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The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27

David Lubin, formerly of California,
has finally won complete success for
his long-cherished plan to aid agricul.
ture in worldwide way. After ap.
pealing in Vain to his own government
to encourage agriculture by bounties
en- leading agricultural staples, instead
of continuing hopeless struggle he
changed his base of operations in be-
half of agricultural interests and ap-
pealed to the king of Italy with so
much persuasiveness that his recon-
mendations were adopted by that
monarch much as he made them. The
result Is the endowment and perma.
nent establishment at Rome of the
International Institute of Agriculture.
The test of its value is shortly to be
made. Within month delegates
from 46 nations will meet at the first
session of the general assembly Of the
institute, and working plans will be
considered and probably adopted.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27

not vet fallen, and the underground,
which was a regular thicket, afforded
secure cOncealment for any observer.
Blythedale had arranged. as he
thought, that there should be no in.
terruptions whatsoever, and early that
morning he had posted his game
keepers in a circle some distance
away from the dueling ground with in.
structionS to let no one pass. Al
though they We're burning with curl
Osity to see, themselves, the habit of
obedience was strong upon them for
Blythedale was rather heavy-handed
master, and they stayed where they
were placed, their eyes resOlutely
turned away from the encounter. keep
ing earnest watch. We have heard
of locking the door after the horse
had been stolen. This was a re-
verSa of that ancient practice, for
the keepers were posted after the
spectators had arrived.
The reader has OWNED. although !
should like to keep him in suspense,
that the spectators were Ellen and
Debbie They were brought to that
spot by the God of Chance, who has a
habit of working most opportunely III
accordance with a poor authors
plans.
BY some instinct, for which she
never ceased to be thankful, Ellen had
put their boat on the right course
when she hoisted the sail and crap
pied the tiller in that moment when
they had escaped from the Flying
Star. The moon lose late and by the
time it was shining brightly Ellen was
so far in shore toward the east side
of Portsmouth harbor that the Brit
annia, numbering over toward the
Isle of Wight. had no chance of pick
ing up the small boat.
II was almost morning when Ellen
made a landing The wind was ad-
verse for which did not
trouble her, for she was quite anxious
not to appear in the streets of that
town in which she was sure her hus-
band, Strathgate and Sir Charles
would soon be assembled She had
formed no plan as to the future as yet.
She only wished to get ashore, to get
something to eat and a place to lie
concealed while she thought it over.
The wind failed and it was not until
daybreak, or about four o'clock, that
Ellen ran ashore.
1t was lonely spot, some miles
to the eastward of Portsmouth, She
aroused Deborah, who had slept most
of the night in the bottom of the boat,
and the two tired women, after tying
the boat to the shore, plodded inland.
At little farmhouse-the farmer 5
wife being just arisen, apparently
they got some bread and milk which
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27
Finally They Came to Low Place in
the Wall.

blunted the edge of their appetite-it
must be remembered that they had
not eaten anything since the noon be-
fore-and from the woman they
learned the lay of the land.
They scrambled through by-paths
for a long time and a little after six
o'clock reached the main road. Be-
fore them rose the broken walls of a
gentleman's country seat. The road
was deserted at that hour Ellen
hardly knew what to do She did not
know how far it was to the next inn,
nor was she certain, if she did know,
that it would be safe place for her
to hide. Debbie out of whom the
spirit had been almost crushed by the
succession of dazzling adventures
through which she had passed, could
offer no suggestion of value. She
clung to Ellens arm as if the latter
had been man, and so far as
help or assistance was concerned was
a mere dead weight
"One thing tell You, Ellen" she be.
gan at last, q can go no farther; that
is, | can walk no farther. We must
find some place to rest"
Well, dear" said Ellen, tired
enough herself, but a man beside poor
Debbie, lets enter that park, per-
haps we can find some one there
among the servants who will help US
without asking toe many questions.
Those clothes you have on, Ellen,'
said Debhie desperately, are bound
to attract attention or YOU in them
/ don't know what we are going to do!
| wish | We're back in Darlington, or
| wish | was in Boston, or on the Fly
, ing Star, or anywhere but here"
Cheer up, Debbie," said Ellen, TAX
ing her by the hand and leading her
forward, we'll get into this park and
: it Shall go hard with us if | don't find
some means of succoring you
The two stumbled along the read
for quarter of mile, looking for a
place of entrance. The gate was be-
hind them, but Ellen did not deem ii
wise to try that. Finally they came
to low place in the wall over which
Ellen helped Debbie and followed her.
self. The park in which they found
themselves had been badly neglected.
A mile away, as openings through the
| trees gave them glimpses of it from
time to time, they saw the chimneys
and towers of great house. Toward
| 1t the two painfully made their way
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27
WORLDS NEED o. STRONG MEN.
Should Be Better Than the Genera.
tions of the Past.

