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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17

wives in the world to me--there are
many, many of you, and all in a
heavenly one"
ooh, forgive me, dearest" she creid,
and put out a little gloved hand to
comfort him. Il know, know-all the
sweetness and goodness of your love,
believe me. See, have kept always
by me the little Bible you gave me on
my birthday have treasured it, and
! know it has made me a better girl,
because it makes me always think of
your goodness-but | couldn't have
gone-and that marrying is so
odious-"
you shall see how little you had to
fear of that doctrine which God has
seen fit to reveal to these good men.
tell you now, Prue, | shall wed no
woman but you. Nor am | giving you
up. Don't think it. l am doing my
duty and trusting God to bring you to
me. l know He will do it tell you
there is the spirit of some strange,
awful strength in me, which tells me
to ask what will and it shall be given
to seek to do anything, how great
or hard soever, and giants, a gods
strength will rest in me. And so
know you will come You will always
think of me so-waiting for you
somehow, somewhere. Every day you
must think it, at any idle moment
when | come to your mind; every
night when you waken in the dark
and silence, you must think: 'Wher-
ever he is, he is waiting for me, per
haps awake as | am now, praying,
with power that will surely draw
me- You will come somehow. Per-
haps, when ] reach winter quarters,
you will have changed your mind. One
never knows how God may fashion
these little providences. But He will
bring you safe to me out of that Gen
tile perdition. Remember, child, God
has set His hand in these last days to
save the human family from the ruins
Of the fall, and some way, He alone
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
First Thouuht in Dancer.

Talking of the foolish things ono
thinks about when in the midst Of
danger, remarked one of a group the
other night, Il had promised my wife
never to travel at night, and it is
something | have always avoided, but
necessity compelled it a few weeks
ago, and as luck would have it there
was an accident and the cars were de
rallied AS the one in which | had my
berth was rolling down an embank.
ment and was in the midst of blank
cts, pillows, grips, etc, the terrible
thought flashed across my mind:
what shall tell Molly? Here am
travelling at night!'-Columbu Dis
patch.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17

leave the territory of the prosecuting
Gentiles for a land to be the Saints
very own. His son stood at the wheel,
giving him final directions. At the
gate was Prudence Corson. gowned
for travel, reticule in hand, her pref.
tiness Swallowed, under the scoop of
her bonnet. the toe of one trim little
boot meditatively rolling a pebble
over the ground.
Drive slowly, Daddy. Likely l shall
overtake you before you reach the
ferry. / want but word yet with
Prudence; though"-he glanced over
at the bowed head of the girl-"no
matter If | linger a little, since Broth.
er Seth will cross first and we must
wait until the boat comes back. Some
OF our people will be at the ferry to
look after you-and be careful to have
no words with any of the mob-no
matter what insult they may offer.
You're feeling strong, aren't you?"
"Ay, laddie, that I am! Strong as
an OK! The very thought of being
free out of this Babylon has exalted
me in spirit and body. Think of it,
boy! Soon We shall be even beyond
the limits of the United States-in
a foreign land out there to the west,
Where these bloodthirsty ones can no
longer reach us. Thank God they're
ike all snakes-they cant jump be-
yond their own length"
He leaned out of the wagon to shake
a bloodless, trembling fist toward the
temple where the soldiers had made
their barracks.
Now let great and grievous iudg.
ments, deSolations, by famine. sword,
and pestilence come upon you, genera.
ton of vipers!"
He cracked the whip, the horses
took their load at his CHEEKY call. and
as the wagon rolled away they heard
him singing:
10, the Gentle chain is broken
Freedoms banner waves on high!
they watched him until the wagon
swung around into the street that fell
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17

