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boulder which has possession Of your lawn
must he a dropped page from the great
central moraine which was carried down
from the northwest in vast Ice fields But
the squire helda different view. He said
with some heat that the rock in question
had been set in his front yard on the day
Of creation. He made II clear that he him
self was a defender Of the first chapter Of
Genesis, and that in his opinion minister
Of the gospel ought 10 be on the same side,
Northmore was startled and enlightened.
He had a sense Of having been jostled by
something in the nature Of prophecy re-
garding whathe should encounter In Moga-
dOnier.
His troubles rapidly multiplied. He
found the church suffering at the hands
of Elijah Sims, one Of the oldest members
who had built a spite fence nineteen feet
high in front of the windows He wrested
with Brother Sims He went to Simss
lumber Office and said; 4AIr, Sims LET us
pray" Sims could not refuse this invita-
tion, He had 10 kneel with Northmore
and listen to prayer which was directed,
Of course, in a personal manner and was
a protest against the fence. Sims was in
a sweat when it was finished. But North
more could not corner Sims a second time.
He went TO the lumber office every day,
but in vain. He would take along book
and spend several hours reading and wait
ing, but still no Sims. At length, though
Northmore did not suggest it, the whole
congregation went around and prayed
and sang hymns on Sims's piazza. 1t
was no good Triumph came, however,
through outside and wholly unlimited
forces on Halloween. That night an
army Of unidentified citizens tore down
the fence and nailed the boards Of which
it was composed all over Sims's house.
The windows and doors were utterly OBJ
structed, and the old man and his son we're
obliged to get out through the skylight.
The story tells Of plenty Of trouble be-
sides. Whom should Northmore fall in
love with but wicked Tom Morgan's daugh-
teri OF course, the way in that particular
oasa ~ true love was not found tc 30 oa0y.
Northmore, moreover had many battles,
both with people and with his own con-
science. in matters Of religion, He was
shocked by revival methods and by con-
versions brought about through hysteria.
The book is realistic in manner and 10
seriously written.
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INTERNATIONAL
.STUDIO.
/, Colo, Plate, April No Cen.

5Oc.-Raphael Almanac. VOltaires Tales. Faust.
Don Juan, Sherlock Holmes. PRATT. lGl 9th sv.
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Sorrento as the moderns are, there is a
succession Of native chroniclers through
out the Middle Ages and later.
Under the I,ombards and Normans the
municipality Of Sorrento, the unirsrsRd as
it was called, made a remarkable fight for
its independence that was on the whole
successful. II managed 10 avoid any feudal
lord, except some royal person now and
then when the Spanlards ruled, being more
lucky than its nelghbors, vico and Massa
The history is full Of the usual picturesque
quarrels between the neighboring COM
munities. Of the struggles Of the country
men Of Piano TO obtain equal rights with
the townsmen Of Sorrento, OF various ro-
mantle episodes in the patrician and plebeian
families Of the city, Of the bold deeds Of
mariners against their rivals Of Ama.a
and later against the Saracen pirates Of
the share Sorrento took in the wars Of the
Spanish lords Of Naples and in those Of
later days. There was life and vigorous ac-
ton that summer visitors have no idea Of.
The church plays a great part in the HIS
tory Of the peninsula This contains now
OO,UOO lnnADllAntb ana eau never nave nhu
many more, yet there is an Archbishop
at Sorrento. Bishops at Vico Equense and
Massa Lubrense not to mention those on
the contiguous territory. 1t has had one
great man OF worldwide celebrity the poet
TOrquato Tasso; il has had patron saint
known far beyond it's territory, SAINT An
tonino. About these Signor Fasulo gives
full particulars. He has included in his
volume also list Of all the archaeological
remnants found In the territory and num-
her Of the charming songs to which visitors
listen when sung to the accompaniment Of
guitar or mandolin. The customs of the
people are described the tarantella dance
Is explained, and there are excellent illus
trations and maps. II is not a popular
book, but it contains a great deal Of
interesting matter, from which visitors to
Sorrento who can manage a little Italian
may derive much that will add to the en-
joyment OF their stay in one Of the loveliest
spots on earth
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The Troubles Of a Minister.

