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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Weather and Crops

This section was visited oF q Dss
;noh rainfall Tuesday night anu
l Wednesday morning, which mas ,T ~OT Sa.
od many of the rice fields and Will T u -
I Io v threshing for several days, l .''t
10y loo that is in the shock anu w"ai p''
~, ~ will escape with but little as'n"S S
ut' much of the late crop VIII p Wa'
.hly be benefited by the ram, -,
~ ~ostinp will be in full blast AGAIN .,
+be fields dry of little lhe ere SU ,;a,,
to tl, he but little uniformity IN 'ne aS S.o,
s 20 far, ranging from four 10 e,E I'M
cooks per acre. Prices are 40 ro on e.
fSom AZ, % for very red TO 90, ~ ~
: No. !, All offerings seem 20 20 9th
!, inc taken. Clean rice marKe' - Sa,T
II ~ lI7 off on this, Thursday. mot n,i ~
w. ", =, vbicb fact may induce a 'hSn' S"' -
~ age in rough values
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Austin Hebert,

The cheapest meats are never
the best. We have the best, not
the cheapest.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
R,rn Struck By Lightning Tu s..n
D"' Nero Killed By Shock, AFTER
wards Cremated.-Ihree
Mules Burned Up.

INNING a severe electrical S'otn
rnssdsy forenoon a barn on the Jas Jas
pllis farm. occupied by Mr.. tln"leS'
and located about five miles n ,%t
east sas Owe Of Welsh, was struck by a tent.
e S1aa - "o S together with its contents
1 Wss totally osl DESTROYED. Mr.. EindlI ~
and and i his negro helper had just come s.' In
.iro r tba.feld, the former going TO s'no
honsa n change his clothing WINE
the latter went to a room he occuPi0O
IN the barn loft. Mr.. Fndle7 hearlo .;
terrific crash of thunder, F"snG :,
out to find his barn envelopeo n
IN sames, Not seeing the negro sOou'
he went up a ladder that led to " 1 uoo
on the outside of his barn "pO
U looking kin in, he perceived the ne ar
stretched at length upon the moor ~o
although he made almost supernp'n vi,
efforts 10 drag the body ou" n' :,
driven back by the flames anu ~ :
BODY was left to the mercy W
flames, Three mules which We'0 ;,
the harm we're destroyed. the Il
was about $1,000, shared about eq !,
" between Rev, Ellis ana MI
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Shall I be, Will Of the People Prevail!

| That the wiblOf the people has no
weight withaour board Of pO&ce Jur-
Ors, whsn it conflicts with the demands
! of the whisky ling- Of Lake Charles,
was clearly demonstrated last Tues
day, VIXEN that august bodTr by
| vote of I've to fOlr. one gentleman
not vOting either way, denied to- the
! people the privilege Of voting. upon
the question: of prohibiting the sale OF
| liquor ia. the, parish. altb Ougb the re-
quest Was backed bv h petition bear
! ing the names of nearly two Thousand
or almost one half-ths lie gal voters OF
| the parish. This action of the peO-
pies servants was CsIe nSib]N based.
| upon tbs fact that remonstCance
! against ,lhe call fer ah election, was
presented, bearing this names OF 236
| saloon men and those Interested in
continuing the tlrtAliGlf Lake'CharleS..
| 1t is nuta question OF ' neither the sale
OF liquor is rigSti on wrong, but a
question Of wh9tbe4 or not IA free
| American peepl6.5hal have the right
TO eXpr sss themselves upou this ai
well as. all OtheEnuGHSi ons which vital
" CONCERNS, them he ls+lICe jury
were not called IpOu to prGnibit the
sale @! intoxicants IN Calcasieu pan
iSh. but they Tege. tsked, and that
too, by nearlyl half Il le votRns OF The
parish, to- calAan ei ectiOn and gave
, the people an onpOr unity to express
themselyes>uaOn, IN IS subject. Ii a
, such an electjenris mad been the: eX
pressed will of thf, peoplSto consnu'
the dram shaps,in this parish, thel
let the majority ule. But when
comes to a body o parish legislators
o elected by the people. setting a
naught the-wishfs Of their constituent
as has been dome in this case, an
pandering to, i le demands of tn
whisky ring, It'll certainly time tn;
the people. shGm Id be aroused to IL
- exisenG of the situation, and see
Il that norman is elected to serve as
- police ipron,, who will not pied!
- TO- takecognl ance Of the wishes
Il the people win elect him. We belle
a tits time that ward two should Cecor
20 actively srG lsed and prepare to ele
- no man as police juror, who W
~. .ramale ugU the rights of his co
-. stituaney a. the present occupant ha
40 in this, inst ance. The right OF petit
". has, been recognized since the da
"a Of Rsanny Mead and no elective DO
,r in. this CT vilized age and country C
or trauAple upon the rights of the mass
,,s OF tAe " .ople in this manner with sa
til, " 10 it, own perpetulty.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Rig Zeal in Real Estate

