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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
MEN STILL LIVE IN CAVES.
Troglodytic Villages Are Found Ia
Northern Africa.

Grottoes and caverns are used moe
or less as shelters by primitive PEG
Piles and thus inhabited caves are q
course most frequent in Africa. A con
siderable number OF natives rnais
their homes In caves along the sor!f
ern shore Of the Strait OF GibrslN
and in some OF those caves are found
the polished stones and arrow head
Of the stone age. Troglodyte Villages
are frequent In the Tebessa terrltop
OF Algeria, one of which, at Dleun,
ESQ feet above the gorge OF the Wau
Hallaii, Is reached by steps cut IN ID
rock.
The inhabitants of the Tunisiaa
Island of Galite are cave dWeien
their habitations being grottOes Snica
they have dug out OF the limestone u
ancient burial caverns that they nav.
enlarged. The subterranean villages
Matmata and of Medennie, heWn ON
OF the rock, are in southern TunislA
A Christian monastery built unosl'
ground in the twelfth century stu "a
lists at Goba, Abyssinia. The en0r
nous cavern discovered several yeAis
ago within two hours walk OF the '0'
of Tanga, in German East Africa e'.
tains rooms the roofs Of which sN
from 120 to ESQ feet above the no1'
Only a few OF these vast cnampe'.
have yet been explored, for the emu, s
cavern seems to be inhabited py ms
lions Of bats. One OF these NV. w,
with a stick measured nearly fVe To-
across its extended wings.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
Queer Things Made From Milk.

You could build a house of milk, II
you liked, and it would be as strong
and lasting as though made of Aber.
deem granite. says NJ. Glen Fling in
Technical World Magazine. More
over, all the fittings could be made
of the same substance, and they
would outlive the finest ordinary ma
terial that was ever constructed.
Billiard balls, combs, fancy boxes
and many other things are made from
the new substance, galalith, which Is
made from milk
There is really no limit to the
articles which can be made from gal.
alith. 1t takes dyes readily and in
ferfor grades are colored. The best
remain white. however, for white gal.
alith brings the highest price because
Of its similarity to ivory. The first
grade of white galalith is made up in
to knife handles, and it brings al
most as high a figure as would so
much ivory.
Galalith is the best substitute for
ivory ever discovered, for it is smooth
to the touch, retains its soft, creamy
tinting Tor years. is not marred by
soap and water and. unlike celluloid,
is proof against fire. 1t does not chip
or crack like bone. and can be cut
into the most delicate shapes, being
tough and not easily broken.
In Austria something like 100000
quarts of skinned milk are used daily
for the purpose of making galalith
and the industry is largely on the In
crease. The article describes the
process of making this queer sub.
stance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18

is the kitchen sink is one of the
greatest labor savers a woman can
have and a bath is no longer consid.
cred luxury but it Is an absolute
necessity, if good health is taken into
consideration, Good health is neces.
sary for most persons but a good
many seem to get along through the
greater part Of their hives in a sick.
ly, half discouraged manner and these
are the very ones who consider bath.
Ing unnecessary. A round wooden
tank placed over the kitchen costs
but trifle of what it Is really worth.
Rain water from the upper roof will
keep 1t supplied and a charcoal filter
will fit the water for drinking pur-
poses If so desired. The water should
pass through the filter before enter
ing the tank and the tank should be
cleansed at least once a year.
Another saving in expense in this
house is starting the chimneys from
brackets six feet above the floor. This
makes short chimney and light
one that may be supported without
heavy timbers. There Is but little
brick and mortar and the job of build.
ing the chimneys is short one. It
will be noticed that this plan offers
plenty of light and ventilation for
every room in the house and it pro-
vides for a good big convenient
kitchen.
The size of this house is % feet
wide by AZ feet exclusive of the porch.
The main part of the house is only
% by 80 feet. The IL by IA extension
being small and only one story high
adds but little to the cost and the
convenience of having the kitchen ar
ranged In this way is worth a great
deal. 1t will be noticed that while
there are only two bedrooms the two
alcoves will furnish sleeping quar-.
tiers for the children and the arrange
ment Is good one for young cou-
pie while the children are small. This
plan offers an inducement to own a
home when starting out in married
life instead of waiting until sufficient
funds are saved to build more ex.
pensive habitation.
It is difficult to estimate the cost
Of building because materials vary
so much in price IN different parts
Of the country, but under ordinary cir.
cumstances this house should be built,
as shown in the plans, for about
$1,000. It certainly is a good look.
ing house for that amount of money.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
IN THE RUSSIAN STYLE.
Curious National Customs Observed
at South Dakota Marriage.

