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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-12-02
Capital City Notes.

,,tor R0uge.-A change in the
lthod of assessment in Baton Rouge
is proposed. The present method is
S,nJored to be unfair, Anticipated and
unjust, H. J. Hummell, Of the Police
1ury has had than body adopt res
o,ntion asking the parish assessor to
access property by the front foot, sep
arate from the improvements. At
meeting of the City Council, Joe
cottIieb will introduce a resolution
,,rging the assessment Of city prop
o,ty nv the front foot. and also urg-
inc the parish assessor to allow the
oiT, to assess the property within the
oorporate limits and to accept the city
assessment. The improvement will
no fixed separately. On the present
bosis property is assessed at 60 per
cont Of its value, but this value is not
established until there is a sale OF the
nronertv, Property which has been
sold during the last two or three
wears, therefore, bears a greater pro-
norton of the assessment than prop
erty that has not changed hands in
the last ten or fifteen years. 1t Is
argued that property, for example,
in a certain block in Third Street is
worth the same, improvements elimi-
mated, and that it should all be as
sessed the same, the improvements
70 be agreed upon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-12-02

Mrs. Vinsjow-s soothing syrup.
Eorchldren teethlng, soften5 the gums Ieducesin
aarnmation al.ays pain cures wind collie Zoe bottle
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-12-02
SOARING Ambition

t.,, ven once ambition has passed its
~ Unit, its progress is bound
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-12-02

" W no bides his time-he tastes
the sweet
OF honey In the safest tear:
And though he fares with slowest feet
Joy runs to meet him drawing near.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-12-02
The yellow Ely.

There are butterflies and butterflies
Alas, II makes us sigh:
IT'S Only at our boarding house
We see the butterine fiy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-12-02

Too often a piano stool is the seal
of discord.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-12-02

The Department of Education wants
the Parish School Boards of the State
to make an appropriation for each
member to attend the meeting of the
Parish Superintendent and School
Board Association to be held here
Dec. q, 90. In letter sent out by
Emile Regard, president, and Leo. NJ.
Favrot, secretary Of the Louisiana
School Board Association, the exam
pie Of AvOyelles Parish is cited as a
good one to follows. This parish ap-
prOpriated SIS for each member of
the board who would attend the meet
Ing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-12-02
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III THIS existence. dry and
- wet
Z. dry and

VIII W, rtake the best Of men
Some little skft q clouds'u shet
The sun off now and then.
Riley.
II can teach sugar to slip down your
throat million of ways"
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-04-12

crystal water I would drink to her that she would remain the queen re-
 gent of the empire she has won grounded deep as the universe in love;
 built up and exercised in the homes and hearts of the world; I would drink to her, the full-blown flower of creation's morning of which man was but the bud and blossom; to her who in childhood clasps our little hands and teaches us to lisp the first sweet prayer to the great All Father, who comes to us in youth with good coun- seed advice, who in manhood met our heart yearnings with the faithfulness of conjugal love, and whose hand, when our feet goes down in the shadow, gently smoothes the rough pillow of death as none other can; to her who is the flower of flowers, the pearl of pearls, Gods latest and best and brightest gift to man-woman, peerless, pure, sweet, loyal woman. - Lebanon (Tenn.) Enterprise.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-04-12
A TOAST TO WOMAN.

This beautiful toast to woman was originally given by a man who had been a hard thinker, but who had turned from the wine cup and become one of the leading lights of the legal profession. The occasion was ban quet in Philadelphia on April IT, 1881. It was as follows:
 q should like to propose toast to- night, although total abstinence man myself, a toast to woman. To be drunk, not in liquor of any kind, for we should aAvcf pledge q woman in that which ma.s bring her husband rcclinc home to al SC where he should love and ,'erish, send her sons to drunkard's gr.ve and her daugh- ters to a life of shame. Oh, no, not in that, but rather in the life-giving water, pure as her chastity, clear as her munitions, bright as her smile, sparkling as her consolation, strong and sustaining as her love--in the
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-04-12
REDUCED RATES.

