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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-07

Vegetable Compound mas uoiie ~ l,n nIo
during this trying period CompIesSb
restoration to health means SO m tsar
90 me that for the sake of other sulleI,
inc IN women l am willing to make '9, ny
t tr9 public so you may pup'.Sn
this letter. Mrs. CHAs. bARCLA1'
RED, Graniteville, VT.
No other medicine for woman,S Ills
has received such widespread ana n III
m l,,a endorsement. No other met
Line we know of has such a r Re % =
Of '' rnres as has Lydia E. Plnkham
Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years 1T mas a oe q
curing woman's ills such as lnnam ;nnnn
ton, I liberation, titroid tum9rs, l lr[eg
nlarities, periodic pains ana n 1Sad fo
n nr' and it is mequallea Il, 10
farrving women safely through III
neriod Of change of life.
Mrs, Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass
invites all sick women TO Wrl n,
harfor advice. Her ADVICE s1fe'
and always helpful
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-07
BAReRI
WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR IT,

Brlggs-l understand that Mr.. Biggs,
vour wife's late husband, made every.
thing over to her?
Henpecklett-Yes, and now shes
making everything oyer for me.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-07


.,,r, +ha vessels or sitting about on
hoxes on the docks chatting with lf'enu'
~ .,d he summoned on board for the cruise
49, oluavs as the sailors would greet he" ''li.
,n coma that remark I've sold my cai
- r,oz,ed the landsman. He old not unue,
.d but figured out that 1t was some 'ooe
n,o.eontrv He did not know that every nian WI
a,tls ont of an American port IN oeepsea -.
rndar the stars and stripes must lltel any "
| hodv and soul into seryltude as apJee' w
dobaa,ne as that of the black man on the sou'ue
,,ontat,on before the Emancipation fFoc'aN'"'''
was issued. ,,u. .oos
For the American VINO sails the high seas
rrder the stars and stripes Is slave iho 10
| s,.ya under the law. True, he cannot Dc put upo
tho auction block by his master anu solu " "
highest bidder But he must SURRENDER MS A1"el
80 h,rtbripht-freedom Of contract; he must
sign away his right to his pay "heh II laiis uue
A1d ha cannot be a sailor without signing them
.ar And no cannot run away from his bargain
and his master If he tries 1t. he is arrested an'
.,on hock No matter in what quarter OF th'
> loba bis vessel is anchored For, by the opera
: t,on of treaties with all the maritime powers 0
tho world the United States agrees to arrest al
- return foreign sailor-saves, In return tor WHO
: the foreign countries have agreed to arrest ali
return to American ships Americas chat'ei s'ase
Il No man is ever slave under the law uhies
conditions are such that 1t Is necessary lot III
masters to hold him legally in servltude IN orue
to retain his services. Every land Is 1ull OF lhuu
trial slaves who cannot desert their masters
thew would because there is nothing else for the
to do hut to submit or starve. But the occupatlC
of sailor carries him to foreign lands Where u
lure of untried conditions is forever Deckohlh
and it would be comparatively easy Tor MN
desert his master. But here the law steps In al
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
ONE-ARMED GEN. HOOKER,
INCAPITAL, NOT FORGOTTEN
Noted Mssissippian, Who Served in Congress Twenty
Years, Is Visiting Col Selden Allen Day.

Col Selden Allen Day. U. s. A., and
Mrs. Day. who have Just returned from
q trip to the latter's old home in Vir-
ginia, have as their house guest Gen.
Charles Edward Hooker, Of Mississippi.
When Gen. Hooker goes up to the
Capitol, where he served his State as
Representative for twenty years. he has
q triumphal march. No one seems to
have forgotten the courtly old one-armed
Confederate soldier. BARRIERS. watchmen,
doormen, elevator men, who still hold
over, stand waiting to greet him as he
passes from one Representative or Sena-
tor to another, and they all ask II he
doesn't remember Joe" or Henry" or
Ben"
The old general failed to recognize a
gentleman who greeted him on the cars
yesterday.
Are you in CongressT asked the gen
eral, trying yainly to place him.
Senate" replied his smiling. friend,
land you used to call me Bob. Ny
other name is Taylor"
The Mississippi delegation is proud of
their ex-member and they all stand ready
to do him honor. Senator John Sharp
Williams took him to call on the Presi-
dent, saying: Here's distinguished
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
FIFTEENTH AND H STREETS
TO BE CONGESTED SECTION
Trust Building, Traffic Will Be Severely Handi-
capped in Busy Part of City.

