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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-22
SETTING THEM AT EACH OTHER,
Country Editor Rid Himself of Two
Bores at Once,

Bores at Once.
Henry Watterson has been an edi-
tor long enough to have at his COM
mand all ways of getting rid of the
bores who infest newspaper Offices
He tells this story of country jour
nalist, friend of his: The latter was
in his sanctum saving out weighty
utterances from pretentious contempt
raries when the Office boy announced
that two gentlemen were waiting to
see him in an adjoining room. Who
are they?' asked the editor, dropping
his shears. What do they want?"
Il don't know who they are, sir re-
piled the lad, "but one is a poet and
the other is stone deaf" ooh, that's
all right" responded the editor as
he picked up the paste brush; you
just go out and tell the poet that the
deaf man is the editor"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-22
Protection for Public Land,

Progress made recently in the utili-
cation of arid and seemingly sterile
lands promises great things for the
future. 1t is too soon to say that any
lands which private individuals or
companies desire, on any terms, are
hopeless or of so little value that
they need not be carefully watched
and guarded. With the population of
the United States increasing at the
rate Of 100000 annually, there will
soon be such pressure upon the landed
domain of the federal government as
has never yet been experienced. Then
use will be found for great areas now
considered of little or no Importance.
Land frauds involving United States
senator and other public men in high
station are warning enough or ought
to be, to insure the general revision
of the land laws Of the United States
The public domain needs far more
effective protection. Cleveland
Leader.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-22
The REAL WRoNGDoER.
''y'aa Efforts to Reach the "gio
4, Fellows" in Crime

"'fts TO Reach the "Big
Fellows" in Crime.
aim, gratifying to hear that investi-
issso s nave at last turned their at
|eSsss,l.O the men higher up." The
aoIi,isss mas too often been to devote
|qmsg " the small fry sinners and
h sa.s saashed with the punishment
lseaa lot crimes against society.
sa ss, y a definite conclusion. It
ssrs,. sfaily be found that the little
sa,sss.s VINO prove such convenient
a. ha are really only the tools
b r. a n Of men of hi CHER stand.
E'S a., massaihble responsibility"
te s,0ns.,a actually profted most by
e,oos ao'ns' The big fellow plans
L ass saaess and turns it over to
sats ,.. conspicuous individual to ex,
lsalss,4 pihg the lions share of the
4 BENEFITS and escaping the
& aesual participation. The
ae6sS, a,s crew dragged into the
-. aad punished the less we
sla Of extensive frauds and
etai'ins. Baltimore Her.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-22
,gE EARTHQUAKE IN CALABRiA.
,,dsn Long Noted for Frequent and
Destructive Shocks.

Destructive Shocks.
The latest news regarding the earth
make in CaIabria shows it to have
gr more disastrous than was at
int supposed. It appears to have
He1ded throughout all the three
allan provinces which are now call
1 By that name. Hardly a town or
fIsge but suffered to some extent. A
lock Of equal violence if experienced
4 h great city probably would cause
vast destruction Of life and property.
4 1s5Tia is mainly an agricultural re-
Ion but loss of life seems, neverthe-
M to have run far up into the hun
taiS and that of the property to
he been on a propOrtionate scale.
Caabria has long been a region Of
teQuelt and destructive earthquakes.
b one year, 1888, there were $40 dis
iIc shocks, They continued to take
laee throughout the last century as
igag preceding ones, shocks in 1885,
0 1856, in 1870 and in 1881 devastat-
is large sections and causing thou
aals Of deaths. 1t might be thought
bat country in which life and
TOlefty we're held upon so insecure a
aure would come to be regarded as
init for human habitation, and
'ouId, therefore, be depopulated.
Probably, however. there cannot be
pointed out a single extensive re-
g0a on earth which. after once being
'ei populated, has lost its inhabi-
das because ii was subject to great
lalarai ealamities. There are regions
IhsFe terrible foods and storms are
frequent occurrence. but they are
N less thickly settled on that &C.
agal VeSuvius has repeatedly belch-
z lOFth oceans Of liquid fire and
aolnIalnS OF rock and ashes, and laid
'as'e all the surrounding country,
~ mere never has been a time when
'4sgeS did not nestle at it's foot
au wleh the shepherd did not tend
u hOcas, and the husbandman train
y aaes almost up to its crater. Men
. i've anywhere they can get a
sasSIeRce, hoping that the natural
families Of the past will not be re-
fa'ed' and If they are. that they, at
s'S Will not be among the sufferers.
long as human nature remains
~ y is, and southern Italy con-
~l@ % be one of the most fertile
wv Ii Europe, Calabria will not
''al Inhabitants.
ala0fia is by no means the only
ss"l IN which earthquakes are fire.
~sa and deadly. Japan is specially
sssscI 70 them. In 1883 $50 shocks
$ pace there. During the succeed
NJ months 1900 minor shocks
@'s. completely suspended business
large section and caused 1000
A great earthquake belt ex-
r.ss through the lands along the
~ sal Franean, the Azores. the West
~ss Central America, the Ha-
o aaa Islands, Japan, China, India,
s,a aa and Asia Minor. What causes
aqaaKes to take place in these
0ls more frequently than in other
q the earth and what causes
. take place at all, are equally
n. q conjecture. In the present
I ~ u Scientific knowledge there
~ .,Aaps no other destructive nat
! = !. Phenomena whose approach is |
~, impossible to predict or
s1ects are SO hard to escape.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-22
AMERICAN MINISTER M DANGER.
.. Il. Gummere at Tansiers, Forced
to Take Refuge in City.

