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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17
California Rain Song.

Hlrk, On. hask.
Is their carolcI nearing dark!
'TiS the rain song OF the robin and the
rain song OF the lark.
Hear, Now, hear,
How their triIls come r!rir- clear
The Springtimc OF December !. the
sprinGtimo ut the year.
True spring. True spring:
When rain and leaves are falling
Those lazy days Of winter. with the lark
and robin calling
Though the leaves have turned to yellow
And he days are short ard mellow.
Again tho grass. Again the rain.
Hark. Oh. hark."
Through mists and drops a-tallins
We hear hem still a-caliius:
'Tis the rain song of the robin and the
rain song of the lark.
Alberta Bancroft i'll Sunset Magazine.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17
NOVEL CiiRisTMis GAMES.
Ideas Worth Carry in:: out tn tuu>c
the Children.

~ @ DA:. cmas family sa;L-..r-r where
Lotu yong aud Old Hegc present IL. fO!-
lo"in idea was successfully carried out:
\ snla!! oId-tIs!.ioUgi vl-At-b Wis Hi'-d
half fun ot w4t"-. Tho outside covered
with eyc.Sye,Gs ana holly. and made u
represent = small pend. This was placed
on the floor in tile center Of the room.
There We're twenty-five persons present.
So tws..t. live wooden fish wee made
with a penlsnice out oc pieces Of an old
cigar box. each fish having /, small screw
eye in is back. EacH Sgest brought an
article that c-su exactly u cents, well
wrapped and it'd. = they arrived. their
packages were rcceiveI and numbered. and
a FISH with = spending number or the
under side was placed in tie pond. Seated
around the pond. armed with fish poles
made Of little sticks. With strings fo- lines
and bent A2iFIins for hooks. all i=a"! in
turn. each person being allowed t. catch
c.e of the elusive bits Of wood.
I6e contestant accomplishing the feat
IL the shortest space Of time was awarded
= spctia! prize. After the angling was
over. the packages wcrn divided according
/" The numbers Lpsariu- uu both T. - aUI
fish. This prove! to ue a jelly part ~ the
GIatetttiHtn.r IN. for many OF the guests had
This feature over. novel little plan
devised .~vc iIlly for the children Uae
carried oUt with huge success. says the
OT@n's Home Companion. on - lon
stand a mirror was set to represent water.
wiki everEreenS arranged around the edge
Tor land In the center a NoaLS ark !.1d
been placed. and on Jlo Land stood the
animals. each with a piece cf red baby
.!nun tiaI around IFS neck I;.d extending
across the water into the top u the
ark.
Each child selected a1 animal, and when
les q
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17
SILK HOMESpUN COAT.
Full sleeves Arc Gathered Into
broad Curs.

Evening and carriage coats made of all
silk homcspur, a very heavy weave.
one in coral superb shade, is cut in
the loose shape. and it reaches the ground
within five inches. Il is faced with black
baby lamb. and lest this be not sufficiently
striking the full slceves are gathered into
broad cuffs made OF strips Of gorgeous
Chinese embroidery.
The garment is fairly dazzling.
More Subdued effects are TO be had. Yet
others are in the evening shades and all
are squirrel lined.
one gem is OF delicate willow green with
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17
'.HlMtL SHOW OPENS TO-DAY.
iascnbcck to Give Performances
at No. 5000 Olive.

The Carl Hagenhccls trained animals,
which delighted thousands on the Pike
during the Worlds Fair season. may bs
seen. beginning to-day at p. m, at No.
J}go Olive street.
The trainers will give performances reg
tIiarly from | to 10 O'Clock p. m. showing
TO the public what man can do with
vicious and dumb animals by using kind
treatment, and studying the nature OF ths
animals.
The performing donkey and pigs are
features OF TIE entertainment that are re-
garied as os special merit Nearly every
known animal. from the largest elephant
ON exhibition. down to the smallest Of
monkeys. VIII be in the show. The arena
will b" wei heated and comfortable seats
Will be provided FOR visitors.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17

