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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

Sheriff Adam Boud-
dreauX returned home this week from
a trip to New York where he went
some days ago in charge OF John
Grennen, a resident Of this parish lOr
the last thirty years, who recently
lost his mind Mr.. Grennen sister,
living in New York City, asked that
the demented brother be brought TO
her, and Sheriff BOudreaux under
took the task. He reports having eX-
periences that he will not soon for-
get The man became a raving maniac
on reaching New Orleans, and the only
way he could be handled was to heaV-
lily manic3e him in a stateroom, where
he was closely confined. This dis
poses of the last of the three quaint
characters who lived on the same
place, four miles south of Abbevllle,
some years ago. Tom Bagley and
John Grennen, two bachelors, lived
together on the old John Bagley place
in entire seclusion. About four years
ago there appeared on the same place
an eccentric old Englishman, Sllas
DodsOn, who opened little store on
the roadside near the bachelor quar-
ters. Some months later DOdson dis
appeared completely, and no trace OF
him was ever mad, leaving cash to
his credit in a local bank and his
stock of goods, together with his wear
ing apparel. Shortly after this dis
appearance Tom Bagley committed
suicide, and this brought about the
sale of the place, the home of Gren-
men, under foreclosure proceedings.
Grennen lost heavily in the sale OF
the place, as we'll as losing his home,
and he brooded modify over it until
it unbalanced his mind. There is a
veil of mystery surrounding the whole
affair that will never be lifted.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
Valuable Horses Drown.

Lake Charles.-A broken trace on
the harness holding span Of fine
horses to a wagon brought about a
narrow escape from death by drown,
ing to Andrew Gossett and niece, Mar,
guerite Pierce, at Moss Ferry, over
the Calcasieu River. Fortunately the
box of the wagon tloated away from
tie remainder, and Mr.. G0ssett and the
little girl were able to get ashore with.
out harm. Horses were valued at
something over $500.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
There viii Be 5000 Pupils.

Franklinton.-The school month in
Washington Parish will begin Sept.
) and every four weeks thereafter. In
order to systematic the work and
properly carry out the course of study
it is necessary to open school at the
beginning of the school month When
all OF the schools are in operation
there will be eighty-nine teachers at
work with over 5000 children, or an
average of about forty-fve children
for each teacher. Every school with
four exceptions, will be housed in a
good, comfortable building, wellseated,
well-heated, properly ventilated and
under the direction of a qualified
teacher.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
LOUISIANA NEWS IN BRIEF.

After an absence of "a years, vii.
liam Rollins Judd has returned to his
family at Plaquemine
Returns from the Sixth congression-
al district primary: B. P. Harrison,
4,945; F. H. Lewis, 1856; J. R. Tally
1896.
Jules Stetson, a negro youth, who
shot conductor of the Iron Noun.
tain railroad, was sentenced to 20
years in the penitentiary, at Lake
Providence.
A. f. Helwick, a grape grower OF
! Covington, has made jelly instead OF
wine of portion of his crop.
A number of delinquent taxpayers
at Franklinton have refused to paw
! the special tax levied for the benefit
of the New Orleans Great Northern
railroad.
Frank Short at Whitecastle, killed
another negro, Joe Green, and ne
gress, Mary Woods, with two bullets,
the result of jealousy.
Alfred Roth, wife and two small
children, and Albert Nimez narrow
ly escaped death in runaway at
Covington.
Major J. G. Lee, formerly Louis
lana commissioner of agriculture
has announced as candidate for
that office.
The Cotton Belts hog demonstra-
ton train has reached Shreveport,
completing a months itinerary.
Morris Davis, an employe of the
Union Sulphur Company, at Sulphur,
committed suicide.
Henry Gill, who is alleged to have
posed as an officer in Estrada's ar
my, was sentenced to 80 days in jail
| at Lafayette on charge of obtain
ing money on false pretenses.
Register Grace has transferred to
the Lake Borgne Levee District 1000
acres in st. Bernard parish.
Premiums of $1,000 are offe I'd in
&c parishes in Louisiana where boys
have corn clubs. A Calcasieu boy
reports a yield Of So bushels an acre.
Assessments in Louisiana for 1911
were fixed at $525,419,463, an in
crease OF $4,004,455, which comes
| mostly from timber lands.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