Samuel r. Gummere, American min
lister. TO Morocco. who was compelled
10 abandon the legation in the sub
urbs Of Tangiers and take refuge in
the city by reason Of g battle be-
tween Raisuli, the bandit, and insur-
gent tribes, is a member of an old
and prominent family Of Trenton,
N. J. He is brother Of Justice Viii
liam S. Gummere Of the state supreme
court. He was appointed to Ihe con
Sular service in 1895 and was promot-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-22

ed to his present place for his efforts
in securing the release Of Ion Perdi-
caris, who was kidnapped by Bandit
Raisuli.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-22
AT HEAD OF POSTAL CLERKS.
Arthur Donoghue of Chicago Again
Elected President.

Arthur DonOghue, who has been re-
elected president of the National AS
ISOLATION of Postal Clerks has been
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-22
LOUISIANA NEWS.
'7edIth Situation at Capital Is In.
changed.


Baton Rouee.-The health situation
is UNCHANGED and pbv.iciars and tha
nonr,ooo o,,,,.,.,,.. ..-.
-; .;.. '' ~, ''''' , "'e' '"'" 'P'''i'S-
NC views. The only case Of yellow
ityer found in The ely is improving
rapidly, and the fact ,bat no, ovan .
H.. aus - INC 00-
''Nl mat '"''e VIII De no luFthef IN
iecuon. Young Blocks condition is
not considered alarming. and It is
thought he will mil 1hrouo, Tho
booI,b o,thoni.;.
'''''''' HAYS are '''''e Ill lhelr
'io''' " stamp cut me disease and
have the hearty support OF the city
and parish administrations That thav
will ,roo,oa :. .e,o,. ,.,,-
-, 10 >'''"O''''' "''ie'eu'
Inc lever placed a temporary damDer
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-07-06
ISLAND OF TRISTAN D'ACUNHA.
Where Human Beings Live Life Of
Utmost Isolation.

One of the most isolated colonies
of civilized human beings on the face
of the earth is that on the island OF
Tristan dAcunha, which lies almost
midway between the Cape of Good
Hope and Cape Horn. This lonely
island lies in such a position that 1t
misses both eastern and western ships
and the islanders receive only the
rarest visits from whaler and occa-
siOnally from a British warshlp. The
inhabitants number about seventy and
are descendants of sailors, castaways
and a handful of soldiers left on the
island when it was garrisoned by
company of British artillery during
the time of the great BOntparte's ex-
lie at ST. Helena When T. c. Kerry,
a British capitalist, visited Tristan
twelve years ago he found a sailor
ramed Green installed as the chief
man. The islanders have no laws,
church or money, but they have plen-
ty of cattle and raise potatoes and
even grapes. Grain they cannot raise,
as this island is infested with rats.
The people are coarse-skinned and
rather childish in manner, but very
honest and hardwOrking.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-07-06
GHOSTS IN ROYAL PALACE.
Hampton Court Said to Have Visitors
From the Spirit World.

