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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-06

Next Thursday is Fire Prevention
Day and attention of the citizens of the
town is called to the matter. The day
ought to be observed by a general
clean. up day. Removing and burning
rubbish, trash and boxes and barrels
about the premises is very important.
A close inspection of all chimneyS and
stove fiueS should also ba made and
proper repairs made.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-06
CONFINEMENT.

Contentment is the sum total Of
human happiness. During the
whole psegress Of human life the
paneipal materials Of our comfort
or uneasiness lie within ourselves.
1t the covetous or Discontinued
could have more wealth and honor
and be preserved from enemies and
inhrmities, # they could have per.
pstual youth gwen them. still they
would be restless and unhappy. To
good persons the little they have is
under a blessing. and therefore, be.
ing content with il, they are happy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-06

3772 Homer PeloQuin, road work 1900
3773 Oscar Miller, road work 1925
G7S4 Joe Dangett, road work S.75
3775 NJ, Stanley, road work 1880
BITS Ben Butler, road work 1850
3777 Wesly eating, road work 1850
3778 Ramle Fontenot. road work 300
3779 N. p. Peloquin, road work 2l0O
$3.50 Jno. Hay, road work 5000
Total 2l01O
Amour Budgeted Accounts Sl,1l5.53
Amount Spec Road and Bridge l,l5O.59
Total $2,266.12
Jennings, La, Oct. /, 1914.
We your committee on claims report
that we have examined all claims pre-.
Sented to us for the month of Septem.
Der and have approved same from No.
1921 to No. $3.50 both inclusive. and
recommend that they be approved by
the Police Jury and ordered paid.
(Signed) F.A, Arceneaux.
Henry Kohl.
A. MarCantel.
By Mr.. IRENE: Resolved that claims
No. 1927 and No. $3.50 both inclusive
and approved by the Claims Committee
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-06
National Parks.


There are In the entire country TWEEN.
ty national parks Yellowstone; Hot
Springs, Ark; National zoo park. Wash.
ington; Chlckamauga, Georgia; Chicka.
manga and Chattanooga. Tennessee;
Antietam, Maryland; Rock Creek, Dis.
trlet OF Columbia; SeQuoia, California;
General Grant. California; Yosemite
California; Shiloh, Tennessee: Gettys.
burg, Pennsylvania; vicksburg, MissIs.
sippii Mount Rainier, Washington: era.
ter Lake, Oregon; Platt, Oklahoma.
Wind Cave, South Dakota; Su!ly's Hill
North Dakota; Mesa Verde, Colorado:
Glacier, Montana. The Yellowstone
tNontana and Wyoming, has an area
OF 2l42,70 acres.-New York Ameri.
can.
a Long Shower.
The patriOtic scUtcbman had fa,aucsd
twU Lancashire friends 10 60 to Ar.
gyIIsbire for a weeks holiday On
their return he met them.
"Weil, how did you enjoy your.
selvesf Did you have good weather.
There was Just shower on our
first daF, replied one Of them
"Iidnt ten yon II was an lies
about The Highlands being vet"
That shower hadn't ended when we
CEme home was RE severe FetoTt.-
Manchester Guardian.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-06
Destructive Power Of shrsnn.l.

Destructive Power Of shrspnsl.
The shrapnel is really q flying can.
non which shoots its charge while in
digit or explodes. on contact, Its speed
Of 100000 feet per second is produced
BY pressure of from 10000 to $4,000
pounds per square inch from the pow
der that eXpels it from the gun. Its
bursting charge exerts a pressure of
from 10000 to $4,000 pounds per square
inch The metal of its case has a ten
Sile strength Of $4,000 pounds to the
square inch and an elastic limit Of no.
600 pounds per square inch.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-06
RScONTENT.

When discomfort SEXES upon the
mind i is ike the deadly cancer,
Eeachins out with its tentacles for
sO'nd flesh to feed upon. 1t must
be checked in its incipicnt stage.
lhecaushc Of self araisnment must
be unsparnsly used and the salve
OF common sense literally applied.
Self Treatment is necessary to insure
a cure. Flank B WEIGH.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-06
ChiVarie

Saturday evening the young v
OF the north part Of town suFFN
and Mrs, [, J. Prentice by SarI01
the home about nine O'clock
purpose OF chiyaring them.
After the schivarie the guests =.
invited in to spend the evening
tering each joined jim ricelng lfse
very unique mistake was ua@
Me-. Ed Bower was riced inSteaa
groom,
The evening was spent II
games. A delightful cornel soy
rendered by bIr, Ed Bower =
eleven O'Clock delightful refres
were served after which the gas
parted. -.
Those present were: Misses y (,
Montgomery, Bessie DAVIS
and Amy Radeke, Mabel SiO =
Ellie Hinchee, Fannie and TRUE "
ton, RoSaIee Prentice. Mess
and Webb Harris, Ed BoWels
Hinchee, B. H. Stewart and n 2 7.
tice. Mr., and Mrs. C, H. ASH y
Mrs. L. H. Prentice,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-06
/: Sounded Like Money.

