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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
BOSTON MAN KEEPS
OWLS IN 4 CELLAR
THIS HUB NATURALIST MRNee
THE BIRD OF WISDOM HIS
HOBBY.
HOOTERS PROFOUNDLY STUPID
Will Return to Same Place Day AFTER
Day and Sit for Hours MotIon'ess
as Statues-Are Always very eaS
lily Captured In Daytime.

RostoD-The mysterious owl winch
has for days riveted the allen'ion
pa.ssers.by on School ana llen10n,
streets, so that these thoroushialoS
have at times been blocked by curious
crowds looking for him on MS pe'0n
near city hall, would not attract
moments notice from Willis Goulu u
Melrose Highlands, who mas SUM- o
owls from the cradle to the ei9'o,
and received them into the bosom u
his home and family by the DOZEN
Mr. Gould is not a scientist, put he
is a naturalist of wide practlcal eApeif
ence. and his hobby has been Owls
he knows the well-springs OF OWL Il"
ture and the scale Of owls souis' Dc
tho horseman knows the horse, or Tue
yiolinist the violin.
It is not at all singular he declaiea'
that an owl should find a resting piaUo
J., in an eligible central location ol .ne
modern Athens, since the OWL Is .ne
symbol of Athens, and the personlnea
ton of wisdom. Nor is it remarhaol'
!, from a purely physical point Oh ''s s,s
y he believes, because owls ny grea, ui =,
=, tances. and the quiet of the nlght A.
u Kings chapel burying ground is haiu,
% more disturbed than that OF the eouA
try woods.
=. Yet, although the owl is accepteu
- the emblem of wisdom, says Mr.. doul
10 he Is in fact one OF the stupiue
a. creatures in existence. Catching IL
oe is simple In the daylight, when Il
'e- ewes cannot endure the glare, ne 81
'"' motionless and alseep on Tree liin
er' or by preference in any dark pla
n.y. he can find, unless he has MOLE
zen cautiously climbing the tree one =.
OIL avoid waking him until near emu
or to seize him by the legs, Wnen NC
aefenseless. He RACES and maps
ina the captor bears him safely OIL Il
ohm Is the way Mr.. Gould has caught III
ees Of his owls, which he common
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Marketing Early Vegetables.

Cnero, Textile marketing OF ear
ly vegetables is evidence OF the mt, .u
weather for the past few weeks. All
indications point to an early spring,
although some uneasiness is expressea
by many engaged in trucking. Plan''
ing of all kinds of vegetables IS gong
on in this section, and if no severe
frost strikes this community a poun
teous early crop will be had.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

keeps alive in the cellar. MI. Goulu
dog occasionally catches one OF Ills
owls but not for amusement.
Owls. furthermore, he claims, are
good weather prophets. in winter
especially, they are very quiet just DE-
fore a storm, which is the easiest tlme
To catch them. In close winters
when there is much snow on the
ground, Mr.. Gould has easily been
able to keep his cellar full OF tnem'
and even there they act as barome.
tors for at the approach OF bad
weather the screech owls set UP
doIeful and distracting chorus under
the floor beams, to the no small neon
venience of the family who, OF
course are sleepiest when the Owls
are widest awake.
On entering the cellar in the day
time however, even if it was full OF
owls, nobody would see one, but every
nooS and Granny where there was
eheltering and grateful dark would
harhor an owl none the less. In the
night it would be different story
+ and altogether a surprising one 1oi
; ANYBODY having the hardihood to ven
4 +nra down there. The flight OF Owls
4 Of anv species is practically noiseless
!. ond tbat of the common owls of New
4 England Is wholly SO.
:, Without sound the great creature
. dart and swoop through the lnkh
: h,ackness of the cellar, searching q
~ the scraps of meat on which they ar
~ fed and circling in vigilance COMM
tees after unhappy house or field mic
that chance in a fatal minate to ve'
tnre within bouncing distapeel
ce ~ THAT some should think of IL
ed Kings chapel burial ground owl
nd being. stuffed and put there as 3 RfSa
ed teal joke, to collect '6ns tho
es crowds, which even the n}ost aFl"
all thing will collect in the$eitBs7 }
pa could (h,nI does not not, consider tShafkab
for Owls. Ne says, 3 ailli)retsrp' tot
I'M same place, day after day, and
ere tbere al day 5' long. day in and day Q
OO as motionless as stat'iesl Indeed I
IS Is, another, point on which tAe l bird
raf1 ~ be bTofoundly stupid vi
i 5IrfGotta fall to catch chi an owl hel
{, On eli climbed a tree after, he SsisnPPy Y,
~ " i t,,{ns to the same spot Yhep 'col
W. tions become favorable again, and-h
, ga! the game. /
III j EAGeaIa is big and hosEihpsG!
. pc inclined to look on his owl hobby
nus i a: good deap o. amusement h Ut
view v of the hooting cellarfuhls that
+ ii tS sss a y IS <tp s ev
W body Will have to agree Win
egto that a single owl in a city OF
the ground as public spectacle Is
ochs great sight, after all
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
poharv at Pauls Valley.