At Hampton Court palace, near Lon
don, are, according to report, several
ghosts, all of which belong to the
Tudor period. First is Jane Sey-
mour," says writer, who, clad in
white garments, and carrying light
ed candle, ascends the queens STAIR
case on the anniversary of the birth
of her son, Edward VI. The ghost was
laid by the opening up Of the STAIR
case. Mrs. Penn. the nurse and foster
mother of Edward VI, is the most per-
sistent ghost. Since her grave was
disturbed in Hampton church her
gaunt figure in a long gray robe has
walked the vicinity of her old rooms
and the whirring of her spinning
wheel has been heard by several peo-
pie. The board of works instituted an
inquiry and discovered a walled-up
room with an old spinning-wheel, the
treadle of which appeared to have
worn the oaken flooring. The third
Tudor ghost is Catherine Howard, VINO
is reputed to haunt gallery ABOUT 70
be opened to the public"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-07-06
KEEPING BODY IN CONDITION.
Hardening" Process Good Prevent
i've of Colds.

Modern research seems to have es
tablished the fact that, after all, the
''Old-fashioned' ideas with regard to
colds are not far wrong. 1t is, of
course. true, says the Literary Digest,
that a cold" is a malady due to
germs; but there seems to be no doubt
that the chilling of the body lessons
its resistance and so renders it an
easy prey.
In the Arctic region, where the in
fuenza germ cannot live, and where
colds are said to be unknown, it may
be safe to sit in draught or to get
ones feet wet; but in the temperate
zone these indulgences will continue to
be risky for the average man.
Reviewing experiments and observa-
tons made il this field, the Medical
Record says:
"A point OF practical importance is
the fact that it was found that repeat.
ed exposure to slight degrees of cold
brought about an increase of anti
bodies, and this observation therefore
Affords theoretical justification Of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-07-06
Transferring Daniel.

A clergyman, recently engaged with
another of different belief in a con-
troversy regarding some questions of
religion, sent to newspaper Office q
long article, supporting his side of the
question. The manuscript had been
"set up" in type for the next days
issue About midnight the telephone
bell rang furiously. the minister at
the other end asking for the city edi-
tor. Il am sorry to disturb you at
such late hour" he said, but I am
in great trouble" What can | do for
your was asked. I'm the article
sent you to-day | put Daniel in the
fiery furnace. Please take him out
and put him in the lions den"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-07-06
A New Ham pshire Justice.

A somewhat unusually youthful JUS
tice of the peace in New Hampshire
town was called upon to perform his
first marriage ceremony. After he had
the knot safely tied the young couple
continued to stand before him as If
expecting some further rite. Where
upon the justice stammered out in a
desperate attempt to round of the
ceremony with something of relig-
icus turn: There, there, it's all over;
go and sin no more!"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-07-06

the practically approved metuous VI
hardening the body by hydrothera-
peutic and other methods of training.
Such procedures should not only serve
to protect against cold and allied con-
ditions, but also should render the
body better able to cope with bac,
terra of all kinds"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-07-06

chamher1a;o'e Collie, Cholera and
SA0AAUCAAo Diarrhoea Remedy.
Never fails Buy it now. 1t may save life.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-13
The om,n..s owl.

It's an odd thing. hut there are n
number of people who have distinct
antipathy TO the screech owl and can
not listen TO single burst OF its
hlarity without shudderiRg The
screech owl is supposed by the negroes
on southern plantations to be in direct
communication with all the ghosts
and giants Of the forests. lie plays
greet part in the more wesrd folklore
stories OF the daa,kies. A funny super
stition In regard 10 the sereech owl is
that II you will take your shse or slip
per Off your left foot the FIRST time you
hear an owl laugh and tH-n the shoe
cole upward on the floor and place your
''steckin foot on the bottom OF the
shoes sole the owl Will stop laughing
and sy for ten miles witheut rest
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-13
Tea Hou.c. In Japsn.

Tn Japan n0urishment Is to be OBJ
tanned by the traveller chiefly at the
picturesque and omnipreseIt tea houses
scattered all over Japan. when tour
lists stop at one of these places the
runners" who carry the inrikishas.
battle their own feet and wash their
mouths with cold water, after which
they are served with their meals on
the benches outside the ten houses
Their meal, which they eat with avidi-
II, consists OF salt fish. rice. pickles
and soup made of almost everything
Odious. After they have eaten they
will smoke tiny pipes. with only three
whiffs for each filling Next comes the
delicious nectar. world famed. and of
this cup which cheers. but not inebri-
ates," foreigners also are always glad
TO partake 1t is tea (cha) and when
brcwed by the Japanese IS perfection.
A pretty tea house girl presents it on n
lacquer tray, bringing with it a china
or bamboo charcoal holder and ash pot
What 10 Eat
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-13
low Javspese settle a..rrel..

