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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
The Boy Critic.

Richard Croker, at an open.air lunch.
ION at Palm Beach, told d George
'Vashington story.
a teacher" he began, was CON.
ring lesson in history.
Tommy Jones. she said, what
,iiere about George Washington
, -.iea d,atinguished him from all other
ric4us?'
lie didn't lie,' was the prompt an,
yer
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
PROGRAM
MUSIC BY THE WELSH CORNET BAND,

9 500 a. m.-Band Concert, up town.
9:15 a. m.-Contest between Fire Hose Companies
K up town
! 1000 a. m.-Parade to Park-Welsh Cornet Band
Fire Companies, Automobiles and Carl
o rlages.
: HOO a. --Addresses-Hon. J. D. Modisette,
of Jennlngs
Hon. 6. D. Moss,
! of Lake Charles
: 1900 m. - Dinner on the grounds, or bring your
baskets and enjoy your picnic dinner I'M
9 der the trees,
3 loo D. m.-PoNY RAcEs--Home Ponies
Free for all, 800 yards; first prize 49, 90.
Z End prize $500, 3rd prize $l.oo.
Free for all, (other entries, same distance
and same prizes.
Any race not run within fifteen minutes
of time race is called, will be withdrawn
l:30 p. m.-FELD SpoRrs-Foot Race, free for all.
loo yard dash; LIST prize $780, End 81 co.
Foot Race, (boys IL years and under,)
same distance, same prizes.
, Boys Race, Us years and under,) same
distance, same prizes.
Fat Mems Race, 600 pounds and over,)
30 yards; $1oo to winner and Soc to all
who finish.
Pole Vault; LIST prize $500, End prize 81 90 !
Running High Jump; 1st prize $780,
End prize $1oo.
Running Broad Jump; LIST prize $780,
End prize $1.oo.
Creased Pig-Catcher to take the pig. 1
$50 p. m.-~-Ball Game-Ieams picked from Fire$
Department.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
Fighting Forgery with r,rs.

10 prevent the alteration of checks
OF other valuable papers an inventive
genius has brought out an electric an.
psratus which burns holes in the pa.
per as the inscription is written. In
o.nef words. to fight forgery literally
with fire.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
Ranks On Sure Thing Now.

am never be without DR.. Kings
New Life Pills sgain," writes 4.
Schingeck, 607 Elm ST., Buffalo, N.
Y. "Ttey cured me of chronic con.
stipation when all others failed. "
Unequaled for biliousness, iaundice,
indigestion, headache, chills, malaria
and debility. 25c at all druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
The Philosopher of Folly.

49, TIC FH'IoSoPhef OF Folly.
Women wouldn't have SO much trou-
PIE with their men folks" says the
Philosopher OF Folly. III they'd believe
a little less OF what they said before
marriage, and a little more Of what
they say afterwards"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
Our OIdnat anhnni

The University OF Santo Tomas. Ma.
Mia, Is the Oldest educational institu.
ton under the American flag.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
SMOKE SIGNALS OF INDIANS
now the Redman Communicated With
His People and Warned Them
.a Of Danger.

Inc traveller on the plains In ihr
early days soon learned the signific
ance OF the spires of smoke that he
sometimes saw rising from a distant
ridge or hill and answered from a
olnerent direction. 1t was the signal
talk OF the Indians across miles Of in.
tervening ground, a signal used In
rallying the warriors for an attack. C. :
warming them for a retreat.
The Indian had i. way of sendin.
the smoke up in rings or puffs. know
ing that such a smoke column would
at once be noticed and understood as
signal. and not mistaken for the
smoke OF some campfire. He made
MIS- rings by covering the little fire
with his blanket for q moment and
allowing the smoke to ascend. when
ne instantly covered tho fire again
the column of ascending smoke had
SAID to very Indian within thirty
miles. Beware! An enemy Is near"
Three smokes built close together
meant Danger" One smoke merely
meant Attention" Two smokes
mean Camp at this place" .
frequently at night the settler or
the traveller saw fiery lines crossing
the SKY. shooting up and falling. per
maps taking direction diagonal TO
the lines of vision. He might guess
that these were the signals OF the In.
dians. but unless he were an old.timer
ne might not be able to interpret til 9,
signals. The old-timer and the squaw
man knew that one fire-arrow. an n.
row prepared by treating the head Of
the shaft with gunpowder and fine
DARK meant the same as three col.
umns OF smoke puffs IAN enemy Is
near Two arrows meant Danger"
three arrows. THE danger is great"
several arrows indicated. 1.-THE enemy
is too powerful for u.s." .....
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
Did Not Know Own Child.

