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The daily sentinel., 1906-10-23

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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13

The lower hall in this house is big
enough TO be counted as a room. This
makes eight rooms and bathroom in
house 80 feet wide by Sc feet 6 inches
deep, not counting porches. AL
though we have so much inside room
the house is not expensive. 1t can be
built for 81 900 in some sections and
$1,000 in others.
A feature of this house is the large
attic with access up back stair from
the little back room, labeled on the
house plan bedroom" but probably
in most families this room would be
used for sewing room. It is not
every house plan that makes provision
for this necessity There is a great
deal of work to do in the sewing line
in most families and it is necessary
work, TOO. Most housewives are handy
with the needle, and all of them would
get along better if they had a nice light
room of this kind for the purpose
Every workman requires work shop
Women are no exception. In order to
do good work we must have the proper
tools and facilities to work with. This
room being over the kitchen with a
chimney at the side is generally warm
and it is always light and pleasant un-
less the outlook is Objectionable. But
no one builds a house in unpleasant
surroundings if they can possibly
help it.
Another feature in this extreme OPP
poSite corner from the sewing room is
the parlor, with it's rounded front and
large window at the side. Less parlor
furniture is required when there are
plenty of windows and CRATE in one
corner. like corner crate.
The CRATE being placed in the corner
offers some advantage over the Or
binary fireplace arrangement. 1t not
only makes an attractive furnishing
for this part of the room, but when
the fire Is lighted it throws its light
and heat into every nook and corner.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13

nut are used wire screen will be
needed tC save the carpet
In a great many American homes
the fireplace is valued as an ornament
only. Women have an idea that more
busting and sweeping is required when
they have an open fire. But ii the fire
place Is properly constructed and right;
ly used 1t makes very little extra
work, and there is nothing else in the
house that adds so much to the COM
fort Of the whole family unless it be
the bathroom. If the CRATE and mantei
is built in the side of the room the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13
Wanted a Square Deal.

A postmaster general or some one
in his Office in Washington once wrote
to the postmaster of some little sta
ton on the Tombigbee river:
you will please inform this depart
ment how far the Tombigbee river
runs up to which the postmaster an.
swered: Il have the honor to inform
the department that the Tombigbee
river don't run up at all; it runs
down."
In due course of mail came another
communication: con receipt of this
letter your appointment as postmaster
will cease. Mr.. - has been an.
pointed your successor" To which
went the following reply: THE re.
ceipts of this office during the last
year have been $4.37, and the Office
rent more than double that sum.
please to kindly instruct my successor
to pay me the balance, and obIige."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13
LOUISIANA NEWS
BLANCHET HEIRS TITLE.
Good Portion Of the site CT the Town
T of kkbaVitle Has Been taVciycd.

Good Portion Of the Site CT the Town
of kbbavjtie Has Been !aVolyed.
Abbevi!lc. La: II" hc..s CT Car
nellie BIanchet, WHO died before tEe
war, have held several meetings and
subscribed u fund to pay the a;tor-
neys employed in their effort 10 re-
cover a large tract Of land now en-
DraCed in the corporate limits OF the
town Of Abbeyille and much Of ii very
valuable. The litigation grows Ont Of
the dispute as to whether the land in
question was community property or
the separate estate of Carmelite Ban
Chef who was married to VaiCOurt
NedZey and died intestate and without
issue. Veazey had the property sold
nearly thirty years ago and as usu-
fructuary claimed the right to the pro-
ceeds during his lifetime He died
about two years ago and the heirs dis
covered that the bond which he had
given for the funds is worthless. Hence
the suit to recover the land which the
heirs claim was improperly sold. The
total destruction of the public records
| by the burning OF the court huOSe in
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13
COUNTING CASH.
Fourteen Men for ID Days Counting
$2o,7O0000 in New Orleans.

New Orleans, La: Four treasury
officials, assisted by ten laborers,
have just finished counting $12,700000
in silver, 100000 in currency and
$S,OOO,OOO in gold in the subtreasury.
The counting began June IS. The to-
tai is much smaller than on previous
annual counts, because considerable
money has been shipped out of here
to oher Southern points, especially
to Texas AS a usual thing the silver
alone aggregates about s20,000,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13
Dr.. kohnke Ousted.