The Javanese manner OF settling
quairels is quite original When one
man has offended another the injured
party gives notice that he is angry by
drawing in the sand before the door
Of the offender a circle with straight
line across it, indicating that his az
lection, which would have been eter-
nal, has been cut in two Friends Of
both parties then shut them up. The-
parley awhile then pretend to he born
ngam, prattle as little children and flnal.
~ as, men become recencilcd and ens-
brace. Should enc be refractory aud
refuse to be concfllated he Is osfra cized
by the community so effectualy that
he il soon brought'to terms It's Just
possible that our enlightened citizens
nifskt consider this ssetAss set+er thsA
kHockdewh arguments and certainly
much cheaper than gelns to Law.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-13
The story of Famous Phrase.

All the world knows the remark OF
the governor of North Carolina to the
governor of South Carolina. Its a
long time between drinks" The true
history of this famous anecdote was
told by South Carollnian. 1t appears
that the phrase was first heard mt a
political dinner when 1.-THE governors
OF both North and South Carolina were
present. The first governor had deliv-
cred a fiery political speech. The stu
alton was intense when the turn came
for the governor of South Carolina to
speak Ii seemed that any word the
governor might say would complicatc
the situation. Even should he keep ST.
lent his opinion would seem clear 1t
was at this critical moment that the
governor of the other Carolina rose
and. inspired by stroke of genius, re-
marked, ITS long time between
drinks" The absolutely noncommit-
tai remark saved the situation.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-13
As Much as 5000 Paid for Some Bred
hN Italian Earmers

Just as there are valuable strains in
horses, cattle and other stock, so
there are varieties OF queen bees
which are worth many hundred times
their weight in gold. The most valu.
able strain is the Italian. and many
Italian bee farmers demand and re-
ceive without question prices ranging
frem $50 to 5000 for a single queen
bee of certain kind. Such bees are
sent all over the world The owner OF
a bee farm near Ottawa. Canada. goes
to Europe annually and brings back
with him bees OF an aggregate value
OF thousands OF pounds. He lie en-
abled through the agency Of an Italian
srm to effect an insurance upon the
most valuable OF his queens.
This bee farmer has many strange
experiences in connection with the
assistants he is obliged to engage. OF
course all beeksepers must submit TO
certain amount of singing. But IN
some cases The poison in the sting
acts directly upon the assistants and
II lakes them alsrmingly III. Others
are immune. though stuEg hundreds
Of times. Bee farmers are often ap-
piled to by persons sufeCing from
rheumatism. who wish TO place them
selves in the way of being stusy. Ans
strange as il may seem, the virus OF
the bee sting does often act as cure
to persons suffering from serioEs at
tacks Of rheumatism. =
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-13

Lord Erskine when chief Justice Of
England. presided once at the Chclms-
ford assizes, when n case Of breach of
promise Of maEiage. was tried before
him in which n Mss Tickell was plain
tiff. The counsel was pompous young
man named Stsmon, whcpened tbs
case with soleHn emphasis thug
"Tickell. the psintiS. my lorrl" Err
sklne dryly interrupted him With: "Oh.
tickle her yourself. Mr. Stanton. 1t
would be unbecoming h riy position"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-13
LOST.
His Faith UnsI,nken.

One day the chodja prayed alsud that
God would send him thousand pias-
tiers. "A full thousand! ! could not
take lessr' said he in concluding his
prayer. A rich man who had heard
the chodja praying thought he would
try his consistency aAd next day placed
a bag containing 900 piasters in his
way. The chodia found the bag and
counted the money, but as he was
turning to carry it home the tempter
stepped from behind wall and cried:
Yesterday in your prayer you said
you could not take less than thou
sand piasters. and / wished to show
you your Inconsistency. Leave that
money. 1t is miner '0h, no. said the
chodja This money God sent me In
answer to my prayer, and shall take
Il home, trusting that he who sent me
900 piasters will some time surely send
me the one outstanding plaster. There
is no inconsistency, but plenty of faith
in me-" And he walked away well
satisfied, carrying the bag. - Good
Words.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-13

Reading Is not q lost art 10 the sane
degree that conversation is but It has
in most eases nm arrested development
through so much reading that makes
no demand upon. aesthetic sensibility,
30 that one " apt to bring TO fine
story full Of delicate shades of thought
and fleeing the same mind which he
yields to newspaper. putting blunt
interrogas on as to it's meaning as con
veyed in the terms OF rational prep
ositien. and the wrher', charm is Who'll
~ lost upon him. HarPcr's
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-13

