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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07
The Sort Of Thinu He Liked.

In an early day in Stone county,
Missouri, a farmers boy rushed into
the Office Of DR.. r. J. McCord of Ga
lena and urged the doctor to come
quickly to see his father, who seemed
to be dying. Said the doctor. What
ails him, and what has he eaten?"
The boy said: oh, nothing much
but IA roastin ears for supper
well, said the doctor, Just go
back and throw him a couple of
bundles of oats and tell him l will be
up there in about 80 minutes. -
From Judges Library.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

| y Ii,
A certain hotelkeeper had been Sc
lected as a candidate for aldermanit
honors. At party headquarters, afte1
his name had been offered and deter
mined upon, a committee of "promi
hent citizens was picked out to mott
~ the gentleman of the honor which
mad been accorded him. Among
others, this "hot sport was chosen, as
ne was very neat talker, and the
Craftsmanship Of the notifying commit
tee was reserved to him, as the man
who was best qualified to break the
news to the hotelkeeper Of his selec.
ton as the aldermanic standard.
bearer.
At that time of the year, early
| spring. number of these "prominent
citizens were wearing light over.
coats, and our hero was nattily attired
IN one which buttoned high to his
throat, with an immaculate silk muf.
fer folded neatly above it.
AS the committee entered the rotun.
da OF the hotel 1t met the then civ
clerk, who, on invitation, accompanjed
them on their trip.
Inc Boniface was sent for, a pri.
vate room opened and the gentleman
with the dove.colored spring overcoat
and silk muffler stepped from the
group of prominent citizens" and
urged the acceptance by the tentative
candidate of the honor vouchsafed
MIN. 1t was a neat speech, and told
OF the representative citizens" who
were present, anxious to lend their
prestige and solid business standing
10 MS campaign, all prominent busi.
ness men," and all DESTROYS of having
tne ward taken care of in the council
by man of their own stamp.
The hotelkeeper was very mich
gratlfed, accepted the honor in a few
words and invited the committee to
take dinner with him, it being lust
about six in the evening. All but the
city clerk and the orator of the even.
ing accepted the invitation with alac.
rlty. The orator, however pleaded an |
imperative engagement, and the civ
clerk had to catch train. But as
these two came out of the hotel the
city clerk, who knew his companion
as sort of "fy-by-night ward politi.
clan, said, why didn't you stay and
take dinner with the committee. Dick?
The old man will give the boys a fine
feed in there"
To which the politician, with a Der.
tectly nonchalant air, replied: I'D
nave liked to, first rate; but haven't
got any shirt on" at the same time
opening his spring oyercoat and dis.
closing underneath his stylish NUT.
Ter the unmistakable presence of a
heat but not gaudy undershirt next TO
lis manly chest.
The city clerk reached into his vest
'ocket and dislodged a two-dollar bill.
This he handed to his friend You're
dandy representative citizen all
light, Dick" he remarked, "and first.
lass business man. Go and get you a
hlrt 9th that and then buy some
hing to eat"
ERNEST FGAFFEY.
Copyright 1908. by Joseph B. Bowles.) J
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07
HE term "four-fushing" ar.

- HE term "four-fushing," az
though of comparatively
recent origin, merely
means, in its last analysis,
pretense. 1t is poker
term, meaning in that game the prac-
tice of pretending that you have five
cards of one suit when you only have
four Of one suit and one Of another,
and Of trying to win with that kind
of hand, in hopes that the other play
ers will believe that you have gen
uine flush" five cards in one suit.
It is fayorite pastime in the great
American game to bet high on
-four flush" to intimidate or "timify"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

Waste not the remnant of thy life
In those imaginings touching other
folk, whereby thou contributest not to
the common Weal.-Marcus Aurelius.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07
Hicks Capudine Cures Headache

Whether from colds, heat. stomach or
nervous troubles No Acetanilid or dan
SeroIs drugs, It's liquid and acts imme-
dlately. Trial bottle lvc. Regular 25r and
DOC ct all druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

