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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
BertiIlonized Art.

eff the Pierpont Morgan collections
are put on the market" said an art
dealer of Fifth avenue, 'it is safe to
say that lot of fakes will be exposed.
There is no business so rlddied
with taking as the art business, espe-
cially the oil painting branch OF IT,
Hence a new movement in Paris. the
worlds art center, is of interest. THIS
is the Bertillonizing of all future paint
ings. The artist not merely signs MS
paintings, but, if he adopts this new
movement, he thumbprints them as
we'll He makes an impression OF MS
thumb in the wet paint below his sig
nature.
THE thumb print is the only really
satisfactory Identification mark for hu-
man beings, and it promises to be the
only satisfactory guarantee OF paint
,ngs in the future Anumber of French
artists have recently taken to BERTH
lonizing their work. 1t is probapie
that the excellent idea Will spread
from Paris all over the world"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
RELICS OF HISTORIC IMPORT OFFERED IN WILL
a Blood Stained Lock of Abraham
LincoIn's Hair, and Seave Link
of George Washington in List.0

New York.-A blood-staiped lock Oh
Abraham Lincolns hair and a number
of relics and mementoes intimately
related to the history of the United
States were offered the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in the will of the late
General James Grant Wilson, filed
for probate Wednesday.
Among the requests is a ring which
contains hair of Washington, Well
ington. Napoleon, Grant and Lincoln
Other items of note are Washington's
sleeve links, a gold ring brought from
Holland in 1647 and three silver
medals issued in Holland in commem'
oratioin of the recognition by thai
country of the independence of the
United States and the making OF
commercial treaty between the tWt
countries at that time.
The total value of the estate is no
given. In a foot note to the docu
ment, General Wilson explains tina
he made no public requests of none,
because for half a century | be
slowed 10 per cent of my modeiat
income to charity"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
CHAPTER VIII.

When Wright reached his office the
morning after the ball, he found his
attorney, Arthur Morrison, waiting for
bin. He had been drawn to Morrison
he first time he had met him and
bad asked him to take care of the pa
Er's legal business. In this his judg-
ment had not been warped by a sud
den friendship, for the young lawyer
vas worthy of his confidence. Like
Judge Gilbert, he had risen from an
humble home, but unlike the adviser
d Belmont corporations he had made
bis way Independently of the malign
Influences which constantly seem to
seek to attract young men of talent
FhO follow the law as profession.
70 him both as his legal adviser and
bis friend, Wright had talked freely
and had rejojced to learn that Morri-
sons ideals and hopes for Belmont
we're the same as his own.
Even If you hadn't asked me to
watch things with you while you are
sui a stranger to Belmont" Morrison
began, 4 think | would have come
70 you Last night while we were en-
oying ourselves a bill was introduced
q the council for a car line down
Maple Avenue"
! saw an account of it in the Ban
nef, and thought 1t strange nothing
Asd been made public before it wa'
introduced. Who wants the fran
ehise?r
They're under cover. It's the Bel
mont lnterurban Company, Ne1
Jersey corporation, and the mel
FAMED as incorporators are only dun
nles."
That isn't usual, is it, with homes
neam
] don't know any more about
aan you do, but you'd better invest
sate.a
When does the bill have its ne1
feading?" asked Wright, after consi
snng what was the papers be-
move.
Not until Tuesday night"
That gives us five days. II v
aiske q noise won't they call a speci
meeting and push it through"
Kerr isn't likely to do that. He
a'erested, I suppose. but how?"
Wen get busy today" Wright sa
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
WANTED TO KNOW
The Truth About Grape-Nuts Food.