Disadvantages OF an Even Temper.
II is usunl 10 envy the even tempered
people-those who are never unauly
nlatesl or cast dswn. WHO knit on
plain" all the time lfene ike that sort
of Thing il would he equally natural
to envy the animals COWS and rigs, for
Instance whose serenity IL seldom dis
tnrbel For my part s1ink those even
tempered people lose nine-fenihs of the
pleasure Of existence. The depths OF
grief and gloom pints which impusiye
people'are thrown, are amply made up
for BY the equally unreasonable and
unreasonihg Joy into which they spring
at the slightest postible excuse,x and
the sorrew of a quarrel with dear
one is raid for In THE delight Of. max
Ing. UP, Pdrents are very apt to I'M
press on their children the beauty OF
this even disposition, but so far as
can see tho only beseht derived from
1t is an linwrinkled complexion. bona.
hoes Magazine
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-13
D 9 . o = - . . . % I
= BUSINESS LOCALS. :
, Q . . . . . Q . . .

Fl. Sanders q Son, farming impie-
ments and wagons. High grade gro
ceries and fine coffees q specially
Cairo Iron and Machinery Suppl,
Store, j. B. Reed. Prop, zoos Ohio.
iron. steel and heavy hardware. mill
supplies. betting, pumps, gas pipes.
For fresh vegetables. fancy and
staple groceries and choice meat caL
at the Walter q Sherick market
Eighth street.
Reinhard. photographer, maker OF
fine photographs. Try this gallery, you
win get fine artistic work at satisfsc-
tory prices. 211 Sixth street.
Burke's Livery. Feed and Boarding
stables. first-class livery service. A
fine line OF carriages for funeral oc-
casions. Always the best
Waldorf-Astoria and Darlington
Hall coffee is guaranteed by Ehs &
Greaney. 20O9-l1 Washington avenue.
Every drop is drop Of comfort.
Engraved calling cards--your name
engraved on copper plate lin script
and a hundred cards for $3.50. 100
cards from your own plate for s1.00
Dohn A. Miller, jeweler. eth and Com
mercial avenue.
buy, sell and take In pawn every
thing. Ladies' and gents clothing q
specially. Guy B. Perry, the pawn
broker, 5O7 Commercial avenue.
Conant G. Rennie. groceries, dry
goods and meat market and general
merchandise, leaders for everything
In their line. Let them supply you.
Ask the man who has used D.. r.
McCarthy's coal, he will tell you It
gives the most heat and that it Is
clean and desirable.
Uncle Joe's Hotel. best 800 day
house In the three states You gel
the best of everything to eat and
rink. and nice clean bed.
Harry w. Schuh's drug store has
fine line of brushes, combs and toilet
articles that ne is selling at remark
ably low prices. IT'S Commercial ave.
Uncle Joe's Glad Hand Restaurant
and Bar still takes the lead, serving
the best meals and lunches In Cairo
IT'S the peoples choice.
F. Telchman's celebrated Lone
Jack cigars are the smokers choice
Man is never better satisfied than
when smoking his choice.
If the uppers of the Uncle Sam shse
break before the soles the Eagle |
Clothing Co. will give you another
pair.
Pure wines, brSudies, bourbon and |
rye whiskies for the holiday season
Phone 222, Il. Smyth & Co, SOB and /
505 Ohio street.
d. f. McCarthy's wagons always on
time giving you plenty Of heat from
the excellent hard and soft coal he
handles. Phones 393 Cairo. 166 Bell.
Harry w. Schuh's drug store has In
stock full line of Gunthers and Low
ney's bulk and fancy box chocolates.
for Christmas presents.
P. C. Ecullin, leading caterer. Res
taurant and bar. 213 Ohio, right Q
Central station. Travellers premptl
supplied. Best cuisine and service.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-13
A Homan Hufcher'n Shon.

The Museum of Antiquities at Ores
den has an interesting marble relief
from Rome which represents an an
cient butcher shop of oblong shape
divided by a pillar into two unequal
parts. In the greater stands the butch
or, with high chopplng block resting
on three substantial legs before him,
while behind him hang the steelyard
and Il cleaver he himself being occu-
pied in dividing n rib of meat with an
other cleaver. on the wall above him,
just as with us, is n row of hooks near
10 each other, on which hang pieces Of
meat already dressed-a rib and leg
OF meat. a pork joint and udders "a
tidbit Of the Romans,; also lungs and
liver, andNast of all the favorHe boar's
head. On the left, in the smaller divi-
sion of the shop, the wife Of the butch
er sits in an easy chair, with an ac-
count book on her knees, engaged in
assisting the business of her husband
by acting as boc&keeper.