pauls Valley, Ok.--The postothce
was robbed Wednesday, locked
touches for the night trains north ana
pouth containing several registered
letters we're taken, the entire pouches
zone and no traces of other mall
eound A hole was cut through the pa
mel in the large door large enough io'
mans hand and the door was III
,ocked The registered letters were
nrown to have contained nearly $2OV
No clew.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Acadia Parish Strawberries.

Crowley.-George Kocn, local We
petahle and fruit dealer, Saturday re,
ceived from Rayne crate OF straWper-
ries for sale on the local market rms
is the second consignment OF stfa"
berries this season from farmers II
the parish. Growers Of berries mt
the outlook for a berry crop good.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Rlizzard in Hoosierland.

indianapolis, Ind.-Northern INDIA
ma is experiencing the worst sno"
storm of the winter. lnterurpan tfai'
&c is greatly impeded and the street
car lines at Fort Wayne and Soutn
Bend are completely tied up. Al the
latter place eight inches Of snow mas
fallen,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
panitentiarY Physicians.

Huntsville Tex.-Dr. Josiah K. Lay
IIal1otfsville has been appointed as
VI obreician and surgeon by the board
Of penitentiary commissioners e lor NAB LA b
10 ,am and adjacent state farms, with
n ~, at Harlem. DIR. L. H.
n.'ab If huntsville has been appoint
cd ed, by the same board as physician 1,a,
eu SURGEON for Huntsville state prl
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
uouston's Banana Ship.

Now orleans. La.-With the arriVai
of the steamship Mercator w osua ,,aSn;n
81 of tn tho Central American Steamship
~ this vessel will leave tha'
''onl ian end as she has been charter
cd by the new banana company AT a,
81 T ~ Tex will make trips from
nontral America to Houston AFTER
March |.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
HEREDlTY 4
Can BE overeofneIln}cases.

The influence 81 neredftg Sann1t, OF
course be successfully DISPUTED, but
II can be minimized or ennaely over
come in some cases by correct 1ooo
and drink A@CoaR lhdy says:
"For years .whileA1 was Gomez
5ripkerI suffered from bilious al.
tacks ofagreat severity, fEem 1~hicn i
used to emerge as white as a ghost
and, very yeak,,,seur family pnysi,
cian gave me various prescriptions ior
rf1foving the digestion and stimuiat-
tlng. the liver, WHICH + tFifd lal'hiu'''
I but without perceptfble result.
i, .s~,..4e was Observation-Disclosures fam
.uv history nor seraal geHerations
Fla Sack. and, once whfhH vistsa him he
those fbls torpid jliTefrs you may always
1 wa can't lrtiG dodge dur Inheritance you
know. ,tIas~3EI. IN
, Twas not So strong a beileVef III
J bdraftF. asshe was. however, and be-
Ginning to dI4k fprlhGsflt I conciud,
! 81 to stop to drinking coffee, and see
IL Mat effect 4that woaldhaa loI feared d
), | r would be aasevers triabte give IT
ua but when took Postum and nae
e it well made, 1t completely nllea NY
it need for q hot beyerage and l grew
20 III, fond 81 hsEali " :,
Is Il have used Postum for three years
is using no medicine, During. all ina
N time I have had absolutely. none q
asf the Bilious attacks that 7 uyd to SUI
e3 Her xron,2 and l Nave Seeh.s entirel
IL free from the pain and debilltatlng 9
gs- 'f fects that used to result from them'
"The change is sEsEa Tsyy grea
pd and I am compelled tgite Postu
tn the exclusive credit for 1t. Max
z I.giFsn2 by 1roAgsn IN. dReHle cree
H Mich. "a ,auo,
ry Read 1.-THE Road to>'WeilVille'
I'm pkgs. There's Reason
ldi Dver read the above letter! ~
no .na annears from time to time. III
are genuine, true, and fa! oi "''
interest.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Grant insurance Permits.

