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Plaza in front of st. Peters and the Vatican

This is considered knowing the social
pleasures of the place, but Rome is a
Catholic city and TO know Rome socially
one must cultivate that element. AS
spent seven years of my youth in Cath
olic institutions l am considerably at
home among those of that faith and
am proud to number several cardinals
among my personal acquaintances. Many
of these prelates are noblemen and
know of no more charming hosts than
these cardinals nor more delightful homes
than their Roman residences.
When living in Brazil l knew Cardinal
Gotu, who had not then succeeded to the
baretta. quite intimately. He was the
papal nunzio to that government and
more benign countenance than his T
never beheld I always associate his face
with those of Renan and Thorwalsden
as constituting trio of facial perfection
in which is reflected as much of Himself
as Divinity cares to impart to a human
expression.
Cardinal Gotti is now prefect of the
paganda, to which belong those red
robed novices that lend so much pictur-
esqueness to the streets of Rome, and
he is my right hand man in securing for
friends private audiences with his holi-
ness, the pope.
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In 1854 Charles Sumner was elected
United States senator from Massachu.
setts by one vote on a bipartisan coau-
ton.
In foreign affairs" Mr.. Greener adds,
there are doubtless similar instances. At
present l recall only two. but they are
important: The famous English act ,f
settlement. two centuries ago, when tho
British Parliament at Westminster de-
termined the succession to the English
crown, by which King George now reigns
IL passed in the commons by one vote
Gabriel Hanotaux eAcad. Fr.) former
~ minister for foreign affairs in Con.
temporary France tells us the third re-
pubic owes It's existence to one vote.
cast by an obscured deputy named Wall
ION. who thus became the father of tho
third republic of France January 80, 1885,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
Amy Ferris Finds a Way
BY OSBORN MARSHALL

work In the shop of an interior decor
ator where she remained three weeks
AT the end of that time she decided to
start in by herself.
Her friends tried to discourage her It
was perfectly impossible. they told her,
for an interior decorator to start in alone
in New York without all kinds of capital
and all kinds of backing. She would have
to furnish her office. have to buy equip
ment-stationery,ss ,ssewng machine and all
the other parapharnalia of her trade. But
Miss Ferris was confident of her own
ability and her own judgment. She bor-
rowed $500, took a tiny office in a first
class office building in the New York
shopping center and waited to make good
In the meantime she told every one she
knew about her plans, and kept up with
the alumnae activities of her alma mater
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of Carmelites. and when but years cf
age started with younger brother to
the land of the Moors in hopes of obtain
ing martyrdom.
1t is not however, the statue of the
saint that so fascinates the beholder. but
the divine face of the attending angel
who stands before Theresa. In its concep-
ton l have imagined that Bernini must
surely have had vision himself-a
glimpse of paradise-for nothing less
could have inspired such a creation. 1t is
the most exquisite female face known to
the plastic art. And yet it is only lately
that the work has commanded much cor
sfderation; but its merit has been finally
established and textbooks upon art are
quoting 1t as a subject as well as placing
1t among their illustrations.
All strangers visit the Trevi fountain
and If they are romantic they never fail
to fling coin into its sparkling waters
such a votive Offering insuring the re-
turn OF the votary to Rome. There may
be method in romance as well as in mad
ness, for this fountain is annually cleaned
by the civic authorities and the amount
or money recovered from its basin has
upon many occasions approximated a
sum equal to $500 Still the indulgence of
the sentiment is worth the price and the
city is welcome to the votive coin
A most charming center of the Eternal
City is the Piazza di Spagna. The ladies'
all know this. for 1t is in the vicinity of
the famous Roman pearl shops, but is
also beloved of artists. broad fight Of
marble steps runs from the church of
the Trinita de Monti to the artistic foun-
tain in the shape of boat All admire
this fountain. but few know that the
boat is in commemoration of a great
Hood the apex of whose tide 1t marks
The church of Trinita de Monti contains
Volterra's famous Deposition. said to he
one of the IL great paintings of the world
III this is true, then the world has had
only IL great paintings. Flanking the
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shop to buy the latest book on the
feminist movement, suffrage note pa
per. banners and badges and other par
aphernalia of the kind, they were
struck by the pleasing effect of the
shop. Later when they thought of hav-
ing their town or country homes fur
nished or refurnished they would send
for Amy Ferris. So the new decorator
became known.
Not long after this parish house
was under construction in Hartford
and when the authorities came to buy
the furnishings it occurred to one who
had seen some of Amy Ferris work
that she was just the person whose ad-
vice they needed
So Miss Ferris was sent for, and she
went to work to plan out scheme.
AS usual, she drew UP a very specific
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27
THE SMALL FARMER.

