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The Era-leader., 1915-06-17
II. d. Bickham Released.
Served 1S Months When Given
Benefit of Parole Law.

Baton, Rouge, La, June 14-
Houston D. Bickham, sentenced
to ten years in the state peniten-
tiary in January 1914, for re-
ceiving money into insolvent
banks, was released Monday
morning urder the parole law.
For Sale-Burris Hotel for
prices and terms apply to
H. w. Magee, Owner
The Era-leader., 1915-06-17

tanned Miss Jennie North several
days this week.
Watch the Dixie Palm Suits
pass by. The greatest bargain
ever offered at 1888.
The Boston Store.
Miss Dossat who is here at
tending the summer normal
spent the week end in Covington.
Candies ice cooled and fresh
at Darlington Drug Store, Inc.
Robert Magee OF Bogalusa,
was a guest Monday of Tom
Babington.
Mrs. W. j. Dunn and little
daughter Eleanor, visited Mrs.
Butterfield at Brookhaven last
week, returning home Saturday
afternoon.
Skirts and waists are all the
60 this season. We have them
both.
The Boston Store.
Gentlemen take notice! We
are expecting a new lot of the
Dixie Palm SUITS which will &C
at the same price, 1898.
The Boston Store
Mr.. and MRS. G. Ellis Ott
and son W. G. OFT. were guests
Monday of Mr.. and Mrs. M. W
OFT.
LaHies call and see our line O.
the famous Kabo Corsets.
The Boston Store
Misses Rosa and Stella Blck
ham of Hackley were weekend
guests of their sister Mrs. J. II
Dickinson.
Mrs. L. W. McDougall Of Pal
estine visited among her rela
tives@everal days this week, re
turning home Thursday morn
ing.
The Kabo Corsets, known the
world over as the Live Mode
corsets, are now for sale at the
Boston Store. 81 up to 81.
Mrs. Jro. Afford and he1
mother, Mrs. Lauritzen, went tt
Bogalusa Saturday where they
will spend this week with Mrs
Waldo Afford.
Ladies take notice! A new
line of pretty shirt. waists ha'
just arrived.
The Boston Store
Mrs. M. W, OFT entertaire'
, several friends at a porch part
Tuesday afternoon, Misses Id
Greenlaw ard Marie Magee fu1
nishing delightful violin an
piano music. Refreshment
were served.
We have closed a deal with
large Hat Concern, so that "
will be able to sell you genulr
Panama Hats for S2.98 Call al
look them over.
The Boston Stor
Mrs. Norman Darlington al
Miss Ruth Darlington were {
hosteses Wednesday afterno
at the residence of Mrs. T.
Darlington, when they enterta
ed the Woman's Misslona
Society at their regular month
social meeting.
Mr.. Willie Carp, the progr
sive manager of the Bost'
Store, is manifesting his int
estin the summer normal VIC
by his liberal offer made to
student body. He offers free
charge, five pairs of shoes to
given to the five teachers max
the highest averages, offers
pIving to men as we'll as lad
The Era-leader., 1915-06-17

Mrs. w. l. Daniel and little
Gladys after a weeks visit here
returned to their home in Angie
Sunday.
NOW is the only word in the
English language that expresses
the correct time to do a good
thing. Get a Kodak today at
Darlington Drug Store.
Mrs. A. J. Fortinberry with
little Miss Lerline are spendin g
this week with Mr., and Mrs. j.
Vol Brock.
Miss Effie Bickham of Star
Hill, La, is the interesting guest
Of Misses Leona and Nancy
Stringfeld.
If you want a AZ piece Dinner
Set at about half the regular
price call for coupons with each
25c purchase of Rexal goods at
Darlington Drug Store.
Mrs. j. E. Brakefeld and
children of Bogalusa, left Mon
day for their home, after a
weeks visit with Mrs. l.. D.
Greenlaw.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Magee, on Wednesday last, fine
boy.
Born--To Mr.. and Mrs. jim,
Bateman, Jr.. on Wednesday,
June End, a boy weighing II
pounds.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Wood, on Monday, June IA
a IA pound boy.
| A large number Representing
the Masonic Lodge at this place
attended the funeral of @. D. OFT
at Mt. Hermon Saturday.
W. ]. Afford and daughter. of
Eiitown, motored down Monday
and spent the day in Franklinton
Mrs. H. D. Bickham left Mon
day for Baton Rouge where sh'
will spend several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. W. OFT at
tended the funeral of their uncle
G, D. OFT, at Mt. Hermon Satur
day and remained over with the
family thru Sunday.
Miss Jennie S. North of Mans
field, is here for a fortnight;
visit with friends before leaving
for a trip to San Francisco, afte
which she will spend the re
mainder of the summer with
relatives in Yazoo City.
II. d. Bickham Released.
Served 1S Months When Givel
Benefit of Parole Law,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
Splendid Sheep Dog.