A double wedding In the Russian
colony at Rosodale, s. D., south Of
Alexandria. lasted through an entire
day and into The evening The names
of the principals were Joseph Mandel
and Katherine Hofer, and Michael
Waldner and Katherine Gross.
The ceremony was begun in the
morning in the little stone church, in
which the old custom or the men and
women sitting on opposite sides still
prevails. The Russian priest deliv.
cred long sermon. and at 11:20
o'clock he called the principals to the
front of the edifice, the women going
first and being followed by the young
men. The ceremony proper was spok-
en- in Russian, and lasted but a short
time. 1t was followed by a prayer
and song and then brides and bride
grooms returned to their separate
seats.
The bridal costumes of the couples
were very simple, the maidens wear
ing flannelette gowns with hand.
kerchief tied over their heads. The
bridegrooms, however. were dressed
a little more fastidiously, in that they
wore regular wedding suits, chief OF
which was long coat. A popularity
about the coat is that 1t Is worn by
every bridegroom in the settlement,
two coats being kept in the settlement
in case Of a double wedding, and
whether the bridegroom be tall or
short, large or small, the coat must
do its duty.
With the ceremony over, the guests
and the bridal couples went to the
eating house. where a big dinner COM
posed Of noodle soup. bread, beef,
sauerkraut, whiskey and wine was
served. The women occupied one
long table and the men anot'-er, but
the bridal couples were allowed to sit
together. With the dinner over came
the interesting part OF the ceremony,
and that is the love scene which fol-
lows a Russian wedding. The COM
pany went to what is called the love
room in one of the houses, where be-
fore the assembled crowd the brides
and bridegrOoms sat with arms
around each other, billing and cooling,
oblivious to the comments and watch
full eyes of the others AS a sort Of
break in the monotony for the brides
one of the young ladies filled the
aprons of the brides with peanuts and
candy, which they munched with COM
placency as the joyous festivities pro-
ceeded At nine o'clock the love
scene broke up and the day OF the
wedding came to an end
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
Makes Great Gains.

Cheering news comes to hand of
the progress in Japan. Bishop Har.
ris, who has charge of the American
Methodist Missions in Korea and
Japan, says that during the recent
war the churches made great gains
in membership, and that thew are
now unusually active in eyaneelistic
efforts. AS regards audiences minis
tiers of churches, baptisms. and the
circulation of the Scriptures, things
have not been so bright for a long
time; and the gospel is receiving q
better hearing than at any period
since its introduction a generation
ago. Another very healthy feature
OF japanese Christianity reported bv
the Record of Christian Work Is tho
steady progress towards indenend.
ence OF foreign aid. In a short time
it is hoped that the Japan $50
churches will be self-sustaining, and
even become missionaries, sendjpe
out native teachers to China aud
Korea
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
THE STORY.

