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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-16

lean, with her hands behind her,
against the opposite porch post. But
tell me, what would you do with your
pot Of rainbow gold--if you should
find IT."
Brouillard rose and Strengthened
himself with his arms over his head
like an athlete testing his muscles for
the record-breaking event.
What would | do? A number Of
things. But first of all, | think, I'd
buy the privilege of telling some WON.
an that love her."
She was silent for so long a time
that he looked at his watch and
thought of going. But at the deciding
instant she held him with low.spo-
ken question.
Does it date back to the handicap?
You needn't tell me If you don't want
to-"
1T does. And there is no reason
why l shouldn't tell you the simple
fact. When my father died he left me
debt-a debt of honor; and it must
be paid. Until it is paid-but l am
sure you understand"
Quite fully" she responded quickly.
and now there was no trace of levity
in the sweetly serious tone. rs it
much?-so much that you can't"
He nodded and sat down again on
the porch step, YES, 1t is big enough
to go in class by itself-in round
numbers, hundred thousand dollars"
Horrors" she gasped. "And you
are carrying that milestone? Must you
carry it?"
IF you knew the circumstances you
would be the first to say that I must
carry 1t, and go on carrying 1t to the
end Of the chapter"
"But-but you'll never be frec!"
mot on government salary" he
admitted. "As a matter of fact, 1t
takes more than half Of the salary to
pay the premiums on-pshaw! Let's
drop it."
She was looking beyond him and her
voice was quick with womanly sym2a.
thy when she said: IF you could drop
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-16
SYNOPSIS.

- chief engineer Of the Niquoia
rsglllafes,. M goes out from camp to
gllon, . Os 4 strange light and finds an
sllsa!s : naTty camped at the canyon
lroDl,ss R meets J. Wesley Cartwright
gL 5nlsggbter, Genevieve, OF the auto
hl aas sSSpIsins the reclamation work
n iaa SsoalfWright secs in the project
lls as.o eo' Ia make money; Brouillard
en .1oTs 10 hints from the fnancier,
rps r. VGSSsnevieve that the engineer
I ere u 5own and hook himself II the
l eollgg covered" Cartwright organ
: N .,apsny ana obtains government
~. s9D q furnish power and material
~ Ann construction. A busy city
ils about the site. Steve Massin-
as ! W 10 start a gold rush II
NY. 40 Aces not influence President
I. !. !. gsuild a railroad branch to the
z Y .,ns opening an easy market for
g w, ,som the Little Susan" mine.
aal.,5 and the company's promoter
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CHAPTER V-cOntinued.

ami believe It, Murray. It's a
ant Of the book Of Bedlam!
4. fair shot at 1t and see where
snat lands: this entire crazy fake
,rll, mon one solitary, lonesome
s-lho fact that we're here, with a
~ our hands big enough to create
,aIys, present.moment market for
= and material. There Is absolute
dining else behind the bubble
sng, Il We we're not here the Nj
Improvement company would
have been heard Oft"
hlow laughed. "Your arguing that
Two makes four doesn't change
iscent hue Of the bubble" he
srsd. III big money has seen
s,s 10 skin somebody, the mere
lat the end Of the world is due
ens along down the pike some
n'l going to cut any obstructing
Ia Ven all be buying and sell
ner lots in Hosford's new city
vsrs a month older. Don't you
sRf
'Ia believe II when see IT," was
gEardS reply; and with this the
si rested for the moment.
D vas later In the day, an hour or
ihr the serving Of the hearty
g b the engineers mess tent,
BlOuillard was given to see an
Il Hd still less tolerable side Of
snpmary guest, Hosford had
b IniO the Office to plant himself
iY n The makeshift easy chair for
mokng Of a big, black after.sup.
agr.
ITs been looking over your rules
HNlasions, Brouillard," he be-
iilsg an interval Of silence which
wizard bad been careful not to
You're making a capital mis-.
3 trying to transplant the old
isaltgt blue laws out here. Your
aqnsn ought to have the right to
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-16

recommend it to any woman suffering
from female weakness. You may pub
lishmy letterif you wish. Mrs. JAMES
CoNLEY, BIC St. Clair ST., Frankfort, KY.
No woman suffering from any form Of
female troubles should lose hope until
she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's VegI
etable Compound fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
Ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be a most valuable tonic
and invigorator of the female organism.
All women are invited to write
to the Lydia e. Pinkham Medic
cine CO., Lynn, Mass, for special
advice,-it will be confidential
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-16
Banker Killed With Ak.