the sheep and be with them night and
day. Then the dog would become the
natural defender of the flock against
all dangers and foes, stay with them
all Of the time and possess their con.
fidenCe. 1t was also stated that a
dog so raised would bring in the flock
at given hour, when accustomed to
be fed at that time.
Sheep know strange dog instantly.
The dog to work among them must
not be strange to the sheep in any
way, must have their confidence and
command their respect and be able to
boss" them when that becomes neces-
sary. The collie is the dog for such
service. Sheep herding has been the
work of the breed for generations and
to tend sheep is hereditary tendency
IN the well-bred collie.
No dog bred and born otherwise is
worth raising for work among sheep
and it is waste of time to train a
wrong dog for such work.-American
Sheep Breeder.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
HORSES IN UNITED STATES
According to Estimate Of Department
Of Agriculture There Were 21,-
10000 on January 1.

The United States department of az
r1culture estimates the number OF
horses in the United States on Janu,
airy LIST Of each year, except 1910, when
the April census figures are used, as
follows: 1910, 19,S33,OOO 1911, 90.
277OOo; 1912, 20,5O9, 900; 1918, 2O,567,
600; 1914, 2O,962, 900; 1915, 21,195, 900.
In spite of automobiles and every.
thing else it can be seen that the
horse Is gradually gaining in numbers.
IN spite OF the heavy expectation of
horses on account of the war, the to-
tai amount available Is SO great that
the exports are not materially reduc.
Ing the supply. 1t is doubtful also II
the war will affect American horse.
raising very greatly. In the western
nghting everything appears to be
trench warfare, where cavalry is of
little use and the slaughter of artil-
lery horses must be moderate. while
On the eastern front Russia has mil.
lions OF horses and would not need to
call on America, even If shipments
would be possible One of the ways
America Is hardest hit is in the SUP.
ply OF imported draft stations.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
HAS HAD LONG SWAY
Ottoman Empire Nearly Six Hun
dred Years a Power.
From Small Beginning the Turk Made
Himself Powerful in Europe
First Alliance Was With
the Genoese.

Is the Ottoman empire about to fall
after 589 years? Whatever It's history,
the true era Of the empire may be said
TO date from 1925. In that year the
fall Of Nicomedia was recorded. A
FEW years later Nicaea surrendered,
and in 1886 Pergamon, the capital of
Mysla was added to the empire Of the
TURK. THE people of Nicaea were
permitted to emigrate and take with
them all their goods, archives and
relics, and such moderation" says DR..
Stanley Lane-Poole in his volume,
Turkey" greatly strengthened the
position of the conqueror.
The little clan of shepherds, who
hat oeen graciously permitted to set.
tie In the kingdom of the Seljuks, had
now possessed themselves, in two gen
erat1ons, of the whole of the north
west corner Of Asia Minor, where they
commanded the eastern shore of the
Bosporus. Here, for the moment,
they were content to rest. The Greek
emperor was glad to make peace, and
the Turks were anxious to gain time
to organize their new dominions and
prepare for the great struggle which
they knew was before them.
For twenty years tranquility
reigned throughout the land of the
Turks, and during these twenty years
Orkhan and his elder brother, Ala-ud-
din, the first Turkish weir, labored
at the organization Of the state and
the army" During this period the IA
nous corps Of the Janissaries, or new
troops" was formed, which for MANY
centuries constituted the flower Of the
Ottoman armies.
Once possessed of an efficient army, |
Orkhan was able to survey the king
doms which surrounded him, and it was
to Europe he turned. The wealthy
provinces Of the Byzantine empire. al.
ready falling to pieces, and divided by
strife among their rulers, lay before
him. CAS- he stood on the shore of
the Bosporous he could see the
domes and palaces of Constantinople,
This was a quarry we'll worthy of Dur.
suit"
He had already prepared the way
by moral force The firm and equitable
government of the Turk" Doctor Lane.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12

