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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06

Jerusalem, but you are a sight,"
said the groceryman late In the after.
noon, as the bad boy came in with a
pair of black goggles on, his coat torn
down the back and his pants ripped
up the legs. What a time you must
have had in the automobile. Did you
run over anybody"
Everybody" said the bad boy, as
he pinned his trousers leg together
with a safety pin. There they 60 now
with dad in a milk wagon. Say, these
alrSh1ps that run on the ground give
man all the excitement he needs"
Hurry up and tell me about your
automobile ride" said the groceryman,
as he brushed off the bad boys clothes
with an old backing brush.
We'll, dad said he had never taken
ride in one of the devil wagons,
though he had got good deal of ex-
ercise the last year or two lodging
them on the streets, but he said he
was tickled to death to hear that |
was an expert performer, and he
would go out with me, and if he liked
the sensation, he would buy one. The
machine | hired was one of those
doublets for two persons, one seat. you
know, a runabOut 1t was a runabout
all right It run about IS miles in
10 minutes. | got dad tucked in, and
touched her on a raw spot, and we
were off. | run her around town for
awhile on the streets that had no
teams on. and dad was pleased
We had to go through the business
part of town, and dad looked around
at the people on the streets that he
knew, and he sWelled up and tried to
look as though he owned a brewery,
and told me to let her out, and I
thought if dad could stand it to let
her out | could, so | pulled her open
just as one of these station fruit VEN
ders with hand cart was crossing the |
street. The COW-CatCher in front |
caught the hand cart right in the mid
die and threw it into the air, and it |
rained bananas and oranges, and the
1ago came down on his head and |
sWore in Italian, and dad said: Good |
shot, Henlery.' and then the machine
swung across the street and knocked
The fender off street car, and then
got her in the road straight and, by
gosh, couldn't stop her Something
lad got balled up, and the more I
ouched things the faster she went.
We frightened four teams and had
hree runaways, and the air seemed
ull of horses rearing up and drivers
Yelling for us to stop
1--WE kept going faster, and dad be-
san to get frightened and asked me
o slow up, but l couldn't We must
lave got in the country about eight
niles, and dad was getting scared, and
lis face was just the color of salt pork,
md he said:
'Hennery, this excursion is going
0 wind up in a tragedy, and if !
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06
TWICE TOLD TALES.

In an English court, recently
man was fined SO for contempt
court. He offered a { note in pa
ment, but was told by the clerk th
he had no change. "Oh, keep
change" was the reply; "I'll take
out in contempt"
A Frenchwoman was complaint
to her husband that he was too mu
OF a bookworm, that he retired d
often to his study, leaving her
spend many evenings alone
WISH" she ended. plaintiyely, @th
/ were a book. Then | might alws
have your company" I'm that cal
my dear" the Frenchman answer
I'D wish you were an almani
Then I could change you once
year."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06
Powerful Writer

1T is strange" said a lawyer, that
the late Rufus Shapley, the brilliant
Philadelphia lawyer, did not write =
number of novels. Solid for MuI.
hooly,' Mr.. Shapley's only book. had an
immense success. Encouraged by if 7
wonder he did not keep on writing
Once at a dinner | heard an edito,
congratulate Mr.. Shapley warmly ON
Solid for MulhOoly' The editor said
it was powerfully written.
MIR. Shapley in his oddly humorous
way replied:
" l suppose | am a powerful writer
The Gift still fingers with me, too. The
other day wrote letter of condo
lence to the widow of an old friend
and | understand that the lady M
sooner read my letter than. CHANGING
her black gown FOR a pink one. She
went to a Matinee"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06
CLEVER DOCTOR.
Cured 90 Years Trouble Tithor
ANY Medicine.

