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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-23

One of the beneficial results of the
American occupation Of Cuba has been
the establishment of an adequate sys-
TEN Of roads and the beginning OF
construction These roads are built
primarily for the marketing Of crops,
but they are used extensively by au-
tomobiles as well. They are made uni
formly thirty-four feet wide, with six
teen feet of macadam in the center.
The surface finishing Is placed ON a
foundation of ten inches of broken
rock, and they have no grades greater
than 6 per cent Bridges are of steel,
culverts of concrete, bitches are dug
in the low places, and the roadway is
generally elevated above the level of
the contiguous land The main road is
complete from Havana to San Girls
tobal and from Pinar del Rio to Es-
peranza, besides numerous short
branches.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-23
Every Landowner Must Keep His Sec
ton OF Highways Improved.

Every Landowner Must Keep His Sec
tion OF Highways Improved.
G. Hergkirst of Climax Springs, Mo.
who is especially interested in the
Kansas City Stars fight for good
roads says: perhaps it would be of
interest to know how the roads in
Sweden are maintained. There are
three classes of roads there-highways
village roads and private roads. The
highways run between county seats,
and the grades are limited to 21A per
cent. The village roads cannot be in
excess Of Il 4 per cent grade. The cost
of building Is divided among the land
owners according to acreage, whether
it is government land or is owned by
private citizens, except where one own
CT has an extremely costly road to.
build along his land. In that case he
gets due allowance in distance for the
cost of construction. No village road
can be opened until it Is built to the
proper grade.
'As TO maintenance, every landown-
er must keep his section Of the road
properly improved If he does not q
government inspector orders the i'm
proyement at public expense, and If
the landowner fails to pay the cost the
government takes q sufficient amount
Of his personal property and sells it to
satisfy the Judgment.
Every man must maintain his own
roads in that country under govern
ment supervision. One provision Of the
government law in Sweden also is that
the driver Is not allowed to ride up the
hills on a loaded wagon if it IS neces
sary to use whip on his horse"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-23
Grains Crisp and Gigantic
Eight Times Size

You will think the foods queer, and
they are. But don't think that you
will not like them.
Last month, there were seventeen
million dishes served in homes that
have found them out.
The folks who once taste them,
demand them. The folks at your
table are Just like the rest.
Serve them one package and all
will say, "Let us have those puffed
foods always"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-23

Pulled Wheat and Pulled Rice -
the foods shot from guns--are eight
times natural size.
They are four times as porous as
bread. They are nut-like, crisp and
brown
And they are digestible, for every
starch granule has been literally blast
ed to pieces.
That's about all we can say. Cold
type cannot describe them. There is
nothing with which to compare them.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-23

Cooperation For Rural Improvement.
A personal letter to the writer from
j Horace Mcfarland, president Of the
American Civic association, with head
quarters at Harrisburg, Pa, conveys
the information that this association
viii be glad to cooperate with the
grange on matters pertaining to rural
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-23
Puffed Wheat-10c Puffed Rice -15c

Then the guns are unsealed, and the steam
expodes. Instantly every starch granule is
blasted into myriad particles.
The kernels of grain are expanded eight
times Yet the coats are unbroken, the shapes
are unaltered. We have simply the magnihed
grain.
One package will tell you why people de-
light in them. Order it now.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-23

These are the foods invented by Prof. An
derson and this is his curious process
The whole wheat or rice kernels are put into
sealed guns. Then the guns are revolved for
sixty minutes in heat Of $50 degrees.
That fierce heat turns the moisture in the
grain to steam, and the pressure becomes tre-
inendous.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-23

seven years of its existence only one
assessment of 81 per thousand has
been necessary. The subordinate
oranges in Orange county own real
estate assessed at $4,000 and did a
commercial business Of over 100000
the past year.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-23
Dimit. Not Demit.

