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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-07-21

MccANE's DETECTIVE AGENcI
Houston, Texas, operates the latgesss - -,
of competent detectives in inc sss ID
They render written opinions in css
handled by them. Reasonable faies'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-07-21

SMfe'1ngS 7oc'-c frOtyacted and S,a
Tried Every hnoson Remedy Hin,
Rekiet-ScyIOuS Stomach Tyoub, r.,
by Three Bottles Of; Perunai
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by a writer In the Cosmopolitan, one
may safely say that II there Is rea-
sonable amount Of help to do the work,
life in maple sugar camp is some
thing Of a picnic.
In Northern Vermont the season be-
gins about March 1 and lasts from
four to six weeks. The most favor
able weather for the flow of sap Is
q succession Of cold, frosty nights fol-
lowed by warm, sunny days. After
several days Of good running weather,
during which the sap has flowed free
~, the yield grows less and less until
q storm. either Of snow or rain, seems
to give the trees renewed life. With
the swelling of the first buds the flow
ceases entirely. A good tree. under ia
vorable circumstances. will yield from
four to five gallons Of sap in twenty
four hours, delivered drop by drop into
the buckets hung against the rough
bark.
The sugar place" selected. the work
begins early in March. the sugar house
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story telling, ct cetera, and crowd into
the sugar house, bringing with them
buckets which they have filed with
clean snow from some belated drift.
The hot brown syrup soon cools upon
the snow where it 10 poured, and it /.
then eaten with a small wooden pad
die. He who has once eaten it under
such conditions and surroundings will
ever taste anything quite 50 delicious
elsewhere.
Going from the fire-lighted interior
Of the sugar house to the outside Is
like going into another world, a fresh,
pure world, of which most Of us know
nothing. The air is crisp, and clear,
and cold. All about stand huge trees
Of the original forest, no one knows
how many years old, their gray W hite
trunks rising in the dim like pillars In
some vast cathedral. Far above, the
stars shine through the interlacing
branches. Or perhaps the moon is
clear out, flooding all the place with a
clear light which dissipates the lurk-
ing illusions of the starlight, but re-
places them with bewildering tangle
of light and shadow which is no less
beautiful Unless there is a murmur-
ing brook near by, the silence is in
tense, until, far back on the mountain
side, an owl sounds forth his deep,
reverberating call.
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CHAPTER XIV.

I was sitting in a large easy chair
with my back towards the door. and nj
did not see me for time, although. BY
q sidelong glance, could distinctly sex
him. He started at the sight Of Judith
as though he had not expected to SEE
her, exclaiming, You here!"
"Pray walk in, and allow me to intro
duce you to my husband" she said. with
the old irony. Another unexpected
pleasure, no doubt!'
Mr.. Rodwell advanced into the room
looking somewhat bewildered; but wher
he saw me, he started up with indig
nant surprise.
what is the meaning Of this? Who
has dared to bring this fellow here?" he
cried. ''This is too much, Judith. How
came you here? How did you know OF
this place? l cannot understand al
thisv' He spoke In a more modified
tone, but still looked vexed and wrathful
1T is very easily explained. My hus
band being away from his loving wife
was seized with brain fever in some
wretched lodging; the parish doctor, who
was attending him, said that it would
not be safe to remove him any great
distance. In this dilemma, Mr.. Mont
gomery, who lived door or two of, pro
posed that he should be taken to
house of yours Of which, for certain rea
sons of your own, you had given him the
keys. As my husbands life is very pre-
cious to me just now. l thankfully &C
cepted the offer"
"Cease this mockery, Judith, and tel
me the meaning of all this"
"Do you wish me to be serious?" she
asked, menacingg.
Il wish to know by what right you
have brought this fellow into my house!
by the right Of my own will. John
Rodwell; dispute it at your peril
IF you desire a scene, it had better
be out Of the presence of Witnesses" he
said, quietly.
what l have to say shall be said
here. ! have no secrets from him, and
what l have to say I would have him
hearr'
II decline the conference" He was
moving away.
Like a panther she bounded past him
and placed her back against the door
you do not leave this room until you
have heard all l have to say! Disobey
me, and l will show you no mercy.
will ruthlessly crush every plan and hope
Of your life!"
your he sneered.
eyes, /. Suppose 1 were to send In
formation to Bow street of the where.
abouts Of a certain young lady, fol
whose discovery a reward is offered
where would be the fortune you have
been scheming, and shining, and fawn.
ing for through your whole life?'
ITO b continued.t
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time tho satherfng begins % allow ths
use Of horses or oxen. The latter are
still frequently employed and they ADD
something to the picturesqueness o.
the work. Roads are broken out In
every direction through the woodA ana
along these the horses or oxen draw q
stout sled made with wooden shoes
80 as to go with almost equal ease over
bare ground or snow. Upon this SLED
Is fastened big tub called the draw.
tub" Into this the sap - gathered.
being poured from the buckets at the
trees and brought to the sled In pals
The draw-tub IL made largest at the
bottom, 80 as to sit firmly upon the
sled, and chained down. When the
gathering team reaches the sugar
house the contents Of the draw-tub ere
pumped or dipped out and carefully
strained into huge tubs called holders.
Thence the sap Is put into the boiling
pans and after several hours boiling
the contents become syrup-a thick
brown liquid half way between sap
and molasses. The syrup IL then taken
out, carefully strained and put away In
clean wooden tubs to cool and settle.
If the product IL to be marketed a.
maple syrup, 1t IL simply boiled until
Of the required thickness, and then put
into the gallon tin cans in which 1t IL
to be shipped. II sugar IL to be made,
the boiling Is continued for length
of time which varies according to the
form into which it is to be finished.
There are various ways Of telling
when the sugar Is boiled enough. An
experienced maker can tell BY the
thickness a. it drips from the edge Of
a wooden paddle which he has dipped
into it. When it has reached q certain
consistency SNOWFALL held firmly and
dipped into It comes out capped with a
thin brown coating, delicious to be
eaten. This is called waxing it." and
is the favorite form for eating. When
the cry goes up from some watcher
who has been experimenting. Its
ready to wax" the visitors leave their
various occupations Of whiting.
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Description OF q skate.

