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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14

Again let US implore you to not get
ratified over any of the little isms
and schisms that come up from time
to time in the Union. These things
are to be expected, and so long as all
pull together for the things that
make for the good Of the farmer all
is well. 1t is impossible for all to
look at everything from the same
standpoint, and il this were possible
1t is impossible to draw the same con.
illusions from the same observation.
The way to have the greatest peace
and harmony compatible with life
and action is to keep doing all you
can for the betterment of the man
with the hoe.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
TO COPE WITH GROUP.
Remedies the Mother Should Have on
Hand for Emergencies.

When a doctor cannot be secured
promptly in an emergency it is neces-
sary to have good remedy always on
hand when children are inclined to be
croupy.
A mother who will provide herself
with half pint of raw linseed oil can
fight the worst case of Group she may
meet with.
1t is SAID to be an unfailing remedy,
and for quick results it beats anything
else which can be given for that dread
disease.
Half a teaspoonful is a dose, unless
the child is choking very badly; then
give teaspoonful.
1t acts two ways. In the first stage
Of Group, where there is not much
mucus. it is lOosened and carried off
through the bowels.
In the second stage it causes vomit.
ing, but, unlike lpecac, it leaves no
soreness Of the throat as an after diff.
flculty
1t is rarely necessary to give more
than one dose, when the child will get
relief and go to sleep again.
This simple remedy is one that is
within the reach Of every mother and
one that can be kept on hand at all
times, and while it is in the house the
dread membranous Group need cause
no terrOrs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Black Chocolate Cake

Cream one-half cup of butter, beat
in one and one-half cups of sugar.
then two beaten eggs. Add one.half
cup of sour milk in which one tea
spoonful of soda has been dissolved.
two cups of flour and one teaspoonful
of vanilla. Have ready two squares
Of chocolate melted, stir in one-half
cup of boiling water, and when
smooth and well blended, stir it into
the cake batter Bake in square tins,
making two layers, then put white
frosting between the layers and over
the top.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14

It Is yet time to do some lessons In
real Cooperation. Let the next sew.
eral weeks find you busy with the ar
ranging of a cooperation throughout
your farm so that you will not have
one part of the place dependent upon
another for support. Go carefully
over all the land and make notes Of
the peculiarities Of the the different
parts, remembering what can be best
sown in this field and in that; what
crops do best here and there, and
where there are thin spots that need
a little helping out. Oh, there are a
world Of things that ought to be done
right now.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
DUE RECOGNITION.


The outlook Tor the Southern cot
ton farmer was never brighter. HE
product will become greater and
greater in demand, The world mus,
have II and twontv va,rs rrom today
Won will COO tho copsumn,iop ms,
ohor+ Gor,lo u.bo. - :, +odoy
The cotton f,r,,ers toyo ncvor ae,,.
ed ion much for tho,r nrndpct Moi.
withe.ar9irc tho crv .,,o+ tbav have
formed trpct .ir,Iv hcc,r,o the
ror,,crs have oro,piyod . ,,nion ,bav
are NOT ASKING more than tbair nrod
net i worth
# was stated that thn cotton farm
ors could meyer reach 2 nnjnr whore
they couId afford n hold their cotton
II wa. stated tIot tbav wouId he
forced IN dlcnocn of thair baIos &c
soon as garbnrpd in oranr IN cot
broad and meat IA live unoo That
was one or tbo groat orr,,r,ente nut
forth hy tha SINNERS and tho MANN.
nIators whom ,Ln farmers hogan or.
ooni,frq Tho ovor,oo cotton farm.
or i woe stated ,rodrco, ohort GOV.
ON ho,o, oD,uo,I,. lIo boa tbis
r,orrooood hofor, - g., nrolrnad .nd
No mns, son ~ onoo ond now nm =,
his merchant win refuse ~ carrv him
Evan horah no oots n cents tba,
means only ahout s3So for his ant;rs
cron and he aIwavs starts IN n,a,tirg
his cron without cent and IS forced
to mortgage his prospects, He new.
or will get beyopd this point, These
were the arguments
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14

Are the women and children get
ting their share Of the prosperity that
is coming in from the increased price
of the stuff that is beng sold from
the farm? The women are entitled
TO the first consideration, and they
ought to have it. Very few farm
houses have things arranged so as TO
save the tired woman all the steps
possible. The kitchen bucket ought
TO be placed where it will take the
fewest steps to empty it, as It goes
down dipper by dipped, Then the
wood box ought to lie in the handiest
corner that it can be Put into, so as
to save all the time and the labor
possible. Then there is hardly a
kitchen in all this country that has
enough shelves to aol in :, hardy
place all the things that are needed
in a kitchen. You old selfish fellow
Go into the kitchen and look around
and see what you can do to make
things handler &c" your oyerworked
partner That's The cooperation that
helps.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
THE STORY.