A man isn't necessarily wood saw
yer because he says nothing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
andhas positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fbroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, baskache, that bear
ing-down feeling, t1atulency, indiges.
ton, dizziness ornervouS 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??, 1908-08-07

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM.
CHILL FONIC. You know what Won are tattT,S
Inc formula Is plainly printed on every bottiS
showing is simply Quinne and Iron in tastelrss
form, and the most efeCtual form. For grown
people and children. &c. IVA e'o"i'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

This woman says she was saved
from an operation by Lydia e.
Pinkham'sV Vegetable G Compound.
tenaV. Henry, Of Norristown, Ga,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
81 suffered untold misery from fe.
male troubles. My doctor said an opera
ton was the only chance l had, and I
dreaded it almost as much as death.
"One day l read how other women
had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound, and l decided to
try it. Before had taken the first
bottle was better, and now am en-.
tirely cured
Every woman suffering with anv
female trouble should take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Mans Love for Home.

The average man would care for his
home above all other places on earth,
II he got half a chance. It's in him
to do tits in the most restless and
migratory of his sort. No matter how
he roams about he likes to know he
has a home to go to, and his fond
ness for staying in 1t is in exact pro-
portion--or so I believe--to the de-
gree in which that home approaches
the ideal. Not In outward show
most men care surprisingly little about
that--but in the qualities which make
it a place happily different from the
best club or bachelors hall which w
existed,-Grace s, Richmond. With
Juliet in England
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Only One.

at the, Unwilling Of Robins bust Of
Henley,in Westminster abbey" said a
New York editor, IA number of good
stories were told about the great poet.
al. G. Wells praised Henley's con
duct OF the New Review. OF course,
this periodical failed. yet II was un-
doubtedly the best edited magazine Of
the last century. In II Henley intro
duced to the world new writer's OF
such distinction as Joseph Conrad,
Kenneth Grahame, W. y. Yeats, Mr.,
Wells himself. and so IN,
"One day as Mr. Wells and Henley
stood in the office Of the magazine,
discussing rather sadly its gloomy
prospects, a funeral went by with slow
pace.
Henley leaned out OF the window
and looked at the funeral anNiously.
Then he turned TO his companion and
said, with a worried frown:
"'Can that be our subscriber"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

The sunhower, which has been a
feature of cottage gardens for the
last few weeks, is an instance of the
poverty of our language, for while In
"tourneysol" and "gyrasolc' the French
and Italians sum up the flower in a
single word. We have no name to de.
scribe Its well known characteristic.
We have, however, borrowed the lat.
ter word, and converted 1t into "leru-
SALEM" to distinguish from its more
succulent rival the tuberous arti-
choke-the only %helianthus which was
used for food. But In the Russian
Caucasus, rs YOU remember from Toll
stoy's Caucasian stories, the eating Of
the sunhower seed is a common habit
among the peasants, 1t provides such
gentle occupation as smoking, an aid
to contemplation, for some automatic
skill is needed to get the seeds and
reject the husk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Ultra Chic Note
Just Now in Paris

The ultra chic note In Paris just
now ia the contrast of tones between
the coat and the skirt. For the most
part the coats are coquettishly SNAPPED
with omen fronts, disclosing more or
less of the pretty bodice. Ihls lash-
ion, now thoroughly accepted, Is also
an economical one, for what IS easier
than to change slightly a last sea
sons skirt to suit the prevailing
modes. and, with a velvet coat OF
some nice, contrasting color, an up-to-
date costume is achievedF Inc
latest fancy is TO have these SILK or
velvet coats made sleeveless. A last
years princess gown of hne gray
~broadcloth is made this year to loon
quite new by the addition of a hai1
long coat OF bright green velvet ~
sleeves Of a boleiG- that belonged to
the gown serve for the coat, for their
shape is quite correct. Wide lace
frills fall from them now, n lace
frills fill the open front. With this
costume Is worn a wide brimmed hat
of green velvet. The velvet Is gath
cred full over the brim above a lin
ing Of pale pink tulle. There Is a
big mob crown, and between crown
and brim curls a long green feather,
held on one side by a clasp OF green
and gold enamel.
Often these velvet coats have
sleeves composed entirely of lace.
One such is of purple velvet, worn
with a skirt of gray crepe-a gray
SO pale as to be nearly white. The
lace of the sleeves, overlapping
founces, is of the same grayish white
tiat.
One of the original ideas Of the mo
ment is the "Fatma" sash. 1t Is
worn with a plain long skirt. lmag'
ine a long, wide length of black satin,
carried loosely about the hips and
knotted carelessIy in the back, leav-
ing long fringed ends. Its upper edge
touches the belt line, but 1t is en-
tirely about the body. There is moth
ing newer and at the same time more
charming. II must be worn with a
gown of decided color, like cerise,
rose, pale blue, or tender green, and it
Is always black.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
n STORY.