OF unassigned paintings the Dussel.
dorfer Zeitung tells an amusing story
which may interest picture buyers
Achenbach. the German artist. enjoy.
cd a vogue about ten years ago. A
certain collector had bought from an
art dealer a seascape represented AZ
a genuine Achenbach. Afterward II
was pronounced to be a copy. The
buyer brought an action against the
dealer who turned the tables by de.
clar1nS that his picture was genuine,
and the other was copy.
Achenbach himself was summoned
by the courts to tell which was which.
amazed 1t the absolute similarity OF
the two paintings, be gazed at them
Tor long time. inspected them close.
~. front and back, emitted them, and
then frankly admitted he could not tell
which was the original and which
the copy.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
$4,000 REWARD 500. 90

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requiring
constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the sys EN-,
thereby destroying the foudation
of the disease and giving the
patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in
its curative power that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials.
= Address F. J. CHENEY eco.
Toledo, o. g ,....;.,..
Sold by all Druggist 75c.
Take Halls Family, Pills. for
constipation. - :
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30

So that's my ticket. But when
they go to work and try to renomi-
nate ana reflect such fellers as
they have for county eternity and
such fellers as theyhave for coun.
ty suprintendency their renomina-
ton and reelection would be dis
astrable and blankety-blank dis
satisfactionablc to the people.
Now there's old Harry. running
for the legislator! Runnin', too,
on the republican ticket. WheE
ship a car or two to Kans as City
and go back to Ashland and git in
to game with some of them fell
ers down there and 90 broke as !
generally do, l ken al'ays go over
to Harry's room any time a night
and wake him up and git five or
ten from him and git hack into the
game. And l perpose to vote for
him reckless of politics. and that's
the by gol!y of it!'. ...
Harry didn't win the election
that year, but he came within II
votes Of it. And in the particular
township where that speech was
made he got pract ically every vote
cast. e"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
TALENTED C0NVICTS Co FREE
Song and Poetry Bring Pardon to
Two; Cartoon Work
Frees Third.

prisoner has just been releas cd
on jail because he sang we'll. Only
title while ago a convict was par
"ed because he wrote poetry This
ri OF thing can be prolonged indefin.
e'y. the Cleveland Plaindealer re-
Hrks Convict Bill Drydock will be
.N'noned next month because he. is a
lie cartoonist. With o bit of plum
ago and a whitewashed wall Bill
rev striking likeness Of Banker
'Woop. who Is his seatmate in the
tison dining room. Convict Joe
.keetch. the notorious Brooklyn thug
mas developed rae talent as a carver
rollins pin he whitfield out Of a: bed
TOT the warden's' wife shows a high
''sree of art craft skill. Active meas
ures are being taken to interest the
Governor In Joe's behalf. Convic.
Nn!ky 'Siudge. the kidnapper, ha,
Tace monkey wrench out of a bit
Of iron hoop from water pail and two
Yards Of wire from q broom. The fact
mar ne tried to brain Guard Tomkin.
Win this ingenious tool will not weak
en- determined effort to secure tho
governors recognition Of Mulky's re
markable mechanical skill Convic'
Terry Twiggs. who poisoned the icf
cream at the Methodist church picnic
In Skinkle's woods in the suburbs
Weehawken last May, has developed
Keen interest in line engraving. En-
lirely unaided. his only tools being
shoemaker's awl and a bit of sandna
per, ne made plate for a 81 bank bill
which was so well done that he hat
no trouble in selling 1t to a visitor 70.
two pounds Of cut plug. a box o.
knockout drops, three files and a bot.
tie OF sulphuric acid. Convict Twigg's
birthday comes next Monday, and his
leading birthday gift will be an uncon
iitional pardon. -. -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
AS TOLD IN PLAIN ENGLISH
Real Truth About Young Man With
Excelsior" Banner, and That
Lamb Of Mary's. : 49,.