One of the largest real estate O' ~as
recently closed in this see'o"' sa;o
. lSSY' Friday, when Acne 1,,!n',
Mathews purchased the OLD Ioo
acres, for the consideration Oh 'A' sool
+. E. Heald negotiating the a :san
The purchaser is one of the pro"il VII,
Young planters of this section W" .n
cane here about six years "S arre
has worked from day wage e'' A>
n his nresent enviable position
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
julius Caesar

was man of nerve, but sickness left
its mark and he became aged before
his time. Sickness is often caused by
Il torpid liver. Herbine will regulate
your liver and giTe you health. Mrs.
Carrie Austin, Holm, Kansas, writes:
81 consider Herbine the best medicine
| ever heard of. am never without
it," Sold by all dealers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Negro Whipped 1t
ROan' rkR.

Monday, 1igbt part y of j Indignant
5itiz ems, took GeG9ge't' ieldS, negro
labCNeN, Odt'tO tEe~f6l lrOad right-Of-
ways and Jy%hg' hbfa' to a telegraph
pole. adminiSterAai11 hOrOuI "A horse
VIII piping 30 himsG4sd release u him on
w moon tie, promise that he wOuIG
lesve Roanoke anC neve r return.
Fields. VINO has>JSsr aroun Roanoke
fCr.the paStrthresrye ars is a fomenter
Of tr0ublb and dis cord bt3Ween the
black labor an&i their employers.
about three weeks ago, he, with nine
ether negroes, VIC were working oI'
she Cal bert place made 4 demands
for $..2Sa DAY, f6I work Ia the har-
F vest folds. Tete' were -afused the
2naise and to5d' o shit ne road.
Last Sunday !Sap worked up anOtherr
organization 1ac when Monday morn
ling cnne he had some hfv or sixty
liof th0snegr0, 1& vest harGis lined up
with b. demand for 81 s. per day,
whcS. is, a pNte that NO farmer can
atfosd to paWa nd few. i1lany, negroes
are worth ittaS harvest hands. Dug
ing the day ~ )art of i've gang west
baSk;to wolSS bu: Fl eds, who was
, plaWng thS'2i lrt of a. walking deie-
} gGse, was- CON tinuing to, stir up CHS
cord. Mah ugh W; Lrned that HI:
h course WASH reeding Trouble for him
{ self, he pers .Sted wit the above ren
7 toned resll is. Fiel .ds- left the ssen'
p of mis- oaGm aions al lCa the men are go
D ling back y work rs much as tn
d Iweathea'm II permit j.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Card of ] hanKS.

The season having arrived for clos
ing my ice cream parlor, | desire to
thai TX my many friends and patrons,
in this way, for their generous patron
az during the past season and
ssure you that | shall cndeavor tc
serve you even better next summer
than | have done il Tue past.
Sincerely yours,
Austin Hebert.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
NOTICE.

ms . '"n now be paid at the City
taxes ma" ops h Taxes become delin-
CLERK after u January FIRST and if not not
q anid b "' that time two per cent, o per
PAID Dy m iT he added for each month
mon ,o va Samuel Blackboard
until p@'o' Tax Collector
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Haas xot Depend on Hired Help

,r.. hoe, Is always the cheapest II
Inc ea o the best horseshoer to Shoe
you T bors ea take him to Ewing's New
s spon' Ewing does the work ..n hlm ns1.
s nS does not depend upon hired Oel''
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Attention, Ladies!

Do you want the latest sIyieT iced
HatsP We have just what you , nso ~
and the prices the lowest also g 's, LITE
titul line ofDress Goods, Coats' ,otti u
Shoes, Belts, Bags, in fact eVel, Dat
~ anti YOU, Cali for Butterick F"'
torns Kimball-Turner CO.
70 'efuS Jennings, La
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Who Can Beat II?

George Z. Maund, southeast Of
Welsh, has threshed and sold 1900
bags of Honduras rice from lis acres.
The poorest twenty acres made ten
bags por acre and the best twenty-five
..s a az ,iQbt5en tags per acre.
T.. j. Mock.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Post Cards

L arge selection Of new cards '| - :,
ranging from t"oFo' . ' Geo,
cents each "oo''"'
The Washington times., 1907-11-30
Gold Medal fer American Book.

