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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

1t Is stiA time to plant a few more
trees, and as 1t is past the usual sea.
son for selling. there are a lot Of eood
trees at the nurseries that may be had
at bargain prices. Better look into
this matter.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24
copyright. 1906. Bobbs- Merrill Coz
SYNOPSIS.

Arthur Warrington, American consul
H. ,barscheit, tells how regning Grand
4 a attempts to force his neiCc, Prin-
s,i IilldeSarde. to marry Prince DOppIe-
Fill Fill, an old widower. While riding
nm SeoaGk IN the country night oyertakes
I AN AIN anu ne seeks accommodations in a
s saae Ii9I castle. Here he finds Prn-
ass Iilldegarde and a friend, Hon, Bettv
aoore, OF England They delain him f..
49, mock marriage between the
isst tai,,tss ana a disgraCed army officer.
3f2teihDock. done for the purpose of fOiIing
atne grand duke. Steinbock attempts 70
MSS n5ss ine princess and she is rescued bv
~ arlington. SteinbOck disappears for
GOOD, Max Scharfcnstcin. an OLD Ameri-
ss sahoi friend of Warrington's reaches Bar
gess IT, Warrington tells him of the prin-
ochartenStein shows Warrington
~ Locket with picture of a woman in
sue 1t was on his neck when he. AS a
10y was picked up and adopted by his
4 4qs hather, whose name he was given
80. oeheVes II to be picture of his
he n.i, me grand duke announces to
IL y princess that she is to marry Dopple-
Inn nm the following week During a morn
w ride she plans to escape. She meets
eeharfenstein He finds purse she has
Zropped but does not discover her iden-
80 warrington entertains at public
.eslsaauTaht Tor number of American !
aleuical students. Max arrives late and |
sssi aes an interesting bit of gossip to the |
iHect That the princess has run away |
rom Barscheit He unwittingly offends |
i natlVe officer and subjects himself to |
pertain arrest. Max is persuaded to take |
ane of the American students passports
ana escape. The grand duke discovers
ne escape Of the princess. She leaves a
lote saying she has eloped Efforts are
5 aaqe TO stop the princess at the frontier.
-. ;,i2toore asks for her passport She
e~s warrington for assistance in leav
Fg Barscheit and invites him to call on
ser IN London. Max finds the princess in
ne railway carriage She accuses him
4 following her. He returns to her the
luTse he had found. 1t contained a thou
ger Max and the princess are arrested
nd taken TO DOpplekinn's palace.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24
Farmers Hear Government ex,.,.

St. Martinsville, La: A farmers,
meeting was held asturday at the
courthouse, Under the auspices of 7
y. Perrin agent for the United States
demonstration Department. j. Ev.
ans the state field agent, failed to
some W
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24
urge Furman to Remain

shreveport, La: A numerouslv.
signed petition has been presented
10 Richard Furman, president Of tho
ponce jury, who recently announced
ne would withdraw from the r.oo ~.
.e-eiection, urging him to remain on
rhe ticket 1t was due largely ~
PRESIDENT Furman that the nolics
Jury ordered the prohibition election
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24
LOUISIANA NEWS
REED JURY DISAGREED
Judge Lee Refused to Cali 49,,
jury.

Lake Charles. La Notwjrbstana,
3 j., .t Lee broad hint to the ]prv
IN the Reid case Saturday evening" ,
tne ,Xth trial ended Monday w:rb .
disagreement, like its five y. }on,s
sorS' Ihe members of the ..lry as.
sured the Judge that not a single voto
l'ad been changed since the first ha,
lot, five days ago. 1t is und, s+oa,
'hat 'he j y was equally divided
Judge Lee refused to cau apotbor
spec'al jury to tt the case savi,a
thai ne did rot believe it womb Do
any good and fixed the case for trial
on Feb. %, the second day Of ,oa
next regular jury term.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24
Natural for Them.