"Exceisior' is a poem about =
young man who walked one winter
evening through village in hs'Alps.
The hotel keeper stood In his door
and told him the rooms were. all
taken, but anyhow the young man
knew he didn't have enough money
for tips. 80 he went ON He carried
banner reading Excelsior" Ono
theory is that he Was q drummer for
an upholstery house and the other il
that no was demented breakfast
food inventor. He was found next
morning near the top OF the noun.
lain and his relatives were notified.
Mary had lamb that she spoiled
by overlooking and cuddling. She
took It to school with her one day
and the lamb bothered the spelling
class. so the teacher kicked Il out OF
the front door. Not having any sense
OF direction, It blatted around the
schoolyard until finally the teache,
sent Mary home with II and ,o'd her
IL she ever brought II again there
would be trouble Next spring Ma.
rvs father sold the lamb on the rls.
ing market
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
man AND HIS WORK

Work is not the end and aim of
existence. 1t is the means of an
end.
Busy-ness is no virtue in itself.
1t is only a necessity to secure GER
tain desirable rsults.
To work many hours per day is
not in itself any credit to a man.
Man was not made for work.
Work was made for man in order
that he may secure certain desir-
able and necessary returns.
A man who works unnecessarily
long and hard to secure the return
he requires, thereby robs himself
and his family.
We hear much of mans crimes
against his fellows. The most COM
mon crime is a mans crime against
himself-and therefore against
those who depend upon him.
1t is not true that it is nobody's
business if man sacrifices his own
time, brains. energy and health
He has taken upon himself social
and family obligations which make
it his duty to spend himself in such
a way as to get the best returns.
If he have special skill, special
training, special capacity or special
equipment, these should especially
advantage himself and his family.
1t would be crime to sell them at
the price of mediocrity.
Otherwise, why devote the nee
essary time and energy to develop
special fitness? Better remain
mediocre and conserve the energy
and time for more diverting activ-
ity.-Herbert L. Baker.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
YOUNG BRIDE GIVES 1T UP
Found Sporting Page Dope Too Deep
When She Tried to Study
Baseball.

She was a bride OF six weeks. She
had married baseball fan, and on
leaving the house that morning he had
appealed to her to look at the sport.
Ing news in the paper and try to catch
on to the game. She was loving,
dutiful bride. She sat down and read ::
Jim then rushed in and swung for
Joe's body"
Joe administered a corndodger on
the ear"
Jim fiddled for a moment and then
got In a clean left and got away with
out a feturn." s''' "t.'.' 90. -.
Joe3followed him, and seeing au
opening, dropped his man on the mat
for the count OF seven"
When Jim arose he fell into a
clinch and soon recovered his wind"
AT this point there we're cheers
for both"
When the referee had separated
them Joe planted a haymaker on Jim's
chin and Jim returned one on the
solar plexus."
THE crowd went wild with excite.
ment."
Both men came together with de.
termination to end things. They were
glaring like tigers, and"
And right here the bride broke
down, threw the paper aside, and ran
to her mother to exclaim:
Mamma, there must be a divorce.
for can never understand baseball.
and Fred will be mad at mel"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
NATURES WEATHEr PROPHETS
el9ns OF Flowers and Animals That
Were Followed Closely by
Our Grandparents.

Men have made some very wonder.
ful instruments which .foretell what
the weather will be. but old. Mother
nature mas given ue messengers
which tell about the weather II we
watch the signs which they show. The
little daisies were watched by our
grandparents. who believed that
spring had not come until ~ daisies
we're blooming on a foot OF ground.
The chickweeds' starry flowers tell
when heavy winds or rains are com.
ing by closing thei" tiny blossoms.
Inc dandeiions have the same habit.
Likely the golden flowers do not want
10 uncover their curly heads unless
they can look up to the SUN. n you
watch dandelions you will see that
tney 90 not open on the mornings of
the days when rain falls.
Marigolds are such particular little
blossoms that they will not even show
ray OF their splendor II q storm In
approaching or thunder Is heard In
the distance. The morning glories may
wake early to beauty the garden but
when they suddenly wrap their silky
scarts about their, faces you may, be
sure that rain is In the air. Some
Trees such as the locust. close their
ieaVes when a storm is coming. IT. you
nave garden you might look to see
Wnat prophets are near to warn YOU OF
changes in the weather. Our grand
mothers said sthat even peaceful old
tsopy knew when to expect either rain
or snow. When the cat sat with her
back to the fire our grandparents
looked to have use for their overshoe.
and umbrellas.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
Cauaa of NaMnlnn.

