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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03
BAsfal Nan's Experience.

4 na'hful young man was iEitrd
ito dine one evening. says the Ber-
nice Herald. He was very agitated.
He sat opposite mirror and dis
covered that he had forgotten ~ comb
his hair. Then he dropped his fork
and r, he stopped TO pick it up he up
set ais coffee Matters went from bad
to worse, until fnall, in despair tie
young man quit eating and put his
hands under the table. The loose end
OF the tablecloth was lying on his lap.
When he touched it he turned pale.
He thought it was his shirt and in
nervous excitement while dressing he
had forgotten to put the garment in
side his trousers. That accounted
for The smiles and his cmbara ssment.
he hurriediy stuffed the supposed
shirt inside his trousers. Afterwards
when the family rose from the table
there was q crash and the dishes lay
in broken mass on the floor. The
young man pulled three feet Of table
cloth out OF his pants and fled to the
prairie
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03
Watkins Right.sf.Way Secured.

The las, obstruction to the improve
ment Of the new terminals of the ST.
Leuis, Watkins ~ Gulf Railway com
pany terminating at the corner of
Ryan street was removed by the YER
dict Of the jury in the district court
sxpropriating four lots at the corner
of Clarence and Hodges streets and
irving the owners, Johanna Flesh
man and others $1,000 compensation.
This was the only piece OF property
involved in the whole deal to obtain
which the railway was compelled to
resort to legal proceedings. All the
other property needed was purchased
a. private sales. The owners in thi:
case are residents Of New York, anc
were offered 5000 by the railway
company nearly a year ago. The!
refused az that time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03
Wood for Sale.

Leave orders at Jones feed store or
phone No. ia.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03
Welsh Company Elects Officers.

The stockholders OF the Welsh Oil
and Land Development Company held
their regular annual meeting and cleo
ton OF officers in she Office OF the pres
ident, Tuesday night. There we're
represented | ,09l shares OUT OF total
issue of 1,467, Chas. A. Mccoy. OF
Lake Charles, having been she only
absentee.
The reports OF the secretary and
treasurer showed the company to be
ia q healthy and MOST gratifying con-
dition.
After the reports had been read and
approved and other minor details ar
ranged, the following directors were
elected to serge the ensuing year: L,
E. Robinson, DR.. J. n. Cooper, f. F,
Rowson, F. D. Calkins, p. W. Dan
iels, G. A. Mccoy, Chas. e. Carr.
After the meeting OF the stockhold
ers the new board Of directors met snc
elected the following officers; L. f
Robinson, president; f. F. Rowson
yice-president; Mrs. K. S. Hubener
secretary and Paul W. Daniels, treas
urrr
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03
Nermentau kiTcr Fire.

a dispatch from Crowley says; At
; O'Clock Friday afternoon oil
on the surface OF She Mermeniau river
near the Southern Pacific Railroad
bridge ~ Mermentau caugh, fire ana
in an instant an area Of about fifty
yards in length on the west shore ana
extending almost to the middle Of the
river, was in flames. Yhs railroad
bridge caught The danes were exiting
uished before they had done serious
damage. Only a small channel in tho
middle OF the river was free from oil,
and Ibis saved the steamers lying al
the wharf on the east of the river. The
oil comes from the Jennings field ana
from . considerable distance above the
Mermentau TO Lake Arthur the rive"
is covered in places to q considerable
depth. The attention ofths Secretary
of War has been called to the matter,
and the owners of boats plying on the
Msrmentsu will send delegation to
Washington, it necessary, 0 secure ar
absssmsnt of the trouble. Fish are
dying in the affected area, and the
rice men fear that unless something is
doae to remove the oil before the
pumping season begins, the rice croI
NAV he injured
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03
To Build Pipe Line.

\ contracthas been made for the con-
struction of pipe line from Jennings
to the Atchafalava River, a distance
OF nfty-four miles. Y. H. Bass and
r. F. Benckenstcin, of Beaumont, and
Samuel r. Carnes and other Memphis
capitalists are projectors, with the
Louisiana Belt Works and Steuben-
vile q Co. as contractors.
The line will be laid from Oryza, on
the Eunice branch Of the Texas and
New Orleans Railroad, east, to the
Atchafalaya River, at point eighteen
miles west of Lafayette, where con-
nection will be had with the Missis-
sippI river.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03
How To Diver Ir.