The barndoor skate beggars descrip-
ton. l never could tell whether he
was looking at me with his eyes or
his breathe-holes, says a writer in
Country Life in America He Is a
bottom fish and fiat like a founder.
He has a triangular body, the apex of
which forms the snout: opposite his
snout are his tan and few extra
pieces of his overcoat, which kind ma
ture has tagged on him in case he gets
torn and has to be mended. His tail
is embellished with a few spines-
this / know for fact
He has couple of eyes, a little way
back Of his snout, and right back OF
these are couple Of holes that extend
completely through him. These holes
connect with his lungs, or whatever he
uses to breathe with, and have an un-
comfortable way Of looking at you at
the same time as his eyes.
He has a mouth, too, but it is on the
under side Of him, and convenient for
business. 1t Is funny thing. with
spines on the lips, and when You pul,
the lower jaw the upper Jaw move
with it-a sort Of automatic tran. MOI
unlike what you can see In any 1OIcent
restaurant. This II q land-lubber's a.
scription, but 1t IL enough.
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having been located upon a little rise
of land, % that the water from the
melting snow will drain away. II the
snow IL not deep, well-trained horse,
or a yoke Of oxen, has been brought
Into the woods, with a stock Of hay
and grain to feed 1t, and is comfort
ably quartered In q shed, built against
the side of the sugar house. II it's
help can be employed, the work is
made much easier, for, hitched to a
stout sled, it draws the buckets about
the forests TO be scattered to the trees
and, later, draws back to the camp
the sap a. It II gathered. Very often.
however. the snow for the first week
or two - too deep for horse or an OK
10 get about and all the work must be
done by men on snow shoes. Mounted
upon his stout, coarse snow shoes.
which arc strongly strapped to his
thick boots, the sugar maker poises
upon one shoulder a stack Of buckets
- heavy as he can carry and starts OF
with them, leaving one or two 1t the
foot Of every maple tree. As soon a.
the sap begins to dow It must be gath
fred and brought to the sugar house
10 boil. In this work sap buckets. .
u shown in the illustration, are en-
ployed.
0athsring the sap.
AZ q general thing, however. the
NOW has melted sumdenty BY the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-04-15

