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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
Hvdrophobia a Real Disease.

Despite the fact that denials have
been made by various physicians or
the existence of hydrophobia, several
prominent members of the medical
profession, at meeting Of the County
Medical Society of the College OF Ply
sicians, declared that the disease has
a pathological entity" and should be
so recognized. DR.. G. Morton lllman
presented paper entitled "a Report
of a Case of Hydrophobia, with Au-
topsy.'' DR.. Illman described the
symptoms as exhibited in the case,
and maintained that hydrophobia eX-
lists as a separate disease, with pecu-
liar symptoms, and he asserted that it
is a grave error to call it excessive
hysteria, as has frequently been done.
DR.. M. P Ravenel of the Veterinary
department of the university said, In
discussing the subject: Il have per-
sonally experimental on $50 cases OF
animals which l inoculated with the
germs of rabies, and l found that the
brain in each case showed the same
SYMPTOMS, and these symptoms have
been found in no other diseases. =
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
CHICAGO Strike Renewed.

Chicago, Jan. 15,-The strike of the
livery drivers began anew yesterday.
After a truce CT fifteen days, following
the Iroquois fire, 95 per cent Of the
1900 drivers of carriages and hearses
are said to be out and once more the
black undertaker's wagon is put into
service in lieu of hearses at funerals,
while mourners we're obliged to resort
again to the street cars in journey1ng
to the cemeteries. Failure of en-
ployes and employers to agree on a
wage scale was the cause of the re-
sumption of the strike.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
Gordon a STRANGER to Fear.

Of Gen. Gordon, who died at Khar-
tum, Lord Wolseley says: "A deeply
religious man in whom danger appar-
emily excited neither pleasure nor re-
pugnance, he seemed only to distin-
guish between a safe position or an
extremely perilous one as he would
notice any slight change in the wealth
er of a fine sunny day. He knew how
infectious courage was and how much
any exhibition of contempt for per
sonal danger braced the nerves and
steadied the heads of those less gifted
with masculine daring than he was.
He was man in hundred. During
lull in our siege operations one sailor
was overheard saying to another in
the battery: L haven't seen old Cor
don here lately No answered his
sbipmate, the fire amt hot enough for
that old beggar just now"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
WHAT He HAD ON FILE.
Popular periodicals" of South Car
oiina Speak Easy.

Popular "Periodicals" of South Car
olina Speak Easy.
Representative Aiken was for eight
cen years an official court stenog-
rainier in South Carolina.
"Some time after the Dispencary
law went into effect out there, salo
the member from the Palmetto state
the other day, Il was reporting case
where the parties on trial were
charged with maintaining a speak
easy.' 1t was in the little town OF
Valhalla. where a large proportion OF
he residents are Germans The DIS
,ensary law had, OF course, closed the
saloons and the Germans to get their
beer regularly had organized so-calleu
social and literary clubs, which were
no more or less than drinking joints.
There were half dozen or more such
clubs in this little burg, and finally
the prosecuting attorney got alter
them and had the managers arrested.
The man on trial was endeaVorlhs W
prove that his organization compheu
with the law in that it was social ana
literary. To prove his case he placed
an old German upon the stand. In the
course of the cross eXamination the
prosecutor asked:
"Mr. Hartmann, what periodicals
did you keep on file at the clup
| rooms?"
1.-THE old fellow scratched his head
for a moment and then, with every
| evidence of his desire to be honesl
| and truthful manifest, replied, ON,
'spose We hat mooch, mostly peer uno
corn viskey.'"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
M all Robbery.

New York, Jan. 15.-Large robberies
of the mails in the rural districts near
this city are believed TO have been in
dicated by the discovery by postoffice
inspectors of about 200 letters in the
Courtlandt street ferry house. All the
letters had been opened and their con-
tents tempered with. There was evil
dence that many of them had contain
ed checks and considerable sums of
money The mail was all directed from
outside this city. The inspectors re-
fused to discuss the matter further
than to say that their investigation
might lead to the disclosure of an I'M
usually large robbery of the mails.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22