On her mattress. she had been tender
ly installed in one of tRe two covered
wagons that carried their household
goods. The wagon in which she lay
was 10 be taken across the river by
Seth Wright-fOr the moment no Wild
Ram of the Mountains, but soft-cOo,
ing dove of peace. Permission had
been granted him by Brockman to re.
cross the river on some needful or.
randS; and, having once proved the eX.
IRENE constituencies, not to say irTit.
ability, Of those in temporary com
mand, he was now resolved to give as
little eclat as possible to certain SUI
periOr aspects Of his own Sanctity. He
spoke low and deferentially, and his
mien was that of a modest. retiring
man who secretly thought i'll Of him.
self
He mounted the wagon in which the
sick woman lay. sat we'll back under
the bowed cover, clucked low to the
horses, and drove off toward the ferry.
If discreet behavior on his part could
ensure ii there would be no conflict
provoked with superior numbers; with
numbers. moreover. composed Of VIC.
lent-tempered and nprincipled perse.
cutOrS who were already acting with
but the merest shadow of legal au
thOrity.
On the seat of the second wagon,
whip in hand was perched Giles Rae,
his coat buttoned warmly to the chin.
He was slight and feeble to the eye,
yet he had been fired to new life by
the certainty that now they were to
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
And He Was Not German.

One of our third grade teachers Nv
ticed a little fellow the other day GU
ing a penmanship lesson who was e''
IDENTIFY absorbed in his work ana pas|
ting his whole soul into his enofs '
make his results look like the 'sA''
ers copy upon the blackboard ,
Thinking such devotion worthy =
special reward she passed up tne a''a
to give him an encouraging pat IVY,
the head and the regulation smile /"
approval. AS she drew near Sue =
ticed that his lips were MOVING, -.
that with the completion OF eacn 'e''.
he compared 1t with his copy anu ~. ~.
tered audibIy, "damit," "dami'i ~.
screwed up his courage and DIS -
for a new attempt. The teacher pa o.
on without distracting his mlnd i''
bis work.-Journal Of Education
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
WHAT MADE HIM DOUBTFUL
Size Of Commuters Hat Caused n
qusIntanee to Worry.

A commuters on the D.. LAWS
marked TO a friend the other mornIn,
as they came into the city:
Hawkins. of Stamford, is going %
move into that new house next door
to me. l know him very slightly an.
! understand that you know hin pre-
ty we'll
Eyes, ! have known him for upvut
OF 20 years"
We'll, what kind Of a fellow Is h.
anyhow" asked the commuter.
"A first-rate fellow, and In even
way desirable. Why"
Il just wanted TO know, because
could never quite make up my mini
about him, he wears such a snN
hat."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
A SIMPLE PRESCRIPTION
FOR STOMACH TROUBLES
One That Can Be Mixed at Home.

Here is a simple prescription that
will tone your stomach and put Il IN
condition TO digest your food:
Compound Tincture Of Cinchonl
one ounce; Prosene Compound, one
ounce, and Sherry Wine, half a pint
mix together and take one teaspoOniu
before meals and at bed time In Wlns
glass full of water.
This prescription can be put up D
any druggist.
The Prosene Compound In this pre-
scripuon is a compound OF digesu7s
rerments and the best vegetable tonic
known to medical science; they ID
crease the secretions of the gasuf
juices and increase their digesu''
power.
We advise that If you are Troubles
with your stomach you get this PIE
scription filled at your drug store an'
give it trial.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17

, u,
awe" t, ~ ''' I ~ ~ ",n ,nC' ''ISu
'''' /, '','0'' ",'" Nv '''pf'u ~ ''' 9lu'
.prno door ~ .o;, .s.,,, .,.,a
going hard with mo Cod nrst i,aoad
have 2 great worl, reserved for mo n
try me with snch sacrifca--so much
pain where could least andnro If 7
nraved all the night ia No lrr+ frn,
for there are two WAYS open--one
right and one wrong; but | cannot
sell my soul SO early. That's why
wanted TO say the last good-by out
here, | was afraid to say it in there
| am SO weak for You, Prue--I ache so
for You in all this troUble-why, if
'""iu IeeI your hahuS III my mar, q
l"uSh DIT II ali III SO weak lor you,
nearest
she tossed her yellow head ever so
SllShii|, ana turned the scoop OF her
oohhet d h'Ie away from his PAIN
HShted lace.
am not complIm"nt"d, though
20" care more lor your religion than
lot me
He looked at her hungrily.
NO, you are wrong there don't
separate You at ALL couIdn't-you
ana NY EeilSloh are ohe~blt, II l
must can love you IN spirit as |
WORSHIP my "od IN spirit
II 1t Will satisfy You, very Well"
my reward will COME shall do
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
CHAPTER V.

