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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24

for the coming year are DR.. Jas. L.
Jewell of Iowa, who has recently TAX
en- his Doctors degree in Clark Uni
versity, Worcester, Mass, to have
charge of academic branches; Miss
Nina H. Dana, of Wisconsin, a re-
cent graduate of the Stout Manual
Training School at Menominee, who
will have the work in domestic science
and art; Miss Grace Lynn Glidden, OF
Detroit, who will have the work OF
drawing and singing-a graduate or
the Thomas Training School; and Mr.
Wade O. Martin, of Arundville, La. e,
q. S. T., 'O5) late of the crop pest
commission, as special entomologlst,
TO he commandment of cadets and teach
chemistry and agriculture. There will
also be Il new teacher of the course in
commerce. All the courses are to be
greatly improved. The institute has
never had a more prosperous outlook.
The sixth session is to begin Wednes-
day, September 10.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
WARD NINE VOTES AGAINST LIQUOR,
Another Ward of CaIcasieu Joins the
Prohibition Ranks.-Three Precincts
Against Saloons and One, For.
Several Country Saloons
Wiped Out.

From the returns of the election held
in ward nine Tuesday for the purpose
of determining the wishes of sthe peo-
pie there with regard to prohibiting
the sale of liquor, it appears that
Calcasieu will have another dry ward.
The vote as reDorted stands 80 for
liquor and 81 against it, the ward go
ing Tor prohibition by q majority of
80 votes. The vote by precinct was as
follows:
In the Iowa precincts 81 votes we're
polled, of which amount 81 went for a
dry ward and 30 for liquor
At the Verret box only six votes
were pOlled, four of these against the
sale of liquor and the other two for it.
The Hayes precinct went overwhelm-
iugly against the sale of liquor by a
vote of a. to |.
The Hebert precinct went unanimous
in favor of liquor, 26 votes for and
none against.
At present the sale of liquor is al
lowed in the 9th ward, but a great
deal of dissatisfaction has arisen from
it, and the election Tuesday was the
result of petition for a chance to
vote on the question presented to the
police jury some weeks ago.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24

"The new assessment of CaicaSleu Is
a "corker," land shows that parish
still SO well in the lead of the country
districts, that none of them can hope
to catch up with it; indeed, Calcasieu
now ranks in the matter of assessment
higher per capita than Orleans, aver
aging S64G of wealth to each inhab-
liant, man, woman and child, against
about 800 a head in this city.
Last years assessment $l9, 49,. POO
was regarded as Highland it stood
next to Orleans: but it has increased
this year SIS, 10, $40. or 81 per cent,
which, it is needless to say, is great
deal more than the average for the
state. The increase has been made,
too, without any hardship to the pub
lie, and there will not be any kicks or
protests against it, as the bulk of the
increase, 81, 800, 900 is made on the
property of the Union Sulphur com
pany at Sulphur City. This concern
has made remarkable progress during
the year, has risen to be the greatest
sulphur producer in the world, and is
doing business which makes the new
assessment in no way oppressive"
In addition TO having the greatest
sui phur mines in the world, mines
whose unrelined product is purer than
the refined product of the famous
Italian mines, we have unlimited
sources Of wealth in other lines.
The oil fields at Welsh are rapidly
becoming famous as producing the
finest grade of oil of any Of the coast
fields, Vinton is also opening up val
liable oil fields, willie Jennings is
headquarters for the most famous
fields OF the south at the present time.
The forest productions of Calcasieu
probably excel those of any other
parish or county in the United States.
The extent and value of our virgin
forests of yellow pine are the wonder
and admiration of all who have seen
them.
The world famed rice plantations of
CalcaSieu are source of untold
wealth for the tiller of the soil, while
the thousands Of horses mules and
cattle within the confines of our par
ish, add materially to the financial
wealth of our people. Calcasieu,
great in extent, great in wealth. great
in the enterprise of her people.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
Why! Whyl