Baton ROuge.-The Louisiana Kali
road Commission has received notice
from the United States Express Com
pany that it has forwarded notice to
all of its Louisiana agents to carry
out the rule of the commission pro
hibiting the adoption Of any regula-
tons that would not allow shippers OF
liquor in Louisiana to use paper car
tons
Hester Smyther OF the kentwood,
Greensburg and Southwestern, advises
the railroad commission that it has
built its switch and spur track paral-
eling the switch of the illinois Cen
trail Railroad at Hammond to be used
in transferring Kentwood and Greens
burg cars to the Illinois Central.
The town of White Castle has filed
a protest against the proposed gravel
rates in the case of Jahncke Nayiga-
ton Company vs. Texas and Pacific.
White Castle claims that it now has
cheaper rates than those proposed.
The town of DOnaldsonville, through
its Progressive Union, has also asked
for information as to when the case
would be heard in order to present
its protest.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

Vegetable compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means SO much
to me that for the sake of other suffer.
ing women I am willing to make my
trouble public SO you may publish
this letter. MRS, CHAs. BARCLAY.
RID, Graniteville, Vt.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and IN
qualified endorsement. No other med
icine we know of has such a record
of cures of female Ills as has Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years it has been
curing female complaints such as
Inflammation, liberation, local weak.
nesses, fbroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, indigestion
and nervous prostration, and it is
unequalled for carrying women safely
through the period of change of life.
It costs but little to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and,
asMrs. Barclaysays,iti is worth noun.
fains of gold" to suffering women.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
LACK OF MONEY
Was a Godsend In This Case.

1t is not always that lack OF
money is benefit.
A lady of Green Forest, Ark, owes
her health to the fact that she could
not pay in advance the fee demand
ed by a specialist to treat her Tor
stomach trouble. In telling OF her
case she says:
II had been treated by four diner
ent physicians during 10 years OF
stomach trouble. Lately | called on
another who told me he could not cure
me; that had neuralgia of the stom-
ach: Then went to specialist VINO
told me | had catarrh of the stomach
and said he could cure me in four
months but would have to have his
money down. | could not raise the
necessary sum and in my extremity
was led to quit coffee and try Postum
$50 l stopped coffee and gave Post
UNI a thorough trial and the results
have been magical now sleep well
at night, something / had not done
for long time; the pain In my stom-
ach is gone and am a different
woman.
81 dreaded to quit coffee, because
every time had tried to stop 1t | SUI
fered from severe headaches, so con
tinued to drink it although | had rea-
son to believe it was injurious to me,
and was the cause of my stomach
trouble and extreme nervousness. But
when | had Postum to shift to it was
different.
ITO my surprise did not miss cof'
fee when | began to drink Postum.
Coffee had been steadily and sure
ly killing me and l didn't fully realize
what was doing it until l quit and
changed to Postum"
Ever read the above 1etterf A new
ONE appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of hpnaaA
| Interest.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
Is MAKING THE MISTAKE OF
UNDERSTANDING TIE RE-
SOURCES OF LOUISIANA.
Charles {. Cormer Talks Interest
ingy of His Recent Visit to the
Pacific Coast.

