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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Our Best Little lmitator

The catbird is so called because the
note by which he is most commonly
known is like the meow of a cat, but
as a matter of fact he initiates al
most every other sound he hears, says
the American Forestry association of
Washington, whose nationwide bird
house building contest is attracting
great attention to the countrys feath-
cred host. It has been said that the
catbtrd can initiate anything from a
squeaking cartwheel to the song of a
thrush. He sings along apparently
without knowing what he is going to
improvise next. In color this bird is
rather somber, being dark gray with
black cap. He is one of the most
common birds throughout the United
States, although rare west of the
Rockies.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
BedouIn Bards,

The descriptive power and fidelity
of Arabic poetry in setting forth both
the life of the people and the scenery
of the cline are remarkable. 1t con-
lures up visions Of tawny brows, flow.
Ing boards, soft eyes, picturesque tur-
bans, paving chargers, and patient
dromedaries. We seem to be there.
II is the land of the date tree and
the fountain, the ostrich and the gi-
raffe, the tent and the caravan. 1t is
the home of the simeon and the mi
rage. It is the world of the desert
and the stars. Hospitality waves her
torch through the night to win the
wanderer to be guest. The very
picture, embodiment, breath, blaze, OF
all this is in the lyrics of the Bedouin
bards. The richness Of their language,
and something of the character Of the
people who use 1t, are shown In the
Fact that it has so names for honey.
800 for the lion, and thousand for
the sword William Russell Alger.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Lake Mo Chances,

The following interesting bit OF In
formation is from Safety Engineering: :
"Not every one understands how
inflammable and explosive chlorate Of
uotash is. One man learned in a
peculiar manner. He was carrying
chlorate of potash tablets in small
bottle in his coat pocket; the cork
presumably became loosened and fell
out. Entering a street car, he knocked
the ashes from his pipe, as he sup
posed, and put it in his pocket. In
a few moments there were spurts of
blue fame, and the tablets went Off.
For time the man was in danger
of being mistaken for an enemy alien,
carving bombs. The mystery of The
explosion was solved by finding small
particles of glass wedged in the cloth
ing around where the bottle had been
Other than the shock to his own
nerves and those Of the passengers
the only damage was to his clothes
which were burned badly"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
WHAT THE WORLD WAR COST
Ability to Meet 1t Consists in Coun'
try's Productive Power Exercised
to the Limit.

The ultimate factor in war finance
Is not the dollar, but what the dollar
can buy-at the moment when 1t IS
necessary to use it. The economic
burden Of a war is not borne by capt.
tai, that is, the stOred-up savings IN
vested in railroads, factories ana
banks. but by the productive power OF
the country, engaged in unproductlVe
consumption. For war is waste, Cd
serves the April La Reyista del Nun
do.
When estimating the financial abll-
ity Of a nation to make war a conSld-
GRAFTON Of her wealth does not tell the
story, just as d consideration OF popu-
lation, which would give Russia the
first place, would be altogether false
1t is the ability nation has to master
and mobilize her dollars and SEND
them into the trenches and make them
fight that reveals her financial power
as a military nation. Germany, with
her long preparation, her autocratlc
government machinery, was able to
cOnSCript all production for war pur-
poses, and mass her economic strength
almost as speedily as she massed her
fighting men.
Great Britain and the United States,
not being verSed in the science or war
did not understand this factor. The
economic resources of these countries
were not modified and massed all at
once, but each government was forced
to take over more and more of the ma
chinery of production as war needs
became increasingly great. These two
countries, with bulldog, but mistaken,
determination, chung to the slogan,
Business as usual" as long as 1t was
possible to do so. The business men
Of those countries believed that so long
as there was plenty of money in ctrcu'
lation every one would be able to
turn to, buy government bonds and
thus assist in the business Of war. But
this fallacy is akin to the common one
of mistaking dollars for wealth.
The cost Of the war, as nearly as II
can be estimated in money, shows the
national debt which each belligerent
now carries ranges from 4,6 per cent
Of the national wealth Tin JAPAN tt
so per cent Of the national wealth (iI
Hungary. How these staggering LA
bilities are to be met is the problem
for the future; but the United States
with a debt amounting to 6 per CEN
of her national wealth of 250,0OO 600,
600, is in the favored position undOubt
edly, facing unprecedented possibilities
in credit expansion.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Sandpaper Label Simple
Plan to Avoid Mistakes

