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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
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mon the scarecrow the better it scares so we'll let
it go at that.
woman from Chicago recently visited MIS-
Holland and commented favorably upon the farm
except for those rubes in the back yard VINO are
continually staring at person.
Usually the agrculturist has use for every gar
ment They are made over for the children ana
the oldest son. as rule retreats into the fathers
discards at least while doing the work about the
farm When the clothes have passed the period OF
usefulness they are handed over to the Silent sentl'
mel where the elements play with them untll there
is little TO remind the farmer of his exappare.
That is the elements play with them If the
knights of the side door Pullman don't happen up
on the scene and dves the scarecroW OF its cloth
ing before storm and wind do.
There are dozens and dozens OF farm stories
about invasions of hoboes and their art OF ef
fecting steahy clothing trades with the guards OF
the cornfeds, in which case the friends OF the
crows always come off second best and far more
tattered
In such cases it takes the scavengers OF the air
some time to make the acquaintance of the re-
vamped sentinel anew and thus the farmer is aided,
despite the fact that he and his dog hate the BIO
But the scarecrow is absolutely and positively
to make his final appearance soon 1t is said. and
modern methods of saving the crops are taking
away one of the most picturesque features OF the
American farm, the poets murmur.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12

than he himself had and he was much
pleased. The adage reads Necessity is the
mother of invention" but in his case THAT tired
feeling was the mother of the scarecrow"
Every theaergoer remembers the Wizard of Or
since nicknamed the "Gizard of Was" George Stone,
an old-lme athlete of marked ability capered about
as the scarecrow In that musical comedy and his
movements were typical ofthe silent buffer" Stone
is double jonted, and inhis part resembled scare
crow so much that the first part of the play in which
he stands immovable and limp for period of Is
minutes it was often thought that he was piece
OF scenery adjusted by the property man.
Stone was the first imitator of the scarecrow
and that show embodied the only character which
ever tried to look like the minion of the cornfeld
He WAS so timber that his twice-a-day stunt was
to fall down staircase on his face which he
did regularly, without denting the stairs
Cal Holland former Chicagoan, but to-day
prosperous farmer, located three miles from Ben.
ton Harbor Mich, Is the one and only first and
original scarecrow expert. His farm is a veritable
scarecrow convention. They stare at you from
the front yard. from back of the chicken rum from
the back door of the farmhouse and the fields
are dotted with them.
And Mr.. Hollands scarecrows are some scare
crows He has boy scarecrows, men scarecrows,
girl and women scarecrowesses, the latter being
equipped with photographic apparatus to make
them realistic. He is now working on dog
scarecrow, which, when complete, will make the
>brindle bull pups of the fiercest mien wind their
tails between their legs and trace their steps
thither
OF local color in Mr.. Hollands scarecrows, there
is no end. Imagine one equipped with neatly
ironed pocket handkerchief cigar stub in the
place generally supposed to contain Its physiogno.
my, hat set rakishy on the left side of its head
Dir. Hollands WORKOUT trousers neatly creased
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12

my friends what it has done for MAJ
Mrs. E. HANSON, 304 East Long St
Columbus, Ohio.
Another Woman HelDed.
Graniteville, vt. Il was passineS
through the Change of Life and suffered
from nervousness and other annoyin,
symptoms. Lydia T. Pinkham's Veee
table Compound restored myhealthand
strength, and proved worth mountains
of gold to me. For the sake of Other
suffering women | am willing Won
should publish my letter" - Mrs
CHARLES BARCLAY, RED, Granite.
vile, Vt.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any of those distressing ills De.
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
E. Pinkham'S Vegetable Compound
which is made from roots and herbs
has been the standard remedy for
female ills. In almost every comma.
nifty you will fld women who havo
been restored TO health by Lydia E
Pinkham'S Vegetable Compound.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
Saved Him

''1t did not kill me but I think it
would if it had not been for Hunts
Cure. | was tired, miserable and we'll
nigh used up when commenced using
1t for an old and severe case OF &C.
zema. One application relieved and
one box cured me-
Il believe Hunts Cure will cure any
form of itching known to mankind"
CLIFTON LAWRENCE,
Helena, o. T.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
Trials of'Winter

