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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12

When they could see and listen to this
wonderful man whom God has raised
up from most unprOmising surround.
ings of vice and ignorance. CleanSed
and purified his life, healed his phys.
ical infrmity. put a new song in bis
mouth, and given his lisping, STAN
mering tongue the ability to speak
plain words of gospel truths that will
strike deep into the hearts of men. II
was not until Sunday evening that i
was known he could come here, the
man to whom Chicago milliOnaires
have listened and hOuored. On Mon
day evening Rev. Robinson, Prof.
Charlie ID. Tillman the sweet gospel
singer, Rev. Houck, of the Simpson
Methodist church Of Lake Charles,
and Rev. b. f. Denton, came 10 on
the OriOle. The subject OF the service
Monday evening was: MY Reasons
For Believing III Scriptural Hol-
ness" Text, l Peter, 3: 10. first
Gods choice, Epb. /: 4; second, Gods
will, ! Thess. I: 3; third, Gods COM
mand, l Peter l:l5, Ii; fourth, your
birthrighl, Acts %: -; fifth Jesus
died To accomplish it, Heb. Is: II
sixth, the Holy Ghost witneSseth 70 ID
Heb. 10: IL, 10, Ii; seventh, GOD no'
ashamed of you when you nave w
Heb. ,: IL; eight, YOU can't see hin
without it, Heb. l.: II, TUESDAY u
ternoon the subject was, The seven
Manifestations of the Spirit OF OOu'
showing what man must possess IN or
der to be saved. Tuesday evening
the subject taken was, Tine jug
ment." The crowded house les'inSS
to the interest of the people, auu wv
withStanding all could not ma 'esS
and had to stand up, perfect ofu',
prevailed, aud all realize thai "e u
Iowa have been given an unusua W
portunity of Teasing with tDe nO'1
Prof. Tillman inspired all to songs u
praise, and the duets BY Rev. hou'.
and Prof. Tillman thrilled the neais
Rev. Robinson and party returneu :. y
Lake Charles this morning anu '~
continue their revival services ~
Broad street Methodist church. W.
hope the Lake Charles people VIII y
preciate this opportunity.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12
ARTICLE VII.

Tuis Charter may be amended or
thi> Corporation dissolved with the
assent of three-fOurthS OF the stock
present or represented by written
proxy at my annual meeting OF the
Stockholders. or at any special meet
iuy thereof. called for that purpose,
by complying with the provisions OF
State Law. in case of amendment, and
in the ease of d dissolution. the stock
holders shall elect at least one and
not more than three liquidatOrs, 10
take charge of the property and assets
of the Corporation, sell and dispose
OF same under such terms as shall be
prescribed by the stockholders, and
liquidaIe its affairs in accordance
with such Instructions as may be Civ
en- said liquidators by resolution OF
the stockholders adopting them.
In case of the death or inability to
act of one or more of the liquidators,
the one or more remaining shall con-
tinue to act until the vacancy shall
have been filled by the stockholders.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stocknolder of this Corporation
shall ever be held liable or response
BILE for the contracts or faults thereof,
in any further sum than the unpaid
balance due the company on the shares
of stock subscribed for or owned by
him, nor shall any informally in or.
ganization have the effect of rendering
this Charter null, or of exposing q
stakeholder to any liability beyond
the unpaid balance, if any, of his
stock.
This done and passed at my Notori
al office, in the Town of Welsh. Cal
casieu Parish, Louisiana, on this, tn,
twenty.siAth day of March, a. D..
1907, in The presence of II. A. David
son and A. T. Jones, lawful witnesses
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12

