in
the event of Are is absolutely neces.
sary.
The canvas belt or Sling fire-escape
IS also much favored, and is. il any.
thing, still simpler in its working taan
the canvas chute already described. II
lies cooled up just inside the window
enc end of the rope, which is carefully
calculated to reach the ground, being
made fast to steel staples, in the wal
Just beneath the window.
In the event of an alarm, one rushe,
to the window and opens it, buckles ii
a moment the canvas sling or bel
about the body and then proceeds Il
lower ones self out of the window
regulating the speed of descent by
means Of the very simple brake whic!
is also provided with the apparatus.
When the first person has reached
the ground, it is only the work of ;
moment or two 10 draw the escape III
again for the second person. Obvious
ly, the canvas sling is not so fast in its
operation as the chute, which pro
vides fer the escape of an unceas,ns
stream of imperiled persons,