n HERE seemed no way but for the
j Gibeonites to joint forces with the
federated kings in the proposed war
upon Joshua and the armies of Israel.
Never before had the entire country
between Jordan and the great sea
been so aroused as at the present
time. Tidings of the coming of the
hosts of Israel had reached the land
while yet the Israelites were in the
wilderness far to the south and west,
but since the miraculous crossing of
the Jordan and the destruction of Jer-
fcho and Al the vague fears which
mad filled the minds of the inhabit.
ants had taken definite form in the
desperate resolve to unite and give
battle to Israel
That very day deputation from
the kings of the Hittites, the Amor
ties, the Canaanites, the Perizzites,
the Jebusites, and others of the less.
er tribes of the country urged them
to make alliance in the common cause
against Israel.
1T is plain" the messengers said,
that these Hebrews seek war. They
arrogate unto themselves great i'm.
portance, and have openly declared
contempt for our gods. They have
destroyed Jericho and All with the in.
haDitants thereof, and they would do
so to us. And because of this. oh,
men OF Gideon, the kings of all the
country to the north and south and
along the coast of the great sea are
raising a great army to give battle To
Israel, and have sent us to urge that
your fighting men join them in this
war;"
This speech of the messengers was
received with evident favor by the
chief men of Gideon who had been
called together in council, and thew
would at once have given assent to
the plan, had not old Second Thought
as he was called-because of his in
variable habit of saying: Don't be In
haste! Think it over! Think it Overt"
--counseied delay,
I'VE will be better able to give
answer in the morning, after we have
considered Wen the matter" he urged,
and to this the rest had finally reluct,
antly agreed, and later. when they
had come together to talk the matter
over, old Second.Thought said:
I'VE all know the mighty things
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
A SIMPLE FORUM
PRESCRIPTION OF AN r,.,
SPECIALIST is GIVEN
Necessary ingredients Che, ).
and Can Be Secured at Any ~.
Drug stOre-WiII Break
Cold Quickly.

Mix half ounce of the Pure "a.
vi OF Pine with two ounces Of ,. a|
Inc and half a pint of good v sp
shake well and use in tessnoa.!
doses. A noted authority on SS.s
OF the throat and lungs who ss's
lished camp for consumptiyes :, Ha !
pine woods of Maine, declares ~
the above formula will heal Tho \. =
and cure any cough that is cu,,ss
1t will break up a cold in twent,,.s
hours. The ingredients can !.
cured from any good prescrinH.'
druggist at small cost. ~"
Virgin Oil of Pine pure, !. -.
only in half-ounce walls for Az. y
sing; each vial is securely sea,ad : ;
round wooden case with enc
wrapper, showing the name--yi,sS
Oil of Pine (Pure) prepared on,v :
Leach Chemical Co, Cincinnati !
plainly printed thereon. The,a =
many rank limitations OF Virgin n
Of Pine tPure), which are mt =.
under various names. such as Cons.
trated Oil of Pine, Pine Balsam =.
Never accept these as a snhstitp,o 4,
the Pure Virgin Oil of Pine, as M,
will invariably produce nausea =.
never effect the desired result
Virgin Oil of Pine (Pure) is Al,
said to be a perfect neutralizing sgs.
for uric acid.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
Didn't Come in Blue.

A woman who wanted soap of a
certain make asked for blue cake.
1T doesn't come in blue" said the
clerk. ut is made in yellow, white
and green"
The woman seemed disappointed,
and finally bought another brand Of
soap in the desired tint.
THAT is a queer fad" said the
clerk, when she had gone out MANY
women are carrying the color scheme
to such extremes nowadays that they
use soap that matches the furnishings
of the room. In order to meet this de.
mand manufacturers are turning out
soaps that almost every known tint.
The color they are most deficient In
is blue"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
Always 10 Be Demanded Ilnnn

When a person gets up in the NON,
ing with a dull headache and a tird
stretchy feeling, it's an almost ceras
indication that the liver, or bowel
or both, are decidedly out of order
At such times Nature, the wises
and besc of doctors, takes this means
to give warning that she needs lie
help and gentle assistance which "a.
best be obtained from that old IAN.
lily remedy, Brandreth's Pills, which
has been in use for over a century.
They are the same fine la1atiYe
tonic pill your grandparents used
when doctors were few and far b.
tween, and when people had to haze
a remedy that could absolutely be Do,
pended upon.
Brandreth's Pills can be depended
upon, and are sold in every drug and
medicine store, plain or sugarcoata
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
COSTLY PRESSURE.
Heart and Nerves Fail on Coffee'

