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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-03-12

Mrs. Art Anderson, who has
been visiting friends in Welsh
returned to her home Saturday.
Mr.. Charlie Prentice visited his
brother in Jennings Thursday.
Mr.. Tom Bower, who is employ
ed in Lake Charles visited rela-
.tiveS in town Sunday. ;
Mr., and Mrs. Elmer Bower, Mr.,
and Mrs. Harry Brown and
daughter, of Iowa were in town
Sunday.
Mrs. S. c, Bower, who has been
visiting her son and family of
Iowa returned home Sunday.
Rev. R. L. Weldon was Lake
Charles visitor Tuesday.
MeSSrS. L. &. Flower and S. O.
ScOgginS were Lake Charles viSi-
tors Wednesday.
The Me Last" Class of the Me-
thodist Sunday School, met at the
home of their teacher, Mrs. R. l..
Weldon, Tuesday afternoon.
They discussed and planned for
the Home made candy" sale
which they are TO give Saturday,
March, 18th, at the Masonic Hall.
After the business meeting a
dainty lunch was served by the
Hostess.
Those present were Eta Watkins
Edrie Doan, Ella Hebert, Trma
Kimball, Olive Scoggins. Hilda
Morrill,, and Villa Mae Tabor.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Campbell;
Mr.. and Mrs. John BurresS; Mr..
and Mrs. G. L. Abel and boys, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Cline, Mr.. and
Mrs. ChaS, c. c. Carlisle; Mr.. L.
G. Province; MeSdameS, C. L. Da-
Wis, Joe Shoemaker, T. P. Russell,
and Mrs. Doris Buckingham,
were among those of Welsh who
attended the cOnclaVe of the |. O.
0. F. held in Jennings Friday
night.
Mr.. f. c. Willard was a bust
ness visitor in Port Arthur Thurs
day.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-03-12

Hemstitching and PicOing done
promptly and satisfactorily. Your
patronage solicited. Emma Law
son. J22-tfc
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-03-12

Liquid Roof Paint will preJ
the paper or shingle roofs on |
Garage, Chicken house or 4
buildings. Smoke stack paint
preserve your iron roofs. |
your dealer or agent at JennI
La.
The Texas Oil Compal
.5-tfc.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-03-12

as a candidate for Mo,.y:
Welsh subject to the action ~sO5 /.
citizens caucus to be held II
1921. NJ "
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-03-12
POLITICAL ANNOUNCER,
For MAV0n

The Journal is authors
announce
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08
FOREIGN NEWS.

The home Of the late Count Leo Toll
stoy of Russia, which is classed by the
soviet government as a national mu-
scum, is in danger of collapse. AL
though the government is running free
weekly pilgrimmages to the house, no
money has been spent in it's upkeep,
and the Tolstoy family plans to start
a worldwide restoration fund of $780,
900.
The bethrothal of Princess Mary,
only daughter of King George and
Queen Mary Of England, to Viscount
Lascalles was announced Wednesday.
No arrangements for the wedding have
been made. Princess Mary is only a
little less endeared to the hearts of
her people than her brother, the Prince
of Wales. In recent years she had en-.
tered into the spirit of public life, at
tending all kinds of public functions
and interesting herself in charitable
work.
Several earthquakes have occurred
in Guatemala city during the last few
days. None of them, however, has
caused damage.
The Mexican government is consid-
ering increasing the import duties so
to 100 per cent on number of arti-
cles, including tobacco, cigars and Gig
arettes, toys, perfumes, cloths and
milk, according to wireless dispatches
received Friday in Juarez from Next
co City.
Among the effects of Amos Gibson,
American, guest at the Hotel Regis,
Mexico City, who was found dead q
few days ago, was $4,000 in cash
which Esteban s. Gil, fifth penal
Judge, has just ordered turned over ia
the American consul.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08
plpI copyiqkt 1921 by the Bell Suneicote. Inc

