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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13

on Pacific waters were there enemies
capable of staying its progress, and
insolently careless in superb strength,
went the Japanese fleet. The huge
flagship, the Ito, forced her way in
advance, the apex of great and for
midable triange, whose sides were
formed by other battle ships of scarce
ly less tonnage, graceful cruisers, and
swift-moving destroyers, while bring
ing up the far rear were the GOLFERS
in whose hulls were carried fuel for
the great armada.
Here was the kashima, which could
drive her 1900 tons of steel through
the water at 10 knots speed; the Ka-
tori, but little smaller and almost as
fast; the Asahi, the Mikasa the Asama,
the Tokiwa, and others which were
dear to the heart and pride of Nippon
gallant navy, carefully planned,
well constructed, and of invincible
size and strength. No squadron that
oledsleu the waves might cause 1t to
hesitate.
In the stiffness of the morning there
came a sudden, sharp exclamation
from the man on the lookout, an ex-
cited call to the bridge, and the quick
step of an officer in answer to the sum-
mons. Almost instantly he was fol.
lowed by another, who brought with
him a pair of powerful binoculars,
through which he gazed in the direc-
ton indicated by the sailor. There in
the unreasonable void of the upper
air, so high above that it floated in
the broader light, scared covey of
gigantic objects unpictured in the lore
OF flight Onward it came until al.
most above, when it stopped and ma.
jestically lowered over then. and
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13

The steady growth of the country in
business activity is shown again in
the figures relating to new incorpora-
tons for June. Papers filed for con-
Germs with an authorized capital of
$1,OO0,O00 or more each represented a
total of $212,575,OOO, which was an
increase of $16,S1OOOO over May, and
$24, 1000 over June of last year.
Moreover, the aggregate for the six
month ended with June was $723,94S,.
600 this year. against $649, $780, 900 last
year. The report tells it's own story
on increasing industrial operations
and of provisions to meet the en-.
larged demands of the people.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13
SHOOTING STRAY DOGS.

The reports Of the opening OF the
dog killing season in several cities are
replete with brutality. The police
men shoot at all the prescribed ca
mines, and in missing them, which Is
oftener the case than not, they are
apt to destroy the lives of men, WON
en- and children, who may happen to
be within pistol range. If the bullet
hits the dog at all, it probably wounds
the poor brute, and makes an other
wise safe and sane dog a writing.
foaming creature, mad from fear and
pain, and scattering alarm and dis
gust wherever it may run or drag us
tortured body says the Washington
Post. Even when the policeman IS
marksman enough to dispatch the dog
without suffering or scattering bull
lets among pedestrians. the killing is
offensive to the sight of every human
being with a spark of feeling and IS
brutalzing to impressiOpable children.
In the midst of the heat and semi
hysteria which may be expected from
the dogs and dog days, Washington is
to be congratulated thus far in not
resorting TO the pistol for the removal
of friendless and homeless dogs. What
ever crusade may be necessary to re-
assure the nervous and protect the
people from unlicensed or otherwise
outlawed dogs, let there be no turning
to the policeman's pistol as means
Of mending the situation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13
SYNOPSIS.

Vanishing fIeets," story Q. "What
might have happened" opens in Wash
ington with the United States and Japan
near war. Guy Hitler, secretary OF the
British embassy, and Miss Norma ROD
erts. chief aide of Inventor Roberts, are
introduced as lovers. Japan declares war
and takes the Philippines. Guy Hitler
starts for England Norma Roberts
leaves Washington for the Florida coast.
Hawaii is captured by the JapS. All ports
are closed. Tokyo learns Of missing Jap
anese fleet and whole world becomes con
WINGED that United States has powerful
war agency. England decides to send
q feet 10 American waters as Canadian
protection against what the British sup
pose is a terrible submarine tlotilla. Hill
ier is sent with a message Fleet mYS-
teriOusly disappears. The kaiser is miss
ing. King Edward Of England IS con-
frOntcd by Admiral Bevns of the United
States. The DTeadnaught, biggest of Eng
lands Warships. is discovered at an i'm
paSsable point in the Thames. The story
now goes back to a time many months
before the war breaks out and Inventor
Roberts visits the president and cabinet.
telling of and exhibiting metal produc-
ton. This OVeTCOmes friction when cleo
tritied and is to be applied to vessels to
increase speed to over 30 miles an hOur.
city for the manufacture Of the mys-
FERROUS discovery is built on the coast Of
Florida. DR. Roberts first attempt to cleo
trify plates proves a failure. In a second
effort Norma is knocked unconscious but
the mystery of true deviation is solved.
making the most important discovery Of
centuries. Roberts evolves great tlving
machine, rendering warships useless
The cabinet is taken for a visit and plans
for a radiOplane war against Japanese
are started The first radioplane is
christened Norma" in honor of the in
ventor's daughter. The start for the
scene Of conflict with a large fleet Of
monster airships is made with Norma in
command
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13

