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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Court Is Under Way.

Austin, Texas: The state canvass,
ing board, consisting of Governor
Lanham, Attorney General Bell and
secretary of State Curl, Monday be-
gan the work of counting the returns
Oh the several counties of the vote
cast Tor presidential electors of the
different political parties. The connt
VIII occupy two or three days. The
board will not canvass the vote for
state officers, other than governor ann
Lieutenant governor, until Decem.
Der IS.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Boy Fatally Wounded.

San Angelo, Texas: Otto Barnett
and Charlie Weber, two boys, were
playing with a 3S-caliber pistol Sun
day when the pistol was accidentally
discharged, shooting Charlie Weber
in the head. The ball entered the
right eye and emerged through the
left temple. The eye was DESTROYED
and the boy is thought to be fatally in.
Jured. He is the 12-year-old son of
Mrs. A. Campbell.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Japanese Diet Opens.

Toxic: The Diet assembled Mon.
DAY and made sectional allotments
and selected sectional chiefs. The
managers informed the cabinet that
the pet was organized and adjourned
Inc emperor formally opened the
SeSst~n Tuesday with the reading OF
the address from the throne.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Residence Burned,

Vaudeville, La: On Thursday night
Che beautiful residence of Louis O.
Desforges was totally destroyed by
IRE. the cause of which is unknown.
1t was unoccupied. Insurance fully
covers the loss. But for the heroic
work Of the citizens the fire would
have spread to adjoining buildings and
proved disastrous.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Young Woman Suicided.

San Antonio, Texas: Maud Buquor,
aged II, the granddaughter of V. P.
Buquor, an early mayor of San Anto,
MO, committed suicide Monday morn.
ing by taking carbolic acid The cause
OF her action is mystery. She was
shortly to have been married to Jean
Lorenzo, sober and industrious
young Mexican.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Rural System Extension

Austin, Texas: Postmaster George
b. Mmpelman, paymaster for the RI.
raj delivery carriers of Texas saws
mat there will be large expansion
OF the rural delivery system in this
state on Dec. l. The payroll Of the
Iexas carriers for next month will he
abount $1,000 over that of this month
when it cost $4,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
New SchonI for Ruras

Pointe a la Hache, La: The school
board of Plaquemines parish met in
special session here Saturday, with a
quorum present. The board appointed
Messrs. John Dymond, Jr., F. s. Hin
gle and R. Emmett Hingle a committee
to conduct the teachers examination
Dec. 8 and 9. A new public school was
established at Buras and 5000 appro-
prfated to erect a building.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
FACTS ABOUT THE PIE.
Among Other Things, Baker Ssys
Germans Can't Make Them,

Among Other Things, Baker Says
Germans Can't Make Them.
There's one funny thing about pie"
said New York boss pie founder the
other day. That's the way Dutchmen
cant make 'em.
Almost every other kind Of baking
is in the hands OF Germans, and |
don't deny that they make good Snails
and pretzels and rye bread and sink.
ers. But they are no good on pies.
"And why? Because to take a
thing right you've got to like 1t, and
you never yet saw the Dutchman who
could appreciate a good American pie.
They don't like EN- and can't make
'em right
1T takes Yankee, who can under.
stand the fine points OF good pie.
Our bakers just live on pie-eat 1t ell
the time-and they're the healthiest
gang Of men you ever met.
why, out West they've got pie
baker that's a pugilist. and mighty
good one, and he trains on pie. That's
right. II he doesn't get proud and
shake the pie-works, expect to see
him a champion.
Pretty nearly every town in this
country with more than 100000 inhab
itants has its pie factory with mon
opoly of the local business. We've
figured it out. and found that a town
smaller than that won't support fac.
tory. But, of course, the business
goes best in New England, where they
appreciate pie.
And here's something funny. All
You newspaper people seem to think
there's something funny about pie.
The alleged comic tramp always
steals pies from the young housewife.
If any one gets soaked with anything.
it's always pie.
What's funnier about a pie than
about a doughnut or hunk or rye
bread or a pretzel? But you fellows
seem to think that pie will draw the
laugh every time. Why? Honest,
now, why?
up in Boston, where they've
learned what pie, eaten in modera-
ton, can do for the human body and
brain. they don't josh it. No, sir. It's
pie for breakfast right along with the
champagne on the tables Of all the
best families in New England"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Sunday Law Very Irksome.

