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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-12
An Interesting Continued
Story of Local Happe irgS
In and about Welsh Touch
ing Personal Mention. .....

Mrs R S Greer and Miss lnez Ar
ceneaux left Tuesday night for New
Orleans to make their spring pur
chase in new spring stock of MILL
merry and ladies notions and dress
trimmings They expect to be in
the market from twelve to fifteen
days and Mrs J T Peck has charge
of the millinery department of the
Ladies' Bazaar during their absence
This popular place promises to be
an attractive center for the ladies
of the town and community
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-12
LOCAL
LACONICS

Mrs Leah Simpson of Lake
Charles, was the guest Of relatives
and friends in Welsh, Saturday.
FOR SALE:-Dnroc Jersey Red
Hogs all ages Bred, fed and
prices right C A Saxby, Oak Grove
Farm, Lake Charles, La Route 2
IS. St
Mr.. SO Scoggins transacted
business at Church Point in the IN
rerest of Layne & Bowler Co. Mon-
day.
Mr. HI. Block spent the week
end with relatives and friends in
Lake Charles
Mrs Jos Russell has as her guests
her mother, Mrs MA. Corlew and
grandmother Mrs Phoene CarIew
Of Missouri
Miss CeciIe Guidry went to
Lafayette Saturday for couple
days visit with reivites.
Mr., W. F. Tpitje of Roanoke
was in Welsh Tuesday, Mr., Teitje
announces that the District Sun
day School association will meet
IN the United Brethren Church on
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
February 23rd and he is anxious to
have full attendance from all the
Sunday Schools in this district
Dry Long Leaf Pine Stove Wood
Can deliver on sCort notice -
Clyde Davis, Phone No, IS 58tf
Mr. CE Carr left Wednesday
night accompanying Mrs Carr to
New Orleans where they will con
suit a specialist on Mrs Carr'S con.
ditions Friends will be sorry to
learn that it is feared an operation
will be necessary to relieve her
Mrs. NJ. B. VanNess has had as
her guest this week her sister, Mrs.
3. E. Lewis from Crowley.
Hon U. A. Bell one of the dis
tinguished attorneys of the Ike
Charles bar was a professional
visitor in Welsh Saturday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-12
Colds and Group in Children.

Many people rely upon Chamberlaln'S
Cough Remedy implicitly in cases of
colds and Group, and it never diSap,
points them. Mrs. E. H. Thomas,
LoganSport, Ind, writes: 81 have
found Chamberlain Cough Remedy to
be the best medicine for colds and
groups have ever used, and never tire
of accommodating it to my neighbors
and friends. ! have always given it to
my children when suffering from Group
and it never has failed to give them
prompt relief" For sale by all dealers
ADV.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-12
NOTICE TO FARMERS!

We now have for sale
at our Mill at Hayes all
grades Cypress Shingles,
Lumber and Fence Posts;
also can furnish Pine and
Gum Lumber and Wood.
Will price the above on
application and you will
think times are not hard.
WOoIman & SumeraII,
HAYES, LA.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-12
NOTICE!

| am again represent
ing the L. GruneWald Co.,
Ltd, in this place and
wish to extend greeting
to all my old customers
and ask any person wish
ing a piano to write me
and | will call and see
you.
J. B. HULL,
New Iberia, La.
The Piano Man. 5l-8p
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-12