ing prows. Steamtng across its bosom
seemed to be watching and waiting
for some ray Of broader light. The
pallid blue of those far-flOating bodies
rendered them almost indistinguish-
able save when now and then they
swung brOadSide to in deploying, re-
sumed their speed, and swept round in
circles.
Puzzled and amazed, the officer
handed the glasses to his companion
and watched his face attentiVely, as il
hoping to read from its expression
some solution of this mysterious vis'
tation from the immense unclOuded
space above The glasses were low.
cred, and the two men with the super
stition Of ages behind them turned to
each other with pallid faces, fearing
the supernatural or the unknown.
Again they looked. and saw that the
flying specks travelled with Incredible
rapidity, and were apparently Observ-
ing them, after which, as they
watched, they saw them come to an
abrupt stop. 1t was enough. What
ever they were, their presence would
be made known.
The officers sprang to the alarms,
and in an instant thunderous volleys
beloved out across the waters, awak-
ening the other vessels. Shrill pi-
pings, the staccato blare of bugles, and
the sound of running feet told the
story of excitement and that we'll
drilled crews were answering the call.
The hour was early for the perfect use
of flag signals; SO from one warship
to another flashed the searchlight
warnings, and wireless operators in
their cabins licked frantic messages
to outlying members of the feet to
close in for action. Admirals and cap
tains, who had fought successfully in
other wars and counted their service
as valuable adjuncts in any engage,
ment, stood upon the bridges or the
TANKS of the great turrets and stared
spellbound at this apparition which
had comes upon them in the night.
There it was, silent fleet of the air,
sinister and menacing, lowering over
them as if waiting opportunity or bid
ing its time to strike.
A sudden evolution brought one of
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13

Zeppelin has raised the enthusiasm
OF Germany to high pitch by his
spectacular demonstrations with his
inventions for navigating the air. The
Wright brothers, working along alto.
gether different lines, have attained re-
suits which command respectful atten.
ton from students of the art of flight
In all parts of the world. The presen.
tation to them of gold medals awarded
by the Aero Club of America evinces
the interest which their countrymen
take in their work, and will no doubt
tend to encourage them to further eff
forts.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13

This season OF severe hot waves,
which may be expected to recur, off
and on, till fall, is one for the spe;
cial exercise of mercy in various
ways. To all human beings who are
compelled to labor in various ways
in the heat kindness and considera-
ton on the part of the public will pre-
vent much suffering. Working ami.
mails should be spared the whip and
their burdens lightened as much as
possible. The various charities for
supplying fresh air by country and
water should be literally supported,
for they mean the saving of many
lives, In short, never is there a
time of year when the Golden Rule
needs more practical application.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13
A Justice of the supreme court of the

A justice of the supreme court OF the
state has publicly accused the police
force of New York city of arbitrary
and illegal abuse of police powers, and
called them so severely to account
that their methods are now under in
vestigation by the mayor. If there is
anything inexcusable in a government
like this it is the disregard of personal
liberty and constitutional rights by the
very forces created by the law to pro
tect that liberty and enforce those
rights, says the Baltimore American.
Unfortunately, there is too much ig4
norance, both by public officials of the
limit of their powers and by citizens
of their own legal yights. More under!
standing of the one and assertion Of
the other vastly improve the situa'
ton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13

The most remarkable fish story of
the season comes from the Catskills,
1t relates the tale of a man who, to
work off lazy streak, went out fish
ing and returned within an hour with
a sturgeon which gave 6S pounds Of
caviar, for which he received 500.
The energetic determination to work
off a lazy streak is the point of the
remarkable tale
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13
CHAPTER XVIII.
The 3 attic.

