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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02
Iowa Notes.

Mrs J ] Irwin was quite sick last
week
Miss Hazel Pierce, who had the
misfortune to break her collar bone
is getting along nicely.
The men, teams and wagons of the
pipe line crew are here and the work
of laying the pipe is being pushed
rapidly
George Storer cut his foot badly
one day last week The injured men,
Der is healed, but caused George to
walk with limp
Miss Jessie Findley spent Saturday
and Sunday in Iowa Miss Findley is
now teaching at Carson, located on
the K G S railroad, in the northern
part of the parish.
Mr. and Mrs Il Longenbach, Rev
and Mrs II C Mccoy, Miss Winnie
Lyon and Arthur Melendy are at
tending the Christian Endeavor Con-
vention at Welsh
Mr. Paul Brusset has completed his
work DEGRADING and shipping out the
rice crop of 1905, or much of it
grown in this section Mr. Brusset is
a typical southern gentleman and
many friends hope for his return to
Iowa next fall
DIR Calvert is coming to the front
as one of our most enterprising bust
ness men. He has built up a good
trade in the drug line, and has re-
Gently bought the drug store property
where he will continue in business and
enlarge his stock of goods.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02

There will be a conference of tenn
perance workers and those interest
ed in the Prohibition Party move
ment in Baton Rouge, La, on Tues
day, Feb. 9, at , p. M, in the Christ
ian Church. National Chairman
Charles r. Jones, of Chicago, and
Rev. DR.. E. L. Eaton, Superintend-
ent of the Prohibition Ministerial Al
lance movement, will be present and
participate in the meeting. A cordial
invitation is extended to all men and
women interested in this subject to at
tend the conference
Respectfully.
Chas. r. Jones.
Chairman Prohibition National Com
mittee.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02
Imperfect Digestion.

Means less nutrition and in conse
quence less vitality. When the liver
fails to secrete bile, the blood becomes
loaded with bilious properties, the d.
gestion becomes impaired and the
bowels constipated. Herbine will rec
tify this; it gives tone to the stomach,
liver and kidneys, strengthens the ap.
petite, clears and improves the COM
plexion. infuses new life and vigor to
the whole system. 30 cents a bottle.
Sold by Billion Bros.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02
Pleasant and most Effective.

r. J. Chambers, Ed. indicator
Liberty, Texas. writes Dee. -. 1902
"With pleasure and unsolicited by
you, | bear testimony to the curative
power of Billiards. HOrehound Syrup.
I have used it in my family and car
cheerfullv affirm it is the most etfec.
tive and best remedy for coughs and
colds | have ever used" Sold by
Billion Bros.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02

Messrs. Anderson and Field cor
daily invite the ladies of town to take
part in the planting of trees on the
school grounds. They wish to give
notice that they will furnish the trees
at cost and do the work of planting
at an additional cost of 1Oc for each
tree. Mr. Blackford has the plat and,
will record all selections made.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02

Pastor s B Horton. of New Orleans
is spending few days in this section
in the interest OF the church work OF
Seventh Day Adventists He will
speak Friday night at 1880 O'Clock in
the Adventist meeting house, on the
subject Eden Lost toEden Restored
Services will also be held 'on Satur.
day forenoon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02
School Notes.


