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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-03
a country school In Guam.

al the stone houses are numbered.
since we took possession many stone
buildings with iron roofs have beer
constructed. There arc also stone
houses with roofs of red tiles, but
the majority OF the people live in
houses made of bamboo poles covered
with palm leaves and thatched with
grasses or plame.
Outside Of Agana there are villages.
put they are nearly all made OF BAN
poo and thatch, In the whole island
.oily about one house in fifteen has a
rcof of tile or of iron. The iron is
galvanized and the most of it now
comes from Japan.
In Agana the publio buildings face
the plaza, the Governors palace faces
north and the college the otlicers' quar-
ters and the cathedral the remai lining
sioes- The stores are en- the streets
mere are five or siG in the town. one
OF which is an American trading con-
Germ which has come there for the pur-
pose Of. acquiring land and dealing in
copfa. In addition TO this there are
Two Japanese stores. one native store
ana one chinese store. The American
ana Japanese concerns have small sail
ing vessels which make regular yoy-
sSes TO bring In carsoes OF merchan-
use and take out copra or dried CO.
coanut meat -
Since we took possession OF Agana
we have given 1t q good water supply.
we have put In about half mile OF
siX-lnch sewer pipe for the use of the
naval station and the city. In the mast
the water came from wells six or more
ieet deep which We're practically fed
from the surface and were often fun or
sewage. The government has made a
Gam of the river that runs through the
town and the city water now comes
from reservoir.
Cleanliness Enforced.
our officials have passed laws that
every man must keep his yard anu
mouse clean. and inspectors are sent
around every week to see that he does
SO: II he does not they clean 1t them
selves and make him pay the cost. II
ne does not cut his grass they cut n
tof him and he pays the bill. AS
result OF all this Agana is now one or
the cleanest towns of the tropics
Guam has had no contagious diseases
since 1t came Into our possession
and about the only epidemic disease
Is denSue fever, sort of grippe
which at certain seasons seems to run
through the island as IL does through
the United States.
The same sort OF cleaning up has
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-03
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER


