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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03
STILL THE LAND OF PROMISE.

That America is still looked upon as
land of promise by the people of for
elgn countries is we'll illustrated by
the desertion of some 200 men from
the British Warships which visited
New York for the HudsOn-FultOn cell
eOration. The United States is still
the lure of Europe, says Cleveland
Plain Dealer. The Eldorado is yet
west of the Atlantic The experience
OF the English fleet is but a repetition
OF what has been met many times be-
lore by fleets visiting the American
coast. There is always the tempta
ton for the visiting tar to come ashore
and forget to return Perhaps they
have relatives in this country ready
to shield them and give them a home
and a start in the new world. Per.
haps they have merely absorbed the
current European opinion that the
way 10 fortune and comfort lies
through the gates of New York. A
striking contrast is offered between
the experience of the American feet
on its recent world tour and the usual
experience of the fleets visiting this
country. 1t was one of the boasts of
the returning American ships that the
men aboard and lahore had conducted
themselves with almost project de-
corum; that none had deserted, though
opportunities to do so had been many.
This Is not to argue that American
tars are any better grade of men
than those of other navies-though we
are pleased to believe they are-but
merely indicates their different point
of view.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03

The custom of turning up the trous-
ers in damp weather presumably orr.
ginated in the metropolis of Great
Britain. Its practice there has been
universal for several generations, and
has been initiated by Americans af-
fect1nS English styles. Years ago,
when the fashion of trousers too long
for the legs of the wearers, with the
deliberate intention that they should
be perpetually turned up, was first in
troduced, the humorous photographers
said that Anglomaniacs who adopted
1t were going about with their trous-
ers turned up because it was raining
IN London. From London, however,
comes now warning voice to the eff.
feet that turning up the trousers Is a
practice prejudicial to health. London
Is suffering from an epidemic Of in
nuenza,' and a physician connected
with one of the great hospitals sug-
gests as among the causes of the out
freak the habit of turning up the
trousers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03
RED GATE.
R. HARTRIDGE,
CanOe-Maker.
Tlppecanoe, Indiana.

lhls, then, was the home of the
canoe-maker mentioned by lima. l
found his name repeated on the rural
delivery mail box affixed to the sign
post Henry Holbrook was probably a
Doarder at the house-it required no
great deductiye powers to fathom
that. stole back through the hedge
and down to the household. Several
canoes, carefully covered with tar
paulins, lay about the deck, and chairs
were drawn up close to the long, low
house in shipshape fashion. If this
houseboat was the canoe-makers shop
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03
BOILER EXPLl@r''...
As TRAIN SPIh,I,
~ o, ,rr,,, - KILLED AM H,pps
0'NEEF BADLY HURT on Inf
SHORE,
CHILDREN IN GREAT
Several Little Boys and g..
Marrow Escapes in a sp..,
lar Railway Accident
in Ohio.

Cleveland.-One man wac :,
killed and another probably ~ 8
Jured when the boiler of La.
engine No. 594S exploded Inc &
Geneva while the train was !
at a high rate of speed. nj
A. Z. Crawford Of Collinwoa &
slant death in the explosion III
Harry Braymer of Erie, v,, 4
scalded by the escaping steam II
ter. He was taken to The II
Emergency hospital in Gepev, u
his injuries were pronounced II
Roth men were hurled as tbosi (
a catapult from the cab of tbs Il
when the crown sheet let % IS
an instant's warning. CraVtmF
thrown so feet from the traet {
death was instantaneous,
Five little girls and two ~
ing in Geneva narrowly escanad /
by the flying fragments of The 1
ae they were walking along tbs |
near the speeding train. SeVs5
them were hurled to the grOn
he force of the explosion, An |
covered with SCOT and crime a
engine fled past them. Had tbp
closer to the train death or serio,i
jury to all of them must have n
ed. Several of the children benI
rushed to the aid of the iniups
gineer, who was thrown near hi
Railroad officials said the ENID
must have been caused BY h,
ter in the boiler. They say insre-l
of the engine before it left i
showed it to be in good conditr,
the run to COllinwood.
When the crown sheet let 20 !
tremendous force, the train, whisI
a west bound freight, was uI
about 40 miles an hour. Not d
stantS warning was given the ID
crew. Engineer Braymer was b
bodily through the cab windCv
which he sat. Fireman Crawl
body shot through the space beta
cab and tender and landed agains
fence of the railroad rightOf.way
train ran its length before the lad
steam brought it to a standstill. n
was no derailment.
Engineer Braymer was PICKED
N a semi-conscious condition.
clothing from his waist down
literally burned from his body
limbs. He was apparently deli
and begged for water and to b
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03

