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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
"God Bless You'll"

The custom of saying God bless
you' after sneezing must be at least as
old as the fifteenth century, as a rel
erence to it appears in the first edition
of Cations Golden Legend" After de-
scribing certain malady which broke
out among the early Christians-the
result, apparently, of their incorporate
habits--Caxton proceeds: ''In this
manner sometyme snesyng, they
deyed; SO that when any persone was
herd snesyng, anone that were by said
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

Long Bridge.-The 10-mOnths-old
daughter of Lange f. Couvilion met
death in a singular manner. Mrs.
C0uvilI0n had gone to her mother-in-
laws TO spend the day, and during
the morning the baby went to sleep
and was placed on bed, at the foot
of which was sewing machine.
Meanwhile the mother and grand
mother were attending to some duties
in the back part of the house. Mrs.
COuVillon sent one OF her mOther-in-
laws little girls to see if the baby
was all right. The little girl called
TO come quick and see. The mother
and grandmother ran, and found the
baby hanging between the foot of the
bed and the machine. The fall must
have been so great that the child's
neck was instantly broken and death
resulted Immediately.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

to hymn, God helpe you, or Chryste
helpe, and yet endureth the custome."
A curious superstition with regard to
sneezing still fingers in the villages OF
Deyonshire. 1t has found expression
in the following couplet:
Sneeze on Sunday morning fasting,
You'll enjoy your own true love to
everlasting.
In the highlands Of Scotland 1t is be
lieyed that newborn child Is under
the thrall of the fairies until Il
sneezes. london Chronicle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

walk ups t airs
without stopping
on the way. l
tried three differ
ent doctors and
each told me some
thing different. I
received no benefit
from any of them,
but seemed to suf-
fer more. The last
doctor said moth
ing would restore
mVhealth 7 bppan
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
HAMBURG Steak,

Make steak into fiat cakes about
three inches across and one inch thick.
Broil or pan broil as steak, remember.
ing that it will take longer to cook
through than ordinary steak. Brush
with melted butter and season on re-
moving from fire.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
Hot Biscuit Chicken.

Chop the breast of a chicken quite
fine, with six olives, stalk of celery
and a strip of green pepper Add may
onnaise to make smooth paste and
season we'll. Make tiny raised biscuit,
break them apart, fill with the pre-
pared chicken. Serve hot on lettuce
leaf.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
a Scum Economy,

Save water from vegetables and
some of the vegetables themselves for
SOUP. GRAVES added to these will
make enough soup for four people.
which may be strengthened by an egg.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

II you suffer from Fits, Failing Sickness,
Spasms or have children or friends that do SO,
my New Discovery will relieve them and all YOU
are asked to do is send for FREE Bottle Of
DR.. Mays Epilepticide Cure.
It has cured thousands where everything else
failed. Sent free with directions. Express
Prepaid. Guaranteed by May Medical Lab.
oratory, under the National Food and Drugs
Act, June 30th, 1906. Guaranty No. 1871.
Please give AGE and full address.
DR.. w. II. MAY,
548 Pearl Street. New York City.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
EVEN7SOF THEDAY
eeIEF ACCOUNT OF THE HAP
peNINGs OF THE WORLD AT
LARGE AND ESPECIALLY OF
OUR SISTER STATES.