New Orleans, La: The city c0un-
Gil will elect a new city board Of
health and a new health officer. The
campaign against I'D. Koknke, who
has been in office eight years, cul-
minated at caucus of the council,
when it was agreed TO elect I'd w.
T. O'Reilly as his successor. DR..
Reilly is now a member of the city
council. The new board will be
pledged to make him president
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13

pecially if the stairway is we'll planned
and skillfully constructed. So much,
Of this work is done in factories BY
machinery nowadays that better re-
suits for less money are secured than
when handwork is depended on. When
a hall is we'll lighted as this one is, a
little extra attention should be given
to the building of the stairway. Good
material and good work are appreciat-
ed as long as the house stands. A.
we'll planned, properly built stairway
is something to be proud Of No other
furniture is so noticeable and no other.
part of the house lends itself to deco.
ration to the same extent.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13

This is the Mexican way of building a
fireplace. All through the southwest
ern country where pinion wood is
used for open fires the small Mexican
corner fireplace is found.
The Mexicans build smaller fire.
places than we do. They believe in
making a small fire and getting close
to it. They have probably learned this
from the Indians. Indians criticise
white folks for building a great big
fire than getting away from it and
freeze. The Mexican fireplaces are
built of adobe brick made of adobe
clay, gravel stone and straw, and they
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13

Fordyce, La: Last Monday, about
2 o'clock, a wind storm. accompanied
by heavy rain, struck here and lasted
for several hours, which benefited the
corn and cotton crops greatly. By the
appearance of the cotton crop around
here cotton picking will begin about
the latter part of August or early part
of September Mcssrs. Smith, Scar
borough, de Brittin, Butler and Mum
son have received their new boiler,
which they have been waiting for sew
eral days, and are now starting to
mount it and put their gin in c0ndf-
ton for this seasons crop, as they ex-
pect to gin about 1000 bales.
Kaplan, La: With the exception
of small shower yesterday and two
last week the drought still prevails
here, and with the most favorable
weather from now on the corn crop
will be reduced fully forty per cent.
Cotton is doing fairly well, but not
growing very fast. Old rice is fine,
with an average good sind; young rice
suffering somewhat for want of m0is-
ture.
Hammond. La: The weather in this
locality has been very warm and dry
during the past week, and nearly all
crops are agin suffering from draught.
Vegetables of all kinds, as well as pas
lures for the large herds of dairy cat
tie, are drying up, and the melon crop
will be less than half what it should be
unless soon relieved by rains.
Georgetown, La: Crop prospects
are fine in this locality. In the past
few days there have been several
showers OF rain, which have been suffi-
cient moisture, and everything is do
ing nicely. Cotton crops are all clean
and in fine shape, and bid fair for a
good yield at this time Corn is all
laid by, with good prospect for a
good crop. Sweet potatoes are doing
fine; garden truck not doing so well
on account of hot, dry weather in the
past eight or ten days, which nearly
killed it out.
Choudrant, La: The week has been
favorable for the growing crops; some
localities report too much rain. Cotton
is being worked out, and the plant con-
tinues in prime condition. 1t is esti-
mated that the corn crop will be the
best in years. Gardens and truck 4
patches are good.
. Arcadia, La: The crop and weather :
conditions throughout this section for
the past week are the same as they
have been for the past several weeks.
AS fine as could be wished.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13
His Mistake.

81 have come to ask you for some
thing, Mr.. Skads."
HIN! Moneys mighty tight these
days, young man, and most of my re.
sources are tied up just now-in case
of gilt-edge security, however, !
might"
81 came to ask you for your daugh-
ter"
"Oh, why didn't you say so? I
thought you wanted money. Take her
and be ppy."-Houston Post.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13

are dried in the sun the same way as
the Egyptians made brick when the
children of Isreal were visiting that
country. But the fireplace in this
house is built of ordinary hard brick,
and it is small enough to accommodate
a coal fire, but it is also large enough
to burn wood chunks, and this makes
the best fire for comfort, if you know
how to select the chunks. Beech and
maple and some other kinds of hard
wood will burn in the fireplace with
out swapping out, but if oak and chest
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13
AbbeviIIe Normal Progress.

