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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Parish of Calcasieu.

Before me, Lee E Robinson, No
tary Public, in and for the said Par.
ish and State, on this day personally
came and appeared Jno. FL. Cooper,
w. B. Gabbert. H. E. Wesson, A. T.
Jones, G. w. Cosner, E. H. Boiling
and E. G. Willard. each of whom de-
clare unto me, in the presence of the
hereinafter named land undersigned
competent witnesses, that they do here
by subscribe for and bind themselves
to pay for the number of shares OF the
capital stock of the FARMERS TEL
EPHONE COMPANY, set opposite
their respective signatures hereto,
each share being of the par value OF
Twenty-Five (S25. Dollars.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
Il. il LE VIII.

At the termination of this Charter
by limitation, or upon its dissolution
at anv time, it's business and a11alrs
shall be liquidated and wound up by
three commissioners, to be selected by
the stockholders, from among them
selves, at meeting convened for such
purpose, after ten days written notice
shall have been given by registered
mail to each stockhOlder. at his or
her last known postoffice address: or
it's dissolution may be affected IN a
similar manner, at any regular meet
ING OF the stockholders of this COrpor-
alton, The duties of the lquldatlng
committee thus selected, shall be de-
fined and their compensation fixed by
a vote of the majority of the stock
holders present or represented at such
meeting, and said commissioners shall
remain in Office until the atfalrs vi
the Corporation shall have been
)jouidated in full. In case OF the
death of one or more of the commits
:, sioners, the survivors shall continue
to act.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04

The foregoing act OF Incorporation,
having been submitted to me for eX-
animation as to its legality. hereby
certify that | have carefully examined
the same, and | am of the opinion
that the purposes and objects as here
in set forth are legal, and that none
of the provisions therein contained,
are contrary to law.
In testimony whereof, witness my
official signature at Lake Charles,
Louisiana, on this 22nd day of April,
A. D. 1909.
(Signed:) Joseph Moore,
District Attorney of the 18th Judicial
District of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Calcasieu.
OFFICE OF CLERK OF 18TH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT COURT.
hereby certify that the above ant
foregoing is true and correct copy
of a certain original Act OF Incorpor
alton filed in this Office and recorded
in Book No. %, of Mortgag at pag'
AL ct seq.
In testimony whereof, I hereunt'
affix my signature and seal at LAX
Charles, Louisiana, This 23rd day o
April, A. D., 1909.
| l~~ W. D. Landry,
i Deputy Clerk OF Court,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
{ Witnesses:) .. Fulton
G.. E. Carr.
Lee E. Robinson,
Notary Public.
{ WitnesseS:)

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of Calcasieu.
hereby certify that the within Act
of Charter, the PLANTERS TEL
EPHONE COMPANY, was this day
duly recorded in my Notorial Record
Book b" on page 322, %, "a, 20,
Is, u, %. Witness my official Sig
nature and seal at Welsh, Louisiana
on this 10Th day of April. 1909.
Lee E. Robinson,
Notary Public
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
CHARTER OF THE PLANTERS TELEPHONE
COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Calcasieu.

BE 1T KNOWN, That on thls'
the 18th day of April, i'll the year
Of our Lord, one thousand, nine
hundred and nine (l9O9,) before
me, Lee E. Robinson, a Notary
Public. in and for said Parish and
State. duly commissioned and
qualified, on this day personally
came and appeared, Jno, b. Coop
err, H. +. WeSsOn, W. b. Oao-
bert. A. Il. Jones, G. W. Cosner'
f.. H. Boiling and +. c. WIZARD
all residents of aforesaid PARISH
and State, who declared unto me-
Notary, in the presence of the TWO
undersigned witnesses, that, de-
string to avail themselves OF Vhe
laws of LOu..,lana, relative to the
formation of corporations, anu &c
acquire and enjoy the rights
privileges and powers OI Oo".
corporate and polite in law, they
do hereby form themselves lhtC
such a corporation and body poll
tic under the name and style ant
for the purpose hereinafter Sc
forth, viz;
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
ARTICLE TX.