residents OF this Parish, who hereunto
sign their names, together with said
parties and me, Notary, after due
reading of the whole.
+. D. Calkins.
Lionel Bertrand.
S. G.. Davis
U;.,o..o,. H. A. Davidson.
" ''''''e'' a. 7. Jones.
Lee f. Robinson,
(SEAL) Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of CalcaSieu.
Before me, Lee L. Robinson, d Gully
commissioned and qualified Notary
Public, in and for the said Parish and
State, on this day personally came
and appeared, Fred ID. Calkins, Sam
uel G. Davis and Lionel Bertrand,
each of whom declared unto me, in the
presence OF the hereinafter named Wit
neSSes, that they do hereby subscribe
for and bind themselves to pay for the
number Of shares of the Capital Stock
Of the Bertrand-Dayis Company, Ltd,
set opposite their respective signatures
hereto, at the par value of one hun
dred dollars $4,000 per share.
Witness my official signature and
seal, at Welsh, Louisiana, in the pres
ence Of h. a. Davidson and a. T,
Jones, lawful witnesses, on this, the
tweuty-siXth day Of March, a. d.
1907.
+. d. Calkins. =. Thirteen tl3) Shares
Lionel Bertrand. ......T Two (2l Shares
5. &. Davis. ....... Eleven (ll Shares
U;,,o..o,. H. a. Davidson.
" l''ieSSes' A. Il. Jones.
Lee +. Robinson,
(SEAL) Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Calcasieu.
hereby certify that the foregoing
Charter of the Bertrand-Davis Com
pany, Ltd, was this day by me exam.
ined as to its legality, and that | find
the purposes and objects of the said
Corporation, as specified in said act
of incorporation, are legal, and that
none of the provisions therein con-
tanned are contrary to law.
This done by me officially at Lake
Charles, La, this second day of April,
y. D., 1907. Leland H. Moss,
Dist. Atty. 10Th Jud. Dist
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Calcasieu,
hereby certify that the within act
of Charter was this day duly recorded
in my NOtorial Record Book "B' on
Page 236. Witness my official sigma
ture and seal at Welsh, Louisiana, on
this third day of April, 1907.
Lee E. Robinson,
(SEAL) Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Calcasieu. Office of Clerk
of 10th Judicial District:
l. hereby certify that the within and
| foregoing is a true and correct copy
of certain act of incorporation filed
for record in this office on the fourth
day of April, 1907.
In testimony whereof, witness my
official signature and seal at Lake
Charles, La. this 18th day of April,
1907. NJ. Z. Crawford,
| (SEAL) Deputy Clerk.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12
ARTICLE VI.

Citation and all legal process shall
be served upon the President, or in
his absence upon the Vice-President,
or. in the absence of both the Presi-
dent and Vice-President, upon the
Secretary or Treasurer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12
STATE. OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF CALCASIEU.

Charter of Bertrand-Davis Co., Ltd.
Before me, Lee E. Robinson, a du-
Nv qualified and commissioned Notary
Public, in and for the said Parish and
State, came and appeared, Fred d.
Calkins. Samuel G. Davis and Lionel
Bertrand, all residents of the Parish
of Calcasieu and State of Louisiana.
each of whom declared unto me, said
Notary, in the presence of the under
signed witnesses, that availing them
selves of the laws of the State Of Lou
isiana, creating corporations, they
do by these presents organize them
selves into and create body corpor-
ate and adopt the following articles as
its Charter, to govern themselves and
such others as may become associated
with, or succeed them:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of said Corpora
ton shall be the Bertrand Davis Com
panY, Limited, and under which name
it shall have and enjoy all the rights,
privileges and immunities granted by
law to corporations for a period of
ninety-nine years from date hereof un-
less sooner dissolved under the pro-
visions of this Charter, or by de-
n cree OF some competent court. The
p domicile OF this Corporation shall be
in the Town of Welsh, Calcasieu Par.
ish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this Corpor
alton is established, and the nature O
the business to be carried on by it
are declared to be, to carry on
wholesale and retail general mercau
tile business, and to buy, sell an,
deal in all kinds of merchandise. an
especially dry goods, clothing, grocer
les, not ons, boots and shoes an
furnishing goods of all kinds, hard
ware, tinware, glassware, stoves, farr
implements and machinery, and We
hicles of all kinds and all of the vari
Gus articles aud merchandise usual
kept with any of the aboYe lines; t
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12

purchase, own, sell, mortgage, lease,
suitcase or hypothecate real estate
necessary or incident to the carrying
on of the above business: to issue
notes, checks or drafts or other evil
dences of debt for the obligations of
this Corporation ouIy; to make and
execute all contracts relative to it's
business, or as may be necessary or
incident to the carrying out of the pur-
poses and objects of this Corporation;
to adopt and use corporate seal: to
adopt, amend and repeal such bylaws,
rules and regulations us may seem
desirable for the proper management
of its affairs, and do ali things Incl
dent to the conducting II the business
of this Corporation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12
For sale.

