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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
Tile Woods Sisters Company Well At.
tended Here This Week.

The Woods Sisters Company, who
have been playing three night stand
here this week departed for Rayne
Thursday morning, where they will
give one night, after which they go to
Texas for the remainder of the season.
This is the second season that thew
have played here, and il anything their
performance was more highly appre-
ciated this year than last. Despite
the fact that of the unprecedented cold
weather. good house greeted the
players at each performance. 1t is
safe to say that the Woods Sisters
will always find q welcome in Wei sh
il their company continues as strong
as it Is at the present time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
Making Money On Peanuts.

"One dollar per bushel for peanuts
is causing the planters to bring their
,,eanuts 10 market, vet. we learn, there
is a large quantity of that product
still in their possession. During the
mast week wagons loaded with bags Of
neanuts have been coming to town
daily.
ave learn that the banks of Ruston
have paid out more than $50, 900 to
PLANTERS for peanuts this season,
Twenty-Five carloads Of peanuts were
shipped over the VickSburg Shrere-
port and Pacific road from this place,
during the month OF November.
"Besides the shipments from Rus
ton and sales made in this city, other
towns in Lincoln parish have made
large shipments. Choudrant, we
learn, has shipped about twenty car
loads. Shipments have also been
made from Simsboro, Dubach, Alex
ton and other points.
'"Truly, peanuts have been the re-
deemtng product for our farmers and
their sale will bring many dollars. TO
the rockets that would now have
looked awful dat had they depended
"We learn that a still larger acre
age will be planted in peanuts next
wear, and, as our farmers have gained
much knowledge and experience in
their culture, much larger yield is
looked for.'
The above, from the Ruston, LA.
T,eader, is o striking illustration OF
the possibilities of Louisiana soil, to
convert the husbandman' labor into
gold, but if given chance. Nor is
the possibility of growing the little
puber confined alone to the territory
adjacent to Ruston. While the croI
has not been grown in large quaint
ties in this section of the state, ye
they have been raised in suficien
quantities to give positive assurance
that they can be grown successfully
here.
This is but another opportunity off
cred our planters to devote q portion
of their time and land to some othe
crop than rice. While raising pea
nuts may not sound as big as grow
ing rice, yet the profits of the peann
crop would doubtless come in slnight
handy in covering the deficit OF tn
ricecrop if, conditions continue as the
have been recently.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06

"Fine feathers make fine BIRDS" is
very old, but it will not always do TO
Judge o man by his clothes, for the
man with a fringe around the bottom
of his trousers, SLOUGH hat and worn
out shoes may be the editor OF your
local paper, while the man with the
dude outfit may, just as like as not, be
a delinquet subscriber. You can't
always tsll.-Jena Times.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
EVIL OF SWEATSHOP SYSTEM
WretchedIy Paid Workers Pay Toll to
Vanity OF Dwellers In the
Great Cities.

Appeal to heart and conscience alike
must have been powerfully made 10
the many women and fewer men VINO
were beguiled by social curiosity or
led by philanthropic interest to exam
inc the collection of garments and OF
photographs made by the Consumers
league and exhibited at the Norman
college In New York. The photo
graphs showed tenement rooms on the
East side with men, women and little
children working on the garments
that hung close by with placaros
fastened to them telling the few pen
MES an hour and a garment that these
same toilers had received. A large
part of the exhibit was the work OF
the child victims of the sweatshop
system. And it was by no means
clothing Of the cheaper grades that
was most conspicuous, but articles
made to meet the wishes Of the we'll
TODD and even the fastidious, such as
are sold In the citys most elaborateiy
furnished stores. For dainty feather
stitching on a baby's dress, child'
herself hardly more than baby. Is
paid perhaps four cents. Twelve
punches of artificial roses are made
for penny. If the worker is speedy
she can earn so cents day. Artificial
violets are cheaper. A mother and
four children, of ages from IL to D.
earn together so cents a day. Their
work may be seen at the exhibit. 1t
Is beautiful; but the system that pro
duces 1t at this cost OF young life Is
an abomination. Hand-sewn mems
neckties intended to be sold at from
so cents to 81 each, pay the maker 81
cents dozen The ultra-respectable
black stock collar for elderly women
retailing for so cents cost the vendel
for making less than l n cents apiece
Is 1t nothing to those who buy sucf
things that child life Is stitched int
their seams New York Churchman
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
NOT WHAT TOMMY DESIRED
Incident That Caused Younsster to
Have Grave Doubts Of tho
EfFieaey Of Prayer.