New Orleans.-Charles L. Cormier,
president of the COrmiCr Rice Com
pany, has just returned to New Or
leans from a seven weeks trip on
the Pacific slope. The business OD-
ject of his trip was to divert rice
business to New Orleans, as within
the last few years New Orleans has
become a large factor in the rice
business of the world. Mr. Cormler
was along the Pacific coast from
Portland, Oregon, TO Los Angeles
Cal, and in a business way his tllp
was more than satisfactory.
Mr.. Cormier said that after being
a Traveller in the United States .or
the last % years, he is now sure that
he is more of a Southern man than
ever before, and more sang1ine about
the future prospects Of New Orleans.
He made one thing clear, and that
is that New Orleans has before her
the fight of her life for the Panama
Exposition, as San Francisco intend;
to put up terrific battle for Tie
exposition, and, being a city that has
risen from desOlation due to earth
quake and fire, does not know The
meaning of the word defeat.
THE people of San Francisco,
said Mr.. Cormier, have never be-
lieyed New Orleans would he capable
of raising the millions of money nee
! essary to get the fair. They believe
that money will get the exposition
and just a few days ago | read an
editorial to that effect in San Fran
cisco paper.
Their mistaken idea about New
Orleans is simply astounding. Even
for the sake of argument they grant
that New Orleans could raise the
money, and then they come right
back and say the city could not man
age the exposition if she got it. They
| have a fixed opinion that the popu-
lation Of New Orleans is , mixture
of negroes, mongrels and lazy
whites, and that the fair here would
( be a dismal failure from lack Of ell
ergy on the part of the people.
Again, San Francisco stands out
as one of the wonders of The world
in having risen from the ruins of
earthquake and fire. She has been
rebuilt magnificently, and she desires
to show the world For that reason
/ she will try to strike a sympathetic
chord in the hearts of congressman
when she makes final bid for the
exposition. When one remembers
that the pioneers of California were
men who braved the hardships of the
plains, it will be conceded that the
present-day generation in California
is not lacking in the fighting spirit
Therefore, it must be impressed
on the minds Of us who are working
for the Worlds Panama Exposition
for New Orleans in 1915 that San
Francisco will put up a terrific
battle"
Mr.. Cormier found that the real
competitor of New Orleans in the
race for the exposition Is San Fran
cisco as an individual city. Frisco
Is really fighting a sinsie-handed
battle against the world, while the
entire Mississippi valley is support
ing New Orleans
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
Shreveport Gas System.

Shreveport.-Members of the city
representatives this week officially de-
cided to have municipality owned ma
tural gas system for Shreveport. The
employment OF an engineer to pre-
pare the route for the pipe line to
the Caddo field and other preliminar-
les was authorized. The establish
ment of the plant is expected to cost
exceeding 100000
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
Oil Machinery DESTROYED,

Shreveport from Harris
Ferry in the northern portion of the
Cadd0 oil field is that the derrick and
machinery used in the operation of
the Trees COmpany's latest oil we'll To-
Gated on section 16, near Harris Ferry,
were destroyed by fire, supposedly re-
sulting from lighted match being
dropped near the producer, which had
capacity of ESQ barrels daily.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
First Rice of Season at Jennings.

Jennings-.The first new rice of the
season was sold this week to the Jen,
nings Rice Milling Company. The
lot consisted of about $50 bags of No
l Honduras and was raised by w
F. Teitje and Mr.. Winchell, both of
Roanoke, and the price paid was $3.50
per barrel. The yields of these two
lots a"e satisfactory to the producers
though not enough rice has been
threshed as yet to determine the gen
eral yield.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
SANFRANCISCO FIGHTING
HARD FOR EXPOSITION
NEW DEMOCRATIC Faction is BORN
Good Government League" Organized
at New Orleans.

Good Government League" Organized
at New Orleans.
New Orleans.-The reform move
ment, of which whispers of a porten-
tious character have been heard from
time to time for the past six months,
came into the full flush Of existence
here under the name of the Demo-
cratic Good Government League Of
Louisiana, and the fact was made
very plain that the fight would be
strictly within the party.
The following officers were elected:
President, Colonel 7. H. Lewis Oh
st. Landry Parish.
First vice president, Senator H. i.
Gueydan Of Vermilion.
Second vice president, Representa-
tive J. S. Atkinson of Lincoln Parish,
Third vice president, John NJ. Par
ker of New Orleans.
Treasurer, J. F. Coleman Of New
Orleans.
Secretary, C. Harrison Parker of
New Orleans.
An executive committee Of fifteen
will be named by the chairman.
An address to the Democratic VOt'
ers was adopted, in which the evils
complained of were set forth, and the
organization of a virile, aggressive
campaign against what is termed the
machine was launched amid much
enthusiasm. There are many eXpe.
rienced politicians in the movement
and the earnestness and determine
ton manifested at the first meeting
was taken as an indication that the
movement would develop into a fo,,
midable faction.
The speeches at the conference
were inclined to be vitrlOliC. They
were aimed at the evils complained
Of, and at Governor Sanders as the
! exponent of that system.
Fair primaries, curtailment Of ex,
ecutiVe power, economy, and OppOGl
| ton to bOssism were urged as the
slogan Of the reform party.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
After Better Roads.

