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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-09
lie. RoBIEsoN,s GENEROUS ACT.

To the Hon. Mayor and Board OF
Trustees, of the Town of Welsh, La
Gentleman:
1t has never been my intention to
draw and use for my personal benefits,
the salary as allowed by the Charter
of the Town to the Mayor, for his
services as such. | have served the
Town as Mayor for five years and my
salary as such now amounts to 1925.
Having just pride in the Public
School building recently built, and in
the splendid school which we now
have, and being anxious to further
the interests of education in our Town
as far as is within my power. take
pleasure of donating to you, the sum
of One Hundred Twenty-Five and no
800 boilers, for which enclose my
check, as a start toward a Public
School Library. | wonld suggest
that you enact such Ordinances as
may be deemed necessary to create Il
Library Committee, which Committee
shall have charge of the Library, and
make necessary rules for its manage
ment, and select and purchase books
for the same.
| sincerely hope that this may
prove to be only commencement,
and that our schools, our charitable
citizens and our town may assist in
the good work of furnishing our Pub
lie School with first class Library.
The many advantages to accrue to
our schools from good library need
no argument. | hope you will &C.
cept this donation, and that others
of our good people may follow with
money, and books and their hearty
assistance.
LEE E. ROBINSON.
Welsh, La. June 6, 1905.
For Sale.
One pair of mules seven or eight
years old. F. w. JOPLIN,
Thornwell, La.
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or previous conditions.

| do not look upon the assessment
OF fines as a source of revenue nor as
a punishment, per Sc, although it may
be both, but as prevention of crime.
Nothing would be more gratifying to
me than to serve out my term as may
or without having to assess a fine
against any one, but feeling conf
dent that snch will not be the case. |
shall act upon this theory, the heavier
the fines the fewer will have to be as
seSsed.
With few exceptions | think our
laws are very we'll enforced, there are
some that are not however nor can
they be just SO long as men who are
respected and looked upon as among
our best citizens not only shield the
violators, but are violators them
selves; has it ever occurred to any one
that the failure to enforce the laws of
our country and town is as often,
sometimes oftener, due to incompetent
citizens than incompetent officers? The
man or woman who knows of the viola
ton of any law and can furnish any
evidence of the fact and fails to do so
has no right to find fault with any
officer for not bringing these same
yiolaterS to account.
| believe as a rule officers are hon
est and would like to perform their
duties, but we should bear this fact
ever in mind, in electing men to Office
no matter what that Office may be we
do not bestow Instability upon them
nor discharge all our rights and duties
as citizens we should understand that
it is the duty of every self respecting
citizen to give to our officers every
reasonable assistance in our power.
If our officers could feel that they
had the sympathy and could depend on
the assistance of our best citizens in
stead of feeling that they are objects
of censure and reproach whether they
perform their duty or not we would in
large number of cases have better
officers. Let us also remember, that
the Mayor is not policeman an at
torney nor detective, and I do not as
Mayor intend to assume either Of
these rules. Ifany one is charged be-
fore me with violating any of our
ordinances and is proven guilty l
shall so Judge, but l do not consider
it my duty to go out and search for
evidence to convict any one nor do I
intend to do so
If the marshal has personal knowl-
edge of the violation of any ordinance
it is his duty to arrest the offender.
If he has not this personal knowledge
he has no legal right to act without
authority from the Mayor which must
be in the form of warrent, and the
Mayor has no right to issue warrant,
except upon the affidavit of some re-
putable person.
In conclusion let me say, Citizens of
Welsh do your duty as citizens in the
promotion of the peace, prosperity
and Improvement of our town and l
believe you will find every officer
whom you have recently elected anx-
iously performing theirs to the very
best of their ability.
JNO. 81. COOPER.
Mayor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-09
r,v MAYOR AND TRUSTEES
..,,.ir First Meeting in City Hall
~ Tuesday Night.

