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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-12-10
High School Notes.

L AlSll ONIlOOl 1NOINO.
The Glee Club has been very busy
for over week.
The reports of last month were re-
ceived Thursday with shouts of Joy and
diSmay.
A party of freshies went out riding
the other day. They saw a sign that
read like this: mo Hunting Aloud"
One of the party said, Gee! you must
have muller on your gun"
THE SENIOR CLASS
Of all the pupils that are bum
The senoirs are the bummest;
They write many notes and CHEW much
gum.
They 90 to picture shows at night,
With boys they like to run;
But Mr.. Trappy doesn't like
For them to have such fun.
Dick (Freshie Poet.)
One Of the SophmOreS has lately re-
marked that he was "in the mood of
orat0ry."
SINGERS.
Persuasion is always better to use
on man than force and is generally
easier.
Many man who says he is a h ero
doesn't offer to prove it.
Love makes the word go round, also
your bean.
LIST FreShie-I Wounder why girls
kiss each other so much.
I'd FreShie--To keep in practice,
guess.
AS heard in the Domestic Science
class;
Miss Harlin-Wbat kind of eggs dc
we generally use?
Bright Junoir-Fresh ones!
Mr.. Trappey-George, can you ex-
plain the use of semicolon?
George-Yes, it is used in a COM
. pound sentence to show where one in
dependent clause starts and the other
begins.
The english class of the 10th grade
has finished the book, and is now study
ing the appendix to get a general re
Wow. Anna (wearily)-Gee, | wish
this book had its appendix removed.
Mr.. AylesWorth-Where do we get
the unit of measure, inch?
Anna don't know.
Mr.. Aylesworth-Me either.
Hazel-Shall I order your dinner
brought to your stateroom, dear?
Ben (feebly)-No, just order it
thrown overheard. Hazel was going
to order it from the 1Oth.11th grade
domestic science CLASSY
\ Fahy stopped, picked coin from the
floor of the street car, examined it
carefully, and then, Has anybody lost
a ffve-doIlar gold piece?" he called in a
loud voice. Instantly the solemn man
| (GettyS) at the other end of the car
strobe forward, "Yes, I've lost five
dollar gold piece" he said, eagerly
holding out his hand. WELL" said
Fahy, I'm sorry for you. Here's five
cents toward making good your loss"
Miss Fern VanNess brightens up
Miss Harlin's room with her sunny
smiles.
i Edna, in French Class There must
be some mistake in my examination
marking. / don't think l deserve an
abOSlute zero.
MIR. Trappey-Neither do |, but it is
the lowest mark I'm allowed to give.
II had to be away from school Fri
day afternoon, said JEFF"
"You must bring an excuse" said
Mr.. Trappey.
From Who?"
"Your Father"
HE amt no good at making excuses,
ma catches him every time,
For Hay, Straw, Wood
lash and Oak) call Clyde
Davis, Phone s.. 27tf
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-12-10

Mr.. II. A. Bywater is
now agent for Worlds
Star Hosiery and Kleen
Knit Underwear, Welsh
his headquarters. Call
on or address him for any
thing in his line. Look
for him, he will call on
you personally. 27-8
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-12-10

For Hay, Straw, Wood
ash and Oak) call Clyde
Davis, Phone IS. 27tf
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-21
ALL MOONSHINE'
BY ETHEL BARRY LukENs.
Madam. we must do our duty!"

Madam, we must do our duty!"
The dictum fell awesomely upon
the still air OF the Telford home. and
upon all the hearta within. Mrs. Tel
ford wavered, her face bloodless. Ina.
the fair daughter of the house. gave a
great gasp. She shivered. mighty
dread at soul. Filial love had received
a terrible blow. Outside OF that, she
thought of her fiance. and her pulses
beat cold.
Wolverton was a crude Kentucky
mountain town, but 1t was in neither
the feud nor the moonshiner belt.
David Telford was a respected and
moderately prosperous member OF the
community. For six months. however.
he had cherished a secret and had
been acting mysterious. He would
drive away Monday morning into the
mountains and not return for several
days. The upper part of the barn he
kept closely padlocked, and during
the days he spent at home most OF his
time was passed there.
For some time past, during his
periodical absences mother and
toned by sinlster-appearing strangers
Upon this especial morning the thun-
derclap had come.
I'VE are revenue officers" an
nounced one OF the two grimfaced
callers, land we have a warrant for
the apprehension OF your husband.
madam"
Arrest Davidi" cried Mrs. Telford.
For what?"
"As a moonshiner. II you doubt II.
look at that truck We have found in
his barn workroom," and the speaker
pointed to a miscellaneous heap Of
stun In their wagon.
How dared you invade my hus-
bands property" hared up Mrs. Tel
ford spiritedly.
The law is supreme. madam" re-
torted the official with dignity. IF
you will look over that lot OF junk
yonder. you will get a view OF about
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-21