Wills Point, Tex.--R ]. Moran. son.
h-law of H. s. Goodnight, president of
the Van Zandt National bank, who,
with his wife were killed In their
home early Wednesday, and Mrs
Moran seriously injured, was arrested
Wednesday and formally charged with
murder. All three members of the
family apparently were beaten with a
heavy, sharp instrument, which the pc
ice believe was an ak. Moran was
taken to Cantoa for safekeeplng.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-16

aeIleve Il, Murray. ZEE q
~ q the Book Of eedlamI"
neg money in any way that
vas pointedly occupying
4 hla desk, but he looked up
'asa to say; Whisky, you
.no other things. They tell
y 0ont allow any open gam.
~, any women here outside Of
alies Of the workmen."
asl was the short retoinder.
.oat hold water after we get
AMY IN motion"
nave to hold water as far
" concerned. II l have to build
a..s iu the camp, snapped
nan, Y, aeavy face wrinkled itself
-l'lal'ss smile you're autty. >
..ed when / find a man
'osn hard on all the little
Always makes me wonder
" name Of The cOrking big one
s.as . cover up.s
~ vas obviously no peace.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-16
help FOR
WORKING WOMEN
Some Have to Keep ON Until
They Almost Drop. How
Mrs. Conley Got Help.

Here is letter from a woman who
had to work, but was too weak and suf-
fered too much to continue. How she
regained health
Frankfort, KY" suffered 50 much
with female weakness that could not
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-16
Sorry He SPOKE.

II object to coming after the trained
balloons"
You're right" said the manager.
"Crowding similar acts together Ia al,
ways a mistake"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-16

do my own work,
had to hire it done.
! heard SO much
aboutLydia E. Pink.
hams We bio
Compound tn at /
triedit. ! took TIRES
bottles and / found
it to be all you
claim. Now l feel as
well as everI did and
am able to do all my
,NSr,,, 1,,ori, o-o;, Z
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-16

q you we're In love with a
~ and q beast Of a man, who
" Inc power to get you fired
s.m your Job, made a Sinking
'.w,,k about her to you, would
~ smash him In the Jaw and
~ him OFT Of your Office
~, n tho act caused an In.
i.snIss postpOnement Of your
v.sdIngl
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-16

II takes an artistic bore 10 be al,
most entertaining.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-16

DO you think that Amy will
conduct a little filtration with
the despIsed tiosford, In order
TO aid her father, II she finds
out that Hosford can bring the
railroad TO NIquola or keep It
away?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-16

own work again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
NEW YORK REVISITED.
The Streets Better Paved. the TOwu
More Attractive Than Ever.

To THE EDITOR up THE SvN-Sir. one
who had lived in New York city for
fifteen years recently visited the city
after an absence Of six years. You are
not only marching on. but YOU are doing
many things In "A better way than Of old.
In years gone by your streets were laid
on big oblong blocks OF granite planted
In sand or in a veneer of mud called by
the INSCRIPTIONS contractor concrete.
Now the granite paving blocks are I'm
ished smaller and ne1ter and are laid In
the streets in a scientific manner, making
them look fine and smooth without the
old disagreeahle noise and giving the
horses good footing. This Is a great i'm
proverncnt over the old method.
The approaches and arch at the Canal
street entrance to the new East River
bridge are IA fine piece OF work. The
museums and the park are more attrac-
tive than ever. Not SO many fat police
men are to he seen, and the frcmeu and
their equipment are Hue. There are.
am told. no more low night places. and the
games of tho gold brick kind" have van.
ishcd. There are stlll some things that
should not Ice allowed. For instance. a
gentleman who wished 10 buy a watch
for "A hoy was advised to go to a certain
reputable jewcllcr ncar forty-Seconc
street OIL Fifth emu The gentleman
sent some one else with the money t,
buy the watch. This man made .
mistake and went into uur OF IN. small
shops along SiN'h avenue that djshon'
eStly advertise their watches and jew,
clry. The man bought a watch at a goot
price. II was sent out Of the city I,
tho boy. who found that he had beer
miserahly cheated The authorities IL
New York should deal suminarlly will
rascally shoplieepers FOR the protection
Of the public. OBSERVER.
HALL QUARRY. Me. March IS.
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or the two possible battleAcids which
It would be least inclined to choose
for the fray.
Under these circumstances II might
no advisable for the two leading par
ties ,o shorten their respective plat
forms this year, eliminating all ir.
relevant matters. reducing superfu-
Gus padding to n minimum and plac.
ing the one great issue Of these troub.
lous times before the voters Of the
country from the two conflicting
standpOints that ut present attract
supporters to their antagonistic stand
ards. But whether the platform
makers of the leading parties work
together toward a simplitication Of
the coming political controversy or
not. destiny, or fate. or what you will,
seems to have dccrecd that the Amer
lean people shall choose their next
President not for n variety Of reasons
but for extremely few.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
Mohsnsic In . New Aspect.

