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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-04-07
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.


STATE OF LOUISIANA, Town OF
PARISH OF CALCASlEU WELSH.
BY virtue of the authority in me
vested, as mayor of the town of Welsh,
La, and in pursuance of the require
ments and provisions of the Charter
and ordinances of the town of Welsh,
and resolution of the Board of
Trustees, adopted April 4, 1905, L,
Lee (. Robinson, Mayor of the Town
OF Welsh, Louisiana, do hereby or
der that an election be held in the
said Town of Welsh, La, relative
thereto, on Tuesday, May Second,
1905, between the legal hours as pro-
vided by the ordinances of town, for
the purpose of electing q mayor and
board of five trustees to serve for a
term of two years as provided by Or
dinance. That said election be held
in the Town Hall, Robinson Building,
and that the polls be open from Six
O'Clock q. IN. until Seven o'clock p.
m. of said day.
1t is further ordered that all saloons
or other places where liquors are sold
in The Town of Welsh, La, shall close
their places of business at midnight
May /, and remain closed until mid
night of May 2, 1905, as provided by
Section No. 20 of Act No. l52 of the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana for 1898.
Witness my official signature at
Welsh, Louisiana, on this April 9th,
1905. LEE Z. ROBINSON, Mayor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-04-07
INSTALLATION OF DR.. MENTE.
As Minister of the Congregational
Church at This Place.

At the Ecclesiastical council held at
the Congregational church on We'd
nesday, to install DR.. Mente as pastor,
all but one of the churches invited
were represented by pastors and de-
legates.
The afternoon session was given
over wholly to the business affairs of
the council. The evening service was
very impressively conducted by the
different ministers representing Con-
gregationalism in Louisiana andTexas.
Rev. Paul Leeds delivered the sermon
for the occasion.
Among those from out of town at
tending the installation services we're:
Rev. J. B. Gonzales and F. F. Morse,
of Jennings; Rev. j. B. Fisher and
Mrs. Ed. Hanck, of Iowa; Rev. G. c.
Mccoy and wife, of Vinton; Rev. Paul
Leeds and Mr.. Griffith, of Kinder;
Rev. j. C. Huntington, D. D., of Dali
las, Texas.
DR.. Mente has been filling the Con-
gregational pulpit for about Eye
months and has created considerable
enthusiasm in religious work and
made many warm and lasting friends
by his jovial and good fellowship to-
ward his fellowman. His stereoptican
views are causing considerable atsen-
ton. He is broad minded, conservative
man, we'll educated and jovial. He
believes that good laugh is worth
more than a car load OF signs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-04-07
Watch the Date

for the greatest Stereopticon Lecture
of the Goth century. passion Play
of Ober Ammergau." DR.. Mente will
use his. Dissolving Edison machine to
represent this lecture, life-like.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09
WEST RRArrLERoRo.

Arthur Winter spent a few days at
home last week
Robert Dunklee has been at home from
Keene for a short stay recently.
John S. Murray OF Cavendish has been
visiting several days with his sister, Mrs.
Arad Gould.
Fred Wilder will go next week to Hart
ford, Conn, where he will have a posi-
ton in a machine shop.
Miss Anna w. Smith is in the hospital
at Proctor, where she has had an opera
tion for the removal of a tumor, and is
doing well.
Elnathan Whitaker is laying the founda-
tino for a cottage house in Centreville
on the site of the old Worcester black
smith shop.
Miss Mabel z. Stowe, who has been
at the head of the department of German
in Mills college, California, has resigned
that position She will study next year
at Leland Stanford, jr., university.
Charles Squires employed in Charles
Daviss job shop, had one hand come in
contact with a surface planer Tuesday
The nail Of the first finger was taken of
and the third finger was severed at the
middle joint.
Mrs. James Capen came Wednesday
from Jacksonville, Fla, accompanied by
her three grandchildren. She will spend
the summer at Will Pelerins and little
later will be Joined by Mr.. and Mrs.
Moritz Capen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