Why spend from six to eight months
endeav0ring to learn d phonetic syS.
TEN OF shorthand, when you can enter
the Tyler Commercial College, of Ty-
Ter, Texas, and get the famous Byrne
simplited shorthand under the direc-
tiOn OF its author, III three months
time, thus saving you at least three
months time and board, which should
mean TO you at least $50? Why
study the Putnam, Graham or some
other phonetic system OF shorthand
that will require of you from two to
three years hard work to make court
reporter, when you can get the Byrne
Simplitied in three months and 90 Iii
rectly from school to the court room
and receive an appointment as official
court reporter at u salary of from two
to three thousand dollars per year?
Why stuay svtne old theory system of
bookkeeping, when you can attend our
school and yet the advantages OF
modern practical system OF bookkeep-
ing and business training combined,
taught ON the plan of "learn to do
by DOING, one that has given thou
sands Of young people the key of
practical knowledge, admitting them
into the best banking and clerical po-
sitions to be found in our larger cities?
Why attend small school whose di-
plomas are not known in the business
world, when you can attend one that
enrolled more than 1000 students
from 20 different states during the past
year, and employs faculty of 10. ex-
perts? A school that can do some.
thing for itself can do something for
you. 1t takes business men with
practical methods to build u large
school. How can you learn business
and the principles of success from
men who have failed to make sue
cess of their own business? If you
wanted advice on business propo-
sition, would you 60 to man running
peanut stand, or to banker? Why
not use the same judgment in selecting
a commercial school? Select the one
that has made the greatest success, not
only for itself but Tor its former stu.
dents. Investigate the Tyler CONNER
cial College of Tyler, Texas. Its
large illustrated catalogue may be had
for the asking.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
Children i'm Pain

never cry as DO children who are suf-
fering from hunger, such is the cause
of all baby's who cry and are treated
for sickness, when they really are suf-
fering from hunger. This is caused
from their food not being assimilated,
but deyoured by worms. a few doses
of Whites Cream Vermifuge will cause
them to cease crying and begin to
thrive at once. Give it trial.
Sold by Billion Bros.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
Lack Of Voting Interest.

Homer Guardian Journal.-Elec-
lions Of some kind are occurring fire.
quently. and in all of them, there are
people who desire to vote and cannot
do so because they have failed to reg
lister and pay the poll tax. Why will
intelligent white men disfranchise
themselves in this manner? Every
good citizen should be prepared to
cast his ballot in any and all elections.
Get registered and stay registered and
contract the habit of paying the poll
tax every year before the last day OF
the year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
Round Trip Rates.

On sale daily June 1st, until Sep.
TENDER Both 1906. with final return
limit October 3lSt, Tickets to all
summer resorts aud principal cities in
the United States. Chicago, H., $33.
G5, st Louis, Mo. ,$27. 50: Kansas City,
Mo-, 5000; Cincinnati. o., $34.35:
Saudusky. o., SIP. 10; Toledo, o., S42.
s.; PittSburg, Pa, S4S. As: Battle Creek,
Mich, $44. SO: Grand Haven, Mich,
S42. 10: Macksnack Island, Mich, $46.
30: Traverse City, Mich, $48. 40; st,
Paul and Minneapolis, Mimi, S42.S5;
Montreal, Canada, $50. 30; Denver,
Col. SLIGO: Pueblo. Col, $40. 10:
Clear Lake, Ia, $50, 70; Spirit Lake
Ia, so. For further information
call on agent or ring No. 81.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
A Political Platform For 1905.

