The Rice belt journal., September 25, 1908, Image 4

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Te Rice Belt Journal.
Published Every Friday by
Weish Printing Company, Ltd.
OE: D;)o.LAIR A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
Entcwdl at the postofllce at Welsh, La., as
lecond class matter.
FRIDAY, SEIPTEMYBfERI 1 ... I90.
D. H. READ. Er)ITOH.
Rice Conditions.
The contitnuti raint anrid nfavora
ble hattrvest w athlrti iin this ric'inity is
1'11 ` ' it ý !+(i (! I l f l1 S ll l 'I ,
amloln th,' rice talr'nap,. There ha,
h).en iol thret,~s hg wa';tther fior the past
week or ten Iday',, and ide(ed no
weather lit flit hatrvestin-,t , although
jlantti s a're 'llttilln ' behrtweenl shitlere s
in sitire iiNtittnce's, wshilt in a few
hei) i; ( cut w\itl a s i. kit . 'lTh, (alha e
(i the hi'ghrull't ' tr tulnt !h not . s('r)i
(oi, y( 't, '10 a 0thl0t 11h ,1i'h .gra'tin ;:'. i
icut i, sprl'ontin-2 11 tit, ,h (s (k. lI.t on
thi ' l ,r i', s'i(r : (iS, SI'l.lq l iii t,r;t ag.'
is ill sutlit 'i l. ft, t h te ,a It., is st tandl i ("
111( t(/ the gah d,. ani(d much (lamIa ,
will 're oult u· nhi.: fa\iv<)Ir ab l N, 'thiler
"'mli li(Il i. Th, l I sll(-,t fat tr;tl,
,titii ill tl' thi'.i ol(' l 1r tttt r i, lat m s,t
((f the lIa ilt, h'+i w ,as, thr, 'shl'I d t l. -
ftoIr tihel" utSt , ,set i . is, , i but litt -
Vet. 1 tl,,, Ih till 1 '(t lIti ;i ;; theis.
o fs i,:, I , ' ithit ha., {,,'1 1itti 114'1h (if
th+. how, '+'. t) ni'( . at d un h.,
((t, , {'1 1 u !, f1 ,o .; t I t, 1 n1 (
St tl il t ( '((11( . u s tI; II.!, ' 1(1' I .( ',l I (, ;i{ts
t h e thu ris t t htu 11-, l iu.'. V\ o o," .
shl , s !inIf ill aliy to) th olt s site
(rof ( i- :' n I ;t- ki 't- o; \' 'ii this
we . wV ill in it soll I a.rray of
ve(~etable si in ludl iu 'ehag(e, iro a
ti ,s i t tith e ',.- tFlrni l"-, ht'atlisr t,
stril' l: an-, : Isl d , 1tle (.' thin ' _s
tl;A t It s o' ttlt y lr iis hei at s t;eilV
allid itth ;etit a It ('it o tr'\ tI thei(t
stai)i",h a nl f r whi.tn it tew i ll (Ve1'
r :Il., m:aJ :'!rb t at -n ,,i i',,l 1:- I I ht
hre t'' iti lfron tai. Thl Ie ,"t inc, that
ntitur'lly 0 1 '1it' e i,"s " ,\tt l, ii 1' itu(t, tS
these g;( OXd ;i d I '' apf the1' besnn tit- '"
Atioln aai f t ,r shollha1 he: "The
tae noel., atr(,I ndl \',otloh,, t a little
i .ust ti Iat , -h(,\; a siist't ( vin ,t state
of allt'ai t, t (o fit. .,ta ed ,of bteing
gtrown Iere. t \ i'he ey tan ih thet pro
(iuetd t a ali nli gu t )",t, and nlto l
kce'tl without o n ('Xf elsiv'e h'ei'ght
hill. V(e lind tlltt tphe ro tatoes home
f1 olt ( (lorado the nion s fotns o tli
ean, thell turnips frolt Chic'ago, Onl
sw'hn thiefr else f'otn s eionwherea else,
all ortrnintg, frot a ta distance+, takin" timl
runney that .hould he kept at home
into other states ani increasing the
living expenses of the en',munity by
adding to the natural costt of produc
tion a freight bill that often exceeds
the original cost of the goods. Nor is
this suicidal system of living contined
to the matter of veget ables, but ex
tends to the meats with which the
table is supplied, our farmers coming
in town and paying from 15 to 25
cents per pound for hog meat, when
the same could be produced at home
at a mere fraction of this cost.
