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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12

Mayor C. E. Carr was in Lake
Charles Monday on business.
Red Rust Proof Seed
Oats at Jones Bros.
Curt Neeley was a business WIS.,
itor to Jennings, Wednesday.
Fancy Fresh Mackerel.
Model Grocery.
H. E. Head was a business Wis.,
itor in the parish seat Wednesday.
Fountain pens and fountain
pen ink at the Journal Book Store.
Chas. Carr was among the pas
sengers to the parish seat Wednes-
day.
VIM. Bridges of Crowley, was
greeting friends in Welsh Wednes-
day.
Mrs. D. R. Read was the guest
offriends in Lake Charles Wednes-
Rday.
&C. LaRue came over from
Lake Charles on business Wednes-
day.
DR.. Lewis was business visitor
to the hustling little town Of Iowa,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. |. Miller OF
Roanoke, were shopping in Welsh
Wednesday.
Fresh rnackerel, Goldfish
and shrimp.
Model Grocery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Servian Langley oil
Kinder, were shopping in Welsh
Wednesday.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. ]
Miller, a fine little daughter, Mon
day morning.
II. A. Davidson and Chas. F
Buck, Jr. were business visitors ir
Crowley Monday.
Claude Mayo Of Lake Charles
was the guest Of his cousin, Claud
Singleton, Friday and Saturday.
Robert Ryther returned to Wells
Monday morning after a min
months sojourn in Baton Rouge
Fresh mackerel, Goldfish
and shrimp.
rlodel Grocery.
Prof. Hester and Walter Bake
q Iowa, were over to attend tn
OeAoven entertainment Wedne'
day evening.
Mrs. A j. Findley and her SC
Paul, Of Iowa, were guests at Il
home of Mrs. D. R. Read, Wedne
Gay afternoon and evening.
Stoves: We have them. II
name will tell you what they are.
JEWEL" Come and let us sho
them to you.
Morse Hardware Co.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12

Fine line of Crepe paper at the
Journal Book Store.
W H. Patterson was Jennings
visitor Saturday.
Red Rust Proof Seed
Oats at Jones Bros.
O. B. scoggins of Roanoke, was
o Welsh visitor Monday.
Fancy Fresh MackereI.
Model Grocery.
L. E, Robinson was business
visitor to Crowley Monday.
All kinds of fresh, salt
and smoked meats.
Mayor C. E. Carr was in Lake
Charles Monday on business.
Red Rust Proof Seed
Oats at Jones Bros.
Curt Neeley was a business Wis
tor to Jennings, Wednesday.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20
The Benevolent Wasp.

The character Of the wasp is not
usually held up for admiration, but
naturalists say that this is because
the average human being is ignorant
of the uses of this little insect. Wasps.
they declare, are particularly fond OF
plump housetlies, and would clear
houses of this nuisance were people
not seized by a frenzy every time one
of them finds it's way in through an
open window. Now, when there is so
much said about the housefly as a pro-
pagator of infectious disease, this con.
sideration alone should induce people
to cultivate a more friendly feeling to.
ward these beautiful, industrious and
benevolent insects" as they are called
by a recent writer. But this is not the
only benefit conferred on humanity by
the wasps. They destroy immense
quantities of aphides, which is an in.
estimable service to fruit growers.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20

for work.
The rich American going abroad counts only
one on the passenger list, but he must be carefully
considered in any estimate
He spreads out the chart upon his desk. An
exceedingly anxious-toplease agent OF the steam
ship company is at his side. Here is something
up near the bow that is just right-so the steam
ship man says. Not for a minute" says the man
who has the last say. 1t is too far up in front.
The motion of the boat would put him out of bust
ness the first day. What else?
Oh, an exquisite suite amidships. It's great
The Countess de Spitzbergen never takes any
thing else when she is going to or coming from
America. Beautiful parlor, mahogany finish. Bed
room in ivory. Bathroom in baby blue. Maids
quarters. And the rate for two adults and one
servant is only $1,700.
Will the gentleman take it?
Indeed he will not. The Countess of Spitzber-
gen may travel in the hold If she likes, but no
baby blue or mahogany can lure him to a point
over the engines. Why, didn't he ONE over once
in a suite thus located? Didn't the incessant
coughing, wheeling, trembling and sneezing of the
machinery nearly drive him wild? Not a wink
of sleep from the time he went abroad until he
got home. Friends thought he had been sick
when he showed himself in the street.
Oh, very well. Here's an equally beautiful
suite far removed from the engines-back toward
the stern. Occupants of these apartments often
call for the captain to ask what makes the boat
go, because they can hear no noise nor feel any
vibration. Highly recommended by the best ply
sicians to nervous patients. Price, the same.
Did any one ever hear of such stupidity? Here
our patient multi-millionaire has explained in de-
tail that he cannot travel at the bow of a ship
because the motion is too great and the agent has
shown him a suite near the stern. What's the
difference between the bow and the stern, any
way? Isn't each end balanced in the middle
where it will go up and down like the end of a
walking-beam? Well, a steamship man who
doesn't know any more than that can go back
home. Mr.. Multi-Millionaire will travel by some
line that at least employs persons Of intelligence.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20