Here is my suggestion; what do you
think of it?
|. Direct Legislation: election of
all officers by the people: the right of
recall,
2. The necessarieS of life on the
free list. Ports of entry in interior
towns to be abolished. Custom hOus-
es where Outgo exceeds income to be
closed. Import duties to be laid upon
luXures, and for revenue only.
3. The income and Inheritance tax,
to increase progressively as the in
crease and Inheritance increase.
+. Repeal by congress- Of all laws
creating federal courts, excepting the
supreme court, whose appellate juris-
dictiOn shall be abolished.
In this manner the federal judiciary
can be practically wiped off the face
of the earth, and the corporations
compelled to obey state courts.
). Public utilities to be owned and
operated by the public for the public
benefit.
+. All money to be created by the
government: the lending of public
money to corporations and individu-
ais to be prohibited; the public debt to
be paid Off: no more bonds to be in
dOrsed by the government: the act re-
chartering national banks to be re-
pealed: the financial system of the
country to be that established by the
constitution and practiced by Jetfer-
son, Madison, Jackson and Lincoln.
I. The prodigal extravaganza of
the national government TO be checked:
the increase in military and naval eX-
pendltures stopped, the colonial EN-
pire nOnsence abandoned: the Philip
pines to be granted self-government.
s. No ship subsidy, or mail sub
sidy. The compulsory use of steel
cars for for the railway mail service;
postal savings banks: the parcels post;
the abolition of the ranking privi-
lege: the continued extension of the
rural free delivery system.
Is not that a sound creed? Cannot
the people, whether democrats, repuh-
licans populists, single takers or So
cialists unite on that platform until
that much is done for the people?-
From WatsOn's Magazine.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
MUST GET OUT.
Chief wilkins Says Idle Negroes Must
Work or Move On.

Work or Move On.
The negro problem is beginning TO
trouble the officers of this city and ere
long there may be an exodus of the
members of the family of Ham from
this city. In conversation this morn
ing with Chief of Police Watkins. a
Signal representative learned tina
steps were in their embryo for RENE
dy in the matter.
Some few days ago the negroes on
one of the large rice farms north Of
the city struck for higher wages. Their
wishes were not gratifed and they
went back to work for the same wages
they were getting. Things have come
to a pretty pass when negro hired
hands strike for higher wages said
the chief. Il have asked the rice
farmers of this section TO state their
prices and [ will see that the negroes
work or they must and shall get out.
| mean business in this and will do my
duty.
There are too many idle negroes in
Crowley at the present time and some
steps should be taken to rid the town
of them or put them to work and this
the chief intends to do if such Il thing
is possible.
"Walk out in CoOnt0wn some after
noon. if YOU will, and you will see the
negroes sitting down on corners en-
gagged in conversations: you may see a
lot of big buck negroes playing bal
when they should be working in some
rice field. And then one may observe
them playing golf,-g0!f, mind you
That is societp game played among
white folks and now lazy negroes have
taken it up because they want to mimic
the white race.
"The large rice crops are to be taxi
en- off this fall and the lndolent ne
grOeS are lying down on the farmer.
1t is becoming a serious state of az
fairs, if anybody should happen to
ask you, and it means the salvation of
this country. 1t is my intention to
have every negro who will not work,
run out of town and this will be car
ried out to the letter. | do not pro-
pose to tolerate any loafing negroes
lying idly around when here are such
large crops to be harvested. The
above words were spoken by the chief
and he appeared to mean just what he
was saying.
Lake Charles, it will be remembered,
shipped some of her indolent and
worthless negroes away some time ago
and Carencro is engaged in the same
work. He has notified his subordi-
mates to keep in touch with affairs and
the work of sending all who refuse to
work will begin about the time har-
vest gets into full SATISFACTORILY
Signal.
We believe the above to be good
gound doctrine, such as should be en-
forced in every town in the state. Ed
q a1ss-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
Special Rates.

Special rate order No. 81. P,I
sions from Lafayette and pojo,,
termediate to Houston and GsIr..
and return, Saturday. Angus, IN
RATES TO HOUSTON G.tvps,!
AND RETURN AND RTrI
Roanoke $3.50 s9S'
Welsh 80 Ss
Iowa 30 PAL
Tickets good only on train VI :,
August 18th. 1906.
Tickets will be honored retprDi,,
regular trains TO stations al n
such trains are scheduled to u
August 26 and -. 1906. =
Special rate order No. &: Inn.
excursion trains from Echo, MI
City, Eunice and Washington 10 !:
ningS and return. Sunday, August
1906.
Welsh to Jennings and return 0a
Iowa to Jennings aad return 30 N
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24

