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1905 a. m.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-11-21

Mrs. ID. C. Odom and little sons Of
Beaumont, Texas, who have been the
guests OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T.
A. Thackson for several weeks. re.
turned to their home Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Rene Broussard ana
children and his mother Mrs. Shaw
Of Kaplin, La, motored here Sunday
and were the guests at the home Of
MIR. and Mrs. A. H. F. Cools OF this city.
Thanksgiving post cards at the
Journal ONCE.
FOR SALE:--Indian Runner Ducks
call at F. o. Radeke. Welsh, La. 24tf.
Rev. E. M. Stewart is attending a
meeting Of the Presbyterian Synod in
session this week in New Orleans. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Stewart and
daughter Elizabeth as far as Lafayette
where they will visit friends few
days. Rev. Stewart will return to
Welsh tomorrow and will fill his regu.
lar appointments at the morning and
evening hours at the Presbyterian
Church Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Robt Lee who have
been spending about three months as
the guest of friends and relatives in
Shelbyville, Ill. returned to Welsh last
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Eaton and child.
rem of Jennings were the guests Of
Mrs. Eaton'S parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
r. Miller of this city Sunday.
Messrs. C. C. Kimhall and Chas.
Russell returned to Edgerly Saturday
evening after spending several days
with their families.
Has your place of business the repu.
tation of being clean and neat or look
ing trashy? Do those scattered bits OF
paper belong to you? Lets clean up be-
fore Thanksgiving, Clean up Committee
T.B. Mcmillan was in Lake Charles
Monday with teams for the purpose OF
hauling freight from that point. He
returned just about the time traffic
was resumed on the S. P. and says he is
willing for the railroad to have the
freight business.
Messrs. M. W. Hatch of Echo, Texas
and E. D. Shipp of Evangeline are visit
ing friends in Welsh this week. These
young men belong to the service o.
Uncle Sam in his great navy, being
sailor boys on the Battle Ship, NORTH
Dakota and are off on months furloV
Thanksgiving will soon be here. w
wish every one would give the Civil
League special reason to be thankful
by making special effort to clean u
your places. An unusual amount o
paper has been scattered lately. Pleas
pick it up. Clean up Committee.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-11-21

