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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06
CHAPTER XVI.
The Unsuccessful Dash of the Britain

To say that Captain Jeremiah Tug
giles was angry at the difficulties in
which he had involved himself by at
tempting to further the flight of his
compatriots is to put it mildly. He
was entirely helpless, however. To
have attempted to brave ship-of-the-
line like the Britannia would have
been madness. The English levia-
than could sail three fathoms to his
two, and if she could not, a half broad.
side would have blown the merchant
man off the face of the waters. The
independence of the United States had
been recognized, but the country was
yet too new and too weak for Eng
land to treat her former colonists with
any very great aw"nnt Of eonsidsra
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06
Predicts His Own Death.

Shreveport, La.--Joe E, Adger, OF
Benton, La. wealthy pioneer planter
of Bossier parish, for years one of the
leading agricultural advisers of north
Louisiana, died Sunday. A few days
ago he summoned his children to his
home and predicted his death. Sew
eral bales of fine cotton raised in the
heart of the boil weevil section of Bos-
sier and other splendid agricultural
products or display at the State Fair,
were raised by Mr. Adger.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06
College Girls Haze a Boy.

Alton, Ill.-That co-education in at
least one sense is a success was
proved when seven pretty coed fresh
men of Shurtleff college gave Ray
mond Carr, member Of the sophie
more class, hazing that he will not
soon forget. Carr was pounced upon
by seven girls. The goods were ath-
letic, and when he was lifted to his
feet his clothing was torn and his face
bleeding. He was tied to tree and
tormented and then deserted. He was
rescued several hours later by pro-
fessor.
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Dies While Oilino Enaine.

Mobile, Ala.-John Mcclure, an en-
gineer on the Mobile and Montgomery
division of the Louisville and Nash
Vile Railroad, died suddenly Sunday
morning about 2:.30 o'clock while oiling
his freight engine at Flomaton, Ala.
He was in apparently good health and
was engineer of local freight train
bound to Mobile from Montgomery
The remains. were Sunday taken to
Montgomery for interment, where Nc
CURE leaves wife and other relatives.
Mcclure had many friends in Mobile.
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He Battled with the Poisonous Rep.
tiles.

rattlers assembling at the bottom of the
tank and only few feet from him.
The snakes began to circle around
the tank They coiled and struck at
the tank repeatedly, trying to reach
Jordan's feet, which were dangling
dangerously near the snakes. He was
kept in this position for more than an
hour and, becoming tired, saw that he
was not gaining any time on his enc.
mics and concluded to make a dash
for liberty.
Climbing down from the tank, he
grabbed another piece Of gas pipe and
a battle royal began. He struck right
and left The snakes coiled and
struck at him. In the scrimmage he
killed nine of the rattlers, the largest
Of which was eight feet long with Al
rattles. He crippled several others,
and the remainder got away.
After the fight was over, Jordan
found that he had been bitten three
ttucS NY tHO poiSoHouo iCptiiCo ohSS
on the hand and twice on the calf OF
the leg. Jordan was alone, but expect
ed a party of helpers about the middle
of the afternoon.
In the meantime his wounds COM
menced to swell. Becoming frightened,
he started on foot for Kiefer, several
miles away. On the way he met his
party. He was almost exhausted
from pain and could hardly travel. A
horse was hastily unhitched from the
wagon and he rode into town as rapid
ly as he could and put himself under
the care of physician.
Jordan was treated and removed to
Tulsa. He became very sick had con-
WILSON'S and lapsed into spells Of I'M
consciousness. His condition is alarm.
ing, and it is feared that he cannot re-
cover.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06
LOUISIANA NEWS.
Crescent CITY News Notes.

