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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
An Honest Opinion.

Mineral, Idaho. Oct. l6th.-(Spe.
cial .)-That a sure cure has been dis
covered for those sciatic pains that
make so many lives miserable Is the
firm opinion Of Mr.. D. S. Colson, a
well-known resident Of this place, and
he does not hesitate to say that cure
Is Dodd's Kidney Pills. The reason
Mr.. Colson Is so firm In his opinion
is that he had those terrible pains and
is cured. Speaking Of the matter he
says:
81 am only too happy to say Dodd's
Kidney Pills have done me lots or
good. had awful pains in my hip so
could hardly walk. Dodd's Kidney
Pills stopped 1t entirely. think they
are a grand medicine"
All Sciatic and Rheumatic pains are
caused by Uric Acid in the blood.
Dodd's Kidney Pills make healthy kid
news and healthy kidneys strain all
the Uric Acid out OF the blood. With
the cause removed there can be no
Rheumatism or Sciattca.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
SAW BRIGHT FUTURE FOR BOY.
Knew Enough to improve His Mind
in Odd Moments.

1t so CHANGED that all the passen.
gers that entered one of the elevators
in tall building were going above
the sixth floor, so they had olportihi
ty to glance at the book Which the
young elevator man had been read
ing, and which lay face up on Ills
stool. He had been so intcntly read
Ing it before starting with his paSsen-
gers as to be almost distracted. al
though very lively and handy with
the actual work once the start was
made
"I'll bet that book Is an Indian
fighting Observation-Disclosures" whispered
one passenger to another he knew.
mo; he's too old for that-Id say
it was a thriller Of love romance"
Cor one of the six best sellers OF
the month" interjected third
Everybody was interested. All were
"rubbering' at the book aud when the
group of passengers got out OF the
cage one deliberately stopped and
looked at 1t.
Young America forever" he said;
ut is a volume Of Blackstone. This
kid will be sitting on the bench some
day."-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
OId.Time Rampaue.

Jennings. La: The Moonshine well
No. 4 created intense excitement at
the jennings oil field shortly before
noon Saturday when 1t gave an exhi-
bition of one of the old-time blowouts
which were common in the early his
tory of the field. W0rkmen were en-
deavoring to get some old pipe out of
the we'll and discharged charge OF
dynamite in the hole to loosen the
pipe at the bottom. When the dyna-
mite was discharged it in some man
ner opened up a gas pocket and began
to stir things up considerably. Rocks
and stones were thrown to height OF
several hundred feet and the immense
gas pressure threw the big crown
block off the top of the 72-foot derrick.
The roar could be heard for several
hundred feet distant. In about twenty
minutes the workm'en succeeded in
checking the flow of gas. During the
time the we'll was in action the Morse
Oil Company boilers were in great
danger from the stones and rocks that
rained down upon the boiler house like
hail stones.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
UNCLE IKE HAD A GRIEVANCE
Couldn't Vote for d Candidate Who
Wasted His Money.

When the late Melbourne H. Ford
made his run for Congress he over
looked nothing that he thought would
improve his chances Of election. One
of his moves was the taking OF an Or
chestra to a meeting held in one OF
the small towns near Grand Rapids.
This generous departure may have
won him several votes, but it unques'
tiOnably lost him one. Every village
has its character, and the one there
was Uncle Ike"
Whenever that orchestra broke
forth Uncle Ike" fastened a fierce
glance upon the bass drummer. Dur
ing the ordeal the jaws OF the village
character worked like those Of buck
rabbit eating cabbage, and his white
beard of the spinach pattern waved
furiously in unison. Next morning
one of those who had watched the &C
tiOns of Uncle Ike drew him out or
the subject. keeping in mind that ht
played the bass drum in the loca
"sheepskin' band, and that jealousy
seems an inseparable part of the mu
steal temperament.
Il suppose that you'll vote for Ford
Uncle Ike?'
Then you better hire some smarte.
Teller to do your suppoSin'. No maj
kin have my support that wastes hi
own money like it was water"
What do you mean, Uncle Ike"
well, you hain't no musicianer, bu
I'd like to know what sense there wa
in payin out money fur haulin tina
bass drum and the man with it clear
| out here. He didn't hit the durne'
thing mOre'n four times. and he wa
out O tune every dOggone hit. DE
troit Free Press.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
LOUISIANA NEWS.