The international jury in social ICON
onlys on recommendation Of the com
missioner general OF the American sec
don. William II. Tolman. has awarded
q gold medal TO the study Of American
Church Affairs entitled The Admins
tration CT the Institutional Church" II
will be recalled that this book. pub
nshed q couple Of years ago by the
Harpers. was written with the affairs
Of ST. Georges church. New York city.
az q basis. complied with extreme care
by George Hodges and John Reichert.
and supported by The intrOductions OF
President Roosevelt. Bishop Potter. and
Dr. Rainsford.
The real occasion was the call Of
thousands Of letters sent TO those IN
charge OF St Georges requesting ~
formation as to the methods CT work IN
a parish so difhcult and 80 effective. Il
is easy 20 see how Ct Georges. dealing
with the most varied conditions, would
serve IS Z full example 20 the church
IN work OF the nature OF this which
has received the International award.
among the topics considered notable,
besides the description OF executive and
nnHcid matters. were the chapters on
club organization and on church anu
nelgEborhood relief Of the poor.
The Washington times., 1907-11-30

Although most Of the resentment
caused by the recent refusal of the
banks in practically every large city OF
the country rapidly passed away. the
questions raised by this unusual spec
tacle have not passed away. and will
not at least until after the wage-check
and clearinghouse certificate have been
lost TO sight. One OF the most persistent
OF these questions is that of the aver
age deposltor wno demands to Snow II,
under any circumstances. a bank has
any right 10 refuse TO pay IN In cash
At the risk OF a momentar. uisunder-
standing or quarrel with our 'riend the
depositor, we shall answer YES. There
are circumstances in which the bank
mas a moral. and even legsi right, 70
refuse TO permit him 70 withdraw IN
cash. even where the account Is not a
savings account. left for a stipulated
period.
The prevailing idea is that what is
called checking account is subject 70
be cashed out by the depositor uncondi-
tonally and without previous notice to
the bank. The idea has arisen from the
fact that this is the manner in which
the banks under ordinary circumstances
treat checking accounts. But there are
/ few. If any. large checking accounts, or
deposits subject to check at will. for
which the bank received cash IN the first
place. or the average business firm
deposit, probably 80 per cent viii be T..
the form OF checks, and only 10 per cent
in cash The percentage is commonly
even larger than that. The Comptroller
OF the Currency made an investigation
few years ago TO learn what percent
| age Of payments throughout the coun-
| try were made in cash and what in
checks, and the cash payments amount
ed 10 less than per cent. Where
| checks are deposited. they are really
/ deposited for collection, and the bank
] receives cash for only a small part OF
them. since only the difference between
/ the amount OF the checks a banks Gus
/ toners owe and the amount OF the
checks payable 20 them Is paid in cash
/ at the clearing house The clearing
house system. in use all over the world
Z will be explained later. The only point
| Of referring 10 IL now IS 70 suggest that
I where a bank does not receive cash
I from the depositor or from the person
drawing the check he deposits for col
( lection; Il is only accommodation that
I impels the bank to allow him 70 with
/ draw cash. Nevertheless. the bank
/ freely pays hNm the full amount Of his
deposit in cash save in an emergency
/ such as lately arose. when IT asked him
| 10 take a Clearinghouse certificate or
! check quite as good as the personal
/ check OF Mr.. John Smith which he de-
| posted.
! Let US take another example This
/ time we shall consider the case rot OF
/ Mr.. John Smith. who deposited $50 900 In
4 checks ana $1,000 IN cash. and theT
4 wanted 20 withdraw 800 900 IN cash, but
| the case OF a hunmbler person. Mr.. VIII
liam Brown, who deposited $500. every
/ cent Of 1t in casa. Mr. Brown IS tust as
! indignant as Mr.. Smith at his bank for
/ asking him either not TO withdraw any
money at all at the moment or else 20
( take 50 10 - per cent OF IL IN clearing
The Washington times., 1907-11-30
Current Heroes and Real PersOnagss.

