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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04

Many men have evolved what they
called a system for winning money
at games of chance. The latest to an
nounce his invention is the earl of
Rossyln. Sir Hiram Maxim, the dis.
tinguished inventor and mathemati-
clan, undertook to demonstrate the
fallacy Of that or any other system.
and by agreement, he and the earl
tested it by playing with counters rep
resenting $4,000, and using roulette
wheel exactly like that used at Monte
Carlo. The test was to consist of 5000
spins of the wheel, but before that
number was reached the earls capital
OF counters was exhausted To those
who know enough of mathematics to
be familiar with the theory of posi-
bilities, no such demonstration was
necessary, says the Youths Compan-
ion; but it may serve a useful purpose
In convincing some other young men
OF what every man of learning knows
namely, that in all gambling games
the bank" is automatically certain
to win in the end.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04

Copyright, 1905, by ". o. Chapman,)
SYNOPSIS.

The EsCapade opens not in the ro-
nance preceding the marriage of Ellen
SOcum, a Puritan miss. and Lord car
ringtOn of England but in their life after
settling in England. The scene is placed,
just following the revolution, in Caring
ton castle in England. The CarringtOns,
after house party, engaged in family
tilt, caused by jealousy. The attentions
Of Lord Darlington to Lady ceclly and
Lord Strathgate to Lady Darlington com
PEELED the latter to vow. that she would
leave the castle. Preparing 10 flee, Lady
Darlington and her chum Deborah, an
American girl met Lord Strathgate at
two d. m, he agreeing to see them safely
away He attempted to take her to his
castle, but she left him stunned in the
road when the carriage met with an aC-
Cident She and Debbe then struck out
for Portsmouth. where she intended to
sail for America. Hearing news of
Ellen's flight. Lords Darlington and Seton
set out in pursuit. Seton rented a fast
vessel and started in pursuit. Strathgate,
bleeding from fall dashed on to Ports
mouth, for which Darlington. Ellen and
Seton were also headed by different
routes. Strathgate arrived in Portsmouth
in advance of the others. finding that
Ellen's ship had sailed before her.
Strathgate and Darlington each hired a
small yacht to pursue the wrong vessel.
upon which each supposed Ellen had
sailed. Seton overlook the fugtives near
Portsmouth, but his craft ran aground,
just as capture was imminent Ellen won
the chase by boarding American vessel
and foiling her pursuers Darlington and
Suathgate. thrown together by formers
wrecking of latter's vessel. engaged in an
imprOmptu duel neither being hurt. A
war vessel. commanded by an admiral
friend of Seton. then started ont in pur-
suit Of the women fugitives. Seton con-
Tossing love for Debbie. Flagship Britain
ln ha
night. The two women escaped by again
taking to the sea in small boat. Lord
Darlington is ordered to sea with his ship
but refuses to go until after meeting
Strathgate in a duel. They fight in the
grounds of Lord Blythedale's castle
encounter Is watched by Ellen and Deb
bic who have reached land and are in
hiding
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04
TROUBLE WITH MODERN CHILD.
Too Early Made Acquainted with the
Pomp of the World.

Miss L. E. Stearns, in her lecture
on the "Thankless Child in Milwau.
kee, pleaded for children to have time
to be children. Il know of a Milwau-
kee mother who was surprised lately
to find that at birthday party which
her daughter Ia child of eight had
attended two liveried pages stood at
the door to receive the gifts the chill
dren brought. The same little girl who
was hostess at the party, when in a
formal mood, is apt to go to call upon
some child of her own age in her
mothers carriage, accompanied by a
footman and driver, and when she
arrives, presents her visiting card be-
fore seeing her friend Miss Stearns
compared this complicated existence
with that of the great John Ruskin,
who had but four toys during his en-
tire childhood, but who spent many
enraptured hours with these, and he
attributed his taste for architecture to
the fact Of his blocks, one of the
toys, having interested him in build.
ing at 80 early an age.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04
The RICE BELT JOURNAL
Noah Webster's Work.

