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New-York tribune., 1917-06-24

A continuing military policy is the only an
swer TO such potential dangers. We never had
such a policy and We haven't got one now.
That policy. in a word IS universal military
training and universal service. Ii is the ounce
Of prevention that is necessary to keep things
straigh. between the United States and Japan
or any other government.
As far as kings are concerned, Ameri-
can newspapers find their plight, in large
part, one for laughter.
This is a very good time for monarchs
TO put a shirt or two and a change of
underwear in valse near the kitchen
door" declares The Detroit News"
Constantine Of Greece found il necessary to
sneak through the garden behind the palace,
because there was such a big crowd at the
front door ready to see him 90. What fine
picture for an artist to paint! Tino, with
child in one hand and his grip in the
other dashing for that 'little-used wicket
gate" while Sophie and the rest of the fam
lily followed across the onion bed. through
the potato patch, in among the garlic and
out through the cabbages. and be careful not
to wake up the dog,
The Cleveland Leader" remembers,
what few have recalled, that Constantine
took the throne Of Greece four years ago
last March, when his father was assassi-
mated. And this newspaper goes on to
say, even before the new King had given
any signs of rebellion against those who
set him up as a sovereign:
If the more liberal and advanced Greeks
could not support or endure the brother-n-
law Of the German Emperor, what reason is
there TO think that they will find the kaisers
sisters son more acceptable? Neni-
zeos. the masterful Cretan. who is already
in open revolt against the royal government
Of his country and is actively taking part
in the campaign of the Allies against the
Bulgars and the Germans in Macedonia, will
doubtless become the virtual head of the
Greek nation. The changes fore
shadowed point to the full entrance of
Greece into the war on the side of the AL
lies and the addition of nearly 100000 to
the 100000 people already arrayed against
Germany and her allies. . And every
throne which falls in Europe makes the foun-
datons Of the imperial power in Berlin more
uncertain and insecure That is fact of
farreaching significance.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-24
The Ideal Newspaper

MOT long ago Lord Northcliffe stated
~ his conception Of an ideal editorial
plan for newspapers in the following
way:
Let one mantle controller-be IN final
authority; give him the best experts obtain
able and let them alone. The newspaper
should be the consensus of the best brains
of the best specialists-the clearing house
of tho quickest and most accurate news from
.u ,hss,res Of world events; il should have
the judgment OF daily consultation. Make
the paper pay its way regardless OF advertis-
ing and Independent of everybody. II readers
don't like it they can burn IT, II 1t does not
suit advertisers, tney can stay out.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-24
The CrUger Case

Our American boys and girls resent su-
pervision of their lives, liberties and pur-
suits OF happiness. They imbibe early
the American belief in freedom and they
think their fathers and mothers silly and
old-fashioned when they warn them not
t, 90 to this or that place alone. In point
Of fact, fathers and mothers are silly, but
they are silly not because they OCCASION
ally admonish their youngsters to be pru-
@ent, but because they do pot hold a
tighter rein on them and guard them more
arefully.-Baltimore Sun.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-24
Food in
Wartime

Howpinski. the proprietor OF the swell
restaurant in Berlin, is serving three
months in prison for the atrocious crime
of serving a guest with an extra slice OF
bread
Ii is different in Fond du Lac, Wis.
There a hotel proprietor was sentenced to
thirty days in jail for lifting "A guest from
the dinner table by the ears out OF his
seat and kicking him out of the room,
merely for remarking that the beefsteak
must have been cut from a steer of ad-
vanced age.
Nothing was done in Arizona to the
waiter in the Kyrene hashhouse who. when
the guest complained that the mutton was
tough, said: Tough, is it? Well, it isn't
as tough as | am when you rouse me. You
eat it or I'll wear it out on you."-Los
Angeles Times.
The wheat loaf, we hear, chief rampant
of our civilization, is likely to become
dough. while corn bread and even barley
are hammering at our gates with intent
to break in and impose their alien rule
upon us. If we submit and bow to this
yoke may we not expect TO be wearing
sabots, next peaked visor caps, and per-
hans have TO cook our food in olive oil in
stead of butter and come 10 look upon
cheese as a dessert?-Kansas City Star.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-24
Ccrcdion
Consumption