The JOURNAL percev thatone of the dangers that threatened
the independence of the agricultural industry this
on that farmers rule have undertaken operations
Ege scale Agricultural independence worked through the
small farmer rule It much the number
will count but rather the quality with the adaptation
character of crop and cultivation We looking
much to the extensive farmer but rathero the
may be and very fascinating time figure up
paper the larger profits from large acreage single
but rule the really independent farmer the who
upon his back and his whole patch 1t
sixty eighty farm 1t requires special knowledge
to figure out that there profit raising hundred fit,
bushels ocon than there planting
ducng fifteen bushels I9ut you say
bushels Of that s being right
YOU hue nnt how many bgsal7 of potatoes Irish
potatoes Ne se on few acres How many tomeoe>
beans cbb7g and other fruits aaI vegetables possible
BESIDES this how chickens possible to have
with scarcely the loss Of hour These ideas worked by the
man who concentrates his skill and energy upon small acreage We
believe firmly that through this method farming that the real
prosperity the country to be reaze To of man his
living absolutely guaranteed and whatever surplus and
goes to his credit balance and mark you viii during the
At the end the year he has mortgage indebtedness to paw
OF Tor ne as had occasion to tract debt has no
trouble uncertainty making arrangements years crop
because he is working upon basis that guarantees success
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27
Advertisement For Bids.

Acting in compliance with resolution
of the Mayor and Board of Trustees OF
the Town of Welsh, La, adopted Feb.
8, 1914, notice is hereby given that
will receive at my office in the Town of
Welsh up to eight o'clock p. m. on
March 3, 1914, sealed bids for the bonds
issued by said Town of Welsh for the
construction of an electric light system,
which bonds are in denominations of
one hundred (1OO) dollars, totaling
fifteen thousand $4,000 dollars, bearing
interest at the rate of five (5) per cent
A more particular description of said
Bonds may be obtained by addressing
or calling on me.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
Dated at Welsh, La, February 3, 1914.
r. S. GREER, Mayor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27

Quickly cured by DR.. Hobson's Ecze'
ma Ointment. c. P. Caldwell, of New
Orleans, La, states: my doctor advised
me to try DR.. Hobson's Eczema Salve.
used three boxes of Ointment and
three cakes of DR.. Hobson's Derma
Zema Soap. Today l have not a spot
anywhere on my body and can say am
cured" 1t will do the same for you.
Its soothing, healing, antiseptic action
will rid you OF all skin humors, black.
heads, pimpleS, Eczema blotches, red un.
slightly sores, andleaves your skin clean
and healthy. Get a box to-day. Guar.
anteed. All Druggists, SOC or or by
mail.
Pfeiffer Chemical Co. Philadelphia &
St. Louis.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27
A Winter Cough

A stubborn, annoying, depressing
cough hangs on, racks the body, weak.
ems the lungs, and often leads to ser.
i5uS results. The first dose of DR..
Kings New Discovery gives relief.
Henry D. Sanders, of Cavendish, VT,
Was threatened with consumption,
after having pneumonia. He writes:
DR.. Kings New Discovery ought to be
in every family; 1t is certainly the best
Of all medicines for coughs, colds or
lung trouble" Good for children's
coughs. Money back if not satisfied.
Price SOC and $1.OO At all Druggists.
H. E. Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or St.
Louis.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27
Letter From j. W.. Bower.
.Editorof The Rice Belt Journal

