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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04

son only. If permissible, may ne Ell
low the seclusion Of his males'!
box"
Through the kings mind passed
succession of questions. what couiu
this mean? Would anyone dare per.
netrate a joke of this character anu II
co who would have the temerlty
Was If not an absurdity that Admlral
Revins should be here this night III d
ondon theater when his country was
at war and had practically thrown 'ne
GAUNTLET into the lists of the clViilzeu
world? It was impossible! But ne
would send for this individual VINO
bv his paltry ruse would infringe upon
the nriyacy of a king and see Tor nun
,elf what sort of fool he was.
"show him in" he said to the equer'
rv and then expectantly watched lne'
door wondering whether he was "
, face an adventurer or an imoeciie. BE.
tuoon the king and the officer whose
. name appeared on t he caro- was al
;nt;macv of more than 80 years
q standing. The name alone mao sum
oiant weight to preclude the curt re
fusa, Of such an extraordinary request
I Is The was the friend of his younge
y DAVIS nothing but an errano 0, 'n
" Utmost importance could have inuuce'
:. hin, RI seek an audience unoer sue
~ circumstances, and, on the contrary
% if his visitor proved to be a nonentlt
~ 49, crank the guard would give prote'
=, t,on and summary punishment.
81 The door of the cabinet slid Dac'
10 ond grim. Scared, weather-oeate
non stood surrounded by the roy
~ body guard. In utter astonlshh ,.
w that IT should be the admiral stahal'
~ before him, the sovereign rose ITO
&c bis seat and took step forward. :.
" They stood for moment, the XII
&c ord the admiral, and then $40"
700 grasped each others hand casting
~. rostrain of situation and the dlnereh
no Of nosition completely aside. b,
,,o1 aBevins." the monarch said,
49, Gods sake what brings you mere IL
I'D time like this? Is there no Inn.
moo vour daring, and nothing at WI
nor. YOUR country will hesitate? DO
Al come as a friend or as an America
ion. "Both." answered the officer, sta
ing squarely on his feet ana LOOK
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
Nervousness,

Nervousness is often due 10 some
noison formed in the blood by the oe,
comnosition of undigested food-lh
other words, often arises primarily
from Indigestion.
Nervousness when due to this cause
NAV sometimes continue through
MANY wears without causing Danger.
ors conditions. On the other manu-
nervous disturbances due to this auto
intoxication or self-poisoning may De
Immediately fatal. s,.
Many people, however, suffer IRON IT n
nervous indigestion" as trey can IL
for 20 years or more without fatal Ter
mination. In these cases there Is o
course gradual weakening OF 'n'
general system which predisposes u
many diseases, and deaf, Is ai"as
premature, usually being traceaple
what is called heart failure. '-Heai'
I Culture.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
TR@7R TIHE HOSTESS
Advice and Instructions on fNafsrs OF O&'-
eral l1tsrest-5uggastioDs for Er7t%ffa'7-
naeDez, Etc, by FSadan7e fA@rrfs

marty of some kind, was looked lOr'
ward 20 not only by the participants
in the pretty pageant, but Dy Tue
orovn-ups who were asked to view the
scene from the broad pIazZaS.
The invitations, which were issued
,vo weeks in advance, requested the
guests to come COstumed as lhe HoNe'
dpsignated, These notes were written
in gold ink on pale pink paper, ueu "
mink rosebud; they were deIIVeFeu
from a rOse-Uimmed basket.
The girls came as roses in all YaT'e'
tios Then there were lily OF the val
low violet, tiger lily, daisy, pansy'
hlack-eyed Susan, etc. The boys were
s,nfowers. bachelors buttons, TULIPS
red carnatiOn and chrySantheihuni'
and nastlrtiums. JaCk-in the-PulplL
and Johnny Jump-Up were also repre-
scented. Crepe tissue paper ana cheap
games tinsels and Cambrlcs ehtereu
largely into the construction OIL Tue
costumes worn.
Scan bubbles occupied the first part
of the afternoon, the tennis court De-
, inc the Mace selected for the contest.
The girls blew the bubbles ana 'lo
n hOys famed them over the net; inc
~ onnosite side tried to keep the DuoOleS
4 from going over. The side getting ten
bubbles over the first won prize.
Then things were reversed anu inc
4 hovs blew and the girls famed. lily
"a GERM in the proportion OF taoIe'
~ noonsful to a pint of water was uSeu
20 for blowing the bubbles and the pipes
N had rim of soap around them inS'u0
"a the bowl which causes the fairy pans
to grow to immense size; the glycerln
IA gives lasting qualities unknown 10
n Main water. There were prizes lof
no this contest, consisting OF mower
at shaped candy boxes filed with candleC
m yiolets and rose petals.
he At five o'clock supper was served
no from a long table over which cahop.
~ of naDer roses had been made by put
nv ting up tall stakes at regular Inter
tho walls from which these garlands "er
Md festooned; the roof was made by CTS!
hot crossing heavy wire and covering VIII
IAN vines. The roses were suspended y
fine wire. The effect was excellent
she Making the roses had furnished u
.ars children of the house pleasant occup
for ton for more than one rainy splll
ung day: having helped in the prepaf
,me tons, they were most keenly lnte
tier ested in the success Of the party.
new The refreshments consisted
minced chicken sandwiches, lemonae
dav sugar waters, strawberry ice cres
be- and a huge birthday cake wreatheo
pink roses. Pink rose holders held
4 to candles and each child had wee pi
, re- iced cake with wee pink candle
are front of his place to take home.
100, MADAME MERR
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
Touched Heart of Marshal