THE day on which the children OF
I Israel crossed Jordan was a day
Of terror in Jericho. The spies which
the king had sent out to watch the
movements of the Israelites had re-
turned in haste telling strange sto-
mes OF how the waters of the Jordan
mad divided and the people and all
their focks and herds had crossed
over on the dry bed of the river, and
we're even now on their way to attack
the city.
In their excitement and alarm the
i0oOO lighting men which had crossed
tae nVer In advance had been magni-
NED into a great army, and quickly
ae orders were given that the city
saees be closed tight and a double
sdam be placed upon the wall. All
~e nghting men of the city were
speedily summoned and slept upon
uelf arms that night, expecting that
an assault might be made upon the
NallS under cover of darkness.
mat was a terrible night in Jeri.
UaO' People ran through the streets
uAe mao' cursing and fighting with
ssea other in their wild terror, and
a'efnately shouting maledictions
utoa 1he lsraelites and their God. and
@ains upon their gods to hear them
and help them.
nanab and her kinsfolk gathered
Si'u her in her little house upon
ue wall listened to the tumult with.
49, ~ anu wondered if already the Is
i"ettes had taken the city. But no.
!, eouid not be, for that evening as
NC sun had set and Rahab had gone
: .ne window to see that the scarlet
s M the pledge of her deIiverance,
was sun in its place at the side Of
sas ~ easement, she had looked out
.ss,', Tue plain and had seen the
's, .a peacefully encamped.
,ho Out they will come tomorrow"
QUE que thought, and as the tumuIt with.
bes 'ucteased, she turned to reassure
VIII. 'eiauVes gathered about her
s6o rn loud pounding upon her outer
went was y heard. Tremblingly she
Inc ~ ~ ~ the door, and without draw.
wsv cue ~ oar shouted to know who
ar' .nefe and what was wanted.
sbon ~ israeli ties be upon us, Rahab. !"
nlaaS ~ = sruffs voice, which she recog.
rnas S g that of the captain over the
had I a. which kept the wall, and who
Aousa ~. : a frequent visitor to her
hea,, carr = = times past Flee into the
: ne 81 where the women
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Not a Captured FIau.

New Orleans, La: Mayor Martin
Behman announced that the Confed,
crate flag which the Boston city coun-
Gil proposes to return to New Orleans
as having been captured from the City
Hall by Gen. Ben Butler, was not a
captured flag. He said the flag is ap-
parently flag which was seized from
a New Orleans woman who made it
IN her own home for use in Confed-
crate regiment Mr.. Behrman an
nounced that he conferred with Mayor
Fitzgerald of Boston about the flag
and that the Boston council would
probably drop negotiations to return
this flag.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14

A certain individual In West Tex
as bounght section Of land two or
three years ago at SO per acre. He
says he can cash it now at $40 per
acre. That's a clear gain OF over
seven thousand dollars. He hasn't
touched that land-hasn't lived on 1t
at all. Did he make" that seven
thousand dollars? He did not. 1t has
come to him through the pitiful
scramble of the homeless for homes.
Farmers Journal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Charitable Association Formed.

ThtbodauX, La: An association was
formed at st. Joseph's hall by the
members of St Joseph's Catholic
church for the purpose Of dispensing
charity and assisting the needy. A
constitution was adopted and officers
elected, Charles A. Badeoux presided
and Louis Riviere acted as secretary
The organization was formed at the
solicitation Of the local branch of Cath,
Ollie knights and Rev. Father DubOurg
The following officers were elected tC
serve for the ensuing year: President
Henry Riviere; vice president, Mrs. Z
W. Blake; treasurer, George Delaune:
secretary, Miss Amelie Sabatier. The
association was named the st. Vincent
de Paul Association.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Lumber Lands in CaIcasieu,

] Baton Rouge, La: The lumber firm
of Lutcher & Moore of Orange, Texas.
paid into the hands of the State Land
Office yesterday $7,933.21 to cover ap-
plications to purchase, validate and
perfect their titles to several hundred
acres of swamp lands in Calcasieu
parish.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
a Laundry Secret.