Perhaps the simplest Of all devices
for protecting people from taking doses
from poison bottles by mistake is the
sandpaper label. The actual label,
with the usual skull and crossbones,
is pasted on a piece of sandpaper large
enough to 60 all around the bottle, so
that When you take up the bottle in the
night, no matter how dazed from sleep
you may be, the rough, unfamiliar feel
of the sandpaper r0uses you, and you
recognize at once that the bottle con-
tains poison of some description. The
printed label will tell the kind OF
poison in the bottle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
TIPS FOR
POULTRY GROWERS

Those who neglect to provide shade
for their hens during the trying sum-
mer months are likely to regret it.
The fowls must have comfort as well
as food.
If the yards have no shade it will
pay to provide it even though it takes
some time and labor.
Shade is regarded as one Of the i'm
pCrtant items in the care Of the flock
for the SUMMER. When the hot days
come on many poultry breeders trans
fer the hens and young chickens to
the orchard or to WoOdlOt. Where
Shade is not available a temporary
structure six by ten feet square and
four feet high is erected; this is COW
cred with burlap or canvas. An ideal
place for young fowls is near to the
edge of a corn field where they can
have shade, scratching places and can
find many insects.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
NaEINGS OF A HAPPY MAN
Good Habits and Wise Living Go a
Long Way Toward Securing
the Best in Life.

We have noticed the happiest man
many time. He works for his liv-
Ing and he gets a good one. One
thing We notice, he is a man of fine
habits. He saves his money and is
getting ready to buy some property.
He loves his home, plays with the
children reads good books and keeps
company with his wife. Because of
bis good habits he saves a little, which
will give him chance to make an in
yestment.
And then there is another thing-he
Is reliable man. He does good
work, He is honest in whatever he
does Every dollar he gets represents
Just that much of honest labor. 1t Is
As largely, that makes him prosper
Gus and happy.
Water keeps its own level, and SO
% conduct and character and pros
Vefity' # a man is mean and low, SO
VIII the consequences be. He can
not be one thing and his experience
another. A low-lived man may grow
neA and happy, but 1t will not be for
long Anybody can tell what's the
matter with man If he Is with him
day lie will soon see if the other
spleen, a stomach, an upllft or q
aole-0hio State Journal.
! safer to commend the dead
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Future Bindlns-Twlne Supply

American farmers use 2000O0,000
pounds of binder Irvine year, while
an additional 10O,000,000 pounds is
necessary for the other grain-growing
countries. Eighty per cent of the
henequen used in the manufacture Of
Irvine comes from Yucatan and most
Of the sisal used in making Irvine
also is imported from foreign coun-
tries. For the protection of American
farming interests the United States de-
partment of agriculture is promoting
the growing of sisal and henequen in
the Philippine islands, Hawaiian is
lands, Porto Rico and Florida in or
der that Uncle Sans future supply OF
binder Irvine may be a made in
America" product.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Punishment,

The primary class of the Sunday
school was having lesson on disobe-
dience and its frequent direful conse-
quences.
sob, yes, / know all about that"
said Roberta. 81 was punished yester-
day for not minding my mother"
'Is that so?" said the teacher. "Can
you tell me about ito"
"Well, my mother told me not to go
off our own sidewalk, so she could call
me when she wanted me- but l did. l
went around the corner to play with
another LITTLE girl and when she called
me didn't hear"
"And were you punished for your
disobedience?"
'Yes, was. I didn't get back to
lick the cakepanw
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Golden Eggs.