The little brown loaves Of maple su-
gar which find their way into market
are made up in largest Quantity in the
woods OF Vermont The making OF
the sugar is not confined to that region
alone, for wherever maple trees are
found In sufficient numbers to make
the tapping of them profitable. the sap
Is drawn therefrom and boiled into
sugar. Then, there Is the maple" su-
gar MANUFACTURES from corucobs and
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er's charge. I require that You shan
unlesitatingly acknowledge me AZ your
wife in her presence"
''Neverv' I exclaimed. firmly. "You
may kill me, but I will never utter such
words!'
II have the means Of forcing you to
speak them, or any other words that
may choose to dictate to you"
At that moment the door was thrown
open I turned my head and saw Mr..
Rodwell standing upon the threshold.
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ordinary broom sugar, but that is an
other story.
However, much Of the genuine ma
pie sugar used in this country Is made
In the Green Mountain State.
The industry is no longer as pic
turesque as it once was, because many
Of the least practical features have
been eliminated, and there is not 20
much Of sport connected Herewith as
formerly, but from a description given
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IEA Liz!
ON
AbM}S5[EgIal

The declaration by Charles l.
Young, advertising manager Of d'
Chicago, Milwaukee and st Paul hD
way, in a university extension hcsuH
that railways have found newspips
advertising more profitable than m
other form Of advertising, poluh %
truth that has been growing desdLl
In recognition for several years. IN
only natural that it won early recesr
ton as truth among those in "ea'
ton attracting, az railroad1ng oR
fessedly does, a large share OF D'
best ability Of the age.
Concurrently with railway mahs
gers, the managers Of all kindS "
theatrical and other amusemenn, ~
other vocation demanding the m''
alert intelligence, recognized this san'
truth, and the huge crop OF pos'sl,
Autographs and other window ~
wall paper" they had long maln's"''
disappeared.
The superlatiye quality OF any ~
ticular thing could hardly be f0f'D..
more conclusively than by tnese ~. ~,
unqualified testimonies in preceT -.
practice from two Of the prole''N~
In which 1t is most of all neees's.!
that methods shall be both 1n1ei1S'
and modern In the best sense.
Modern advertising may De ean .
have been born with the modern ~ y, a
paper and to have grown up W.. .,m
practically as a part Of 1t. 10 .d
IL the dissemination among meu ..r
women Of prompt knowledge Of u.s.. ..,e
they may secure on the most .ss !.
able terms Whatsoever they ma Nom
ultimately desire. It's best m, 800
therefore, II ono which keeps aD ..n.
with its time, takes hold on tne ' -
tion Of the largest number Of p'% n
who want things and maintan .,np
itself a character for honesty fs I'm.
sibility and intelligence tna. H.. q
mands the respect and connus S...
the community-Chicago Cnf0'
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FRUITS OF CALIFORNIA.

Waterme1ons and Strawberries Grow
to Remarkable Size.
Talking about Strawberries" said
the Californian, but you ought to see
some of our fruit Why, man alive
D
"You raise big strawberries, do
your queried the Pennsylvania as
the other hung on.
"Yum-yum!'
"How large?"
Il hesitate to tell you. don't want
to be thought a liar"
II know you raise large berries, and
am prepared to believe anything you
say. 1 suppose you grow strawber-
RES as big as beer kegs?"
"Humph!"
"Well, then, as big as barrels?"
"Humph!
"You don't mean as big as hog.
heads?'
MY dear man. I am living in a
house at present which has eight
rooms and BATH"
But you don't mean to tell me-
-?'
Eight rooms and bath, sir, and
every room of good SIZE"
"And you had all the rooms cut out
Of big strawberry! said l was
prepared to believe
Eight rooms and a bath, sir, and
one of the contest brick houses you
ever saw. The bricks were made on
the premises. l have been offered ST.
500 for the house."
Eyes, but you rather led me to be.
lieve that the house was one Of the
monstrous strawberries you raised out
there"
''Then beg your pardon, sir. 1t
is brick house. It cost me over $5,-
600. The money obtained to build 1t
was obtained from the sale Of water
melons,"
But about your Strawberries p pro-
tested the disappointed keystoner,
''you started out to tell me how big
they were"
Strawberries? Strawberries? Oh,
well, I'm using one for a Toulouse
and another for a stable, but I'm not
Dragging about them. It's when you
get on the subject Of watermelona
that I'm ready
But the other took up his paper and
said he guessed he'd see what was
fresh from Port Arthur.
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with building paper and m,,os.
ing or clapboards. The roof anS
ends are shingled with stained ~.
In two shades Of green. to v,,. !
notified appearance. The clsnsl
are painted 4 creamy white WIN. y
castings or trimmings Of door. ava
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Ii VIII lndee.f.