The Monhansic Hospital for the In.
sane and the state Training School
for Boys are to he taken from the
Croton watershed. Tho leaders OF
the majority in the Senate have
decided not to pollute the drinking
water of 5.OOO.OON men. women and
children with the sewage from these
institutions, and this city Is expected
to he grateful for deliverance from
the danger in which 1t stood. The
Of that gratitude. however.
will he exactly adjusted to the cir
cumstances under which the benefit
is conferred.
Having selected an indefensiblc site
for the establishments that arc pres
emily to he abandoned. and spent
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars on
them, the frugal gentlemen who hail
from above the city line now pur-
pose to find some means by which
to extract the whole or as large n
fraction Of the lost sum as pos
sible from the taxpayers of this
town. 4 dis%interestcd commission
selected by Speaker SWEET and Sen
,ftor BRowN. with II member repre-
senting Governor WHITMAN. will In
| vestigatc the liability of the city In
the premises. The Governor has op
posed poisoning his fellow townsmen
and his spokesman on the commission
may defend the municipal pocket
book the men designated by Mr.
SWEET and Mr.. Brown may III
counted on to dig as large a hole ir
the treasury rs they cnn.
We shall restrain the expression o.
our enthusiasm for our Albany hene
factors until We learn how much theil
decision not to put sewage In ou
drinking water Is going to cost us.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31

count Of themselves, General JorfRE
must believe that the British who
have been brought in are stanch
troops and will be able to hold their
ground. Probably they will he put to
the test before long by the Germans
in their front. IT is rather curious
that the correspondent ut the British
headquarters is allowed to say In his
despatch. fresh from the censor's eye
that although the hour of the Brit
ish army may bc ut hand. 1t is no,
yet" AS he also speaks Of "thc com
ing offensive there IL apparently de
sign in the publication, hut what II
Is remains to he seen. At least !,
may he assumed that great things nrt
in preparation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
Who IL Behind the Proposed En-.
barge on G~asO1ene:

In support Of his resolution au-
thorizing the President to put an
embargo on gasolene, Representative
HOwARp Of Georgia declared that:
THE renneries defend their action in
fixing existing and contemplated ex-
crbitant prices by saying that there Is
an increased demand occasioned by the
European war. and a decreased produce
tion in crude oil.
Neither Of tho statements Is true II
the various Government departments.
including tho Department OF Commerce.
the Interior Department. tho Interstate
Commerce Commission or Federal Trade
Commission. are to be credited.
The war in Europe has not increased
the expectation Of sasolene. but II has
decreased.
The report OF another governmental
investigation soon TO be made public
will show that the 'on hand supply Is
greater thai at any time in the history
NJ the country"
Assuming that the Governments in
formation regarding the gasolene on
hand and the decrease In the guam.
| tity exported Is accurate. and cor
rectly reported by Mr.. HOWARD, how
would an embargo benefit the dOmes.
| tic consumer? 1t would save. II II
were enforced. a certain quantity of
the product. Of course. but would II
remedy II situation brought about in
spite Of lessened shipments abroad
and increased stock on hand? Mr..
HOWARD appears to believe that the
r%eiiners have invented II falsehood
about their foreign trade TO v Il
ncfarious conspiracy to rob the do
nestle consumers. Should this turn
out to be the fact, they are capable
of devising another when that now
in use ceases to be available.
1t must not he forgotten that In
the present situation all projects fol
laying embargoes are open to grave
suspicion. Before this radical anC
difficult weapon Is authorized. tho
history of the movement that seek.
to employ II must he thoroughly in
vestigated. and the consequences o.
its employment must be considered
One embargo authorized. another on
might be more readily accepted gasO
len" would not be held up many day
before schemes for prohibiting Othe
exports would he put forward. ant
in each case purely domestic reason
urged in support Of the policy nigh
hide Il plan of serious international
significance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31

