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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
DCIEFLY RELATED.

The building Of the model road
leading south from Col'aX has been n
progress under the supervision OF
Ward Commissioners John Randolph
and G.. H. Mcknight. they have had
the parish good roads motor truck
and road machine at work grading
through the fields of the Kelly, Nash
and Mcknight places. The road is not
yet open to the public, as fences will
have to be built along the sides OF
the road to protect the crops Of the
parties through whose field the road
is being Quilt. The road is being
built parallel to and along the L. R.
& ~ railroad from the back Of the
Kelly place to Kateland station, and
will be graveled for the entire dis
lance through Ward l, a distance Of
seven miles.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
SNEEZING IS OF TWO KINDS
That From a Cold Is the Result of an
Effort to Warm the Body,
Doctor Says.

There Is more than one cause for
sneezing, and persons may differ IN
their susceptibility to them" special
list in diseases OF the nose and throat
says.
"A bright light will cause some per.
sons to sneeze, the pollen Of certain
plants will affect others, and most peo-
pie are likely to sneeze in the presence
Of dust. Such sneeZing Is due to SUI
perfcial irritation.
THE sneeze caused by the effect OF
cold Is different. It Is an attempt OF
nature to cure you. She makes you
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
Not a Justification,

The lady Of the house was hurried
ly finishing some work neglected the
day before when the old negro butler
happened to pass by.
Miss Ginnie! Miss Ginnie!" he re.
monstrated. You shore Is breaking
the Sabbath day."
But, Uncle Clay" she argued, the
OF is in the ditch. and"
Miss Ginnie," broke in the old man,
that OK amt nothing but stumbling
block for folks to hide behinst The
Scriptures do say II he Is in the ditch
to pull him out; but 1t don't nowhere
say to push him in on Sat'day so as
to have the chance 10 pull him out on
Sunday"-Youth's Companion.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
HELP ESPECIALLY NEEDED gv
WORKERS IN VICINITY OF
NEWELLTON.
MANY THOUSAND HC...ELEss
'a"o eoIls' on the Grand Bay Levee,
IN Pointe coupee Parish Were De.
ca cd BY Safe Ea5i.ccrs to Be
G'E'aJ Lite Tr.ubIe.
New Orleans-

New Orleans
hoiIeI work IN the various flooded
sections OF northern Louisiana will he
continued. Assistance from the red
eFal government was looked for with.
in a short time.
Aid was reported especially needed
oy workers In the vicinity of Newell,
ton' where crevasse water from Buck
ridge has made several thousand per.
sons homeless in western Tensas and
Concordia parishes and in the neigh.
borhood Of Oak Grove and West Car.
roll parish.
Backwater from the Red River was
reported closer to Vidalia. The levee
protecting the town has been topped
and strengthened and gaps in the pro.
lection levees which had been left
open for the drainage of seepage wa.
ter have been closed as a precaution
against the approaching flood waters
The Southwood levee, Is miles be
low Baton Rouge, where a section OF
topping caved in, still is holding. Two
hundred state convicts have been pu,
to work on that levee, 1t was an
nounced.
Sand boils, reported on the Grand
Bay levee, IN Pointe Coupee parish
were declared by state engineers 10
be giving little trouble and would not
necessarily cause a weakening Of the
dixie.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

Lake Providence was visited by a
fire that turned out seven buildings IN
the oldest section Of the town. The
fire was on Levee street that skirts
the levee. The buildings were all
frame structures, and we're the old
est buildings in the town. Owing TO
the age and dilapdated condition Of
the buildings, the loss will not run
over $500, with no insurance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
Fish ladders Are to Be Placed.

Austin, Textile first step toward
the enforcement OF the recently en-
acted law requiring the placing OF fish
ladders on dams in Texas streams IS
to be taken at once. Game, Fish ind
OYSTER Commissioner Will w. Wood
and Chief Deputy H. 4. Bailey are to
make an inspection Of the several
dams to determine whether or moi the
streams INSTRUCTED come within the
definition of the statute requiring fish
ladders or other means for fish to pass
over the dams.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
Hercules and the countryman.

