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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18

cordlng to a New York World CORE
spondent. He bought up land for al.
most nothing and lent small sums of
money on likely looking farms, then
toreclosed the mortgages. He also
manufactured and sold plows, which
no farmer, rich or poor, could do with.
out These enterprises, combined by
the time he was old enough to have no
particular use for money, so he grad.
ually became miser.
Like some other millionaires of our
time, old man Brokaw cultivated a
sense OF humor and loved the society
OF a cheerful liar-especially when,
like salvation, it was free.
He found congenial affinity. in the
funny sense, in the person of his neigh
Dor, Capt. Lewis E. Ijams, who had a
civil war record, small pension and
a reputation as the local Mark Tapley
Lewis was possessed of a prodigious
memory, a fertile imagination and a
vast collection of antiques in the line
OF Jocose anecdotes of the vintage of
1910 and backward. He could draw
upon this inexhaustible store in lots
to suit any listener and keep it I'D in
definitely. He never had to repeat
himself-or, if he did, he never told
the same story twice in the same way
Abram Brokaw loved to have Capt
lJams drop in with budget of button.
busters, and he was such a good lis.
tener that the captain never failed to
spread himself. For hours at a time
the octogenarian would sit spellbound
drinking In tales of early life in Hi.
nois, many of which were contempora.
neous with his own boyhood days. The
habit grew uun him. and after MS.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18

The director of the Trans Caucasian
railway, Col. Neigebauer, has issued
the following curious order: I'm the
course of six months of the current
year 80 officials Of the Trans. Cauca.
sian line have persisted by violent
Deaths Ten among them were of the
highest ranks in the service and 20
In the lower ranks. Although it has
now become customary to ascribe
these appalling murders to revolu-
uonary organization, there are grounds
Tor suspecttng majority have been
caused by desire to see situations
vacant. In order that such villainous
proceedings may bring no profit to
their authors, l have found it neces.
Sary to order that all vacancies on the
pc which have resulted from officials
avlng suffered violent death shall
mot be filled by candidates from among
local officials, but by persons trans
ierred from the railways in European
Russia. l give this notice as a guide
10 future action"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
THE RICE BELT JOURNAL.
WELSH P'TG. CO, Ltd, Pubs.
WELSH, LA.
Mems Beauty Show.

The beauty show for men at the
Victoria pier, FOlkestOne, continues &c
be the chief subject of conversation
IN the town and its vicinity, says the
London Mail. There are many aspir.
ants and many inquiries, but with the
execution Of a courageous few the
Would-be exhibits hesitate to face a
great audience even for five minutes.
Councillor Forsyth, who is response.
Die for the show, has decided that
only facial beauty can be considered
in the matter of awarding prizes. In
view Of this, he has arranged for a
huge gilt frame draped with black
velvet to be erected. In an opening
IN this frame only the head and face
will be allowed to appear. Councillor
Forsyth, in answer to inquiries by the
Daily Mail, wishes it to be widely
known that, with the full approval Of
his colleagues, he has decided to make
the competition open to all England.
The judging will be by the audiences,
and the scrutiny of votes by women.
Several local beauties" in order to
gain chest measurement, are training
with dumbbeIls. Others are giving
over flesh for a fruit diet, and many
are taking a course of Turkish and
other baths in order to get into form.
The greatest obstacle to many is the
lack of moral courage to face an audi.
ence.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
"Makes K GO AWay.0

We simply can't do without it, We
are not going to try. When Bobby
stubs his toe, it's Ma, where's the
Lightning Oil?" When Lizzie burns
her hand or arm, it's where's the
Lightning Oil?" When little Dicks
been playing with a humble bee, it's
where's the lightning Oil?" The
echo of all our Affections is where's
the lightning Oil?" It's the balm that
makes the pain go way. Sincerely
yours, P. Cassidy, Monteyallo, Ala.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18

Salt water so strengthening or.
dinarily, is most weakening when too
warm. On most ocean boats there is
an abundance of warm water in the
bath rooms, and the daily salt bath
Is q great tonic, but beware of getting
is too hot. 1t will turn you faint if
you do, even if you are accustomed to
an equally high temperature. in fresh
water at home.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
Cats as PLAQUE Preventive.