Do not permit yourself to be vic
tim to a cold or cough. They lead
to pneumonia, consumption and else
where. BE wise: use Simmons Cough
Syrup. 1t cures coughs, heals lungs
and will keep you right here to enjoy
the beauties of spring.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12

because of the fact that
his grandson is now
holder of a high Office
at Portland, Me-. dis.
covered that the crows
flew away at the sight
of him and he soon
grew tired OF his work.
So he rugged up a crude
imitation of a twentieth
century scarecrow and
put the invention to
work. Then he spent
his days snoozing I'M
der a tree in the apple
orchard, his employer
believing him still on
duty at the feeding
ground of the crows.
Since that time his idei
has been greatly i'm
proved, but then 1t was
the pinnacle of Yankee
ingenuity.
He tied two sticks
crosswise and simply
rested his tattered coat
over the device. This
scared the crows worse
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
A Last Resort.

The young heiress | told you OF
refused her last wooer with fear and
trembling"
why so?'
He threatened that IL she would
not have him he would do something
de"perate.'
We'll, did he?"
He did. He went to work "-Balti-
more American.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
Action of the Magnetic Needle.

The magnetic needle comes to rest pointing
north and south because the earth acts az if it
were a great magnet. A compass needle would
come to rest pointing lengthwise of bar magnet
placed under the compass needle just it does
under the influence of the earth. For this reason
We think of the earth as a great magnet The north
pole and the north star have no influence over the
compass needle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12

pound durins
change of lie. Nv
doctor told me i
was good, and ancs
taking it | feel 50
much better that I
can do all my work
again. [ think
Lydia E. Pinkham',
' egetable Com.
pound a fine remed,
for all woman's
troubles, and I
meyer forrot :, ~,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
A Question of Value.

"Politeness costs nothing" said the
proverbial:st
(which may explain" answered
Miss Cayenne. why some people Of
osten!atiouS wealth have so little OF
it."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
a Profitable Course,

did you find the course proftable!"
Rather; tutored six men in it,
I.ampOon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
HER
PHYSICIAN
ADVISED
Taking Lydia E. Pinkhan's
Vegetable COMPOUND

Columbus, Ohio. II have tah,
Lydia L. Pinhham's Vegetable Cns
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12

Things past may be repented but
not recalled-Livy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
PILES CURED IN6TO DAYS

PAZO OiNTM ENT is guaranteed to cure any case
III Itching Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles IN
i 10 IA days or money refunded. SOC.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
For Headache Try Hicks Capudine.

Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach or
Nervous troubles the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's Liquid-pleas
ant to take-EffeCts Immediately. TO- %
and SOC at Drug Stores.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
WORTH ADVERTISING FOR.

There 5,99 Negroes employed here Washington by the
Government alone these 9 Negroes draw salaries agregan
S3o44o4 These than three millions of dollars spent rg
here Washington scattered among the hundreds of trademen
Is this of money worth bidding for? 1t certainly and
the largest this city would refuse to get the b
of did they but realize how much money the Negroes real
y spending EuaZ6 .A& Ii a4a1a[ Ef44Gl |
Now The Bee is the only Negro publication this city 1t stands
without rival competitor andcovers the field like blanket III
few merchants in this city will patonize the advertising COLI
The Bee presenting the attractive bargains they may have
Negroes these 499 Negroes who draw annually from he
Government three millions OF collars VIII assume ta D p
rog publication edited operated by OF their race that
s firms desire and their patronage And such hs VIII
receive the bulk Of e millions OF dollars received anu
spent by the Negroes of Washington
t tr stores what furniture stores what dry goods soes
m what other lines of business will make effort to divert TO
themselves these over millions dollars spent by washington
Negroes by advertising in The ee?
pace our advertising The ee and watch these 599 apprec
tive NEGROES spend their thre millions OF dollars with you
Now is the time advertise The Bee the newspaper ~
into ever Negro home Wasn gton Remember merchants o
,Krhoton its what advertising pays you, not wnat costs
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
EIectrocuting Animals.

