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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Skv Periscopes.

In the cities of Europe that are
liable to be visited by Zeppelin air
ships the watchers on the lookout for
raiding aircraft have suffered from
stiff necks, and also eye strain from
long continued gazing at the heavens
10 detect hostile aircraft, and to meet
his difficulty opticians have devised a
special form of sky periscope. This
instrument is constructed on the same
general principles as those used by
submarines, and the type that has
been so widely adopted for use in the
trenches on land. The device is SIM
pie arrangement of mirrors that the
watcher can hold in his hand, and
which enables him to scan the entire
vault Of the sky while looking down
In a convenient and natural position
It has been found so convenient that
much better and more constant look
out is maintained.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Fine OId.Tlme. Medicine.

That excellent combination of SIENNA
leaves and figs which grandma used to
prepare is still just as good as any all
around liver regulator and laxative we
know for habitual use, If anyone must
use laxative habitually. Some peo'
pie say it is hard to mix. But think
how good it is and how cheap! A
fve.cent package Of SIENNA leaves, a
ten-cent box of figs; chop fine and mix
thoroughly on a plate with spatula OF
knife blade; preserve in fruit jail
and dole it out whenever anyone IN
the family needs it--a little lump, sor1
of "chaw." 1t isn't bad to take. Bes'
time is in the early part of the day
for SIENNA ordinarily acts In five or si1
hours.-William Brady, M. D., In tn
Chicago News.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
LESS WASTE WITH R0UGHAGE
When Given to Sheep on Ground 1t Is
TrampIed Upon--Racks Have
Proved Entirely Satisfactory.
BY E. L. SHAWL

It is hardly necessary to say that
there is less waste when roughage is
fed to sheep in racks rather than
upon the ground. When fed in the lat
ter way much of it is trampled upon
and soiled and then the sheep refuse
to eat 1t.
There are several. types Of feed
racks that are quite satisfactory. A
combination rack for feeding both
roughage and grain is convenient, es-
pecially where the amount of space is
limited. Some racks are boarded up
solidly, with openings through which
the sheep eat; others are Slated hori
zontally, this type being largely used
in the west.
Racks with vertical Stats are also
used; these Stats should not be toe
wide apart with sucking ewes or the
lambs will get In upon the feed ant
soil it, Having the upper part Of thu
rack boarded solid is desirable, as i
prevents chaff from falling into thu
fleece.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
More Use of Coal Rrlquets.

A substantial increase in the guam
titv of coal briQuets manufactured
and sold in 1914 is announced by the
United States geological survey.
A tendency to operate in large
units is illustrated in the statistics OF
this collateral branch Of coal mining,
the smaller and experimental plants
going out of existence and the new
enterprises being of greater capacity
The production of briquetted fuel
In 1914 amounted to 144635 short tons,
valued at $1,123,17S, an increase com
pared with 1913 of 62,776 short tons
in quantity and $115,S51 in value
This shows the greatest activity in
coal briquetting in the history OF the
industry.
The production in 1914 in the east
ern states increased from 1924 short
tons valued at $240,643, to 101,7S:
tons, valued at s273,046; in the cen
trail states from 1921 tons, valued
at s360,4OS to SS,325 tons, valued a
$424,569, and in the Pacific coas
states from 46,32S short tons. valued
at $4O6,276, to 54,52S tons, valued a
$425,563.
Eight plants used coal-tar pitch TO
a binder, four used secret binders an
one used petrolastic cement. N
binder is required in the briquettin
Of carbon residues from oil.gas works
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23