AAA-S
Jerry Bigford was murdered near
Wilmington, N. c.
Abe Attell defeated frankie Neil
in ten rounds at New York.
Persian insurgents have captur-
ed another important city.
Miss i. NJ. Handy suicided at
Albany, n. Y, by shooting,
Australian commonwealth will
not offer battlcship to mother coun-
try.
TegucigaIpa advices confirm re-
ported arrangement to pay national
debt
The census report on cotton stocks
shows 5,2j2 ,GG3 bales in the Uni
ted States,
Mhjor +. P. Fremont, son Of
Pathfinder. will be dismissed from
the army.
The kaiser's yacht collided with
Norwegian steamer and sent her to
the bottom.
The president favors an income
tax, and will recommend it to Con-
gress in fall.
Liquor interests propose to fight
the constitutionality Of laws in pro-
hibtion states.
Indictments against George W.
Perkins and Charles W. Fairchild
were dismissed.
Anthracite miners will not strike.
Asked President Taft to name ar
bitration board.
Governor Curry of New Mexico
withdrew his resignation at request
of President Taft.
President Taft has begun con-
gulting Southern senator's on south
ern appointments.
Russia and Great Britain have
made vigorous protests against the
atrocities in Persia.
Mrs. Eugenia Dodge was burn
ed to death at Mobile by her cloth
ing igniting from candle.
Secretary of War Dickinson will
leave for Panama April Is, and
will return via New Orleans.
Miss Anna Mangano, a school
teacher, was shot and killed by her
father on steret in New York.
Porto Rican legislature failed to
pass appropriation bills, and dele
CATION is seeking help In Washing
ton.
Judge of Porto Rican District
Court sentenced three lawyers to
fines and Imprisonment for con-
tempt
The Anglo-German controversy
over naval plans was discussed in
the Reichstag by Foreign Minister
Schoen.
Castro is at Cologne on mis- way
to Bordeaux to sail for Trinidad.
He will be arrested if he goes to
Venezuela.
The Democratic caucus adopted
the new set of rules submitted by
the committee of fifteen without
amendment.
Joseph Genaro, cigarmaker, was
shot and killed by seven Italians
at Brooklyn, N. Y, in the presence
Of his wife.
F. H. Richardson, wanted at Ell
mira, N. L., for obtaining 100000
on false pretenses, suicided at Har-
risburg, Pa, rather than submit to
arrest.
Strang, at Daytona Beach, drove
Buick 100 miles in 1:34:01 rs,
breaking the worlds record, made
by Burman in New Orleans. Mil
lonaire Brown hung up new rec
crd for amateurs by going mile
in 80 seconds.
Employees of the Southern Pa
cifc at Lafayette, La, are aroused
0ver Uarnic bman+ nrooood;nro and
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
Ewes Epiuram.

Love is cigarette or a cordial to
a man. 1t is the soup, fish, entree,
roast, dessert, black coffee and cor.
dial to q woman
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
A joker has been discovered in
the tariff bill which gives one cot
ten mill advantage over all others.

evidenced by several senators in the ;
Republican caucus over the COM
mlttee assignments. }
Senator Aldrich is opposed to
special taxes and is framing tar
if bill of his own, with revision
upward instead of downward.
Delegations of Porto Ricans will
appeare before Congress and ask for
protection Of the islands products
in the Payne tariff bill and for
home rule.
Henry L. Wise was appointed dis
trict attorney for New York, and
Mr.. Stimson becomes special assist
ant to tile attorney general to pros
ecute sugar cases.
A woman's suffrage bill in the
Massachusetts, House Of Representa-
tives was defeated by vote of As
to 100. The galleries were throng-
ed with women during the debate.
Governor Harmon Of Ohio has
issued proclamation prohibiting
the importation into Ohio hereafter
for dairy or breeding purposes OF
cattle which have not been tested
and found free from bovine tuber-
culosis.
Minister Espinosa Of Nicaragua
left at the state department for
Secretary Knox the reply of Presi-
dent Zelaya of Nicaragua to the de-
mand Of his government that the
Emery claim, which has been pend
ing for years, be submitted to arbl-
tration.
Local option elections were held
in Benton, Greene and Montgom-
cry counties, Indiana, and it looks
as if the temperance forces had won
the day in all three Montgomery
county will run to 1900, possibly
1900. Free lunch was served in
many precincts, and the women
were especially active.
The Bank of Hemple, Mo-, was
wrecked by safeblowers. The
cracksmen used dynamite in an eff
fort o blow open the vault. The
vault was uninjured, but the fix
lures were completely ruined. The
reports Of the explosion aroused the
villagers, but the thieves escaped,
going toward st. Joseph.
Just at the moment that the
body of Henry Timken, the million
aire carriage manufacturer Of Ohio
and st. Louis, was being lowered
into the grave at San Diego ceme-
terry, a 190-foot tower on the eight
story block under construction for
Mr.. Timken, crashed to the ground,
irjuring two persons slightly.
The hiring out of convicts to con-
4 tractors was condemned in the Mis-
souri, Senate by Senators McDavid,
Eads and Lane when the latter's
bill to abolish the system and use
the convicts in the manufacturing
of clothing and other supplies for
the state educational and eleemosy-
rarv institutions was called up for
engrossment.
Patrick Brennan, president of
the Independent Packing Company
of Chicago, charged with cruelty
tc animals, was placed on trial be-
fore Judge Foster in the municipal
court. 1t is alleged by Miss Anna
Wyatt Of the Anti-Cruelty Society
that Brennan allowed the old-fash-
Toned practice Of branding hogs
with knife, and that his employees
carved the initials 81. P. c." on
hogs before sending them to the
slaughtering pen.
With the intention Of aiding Ok
lahoma in resisting the boycott
against the 'Katy'' by the Kansas
City shippers, Attorney General
West of Oklahoma has addressed a
letter to Governor Haskell suggest
ing that a communication be sent
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