No stakeholder of this Corporation
shall ever be held liable or RESPONSE
BILE for the contracts or faults thereof,
in any further sum than the unpaid
balance due the Company on shales
of stock subscribed for or owned by
him, nor shall any informality in or
ganization have the effect of rendering
this Charter null, or of exposing any
stakeholder to any liability, beyond
the unpaid balance, if any, OF his
stock.
This done and passed at Welsh,
Louisiana, in the presence OF G. b.
Carr and o. Fulton, competent wit
nesses, who hereunto sign as such, to-
gether with said parties and me, after
due reading, on the day aud date
first above written. Subscribers:
(Signed) JnO. H. Cooper.
h. r.. WeSSOn.
VIM. B. Gabbert.
E. G. Willard.
E. Fl. Boiling.
G. w. Cosner.
A. Il. Jones.
fWitpesses:) o. Fulton.
G. E. Carr.
Lee E. Robinson,
Notary Public, Calcasieu Parish, Lou
isiana.
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
ARTICLE VII,

The officers of this Corporation
shall be a President, Vice-presldent,
q Secretary and Treasurer, and the
Offices of secretary and Treasurer may
be filed by one and the same person
at Il E SaNe time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04

lied to begin business Us such as soon
as Ten shares If it's capital STOCK
shall have been subscribed and pald
for. No stock shall be issued for less
than its par value, and not until IL
shall have been fully paid for in cash
or its equivalent, or by services rend-
cred to the Corporation. The caplta'
stock of this association shall be non
assessible. and shall be issued at such
times and in such amounts as the
Board of Directors may determine.
ARTICLE VI.
1.-The corporate powers OF this Cor
pOratiOn shall be vestt d in and eXer-
cised by Board of Directors to be
composed of. ste jkholders, who
shall be elected at the annual meeting
of the stockholders, which shall be
held on the first Monday of the month
of April of each year, lightning with
the first Monday of The month OF
April, in the year 1910. At all stock
holders meetings. all lections shall
be by ballot, each stakeholder being
entitled to one vote for each share O
stock owned by him. Each stock
holder shall be entitled to vote
whether in person or by written proxy
Notice of all meetings of stockholders
shall be given by sending a notice b.
registered mail to each stakeholder a
his or her last known postottice al
dress, at least fifteen days prior to tn
meeting designated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
low q items.

L. P. Wilcox OF Iowa, was Ia / 'e
Charles Saturday. Mr.. Wilcox L. 20
a lmirer of pure bred poultry IS
some nice birds and is interested IN
the success of the poultry show - re
in November. He expressed the de-
termination to enter few OF NJ"
cbicke1s and complmented the aSSo-
citation upon the large number OF No.
eral prizes ofered.-L. c. Press
For church to put out rice crop
is somewhat unusual, yet this IS wat
the Congregational church ot Iowa.
has done. On Tuesday, some who are
interested in the cburch'S Weli'1FS'
met and sowed twenty acres OF rice
The use of the ground is given Tree,
also the water and threshjug. Inc
seeding Tuesday was gratis. Thus II
is uIanued to raise Il crop With
small expense, giving larger sun t'
he used in Improvement OF the chu"Hi
property.
There we're nine four horse team:
at work on the job Tueouoy. As ao'"'
had a long distance to come, 1t was
eight O'Clock before the work was wei
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27
A BOLD PROPOSITION.

A Massachusetts editor has ventured 10 suggest that. the observance of Thanksgiving be held the last Satur- day in November. instead of the last Thursday. that it may be followed by a day of rest instead of a day of ac- tivity, which would increase rather than diminish the pleasures of the fes- tlyal by prolonging visitations and taking out of it the hurry and scurry which under present conditions marks the return to business. Personal con- venience might be the better met by the proposed change, but a custom that has been kept up for nearly three centuries is hard to change-it is not easy to depart from the customs of the fathers, as is witnessed in the endeavor to advance the date of In- auguration day from bleak and windy March to balmy April
 This new plan is likely to find favor with the few, but the people become so easily welded to old ways that they are prejudiced against new inno- vations, whatever may be said in fa- vor of them. To the schools and to many businesses, Thanksgiving as cell ebrated today means a four days va cation-studles and business are not resumed until the following Monday. These pupils and workmen would hardly be willing to give up a half weeks visitation and recreation for two days. which would mean so much less to them. The change suggested is not likely to be brought about right away.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27
CIRCULATION
CHRISTMAS NEXT.