Those young fellows act like q
bunch of FOOLS "They consider that
they have a right to act that wav >"
I'D like to know what right?" "Thev
belong to the smart set'~-Houston
Post.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

II Is not too early to think of the
coming Union Picnics that YOU arr
gong TO have this summer. Get busy
doing something for the Union n.
that 1t will be able to do something for
you. AVA
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

This is the year you have promised
TO make your best year. Begin It
right by becoming so good a Union
man that your neighbor, who has been
holding of will see the error in his
ways, and be constrained to come into
the ranks OF his brotherhood
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

Ihis IS the year that you ought to
take up the matter OF CONSOLIDATING
your schools and securing bigger and
Des'er school houses and lager course,
" study and better teachers. What
arc you going to do about tp
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

All good Union men are fixing nm
,helr yards. so that the passer.by will
.hlnR that some white man lives at
that place. Are you willing to ),ya a.
= pace that will look like a widow
woman's' placer"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

Are al your tools and implements
under sheds. where they are not MT.
ting in full time working for the i'm.
PIGMENT and vehicle trust? II not
don't kick about trusts
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

1here Is plenty of practical work for
every local Union to keep busy all thu
tlme. Are you seeking to make yonr
local as interesting and as valuable a.
1t can be? Less than this is short Of
your duty.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

me word to inspire every member Of
the Union for this year ought to he
rrogress.' This means progress in
onlon' In Education, progress In ac.
uon. Are you in on the camnaipnq
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

haise, corn, oats. wheat, potatoes.
ch1cKens, hogs and only as much cot
ION as you can carefully look after.
mat means prosperity every month
IN the year and fine living at home.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

serve God and love your neighbor
as yourself and keep faith with the
Union. and you will haze been q
mighty busy man.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

You owe 1t to your country to own
your nome, and then you owe it to
your neighbor to help him to own a
home. too.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

Inc hen is the finest crop on the
pace and has the poorest chance at
that' Give the hen decent show and
you Will have the surprise of your
life. JUL
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

II IS not too early to begin 10 Law
pans Tor a summer campaign OF mem.
Forgetting. What ara you going to
do about it?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

Every farmer should organize O
small ''home industry club" and
should work the home for everything
that tits possible to produce at b1ums
The idea of trades days" which ar.
IN vogue In many places should be.
come common. In these DAYS sho.o
having anything for sale or trade
meet and you have an opportunity n
trade anything you may have surp,u.
lor something you may want. For in.
stance, one man has more ptgs than
he Ian properly care for. AID soma
other man has surplus of calves but
is shy OF pigs. These two men meet
at these places. and In no time thew
are both happy by getting rid Of what
tney did not want. and at tile same
time getting f'hl value for 1t. Tbi,
saves the losses OF time and money
that comes from the usual manner Of
selling to the middle man" and buv-
ing ffcm him at two prnllts to him and
TWO losses to the other fellow.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

The old-fashioned liar is mighty IN
common now. People have learned
moro sense than to talk about hard
times any more.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

Inc farmer Is the primary road.user
ana IT Is up to him to make better
loaos' Get you a rplit log drag, and
do 1t now.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

II you want an absolutely square
oeal' take the hen and the COW into
partnership with you and treat them
at least half right. 9
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

every citizen owes it to himself, his
famlly ana his community 20 own 9
home.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

rant peanuts, but don't stop at that
Rant Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes
onions, corn and some cotton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

1t is not the surplus of cotton that
is playing havoc with the farmer, II
is the shortage of other things Pit
your cotton in the warehouse. and
raise some other things until tbs
spinner wants that cotton bad enough
to pay what it is worth for IL
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

Inc happiest and most conrented
people on earth are those who own
tnelr homes, people who have q
place to lay their heads.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

"hen You have planted all that If
IS practicable to raise, you will NOT
na'e 70 worry about "over-production ;
OF any crop. Sec
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

when are you going to have your
hrst open meeting for this year?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

What about a weekly trades day?
It works elsewhere.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

wear your overcoat all summer T
necessary, but don't give a mortgage
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24
CHAPTER x.-Continued,