Some Of us are disposed to be salts
fed if we can be pretty nearly as
good as the men of the last genera
ton. That will not do at ALL The
men of this generation have got to
be great deal better men-bigger,
broader, sounder, keener, braver,
mcmillan their fathers were. If
they are not they will be swamped
with the business Of the world in
their hands. The entire ethical
standard Of financial life is being,
and must be, lifted up. We cannot
do the enormously increased busi-
ness of the world today on the moral
plane where we were living 25 years
ago. If We attempt it we shall plunge
ourselves in chaos. We have got to
have higher principles of justice and
equality and clearer notions of finan.
eial integrity, and stronger convictions
of fidelity to trusts, and deeper sense
of the business responsibility of every
man to the whole community .-Washl
ington GLADDEN..
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27

through the underground, meeting no
one in their progress. After half an
hours struggling, they came to an
open piece of sward, newly moved il
was evident from the piles of grass
that had been raked away on the
edges. On the opposite Of it little
brook purled merrly over sand and
pebbles.
Thither the two women staggered.
and kneeling down took long draughts
Of the sweetness and bathed their
faces and hands in the cold water.
They were thus engaged when they
heard voices coming from the direc
ton Of the hall,
Instantly Ellen seized Deborah and
ran back to the thicket whence they
had Just emerged and lay down, en-.
tirely concealed by the underground,
although able to see everything them
selves that took place on the grass.
Who is it. think you?" whispered
Debbie. after she had been forced
down into a prone position.
How should | know" answered
Ellen
well. if it looks Ike gentleman,
continued Dcbbie, desperately, I'm go
ing to get up and ask his assistance
You'll do no such thing said FL,
len in a sharp whisper. BE guided
by me. know men ana the world
as you don't
Indeed, it would have been hard to
choose between the innocence OF the
matron and the maid, but Ellen fiat
tered herself that her years and he!
marriage had made her wise.
Let me decide what is to be done,
she added.
you've decided everything.' sad
Debbie, resontfully, "and look what d
position we're in
"Hush.' said Ellen. Here they
are"
At the same instant a man stepped
into the clearing. Deborah opened
her mouth as if to scream. Ellen
caught her violently by the arm re
peating her caution
It's Lord Strathgate." murmured
Deborah, amazed.
Il see," returned Ellen Now, will
you be quiet?'
II wonder what he's here foro"
whispered poor Deborah under her
breath.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27

No labor movement of modern times
is more needed or likely to do moro
good than the organization of wage
earning women. The woman has a
harder time than the man in a single.
handed fight to earn respectable liv.
ing and maintain herself in decen.
surroundings. Last month stimuli.
Ataneous conferences of the Women's
tTrade Union League were held in
Boston, New York and Chicago.
Women united in q cause are almost
irresistible, and this is a cause which
can have few enemies.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27
ILLUSTRATIONS By
RAY WALTERS
SYNOPSIS.