The Equitable tangle and the resultant
controversy will have a salutary effect
in its tendency toward the abolition OF
the deferred dividend. The great sur
pluses of life insurance companies consist
mainly of reserves to meet the liability
for deferred dividends as the policies
mature. and with the Equitable. although
$1,000 600 is labelled surplus all but
about 10000 900 Of the sum belongs to
this reserve. The Frck committee, in
the report which was turned down. says
the deferred dividend scheme serves as
a cover to extravaganza or prodigality in
management and disguises what is known
as the surplus. Under the system Of
annual dividends the policy holder is
able to measure to some extent the
success with which the company is
being conducted. Tables of ratios are a
mass OF figures, nothing more, to the
ordinary man but it takes no exceptional
perspicacity to notice declining dividends.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

The pension roll is now at high water
mark. containing 1,OOl, 7S6 names. There
are 6S7,S69 surviving pensioners OF the
civil war. and the remaining 3lS.OOO
names includes widows. dependents and
nurses and soldiers of the Mexican. In
dian and Spanish wars. There are 1900
former soldiers and 5000 widows drawing
pensions as result OF the Spanish war.
and 3S,Sl7 claims are pending. Now that
Hiram Cronk, the last pensioner OF the
war of 1872, has passed away al the age
OF l0J years. the most remarkable per
son on the pension roll Is Mrs. Esther
S. Damon OF Plymouth Union, this state,
90 years old whose husband. Noah Da-
mon, has been dead over SO years. Da-
mon, who had a long and distinguished
record as a soldier, was 20 years old when
he took blushing school girl of less than
20 as his bride. There are two other
pensioners charged to the revolutionary
war, but they are daughters of soldiers
who fought with Washington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

The most authoritative reports Of the
naval battle which resulted in the de-
struction of the Russian feet indicate
that Rojestvensky was surprised while
advancing without scouting ships in front.
His heavier ships were in one column and
the lighter ships in the other The Jap
anese fleet, being much speedier, and
divided into several divisions, was enabled
to close in, especially on the weaker side
In the exchange of gunshots the Japanese
displayed overwhelming superiority in
Workmanship, and when nightfall came
the Russian ships were battered or dis
abled. The Japanese then began an all
night series of attacks with their large
fotilla of torpedo boats in which a num-
ber of Russian ships were sunk. The
Russians who survived claim that the
Japanese used sub marine boats with
deadly effect, but the fact has not been
established. If the Japanese used any
new inventions or methods which were
an important factor in the almost unac-
countable result the world at large is not
likely to be the wiser as the policy OF
silence which has marked all the opera
tions of the little brown men during the
war, is likely to be maintained.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

The sale Of the Montpelier Daily Journal
and the Vermont Watchman (weekly) to
a new company headed by Frank E.
Howe OF the Bennington Banner and
Frank F. Langley of the Barre Times
was announced June .. Mr. Howe will
remain in Bennington for the present but
Mr.. Langley will be in Montpelier a part
of each day to direct the business end of
the Watchman. while Charles A. Webb
will act as editor The Phoenix has had
occasion before this TO speak compliment
tarily of both Mr.. Howe and Mr.. Langley
The former is a clear, incisive writer
with good judgment as to the quality
and value Of news and fit sense Of pro-
portions Mr.. Langley is distinctly a
business man, and in this respect has no
superior among the newspaper craft in
the state. Both men are now conducting
afternoon daily papers with marked sue
cess, and under their guidance we shall
expect to see the Journal take on new
life, and be in newspaperdom a fitting
representative of the capital of the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09
No Pap Sucking in Vermont Institution
[Rutland Newsl