The slaughter Of animals for food
By electrocution is being experiment.
ed by DR.. Leduc, a French scientist,
who has been conducting his inVesti-
cations in the French abbattoiTs. He
has been using the Intermittent low
tension currents and says that he Il
satisfied that the system is painless,
the central functions of perception
being first destroyed and then thoss
Of circulation and respiration, 80
that there is neither suffering nor re-
action In the animals thu killed. The
doctor is endeaVoring to devise IomS
piece Of apparatus by which the kill
ing OF cattle may be accomplished By
electricity with economy and celeritx.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Followers of Mark Twain

The latest addition to the fresh siI
f1ends seems to be included in the
young ambulance surgeons. In spite
Of near-to zero weather II is common
to see one of these young men re-
spending to a hurry call without &
hat, and it is quite as common 3 sight
to see them, even at night time
when 1t always seems colder than in
the day time, seated on the rear seat
of the ambulance, attired in white
duck trousers. Doubtless It is only
a part of the exuberancs Of youth,
bat duck trousers on a night when
the mercury is trying to push the
bottom out of the thermometer do
geem a trihe out of place.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Everyone of Them a Bird.

A current newspaper item is as
follows: 'The wife Of a Methodist
minister in West Virginia, has been
married three times. Her maiden
name was Partridge; her first hus-
band was named Robin; her second
husband, Sparrow; and the present
ones name is Quayle There are
cow two young Robins. one Sparrow,
and three little Quayles in the family.
One grandfather was a Swan, and
another was a Jay; but he's dead
and now a bird of Paradise.
They live on Hawk-ave., Eagle
vile, Canary Islands, and the fellow
who wrote this article is Tyre bird
and an interesting relative of the
family"
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
sTRATEGICAL USES OF TAILS.
The Clever Little Weasel and His
Means Of Defense.

Take another OF our animals. a
nerce little weasel. clad in summer
In coat OF brown. in winter turn
Ing white. but always with a jet black
tip to the tail. The ermine. as If is
Incorrectly called in its wintar. coat,
has an easy time of it, sneaEng upon
the mice and birds upon which 1t
preys, bat when a hawk takes after
1t in an open field in the sunlight or
al owl in the moonlight. it would
have but short shrift with all its
sfnuous leaping. were it not that the
black tail tip is so conspicuous that
1t constantly attracts the eye and al
lows the pure white of the body to
be confused with the snow. Even
when we place a dead weasel on the
snow and look at it from a distance
we realize how true this is, and how
valuable must be the pencil tufts Of
black hairs TO this little vermin
who spends his life in hunting or
being hunted.-The Outing Maga-
zine
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Arctic Dog Life,

Nowhere in the world has the dog
such unrestricted right of way as in
our most northerly possession
Alaska. In winter, when the more
than $4,000 square miles of territory
are sealed up In solid Ice. dogs are
almost the sole means Of getting
from place to place-in fact, they
seem necessary to life itself.
The aristocrats of Arctic dog life
are the mail teams in the service of
the United States Government. They
are to-day a superior breed to the
dogs employed some half dozen
years ago before great gold discoV-
cries demanded increased mail ser
vice.-St. Nicholas.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
SmokeIess Coal.

A London inventor claims to have
discovered a process for producing
Gmokeless coal, apparently by distil-
Iation OF coal at a low temperature.
This, after distillation, is said to de-
posit a very brilliant substance, the
heating properties of which are far
greater than those of the original
coal, and which is absolutely free
from smoke and dirt. The inventor
contends that efforts to overcome the
smoke plague have hitherto been un-
successful because they have been
made in the wrong direction, and
that by the extraction OF the smoke
producing material in coal before be-
Ing burned, he has been successful
In producing 3 smokeIess coal.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
TUsKLESs ELEPHANTS.
Ceylon the Only Part of the World
Where They Exist.

What sight for a Ceylon elephant
hunter would be the first view of a
herd OF African eIephants-alI tus-
kers! 1t is a singular thing that
Ceylon is the only part of the world
where the male elephants have no
tusks; they have miserable little
grubbers projecting two or three
Inches from the upper jaw and in
clining downward.
Nothing produces either ivory or
horn in fine specimens througout
Ceylon. Although some OF the buf-
faloes have tolerably fine heads, they
will not bear a comparison with
those Of other countries. The horns
Of the native cattle are not above
four inches In length.
The elk and the spotted deers ant
lers are small compared with deer
of their size In India This is more
singular. as it is evident from the
geological formation that at some re-
mote period Ceylon was not an is
land, but formed a portion of the
main land. It is thought there must
be elements wanting in the Ceylon
Pasturage for the formation OF
ivory.-Ceylon Manual.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Saving Paper.