4 F0TpTuunnt hurnon tbo+ oo,,DIIo,
and issues 81, sorts of infor,,o+io,, oon
corning natural resources RECENTLY sent
an analysis Of spring water to an in.
quiring landowner.
The report named several different
mineral constituents found In the wa.
ter' WlIn the number OF parts per mil
lon lor eacu. ne last substance given
""e Ion' 'nuicated IN the list by the
Sne,ie"' ~ u'no' re- ana the analy-
NiS sro"eu ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF one
p''l u 4 on' y le" DAYS later the hu-
'e'l0 received reply from the in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-15
lszut1s AE1 SABLE cAREz12G AoAPTURED So0IPREI.

TO nine, the average number being about
six or seven.
Like kittens, they are born blind but
after the seventh day their eyes open
and they begin to play. When they have
reached this age the critical period of
life is passed and solid food is given
them. When three months old they are
winter they have grown into full-sized
foxes. ready. in February or March, to
breed. If disease or misfortune of any
other sort does not befall the stock il
is easily seen how remunerative fox ia
ing may be made. II beginning is
made with blooded stock a few years
experience will develop a growing farm
and net the owner a likely income be-
sides.
The black fox, whose markings are an
exact reversal of those of the ermine. is
now SO scarce that it takes precedence
over even its silver cousin. But the red
varieties used in their natural colors are
the least expensive of all. their pelts
bringing as low 81, each
mis- season white and blue foxes are
especially in demand. Up to the present
year all furs We're dyed in natural fur
colors, but now there is an elaborate fad
Tor fancy colors such as strawberry red
yellow, light green or lavender, and mas
much as the white fox is dyed in these
pastel shades with greater degree of
wastes of the Hudson bay country are
being systematically ranged by the half
breed trappers to secure enough white
foxes to feed the current market
1t IS odd that a fur can almost com
pletely disappear from the market merely
because it is difficult to trap. But this
is true of the sea otter whose habits
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make it hard TO catch or raise. 1t can
not DE bred in captivity for it is a water
animal and travels with tireless activity
from one end of its native shores to the
other. OF two varieties, European and
American. the latter is considered the
superior because it is SO dense and silky,
with dark colors shading into the richest
tones of brown.
X
1t has almost the same color and tex
NAL that cannot be bred in captivity. In
fact the laws of the United States for
bid the killing of beavers at all. and
there could be no profit therefore in them
as fur-bearers. The beaver skins on sale
by our furriers at present come from
the Hudson bay districts.
The .narten and mink are two other
brown animals that have led the fashion
for many years. They abound beautifully
enough to allay any fear that they may
not be able to meet the market demands
There are numerous varieties of each
Species, and some experiments in farm
ing them are being made with high-clasS
breeders. The government is now main
tanning d mink ranch in Idaho, and many
private concerns are stocking with mar
ten as a SIDE line.
The smallest pelt used by furriers is
the moleskin. Millions upon millions are
killed annually to MAKE milady's muffs,
Scarfs and wraps. Only the European
mole is used not because the American
skins are inferior. but because the Amer
lean trapper Will not consent 10 catch
and skin these little animals for less
than p cents apiece. The foreign mole
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gracefully, being of the same smoke gray
color with darker shadings. 1t also has
the added advantage of being more dur.
able This bespeaks greatly in it's favor
Tor the real chinchilla was one of the
most perishable furs in existence
-.
in Il consideration of pelts that have
been precious since the earliest days
or fur-trapping. the royal ermine must
come III for its share of inspection.
Inc robes of kings have never seemed
complete without borders of this prince
lE, snow-white fur. But, alas, it, too, is
slowly declining: so much so, in fact,
that it is said the coronation robes
OF George V of England We're trimmed
with an imitation fashioned of white
rabbit skin
How true such 4 rumor may be is
difficult TO determine. but it is well
known to the fur world that the Amer
lean weasel is usurping the ermine's
place This weasel lives in northern
Canada The strange thing about it is