Northmore, the young minister in Eliza
beth Neh's story Of "Altars to Mammon'
Frederick A. Stokes Company, had a
dfioult time when he went 10 be pastor OF
the church in Mogadonier, On the way.
at Bellevue. he listened 10 very depressing
communication from Quiggins, a work
man who had been injured tty a falling
stone. Quiggins felt bitterly toward the
rich and told him about the wicked Tom
Morgan who stole poor mans invention
and made millions out Of IL. Al Moga-
donier' old Squire PocooS met the new
minister and carried him OFF Hospitality
10 an excellent home dinner. That was
very well; Northmore was hungry and
enjoyed the meal; but after dinner, as the
two sat on the porch, Northmore was be-
trayed into an expression Of scientific in
terest In an enormous boulder that ocou-
pied the greater part Of the squire's front
yard. Said Northmore: This granite
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Seraphica
By Justin Hantly Mccarthy

Seraphica is a duchess, and the
story is the romance of her lite
in the brilliant days when King
Louis XIV. was boy and a
regent was on the throne. Ser
aphica is young and gay and
curious. A dainty comedy.
"He American NaRon," d" IT,!
great u VoL History, Is Just COM
pieted after seVsn years of close
application. A booklet telling of this
wondsfui Ooh Is yours for Ii;
asking.
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eight stories. These are entertaining
though they lose something by being col
lected together, as the same note is struck
in each one.
Another collection Of short stories by
Anthony Hope, Loves Logic" (The
Mcclure Company. demonstrates again
that the author needs more space TO do
himself Justice They are readable Of
courSs; most Of them are love stories, some
with a rather forced note Of mirth, some with
a strain Of bitterness. There are two bits
Of dialogue which seem intended for acting;
one Of these Ia a pretty CHASTITY bit Of the
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we're almost sorry for Stark. lie entered
hensive state Of mind and lighted the lamp.
Having done that, 'he Strengthened up and
turned toward the bed to throw on his
coat. when suddenly every muscle Of his
body leaped with an uncomfortable spasm,
as il he had uncovered a deadly serpent
coiled and ready to spring, In spite OF
himself his lungs contracted as II with the
grip Of giant hands and his breath came
forth with a startled cry. John Gale was
sitting at his table, barely an arms length
away, his gray blue eyes fixed upon him
and the deep seams Of his heavy face set
Rs II craven in stone. His huge, knotted
hands were upon the table and between
them lay a naked knife In the battle
that followed Stark was shocklngly cut up.
When it was over he sank weakly upon his
cot and asked II he was TO be favored by
having his wounds attended to. There was
some question concerning this. 1t was
proposed by Gale to 'lock him in and let
him die in the dark whereupon Stark
-cursed afiirghtedly,' and we think with
some reason for, a. the story says, 1T is
a terrible thing to bleed to death in the
dark As for Runnion. the other villain.
it was his fate to bleed to death by daylight.
After Poleon had beaten him horribly he
led him TO a place where the mosquitoes
were particularly thick and there removed
his coat and tied his hands behind his back
with strips Of his own shirt. The singing
people did the rest.
The tale is vigorous and eventful 1t will
disappoint no reader through lack Of the
picturesque aud stirring quality. Our
memory is that the Yukon mosquitoes have
been known to kill bears.
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The Judgment
of Eve
By May Sinclair

How was Agnes Purcell to
know that she was making a
choice for the worse when she
married the man she loved?
How was she to foreSee the in
evitable decline? This novel is
the story of a courageous girl who
did not shirk-and a tremen-
dous plea in favor of race suicide.
A story, vivid and with message.
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The Greater
Mischief
By Margartt West,up

A love story of mystery and
smiling pathos with notable
new type of girl for heroine.
This girls mother is a remark
able woman and her relations to
her children and their comrades
forms gracious and lOvable
picture. And, too, there is
Euphemia, a "fat, moralless dog"
all we'll worth meeting.
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The Cat and
the Canary
BY Margaret Cameron

For pure fun-delicious, up
bubbling, running over humor,
this story will last while men and
women care to laugh over inno.
cent complications. There isn't
cat in the whole story and
there isn't canary, but there is
a "nightie" - and its worth
reading about.
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IARPERN.
H BOOK9 ~
The Barrier
By Rex Beach

The big, new Rex Beach
novel is out at last, and early
readers have discovered that it is
even better than "The Spoilers.
This in eight days, Will it be
the unanimous verdict 1t will.
For the story is big with the
swing and dash and color which
spell success. "THE BAR
RIER' tells a triumphant love
story of Alaska. The people
are intensely human and in
tensely alive, There is, too, an
alIuring mystery and an under
current of delightful humor runs
through it all. The drawings in
colors are unusual.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12
Recipe for Oratory.

