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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
TENANT FARMING.

Tenant farming isn't good for the
farm, the farmer, or the state. It's
effects on the farms are apparent ev.
erywhere. Few renters keep up
place as they would a home OF their
own. Do We blame them? No. They
are crowded for the rent, whether
they have a good year or a bad one.
So tendency is to get all the money
possible and spend as little time as
possible on keeping up appearances.
So far as the renter Is concerned,
there Is no money in appearances. A
beautiful lawn doesn't pay the rent.
Rotation Of crops. or hauling out ma
nure, does the one-year tenant no good,
so he neglects it. Thus the rented
farm runs down.
The landlord seldom lives where he
can give 1t personal attention. He
leaves it to an agent, who is cautioned
not to spend more than absolutely ne
messary on the place. "The tenants
won't appreciate 1t, anyway" he says,
so the buildings and fences get out Of
repair.
The trouble is that the landlord and
tenant seldom work in harmony long
enough to accomplish any good work.
The landlord feels that the tenant does
not care about his interests, and the
tenant feels that the landlord IS Shy.
lock.
When a state IS made up Of rented
farms, its future prosperity is doomed.
What is needed is fewer large farms
run by renters and more small farms.
Don't rent any longer than you have
to. Buy a place somewhere and use
the rent money to pay for the land.
The moving habit is bad one. II
breaks UP the hime too often. 1t pre-
vents the children from getting the
best schooling. Settle down some.
where and become a factor IN the
Observation-Disclosures Farmer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01

The grand-Stand plays that some OF
the legislatures of the different states
are making by cutting passenger fares
down by law to two cents a mile may
fool some people, but the average yoe-
many recalls the fact that the passen-
ger fare cuts but little ice with a man
who Is not travelling, and he Is not
traveller. He IS also onto the fact that
what Is cut off the fares will go onto
the freight, and he is also one of the
ones that are wise to the fact that the
consumer pays the freight, and he IS
always and all the time consumer
Who in the thunder is paying for this
grandstand play anyhiw? 1t is a set
tied fact that the farmer, so far as the
South is concerned will have to pay
TIE freight. That passenger fare play
Will cost deal of moneoy to the con-
sumer, and it Is Of no value to him
whatever. Will he bring the willy rep
resentative to task for this sort of
thing? We shall see what we shall
see
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
CARPENTER Killed by a Train.

Fort Worth: S. H. Sharp, a carpen
ter, said to have been afflicted with
deafness, was struck by an engine Of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail
way near Folks stock yards Friday
morning and died in about thirty
minutes without regaining conscious
ness. He was 50 years old and leaves
family. The man was not mutilat,
ed by the engine, but merely struck in
the side and knocked down an EN-
bankment.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
Dallas County's Assessment.

Dallas: Work on the rolls Of the
County Tax Assessor has progressed
to such an extent that Assessor Jas,
E. Bolton says he can safely say that
there will be a general increase of at
least 10 "er cent in assessed yalua-
tons for the present years roll. AS
that of last wear was in excess of $4G,,
100000, he saws that there will be cas-
ily an assessed valuation of $50,500, 900
for Dallas County.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
JACK THE HUGGER CAPTURED.
Proves to Be Weak.Minded and Partly
Dumb.

Bloomington, Illinois-Jack the
Hugger, a character who has been
frightening girls and women IN Bloom.
ington for several years, was captured
In Franklin Square park Friday night
in a desperate battle in which former
Gov. J. w. Fifer was one of the princi-
pals among his captors.
The fellow proved to be Wesley
Greenlee, a young carpenter, who IS
weak-minded and also partly dumb.
The encounter took place opposite the
residence of former Vice President A.
L. Stevenson.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
Senator's Iona Life.

Senator PettuS was lieutenant IL
the Mexican war; he rode horseback
to California with the 'forty-niners"
and was advanced from the rank OF
major to that of brigader general in
the confederate army lie was ad.
mitted TO the bar at GAINESVILLE, Ala,
when he became q years OF age. A.
this time Texas was an independent
republic, California was a part OF
Mexico and Great Britain was disput.
Ing the American claim to the Oregon
country. Andrew Jackson was then
supreme in politics and was yet TO
succeed In making Polk president Of
the United States.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
A FRIENDS TIP.
7o.Year-oId Man Not too Old to Accept
Food Pointer.