THE big hand of Uncle Sam, patri-
arch. grasps the world. 1t
reaches from the Atlantic,
where Porto Rico lies under the thumb.
10 the far-away western Pacific, where
The longest fingers rest on the Phillip
pines and the tip of the little finger
nail scratches the Island OF Guam.
Our Smallest Possession.
OF all our new colonies Guam is
the smallest 1t is hardly patch of
court plaster on the face of the Pa
cif!c. and It's native population is
less than 10000. Nevertheless II lies
right on the line from the Panama
Canal to the Philippines and Eas, Asia.
and IL may some daS form q coalnE
station and NAVAL base for us in tho
wars of the -uture. We got the island
as one of the byproducts of our war
With I ain. We have had it for more
than twelve years. and ii is now time
70 take account OF stock and see what
VIC have done. The island has been
under the control of the. Secretary OF
the Navy and naval officer, backed
BY corps OF marines, has been It's
reorganizer, commander and COVER
nor. Since we took possession there
have been a half-dozen different men
On the Job. and out of Leir work
mas conc the Guam or to-day.
WHAT have they done?
They have taken one of the most
backward little Islands OF the Pacific
and made it one Of the best. They
have given /, justice and good govern
n:ent. and have made themselves liked
oy the people They have cleaned up
tho country. have built good roads
everywhere through it. and have prac-
tically eliminated epidemic and con-
tagtous diseases They have started
the people to thinking. and have made
evary man apd every woman learn
20 wrta his or her name. They have
esta oiished schools and hospitals
They have wiped out the Migrants,
and have given the little country
?eriod of prosperity. All this in a
nutshell Now as to particulars.
The Island of Guam.
But where Is Guam? You remember
how Judge Riley. Of Virginia, when
appointed consul to Zanzibar, came
back 10 Washington after six months
absence and said he had been cruising
the oceans but for the life of him
ne couldn't find the darned place. 1
knew Judge Riley. He was a bird.
Well. Guait. Is naw almost as well
known as .Zan2Nbar. The only way 70
get to Il Is by the United States trans
ports which ply between san Fran
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twelve hens. one cock and one soa'.
The Governor gave lands TO some sucn
men but the big wages offered by tho
| officials have brought the natives an
orally into the. employ OF the govern
inent-
The Future of Quinn
And this brings me to a serious con-
dillon which will likely confront Guam
IN the near future. This public wnrks
which Uncle Sam has bsen carrying
on during the past nine years have
brought great deal of money into
the island During that time the I'm
ports have exceeded The exports by
more than half million dollars and
tha greater part OF this money has
come from the wages paid to the ma
tives Tor the labor on the public works.
AS result, the people huve had moro
cash than ever before, and the prices
sand per cent The wants of The pco-
pie have also increased. Formerly they
lived for tho most part on the taro.
yams and bananas which they raised
themselves. TIL ~ have now become &C.
customed to the timed meats and vege-
tables brought in from Japan and
America.
All this has been paid for with la
Dor. Bit now the most Of the public
equipped with roads, It's harbors have
been improved and the public build
ings have been erected. The big Jobs
must soon stop. and the peopl5 must
then go back to the land. where they
cannot make anything like what they
have done white iaboring for Uncle
Sam. How this may be brought about
without trouble remains IS be seen.
Some Money Making Possibilities.
The government will have to encour-
age agriculture and arrange for the ex-
ports. One OF the possibilities will be
in cocoanut raising. This has not been
pushed. on account Of the labor mar
ket. but I am told the Island could be
turned into a great cocoanut planta~
tlon. The experts say 1t might an
nually yield 100000 tons of copra. which
could be sold at a profit Of $40 ton.
That alone would bring in S2,000.0 900 per
annum.
The higher lands of ths island ara
suitable for coffee and the lower por-
tione Will grow sugar. There are ALEC
100 square miles OF forest, the timber
Of which at present prices is worth
about s2.oO0,0o9
Another possible crop IS vanilla, an
other caoao and third rubber, for 1t is
said that the india rubber tree can be
grown there The rice f!elds may be
also increased. They are rudely farm
ed. and with Japanese methods OF cul~
turs might produce ten times ne much
as they now do. All Of these various
crops will be experimental with and. the
island, will eventually be q great tropi-
CPL garden.
Copyright, 1912, by Frank G. carpen-
tsr.J
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them that the subordinate officials Of
Guam are taken. The: youn glad.es
form, part OF the Official society. They
attend balls given at the Governors
palace. and are said to be pretty and
viracious. Their dress consists OF g.
full skirt of fine muslin or silk and a
zouave Jacket Of delicately white en-
brotdered material with flowing sleeves.
The n ople Of the better class do not
use the betel nut, nor do the women
smoke. Since the American occupa
ton many have adopted our style OF
dreea
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are strict and the women are almost
secluded. Until recently the we'll to 10
natives sent their children TO Manila
or Madrid to be educated The girls
are said to be good dancers, and most
OF them are able 10 play q little on the
plano.
II Is this better class that owns most
of the plantations of the island. Tho
men do not work. but rent out their
ranches or employ laborers. 1t Is from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-03

Oh how disappointed you are 10 Geo
it.-Gray hairs take away that youthful
appearance that you are 60 anxious to.
and should keep,--for beauty and good
looks depend SO much upon natural
colored, thick, glossy and healthy hair.
Every one is attracted 10 the woman
with beautiful hair. Why not have it
get rid Of the gray hairs--keep them out
altogether by using
HAYS HAIR HEALTH.
You'll be surprised how quickly it will
restore those gray hairs 10 their natural
color and how well it will keep them SO.
1t is not dye but the most satisfactory
and reliable restorer.
s1.00 and Soc at Drug Stores or direct upon
receipt Of price and dealers name. Send Ice. for
trial bottle.-Philo Hay Spec. CO., Newark, N. J.
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The Common People.