40 EGoNE! Thinkest thou that the
ID king hath time for such as ys?"
and as he spoke the gate keeper thrust
back the two women who sought en-
trance to the palace. With a look Of
pain and disappointment they skunk
back into the shadow of the gateway.
and watched with envious eyes the
groups OF people passing to and fro
through the gate, Their garb pro.
claimed them as belonging to the
poorer class, and the certain condi.
lions of dress and bearing indicated
plainly their character and the ques.
tionable manner of their life. and had
not the gate keeper been busy with
the constant stream of people passing
in and out of the palace grounds
he might havo been curious to
know what could have brought them
thither. And while they made nc fur.
Their attempt to enter, they fingered
near, Offering striking contrast TO the
important.looking officials who found
such ready entrance to the palace.
1t was during the early part Of
King Solomon's reign that our story
opens, aud king and leaders from all
over the land were busy effecting that
organization which later became the
marvel of nations far and lear. With
clever foresight he picked leaders from
all over the realm and gave into their
hands the administration of the king.
dom. so that no place was so distant
but that 1t felt the impress and slim.
illus of the energetic young king, Once
a year these leaders and the other of.
Bcers OF the Kingdom assembled at
Jerusalem to report to the king, and
II was at such a time as this that
these two women had appeared at the
palace pleading that they might see
the king.
The rough words and treatment Of
the ~gatekeeper caught the notice OF
one of the officials as he was enter
ing, and he paused after passing with.
In the gateway to look back and OBJ.
serve the women who had thus been
SO harshly repulsed. Something In
the expression on the face Of one Of
the women aroused his curiosity and
he retraced his steps to her side and
inquired Of her what she desired.
Scarcely had she begun to speak
when the other broke in with her
story and he soon saw that 1t was
some sort of a controversy between the
two over the little babe which one
woman carried upon her bosom. and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
A Fancy Coat.

Gray cloth can be made into. a beau
tiful coat, or cape-coat, by using a
mandarin coat pattern for the purpose.
II designed for evening wear a coat
of this description a be lined
throughout with pale shell pink silk,
quilted II desired, and trimmed OF the
outside with gray soutache braid, while
a few coral ornaments can be sewed
among the applique patterns to har-
monize with the pink lining. The
sleeves being wide. the lining should
be of pink silk. with the edges bound
with gray satin to match the coat.
Large silver buttons of the filigree
pattern would be additional trimming.
A gray coat of this description was
made collarless and finished with q
chinchilla boa.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
His Rat Trap.

Omaha has a youngster who is an
amateur electrician, and who has a
very ingenious way of killing rats,
The prying rodent is caught in an or
binary trap, the bottom of which Is
covered with tin. The Omaha boy
has a small dynamo of his W mani
facture and one wire connecting with
the dynamo is fastened to the tin lin
ing of the trap and another is thrust
into the prisoners cell. The well.
known propensity of a Gagged rat to
do battle asserts itself, and he seizes
the wire between his teeth. In so do
ing he makes the mistake of his life.
The circuit is complete, his jaws close
on the wire with a death grip, and
without a squeak, and almost without
a culver, he passes into a state where
he will bother mankind no o
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Women Decorate Hatpins.

