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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-21

Give the devil his dues" is an old
Quotaoion, but it pleases us more to
give the Christian his just credit, and
in this connection we are pleased to be
the author of the assertion that there
are more Christian workers to the
square inch in the village of Roanoke
than any other place that we know of
in the United States.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-21
REPUBLIC MALE QUARTET
AUDITORIUM TONIGHT
Will Present Sacred Concert at the
Auditorium Sunday 800 p. M.
No Admission Charged.

The Republic Male Quartet, which
appears IN Lyceum tonight at the
Auditorium under the auspices of the
Civic League, will present a Sacred
Concert tomorrow Sunday afternoon
at three o'clock at the Auditorium.
There will be no admission charged
to the Sacred Concert, we are author.
lied to say, but a free will Offering
will be taken to defray the expenses
of the Quartet.
Owing to the fact that the Quartet
could not be secured on other than
Saturday night, and that many of the
business men who held season tickets
are unable to attend on that night, he
sacred concert was arranged to give
them an opportunity to hear this
company, which comes to Welsh very
highly recommended.
The program tonight will include
stirring songs, catchy costumes, selec-
tons on mandolin, guitar, banjo and.
trombone, besides the quartet music.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-21

Assistant District Attorney Griffin
n. Hawkins, Jr., was in Welsh Monday
in the interest OF his candidacy for
the district atorneyship, fifteenth jul
dicial district He says he is meeting
with encouragement wherever he has
taken his candidacy before the voters,
Mr.. Hawkins was accompanied on his
visit by Wade Plauche, former resi-
dent of Welsh, now Of Lake Charles
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-21
WAsHlNGToN's BIRTHDAY
February q.
BY W. LOmaX Childress)

God gave us in these days of unrest,
Of raucous voices, strident, boding
i'll,
The spirit of the "Puritans" who found,
ed freedom on rock,
mistaken still,
The Pilgrim spirit of the other times,
Adventurous, resolute, and squared
to Gods command,
The eye of faith that pierced the dark
ness to the day,
Of sunrise for the land.
The great convictions, holding fast
amid the stress
Of turbulence, and terror, in the
darkest night,
High COnsciences that followed duty's
Oriflame,
The standard of the right;
The patience and the pride of loyal
souls,
In principles that live when all be-
side is mould and rust,
The Cavaliers" who gave the land to
freedom and to God,
The merCiful and just,
God give us in these times of sorest
need
That which was woven of old by
angels in the sun,
The fabric of a national greatness
truly born of God,
The heart of Washington.
Roanoke, La, February q, 1920.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-21
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
LAKE ARTHUR ROAD

e nv w. oNs 6oNOS.
The Police Jury of the Parish of
Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana,
will receive sealed bids up to 200 p.
m. Thursday, April 1st 1920 for $17O,-
10000 s per cent bonds of Lake Ar
thur Road District No. l of Jefferson
Davis Parish, Louisiana.
Semi-annual interest; New York
payment; maturities serial 1921 to
1916 inclusive; bonds dated April LIST,
1920.
Bonds offered subject to approval of
Wood & Oakley, Chicago, for whose
opinion district will pay.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-21

Mr., and Mrs. j. w DevilbisS of Roam.
oke were among those in attendance
at the Sunday School convention on
Wednesday afternoon
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-21

The best in Life Insurance-W. Nj.
Colbert, Aet., Welsh, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-21

Roanoke, La, February 81, 1920.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-21

IN at is a wise man who
M appreciates the opportuni-
- l5 ties Of the future more
" than the blessings of the
VI past"
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-19

misery to simply
dollar BILL
wrought daily Western Asia by the Near East Relief 1 Madison Avene
The five children
money Relief
CLOTH East Relief Industrial plant
the the children
paid a
lucky family
in a of dollar bills
American contribute
to Bible
desperate children orphans
$3.50 Near East Relief
child but also
se$uppor independence Mary
being '''o" providing funds for the
Of given period
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-19
INFLUENZA
WEAKENS
THE BLOOD
Breaks Your VitaIity-Leaves
You Helpless When Exposed
to Other Germs
These Are Dangerous Days
If in Doubt About Your Blood
Take PeptO-Mangan, Famous
Red Blood Builder

