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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
Annual Session Grand Lodge Of Masons
of Louisiana, at New Orleans,
February Ia, 1909.

On account of the above occasion
the sale of round trip tickets to New
orleans is authorized at rates and IN.
der conditions named below:
Rate:-One and one.thiId fare plus
Csc for the round trip.
Dates of sale:-January 81 and
February /.
Final Limit:-February 6, 1909.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
NOTICE TO HUNTERS

Hunters and trespassers are hereby notified
not to hunt or trespass on my property tSec-
ton 49, ALI trespassers will be prosecuted to
the full extent OF the law. J.J. STROHE.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29

west corner of Lot No. 5 of Block No.
Forty-six, and being in front of and
AUDITING Lots Nos. 5 and of Block
No. Forty-two.
On the south side of Nichols street
from the northwest corner of the
Cooper subdivision, to the northeast
corner of the Cooper subdivision,
and being in front of and AUDITING
Lots Nos. l and 2 of the Cooper
subdivision of the Town of Welsh.
On the north side of Nichols street
from the southeast corner of Block
No. Forty-two to the southwest corner
of Block No. Forty-two, and being in
front of and AUDITING Lots Nos. /, 2,
and of Block No. Forty.two.
On the north side of Beaufort street
from the southwest corner of Lot No.
Is of Block No. Two of the Jarrett.
Cooper subdivision, to the southeast
corner of Lot No. Is of Block No.
Three of the Jarrett Cooper sub-divis.
ion, and being in front of and abut-
ting Lot No. Is of Block No. Two
and Lots Nos l and Is of Block No
Three of the said Jarrett-C Cooper sub
division of the Town of Welsh, La.
On the west side of Adams street
from the northeast corner of Lot No
I2.of the Cooper subdivision of the
Town of Welsh, to the southeast cor
ner of Lot No. 26 of the said sub-di
vision, and being in front of and abut
| ting Lots Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, Il, IA, 16
liz, 20, %, "a and 26 of the said Coope,
subdivision of the town OF Welsh.
| On the east side of Adams street
from the southwest corner of Lot No
8 of block No. One Of the Jarrett
Cooper subdivision, to the northwes
corner of Lot No. 9 of the said sub
division, and being in front of an
abutting Lots Nos. 8, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 an
'l9 of Block No. One of the said Jarrett
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05
DOWN

Down home tonight he moonshins
falls
Across . hill with daisies pied.
The pear-trse by the garden gate
Bsckons with white arms like .
bride.
A SAVIOR AZ Of trampled fern
Along the whispering meadow stirs'
And, beacon o1 immortal love.
A iight u shining through the mrs.
To my ola gable-window creeps
The night wind with . sigh and
And. weaving ancient sorceries.
Thereto the glssful moonbsams
thronI.
Beside the open kitchen door
Ny mother stands. all longingly.
And Ger hi pathways Of tho dark
She sends . yearning thought to me.
Il seems and nnds my answering heart.
which shall no more be peace-pos-
Until I reach her empty arms
And lay my head upon her breast.
-Youth's Companion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05

dress that had to be covered, when
I'd gone to all that trouble to keep
him from knowing?'
Without warning. Paula hid her face
a second time.
Uncle Jim's chair came down OF
four legs. His cigar sailed over the
lawn. Paula was crying.
Paula" he began in a queer tone
not a bit like Uncle Jim, do you
do you care-um-more for x or Y
than-the rest Of the alphabet"
Her hands dropped from her eyes
She had never before heard a note like
this in his voice.
What do you mean?" she faltered.
mean Jim looked embar.
raised, but he spoke up stoutly. u
mean j."
Paula stared. Then the color swept
up to her hair. why Uncle"
Hang the uncle!"
There were two in the hammock
now.
extraordinarily. JIM" she STAN.
mered, obediently.-Chicago News.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05
900

