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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17
copyright, 1906. Bobbs-Merril Coz
SYNOPSIS.


,..hur Warrington, American consul
=. a pSarscheit, tells how reighing Grand
70 TO,,ta attempts to force his neice, Prln-
p l".e 'HildeCardc, to Uarry Prince Doppie-
We, an old wiu0Wcr. WHO riding
kSinln,,n,osbsrk in the country night ONvrtakes
~ and he seeks accommodations in
Eliminated MA castle Here he finds Prin-
Csc HildegarGe and a friend, Hon; Betty
Moore, of England. They detaln MN 10
aitnass a mock marriage between the
rrincpss and a disgraced army 0fhcer,,
steinbock. done for the purpose OF folllng
~ Grand duke Steinbock attempts to
lies The princess and she is rescued by
Warrington. Steinbook disappears for
GOOD Max Scharfenstein, an old Amerl-
Fan friend of Warrington's reaches Bar
schelt, Warrington tells him OF the prln-
cess. Scharfenstein shows warrington
Iocket with a picture of woman in
eide II was on his neck when ne, as a
s was picked up and adopted by his
fnster father, whose name he was gwen.
ge believes it to be a picture or ms
rofher The grand duke announces TO
he princess that she is to marry Dopple-
Hnn the following week. During morn
ing's ride she plans to escape she meets
Ecbarfenstein. He finds purse she mas
Sronned but does not discover her 1den-
nv. Warrington entertains at pubic
restaurant for q number of American
meacal students. Max arrives late and
TeIstes an interesting bit of gossip to the
eject sssct that the princess has run away
rom Barscheit. He unwittingly offends
1 native officer and subjects himself to
certain arrest. Max is persuaded to take
one of the American students passports
ana escape. The grand duke discovers
The escape of the princess. She leaves a
note saving she has eloped. Efforts are
made to stop the princess at the frontier.
Retty Moore asks for her passport. She
asks Warrington for assistance in leaV-
inc Barscheit, and invites him to call on
her in London. Max finds the princess In
IN railway carriage. She accuses MN
Of following her. He returns to her the
purse he had found. 1t contained thou'
sand pounds in bank notes.
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speak that language. You are d oer'
man."
"There are Germans in the United
States, born and bred there, who speak
German tolerably well" replied MAX
easily. He was wondering II 1t Woulu
not be a. good scheme to tell straight,
forward story and ask to be returned
to Barscheit. But that would propaply
anpeal to the officer that he was cow
ard and was trying to lay, the blame on
the princess. :, i,
"I do not say that can prove IT,
went ON the colonel; Il simply amrm
that YOU are a German, even TO the
marrow"
"you have the advantage OF the as
question:" No; he would confess noun
ing If he did he might never see the
nr;rcess again. The princess.
AZ far away as yonder stars! 1t was
truly very disappointing world 10
live in.
"Now, then, forward" criea lht
coIope, to his men, and they set on al
a sharp trot. :,
From time to time, as sudden twis'
IN fhe road broke the straight line
Max could see the careening lights o,
the princess carriage. A princess
And he was a man without a country
or a name!
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17
CHAPTER X.

The castle of the Prince OF Topper
linn rested in the very heart OF tne
celebrated vineyards. Like all Ger,
man castles l ever saw or'heard OF, II
was a relic of the Middle Ages, with
MANY crumbling, useless tower anu
hattlement. 1t stood on the south slae
Of rugged hill which was gashed by
narrow but turbulent stream, III
which lurked the rainbow trout that
,ured the lazy man from his laoors
afield. (And who among us shall cas-.
q Stone at the lazy man? NOT ~ IL
vou are fortunate enough to run ABOUT
Europe next year, as like as not you
will be mailing home the "Doppeikinn
postcard. s,.od
More than once / have wandered
about the castles interior, cavernous
and musty. strolled through It's gal
leries of ancient armor. searcned lts
dungeon-keep, or loitered to solil'
oouize in the gloomy Judgment cham
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W0MAN SITS ON PIG;
BUT ONLY FOR moment
.rmA,E PASSENGER GETS A BAD
SCARE ON A BRoohlrN
TROLLEY CAR.

