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The broad ax., 1906-02-24
Desperate Effort

A French tailor, who advertised
English spoken" was sometimes al
a loss for the right word. On one oc-
casion, wishing to tell a customer that
her girdle was too high. he hesitated
a moment, then, with a look of inspi-
ration, he said: ''Madyame, your cur
vature Is too upstairs"
The broad ax., 1906-02-24
Jeweler Happy Too.

Having sold for SIS to C. H. Bald.
win, a Montpelier Vt) jeweler, a fresh
water pearl which he had found, q
small boy from Waterbury thought he
was In great luck and "rich" beyond
the dreams of avarice." The jeweler,
however, is also happy. The jewe'
weighs % grains. is perfect in shape
and flawless, and has an estimated
value Of $500.
The broad ax., 1906-02-24
Wilhelm's Toice.

DR.. E. w. Scripture. who has been
making researches in phonetics under
a Smithsonian institution grant, has
secured a gramophone record Of the
voice of Emperor William OF Germany.
It will be preserved by the National
museum at Washington, and. of course
will not be used in any public way in
the kaiser's lifetime.
The broad ax., 1906-02-24
Long Visit.

Prof Baldwin, of Johns Hopkins
university. has Just returned from
Mexico, where. at the request of the
Mexican government. he has spent six
years inspecting the educational sys-
TEN of that country as a guest of
President Diaz
The broad ax., 1906-02-24
Fac-Simile of Herself. -

A Massachusetts, woman is some
thing of Mrs. Malaprop. While visit
ing a friend in Dorchester she was re-
calling old times and gossiping of her
friends and acquaintance, when she
said: Poor sis. poor sis. She's a
mere facsimile Of her old self"
The broad ax., 1906-02-24
A Strong Inducemsnt-

Weary Wander see they're goin'
in fer free alcohol fer tn arts an
sciences.
Limpy Lucas-That settles 1t. I'm
goin' to be a artist.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The broad ax., 1906-02-24
Usage GsBaby Chief -

Emery Gibson, a ten-year-old boy,
has been chosen baby chief of the
Usage Indians, according to the old
tribal custom Of choosing a new one
every three years.
The broad ax., 1906-02-24
Murder!

In Russia the performance Of an
nually blessing the waters of the Neva
takes the place of the water wagon.
They both are due to the Neva-again
feeling.-Kansas City Times.
The broad ax., 1906-02-24
CAPABLE of Profound Thought.

The intricacies of life should have
no terrors for a woman, when we con-
slider that she can comprehend the de-
scriptions Of a dress pattern.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The broad ax., 1906-02-24
Question.

A New York wife Of rs sued her
husband Of 30 for an accounting Of
the 100000 she let him have. An
accounting of why she let him have It
would not be amiss.
The broad ax., 1906-02-24
Front on Her Rack

Feminine tact Is where a woman
succeeds in making a front by putting
everything on her back.-Puck.
The broad ax., 1906-02-24
Southern HeTniEphere

South America has about twice the
area and about one-half the popula-
don Of the United States.
The broad ax., 1906-02-24
Superstition.

Castro has retired to the interior
and probably pulled It In after him
Pittsburg Post
The broad ax., 1906-02-24

Former Judge Abner Smith, who
was always considered to be upright
and honest while serving as one of
the judges Of Cook County, but It
seems just as soon as he became
President Of the Bank of America, he
permitted his servant girl, and sew
eral well-known scoundrels to draw
thousands Of dollars from It without
security or upon worthless security,
and by his loose business methods
and the reckless manner In which he
practiced high financing, In less than
two months he has succeeded IN
stamping himself a criminal In the
eyes Of the law, and as the majority
Of the men connected with the Bank
Of America were experts at grating
and looting financial institutions, the
result IL that at the present time, the
bank can only pay 80 cents on the dol
lar to its army Of depositors.
The broad ax., 1906-02-24

Entesed Vt the Post Office q ChieaeN
n, a. See0adelas Mattef.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
MOB Baked BY A SHERIFF
Boarded Steamer With the Prisoner,
the Gallows and also the Coffin.