Abbeville, La: The summer normal
school has closed the third week of a
very successful term and Miss Agnes
MarTis and her corps of assistants
have made a very favorable impress
sion upon the community. Superin-
tendent AsweII arrived and visited the
school.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13
JARED spaniards to Combat.

NSS@ uS W SOIIl DdI.
iae aHair in Cardenas harbor fol-
%ssa a series Of astonishing captures
spanish ships-of armed and I'M
Lmea merchant ships, and it also fol.
"ss0 series of daring attempts to
- sase tne naval vessels of the Span
eoyernment In dO-and-die fights.
- whenever a Spanish gunboat or
sslssf showed herself in public that
y say, whenever she showed her
s 49,, and hull to an American
aeing ship, small or big, effectively
srudely armed, she was PROXIMITY
a @.i'so 10 test her powers. Some
a's lhese challenges were Iudtcrous
....s converted small yacht would
ss .uly advance on large gunboat
n.y. ssssssed Of ten times greater equip
i. ~, run up her flag proudly, fire
49,. sarRing six-pounders and rush
~ ana give every sign of wishing
s. .ussge In mortal conflict for the
aal glory of one side or the other,
49,, - situation was frequently like the
wet, sset situation wherein a small how
s. rs'f u his head argumentattvely
bIs .s ssnes a man to knock a chip off
his,a 'a Y For instance, three days
I. I. the conflict In Cardenas har.
p. g gunboat Winslow, with Lfent
ssr saou in command and Ensign
ii ! 5 hagley in the position of execu-
e's,. 0alcer, rushed toward three we'll.
'0ped Spanish gunboats lust ont
~, 8 cardenas, intent on sinking
s,',;.. one Of them, The winsIow the.
was no match for three
S !, craft but the spirit Of daring
cOntempt for the enemy was IN
battle Of cardenas took Mace
nfee Spanish gunboats used
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13
Through Storm of Shells.

1uIOuSu olOrIH OIL SnellS.
The second hawser from the Hud-
son was a five-inch one. They at
tached it to the pilot house under a
rain Of ammunition. Then the Hud-
son began to move forward again.
She continued to move forward, firing
her siX-pounders as rapidly as the
men could load them. These gum
ners were swearing at their slowness
and the commander kept urging them
to work harder. He strobe up and
down the deck, dividing his attention
among these gunners and the Span
iards and the hawser. His quarter.
master walked beside him, praying un-
consciously that the rope would not
part like its predecessor, They stood
out boldly on the deck of the little
revenue cutter, entirely unmindful Of
the spat, spat, spat of the bullets and
the screaming of the shells.
1t was absolutely necessary for the
little Hudson to get the remains Of
the Winslow and her dead out of the
zone of fire. Half dozen times the
Hudson was struck by shells, so that
she also began to resemble a dere-
lict But she kept steaming ahead
through the treacherous shoals, over
possible locations for mines, now
scraping coral reef, now dragging
the Winslow off an unseen shallow
place. but always belching forth fame
and smoke from her six-pounders and
always leaving the masked batteries
farther and farther behind, until at
last the nearest geyser was yards and
yards rearward.
And then the officers yelled to the
men on board the Winslow and
learned of the death Of Ensign Bag
ley and of four other deaths. So
great was the rage on the Hudson
that every member Of her crew want
ed to have the boat turned around and
reenter the harbor and destroy. every
visible object in Cardenas, including
the three gunboats and the masked
battery and all the Spaniards there.
Given Deserved Honor.
OF course they were mentioned IN
the reports of the conflict. Particular
mention was made Of the commander
of the Hudson for his GOODNESS and
supreme disregard of apparently GER
tain destruction. Then President Nc
Kinley sent to congress this recon-
mendation:
Il recommend that in recognition
of the signal act of heroism of First
Lieut.. Frank H. Newcomb, United
States revenue cutter service, above
set forth, the thanks of congress be
extended to him and to his officers
and men of the Hudson. and that a
gold medal of honor be presented to
Lieut.. Newcomb and a silver medal
of honor to each member of his crew
who served with him at Cardenas.
Both branches OF congress united
in passing favorably ON the recon-
mondation and Lieut.. Newcomb re-
ceived a letter from the treasury de-
partment containing this expression:
Yours is the proud distinction Of
being the only commissioned officer
of any service to whom congress
awarded a gold medal for heroisr
during the war with Spain"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13