1t is refreshing in these days when
many grave accusations are being made
against the management of the big life
insurance companies of the country to
contemplate the safe and conservative
management of that company in which
Vermonters take special pride, the Ma
tional Life Insurance company of Mont
pelier. There is no favoritsm in it's
management, there are no leeches attached
to 1t, as there are with so many of the
other mutual" companies There is not
the slightest suspicion that anything per-
tanning to its conduct is for the private
gain OF any clique The Vermont insti-
tuition is conducted on the basis of true
mutually and its officers and directors
rightly regard their position as one OF
public trust.
This is in striking contrast with the
unsavory allegations made against some
other companies. The heads of families
controlling some of the big organizations
very evidently regard mutual business as
a private graft. Six Alexanders have been
drawing $2S9,00O a year in salaries from
the Equitable. Perhaps the reason there
are not more Hydes in evidence is that
there are no more Hydes available. In
the New York Life President Mccall has
FIVE of his near relatives in high-paying
positions. Vice Presidents Perkins and
Buckner have each a couple. President
McCurdy of the Mutual Life of New York
has found big positions for two relatives,
while most of the other good places are
filled by members of a little knot of
families in the board of trustees.
There is in most cases little or no pre-
tense that the half-hundred thousand dol
lars a year. more or less paid to these
favorites by many companies is really
earned by them. They take it because
holders that is thus being privately abb
sorbed.
Could II reasonably be assumed that
these favorites perform their duties as
we'll as they could be performed by
others the temptation is to create new
offices so that there may be more jobs
for followers II a reigning life insurance
family finds a nephew or a niece's hus-
band in need Of a job 1t is easy to lengthen
the payroll.
II there is any business that should be
conducted by methods absolutely above
suspicion 1t is that of life insurance which
carries interests that are sacred above
all others.
The merit system in the selection of
officers and employees. II 1t would not
eliminate all the evils that have develop
ed in life insurance administration, would
at least reduce expenses and at the same
time limit the czarlike powers Of the COM
panies' heads
Policy holders have a right To demand
a fair deal in this matter Unless they
are deserving OF the imposition put upon
them, they win make their demands effec-
tive
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

If the authorities of Windsor prison on
any preteNt whatever admitted news
paper reporter to the condemned cell as
the bearer OF the official tidings of the
reprieve from Gov. Bell, introduced her
to Mrs Rogers as the representative Of
such and such n newspaper. sat around
with her while the interview took place.
said what they are reported to have said
in 1t. acted as they are reported TO have
acted. even mingling their tears in a
general crying-spel that appears to have
overtaken at least part of the company
II these men did this or permitted IT to
be done, ii is a scandal and reproach to
the commonwealth OF Vermont and a
proper matter for instant investigation
by the proper officials of the state-tSt.
Albans Messenger.
The article in question was a disgusting
pandering to warped and morbid minds,
spread on with the most striking shades
OF yellow. Mrs. Rogers was sketched in
prison. surrounded by the correspond
ent" States Attorney Batchelder, Matron
Durkee, Superintendent Lowell and Sheriff
Peck. Under the fiamboyant headlines
was a statement signed with fac-simile
OF Mrs. Rogers's signature saying that
this was the only interview she had given
since her Imprisonment. The indications
are that the interview actually took place,
and that the purveyor OF the sensational
slop was Miss Anna Batchelder, sister OF
States Attorney Batchelder OF Windsor
county.
The Messenger is right in demanding
an investigation. II Mr.. Batchelder al
lowed his sister to trade for profit on Mrs.
Rogers's notoriety the act would probably
not constitute malfeasance in office, but
would show such lack OF propriety and
fitness as TO call for contempt from all
right minded persons.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09
NO. 23.
AT eRATTLE1oRo ACADEMY.
Diplomas Awarded Last Evenlng-other
Exercises of the Week.