There is only one question on conscrip-
tion. Either Canada is in this war or out
Of it. If we say we can do no more, then
we had best endeavor to make separate
peace with Germany, and withdraw our
men from France lest they be uselessy
sacrificed in a cause which is no longer
their country's cause. If We are in the
war, then, let's 90 on with it to the end, no
matter where that may be.-Regina Daily
Post
Ten years hence no Canadian will care
to be reminded that in the Great War,
when men died by tens Of thousands for
liberty, he was the conscious or uncon-
scious agent of the Kaiser.-Manitoba
Free Press.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-24
Roosevelt

Wherever the Colonel puts in an appear
ance the voltage Of atmospheric electricity
takes a sudden upward leap. The mass
meeting that welcomed him TO a favorite
stampng-ground on Sunday, when he ad-
dressed the railway men in Philadelphia,
found 1T. r." the same intanse, insuppres-
sibe red-blooded American that Philadel-
phians have greeted OF ycre, with an in
spring text to preach from in the crisis
that tests mems souls and proves their
fidelity to their country and to their own
convictions of Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-24

industrial heart Of Spain, is for clean
sweep, while the rest of the peninsula Is
yet more or less beneath feudalism's spell.
In such circumstances the success OF re-
volt must hinge upon the army's stand. Al
fonso is no Louis XVI afraid to strike
while the iron is hot On the contrary, he
is brave as lion and would lead the troops
against the fercest mob the troops were
New-York tribune., 1917-06-24

thoroughly loyal. History tells us that Louis
might have put down the revolution II he
had been every inch king; but, being a
nonentity. he hestated and paltered till the
golden opportunity was forever gone WHAT
ever may happen in Spain, there will be no
royal progress from palace 20 prison and
from prison to gullotine
Rather is it to be supposed that the people
New-York tribune., 1917-06-24
BerRstOYH

Ambassador da Cana of Brazil says
the code Of the diplomat is based on sim
cerity. lie evidently has had no Bern
storff in his neck Of the woods.-Nash-
vile TenneSseean.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-24

will coerce the Cortes into a vigorous asser-
ton Of the nations rights and that the King
will promptly execute the decree Of the
Cortes. This would mean war with Ger
many.
4 Moment for Nicholas
In the midst Of this talk Of kings of the
past and present few can find time to talk
New-York tribune., 1917-06-24
War and the
Presidency

Will this war produce a President Of
the United States? Ifnot, it will be the one
exception in our history The present war
New-York tribune., 1917-06-24
Of the World Seen Through American Eyes

differs from our other wars in some things,
but there is still admiration in the coun-
try for the successful man-at-arms. There
probably always will be. 1T is in the
blood. ."-Washington Star.
The Winslow mail., 1917-08-17
A Complete Education.

BY heritage, by breeding, by educa-
ton, by inclination, by profession,
was literary. Seven generations of my
family had been college bred. Many
of the literary men of the first half of
the nineteenth century had been enter
tanned by my family; and those who
remembered the happy experience had
always encouraged me to emulate, II
possible, the lives of Agassiz, Holmes,
Longfellow and Hawthorne. In the
university / was one of the few un-
usual creatures who delighted to delve
(for the pure love of it) into old poems
and ancient plays. My face was almost
as familiar feature of the library as
was the marble bNst of Homer there.
The college authorities made me the
editor of two publications; my class
mates indicated by their choice that
they believed I could write a class
poem. True, had never visited Bos-
ton, but about the time of my gradu-
alton a third cousin of mine from the
far South spent few days in the Hub.
so l felt that in some subtle way my
education had been completed.-Atlan-
tic.
The Winslow mail., 1917-08-17
Eoiled in the Attempt.

Brown had been saying that the
pickpOcket scare was nothing more
than a lot of panicky exaggeration,
and that a man, if only he were sensi"
BILE and moderately careful, had very
little to fear from the light-fingered
fraternity while walking through the
streets, says Tit-BitS.
"Pm not so sure" said Jones. "Why
only yesterday one of those beggars
tried to pick my pocket, but, happily,
my wife prevented him stealing pen
ny-piece."
"Oh," said Brown, becoming inter
ested, "that was jolly smart of her
What did she do-grab him, or merely
scream?"
Neither" replied Jones; "as mat.
ter of fact she wasn't with me at the
time.''
wasn't with you! What do you
mean?"
'My dear chap" sighed Jones, "you
wait till you get married, then you
may learn what an advantage it is
to have a wife who goes through your
pockets every night"
The Winslow mail., 1917-08-17
UnderQround Eels.

