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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-07
Public School Teachers off For Lake
Charles to Attend State Meeting.

Public School Teachers OH fof h"ne
Charles to Attend State Meeting.
The entire teaching force of Welsh
together with number OF the teaen.
ers teaching in the country adjacent
went to Lake Charles Thursday morn
ing to attend q three days cesslon OF
the State Teachers Association
These meetings which were formerly
held during the Christmas HOLIDAYS
are now held early in April, thereby
allowing the teachers their holidays
free. It is expected that approximate
" 1000 teachers will be in attend
a,ce at this meeting. Several OF thu
noted educators of the country Will
be there to address them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-07
ITS Euual Don't Exist

No one has ever made a salve, oint-
ment or balm to compare with Buck
lens Arnica Salve. It's the one per.
feet healer of Cuts, Corus, Burns.
Bruises, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers,
Eczema, Salt Rheum. For Sore Eyes,
Cold Sores, Chapped Hands or Sprains
it's supreme, Unriyaled for Piles.
TRY it. Only 25c at all Druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-07

ton Of Il mayor and board OF hNe
trustees. was presented, and on motloh
on roll call was adopted.
Moved and seconded that the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the present Gene
tery lots, be turned over to the Cl''c
League. as funds to help take care
Of the cemetery. Notion carried.
i Motion TO adjourn, carried.
Sam'l. Blackford, Sec
Newport daily independent., 1911-08-29
Two Kinds of Riches.

Dollar chasing by day; bridge whist by night; home place for sleeping only, is not success. Live today. Make it successful. Make 1t day of prog ress, kindness and work. A lot of such todays in your old age will be pleas ant to look back upon.
 If your todays are dollar chasing and character killing, looking back ward in the old age days will be cheerless picture. Yes" says Bill Success, you can be rich-there are two kinds of riches. dollars and happi- ness"
 There are two doors, Dollars at the left and Happiness at the right, ana the ticket taker is at the entrance and his name is Compensation" Go ID either door, but there are no rain checks given or money back. You must choose which door you will take.
 There's an inner door to the Dollar entrance marked Failure There's an inner door to the Happiness entrance marked Success. You may go in either entrance, but you must pay the price
Newport daily independent., 1911-08-29
HOW ONE
 WOMAN WON
Her Health and Strength Back
 Again by The Use of Cardui.

Tampa. Fla.-ln a letter from this city, Mrs. E. c. Corum writes: T was all weakened and worn out with wo- manly troubles. My husband brought me some Cafdui as tonic, and, from the frst day, 1t seemed to help.
 I had almost lost my reason, but, thanks to Cardui, did not. Soon, I felt and looked like new woman. think the remedy is wonderful. 2 recommend 1t to my friends. for have received great benefit from It:
 Cardui acts specifically on the weak. ened womanly organs. strengtnening the muscles and nerves, ana Duiioina them up to health.
 It helps to refresh the worn-out ners vous system and relieves the effects ot overwork, both mental and physical:
 Fifty years successful use fully prove the merit of this purely vege' table. tonic remedy for women.
 Tn every community. there live some who have been benefited by Cardui.
 The beneficial effects of this tim0 tested woman's remedy, soon snow themselves in many different ways.
 Try 1t.
 N. B. Write So: Ladles' Advisosy pept.. Ghsttej; noora Medicine Co.,, ChattnnooG1, 1enu.. 59 oReoe4! L,3frtcfions. and 64-pa9e book, Hone Ireasno osr Women." sent Tn plain wrapper on Feqos1ss
Newport daily independent., 1911-08-29
Diplomatic Rebuke.

A little known story of the Jewish race in Portugal Is told of King Jo- seph I. of that country. On one oc. casion the king ordered that all Port uguese who were in any way allied to or descended from the Hebrew race should wear yellow hats. The old Marquis de Pombal, then minister In chief, shortly afterward appeared al court with three yellow hats under his arm. The king smiling, asked him:
 What are you doing with these?'
 The marquis replied: T have them in obedience to your majesty's com mand, for really do not know single Portuguese of note who has not Jew ish blood in his veins"
 But" insisted the king, why thre< hats?"
 "One is for myself" answered the marquis, "one for the inquisitor gen oral by your side, and one is. in case yoar majesty should desire to b< covered"
Newport daily independent., 1911-08-29
HE BROKE TIE ENGAGEMENT
Cruel Misunderstanding Disrupts Mat. rinonial Plans of Count and
 Chicago Girl.