bv weight Quantity to feed depends
on size of mare, with what hay they
will eat, is an excellent ration. 1t is
advisable to feed but one-half the grain
ration when it becomes apparent that
a mare will fcal within forty-eight
hours. Shortly after the mare has
foaled, a drink of lukewarm water
should be given her. The same ration
fed prior to foaling is usually sauSfac-
tory after foaling.
When it is possible, the mare should
foal in dry. well-lighted and bedded
box stall or in clean grass lot. II
she foals in a box stall, 1t should be
thoroughly cleaned and disintected
with a five per cent solution OF car
bolic acid before she enters it. A light
covering of air-slaked lime On the floor
underneath the bedding is very prac'
teal safeguard against navel" trou'
BILE.
After she has foaled it is advisable
to clean the stall Immediately, disin'
feet again and bed thoroughly. AS q
preventive of navel and joint disease
in the foal, saturate its navel as soor
as possible with five per cent solu
ton of lysol or other disinfectant. Tt
prevent blistering the colts bell!
smear the parts at the base of the
navel board with vaseline or unsaltet
lard before applying the disinfectant.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
CHICKS CROWDED TO DEATH
Little Fellows Have Habit of Piling
Up Where They Are Kept To-
cether in Large Numbers.

Chicks have fashion of piling up
where kept in numbers together. In
the morning one often finds, not the
weakest, but the strongest, stretched
out trampled and dead. Why the
strong so often cannot beat their way
more than the weak from under the
pile of chickens is often mystery to
the owner.
If you have them in brooder and
there is glass at any end of the brood
er, place something over this, or just
so soon as light comes, before you may
have time to get out to them, here
they will crowd, standing one on top
of the other, and every morning you
will take out dead chick or more.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23

and Rose Comb Rhode Island ReoS'
American Dominique; Javas, and sew
eral little known breeds that am un-
able to describe.
The breeds in this class are in'er'
mediate between the MedlterraneaNS
and the Asiatics. They are known aS
the general purpose" breeds AS
breeds, they are hardy. good foragerS'
bear confinement well, are the right
size, when we'll grown, to just suit
the average meat market demand
They have clean legs and produce
eggs that vary in color from very llght
tinted to dark brown and in size from
medium to large. While they are
known as sitting breeds, many lnol
vidual hens, especially in PlymouVl
Rocks, are practically nonsitterS
They are as prolific as any breed OF
as poor layers as any, according t(
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23

the particular stock or strain in hand
and the care and skill applied to them
have not mentioned the English
Orpingtons. There are several Varle'
ties. l have no doubt that they are
an excellent breed but wherein they
excel or even differ from our leading
American breeds in any practical par
ticulars do not know; except that
their white skin is more favored in
the English markets than the yellow
skin that our discriminating markets
prefer.
Space limits compel the breVity OF
their descriptions and the omission o.
several breeds that have not yet i'm
pressed many practical utility poul
try keepers by their merits.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
MOTORS IN ARMY SERVICE
Wonderful System Has seen Evolved
for transportation OF supplies
During the War.

Twenty thousand men are no" ell
Gagged in the mechanical transport sec
tion Of the British army service
corns on the continent. IN aduitioh
r. the transport of men, ammuhltloH
ond food motors also serve for am
hrIanca work, dispatch services
searchlghts and gun carriers for anu
aircraft service. Among recent "e-
velopments are the motor Kitchens
and motor bath houses.
For reasons of safety the railway
base must be kept well in the rear ol
Tho hattie line. But the motors prac-
ticaIIv continue the railway service
Nd to a point from which horse trans,
norts or other motors can distribute
the supplies,
One Of the striking features Of this
war Is the motor transport column
with each vehicle keeping station
about fifty yards apart, and running
- set speed limit, trains nearly a
mile long wind over the roads carry,
ING the hundreds Of tons of food ana
ammunition required by the army.
A well-arranged traffic system, with
motorcycle dispatch riders, keeps
these huge conveys under control and
their smooth working Is a guarantee
49, +bn mon in the trenches are vel
sunplied The vast feet of motor OH
nihrses forms an important part o
this transport army, and on occa
sion, says the Sphere, they are use'
TO carry men from point to point "hei
rand movement Is required.
Eyewitness graphically describe
Tho onerations Of the motor transpor
of the front "This war" he says
: "has at different times been charaf
terized as a war of high explosives
y war Of howitzers, petrol war
two senses can the struggle on Ian
0 be called a petrol war. The emplo'
, ment of this substance In the lnterni
combustion engine has rendered avl
tion possible, and has also immense
sinplified the work necessary FOR u
| SUNNY of the army. Indeed, to sue
1 an extent has mechanical propulsio
/ whether Of steam or petroldrlVe
4 vehicles, especially the latter, take
/ the place of animal traction, that Il
\ change caused may not unfairly
compared to the revolution broug
i about by the Introduction of railways
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Situation in France.