Bible Training School and State Sunday School Association, Pine Bluff, April 22. For this occasion we will sell round trip tickets, Conway to Pine Bluff, for $2.85. On sale April 13 to P, inclusive. Return limit April 24.
 Sunday School Convention, NJ. E. Church, South, Little Rock, April 12- IA. For this occasion we will sell round trip tickets, Conway to Little Rock, for $1.25. On sale April 9 to 13, inclusive. Return limit April IA. Certificate plan.
 Arkansas Association of Pharma- cists, Fort Smith, April 19-21.-For this occasion we will sell round trip tickets from Conway to Fort Smith for $5.35. On sale April Is to 19, inclusive. Return limit, April 25. { Rvly- ,aplblbBWorthi shrdlu shrdlu
 J. w. JAMES, Agent.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-04-12
SPRINGFIELD.

Our drouth broke up with a fine rain few days ago, and our farmers are now glad.
 Corn is coming up fine stand.
 There were childrens services at the Methodist church last Tuesday night. Bro. Lucas will hereafter preach to the children and young folks each Tuesday night. Prayer meeting each Wednesday night. Ev- erybody come out that can.
 Mrs. Emma Bolton was called to the bedside of her mother near Enola Thursday. Her mother is reported as dangerously i'll at Mrs. J. w. Vena- ble's.
 Romie Williams passed through town Frida yfrom Morrilton, where he had been trading.
 The -months-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Gleason died Wednesday, night and it's remains were laid to rest in the Moore cemetery, one mile east of town, Thursday.
 J. M. Berry has been improving the appearance of his farm just south of town, by putting up a good deal of wire fencing.
 Bob Burks and family of Martins vile visited at H. P. Huttos the past week.
 Mrs. H. o. Moore and niece, Miss Irene Moore, of Conway, visited rel atives here the past week.
 April II.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-04-12
lnty Capt J. w. Dun

Faulkner county. Capt. J. w. Dun can raised a company at Springfield, then the county seat of Conway coun- ty: Capt. s. s. Ford also organized a company at Springfield; Capt. R. $. Fears organized a company in the vii cinity of Mt Vernon; Capt. A. R. Witt organized a company at Quit man, in Cleburne county. All of these companies joined the regiment which was organized at Springfield and mustered into service under Col T. D. Merrick in July, 1861. The Tenth regiment served until the close of the war, made many long and laborious marches and participated in many skirmishes and battles; the first great battle being that of Shiloh, fought April 6 and 2, 1862.
 Near the close of the war, after the territory fell into the hands of the Union soldiers, some troops were rais- ed in it for the federal army who joined the Third Arkansas Federal Regiment. There were no engage ments between the contending armies in Faulkner county. A few men were killed by the guerillas or bushwhack CTS, and the county was overrun with scouting parties. It escaped, howev CT, the ravages of the war much bet  than many localities in the state.
 At the beginning of the civil war there was not single town, village of trading point in the present terri tory of Faulkner county, excepting a little store at Duncan's Gap, on what is now known as Cypress township, The population was thinly scattered and the trading was done mostly at Springfield, the county seat of Con- way county The first store opened after the war was that of G. B. Ev- ans, about a mile north of the present site of Conway.
 The town of Conway was organized in 1871 by the original owner of the site, Col. A. P Robinson, who laid the town out on August l of that year, including the railroad depot, and on the same angle of the railroad. He afterward replatted the town and in- cluded much additional territory. The first store was opened in Conway in 1871 or 1872 by R. T. Harrison and the next one by Max Frauenthal. The Little Rock and Fort Smith railway was completed through the county about this time, and Conway began to improve rapidly.
 In 1873, when the county was or ganized and Conway selected as the permanent site for the county seat, the town took on additional impetus It was first built up of wooden build ings, and in 1877, when the court house was built it began to grow more rapidly. There were ten wood en store buildings at this time on the east side of the railroad, extending northward from the present Frauen- thai block, nearly all of which were destroyed by fire in that year. The burnt district was rebuilt with wood en buildings and was again destroyed by fire. The first brick block was erected by Max Frauenthal in 1880, and since that time the entire burnt district has been rebuilt with fine brick blocks. The town was ncorpor- ated in October, 1875.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-02
BARGAINS IN CHEAP STUFF
Few Deft Touches VIII Frequently
Give Garment an Entirely Differ
ent Appearance.