If you are just recovering
from fight with the Flu it
will be weeks before you're
eally out of danger. I
Your blood has exhausted its
strength is in no condition to
fight off other disease germs it
may be exposed to. That is
why doctors advise staying away
from crowds as long as possible.
You can help your blood get
oack its strength-its stability
to fight off disease by taking
that splendid tonic, Pepto- Man
gan.
The famous blood builder will
upply the iron and other pro
perties your blood lacks and
clip you regain your old time
yigcr and enthusiasm.
Get Pepto- Mangan today. 1t
ray be had at any drug store
in either liquid or tablet form.
Make your own choice as to
liquid or tablet. They are OK
city the same in medicinal
aue. Take which ever you
refer.
Bat be sure you get the gen
ine Pepto Mangan. Ask for
Gude's" and be sure the name
on the package. adv.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-19
HUNGER KNOWS
NO ARMISTICE
/. IN CAUCASUS
Colonel Haskell Reports to Near
East Relief on Desperate
Needs Of Helpless.

! "Peace may come elsewhere IN the
world, but hunger knows no armistice
In the Near East" says Colonel VIII
liam N. Haskell. Allied high commits
sIOn In the Trans Caucasus, In an ap-
peal to Near East Relief, / Madison
avenue, New York city, for food and
supplies for the relief Of the starving
millions.
Colonel Haskell is in charge Of all
operations and disbursements Of Near
East Relief in the Caucasus
"There is no fuel or shelter for the
greater part Of them during the terri
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-19

bic winter in the mountains" he says,
''and the existing food supply is entire
ly inadequate for The great number OF
refugees without resources of any
kind.
BY a recent agreement between the
premiers of the republics of Armenia,
Azerbaidjan and Georgia TO cease hos
tilities and settle all differences by
arbitration one obstacle to relief work
In the Caucasus has been removed and
makes accessible great number of
destitute people who otherwise. would
perish this .wp1t6T
1.-TWO hundred thousand destitute
Armenians and Tartars can now be
reached IN the districts of Karabagh
Shusha and Nakhichevan, in the south
east section of the Trans-Caucasus and
we are planning to extend our work
there. The economic situation is so
desperate and food supplies so scanty
that the Georgians have ordered &c.,
900 persons, mainly Russian refugees
without employment to leave the city
of Tihis. About 1900 workers in the
oil fields of Baku have been ordered by
the AzerbaidjahCse to leave the city
because there is ne work for them ana
food is scarce.
Around every station along the rail
way are gathered groups Of hundreds
Of homeless people lying huddled to-
gether on the ground the majority of
them too weak even to try to help
themselves. From time to time the
stronger ones climb on freight cars and
move elsewhere, always seeking better
conditions, which do not exist. Two
hundred and slxty-three thousand
homeless refugees from Turkish Arme-
mia thus are constantly milling about
throughout Russian Armenia, max
ing the relief work conducted by the
Americans problem requiring infinite
patience and organizing ability.
"This is especially true in view of
the existence Of 24800O destitute in
habitants of Russian Armenia who pos
sess homes, but no food as well as
10000 Greeks. Russians, Persians, |
Syrians and Yezidis who have been
driven out of parts of Transcaucasia
zone hundred and forty thousand |
Moslems, whose villages were destroy
ed in the course of five years of con-
slant warfare, are helplessly encamped
in the open around villages of their
former enemies, begging infnitesimaf
quantities of flour, which they mix with
dirt to give the illusion Of nourish-
mept N
"These hundreds of thousands of suf-
ferlng adults, mostly homeless and
lacking every necessity of life, having
nothing more 70 lose are concentrated
in a country as yet inadequately po-
Iced or governed. They constitute a
fertile field for the seeds of Boshe.
vism or any form of anarchy, the
spread of which once Ioosed would be
impossible to predict
at is generally admitted in the eau.
casus that the Americans of the Near
East Relief already have saved the
lives of at least 10000 babies and chill.
dren and of 100000 adult refugees and
destitute This work still is cOntinu.
ing"
In an effort to procure funds to car
~ on the work end save the lives Of
these hundreds Of thousands who 9th.
erwlse VIII die Of starvation and ex
posture Near East Relief, Of which
Cleveland II. Dodge is treasurer, Is
an appeal 70 the American PEG
PIE !
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-19

