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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-05

Mrs. Chas. Farreaux and daugh.
ter, were guests of the formers
brother, Mr.. Clopha Benoit and
family Sunday. Mrs, Farreaux is
moving to Rayne, from her former
home near Bell City, this week.
Mrs. Chas. Stewart and daugh-
tiers, Misses Essie and Nellie were
guests of friends in Jennings Mon
day.
[ P. Manning of Rice was trans
acting business in Welsh Saturday.
Choice Seed Corn for
sale at Jones Bros.
DR.. L. G. Lewis was Jennings
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. W. B. Sargent made a bust
ness trip to Jennings Monday morn.
ing,
Mrs. Chas. Moore and her sister,
Miss Ethel Welsh, who is her guest,
were visiting friends in Lake
Charles Tuesday.
Crepe Paper Napkins Is cents
per hundred, at the JOURNAL Book
Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Eaton of
Jennings we're guests of the Iatter's
parents, MIR. and Mrs. A. R. Miller
of this city Sunday.
Roy Barbee and his mother were
guests of friends in Crowley Sunday
evening.
r. W. Howard Of this Office was
visiting friends in Lake Charles
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Read and
little daughter, Margaret, were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. I. Long
cnbach OF Iowa Sunday.
Mrs. ". B. Gabbert and daught-
er Miss Mabel were guests of
friends in Jennings Saturday.
Miss Emma Culver WAS visiting
| friends in Lake Charles Saturday.
Mrs B. L. Graves was the guest
of friends in L { Charles Satur-
day.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-05

|. GbiIds and Miss Wilson who
t.en spending the winter at
Ione Of the formers sister,
h N. lawson, Of this city,
i Tuesday morning for their
IN Traer, Iowa, These ladies
made a hoste Of friends in
!. during their visit here, who
s.rn with regrets that they
jearted for their home, but
tien a pleasant Journey.
b Cora UaTr, WHO Is teaciiIiIS
snifn, arrived in Welsh Tues
rarning, being called here on
hi Of the serious illness Of her
|, NB Scott Carr.
D. Jones says grading rice
i,rning are all right as a pass.
but they don't compare in
tof interest to taking care Of
Iiteen pound boy that arrived
sione Monday morning.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-05

DR.. John Fl. Cooper was a busl-
ness visitor to the parish seat
Thursday.
NJ. b. VanNes5 made a business
trip to the parish seat Thursday
morning.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-05
Choice Seed Corn for
sale at Jones Bros.


Miss Emma Henry and little
e;stor NoIo.to of ,Iarmqntou who
have hooo tho r,ost of their sister,
Mrs Samue, Rinygoll, of this city,
for the past few days returned to
their home Thursday morning
They were accompanied by Mrs.
Ringgold
| II, + Fhrm9n RECENTLY Of Dec2-
tnr, Illinois, but now serving as
secretary OF the Louisiana Orchard
" lana 0', 0, Lake 0'''I'7'' WAS
our planters in the growing Of
sweet potatoes for the canning fac
tory, which his company are erect
ing at Lake Charles.
1o-,,. T,,r .tr;nc of bIoo},
beads, also, q butterfly belt pin.
Finder please return to Jeannette
Shaw.
y r. Donnotto mo+,r,o1 yvolno,
,-r ,,l..u, h L. ,a.i
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-05

DR.. W. L. Stewart is making hi
professional calls now in new
Ford roadster which he recently
purchased from Dr.. L. G. Lewis.
Dir. and Mrs. J. All. Martin and
little daughter returned Saturday
morning frem a short visit with
friends in Lake Charles,
Mrs. D r. Read and little
daughter Margaret we're guests Of
Lake Charles friends Saturday.
Misses Fairly and Thurman,
teachers of the Welsh high school.
were shopping in Lake Charles
Saturday.
Mrs, N. C. Davis went to Jen-
nings Saturday for a short visit
with friends
The Washington times., 1912-11-28
ALBERT T. PATRICK.