When a popular novel has political
features Of plot, It seems to be a nat
ural move on the part Of the public 70
look about for resemblances IN real life.
especially IN the novel OF English set
ting, where social and political concerns
are closely allied
Sir Gilbert Parker's latest novel. The
Weavers,' has been the special object
OF comment in this direction, every En-
glish reviewer having traced the princi-
pal character 70 real prototypes, despite
the forewarning OF the author that no
prototype existed The young hero.
David, Crusading for Egypt, IS identified
with General Gordon; the genial old
statesman Windlshurst with Lord
Beaconsheld. the aspiring young Egling-
ton with both Lord Randolph Churchill
and his son Winston
tons Ancestors" IS a young English
man. surprisingly able. whom the Lon
don press has pointed out as also bear
ing marked resemblance TO Winston
Churchill II the book is prophetic. says
the Daily Chronicle. 80 ne may find him
self one lay boss of San Francisco and
later on President Of the United States.
The two types in the two novels ere
so diner snt that II they are both cut
-rcIn tie pattern Of Mr.. Churchill IL
Is evident that Sir Gilbert Parker and
Ms. stherton have distinct opinions OF
HIS p. sOr atty.
The Washington times., 1907-11-30
Some MarvelS of Auditor Payne's Report.

report Gas
that generosity to the Gas Monopoly crowded out
Auditor Payne inquiry petition
Gas Company for permission to issue capital up 100000 The ques
company property
capitalization possessed
worth which must have made the gas company sorry didn't ask Cor
bigger However Georgetown appraisal
trying safely
comes to the Washington Company the mistake of asking too little
moth De repeated
Auditor Payne dictionary definition plant and indicated
that he was going 10 abide by it The definition includes fixtures
machinery TOOLS apparatus appliances necessary carry
mechanical operation process"
After definition auditor
the of
Synonymous a tangible
shall findings elements the physical
actually promises
Working capital 100000 >eve $40
Company
million dollars thus deposited
this isn't working
companies permitted up
pepetuiy
public penaized contributing
ing capital fund Of 100000 the monopoly?
the Washington Gas Monopoly?
this is beginning. After promising
tangible the auditor
Value of franchise rights and good WILL $66661"
When did the good will of value tangible
asset? what fairness the
right worth millions to be taxed afrwad for their generosity
Franchise tangible" something
that the auditor started with
company everything asked, and more.
of
companys plant
adjacent to the canal and therefore gets coal cheap Does he
company
capitalized
the community getting the cheap
giving the company profits
Proximity transportation
Washington
substantial why should be cheap
the auditors these advantages
that the pubc
The public be damned!
But there is still race wonderful delicious
this Payne report The eudfe auditor
Congress passed the act for, and he concluded:
Il find which all provisions
act and which equally consistent with desire the of
benefit the public
which was then egang the of ahodng poc
ton Ohe public individuals dealing with
There you have it, Congress legsiaHg protect
individuals dealing corporation"
That Auditor Panes
STRUNG
Where the considerable number
who have stock?
o. the Common be
weUw
as to give the Gas Monopoly
Protection to the public stock
OF the corporation That's
Ing to get at How does Washington
The Washington times., 1907-11-30
Talk Through the Hat.

You can talk through your hat.
Perhaps others have told you so be-
fore and you have been pleased to
doubt their word. But you can talk
through your hat by using the tele-
phone.
The demonstration described m
recent news dispatches from New
England-wherein a correspondent
Of the Boston Journal talked with
one of the editors over a line from
Pawtucket, approximately forty
miles away, with the transmitter
against his chest instead of against
his lips-shows what a remarkable
instrument the telephone is and
also what scant attention has been
paid to its history by the general
public. AS Thomas d. Lockwood,
one of the pioneers of the great
American industry, said of this ex-
The Washington times., 1907-11-30
BEAUTIFYING CITY
WORK OF SOCIETY
BeauX Arts Organization
Names Committee to
Aid in Work.

At the annual meeting and dinner OF
the Society of Beaux Arts Architects
held in Now York recently, a commit
tee was appointed to aid the Washing
ton Chapter OF the American Institute
Of Architects in every possible way in
carrying out the Identification of the
National Capital
Percy Ash, secretary Of the Washing
ton chapter said that some OF the news
papers Of washington were opposed to
cutting through certain avenues and
the designs originally planned for
Washington, and to the recommended
tons of the committee composed OF
Charles +. Mcl<im. Samuel Parsons, jr.,
and Mr.. Burnham, of Chicago.
This committee appointed by the
Park Commission, has laid out a
plan for the future development. the
models Of which are now on view IN
the Congressional Library Mr.. Ash
explained that property owners feared
that If Pennsylvania avenue and other
avenues were made into boulevards.
real estate values would decrease.
Speaker Cannon and a number of
Senators are opposed TO the plan. but
the American Institute Of Architects,
said Mr.. Ash, is taking the stand that
as Washington belongs to the United
States, it is to the interest of the whole
nation to back Up this movement. The
different chapters OF the institute and
various art societies have accordingly
passed resolutions 10 this effect which
have been sent to President Re osevelt.
the members OF his Cabinet, and many
Saoafa~4~
The Washington times., 1907-11-30
OLD YALE OARShEN
DODGES BIG WEDDING