Lenor Phillips, of Roanoke, en-
rolled in school Wednesday,.
The school books have arrived and
all pupils can now get their books
Cora Carr is unable to be in school
today, Friday. owing to lame foot
The pupils Of the high school en-
joyed a very pleasant time in the
woods Wednesday after school.
A teacher has not yet been secured
for the high school room, it seems
that good teachers are not so plenty
ful as may be supposed.
Miss Essie Stewart is showing her.
self to be a genuine teacher, in her
work conducting some of the reel
tations in the high-school room.
Miss Steele, the new teacher of room
3 is getting along nicely, and has al
ready won the affection of her pupils
and the respect of her fellow teachers
Some of our pupils have decided
that it would have been better for
modern generations if Caesar had
died before he wrote his history Of
Gallo wars.
Miss Lillian Steele, the teacher OF
the third room, wentto Lake Charles
Friday morning to take the teacher s
examin alton, which will be held or
Friday and Saturday. Room three
is enjoying vacation today.
Miss Lillian Steele, the teacher Sc
cured to take Mrs. Reads room comes
to US with an excellent academic rec
ord. She graduated from the Oak
Park High School, Chicago, and late,
took her B. A. degree from the Mich
igan University at Ann Arbor, thar
which there is no better school in thu
United States. Miss Steelels yOung
lady who makes friends of all will
whom she comes in contact, and W,
bespeak for her a hearty welcome b.
pupils and patrons of Welsh.
The appearance of our schoO
grounds is greatly improved by tn
removal of the pile of old iron ant
rubbish which was collected after tn
school house burned, and has been al
eyesore to the public ever since. TIL
yard is being nicely graded and fixet
in good shape preparatory to settin!
the trees, which are expected to b
here the latter part of the week
Messrs. Fields and Anderson hav,
been devoting several days of thei
time to arranging the plot and stalk
ing off the places where the trees ar
to be set, These gentleman SHOULD
have the thanks of the people O
Welsh for their efforts to beautif
our school yard.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02
SPECIALLY!

The Calcasieu imple=
ment Co., Ltd, will give
some Especially Low Pric-
es on anything in the
Farm Machinery Line, in
order to reduce stock.
1t will pay you to see their
Goods and get their Prices.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02
Rev. Carlisle 2. d. Martin L, l., n

OF Waverly, Texas, writes: "Of a
morning, when first arising, often
find a troublesome collection of
phlegm which produces a cough and
is very hard To diSlodge; but a small
quantity OF Billiards. Horehound
Syrup will at once dislodge it, and
the trouble is over. | know of no
medicine that is equal to it, and it is
so pleasant to take. can most cor
daily recommend it to all persons
needing a medicine for throat or lung
trouble. Sold by Billion Bros.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02

LOS 1.-TWO youn g
mules. Will weigh be-
tween 1000 and LOO
pounds. Each marked
with a cross on jaw. A
suitable reward will be
paid for their return.
II. NJ. West.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02

Dare Thomas, one of the successful
farmers of Roanoke, was over Thurs
day and left his subscription with the
Journal
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02

We have left q few hundred sacks
of the very best Honduras and Japan
seed rice that can be obtained in this
section of the country, Jennings Rice
Milling CO.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02
The Churches,

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. DIR. G.
K. Mente, pastor. Sunday school at
10 a. m. Sermon II a m. Y. P. S.
{. E at I p. m. Sermon at s.
Wednesday prayer service at 7:30.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02

Mr. Geo E Click, of Thornwell was
a pleasant caller at our office Thurs
day and squared his subscription
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02

Children Attention!
We have the finest Sc
lection of Valentin e S
ever-at the Journal Book
Store.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02

Mr. G B Waugh, of Roanoke was q
visitor at Welsh on business Thurs.
day
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02

Bring your job work to the JOUR-
NAL Office.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-20

work is not In a more advanced condi-
ton, while the others complain that 1t has
been rushed with such haste that there
has been insufficient preparation for the
hygiene and comfort of the employees.
AS matter OF fact neither criticism is
just 1t would have been impossible to
go quicker than the commission has
gone, for such quiclness would have
meant insufficient preparation. On the
other hand, to refuse to do anything un-
Ill every possible future contingency had
been met would have caused wholly un-
warranted delay. The right course to
follow was exactly the course which has
been followed Every reasonable prepare
ton was made in advance, the hygienic
conditions in especial being made as
nearly perfect as possible; while on the
other hand there has been no timid re-
fusal 10 push forward the work because
of inability TO anticipate every possible
emergency, for, of course, many defects
can only be shown by the working OF the
system in actual practice.
In addition to attending to the health
snry to provide for policing the zone.
This is done by police force which at
present numbers over 200 men, under
| Capt. stanton. About one-fifth of the
men are white and the others black.
In different places l questioned some u
| or 80 of these men, taking them at ran
dom. They were fine set, physically
| and In discipline With one exception all
| the white men l questioned had served
| In the American army, usually In the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-20