pardons and many combinations sent
down from Albany, and as none was In
the fret mail delivery. It was decided
that the fateful document was not lost.
Meantime the patient Patrick. star of
the absorbing DRAMA. serenely went
about his tasks In the hospital. marking
charts, compiling records, jotting down
symptoms. Through his being assigned
to the hospital work. the lawyer has
become very proficient in medicine. be-
Ing expert In diagnosis. and has been
Of great help to the prison authorities.
Patrick Shows No Anxiety.
Not an anxious word did the prisoner
speak to any OF the guards with whom,
he came In contact; not a look OF cx-
pectancy betrayed that he knew this
might be the red letter day of his ex-
citing life. When the ultimate time
came. he did not even look toward the
hospital door, and II there was disap.
pointment behind the face that looked
out on leaden skies and the fast.fallinE
snow, no one knew It.
Patrick had his Thanksgiving dinner
in the prison. as he has for nine years
AT 40 u. m. the pardon had not ar
rived. The next mail delivery was ex-
pected after 1:3 p. m.
The Washington times., 1912-11-28
Mexico AGAINST
NAMING: Of JOINT
BOARD Of CLAIMS
Confident She Can Settle Ac-
counts of Ameri-
.. cans.

Tho MEXICAN government, conndens
that II can handle satisfactorily the
numerous claims presented against II a.
. result Of rebel depredations. will not
consent TO the appointment Of q Joint
claims commission, according to state
mont Of Ambassador Calero. American
claims amount to hundreds Of thousands
OF dollars. and promise to make q deal
OF litigation and trouble.
It appears that there are many cases
In which real damage has been sustained,
but in which the Mexican government
cannot, under international law. be held
uon.
Ambassador CALICO recently returned
from Mexico City, where he spent two
months. Before his departure the State
Department prepared Q list Of American
claims. and II was . part of 9enor
Calero's mission to take up the question
OF claims with his government. The an
n0uncement yesterday afternoon repre-
sents the result Of his conferences.
American and other foreign claims arc
being considered together by the Mexi-
can government, and all Of them &C.
cording to the ambassador. will receive
due confederation.
The resignation Of Ambassador Caiero
In expected. He will return to Mexico
City some time before Christmas, and Il
10 possible that he will not return to this
country. The ambassador has denied
that his resignation has been made At
this time.
The Washington times., 1912-11-28
|DES|RE TO REFORM
RULES Of TRAFFIC
THROUGHOUT CITY
Officials Consider Regula-
tions Like Those of
New York.

Traffic regulations modelled on those
of New York city are the object Of
u movement In this city directed by
william Phelps Emo. who has been re-
tained by many other municipalities ~
an expert on this topic. Mr.. Emo II
the author Of regulations now enforced
In Paris. London. and other European
cities. and IL deeply interested in i'm
proving conditions in the Capital.
Uniformity in traffic rules In neigh.
boring cities 10 essential u the best
results are to be obtained. says Mr..
Emo. Confusion regarding regulations
is worse than no rules at all.
One Of the supporters Of new tranic
regulations. especially those relating to
the barring Of heavy vehicles from the
boulevards and main residential ave-
nues OF the city. 10 Major Richard
Sylvester. chief Of police.
The roller skating evil also, v being
oonsidered. Tho committee composed
Of u. 8. Martin. supervisor Of play
grounds: Major Sylvester. and Fire
Chief Wagner has not yet decided to
recommend the selection Of three or
four large places in the city for roller
skating between 7:30 and Q o'clock at
night. or to select one quiet block in
each precinct for this purpose.
The Washington times., 1912-11-28

FREEDOM IS GIVEN :
MANY PR|SONERSO ON
!. THANKSGIVING DAY
Lawyer Patrick Pardoned By
Governor Dix and Others
Get Their Liberty.