To THE EDiToH OF THE SrN-Sir: A
short time ago ! read IA timely editorial
article in THE Sun. "Scnd the Boys 10
Plattshurg," The suggestion was made
that men OF means might do Il patriotic
thing by paying the expenses OF stu
dents who could not afford to go to the
summer encampment. \ sophomore at
Brown University. aged 81, who is
paying hts own way through college by
work during vacation and at the coll
lege. writes me as follows:
feel that II were able - NJ mys-lf
for military work. and dli not do II. and
the time came when the United states
WAS thrust into war, should not have
done my duty To my own family, Ia
friends and noighbors and humanity.
Here is "A young nan who cannot az.
ford to ro to llattsburg at his own cx-
perlsc, Such young men, with scant
means, but with character and II viii Ia
succeed. make our hest citizens.
THOMAS Z. MlLLEa.
Nsw YORK, March 40.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
News From British Headquarter s
In France.

Until now the British censor has
not permitted the publication OF any
facts about the length % the line
held by the British army on the west
ern front. There is probably method
in authorizing the statement that one
fourth of the entire front Is occupied
by British troops. According to Reu-
ter's correspondent ut headquarters
in France, the line defended by Cen
| cral HAIG extends from the User In
| the Sommc. Any part Of II is much
| nearer Paris than \crdnn is. A year
20 the British inlrrnchmcnts SPAWNED
only thirty miles of the western front.
To-day the distance. irregular in out
line. must extend for 100 miles or
even more.
1t Is now explained that when Gen
cral JoffRE on March = said 'tho
French army remembers that its re-
cent call on the wmrndcship of the
British army met with an immediate
4 anu totllhVl' l'Nl 'IIS' Nv iHi ~
mind the g dispositions IN the
western front. Thus the reonforce'
ments of artillery and men that were
despatched to Nrrdun to stiff"n the
defence are accounted for. 1t is OF
course no "thin red line" thai
stretches from III" User To The
Somme: therefore. II very large bod!
of troops was moved to the Verdul
sector more than II month ago. II
the Germans did not know ii befOr,
and they should have known ii, fol
their aviation reconnaissance is OK
ccllent-th"y must now realize tina
n great army "hSlrnctS their ndvanc,
to Paris In the Nrrdun field of opera
tons.
As that part of the lin" turned owe
to the British VAS defended by som,
Of the best French divisions, vctcr
ans who had always given Il good nc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
A Railroads. Giant Achievement.

Too few Americans have had the
opportunity Ia become acquainted
with the latest accomplishment of
American railroad engineering. an
achievement that is justly compared
in Importance with the first journey
of a steam locomotive. With the an
nounccmcnt by the Chicago. Milwau-
kce and 81. Paul hallway that It's task
of electrifying 44O miles Of track Is
nearly completed a survey of this
latest railroad undertaking becomes
possible.
In the 40 miles between Harlow
ton. Montana, and Avery, Idaho, the
ST. Paul mounts the Belt, Rocky and
Bitter Root Mountains and crosses
the Continental Divide. The Belt
Mountains are crossed at an altitude
of BIS feet nj Summit the FipeStone
Tunnel at an elevation of 6,322 feet
ut Donald Is a half mile bore through
the main Rocky Mountains, North
Americas spine; the tracks of the
railway surmount the Bitter Root
range at IN altitude Of 4.163 feet at
East Portal.
Between these crests trains must
climb a . per cent. grade for 200
miles on the asst approach to the
Great Divide: just west of the divide
there is n grade of l.G6 per cent for
1911 miles. and a ! per cent grade Is
found on the western slopes of the Big
Belt Mountains for forty miles to-
gethcr. Such gradients ms those cited
arc especially difficult for the steam
locomotive in winter weather, when
the loss Of heat by radiation Is great
and much attention is necessary Mt
every division point.
On the other hand the electric loco
motive cxcels In cold weather. Low
temperatures keep its motors cool, II
suffers no ~lessening OF speed or trac'
tive power, and it can drive through
snowdrifts In which a steam locomO.
tive Is helplessly stalled.
These considerations, To which
were added others. such rs the nb
scnce OF smoke, the radiance of fuel
trains, coal and water stations nnt
ash dumping, led TO the decision tt
spend Sl2.OOO,OOO In electrifying the
mountain divisions. or the 44O mile,
which 1t was decided to elcctrlfy, III
miles, from Three Forks to Deel
Lodge. are 10Y in actual operation
This is the first time that electric
traction has been applied To tracks
covering several engine divisions an,
exhibiting the most difficult trnffl'
conditions that are known to rni
transportation.
Electrical power to operate thcs'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
AMERICA.
II Il Safe for . Citisea Of the United
states 70 Use The Name.