Often you will see real bargains
In frocks and blouses on the ready
made counter. Do not give one look
at the cheap lace or trimming, or at
the way the seams are finished, and
throw 1t back. Buy your bargain, take
it home and redeem and regenerate
1t,
Cheap lace can be replaced by
good; dainty tulle or net frills can
take the place of cheap ruffles; seams
can be restitched and coarse en-
broidery worked over by hand. If the
material and the cut justify your, buy
ing the garment at all, you can give 1t
an individual touch that will raise the
value of your bargain rs per cent.
And even where there is nothing
noticeably cheap or common about
the garment, try to give those little
extra touches: then you will be in no
danger of meeting your new gown
on another woman at the next street
corner.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-02

trouble in pulling of the wedding in
such short order. He was inclined to
agree with me. He thought 1t more
than likely his bride would balk at
such unceremonious haste.
But, by Jove! know girl who has
no such foolishness Dout her
When l married Dearest-who had
been the Hon. Agatha Wyckhoff, you
know-she did not make me wait for
anything. We were married at the
questionable hour of seven In the
morning in a certain little well-re-
membered chapel In the village Of
Wye, with Mrs. Armistead, her aunt.
as our only attendant. And then
but I forgot am not telling our
story, but Terhune's. Poor old chap!
'If you could have seen mimi" I said
to Dearest. throwing myself on the
terrace at her feet. Never saw him
in such a state! He was in the Wild
est hurry to begin his record-break-
ing campaign for a wife, but didn't
know how to go about 1t at all. And
couldn't blame him really. Twenty
thousand dollars year would make
all the difference in the world to
him!"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-02

II HE influence OF Oriental ideas is
more evident in our millinery
styles than for many a year. The
dressier turbans for evening wear ap-
pear to be pieces of rich fabric draped
about the head and fastened with gor.
geous looking ornaments of mock
Jewels. Gold and silver tissue and
1eweled bands are used in these.
For day wear turbans made on
larger frames show crowns in hand
some fabrics. such as heavy brocades.
tapestries and gold or silver tissues.
Tinsel nets are draped over silk nets
or lace. Nothing is more popular for
the brims or "coronets" than bands
OF fur. This is, in fact, the furriest
of seasons. Fur bands appear about
the bottoms of handsome gowns for
street or visiting and on the filmiest
Of fabrics for evening wear. Lace
hats with collars of rich fur and hats
of all descriptions share with the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-02
TWO PRETTY HOLIDAY GIFTS
Slipper Case or Sewing Bag Both a
Welcome and serviceable
Present.

A slipper case and sewing bag are
delightful holiday gifts, which are
easily made and very useful to the
receiver. They may be made from
any stray pieces of bright-colored
SILK, linen, chintz, satin, denim or. in
fact, any material of that kind; or, II
desired, the slipper case may be de-
Veloped in pink-flowered cretonne
bound with dark-green braid.
The loosely gathered sewing bag
has an outside flap, which contains
the needle book. and a pretty fancy
Is to embroider the owners initials
on the outside of the flap. Fancy
brass rings are sewed to the upper
edge, through which is run the ribbon
which regulates the fullness about the
top. and is used to hang 1t up by.
The slipper case. which is divided
into compartments and stiffened by
means Of cardboard interlining. re-
quires seven-eighths yard of material
~ inches wide or iive-eighths yard 36
inches wide: either with 2% yards of
tape to bind and two hangers. The
sewing bag needs 11s yards % or
more inches wide, with "a yards of
braid and seven rings.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-02