American workingman in the United
States has no concern whatever In the
question as to whether. the rough work
on the isthmus. which is PERFORMED by
aliens In any event. is done by aliens
from one country with black skin
or by aliens from another country
with n yellow skin. Our business is
to dig the canal as efficiently and as
quickly as possible; provided always
that nothing is done that Is inhumane
to any laborers, and nothing that in
terferes with the wages of or lowers
the standard of living of our own
workmen. Having in view this prln-
ciple l have arranged to try several
thousand Chinese laborers This is de-
sirable both because we must try to
find out what laborers are most eff
Client, and, furthermore, because we
should not leave ourselves at the
mercy OF any one type of foreign
labor At present the great bulk of
the unskilled labor on the isthmus is
done by West India negroes, chiefly
from Jamaica, Barbados, and the other
English possessions. One of the gov
ernors of the lands in question has
shown an unfriedly disposition to our
work and has thrown obstacles in the
way of our getting the labor needed
| aud ~ "a highly undesirable to give
any outsiders the impression, however
| i'll founded, that they are indispensa-
| BILE and can dictate terms to us.
The West India laborers are fairly
| but only fairly satisfactory. Some Of
| the men do very well indeed; the bet
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-20
Sends Special Message to Cor gress Giving Re-
suits of His Observations in Canal Zone
Replies to Critics and Makes
Recommendations
Recommendations.

for the good and steady men of course
continue at the work. Yet astonish-
ing progress has been made in both
citieg. In Panama 80 per cent OF the
streets that are to be paved at all are
already paved with an excellent brick
pavement laid in heavy concrete, few
OF the streets being still in process of
paving. The sewer and water services
In the city are of the most modern hy
gienc type, some of the service hav-
ing Just been completed.
In Colon the conditions are peculiar,
and Il is as regards Colon that most OF
the very bitter complaint has been
made. Colon is built on low coral
island covered at more or less shallow
depths with vegetable accumulations
or mold, which affords sustenance and
strength to many varieties of low
surface OF the island is covered with
water at high tide. the average height
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-20
PRESIDENT ON PANAMA

THE honest cnrnplaint was tvpcal of
what occurred when / Investigated most
of the other honest complaints made 20
were not made wantonly or malicious
~, they almost always proved due to
failure TO appreciate the fact that
time was. necessary In the creation
and completion of this titanic work in
tropic wilderness. 1t is impossible
to avoid some mistakes in building
giant canal through jungle-covered
mountains and swamps, while at the
same time sanitating tropic cities, and
providing for the feeding and general
care OF from 20, 900 to 10000 workers.
The complaints brought to me, either
of insufficient provision in caring for
some of the laborers, or of failure to
finish the 'pavements of Colon. or of
failure to supply water. or of failure
to build wooden sidewalks for the use
of the laborers in the rainy season.
on investigation proved. almost with
out execution. to he due merely to the
utter inability of the commission to do
everything at once.
Unjust Criticism.
Care and forethought have been exer-
cised by the commission, and nothing has
reflected more credit upon them than
their refusal either to go ahead too fast
or TO be deferred by the fear of criticism
from not going ahead fast enough. IL is
curious to note the fact that many of
the most severe critics of the commission
criticlse them for precisely opposite rea-
sons, some complaining bitterly that the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-20