The best way to wash dainty neck
scarfs is to make a strong lather in
boiling water; when nearly cold wash
the scarf quickly Then dip 1t in
cold, hard water in which some com.
mon salt has been dissolved Ito pre-.
serve the colors); rinse, squeeze and
hang out to dry In the open air, pin
at It's extreme edge to the line, and
the more rapidly 1t dries the clearer it
will be.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14

There Is nothing else on earth that
will pay better than tree planting,
and a tree is the most accommoda.
ting thing about growing on earth.
Just any old place is good enough for
a tree. and it is not particular about
its company, as general thing. Plant
trees In all the little out Of the way
places that are not big enough or
good enough for anything else. Any.
way, plant trees.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Plum DoWdy,

Scald and stone the plums and to
two cups of plums add one-half cup
of stewed apple. Sweeten to taste and
add a little cinnamon or nutmeg. Put
one-third of fruit into buttered pud-
ding dish, dot with butter and lay
strips of pastry across. Add some
fruit butter, pastry, fruit and top
crust of rich pastry. Bake so to 40
minutes in a moderate oven.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
PUTTING GLAZE ON BREAD.
Simple Matter of Introduction Of
Steam Into Oven.

The glaze on Vienna rolls and breaa
is one of the reasons that this deli
cious breadstuff is SO popular. A
glaze on other breads also has fire.
quently been desired According to
the statements of an authority on
bread-making, this glazed surface eff
feet can be produced by the admission
Of steam into the oven while baking.
1t is done in this way: Place an open
pan of water in the oven, and let it
heat long enough to give off sufficient
steam to saturate the air in the oven.
When the loaves are put in they
should be quite COOL and owing to
their GOODNESS mOmentary condensa-
ton of steam is effected over the
whole surface of the loaf. The steam
coming in contact with the loaf rem
ders soluble the starch on the outside
surface, and as the water dries off
leaves a soluble starch, part of
which has been converted into dextrin.
This also serves the purpose of keep
ing the interior Of the loaf moist by
preventing the rapid evaporation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
BEEF TEA REQUIRES CARE.
Time Must Be Given for Extraction OF
Nutriment.

Every home nurse is supposed to
know how to make beef tea, yet it is
surprising how many failures are to be
recorded in this apparently simple
operation. The fault generally is that
too little time is given to the cooking.
The point to be borne in mind is that,
as far as possible, the whole of the
nutriment Of the beef is to be extract.
ed. The best method of doing this Is
to proceed as follows: Remove all the
fat and skin from one pound of fresh
gravy beef. cut it up in small pieces
and put it into stone jar with a pint
of water and a little salt. Replace the
lid of the jar and let it stand all night
The next morning place the jar in a
saucepan of boiling water and let it
simmer gently, but never boil, for five
hours. Strain the fluid through a col.
ander, but instead of throwing away
the residue Of the meat pound it in a
mortar into a pulp, pass it through
wire sieve and add it to the beef tea
says WOman's Life. Beef tea made
according to this recipe contains all
the fiber and albumen of the meat, and
IS therefore much more nutritious than
beef tea in the form it is usually given
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14

Have you been out to see the new
teacher? 1t is high time that you
had been out and looked over the
person who is to make or ruin your
boys and girls. You wouldn't begin
to put your fine young colt into the
hands of man you do not know for
training, yet many Of you do this with
your children. Most any sort of a
boy or girl is worth as much as any
mans colt, isn't he?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
r. U. MAGAZINE NUGGETS.

Life in any metropolis makes
young children sharp" observes re-
cent writer, "but not clever. It oftea
destroys their chance Of being clever.
for 1t hastens the development OF the
brain unnaturally. 1t makes many
children superficial; alert, 1t is true.
but not observant; eXcitable, but
without enthusiasm.
Says Ebert Hubbard: Some PEG
pie suffer from overwork; out II
not take much work to make some
us suffer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
DRAINAGE Tax Carries.

Paincourtville, La: At special
election in the upper part of the Sixth
ward. and the lower part of the Sew
enth ward of Assumption parish, to
levy a 5-mill, fifteen-year tax to drain
this section, the proposition was car
ried unanimously.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Syrup Cannery CHANCES Hands.