When will this folly cease? Only
when the farmer of this section real
izes that the real standard of his suc
cess is not measured by the number of
dollar's worth of rice he markets dur
ing the season, tiut rather by the net
KILLT'. COUCH
no CURE THE LUNC8S
WITH Dr. King's
New Discovery
FOR CS0 8 tjlP ' a
AND ALL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES.
GUARANTRSEDSTIBPA3
OL MONEY REPUNDED.
Don't Buy
E DUntil you have seen our line of
SLILLY DARLING STOVES and RANGES i
E A full stock now on our floor for your inspection.
"None Better Few so Good Il"
SBERTRAND-DAVIS COMPANY, Ltd.,
Welsh, Louisiana. Lilly Darling atoves anf!l taon 4e
UL LU U i ~UU LLIUU  U LU LU LUUi I
Light Rice Yields.
Thresher's reports indicate beyond
doubt that thus far the threshing has
shown unexpectedly light yields of
rice. This is true not only in the
, icinity of Crowley, but the same ce
iports come from other parishes and
also from Texas. So great is the dif
ference between the expected yields
and the actual returns that it is freely
predicted that the rice c'rop will hard
ly exceed that of last year.
What effect this may or may not
have on the market is of small conse
queuel . The trade is sure sooner or
later to find out the truth, and there is
absolutely no use of trying to cionceal
it on the one hand or to exploit it on
tinh otther. (Ily the actual facts will
"vtrn the trade, and the menl \a lie
(ii(al inl ric have their own way 1of
ai " 'rtaini ' the facts.
The really imllportant point for the
farmer to consider is the cause of the
liiht yield. It is generally conceded
that the straw this year was good and
th, 'ratin appeared to he well he(add.
"'1he f-alrl y rice could not have tn,.lu
hib4lihted tby cold winds, l. and tltiee w\!s
Int goien''rai clllpe i;iut of iil'e ts. 'l'hil
'au;es of the light yield imust ie
siou_'t he lind ti the ordinary' ca ., -
within the expeirience of the gulf cia t
.\In 'xpelric e'(.i r'ict- manI. \V. tl.
Hiiint r..l' . Ir., u t, that the rt'i:(,a i t
i,' e the liiht ric, virild itty luh fon0d
in the lack Of fertil ization. lilie lands
have rtaclied thei }m ilt wherei thlie'
iC(l eed l it a itatiule ill the way itf
plant h,,,d.
'T'hie e..:porie;i e of fa'ttier' who h1;v,
f i rtiliz .d tler, vie Il]ds tends to cou
hitr f t iz r. ha:i ve eeti It-ed ha i ,e
fetrei'ne ctauseti t tlt use oif ferti!iz!is
has been marked.
The f:'.r1ie r ,hould init tiati+ this
poilt. There are tL\, ways to iiveti
'.tte this point. Thiere are two way,
to investigato satisfact(trily. ()ne way
is to hl: thlte fertililer aind conducittit
i0M tii ln X t'exprtiiillets. which ih it nii t
. a liitl2 tl l!, 1 i( , m iinst. a r(; it d :ill
, 1"nl Il 'yt al t : th rti h IS t(( t:1i \"
theit ir(tlts of thi expterimtents of the
C'frowle. y itilu' !.perlitln stati t!o tnd
of o)ti'i.r., wh, hae s;t l nsll tutyl i~ n thilt
h'rtilt zer qtu ( .ti',n.---( r[owlet Signal.
lighuand lhiee.
Hlotlstion, 'i'exlts, .\ugttest 2i.-The
i, - sl;p'ies of rice, known at the
highland variety. which requires no
I Ooding, was gi':en r t lair trial at
W.\'ester, netr the line of (3alvestot
and IHarris counties, hl' t. Saihara,
Ote of the hest known Jtapanese plant -
ters in this seon tin f the country, antid
the resutlts have astonishied even that
sueiessful rice man.
