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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Wants Knapp in the Cabinet.

A special from Houston says: 81
don't care who is elected president Of
the United States, said William DOH
erty of the Central-East & West Texas,
whether it's Roosevelt or Parker,
whoever it is, Iamgoing to circulate a
petition that DR.. S. A. Knapp be made
secretary of agriculture in the cabinet,
And do you know that Mr.. Wilson,
present secretary of agriculture, came
from the same college in Iowa that
DR.. Knapp was once president Of?
Furthermore, that one OF DR.. Knapp's
sons now holds an important profess
sorship in the same college. The
doctor is rather proud of this son, as
any good father ought to be.
but to return to the previous sub
ject. I am going to nominate DR.. s..
A. Knapp as secretary Of agriculture
in the next presidential cabinet, and l
do not think the doctor will have a
rival for the position. His campaign
against the weevil in Texas, the ideas
he has given the Texas farmer about
diverSifcation and his general broad
spirited attitude towards all farmers
and planters, bankers and business
men for the prosperity Of the country
stamps him as man Of mental and
physical force that Texas cannot af-
ford to lose.
"The doctor is probably one of the
best posted men in America in every;
thing pertaining to agriculture, He
has travelled around the globe several
times, and being a keen observer, his
retentive memory retains facts and
data enough to start an encyclopedia.
But withal he has taken the deepest
interest in the agricultural class,
claiming as he does that when the
farmer is prosperous every one else is
prosperous, true saying that can
not be controverted. "
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
KINNEY GETS HIS COMMISSION.
Will of the Majority Prevails and Reid
is now Sheriff of CaICaSicu.

is now Sheriff of CaICaSiCu.
The Calcasieu political miX-up that
has been occupying the attention OF
newspaper readers throughout the Pei
lean state the past two or three
months, was brought to a close Fri
day night by the issuance of Cover
or Blanchard to i. j. Reid his COM
mission as sheriff of CaIcasieu parish.
The commission was issued at the
instance OF Attorney General Guion,
in whose opinion the contentious OF
Reid's attorneys that the proof be-
fore the governor of Reid's defalca-
ton did not suffice under the terms of
section |, l32, of VOLTS Revised Laws.
But, while holding the proof sufficient,
nevertheless the attorney general
thinks that so far as the State is con-
cerned, its claims were satisfied when
Reds bondsmen paid the defalcation,
and the payment having been made,
no matter by whom, the commission
should issue to Reid. In Othet words,
he thinks the statute referred to full
filled, That statute reads: ut shall
not be lawful for the governor to is
sue commission to any person elect
ed or appointed to office who may ap-
pear to be defaulter by the reports
on file in his Office, unless it shall be
proved to his satisfaction that such
person was not a defaulter, or that he
has paid the amount of his defalca-
ton"
The latter clause, cor that he has
paid the amount of his defalcation, !"
the attorney general holds was full
filed when Reid's bondSmen paid the
defalcation, and that, thereafter, the
governor would not be justified in
withholding Reid's commission on
the authority of the statute referred
to. He therefore advised the govern
or to issue the commission.
Tuesday morning Mr.. Reid quail
fed, gave bond and assumed his du-
ties as sheriff of Calcasieu Two
bonds were filed with the clerk in re-
latiOn to this Office. One was the bond
of D J. Reid as sheriff for 1000, the
sureties and the amount they subscrib-
ed being as follows: D. r. Swift, ST.
600; J. S. Smith, 81, 900; Mary E. Roy,
1000; Philip Aston $1,000; J. A.
Trotti, 81 900.
His bond of $40, 900 as tax collector
tor of the parish was signed by the
following: W. G. Strange, $4,000:
Mary E. Roy, $1,000: J. Stuart Thorn
son 1000; L. Frusha, $1,000: B. c..
Andrus, $1,000. These bonds were all
made out in regular form and were
approved by President J. C. LeBleu
of the police jury, as required by law.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
RIO BRAVO GIL WELL A GUsHER.
After Pumping Sixteen Months, DeyeI-
ops SpOuting Propensity.

