The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-08

merly member of congress from the
TWenty-fOurth district, and he made
his campaign this year on an old
white mule. Mr. Burrell is so years
old, and is fond of the old order Of
things. His principal competitor was
Pleasant T. Chapman. who whirled
through the district in a whiz wagon.
He made rapid campaign and while
good many people were inclined to
bet on the mule, Mr.. Chapman and his
automobile were elected. Even the
farmers who drew their frightened
horses up into the, hedge as he
chugged past in his touring car
turned out and voted for him on cleo
ton day.
Another candidate for congress who
is addicted to the gasoline buggy was
| not SO fortunate in his campaign
Col Herbert G. CatroW of Miamis-
| burg, O., received the nomination for
the Dayton district, but one day. while
the campaign was at its height, he ran
over and killed a laborer while his
machine was going at racing speed
along the highway. He was arrested
for mansaughter and the sentiment
of the district was SO aroused that II
was thought best for him to resign
from the campaign.
Valuable Ally.
As an ally of Cupid the automobile
has no competitors. From the first
DAYS the young man who had the best
means of transporting his sweetheart
was always able to defeat his riva
who went wooing on foot. Young
Lochinvar never could have carried
away his bride in triumph had not nj!
gallant steed Deen hitched at The
gates. and young Jones of Podunl
township never would have VOL
Amanda Jane from her other numel
Gus admirers save for the fact tina
he had new top buggy.
Now the young man, or even the oil
man, with the automobile has all nj
rivals outclassed. Even chaufreu
who drives his masters car has tn
D advantage over the steady going mil
iopaire who takes the plebeian tro
7 ley.
Royal women seem to be as su
ceptible as other women to the charm
y of the man with the machine. La:
- spring Princess Amelie Louise Fur
- tenberg eloped from her royal hon
- with Gustave Kozian, an employe
- AN automobile firm She had oth'
lovers. gallant and noble, but the ma
= with the car was irresistible. Att
she was brought back home she W;
) married over her family's fearful pr
u tests to Young Gustav at the cast
'e chapel at kammersberg.
ot Automobile EIopements.
ce There are a thousand such
Ill stances every year, and the wom
1t who find the lure of the auto irres
rs tible range all the way from princess
Oh to shop girls. Some of these auton
of bile Opponents end at the altar, WI
the promise of happiness to follow, b
too often the climax has been soc
wreck.
III, A woman lawyer has attempted
,"' analyze and account for the 1ascn
w tion of the automobile for Wom
and she decides that there is a psy
ri ic effect to reckon with, and "wh
psvchic change takes place, Whate'
Ito the agent of change be, human c
EN- duct may take any extreme.
~ What is the secret of the auto1
ne hile's influence upon the intellect g
,uu will of women?" she asks, and IL
49, proceeds to give the answer
of First, it supplies what human
mi. ever has sought-thrilling sensatio
ing This makes it a lure not only to
au. young but to the middle aged and
old as well. The psychic ellect "
iii. is marvellous. A friend tells me OF
tad acquaintance who was a model
! moral strength before getting an
mo tomobile After that there was a n
in astonishing change. Not only did
ict character lose its charm, but the sc
and Of obligation was lost, and with
ax. reckless disregard of the wishes
non others. And this was the price OF
an thrills which the automobile suppl
nile This appetite for new sensations
one that grows with what it feeds
- It leads one from desire to desire,
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