A countryman was driving his cart
along a road filed with ruts when one
Of the wheels stuck in the mud and
the horses were unable to draw the
cart out of it. The countryman at
once began to call upon Hercules to
help him out Of his difficulty.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
said Hercules. Whip up your horses
and help them, for that is the only
way to obtain the aid that you want"
They are helped who help them
selves.-From the Fables of Aesop. the
Slave.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
Who Wouldn't Grow?

a. ,seuer was feeding the pythons
.,,,,l live rabbits we're tossed into
s 4, axe. and we're Immediately and
-,dny seized by the reptiles. The
s.1,Iius rabbits, although seemingly
''rs'l as large as the snakes, were
~IIored whole one after another
4, CHASTITY sight prompted the Sehol
,I,ooking man to excIaim:
,erssome, eh, EeeperT"
n, ksever turned a glance Of scorn
non the professor
Yes. and you'd a grew some, too,
,mud st all that live stock, ] guess. -
-Alago News.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

,s.t 7 stand Il real well. l TOOK
i'' ss.-.,,Dr1nd when my ten year old
y s .,., came and It helped me q lot
ign 4. .,,o had my oldest girl take it
W. " ~ ai' her lots Of good. keep it in
q i !. ~ III the time and recommend
:. no H., DEWITT SNCEBAUGH, West
|Dnbs N.Y. ,-...-. ,.-...,r
! 's s,skacbe, headaches, dragging sem
w., al point to female derange-
~. -+,, which NAV be overcome by Lydia
|, J g,kbsm's Vegetable Compound.
n, famous remedy, the medicinal
.l.,iisnts Of which are derived from
..s,s roots and herbs, has for forty
~. ~. oroysd to be a most valuable tonic
I.ji,TgoratOr of the female organism.
S,nsp everywhere bear willing test-
nv arr' % the wonderful virtue of Lydia
SSskham's Vegetable Compound.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

sneeze for the same reason that she
makes you shiver-to generate heat
for warming the blood and preventing
you from taking more cold,
"Sneezing from cold Ia an act OF
the entire body, during which every
muscle gives a Jump. The body Is ah
fected by a spasmodic effort to warm
the entire system and throw off cold"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

Ly hlh IL a Tin AAehAAA
Vegetable Com
pound for nerves
and for female trou-
bles and it straight
ened me out in good
shape. Iwork nearly
all the time, as we
live on a farm and |
have four girls. do
all my sewing and
other work with
their help, 80 it
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

The oil companies operating near
Amite City report favorably as to oil
deposits being found, and as soon as
sufficient land has been leased several
wells will be put down.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
.Ashy Joints Give Warning

raky jClnt often predicts rain. 1t
nsJ also mean that the kidneys are not
ilisrhg the poisonous uric acid from the
Nod Bad backs, rheumatic pains, sore,
sAlng lOuts, headaches, dizziness and
gihafJ Disorders are all effects Of weak
ldnsyS snd Il nothing Is done, there's
angw Of more serious trouble, Use
D'aa's Kidney PilS. the best recon-
nsndd kldney remedy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
Lumber Men fer Preparedness.

Portland, Ore.-The Western Retail
Lumber Mems Association adopted
resolutions Friday calling upon mem
hers of congress to support President
Wilson'S program for national pre-
paredness.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

The Department Of Agriculture
through Senator Broussard has in
formed DR.. Charles Duval, OF Tulane
University, It is ready to proceed with
the tests of the hog cholera preventN'
tive he has invented. The tests will
he conducted where they can be wit
messed by members of the agriculture
committees of the Senate and house.
Senator Broussard also has been ad-
vised local tests Of Prof. Duvafs In
vention will be made in Louisiana by
the state authorities.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

The La-e Charles water supply has
been officially pronounced safe by DR..
Oscar Bowling, president Of the STATE
Eoard of Health. An examination or
a number Of samples Of water from
the city mains and from private
sourc IS, including the three leading
hotels. shows the water to be free
from any bacilli. No new cases OF
tvphoid have occurred in the past
two weeks, and very few cases are
now left that are not conva.escent-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
Uneasy Seat.