Some years ago, says contributor
to Answers, the Messrs. Boyd sank a
small hole for water on their Austria
lian farm, and struck running stream
at depth of three feet. One evening
a large eel came up in the bucket, and,
a light having been obtained, the work
men watched the hole. Fish in consid-
cradle numbers were constantly dart
ing across the open hole, and subse-
quently several hundred eels were
caught.
1t is a mystery where the fish came
from and whittier they were going
they seemed always to travel In the
same direction.
Recently the present owner of the
farm sank well about mile away
and found the stream at eight feet. AT
nighttime, if you have light, you can
see the eels flashing by, still going with
the stream in the direction of the coast
Some Of the fish weigh as much as six
DOundS
The Winslow mail., 1917-08-17
Are Composers Short-Lived7

1t is somewhat striking to note that
a number of great musicians were af-
fiicted with physical infirmities. Mo
zart, who only lived to the age of thir-
ty-fve, died of consumption. Schu-
mann, who died at the age of forty
six, was for some years before his
death confined in an asylum.
Beethoven reached the age Of fifty
seven, but for many years previous to
his death this great man of music was
quite deaf. Mendelssohn died at the
age of thirty-six, Schubert at thirty
one, Weber at forty, Chopin at forty,
Purcell at thirtyseven, and Bellini at
thirty-three. There are, of course, a
few exceptions. Bach. Haydn and
Handel all outlived their three-score
years and ten. The latter, however,
was for some years totally blind.
The Winslow mail., 1917-08-17
Burns inconsistent in Love.

Burns love affairs were both the
product and the inspiration of his
genius, says the London Telegraph
Although he had written to Clarinda OF
Edinburgh that, compared with her:
Jean Armour was as the expiring
glimmer of farthing taper beside the
glory of the meridian sun, he married
Jean within two months. Last year at
Sotheby's a letter written week after
his marriage, vindicating Jean entirely,
fetched $3.50. A few days ago a curl
Gus Burns letter was offered dated
June 26, 17SS (Burns was married
August 3, 1889, in which he states
81 have waited on Mr.. Auld about my
marriage affair and stated that / was
legally fined for an irregular marriage
by justice of the peace. He says il
1 bring an attestation of this by the
two witnesses there shall be no more
litigation about it," The '1egaP' mar.
riage which followed August 3 was ap'
parently the solution of the trouble
Doubts raised in the auction room as
to the authenticity of the letter were
diSpelled.
The Winslow mail., 1917-08-17
HAS UNIQUE PLANT
South Carolina Man Has Estab-
Iished Grasshopper Cannery.
Has Perfected Several Processes Cor
Preparation of Meat for
Human Consumption.

Douglas J. Mulloy of Fairbanks, q
g., has recently enlarged his grassh0D-
per cannery to several times its orig
inal size to accommodate the increased
number of orders received for his maR-
ufactured product. Hitherto Mull0y
has made meager living by catching
grasshoppers, picking them in alcohol.
and shipping them in ordinary guam
titles to high-school laboratories where
they are used for dissection in biology
classes. But recently MullOy received
letter from a man in New York city
"a Syrian, by the way-asking him If
he could ship canned grassh0ppers I'm
quantities, cooked merely-not pre-
served in alcohol. MullOy replied that
he could, and soon all the small boys
in Fairbanks were out with nets and
the grasshopper population of the place
from that time on.
TO make a long story short, MullOy
now has large factory devoted to the
grasshopper canning industry. He re-
ceives daily shipments from neighbor-
ing localities and is planning to estab-
lish agencies in all parts of North and
South America for the collection Of the
raw product and the distribution Of it
when finished.
He has perfected several ways by
which grasshopper meat can be pre-
pared for human consumption. One
oh
a way that all hard, stiff or bony parts
of the insect are Softened; then the
whole is seasoned and pressed into
cakes. Another grasshopper food prod
uct is made by frying them crisp like
French fried potatoes. These are
sealed in air-tight packages and SOLD
under the name of ''hOppercrisps."
The most delicious of Mulloys novel
products is said to be the grasshOpper
preserves, which are made by boiling
the insects down thick in molasses. In
flavor grasshoppers resemble a mix
ture of raw tomato and cheese with a
dash of pepper. They chew like crab
meat.
MullOy is able to produce his prod
ucts very cheaply owing to the negligi-
BILE cost of the raw material and his
use of child labor. They retail for 10
cents a pound, pressed or fried, and
for Is cents can, preserved. Food
experts testify that they are rich in
nourishment, being S5.4 per cent pro-
teid, 1O.6S per cent carbohydrate, and
per cent fat.
The Winslow mail., 1917-08-17
Sources of Spanish Law.

