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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

Any man with the sense to lead a
blind goose to water knows that the
farming class must unite in some sort
of protective organization or else be-
come the slaves of. the other organi-
cations. There is not a single line Of
industry or commerce that has not its
fine organization whose purpose is to
get the best of the other fellows, and
it is the farmer who has to do bust
ness with all of them, and all of them
have special agents or committees to
see that the farmer gets the hot end
of the poker This is known Of all
men. In the face of this condition,
how on earth can one of us stand out
and fight the best organization we
have ever had? The Farmers Union,
in it's short life, has done more than
all other farmer organizations put to-
gether. 1t had the advantage of all
the other organizations, for it has had
a day of organization to work in,
and it has had the experience of the
farmers organizations that have gone
before and blazed the way, pointed
out the pitfalls and put us on notice
of the slippery places.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Prize Court Endorsed.

The Hague, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
is felt over the approval by the peace
conference, by a vote of &c to %, of
the proposal to establish a supreme
tribunal to deal with prizes captured
at sea. Permanent judges from the
United States, Great Britain, Ger!
many, Russia, France, Italy, Austro-
Hungary and Japan will compose the
court, and the smaller nations will
have a Judge only for number of
years, proportional to the tonnage of
the mercantile marine.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
CAUSES OF TAINTED MILK.

A noted Swiss scientist, DR.. Gerber,
has formulated a list of things which
cause the tainted conditions OF milk
most frequently met with. Among
them are:
|. Poor, decayed fodder, or irration'
al methods of feeding.
2. Poor, dirty water used for drink
ing water or for the washing of uten.
sils.
3. Foul air in COW stable, or the
COWS lying in their own dag,
4. Lack of cleanliness in milking;
manure particles on ud9gr.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Shoots Wife and Himself,

Washington, D. C.-Failing in an
attempt to effect a reconciliation with
his wife, from whom he had been sep
arated, Wellington B. Herbert, 20
years old, fired five shots into a
crowded room where his wife was
seated, slightly wounding her and her
sister, Mrs. George w. Nothey. He
then shot himself and will die.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
See Danger of Coal r

Philadelphia, Penn.-Op'
that the coal situation 1
serious throughout the sta
freely predicted that befS
ter there will be a famit
cities. The supply of wal
ready become a serious prq
anthracite region. The n
pany is compelled to send
and 40 tank cars of waite
lieries daily to keep themA
Both anthracite and bitup
tors are selling coal from
to supply the demand.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
CHALLENGES Senator to Duel.

Buenos Ayres. - Deputy Antonio
Pinero has been challenged by
Senator Cenito Villanueva, president
of the senate, to fight duel. Pinero,
speaking in the chamber, made the
charge that the revolutions in the
provinces were fostered by certain SEN
ators, among them the president of the
senate. hence the challenge.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Matrimonial inducements.

Marysville, Kas.-The merchants
of Emmett, a new town south
west of here, are offering pres
ents of furniture to couples under %
years of age who would marry before
Jan. /, 1908, and settle within the
town limits. Emmett is prospecting,
has a bank, newspaper and school
house, but it needs more citizen.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Three Miners Killed.

Scott Haven, Penn.-John Me ak,
John Benzlandhl and Moses Nor
tisis were killed in Ocean No, l
mine of the Pittsburg Coal Co. The
first two were crushed to death by a
fall of coal and the latter electrOcuted
by coming into contact with a live
wire.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

There is a great deal being said
about the parcels post system, which
is in general vogue in England and
in Europe. Some Of the retailers see
in the proposition the utter destruc-
ton of the local stores, while its ad.
vocates see in it the salvation of the
country. Neither of these views is
guaranteed by the facts in the case.
In Europe, where economies that we
have never dreamed Of are neces-
sary, the parcels system has not stood
in the way of the local stores, and
there are as many of these as ever
there were. In isolated localities such
a system would be of benefit to those
who wanted things that it would not
pay the local store to keep in stock
on account of the small demand, but
when it comes to the bulk of pur-
chaseS, the trouble of making orders,
sending money in advance and wait
ing many days for what was wanted,
with the prospects of the thing or
dered not coming up to the eXpecta.
ton, would make the parcels post a
very small object in TIE way of com.
petition with the local stores. Taken
as whole, it seems that some sort
of modification of the European plan
of parcels post would be of benefit to
the people at large, and that is the
object of the government, or at least
it ought to be- Taking that view of
the case, this matter should have
the attention Of Congress right soon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
EARLE JOINS HIS AFFINITY.
Miss Kuttner Meets Artist at
Hampshire Home.

