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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
Ito Be Continued.)
BUILDS OWN LIGHTING PLANT.
St. Louis Man Eliminates Home and
Runs Household Machines.

St. Louis.-In his leisure hours
Fred Brendel, engineer of the Com.
merclal building, has been construct.
ing and just brought to completion an
electric lighting plant, which he has
installed in the yard back of his resi-.
dence on Union boulevard.
With his homemade electric light.
ing plant he IS able to illuminate his
home and that Of tenant and furnish
enough power to run sewing ma.
chine and other small household ma
chimes, do the family ironing, run cleo.
trio fans and proposes in the near fu.
ture to be able to cook.
Mr.. Brendels plant is in a power
house his friends constructed during
the evenings and Sundays this fall.
In the house is a four-horse power
engine and generator, with the neces-
sary rheostats, and volt and ampere
meters. The engine is run by gasoline
and is managed by Mrs. Brendel, who
has been appointed chief engineer,
while Mrs. Louis Daniels, who occu-
pies the upper part of his residence,
is assistant engineer.
The plant cost about $500 to con,
struct and the cost Of lighting the
house is about ten cents night for
| 40 lamps.
The engine has heavy foundation
of concrete under it which Mr.. Bren.
del amused himself by putting in with
the assistance of his friends.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
Tries Suicide 26 Times.

curls, dashed along Sixth street. She
was sobbing as she ran, and pedes
trians paused. She stopped at cor
ner, lifted hand to her lips, uttered
prolonged moan and lunged forward
on the sidewalk.
Many persons rushed to her. They
found her lips scared with acid, and
fragments of halfounce bottle that
contained the drug lay scattered about
her. An ambulance was called and
she was hurried to the hospital, where
prompt treatment saved her life From
that evening her attempts to commit
suicide became frequent
Five times since her first attempt
she has tried carbolic acid. She has
also taken laudanum, paris green,
arsenic and other poisons.
One morning pedestrians and resi-
dents in the same neighborhood were
terrified as body shot from a high
window. Bruised, manned and uncon-
scious, it lay on the sidewalk. The
policeman thought her dead, and
called the patrol wagon. But before
it arrived he sent in another call, this
time for an ambulance
1t seemed as if the idea Of suicide
took possession Of her every time she
had the blues" Trouble or worry,
real or imaginary, seemed, in her
state Of mind, to call for a revolver, a
moose, vial of poison or the waters
of river. But success always eluded
her in the seeking after death.
Usually some policeman happened
along in the nick of time to cut her
down or to rush her off to the hos.
pital if she had taken poison.
At other times she has been arrest
ed at her own request when the sui
cidal impulse was working within her
and she was striving to resist it. The
police, realizing her situation, always
locked her up when she made such a
request.
The police warned every druggist in
Cincinnati not to sell poison to the
woman in quantities large enough to
produce death. She circumvented that
strategy by going from one pharmacy
to another, buying small amount of
poison at each until she had enough
to cause the death of several persons
At last the police had to order the
druggists to refuse her poison.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
CHAPTER XIII.
Mrs. Hoqins Rallies to Her Coors.

The kemah county court convened
on a Tuesday, the second week in De
cember. The judge coming with his
court reporter to Velpen on Monday
found the river still open. December
had crept softly to its appointed place
in the march of months with a gentle
heralding of warm, southwest winds.
weather breeder" said Mrs. Hig-
gins of the Bon Ami, with mournful
shake Of her head. You mark my
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
CHAPTER XII.-Continued.

