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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15
COST OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
Sum Required Annually to Maintain 1t
and Other Einures.


The white house I'D to date has cost
about 100000, of which nearly one
third has been paid for furniture and
interior decoration. Originally the
state Of Virginia gave $4,000 to build
it, Maryland adding $4,000. To main
tain the white house costs from s25, 600
to $4,000 year, the appropriation for
this purpose varying considerably.
But every now and then there is some
thing extra to be paid for and congress
is called upon to give an extra $4,000
or $4,000 The biggest pull of this
Kind ever made was for $550,000,
which was spent couple of years ago
IN partial reconstruction of the in
terror and in the addition of wing
like terraces and an Office building.
Every now and then a new set of
china has to be provided, and usually
that costs about $25 ,000-rather big
point OF view. Repairs run up to a
large amount annually, white paint
| being an important item.
The president gets his pay every
month in the shape of a check, or,
more accurately speaking, a war
rant" for $4,1e6.67, which is sent by
messenger to the white house A
memorandum of the amount due is
made out by the auditor for the state
department and is sent to the war,
rant division of the treasury, where it
is examined and marked as approved.
! The secretary of the treasury signs
it, the comptroller certifies it as cor,
rect and then Mr.. Roosevelt receives
his money. The smallest warrant
ever issued by. the treasury depart,
ment was in favor of a president of
the United States. 1t was for one cent
and was forwarded from Washington
to Mr.. Cleveland at Gray Gables, the
sum being due to close the account OF
salary for the fiscal year.-Saturday
Evening Post.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15
Shreveport Earnest.

La: Evidence of the
asg course being pursued by
aealth authorities toward the
y q persons from uninfected
aed district was furnished
Wien the. Board of Health
N We request II President B. C.
q the State Normal School
llocAes, for permission for
. pass through Shreveport
return from the institution.
a's are all school teachers
Ols Of returning to their re-
seaool districts, which would
- - 70 pass through the city,
: Pacific Road agreeing to
nen a special coach for the
4 resolution was passed pro,
lae sale Of fish caught in
2 tor thirty DAYS.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15
a..ires on WeII.Earned Pens en-.

Miss Annie A. Baldwin of Newark,
n T.. who for forty-seven consecutive
years has been teacher in the New
ark schools. was retired on half sal
arv for life at meeting of the board
Of education last week. This step was
taken at the request of Miss Baldwin
tbe commissioners acting in accord
ance with the New Jersey state law
which allows local school board TO
retire ON talf salary teachers who
have taught in the same school DIS
trict for forty or more consecutive
years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15
Copyright 1905. by Daily Story Pub Coz

He had been watching her for nearly
half an hour as she sat beneath the
perfumed, tossing purple lilacs. Her
face was upturned, rapt expression
rested in her wide blue eyes. Her
thoughts seemed to be seeking beyond
the skies. He muttered impatiently
as a procession of perambulators pro
PEELED by a chattering group of nurse
maids passed between them. The
next instant he caught her in his
arms as she sank forward uncon-
scious.
Case of starvation" said the
physician tersely. Go and get a
bowl of broth" They had carried her
into one of the small park pavilions
and she lay like broken lily, her
blue silken draperieS trailing about
her, her golden hair about her face.
HALEY ran for the soup and held
her frail body in his arms while the
physician fed her, cautiously, small
spoonfuls. Her lips opened gratefully
for the Good and, after while, she
opened her eyes languidly. With a
quiet wonder she gazed from the doc
tor to Haley, mutely asking a ques-
ton.
You tainted, ma am" said the doc
tor bluntly.
Eyes? | wonder why" her voice
was low and sweet.
From starvation. Why didn't you
sell your jewels" touching her hand
some rings, "and buy yourself food?"
Her eyes fell on the bowl.
What was in that?". she whispered,
her eyes staring affrighted.
Beef SOUP Confound it, she's
gone again." for she had given a con-
vulsive gasp and tainted.
"All for nothing" she gasped, as
she came back to life again, "all for
nothing"
1t was exactly three weeks later
that he sat beside her in the parlol
&C her home, gazing deep into hei
beautiful eyes, love and reproach min
gled in his expression.
and you don't love me-" he cried
in unbelief.
mo, it is not that" she said, turn
ing her eyes upward to the stars
winking bravely upon his suit, Il ma,
not love you. My fate is, has been anc
will be again
He gazed into the beautiful face, in
tent upon the stars, in puzzled amaze
ment. She had been a source of be
: wilderment to him since the day il
the park, when he had picked her up
half starved, taken her home and dis
covered that she was an heiress. Tit
, beWiIderment had not been so deel
but that through it had struggled, RAP
3 idly the certainty that he was hope
lessly in love with her.
. What do you mean, Lilith, viii
,, YOUR is, was, and will be'?" he cried
e forgetting to remove his arm fror
! her slender waist. 81 believe, 1 kno'
$ that you love me- Almost roughly b
e turned her face from the stars towar
him.
= "Ah, Theodore, love. earthly love,
: not for me. Long, long ago, when tn
i world was young, my love story b.
!. gun. Lilith the first lived, loved an
\ died. Born again in another centur,
she again lived her little life, her Ii
tie dream of love, and so on, O
through the ages, she has ever su
u sered the loss of her loved one. H
has been sacrificed. martyred, assass
h
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15