Yawning Ia caused by deficiency
In the air supply TO the lungs
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
NEW USE. FOUND FOR SNAKES
Farmer In Ohio Discovers Them
Clearing the Potato Bugs From
His Patch.

FARMERS In various sections OF the
country Lave for a number of years
declared snakes that are non-poison.
GUS are very valuable to the farmers.
lhey say the reptiles are very good at
catching field mice, rats and even the
risky ground squirrels that are SO
very destructive to felds of newly
planted grain. ID.
But the latest use for the ugly rep.
tiles has just been discovered in Har.
rlsoD county! Ohio. few miles east
OF the historic town Of Cadiz, where
Charles Albright, who IL farming the
lands of Samuel X. Mclaughlin, found
garter snake eating potato bugs. >.
Albright was. out in the field de.
stroying the bugs, which are quite
plentiful, and coming upon a snake
eoiled up.in a potato plant, he secured
a club and killed II. In a few mo.
ments he discovered the top OF ar.
other potato plant swaying back and
forth, and looking closely, discovered
another snake of the same variety
coiled up IN the branches of the
thrifty plant. ".. ~.
He was interested to know why
these reptiles should be occupying
SUCH a strange position, and after
watching for short time he saw the
snake pick of and devour dozens OF
the troublesome potato bugs. He did
not kill the reptile. and he says he will
not allow any OF these snakes to be
harmed on the land he has charge OF
TOT ne thinks they have become very
useful
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
Wednesday, November 80, 1910
THE. SACRED MYTHS

We read the pagan's sacred
books with profit and delight.
With myth and fable we are ever
charmed. and find pleasure in the
endless repetition of the beautiful
poetic and absurd. We find in all
these records of the past philoso-
phies and. dreams, and efforts
stained with tears, of great and
tenier SOILS wAo. tried to pierce
the mystery of life and death, to
answer the eternal question of the
whence and whittier, and vainly
sought to make with bits of shat
tered glass a mirror that would in
every truth refietc the face and
form of natures perfect self.
These myths were born of hopes
and fears and tears and smiles,
and they were touched and colored
by all there is of joy and grief
hetwet n be rosy dawn of birth and
earth's sad night. They clothed
even the stars with passion, and
gave to the gods the virtues, faults
and frailties Of the sons of man.
In them the winds and waves were
music, and all the lakes and streams
and springs-the mountains, woods
and perfumed dells were haunted
by thousand fairy forms.
They thrilled the veins of spring
with tremulous desire; made twany
summers Beloved breast the
throne and home of love; filled
autumn's arms with sun-kissed
grapes and gathered sheaves; and
pictured winter as a weak old
king who felt, like Lear, upon his
withered face, Cordella's tears
These myths. though false, are
beautiful and have for many ages
and in countless ways enriched
the heart and kindled thought. But
If the world were taught that all
these things are true and all
inspired Of God, and the eternal
punishment will be the lot of him
who dares deny or doubt, the
sweetest myth of all the fable
world would lose it's beauty and
become hateful thing to every
brave and thoughtful man.
Robert G. Ingersoll.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
A SPEECH FOR "OLD HARRY

Harry Bone, United States
District Attorney, has more
friends, says the Kansas City
Journal, than you can count in 8
day, keeping at it all the time.
Back in 1892, when Populism,
growing, olt of the alliance move
nent, ran.riot over the parties of
Kansas Bone was nominated to run
for the legislature on the republi,
can ticket in Clark county. There
were only three hundred odd votes
in Clark county at the time and
Jerry Simpson had carried it by
lib majority at the last contest.
In the county on ranch was q
democrat who thought great deal
Of Bone. He invited Harry to
come to the ranch and he would
there have bunch of his demo.
cratic neighbors and make an eff.
ort to swing them in line for his
republican friend for the legisla-
ture.
After the party was on for some
time, this democrat got out in the
middle of the door. He waved his
arms and got the attention Of the
crowd.
I'm dimmycrat," ne shouted.
But this here blankety-blank Re-
lance came along and I jined her.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
Would Not Spoil the momsr,

Noou 6IdclouS' we've been sitting
on a newly-palnted bench"
Il know"
You know. and didn't say any
tbing!" '' 80
Don't be angry, dearest You
we're just telling me you loved mo
and ] wanted you to finish flrst."-.
F1iegende Blaetter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
Cultured Culalne.

