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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

tanned for sending to their stricken
fellowmen in the flooded territory.
Any small sweet potatoes that are now
on hand could be planted to make
plants and vine cuttings. Any farmer
having supply of either seed sweet
potatoes or plants will be doing a
worthy act if he places these at the
disposal of the farmers 10 the flooded
districts. The information should be
given to the local agent of the Farm
ers' Cooperative Demonstration Work
who will inform the committee in
charge of the work. After the flood
has passed arrangements will be made
for transporting and distributing the
plants.
Very truly yours,
BRADFORD KNAPP,
Special Agent in Charge.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
NOTICE !
To Delinquent Taxpayers of the
Town of Welsh
Welsh Ia MayTst TT

Welsh, La, Nav Ist, 1912.
The following named resident ant
nonresident property holders in tn,
town of Welsh, La, are hereby mott
he'd that the CITY taxes on the propert,
described below, as per assessment
rolls for the year 1911, are now due anG
delinquent since January l, 1912, and
same must be paid, with costs and
penalties, or said property will be
sold according to law, at the CITY
Hall between legal sale hours, Satur.
day, June s, 1912.
A. M. Cook-Lot s, block 2, Bowers
Sub.
L. R. Barbee-S. 50 feet lot 5, block
IA; lots 4 and 5. block 80.
Davidson & Martin-Lots 2, G. O
10, 10, and ~ Sub: S. ! S. w, 3I-9-4
block 6. Fulton Sub.
5. Gillespie acres in NV. Sc,
of 30-y.4.
w. E. Harrts-Lot II, block | J. &
G. Sub.
A Il. Newman-Lots 7 and s.. block
2 and improvements.
"A. d. Patterson-N. E. t, S. w. I,
1894.
L. Taylor estate-Lots 3, 4 and 5
block 6O.
A. E. LOGNION,
Lax collector for the Town of Welsh
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Sudden Death of J. A. Mike.
Jennings Record J

Tuesday morning Nav II, 1912 at
the age of 50 years, at the home Of
Joe BOllick where he was boarding.
Mr.. Mike had been under the doctors
care for several weeks but had not
| been considered in really serious
condition. He seems to have been
overcome by an attack of hemOrrhage
of the stomach during the night which
bad the effect of weakening him to
such an extent that he could not call
for help as there was no disturbance
heard by any one in the house, but
after Mr.. BOIlich had left the house
to go to his work in the morning, the
COOK found Mr.. Mike dead in bed.
The body was taken charge of by
the carpenters union of which the de-
ceased was a member. The funeral
was held at the residence of Joe
Bollich Wednesday morning at 1920,
the sermon being preached by Rev.
Human of the Congregations church,
after which the body was inferred in
the Glenwood cemetery. There are
no relatives OF the deceased near here
and the whereabouts OF any OF his
relatives seems to be unknown to any
one in this vicinity.
Mr.. Milkev was we'll known to the
people OF Welsh, having made his
home here for q number of years,
where he was accounted one of the
best mechanics that ever came to
Welsh.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
AN EASY WAY TO
HELP FLOOD SUFFERERS
Plant a Bed of Sweet Potatoes so as
TO be Able to Send Them Vines
For a Late Crop.

In view of the present conditions in
the flooded districts of the Mississippi
Valley, the people Of these districts
are facing ID grave problem relative
to the crops that NAV be planted upon
the land during the remainder of the
season. Sweet potatoes constitute
one of the principal sources of food
for these people but most of the seed
and plants 10 the flooded districts
have been destroyed. 1t will be
necessary to depend upon the high
lands for sweet potato plants and
cuttings for planting in the low
country after the waters have subsid-
ed. Many of the upland farmers
throughout the South have planted
beds for their own use and it is earn
estly urged that these beds be pre-
served and later crop of plants OBJ
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
HELPS A JUDGE IN BAD Fly

Justice Eli Cherry, of ellis Mills
Tenn. was plainly worried. A had
sore on his leg had baffed several
u9c.ors and long resisted all remedies
i thought 1t was a cancer, "be wrote
az ns iast l used Bucklen's Arnica
S save and was completely cured. I"
cures burns, boils, ulcers c't.
druggists. o0u's a' all
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
ssL sssss.,sss4f 4--sSxsso
HISTORY OF OLD FORT LEE
Consisted Merely Of Earthworks and
was Abandoned by Order Of
General WASHINGTON.