This picture painted especially for the Near East Relief by
OF children
blessed Europe
dtions fru than
atons of Belgium and France still Thousands
escaped by the Turkish soldiers
death by starvation AT the present time it is estimated
ana fully 100000 orphaned children
danger of death by starvation
The Near East Relief York is at present the
only organization giving aid
prevents the reaching Of than
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-19
NEW FARM LOANS
HELD In ABEYANCE.
Applications for Advances
Already in Hand Are
Not Affected.

Wasn,pgtcn. Feb. 4.-Pendink a decl-
sion b. the Supreme, Court OF the
United States on the constltutionaIlty
OF the farm loan act. all future appii-
cations for looms from Federal Farm
Loan Banks will be held IN aheyanoe.
Farm Commissioner Norris announced
tonight.
The policy Of the, board TO. suspend
temporarily the making OF loans does
not affect loans for which applications
already are In tho hands OF the farm
l9an representatives, however, Mr.. Nor
IIs saiJ, edding that such transactions
would be completed under the rOguIa-
lions l. effect since the system was
created.
Officials explained tho adoption OF
the new policy as having been due to
desire on the part Of the Farm Loan
Board not to defeat the plans Of in
divldual borrowers. If. In any event.
loans cannot be made.
Should tire ect~be held unconstitu-
tional. applications for loans necessarily
could no, longer be considered.
In issuing the general Instructions to
both Joint stock and Farm Loan Banks
to hold up actual closing OF further
loans, the board advised them that
prospective borrowers must be informed
of the possibility which conferred in the
legal decision as q measure Of protec-
tion to them.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-19

If you want a loan on your farm, write us
Immediately for application.
We will give terms to suit your needs, and
make no charge for inspection fees or exam.
nation of title.
We also buy Vendors Lien Notes.
American Securities Corporation, Inc.
SzS Common Street New Orleans La.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-19
Groves Tasteless chill Tonic

restores vitality and energy by purifying and en-.
vching the blood. You can soon feel it's Strength;
onins, InvigOratina Effect. Price Soc.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-19

Rescued
joyful another that generally
riding
shameful
captivity Relief
until
to
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-19

Piles Cured in 6 to IA Days
DRUGGISTS refund money II PAZ0 OINTMENT fails
cure ltcning Blind, Bleeding or Protrudipe Piles.
instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you can Get
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-01-09

has had no way of measuring its eff.
cheney.
One of the first essentials Is q
proper analysis of farm activities,
such as is recommended by the United
States department of agriculture. With
the facts that are made available by
such an analysis, the farmer can more
readily find the strong md the weak
points in his system Of management
and thus make improvements with
some confidence In the results. A farm
er may not know off-hand what his
total farm income is, but he does know
with considerably accuracy the facts
necessary to determine this income.
The final result of the analysis of a
farm business Is determined mainly
by few large items which the farmer
does know quite accurately. The first
requisite, therefore, Is to assemble and
classify properly the items, large and
small. that go to make up the yearly
totals.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-01-09

eggs In the first four or FIVE months
Of the year to enable her keeper to
raise and market several dollars
worth of young ducks from her eggs.
These young ducks have size and
weight and may be made fat and
juicy before marketing, which Is al
ways done by the big duck ralsers in
the East. and this is why they raise
ducks of the Pekin variety. for the
market. This can be done us well,
and there is always ready and profit
able market for such ducks.
Three Features Of Value.
There are really three features Of
value in the Pckn duck. One is her
eggs to be converted into young ducks
as suggested. The other is her feath-
ers, which are abundant and Of soft
texture and valuable in the market,
and she may be picked at least twice
a year. The third point of value is
when the duck herself Is fattened and
marketed.
with favorable surroundings, such as
a pond or other water source, and
grass to range over. they will pick up
In thfs way mere than half Of their
food. It is tr,.e they may be raised
under less ia sorable conditions, but
at less profit AMI with more care and
work.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-01-09
PLOW AND CULTIVATE
TO KILL JUNE. BUGS
Beetles Are Parents of White
Grub, Harmful to Corn.
II Takes Three Years for One Of In.
sects to Develop From Egg Which
Is Deposited In Meadows and
Sometimes In CornfieIds.