 The sudden death in New York of Sir Clifton Robinson, "the traction king" was being discussed in New York club.
 Sir Clifton Robinson" said New York man, built miles and miles of street railways in this country. He liked this country. He especially liked our young men.
 T once heard him say that our young men were not mercenary that it was practically unknown fo1 an American young man to marry for money. But young foreigner, he de clared, would marry his grandmother if there was a hundred year IL 1t. "A Chicago woman on 9 liner. he said, once remarked:
 "'Yes. Mabel was engaged to be married to handsome young count she met in Budapest last summer; but there was cruel misunderstood ing
 Indeed, how was that?' asked an other woman.
 ".The count. was the reply, 'un- derstood her father was multimil- lionaire.'"
Newport daily independent., 1911-08-29

Mrs. R. B. Nance left this af- ternoon for her home in Brink ley.
 Mrs. Etta Merrell arrived home this morning from St. Louis.
 w. B. Knight of Sulphur Rock was here on insurance bus mess today.
 J. F. Welch and B. B. Ram dolph of JonesborQ were guests at the McLain hotel today.
 Miss Elva McLain arrived home Monday evening from a vsit to itLtle Rock friends.
 Miss Mary Kelly accompanied Mrs. Harry L. Williams home to Jonesboro Monday for an ex- tended visit.
Newport daily independent., 1911-08-29
pr. Miles Heart Remedy

is kept in thousands of homes as 2 friend always to be relied upon in time of need.
 Sold by all Druggists # the fifst
 bottle falls to benefit your money
 b returned. Ask any Druggist MlLEs MEDICAL co, EIkhart Ind.
Newport daily independent., 1911-08-29
Beating the Bachelor.

In Sicily the fir tree is unknown as Christmas adjunct, but the very ludicrous custom of beating the bachelor" is observed by the women All of the unmarried men in the viii lage are driven into the church after mass by the outnumbering women and run about the sacred edifice and beaten until they declare (often false ly) that they will wed ere another Christmas come around.
Newport daily independent., 1911-08-29
smueeled Bracelet in Photograph.

Struggled Bracelet In Photograph.
 Of smuggling tricks there is no end. The Bangor (Me) customs officials had . new dodge sprung on them one day recently in an attempt to get gold bracelet through without the payment of duty.
 Some one took number of cabinet photographs, but before tying them to gether to make them appear as bun. de of photos he carefully hollowed out hole in the center and deposited the bracelet therein. A superficial ex- animation of the package would have caused one to think that 1t was stnaply < lundle of photographs and allow od 1 so proceed without d'testi~s
Newport daily independent., 1911-08-29

lty Is a far removed from pub 1lc scrutiny now as 1t was when he was the center of the whirlwind con test with Jay Gould forty years ago, Current Literature.
Newport daily independent., 1911-08-29
stI am all right now, thanks to Dr. Miles Heart Remedy"

The same relief is ready for you. Are you sure you do not need iii If Dr. Miles Heart Remedy helped Charles Holmes, why won't it helr you!
 was troubled with heart disease, and after reading about Dr. Miles Heart Remedy, l got bottle. Be- fore got the Heart Remedy had to sit up most of the night, and felt very bad at my stomach. Whatever Iwould eat made me feel worse, and my heart beat very fast. But thanks to Dr. Miles Heart Remedy, I am all right now. eat good, sleep good, and feel like new man, al- though am almost 68 years old. l have been soldier in the late war of the rebellion. and was badly wounded" CHARLES HOLMES,
 Private Co. B, s4th N. Y. Infantry Volunteers, Walton, Delaware Co, NY.
Newport daily independent., 1911-08-29
6nd the old Her, who has Poplar Bluff

For the past lew sea
 las returned home from lgllchigan, where he umpired in the Southern Michigan League, says the Poplar Bluff Repubh, can.
 Esquire I. P. Phillips and J. e. Smith, two splendid citizens of Gourd Neck, spent Monday night in the city. They report cotton averaging about three bolls to the stalk in their coun- try, corn damaged and pea hay lost. However the farmers of that section who own their own farms, plant everything they need almost and even when cot ton is a failure, get along very well and you never hear Esquire Phillips and Mir. Smith croak- inO
Newport daily independent., 1911-08-29

4A1l6, L. n larce made a IS morning in ed's car.
 l1d Het thie Beard ted tornor- to be the guests crime F rice on their ne from Colorado
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-04-21
Take Prompt Action If Child is Burned.