that in spring and summer it is a spot
ted brown. but in late fail and winter
it turns white all over, except the tiny
tip OF its tail. which continues to re-
main jet black. In this condition it is
an excellent substitute for ermine.
AS the southern varieties do not
change color, they are not as valuable
as their more convertible cousins. The
which as We all know. is soft and
down-like and therefore not very
durable. For this reason, and because
81 ITS unchanginS value, it has never
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ness TO S"e that nothing gets INFO that
hdster@ daily magazine which IS not of
national gravltX-as far % he can help 1t
tfow"N"t. Senator Smoot was III his
"Nu stat, Utah. on the dav that
1'itrhtork Ben arose and obtained per
mission 10 extend remarks in the record
sad remarks containing the famed car
tonn-
Senator sInoot hustlng back from
salt Lake. rushed into the Senate cham
Der as soon as he reached Washington
and announced that if he had been there
objection would have been made to i
cartoon going into the Record.
Wee President Marshall Informed him
that the cartoon would not be retained
in the permanent edition of the Record
which is the one bound and kept in the
Confessional Library.
Then" said Senator Smoot. II will be
content with what l have already said
He sat down.
voice from Senator Tillman's direc-
ton broke out in loud whisper;
Even the Lord must regret His works
sometimes
Senator Smoot does not vet know
whether that was personal or not.
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> frtstN tt"ustoa was taken aside by
"tr Ave-. Tho r@Inr4itt.e members and told
aa "tNld ha>~ L. improve If ht was ever
- l'e iH tE- class Of Secretary "Tam..
@tt4 Wilson of iowa, 1sha retired after
t"'lV+ Eet = service as d cabinet officer
~" o.i5 "a al the department was he
1sr, ""r tolHittee one day explaining
NrE am appropriation OF $4,000 was
seeded tor some special Investigation. -
sad '.l- sentative Several mem
'ess - t'.e committee were not Convinced
H ;Ae project. and some one finally sus-
-e@i'.i JA@t Secretary Wilson be asked t.
hen't eau Jim Wilson urred
harley scott % Kansas. who was then
81 -rnstil- Give him what lie wants
-nd let l.ni 20. II Jim Wilson ever came
H"fe IL Il make Us appropriate 100000
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whole chicken done in southern style. 1t
must come disjointed in the legs md
enough To feed the frame of the 24O
pounds of which Smith boasts. But when
'he ebony waiter staggered into the car
with n huge tray and set the dish of
chicken before the senator, the diner
glanced susplciously at its contents.
ihere was the correct number of legs
OF drumstick, of back and breast, but
only one wing. Smith carefully checked
up the entire bird
You haven't brought me all NV chick
en-. boy. he said to the waiter
Inc boy retired to the kitchen and re-
turned with the missing wing.
1ou can't fool me on chicken"
laughed Senator Smith, as he tucked HE
napkin into the buttonhole at the bottom
OF his vest. Il was raised dow IN
Georgia. where chickens have always had
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times wild, they become acquainted with
their keeper and gradually lose their ma
tive distrust of him. If well fed they
seldom hight SO any danger to their coats
from this source is not calculable.
Considerable care against injury to the
fur is taken during the months pI evious
to killing. They are not allowed to lie
IN damp places and thus have their hair
frozen into the snow ground and
pulled out. Fleas or mango affection is
carefully prevented because they would
about the shoulders and hips. The foxes
are ceaselessly watched that they may
ever keep sleek and clean and thus pre-
sent the best possible appearance to the
buyer.
The skin value of a silver fox is
judged by its color, sheen, weight and
size The farmer who is able to send to
market skins that measure fully up to
requirements can feel safely confident
that lis profits are protected. for no
successful imitation of the silver fox eX-
lists. The nearest one is the German
dyed pointed fox. made from common red
fox dyed black and pointed with white
hairs from the badger other animals
hesives This is easily distinguished from
the lustrous silver fox and is only favored
as second grade article.
There is record of a pair of silver foxes
which sold for $4,000 about ltttering
time. They were perfect stock and in
few weeks produced five pups that sub
sequently sold for 100000 apiece. Fox
pups usually come in filters from three
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The Eugenist.