President Garfield Figured Charlie
masne Had That Number.
Second Assistant Secretary Of State
Adee, who Is as irremovable from his
job al Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
gets as much fun out Of life as any
body. There never has been a man
in the State Department who knew SO
much offhand about titles, p~recedents,
and all the little a~ngularittes that go
to make a study of reigning houses
practical, romantic and interesting as
Secretary Adee. However, he makes
his routine life worth the living by
seeing the funny side Of everything,
and taking an optimistic view of that
which lacks humor.
Recently the Secretary was discuss
ing with a friend the claims of a GER
tain prince of Africa to recognition.
II have no doubt this man is descend
ed from King Solomon and the Queen
Of Sheba," said the Secretary.
1T is entirely possible. I remember
once a caller told President Garfield
that he was descended from Charlie
magne. Let's see,' said the President,
'Charlemagne has been dead about
1000 years. Allowing 80 years to a
generation, which is generous. that
would mean over 80 generations, and
calculating at the usual rate Of in
crease In families, 1 should say there
ought to be about 1900, 900 people in
the world by this time who have tho
blood of Charlemagne in their veins.
It's highly probable o are quite
right concluded the President.
That reminds me-" continued Mr..
Adee, I'VE have quite a number of de-
scendants from passengers. Of the old
Mayflower by this time. I should say,
figuring it out as President Garfield
did, there must be about 1000, 900
scattered all the way from Florida to
Alaska and from Maine to California.
One day Secretary John Hay was talk
ing to a friend, and the friend asked
him If he was descended from any
one who came on that. famous ship.
L don't know responded Mr.. Hay, but
I will have an expert look 1t up An
expert was called in, and the next
day reported back that Secretary Hay.
was duly descended, on his maternal
side. from q May0ower pioneer."-Chf.
cago News.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05
MAKE THE TREATY TONIGHT"

Word Seward Spoke When Arrang-
Ina n "F'ool's Investment."
On the evening Of Friday, March
20, Mr.. Seward sat in his parlor play
ing whist with his family when the
Russian minister was announced, says
Richard Lloyd Jones in Golfers. 81
have a dispatch, Mr.. Seward, from my
government by cable" said Mr..
Stoeckl, the Russian minister. "The
emperor gives his consent to the ces-
sion, Tomorrow, If you like, I will
come to the department and we can
enter upon a treaty" Pushing aside
the whist table, the impatient Seward
replied with a smile Of satisfaction:
why walt till to-morrow-let us
make the treaty tonight"
In these solemn midnight hours the
silent wilderness of centuries was re-
leased and to a nations pillowed ear
the low north wind whispered: Gold"
When the suns rays fell upon this
parchment and the world was told
what that night had done the whole
nation coupled the name Of Seward
with the epithet Fool" The press
everywhere declared his acquisition a
barren, worthless. God-forsaken re.
gion," whose crops were ~"ieebergs'
"a country where the ground was
frozen six feet deep in SUMNER; the
streams were glaciers; ut should
be named 'Walrusia.' the fish were
"only At for Eskimo food; it was
Stewards folly" and his polar bear
garden; it was "a FOOLS bargain;
ooh, the shrewd Russians etc, etc,
etc.
In the half-century that has passed
since the Senate ratified that treaty
this "icicle" has produced a wealth
exceeding $3.50, 600. 900. or nearly 100
per cent per a on the fools" IN
vestment.
Alaska's exhaustless %storehouse OF
precious metals was the lure that drew
the argonaut. as did California in 40
and Nevada in the winter of so. Seat
tie grew great from this argonautic
trafnc-from swapping picks and pans
and warm wooden garments for bags
Of fresh-washed nuggets. Its rapid
growth and perfect stability have tas-
tened upon its people the chronic at
Fiction OF inflammatory enthusiasm.
III
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05
THE LEGEND OF THE PINE

Benaiah ben %Jehoidah, he that led
The armored host OF Solomon, bent low
Before that ancient king. my lord" he said,
For leagues on leagues beyond the Jordan's flow
I sought the priceless gift that now I bear
To thee, beloved master. 10! within
This cup of golden beryl sparkle fair
Those drops that fell before the world knew sin
The Dews Of Life, q draft whereof shall give
Immortal youth-eternal, deathless spring
To him that drains their essence. Drink! and 1.-Two
Forever, Shield Of JUDAH" And the king,
The noble beaker taking. paused a space
To dream. as old men will; then, musing, spoke:
ITO live forever! So. when all my race
Hath passed away, alone to bear the yoke
or earthly care? When none is left alive
OF those I love, OF those whom even now
My heart Desires? What! Shall l survive
All, all my friends, such perfect friends as thou,
True. gallant soldier? Nay. The sacred lands
Let others rule; my days are growing few;
Mans life belongs in Gods almighty hands;
And thUs-I do as God would have me do"
He turned the cup; the precious drops were flung
Upon the sands, and where with life divine
They touched the barren waste. in beauty sprung
That faithful tree, the never-fading pine.
Youths Companion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05