my" said little Alfred, as he
looked up from his book. this sailor
must have been Some acrobat"
why, dear!" Queried his mother
Because" replied Alfred, 1T says
in the book, Having lit his pipe he set
down on his chest youths Coto-
panion.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

Mrs. John H. Grain, who resides
near hackley, gave birth to triplets.
All are girls, and exactly the same
size. each weighing six pounds. One
died Immediately after its birth; the
other two are doing nicely.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
Peanut Industry Is Prominent.

Victoria, Textile farmers Of Vic
toria county are becoming interested
in the raising of peanuts, and most
likely a fair acreage of the produce
will be planted this year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

The police Of St. Tammany parish
is advertising for bids for the con-
struction of about eight miles of road
known IS the Abita-Mandeville road.
B.ds will be opened March 4.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

Rates on rice from Texas and Louis
ana points will be discussed before q
of the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission at Houston, Tex,
on March 20. Rates on molasses from
New Orleans end certain Texas points
will be- discussed at q hearing In
Kansas City March IL.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

Hon. Fred ]. Grace, registrar OF the
state land office at Baton Rouge, has
decided a contest case between Mrs.
Cora Graham, who lives about ten
miles west Of Leesville, and Sam D.
Kay, a resident Of the same locality,
involving 100 acres of land in Vernon
parish. in favor of Mrs. Graham.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

Bayou Pierre is overlooking all low
lands In the Spanish Lake sections
near Natchitoches. Thousands OF
acres in the swamp country are used
for pasturlng cattle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

At a meeting Of President Amrhein
r. the East Baton Rouge parish school
hoard. with the special committee
which has been working on plans for
the Improvement Of Baton Rouge
school facilities, decided to ask for a
snocial election to decide upon the
n~oposed S125,OOO bond issue, suggest
cd recently by the committee
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

A Boy Scout movement has been IN
orc,,rated at Amite City with Rev.
Henry T. Young as the prime factor
in future development work. About
seventy.five youngsters Joined the ini'
tra, movement and indications point 10
the century mark being reached with
in a short time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

The Florida Parishes, recently pur.
chased by capt. I. B. Davidson, OF
Amite City, has been enlarged to
eight pages, all home print. and It's
,ssus Of last week contained ten pageA
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
,vo,n A pocroR,s aIIL

NVUIU y UVW VN = UTE~
a De FIRST OF the month by taking
nv bottle OF Mansfield Cough Bal.
On for that hacking, hollow cough.
ba Csc and 50c.-AdV.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

Morgan & Schneider, wholesale gro
GERS of Slidell, are building a ware
house and putting a spur track 10
their pIant in North Slidell.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

The town Of Vaudeville Is asking
bids for the completion Of the sea
wall part of which was damaged by
the storm last September.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
Its Transformation,

This" said the messenger sadly as
\ boxed on the broken form which
Id been knocked out Of his hands,
vas once an article on electricity"
Well what Of IT," asked a by.
hndef
And now Il is q piece Of current
~
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

Mr.. II. T. CIV, secretary Of the
Nantachi OIL and Gas COMPANY Of CO..
fax, gives out the information that
his company will drill another we'll IN
the immediate vicinity o. Colfax in the
near future. He says thew have the
means in hand and all machinery nee
essary to do the drilling, and would
have begun operations before now hni
it not been for the high water. The
high water handicapped them in the
removal of their drilling apparatus.
but as soon as the water subsidies and
the roads dry IN so materials can ne
hauled and handled with any degree
Of facility, work will begin.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
WOMAN HAD
TROUBLE
8 r Pinkham's Vegeta-
y I'D Compound Helped Her,

NANNY. N. " have had
F''t i Da,' all ny life until | took
.,gO1s UVN0 1 ydia T.. Pinkham's
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
noN'T GAMBLE