which they had previously contem!
plated forming, it's members to be
called 'The Orioles for no reason
whatever The two friends had
talked of their plan at many meetings
throughout the summer, and when Her
berts great-uncle, Mr.. Joseph At
water, made his nephew the unex-
pected present Of a printing press, and
newspaper consequently took the
place of the club, Herbert and Henry
still entertained an affection for their
former scheme and decided to perpet-
uate the name. They were the more
sensitive to attack upon 1t by an ig-
nOrant outsider and girl like Florence,
and her chance of ingratiating her
self with them, If that could be now
her intention, was not promising.
1t would be inaccurate to speak Of
her as hoping to placate them, how
ever; her mood was inscrutable. She
descended from the fence with pro-
nOunced iuelegance, and, approaching
the old double doors of the carriage
house." which were open, paused to
listen. Sounds from above assured
her that the editors were editing--or
at least that they could be found at
their place of business. Therefore,
she assembled the cObwebby stairway
to the loft, and made her appearance
in the printing room of the North End
Daily Oriole.
. Herbert, frOwning with the burden
of composition, sat at a table beyond
the official railing, and his partner was
engaged at the press, painfully setting
type. This latter person, whom Flor
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08
SPLENDID FEED FOR HOGS
Experiments Have Shown That There
lie Nothing Better Than Rape, to
Produce Results.

Rape has proved most valuable Of
spring-sOwn forage crops for swine at
the Ohio experiment station. 1t fur
nishes a palatable, nutritious feed
throughout the season, if not pastured
too closely. In one experiment last
ing 119 days this crop had value, as
forage for hogs, Of $7z.87 an acre in
replacing concentrates in the ration,
corn being valued at SLIP a bushel
and tankage at $50 ton. In addition
to this pasture the hogs received a
daily grain ration amounting to %
per cent Of their live weight.
The crop may be seeded from April
to the middle, Of July, either broad
casted or drilled solid or in rows "a to
% inches apart. Five to eight pounds
of seed are needed to broadcast an
acre, and from two to three pounds If
the rape is to be grown In rows. On
good soil and with early cultivation
the crop is ready to be pastured in six
to ten weeks from planting.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08
THE WORLD over
Interesting Items Of Present
Important Happenings.
EVERY ITEM A NEWS ITEM
Relating to the Latest Happen
ings of Interest just Now
Throughout the World.
EVERY MEM A NEWS ITEN
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The War Finance Corporation Fri
day approved eighty-five advances
amounting to $3,147,OOO. Of this
amount, $4,000 was to Texas institu-
tions and 100000 to Missouri, to be
applied on livestock in Texas.
Establishment of technical status
of peace with the former central pow
ers and enactment of long train of
reconstruction legislation were the
principal achievements of the extra
session of the sixty-seventh congress,
which ended Wednesday.
President Harding Wednesday sign
ed the SheppardTowner maternity
bill and for this signature used solid
gold pen, the property of Senator Shep-
pard of Texas, one of the authors Of
the bill. 1t was with this pen that
President Wilson signed the Sheppard
bill making the District of Columbia
dry" several years ago.
The anti-medical beer bill was sign
ed Wednesday by President Harding.
Signature of the bill on which con-
gressiOnal action was completed last
Friday automatically closed the gap in
the nations prohibition laws revealed
last March by Attorney General Pal
mer in an opinion that there was
nothing in the Volstead act to preclude
the prescription of beer as medicine.
The nomination of Major Robert g.
Peck, former Brigadier General of the
Thirty-fifth (Kansas-Missouri) Divis-
ion, to be lieutenant colonel was re-
jected Wednesday by the senate. The
vote was understood to have been SO
to 20 for rejection.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08
'. FARM
LIVE STOCK
MANY DISEASES ARE COSTLY
Three-Fourths of Ailments Which
often Ruin Valuable Herd Can
Be Prevented.


prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Every year the people Of the United
States lose over $2OO,OOOOOO directly
(and no one knows how much indirect
ly) through the diseases of farm ami
mails. There are five principal causes
of disease and death of animals-cOn-
tagious diseases, sporadic diseases.
parasitic troubles, accidents, and
neglect. Contagious diseases can be
avoided, or at least their consequences
greatly. diminished, If farmers will
learn to cooperate with the United
States Department Of Agriculture and
the various state live stock and SAM
tary authorities, who are striving to
maintain animal health. Farmers
should report promptly to the nearest
official any suspicion of the presence
of contagious diseases, and they should
observe carefully all regulations In
regard to quarantine sanitation, and
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08
EXAMINE FEET OF HORSES
Their Condition ls a, Marked Factor
in the Capacity Of the Animals
for Work.