In seeking honorable dismission from
grange member secures card
known as q "dimit" This word Is
often spelled Incorrectly 'demit," for
which there seems to be no valid rea-
son. A writer in the American Agrf-
culturist gives the correct derivation
of the word as from the Latin dimit-
tere, to send away. Webster defines
it as to dismiss, let go or release.
Demit is derived from the Latin de-
mittere, to Tend or bring down, to low
er. A dimit from an organization does
not lower one, and no grange should
accept bylaws from its committee with
such spelling in the text.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-23

National Secretary Freeman was one
of the speakers upon the agricultural
special run over she c. II. and d. lines
IN Ohio. Other epeakers were Govern
or Harmon and Secretary Sandles Of
the Ohio state board of agriculture.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-23

Those senators and congressman
holding down the oranges demands
for parcels post, postal savings banks
and the grange good roads bill will
never have any monuments raised by
popular subscription, says the Nation
al Stockman.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-23
COME HEF

We are making new friends fast: selling {
goods than ever before
But we still friends want to sell stock faster y
spurred to deeper price cutting People wonder no
do it, To this answer ha no other store IN II
section the wholesale buying facilities enjoyed by this est
shment We can buy lower we can sell lower.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Boil WeeviI Destroyer is introduced

Baton Rouge.-This is the open sea-
son for boil weeyil destroying ma
chimes. AT this season for the past
few years when the boil weevil has
begun to emerge from Information and
the farmers are specializing what the
pest is going to do to their crops,
number of persons appeared with
new inventions for the Staying of the
Weevil by the thousands In spite of
these new patented machines the boil
weevil has not been slain, and con-
tinues to do business every summer
in the same old cotton fields. The
latest patent for destroying the boil
weevil has been gotten out by r. p
Johnson of Jackson parish, who has
machine which he says will destroy
the pest. A patent for the invention
has been applied for The machinery
is mounted on wheels, traverses the
cotton rows, and has three large sue
ton pipes overreaching the burrows.
Through these pipes the withered
squares attacked by the boil weevil
and containing the embryo weevils
are conveyed into a wire-screened re-
ceptacle. Collected in this manner,
the squares are easily destroyed by
fire.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
STATE BRIEFS.

The Louisiana State Homestead
League has held, at Shreveport, its
annual meeting.
Public service corporations In
Louisiana were assessed $5,000,000
more in 1909 than 1908, by the board
of appraisers.
A special term of court was called
for May 10 at Plaquemine to take
up the Bouvy case.
Logansport won first honors at the
high school athletic meet at Mans
field.
The University Of Texas won the
debate with Louisiana State Univer-
sity.
Houma won first honors in the ath.
letic events of the Sugar Belt Associa-
ton at Donaldsonville.
The grand jury at New Orleans has
brought Il indictments against Nota-
ry SpitZfaden.
The Lake Borgue Levee Board held
an important meeting at New Or.
leans.
The seventh annual convention OF
the Louisiana Sunshine Society was
held at New Orleans.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
NEWSOf LOUISIANA
Recent Interesting Happenings of
Louisiana Towns and Cities
High School Statistics.
State High Schools Are Expanding.


Baton Rouge-Sta,istics regarding
the high schools of Louisiana have
been collected and compiled by S. r.
Weber, state high school visitor. In
giving these statistics and reviewing
the years work. he says in part:
The approved high schools of the
state have experienced year of noe
worthy progress. In the place OF 90
approved high schools, governed only
by general requirements, there are 81
schools on the list of approved high
schools.
/ Sixty-fivp teachers have been added
to the high school department. Fifty
| five supervisors of the art subjects
are employed in the various high
schools. The total value of the sci.
ence department has been raised from
5000 TO $21,059.
There are 25,454 students in these
schools doing work above the seventh
grade. In compiling the replies TO the
queStlOnalreS sent to all OF these
schools, it is found that in the last
two years 209 of their graduates have
entered higher institutions in this and
other states. SiXty-two of these are
in the Normal. II in the Ruston In
dustrial Institute; 40 in Tulane; 40
in the Lafayette Industrial Institute;
"a in the State University; II in
other state institutions, and "A in in
situations outside of The state. Three
hundred and sixty have not entered
higher Institutions, and more than
half of these have entered the teach
ing profession. Such a record of high
school graduates cannot be discred-
tied"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Wheat Corner Causes Hardship.