Al your hearts all right. Make
ara Take "Renovine"-a heart and
M, tonic. Price soc and Sl,00.-AdV.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

More than $4,000 worth Of rice has
boon sold in Estherwood in the last
TWENTY-FIVE days, practically the en-
tire crop having now been disposed o.
The price. ranged from S2,75 to $500
a barrel. James A. Leighton, fur and
hide dealer, shipped pelts worth $l''
200 to market last week.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

The schooner Rosa A, which Is own
81 nv the St. Tammany Naval Stores
Cornanv while en- route to Covins'
ton, struck a sunken log and sank n
the Tchefuncta river at Pinelanh
porp The schooner will be raised
hut the greater part of her freight Will
be a total loss.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

At meeting held by the board OF
directors Of the South Louisiana Fair
Association at Donaldsonville, October
D. 8, and 8 were chosen as dates for
the 1916 fair.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year by acclana'ion:
}. W. Supple Of 1berville, president;
Robert r, Noel Of Asco~si7o. vfc>
1Tesi"ent; George II. De Ru-ov Of As
sumption, treasurer; r. s. VjcEers Ut
Dora'd9onViIe, secratary-manage~; Il.
j. Mccall retiring president Of the
association. who declined reelection,
was elected honorary president.
The officers Of the association and
three members Of the board Of d'~ec-
tors will constitute the executive
committee, and three members Of the
latter committee will in turn ha dosis.
mated to serve as a finance c0wmtttnr.
An appropriation Of $1,000 for horse
.''''N NSlN u4lu.liIlIOi'>lN NT RV, ann
MANAGER John F. T-uxilIo Of the rae.
ing department said that with the
purses thus made available he could
attract to the local fair some fast
horses.
A proposition was submitted BY the
Woman's Civic League Of Donaldson.
vile to hold a spring festival on the
fair grounds early in May. fifty por
cent Of the net proceeds to b. turned
over to the fair ASSOCIATION. The offer
was accepted and it was decided to
cooperate with the Civic League IN
making the entertainment one Of the
most elaborate and ENJOYABLE that has
ever been attempted here.
II was agred to allow the Breeders
Association OF Louisiana free use OF
the race track during the summer
months, the fair association to receive
fifty per cent Of the net gate receipts.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

mean man always attributes his
EsThs OF bis nelghbor to envy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10

Charles Wineberger, Of the Louis.
lana Strawberry Distributing Com
pany, New Orleans, was present NJ
a meeting Of the Amite City Farmers
Association and closed a deal for the
handling Of the 1916 strawberry crop
through the local association. The
universal crate was ADOPTED as the
containcr for this year. Prospects for
a bumper crop are the most fattering
ever observed here at this season or
the year. The weather has been very
favorable, and the recent cold spell re-
tarded the crop. At the present time
climatic conditions could not be bet
ter, declare some OF the best posted
truckers. Tangipahoa and adjoining
parishes have about sixteen thousand
acres under cultivation, an increase Of
fifteen hundred acres over last year,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-22
Fight for Schools

1--WE are about to open up on our last
fight for the school children Of Jeffer-
son county" said J. r. Hornady. THE
first fight was for the ratification of the
100000 bond issue for school purposes.
We won that. Then came the educational
amendment to the constitution. We were
likewise fortunate in getting this issue
over. Now we are about to enter into a
campaign for the purpose of raising the
school tax to three mills.
I'VE will begin an active campaign be-
tween now and January /. In the mean
while, we shall strive to keep our or
ganization intact and hold regular meet
ings. The passing of the tax increase
for school purposes in Jefferson county
will mark an epoch of progress in this
state that is bound to reflect credit on
the progressive methods Of the citizenry
of Alabama. 1t has been said that an
education was the greatest asset any man
or woman could possess. The phrase may
be hackneyed but it is true and worth
repeating. The passage of the three
mill tax will mean the knocking off of
the shackles Of ignorance and illiteracy
in Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-22
A MAsCULIsT DINNER