When you listen to reason, prince, ;
eplied the girl calmly, you will apol
gize to the gentleman and give hin
is liberty"
Oh. he Is gentleman, is he?"
/" you might learn from him many Of
ne common rules of courtesy,"-tran
BILLY. '
Who the devil are you?" the prince
semanded of Max.
Il should be afraid to tell Won 7
old that l am Max Scharfenstein but
&c colonel here declares that nv
anne is Ellis. Who are your" Max
asn't the least bit frightened. These
Sere no feudal times.
The prince stared at him. The in
lent puppy!
III am the prince
"Ah, your serene highness began
AK, bowling.
lam not called erene',"-rudely.
ne grand duke is serene"
Permit ne to doubt that" inter.
psed the girl, smiling.
Max laughed aloud, which didn't I'm.
oye his difficulties any.
II have asked you who you arem
|wled the prince, his nose turning
Fple.
My name is Max Scharfenstein T |
an American. II you will wire the
erican consulate at Barscheit Won
arm that have spoken the
All this is a mistake. The
ess did not elope with me-"
His papers give the name of Ellis"
81 the colonel, touching his cap.
Humph! Wen soon find out who
is and what may be done with him
wait for the duke. Take him into
library and lock the door. It's =
|adred feet out Of the window, and
ne wants to b. FAX his neck, he NAV
50. 1t willAe us so much trouble
re him away! take him away" his
kf boiling to the surface.
ne princess shrugged.
cant talk to you either" said
prince. turning his glowering eyes
IN the girl. Il can't trust myself :"
OH do not mind me. | understand
Fl your command of explosives Is
per original. Go on; 1t will be nv
opportunity" The princess rocked
kward and forward on the diyan
Isn't 1t funny!
Lord help me. and I was perfectly
ling to marry this girl" The prince
|denly Gained down. What have 7
done to offend you?"
sothing," she was forced to admit '
was lonely. | wanted youth about
Eanted to hear laughter that came -,
b the heart and not from the mind
not see where / am to be blamed .,
Eduke suggested you to me. 7 no. -
ID you to be willing. Why did Won i
say to me that | was not agree.
It would have simplified every. {
she said contritely. :,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

Did you every try home owing? It's
a good thing to do.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

When you have absolutely nothing
else to do, then talk hard times.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

Nearly all the good Union men ara
keeping books on the business tb,.
year. The time has come for men n
quit raising Improbable crops. Life
is too short. But the only way to know
what thing costs is to keep ap,,.
lutte tab on what money, time and care
have been put into It.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

Keep the record straight and use
the split-log drag.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL !
COOPERATIVE UNION |
OF AMERICA -

What about a Home Industry Climb
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-08
Mines, Mills and Mining.

Custer county is one of the richest mining sections in the world,
but at present it needs better transportation, and capital to develop
its rich mining districts. In some states and territories mining
and agriculture, though progressing hand in hand, are yet nearly
independent of each other. The farmers market is widened bv
the miner, to be sure but not relying on home consumption ex.
cluslVely' he can exist and prosper, but in this county the miner
and farmer depend upon each other to a great extent. Let us for
a moment call the attention of the capitalist to some of the most
Important mining districts and mines in the county, viz Mackay.
with Its great copper mines; Morgan creek; Garden creek lead and
silver mines; Bayhorse district with its famous Ramshorn. Skylarl1
and dozens of rich lead silver and gold bearing mines; Poverty
Flat; Centennial Flat; East Fork; Clayton; Slate creek; Thompson
creek; Roolnson Bar; Stanley Basin, with placer and quartz; FISH
er gold mines; Sheep Mountain and Seafoam, with their hundreds
OF rich lead-silver mines; Loon creek, placer and gold quartz min.
es; Washington Basin gold mineS and the celebrated Yankee Fork
olstrlct' winch is gold-sllver ores, and embraces within its confines
hundred OF mines, the most prominent producers at this time being
The Lucky Boy and Yankee Fork. Custer county also has several
Quartz mills and smeters-ive quartz mills at Custer: a dredoe
"a ana NIL at Stanley; a smelter at Cayton;concentrator at BAY
horse, and a new 8OO-ton smelter at Mackay. In Custer county has
nearly 5000 located mining claims, and yet the vast region has not
been half prospected.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-08
Agriculture and Stock-Raising.