WORCESTER. Mass. Nov. so-Acver-
Using is the business Of Cornelius J..
DAILY. the former Yale Oarsman. but he
sidestepped when II came to publicity
regarding his own wedding.
Friends at his home here were
astonished today by the informa- Ton
that the big oarsman lad been secretly
married in New York last Sunday 10
Miss ia rgares Beck, Of Cleveland. II
was the time and TIE nature Of the
marriage that caused surprise. for we'd
ding invitations had been sent out set
ting the date OF the event as Deem
Der g.
Unwilling 10 wait or dreadb.g the
formalities OF 50 large a ceremony the
young people went TO the house OF the
Rev. Thomas Campbell, and had the
knot tied I'm his parlor. DAILY and his
bride met at New London in 1892 during
the Harvard Yale boat races.
The Washington times., 1907-11-30
Hillsdals at Home to It's Poet.

Recently Il was d home week IN,
Hillsdale, Mich. chief and hoDora1
among the guests present was VIII
Carleton, fellow-toWnsman. author Of
those ballads which schooIboys and old
folk are not likely to forget. The oele-
bration had all the local color without
which no scene Of its kind could be
painted properly-the mayor with his
address OF welcome. the city council
with their resolutions, the school chill
dren with their flags, the farmer folk
crowding around with all their spoken
and unspoken recollection OF a bvrone
day.
Standing on the porch Of a farmhouse
the poet talked to his fellows about the
day when the Carleton homestead 100
feet from whose doors now pass tae
railroad trains ut the station was q
piece Of woodland. and not altogether
safe, either, from tie Indians When
the exercises were carried down to the
school hOuse-a little square white box
exactly like all such school houses. ex-
cept that this one bears the name. THE
Carleton SchooP'-there, framed with
flags and red autumn berries, hung the
picture Of Mr.. Carleton side by side
with Pres' dent ROOsevelt's the 70
miliar stove burned piping not and on
the blackboard. 10 the round, correct
hand Of the teacher. the motto OF the
day was signed Carleton"
Boys flying kites haul IN their white
winged birds;
You can't 60 that way when you're n.y.
ing words:
Thoughts inexpress ed may sometimes
fall ba OK dead,
But God himself can't kill them when
they're said
1t was a striking contrast to the
speech Of the old farmers who remem-
berec with dim eyes and hushed voices
the ancient days Of which the poet
spoke, when the Hiilsdale students IN
mass gave their own modern notion OF
a really proper greeting In shout like
this:
Then whoop 'er up for Carleton,
For good old Billy Carletoni
Then whoop 'er I'D for Carleton,
And mako him want to EtavI'
The Washington times., 1907-11-30
1898 and 1907.

Is Mr.. Bryan becoming more of a
Democrat? His own words would
indicate that he is.
Read this from his speech in op-
position to the Cleveland bond
issues of 1895:
pBut some gentlemen say that the
Democratic party should stand Dy the
President. What has he done for the
party since the last election to earn its
gratitude2 '"a What gratitude should
we feel2 The gratitude which a confid-
ing ward feels toward his guardian
without bond, VINO has squandered a
rich estate2 What gratitude should we
feel? The gratitude which a passenger
feels toward the trainman who has
opened a switch and precipitated a
wreck?
Then note this leader from the
latest issue Of ''The Commoner:
1898 AND 1907.
In his letter to Secretary Cortelyou
commencing the Government issue of
bonds, Mr.. Roosevelt said: There is
no analogy at all with the way things
were in 1893. On November 80 Of That
year there was in the Treasury but
Sl6l 00O, 900 in gold. On November IA of
this year there was 1904 900 900 OF gold.
Ten years ago the circulation per capita
was S23.23. It IS now S33 o."
Mr.. Roosevelt might have added that
at this time when the Government is
issuing $5O0OO,00O IN bonds It has some
tning more than $3.50, 900, 900 loaned to the
banks.
Mr.. Cleveland had but $751; 600 900 in
gold and no money TO loan to the banks,
but he was rOundly denounced. for his
bond issue, by Republican papers.
Mr.. Roosevelt has $500. 10000 IN gold
and S250O00,O0O loaned 10 the banks. yet
he makes a $4,000, 900 bond issue inl time
of peace, and men who condemned
Cleveland applaud Roosevelt
If this argument. can be taken for
anything save opposition to Theo-
dore Roosevelt, if it reveals-as it
seems to reveal-any less bitterness
toward the man who kept this coun-
try on a gold basis through the try
ing years of the early '9O's, it may
mean, after all, that Mr.. Bryan is