It doesn't matter so much what you
hear about thing, it's what you know
that counts. And correct knowledge
is most likely to come from personal
experience.
about a year ago." writes a N. I.
man, 81 was bothered by indigestion,
especially during the forenoon. trieo
several remedies without any perma-
nent improvement. :.
"My breakfast usually consisted OF
oatmeal, steak or chops, bread, Gomez
and some fruit.
Hearing so much about Grape-NutS,
7 concluded to give it trial and ma
ont if all | had heard of it was true.
so l began with Grape-Nuts and
cream, soft boiled eggs, toast, cup OF
Postum and some fruit. Before the
end of the first week was rid OF the
acidity of the stomach and felt much
relieved. :,
"By the end of the second week all
traces of indigestion had disappeared
and | was in first rate health once
more. Before beginning this course OF
diet never had any appetite for
lunch, but now l can enjoy the meal
at noon time"
Name given by Postum Co., Rattif
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road u
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's Rea
. SON."
Ever read the above letter? a neS
one aupenrs from time to time. The,
are genuine, true, and full of huma
utter est.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27

uation, telegram from the Chicago
News Agency was delivered to Wright
1t read:
"Hammersley is the private secre'
tary of Adolphus Koerner, Koerner &
Co. packers. Others are clerks in law
office of Kendall, Strang & Kendall"
"By George!" exclaimed Wright.
"The stock-yards company"
Then he remembered what the
county surveyor had innocenay told,
There could be no doubt of 1t. The
stock.yards company was making some
move which it did not dare make
openly.
at looks like it," assented Morrison
"Haye you any idea what they want?
mot the slightest. They're not
fighting the traction company,
| know" -,
This, thought Wright, explained I'll
bert's many visits to Chicago recently
The stock-yards attorney had appar
entity no connection with the new com
! pany. but Wright and Morrison, too
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27

Before the paper came out, wright |
telephoned Gloria that he would be un-
able to drive. with her but that he
would call in the evening. They had
reached the point in their fast TREND
ship where she was not unwilling TO
pout and let him know how disap2olnt-
ed she was.
1t was four o'clock when Morrison
arrived at the News Office with copy
Of the proposed franchise. AS he
threw 1t on the table in Wrights pTl-
vate office he exclaimed:
IF that goes through, the company
can do anything according to its pro-
vision except commit murder"
81 suspected as much" replied
Wright. What right of way have
they?"
Morrison went to the map of Bel
mont on the wall and located the city
terminus of the proposed line.
Here's where they start on their
own tracks" he explained. You see,
there's a provision in the charter OF
the Belmont Traction Company where
by any interurban line can use It's
tracks into the heart Of the city upon
payment of a fair rental. Here's the
Townsend Park Line coming doWI
Bluff Street, and right here where
Bluff Street crosses Maple Avenue the
Interurbans own tracks will start.
Then how does it rum"
South on Maple Avenue and Maple
road to a private right of way which
begins east of the stock-yards ana pal
allels the county road to Corona
Wright studied the map earnestly.
you see, I'm too new to know tina
9 neighborhood, he said. why al
they pick Maple Avenue"
Its the only street they can use l
. that part of town. It's the nature
/ artery for that new district out Their
, since there are hills on both side
of it,"
= Wright still puzzled over the ma
what are those red lines crosslr
u Maple Avenue about two blocks soul
u of Bluff Street," was his next Iue
I, ton.
ID Those? They are the railway tract
Il of all the lines entering Belmont e
IN cent those that come down the riV
IL from the north"
lg Are they going to build viadu
~ there?"
On Nothing is said about it."
at The new venture would be go
en- thing for Belmont-if the compa
ey would confine itself to good Worl
eir The most Objectionable thing was
lg lack of frankness on the part of t
as men back of the enterprise. Here "
10 a corporation seeking TO serve the p
as lie and not taking the public into
ch confidence.
ed While Morrison and the publish
Of the News were canVassing the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
Highway Measures Reported Out.

Washington house bill proVld
ing for highway improvement work ID
conjunction with the states was re-
ported favorably to the senate satur
day. 1t would appropriate $1,OOo,oOO
for 1914 and authorize an appfoprla
ton of $4,OOO,OO0 for 1915, with add
tional yearly increases until 1871
when the amount authorized would be
100000
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
U. S. CONSUMED 455,239 BALES
spINDIEs IN OPERATION DURING
FEBRUARY T0TALED 81, 133,730.
LARGEST Import Came From Egypt
With 1854 Bales of Cotton.
China Is Next With 1902.

