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The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09
CHAPTER XIII,

An impromptu Affair on the High Seas.
1t was hardly possible at first. even
Cor so practiced and acute an eye as
CarrtngtOn's, to determine whether he
or Strathgate had the better boat. In
the first place, the two cutters were
continually on opposite courses, split
ting tacks, the wind blowing straight
into the harbor, and it was not until
they had passed and repassed each
other several times that Darlington
became convinced that he was gain
ing on his antagonist. The gain, how
ever, was a slight one The differ
ence in the rate Of sailing between
the two boats was not very great
Both Of them sailed faster than the
Flying Star in the air then prevail
ing When the big ship got out into
the channel she would probably run
away from the two fishing boats with
out difficulty. The wind being as it
was necessitated a hard beat out, and
again this gave the smaller vessels an
advantage, for they could hold on
where the great ship was compelled
to tack for fear of shoal water. And
with every tack they gained distance.
Darlington studied the sea intently
and concluded that if the wind did not
shift and it did not come to blow hard.
er than it was, there was every pros
pect that both boats would overhaul
the ship. Whether he could beat
Strathgate at that game, however, in
the time at his disposal was a ques-
ton. At any rate there was nothing
to do but hold on. Master Haight had
viewed Carrington's usurpation of the
helm with some misgiving at first,
but his distrhst soon gave place to
admiration, for never was small
boat better handled than by the young
naval officer. If Darlington had been
sailing the cutter in race for a stake
of 10000, he could not have watched
her more carefully or handled her
more skillfully. He made everything
tell
That worthy fisherman, Cooper, who
was sailing Strathgate's boat, albeit
he did very well, was mere tyro CON-
pared to Darlington. Indeed, Caring
ton felt as if he were sailing his boat
for love, honor, happiness, revenge, all
the passions that can engross heart
and move soul Strathgate was no
sailor, but after an hours rapid sailing
even he could see that eventually Car
ringtOn would overhaul him. He
spoke of this to Cooper, wringing a
reluctant admission of the truth of
his conclusions from the sailor, but
the latter promised to put him along.
side the merchant ship at least be,
fore Darlington ran him down.
{TO BE CONTINUED
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Farmers Educational
AND
Cooperative
Of America

A Country ldyl.
Have you dug your grass" asked
the city chap
OF the staring farmer man;
For he thought he would not crush
the swain
Beneath his social ban.
How was the crop when you dug
your grass?
Did the weevils hurt your peas?
And did the canker worms destroy
Your young cucumber trees"
Il love, good sir, the country air;
From the town | fain would fee,
And lose myself in rural dreams
Meath the potato tree.
l would pluck the turnip from its
vine,
Thro' the parsnip meadow push,
And rest beneath the grateful shade
Of the onions bending bush.
"Oh! I fain would be a simple swain
And drive my yoke of COWS,
And rest at noon beneath the shade
Of the rutabaga boughs.
I'd hunt the woods where the CO.
coanuts grow
The whole of the livelong day,
Or start at morn with the rustic hoe
To dig the hills for hay.
"And if at MONDAY | grow faint
With my labors strain and rush,
/ would mix the milkweed's lucious
milk,
With the mushrooms lucious mush.
| would pluck the pineapple from the
pine
But why has your color fed?"
But the good man fell with sicken-
ing thud;
That farmer man was dead.
Selected.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09
For Extending Use Of Cotton.

]. E. Pearson, at the recent Annual
Convention Of the Farmers Union in
troduced the following, which was
adopted:
Realizing the Importance, not only
to the South, but to the American ma.
ton at large, OF creating larger and
permanent demand for cotton, we
recommend that the representative
from each state in this convention,
upon their return home, urge upon
every local Union and every County
and District Union that immediate
steps be taken to induce the members
that all demand and insist that deal
ers furnish them with all kinds of
wrapping twine, cord, made of cotton
only, and that also all sacks for salt,
sugar, grain of all kinds, potatoes.
etc, be made of cotton bagging when
possible, and insist that webbing for
brides and halters and back bands be
made of cotton, which is the American
product, whereas jute and sisal from
which many of above items are made
are products Of forcing countries and
money expended for articles made of
jute and sisal goes abroad TO enrich
foreigners. We further recommend
thot bo
ton of all commercial bodies in their
respective states and other organiza-
tions to aid and cooperate in purchas-
ing above articles, and insist that same
be made Of cotton, which furnishes
employment to thousands of American
laborers, whereas jute and sisal ar
ticles are made by forcing labor. In
accordance with a resolution passed
along above lines by the Northeast
Texas District Farmers Union, com
posed of the counties Of Bowie, Red
River, Lamar, Delta and Fannin at
their meeting in June last the Texas
Wholesale Grocers' Association on mo-
tion Of Mr.. A. P. Foute of NAPLES.
Platter Company, have taken steps
to comply with above recommends
tions, which was signed by Brother J.
E. Pearson of Dodd City, Texas, presi-
dent Of above Farmers District Tn
ion and we are informed that the
Southern Wholesale Grocers' Associa.
tion have also adopted committee re-
ports favoring to above recommends
ton, and they claim it will increase
the price of cotton at least IL cent
per pound and we urge prompt and
continuous action from our member
ship and all friends to bring about
this increased demand, which can
easily be accomplished by united and
continuous action"
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09