The Fort Lee of revolutionary DAYS
was on top of the Palisades, about
Two miles up the river from the vii
lase OF Edgewater, where the For,
lee Terry has its New Jersey landing
IN the strict sense Of the word It was
hardly worthy Of being called a fort
since 1t consisted merely of earth
works. Of which not vestige is to be
seen today.
tradition says that the fort was
iald out by Gen. Israel Putnam and
some OF the historians thus accoun,
lor tho fact that the defenses were
la'ner expansive for their purpose
At nrst 1t was called Fort Constitu
ZION, but was soon renamed Fort leo
Inis temporary stronghold was
realy constructed to cooperate with
fort Washington. on the New York
side OF the Hudson, In the defense ~
.ae river. In the beginning It was be.
neved that the two defenses vould be
able to turn the British war feet hack
ana prevent it from getting nm tbs
river to West Point,
nut from the first Washington ia
known to have questioned it's use,ul.
ness and 1t was on his orders that II
was. was nnally evacuated. In November
10e' all that was left Of the American
amy IN New Jersey abandoned the
.oft and SGT out on its historic retreat
to Philadelphia.
tradition says that there waa a fort
unoer the cliff Of the river front At
some point not far from Edsewate,
carrier IN the revolution, but there IL
no authentic u record Of It's existence
anu II therefore cannot be credited,
yet our prices on Iubri.
'a aG oils before you buy.
Southern Mercantile ca
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
WHAT TEXANS ADMIRE

is hearty, vigorous life, according to
Hugh Tallman. of San Antonio. 1--WE
find" he writes, that DR.. Kings
New Life Pills surely put new life and
energy into person. Wife and be.
lieve they are the best made" Excel.
lent for stomach, liver and kidney
troubles. % cents at all druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
ESCAPES AN AWFUL FATE.

A thousand tongues could not ex
press the gratitude of Mrs, 7 T. ~
OF toilette, ILL.,, for her wouderf,, d.
iiverance from an awful fate. wv.
pnoid pneumonia had left ma with .
dreadful cough" she writes. "son,.'
ZINES | had such awful cougbino
spells thought l would die. Icor,s
get no help from the doctors tre..' '
ment or other medicines till 7 nsaa
Dr. Kings New Discovery. But owa
my life to this wonderful remedv ,o NV :
scarcely cough at all now.n ou,o,.
ana :. safe' its the most reliable of ~,
snroat and lung medicines. Evsrn
=, uo.'ie guaranteed. SOC and Al M
1fiai bottle free at all druggists.
Choice Seed Corn for
sale at Jones Bros
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
FOR SAIL

FOR SAIY
My registered Polandtasp y
(Ben Switzerland, ~
seventeen months o.
Ny registered Poland !. ,chn, 4
(Fairland Lady, NO. :
sixteen months OLD.
These hogs are not rsI'n
sell together or sepa',, a,',|
be sold at once as
place to keep them. 5,
H. FLOYDM1DDl'
JENNINGS. Ls'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-15

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eud indicated for ne 10 follow in his
footsteps I tried 10 speak UP about
~ terrible affiic-iCn but the words
Stuck in my throat.
I vas led 20 q field and hoed corn
al. day rs the side of the old man.
Several times the hook worms seem
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-15

Ci-t.on in order that they would IN
derstand then and there tina; 1 could
G. IN. manual labor. The next morn
ilg 7 could not e; the courage and
put II of until the next day. Blt
alas, after breasfas. her father beck
.Eed ne outside with G horny beck
Cn.ng hand. and handing ne hoe
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-15

had to keep on and on. At night
went 10 bed more dead than alive,
only to be aroused by the alarm clock
10 start in again.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-15

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The Washington herald., 1912-11-27
shaw's Position Justified.