Neutrality-suspicious. consumed IN
the United States during February
amounted to ass, 239 running bales, ex-
elusive of linters, compared with 44S,-
O95 bales in February, 1913.
Cotton on hand Feb. % was held as
follows:
In manufacturing establishments, J.
794,317 bales, compared with l,895,906
in 1913, and in independent ware
houses 2,293,601 bales, compared with
2,217,619 in 1913.
February imports amounted to 70
III equivalent 500-pound bales, COM
Dared with 34,039 bales in 1913, and
exports, including linters, 75O,99O run
ming bales, compared with 53O,911 in
1918
Cotton spindles operated during
February numbered 31,l39,73O, com
pared with 3O,536,486 last year.
Linters consumed during February
numbered 22,452, compared with %,
III in 1913 Linters on hand Feb. z
were held as follows:
In manufacturing establishments
93,SOO bales, compared with S7335 y
1918, and in independent warehouse
b5.574 bales, compared with 33,2SO il
1918.
Linters exported during Februar
amounted to 39,325 bales.
: These statistics Of consumption an
a supply were announced Tuesday D
the census bureau.
Cotton consumed during Februar
t IN cotton growing states amounted I
243,1S4 bales, compared with 1928
last year, and in all other states III
y O55 bales, compared with 215,897 la'
~ year.
It Cotton on hand Feb. % in cotto
l. growing states in manufacturing e
IS adjustments amounted to 848,7'
g, bales. compared with 871,177 la
y year, and in, Independent warehous
"a 2.112.766 bales, compared with 2,O2
l. 948 last year
o. Cotton on hand Feb. % in all 9th
As states, in manufacturing establls
70 ments, amounted to S85,6O9 balt
III compared with 1,O22,7S9 last year, a
u in independent warehouses 1908
bales, compared with 1861 Ii
os year.
ry Active spindles during February
ot cotton-growing states numbered
ne 3O6,3h, compared with 11,757,S52 Ii
re year, %nd in all other states 1885,
ise 419, compared with 1S,77S,644 i
year. Exports included; To Uni
III. Kingdom, 32S,794 bales; to Germa
eo 212,599 bales; to France, 74,765 bal
to Italy, 36,437 bales, and to all OF
III countries, $3.50 bales.
Imports were: From Egypt, l,
=" bales; from Europe, 1,426 bales; II
China, 1902 bales, and from all OF
. countries, 1882 bales.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
PAST GOING
FOR TWO Years
And This Lady Thinks She Would
Have Become Helpless, but for
Cardui, The Woman's Tonic.

Waldron. Ark.-Miss Gertrude Hous-
ton, of this place, authorizes the fol-
lowing for publication: Il want 10
tell all ladies who suffer from any
kind of womanly trouble, among them,
weakness, headache, baCkaChe, hurting
in sides, pains every month, nervous
ness, etc, to try Cardui, the Womans
tonic. Get it at once. as it is what
you need. After you use one bottle,
you will never regret your start.
was Just about past going for over
two wears, with the above ailments,
and had it not been for Cardul, l
would have been helpless, no doubt
! took one bottle, and my health
began to improve, and before the bot
tie was gone, I was almost well. Now
my health is perfectly all right.
So, lady friends, if you want medl-
cine that will do you real good, take
Cardui, the womans tonic"
If you are weak and ailing, think
what it would mean, to recover as rap
idly and surely as did Miss Houston.
In the past 50 years, this strength
building remedy has been used by
more than a million ladies, who found
it of untold value in RELIEVING woman
ly pains and ailments.
If you are a woman, therefore, try
Cardui. You will appreciate its tonic
building effect on the womanly consti
tuition. Begin today.
N.B.-Wras 10. LADIES' Advisory Dept, Chatta
noopa Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn, 10
Seecol Instructions, and 64-page book. Home Treat
ment for Women" sent in plain wrapper o.
ranuect Adv
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
Rexar and Travis Are Ready.

Austin, Tex.-Bexar and Travis
counties stand ready to deposit their
share of the 100000 which the fed.
eral government requires to be raised Sc
in order to secure federal aid to the
amount of $4,000 for the improve
ment of the proposed highway De-
tween Austin and San Antonio.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
o-ep mI.-Continued.