sfHAnIF
Tuesday Night.
,...,,bipg worked off smoothly and
'ls me concerned seem to be we'll
as ~ Below we give an outline
. y. mavor's policy, which we think
.,srystive and will receive the
s..nr,l Of the citizens Of Welsh;
s, cooHER's ADDRESS TO BOARD
,,.neu;-In taking upon myself
,,.;s, and responsibilities of May
si,b to repeat what I said at the
nomination: l neither sought
'ls,ired the office" But notwith-
ling I. this fact cannot be insensi-
n, Dor fail to appreciate the COM
.r,,at the voters of the town have
,,id me by giving me an abso-
hi unanimous vote
w. !. o,rAsr as an officer of the town
:. yell known to permit Of COM
by me, l will just say this, how
j. and conscientiously too, [ have
), done an official act in the town
,sieh / am ashamed, nor for which
,s,re suy apology to make, but have
..,,,y instance acted for what | be-
s,,.d 10 be for the best interest of the
...uapity. And in as much as my
~, election as Mayor was without
rO,iton and was apparently a
sssueous movement of the voters
4astOwn can but take it as an en-
easement Of my previous record.
lsnsyor it shall be my aim to dis
s,fe the duties of the Office honest
inpsrtially and to the very best
srssE Of our town, and l fully be-
be that the men who have been
esa to serve with me are prompted
aaSame desire. Too much must
b expected, however. We must
I'm ii mind when we consider the
oysments possible to be made by
new board that the revenue of the
flihis year is fully S3,000.00 less
hn last year, and a probability for
hi ysar even less than this.
TIsrs are, | think, three reasons for
Ii lot, We know that pur real-estate
iis have in some instance actually
Aaak. End, We also know that the
ilsd valuation is less now in pro-
gfDn to the actual value than last
lE and while our tax roll is not vet
Iaun 1t Is already evident that
n ssessment will be less than last
NJ. Bid, our principal loss in reve-
however, is in license. Last year
iacOme from saloon license was
s ibis year it has been 81, 200;
askEill be next year it is impossi-
iaSsy now, Of one thing we may
FlFe, however, it will hardly be
y and possibly nothing. We
know that we have a debt of
1900 that must be met. Now
Desc facts before us we must
Guy see that it will be unreasona-
expect the present board to do
aea in the way of public improve
= the one we succeed. We sim
nope, however, that the extra
afy calls will not be made on US
g upon our predecessors, for
sne retiring board two years
saen its term af Office began,
balance of over $4,000, and
ave debt of about $40 We
a0t lose sight of the fact that
spent about $4,000 on our old
aouse, and had it burn before
ny session OF school ended, and
arance they collected lacked
3 hundred dollars of paying for
spairs just made.
have also redocked all of the
usluges In the corporation and
e expensive new ones. They
slso spent in round numbers
20 the new school building
going to do the best we can,
aad hope that if you find a
bridge, a mud hole in the
! perchanee a ditch clogged,
WI not say We are "squan.
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Moved by Boiling and second by
Miller that the secretary and treasurer
give an indemnity bond
Moved by Carr and seconded by
Boiling that the secretary's salary be
fixed at 5000 per month aad per cent
on all collections of taxes and license.
Moved ana carriedthat themarshal's
salary be $1,000 per month and one
half of the stock fees after the expense
OF empounding is paid and street COM
mission be $500 per month.
The board proceeded to elect secre-
tary and tax collector for the term of
two years on rOll-call Sam'l Black
ford was duly elected. On motion on
rOll-call L. E. Robinson was dulv
elected treasurer. On motion on roll
call ). NJ. Hall was elected marshal.
On motion on roll-call j. NJ. Hall was
elected street commissioner. Mccoy
x Moss to retain as attorneys for the
town salary $500 per year. On mo-
ton duly seconded and carried that the
Robinson building leased as Town
Hall, secretary and tax collectors Of
fee at the rate of six dollars per month.
On motion duly carried that the fol-
lowing resolution be adopted:
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Report of Finance Committee.