An Italian correspondent of the
North China Daily News writes: "The
newspapers have latterly been full Of
all sorts Of suggestions for the stamp
ing out Of plague. For instance, never
kill rats; if you do the fatal rat flea
may be driven to feed on you. Also,
compel each householder to keep
cats. In fact, let the cult of the cat
as it prevailed in ancient Egypt be re-
Vived in India. Plenty Of cats, no
rats"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18

he suspected that the many womeI
who offered to be a nurse, a sister OF
my old companion to him were only
after his money.
Had to Keep the Old Maids Away.
1t was to keep these designing fe
males at a safe distance that Miss
Selma Lantz, spinster and house
keeper, was specially engaged. She
got to be so busy shOoing off old
maids and grass widows, that Capt
lJamS had to help her. In addition to
his humorous stunts, the captain for
a long period acted as Miss Lantz's
chief aid in protecting Abram Brokaw
from the onslaught and blandish.
ments of the female sex.
Finally, one day, as Ijams was tell.
ing jokelet No. 1901, about a man
who slipped on banana peel, poor
Mr.. Brokaw gave loud chuckle and
expired
Capt. ljams grief was tempered by
the thought that his long and faithful
services were to be substantially re-
warded.
Alas! When the last will and tesla
ment of Abram Brokaw came to pro-
bate, the name of Lewis Z. Ijams was
conspicuously missing from its list of
legatees. That was funny, very funny!
And for once the joke was on Ijams.
Miss Selma Lantz was remembered,
all right, with bequest Of $1,000,
over and above her wages as house
keeper
Then the captain brought his ia
nous suit against the Brokaw heirs.
The court decided that he was en-.
titled to some compensation, but that
his claim of ten dollars per story was
in excess of the regular wage-rates of
the Jokesmiths' union; so he was
awarded $1,000, which the Brokaw es.
tate paid.
The captain, meanwhile, had exc
cuted sentimental flank movement
on Miss Lantz, for whose especial
delectation he told his one hundred
and second funny story, which was as
follows:
"a girl who was besieged with ad.
mirers on shipbOard, while crossing
the Atlantic, asked the captains ad-
vice. He said: We'll, the weather is
fine, and you know how to swim. SUP.
pose you accidentally fall overheard,
and then accept the young man who
jumps after YOU So the girl tried it.
Four of her beaux were on deck at the
time, and three of them Jumped.
simultaneously. The fourth cautiously
threw a life-preserver. When the
young lady had been fished out. she
sent for the captain, and said. What
shall | do now? I can't marry the
whole three Well responded the
captain, I should advise you to take
the dry one
Now, Selma" continued Ijams,
the moral of this story is, that lots
OF fellows will be jumping after you,
but I'm the only dry one-dry humor,
you know. You'd better take me,
Will you?"
Selma saw the point and whispered
a coy yes" They were married here
and have settled down happily on their
little jokefarm in Mclean county.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
According to the latest Cbino,.

According to the latest Chinese of.
fetal investigation the total number of
Chinese in other countries is as fol-
lows, not including the students: jan
an 1853; Russia Asia, $4,000;
Hongkong, 314,891; Siam, 2,755,6Os:
Burmah, 134,56o; Java, 1,s25,7Oo;
Australia, S4,465; Europe, 1,76O;
Korea, 1900; Formosa, 74,5O6; Malay.
sia, 1,O2S,5OO; AMMAN, $4,000; the
Philippines, 1875; Africa, 5000;
America, 272,S29. Total, 6,7S3,531
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18