CHAPTER Vll'-Co"t'''UI
Snow one thing the book SAID
,anfossed. ut was what l said
" " t .sld more times than one;
80 over the sea to me, to me-
Come over the sea to me.
No. little ships go sailing by
ii Rnt never a ship brings thee"
80, danced, forgetful of everything
i that they we're together A man
y y cried in the wilderness OF the
!. ro,d for his mate and she had an
Tyiyht would have gone further,
=. made a formal declaration, but
"a -. 10 wanted several things settled
T. tplt that he could not stay in Bel
I'M Il he married Gloria. How 20 get
\ # the paper was question. He
,o,sd through a newspaper broker tc
,,.ds # for one in some other place
Tben he and Gloria could begin life
issra together. The News was begin
,lpg TO make money, paying its wa!
"a leaving something for future pay
msats on the property. Best OF all
mere was no fight on his hands which
yapld hold him in Belmont.
Mrs Gilbert came into Gloria's room
b Hiss her good night after the bal
When they had talked over the anal
h. an hour the girl cried in the et
sasy Of her joy.
.Oh. Mrs. Gilbert, tonight l am tn
bsDOlest girl in the whole wide world
On that very night Alderman Grun'
valid introduced an ordinance givin
he Belmont Interurban Railway,
new corporation, right of way dow
NsDIe Avenue and making provlsio
that a small depot should be provide
for the convenience of patrons at Be
Ton Park.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
Hicks CAPUDINE
CURES HEADACHES AND COLDS
To Take-Quick Relief.-AdV,
RAILROAD" Baseball.

Stephen H. Wills has invented
semaphore signal which will announce
to the eager fans" just the moment
a runner touches a base. But there IS
not unnaturally a question whether 1t
will ever become popular in baseball.
The umpire draws a big salary for
having an eagle eye, and, besides, ne
furnishes the flesh and blood element
to the game which is the very soul
of it,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
Cold Wave Sweeps South.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Okiahoma
and the Texas Panhandle Thursday
were in the grip of blizzard which
resulted in heavy fall of snow in the
western part of the state and the ran
handle country and low temperatures
in all sections.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27

When Mayor Jones vetoed the Dill
tha council prepared to pass 1t over
his veto and would have done SO tna'
Monday night had it not been for TWO
noen-Mayor Jones and Negley D.
Cochran, the editor of the News-be g
Mr. Cochran, with his brilliant glft IN
the writing of editorials, had calieo
out the whole populace' almost ~
attend att the meeting OF the council ana
to protest. c.. a.
The demonstration was SO lar Ell
fective that the council was TOO
frightened to pass the street railway
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
EXAMPLE, OF Different RULE
mayT Sam Jones of Toledo Had a
Quick Reply for Corpora
ton Lawyer,

iae struggle over the renewal OF
sas franchise grants to the street rail-
y company had already begun, and
y council had already granted 1t the
slehise It wished. renewed its pr1vi-
ssss Tor another twenty-five years,
aAsor Brand Whitlock writes in the
aeElcan Magazine.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
lie Definition,

She (angrily)-What was that
noise I heard in the hall?
He (candidly)-I guess it was the
day breaking.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27

A wise maid rejects the silly youth
who is willing to die for her, ana
cleaves to a man who is willing 10
earn her living.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take.
Do not grippe. Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27

Many a man has been pronounced
heartless who later died of heart tall-
ure.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
uoal,,pn Bond issues Favorable.

Yoakum, Textile bond issues OF
$4,000 we're carried in Wednesday S
election.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27

Only One "BROMo QUiNINE"
tn oe, the genuine, call for full name, LAHA.
five BROMO QUININE. Look for signature OF
+ w GROVE, Cures Cold in One Day. $50
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27

ordinance. The attorney for the street
railway company was there, and when
there was lull in the noise ne
sneered: :. ).
81 suppose, Mr.. Mayor, that this is
an example of government under the
golden ruler =,
NO" replied Jones in a fash, 1T is
an example of government under the
rule of gold"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27

tinct;on of being the leanest man in
the state of Kansas that he was one
day walking along a street in Kan
sas City, when he noticed that a
hound dog was following him.
After he had gone block and the
dog was still trailing him, he turned
to a street gamin and asked: boy.
what do you suppose that dog is fol-
lowing me for?"
well, mister" said the boy, as he
looked the Judge over from head to
foot, 81 dunno exactly, but my Idea
Is that he takes you for bone"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
SYNOPSIS.