Agriculture ably supplements the mining industry in enricbiro
TINS county. The Salmon river. rising in the Sawtootb mountains.
north OF Wood river, enters on its south western border and mn
sung " AsN's course IN general north-easterly direction, receiv-
es the waters of ten large creeks besides the East Fowl, Mas.
streams, together with Lost river and its tributaries flow tbrorob
thousand OF acres of arableaand still uncultivated. Since the hand
~ l%u - lorceu 10 supply what nature ~withholds, irrigation takes.
tie place of rain; and the water that annually roc 10 800 ~oId
make verdant, fruitful valleys out of deserts, would conyort tho.
the silence OF desolation into the sounds from many homes Aori.
M 1mIuie IA al olnef industries OF the county, is in its infancy.
W Oh salmon river which has an endless water supply. and many
thousands OF acres of rich s~agebrush land along the river will h..
retained Inc farms OF this county produce wonderful Yields of
oats, wheat, potatoes, ETC., per acre. and LARGO yeIOS =
each year. "0PS are
Htook'growlng is one of leading industries of the county and
"tu 'e usually Mic winters in the valleys and excellent simmer
ranges, has become a very remunerative indne+rv 80 summer
year derives its largest amount of revenues in the vow Of
taxes each year from the stock growers. "' "
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-08
INSECTS ALWAYS In DANGER.
Hardly n sIaEie Gro~p which Does
Not suMer from Appetite Of
some Species OF Bird.

There is hardly a single group OF in
sects which does not suffer from the APP
petite OF one or more species OF bird,
says Nature. The eggs and larvae are
dug and prled out OF their burrows in
the wood by woodpeckers and creepers;
those underground are scratched and
clawed up to view by quail. cartridges
and many sparrows; warblers and
yireos scan every leaf and twig; fly
catchers. like the cat family. Of NAM
mails. lie in wait and surprise the insects
on the wing. more particularly those
flying nea the ground. while swifts,
swallows and martins CLEAN a harvest
from the. host OF high-fying insects.
When Ne think hummingbirds are TAX
ing dainty sips OF honey from the flow
ers they are In reality more often
snatching minute spiders and flies from
the deep cups Of the calyxes. When
night falls the insects which have
chosen hat time as the safer to carry
on the business Of active life are bounced
on by crepuscular feathered beings; the
%caVernous mouths OF whip-poor-wills
engulf them as they rise from their hid
ing places and the brlstles OF night
hawks brush them into no less rapaclous
maws II perchance they have succeeded
In reaching the upper air.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-08
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Light passes from the moon to the
earth in one and o~ne-quarter seconds.
The Spanish ship to the United States
each autumn 100000 barrels Of Almeria
grapes.
Germany has 81 firms manufacturing
fuel b%riquettes. These make 1,650,0O0
tons between them every year.
Only 1876 acres Of flaNwere grown
an Ireland last year. This is decrease
of 1913 per cent on the figures for 1901.
Steps were taken recently toward
forming in Paris a Canadian chamber
of commerce TO extend commercial re-
lations between France and Canada.
The total value of the seals and
whales taken last year by British yes-
sells was about s162, 900. Whalebone
now fetches as much as S12, 500 per ton.
Barges are towed on the Elbe by
means of a chain 200 miles long, which
lies at the bottom Of the river, and is
grappled aud raised by steam machin-
cry.
A few years ago the United States
exported all les cotton. Last year, out
81 u tNAMA tANN OF HrNNNfNNh Rhltns ~ hNNA
for home manufacture over 1000, 900,
of which northern mills are using
100000.
Hamburg has l4s chemical manufae-
turing establishments, employing In
all 400 persons. Borax, sulphuric
acid. matches, fireworks, camphor,
gelatine, ether and c~hloroform are a
few of the various articles turned out.
Knife and fork surgery Is the name
given by the hospital 10 a new method
Of Koeing, Of Berlin, by which he avoids
the dangers Of communicating wounds
by putting his fingers in them. The
surgeon performs many operations
without ever touching the tissues,
much as we eat our meals by aid of
forks and spoons instead " clawing
our food. by practice with suitably
devised metal Instruments which, of
course. are capable OF complete steril-
i%zntion. he has found that he can get
through very many operations, even
that FOR appendicitis in the quiescent
interval, without ever touching the
wound.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-08
WHO WAS THE GENTLEMAN7
AutomobiIists and C%attIeRAa Nave
an on IA Road
LassO Used LA AFsuneRt.