back to the groveling earth again"
"Sweetheart," he said, masterfully,
come to me. Why fool your precious
life away waiting for an assassinated
shape Of a man, when |, I, full OF life
and love hold out my arms to you"
attempting to draw her entirely into
their clasp.
Theodore" she sighed, softly,
drawing away from him, "he has
owed me for centuries. No, no" Uehe-
mently, SAY no more. 1t is written.
1t is fate. | wait. wait she cried.
rising in an ecstasy of passion, throw
ing her arms to the silent stars. Il
wait longingly, loving for isis
tenes"
And is that his name?" he began
aggressively, then a great light Hood
ed his worried brain. Swiftly he turn-
ed toward her, in dulcet tones he
cried:
"Ah, Lilith, Lilith, star of the past.
why didst thou not reveal thyself
little sooner. Here am l."
Drawing away from him in alarm.
she half pushed him away.
Theodore" she faltered, what is
the matter"
81 am Tsistenes," he cried, sinking
at her feet.
why, your name is Theodore, she
said, pitifully. Was he gone mad
with love?
my middle name is Tsistenes," he
! declared, dearest, didst thou not
know it,"
81 thought your middle name was
Thomas" she said, crisply.
Thomas. No." !
"But you said So
"Only, dearest, because | did not
wish to reveal my name until met
my spirit BRIDE
But you wanted to marry me, and
did not know that was anything to
YOU" she said, coldly drawing away.
did not my heart speak,"
Eyes, and if had not been your
spirit bride, it would have spoken
again to some one else
Never" he cried, ferVently. ut has
been, it is, it could not be otherwise
ut is very strange" she said crltl'
cally, chat all this developed SO sud-
denly"
"Ah. my dearest, my soul had nor
yet risen to the blue ether to which
YOU have attained"
She burst into wild weeping
"And I was starving myself, purify
ing myself to meet the first, the last'
the lover of eternity, and you say that
Won are that lover and you have made
no effort to uplift yourself to make
ready for that meeting.
He sprang to his feet and caught her
to his breast.
Ill starve myself to death, If it will
please you, my Lilith, he cried, dra'
matically, IF you want to wait an
other century for me, but it looks a
little foolish when We are here and
II ali right and might as we'll fill out an
If other chapter in the legend"
~ "The legend. All. Theodore she
sighed. Theodore, are you telling
is me the. truth? Are you my isis
O.. tenes?"
81 swear it," he cried, pointing t
4 the twinkling stars. Dearest coax
70 ingly, ARE you so very much disap
v pointed?"
,e Moo" she confessed, hiding he
d head upon his breast, for since me
N. Won, II rather fancied he wou!
be resemble you, Tsistenes-or-cr-
er Thomas
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15
Amos Rusie Works for Small WAGES.