While the pavement on the H street
front of the new Southern Building. at
Fifteenth and H streets. in the business
heart OF the city. Is being laid anew
would seem to be the most economical
and favorable time to widen the roadway
on the square Of Fifteenth street. above
H street, to make 1t correspond with the
width of the roadway in the square below
H street.
Before the great changes that have re-
Gently been made in the section Of the
city referred to, the part Of Fifteenth
street below H was regarded as q BUSH
ness street and the part above H resi-
dence street On business streets the use
of parking. fences and similar adornments
Is forbidden; while on residence streets
they are allowed under certain restric-
tions.
Fences and Parlktngs.
In the eyes of the department OF high
ways all streets running north and south
in the western part Of the city are re-
garded as business streets up to K street.
But before this extension was made some
parts of these streets were residence
streets, and fences, parking, and plots IN
front of residences were put in. That
is the condition Of Fifteenth street now.
On Fifteenth street in the square be-
tween New York avenue and H street
the roadway is 30 feet wide and the
pavement on either side Of this is 30
feet in width, making the total width Of
street between building lines no feet.
Above II street the roadway Is only 40
fee. wide, while the pavement Is IS
feet wide on either side of it, making the
total 110 feet between building lines.
So long as the old church building stood
on the northeast corner Of Fifteenth and
H streets and the George Washington
University occupied the southeast corner,
the narrowness of the roadway and the
width Of pavement were in no way OBJ
jectionable.
But with the recent additions Of the
the new Woodward Office building on the
other, and the Shoreham Hotel and Union
Trust Building to complete the group OF
congesting influences, conditions have
changed materially. In each Of the new
Office buildings, by very conservative
estimate, 500 permanent occupants will
be added. besides the great number of
transients.
Automobiles and Other Vehicles.
It is safe to presume that conditions
which obtain in the vicinity OF other
large office buildings throughout the city
will obtain in this section also. One has
only to regard the great number Of au-
tomobiles belonging to occupants and
callers around any large building, parked
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
ANAC0STIA.

The bill that is now pending in Con-
gress which calls for a general observ-
ance Of Flag Day among all the govern
ment employees and on all government
war ships and at government forts is
interesting because Of the fact
that this observance had its beginning
with John A. Logan Post, No. 13, Grand
Army of the Republic, Of Anacostia-
The origin of this observance dates
back to washington's Birthday, In 1891,
when the first flag ever raised officially
above a public school was raised over
the Van Buren School. in Anacostia, un-
der the direction of this post. At that
time the District Commissioners, men,
bers Of Congress. and business men of
Washington were present and delivered
addresses, and when the flag was un-
furled a salute was fired by portion
of the artillery which had been stationed
at the head Of Maple View place
Then, on the Friday before Memorial
Day. Of the same year, Commander A.
B. Frisbie, of Logan Post, and several
of his associates requested permission to
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

Mississippian who doesn't want anything
himself nor for any one else, but he
wishes to pay his respects to the Presi-
dent whose father he knew"
II is an interesting fact that Gen.
Hooker was one Of the closest lifelong
friends of jefferson Davis, while Col
Day, then a young lieutenant In the
regular army, alternated with another as
the guard OF Mr.. Davis during his long
Imprisonment in Fort Monroe.
The kindest relations existed between
the prisoner and his young guard, which
relation extended to Mrs. Davis and her
daughters and lasted until the recent
death Of Mrs. Davis, one of whose last
messages was sent to Col. Day, who
often says that much Of the best military
and other advice he ever received was
given him by his distinguished prisoner.
Mr.. Davis declined to accept even the
small courtesy of the use of a rocking
chair from Lieut.. Day to replace the
hard, straight chair in his cell, lest the
kindness be misunderstood by the su-
perior officers OF the guard and he be
visited with their disaproval IN those
first bitter days after the civil war. now
so happily forgotten as the one-armed
old Confederate and the lame Federal
veteran hobnob on the porch or drive to
the Capitol
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