Sir: In. answering the three questions
necessary to discuss the views expressed
by Author Shaw in his famous play
Man and Superman." you have given
fairly hard nut for the average Citi-
zen to crack. because Ctaking IN the
questions outlined in reversed ORDER no
human being can judge the motives Of
any mother VINO either lends enCuura Cc-
ment or encouragement to n man seek
Ing the hand of her daughter On the
face of things and in certain isolated
cases II may appear on the surface that
the anxiety of a mother TO see her
daughter married overbalnnces the sCru-
tiny which should be given the candi-
date Tor her daughters hand. However,
SUCH cases are rare. indeed, and as a
Nhole We must uoff our hats to mother
hood as having the welfare and happi-
ness of her daughter in marriage her
first consideration.
Just whether it was Mr.. Shaw's per
sonal experience which caused the i'm
pllcation that American girls entice men
INTO marriage rather than risk a life
Of singleness is a matter of Mr.. Sbaw's
own concern. but surely. as a general
thing, no such charge can be sustained.
We all know the American girl and her
spirit of independence. Undoubtedly,
there are few maidens who would not
hesltate to sacrifice a rather hard berth
at a ribbon counter for a cozy fat or
country home. using deception or any
thlng else to secure the man. And there
are others who would marry in the. hope
OF being like the little girl who. when
asked by her mother what she desired
10 be when grown to womanhood, re-
piled, "a widow, mamma" But as a
class, our American girl prefers bachelor
hood to life with any man to whom she
cannot give her heart.
Now for the Shaw implication. Ger
tainly Mr.. Shaw put one over the plate
IN this case when he implied that society
Is largely made up of sham. In fact
We all must realize that when We pause
to think. Human nature is made up Of
deception, practiced unconsciously, per-
haps, In many cases, but on the whole
the tendencies of the. human race are
to not only deceive neighbors and friends,
but ourselves as well. We are a bunch
OF shammers, and We know it. We love
and pretend to be that which we are
not.
Mr.. Shaw's play undoubtedly depicts
type Of womanhood which exists even
to an extent which justifies Author
Shaw to make such implications, but
not, sustained when womanhood in gen.
eral Is considered. CHAS. S. GUM.
lis st. n. W.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-27
Mother. Responsible for Divorce.

The stream of life has many tribu-
taries, and two of these are good and
evil. On the banks OF the latter there
dwelIs in a little village of avarice. sur
rounded by a levee Of hypocrisy to stay
the waters OF criticism, a small band
who term themselves society. When the
ship lands they rush to the docks and
hold out their hands to receive a BOBBY
in a rich, purple coat, and turn their
backs on a wit in wooden trousers. These
egotistical people imagine that the world
could not get along without them, but
their exit from the stage OF existence
is no more noticeable than n raindrop
lost in the ocean, and IL they would
only stop to think what a small atom
they are in the mass of humanity they
would not put on superciliOus airs and
imagine that the supernatural powers
have singled them out for a special glory.
Society is a sham. Ii has no advantage
over plain. sensible people but ceremony,
and that is given by its members who
secretly desplse each other.
When an American girl entiCes a man
into marriage II can be said with a
certainty that the enticement is not dus
in any degree to the thoughts of dread
to live a single life, and ii would be
entirely inconsistent with the laws of
nature 10 say tHat girl dFedd OF
single life took precedence over her love
for a man, for love is a wOman's whole
existence. and should she be compelled
to choose between a man she did not
love and living a single life the chances
are she would choose the single life.
1t has been said that a baker afflicted
with leprosy would be acceptable to
some American mothers as long as they
had the dough. In most respects this is
true. American mothers in numerous in
stances are responsible for the vast vol
ume of cases in the divorce courts
throughout the country. This is cor
rect because their imagination very
often gets the better of their judgment.
and before asCcrtaininE whether true
love exists and the Capability of the men
TO care for their daughters they force
their own flesh and blood to become a
victim OF a lifelong drudgery. and in
nine cases out of ten their daughters
select the wrong road. For this the
mothers are responsible. 1t might be
that they meant well enough. hut the
damage cannot he blotted out, and the
preCaution Of watching and learning
about the suitors of their daughters is
well worth taking.
LAWRENCE A. WIDMAYER
The Washington herald., 1912-11-27

To-day The Herald prints more OF the
letters received in The Herald's Man
and Superman" Prize Essay Contest.
Some agree with Mr.. Shaw, others can
not see the point Of view of. the great
English dramatist. IL you have not sent
In your opinion. do SO to-day. The prizes
that The Herald will give for the best
letters on Bernard Shaw's views as ex-
pressed in his brilliant comedy, Man
and Superman," which will be presented
by Robert Lorraine and his English COM
pany at the Columbia Theater next week.
are mentioned below. They are well
worth striving for. &.
THE PRIZES. q, me-.
For the best letter-S25 In gold.
For the next hest letter-A lower box for Mr.
Loraines performance In Man and Superman"
at the Columbia Theater.
For the next best 50 letters-E Each one a pair
Of seats for one of the performances Of Robert
Lhraine in Man and Supennan' at the Columbia
Theatef.
Every reader Of The Washington Herald is eligi-
ble Write your letter to-day.
THE QUESTIONS.
Here are the questions 20 be answered or dis
cussed in your letter:
rs Mr. shaw justified in claiming there is
much sham about sOcietyi"
DO American girls entice men into marriage
rather than risk single life!''
DO American mothers, in thinking much ot
the necessity Of marriage for their daughter
neglect Proper Consideration n the men into
whose hands they give the future happiness Of
their children"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-27
INTEREST IN HERALD'S
MAN AND, SUPERMAN'
Letter-writing Contest Grows Readers in Every
Walk of Life Send Opinions.

