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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01
A Child's Idea.

Four-year-old Margaret of Alhambra
was sitting by her grandmother watch.
ing the mountains. They were covered
with white, misty clouds floating about
over the top Of the range, now and
then revealing a peak.
"Oh, grandma" exclaimed she, "the
mountains are wiping their noses"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01

tured by cheers by the indictments IN
the delegates seats, but the strong
arm contingent governed by the
bosses sits quietly until he fires his
broadside. Then possibly a boss
gets up, or the chairman gets in q
happy remark or two and there is a
thunder-roll Of applause from the
bosses gang. The respectable gen
tleman has simply talked for the
pleasure Of having his cerebellum Vi
brate. He might as we'll have recited
Mary had a little lamb"
Our ward stood eight to seven in one
convention, and our chairman an
nounCed it correctly. He was an op-
ponent Of mine, but he did not try to
change the vote. But when the vote
was announced from the stage it was
Is for the other side Several Of us
yelled bloody murder at the steal,
but, bless you, that convention went
right ahead with its business as easily
as II seven men standing upright in
their seats and bowling Mister Chair
man: Mister Chairman" was a mere
tableau and nothing that concerned
the convention in the remotest de-
gree.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01

That an article may be good as we'll
as cheap, and give entire satisfaction.
IS proven by the extraordinary sale NJ
Defiance Starch, each package con.
tanning onethird more Starch than
can be had of any other brand for the
same money.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01
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pose which marks the proceedings As
relates to the officers and head men
who have it in charge, There is not
shadow OF smile on the counte-
nances Of the chairman and his assist
ants and the "bosscs' move around
on the floor of the convention or as
cend to the platform with an entirely
serious and virtu~s air which would
indicate extreme self-sacritice and the
most absolute fairness to their op-
ponents.
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over the cigars and cocktails these
genial gentlemen will unbend and re.
late delightedly and with rare humor
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01

BY the way, convention oratory is
divided into two kinds, the turned
loose and the ''squelched." The
bosses and the chairman have their
eyes on their own orators, and very
little latitude is allowed the opposition
"jaw-smiths 1t is laughable to
watch the frantic gyrations of some
silver-tongued wordjuggler, especially
if he be young man, who is trying to
get the chairman eye in order to let
off a philippe against the chairman
tyranny. His companions may hoist
him high on a chair, where he bal
ances himself precariously while he
shrieks "Meestair Chairmannnn," and
froths like something stricken with
hydrophobia, but the chairman goes
placidly on. "Twenty-second ward, 1S
for Smith" is the announcement, when
in fact the announcement was Just the
other way. This raises a counterfeit.
tant and the TWenty-second ward dele
cation goes on the war-path. But,
tush, what's the use? The game goes
merrily on and at last the youthful
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01
Hicks CapudIne Cures Headache

whether from colds, heat, stomach or
nervous troubles. No Acetanild or dan
gerous drugs. IT'S liquid and acts imme-
a,ately' Trlal bottle lOc. Regular &c and
Doc at all druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01

Sometimes a convention is opened
with prayer. This is something which
cannot be touched on at length, for
the devil himself could not conceive a
more grotesque blasphemy. Most con.
Ventlons are opened with political
Jimmies," being burglarious aggrega.
lions, brought together for purposes
of plundering men of their political
rights. The chairman has his speech
carefully learned by heart, and he is
invariably eloquent, pungent, witty,
scholarly, terse, dense, fowery and
iong-Winded. But he finally subsidies.
and then, after the committees re.
ports and the platform are finished.
and some more political red tape Is
gotten through with, the work of
nominating candidates is begun. But
before the convention has reached the
point OF being ready to vote there
nave been number of battles fought
to a finish before the various commit
tees on credentials.
= In certain wards Of the cities or
certain districts in the country, there
may be a dispute about some dele.
gates, these claiming the right to rep
resent the people," those putting in
counter-claim for recognition. In
such cases, contests are begun and
the respective claims thrashed out be-.
lore the committee on credentials
which have the power to review these
disputes In the various districts or
wards
No one but the contestants and the
committee and the other delegates are
allowed in the committee rooms In
these contests, 1t being a sort of fam.
lily affair. Usually, the contests are
determined according to the way the
bosses want them to be decided
but If 1t doesn't matter about a vote
or two, the bosses" allow the COM
mittee to do as they please Evidence
Is heard, speeches are made, and the
committee picks the winner.
The bosses" keep accurate "tab"
on the number of votes they need
but are ready to achieve results by
any means they consider necessary
One unseated delegate rushed madly
up to boss" on the floor of the con-
vention and screeched out: What
dye mean by THROWN me out? There
amt no contest on me at ALL" The
"boss" looked smilingly down at the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01