No pain is more sickening aud ex-
cruclatlng than that which comes from
a burr. Therefore the first thing TO do
should child be severely burned, Is to
deaden the PLAIN in some way or other.
All thoughts of cure must be Sec
ondary. Cover the burned space With
lard or cosmoline, and then with cot
ton batting TO exclude the air. If any
clothing should be fastened to the
burn, cut it away.
Never tear or pull at it. Unnecessary
leave the material fastened to the burn
until it comes oil of itself. If THE child
il suffering very greatly give him a
little whisKey and water, and make
him lie down until you can summon a
doctor, who will tell you how to dress
the wound later on.
In case of severe burns, carry the
CT lid at once TO a hospital, where he
can be attended to by physician for
extensive burns are sometimes followed
by general collapse and not minute
should be lost.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-04-21
The Roosevelt Dam.

The great dam, named after Ex-
President Roosevelt, which ope.s up
the Salt Biver Valley, one OF the ~ ost
fertile regions in America, 10 Irrigation
and agriculture is one Of the wonderful
engineering achievements OF the age.
LIS height is 80 feet, OH the top il is
$50 feet long, and at the bottom ii is
I7O feet thick. a twenty-six story
building which covered an entire city
block would not i'll the space occupied
by this mass OF masonry. The dan: is
located in a canyon in Arizona, sixty
two miles from the nearest railroad.
The irrigation canals supplied by the
water from this dam viii cover l90, 600
acres Of hDe land, aud by pumping
with electric power ar additional co.
000 acres Will be irrigated. The dam
cost the government $J,O00,000, and
about 800 Apache Indians were EN-
ployed for several years Ms laborers.
The government holds mortgage on
all the land which will he watered, and
in ten years the purchasers OF the land
will repay the government. The salt
River Valley Is seml-tropical in eli
mate. Its products are singularly like
those of Egypt. Here the orange,
lemon, lime, palm, fig and date tees
flourish; also all. onds, peaches, cher
ries and other fruits in abundance.
Alfalfa, corn, .oats, barley and wheat
yield enormous crops.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-04-21
SHAKE INTO Your SHOES.

Aliens Foot Ease, the antfseptic
powder. 1t relieves hot, tired, aching,
sAollen, sweating feet, and makes
walking easy. Takes the sting out of
corns and bunions Over 10000 testi-
monals Sold everywhere 25c. Don't
accept any substitute Sample FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy,
New York.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-04-21

Constipation causes headache, nauw
sea, dizziness, languor, heart palpiIa-
tioa. Drastic physics grippe, scken,
weaken the bowels and don't cure.
Do MS Regulets act gently and cure
constipation. 25 cents. Ask your
druggist. / mo.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-04-21

The parlor match is under the ban
I is particular brand of parlor match,
however, is the kind you scratch
not the social variety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
LIGHTSHIP 81