nearly one o'clock and not a word was said about
the window or the playwright's strong right arm!
For a man of his brusque threats Mr.. Shaw
has a very mild and notwithstanding ghost.
Halle Erminie Rives has a ghost that might
be of Oriental origin, for it resembles an antique
more than anything else. perhaps it is meant
for the urn that contains my shades" the novel
list laughingly remarked.
or course one may just care to have the
ghosts of ones friends and not particularly those
of people celebrated in the art, literary or politi-
cal worlds, and then it will be a simple matter
to fill up ones ghost book, for the making of
ghosts will be found to be quite a novelty at a
tea or other social affair, and taken along with
ones hand luggage on an ocean voyage a ghost
book will prove a source of endless amuse-
ment, while it will make a lasting souvenir of
the trip. The ghost book itself is a small affair
that can be gotten in the pocket of an overcoat
or can be carried easily in a muff or big hand
bag, so that one can always take it along with
out any trouble.
When you ask for a ghost signature you prepare
the page for the writing by folding it and the
person whose ghost you are after writes directly
on the line of the fold. A stub pen which holds
a large amount of ink is best for this purpose,
as the size and mystery Of the ghost depend
largely upon the ink. After the name is written
the page is folded together again without blot
ting and To-, the ghost appears. Try it and see!
1t is not necessary to have a book. One can
have the signatures written on separate sheets
of paper and collect them, but care must be
taken to use soft paper that will absorb the ink
readily. These separate sheets can then be
pasted into a scrap-book. but the little ghost
book itself will be found more convenient. At
the top of a page in the ghost book is a small
dotted line for the date and below appears
another line for the writing of the name after
the ghost is made, so that after all in a ghost
book one gets a genuine autograph as we'll as
the spook signature.
While several ghost signatures of the same
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20

just finished a brilliant first season in America,
said that she could see in her ghost the shades
of the late empress dowager of china. That fancy
may have occurred to her because when she
made her ghost the news of the death of the
Chinese empress had just been received.
George Bernard Shaw hasn't time for ghosts
or interviews or writer folk at all, he says, yet
this most inconsistent of men generally gives
his interview and sees the writer person, and
here we have his ghost. Mr.. Shaw generally
makes it as uncomfortable as possible for the
interviewer before allowing him to be admitted,
but after that the genial blue-eyed lrishman is
irresistible and one readily forgives him any
thing that has seemed rude. The writer sent a
note asking for an interview with Mr.. Shaw in
his chambers just off the Embankment in Lon
don last summer and in response Mr.. Shaw char
aCteristiCally wrote:
NV Dear Miss -: | will have ten minutes
rest tomorrow some time between II and II: 80.
If you catch me during the ten minutes l will
see YOU. If you stay longer l will throw you out
of the window. GEORGE b. S.
The writer went at a quarter to twelve and
Mr.. shaw talked and talked and talked until
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20
WHEN KANSAS MAN GOT EVEN
Representative Murdoch Of Wichita
Ate Dinner on Friends Who De-
cried the West.

Representative Victor Murdoch OF
Kansas comes from the town of WITCH.
ita, and there is more or less tendency
To poke fun at the towns name, which
somehow seems to strike a lot of
effete fasteners as funny. Murdoch
always gets mad about such illusions.
lie used to be editor of the Wichita
Eagle, and there are always u
for abiding to the scream of the bird
when Murdoch is around.
The other evening Murdoch and two
fellow members were walking down
pennsylvania avenue in Washington
and M said:
What did you say was the name II
tina town of yours, Nic?"
wichita, sir, the greatest and
best"
And our paper was the Eagle?'
Yes; mighty good paper, too. They
always shove it at you here. first
thing. Say, I'll bet you they'll offer
1t to you the first thing at that news
stand on the corner"
And I'll bet they never heard of it."
The bet was made-dinners for the
trio. They walked up to the stand,
n of the name your city and I've
got your home paper variety. They
stood and glanced casually over the
stock as if thinking of purchasing.
Papers, gentlemen" inquired the
boy in charge. Got 'em all; name
your home city and I'll get out tho
paper. S'pose you all want the WITCH.
tia Eagle? Only one left; they've
been going fast today
With that he produced the paper.
After they had the dinner and the
bill had been paid Murdoch admitted
that he had planted the paper there,
and he guessed he was beginning to
get even with some folks who never
saw anything SO good as Kansas and
wouldn't recognize a first-class town
If they were put off in it.-New York
Telegram.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20
IN AGONY WITH ECZEMA.
Whole Body a Mass of Raw, Bleeding,
T%orturing Humor- Hoped Death
Would End Fearful Suffering.
In Despair; Cured by Cutlcura.