For the last 20 years" writes
Maine man, I've been troubled with
Dyspepsia and liver complaint, an6
have tried about every known remedy
without much in the way Of results
until | took up the food question.
"a friend recommended Grape-Nuts
food, after ! had taken all sorts OF
medicines with only occasional, TEN
porary relief.
This was about nine months ago,
and / began the Grape-Nuts for break.
fast with cream and little sugar.
Since then / have had the food for at
least one meal a day, usually for
breakfast.
Words fail to express the benefit |
received from the use of Grape-Nuts.
My stomach is almost entirely free
from pain and my liver complaint is
about cured, have gained flesh, sleep
we'll can eat nearly any kind OF food
except greasy, starchy things and am
strong and healthy at the age OF 10
years.
IF | can be the means OF helping
any Door mortal who has been trou'
bled with dyspepsia as have been. I
am willing to answer any letter enclos.
ing stamp" Name given by Postum
Co, Battle Creek, Mich. Read the IL
tie book, THE Road 10 Wellville." In
pkgs. There's q Reason"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01

Keep in mind one thing about all
others, and that is that the world Is
composed of the average men, and is
not made up of tip-toppers. 1t is the
average man who does the work of the
world and it is he who makes it pos
able for men to rise up like the great
king Of the forest and overtop his fell
lows. Under these circumstances 1t is
the average man that should have the
care and the effort of the Farmers
Union. The big land owner, the fell
low that has bunch Of the long
green" In the bank needs little or no
attention, he will take care of himself.
Help the homeless, the under and the
helpless man.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
Mexia-FairfieId Proposition.

Mexia: A meeting of the leading cit
liens of Mexia was held Friday night
with a committee Of business men
from Fairfield, and Judge W. S.
Naples, representing the Chicago Con-
struction Company, to take initial
steps looking to the building of rail-
road frCA Mexia to Fairfield. The
latter place has contracted with Judge
Wells, promising a bonus eQuallng
100000. A bonus equaling $4,000 will
be asked Of MeXia.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
A Levee Breaks.

New Orleans: A crevasse seventy
five feet wide, which, unless closed
Immediately, will cause overflow wa
ter to back up as far as Gretna, town
opposite New Orleans, opened FRIDAY
twenty-five miles below here in the
west bank levee of the Mississippi
River. 1t is the first serious break
In Louisiana since the high water be-
gan. No lives are endangered, but n
large area of rich sugar and truck
farming land will be inundated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
TO FIGHT TWO-CENT RATE.
Preliminary Meeting OF Representa-,
tives of Missouri Railroads Held.

TTci'fllHaIy "SSNl'S W nCP SS~''N'
tves of Missouri Railroads Held.
st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. ga prelimln'
airy meeting Of railroad men repre-,
sells of the various roads in Missouri
was held yesterday in the office OF
President A, J. Davidson Of the Fris'
co System, with a view Of instituttng
concerted action against the new ;
cent rate law just passed by the Leg
islature.
No definite course was agreed on
owing to the absence Of representa-
tives of several roads from the confer
ence, and the meeting was resolved
into an informal discussion of the eff
feet the new law would probably have
on the passenger service generally. i
was stated that it is likely a confer
ence Of presidents and general coun
sells Of the various roads in Mossiourl
will be called at an early date and q
plan of action outlined.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01

The kickers, God bless EN-" such
was a recent toast at a meeting Of
broad,brOwed men, who know that
there is room for all sorts Of people
in the world. The sentiment was
splendid. II is the kicker who origi-
mates new things. He is not al
ways wise IN his kicking, he is not
always generous in his conclusions,
but he originates things and he makes
possible the reforms that the wise
but timid would never start" Yes,
sir, the kicker is all right all he needs
Is to have somebody Keep him in the
middle Of the road, so that his kicking
may be utilized for all it is worth, and
that he may be so shielded that he
will not hurt himself and others who
are exposed to him.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
SOME POINTS ABOUT NEEDLES.
The Evolved Product of Centuries Of
Invention.

The point OF a needle IS a very i'm
portant part Of that useful little in
strument, and there are many points
about needles calculated TO interest
the general public. The daily con-
sumption of needles all over the world
Is something like 100000 while
every year the women Of the United
States break, lose and use some 30O..
100000 of those tiny tools. Few peo.
pie while threading a needle have
ever given a thought to the various
processes through which the wire
must pass before 1t comes out
needle. Yet the manufacture OF
needles includes some 81 different
processes from cutting the wire and
threading the double needles by the
eyes to separating the two needles or
the one length Of wire, heading, hard
ening in oil, cleaning out the sides OF
the eye, pointsetting, and final pol
ishing. For wrapping purple paper is
used, since II prevents ruSting. There
are many sorts Of needles, for sur
geons', cooks. glovemakers', weavers'.
sailmakerS. br0Ommakers' milliners'
and dressmakers' use. The needle Is
the evolved product of centuries Of
invention. In its primitive form 1t
was made OF bone, ivory, or wood.
Point by point It's manufacture has
improved, until this little but not in
significant instrument is now one Of
the highly-fnished products Of twen-
tieth century machinery and SKILL
lions Herald.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
An Old Soldiers Claim.