In breeding horses, stress should be
laid on having sound, well-shaped feet
IN both mares and stations, so as
to ensure this desirable quality in their
progeny. Poorly shaped, weak and fiat
feet in the parents, or in one of them,
are readily transmitted to the offspring
in the same way as any other bad
quality. Although poor feet are found
In most breeds of horses; they are
more frequent in certain breeds than
in others. This is due largely to
climate influences and the nature Of
the soil. 1t may be broadly stated that
dry. high-lying soil and a compare
lively dry climate favors the produc-
ton of horses with strong, tough,
sound. well-prOportioned and rather
small feet, while horses bred on low
lying, marshy land and IN a damp cli-
mate have soft, Speeding and often
fat feet Of an inferior quality as re-
cards ability to stand work.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08
STATE AND DOMESTIC Nsws.

Eddie Hearne won Thursdays an
nual 25O-mile automobile race on the
Beverly Hills speedway at Los An
geles, Cal, but Tommy Milton, who
came in second, took the lead in the
race for points toward the national
championship. Milton nosed Roscoe
Sarles out of the national contest lead
when Sarles was forced out of the
race at the 1SOth lap. Hearne's time
was hours 16 minutes and IS seconds.
Frank Elliott was third, Jimmy Muir
ply fourth, Harry Tartz fifth and Ed
die Miller sixth.
The daily production of the oil pools
of North and Central Texas have aver
aged better than 100000 barrels of
crude daily the past week, gain of
700 barrels over the report of the
previous week.
The Texas board of education will
on Dec. make an apportionment of
SOC per scholastic for the support of
the public free schools, Controller Lon
A. Smith having advised the board
that receipts to the credit of the avail
able school fund would warrant ap-
portionment of that amount and no
more on the date mentioned. This
will be the first apportionment for the
new scholastic year and will be based
on 1,29S,282 scholastics. The total per
capita apportionment for the new
year is $500.
Mrs. James ]. Hill, widow of the
president of the Great Northern rail-
way, died at her home in Minneapolis,
Mimi, Tuesday, following long ILL
ness.
Governor Neff Wednesday put into
effect his theory of the executive use
of the pardoning power by granting
pardons to thirty-five prisoners, among
whom were three women. These
prisoners were from the Huntsville
prison, the Wynne and Goree farms,
near Huntsville, and the Ferguson and
Eastman farms in Madison and Hous-
ton counties, Texas.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08

ence for several months had named
not once otherwise than as THAT
nasty little Henry ROoter," was of
strangely clean and smooth fair-haired
appearance, for his age. She looked
him over.
His profile was of a symmetry he
had not himself yet begun to appre-
clate; his dress was scrupulous and
mOdish; and though he was short
nothing outward about him explained
the more sinister of FlOrence's two
adjectives. Yet she had true occasion
for it, because ON the day before she
began It's long observance he had made
her uneasy lest an orange seed she
had swallowed should take root and
grow up within her to size inevi-
tably fatal. Then, with her cousin
Herbert's stern assistance, Florence
had realized that her gullibillty was
not to be expected in anybody over
seven years old, after which age such
legends are supposed to be encoun-
tered with the derisiOn of experienced
people.
Her fastidiOusness aroused, she de-
cided that Henry RoOter had no bust
ness to be talking about what would
happen to her insides, anyhow; and so
informed him at their next meeting,
adding an explanation which absolute
ly proved him to be no gentleman.
And her opinion of him was still per-
fectly plain in her expression as she
made her present intrusion upon his
working hours. He seemed to re-
ciprocate.
"Herel Didn't 1 and Herbert tell
you to keep out o. here?" he demand
ed, even before Florence had devel-
oped the slightest form of greeting.
%Look at her, Herbert! She's back
again |"
"YOu get out o. here, Florence"
said Herbert, abandoning his task
with a look of pain. "How often we
hat to tell you we don't want you
around here when we're in our office
like this?"
"FOr heavens sake!" Henry Rooter
thought fit to add. "Can't you quit
running up and down our Office stairs
once in a while, long enough for us to
get our newspaper work dOne1 Can't
you give us a little peaceT
The pinlSlness Of FlOreRce's alter
Ing COMPLEXION was iushhed she had
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08

The man who Is constantly hearing
from his creditors is a man Of letters
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08
PART I-cOntinued.