New York.-Passengers on Der,
gen street trolley in brooklyn diuh
nav very much attention "hen TWO
men got aboard and placed wen.
filled carpet bag beside them wv
mt the car reached Buffalo aVehuo
and ST. Jonns place did the 'onauc'o,
learn that he vas carrying a "deaa
head ~
The two men were engaged in ear
nest conversation and didn I hotiee
q stout wom.n, who climbed on the
car and stood glaring at the spa'e
taken ny the bag She was carrying
large square package al shifted uh.
easily fror, one foot to tn" other' ou'
the men kept right on talking ana IL
nored .1r presence. ,,
Suddenly Ae turned and sat ao"h
O.. the bag, but the second she l'u ~
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man is IN no wise concerned. ran
away alone"
Max breathed easier.
Il should be most happy to believe
your highness, but you will honor my
strict observance of orders" He
passed a telegram to her.
Search train for Doppelkinn. Prin-
cess has eloped. Arrest and hold pair
till / arrive on special engine.
"BARSCHEI1."
The telegraph is the true arm of the
police. The princess sighed pathetical.
ly. 1t was all over.
Your passports" said the colonel to
Max.
Max surrendered his papers. "You
need not tie my hands" he said calm.
ly. Il will come peaceably.'
The colonel looked inquiringly at the
princess.
He will do as he says"
Very gooL | should regret to shoot
him upon so short an acquaintance
The colone, beckoned for them to ster
forth. Everything is prepared. There
is a carriage for the convenience OF
your highness; Herr 1 lis shall ride
horseback with the troop"
Max often wondered why he did no
make dash for it, or a running fight
What he had gone through that nigh
was worth good tight.
"Good-by," said the princess, mold
ing out her hand.
Scharfenstein gravely bent his heaC
and kissed it.
"Good-by, Prince Charming" sh
viii, )ered, so softly that Max scarcel
heard her.
Then she entered the closed carriag
and was driven up the dark, freezer
shrouded road that led to the Castle c
Doppelkinn.
What are you going to do wit
me-" Max asked, as he gathered up tn
reins of his mount.
THAT we shall discuss later Lik
as not something very unpleasan
For one thing, you are passing under
forged passport. You are not an Anne
lean, no matter how well you ma
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Der. How time wars upon custom! In
olden times they created pain; now
they strive to subdue it.
| might 60 into detailed history OF
the Doppelkinns, only il would be alb
surd and unnecessary since it would
be inappreciable under the name OF
Doppelkinn, which happens to be, as
doubtless you have already surmised,
a name Of mine own invention.
could likewise tell you how the ancient
dukes of Barscheit fought off the in
sidiops fiattery of Napoleon, only it IS
a far interest, and Barscheit is sim
ply characteristic, not name. Some
day may again seek diplomatic mis-
sion, and WHAT government would have
for its representative a teller of tales
out of school?
1t was, then, to continue the fortunes
and misfOrtunes Of Max Scharfensteln,
close to midnight when the cavalcade
crossed the old moat-bridge, which
hadn't moved on its hinges within a
hundred years. They were not enter
ing by the formal way, which was a
| foWer-bedded, terraced road. 1t was
the rear entrance. The iron doors
swung outward with plaintive moan
ing, like that of man reused out OF
his sleep, and Max found himself IN
/ an ancient guardrOOm, now used as a
j kind of secondary stable. The men
dismounted.
This way, Her Ellis" said the
colonel, with hooking bow. ne
pointed toward broad stone staircase
"All | ask" said Max, &c a fall
i chance to explain my presence here.
All in due time. Forwal! INT
prince is waiting and MS temper ma!
not be as smooth as usual"
With two troopers in front OF MIN
and two behind, Max climbed the step
readily enough They wouldn't dar
kill him, whatever they did. He trle
to imagine himself the hero OF SON
Scott or Dumas tale, with grim Cal
dinal somewhere above, and oubllette
and torture chambers besetting nj
path. But the absurdity of his lmas
: nation, so thoroughly Americanize(
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"eood.by, Prince charmIns!"