MIR Gustave F Guet representing
J Watts Kearney & Sons of New
Orleans was a business visitor in
Welsh Thursday
Mr. 0 Y. Touchton of Lafayette
was the guest of friends in Welsh
between trains Saturday afternoon
Misses Gertrude and Fay Sargent
were the guest Of friends in Lake
Charles Monday.
Mrs, JOS Russell and little
daughter went to Edgerly Tuesday
afternoon to visit Mr.. Russell of
that city,
Mr.. Claud Barbee of Crowley
is the guest of relatives and friends
in Welsh this week.
Mr.. W J. Strone was a business
visitor to Lake Charles Monday.
Mr. W, c. Peters was the guest OF
friends in Jennings over Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. } H Hobgood re-
turned the first OF the week from a
visit extending over several weeks
pleasantly spent at Angora, La,
with parents and friends of Mrs.
Hobgood
Misses Robichadx and Meynard
who are visiting friends n Jen
nings from Franklin. we're the
guests of Mrs, j. A Verret of this
city, Wednesday
Miss Irene Eichhorn who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. C. T..
Meyers for several days returned
to her home in New Orleans, &C
companied by Mr. ], gBaehr.
Thursday.
Mrs. c. S. Kelsey and parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G A. Dennis of SAT
ford, Arizona, arrived the first of
the week, to join Mr., Kelsey and
are at home in the cottage former
ly occupied by S. Benoit.
Owing to the school progam to
be given tonight; by vote of the
congregation, attending the revival
at the Seventh Day Adventist
Church, it was decided to postpone
the presentation of "The United
States in Prophecy" until next
Tuesday night There will be nc
service at the church tonight fol-
the same reason, but the meetings
will be resumed again tomorrow
night. A special program is prom
ised for next week
DR. W L Stewart and Clifton
Carr were in Pollock, several days
last week helping to repair the
damage done to DR., Stewart:
fathers home, by the terrific storm
that swept that part of the stats
on Feb. lst. They returned Sunday
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-12

Any candidate taking an active in.
tereSt in the contest, can rapidly in.
crease her standing by the sale of the
$500 Cash Books which will credit the
candidate $4,000 votes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-12

Mr. Sa mueI Blackiord left last
night for an indefinite visit with
his daughter, Mrs. Belle Blazer of
New Mexico.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-12

Examine the ABOVE cut of the i'm.
proved VanNess pump and see if it has
an entirely closed line shaft casing.
Here is claim 20, all that is now left of
the Layne patent, at least the first half
of this claim is not patentable: (The
combination of a we'll casing and a
rotary pump therein) and a line
shaft ENTIRELY closed off from the
water in the well.
Remember also that the Court of
Appeals said that the case of patent.
ability as we'll as of infringement was
a very close one.
Referring to the above claim 20,
remember also that out of the %
claims originally sued upon Layne was
defeated in q and the costs were
assessed to Layne, virtually leaving
him one.hhlf of one claim, which | do
not infringe.
NJ. B. Van Ness.
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Is Darkness Daylight?
Is a Line of Pipe
With Holes In
Closed?

If the above questions can be
answered in the affirmative | infringe
the Layne patent. If they cannot |
do not Infringe it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-12
NJ. B. Van Ness.
STANDING OF CONTEST
ANTS IN PIANO CONTEST
WEEK ENDING FEB, 10TH

You can get votes either at the Coop.
er Drug Store or at the JOURNAL Of.
flee.
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Of Course Not.

No man would lose his rep
ne took as good care OF it q
OF his meerschaum pipe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
california Syrup of Figs" caa't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup OF
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and 1t thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross. irritable, feyerish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and In few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, Indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, a good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs handy; they know
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for 80
cent bottle of California Syrup OF
Figs" which has directions for babies.
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
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fog back like a scroll and sent 1t spin
ming far out to sea, while the shore
on which the two had landed was
deluged with sunlight. bright and
beautifully warm.
He showed thoughtful and consid-
crate countenance to the girl.
You're about all in?"
She nodded confirmation Of this,
which was no more than simple truth.
Where are we?" she added.
He made her party to his own per-
plexity.
You're not able to travel" he pur-
sued. do you mind being left alone
while take turn up the beach and
have q look round? We can't be far
from some sort Of civilization; even
il it's an island there are no desert
isles along this coast. I'll find some
thing soon enough, no fear"
By tacit consent both avoided men,
ton of Alan, but each knew what
thought was uppermost In the others
mind.
There's a niche among the rocks
up here" Barcus indicated, almost a
cave. You'll be warm and dry enough.
and secure from observation overhead.
Maybe you can even snatch few
winks Of sleep. :"
She negatived that suggestion with
weary smile; no sleep for her until
sheer exhaustion overpowered her. or
she knew of Alan's fate.
And so, reiterating his promise to
be gone no longer than absolutely
might be needful, he left her there.
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Quietly, IKE welltYained servanrS.
they turned their backs and marched