Giles Rae Beauties His inheritance,
By eight o'clock the next morning,
out under a cloudy sky, the Raes were
ready and eager for their start to the
new Jerusalem. Even the sick won,
ans face wore kind of soft and faded
radiance in the excitement of going.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17

81 have suffered with tS,.
bladder trouble for Ten wear, V ., q
Last March | co,pusroa r''1
P"runa and continued for tbrs.,u Si
! have not used it since. nor bsr.Ta
q pain. "eIh
believe That l an well spdIs
fore give my highest coumerSa., 'a'N
the cura'lv" qualities Of Pemna,'
Pe-ru-na For kidne, IrOubl.
Mrs Geo. II. Simscr, Grant. Ont.
Can, writes: '"'s'
81 had not been well for sbor,
years. I had kidney trouble ~. i'I
tacf, feh badly nearly all the ti 1"a'
This summer got so VERY h,
thought | would try Peuna. So ~.
toyou and began at once TO tale D..
and Manalin.
Il took only two bottles Of p.-
and one of Manalin. and now ~
better than | have for some time
81 feel that Peruna and Mspalin .,..,
me and made a different woman ~
altogether. | bless the day picked !
the little book and read of your Per-,
IL is the business of the kidn.y, .
remove from the blood all noj,o,..
materials. They must be active an \,
time, else the system suffers There's,
times when they need a little assis,,,,
Peruna is exactly this sort Of Ara
edy. 1t has saved many people n,
disaster by rendering the kidnevs 9,
vice al time when they were not An
TO bear their own burdens
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17

1t would be easier for most people
to do their duty if they could be made
to suspect that they ought to be doing
something else.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
Innnnrtant 70 Mothers.
.I rAnIhardy Deed.

Matador's FooIhafoy Ds' n.
One historic deed Of daring - ,o,,.
spanish bull ring is that Of the f' ,aOss
matidor, Gorrito, who on s'n~
the maddened animal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17

Socrates was henpecked. but 10 10, II 4
man can prove that Nne might no. s.,,
he had possessed a happy n0 .s.a BE-,
been a greater philosopher '
was.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-24
MENACE TO ALL
Giant Mail Order Concerns
Are Sapping Country of
its Wealth.
SMALLER TOWNS CRUSHED
BY Assisting in the Capitalization
of Wealth, Patrons of These In
stitutions Contribute to Their
Own Injury.

Copyright, 1906, by Alfred C. C1ark.)
Every year millions upon millions of
dollars find their way from the towns,
villages and rural districts of the coun-
try to the Golfers of the mail order
houses in the cities, and go to the up
building of enormous institutions in
the centers of population. Naturally,
the sources from which the contribu-
lions are made suffer accordingly.
Figures ever tell a better story than
words. Here are figures which tell
a story so stupendous that it's full sig
nihcance cannot be grasped in a mo-
ment, but the mere sight Of which are
awe inspiring:
In the year 1905 two mail order
houses, located in Chicago, did a bust.
ness amounting in round numbers to
$~SO,000,000. In the year 1904 these
same concerns did a business of about
$62,OOO,O 900, a gain of $751; 900, 900 or
nearly 80 per cent. in a single year be-
ing thus exhibited.
These figures represent the sale last
year of one dollars worth of merchan-
disc for every man, woman and child
in the country by two catalogue houses
alone, and those operating from the
same central point. Dozens more of
varying size and Importance are oper-
ating all over the country from coast
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-24