1t was in the long gray dawn of the
summer morning, and the wide reach
ing ocean, slate colored in the early
light, seemed asleep in its quietude
save where it was disturbed by NOV
in fancied security, knowing that not
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13

The difficulty of ineligible CONVEX.
sation with Mars is suggested by sci
entific theory that the canals of that
planet may be signals to us. Here is
the possibility that while we think OF
talking to Mars by electric flashes OF
mirrors Mars may be speaking to us
by canals. Two different languages
you see.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13
Antwerp Ivory Market First

The ivory market at Antwerp, or.
gained but decade ago, has become
the largest one in the world-larger
than the two other great markets
those OF London and Liverpool
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13
l}EW'SJ2 THE Wo1
A Brief Resume Of the Item. 4
est in Our County and tn. " VI
at Large For the p,s. w
Days. y

rpnorrpd al T.,..n,S y p'"a f lHs
-, '''''' Ala
., E'o'eN persons dled from d
o"i'aSo one "'' last week. nate
st. Louis viii hold cent. 4
celebration the first week il 't0f 4
Der. /
Frederick r Nrrmfo.,, !
chosen dean Of the agricultpna
lege at Columbia, Mo.
Row Kinyar aon, r
Carro]ltor |. shot o sa0a III
himself ovor d,mos+;o
'''uVe
y 0l'' ~ p", " double TAI assure
Ir"' ''' I"s 0''' passed Fe Vi
N u " ? '''''"'''eS OF
n0' '"'S '"'V''0 Tie poSt0RN
holI"' No'' ana secured S@ln d
q'f "0I I" ~ stamps and l0 -.
'"I0e'' az F'V' HRo'
Ohe LOBBYIST upon leaving
lngton IN the closing days Of ia, o,,a
tarlh session, stated that he sion
PAID S50,OOO Tor his services. tariff
Harry {. PuIham, president harch
the National Baseball League, 't the
committed suicide IN New Y com
city, was buried at Louisville, wish
Monday afternoon. Aprll
John r. Alternately, Un ,ari uF
States marshal of Oklahoma, era,
critically injured in a runsvu July
cident, being struck by a rum. a1
horse and kicked from his bod 'u tyo
A New York dispatch stats b, ant
the instant Harry X. Thav do MI
his freedom, providing init, 'ul.
Mills decides he is sane, he ENnl an
stitute proceedings against Ephn Luly
Nesbit Thaw for absolute diyul en-
naming two or three men d aug ~
known in New York. hi
Rpnorts to the Rpcistor y vEAugr
b;la Ala civp detail. Of Tho a, bill
storm which visited Soutbe,D ", aug
sissippi and state that it laE =.
havoc with growing crops nash
rain amounted to a cloudbunt d wi
the central portion of South ms
Mississippi and the damage 4 u
been great. he
According TO information oil (ch
by Governor Harmon Of Ohio \ -. ~
plan of J, P Morgan for the ID 4 '
ganization of the Cincinnati, Hid bug
ilton and DAYTON Railroad Comb tn
nv and its merger with the Bal !.
more and Ohio road, is not Ill C I'M
Endorsed by some of the credit
of the first named line. ne
W. P. Harris. secretary Of 4 j
Security Mutual Fire Insural
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13

The University of Paris is to have
a chair of aviation This is literally
advancing the cause of higher educa
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
Through Fir. and Water

A glance into the past is furnished
~ the words: Il would 20 through
lire and wafer to serre you." The old
trials by ordeal, once the custom in
England, aIe here referred TO. when
the ordeals both by fire and water
could be performed by deputy. Often
this was the service of friendship. but
Just as Often done for certain sum.
IN the one ordeal the person passed
through place where red hot pow-
shares were set up at irregular inter
walls. the man or woman being blind
folded and barcfooted In the other
thc person. bound hand and foot. was
thrown into the water: if he swan
safely to dry land he was innocent.
His death was proof Of his guilt. The
phrase. however. may have an indirect
reference 70 the thought in Isaiah:
when thou passest through the water
I Will be with thee: when thou walk
nst through the fire thou shalt not be
Surped"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
SHOOT UP AUTOS
Texas Cowboys Have Rules of
Road That They Rigidly
Enforce.
ALLOW NO UNDUE LIBERTY
Stop Machines in Hurry When They
Think They Have Been I'm
fairly Treated.