that | could hear his quick breathing,
and something in his dimly outlined
crouching figure was familiar. Then
1t flashed over me that he was the
dark sailor l had ordered from Glen
arm that afternoon.
He was now within arms length Of
me and Jumped out, swung the chair
high and brought it down with a crash
on his head. The force of the blow
carried me forward and jerked the
chair out of my grasp; and down we
went with mighty thump. l felt the
Italians body slip and twist lithely
under me as | tried to clasp his arms.
He struggled fiercely to free himself
and | felt the point of a knife prick
my left wrist sharply as l sought to
hold his right arm to the deck. His
muscles were like iron, and | had no
wish to let him clasp me in his short
thick arms; nor did the idea of being
struck with knife cheer me greatly
in that first moment of the fight.
My main business was to keep free
of the knife. He was slowly lifting
me on his knees, while gripped his
arm with both hands. The other man
had dropped into the boat and was
watching us across the rail.
Make haste, Giuseppe." he called
impatiently, and | laughed a little.
either at his confidence in the out
come or at his care for his own Sc
curlty; and my courage rose to find
that had only one to reckon with. |
suddenly slipped my left hand down to
where my right gripped his wrist and
wrenched it sharply. His fingers re-
Taxed, and when l repeated the twist
the knife ratified on the deck.
| broke away and leaped for the
rail with some idea of jumping into
the creek and swimming for it; and
then the man in the boat let go twice
with a revolver, the echoing explo-
slons roaring over the still creek with
the sound of saluting battle-ships.
Hold on to that manifold him."
he shouted from below. | heard the
Italian scraping about on the deck for
his knife as l lodged round the house.
| was satisfied to let things stand as
they were, and leave Henry Holbrook
and the canoemaker to defend their
own lives and property. Then, when
| was about midway Of the steps. a
man plunged down from the garden
and had me by the collar and on nv
back Before / knew what had hap
pened
There was an instant's silence in
which | heard angry voices from the
houseboat. My new assailant lis.
tened, too, and l felt his grasp on me
tighten, though l was well winded and
tame enough.
L heard the boat strike the platform
sharply as the second man jumped
into it; then for an instant silence
again held the valley.
My captor seemed to dismiss the
retreatlng boat, and poking a pistol
into my ribs gave me his attention.
Climb up these steps, and do as
| tell you. If you run, l will shoot
you like a dog"
There's a mistake" l began,
chokingly, for the Italian had almost
strangled me and my lungs were as
empty as a spent bellows.
That will do. Climb" He stuck
the revolver into my back and up
went and through the garden toward
the cottage. A door opening on the
veranda was slightly ajar, and | was
thrust forward none too gently into
lighted room.
My captor and | studied each other
attentively for half minute. He was
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03
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ILLUSTRATIONS By
R4Y NKAL7ERS
SYNOPSIS.

Miss Patricia Hobrook and Miss Helen
HUlhrOOk, her niece, We're entrusted to
the care of Laurence Donovan, a writer
summering near Port Annandale. Miss
Patricia con1ided to Donovan that She
feared her brother Henry, who, ruined by
bank failure. had constantly threatened
her for money from his fathers will, of
which Miss Patricia was guardian. They
came to Port Annandale to escape Henry.
Donovan sympathized with the two
women. He learned Of Miss Helen $ an
noyng sutton. Donovan discovered and
captured an intruder, who proved to be
Reginald Gillespie, sutton for the hand Of
Miss Helen Holbrook. Gillespie disap-
peared the following morning. a rough
sailor appeared and was ordered away.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03

American exporters, 1t appears from
a report of Special Agent Butman, are
not sufficiently courteous in their bust.
ness correspondence with Spanish
American dealers, and the fact is rep
resented as operating to our disadvan-
tage. Politeness' goes far with the
Latln-American buyer, he points out,
and an instance is cited of loss of
trade due to . curt acknowledgment
by New York house of a check from
a Panama importer. Except with the
mercantile firms of the old school with
Walch traditions are strong, the omis.
sion has become general from COM
mercial correspondence of the forum
las OF courtesy which once character
lied it. The little niceties of phrase.
ology with which letters were begun
or ended are dispensed with under the
new order of office economies, in
which t1mesaVing has become the
main thing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03