CroWley.-The rapidly increasing
number of automobiles coming into
use in this community has chiefly
served to emphasize the necessity for
better roads, and as a result good
roads league is now being organized
to cooperate with the local authori.
ties in building and maintaining bet
ter public roads.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
Cotton Does Well Despite Wet Season

Marksville-The first bale of new
cotton was brought here d few days
ago from Red river by James NJ.
Beauboeuf. He brought the cotton
to E. Michel, merchant of this town.
who ct1ered a prize of $40 in gold
for the ii, st bale this season. Mr.
BpauLUnuf has % acres OF cotton on
Red river and it will make Is bales.
This is considered exceptional in
view OF the wet weather that has
prevailed in this section tnis season.
Other planters report their cotton as
doing well.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
Louisiana Fair Feature.

Shreyeport.-One of the most nerve
racking features at the Louisiana fair
this year will be contest between
Barney Oldfield in an automobile and
one Of Charles G. Strobels' aeronauts
In an airship. The contract was made
this week with Oldfield's representa-
tive.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
Young Lady Injured.

Jennings.-Miss Eva Mae Miller met
with a painful accident while horse
back riding in company with Mrs.
Noble Ward and Mr.. Jay Harrison.
Her horse stumbled and fell, throwing
her violently to the ground and break
ing her collar bone. Miss Miller is
The daughter of Mr.. n. L. Miller, edi-
tor of the Daily Times Record.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
New Cotton Brinus IS Cents.

Grand Cane.-The first bale of 1910
cotton, weighing sol pounds, was gin.
ned and sold this week, bringing Is
cents. This cotton was grown about
one mile northeast of Grand Cane,
and was ginned on the new gin just
completed and belonging to the Grand
Cane Gin Company
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
Change in Liuhtinu system,

notwithstanding to loss of reve-
nue. the town has discarded it's expen-
sive arc light system and the lamps
are being removed this week. Man.
ager Nauck will later install less
expensive system of incandescent
lamps.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
Must Carry Liquor if in Paper Boxes.

Baton Rouge,-The Louisiana rail
road commission has issued a notice
TO all Of the express companies doing
business in the state to appear before
the commission September % to show
cause why an order should not be
adopted requiring all express com
panies to transport liquor in 1-gallOn,
2-gallon, 3-gallon and 4-gallon jugs,
when placed in corrugated paper
boxes, sealed, of such strength and
thickness as approved by The COM
mission. Some of the express COM
panles have declined to receive liquor
for shipment when placed in paper
boxes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
Schools Open Sept. 10.

St Fran sisville-Superintendent A.
M. Hendon has announced teachers for
the country schools. Sept. 2 and 3
teachers examination will be held,
and Sept. 9 and 10 the Parish Teach
ers' Institute will meet. All schools
Will open Sept. Is for nine months
session.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
MI, Receives New Rice.

MidlGnd,-The first rice in the vi
My was received at the Midland
ii this week. It is Of the Honduras
riety, grade No. !, and was raised
y 0. R. Hapson. Several farmers
i commence threshing this week if
weather continues favorable.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
lafayette to Have Good Fair.