The Southwestern Industrial Insti.
tute, located at Lafayette is becoming
an institution of which the people OF
the whole state are justly proud.
While it is one of our Youngest in.
situations, being but six years old,
yet it has made marvellous develop
ment, and today has a property val.
ued at $l62, GOO, and u faculty com.
posed of men and women who have
been trained in the best institutions in
the United States. This school, be.
sides giving the best possible degree
of preparatory and academic training,
is also training the boys and girls in
their charge, in many useful mechani.
cal arts.
IL was our privilege some time ago
to visit the shops and see the work
done there as well as in the class
rooms. There the pupils are given a
thorough drill in the elements of car.
pentering, blacksmithing, painting,
cooking, sewing and many other use,
full arts. In word, the hand as well
as the mind is trained.
With the $4,000 special appropria.
ton recently made by the legislature
for the purchase of twenty-five acres
of additional land and an addition oil
FIVE new members to the faculty, be.
sides new buildings, dormitories, ETC.,
the school will be in position to do
even better work in the future than il
has hitherto been prepared to do.
The sixth session opens September
10, and promises to be the most pros.
porous of any in the history OF the
school.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
Southwe, te.n Louisiana Industrial In.
StitHte.

StitHte.
Lafayette, La. L. L. STEPHENS, Pres
ident. State institution OF learning
for both sexes. Three story brick
school building, containing twenty
class rooms, auditorium, library, gym-
masium. Two brick dOrmltorles'
Complete COURSES of study in all reg
uar academic subjects, and also man
ulartraining, domestic art and science,
instrumental and vocal music, stenog-
raphy, commerce, agricutture' Four
teen in faculty. Military discipline
and drill. Gymnasium drill Tor
ynopg LADIES. Healthtul location.
Nj aires. sixth annual session opens
September 10, 1906 Write for Gaia
log.
Southwestern Industrial Institute at
.vattr now owns fifty acres.
Twenty-Five donated six years ago ana
Twenty-Five more purchased with re-
cent special appropriation of $4,000
Three large brick buildings and
three frame. Actual value of plant
will now reach $l62, 900. Plans for
immediate enlargement and compile
tion of yonng ladies' dormitory.
announcements for the coming SEES
sion to open Sept, 10. Five new pro-
fe,sors appointed. improvements in
courses of study.
With the special appropriation OF
$4,000 made at the recent session OF
the General Ass, mbly for the purchase
of twenty-five acres Of additional land
for the Southwestern Industrial lnSt-
tute. the board of trustees OF that IN
stitution has cuHsummated d purchase
which effectually lays the foundation
for q GREAT state institution of learn
ing in Southwest Louisiana. The
original twenty-five acres which were
donated by Mr.. Crow Girard and his
mother six years ago as an induce
mont 10 t,,p State to select Lafayette
as the location Of The Scho0!, would
have been ample for the Immediate
needs OF the school, bUt not nearly
enough to alIow tor rs growth, addl-
tiOnal buildings. etc, which would
have sOuu derived the Young men OF
their athletic field and would have
limited TO yerr small area the space
for gardens ETC., for the boarding
clubs. 1t is also necessary to nave
separate play grounds for the young
ladies, who are entitled to as much
consideration as the young men With
the alrH Of City acres now at the ln>tl-
rute's command. al these various
problems are happily solved.
Bids are now being received for the
enlargement and completion OF the
Young indirs' brick dormitury Of twen-
ty rooms This gives the institute
three large brick buildings, besides
the protected galvanized iron) work.
shop, the president residence (frame)
aud the large two and one-half story
frame residence recently purchased
for 81, 900 to be used as an additional
dormitory. The actual present cash
value of the institute plant is 1852. coo
Among the new teachers employed
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
Why Fret and Worry

when your child has a severe cold?
You need not fear pneumonia or other
pulmonary diseases. Keep supplied
with Billiards. Horehound sYrup-a
positive cure for colds, coughs, whoop-
ing cough and bronchitis. Mrs. Hall
of Sioux Falls, s. D., writes: 81
have used your wonderful Ballard
Horehound Syrup on my children for
five years. Its results have been
wonderful" Sold by Billion Bros.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
PlentylOf Work.