m mich. e.u- fIr yl'l as waters sing
lu gushing melodies. or "s the bird.
Whose E..Lt-rs scars ua l-l1. u1Iettor2a
wing:
J. from my life might spring
one song uItg"1m led u the net ot
words.
Then might prar=c you IS NY heart
Nor Grievs -hou-a song should leave nc
dumb throGSn atteidags.
- might lreath> your beauty into SorS,
The siugIu; = drs would tLrry into flight
To hoa-Sou. dreaming that DEATH $ ancient
wrong.
FutErouHi or esrth so lory.
Was scattered by the everlasting light.
And earth f.ew winged with singing and
with f'Gm~
\, WREN exUl,ant sh- from out ~ chaos
came" Pal. Mall GLLette.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17
Inventory o; Cunningham Estate.

An inventory of the estate OF Attorney
Edward Cunningham Jr.. filed in probate
yesterday. describes property at No. j0.7
Washington boulevard. and a personal es-
tate of Sje.SIj1i. The real estate is en-
numbered with deed of trus: Tor SO. 5G3,
1t Is stated, The personally consists of
stocks. Si.5lo: bonds. 5000: life insurance.
tI2.575.4o: goods and chattels, Sss2I.75; |;
cash, l,05ee.5S and accounts, $50.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17

Because of the absence Of two witnevs-
c. the preliminary bearing of Jcrn
Schneider was postponed until Tuesday.
n third warrant TAs issued Tuesday
charging Schneider with th-. burglary Gf
the hose ~ John Schmau OF No. oiIG
California avenue on August !
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17

Girls Apron. High Or Low Neck. No
Dollhouse or work aprons which com
pletely cover the dresses oyer which they
aTc worn may be inaic quite attractive
with little braid or embroidery for trim
ming.
\ simple mode Is shown here developed
81 tan linen with bright red nerce-ized
braid for trimming. It is adjusted with
shoulder and urGer2r;n seams only. The
large illustration shows the apron cut out
slightly al the neck and trimmed with
braid 10 simulate = round yoke. Small
pockets are applied IN the fronts.
One-picce bishop sleeves have comfort
able fulluess on the shoulders and are quite
wide at the wrist where they are gath
cred and arranged GA shallow cuffs. The
pockets and cuffs are trimmed with braid.
a small back view shows the apron high
neck with a comfortable rolling collar. An
other style Is given with the apron cut
out round at the neck and the sleeves
omitted. This d-c=sy little model is
trimmed with lac" friils On tie pockets,
also around the neck and arm = eyes.
Tho pattern provi.sS for th.. three STYLES.
Aprons Of this kind rTl1y be made of cing-
ham. swiss. dimlty, linen or any Of the
pretty TnerCeriznd wash fah-iCs and
trimmed TO suit the individual taste with
braid. embroidery, lace or folds of COR
trastinC color.
TO mako the apron for p girl ~ 8 years
will require three yards OF material thir-
tv-six incnes wide. Tho pattern, No. 1894,
IS cut In sizes for girls Of 1. 6, s. II and
j years.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17
The Di.io lflyer.

handsome. fast: comfortable. train
Nashville. Chattanooga. Atlanta and
Macon. Call at Illinois Central city ticket
office. or write {. = McC'arty. l.. 7. y,
for folders and full information.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17
Lumber Yard Fire Loss Is $1,000.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Pana. H.. Dec. 16-The Paddock Lurl-
ber Company's yards OF this city were
totally destroyed by fire at Heuton last
night. Loss SS,0eH. with $500 insurance.
The cause is unknown.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17
Go to Florida

For Your winter vacation. The Dixie
Flyer viii take you there quickly and
ticket office or write c. c. A!cCartv, u p
y, for information, folders, etc.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17
Ju.t ncnr Mith Me.

crmine fraiu=s This green is cxc-isftn
with the creamy While of the IL agd .ts
...lE.n!NE h.u-S tLur.i :4.s.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17
GOVERNMENT PURSUES
MEN CONCERNED WITH CARTER
Appeal Against Decision of Canadian
'""rt in Greene and Ga,nor
Case Argued.