Ell Paso, Texas: So irksome has tho
enforcement of the Sunday law be
come that there is much complaint
from all classes. The sheriff persists
that he was denounced for not enforc
ing the law and that he is not being
treated justly now when he Is strict
ly carrying out the letter and the spir
it Of the statutes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Bank Buralars Fired On.

Lincoln, Neb.; Two bank burglars
were fired on by citizens of Wabash
at an early hour Sunday morning. The
burglars had exploded one charge OF
dynamite on the heavy steel safe in
the Farmers State Bank and were
preparing to explode another when
the citizens who had been awakened
opened fire on the burglars. The bur
glars returned the gre while getting
away. No one was hurt.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
w. o. Davis Shot and Killed

Monroe, La: w. o. Davis, of West
Monroe, who was shot at that place
Thursday by a livery stable keeper
named Lowe. of Eros, La, is dead
Lowe is in Jail. 1t is stated that Lowe
was drinking and shot Davis as the
latter was walking out of a saloon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Back to the Tombs,

New York: Frank FELTON,, charged
with the murder of Guy Roche, the
gambler, who was shot in Broadway
Thursday afternoon, and who died on
Saturday night, has been arraigned
before Coroner Scholer and remanded
to the Tombs until Monday, when the
question of admitting FELTON, to bail
will be decided by the coroner after
conference with District Attorney
Jerome.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Shot and Killed Rrother-in-Law.

Colfax. La: Butler Mckinney, a
negro, has shot and killed Ned Glover
his brother-in-law, at a mill plant near
here, where both were employed. Nc.
Kinney used shotgun and fired twice.
He escaped.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Cotton Movement,

Monroe, La; The local cotton move
nent for the week ending Saturday,
Nov 2G, was: Receipts, 1879; ship.
ments, 1,944; total receipts to date.
Sb.482; total shipments, 14,747; stock
On hand, 10O,715; total receipts to
same date last year, 1880; shipments
10000; stock on hand, 1921.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Sunday Law Enforced

Shreveport, La: The new chief of
police gave Shreveport a dry" Sun.
day. Five arrests were made for yio-
lations Of the Sunday law. Policemen
we're stationed near several saloons
to prevent their opening.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
New Superintendent at FIatonia.

Flatonia, Texas: Prof. Thomas M
Colston has been secured by the trus.
tees Of our high school to superintend
until Prof. D. c. Lake, who is serious.
ly Ill at his home here, is able to take
charge. Prof. Colston taught here for
many years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Carpenter Falls Thirty Feet.

C0vington, La: While working on
Che summer home now building for
Judge Fred King, of New Orleans, in
Claiborne, Camille Beaucoudray, one
Of the carpenters, fell a distance of
thirty feet and sustained serious
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Worlds Fair Admissions.

st. Louis, Mo-: The department OF
admission of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition has issued a statement OF
attendance for the week ending Nov.
&c, showing total of 699,552. The
grand total since the fair opened Is
1S,317,457.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Cuts Off Their Pio+.;Is

Mukden; The viceroy of the Chi.
hese province of Honan is the first
10 carry out the instructions Of the
DoWager Empress of China in clothing
MS soldiers in European dress and
cutting Off their queues.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02

Beaumont, Texas: The cases
against Rod Oliver, president of the
defunct Citizens National Bank, pend
ing in the Federal court, have again
been continued for the term. 1t had
been hoped that these cases would go
to trial at this term.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02

Appleby, Texas: The cotton seed
market at this place is just about
over. The buyers won't buy any seed
at the gins and they are slow sale on
the streets.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02

The proprietor of a suburban news
paper brought up on a judgment sum-
mons at London court, declared that
running a newspaper was only TAX
ing short cut to the poorhouse."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Taft at Panama,

Colon: The United States cruiser
Columbia, with Secretary Taft, Rear
Admiral Walker, Minister Obaidia and
William Nelson Cromwell, attorney for
the Panama Canal Company, on board,
arrived here Sunday night.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
The Bible in Turkey.