paused q moment. "Twenty+seven
years ago-and today her son saves
my life"
The young man had drawn back a
little. Now he came nearer.
May l ask your name, SIR"
James Atherton."
why, why cried the young man
you once lived here! And you knew
the old swimming hole. OF course. Of
course. I've heard Of you very often.
sir. The village Is quite proud OF you.
You are really the Mr.. James Atherton
or-of Wall street?'
The ~fnuncier slowly smiled.
FL think l am the Anterior you
mean"
"rhen," said the young man, II have
a packet for you"
"A packet"
yes. 1t is at the house. My mother
gave 1t to me just before-before she
died. 1t contains all the letters you
sent to her when you were children
together. She wanted me to give it
into your hands some time, and say
to you that she had not forgotten"
There was a little silence.
Il want the packet" said Jim Ather-
ton slowly, land I want you"
The young man started and drew
back.
wait" said Atherton. II am doing
this not so much for you as for your
mothers memory. l know she would
wish it. She gave you an education
to fit you for better things. 1t is in
my power to help o to develop o
to make a useful and influential man
of you. nave no son. l am alone in
the world"
The face Of the young man was pale.
NO" he said, Il cannot accept. I
nave a father who needs me-"
81 know about your father" said
Atherton. 81 know about he Western
journey he Is advised to take. Here"
He quickly drew money from his
pocket and thrust it into the young
mans hands. That's an advance on
your salary. You will take your father
to Colorado. You will see that he Is
comfortably settled. You will provide
everything for him that he needs. And
then you will come to me. Is 1t a
promise?"
The young man hesitated a moment
longer.
YES" he said, 81 promise"
Nov bring mo the packet" said
Jim NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Grit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05

name-just explained that when a man
who was completely and entirely out
Of the question got serious 1 thought
the kindest way was to show him
there was no hope. That made her
wilder than ever to know who he
was. and at last, in a moment OF weak
ness. Just as Y came back with my
flowers, I said to her, If you must
know. he's the one
And she-she gave one squeal. and
said. Oh-ee! That's the man I came
hero with tonight"
"Ha!" exclaimed Uncle Jim, but he
checked himself. And X-where was
he" he asked judiciously.
That's the worsh. When Y handed
me those fowers-he hadn't bought
sweet peas but perfectly gorgeous roses
x was glaring with all his eyes from
outside the door, and q. inside the
door. was looking daggers 1t rs! Don't
lauGh-t WAS awful.."ss Paula dropped
her tAce into her hands.
Uncle Jim sobered down In . hurry.
"Of courss you explained!"
Z Explain! z wouldn't listen. Sailed
on with = and told him ia said be
Was out Of the question. Oh. I know
from the WY they acted afterwnrd
Andssx lust viewed me With naughty
abstain from Aefhe4minute he saw ms
taltIs the Acvsts. Hs and I parted
49, - veslda's ezpaa,a = him
s1a&F9tr r-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05

wholesale effects OF a literal sinking into the slums of
existence.
Thus regarded, a species is either progressing or
standing still or declining. Tho influence Of degenera-
ton has left Its mark on whole groups OF animals and
plants. 1t Is, In truth, only through our recognition
Of physical backslldiny that We can explain the origin
OF many typical states and conditions OF animal and
plant species. Take. for example, the case OF para
sites" A parasite everybody recognizes as an ANNA
or plant which lives at the expense OF another living
being, animal, or plant. as the case may be. Some anil
NAL parasites infest neighbor animals; others sponge
upon plants, to use the schoolboys expression; while
plants, In turn, may be parasitic either on other plants
or upon animals.
The moment an animal or plant takes to parasitism.
degeneration sets in. 1t has to pay the penalty OF an
easy and inglorious life, for the parasite has ever been
regarded as the type OF all that Is mean and low. Ma
ture exacts the penalty OF idleness and Incidence In de-
priving the parasite In time Of its structures essential
to a healthy existence. II 1t has no need to forage for
food 1t will have no need Of organs to procure nutri-
ment. Hence feelers and jaws will disappear, and az
1t may feed on the food prepared by Its host for the
latters own use-being a boarder as well az lodger-
its digestive organs will similarly decline. Being fixed
on It's host, It's legs or other locomotor organs will de-
generate; and, as 1t has no need Of sense organs, eyes
and ears will vanish away.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05

