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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
THE STORY,

A MESSENGER from King David
IA The news of his coming snrood
quickly through the country about
Lodebar, and soon the peonle woro
eagerly discussing the purpose Of ~
visit Did he bring good tidings or il >
was his mission one of peace or did
ne come with some sinister mot,na .
ana when 1t was learned that 49,
messenger had gone straight to tho
mouse or Machir, the chief man ot Tho
place In. fact, the most powerful shta,,
IN tnat part of the country, and had
inquired after one Mephibosheth who
was said to dwell there, the tnon
ing ones said it BODIED i'll for the CIV
oi Jonathan the son of Saul
Ildinss OF the growing power q,
nlns David had reached Lodebar frou.
time to time and no more eaeor I'm a.oin
er to the stories could be found tbar
mepniDosheth' Helpless as he was ha
would always manage to get 70 90 . nc
place where the news was BENZ d sne
oass J., and though taking no active
part In the conversation be NV.
, ve.ea 0riel questions which ALWAYS
tory. S Oh the
-, Although only five years old wbo,
nc nc, tragic events fell upon the bousa
lola OF saul they had burned tbaSs
ewes into his tender mind IT, 'nem'
formation OF the royal bonso oon.
men the dreadful tidings ~ 10
ult OF the battle were learrea e re-
as preparation wsa the
u night and then, the mad made naae
.ricKen rush which followed panic
lmoi came that the Philistjnoe 90 the
most upon them. All tbis . were
einoefed and then had come tho re-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

wllas OF the interior, where are sim,
millioniares. american
10 induce these natives to wor,
'ne 6eigians devised a plan bv wh,oh
eacn man Is taxed an amount - ~
Uer each other day that a careful caI
I ~ estimates should be collacted
IN ~ ~ hours. For this he is paid ..
sne market rate. Some such svs.o -
s as tnis which the missionaries J in tha
emp.oy OF Congo Reform assoctatio inn
t call Slavery" will haUa
TO De adopted by the Americans. H"'e
Rockefeller. Jr, interested.
. inc American Congo compsnv r.,
formed especially for dealing ~ we, "aS
per. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. :. 'd w,
s serssteo IN this company and plans ~
apply newly discovered nrnno 70
NE manufacture Ti Of rubber. The so'
s.e'e lnteFnationale is to exploit the
. .nefal resources and 1t is tbis ~
which the Guggenheims ara ,n.a Al
%. This latter company's engtua eS',
a r' now In the Congo making a snr'
,ey The party is in charge ~ u
.nester Beatty, an associate y, -
,ays Hammond; with s. p. Werner
Jersey Mohun and L. N. Boil Tbax
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
LIKE SHEETS OF ICE.
Were Bed Coverings of Visitor In Emo.
fish Country Home.

Inc old,fashioned glazed cbintz
which In the Victorian era was for So
long a period in favor as a GOVERNS
lor the English drawing room sofas
ana chairs, is now very fashionable
III 'hiS country, especially for bed
rooms. wv
This chintz is generally a Iarga
moral pattern, on a white ground and
Will last for years if properly cleaned
and "calendered," a word unfamil,.r
10 most American ears, although IN
england calendering is a usual nro.
cess IN every household, many house.
keepers using it for their beaut;fn,
nnen sheets, which makes them dread.
July cold and slippery! 1t is done by
d mangle that Furnishes the material
with glaze, and for chintzes and
taole napery may be appropriate Int
LOT sheets, except in tOrrid weather
II IS anything but comfortable.
i shall never forget" said an
american girl, speaking of calender.
% sheets, visiting at a country house |
england, where in zero weather
.ney gave me polished sheets of Ice
or that is what they felt like!
'nlVered for an hour or more, unable
o sleep, and I took them off and silent
n the blankets. I was afraid that the
would consider that II was
n American aboriginal habit. so I
nade up the bed again in the morn.
n.y. pressing 1t down as IL It had been
lept in. This I did every day for INV
'eeks stay, as I shall always remem.
er those calendered linen sheets with
musement, fancying my hostess
'eilngs If she had seen me at work
lght and morning."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
generous Act Rew,rd.I

waltbs unuer.aker named Roberts, at
a wo'' har1st England, several years
S heS buried, at his own expense the ths
who b.d lrlendless woman and child
s "no MAJ. haa been murdered, rather than
has t t,,s4 laid in a pauper's grave. He
has has Just received $4,000, beonestbad
mired his act. WIZ nad ad'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