32O acres of rice land ~ DC. :
TIP 8 S, r =, by w. T "eosr u .
Gill, Lake Charles, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12

Car OF fresh L. S. Patent Flour Just
received at Daniels.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12

Board of Directors, composed OF three
stockholders, who shall have full
power to fill all vacancies within their
number, or among the officers of this
Corporation; to adopt, amend and re-
peal set of bylaws for governing
the business of this Corporation, and
to make, adopt and break a corporate
seal at their pleasure; to sell, mort
gage, cucumber or otherwise dispose
of any of the real estate of this Cor
porauon, and generally to have full
charge, management and control OF
its business and affairs, and all Off
GERS, managers and employees shall
be subject to the directions, orders
and control Of said Board of Direct
Ors.
The Board of Directors shall, with
in ten days after each annual election,
on the second Monday of June of each
year, meet and organize, by electing
from among their number, a President,
Vice President and Secretary and
Treasurer, but the same party may
ofticiate as both Secretary and Treas
urer, and each OF said officers shall
perform the duties usually incumbent
upon such officers in corporations.
Until the first annual meeting of the
stockholders of this Corporation, the
officers of this Corporation shall be
Fred d. Culkins, President, Samuel
G. Davis, Vice President and Lionel
Bertrand, Secretary and Treasurer,
which three shall constitute its first
Board of Directors, to serve until
their successors are elected at the an
nual meeting of stockholders on the
second Monday of June, 1908.
ARTICLE V.
The stockholders Of this Corporation
shall hold regular annual meeting
on the second Monday of June, 1908,
and annually thereafter, at which
meetings they shall elect from among
the shareholders of this Corporation,
Board of three Directors. and shall
consider such other business matters
as may come before them for consider
alton.
The President of this Corporation,
or in his absence, the Nice-PreSident
shall preside at all meetings OF the
Board of Directors and of the stock
holders.
Special meetings OF the stockholders
may be held at anv time, on the call
of the President, or upon the call OF
any two of the shareholders OF this
Corporation, but no business shall be
transacted at any such special meet
ings, except such as is named in the
notice calling said special meeting.
The Secretary shall give at least
ten days written notice to each share
holder of any regular annual, or spec
ial meetings of the stockholders, said
notice to be properly addressed to the
postottice, as given by said Sharehold-
er upon the stock books of this Cor
poration::
AT all meetings of and elections by
shareholders, each shareholder shall
be entitled to cast in person or by
proxy, one vote for each share OF stock
held by him. All elections shall be
by ballot, requiring majority OF al.
the stock voting to elect, and held un'
der the supervision of two commission
ers, appointed by the Board of Direct
Ors. for that purpose, who shall re
ceiye all the votes cast, canvass ths
same, and declare the result of suct
election.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12
ARTICLE III.

The capital stocH of ti,I' Corporation
Is hxed at twenty-five 1925, 900. 00)
Thousand dollars, divided into two
hundred ESQ., fifty shares, of the par
value of one ($l0O.OO) hundred dollars
each. All stock shall be paid for.
either IN none. property, services,
or other valuable consideration. aclu.
ally received by this Corporation, and
n" certificate representing said shares,
shIli be is."ed until The purchase
price thereof mas been fully paid, al
though the Board of Directors are au-
thorlzed 10 sell stock upon the paw
ment OF Il portion of the purchase
price, and granting time for the bal
ance' provided the certificate shall
not Issue until same has been fully
paid for. This Corporation is author
lzed to commence business as such, as
soon as twenty-five i$2, 500. O0) hundred
dollars OF its capital stock has been
actually subscribed and paid for.
The Directors of this Corporation are
authorized to offer for sale the re.
naming portion of said capital stock,
In such blocks and at such times as in
their judgment is advisable, providing
that no shares shall be sold for less
than their par value.
: ARTICLE ".
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12
ARTICLE ".

The business of this Corporation
shall be controlled by and its corpor-
ate functions Exercised through a
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12

Rice Bran at Jones ros.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-23
Drawino Room,

A curious and regrettable revival of the word draw" in the sense of with draw occurs in drawing room." Here the original meaning of the word is lost because of its lamentable pronun citation by the uneducated. Nobody hearing 1t mentioned as "droying room' at its best or as "droring room at its worst" would suspect 1t of being room to which to withdraw for relax ation. Most words of the kind, though have no better claim to our admiration and many have worse one to our sense of language. "Parlor" is an ugly growth from the old monasterial par loir,' or room where speaking was al lowed. and 'boudoir," that early Victo rian expression of gentility, began by being room to sulk in. Sitting room is q strange instance of the confusion q of cause and effect and so is "livine roon." Wc come back to "dtawiuc room as to honest. words. at least- London Notes and Queries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-23
Silence and Science.