The common people are very much
Ike the masses of the Flliplnos. They
60 barefoot and wear their skirts out
side their trousers. While at work the
shirt Is often taken off and the trousers
rolled to the hips. On Sunday pair
of half slippers may be added as =
part of the dress.
The richer people OF Agana have very
comfortable homes. but the poor
throughout the island live In huts OF
bamboo nd thatoh. These are built
five or six feet from the ground. and
usually have but one room, vantiIat-
ed by three or four openings for win
dows There Is no glass, but each win
dow has sliding wooden shutter.
Such houses have but little furni-
ture- The common bed is mat. of
woven grass and the whole family
SLEEPS on the floor OF the one room.
The doors and windows are tightly
closed. for the people think that tho
night air brings fever They sleep in
the same clothes that they wear dur
ing the daytime. Every such house has
a thatched leanto at one end, in which
the cooking is done The ordinary
stove is a stone Enclosure, filled with
earth. upon which a fire is BUILT, num-
bar OF smaller stones Keep the potg of
the Goals i, t'.y9t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-03

twelve hens. one cock and one soa..
The Governor gave lands to some such
men, but the big wages offered by tho
officials have brought the natives an
orally into the. employ OF the govern
rnent-
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The Women of Gum.

The women OF the poorer classes, on
feast days and Sunday wear long. trail
ing skirts, of bright-colored calico and
a white muslin Jacket over a short
chemise. They have cheap handk.r-
chiefs covereing their heads. On work
ing days they wear a similar dress, brt
tuck the skirt into the belt, They la
hor In the fields with their skirts
fastened high up above the knees, and
thus clad" they climb cocoanut trees
by notches cut in the trunk. A girl
will go up hand over hand to height
of forty feet. her skirts being gather
ed about her waist and short black
pipe held between her teetb. She will
stand in the water up to her waist and
pound the clothes she is washing
against wooden tray which floats op
this surface Of the river. These wo..
men can walk great distances. They
are we'll, formed and have beautiful
black hair, Of which they are proud
So says one of our naval governors.
When we took possession Of Guam
we found the peopts exceedingly lazy.
Wages under. the Spanish had been al
most nothing and there was no neon
tive to work. Beggars were many and
Migrants were common. One Of the
first sdicts OF Governor Leary was that
every inhabitant sh alld be solf,sGp-
porting. II he had no trade or oc-
corn. rice, oofee. sweet potatoes or
other things spfYlc4ent to give HIN q.
iiyins. and that b must hars az lea4t
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
Sanu for Sultan.

Mulai Hafid, the eX-sultan Of Moroc-
co, while staying at Vichy in France,
made an excursion TO Les ArdOisieres,
says the "Matin," where Napoleon Ill.
used often to go for rest. Three young
girls, sisters, timidly approached the
sultan and asked him to sign post
cards. Mulai Hafd consented on con-
dition that they would each sing a
song to him. Two Of the girls at
once complied, and the delighted Mu
lai Hafd wrote on their cards words
which, translated, mean: Like Ma
poleon III, l have visited Les Ardoi-
sieres, where | have enjoyed, together
with the calm and freshness Of ma
ture, the grace and charm Of the
voices Of Miles. Paulette and Clio
tide" The third girl did not know
how to sing, but one Of her sisters
having sung for her the sultan added
the name Of Gabrielle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
Wild Ones,

Charles Crafty, the noted sculptor,
was talking at his summer home at
Folly Grove, near Gloucester, about
the quaint humor Of the Gloucester
fishermen.
In Gloucester one day" he said, "as
l idled among the shipping, an old
salt began to narrate his experiences
to me-
"'Wunst,' he said, I was ship
WRECKED in the South sea, and thar |
come across a tribe Of wild women
without tongues
wild women without tongues!
said |. Goodness How could they
TALK"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
Move for Change In Time.

The French ministry of public works
Is endeavoring to have the govern
ment adopt the system of reckoning
tire on railways by the use of the
hours from 1 to a.. instead of IL noon
to IL midnight. This system has al
ready been adopted by many CONT
mental railways and has been in op-
Grafton for years On the Canadian Pa
cific railway.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
Obliging.

A young man who had never test
fled before was called before the court
as a witness in certain case. He
was somewhat tlustered over the al
tention that was being paid him and
mumbled his words so that the young
woman stenographer could not hear
them distinctly. He was told to speak
plainly and to turn toward the stenog-
rapher.
Speak to the stenographer," said
the prosecutor.
At that the young man arose and
with a deep bow to the lady said.
How do you do?"-Satire.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
Crime to Kiss.