(By CHARLES c. WENTZLER.)
Have you ever seen the so-called
June bug buzzing around an electric
light or seen them swarm on the side
walk in the gray of spring morning ?
They are big. dark-brown beetle
and at night when they bump against
the window panes or fly humping
against the ceiling make you crawl and
hunt for the broom.
These laundering, awkward beetles,
of which the chickens and birds are SO
fond. are the parents of the corn pest
known as the "whIte grub" which
feeds on the roots Of the plants and
destroys them.
Millions Of them are destroyed In
spring by hungry birds and myriad
others go down to death In swarming
around the arc lights Of city. They
are so sensitive to light that flame.
miles away, will attract them.
1t takes three years for one of these
beetles to develop from the egg. The
beetles deposit their eggs In meadows
and sometimes in cornfields. The tiny
grubs which emerge from the eggs de-
velop into thick, fieshy, white grubs
which are also much sought for by
birds. When matured they are fully
one and one-half inches long.
Luckily for Mr.. Beetle, the grub
spends most Of his three years In the
soil out of the reach Of enemies. Diff
ferent beetles, however, are complet-
ing their growth every year and so
we have the June bug with us each
spring.
All corn is apt to suffer from them
but owing to the habit Of the beetle In
deposting its eggs in meadows, corn
that is planted in newly turned sod Is
more apt to suffer from these pests.
The best way to destroy them is to
plow and cultivate so that their
natural food Is destroyed and they are
starved to death before planting the
field. Some farmers let the chickens
follow the plow and destroy hundreds
Of them In this way.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-01-09
'PEkIN is MOST
VALUABLE DUCK.
This Variety Fills Bill With Utility
Dealers Better Than Any
Other Breed.
YOUNG FOWLS GROW RAPIDLY
There 10 Always Good Demand for
Birds at Profitable Prlccs---Feath-
ers Are Abundant and of VAL
uable Texture.

Anyone who cares to investigate the
question of value In the different
breeds Of ducks for practical purposes
that Is, ducks that possess real mar
ket value-should read the history of
some of the immense duck farms
about Long Island, in New York state,
which are so frequently illustrated
and written up in the leading poultry
Journals.
1t would seem from the pictures
shown, and the articles given, that
there Is no thought given to any 9th
er breed Of ducks for their purposes
by these utility breeders than the Pc
kin ducks. This variety seems to fill
the bill with them all the way through,
which, no doubt, Is really the case, for
the Pekin stands at the head of all
ducks when it comes to real market
value. We have bred them and know
something about them, says writer
In an exchange. The young stock
grow fast and soon reach a market
able size, and the percentage of loss
In raising them Is very small.
Pekin is Good Layer.
We do not believe in the duck that
lays like a Leghorn hen. We have
read of her, but we never owned such
duck. regardless Of breed. For a
certainty the Pekin duck does not lay
as many eggs In year as n Leghorn
hen. but that does not detract from
her value. for she does lay enough
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-01-09
RESULT OF ANALYSIS
OF A FARM BUSINESS
Farmers Usually Have Details
Sufficiently in Mind.
With knowledge Of Costs and Previous
Income Man Is Better Equipped to
Market Produce ProfitabIy-An-
aIysis Is Essential.

<prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Farmers have sometimes been un-
Justly criticized for knowing niue
about the business side of their work.
The fact is that they usually have the
details sufficiently In mind but they
are not always ready to summarize
md bring them together into a con-
crete Statement. With knowledge OF
what his costs and previous income
have been the farmer is better equip
ped to market his produce proftaDly
and to determine what future expendi-
lures are advisable.
In the work of the office of farm
management several thousand farms
have been studied to nnalyze their OPP
erations from business standpoint
and learn of the most important rea-
sons for their success or failure~ IN
perience shows that 1t is not possible
to>tlistinguish profitable farms by cas-
ual observation, Where farmer Is
operating a large business, even low
rate of interest without any wages Tor
himself would bring in sufficient funds
to give prosperous appearance to
the farm. Bnt q farm cnnnot properly
be called successful unless It pays, a
fair rate of interest on the investment,
returns fair wages for the farmers Ia
Dor, and maintains at the same time
the fertility OF the soil. A better reali-
Aation. of the fact that the fnrm Is q
complex business subject to certain
economic laws, is one Of the benefits
tosbc derived from systematic study
.of production, marketing. and 90 on,
asit should be carried on BY the up
to-date, farmer. ~ "a,
y rarIers know that the gain from a
big business should be more than from
a smplI one. that good COWS are more
profitable than poor ones, and that
good rfops Are n10<s dee)rnbIo uap
fs.usc which do not pay Sor harve1t-
ing. The real diflcuIty - that the farm
.er hns had mn convsnient way Of meas
oring just how good or how poor Bic
Auslness rsallt wss o. 10; that = hs
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-01-09

occurs no oyerfeeding or lack of ex-
erclse. Even II the range Is good and
the supply of insects abundant. 1t is
usually advisable to have the flock
come home at night-the daily feeding
of little grain Inducing the return
of the birds to the home rOost-in
order to accustom the fowls to COM
mon sleeping place.
Natural Roosts for Pouits.
At the age of about O weeks the
turkeys are old enough to so to roost.
Most turkey raisers allow the birds
to roost In open trees or on fences,
or on other roosts especially provided.
One of the greatest difficulties Is to
keep fiocks from wandering over too
wide an area and invading nelghbor-
ing farms. To some extent feeding
heavily night and morning reduces
the area over which turkeys range.
but even then they often 80 too far,
An effective plan Is to drive them into
an inclosure. and keep them there un-
til about noon.
Fattening for Market,
Turkeys are fattened for market
from about the 1st Of October up to
selling time. They are fed just enough
so that they go away still feeling lit
tie hungry. The quantity Is gradually
increased until they are given all they
will clean up three times day during
the week before marketing. Some tur-
key raisers feed wheat and oats dur
ing the first part of the fattening
season, gradually changing to corn
as the weather becomes cooler. New
corn can he fed safely II the turkeys
are gradually accustomed to 1t by feed
ing lightly at first. AS rule. 1t has
not paid to confine turkeys during the
fattening period, as they lose Appetite
and get off feed when penned up.
Nuts of various kinds are natural
fattening feed picked up by the tur-
keys on the range. or these beech
nuts, chestnuts, pecans and acorns aref
those most commonly used. Many Texd
as turkey raisers depend solely upon
acorns for fattening their turkeys, and
when such mast Is plentiful the birds
are marketed in fairly good condition.
Holidays Best Market Season.
The marketing season for turkeys is
short, running from the middle Of Mo-
venber to the latter part of December,
Most turkey raisers sell their birds
alive to poultry dealers who either
dress them or ship them alive to city
dealers. Farmers near the city mar
kets and particularly those In the Mid
die Atlantic and New England states
often dress the turkeys and either sell
them direct to the consumer or to city
dealers. In some sections shortly be-
fore Thanksgiving there is held what
Is known as turkey day. On the day
before this event every turkey grower
in the neighborhood kills and dresses
his turkeys and the following morning
brings them into town.. where they
are sold to the highest bidder. In the
extensive turkey raising sections of
Texas, dressing plants have been built
by poultry dealers who buy the birds
alive and dress them for city markets.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-01-09
suNFLOWER TO MAKE BUTTER
Novel Experiment to Be Conducted at
Kansas Agricultural College
With Noxious Plant

"Sunnower butter" may become a
popular trade name as q result Of an
experiment running at the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Bossy Is to be given diet Of sun
flower silage for number Of weeks. a
close record of her milk production be-
ing kept during the test. If she does
better or as well, as sister cows who
are subsisting on sorghum or corn
silage, college experts believe that the
status of the sunflower, Kansas most
persistent weed, will be changed to
that Of one of the states most useful
plants.
A silo at the experiment station has
been filed with the common wild sun
flower, the state flower and inspiration
of Kansas poets. The feeding test will
be started In The near future.
Dairymen are hopeful that sunflow-
sers may prove Of value in making but
ter as well as poetry.