Constantinople: The Porte has pub
lished orders to the authorities at
Trebizonde to cease interfering with
the sale of American Bibles and to
restore those that had been seized.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Paris High School Condemned

Paris, Texas: The high school build.
Ing has been officially condemned as
unsafe and has been abandoned by the
school board.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Woman Swallowed carboIic Acid.

San Antonio, Texas: A woman
giving her name as Maud Miller was
picked up On the street here Sunday
evening suffering from apparent car
bolic acid poisoning. A vial contain.
ing small amount of carbolic acid
was clutched in her hand. She was
taken to the city hospital
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02

According to one of the officials az
the Paris Museum of Natural History
there are about 100000 species OF ami
mails on land and in the ocean; $780,
900 of these are insects.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
The Good and the Beautiful.

Though we travel the world over to
find the beautiful, we must carry 1t
with us, or we find 1t not.-Ralph Wal
do Emerson.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02

Few Foreign Banks in Japan.
OF the 467 savings banks in Japan
only one is foreign. OF the 1879 Or
binary banks only four are foreign.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Chinaman Refused Honor.

The Office of mayor of Quintaro,
Mexico, was recently offered to Chi.
naman, but he refused to accept the
office.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02

How Many Legs Has Wasp
A London weekly offers $50 prize
for the answer to the question: HAS
a wasp eight legs?"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02

An woman is perfectly willing to
do without necessities as long as sne
can have plenty Of luXuries.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
At Work on Messaue

Austin, Texas: Governor Lanham
is still busy preparing his message to
the forthcoming legislature.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
Travelled on Rouqh Roads.

M. Paul Deutsh, a Hungarian, In
walking round the world, wore out
three pairs of soles and heels between
Boulogre and Paris.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02

Waxahachie, Texas: For robbing
two Mexicans of SAFE and a shirt
worth so cents, Melvin Graham, a ne
gro, was given twenty years in the
penitentiary.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02

Grind Vast Quantities Of Grain.
One hundred million bushels OF
grain are sent every year to the mills
of Duluth and Minneapolis.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-05-12

not think of a single thing to recon-
mend it except it enables the traveller
to 60 to northern California and stop
in southern California on the way,
but the whole trip from central Kan
sas to Los Angeles, almost,is through
wilderness or desert, with but very
few things of interest along the way
to break the awful monotony of
plains, and desert, with no noun
tain scenery worth mentioning east
of Californa.
At FL Paso. a long delay waiting
for the train enabled US to run over
into old Mexico to see the decidedly
foreign town of Jaurez with its am .
phitheatre, called the bull ring, its
old mission church that has been "re-
stored' and it's low adobe buildings
rambling along its narrow streets.
The Rio Grande crossed here is said
tc be upside down, fol no water is in
sight, the bridge spanning wide
expanse Of sand. Nothing of partic-
ular interest is met with until we
reach the Colorado, where the tram
stops at Yuma, twenty minutes for
breakfast and chance to buy wares
of the Yuma Indians, who gather in
force, the squaws and pappooses lin
ing the walk to the hotel, displaying
their bead work and poor pottery up
on the ground, and lodging the am
ateur photographers.
Such is our trip TO California to
date-ful! of delays, disappointments,
dust and dirt-and one is inclined to
add further ALTERATION in attempting
to emphasize it. But il anything
of interest is discovered later and if
our friends are iIdalgent. We may be
heard from again.
r n T
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-05-12
HELLO JOE