Many women are frivolously inclined
on the subject of ''woman's rights" and
the ballot box. We all struggle more or
less for our rights but it is a varie-
gated problem as 20 what the generality
OF women consider their rights. I for
one think there are many greater and
more worthy things to compass than the
privilege Of the ballot. However, when
I read OF the jolly junketings Of our
Congressional friends who are sent by
and at the expense of the government
to view the word at sundry places and
bestow their weighty opinion upon divers
subjects, I wish with all my heart that
I could somehow vote myself into some
OF these delightful proceedings! Not that
my judgment regarding the object to
be obtained would probably prove as wise
as Solomon's, but that II would be such
fun to have Uncle Sam pay my ex-
penses. Who would not travel under such
auspicious circumstances? Congress has
done Alaska the favor to appoint joint
committee of five Senators and FIVE Rep
resentatives to visit our Territory this
summer and investigate conditions there.
They, and we. are looking forward to
this event with pleasure. 1t will be
unique experience for them, and, trust,
benefit to Alaska The great trouble
will be that this committee may find
itself plunged into the uuagmire Of doubt
and indecision, as they will, perforce,
listen to such kaleidoscope accounts Of
the situation there that 1t would take
a supernatural Lycurgus to solve the
riddle.
Delightful Climate.
However, hope springs eternal in the
Alaskan breast, and we are all trusting
that some great results will follow in the
wake OF these Congressional investigators.
They will find Alaska a vast and wonder
full country Of 5sO,ss4 square miIes-to be
explicit-differing in climate, scenery, and
soil. On the coast we have the japan
current, and the temperature in Southern
Alaska is much warmer than that Of the
interior, though we have those immense
glaciers along the mountain slopes that
are not found in the interior. Farther
away il is a dry climate, just warm
enough In summer to be enchanting. while
in winter IL is clear and colder.
Not many years ago, when the govern
ment OF the United States did not ap-
preciate or comprehend the possibilities
of that unknown and almost unexplored
country, who would have credited the
fact that so far north there could ever
be successful farmers, who are now rails
ing barley, wheat, oats, hay. potatoes,
beets, carrots, cabDages, &c? Yet, after
ALL why should not Alaska be an agri-
cultural country, when 1t occupies the
same northern latitude as Finland, Nor
way, and Sweden? In the vast valleys
where the crops are so fiourishing the
sun shines almost continuously through
the summer. On June % the midnight
sun is revealed in all its glory, and each
day from March % to September p is
twelve hours long, with an average length
Of eighteen hours. During this period
vegetation natures with the rapidity Of
Jacks beanstalk.
Strawberries and Icebergs.
Alaska is in some respects almost equal
in its vagaries to Australia, for among
other eccentricities strawberries Of ex-
cellent flavor are found growing near
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

deliver addresses on the flag in the
schools here, and this permission was
granted by Principal Repetti, then in
charge of the school in Anacostia. Such
success attended this first attempt that
the following year members OF this post
went to the city schools and conducted
similar exercises. This continued until
the Commissioners recognized the effort
being put forth by this post and decided
to hold these exercises on Flag Day, in
stead Of the Friday before Memorial
Day, as before.
The bill in Congress was prepared and
introduced by Commander Frisbie, and
calls for an observance Of a portion OF
the day. The reason no attempt was
made to make this day a holiday is ex-
planned by the fact that the originators
OF the bill are desirous that the intent
and purpose Of the observance will not be
lost sight Of. 1t Is explained that the
purpose for which Memorial Day was set
aside is forgotten by too many, and 1t
Is the same with other holidays.
Logan Post is making plans for an
elaborate observance Of the day next
Wednesday, and has secured the Ana
costa Methodist Episcopal Church,
where 1t will hold its exercises.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
DEMAND FOR HOMES
In TAEOMA PARK
Many City Residents Select
Houses in that Suburb.

Takoma Park district shares with other
suburban localities in the activity of the
present month. The hot wave that came
ahead of time in May turned the minds
of the city dwellers to the near urban
and suburban districts, looking for re-
lief.
R. L Thornton reports the demand
for homes by buyers, and renters to be
very active in the section Of Takoma
Park, in which he operates principally.
Many new houses have been added to
this already large suburb, and the de-
mand for more grows.
The house which Mr. Thornton has
built for himself may be taken as an
illustration of the fine type Of houses
that are being erected.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