Baton Rouge, La: J. B. Aswell,
state superintendent of education, will
urge, at the coming session OF the
state board Of education, the ISSUANCE
of a proclamation by that board nam.
ing an arbOr day for Louisiana, to be
celebrated by the school children OF
the state by the planting OF trees. The
date for arbOr day will be set for some
time in February, which is the best
month for the planting OF trees III
Louisiana, The establishment OF a
bird day will also be among the mat
ters considered by the state board OF
education, the idea being to lnsull in
TO the minds of the youth of the state,
by literary exercises in the public
schools, a love for BIRDS and respect
for laws enacted for their preSerya
ton.
The following letter was sent out on
Saturday by the state superintendent
of education to the parish superintend
ents throughout louisiana:
KINDLY make careful investigation
and write me within ten days stating
whether the publishers have on sale
in your parish wherever needed, the
ad0Dted text books in sufficient guam
titles TO supply all your schools in
satisfactory manner. This lntOrma
ton is greatly needed, 50 that | may
convey the same to the state board OF
educatOn.'
1t is the intention Of the state su
perintendent to look into conditions o.
the school book supply over the state
and if the publishing houses are no
carrying out their contracts TO main
tain one or more repositories in every
parish, and keep the books within
easy reach of the school children, the
state board of education, at its cominG
meeting, will take action upon the
| matter.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Railroad Line a Probability.

POinte a la Hache. La: The Louis
lana Navigation and Fisheries Compa-
nv, Limited. held a meeting Monday,
at which was discussed the Importance
of railroad communication between
New Orleans and BurrWood, at South
west Pass, and steps were taken by
the company to accomplish this end.
Hon Theo. S. Wilkinson Of Myrtle
Grove Plantation, who was mere re-
Gently, stated that the cane crops on
his several plantations suffered little
injury from the heavy winds Of last
Saturday and Sunday. and that he eX'
poets to begin grinding Oct. % or y.
The mammoth Myrtle Grove mill has
been thoroughly overhauled, and it is
expected to grind the cane OF all the
Myrtle Grove Company in two and
half months time.
The heavy rains Of last week, which
proved detrimental to truck farmers
and rice planters, were, on the other
hand,( beneficial to the oysters, which
were supplied with necessary fresh
water, serving to quickly fatten them
and resulting in better prices.
Rice planters have resumed thresh
ing. which has been interfered with
for over ten days by inclement wealth
er.
The Neptune Canning Factory and
the Crescent Factory. OF Buras, are
now In operation. These factories
which for the past two months have
been canning shrimps, are. now can
ming oysters, supplied by local fisher
men.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
THIN BLOOD-WEAK NERVES
Ono Follows the Other, but Or. VIII.
lIams' Pink Pills Quickly
Cure Both.

The steady use of particular set OF
muscles tends to chronic fatigue, which
produces faulty or difficult motion,
trembling, cramps and even paralysis.
Writers, telegraphers, tallOrs and seam
stresses are among the classes most
threatened in this way with the loss OF
their power to earn living. The fol.
lowing instance shows that nerve power
may be recovered after it seems entirely
lost, if the right means are taken. Mrs.
O. S. Blacksten, OF No. 5S4 North Bow
man street, Mansfield, Ohio, says:
For years my hands would become
so numb at times that | would drop
ANYTHING l attempted to lift. Later
thew became SO bad that could not sew
any longer, and at last | could scarcely
do ANYTHING at all with my hands. At
night the pricking sensations would
come on worse than ever, and my hands
and arms would pain so that dreaded
to 60 to bed. Ny family doctor gave me
some nerve tablets. They helped me
little, but only for short time after L
! had taken them and if | happened 10 Dc
without them for a day Or two would
! be as bad as ever OF even worse. lnally
l got box of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
and began to take them.
THE result was surprising. BY the
time had taken the last pill in my flrst
box | could see gain. Thanks to DR..
Williams Pink Pills, lam now all right.
/ can sleep undisturbed by pain, and for
two years have been as we'll as ever
DR.. Williams Pink Pills feed the
nerves by making new, rich blood and
in this way have cured nervous diseases
of every description from simple rest
lessness to paralysis. They have ban
ished the tortures of neuralgia. the
weakness of nervous prostranon, the
disability and awful pain of locomotor
ataxia. They are sold by all druggists
or direct bv the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company. Schenectady, n. y.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Teachers Recoonize Association