DRAISING the science OF eugenics,
l Harold Bolce, the father of Eugenia.
the eugenic baby. said in New York
'Eugenics is making Roadway every
where. II is even penetrating into the
exclusive circles of the old aristocracy Of
Philadelphia.
"A Philadelphia girl OF the highest
aristocr.tcy actually got Engaged last
month 10 Young bank clerk A Phiia-
dclphiit club man said L. her reproach-
fully at Il tea;
Is il possihl. that YOU. of "A tanily
eminent for seven generations. can stoop
to marry an unknown upstartg
The young girl. 4 student OF eugenics,
answered coldlV.
Well l prefer to marry a man viii
cut 4 name rather Than name without
= man.
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OF private secretary.
Senator Overman, a self-made man.
was just finishing his education while
working for Gov. Vance in the office.
Gov. Vance had been fostering ambitions
for the United States Senate, and had
just about come TO the conclusion that
they were not sroundless. But, suddenly.
Mr. Merrimnn of North Carolina and of
Raleigh doomed up as a candidate also
The night became real, and the partici-
pants became embittered toward each
other.
Vance was elected. and sent to Wash
ington. but refused a seat through
his alleged lack of qualifications. Mean
time he was reelected governor and re-
turned home to take up the reins of state
again, while Merrimon was sent on to
the Senate.
In the meantime, the present Senator
overman had been between two fires
ana no mistake, for he was ardently de-
voted TO Miss Merrimon. daughter of tho
newly elected senator and foe of his gov
ernor- employer. And the governor-em-
ployer began again his fight for the seat
in the Senate for the next term.
Young Mr.. overman then went to Mr.
Vance and said: We'll. governor, Eve
about finished nay education now. You've
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been favored except by the most ex-
elusive furriers.
1t is a fact. although some furrers
do not like to acknowledge it, that the
precious ermine is beginning slowly to
lose its hold upon the world of fur And
as to the relentless war ever ragged
against these animals by t-appers, who
give them no chance to recuperate
their numbers between seasons
Silver foxes are being raised today in
the same manner as chickens, and they
are proving as easy to manage as the
familiar hen of the barnyard The only
difference between fox farming and
chicken raising lies in the initial ex-
pense of stocking the farms. Breeding
foxes of the silver variety cost any-
where from $4,000 to $4,000 a pair.
But, on the other hand. the profits from
them are large, quickly received and
from even the finest chickens When
scientific methods OF housing and feed
ing foxes are understood. the farmer has
only to sit back and count his sales
= =
Ranches OF all sizes and values are To-
Gated In America. Prince Edward Island
Mounds with them: in fact, the citizens
there seem to have gone fox mad. Other
ranches are scattered through Maine and
the Canadian provinces of New Bruins
wick and Nova Scotia.
They are conducted similarly TO any
stock farm. except that the several pairs
OF an: AIS have separate Enclosures and
kennels to themselves Life in the wire
Is not unpleasant to the foxes and AL
though they are unfriendly and some
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homes. One hundred and sixty-cight live
y, y, notes, And Of these, as mentioned in
,he foregoing, siNty-eiSht are in on
motel Ninety-nin representatives Iive i,
apartments and apartment hotels, wiz
OUT taxing account Of the mere rat
aMeiiers, VINO are numerous
IN are living IN club this winter
burke OF Pennsylvania, Calder NJ ~.
YORK Connolly OF Iowa. Elder and Dupr,
OF Louisiana, kiess OF PennsyIvsnta
I-a1crty OF Oregon and winsiow Of NJ
.siset,s tue Army and Navy Club thci,
nome Fitzgerald OF New York char
man OF appropriations committee. IIvcd
mere during the summer. but now has
taken a large home on X street
!, iaaiiitlona OF Minnesota makes his RESI-
nehce at the University Club, while Tut
lie OF New York lives at the Cosmos.
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Honor Galore.

Speaker Clark comes from Bowlin,.
Green. Pike county. Mo Almost b,s
neNt-door neighbor is Gov. Major to
states chief executive. The town .Iso
boasts of Bennett Clark, parIiauent,,is.,
OF the House of Representatives md
PIKE county also claims Jerry South chic
clerk of the House. Not content xv;.b
these national honors. Pike county is ~,
home of Missouris state game and fish
warden, the state highway commissioner.
and the chief of the governors militia
staff
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Bad Acting.

DROP. BRANDER MATTHEWS, the
student OF the drama, was talking
in New York about a bad play
The actors, too. were bad he said.
They We're. in fact. SO very bad that
they remind me OF certain bal masque
'one East Slider said to another:
How did the bal masaue come OFF,
g Very poor was the reply.
= You don't say so. And how was
Mary Lannisan as the Goddess Of Lib
erty?'
Rotten
80 Rotten Didn't She act the part
well%
- No. She got locked up"
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The Hunger-S Striker.