,,nankssiving Day has particular sig
nlnesncs to. several persons who have
"osy resaaned their liberty from prison.
most famous Of the released prisoners
AIpert 7. Patrick, who was pardoned
~ Governor Dix. He was serving q
ue sentsncs. after having escaped the
ayh chair through the clemency Of
~ovsnor Higgins. ........... .... -. .
Asur'ce n. Lustig left the death
nouse 1t Sing Sing as q result Of q mo-
uon Tor . new trial being granted. He
s convicted more than two years ago
on charge Of poisoning his wife. The
vs'ncspal witnesses against Lustig have
o..sppsered. and II now appears that he
VIII never stand trial again. Lustig
We private detective In New York.
waiter Neale. the publisher who
ma been held on parole on q war.
!ent charging that he sent threaten
nC letters to Mrs. Elizabeth Meri.
wethsr. the monagenarian authoress.
va. also freed on the eve Of Thanks
e1vang Day. He gained his freedom
on . writ Of habeas corpus.
Ms. Elsie Raymond. accused OF the
mufder Of Miss Matte Hacket. at
Nea1vile. Me-. seven years ago, was
Scquitted by q Jury. The case was
one OF the most sensational in the
history Of Maine criminology. It was
Governor Blease. OF South Carolina.
asaded to his laurels as the pa rdon-
three prisoners in honor Of Thanks-
oClvtnE. Fifteen had been convicted
The Washington times., 1912-11-28
MONEY LED COURT
TO THINK HOCK|N
PLANNED TO FLEE
Secret" Whispered to Judge
at Dynamite Trial Be-
comes Public.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Nov. a.-rhe
Secret" which. when whispered into
Judge Anderson's ear by District At.
torney Miller. caused the court to take
Herbert 9. Hockin. secretary-treasurer
Of the 1ronworkers' Union into custody,
and which later led the Judge to inval-
idate the bonds of sixteen more defend
ants in the conspiracy trial was made
public today by Miller.
Hockin had been discovered with. .
large sum Of cash on his person. dc.
clared Miller. and was suspected Of
making ready to leave the country, his
bondsmen having been indemnified.
Miller would not say how much wa.
found on Hockin. but that Il ran well
into the thousands was plainly intim-
ated.
The trouble over the other bonds re-
mained In allegiance today, pending
Judge Anderson's pleasure to call 1t up
"within any reasonable time"
Court was held ~ usual today. Hav.
Ing practically completed the cross-ex-
animation OF Ortie L. McManigal, tho
informer. the defense permitted the
Government to continue the introduce
tion Of corroborative evidence. The
prosecutions case is built around or.
ties confession.
The Washington times., 1912-11-28
Patrick's Defender
''T Calls 1t Noble to
Help the Innocent

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 8.-John T. Milliken.
ct. Louis millionaire and brother In
law OF Albert +. Patrick. who spent a
million dollars defending Patrick, gave
the following statement in regard to his
connection with the case:
The action taken by Governor Dix
Is not wholly unexpected by me. I had
the pleasure Of meeting the governor at
his country home last summer with
some mutual friends. mad brief
interview with him about the grave In
Patrick, and he assured me he would
take the matter UP and give II his
closest attention. and that could de-
pend upon him doing that which he
thought was conscientiously right and
proper.
what have done for Mr.. Patrick
has been for no other reasons In the
world than first II was my duty to my
family and second was satisfied of the
mans innocence.
II can't conceive Of nobler thing
than to defend the innocent
The Washington times., 1912-11-28
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK?
Thousands Of Men and Women Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect Il.

Nature warns you when the track Of
health Is not clear. Kidney and bladder
troubles compel you to pass water often
during the day and get up many times
during the night.
Unhealthy kidneys sasss iumbaso, rheuma.
tism. oatarrh Of the BLADDER pain or dull ach.
In the back. Joints or muscles, at times have
headache or indigestion ~ time passes you
may have . sallow complexion. puffy or dark
circles under the eyes. sometimes feel a.
though you had heart trouble. may have plenty
Of ambition but no strength. get weak and
lose flesh.
II such conditions are permitted to continue.
serious results are sure to follow: Brisht's dis.
ease. the very worst form Of kidney trouble
may steal upon you.
Prevaleney Of Kidney Disease. +
Most psopie DO not realize the alarming in.
crease and remarkable prevalency Of kidney
disease While kidney disorders are the most
common diseases that prevail. they are almost
esn. Was ess,.Ss :aS phy: ~,
dooeeStng the e9eets, while the original disease
constantly undermines the system.
shs s.ss
Ing DR.. Kilmers Swamp Root, the treat kidnev
liver and bladder remedy. because q soon ::
your sdneys an improve they Will help the other
II you are already convinced that Swamp.
regular nfty-cen and one-dollar sise bottles At
remember the name. DR.. Kimers swsmp.
which you will hnd on every bottle. ."
The Washington times., 1912-11-28
Patrick's Pardon Fails
To Arrive, and Prisoner
Has Dinner Behind Bars