evoked a ringing laughter. The troop
ers eyed him curiously. He might
laugh later, but it was scarcely PROB
able. A tramp through dark corridor
and they came to the west wing or the
castle. 1t was here that the old prince
lived, comfortably and luxuriously
enough, you may take my word for 1t.
A door opened, flooding the corridor
with light. Max felt himself gently
pushed over the threshold. He stood
in the great living-room of the modern
Doppelkinns. The first person he saw
was the princess. She sat on an orien'
tai divan. Her hands were folded; she
sat very erect; her chin was tilted
ominously; there was so little express
sion on her pale face that she might
have been an incompleted statue. But
Max was almost certain that there
was just the faintest flicker of a smile
in her eyes as she saw him enter.
Glorious eyes! Qt is bad sign when
a man begins to use the superlatlVs
adjectives!)
The other occupant of the room Wa.
an old man, fat and bald, with a nose
like a. russell pear. He was stalking
if it is possible for a short man 10
stalk-up and down the length OF the
room, and, judging from the sonorous
rumbling sound, was communing hall
aloud. Between whites he was rubbing
his tender nose, carefully and lovingly
When a mans nose resembles russe'
pear it generally is tender. Whoever
he was, Max saw that he was vastly
agitated about something.
This old gentleman was Tor SUP
posed he was) the last of his line, the
Prince of Doppelkinn, famous for his
wines and his love Of them. There
was, so his subjects said, but one ten
der spot in the heart of this old man
and that was the memory OF the VIII
Of his youth. (How the years, the goo'
, and bad, crowd behind us, pressing u
on and on!) However, there was al
WAYS surcease in the cellars-that Is
, the Doppelkinn cellars.
"Ha!" he roared as he saw IN
, blinking Max. $50 this is the fellow!
He made an eloquent gesture. you
bighness must be complimented upo
: your good taste. The fellow isn't bae
looking"
fTo BE coNTINUEDl
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An Agonized squeaI Sent Her sah'as
Across the Aisle.

An agonized squeal from directly I'M
derneath her sent her sailing across
the aisle, She landed in a group Oh
school girls, her package KNOCKING oh
their hats. The bag had rolled on the
seat and the way the occupant
souirmed and squealed caused most
If the women folks to tuck their sklrts
tightly around their feet. One OF the
men had picked up the bag and was
trying to pacify tie contents.
81 want those men arrested
shouted the woman. They've got
baby In that bag, the brutes!
whats in it," demanded the con-
ductor who figured he'd been done
out of fare.
"Tools!" chorused the men.
Thinking the men were fOoling hin
the conductor grabbed the bag. In the
tussle which followed the string
broke and out bounded a live pig.
Released from it's captivity the porker
ran wildly through the car and was
finally dragged from under seat Dy
Special Officer Edward ]. Manton, OF
the S. P. C. A., who happened to be
on the rear platform.
He placed the two men under ar
rest, charging them with cruelty TO
animals. They said they were Jacob
Becker of No. 1916 De Kalb avenue
and Edward J. Lewis of No. 432 Essex
street, Brooklyn. They were taken u
Liberty avenue station.
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Nh, undressed in Fourteen Years.

Adrian, Mich. - Mrs. sylVeste
Eayes aged 50, is dead here, after nv
ing so years in this section. Fourteen
years ago her husband left nome some,
what after the fashion OF ZIP van
Wrinkle in the second act Of the pay.
some trouble having occurred WIN .,
sister Of the wife, who lived with u
couple. NJ
Since that time, il years ago, Mrss
Eaves. through some superstltlons NO
ton, had never undressed and never ever
occupied a bed. She got what t sleep
che took by lying on sofa or lounge.
Eve, in her last sickness she coaia
-, no nersuaded to go to bed, naS
died in her chosen resting place
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Every shipload Of immigrante com.
ing to America raises the price OF
land, thus enriching the land specula'
tor. while increasing the burdens that
the homeless Americans and their
families must bear before they can
ever obtain homes. Yet those home
less ones get together in unions ana
resolve against the foreign immigrant,
but are silent concerning their real
enemy-the land monopolist at home.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

