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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Large Corn Club Organized.

superintendent Bateman, treasurer
of the Washington Parish School
Board, has completed his quarterly
report, which shows a balance of $751;
025.11 on hand
The distribution of the yellow Gre
ole improved seed corn. which was
recommended by the Department of
Agriculture, to the members of the
Farmer Boys Corn Club has been
completed. Last year there were only
AZ members in the corn club, but
this year there are 1874 Prizes are
offered 10 the boys raising the best
corn next fall, and good exhibition
will be expected.
The school board and police jury
at their regular meetings here will
receive from the school board a re-
quest that the police jury make
the 3-mill appropriation, as provided
by law. Owing to the attitude of
the police jury toward the schools of
the parish. the appropriation is conf
IDENTIFY expected. Petitions for an
election for 3-lnill special school tax
in the second and third wards will be
presented to the police jury.
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TOTAL LOSS OF HAIR
Seemed lmmnent-Scalp Was Very
ScaIy and Hair Came Out by Hand
fuIs-ScaIp Now Clear and
New Hair Grown by Cuticura.

about two years ago was troubled
with my head being sca!y Shortly
after that | had an attack Of typhoid
fever and | was out Of the hospital
possibly two months when | first no
ticed the loss of hair, my scalp being
still scaly | started to use dandruff
cures to no effect whatever. | had
actually lost hope of saving any hair
at all ! could brush it off my coat
by the handful. | was afraid to comb
it. But after using two cakes of Cuti-
cura Soap and nearly box Of Cuti-
cura Ointment, the change was sur
prising My scalp is now clear and
healthy as could be and my hair thick
er than ever, whereas | had my mind
made up to be bald W. F. Steese. 5Sl2
Broad ST., Pittsburg, Penn, May 7 and
81, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
SICK DOCTOR
Proper Food Put HIM Right.

The food experience Of physician
in his own case when worn and weak
from sickness and when needing nour-
ishment the worst way Is valuable:
IAN attack Of grip, so severe 1t came
near making an end OF me, left my
stomach in such condition could not
retain any ordinary food. | knew OF
course that | must have food nourish-
ment or | could never recover.
81 began TO take four tablespoonfuls
of Grape-Nuts and cream three times
day and for weeks this was almost
my only food: 1t tasted 80 delicious
that enjoyed it immensely and my
stomach handled it perfectly from the
first mouthful. 1t was so nourishing
was quickly built back to normal
health and strength.
'..Grape-Nuts is Of great value as
food to sustain life during serious at.
tacks in which the stomach is so de-
ranged 1t cannot digest and assimilate
other foods.
II am convinced that were Grape
Nuts more widely used by physicians.
it would save many lives that are 9th
erwise lost from lack of nourishment.'
Absolutely the most perfect food in
the world Trial of Grape.Nuts 10 days
proves. There's Reason"
Look in pkg. for the little book. "The
Road to Wellville"
! Ever read the above letterf A new
! one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full Of humaa
interest.
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NtKSOt LOUISIANA
Account ~ the pT0erpa. Hspr-- "a
Of the State F0r tna
Week
Rice Men Win Contest.

New Orleans ls reported here
that at a recent meeting held by the
congressional committee on ways and
means, consideration 10 The rice
schedule finally resulted in the adopt
ing of motion by Mr. Broussard TO
report Representative PujO'S amend.
ment relating to the importation of
rice from the Philippines 4 few
days ago, ii will be remembered a
delegation Of rice men from Louis
lana and Texas, and, accompanied by
Mr.. PujO, Senator Foster and Mr..
| Broussard consulted General Ed
wards, chief of the bureau of insuar
affairs, on Philippine rice at Wash
ington. 1t was then agreed that an
| amendment should be offered TO the
Payne bill providing that should rice
be shipped from the islands to the
| United States for commercial pur-
! poses The duty on foreign rice en-
! tering the United States by procla-
nation of the president should be
applied TO Philippine rice. In other
words, while the war department of
ticials do not think that the FilipinoS
can produce more rice than they can
consume, they will not ask that Con
! gresS admit The rice in competition
with the home product
The action of the ways and means
| committee means the adoption of the
| amendment with the others to be of
| fered by the committee. and the fur
! Their effort on the part of Mr. PujO
will not be necessary. as he has con,
WINGED the members that his request
! Is fair.
While the rice men have won a
victory by their work in Washington
and the efforts of the lumbermer
/ have not been in vain, there is con
siderable comment that the sugar i'll
teresis may suffer because they have
not sent representatives TO Washing
ton.
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Cleanliness.

