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ties Of life that could better be pro
duced at home. The solution of the
problem, therefore, is to reduce your
acreage of cotton and grow other
crops The results being secured in
Mississippi this year indicate that
peanuts is one crop that should be
grown,
r. peanut crop Is not what 1t
should be this year. because Of the
poor stand the lack of proper prepara-
tion Of soil, lack of good cultivation,
and unfayorable weather conditions,
Wherever we find q good stand and
where the peanuts were properly culti-
waited we find a good yield. Many
farmers who planted peanuts had no
faith in the crop, and what work they
did was done in a half-hearted way.
We would not expect good results from
any other crop under these conditions,
and should not expect them from pea
nuts. Considering all Of these factors
the crop is good The yield will vary
all the way from 10 to rs bushels per
acre, with the average for the state
25 to 30 bushels per acre, Thirty
bushels is about an average, but is not
good yield any more than one-third
Of a bale Of cotton is a good yield.
We find many farmers securing 40, bO'
or GO bushels Of peanuts and from
three.fourths to ton Of hay per acre
Throughout Mississippi we find a
poor stand of peanuts and a resulting
poor yield The poor stand is due to
the use Of immature and broken seed
and to poor preparation of the seed
bed and unfayorable weather condi'
tlons. The mmaturIty Of the nuts was
due to the fact that they were har-
vested too soon and picked from the
vines before they were properly filled
out. The nuts were badly broken N
threshing, We will look for better re-
suits next year. because the farmers
will save their own seed and In many
cases pick them off by hand. Each
farmer who Is growing peanuts, should
save his own seed and make selec-
ton Of the best plants at harvest
time The ideal plant Is one with
heavy yield Of large, uniform nuts
clustered around the base. Whenever
such plant is found It should be
thrown aside and put up in n separate
seed stack"
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Good Work for tho Winter.

The winter 10 q favorable time TO
blast out rocks and stumps, grub out
elders and willows,
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feed and finish up smoothly with a
large proportion Of lean pork, From
the standpoint Of the consumer they
lead all breeds IN quality and mar.
bling Of flesh Aside from this, tho
sows rank among the most prolific
Of the lard type, besides making good
mothers to large lltters, To farrow
ten, twelve, or even more pigs, and
raise two or three Is not very profit.
able, but the good SOW seldom loses
any,
have yeNrlng boar in service
at present, but prefer an aged sire,
either one or two years old, Young
sIres Ore satisfactory but do not give
tho service Of an older pig, besides,
the individuality Of tho sire cannot
be determined untIl they have pro-
dueed q number Of ltters,
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Loss From Cholera.

Many thousands Of exposed and In.
fected hogs have been yacclnated and
treated with serum In practically all
the statos IN the Union, The loss from
cholera after treatment has been u
very small per cent The hog cholera
serum has been successfully used In
many diseased herds Of hogs, II Is no
LONGER nm experiment Let ue got In
touch with the veterinarian Ht our
experiment stations aud learn just
what course TO pursue when hog
cholera breaks ont IN cur neighbor
hood or In our herd
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out into Pennsylvania Ayonue, noiso'
loaely over the asphalt
"Should the gold be placed in your
hands now, within the hour she
auerled Boloitousy, "would It be nee
essary for you TO know who was the
Tho thlofW
'1t would" Mr. Grimm responded
without hesitation,
"Eyen II It destroyed reputatIonT"
eho pleaded,
"Tho Secret Service rarely destroys
n reputation, Miss Thorno, although II
holds llsolf In readiness to do 30, |
dare say In this case there would bo
no arrest or prosecution, because Of
Of foaeons which appear to be good
"Thore wouldnt7" and thoro was q
note OF cogoncaa In her voice "Tho
identity Of the guilty person would
never Rpneor?'
"it would become matter Of record
In our office, but beyond that | think
not at least IN this one instance"
Miss Thorhe sat silent for a block
or more.
you'll admit, Mr.. Grimm, that you
have forced me Into u most remark
able position You eoomed eonyinet d
of my guilt, and, II youll pardon me,
without reason then you made II
compulsory upon mo to establish my
Innocence. Tho only wnV for mo Ia
do that was to nnd the guilty one, !
have done it aud I'm sorry, because
rs little tragedy"
hf 0rlmm waited,
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Norman, aeniImnntAlIat.