Bethlehem, n. H.-Frede
ney Earle, the artist, hi
his affinity" Miss Jul
ner, here at her mothers
came secretly by way OF y
and will not discuss his VI
Kuttner was at the door to.
He entered, extending b
Then the door was closed.
ner announced two day
Earle would not come to
shire. Then she said:
I'VE have talked 1t a
have decided that it wo
wise. 1t would necessarily
tention, and too much al
already been given to Out
shall remain here until ting
month, and meanwhile | do
70 see Mr.. Earle"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Phil Sheridan Sent tc field.

Washington, ID C.-B; an order
issued from the war department, Sec
ond Lieutenant Phil +. Sheridan, who
for the last two years has been one
of the military aids to the president
at the White House, is directed to
join Troop D, Fifth cavalry, at Fort
Huachuca, n. NJ.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Venezuela STAYS at Hague.

The Hague, Holland.-The withdraw
al of DR.. Jose Gil Fortoul, the Vene-
zuelan representative. from The
Hague peace conference Sept. 4 was
due to a misunderstanding. as Is
shown by his latest instructions. He
will not only remain here as a dele
gate, but President Castro also has
cabled him how to vote on many ques,
tionS.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

Well, suppose the Farmers Union
is forming cotton trust, what are
you going to do about it? Then, did
you ever happen to try to prove that
it is trust for a number of men,
who are raising a product to which
as much land as they are using is
adapted to the same product and is
subject to planting at the behest of
any man, to agree to sell at mini
mum price?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Roosevelt Not TO Aid Burton.

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-Secretary Loeb
Monday denied that President
Roosevelt was planning to speak
in Cleveland in the interest of Con.
gresham Burtons mayoralty candi.
dacy. The presidents speech at Can
ton will be his only address in Ohio"
said Loeb,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Scientists Visit Nebraska coIleqe.

Lincoln, Neb-A party of four
French scientists arrived in the city
and will make an extended investiga-
ton of the Nebraska state university.
They are Prof. Raphael Blanchard,
Baron Jules de Gurne, Baron R. Duber-
ton and Baron Louis Duberton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Find Body with Head Blown OF

ShamCkin, Pa.-The body of
Stephen Baker was found in the
woods near here with half the head
blown off. The authorities are in
veStigating to learn whether he killed
himself with dynamite or was muir.
dered,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Robbed and Beaten by Tramps.

Kansas City Mo.-John Brophey,
an iron molder from East Chi
cago, was found unconscious, his skull
fractured, in freight car here. 1t
is believed he will die. The police
think he was robbed and beaten by
tramps. Brophey's brother lives at
1906 Milwaukee avenue, Chicago.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

Do not get bigotted and think that
only Union men are worth while.
There are a whole lot of mighty good
men out of the Union now that ought
to be in it. Let us rather cooperate
with these men and get them to CO.
operate with us. We can not control
markets unless there is some further
union of effort.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

Bfackberries and dewberries grow
almost anywhere. and no other crop
will yield larger income per acre.
Have you arranged to plant some of
these?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Wreck Victims Now Fifteen.

Waterloo, Iowa-Three more of
the injured in the wreck of the
northbound Rock Island express train
died in the hospital here. This raises
the death list to fifteen. The wreck
occurred at Norris station, In this
state, Friday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Three Die in Hotel Fire.

Charlotte, N. C.-Fire destroyed
the hotel at Cleveland Springs,
n. c. Miss Smith of Ellboro n. c.,
and two unidentified negroes en-
ployed by the hotel were burned to
death. The loss is about $4,000, with
$4,000 insurance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Machinists to Revise Constitution.

St. Louis, Mo.-The convention
of the International Association Of
Machinists discussed the initiative and
referendum with reference to the pro-
posed amendments to the cOnstitu-
ton OF the organization.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Tulsa Mail Clerk Beaten.

Tulsa, l. T.-Sandbagged and
robbed of a large sum of money
by an unknown man whom he had re-
fused the loan of a quarter, at the
Santa Fee station, D. R. Bittener, mail
clerk on the Santa Fee, may die as the
result of his injury.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Train HurIs Two Men from TrestIe.

Newburg, N. Wv. E. Wheeler,
resident civil engineer at Central
Valley of the Erie railroad, and
Charles E. Sandstrom of Middle
town, N. Y, a contractor, were in
jured badly by being run over by a
construction train near Central Valley.
They were thrown from a trestle into
an excavation thirty feet below.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
"Epidemic" of Infant Paralysis.