John Ewing was Lake Charles
visitor Tuesday.
Clarphy Pitre of Jennings was trans.
acting business and the guest of
friends here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Strobe are the
proud parents of fine boy that arrived
at their home Nov. Is.
Mrs. Willie Russell of Port Arthur,
Tex. who has been spending several
weeks with her parents in New Iberia
came over Tuesday evening for visit
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
Russell of this city.
P. D. Sloan Of this city, went to
Eunice Tuesday afternoon for few
days visit with his family.
| Miss Kate Strobe went to Lake
Charles Wednesday afternoon to bring
back her little nephew who had been
visiting at her home for several weeks.
| Mrs. E. M. Clark and little son Ray
were guests of friends in Lake Charles
Wednesday.
FOR SALE:-One Case traction en-
pine aud Gaar Scott separator in good
repair, equipped with wind stacker
long Dagger and self feeder. Inquire
Calcasieu Trust & Savings Bank, Lake
Charles, Jennings or Welsh, La.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.. Martin and little
daughter Majorie and Miss Adele
Durio and Mr.. j. r. Romero motoret
to Lake Charles last Friday evening.
A. D. Patterson who has been spend
ing several weeks visiting friends ant
relatives in Ohio, returned home thu
latter part of last week.
} Leo Unkel of the Welsh Carriage {
Implement spent Friday and Saturda,
| with friends in Vinton and Lake Charlie
The Journal has an elegant lin
! of samples of Engraved Wedding Ii
yitations and Reception and Visitin
} Cards. Call ON us for your orders.
, A fine selection of Thanksgivin
D Post Cards for sale at the Journ'
D Office.
D Judge j. T. Peck went to Beaumor
B Tuesday afternoon to transact bushes
D Harry C. Wright, timer went
3 Eunice Tuesday for couple of da!
s business.
b R.F. Weichert was a business vlslt'
q in Jennings the first of the week.
y Misses Tallie and Odeal Hebert we
s to Jennings Wednesday to be Il
4 guests of their sister, Mrs. Clarpl
Z Pitre for a few days.
i Clay Robichaux was in Lake Charl
Z Monday for the purpose OF bringil
D freight for the Southern Mercantile {
q for whom be is employed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-11-21
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auct Jr. returned to MS
s.. Orleans Friday evening
~ ! few days looking after
'.,s,ts here. Mr.. Buck was
HIM attack Of appendicitis
turned.
~I,.st sl.so up at Southern
cc !.
ssrsus and daughter OF
80 the guests Of Mr. Narens
n N wednesday afternoon
,ppIsrre Hebert went 10 %. LAKE .se
Fsdnesday afternoon 1or tne
j bringing home :. MS s., aunt It,
DUBOIS, who 1t VIII Dc
q had the misfortune OF
',,rIqht foot amputated by the
,rIdent that happen mere
sihs ago.
Of Houston Texas, is here
boxing after his farm IN
Vssl Of the Welsh field this
Mrs. F, F. Arceneaux and
lam Of Jennings came over
litsrnoon to be the guests OF
I'D friends in this city,
q Gallup was the guest of
jsunings Thursday
Martin of Lake Charles was
aeu trains Wednesday on
mtters.
Is Davidson doing?
D. Jones and little son who
dSiting friends and relatives
Rouge for about two weeks
tbs first Of the week.
sith Of Port Arthur came over
i noon for a few days bust
Goodreau this morning re
elegram announcing the
ness Of his sister. Mrs. C. w
/ esslng, Texas. Mr.. and Mrs
left Immediately on the frs
|. lsead the bedside of the siStel
les Of the Civic League will
thanksgiving dinner at thu
hIlaS will appear from theiI
nent elsewhere in this lsSu'
Nirnal. ALI of the proceed
dinner will 90 to the CiVi
: nts carried one by thes'
+ de town and the public i
D BEad to patronage the ladie
.. I. A glance at the menu is
81 Ggument that you will &c
sTed.
aOf the Belmont Hotel wa
Tlsitor in Rice, Wednesda
ndth proprietor of the Signs
Il Sore was transacting bus
Rlsy Tuesday.
Afley Davidson went to LaE
thursday afternoon to be tt
~ y. and Mrs. j. E. Nix for
AfS, ]. W. Diedrich of Ne
p y who have been spendir
'an ays at the home of their 81
eleh Of this city, start
aesday.
lrs. G. W. Yantis were t,
~ friends in Lake Charl
at less than half origin
Closing out. southe
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-11-21
An Interesting Continued
Story of Local Happenings
In and about Welsh Touch.
ing Personal Mention. 49,.