Austin. Tex.-Two' insurance compa-
20 wore Thursday issued permits 10
nieS .inoss in Texas for the year. Inc
ny Two Republics Fire Insurance Com i
w Of n Paso, a newly organized
p pampany, with capital stock OF $780, 70.
c con and surplus of $4,000, fully
wv was issued permit. The othel
p@l1 INV was the Texas Commerce.
Union of Tyler, fraternal and oehe
4ciarv association
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
? Cpl .2sa Bales Ginned.

Austin Textile official cotton re-
bort given out by the state department
Of agriculture shows that there had
been gipned in Texas for the month OF
January S,S12 bales, or. total OF q
921 269 bales for the entire season o.
1901.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
ws+erworks Improvements.

pe]ton, Tex.-Mayor Head closed SEQ
deal tuesday whereby the Sll,OoO
ad6itional waterworks bonds were
ao1d n the First State Bank ofrthe city
At par. Work on construction OF d new
s+ondnipe and water mains for Soutn
poIton will begin at once.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
rs.ins of Cavalry.

n,,oart. Tex.-Four trains OF onl !.
Dalha ANA cavalry, en- route for the
ed asar' border, passed through Mon,
a mcAi' Three were from Des Molus'
a a one from Denver.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
r,,.o,ia Creamery Purchases.

r,o4onia, Textile Flatonia cream.
fia.I IVA ont for cream to its patrons
e eyer $4,000. This is large increase mere
over over the former year, and farmers ann,ns
over ve Going into the industry extensive
~ each year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
RHonev Pouring In.

.,s,in Tex,-State Treasurer
aus, A stated Tuesday that tax collee-
opa, ~ were pouring into the treasury
now. Tuesdays collection anio"n'e'
tn $4,000:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Warrant for $4,000.

Austin. Tex.-Governor Colquitt on
,tonday signed warrant for the lspt'
ono which the thirty-frst legislature
appropriated to pay Mrs. JohRs 81
a aan for the historically valrahe pa
aors Of her late and distinguished hus-
hand
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Miss Clara Barton HI.

Oxford, Miss Clara Barton
founder and organizer and for many
years president of the National heo
Cross in the United States has been
seriously i'll at her home in Glen
Echo, Nd
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
-ox.s Postmasters Appointed.

Observation-Disclosures of Tex
nostmasters were sent to the SEN
a. 90 follows Wednesday: jacob ).
az 49, Canton; John B. schmits, Den
ton. samuel J. Holt, st. Joe.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
SHIPPING Eqas to New York.

Flatonia, Tex.-G. C. Simmons snip
ped two cars of eggs to New YORK
this week. He intends shipping two
or three cars per week during the sea-
son.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
..a.a M.rsslsS, ,tesIatd q b e Z !.

pa,oigh N. C.-Philip Mills, a negro
80 murderer, was elecrocuted IN the
state penitentiary Friday. Four SHOCKS
s go necessary to cause death
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
IEF PROPOSED new STATES
,co,s CONSTITUTION LAID
MEAI11o1E HOUSE BY CANNON.
..,,ona's Seems Doubttul- :
AF's referendum and Recall Features
May Bar Door.