Bloomington, Ill-Scheherazade has
been outdOne by Capt. Lewis E. Iiams
of Illinois, The Arabian Nights are in
danger Of being outClasSed in history
hencetorth, by the BLOOMINGTON DAYS
The respective ancient and modern
instances of the two great story-tellers
run parallel, to a certain extent: but
the American army veterans Continu.
Gus performance was inspired seem.
ingly by a more sordid motive than
that of the bride Of the sutton of India,
and had a different, though perhaps
equally happy ending.
Scheherazade told her royal spouse
1,lOl stories in as many nights, in or
der to divert him from his disagree
able habit of putting to death each
morning his new bride of the day be-
fore.
lJams spun the same number of
cheerful yarns to Abram Brokaw, a
millionaire plowmaker IS years old,
presumably with the object of prolong-
Ing the latter'S life. But when the
aged man finally succumbed at the
one hundred and first side.splitter,
and it transpired that he had been so
we'll entertained that he had clean for
gotten to mention the said Ijams in
his Will or to compensate him in any
substantial way for the humorous
treatment so untiringly administered,
then the captain felt right mad, and he
up and sued the estate for $4,000
that is to say, for 1000 prime, hand.
made jokes, at ten dollars per- The
extra one hundred and one Joe Mil
lerism was thrown in gratis for good
measure.
He didn't get quite the ten thou
sand-but that's another story, which
is worth telling in some detail, to-
gether with its romantic sequel, as to
how Capt. Ijams won a bride, through
playing a losing game of strategy
against Cupid.
How Fortune Was Made.
Abram Brokaw had settled in
Bloomington away back in the forties
when the site of the present city was
nothing but a hlOOminp Drairio on
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
Cost of Milk,

The president of New York dairy
concern gives the following itemized
statement Of the cost Of milk: I'VE
have been paying the farmers three
and one-half to four cents for milk,
and after the first of October will
have to pay four to four and one
quarter. It costs a cent bottle
freight to bring it from the farm to
the city. 1t costs half a cent bottle
for cleaning, filling and icing. 1t costs
another three-eighths of cent a bot.
tie to haul it from the depot to the
wholesale house. That means that It
costs practically six and one-quartar
cents a bottle to put the milk in the
delivery wagon. Out of the balance
we have to pay drivers, inspectors and
bear other expenses. There is really
little or no money in the milk bust.
ness" He might have added the cost
OF bottles that customers fail to re-
turn and fatty refuse to pay for-an
item by no means small. The wonder
is to people who read such a hard
luck tale as this-and producers and
dealers of almost any variety of farm
product that can be named can put. up
a story to match it-that all agricuI-
tural pursuits are not abandoned.
somehow or other, though, they go on,
with everybody concerned showing
signs of prosperity. Queer, isn't it?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
Wagner as a Curative hosn+

vernon Lee has told somewhere the
story OF the marvellous effects of Wag.
ner on headache. One does, after a
time' succumb to what is kind OF
hypnotism; the sound seems almost to
Clear the air, or at least to lull one
into kind of dream in which only the
sense Of hearing exists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
Buy a Good Farm Now
Or. C. T. Simmons is Offering the People of This
Section the Greatest Opportunity They
Ever Had to Own Beautiful
Truck or Fruit Farm.
Why Not Buy Now Practically No Cost to Yu The Chance May
Never Come Your Way Again.

Mr. W. N Ho, well gentleman Jacksoro Texas
writes:
Jacksboro, Texas, Feb. g. 1907
DR.. c. F. Simmons Antonio Texas
My Dear Sr:I have returned from Aosa County, where
went for the investigating acre ranch
during those three days drove less than l25 and visited
the ranch and examined the thoroughly
possible within that
well the ranch except the
did to
booklet New
the them absolutely
drank at all the wells and the good for drink.
ing and all other purposes in all Of them the we'll did like
very we'll but have tasted great deal water is
good for all stock and irrigation the cattle drink it.
they to be thriving it. put match the well and it
began to burn
the opinion that oil be found this land Just of
OF there oil well from which procured bottle of oil which
talked with Mr. Brown the gentleman putting
esan well land for and he told that he had been
drilling wells that vicinity for the last
be obtained place the ranch from hundred
feet and that flowing wells be obtained anywhere
depths from three hundred feet
The land all good by
The Notaw pasture the best all land |
shall recommend all of who comfortable
the best climate in the world to purchase from you.
than pleased with what have
Lifetime the
Wishing dsposng of this land, furnishing
within the reach of the ordinary man. remain,
Very truly yours.
w. n. HUTT0.
Write today for book of
10 month until paid without interest," will
OTIS in the paradise of America
DR.. CHAS. T. SIMMONS,
2l5 Alamo Plaza, SAN ANTONIO TEYA
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
Peculiar Ice Cave

A summer attraction in Colebrook,
N. H., is the "ice cave" in Dixville
notch. This cave is formed by a ifs
sure In the ledge of the mountain
that nils with snow in winter, and is
protected from the suns rays at all
seasons.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
Problems CONCERNING Wealth

It's easy to understand why so few
OF US have money. Those who know
now to make it don't know how to
keep 1t, and those who can keen II
can't get it, and that's the only reason
why they can't keep it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18

1t is lot better to be a model hus-
band and get the dinner when wife is
at her club than to be a shocking ex.
ample Of the other kind of husband
who shows up in the divorce court and
has a weakness for throwing dinner
plates at his life partner.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18

Sir Thomas will have to do better
Aan 6S-foot boat if he wants to do
Americas cup racing, 1t is prob
however, he could be accommo-
a proposition to race gaso,
,dnches for a purse.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
No Use.