Now is the best time of the year to
plant fruit trees. flowers and shrubs.
Write for the 1914 Tree Book of Griff.
ing Brothers, Port Arthur, Texas. 27tf
Mrs. E. S. Goodreau went to Lafayette
today to attend the funeral OF her
uncle, DR.. H. A Burkett who died at his
home in Milton, La. yesterday. The
funeral will take place in Lafayette this
afternoon at o'clock.
AnSurdHCe. All Kinds
at The Calcasieu Trust & Savings Bank
Insurance Department.
Rev. Father Ferret had as his guests
Wednesday, Father Peters and brother
from Jennings, and Father Boutte of
Iota.
Closing out all our men and boys
suits. Boys suits $3.50 up. Men suits
$500 up. Southern Mercantile Co.
The Divorce Question" at the
Auditorium Wednesday night was
greeted with a good audience and the
play was well up to expectations.
You should write at once for Crit
ingS 1914 Tree Book" they will furnish
the trees you intend to plant and tell
you how to plant them. Address Griff'
ing Brothers, Port Arthur, Texas. 27tf
DR.. C. A. Martin went to Carencro,
La. Wednesday for a few days visit
with relatives.
The ladies of the Catholic Church will
serve gumbo, coffee and cake, and a
dance will be given on Thanksgiving al
their hall.
j L. P. Manning real estate agent O
Rice was a business visitor in this city
| Tuesday.
The schedule which was to have gone
into effect on The Southern Pacific Sun
set Lines on Sunday Nov. l6 will be il
effect Sunday Nov. %.
E. H. Boiling is making some exten
sive improvements to his residence
This is already one of the most attrac
tive homes in Welsh.
Polish and Bran al
Peck's Feed Store. If
, The "Tried and True" Class numbe
) three of the Methodist Sunday Schoc
held its regular monthly meeting a
: the home of Miss Elsie Reeve Wedne'
5 day evening, Nov. 18th. The elias
voted to give ten dollars to the Sunda
School Extension Fund. The Bibl
Study Class was conducted by Mr.
Reeve, after which refreshments wer
served.
Leon Guidry formerly of this cit,
u but now of Ewing, La. where he has
/ position as operator, was the guest
Welsh friends for couple OF days, IL
e forepart of the week.
e MIR. and Mrs. M. R. Fuller and chill
d rem who have been here for sever
years started Sunday for Arkans
W where they expect to make there HON
g Miss Pearl Simmons OF Lake Charl
IN came over the first of the week to
"a cept the position made vacant by t
resignation of Mrs. Callie Books W
ne had been employed by the Cumberla
es Telephone Co. for about two years.
The new radiator for the Carr tn
al tine Engine manufactured by n.
m Wright for F. H. Moor will be complet
the fore part Of next week.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-15
His TROUBLE
NOT OF HEART
Real Facts In Regard To r. &
1uffman's Illness. Relief Oh.
tained By Curing His
Stomach Ailments,

Waynesville. N. C.-Mr. FIR. Huffman,
Of this city. says: ~ suffered dreadfully
with what ! thought was heart trouble.
and tried various medicines in vain.
After other remedies had failed, Thed.
lords Black Draught restored me -
health. would not feel safe without
Black -Draught In the house. consider
Il worth its weight In gold.
It cured my indigestion, and ~ I'M
means ! was restored to health. can
not express my gratitude for its benefits. +"
Good health depends on the condition
OF your digestion. Poor digestion and
good health do not 60 together.
Thedford's Black Draught will
thoroughly cleanse and set in order your
digestive system.
II has done this for others, during the
past 10 years. and is today the most
popular vegetable live, remedy on the
market. Tryit.
Insist on Thediord's. Price &c.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-15

a country clockmaker has con-
structed clock in which phono'
graph is substituted for the gong.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-15

periud Of pain, discomfort, strninins. nnu.
yea or other symptoms 30 often distressing
durins The anxious weeks Of expectancy.
Mothers Friend thoroughly, lubricates
every nerve, tendon and muscle involved
and is a sure preventive for caking OF tile
breasts.
And particularly to young mothers is th,.
enabIes them to preserve their health and
strength, and they remain pretty by having
avoided all the suffering and danger that
would otherwise accompany such an occa-
sion. 49,,
You will find this splendid remedy on
Write Bradfield Regulator Co.. "a La
mar Bldg, Atlanta, Ga. for their instruct
I've book for expectant mothers.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-15
T|lHRoNe APPlAuDS
EFFORTS Of HIGH
SCHOOL IHESPlANS