Baton Rouge.-The Chicago corner
in wheat has made itself felt in the
bread market of Baton Rouge While
the price Of the loaf has remained
the same, the size of the and 10
cent loaves Of bread have decreased.
The corner has also made itself felt
in this months purchase of the peni-
Tertiary supplies The state peniten-
tiary is one of the largest buyers Of
-four in the state. The supply for
parts of April and May were bought
this week. and the bids Of the differ
ent concerns were considerably high
er this month than last Within the
past several months the price that the
penitentiary is paying for its bOur
has gone up 81 a barrel.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
lmbibinu Fishermen Are Arrested

Torras.-Deputy Sheriff Centre has
brought into town three fishermen. A
Jackson and two Bermans. charged
with disturbing the peace and threat
ening to shoot up the levee camp OF
X. s. White & Co. The three had
armed themselves and started up the
levee. threatening occupants of the
camp Being warned to keep away,
they repaired to the store of B.
Teutsch, just across the levee. where
the arrival of Mr.. Centre put an end
TO further plans and probably saved
the lives of several fishermen as they
were imbibing freely and would prob
ably have attempted to carry out
their plans in short while
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Near-Beer Dealers Are Found Guilty.

Shreveport Eleven Shreveport men
indicted by the grand jury last week
were found guilty by District Judge A.
j. Murff of violating the prohibition
law. They are: Charles Hagerman.
proprietor of the Phoenix hotel; Jack
Robbins and John Rossett, who oper-
ated the Phoenix bar; Farmer Brown,
Henry Sartini. C. L. Worsham,
Charles Avenge, Charles Ferris, Vic
Campisi, Jake Taylor and Amedee
Gras. Half of them were convicted
on two charges When the district
court finishes they will be arrested
by the police to be tried by City
Judge Fullilove, who has without ex-
ception imposed Jail sentences on
prohibition law violators, The states
evidence showed that the defend
ants, who operate near-beer stands,
refused to allow goods to leave their
establishments Private detectives
obtained samples by pouring it into
small fruit jars they carried in their
pockets, and by taking mouthfuls of
the liquor and going behind screens,
depositing it in TASKS 1t was dis
closed that w, c. Buck Of Oil City
spent three days and nights in Jail
for refusing to give the grand jury
information about prohibition law Of
tenders.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Hurried Bitten Child to New Orleans.

vington.-TheO. Padras, promi-
nent citizen of the First ward. reach
ed Covington after a breakneck drive.
with his little girl, Theodosia. who
had just been bitten by a pet fox ter
rier with which she had been playing.
The child, whose face was badly lac
Grated was taken to DR.. C. X Will
lams, who advised that she be taken
to the New Orleans sanitarium and
placed under the care of DIR. Fred
Parham, and Mr.. Padras left imme-
diately by motor car and the steamer
Margaret for New Orleans.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Good Roads to Be the Subject.

Monroe. -Governor Sanders and
Major f. M. Kerr, state engineer. will
be here May l to further discuss the
question of good roads and to urge
some definite movement looking to the
permanent Improvement of the roads
Of Ouachita parish. President D. A.
Breard will call special session Of
the police jury for that date and the
people of Monroe and surrounding
country will be urged to attend the
meeting. The special tax voted for
road purposes in Ouachita parish will
expire with the year and if the move
ment is continued further measures
will have to be adopted. 1t Is under
stood that Governor Sanders will
make an offer for the use of convicts
from the penitentiary and that COM
prehensive plan of permanent roads
will be arranged by Major Kerr.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Country BOYS on Street Cars.