Willie-Pa. how many quarts does II
take to make a peckf
Pa-It all depends, my son. Less
than one quart for instance, viii some
times make peck Of trouble."-Phil-
adelphia Public Ledger.
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The Choice Of . Wife.


A German professor selec" ~ "
who can merely stew prune. ,.s pv
cause stewing prunes and reaun pt
clus make delightful harlneD '4.ssda
because he wants his prune' I'm, "
for him ana chooses to read IN, !
himself. A fullness Of sy"p 49,
sharinx OF life with one an. - n >
scarcely ever hooked Tor e nssa 10
narrow, conventional sense, -,rs ~
to come homo and find q r'. n- d r
ana I smiling face and an ~. sht, ~
laxation. Their serious tn0u s An ~
earnest aims In life they ~. at q
sids. And this II the carry,vbr
love ana marriage almost e., ".sr,dbs
m the world. and this tns - q "
Of women BY bcth.-From "
Bnwn1n1s letter. 1910. ~
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A su8URBls CORE.

The accompanying .l...,
ground door plans are for a Ii
cottage that should serve my.
desire n build q neat ~
dwelling. It 10 24x27 feet .,s IN
cedar posts or brick piers. N. q
are built Of 2x4-inch stra.
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dows arc pure white. The cottape r.,
q fireplace in the living room Aim ,
Que for the kitchen stove. The inaA
10 plastered and trimmed In the MIMI
way. The approximate cost AZ n.
building would be about as foBs,,,
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Improvement.

"Your wife is improving with her
baking, isn't She"
"Oh, yes"
"Her cakes and pies now are good
enough to eat, ehY'
"Oh, no; but she's getting 20 she
can make them look good enough to
eat."-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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MAKING MAPLESUGAR
INDUSTRY WHICH FLOURlShE6
IN THE EARLY SPRING.

Much Of the Genuine Product L. Made
in tho Green Mountain state-Teams
sometimes Employed In Gathering
the sap-Picturesque Sugar Camp.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-04-15

Navee Judge . wonans
sbpCo tsstA
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Brick work for cellar. walls, pies md
chimneys, SIS; carpenter work would
cost about 5000; plastering. SIPS; point
Ing and glazing, SIS; making tottst
1915.
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Two Tests,

"Darum IL an awful coward"
what makes you think so?"
"Why, he's afraid Of his WIFE,"
well, Of course. But I saw him
stop q runaway horse last night
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Temper, II ungoverned, governs the
whols man.-ShaftesbuFy.
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Az a general thing, however. the
NOW has melted sufficiently BY the
The daily tribune., 1905-06-15

Denver. June IA special meeting
of tho ssockholders Of the Colorado
and Southern railway was held here
today for the purpose Of voting on the
proposal recently made By the direo.
tors 10 create 500. ooO. 900 refandins
mortgage. The major portion Of the
bopds to be secured BY the mortgage
will be reserved In the treasury for
Al indefinite time. A block Of ST..
900. 900 goes to Hallgartsn and Go. and
their associates In Germany and
Switzerland and will b. used TO take
over she Fort Worth and Denver
Oity railway, buyi ing the Trinity and
Brasos Valley railway and building
1856 miles Of new road to Houston.
Texas. Among other soquisitiona
contemplated 10 the Colorado Springs
and Cripple Greek short line. These
plans will. In . measure. cause . 70.
grouping Of railroad interests over q
large terri, ny in tho southwest.
The daily tribune., 1905-06-15
Three Sisters Drowned.

LeAven worth. Ind. June lb-Hal-
lie, Hattie and Fannie Booth. daugh.
ters of DR.. Gait Booth. were drow ned
in the Ohio river at the foot OF their
fathers farm today. The four girls.
sisters, aged IA to 30 years were in
bathing. One Of the girls got into
quick sand and tho others tried to
rescue her. They we're all drowned
but the younger who was saved BY
a man who happensd to bs passing in
\ schooner.
The daily tribune., 1905-06-15
Oyama to Force Fight.