London. Dec, 16.-'rhe appeal of the
United States against the decision of the
Justice Of the Crown at Quebec in the case
Of Green and GaynOr came Up before the
Privy Council to-day. Sir Edward Clark,
*. C.. who, with Donald Macr1aster. X.
g. Of Montreal, represents the United
States. opened the case. reciting the we'll
known facts.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17

1t is now more than five years since
Greene and Gaynor. who were concerned
with Oberlin NJ. Carter in the Savannah
Harbor contract. escaped to Canada and
settled in Montreal
Carter was sentenced to five wears in
prison, and the United States Government
applied for a writ OF eXUraditiou for
Greene and Gaynor. When the writ was
made out by Il Montreal cXtradition com
mission, the two men fled down the ST.
Lawrence 10 Quebec.
The United States officers went after
them, caught them in Quebec after a hot
and dramatic chase. and brought them
hack To Montreal. Through habeas corpus
proceedings Greene and Gaynor We're
taken BACK to tsue1ec. ana. aiter long ie-
crty within the limits OF the Province of
Quebec.
The United States Government appealed
to the Privy Council of England
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17
PICTURE HATS NOW
WORN BY SMART WOMEN


An Essential Adjunct to the ToilctDasn ptuIned rin New
Feature HE and Ifccyc-CriGon, Velvet S,k and Satin
Materials u>rd Slirrins the Method of Applying.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18
SieZed Rice for Salary.

J. w. NarenS, who was employed
for several months on the farm now
in possession of Jas Click, near
Welsh, but which was purchased
early last spring by Jas +. Downey,
a Typewriter salesman Of Quincy, H.,
has filed an application for a pro-
visiOnal seizure on 1900 bags of rice
raised on said farm.
In reference to filing the seizure in
the clerks Office in Lake Charles, the
American says: The application Tor
provisional seizure was filed today
in the clerks Office and states that
Narens has first lien and privilege
on l,6O0 sacks of rice raised on the
S. E. half of the S, +. quarter of Sec.
% and them. Z. quarter of Sec. 30,
T. 8 Il. 1.
Narens states that he was employed
last spring by James f. Downey to
plant rice at salary of $l.15 per day,
and that he worked 20 days at this,
earning S35.
At the end of that time he states his
duties were changed and he was put
to work operating the pumping plant
at S. per day, twenty-four hours to
constitute a days work. That he
worked for 164 l-2 days at this work,
making the amount due him S712,6O.
At the beginning of the harvest
season his duties were again changed
and he was required to take charge of
and operate the threshing outfit, at a
salary of ST per day, amounting
to 1919.
Now Narens says there is due him
out of the proceeds of the crop 81, 1872. =
so. He furthermore says that Downey
abandoned the crop and left the state
permanently and that James Click
took charge of the rice raised, which
amounted to 1,600 sacks.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18
Oil Found in Heald Well.

The we'll of the Louisiana Oil Com
pany on the Head farm in the east
end of town is giving the driller some
trouble by reason of the fact that it
sanded before the wash pipe could be
removed from the screen.
Last Friday the six-inch pipe was
set at depth of 1000 feet. About
noon Saturday the drill passed through
the gumbo and entered oil sand, and
drilling Immediately ceased. A Layne
screen was ordered from Jennings and
Monday was placed into position.
Tuesday and Wednesday were spent
in an effort to removethe wash pipe, but
the we'll sanded so rapidly that little
progress was made. and yesterday
several joints of pipe were placed in
the hole and the work of re-washing
the we'll is now in progress.
Mr.. Bowen, the driller, says the
we'll makes a good showing of both
Oil and gas, and he thinks it will
result in good producer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18

L. S. Scott, one of the best news
paper men in the state, is again In
harness in Crowley. according to the
following dispatch to Wednesdays
Picayune: The Daily News published
its last issue Monday evening. From
now on the News will be consolid ated
with the Daily Signal, leaving Crow.
ley with one daily paper. The Rice
Belt News, the weekly edith OF the
Daily News, will continue, and John
7. Nixon, who has been in charge
as managing editor OF both the Daily
News and Rice Belt News, will con.
tinue in charge of the latter, bu,
under the management of the Signal
l.. S. Scott, who sold his share oil
stock in the Signal and went to Cal.
ifornia, has returned and has again
assumed the management of the Sig.
nal. A change in the force has been
made.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18