The oontImenRlat Of the world Of
finance Ia j piorpont Morgan, lie
gives money widely ana recklessly 70
hclp men who think thoy have some
wonderful invention or other thing
that win be q sensational benefit 10
the human race A few years ago an
electrical eSpeHmenter got gdml
friends to obtain hearing for him
with Morgan lie had plans for the
greatest Of all Inventions He had no
money hlmsolf ho had no backing
Ho went away with n Fat check, bul
returned for moro Hgaln And agaln,
IN the course Of time no Received
$4,000 70 perfect hls wonder, but n
was not perfected even then lu
made q ahal appeal for $4,000 moro
Morgan wanted 70 send Il 20 him. bNl
gosy OF the other members OF DE
drh induced the banker to shut dous
on the supplies until there should "
nitro signs OF making good
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/ was engaged all day upon some i'm
portant work In my Office, and hnd
had no occasion to 500 Monsieur Bois.
sogur since u word or so when ile
camo In nt ton o'clock, My attention
was called to the affair finally by his
stonogrNpher, Monsieur Netteryllle,
who came to mo for instructions He
had finished tho letters and tho am
bassador had not returned to sign
them, AZ this point ! began an In
yostIgNtIon, Monsieur, and the further
! went the more uneasy grew,
Nov, Monsieur, there are only two
entrances TO the ombassy-tho front
door, whore servant is In constant
attendance from nine In tho morning
until ten at night, and the rear door,
which can only be reached through
the kitchen. Neither Of tho two men
who had been stationed at tho front
door had seen the ambassador since
breakfast, therefore he could not have
gone out that way, CompronesP "
seemed ridiculous, Monsieur, but thea
| went to the kitchen, The chef hfd
been thcro ali day, and he had MT
seen the ambassador at all inquired
further, No ono In tho embassy not
q clerk, nor n servant, nor mCmbeS
Of the ambassadors family had seen
him since he left his office"
Again he paused and ran one hand
across his troubled brow,
GRO BH CONTtNUED)
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CHAPTER XII.
The Vanishing pIplomatIst,

ne Na0IeOlnH blpIVnOtIbt
II was threo daya after the ambaB,
sadorB disappearance that Monsieur
Rlgolct, secretary Of tho French ON.
bosRy and temporary chNrgod'Nrfalros,
reported the matter 20 chief Camp
bell In tho Secret Service Bureau, add.
ing thereto q detailed statement Of
several singular incidents following
close upon H. llo told II IN order,
conclgoly and 10 the point, whllo
Grimm and his chief listened,
Monsieur DoIasegur, tho Nmbassa'
dor you understand Ia a man whose
habits are remarkably regular" he be-
gan, "llo has mgdo II u rule TO bo
at him dOslt every morning nc ten
o'clock, and between that time and
one o'clock he dictates HIS CORE
spondenee, and eleara up whatever
routine work there ls before him, |
have known him for many years,
and have been secretary of the EN-.
bassy under him In Germany and
Japan und IN this country / have
never known him 10 vary this general
order Of work unloag beeaugo OF H.
ness, or necessary absence,
"Woll Monsieur last Tuesday this
Ia Friday tho Ambassador was at hls
desk os usual Ito dictated n dozen
or mere letters, and had begun anoth'
ora private letter 20 hla sister In
Paris He was well along ia this let.
tor when, without any apparent fea.
son, no rose from his desk and lgit
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holes bored In It near tho center, to
balance the box, A IL a chain fNston'
Ing y to the framework 0boyo' d ls
n small double block, Il In n single
block Il IN tho rope, the hook q at
tho end Of II lOatona into n chain at
tho end Of the box II Ia n ring sta
pied to the opposite end Of the box,
TO which the block ID ID fastened
when ready to raise tho box pull on
tho ropo and the box win swing free,
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SWINGING OFF A WAGol BOX
Detailed instructions, Win llustra'
tIon, Showing How 10 Make
Handy Device,

one Of our subscribers sends the
following suggestion for swinging off
wagon box, says the Homestead,
u Ia q piece OF AKA with n series Of
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Copyright. ISL. by b. z. Ely Co
SYNOPSIS.