Before it was determined scientific ally that smoke is waste, smoke WaS fixed as the G,al indication and proof of prosperity. Today sm1&elos- chimney Heans nothing less tll;@ thrift and good management Similar ly we now hear that noise is proof nt urban life. progress and activity. N' may answer that noise is loss as surely as smoke is waste. Decreased comfolA Is loss and noise decreases comfort Disturbed minds are loss through r. duction of mental force. But these and similar consequences are indirec' loss. There is direct loss also. A rat tling car means worn bearings and q short lived vehicle Otherwise rail- roads would not spend so much on their roadbcds. and they would TUT trains at higher speed.-Detroit Free Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-23
A Fjohtina "Super."

The following little gem was one of the experiences of MT. Benson, the Shakespearean actor:
 MT. Benson made professional visit to Dublin, and the rehearsals included the due training of body of stage assistants to represent the hurried ly retracting supporters of Richard "Crookback," when that monarch suc- cumbed to the onslaught of Richmond on the field of Bosworth. On the night of the first performance of the tragedy the army that was to fly stubbornly refused to leave the field or to ac- knowledge being vanquished, but turn ing upon the forces of Richmond gave them a severe drubbing. Nothing could be found to tame them to proper submission till one of the frank and file'' said:
 Look here, MT. Benson. if you want US to be beaten. you must put O'Cou nor" 0he leading "bruisor' of tbc party) "in Richmond's army"-Pear sons Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-23
Senicr "Reminiscences.

The chapel clock peeled the hour for US, and we ate it with epicurean ell joyment. We were walking together the senior and I, and listened w | baited breath while he told me Il f; story. Arm in arm we walked, bui suddenly he stopped and drew Lis hands across his eyes. It was q good likeness, but obscured his vision a bit. Then he resumed
 "We sure were bunch of hummers in our freshman year. Tn our snow ball fight with the sOphs on Washing. tons birthday three ofeus gained the fence and began to cf9op it up jnto small pieces for souvenirs. Suddenly q seven foot soph grabbed the smallest of my assistants, but with a well aim ed snowball between the eyes l laid him low, while scarlet streams rolled down his face and made intricate ara besques on his collar"
 The senior paused and fetched g sigh, goodness knows where from.
 But whence the scarlet streams" interrogated. "Was it blood?''
 "No," he palpitated; there was to. mato in the snowball."
 Then silence fell, but we sustained Ii between us.-Yale Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-23
Our Bodies Are Eiactinee

How many people, I wendar. ever pause to consider Jhat theia hlaics are merely machines to Go wolH, furnaces In which no2e=s2;:... fuel is burned workshops ia WH, T .yoInart parts are supplied aH,t ste:.g. BIS ia which fuel and food are l2:I away for use when needed? Further, like any other piece or apparatus, the body works better under certain "ircum&tanccs. It's fires burn better vi h '.!e,s of certain sorts. mixed i'll c2.T- iA proportions. and it cannot keep iii perfect condition unless furnished with proper materials. Man thinks he eats hecauSe he is hungry; he really eats because his body is cry ing out for building materials with Which to repair the waste that Is ai- ways going on au, for fuel to keep it. self warm, and it is rather "finicky' as to the supply 1t wants for each of these purposes. At a pinch 1t can use almost anything digestible for either, but 1t groanS and complains and pun ishes its unfortunate possessor if it Is not properly treatcd.-Crittenden Mar riott in St. Nicholas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-23
THE GARDEN SCHOOL,
How Children of Newton Were Taught
 to Beautify riome Crourea.