SIS what you'lI&hear a l,O0)
timeS-Or more.
"Who's that with your wife, Joe9'
"Nhy that's my daughter: don't
yernoar?"
A neat little folder comes from
Wimbledon where the old settlers
have banded together to tell each
other of eye olden tines in the
west and for the enjoyment that may
be derived from the social intercourse
TO be had at the meets and it says:
"The Wimbledon Organization of Old
Settlers Hereby Requests you to at
tend the First Annual meeting at
Wimbledon. June 24 Commencing at
sunrise and continuing until everyone
says enough und auf weidersehen.
There have been appointed many
committees to look after every de-
tail that the comfort of the visitors
may be assured and "there'l be a
snows.'
3. r. Swartout is president of the
organization and J. j Feckler Secre-
tary and the various members of the
different committees includes prOmi-
nent men from Vim bledon, Courte-
nay, Hannaford and the vicinity.
The program for the celebraf ion of
the first annual meet will include
parades. speeches, horse races, base
ball, dancing, etc. A picnic dinner
and SUP per will also be feature and
the visitors are requested to bring
their baskets tliquid refreshme is TO
be furnished free)and enjoy the good
time that is assured all that at nd.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-05-12
NUMBER s8
THOROUGH BRED CORN.

The Rock Island road furnished
Prof. Holden OF the Iowa state col
lcge special tain to 60 from sta
tion to station to speak to farmers
about the advantages or selecting the
best seed for corn. The speeches are
directed to showing the better re-
suits from raising well bred corn, in
stead Of planting scrub seed. The
same principle Of selection OF seed for
the corn crop is said to apply as sure
y as in selecting high grade sires for
the breeding Of animals.It is claimed
| that the farmers of the state Of Iowa
could increase their annual income
S35, 100000 by planting only the best
seed corn seeing that no dead seeds
are sown and planting the right num-
Der of seeds in each hill.
Prof. Holden says that after years
of experimenting it has been found
that an average of hundred live
kernels to thirty hills produce the
largest possible yield. To find how
much Iowa was losing by simple fail
ure to plant the right number Of
grains of corn in the ground, Prof.
Holden wrote to a thousand farmers
last year in all parts OF the state.
He found that the stand was just 66
ger cent of what it should have
been. In other words, Iowa last year
had only two-thirds of the possible
corn crop. An average of an ear
weighing pound to each hill would
mean fifty bushels to the acre, and
yet lowa's average yield is but
thirty-two bushels.
''The principle of heredity applies
as much to corn as it does to cattle
or to human beings,' says Prof.
Holden. "Just in proportion to the
health and vigor OF the seed will be
tie health and vigor of the COIN
stalk and the new ears. One stalk
in every seven now produces nothing
because it grows from barren seed.
What is more, if one grain of corn is
worthless the chances are most OF
those on the same ear are also. So
each ear of poor corn means whole
COLONY of poor ears for the next year.
Further the grade of a field CT corn
is its average grade. This becomes
apparent when l point oct the fact
that here are 49, ZOO. GOO or $4,000, 900
pollen grains on each tassel. If the
tassel is the product of poor grain
OF corn. every year fertilized by the
pollen will be injured"
Professor Holden has conducted ex-
periments for years in the proper
planting of proper seed corn, and in
no year has the Weld in the fields
been less than seventy-three bushels.
One of the converts to his idea last
week was Joseph Allen of POGO
hOntas He VIII put in $4,000 ares
of corn this year, and he has given
orders that every ear Of corn be sort
ed for terminating powers and for
size. Thus he expects to add l3O, 900
bushels to his crop. Wh' n it IS re.
mcmbered that tOiirtcen ears will
plant ar, acre. the results seem we'll
worth the ulouble of examining each
ear.
What is true in corn in Iowa is
true Of grain in North Dakota and
the farmer will find it well worth
while to seed only the best grain and
to watch the results Of his work and
compare them witt results in other
years.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-05-12
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Minneapolis Journal says the
Washburn road, bought by the 500,
will probably be improved immedi-
ately. 1t is expected that S. W.
Derrick will b. superintendent in
connection with the management of
the extension from Hankinson to Bis
marck. The general offices, shops
and roundhouse at Bismarck will
probably be abolished.
Official statements from the 500
Line are that the new Glenwood
branch which will give the 500
practically the Great Northern's
mileage to Winnipeg, will be COM
pleted before Nov. l, and opened for
regular through service.
The extra postal clerks on the n.
P. main line are xpect ID to assn II e
their duties and to arrive any day.
J. A. Walsh, who has been acting
clerk on Nos. l and has recn trans
ferred to the Havre & Anaconda run
in Montana, and C. W. Davis, also
acting clerk has been transferred to
the n. p. main line between Billings
and MiSSOula.
General w. d. Washburn OF the
Washburn road and General Supt. E.
Pennington Of the 500 Line are look
ing over the property of the Wash
burn road, recently purchased by the
500. 1t is understood the transfer
will be made at midnight of next
Saturday, after which the Washbuln
road will be Il part OF the 500 Line.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-05-12
SPALDING-SARLES.