along both sides Of the streets during
business hours. to get a faint idea Of the
congregation Of these vehicles around
the corners mentioned.
The Shoreham Hotel and the Union
Trust Company building already have al
most as many lined up as the space will
accommodate, and when this Is supple
mented by all that the new once build
ings viii contribute when inhabited, It Is
1afe 70 say that no corner in the city.
not even one in the neighborhood Of the
large theaters on popular night, will
show an equal number Of automobiles
lining the sidewalks as win this particular
locality.
These automobiles. as experience
teaches, VIII have to be backed along
the pavement to make room for them all
It will be impossible for any overflow
to go on II street, because Of the car
tracks. Now an automobile. when
backed" up to the pavement, requires
at least ten feet OF accommodation. When
this condition obtains on both sides Of
the street Of only forty feet roadway the
trafic on the street must run on q width
of only twenty feet. No one at all ac-
quainted with the trafiic on q busy street
imagines that q width OF twenty feet
will be at all sufficient TO accommodate
all that viii flow to this section of the
Sidewalk to BE Relaid.
The east section Of the square Of Fif-
teenth street. north Of H street, has been
given over almost wholly to business in
terests. Houses that were formerly resi-
dences have been remodeled into busi-
ness buildings excepting one that is used
by the George Washington University. A
part OF the sidewalk Is now already torn
up by building operations. and is soon to
be relaid.
Those who are most concerned in the
needed Improvement urge that now is not
only the most convenient time to widen
the roadway, but the most economical
time. The work will have to be done
some time, and the question Is asked,
Why not do It now, once for all, and save
some persons money?
In the work of widening the street Il
will be necessary to remove the line of
shade trees in front Of the Southern
Building, and this loss Is small in COM
parison with the benefits which will re-
suit. and they can be replaced by other
trees No Inconvenience can result to
any one by cutting IS feet on the east side
pavement and making q road OF It, which
will make the width OF the road E feet
as against 50 feet below H street. and the
17-foot pavement on the Fifteenth street
side OF the new Southern Building will
give as much accommodation to the users
Of the building as will the present seven
teen-foot pavement on the II street side.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
LABOR MEN WILL DINE.

Members of Congress and other
NOtables to Make Addresses.
Chief Justice Walter Clark. Of the su-
preme Court OF North Carolina, will be
the principal speaker at the banquet to
be given by the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor, at the
Ebbitt House next Wednesday night in
honor Of members Of Congress who are
active members Of organized labor.
Speaker Champ Clark will make an ad-
dress, as well as Representative William
B. Wilson, a member of the miners
union and chairman of the Committee
on Labor of the House, and President
Samuel Gompers, OF the federation.
There will be 500 guests.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
RESIDENCE SELLS AT $4,000.
Mrs. DarnieIIe Buys Cleveland Park
Dwelling.

Mrs. DarnieIIe Buys Cleveland Park
Dwelling.
Cleveland Park figured in the sale OF
residence property that serves to show
values in that attractive locality. Through
the office Of Gardiner & Dent, Inc, the
dwelling at 2s42 ordway street was sold
FOR Ollie NJ. Crutcher to Mrs. Marion
Darnielle.
This property, for which 1t is said S2o,-
900 was paid. is located at Thirtieth and
ordway streets, fronting los feet on the
latter, with a depth of LIS feet on Thir-
tieth street. The building was begun
about two years ago but was only re-
Gently completed by Mr.. Crutcher. when
be acquired the property.
1t Is OF three stories, Of colonial de-
sign, and has fourteen rooms and three
baths. Mrs. Darnielle viii occupy it as
a residence. Mr.. Crutcher took over In
the transaction the dwelling at In
Euclid street, owned by Mrs. Darnielle,
and which figured at $500 in the deal
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
May Indorse Tran.fer BnI.

The Commissioners probably win ap-
prove the universal transfer bill, accord
ing to reports at the District Building.
While they do not think the time is ripe
for the consideration of the part OF the
bill which requires Scent fares for school
children, the Commissioners believe that
in city the size Of Washington, rival
street railway companies should recog-
nize all transfers.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
NORTHWEST PROPERTY SOLD.

Thomas J. Fisher and Company Re-
port Sales.
Thomas J. Fisher & Co. yesterday re-
ported the sale Of the house at 17sS
Florida avenue northwest to C. F. r.
Porter for $780, The property was sold
for J. Zarin.
The same irm reports the sale for John
NJ. Henderson of the house at III R
street northwest 10 Fred C. Ruffhead for
AS50
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
Sale of Mound Plea.ant House.

Stone & Fairfax report the sale of two
houses, sf15 and 3I17 Brown street Mount
Pleasant, for Spencer Prentiss. The price
realized was $500 each. Each house con-
tains ten rooms, with hot-water heat, and
were designed and built by Mr.. George
Cooper. The purchasers intend to occupy
the buildings
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11