hooI, o,5 oo,1d horo coroo,,od o1oud
~E,rIon = coid Dohor,h who had
oiron no thouob+ 70 u,bot voc hnforn
hor h,t who hod hoon otoring Of the
o+l,o,. hoo. 81 do,,t ho1iovo tbot. tho
a, g ct.o.,,aotav
aI,,l. :. +71,o,. a.,.., 1,,,o,, rbo
.h;.,';a. ~, ~ ~ ta.l 49,, ,aananata,,. os
80 n.,,+ ,a,,o r,,,,7 ,,(,, ,,a.t y 80 ,' w aano
.rrN rn, anna ~
.,yho far, Corr;notoro"
"Nay" answered. Daborab with a
1itt1o eimnor "Sir Charles Seton
"Imnoseihlo" " cried Ellen brlsouelv.
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On His Farm of Forty A4res

When man has reared a family Of
fourteen children on a farm OF fo.,y
acres-giving each and every young
ster a good education, comfortable
home until manhood or Uom&rhood
is reached, and finally a substantial
start in life-it's a big boost Io. a,.l
farming This was accomplished ty
C. Y. Trice, who died Il few days ago
in Kansas City at the home Of lis
son, c. Y. Tricc, Jr., 4GG Prospect
avenue At the time OF his death Le
was s. years old.
Mr.. Trice came TO Missouri from
Kentucky in 1850 and bought a 40-a,,e
farm near Cameron, titty-tive miles
northeast of Kansas City. He had a
wife and six children. Eight more
came in after years.
After Mr. Trice paid for his farm al
50 an acre he had left only his wagon
and OK team. He possessed 10 Other
capital. The soil, he determined.
must yield the family living, and he
began a systematic and scientific cul.
tiyation of the land,
He planted even the fence corners:
there was no room for weeds 4
cookie burr didn't have change 10 20
TO seed. AS soon as one crop was
harvested the soil was prepared in.
mediately for another. Some OF the
land was made to yield two or three
crops a year. :.
Under fathers management that
forty acres yielded our large family a
good living C. Y. Trice, Jr., said re-
Gently. 1T was our only source Of
revenue and it was sufficient, but
father knew how to farm. He was a.
most half century ahead Of his time
with his farming methods that eX-
Tlained his success He praCtiCed the
so'called scientific farming fifty years
ago. We didn't have many luXurles,
of course, but we had plenty to eat
and to wear and we had an education
and father accumulated enough to give
us start when we left home-aI off
of forty acres"
To the up-todate, energetic agricul.
turist the success of Mr.. TriCe on for
ty acres of land may seem remarkable.
But there are many careless, slip
shod" farmers who fail to earn a good
living for a much smaller family on
twice that amount of land And what
investment in the city, representing
even twenty times the sum invested
by Mr.. Thrice, would yield like re-
turn?
Twelve Of Mr.. Trice's fourteen
farm-reared children are living, and
there are forty-eight grand children
and fifty great.grandchildren and one
great-great- t-grandchild. Out of 1I3
descendants eighty-nine are living
Kansas City Star.
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A Contemplate Character.