Jas. Ellis. in the current number
OF The Rice journal, pr0pounds some
logical thoughts in the direction OF
diversifcatiOn. Planters should read
and reflect:
Diversity should re in the direction
OF the living, the support OF the family.
Let the diversity crop be in this dire, .
ton, and then your living is secure ,
You are not pressed with debts in
cidental on raising a money crop.
Have a garden. Stop the importatic n
of cabbage, Of patat0cS, of greer
corn, raise patch of field corn and
stop the importation OF feed: buy a
real "meat' cow and let the tin COW
stay on thc merchants shelf. 1t may
be q little hard on the merchant, but
it will make big difference in your
favor in the fall It's not hard work
or expensive 60 take care OF one or
two pigs. and if you do this. Armour
will have more meat to ship to Via
divostok.
This is all summed up in the though,
that the successful farmer must live
directly on she products Of his farm
as far as the farm can directly supply
the necessities OF living; and every de-
partuve from this is speculative anC
dangerous.
Plant rice? Certainly plant rice
but plant what you can properly plan
and take care of ard keep clean, anC
mahe first grade, and harvest your
self, and in so doing you will reduce
the general crop, make a better article
and not be in debt for it when it il
made.
Above all things don't swell NJ
with the idea OF sudden and grea
wealth, don't think OF . paIatial cit,
residences: make your country hOm
attractive, and learn to love it. B
business in your own line.
We need 70 diversity, yes; but "
need 10 countryfv more; and the cente
Of ehs object should DO the home en-
s0t the bank.
Our country, and our institution
have provided that We should hsv
good homes, and We can have them
il We drop our speculation and ceas
90 hasten 10 be.rich."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03
BELIEVES %gOrK KAISiNN rAY~.
{. &. Cary CITES Instances OF Farmers
Around Welsh

The question for US is, can we cX-
tend the Acadian plan and make it
modern? II the native can save $lOO
out Of $500 gross returns, can We save
300 Out OF al000 gross returns? Will
graded stock succeed comparatively,
and will We find ma ket tor our in.
creased production? Can we COmbst
the stock OF Kansas, Missouri and
Iowa in the markets OF the South. or
il necessary Of the world? 1t will
come to that if We carry out the ends
Of our AMBITION | believe we can
and base my belief on few cases
in point and on the general presump-
ton that nearness to seaboard and
favorable climatic conditions will
eventually enable us to control the
market. One Of the cases is that OF
G. A. Austin, OF Welsh, who bought
20 grade Herefords in October, 1904.
They cost him about 800 head, I. O..
b. Welsh. He has not fed them at al
merely pasturing shem in his rice
fields He sold his steer calves this
week for 500 cash and has as many
more heifers. He has made therefore
l24 per cent, on his investment and has
5000 worth Of heifer calves added to
his herd.
Geo. W. Cosner, from whom Mr..
Austin bought his Herefords, has a
thoroughbred bull and fine herd OF
COWS that he will not sell from until
be establishes his strain. He sold
the smaller bOned animals to change
the strain and will breed for large
bone and great size. His herd is per
iectly healthy and HE COWS are breed.
ing yearly. He figures that it will
cost him l.25 per head to carry then
through the winter in fine condition
This reads like q joke, but it is a sol
cmn fact Rice field pasturinG is th'
cheapest and best in the world, ~
believe. The fields ere free from ticks
end the growth OF yousg rice grass
furnishes splendid feed. With Cotsos
seed for quick fsttening for market
what more can We want?
Shall We some day see this seOck
cotton and rice parsdise?-C. c
Cary in Riso journal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03
Rice Fed Hogs Weigh More.

J. w. DeVilbiss, progressive
planter Of the Roanoke neighborhoOd,
was in Welsh Friday and made the
Journal a call. While here he in
formed us of an instance that all farm.
ers should profit by, and is a strong
argument in favor of raising hogs on
our home grown staple, rice. He said
that W. b Gabbert, one of the most
successful planters in the vicinity OF
Roanoke, killed a hog last week that
dressed 518 pounds. Adding the fifth
lost In dressing, the hog weighed al
most 620 pounds. This monstrous
porker subsisted entirely on rice and
sweet potatoes and was little over a
year old.
Fred Johnson, in charge OF the
Southern Pacific pump station here,
killed Poland China hog last Fri
day from which he realized 26 gallons
or 208 pounds of lard, alone worth
more than 500. Mr.. Johnson had nc
scales with which to weigh the animal
but says it resembled young ele'
phant, and attributes its weight anc
rapid growth to the fact that nothing
but rice bran and polish was fed.
1t seems that rice contains more
nutrition than corn, and as the low
grades can be utilized to as good pur
pose as the better ones for feed, i
looks as though planters could d.
worse than raising hogs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03
Noficsst0 the Farmers.