The Sunday school lesson had been
on the efficacy of prayer. and the
teacher had done her best to instill
into the youthful mind the belief that
our prayers are answered. There was
one doubling Thomas. however, who
insisted tkat he knew better.
why, Tommy, am surprised to hear
you say you don't believe our prayers
are answered" expostulated the
teacher.
Il know they ain't," persisted Tom
my, dogsedly.
What makes you think SOL" asked
the teacher.
II don't think It: I know It," re-
piled Tommy. you know the angels
brought new baby to our house last
week"
"Yes. ! heard about that" said the
teacher. snow, surely. thst was an
answer to prayer, wasn't it,"
1T was, nit" replied Tommy dis
gustedly. why, for six months Tvs
been prayin' for goat"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
Miss Bella A. BockoVen Becomes A
Bride.

Word was received here by num-
Der of her friends OF the marriage OF
Miss Della Alice Bockoyen to Mr..
Albert N. Gillest, at her home in Pine
Prairie, La, on New Years day.
Miss Bockoven was we'll known to
many in Welsh having lived here al
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Cal
kins for considerable length of time
while formerly she together with hei
parents lived in this vicinity. Miss
BockoYen Is q most estlmable youns
lady and congratulations are in order
for MIR. Gillett in having secured sc
charming bride. MIR. and Mrs
Gillett will be home ut Louise, Texas
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
A COMING ATTRACTION
Harry Green and Company VIII rre'
sent 'sE.i and Jane' at the Auot'
forum Saturday Jan. IA.


The theatre going people OF Neish
are lucky this season as the opera
House management has made arrange
ments with the Eli and Jane Company
TO give Just ore performance OF ''Ie
celebrated play here. All those ""eno'
ing can rest assured Oh seeing q ''' ~
" high class play
ELI and JAM has the P''''',''
story ever told and jn7 P'ov u wv
play is SO easily uHdrrslo""' II , wv
one Of those silly things IIaS no '"'
can understand and after II o"1 w"
Cad yourself asking what II was an
about. ELI ard JANE IS Slo'9 q
honesty. virtue, ioye anu IFIeno'"'P'
There are moments Wheh W" ""n'
to cry and some 40 men a. " Il
there's times when You VIII yen o'l
head off at the Goou cream coHleo''
It's not one OF tnoSe o'"o" '"" '''"0
der PLAYS. On no. IL 5 "eNo'u Vi
horse play and Nelio" o"cA no'e' n'-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
FRENCH AND ENGLISH WOMEN
systs~ q Prsvid1Rs q "Dot" Rakss
fsr Ire Independents q THO
Former.

Though there 10 sAF han ssHrass
propaganda In Frsaes, the superior
pesitiea ef the Trsasa womaa Aas
eftaa bssa noted. II the husband
keeps a shop, she kesps It, too; there
Ia aa question u her capacity FOR
business, nor il her share Ia the joint
business regarded as interference
With rare exceptions 1t Is almost i'm
possible to imagine the English WON
an In & position so entirely taken FOR
granted. But then she starts on dlf'
ferent basis In France, the portion
less girl would be fairly certain not
to marry; from the moment OF her
birth, therefore, her parents set to
work to provide her with a dot. In
| cidentally the dot" system is per-
hapB the greatest incentive to thrift
so entirely lacking In this country:
says London Truth. The lowered girl
goes to her husband with a certain
solid backing-which proves It's value
in times of stress and illness-and IS
not only willing but prepared to work,
The average English woman, on the
other hand, will be independent, but
she IS also romantic And romance
with her prefers the role Of beggar.
maid to King Cophetua. In her heart
of hearts she likes her husband to
raise her to his side She scorns
romance on business basis. Too
late does he realize that the small
business or professional man cannot
really afford the luxury OF a house
keeper. He spends on her more than
he gets from her Her value to him is
one Of "estime." in day it may be
reduced to nil. The independence she
hoped to increase by marrying de
ponds entirely on her kindness OF
forbearance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
BARELY SAVED FROM SHARKS
Remarkably Marrow Rseaps ef export
swimmer-chssod by I've
MeRs4oTss

