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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-04-24
LOCAL
LACONICS

The Mayor of LoWery was on bust.
ness in Welsh Monday
Mr.. FurguS Romero has resigned his
position at the Welsh Oil Field and has
accepted a position with the Layne <
Bowler Co. He left Sunday to begin
work ii the neighborhood of Elton.
Mrs. j. N. Partridge and son of Jen,
nings visited at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Anderson OF this
city Saturday.
Lespedeza BaIed Hay
for saIe.-Welsh Ware
house & Supply CO,
Mrs. F. G. Romero was the guest of
friends in Jennings Saturday.
Hon. John j, Robira of Jennings was
a Welsh visitor Saturday.
Mr.. W. C. Peters manager of the
Cumberland Telephone Co. was looking
after his company'S interest in Welsh
Saturday.
Mr.. w. C. Davis formerly OF Welsh
but now located at Iowa, transacted
business in this city Monday.
Mr.. w. E. Taught transacted bust
ness in Vinton Monday.
| insurance. ................'A lI hllluS
at The CalcaSieu Trust & Savings Bank
Insurance Department.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Martin and child
rem Oracle and Chas. Jr. of Lake
Charles were guests of relatives ant
friends in this city Sunday and Monda!
morning,
MIR. Fred Maund of the Welsh Car
rage & Implement Co. spent Sunda.
with relatives in Jennings.
Fresh Golden Sheaf Flour
Model Grocery.
! Miss Eldia Goodreau went to LAX
Charles Monday afternoon to atten
!. the Sunday School Convention.
Mrs. j. F. TubbS was called to Hou'
!, ton, Texas, Sunday evening on accoun
of the serious illness of her little nice
Let Jess Buckingham do it for you
grind your Horse Clippers-hiS work
; guaranteed. 40
Mr.. NJ. L. Paggett formerly of Wells
but now located at Lake Charles was
business visitor in this city Monday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-04-24
Lespedeza Baled Hay
for sale. Welsh Ware
house s Supply CO.

house & Supply Co.
The Welsh Canal Co. which has been
recently organized for the purpose of
purchasing the Clark Pumping Plant
south of Welsh has taken over the
property and is now engaged in making
some very extensive Improvements on
the property. The large fume leading
from the plant to the canal has been
improved anda large brick and concrete
abutment is being put in where the
fume enters the canal. When com
pleted this plant will be one of the
most important in this section.
Those new baby plates at the Journal
Book Store are just the thing for baby
Misses Mildred Montgomery anC
Rhoda Robinson, two of the members
of the graduating class in the High
School have been in Jennings this Weel
taking the Teachers Examination.
FOR SALE:-TWo good mules. In
qufre at Miller Hardware & Furnitur'
COMPANY. 46tf
The Ladies of the w. C. 7. U. an
nounce that they have made arrange
mentS to have Mrs. Mary Hdrri
Armour, National; Lecturer and organ
ger of the w. C. 7. U. visit Welsh. TIL
date fixed at present is May 9Th an
she will speak in the interest c
National Prohibition. Mrs. Armou
has visited Welsh on former occaSio
and has a large number of admire1
here.
Prentice Bros. painters, paper han
ers and decorators. Phone It's
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. C. Davis and lit
daughter of Iowa were Iguests of NJ
and Mrs. F. C. Hart of this city Sunda
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey donna
south of town were guests of Mr.. al
Mrs. Chas. Ryder Sunday.
Get baby new dining set at Il
Journal Book Store.
Mrs. C. F. Switzer and little daug
: tiers Marguerite and Dorothy we
guests Monday of hersister.in-laW MI
I Irene M. Switzer who is at present
cated.at Jennings,
| Mr.. Edwire Louviere and son Mast
Orpha were Jennings visitors Monda
| Mr.. o. j. Mallet transacted busine
in Lake Charles Wednesday.
Just i'm a full new lin
| for Easter. Ladies BaZaa
II Mr.. and Mrs. M. e. Morse and Mi
| Moiser of Jennings Iwere guests of n
| and Mrs. S. C. Davis the latter part
| last week.
II Mrs. S. o. Scoggins and Miss Do
Radeke were guests of friends in La
| Charles Wednesday.
| Mr., FEC. Bertrand Plant Chief of t
/ Telephone Co. of Jennings was bu
| ness visitor in Welsh Thursday.
II Get your Horse Clippers ground nj
| lat j. W. Buckingham's, in the rear
VanNeSs Machine Shop. A
Miss Rena Day DAUGHTER of MIR. a
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-04-24