I have purchased a thoroughbred
Black Spanish Jack, IA hands high,
7 wears old. I will stand blm from
Feb. lst, 1905, to Aug. lst, 1905. Terms
$40. with a guarantee of a colt. This
proposition will only last between
dates above mentioned, as | will
charge more thereafter. The animal
can be seen at any time at my home
place in the town of Welsh.
A. O. FONTENOT.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03
Taken Up.

Several months ago there strayed
10 my farm an iron roam horse, heavy
Get, s or years old, no brands, BON
hind hoofs white, weight about lOoe
Sounds. Owner may have same by
properly proving ownership, paying
cost of keeping and advertising.
DELMA CHAISSON.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03

For Sale-LOt 8, block
%, located at the corner
of South and Elms street
and one of the most de-
sirabIe business locations
in the town of Welsh.
Apply to w. w. Welsh.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03
For Sale.

Good dwelling, barn and other
buildings, with twenty acres of land,
the incorporation; also dray bust
ness and teams; liberal terms.
S. A. CovEY, Welsh, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03
Track Farming In Niee Belt.

There will be a large acreage Gevot-
ed 10 truck farming in the Gueydan
District this year than ever before
Says @ dispatch from Gueydsn. On
the marshlands, south Of town, 1,60O
acres are now being prepared for
diking and drainage by syndicate
OF Illinois market gardeners, all of
which will be planted in truck. W. L.
Neighbors, a practical truck grover
OF Lapelle, Ind, has bought eighty
acres southwest of GueydsA, which he
10 now putting in early vegetables,
and FIVE more experienced truck farm
ers from the same locality are to ar
rive here early next month to take up
eighty acres each, on which truck for
the Northern markets will be raised.
Worthy Qureau. one OF the largest
rice planters in this section, will try
On experiment on ten acres OF his
land, he having secured the service OF
o practical market gardner from the
North. Arrangements are now pend
ing with the Southern Pacific TO run
express cars from this point direct 30
St. Louis and Chicago during the
early truck season.
|
The Kansas City Star tells OF an
actress who concealed $500 in her
hustle and then lost the hustle, re,
marking gleefully that the lady ap
nears TO be about $500 in arrears
But a local Sherlock Homes who ha'
been studying the case gives it as h:
opinion that the Star is wrong in sus
pecting that the actress is $500 il
arrears. He points out that the cir
cumstances of the case precludeS tn
possibility of the lady being behint
the money. BY pCp''sS Of lnduct
i've reasoning he arrives at the con
clusion that the lady vas pensione
J and had just received her back pay
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03

For SALE.--l5 nice Plymouth Rock
cOckerels. Apply at journal Office.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-27
THE RUSSIAN REVOLT Z

II az
The bloody massacre Of taonsands Of
workmen, taeir wives and children in
the streets Of st. Petersburg within
sight Of tac imperial palace indicates a
day Of reckoning Mt hand for the Inn.
perious autocraey Of the AIuscoyite
kingdom. waicn has held its millions Of
subjects in taralldom akin to the
aIeIiaeval ages.
More than a iiundred thousand work
men accompanied by their wives and
children and headed by poor priest,
Father Gopon innrcaed towards the inn.
perial palace for the purpose of pre-,
senting their grievances to their ruler
and ask him 10 rigat the wrongs done
them and grant them redress Wat
lid taesa people OF the under class
wants They were 10 request fiat equal
political rights should be granted to all
from nobleman to aimble workman;
that there should BE- freedom of speech
and religious belief; that they SHOULD
be granted freedom from searca by the
I police and that the question Of the con,
tinnance or cessation OF tine war with
Japan in whica hundreds OF thousands
of subjects are being daily sacrafcsd
should be left to the decision of tn,
representatives of the Russian people
Instead of granting mis- subjects the
right to be- heard the imperial govern
msnt in its nigh and mighty dpspotism
deliberately, ruthlessly and with pre-
meditation committed one of tie most
awful atrocious and bloody slaugat.rs
in tia annals of history mercilcssly
butehering Thousands of poor .workmen.
their wives. sons and daughters. erlsa.
ing them into submission TO. the auto
cratic will and continuing sway in tine
despotism and tyranny whicn will in
levitably cause it's own destruction. Was
| it really necessary to butcher these
poor workmen who ware practically
armless to protect the safety of tao i'm.
perial person. the members of mis- curt
and the imperial possessions'
The Russian government may put
down this incipient revolution vita iron
and blood. It has put Others down and
it may queli yet others, but in time. and
that time seems to be close at aand, it
will find that it mas day of reckoning.
There will be mighty eruption of
nations despair taat cannot be silenccl
with snot or drowned in blood.
The st. Petersburg massacre hastens
tine approach of this time. Tae iron
rule of Russia must sooner or htes. Civ.
way to public sentiment.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-27
'KAR 81 ON
IS De AID
Prominent Prohibition Leader ps sses
Away At His Home At Keyssr
After Lingtring Illnsss.