The unexpected has again happened
in the oil field and another good gush.
er has been added to the list.
Friday morning about | o'clock gas
in the Rio Brayo Oil Company's well,
known as Southern Pacific No. ,, sud.
denly without warning wrested nine
hundred feet of three-inch pipe and
the same number of feet of sucker rods
from their mOOrings and began throw.
ing oil and salt water in every direc.
ton A siX-inch pipe was connected
and the well permitted to flow into an
earthen reservoir and then pumped
into the settling tanks.
Wednesday Manager Roach, with
the assistance of Lee Brown, Z. +.
Doan and j. G.. Maui, succeeded in
putting three-inch pipe inside six
inch and to this was connected two
inch through which the well is now
gushing into the tank.
Until the smaller piping was. CON
nected the well spouted systematically.
1t would flow few barrels for a min
ute or two and then cease for eight or
ten minutes. Wednesday when a
packer was placed inside the big pipe
and the smaller pipe adjusted a two
inch stream began shooting to the top
of the derrick, and Notwithstanding
the pipe to the tank has six elbows, it
flows with tremendous force into the
tank.
The we'll is surprise as it had been
under the pump constantly since the
first Of last year, and even when it
was first brought in exhibited not the
slightest sign of being a gusher. The
well pumped less than 100 barrels of
oil daily, but the output the past week
has been almost l ZOO barrels, a good
portion of which is oil.
The freakiSh actions of this well
will doubtless have the effect of push
ing development of the field and Civ
ing it new and lasting impetus.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
What Crop Diversity Means.

Jas. Ellis, of Welsh, and Father
Cary, Of Jennings, both keen observ-
erS and close students of the existing
conditions in the rice belt. in their
numerous articles on crop diversified
ton, prompted the Rice Journal and
Gulf Coast Farmer in giving an intel
ligent and if carried out a correct So
luton to that problem. 1t says in
part:
Crop diversity in the rice belt in
wolves raising from one hundred to
five hundred hens on every rice farm.
We rice farmers have got so used to
eating packed eggs bought from the
grocer that we do not realize how
good modern egg tastes at break
fast, and if we could have chicken
pot pie for dinner about once q week
without paying the market man in
town two bits apiece for chickens
about the size of robin. the preach
er might stop at our house Oftener
than he does and the bill collector
less frequently. Crop diversity in the
rice belt means raising just enough
corn and oats to mix with our rough
rice, bran and polish, to make a we'll
balanced feed for our horses and
mules. We never ought to import in
to the rice belt single pound of stock
feed of any kind. Crop diversity in
the rice belt also means raising
enough sorghum, alfalfa, COW peas,
milIet or other fodder plant to keep
our work teams supplied. 1t means
raising our own pig meat, instead of
paying two bits a pound for SOW bel
ly raised in Kansas. 1t means raising
enough cattle to furnish our own but
ter, instead of buying Illinois and
Iowa butter for thirty-ive cents a
pound: and ii means raising our OWE
beef steak and cOrned beef. 1t means
raising four or five acres of cotton or
hundred acre farm-just enough tC
clean the red rice out of the worSt
fields occasionally and give the boys
employment during vacation.
Crop diversity in the rice belt means
to raise enough of other crops to fill
up the odd corners and take up the
spare time on the farm. 1t means
making the farmer independent of the
canned goods man and the picked
meat and patent butter man. 1t means
that the farmer of the rice belt shall
shall be a seller Of farm products and
never buyer. Crop diversity in thu
rice belt means that rice is to bt
built up and fOStered and made indie
pendent. 1t means that the rice farm.
er is to live on his own land and raise
what he eats and what his stock eats
on his farm, SO that when the price OF
rice gets low he can afford to hang OF
until price gets right, without mort
gaging his farm for few cans of veg
etables and few sides of SOW belly
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Death of Otis DOnTlam.

Otis DOnham, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. DOnham, who live one mile
west OF town, died Monday morning
at o'clock
Deceased was born in Clay county,
Ind. July &, 1880, at which place he
resided till six wears ago when he re-
moved to this state with his parents.
On October -, 1902, Mr.. Donham
was united in marriage to Miss Stella
Barker, of Jennings. at which place
they have been since that time.
Some weeks ago typhoid laid hold
of Mr.. Donham with a strong hand
and although all was done that could
be done to ease the suffering and re-
store the body to its former strength.
the complication of pneumonia with
the typhoid, made it almost hopeless
case, the body being so nearly worn
out. After five weeks of intense suf-
fering, the house of clay gave up its
tenant and the spirit returned to God
who gave it.
A wife and little son, only six
months old, together with his parents,
brothers, sisters and large number
of friends and relatives mourn his de-
parture from this life.
The funeral was held in the Motho-
dist church Tuesday afternoon at ,
o'clock, the pastor. COrwin TAYLOR.
conducted the services, and appropri-
ate music was rendered by the choir.
The silver chord has been loosened,
the golden bowl has been broken. the
pitcher has been broken at the foun-
tain. the wheel stopped at the cistern,
and the one we have laid away has
gone to his long home.
Our tears and our prayers can he of
no avail now in behalf of him who
once walked among us. but we can all
be ready when the summons shall be
given for us to come up higher and
render an account for the deeds done
in the body. May the God of peace
and love comfort the sorrOwing ones
and help MS all to so liveth We shall
meet our Lord in peace.
GuaNIN TAYLOR.
Martin Bros. are displaying the
finest line of Ladies Spring Trim med
Hats ever seen in Welsh.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

permitted the score to count The
next man up was easily retired. But
for the interference and bad decision
the game would have at least required
another extra inning.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