Crisfield, Md.-William Lee, the
colored youth who was sentenced to
death In Baltimore three weeks ago
for assaulting two women in Somerset
county, and who had been threatened
with lynching, was hanged by
Sheriff Brown on Smiths island,
In the presence of his deputies and a
few witnesses. The hanging was Or
derry.
The mob that had threatened to
burn Lee at the stake was completely
outwitted by the sheriff.
To carry ont this purpose Sheriff
Brown went to Baltimore and placed
mis- prisoner aboard a steamer of the
Maryland oyster navy, and immedi-
ltely sailed down the bay. He took
with him a gallows which had been
borrowed from Baltimore county and
also coffin, and was prepared to
hang Lee on the deck of the vessel
after reaching the waters of Somerset
county, should there be any signs of
a mob on shore. :.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
LOVE LORE.

II Is easier to love and be wise
than to be generous and have money.
Jealousy is green and does not
harmonic with Loves hair and eyes.
Love laughs at locksmiths, because
parents don't lock up their daugh.
tiers any more.
When Poverty comes in at the door
Truelove engages her on the spot to
do the cooking.
The pity of Loves blindness is that
marriage is the only oculist that guar.
antees to restore the sight.
Don't complain Of your lovers anna.
teurishness. In this yon have proof
positive that you are the first.
Show me the sweethsarts of the
land, and l will confess myself that
much more puzzled about the men.
Life gave a dinner and, while Il
may not have been feast from an
epicure's point of view, it was a great
success. The guest Of honor was
Love.
When Love begins to sicken and
decay, sometimes the tonic of In.
difference will effect a quicker re-
covery than all the careful nursing
in the world.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
GAVE NOTHING TO CHARITY
Russell Sage Left His Many Millions
to His Widow.

New York-The will of Russell
Sage, which was filed for probate,
Friday, bequeaths all of his estate to
his widow, Margaret Olivia Sage, after
the payment of $4,000 to each of Mr..
Sage's nephews and nieces, and $1O,.
900 to his sister, Mrs. Fanny Chaplin,
of Oneida, n. Y.
Mrs. Chaplin has died since the will
was made.
The will also provides that in case
of any of the beneficiaries contesting
the probate of it, they shall be cut
off from any share in the estate.
There was nothing in the will to
show the value of Mr.. Sage's estate.
The will was dated February IL, 1901,
and was sworn to by Edward Town
send and R. W. Freedman as wit
nesses. 1t consists Of about 500 words.
Nothing is left to charity.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
Exit the Khaki,

II Gen. Humphreys recommended
lions are adopted the khaki uniform
will soon disappear. The American
soldiery will not return to the dark
blue of civil war times, but will take
up the olive-drab service uniform,
lined for winter and unlined for sum-
mer. The khaki will be retained only
for troops serving at oversee stations
The trouble, says the Des Moines Reg
lister, is not so much in the color Of
the cloth as in the apparent inability
Of the manufacturers supplying the
government to keep up with the de-
mand. Gen. Humphrey claims that
the supply Of gray cotton goods in
this country is now practically the
monopoly Of one corporation located
in Baltimore, where selling agents
hold and control the secret of khaki
dyeing. Neither Of these concerns,
nSSOLuIuS W oIdlcLuSulS uduC ia luO
quartermasters department of the war
department, has materially advanced
the price Of khaki cloth or duck over
that Of former years, but for some
reasons, which are not known at the
war department, the contractors are
so far behind in two Of their con-
tracts for khaki cloth that the gov
ernment contractors for the manufac-
ture of khaki coats and trousers, Gen.
Humphrey says, cannot obtain the ma
terial called for by contracts. This
has entailed much inconvenience to
the army and organized militia. Gen.
Humphrey says that any first-class
cloth mill can produce olive drab,
which is entirely the result of blend
ing colors, while the khaki dye Is
piece dyeing and a secret process, SO
far as obtaining a fast color.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
FORzION CITY
FEDERAL COURT DECLARES IT a
TRUST ESTATE.
OOW|E AND VOL|VA OUSTED
An Election Will Be Held September
15 For a New Leadsr-DoW-
les Compensation.