would make good husband. but no
woman, unless selfish and mercenary,
would seek to entice a man into sa-
cred relation with the deliberate purpose
OF advancing her own interests. Ameri-
can girls are not built that way, and
while they may picture an ideal man
and await with suppressed emotions the
coming OF prince Charming the large
majority find the real He in the ordi-
nary walks OF life without enticing him
and the minister does the rest.
Do American mothers, in thinking so
much of the necessity OF marriage for
their daughters, neglect proper considera-
tion of the men into whose hands they
give the future happiness Of their chill
dren?
In this age OF advanced thought daugh-
tiers are breaking away from maternal
control or interference when the serious
question Of selecting a life partner is
to be decided. Opposition to the girls
choice intensifies the determination on
her part to marry the man of her selec-
tion. and while mercenary mothers, or
those who feel they are best qualified by
experience to do the picking. may incl
IDENTIFY throw their daughters into the
arms of undesirable men, it Is difficult
to blind the modern girl to what she is
losing by piCturing in vivid ColOrs what
bands for their daughters was left with
most modern mothers, | fear little at
tention would be paid to the proper con-
sideration of the man. but his earning
capacity would be the strongest influence
in his favor. The universal demand for
fine clothes and the high cost OF living
make imperative the ability to meet re-
sponsibiities. and mothers are not will
ing to intrust the future happiness of
their children to a failure. Assuming
that money is the mothers motive in pro-
viding husband and home for her daugh-
ter, II is easy to realize how completely
dominated and utterly uninterested a
daughter would be who would submit
to such an arrangement. | hold. there
fore. the question is taken from the
hands Of the mother. and that when she
Is called into consultation her decision
would favor a respectable bank account
rather than a respectable man. and the
daughter will throw herself with splen-
did self-abandonment into the arms OF
the man she loves, without regard TO
his poverty, much to the disgust and
disappointment OF the mother. who al
ways thinks she knows what is best for
her children. MINNETTES MORRIS
MS + st. y. W.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-27
From a Mothers Viewpoint.

Am a regular subscriber to your paper.
Read your offer for the best answers to
rs Bernard Shaw right or wronG?" fol-
lowed by quotations from the play.
Man and Superman."
Bernard Shaw Is eloquent in his de-
nunciatOns of society and matrimony.
Man has made the laws for the nation
since it has existed; therefore, woman
cannot be held responsible for what man
has made
Bernard Shaw might suggest a remedy
for the abuses he mentions. a remedy
that woman also would gladly welcome
For they bind heavy burdens and
grievOus to be borne. and lay them on
mems shoulders. but they themselves will
not move them with one Of their fin
gers."-St. Matthew xXiii:I.
In the matrimonial selection. man Of
fers woman accepts. What are wom-
ans smiles and wiles pitted against
mans hold on the situation? There is
much sham about society. Ii does not
profess to be anything hut what it is.
What does man expect? The strong
against the weak. mans knowledge
against wOmans ignorance. mans free
dom against wOmans thraIdom?
Man deceives woman. then abuses her
a. the same game.
What sort Of a state does man usu-
ally offer in exchange for the unwritten
scroll of a maiden's life?
Society is the proclaimed fold men have
builded and fenced from which to select
one eve lamb when willing to settle
down to matrimOny. usually after SOW
ing wild oats" and reapinE. among
other things, the ability to appreciate all
that society and matrimOnv stand for in
a civilized community. What would be
come of us respectable people without
matrimony? What would become of the
children? American girls are brave girls
The name old maid" has fewer terrors
for them than married unhappincss
As mother of daughters I shall try
to help make my girls Independent cs
matrimonial support. for a woman's life
OF happiness does not depend entirely on
a man. law or a situation. A woman
Is soul with all of eternity before her.
And earth should hold enough OF Joy for
all its creatures to make life worth tI-a
living and the soul better for having
lived il rightly. MAMIE I DECKER
rs IrTinG st. y. W
The Washington herald., 1912-11-27
THE RULES.

All letters will Be considered and the prizc win
ners will receive the tickets tn Monday nights
performance Of Man and SupemAn" at the Co
lmbia Theater. The winner Of the first prize Of
s. in gold will be announced at the end Of the
frst act
The Herald reserves the right 10 publish. in Hd
ditiOn TO the Prize winncrs any letter that may
be Of interest. Write and send yoEr letter odsy.
Every day this week letters will be published in
the columns Of The Herald.
Write your letters plainly and distinctly on one
side Of the paper. giving correct name and sd-
dress. Bring mail them at Ones to the Man
and supcrman" Essy Editor. Washington Her
aid.
Contest closes D. m November %.