The value of the eggs and poultry
produced every year in the United
States in now S750O00,0O0, or more
than that of all the gold, silver and
diamonds produced in a year in the
whole world. There are about three
hens to a person, and each hen lays
on an average 80 eggs a year. The
best layers produce as many as 24O a
year. Farmers flocks consist on the
average Of only about 40 birds, but
even at that they contribute notably
to good living on the farm.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

.,,.Iv proVed to be. l feel peLter ana
gLs .ydr in every way since taking it,
s 81 tBs annoying symptoms have Uo ddig,a4p-
Gu Mrs. NJ. Golden, S25 Ma
.EoIeon st., Fremont, Ohio.
Cn.b annoying symptoms as heat
ashes Shes nervousness, be "a head.
a D.Se' iirIritability and "the blues, may
= sspS S'oeedIIy overcome and the system
:. Dss,taTrsd to normal conditions by this
t t.mons root and herb remedy Lydia E.
p;nTbam's Vegetable Compound.
Il any complications present them
. = 40 write the Pinkham Medicine Co.,
i ;11" Mass, for suggestions how to
S .gJsycone them. The result of forty
o We ISxDerience is at your service and
!sar letter held in strict confidence.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Misplaced Affections.

The LovelOrn Youth (Wet at the
front door on his arrival at midnight
oh, but father. What if she is tif-
teen years older than I am. l love
every hair Of her head.
British, Uncomprehending Father
Yes, and the object of your love is
probably lying on her dressing table
this very minute.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Prnsain Matter

"What did that poet have to offer"
Something in the newer vein, he
said, inspired by hearing the rafting
of milk cans early one winter morn
ing"
"You didn't accept that sort of rot,
hope?"
mo. I told him as kindly as
could that the milkmaid has her place
In poetry, but a milk can is milk
Can and nothing more"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
BY NATURE.

"Even if you have been buying
oysters and trout and shad from the
same man for ten years, you needn't
be peeved because he refused to buy
tickets from you for a charity
show"
"Why needn't l feel provoked"
Because he is naturally a selfish
sort"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
+ BOgS3ldG iTS(Z
P33Cl00r tNMln1F |
Irwin CutlCurdE1
LIZ Du,5as Sop, Ointment Talen 2se, each. W
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
BRINGS SURE RELIEF

For 200 Years GOLD MEDAL Haar-
Inn OH has enabled suffering human
In to withstand attacks of kidney,
liver, bladder and stomach troubles
md all diseases connected with the
urinary organs, and to build up and
restore to health organs weakened by
disease. These most important organs
must be watched, because they filter
and purify the blood; unless they do
their work you are doomed.
WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, dependency, backache, stomach
trouble, pains in the loins and lower
abdomen, gravel, rheumatism, sclatica
and lumbago all warn you Of trouble
WITH your Kidneys. GOLD MEDAL
HaarIem OIL Capsules are the remedy
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

you need. Take three or four every day.
The healing oil soaks into the cells and
lining of the kidneys and drives out
the Poisons. New life and health win
surely follow. When your normal vigor
has been restored continue treatment
for a while to keep yourself in condi.
ton and prevent return of the dis
ease.
Don't wait until you are incapable Of
fighting. Start taking GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules today. Your
druggist will cheerfully refund your
money If you are not satisfied with
results. But be sure to get the original
imported GOLD MEDAL and accept no
substitutes. In three sizes. Sealed
packages, At all drug stores.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Looking for Information.

