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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
Passed Mammoth Icebero.

An iceberg described as 2B miles
long and 800 feet high-presumably
not so high for the whole 219 miles
was passed about 1900 miles from
New York recently by the French line
freighter Mexico. 1t was in latitude
1920, longitude 46:7O.-New York
SIM
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
Five Billion Bushels of po...s

Inc potato crop of the world &c
roughly five billion bushels w., 10
MOST OF 1t Is raised in Europe-in 100
more imam four and a quarter billions.
1873 little more than four billions.
1904. little less; 1906 moro tha,
4,305,313, COO. Aso0'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
The Lost Rino.

Woman lived in Rackinsack, had a
ringworm on her back,
Said she wouldn't care a snatch. but
was where she couldn't scratch
Therefore she could not endure, had
to have aid quick and sure.
One box of Hunts Cure, price soc, did
the work. 1t always does. It's guar
anteed
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
Innovation.

Stella-Did she have an unusual
wedding?
Bella-Yes; the church was deco
rated with common tropical plants in
stead of the rare
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

at 40 yards. The
beast was charging
him in dangerous
fashion.
Not long ago Mr..
Roosevelt captured
two baby antetlopes
and sent them to
his daughter, Mrs.
N | c h o as Long
worth, who by this
time doubtless has
received them. More
than 1900 speci-
mems had been cap
tured by the Roose-
welt party up to the
tipno ne thic writ.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

That time is the worst employed
which we give up to regrets, unless
we learn from them lessons for the
future.-Duc de Lewis.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

limitations are all bought by careless
folk. Yet one glance shows you the
spear of real Wrigley's Spearmint.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
THAT FROZE HIM.

I suppose" he said, ingratiatingIv
you often get spoken to by mem"
YES she replied, and by monk
eys. But tonight there don't seem f.
be any men about"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
For Colds and Grirn-cauudine,

" The best remedy for Gripp and Colds is
Hicks Capudine Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It's Liqud-Effects immediately-1O
Is and SOC at Drug Stores.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

A good life is the readiest way to
secure a good name.-Whichcot
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

wall CenLS, tue
same as those
used BY AmeSi-
can army 9th
GERS, provided
the EXPIRE S /.
dents sleeping
quarters and his
patriotism was
fully shown by
the fact that the
American stars
and stripes float
ed from the flag
pole b e f fore
Roosevelt's tent.
The colors were
dipped at sun
rise and sunset
in accordance
with the United
States army Gus
tom.
The Roosevelt
camp presented
a unique scene.
Situated in the
enter was Mr.. Roose-
velt's adobe, which
also housed Kermit.
Before it floated the
American flag and
grouped around 1t
along N i n i a t u re
streets" were the
pup tents of the
porters, gunbearers,
bush heaters, cooks
and other servants.
Kermit Roosevelt's
personal servant. Jul
ma by name, became
as devoted to his
young master as
though the latter
were of regal heri.
tage. He followed
him everywhere and
was at his side dur
ing the rhinoceros in
cident in which ker.
mit's life was per-
lied.
Juma's gaudy tur.
ban, khaki half-hose
and American-made
oolfokin shoes which
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

IN the makeup of the semi-saVage
blacks.
Eighty-four souls comprised the
small army which Mr.. Roosevelt took
with him from Mombasa. BWana
Jumbo dressed his aides up in Amer
lean made loose shirts and khaki
trousers. OF their own choice were
queer little skull caps decorated with
feathers and taSSelS.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

fasehoods or obtained by of bbng ignorant SER
wants and stands that for the sake of bride one
of evil intentions above inyenng falsehoods for the
purpose of obtaining the brbes
Be that as may early the month of August Mr. Roose
welt will mpart of his to select gathering OF East
Africans at banquet You keep reporters from ban
uue consequently time of writing there to
suppose that the get the former American
tiyes remarks in full
Mr. Roosevelt his hunting experiences, his views
world politics and lots Of other things which will aStonsh
his stad British hosts and will set them to thinking.
The world at large is getting little Roosevelt stuff,
editors call it. The for is said to be the hunters
pursue the life of nmod undsurbed by
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