The following Is the text of President
Roosevelts special message to congress
on the subject of the Panama canal:
70 the Senate and House OF representa-
In The month of November I visited the
lsthmus of Panama, going over the
Canal Zone with considerable care an1 i
also visited the cities of Panama anu
Colon, which are not In the zone or
under the United States nag, nut as 70
which the United States government,
through It's agents, exercises control lot
certain sanitary purposes. chose We
month of November for my visit party
because II Is the rainest monlh or INC
year, the month In which me worK go s5"a
forward at the greatest disadNantaGe,
and one of the two months whlch my
medical department OF the French ou"9'
company found most unhealthy
Following the Introduction to the mes
sage the president gives a resume OIL MS
programme during the days lie was on
the sthmus, and then says: ..
At the outset I wish to pay rlpute
to the amount of work done by the
French Canal company under very uii,h i-
cult circumstances Many of the build s5
ings they put UP were excellent aIu
are still in use, though, naturally, the
houses are now getting out OF repair any
are being used as dwellings only uhtlt
other houses can be built, ana lnucH VI
the work they did In the Cuieora cut
and some OF the work they did In dig
glng has been of direct and real pencut,
This country. has never mace p9 e'
investment than the A0,OOOOOO wh'cn !,
paid to the French company for, work
and betterments, including especially the
Panama railroad. ,
An inspection on the ground at the
height OF the rainy season served to con-
vince me of the wisdom of congress III
refusing to adopt either hgh-leVel OF
a sea-level canal. There seems 10 pc u
universal agreement among all people
competent to judge that the Panama
route, the one actually chosen. Is much
superior to both the Nicaragua ana
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
SinewS of War, Three Dollars.

If Fred T. Dubois gets any money
from Salt Lakers to assist his Ida
no campaign, as reported in the
Inter- Mormon Republican, it will
be the first time. Those who know
Dubois best know that he has al
ways refused consistently to ask his
friends for money for political or
other purposes, though, outside of
his salary as senator, he is not sup
posed to be wealthy. Two years
ago, however, some leading demo-
Gratis of Idaho did try to get money
from wealthy Utah Gentiles to as
sist in the fight against the Nor
mon church, and it was refused.
AS a result, the Idaho campaign
was conducted on about three dol
lars worth of postage stamps. ~
Goodwins Weekly.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
Band VIII go to the Congress.

Mountain Home is preparing to
make a showing at the Irrigation
congress to be held in Boise Septem-
Der 3 to s. Besides the products Of
the soil which will be exhibited
there, being collected by W. c.
HOWE, the band will be there two
days, footing twenty-three horns
for this town. Ii will compete
for the prize which it is under
stood will be offered for the best
musical organization in the state.
Many other citizens will attend
the conference from day to day,
wearing an unique and characteris-
tic badge that is being prepared.
President Smith and Secretary Sif-
fert are the duly appointed dele
gates from the Commercial club;
]. II. Garrett is delegate at large,
appointed by Governor Gooding, and
he, as head of the local irrigation
enterprise, has been given by the
congress the privilege Of naming
five delegates, having issued COM
missions to ]. A. Reynolds, w. c
Stimson, o. E. Cannon, c. e.
Mortrude and B. F. Daniels.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
Fire Apparatus Arrives.

The chemical engine and fire bell
from Portland early in the
week. The bell will be swung on
top of the Telephone building in a
few days, with a rope extending
down to the switch board room, so
that thefoperator can give the alarm
without delay, day or night. The
engine is a conveniently arranged
machine. It has two cylinders of
thirty-five gallons capacity each,
carries two extra charges of chem
icals for instant reloading, and
two hand tanks of about five gal
Ions each. On top is a hose box.
1t was damaged in two or three
different places while in transit, a
casting and a cock being broken
and some of the wood work jam
med. The breakages do not put
il out of commission, however.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
Chairman Democratic State Committee

1t is announced that Judge Stock
slayer, democratic nominee for gov
ernor, to whom was assigned the
delicate task of selecting a chair
man for the state central commit
tee, has induced H. w. Lockhart,
of Pocatello, to accept the place,
that he VIII go at an early day to
Boise to open headquarters, in the
Overland block, and inaugurate the
work Of arousing public indignation
against the domination of our
state affairs by the Salt Lake
Mormons. Mr.. Lockhart is an at
torney, more or less recently from
Kentucky. He has heretofore taken
no prominent part in politics here;
but the natural supposition is that
he has served his apprenticeship
elsewhere and is on to his Job.
They raise smooth politicians down
in Kentucky, it is reported. Judge
Stockslager' purpose in selecting a
comparatively unknown man, is
doubtless to get one not identified
with either faction of the party, III
the hope that the breach may
be closed.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
''BLACKMAIl. ASSERTS
]. H. BRADY. OF COURSE
PoCateIIo PIunger Sued for a few Hundred
thousand Dollars BY Chicago
Bank MreCker.