REAL Estate. BEING TW0-sroRY,
sEIIDETAcHED BRICK DWELLING, rs
GRESHAM STREET NORTHWEST.
By virtue of eertAin deed Of trust. duly recorded
in Liber No. 5ll. folio SO Il 80, Of the land
records Of the District of Columbia, and At the
quest Of the party secured thereby the undersigned
trustees win ssIl AZ public anction n sunt of the
premises On WEDNESDAY, the zst day d June,
A. d. 1911 at O'Clock p m. the followins-ds-
scIibed land and premises nfuats IN the city o.
Nashingtons District o Columbia. and designated
e and being LOT rumbefrd three hundred Gool. IN
William II. Terells Subdivision q lets "a biock
nulabercd four ~ q Todd 4 Browns subdirihon q
pert q 4tcunt Pleasant and Pleasant Plains IS pr
plft q MD Terenia subdlsision fscordsd IN
County BOOK, Z. page ~ Of m records Of the a.
nee q the szTrefol Of the Diafricl q Co1untIn
Terms q sale Purchaser Is Assrsnc IN rxI.finr
lndebtpdnez IN tae principal snm q HzrAoa bsar-
ms interest At The rate q rer c1nfsln Der annrin
pagehle eemi-aunuaily non d4r 4 sale. ascarei bl
deed oi trust up2 the property soId and rs4 tie
halanca n cab. dtp1fl q E<1u rin IS -
quitcd A. tine d ala. an ron3e sncIne fscofIinr
&c. It cnst q pufchaa. Iefns q sAie 70 hs cors.
Piled With within 1llcen dazs fr1n dat n ale.
ottcrui1e the rnstces rlerTc The hr1l 10 rfs6I I.
properly q the ri1k and c1<t & def.niiinr rnr.
chaser siler I've dsla n1rslt1eae1e q eicl tsaais
81 aa.ne newspaper r,hIi4te1 q WashhsIce D. G.
CHA9. r. 8To9E
rAas. II fAI1FAX.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
Apartment House sold.

Stone Fairfax report the sale for
Capt L. N. Kelley, Deputy Commissioner
OF Pensions. 25l7 Seventeenth street north
west, washington Heiehts. This building
rents for $50 per month. The price real
ized was $500.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
RESORT PROPERTY.

800 WILL BUY YOU COZY LIT
TIE BUNGALOW
At washington's coming summer resort
On the beautiful Potomac,
McGHIESPORT, MD.
Only Is miles from Washington.
A beautiful, healthy SPOT, where you
may enjoy your summers outing, boat
ing fishing, and bathing right
ON YOUR OWN SEASHORE.
Daily boats to city.
A FEW CHOICE LOTS LEFT ON
WATER FRONT. 800 UP.
BUNGALOWS, 800 UP.
10 and Is acre farms Ny launch win
take you down to see property any day.
See McGHIE,
s35 5TH STREET NORTHWEST.
Phone "a. 1850.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
INVESTMENT PROPERTY.
FoR 49,

Nine six-room houses IN Baltimore.
Md. dncluding land). All rented at
SsS a year. Price only $500 is per cent
investment.
High-class grocery and provision store,
thickly settled residential district, north
west. Leased to Al tenant $500 year
Reduced to $500 to effect quick sale;
only $500 cash required. Snap.
Seven swo-story, six-rcom and bath
brick houses, southeast opposite govern
ment reservation Price $3.50 each, sub
1ect to an incumbranec of $500 each.
Rented at Nf.60 each; duplicates sold for
$500. Building association viii loan UP
to 5000 each.
NJ ST. Sc, between LIST ard I'd, brick and
frame dwelling, large lot. rented at $0.50
per month. Price, $.25o.
ED. HALLET CO.,
612 18TH ST. NV. 'PHoNE NJ. 4s4o.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
Sale Of a Northwest Residenee.

Stone & Fairfax have Just sold for Mr..
william II. Gibson, formerly cashier in
the Treasury Department, his residence,
2136 L street northwest. for sS,500 The
building contains nine rooms and bath,
aud is heated with hot water.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
FOR sALE-FARMs.

DELAWARE FARMS-LARGE GRAIN
and small fruit and poultry farms. Big
bargains. For information write CON-
WELL BROS. Milton, Del
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

ST. Petersburg was given a population Of l.M,T6
BY q census taken in December.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
A LOUD0UN COUNTY FARM,
Stock. Crops, and Implements In
cluded.

135 acres rich clay Ioam, gently roIIlng,
divided INTO fields; well fenced; 25 acres
in cultivation, IS an grass; farm watered
by. five nsver-failing springs; the dwell
ing is an S-room stone in good condi-
ton, large rooms, double cellar, and
large attic; terraced lawn, reached by
driveway through avenue Of large maple,
spruce, and Towering locust trees. porch
1zx3O feet; outbuildings consist of barn
for Il COWS and S horses, 2-story shed
15C feet long, spring house, 5-room cot
tage and 2-room cottage, new meat
house, large double corn crib and wagon
house combined, 2, 900 bushel capacity; hog
house, chicken house, and others; 10-acre
orchard Of assorted fruit; telephone. long
distance and local; r. F. D.; this is a
delightful nome and fertile farm: lar
gain; $4,000, 5000 cash; no trade; photo
AZ Office
J. W. LATHAM,
1920 New York Ave-, Evans Bldg.