He first made Americans a diction-
hry nation and bred the notion, which
exists nowhere else in the world, that
dictionaries and not good usage decide
the pronunciation of words. He began
TIE divergence. between our spelling
and that of England. He created the
American habit, a good one, constantly
apparent in our courts of law, in cur
speeches, addresses, articles and de-
bates, of beginning the discussion Of
any subject by citing the lexical defini-
ton of the words that express it, To
a people spread over a continent these
habits have been Of a prodigiOus ma
tlOnal service. 1t is due to Noah Web
ster, 20 his spelling book, his lexicon
aid the dictionary habits he created
thai this country has no such dialects
as European lands, declares the Phia-
delphia Press. Over an area three
times as large as Europe We speak the
same tongue, use the same words in
the same way, with substantially the
same utteranCe, broken by small diff
feFtnCes Of stress, accent and vOWels,
differing far less than elsewhere over
lands the size of New Jersey.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04

In new play on American life the
heroine was made to say: We are not
natiVe-bOrn Americans, We hold our
troth eternal" The slur at American
family life did not seem just to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and at his request the
playwright modified the line. At about
the same time brilliant Scotch Cana
dian published in the London Specta-
tor witty and severe castigatiOn of
American women. He represented
them as Indifferent to the great func-
tons of motherhood The trouble with
criticisms of this sort is that they are
based upon newspaper reports Of d.
vorce and other scandals among the
cheap rich. In such reports the aver.
age American does not recognize any
thing that resembles the home where
his father and mother brought him up,
or the home where he is bringing up
his children. In the same way the
Frenchman does not recognize social
life as he knows it in many of the
novels written by his own country
men.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04
were here, they would simply take us
away and continue the fight, and If

were mere, Iney would SIMPLY take us
away and continue the fight, and il
we came out now, it would appear as
if we had been with Lord Strathgate
1t would unsettle Bernard So"
oh" said Deborah, turning to look
closely at her wretched comrade.
What she saw moved her to in
slant pity. She drew closer to Ellen
and reached her arm around the
others neck.
My poor girl" she murmured
kissing her softly.
"There's only one thing we can do
Debbie,' whispered Ellen.
whats that
we can pray that no harm will
come to my lord.
Her under lip trembled piteously as
she buried her face in her hands. 1t
was strange prayer-What strange
PRAYERS we make in hours Of distress
an appeal TO God that one Of the tive
men about to battle for life might be
spared. There was no thought of the
necessary inference from the prayer
and in EllonS distracted mind she
did not even. think to pray that the
duel itself might be stopped. She
poured out her whole soul in an
guished petition that Darlington
whom she loved, might come to nc
hurt, and in that petition with less
fervency, but with true Puritan zeal
Debbie unhesitatingly joined. What
would Elder Brewster say, she
thought, if he could see her now pray
ing for one dueist, when both, in ac
cordance with her iron creed, would
be equally guilty?*
The course of the prayers was
broken by Blythedale's voice.
Here they GOMEZ" he cried, a note
of relief and pleasure in his speech
"YOnder'
He pointed to carriage slowly max
ing its way across the drive.
How will they know how to get
here?"
Il have stationed men who will
fetch them"
The carriage has stopped. Yes
here they are"
Instantly, as Parkman, followed by
Darlington, appeared on the scene
Blythedale lost his languOr. Caring
ton stopped at the edge of the clear:
ing. Strathgate Immediately turned
and walked to the opposite side. Park
man and Blythedale tremendously
approached each other. All the pune,
tilios of such an occasion were most
scrupulously regarded. The gentle
men dotted their hats and bowed
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04
"Are You Going to Lie Here and
Watch them Kill Each Other?"

most profoundly. Then they chatted
awhile in the gravest and most sol,
emn manner.
Il suppose" said Blythedale, more
because it was proper and customary
than because he had the slightest idea
that it could be brought about, that
no accommodation of this quarrel is
possible?'
None, my lord" returned Park.
man.
Your principal, of course, is not
disposed to apologize for the insult
ing epithets he applied to NINE" con-
tinued Blythedale
1t is so far out of the question" an
swered Parkman, that if he had a
chance, he would repeat them with
such added emphasis as reflection
might enable him to give"
VERY WELL" returned Blythedale .
"And | am instructed by my princi-
pal" continued Parkman, ceremonious,
ly, ito say that no apology of any sort,
if he should be pleased to make any,
would be entertained by Lord Caring
ton from Lord Strathgate."
Blythedale laughed.
That goes without saying he an.
swered, "but there's no need for us
to get embroiled in the affair person
ally, Parkman."
The two were old acquaintance.
Certainly not, Blythedale. So we
had better proceed to business. You've
brought swords, | see"
"A pair of my own. Andrew Ferrara
steel. They have been used a great
many times tn little affairs of honor
like this, and there isn't a hairs
breadth of difference between them.
Still, you may have your choice"
Parkman took the two swords and
turned to Darlington. The latter ex.
amined them carefully, tested them,
weighed them, and finally selected
one. Parkman returned with the
other, which he handed to Blythe
dale.
81 suppose said Blythedale, there S
nothing now but to let them go at it. "
Nothing" answered Parkman.
you will give the word, Parkman,
and We will both see fair play"
Very WELL" answered Parkman. Il
take it we are to interpose the mo-
ment one or the other is wounded"
by no Means said Darlington,
who had drawn nearer and who had
heard this last suggestion. 1T is my
desire that you will not interfere so
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04