those who have been scouting on
trails. There is some yellow fever in
Panama now, but none has appeared in
the camps.
The Junta here has denied the PEI
tition made by the inhabitants of the
island of San Andres de Providencia
for annexation to the Republic of P1n-
anna, as it is not possible to protect the
island in an emergency. The Island
ers complain bitterly because of the
Colombian troops who recently went
there demanding an $4,000 war tax.
They sacked many houses and treated
the women brutally. The residents
Colombia.
Newspapers received from Bogota
contain a long letter Of Marroqu1n,
calling upon the patriotic citizens to
contribute funds literally to assist the
republic in the impending struggle and
regain the lost territory.
The United States steamer Topeka
! is now coaling at Colon on her return
from an expedition to Chirique to In
vestigate the report of the landing
there Of Colombian scouts. They took
aboard local project and delighted
him by presenting him with pretty
white naval uniform, as his clothes
were drenched. They could get no pos
tive evidence about the scouts.
Il Cause of Indian UnfriendIiness.
| Colon, Jan. 15.-One of the chiefs o
) the San Bias. Indians, named Joe How
: ton, who is well known in Colon, ar
: rived here yesterday and explaine'
that the unfriendly attitude of the In
dams towards Panama is the outcom
t of representations made by the Colon
. Eians, who informed them that tn
Panamans had sold the territory of tn
San Bias Indians to the United States
He declared that 1000 Colombia
3 troops are encamped near Acanti.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
"CIefm aniS."

"Clefmania," says ct. A. T." is
comparatively modern form of the col
lecting craze. 1t consists in an ire
sistible ambition to gather together
KEYS of all sorts, sizes and shapes.
One victim to the habit, woman,
openly confessed recently to having
travelled over one hundred thousand
miles in pursuit of her hobby. during
which time she had expended, entire
" on keys, quite a respectable for
tune. Her collection comprises the
kew of the Nuremberg Iron Virgin, one
said to have belonged to Cleopatra S
level case, a huge iron specimen from
the Tower of London, got by bribing
a '.Beefeater"; the one that used to
unlock Anne Hathaway's cottage at
Stratford-on-Avon, and many others
equally curious and interesting.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
Stores Closed for Revival.

Floresville, Texas, Jan. 15.-All the
business houses in town have been
closed every day this week from 1880
to 12 o'clock in order that the propri-
etors and clerks may attend the meet
ing at the Methodist church being held
bv Rev. Abe Mulkey, the Texas evan
geHst. He has had large congrega'
lions at every service.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
COLOMBIAN INVASION OF PANAMA.
Believed Movement is Now Going On---Indians Are
Being Acknowledgement of Warships.

Panama, Jan. 15.-Authentic infor-,
nation from the frontier is anxiouslv
awaited here, as the belief is vide
spread that the Colombians have al.
ready started to march upon the 18TH
mus. The Panama troops are ready
to leave at a. moments notice. The
CONSUMPTION is completed and 10000
fighting men can be placed in the field
There was hustle in the arrlory yes
terday preparing for the shipment of
rifles and ammunition to the Indians
of the interior, who have agreed to
join against the Colombian forces. Col.
Baretto of the Panaman army said:
I'VE who were Colombians until yes.
terday cannot be deceived by any tao
tics the Colombians may employ. We
are deeply grateful for the aid Che
Americans have given, especially at
sea. We are now prepared to fight our
own battles on land, with the utmost
CO 1fidence of victory. Four or five hun
dred men stationed in the only three
passes available can defeat an army
We have all the men actually needed
for the fighting to be done in the noun.
tatns and expect to repel an invasion
without calling out all the available
troops. The Indians are certain t.
fight, outside of the San Bias Indians
Their Colombian allies will not fight
at ALL
The American marines along the
railroads will soon be supplied witt
several new batteries. A collier ha
been dispatched to the island of Guile
bra, near Porto Rico, to obtain thu
guns placed there during the nava
maneuvers. of 1902.
The work of mounting the guns a
that time resulted in illness and Their
is fear of the same here. Many igh
cases of fever already exist in tn
American camps, especially anon
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
KILLING AT DALLAS.
William M'Cahan Shot and Killed by
J. M. ChappeIl.