This church, like many another one.
had had trouble about pumping the or
gan, and the plan of using water
power was gladly adopted. Connec-
ton was made with the pipes of the
rectory, which stood on the adjoining
lot. All the preliminary tests were
satisfactory. On the Sunday morn
ing when the apparatus was to BIZ
used for the first time at regular
service the organist arrived early for
a final trial There was not hitch.
The congregation generally knew OF
the innovation, and awaited the open
ing strains of the professional with
uncommon interest. Not sound came
from the organ. however, and the
choir had to march in singing the
hymn as best it could, unaccompanied.
OF course the disappointment was
keen.
The rector's wife was resOurceful
A clergyman's wife usually has to be.
She slipped out by a side door and re-
turned in Ave minutes with note.
This she forwarded to her husband.
It read Its all right now. Cook
was taking a bath"
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First Aid,

The fiance of a Louisville girl has
been spending the winter in Florida
In connection with his fathers bust
ness interests in that quarter.
Marie" said the girl to friend the
other day, Walter has just sent me-
the dearest little alligator from Flor
ida"
Dear met" rejoined Marie. with az
fected enthusiasm. And how shall
you keep him."
I'm not quite certain was the re-
ply. but I've put him in Florida water
till | can hear further from Walter
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
CHAPTER v.
In Secret Paths.

Nippon. the home of the Samurai.
In her adoption of newer methods, had
mot permitted her secret service de-
|partment to remain in ancient form.
Modelled on those lines which had
made the intelligence bureau of Rus
sh one OF the most effective in the
entire world, and profiting by the pub
ilcity given to nearly every movement
| OF Importance in the United States,
she was minutely informed Of all that
mad been and was taking place in the
country she hoped to overcome. She
mad depended upon this knowledge as
9 valued factor for the subjugation OF
the American colossus, not foreseeing
mat country capable of closing It's
doors to the world would also find
means to circumyent foreign agents.
10 the last minute she relied upon her
smissaries in nearly all the larger
Cities OF America under the direction
| Of Count Seigo.
Away back in the time of the Toku.
saWa Shogunate, when the almost in
sneiole leader Seigo was an idol to
lae youth OF Satsuma to be toppled
over only in the civil war of 1877, his
son was being educated in a leading
american university. The downfall
y the father practically exiled the lad
u the United States until family and
poutical influence had time to reas-
ssrt itself, when by progressive steps
ue gained the good graces of his gov
efnment and was given responsible
poslllons in affairs of state. His
Anowledge of the American political
situation was complete and accurate
saa no man was better informed on
eae strength and weakness of the re
public.
y mad been largely through his ad
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SYNOPSIS.

"yapishing Fleets" a story Of what
Light have happened,, opens in Wash
Eg ton with the United States and Japan
ntery of the British embassy. and Miss
Forms Roberts, chief aide of Inventor
E0herts, are introduced as lovers. The
|o,'ernment is much criticised because
h rs lack of preparation for strife.
Il the most inopportune, moment Japan
|acIares war. Japan takes the Philip
ms without loss Of IL man. The en-
- country is in state of turmoil be-
.nse OF the governments indifference
Eny Hitler starts for England with
erret message and is compelled to
,av. Norma Roberts. who with mill
kry officers also leaves WASHINGTON on
|nint on the Florida coast. Hawaii is
sop rTy by the Japs. Country. in tur-
Eoil demands explanation of policy
E0m government. III ports are closed,
KILLER going to England on last boat.
EnqIand learns that Jap fleet is fast
|nDroaching western coast of America.
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CHAPTER lV.-continued.