Did you bring your vaccination
certificate, Jane?"
NO, ma'am, it didn't take."-CIeye.
land Plain Dealer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18

Never look upon your work as ref
uge from thought, but express your
thought in your Work.-Phillips
Brooks.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
How a Fortune Was Made.

Abram Brokaw had settled in
Bloomington away back in the forties
when the site of the present city was
nothing but a blooming prairie, &C.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18

he suspected that the many women
who offered to be nurse, a sister or
my old companion to him were only
after his money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-17
NO LONGER
WITH TENNESSEE
Two Negroes Killed at Quiet
Church Supper
TWO ARRESTS ARE MADE"
Lineman Dock Harper Falls From a
Tree In Ensey and sustans Seri-
GUS InJures-other News
of the Steel City.
TWO ARRESTS ARE MADE

Ensley, Apri! 16-fSpecial.)-Z. D..
Fraser, for many years connected with
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company In Ensley, has resigned his po-
siton with the company, to take effect
on May 10. and will engage in business
for himself. Mr.. Fraser was in charge
of the pay rolls for the furnace division
of the Tennessee company several years
before the building of the steel mill, on
the completion of which he was trans
ferred to the same position with the steel
works division, where he has remained
up to the present time.
Nh Fraser will in the future engage in
the lumber brokerage business in Biz
mingham with ]. II. Thomas, who was
formerly connected with the Tennessee
company in Ensley, and has recently
been living in Jasper. The name OF the
firm will be Thomas-Fraser Lumber
company with offices in the Chalifoux
building, in Birmingham.
Mr. Fraser is well and popularity known
throughout the Birmingham district, and
has many friends who wish him success
in his new venture
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-17
Two Negroes Killed at Supper.

At negro church supper in NO.
mine quarters of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company, which, according
to several of those present, was one OF
the ouietest given by them in some time'
two negroe men were killed and three
wounded. Just how the fight started and
what caused it cannot be definitely ascer-
tanned. as all those who witnessed the
shooting refuse to talk
If seems, however, that two negroes, FL
lis Vincent and Jim Brownlee, started
quarrel pulled their pistols and began
firing. This preciptated general 1usi-
lade, in which several of the. men pres
ent participated and when the smoke OF
battle cleared away it was found that
Brown and Vincent were both dead; L.
W. Brown negro preacher, was shot
in the leg, and negro musician from
Ensley was shot in the hand
Chief of Police G. c. Eubank of wy
lam went to the scene of the fight as soon
as he was notified and began an investi-
CATION. which has so far resulted in the
arrest of only two of the supposed guilty
parties, Dock Dean and VIII Garvin.
who were this morning lodged in the
county Jail by Chief Eubank and Deputy
Sheriff kennamer.
Coroner Paris went out to the scene
of the shooting this morning but has
elected very little information from the
witnesses he. examined
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-17
CENTRAL AMERICAN
PEACE CONFERENCE
PRESIDENTS BONllLA AND FIGU.
ERA WILL BE CONVEYED BY
UNITED STATES GUNBoATs TO
AMAPALA.