PIaquemine, La; The syrup can
ming factory and cold storage belonging
to the Stratt0n Clark Co, on the Texas
Plantation of l.. n. Folse, near White
Castle, was disposed of at sheriffs sale
to l.. n. FOlSe, who will continue the
business of canning syrup.
Thirty & Whathen have leased the
Willow Glen Plantation from AmQdie
Levert, near st. Gabriel, and will plant
it in rice. The Hard Times Planta-
ton of Mrs. NJ. Gueymard at Island has
been rented to Whathen & La20enf
and will be put in rice.
Reliance Hose Company No. / has
elected c. Thomas, vice president;
Marx Kahn, recording secretary; G
f. Mark, tinacial secretary: Alvin
Marl0nneauX, treasurer; Rudolph
Schaler, foreman; J, A. Dupuy, assist.
ant foreman; Edwar Lauve, second
assistant foreman; 0mer Hebert, Stan,
dard bearer
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
How to Keep Cake Fresh.

Cut slice of new bread about an
inch thick and place in the tin with
the cake. This will help keep the
cake fresh for some time. The bread
must be renewed when stale. An
apple placed in the cake tin will an
swer the same purpose as the bread
and should also be renewed when
withered.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Behrnan Wants Mayors Meeting

New Orleans, La: Mayor Behrman
wrote to Mr.. Thornwell Fay at Hous-
ton. informing him of his return and
requesting that he inform him as early
as possible as to when he can meet
the committee of mayors with ragard
to the strike of clerks on the South
ern Pacific.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Bow Manuled in Machinery.

Palmetto, La. At the saw mill and
ginnery of f. P. Veatzie Ned Ganson,
Young sun of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gan
son. was caught in the machinery and
so mangled that he died in a few
hours. One of the arms was torn
from the body
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14

When you go out to the Union
meeting, try to have something of
benefit to tell those present. This 10
your duty, but if you have nothing
new, you can at least restate an old
proposition SO that it will be more
earnestly remembered.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14

I'VE done got eleven cents, and
will hold for twelve" is the way
some of the boys from the forks of
the creek are putting it, and 1t looks
like all one has to do is to hold till
some time in January.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14

Now that the Union has done its
part, as far as possible, in steadying
the market so that reasonable price
could be obtained for cotton, il is a
good time to get busy right now ar
ranging some plan for the better
packing of cotton next year. 1t has
has been reckoned up by careful sta,
tisticans that at elast rs per cent of
tisticians that at least % per cent OF
and the mill, and the larger part of
this loss is from poor packing. Be
cause all Of this cotton it not lost be
fore the farmer parts with the bale
is no sign that he does not lose it,
for he is the gentleman who does
lose it. Due allowance is made for
all the losses that may occur before
the cotton is on the loom, and a suf-
fiCient amount is deducted from the
price to make good all this loss. To
put it plainly, is it not an inestma-
bly, important matter for the cotton
planter to go to work and save about
$3.50 on every bale of American
cotton sold? This vast sum of money,
about $15O,OO0,0OO, is money that
the South needs in her business, and
she can have it if she will pack cot.
ton as carefully as does the Oriental
planter. This sum of money is more
than the actual profit on the whole
Uuited States crop. Inside Of the
Union is the place to get to work on
the problem.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
SERMON ETTE.

nard the Lord said unto
Joshua, See, I have given into
thine hand Jericho, and the king
thereof, and the mighty men OF
vaIor"
God gives men visions OF
oreat victories that are possible
of realization because his ON
impotence is behind them
Men dream Of conquest. Men
DIsn large things apart from
}. God. But the dream never be-
comes anything but a dream and
! the plans gang aft a-gIee'"
What disappointments life
i, holds for those who plan and
work and strive apart from God.
, Solomon, the man of rare
oifts, and wonderful achieve.
! ments, turns at last from the
sphere of human endeaVor,
. which is temporal, and cries: ~
.. know that whatsoever God doeth,
J Il shall be forever"
Joshua early in his career as
} leader of the children OF Israel
; caught this vision Of the sure
} working Of God, and to him God
J gave the assurance of victory
along the lines of his will
There was Jericho great and
strong, her massive walls SEEM
! inqIy impregnabIe; there was
; her king, proud and defiant;
, there were the mighty men of
yaIor ready to die in defense of
) the city,
, This was what Joshua saw
) perhaps before he sought out
: the Lord and obtained a vision
) from the Divine viewpoint.
:: But after that it was no long,
) sr the strong walled city and
.. the powerful king and the mighty
. men Of VaIor which he saw, but
rather that city low in the dust,
that king and his army within
3 his power.
Such was the vision; such was
! the promise of God. But as
. Joshua went out the next day
! The city was still there, the king
. vas still on his throne, the
) mighty men of VaIor still watch
9 ing on the wall.
; There was much to do to
9 make the vision a reality; to
; claim the promise of God. But
: the vision and the promise were
. the goal ahead towards which
unhesitatingIy and unyieldingIy
. Joshua stroVe. He knew he
: should attain, because God had
. WiIled it.
! Look up, o Christian! Catch
the heaVen-born vision! Hear
. the God.given promise of vic
. tory.
J There is many a Jericho in
. thy life that must be conquered
! before you can enter into the
> full possession of the land God
! has purposed to give you.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14