The sixth annual nigh school lair
op~u~,i with roar las, nixht NJ Cen
lral park. The curtain rorr nj :: e
and from this time until the end oi
the last act the audience was In hi
larioua mood.
The solos ami xoloists were cxc"p-
tioually soosi as were tho choruscs.
The pretty high school maid hand
soasely Kowncd and tho boys pie.
scnted the best amateur production
ever witnessed here. Everyone
went home satisfied with tn. per
forniancc feeling that the show was
worth the money. Al no time dsa
the performance give tho appearance
Of being put on by amateurs ant the
roles were presented with an air that
would make professionals jealous.
The choruScs were especially good.
Much credit is due Mr. Minion ana
Mrs. Murdoch. who drilled the p.r-
formers. The show Is all original.
The four comedians who had tho
audience holding their sides all
through the production were Mary
olive sherman Gx DcsdcnioIa. Ednn
sanders a. Cleopatra. Claude chand-
Ter q Exxcma and Harry Lott Us
Henncry. These four. together with
the intcriocutor. Margaret Logan.
passed around Jokes and condndrums
that were new and original and never
failed to make the audience applaud.
These four from the audience looked
like so many brtght-colored peacoCks.
Their costumes were of the most gor-
2cous col0rs.
The first act Of the show opened
with the minstrel chorus. singing
that song hit. "i,ohcmia. This
chorus was especially good and was
only a prelude to the other good
acts to follow. The Misses Viola and
Luna Teagarden sang Teasing
Moon and the pretty duet was ap-
plauded time and again. Raymond
Jeffrycs as n Scotch Highlander
scored a big hit In his bass solo. the
'Armor Song from Robin Hood.
The second part of the show opcn-
ed with the Brides Chorus" This
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-15
SOMETIMES IT IS.

It was the hour OF the spelling
icsson and the teacher OF the priin-
ary grades was prOnouncinE tho
words while the small persons in
front OF her laboriously wrote them
down. According to the usual GUS
tom she called Tor volunteers to de-
fine each word ns II was written
down.
Lunch. she said. Now. who can
tell me what lunch means:'
There was u long period OF silence.
then hand went mp.
We'll. Johnny. you may tell us
what lunch is
"A lunch.' said Johnny. lis what
you have for dinner when your faith
er is away.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-15
RETAINS
AIRS Of DAYS
f. Of. OLD

Paris. Nov. i5.-Official etiquette
II ob~er, I'd IN puncsiiiOsisly In re-
publican France us in the cour, ~
the most ahaoiute monarch In Eu-
rope. and the statesman who is the
supreme authority on all questions OF
social and official procedure finds
his post mos, difficult. He is called
the Chief Of the Protocol. md the last
incumbent. NJ. Moilard. Hax jnst rc-
signed 10 become French Minister 10
the court OF Luxembourg. Since he
has been In the Protocol" ". Mol
lard hns become the most decorated
man In Europe. but every ribbon and
sta, he wears hus been Justly earned.
The protocol rules official proceed
urc In tho nest diverse circumstane-
cs--rcccptions. official banauets. pre-
scntaticns TO the President. inaugur-
Gtions. official visits ani last but NJ.
,cnst. letter writing. To avoid mis-
takes the army and navy have sup
end of letters. But even so the prac-
tice Is uniform: In the army one
rays: My general. my colonel. etc,
while In the navy. admiral. captnin.
of church and state in France. the
most delicate problem which ever
confronted the Chief of the Protocol
was to decide the precedence OF the
Papal nuncio and the Cardinal Arch
bishop of Paris. The problem was
never solved. tie difficulty being
avoided by never inviting both pre-
latcs to tie same function.
Al the Foreign Office the greatest
Importance is attached the epistolary
protocol. In n pamphlet published
on this subject everything is provid-
ed for: the size and quality Of tho
| letter paper. which must be gilt
edged for soyercigns, ambassadors
and ministers of foreign affairs: the
width of the margin. the subscriD-
tion. the heading. the final formulac
and the tiles, all are strictly regulat-
ed. An ambassador. untitled. Is adj
relsscd as "Mr. Ambassador: If IT,
tied, as Marquis" or Count. or
Your Hishncss.' as the case may be.
A minister plcnipotentiary does not
get his title except in the subscrip-
tion at the bottom of the first page
ard on the envelope. to which Is ad-
ded, after the titles, one. two or
three. ''etc.'', according to his rank.
| An ambassador is entitled to three
/, "etcs" AT the end OF letter an
ambassador is asked to accept the
"assurances' and not the "assur-
ance" of the Foreign Minister'S very
high consideration while diplomats
Of lesser degree receive either tine
most distinguished" "the very dis
tinguished," or merely "the dist'n-
!; guished" consideration Of the minis
F, ter, according to their rank.
a country clockmaker has con-
structed d clock in which q phono'
graph is substituted for the gong
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-15

