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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
WE HAVE THE WOOD SENSE OF CHINA

hard headed business man was discussing with
friend the life business of their He retail
lumber merchant He had read nothing about ''conserva
ton OF national resources, any of the tera
ture of the conservation movement.
But he had studied the lumber business. He was in
it. He had seen the changes in it in 10 years.
NO." said he, 81 shall not bring my boys up in the
lumber business
''Whyg' asked his friend. ''You've made good
money in it, YES said the lumbenman, GIVE done
pretty we'll But figure that by the time my boys
40 years old there be no lumber business in this
Do you get the meaning of that
Ii there is lumber business this country within
the lifetime of boys living it will be because the
forests gone and shall be living in reeess
try.
The day of cheap dwellings for the poor man will be
thing of the past So will cheap lumber for furniture
The factories using wood, except waterways leading
to the will be closed down. Population engaged in
occupations depending wood will shift to locations
where timber be had The very existence of great
cities the treeless interior of the country may be
garded of doubtful possibility Great industrial
munes have never existed in prosperity under such
.dons How any people can be prosperous without wood
is as yet an unsolved problem.
All this is said without reference to the ruin that
comes to land by the deforestaton Of it's highland
region the blow to the beauty and Availability of the
country of of the other strong for forestry
development 1t is put the mere material basis of
food shelter and clothing.
And yet we are allowing forests to be slaughtered
by their owners without limit or stint. Trees that have
been hundreds Of years growing allow to be cut
unrestrainedy if they easy grown potatoes
Other nations have laws covering the matter.
They require forests to be cut only after the officers
of the law give consent. When tree is cut
trees must be planted Germany has 100000 of
reforested government lands that paying.
But China is with us! China lets her trees be cut as
freely do. We rank with the land of the dowager
empress in forest intelligence Fine to think Of isn't it
What is your state legislature going to do about it in
your state?
And how is congressman national conserva
tiOn7 Write to him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

multitude. Presently the boat came
to a rock, but there was no col
lision. The rock ducked under, in
dicating that l would meet no OBJ
stacles in lift. Fine, wasn't it, and
all for four bits
How did it come out?" inquired
the Pharmacal Fellow.
We'll, the only bay I've had on
my head is bay rum" said Harry.
I've never been in any scat but a
ferryboat. l have no pawn tickets
to show that l ever amassed any
diamonds. The admiration of the
multitude is nix. l haven't side
stepped any obstacles, as every bill
collector in town knows me by
sight,
But you're young yet" said the
Prescription Clerk; give the
prophecy a chance"
"I'll sell my chance for 20 cents, "
said the Soda Dispenser. do l
hear any bids"
But the only thing he heard was
the proprietor coming in, and Hair
Oil Harry buckled down to washing
the glasses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

The hill girl drew close to Ander
son and fixed her big, tender eyes
upon him. Her breath was against
his cheek and her soul spoke in
her soft, low tones and shone in
her sea green eyes.
do they love in your great, fine
world?" she asked, drawing closer
and Anderson kissed her.
I'm jes as happy" whispered
Sallie. Then 20 voices yelped:
"Hee! / seen teacher kissin' Sal
lie!" The unpublished offenders
had loitered and they had been
amply repaid.
That evening Anderson received
a much tinted envelope from Chi
cago. The girl was coming-would
be there tomorrow to visit his
school.
When he conducted her to school
next day she was much amused at
ragged Bud Tanner and dirty Sam.
mic Scott, until the former made a
face at her and the latter informed
her that he knew something on the
teacher. Anderson redeemed and
the girl stiffened little. Then at
recess, a dozen of them gathered
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
DAILY SHORT STORY