The most a contemplate character
which the Farmers Union meets to-
day is the farmer who taunts the
member of the Union for not selling
his cotton at II cents, as Mr.. Wise
acre, did. Ungrateful and ignorant
wretch! If members of the Farm
ers' Union had dumped their cotton
on the market when these robbers of
their brothers were doing it, the prices
Of cotton would have reached eight
cents months ago and would be SELL
ing today at five and six cents. In
stead Of being honored for their self
sacrifice by the their non-union neigh.
bors, as they should be, their self-sac-
rifice has been coined into money by
taking advantage of the good market
made by the holding movement. 1t
is like drowning man, who has been
rescued by friend, jeering that friend
because he did not have sense enough
to remain on land and take care of
his health. 1t is like a man whose
property and loved ones have been
saved by the sacrifice of another ridi.
culing the friend for not having judg-
ment to take care of himself. Even
the cotton buyers and spectators ad.
NIT that the holding movement saved
cotton from dropping to the lowest
prices ever recorded This is the uni
versal verdict of the business world.
Imagine, then, the contempt in which
the business man and cotton buyer
must secretly hold the farmer who is
SO ungrateful and so selfish as to reap
the benefits of another's efforts and
then upbraid him for his unselfish
work!-National Co-Operator.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09

'heir poSi'lon' ihueeu' 'neS nau o"ie'
~ eSc'peu ilppin6 niaS' ou' VI 'ne
losser' lhes were lo'hins 'nelr oo"'
i"i'ous'S anu hl"A'ns every eno'' ~
SeC o'l' puI 'hes n"u sol'e vi lar ana
eQu"'e' t"e I'ue was on eoo' anu
E'ien Col'I"ueo 'l'e! "ete l'Aeu Ior
some ullie.
one ,oSe III '"e S,s'H SH9t'S anu
I"u9iieu sieeIuI'H' 0Ee p"C HeI oodV
"oo"' anu i"n uo"n " pass Ill easy
""n u ." N'"!'e' ana HIS men,
"oou'oS Hle '"'Ieu' lh"SlllhS
"'',l i'''' N0' 'n', S'",'7 i'''' oeio'e
"h no"' we 'l'o'l pe dVo"Iu Hon SNIP
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09
Worrying About the Future.

A rich man in Cincinnati ordered
@is coffin in advance years ago. Paid
$500 for it. When he died last week
be had grown too big to 60 into it..
Lots of men and women order their
e0ffins in advance. They worry and
weaken their wills by worry over dis.
asters that never come, difficulties
hey never meet and rivers of trouble
Ehey never have to cross. Many lives
have been and are made miserable,
hopeless and profitless, remarks the
Philadelphia Press, because people re-
fused to move, or marry, or take a
place, or enter a business for fear Of
and risks that never
came and duties and obligations that
we're mere shams. Every home is clut-
tered and Uttered with things that are
kept waiting for use on this chance or
that, and then never used-coffins, all,
that have been ordered in advance.
These things are busted, and moved,
and kept from the moths, and packed
and repacked. and in the end all is
waste, worry and empty effort.
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Hymn-Writers.

Ikk is an American habit for the fam.
.Hi to group about the piano once a
h ek and sing hymns, each member
fling for his favOrites among the 80
more which he knows by heart. Of
fR forms Of literature, the words Of
'hns have the widest appeal, and the
Urinary man can remember more
imn-tunes than all the other com.
lite tunes he can muster. The hymn
litter is thus the most popular Of all
FISTS who express themselves in
,5rds and melodies. Yet he frequently
hains obscure. The people who
pw his songs do not remember him,
lien persons who know the words
I'd the music Of scores of hymns will
hfess that they never looked in the
mnal to see who wrote them. 1t
ts the good fortune Of the late Ira
B Sankey that his manly voice and
Fhusiastic personality were associ-
ed with his tunes. No doubt the
stra heartiness with which people
blally break forth into a Sankey
smn is due 10 the fact that so many
i've heard him lead them, The quail
Of Sankey's work is indicated in
3e story Of the beginning Of his alli-
ice with Moody. 1t is said that
lOody heard him leading a revival
gmn at religious convention, and
Bked in excitement who he was. A
eighbor told him, and expressed ad'
iiration for his fine voice. Il don't
how anything about his fine voice.
eplied Moody, but | do know that
3 feels every word he sings and be.
ewes every word he feels Sankey
as a doer as we'll as a singer of the
Iord, says the Youths Companion.
e responded to Lincoln's first call for
Dlunteers. At the end of his life he
as afflicted with blindness and i'll
ealth. but he kept his fervent spirit.
nd the income from his published
ork went largely to religious institu-
ons.
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In those days long shoal, of which
Ellen knew nothing, jutted out into
the roads. She did not throw her boat
deliberately on the shore, but ran
along it looking for some suitable
place to land. Seton's lugger, of
course, followed her motions. They
were both under the lee of the island
which broke the force of the breeze
somewhat, but Ellen's vessel being
the smaller, got the worst of it and
felt the wind less. Seton's boat was
rapidly overhauling the other. In five
minutes it would be alongside. Ellen
swung the helm over and desperately
headed straight for the shore.
Stop. stop, Lady Carrington!" cried
Seton, who was now in plain view. Il
mean you no harm. Mistress Debo-
rah, cant you-?"
i cant do anything" cried Debo-
rah, traitorously. She won't let
me-"
IF you run down my boat" an
swered Ellen, handling her pistols, Il
swear I'll use these weapons"
There are no bullets in them,"
cried Deborah. Don't be afraid"
Ellen turned on her like a young
tigress. She could have struck her
with her pistol. Sir Charles only
laughed, He was in high glee.
Il wouldn't care if there were
thousand bullets in them. l intend to
have you out of that boat, Mistress
Debbie. and"
There was sudden scream from
Mistress Debbie. The boat in which
she sailed met with a sudden check.
The little cutter grated upon the edge
of the shoal Ellen sprang to the
helm, forgetful of everything else but
the present peril Her boat go
ing at a rapid rate had taken ground.
She hoped that the touch had been so
light that the boat would not be
stopped and wrecked. Indeed, she
flung herself violently to starboard
and the sudden shock swung the boat
off the shoal. There was scraping
Of sand beneath the keel and the
little shallop slid on.
Sir Charles was close aboard. Not
being a sailor, he had not noticed, and
in the excitement of the chase, Sir
Charles offering reward upon reward
to the fishermen if they oyerhauled
the other boat, these men forgot the
peril, if, indeed, they knew it. For
coming down at full speed and draw
ing half again as much water as
Elens cutter, they ran hard and fast
upon the shoal
Ellen had counted upon their doing
this very thing, She locked back with
eyes Of experience. and saw exactly
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09
An official of the British admiralt,