Many estimates have been made of
what the population of the United
States will be in 1850. They vary all
the way from 175,OOOOOO to 100000.
600. The latest person to make an es.
innate, however, takes quite a differ.
ent view. In the Atlantic Monthly
Mr.. W. S. Rossiter, a census expert,
shows that the rate of increase in pop.
ulation is steadily declining. From
1870 to 1880 the increase was 81 per
cent From 1880 to 1890, "a per cent,
and from that date to 1900, q per
cent. In view of this steady decrease
in the rate, Mr.. Rossiter estimates
that the population will not be over
1SO,00O,0OO, and after that date will
and to become stationary.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04

1t is announced that plans are we'll
toward perfection for that big insur-
ance building in New York which is to
cover an entire block and to be "a
stories In the main part, rising to a
height of 4S9 feet, with a tower that
will reach 900 feet, making the struc,
ture altogether the most imposing in
the metropolis. AS the building will
cost $20,000,0OO and stand on the most
expensive real estate on Manhattan
Island, 1t certainly will be one of the
sights of the great town. incidentally
the query will be suggested; Where
Is the limit to be fixed on sky-scra
.pers?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04
CHAPTER XlX.-Continued,


Have you got everything ready, DR..
Nevinson?" asked the earl
Everything, my lord" replied the
doctor, gravely. Il hope, however,
that you gentlemen will give me little
to do"
Strathgate laughed again
If it depends on me, doctor, you'll
have nothing to do but certify to
DEATH"
Il didn't mean it that way, my
lord said the doctor, gravely.
But l do asserted Strathgate,
turning away.
Every word of the conversation had
been heard by Ellen and Deborah. The
whole situation was now clear to
them both. This was to be a duel.
Darlington and Strathgate were to
meet. Strathgate's deadly purpose
was evident from his grim remark to
the surgeon. Ellen could not doubt
but that Darlington shared the same
ruthless feeling to the full. He was
coming to battle about her. Her
heart leaped at first at the thought
and then contracted like lump of ice
at the possibility of disaster and
death which lay before the man she
loved
Her first impulse was to rise, dash
into the clearing and denounce Strath.
gate, but a second thought assured her
OF the folly of that purpose. Those
men were bent on fighting. They
would only fight the harder and more
fiercely if she interfered. She would
simply be removed from the scene of
action and the duel would go on.
The situation was an intolerable
one whichever way she turned, what
ever she did. That she should lie
quiet in a thicket and watch her hus-
band fight for his life was unbearable,
That she should burst out and inter-
rupt them and then simply be removed
and the battle be waged the more
flercely was also uncomfortable. Yet,
she would have chosen the latter
course had it not come across her
mind like flash of intuition, that her
appearance at that juncture would
probably greatly agitate her husband,
and that his chance for life would be
worse in that he would be less cool
than Strathgate. She had sense
enough to see that Strathgate would
welcome her arrival, and how easily
he could turn it to his own advantage
by claiming, in spite of any protest
she might make, that she was there
by her own contrivance and at Strath-
gates request.
she dug her feet into the ground
and locked her teeth in anguish. The
sweat stood out On her brow. But
tEefe was nothing to do but lie still
and keep watch.
1t was Debbie who broke the silence
by approaching her ear and whisper
ing:
Lord Strathgate is going to fight a
duel with Lord Darlington. Let us 90
out and stop it,"
We can't" answered Ellen. otis
impossible"
Are you going to lie here and
watch them kill each other?" asked
Deborah, to whom the situation did
not present itself as it did to Ellen.
There's nothing else l can do" re-
turned Ellen. Don't you see if they
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04