Mr. S-ibara informed a representa
tive of the News today that he planted
278 acres in the highland variety, and
that lie would iar\vest no less than
eight sacks to the acre on the entire
field. He gave out the further infor
mation that it cost himn not over two
sacks to produce the crop per acre,
which leaves him six sacks clear 1
prolit. The rice is of the variety
known to the trade as "Japan," and
the grains are clean, clear and hard.
In nroducing this crolp land was
used on which there were no levees,
nor any kind of irrigation. It was r
grown on the ordinary prairie land
characteristic of the coast country,
and hMr. Saibara states that there is
square mile after square mile of such
land between Houston and Galveston
that will produce rice without irriga
tion equally as well, if not better than
the 2'l8 acres planted by him. Alto
gether, Mlr. Saibars planted 900 acres I
this year, and every acre produced I
good rce.- Cameron (Courier. r
--- t
A Solemn But Regrettful Truth
Alexandria Town Talk: "A woman
with a vile, slanderous tongue is as I
dangerous as a serpent," said Rev. 1
John Parks of Boston, to his congre- f
gation. Why did he leave out the
men' Some of the worst slanderers
are men, and there are lots of them. e
Bell Gity News
Heavy showers have been hindering
the farmers in the progress of rice
cutting. Some of the farmers have to
haul the rice out on sleds as fast as
they cut it.
Belle City College is progressing
nicely. A new student from Elton,
La., came in Thursday.
Irev. and Mrs. J. Q. A. Wells were
visiting in Belle City Monday.
Mr. George Atkinson, of Hayes,
La., committed suicide by drowning
himself in a marsh that ran along the
back of his Held. Sunday night he
came to the supper table, as usual,
arnd at? a hearty supper, then took his
hat and disappeared, his folks think
ing that he had gone upstairs to bed
never looked for him un'il the next
imorning, when he did no, appear. All
the near neighbors sere looking for
himiin. One man came along the marsh,
aind lie noticed a short piece of rope,
hut never went into the water. lio
went hack to the house land was tell
ing the others about it. They all then
wenvit back to the rope and noticed a
ftprint in the edgle of the water.
I'lay waded in and found him. lie
had tied a large piece of iron around
his Ibody, and then fell down in about
three feet of water. lie struck his
walki ug stick up near him and puit hii
lhat in his shirt Ibosom. The turtles
Ihad eaten the most of his nose and
n(,e side of his face. lie was 79 years
of age, was feeble and childish, but
,eemned to be a very goo(d old rran.
Il hadl told a man a few weeks Ibefore
that he knew lie was in the way, but
no one thought lie was preparing to
rud his life. Tinh' funeral took place
Tuesday.
Miss Blelle Cox has leen on the sick
iis- the Ipast week. )but is somec better'
1re. Win. Cox, of Iayes. La., was
a hursiness visitor in Bell City Tues
Iovwa Items.
T. . .,ltes has reccived a carload
of ()al from Southern illinois.
.li i Storer is now a student of the
Lake Charles high school.
One of \V. ). .Jones' mules lay
lrdown. or rolled down, on a nail that
manle a bad sore on its hip
Mrs. L. L. Funk is on the sick list
tils week.
A. J. F'indley has received a carload
(of feed, consisting of corn, bran and
corn chops.
Thie generator of the acetylene gas
plant of the Methodist church had be
come so clogged with the lime like
substance that forms in the bottom
that it exploded Sunday evening.
No one was hurt, but the gas plant is
ruined.
L. L. Funk has installed a new
acetylene lighting plant for his store
building. His old plant had been in
use six years. Mr. Funk had taken
good care of it, and it is not worn
out but too small to furnish sufficient
light.
Miss Ada Findley left Saturday
morning for Welsh, where she will at
tend school the coming year.
Iowa now has a tonsorial artist,
and it is not necessary to go to Lake
Charles for a clean shave and a
smooth hair cut. Call at the side
of Dr. Colvert's drug store.
Paul Brunet, of New Orleans, ar
rived in Iowa Tuesday evening. Mr.
Brunet is one of the most popular
rice buyers in the country. This is
the fourth year he has had head
quarters 'at Iowa.