T want some information" said the
tired man with three suitcases.
"Why don't you apply at the bureau
Of information"
"Pm working up to that. First, I've
got to get information as to how I can
find the bureau of information. Lon
don Answers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
FRECKLES
Nov Is ABE Zinc to Gel Rid Of These uaIr Snot,

There's no longer the slightest need of feeling
ashamed Of your freckles, as Othine-double
spots
Simply get an ounce Of Othine-double
Sfenstn-from your druggist. and apply little
o V II night and morning and you should soon see
that even the worst freckles have begun to dis.
appear, while the lighter ones have vanished en-,
!LlfeV' 1t is seldom that more than one ounce
- needed to completely clear the skin aud gain
beautiful clear complexion.
be sure to ask for the double strength Othine,
- this Is sold under guarantee Of money back
II II rails to remove freckles.-AdY.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Brutal MateriaLism

"Too many husbands" said Senator
kendrick in Il discussion Of divorce,
take a brutality materialistic view OF
marriage.
81 don't want my wife to go away
banker said in my hearing the other
day.
Moved, | patted him on the arm.
"'Ah, you dread the separation, ehY
said.
Yep he answered curtly-'the
separation from the COIN"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
From Necessity.

Mrs. Justwed-Would you stoop to
search your husbands pockets while
he's asleep?
Mrs. Longwed-I have to stoop to
do it. He drops his clothes all over
the floor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Our Language.

"Did you call Edith up this morn
ing?"
ayes, but she wasn't down."
"But why didn't you call her down"
Because she wasn't up"
"Then call her up now and call her
down for not being down when you
called her up"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

IL I II - III
ashamed of you"
"What's the mat
ter, my dear?"
Il caught you
flirting with that
waitress"
Il was just try
ing to establish the
entente cordiale,
my love. That's
the only way to get
any service in this
place"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Hnw's This ?

We offer $4,000 for any case Of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is tax.
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces Of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years
Price 75c. Testimonials free.
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
A Soft Answer

"See here, john"
'Well?"
Mother noticed you downtown to-
day and you were looking at every
pretty girl on the street"
"There were none In your class,
dearie. made careful comparisons"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
A ParIous Life.

"Is the editor in?"
Hes somewhere about" said the
office boy.
"Tell him a friend wants to see
him."
"You live here, don't you"
mo"
Gall right. I'll tell him. He says
he amt got no friends in this town"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

captain BlinkO had another little
argument with Mrs. BlinkO this morn
ing. Whenever anything like that
happens he cuffs his pets around to
restore his self-respect. "-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
A Finished Product.

"Don't count your chickens before
they are Matched"
"No, suh," replied Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley. "De fack is, 1 dom pay no
'tention to 'em till dey's done growed
several months"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

OLA ~csh = Va N5S SA4A
had all the symp-
toms incidenttothat
change-heat fash
es, nervousness, and
was in a general run
down condition, SO
it was hard for me
to do my work.
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound was recon-
mended to me as the
best remedy for my
troubles, which it
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Birth of Twins,

Mrs. Maloney-Twins are a great
misfortune.
Mrs. Finnegan.-Shure, an they be
Wan O thin misfOrtunes that niver
come single.-LOndOn Tit-Bits.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
DISADVANTAGE.

Don't you realize that you are
financially handicapped by bad roads,?
"Of course, we realize it. No auto,
mobiliSt dares travel fast enough to
give US an excuse for cOlleCtin' a fine"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
UnmistakabIe SYmptoms.

Doctor. I'm feeling awful. l can't
eat, can't sleep, L" Il can cure
YOU" said the doctor. "Ask her to
marry you"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
His Kind.

Miss Prittikid-But, father, he is a
young man Of such original Ideas.
Her Father-Yes, Of course, but the
trouble is they are original with some
body else.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Unfortunate Illustration.
Wapg-Come AGAIN please.

Wigg-Do you believe in metempsy-
chosis?"
Wagg-Come again, please.
Wigg-1t'S like this. According to
that doctrine, my soul after it leaves
this shell may inhabit the body Of a
jaCkass.
Wagg-Well, I don't know any place
where it would feel more at home.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Had to Be.

II hear the newlyweds across the
street had a falling out yesterday
How was that"
Their rear tire blew up"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Their ADVANTAGE.