New York-Three or four hun
dred cases of infantile paralysis
are being treated in all the hospitals
here, 1t is said, and probably as many
more by physicians in private prac-
tice. Doctors are particularly inter
ested in this epidemic" of an OBJ
scure disease, because they do not
know why it is epidemic"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

You can't get a tree to grow and
do well by simply sticking it out in
a hole in the ground in the pasture.
Plant with care. Don't be afraid of
having the ground too rich about it.
Then don't forget that a tree likes
water and whole lot of it, too.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

This is another week in which you
may fight the implement and vehicle
trust by taking care of your tools and
vehicles and saving the purchase of
others.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

How about your split log drag?
Have you got yours yet? Well, it is
time that you had one and were u.s.
ing it under all sorts of provocations
and without provocation. Every time
it rains get out your log and give the
sloppy mud a twist.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
ENGLAND Protests to ReIoium.

Antwerp, Holland.-Mr. Hertzlett,
the British consul general here, has
protested against the inadequate pro-
lection given British ships during the
strike. The situation Is calm.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

Those trees that you took any sort
of care of last summer are in good
shape for the coming season. You
can't just stick down a sprout and get
a good tree.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

Have you done anything to help
tighten the good woman's work late
Iy? If you have not, you have failed
to live up to the standard of good
Union man, or man Of any sort,
as for that.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Killing Foretold

Greeley, Neb.-It
on Tuesday that JQ
Greeley, father of Jam
was killed at Chapma
ago, dreamed the nigh
that his son was bein
telegraphed to Cha
morning, asking VIII
man was dead, and n
alive answer. 1t isl
killed him. ~
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

Now is the time of the year when
farmers burn up great many houses
by failing to examine the f1ues Cut
out the defective tiue" record this
wear.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Do something to build up; there
are enough trying to tear down.

1t is the enemy of the Union who
is all the time trying to raise dis
cord; friends are always seeking har'
mony, and the man who is guided
by the advice of his enemies, rather
than the welfare of his friends, has
not the material in him to make a
good Union man.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Oklahoma Drouoht Broken.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-The long
drought in this section was broken by
IL inches Of rain. The rain was gen.
eral over Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Sandwiches Poison Twenty.

Manson, lOwa.-Twenty members
of a wheat threshing crew were
poisoned by eating chicken sand.
wiches, but physicians believe all will
recover. Ptomaine had developed in
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

The meeting of the Union is a good
place to discuss the advantages Of
consolidating the schools so as to get
bigger and better school houses and
bigger and better faculties for teach
ing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

Get ready now for the planting of
whole lot of trees this fall. The
demand for fruit trees, in view Of
the prices of fruit, ought to deplete
the nurseries of all good stock for this
and the next several years. Simply
be sure that what you get is of the
reliable sort, that's all.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

The advances made in the past few
years in methods of evading drouths
and in conserving the water fall OF
drouthy sections seem simply Won
derful as compared with old plans and
old ideas. The smallest amount of
moisture, under the dust mulch sys-
tem is now producing crops that are
at once the wonder and the admiration
OF the world. Arid plains are produc-
Ing crops that were formerly consid-
cred impossible of raising except in
the most favored sections Added to
the methods of conservation of mois
ture, new varieties have been discov-
cred and evolved which are suited to
the dry conditions, until it begins to
look like the man on the hitherto bar
ren plains is about as we'll off for
variety of crops as those on the lands
OF regular rainfall.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

1t is a funny idea that makes some
people eat the rotten compounds sold
under the names of various syrups,
when there is hardly an acre in all
the South that will not make the very
best sort of sorghum cane, and this is
the very finest sort of food for man
or beast.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Another Football Victim,

Salina, Kas.-Ray Keer, a senior
in the Salina high school, suf-
fered broken collar-bone here
Thursday in a practice game Of foot
ball.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Trapped

$fdshlonaDIe Arlington
a,4Pcl motel, 62 and CA Montague
street, Brooklyn, 40 families, COM
prising $50 persons, fought desperate
" for their lives in smoke-filled hall.
ways and rooms, and many of them
were overcome. Nearly all who col
lapsed were women. Firemen braved
death to reach them and so were
found when the flames were within
only a few feet of them. They were
carried down ladders, fire escapes and
blazing stairways.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

In this day of cheap papers there
is no excuse for anybody not keeping
at least partly up with what is going
on in the world. For a dollar every
three or four months, one can have
one of the best daily papers including
the Sunday editions, and the weeklies
are to be had at all sorts of prices
from rs cents to SO or ST. Don't fail
to get plenty of good reading matter;
dollars worth of good literature will
90 further in an educational way and
In the way of entertainment than a
dozen dollars in any other way on
earth.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL
AND
COOPERATIVE union
- OF AMERICA -

If you have contracted the dump
ing habit, now is the time to get over
it easily.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

A warehouse will do nothing for you
by itself; whatever good may come
Of it comes through the use of it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

Now that the minimum prices have
generally been set, don't be a price
cutter and a bumper.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

In all your transactions leave the
impress that the Union man is the
man on whom it will do to rely.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
RESTAURANTS FORM A TRUST.
Board Goes Up SOC Week on Ac.
count of the Rise in Provisions.