DR.. W. L. Stewart returned Thursday
for two or three days from Pollock, La.
He tells us that Mrs. Stewart is resting
now and is using the water from White
Sulphur Springs.
Special" Hood" photo Eplay
coming insMay- Welsh Moving Picture
House.
Mr.. Philip sCoverdate spent Sunday
with his family who is at present visit.
ing his Wife's sister, Mrs. VIM Unkel
at Kinder.
Mr.. S. C. Davis visited his son Mr..
Levi Davis of Sulphur, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. E. S. Shoemaker of Lafayette
was the guest of ner sister Mrs. A. r.
ArCeneaux of this city Thursday.
Mr.. 7. B. Compton is busy this week
putting up fence on the Welsh Canal Co
WANTED:-A few young sucking
calves. Call Phone 194.3 Att
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Jones who have
been guests ofrelatives and friends for
several weeks in Welsh left Wednesday
morning accompanying by her father
Mr.. 0. Fulton for Elks City, Oklahoma
where they will spend the summer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-24

sometimes have dreams-yet they
are not dreams-in broad daylight.
see things-I hear voices-which are
not of our village. Three times saw
a long road up mountain, and over
the mountain was large star. ] saw
it three times, and once a voice said 1t
Is the star of the Bonapartes, but also
your star. Francois. Follow it."
The general was hard-headed per
son for all his cult OF Napoleon. and
vision-seeing appeared to him non
sense. He pooh-poohed at once the
idea of star divided between the
house of Bonaparte and small peas
ant. your mother had better put
wet cloth in your cap" he advised.
tParbleu-seeing stars In midday
Some one-legged old fighter has been
| Cabling before you about the star OF
| the Bonapartes, and that and a touch
of sunstroke In this heat. it may be,
have turned you silly. Let me hear no
more of stars, but keep at your lesson
and learn to be-"
With that he was aware that the
boy did not hear him. The light figure
was on tiptoes-the large eyes stared
at the wall. and the child spoke In an
unaffected voice as If something muf-
fed spoke through him
81 see the star" he said. Il see 1t
through a window where there are
iron bars. All" The interjec
ton was in the boys natural accent
and he shivered violently. -Ugh!" His
teeth chartered and he looked about
vaguely. 1T is like an icehouse. ! dc
.. not like those dreams. they make me-
so cold. Seigneur. it is late; my moth
!, er will not be pleased. And ! mus
: stop at the garden and pick the yege
tables for supper-carrots and peas.
}. must hurry to get the peas and car
I rots."
Little Alike. clutching her father
: thumb, watched as the boy disaI
! peared Then, to the generals aston
= ishment, she began to sob. IL don
: !, know" she answered his quick quei
/" ton. But FL think it is because
= am sorry the little boy was so cold
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no kicked there was a sudden strong
Grin on his shoulder; he was Jerked
hackward and rolled on the grass.
Are YOU tired of life at this age
then q" a strident voice demanded, and
Francois lay on his back and regarded.
wondering. at ease. the bronzed lined
face Of big man standing over MIN.
Francois smiled; then laughed with
assurance of the. others friendliness
nm into the strange mans face. He
cot to his feet and stood, :
mo. m'sieur.' he said politely. =
Was only pleased at thinking what
an, going to be some day.
"Ah, Is it permitted to ask wha'
circumference 1t is that you are to be-.
- Certainly it is permitted. m'sieur''
FRANCOIS answered in his courageous
courteous way. Il shall one day be
marshal of France under another
Bonaparte. -,
ished and then he laid his hand on tn'
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which was under the steepie. AS she
reached it the little lad came out. his
face flushed, his eyes shining with ex-
element and triumph. She took his
hand silently, hardly looking at him,
and turned SO, quietly, without word
of either JOY or reproof, her face inn
passive She had got her boy again
from the dead, 1t seemed to Claire
and those first moments we're beyond
words or embraces. To touch his warm
hand was enough. The man on the
bay horse, trotting slowly along. saw
the meeting.
1T is a woman out OF the common,
that one" he spoke aloud. She rules
herself and the boy" And the boy
looked up as he came and smiled and
tugged at his cap with the hand which
his mother did not hold.
Good morning, m'sieur," he said
with friendliness, and the rider stared
"Sacre bleui' he flung back in his
| strong sudden voice. 1T is my friend
the marshal Was it you, then, glued
/ up there? Yet another fashion to PLAY
with death, Ell? Nom dun CHEN! You
have star of good luck-you arr
saved for something great, 1t mus
| be-"
"M'sieur the Marshal" he flung a
Francois. Come and see me In tn
chateau"
There was a clatter of gallopin
hoofs; the bay mare and her ride
were far down the street.
who is it, my mother-the fierc
gentleman" Francois asked.
you are fortunate today, FraI
cois.' Claire answered him. THE goo
God has saved your life from yer
great foolishness, and also think 70
have made friend. 1t is the ne
: seigneur."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-24
CHAPTER ".
Coming to His Own.