Welsh, La, June 9Th, 1905.
To THE MAYOR & BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF The Town OF WELSH.
Gentlemen:
We your Finance Committee respect
fully submit the accompanying report
as final report of the present board.
We have examined the accounts of the
Treasurer, Tax Collector and Marshal
and find that all money received by
them have been faithfully accounted
for. The accompanying report shows
that at the close of business June 3,
1905, there was to the credit of the
current fund S3s5.3S. TO the credit of
the school fund $371.54 and that the
cemetery fund is over drawn $S4.49
leaving a total cash balance of $67S. 43
1868. 43 of this amount is in the hands
of the Treasurer and 900 in the hands
of the Tax Collector.
We also find that there remained on
on June 3, taxes unpaid as follows:
For the year 1902, Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
1908, Observation-Disclosures. 66.l5
I" 1904, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 41S.O1
Making total of unpaid taxes of -. S4sS.66
The names of deliquents and the amount of
indebtedness of each accompanys this report.
Finance Committee: 5 CMhs II T. q SaPTTs.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR
TERM ENDING JUNE Bird, 1905.
Amt. in hands of Treas Oct 1, o.. s5509.30
% reed from Collector current tax 3623.31
i" " i" License w 147S5S
I" " School tax. 1S10.76
I" ' " +" Cemetery 1850
- " fines and stock en-
pounded, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1880
Z" =" note First National
Total amount received. .... S13,509.S7
DISBURSEMENTS.
Total disbursements current tax. So 17.50
Z" School tax. 2,053.94
in hands Of Treasurer .......... 669.43
Collector. ... 900
Total disbursements .. $13,509.S7
Respectfully submitted,
Finance committee 5 GSss. + !. GTGS SRFIs;,
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Town Council Proceedings.

Welsh, La, June 9th, 1905.
Council called to order by the Hon.
L. E. Robinson. Members of the
Board of Trustees present, J. H. Coop
err, G. P. Martin, H. A. Davidson and
S. w. Day. Minutes ofprevious meet
ing read and approved.
Matter of bills taken up and dis.
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Standard ScnOOl FurnlSnlngCO 3o.So
Moved and carried that all bills
o. KID by Finance Committee be allow:
ed and ordered paid.
On motiod duly seconded and car
ried the report of Finance Committee
be accepted and approved.
Moved that the old Board of Trus.
tees adjourn Tuesday, June 9th, 1904.
The Mayor and councilmen elect
having qualified and being sworn in,
the council was called to order by the
Hon. Mayor John H. Cooper members
of the Board of Trustees present, E. c.
Willard, A. T. Jones, G. E. Carr, P.
Miller and E. H. Boiling.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the council proceeded to the elec-
ton of a Mayor Problem G. E. Carr
having having majority of the votes
carried was declared duly elected.
Moved that the Bond of the Treas
urer be fixed at 100000, and the Bond
of the Tax Collector be the same as
that of the treasurer.
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RESOLUTION,

Moved that the application of A. H.
Newman with copy of the Ordinance
on license be referred to the Town at
torney for legal advise to act on at a
call meeting as soon as legal advice
from attorney.
Resolved: That the treasurer be and
is hereby instructed to deposit the
funds of the town in the First National
Bank of Welsh, La, and that the
Town of Welsh will not hold him liable
or responsible for any loss incurred in
such depository.
On motion duly seconded that NJ. L.
Farlow be continued jantor until the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-09
STATUS OF THE DIFFERENT FUNDS CAR
RlED BY THE TOWN OF WELSH AT
THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE

3rd, 1910.
CURRENT FUND.
Amt on hand Oct. l, 1904, .........,. S4SS0.33
Received current observation-disclosures. 3JS9.1
" License account .............. 1850
" Fines and Stock .......... 1850
per cent school tax for collecting, 1873
Note from bank ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
Total receipts $11lG2. SO
DISBURSEMENTS.
Total for public improvement salarys
Of Marshal and Secretary ......... 10777.50
On hand June 3, 1905, ............ 3S5.3S
Total disbursements ........ $l1l62.ss
SCHOOL FUND.
Amt on hand Oct. 1st, 1901, .........S 1912
Received from tax collection. ..... 1649.96
Total receipts Observation-Disclosures 2431.3S
DISBURSEMENTS.
Amt paid Parish Treasurer .......... $1ol0.16
current fund for collecting 1919
On hand June 3, 1905, BAIT
Total disbursements. .......... s2431.3S
CEMETERY FUND.
Overdrawn Oct. /, 1901, .............,.. s101.99
Collect. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
Over6rawn June 3, 1905, ............. S440
Respectfully submitted.
Finance Committee: c 3SS; II T. c Marn1s
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NtSPCClIUIIy sWUIIIlItIIt
Finance Committee; C CHai i =. o MAnrIs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-28
RUSSIAN STRIKE ON
At 81. Petersburg the Streets Are Now
/. Filled with Troops.
APPEAL TO PUBLIC is ISSUED.
Moscow is Entirely Cut of From St.
Petersburg and With the Provinces
Generally : 10000 RevoIutionaries
Under Arms.