to coast and from border to border.
A fact not generally known is that
hundreds of concerns throughout the
country which now are doing business
through the regular trade channels are
awaiting only a parcels post law to
unloose literature, already prepared
in many instances, which would pro-
ject them into the mail order field, and
this does not take into account the
hundreds and perhaps thousands Of
entirely new mail order concerns
which inevitably would spring into ex
istence under such friendly auspices.
The two Chicago institutions re-
ferred to, already occupying immense
buildings, found themselves cramped
for room. One of them expended not
less than 81, 1000, 900, and probably more,
for a new home. The other lately has
secured a new location and also will
expend at least 81, 900 for an i'm
mense new building.
Anyone who will reflect even casual
" on the subject must become inn
pressed that the influence of the mail
order business is toward the central
ization of wealth, and how enormous
a part it is playing in this direction
will be understood from a second
glance at the figures which have been
given above.
1t is due to himself that every patron
of the mail order house should inquire
| honestly of himself what the final out
come is to be if the mail order bust
ness shall continue to make the great
strides which have marked its prog
ress during the last half decade.
1t is useless to repeat the well worn
| argument of the mail order concerns
that they are selling goods enough
more cheaply than the merchants in
the regular channels of trade to leave
their customers more money than
ever to devote to home enterprises
and institutions. The fallacy of this
statement has been proved over and
over again by actual and minute com
PARSONS of goods, as to their quality
and prices. TIE refute it finally and
indisputably by a simpler and more
direct method it is necessary only to
ask the reliable business men Of any
of the smaller communities to show
the evidence from their books and ac-
counts of the harm the mail order
habit is doing their communities.
1t is a truth as old as the hills and
as certain as the rising and setting of
the sun that no country or section of
a country can prosper unless the peo-
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-24
ualuR nf 93nlar
Exrlnrattnn
By j. w. SMITH,
OF U. S. Weather Bureau.

discovery of the pole that led the first explorers in that direction; the ear
lest object of arctic voyages was a northwest passage to the Indies. This
however, has become a matter of slight consideration, it having been
found useless to all intents and purposes.
The commercial advantages to be gained were for a number of years
the motive that inspired many expeditions, which were not without great
value. Such expeditions led to the establishment Of large and profit
able whaling enterprises, the fur trade of the Hudson bay regions, the
catching of seals and the extensive fisheries of the banks of Newfoundland
To-day. however, the chief interest in the polar regions is not commercial
The scientific Investigator is deeply interested in the exploration of the
polar regions, and the explorations of more recent years have been largely
and some of them wholly in the interest of science.
The geographer is interested to learn more of the earths surface sAd
pbvsical phenomena under certain unusual and extreme conditions, and Of
the character of the land and water around the poles, all of which would
be valuable in the construction of maps. Certain observations would be
of great benefit to geodey in many matters relating to the terrestrial meas
uements.
The science of botany, and more so that of zoology, are benefited by
arctic exploration and the search for the pole. The northern waters TEEN
with life. The anthropologist, too, is interested in the human inhabitants
of the frozen north.
The meteorological sees in polar exploration the promise of much
information which he now lacks. The present state of the science of me-
teoroloov REQUIRES a more thorough investigation and knowledge of the
eartb,s surface. and particularly that of the arctic and antarctic regions
The climate of the temperate zones is, to a large extent, especially at GER
tain seasons, affected by the atmospheric conditions of the north, and
more complete record of the various elements embraced is recognized as
very important.
One might cite numerous reasons why polar exploration has been
and will continue to be of great value and Importance. The fact that
polar explorations are not valuable from a purely commercial point of view
is no reason for abandoning them. Milton, the great poet and his
torian, in abiding to the earlier attempts
to reach the polar regions, said; "They
might have seemed almost heroic if any NO A
higher end than excessive love for gain and n
traffic had animated the design"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-24
shakespeare as Novel Hero.

William Shakespeare is the hero Of
a new and striking newell by the Dan
fish writer Sophus Banditz.
Moreover, British and American read
ers will probably soo have a chance
to read this tale, for Queen Alexandra,
who recently read it in the original,
was so much impressed by it that she
advised the authoress to have 1t
translated into English. This transla.
ton is now proceeding and the Eng.
lish version is to be dedicated to the
queen, who is herself a Dane.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-24
Rloh Men Work for pleasure.