Poole continues, had produced a
strong impression upon the Greeks
Of Asia, who found themselves better
off, more lightly taxed, and far more
efficiently protected than they had
been under the rule of the Byzantine
emperor, whose persistent and pert1di-
GUS intrigues, joined to the insensate
jealousies Of the nobles," and the de-
mands Of foreign mercenaries, put any
approach to good and impartial gov
eminent out of the question. During
the twenty years Of peace there had
been friendly understanding between
Orkhan and the Emperors andre
nicus and Cantaouzenus, but an OPP
pOrtunity soon occurred which on
abled Orkhan's army to take the field.
The struggle which was then going
on between the two great maritime
powers Of the Mediterranean, the We
netians and the Genoese, found fire.
quent meeting place on the Bosporus,
where the latter held Galata, suburb
Of Constantinople. The Venetlans,
who were destined for centuries to be
the most determined foes Of the Turks.
had" the writer continues, already
aroused Orkhan's anger, and he lost
no time in giving his support to their
rivals.
"Out Of this alliance came the first
entrance Of the Turk upon European
soil. Sulyeman Pasha, Orkhan's eld
est son. who had already operated
with success in the Balkan provinces,
crossed the Hellespont on a couple Of
RATS, with 80 followers, and surprised
the castle Of Tzympe. In a few days
it was garrisOned by 5000 Ottoman
soldiers. By this small beginning the |
Ottomans had won their foothold in |
Europe. Gallipoli was soon in their |
hands, and the shore of the Helles-
point garrisoned by Turkish soldiers"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
LOSS CAUSED BY ROAD THIEF
Farmer Forced to Haul Small Loads
and 0eprives Him of Opportunity
to Sell Products.

The bad-road thief forces YOU To
haul small loads; drive SLOWLY:
wrench and twist the life out of your
horse, harness and vehicle, often
breaking and damaging the latter I'm.
I'll great and expensive DELAYS are
occasioned. 1t also steals your oppor.
tunity to dispose Of your farm when
you wish to sell, for no man will nav
as much for farm bordered by a
poor road system as he will for one
with a well-kept highway, and some
Will not buy a farm at all when the
road system is poor. The loss Of
time and money, where the above
named conditions exist, makes It i'm.
perative that you open all the drain
Atches along the road, drag this ST.
lent, notorious thief to death with the
King road drag.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
ROAD
BUILDING
C0NVICTS As ROAD BUILDERS
Need for Cooperation Between State
Highway and State Prison De-
partments ls Outlined.

The state highway department
should hire convicts from the state
prison department in exactly the same
way as 1t would hire free laborers,
and at the same price per day. Dur.
ing the hours of work the men should
not be thought Of as conyicts, but sim
ply as employees of the highway de-
partment. No payment should be made
for a single hour not worked and a
man discharged should be removed at
once and permanently, while the high
way department should have no re-
sponsibility for nor authority over the
conNcts at any time nor in any man
ner except to conduct their work or
to discharge them"
This need for cooperation between
the state highway and state prison
departments is strongly urged in
report made to the New York state
highway department by David J. Shor-
er, who was in charge Of the convict
road work in Green county, New York,
during the summer of 1914.
Mr.. Shorer's practical experience
has demonstrated the importance of
the recommendation for cooperation
between the highway and prison de-
partments in conducting convict road
work, which the national committee
on prisons and prison labor has ad-
Vocated for a number Of years and has
been instrumental in embodying into
the laws of the state of West Viz.
ginia.
The work in Green county, New
York, was carried on under most diff
hcult conditions, The men arrived at
the camp before the organization and
equipment were completed. They
were sent there without regard to
their suitability for the work and al
most one-fourth were totally unfit and |
had to be returned to the prison. Ar
engagements for feeding the men were
unsatisfactory, while winter made eff
'ient work impossible fully two weeks
before they were removed from the
camp.
In spite Of these difficulties Mr..
5horer reports that, taking the so con.
'icts who were retained at the camp,
Ind comparing them with 81 civilians
'lso working at the camp, the con.
1cts averaged better than the civil.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
HAD PELLAGRA;
IS NOW CURED