fonder of that country than think
she should be.
From the American backwoods," !
repeated, that you've never even
seen. against poor old Terhune, Why
he probably wears a scalp lock and
brandishes a tomahawk, for all you
know"
She smiled pityingly at mJ primitive
notions of American civilization.
which," she said, "Terhune or the
third cousin? You're very ambigu-
Gus, Wilfred. Besides, you know lots
better than that"
hung my head in well-affected con-
fusion and admitted that did.
Don't be a sillyi" she admonished,
though l could see she thought my at
titude good one, and tapped me on
the head with her thimble. 1t hurt a
little and pretended to be very angry
at the liberty.
Just you stop that" / cried, sud.
denly Ringing my arms around her
and pinning her so tight to her chair
she couldn't speak. And don't pre-
tend you're not going to agree with
me about Terhune! It's a serious mat
ter, and you know 1t! The old boys
IN hole and want to help him OUT"
And you expect me to provide the
method of exit. isn't that it?" asked
my prisoner as soon as she could get
her breath.
Exactly" I said, setting her free
and settling myself in another chair
that was conveniently close to her.
Pitch in and tell us how to go
about i'll" And leaned back and lit
favorite pipe OF mine for which l
had long ago gained permanent par
don from Lady Vincent Which title,
by the way, explains the fact that my
older brother Edmund had died short.
iy after our wedding trip, making me
Lord Vincent Instead Of Lord Wilfred,
and at the same time my father, the
duke of Totten's, heir. At length my
oracle ceased puckering her pretty
brows and spoke. Il think" she said,
we might manage it If we gave
small house party and had two of the
Agathas who stayed with me a year
ago during the time when l was car
rying out the conditions of my ia
theirs will and friend Terhune as the
only guests"
l withdrew my pipe from my mouth
and my gaze from the broken roof
line of WvnkhOff cactla apd tho tonS
OF our famous Wyckhofr oaks, which
was all my lazy line of vision held,
and sat up.
Il know it's an idea" remarked,
but 1 can't seem to get the inner
significance of it-a house party for
a week with just two Agathas and
Terhune for guests. How"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-02
Had Cost England Many Millions.

London.-Harmuzd Rassam. the AS.
syrian scholar and explorer, whose
cruel treatment by King Theodore in
volved England in a $45,000,000 war
with Abyssinia. which onded in tho
suicide of the African ruler, died 4
few days ago in the English village of
Hove, where he had been many years
in peaceful retirement. He was born
in northern Mesopotamia, opposite the
site of the ancient Nineveh, and went
to England early in life, becoming
connected with the British museum.
In June, 1864. after having held a
British political position at Alden. at
the Indian ocean end of the Red sea.
he took charge of the English mission
to King Theodore of Abyssinia. who
had imprisoned and maltreated the
British consul and several other Ell.
ropeans. He demanded the release OF
the prisoners. At first he was treated
with consideration. but afterward he
and two OF his companions were shut
up In the fortress of Magdala and
were kept there almost two years In
chains. They suffered from misery.
cold and hunger. and were in constant
fear OF death. When Great Britain
sent to Abyssinia punitive expedition
under Lord Napier, King Theodore
shot himself to death to avoid the hu.
initiation Of capture.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-02
c,tth Of Sugar Beet industry.

I,rJln. Neb.--A few years ago
yrea,deal was said about CROWNS
baet in the United States and the IN
dnsy was supposed to have great
futye. During the last eight or ten
va;s sugar beets have dropped out OF
~ public mind, but It is quite EVIL
dat they have not dropped out o. the
Ind OF the farmer or of the sugar re-
ner The consumption Of sugar In
Ais country last year totaled 1900
bOo.o 900 pounds. or nearly SO pounds
for every man, woman and child. or
this amount the sugar cane fields sup
plied 75O,O00000 pounds. while tho
beet fields supplied i.025,o 100000
pounds. Ten years ago, IN lS9919oO.
the beet sugar production was orly
70 900, 900 pounds. It has grown to %
times that amount 10 ten years. Until
1907 the quantity of cane sugar pro
duced in the United States exceeded
that of beet sugar. In 1907 the bee
sugar production amounted to 100000,
900 pounds, and the cane sugars high
est mark was s2s.OOO,OoO pounds I
1909.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-02
fH2MNHLNv 5yMG cMAl9zs1 I,aenayaIIu 49, esazsr