From the New York Tribune.
Mighty and all-prevailing as is the
male of the human race, there is one fes-
tival at which he is left to himself, q
fiat failure That is dinner. The list Of
activities which he accomplishes with
avidity, alone and unassisted by woman.
is long or fairly long. Some games he
plays far better. Golf, for instance, and
poker. Lunch is quite as successful with
out as with.
There is pathetic and sudden failure
when we approach dinner. Theoretically,
no vast distinction can be described be-
tween one meal and another. If male
lunch is cheerful success, why not
dinner? That has been the simple faith
of the sex. And acting upon it in their
heroic, logged fashion. thousands of
strong men have gone down to a dull
and dyspeptic martyrdom Doubtless they
will still go down for many years to
come They will cramp their bodies with
in stiff-bosomed shirts and offend their
souls with long conversations about
nothing in particular with men who think
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-22

II find that Birmingham has a buster
appearance than it did a month ago,
when l was here" said Gus Castle, south
ern representative of the Harley-David-
son Motorcycle Co., with headquarters
in Atlanta. 1T have noticed that business
conditions throughout the south have
picked up wonderfully during the past
60 days. The prospects Of the south have
been enhanced 50 per cent since Mr.. Will
son has been elected President for an
other term.
Our firm Is enjoying an unusual
amount of prosperity. More than 700 mo-
torcycles are being turned out of the
factory in Milwaukee every week. We
recently sold the United States govern
ment 200 machines with side cars at
tached for use on the border. Many of
the Officers are using these side cars
driven by expert chauffeurs to inspect
their troops. Quite a number of motor
cycles are being exported each week for
use in the European armies. This has
demonstrated the usefulness of the motor
cycle for dispatch and scout service. From
all indications, we are about to enjoy an
even greater era of prosperity than ever
before"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-22
ANOTHER KIND OF VETERAN

From the St Louis Republic.
There has Just been returned to the
1iorary of the state of Virginia a COPY
of "Enchiridion,'' by Frances Quarles
The man who sent the book back
sent a note with it saying that he
stole it while in Richmond acting as
chaplain of regiment of union SOL
diers at the time when Richmond was
sacked.
The man is still clergyman and his
taste in literature even when acquiring
his books in a way not sanctioned in
the Commandments was the taste of a
clergyman, for "Enchiridion" is de-
scribed as a treatise on institutions
divine and moral" 1t is so years since
he took the book, and all that while
he has gone about with a feeling
something akin to that OF neat man
whose hands are dirty. but still a
deeper feeling which included shame
with disgust. The taking of the book
was an insignificant thing in itself
Nobody ever shed tears over the loss
of it and nobody suffered because it
was gone; still the guilty act done by
sued him until he confessed and made
restitution in his old age.
One wonders how many men now in
the war in Europe have burdened their
souls with crimes too shameful, too
wicked for them to confess and too
deep for expiation. so that though they
come out Of the war unframed in body
they will go to their graves more mis-
erably unhappy than the blind and
MANNED.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-22
THE WORKERS

From 1.-THE Ship and Her Makers" by
John Masefield.
We tore the iron from the mountain 8
hold,
BY blasting fires we smithied It to steel;
Out of the shapeless stone we learned to
mold
The sweeping bow, the rectilinear keel;
We hewed the pine to plank, we split the
fir,
We pulled the myriad flax to fashion her.
Out of a million lives our knowledge
A million subtle craftsmen forged the
means;
Steam was our handmade, and our serv-
ant flame.
Water our strength, all bowed to our
machines;
Out of the rock, tho tree, the springing
herb,
We built this wandering beauty so SUI
THE SAILORS
We, who were born on earth and live by
air,
Make this thing pass across the fatal
floor,
The speechless sea; alone we commune
there
Testing with death. that ever-open
Sun, moon and stars are signs by which
we drive
This wind-blown iron like a thing alive.
THE SHIPS
I march across great waters like a
queen,
1 whom SO many VISIONS helped to
make;
Over the uncruddled pillows of seas green
blanch the dubbed highway of my
wake.
BY me the wandering tenants clasp tho
hands,
And know the thoughts Of men in other
lands.