on my dress! couldn't have X see
it-he's too exquisite. Yes. he is. Why
should that make you cross?
II had to have those flowers: SO l
said: Pardon, but isn't that some
thing of yours on tho bench?'
Imagine my feelings when he drew
the door together behind ps. and an.
swered: Yes; may I leave 1t till we
come back? It's a package l have to
drop at Prof. Blacks
Nov. Uncle Jim. stop laughing!
You'd better. IL you want me to tell
you!
"All the way over to the hotel l
hardly spoke. When we passed the
florists on the corner 1t was all
could do to keep from breaking win.
dows, and when X finally left me at
tho door of the dressing room I was
planning to be taken suddenly Ill and
have to go right home.
Just then I caught sight Dwell,
Y. No. I won't tell you his real name
either. you old tease! All you need
know is that he'd have gone after the
II l limited for 1t. beckoned
him to the dressing-room door and told
him to run out to the florists and get
mo q bunch Of sweet peas"
Didn't he have q girl of his own?'
wait till you hear me. There were
three girls in the dressing room, but
they hadn't seen me speaking to Y,
and one of them, you know
pounced on me, first thing. She said
she'd heard lots about a man hat was
crazy about me ut the lake and how
dreadfully I'd snubbed him, and who
was he anyway. and what did l have
against him?
II knew she'd heard about Y, but l
was real noble. and didn't tell his
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05
just I'm Time.