,b,neton-The constitution OF
nronosed new state Of New Mex
tns vas p laid before the house OF rep
SO ntatives by Speaker Cannon, a.
~ If it having been submitted to
c0p' sneaker personally by Governor
VII K. Mills of the territory.
.nor CODY was left at the White
uouse for President Taft
cnoaking of the prospects OF OBTAIN
ing approval of the constitution Gov
amor Mills said: ,,,.
'n nWow mexico expects the president
oororess to approve its constitu-
anu # is rational; it is conservative;
s u is strong, and it meets the needs OF
!, ~ - noople of that great territory
Tue 1Wo entertain no fear as to the out
oo of this measure, am here to de
c snd our constitution which wa
l Ddonted by $4,000 majority, as far a
Il needs defending"
" subsequently Governor Mills calle
- representative Stephens OF Texa
" rpgard to the pending joint resoi'
mon recognizing the existing Ne
Wexico-Texas boundary as the tru
line. Dn+o+ir
After the conference RepresentatN
stephens said that Governor Mills 81
1i4ed to him that there would De
nnnosition from him to the passage
tbo resolution, so long as it did n
ottampt to settle the question OF Il
oiobteen-mile boundary on the h
Cronde from the 32d parallel soul
mord The changing river bed OF t
pio Grande since 1S4S has put t
,octions of Texas land in New Mex
and representative Stephens is W
inc not to bring into the present G.
troversy the question Of the change
the bed of the Rio Grande.
II is expected that there will be
objection on the part OF congress
the New Mexico constitution II
house adopts the joint resolution III
" determining the Texas-New Me1
boundary.
There was also an interesting dc
onment in connection with the Al
no statehood constitution
II was the straightout declaration
the seven progressive republican
otors that they will give their ne
lost support to the popular gov
menr4features, particularly the hi
ive referendum and recall, in the
constitution
This declaration was brought a
81 BY people in Arizona appealing &c
vrogressives and democrats Tor
nation as to the prospects OF AT
statehood which was telegraphe
Arizona by the delegate of that
tory:
after more than a month OF ca
and ceaseless investigation anC
nuiry l can unhesitatingly say
if the constitution is ratified a
coming election statehood for Al
would be defeated for the present
While this information may not
most gratifying to Arizona, the
nevertheless remains that unde
terms of the enabling act, whl'
accepted with due appreciation
constitution must be allowed D.
gress and the president. And fr'
personal knowledge of the SIT
it is an assured fact that the re
approval will not be given the
tuition in it's present form.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-10
History Of Richie.

THE History OF Richie county" by
Miss Minnie Kendall Lowther, has Just
made Its appearance and is destined
to attract wide attention. The book is
absolutely authentic and has REQUIRED
years OF toll and the expenditure Of
much work. 1t contains many yalu.
able historical facts never before pub.
lished and which few would think It
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-10
To Arrange for Convention.

A meeting Of the legislative and
executive officials of the Vest Virginia
State Automobile Association will be
held in the near future at Charleston
at the time the bill presented by this
organization comes up before the legis.
lature. The meeting was scheduled
for Wheeling but was changed to Char.
lesion Or account Of the session OF
the legislature. The meeting will be
followed by the annual State conven.
ton of the organization. At the con.
.vention the State officers will be nam
ed. C. N. Brlsco. OF; Morgantown, Is
the president OF the organization.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-10
A CAPITAL NOTES.

~ '.--A#a I'LL .E.H--tI.T #a.F-# .tH.N F.E, .aH.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. To-
In transmitting his report to the legis:
lature in compliance With Section IL,
Article Z, OF the State Constitution.
Governor Glasscock yesterday showed
that the work In connection with
granting executive clemency although.
the cases are first passed upon by a
pardon attorney, requires consider.
able attention. The report covers the
time between March 4, 1909, and Feb.
ruary1, 1911. and iii presenting It lie
said:
~ lave granted five reprleves; com,
mllted i've p%enitentlary sentences and
twenty.six jail sentences; granted
thirty.eight conditional. pardons and
four absolute pardohs; RENTED the
jail sentence and fine in thirty.one
cases; granted Hfty.seyen paroles aihtii
refused thirty.one. ] have refused ele.
mency in one hundred and seventy.
four cases, OF which one hundred and
%thirty-one were felonies and forty:
three misdemeanors. There are nov
pending before ME fifty cases for ex.
eeutfve cfemency which have not yet
been acted upon, making a total, In
Guiding the fifty cases. still pending
ofs four bundled! and twenty.one cases
which have been before me fof con
sideration Within The period which
Ills report covers.
The absolute pasdons granted Wy
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-10

day School Association which will con.
vene in Parkersburg on May 2 to 3 in.
elusive. Features Of the convention
will be the parade OF Sunday School
children, the parade OF adult Bible
class pupils and the living tableaux Of
Children offall Nations"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-10