Hillsboro, Ala. W. Turner. of this
place, says: II ought to have written
you two weeks ago, but failed to do so,
got well and then forgot to write YOU
can get about like lO-year-old bow:
you ought to see me run around and tend
to my farm. I can go all day Just like I
used to. I am so thankful to know there
is such a good remedy to cure people of
pellagra.
There is no longer any doubt that pei
lagra can be cured. Don't delay until
it is too late. 1t is your duty to consult
the resoTceful Baughn.
The symptoms-hands red like sunburn
skin peeling off, sore mouth, the lips
throat and tongue a flaming red, with
much mucus and choking; Indigestion and
nausea, either diarrhoea or constipation.
There is hope; get Baughn's big Free
book on Pellagra and learn about the
remedy for Pellagra that has at last been
found. Address American Compoundinq
Co., box 2O88, Jasper Ala, remembering
money is refunded in any case where the
remedy fails to cure. ADV.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
PRAISE FROM
MINISTER'S WIFE
Tells of Her Long Suffering and
How She Found Relief. Husband
Joins In Commencing Cardui.

Waynesville, N. C.-Mrs. Joseph
Fry, wife Of the Pastor Of Jonathan
Circuit, Western North Carolina Con.
ference, M. E. Church South, writes:
about 1899, about fifteen years ago,
| had a severe case of Typhoid Fever
and relapse, which left me in a very
bad condition, which got worse all the
time. Was so nervous, could not stay
In the room alone for FIVE minutes, and
was irregular . My nervousness
was an awful worry to me and my
friends, and l couldn't sleep for four
or five nights at a time. The doctors
would often have to give me something
to make me sleep Could do none
Of my work and had to keep a cook.
l then began taking Cardui and after
/ had taken half a bottle | felt l was
improving and not so very long after
wards | was able to 90 to church e. .
After l had taken four or five bottles,
was able to turn off my cook and do
my own work, and l got back my cor,
rect mental condition, for l had been
so nervous and absent minded, since
my illness -. l was also able to re-
turn to school and resume my studies
and my piano lessons at Trinity Col
lege where l was in attendance"
Rev Mr.. Fry writes: "She cannot
praise Cardui too highly. It is well
worth what it costs. will recommend
1t to any lady in poor health"
Can you doubt the merit of Cardui,
In the face of such evidence? Give tia
trial. All good druggists sell Cardui.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
VENTILATION FOR THE BARN
All Stables Should Be Fairly Lofty.
Because Horses Need Abundance
OF Good Fresh Air.

The horse is very susceptible ia
cold; and the horses that are stabbed
when not being worked or exercised
feel the changes of weather quite az
readily as do those enjoying a more
free life.
All stables should be fairly lofty, be.
cause horses need plenty of fresh
air, and this can only be properly
given during intense cold when yenti-
lation can be given above the heads
OF the animals SO far as elevation
Is concerned, the position of the ven.
tilstors mattering little so long as they
are at a good height and placed with
Judgment.
The stable should feel cozy upon
going in, but not stuffy, otherwise
the horses will feel chilly upon COM
ing out.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12

ians and as good as any ordinary con.
tract gang. Under proper conditions
he maintains there will be no difficulty
in using convicts for this type of work
with good results for the money ex-
pended.
The national committee on prisons
and prison labor calls special atten.
ton to this report and it's conclusion
that two factors are essential to the
success of convict road work. Re.
sponsibility for administration must
be placed in the hands of those com.
petent to meet it, and the men en-
couraged through system of rewards
SO that they feel they have something
to gain through good work.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
BEST DOG FOR SHEEP FLOCK
Rattie-Brained Cur Is Much Out Of
Of PIace--ColIIe Is Most Excel.
lent for Herding Purposes.

The rattle-brained cur is as much
out OF place in the flock as the man
of hasty temper, cruelty, thoughtless,
ness and Discrimination or lack OF nat
ural talent for his work. The dog
should be born to sheep tending and
should be early accustomed to sheep
and trained In their care.
Many years ago 1t was a practice
in Texas to take puppy from its
dam before the eyes had opened and
place it with q eve, let her nurse 1t
and allow the puppy to grow up with
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
Automatic Traffic Cop.

To provide a quick and reliable
means Of clearing the streets for the
fire department, the city of Pittsfield,
Mass, has installed electric siren
horns above the fire alarm boxes along
the principal thoroughfares. The
horns are connected with each other
by an Independent circuit and are also
connected with the regular fire alarm
circuit in such a manner that when an
alarm is turned in from any box, the
horn above that box and all those be-
tween the box and the central station
will start blowing and will continue
to blow until the apparatus is placed
in imperative position, or the current
Is switched off at the central station.
Popular Mechanics.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
Where Money Fails.