.Editorof The Rice Belt Journal
AS you got my record some what
mixed in your report at the FarloW
Dinner, cof my SServlceS in the Union
Army from 81 to '66 ,Fwiil give true
statement as brief as ppoSSble. en-
listed in Co. D. rs. Ind. Vol. under Capt.
Augustine A. Rose, July 2Sth 1851 under
Lincoln 1St call for 100000 men. Our 1St
Col. was W. M. Wheatley. On Sept 18th
we started to the seat of trouble in
Missouri, we piled our vocation until
May 18th 1853
While in Missouri | was under the
command of Genl Fremont Hunter,
Pope, HalIuCk, Schofleld and Heron,
Our work was mostly with Bush
Whackers and driving the enemy OUT
of Missouri, which we successfully did.
At Black River we captured over a
1000 men by surprise without firing a
gun. Our battles were Springfield
Newtonia, Missouri and Prairie Grove,
Ark. VickSburg and Yazoo City. Miss.
Morganza Bend, La. Spanish Fort and
Blakely, Ala. | re.inliSted On Feb LIST
1854 at BroWnVille, Tex. as veteran.
Had 80 days furloW, the only one dur.
ing service. Was in hospital IA days
for sickness in four years, five months
and Il days service. Was promoted
from Private in all the grades to lSt
Lieutenant of my Company. Was
wounded through the left leg at
Prairie Grove, Ark. Dec. 7th 1862. Hit
with a spent Ball in the stomach at
VickSburg in 1863,
j. w. BOWER,
Late Lieut.. Co. D. 26 Ind. Vet. Vol.
Infantry.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27

Continue what YOU are and where
you are and You are what and where
you will always be. The world of wage
learners is world of hopers, wishers,
and hesitators, held down by foolish
doubts and empty fears. Endless
thousands of bri hit, fine fellows whose
wish bOle is where their back bone
ought TO be, are excuSably afraid, halt.
ing, timid, ciinging with the drowning
man, grasp to thair slender salaries, be.
cause they think business is mystery
and they can never learn to transact
it.
You must be more, have more and do
more in this life or you will always be
seeing other men that are better
dressed getting more out of life, more
OF this worlds enj3ymeltS and com.
forts than you. We can point YOU to
hundreds of young men and women no
smarter than you that are now success.
fully and happily engaged in a business
OF their own, because they attended our
Institution took a course of bookkeep.
ing and shorthand or business admin.
lstration and finance, and prepared
themselves to go into the business
Office and work along with trained men
and become masters of the art of DOING
business.
Business is not a happy. go.lucky,
haphazard sort of thing. If you under
stand it thoroughly, YOU are sure to
succeed. II You have never been
trained, it is all left to iu.k and guess
work.
Write for our catalog today and read
the unsolicited testimonials from many
OF our former students who are today
demonstrating their success AMI tie
value OF our trtining. Opportunity
never comes to him Who waits. II
comes to him who goes after it with all
there is In him. wit d Csep, burning,
intense il on resolve Of his II most being
Read our eatalog IL carefully, then in.
vestigate its contents. Nehtd EGO en-.
rollment so far this year is larger than
last. Why Eot you be one of the 1000
that vii 90 out of our Institution this
year Tito goo1 business Lffee. Pro.
crastination 10 thief of time. Fill in
the following blank nd send in by re.
turl mail. II may be the turning point
in your life.
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27
Parish Sunday School Convention.