Norman Monument site at Metairie
Cemetery was dedicated.
J, president Davidson of the Frisco,
returned from inspection of .Atchafal-
ava bridge.
Mississippi River Commission ar
rived and granted hearing to New Or
leans interests. :
4 = Attorney Ben Days family were in
iured by buggy tumbling from bridge
over St. Bernard Canal. Mrs. Baggett
is seriously hurt.
Katie Gonzales suicided because her
lover refused to take her out driving.
Nelson Merritt, negro who terrcrized
Amesville was killed by Deputy Sher-
if Sadler. ,.-t>...' e. III,
First baptism was held at new First
Baptist church.
. Felicity Street church revival began.
All Saints Day was generally OBJ
served.
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polite you are and the quicker you
answer, the less trouble you give us,
the sooner we'll let you co."
What do you want?' asked Tug
giles. Some of my men? They're all
free born Americans, and"
Its mot men we're after now, but
women"
I've none in my crew." said the
American. steadily.
His heart relented at the last min
ute and he thought perhaps he could
stave off the trans-shipping of his
passengers which it was now evident
was the purpose of this sea domicili.
airy visit.
II have no doubt that you speak cor.
rectly," answered Collier but these
ladies would be on your passenger
fist"
This ship don't carry passengers
began Tuggles.
NOW, that'll do, captain" said Col
lier with a touch of the peremptory
in his voice, two persons were seen
to board your ship about noon to-day
One of them was plainly a woman
the other was disguised in mems
clothing"
who seen them board my ship
persisted Tugglss.
Il did," said the other figure.
"And who may you be-"
Sir Charles Seton, captain in thu
Sussex light infantry, although that's
not a matter which need concern 70,
greatly
"Oh, needn't it?' said Captain Tug
giles.
ALLOW me, Mr.. Collier" continued
Seton; "the two persons are aboart
here and we must take them off tn,
ship"
Il protest against this outrage" be
gan Captain Tuggles.
"You can protest until you are blacl
in the face, or red, white and blue, |
that suits you better" said 81
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06
Copyright, 1908, by W. c. Chapman.)
SYNOPSIS.

The Escapade 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 family
tilt, caused by jealousy Lady Caring
ton agreed to cut cards with Lord Strath-
gate, whose attentions to Ellen had be-
come a sore point with Darlington. The
loss of 100000 failed to perturb her, and
her husband then cut for his wife's |. 0.
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 10 flee, Lady Darlington and
her chum Deborah. an American girl
met Lord Strathgate at two a. 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 accident. She
and Debbe 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 fast vessel and
started in pursuit. Strathgate, bleeding
which Darlington, Ellen and Seton were
also headed by different routes. Strath-
gate arrived in Portsmouth in advance
of the others, finding that Ellens ship
had sailed . before her. Strathgate and
Darlington each hired 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 foiling her
Observation-Disclosures Seton and Caring
('arriOptOO and Strathpatp thrown
together by formers wrecking of latters
vessel. engaged in an impromptu duel,
neither being hurt. war vessel, COM
manded by an admiral friend of Seton,
then started out in pursuit Of the women
fugitives, Seton cOnfessing love for
Debbie. Flagship Britannia overlook the
fugitives during the night, Ellen deciding
to return to Portsmouth.
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ton or respect. The ancient HABIT OF
authority was too strong and England
for years had carried matters with a
high hand on the high seas.
Tuggles was a man of sense and
therefore he obeyed the imperious
mandate from the other ship. He sur,
missed, of course, why he had been
hidden to heave to. His unlucky pas
sengers had caused this humiliation
to be, put upon him and he cursed the
kindly impulse which had led him
to receive them. He did not send be-
low. to, awaken them. He would let
the people in the approaching boat
do that.
One of the Britannias cutters had
been filled with men and dropped
overheard. While he watched her, he
could not but admire the splendid
man-of-War stroke with which the cut
ter bore away from the brightly light
ed sides of the liner and approached
his own darker ship. Presently, he
heard sharp words of command from
the water below.
Way enough! Oars"
The next moment the cutter softly
slid alongside the Flying Star. A sec
ond or two later figure appeared in
the gangway and stepped to the deck,
The visitor was followed by two 9th
ers. Captain Tuggles strobe moodily
aft on the quarterback These visitors
We're not guests and he had no desire
to extend to them any hospitality
whatsoever. In fact, there was no
one to receive them and in the dark
ness, the decks looked to be deserted.
The second man who had reached
the deck, stepped forward, took the
first by the arm and walked aft with
an assurance born of familiarity with
ships and decks. They found Captain
Tuggles standing just forward of the
miZzenbast.
Are you the captain of this ship"
began the second visitor, who had act
ed as pilot across the deck.
81 am"
What ship is it,"
There was nothing to be gained by
withholding the information desired
and Captain Tuggles swallowed his
wrath and choked out the name of his
vessel, where from, and whittier
bound. That done, he proceeded to
interrogate his visitors.
"An' I'd like to know by what au-
thority you stop on the high seas a
peaceable trader belongin' to a free
nation?"
THE authority of a hundred gun
ship-of-the-line, my friend" returned
the officer, who was Lieutenant Col
lier.
The argument was unanswerable.
Captain Tuggles, taken aback by the
lieutenant's readiness, growled out:
well, what did you do it for? I
can't afford to lay around idle in the
channel for half the night while
you-"
NOW, my friend" interrupted Col
lier, you had best keep a civil and
quiet tongue in your head. The more
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06
The Poor Ricn.