A wise Indiana physician cured "
years stomach disease without an!
medicine as his patient tells:
II had stomach trouble for 20 year,
tried allopathic medicines, patent
medicines and all the simple remedies
suggested by my friends, but grew
worse all the time.
Finally a doctor who is the mos
prominent physician in this part o.
the state told me medicine would d0
me no good, only Irritating my ston'
ach and making it worse-that / mus
look to diet and quit drinking cohee
II cried out in alarm, Quit drink
ing coffee' why, What will drink!
"'Try Postum, said the doctor, !
drink 1t and you will like it when u
is made according to directions, VIE
cream, for it is delicious and has Dons
of the bad effects coffee has
''Well, that was two years ago, anu
/ am still drinking Postum. My stou'
ach Is right again and | know doctu
hit the nail on the head when he o.
cided coffee was the cause Of all ny
trouble. I only wish I had quit u
years ago and drank Postum in iH
place" Name given by Postum w.
Battle Creek, Mich.
Never too late to mend. Ten daJ'
trial Of Postum in place Of cone'
works wonders. There's a reason.
Look in pkgs. for the famous Nv
tie book, "The Road to WellVille."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06

die | want you to have a post-mortem
examination made, just to see if | am
right about those doctors leaving that
monkey wrench in me. For heavens
sake make the machine jump that
fence. for here comes a drove Of cat
tie in the road.
Gee, but when saw those cattle
ahead and the machine running away,
l tried to pray, and then | steered her
towards an old rail fence that looked
as though it was rotten, and then
there was a crash, the air was full
OF rails, and dad said: This is no
hurdle race, and we landed in a field
where there was an old hard snow
bank. She went up on the side, hit
the frozen snow, turned a summer
sault, the gasoline tank exploded and
| didn't remember anything till some
farmers that were spreading manure
in the field turned me over with a
pltchfork, and asked me who the old
dead man was standing on his head
In the snow bank with his plug hat
around his neck. AS soon as | came
TO went to dad, and he was lust com.
ing out OF trance, and asked him il
he didn't think little excitement sort
OF made the sluggish blood circulate.
and he looked at the blood on the
snow, and said he thought there was
no douot about the circulation Of his
blood.
HE got up, got his hat untangled,
told the farmers he was obliged to
them for their courtesy and then he
called me one side and said:
Hennery, this attempt on Your
part to murder me was not the suc-
cess that you expected, but you keep
on and you will get me all right. Now
as business man, want to say we
have got to get out of this town to-
night or we will be arrested and sent
to the penitentiary; besides, / will
have to pay thousand dollars damage
at the least calculation. Get me a car
rlage for home, and you stay and set
this machine on fire and skip back to
town in time for the evening train
south, and we will go where the cli-
mate is more genial
well, good-by, old man." and the
bad boy went limping out of the
grocery to go home and tell his moth.
or that he and dad had been scoring
up for the good time they were going
to have when they got out on the roaa
for dads health.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06

with you to look so sick, and eat raw
onion before breakfast"
"Oh, it is this new-fashioned way of
living that is killing little Hennery.
When / lived at home before we used
to have SasSidge and pancakes for
breakfast, roast meat for dinner and
cold meat for supper, and dad was
healthy as a tramp, ma could dance a
highland fling, could play all kinds
OF games and jump over high board
fence when anybody was chasing me.
Now We have some kind of breakfast
food three times a day because ma
reads the advertisements, and dad is
SO weak he has to be helped to dress,
ma goes moping around like fashion
able invalid, l am SO tired l can't hit
window with a SNOWFALL.
Il should think so" said the old
groceryman, as he took a rag and set
it on fire and let the smoke purify the
room. But | suppose your folks are
like a great many others who have
quit eating meat on account of the
meat trust, and are going to die in
their tracks on health food. Is your
dad going out to-day to get the fresh
air. and brace up for his travels
abroad?"
mo, dad is going to stay in the
house. He wants ma to get him
female trained nurse, but ma kicks.
Where you going first?" asked the
old groceryman, as he opened the door
to let the odor Of onion and burned
rag out of the room What kind of
treatment do the doctors advise to
bring the old man around so he will
be himself again."
We'll, they say he needs some ex
element that will get that supposed
monkey wrench out of his system.
They want him to go where he can take
baths. and gamble, and attend horse
races. and go into fast society, and
maybe have fight or two so as to
stir his blood, and we have decided to
take him first to the hot springs and
turn him loose, and we are packing
up now and shall go next week. They
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06

able home with accommodation for the
boys, and girls, too, that are at once
more attractive and satisfying than
any outside influence.
A tower room is attractive especially
to boy because it is something out of
the ordinary, and because it is shut
away from the main part of the house,
where he can make all the noise he
wants to without being continually
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06
IN THE PUBLIC Eyp