London, juno l6-Korean dis
patches announce today that the Jspa-
nese army 10 making . move against
Liuevitch and that . decisive battle ID
only matter Of . short time. This
Japanese have advantage Of the Rus.
slams both - to position and num-
bers. The rainy season has set In.
The Japanese are prepared for 1t and
the Russians arc not.
The daily tribune., 1905-06-15
Taft Lauds President.

Oxford, o., June lb-Secretary Taft
delivered the address before the grad.
mates Of Miami university here today
He paid . glowing tribute to Presi'
dent Roossvslt's efforts In bringing
about pesce between Russia and
Japan. and securing national prestige
for bis country. He referred 10 the
Philippines - . burden that hsd been
forced upon rs; and which We were
bound to take care Of until they
could take care Of themselves which
v ould likely be for some time "a
come.
The daily tribune., 1905-06-15
Bryan Hires Special Train.

Lincoln, Neb.. June l4-In order
to nlI . previous engagement william
J. Bryan arrived home today In .
special train from the south. This
evening he deliver tho annual 3D.
dress before tho graduating class Of
the Nebraska university.
The daily tribune., 1905-06-15
Insurance Nan Killed.

Lynn, Mass. June ib-william
Butler Woodbridge, second vics presi-
dent Of the Columbian National Life
Insurance Co. was killed In An auto
mobile wreck aud two Others serious
ly injured. The auto ran Into .
barbed wire fence.
The daily tribune., 1905-06-15
VIII Hang Tomorrow.

Denver. June l6-This afternoon
the mother and child wife Of Fred
Arnold. the Younsblood murderer,
left for Canon City, to bid farewell TO
the convicted boy. The execution
Of Arnold and Andrews will occur
Friday night at 1880 O'Clock. unless
somethfpR unforeseen shOuld occur.
The daily tribune., 1905-06-15
THE AMERICAN
CAPITAL CHOSEN
Washington Meeting Place
of Peace Conference.
Paris Hears News by an Official
Meseage-lf Warrington is
too Warm Northern Water
ing Place to be Selected.

Washington. June 16-Washington
was today selected ~ the place Of
meeting of the japanese and Russian
peace commission. Tie following
statement was issued from the white
house this afternoon:
"When the Russian and Japanese
were unable to agree upon Chez Foo
or Paris - the meeting place tho pres.
ident suggested The Hague. but both
governments asked that Washington
be selected. The president then i'm
mediately notified the powes that
Warrington had been seleoted for the
meeting Of the peaos conference.
II after the organisation Of the
peace conference 1t should be found to
be too warm in Washington one Of the
northern Watering places will b %.
lected.
The daily tribune., 1905-06-15

Paris, June 15-This governuent
has officiAlly been notified that the
Am ,rican capital has been selected
for the meeting of the peace confer
auCo
The daily tribune., 1905-06-15
C. { S. RAILWAY
SPREADING OUT
Stockholders Vote 500, ,ooo,-
600 Refunding Mortgage.

Takes Over Denver & Fl. Worth
Buys Trinity & Brazos Valley,
Acquires C. S. C. c. Ry. and
Will Build TO Houston. Tex.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-21
TO RESTORE
CANTEEN.
Senator Proctor to Introduce
the Bill
AT THE COMING SESSION.
Prominent Army Men Behind the Move
ment Point to the III
Effects of the DRY"
Canteen.
AT THE COMING SESSION.

Washington, d. E.. Oct. 21.-At the
session OF Congress Senator
Proctor, who will be chairman of the
Senate committee on military affairs,
viii introduce bill restoring the can
teen at army posts.
Senator Proctor has received from the
surgeon generals office a statistical re-
presentation Of the "curse Of drunken
ness" in the army, which shows clearly
the effect Of stopping the sale of beer at
the posts. In 1899 and 1900, the two
years just preceding the abolition Of the
beer selling feature of the canteen, the
admission to military hospitals of cases
OF alcoholism was but a fraction more
than is per 1000. In 1901 the admis-
sions were nearly "a per 1000, and last
year nearly rs.
Ever since the prohibitory law be-
came effective, department, division, re-
gimental and post commanders have been
increased disorder, drunken.
ness and dereliction from duty. They
vigorously recommend the restoration Of
the old custom. Secretary Taft has ex.
pressed himself strongly in favor Of re-
peal.