Waco: VIM. WEIGH, an ex-Confede-
rate soldier, 62 years old, claiming AT
lanta Ga, as his home, is in custody OF
Sheriff George w. Tilley here. Welch
admits that he was the man who fred
the first shot in the big riot between
the whites and negroes a few months
ago in Atlanta. He says he Is tired
of lodging. He thinks there Is a big
reward out for his apprehension. He
has only one leg and one eye.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
CHALLENGES All Club Members.

St. ePersburg, Russia.-A story is
current here that Prince Paul Dolgo-
roukoff the leader Of the Constitu-
tional Democratic party, who was ex-
PEELED by unanimous vote from the I'm
perial Russian Yacht Club because of
his anti-Government teachings, has
challenged every one of the members
to a duel.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
A WORD TO NON-UNlON
FARMERS.

In a heart-toheart talk to the non.
union farmer, the Graham (Texas)
News points out some facts which
should be impressed on the mind Of
every non-union man, saying in part:
Have you noticed, Mr.. Farmer, you
who are either too lazy or too blind
to your own interests to join the
Union, that cotton has had a more
uniform price this season and has
been lowering closer to the 10 and
11.cent marx than in the past twenty
years or more in the face OF a large
cotton crop? Maybe you do not real
lie that the Farmers Union Is solely
responsible for this condition, but 1t
is fact which cannot be lodged. By
preaching cotton holding and slow
marketing, and by successfully launch.
ing the warehouse movement the
Farmers Union has aroused In the
toilers Of the farm spirit Of intelli.
gent revolt that bodies Ill to the para.
sites that have been riding on their
backs for half century. Farmers,
wake up and be men, and help push
the Union for all it is worth. The
battle Is won, if we will only not go
to sleep on the firing line"
In the light of what has already
been achieved, there Is every reason
for encouragement-and precious lit
tie excuse for the non-union farmer 70
persist in declining to lend his aid
In this great movement for agricus
tural advancement.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
Farmers Cooperative Union
Of America

The greatest need of this country
today is probably some sort Of d
right settlement of the land speculs-
ton now so rampant. The land that
is bought for speculation at low
price and sold to the user-the con-
Sumer-at high price, without any
effort on the part Of the Spectator,
without, in fact, being any more val.
liable than when first bought, ought
to be as much the subject Of legisla-
ton as cotton, corn, wheat or any
thing else. 1t is only a step from the
land to the product-irOm the tool to
the manufactured productivity are
inseparably united, and their meth.
DDS OF use and amount of cost and
price are always closely united.
Down with the specuiator-the man
who does not want to work for a liy-
ing whatever.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
NOTED TREosOPHIST DEAD,
Henry S. Ocott, Cofounder with Nine.
BIavatsky, Dies in India.

New York, n. Y.-AleXander Full
lerton, secretary of the TheOsophical
society, announces the death, at Adyar,
India, of Henry Steel Olcott, cOfounder
with Nine. Blavat3ky of the Theosoph,
lists in this country.
Mr.. Olcott, who visited this country
last year. sailed for India in October.
On the voyage he fell down the hatch
way Of the steamer, receiving injuries
that eventually caused death.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
For New Counties.

Austin: Two movements are on
foot to create a new vounty in South
west Texas. One of the provisions IS
to divide Nueces County, making a
new county in the western half, with
Alice as the county seat The other
is to form a new county out of a
square Of territory to be taken from
Nueces, Duval Hidalgo and Starr
Counties, with Falifurias the CAPT.
tai. Representative Russell Savage of
Nueces County is opposed to both prOvi.
SONS.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01

Don't worry about the cotton crop
being overlooked by the Union. Ware.
houses are being built all over the
South, and that is the best solution to
the cotton problem yet proposed. Are
you one Of those who stand for the
best proposition ever if you do not
happen to be the proposer or the boss
of the matter?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
WOMAN KILLED AND TWO Chill.
OREN BADLY MANGLEO.
DYNAMITE IN THE OVEN
Mother and Babe Perish When Moth.
er Attempts to Snatch 1t from
the Flames.

Lebanon, Pennsylyania-Mr5, John
Seclver was killed by an explosion
Of dynamite at her home. Her two
children, Lydia, aged -, and Mary
aged 5, were 50 badly burned and
lacerated that there is little hope Of
their recovery. The house was
wrecked. The woman's husband had
placed three sticks Of dynamite in
the oven to thaw, and went to work
neglecting to inform his wife.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
BATTLE EXPECTED.
Hondurans and Nicaraguans Preparing
for Another Fight.

San Salvador-Reports from the
front received here are to the eff
feet that the Honduran troops lost the
Of Feb. IS, and that three
Nicaraguan generals were killed in this
fight. Honduran troops are now TAX
ing up positions in front of the enemy,
and a battle is expected.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
Seventeen Men to Die.