The next thing in order Is the Christ mas trade and 1t can be done in the most orderly way if buyers give their attention to business early and shop continuously for the next month.
 It is the early advertiser who att tracts desirable and discriminating trade and it is the early trader who gets first choice of fine goods. We all know that the goods now on the shelves are clean and undisturbed. A month from today they will have been overhauled and mussed and the best selections will have been made. Three weeks from today the shops will be thronged, clerks will be tired out, ev- erything will be topsy-turvy, and the shopper will have to fight for chance to buy something he has no time to examine, and he will have no time to compare values of goods offered in va rious places.
 Quiet shopping is always the most pleasing and satisfying. The rush sea- son is always trying to the patience and temper of both patrons and clerks. The Christmas season is not made merry for everybody, but it can be very much Improved If those who shop will move early and take away the goods which they. now have time to ex- anime at their leisure.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27

"Mr. Wallaby," said Wallaby's very superior half as she took an extra fold in her battery of chins, T want to talk with you for few moments on a very special subject"
 "An right" said Wallaby. "Go ahead and talk. I don't know that there is any law to prevent you from talking"
 "Mr Wallaby," said his wife. icily. that is no way to speak to the woman you inveigled from her parents roof and dragged into comparative pover-
 T never saw you on your parents roof in my life," said Wallaby, with asperity. And. more than that, you never showed any inclination to take to the roof when you saw me coming. However, I suppose that was not the subject you wanted to talk about"
 Tt was not" said Mrs. Wallaby. T want to speak to you about our daugh- ter Louella. suppose you are aware that she is nearly grown up."
 "If weighing 150 pounds is being grown up, l should say that our daugh- ter Louella was getting along"
 That was not my meaning" said his wife. T am aware that Louella has grown rapidly and has been rather heavy and awkward. But she has out grown that largely@
 ''She has outgrown everything she ever had" said Wallaby.
 q am endeavoring," declared Mrs Wallaby. ito convey to you the idea that our daughter has reached the age
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27
THE LORDS OF THE LAND.

The horny handed farmer in his blue jeans and rawhide boots represents both the energy and the wealth of the nation. Collectively he comes very near being the whole republic. Count ed he is one of 30,000, 900 who work six million farms. worth all equipped ESQ., Oo0,o00,o00, and producing annually &s. 900, ,000. .000, or about 24 per cent. on the capital invested. These are the figures set before a Chicago audience by Prof. W. M. Hays, assistant secre- tary of agriculture at Washington when showing the service of his de- pertinent to the people.
 He said the agricultural department is doing the most valuable work of any of the agencies of the govern ment in giving to the people a new knowledge of the soil, of crops. of livestock and of the forest, and in be- ginning to create nation of expert farmers.
 Tn his address Professor Hays em- phasized the fact that the possibilities are still in our soils, the demands are upon us not merely for additional dreadnoughts, but for sufficient food for a rapidly multiplying population Productive acres can be increased and the product an acre must be much enlarged.
 He did not hesitate to affirm that the development of agricultural science could easily be made to add a billion a year to the revenue of the farms, a sum about equal to the annual expen- ditures of the government.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27
AN ExPERIM ENT.

The Erie road has decided to have fresh-air car on every train, with open ventilators and windows, to meet the requirements of travellers who be- lieve in the wholesomeness of fresh air; and those who like warm and close cars-who are afraid of draughts have the remainder of the train to themselves.
 It must be admitted that travellers who believe fresh air is necessary for their well-being are as entitled to a car by themselves as travellers ad- dicted to smoking or playing cards, and will appreciate the favor as much.
 The problem will be how to keep the two classes separate-to have each enjoy the privileges open to them un- der the new rule; Passengers who complain of conditions are often slow to accept better conditions if to do so they are required to change cars they seem to prefer to stay and kick rather than to move and rejoice in more acceptable conditions.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27
TIE BULLETINS DAILY STORY
FOR LOUELLA