as complete a chemical and still out,
1T as the best mountain dew expert
in the district ever owned. We've
got the goods-and the evidence. We
want the man. I'll say this to you:
direct US to your husband, and his
making US no trouble hunting him will
help tighten his sentence"
'Mr. Telford will be home when his
business away is completed" an
nounced Mrs. Telford with quiet as
surance. He is not what you charge
He is a good. honest man. and you are
making a dreadful mistake"
The revenue officer smiled. sneered
and cast a meaning side-long look at
the discriminating distilling apparatus
Get the evidence to the court
house." he ordered the driver of the
wagon. Then we'll go in search OF
this clever moonshiner."
As the officers drove out of the
yard Ina looked up eagerly. A young
man on horseback had met the de
parting wagon. Ina's heart beat fast
II was her lover. Justus Reynolds. He
halted and held some conversation
with the officers. Ina could surmise
what they said. Then, without even
looking at her, Justus turned his
horse about and rode directly away
from the spot.
Ina ran to her mother and threw
herself into her arms, bursting into
tears.
my child my child" chided her
mother soothingly. DO not give way
so. Your father is innocent"
Innocent or guilty, l have lost my
loverl" sobbed poor Ina. "Justus be-
lieves the story and has deserted me-"
II she had but known, she might
have saved herself hours OF grieI and
heartbreak. Without coming to re-
assure, to console her. Justus Reynolds
had, indeed, rode away. but 1t was In
behalf OF the accused man. It was
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-21
WAS NOT AT ALL NECESSARY
Witness Proved That She Did the
Best She Could In Just
One Glance.

In a recent breach of promise suit
las we have been informed by some
who were idle enough to go and hear
it, the attorneys spoke to the star
witness as follows:
You say you saw this plaintiff go.
ing by? How do you know it was this
plaintin? How was she dressed?"
Il can't remember" replied the lady
witness.
Aha! You are sure you saw her,
and yet you can't remember how she
was dressed?"
Certainly not. l only had a glance
at her out Of the corner OF my eye. |
merely noticed that she had on a lit
tie turban with veil. a mink boa. a
gray suit trimmed with jet. cut broad
In the revers and gored in the skirt.
patent leather shoes with gray tons
and one of these cheap 1896 walrus
shopping bags, gathered at the ton TO
look like the Sl4 kind popular last
Christmas. l only got glance at her
and so ! can't remember the details of
her costume, your honor. What did Won
expect me to do-stand on the street
and rubber at herr"
1t was not necessary. of course ."
put In the judge. and the LAWYER
changed the subject erz he asked the
next northumberland Plain Dealer
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-21
MATCHED ON MOTHERS BACK
loads Of Dutch Guiana Have Some.
what Peculiar Method of Propa-
eating the Species.

The toad Of Suriuam. Dutch Guiana,
is very remarkable In one respect. 1t
first awakes to life while on its moth
er's back. When the eggs are laid
the male takes them in his broad
paws and contrives to place them on
the back of its mate. where they
adhere by means OF glutinous secre.
ton. and by degrees become embedded
In a series of curious cells formed
for them in the skin. When the process
is completed the cells are closed by
a kind of membrane. and the back
of the female toad bears a strong re-
semblance to a piece of dark honey
comb when the cells are filed and
closed. Here the eggs are Matched,
and in these strange receptacles the
young pass through their first stages
of life, not emerging until they have
attained their limbs and can move
about on the ground. Over 100 eggs
have been counted upon the back of
a single Surinam toad.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-21