mont did their attention stray i,u .aa
the white.bearded old RABBI WIZ 81,
teaching them Jewish prayers 1s, on on
t tnough the smeary little pictures on d,
t tho walls and the myriad of noises $50 %
the roaring East side street mus ss then
hsan q constant temptation. Aha ,ne -
, yeel door . opened and City Marshal .I n
s erus ue stenped in, dlspossess warrant tn II
hand, says the New York e ore The
an. Of the Cincinnati Times-staf' AZ
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
SYNOPSIS.

r,oots " story Of what
eVanisnins ,annened," opens in ASH
might have .sa tinted States and Japan
ington with tI'e of var Guy Hitler sec
on the yet .Se british embassy, anu MteT
rotary Oh t horte chief aide OF llH ~
Norma No We Introduced AS lovers. ,t 81 r
Roner,t sso,nnortune moment JAPAN The
most in Topan takes the PhlIPpt tr,,3o. he
Wa country is in slatS W ;,1i fference;
cause OF tl'e s+orts for England WIN se
Guy Hlllle a,,o "a and is compelled 10 !eat ~
cret mes 1aSerts who with military "
Norma ro' leaves washington Oh ~
acers also 0dition for an isolated pony w W.,
ferrous "a ~ noost Hawaii Is capture. ~
the FloriuS an ports are closed. Jap net ~
the 20, jays annroachng western 49, S;a"overs
j. ias ,e. Siege. japanese spy m o'3 foIlows
sanrat preparations for wa ob,nat He un-
snto carrying presiden'lmt, emny and fees
eartns sour. .The gods save Nippon.
tnurInnrlttee Pacific coast, Siego IS sl,U'
FleelnS ~ - es tourney to get aWlui new W.
down lus' e ua successful. japan an
TO japan ,ntention 10 attack seapVst az 20
lounceI oarns of missing japanese, w. ~
TOM a n,hola world becomes cohNlnt - wa,
ANA any States has some power dee
umrs England decides 70 sem nr0
teton a%'6 asanst Wat the d Bfish fHRRoi
so sent t. csRad b to at5sm ines 70 with
Message Z II thf the PFas ss MAY be
pfoteeuum naaa to Britain for ald' bI III
sapas enarts, amid misgiVlhss oI saiIf
s nsss, pvsteriously disappears a. av
picked " upon the on loss Powers begin to feI
ssns sss Fl safety SAT- Hitler makes ,as fa nrss
a. Ssa IT, war between Great b Intsnr d. d.
Germany Germ is threatened. The KAISER III
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
,lune Birthday Party.

Jnne the time or roses and perfect
DAYS, is a favorite month for all sortS
of delightful parties. 1t is the season
for departures to shore and country
and many of the functions are IN the
nature of farewell parties.
A little girl whom the gods favored
nv ushering into this mortal sphere
on a sunny June day always has mel
birthday celebrations on the lawn
Each year this affair, which was al
WAYS a costume party or charac1e
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
0mens of the Wedding Day.