1t was, in a sense, an original poem /;
though, like the greater number of all
literary offerings, it was so strongly
inspiratiOnal that the source of its
inspiration might easily become mani
fest to cold-blooded reader Never
theless, to the pOetess herself, as she
explained later in good faith, the words
just seemed to come to her-doubtless
with either genius or some form of
miracle involved; for sources of in
SEPARATION are seldom recognized by in
spired writer's themselves. She had
not long ago been party to a musical
Sunday afternoon at her great-uncle
Joseph Atwater's house where Mr..
Clairdyce, that amiable and robust
baritone, sang some Of his songs over
and over again, as long as the re-
quests for them held out. Florence's
poem may have begun to coagulate
within her then.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08
"You can have your poem in
our newspaper for twenty
cents, Florence."
CTo BE coNTINUED.)

Contrary Ladies'.
Why is 1t that women who are in
clined to be fat are also disinclined
to be fat7
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08
"THE oReANEsT."

Synopsis.-Proud possessor Of a
printing press, and equipment, the
gift of Uncle Joseph to his nephew,
Herbert Illingsworth Atwater, Jr.,
aged thirteen, the fortunate youth,
with his chum, Henry Rooter,
about the same age, begins the
publication of a full-fiedged news
paper, the North End Daily ORR
ole. Herbert's small cousin, Flor
ence Atwater, being barred from
any kind of participation in the
enterprise, on account of her in
tense and natural feminine desire
to boss" is frankly annoyed, and
not at all backward in saying so.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08

the Foot and Mouth Disease.
care of animals, as protection against
cOntagiOn.
Parasitic diseases also carry of
large numbers of valuable animals
every year. They are largely the re-
suit of improper housing and neglect.
The average farmer cannot be expect
ed to have the time and aptitude for
study which will keep him apace with
the latest developments in feeds and
feeding, animal nutrition and medi-
cines, hygiene, and other important
matters related to the stock raising in
dustry. He can, however, avail him
self of the benefit of the studies and
demonstrations of specialists who have
devoted their entire time to these sub
jects. Every state agricultural col
lege maintains a corps Of specialists
whose publications and services are
available.
The Department Of Agriculture is
constantly giving out important in
formation in books and bulletins which
may be had on request and in every
state the department has representa-
tives combating animal diseases. The
wise breeder Is ever on the lookout
to prevent disease instead of waiting
until a cure is necessary.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08
"Pape's Cold Compound"
Breaks any Cold
in Few Hours

Instant relief Don't stay stuffed.
upl Quit blowing and snufAing A
dose Of ''Pape's Cold Compound" taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken usually breaks up any cold.
The very first dose opens clogged
nostrils and the air passages Of the
head; stops nose running; relieves the
headache, dullness, feverishness.
"Pape's Cold Compound" acts quick.
sure, and costs only a few cents at
drug stores. It acts without assist
ance, tastes nice, contains no quinine
Insist upon Pape's l-Advertisement
No man is beaten as long as he isn'r
discouraged
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-25
YOUNG GIRLS DARING CLIMB
Memory of Heroic Deed Has Been
Treasured for Years in Little
English Village.

A daring climb was accomplished at
ReptOn, in Lancashire, England some
years ago, the exploit being kept In
memory by frayed fragment of cord
that used to bangle from the cross
surmOunting the lofty spire of the
village church, and which was XII own
locally as Little Bessie's Rope" Bes-
sic was the daughter Of a ReptOn
steeplejack who one day, in a spirit
of bravado and in order to win bet
Of few shillings, undertook to climb
to the top of the spire and there don
a suit of clothes with which he had
been presented.
True to his word, he fixed his lad
ders on the day appointed and
climbed by their aid as far as the
bottom of the big copper ball which
upheld the cross. Over one arm of
the cross he then lassoed a rope,
up which he climbed, and afterward
proceeded to don the clothes. Next,
standing upright, he started to throw
into the air, one by one, his old gar
ments. Suddenly, however, there was
a cry of alright from above, followed
my great hush below. The foolish
fellow had somehow managed to
loosen the rope, his sole connecting
link with terra tirma, and it slipped
down and hung suspended from the
topmost ladder, 30 feet below. Two
or three men moved hesitatingly to-
n,s1 tI,n oh, IL;
Of sixteen, his daughter, was there
first.
Rung by rung she mounted until
she looked no bigger than doll. Then,
after three failures, clingnig mean
while by one hand-and that one the
left-she succeeded in throwing the
noOsed cord over the cross once more.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-25
Few Folks Have
Gray Hair Now
Sage Tea and Sulphur Turns Gray,
Faded Hair Dark and Glossy