Quietly, IKE welltSained servanrs.
they turned their backs and marched
OF.
And again, after brief wait, the
woman laughed her short and mirth-
less laugh.
1.-THE tide will he high" she said.
precisely at sunset. You may time
your lives by that. When the sun dips
into the sea, then will your lives 60
down with it"
She turned on her heel and strobe
swiftly away, with not so much as q
backward glance, overlook her men.
and passed quickly from sight around
the farther point Of rocks.
For some time Barcus struggled
vainly with his bonds. AS for Rose,
she wasted no strength in struggling
perhaps had none to waste. When he
looked her way he saw her exquisite
profile unmarried by any line Of fear or
doubt. sharply relieved against the
darkness of the rising food. Her level
gaze without tremor traversed the
shining food to its far horizon.
He noted that already the waters
had risen more than an inch.
Humbled even in his terror by that
radiant calm that dwelt upon her. he
ventured diffidently: Rose - Miss
| Urine
She turned her head and found the
heart to smile "Rose," she corrected
gently.
I'm sorry" he said-which was not
at all what he had meant to say, I've
done my best. l suppose it's wrong
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08
CHAPTER XVI.
The Island.

Not more than twenty seconds could
have elapsed before Barcus recovered
from the shock of the motors treach-
cry sufficiently to reverse the wheel,
throttle down the carburetor and jump
out Of the engine-pit.
But In that small space of time the
lifeboat and Alan Law had parted com.
pany as definitely as though one of
them had been levitated bodily to the
far side of the earth.
1t could not have been more than
minute after the accident before
Barcus was guiding the boat over
what, going on his sense Of location
and judgment of distance, he could
have sworn was the precise spot
where Alan had disappeared, but with
out discovering a sign of him.
And fer the next twenty minutes
he divided his attention between at
tempts to soothe and reassure the
half-distracted girl and efforts to
educe reply from Alan by stentorian
hailing-with as little success in the
one as In the other.
And he might have continued indef-
nitely, or until the fog lifted. his blind
and aimless groupings over the surface
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08
No Room for a Third.

Ex-President Taft was on one occa-
sion in consultation with Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania. Now, as every
body knows, Mr.. Taft is gigantic and
the senator is taller and weighs more
than any other member of the senate.
While the two we're in earnest con-
versation an aggressive politician en-
deavored to enter the room, but an
alert secretary politely interfered.
What are they doing in there?"
asked the politician, inquisitively.
This pertinent question nettled the
secretary and he answered tersely:
Holding mass meeting, ! pre-
sumo"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08

eyes like a living flame. 81 have pre-
pared a way to make you understand
what opposition to me means :"
She waved hand toward the nearer
point of rocks. Take them along"
she commanded.
The understanding between her and
her men was apparently complete; for
these last, without hesitation or fur
Their instructions, marched Rose and
Barcus down to the end of the spit
and on, into the water.
1t was nearly knee-deep before Bar
Gus was halted with savage jerk,
backed up to a rock, forced despite his
frenzied resistance t. sit down in the
water, and swiftly, with half dozen
def bitches of rope and a stanch
knot, made fast In that position-sub-
merged to his chest.
This accomplished, the men turned
attention to Rose, flashing her in SINH
lar wise at Barcus' side.
Standing just above the water-line,
with every sign of complete calm and
sanity other than that ominous flicker
ing in her eyes, Judith superintendent
the business till its conclusion. then
waved the men away.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08
CHAPTER XIV.
The Masked Voice.