John r. Clark, o we'll knowh SWIM
mer. In 1882 hsd . very narrow es
capo from serving a. meal for TWO
hungry sharks while siyins an e1hlel'
ton at Pensacola. Fla. He had agreed
TO be sewn UP in big sack. heavily
weighted with sand, and be thrown
into the bay near the navy yard, from
which bag he was to escape by cutting
his way out with knife and swim
ashore.
At the appointed time a flatboat
took him out some distance from
shore and after being tied up IN the
sack he was thrown overheard. lie
had hardly got more than 80 feet be-
low the surface when something
bumped against the sack and almost
instantly the idea flashed through his
mind that 1t was shark. Before he
could do anything there was a bump
from the other side Of the bag. In a
moment or two he had cut his way out
and was rising to the surface, still
clutchins the knife In his hand. Once
something cold grazed his leg as he
was rising.
On reaching the surface he was
greeted with cheers, but noted witt
dismay that there were no boats near
He started to swim toward the near
est boat when the water parted a few
feet to one side and he could make
out the long, black fin OF shark. The
monster headed at once for him ant
as he was about to dive to escape 1t:
! clutch another shark dashed In.
AS the first shark turned over OF
his side in order to bite, Clark dive'
below the surface. then up under thu
shark and drove the knife time afte
time into its vitals, and 1t sank to tn
bottom. AS he came to the surface
gasping for breath yawlboat manne'
by excited sailors from the navy yar'
ran alongside and he was pulle'
aboard just in time to escape the sec
ond shark.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
January Makes a Wet Beginning.

If there be truth in the old saying
that the first day OF January deter.
mines the year, rice planters will have
but little pumping to do during the
coming year, as the heaviest rain OF
many months, fell during New Years
day. Rain began falling shortly aft
er midnight and continued with but
slight Interruptions through the re-
mainder of the night and the entire
day. 1t was warm rain from the
southeast and was accompanied by a
good deal of lightning aud thunder,
Sunday night the wind yeered to the
northwest and became colder, with q
partial clearing up on Monday,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
,iIci

have on Dec. 9th, 1910 ACQUIRED
all the interest of Harry S. Gerson IT
drv goods, clothing and shoe bushes:
of the Signal Clothing Store in Welsh
La, and have assumed all the assets
and liabilities OF the said Harry ,
Gerson in SAID business.
All accounts due the said Sigma
Clothing Store must be closed withi'
the next SO days.
3Jtf J. S. Gerson
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
A Dreadful Wound

from a knife, gun tin can, rusty nail,
fireworks, or OF any nature, demands
prompt treatment with Bucklen's
Arnica Salve to prevent blood poison
or gangrene. It's the quickest, sur
est healer for all such wounds as also
for Burns Boils, Sores. Skin Erup-
lions. Eczema, Chapped Hands, Corns
Or Piles, pc. Mt All Druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
Kept The Kins At Menas.

"For the past year we have kept the
King Of slllaxatives-Dr. Kings New
Life Pills-in our home and they have
proved q blessing to all our family, "
writes Paul Mathulka, OF Buffalo, N.
Y. Easy, but sure remedy for all
Stomach, Liver aud Kidney troubles.
Only 25c at All Druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
Family Of Churchmsn.

Rev. Samuel Skrene, vicar Of Lane
ham. Nottinghamshlre. England, has
seven sons and they are all priests Of
the church.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06

The man who chooses pleasure a.
tho object OF his life has no real
haven. but Is like boat that beats
up and down and drifts and drifts to
and fro. merely to feel the motioS Of
the waves and the impulse Of the
wind. When the voyage OF life Is done
he has reached no port; he has &C.
complished nothing. - Henry Var
Dyke.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
You Must Hurry.

These popular and progressive
schools are going to give away, abso-
lutely free, a 500 course which in
cludes board, tuition and stationery.
Fifty other prizes will be given away,
the value of the least being not less
than $40.
Now, you may win this 800 prize,
or one Of the smaller ones. At any
rate, it costs you nothing to try, and
if you win and cannot use the scholar
ship, you can sell or give it to some
friend.
One hours time. possibly fifteen
minutes, may win for you prize tn at
will make yous bookkeeper, stenog'
rapher or a good English scholar
Write today for booklet E, giving
full particulars.
WALDEN'S BUS
LAKE GABLES, LA.
NEXT TERM OPENS 7
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
SIO0 SCHOLARSHIP TO Be GIVEN AWAY,
$500 IN OTHER PRIZES.
ARE TO THE WkHERk0T CENT TO Be PAID
POSSIBLY FREE EDUCATION FOR YOU.
A Great Holiday Offer.