Pat, who was out of work, and who
was thinking of emigrating, was pass
Ing by a news agents shop the other
day, when placard outside the door,
containing the words situation in
France" attracted his attention.
Pat (having gone into the shop
Owe come about that situation you're
advertising.
News Agent-What situation are you
referring to- sir?
Pat (pointing to placard)-lts the
one in France I'm after.
News Agent-But that's on the state
Of affairs.
Pat-Sorra ha'porth I care whose
estate it's on. Bedad! I'll take it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
COMPOSITION OF GOOD EGGS
First.Grade Article Is Fresh, With
Clean Shells and Weighs Twenty
Four Ounces Per Dozen.

The eggs graded firsts in the mar
ket are fresh, good-sized eggs with
clean, sound shells and weigh "a
ounces or more per dozen, IS pounds
per case of 80 dozen eggs. When the
egg is broken into a plate, the yolk
must stand up firm and the white
must not be watery. A fresh laid egg
fills its shell. The longer an egg Is
kept the larger the air space in the
interior on account of evaporation
through the she'll. An old egg may
not fill over half its shell.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
AGITATION FOR coon md
Less Being Said About Better.
Public Highways Than rw,
Three Years PreyicusIv

What has become Of the vias,,,I
good-r0ads agitation of two s,s H
years ago? Is it dying down ALL
ing way to something else, Il
our roads been improved to NIL
extent that We can let up on ths /
paign that swept back and /
across the country or are ws !
getting tired Of it and Sonevs,|
different about it?
There is no doubt in nv mia
less is being said about the MI
for lettering our roads than VA
two and three and four wear, 4
writes S. c. Varnum in Farm b
ress. l must confess that h 4
states | have visited within n,
six months ! have seen III
to convince me that we are pysI
preaching the good roads nils,.|
believe there is more WORK 4
done in some communities thm
done a few years back, but b I
there is little or no change. Ii
neighbOrh0odS | am sure than
been a let-up in the work sipyl
crusade started to die down
1t all turns back upon The u
sition that what is eyerybody,N
ness is nObody's business. nj
have a spasm of the good oadH
and pitch in and help out for Il
and the. our attention is ml
taken UP by something else, II
gin to neglect our part Of ttf
the roads and cease to donate
or money to the upkeep Of hel
ways. We leave it to the road T
or overseers and they'are bgqS
busy looking after their Own I.
affairs, and the whole movement.
; up.
Before we have anything ard
ing really good roads all on
country the machinery for q
> after the roads will have to Il
:, ated. A county highway enE4
needed, but we need somethh!
One man cannot look after {
highways, brick, stone, n
l. macadam and dirt, Of any til
d county. We can't keep up GU
e without an organization to kal
them all the time. Nor can V
e them without putting more
u into them and then following
8, with more money. Those d 4
Is believe the Federal goVernna
" to build all our highways VII 4
y. long and weary time If they
Ell the government puts In the 10
81 roadways.
n We are making a great %
rs we permit the good roads d
e. to die. Rural credit Is an
IN thing, better schools ana
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Modelling New Faces on Wounded