BY paying one year in advance to
the JOURNAL, you can secure the
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15
Notice to Milk Buyers.

| hereby notify my customers and
friends that the price of milk has been
reduced to zoe per gallon or SC per
w. NJ. BARTON.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

The young man who rides in an En-
terprlse buggy shows good Judgment
and tastes. The young lady who
rides with him is sure of an entertain
ing and comfortable ride. Davidson
Wesson Implement Co. sell and guar
antee them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-15

Why hesitate, when you can buy at
Davidson Wesson Implement Co. a
high grade buggy at almost the same
price, and know it will wear twice as
long?
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What prisoners have your"

What prisoners have your"
IN the lower dungeons there are
but few. They are waiting for trans.
portation to Siberia"
10 you keep all prisoners for Sibe.
ria In the lower dungeonsY'
Yes, e1cellency."
Almn knew the general plan Of the
prison and went at once to the lower
dungeons. She found the key that up.
locked the iron door that led to the
corridor
THAT wine-I drank too much.
snail not be ft for the toasts at the
supper" whispered the prince.
1t Is the close atmosphere. We
snail bs out again soon. You will feel
better"
They passed In. and she locked the
door behind them. The first cell they
came to she unlocked. A dirty looking
wretch was lying on bis pallet Of
straw.
He will be cleaner In Siberia" said
Alma as she locked his cell.
The next cell was empty, and she
did not relock the door. Each cell door
In turn she opened and looked in. They
had almost completed the round Of the
corridor when she heard the prince
breathing heavily. She turned and
found him leaning against the wall.
Il am ill"' he whispered. my head
is splitting"
Come out In the air." she said.
81 c-cnn't"
His head drooped. With a strength
born OF the exigencies of the moment
she thrust him into an empty cell and
tore the long cloak from under him.
Then she locked the door. Swiftly.
oreathlessly. with painting bosom and
trembling hands. she opened door after
door. In almost the last cell of the row
was Harvey Irons asleep.
wake up! Wake up. n. Ironsr' A.
ma whispered. He sat upright.
"Who are your
"Hush! Our lives depend upon your
Elence and obedience. am Alma, now
acting as the inspector general Of pris-
ons. Come with mer'
Alma! Alma Jurnieff! he whisper.
cd as he looked at her in bewilder.
ment.
Yes. Come with me. will help you
to escape. They will kill you here.
Come, now. Wear this cloak and do
not speak"
Maryeling. he staggered to his feet
and donned the cloak.
Follow me-" she whispered. do
not speak. Our lives depend upon your
discretion"
Harvey obeyed her injunctionA shs
led him to the corridor.
How did your excellency ind
things" asked the captain of the guard
tmidly.
"In good condition. all but the atmos-
phere. 1t is 30 close It has made my
orderly Ill. We will step out into the
cool air for awhile. after which we will
return and resume our inspection"
The bunch Of keys was heavy, and a.
the guard took them from Alma's hand
he did not notice that one had been
distracted. He hung the bunch in its
accustomed place. A moment later the
doors of Tifiis prison had closed behind
Alma Jurnien and Harvey Irons.
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ion. somewhere In the city"
"Well. am ! the prisoner2"
mo, you pig"

"Well. am the prisoner2"
mo, you pig"
"Am i, then. the woman?'
Courses upon your
why am | awakened with these
shouts2 lam peaceful man from Ash.
kar. trying to sell my hay"
"Oh, your hayw shouted one OF the
soldiers, with n laugh. with the bust.
ness of finding a prisoner Of state on
our minds, we must think of your hayr'
As he spoke he thrust his bayonet deep
into the hay.
"By the gods" exclaimed another,
''that is an idea! This man is from
Astrakhan and would no doubt assist
the American to escape"
"Shut your mouth, foolr' said the of
ncer. There is no American. 1t was
. Russian who escaped"
"Pardon! l forgot. But the Astra
khans do not love the car"
"How much you love the czarw re-
piled Charka. at is fear, not loyalty,
that makes you curse me and stab my
hay"
"By heaven, we will stab you! What
did you come to Titiis for?'
ITO sell my hay. 1t has been pur-
chased, but not yet paid for"
"Insolent pig! And do you think we
want hay from youf"
at is for beasts OF higher class
keep my hay" said Charka calmly
A volley of curses answered him and
a bayonet pricked his leg.
"Charge the hay!' said the officer
''They may be hiding IN it"
Burn the hay" laughed n soldier.
THAT will settle it."
Burn 1t II you dare! have some
thing in my pocket"
"A pistol. which you would use on the
soldiers of the CARP
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steam launcn containing soldiers came