Houston, Tex-One of the pleas
ant experiences of the visitors from
small neighboring towns to the
city of Houston is to notice the
number of boys from the coun
try, who are employed as trainmen on
the street cars of the Houston Electric
Company. The company makes d Prac.
tlCe OF employing men who are I'M
spoiled by city environment. and who
intend following the street car bust
ness as a profession. Many Of the
men holding positions of responsibility
in the company, were, few years ago,
out on the farm with their fathers,
and in some instances promotion has
been very rapid. In speaking of this
condition with Manager David Daily Of
the Houston Electric Company, the
other day. Mr.. DAILY said. Il have al
ways believed in the country boy. The
best men We have on the cars were
brought up in the small towns of Tex
as Men OF this type seem more adapt
ed for the street car business, and APP
parently are as well pleased with their
Jobs as we are with their service. |
do not mean to give the idea that
every man that comes in from the
country makes a good street car man,
nor do intend TO picture job Of ease
for the man, who does decide to come
in and take up the work We have
numerous applicants for positions on
the cars, and We are obliged to make
our requirements very rigid The APP
piicant must satisfy three of the Off.
Gals OF the company, as to his person.
al appearance and habits, SO far as
they can ascertain. He is then obliged
to pass physical examination, and af-
ter that, his references are very close
ly investigated Because of these re.
qulrements, We tind big percentage
OF applicants who fail to qualify Those
who do succeed in getting the jobs,
'Ni oilSIi Ian uUNl Jul lllC III
struction period which lasts from ten
days TO three weeks, and during which
time no pay is received. They are
then Obliged to spend for deposits and
uniform S1S.25. We lose a certain 9th
er percentage of new men later on dur
ing the first six to ten months OF
their employment, as the work during
this period is rather irregular, and
they are subjected to the usual course
that a new man on any job receives,
and probably a little harder course
than on any other job as our rules
and regulations are very rigid, and
strictly enforced After a man has
been here from ten months to year,
he begins to see the bright side of the
street car business, as his pay is
raised at the end of the first year and
from IS cents an hour to 10 cents. and
he has worked himself up to regular
run, which he is sure OF holding dur.
ing good behavior. A very small per-
centage of the men who leave us have
been with us over twelve months, and
the wage rate increases one cent each
year to maximum of % cents.
I will guarantee to give an interview
to all who come to Houston to apply
for work, and hope that many men
who read this article will take advan-
tage of this offer"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
New Railroad is Being Promoted.

Logansport.-At a meeting of the
Commercial Club letter was read
from Mr. Perkins. promoter of one OF
the new railroads which Logansport
expects to secure. Mr.. Perkins thank
ed the club for the interest manifest
ed. and stated that he expected to
visit Logansport at an early date and
look over the situation. May | was
set apart for the next traders day.
and committees appointed to perfect
arrangements.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Sardine Appetizer.

Have bread toasted crisp, hard crust
removed Beat together one teaspoon.
full of butter, one-half teaspoonful of
mustard, a little cayenne pepper, one
teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce
and a little lemon juice Spread on
toast, lay on sardines and set in oven
a few minutes before serving.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
AppIe Sauce pie.

Line a plate with plain paste. Cover
bottom with pieces of bread spread
with butter Over this pour custard
made of one egg, one tablespoon SUI
gar, one-half teaspoonful cornstarch
and one cup milk Upon this spread
apple sauce thickly and sprinkle with
cinnamon, then bake until custard is
thick.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Improvement League is Formed.

Spring Creek-:-At the closing exer-
cses of the graded school Superin-
tendent A. c. Lewis of Amite City
delivered an address. The patrons
organized school Improvement
league, with Rev. o. E. Corkera, pres
ident.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Fifty Convict Road Builders Arrived.

AIeXandria.-Fift cOnvicts have ar
rived here from the state pepitentiary
and the Angola state farm. They are
to be used in constructing the three
mile model road from Pineyille to the
state encampment grounds. The work
is to be superintendent by George L.
Cooley of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Rice Mill is Temporarily Closed.