Chicago-Neitner John Alexander
Dowie, founder, nor Wilbur Glen Vo-
Iva, present general overseer, is given
the property, estimated to be worth
$12,000,000 to $2l,000,000. in the de-
cision handed down by Judge X. M.
Lands, of the United States circuit
court, in the Zion City case. Instead,
Judge Lands declared Zion City a
trust estate, named John G. Hately,
member of the Chicago board of trade,
receiver of the property and ordered
the holding of an election September
IS, wnen the people of the Christian
Catholic Apostolic church in Zion City
shall choose their overseer. Judge
Lands will decide later what compen-
sation Dowie will be allowed for his
past services.
The nub of the courts decision is in
the ruling that contributions of prop
erty and money given Dowie was ia
trust. Judge Lands declared the con-
veyance of the Zion City property by
Voliya under power of attorney to
John Alexander Granger to be void.
Judge Lands quoted from writings Of
Dowie to show that the latter had al
ways regarded the property of his
church as a trust.
The adjudication in the bankruptcy
proceedings against Dowie was also
set aside so that pending litigation
against Dowie may automatically be
restrained until the entire litigation
Is ended
Receiver Hately's bond of $4,000
was approved by the court, and he
went Immediately to Zion City and
assumed charge of the property.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
The Fascination of tho Harvest.

The Fascination Of thu Harvest.
Thrust in thy sickle and reap; for
The time is come for thee to reap;
for the harvest Of the earth is ripe"
There is fascination in the harvest
that WeaYes a wisp of romance into
the sheaves that are bound up thsse
dong, sun-fOOded days, where the
harvest Of the earth is ripe 1t is not
alone a selfish rejoicing in the knOwl-
edge that generous yield means an
absence of want that awakens the uEi-
Versal interest in the sturdy army now
marching against the battali0ns OF
bearded grain and will move north
ward gradually as the harvest of the
earth ripens in regions where the sun
shines less ardently. There is some
thing Unborn in even the most urban
of men that causes him to feel a thrill
of Joy at the sight of a great wheat
field waiting for the sickle. 1t is not
alone the hope of profit that causes
the student to hasten from his books
and the man to drop his accustomed
vocation to join the busy toilers In
the fields. Many of those who arise
with the earliest lark and labor until
the long shadows are lost in the dusk
are not in pressing need of the wages
they receive. They could find more
profitable employment In less arduous
work. There is some other cause that
sends them among strangers for a sea-
son. There is a call of the harvest,
says the Kansas City Star as there
is call of the wild. The call of
the harvest was learned in the days
when Ruth, the Moabitess, bound up
the heart of Boaz in the sheaves she
CLEANED in the fields of the mighty
man of the family OF Elimelech. The
vivid imaginations Of those early
cleaners saw cause for wonder and
speculation in the annually recurring
miracle of the harvest. 1t is this lin
gering fascination that draws men to
the wheat fields even in this utili-
tartan age.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
DIDN'T BELIEVE
That Coffee Was the Real Trouble.

Some people founder around and
take everything that's recommended
but finally find that coffee is the real
cause of their troubles. An Oregon
man says:
For Is years l was troubled with
my stomach. | was a steady cCfee
drinker, but didn't suspect that as
the cause. l took almost anything
which someone else had been cureo
with but to no good. ! was very Dad
last summer and could not work at
times.
"On Dec. 2, 1902, l was taken so
bad the doctor said l could not live
over "a hours at the most, and
made all preparations to die. l eoula
hardly eat anything, everything dis
tressed me, and | was weak and SICK
all over. When in that condition COZ
fee was abandoned and | was put on
Postum, the change in my feelings
came quickly after the drink that was
poisoning me was removed.
THE pain and sickness fell away
from me and I began to get well day
by day, so | stuck to 1t until now
am we'll and strong again, can eat
heartily, with no headache, heart
trouble or the awful sickness OF the
old coffee days. / drink all l wish OF
Postum without any harm and enjoy
it immensely.
'"This seems like a strong story,
but ] would refer you to the First
Natl Bank, the Trust Banking Com'
pany, or any merchant of Grants
Pass, Ore, in regard to my standing
and 1 will send a sworn statement
of this if you wish. You can also use
my name" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Still there are many who persist
emily fool themselves by saying "Coi.
fee don't hurt me-" A ten days trial
of Postum in iss place will tell the
truth and many times save lie
There's reason"
Look for the little book, 1.-THE Roaa
TO Wellyille" In Dkqa
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
ARRIVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF
STATE IN THE CAPITAL
OF BRAZIL.
GIVEN WARM WELCOME
The Historic Abrantes Palace Given
Over To the Occupancy Of
Mr.. Root and Those Ac-
companyina Him.