1t has been suggested that tovrs
lying along the line of the railroads
put up bulletins at the railroad oto
uohS setting forth the attracttons 90
'"e 'o"hS' and their claim on the in
teIeSt or the travelling public, If tho
bulletins are not so ugly as to dis tiee
uIe 'ne landscape they will serve
uSelui purpose; but when the or,v
ouiie'Ih IN sight has been a small vol
'trimmed park about the station and
clean and smooth strets LEADING 70 ~
many travellers have had their curiost ~
~ aroused enough to inquire the name
"a 'ne town and its leading industries
so pleasant an impression has tho oi,
OF thrift and good taste made vn @,,
'nem, Those village Improvements r aa
which do not know who~.
20 Oegin their work might do ~ ~,
worse than to start with the roilnaol
'tation surroundings.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

"A recent number of the Atlantic
montniy gives the place of honor to
ABOUT the Severest dressing down Of
american women that has lately been
PROMULGATED in print. 1t scores tbem
numerically, and says that &c .
VINCE they are spoiled, extremely
lale' Sef-centered and curiously unde.
serving of the maudlin Worship tho.
tney demand from our hard.workins
men, 1t is an exceptionally bright
and pungent article, and it bears tho
signature of a woman.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
rewer Works Of Fiction 1..d

ao Librarians in many parts of Lon.
t toa agree in stating that the nnhIin
inc var' .ne reading of fiction is show.
the d very decided falling off, and thar
b bhe popularity of works Of tra tnd'
tnse' and biography is eorresnou e,'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
WALKING.

country life has taught rs mrob
but lot yet made walkers Of na
ySi0gs testify that no exercise is
3 seneHlly beneficial as waltira %
ES naturalist or nature lover will
ten that no other means is 81" so
,soodTbr knowing the country; eyarv
walker proclatms that no other n,,r.
sWsives so much pleasure. s t
/. "rNes Ella NJ. Bault in the Ipdenond'
GENT no one walks. Men walk No
more than women. We are 50 mono
10 initiate our English cousins wbv
U0e' tnelr love of walking not arouse
Us to emulation? Conscience fashion
Or inclination impei us to. ride drive
io"' SWIM fish, hunt, golf, play ten.
MS we even chop trees and saw wood
lot exercise if we are strenuous and
inoI'ne TO the simple life, to say moth.
lug VI making gardens; we own and
uriVe alrships, automobiles and motor
cars OF all descriptions, but We d. rot
VIII not, and. in fact, cannot wall
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
'sponsibie Citizen,