A resident of a great western SO"
puts the case regarding stimuau.
with a comprehensive breVity tAa'
admirable. He SAYS:
Il am Sc years Old nd have naa W.
siderable exper'e q WITH sulnuia-
They are all ali T. Mortgage W
served energy III, rs interest -
the whip stim Ass out aoes
strengthen the ~, DO Slinlui,
act upon the h. , j. tenn. f Z,
this way, | gave p once anu .
other stimulants and / gan the u'e =
Postum Food coffee svd ylon'hS 60 =,
The beneficial result ave oeen -
parent from the first. re helnia'n -
that l used to suffer ffOrl Las iei. "a
| sleep sounder, my nerves are So GO,
Ter and my brain clearer Ana - y
testimony also to the food vaiue !, :
Postum-something that Is iachlns ~
coffee" Name giv"a h Postum ~. IN
Battle Creek. Mich. There's q re = ~
Read 1.-THE r d b. WeilVliie'
quaint rtue b, X h tss.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
Can You Answer

If you have a friend who thinks N
knows it all ask him to explain n.
difference between an Alexapdrn
and a woman Of Alexandria; masbs
and a mashie; adenoids and anerojd,,
six of one and a half dozen Of Ii,
other; neoplatOnfsm and platosk
friendship; macarOnic. macaronl ana
Marconi; a referendum and a retereA.
., NANtVsi
irreligion and birreligion; the iuDsI.
and Port Sunlight; Arminians and
Armenians; a carpet knight and a m,
headed kern.-Chicago Tribune
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18

1t is sometimes desirable to build a
cheap house with a view of improving
it in few years time. 1t is not nee
essary that house should be insight.
ly because it is cheap. 1t may have a
good appearance, the rooms may be Of
fair size and conveniently arranged
and the whole work. as far as it goes,
may be just as well done as though
planned for a more expensive struc-
ture. The size of the windows and
doors, the placing of partitions, as
we'll as the roof design, the placing
Of chimneys, bathrooms, and other
modern requirements may be arranged
in the plans much better than to have
the house torn to pieces years after
ward to rectify original mistakes. 1t
is in just such work as this that plans
and specifications are especially valu-
able. A study of the elevation and
floor plan before commencing to build
will suggest many details that will in
all probability be necessary at some
time.
All houses should be arranged for
some kind of heating plant in the Gel
lar. 1t is generally advisable to put
gas pipes and electric wires in the
walls. Inventions for heating and
lighting are coming so thick and fast
that new propositions come up every
year. Farmers often make the re-
mark that if they had a building to
do over again, they would put in pipes
with a view of putting in an acetylene
gas generator. Electric door bells
cost little more than any other kind
and it costs but few cents to buy
enough wire to conect the bell with
the battery at the time of building.
If pipes and wires are put in the par
titions when the house is being built
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
The Divine Collapsed.

A certain eminent preacher In lit
tie New England town was asked by
one of his flock who was more noted
for his wit than his religious tenden.
cies, If he had heard the latest deflni.
ton Of 1ntemperance and Eternity.
He replied that he had not, and re-
ceived the following definition:
"That intemperance was a vile Of
the devil, and eternity was a devil OF
a while!"
The divine collapsed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
Kaiser's Appointment Startles.

Emperor William has startled Ger.
many by appointing Bruno Paul, the
caricaturist of Simplicissimus to be
director of the Berlin Industrial Art
school Herr Paul's appointment Is a
triumph for secessionist art and may
signify the death blow to many old.
fashioned ideas.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18

In this case the cellar is left for some
future time and the house Is set on
cedar posts firmly planted in the
ground and the house is neatly cased
around with boards. The bathroom
and kitchen sink are so placed that
the water pipe from the cistern In the
attic over the kitchen will supply run.
ming water to both at very little ex-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
SERMoNETTE.