Plaucheville.-T district agent Of
the agricultural bureau, who was here
recently, stated that in his opinion
the situation is much more favCSable
than last year at this time, the farm
ers having taken the best preventive
by cutting and burning stalks early
in the fall, and breaking land imme-
diately. Subagent A. H. Rabalais said
that some farmers were reporting
weeyils found in the yellow blooming
weed known as pissenlit, a winter
grass, and it was decided TO settle
the. matter right away At meeting
|, on Bayou Choupique the weeds were
examined and some worms were
found in the roots, but having no re-
lationship to the boil weevil. At the
same time a visit was made to near
by field and explanation given as to
the best final preparation of soil. The
agent stated that meeting will be
held here April IA, when he will lee
ture to the farmers on the various
methods of preparing the soil, the
proper time, and the best way OF
planting.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

The crown prince of Germany may
come to this country within a few
months "as a private person" Most
of the ladies will be sorely disap-
pointed if he does not at least wear
epaulettes and stripes on his trousers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

Baton Rouge.-Douglas Barnes OF
Grand Cane, 60 years of age, is said
to be the father Of 10 living children.
The arrival of the nineteenth baby
occurred only a few days ago.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
LOUISIANA HAPPENINGS

Baton Rouge.-It is estimated that
fully 1,000 school children will be in
Baton Rouge May attending the
state high school rally Five hundred
school children will be here as con
testants and as many more will be
here as spectators of the events. In
addition, there will be some fifty or
sixty school teachers in attendance.
Baton Rouge must entertain these
teachers and children. Prof, Stun
berg of the Louisiana State uniVer-
sity, is head Of the committee on en-
tertainment, and, with his assistants,
will in the next few days begin the
securing of homes for the children.
Fifty high schools throughout Louis
lana will be represented at the rally,
and contestants will take part in both
the athletic and literary programs
that have been arranged. The rail-
roads in Louisiana will give rate OF
one fare plus % cents for the occa-
sion, and all Of the children who at
tend and the teachers who accompany
them will be entertained in Baton
| Rouge homes without cost. The de-
| tails of the program, now being work
ed out, provide for two classes OF con-
tests, literary and athletic. In the
literary contests will be debates, spell
ing matches, compositions, declama-
| tions. In the athletic program will
be races, shot putting, high and broad
jump, pole vault and championship
games of all kinds. Scholarships,
cash prizes or medals are offered to
winners in all events.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

Few New Workers know that the
great Broadway was once called Great
George street" in honor of the English
king. 1t was afterward. known as
"Bloomingdale road" before it &C.
CURED the name of the Broadway"
which was subsequently changed to
Broadway.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

AleXandria-The work of building
the model road from Pineville to
Camp Stafford is assuming shape. Ma
jor F. M. Kerr, state engineer, has
arrived to go over the subject with
George l.. Cooley, who was sent here
by the United States government to
superintend the construction of the
road. Major Kerr, City Engineer Syl-
vester, Mr.. Cooley, T. c. Wheadon and
Bertrand Well left for Baton Rouge
to confer with Governor Sanders.
They expect to ask for 100 state
convicts to be sent here to do the
work of building the model road. The
parish of Rapides is to furnish the
necessary funds and material, and
the United States government to fur
nish the expert. Mr.. Cooley is to SUI
perintend the work, and it is expected
that active work will be begun on
the road soon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound Cured Her.