paper men. lney are OH HIS tIdil
every day. but they keep out Of
sight
Entering the port of Mombasa,
Theodore Roosevelt and his big
stick made an instantaneous hit
He was strenuous. Britshers are
slow Of movement and thought;
they are deliberate, Not so with
the American hero. He thought
quickly, spoke quickly and said
things which made the inhabitants
stand up and shout.
He talked about the great country
which the British had built and al
most civilized in Africa He made
other points which tickled his hosts
and he was solid with them from
the minute he put foot on the gang
plank of the steamer which brought
him from Naples, Italy. He told
his East African friends that he
wanted to be treated like a regula.
ton American citizen, not like
former president of the United
States. This, the British seemed to thi
first class invitation to treat him lik
which they did.
With his encourage riding in the
~ compartments of primitive Uganda
coach, Mr., Roosevelt gave real strer
n hibition by daring Acting Governor ]
ride with him on the cowcatcher. He
~ was more breeze on the front of the
way. Mr. Jackson and Mr. Roosevelt thu
the outfit and took positions of vantage
the fireman and engineer.
This tickled the Britishers. Nobody
thought of riding on the front of an
fore In East Africa They had always
most commonplace thing by seating
on the cushions" So, because he wa
from their kind, they liked the Amer
the start.
The ride that day lasted so miles, wi
CINE. being union engine, refused to
eight hours and gave out. The next da
was repeated and to-day half the Br
African highbrows ride on the front
CINE when they want to make an imp
Once on Sir George MacMillan's r
real sport Of the expedition commenced
MacMillan's ranch Is a notorious h,
man.eating lions. They roar around
at night and tear up things generally.
mountain lions were easily beneath II
proves of Mr.. Roosevelt and he prove
rican lions are aSso-rans alongside of I
can brand by depicting the kingdom
six in two days, thereby setting a new
huntsmen in this section of Africa.
A big, hungry hippopotamus ch
Roosevelt one day. Formulating his pl
sped along through the jungle, the el
led the enraged animal to the open an
steel bullets crashing between his eyes
hippo was only 100 feet away. Kern
similar experience with rhinoceros an
ing the family traits of his father,
ground and succeeded in dispatching
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

every word OF cop" ne WHO'S TOT
certain New York publication. There
fore the business of bagging the gnus
In this lonely spot on the worlds
map has double meaning.
Spell it gnus or newS-suit your
self-they are pronounced alike. The
only difference is that you get one
with a rife Of heavy bore and the
other by means of mental ingenuity,
Mr.. Roosevelt, | have discovered,
makes his own news. And he sells
his own news Hence his declaration
that because there are no journal
lists with this expedition all appar
emily authentic reports are barren
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10

despicable Wilkinson, dssension was rife
between the new American settlers and the old
French and Spanish inhabitants.
Here, then, plenty of work for Lewis to
do, and he attacked the difficult problems
before him with an energy and wisdom that
in two short years wrought wonderful i'm
provement and made him most popular, not
only in ST. Louis, but in the entire Territory
He encouraged colonization from Kentucky
and Tennessee, promoted racial amity, organ
lied territorial militia, established public
works to give employment to the poor, inn
proved postal facilities, encouraged the found
ing of newspaper, and in many other ways
showed his fitness for the task of upbulding
progressive American commonwealth on
virgin soil and out of alien material.
Difficulties with the Government
Put as time passed it became evident that
something was weighing on his mind.
The success he was attaining seemed not to
satisfy him. He grew moody and irritable:
His townspeople, anxious for their beloved
Governor, asked themselves what could posi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10
Strange Case of Meriwether Lewis
Continued from
Continued from page 5