Beaumont Enterprise: Labor is
needed on the Jefferson county rice
farms. The city police should con-
stitute themselves employment agents
and the lOungers, white and colOred,
who refuse to go to the rice fields,
should be made useful on the streets.
This is the season of the year when
idlers should not be tolerated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
SOUTHWESTERN INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE

Is Rapidly Becoming One of the Great
Educational Institutions i'm the state
Every year Adds to Its Material
Means and Eqnipment.-This Year
Doubles Her Land Area, Gets new
Buildings and New Members on the
Faculty.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
Rice Notes.

P. J. Unkel is running two binders
in his fields, but complains of the wet
weather, being a great hinderance to
harvesting.
F. A. Arceneaux began harvesting
this week.
William Todd began harvesting
Wednesday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
FIRST RICE AT CROWLEY.
United states Rice Mill Buys Honduras
at Good Price.

The first rice of the season came in
to Crowley Monday and was pur-
chased by Manager j. Fleet Coleman
OF the United States Rice Mill. 1t was
good No. l Honduras, and Mr.. Cole
man paid 81. 10 for it. The rice was
raised on the Hunter canal and be-
longed to the canal company, being
brought into Crowley by Major
White.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
First Rice of Season,

Eunice, La, Aug. 1s-The first rice
OF the season was brought in today by
Willie Fontenot, consisting of I52
sacks. The rice classed No. l, and
was bought by Alfred Dupree, local
buyer for the National Rice Milling
Company, at $3.50 per barrel.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24

A severe wind and rain storm infict-
ed considerable damage on the rice
crop in the vicinity of Estherwood.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24

Calcasieu parish is not only great in
her own estimation, but is great in the
eyes OF the state at large, when her
$25, 600, OO0.0 90 tax roll comes in. The
Times Democrat sums it as follows:
CALCASfEU ASSES SMENT.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24

New line OYeralls for men and boys
just received at the Racket Store.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24

Plain and figured crepe paper at the
Journa. Book Store.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24

New line overalls for men and bows
just received at the Racket Store.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24

Fine line of tooth brush
es. prices sc, lOc and 25C,
at the Journal Book
Store.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24

New line overallS for men and boys
just received at the Racket Store.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24
MATERIAL WEALTH OF CALCASlEU.

The Per Capita Wealth of Calcasieu as
Shown by the Last Assessment
Greater Than That Of ANY 9th
err Parish in the State.-AS.
sesscd Valuation Increased
31.1 Per Cent in the
Last Year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-30

yer and does not deal in subterfuges in
stating his position. His platform
published elsewhere in this issue is
open, frank, manly and simple. He
pledges himself to represent all people
of the district and not to be subservier /
to any man, or set of men, business or
monopoly. He believes in the reforms
advocated by the U. S. Government lof
all insurance companies. He also be-
Iieves that laws now on the statute
books regulating trusts should be en-
forced regardless of whom they may
bring to punishment. When you go
to the primary September 4th, you will
make no mistake and have no after
cause for regrets if you vote for James
II. Madden to be republican nominee
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-30

didacy. He has fought fairly and in
the open. The fact that his home
county presents an undivided front in
the matter of his endorsement shows
that every man is loyal to his finger
tips to James III. Madden, is something
OF the nature of gilt edged reeommen-
dalton. In Ashland and Ashland
county they know Mr.. Madden. He
has lived among them for years, and
every man in Ashland and in the
county is enthusiastically a supporter
of and for Mr.. Madden. Lincoln
county's Endorsement at the primaries
will be hearty one if the nature OF the
sentiment revealed in the last few
weeks is any fair indication
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-30

he is elected, he will be representative
of the people and for the people at all
times, and will give every man "a
Square Deal" The House of Repre-
sentatives is in the need of such men
as Mr.. Madden, one who cannot be
dictated to or domineered by any
priviledged corporation, and one who
will at all times be found on the side
of the common people, which is the
right side
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-30

0The Tomahawk, of Tomahawk: =
"From non-partisan standpoint The
Tomahawk endorses the platform and
candidacy of Mr.. Madden in accor-
dance with its well known and long
established custom of supporting for
office, without compensation, its choice
of candidates for nominations on the
Republican ticket at the polls"