Estherwood-The Conoyer Rice
Milling company has closed down tenn
porarily at Mefmentau, owing TO be-
ing crowded for room in the clean rice
warehouse They have good supply
of clean rice, and a good many thou
sand sacks of rough rice to mill yet.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30

Fortunately but few people are mind
readers, therefore they never discover
what their neighbors really think OF
them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Portrait of Lee is Presented in State

ashington.-Th presentation OF
the portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee
was made to the high school by the
United Daughters OF the Confederacy
through their representative, Major
A. B. Anderson Presentation OF
crosses of honor was made to the fol-
lowing veterans: Ozeme Fontenot. I.
R. Carol, Leroy McNicholls and c. o.
Richard, Veterans Gilbert Baillio and
d. n. Quirk being absent, their cross.
es were handed to their grandchil'
dren, who are pupils Of this school, to
be delivered to them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30

A widow always tries to console
herself with the belief that she can't
do any worse the next time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30

HAP piness is the result Of being
poor and respectable-according to
the story books.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Forest fires caused great damage

An anti-cigarette bill has been
passed by the Minnesota legislature.
Theodore Roosevelt has reached
Arabia on MS way to Mombo:a, At
RIGA.
Salvador is alarmed over the
menaclng movement of Nicaraguan
troops along the frontier.
Irwin Ragland, a Burlington
brakeman, of Sesser, ILL.,, committed
suicide in the billiard hall Of a rel
! atlVe.
William Rutherford, a farmer Of
Scott county, KY, was shot and IA
tally wounded by his wife. 1t is said
jealousy was the cause.
The two-year-oId child of Robert
Hobb was burned to death at Blom-
eyer, Mo, by setting fire to its cloth
ing while playing with matches.
The highest price paid for cash
wheat in st. Louis in 81 years was
recorded when sales of No. 2 red
aere made at $1.41 to $3.50 last
week.
Joseph Israel, 60 years old, a re-
tired business man, was instantly
killed when he jumped from the
eighth floor Of the Hotel Bellclalre
at New York.
A daring. but unsuccessful at
tempt to hold up the American Saw
ings Bank and Trust company was
made by an unidentified armed ban
dit at Seattle.
A bond issue is staring Congress
in the face unless Senator Aldrlch
can demonstrate that the tariff bill
will provide sufficient revenue to run
the government.
Harvey W. Scott Of Portland,
Ore, is to be American ambassador
to Mexico, to succeed David E.
Thompson of Nebraska, who will
leave the diplomatic service.
A break in a big gas main at
Montreal deprived the entire city
Of gas. Newspapers which depend
ed on gas for their typesettlng and
stereotyping machines were compell-
ed to temporarily suspend and man
ufactories were greatly inconyen-
venienced.
After making an unsuccessful at
tempt On the life Of Miss Josephine
Alberts, Alan NJ. Fay, aged % a
broker of Boston, shot himself in
an alley in the rear Of Hotel Navar-
re and dIed while being hurried to
the hospital.
Renouncing vows of celibacy as
a member of the Alexian Brother
hood, Brother Desedirius, who for
| ten years was an attendant In the
Alexian Brotherhood Hospital, St.
Louis, has resumed his family name,
John Much, and will be married in
May to Miss Augusta Wrobel.
Mrs. Rose Peterson, aged 10
years, was found not guilty of the
murder of her husband, Frederick
L. Peterson, by jury in the crimi-
nal court at Kansas City. Mrs. Pc
terson shot and killed Peterson De-
cember 20, 1908, while the pair were
returning from dance. Mrs. Pc
terson claimed she shot in self-de-
Tense.
| A marked decline in earnings is
shown by the report Of the Cunard
Steamship company OF London Tor
last year, such that it was necessary
to pass the regular dividend. This
condition of the great transportation
line was attributed largely to the
| financial disturbances in the United
States, which disorganlzed the west
bound third-llass passenger travel.
A sign of the severity Of the de-
preston in England is seen in the
arrival of 1870 second-cabin passen-
gers on the liner st. Paul from
Southampton, most Of whom were
mechanics and small tradesmen with
their families, bound for the Cana
dian Northwest. Their departure,
and others of their class, is a mat
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Time Savers.

When ready to core apples, If you
do not own corer, use a common
wooden clothes pin-does the work
just as well