Inc popular conception of warm
countries, like Mexico, is that they are
lands OF plenty, because of the success.
sion OF crops that can be readily
raised. But Mexico reports an expert.
ence suggesting different state of
Things An appeal comes from Guiana.
!uato, where the crops were DESTROYED
oy an unusual visitation of cold
weather and frost. The government
mas ordered from the United States by
telegraph 100000 bushels of corn, and
undoubtedly more will have to be pro.
yided.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03

he had chosen a secluded and pictur
esque spot for it.
AS leaned against the rail study
! ing the lines of the house, | heard sud
denly the creak of an oarlock in the
stream behind and then low voices
talking. | drew back against the
house and waited. Possibly the ca.
maker had been abroad, or, more
likely, Henry Holbrook had gone forth
upon some michief, and my mind flew
at once to the two women at st. Aga
tha's, one of whom at least was still
under my protection. The boat ap-
preached furtively, and l heard now
very distinctly words spoken in
Italian:
Have care; climb up with the
rope and III follow"
Then the boat touched the platform
lightly and second later a man
climbed nimbly up the side. His com.
panion followed, and they tied their
boat to the railing. They paused now
to reCOnnOiter-SO close to me that |
could have touched them with my
hands-and engaged in a colloquy.
The taller man gave directions, the
other replying in monosyllables to
show that he understood.
Go to the side porch of the cottage,
and knock. When the man comes to
the door tell him that you are the
chauffeur from an automobile that has
broken down in the road, and that
you want help for woman who has
been hurt"
Yes, sir"
"Then-you know the rest"
The knite-it shall be done"
| have made it the rule of my life,
against much painful experience and
the admonitions of many philosophers,
to act first and reason afterwards.
And here it was case of two to one
Inc men began stealing across the
deck toward the steps that led up to
the cottage, and with rather more
zeal than Judgment took a step after
them, and clumsily kicked over
chair that fell Gathering wildly. Both
men leaped toward the rail at the
sound, and I flattened myself against
the house to await developments. The
silence was again complete.
"A chair blew over" remarked one
Of the voices.
There is no wind" replied the 9TH
er, the one recognized as belonging
to the leader.
See what you can Finland have
a care!"
The speaker went to the rail and
began fumbling with the rope. The
other, | realized, was slipping quite
noiselessly along the smooth planking
toward me, his bent body family sill
houetted in the moonlight. l knew
that | could hardly be distinguishable
from the long line of the house, and |
had the additional advantage of know.
ing their strength, while was still an
unknown quantity to them. The men
would assume that l was either Hart
ridge, the boatmaker, or Henry Hol
brook, one of whom they had come
to kill, and there is, as every one
knows, little honor in being the victim
of mistaken identity. l heard the
mans hand scratching along the wall
as he advanced cautiously; there was
no doubt but that he would discover
me In another moment; so l resolved
to take the initiative and give battle.
My tinger-tips touched the back of
one OF the folded camp chairs that
rested against the house, and | slow
~ clasped it. l saw the leader still
standing by the rail, the rope In his
hand. His acsomplice was so close
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03
Engineer Crawford Was nv
Through the Cab Window

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NV ''Nen ~ " no'pi'" on, bod q
~ one away lioll 'Lo9e W." n
~ LIS assistance anu 'l"' ~ W. ooag|
lle iell UNCONSCIOUS peio,o to.otdI
lar and was taken 10 Tue lUsf n
d carriage summoned u ni0 a. chd
" was '"lu h0 I''N 0'' "
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03

The disruption of the international
potash syndicate, which is reported
from Germany, calls attention to an
industry that has grown to enormous
proportions in recent years. Potash
Is used for reviving impoverished
soils. There are immense beds of II
IN Germany and in the United States.
During the present year Germany has
taken steps to prevent the expectation
OF potash from Germany. 1t Is ex.
pected that very low prices will result
from the disagreement between the
owners of large German mines.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03

A new explosive which can be ham.
mered, burned or rammed down a gun
without exploding is on the market
Just the thing for little Johnny's safe
and sane Fourth next year!
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03

one OF the trustees of a prominent
college refused to vote for the admis-
sion OF women to the law school cav.
Ing ne was opposed to all change; he
was even opposed to railroads and
telephones. Such opposition as this
Will do any cause more good than
harm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-11