Amos Rusie, once famous pitcher
of the New York club of the National
baseball league, is lumber hand and
has been engaged In this business in
the southern part of Indiana for some
time at $3.50 day. 1t is now an
nounced that he, has obtained. bet.
ter position in Cairo, Ill, where he
will receive 81 day. Rusie received
$4,000 a year while with the New
York club, but for the last two years
he has drawn only $3.50 a day. 1t is
not likely he will ever re-enter the
baseball field.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15
irsynu Crew of X. c. S,

Z
asasl La: The surveying crew
Aansas City Southern Railroad,
Ay 4. E. Parent, chief engineer
Dad, arrived here Saturday
Aie Charles, from which point
Y been laying out the route of
shich that company proposes
iaet through this section to
0uge. Mr.. Parent and his men
anence. surveying the route
lefe to Baton Rouge at once
make this town their head,
as long as the corps is work
Ais Vicinity.
Assessor C. F. Bailey has filed
snent roll for the town fol
owing a total assessment Oh
an Increase over last veal
40.
'saAer here has been unusual
Jog the past three days, but
IAN mas fallen, which lowered
eFsture greatly.
= opening rapidly, and near
gns IN the parish are now IL
The farmers are bringing
. Of their cotton to market
Z % wait for better prices
assAeFally in this section will
oas-half Of the averagt
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15
a Contributor.

"Have you ever contributed to the
happiness of your fellow man. asked
the very serious person.
"Sure | have" answered the sardon-
ic citizen. 81 am one of the policy
holders whose premiums bought fancy
dinners and paid family pensions. ~
Washington Star
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15
j s'al fumlsatlon Postponed.

aavile, La: Owing to the
O the carload of sulphur
1'a sulphur, La, it has been
afy to postpone the gen.
a'lOn in this town. The sui
pse'ed to arrive in a day or
mayor will select one day
general fumigation day.
slasonyille rice mill has re,
lgnnent of 779 sacks of
alaen and LeBocuf, Flea.
IN Iberville parish.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15
SUMMARY OF TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH

RuoJapanese with preamble recung
Russas and his
desiring to close the war between then
and appointed pnpoenae and furnished them
come TO an
a of details of which follows
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15

mated. Ever new, perennial has that
love been born again in the cycles OF
the past. Now |, l, Lilith, daughter OF
the gods, live and love again"
"And where" he said, ferceIy, rs
this ancient lover? I'd like an intro.
duction to him
"As yet | know not" she said
dreamily. "But he will come, come
soon," clasping her hands in ecstasy
81 would think him pretty we'll done
I'D by this time, sweetheart" he SAID,
coaxingly, drawing her closer. 81 hon
estly don't believe there Will be
enough left of him to keep another
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15
NEWS.

Ia: While a large
: .ho loan of 100000 Sc
J site from the state ifs
~ Ren devoted to the
..,pssing the yellow fever
~ ,,,,s the governor has not
AMI Of the claims OF other
,ocaIitles in the state where
!, appeared to a share OF
through the State Board
New Orleans a number
4 parishes in which the fe-
.,,ssred have been given
,natry, as in the city the
leeds on the policy of
4 late aid as an auxiliary to
.,'s,stlons to fight the fever.
\ reat principle of Selt,help
Y ii9sntiiea with the fever
~ state from its inception,
.rsalt. thus far attained have
s1lnlonstrated the wisdom OF
!, Bsancial aid has been or is
syied Jefferson parish n h,.t the
Esnner, the town of Patter-
Nv, ~, Of Lake Providence, and
aides by the state, acting
= governor and state Board
under the governors in
I The city of Alexandria has
1, assistance, and the appll-
.,irav under consideration.
M towns and localities nam
srge local contributions to
|, ,anDaign fund, and in each
id supplemented these con-
= Other towns and lOcali-
ring for state aid should pre-
4, APPLICATIONS with the show
through individual or com
.rnIcipal or parOchial contrl-
hnds have been raised and
!, expended and that the state
alpd on to assist. A village
iIle, for instance, may be it.
,ut the means to contribute,
NV the citizens of the village,
ndsh in which such village
fa1ASA - =, ,
h q able to contribute and
a0.
,sber the state has thus fal
ea 100000 to the New Or
And A second installment OF
s.s forwarded on Friday &c
s,des JanVier, chairman, or
sitlOn of that gentleman. I'm
rule adopted by the governor
vFea by Mayor Behrman, Col
and the United States Public
nd Marine Hospital Service
ot New Orleans will contrib
30 when this second state in
IL i exhausted, to be followed
mby q contribution OF $4,000
citizens fund. This was the
ns done when the state made
contribution of $4,000. Ii
b he state is only called OF
dirty days to contribute means
Cue the fight in New Orleans.
policy has been shown to b.
sst one that could have beer
under the circumstances, a
IS the governor in a position t,
aate financial aid to all de
owns and localities afflicted
prevailing fever in epidemi
1 vas to have been high mas
lepOse Of the soul of the lat
sop Chapele was changed t
Nnary low mass on account G
iOuEeement of a case of yelloI
aefei Fathers Holtgrove G
zine and Bacuet of Brusl
Who were conducting the Sc
aeiyed notice from the healt
d their respective parishe
luarantine would be institute
Baton Rouge at once.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15
Unlocked For.