\
Six years ago, before Waterloo. Ma
poleon had given the new chateau OF
vicques and its lands to general the
Baron Gaspard Gourgaud, whom he
had before then fashioned into a very
good pattern of soldier out of mate
rial left over from the old aristocracy. |
Vicques lay in the Valley Delesmontes
-"of the mountains league from |
the little city DeIesmontes. whose six
thousand inhabitants constituted it the
chief city of this valley of the Jura.
Over Vicques hung the mountain
called LIE Rose, behind LIE Rose doomed
that greater mountain called LIE Raj
meu; back of LIE Raimeu rolled the
| JlfTa range.
The Baron General Gourgaud, taking
possession of the chateau in this
month of July, thought 1t lucky he mad
not seen this domain of his before,
else the vision would have turned his
heart from his duty. After full career
almost in boyhood-for the Cross OF
1 the Legion of Honor had come to him
| at twenty-four-after service in the
Spanish and Austrian campaigns and
Diplomatic missions; after saving the
emperor's life at Moscow; after Water
loo. Napoleon had chosen him as one
of three officers to go with him TO 81.
Helena. The chateau and estate OF
yicoues had been given to him by the
emperor after that brave and lucky
moment at Moscow when. the first
man to enter the Kremlin, he had
snatched the match from mass OF
gunpowder which would a moment
later have blown up both officers and
j emperor.
Ten years before he had married;
four years after that his wife had died.
and the daughter she left was now
, girl of seven, a fairy type of girl.
You are perfect in every way but
, one, Alike" he said, as he swung her
high to kiss her. You are"
, Il know" the little girl interrupted
. comrade-like. Il know the fault have
? | am not boy But do not wish to
r be boy, father l would then grow
q to be great fierce person with mus
4 tache-like you. Imagine me. father
. with a mustache." and the two laughed
together.
/.
t Father, father!" Alike dashed int
the library.
a sThere is a queer. little, village DO!
/. but good boy. father, He ha
4 brought you a bunch of lettuce-sucl
|. white fat lettuce! VIII you see him
n He is very good boy"
Alike. you are impayable," the ger
4 eral groaned. Il am your plaything
j. Yes. send for all the yillage-tha; VII
A. help me with my writing"
Alike, ignoring sarcasm, had howT
d In minute she was back and led b
u the hand Francois.
= "Ah!r the general greeted him sterI
: ". my friend, the marshal! 70
! have already begun the attack on m
chauteau. it seems"
. mo. my seigneur." the boy al
A. swered gravely. MOT vet. l bring 70
i some salade as a present 1t is frol
q nv mothers garden. chose the best
n Il thank you," said the general wit
"a seriousness. Il am not sure if yol
IL mother will thank you equally. 1t
d. a good present.
Id Francois was gratified. lie Clai
n. had this morning sent him to the ga
Nv dens with a wide margin of time, al
. the inspiration had come as he look
down the cleaning row of white i
er tuce that he would take a tribute a
make the visit which the seigneur h
ct asked him to make.
,or General Gourgand brought down
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fist on a table so that it ratified and |
Francois started-but not Alike.
Sabre de boisl'' he threw at the |
two children. You have ruined my |
morning between you. ] meant to fin
ish those cursed chapters this morn
ing. But let them wait. Having the
honor to receive visit from an officer
of high rank. the least | can Go is to
entertain him. What amusement do
you prefer, M'sieur the Marshal?
am at your service"
Ii was natural to Francois to believe
every one kindly; he accepted with
simplicity, If with slight surprise. the
generals speech.
THE seigneur has fought battles I'M
der the great emperor himself?" the
boy asked in an awed tone.
YES" came the abrupt answer.
Think" whispered the French boy.
ITO have fought under the emperor!
And the old soldiers heart thrilled
suddenly. The child went on. If the
seigneur would tell me story of one
fight-of just one!"
"Ratisbon, Ratisbon!" clamored
Alike, and she scrambled over the arm
of his chair to her fathers knee and
her hand went around his neck. Tell
about Ratisbon and the ditch and the
ladders, father"
Halt" ordered the general Il have
, not a week to talk. But ] will tell
. about Ratisbon IL you wish"
The deep voice stopped, then went
sr9u hnl
bon and the bridge across the Danube
river. The emperor wished to take
! the town and that bridge. Marsha
: Lannes was ordered to do it. You see
, my children, the walls we're very oil
: but filled with Austrian artillery, an'
there was infantry on the parapets
An old ditch lay under the walls,
large ditch, dry, but twenty feet higl
and fifty feet wide All the bottom Q
it was a vegetable garden. To TAX
!. that town it was necessary to go dow
!, into that ditch and climb up again {
I the walls, and all the time one woul
: be under fire from the Austrians o
/, the waIls-do you understand tina
! children? Very well. Twice the ma
:, shall asked for fifty volunteers to TAX
!, the ladders and place them in Ii
ditch. Twice one hundred men spran
: forward, and it was necessary
- choose the fifty. Twice they dashe
! out, carrying the ladders, from behir
: the great stone barn which had co
cred them, and each time the deta
I, was wiped out-fifty men wiped out
was like that. my children, the fight
Ratisbon."
THE emperor" Francois breathe
.s the emperor was therei"
m Probably nothing, which had not
= do with his daughter. could ha
- touched General Gourgaud as did tn
u tribute
q "Sapristil" he growled THE al
of the little corporal reaches To-
-, =, way. The child has not even seen hi
- and VOLTA, he loves him."
~ The childs face flushed But "
nc my seigneur," Francois spoke quick
but yes. have seen the emperor
=. You have seen Napoleon" T
general was surprised. How is that
~. In a boyish fashion, in homely Il
-, guage of his class. yet with that d
- matte instinct which is characterize
ally French, Francois told his tale
'a his grandmother had told it TO him a
- to his brothers and sisters-the t
which the children called "Napole
'nu Comes" The general listened with
sincere interest.
~ my boy" he addressed the lad.
' a ~ 80
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-24