O0SINlNG, N. Y, Nov. 2S.-It was
Thanksgiving day in Sing Sing prison.
tho same as everywhere else In this
country. and while the penitentiary
ocullery was busy with the preparation
Of chicken and mince pie. Lawyer AL
bart T. Patrick went unconcernedly
about his daily duties as clerk In the
prison hospital.
buzsing with the news that Governor
years. had been imprisoned for the
murder Of Millionaire william Marsh
Rice, Patrick himself knew nothing
ABOUT II, at least not officially, at 10
o'clock today. Whether he would be
notined later depended on events.
.lsIv.S. n: pardon signed yesterday had not
While Patrick has been In Sing Sing
since April, 1906. and the wife with
whom he had never lived, the woman
Sno -. ,n,sE %sr'sd hin 70 the Tomo., te show
. be waiting with the most sincere
Thanksgiving dinner she over caused to
DO prepared. the document that would
unite them at last was entrusted to the
:. mails at Albany late Yesterday. because
messenger would have caused one OF
the governors clerks to spend his holi-
day away from home.
Pardon Not in Mail.
The restoration Of Patrick's liberty
was posted In time to have reached
Ossinins early this morning, but when
the nrst and probably the only delivery
Of mail was carried from the little post.
office through the whirling snow rr
the hill to the frowning prison, 1t con.
tained no Patrick pardon. Eagerly did
Warden Kennedy and his assistant &c
through the pile of letters, for In his
nine years there Patrick has been @
model prisoner: making friends with all
Of the officials. When the expected
long envelope was not found, the mel,
paved through the lettcrs again. think.
Ing there had been some mistake, hut
no pardon for Patrick was found. Then
Warden Kennedy remembered that
thero were four other Thanksgiving
The Washington times., 1912-11-28
Davisons Will Give
Country Dance Tonight

The Davisons will give a country
dance tonight at tho National Rifles
armory from $50 to 1 o'clock. Features
Of the affair include music by Rube
dancing with singing BY tho "towr
choir" country dancing led by "Silas
and Mandy Perkins" and lunch of
apples. cider. and other country viands.
Prizes will be awarded to the best
group Of countrymen and also to the
best countryman and country gal"
CITY folks In city ''togs'' will be wei.
coined. however,
The Washington times., 1912-11-28

Six Rooms and Bath.
Hardwood Finish Throughout.
Parquetry Flooring.
Electric Lights.
Large Lots with Large Parklngs
to Alley.
Double Porches. 7xl6 It.
Holland Window Shades.
The Washington times., 1912-11-28
Lump Sugar, Without
TOngs, Menaces Health

Lump sugar, without tongs. distributed
In bowls on lunch room and restaurant
tables In a menace to the public health,
according to Surg. Gen. Rupert Blue, of
the Public Health Service.
Surgeon General Blue says that loose
sugar is the more sanitary. because
"one IL compelled to use the spoon.p
The Washington times., 1912-11-28
Alexandrians Placed
On Sidna Allen Jury

City eerst. Robert H. Cox has re-
ceived orders from Judge walter II.
Staples. OF Wythe county to summon
the following Alexandrians on the Jury
In the case OF 4idna Allen. whose trial
will begin at wythevilie next Monday:
Arthur Herbert. Robert 9. Barrett, Rob.
ert Beverly. Virgil Balm, John w. May
and George J.. Appich.
The Washington times., 1912-11-28
Richards Is Better.