lust when we think we've fixed the gold
en- mean
Life and life's lofty .issues-weighing
With fractional precision, close and
Thought. motive, word and deed-there
comes between
Some wayward circumstances, some
Some tempers fret, some moods unwise
To mar the equilibrium, unforeseen.
And spoil our nice adjustment! Happy
Whose souls calm equipoise can know
no jar, H.. Lotds
the scales o,,
steadfaSt star
Is the same hand that on the sacred tree rec
Bore for his sake the anguish OF the
Margaret ]. Preston.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15

Frank Flint of California. recently
elected to the seat of Thomas R. Bard
in the United States senate, came
very near being a native of the Gold
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-15

en- state. He missed it by two years,
having been born in Massachusetts
before his parents moved. tie has
lived in Los Angeles twenty years.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-30
"DoN'TS" FOR GIRLS.

Girls should not
Look upon matrimony as devoid of
seriousness and responsibility.
Take up the time of others with
stories which overflow with incrim-
nations,
Think they have the right to say
what they please to man.
Be too ready to accept favors from
men of their own sphere.
Make a great display of jewelry in
places not in keeping Herewith.
Go too far in the way of practical
joking with young chaps.
Show a wish to figure in affairs
which are above their finances.
Imagine that spontaneous admira-
tion is genuine affection.
Discuss subjects with men which be-
long entirely to women.
Fall into the habit of talking about
the failure of others.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-30
ON SWEEPING A ROOM.
Hardwood Floors Infinitely Prefer
able to Carpets, But Where Latter
Are Used Clean Strenuously.

1t requires skill and patience to sweep
room properly. The chief mistake
made by the novice is in taking long,
heavy strokes. Short, light strokes
which are firm do the work as it should
be done. 1t is always best to sweep a
heavy Brussels carpet or one of similar
make once with the grain and then
across it, going over each three or four
yards in this way until the entire carpet
is swept. When carpet is old and worn
evenly this is not necessary, but If it is
new or has perceptible ridges in the
weaving this method should be followed.
After going over room thoroughly,
allow the dust to settle, and in ten or
fifteen minutes give 1t the final brushing
sweeping once again rather lightly.
This can be done with carpet sweeper
or dampened broom. Tea leaves scat
tered over the carpet, however, are bet
ter than either They should be wrung
out and loosely sprinkled over the car
pet just before this final sweeping.
1t is good plan to add a cupful of salt
to every two cupfuls of tea leaves used.
The salt seems to brighten the colors Of
a faded carpet, as well as to aid in the
removal of dust. When this second
sweeping is over use a whisk broom
around the corners and at the edges of
the carpet.
After the walls are busted and the car
pet is thoroughly swept, some house
keepers wipe off the carpets surface
with cloth dipped in salt and water
and then thoroughly wrung out. This
Will remove every atom of dust A cloth
used for this purpose must be frequently
rinsed out in fresh water, and then
dipped again into salt and water, wiring
ing thoroughly. Other housekeepers rub
the carpet with cloth wrung out as dry
as possible from water to which two
tablespoonfuls Of ammonia have been
added for every gollon. This will also
brighten faded colors.
1t is needless to say that in sweeping
as thoroughly as this everything in the
room should either be removed or cov-
cred carefully with busting sheets.
Housekeepers who are buying heavy
pieces of furniture should select only
those that can be set on casters, so that
they can be pushed out and the dust un-
der them removed.
1t is great mistake to neglect sweep
Ing as thoroughly as this once a week.
Dust that becomes ground into a carpet
wears it out more than anything else.
Fortunately, many houses of to-day are
built with hardwood floors. so that this
burden of sweeping Is materially les
sened. Wood floors are easily swept with
hair brushes or rubbed with crude Pc
troleum or simply polished with wax
ing brush.-N. Y. Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-30
NOVEL CHICKEN DISHES.
An Excellent Recipe for Chicken Pud-
ding and Full Directions for Civ
ing the Meat Wild Flavor.