I'm afraid that the rich have too
much power in this country" said the
student of political economy.
That may be true in some cases."
admitted the ObserVant person, but
| notice that when a rich man is in
the deuce Of hurry to get a tele-
phone number he has to wait about as
long as anybody else"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
Had Exnarlsnn.

,.- =, FN'Shtd
So said the old gsael
think you would make > u .
for an old wreck like me, d !
have a glass eye, a wooden b
wax arm that need looking III
to mention false teeth, and n
oh, that's all right, seies'
Piled the applicant, snthy,e.
I've had lots of experience. II
six years in the assembling I
ment of a big motor car tsrr
Tit-Bits.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
CompromIse,

Jimmie's mother had prtrs
give him five cents every dar
ed he would keep out Of miSis
The other day when The bg !
home from school, she opaAI
purse and asked; Have ya h
good boy today, Jimmie!!'
The youngster hesitated 4 u.
and then said: 'T'Il tell yn l
mother. You give me two GnI
ask no questions"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
Autumn Care Of Colts.

Look out for the weanlings and colts
as cold weather approaches. Be sure
mat they go into winter quarters In
the pink of condition, for there Is
where the profit comes in.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
CUTICURA COMPILATIONS
Are Usually Fresh and Clear, Soft and
VeIVety. Try One.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
ointment to soothe and heal. Thus
these supercreamy emollients promote
and maintain the natural purity and
beauty of the skin, scalp, hair and
hands under conditions which if neg.
iected might disfgure them.
Sample each free by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dent. KY
boston. Sold eVerywhere.-Adv
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
The Rioht lime.

Your father must have been in a
very good humor when he let you get
a motor cycle"
"Ah! ] seized the sociological mo-
ment to ask for it."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
Keep sows In cnndl4l.n

1t is not wise to allow young sows
70 become too fat, as they never make
as good breeders as those with more
development of muscle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
ANEeLEcTEDC0 COLD

is often followed By pnsunaiA
fore it is too late take LaIstHs
dine Tablets. Gives prdnp! III
cases of Coughs, Colds, La GdRiI
Headache. Price 25c.-AdE
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
Built Up Rural Communities.

SN'iH0HlLiSSS
what we need is good roads and
modern homes. Help the farmers Sc.
cure these and you will do more to.
ward building up the rural communi-
Ties than any other two things.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
Dangerous Road

A road is road-but when It ia
nigh, narrow grade with steep sides
and fiat surface, it is a poor road and
dangerous one.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12

When an individual begins to start
his observations with 81 remember"
1t is time to look upon him with com.
passion.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
learn 10 Mako Rnaan

We need more men out learning
aow to make roads than locating
routes to make them on.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
erlnaa Farms Mearer ro,nn

A farm ten miles from town on a
nara road is nearer than farm five
miles from town on soft road.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12
The CHARM
OF MOTRElll
Enhanced By Pe,f.,, ,
cal Health

The experience ofMos
, ti9. one t., to most women sS' s's
d S9%sn IN s a hundred i p a,s S
self. Of course ruuO ope' aaSI
nowadays has medics 1t,s .s''qa
time times, i but many appr Ssiss
e enc9 with vi an organism anoa ns., y
s srlsl Of strength, and v Ssatt
her system has recs s wa'a nj
r TnfSn n 1t is t hard to rscoT,,s' y
cbs esFli e for for the child, ssi
'n1nSs In the mother result ID
. There There is nothing NOR, .,,.. /
a happy and healthy raotS saa =
and I'M indeed childbirth u,i,a
e conditions NJ need be no b, srss
t Beauty. The unezplsis,SSIa'
mat, with all the evidence J.
nerves ne ,,ess and broken heaiars.a,ss;
an an u2prepared condition, y ;
pile pie tune in :, which 70 ps, >
Will persist in going bliaad7 ~
Every woman at this in.
upon Lydia E. Pinkb'Sms'.' \
Compound, a most vslu.H !
mVlgorator Of the female s,,a
In m any homes Gsa.
once childless there 1NHA
are now children be. W.
cause of the fact Va.
that Lydia E. Pink. WV
hams Vegetahlo y
Compound makesW .SS
WON en- normal, NM
healthy and strong. Ss|
rI II you o. want want special airla,
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicinal
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Yorssa
be opened, read and apsrn ~
woman and held 10 strid NJ,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12

The candidate elected bys lrFI
iority is apt to become a tasSlI
cial.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12

If you are not pre1udieed you are
not interested.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-12

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
Tor illustrated Book Of the Eye Free.