Yet by my idea you are chevalier. ere
ated SO by the act of the most power
full monarch who ever ruled France
by our Emperor Napoleon. The time
may come when. as the emperor said.
YOU may be marshal of France under
another Bonaparte. But that IS a
small thing if the time comes when
YOU may help another Bonaparte to
come to his right. to rule over France
1t is that of which you must think till
the hour strikes, and then it is thai
which you must give your life for"
Little Francois, the visionary. th'
hero worshiper, trembled. 4 will q
it, my seigneur." he said, frightened
inspired, lifted into a tremendol
Tying atmosphere. And with
secret which he had told "a
even his mother. broke
seigneur. a strange tan
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-24
CHAPTER II.
The STRANGER.

On an afternoon in July in the year |
OF 1920, Francois, being ten years old
and a dreamer, came alone through |
legs dangling over an ancient wall.
fifteen feet sheer down. He sat there,
quite comfortable and secure, and
kicked his heels, and thought of his
brilliant future, and also of the story
of the great dog and the treasure. The
tradition ran that ages back, in the
time of Caesar. fifty years after Christ,
Roman governor in this Gallo prov
ince had built formidable castle on
this hill outside the village. The castle
had great granaries to hold the grain
which the governor tortured from the
peasants and sent to Rome to sell. So
he grew rich by oppression, and the
gold wrung from the people he piled in
cellars deep in his castle. When 1T
came to be a great amount he sent far
to the north and got huge dog. and
this dog he trained to terrible fierce
ness, so that anyone coming near in
the long underground corridors where
he guarded the treasure was sure to
be torn in pieces, except always the
governor.
For years things went on in this
way, the governor grinding the peas
ants, and the giant dog guarding him
and his treasure, till at last there came
thunderbolt-the governor was sent
for to come to Rome to give an &C
count of the riches which he had kept
| from the emperor. He had to go, but
he left the dog in charge, and the night
after he was gone the peasantry gath
cred and set fire to the chateau and
| burned 1t to the ground, and the dog
and the treasure were buried in it,
and there they are to this day. The
people of Vicques believe that II a
man will go to dig that treasure and
will stay till midnight, that at twelve
exactly a colossal dog will rise from
the ruined stones and come, breathing
| flames: in his mouth will be the key
of the treasure-vault, and back of him
will stand the ghost of the Roman gov
ernor wrapped in white, his face GOV
cred. And If the man will be bole
enough to take the key from the fam
ing mouth, then dog and governor vii
vanish in clap of thunder, and II
front of the daring one will rise thu
door Of the treasure-yault, and he ma!
turn the key and go in and help him
self.
Francois considered, and, feeling NJ
fear in his soul, decided that he wa
the man destined to take the key GU
of the dogs mouth and get the treas
IRE. which he would at once transfe
intact to his mother. He had no nee
for treasure; there were things NOR
important. 1t was for him to becom
a marshal of France. Napoleon ha
said SO; it must be so but he shout
like. on the way to this goal, to fac
! the dog and take the key and give hi
mother the treasure.
In the gaiety of the thought, an
feeling both ambitious all but accon
plished by this decision, he lifted hin
self on the palms of his hands an
kicked out lightly over the abyss. a
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-24

slim shoulder in its homespun blouse,
and his grave voice was gentle MY
child, be careful how you say words
like those; you may get your father
into trouble. 1t is good belief to
keep in ones heart, and you and may
yet shout 'Vive l'Empereur' for Ma
poleon again. Yes, who knows? But
/ must go on. Good day, my friend,
the marshal"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-24