George Westinghouse, the
OF the air brake, has been deseT,sl
"a hundred horsepower man"
Mayor Schmitz, of San Fran.
when first elected three years AN
leader of an orchestra in a tbsrl
Mayor Ekers, of Montreal, nj
dressed personally as your wo,,l
and in the third Herson as obI,
ship"
twenty-five years ago Sscret,r
was law reporter for the Ciprl,l
Times and later for the Cipg,,E
Commercial.
President Diaz returned from,h
Ing trip the other day with 4
mountain cats and II deer. NnI
president Is only &c.
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid w
check from London recently for
Miami university library fund
honor Of the fiftieth anniverssu
mis- graduation In June.
Former United States Senator
fer, OF Kansas. has not dissppgi
He IS only in retirement complu|
summary Of the Congressional N
ord from its beginning, classified
topics.
Bob Taylor, the ex-governor Of ID
nessee, who has just won a UrtI
States senatorship at his partys 4
maries, was the author Of the reny1
about Mason and Dixon's line that
vas "the line of demarcation baHs
hot biscuit and cold bread"
Former Congressman jefferson
Levy, Of New York. has received al
production of Paul du Bots s1u
Military Fortitude," presented
france last September. 1t is In rein
for the statue of Thomas JeHerx
presented by him to the French natia
al museum at Algiers.
Judge ]. T. Fleming, of 0klahon
is unique. He served in the cOnie..
ate army. voted the first time in
life for Grant, and the last time
Harrison. He believes that every uni
soldier should be paid a pension Of !
q month, inasmuch as they saved I
greatest union of states on earth
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06
The Struggle

BY CHAs. MICHAEL WILLIAMS

The sOnOrous bell of the old clock be
gan to strike the hour of twelve at
night.
One.-it rang, SOlemnly, slowly.
Roger Carton started violently, he
hurriedly raised his head from his arms
and the light revealed his haggard and
passi0n-d distorted face STEPPED in men
tai misery for hours. he had paid no
heed to the progress Of time, but now he
bestirred himself. In half an hour the
train would start and he was to 90 on
it. away from that hateful tOWn-foT'
ever
TwO!-rang the sweet-tOned bell.
He was on his feet. swiftly sweeping
| the papers from his desk into a bag;
still with confused, aCutely painful
thoughts racing through his mind faster
than the voice Of time as symbolized by
the Ginning clock
Three
Could he not stop thinking now? The
train was waiting There would be no
other for Is hours, and - hours more in
| this place would be an eternity of suffer
ing He must hurry on to New York,
there to begin a new life, if new life
We're possible to man who had failed
SO miserably in his first trial of exist
ence-
Four
In New York he would be an insignifi-
can't cipher among milliOnS-nOt, as
here in his birthplace, the derided
young fool Of a boy as he had over
heard man he respected allude TO him.
Placed in charge of his fathers factory
by that hOnOred man. now dead. had he
not neglected his business, failed in his
promises, wounded the hearts of those
who loved him two women, they: his
mother and the girD and all by his
idiOtiC behavior over a woman who had
finally simply laughed at him? Oh. the
shame of it-she had laughed at him!
Five!-
Here were her letters. her photo
graph. SlaShed across. he threw them
into the fire. The picture fell face up
ward, and from the red glowing Goals
the wOman's dark, enigmatica eyes
smiled at him. How she had enSaved
him, the dusky stranger with her I'M
readable eyes, her singular smiles, her
voice Of haunting cadences. And now
she was nothing but a ghost. torturing
his memory and driving him forth from |
home and kindred
Six! Seven! Eight-inexorabIe time
winged on.
He took three more photographs FROM |
the deSk-hiS mOthers-he averted his |
eyes as he put ii in the bag; the girl
Miriams, her frank, candid eyes sent
pang of remOrse to his soul: and |
his fathers, the dead soldiers stead
fast gaze looked searchingly into hi;
eyes.
Nine, TEN
Singular, subtle, powerful were the
emotions that vibrated as there surged
throughout his veins the aroused blood
of the man, his father. He had believed
in him; that warrior who had fought
for home and country and never turned
his back on foe or duty
Eleven
The utter shame: real shame, chilled
him to the heart. Il am acting the-tha
coward. What, run away?-that would
be worse than anything. No, dad-Im
stay and fight this thing out" He sud
denly touched the portrait with his lips.
and sat down steadily in his chair. He
began to set his papers in order-and-
The sonorous bell of the old cIocp
struck twelve.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06

hushed up. Anyone contemplating
building this house could not do a
wiser thing than plan this little tower
room for one Of the children. It is not
very large, but it is big enough. Give
1t to the boy, let it be his own exclus-
lively until he outgrows it. Do not pie
In some old trash just because it hap
pens to be handy corner to stow
away something that you do not want,
but consult the young fellows taste,
think about what be would like and
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06