Edward I. Rice, who has written
"Oid Jim Case of South Hollow is one
CT the best known men in Syracuse
Recently when there was a mad dog
scare which required all dogs to be
ruzzled or killed he gave away six
thousand funny wooden puppies with
an announcement in the paper "Ten
thousand unmuzZled dogs let loose in
Syracuse: come and get one" Mr.
Rice always sees the funny side Of
things, and that is the side he presents
in his book "Old Jim Case of South
Hollow"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-11

amend Sec. IS and 16 of Chapter II of the
Revised Statutes, relating to practice OF
medicine.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1s; at 2P NJ
ries and the sale of poison.
No. 1893. An Act to facilitate the identi-
fication of criminals.
No. 1874. An Act to authorize the ap-
pointment Of deputy sealers OF weights
and measures.
No. 1875. An Act to provide for the APP
pointment of a State sealer OF weights
and measures. and to define his duties !.
CHI 80 OF the Revised Statutes of Maine,
relating to insurance companies.
No. 1877. An Act to amend Sec i29 OF On
- of the Revised Statutes, relating to
casualty or accident insurance companies
doing business on the assessment plan.
No. 1913. An Act to amend Sec. Is Of Oh
54 of the Revised Statutes, in relation to
the inspection of steamboats,
No. 1879 An Act to repeal Sec of CHI
143 Of the Revised Statutes, as amended
by Sec. l of Oh. 120 of the Public Laws of
1907, relating to the State School for
Boys.
No 200. An Act to amend Sec. II of
CHI 126 Of the Revised Statutes, as amend
ed by Oh. Jos of the Public Laws of 1905
relating to gambling devices,
No. POI. An Act to amend paragraph
Etes. relative to depositions.
No. 202. An Act to amend Sec. 72 of CHI
of the Revised Statutes, relative 10
towns.
An Act in relation to the records Of the
supreme judicial court. 49,
No. 204. An Act to amend Chapter 1873
of the Private and Special Laws of 1901,
relating TO records of real estate in the
county of Waldo.
No. 9o5. An Act relating to town. Viii
lagc and city bylaws and ordinances.
No. 2G6. An Act to protect persons who
Ia Dor and furnish materials on roads and
bridges built by written contract
No. POI An Act to prevent the desc
Grafton of the Both day of May, commonly
known as Memorial day, and to provide
penalty for violation.
No. o0S. An Act to prevent the dumping
of waste material within the limits Of
any public way.
No. 209 An Act to provide for the at
torney general and assistant attorney
general. to take charge of the legal pros
eCutions, upon failure of the county at
torrey to perform his duty, and for the
prose cution of such county attorney.
No. 210. An Act to prohibit certain per-
sons from advertising as State detectives.
No. I'll. An Act to authorize the city
of Lewiston to take ice from the Andres
CCggin river.
No 212 An Act in favor of the law stu
dent who is also a laboring man.
ELISHA W. PIKE, Secretary.
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y
Market Reports
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Features of the Days Dealings in All
The Leading Stocks.

New York, March i0-The stock mar
kct continued refractory to the effort Of
professional operators to move it IN
either direction. and that is about III
only fact Of significance about the cur
rent market. The plain inference. ~
course, is that every body concerned il,
the actual ownership and transfer ~
holdings Of stocks is practically abgfain.
ing from any operations i'm the market
The professional operators, for that rea
sen must be very wary and cautious nor
to be cause In an over-extendcd position
where the necessity either of consjderalia
sales or considerable purchases Of stocl,g
would be difficult and dangerous oprr.
alton. 1t os this condition Of the market
which keeps it fiuctuating with constauf
turns before a movement has proceeded
far i'm one direction. The professional
rum to cover at the slightest sign Of Oh
StaclcS.
The dealings today showed some slight
Increase Of animation and the profession
ais showed some daring in entering to
extend the decline which was sent in mo-
ton late yesterday. There was not much
new material To work with. even with the
help of some manufactured additions in
Guiding a rUmor of the death Of the King
Of England. The growing iu"nectivenesx
of the attempts to bring out liquidation
by offering down prices took the cour-
age out of the bear part. and the latter
part OF the day was given over pru~i-
pally to the buying back Of stocks sold
in the morning. \ leading incentive for
the early selling was the belief that the
monthly statistics Of the Copper Produe-
crS' Association would reveal an addition
III accumulation of unsold surplus. The
publication Of the figures accurately con-
flIncd the uniaYOrabl@ forecasts. but
prices of the copper induStfials promptly
advanced after they appeared. An ad-
diti0n of over % OG0.cf0 pounds Of uns0ld
stocks of refined copper in the United
States was shown as 2 result Of opera
tions in February. With the recollec-
90 10. ,,i., Ear.
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LEGAL AFFAIRS.