Words cannot describe the terrible
eczema l suffered with. 1t broke out
on my head and kept spreading until
1t covered my whole body. 1
was almost a solid mass of sores from
head to foot. l looked more like q
piece of raw beef than a human be-
ing. The pain and agony endured
seemed more than | could bear. Blood
and pus oozed from the great sore on
my scalp, from under my finger nails,
and nearly all owe my body. My
ears were so crusted and swollen I
was afraid they would break off.
Every hair in my head fell out. I
could not sit down, for my clothes
would stick to the raw and bleeding
flesh, making me cry out from the
pain. My family doctor did all he
could, blu l got worse and worse. NV
condition was awful. / did not think
l could live, and wanted death to
come and end my ~frightful sufferings.
In this condition my motherin-law
begged me to try the Cuticura Rem
edies. | aid | would, but had no hope
of recovery. But oh, what blessed re-
lle1 experienced after applying Cuti-
cura Ointment. 1t cooled the bleeding
and itching flesh and brought me the
first real sleep l had had in weeks. 1t
was as grateful as ice to q burning
tongue. l would battle with warm
water and Cuticura Soap, then apply
the Ointment freely. | also took Cuti-
cura Resolvent for the blood. In a
time the sores stopped running,
the flesh began to heal, and I knew |
was to get well again. Then the hair
on my head began to grow, and in a
short time | was completely cured.
/ wish could tell everybody who has
eczema to use Cuticura. Mrs. VIM.
Hunt, 1876 Thomas ST., Newark, N. j.,
Sept. IS, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Propa, Boston.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20
Increase in Size of Women's Feet,

Prof. Gieler of Munich, after ex.
tensive study in Europe and America,
has come to the conclusion thai WON.
ems feet are rapidly growing larger.
The time may come, he says, when in
the matter of feet there VIII be little
difference between the two sexes. He
the portions of feet On ancient statues,
and has compared these measure.
ments with the feet Of modern women,
always to the advantage of the latter.
He attributes the change to the grow
Ing taste for walking, athletics and
other outdoor exercises. French
women's feet are increasing in size at
a rapid rate.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20

enough II one will look at the prima donna's
shost 1t VIII be found quite true.
MISS Geraldine Farrar was enchanted with
her ghost which she said looked like a veritable
butterfly. How splendid to be so picturesque a
ShoSt! MISS Farrar commented.
Miss Emma C. Thursby has one of the most
remarkable ghosts of all, and for beauty and
ynmetIy 1t is quite as pleasing as a wrought
iron work design or a Japanese brass candle
stick. 81 prefer to think of it as something that
was designed by the shades of ONE Japanese
artist, which idea l absorbed when I visited some
of the great temples in Japan" said Miss Thursby.
Lady Warwick says she doesn't believe in
ghosts at all, but she was very much impressed
by the appearance of her titled name when her
ghost became a reality. 81 think I shall design
a book plate out of it. That wouldn't be a bad
idea, would it?" the countess added as she
viewed the strong, bold writing that formed her
signature.
Lady Cosmo Duff was enchanted with
her ghost and ghost-collecting has become such
a fad with her that she has purchased a dozen
of the little volumes for her friends. 81 put my
ghost in each one and l suppose l must be a
woman of a number Of selves or else there are
a number of warning ghosts in my ancestry, for
each one of my signatures produced a ghost so
totally different from the others that one would
scarcely believe that they came from the same
lame and handwriting. But / am rather pleased
with the idea, for what is more prosaic than lack
of variety? / have made my fortune by original
and diverse designs in the making or frocks,"
said the titled 80 why shouldn't
my ghost signatures portray that characteristic"
When Mrs. Elinor Glyn, author of Three
Weeks" had made her ghost she thought that
It bore some resemblance to a tiger and eagerly
pointed out its claws. '"The tiger is essentially
one of my transmigrations, or shall l say mani
festations?" remarked Mrs. Glyn. "Hence my
tiger ghost. Paul would be pleased with that,
wouldn't he?" she added with a smile.
Emmy Dastinn fha gifted Rohemian nrima
donna of the Royal opera house. Berlin, who has
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20
Our Own MinstreIs.