It has always looked to this scribe
that it must be a mighty lively bug
which could stand being plowed under
good and deep in the fall and turned
over at least once during the winter
and still come up in the spring ready
for its work of destruction. By ploW'
ing under all the green stuff that You
can you enrich the land and prepare
it for the next crop, and II you will
break up the bug some time during
the winter, he will be gathered to his
fathers mighty quick.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Has your Union ever talked OF a
neighborhood cannery? Not one OF
those great big things that 1t takes
an army to run and bank to sustain
but a little quiet sort Of place where
you and a few Of your neighbors can
take care of the surplus fruit on your
Mace for future home use and little
70 sell to the fellows you know over
in town. Talk it up; it is a good
thing
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CHAPTER DISCONTINUED.

"Trust me to keep silent, then" He
continued: 81 have lived part OF my |
life on the great plains; have ridden
horses for days and days at time.
As a deputy sheriff | have arrested
desperados, have shot and been snot
at. Then I went east and entered
great college; went in for athietlcs'
and wore my first dress suit. Tnen
nv foster parent died, leaving me MS
fortune. And as / am frugal, POSSIBLY
because of my German origin, nave
more money than I know what TO W
with" He ceased.
go on" she urged.
when the Spanish war broke out l
entered cavalry regiment as troop.
er. won rank, but surrendered II
after the battle of Santiago. And now
there are but two things in the Woria
| desire to complete my happiness l
want to know who am"
"And the other thing?"
''The other thing? / can't tell you
that!"-hurriedly. ,a
"Ah. l believe know. You have lel |.
some sweetheart back in America
All her interest in his narrative tooA @
strange and unaccountable slump.
mo; / have often admired women
but have left no sweetheart PACK III
America. If / had l should no" le''
very uncomfortable"
Somehow she couldn't meet MS eyes
She recognized, with vague anger 'na'
she was glad that he had no s"ee'
heart. All, well, nobody could ROD mel
of her right to dream, and this was
very pleasant dream. .,d
1.-THE train is slowing down. he ''''0
suddenly.
1--WE are approaching the fron,le,'
She shaded her eyes and searched 'h'
speeding blackness outside 20, :,
How far is it to the capital IN
asked. ..o,
1T lies two miles beyond the iron
tier" n+,
Silence fell upon them, and az iensu
the train stopped with a jerk, III W. VIZ.
seemed to them an incredipiy SUI
time a guard unlocked the door, ~
peered in. o,,
Here they are, sure enough you
excellency!" addressing some one Il
the dark beyond. :.
An officer from the military MOUSE
hold of the Prince Of Doppelklnh wa Wa
instantly framed in the doorway,
girl tried to lower her veil; TOO ia'e.
81 am sorry to annoy your highness'
he began, "but the grand duke oru rue,
are that you shall follow me 10 "
castle. Lieutenant, bring two men
tie this fellows hands, -noauihs y
ward Scharfenstein. :,
Max stared dumbly at the girl. a
the world seemed to have slipped iro'
under his feet. 80 =
Forgive mel" she said' low pu' -
pulsively. 49,,
What does it mean?" His hea
was very heavy.
81 am the Princess Hiidegarue
Barscheit and your entering TINS ca
rage has proved the greatest posslo
misfortune to you.
He stared helplessly-- Ana ever
thing had been going along SO nicely,
the dinner he had planned In Dresue
and all that!
"And they believe" the girl went .
that have eloped with you 10 ave
marrying the prince" She turned
the officer in the doorway. Colon,
on the word Of a princess, this gent
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Don't play into the hands OF the
IMPLEMENT and vehicle trust by letting
your implements and vehicles go to
ruin for lack OF shelter, paint and
repair. The implement and vehicle
men all wear good trousers, but the
blooming idiot, to whom it is tpo much
trouble to take care OF his things,
can always feel the north wind
mighty plain when he happens to face
the south.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Philosophizing is very good thing
for one who has nothing else to DO,
but we will give a great deal to find
a man who has not big lot OF things
that need doing that have been left
over from last week.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Whatever you do, or don't do, be
sure that you plant only good SEED
This fact should be emphasized all the
time The reason that the world Is
awav behind in many plants Is be-
cause there is little or no care exer'
cised In the selection of seeds. Thou
sands of cotton raisers make no efforts
TO save the best seed for planting,
lust as if they thought that any sort
of old seed would produce as good
stuff as those that are particularly
noted for productiveness.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