Lafayette.-The Lafayette Parish
Fair Association is preparing to issue
a catalogue of prizes and premiums
for the second annual fair TO be held
Sept 20, 80 and Oct. l and 2, and
has inserted in the prospectus a very
strong Endorsement of New Orleans
as the logical point for the Panama
Exposition in 1915.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

Lady Dockrell has been instructing
the young women of England that hus.
bands must be healthy. Undoubtedly
It is annoying to have modern home
cluttered up with an invalid husband.
Husbands should agree to the reform
with a corresponding stipulation on
the part of the wives.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

The alfalfa cure for snake bite is
viewed with infidelity, but the snake
bite cure for tuberculosis is vouched
for In a recent case. Cautious people
will prefer to have neither ailment
and use neither remedy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
NOffers Bonus for Baseball Pennant

Shreveport.-Five hundred dollars
has been subscribed by local fans to
start a list for a big bonus to be
offered the Shreveport baseball team
to win the Texas League pennant.
Shreveport is just five games behind
Houston, the leader. During "a
games Shreveport lost only seven,
winning 16 out of 10 played here.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

The only doubt to be thrown on the
story Of those quadrillious of microbes
in frozen eggs is that 1t is almost be-
yond belief that any self-respecting
microbe would relish that sort of food.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
New Orleans to France.

New Orleans.-A direct service be-
tween New Orleans and Dunkirk,
France, will be opened UP during
next October by the French line, &C
cording to an announcement made
here.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

We have got to have copy of that
new department Of agriculture bull
letin on 1.-THE Life History and Con-
troll of the Hop Flea-Beetle," even II
the government does charge 10 cents
for It
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

s. A New York couple got married the
other day because, they said, they
both loved the same bull pup. The
silly season Is showing results all
right.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

New York druggist thinks rattle.
snake poison is a cure for consump-
ton. Consumption is also a cure for
rattlesnake poison. But who gets the
first bite?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

A New York man shook pepper into
bis soup and then was seized with a
fit of sneezing that killed him. Now
the question is, did the restaurant
keeper make his heirs pay for the
soup?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

American tourists are reported to be
the most eager patrons Of dirigible
balloons In Europe. Their experiences
with the tip-custom in their travels
seems to make them careless of life.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
New Honduras Rice Marketed.

Eton.-The first lot of Honduras
rice, the product of Dan c. Cooper, was
handled this week. This is about three
weeks earlier than last season.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

The man for whom the law should
provide O particularly severe penalty
when caught is the chauffeur who
strikes a person down and then runs
away from his victim.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
Ella Fontine-Is your knee tired,
Human Nature.

"a fool and his money are soon
parted"
Yes, but you never call him
fool till the money is gone."-Cleve'
land Leader.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
Parish School Finances.

Abbeyille.-A. VI. Smith, parish sup
arintendent and treasurer of the par
ish school fund, has published his
statement showing the condition Of
* pa. 30. : 1900. -.
oceip,s f ON all sources during tie
ast fiscal year were S49,43C.26. OF
lis amount S4,80C.35 was received
rom tie rent of school lands.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

London reports the presence Of $780,.
900 foreign walters, Class in men,
tai arithmetic, how much does this
amount to, at one average tip apiece?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

Those billions Of bacteria reported
found in frozen eggs are not 80 i'm.
pressive since we dallied with the fig.
ures about Halley's comet
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

Never say an i'll thing of person.
when thou canst say good thing oil
him; not only speak charitably, but
feel so.-Elizabeth Fry.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

Were you ever so tired that after
fitting one foot up you dreaded to
put it down again to complete the
step?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02
WORTH
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD
During Change OF Life,
says Mrs. Chas. Barclay
Graniteville, vt. IL was passing
through the Changeof Life and suffered

from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and I
ca44 truly say that
LyaaE.P inkham's
We ge Ia bic Com.
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, as it
restored my health
and strength. I
never forget to tell
my friends what
LydiaE. Pinkham's
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

A homing pigeon has just flown
1000 miles in about five days. That
will keep the flying machine busy for
some time to come.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-02

Another $4,000 diamond has been
found in South Africa. All they
have to do there is to pick up the
wealth.