Before Anderson departed for the
| Cayugil mountains, he kissed. IA
brown eyed girl good bye and
swore eternal remembrance. He
would write evecy day aud she
would write every day, and be-
tween times they would be think
ing. thinking, thinking of each
other.
Two days aftervard Anderson
finished his 60 mile struggle over
miserable roads and surveyed his
field of labor. There we're "boys"
of 20, bareheaded and very dirty.
The girls wore bright colored yarn
stockings and used the same wad
of gum, swapping it about from
time to time.
The girl with the reddest stock
| ings was beautiful rs foam born
Venus. If you had put her on
Broadway. arrayed as the Broad
wayians go, there would have been
skits In the papers about The Girl
With the Sea Green Eyes. and they
would have had her singing make
eye songs in the front row of 1.-The
Man from Monkeyville" before
frost Besides her great, translu-
cent eyes. she had auburn hair
worth while and complexion for
queens. The first day she attempted
the most audacious flirting with
Anderson, and in the evening he
enjoyed hardly contested fight
with Tad Simpson and Johnny
Cole. who loved the lady dearly.
Anderson was big, quick and had
athletic training, SO that he
thrashed both lads, with only a
blackened eye for his part of the
skirmish.
During the next few weeks Sallie
Denton, the red stockinged belle,
continued her outrageous coquetry,
and Anderson had much to do to
withstand her simple charms. She
was wonderfully magnetic, sweet
toned, rather intelligent and abund-
antly good natured. By the time
Anderson had engaged in 18 more
fights with the remaining 49, of the
lady's admirers and sustained the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

| loss of two front teeth and the
end of his little finger, he con-
cluded to demonstrate with Miss
Denton. 1t was largely matter of
self defence; for he found it hard
work thinking, thinking, thinking,
as he had promised tht girl in
smoky Chicago.
He sentenced the charmer to
stay in" after school for some
imaginary crime, while he allowed
Is bona fide offenders, who had
perpetrated everything from may
hem to petty larceny, to go I'M
hampered. Then, in the near gloam-
ing, he expounded the ways of the
big world, which the hill girl had
never Seen.
"Sallie," he told her, you must
cease this flirting In the great
world from which | came, the Gull
tured people do not flirt and coquet
and smile at every stranger"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
about and yelled:

about and yelled:
Were goin' to tell on teacher.
Ya-ya-ya!"
The girl turned on Anderson. but
he was dumb. She grew pale and
would have gone. Then Sallie Den.
ton spoke in her soft way:
Its nothin', miss. Teacher pun.
ished me fer flirtin'-punished me
fearful-and these preenies thought
it was something to talk about
But it was a noble deed and / love
him for it." And the girls voice
trembled, though Miss Driscoll did
not notice.
Sallie turned on the open
mouthed pack. Come out here, you
hill billies, and I'll teach you how
to blab!"
They followed her, and Anderson,
looking up, sow forgiveness. 1t
was then that he kissed the second
girl in the ancient school room.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

| like they weren't told at all. AT
any rate they're still delinquent"
Maybe some of it will still come
off" ventured his friend.
Listen" said Harry. in a dippy
moment ! went to Nine Kihosh,
franc eSeeress and Muckraker into
the Mystic. She went into a trance
and told me what she saw. She
didn't take me into the trance with
her, so Idon't know whether her
eyesight is good as claimed. And
from the way she carried on, a
trance is the same as spasm, so
I'm glad l stayed out"
We'll, what did she tell you?"
asked the Prescription Clerk.
"Oh, not much" said Hair Oil
Harry, yawning. Said she saw ps
In a golden boat floating Co.,
stream of Time. On k...l
q wreath of bay z.
.ognizes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
BY FRED SCHAEFER.

"See where some Partisan
prophet has doped out a tough fore
cast for 1907 said the Prescription
Clerk as he came into Hair OF
Harry's department for a swallow
of vichy. Bases it on the SO Fri
days we're going to have"
Copper anything the seer
.heimers hand YOU" said the Soda
Dispenser. feeding himself with 9
slice of pineapple. PLAY the field
against their selections ever,
time"
DO you twlster from expert
ence?" asked the Careful Com
FOUNDER. 'or is this one OF those
animus jabs without foundation OF
fact as II were?"
I've been there" said Harry
I've had my past and future told
by several experts, 80 they say
still my past aud o3turs behave
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
T. M. A. CELEBRATES
ITS THIRD BIRTHDAY

Today is the third anniversary
of Spokane lodge No. AZ Of the
Theatrical Mechanical association,
the fraternal lodge of stagedom,
and in commemoration Of the ami
versary the members will meet at
stag smoker to be held in the
Odd Fellows hall at 71S First
avenue. The smoker will start at
a minute before midnight, begin
ming with the natal day. Music
and refreshments will be feature
of the entertainment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
MIR. SKYJACK, FROM MARS

HE VISITS THE EARTH AS A SPECIAL. CORRESPONDENT
MAKES WIRELESS OBSERVATIONS NOTEBOOK
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
Most Anything
A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.