A. J. Findley had a valuable horse
bitten by a poisonous snake one day
last week. Fortunately, it was discov.
ered soon afterwards, and remedies
promptly applied, with the result that
in a few days the swelling went down
and the horse has almost recovered.
CRANBERRIES
The first to arrive in Welsh this Season.
New Cane Syrup Turkey Brand Flour
Mace from Insist on having it.
this Year's Cane. It will make your wife smile.
We r- ·eeive Oysters and Fish every Thiurs=
day and Friday, Oysters every Tuesday,.
Fancy Fruits! $
Fresh Vegetables,!$
MODEL GROCERY
$ AND MEAT MARKET.
ftI  1 . . ...1z .. .I. Im lm imi IIfil~ t~ mmlm i
C. F. Uaker. who bought out John
Storer's store buildingr and stock of
general merchandise, has taken
possession, and with his thorough
business methods will carry an up-to
date, first-class stock of goods.
School is now in progress, and al)
pearances indicate a profitable school
year. Mr. F. I. Hester is well
qualified as a te:acher. holding first
grade certificates from Arkansas and
Louisiana, and has an experience of
three years' teaching.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Hewett, Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. H. 1.
Longenback, Miss Christena Pierce,
Mr. and Mrs. Verne Stutsman, W. D.
Jones and Peter LaBouv boarded
No. 5 Tuesday evening, all bound
for Lake Charles.
A WILDWEST SHOW
Will be one of the Features of the Fair
at Crowley.
Nothing but bad weather can pre
vent the 1908 Acadia Parish Fair, at
Crowley, from being a success. As
the fair comes off the 27th, 28th, 29th
and 30th of October, the weather ought
to be fine. In addition to their being
many entries in all the racing events,
and more coming in all the time, a
big Wild West Show has been en
gaged to entertain the crowds, a free
exhibition being given each day in
front of the grand stand. The stock
and agricultural exhibits will be com
plete, and it is hoped every one in
this section of the State will assist in
making this great educator a winner.
Any information will be cheerfully
given by the secretary, J. W. Cheney,
Crowley, La., and he will mail you a
catalogue free upon request.
Standard Sewing Machines at
Martin's.
Guns, Cartridges and Shitt--'.' L
are easily distinguished fr'c .ni- , , .
equal them neither in quaiity ..r re : 
TRADE MARK HE.. I.`+ u.
which appears on every package of Winch3stcr
goods. The big red W is to guns and ammunition
what the word "Sterling" is to silverware !hc: world
over. Therefore, for your own protection always
"Look for the Big Red W"
Welsh Schools ,tart in Goo,d Shape.
The Welsh schools started off this
week in good shape. The enrollment
reaches well up to the two hundred
mark, and will doubtless exceed that
within a few days. The pupils are
coming back to their work with a re
newed energy, being refreshed by
their summer's vacation. We have a
selected corps of teachers, which
promises well for the success of the
schools for this year. The teachers
report their classes as being quite
well organized and the pupils getting
down to work in good earnest.
Best The World Affords.
"lt gives me unbounded pleasure to
recommend Bucklen,s Arnica Salve,"
says J. W. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill,
North Carolina. "I am convinced
it's the best salve the world affords.
It cured a fellon on my thumb, and it
never fails to heal every sore, burn
or wound to which it is applied." 25c.
at all druggists.
Polish at Jones Bros.
Pet Cat Dies at Age of 20.
The case of exceptionally longlevity
in the case of a cat was brought to
our notice this week by the death of
the big black family pet of M. L.
Fuller. This cat died Saturday, and
had he lived until Iuecenber be would
have rounded out the ripe age of 20
years. The old fellow had been deaf
for several years m.nd quite feeble for
the past year, but still retained his
eye sight, and we may suppose his
mental faculties until the day of his
death.
Eureka Being IRemodeled.j
E. M. Powers, who recently pur
chased the Eureka hotel, is having
the same thoroughly remodeled this
week. It is being re-papered and re
painted and largely refurnished, and
will, when completed, be one of the
best arranged hotels in town. It will
be run for the present by Mrs. John
son, recently from Crowley.
Walk Over Shoes at Martin's