An official of the British admiralty
was filled with despair" the other day
and openly, in parliament-over the
cost of warships and the
|rapidity with which new models make
them obsolete. Ten years ago the
first-class battleship Caesar cost less
than million pounds, he said, while
now Dreadnought costs nearly two
million pounds. Last year the admir-
atty sold for little more than twenty.
six thousand pounds a battleship
which was completed in 1891 at a cost
Of almost nine hundred thousand
pounds. Such are the penalties Of
progress, which did not have to be
paid in the days of the wooden walls"
for Nelson's Victory was 40 years
old when it fought at Trafalgar.
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" hoI "lN sou SolHS W w. dSheu
Deborah again.
use these on them," answered
Ellen.
"YOu would not murder"
Peace, child. | have no bullets.
These are but blank cartridges. Per-
haps ] can frighten them"
Brighten Lord Strathgate," laughed
Deborah. Don't try. 1t will only
make him more angry, and"
But Ellen stood up in the boat,
balancing herself lightly in spite of
the pitching, pointed her pistol at
the other boat now not more than
half a mile away, and pulled the trig-
ger. There was tremendous report,
for Ellen had put in an extra large
charge in default of bullet.
Someone in the boat astern stood
up and waved his hat.
Ellen let him have the other pistol.
or course, there was sound and moth
ing more. But the conclusion. the
noise and the smoke relieved her feel
ings. Deborah covered down in the
boat, released the tiller, let go the
sheet and stopped her ears with her
fingers. Ellen dropped her pistols
and by the quickest kind of work,
seized the tiller and sheet and got the
boat under control before she broached
to- 1t was a narrow escape, however,
and convinced Lady Darlington that
she could not indulge in any more
sham battling. She watched the other
boat carefully as her own gathered
way once more but could detect no
evidence that her firing had in the
least intimidated those who were
coming so recklessly after her.
Promising Deborah that she would
not fire them again, she got the Young
woman to take the helm once more
while she reloaded her pistols. She
would have given anything for a
couple of good honest leaden bullets
If she had even had a ieweled ring
she would have pounded it into shane
and rammed it down the barrel, but
she had dtvested herself of all her
jewels except her wedding ring and
she could not make up her mind to
blow that away in the present emer.
gency, Still the pistols were heavily
charged and at close quarters there
would be an unpleasant dose of DOW
der for anyone who tried to molest
her.
The other boat was coming up hand
over hand now. In half an hour she
would be alongside Ellen swept the
harbor ahead of her and was sur
prised to see--she had not noticed il
in the interest excited by the chase
coming down under full sail large
ship, an American merchantmen evi.
IDENTIFY. She jumped to the conclusion
that it must be the New Eagle. If
she could intercept that ship and get
ABOARD of her, her troubles would be
over. Provided the ship were willing
10 heave to or to check her way. the
boarding of her would be an easy mat
ter, and Ellen was sailing on such
q course that the interception of her
would not be difficult, if it were not
for this boat close astern of her. Far.
ther ahead Ellen also marked follow.
ing hard on the great ship two boats
like her own and the one pursuing.
They were, like the merchantmen,
beating down the harbor and it seemed
to Ellen's eyes that they were also
chasing after the merchant ship.
She was more and more convinced
as she studied it, that it could be none
other than the New Eagle. With sal
walton staring her in the face, Ellen
feared that she would be unable to
escabe her nearest pursuer, She looked
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A Golden Rule.