The sources of Spanish law are, di-
ractly, the code Napoleon and the vari-
ous customs or fueros of the different
provinces of the peninsula, handed
obtained the full force and effect Of
legal enactment; and, indirectly, .he
vsst and comprehensive compilation
OF Justinian, from which all nations OF
medieval and modern times have, to 81
greater or less degree, derived the tn
spiration of their rules for the regula-
ton and government of their private
relations and public life.
The Winslow mail., 1917-08-17
HOW U. S. COINS ARE MADE
it Took Adolph Weiman Seven Mo:iths
to Make Perfect Designs for New
Dimes and Halves.

Smoothing out the wrinkles in Miss
makers from cutting off the tips of her
fingers, took seven months OF the
hardest kind of work on the part Of
Adolph A. Weiman, who designed the
dimes and half-dollars, which, II you
are fortunate, you are now jingling in
your pockets.
Sitting in his studio, the artist who
designed these coins for Uncle Sam,
told how the work was done.
"The first task is to make a detailed
sketch of the design. From this sketch
is made finished model from model
ing wax. Some men work with small
models; some with large.
"The models l made for the coins
were IA or Is inches in diameter.
''When this model is completed it is
necessary to make reduced model
from it by means of a mechanical de-
vice by which one needle traces the
large model and another, connected
with it, but moving on reduced area,
reprOduces the original. This reduced
model was, in this case, five times the
size of the coin. From this smaller
model bronze alloy cast is made.
'"This cast is used by the mint iden-
tically as the original large model was
used to make a further reduction the
exact size of the proposed coin.
"This reduction is cut on q soft
steel hub and the design is repro.
duced in relief-not as a sunken mod
el. This steel relief is called the mas
ter die'-although it is not die at
all, but simply relief model.
'"The steel of which it is made is
then tempered and made very hard;
is placed in a chuck and a piece of
soft steel is forced down upon it with
terrific pressure. This produces the
final die, which in turn is hardened,
and from it the coins are struck.
These dies will strike from 100 to
120 coins before being defaced. 1t Is
necessary, therefore, continually to
take new dies from the master die to
keep up the coinage.
"Only a single stroke Of the die ma
chine is necessary to make the impress
sion."-New York Sun.
The Winslow mail., 1917-08-17
Imagination.

Imagination is often useful as at
times when you must give your wife
an account of how you spent last eve
ming. If you have Imagination you will
Immediately think of some clever and
original reply, such as, II was sitting
up with a sick friend" Some people
have no imagination at all and get
into way of telling the truth about
everything, which of course makes
them very disagreeable companions.
There have been people with much
Imagination, but few with enough to
see any charm in other peoples chill
drcn. Of course, if you have too much
imagination you may be given free
board and room by the state, pleas
ant life, free from care, but rather
confning.-Detroit Journal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-14
I0ANOKE CONTRIBUTIONS
TO Y, NJ. c. A. WAR FUND

The following are the names Of the
contributors to the above fund by the
,tpiotic citizens of Roanoke:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-14

Just received-My new fall line
of Hats for Ladies, Misses and
Children. Mrs. Alleen Romero,
one block north of Bakery o12tf
A. E. Lognion was a Lake
Charles business visitor Thursday.
Fred Estes was transacting
business in Jennings Thursday.
Hon. John T. Hood went to
Jennings on professional business
today.
M. B. Van Ness left Wednes-
day for Stuttgart, Ark, on bust
ness. He will probably return
the first part of next week.
Willie O. Compton left Tuesday
for the Gerstner aviation field
where he has enlisted his services
in the Notifying squad. "Bill''
is a machinist of considerable
note and it is commonly predict.
ed that he will rise, tho he does
not go up in a plane.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-14
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Personal---But Not Too Personal
And Local Items of Interest
If You Are Not Ashamed of Your Visitors Tell Us Z
Who They Telephone 222.