when young women in her position are brought out"
 Brought outi" repeated Wallaby, blarflly. Whats she in for?'
 That is mere equivocation," said Mrs. Wallaby. with increasing frigfdi- ty. You know perfectly well that 1 allude to the fact that Louella is out of school and ready to be introduced into society"
 She knows everybody in this town by their first names, from the rector to Loony Louey," said Wallaby. What do you propose to do now-import a lot of fresh faces or move to another town?"
 'Mr. Wallaby!" said his thoroughly exasperated wife, If you will persist in being an idiot I refuse to answer you according to your folly. I tell you once for all that our daughter Louella Maud will be Is years of age on the 21st of next month and 1t is my de- sire and intention to give her a party and a reception befitting the occasion and our social position"
 well what do you expect or me In all this instruction ?" asked Wallaby gloon.ily.
 'Iouella will have to have dresses, flowers, cards and many other things, said Mrs. Wallaby. '.All of these cost money and will have to be paid for"
 "Very we'll" said Wallaby. "Go ahead with your party and I'll foot the bills. Louella will have to be brought out-but I'm certainly being taken in." Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27

list of shareholders of corporations. Not the widows and orphans for whom some of the captains of industry are so solicitors, but the man who by his own efforts has saved some money and has invested 1t. More than 100000 persons are stockholders in the large corporations whose shares are listed in Wall street, and probably another 5000, 900 are investors in smaller en- terprises. These, added to real estate owners, will make fully half the voters of the land stable citizens, who favor peace and quiet pursuits to financial and industrial disturbances.-Torring- ton Register.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27
Forced Into Exile.

William Cpchurch of Glen Oak, Ok lahoma., was an exile from home. Mountain air. he thought. would cure 2 frightful, lung-racking cough that had defied all remedies for two years. After six months he returned, death jogging his steps. Then I began to use pr. Kings New Discovery" he writes, land after taking six bottles I am as well as ever" It saves thou sands yearly from desperate lung dis eases. Infallible for coughs and colds, it dispels hoarseness and sore throat, cure grip, bronchitis, hemorrhages asthma, croup whooping cough soc and $1.00. trial bottle free, guaranteed by Lee & Osgood Go.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27
AN EVIDENCE PARCELS POST
 WOULD PAY.

The dividends paid by the express companies of the United States furnish evidence that the government can greatly relieve and accommodate the public as well as reduce the postof1ce department deficit by the establish ment of parcels post It Is alleged that these companies are now carry ing 100,00o,oo0 packages of merchan- disc and 2o,Ooo.ooo packages of money each year.
 The statement is made that the Ad- ans earns 22 per cent, the American 19 per cent, Wells Fargo 5S per cent. and other companies in proportion. If more evidence of high express rates is needed, it might be stated that the Wells-Fargo has been paying 10 per cent. on stock, yet it declared an extra dividend of $500 share, or enough to pay 6 per cent on capital stock for
 fifty years. and all this profit has been accumulated in short period of time.
 Concerning the Wells-Fargo com pany. the Milwaukee Journal says.
 "The declaration of $500 cash div idend by the Wells-Fargo company and the increase of the stock from ss,0O0,000 to s24,0o0, ,000. the new stock to be issued at par to old stockhoid- CTS, means the cutting of one of the most juicy and gigantic melons. The value of the hand out is expressed not only in the $500 cash bonanza, but each share of the old stock is now worth about $560.
 With ss.oo0.0oO of capital the com pany has earned nearly s5,OOo,00o a year net or 5S.3 per cent. Gross earn ings of more than s25,OOo.O0O a year are equivalent to an annual income triple the size of capital. Even with these enormous earnings, the company has repeatedly threatened in Illinois and elsewhere to raise its rates when they were already absurdly exorbi- tant"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27
A Religious Authors Statement.

Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman, Salis-
 bury, N. C.. who is the author of sev- eral books, writes: For several years I was afflicted with kidney trouble and last winter I was suddenly stricken with a severe pain in my kidneys and was confined to bed eight days unable to get up without assistance. My urine contained a thick white sedi- ment, and I passed same frequently day and night. I commenced taking Foley's Kidney Remedy and the pain gradually abated, and finally ceased and my urine became normal. cheer fully recommend Foley's Kidney Rem edy" For sale by Lee & Osgood Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27