he know EN-? Cy Brown raised Cain
with Jane for the things shed done in
the book. The hero was Mr.. Polhemus.
under another name. He was an au
thor seeking local color, and in the end
he married Jane. in spite OF Jim Bow.
ers, who was the villain. only he'd
given him a mustache. AS for me and
Cy Brown. We was just ignorant old
country people who used strange
words. and I'D told him the meaning OF
'em all myself
Jim was so mad when he heard
about It that he got copy, and when
he'd read 1t he wouldn't speak &c
Jane. II seems that the hero had
used TO kiss Jane behind the barn.
and Jim thought Mr.. Polhemus had
done IT, 1t took Jane the best part OF
a week to persuade Jim that she
hadn't kissed Mr. Polhemus, and as
soon as she had convinced him that
she hadn't Jane started in and wanted
to know why he'd robbed bank in his
youth and had to give her up to Mr.
Polhemus so as he shouldn't tell on
him, and why he'd won her simple rus
tic heart when he'd ought to have been
in the penitentiary.
ut got so bad that Hank Stevens.
the policeman. called on Jim and want
ed to know where he had worked be
fore he came to Pottsfield, and II 1t
was true that there was a reward of
five thousand dollars on his head.
After that, when spring come.
along come the busybodies and wanted
to know which was the barn where the
hero kissed Jane, and If the old ruined
mill was the place where the villain
went to his death amid the plunging
cataracks.
And when summer came. who
should arrive but Mr.. Polhemus again
You'd think he wouldn't have had the
nerve to have looked US in the face,
but he thought us simple rustic people
hadn't read James Honeymooners,
and didn't know anything about II.
Well, miss, nobody let on he knew,
and meanwhile Jim and Cy Brown
fixed up their plans. They was both
feeling pretty sore about 1t. and they
arranged that Jane was somehow to
get Mr.. Polhefhus into the ruined mill
and Jim was to come along and give
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-21
GIVING THE STOMACH A REST
Temporary starvation" Recommend
ed for Those Who Find Themselves
Prey to Indigestion.

Abstinence from food for a short
period is a very excellent method OF
treatment for dyspepsia and kindred
digestive disturbances. A raging sick
headache disappears after giving the
stomach a rest-by emitting to eat
only one or two meals. 1t is common
knowledge that day or two Of stary
ing every two or three months en-.
ables one to do better work-more
mental and physical work can be &C.
complished without fatigue. 1t is ad'
visable, however, when on a hunger
strike, to drink water. Copious liba'
lions of hot water-several quarts dur
ing the waking hours-wtll contribute
to the feeling of well-being. The wa
ter may be taken a tumblerful or more
every hour or two. Those persons
who eat at irregular hours and par
take of foods poorly cooked or OF such
composition as to cause Indigestion
will find the mild form of starving fol-
"a hours or longer a practice worthy
OF trial, for the resulting after effects
OF the experiment will be gratifying
The rest when one is on a hunger
strike) given the digestive apparatus
strengthens 1t and thus aids in con
serving the health. A general feeling
OF regeneration invariably follows a
few days fasting
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-21
SOME EXPLAINING IN ORDER
At That It Was Probably No Easy
Task for the Young Men to
Convince the Girls.

Two young men employed In L Pitts.
field store were out calling one eve
ming short time ago II occurred to
them that even though it might be
like carrying Goals to Newcastle, 1t
would be a happy idea to procure
some candy for the charming trio of
young ladies who we're entertaining.
Accordingly one OF the young men
wrote a note of instructions and sent
1t to the store where he is employed.
There the man addressed started
to do up the package. then paused
and reflected. What was the meaning
OF that cloud Of indeclsion that fitted
across his manly brow? All. we have
1t at last He was thinking a thought
"a thought OF how he could con-
tribute to the happiness of those at
the house whence the note had come.
Sitting down he indited a pleasing
little ballad the motif Of which was
that he and his chum in the store
were the ones who were donating the
candy and not to take any stock in
the fellows who were calling, and hint
ing that these last were e5n the four,
flush order. One III the young women
received the package from the man.
ager, and. upon opening the sweets
found the note Her establishment
knew no bounds The evening had
worn away before the truth was forced
home with conviction enough to in.
sure its acceptance Berkshire Eve.
ming Eagle.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-21
ACTING The STORY
BY GEORGE mUNsoN.