The prime minister, as If recog-
Ifzing their informants plight, in
friendly tone of voice said: MIR. Hill
Ter | presume you are tired after
[our Journey and would like to rest
before any further discussion of this
[ubject. | would suggest that you so
o YOUR chambers and return here to-
morrow"
what sense is there in his re-
[urning?' came the angry question of
he lord of the admiralty, as the Sec
|etary bowed himself out of the room.
HE doesn't even know, | presume,
hat Japan is already sending every
AVAILABLE ship she has against the
western coast of America as fast as
Iteam will carry it,
Sending an invading fleet against
an apparently passive country in some
bart of which was the woman he
loved! This thought reiterated itself
through Guys mind as he passed down
The corridor and out, into the din and
movement of the street. Where
cou,d she be now, he wondered, and
what of her father? Insane. perhaps,
Ind incapable of offering her protec-
ton OF which she would stand so sadly
In need in case of Japanese success.
The words of a letter which he car
risd In his pocket, and which to him
was OF more Importance than the dis
patches he delivered, constantly re-
Cured to him:
1T is always within the realms OF
possibility, when war Is on a land,
that friends may never meet again. III
such should be our case, | pray that
YOU will remember this, even up to the
ast-l loved you"
Ia the dusk Of early evening an
army of countless men and women
|hurrying to the trans, the tubes and
The buses. swept past him ignorant OF
bits misery. What was war to them
la country thousands of miles across
sea and in which perhaps there was
none bound to them by ties of affec-
hon? The United, States might iso-
late itself by sea and intrench itself
behind cordons of soldiers; but ne
would go back! Yes he would find
way TO pass all their barriers and
gain the side of the woman who mer-
tied his protection through her avowed
love, and in this, her hour of need,
seemed crying out to him across the
attermost spaces of the world, be
seeching him to return-only to re-
turn,
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the red flag would be his most val
liable spies. Without difficulty he
allied himself with this element, and
gained friendly footing with them by
ostensibly favoring the advancement
of their cause in Russian domains.
Their confidence in him was strength
ened by the fact that he was accom-
plished in their language, which he
spoke fluently. and was liberal con-
tributor to their treasury.
Having thus ingratiated himself,
the next step was made easy. He Sc
lected such tools from the ranks OF
these malcOntents as seemed best
fitted to his hands, and thereby es-
tablished a means of securing news
that would have been impossible in
any other way. From his little howell
he directed these men as seemed best,
assigning them to tasks of more or
less magnitude, and paying lavishly
for anything of value; and to his OBJ.
scure place there came divers men
when night time offered the cloak OF
darkness to the furtiye.
Seigos most valuable ally was one
Meredith, of English parentage, and a
man who for years resided on Cross
street, Paterson, n. j., that unfor-
| tunate city whose very industry and
peacefulness had made 1t the gather
ing place of the Reds Meredith was
a machinist by trade, and an employee
of a supply house; so it was not sur
prising that he brought news of
strange and unusual purchases made
through many sources by the United
States government. In this there was
nothing alarming, and 1t was rather
with curiosity that the astute de-
scendant of a Samurai looked over
these reports and vaguely wondered
whether they might have bearing on
war. He was sufficiently painstaking
to ask for others and check them up;
but in this he gained nothing beyond
the certainty that the navy depart
ment, while existing in state OF
! seeming stagnation, was inwardly
very active. He made many trips to
the points where these purchases
were made, but found them innocuous
in SO far as he could reason.
AS time went on, however, he found
that the greater portion OF these ship
ments were being sent to Miami. Fla.
and was driven to the final conclusion
that. ii the government was active In
i any way at all, the key must be at. the
small city on the southeastern coast
| News had leaked through to him t.
the effect that the ships of the United
States were scattering out over man,
seas instead of mobilizing in western
waters. More than this. Seigo learned
that in all nayy yards there had beer
a cessation OF work, whereas an In
crease would have seemed more rea
sonable, considering the unfinishe'
state OF several cruisers and battl
ships.
On first thought he attributed thi
latter lapse to one OF the frequen
changes of policy or dearth of funds
but now, in view of these later shiI
meuts and purchases, he began t
= question. In Washington no news wa
obtainable The administration wa
( preserving wooden front toward nc
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vice that the dispute between the two
nations, trivial in itself but porten-
tous in possibilities, had been used as
pretext for war. Thoroughly con-
versant with congressional methods
in the United States, he had watched
year by year the quibblings Of legis-
lators over naval bills which usually
ended in inadequate appropriations.
OF broader mind that they, he had
long foreseen that a country which
had come into distant colonial posses
sions must of necessity enlarge its
navy and augment its efficiency, ex-
pend money in unremitting streams
for maintenance, and stimulate its
men to seek individual excellence in
gunnery and drill He had observed
the growth of conceit, which, like rust
beneath a coat Of paint. led men to
believe SO devoutly in American SUI
periority that they neglected to ana
lyze the actual power which could
positively be developed. BY a process
of elimination he estimated the fight
ing value of the American navy, dis
carding vessels still In service but
obsolete, and others still on paper but
looked upon by the unsophisticated as
a part of the nations strength. Ma
| tional prowess he regarded as small
factor when granting equality.
Seigo's observations had been SO
careful and his conclusions so logical,
that reports sent to and passed upon
by the elder statesmen of Japan had
led them to feel certain of victory
long before war was declared. MOI
had his predictions in the opening
events been unfulfilled. True he had
not expected the abandonment OF the
Philippines; but he had confidently
foretold the period of torpidity, OF con
fusion and lack of cohesion. which had
followed. 1t was with satisfaction
| therefore. that he observed the trend Of
events when hostilities were finally
declared, and from the quietude OF his
study saw the whole country waiting
for the government to act while ap
| parent& it remained sOmnolent.
The surrender of the islands came
as the first perplexing problem FOL
which he could neither account mo-
understand, and his activities prior tt
that event were nothing when com
pared with those subsequent. He was
too adroit ever to have appeared as
laborer in the limelight, and wa
| therefore eminently fitted to drop from
sight at the outbreak, when his fel
low countrymen were leaving by hun
dreds seeking places of refuge across
the border lines north and south o
embarking on the high seas for for
eign ports. Singularly enough, rae
prejudice in the eastern states hal
never reached the point OF acute dis
elimination which made the denizen
of that section classify the Japanes
and Chinese In one broad category a
orientals; it was therefore easy 10
Seigo to don the garb of a laundry
man in the city of washington. i'm
proyise pigtail and without intel
ruption assume to pursue this voct
ton.
Fertile OF resource, he readily dill
covered that in a situation where al
archy might thrive the followers
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
postoffice Raised.