The exercises of commencement week
at Brattleboro academy began Sunday
with the union baccalaureate service in the
Congregational church in the evening
when an impressive sermon was preached
by Rev. l.. NJ. Keneston on the subject
open Doors and Hindrances." Prayer
was offered by Rev Mr.. Eddy, who grad
uated from the academy 16 years ago.
The music, which was of excellent quality,
was furnished by large chorus.
On Monday evening the board of trus-
tees held their annual meeting. The
resignation of Judge James M. Tyler was
accepted and Fred G. Brown was chosen
his successor. The trustees organized by
choosing Rev. L. NJ. Keneston chairman,
II. F. Weatherhead secretary, DIR. c. S.
Clark treasurer, and Messrs. Keneston,
Clark and A. w. Stowe executive com
mittee.
Class day exercises were held on the
lawn Wednesday afternoon. The parts
were well taken. Following Is the pro-
gram: Presidents address, Early His
tory of Vermont" Daisy Miller; grafton,
Japan" Arthur e. Thurber; Memorabilia,
Helen Weatherhead; class history, Gladys
Stellman; grafton, immigration" Austin
Jilson; presentation to school, NJ Irene
Robbins; response by Principal Minis;
class prophecy, Olive weatherhead; sing
ing class ode, written by E. Josephine
Phelps.
The graduation exercises took place last
evening in the Congregational church,
which was handsomely decorated with
hemlock, daisies and ferns Invocation
was offered by Rev. Mr.. Keneston, after
which the address of the evening was
delivered by Principal II. S. Cowell of
Gushing academy, Ashburnham, Mass,
upon THE Rights Of Children" He made
a strong, effective, convincing argument,
and held the close attention of his listen
dinlOmnG
Principal Minis and remarks on the def
milton of education were made by Rev.
Mr.. Keneston, president of the board of
trustees. Mr.. Keneston also pronounced
the benediction.
Those who received diplomas were as
follows: Daisy Leonard Miller, Ethel
Josephine Phelps. Helen Mary Weather
head Arthur Edward Thurber, Gladys
Stellman, Olive Weatherhead Mary Irene
Robbins, Austin Nose Jillson.
The ushers were Harriet ]. Atkinson,
Sadie NJ. Taylor. Clarence c. Barney,
Harold Putnam. Guy NJ. Prefountaine,
Albert c. Dunllee. Clarence c. Barney
was marshal
The class reception followed the gradu-
ation exercises
The attendance was large at all of the
meetings OF the week, and last evening
the church was packed. The year has
been a prosperous one for the academy
under the direction of Principal Minis
and his assistant, Miss Minis. 1t is ex-
pected that both will return for another
year.
A reunion of former Cushing academy
students was held at the Congregational
parsonage after the reception at the
church. The gathering was in honor of
Principal Cowell The time was spent
socially, and light refreshments were
served.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

The Good Roads Movement in Maryland.

The Good Roads Movement in Maryland.
Ten years ago the head Of the geologi-
cal department of the Johns Hopkins
university secured from the general as
sembly of Maryland favorable legislation
providing for the organization of state
geological survey which should be carried
on under the auspices of the university
A commission, consisting OF the governor
and the comptroller of the state, the
president Of the Johns Hopkins univer-
sity, and the president OF the state agri-
cultural college, was named in the act,
but the actual work of the survey de-
volved upon Dr. William b. Clark,
professor of geology in Johns Hopkins
university, whom Brattleboro is proud to
claim as one Of her sons.
In addition to the normal duties of a
geological survey this organization soon
interested itself in the good roads pro-
paganda in Maryland, and eight years
ago secured the first progressive piece of
legislation by which the survey was
authorized to make an official investiga-
tion regarding the highway needs Of the
state and to prepare plans and speci-
fications for road improvement Although
little interest was shown at first, the
counties gradually availed themselves Of
the opportunity thus afforded, and at the
time OF the passage of the state aid road
act year ago had already come to
recognize in the geological survey the
most efficient agent in the state in the
development of the good Nroads system.
Under the state aid road law of 1904 the
state of Maryland has provided for an
appropriation OF 5000, 900 annually to be
spent under the direction Of the state
geological survey in those counties which
are prepared to contribute an equal
amount to the roads approved by the
state commission and built under the
plans drawn by the survey. Already is
out Of the % counties OF the state have
favorably responded to the offer of the
state, and the work OF modern road con-
struction is now progressing rapidly. The
whole movement has been fostered and
developed by the university and is a
striking illustration Of the influence which
a great seat OF learning may exert in
purely utilitarian ways on the community
in which it is situated
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

The letter to Mr. Gibson was in sub
stance as follows:
New York, May "a. 1905.
Dear Mr.. Gibson:-
Before this reaches you l shall have
settled all my troubles in the water of
Long Island Sound. l have weighted my
body and shall take my chances of drop
ping overheard unseen from the Joy line
boat TO Providence.
AS soon as Mr.. Gibson received the let
ter he sized up the situation and con-
cluded that while Mr. Gum might be up
to some trick he had the courage to do
what he said in his letter he should do,
and he knew that Mr.. Gum had had
more trouble than many men have who
end their lives. To make sure Mr.. Glib
son wrote to friends in New York to help
him investigate the matter, and he also
wrote to the Office of the Joy line COM
pany in Providence, He received replies
yesterday afternoon which made him sat
isfied that Mr.. Gum had carried out his
expressed intention. The reply from New
York stated that a man answering the
description furnished of Mr.. Gum board
ed the JOY line steamer i'm New York on
the night of May "a, which was the date
the letter was written. The steamer left
about 10 o'clock at night The reply from
Providence stated that no person of the
description given of Mr.. Gum left the
steamer at Providence
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