A traveller by the night train from
Peterborough to Grimsby complained
that while doing an animal of some
sort had run over his face. II was dis
covered that the train was infested
with rats and it has been taken off SO
that it may be cleared of the pests.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04

The royal houses of Europe are hur-
fying to marry their young scions off
early. Perhaps tHeiey fear an lrrcsIstl-
BILE American invasion if they allow
the princes to wait long Staough
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04
Master Robert NJ Logan OF Ruston
La, who swallowed a quantity of con-
centrated lie died Friday night.

r. vho sval,ouoa oror.it, 80
certrated lilo d;od priaar nirh4
q w POST 81 po.,,o Croo,, ,,;.,
vii, siok = tact wolf for IL ana ~
soon on tbo land .. Dos. r.,. - w.,
Tnxas
The most interesting carnfva, g.,
t,re ar Brovnwood and tho host ,o4
ronizcd attraction i fine ,aharor,osis
exhibit.
,,,.h., g., ~ ~
activity in municiD3I fmnr,vomon,s
more so than it has been for saysr4,
months past
Nor+hor, rou;.io,, n,,n,,.-
hreiros, man hovo o.oon+o3 ,,,...,
ton for the establishment Of q mack.
ing plant in Shreveport.
ORGANIZED labo,, will i,in hqn1, With
tho Society for tho provont.or ond
Relief If Tnhorcurosis in tho WON
against the great white plague.
uorhor+ Mail foro,,or of tl,o r,
Co,tro1 evi+o,, onoino - tI;oo >,,h,
hand vorv ho5,,. ,ocbod Er;d 49,. o,,o.
inc while SWITCHING !, rho ,.or4,
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IN Toxos drrina +n, n,ont, 90
to,,hor or1r 1901 aoothn a.. .o.-
hirtbr
4. '''0 '''e'8'
rhor,os 1oors o;+,, ,,orrhoI, - ",
nito o,,1o woe sho. and 1.;uo5 .hou,
"Wednesday night
$3.50, n..Sr- u
-, - 49,, w.,
to1ogron, Eridov onnorroino +ho aoo.h
81 C,avo,ar5 Ohio of h;s r,othor
r, .
49, o.,-
hriaao Cav ,ho Do., -. D., Di,.m ,..S.
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nartia,,v svent avav nv flood, 1oc+
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49, ~ ' ~ %
afternoon, the fight was declared to
be a draw.
Tb;r+oo,, ho,r. T. ont fror, +bo t;r,o
ho+uor Do,,o. ond tho po.4ou,, uuo
s, ,, n,no ,o,.n;o NJ
vor,, ~, .ho Cot tnoiah. .,u,;oo -
.,. s c. ,,,. A., ~,
timore and Ohio.
An insnec+ion Of cattle in 1avonia
township, Mich. Thursday brought to
light eightv.siy additional cases ot
foot and mouth disease which, with
nearly 100 renorted brings the total
we'll I'D toward 200.
A little red italian car with four CYL.
inders that hummed like a giant hmm.
BILE bee, and with an American driver
at the wheel, "Wednesday. won the first
international light car race in Atlanta.
Ga. ever held in this country.
..--.
t;o, of tho rov,s 1.-Two ctoo,, Sanitary
ro,nroiss;on +bo+ hon ro;s;ra IN tho
c.o.o 49,. ,o oo..;o. ~ ;.ho,. for
g o,o,a.o 49, soaa.uo+;o how,
a.. ;. !. ,s,,u,,
....,
Inc 1rst steps IN the olrectlon Oh
concentration OF the American troops
IN CuDa, preparatory 10 evacuation
was taken FRIDAY Whtn a small detacn'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04

(*Note-Think Elder Brewster died
a century before this time.l
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04