There are certain uuwritten rules
that must be rigidIy observed by auto
mobilists in the ranch region of west
eri Texas in the vicinity of Brady.
The joy rider soon comes to grief in
that part of the United States.
The automobile is in general use in
the range territory. but the cowboys
do not permit any undue liberties to be
fakcn in running the machines. The
shooting up Of automobiles by cowboys
4 is cominin practice This method of
not used unless the cowboy thinks hat
he has not been treated with proper
consideration.
An instance occurred near Brady.
. Ten. "a few days ago. Dick Davis
started from Brady on u thirty mile
J trip to his ranch in Courho county. He
! WAS driving bis automibiIe himself and
had no passenger. He was in Il hurry
to reach the ranch and did not observe
the rules of the road as laid down in
that part of the country
Stopped by Three Quick Shots.
as at ulSn
speed when he came upon Il drove of
:. mules in charge of man ON horseback
who carried a rifle in IL scabbard. In
stead of bringing the automobile to a
stop when he came upon the mules,
Mr.. Davis sped right past them. caus-
ing stampede. \ moment later three
quick reports of rifle were heard, and
the automobiles two rear tires col
lapsed.
''The bullets knocked the machine
completely out of commission" Mr.
Davis said in telling of the affair
The man with the mules got his stray
animals together and continued with
them down the road l knew that he
was right. so l didn't try to round
him up
A man from Ohio opened real es,
tate office ut Sweetwater recently and
bought g big automobile in which To
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
VOCATION IN HIGH SCHOOLS


/ life purpose? IN helping the man TO
find his work? Unmeasured. harm has
been done by graduation-day orators
who have encouraged our young men
first to get an education, then find q
vocation
1T is dangerous, says Davenport,
ito attempt to educate a live boy with
no reference to vocation Wherein
lies the danger? In the fact that the
lad will not accept what you offer
There must not only be reference to
vocation. but the work must relate
itself i'll some way to the particular
vocation which the youth expects to
follow. Otherwise one of two things
will happen: Either the boy will
change his vocational plans or he will
leave school Vocation colored ideals
have the strongest pull of all on the
normal boy: and it's pull we need
10 keep the boys III school. G.. Stanley
Hall says that 81 per cent of those
| that drop out of the high school do SO
from lack of interest 1t is believed
that very large part of this "a per
| cent could be saved TO the school saw.
ed to themselves, and to society,
through vocational attractions. It
Not Actual Trade schools.
To secure great ethical value
through vocational instruction in The
high schools, it is by no means neces-
sary that these schools should become
| adtual trade schools. 1t is only essen
| tial that the work shall in some small
way relate itself TO great variety OF
industrial pursuits, just as it already
does TO great variety of the so-callcd
| learned professions. First, those that
are carried on in the immediate vicin-
! ity of the school; then, of any occu-
pations that will appeal to the pupils
as desirable avenues to independence
through service-desirable opportuni-
ties for earning.
Says Dr. Eliot: "A passion for ser
vice must fuse with "a passion for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20