: "And they asked not counsel
! at the mouth of the Lord."--
These words explain why Israel
: failed to keep herself free from
unholy alliances, and it is the
: explanation of every misstep Of
the Christian to-day.
The world is able to bam-
boozIe the children of God be-
} cause they look on the evidence
which the world submits, rather
? than looking to God who giVeth
wisdom to all men for the ask.
? ing.
To Israel the case seemed so
7 plain, suppose, that it seemed
{ positively silly to ask God about
1t. Like the little boy who
: prayed for the protection OF
God only at night, because dur
: ing the day he could take care
of himself, so the lsraelltes
: thought that in the present stu
alton they needed nau9ht but
; their own judgment in deciding
their course of action.
And it was just when they
felt the Wisest and most able to
take care of themselves that
{ the enemy turned the trick upon
them.
Life is full of mistakes and
{ tragedies because everybody
; else and everything else is con.
suited rather than the source
T of all light and all wisdom.
But how is God to be consult
? ed about everything?
BY subordlnatlon of the per-
? sonaI inclination and the con-
: scious recognition of a higher
will and higher purpose than our
. own.
BY diIigent use of our God.
; given powers, while at the same
time there is an appreciation of
; the limitations of human wis
dom and Judgment.
: BY the exercise of patience.
Take time to decide point at
: issue. A misstep is taken
through haste which prevents
clear reading of the sign-post at
the intersection of the ways.
BY the spirit of prayer per-
vading the life. Pray without
ceasing is the scripturaI admo-
milton. How? Surely not stay
ing on Bonded knee in the sc.
: cret chamber and audible rope.
tltlon of words and phrases.
! Surely not by going about with
I closed eyes and mind absorbed
In spiritual CONCENTRATIONS. Sure
I ly not by any outward cloak of
! sanctimoniousness. Nc. What
[ then? Prayer is communion with
: God. And that communion con.
[ sists in the conscious and I'M
! conscious domination of God In
! the life. 1t marks the perpet.
ual attitude of the soul, so, that
! whether immersed in business
I for the time being, or what not,
! Gods spirit is operative in the
I life. This Is prayer without
ceasing.
4 AZ 4 4 ~ a 4
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18

they may stay there for years until
wanted for use. If they are not put
In it means that the plaster must be
broken, the floors cut to pieces and
the good wife put to considerable ex-
ira work and annoyance or that the
house never gets modern convent
ences.
In building a cheap house It Is nee
essary to cut off expense somewhere.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
EIDKTOR

pense. The plans provide for a wood.
en- drain under ground and lead pipes
from the bath and sink with S traps
constructed in such a manner as to
prevent gases from the drain enter.
ing the house Remember that lead
pipes are all right for waste water but
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide eXpe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No
1874 Fifth Ave. Chicago, H., and only
enclose tWn-cent stamn for renlY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-28
AND LoNGHoRN FIGHT.
Crowd Witnesses Brutal Exhibition in
Bull Ring Opposite Ell Paso,

Ell PASO, Texas, January est has
been seven years since habitues of the Dor
der buildings have 'itnessed such a brutal
display was seen in the arena at Ciudad
Juarez, Mexico, opposite Ell Paso, last even
ing. Seven years ago there was a bate
between lion and bull in which the lion
tore the bull to pieces. Yesterday c buffalo
from the plains of North Dakota battled for
life against a fierce long horned bull from
the Terrazas RAJ 1 in Chihuahua, an. both
are dead.
The animals were about evenly matched
and they fought until they both dropped
There were many visiting women present
and they had to be taken from the place
during the conflict.
The animals were goaded on to the fight
by the employees of the bullring, who
pricked and speared them until they were
angry. AS they rushed at each other there
was a yell from the crowd. The combat
was indescribably horrible, but Felix Bob
ert, owner of the bullring, pronounced 1t a
grand attraction! Bobert furnished the bull
and laid off his picadores and other fighters
for the day. George. Phillips of South Da-
kota brought the buffalo all the way from
the far northwest for the fight.
More Americans witnessed the fight than
MeXicans.