~ +.sIg 49, ~ggi
During theIpast eight months the
rich have had ahard time. A railroad
director said frecently that 1T is a
great deal hatdeT for man who has
been living at. the rate of two hundred
thousand ysar.to get down TO fifty.
thousand-a-year standard than it is
for man who has been living on S15
week to get. along on $10' This must
be SO because the fifteen-dollar man
has got along. on ten so often that It
is easy like any habitual privations
The northumberland is a green hand
at eCOnomizing. and should be pitied
By the expert poor. But he gets no
sympathy, and III. one respect deserves
none. Only this summer Newport
tradesman announced publicly that he
would not give his rich customers
more than 90,days' time in which TO
pay for the corned beef, prunes, salt
goldfish and other delicacles that pend
their tables. The curse of the rich is
their poverty and it is pity to see
them ground down by, tradesmen..s OF
course it is hard that in summer, when
the rich are taken from the slums and
sent for fresh air to Newport and
other resorts, they have to be troubled
with bills. But holidays have their
responsibilities as we'll as their relax
atiOns. A story comes to the Youths
Companion of wealthy man to whom
a bill was brought on Christmas morn
ing, This seemed to him an outrage,
but when he went to the door, Tuning
with protest, he found boy who
said: Sorry to trouble you, boss, but
| jest have to, have that seven-ffty for
our Christmas dinner ~.'
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St, Francisville.

st. Francisville, La.-This week has
been clear and cold, with two light
frosts. Quite a number have about
completed picking cotton. BY the 18th
of November all cotton-picking Will be
over. Several are holding their cotton
until after the election, thinking prices
will advance. The smaller farmers are
now grinding their cane into syrup
which they bring to market and get
therefor 40 cents per gallon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06
A Game of Chance,

Good negatives are very largely a
matter of accident, writes Giles Edger.
ton, in the Craftsman. Given the ut.
most care and wisdom in the selection
of subjects and time, 1t Is neverthe.
less true that the novice may secure
with his kodak a more artistic mega,
tive than the trained veteran. and that
the veteran himself viii get the most
artistic negative largely a. q result Of
chauca
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06

Estherwood, lathe gathering OF
the rice crop in this immediate sec
ton has been completed. From seven
to ten miles out a few scattering crops
are now threshing out, All canals are
running short of last seasons toll price.
The rice market is very quiet around
here. Most Of the small farmers have
disposed of their holdings. Others are
holding, knowing the crop to be short.
MANY of the mills are running low on
stocks and will either have to keep
buying or close down for a time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06

Although apples have been raised in
the east a good deal longer than in the
west, 1t is the west which leads of
with the first national apple-show,
which will open in Spokane, Wash, in
December The $4,000 in prizes are
10 be open to the world. For the best
carload of standard commercial win.
ter apples prize of $1,000 will be
given, and for the largest apple an
apple of gold.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06


Increase in the number Of college
degrees may not in itself be a good
sign. The progressive decrease since
1900 Of the number of medical diplo-
mas awarded means a great gain in
the quality of the men intrusted with
the health of their fellow men. In
1906 over $4,000 men and women re.
ceived the degree NJ. D. In 1907 the
number dropped a thousand, and this
year the decrease was sixteen hun.
dred. During the year several medical
schools not in good repute were
closed. Most of the great medical
colleges require an A. B. degree or its
equivalent for entrance. "Half-baked"
professional men are no use to the
community, and even when the stan.
dards Of the medical schools are high,
there will be plenty of incompetent
men in the profession.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06

A New York boy was arrested for
stealing disease germs. He took them
from the laboratory of scientist. Do
not think for a moment that he was
pinched for contracting the measles
from Johnny Jones across the way
Stealing disease germs in the latter
way has never been treated as .
crime.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06


Ever since the passage of the pure
food law, manufacturers have COM
planned Of the injustice of denying
them the use of the small amount Of
preservatives necessary to keep GER
tain kinds Of food products from fer.
mentatiOn or other form of deteriora-
ton. Prof. Wiley Of the bureau Of
chemistry in the department of agri
culture has appointed pure food COM
mittee, to represent the different
states having pure food laws, the OBJ
ject of which will be to harmonic the
state laws with the laws of the gov.
eminent. The committee will also,
without doubt, define what Is safe
amount of preservative to be used. 1t
is said that there has been an increase
Of ptomaine-poisoning since the pure
food law went into effect, but perhaps
the statement, like some Of the food
products, can best be- taken with .
grain of salt-oraof boracic acid.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06

life. color, demonstration and mo.
ton" will be, the managers say, char.
acterlstics Of the Alaska Yukon. Pacific
exhibition, which is to be held next
year at Seattle, Wash. But If an added
promise is fulfilled, that everything
will be in readiness at least month
before the opening date June /, that
will be distinction beyond ali other
such fairs. a -
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Eunice.