1nna-tha month allotted to brides
and roses-is probably the most popu'
lar season Of the year, as 1t brings "
many the fulfillment OF heart S aesIIeS'
Il is said-by whom no one seems "
kuow-that if the day chosen ny
girl for her wedding proves to De
rainy that her life will be hlled win
more sorrow than joy. Be that as II
NAV. one of the very happiest OF mar
riaees was made on Friday, on lhe
18th day of the month and at the hout
set for the ceremony there was most
terrific thunderstorm. In spite OF the
fact that for years Saturday was CON
sidpred the most unlucky OF wedding
DAYS of late it has been chosen Oy
brides of even international fame,
If the carriage containing Drioe
shonld meet a funeral procession the
driver must be instructed to turn some
other way If he does not, tate de-
crces that the bride will soon die.
To avoid the possibility OF any nao
luck on her wedding day the BRIDE
elect should not offer to assist II
d" washing or wiping the family dlshes
for if by chance she should happe'
l. TO break bit of china it would De al
y exceedingly evil omen-the old Tecoi'
does not say what, but it would |
- n,udent not to tempt fate.
~ GRAY is the color a bride Shout
~ choose for her going-aWay gown II sh
Wishes to wear what for ages has pee
III considered the proper thing to lnsuf
le good mck. Perhaps that is the reaSo
"a that there is always steady dehlan
-, for this color.
no Some one gets hold of these O
ne sunprstitions and customs, and the pu
's' lie thinks it is acquiring somethil
Ell nav inst because they are so ola III
OF every one has fogotten all about thel
IN When the cake known as [
re- "groom's cake" is passed at Weddl
supper the girl who gets the lohse
TO- piece will be the first one 10 Mar
Maidens who are anxious to leave
Ign state of single blessedness sh-''
to- consult the head waiter and see u
his some bits of cake are cut longer ID
aio, the others.
lst Fate was certainly kind when
hat decreed that for bride to shed te
at on her wedding was a good omen'
re- il would take a pretty stolcal yo'
With woman to go through breaking nc
ties without a few tears, no ma
his how alluring the prospect OF the
ned life.
your Snow falling on a wedding
true eugurs we'll for the happy couple
as ing a prophecy of great happiness
time For girls who have been aske'
per- set the day it might be well 10
the member that June 3, II, 10 and Il
the considered by the fates to be espe
" propitious on which to have
aech knot tied.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
a Color Study.

A young woman at the Ter 'he
other night had bright red nalr-not
the lovely auburn or famous lltian'
hut lust plain red, and blue eyes, says
the BOSTON Globe. She would nave
been hopelessly mediocre had she
worn pink, or worse still, light blue.
Attired as she was in long sweeping
gown of all black, with not a speck OF
color anywhere, she was transformed
into a striking beauty. Extremely long
black let earrings lent decorative
touch. and brought out unexpected red
gold lights in her hair.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
CHAPTER XII.
and with.
A Kinq Is Lost.

wearied by hours Of suspense, DAYS
of anxiety and nights OF alarm' the
king of England sought relaxatlon' ~
neriod of disaster had reached us cur
mination where nothing mucn worse
might be predicted. Germany hau
other occupations than those OF agsres-
sion and was now distraught IN l's
effort to find the missing ruler, 1roli
whom no word had been received anu
Of whom no information had oeen op,
to;nod The American dread had peeh
sonnolent for days, and the first grlel
for the loss of the great British hee'
had lost it's poignancy ana was We
coming only bitter recollection " NC
colm,v discussed and speculated upon
After weeks of storm and stress tneie
naa oono lull in which England
waited for winds more kind
london had lived so long In misery
that if had become callous, hardeheu
and enveloped in an air OF gloom con
ditions resembling those OF tnat peiio'
of terror which overspread 1t IN th'
GREAT plague, but which led men D;
work and pretense of gayety TO seer
forqatfulness. Once more the musr
= halls opened, the theaters maze 'ne n
announcements, signs appeared on I'll
n boardings and old habits began III
sort of half-hearted way 10 reSuln
C their sway.
. II this epoch of abnormality the a
g mosphere joined and sent upon =. ~
:. huge city a June fog, which se.tie
y. down in the night, adding It's olac
nass n that of the hour. And throut
- i IN ouest of relaxation rode En-
10 10 lands king. On leaving the palace
80. ~ had no definite plan or destlha.io'
~ hut the glare of the theaters lureu o.
backoned insistently to their weai'h
IL lipht and entertainment, ana
in yielded. go ,d
90 His coming was unheralded' ana
tantion was attracted to the prese.
ar. only when the manager ioi,o" :
w tima.established custom, Whleh
Nm hade the turning of ones back upol
ED king, preceded him with STEADY w.
~, to the royal box and took MS pi'
Itv beside the equerry while the SlSl
,er entered The hippodrome was "
owe honored Within the box the ~
nv guest seated himself behind the
,ice tiallv drawn curtains, where ne c.
Nv , ll ont mon the bizarre performa
ofti, and feel himself near throng o.
An sons There was some satlsfactlol
,rse least in mere proximity to eo'hpan
Gus. ship
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04