Frank B. Richards, the newspaper
man who was operated upon for estric-
ture Of the eSophsgus, at George WASH
ington University Hospital, yesterday.
was reported In fairly good condition
today. II IL believed his recovery will
be speedy and complete.
The Washington times., 1912-11-28
Prevalency Of Kidney Disease
Sample Bottle Sent Free

prove the wonderful merits Of
SS So foSn q %an Of n: S % S omes
Ri ne Sr S rssSsss are adS'ea ssn
gusran by pr m. Times Tho
The Detroit times., 1912-09-13

-th' sad, sad rags an tn whiskers
on me chin.
The philosopher chuckled. It is q
HE thing toSprove onself in the right
And the philosophers case was hall
made.
Come with me-" he said.
Together they went to a ready.to-
wear clothing establishment, a hab-
erdashery and barber shop. and
when they came out of the barber
shop you wouldn't have recognized
Bum" Kelly in the dapper young man
who accompanied the philosopher.
This afternoon" said the philo-
sopher, L want you to ask for work
at every store on the west side OF
that street"
With these glad rags" said Bum, .
gittin' a job oughto be cinch.
Mebby they'll make me president OF
a bank"
III you are curious to know how
Bum" Kelly Jared in the afternoon
and what became of the philosophers
thought germ. you'll have to wait un-
til tomorrow.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-13

the adoption OF a meaningless fash
ion not only Is waste of money but
waste of strength and a lowering
OF ones taste.
never shall forget seeing a num-
ber Of Irish emigrant girls enter a
boat at Queenstown for America.
Someone had told them of the hats
which were being worn In this coun-
try and had sold them a lot OF the
most awful looking hats possible.
The morning they embarked II was
raining, and these girls came on board
with streams OF red and yellow and
green running down their faces and
over their skirts. Here and there a
colleen looked trim and neat with
her plaid shawl tied over her head
but the others, In trying to be some
thing they were not, had become
pathetic caricatures
There Is more real beauty In a plaid
shawl tied over ones head than in
cheap, fiowered hat which will spoil
at first wearing in sun or rain.
When you buy your fall hat, re-
member that II probably will have to
be worn In some bad weather and let
The Detroit times., 1912-09-13

inside the door or a foot or two away
from II?
OF course you haven't and there
fore you are In no position to SYM
pahtize with dog which generally
is tied In Just that way during tho
hot weather, with the result that
when he Is turned loose for a short
airing he makes of 10 enjoy his
freedom and sometime forgets TO
come back.
The reason for his failure Is usn.
ally 10 be found In the short rope. He
can be tied just as effectuaily with
just as short rope. and at the same
time be given the utmost freedom OF
movement.
The rope should have a ring in the
end Of II and piece OF wire clothes
line should be run through the ring.
Then IL one end OF the line is fas-
tened TO the house and the other 90
the dog kennel at the other end OF
the yard, Towser will have the entire
length OF the yard TO exercise him.
self, as the ring on his rope will run
The Detroit times., 1912-09-13
LOOKS LIKE EASY MARK:
CAPTURES BUNCO MAN

John Bliss, who captured three
"bunco men" last spring. when they
tried to get his money after sizing
him up as an easy mark, returned
to Detroit, Wednesday afternoon, and
celebrated his arrival by arresting an
other sharper.
Bliss, who halls from Chesterfield,
and has the true rustic appearance,
seems to be a regular lure for the
bunco steerers. He had been IT town
only few minutes when one Harry
E. White, 45 years old, OF No. III
Bagley-ave.. gave him the glad hand,
welcomed him to our city, and pro-
ceeded to let Bliss win some OF his
money in a little gambling game. ex.
pecting of course, to get away with
large roll after letting the rustic look
ing person win q few dollars.
Bliss went along with the game un-
I'll he had $40 OF Whites money. He
promised to go and get big roll and
meet White on Cadillac-sq, but. In
stead, he hlked to police headquar-
ters, where he had. Detective William
Black trail him back 10 the rendez-
vous. Black helped Bliss arrest his
three sharpers last spring. That af-
fair worked out just the same.
Detective Black placed Mr.. White
under arrest, catching him red-handed
in the attempt to fleece Mr.. Bliss, who
Is not at all ignorant OF the way or
sharpers, thereby puncturing famous
old adage.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-13
SWEET MILK MAKES INK SPOTS