After you know some people well
you are apt to regret the politenes,
you wasted on them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01

People who boast OF their ability to
attend to their own affairs usually
manage to butt into the affairs OF
others.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01
It's Pettit's Eve SaIve.

that gives instant relief to eyes, irritatea
from dust, heat, sun or wind, 25c. All drug
glsts or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01

People who look for trouble neTss
look in vain. "a
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething sOftens the gums, reduces "
fammaton allAys pain cures wind collie. Csc botaa
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01
OTHER REMARKABLE CURES.

Mr.. Jacob L. Davis Gana Stone No. II have been
cured Mr. G. n Peterson 1872 South Main St, Council Bluffs
began to tell health nd felt that gradually breaking
better mnelte and five bottles restored complete health"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01

The ordinary political convention is
q collection of wild animals, whose an.
tics are extremely amusing, but absO-
iutely without form and void. Nothing
outside Of a cage full Of monkeys can
present such an example Of futile &C
tivity. Each delegate is duly ticketed
and loaded with his proper credentials
and fOndIy imagines that he really is
of some Importance in the gathering;
that is, he does If he is green
hand" If he is a seasoned campaign
er, ne knows that he merely REPRE-
sents the people" and the chairman
and secretary Of the convention rep
resent" the delegates, and the boss
es" represent" the chairman and sec
Rotary. BY means of this sliding scale
Of actual power it will be seen that
the bosses represent the people,
1t was my deep delight to have at
tended a number of political conveH-
tons. The will Of the people" stood
about deuce high in the political
deck. The will Of the bosses" was
always the ace" and it could be and
was turned from the bottom or top
just as the emergencies demanded.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01

CONGRESSMAN MftkS0N C0MdtNDS PERU IA.
greatly
feel
be fully able
years standing. "-Dayid MeekisOn.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01

plauOrm and hand in their Cut-and-
dried communications. The different
wards and districts are ranged about
the hall, each with its particular spot
to stay in, like checkers on a board
before the game begins. Many Of
these delegates are in their shirt
sleeves, and many are talking wildly,
gesticulating powerfully and in other
ways mOlding the destinies Of their
country. The very few who are not
smoking are choking.
On the platform are two tables, at
which the chairman of the convention
sits, he having been chosen by the
powers that be. He is a mere puppet
IN their hands, understanding what
they want, and at any and all times
ready to carry out their wishes. The
secretary is a mere echo; the assist
ant secretaries mere assistant echoes.
Two or three highly respectable
stoughton-bottles of various titles sit
on the stage to deceive the unintelli-
gent observer into the belief that
things are ION the square" A pitcher
of water is on the chairman's desk,
Tor he will open the convention with
a speech. In that speech he will glori-
~ the proud history of his own party
and skin, salt and nail to the political
gmoke-house the hide of the opposite
party. This is species of buncombe
which is always INDUCED in.
The Globe-republican., 1908-04-09
Trees Planted by Insects.

The uses of worms In wood and
field have been discovered by g. A.
Andrews. 1t has long been known
that squirrels aid the forester by
burying nuts, Of which some sprout
and ultimately develop into trees. but
that also he is indebted to earth
worms for like services is knowledge
new. 1t appears that the dry fai
fruits of the silver maple are frequent
ly used by worms to plug the aper
lures of their burrows In the fashion
long since described by Darwin. Ir
districts too dry for them to germi
nate under ordinary conditions Ger
tain proportion Of maple seeds thus
drawn into their holes by the worms
were found to sprout and grow into
seedlings, and, although these ulti
mately perished under the influence
of the late summer drought, Mr.. An
drews thinks that under less unfavor
able conditions a certain number
would survive. He believes that BY
planting trees worms more thar
amend the damage with which
they are credited through destroying
seedlings in the gardens.
The Globe-republican., 1908-04-09
ExtermInatInq Head Hunters.