Representative Hobson, at the end
of a brilliant speech on naval arma-
ment, was congratulated on his ora
tory.
what is your recipe for good ora
t0ry?' a reporter asked.
Il am afraid oratory comes natural"
was the reply "There is. though one
recipe for it, old Job Walmsbys, but
it is hardly satisfactory.
"'Tha wants to be public speyker,
dos tina, lad?' Job, in his Yorkshire
dialect would say. An tina thenks
AVN the chep to put tina up a
wrinkle ABBOTT it? Tha's right, | avn
Now, bark tina! When tina rises to
meek thy speych, hit TABLE, and
open thy mawth. II nowt comes, TAX
a sup O. water, an hit TABLE again.
Then open thy mawth wider than
afoor. Then, if nowt comes, tax
thysen off. and leave public speakin
to such as me-"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12
Tropical Races Are Shown to Be
Much Longer Lived.

Because in tropical countries more
decayed vegetable matter Is found and
in consequence more miaSma, the idea
has become popular that only vigorous
health and long life are likely In
northern ATTITUDES where frost now
and then asserts itself The fact that
humanity natures much earlier in
tropical climes seems to warrant the
conclusion that it must necessarily
perish much earlier. DR.. Luigi Sam
bon Of Rome attempts to put the pop.
ular impression to sleep by an elab-
crate exhibition Of statistics.
He doesn't contend that the warm
est climate is the most suitable to a
man, under the conditions Of modern
civilization, but he demonstrates Wig
Orously against the Idea that a cold
and variable climate Is the most con.
duCive to the physical and intel
lectual Improvement Of the human
race. While northern climates may
produce stalwart frames, statistics
show that they do not conduce to lon
gevity. In proof OF his position the
doctor cites the fact that the average
Arab outlives the average Esquimau
by not less than Is years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12
A Poor Answer,

Otto E. Schaar, president of the
Walters club of New York, in a re
cent argument on tipping, said to his
opponent, sharply:
Your reply is altogether beside the
point and Irrelevant 1t reminds me
of a woman's reply In a German court
The woman was accused of poisoning
her husband. The prosecuting attor
ney said to her:
You have heard the evidence. The
body contained enough arsenic to kill
ten persons. What have you to say"
My husband the women Cd
sweyed, was q big eater"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12
One of Worlds Wonders.

Mount Etna now attracting the ap-
prehensive gaze Of the world after IS
years retirement from active bust
ness, has furnished more material for
travellers tales than any other noun
tain on earth. AstOnished Englishmen
Of a century ago, who fell into the
fashionable habit of climbing its high
est peak-and some did SO, to the
amazement of the Sicilians, even in
the dead Of winter-have left on rec,
ord in the eXuberant language Of their
day the emotions that thrilled Their
soul. The man who treads Mount
Etna," wrote one Of these lis a man
above the world. Every river on the
island can be traced from its mouth
to its source"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12
Ouuht to Be a Winner.

"Say," remarked the man with the
absent hair, I've got an idea for pub
lication that would prove a bonanza
for some enterprising journalist"
well, come on with the eXplana-
ton," said the other party to the dia-
lOgue.
Its daily paper without adver-
tisements," said the bald gentleman.
"Why do you think such paper
would be a success" queried the
other.
Because of the enormous circua,
ton it would attain replied the party
Of the prelude. why, every man with
a bargain hunting wife would sub,
scribe for it,
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LONGEVITY IN HOT CLIMATES

He shows that the people who live
along the unhealthful coasts Of Cen.
trail and South America survive the in.
habitants Of the higher and cooler alti,
tudes of the interior. He shows also
that the Hindus, who often reach
puberty as early as nine years, live
to a surprising old age. The inhabi-
tants of the southern countries OF
Europe are found to live much longer
than those of the more northern lati.
tude.
To illustrate, in England in a popu.
lation of 100000 there are but 14s
centenarians, while in Spain, with
a population Of but 1S,000,0O0 there
are 401 centenarians. The prDbabih-
ties are that the great mortality found
in southern ATTITUDES is found In the
cities, and is therefore not so much
the fault of the climate as of an In
difference to sanitary laws.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12
Jews in New York.