Frank H. Hall is a born school
teacher. He developed at Sugar Grove.
Kane county. the pioneer teaching OF
agriculture in a strong rural school
He is widely known and respected az
the advocate of the best practical and
scientific ideas in modern education
In addition 10 his active school insti
ent of the Illinois Farmers institute
He was recently called to Denver to
speak to the National Educational as
ISOLATION. and the following items arc
taken from his address:
To do useful things is moral. Earn
ing is doing useful things. To earn
says the photographer. is Ito merit OF
deserve. as by labor or service" Sc
earning is moral: always moral; posi-
lively and unqualifiedly moral. The
amount a man earns measures half OF
him: what he does with his earnings
measures the other half He earns
who contributes TO human well-being
His contribution may relate to the
material. the intellectual, the ethical
the aesthetic. or the spiritual.
Attitude of Every Youth.
Fortunately every normal youth de
sires TO acquire. Education should not
diminish this desire, but it should di
rect it-direct it towards acquisition
by earning. The desire to get money
by earning it seldom harms the one
who entertains the desire. and never
harms his neighbors.
Education that does not promote the
desire and power to do useful things
that's earnings not worth the get
ting. Education that stimulates a love
for useful activity is in the highest
degree ethical When delight in learn
ing becomes so intense and so absorb
ing that it diminishes the desire and
The power of earning, it is positively
harmful
By far the greater part of what the
average MAN earns comes through his
vocation. For all men the vocation is
fundamental Vocational efficiency
limits his contributing power
A, manhood ideal that does not in
clude vocation as an essential factor
cannot possibly be a high ideal. A
character ideal that does not involve
vocational efficiency, is pretty near q
negative affair.
A citizenship ideal without the
American home would be far from
complete; and, as Dutton says. 'Voca
ton is the chief corner stone of the
home"
Encourage and Assist the Boy.
From the time the boy is old enough
to begin to think seriously about voca
ton and me-making-these are usu
ally associated in the thought of tn;
normal boy-he should be encouraged
and assisted in the proper solution o
these thought problems which will de
iermine in large measure the charac
ter of his career and the outcome o
| his lifestruggle.
=! And has the school nothing to do II
helping the boy to come early to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20

convey customers over the country
He had an experience on his frst trip
that taught him lesson.
He had four Missouri land pros
pectors in his automobile and was on
the way to look at some land about
forty miles south of Sweetwater In
order TO make short cut TO the prop
erty he was crossing Il big pasture
In the distance could be seen large
numbers of cattle which were being
driven by cowboys.
"Nane Of you men ever saw cattle
roundup. did you?" inquired the real
estate dealer.
There was a chorus Of answers in
the negative
We'll. that's what's going on over
there. I'll just run you over to the
place and well watch 'em awhile"
Bullets Whizzed Around the Wheels.
The automobile was headed in the
direction of the gathering herd Of cat
tie and soon attracted the attention of
the cowboys. They gesticulated at
the auto. but the signs were not un-
derstood by those at whom they were
directed. The cattle were beginning
to snort ana were on the verge of a
stampede when two of the cowboys
pulled their six shooters and began to
fire ut the automobile. The bullets
whizzed around the wheels.
Here" yelled one of the land pros
pectorS TO the real estate dealer. Get
US out of here quick"'
The real estate man wanted TO get
away from the scene as badly as his
companions. and he lost no time III
turning the automobile around and
spinning away us fast as the machine
could so.
Many of the ranch brouchos are not
used to automobiles. and when one of
these animals is being ridden by a
cowboy and comes upon an automo-
bile in the road the chauffeur who
knows the customs OF the region stops
and keeps the machine quiet until the
horse and rider have gone by and are
safe distance on the other side
New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
after You. AIphonse."

In days OF old. when Boabdn
Was sassy TO FL Cid.
That pride of Spanish chivalry
Went out to do and did
He called his knights OF Aragon.
He called the peasants poor,
And then he quite successfully
Cleaned up the turbaned Moor.
In those old days man thought naught
OF Joining in a strife.
Because his king had summoned him
He gladly gave his life.
But times have changed. Now people
want
Yea. even in CASTLE
To be assured their sacrifice
Will aid the common veal.
Oh. where is Spanish chivalry?
Alfonso doth lament.
With other things. like rights divine.
Some time so ii went
Away till now the common folks.
Who used to gladly die
Because their masters told them to,
Are asking. Tell us-why"
Alfonso is a father now.
He ought to understand
That other folks have children, too,
Throughout his native land.
And, though he shoots those children
down
I'll bet their last cry hauEts,
and he can see no humor in
Were after you. Alphonse."
New York World.