A German shoemaker left the gaA
turned on in his shop one night, and
upon arriving in the morning struck
a match to light it. There was a ter
rife explosion, and the shoemaker was
blown out through the door almost I'd
the middle Of the street.
A passerby rushed to his assistance
and after helping him to arise inquir-
ed II he was injured.
The little German gazed in at his
place Of business, which was now burn
ing quite briskly, and said:
mo, I aindt hurt. But I got Out
shust in time. Eh?"-Lippincott's,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05
Flowers for Paula
~~~~~~~~~~~


Paula at straight up In the porch
hammock. her hands clasping Its edge.
her toes tapping the floor. The au-
tumn wind. blowing from behind her.
VA doing things to her gold-colored
crown. "A fringe Of ringlets stood out
like 4 glorifed sun-bonnet brfm all
round her rosebud face. Uncle Jim
removed the cigar from his lips and
looked 1t her.
He was not . flesh and blood uncle.
Paula had adopted him six years
earlier when b came homo from col
lees With her big brother. and he had
been her mentor ever since. It had
occurred o Jim frequently Of late
that he Wa growing young for the
part.
ut was such . mess. Uncle JIM"
Paula va WRarking with emphasis.
TT VA IiAS taking friendships and
tossing them into the lake. ! won't
tsll you real Call them x.
Z. z.
sWha4! 50 many!"
swell, one val . girl. But K 10 q
man ana / had promised him to 90
70 ! dance. Its no time Of year for
dancang. anyway. Perfectly ridiculous!
when ! came TO dress I remembered
that sWful spot N the front OF my
EoWn-and not another thing ready
q weari It came from pinning ON :
bunch oe violsts whom they were wet
ana l'vo had TO have flowers to cover
IL nlAco ever since.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05
Named 1T Himself.

Let any man VINO is skeptical of
woman's keen of humor rea
this little story and then be converted
Wife-Robert, If a man were to 81
on your hat, what would you say?
Hubby-Id call him a confounde
silly ass!
Wife-Well, then. Robert, don't 8
on it any longer; there's a good boy
now get up.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05

every Monday morning; also a night one. Thus the
beginner advances as rapidly as skill allows. Any one
with machine shop experience will doubtless finish the
course in a much shorter period, though being a me
chanic Is, OF course, not necessary, as the repairs q
chauffeur 10 required to make are minor ones usually.
The pay for this new trade is excellent, depending
entirely on the employer. Seventy-hye dollars a mouth
is about the minimum wage, while the best OF chauf-
feurs command as much as $4,000 a year, besides hav-
ing house rent and travelling expenses. Many are taken
to Europe in the summer, or Florida in the winter. So
they are much better paid and have a pleasanter life
than the ordinary worker.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05
Inhunan ~.nishmes

visitor-so you put the prisoner in
this padded cell for INSTRUMENTATION.
IL Il doesn't produce the desired effect
do you give him any severer treat.
.Iment! (,
: Warden-YeA We stand q guard
over him with . loaded revolver and
mako him thread = Ane needle six
timss In succession without swearing
.-Dsesoit Free Pres. IS
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05
Trials.

Don't walters try your" asked II
thin chauffeur of his companion viii
waiting for a meal. |
Not as much as Judges" replied Il
fat chauffeur, with a fast look.-Yo
kers Statesman.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05

After a woman has been In Il
three or four times, her heart becod
petrified.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05

The Bible chapters number 1,1s9,
which 929 r the Old Testament d
26O in the New.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05

Ever notice that most OF the thi1
you are prepared for neglect to b
pam1
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05
TRAINING THE CHAUFFEUR.
BY Lewis l.. Davenport.

With the gigantic growth of the automo-
bile industry In America and its attendant
increase In the army Of ~"chauffeurs," the
automobile school has sprung into existence.
And from 1t now go many OF the late recruits
to the men behind the wheels" Approx
mately six weeks are required to convert Q
tyro into a driver. All depends on the stu
dents ability. A new day class is formed
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05
DEGENERATION THE PENALTY FOR s1orH.
BY Andrew Wilson.

Z !; ! ! !: ] Z. |. ! !. !: ! ! / Z: !: : !. ! ! ! ] : J. : & !: ]" ! ! !: ] I !; 7 ! .: ! !. I: ! !: !: !; ! !. !. {: !. ! J J. ! !: ! ! !; !: !: ! !
There Is no understanding the ways and
works of living nature. unless We take into
~ account the influence Of degeneration.
III First, there are advance and development.
NJ which tend toward the raising OF the animal
or plant in the scale Of life. In the second
place. We may and . state Of stability In
I which the organism rests in statu quo ante.
49, II neither progresses nor recedes, but re-
mains unchanged and unchanging through long periods
Of time. Finally, there II degeneration. which operates
toward producing . state Of greater simplicity In place
Of the completely which attends evolution, viewed as
advance. This degeneration may be called biological
hackslidins. The animal or plant tends to lose the
normal features OF its race and to lapse backward to a
condition In which 1t may. indeed. part with even all
the essential features OF its structure. and exhibit tho
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-05
PURITY OF HEART ELIXIR OF STRENGTH.
BY Ada May Krecker


r7 That the mental influences the physical we
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wv long have known. We have known without
~ the Doctors dictum that wo grow palid with
vi fear, flush with shame. laugh with delight.
~ shed strange little drops OF briny water be-
cause VIC are grieved. II frail little women
we may pine away with unreQuited passion,
I/N and, albeit the stoutest OF men, we wear to
80 a shadow under severe mental stress.
DR.. Elmer L. Gates finds that the baser emotions
breed poisons in the blood. and that the higher emo
tons. such as love, hope, and happiness. are elixirs.
He avows that the ptomaines yielded by a two hours
passion OF violent hatred injected into the veins are
fatal. He terms hatred the deadliest poison known to
science. Anger Ia a poison. Fear Is a poison. Despair
and sorrow and sadness all instill their deadly toxins
Into the blood.
But II we laugh We grow fat II we hope we have
bright eyes. II we love we are strong. II we are SUI
fused with some vast idea. Liberty, Equality. Frater-
nifty, we become conquerors. Tho Union" the STARS
and Stripes Forever" are words, are ideas which Prot.
James mentions as having inspired men to supreme
pitches OF valor. hardihood, sacrifice, honor. effort. &C
complishment.
Thus tho pure in heart, those whose hearts are pure
Of thought poisons. pure Of hatred. wrath, despair, those
whose hearts are clearly nourished with the elixirs OF
love. peace, hope, Joy, courage, are strong not only with
their own strength. They are tnvigorated with the
power attracted to them by their own purity. And
their strength il made manifoldly stronger.