he9xed the marshaps men Tor mef'
ou Az each bic of the poor furnlsh'
ines appeared they redoubled their
outcr,es The rabbi, no longer erect
and venerable, but a poor. oia' sliei'
stricken man, his eyes red with tears
his hands shaking, moved aiiione
them trying to repress their. emotion
Marshal Lazarus was moved by the
agony Of this, perhaps the most poS
erty.stricken congregation In all New
York He went to the old raooi ah'
handed him a little money.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04

struggling little congregation OF the
gooua hadn't been able to pay the
rent Their few pennies were neeaeo
- teen their own roof trees and give
their little ones a meager fare Inc o'u
.ascher stood silent, with bowed head,
as the poor furnishings were rlpp.o
from the place and stacked in inc
street below. Tears trickled down nI s
hoard The children carried the ao.
,ngs through the squaIid neighborhooo
.nd IN a moment the street was
choked with shnskins. sesticu's ~s =,
weeping mea and women. 1ne'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
With languid interest and half alb

With languid interest and half ao'
sorption he glanced over the program
paying but small attention to what II
contained A herd of performing ele'
phants galloped clumsily round In the
ring below, obeying the shrill, nervous
shouts Of woman clad in red tights
and then sedately marched Out
through an aperture by the side OF the
stage when the act was ended. ~
man clad in an ill-fitting dress suit, eV-
identity the heritage from some preue'
| cessor came to the front OF the stage
and began an ornate, rambling, anu
ungrammatical speech, announcing
some wonderful exhibition which was
about to take place. The monarch
suddenly aware Of the voice, caught
only the last words declaring 1t 10 De
the great event OF the evening, anu
leaned back in his cushioned CHAIR, MS
mind again reverting to the ViclSSl
3 tudes of government.
, His reverie was disturbed by con
Y versation taking place at the door o.
J., his box. The gentleman was yer!
V insistent that it should be delivered
s at once, otherwise | should not haV'
It brought it," he heard the manager 0
r the theater say apologetically.
s. is there no place in the Wori
where can remain undisturbed? IN
q. king muttered YEARLY, and then Gale
aloud; Send that note in, whateVe
ut it may be-"
st With salute his eQuerry hande
# him the message, which he idly he
re in his hand for a few moments befol
N. opening it. looking half distracted
no ont of his hox to where a man WI
cn hejng hoisted aloft and through
a onening in the arched roof abo'
in More or less indifferenty he tore OPT
he the envelope and withdrew card,
re. which he stared with puzzled no"
ed as If doubling his senses. Surely u
of could be no jest. Upon 1t W
us scrawed:
er admiral Robert BeVins OF
vas United States navy desires br
hat audience with his majesty upon III
ent tiers which can be discussed IN /
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04

toned to observe animals closely all
his life, was positive that he could |
not be mistaken, and finally in tit OF
sullen wrath, he swore that he would
stake his life on this having been the
animal which passed him on the night
of the kaiser's disappearance. He
even went further and asserted that
the harness Of the horses was the
same which he had seen on that oc-
casiOn.
! The mounted officer was equally GER
tain that the turnout was that belong
ing to the embassy, because he had
observed it before, and knew the am
bassad0r by sight, and this was the
reason why he had made no arrest.
He said that he had been prepared
tO do so when he overlook the team
but. identifying the occupant, decided
70 run no risk Of OBTAINING so impor
tant a parsonage, and cOntented him
self with following the carriage
throughout its journey and TIL 1t wa
housed. He then dismounted, and b,
I a pretext engaged one Of the stable
men in conversation, learning thsreO
that the ambassador had no horse
Z other than these two. He had nc
i deemed it advisable to make any tu
Their inquiries for fear OF arouslng SUI
picion.
The head of the secret service G
nartment saw that he was facing
1t very grave responsibility. He SCI
4 messages calling together the mo
G. important men in the gOvernmer
s. and within an hour the findings we
ne laid before them. They found thel
es selves in a singularly embarrassil
e- predicament To take any action Whl
'e; might offend the representative OF
We nation which was already engaged
II triumphant war, and Of which t
on whole world stood in terror and app
by hensiOp, was something to be aVold
~ Even to suggest to the ambassador
ars the United States that he was S
,n2 Dected of having abducted the kals
es: an act of lese majesty In itself, v
h h., something which might arouse Z
'ws man to appeal to his home governm
@ Tts and topple Germany itself into an
eet broglio which could end only IN
, ,tar feat. The attitude Of America, up
leet the moment when communlca'
' '1S ceased, had been friendly. IhereI
r is there seemed no logical reason
}rce her taking any such unheard OF &C
that as that of interference with the
req req son of his majesty. The consensu
fish, opinion was that the situation was
a aTiE delicate to admit of any ordil
fear methods, and that there was only
,.ute thing, to do-keep the embassy III
and constant surveillance until by st
dis service methods they might
what if any connection !he amn'
dor or those about him had Win
eauy disappearance.
De- The gypsy received the promise
as ward, and from that hour on
De- American embassy was unceas
lned' watched day and night from WI
I'm and within.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
Heredity and Crime.