"Mistah Walkah, kin yo' tell me de
diff tween a-'tween one O. dem
revolvin' windjammers an a firefy?"
NO, Sam; that's a tough one. What
Is the difference between a revolving
Observation-Disclosures that is--and a
firef1y?"
DC n am an electrical fan an de
uddah am a lightnin' bug"
Ladies' and gentlemen, the cele-
brated tenor, Sig. Ryzup N. Howell,
will now MARBLE the pathetic ballad.
Il Respect Him, Mamma, But l Never
Could Marry That Nose!"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20
A Financial Epiqram.

III. H. Rogers" said a New York
broker. always advised young men
to get hold of capital. He used to
point out to them that without CAPT
tai a man could do nothing. nothing.
He used to pack this truth into a very
neat epigram.
"'Fortune,' he used to say, cant
knock at the door of a man who has
no house,"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20
AUTO@ApH dk05D
or FAM O(US O ID LIE

person will often show
an apparent wide differ
ence in conformation,
owing to the shape of the
pen, the flow of the ink
and the amount of pres.
sure used, n more careful
scrutiny will make it
clear that the chief char
acteristics hold through
out. The ghost is true to
its type.
Who, then, will inter-
pref and reveal the true
meaning of our ghost au-
tographs? Here is a new
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20
T h | S m e a n s

| S m e a n s
something to the
rest of the u
try. Paying to see
Europe is our an
nual blood-letting
operation. Millions
upon millions are
taken out of our
national circula-
ton. We work
hard during the
winter, either at
earning money or
at getting it from
those who have
earned it, hen
hustle across the
water to fatten up
the Swiss guides
and the hotel
keepers. That is.
about 1900, 900 of
us do. The h
S,S00,00 do their
travelling in their
sleep, so they can
b e b a C k n e X t
morning in time
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20
The MARKETS.
LIVE STOCK.

LIVE STOCK.
NATIONAL STOCK YARDS, ILL,
Cattle = Native beef steers. s4,25 a
67.1O; cows and heifers, 3.25@6.G5; stock
ers and feeders, 3.50@5.00: calves in car
Texas cows and heifers, 2.5O@4.9O. Hogs
Mixed and butchers. 7.S0@S.10; good
heavy, 7.S5@S,OO; rough. 7.5oa7.65; light.
I;75@S,oo; pigs, S,oO@6;75; ~sheep-Natlve
KANSAS CITY; MO. Cattle Ma
Native Nat t s'e steers, 4.5S@;.5to; southern steers steers.
S.3O@5.5O; cows, 2.50@3,S So: native COWS
and heifers, 20 90; stockers and feed
ers, s,So@5.25; bulls S,75g409; calves. g.
2.75@4.5O. Hogs-Heavy, 7.70@7,SO; pack
ers and butchers, 7.6O@7.S so; light, 1900
4,3G; a5 gigs l s.9S@7's6' s.oS sasseRGMu rsngs
CHICAGO. i'll. % Cattle - Beeves.
4s5g3.S 800; Texas, 4OS@5;5O; western;
$40; cows and heifers. 2.95 @6.3O; calves,
h5O@S,25. Hogs-Light. 7.45@S.OO; mixed,
7,35;@S.O0; heavy 1,20@S.05; rough, 1909
10; workers., 1901 95; pigs. 6.SO@7.so
Sheep-Natives. 3.20@5.20; western 1900
1875; lambs, 4.75@S.10: western 5.0O@7 So.
GRAIN.
,.G sT + :. o. LOWS Ms NO n VIZ Mss !! NJ No. 2 s sss,
sSIa; No 9 hard, 1.o2@1.1rtot; No. ), SO
1.0l; No. 4, 95@96. Corn-No. 2. 65k; No.
:, az az No. No. ! T. S. $751; No. no. . z ye Tii61Se' So 81; So ~ y
ssH@s7; No; 4, $51s@ss; No; 2 White, as'
No; p $S@Ss; NJ 4 yStts, 36%H7h.
1.0l@l. LOB; No. 3, 9O@l ,Oot no, 2 hard, l.Ui
@1;0s1s; No. 8, ,93@99;. No, 8 spring, oS@
100 'GornMNo, 2, So No. 8, 81; No 2 vel
ssh;. No, 8, s7@3Sh: No. 4. S6M QS7:
KaMSi SSVSSA; NO w,o,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20