given at the Munich Schauspiel house. New York Reviewer.
 Orme Caldara, leading man for Grace Elliston in "Jacqueline," some years ago played leading business in :. play by Cleveland Moffett, entitled Money Talks. It eIdn't talk loud enough to make the play success.
 Mile. Dazie, the famous American dancer and late feature of Eiegfield's ''Follies of 1907-0S," will head the bill at the Colonial theater, New York, for the coming week. She will be seen in the successful pantomime playlet, 'L'Amour de PArtist."
 The directors of the Worcester mu- sic festival at meeting last week figured up the receipts and expenditures of the September festival and found they had lost about s250, which, how ever. is less than last, years shortage The three days festival cost the man. agement in the neighborhood Of S9.000
 Joe Weber, whose burlesque of "The Merry Widow and The Devil" is now on tour. is a dapper little man. who wear ladies' shoes. Another conspicu- ous feature of MT. Weber's permanent r,ake-up Is the thespian appearance of his slightly gray locks.
 A bill scintilating with novelties has been offered to the patrons of the Plaza Music Hall. New York, this week The most interesting feature Is the Song Contest" for amateur song- writers, in which the audience will vote for the winner, who will be awarded a prize of $1oo in gold. This was tried with great success at the American Music Hall last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27
Kills Her Foe of 20 Years.

"The most merciless enemy I had for 20 years" declares Mrs. James Duncan of Haynesville, Me. was dys- pepsia. I suffered intensely after eat ing or drinking and could scarcely sleep. After many remedies had failed and several doctors gave me up, I tried Electric Bitters, which cured me completely. Now can eat anything. I am 70 years old and am overjoyed to get my health and strength back again" For indigestion, loss of appe- tite, lame back. female complaints. it's unequaled. Only soc at Lee & Osgood Cn
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27
Stands On His Own Merit.

As Orsamus R. F'yler was the con- sistent supporter of George P. Me Lean throughout the latter's political career so far, his death naturally makes the political prophets look gloomy over MT. McLean's prospects in his coming supreme contest with Senator Bulkeley. Mir. Fyler always stood by MT. Mclean He would have But MT. Mclean, in these days stands on his own merit. The strength of his candidacy is in the conviction of the peop'e of Connecticut that he is a clean and able man, and would honor the state and uphold good government at Washington If the people can't elect him senator, they don't deserve to have a good man. And his cam paign will not be leaderless.-New Haven Register (dem-)
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27
Why Sour Milk?

The Storrs experiment station issues bulletin No. 6S for the purpose of proving that sour milk is a mora di- gestible and healthful food than sweet milk. The writer succeeds admirably. What he fails to prove is that sour milk tastes as good as sweet milk. Perhaps the taste could be acquired by anyone who cared to work hard at 1t, but most of us have just acquired with infinite pains a taste for olives, and arc not ready yet for any further heroisrn.
 Prof. Metchnihoff has been quoted as saying that anyone who cared to live exclusively on sour milk could easily live to be one hundred, but why should anyone want to live to be one hundred in order to live on an exclu- sive diet of sour milk? Death has fewer terrors than some of our scient- fists think.-Waterbury Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27
Maina Timher.

That the Maine woods still yield the greatest supply of lumber on the east in a report by the Lewiston Journal which figures that about 130,000,00 feet of logs have come down the Pe- nobscot and it's tributaries this sea- son. This, The Journal says, includes 9,O00,O00 feet which was cut last year, but, even with this deduction, the net amount is vastly greater than that of any previous season within recent years. But there is sinister sugges- tion in it. It looks as if the lumber men had determined to get all there Is before the idea back of the "conserva- tion of national resources" becomes embodied in stringent laws.-Stamford Advocate.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27

know what to sing. I cannot imagine how man ever came to think that such an overworked organ as the heart was the place where memory's pictures are preserved. where precious thoughts and beautiful songs are stored. That must have been long before science decided that the head is supreme-but when the heart stops working the head doesn't amount to much. The cheerful heart has made the most enduring fame, but the head is the memorialist.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-27
No More Rautime,

Wisconsin school teachers mustn't permit popular songs or ragtime in their schools any more. The State Teachers association has so decreed. One teacher, who helps her pupils ev- cry Friday afternoon to sing Honey Boy" What's the Use of Moonlight If There's No One Round to Love?'' '"The Good Old Summer Time" and such like, defended her course by say ing 1t sent the children home happy, and they were sure to come back Mon day morning with bright and anbi- tious faces.-Bridgeport Post.