Some extraordinary operations 10
renair faces shattered by shells are
being performed by the French sur
geons DR.. J. Dundas Grant describes
in the Lancet few of those that he
witnessed at Val de Grace and Bor-
deaux In one case the bridge OF a
mans nose had been driven in, com
pletely closing the rear nasal pas
sages. NJ. Morestin detached what
was left of the nose, leaving 1t as
fan attached below. He cleared out
the nasal passages and stuffed the
cavity with gauze, which he replaced
with rubber tubes after a few days.
He planted part Of the cartilage OF a
rib in the mans forehead, and Wnen
this had taken root he cut 1t away
turned it down, attached it to the re-
mains of the nose and remodeled TINS
In many cases in which large part
Of the lower jaw had been shot away
casts were taken of both jaws, and on
these the surgeons and the dentists
studied the best methods Of repair
They were often able to restore al
least the ability to chew food and te
talk.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
CARING FOR MARE AND F0AL
Whole Oats, Corn and Bran Are Prac'
ticaI Concentrates to Feed-Sta'I
Should Be Well Cleaned

rBv E. H. HUGHES, Missouri Expert
ment StationJ
Mares in foal should receive regu-
lar exercise up to the time of foaIlng,
It is advisable that they be worked
lightly or that they have the run OF
lot where exercise can be taken. IN
working mares in foal, experience
proves that heavy pulling, jerking
backing and deep mud should be
avoided.
Bright mixed hay, timothy choice
alfalfa and good clover are excellent
roughages for mares in foal. Sound
whole oats, corn and bran are very
practical concentrates to feed them
when heavy in foal. Two parts whole
oats, two parts corn and one part bran
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
eInnmx Cabaret Entertainer.

Sandstone Smith, the well-known
Oklahoma cattle baron, was enjoying
the entertainment in one of Kansas
Citys most popular cabaret restau-
rants. He eyed with basiliskic gaze
the chief singer, a dessicated young
man with a face as solemn and elon.
gated as the countenance of a ven
cradle horse. "If he's as grief-strick-
ened as all that at a merrymaking, :
Sandstone commented, ''Td shore like
to see MIN at q funeral! "-Kansaf
: S4v Star
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
CHANGED HIS THEORY
MEEK MAN GOT TIRED OF BEING
IMPOSED UPON.
Finally Decided There Was Nothing
In the Idea and Went Strongly on
the Other Tack-Waxed
Rich and Fat.

Once upon a time there was man
who had a wonderful disposition,
Nothing rufled him. Nild-mannered
and gentle, he went about his business
roguIarlv on weekdays and attended
church regularly on Sundays His
Pavorite beatitude was, BLESSED are
the meek, for they shall inherit the
earth" He was constantly hoping
that someone would strike him on |
TIE cheek. so that he could turn the
other one, and he always kept handy
cloak, which, in obedience to the
Biblical injunction, he could give also
to anybody who might take his coat
It was his policy in political and
economic matters Invariably to De
agreeable, generous, and self-efacing'
When the politicians broke their
promises, he always supposed they
must have had a good reason for SO
doing. He believed that the trust
magnates were more interested III
the welfare Of the country than IN
their own profits, and whenever the
trusts raised prices he assumed that
the moor owners wouldn't have done
II unless it was absolutely necessary.
Thus, until he was past middle age
was his serenity undisturbed, and ne
kept getting poorer all the time. FINAL
" he was down and out altogether
whereupon he went to the banker with
whom he had deposited all his lie
and who happened to be also the
chief owner of the local street railway
company which was famous through
out the country for high rates and
poor service. When the man asked
the banker for a temporary loan the
banker was very, very kind to tne
man, and, with tears in his eyes, ex
nlatned that there was no one IN al
thn world to whom he would rather
lend money than to the man, but TIT
fact was that business was business
5 and finance was finance, and ne Gil
y not consider the man good risk, De
. cause he was too easy-golng'
Il The man went away and began t
IL brood over his situation. For the MS
It time in his life he found himself zeal
Is ing lest his temper get the better Q
IT him. He kept on brooding, and the
N he discovered that he was actuail
c. getting mad, and the more ne oroode
the madden he got. He muttere'
Id "Blessed are the meek!' Bah! A
I'd cursed are the meek, for they shall 3
If imposed upon!" He began to jude
be- everybody on the theory that the
ed would Judge him whether he judge
.r- them or not. He declared that an
hit man who struck him on the chez
or had better get out of the way II
&C. did not want to get a fusillade
u. blows in return, and if fellow TOT
his coat, he would make him 81
lie back q whole suit.
in. His fortunes Immediately chang
a for the better, and in short time
se became so influential that nothing W
on done in the community without III
lu. securing his approval.
tn Moral-Whom the gods would p
11v serve they first make mad'-ELilS
he Jones, in Life.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Need Fair Notice,