she S been out there. She's a sort of a part of
the furniture out there now. Why, the very
fishes that come to feed on South Shoal, Mrs.
Bowen. they'd think they was on the wrong
bank if they couldn't look up and see the
barnacled bottom of old 81 over EN-!
Rough? Lord, yes, plenty rough out there
might; but not dangerous no,
Mrs. Bowen, not dangerous! All she's got
70 do is to hang onto her mOorins.'
You are kind hearted man, Mr. Bald
the world OF You. l 60 in now to pray for
him, to bring him home to us. Goodnight,
and happy Christmas to YOU She hest
lated, "And to you, Mr.. Harty, happy
Christmas also
HARTY did not let the church door close
- until he had seen her kneel at the altar
Tail. Out in the street again he turned alb
rl1ptlv to his chum. "Look here, Baldv,
what was it her father whispered to you
i,:st before she came into the back rooin?7
What? Whv-I-wcll no harm telling
i, reckon, though don't know why he
(.:cn't tell you too, Bud. Why-er-7 Bald
w:n lowered his voicc,-"o' course he hopes
t boy, and What is it,
Nothing
"Oh-h-h! And old Perrault-voull be
hearin' no more from him about goin' bach,
to Paris to die. Gee, but this wind is fierce.
Amt it? Say, Bud, but dye b'lieve that
some people, especially women. that they
know without bein' told when people they
think lot of IS in danger
Il don't know. Do vou?"
sometimes | think there's some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

ever figure out how he managed 70 do i:
Not exactly; but his no:ion OF keeping
the mind blank for impressions has It's points.
If you throw off the clutch OF the brain, as ii
were, and let it work along its own lines, 1t
sometimes arranges and fOrinulates ideas
that you wouldn't get from il under control. =
sort OF self hypnosis
an sense. For years I've kept bare,
white room in my Washington house, to do
my hard thinking in. When your affair
promised to become too difficult Tor NE. |
rugged up this spot. And I'm trying 20 see
things against the walls.
Any particular kind OF things"
Kent produced the silver star from his
pocket, and told OF its discovery. The stars
in their courses may have fought for Caesar,
he remarked; but they aren't going Cut OF
their way to tight-to fght-tO-to-
kent's jaw was sagging down. His lean
fingers pulled Savagely at the lobe OF MS long
suffering ear. "The star in their courses
in their courses That's it" he halt whis-
pered. at must be. What fool. Where
have my brains been?@ Then, with an alb
rupt change OF tone he turned on his friend.
We'll, is Your temper in hand:?@
For the present.
TEL me about 1t, them
you remember the-the picture Of the
lace. Sdlu CcCSNlCk WlIll an tIIO1l.
Nobody would easily forget it,
I've been doing another portrait from
the sketches. 1t was on opaque glass. an cX-
perimental medium that I've worked on
some. Late this afternoon went out, leav-
ing the glass sheet, backed against light
board, on my easel. The door was locked
with heavy spring. There's no possible
access by the window. Yet somebody came
in and smashed my picture to fragments.
If can find that man, Kent, I'll kill him
Kent glanced at the artists long, strong
hands They were clenched on his knees.
The fingers were bloodless.
IL believe YOU would said the scientist
with conviction. "You mustn't, you know,
No luXuries, at present.
Don't joke with me about this, Kent ="
very good. But just consider, please
that I'm having enough trouble clearing you
of supposed murder Of Your doing. to went
a real one, however provoked, on my hands "
Keep the man out OF my way. then"
THAT depends. Anything else in Your
place damaged?7
Not that l noticed. But I didn't pay
much attention to anything else. | came
here direct to find YOU
That's right. Well, I'm with you, for the
Nook
Locking his curious room after him, Kent
led the way to the hotel lobby. where he
stopped only long enough to send some tele-
grams. The sun was still few minutes short
OF its setting when he and his companion
emerged from the hotel Kent at once broke
into trOt.
To be continued NEXT Sunday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17


thing in it. Did you notice the look in her
eyes tonight? But" the red lamp of the
Port Light saloon loomed brightly ahead,
"it's pretty cold night-a toothful O some
thing? What dye say:'
Nope
"Then where you bound?"
81 don't know-take a walk, l guess"
well, you sure picked fine night for a
walk. Better lash Your ears to your head, if
you're heading for the beachside. Be back
this way soon?'
Il don't know
you don't know. What's the matter
with you?' Baldwin stared at his chum
He stepped nearer and laid hand on Har-
tvs arm. "You amt sick. Bud?7
God, no! I'm all right. III take walk
and come back
All right, then; but hurry back, won't
S'0' To be concluded next Sunday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