st. Petersburg, Dec. %. = The
streets have been filled with troops,
and especially those in the industrial
sections. The railroad stations are in
possession of the military. Wholesale,
arrests of the leaders of the workmen
were made recently. 1t is reported
that the police include in their cap
workmen's council who were placed
in the fortress of st. Peter and ST.
Paul with the members of the first
council, who were arrested recently.
A third council, however, promptly
took the place of the second.
The league of leagues has issued
an appeal to the public asking for lib
eral support of the Porletarist, (which
is bearing the brunt of the struggle
for the emancipation of the nation"
The appeal says there is bound to be
much privation. starvation and even
death from cold, and not only asks
for material aid. but proposes the
Inauguration of free dining rooms for
workmen in all parts of the city.
Moscow is already cut off from St.
Petersburg and with the provinces
generally there was no communica-
ton. According to the. latest infor-
nation the Lithuanian instruction has
extended to the province of Vitebsk,
across the border of Livonia At Ko-
kunhusen the chief of police and his
assistants We're tried by a revolution
airy tribunal and executed.
1t turns out that Tukum in Court
land only surrendered after a severe
fight which lasted for twelve hours.
The insurrectionists had fortified the
town by throwing up intrenchments
before which they dug pits. They also
had in position the machine guns re-
Gently captured by them. The tren-
ches were taken by storm. both sides
losing heavily.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-28
THEcOUPoN BElOWIS GOOD
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It Is Wrong for You to Neglect Your Duty
to Yourself - Constipation, Bowel
and Stomach Troubles Grow
More Dangerous Daily.

There is now remedy called Mulls
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A full sized bottle is furnished you free
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Have you noticed the large number of
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Good for ailing children and nursing
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A free bottle to all who have never used
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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-28
He Doesn't Curse Now.

Washington, Kans.. Dec. 20 (Spec-
iaD-Jesse E. Mitchell Is a telephone
lineman, and also a we'll known resi-
dent here. Everybody acquainted
with M Mitchell knows that he was
a man who held very positive views
about Patent Medicine. Hear what he
says now
81 used to curse all kinds of Patent
Medicines, for they never did me any
good, but Dodd's Kidney Pills have
caused me to change my mind. For
twelve years | suffered from Kidney
Trouble There was hurting across
my back that made it positive agony
to stoop, and as | am in a STOPPING
position nearly all day, you can mag
inc how suffered. After a days work
that any man would think nothing of,
would be tired and worn out. In
fact. was always tired. | began u.s.
ing DoGds Kidney Pills and after
taking four boxes feel like a new
man, am as fresh at night as when
begin work in the morning. I have
no pain in my back now, and | am
stronger than ever"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-28