It is said Marconi has invented
device which will enable one to see
through a brick wall and detect what
is going on within them. We hope
the inventor will give fair notice OF
putting this invention on the market.
The poker games will need time to
hide in the Easements and caves
Houston Post.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Good Roads in MonuIlsn' !, !.
Colorado spflnga 3

churches are needed anu 81, y
ing and marketing as's - (
of great importance, ~ H
roads problem will nav NJ
tally solved before W ~, =
right answer to many 0,, VI
At every farmers ela y, !, /
meeting, institute and y n
the subject should o : :.
and and kept up. This fall u, = n
a rat back hack into the battls u
even if it is an old sl Iat,gI.|
know all about the s ''s.,l,
bad roads cost US s' mi
sibly the other fello ,s.u s.
did know, has forgO''s : (:
m anS PLANNED for in ta' !, "
moi see what can Y
the coming autumn
better roads. - VI
In the meantime y slsI
work and do a little i n,I'Is
Keep the road drag : s'l I
this summer when n 81
when you can spare
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
shrlnkane In Carcass.

Poultrymen generally count on a
shrinkage Of half pound on car
eass. In other words two and a
half pound chicken should dress about
two pounds.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
MANGER FOR GREEDY HORSES
Box Arranged Through Partition With
Narrow Opening at Bottom Com
peIs Animal to Eat Slowly.

A box to induce a greedy horse to
eat slowly is arranged through the
partition with just a narrow opening
at the bottom. You put the grain in
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Meat for Poultry.

The meat food supplied poultry
should always be sweet and fvnsh. An
imal food that smells badly should be
used as fertilizer and not as poultry
food.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Feed Box for Greedy Horse.

the box on the outside Of the partition
and the horse gets ii slowly. It saves
grain and the hose takes more time
to grind it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Commands Ast'sI

comnnanus NJ
It is again the tin 8,
the subject Of goOa ,sss|
practical IS well ~
ton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23

increases fs, e.
A paved roaa :
your farm ought lsl $ s
from so to $40
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
greatest ca''

The greatest chas s,',,.i |
Queer and the con
hole.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-24
emp RESS SHOW
WAS VERY Good

The Empress show at the Lyric
theatre, April 81, was good. Redding-
ton & Grant, the bounding tramps op.
ened the performance and bounded
about in way that soon had the
large audience in good humor.
Then came Charles and Sally Dun
bar in laughable bit Of nonsense
which they call Animal Funology F"
1t was all of that and then some.
They we're great favorites with their
audience. Frevo.i, the shadowgraph
artist followed with some very clever
shadow pictures. This artist works
different from the usual vaudeville
act of this kind, in that he is always
in plain view and the audience can
see the shadowgraphs and also see
how they are produced. Balaban, the
misleading musical marvel, while
perhaps not very misleading, seemed
unsteady inc ined. he has q falsetto
voice OF good range and training,
and knew how to wear ladies clothes
and altogether was nice to look up
on. The Juggling Parrots, a man,
woman and a dog, juggled a few
things cleverly, pulled a few old
gags, and wore some awful clothes.
They were really amusing. A couple
OF good films We're ushown.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-24

for the plan that some useful work
be accomplished on this day instead
of methods used by other institutions.
Two years ago cement walks were
put in around the college campus,
last year a fence was built around
Adams tield and yesterday most Of
the work consisted in constructing a
quarter mile cinder track on Adams
field. The old track and baseball
diamond was also put in tiptop shape.
The faculty put in ten cement steps
at steep part of the hill Just below
the Smart gymnasium. The women
of the institution prepared lunch for
the men.
Practically every student and fac.
ulty member reported for work at
$3.50 a. m. and stayed with 1t until
in the afternoon. A student body
court has been selected to mete out
judgment to those who stuffed.