him Governor of Louisiana with headquarters
at St. Louis, in succession to the scsundrelly
James Wilkinson, whose treacherous dealings
with Aaron Burr and the willy Spaniards had
at last been brought to light
Sealing His Death Warrant
FOR Lewis this was another upward step on
the ladder of fame he was so rapidly ascend
ing But, although neither he nor Jefferson
could know it at the time. it the sealing
of his death warrant The mystery of his
tragic end-mystery as | have alreadNxsaid,
unsolved to the present dav-begins with his
arrival at ST. Louis in the summer of 1907,
two years before the final catastrophe in the
Tennessee wilderness.
He found ST. Louis a very different place
from the magnificent city of to-day. 1t was then
little more than log cabin town of some three
hundred buildings, housing a mixed population
of Americans Frenchmen Spaniards, negroes,
and Indian hafbreeds to the number Of not
more than fifteen hundred in all. Its streets
were i'll kept, there scarcely any business,
and, largely owing to the intr;gues Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10
THE CAUSE

THERE was roar of appreciation as she
laughter. She looked around to see the cause
of the mirth. and two people, both of
whom had lost an arm, applauding vocifer-
ouslv. They had dubbed together in the ex-
citcment of the moment to clap their remain
ing hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10
TWO HORSES AND A MULE

special and comfortable stall
is fitted up for him, and he
will not be ridden by any
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-05-01
Work for the Unemployed.

Lack of employment is not . new
question. Says the Liverpool Mercury
OF February IA. 1912: 1T Is Of the
highest Importance that a committee
OF the legislature should Immediately
inquire into the causes Of the present
want OF employment among the labor
ing classes, and whether means might
not be found in nation Of which the
revenue is immense by which a sue
cession Of public works." etc. etc
There were atthat time. nearly 100 years
ago, 10000 unemployed in Liverpool
The same writer. after asking: is
war the only employment that the
state has to give the poor?" goes on to
show that the pyramids Of Egypt and
the elegant edifices OF Greece" were
bull, with the object OF giving con.
tinual employment TO the laborer."
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-05-01

would race ana tine GOOD WORK they
hope to help along. The university Is
proud Of these three graduates, and
their presence gave a more than or
dinary interest to the commencement
The class this year numbered thir-
teen, FIVE Of them being from outside
the United States. The graduates are:
Page Mumford Veyerley, John Rich
ard Curtis. Virginia; John Quinton
Evans, North Carolina; William John
Helm, Delaware; Charles Arnold James,
Manasseh Harr Wilkinson, West In
dies; Abraham Kendrick, Tennessee;
James Albert Kiah, Maryland; William
Wilson Todd, Pennsylvania; Quinton
Winefer Primo. British Guiana; Simon
Tamba Mantanga, Livingston Nitham
Mzimba and Simon William Njkelana
Of South Africa.
Rev. Robert Watson Of Cincinnati,
O., made the principal address. Other
speakers were Rev. Dr. Edward G.
Fullerton, Rev. DR.. Samuel S. ellison
and NJ. II. Harrington. The annual
sermon was preached by Rev. John
Calhoun of Germantown, Pa.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-05-01
Be Am able and Retain Youth.

AS q cl arming woman once said:
To remai always young one must
be Away amiable" A melancholy
face. sui en-, an evil look. is like COM
Ing in con act with winter; whereas a
serene fac }, a gracious air. a kind and
good expr ssion, is like spring day,
and a smi e on the lips like its sun
shine. S Ilky people, you may hare
remarked, always appear to be ten
years oldt than they are. The face
grows wri nkled from contracting the
brows; th, mouth projects disagree
ably when sulking. Behold beside the
portrait the sullen woman the pic
ture OF thu sweet and gracious woman;
all her fe' lures are in repose, her lips
form an dorable Cupid's bow, kind.
ness softe rs her glance and goodness
illuminate her brow. Perhaps she is
the elder, but she will always appear
young an charming.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-05-01
Lifted Patients Brain.

One of the most extraordinary opera
tions recorded in the history Of sur.
gerry was recently carried out at the
Kaiserin Augusta hospital. Berlin. by
It's surgeon. Prof. Krause. II was the
eytirpation OF tumor which had
grown from the hypothesis Of the
brain. gland situated in the very
midst OF the skull. The patient was
woman S5 years old The tumor
was reached by forming very long
skin and bone flap on the right fore
head and temporal region. 1t was
larger than hens egg. and was bur-
led more than three inches deep in the
substance Of the brain. Nevertheless
the whole tumor was successfully re-
moved by lifting the anterior brain.
The patient is doing well.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-05-01
Crate Of stromboII.