steam iauncn containing soldiers came
putting up behind him.
"Who are your" demanded the Off
Ger why do you leave Tihis with a
load of hny? The markets are there"
'There are no markets for me-" said
Chnrka with a sad wall. MANY days
have l spent on the journey. Many
nights lay and thought of my proflts
At last, when l reached Tilis, there
came merchant who owned five cam
els. He purchased the hay and prom
ised to come and tnke 1t away and
pay me for it. But, alas, the soldiers
OF the czar came In the night and
drove me away! am Charkn of Ash
kar. They said that because l follow
the nlollah | am not fit to sell hay to
samels."
ENJOY yourself. fanatic Go nsk the
mollah to buy your hay. He has many
camels."
AYE, and men and guns" muttered
Charka as the launch sped on.
"Have you seen two escaped prison
ersY' came back voice.
81 have seen many men. No one in
formed me he was an escaped prisop-
er."
zone was a woman"
"Then let a woman hunt 1t is the
only way"
A curse for his insolenco came float
Ing back. The launch continued down
the river
In the little box of "A house Charkn
prepared meal. Before he or his men
refugees.
at is safe" he said "The launch is
out of sight, and we are passing swamp
lands where there are no villages or
farms. We shall meet no one Come
from under and eat II may be some
time before you reach place of safe
ty."
Harvey was the first to appear, and
then the shining boots of Alma came
wriGgling from under the hay. They
looked into each others eyes and laugh
ed 1t was so good to be free -phey
went into the little house and ate the
meal Charka had prepared.
"Charka. you have done WELL" said
Alma. Il took the precaution to bring
my purse. In it you will find enough
to pay you-for your hay"
Charka took the purse aud opened it.
The shining gold brought CLEAN to
his eyes.
"Let them ask again" he said. You
have kept your word with Charka. No
Muscovite dog shall take you from this
boat while am alive"
Good Charka!' said Alma. at is so
good to find faithful friend.''
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CHAPTER X.