1t will pay YOU to write for special
Holiday Rates, made to a ilmlRa
number.
Walden's Business Colleges have
the reputation of giving the best cours'
es, 1T lowest cost and in the shortess
time. These schools have more calis
for bookkeepers, ssenographers anu
Office help than they can fill.
Every grsduate placed in deslr'
able position. Remember, you can.
not get better courses anywhere as
any price.
Thousands OF successful, prosper.
Gus aud happy pupils endorse !ns
thorough training given by these
schools. CT,
Remember, 3 free Business, Sncrs
hand, or English course, lncluulns
board, tuition and stationery, IS Wslf
ing for some hustling Young msu,
woman, boy or girl, Are you the o0s'
Write Now.
MESS COLLEGE
AUSTIN, TEXAS
JEsaar, Jan. 3, 1911.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06

A Guest.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-02
Central America in Turmoil.

New Orleans, La, June 2.-Rumors of impending uprisings in Nicaragua and Honduras which have been heard for the last week were given added importance by information brought to this port by persons from Central American countries.
 Talk was rife of plans in Nicaragua against the government of Dr. Adolo Diaz, who recently succeeded General Juan J. Estrada.
 Policarpo Bonilla, former president of Honduras, has been here several weeks. and it is rumored he plans to prevent Gen. Manuel Bonilla from be- coming president of that country.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-02
COUNSEL F0R STEEL TRUST
ATTORNEY GENERAL WICKER
 SHAM SERVED CORPORATION.
He Tells Committee on Expenditures In State Department of His Con-
 nection With Trusts. )

Washington, June 1.-Attorney Gen. ersl Wickersham, appearing before the house committee on expenditures in the department of justice, testified that he had advised" tho United States Steel corporation on several occasions from 1901 to 1909 during his connection with the firm of Strong & Cadwallader, and also that he had received his share of the fee turned into the firm for service to the Amer !can Sugar Refining company, per sonally attended to by Henry w. Taft, brother of the president. MT. Wick ersham said his share was about s2G,000
 It was in 1906 tat the steel trust made it's frs, effort to acquire the Tennessee Coal and Iron company, which absorption, finally effected In 1907, is now the subject of an in- vestigation by the Stanley house com mittee.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-02
BRlBE TRIAL FUND VOTED
Ohio Senators UnknowngIy Included Item of $75,ooo for Bribery
 investigation.

Columbus, O., June 2.-Before final adjournment of the Ohio legislature took place fierce fight was made by senators to reconsider an appropria- tion bill, in which, unawares to them selves, they voted $75,000 appropria- ton for the expenses of the bribery inquiry and the prosecution of sena, tors already under indictment for al, legged bribery
 The item, at the request of Governor Harmon, was inserted in the bill. and the senators were not aware of it's presence until after they had voted for it.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-02
GARY AT STEEL QUIZ
Judge E. F.. Gary, Before Stanley Committee, Win Answer TestI-
 mony of John w. Gates.

Washington. June 1.-The resump- tion or the hearing before the Stan ley committee from the house of rep resentatives is expected to see Judge E. H. Gary as a witness. The chair man of the board of directors of the Steel corporation probably will an swer the testimony of John w. Gates, who told how the steel trust took the Tenness Coal and Iron company Then, 1t Is believed the necessity for calling former President Roosevelt will be shown. He is wanted to ex- plain letters written to the then At torney General Bonaparte and to Will liam J. Bryan concerning tho Tennes- see coal grab. The Stanley commit tee is investigation the formation of the steel corporation.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-02
CONFESSES JEWEL THEFT
Thief Frankly Tells Police if He Had Not Taken Them, Someone
 Else Would"

St. Louis, June Eff l hadn't taken it. someone else would" Jesse Eoff, 21 years old a furniture mover, told the police in explaining his theft of a chamois bag containing $75O in jewels he found under pillow in the home of Sidney Rothschild, 4343 Lin dell boulevard.
 Eoff denied the charge when arrest ed. Inside a cell, however, he changed his mind and told detectives they would find the bag on a rafter in the basement of a warehouse, where he was arrested Inside the bag were a pair of diamond earrings, l F carat each worth $500. and diamond brooch, worth $250
The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-02
DON'T LIKE GATES STORY
Carnegie Says He Is PeddIine Scandal. Will Make Answer When He
 Appears Before Committee,

London, June 2.-Andrew Carnegie was nettled when reporters asked him to reply to the testimony of John w. Gates before the Stanley steel trust Investigating committee.
 If this man Gates said anything worth answering, there will be time to answer him when l appear before the committee,' Carnegie declared. T never had any dealings with Gates, and l think he has been peddling lot of scandal"
 Carnegie professed ignorance as to the probable effect of the Standard Oil and American Tobacco decisions, on the ground he never gambled in stocks in his life.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-02
Jss0 D. RrIghf, Assessor
FRENCH PLIERS IN SPAIN
Second Stage of Paris-to-M sdrid Flight Completed in Torturous Course
 at San Sebastian.