The committee on Legal Affairs VII
give a public hearing in its room at the
State House In Augusta.
THURSDAY, MARCH II. at P. M.
No 1877 An Act to authorize the city OF
Gardiner. in the county Of Kennebec and
State of Maine, to create a sinking fund
for the purpose of paying the bonded
debt of said city.
70 of the Revised Statutes, relating to the
signing of writs and other papers by
deputy clerks of court,
No 159 An Act to amend Sec. of Oh:
III Of the r. S., as amended by Sec OF
Oh. 50 Of the Public Laws of 1905, relating
to fees for constabes in serving venires.
No. 160. An Act to authorize cities and
towns to permit the use Of lunch wagons
No. ISL. An Act to authorize the town
of York to aid the York hospital.
No. 162 An Act to authorize the remov-
al Of bodies of deceased persons from an
bon to Lisbon cemetery, SO called, IN salo
No. 1863. An Act relating to Limington
No. l64 An Act to authorize the town
of Southport to build and maintain a
wharf or public landing on the easterly
shore Of Dog Fish Head. in the town OF
No. 1S5. An Act to amend Sec. 9 of Oh.
10 of the R. S. relating to serving We
hires.
No. 166. An ACT TO ascertain anu Hdhe
legal residence in Maine.
Ne. 1871 An Act to amend Sec: Is of Oh.
Il, making certain the rights OF a widow
or widower in case OF waiver OF the pro-
visions of the will of the deceased hus-
band or wife.
No. l6s. An Act to extend the charter
of the Weld Water Co.
No. 17s An Act to provide for the taxa
ton of the property of the Madison Vii
lage Corporation. located in the towns OF
NOrridgeWOCk and StarkS.
No. iS6. An Act to amend and extend
the charter Of the Westbrook Gas Com
pany.
No. 1877. An Act to amend Section OF
Chapter "a of the Revised Statutes relat-
ing to the law of the road.
No. 1Se. An Act to regulate the fees
charged by judges and lawyers.
No. 190 An Act to regulate fees
charged by experts summoned fo by &c courts
chasa Of an indemnity bond for the
treasurer Of Washington county.
No. 1884, Reassigned). An Act to
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KENNEBEC.
WIN DSOR.

WEST-Mrs. Allen Taber left last
Friday for a few weeks visit with
relatives in Massachusetts,.
Willie Cross of Augusta, was a
visitor of f. A. Barnes Sunday.
J. w. Samson and Frank Haskell
got three years supply Of ice last
week.
Judd Robbins IS going into the
poultry business this spring. having
recently Matched from his incubator
50 chicks from dozen of eggs and
has the second filling in the incubator
at the present time.
Harlod Casey is attending school at
Erskine Academy
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SEA AND SHORE FISHERIES.

The committee on sea and shore fisher
les will give public hearing III its room
at the State House in Augusta.
TUESDAY, MARCH IL, at > T. NJ.
No 80 on an Act to amend Section Al
of Chapter II of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to the taking Of smelts.
No. SO, on the petition Of George Mi
mott and q others asking for an amend
ment to Chapter 1Sl to the Public Laws
of 1901 relating to the taking of white
perch in tide waters
No -. on an Act to amend the Private
and Special Laws of 1901. Chapter iOl
Section >, rela ting to the taking of SmeitS
in Pleasant river in Washington county.
No. IS On an Act for the protection Of
sn7elts in Benjamin's river in Hancock
county.
JOHN F. KELLEY Secretary.
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WAYS AND BRIDGES.

The committee on ways and bridges
will give public hearing in its room at
the State House in Augusta.
THURSDAY, MARCH II, at 2 p M
No. g. Resolve in favor of the town of
Norridgewock to aid in getting a free
bridge.
No 7. (Reassigned from March ~. An
Act to authorize the town of Wells to
construct bridge across the Agunquint
river.
No. A. Reassigned from March a. Re-
solve in favor of State aid for support of
the Eastport bridge.