er; that he was innocent of the
crime of which he was convicted,
and that the governor, treasurer
and auditor of the state of Illinois
were in the steal. 1t is simply
one of Spalding's desperate efforts
to get money by his old methods. -
A press dispatch from Chicago
says: Former Banker Charles w.
Spalding, who spent six years in
the penitentiary for embezzlement
of funds while he was president of
the Globe Savings bank, has sued
the University of Illinois for an ac-
counting.
Protesting his innocence of
wrongdoing from the beginning of
his troubles, the convicted banker
now seeks to regain a portion of
his former wealth so that he may
reward those who defended him
throughout his long Imprisonment
and finally secured his freedom
AS treasurer of the university,
while he was president. of the
bank, Spalding was accused of
embezzling the funds of . the former
institution. In the bill filed today
in the circuit court, Spalding says
that at the time of his failure he
turned over to the university real
estate and personal property consist
ing of notes, bonds and mortgages
valued at S415.OOO. This was to
cover a shortage of $231, 600.
This property, it is asserted,
was conveyed by the trustees of the
university to the state, and it be-
came the duty of the state to con-
vert the property into cash, and
after discharging the Indebtedness
to the university, to pay over to
him any excess.
No accounting has been made,
/ Spalding claims, and he has spent
most Of his time since his release
from the penitentiary two years
ago in ascertaining what has become
of the property.
The Globe Savings bank failed in
1896. Spalding was indicted in
May, 1897. Twice he was acquit-
ted. The third time he was con-
victed. He was sentenced under
the indeterimnate law.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
C0RKER, GOOD HAIfR
AND GAME FIGHTER

c. E. Corker was in town from
his ranch, near the Ferry, last FRI
day. He has Just finished haying,
and if so disposd could pose as
'horny-handed son of toil;' for his
hands, in fact, show that he has not
been bluffing at work. But he is
frank and honest about it, declaring
that he couldn't hire men to do
the work and was forced to do it
himself, modestly confessing that
he didn't sojer; but did two mems
work while he was at it.
MIR. Corker came here to attend
a meeting of the republican county
central committee, but only one
other member was present, and so a
whole lot was not accomplished.
He is very much interested in get
ting square-deal board of county
commissioners elected this fall, and
says that thus far no available can
didate has announced himself from
the Ferry district. Asked why he
doesn't run himself, he blandly re-
marked: Because l can't be
elected. -
Warm, red blooded people who
love a good hater, bad-medicine
fighter and stand-pater, all in
one, would become infatuated with
Mr.. Corker, for he is all of these,
intensified. 1t is because of these
traits, that he recognizes the fact
that he would rot make a popular
! candidate; for, as we all know, the
swift political runner is the non-
committal individual, with LITTLE
back bone and no convictions. But
people who watched his curves
when he was county commissioners
years ago, say he made a good one,
a crackerjack, in fact, and all who
have business relations with him
know that he makes good his word
and that's whole lot.
If the republican convention
should nominate him for the place,
the campaign managers will have
no apologies to make on the score
of ability and honesty.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
Senator Dubois Movements.

A number of prominent democrats
and friends of Senator Dubois met
him informally at the depot upon
the arrival of the train from the
north Saturday evening. He was
driven to the home of w. H.
Ridenbaugh in South Boise, where
he will be entertained while in the
city. Later in the evening the
senator appeared at the Capitol ho-
tel, where he vas greeted by many
of his old-time friends. The sena-
tor will remain in Boise until FRI
day, at which time he will leave
for Rupert, where, on Saturday, he
will be entertained by the CONNER
cial club of that place. Upon the
adjournment of the Democrat ic
convention, Senator Dubois, with
a party of friends, enjoyed an out
ing in the picturesque lake country,
recuperating from the fatigue Incl
dent to the hard work Of the sum-
mer session Of congress. He says
he is now fully rested and in good
form to take up the active campaign
upon which Idaho is about entering.
Capital News.