The Escaradc opens, not in the ro-
nance preceding the marriage of Ellen
SlOcum. a Puritan miss and Lord Car
rington 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 Carringtons
after house party. engaged in a family
tilt. caused by jealousy. The attentions
of Lord Darlington to Lady Cecily and
Lord Strat h2ate to Lady Darlington com
PEELED 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 H. M, he agreeing to see them safely
away. He attempted to take her to his
castle. but she left him stunned in the
road when the carriage met with an ac-
ctdent. She and Debbie then struck out
for Portsmouth, where she intended to
sail for America. Hearing news of
Ellens flight, Lords Darlington and Seton
set out in pursuit. Seton rented a fast
vessel and started in pursuit. Strathgate.
bleeding from fall. dashed, on to Ports
mouth, for which Darlington, Ellen and
Seton were also headed by different
routes. Strathgate arrived in Portsmouth
in advance of the others, finding that
Ellens ship had sailed before her
Strathgate and Darlington each hired a
small yacht TO pursue the wrong vessel.
upon which each supposed Ellen had
sailed. Seton overlook the fugitives near
Portsmouth, but his craft ran aground
just as capture was imminent. Ellen won
the chase by boarding American vessel
and fOilng her pursucrG. Darlington and
Strathgate. thrown together by formers
Wrecking Of latters vessel. engaged in an
impromptu duel. neither being hurt A
war vessel. commanded by an admiral
friend of Seton, then started out in pur-
suit of the women fugitives, Seton con
Tossing love for Debbe Flagship Britain
mia overlook the fugitives during the
night The two women escaped by again
Darlington is ordered to sea with his ship
but refuses to go until after meeting
Strathgate in a duel. They fight in the
grounds Of Lord Blythedale's castle
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27
CHAPTER XVlIl.-Continued.

His thoughts plunged him into a
gloomy melancholy which Parkman, at
length perceiving, did his best to dis
pei by gentle raillery and pleasant
conversation. Darlington pulled him.
self together, realizing that if he gave
way to his depression he would be in
no condition to meet Strathgate.
These gentle thoughts of his wife
did not in any way abate his enmity
toward the man whom he felt had so
wronged and insulted him. He was
as determined as ever that the ap-
preaching duel should be no slight af-
fair, but that If he could he would
kill Strathgate, and eliminate his pos
sibilities of evil forever from this
world
And Strathgate had exactly the
same thought for Darlington. By a
curious mode of reasoning Strathgate
chose to visit upon Darlington his
own i'll success with Lady Ellen. He
came to the conclusion that if Car
rlnSton had net interfered, all would
nave gone we'll with his love affair
OF course, in measure Darlington
was responsible for Strathgate's lack
OF success with Lady Ellen, for Ellen
deVotedly and rassionately loved her
husband; loved him still; loved him
perhaps never more than when with
jealous anguish she saw him in Lady
Cecily's arms. But if Darlington had
never crossed Ellens course, Strath-
gate was not the kind of man that
would have appealed to her. Ellen
was TOO true, too simple, too direct in
her thoughts Of life to tolerate long the
a1ectatlorS, the sentimentalities and
impurities Of a man like Strathgate.
so soon as her eyes were opened, she
would have abominated him; and her
eyes, unfortunately for Strathgate. had
been opened the minute he turned to
the west when she would have east
ward gone. But, Of course, Strathgate
did not know this; that saving cOnceit
which keeps some men from despair
was his, and he blamed all his misfor.
tunes upon Darlington.
He, tco, was early abroad, and
when the carriage drove through the
rark gates and was directed by one
ct Lord Rlythedale's men to shaded
corrice by a little brook half mile
from the gate, Strathgate and Lord
Blythedale with surgeon, one from,
the fleet named Nevinson, who was
known slightly to both men, were'aI.
ready waiting on the ground
Lord Blythedale was a man who
had gone the race since he succeeded
to the title and fortune. The for.
tune was not commensurate with the
title, and his seat and the mark
surrounding it, and the wall like.
WISE, were in a state of wretched
disrepair. The place that he and
strathgate had selected for the en-.
counter was level bit of sward
which Blythedale had caused to be
moved and rolled the afternoon be,
fore 1t was shaded from the morn
ing sun by high trees. Neither com.
batant could be maneuvered into anv
position to get the sunlight into his
eyes. On one side of the smooth bit
of turf ran little brook, on the other
the spaces between the trees were
filed by a thick, almost impenetrable
growth of underbrush. Although it
was already autumn. the leaves had
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27
College Men.