After a gallant and dauntless search,
which lasted through the best days Of
September, Langford was forced to
let cold reason have its sway. He had
thought, honestly, that the rufttans
would not dare commit murder, know
ing that they were being pursued but
now he was forced to the opinion that
they had dared the worst, after all.
For, though it would be hard to hide
all trace of a dead man. infinitely
greater would be the difficulty in COW
ering the trail Of living one-one
who must eat and drink, who had
mouth to be silenced and strength to
be restrained. 1t came gradually to
him, the belief that WillistOn was
dead; but it came surely. With it
came the jeer of the specter that
would not let him forget that he
should have foreseen what would
surely happen. With it came also a
great tenderness for Mary, and re-
doubled vigilance to keep his unruly
tongue from hurting out things that
would hurt her who was looking to
him, in the serene confidence in his
good friendship, for brOtherly counsel
and comfort.
In the first dark days of his new be-
lief, he spoke to Gordon, and the
young lawyer had written a second
letter to the gal reporter" In re.
Spouse, she came at once to Kemah
and from thence to the White home.
stead in the bosss own private
This time the boss did the driving
himself, bringing CONSERVATION to the
heart Of one Jim Munson, cow-punch
er, who viewed the advent of her anC
her "mouse-colored hair" with serious
trepidation and alarm. What he haC
dreaded had come to pass. Twas bu
step now to the Three Bars. A fus
sy woman would be the means o
again losing man his Eden. 1t wa
monstrous. He sulked, aggrievedly
Systematically.
Louise slipped into the sad life a
the Whites easily, sweetly, adaptably
Mary rallied under her gentle minis
trations. There was-would ever b
"a haunting pathos in the dark eyes
but she arose from her bed, gratefu
for any kindness shown her, stron
in her determination not be troubl
to any one by giving way to weak an
unavailing tears.
Mary, because of her aboundin
health, healed Of her wound rapid,
Langford took advantage of the girl
absorption in each others compan
to ride often and at length on quest
Of his own creation. With Octobe
Louise must join Judge Dale for tn
autumn term of court He haunte
the hills. He was not looking no
for living man; he was seeking
cleverly concealed grave. He floute
the opinion-held by many--that tn
body had been thrown init the Mi
siuri and would wash ashore SON
later day many and many a mile b
low. He held firmly to his fixed ide
that impenetrable mystery cloudir
the ultimate close of Williston's cart
ly career was the sought aim of h
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
WouId-Be Suicides Nerve.

Baraboo, Wis.-Because his newly'Ja
purchased revolver failed to kill him1
when he attempted suicide, NathaRg
Wood returned it to the store and de.
manded his money back in accord.
ance with an agreement made when
he bought the weapon that it would
work right" or the cash would be re.
funded.
Wood succeeded in inflicting only,
flesh wound on himself He got his
money back. b
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
SAGE SAYINGS OF OSCAR.

Liddle pitchers spill a lot of foam.
A hen on der nest ISIS wort two birts
In der hant.
Breat cast upon der waters ISIS, so to
spik, in soak.
Many voice is cultivationed nit
ouid yielding crop.
A goot indian does nod necessity
daserfe eulogistic.
Many men gife up smoking 80 dot
Gey Won't hat to gife up money.
Eferyding vich goes up musd come
lown-eXcept der necessitaries of life.
Many a five-and-ten-cent store girl
makes man look like tirty cents
Chicago Journal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
A Different Medium.

Huggins-That pretty little sculp.
tress | met at your reception the other
evening completely turned my head.
Miss Peachley-Indeed! l knew she
modelled in clay, but wasn't aware
that she worked in wood
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
Of established order and peace in the