Fashionable women are at present
giving their spare moments to form
ing and decorating hatpins. One must
have SO many, and the pins play such
an important part in the effect of a
hat that every woman must have a
dozen or two special me for each
chapeau. The disks are immense and
are almost flattened. Women buy
the plain disks, burrow holes with
tools, and after battering in strong
gum in the holes, sink and paste sap
phires, or pearls, or rubies or emer-
aids. Against the enameled surface
the effect Is fine.
Those of copper are lovely, but we
see pretty enameled one of all colors.
The more jeweled the more chic, for
the plain hatpin is see no more.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Breathing Exercise
for Graceful Necks

For years a certain exercise has
been practiced by a family of Virginia
beauties, known the country over for
their beautiful, graceful necks, says
the Delineator. 1t is 10 simple that
every woman should know 1t. Here 1t
is.
Every morning before the u Is
high, the girls arise and stand before
the window of their bedroom. They
draw in deep, full breaths of the fresh.
dew.laden atmosphere. Then, rising ON
the toes, another deep breath is drawn
in. This time 1t is held, and while the
mouth Is kept tightly closed the breath
is forced against the throat and neck
muscles while Is is counted. AS the
heels slowly come down to the ground
the .hFeathh Is forr4rbbl1y expelled, always
through the open mouth.
To the beginner in beauty culture,
this exercise Is likely to bring on an
attack of dizziness. But do not be
alarmed. 1t is simply because so much
oxygen Is forced into the lungs that
the % of little air cells. hereto
fore empty, are quite filled to over
flowing. This starts the blood rushing
at such a mad pace that n is, for
the time being, quite drunk with the
unusual exhilaration.
If, for two weeks, night and morn
Ing, this exercise is practiced ten
times in succession, you will note a
decided improvement. Distressing
hollows will begin to take on
natural curves and angles to assume
lines of grace.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Goats of Eur Pushes

The perfection to which the imita-
ton of fur pelts has been carried in
plush cloths has led to their recogni-
ton and fashionable S for handsome
long coats both for day and for even
ing rel Made up with Innings OF
satin brocades, or the plain satin
made elaborate with embroidery and
lattices of narrow chiffon ruches, as
one sees them this season, these near
furs' assume elegance and are sold
at high prices.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Velvet Hens and FURNISHINGS.

Velvet hens and velvet dots or
other figures picked out with Jet make
other lace or net robes attractive and
offer suggestions for clever designing.
Bright colored Innings, either plain,
changeable or figured, are liked for all
sorts of transparent dresses, and as
a rule the color of the lining is repeat
ed in the garnitures in sashes and
bodice trimmings.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Rare Coin TO Be Sold.

The sale OF the rare Miners bank"
ten-dollar gold piece, struck in Cal.
ifornia In 1850. the feature of the u (.
ton OF old coins at Elders, says the
New YORK Times. Collectors com.
peted for this souvenir Of the gold
money of the pioneers. This gold piece
was one of a series struck during the
gold fever days in San Francisco as
a substitute for regular United States
gold coins, Of which in the west at
the time there was a great scarcity.
1t is not known how many Of these
coins are still in existence. but the
number Is extremely limited.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
A Veil Caution.

Large, loosely-draped wells, partic
ularly the bordered ones, which nc
centuate the lines from the chin to the
back Of the couture or hat, can make
or mar the smart effect Of the cos
tune, as well as seriously affect the
youthfulness Of the face. To be able
to adjust the veil to the best possible
advantage is an art worth while cuL
tivating.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Latest Fad of the Smoker.

The latest fad Of the cigarette smok.
ker, according to a large manufacture
err, is to vary the strength Of the ciga.
rette with the season. In the winter
he says that the smoker now demands
a much heavier article than he does
for the summer. Somehow. the manu-.
facturer declares, the cigarette smoker
has found that he can not smoke any.
where nea so strong a cigarette In
the summer as in the colder months.
and the makers now r putting on:
special milder cigarettes for summer
demands.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Draw. yovno Men From Country.