OF course there are a lot or poll
ticians inside of the Union who would
be glad to run the whole thing IN
their own interests. That is mighty
good sign that the thing is worth run
ming. Stick to the Union and weed
ont this sort of fellows as fast as they
bob up; that's the way to do busi'
ness
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

The Journal wants. peace between
the landlord and the tenant as indi'
viduals. so long as there must be land
lords and tenants. But If melting out
Justice to all men should cripple the
nriyate interests of any one, by all
means sacrifice the personal friend
shin Of such one rather than him
der the course of justice. In other
words. if he won't be your friend I'M
less YOU meekly consent to suf1er In
iustice let him be your enemy. Such
"a friend should be spurned.-Farmers
Journal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

This life is not calculated to make
angels of any of US, but the mean low
down cuss that fails to make his I'M
prisoned live stock comfortable IS
suffering for a few days out OF doors
in the rains and half rations IN his
belly. That would help him a great
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

This is an election year, but 1t Is
decided by all the prophets that pigs,
poultry. peanuts and prosperity are
keeping step to the march of prog
ress and that all Union men are put
ting lots of stress on the diverslif'
cation idea.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

The carloads of turkeys that are 60
ing out of Texas for the Eastern mar
kets Is another evidence that the good
seed of the Union is taking hold and
bearing fruit that will be the rellel
from the cotton fiend.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Is the water md the wood as handy
to YOUR partner as they can be? IL
not one of these rainy days Is
mighty good time to fix EN- so they
will be: and you are powerful poor
Union man if you are in the haoit Oh
neglecting your partner just because
she is not man enough to take you
and bump your head for your lack OK
helpfulness.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Poultry and prosperity. peanuts and
prosperity; pigs and prosperity; and
so the story goes along through the
whole gamut of the man who is push
ing and persevering.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Take plenty Of the CHEAP newspa'
pers that are now offered to the pub
lie. This is time when cheap" re-
fers to the price only; be sure YOU get
tue quality.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

The late furry has not hurt any
legitimate and sound business; the
firms are making as much sCpff as
ever, and it tastes as good as 1t used
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Ask the prosperous farmer how 1t
was done, and nine times out OF ten
he will tell you that it was through
ification.-Terrell Transcript
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

The good Union man who has not
a split-log drag already has good
sized sapling picked out to make one
the very first rainy day that comes
alOns
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Let the watchword for this year be:
Better packing and more ware
houses for cotton; and unto this add
large diversification."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Life is too short to, spend a day
without doing some good deed th"t
has helped some struggler to make a
better Union man.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

The reason for the cheapness OF
cotton is found in the unpaid labor or
women and children who put In from
twelve to sixteen hours day raising
the stuff. Figured at the price which
labor ought to bring, the cotton crop
Is a money.losing game from start to
finish at anything like the price 1t
has brought for the last fifteen years
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

The forthcoming census viii cost
the people s14,0OO,OoN, and will be
worth-well, mighty nttle to the aver
age man.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

The busy hen has not yet heard OF
the low price of cotton nor OF the
financial furry. Go to the hen and
be wise.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

While you are not too lazy, get out
and fix up those flower beds for me
girls. You won't have time a little
later on.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Make another New Year swear, and
let it be that you will know "ha'
it soing on at the school house.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

II is a mighty sorry bunch Of farm
ers who can not get together and use
their combined credit for anything
they may need to.
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farmers EDUCATIONAL
COOPERATIVE union
- OF AMERICA

The very busy man is generally the
very happy one.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Let no day pass without preaching
the gospel of good cheer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17

Have you an open meeting planned
for your local? 1t is about the pest
time in your life to 10 1T NOW.