room. Is it anything very important? Any
new evidence, or something OF that sort?7
That is what want Mr.. Kent to decide.
in that case | might take the response
biity But l think had better take you
70 him myself
After the elevator had carried them to the
top OF its run, they mounted flight of stairs,
and walked to a far corner of the building.
"Nobody's been in here since he took it,
explained the clerk as they walked. Turned
al The furniture out; had an extra lock put
on. Some kind of scientific experiments,
suppose. He's very quiet about it.
Having reached the door, he discreetly
tapped. No answer came. Somewhat less
cinidity characterized his next effort. \
growl OF surprising savagery from within
was his reward.
You see, Mr.. Sedgwick.' said the clerk.
Raising his voice he called, "A1r. Kent, I've
brought
Get away and go to the devil cried
voice from inside in fury. what do you
mean by
Its l, Kent, Sedgwick I've got to see
YOU"
There was silence of some seconds.
What do you want" asked Kent at last
you told me to come at once if anything
turned up
$50 did" sighed Kent "Well, chase that
internal bellboy to the stairs, and III let
you in.
MYTH a wry face the clerk retired. Kent
opened the door, and histriend squeezed
through into bare room. The walls were
hung and the floor was carpeted with white
sheets. There was no furniture of any kind,
unless a narrow mattress in one corner
could be so reckoned. Beside the mattress
lay a small pad and pencil. Only on the
visitor subconscious self did these peculiar
i:ies impress themselves, such was his alb
soTption in his own interests.
Its happened!' he announced.
Has it?7 said Kent. Lean up against
the wall and make yourself at home. Man.
you're shaking
You'd shake too" retorted the artist, his
voice trembling.
NO; anger doesn't affect me that way
Wait. Now, don't tell me yet. If I'm to
have report, it must be from sane man.
not from one in blind fury. Take time and
cool down. What do you think OF my
roorn?'
at looks like the abode of white silence
Have you turned Trappist AIonk?7
Not such bad guess. This is the retreat
OF ny mind. think against the blank walls"
What's the garne?' asked Sedgwick, in
,cTested in spite of himself.
1t dates back to our college days. Do
You remember that queer freshman, Ber-
wind. who used to gaze at blank wall while
We III thought OF some card or number, and
corld read what was in our minds that way?7
Yes. He was weird specimen. Did you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
A LONG WAY ROUND

TT is said that there is post in Minnesota
from which it takes letter eight days
and more than twelve hundred miles OF travel
to reach another office only half mile away.
The second Office is in Canada, on the
other side Of Rainy River. The mail used
to be carried across in a canoe by half
it does one hundred and fifty miles by stage
one hundred miles by rail to Duluth. six
hundred miles thence to Winnipeg, two hun
bred miles east by rail- and two hundred
miles more by steamer and canoe to get to
the village, which can almost be reached
with a shout by good pair of lungs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

CCainaeG ron, pGge 4
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-03-23

realized its meaning until we rode
in this machine. Not only is the
Oakland" the easiest riding auto on
the market, but it is one of the hand
soonest, most durable and most eco
nomical machines made, and the price
is comparatively low as well.
Kingstree is still growing. In ad-
dition to the new $4,000 Methodist
house of worship now going up, Mr.
! C L Porter has recently had erected
on his lot near Mrs M j Porter's
residence a neat tenant dwelling, and
Lawrence Mcfarland a colored land
owner,is putting up two story
dwelling on West Main street. 9th
er buildings in prospect will make
the present year fully up to the year
before in building improvement.
We were pleased to have visit
Saturday from Prof W K Tate, the
State supervisor of rural schools.
Prof Tate, under the ciceronage of
Superintendent Of Education McCul-
Tough, has recently been visiting the
schools throughout the county. His
Office is an important one and those
acquainted with the man and his
methods believe that he will accom-
plish a great work in improving the
efficiency of our elementary schools.
Again we beg to remind our
friends that all notices relating to
money making enterprises, for
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-03-23

church, school or any other cause,
are charged for as advertising at
one cent a word. All cards of
thanks, for any purpose whatsoever.
are charged for at the rate of one
cent word. 1t would save US a
good deal of trouble and embarrsss-
ment if you would just count the
words and send the money along with
your copy" as it hardly pays US to
keep books on these little items. Yet
in the aggregate they mean a con-
siderable loss to the paper if not
collected ,and they are so easily over
looked. tt