The Parish SUNDAY School Association
holds rs Annual Convention in the M.
B, Church al lake Arthur on March
&d and 4th and all Sunday School
workers are expected be there and
Join heartily insitS work. The Sunday
School A., gro interest so much
N the last years that it has be.
come an imperative duty of the Sunday
school worker save some such or
ganization as the Parish Association in
order that workers may keep
abreast of the times. Tue Organized
Sunday School movement OF which the
Parish Association is part has given
the world new conception of the Sun.
day School idea an aroused an interest
never before known. 1t ,as planted in
Che workers a noble discomfort with
many OF the old days OF doing things,
aud inspired them 10 see Improvement
IN every directioa. 1t has aroused the
denomination to vie with each other in
afriendly but vigorous effort TO Surpass
not each other but themselves in Sun.
day School work. It has Quickened
pastors, stimulated superintendent.
encouraged teachers and Translated
the sunday School so that the church
Is beginning to erstad it. Many
Sunday Schools now keep open the year
round which formerly closed in the
winter because of the work of this
movement. In fact the Sunday School
Is any bett or more popul4r now then
m the days OF our grandfather i. is due
very largely to the organized Sunday
School work.
The Sunday School workers of Lake
Arthur are preparing through the
hdal committee Of entertainment, Of
Whic Mr.. E. L. Putnam is chairman.
70 care fGr all visiting delegates during
the convention, AMI If there ire any
schools or persons who have Il stnt
Their names in asdelegates and win now /,
do SO provision WIN be ma i not their
g tePtainmen..
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27
HIGH COST OF LIVING.

Possibly the vital and important subject before the
country just now the high cost Of living There may be great
many suggestions made for the solution of this important problem
many all Of them valuable Doubtless all will that the
solution lies very largely with the development OF the ag
cultural interests the country and this appeals most fob to the
farmer 1t lies largely increasing the quantity and quality of
the output the farm and Of the most important factors this
connection the development of cattle industry There at
present every for farmers cattle raising
extensively and section the South the conditions
favorable for cattle raising than here Southwest Louisiana
We ought have the largest packing houses in the country and
less than marvel that such not the This industry properly
developed Louisiana anil Texas would long toward solving
important feature at east Of this problem Of the high
living
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27
Eow's This i?

We oaer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price rs cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27
Making Supplies at Home Will E'eIu
Govern Prizes

To govern prices is a good thing.
The erchants and manufacturers
govern the prices OF their products,
why can't you? Isay you can But how
are you going to do it? That's the
question.
] RENE nber once some years ago
while / was at work in store a car.
penter was hirel to build a lot of
shelves aad he began by trying to put
up the top pieces frSt--aad he sue.
ceeded. iuSl like a man trying to build
a rail fence by putting up the top rail
nrSt and @uilding down. This is just
exactly how the action Of the farmers
TO-DAY occurs TO me in trying to govern
prices and to break up the mortgage
system and crop lien. The trouble is
putting the top rail on first. You are
trying to make crop without planting
the seed.
For instance, suppose / have a mum
Der OF wagons to sell and here comes a
man who would buy one but didn't
have to have it, anu another man walks
up who has just got to have one
Which one oi the men do you suppose /
could command TIC biggest price from?
Again, suppose you ilad a bale OF cotton
at home AMI had plenty of meat, corn
wheat, chicken, cows, etc. on hand
now would the price OF cotton ser :ously
effect you? Certainly il you didn't like
the prices you would say. 81 haven't
got to sell il" and you weul roll It
under a shelter 20 hold till the situa.
ton in making your own supplies at
home. A. :. ~chnson. in the rogres.
siVe F. ner.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27
TO Our
Delinquent Subscribers

IN looking over subscription books find that there coed
many OF YOU good whose subscription or more wears behind
anu S TO you that we addressing this message time past
customary Tor editors to receive payment subscription just anything
% u WOOD to sack Of tunps and then depend upon his friends
and neghbo keep the from the door, But these DAVIS business
700 close and competition keen 1t is absolutely necessary for the
oo newspaper to receive little real money unless
W uoes w ne Will be compelled suspend publication. JOURNAL
o exception to the rule It money get
every Week-money that must absolutely somehow
~ oer at the JOURNAL render the community the best
Will be necessary have the money that is dine on d
emu we make personal appeal and settle up your
SUBSCRIPTION at the earliest date possible living distance Just mail
us letter today containing the amount due.
Just look at the yellow label this paper you will be able to tell
just Wna you owe this office If the label reads January your
expired on that date and should send dollar that
may your subscription year. the label June
you send us two dollars that advance your subscription
% ' and SO easily tell the by remembering
'na the subscription dollar year payable in advance
we trust therefore that if your subscription has Won will at
@ Us The amount due to balance subscription
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27

Our that rice this will be very
much smaller year. South the acreage will be scarcely
more than half There is almost the
ucon other directions informed On the other hand the
acreage in feed crops will be about the proportions
The disastrous year the crop just closed has strongly emphasized
the Importance of giving attention feed crops
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27

We regret very much the error that
appeared IN our article last week above
referred TO and we esteem it favor to
have Mr. Bower give us the above cor.
rect on.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27

Newest Ros ztat:onery now at the
Journal Ecok Store.
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See the new stationery at the Jour.
MI Look Store.
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THE EDITOR.