Clinton, La: A number OF public
school teachers of the parish met here
and reorganized the East Feliciana
Parish Teachers Association. Prof.
D. C. Lunsford. principal of the Nor
wood High school, was elected presi-
dent, and Miss Matte Brame. secre-
tary. Addresses were made by Prof.
Lunsford. Parish Superintendent A. E..
Miller, President Chas. c. Miller OF
Centenary College. aud Rev. W. H..
Coleman. The object of the associa-
ton is to bring about closer relations
between the teachers Of the parish,
with a view to promoting uniformity
in the work. Monthly meetings will
be held.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Revived Old Friendship.

Col. Leroy Templeton and James G..
Totten of Indianapolis are large land
owners in Newton county, Indiana.
They are also friends of many years
standing. Some time ago they got
into a dispute regarding their adjoin-
ing property and Templeton sued for
100000 damages. The case was
fought through several terms and the
old friends had become enemies. One
day they met by accident in kentland.
Acting on a sudden impulse, Totten
extended his hand and said: We're
a couple of fools" Templeton grasped
the proffered hand, cordially agreed
with the observation made and in half
an hour the two were dining together,
having reached an agreement.-Chl'
cago Chronicle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
He Was Detained,

'I'd have been out ten days sooner"
said the man, who had just been lib
Grated from prison, IF it hadn't been
for the chaplain"
"And what did he have to do with
it," was asked.
at was him that had me detained
I'D there. He comes to my cell one
afternoon to see how | was getting
on, and after a little he asks:
"And what crime did you commit,
nv man, that they sent you here?
"Tt was highway robbery, your
reverence, says |, and now give me
YOUR confidence and tell me what you
are in for" -Cleveland Plaindealer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Edhen Pasha, Brave Soldier

strung nervousness. In his pocket he
had the kilograms of congratulations
from the emperor and which paved
the way for future honors for him.
The sun rose for him that day.
The Turks, on the contrary, never
smiled. Their eyes were inexpress-
IDLY sad. They made it quite plain
that they wished the surrender ar
rangements made as short as possible
that they might withdraw to privacy.
When Skobeloff proposed glass of
wine Osman Pasha looked at Edhem,
then both gravely declined, as | was
told later. on account of some relig-
ious scruple.
AS the Turkish troops filed by we
could see what awful straits they had
been put to. They stepped like veter-
ans, but their bodies were emaciated,
their clothes in tatters, shoes gone
and rags wound in their place. Many
of the men were sobbing aloud for the
surrender. The Russians were most
courteous to them; the rank and file
of the yictOrs behaved splendidly.
When everything was over the two
Turkish generals made Skobeloff a
profound bow and requested permits
sion to withdraw, which he gave at
once. They did not look back as they
went away. Osman Pasha had his
eyes on the ground. Edham Pasha
his on the mountain peaks and blood.
stained defense below. "-ChicagO
Post.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Composer Over Fond of Coffee.

The Italian composer Donizetti was
accustomed to immune himself in a
room, with a quantity Of music paper.
pen and ink, and three or four coffee
pots full of coffee. He began imbib
ing these when he began to write and
continued until the supply was ex-
hausted Then he ordered in more.
and when that was finished another
supply. The amount of coffee which
he drank was fabulous-yet he deem.
ed it entirely necessary for his insplra.
ton. As the result Of such extraor.
binary habit the once handsome man
contracted the yellow complexion
which We are apt to associate with a
chinese or a Hindoo; his lips were
generally jet black, his nervous sys.
tenn broke down, and this brought in
it's active train the premature decay
of his faculties. ..-..
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
From Ancient DAYS.

Lounges" touches" sofas, "tete-
a-tetes" or seats are no longer talk
ed about, for the old-fashioned set
tie" is the accepted favorite of the
present day. Set by the fireplace or
on the side porch, the old Kensington
rears its high carved back, the Chip
pendale braces it's slender legs, and
the "saw.horse settle" turns out its
fc.,t Of claws. Even the popular divan
has to hide its diminished head under
its multiplicity of pillows before the
wrought rams heads Of the new set
ties, which are said to be a reproduc'
ton of a style in use thousand years
before the Christian era.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Boar Creates legal Tangle.