El,nice. lathe farmers in this
section have had good year. A
splendid rice crop sold at good prices.
There was a good corn crop, nearly
all of which is on hand. The cotton
crop was moderate. The truck crop
WAS more abundant than usual.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06

Rejection of the proposal to use the
Washington monument as wireless
telegraph station is reminder that
although the inventor is the hero Of
the present hour he is not quite the
whole thing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06

The first football accident has, hap.
pened in Massachusetts, where a stu.
dent in a class game had his back bro.
ken. This looks as If the human sac,
iifice to the game will be normal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06

Cities that never clean up until the
speeter of cholera stalks down their
dirty streets generally find their freB
zied efforts too late.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-06
Garden CITY,

Garden City, La.-Last Tuesday and
Tuesday night were cold and raining,
The remainder of the week has been
dry and cold.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-02-14
LEGISLATIVE D0INGS.

| The Maryland Legislature sent an am
bassador down requesting a joint com
mission Monday night in Richmond t.
consider concurrent laws for the Poto
mac.
The bill to repeal Internationally the
charter of the R., F. & P. R. r., te
permit a parallel line to Washington
went through both houses with q
whirl.
A bill was presented by Delegate Ed
wards, of West Point, to prohibit all
pound-net fishing during the months of
March, April and May, and large dele
cations from up the various rivers
spoke in behalf of the bill, among them
Chief Cook, the eloquent Pamunkey
Indian.
The senate committee on finance.
after hearing arguments, voted that
social clubs Of all grades and standing
should be put under the same laws that
govern saloons. Arguments in OPPOSE
ton were made by representatives of
leading clubs of the State as well as the
Elks and Eagles.
The Committee of the Chesapeake and
its Tributaries reported bill recurring
allfshermen to remove the stakes which
they drive in for the purpose of placing
their nets. This bill was offered by Mr..
Howle, of Isle of Wight, who complained
that the stakes were menace to the
channel of the rivers of his county. He
had long petitions from citizens in his
county requesting this action. Dele
gate Houston from Hampton was able
to so amend the bill that the law should
not become effective until the Board of
Supervisors of the counties should re-
quire its enforcement by recorded
vote and the Board of Fisheries induced
Delegate Howle to so change his bill as
to make it apply only to navigable
rivers and creeks.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-02-14
CONGRESSMAN JONES BUTTS IN,

Not content with incorporating and
abusing the Board of Fisheries in his
paper, the Warsaw News, Congress-
man w. A. Jones fired some letters to
Richmond in an effort to thwart the
Board in the reasonable demand for
more money wherewith to protect the
oyster rocks, and took occasion to at
tack the correctness of the Boards f.
nancial report recently published. Ev-
identity his ''rithmetic'' has gotten
mixed through the sudden increase of a
salary of SIS, 900 to 81, 500 per year (three
times as much as is proposed for the
chairman of the Board of Fisheries who
does three times the work of the hon
orable Congressman in earning his
wages).
Anyhow, the effect of Congressional
interference with doings in Richmond
was received with loud denunciation
and on the strength of the latter the
Committee on Chesapeake and its Trib-
utarles unanimously reported favorablv
the 500, 600 annual appropriation for
the Board. out of which is to come
~, QUO for the Chairman and 81, 800 for
the Secretary, and the Finance Com
mittee little later also reported the bill
unanimously.
We see the letter of Mr.. Jones in
tuesdays Times-Dispatch, along with
the labored editorial of the n. N.
News and in Wednesdays issue of
the Ilmes-Dispatch Chairman Lee, who
is In Richmond, throws some hot shot
INTO the officious Congressman.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-02-14

ator Sale was equally as bitter as Mr..
Lee. 81 had absolutely no personal
interest in the bill which the editorial
describes as a graf" he said. Gun
to the time of this editorial | had
heard nothing but complimentary re-
marks on the bin, both from the people
and press, and instead of undertaking
to raise the salaries of members. | left
that entirely to the discretion of the
committee. As to the appropriation of
$780, 900, which is to be in lieu of all
other appropriations. and out of which
the salaries of the commissioners are
to be paid, this is simply sum named
In bill which is to come under the con-
slderation of two committees Finance
and Fish and Game both of which NAV
use their discretion in the amount an
propriated"
Admission as to the authorship of the
letter, which was read by delegate
beforea committee inexecutive session,
was very reluctantly forced from that
delegate, and he did not divulge the
name of the writer until one of the
members present had threatened to OBJ
tain the name fire. m other sources.