Strombon, wi ich poured out streams
of lava during the Italian earthquake
disaster, then played a most unusual
part. For thiI Aeolian crater vomits
fame persiste ltly and cinders spas
medically. The lighthouse Of the
Mediterranean has been known to
stick to its motion of torchbearer
for the space of 1000 years. When
ever the tiny, regular eruption takes
place the ston IS drop back again into
the crater. While the ancients re-
garded Strom ,oE variously as the
smithy of WI can and the headQuar-
tiers of Aeolus the men of the middle
ages leaked u ION 1t as the main high
way of purgat ,ry.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-05-01
Spectacies for Horses.

The business Of one well-known
hrm OF opticians in England consists
largely in the manufacture OF horse
spectacles. The object Of the spec
tacles is TO promote high stepping.
They are made of suf leather. en-
tirely closing the eyes OF the horse,
and the glasses used are deep concave
and large In size. The ground seems
TO the horse TO be raised and he steps
high. thinking he is going uphill or
has to step over some obstacle. This
system of spectacles is generally adopt
ed while the horse Is young. and its
effect on his step and action is said
to be remarkable. Ii has been dis
covered that the cause OF horses
shying Is as a rule short sight, and II
is now suggested that the sight OF all
horses should be tested. like that Of
children.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-05-01
Dresden.

In Dresden l began to realize that
the charm of Leipsic lay in the quaint
atmosphere its old buildings, among
which even T. ade had grown romantic,
in the airines of the many squares, in
a village-like iavor Of homely intimacy
caught amid the modern prose Of a
commercial ity. Nielsen had been
something be yond experience. dream
OF strange b auty. But in Dresden
found a beau y very real and tangible,
directly arou sing. without complicated
equipments )f antiquity, the instant
repose of Il e pleasure-loying human
heart. like voluptuous melody on the
'cello.-Cent Try Magazine
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-05-01
False Economy Expensive.

1t is a stake for the homemaker
to economi ;e at the expense of her
own health
There ar hundreds Of women try
ing to save money by eliminating the
services Of the scrub woman, the fur
mace man ,r the laundress. saving to
spend on S, useless things like unneces.
sary cloth lg. There is nothing but
admiration for the thrifty woman who
tries to h lip the bread winners of
the family but for senseless economy
women ne ID not expect commenda.
ton.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-05-01
BRILLIANT SOCIAL FUNCTION.

Or. and Mrs. q. e. Cannon Celebrate
Marriage Anniversary st Jersey City.
One Of the most enjoyable social
events at Jersey City. N. j., among
Afro-Americans recently was the one
given by DR.. and Mrs. George E. Can
non at their residence. 354 Pacific
avenue. In celebration Of the eighth
anniversary Of their marriage. The
dining hall In which the collation. was
served was beautifully decorated with
pink and green. Three hundred invi-
tations were sent out, and the recep-
ton was largely attended. Their
friends from Newark, Orange and
Plainfield, n. j., and from Brooklyn
and New York came In great num-
bers. DR.. and Mrs. Cannon were the
recipients Of many handsome and use
full presents.
DR.. Cannon. who Is an honor grad
uate Of Lincoln university. Pennsyl-
vania. came from Sumter. S. c.. about
twenty years ago. He supplemented
his medical knowledge with a special
course at New York and has been prac-
ticing medicine at Jersey City since
1900 He has gained the reputation Of
being one Of the best physicians in
the city and has a very large practice,
the greater number Of his patients be-
ing some Of the best white people In
Jersey City.
Through his influence the colored
people Of Jersey City for the past
three years have given an annual en-
tertainmcnt In Hasbrouck hall to raise
funds for Christ hospital for the bene-
at OF poor colored people who are not
able tc pay for their treatment. Large
sums have been raised each time.
DR.. Cannon Is a most jealous church
worker and is found In his pew At
church every Sunday.
He Ii charter member OF the Pres.
bytcrian church. trustee and elder. also
clerk Of the session. and has labored
hard for the interest Of the chuch In
raising money for Its maintenance.
He is examining physician for the
Elks and the United Aid and Benevo-
lent association at Jersey City.
Mrs. Cannon is daughter OF Mr.
Wiikerson Of Washington. Her father
has had charge OF the supreme section
OF the Congressional library for forty.
seven years. He supplies the supreme
court with references.
Mrs. Cannon, who graduated from
the high school at Washington. is a
great church worker and has always
taken the lead In raising money for
the rallies. seldom bringing in less
than &75. She has won for herself n
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-05-01
Amber.

