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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-25
Bell City News

Heavy showers have been hinderins
the farmers in the progress of rice
cutting. Some of the farmers have tC
haul the rice out on sleds as fast as
they cut it.
Belle City College is progressing
nicely. A new student from Elton,
La, came in Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. j. .. A. Wells were
visiting in Belle City Monday.
Mr., George Atkinson, of Hayes,
La, committed suicide by drowning
himself in a marsh that ran along the
back of his field. Sunday night he
came to the supper table, as usual,
and ate hearty supper, then took his
hat and disappeared, his folks think
ing that he had gone upstairs to bed
never looked for him until the next
morning, when he did nos appear. All
the near neighbors were looking for
him. One man came along the marsh,
and he noticed a short piece Of rope,
but never went into the water. lie
went back to the house and was tell
ing the others about it. They all then
went back to the rope and noticed a
footprint in the edge of the water.
They waded in and found him. He
had tied a large piece of iron around
his body, and then fell down in about
three feet of water. He stuck his
walking stick up near him and put his
hat in his shirt bosom. The turtles
had eaten the most of his nose and
one side of his face. He was 70 years
of age, was feeble and childish, but
seemed to be a very good old man.
He had told a man a few weeks before
that he knew he was in the way, but
no one thought he was preparing to
end his life. The funeral took place
Tuesday.
Miss Belle Cox has been on the sick |
list the past week, but is some better
now.
Mr.. VIM. Cox, of Hayes, La, was
a business visitor in Bell City Tues
day.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-25
Light Rice Yields.

Thresher's reports indicate beyond
doubt that thus far the threshing has
shown unexpectedly light yields OF
rice. This is true not only in the
vicinity of Crowley, but the same re-
ports come from other parishes and
also from Texas. So great is the diff
ference between the expected yields
and the actual returns that it is freely
predicted that the rice crop will hard
ly exceed that Of last year.
What effect this may or may not
have on the market is of small COnSe-
quence. The trade is sure sooner or
later to find out the truth, and there is
| absolutely no use of trying to conceal
it on the one hand or to exploit it on
the other. Only the actual facts will
govern the trade, and the men who
deal in rice have their own way of
ascertaining the facts.
The really important point for the
farmer to consider is the cause of the
light yield. 1t is generally conceded
that the straw this year was good and
the grain appeared to be well headed. !
The early rice could not have been
blighted by cold winds, and there was
no general complaint Of insects. The |
causes of the light yield must be
sought beyond the ordinary causes |
within the experience of the gulf coast |
industry.
An experienced rice man. w. II. |
Jr., suggests that the reason |
for the light rice yield may be found
in the lack of fertilization. Rice lands
have reached the point where they
need some assistance in the way Of
plant food.
The experience of farmers who have
fertiIized their rice lands tends to cor
rOborate Mr.. Hunters view. Lands
where fertilizers have been used have
been heavier producers, and the diff
ference caused by the use of fertilizers
has been marked.
The farmer should investigate this
point, There are two ways to investi-
gate this point. There are two ways |
to investigate satisfactorily. One way
is to buy the fertilizer and conduct
your own experiments, which might
take a long time and cost a great deal
OF money, and the other is to study
the results Of the experiments of the
Crowley Rice Experiment Station and
Of others who have been studying the
fertilizer question,-Crowley Signal. |
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-25
Pet Cat Dies at Age of 20.

The case Of exceptionally longevity
IN the case of cat was brought to
our notice this week by the death of
the big black family pet of M. L.
Fuller. This cat died Saturday. and
mad ne lived until December be would
nave rounded out the ripe age of 20
years. The old fellow had been deaf
Tor several years and quite feeble for
the past year, but still retained his
eye sight, and we may suppose his
mental faculties until the day of his
death.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-25
welsh Schools start in Good Shape.
The Welsh schools started off tn


The Welsh schools started off this
week in good shape. The enrolment
reaches we'll up to the two hundred
mark, and will doubtless exceed that
within a few days. The pupils are
coming back to their work with a re-
newed energy, being refreshed by
their summers vacation. We have a
selected corps of teachers, which
promises well for the success of the
schools for this year. The teachers
report their classes as being quite
we'll organized and the pupils getting
down to work in good earnest.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-25