Angouleme, g. May 24-The second stage .. she Paris-to-Madrid air race was completed by Aviator Garros who left Angouleme at 5:15 o'clock and arrived at San Sebastian, Spain, at 9:42 o'clock. Aviator Gilbert left Angouleme at 5:20 o'clock and Pierre Vedrine, who set new cross country speed record. left at 7:10 o'clock
 The distance in a straight line from Angouleme to San Sebastian is 190 miles, although the aviators are com pelled to take round about course in order to avoid a spur of the north ern ranges of the Pyrenees mountains and big part of the bay of Biscay.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-02
NAT GOODWIN SEEKS FUND
Noted Actor Would Recover EndoW- ment Money Provided for
 Former Wife.

Los Angeles, Cal June With his fourth dream of matrimonial bliss shattered by the divorce decree grant ed to Edna Goodrich last February. Nat Goodwin is planning to break the trust, embracing California real es- tate and bonds valued at $l, TOO, ,000 which he attempted to create for the benefit of the former Florodora girl and himself
 Goodwin is in ocean Park to begin the assault on the formidable docu- ment prepared by his English lawyer. He has the assurance of able attor- neys in New York and California that the trust, as far as it applies to hold ings in California, is void.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-02
sH0T ID EHD slLVE
WOMAN DECLARED WollNn
 MAN HER HUSBAND.
Victim Denies Story, While Girl \ tifies Act, Declaring Man Forced
 Her to Support Him.

St Louis. May 31.-T wanted quit the life l have been leadlna go back home. He wouldn't lei and shot him"
 Behind this declaration of Geer etta pallen, 26 years old. to Lieut. ant Nolte at the Carr street pol station is said by the police to lls story of white slavery in its md pitiful and revolting form.
 Driven to desperation by the nd she says is her husband and yet tril to force her to continue in a rsvo| ing life, she asserts, the Hallen s( sought to end her alleged thralldo) by shooting him down at Twent first street and Lucas avenue.
 The girls victim was Frank Halle PC years old. He is at the city ho pital in a serious condition with or bullet in his right hip and another his left side. The girl fired thr shots. the third one missing its mar
 The Hallens were married by Judl Wurdeman at Clayton in 1905. the g says. For time they lived happl together. according to the woman story to the police. Then, she sa Hallen failed to support her and s had to earn money for them bo' To do so, she says, she became ap mate of resort. after a desper' struggle to support herself and D husband by other means.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-02
GIRL HIT BY LIGHTNING
While Using Telephone Shock Burns Strip an Inch Wide From Her
 Head to Feet.

St Clairsville O., June 1.-During thunderstorm at Harrisyille, Ada Morgan. high school girl, while talking over the telephone. was stricken and became unconscious when lightning came in on the wire.
 Her hair was burned from the left side of her head, the side Of her face was badly burned and strip of skin an inch wide was burned from the girls body from her head to her feet, and one shoe was torn of She will recover.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-02
TROUBLE IN N|CARAGUA
FORT BLOWN UP AT MANAGuA,
 KILLING MANY TROOPS.
Explosion and Riots Following lndl- cate Another ReVoiutIon-Hon-
 duras Also Infected.

San Salvador, June 2.-Meager ad- vices have reached here from Mana qua. Nicaragua, of the blowing up or the fortress at that place. The for tress is reported to be complete wreck. and many persons were killed
 The city of Managua is in panic. The explosion damaged all buildings in the vicinity of the fortress, includ- ing the presidential palace.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-02
CAUGHT AFTER SIX YEARS
George Rocho, Captured by U. ;. r0ss office Inspector o. B. Williamson
 Escapes From Custody.

Denver, Colo. June 2.-Taken in.I custody by Postoffice Inspector o' Fl Williamson after the United Sta'e' secret service and postal authori'ie9 had been searching for him more than six years, George Rocho, alas ueois, Grayson, escaped from the ohi'sa ', States marshals office in the fedelsi building.
 Rocho was taken into custod! on charge of embedding several 'housaAs dollars from the omaha pos'ohi'e' where for many years he was inO'|' order clerk.