The price of paper has increased
so much in the last few years that
we may have to do our writing on
bark or celluloid. But here is a
pointer: One of the big firms in New
York, employing 1000 people, has q
way of assisting you to save letter
paper, and at the same time serves
itself In a matter of file and record.
In writing to a customer, for in
stance, only one side Of the sheet is
used. Sheets are made of many
sizes. to fit the length of all cores
pondence. At the bottom is printed
in blue ink: "If necessary to reply,
please do so on the back Of this let
ter. This is q clever idea.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Supply of Gold.

It is mainly from Africa. Ameri-
ca and Australia that the world
draws its supply of gold, some s400,-
100000 worth won regularly every
year. Africa leads with about $780,
100000; next comes the United
States with about s95,OO0.0O0; Aus
tralia ranks third with some $780,
100000, while Russia, both In Eu-
rope and Asia, Mexico, Canada and
several other countries. make up the
remainder.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Three Men to Move Book.

There lies in the British Museum
the largest book yet printed, a CO.
lossal atlas of engraved ancient
Dutch maps. 1t takes three men to
move 1t from the giant book case
in which 1t is stored in the library Of
the museum. It is bound in leather,
magnificently decorated. and is fas-
tened with clasps of solid silver,
richly gilt. It is nearly seven feet
high and weighs 500 pounds and was
presented to King Charles II. before
he left Holland in the year 1860.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Cards for Everything.

So thoroughly has the card inda
or catalogue become a part OF mod
ern business that practically no ac>
tiVity is without It. Brides keep the
list OF presents on cards. Pastors
are adopting the card index to keep
the name ami addresses OF their par
ishioners. Not long ago the COM
plete list of lIembers Of the Grand
Lodge OF Masons of New York was
transferred to cards. There are 8
million names. Owners of stables
and kennels keep the records OF their
animals on cards instead of In books
Writers now keep cards on which
they put down experiences" or
episodes" to be filed away and to
be used for material when they get
down to writing.-Sat Evg. Post
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Worlds Greatest Wonder.

What Is really the greatest nat
Ural wonder on earth?" 1t is easy
to answer now. says the Travel Mag
azine, since the stupendOus falls OF
the Zambesi River have been dis
covered; one o. the worlds might
lest rivers, two miles wide, falling g
sheer 420 feet. Niagara is only half
a mile wide AMI 153 feet high, so
that it figures as a mere cascade IN
COMPARISON.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Dogs .iround RlacksmIth Shops.

Two or three dogs are nearly al
ways to be found loafng about every
blacksmith shop. This fact is so
we'll recognized that detectives when
sent out after valuable dogs that
have been lost invariably visit first
all the blacksmith shops in the neigh
borhood. The reason why dogs visit
the blacksmith shops is that they
love inordlnately the odor and the
taste Of burning hoofs. They sniff
the odor as a woman shifts a rose,
and they eat the hoof parings as a
gourmet eats truffles.-Mlnneapolis
Journal.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Names that Don't Mama

Many chemical names convey no
exact idea of the things they stand
for. Oil of vitriol is no oil, neither
are oils OF tuTpentine and kerosene.
Copperas is an iron compound and
contains no copper. Salts of lemon
is the extremely poisonous oxalic
acid. Carbolic acid is not IN acid
but an alcohol Cobalt contains
none of that metal but arcensIc. Soda
water has no trace of soda, and su-
gar of lead has no sugar; cream Of
tartar has nothing of cream, Lor milk
CT lime any milk. German silver
has no silver and blacklead no lead.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Hanging Pictures Dangerous,

Railroad casualties receive suGA
wide publicity" said an insurance
man, that there is a common belize
on the part of the public that one h
more liable to accidents while traVel-
ling than when living the simple life
in the confines of his home. "As 8
matter of cold fact, statistics show
that accident insurance companies
pay more money to people who get
hurt hanging pictures or taking
stoves apart than they do to the Yic-
tins Of head-on collisions. 10
sounds strange, but it's the truth. :
Kansas City Journal.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Dead Historians.

l for my part believe in the dead
historians. I glory in the posses
sion of some hundreds of volumes by
them. A great deal of cant is talk
ed and written on this subject. There
Is an idea in some minds that book
on history to be good must be new.
In nine cases cut of ten the new book
is a commonplace re-statement OF
facts that were better presented by
an older writer.-The Sphere.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Valuable East African Forest.