"Eighty-two," he snapped; "old
enough to know better!"
old enough to be thinking about
making her will. at any rate" I said
meaningly. And of course Arch had
In reality too keen an interest in his
own welfare not to appreciate that
TACT without needing me to emphasize
II. He was not the boy-I thought-if
knew him at all, to sit sulking in a
corner when there was only a little
thlng like getting a wife In ten DAYS
between him and chance at for
tune! If he did, he could not certain
~ De the same Terhune that had
proved so earnest an aspirant for the
millions of the Hon. Agatha, a sum-
mer ago. And was right. 1t was not
long before he'd forgotten his disap-
proval Of Aunt Georgy's methods and
was excitedly discussing ways and
means OF obeying her behest. /
thought myself the thing didn't sound
so hard. thought at any rate that it
would be regular lark to have a try
at 1t. But he was much less optimis-
tic, much more downhearted. Not be-
cause he doubted his ability to get
some girl to marry him, Tor he felt
quite sure on the contrary that his
only trouble would be In making a Sc
lection. But It was the shortness Of
the time that stumped him. He
couldn't seem to see himself an en-
gagged man In ten days, his magma
ton somehow failed to sum up the
picture. l did my best to cheer him
up and pointed out that the property,
which was sheep farm in Australia,
formerly belonging to Aunt Georgy's
brother, now deceased, and yielding
yearly income of about $4,000, was
worth having try for. And as l said,
1t might have been much worse. Aunt
Georgy might have insisted on his
actually attaining the married state in
ten days time. instead of merely get
ting engaged, and that | thought
would have been we'll nigh impossible.
Girls are so queer about. that sort or
thing. They must have a trousseau.
and bridesmaids and churches and
fuss and feathers Of one kind or an
other. He would certainly have had
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-02

educational course at a Belgian col
lege, where the English boys were
fined, almost to the full amount OF
their pocket money, If they spoke
their native tongue. From Belgium
Shepperly passed to Spain, and there.
in the town of San Juan de Luz.
where he was engaged as n CORE
spondence clerk, he acquired knowl
edge of Spanish. Latin and Greek
were a part of his school curriculum.
and italian came to him by study.
From his Dutch wife he acquired some
facility in the language of Holland.
Seven years ago Shepperly found
himself, no longer young man. out
of employment, at the end of his re
sources and with no prospect of OBJ
tanning work. His wife and three
young children were dependent on
him, and he purchased a large tray.
stocked II with chocolates. and took
up a corner in the city. He has re-
manned in Lothbury ever since, and
would not change his way of living
except for something absolutely per
manent.
Satisfied with an occupation that
procures him living, he has ibis
books and his pen for intellectual
companionship. Every morning he
gets up at three o'clock in order tc
read and write for some hours before
taking up his stand on the street. He
has written four one-act and two four
act society plays. one of which has
been highly praised by London man
ager and provincial manager.
His library is small, but select: IL
includes a fine copy of "Oedipus Ty
rannus," in the original; an ancient
copy of Horace is another treasure
At present Balzac is his delectation:
he tells that he occasionally INDUCES
In such light literature Among
modern authors, Carlyle is his favor
lite and Meredith comes next.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-02

But she interrupted me. "Yes," she
said. so far you're quite right. But
don't you see, Freddy. dear, that the
Agathas l meant to invite are Agatha
First and Agatha Sixth. In the first
place, they are the only Agathas of all
the six yet unmarried, and in the sec.
ond place. they just happen to be the
two girls Archibald showed the most
interest in at the time you two men
were guests at Castle Wyckhoff for
the first time"
"Of course" cried, Il see 1t now!
And you think he'll have more of a
chance with them than with strange
girls he's never seen before?"
The secretary. mean my wife
as / say the other name will slip out
occasionally sometimes when I'm
talking of old times-smiled indulgent.
ly. "As argue It," she said. ut will
be his only chance. He couldn't hope
to accomplish anything In ten days.
In regard to a girl he doesn't know,
and IL you will remember, Agatha
Sixth showed marked liking for him
at that time! A most important point
In favor Of his speedy marriage!"
Then why not ask just Agatha
Sixth? Why have Agatha First, too?''
inquired innoceatly
Dearest allowed the most delightful
little expression Of pity for my linn.
tied masculine intelligence to dim the
brightness of her eyes.
(TO BE CONTINIJEDl