Washington. April 16.-Naval move
ments today show that the gunboat Bos-
ton has started from Amapala, Honduras,
for Corinto, Nicaragua, to convey Presi-
dent Zlaya to Amapala for the confer
ence he will have there with President
Figuera. The Chicago, it is believed here,
will be used to convey President Figuera
to the conference, which will be held
either at the city of Amapala or on board
one of the American vessels to be an
chored in Fonseca bay.
At the state department today it was
United States has been entered into i'll
which guaranty was given that there
shall be no hostile demonstrations be-
tween the forces of Guatemala and Sal
vador on the frontier during the confer
ence. 1t was said that this does not mean
that it will be necessary for the United
States and Mexico to use force to sup
press ''emigrados' coming across the Dor
der by any of the armed bands in Gem
trail America. The PRONUNCIATION of a Joint
order by Mexico and the United States
prohibiting such excursions, 1t Is be-
leved, will be sufficient to guarantee
quiet
Senior Corea, the Nicaraguan minister
visited Acting Secretary of State Bacon
today and they exchanged dispatches
from Central America. The Nicaraguan
minister is enthusiastic In his conviction
that the proposed conference by the Cen
trail American states will be successful.
and he now wants the conference to be
held in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-17
MONTGOMERY MAY
LOSE THE SCHOOL
Has Not RAISED the Required
Amount of Money
COMMITTEE WILL MEET
Work of Preparing Municipal Code
Will Begin Monday, May Com
nittee Will Meet In
Montgomery.

Montgomery, April ESPECIAL AT a
meeting of the joint committee of the
Alabama and the North Alabama Meth
odist conference today, it was decided
that If Montgomery does not raise the
$4,000 required by the 18th of April, the
girls school for the two conferences will
not be located here, as was expected
1t was required of the town that it
give $4,000 and a lot, and that the Meth
odists give $4,000 of the amount. The
Methodist allotment has been raised, but
the other is coming too slow to suit the
committee so a time limit has been set
with the provision that the lot must be
secured by May l.
Code Committee to Meet.
After a conference here the recess leg
is lative committee on the preparation of
II municipal code has agreed to begin
work on Monday May 6.
Jere King and CASTOR Gunter were
here today and had the matter up with
the other members. 1t will meet in Mont
gomery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-17
LOG FIRES SAVE
THE PEACH CROP
Frost Did But Little Damage on
Mountains
A C0UNTERFEITER CAUGHT
o. 3. Hays Is Charged With Raising
Bills of One Dollar Denomination
to Ten DoIIars-Caught
With Goods.
A C0UNTERFEITER CAUGHT

Gadsden, April -(SpeciaL)-Capt. J.
M. Elliott of the Elliott Fruit company.
has made a close examination of the
large orchards of the company near this
city, and states that very little damage
has been done the fruit by the recent
frost and freeze.
Some few trees near the foot of the
mountain were damaged. but the trees
on the mountain were practically unhurt.
The clear atmosphere on the mountain
and the log fires which were kept burn
ing throughout the night saved the crop.
This orchard is the largest in the state,
and has borne continuously since the
trees came into bearing condition The
fruit is usually fine and brings fancy
price in the northern markets each sea-
son. There are $4,000 trees in bearing
condition.
Charles Ewing, owner OF large orcn-
ard at Mountainboro, reports the same
conditions existing in his orchards. only
a. few peaches being killed at the foot
of the mountain, and states that he will
have a good crop if nothing unforeseen
happens. This orchard contains some-
thing over 5000 bearing trees. All fruit
and tender vegetables in the valley sec
tons is reported killed.
Marion Campbell, the all around moon
sinner and desperate of Mountainboro,
,,,ho has already a number of cases pend
inc against him in the courts, was ar
rested again today on charge OF burg
lary and grand larceny. 1t being charged
that he broke into and robbed neigh
boris house a few nights ago. He was
released on a $1,000 bond.
q r. HAYES, a countryman hailing from
Bucks Pocket Jackson county, has been
arrested by the police, charged with at
tempting to pass counterfeit $40 DIS
HAYES has been under suspicion for some
time and when arrested had a bill in his
pocket which had been raised from
81 to a $40 by pasting figures over the
| one.
Hayes claimed that the bill was given
him by a local groceryman, but ms story
is not believerd 1t is said that Hayes is
a member of the notorious Stansell gang,
who were convicted at Fort Payne some
years ago for counterfeiting, and that he
managed to make his escape. He Is being
held for the United States authorities.
The salaries of the entire police force
were raised at O meeting of the city coun-
Gil last night, as were those of several
other city officials. The patrolmen Will
now receive $50 per month, captain $40
and chief $50. The salary OF the city
treasurer was made $25 per month, and
the tax collector will receive $50.
Gadsden has one of the most efficient
police forces of any city of its size in the
state, and it was in recognition of their
| faithful service that the increase was
] given without dissenting vote.