A a luncheon in her New York HON.
a Journalist said TO Mrs. O II p
Belmont =
am glad YOU entertained Mrs. Pank.
hurst 50 splendidly while she was her.
Mrs. Pankhurst is. saving Your nresencs
The most brilliant woman speaker Inc
most eloquent woman speaker nav,
ever heard nav"
ana Yet said Mrs. Belmont, smiling
she never finishes her Sentences a..
she?" 0es
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Worth a Chance.

Ieb Vance OF
y orth Carolina
was an old-time-
IN political history
whom every one
remembers as a fierv
old fighter and as
persistent a man
as ever lived when
he made up his
mind for office.
Senator Overran
Of that state was.
during his early
days. the deter
mined old govern
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A Comeback.

one Of the W OF -
blows that mas
fallen upon Sena-
tor Reed Smoot Of
late las been the
success of Senator
Tillmau in getting
published in the
Congressional Rec
ord his celebrated
Il II Q & O rical cow.
done III pen and
INK By "Pitchfork
Zen" Tllman him
self and repre-
StHluE the 4.I;yht
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Real Flattery.

Senators Kern OF
Indiana and John
Sharp Williams of
Mississippi are not
only fe low-demo-
Gratis, hut Very
good friends and
I r e q u e n tly pelt
each other good
naturedly.
Upon one occa-
sion, when Mrs.
Kern was on a
visit TO the Capt.
tol, Senator VIII
Hams was intro
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Counting His Chickens.

) c n a or Ifoke
Smith IS very fond
Of fried chicken
and IT takes some
thing more than a
ricc-bird size one
to meet his re-
quirements at din
her time. He
swears by fried
cllisken like a Viz
sinian does by
ham.
One day on .
dining car tho
senator ordered a
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home place said I h. done when l
brought my wife back home bride
The old nurse met us at the gate. and
when | told her, This is your Miss Bet
". now--iny Wife the old darby looked
Miss Betty over very admrngly Then
she turned her shining black face to me
and exclaimed: 'Massa John Shan rs.
been hcah TO three generations O. brides
but. yoh. sub, yoh has jest out-married
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been very kind to me- sir, but YOU know
N engaged to the daughter of your
enemy in politics. the two houses are
bitter against each other and so I-weIl
since I'm going to be married, l reckon
sir, I'll have to resign
have you any money, Overmano"
No. sir"
Any other job?"
No. SIR
We'll. son. I guess if Merrimon CA,
stand you for son-in-law 1 can stand
you for Il secretaryr' ''td
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without A dol;bt mora in evt.isnra ,,t -,
fashionable boulevards of the principal
cities in Europe and America than any
othe~ Used alone or in combination
Very startling and attractive appearance
The animal from which 1t comes-reaIIy
8 species OF the common ferret-is a
native of all of northern Europe but the
best skins obtained from the wooded
mountains of Norway. These are the
finest and most durable. The hair is
about the same length as that of the
color to that of the latter. Its underhairs
are OF a yellowish tan with dark brown
or black stripes running from head To
tail. The darker these stripes and mark
inEs the more valuable are the skins
At the last sales of the London mar
ket where most of the raw skins of the
world are auctioned four times i year
three companies sold fitch. Altogether
500 skins We're offered. and since none
was listed last season it is obvious that
htch IS indeed a novelty this year and
IS being exploited as a speciality.
:.
- p . 90 eie !opu'ati! %
'hese Two new iurs. per"itskS ana htch,
may be discovered when one takes a
glance at the condition of the sable trade
Their resernhIanca-ra,,o... =. r,e+on ~.
,ro,.,,,,oa,. ,
pto4io1'iieeu IA seHeial coAor character
isttcs-to the real sable is the probable
explanation of their popularity Thus the
foreign furriers will find it an easy mat
ter 10 establish their popularity and grad
aally use them as a substitute for the
rapidly declining royal favorite OF
Russia.
Not even a thousand sable skins were
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Taking No Chance.

Secre tary Jiou--
ton Of the De
partinellt of Agri-
culture appeared
not long ago be
FOR "a House Of
!; . re = ci.tatives
committee. explalu-
INK the needs o.
Iris department for
appropriations for
the coming fiscal
YEAR After srvcra!
hours of testimony.
ma The answering
~ many questions,
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FAMOUS wit once
said that il an
ugly woman were
strung with dia-
monds she would
be uglier. but that
if draped with furs
she would be beau
tiful. On this theo-
r. the beautiful
woman is even
more superb in
furs than jewels.