oRDERLlEs.
VAYI filLE the governor and Colonel
Jurnien We're planning the
ENE5I great surprise to be given the
06ea6D guests two steal,hy figures
left the palace. Jurniefrs carriage was
easily found, and they stepped into it.
Prince Delnikoff was dressed In n
plain uniform he had worn MS lieuten
ant Of cavalry. He wore over that a
long black cloak that concealed every
inch Of his apparel. In his arms he
carried his brilliant uniform Of inspect
or general Of prisons.
Alma laughed, called him good
prince and patted his cheek. She let
his arm rest about her waist as the
carriage hurried to JurnieI's home.
Arriving. She led the prince by Il pri-
vate way TO Jurnieffs apartments. A
servant met them and was dismissed
with the curt remark that Colonel Jur-
NEIL had sent them for something and
they needed no attendance.
She left Dellnikoff in the library and
took the bundle from him. She hurried
TO her room. When she got there, she
knelt md prayed. Marie found her on
her knees und lifted her.
Marie. hush for your lIfel Swear
by nil that you hold sacred you will
not breathe word Of what you see
tonight until tomorrow. Better yet, go;
see nothing"
"Can you not trust me, mademoi-
sellel'
81 cannot trust myself. Go! You
know nothing. | came home from the
ball feeling ILL.,"
The maid retired, and Alma dressed
herself in the uniform of the inspector
general Of prisons. In n closet were a
pair OF boots she had purchased. The
long cloak she had bought, us that
worn by Delnikoff, covered her COM
pletely. With pair of shears she cut
her beautiful tresses short. In her ex-
citemcnt she left them where they fell
upon the floor. She went to the library
and threw aside the cloak.
Alma" cried the prince, rushing to
her. you are superb! The uniform be-
comes you better than 1t does me,
though 1t is trihe large, Where did
you get the boots?"
who knows Marie. my maid. oh, l am
so nervous. | can scarcely bring my
fclf to the lark now that | have won
you to It, But we have gone so far, we
must 70 on. We Will have some wine
before we 60"
She left the room and returned with
two glasses filled
"Dl to the success of our e1pedi.
ton.
He took the glass from her hands
and asked her to touch her lips to tho
Etm. She did so and gave bin her
glass for the same salute.
"ro the success of the hnndsomest.
dashingcst, daringest Inspector of pris-
ons the car of Russia ever hadg'
They both drank the toast.
"Now come know the way" she
said. "The papers-the commission-l
found them in the breast pocket"
You will not need them If you make
your voice heavier"
Amazed, half conscious Of what he
was doing. the prince followed. She
led him down n staircase to stone
corridor. The captain of the prison
guard came to meet them. The visor
Of her cap was pulled down. She stiif-
eped up and addressed the guard with
dignity.
=" am Prince Dellnikof, inspector
general of prisons. Here Is the seal OF
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NO; passI~rs to safety signed By
the governor"
do rot burn his hay" shouted the
light by twisting n wisp of the hay
Into the flame of the lantern. We are
after prisoners. We do not wish to run
against the passport"
The soldiers were crawling over the
hay, jamming their bayouets deep into
II The officer was slashing it with his
sabcr.
"Dogs of Muscovites! When get my
money. will not stay in this placer
"What is thatf' demanded the Of
ncer, turning on Charka. You call us
dogs-we who are your masters?"
"You should tell the mollah that. He
would be pleased"
Are you follower of the mollahf"
"Who clsef 1t is so written. Char
ka of Ashkar was never false to the
faith"
'Then leave Titlis. The governors
passport will save you from harm, but
in the name of the czar command
you to depart at once. There will then
be no chance of your doing mischief.
We know the fugitives are not with
you now. But If they came you would
give them shelter"
81 say truly l would do SO II they
came"
'.Loosen your boat from Its moorings
and take yourself to the Caspian"
"But my hay is already sold"
eft q r0hhinU M ono Tbaro ia pIaD.
y Of hay. and you say the payment
has not been made. Go. or will for
Oet the passport"
With assumed reluctance Charka
went to the door Of his box, into which
two soldiers had gone to investigate,
and came out with two sleepy Astra
khanA.
Behold the loving acts Of the car.
eur master" said Charka to his men.
I'VE have sold our hay, but before
payment is made we are commanded
to go to the Caspian"
''It will destroy the hay. There will
b no profit from the fair" said one.
profits! You want profits from a
fair and yet follow the mollah against
the carr returned one of the soldiers.
Charka made sign. The men at
once began releasing the boat, amid
the shouts and cries of soldiers and dis
turbed boatmen all along the river.
Hundreds of soldiers flocked along the
vharfs, invaded boats, routing out
men and women that they might IN
spect the most secret places.
Charka, grumbling and with much
make believe anger, slowly got under
way. The soldiers laughed as the hay
boat began slowly to descend the
stream. The boat was most crude
affair. Its only means of propulsion
was q great lateen sail, useless on this
quiet night So the men resorted to
long poles, and the big boat crawled
along the bank.
The search throughout Tifiis went
e. Generals and colonels, many of
them informed for the first time that
the abductor of Koura Biartelkis was
an American, Joined in the hunt. On
esrs in the brilliant uniforms they had
worn at the ball rushed with those in
working garb and searched bazaars,
coffee houses and churches. There was
not a square foot Of ground in Tifiis
that was not searched nor building
that was not entered.
Mystihed, bafled and enraged, Jur-
nie6 raved and cursed as he paced the
prison corridor. But while he raved.
a1d soldiers searched, Charka and his
boat continued slowly down the river.
~ daylight Charka had made twenty
miles and tied up at the rotting wharf
Of mail town. Leaving his men in
charge, he went ashore to buy food. He
returned With sufhcient supply for the
day, and the boat went on. A little
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JurnIer turned on his heel nnh walk
"A away. and Dcllnlkoif. with n fast
s..,inc hear, and fcyerish pulse. sought
Alma
.Thls waltz2" she askcd.
-No-I could not waltz-l must speak
.,tb vou. Come to the conscrNniOry
uo led her 10 n quiet nook shaded
With palms ~
aAlma." he said brcathlessly. taking
~, hands 'I love you! You Know |
s,,e Won. bnve longed for you this
n.st wear, believing that you hated me,
.,d now TO ind you do not am over
x,ed The governor wishes To an
snrnce our hetrothal. WIN you con-