"When birds of
a feather flock
together, t h e n
tn feathers fly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

Is inflated currency the money
you blow in?
James, didn't I tell you not to
play with your soldiers on Sunday
"Yes, mama, but it's all right, il
they are the Salvation Army on
Sunday, isn't it?"
With the secret service so per-
nicious, it's wonder congress
wouldn't insist upon forest preser-
walton. It's hard to tell when some
of them may have to take to the
woods.
Glow do you figure that goats
should be taxed $50"
Very simple; the law declares
all property abutting on Main
street must be taxed at 81 foot"
More commerce enters and
clears from New York than from
any port in the world.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

perfumed water and on my fingers
cleaned diamonds the size of door
knobs, signifying wealth. A flock
of violet birds were fluttering
about me warbling melodious
songs, indicating admiration of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

All canned vegetables should be
set out doors for half an hour after
opening if possible. The oxygen re-
moved in the canning process is re-
stored and the taste Is freshened.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

President Roosevelt says that if
he is fortunate enough to see and
capture a living okapi in central
Africa he will consider his hunting
trip a triumph.
And 1t will be. For the okapi is
rare beast. A few have been
killed by natives, but no sportsman
had, or even seen one until .aat Of
months ago, YheRnge IS, a veteran
wasrne Civil war. was found neal
his cabin on Mount Princeton, 81,
miles from here. He had starved
Fl being unable to get as
--~sn of the snow.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20

The executive committee of the
Chrirtian Fndeavor of the Presby.
terrain church, held an important
business meeting and were de
lightfuIly entertained at the home
of their president, Mrs D. R.
Read, on South Elm street Fri
day evening. Matters of impor-
lance were discussed and acted
upon, including the adoption of a
new pledge card issued by the
Christian Endeavor Board, and the
perfecting of the plans for Begin
ming new contest. After the
refreshments were served
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
.. B. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs, E. G.
Mandevill, Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Rob-
lnson, Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Read.
DR.. Stewart, Mr.. W. B. Gabbert.
Misses Eldia and Sylvia Yantis
and Norris WEIGH.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20
Christian EndeaYOr Contest Closes
showing Splendid Increase In
Work And Membership.

The contest which has been in pro-
greSS for the past three months ind
has created considerable interest both
in and outside Of the Christian En-
deavOr of the PRESBYTERIAN church,
closed Sunday night with the REDS"
having the greatest number Of points.
These were based on preparation and
presentation of the lessons, cOmmitte
work reported and membership in
crease. As result the society has
grown in spirituality, interest, etttc-
ieienCy and membership, which has
increased from twenty three to sixty
niue, and is the enrolment of the
present working society. 1t might be
of interest to note that in several in
stances, membership has been refused
because there existed society OF SIM
liar nature in the church in which the
young people seeking membership,
naturally belonged. All young peo-
pie having no church home are cor
daily invited to attend these services,
held every Sunday evening, seven till
eight o'clock. The subject for next
Sunday evening is "Prayer" or Alone
with Coo, and will be conducted by
the president, VINO desires the sery ice
to be IL voluntary one as it seems
better suited TO the subject than pre-
pared prOSram.
The preparation will be under the
following headings.
THE Model Prayer Or the Lords
prayer. "
"ElementS OF Preyaililg Prayer"
Efficiency of Prayer and our need
of Prayer"
a corral invitation is extended to
both young people and the older ones
as well
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20
Runaway Nearly Proves Disastrous.