Neither in scholarship nor in fitness
FOR the business of life does the prod
uct Of the great colleges of the pres.
ent day compare with the graduates
turned out from the little colleges of
2 generation ago Then, it is true, the
boy with the diploma was often 100
stuffed with Latin and Greek and phil
osOphy to be much Of a practical man,
now he knows a little about manners,
more about clothes, something about
"grinds,' peaches and ''profs," but
the sumum bonum of his knowledge
relates TO drop kicks and line bucking.
The old type was better. says the
Washington Post, because, though i'm
practical. he had a trained mind and
was Injured to discipline. whereas the
new product has gotten most Of his
training in the ways Of a good time.
ColleSe lie IS, or should be, peflOu
Of training which prepares the youth
for the business of a broader life. 1t
will not do TO cultivate exclusively the
superhcialities. which the atmosphere
at most Of the larger universities is
doing. One of the reasons why men
who come up from rude walks Of life
without the benefits of education fre-
nuentIy outstrip the college graduates
is because such men have trained
their powers through hard work, while
the college man has yitiated his tai
ents through overmuch play.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27

Approaching completion in the ship.
sard of the Elswick works at Neweas.
tle-on-Tyne, England, is the Brazilian
battleship Nina Geraes, which has su-
perior armament and arrangement to
the British Dreadnought class, as well
as being the heaviest battleship vet
built in the world. The cruiser Invin-
chile and the battleship Superb, of the
Dreadnought class, are also to be seen
at the shipyard.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27

A biography of the late DR.. Gilman,
formerly president of Johns Hopkins
university, says he knew everything
and yet was not specialist in any
line" He would probably have met
the requirements of the writer of a
current magazine article, who com.
plains about the prevalence of special.
ization and its evils.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27
Paint the Lowest Stem.

Paint the lowest cellar step white II
the cellar is dark. This plan ma,
save fall and will do away with
feeling for the last step when going
downstairs.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27
THE WEEKS EPITOME
A RESUME OF THE MOST lMPOR.
TANT NEWS AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
A Carefully Diuested and Condensed
Compilation of Current News
Domestic and Foreign.

"'''- 7''o e'''
Grand Duke Alexis Of Russia. uncle
of Emperor Nichols, died II PARIS
France. Saturday.
Judge Joseph Franklin, aged 20
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Nv - w. ro,a.
Sunday wh,+ ;c considered tho most
crccecsfn1 confarepca over held by
that organization.
Charles p Rraslan of San lose. Cal,
ie visiting Teyas with view 70 estab-
fishing 2 seed-groving plantation after
tho fashion Of that in California. of
which he has for wears been the head.
A mass meeting of the colored citi.
zens of Dallas was held at the New
Hope Baptist Church. Thursday night,
for the purpose of looking 10 the es-
| tablishment OF a nurse training school.
Ton, rohrson ot Cloro,ora Ob;o
who for ,ear hac beer crodi,ed with
tho ,oscesc,or &c . worry 1aree fortune
Thursday announced that he had lost
everything and would be compelled to
give IN his beautiful home on Euclid
avenue
yecauon a.torn+ed ~ o~.cr ,he
s.fa y. tho owonc 1,nhar Con,n.rv
IN North Fort Worth Th,rsdo,. NIGHT
,,. .,o;r oxor., ,ouo t,,i.,ass 81,
though two separate charges of dyna-
mite were used The safe which is
valued at $1,000 was badly damaged
bv the explosion
E;f.., o.o. ,o. -,
| ,,;no. .. Du.. c,.. -,
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were bnrnod ~ ds.tb ono &c n;scine
and tho ,tber fortv.oro ora o.fo,v
,ookea IN tba stooL.d.c
T. oooo,aouo .:., .,o .ouu,. -. ,
~o.o,,..:o $50.
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Forest nres are raging In all parts
u " An'"'' AN eaos 'ne ua"ase 10
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A. ioa' VIII VIC enoi iious Al "uoi'ioli
~ INC iosS VI i''e'
d. j. smith, an attorney OF Hidalgo
County, was in Austin, Tuesday, con-
ferring with the Attorney General re.
gardlng the $5oo,C00 bond issue voted
by that county last March for the con.
struction of levees along the Rio
Grande. The bond issue aims at the
CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT twenty miles
OF dykes o. levees along the river and
the Improvement Will result in the re-
ciamation of several hundred acres of
valuable farming land which is now in
marshy condition.
Hillje Bros. of Hallettsville have
purchased property along the railroad
at Brady and will hegin tho erection
of a large oil mill and q cotton o;n nc
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27