Rise Chevalier Francois Beaupre,
ne said clearly, and in the pause he
added, with look in his eyes as if
one gazed forward: Some day, per-
haps, marshal of France under an
other Bonaparte.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-24
CHAPTER V.
a Game of Cards.

Francois Beaupre-Le Francois OF
yicques- sober, laborious, had in him
a certain pig-headedness, and also
vein OF the gambler which had swollen
with use; yet because 1t had so far
brought him only good luck the neigh
bors called this good judgment He
was a dealer in working oxen; he
bought and raised and sold them, ana
only his wife knew what chances he
often took In buying young beeves- IL
was a simple solid form of speculation.
yet 1t was that
On a day in September he left Vic
ques early in the morning to drive to
the market in Delesmontes, league
distant, two pairs of oxen which ne
had bought as calves for almost moth
ing from poor stock out OF farm
leagues away. He had fed and trained
and cared for them till now they we're
all well set-up and powerful and
woodworking ready to sell for, a
good price At the market he found
that there were few oxen to be dis
posed of. none which compared to his.
and his ideas of value went up-he
would get nine hundred francs for
them, which delayed the sale.
So 1t came to be. by the time his
bargain was closed, three o'clock in
the afternoon. and he had had no din
ner With the cattle OF his hands
and the money in his pocket he felt a
sense OF leisure and of wealth. Hun
cry as a wolf he felt also. and he
turned into the inn of Delesmontes.
where the sign of huge bear, cut out
of tin and painted black, swung before
the door.
A waitress approached him-a SOM
melliere-trim in her short calico skirt
and white apron, her hair done in the
picturesque fashion of the place. The
girl took his order; as she turned to
90 man just coming in knocked
against her. and apologizing with
many words. caught sight of Francois.
Good day" he saluted him heartily.
Good day. Monsieur Beaupre," and
Francois, friendly always. answered
Good day" but with reserve, for he
did not recall the man. You don't
remember me? That is natural, for
we met but once. Yet have not for
gotten you. It was at the house Of
my cousin. Paul Noirjean of Deyillier.'
Now Paul Noirjean was an old &C
ouaintance and a solid man. anc
though Beaupre did not see him often
g living six leagues away, he respected
him highly. A cousin of his was to b.
: considered. and Francois was embar
: raised that his memory could Nc
: focus on the meeting. He tried
e cover this with cordially, and
the stranger TO share his meal
T Not at all, not at all.
answered. Yet We must =
n of wine together. hut
= bottle" "A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-06
CHORUS SINGS TO
LARGE AUDIENCES
Augustana College Club Enter
tains 300 at Joliet Armory
for Church Benefit.

Joliet. April 6.-Greeted everywhere
by large and enthusiastic audiences.
the Wennerberg chorus of Augustana
college is having one OF the most sue
cessful tours in it's history. At Rock
ford Wednesday night an audience of
1900 people heard the concert in the
First Swedish church, among them
many alumni of Augustana. Ii was
the first concert by outside talent
given in the main auditorium of the
church in Is years.
In commenting on this fact, Rev. J.
r. Seedoff praised the work of the
chorus highly. and stated that if the
Wennerberg chorus ever desires a re-
turn engagement, 1t may sing in his
church any time.
The largest audience that has as
sembled in the Armory hall of DeKalb
in many years welcomed the chorus at
that place Friday night. The concert
was held under the auspices of the
Swedish Lutheran church for the bene-
fit of the building fund. The members
of Rev. Fahlund's church are working
for a new church edifice. and $4,000
has already been subscribed by the con-
gregat!on for the undertaking. Ii was
estimated that more than 1900 people
heard the concert. and the chorus was
given an enthusiastic ovation.
Den Store Hvide Flok' by Grieg !
was rendered in response TO a special |
request by members of the Northern /
Illinois state normal faculty. who de- |
sired to hear the composition sung in |
the original Norwegian. Musical crit
les give the work of the chorus under |
Prof. Bergquist's direction the warm
est praise and declare that the Wen
nerberg is far above the average col
lege glee club.