Dallas, Texas, Jan. 15.-William
McCahan, manager of the Dallas Opti-
cal Company at 222 Main street was
shot and almost instantly killed while
sitting at his desk at about 1890
O'Clock Yesterday. ]. M. Chappen, the
manager of the ]. NJ. Chappell Optical
Company, 29S Main street, admits hav-
ing done the killing, and is being held
awaiting an investigation of the shoot
ing
Eight pistol shots were heard, and
when persons rushed to the second
floor they found McCahan lying back
in his chair with bullet wounds in his
chest, side and neck. On the floor was
found a 3S-caliber revolver, which is
said to have belonged to McCahan'
Three of the chambers had been dis
charged.
Nearly all the clerks were in the
back part of the Offices when the
shots were fired, and they Immediately
ran to the front part of the building
and found McCahan lying back in his
chair, his writing pencil clutched in his
right hand. A large pool OF blood was
on the floor.
Mr.. ChappeIl walked to the city hal
police station and gave himself up. HI
claimed self-defense. Mr.. Chappel
sustained a flesh wound on the LET
outside of his head and his left ca
town bullet
Mr.. Chappell and MI. McCahan Wer
business partners until about one yea
ago. Serious disagreements arose be
tween the men and they severed thel
business relations. They never %
came friends after that estrangemen
1t is learned that McCahan wa
prominently connected in Philadelph1;
His brother is at the head OF the w.
McCahan Sugar Refining Company
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Chappell was remanded to IL
county jail without bond, to await tt
result of preliminary hearing, who
has been set before Justice Cullen II
O'clock this afternoon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
BANKRUPT Stocks Sold.

Taylor, Texas, Jan. 15.-Wednesday
afternoon Nathan Davis, trustee, sold
the Frank E. Carradine bankrupt stock
of clothing and gents furnishing goods
to Everitt &, Council of this city for
63 3-4 cents on the dollar. The stock
invoiced about $4,000. Carradine's
bankrupt stock of confectioneries, etc,
was bought by Frank Curry of Taylor
for 55 IA cents on the dollar. This
stock invoiced a fraction less than
1920.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
AbbeVille.

Abbevlle, La: Real estate in Alb
bevilIe continues to command good
prices. Yesterday the sheriff sold at
public auction in the partition suit OF
Isaac Wise VS.. Frank A. Godchaux
narrow strip of land on State street
just north of the railroad, having a
frontage of twenty-four fet on State
street and running back to Jefferson
street. After some spirited bidding
the land was adjudicated to Isaac Wise
for 81 900 cash
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
uric Ru+ 4 Little Faded Flower.

IT'S but little faded flower,
Blt o. how fondly dear!
Twill bring me back one soiden hour'
through many weary year
T NAV not to the world impart
The secret of its power,
rnt treasured in my inmost heart,
keep my faded flower
Where is the heart that doth not keep
within it's inmost core,
co,,,e fond remembrance hidden deep,
or days that are no more?
who hath not saved some trlfing thlns
More priced than jewels rare
A FADED flower. a broken ring,
A tress of golden hair?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
Tom Richardson to Retire.

New Orleans, La, Jan. 15.-Tom
Richardson, manager of the Progress
i've Union, formerly of Houston, an
nounced last night that he would re-
tire from that position with the eXpl'
ration of his present term. The place
of manager will be abolished and Sec
rotary H. M. Mayo will remain in
charge.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
Remarkable Gold Fine.

Cripple Creek, Colo, Jan. 15.-The
most remarkable gold strike ever
made in this district became known
yesterday. 1t was made on Beacon
Hill. A six-foot vein, averaging $500
a ton, was uncovered, through which
streaks run which assay as high as
$4,000 per ton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22

Franklin, Texas, Jan. 14.-The grand
Jury last night returned eight indict-
ments. same being mostly felony
cases. Crime seems to have dimin-
ished in this country very materially
for the year. The district court mas
onlv a reasonably busy docket for the
present term and most of that is CIVIL
business.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
Assaulted in Pulpit.

Ardmore, I. T., Jan. 14.-United
States Commissioner Robnett SEN
fenced Tom Kerrick of Orienne to
tail for sixty days and fined him $50
because he slapped a preacher in the
face while in the pulpit.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
,Japan Orders English BattIeship.

London, Jan. 15.-Daily Telegraph's
Toxic correspondent says japanese
government as part of its program
of naval extensions has placed a con-
tract in England for a 16,O0O-ton battle
shin
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
The Reason for II.