A collision between motor-car ana
a wild boar has led to extraordinary
legal proceedings in German court
Nine. Senyer-Bettaque, the well-known
singer OF Munich. was passing through
a forest in the course 81 a motor
car tour, when the boar charged the
car, seriously damaging it as we'll as
breaking telegraph pole. The forest
authorities Immediately sen. Nine.
Bettaque a bill for s2 los. for the
loss of the boar, and the telegraph
authorities asked her to pay los dam
age to the pole. She in turn has
brought an action against the forest
authorities for compensation for In
juries to herself and her car.-Mon
treal Herald.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Rerartee With a Stinq.

An old-time lawyer relates this incl
dent of Joseph H. Choates career at
the bar. He was opposed to a hot
tempered attorney by no means his
equal in repartee. In the progress of
the case Choate's adversary wholly
departed from his self-control and
threatened physical hurt to his oppo-
nent. 81 can whip six like you" as.
serted the lawyer. Choate looked at
him with a profound, calm contempt.
when l was boy" he returned, my
father owned a bull. He was Won
der to fight. He could whip all the
cattle in the neighborhood and did it..
But at that" concluded the young
man, "he couldn't win a lawsuit"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Whose Tramp Was This?

A Scotch tramp having collapsed ex.
actly on the boundary line between
Cockermouth and Wigton fCumber-
land) unions, a question as to which
union was called upon to relieve him
was gravely discussed by Wigton
board
AS it happened that the tramp's
head and body were on the Wigton
side of the line, it was argued that
this was the portion of his anatomy
most needing assistance. Wigton
agreed to accept the responsibility
London News.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Survival of the Fittest.
parrot met a graphophone

A parrot met graphOphone
And listened to it's chat
Let me depart they heard her groal
Il can't compete with that
A lion, once the jungles pride.
Heard of a famous trust
Talk of the lions share he sighed
One gasp and he was dust.
A polecat sat beside the way
An auto by him rushed;
He died at the first Whit. they say.
He was so dazed and crushed.
A trolley swiftly cleft the air
Fan shook her head and cried.
Now wouldn't that make any mare
Commit race suictde?''
Thus at no very distant date,
Since good must yield to best,
Old Mother Naturell abdicate
And man will do the rest,
New York Times.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20

Ruston, La: The bricklayers en-
ployed on the ]. w. Williams building
went on a strike Wednesday for high
er wages. The contractors were pay
ing 65l cents per hour and the union
demanded Is cents per hour, which
was refused.
Donaldsonville, La: The jury COM
mission, with Clint Pierce, w. E. Cage
and Edgar Fortier in attendance, met
Friday and drew the jury for the ap-
preaching term of the Criminal Dis
trict Court, which convenes Oct. %.
On accoutn of the heavy docket OF
criminal business petit juries were
darwin for two weeks. A new grand
jury was also drawn.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Deal in Mill Property Reported.

Amite City, La: 1t is stated that
the Banner Lumber Company. OF Kent
wood, has sold its properties to the
Brooks & Seaman Company.
Surgeons have extracted the bullet
from Town Marshal 7. B, Sowells
shoulder. This bullet has seriously
affected the officers health since he
was shot by Preston Ard, negro, on
Sept. / last, but since the successful
operation he is feeling much improved
and is rapidly regaining his strength.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
More About Shakespeare.

"A certain MIR. Stolzemburg, who
lives in America, announces that the
works attributed to Shakespeare were
written by syndicate" says a
writer. "Mr. Stolzemburg must have
been living long way out of the cur
rent of affairs, or he would know that
his theory is old-fashioned. Homer
was a syndicate. Scott was syndi-
cate. Don't we all know that Dumas
employed many hands on his 70,
mances? Now the really interesting
discovery about the man who wrote
Shakespeare is that he was a native
of Bayeux, whose name was Jacques
Pierre, which was easily corrupted
into Shakespeare"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Witty Autograph Brought Gift.