All efforts to subdue the head
hunters of Formosa having been un.
successful, a campaign of extermina
ton has been entered upon. and now
when a company of head hunters is 10.
Gated the place is surrounded by o
wire fence. The wires are charged
with electricity. The soldiers begin
to shoot; the savages stampede, and
then the deadly wires get those that
the bullets miss. There are about
100000 of these head hunters infest
ing the eastern coast of the island
and all efforts to make them desirable
citizens have failed. They recently
lured q party Of 300 Japanese and
Chinese into an ambush and killed
them all but three, for the mere pleas
ure Of killing.
The Globe-republican., 1908-04-09

Substitutes for crockery Ware Nearly
Two Hundred Years Ago.

Our readers may like to be remind
ed Of how comparatively late In our
history the absence Of cheap crockery
kept the wooden trencher in use. In
the eighteenth century, silver in the
dining room and pewter below stairs
were abundant for all dinner table use
In large and wealthy households
But that the number Of metal plates
and dishes was insufficient to meet
the requirements of extraordinary oc-
casions Is seen In description Of q
dinner given by Lord Nation to his
tenants in 1893.
1t was at Woodhouse that the feast
takes place at which we hear that
It's an out Of the way thing, the
people are to dine upon wooden dish
es; they cut down wood on purpose
to make them Of"
One Of the company describes the
affair in letter to the Lord Straf-
ford of the time, Lord Nations neigh
Dor at Wentworth castle.
There was in the prayer hall six
tables made Of deals with benches,
such as in the tents att Boughton
fair. Att four of them there might be
about 80 people, the other two some
thing above half the number, the
tables being less.
"Our dishes stood single, the table
allowing no more; first dish, roast
porke; End, turkey; 3rd, venison pas
ty; 4th, cold beefe, roast; 9Th, fruit
pudding; 9Th, a goose; 7th, aple pye;
Sth, hogg's head in souce; SO then
the course began again, and kept In
this forme to every table.
"We cate upon trenchers and wood
dishes, and drunk in horns; my lord
did the same. The horns held near
pints and the punch was made strong
and the common people drunk full
horns just after dinner that 2 or 8
horns would make them drunk or
sick"
It is noticeable that ale was drunk
at my lords table, but as he was re-
puted not to keep "any great stock
Of malt drink" punch was served at
all other tables as being "the cheap.
est liquor to make treat Of"
"A treat" meant taking too much,
and this was SO successfully accom-.
plished that there was one man
found dead, supposed to be choaked
with punch. Life.
The Globe-republican., 1908-04-09
Talented German Empress.

Empress Augusta Victoria is thor,
oughly womanly woman. but she 10 by NO
means the mere hausfrau that she IL
often supposed to be. In fact, she
has decidedly artistic tastes and 1
Q sculptor and painter Of no mean
ability. In her husbands study Al
Potsdam there Ii . lifelike bust Of
the emperor In bronze and several
Of her sons have been portrayed BY
her In marble. Her majesty 10 very
fond OF beautiful fans and she has
some valuable specimens Of them
Many were gifts from the emperor
and one was made Of feathers Of the
grouse that fell to his gum. Some
others, beautifully painted. bear ths
signatures OF great artists.
The Globe-republican., 1908-04-09
Contrary Human Nature.

An amusing bit OF human nature
comes to light in Paris. The man.
agement of the underground railway
until recently provided at every sta
ton small box in an out-of-the-way
corner for passengers to deposit their
tickets in. As natural result Of this
system, only one ticket in ten was de-
posted In the box; the rest fiuttered
sbout at will all over the station. The
authoritits noted this. and changed
the small inaccessible box for large
one In a prominent position. The sur
rrising sequel was that instead Of one
In ten, only one In a hundred tickets
found its way into the new box. The
easier It was to deposit the tickets the
more careless were the passengers In
disposing Of them.
The Globe-republican., 1908-04-09
Russian Woman Novelist.