A Toronto dealer advertises music
by the pound, and probably the pian-
lists pound when they play It
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27

o'"'i''o'u "'''''o "'o'esuaH'
The Northwest Texas Conference Of
me Methodist Episcopal ChUr"a. South
VIII meet next year II Stamford
Prol' fr'"eFicN starr Of tn Taiyer.
SS'E OF '"Hc"S" IS banning 10 make
study ol tit' Japanese next Ear.
In mine explosion at Pi-f,brr,
Pa, Monday. six persons wer, ,us,an.
" Killed and Se'eE". We're mors 2r less
seF'ooSi! llJoIP0'
Governor Campb'u has .,a..f h,.
Thanksgiving proclamation. sattino
aside. Thursday, Noyemoe. 2g a.
THANKSGIVING cay
Parties are now locking :nfo tho
matter of organizing 4 comyary fon
the purpose Of piping natural q, from,
Henrietta to Dallas and Fort Wor.5
Uncle Ambrose hlra who FAR on,
broke his hip a few days ayo died
| Monday morning =, his nome six miles
north OF Bells. Hv was aDou, : Years
of age
The Interstate Commerce romm;.
sion mer Tuesday in San Artor;o 49,,
are considering The recent 10 Der cent
increase in freight rates in the South.
west.
Famous Old lookout Inn or ~,
crest of Lookou, Mountain in ra,roo
see, was burned to the ground Tu0o
day afternoon and an its contants wor.
'o''Snii1ea'
The Attorney General, Tuesday. ap-
proved the charter of the Artesian Belt
Railroad, of San Antonio, capital SO,
600, and the line to be seventy miles
long.
John Johnson, negro, lost his E,s
in the gracel pit about threa miles
west VI rof' worm Monoay oy the
en'o'iiN'''en' e"''hs Oh Aim "n'ie ne
""S az "o'N
! With delegates present from every
one OF its subsidiary bodies the annual
convention OF the Amateur Union Of
the United States began at the Hotel
Astor Monday.
The Baptist State Convention which
has been in session in Fort Worth for
several days closed Monday at noon
and those who know say it was rec
ord breaker in every particular.
Brownsville train No. 2, that left
Houston Wednesday morning, ran into
An open switch, one mile east Of Re-
fugio. Fireman George was killed and
the engineer hurt seriously, but not
fatally.
Thirteen thoroughbred Hereford
calves belonging to r. F. I,ightfoot fell
in on open well at Cleburne Monday,
and when discovered twelve of them
The Rice belt journal., 1908-11-27

her clothing igniting from the morning
fires.
The depot at Nevada was broken
open Thursday night between 8 and 8
o'clock and one suit Of clothes. one
gallon Of whiskey aud about IS in
money taken.
Willie Tascar, a 15-year-oId negro
boy, accidentally shot himself in the
side, Tuesday afternoon, while hunt.
ing ducks. The entire charge entered
his side and he soon died.
Two three-story buildings will soon
be under construction in San Angelo.
in addition to one now under way.
That the Armour Packing Company
will greatly increase the capacity OF
its Fort Worth plant was the dec!ara'
tion of j. Ogden Armour, of Chicago.
who was in that city Wednesday.
Robert Devices, 3 IL years OF age.
son of Prof. Robert L. Devices, assis-
tant principal of the Van Zandt pub
lie school, was struck by an interurban
car Monday in Fort Worth and death
resulted from the injuries.
All parties damaged by the recent
fire in Sherman have been settled
with by the insurance companies, set
tlement amounting to nearly 100000.
The tuberculosis exhibit reached San
Angelo by express Monday morning
and will be on exhibition the remain
der of the week in the court house.
Col. Martin B. Hughes, United States
Army, retired, well remembered by
many old-time Texans as Lieutenaa.
Troop D. Ninth cavalry, died Sunday
at Washington Barracks after long
illness, aged 62 years.