The: citizens Of Huntington are max.
sihn llgy strenuous efforts to have the fam.
Gus evangelist, Billy Sunday. visit that
city In the near future, and for this
purpose sent a committee TO Ports.
mouth TO hear the evangelist and to
Try and secure his services for Hunt,
sington.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-10
3TWenty.seventh Anniversary,

Yesterday marked the twenty.sev.
fenth anniversary OF the great flood OF
s'S4ss which swept the Ohio Valley and
resulted In the loss Of millions Of dol.
lars worth Of property.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-10

possible TO obtain at this time. Miss
Lowther. the talented %authoress. is
the daughter Of W. G. Lowther, Of
Fonzo, Richie county, and has spent
her entire life amid the Scenes which
she SO graphically depicts In the pages
Of her excellent volume.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-10
Delivered

Hon; Virgil a. Lewis, State Archivlst
and Historian. delivered his lecture
Lost Leaves from Public Docu.
:ments, at Charleston. The lecture
sdwelt withgthe early settlers of West
.Yirglniajup until the present day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-10
Arranging Tor Convention.

State Secretary Of International
Sunday School Work. Mr.. Arthur T.
Arnold, was III Parkersburg this week
making arrangements for the annual
convention Of the West Virginia Sun
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-10

Governor Glasscotk were to lie fol.
lowing:
John R. comf0rd, robbery, on May
&c. 1910.
George Wolfe, breaking and enter.
Ing on May 26, 1910.
William Watson, grand larceny,
May 81, 1910.
William Roberts, malicious would-
ing. on May 8, 1910.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-10
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED.

H-.tHE.H HHtnNH"HF ha--Llr4HEL
By local applications, as they can.
not reach the diseased portion OF the
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that Is BY constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
ihhamed condition OF the mucous lin.
ifg the Eustaehlan Tube. When this
tube is infamed You have q rumbllng
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
ills entirely closed. deafness is the re.
suit, and unless the Inflammation, can
be taken out and this tube re~storedjto
Its normal condition, hearing VIII be
destroyed forever; nine cases out Of
ten are caused BY catarrh, which is
nothing bit an intlamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of deafness Caused by.
catarrhJ that cannot be cured by
HAS catarrh Cure. Send for clrca.
lars, free.
F.!l J. CHENEY & co. Toledo.
Sold BY: druggists, 75c. ~
Take Halls Family Pills for constl.i
patton, ri i 4 \ sss
GSGIg.Faf9tHN@88a
Yes7zsometlines placardst All win.
dow helps tue adsanswetefs to md the
house TINT advertised But n does
not usually help much more than thatt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-03
AVOID NEW JERSEY ROADS
Tourists Find Routes in That
State in Poor Condition.

More tourists have travelled 70 the Della
ware Water Gap and the neighboring re-
sorts on the Delaware River this season
tuan ever before. The great majority have
gone by way Of the northern entrance TO
Port Jervis and Milford. thereby avoiding
New Jersey This tendency 20 avoid the
latter state has been particularly marked.
according to reports received at the Tour
ing Club Of America. within the last month
or since the regulations against visiting
motorists have been enforced in New Jer-
sey.
The roads TO the Gap are with few ex-
ceptions in very good condition. Motorists
touring through New Jersey should take
the route leading through Portland TO the
Delaware Water Gap. as it has been great
" improved since last year. This road
will be available for travel only about 10
the end Of October. when it is 60 be ma
cadamized from Portland TO the Water
Gap.
Complaints of poor stretches Of road IN
the popular touring sections along the Jer-
sew coast and through the northern part OF
the state have been made by several mem
hers Of the Touring Club Of America.
Along the popular highways the roads are
in fair to good condition only, and IN very
few cases has any work toward improve
ment been done this season. The worst
conditions at present viii be found from
Red Bank to Keyport, from Perth Amboy
via NIorristown TO Danville and from Dover
10 Nlenvn. Some parts Of this latter route.
improved about a year ago. are now flH OF
holes and in a rough condition
The run from Lake Hopatcong 20 New
ton is very good and the road from New
ton 10 Dingman's Ferry. always a popular
trim I'm summer. will be found very salts
factory despite the long stretches Of ordi-
nary country road. one Of the new trips
that has been used by many motorists Is
that from Stanhope 10 Budds Lake con-
t;nuinE. II desired 10 Chester. This is
q very attractive section, and excellent
reads will be found for the entire distance.