Miss Lois Godfrey who is teach
ing this term at Toomey, in Cal
casieu parish and Mr.. Peters, of
Edgerly, spent Sunday at the home
of DR., and Mrs. J. B. Godfrey.
Cement Blocks and &C.
ment Brick {. L. Davis,
phone IS, Welsh, la.
R. R. Senez, Sam Goldsmith,
Trueman Fear and E. A. Greer
were Lake Charles visitors Tues
day.
Thomas Railsback of Kansas
City, Mo-, arrived Monday and
will spend several days here on
business.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-14
Appeal To Reason Has Change of
Heart

For the first time in its strenuous
career, the Appeal To Reason" social
iSt organ published at Girard, Kansas,
has voiced a reasonable assertion as re.
CARDS to a reignlng administration. The
name of the paper has been changed to
THE New Appeal" and it comes out
strong for President Wilson and his
declaration of war for democracy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-14
Red Cross Auto witt Go at Next SUE

In spite of the bad weather, the
ladies OF the Red Cross did fairly we'll
al the Shoemaker sale Tuesday. The
sale Of coffee and lunches brought
S32O for the cause, and the ladies re-.
quest the Journal to Iextend their sin.
Cere thanks to everyone who in any
way contributed.
The automobile which MrSheumaker
donated was not sold, on account Of the
bid weather, but will be put up at the
next ale, or at least in the near future.
The two quilts made by the Misses
Ecker and Johnston and Red Cross
children from the scraps left at the
sewing headquarters, were auctioned
a this sale and brought the sun Of
$lLOJ,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-14
CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS.

Chamberlain Tablets are intended
for stomach troubles, bilious
ness and constipation, and have met
with much success in the treatment of
those diseases, People who have suf'
fered for years with stomach trouble
and have been unable to obtain any
permanent relief, have been completely
cured by the use of these tablets.
Chamberlain's Tablets are also of great
value for biliousnesS. Chronic coDSti.
patton may be ermanently cured ny
taking Chamberlain's Tablets and OBJ.
serving the plain printed directions
with each bottle. ,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-14
Life Insurance
w. n Colbert, Mgr.
Phone 66-Night 90

Messrs. A. BenOit and Albert
Broussard motored over to Lake
Charles Thursday to meet Mrs.W.
E. ByerIy and children who will
spend the holidays visiting Mrs.
Byerly's parents Mr.. and Mrs, c..
Benoit and other relatives.
FOR SALE-My farm of 122
acres on Bayou Nezpique, 6 miles
north of Jennings. Will sell for
$25 an acre if taken before Dec.
20. J. G. Fournet, 800 North
Twelfth street, Waco, Texas.
nov234t
George A. Guilty who has Teen
in New CLEANS for the past four
days returned to Welsh Thursday
night.
Richie Mason left Wednesday
fot Edgerly, where he has a posi-
ton as night agent at the S. P.
depot. =.
Corn for Sale, in car
lots, in shuck or shucked
delivered at any Ry sta
ton. Write, phone or
see D. c. Bottorff, phone
l72.
Mrs. P. H. Goodreaux went to
Jennings Wednesday for a short
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Els,
Goodreau who left Thursday night
for Marlin, Texas, for Mr.. Good.
reau's health. Mrs. P. H. Good.
reau was accompanied home by
her little grandchildren who viii
remain until their parents return
For Sale-the Booth place north
of the Catholic cemetery. Terms
given. Also the Head property
where Mr.. Hurlbut lives;acreage
Cash or terms. c. A. Lantz
Welsh. dec7tt
About 100 bags of La. Pear
Seed rice for sale at $40 per bag
Lantz & Lantz, Welsh, La, Phon
287-2O. dec7tf
Within the past few weeks it j
plainly noticeable that some o
the young ladies of Welsh ar
looking rather sad. Their sweet
hearts and kin folk have joine
the colors. Cheer UP you fai
Ophelia. When your Hamlet
returns you will receive him wit
a long and LASTING loving embrac
for having answered the call Q
his country.
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