Hon. Thomas r. carskaJon disi Il
his nome in Keyssr He had been cfit-
leally i'll with pneumonia at ST. j. uke,s
hospital; Chicago. for several weeks.
Though lis mad not improved, the doe.
tors yislled to his great desire 10 81
nome and DE was brought to Keyser
last Thursday wSefe he lingsrel until
Saturday morning.
NIr. ('arskadon has ban one 81; west
virgipias most prominent citizens nav.
ing :6ssIf an Influential member Of the
;c0nsti tnfiohal convention and Of the
Legislature in the sarlisr history OF the
state For several years he has been
one of the foremost men in the National
Prohibition party.
Mr carskadon was one Of the leading
members Of tine Methodist Episcopal
cairea. = wife. one son and one dauad.
ter survive him. Ths funeral occurred
Monday.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-27
A BARBARoUs MARRIAGE.

"
From Brighton. Iowa, comes The lis
patch 10 tnr newspapers taat GertTads
1'rusty Leeper. au eleven ysar.cld girl
has Just been granted decree Of divorce
from John I.eeper, sixiysfve years of
age, 10 whom she was married two
years ago. The child woo became n
wife when sli. was only nine years OF
age and becomes divorce at eleven.
the dispatch says. is still in. skirts that
fall scarce TO her knees and WEARS luz
nriou- brown hair in '.pigtailss down
her back. The very idea of a nine year
old cnild being married to nm old man
is repngnant 10 Inc thoughts of a
civilized Christian being. 1t is in
credulous. is It possible that suca an
atrocious and barbarous contamination
is sanctioned by our laws in this day
Of progress and civilization No, we
cannot believe it. The man who by
civil authority sanctioned such a mar
riage ought TO be tarred and feataered.
or put in a lnnatic asylum, On thu
face OF it the dispatch looks as If some
correspondent mad used gross exaggera-
tion in order. 10 make his STORY nlors
sensational and taereby more acceptable
SO as to lengthen his Stirring" which
draws ais meagre enough remittance at
thu end of each month.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-27
cEIr1vArr cHErRruISEss.

.
,cheerfulaess, sir, is the prinapai ~ I
.gredient n the composition o. goo s'
neaIta. 1t Is indeed. One finds y d'is
dcalt, however, to Be adequately sup
pii.d vita this great ingredient When men
he Is slisatly under the normal conai;
ton Of good health In such occasion
I0pe Il prone 10 be p-cyish, Pstulent and
chuslibn. Yet when a mans sick NO en- g
sleayors 70 doctor himself back into good
health. There il nothing under tnsl syn
that will lift the man back into the
sunsdine Of aealta and happiness better
than caeerfuiness. If ne can't generate
It iimscif because Of that awful blue
feeling let him c.,deavor TO get it, as ne
would get his medicines We do NOT
spsak Of the rial siek. though y y
but Of those whom as We say
ave just slightly under the normal CON
Hilton Of good health AMI feel blre and a
|jhkt cont Of sorts ciiesrftilness ;is e
thing 10 be cultivated even when one y
lin the best 81 malta. It helps one
along 30 ninca and not only brings him
happiness hut spreads happiness among
others.
A man bnrrying to his home througa
the wintry BLAST after a long and tire
koine DAYS work began wnistling a
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-27

49,. 4 sush srest variation il. costs
that there can hardly BE- ssil to s. 8, any, II
~ sr.s. and amount Of p,roas1 ton Ia / -.
ne s, ,i.o d ;oavc an important BEARING,
' M, ta,e most ii 1 thousand cnbic lei.
ma camporison indicates 4nat with IN
o,1,Itr,,t a les, taat io00o,000 cubic ia
lnl,,,nIsjpal plants are more 1cSstly ttai,
nriv y,,. : n,ants. but In larger auantfti
10 sosb thousand il less. z \.
4 srAere 4 no reason why jisafins
.Sonld cost less on Snbiic account toan.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-27
The shook q tbs ROYAL Blue. ~ 80

M. .sr,.,,,. { ! a.. :, z, -
n. 800, -. g, I. ~ ~ '9e7
Royal Nh s,, - .s g '2f
y, 49, I. 3 q s ,r' slss l.1
n -, - s9l'sss'gs s. s.:
$3.50. - 2 ssssa g. ses 9.ss
NJ ;,,., 800. = " y ssss 9
~ u. n.,,.,s pRsa s'o'ns 1s,P1''s
49, -, ',..''sn p s'slsa pae5s 9
esnsas.nl IMPRESSED slls
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-27
THE PRESIDENTS INAUGURAL.