COW country!
"I-I-dont understand, your hon
or" faltered the woman in great trepi-
dation. Would his honor consider her
hopeless stupid? But what was the
man talking about? Louise looked up,
a flush OF color staining her cheeks.
Maybe fre-brand would suit you
better, madame? My young trlend,
the tire-brand,' resumed the Judge
rising. THAT IS good-fre-brand. IS
he not melting the populace to open
rebellion, false doctrine and schlSn
| Is it not because of him that ROOFS are
burned over the very heads Oh inc
helpless homesteader?"
For shame, Uncle Hammond e%
claimed Louise, still flushed ana Win
a mutinouS little sparkle in her eyes.
You are poking fun at me. You
haven't any right to, YOU know; but
that's your way. don't care, but Mrs.
Higgins doesn't understand.
Don't you, Mrs. Higgins?' asked
| the judge.
NO, | don't" snapped Mrs. Hlg-
| gins, and she didn't, but she thought
! She did. "Only if you mean Mr.. Rich
ard Gordon. I'll tell you now there
! amt no one in this here GOd-fOrSaken
country who can hold a tallOW candle
| to him. Just put that in your pipe and
smoke it, will you?'
She piled uv dishes yiCiOusly. She
did not wait for her guests to depart
before she began demolishing the
table, 1t was a tremendous breach Of
atiOuettp bur she didn't care. To have
an ideal shattered ruInlcSSIy is ever
a notwithstanding thing.
But nv dear Mrs. Higgins" ex-
pOstulated the indge.
"You needn't" said that lady, short
". Il don't care" she went on, III
the president himself or an aTchangel
from heaven came down here and
mastered Dick Gordon with bad-smell-
in names from the crown of his little
toe 10 the tin Of his head, Id tell EN-
10 their very faces that they didn't
know what they was a talkin' about,
and what's more thevd better go
hack 70 where they belong and not
come nosin' round in other PEOPLES
bnsinass when they don't understand
one single mite about il. We don't
want 'em nnttjn' their fingers in our
ME when they don't know a thing
about NC or orr WAYS That's nv
cav" cha closed with annaIIing sig.
nificance fattering herself that no
ono couId dream hnt that she was
aoo1;,g !, Tho most o~ba,d General.
itios cbo u,os for too noIitic n an.
togoni7o ord u;tbal foo GOOD q WON.
on NOT 70 s+,il,a for . friend Sha
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truo 70 oil bor godo-ond cha had
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49,. thnou haa1. 49, hIa~1a 800 ons
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$500 80, .,a ,.e~,. ao;,;, ~
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tho man pona clean daffvo"
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

The best citizens are in the obituary
notices.
A girl likes some particular man SO
she can change off.
Rosy cheeks are nice to look at,
but they don't taste any better.
Some people are so restless they'll
go to church for something to do.
The reason so many men fall in
love with a girl is her imagination.
A woman tells a man he's cookbook
ing to make him think he's also smart.
It's awful selfish of a man to wear
as good clothes as the sons he sup
ports.
One good thing about politicians is
they make you think so much better
of the rest of humanity.
One of the best times a woman ever
has is trying to make people believe
she did at another she is tellisg them
about.
A useful thing to invent would be
something that would make other in
ventions work the way you pay your
money to have them.-New York
Press.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
Cow Hoisted into Girls Dorm

Philadelphia.-Four athletes
dropped from the roll of Swa'
college for pranks not apprc
the faculty. One of them, Ii ~
Smith of the football team, ~
tied with having assisted /
a cow up two flights of stat
girls' dormitory,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

Generally self-sacrifcing woman is
simply working out in her own way
the principle of self-preservation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

DO
e -T1TCh that Is evil ID
oood many SONGS have plenty OF
pas hut no meter.
Some actors are like rice-they get
nrfod nm So easily.
ia 70 ho in 2 terrible state.
A man doesn't have to wear armor
70 hoIong to the meat trust.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

We like to think we'll of others, but
some of them seem just dead set
against allowing us to do so.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

A mans idea of rest often is simply
to have his wife quit talking.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

A covetous man makes no friends
Cingalese Proverb.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

A mans idea of rest often is simply
to have his wife quit talking.
We like to think we'll of others, but
some of them seem just dead set
against allowing us to do so.
Generally a self-sacrifcing woman is
simply working out in her own way
the principle of self-preservation.
Ambition easily keeps a man out of
bed at night, but it is not an effective
brand unless it gets him out of bed
In the morning as well.
A man who never lets anything es.
cape him has a hard time deciding be-
tween his own and the other fellows.
Nashville American.
BROTHER WILLIAMS REASONING.
Anyways you look at it de gospel is
all right. Stand it on its head, an
it's feet'll touch de stars.
FLYNN wild angel wings in de here
after will be too much work for me.
Please, God, I'll ak fer balloon.
lob wuz lax many human in dis
day an time: Long ez he wuz po' an
'fiicted he hollered nightly; but |
reckon dat wen he hit prosperity he
spruced I'D an said; Didn't | tell you
so?'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

A goot indian does nod necessity
daserfe eulogistic.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

Many men gife up smoking 80 dot
6ey Won't hat to gife up money.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

The best citizens are in the obituary
notices.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

Rosy cheeks are nice to look at,
but they don't taste any better.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

Many voice is cultivationed nit
ouid yielding a crop.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
BROTHER WILLIAMS REASONING.