Marshall Ora leighton, director Of the
United States geological survey. tells the
people of Burlington that as result OF
the sewage which reaches Lake Cham
plain from Winooski river and pollutes
the water at the pumping station they
are drinking from their own cesspools" 4"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

TERMS. $3.50 per year in advance; II
not paid within the year So.
Rates Of advertising furnished on appli-
cation. Births deaths and marriages pub
llshed free; Obituary Notices, Cards Of
Thanks, etc, 75 cents per inch OF IL lines
or less.
(Entered at the Brattleboro Post Office
as second class mail matter.)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

For the good OF the Equitable Life AS
surance society it would seem to be nee
esary for President Alexander and Vice
President Hyde. with their salaries Of
100000 each per annum, to obliterate
themselves from the landscape.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

The treasury department faces a possi-
BILE deficiency OF sSO.OOO,OOO for the fiscal
year and the post office department will
run behind s15.OOO.OOO owing largely to
the rapid increase Of rural delivery sys-
TENS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09
A Feature of the circus Parade June 2t

Since the very incipiency of the John
Robinson show ii has always been the
aim of the management to present for
the patrons of the enterprise the best
that money could buy. or hire, and its
parade has been favored with as much
attention as the performance, for each
year some new and costly feature has
been secured, and this season its mag
nificent array of gilded dens, gold be-
decked chariots, and costly trappings has
been added to by the introduction of two
splendid reproductions of two of our
modern battleships. They have been
carefully built under the direction of an
ex-member of the navy and will form one
Of the most interesting features of the
big daily street parade. They viii be
seen here Wednesday, June 21.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09
Gbe Dermunt 4bUni..
BRATTLEBORO,
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1905.
THE VERMONT PHGNIx.
o. L. FRENCH.

Published every Friday at Brattleboro,
VT, by
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

ENOR SALE-One leather trimmed Concord
II coach in good condition at low price.
MRS. CLINTON l.. HALL, 93 Frost ST.. Brat
tleboro. 23-26
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

Judge Peckham of the United States
supreme court will give a hearing today
at Albany 10 the attorneys for Mrs. Mary
M. Rogers on their application for writ
of error.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

NOR SALE-The George Adams farm in
IL Marlboro. VT. Large farm with consider
able timber. Address 5. T. DAVENPORT,
Greenfield. Mass. 20tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

TNOR SAIE-One organ Sis. kitchen cabinet,
Il chamber sets and other household goods.
Call Friday or Saturday OF this week at
Spring street. 2tlt
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

ENOR SALE-One horse, extra good worker,
IL weight 1850 pounds. $50; l surrey, nearly
new. S75 new top wagon. $40; l new piano
box buggy, Williams make, $40; dump cart,
$50. VIII trade any of the above mentioned
articles for team horse, good worker, weight
1850 pounds, TO match one | offer for sale.
CHARLES MINER, Brattleboro. 22-A
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09
For Sale.

A fine 50 acre tim lot consisting of maple.
beech. white ash, black birch, hemlock, some
pine. Forty rods 10 steam mill on railroad.
Fine in getting il OFF. Easy grade 10 mill.
Apply to A. v. MAY, Real Estate Agent,
Brattleboro. 22S
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

INOR SALE-A two-story house in Vernon,
Il VI, partly furnished, formerly run as n
hotel. Stable room for 40 horses. Seven acres
land. Pleasant location for summer boarders
Address l.. +. WHITFIELD. Bernardston, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

ENOR SALE-Horses $50 and upwards. Shep-
II herds and hounds cheap. ARTH L X
LOWELL Putney, VI. 2023
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

DOR SALE HOUSE OF THE LATE
Il ANGELO GORBORINO. at Is Grove ST.
Is fitted Tor two families and contains 10 large
rooms and attic. Inquire at the house. 1871
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

TNOR SALE-Pheton in tirst-class condition,
II for sale cheap. j. A. HOADLEY, Al South
Main St, Brattleboro. lStf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

LNOR SALE-DeLaval Separator, light sur
II rey. two-year-old colt. L. |. PERRY. 3l4
Western Ave. l2-tf