out to Newcomb to heave a line. AID
officer of the Hudson ran forward
with line and beloved:
Don't miss it,"
Bagley laughed and waved his hand
cheerily.
Let her GOMEZ" yelled the boy
Its getting too hot here for comfort.
Eventually the task was apparent.
ly completed. The Hudson started
ahead, her men looking back calmly
at the screaming town of Cardenas
Thirty seconds later the hawser
snapped. The Winslow swung around
and her men flung another hawser on
board the Winsow. Far rearward the
Wilmington was steaming to and fro
firing shell after shell into the town.
acting after the manner of an infuri.
ated animal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13

heat and light from the fire is lost to
that side and two corners, whereas
the fire in the corner fireplace may be
seen and enjoyed from any part of the
room.
More attention is now paid to the
front hall and open stairway than ever
before. When the hall is large enough
the appearance is quite on the grand
order as seen from the front door, es-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13

New York.-Ensfgn Bagley. one Of
HE heroes of the sea fight Of Car
denss harbor, is dead, the Spanish
var Is history, but the other hero
Of that conflict of shells with shells
and Americans with Spaniards and
smoke powder with smokeless powder
Is still living, Capt. Frank H. New
comb a native Of Boston, the COM
nander of the Hudson, the only hero
Of the Spanish war who received a
gold medal from congress. He was
Lisut, Newcomb six years ago, and
nov he is Capt. Newcomb, the super
visor of anchorages ann the purchas-
Ing officer at the port of New York.
Some day the histories will refer
% the sea fight of Cardenas harbor
% the afternoon of May II, 1898, as
4 typical brave, rash exploit of the
American seaman. They will men
ton Bagley's name in sonorous para
graphs, Lieut.. Bernadou's name In
other sonorous paragraphs, and they
also will tell of how Lieut.. Newcomb,
commanding officer of the ex-revenue
cutter Hudson, wooden boat, ran in
under destructive masked batteries,
threw line to the disabled Winslow.
remained there in the zone Of fire for
80 minutes, and finally brought away
the Spaniard's prize in triumph.
Then they will comment profusely
On this peculiarly American contempt
ior shot and she'll and they will hold
up TO the constant attention Of fu-
uire generations the example of the
deedS Of that afternoon. And in their
summary Of the heroes of the war
tney will mention the names of
Dewey, Schley, Sampson, Hobson,
NeWeOmb, Bagley, Roosevelt, Funs-
ion-all these names and others they
VIII mention to the everlasting glory
q America in wartime.
everybody remembers Newcomb
wen you revive his name in the pub
nc print. Before the war he was an
OBSCURE revenue officer, so far as the
great mass of citizens went. But. ON
'ae morning of May u, 1898, the ex-
s'eO readers of the exploits in Car
0snss harbor, the mourners, with the
a0aef OF Ensign Bagley, Democrats
uau Republicans, imperialists and
.Iu'lmperialists-the country - knew
~ name OF Lieut.. Frank H. New
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-13

Tested in Face of Death.
Bagley rushed to the rail and cried
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-23
Habit.=forming Medicines.