In Russia 1t is a crime for lovers
to kiss in public, and not very long
ago two young men and two young
women were arrested in Odessa for
having been guilty of this offense.
They had all been dining together in
a restaurant, and kissed on parting.
They were condemned to short terms
Of Imprisonment, and the sentences
were confirmed on appeal The gen.
eral fine in Russia for a kiss in the
open street is Is shillings, but in a
tramcar it may cost anything up to
25 shillings.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
English Honors Cost Money.

The letter patent granted for the
dignity Of baron cost Gl50. and for
that Of baronet Goo, payable TO the
board of inland revenue. Other eX-
penses to be incurred by the newly
honored include crests or new coats
of.arms. while some wish to have their
genealogical trees" properly made
out. Consequently the Heralds' col.
lege is busy after the issue of a list
of honorS, and the total expenses of
baron are not far short of G400.
and those of baronet exceed c200.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
FROM ECZEMA AND RINGwoRM

You can obtain instant relief by u.s.
ing Tetterine, also the best remedy
known for Chafes, Bites of Insects,
letter. Itching Piles, Burns. Chilblains.
old Itching Sores, etc. Because you
have spent Hundreds of dollars and ex-
perienced no relief for your itching
skin troubles, besides devoting great
deal of energy scratching and paving
at the plague spot until the blood is
sued forth, don't despair, Nature wisely
provides a remedy for every i'll that
flesh is heir to. Tetterine will cure you
permanently, positively and completely.
nothing else will
Sold by druggists or sent by mall for soc
by 1T Shuptrine, Savannah. Ga. Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20

N, told me to 60 to hospital | did
', ike that idea very well, so, when l
~. ~ YOUR advertisement in a paper, l
r,ote to you for advice, and have done as
,on told me. have taken Lydia E.
EOtban's Vegetable Compound and
liver Pills, and now | have my health.
"Jf sick and ailing women would only
t,cT enough to take your medicine, they
r r Get relief. Mrs. BENJ. H. STAINS
Berry, Berry Route 6, Box 10, Upper Sandusky,
Il YOU have mysterious pains, irregu-
l.rtv. backache, extreme nervousness,
tfammstion, liberation or displace-
nent don't wait too long, but try Lydia
r Piukham 5 Vegetable Compound now.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
mi herbs, has been the standard remedy
Or female ills, and such unquestionable
testimony as the above proves the value
a this famous remedy and should give
Usry one confidence.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
Conversation,

A fairly prominent local pugilist was
injured several. months ago in an au-
tomobile accident and had three ribs
broken. Fully recovered, he was dis.
cussing the incident recently with
friends.
Il got 500 out Of the auto owner,
he said. Had to give the lawyer half
and it cost $56 for doctors bills, but I
made them pay 800 for the thing, any
how"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
Recopnlze Value of SPORTS

Bridegrooms In Australia last year
ranged from sixteen to ninety-nine
years of age, and the records show
the youngest bride was fifteen, and
the oldest eighty-two. One man of
seventy-seven married girl of eight
cen. 1t is not surprising to learn
that more marriages were reported
from the country than ever before.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
Don't Take CaI0meI
Bonds Pills Are Better
They do not sicken or grippe.

They do not tear you to pieces"
They do not leave you consupated.
They are small, mild, effective. Why
waste time and money on unknown
and expensive purgatives?
Just take one Bonds Pill at bed
time for that headache, biliousness,
torpid liver, etc, and wake up we'll!
All Druggists, Csc, or send to Bond 8
Pharmacy Co., Little Rock, Ark.
A free sample On request. Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
British Metropolis Leads in Mud.

According to l.. Meerson Clancy of
st. Louis, who is now in London,
there is more mud in the British me-
tropolis than in any other of the big
cities he has been in, and his rec
ord includes Paris, Berlin, Vienna,
New York, Washington. Baltimore, St.
Louis and Milwaukee.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
Art Statistics.

We imported last year $17,643,00e
worth of works Of art, 20 years old
and over, free of duty. besides $673135
worth Of art works produced abroad
by Americans. We exported s9S9,32l
worth of paintings and statuary.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20

htSPiilS' L was uOC
feelin G we'll and
could hardly drag
myself along. had
such tired feelings,
my back ached, my
sides ached, / had
bladder trouble aw-
fully bad, and l could
noteat or sleep. Ihad
headaches, too, and
became almost ner-
yous wreck. Nv doc
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
Serving Humanity.