To THE Ep,ron or THE SUN-Str. V.
NJ. Ogden Of Oyster Bay X In your
columns. "1f American Government is
correct, would not the Presidents It'll"
be President Of America"
The Presidents title 10 given In Ar
ticle H., Section I, Of the Constitution :
The executive power shall be vested III
a President Of the United states 81
America" Blu In the same manner as
We refer 10 the President Of the unitci
states Of Brasil A. the President NJ
Brasil and the Brasilian President. We
might without danger Of being misun-
derstood call nj President the President
Of America. ~.
Perhaps Mr.. ogden will have his DIFF
fcuity about that title cleared up by no
t!cing in his atlas that the continent OF
North America and the continent Of
South America. considered together. con.
stitute the western Hemisphere" not
America" OF course that Is merely
nm argument from the usage 81 the
makers and publishers OF maps. Yet IN
tho absence of any agreement between
the so~vereignties Of the Western iiem'.
sphere concerning . general name tne
usage Of makers OF maps would ne safe
to follow.
Recently In reading letters OF Lafay'
ette TO Washington ! notice he refers
to 10 a. "citisens Of America
BARBARIAN.
PHILADELPHIA, March 30.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
WHY LATE AT THE OPERA?
Because Fashionable Folk Regard
Hlsh Art ~ Amusement.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: A
letter in THE SvS about opera ticket
scalpers speaks of the real music low
ers. that class which comes at the begin
ming OF the performance. not In the mid
die OF IT," The indifference and patron
hing manner affected by some people OF
wealth toward music and the other arts
are easily explained. From childhood they
are taken to operas and high class en-
t~ertainments simply because II is fash
.onable. and II ia just as easy financially
for them to attend an opera as a movie
show. Therefore they are wont to treat
high art as an amusement rather than as
an inspiration.
II IL not the fault ~ the management
that the opera is m~onorolized by the
wealthy. II IL rather the exorb'tant
| prices that the artists demand which
place the opera out OF reach Of SO many
Of the real music lovers. :. w. d.
EAST DRANGE, y. J., March 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
Colonel Roosevelt on Dr. wilson.

We have not the shadow of II doubt
that the great majority of Americans
find satisfaction in Colonel THEODORE
KoosEyELI's dcnunciation of President
WOODROW WILSON'S Mexican policy
and performances during the past
three years and more. People are not
concerning themselves 50 much about
the time or of the spirited
attack as about it's truth.
1t is fair to say that Colonel ltoosE-
vELT's statement printed yesterday
merely concentrates and iutensifies
the opinions no has been expressing
for months. This is not II suddenly
adopted cXpedicnt of the calculating
campaigner. 1t is entirely consist
ent with his previous u%tterances on
the subject. No politician now liv-
ing has IA keener sense of opportunity
for political advantage, but here Colo
mel ROOSEVELT Is only repeating, with
accumulated vigor and d%irectncss,
that which he has been saying ever
since the Administrations amazing
methods in Mexico attracted his at
tention and excited his indignation
and disgust.
The consequences Of the Presidents
initial mistake and successive blum
ders have become ST. evident to the
country that the liberation and re-
straint OF speech long exercised by
his fellow citizens as a patriotic duty
are now very generally confined to
the immediate aspects of the situa-
ton. He claims and receives the sup
port Of most good Americans in his
emergency measures, in his military
operations in Mexican territory. All
the same. in the broader view of The
whole chapter of policy and the chro
nOlOgy of events. the record is dam
ming and Colonel ROOSEVELT has don,
nothing more than To sum up the cast
in the historical sense more forcibl!
than anybody else has done.