A runaway that was little less than
miraculous ia the fact that the prln-
cipdl actors in 1t were unhurt occurred
on Adams street Monday afternoon.
AS Amos Todd and his cousin. a lad
OF about ten years were driving into
town their horse became frightened at
an automobile that turned onto Adams
street from a side street and passed
ahead of the horse. The horse be-
coming over ambitious sought to pass
the machine unknown to the parties in
it as they were paying attention to the
way ahead Of them. AS they neared
the cross street by the bank the horse
veered and struck the walk in front of
the bank, tipping the buggy complete
ly over piling it on the sidewalk and
throwing the occupants out upon the
walk, the harness breaking let the
frantic horse 90 on until finally stop
ped by some one further up the street.
Had it not been fO" the buggy top
which caught the Boys us they fell,
they would have been hurled against
the stone steps of the bank, with
force sufficient to have m 'St seriously
injured them if not to have kilieu
them outright. AS it was, neither of
them were hurt more than somewhat
shaken up. The buggy was but slight
~ damaged, and the ho Sc sustained
no injuries at all.
While auto drivers may sometimes
be criminally negligent in their meth
Cd of passing or meeting teams, no
blame of this kind can be Charged in
this case as the machine pas led onto
the street ahead of the horse and
clearly had the right of way when the
horse sought to pass by.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20

According TO the 81. l.Di> U'ohn
Democrat Webster cour. g., .,,.r,i f., off
the palm so far as the tomato rrrD
goes in that state. The f7rrn.r> and
truck gardners in that county, rnisrd
,, 400 acres of this luscious vegetable.
which brought the nugnifcent sum Of
1851, 900, a little over $3.50 per acre.
There is a lesson in this for the peo-
pie Of CalcaSieu parish. for Missouri.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20
bert.-Demarest.

A quiet wedding was solemnized at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eloit He
bert, Wednesday evening, when Harry
Hebert and Azelina Demarest were
united in marriage, Judge Russell
officiating. The Judge, who is becom-
ing an adept at tying the matrimonial
knot, used the Episcopalian service.
including the ring ceremony. The
bride and groom are both well known
young people of this community, hav-
ing been reared in the vicinity of
Welsh, the bride being the daughter
of Z. Demarest and the groom the eld-
est son of Eloi Hebert. While the
wedding was somewhat of surprise
to even the closest friends of the con-
tracing parties, yet the congratula-
tons and bast wishes of their friends
are extended to them
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20

Lake Charles brags of her "tall
buildings" and the "hum of com
merce," RayGe is swelled up to the
bursting point over her frogs and
eggs, Beaumont covers herself with
glory on account OF the hope that she
may some day have deep water, and
now Jennings comes to the front her.
aiding the fact that there is no place
like the Jennings oil field for the pro.
ductlon of Young America" and in
snbstantiation of her claims cites the
fact that there has been twenty three
births in that district within the past
twenty days,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20
Hay Ride Party.

About twentY-tour young people
met at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
r. Miller Wednesday evening of last
week, and started for hay ride to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Radeke, where
they helped Miss Dora celebrate her
eighteenth birthday. y jolly time
was enjoyed by all present, two
course luncheon was served of which
all participated. A third course was
enjoyed by several of the y,..ng men
who stopped at the milk ,.4lse. as
they came from caring for til - teams,
and saved the most of The contents
from spelling. All present Moved
the occasion and thanked ther oost-
ess for very pleasant time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20

Harry X. rhaw has been rpmanded
to the mad house at Mattewan, de-
spite the strenuous fight that he aud
his friends have recently made to re-
gain his liberty. The fact that man
who committed cold blonded murder,
and then availed himself of the insan-
ity dodge in order to avoid the cleo
trio chair, is not set at liberty al the
end OF couple Of years, is looked
upou as great Injustice by many of
the 5entimentaliStS Of the country. Put
the thinking men and women Of the
country will accept Justice Mills de-
CisiOn as an indication that courts are
not wholly corrupt as some of the re-
cent decision. would seem to indicate.
Thaw, if sane, deserved the penelty
that the law DEGREES for the murder of
Sanford White. II insane he should
be confined so as not to endanger the
lives OF those with whom he comes in
contact in the future.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20

1t is reported that Lake Charles is
to have wagon factory in the near
future. This is move in the RICH,
direction. There is no real reason
why the south should not manufacture
practically everything that she uses
and until the time comes that she does
use up her raw materials at home,
save excessive freight rates and fur.
nlSh diversified employment to an ar.
my or IaborerS, she will never have
attained the degree of prosperity 20
wnlch, by her God given resources
she is Justly Untitled.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20
GardiOl.