Whatever may be the fact as to many
OF the so-callcd patent medicines con-
tanning injurious ingredients as broadly
published in soma Journals of more or
less influence, this publicity has certainly
been of great benefit in arousing needed
attention to this subject, 1t has, in .
considerable measure, resulted in tho
o intelligent people avoiding such
foods and medicines as may be fairly sus-
pected of containing the injurious ingre-
fact some time ago, DIR. Pierce. of Buffalo,
N. Y, "took time by the forelock," as it
were, and published broadcast all the
ingredients of which his popular medi-
cines are composed. Thus he has COM
pletely forestalled all harping critics and
urged against his medicines, because'they
are now OF KNOWN COMPOSITION. Fur
thermore, from the formula printed on
every bottle wrapper, it will be seen that
these medicines contain no alcohol or
other habit-forming drugs. Neither do
agents, their ingredients being purely
vegetable, extracted from the roots Of
medicinal plants found growing in the
depths of our American forests and of
well recognized curative virtues.
Instead of alcohol, which even in small
portions long continued, as in obstinate
cases of diseases, becomes highly objec-
tionable from its tendency to produce q
craving for stimulants, DR.. Pierce en-
ploys chemically pure, triple refined
glycerine. which of itself is a valuable
remedy in many cases OF chronic diseases,
being a superior demulcent, antiseptic,
antiferment and supporting nutritivo.
1t enhances the curative action of the
Golden Seal root. Stone root, Black
Cherrybark and Bloodroot, contained in
uGolden Medical Discovery" in all bron-
chial, throat and lung affections attended
with sever coughs. AS will be seen from
the writings of the eminent Drs. Grover
Coe, of New York; Bartholow, of Jeffer-
sol Medical College, Phila.; Scudder, of
Cincinnati;. Ellingwood, Of Chicago;
Hale, of Chicago, and others, who stand
as leaders in their several schools Of
practice, the foregoing agents are the
uerH best ingredients that DIR. Pierce
could have chosen to make up his IA
mou uDiscovery" for the cure of not
only bronchial, throat and lung affec.
tions, but also of chronic catarrh in ~
its various forms wherever located.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-23
Auction Sale.

/ will sell at public auction at my
place, northwest quarter OF section
Is, JOB, 60, M mile north and two
miles west OF Mitchell, on Tuesday,
March 6, commencing at 10 O'Clock
the following property: 4 head OF
horses, all good weight anG good
workers, 80 head of cattle, consisting
of Is head Of %5-year-old steers, 6 head
Of 2-year-old steers, 6 COWS, 3 fresh
in spring, hogs and chickens, wagon,
pulverizer, cultivator, riding Guilt
vator, mower, rubber-tired single
top buggy, new.surrey, com shelter,
FOUNDER harrow, double and single
harness, 400 bushels seed oats, 400
bushels Of corn, 10 tons hay in stack.
and some houshold goods. Free lunch
at noon.
Terms Of Sale-All sums OF $40 and
under cash over $40 time will be
Igive1 until Nov. 1. 1906, on bank
able security alto per cent interest:
2 per cent discount for cash on sums
over $40. Col. j. S. Stevenson 81 Son
will be the anctioneers.
Ii. r. Kibbee, clerk.
Harry Clearwater, Owner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
BASE BALL SQUAD At
WORK i +. THE CAGE.
Spike Anderson's Varsity Slug
gers Sigh for the Green
Grass.

Basketball and baseball enthusiasts
have had the armory floor to themselves
during the past week, for with the COM
pTetion Of the annual indoor track meet
on March II the indoor work of the
track candidates came to an end and
the period of rest preliminary to active
outdoor training began. Over fifty men
reported to Captain Greaves and DR.,
Williams on Monday last and the squad
will undoubtedly be the largest in the
history Of the university.
Minnesota s hopes Of a good showing
in the 1906 track game rest in a large
degree in freshman dark horse squad
which showed unexpected strength in
the indoor meet. Among the first year
men who show the earmarks of track
athletes are Jack Marks, Shull, Hawley
and Jamison. All these men took places
in the indoor meet and with sthoro train
ing they should be |aas factor in the
spring situation. Of the old mer
Greaves and Dougherty are the most
promising. -.-..~ 49,
Behind the meshes of an immense
netting the baseball candidates at thu
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
university are indulging in all the ex-

university are indulging in all the ex-
ercise that indoor work will allow.
The pitchers particularly are benefting
by the opportunity for work and by
the time the diamond on Northrop field
is in condition for play the varsity
twirlers should be able to cut the cor
ners and split the pan.
"Spike" Anderson, the baseball
coach, has been engaged as manager of
the Winnipeg Northern league team,
and this practically assures the appear
ance Of Winnipeg on Northrop field for
the preliminary training of the year.
Probably a series Of six games will be
arranged between the varsity players
and the leaguers and the contests should
not be the least interesting Of the sea-
son.
The basketball season at the univer-
sity is not yet over, and altho Mime
sofa has won the championship Of the
Western Intercollegiate association the
gopher quint will not disband for two
weeks and there will be several contests
in the local armory.
The success of the basketball team
this year has given the sport decided
impetus and never before has such in.
terest been shown in the games. Large
crowds have turned out and there has
been some attempt at systematic root
ing.