For Sale-Lot 8, block
%. located at the corner
OF South and Elms street
and one of the most de-
sirable business locations
in the town of Welsh.
Apply to w. W. Welsh.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18
General Nelson A. Miles, formerl,

General Nelson A. Miles, formerly
in command of the United States army,
has entered upon a business career,
largely through the efforts of officials
Of the Santa Fe railroads. He has
become interested with Burton D.
nurd in the recently organized Amer.
lean Cereal company which has under
taken to induce the government to
adopt rice as food staple for the
army. 1t appears that the project
which the railroad and cereal company
has formed extends further than al
first announced, and 1t is stated that
General Miles will soon make an ex.
tended tour of Europe, with view oil
educating European governments re.
gGrding the value of rice as an army
food.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18
To Sink Well in Proven Field.

The Central City Oil and Devel.
opment Company, of Jackson, Mich.
represented by General Manager n.
M. Terry and Director C. H. Butler,
have leased three acres, comprising
lots 6, and Is of Woods subdivision,
from the Welsh Oil and Land De.
velopment Company, and the latter
part OF last week let the contract to
J. b. Bowen for well to be drilled
Immediately west of the old South.
western we'll.
Lumber for the derrick was hauled
out to the field Wednesday and drill.
ling will begin as soon as Mr.. Bowen
completes the Louisiana Oil Com.
pany's we'll in the east part Of town,
This company owns considerab bic
valuable holdings adjoining the pro.
ven field in addition to the land
leased and in the event good pro.
Queer Is brought in other wells will
follw in rapid succession and thei,
entire oil producing territory de.
veloped.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18
LEWIS LUMBER CO.. Sell Our Pat
Calcasieu Leads in Birthstone.

The Baltimore Sun says: Louisiana
birthstone is now added to Texas pc.
trOleum, Alabama iron, Carolina cot
ton goods and southern cotton, rice
and sugar as o commercial article in
which Dixie is a price maker and i'm.
portant source Of supply. The sui
phur mines of Louisiana produce a
pure birthstone In great quantity,
which can be sold in great competition
OF that of Sicily. During September
it is stated 5000 tons were sold, and
the market is ready to take Louisiana
sulphur as fast ss it cen be got out.
The Sicilian interests were slow to
believe that their monopoly was
threatened, but they are now, it is
said. anxious to chip in. A new foe.
tor in the birthstone market has ar.
rived.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18
Letter to j. w. Cooper.
Welsh La.

Dear Sir: When you can buy paint
for less than Devoe; don't; save your
money.
Mr.. Aaron Higgins, Plainield, n.
Y, always used 10 gallons OF paint for
his house: Deyoe took IL.
Mr. Ezra Rathmell, Williamsport,
Pa, Away used II; Devoe took &.
Mr. Burt Young, Girard, Pa, always
used a gallon for certain rooms: took
half as much Devoe.
Mr. Nathaniel Barber, Canton, N Y,
bought II Devoe; used less than &.
You can always buy paint for less
than Devoe; don't save your money.
The wearing counts the same way
and doubles the difference.
The cost of painting is by the gal
Ion. Weak paint costs most; most
gallons.
F W DEVOE & co
II New York
q r,vu,u. " u,1r nm, an r,1> S.rp N-- un>s~>
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18

The Texas fields are all connected
by pipe lines while the Louisiana field
is independent
1t appears from these figures that
the Jennings field alone far outstrips
all of the Texas fields combined. Tex
as refneries are buying oil at Jen-
nings, and it is conceded that devel-
opment is in its infancy. Wherever
promising indications are struck
whether at Welsh, DeRidder, Sulphur,
Radium or any other point where
prospecting is going on-there is
bound to be rush and a thorough
exploration of the field.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18