Andrew Carnegie greatly admires
Ernest Haeckel, the famous scientist
of the University of Jena, and not
long ago he commissioned young
man who was about to become STU
dent at Jena to get him Haeckel au-
tograph. The autograph in English,
in due course arrived. 1t read: "Er-
nest Haeckel gratefully acknowledges
the receipt from Andrew Carnegie Of
a Zumpt microscope for the biological
laboratory of the Jena university" A
microscope. needless to say arrived,
with Mr.. Carnegie's compliments, at
Jena. within few weeks.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
AGED Postoffice Clerks.

An aged clerk in the Boston post
office, because Of age and infirmities
has resigned from his position, He is
now 50 years old and has been en-
ployed in the service nearly fifty-seven
years. In point Of age the money
order clerk in the Belfast postofice,
Augustus Perry, surpasses the record
of the Boston clerk. Mr.. Perry having
passed his ninetieth birthday last
May. He daily performs his duties
at the Office and is smart and active
as man many years his junior
Bagor (Me.) Commercial.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
TOO FAST IN HIS CONCLUSION
Collins Not Aware of Character OF
Womans Husband.

collins moi aware OF NhaTdCteT OF
Woman's Husband.
The late Patrick A. Collins, mayor
of Boston, studied law at Harvard. A
Harvard man said of him:
collins was above all things a
friend of progress. The progress of
woman delighted him. He was glad
to see a woman educating herself from
shut-in and subordinate place in the
household into free and equal part
nership with her husband there.
"He liked to see wife treated lib
orally and reasonably. Nothing an
gered him more than to see coarse.
)ow-witted brute of man domineer-
inc over a woman twice his superior
in quickness and intelligence.
"On the subject of household ex-
penses | had him tell committee OF
women once about a certain home mis-
sionary movement.
In this movement every participant
was to contribute a dollar that she
had earned herself by hard work.
THE night of the dollars collection
came and various and droll were the
stories Of the moneys earning. One
woman had shampooed her hair, an
other had baked doughnuts, another
had got newspaper subscriptions, and
so on.
"The chairman turned to hand
some woman in the front row.
"'Now. madam, it is your turn, ne
said. How did you earn your dol
lar?'
81 got it from nay husband she an
swered.
"'Oho,' said he From your hus-
band? There was no hard work about
that
"The woman smiled family.
"'You don't know my husband she
said."-Chicago Chronicle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
: MzEG z7V G:MAA5Z1HZ[

reached the age limit of Ga years, is a
native Of Ohio. He entered the army
in April, 1861, as private in the
Fourth Pennsylvania infantry and was
made a second lieutenant the follow
ing July. In the civil war he was brew
cited four times for gallantry. In the
Spanish war he was made brigadler
general of volunteers. He organized
the military forces of Alaska and sup
pressed a reign of lawlessness in that
territory.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20

The country is naturally adapted for
guerrilla warfare and water is very
scarce. European horses can not sur
vive in the climate and the native
stock is depleted.
Hendrix Witbooi. chief spirit in the
rebellion, was formerly an ally of the
Germans. 1t is related that he became
a rebel after his daughter was kid,
mapped by German soldiers and taken
to their camp. Twenty thousand Ger.
man troops are engaged in the war
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20

, is in southwest Africa where the
r,.-sros in their revolt against the
w. government have in two years
' W., $40 lives and caused a total
80 GO and expense Of nearly 100000
y" Cottlors have been massacred and
..t.cbments of troops ambuscaded
,,a slaughtered. So disastrous has
~, the administration of Gov. Won
r,otha that the kaiser has recalled
lin.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Not Always Orange Blossoms.

Only in England, France and Amer
lea is the orange blossom the bridal
flower. When the German fraulein
becomes a frau her head is garanded
with myrtle. except in certain sec
tons, where gaudy wreaths of artii-
cial flowers replace the natural
blooms and are treasured from gen.
GRAFTON to generation. In Italy and
the French cantons of Switzerland
white roses are dedicated to the
brides as we'll as the dead, but in
Spain red roses and pinks lend an ad-
ditional touch of color TO the bridal
dress of black and yellow Greek
brides are garlanded. appropriately
enough, with vine leaves. and in b.
hemia rosemary is supposed to bring
luck to the bride who wears it. In
most of the countries Of Europe, how
ever, the bridal wreath is considered
as essential as the veil and pretty
sentiment clusters about the faded
wreath that is laid away. whether the
wreath be of orange blossoms or laur.