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streak
ed or gray. Years ago the only way
to get this mixture was to make it
at home, which is mussy and trouble
some.
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" You will get a
large bottle of this old-time recipe i'm
proved by the addition of other in
gradients, at very little cost. Every
body uses this preparation now, be-
cause no one can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair, as it does il
so naturally and evenly You damp
en- a sponge or soft brush with il
and draw this through your hair, tax
ing one small strand at a time; by
morning the gray hair disappears
and after another application or two
your hair becomes beautifully dark
thick and glossy and you look years
younger.-Adv.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-25
When lying Hurts the Liar

The most misunderstood form of w.
ing is that known as "mythomania."
In 1t the person who tells the false
mood does so without purpose, and
sometimes with injury to himself. It
develops from the fable-making of
childhood, and, unless corrected early,
will work great harm in ones life.
There have been cases of mytho-
mania in adults that have baffled the
best detectives. The victim has told
things about himself that might be
highly discriminating, and when cues
toned made use of his quick presence
OF mind to strengthen the circum-
stantial evidence against himself.
This mental disease often works
harm upon Others who are as innocent
as the mythomaniac himself though
ne Is as prone to tell flattering lies Of
himself.-Popular Science Monthly.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-25
AT LEAST COULD BLAME WIFE
But Poor Herbert's Feelings Can Only
Be Left to Merciful I'm
agination.

Herbert had a weeks vacation from
the office for the first time in two
years and he was spending it at home.
Lets do the spring house-clean-
ing" his wife suggested. tits using
your vacation well. and later on I'd
have to do it. anyway, so let's both
clean the house."
So his first holiday was spent TAX
ing up the carpets. The next day.
when he had finished that back-break-
ing task, she thanked him and gave
him a carpet beaten to use on the
carpets.
And two days later, when that was
done satisfactorily, she told him tC
mop and varnish the floors, whitewash
the cellar and polish the furniture.
And on the remaining days of hi
vacation he was bullied into painting
the garden fence, moving the lawn
digging up and planting again all the
plants and flowers and laying a ce-
ment walk around the house.
Late in the afternoon of his las
days freedom from the office work the
landlord called to see them. 5000
afternoon" he began. II just though
I'd drop in to tell you that the lady
across the street, seeing you people
cleaning up, smelling soap and new
paint and things, coaxed her husband
to buy this house. They want Il
move in next week and will offer yor
their old house as alternative accom-
modations. Good day."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-25
ALL SUBSEQUENT TO MAN
Process of Domestication of Wild Ami
mails From Earliest Ages Is
interesting Study.

Man gained the dog by domesticat-
ing the jackal and different species
of wolves, in different parts of the
world and then by crossing or, by
more or less unconscious selection
bred different varieties, until we have
at present a chaos of intermingled
forms. Something similar but on
smaller scale was true of the domes-
tic cattle, according to "The New
Stone Age in Northern Europe" by
John NJ. Tyler. One kind of domestic
cattle appears fully domesticated in
the oldest lake dwelling. 1t is unlike
any wild European form. This Is the
Bos brachycerOs. 1t was almost GER
tainly imported. Mingled with tits
forms we find those of the Bos print
genius, native Of Europe and north
Asia, but apparently not domesticated.
This is the uruS, which was common
in Europe in Caesars day, and lasted
IN central Europe until 1000 A. D.,
and still fingers in Poland This was
a very large and powerful form with
long spreading horns whose domesti-
cation appears to have commenced to-
ward the close of the Neolithic pc
Rod. 1t is not improbable that it
was domesticated, or at least tanned,
independently in different countries at
quite different times Raising of cat
tie was at its height during the bronze
age; afterward the results seem to de-
cline and the cattle to degenerate.