The Colonial Office recently sent
out an expert to report on the Ken
Ia forest, In the East Africa protec-
torate. He finds the forest extends
2s7 miles long by eight miles broad,
and comprises 100000 acres OF
timber. Taking the average value
Of the 21sd. per cubic foot, this
works out to s23 per acre, or total
value for the whole forest OF $685.
600 OO,OOO.-London Tit-Bits.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Gond Sentrles.

SILLY goose" is an expression
which should be used by the extreme
ly ignorant alone. No bird requires
more patience to shoot with gun or
camera. especially the latter. When
feeding you will find flocks varying
in size on open ground, and nearly
always on such ground THAI stalk is
impossible. On the outskirts Of these
fiocks you will always find sentries
with heads erect, eyes and ears alert,
the slightest sound or movement and
you are detected-true descendants
from the ancient preservers of Rome.
Country Life.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
The ShY Man.

Women show no mercy to the sny
nan, for he stands outside OF the
compass OF convention. Could be
break out all might be saved: the
man might be permanently cured.
But be cannot. He has been brougha
up to respect convention. His mus
cles may be OF steel, his heart of firs.
but In his soul the spirit OF difidenea
holds him In a vice In a drawing
room he stands gaping, quEking, =
prey to introspectiVe torment-hs
who would perhaps storm RAM
part with a triumphant smile 0 k2s
nps.-London Observer.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Prince bismarck,

Bismarck himself, was q tremen-
dous smoker, eater, and drinker, and
would stride about the house fol-
lowed by his dogs. The pipes and
long cigars which he smoked in q
day would have killed an ordinary
nan. He loved to pour into a huge
stein q bottle Of champagne and then
a bottle Of porter, and drink the
whole mixture OF at a single draft.
Bismarck said Of himself: "If there
were many eaters like me in Prussia
the state could not exist. l should
have to emigrate. p. 7. 0.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
4 Long Sleep.

An astonishing trance case has
come to light in Berlin. A clerk.
aged 46-a healthy normal man
suddenly fell asleep in June 1904.
All efforts TO awaken him were un-
successful and the sleeper since then
has never opened his eyes. He
breathes regularly and swallows his
food mechanically, but is insensible
to the severest attempts to arouse
him
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Lace Curtains.

Lace VlnGow curtains should al
ways lie soaked for an hour In cold
water to which a little borax has
been added, before being put into
warm suds. This get- out the
smoky smell that IS sometimes so
noticeable In curtains that have
have been used in city.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
BORN CLAIRVOYANT
AND
CARD READEE
TELLS ABOUT BUSINESS.
1z28 2sth St. NV. Washington, D.
Gives Luck to All.
n. B.-No letters answered unies
accompanied by stamp.
=. B.-Mention The Bee

Fireless stoves, or self-co0kers, 4
they are Yariously known have beeI
in use in Germany for 8 numbeI
Of years. These cookers are used &
follows: After a thorough hestinI
the food to be stewed or boiled
placed inside the box, sealed an
left for q sufficient time, when 1t
opened. and the food cooked by -
retained heat, is ready to serve.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
life I'm Germany.

Every one who has travelled in
Germany Is familiar with the word
''verboten"- He finds Il
is verboten to almost everything
which he thinks be has been accus-
toned to do IN the United States.-
Chicago Standard.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30

Prices in the Diamond market are ad-
vancing, but OUR PRICES HAVEN'T
BEEN ADVANCED in some time. We
still haw a large collection of superb
Diamonds which we bought a consider
able time ago at lower prices than pr
vail today.
We shall not adwnce prices on these
stones We are mer hants and not sot c.
ulators, and our fair percentage of
is all we ask. So, as long as these Dia
monds last it will be possible to buy
them here under the regular market for
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
As to Butter.

Great Britain consumes more bu
ter than any other nation. II
average per head is 13 pounds D'
year, as against eight pounds in &c
many, four pounds in France az
two pounds in Russia.