The new Russian novelist wha
writes under the name Of Ivan Styan,
mix Is in private life Mime. AnitchkoR.
her husband being . professor IN shs
University OF Kiev. She writes n
French entirely, because. as shs 81
plains, she liked to say freely what
she thought, thing impossible up "a
this year In Russia. 1t Vas Nine. An
aschkoff who introduced Corky "a
The west by translatlng > collection oi
bic tales into French. Her own books.
which number about half q dozen, ase
designed to give an idea Of life II
Russia among the upper middle
class and 0f 80 Russians outside q
naaassa
The Globe-republican., 1908-04-09
STRANGE, HIunder Of Great JurIst.

The proverbial inability Of eminent
lawyers to frame their own Wills so as
to command the support Of the courts
has been again illustrated by the in
validating of the will of the late Chief
Justice Paxon Of the Supreme court Of
Pennsylvania. He devised a large
portion of his landed property for the
establishment Of an agricultural school
for poor boys. Under the Pennsylva-
mia law Wills containing charitable be-
quests must have the signatures Of
subscribing witnesses. But the chief
Justice forgot all about the witnesses
and his bequest has been held void.
The Globe-republican., 1908-04-09
THURSDAY. APRIL 9, 1868
ON THE OCEAN BED
IMAGINATION HALTS AT PROB
ABLE SIGHTS.
Suddenly Exposed Floor Of the Sea,
Without the Beauty Given to the
Earth by the Sun, Would Be an
Awful Country to View.

Suppose that 1t were possible for
some convulsions Of nature to lay
bare, let us say, the entire bed Of the
north Atlantic ocean. With one
bound the fancy leaps at the prospect
OF a rediscovery Of the lost continent,
the tabled Atlantis, whose wonders
have had so powerful an effect upon
the imaginations of mankind. Should
we be able to roam through those stu.
pendous halls, climb those towering
temple heights reared by the giants
OF an elder world to gaze with stupe-
fed wonder upon the majestic ruins
OF cities to which Babylon or Palmyra
with all their mountainous edifices
were but suburban townlet? Who
knows? Yet maybe the natural won
ders apparent in the foundations OF
such soaring masses as the Azores,
the Cape Verde islands or the Cana
Fies, or. gSeater still, the altitude OF
such remote and lonely pinnacles as
those Of st. Paul's rocks, would strike
us as more marvellous yet.
To tread the cool intricacies Of the
'still vext Bermoothes" at their base
ments and seek out their caves where
the sea monsters dwell who never saw
the light Of day, to wander at will
among the windings Of that strange
maze Of reefs that cramp up the out
pouring Of the beneficent Gulf Stream
and make It's issue from Its source
with that turbulent energy that car
ries II, laden with blessings, to our
shores; what a pilgrimage that would
be! Imagine the vision Of that great
chain Of islands which we call the
West Indies soaring up from the vast
plain 5000 feet below, with all the
diversity Of form and color belonging
to the lovely homes Of the coral In
sects. who build ceaselessiy for them
selves, yet all unconsciously rear
stable abodes for mankind.
Il would be an awful country to
view, this suddenly exposed floor Of
the sea. A barren land Of weird out
line of almost unimaginable complex
ity Of contour, but without any beauty
such as Is bestowed upon the dry
earth by the kindly sun. For It's
beauty depends upon the sea, whose
PROLIFIC waters are peopled with life
90 abundantly that even the teeming
earth IL barren as compared with
the ocean. But at its greatest depths
all the researches that man has yet
been able to prosecute 90 to prove
that there is little life. That most
that goes on there is the steady &C
cumulation Of dead husks Of once liv-
ang organisms settling slowly down 10
form who knows what new granite.
marbles, porphyries. against the time
when another race on reorganized
earth shall need them.--lreland.
The Globe-republican., 1908-04-09
New Laundry Prices