Co,o,. was told in the Youths
her 90 Hme time ago of a mer7-
dafoot' Sol city" in Chicago who
o,oo., "'eaCher in debate on the
tatno5 VI +, which, the boy main.
mana 10 ioHden by the ten copl-
cono, "'S d is always wrong. Now
a yir, u'H .iIadeIphia the story of
zonoL, '"o also admitted to citi
wbo 'p III sH an organization. and
tons 90 proptly all the expecta-
too nS OF the chooImistress. Every |
ber VINO nj ever struggled over
ton. admitted TIT Marie paroIa was 2
otbn ne"t and plague. There were 500
hor e, IN the same building with
trnI "0' Marie held all records az
Tbta "t' slatern and mischief-maker
to nIS IS the way she appeared to her
c,",, ne'S' but she must lave had good
fellow which We're apparent to her ,
to ono" pupils, although not TO tha |.
Marta 49, with the girls of her class :
vortto va" as. almost universally ia, +
n ,D'''e' After time School lily" A
- =, u 5dhlzed among the pupils and D
~ we disgust of the teacher. Marie cl
was elected almost unanimously as F..
, u'''Sdte to the COMMON council from M
nei room. What shall do?" her pa
'edcher asked of the other "scboo1. tnt
ma ans" Wait and see" they conn. na'
'o''u Perhaps she will be afraid IN 90, -
oiie any more" But the next morn.
ny Marie was on hand bright and Dol poI
49,. 1872 "'''red as for a ball When the r
."'iier arrived Marie greeted her gra. Ron
louSIy. Soon there entered a nuni, aim
sUuS'eo ana dirty as Marie had from
'ually been. The rev councilman" rwet
u her aside and aid dou,r Aba lon, or,
her We are citizens now" she the
H. You don't want to do this wav uloh
" more Another girl who came "AiC
te was aIoo +.ko. o"IHe mall.
'nned by the councilman" Two arna,
arS later the teacher who had been aetna
o'' "p'n marie was elected to ters
council admitted that there had 1t an
yer DeeD IN the school another in. impos
ence so sweet, sogreat and so clean They
Maries. 1t is often so in rfo out tmpor
e the sChodtoom Raoronaib,,,t they
ers snd exaGs and bn;n will e
lltiFS tRe a9ssession of which had Pr
been sHA2ekted. D''' KIM
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

German scientist has discovered
mat electricity will remove the color
rom a red nose, Take poison to kill
poison Jersey lightning is the thing
that makes most noses red.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

:" New York-In the heat of Eeua
Il torial Africa group of New Torl
u mlllionaries has acquired an empire.
h Out Of this empire, rpresepting in
s direct and indirect cOntOl a legion of
:. Ioo'0VO square miles, hey expect tC
r increase their miliuS, perhaps T.
, turn them into bilIios.
The men who areeXploiting tbs
untrodden wilderness of forest, mdn-
tain, jungle ard mrass are Th,mas
+. Ryan, James d. Stillman, JON d.
Rock0teHer, Jr., HIP Whitney E. B.
aiotIch and the Gggenheim hothers
Itlef names havebeen mentioned, in
r!ou!hs those of J.P. Morga,, Thomas
r walsh and Antony n. grady, who |
LIdy own stock in the two great com
p''iieS which have been formed, but
tHey are not directors N either and
""'e taken 20 active part in their or n
ganization. r
ineSe men have IS partners lie a
poid' king of the Belgians, and a fe Il
belgian fnanciers. W
Iheir empire is in the heart of ie p
Iohgo Free State; in fact it stretces W
'lllost across its greatest breath, "
1olI east TO west, and consists be- 81
"0eu o'VVoV0O and 100000 eres. tt
r. roughly speaking, an area bout T
nc size or New Hampshire an Yer W
iont' over this they have overs ic
l,In are virtually absolute, Nom tn
ally the Congo courts have lrisdic. al
On over the territory and tits gov. TO
neu ny the laws of the Coco, but be
tudlly these Americans arelts mas. su
rs They have the right o police co
anu Cne terms Of their cncession sit
pose this upon them az a duty st;
icy may employ native labr or NAV or
port coolies or Americas, lust as
y ike, but there is no loubt thew
Il employ natives.
Project Originally Hanmond's, ny
ling Leopold secretly sold these 80 30
'0ti'aus thls concession some Mr.
u'nS ago. Mr. Ryan is not a man m,
Is IN the habit of going into ri. 90,
TIC transactions without KNOWLEDGE tOr
what ne Is doing r without some tor
nlte assurance th.t he will rean a tbe
Stantlal profit from his investment rot
man VINO advised him that there roo
Dig money to be made in the mo
go was John Hayes Hammond inc
famous engineer, who had looked tn, n
'rai America over in a general wav no
VINO knew tie vast mineral wealth ui 9
lay hidden in it's lmmemorial co
s. He had travelled through it's GOV 90
sts of rubber trees, ebony, ma. s srn
wy and other valuable woods, and drn''
NEW that, even if the gold, the mot
e'' the silver should not pan ont eati
he expected, there was enough crin
ey 10 be made out of the rubber NV
the wood to reward handsomoIv b bun
men who should open up the conn thn
Upon his report, supported Nv h hue =
eports of other experts, Mr. Pvan "a Oan
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