Rio De Janeiro-Secretary Root
has arrived here from Bahia.
He was welcomed by representative
of Gen. Rio Brancho, the Brazilian
foreign minister. and by the civil and
military authorities. He was heartily
rheered by the assembled crowds.
Secretary Root was taken ashore in
royal barge formerly owned by the
king of Portugal. Sixty black oarsmen
manned the 80 oars. 1t carried the
American colors.
IS the barge was pulled ashore the
German, Argentina and Brazilian
cruisers in port saluted.
Baron DCrio Branca, the Brazilian
foreign minister, received Secretary
Root at the landing, where they were
speeches.
The military display was profuse
and brilliant. One hundred thousand
people saw the procession as it passed
through the streets, and received it
with great cheering.
The streets were decorated with
flags and natural flowers.
An Address OF Welcome.
Secretary Root was welcomed in a
brief address by Gen. Rio Branco, who
spoke Of the advantages of a Pan
American alliance. An enormous pro-
cession composed in part of cavalry,
carriages, police and lancers escorted
Secretary Root through the streets to
the historical Abrantes palace. The
palace has been given over to the &C.
cupancy of Mr.. Root and his party,
through the courtesy of the Silva fam
lily. Here the Americans were greet
ed by throngs of students and citizens
who enthusiastically applauded
speeches by Secretary Root, Ambas-
sador Nabuca and American Ambas
sador Griscom. The latter, who spoke
in Portuguese, made hit with his
auditors. Secretary Root and Ambas.
sador Griscom visited President Alyes
at three o'clock in the afternoon.
Banquet and Reception.
Secretary Root was given a banquet
during the evening by 80 of the most
prominent men OF all parties, and lit
eratures. After the dinner Mr.. Root
attended reception at the presidents
palace, which was brilliant affair.
The palace and gardens were dec
Grated with royal splendor There
we're the most friendly manifestations
toward the United States on all sides.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
English Language in Antwerp.

Nearly one-half of the shipping traf
fc to and from Antwerp is carried on
under the British and American flags,
and this has made Antwerp almost an
English-speaking port. Free night
schools for exclusive classes in Eng.
lish. organized by the city authort
ties. are attended by thousands Of
pupils, while special attention is paid
to the study Of English in all the
grades of the day schools, public as
well as private. This desire to pop
ularize the English language Is not
confined to Belgium, but has extended
to Germany as we'll, where schools Of
instruction have already been estab
lished at Munich and Nuremberg by
the German government.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
SENTENCE SERMONS.

Fear and fret makes life's friction
Heaven helps those who help 9th.
eys.
Heaven despairs Of the man who
despises men.
True religion nourishes the roots
Of right doing.
The church that courts the rich
loses its riches.
Sometimes hiding another's faults
heals our own.
The man who is too previous Is
sure to get prOcrastinated.
The hardest work some folks do is
telling how busy they are.
You cannot keep your eyes on your
watch and your heart on your work.
1t does not make man brave to
lay his cowardice on his conscience.
No amount of laundry in your reIi.
gion can make up for a lack of love.
There's no special merit n cast.
ing bread on the water with "a hook
in It.
Many a mans religion w.uld be
worth more if il had more Office prac.
tice.
It's no use looking for a mans re-
ligion when it doesn't get into his
looks.
Two strings TO your bow may be an
right If you can keep them clear CT
your neck.-Chicago Tribune.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
Was a Nephew of Bismarck,

ST. Louis-Former Lieut-Gov. Henry
c. Brokmeyer, aged so, died at St.
Luke's hospital. He had been ill for
some time, and had recently under
gone an operation. His family were
at his bedside. He was born in Prus-
sia in 1926, but spent most of his life
in Missouri. He served as lieutenant
governor, and at one time was acting
governor. He was nephew of Bis
magck, the Iron Chancellor" of Ger.
MANY,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
Eleven Lost in Deep Water.