From this!dste until May let we are
making the following reduction In car
pets, lace curtains, comforts and quilts.
Comforts regular price Sc per yard now
40. Lace Curtains, list price 70 to LOO
per pair, Soc per pair, all kinds. Com
forts and quilts, 25c each. we wash them
without knotting the cotton. Call up Mrs.
O'Neal for confirmation Of this last state
memt.
Dodge City Steam Laundry
Phone Ill
P.s. Send your carpets as they come
from the floor. *
The Globe-republican., 1908-04-09

State Of Eansas.>
FORD County 3"
In the District Court OF said County ana
State.
The State Of Kansas 10 Dwight Knifan
GREETING:
You win hereby take notice that yop
have been sued II the District Court OF Ford
County, Kansas, in an action wherein Joses
phine r. Knifin 10 plaintiff and you arc de-
9endant, and that unless you answer the
petition 1fled in said actlon BY said pIaintln
on or before the 18th dag OF May, 1908, the
allegations Of said petition will be taken -
true and Judgment rendered against yOu nc.
cording, severing, annulling and setting
tween said plaintiff and you, and granting
plaintiff divorce from you, and Tor c0sse
Of suit,
In testimony whereofI have hereunto
sct my hand and aflixed tho seal Of sale
court this lst day Of April 1908
feeal) II. H. WELLS,
Oleek District O0urk.
Coates Watkins. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Globe-republican., 1908-04-09
First Published March i2th, 1908.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
State Of Kansas

btate OF hAnshs | cs
Ford County
In the Probate Court for Said County.
In the matter OF the Estate Of Samuel
Gailand deceased.
Notice 10 hereby given that letters
undersigned on the estate Of Samuel Galland
late OF said county, deceased, By the Honor
able, the Probate Court OF the county and
state aforesaid, dated the 10th day Of March,
1913,
Now, all persons having claims against
the said estate are hereby notified that they
must present the same TO the undersigned
for allowance within one year from ths date
OF said letters, or they may be preclude0
from any benefit OF such estate; and that u
such claims be NOT exhibited within three
years after the date OF said letters, they
shall be forever barred.
March ieth. 1908. ADoLPH GLUcK
Executor OF the estate OF Samuel
Galland. Deceased.
The Globe-republican., 1908-04-09

Call up phone 286, Transfer and
storage. All kinds OF moving. Piano
moving speciality. II
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G, D. Ogg left last night for Macon
to attend the meeting Of the grand
lodge of Masons.
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Cline Bros. S Pantorium is the place
to have your suits made to look as
new. Remember them when you need
any word in their line.
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Collector Of Customs H. T. Dunn and
Postmaster A. NJ. Smith returned yes
terday from Macon, where they at
tended meeting Of Georgia republi-
cans 0ss Monday.
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Up-to- date dyeing by the Cline Bros
Pantorium. Get out your last win
ter's suit and let them make it new
Suits dyed, $3.50.
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Personal

J. C. Valentino is spending a few
days in Savannah.
w c. Hicks. CT Savannah, spent yes
terday in the city.
P a. Hay, of Waycross, spent yes
terday in the city.
F. E. Phillips, of Hortense, was In
the city yesterday.
D. c. Wilson, OF Savannah, spent
yesterday in the city.
G. W, Brandon, of Woodbine, is
spending today in the city
f. T. Mucally, Of Charleston. is
spending a few days in the city.
E. c. Butts has returned from a
short business "trip to Camden county
Sheriff Dave Bailey, of Camden
county, is spending few days in the
city.
w. w. Brant, of Atlanta, was among
yesterdays arrivals at the Ogle
thorpe.
c. b. Willingham, a well known At
| tanta railroad man, was in the city
yesterday.
George Laid of Atlanta, was among
those registered at the Oglethorpe
yesterday.
Supt G. c. Smith, of the A, B. &
A, at Fitzgerald, Is spending today
in the city.
G, D. Ogg left last night for Macon
to attend the meeting OF the grand
lodge of MasOns.
Col c. P Goodyear is in Atlanta
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Cashier G. H. Smith, of the Bruins
wick Bank & Trust company. returned
yesterday from Il visit at Tate Springs.
Tenn.
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NJ G. Edwards, who has been visit
ing relatives in the city, returned tC
his home in Savannah yesterday.