The thrifty housewife. who Goes
shopping III any of the progressive
groceries or markets Of Welsh thie
week, will find a splendid array of
vegetables, including cabbaop tOma.
toes. potatoes. turDips. carrots
string beans. and many other thinos
that this country produces as easily
and as we'll as any country on the
face of The earth-thipos that ara
staples and for which there is an ovor
ready market at good prices rioh+
here at home. The ouestion tbo+
naturally arises is "Wbo nrodncec
these goods and rpaps the hannfts9"
And the answer should be. ."rhe
farmers around Welsh" Rut little
investigation shows = different state
of affairs to exist Instead If bai,o
grown here. where they can bo nrn-
duced at minimum cost and mar
keted without an extensive froiab+
bill. we find that the notatoos oo,,,o
from Co1orodo tho on;o., f,,e,-, NJ.
~ =, ''o' '''o' 'io o''oiiS from Mlcn'-
gan Tile turhlpS from Chicago, and
something else from somewhere else
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-25
A MIDWEST SHOW
Will be one Of the Features Of the Fair
at Crowley.

Nothing but bad weather can pre-
vent the 1908 Acadia Parish Fair, at
Crowley, from being success. AS
the fair comes off the 9th, 18th, Doth
and 30th of October, the weather ought
to be fine. In addition to their being
many entries in all the racing events,
and more coming in all the time, a
big Wild West Show has been en-.
gagged to entertain the crowds, free
exhibition being given each day in
front of the grand stand. The stock
and agricultural exhibits will be com.
plete, and it is hoped every one in
this section of the State will assist in
making this great educator winner.
Any information will be cheerfully
given by the secretary, j. W. Cheney,
Crowley, La, and he will mail you a
catalogue free upon request.
Standard Sewing Machines at
Ma rims
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-25
Best The World Affords.

ut gives me unbounded pleasure to
recommend Bucklenss Arnica Salve, "
SAYS J. w. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill,
North Carolina. 81 am convinced
it's the best salve the world affords.
1t cured a fellon Oh my thumb, and it
never fails to heal every sore, burn
or wound to which it is applied" 25c.
at all druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-25
A Solemn But Regrettful Truth

Alexandria Town Talk: "a woman
with vile, slanderous tongue is as
dangerous as a SERPENT" said Rev.
John Parks of Boston, to his congre-
CATION. Why did he leave out the
men? Some of the worst slanderers
are men, and there are lots of them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-25
Eureka Being RemodeIed.l

e. M. Powers, who recently pur-
chased the Eureka hotel, is having
the same thoroughly remodeled this
week. 1t is being re.papered and re.
painted and largely refurnished, and
Will, when completed, be one of the
pest arranged hotels in town. It will
be run for the present by Mrs. John.
son. recently from Crowley.
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26

Many 6 man gets left by sticking to the right.
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26
GLAD TO HAVE HIM GO.
Tol-Gate Keeper Thought He Had Visit from His Satanic Majesty.

This is not the only age in which motor cars have created excitement and disturbance. In 1902 such appari- tions were few and far between; at present they are too frequent to at tract attention. MT. Joseph HattOn, in "OId Lamps and New" tells of the fright caused by one of Trevithick's s steam locomotives, made to run on unrailed roads in the early part of the last century.
 Now and then one of these extraor- dinary vehicles would be encountered, snorting and pufing on the highway. The countrymen regarded them as the evil one in disguise.
 One of the cars, coming to toll gate, stopped for the gate to be opened. The toll-man came hurrying out. He flung the gate open with trembling hands, and teeth which chattered audibly.
 The driver asked him how much toll there was to pay.
 70, nothing, dear MT. Satan, noth- ing!" hastily assured the man. "Go on as fast as you like; there's nothing to pay."-Youth's Companion.
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26
WESTERN CANADA CROPS
 CANNOT BE CHECKED.
OATS YIELDED 90 BUSHELS TO
 THE ACRE.

The following letter written the Do minion Government Commissioner of Emigration speaks for itself, It proves the story of the Agents of the Gov ernment that on the free homesteads offered by the Government it is pos sible to become comfortably well off in few years:
 Regina, Sask., 23rd Nov, 1907. Commissioner of Immigration,
 Winnipeg.
 Dear Sir:
 It is with pleasure that I reply to your request. Some years ago l took up a homestead for myself and also one for my son. The half section which we own is situated between Rouleau and Drinkwater adjoining the Moose Jaw creek, is a low level and heavy land. We put in 70 acres of wheat in stubble, which went 20 bush- els to the acre, and 30 acres of sum mer fallow, which went 25 bushels to the acre. All the wheat we harvested this year is No. 1 hard. That means the best wheat that can be raised on theearth. We did not sell any wheat yet as we intend to keep one part for our own seed, and sell the other part to people who want first-class seed, for there is no doubt if you SOW good wheat you will harvest good wheat. We also threshed 5000 bushels of first-class oats out of 160 acres. 80 acres has been fall blowing which yielded 90 bushels per acre, and so acres stubble which went 30 bushels to the acre. These oats are the best kind that can be raised We have shipped three car loads of them, and got 5 cents per bushel clear. All our grain was cut in the last week of the month of August before any frost could touch it.
 Notwithstanding the fact that we have had late spring, and that the weather conditions this year were very adverse and unfavorable, we will make more money out of our crop this year than last.
 For myself I feel compelled to say that Western Canada crops cannot be checked, even by unusual conditions.
 I am, dear sir,
 Yours truly,
 (Signed) A. Kaltenbrunner.
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26
DO YOU KNOW
 WHAT WHITE LEAD IS?
Its Chief Use and a Method of Deter- mining Good from Bad Explained.