Get our Catalogue of Fruit Trees
Jennings Nursery, Jennings, La. 2S.tf
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-27

The Journal Book Store has new
lot of Box Stationary on hand now OF
the very newest designs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24
DEAD BARRIERS SHOP
BOMBMAKlNG PLANT
Prank Chimcra Murdered and
His Face Mutilatcd
Badly.
iNFORMER. ITALIANS SAY
, Declare Cuts From Mouth to
Ears Indicate He Had
Talked Too Freely.
.NFORMER. ITALIANS SAY

r-9ar Chlmera. n barber, with a shop
A, go El-t Ninety-hfth street, was found
mud r,d In his shop yesterday morning
and detectives investigating the crime
found 20 complete bomb making plant with
IAN IN, p,raphernalla. in the shop. Let
, ,e-s wc-u found in the dead mans pockets
which lyd the police to believe thnt they
, can soon make arrests. but they refused
y, d'yii,le their contents.
, CNirsva Cpened the shop last Tuesday
Z and worked alone. Samuel sohn, 10 years
, DID, who lives above the shop. saw blood
. trlckHrg out 10 the sidewalk under the
door ~ tine shop yesterday morning and
' h. ,ttlN.l the police. Chlmera was found
ton fe.' from the door with nine stiletto
wounds 90 MS back and shoulders. his
ihroat cut from ear to ear and ether
s'lsh,s from each corner or his mouth to
, the Ion.s o. his ears. The Italians Of the
disf-!,t say that this last cut Is mark
: given ~ those who talk too much and that
: Chune-a WAS killed because he had been
: giving information TO somebody. Chlmera
. rad been dead about three hours. or since
, about 80 \. NJ
p,'er,,y,s Ryan and Meyers found two
y ,azogs on the floor which were probably
: used IN the murder These had finger
prints on them and Other finger prints
7, were found on the chairs and walls
Comics ~ these were made.
In the rack near the barbe. chair where
used towels We're Kept the detectives made
their most interesting and. They found a
complete bomb, SIX sticks OF dynamite,
four electric fuses, some fu innate OF
Sm.rcurv caps several powder fuses. a
ican ~ smokeltss powder. anthony.
.s,rards &C copper wire and empty car
etridge shells.
Din the rear of the shop where Chimera
tlivtd These letters are considered very
slmn0r'aut IN the case.
7 Chmea had had several barber sho.
In the ueighborhood
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24
ENQUIRY ON HoBoXEN ACCIDENT.
Prosecutor orders investigation OF
why GangpInnk broke.

Prosecutor Robert s Hudspeth assigned
County DETECTIVE Chatlock yesterday to
Investigate the accident at the Scandina-
vaa.Amer.can Line pier in Hoboken on
Friday. when three were drowned and
a score injured 10y the breaking OF the
saugpank ~ passengers were embarking
on the Frederik VIII.
The dock equipment of the line will be
thoroughly inspected and an effort will
be made to learn how long the gangplank
had been In use. The police say long
shoremen employed on the piers said the
plank had rot,ed In several places.
As a result o. the accident other steam
'shRi lines which dock at Hoboken have
ordered Investigations OF gangplanks and
dock ecu ymcnt. The Hoboken police are
also conducting an inquiry. 1t has been
limited thai the plank might have been
weakened by some one loOsen.ng the bolts
IN the heavy pine flooring, but little ere
dsnce Is given 20 this theory.
Men grappled IN vain all night for the
body Of Helen Edwardsen the three-yaar-
old -ch'ld who is known to have been
drowned.