Lieut. Harry Mallory is ordered to the
Philippines. He and Marjorie Newton
decide to elope, but wreck Of taxicab pre-
vents their seeing minister on the way to
the train. Transcontinental train Is TAX
ing on passengers. Porter has lively
rop, Yankee business man. The clippers
have an exciting time getting to the
train. Little Jimmie" Wellington, bound
for Reno to get divorce. boards train
In maudlin condition. Later Mrs. Jimmie
appears. She Is also bound for Reno with
same object. Likewise Mrs. Sammy Whit
comb. Latter blames Mrs. Jimmie for
lory decorate bridal berth. Rev and Mrs.
Temple start on vacation. They decide
to cut loose and Temple removes evidence
Of his calling. Marjorie decides to let
Mallory proceed alone. but train starts
while they are lost in farewell. Passen-
couple. wedding haGing. Marjorie is dis
tracted- Ira Lathrop. woman hating
bachelor, discovers an old sweetheart,
Annie Cattle. a fellow passenger. NAL
lory vainly hunts for a preacher among
the passengers. Mrs. Wellington hears
Mrs. Whitcomb. Mallory reports to Mar
jorie his failure to find preacher. They
decide to pretend a quarrel and Mallory
finds vacant berth. Mrs. Jimmie discov-
ers Wellington on the train. Mallory
again makes an unsuccessful hunt for a
preacher. Dr. Temple poses as a physi-
clan. Mrs. Temple Is induced by Mrs.
Wellington to smoke cigar. Sight OF
preacher on a station platform raises
Mallory's hopes. but he takes another
train: Missing hand baggage compels: the
couple to borrow from passengers. Jim
ME gets a cinder In his eye and Mrs
Jimmie gives first aid. Goodness Is then
resumed. Still! no clergyman. More Dor.
rowing. DR.. Temple puzzled by behavior
Of different couples. Marjorie's Jealousy
aroused by Mallory's baseball jargon.
Marjorie suggests wrecking the train In
hopes that accident will produce preach.
er. Also tries to induce the conductor to
hold the train 30 she can shop. Marjorie's
dog Is missing She pulls the cord. stop.
ping the train. Conductor restores dog
and lovers quarrel.
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CHAPTER xxvII.--continued.

When they were alone once more,
Marjorie, as radiant as April after a
storm, turned her sunshiny smile on
Mallory:
isn't 1t glorious to have our little
Snoozleums alive and well?"
But Mallory was feeling like
March day. He answered with
sleety chill: You care more for the
dog than you do for me-"
why shouldn't II" Marjorie an
swered with wide eyes. "Snoozleums
never would have brought me on
wild goose elopement like this. Heav-
en- knows he didn't want to come"
Mallory repeated the indictment:
'You love dog better than you love
your husband"
MY what?" Marjorie laughed. then
she spoke with lofty condescension:
Harry Mallory, If you're going to be
jealous of that dog, I'll never marry
you the longest day live"
$50 you'll let dog come between
us?" he demanded
II wouldn't give up Snoozleums for
hundred husbands" she retorted.
I'm glad to. know 1t in time" Mai
lory said. You'd better give me back
that wedding ring"
Marjorie's heart stopped at this.
but her pride was in arms. She drew
herself up, slid the ring from her fin
ger, and held 1t out as IL she scorned
1t: with pleasure. Good afternoon,
Mr.. Mallory
Mallory took 1t as II 1t were the
merest trifle, bowed and murmured:
Good afternoon. Miss Newton"
He stalked out and she turned her
oack on him. A casual witness would
have said that they were too indif-
ferent to each other even to feel an.
ger. AS a matter of romantic fact.
each was on fire with love, and aching
madly with regret. Each longed for
strength to whirl round with outfiung
arms of reconciliation, and neither
could be so brave. And so they part.
ed, each barking back fiercely for one
word of recall from the other. But
neither spoke, and Marjorie sat star
ing at nothing through raining eyes,
while Mallory strobe into the Mems
Room as melancholy as Hamlet with
Yorick's skull in his hands.
1t was their first great quarrel, and
they were convinced that the world
might as well come to an end.
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Seeks soIaee for Dead e..

new York.-Disconsolate at the loss
OF pet cat, Miss Constance Bentley
OF woodland. Wellington, Somerset,
England, arrived here for a short
tour in the United States.
MISS Bentley is lover of animals
and has many pets in her estate. Her
lavorite animal was a big Maltese cat,
Billy, who was IA years old A few
weeks ago Billy got i'll and despite
the efforts Of veterinary surgeons,
died.
The loss OF her pet 80 disturbed
Miss Bentley that she decided to take
q change of scene.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Woman-Hater's Relapse.