o
 to Beautify tiome Grounea.
 Writing in Maxwclls Iallsmah oi the work of the garden school ill Ne" ton. Mrs. II. X. Elliott says:
 An object lesson to the citizens ot Newton was the garden school con ducted by the ladies of the Social Sci, ence club of that town during the sun! mer of 1906. Assured by George II Maxwell of the Home Crofters' guild of the Talisman of the free services of aD experienced garden director, provided the club could defray the further eX pense of a garden, committee of five ladies was appointed from the club t. see what could be done.
 Fiet they obtained the use of rNece of vacant land on Jackson road, which was then an open grass plot Then an appeal was made by the com mittee to the department of agriculture at Washington for free seeds, which were promptly sent. The committee sent circular letter to about fifteen of the enterprising business men of New. ton telling them of the plans for the garden school and asking them If they were sufficiently interested in the cx. pertinent to give 1t some financial sup port.
 The response was quick. and at the end of a week we had the required $1OO, and the director went 10 work One hundred and six gardens by 90 feet were planted by as many different children from the NoHantum district, and the names of as many more inter ested children were placed on the wal, ing list.
 A few of these children, having learn ed how under the direction at the gar den school. went bacl, to the honn doory ards which had fur all time l,revi ously been used for dumps. clcagel away the dcilis S,,at,c{, VT thn o9rt1 and planted &3taiS Which thc: p""":'red gratis from the director 'ihe reHr!ra was scarlet runner at the deorstcp. row each of lettuce radishes and beans and for garden flowers nasturtums sunflowers and sweet alyssHin. One of tho boys carried some vegetables from his home garden into the cxhiDi. ton at Horticultural hall and was awarded prize. Could these children, think you, ever again be contented to live in a dump instead of a flower gar den? These girls and boys learned the law of cause and effect: that the soil through healthful, pleasant labor will produce food supplies sufficient to nour, fish the body; that debris, squalor and untidlness may be supplanted by clean rness, order and beauty and many oth er lessons, not the least of which were pride in ownership and respect for oth CT peoples rights
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-23
Speak Well of Your Town.

Puangers seeking location are a. ys greatly influenced in favor ot y place where the citizens are en Pslastlc in it's praise. When away m nome. do not neglect to give those fh whom you come in contact to un stand that you live ia live town uiated by enterprising. go ahea,l
 tessive people, and one that is ad e'ng Instead of retrograding. If
 can truthfully speak in common on Of the ability of yorr profea- al men, the square dealing method our merchants. the superiority of
 schools, etc, let nothing nrere"' tSsm oxaseisins that privtlsgs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-23
Never Loses His Head.

Many years ago, when William l Stillman of New York city was re. porting q disturbance in Greece fol the London Times, report was sept out that he had been beheaded. One ~e his friends. hearing the report, tele. that would put an ordlnAry .!ais mes- law maker to shame and mead has lock like three counterfeit 1t was The bill, as it appears in the fn sen. o, ;ts ,ost ;ss,a so,,ors. that if
 House Bill No. ]. A bill for ,,,.aa,. ,ns,,n AN ACT to be entitled, "Anloorbo1
 restrain Automobile owner$. ".My monopolizing the use. for tht never
 pleasure and fun, the Pike
 ing out from Pine Bluff, in
 coin County.
 Sydney 1,mnn eoia ~~ Cn,o~a, oat pr Whewell, master of Trinity college that "science was his forte and om. niscience his foible." On one occa sion two fellows of the college, think. ing to get beyond his range, read up the subject of Chinese metaphysics and then disputed about it in the doctors presence He listened in silence for a time and then observed, "Ah, see you have been reading paper which I wrote for an encyclopedia of scl- ence."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-23
School Gardens In Washington.

The school garden movement in Washington. which started humbly 2 few years ago, has so strongly appeal cd to the children and their parents that with a comparatively little assist ance from the public funds it has thrived amazingly. Already a marked change Is observable not only in the Immediate surroundings of the school Suildings themselves, but in all parts n tho town at the homes of the little Snes. They have been taught plan love in terms which have in many cases never been presented to them be lore. By their personal participation ih 3She work of making gardens, in prepar, 3g the ground, selecting and planting
 seeds, caring for the sprouts and SS1 plants and finally plucking the ' ooms of their own cultivation they we gained sense of responsibility
 nich makes for the improvement of | whole town
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-23
It Was All Riaht.

They had evidently been quarreNn2 before entering the Sutter street car a' the ferry.
 q would thank you. Mr. Johnson, no1 .o sit by me-" she said jelly.
 "Oh, Lucy. I'll never go with be again-never, never dcaric..'
 Gradually the harsh tones nG..tcl tl soft, endearing phrases The rmrr become very crowded. It StolA ELI Van Ness.
 The conductor, wedging amolence iI sengers midway of the aisle. co Next see the rear steps, With his h the bell cord. he suddenly yellei"h.
 "HoW is it back there now?'
 "It's all right. We've made up lmpulsively responded the youn "Oh, Willard, he didn't near piop' !, San Francisco Chronicle. on r1as'