White Lead is the standard paint material all over the world. It is made by corroding metallic lead into white powder, through exposing it to the fumes of weak acetic acid and carbonic acid gas; this powder is then ground and mixed with linseed oil making a thick paste, in which form it is packed and sold for painting purposes. The painter thins it down to the proper consistency for application by the ad- dition of more linseed oil.
 The above refers, of course, to pure, genuine White Lead only. Adulterated and fake White Lead" of which there are many brands on the market, is generally some sort of composition containing only a percentage of white lead; sometimes no White Lead at all; in such stuff, barytes or ground rock, chalk, and similar cheap substances are used to make bulk and initiate the appearance of pure White Lead.
 There is, however, a positive test by which the purity or impurity of White A~Ooo iIoy HC plONCu Ol SApOoSu. pS- fore painting with it.
 The blow-pipe flame will reduce pure white lead to metallic lead If a supposed white lead be thus tested and it only partially reduces to lead leaving residue, it is proof that something else was there besides white lead.
 The National Lead Company guar antee all White Lead sold in packages bearing it's Dutch Boy Painter trade mark to prove absolutely pure under this blow-pipe test, and that you may make the test yourself in your own home, they will send free upon re- quest a blow-pipe and everything else necessary to make the test, together with a valuable booklet on paint Ad- dress, National Lead Company, Wood bridge Building, New York.
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26
DEEP CRACKS FROM ECZEMA
Could Lay Slate-Pencil in One-Hands in Dreadful State-Permanent
 Cure in Cuticura.

q had eczema on my hands for about seven years and during that time I had used several so-called rem edies, together with physicians and druggists prescriptions. The disease was so bad on my hands that 1 could lay slate-pencil in one of the cracks and a rule placed across the hand would not touch the pencil I kept using remedy after remedy. and while some gave partial relief, none relieved as much as did the first box of Cuti- cura Ointment. I made a purchase of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and my hands were perfectly cured after two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and Cne cake of Cuticura Soap were used. w. H. Dean, Newark, Del, Mar. 2S, 1907"
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26
Giving 1t the Acid Test.

The clairvoyant was swaying back and forth under the severe strain oi her mental connection with the realm of spirits.
 NOW" she chanted, "call upon any soul you will and I will make it speak to you--yes, even visible to you" For she was up to date in the biz.
 Bring me-" asked the masculine skeptic, "Brevity, the soul of Wit"
 Right here the seance ended.-Cin- cinnati Enquirer.
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26

PILES CURED ZN TO II DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT S guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 5to II days or money refunded. Soc.
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26
HOW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F.J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o. We, the undersigned. have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years and believe him perfectly hon orabie in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm
 WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26
Important to Mothers.

Tennyson's Yearly Income. Tennyson received for his poetry be- tween s25,000 and $35,000 a year.
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26
Druqoist's Generous Offer,

q am sorry to disappoint you" said the old-time druggist to the suitor for his daughters hand. T cant let you have Amy because I've promised her to the son of my partner. But I have five other daughters and give you something just as good"
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26
The TeIephone Girls Amendment.

Said the business man with a grouch against the telephone central:
 "One day l was calling a number and said, Get me on-four-hundred so- and-so.' The girl said, Fourteen-hun- dred so-and-so?' So the next time l called the number I thought I'd be forehanded.
 q said, Get me fourteen-hundred so-and-so' And the girl asked, One four-oh-oh so-and-so.
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26
A Diplomat.

"So you gave your husband a box of cigars?"
 "Yes," answered young Mrs. Tor kins.
 Did he appreciate them?"
 Indeed he did. He values them so highly that he is smoking a pipe so as not to use them up too fast"
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26
WHAT CAUSES HEADACHE.