The Wonan-Hater's Relapse.
The observation room was as lone.
ly as deserted battlefield and Mar.
jorie as doleful as wounded sol.
der left behind, and perishing OF
thirst, when the conductor came back
with Snoozleums in his arms.
He regarded with contemptuous
awe the petty cause of 80 great an
event as the stopping of the Trans
American. He expected to see Mar
jorie receive the returned prodigal
with wild rapture, but she didn't even
smile when he said:
Here's your powder-puff."
She just took Shoozleums' on her
lap, and. looking Up with wet eyes
and sad smile. muEmurcd:
Thank you very much. You're the
incest conductor ever met. II you
ever want another position, I'll see
that my father gets You one
It was like Offering the kaiser a
aaw Job. but the conductor swallowed
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achievements In Art.

Brian G. Hughes. whose practical
jokes so often delight. said at q re.
cent dinner:
II don't mind practical jokes on hu.
man beings, but when 1t comes to ami.
maIs draw the line.
1.-TWO artists were once Dragging to
each other.
~ painted up lump Of pig iron to
look like cork" said the first artist
and. by jove! when | threw 1t into
the East river 1t foated.'
Nov" said Mr.. Hughes. there
was no harm In that. But listen to the
second artist. He said. with cruel,
unfeeling laugh:
i painted lump Of pig iron once
to look Ike a roast of beef, and my
dog ate three-quarters OF 1t before he
discovered his mistake. Los An.
geles Times.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Baby doll" and mousie were acclaim
ed
Baby doll" lost one of her shoes.
Exposed to the winter air was dain-
ty, silkclad foot and ankle. Wild
cheers rent the air With appealing
eyes. Baby doll" stood on one foot
But mousie became master of the sit
uation. There was a friendly refuge
from the world-lady's slipper! In a
flash he was in 1t and hidden.
Then Patrolman William Murphy Of
the fremont avenue station forced his
way into the crowd and rescued Baby
doll" first, then mousie. Mousie was
allowed to escape and Baby doll" &C
cepted her slipper after it was proved
mat there was nothing in it.
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Little Rodent MingIes With Big
Crowd of Shoppers in New
York City.
YOUNG AMERICA HELPS
Most of the Women Fled, but the Big
Scene Came When One of the Fair
Ones Lost Dainty Shoe In Which
the Animal Seeks Refuge.

New York-A wee gray moust.
hardly out of it's infancy. suddenly ap-
peared on the sidewalk the other day
on crowded Westchester avenue IN
front of Baumann's shoe store at No
140. The broad thoroughfare was full
of women shoppers.
1t was a question who was scared
most, the women or the little mouse
Mousie sig-zigged across the sidewalk
in frantic efforts to find hole. His
every turn was followed by shrill
screams of the women, who even
dropped their bundles In their haste.
One woman raised her skirts and
made a flying leap, landing on the
running board Of passing automobile
and thus made her escape. Others
were not so agile or fortunate. They
had to keep on running until out of the
zone of danger.
In less-much less-time than it
takes to write it, there was not wom-
an in sight The small boy took her
place in great numbers. Here was a
sport with some class! They formed
hollow square and encouraged the
mouse in his every little movement
Poor little mousie dashed from side
TO side, his terrified squealing sound
ing above the delighted shouts of
young America.
But the big scene was to come.
Mousie had tired. Motionless. his beedy
eyes flaming with terror, he crouched
back against the store window. Then
the door opened and utterly uncon.
scious Of the excitement without. her
mind evidently intent on the brand
new French heel ties that adorned her
shapely feet, out came baby doll
The meeting between the young wan
an and mousie was accurately timed
Both gazed throbbingly into each 9th
er's eyes at the psychological mo-
ment Then both fed. and in the same
direction. Young America became de
lirious with the very Joy of living
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PEACE NEGOTIATIONS M I
Apparently Greek Di#uaI
Armistiee Has Bssa IN
ed by Envoy

London Preliminaris 1
conference were conllak
and apparently the Gsa
regarding the signing d Il
tice has been surnousk |
thing is ready for setnil ~
So wide is the diyslsM ]
the respective claims q Y
allies and Turkey that tia1
prospect of an early 'sz4
the conference,
1t is reported through
the Servian ministers y
cided, in Difference q y
French advice, to yield =
Durazzo Oh the Adriatt Y
Servian premier, NJ Patila|
..,,noasirs
ing to London IN conn
determination.
This report has not w
but there are indications = ]
in the AustroSerb dl 4 /
Austrian minister Is eiee''a !
marking that he vas ls'
ability of Austria . y
Balkan program IN is a''
u
out resort to force s
Plenipotentiaries caa''. =.
rangemeats. Of peace e',' I
and the Balkan states l's' ,
st. James palace - 4,
early in the afternoon W. i
entered into discussion Z
question. i,
The days feature y Z I,
of welcome delivered "
Grey, the British sse,s :,
affairs, who was sls \,
president Of the coll'' {
sponses of the heaas = 5
delegations indicates ! !
complish the purpose Z
ence.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Now a teorist thinks small girls
aInusements tend to make them neu-
Totic. But the cold materialism of the
DRY is going a little too far when 1t
attempts to make little girls stop play
ing mother with their dolls.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

A New York woman wants divorce
because her husband drinks cologne.
She can't be blamed. considering the
odor of some of the concoctions
classed under that name.
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Manx Huus.