For matter of twelve hours the
fog. leaden, dank, viscous, as inexor-
able as the dominion of evil, had
wrapped the world In an embrace as
foul and noxious as the coils of some
great, gray, Shiny serpent.
Through its sluggish folds the pom
derous, power-impelled lifeboat crept
at snail's pace, its stem parting and
rolling back from either flank heavy
hearted sea of gray.
In the bows a young woman rested
&c state of standardization, her eyes
closed, he head pillowed on a cork
belt life-preserver, her sodden gar
ments modelled closely to the slender
body that was ever and again shaken
from head to feet with the strength
of long, shuddering respiration.
Seated on the nearest thwart, Alan
rest OF this woman whom he loved
with a grimly hopeless solicitude. He
was in no happier case than she, so
far as physical comfort went-he was
fn worse, since ne might not rest.
Premonition Of misfortune darkened
his heart with its impenetrable
ehadow
In the stern Tom Barcus presided
morosely over the steering gear; and
Law was no more jealousy heedful of
his sweetheart than Barcus of the
heayy-duty motor that chugged away
f,,1IN NJ re httci IF driu
ing the boat heaven-knew-where.
Thus for hours on end 1t had been
with these three-ever the boat plowed
steadily onward; ever the fog yielded
grudgingly to the thrust of the stem
and ever closed in again astern; ever
their destination remained riddle
as inscrutable as the course they held.
Lacking at once a compass, all no.
ton whatsoever of the suns bearings,
and any immediate hope of the fog
lifting or chance bringing them either
60 land or to rescue by some larger
and less comfortless craft, Barcus
eteered mainly through force of habit
the saltwater mans instructive feel
ing that no boat under way should
ever In any conceivable circumstance
be without hand at the helm. 1t had
seemed impossible that it could long
escape repetition Of the disaster, but
somehow, 1t always did escape, and
that by a wide margin; never once
had 1t passed near enough to another
vessel to see 1t.
And now for more than an hour the
silence had been uncannily constant
broken only by the rumble of the mo
tor. the muted lisp of water slipping
down the side, the suck and gurgle o
the wake
Forebodings no less portentous thar
Laws crawled in the mind of Barcus
It was as likely as not that the life
boat was travelling straight out to sea
And gasoline tanks can and oftentime
do become as empty as an oficia
weather prophets promise of fai
weather for holiday.
More than this, Mr.. Barcus was
confirmed skeptic in respect of ma
r!nc motors; on terms Of long an
intimate experience with the ways o
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Of that shrouded sea, had he not IN
the course Of that slow and cautious
weaving to and fro verged SO close
upon the object of his search that he
was warned in a manner sufficiently
startling and arresting, by nothing
more nor less, in fact, than a gunshot-
Without the least warning it famed
and beloved at them through the fog,
and the water to starboard of the life
boat was peppered with a sudden, pelt-
ing rain Of buckshot Immediately
thereafter a mans rough voice warned
them peremptorily:
Sheer off, d-n you! Sheer of
and keep your distance! II you come
within another yard I'll blow your
heads off your shoulders!"
Precipitately Barcus reversed and q
moment later silenced the engine.
"Alan!" he shrieked at the top OF
his lungs. Alan! Give hail to tell
US you're safe!"
The answer was a second roar OF
the shotgun. But now the fog hid
them SO utterly that the charge flew
wide.
"Ahoy!" Barcus cried again. Alloy
there-whoever you are! In PHYS
name, tell US, is Mr.. Law with your
There was little pause; he was
racking his brains for some more NOV.
| ing mode of appeal when the answer
| came in another voice-in the voice
of Judith Urine, clear. musical, effer
| vescent with sardonic humor:
| BE at peace, little one-bleat nc
| more! Mr.. Law Is with us-and safe
oh, quite, quite safe!"
In dumb CONSERVATION Earcus
sought the countenance Of Rose. Hel
| eyes, meeting his, were blank with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08
Copyright, 1914. by Louis Joseph Vance
SYNOPSIS.

The OF Hearts is the death sign" en-
.ployed by Seneca Urine in the private war
OF vengeance which. through his daughter
Judith. woman Of violent passions like
his own, he wages against Alan Law. son
OF the man (now dead) whom Urine held
responsible for the accident which made
him helpless cripple. Rose. Judith 8
swim and double, learns of her sisters
campaign against Alan and leaves her
home 10 aid him, whom she loves. I'm
DER dramatic circumstances Alan saves
Judith's life and so wins her love. But
failure to shake his constancy to Rose
kindles Judith's jealousy and settles her
In her hom,cidal purpose. She Is largely
responsible for a shipwreck in Nantucket
sound, from which Alan and Rose escape
with their friend Barcus In a powerfully
en- iifeboat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08