A pretty home wedding was celebrat-
ed Wednesday evening at the home
Of the bride parents, MIR. and Mrs.
+. }. Gardiol, east of town, when Mr..
VIM F. Sharp and Miss Manuella
Gardiol we're united in marriage by
Rev. Father RoumbOuts. The home
was prettiIy decorated for the occa-
sion and between fifty and a hundred
guests were present to witness the cere-
mOnv and wish the Young couple hap
piness. A number of handsome pres
entS attest the esteem in (which the
Young couple are held by their friends
Both the bride and groom have lived
in this locality from childhood and
are we'll known to a large circle of
friends and acquaintanceS. The Journ-
al wishes them a long and happy life.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20
LOCAL NEWS CONTINUED.

load of Missouri Mules for sale a
the Doherty & Davenport Livery
Barn at Jennings, Louisiana. SCI
US before fitting up your teams fol
fall work. West Bros.
Jennings, La.
J. NJ. Barnette returned from
Crowley Sunday afternoon in his
automobile, which his been wealth
er bound in that city for some time
past. While he found the road;
almost impossible in some places,
he made the run from Crowley tc
Welsh in two hours and SO minutes
Miss Edna Houc!l came over
from Lake Charles Wednesday, to
resume her work with her music
class. Miss Houck had not ex.
pected to take up her class work
! here again, but nron furthercon-
sideration of the matter, has de.
cided to do so.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Culver, OF
Louisiana, Missouri, who had been
the guests of Mr.. Culver's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Culver for about
a week started on their homeward
trip Friday morning They went
by way of Texas, where they will
spend few days visiting friends.
Gh"S Moody and family, who
moved fren here to Elton last
spring, have roturned to Welsh
and are now living in the Miller
house south of the school house.
Mr.. Moody has not definitely de.
clded as to what he will do, but
expects to get into some sort of
business in the near future.
Miss Lou Diener, of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, who is a guest at the
home of her cousin VIM. Diener of
Roanoke, was shopping in Welsh
Friday. Miss Diener is greatly
pleased with the south and SAYS
hopes to get her brother interested
here sufficiently to induce him to
leave the east and allie himself with
the rice growers of Louisiana.
f. P. McCollister, who has been
spending the summer at the home
Of his b1other-in-l law, Rev. r. ].
Brown, of this city, started Mon
day for a short visit at his home in
Ola, this state, after which he ex-
poets to go to Harrisburg where he
will enter school for the ensuing
year. He will be joined by his
friend, J H. Blake, who has been
spending the summer here with
him. and who also expects to enter
the Harrisburg school. These are
both bright christian young men,
who !'ave won the esteem of the
peor'" with whom they have come.
in contact since coming to Welsh
Few. Logan, who has been called
tn the pastorate of the Presbvter-
in church Of this city arrive from
h, 'ormer home in Smithfeld, Ohio
"n% has assumed his charge here.
Mrs Logan, who is visiting friends
in st. Louis will not arrive until a
month or six weeks later. Rev
and Mrs Logan will occupy the A
B. Hall property on Polk street for
the present at least. Rev Logan
preached strong sermon Sunday
morning setting forth, in a meas
ure his views as to what it means
to be a christian, and especially
the full meaning of the term when
applied to the ministry. His ad.
dress was pleasing to all who heard
him. 1t is expected that he will
conduct the union services next
Sunday night.
The executive committee of the
Chrirtian Fndeavor of the Presby.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20


TAKEN UP:-At my place six miles
southeast of Welsh, near Clark's
second lift, a four year old red COW,
white spot in forehead, white spot
on each flank and white underneath
unbranded Came to my place
about eighteen months ago. Ow-
ner can have same by proving
property and paying cost.
Up Jules Benoit'
Welsh, La.
Information CfocL
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-21

The dental statistics gathered In
many European cities have revealed
such an alarming condition Of affairs
that Germany, at least, has decided to
adopt combative measures
In all large towns dental clinics have
been founded, consisting, as rule, %
specially fitted up rooms in one Of the
central schools.
Fully qualified dentists are appointed,
who devote their whole time to their
duties, but in Stuttgart the work is
done voluntarily by the local dentists.
That such a movement is necessary can
scarcely be doubted when one learns
that of many thousands Of boys and
girls examined from the ages of to 10
only . per cent had a perfectly healthy