A farmer named Ed Armstrong was
driving a bunch OF cattle along the road
near Salinas the other day when a couple
OF automobile enthusiasts came tearing
along at a tremendous speed. says the
San Francisco Argonaut. Armstrong
feared that his cattle would become
frightened and stampeded. SO he held up
his hand and asked the automobilists TO
wait until he could get his herd in shape.
The men only laughed az him and on
tinued going at full speed. defyiug Arm
strong to catch them. He applied the
spurs to his horse. took down his rlata
from the saddle and was swinging the
loop preparatory to landing Il over their
heads when the courage Of the occu-
pants OF the car waned and the machine
was brought to a sudden stop. The driv-
ers waited patiently while the cattleman
drove his herd to one side OF the road
and. after thanking them kindly. he al
lowed them to pass, without even so
much as referring to the ugly disposl-
ton they had shown until he had forced
them TO walt.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-08
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. End, 1908.
To THE HEIRS OF JOHN ID. r. BIGGs (:
You are hereby notified that | have
expended during the years 1906 and
1907 Two Hundred Dollars in labor and
improvements upon each of the follow
ing mining claims, viz: The John
Mahan" and Tom Petit located on
Sheep Mountain, Seafoam Mining Dis
trict, Custer county, State of Idaho, in
order 10 hold said claims under the
provisions of Section 2324 Of the Revis-
ed Statutes of the United States and
the Amendments thereto approved Jan
uary END, 1880, concerning annual
labor on mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said lodes for
the period ending December 3lst, 1907.
And if, within the period of ninety
days after the full publication hereof,
you fail to contribute your portion of
expenditure as /, who
have made the required expenditure,
will claim your interest in the property
by the terms of said Section.
E. II. HASBROUCK.
First publication January eth, 1908.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-08

HELP THE WEAK CONCERNS.
sofia new York BaRkn Frequently ca
10 ths assistance OF shaky
Financial Institutions.

Developments Of late have given un-
usual interest To the methods followed
by important New York banks in as
sisting crippled business concerns.
Every now and then a hurried confer
ence SCALED 20 prevent the suspension
OF some house whose operations are
extensive enough TO affect business in
terests d~isastrously were its failure
announced. In such an instance half
a dozen bankers are usually assembled
and the situation thoroughly dis
cussed. II the concern hasassets suiH-
cient TO meet its liabilities IL is gener.
ally allowed TO continue In business;
il not, IL goes TO the wall, says the
New York Post.
In outlining the usual procedure a
Wall street banker whose advice 4
sought by powerful interests every
where when a failure is imminent, said:
The aim always Is to save a firm II
failure can be prevented without as
Stunning undue risks. In this respect
the community Of interests idea has
been developed remarkably. for the
cut throat policy Of asserting ones
rights irrespective Of what happens TO
the other credltors is nowadays sell.
dom followed.
THE work is difficult. however. and
calls for elean-headcd management to
overcome in a few months the compli-
cations ard mistakes 81 years. IL
usually takes from one To three wears
10 put a crippled concern on lis feet
again. The process involves a com.
plete oy%erhauling Of the accounts and
necessitates shaking out the dry rot
which has crept irto the establish
ment. ! think that fully 90 per cent.
of such eases result from outside spec.
uiation, about Is per cent. from incom.
petcnt management, My experience
has always been that where n man at.
TENDS strictly To his own business with
out engaging in outside ventures of
amy kind be is seldom in need Of bank.
ing assistance, His business booms
itself.
"Of course there are times when the
banks find it impossible 20 extend the
assistance they would very much like
70 AFFORD. Such eases are usually en-.
countered when a firms assets are tied
up and no sufficient margin exists "a
furnish a free and clear basis on which
10 work out It's salvation. Then. TOO
a corporations affairs present some.
times such a tangled mass as to make
u very difficult or scurcelyworth while
10 rcsuscitate a."