field for investigation and amusement.
With the advent of the ghost book we have a
new twist to an old, old fad. Travellers in central
Europe as carly as the fourteenth century used
to carry their Book of Friends" an octave vol
ume in which names and sentiments were in
scribed. On their return home they could show
an interesting record of the famous personages
they had met. These are the first autograph al
buns of which we hear, but the passion for col
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20

tnlS year II was Broadway, Bath
Beach, Kokomo or Kalamazoo for a
large number of worthy American
citizens whose custom it has been to
spend the sultry months across the
water.
It's the old story of Balaklava over
again-only worse. Some millions
have Numbered. Times are twisted
up in a hard knot and we are just
beginning to get the kinks out. No
body knows what is going to be the
outcome of the new tariff law. The
indications are good for a poor wheat
crop. Panama hats and overcoats
are selling side by side in the open
market.
In short, there is no time like the
present for staying at home and at
tending to business. In these crucial
circumstances 200 900 persons have
consented to make the sacrifice. At
any rate, such are the present indi-
cations.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20

the history of cultured society and is not without its
romantic side. One of the Ptolemies once paid the starv-
ing Athenians in wheat for the privilege of copying some
treasured manuscripts of the immortal Greek dramatists.
The wretch kept the originals and returned the copies.
II 1t mad been the ghost signatures of Euripides and
Sophocles that the INSCRIPTIONS ruler was after he would
not have found it easy to perpetrate so heartless a trick.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20

1t never gets beyond the secretary at all-and the au'o,
graph is stamped on in such a manner that 1t serves
the purpose we'll and saves Mr.. Author, MI. Actol Vi
Mr.. Singer a lot of time and trouble.
But a request for a name in ones ghost oook mas d
certain novelty about it and there is, too, conslderaole
curiosity to see Just what sort of a ghost ones maine
will make. so that nearly everyone will take the trouble
20 picture his ghost for you.
In making the collection for a ghost book, partially
reproduced here, many well-known men and women
were asked for ghosts. President and Mrs. Taft were
Immensely amused at the idea and both took the Keen
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20
MONEY THAT GOES ABROAD

Europe is a lovely place; the grave of Shakespeare il
a noble sight and it's worth money to see the hillside
that produce the wine that made the Rhine famous. Blu
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20

binary signatures of ex-
traordinary folk. and the
newest thing in this
hobby neCessitates the
possession of a ghost
book" to hold the sigma
lures which portray the
ghosts" of the eminent
NnnS
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20

These little books are becoming very popular
both in London and in New York. They have
an advantage over the ordinary autograph album,
because the collecting of signatures has been so
overdone that many Of the great ones have
had rubber facsimiies made of their very best
autographs-not the kind that appears on thelr
checks-and instead of taking time to respond
whenever a stamped and addressed envelope is
inclosed. all they do is to pass the letter. request
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20

est interest in seeing how their
ghosts would urn out. The big
statesman adjusted his glasses, fold
ed with the utmost precision the
paper on which he was to insCribe
his ghost, looked around for a stub
pen, which, unfortunately, he could
not find on his desk in the Hot
Springs bungalow and then he
wrote his name and hastily folded
back the paper.
Cannot say that for such a big
man as ! am in the flesh my ghost
cuts such a wide swath," he laugh
fngly remarked as he held the pa
per up for Mrs. Taft to view. But
anyhow, the smaller ones ghost the
better-perhaps," he added.
Mrs. Taft was more pleased
with her ghost than she was with
that of her husband. you are more
important just now. but my ghost
ia a far more artistic creature than
yours and really more s%pirituelle,"
che Iaupbad
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20

HE autograph
fend has n
far III ore
amusing fad
Just now than
the mere col
leCting of or
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20

IL Will We uD-
ticed that a part
of Mrs. Taft's
ghost bears a re-
markable S e
blanCe to a Ma
sonic emblem.
Miss Mary Gar
den practiced sew
erai times on her
ghost before she
would allow the
final one to APP
pear in the writ
er's ghost book.
Ghosts, like ev-
e%rything else, i'm
o by practice,
and l look upon
my final ghost as
worthy effort"
laughed Miss Gar
den. "In fact, 1
see the urn above
from which my
spook IL have
hoped out" she
said, a n d sure