Madison, Wis.-One person goes in.
sane In Wisconsin every 4s hours and
Is committed to public asylum, &C.
cording to statistics issued the other
cay by the state board of control.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

A Pittsburg woman wants a divorce
because her husband was sober twice
In twelve years. We take 1t that they
were not successive occasions.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Good Roads Hint.

of course we are opposed to ma.
chine methods in elections" Well"
replied Farmer Corntossel. y must ad.
hnt that I'd like to see the steam
roller took out o politics an put back
where 1t belongs In the road-makin
businesA"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Some scientists in New York can
now keep headless cats alive IL hours
IF necessary" But If put to refer.
endum Of normal cats 1t would never
be necessary.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Dynamiters bought alarm clocks by
the dozen for their Internal machines.
but you cannot make a commuter be-
lieve that dynamiting was bit too
good for an alarm clock.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

b Twenty.three hundred love letters
we're found among the effects of an
Australian bachelor Evidently he
either had to die or marry to stop
them.
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In New York speed contest typlsts
were writing from lis to 1T words q
minute. Since we have observed that
people who wrote as fast as that don't
say much, the news excites no envy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
cOVERNDR'sCHly9III
he CELEBRATES y.
AND pAROoNv,,s l Y
7'5 s, Sdop' ted, a New p,t., /
"S''0F During r.,nas y
Is obIi9atn

"A, AUSTIN Tez.-NoDs,.
l ndss. anniversary q !. :
governor Cove Of Texas, NJ !, !.
m ,1a'S IN arranging aud $,
c mas pardons. The lis
christmas was CONN.,
Cove signature =
ility-first birthday = ss
Joy Joy to that many t, ny
e one loved ones viii ~
the penitentiary and !,
f MONIES, :, They viii rad |
ner. "a
po nS;,, in granting pardon
conditional pardon, nd \
recipient to be on GOD n
ing the term of bis ss,,s
case of life Sentence,
Ine men to obey The In
traGta 4 the rensiads !
ural lives, otherwise ~
turned to prison walls
Ill IN every one Of the as
and issued Monday tis
vision to the effect H.
extended cOnditionally, M,
person violates any lar !.
viii take them in chan. !
them to the peniten,Iar, n
that applies only during i. |,
the unezpired sentence !
went up for five ysan i, !
doned after serving thrs !
would have to be srieg, I,
during the two years n,
pardon. If he was not !. \
returned to the prison 81
10 serve out the une,pnss 4
his term.
Quite a number Of tAs \
Monday had but a TN y
serve, while Others bad ;
years. There were ii ri
the convicts in the tortl,s.]
being Ike Taylor, colviea 4
in Cherokee County sa 81
sentence in 1904. Anons n
Roberts, who was sent n
manche County in 1896 al
charge. They viii have i !
the rest of their lives q I
prison garb. They have d
to follow the law.
A pardon goes to v. II
who was convicted in Did
on a charge Of theft Il ssI
escaped and was at lalgs q
having been recaptura b I
One Chambers, given ttlsI
Galveston County for uial
also a beneficiary d hs ]
mercy.
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= Statistics prove that bachelors go
insane oftener than married men. but
any married man knows that bachel.
ors have more time for such activ-
tiles.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

: Woman experts" who tell how to
sprepare meal for six persons for AZ
cents are bringing unhappiness to
many a poor housewife who Ia doing
the best she can on the money her
husband hands to her.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

The candy trust has been attacked
In the courts. Gladstone tidings for
the young man who starts his court.
ship this winter.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

1.-THE Blind Banker of Paris" who
was able to get away with $4,000. 900
belonging to, his clients seems to have
had en- eye for the main chance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Pierre Lott announces that he ad-
mires the FRESHNESS of the American
girl. He Is reticent, however, concern
Ing the freshness Of the American
boy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

The Illinois supreme court wants to
know whether poker Is work Too deep
for US, but it's evident that the play.
ers aren't union men.