Few callings are more highly esteem
ed than that of the trained nurse.
Miss Ellen Emerson, the granddaugh.
ter Of Ralph Waldo Emerson, is a
nurse in the Massachusetts, general
hospital at Boston.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20

What lovely old world this is for
a girl the first time she falls in love
and what sadness it is when she
falls out again!
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
COLD FLOODED AND

DEA n DE1 LfNX
Chllis> Rev James Reed, Gainesville. Tex, wrote:
II have used your Cheathan's Chill Tonic in my
family and can recommend 1t to everyone affected
with Chiils and Fever II cured when various
anleed by ali dealers. A!B Richards Medicine Co.,
sherman Texas Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
Unhampered,

Yes, sir, the cause of woman
suffrage is going to advance with gil
gantic strides from now on" -.
Going to discard the hobble skirt,
eh?" :.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20

A man must draw the line some
where. but the chances are he will get
on the, other side OF II later.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
YOUNG WIFE
SAVED FROM
HOSPITAL.
r.II. How Sick She Was And
What Saved Her From
An Operation.

rrrner Sandusky, Ohio. -" Three years
:. ~f was married and went to house,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
4 WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.

hthis age OF research and experiment, all nature
hlaaSaesed THE scientficforthec omfortan hap
lessof man. Science has indeed made giant strides
\ ne past century, and among the-by no means
~ lmp0rtant-disc0Vere in medicine Is that Of
aeiapon which has been used with great success in
inlca Hospitals and that it worthy the attention
y y. ta0se who suffer from kidney, bladder nervous
chronic weaknesses, ulcers, skin eruptions,
~ &C, there is no doubt. In fact itseems evident
tg9 tne bg stir created amongst specialists, that
ilntkAPl0M is destined TO cast into oblivion all
W. questionable remedies that were formerly the
~ M slanee of medical men. II is of course mpos
x ~ y yen sufferers all we should like TO tell them
= .Dls snort article but those who would like to
ss.s more about this remedy that has effected so
ISs1S We might almost say, miraculous cures,
X po nssaa addressed envelope for FREE book to
NLeGlerc Med. Co., Hayerstock Road Hampstead,
kks.aSn Eng and decide for themselves whether the
~ !, y french Remedy "THERAPION" No. |, No. 2
w. ~ what they require and have been seeking
NAN during life of mi sery, suffering, i'll health
y, n Therapion lssod by d. uggsts or
-Ai stVO fougera Co.. 80 Beekman St.. New York.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
Eczema from bOyhood
ResinOl cured him

TOLEDO, O., May 10, 191e-"1
- eczema. l suffered with It
ever since | was a boy. and | am
now II years old. My arms and face
would break out, and | was tortured
With itching, especially In the
spring, fall and winter. On my
cheeks my skin would turn red,
Itch and crack, and more SO on my
wrists. They would split open and
bleed.
Il was in hospital one day to
see 8 friend who had skin disease,
and | found they had cured him
with Resinol Ointment, and DR..
-, one Of the best in Chicago,
recommended It for my eczema. [
used It with Resinol Soap, and to
ny surprise they have completely
cured me. My skin Is clear"
fSlgned) CHGs. J. SFRoBEL, 10 Ma
t0nal Union Building.
Beslnol Soap and Ointment are invalu.
eblehousehold remedies forSkin-trOubles,
boils, burns, wounds, chafings, pimpies,
etc. Nearly all druggists sell RcSinOl
Soap (2Sc) and Ointment (blcl, or they
will be mailed upon receipt Of price.
Reslnol Chemical Co,
Baltimore, Nd
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
important to Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTOR1A, a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that it
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20

The political candidate who "also
ran" Is unable to see wherein the
world is growing wiser.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20

: Many a man fools himself with. the
belief that hfs wisdom is superior to
that of the late Mr.. Solomon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
PUT n Nj
Minor Bookkeeping Item.

A small item was overlooked in the
bookkeeping department of the United
States navy. 1t was the charge for
guns installed on the battleships Flor
ida and Utah. The item was fofsthe
trifling sum otssl.S0o.ooo. =