Lawrence, Kas.-Lawrence is In
the grip of a restaurant trust.
The trust has advanced board from
$3.50 per week to 81 per week, and
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Robbers Wreck Building; Get s

Chippewa Falls, Wis Robbers
looted the postoffice at Flambeau'
blowing open the safe and secur'
ing $40, but leaving $50 lin stamps
The front of the building was blown
out
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
ming French Headdress for the The

intended for wear over a high couture.
The chiffon bands or dlet came to a
point in front of the high knot They
then extended on either side OF the
knot to the back At the back, but a
little to the left side. chou OF the
chiffon OF medium size and fiat was
placed. From this chou three uncurled
ostrich piumes stood out. They did not
stand high. but we'll away from the
hair and slightly upward at first. after
ward dropping over the hair.
decidedly queer looking headdress
was made of stiff gold band about an
inch and harf wide, set upon the head
at somewhat the same angle and in
about the same relative size as Tom
my Atkins cap is worn by the doughty
British soldier. Two little Mercury
wings OF bright slittering green rides
cent work sprouted from either side Of
the gold band. A white ostrich plume
was attached to the gold band back OF
the little green wing on one side Then
the ostrich feather went across the top
of the head perfectly hat and hung
down on the left side OF the head away
below the ear Bandeaux with birds OF
paradise falling over one ear. or with
white feather brushes standing straight
up. are still highly popular. although
they are not becoming to many women
or really beautiful.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

This feather was entirely uncurled
save at the edges, which were turned
under with the loose grace of natural
hair AS 1t was 4 delicate straw color
it looked at little distance not like
an ostrich plume so much as Pc
culiarly ricn flowing wig. such as
might be worn in some costume play.
The fact that 1t followed the shape of
the head and the strands dropped in
the same direction as nair would have
done made the Illusion more perfect.
Another he4ddress which bordered
near the lines of q. hat
was sort Of q turban made Of em-
broidered net 1t had no brim, but =
soft, nat erown~of the net. longer from
side to side than from front to back.
the material being scantily put on. A
butterfly bow OF net. accordion pleated,
was placed to the left side of the front.
This bow stood well out from the hat
and up somewhat. A garland OF small
roses bordered the hat all around and
was punched together in the front OF
the bow. At the back of the bow the
garland hung down in. several loops
below the ear.
still another headdress suitable for
wear In box at the opera or the thea
ter, a. well ~ In the audience. was
made of fulled bands OF chiffon. with =
ch6u ana three ostrich feathers. It was
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

ious to create demand for theater
headdresses which shall be entirely
distinct from all hats or couture or
naments to be worn at any other time.
This will naturally add an entirely new
field to their business. and will. more
over. provide special trade for the
dull season between the winter and
spring trades, when most women have
laid in their regular outfit OF millinery.
but when. the theatrical season being
at it's height, theater hats would be
cspeciaIly in demand.
Some OF the headdresses for this pur-
pose which have already been pro-
vided are most extraordinary. One, in
which strenuous efort had been
made to stick to the original idea Of
headdress. was composed simply of a
twisted bandeau and bow of tulle rib
bon and large ostrich plume. With
this headdress the hair was worn low
on the nape of the neck with a full roll
around the face The flet OF pale blr4
tuIle was sprinkled with dewdrops In
crystals At one side was medium
sized fat bow OF the ribbon. the loops
all being conscientiously laid close to
the head From this bow q very broad,
thick ostrich plume, almost entirely
unourled, descended straight over the
TOP of the head to the shoulders.
back Of the head to tho shoulders.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

standing or spreading aigrettes,
pluines or flowers, the effect is almost
as maddening az a hat. And the mill
liner does not live. in Paris or else
where, who would be content to make
an entirely fiat headdress which would
be a protection to the wearer when
in the street and would not need to
be taken Oft in the theater The hat
makers start out to do this, but in
variably their desire to give style to
tie cohfection overvomes their origi-
nal intention and in goes a plume, an
aigrette. an obtrusive bouquet OF
blossoms, or some other decoration
which completely nu,Iifies, for theater
wear the value of the headdress OF
course. many persons think that the
playgoers shoul5 not exact from
women the sacrifice Of removing their
hats in theaters, but the audiences in
big cities have now grown so used to
the comfort OF q hatless assemblage
that they do not submit for xnoment
TO a headdress that resembles a hat
The Partisan milliners, however, are
making strenuous effort to Introduce
these half hat sort of heRddresses, and
for very obvious reasons. As they have
not been able to think of anything
that is unique and expensive enough to
serve their customers and themselves
at the same time. they are very anx-