An improvement on old-fashioned
chicken pie, which was always a rath-
er insipid dish, is chicken pudding.
Cut up two chickens. if a good-siZed
pudding is wanted, and fry them in a
very hot saucepan with chopped salt
pork and a few slices of onion. The
frying is merely to seal the outside,
and five minutes is ample time to al
low for this. Fill the saucepan half
full of boiling water, season with salt
and pepper and stew the chicken until
it is quite tender. Remove from the
liquor and place in a baking dish.
Make a batter with -four, milk. a
Tablespoonful of butter and three eggs.
whites and yOlks beaten separately.
Pour this over the chicken and bake.
Boil down the liquor iR which the
chicken was stewed, thicken with a
roux of -four and butter, and serve In
a sauce boat with the pudding.
Chicken cooked after the following
recipe closely resembles prairie chick
en-: Large fowls are slowly steamed
until tender. In a deep skillet place
a heaping tablespoonful of butter. sew
eral slices of bacon, half dozen pep
percorns and half dozen whole
cloves. Roll the pieces of chicken in
salted flour and fry until brown. At
the last moment add a cupful of cream,
allow it to heat and serve at once
Good Housekeeping.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-30
An Ex-Sheri6 Talks.

Scott City, Kan, March 2Oth.-(Special)
Almost every newspaper tells of cures
of the most deadly of kidney diseases by
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Bright's Disease.
Diabetes, Rheumatism and Bladder trou-
bles, in fact any disease that s of the
kidneys or caused by disordered kidneys
is readily cured by this great American
remedy.
But it is in curing the earlier stages of
Pills are doing their greatest work. They
are preventing thousands of cases of
Bright's disease and other deadly ailments
by curing Kidney Disease when it first
shows its presence in the body.
Speaking of this work Ex-Sheriff James
Scott of Scott County, says:
81 have used eight boxes of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and must say that they are just
the thing for Kidney Disease. We have
tried many kidney medicines but Dodd s
Kidney Pills are the best of all"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-30
Mrs. Ella Lee
Mrs. Ella Lee, Frankford Ind writ,

Mrs. Ella Lee, Frankford, Ind. writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
II want to thank you for what your medi-
cine has done for me
Three years ago had inflammation Of the
ovaries and ulcers on my womb was under
the doctors care for about three months, and
the only time L was not in pain was when
under the influence of morphine The doctor
finally said | never would be better, and
would be an invalid the rest of my life. / had
given up In despair, but one evening l camo
across one Of your advertisements and decided
to write you for advice. l did so and COM
menced to take Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound. l began to improve at once
and to-day l am well woman, and know
it is all due to your advice and medicine.
Mrs. j. II. Farmer of 28O9 Elliott
Avenue, st. Louis, Mo-, writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
i cannot thank you enough for what your.
| advice and medicines have done for me.
They have done me more good than all the
doctors ever had.
:" For the last eight years have suffered
with female troubles; was very weak; had
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work; but am happy to say Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has made a
different woman of me- | am in perfect
health and have gained In weight from 9S
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NO other medicine in the world has
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has such a record for actual cures of
female ills as has Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Mrs Pinkham invites all sick women
to write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health. Address,
Lynn, Mass.