It IS said that the New York Jew
Ish community is now the largest in
history or tradition. 1t represents ten
per cent. Of the entire Jewish popu.
lation of the world. 1t is larger
than the aggregate Jewish population
of the eastern largest centers, Vienna,
Budapest, Berlin, Wilma, Amsterdam.
Lemberg and London. 1t is ten times
larger than the entire Jewish popula.
ton of France; 1t IS 20 times larger
than the entire Jewish population of
italy; It is rs times larger than the
population of Jerusalem and Is times
larger than the entire Jewish popula.
ton of Syria and Palestine.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12

Such a thing as a conscience Is
something that no INSCRIPTIONS ward
boss Will harbOr, for to him con.
science is a dead letter in politics. Be
sides, a boss may be in one party
one year, and on the other side Of the
fence the next year. He may support
q measure at first and then "switCh"
and fight it. EXpediency is his watch,
word, and he will support a man
whom he cordially despises if he can
see advantage to himself in the end.
The questions Of party principles have
an exceedingly hazy interest to him,
for the class with which he mingleS,
and the interests which he represents,
have no time at all to study political
economy, and no inclination towards
the ethical side Of politics.
1t was matter Of genuine interest
to meet the various BOSSES" big and
little, and weigh them and analyze
them as they came into my perSpeC-
tive. They were always a tritle curl.
Gus as to just how happened to be in
politics, and | am quite certain they
were decidedly uncertain as to just
how came to be holding down fair.
salaried position when | could not de.
liver delegates; and yet, meeting me
in the game at every turn, from the
primaries to the national conventions,
they knew | was keeping cases." as
they may have expressed it, and that
in some mysterious way l must be Of
some value in the sum total Of ele-
ments making up political life.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12

The question Of silent bosses" and
talkative bosses" is one which has
been variOusly reviewed, and the av.
erage Judgment has been that the
silent boss was the great power.
The fact was that the silent" boss
could talk fast enough when he want
ed to, and the talkative boss could
stand pat" when he so desired. If it
was the nature of a boss to talk he
did so; if he was naturally a seCretive
man, he kept still generally. The most
effective combination was the Boss
who could talk or keep still as occA,
sion demanded and who could neither
be goaded nor coaxed into either
silence or speech against his better
Judgment
1t could be said in favor Of nearly
every real ward boss" that he was
not an orator Not in the sense Of a
"silyer-tongued spellbinder." Many Of
them could give good, comnlOn-sense
talks, and effective ones, too, but they
did not essay to split the welkin with
t"~tir rerorations, and rather despised
in their hearts the wind TANNER" ard
his periods. At the same time, for a
genuinely great speaker they had a
deep respect and enjoyed hearing him.
AS for the man with the pen" they
were never unwilling to avail them
selves Of his services if he could
make good" with anything to help on
campaign.
ERNEST MGAFFEY.
Copyright. 1905. by Joseph b. B0wles)
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12