Il =
Extensive preparations are being made
for tine ceremonies to take place at tne
nations capital ON the fourth lay of
March on the occasion OF the Inaugural.
tion Of Tneodore; Roosevelt as Presi,len,
of the United States to I'll tn- four
years term to which the peoplc elected
him by an Overwhelming and approvin.
majority. A it customary upon 80 i'm
portant an occasion in, our government
tha ceremonies will be quite elaborate.
Many conspicuous features will mark
the event. There will be representatives
there from the East. tn. Wcst. tine Nort;,
the South and the insular possessions
Of the United Statets. There will be
grand display of the military and naval
forces. Dignitaries from all parts of
th- worlJ and ministers from all nations
will witness the imposing event.
AZ usnal. however, there is howl
from some people in various parts OF
the country who think the Inaugural,
tion of a president should BE- marked
with extreme simplicity AMI without
show or ostentation of any sort. Vet
snow of this kind mas its value in tae
diplomatic relations of the world gov.
ernments. The United States is a
world power and the dignity ana i'm.
pressiyeness of its government must he
held in keen;n0 with lie nror,;n and 80:
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-27
REFORM THAT DIDN'T REFORM.


The advisory board Of the Herald
labored long AMI hard As alleged tax re-
formers in the last campaign, hut the
Telegram exposed that sheet as not be.
ing in favor of tax reform as advocated
by Governor White, W. NJ. Q. Dawson
and the Republican party, and nov NE
nave part of that board so utterly in
consistent with the alleged public posi-
ton ii took on the tax question that
the sheriff is actually compelled to sell,
property OF member Of taa+ board for
taxes due tae county and state Is this
not specimen Of reform that did not
rcfonn' t
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-27

The "broaimindel' fellow VINO is pos
ing a. the editorial writer Of the Fain-
mont Times says a degenerate scaool-
master Is narrowminded. The infer
encc is ae himself is schoolmastpr
but moi degenerate. That, however, is
the first definition of the kind We ever
saw advanced for legsncracy. but posi-
bly, that Observation-Disclosures can con
lceiye OF nothing else. Ii is not strrngp
that crazy fellow should think about
sanity and hence thar accounts for taa
sffnsion Of the sbroadmindeds felipw.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-27
R.ai Estate Transfer.

/, John r Yost to Henry. T. Platter, j
lot Adamston.
w. Frank Stout, spccst commission.
err TO B. I. Fowler lot, Chestnut
street. city.
DaSisHornor Company TO John p.
Willis. ] lot, Enterprise.
S. n. Mason to 0. B. Lawmon AMI
W. c. burnside, ? lots. city. 81.
Prudence I'itzpatrick TO Spencer r.
Hill, l lot Upland Grove. :.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-27

I SINCE the stats pays for tie convey
adiss Of persons sshtspcsd 10 tas psii
teatiary, the judges saould not wait
day after day to ecnhiasr what scft q
sentence 70 pass, but make up fAsif
minds at once, as most any man would
do, and lst the w6cle batch 50 together.
we have seen Il mere woere the liuaes
would not pass seltsnee for a week at
ter the iellow wss convicted. or Il
thge mnst be time, Why not have t.ssn.
tsnes, day anil send them all over the
roadat tas same timer Certainly taese
81 no excuse for sentencing man at
The beginning Of q term and putting
'tfis stata TO the expense 81 coming after
him taen, and wit.ln d week or two have
To come after others 1t is the part 81
wisdom to bunch tncri altogether II the
|jna9e can sadnre she strain Of passing
sentence on all the same day.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-27
Farm for Sale

Farm Of 1873 acres. tsaree miles from
Muskingun river and b. & o. railroad;
black limestone soil. good coal bank;
$500 worth OF coal Id every year; one
MALT mile from town OF Rural Dale.
Large frame house, 10 rooms, large
barn, fruit Of all kinds, 100 plum trees
0 years old; water in every field. Will
sell at bargain. Address DR.. ]. +. Leeper,
Meconnelsyilie. Morgan County, Ohio.
2Oian4tw.