net wns the prcfticst of the show
and WINS presented by rlxnt pretty
Girls oi the hish school In beautiful
evening gowns and the boys In r.c-
ming dress. The chorus SANG The
ninshinr i'rid" The feature Of this
act wps Miss Jack Owen. vino played
the bride and size aud Robert Cat
lett. IN" bridegroom. acted this part
as though they had gone through
this tryin. ordeal before. Miss Oven
WAS dressed IN a beautiful gown Of
white soiin and large picturc hat.
rh,s act war concluded with u clever
dance. These In tho chorus were:
iicrnicc Moycr. Clara Neil Caid-
we'll. bertha Powder. Sarah liufforsi.
Hcicn walker. Myrtle Wilson. Helen
Ro-c ana Elsie Jami-son. Tho ush-
crs We're George Mcissrr. Stanley
Hnrdman. Arthur Fitzgerald. Ernest
Woodward. John griffith. Roas
Evans. william Easlcy aud Edward
Mars.
Harry Lott as u strong man did
some marvellous fcnis Of strc..th. lie
lifted weights OF from 100 to 800
pounds with the greatest Uf ease. hut
finally the act IVES tmrncd into II
farce when u very small hoy walked
out on tho stage and carried the
weight away in one hand.
The "Scarccrow chorus which
was next was another big hit Of tho
show. AZ tho curtain rosr stanley
Hardmnn In evening drcss was seen
sitting on q bench IN park asleep.
Al the side Of him was n .'scarecrow
in the person OF Claude Chandler.
who came to life and sat down be-
side the man on tho bench and sang
You're a Dear Ola World After All. =
Chandler was accompanied h: n chor-
us OF ten other scare crows dressed
in typical scarecrow style. When
iiardman awosc from his sleep he
found that the scnrcrow was In tho
game place and all was n dream.
The minstrel Quartette was COM
posed of Raymond Jcffrycs. Jack
owen. Carlton Jcffryes and Eugene
Dopp All possess tine voices and
the songs they sang pleased the at-
dicncc. Jcffrycs was dressed as n
Scotch Highland. Miss owen In a
beautiful black dress. Carlton jeff
rycs as a chauffeur and Eugene Dopp
as an English dude.
The closing chorus featuring
Thclma Lawson as Mary" sang SO
Long. Mary This was n very ap-
propriatc ending OF the show as the
conductor. Howard Logan. came up
q" eve platform and yelled. "All
aboard 'rhe tho high schoo Or
cnestra struck up when that Mid
night Choo ChOo Leaves for Alabam
This act was complete when the train
whistled, the bell changed and the
train sped away with Mary" on
hoard.
The scenic ana electrical effects
were worthy of mention. The high
school orchestra which furnished the
music is composed of twelve piece,
and is under the dircctorship of Mrs.
, Murdoch.
In the pavilion the four classes of
the school had booths, which were
beautiful with the different class
colors. There was a large crowd at
the fair but larger crowd is eX-
peCted to night when the final per-
formancc will take place.
prfntinu rp,, p,a,coa-tbo hind
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-15

the advent of Moth
er's Friend.
This IL q wonderful
external help to the
muscles and tendons.
1t penetrntcs the It's
sues. makes I h e IN
readily yield to nat
ure's demand for cx-
mansion, 30 there IL no
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-15

Irregular bowel movements lead to
chronic constipation and constipnt-
cd habit fills the system with i'm
purities. lIERniNE IL n great bowel
regulator. II purifies the system.
v!taIixcs tho blood and puts the di-
yestive organs In fine vigorous con-
dition. Price soc. Sold by Haus-
man Drag Company.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-15