Anyways you look at it de gospel is
all right. Stand it on its head, an
it's feet'll touch de stars.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

A girl likes some particular man sc
she can change off.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

FLYNN wild angel wings in de here
after will be too much work for me.
Please, God, I'll ak fer balloon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

Some people are so restless they'll
go to church for something to do.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

Breat cast upon der waters ISIS, so to
spik, in soak.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

Pa says the most beautiful thing
YOU can say of a woman is that her
mind is as lovely as her face.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

In Terre Hut there is a shoemaker
named Fitzhugh. That is better than
most Of them can do.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

The reason so many men fall in
love with a girl is her imagination.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

Eferyding vich goes up musd come
lown-except der necessitaries of life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
SLOW FREIGHT MOVEMENT.

Statistics of daily freight car
movement may make the slowness
familiar, but they cannot make it
acceptable" says the Iron Trade Re-
view. 1.-The committee on. car
efficiency of the American Railway
association has a large work cut out
for it, and the slowness of the pres
ent movement is guarantee that
the work will be prosecuted with
vigor by all parties concerned. There
has been a little objection in some
quarters to the statistics which the
committee has freely made public.
particularly those relating to the
number of idle cars. The publicity
is a feature to be commended, no
matter how bad the situation is. 1t
is always well to face the facts.
"The statistics of idle cars in the
past few months have been widely
circulated. but lately it is pointed out
that the actual freight movement has
suffered a greater decrease than the
statistics of the number OF cars
could indicate, for the reason that in
dull times shippers are making
smaller individual shipments than
usual and call for cars which will
give them the minimum weight which
carries the carload rate. AS a result.
the idle cars in the past few months
have had a much greater capacity
per car than the cars which have
been kept in use, SO that the ton
mileage of freight has suffered a
greater decrease than the freight car
mileage.
1.-THE railroads have also made an
effort lately to increase freight rates,
and in this they have met opposition
at some points, and support at
others. Regardless of how opinions
differ on this question, all who ship
and receive freight should recognize
that the railroads are themselves I'M
der the absolute necessity of doing
something to improve their position.
There is no doubt that they can make
great increase in their profits by
a more rapid car movement"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
A REAL PHILANTHROPIsr.