Looking for local color. you say,
miss? l guess you can find 1t here all
right. We've had lots OF authors from
New York in these parts, studying our
peculiar ways and writing about the
simple habits OF US unsophisticated
rustics. But we didn't know 1t until
Mr.. Peter Polhemus woke US up to
that fact.
THAT was the Mr. Peter Polhemus
who made such a stir with his book
on New England folks last year. Sold
a hundred thousand copies. they say,
and must have made three or four hun
dred dollars out OF II, | reckon. Jane
Topaz, who come here to milk the
cows when | had rheumatlcs In my
hands was the heroine. Mr.. Polhemus
himself was the heTo-yOu could tell
that the minute you set eyes on the
book; and Jim Bowers. who's now edit
ing and printing the Polished Gazette
was the rustic villain
He was a nice man we thought
then-Mr. Polhemus. | mean. always
fussing and fumlng around to learn
our unsophisticated ways. He'd STOP
me in the middle OF the street to ask
the meaning OF some common express
sion he'd heard, which everybody uses
although them city folks don't know
them. in their ignorance And after
he'd spent three weeks at Cy Browns
taking up Jane Topaz's time-she's his
niece-and aggrayating Jim Bower:
until he talked OF fighting him. Mr.
Polhemus took his departure.
Next thing we heard about him
he'd written james doneymooners.
Everybody was saying il was as good
as Shakespeare. Cy Brown amt mucl
of a hand at reading but he said #
was as plain as a pikestaff the thing;
he'd written. and how in thunder die
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-21
What Are Swapping TurtIes7

Nature and Science for Young
Folks. an immensely popular depart
ment in st. Nicholas. is just what its
title indicates. In 1t are gathered
many items of interest about the
earth and its inhabitants. as well as
the inhabitants Of water and air. The
writer of a description OF swapping
turtles concludes with the following
paragraph:
Considered from a scientific stand
point, the turtle is Of some interest.
for, although classed with the rep.
tiles, he has many of the attributes
OF other groups; thus he has a shell
like the mollusks, legs like the nam.
mails. lays eggs like the birds. can live
in the water or on the land like GER
tain amphibians, and hibernates in the
mud during the cold season as do
many of the other cold-blooded crea
lures. The fact that his flesh is edi
BILE, however, and that turtle soup is
somewhat of delicacy, marks his
chief claim to distinction with many
of u.s."
Bright Policemen.
During the early period of the work
on the Panama canal many persons
were injured by jumping on and on
trains in motion on the Panama rail
road There were on the zone police
force many West Indians, who were
trained and capable men, but incura
bly, literal An order was issued to the
force to arrest any person found jump
ing on or of a train In motion, and
the next day two West Indian police
men brought into a police station a
white man who was struggling fiercely
to break away from them.
What have you arrested him forP"
asked the police sergeant who was on
duty.
For jumping on and on the rear OF
train. sah." one Of the policemen re
piled.
THE blamed foolsl" cried the ar.
rested man. I'm the brakemanl"-
Youths Companion.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-21
First Shall Be Last.

Miss Gushington-I think your nov
Ell has perfect ending, Mr.. Serb
bier.
scribbler-How do you like the
opening chapter?
Miss Gushington-Oh, / have not
come tn that Yet!-Judga
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-26
TUESDAYS AND fridays
FEBRUARY 2S. 4,

tractors, who batten on the corpses of their own
snationalities.
However, all the troubles of the Guard are not
from the outside The members of Company d, for
instance, are not Stevedores, nor have they been
compelled to stay out of the Guard because Of
selfish employers That company holds all the
competition trophies of the regiment. II lis the
crack haoIe organization. Yet, not more than half
the members of the company marched on Monday.
Some of them watched the parade from the curb
;, The Advertiser scarcely be accused of being
hostile critic of the National Guard. 1t is a
friend of the organization which hopes never again
to be called upon to criticize in the way that the
turnout of Monday made necessary. n.
" Honolulu has been spoken to very plainly by
men in high official positions regarding the neces
sity of maintaining well trained and efficient
militia, and we should know just who amongst
our citizens continues to retard the growth OF the
National Guard. We should know too just who
within the ranks of the Guard fail to obey thu
orders issued, some did on Monday.
EetW When know the enemies of the home de
Tense and the fathless in the ranks we will not
have to criticize again the organization whole
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-26
Alabama Knous