Inc biggest fish story of the sea.
son is that told by Capt. Heggarty of
New Bedford. just back from the Aro.
tlc' de took 1855 whales and says that
ne will gamble that he left $50 mn
whales behind him. Evidently there
are as good fish in the sea as ever vet
were caught.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

90 Jther company is the American Congo
r., compny; just how the shares in this
+, are .llOtted is not yet known. Be-
sidef these companies there are the
g twogreat Belgian corporations which
. hav had enormous concessions for
: may years: these are the Anglo-Be
gia India Rubber company and the
Ktanga company. In both of these
tt Americans have bought large
rocks Of stOck-enough to secure a
, Ominating influence The former has
concession for $4,000 square miles,
he latter for an area averaging 42O
miles long by 300 miles wide.
These latter companies are i'm.
mensely profitable. They collect the
taxes and police their own territory
and the methods used by some of
thelr employees in collecting the taxes
winch are paid in rubber have sun.
phed the enemies of King Leopold
with ammunition for their campafgn
whatever truth there may be in the
stories of atrocities" must be laid at
ehe door of these concessionaries
lnelr experience with the natives as
workers will be valuable to the Amor.
lcans' as the latter will have precisely
the same conditions to meet and have
almost as plenary powers as their
lorerunners. These powers have
oeen curtailed within a year, as a 70.
suit OF the abuses which a Belgian
commission discovered. The conces.
'lohalres have been forbidden, for in.
stance, to use armed native sentrias
'r armed overseers.
Difficulties in the WAY.
Inc great difficulty ahead of Mr.
1yah men is the improvidence and
aVagery of the natives upon whom
ney VIII have to rely to do the work
money means nothing to them. They {
must be paid, at any rate at first in {
omethlng they can use-sucb as cot.
on beads or knives, and it is the in. {
entlon of the Americans to furnish 9
ne natives with food and lodging as a
eturn for their labor But il Is nx. e
eedlngly difficult to persuade these
len TO labor at all. They care moth. t
lg Tor the development of the conn. a
y, preferring to live by hunting fish. n
lg and gathering the fruits and nnto S,
lth which nature has supplied them n
Dounteously. Many of them are Il
'mDals still and would practice their
'uesome rites if it were not for tboir
cad OF the stern punishment that is
eted out to any who may be canpbt
ting human flesh. This is made a "
line by the laws of the Congo and is
lnlshable by death. CannibaIisn
IS been stamped out of the narts of
e Congo along the coast and tho w
INKS OF the great rivers, but there Is 10
doubt that it still fiourishes in tho 70
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