Theodore Gill, the worlds greatest
authority on fishes, works for the
United States government, receiving
n dollar a month for his services. He
is a rich man on whom many univer-
stiles have conferred titles and de-
grees. DR.. Harrison G. Dyer, another
wealthy man, who knows more about
mosquitoes than any other living per-
son, devotes much Of his time to gov
eminent, receiving $25 a month. Gift
ford Pinchort, a millionaire, is head of
the United States forestry service, but
he is comparatively well paid, his sal
airy being $45 per annum. Several
other rich men are on the government
pay roll at nominal figures, working
for the pleasure of doing things" as
President Roosevelt puts it.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-24
IneompeteL I Wlves.
NEW MEXICO

There is no greater injustice that
can be inflicted upo a girl than for a
mother to allow a daughter to enter
womanhood or wifehood without a
practical knowledge of a household
and its requiremer is. 1t matters not
how easy her life may be made for
her, how everything may be provided
for her by generous parents when she
begins her new career, o how many
servants she may have at her call, a
woman Is cruelty Handicapped who
comes to her own home without an
intelligent conception of its manage
ment. 1t is a popular thing in certain
smart sets" to scoff at the utility of
housekeeping, but nothing more sure
ly stamps the intellectual caliber of a
girl than an indulgence in such feath-
er-brained commonplaces. The girl
who believes she becomes fashionable
by being untrue to the best instincts
of her sex is the girl who some day
wakes up to wonder why other wo-
men are so happily married, and she
still retains her single b~lessedness.
Wealth does not lessen the necessity
of a knowledge of home-making and
housekeeping on the part of the girl,
says New York Weekly. The largest
retinue of servants requires a head,
and an intelligent one, just as the
largest business requires a master;
and servants, whether in a home or in
an office, are quick to discover inca
pacity and take advantage of it. The
woman who comes closest to the solu-
ton of the %servant-girl problem is the
woman whom her servants know is
as capable of doing their work as they
are themselves. Servants of any kind
work best and only under direction,
and proper direction requires knowl-
edge. No study is more vital to a
girl than this. Many a girl after mar
.riage has wished that she knew more
about cooking. The strongest love of
a husband for a wife is not a safe
guard for the discomfort which is sure
to enter a home where the wife be-
trays constant domestic incapacity.
If the husband be the master of his
business, he expects his wife to be
the mistress of her home. Writers
and public speakers have done much
harm in referring to cooking as a
homely art; on the contrary, no prac-
teal art exists which is more grace
full. A woman who fills her home in
every sense of the word elicits more
true applause, worthy at all of the
having, than the woman endowed
with any other quality.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-24

In real or supposed imitation Of col
lege youths, still more youthful stu
dents in high schools and preparatory
schools have adopted strange head
gears. Instead of the modest boyish
cap and the neat soft or stiff felt hat
for dress up" some fantastic boys
have topped themselves with SLOUGH
hats, %variously distorted in the shape
of the brims, and even decorated with
markings and devices. The principal
of one high school has asked the boys
to cast off the crazy head-coverings.
The matter of decency and simplicity
of dress is really important. The boy
who deliberately wears something
that draws attention to himself may
be pardoned by income with humor
enough to understand boyish folly.
Nevertheless, the habit of unobtrus-
I've dress is a good one to cultivate
early.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-24
The Puzzle Solved.

Some time ago a merchant in Mar
blehead, Mass, was discovered in his
store at a very late hour, and in reply.
ing to inquiries, he said:
my confidential clery is missing. :"
And what of it?"
why, I'm looking over the books,
but they seem to be all right"
Have you counted your CASH."
Yes; and it is correct to a dollar"
Looked over your bank book?"
Il have, and it is satisfactory.
That's the puzzle, you see. He's
skipped, and l can't make out what
for"
Been home since noon?"
mo"
Perhaps he's eloped with your
wife"
He hurried home, and found this to
be the case.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-24

Menelik is a man of striking ap-
p~earance. Capt. Powell Cotton of the
British army found him sitting on
cushions on a dais, surrounded by
about 20 attendants, and he thus des-
cribes him: His is a very dark, but
not black face, marked by smallpox,
rather even but not very white teeth,
a short, grayish beard and whiskers,
a face that is full of strength and
shrewdness, quick in altering express
sion, and a pleasant smile and hearty
laugh. His head was covered with
white muslin, drawn tight on the
skull. A fine rose-cut diamond in the
left ear, a plain gypsy ring or the
right hand, white trousers, a coat of
green and yellow striped silk, a black
satin cloak with gold braid and lined
with pink, was his costume"