ALABANA'S return to the pohibition fold is
"A an event Of even greater significance than
the going dry Of State which has never had a
prohibitory law. Up to, January H. liquor men
made much Of the fact that Alabama adopted pro-
shibition and after two years trial rejected it.
Furthernore, the vets permitted themselves to
believe that the result of the Hobson= Underwood
contest last spring proved that the anti-prohibi-
tionists were in the saddle. alEf 1890.
AS matter of fact, Alabamas prohibitorys sta
tute was lost as was the senatorial fight, through
the tricks and wiles OF the iiquorites. The vets
succeeded in having the Legislature Of 1911 repeal
the statewide prohibitory law and pass county
option bill instead The very next chance the
people had to express their opinion of such sum
mary proceeding, the Legislature of Alabama meet
ing only once in four years, they saw to it that
their awmalting body was Overwhelmingly dry
After experience as a wet State, then as a dry
State, and again as wet, Alabama, all but eight
of its sixty-seven counties without saloons under
the county option law, puts itself in the dry col
umn to stay put 1t is fifteen on the list of pro-
hibition States, and the law takes effect July
1915. ]. .g-,a a.. e. Z .. 'r g.. .
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-26
,Cottrin4H dley

iWTITHthe generally expressed regret that the
w administration at Washington has seen fit
to terminate the official lie of Charles A. Cottrill,
as collector Of Internal revenue for Hawaii, The
Advertiser is in complete agreement, Mr.. Cot
trim has beeif singularIy Successful in making good
in Hawaii despite TIE double handicap Of having
arrived a stranger and of being negro, the first
ever appointed toe federal position in these ISL
ands. 5 His appqintmenta was very generally re-
sented just as today his retirement is even more
generally resentsdbi tln every point he has dis
tinctly made good--as courteous official, as an
efficient public servant Sand as respected and
popular citizen: HIS dismissal can only have mar
rowspolitical reasons as. a Justification. I'LL
However, as Mr.. Cottrll has to CO. The Adyer-
tiser. with Che great majority of the respectable
members Of the community, is pleased that his
successor has been Chosen from among the resi-
dents Of the citySand that the choice has fallen
to John F. Haley, with whose ability, character
and desire TO achieve success this paper has an
intimate knowledge, Nj Haley having been an
active member of The Advertiser editorial staff
for number Of years Among the various APP
p1icants for the position, he was conspicuo1sly
the best That he viii be worthy successor to
Mr. Cottrill we have every reason to believe. Our
only regret in his nominations we take for
granted the confirmation of the Presidents choice
is that it depriwes this paper of the services Of
a valuable ernpioye! 1~r.-. 49,. H.. 80
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-26
Reversing ld. Theories

HTStIE present WA. IS reversing number Of the
4 - heretofore accepted theories Of fighting par
ticularly in naval engagements. The submarine,
for defense generally and for ofense in particular
eases, has now become the leading branch of the
German navy and naval constructors hereafter
viii have to take the underwater striker very
much into account. &c.,.
Heretofore the hull along the waterline has been
regarded as the most vulnerable point about a
battleship. Now the underwater portion of the
hull must be madeistrong against submarines and
the deck must be made strong against shells, be-
cause it has been demonstrated that more shells
hit abe decks than the sides Of the ship. This was
demonstrated in the first battle ever fought be-
tween battle cruisers, the engagement in the North
Sea on January "A.
-. The naval correspondent of the London Globe
in discussing this battle which fought at long
range with the shells reaching the height Of some
three miles in the curve of their projection, says
it shows a weakness of modern battleship con-
struction that the decks were so easily penetrated
The decks, he says, are the weakest and most vul-
nerabe of all the aboEe-water parts OF the up-to-
date warShp. ~ ~, .,#...s
Another lesson he draws from this battle is that
the ship fighting end-on is more likely to be hit
than the one fighting -broadside to the enemy
1T has been generally believed" he says, that
ship fighting end-on stands the smallest chance
Of being hit, but that is no longer the case, The
science of gunnery has been brought to such a
standard that it is difficult for competent man to
aim off the proper line of fire. That is he may be
depended to send his shells in the right direction.
Misses are mostly made by the shell falling short
or passing over the target; and it is therefore OBJ
vious that the longer the target is, not at right
angles to- but parallel with the fight OF the shell,
the greater will be the chance of hitting. The
l>okk
is really much greater than when she is broadside
on, besides, in the former position, losing what
ever protection might be afforded by her vertical
side armor." ,F%#F.3 ..