~ Here in this incident we find
:. another side of David's nature
y. revealed. Here he is the IoyaI
!, friend keeping faith with the
: choice companion of his youno
" manhood, jonathan. Here. after
the flight of the years and the
y multiplying Of the burdens and
cares resting upon him. we find
+ nIm taking time and thought to
y redeem the promise made 50
i long before. Loyalty to the
z. friend of the long ago. Faith.
4 fuIness in redeeming the prom.
'. Use given. How splendid. David
!, was king now, mighty man of
AFFAIRS, ruler over a realm far
y greater than that which Saul
mad ever dreamed of ruIino.
7. Riches and honors were show.
\ cred upon him in such measure
! as 10 have made il not at all
J strange if all thought and care
FOR former things had been driv.
/! en- away. But it was not so with
, David. He remembered the
promise of the years before and ,
ne FASTENED to fulfill it. .
Such act on the kings part !
could not have been without !,
much sacrifice of personal com. ;
fort' as we'll as the giving up 1
OF the rich possessions of Saul !
which had come to him in riuht [.
OF his wife, MichaI, the dauuh. :!
ter of Saul. But these thinus J
were as nothing in the eyes of Il
David in comparison to the !
faithful discharge of that old \.
obligation. This, then, we would !,
emphasize in reference to the y.
keeping Of the promises made, Il
seem they ever so small and un. i
important: Personal comfort y
and personal possessions should -,
never outweigh the Importance y.
OF keeping a fair promise, hon. 4,
estIy made. '.
How perfectly did Jesus ex. u
empIify this. He gave up his !
riches that we through his pov. T.
erty might be made rich. He !,
suffered that we through his
might be redeemed to II
Sod' and all because he souoht 7
70 redeem the promise which u
God had made to man in the be. J.
ginning whd3ss puB Aadn,,a-Aha "
seed of uIqlIWsNoBIq 10 SPUN !
0ru'se t~e'Hemss''cHfn- arrprrrrr-T
NHnoher tho women in our hu5,S
lion with thpe~orv, den. was III. 7 !
whole hearted way in which \.
David did that which he had de. J,
ermlned upon. He might have Y
fulfilled his promise to iona 4,
nan by restoring Mephibosheth =
o the family possessions, but ~
10, he would do more, this son J,
y his dead friend should be an v
IGNORED guest at the kings ia. Il
'e' Yes, he was a cripple, and Y
ertaInIy could not have added "
ny dignity or beauty to the J.
oyal household, but such fact y.
Id not cause David to hesitate. a
! the diVine-like spirit he
ouId bring Mephibosheth into %
Is very presence where he 7
'u'd personally attend to his
'mforts' This is the way God i
'stores US to the lost HERITAGE. v
c brings US into his very pres. n |
'ce' crippIes in sin though we Y l
e, and he there ministers unto " Z
with unstinted devotion. ! L
'om the many-sided view of 4. t
AVID how we see reflected the !, c
vine attributes, even as we Y h
ar them breathed forth in the /, f,
aims which he has left US. Y
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
RICH MEN PLAN
AFRICAN EMPIRE
AMBITIOUS SCHEME IN WHICH
NEW Y(Rk MILLIoNAIREs
WILLINVEST MONEY.
PARTNERS OF A MONARCH

Thomas T. Ryan, James D. StiIIman.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and 9th.
ers Have Joined King Leopold in
Effort to Open Up Dark Continent
and incidentally to Turn Their !
Millions Into Billions.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
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Mephibosheth
STORY BY THE HIGHWAY
AND BYWAY" PREACHER
<% TO-

scripture Authority:-2 Samuel,
'haDter 9.
Evening journal., 1907-11-07
WOODMEN HAVE
BIG RECEPTION
In Honor Of {. {. Murphy, of
Kansas, d High
Official

A notable event In fratcrnal relies 20, k
place in Turn Hall last night when "A
reception was given to E. b. Murphy. of
Leayenworth, Kansas, by the comaiaed
camps of the Modern Wocdmen of Amer
lea. About 250 Wooimen were pres MT.
and besides participating in the re p-
tion. at 745 o'clock, enjoyed a vari,d Ir .
gram of entertainment and attended a
banquet in the Masonic Temple.
Mr. Murphy is a direct Of the Mo'e n
Woodmen of America ard tie reception
was accorded him in appreciation OF lis
efforts In behalf of the orde. DURING he
evening music was provided by the Alrha
Orchestra. The address of welcome was
made by Dir. James II. Morgan. and Mr.
Murphy spoke on "rhe Modern woodm n
Of America" Addresses were also made
by Dr. y. v, Hoopmdn, of Chester ma
tonal lecturer and by Alfred o. Cgozier
State lecturer. Prominent among those
present was State Deputy Edward T.
Burns, of Newark. n. j.
gram was am exhibition drill by the de-
gree team Of Charter Oak Camp. Of
Chester. Pa, which won much applause in
a scrics Of well executed manoeuvers. En-
tertainment was also afforded with the
singing of "Only a Message from Homo
Sweet Home, and "When the Rees are In
tile Hive hy a quartet solo by Miss
Pearl Smith and a duet by Miss Mabel
AcG'nley and Baby Cole.
Evening journal., 1907-11-07
MANY CONGRATULATE
GOVERNOR ELECT FOR