Willimantic, Conn.-"For five years
[ suffered untold agony from female
troubles, causing backache, irregulari.
ties, dizziness and nervous prostra-
ton. 1t was impossible for me to
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
'hamp Clark is framing minori.

ty report. t.,
Work will be resumed on dredg-
Ing the Inland canal.
One killed and several were in
jured in cyclone at Laredo, Tex"4.,
Robert Porche suicided at Pom
chatoula, La, with carholic acid.
Aldrich told president the tariff
bill could not pass Senate in pres
ent form.
More than 50 candidates were
initiated by the Knights Of Column.
bus at Crowley, La.
The scheduled wildcat bulldog
fight at Bogalusa, La, was prevent
ed by humane officers.
An English explorer claims to
have been III miles from the south
| pole several weeks ago.
Congressman Pujo rcsents report
that he got Congressman Broussard
to look out for rice interests
A crap game in the grand jury
room of the court house at Gulf
port, La, was raided by police.
Fire at Ruddock, La, destroyed
| the saw mill Of the Ruddock-Or-
leans Cypress Company, causing
100000 loss.
By direction Of Governor Sanders
CT Louisiana the trial Of Avery
Blount at Amite City will be con-
Quoted under military guard.
Six indictments, three for con-
spiracy, one for perjury and two
for bribery, have been returned IN
the councilman graft cases at Pitts
burg.
Representative limerick has an
nounced that he would introduce IN
| the House at st. Paul a bill max
II 4.
ing life imprisonment, the penalty
in cases of kidnapping.
| It is said that the Fullerton syn
dicate of st. Louis has agreed to
take over and operate the proper
ties Of Camp & Hinton at Lumber
ton. La, valued at 100000.
The Sunset express from New
Orleans, due in Los Angeles On the
| Southern Pacific, was wrecked near
| Bertram, 80 miles west of Yuma,
without fatality.
| DR.. W. H. Dalrymple of the
Louisiana State University was ten
dered the position of chief veterina-
rian in the Philippines by the gov
crnment.
| A suicide, believed to be the re-
suit of a quarrel between sweet
hearts, took place at Moberly, Mo-,
when Harry Leeper, 20 years old
son of well-to-do farmer living
near there, shot himself through the
| head.
| If Congress desires the decennia]
census taken next year, Director
| North of the census bureau wants
fourteen million dollars for ex.
penses. He made a request to the
House for an appropriation for that
amount.
The total immigration into Cana,
Ga for the II months of the pres.
ent fiscal year up to the end OF
February, was 1904 as compar.
ed with 247,065 for the same pc.
Rod in 1901-0S, decrease of Al
per cent.
Women among an angry crowo
of 200 persons played part in an
attack upon party Of dozen mer
arriving at the railroad station al
Orange, N. j., to go to work at the
hat factory of +. Berg & Co., where
a strike is in progress.
Charles Lancaster, who commit
ted suicide on the county poor farm
near Chillicothe, Mo-, by cutting
his throat from ear to ear, had OF
his person certificate of deposit
Of $500 on a Mississippi bank, also
$3.50 cash in his pocket.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
WHOLE TEAM.
The Ide aIiSt.

The Bride want a piece OF meat
without any bone, fat or gristle.
The ButCher-Madam think you'd
better have an egg.-EIarper's Weekly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

Baton ROuge.-The disastrous show
ing for the past year of the fire COM
panies doing business in Louisiana is
largely due to the heavy fire losses,
which the companies have sustained
in three or four large fires in New
Orleans. Throughout the state the
loss has not been greater than in past
years, but the New Orleans fires and
attendant losses have increased the
percentage. The figures given out
by the State Insurance Department
taken from the reports of the differ.
ent companies for 1908 show that the
ratio of losses incurred to premiums
written was 1928 per cent for the
1908 business. For every dollar OF
premiums written in Louisiana dur
ing 1908 the fire insurance companies
lost 1928 cents.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