Eve are all potential criminals
was the startling statement maze ny
Dr Albert Wilson to deeply interest
Cd audience at the Sociological socle.y
~ London "If we had had the hereul'
tv Of some of these poor people tpris'
onors, or if we had had the environ
ment we should have done the same
as they
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
euapTEp x.-continued.

Tho secret service men had alreauy
l..omo convinced that the team De-
hinged within the city, and SO, as
soriorn hope rather than il the De-
ia that any clew would be gained
they employed the gypsy, giving MN
llcense to adopt whatever means
sesmed the most likely to discover ana
identify the horse. With Romany cum
Ming he Immediately secured a seat
facing one of the most Fashionable
narkway drives, where he remalneu
for hour after hour, apparently occu-
MED in smoking a short black pipe
and presenting no marked difference
In annearance from that of hunofeu
other loungers. -,
twas on the second day OF the
traders watch that he jumped 10 MS
feet and excitedly ran after a passing
turnout, until he could attract the at
tentlon of a mounted officer, VINO mac
been posted on the driveway for tn'
purpose of assisting him in case III:
quest should develop anything WORN
following. The man pointed to the car
riage ahead, and in broken German as
serted his conviction that it was III
one which had been used in the al
duction. The officer, after giving NIL
hasty instructions to report to nea'
quarters, galloped down the oouie'ai
In pursuit. =,
Much excitement was caused py I'll
gypsy's story, and group OF the mo'
prominent officials awaited the retuf
Of the mounted officer. One ho'
passed, and still another, before
appeared, and suspense by this tin
wasat high pitch. They began to io'
at the horse tracer with consideraD
suspicion, fearing canard, and we
almost on the point of sending othe
to search for the missing officer, Wn
the latter appeared, clanking his spu
across the tiled floor of the entryW'
Helooked sheepishly about him De1c
saying anything, and then address,
the captain, said: This man
either mistaken or else the an
promises to be more serious than
atirst believed
Well" said his superior questl
ingly.a what about the carriage?
The officer leaned over and spoke
q sonfdential tone. THE carriage
that Of the American ambassador
The captain started back as II
aRzed. He impaired the news IN
uIdertone to his comrades in the r.
ard the excitement grew. They da
"a no further in this quest VIII
consulting those of higher author
AMI gathered into private cham
taxing the Romany with them, w
tiey waited till they were joined
he supreme head of the secret ser
apartment This latter, in pei
aG6tioned both the gypsy and the
Ger Who had followed the carriage
that cold be elected from the
trader vas that he had been a
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04
New York Server of Eviction Papers
Novel by Tragedy OF Wh'en
He Was Chief.

| Thirty little children sat on cheap
wooden hnches in the second-stofs
room at il. Suffolk street the othel
day. Eyey, one of them was ragged.
Most iooed as though they had not
had en-.gh to eat. But they were
brigh,.e "a and alert and not for a mo
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Byrle SpurIock of Hancock street
spent Thanksgiving day in Lecompton
the guest of friends
Miss Ollie Lane of East Fourth
street spent Thanksgiving day in
Usage City the guest of relatives.
Mrs. J. W. Johnson and daughter,
Lucille, have returned from Onaga
where they spent several weeks visit
ing relatives and friends.
Mrs. Sam Wright entertained her
embroidery club at her home on
Jefferson street Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Gibbons of
Klein street spent Thursday in PaoIa,
Kan, the guests of relatives.
Alex Voigt returned yesterday
from Amarillo. Tex, where he has
spent several days on a business trip
He also visited his brother. VIM
Voigt, in Clovis. N. NJ.
Mrs. George Sherman and children
spent yesterday in Usage City the
guests of Mr.. Sherman who is work
| ing there.
Mrs. L. Grandy is unable to be out
on account of illness
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Banks of 7O1
| Highland avenue have gone to ST
| Cloud, Fla. to remain permanently
| Mrs. Mary Duncan and Miss Lola
| Burns have returned from Grover
where they have visited friends for a
short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Matney and son