Thousands of Centuries Re-EchO
in the Blowing of Horns To-Day


Blowing of horns on occasions of
joy and festivity has grown to be an
established institution in the United
States. Whether the custom as prac-
ticed is strictly in musical accord with
the harmonious feelings of a people
who in one voice indulge a celebration
which affects all alike is another mat
ter.
While the custom of horn blowing
is growing, few of the old heads stop
to think of its origin, and the youth
full celebrant little dreams that il is
all tradition; that in those reveling
sounds which escape neither nook nor
corner, loft nor cellar, are the echoes
re-echoed from thousands of centuries
ago-that momentous period in the
worlds spiritual and material history
when the blasts from the rams horn
(shophar) proclaimed from Mount
Sinai the giving of the Ten Command
ments to the end of time.
The first mention of it is in the Old
Testament at the giving of the law:
And all the people saw the thunderings
and the Hghtnings. and the noise of the
trumpet.-EXodus, XX:1S.
AS the sound of the horn signaled
the giving of the law which was to
lead mankind and stand for life's
moral and spiritual obligations along
the ages, the multitude bowed with
feelings of awe and humility.
The sounds were new to the ears
of the people who listened to their
echoes along the mountain, wondering
at the distant tone repetitions.
And when the people saw it. they re-
moved and stood afar off. And they said
unto Moses. Speak thou with us, and we
will hear: but let not God speak with US,
lest we die.
The fear then in the hearts of the
multitude was significant. They real
lied the import of the occasion, which
had been signaled by the blasts of
the horn. So. from the very first in
PRODUCTION of the instrument its
sounds have generally had a signifi-
cant meaning and purpose.
How well one can picture the scene
at Mount Sinai when the people trem-
bled and stood afar off when Moses
babe them to fear not; that God had
come to prove them and that his fear
might be before their faces that they
sin not.
The sounding of the horn on an &C.
casion so prolific with divinely poten-
tial incidents naturally brought the in.
strument into use and prominence
during special spiritual exercises and
celebrations, but later its brazen notes
were heard in time of war
They were also heard in times of
| extreme jubilation and in the temples
of the Jews on their days of rejoicing
and on the day of atonement.
In Leviticus, XIV: 8, is found the
following:
Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of
| the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of
| the seventh month. in the day of atone
ment shall We make the trumpet sound
| throughout all your land.
And even in this age of advanced
| thought" the Jew, following COM
mandment and the voice of tradition
assemblies in his temple to hear the
| sound from the shophar.
What effect must such tones issuing
from a holy place have upon the
hearer? They are not musical sounds,
for their loud, piercing notes, with no
range or compass. have never been
found adaptable to concerted music.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-28

But is this description not exactly
and strangely in accord with the tones
from the modern horn, the horn with
which the jubilant man and youth,
woman and girl, of this period give
vent to their joy at the birth of the
Christian new year?
Try as you will, you can get moth
ing but piercing, shrill or inharmon-
ious tone from the tin instrument and
like the ancient shophar, its tones are
unmusical, having neither range or
compass. If needed for such pur-
! pose, however, it's blasts from the
summit of Twin Peaks would summon
a multitude that would comport itself
according to the import of the occas-
ion.
In Numbers, chapter xxx: 1, we
find an injunction as to the use of the
trumpet.
Therein the people are commanded
on the first day of the seventh month
to hold IAN holy convocation," to do
no servile work, it being "a day of
| blowing of trumpets unto you"-a
feast of the trumpets.
Here is demonstrated the giving up
of all labor and indulging the tones of
the shophar as heard in the syna-
gogues to this day on like festival.
The skeptic may say that to-day's
outpcurings of joy lack thought, are
INDUCED without the slightest religious
sentiment, have no relationship with
| the very same movements and same
81; hot III, oaf ar.i1 he
| day when the law was given from
Mount Sinai, those periods when joy
and victory and holy festival infiu-
enced the early peoples of the earth.
Who will say that there is no feeling
of thankfulness in the hearts of the
nation when, with horn ALLOWING
and flags waving, it gives vent to tbs
| joy over victory or any great national
event?
The ancient New Years service, OBJ
served in the synagogues even at this
period, is considered one of the most
| impressive in the Jewish liturgy. 1t is
composed of three parts, which refer,
| respectively, to the sovereignty, JUS
| tice and mercy of God, and as each
part is concluded the shophar is
sounded from the pulpit.
The first part, "Malchioth," pro-
claims God the universal king.
The second part, "Zichronoth,' en-
phasizes that God remembers the
! work of the world and visits all Great
ures and that nothing remains con-
cealed from his eyes"
The last part, "Shopheroth," speaks
of the scriptural shophar, and espe-
cialiy as it is connected with the CIV
| ing of the law on Mount Sinai, when
| its tones were first heard, and also
with reference to the time when the
great trumpet" will be sounded ito
declare the universal triumph of lib
erty and religion"
In a poem sermon founded on pas
sages from the Talmund, by the Rev.
Isidore Myers, B. A, in Montreal in
1897 (5657 Jewish year,, the follow
ing occurs:
What solemn thoughts each blast COM
| pelS!
| At every sound cur bosom swells;
| Our soul is stirred by every note
! That issues from the shophar's throat.
The first which '-Malchioth'' is named.
| In which Gods sovereigntys proclaimed,
| Commemorate a fact sublime
| Recalls to mind creations prime,