Tho puslrart vendors of the East
Tnd dixtYis, Of Whitechspei nj. look
in: forward 10 representation in the
House Of commons b. one OF them
selves. Tn" constituency is repre-
sented by Sir Stuart Samuel. n i.iber-
al. who. IL. Is expected. will b" given
II p"~rasc before the next general
election. Tho eo.termonsers. as the
street vendors are called here. In
tend TO take advantage Of this to
nominate a candidate Of their own.
who viii bc indcpcndcn, Of both
great parties. and will particularly
look after their interests.
John Brother Jack Itn-
phaei''-As he L. nflcrtionatciy
called. the honorary secretary nf the
whi,cchapei and spitaifi"ids cn~trr-
monsrrs' and Street Sellers Union.
is mentioned. lie Ii a man OF pro-
nouncssi views and strong pcrnnnal-
I'y. lie has always taken IA promin-
cni part In the politics Of his district.
aud has brcn II supporter of the Lib
-rai candidates. ~ that u h" is chos.
On tho liberals are likely To support
him. His union IL the dominating
factor In tho situation ani tho mem
hcrs have promised that II Brother
Jack consents to stand substantial
financial sunport will bt forthrOml In z
rnd that any number Of donkey bar
rows and pony carts will b. available
on polling day TO take voters to tho
booths.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-15
Russian, Dynasty in
Danger of Dying Out

London. Nov. i5.-Th- Russian
dynasty Is in imminent danger OF dy-
ins out aud the present Emperor
Nicholas Is likely to be the last Of
the Romanoffs 10 occupy the Imperial
throne. according TO II writer in
Free Russia "a newspaper appear
ing here. He says:
''rh" young Alexis. the Emperor's
only son. Is suffering from an Incur
able disease Tuberculosis of the
bones. II la said-aad ran only be
kept alive few months longer. The
Emperor himself has h~soa. the Vie
tin of fits OF melancholy. His con
sort. the unfortunate Empress. l. still
suffering aeuieiy from u complete
nervous breakdown. TIL. question
arises. therefore. who will be- the heir
to Nicholas the Second. or viii h" he
the last Of III" auto-rats OF Russia
The daughter. Of Nicholas cannot as-
e~nd the throne because Paul L.. who
hated his august mother. caihcrinc
the Great. made u law whereby IL
became impo~sibir Tor II woman To
r~isn In Russia. Therefore. In ease
Of the demise oi Nicholas H.. the
shvon" should fall to his brother.
Michael. hat this is hardly possible.
since he has renounrrd all his rights
and has married morsnn,,Icaliy n
Russian Lady with whom he lives
very happily far from court iniri-
sucs."
The writer then discusses III"
Grand nnkca. hut finds insmp-rah'r
objections tn nli of them"
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-15

The Little Commonwealth. organ
lied here by George MGntaIu IA TO-
mcr member OF Parliament. whose
vito was Miss Alberta SturEcss. Of
New .York,. after a close study OF tho
George Junior Republic of FreeviIlc.
New York. is now In successful op-
Grafton on an old estate donated for
the purpose in Dorset. Only thirteen
boys and RIrls are in residence. but
more will be taken as soon as the
necessary cottages can he completed.
The citizens are secured from among
Juvenile offenders appearing before
various courts Throughout: ;':c conn
try, who arc given the choice OF
Joining the Commonwealth or going
to n reform school.
Tho system of self govcrnmcn.
Is working smoothly. The most ex-
citing criminal case in the brief his
tory OF tho Common wealth arose
when two boys ran away. They were
captured and placed on trial before
" court cOIlIDsCu OI an t"NtH-s tiT =
old boy and 4 mixed Jury Of boys and
girls. Found guilty, the rnnaways
were sentenced to be treated as ba-
bies since they had not shown tho
sound judgment required of citizens
OF the Commonwealth. Two boys
were appointed nurses and the cnl-
prits were fed on bottles and bathed
more In one day then they had ever
been In their lives before. After two
days OF this treatment the criminals
begged for mercy. promising to he
model c'tizens In the taturc. aa.
n would seem that London ia be-
coming a gaycr city from the list of
Iappiications for music. dancing and
stage play licenses which the Londcn
County Council will deal with Mt
the annual license meeting. The ap-
nlirations reach nearly 600, inlicat-
ing that there ia one license for every
$500 persons. Moving pictures have,
of course. made the figures SO large.
More suburban theatres, however.
ere applying for mrsic hall licenses,
showing that something with moro
"nr'otv than the ordinary legitimate
performance is required to compete
with the movies. There are also