Husband--You're asking for so
much I wonder that you have the
nerve to call it pin money
Wife (determinedly)- l
call it that because I'm sure you'll
come up to the scratch.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
Cause for cheerfuIness.

Cranky Husband Cat a reception)-
/ wish you were as lively as that
woman over there.
Wjfe-Humph! No won Ter she's
Jolly: she's a rich widow.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22

She-I wonder why it is that women
have never been able to score a sue
cess as insurance agents?
He-Probably because of their ten
dency to talk a man to death before
getting him insured.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22

Corsrcana, Texas: Colonel and MIS-.
william Croft of this place celebrated
their golden wedding.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
Risaster in ReIniunn.

Brussels, Jan. ia terrible storm
IS raging on the Belgian coast. Much
havoc has been wrought, both on land
and sea.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22
Reversed.

stubb-No, I haven't ON umbrella
to my name.
Penn-IN0w is that?
Stubb-Why. didn't have my name
to my umbrella"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-02-26

Lynn's dramatic life and death, and
the money and land he had left her.
"Of course she said, 1T is only tenn
porary. When the King comes home,
Stephen will be Earl de Wick, and
shall willingly resign all to him. In
the meantime l intend to carry out
Anthony's plans for the improvement
of the estate"
When. this subject had been TALKED
well over, Jane named cautiously the
lover in France. Much to her sur
prise, Matilda seemed pleased to en-
large on the topic. She spoke herself
of Prince Rupert, and of the poverty
and suffering Charles Court were en-
during, and she regretted with many
strong expressions Rupert's presence
there. "All he makes is swallowed up
in the bottomless Stuart pit" she
said; "even my youth and beauty have
gone the same hopeless road"
There was a queer story about
Stephen robbing the mail and tearing
up the three warrants for the arrest
of Blythe and Mason and himself"
said Jane.
did you believe that, Jane?"
'aThe mail was robbed The war
rants were never found. Stephen has
a daredevil temper at times. When
did you hear from him?7
Il hear from him very often now,
Jane, for it is the old, old story
money, money, money. But l am not
going to strip de Wick second time
for Them" then drawing Jane close to
her, and taking her hand she said with
an impulsive tenderness:
"Jane, dear Jane, | do not wish to
open a wound afresh, but l am sorry
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-02-26
Alfalfa Clover.

For years the editor has been urging
farmers to SOW Alfalfa Glover, and
glaa he is that thousands OF VIDE
awake farmers scattered all over Amer
lea, are doing this now, to their great
benefit and satisfaction.
A Walford, Westlore Farms, Pa.,
writes: 81 have 60 acres in Salzer's AL
falfa Glover. 1t is immense. cut
three crops this season and have lots
of pasture besides"
Hon. H. F. Hunter, S. D., says, "Sal-
zer's Northern Grown Alfalfa clover
cannot be beat. 1 have solved the
question of stock raising here. Salzer's
Alfalfa is good for 3 rousing crops OF
hay, Salzer's Speltz for go bu. of grain
and tons of hay, Salzer's Macaroni
Wheat for 65 bu. best hog fattening
wheat, and Salzer's Hanna Barley, lor
arid, dry land, is good for 70 blu per
acre These are all great hog, sheep
and cattle fatteners, and last but not
least, Salzers Victoria Rape for sheep,
and Salzer's Teosinte, good for 80 tons
of green food for cattle, and Salzer' s
Billion Dollar Grass Bromus Inermts
for lots and lots of good hay. THESE
things make it possible for me to grow
live stock by the thousands.
Have you heard of Earliest Gamer
Gives six mowings a year, and Teo-
sinte. the so ton per acre fodder wonder!
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND loo IN
STAMPS.
TO the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse Wis, and receive their big cat
alog and lots of farm seed samples
free. CIV. N. ID
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-02-26
IN A PRAIRIE LAND.
Editorial correspondence
Moose Jaw, Assiniboia.