A Texas oil man Wednesday said
that in his opinion Calcasieu parish
would at no distant date prove to be
the finest oil-producer in the South.
Speaks well for Calcasieu at any rate,
and We hope the Texans opinion is
more accurate than Tom Taggart's.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18

Now that Johnson was elected gov
ernor of Minnesota on the Democratic
ticket because his mother was wash
erwOman, it might be we'll for the
Democrats to insert wash tub plank
in their platforms of the future.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18

For the above occasion the sale of
round trip tickets to Houston, Texas,
is authorized at one fare plus ten per
cent. Dates of sale November 20 to
Is inclusive. Final return limit No.
yember q.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18

The Journal has assurance that a
wild cat we'll is to be drilled not a
great distance from the proven field
at an early date.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18

BY feeding your low grade rice it
has been estimated that at least dol
lar a sack may be saved. Stock rel
ish and thrive on rice.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18

Aminer in Pennsylvania last week
discovered gold in chunk of coal.
Coal dealers made that discovery
some time ago.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18
Louisiana the Best Oil Field.

Tuesdays Lake Charles American
says: J. G. Gray Monday night re,
ceived a telephone message from
| Welsh that the we'll on the eastern
town limits of that village was ex'
pected in to-day.
Much interest has been felt here and
elsewhere in this project, the pros
pect hole being located about five
miles from the present oil field. Ine
citizens of Welsh some months ago
got together and formed an oil com
panv for the purpose of trying to &C.
velOp something in this locality. where
the Surfuce indications are unusually
promising. The pipe twisted of in
the first we'll put down before it reach
ed a sufficient depth to make show
ing. but another well was started i'm
mediately.
If the well comes in as expected,
there will undoubtedly be a rush to
get into the new field. Oilmen now
regard Louisiana as the coming oil
territory. and with good reason, as
the following from Tuesdays Beau
mont Enterprise will show:
AN Enterprise reporter was yester-
day favored with an actual report of
the productive powers of the various
fields in this section. These figures
will undoubtedly prove unsatisfactory
70 those who are on the OF side Of the
oil market, but their reliability is alb
solute.
THE figures show the daily produc-
ton on Oct. 22nd, to have been as fol-
lows.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18

The topic for the B. Y. P. L. next
Sunday will be How to Express Our
Thanks to Cod PS. I3S: Is. r. NJ.
Gray, leader. The Juniors will have
WANTED Laborers" for their subject,
taken from Matt. 8: 37-3s. Leader.
Leah Cooper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-29

Buyer .4gair Found for the Big
4 pqrtment House.

Tie vc,.sraa " business transacted III 'Ie '.<,iF
market yesterday large for this season VI '-'7
year The u,-1noe~ Of private saies repog'e" vas
alone enoa2h 10 gladden. the hearts ei tie ne
iority OF brokers. Moreover. the character o. Sc
eral Of the transactions made puDHc was ol INC
r,ost attractive t,.,e. only few OF The big West
Side firms had 10 deals report. but ire names -
those West Side crns which aIc not found III t''S
list of sales printed to-day will t IS thought hsu's
prominently in the realty market in the near future
for all conditions point 10 a Widespread ac'l''l5
in t7e choice investment and speculative ne'HS, ""o
OF those feds the West side north Of tif'9 -hAnti
ST. is one OF the best. among the big west 9Ioe
firms who helped make the list Of private SAFES
yesterday so peasiugly large and interesting We"
the Frank L. Fisher Company. Sawson * Hopoa
and =. I. Phillips d Co. 80, o. ,
one OF the principal deals OF the day was mao
by the rank L. Fisher company IN eohJu Jun tI
with 'fha Bronx Really Company. they Spid me
Swannaroa apartment house. No lo5 East RI
teenth-st for $40 coo. Tire apartment house IS zen
stor.e rs nigh. 1t plot jOXlGS .eet IL mas pesil
sold several times in tAa last two years.
Another big transaction was tn sale to the Army
aud Navy Clup OF Nos. 107 and r9 West FortS
th!rd-st.. by John y. GoldinG. as broker ne cleo
viii aI;er he buildings into a now home for tseI'