Did you suppose amber was old
enough TO le familiar in pre-B Biblical
times? A 7 assafe in Ezekiel, Ia, is
rs follows: A.N l looked. and behold
a stormy vi I'D came out of the north,
a great clio i'd, with fire Unfolding
itself. and ! brightness round about
It and out the midst thereof as the
color Of AZ ber." There is scarcely
anything tn / can be handled that has
not at son time in the course Of
history bee / used as money. Amber
was once sc used in some of the coun-
tries aroun the Mediterranean
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-05-01
COMMENCEMENT At LINCOLN.
Graduating Class At Lincoln University
Has Three South Africans.


Has Three South Africans.
Three South Africans. two Of them
sons Of Zulu chieftains, were the cen
ter OF attraction at the commencement
exercises Of the Theological seminary
Of Lincoln university. Chester county,
Pa, recently. These men have finished
seven year course and are now going
back to their own country to teach
Christianity In Cape Colony.
At least one Of these men could sue
cced his father a. tribal chieftain.
but he prefers n life Of teaching and
preaching the gospel. The three men
who were especial objects Of interest
at the exercises were Simon Tamba
Mantanga. Livingston Nltham Mzimba
and Simon William Njkelana. An ad-
dress by Livingston Nitham Mzimba
on "Daybreak In the Dark Continent
told Of the conditions which they
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
PLAYGROUND
OF The NATION
Although Several Other Cities Have
Mardi Gras, None of Them Compare
With the SpIendor of the Event in
the Crescent City.
Associated Press.

New Orleans, February 19.-With
the arrival last night of the motley
Knights of Momus, the god of mock
cry the annual Mardi Gras carnival in
New Orleans is on in full blast. This
year a great automobile racing meet,
beginning tomorrow, will be feature
of the festivities, and the adherents
of ing Motor are pouring into the
city today by hundreds. There are
thousands, too, from all over the coun-
try, who are attracted simply by the
fun and revelry that always attends
the annual celebration in the Crescent
City, and from early morning until
this afternoon every train into New
Orleans emptied itself of great crowds
of jewellers. During the next four
days, eliminating Tuesday night, this
city will be the playground of the ma
ton. Sober commercialism and COM
monplace trade are forgotten, save by
the fakirs and showmen who are here
by hundreds to take the money of the
care-free crowds, and during the final
days leading up to Mardi Gras the
city will disport itself with all the gay
ETY. and verve of its Gallo progenitors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
RETIREMENT
OF BOYLsTON
Popular Gulf & Ship Island Pas
senser Agent Will Locate
in the West.

Advices received here from Gulfport
state that Mr.. s. D. Boylston, general
freight and passenger agent of the
Gulf & Ship Island road, has rendered
his resignation to President j. T. Jones
and will accept a position with one of
the railway lines in Colorado.
Mr.. Boylston has been connected
with the Ship Island system since the
second year of its operation between
jackson and Gulfport, and his retire
ment from the office he has held occa-
sions much regret in this city, espe'
cially among business men. He has
been a capable and popular official and
on many occasions manifested keen
personal interest in the material af.
fairs of Hattiesburg., doing every
thing in his power to promote the wei
fare of the city and always giving aid
and cooperation to the plans of the
Commercial Club.
1t is understood that the retirement
of Mr.. Boylston is chiefly on account
OF ill-helath and a desire to seek a
more congenial climate. Thus far his
successor has not been formally an
nounced.