despair. He shook his head helplessly
and let his hands dangle idly between
his knees, ,,5.-..., ---i .s.sfl- e -----sr>-,-,
With no way on her, the lifeboat
drifted with a current Of unknown set
and strength.
What can we do?" Rose implored.
1--WE must do something. We can't
leave him Oh, when l think
of him there, In her hands. could go
mad!"
of only knew" Barcus protested;
"but my hands are tied, my wits are
as helpless as my eyes are blind.
There's nothing to go by-except the
bare possibility that the reef she
spoke of may be Norton's. 1t doesn't
seem possible, but We may have made
that much southing. In that case
we're about three miles off the main
land, somewhere in the neighborhood
of Katama island, little, rocky, DESC
late bump of earth, inhabited mainly
by fishermen"
The girl wrung her hands. But
how could Judith get there-and with
her men--and ammunition"
Don't ask me. Going on my expe-
rience with the lady, I'd be willing to
bet that she was picked up by the
steamer that ran US down, and pro-
| ceeded to make a prize of it-or try
| to. One things certain-she must
| have found or stolen a boat from
somebody; they couldn't have made
| Norton's reef by swimming too
far. That's the answer; sthey were
picked up, stole a boat, and piled it
up on the reef"
And there's no hope"
| "Only Of the fog relenting. II we
could make the mainland and get
| His accents died away into discon-
solate silence that was unbroken for
upwards Of an hour.
So slowly the current bore the life.
boat toward the beach and so still
the tide that Barcus never appreciated
they were within touch of any land
until the bows grounded with a slight
jar and a grating sound.
With cry of incredulity he leaped
to his feet = Land, by all that's
lucky!"-and STOPPING, lent hand to
the girl, aiding her to rise
The fog inshore was less dense Of
texture-or perhaps 1t was dissipatins
In natural course-at last! At al
events, broad stretch of sandy beach
was visible to their won dering eyes
backed by looming wall of rocl
whose top, however, was lost in the
vapor. A sharply shelving beach: tn,
boat had grounded with less than /;
lsix feet width of water between It.
stem and the bare sands.
Hardly had Rose had time to com
prehend what had happened, wher
Barcus was over the side and wres
Ting with the bows. dragging the boa
farther upon the shoals.
She was, however, more than on,
man could manage; and when he,
stem had bitten little more deepl,
into the sands, Barcus gave over tn,
; attempt and, lifting Rose down, Sc
her on dry land, then climbed back int,
the vessel, rummaged out her anchor
and cable, and carried them ashore
planting the former well up towards
the foot Of the cliff.
And as he rose from this last labo
he was half blinded by the glare Of tn,
westering sun as it broke through tn,
fog.
In less than five minutes the miracu
lous commonplace was an aeon
, plished fact; the wind had rolled tn,
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the demon OF perversity that tenants
them one and all, he knew that the
present sweet-tempered performance
OF the exhibit under consideration
was no earnest whatsoever OF future
good behavior, that when such COM
plicated contraption was concerned
there was never any telling
In view of all of which considera-
lions he presently threw open the bat
terry switch.
And the aching void created in the
silence by the cessation Of that uni
forrA drone was startling enough to
rouse even Rose Urine from her state
OF semt-somnolence.
With a look of panic she sat up,
thrust damp hair back from her eyes,
and nervously inquired:
Whats the matter?"
Nothing" Barcus told her. Il shut
the engine off-that's all"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08
Density of Population.

BY density of population is meant
the number of persons to each square
mile of land area. Excluding the Dis
trict of Columbia, Rhode Island, with
5OS.5 persons per square mile, is the
most densely populated state in the
Union, closely followed by Massachu-
sets, New Jersey and Connecticut, In
the order named. the only states
which have more than two hundred
persons per square mile.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08
CARE FOR YOUR HAIR
BY Frequent Shampoos With cuticura
Soap. Trial Free.

Precede shampoos by touches OF
Cuticura Ointment if needed to spots
of dandruff, itching and irritation OF
the scalp. Nothing better for the CON-
plexion, hair, hands or skin than these
fragrant supercreamy emollients. Also
as preparations for the toilet.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv-
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The Size.

Mother asked Davie one morning 10
fetch a small cabbage from the grocer
what would you call small cab
bage?" Davie asked.
ooh, about the size Of Jackie's
head" answered the mother, referring
to the younger brother. A few seconds
later voice came from the doorway:
Mamma, I'm taking Jackie with me
to measure by"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red. Weak, Wasery
lust Eye comfort. Write for Book of the Eye
by mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08

And behind the war clouds the guns
are still booming.
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You seldom hear of man marrying
woman to reform her.