Spokane, Wash.-The engine, ex
press car and smoking car of the
Great Nortnern's fast train. west
bound, are submerged in the deep
waters of Diamond lake, about &c
miles from Spokane. Nine men who
went down in the smoking car and
the engine crew were drowned. AS
the train came through the portal OF
a tunnel the rails spread and the en-
CINE plunged down a 60.foot embank.
ment into the lake, followed by the
express car and the smoker.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03

The international woman's congress,
sitting in Paris, recently witnessed q
ludicrous scene. The ladies were in
solemn conclave when suddenly there
appeared a pair of trousers on the
scene. For moment the ladies were
too perturbed to identify the spectre,
but after moment of benumbing ST.
lence, the president rallied, and in an
zone identified it Is "a man."
Nthe apparition relieved the ten
by explaining that 1t was the
mortal presence OF NJ. Legendre, Of
Sens, an ardent feminist. 81 stood"
he said, "as feminist candidate at
the last elections. and l have to-day
taken II trains to appear among you.
/ am happy to enjoy this opportunity
Of supporting your cause" Alas for
enthusiasm when 1t is of the male per.
suasion and relates to matters femi-
nine! The president rose, and, accord
ing to the London Globe, after ex-
planning to NJ. Legendre, in tones Of
cold, calm severity, that the taking Of
IL trains at q stretch did not confer
the right OF entry to that assemblage
had him expelled.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
Frisco's City Hall Condemned

San Francisco-The city hall. which
cost $6,000,O0O, was formally declared
unsafe at the meeting of the board
of public works, and notice was served
on the police department that its sta.
ton in the building must find other
quarters. The building was con.
demned throughout.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
The Marshall Field Tax Lew.

Chicago-The estate of Marshall
Field will be called upon to pay ST.
100000 taxes. The court Of review
has fixed the valuation of the personal
property of the estate at $4,000, 900.
The real estate is worth about $780,
100000. The court has gone back sew.
en- years and levied taxes, alleging
that the tax had been lodged.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03

Crop Reportng-The scope OF the
work of the bureau of statistics I'M
der the department Of agriculture has
been extended to include alfalfa,
hemp, broomcorn, kaffir corn, sor-
ghum, bluegrass, millet, sugar beets.
Canadian peas, COW peas, beans, cab
bages, onions, tomatoes, apples, lem
ons, blackberries, raspberrles. straw
berries, cantaloupes, watermelons
and peanuts.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
puma Contemplated Reoublic,

st. Petersburg-A cabinet minister
said: "If the duma had not been dis.
solved it would have proclaimed a
republic next September. Two 1un,
dred persons participated in the con,
spiracy, the discovery of which caused
the dissolution of the duma. The con.
spirators were arrested and their pa
pers seized. This ends the revolution
for years to come sEt
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
A Diver Loses His Life.

st. Louis-W. H. Pickard, diver, lost
his life beneath the waters of the Mis-.
sissippi. He was in his divers suit,
when the lifeline broke The body
sank so deep in the sand that eight
strong men were required to pull it
out. He was % feet from the sur.
face.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
Best in Existence.

"T sincerely believe, all things con.
sidered, Hunts Lightning Oil is the
most useful and valuable household
remedy in existence. For Cuts, Burns,
Sprains and Insect Bites, it has no
equal, so far as my experience goes"
G. E. Huntington,
Eufaula, Ala,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
Decided AGAINST DoWie.

Chicago-Judge Lands, in the fed.
eral court, decided that Dowie does
not own Zion City. He refused to ap-
point receiver, but decided that the
citizens of Zion City should elect a
new leader. under the state election
laws. Dowie will be cared for in the
shape of an allowance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
More Troops for Border Posts

Fort Worth, Tex-Twenty-one cars
loaded with federal troops passed
through here en- route to Mexican Dor
der posts. 1t is believed the govern.
ment is strengthening the posts in an
ticipation of the threatened uprising
in the sister republic.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03

Judge Lebbeus R. Wiley, attorney
general of the Philippine islands, has
been appointed to the judgeship Of the
United States court in China, which
is to replace in a large measure the
present consular court. Judge Wiley
is from St. Louis.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
French Sailors Kill Yankee.

Chefoo, China--Lieut Clarence Eng
land, navigating officer of the L. S.
cruiser Chattanooga, was killed by a
rife bullet fired from the French
cruiser Dupetit Thowars, while at
practice.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
Mob Thought Il Was a Funeral.

Mayfield, Ky.-Allen Mathis.
young negro, was arrested and jailed
on the charge of attacking a young
girl. A mob gathered to lynch nim-
The sheriff, having a coffin in the
Jail for a white man who had Just
died, placed the negro therein, re-
moved the remains" to the Paducah
Jail for safe keeping.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-03
Put Of Till Autumn.

Kharkov, RUSSIA press cor.
respondent here finds that the reyou.
tionists are actively preparing for an
armed uprising and a approximation
OF the republic of Kaarkov In the
autumn.