PART TO MURDER Me WAS NOT
THE SUCCESS YOU EXPECTED"
tell me that at the Arkansaw Hot
Springs you can get into any kind of
a scrape you want, and you don't have
to look around for trouble 1t comes
to you. Oh, We won't do thing down
there l broke the news to dad last
aight, and told him the doctors had
prescribed excitement for him, and he
said that was good enough for him
ana ne has packed up his poker chips
and some marked cards he used to
win money with from the deacons in
the church, and he wants to go as
quick as possible. You will have 70
excuse me now, for am going to take
dad out In an automobile after break
last to give him his first dose of ex.
citement. l will make dad think that
automobiling is sport next to fox
hunting, and I will drop In this after
noon and tell you about it." and the
bad boy took his breakfast food and
went home.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06

help him arrange it in style peculiar
ly his own. 1t is we'll lighted, with two
double windows, and if he needs more
room VIII find perch on the roof.
And if he makes the roof part OF his
playground do not scold him for split
ting shingle now and then. Shingles
are cheaper than boys
This house plan provides for two
CRATES. wish every house in America
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06

contained provision for an open fire.
There would be less crime if homes
were made more cheerful. The one
thing above all others that lends cheer
to every inmate and every visitor is
the open fire. 1t was the only luxury
known to prehistoric man. Its welcome
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06
The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an
Automobile Ride, and Jump
Fence.
BY HON. GEORGE W PECK

BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK.
tEx-GovernoT Of Wisconsin, formerly pub.
Usher Of "Peck's Sum-" author of
"Peck's Bad Boy" etcl
copyright, 1904. by Joseph B. Bowles.
Copyright in Great Brittany
"HlVE ne a package of your
u strongest breakfast food, and
q big onion" said the bad boy, as he
came into the grocery, looking as weak
as fever conyalescent, "and | want
to eat the onion right now"
well, that is a combination, sure
enough" said the old groceryman as
he wrapped package of breakfast
food in a paper and watched the boy
rub half an onion on a salt bag, and
eat it greedily. What is the matter
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06
And Yet.

Didn't that patient respond to your
treatment?' asked the doctors wife
Not yet, replied the physician:
"and I've sent him three bills!"-CaS.
cells Journal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06
Thin.

Boarding House Keeper-Will 70
have soup tonight?
Lodger-No, thanks. I'm of D
water wagon.-Smart Set.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06

Asher Kinds, parliamentary clerk y
the house Of representatives, Vs
keeps the speaker straight and who J
the greatest parliamentary sharp .
the country, comes from Maine.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06

suffering was from rena! COLI
| began using DOan's Kidr.S ,
passed a gravel stone as big :,
Since then l have never had ),
of gravel, and have pickaJ
former health and weight. ~
man, and give Doan's KidDsr
credit for it,"
Sold by all dealers. 30 cent,
Foster-Milburn Co., BufaIo "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-14

as E. Watson for president at the last
general election in 1904. The dele
gates to said convention will be Sc
lected in each county under the direc-
ton of the Peoples party county cen
trail committee in the manner. at the
time and place and under such rules
as the committee may prescribe. In
the event there is no Peoples party
county central committee to act in a
county or the committee last elected
fails to take some steps to have the
delegates to the state convention elect
ed prior to the 10th day OF June, 1906,
then two or more members of the
Peoples party II such county acting
together may proceed as such com
mittee to call a county delegate or
mass convention, which when assem-
bled may elect and send to the state
convention the delegates apportfoned
to such county.
The several counties are entitled to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-14
TO OPERATE OWN ELEVATORS
Heretofore the santa Fe Has Leased
This Privilege