The business of orange culture in the
island, he says, is almost entirely in
the hands of Americans.
Sheriff Rich Sunday delivered to
the State agent 10 be carried to Rusk
prison eleven people, convicted and
sentenced for felony, in the Fifteenth
District Court at Sherman.
While endeavoring to arrest three
negroes, James Marshall and Edward
Samberg, brothers, who were creating
a disturbance in Tiptonville, Tenn,
Sunday, Deputy Sheriff John Hall and
Richard Burrs, whom Hall deputized
to assist him, were shot and wounded
By the negroes, and are thought to be
fatally wounded.
With the deaths of Edward Pelfrey
and Ben Thomas, negro roustabouts,
the death list of Saturdays Mississippi
river steamboat explosion near Bayou
Goula now stands at eight, with the
possibility it will increase.
Without cloud in the sky and fires
rapidly approaching, the residents of
Grand Prairie, Ark, are offering pray
ers for rain. which, it is believed, will
be necessary to save 10000 acres of
prairie land from devastation. Back
fires have been started in many places,
but with little result.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-04

clover Lear combination.
Llano county this year harvested
the biggest feed and cotton crop of
her history.
Earnest Minor, the negro charged
with attempted criminal assault on
Mrs. Jose Jay at Mauriceville, twelve
miles from Orange, last July, was
found guilty Wednesday morning and
his punishment assessed at twenty
five years in the penitentiary.
Gilmer was visited by a wind, rain
and hailstorm Monday, and great dam
age was done to property in the vicin-
ity.
The interurban soliciting committee
reported 81 900 subscribed to the Fort
Worth, Weatherford and Mineral Wells
interurban Wednesday morning, and
stated it was expected the remaining
amount to be raised by Monday.
A daring attempt at robbery at the
point of pistol occurred at the home
Of Asbury Bryant, three miles south.
west of Culleoka, Tex, Wednesday
night, and though the would-be robber
did not secure the money he was after,
he shot and dangerously wounded Mr..
Bryant.
Two tornadoes, one north and the
other southbound, swept portions Of
Arkansas Monday, destroying many
lives and doing great damage to prop
erty. All means of communication
have been destroyed and only indefi-
mite reports have been received.
Mrs. G. c. Whitaker was shot down
on street in Oklahoma City Monday.
Her assailant made his escape. The
bullet passed through her backbone,
paralyzing the body from the waist
down. Her condition is critical tonight
and recovery is doubtful.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18
BOTH CANDIDATES SECURE
EVERYBODY'S SIGNATURE
Decision Is Finally Given in Favor of
Man Who Has Held Position at
Pasadena for Years
Past
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, July II. = Supervisor
Patterson has just handed down a de-
cision in a curious case growing out
of the propensity of voters to sign
every petition that comes their way.
The beneficiary is C. B. Youel of Lin
coin avenue who has held the position
of road supervisor at Altadena for sew
eral years. George w. Snyder Of 1884
Kirkwood avenue was foreman on the
same work for ten years, until few
months ago, when Youel discharged
him.
Snyder at once got up petition that
he be appointed roadmaster in place of
Youel. Nearly every taxpayer in AL
tadena signed it, and he then present.
ed it to the board of supervisors.
Youel got wind of the affair and drew
up a counter petition, which he got
practically all the same people to sign.
This said that they, the signers, had
Endorsed Snyder's petition without
knowing what they were doing, and
that they would really like Youel kept
in office.
Both the petitions went to the board
of supervisors, and the members are
said to have been much perplexed to
decide which of them was the most
worthless. Supervisor Patterson at
length decided that Youel should con-
tinue on the job.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18
REDoNDO ENTHUSIASTIC FOR
SECURING IMPROVED ROADS


Special 10 The Herald.
REDONDO BEACH, July 1.-THE
opening gun in the good roads CAM
paign was fired here tonight in the
presence of a record breaking crowd
gathered in response to the call for
mass meeting by the good roads COM
mittee. The prominent speakers We're
F. w. Blanchard, vice president OF the
Good Roads association; Lee c. Gates
and Seward A. Simons. C. H. Burnett
presided over the meeting which ended
with all pledging their support and ex-
pressing loyalty to the proposed bond
issue. Simplicity characterized the
explanations given by the speakers.
At the conclusion of the speaking the
big crowd wanted it particularly en-
phasized that Redondo would vote as a
unit for good roads, and until the cleo
ton is over they will form solid front
in the battle. Many expressed the opin-
ion that Los Angeles county was near
ly half a century ahead of ner roads
and wondered why they haG not been
awakened to the fact before. Excel
lent music was furnished by the
Schoneman-Blancha band.