Houma.-The revenues of the post
Office Tor the fiscal year ending March
81 we.e $S,469.9l, exceeding last year
by $500. This justifies putting the
Office in the second class. Smoky
Row. in the center of town, and one
of the oldest landmarks, is being
demolished The property belongs to
Senator A. ]. Bonyillain, who is hay:
ing a modern two-story mercantile
and Office building constructed.
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School Contract Let.

Arcadia-The contract for the erec-
ton of the Bienville High School was
let for $16,719 to Tom Green OF
Shreveport Buildings are also TO be
erected at Arcadia, Gibsland and
Bienville, each costing $4,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Mails Are Robbed.

Haasville. A few days ago the
Haasville mail pouch was cut open
and he contents rifed. Several let
tiers were torn open and the contents
extracted. There was no valuable
mail in the pouch at the time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Wrenches His Back.

Natchitoches.-Edgar Levy, presi-
der' of the parish school board, was
taken to New Orleans to be treated
for a painful injury caused by wrench.
ing his back by fall.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-07
for $40 a box.
Brought Golden Reward.

Benjamin Ross, a grower of Omak.
Wash, came to Washington 10 years
ago, from Illinois, where he was a
civil engineer. He homesteaded $50
acres and planted several acres TO
orchard. He sold $4,000 worth of
land and still has 40 acres within
the present city limits of Omak.
Wageners, Greetings, Rome Beau
ties and Winter Bananas brought
golden reward for Mr.. Ross and
made possible his story of success.
B. l.. Smith, who has been FOR 90
years in the orchard business IN Colo
RADIO located on Is acres near Okan-
ogan. Wash, two years ago. This is
his story:
Il lid $500 an acre an, am 50
pleased with results in this country
that I would not care to put a price
on my land. The land was in bear
ing orchard and ! consider I got if
at remarkably low price The prop
erty is irrigated by the government
project and will show as good apples
as any other section
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California Fruit Growers Meet.

jacksonville, Ca, Dec. THE
fruit growers of California met here
today in their thirty-sixth annual ses-
sion, under the auspices of the State
Horticultural commission. for a four
days session. The attendance is I'M
usually large and the program espe-
cially elaborate and interesting. State
Commissioner ]. W. Jeffrey, who is
the presiding officer of he conven-
ton, called the meeting to order and
DR.. P. NJ. Waters, mayor of Watson
vile, delivered the response in behalf
of the delegates and he was followed
by Commissioner Jeffrey, who read
his annual address. Many important
topics of interest to the fruit grow
ers of this state will be discussed by
noted authorities at the daily meet
lngs and several interesting excur-
sions have been arranged for the del
egates
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STOVE FOR SALE.

YOU have seen sales, read of sales
and heard of sales, but positively
never before i'm the history of We
natchee has such a sale as this one
been held. Opens promptly at 8 a.
M, Thursday, Dec. 9th, at Schade &
Parshall's.
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The Daily World Want Ads

Daily World Want Ads and will how easily you
Through you kept in touch with opportunity you
you all the best bargains If
to SELL you pay highest prices Daily
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs - VALLEY
LODGE. NO. 116, meets every Monday
night at Bower c. J. Fenton, c. c.,
Il. L. Ross, X. Of r. 8.
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BUY NOW.

MILOT MILLS, Florists Phone
your order, 1896. Prompt de-
livery. Fine carnations, cut flow
ers palms and ferns. They make
appropriate Xmas gifts. Green
houses and Office, Okanogan ave-
nue. and Peachey street.
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Have the Daily World left at your
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Irving Smith returned yesterday on
No. from Spokane, where he visited
his uncle for two weeks.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-06-04

The manner in which some of the
congressman are scrambIing for a
piece Of the pork cut of the projections
lists barrel recalls the story told by
Congressman John Allen of Missis-
sippt. One Of his constituent had a
sheep, and whenever tariff bill came
up this constituent would write TO his
congressman and urge him to keep the
tariff on wool Finally letter came,
"BjlPs dead. You can vote as you
please" If the truth were known it
would be found that good many of
the congressman have been "protect-
ing' few pet interests in their dis
tricts at the expense of all the rest of
their constituents as we'll as at the
expense OF aIlsthe rest of the coun-
try --Commoner.