The Santa Fe Elevator company,
which was chartered yesterday with
a capital stock Of 100000, the con-
trolling interest in which is held by
James E. Hurley, general manager of
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa E'e rail-
way company, has been organized for
the purpose of operating the grain
elevators owned by the railway COM
pany along its lines. At the present
time there are but two of these ele-
Vators of any size, one at Winfield,
Kas., and the other at Argentine. Kas-
A large one is in the course of con-
struction at Chicago.
Many elevators have been built by
the railroad company, but most Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-14

send delegates to represent them as fol-
lows:
Allen, 5; Anderson, z; Atchison. 4:
Barber. 4; Barton, A. Bourbon, g.;
Brown. 4; Butler, s; Chase, 4, Chautau-
qua, 5; Cherokee. z; Cheyenne, 4; Clark,
4; Clay, 20; Cloud, 10: Coffey, 5; Co
manche, 8; Cowley, 6: Crawford. s: De-
catur, 10; Dickinson, 4; Doniphan. 8;
Douglas, 5; Edwards, 8: Elk. 4: Ellis, B;
Ellsworth. 8; FInney, 8; Ford. 3: Frank
lin. 6; Geary. 3; Cove, 4: Graham. T;
Grant 3; Gray. g. Greeley, g.; Green
wood, 5; Hamilton. 8: Harper. 6; Har-
vey, 5; Haskell, 8. Hodgnan. 3: Jack
son 5; Jefferson, 4. Jewell, &: Johnson.
8; Kearney, 3: Kingman, 3; Kioza, 3;
Labette, g; Lane, 3; Leavenworth, 4;
Lincoln, 4; Linn. 8; Logan, 3: Lyon, z;
Marion, 4; Marshall. 5: Mcpherson, 6,
Montgomery, s. Morris s; Morton g.
Nemahas 4; Neosho. S; Ness, z; Norton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-14

the Peoples party. station C. Topeka.
Kan, so that he may prepare a full
list for the convention.
Also that these county delegate or
mass conventions in the respective
counties elect and organize new coun-
ty central committees and forward
names and addresses to the secretary
Of the state committee at Topeka
Also that these county delegate or
mass conventions elect their congress
sional, senatorial and judicial dele
gates. If not heretofore chosen.
Dated at Topeka, Kas., April 4, 1906.
". J. BABB, Chairman.
E. c. FOWLER. Secretary.
Station c. Topeka, Kas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-14

FANCY JAPANESE TEAPOTS=
3-cup size-unique shapes-gilt deco
rations-50c ones-Monday' sale sec.
58-PEECE DINNER SET@plain
white light weight ehina=worth $500
Monday per set S3.98.
5S-PIECE DINNER SET of deco
rated ware=light weight china-very
good for small family"worth $e.5O@
Mondays Mid-Month Bargain Sale
S4.9S.
1Oc HOUSE WARES will be sold
Monday for 7c-this includes screw
drivers hand brushes, wire soap
dishes, potato peelers. butcher knives.
and tea strainers-soid at 10c reg
ularly-for Mondays sale &c.
PICTURE @25-yardS coils sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-14

In partnership with the TopekaNfade Goods Display
will be the great Midonth Bargain Sale Listen to this
this store never had such grand stocks and many in
teresng bargain lots Our buyers have been constantly
on the jump securing from obbers mills importing houses
good merchandise at wondrousy small prices Our New
York office has been busy at auction sales procuring for
good cash the best bargains Now comes the
time to let customers these many good things
Monday morning start the April A1id-Month Bargain
Sale When you to the store Monday and during this
next week there will be merchandise such want that
selling lower prices than thought Of by
the person persons who conceived its production There
will be merry time next week.
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s. Usage. 8: Osborne, 6; Ottawa, II;
Pawnee, 5; Phillips. 8: Pottawatomfe,
A. Pratt. 5; RawIins. 4; Reno 5: Re-
public, 6; Rice. 5. Riley. z; Rocks. 4;
Rush, 4: Russell. 4: Saline, Il; Scott, A.
Sedgwick, 81 Seward. 8; Shawnee, 5;
Sheridan. 3: Sherman, 4; Smith, 2o
Stafford. s; Stanton, 5; Stevens, 8. Sum
ner, 5; Thomas. T; Trego, 3. Wabaunsee,
4; Wallace. g. washington, 5; Wichita,
3; Wilson, 4: Woodson, 5; Wyandotte,
s. Total, 562
Your state committee urges the
Peoples Earty county. central com
mittees and ofher members OF the
party desiznateds herein under certain
conditions as persons authorized to
act, that all delegates from the coun-
ties to the state convention be chosen
prior to June 20 1906, and their
names and addresses promptly for
Warded to g. G. Fowler, secretary Of