A swelled head indicates a contract
ed heart.
The Marshall republican., 1906-06-01
A Dangerous Accident

happened the other day TO a promi.
lent citizens wife. whose horse ran
away with her and flung her against a
telegraph pole.
Such accidents, though OF daily oc-
currence 10 all parts of the world,
add but little to the sum total of 20.
man 3 suffering, as compared with
the terrible results OF the diseases pc.
culiar I'll ,omen, which drive so many
m to premature graves.
The question IL, what Is 20 be done,
u tbs coming race 10 TO be protected,
and the answer may we'll be told In
the words OF Mrs. Blanche r. Stepha-
nou, OF l22s S. i2nd Ave, Chicago,
ILL.,, wife Of n prominent Greek lawyer
OF that city.
In a recent letter, she says; "For
five years after the birth OF my baby,
! suffered constantly with backache,
and could not wear a corset. I also
had sideache and bearing down pains,
which nothing would relieve. My hus-
baud spent hundreds ~ dollars on the
best doctors b, re, but to 10 avail. The
last one suggested an operation, but
to this | would not consent. At last.
on the advice OF a dear friend, I took
Wine OF Cardul, and can trutbfully
cay that from the very first bottle I
began to improve. now look aud
feel like a difieren, woman, eat we'll,
and suffer no more paine"
CarduI IL n pure, harmless, vegeta.
BILE medicine, Tor all the diseases pc.
culiar TO women IL relieves pain
and regulates the functions. Sold at
all druggists In sl.OO bnttle..
The Marshall republican., 1906-06-01
Declared fraudulent

The National Bond Com
pany, which has II branch of
flee ut Boonville, was declared
fraudulent by the postofice
department, which reports:
The investigations of the
inspectors have developed
that in the actual operations
of the business Of this COM
pany, deliberate fraud has
been committed by the mis-
appropriation of the funds Of
investors. The inspectors
find that practically all of the
money received from the pub
lie from the sale of bonds dur
ing its business existence has
been improperly used by the
officers of the company, SD
that the assets consist almost
solely of II deposit with the
treasury of the state of Mis-.
souri,
Business was commenced
only IA little over II year ago,
or on April 3. 1905, with the
following officers and direc,
tors: Lon V. Stephens. tinan-
cial agent, former governor
of Missouri; Walker V. Pow
ell, president; Robert H..
Kern, Chas. +. Martin and
Geo. W. Strodtman, vice
presidents; William III. Saw.
age, secretary, and John b.
O'Meara treasurer.
Like the Home Annuity.As.
ISOLATION and other like con.
Germs the public has been vic-
tinized and misled by the
names OF prominent men.
Ex-Gov. Stones name was
used in one case and Ex.- Coy.
Stephens in the latter. The
shortage is estimated at $la5
900.
The Marshall republican., 1906-06-01

get a whole half page of puffs
and blows for 80 80, it is worse
than cutting eye teeth.-Ar-
row Rock Statesman.
The Dewitt ferry boat is
tied up and report says thar
it will be sold and taken to
some other point ON the river.
Cline Leisure, of Orear-
vile, and John Leisure, of Ok
lahona, cousins, were visiting
"A. W. Hutton's the first of
the week. They were shak-
ing hands with acquintances
in town Tuesday. John has
just completed his medical
course at Marion Simms St.
Louis, and will engage in the
practice of medicine in Okla-
homa. MAN News.