Riga, Russia.-The court martial at
Tukum, which has been trying in
surrectionists, has concluded its la
bors. Seventeen men have been SEN
fenced to death and As others to vari.
Gus terms of imprisonment at hard
labor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
Mother and Babe Perish.

Pontotoc, MissiSsippi-Nainly en-
deayoring to eXtinsuish the flames
which enyeloped her infant son, Mrs.
Charles Mauldin was burned to death
ar her home near here The baby also
died. The child's clothing caught fire
while playing about some burning
leaves.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
Bryce Due to Arrive Soon.

New York, N. Y.-James Bryce,
the new British ambassador to the
United States, and Mrs. Bryce are pas.
sengers on board the steamer Oceanic,
which Is due to reach New York
Wednesday OF Thursday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
co.oPERATER CLIPPINGS.

II We would change the system, NJ
must do 1t ourselves. The other fel.
low will not do 1t for us.
Yes, you are able to build q ware
house. You are not able to refuse 70
build one
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01

The man who now plants tree is
doing an act for future generation
that is worth more than the storage of
money or the accumulation Of vast es-
tates. The most vital question now
before the world is that Of a timber
supply. Going on at the present rate,
and It Is a fact in the history of this
country that the rate is being acceler-
ated rather than diminished within
twenty-five years there will be very lit
tie trst,rate timber available. Twenty
five years are not very far away, eth
er,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01

How nearly have you lived up to
your new year resolution to make this
ne best year Of your life? If you have
tailen down, get up real quick, and get
suay. There are very few lives that
aaSe ten n pnths to the year Of the
0est endea~ ar of the liver.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
Similar to the Thaw Trial.

Havana, Ill.-The trial of John L.
Camp, charged with the killing of
James Allen, a saloon keeper at Bath,
in September, 1905, is on here. The
trial is marked for its particular like
ness OF the ThaW trial.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01

The Union is making great Roadway
along some lines, but 1t is sad to re.
late that nothing has been done to
lessen the work Of the women. That
is really one of the most important
matters that could engage the atten.
ton Of the best minds of this country.
The farmers wife is the most severe
ly oVerworked and underpaid slave on
earth. She has more of the cares of
the farm, of the household and the
rearing Of the family than the man,
but all the movements for the "emelio-
ration Of the dOwn-trodden laborer" is
derected to save the man. Isn't that
so9
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01

Dont get foolish about your own
o,iniops There is plenty of room in
me world for all OF us. There is plen-
~ Of room in any Of the good old
tstths for the salvation Of all of US.
There is plenty Of room in the creed
= the Farmers Union for all men
ubo hold the plow. The object OF
,ha Union is to help our fellow work
srs, and if there happens to be some
adherence of opinion about how this
.. IN be done. that will make but lit
re difference. The main thing Is to
Al and say the helpful thing at any
and ell opportunities. Are you doing
this? In SO far as you have failed
n render ali the help you could to
.pv fellow WORKER you have failed to
live up to your pretcnsos. Be a good
one!
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01

There Is wisdom in the frequent
meeting. To meet often keeps alive
ana fresh the interest in the work OF
the Union. Then every member of the
Union Is entitled to the social pleasure
OF these meetings. Meet often and reg
ghrly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
Oats-Heads 2 Foot Lona.

The John \. Sal2er Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, are bringing out a new oats tins
year with heads , foot long. That's a
wonder. Their catalog tells,
Spetz- the greatest cereal hay food
America ever saw, Catalog tellsl
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
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~ - -:
49, : I ; srS-ss-S : - - - -
FREE

Our mammoth liS-page Seed and Tool
Catalog is mailed free TO all intending
buyers, or send Gc IN stamps and receive
free samples of new Two Foot Long Oats
and other cereals and hig catalog free.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Box w, La
Crosse, Wis.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01

March 4 Rae month in which to plant
oat the p Gan trees. They grow and
produce anywhere In the South. OF
curse there are some localities better
aaapted to their growth than some 9TH
sls, Dut Ithey are a mighty sure pro-
aasaF anywhere In the South.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01

Let US not charge the other fell
low with what we do ourselves. 1t
Is not trouble to speculate on the mar
kets If we do as we have always
done.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-07

II spisgel. I204 \ Virginia st,
Evansville. Ind. writes. For over
five years | vas troubled with kid
ney ard bladder affections which
caused me- much pain and worry, |
lost flesh and was all run down. and
year ago had to abandon work en-
tiro4y | had three of the best physi-
clans who did me no good and | was
practically given up to die. Foley's
Kidney Cure was recommended and
the first bottle gave me great relief,
and after taking the second bottle |
was entirely cured" Why not let it
help you? r. w. Fearis.