"Manlcurists are lucky these days."
an what way?"
"No matter what happens, they al
ways have a job on hand"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
The Proof.

Applicant-You advertised for a
careful chauffeur?
Motorist-I did Are you one?
Applicant-You bet. I should re-
quire my pay in advance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
From Experience.

Heat last we are alone.
She-Oh. no, we're not. Just open
the door suddenly and you'll find my
whole family at the keyhole.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

People who never make mistakes
are dangerous persons to associate
with.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Various Schools,

my son-in-law is a DOCTOR"
"What sshOolT
SCHOOL,"
eyes, is he one Of the cheer-up
sort, or one of the kind that shakes
his head and looks solemn?"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Better Case.

81 wonder why Jones allows his
wife to domineer over him. He has
the natural right to rule in the fam
ily."
yes, but she has the rich uncle"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
A Boon.

II see some scientist is trying to
perfect an edible cactus"
"These scientists mean well, but
they are always in the Clouds"
"HuhP
snow, an edible ham sandwich
would mean much to mankind."-
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
ailments.

AS a man grows older he speaks
less of his pleasures and more of his
ailments.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

He that commandeth we'll shall be
obeyed we'll.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
PROVING It.

FFVFFIFy Tt
"After ALL poverty is the great pO-
liceman of life" 81 must say it does
pinch neoDle."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
That CHANGE IN
WOMAN'S LIFE
~. Golden Tells How Il
NM Nav be Passed in Safety
and Comfort.

,..-.or. 0,-"Twas passing through
- it cgriiticsl period Of life, being forty;
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Safety First.

care you looking for permanent
investment"
mot too permanent"
"HuhT
81 don't want to put my money In
unless there's chance to get 1t out"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
IT DOES.
Fruit Failure.

''1n the bright lexicon of youth
There's no such word as fail -
Mistakel The tiniest buds in sooth
Have persisted in the gale.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

!, I ls safer to commend the dead
than the living.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
Lame EXCUSE.

III e nry. I'm
| - r.lnn,,l &c van ~
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-13
A {. F. SCHOOLS
SUGGEST Ill, Say
j 6. EDUCATORS
More Than $500 Soldiers
Take Advantage of
Facilities.

BEAUNE. France. June 13.-The
possibility Of making IN, United
states army a great educational me
dunn for all Aaerlsa has been dcn:-
onstrated by the American expedi-
tionary force university here. in
the opinion OF leading educators in
that institution Their experience in
two months OF its sessions has con-
vinced these instructors shat the
great experiment has pointed a way
70 universal education in the United
States.
The university soon must close
for its students are going home TO
America 20 be demobilized. CThe
closing exercises were held May 800
Yet what is has done and still is do
ing at this writing will perhaps
serve as a guide to the development
OF an army educational system yet
10 be worked out in America.
Many seize Opportunity.
More than 5000 American soldiers
have since March is been obtaining
a higher education in this university
as a gift from Uncle Sam. The in
stitution was composed Of 10 col
leges with 5S4 instructors and Of
fered 800 courses OF study any Of
which the soldiers might elect 10
pursue. II was unique in respect TO
the fact that its entire student body
was clad in khaki. that the students
slept on army cots. so or 60 in a hut
with their rifles slung benath them.
They rose for the days studies AT
the call Of the bugle and marched 20
their school rooms in companies
Outside the schoolrooms army dis
cipline prevailed but in them the
army was forgotten and a private
was as good az a captain.
Directors Are Experienced.
The directors Of these 13 colleges
were distinguished educators in
America and the grade OF instruc-
ton given at Beaune was regarded
as equivalent to university work in
America Entrance examinations
were not required. The word of the
applicant that he had had a high
school education was the sole re-
quirement and this was waived if he
had had its equivalent
Col. Ira L. Reeves. a regular army
officer well known FOR his work as
president OF Norwich university al
Northheld, VT. was the directing
head OF the university. Three
months ago this university was little
more than a project Abandoned
American hospitals where wounded