NEWARK. ". j.. Nov. 7-Governor-
elect j. Franklin Fort is to-day at his
home in East Orange. He is being
flooded with congratulations from an
parts of New JERSEY and other places
outside the Staio MIR. Fort declared
that from the beginning he never lack
ed confidence in the outcome. He said
he did not care to talk further aside
from stating that his recent opponent,
Mr.. Katzenbach. was a fine gentleman
fifteen years younger than himself
The fact that Katzenbach made such a
strong run, Mr.. Fort added, would IN
dicaet that he has plenty of opppr-
tunity in the future at he hands %
his party If he desires them.
Word was received here to-day that
State Senator Hudspeth, Of Hudson,
head OF the State Democratic Commit
tee, has asked for a recount of the
vote. The opinion Of the request here
is that Mr.. Hudspeth is blufiing in
order to let out the Democratic ma
chine of Hudson for is failure to give
ns.sre than one-third Of the vote that
It ordinarily does.
Evening journal., 1907-11-07
FOR SALE

Six Of the finest two and one-half story
houses that have ever been erected IN this
citv. Facing the boulevard and only one
eoiiare away from It, within one square
of the trolley, commanding an unob-
sfructcd view OF Brandywlne hundred
those homes are located in the heart Of
ihe hest and most rapidly improving sec.
tion OF the city. Containing eight rooms.
hath. pantry. large sioreruom on the third
oror. cemcntcd cellar with heater. and
with the hest and latest sanitary appoint
monts. arranged for either gas or electric
nrhting, five pieces of solid oak furni-
fnre which are indispensable already in
stalled, comnrisina hoosier Kitchen Cahi-
nef i'm kitchen bookcase over open fire.
pince In reception hail; wardrobe with
niate glass front no ono front bed room.
wardrobe in one back bod room. and med.
icine cabinet In bath room; also front az a
rear bay windows, front and two rear
norches. front and rear yards, and ce-
ment pavement an around house finished
with three coats OF white paint outside
and three coats finished with white
enamel inside, In fact every thing un-to-
date, and some a little in advance OF tho
present run OF houses. For terms call on
William G.. Bryan al s. w. corner Fifth
and Market s. H. Baynard. Jr. l00ui
Market. or on the premises. Twenty
third and Monroe. Two houses now ready
for inspection or occupancy.
o22-lm.
Evening journal., 1907-11-07
0SB )RNc AND WIFE
WILL NOT BE REMARKED

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. While
the hide and seek" performance mark
ng the elopement of Miss Helen Mall
ney with Samuel Clarkson, an English
=. an and the desperation of her young
isband Arthur Herbert Osborn, con-
tlnues to furnish complications I'm a
realistic present day drama, il is said
today there is little likelihood of Osborn
ana his wife being remarked here by
q Catholic priest any time soon. Os-
borne and his wife. however, undoubt-
edly We're reconciled last evening when
they met at the home of her father
Martin Maloncy. Clerk GOeLel of the
lmarriage license bureau, said today
that no arrangements whatever for
such marriage had ben made. Father
McQuaid. rector of the Maioney parish
church, aaio to-day that he had heard
no suggestion of a wedding
/ No information could be obtained at
Martin Aaloney's Office and mis- Logan
Square residence seemed uninhabited.
f The shades were drawn and 40 one
was admitted.