r,rr a motherless girl, who has
eDda ht' ~ her life in school arrives yes
III I gos5e % home IN Belmont. David .t
sg fa .be POLITICAL boss OF the t own.
gr .u tsf Rt to prevent his d Il Ug6tT
= al ~ his real character he n an
allgs ,i % tn the Chicago packers, Is ob me-
tsslu NTH Judge Gilbert. kerrs ! GhieL
glatatlng t %r'a valuable franchise. Jney
iTi'er t o0n[no : Of Joe Wright editor
har the 1 gppT1 paper. Kerr asks me as
n the reform nd Ice Gilbert in introducing
daanee = belmont society, ana promises dilnrs'
sars 70 him R5' put through the -. packers exc rs
help h and let him have an me G, srats
fanchiseS ,e alsO Toe Wright at the Giioerts'
Gots rlse'St b gS are on intimate terms ;,
ID appear, previously in touring party s
iaTns mel Gloria twits Wright on ms
Euro in keep an engagement 10 me NEE =,
tagrs 1 70 nc Re explains that the death IN
lf p Path father prevented his going u,
bis T NO. nGi1berss invite Gloria to stay Ia
PRS IT., the ne g'i the refurnishing Of the
Kerr hons gioria is forced to do so Wne J.
r1 ,,so TG Is made to feel herr's power
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27

Perhaps That Was the Reason.
The story is told Of Judge McCan'
1less of Wichita, who has the ais
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27
Goiqotha.

The one spot which more than any
other has controlled the history OF
Europe lies, strangely enough, not IN
Europe itself, but in Asia. For the
nossession of the site where Christ
"suffered. was buried and rose again"
more blood has been shed than for
any other. An immense number OF
lives we're laid down during the Cru
sades; and for 600 years before the
crusades, and even to the present
time a constant stream. of pilgrims
haa noured into Jerusalem to worship
at the spot made sacred by the cruel
fixion of Christ.
From the fourth century after
Christ until fifty years ago this site
was generally conceded to be within
the Church of the Holy Sepulchre'
Now two sites dispute the claim OF
being the actual Golgotha. The latter
claimant is known as "Gordons Cal
vary" though to an American DR.
Harlan P. Beach of Yale university, is
| due the actual discovery of it. Gen
| Gordon, the hero of Kharteum, having
first secured for 1t general recognl
tion.-Christian Herald.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27

In the twilight we parted,
In the night broken-hearted
We dreamed a sweet dream:
Then we met and we parted
Again broken-hearted.
But dreams come again.
ITO BE CONTINUED
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27

-dreds VlIl
dressofbal
/ is how vel
,AiSa,0Alal
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-27

S S one thing the book SAID
an ut was what l said
y " sald more times than one:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-24
GEO. D. PERKINS.

Now that George D. Perkins is
dead it is a pleasure to republish
the following which appeared in
the Freeman-Tribune May 2, 1910:
Hon. Geo. D. Perkins has round
ed out a period of forty years as ed
itor of the Sioux City Journal and
has commenced upon another forty
years stint" with the vigor and de-
termination of youth. While the
Freeman Tribune has felt the prick
of Mr.. Perkins pen many times in
political discussions, it has always
had the greatest respect for him
personally and for his superior abil-
ity as a writer. He is one of the
strongest editors in the country, GER
tainly the ablest in the state. and
his paper has become household
necessity in thousands Of homes in
northwestern Iowa. Long may he
live and flourish.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-24
1T IS COMING.

Every taxpayer is entitled to
know what is done with every dol
lar paid in taxes. When he doesn't
90 to the trouble of finding out he
is encouraging the lax expendt-
ture of his own money.-Sioux City
Journal.
But how is the taxpayer to find
out? He cannot go over the records
of the various bodies and would not
understand them if he could. There
is no law compelling city councils
and school boards to publish their
proceedings, hence they do not do it,
as a rule. Then how is the taxpay-
er to know where every dollar goes?
-Freeman-Tribune.
This year maybe the campaign Or
ators will tell him. Seriously, how
ever, adequately publicity will not
long be lacking after the taxpayers
have begun to sit up and manifest
interest in the subject.-Sioux City
Journal.