Editorial Correspondence.
Moose Jaw, Assiniboia.
Farmers Review,
Chicago, July %, 1903.
Most Of the prairies in the United
States have ceased to exist. Man has
broken them up with orchards, for
ests and farm buildings. But in
Western Canada the prairies still
stretch grandly from horizon to hori-
Eon as yet unmarried by the hand Of
man, save where the iron road has
been laid. To city man there Is
something deliciously restful about
the vast grassy solitudes.
Numerous clumps of trees mark the
course of the Assiniboine river, which
keeps in sight of the railroad for some
distance.
Grass is one Of the notable things
about all the landscape OF Western
Canada. 1t is a remarkable fact that
the entire length of the Canadian Pa
cific railway from it's eastern termi-
nus to the Rocky Mountains is over
plains where grass grows. The sage
brush appears at some points. but
never to the exclusion of grass. There
is thus not mile of this country that
cannot be used for some agricultural
purpose-either for filling or ranch
ing.
Moose Jaw is a town of over 1000
inhabitants, and one of the most i'm
~, mi hoinO tho
center of very good farming coun-
try and a great grain and stock ship
ping point.
Near Moose Jaw agriculture and
ranching go hand in hand; for near
the town was seen herd OF beef
cattle several hundred in number On
another side was seen good sized
herd of dairy cows, the property OF
the citizens in the town.
'In riding over the prairies we saw
many good fields of alfalfa. The great
need of the country is timber, which
grows readily where planted, as was
demonstrated by the shelter belts on
some of the farms, and the trees on
the residence lots in the town.
"Stories were told the writer OF
men who last year cleared from their
wheat crop more than the land on
which it was grown originally cost
them. This is easy to believe, in view
of the large crop Ind high price for
wheat last year" Henry F. Thurston.
BY sending your address to any
agent Of the Canadian Government
you will have mailed to you copy OF
an atlas, railway rates, etc., giving
fullest information regarding Western
Canada.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-02-26
CHAPTER xIII.-(continusd.)

CHAP Elk HIIi.-lContinueos)
Then he turned to Matilda and led
her to sofa, and comforted her; and
the men-servants came and took away
the dead body and laid it, as Anthony
wished, on his old masters bed.
And in the great salon, now cleared
Of its offending visitors, Cymlin sat
comforting Matilda and finally ques-
toned her in a way that compelled
her to rely, in some measure, upon
him.
Stephen was here yesterday" he
asked.
part of the day. He left here at
four in the afternoon"
yet the mail-rider, under oath,
swore this morning that it was Ste
phen who robbed the mail"
She laughed queerly.
"But if it was not Stephen, who was
it7'' he insisted, and he looked with
such a steady, confident gaze into Ma
tildas face that she crimsoned to her
flnger-tips. She could not meet his
eyes, and she could not speak.
II wonder who played at being Ste
phen de Wick" he said gently. And
the silence between them was 80 sem
sitive that neither accusation nor con-
fession was necessary.
Il wish that you had trusted me.
You might have done so and you
know It,"
After Anthony was buried, his will
was read. He left everything he pos
sessed to the Lady Matilda de Wick,
and no one offered word of dissent.
Sir Thomas seemed unusually de-
pressed and his lady asked him IF he
was in any way dissatisfied?"
mo-" he answered. 1T Is the death
of the young Lord Neville that gives
me constant regret"
as he dead? Alasl Alas! Such a
happy, handsome youth. 1t is incred-
ible," said Lady Jevery.
'T thought he had run away to the
Americas with your gold and my
aunt's Jewels" said Matilda.
'T wronged him, I wronged him
grievously," answered Sir Thomas.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-02-26

THAT wretch of . woman at The
Hague never paid him farthing,
never even saw him. She intended to
rob me and STAY him for a thousand
pounds, but under question Of the law
she confessed her crime"
what do you think has happened
to him?"
sI think robbery and murder. Some
one has known, or suspected, That ne
had treasure with him. He has been
followed and assassinated, or he has
fought and been killed, and little Jane
Swaffham is slowly dying of grief and
cruel suspense. She loves him, and
they were betrothed."
There was a short silence, and then
Matilda said: MANY brave young
lords have gone out from home and
friends these past years, and never
come back. Is Neville's life worth
more than my brothers life, than
thousands of other lives? trow mott"
But in the privacy of her room she
could not preserve this temper. Il
wonder If Rupert slew him." she NUT
tered. And anon
q piece Of good luck.
HE might also be jealous Of Cluny.
l spoke often Of the youths beauty
I did that out of simple mischief
but Rupert is touchy, sometimes cruel
always eager for gold. Poor janet"