In reflections on the absent. 60 no
farther than you would 60 if they were
present. Il resolve" says Bishop
Beveridge, never to speak Of a man S
virtues before his face, nor of his
faults behind his back" A golden
rule, the observation of which would
at one stroke Danish from the earth
flattery and defamation.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09
A New York charity organization

A New York charity organization
finds itself In possession of a hand.
soR costly Irish lace gown re-.
response to call for sec.
clothing to be distributed
b the poor. The donor a wealthy
clety woman, wrote that she had
worn the dress but onc> and did not
Ind 1t comfortable, but thought It
ought to be good for some needy per.
son. This tale will do to go with the
ancient one of the French queen who
asked, why not give them cake?"
when told that her subjects were
without bread.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09

If you have had any contagious dis
ease in the house follow the direc.
tions Of your physician implicitly in
the matter of fumigating the room af-
ter the patient has been removed. 1t
is generally cheaper to destroy all bed
clothes and clothes worn by the sick
one than to run the risk of another
outbreak of the disease.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09

SYNOPSIS.

The EScapade opens, not in the r0-
nance preceding the marriage OF Ellen
SluCum, a Puritan miss, and Lord Car
rngtOn of England, but in their life after
settling In England. The scene is placed,
just following the revolution. in CARING
ton castle in England. The tarltnst0ns.
after a house party. engaged in Il family
tilt, caused by jealousy. Lady Caring
ton agreed to cut cards with Lord Strath-
gate, whose attentions to Ellen had be
come Il sore point with Darlington. The
loss Of 100000 failed to perurb her. and
her husband then cut for his Wifc's |. O.
L. and his honor. Darlington winning.
Additional attentions Of Lord Darlington
to Lady CeCily and Lord Strathgate to
Lady Darlington compelled the latter
TO VOW that she would leave the castle.
Preparing to flee Lady Darlington and
her Chum Deborah, an American girl,
met Lord Strathgate at two a. M, be
attempted to take her to his castle, but
the carriage met with an accident. She
and Dcbbie then struck out for Ports
mouth. where she intended to sail for
America Hearing news Of Ellen'S flight.
Lords Darlington and Seton set out in
pursuit. Seton rented a fast vessel and
started in pursuit Srathgate, bleeding
from fall dashed on to Portsmouth. for
which Darlington, Elien and Seton were
also headed by different routes. Strath-
gate arrived in Portsmouth in advance
of the others, finding that Iillen's ship
had sailed before her. Strathgate and
Darlington each hired small yacht to
purSu" the wrong vessel. upon which
each supposed Ellen had sailed.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09

Pictures of women barristers have
been barred from the Paris law direc-
tory on the ground that publication
would give the better.looking ones An
advantage over their less-favored sis.
teIs. Artful men
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09

A preacher who has been investigat.
ing says stealing is less frequent than
it used to be, Are as many counter.
felt coins dropped into the contribu.
ton boxes as ever? If not, we shalt
decide at once that the world is grow.
ing better. Q
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09

Holland has at least reached the Sc.
we're dignity Of an ultimatum, and
Castro must answer before November
j, Apparently the naval circles in
Dutchland think it would be nice to
winter in the balmy climate of the
West Indies.
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1t has been demonstrated that the
best sailors in the United States navy
are the boys from the farms of the
west. Still, the best place for the
country boy is in the country.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09

It Is estimated that in the United
States this year 3,19S,O00 acres have
been planted in Irish potatoes, an III
crease over last year of "a per cent.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09

Did you know that turpentine ap-
Piled lightly with brush on floors
and walls of closets will destroy
moths?
The Rice belt journal., 1908-10-09

Watch your neighbor, and If he is
doing well, initiate him. But rather
make 1t worth while for your neighbcI
10 initiate you.
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Cold.

It's a mighty cold day when WON.
an can't make it hot fer man.-De
troit Free Press.
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CHAPTER XIJ,-Continued.

What are you going to do?" asked
Deborah again.
Use these on them," answered