From October to May, Colds are the most ire quent cause of Headache. LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE removes cause. E.W. Grove on box 25c
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26

High aims form noble character and great objects bring out great minds Tryon Edwards.
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup. For children teething softens the gums reduces in. aammation aays pain, wind colic. 25c bottle.
Woodruff County news., 1908-03-26

It isn't idle curiosity that prompts a man to look for work.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-09-17
Indicted on Arson Charge.

New Orleans, September 9.-Julius
Lipps, manager; Abe Wolfe, secre-
tary and treasurer of the Central
Glass company of New Orleans, and
John Eckert, an employee OF that
company, were tonight indicted by
the grand jury on the charge of ar
son in connection with fire which
about 10 days ago burned portion
of three blocks in the business Sec
tion of New Orleans, causing loss
of s1,500,000. The fire originated
in the building occupied by the Cen
trail Glass company.
The fact that the fire began when
it was generally known throughout
the city that only half crews were on
duty at the engine and truck houses
on account of the firemen's annual
picnic. together with evidence that
the fire alarm wires had been tam
pered with, led to an immediate in
vestigation, which terminated to-
night in the grand jury room.
The bonds of Wolfe and Lipps were
fixed at $4,000 each. Eckert's bond
was made $3.50.
Two little bootblacks who were in
the neighborhood just before the fire
started were supposed to be the star
witnesses before the grand jury, but
the nature of their testimony could
not be learned.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-09-17
Many Wounded in Family Row.

Columbus, Ca, Sept. S.-A bloody
fight was waged at the home of John
Brown, in Girard, Ala, in which three
persons, one a woman, were serious
ly hurt and a number of others Sc
verely bruised.
The fight, which was family row,
started as a result Of the efforts OF
Mrs. Clegg, a neighbor Of the Brown
family, to make her husband return
home.
Clegg and Brown were said to be
drinking at the time.
The fight shows the following re-
suits:
John Brown has a broken leg, a
tomahawked head, slashed arm
and a cut side; Jim Clegg, his broth
er-in-law, is splitting blood; Mrs.
Clegg is blue with bruises, and other
members of the Brown family are
nursing ailments.
When she went for her husband,
Mrs. Clegg says Brown insisted on
his having another drink. She op-
posed, and Mrs. Brown also urged
her husband to let Clegg go home.
Brown then, it is claimed, threw
his wife off the porch, then pushed
his daughter off and struck his moth
er-in-law.
Clegg and wife started home and
the latter says Brown followed them,
striking her with a buggy whip, fl
nally seizing her hair, jerking her to
the ground and pommelling her with
brick.
In the meantime Clegg cut Browns
arm and also stabbed him in the side.
After Clegg and his wife got home
they heard Brown coming and barri-
caded the door. Mrs. Clegg says that
Brown tore a picket off the chicken
house, broke down the door and
bursting into their room, beat her
with the plank until she was blind
ed by the blood that streamed down.
In the meantime Clegg got a
hatchet and struck Brown in the
head, but without disabling him.
A neighbor came in, separated the
two men and pushed Brown down
on a bed. When Brown arose he
slipped and, falling down, broke his
leg.
The plank which Mrs. Clegg says
Brown hit her with has long nail
on the end.
Mrs. Brown, the first person to be
injured in the series of accidents, is
Clegg's sister.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-09-17
Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us
Strong and Healthy.

All the blood in the body passes;
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the
blood. They work night and day:
When healthy they remove about 59G
grains of impure matter daily, when
unhealthy some part of this impure
matter is left in the, blood. This:
brings on many diseases and sym
toms-pain in the back, headache.
nervousness, hot, dry skin, rheuma
tism, gout, gravel, disorders OF the.
eyesight and hearing, dizziness, if
regular heart, debility, drowsineeas
dropsy, deposits in the urine, etc.
But if you keep the filters right yol
will have no trouble with yonr KID;
news. -s,.s (
Mrs. J. @. Adams, N. Main Street
Bamberg, S. c., says: Il have ,been
using Doan's Kidney Pills for, sew
eral weeks and can say that moth
ing ever tried has given me as much
relief as this remedy. have suf-
fered from kidney trouble for the
past three years. There was alwayS
dull Pain across the small Of ny
back and at times felt very dizzy
The kidney secretions we're very tffl
regular in action and caused me add
ed annoyance. Upon hearing ofs
Doan's Kidney Pills., sent to- the.
Peoples Drug Store and procured ~
supply: The contents of three boxes
have helped me so much that i am
going to continue their use, know.
ing that they will not fail to- care
me-" - ,.''rr.z.. ~.
For sale by all dealers. Price 59s
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Bufal0,S
New York, sole agents for the
United States. ah5
Remember the name-Doan's-e !
and take no other. es
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-09-17
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