Nathan Straus, the New York mer-
chant philanthropist who years ago
reduced the death rate in that city by
establishing Pasteurization plants to
furnish wholesome milk for infants at
price within the reach of the poor,
has returned from a fourteen months
tour of Europe undertaken for the
purpose of extending the boundaries
of mis- humane work.
BY means of public lectures, inter-
views with influential people devoted
to charity, and practical demonstra-
tions conducted through the agency of
Pasteurization plants erected at his
own expense, he made propaganda
in numerous large cities OF Europe,
the results OF which have been con-
siderable and the future results Of
which are beyond computation. In
the German village of Sandhausen,
near Heidelberg place of 1000 in
habitants-he found the death rate
among children As per 100. He es-
tablished a Pasteurization plant; the
same milk was used as before, but it
was Pasteurized, and at once, without
any other change in the diet of the
children. the death rate began to fall.
At Carlsrhue he established a Pas
teurization plant under the patronage
of the Dowager Grand Duchess Louise
of Baden; at Dublin, Ireland, under the
Vicereine Countess of Aberdeen; at
Liverpool under the supervision of the
officer of health, and at Munich under
the patronage of the Princess Ar
nulf, of Bavaria Baron Bienerth,
the Austrian minister Of the in
terror. promised, after visiting the
| Strauss exhibit in Vienna, to en-
courage the Presentation of milk
| throughout Austria. Mr. Straus is
| convinced that the spread of knowI-
edge on the subject of Pasteurization
and its benefits which he has effected
by his tour VIII bring about its general
adoption in all the countries he has
visited, with the effect of saving thou
sands of lives every year.
What he has done recalls the public
spirited exertions two centuries ago of
Lady Mary Wortley Montague, who
taught the people Of England and wes-
] tern Europe the benefits OF inoeulatiou
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yours" he told her, "but have
studied longer-abroad and all that"
oh, have you?" said the eager
Peggy, and they sat there and talked
until the shadows fell.
That night Meredith said to Miss
Brownlee. II think it is beautiful
here" and Peggy. watching the moon
light through the small square window
OF her room, smiled in the darkness
as she thought how deliciously Mr..
Meredith said. by George" when he
looked at her best work
The next morning she took his ad-.
vice and sketched the six curly>tailed
pigs, sally over q saucer of milk and
Miss Brownies among her pots and
pans.
That's the best thing you have done
yet" Meredith told her as he exam
ined the sketch OF Miss Brownlee
through the window give a chance
for values"
ST wish I knew as much as Won do
about such things" Peggy sighed.
I'VE Will work together for awhile"
he said, land I will teach you all
| know"
But he taught her other things than
art as their easels stood side by side
on the bluff, and the white gulls
| dipped to the sapphire lake, and the
wind ruffled the curis on Peggy's fores
head. And one morning as Peggy fins
ished sketch of silver birches with
bit of lake beyond, he looked over
| her shoulder.
you are getting on. wonderfully
he said, but you ought to have q
year abroad"
But can't" Peggy told him. 2
you can If you will marry me-
was his unexpected proposition.
! And "oh," said rosy Peggy. y
And to think said the radiant
| Miss Brownlee when they told her.
4 that I should have romance right
here IN my tin cottages"
Dear cottages" murmured Peggy.
And as the lovers went down the
patch the moonlight touched the lit
tie gray houses with magic light, and
made Of each of them castle 81
ams.-(Copyrighted 1908 by AsAo-
ciated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15

Barney Sheriden is the Democratic
candidate for congress in the Second
district. He sums up his task of try
ing to lick Charley Scott thus: Many
will say, of course, that my discretion
IN tackling such a proposition is OH a
par with that of the jackrabbit that
sneezed in a bulldogs face
According to the Vinland Vine John
Brassfield had been interrupting the
conversation for some time. you are
drunk at last said Bill Sincaller in
disgust. 81 am not drunk" replied
John indignantly, "and if was sober
you would not say such a thing to
me-" 'If you were SOBER" said Bill,
you would know you were drunk
There's a good deal of rivalry in
Concordia over mammoth castor bean
plants. Cyrus Gordon, the rural car
rier in those parts has been Boosting
of having the largest, measuring IL "
feet tall, for some time, but the lau-
rels have been wrested from him by
John Myers who comes to the front as
being the possessor of one of these
plants that is 1215 feet tall.
The "kindest people in the world
live in every community, says the
Atchison Globe. The Rev. F. S. White
has found many of them at Wetmore,
where he conducts services once a
week. He cites the case of a Mrs.
Stevenson who is i'll; the other day her
quarts of peaches for her. In anoth-
err instance a woman was sick long
time, her illness ending in death. The
neighbors supplied the Whole family
with the finest cooking and kindest
attention during all of that time.
At the Blossom House the other
night Judge Adna P. Gristlebone APP
preached a total stranger and draw
ing back his fist struck the man a
staggering blow on the jaw, says the
Kansas City Star. Friends rushed for
ward and took Gristlebone away be-
fore the stranger could recover from
his surprise. When asked concerning
the incident Judge Gristlebone said:
'They say am no longer factor in
Kansas politics, and thought would
show them. The man I poked was a
stranger to me, and I assaulted him
merely because I realized must as
sault someone. have demonstrated
that I am still Republican leader in
Kansas"