so your daughter has been TO cook.
ing SCHOOL," ~ -
= res answered. Mrs McGudley.
u suppose she has helped along the
household erohot1ies?o. '"'l'"
Not exactly Che has made US an.
preciate our regular cook SO much
thaf we haye to raise her wages every
time she threatens to leave" -"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-11-30
Well expres.sed

While little Elsie was one day de.
vouring large icicle she exclaimed,
oh. how do like icicles, they are 40
uicy."-Delineator -
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-04
judiciary of Cook County.
APPELLATE COURT JUDGES

JESSE tlOI.DOM Presiding Justice.
FRANK BAKER, HENRY V. FREE
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-04
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES

SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES
GEORGE A. DUPUY, Chief Justice.
THEODORE BRENTANO, FARLIN Q. BALL,
ARTHUR H. CHETLAIN, AXEL CHYTRAUS,
BEN M. SMITH. JESSE HOLDOM,
ALBERT c. BARNES MARCUS KAVANAGH,
HENRY V. FREEMAN, W. NJ McEWEN.
w. H. MSURELY
CHARLES w. VAIL, Clerk.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-04
BRANCH APPELLATE COURT

BRANCH APPELLATE COUNT
AXEL CHYTRAUS. Presiding Justice
J. w. MACK, FREDERICK A. SMITH,
A. R. Porter Clerk Appellate Court.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-10-07

Perhaps tho nerviest hen whereof
there IN any record IN one belonging
10 a South Dakota man. Tho hens
title 20 bravery was recently tested
and she came out OF tho test with ny
ing coiors.
A threshing machine had been
taken out OF shed lor the first time
and a small field OF grain was threshed
20 see that the machine was In good
running order. 'Jhen the Job was
finished the machine was returned %
tho shed. and. 10 tho hmaEement OF
ALL there IN the corner OF tho separa.
tor sat the strenuous henl Under her
was a nest OF eggs that she was en-.
deayoring 20 hatch. She had been
on the nest when tho machine was
taken out She was there whom tho
belts and pulleys began 20 whiz, when
the fan began 10 sing and when tho
riddlers began TO shake and rattle
The wind from the fan rufiied her
feathers and almost took her breath.
but. like the immortal boy on the
burning deck, she stayed at her post.
When found she was uninjured.
There was dust In her mouth and
somewhat frightened look IN hor ego.
but she was on her nest. OF the eggs.
all were safe sayo one.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-10-07
Jewish Settlement, Ahrnad.


The proposed purchase OF a district
In Western Australia as n Jewish set.
uement reminds US that negotiations
were once begun for the purchase OF
an English town by the Jews. This
was In the reign OF Queen Anne. when
eb00.00O was offered for the town Of
Brcnuord. with leave 10 settle there
and fun trading privileges. Rich Jew.
ish merchants we're TO come there
from abroad. and the prospect was
held out Of the circulation OF some
twenty million extra pounds IN the
country as the result OF their arrival
But consideration for our own NOR.
chants and the clergy 1.-TWO very pow.
crful bodies) led 10 the refusal OF the
offer. AZ different times various
schemes for tho settlement Of the
Jews In state Of their own have
been attempted. oliver Cromwell for
instance. tried one In surinam az Just
about the same time aa tho West In.
dia Companies OF France and Holland
we're experimenting In CAYENNE and
Curacao. Marshal de SAKE projected
a Jewish state In South America. of
which he was 10 be king. and In 1860
Grand Island. In the River Nicaragua.
was purchased for a similar purpose.
but the jew IL a sociable feilow-and
likes 10 pray with his race and--take
HIS paatimo with others-London
Chronicle.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-10-07


When we get swell,headed In human
pride OF human knowledge our feath
ers are bound 10 fall II We think what
posterity viii think OF us-judged by
what we think OF the knowledge OF
most OF those before us. Jefferson and
Voltaire not so long ago held a cor
respondenee as 10 why sea shells we're
found on mountain tops. and whether
such shells were not a spontaneous
growth there never even dreaming
that such mountain tops were once
the bottom OF the sea. Leibnits. writ,
Ing 10 the queen OF Prussia OF the
sun spots. Gle aldthem beauty spots ("
and used them as a oourtly justiiica.
tion OF the old queens several court
plaster patches on her royal mug.
kepler took the tides for the breath.
Ing Of the earth. which he held 10 bs
a living animal BlaekmOre went him
one better by saying eruption OF
Mount Etna came from the world hav,
ing bad case OF collie.