The darfting of the young men OF
Germany into the army has a tendency
to draw them from the country, for
after having lived in a large city, with
its attractions and conveniences, the
return to the small village. where life
is NECESSARILY much slower and the
opp6t unities for entertainment much
less. Ne desire to return where there
is bet kr pay, shorter hours and moro
divers " in life usually overpowers
the Id he interest.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

Al smt sight the coifures Of to-day seem to differ very hle lrom tn. oSe
of loot oeason There are. however, some very material ang acc uuAna
20 Jrio potr0r,ley pompadours are fuller, wider, more o II the row say
often they show a shallow parting at the middle. These chanses wt En- ~ e Go
go m"t ~ og5nr IN wear successfully the enormously large hatsw with nell ha-
ing brms which ire the most pronounced features OF the new season a .anse5
ia orIvlocks about the face ar a necessity; pufs may hardly De ospehseu
with and whole wresths of these smooth ccessor1es re oteh useu .n, ...uo 4.
The hack hair is worn low On the crown OF the heau AS d RUG 49,
not much hair left ito dispose Of after providing for te ample mpauu
vbot remaIns is pnned in a flat coil to the crown or the head usually s anu /"
wreath or half wreath of pufs adjusted about it. The pufs ire 70 De aaJus.eu
o smt fe hat worn one therefore meets with them placed at various anses.
orHao often he hat is ut N before the puh are pinned to place IN orde 70
decide iust where they are most needed. 1t therefore happens nat uey ,i mo
uo acroee te hack If the head or across the front lust acK OF inc onpauou
n in Wreath entirely around the crown, OF at various angles. -
f one has abundant hair the low couture is best suited TO nos haIs wiz
extended back bims. Witt the long sweeping osu1ch plumes, when VIZ usaI
noor In falling cascades of feathers in many handsome patterns, a To- colule
barponizes better than any other style.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
ERMONETTE.

) "And hey feared the king;
, for they saw that the wisdom
|. Of God was In him, to do Iudg-
, ment."--The surest pathway TO
power over the hearts of men 10
J that which runs parallel to the
I Divine will and purpose.
I Power over men which finds
! it's source In God is first pure,
! next u~nseIhsh, and lastly up
I lifting.
Z There is power OF men over
! men and there Is power from
J God over men.
The first finds Its source In
( human ambition: the second
I from union with God.
} There Is no grander privilege
I or greater responsibility than
I that Of power over ones fei-
l lows, II the source and inspira-
! ton Of such power rests In God.
} Solomon because Of his natu-
I raj gifts, the resources at his
I command and the station which
! he occupied had great power
! over men, a power which he
J miaht have used wholly for self
| ish ends.
, But into the devout heart OF
} the young king there came a
I realization OF j higher power to
Z which even a king must bow,
< and In a sublime spirit Of mod
! esty and genuine humility he
} puts q true estimate on the linn
( itations Of human attsinments
I and abilities, and sees In the
D unlimited resources of God the
J complement of all human en-
Y deavor.
( Men In power are feared by
! the people, either for the evil or
\ the good which they may do. II
! evil, then a fear inspired by dis
Z trust and a sense of injustice.
I: II good, then 4 fear born Of an
K appreciation Of that righteous
! ness and justice which operates
\ to the benefit and blessing OF
Z all alike.
Y AS In the days Of Solomon, so
< Is It true to-day, that men are
J quick to recognize the qualities
, Of genuine goodness in those
( who are an authority.
Z And notice, II Is the simple,
\ common Incidents Of life which
) reveal the true qualities Of a
\ man. Have you not often won.
I dered why so ordinary an incl
! dent was chosen by the inSpiIed
writer Of the book TO prove the
I wisdom Of SoIomon7 There
< must have beeH a multitude of
. incidents more striking and
Z more profound, but out Of all,
. this story Of the two harlots
< and their offspring 10 chosen.
< And yet what did II reveal to
the people as perhaps no other
? incident could have done7 First
. Of all, that wisdom born Of God
|. is not so high or SO mighty as
. to be above the commonest
aLi. liz aur 90 nNnltUetAa
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Spangleu Scarfs.

Beautiful scarfs are made of liber.
ty chiffon and are being spangled.
Others are ~polkadotted and some are
printed in various designs, in colors,
or have, when white, brocaded white
satin figures or dots. Sometimes the
whole scarf is covered with the de-
sign, and then again a border only is
used.