At the caucuses tcld in Fargo
yesterday the largest 7ote ever polled
in Fargo was recorded footing up a
total of l,53S.
Congressman Spalding carried his
home precinct, vote being los to 80.
SarlcS carried the first and second
and Sarlcs and Spalding the third.
Hon. l.. B. Hanna was endorsed by
his home ward for national delegate.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-05-12
DIDN'T ENJOY HIS TRIP
c.. r. HILLS WRITES HIS TRIP
WAS NOT MOST
PLEASANT.
Near Yuma, Arizona,
Nav 4th. 1904.

May 4th, 1904.
To the Alert: Twenty-three years
ago today party of young men, in
Guiding J. S. Watson, now of Fargo.
and the writer, left their Indiana
home for their new hcme in what
was then almost wilderness PLAIN in
North Dakota, and as 1 write l am
now in the midst of a great desert
wilderness about to enter into the
land chosen as the future home for
my family and myself. But before
attempting any description of this
country which is already baking in
the semi-tropical sun, l feel bound
to roast the railr0ad-not so much
the Southern Pacific over which we
are now passing, as the Rock Island
and the Pullman Co. Our friends at
Jamestown will remember that Mrs.
Fl. and the children we're visiting in
Indiana and Illinois. After much
correspondence we finally succeeded
in purchasing railway tickets so that
we could meet at Kansas City and
pursue our journey together, taking
precaution to secure. nearly week
in advance, tourist car berths. We
all arrived in due season via the Bur-
lington lines to Kansas City Sunday
morning but finding ourselves CON-
PEELED to remain until late at night
waiting for the one through train
which the Rock Island now sends
out, and failing to get the sleeping
car berths engaged, we were sold
others supposed to be e''just as good."
Upon entering our car at 9:30 we
found our berths already occupied
and were compelled to ride in an old
antiquated sleeper, apparently the
first Pullman ever made, but given
a new No., 2550, painted throughout
the interior beautiful pumpkin yell
low, evidently from the smell Of fresh
paint, having been hastily prepared
from the rubbish Of the yaIds for
this special service. The windows
were the little 2Ox24 size, the toilets
we're worse than the ordinary day
coaches on the N. P, while screws,
bolts and locks were so nearly falling
off that We were in constant fear of
the old ark going to pieces. But
Notwithstanding our protests and
offers of Pullman SLEEPER fares, wc
were compelled to take this substi-
tute for what we had bought, or
walk-and as we were not quite equal
to the occasion, and a walk Of two
thousand lies across the desert, we
took what we could get-and retired
as soon as We could get a place to
rest, which was nearly midnight.
Next day some of the passengers in
this modern (?) tourist car had to
put up their um mbrelas to keep their
effects from getting wet in this
greatly advertised comfortable tour
ist car We discovered atcr that
We were not the OILY ones imposed
upon for we found that not half O
the occupants Of the car had checks
for the berths they had paid for.
Such is the tourist car service on the
Rock Island. The nice leather up
hOlStcred tourist cars Of the n. p.
will hereafter be remembered as great
luxures in transcontinental travel.
Aside from all this let me urge the
numerous Jamestown travellers to
avoid the Rock Island & Southern
Pacific route to California, for | can