This Is such simple remedy for re-
remembered. II is best when applied
TO wet ink spots. a big splash of ink
can be removed from a carpet or from
woolen goods by washing II instantly
In skim milk. Apply a cupful at a
time. IL the stain be large As fast as
the milk Is darkened by the squeezings
of the sponge. with which II Is applied,
throw IL away and substitute a fresh
supply When no more Ink can he
rubbed up, rub the spot with clear
water. thoroughly. and coat with a
paste of cornstarch. Brush up the
cornstarch two or three days later
III ink has dried let the goods stand
over night In the milk. which neutral
ICES the acid OF the ink Then rinse
and IL necessary scrub with soap and
water.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-13

mebby yer wise-but yer on, pal, yer
on"
The conversation took place in q
waterfront saloon. Kelly is we'll
known along the front He Is a tug
fireman, stevedore, janitor, and
several other things, but mostly bum
lie has been ION the bum" long
time. He's picturesque young fell
low, stocky and well.set up, and he
hitches his shoulders and Jerks his
elbows when he walks. He talks
tough" out OF the corner OF his
mouth.
There were two clauses in the prop
osition the philosopher made to
Bum" The first was that he should
ask for work at every store on the
east side OF certain street. Bum
fortified himself and started. He was
gone half day. Returning to report
progress, the FIRST thing he said was:
Me t'roat's so dry I'm blowing dust.
Happy days. H-a-a-a! Happy days.
an me wit me heart near broke.
Wat chanst has a fella { git a job
wit rags on? Eh? None at all"
Bum" shivered.
Il goes inta the first store comes
Ia, and | asks ia see tn boss. The
fioorwalker he bores inta me wit his
eyes, like gimlets, an d. like Ia know
he says, wat for I'd like Ia see tn
BOSS.
- For job, says, putin up a
front.
THE dude looks me over. an laffs
crool laff. An all tn pritty win.
men clerks giggle, lookin' fer n
stand.in, mebby, wit tn fioor-walker.
An there / wus, feelin like barge
Wit lot of pleasure yachts. an
vishin' | wus back on tn front.
Swell skirts carryin' packages
wus crowdin' past me an pulliE'
their clos aside fer fear they'd touch
me.
The foorwalker he kept his eye
on me fer a mint er more, an then
toll me ia take tn elevator L tn
fourt' floor-that I'd find tn bosc
there.
'Nuttin fer youse me good man.
says tn boss.
I'm a good, handy man. says,
but I didn't git no furder n that. fer
the boss, he says, Isn't that enough -
an begins lookin' round fer tn house
fly bull.
/ II goes fhta IN next store, an tn
next, an the next. Honest pal II
wus fierce. They turns up their noses
an side-steps, and says. Muffin Ger
youse. me good man, short an
scornful They begins at me head.
ar kept On down to the feet, ar
when they come to me big toe stick.
In out nv me shoe. back they'd 20
to the alfalfa on me phiz, and they'd
lsay:: 'Nuttin' fer youse.'
II had 10 keep me fists in me
pockets Ia Keep from bein took Ter
q shoplifter.
An so It's a regret IA report, I'm
lhandina yuh. Mr.. Philosopher, fer it's
Ith' devil job got fer me mornin's
work. An Il wus tn clos that did ut
The Detroit times., 1912-09-13

To revive the black. make some black
tea about the usual strength for drink
ing. and strain u OF the leaves Rour
enough tea into basin 20 cover the
quantity OF lace Let IL stand ten Or
twelve hours. then squeeze Il several
times but do not rub Il. Dip 4 fre-
quently into the tea which viii AZ
length assume dirty appearances. Have
ready some weak gum water and prefs
the lace gently through it. Then clap
II for a quarter OF an hour. after whicIl.
pin IL TO a towel In any shape which
you wish II TO take. When nearly dry
cover IL with another towel and iron
with a cool iron