T. IA n AMI DbSStS COlilC ulll So
WAF They rise and fall, and one
WV makes room for another.
The fluctuations in politics
are as sudden and abrupt
as the changes in the stock mar
ket, and the boss" of last year
may be the plainest of plain citi-
zens the ensuing year One thing
is morally certain, there will never
be an elimination of bosses in
politics, because leaders are an
absolute necessity in every move
ment, and prime ministers and
'bOsses" as are the ward politicians
who hold their wards in Che hollow of
their hands.
Some people, good people, too, have
started in to fight bosses" and have
ended up by cooperating with them
and getting their aid to improve con-
ditiOns In certain districts Fighting
q political boss" IS an uphill Job, for
''the respeCtables, so-calfed, are usu-
""f Wv ,"'' ~ 7''1 "'i, '''''
an" '''' wy" "'o ''i VII" we u'H"'
remember a reformer who tried go
win out on the presidency of a ward
I'"' "s'''''1 INC ''9' re u 'e"
wv "'' '','" ""' uo''"'''' O"' '''s
'"i'U III III '''''Io" ~ oe sure VI
1885, wa. y 0,,'' o''e y, ''o
ais m5 D,a 80" ''D NV, - o,''S." mn,
high homes I'll o nipht Of tho election
with 1SQ man,here nrasor+ Droon,,
name was mt hafore tba c,nh amid q
storm of appIause His nomination
was seconded by at least five addi.
tionai speeches, each q glowing euIogv
of DANNY Dugan's staunch nuaIitios
and services to the PARTY" Dupan sat
entranced with the praises which were
being handed out TO him The boss "
candidate, Casey. was nominated in 2
halfdozen words and feebIv seconded
by only one individual.
Dugan himself was arnointed ono ot
the telIers and a roar Of annrohatior
shook the hall as the chairman an
bounced his selection. Dugan went Ut
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12
Forcinu His Chances.

$50 Shadiboy is In trouble again."
yes, a bit Of a card scandal"
Il told him not to play unless he
could afford to lose"
He must have gotten your advice
mixed, and decided he couldn't afford
to play unless he didn't lose, Wash.
intaon Star.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12

rushed from the room, with a perfect
howl Of cheers following him. 1t was
his last appearance in politics.
The term political boss images to
most people stoutly-built man with
plug hat and a large diamond, who
smokes long black cigars and rules
his ward or district with rod Of iron.
Sometimes he is represented as man
with heart bursting with sympathy
for the poor, who squeezes the rich
citizen to help out the constituents
whose votes he harvests on election
day. He is generally typified as elo-
quently profane, and story writer's de-
light to set him down invariably as of
Irish birth.
AS a matter Of fact, however, there
are just as many different bosses as
there are natiOnalities in the large
cities, for boss is simply leader
FOR the time being and that may be
for few months, a few years or
longer. And some Of the most sue
Cessful Of all 'bOsSes,' politically
speaking, have been Americans. The
present president Of the United States
is one Of the most masterful of pOliti-
cal bosses. Who in his party dare
openly say him may" with any hope
Of winning out against his rock-rooted
strength?
The boss" in the cities, however,
especially the typical ward boss" is
often man whs may be evolved by
either accident or design. Sometimes
man goes into the game to help A
friend out. or to satisfy a grudge, and
the gIamor of the thing attracts him
and he stays in. to finally emerge az
a full.bloWn leader" And some one
Of the young fellows who go into poll
tics deliberately will work on for
years in the same ward, growing ND
with the people who live there, identi-
| flying himself with them and their In.
| terests and finally winning the conf
denCe OF his constituents 50 lastingly
that they will vote almost to man as
| he wishes.
a true boss" both follows and
leads. He knows what his people
want, and he does not stray far away
| from their desires. If his ward has q
constituency which favors liberal in
depreciation Of the liquor question he
Is for the open" Sunday, and even
the alI-night saloon. If necessary. He
Is strong on the subject of the poor
mans club and hot against "blue
laws and for the maximum OF "per.
sonal liberty" Incidentally. he fayors
low license, usually.
If a boss" lives in Prohibition dis.
trict he Eliminates against the de.
mon rum" and points out statlstjcalIy
the ruin wrought by drink. This NAV
not prevent him from having his
'high-balls' at the club, or his cham.
payne at the political banuuets but
makes him strong with the voters
whose support he seeks. He is on the
alert for blind pigs" or places where
liquor is struggled in and sold secret.
ly, and he leads delegations TO the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
andhas positively cured thousandsof
women who have been troubled With
displacements, inflammation, ulcera'
ton, fbroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, tlatulency, indiges'
ton, dizziness, orneryous prOstration
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12

The life Of woman can be divided
into three epOChs: in the first she
dreams Of love, in the second she ex-
periences it, in the third she regrets
it.-Saint-PrOsper.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12

Young man. don't express willing
ness to die for a girl during court
ship and then refuse to work for her
after marriage.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-12
Hicks Capudine Cures Women.

Periodic pains. baCkache. nervousness
assists nature Prescribed by physicians
with best results. Trial bottl" l0c Regular
size PC and 5OC at all druggists.