Alexandria. Am important agricul-
tural meeting convened here recently.
DR.. S. A. Knapp of Washington, D. c.,
the chief official Of the United States
Department experts for this section
of the country, being present, and
J. A Evans, district government
agent, having the work in charge for
the states of Louisiana and Arkan-
sas, being in attendance and presiding
over yhe meeting. The meeting was
what might be called an executive
session, at which all the government
expert agents and farm demonstrators
were present and reported to their
chiefs. Some 35 or more of them
from all over the state were in at
tendance, and their reports were OF
highly interesting and helpful ma
ture. DR.. Knapp held public meet
ing after the conference and spoke
to large attendance Of planters.
Natchitoches.-T Parish Board of
Health met with DR.. ]. B. Hargrove,
parish health officer, presiding, and
P. E. Prudhomme, w. W. Page and
Isaac Raphiel members of the police
jury, composing the board, to confer
on the health situation of the parish.
Reports from all sections show a most
satisfactory condition. The smallpox
situation is much improved, the dis.
ease having about run its course and
has been remarkably mild. The board
has taken every means to hold this
disease in check and its work was
shown to be effective. More than g.,
900 school children have been vacci
mated throughout the parish. The
greatest trouble the board has expe
rienced is in getting the people and
physicians to report the existence OF
the disease, which, if done promptly
would facilitate the board greatly in
it's efforts.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

Lake Charles.-T. A. Kelly, who
was arrested at Beaumont on the
charge of kidnapping George Hinner.
a boy, from the Baptist orphanage.
gave bond apd will fight the case. Kel.
ly says the boy is over Is, is his
brother-in-law and has a right. to
choose Kelly as his protector. Kelly
also claims that he was arrested at
Beaumont, forced to board an east
Found train and return to Lake
Charles, even being refused the priv.
ilege of notifying his counsel.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

Mansfield-Albert Mason, VIII
Frost and Dempsy Carlisle have been
arrested, charged with assault with
dangerous weapon and intiicting q
wound less than mayhem upon Dunk
Cokk. 1t seems that the negro man
had been playing detective under in.
struction from the officers, and that
he had caused the arrest and convic-
ton of several parties charged with
selling liquor without a license. When
near the Mansfield junction, and
while plying his vocation, he was at
tackled by three men and badly dis
figured by being struck over the head
with revolvers and brass knucks. An
investigation of the case resulted in
the sheriff making an affidavit against
the three accused white men.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

Baton Rouge.-G0yernor Sanders
has issued a call for a meeting OF
the State Board Of Liquidation to be
held in Baton Rouge on April 16.
This meeting Is called for the pur-
pose of taking action on the per-
centage paid by the fiscal agent banks.
The banks now pay the state 3 IL
per cent interest on the state funds.
They claim this is too much. The
board will also take action looking
towards borrowing from other funds
sufficient money to take up all of the
1908 warrants, regardless Of class.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02

Crowley.-Sheriff Fontent has Of
fected the capture of NJ B. Woods,
a negro "hoodoo DOCTOR" who has
been a fugitive from justice for six
years. The charge against Woods is
breaking and entering in the night
time in Rayne about six years ago.
Since the commission of the crime
many attempts have been made to
capture the negro, but each time he
succeeded in evading the officers. He
has been heard from in several states,
and the sheriff's Office has sent for
him a number of times and to num-
Der of different states. Recently
Woods was located in New Iberia, and
City Marshal Lyman Clark of Rayns
was sent to arrest him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-03-03
Martha E. Nelson's VIII

STATE OF VERMONT In Probate Court
District OF Orleans, ss. held at Newport, in
said District Oh the 18th day of February,
A. D., 1905
An instrument purnortiDg to be the last will
and testament of Martha f. Nelson late
of Barton, in ssid District, deceased, being
presented to the Court by George D. Reed,
custodian for probate.
1t is ordered by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at q
session of said Court, to be held IT f. w.
Baldwin's Office at Barton, in said District. on
the 18th day OF March, A D., 1909 and show
cause, If any they may have against
the Probate of said Will; for which
purpose, it is further ordered that a copy
of this record of this order be published
three weeks successfully in the Orleans Coun-
ty Monitor, newspaper printed at Bar
ton, VT, previous to said time appointed for
hearing.
BY the Court. Attest, F. e. ALFRED, Judge.