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THE RICE BELT JOURNAL WELSH PTG. CO., LTD., Pubs. WELSH. LOUISIANA W\hen doctors graft It is folly, tO be sick. Another thing that will maker Mil waukee famous is 41 "wonlal; police. man Why worry over good roads when we are all on the verge of taking to wings? If war scares keep on accumulating they may be offered by the dozen at reduced rates. When women are required to sit on juries they should be permitted to bring their knitting. Western farmers are returlning to the effete east to buy up the deserted farms of that section. Fir lumber has gone gone up one dollar on the t.housand. Now, all to. gether: lThis is going too tir! (loose-bone prophets are of the opinion that this winter will stretch out as long ~,ta British election Alfalfa in various forms is to be C served at a banquet in Colorado. Now who is "brother to the ox?" Alexander wept because he had no more worlds to conquer when he should have hustled around and found a few. Pittsbuirg ants to annex about a dozen suburbs. This is likely to start a new annexation movement in Cleveland. The unarmored cruiser Detroit, which cost $.,233,000, has just been sold for $20,000. So run the fighting ships away. New York's largest hotel is to cost 417,000,000. It is to be built on Her ald square at Twenty-fourth street and Broadway. School teachers think they are en titled to pensions, but can teaching be called war since corporal punish. ment has been abolished? A Boston man declares that he can prove that there are nine hells, and we presume that discovering that the furnace fire is out is one of them. That New York man who started to shoot himself but thrice changed his mind in time to dodge the bullets may live to congratulate himself on his fickleness. Morocco is to pay money to Spain for the war which Spain recently fuught in Morocco. Such is the em barrassing consequence of coming out sly second best. Maybe some time they will invent a padded aeroplane which will not rise more than ten feet from the ground. Then the careful man will become interested. He has football in tae fall and track athletics and baseball in the spring and now the college student has ice hxckey all winter. And yet he is said to play too little. In the year 1910 the American he,. laid 17 dozen eggs for every man, woman and child in the country. We have reason for believing, however, that at least several dozen of those eggs are still in cold storage. A report from Berlin has it that Umperor William has become inter ested in boxing. It is 'ot likely, how ever, that he will at his time of life try for the middle-weight champion ihip of Germany. Men who began life as waiters now own one of Chicago's biggest hotels. But, of course, they were good waiters and never spilled soup down any Sbody's back nor forgot to renew the contents of the finger bowls. The Episcopal bishop of Mlchigat ays that bridge whist players are jast as much gamblers as Wall street S plungers or Monte Carlo patrons. They must play for more than a quar ter of a cent a point out that way. SBy drinking 20 bottles of beer a day r or 30 days a St. Louis man won a suit d tailor-made clothes and $250 in money; but the chances are that a man with a thirst like that will pawn the alothes, and he certainly won't have the money long. If that ship that got into New fork the other day with a load of ele S phants and pythons and other crea tares could have been stuffed into the stockings of several million children It would probably have settled for all time their demand for Noah's arks.. When rat' carry plague and cats and dogs that kill or drive them away carry diphtheria and tuberculosis, .f' both of which are affirmed by the ex perts, it seems there is nothing left for threatened humanity but to get off the earth. S That technical secret attack upoin the Atlantic coast by our returning battleship fleet will be valueless un less the Mole St. Nicholas liar and the New England taker who heard so much cannonading at sea in 1S98 are .::..~ llowed to get into the game. - t*:'.., ' Se lir do a Sfanc T lndllars hI1, ch, hill! Two dollars," public at a nonl fee. .ones. your outmf-town frieNd. Iindcided n toMERI('AN ha withatin of ver \-bt tt moment a-. uing ci,"ts . hin,,hr ThiAgs are rdoing for nothing f rtile /eld. /sh I h/ the price to uy some of that cut' I I lo c a t t c a tg lass. It'll fstl fo r a 1o n g ." lhthe min, of n er.bod in trat store Is centeredh ITi.-.;'`I 1 II t', it' t . IrI ttantl If he kn , that te hiiell was the sole Pr con:ern of the eight minds in dat audience. and Sb ihhole tiale of the opesi a glasses was a sham; that when 1h s`, 1at hetha sntt ,e ser s t tunse loking in he immediately transmitted T hthi aact no the fSehill narrst tne door h, saying. "Oh, shill," cau i Aiy in his sovecrh. Jones hy a never htar- the worie d, so naturall he didn't select it e wtithn susici:ion rom the auctioneer's jargont and esuspected nothing when the man near the door remarked about cut 1 ed Ioni nHis tife liked it an,3 occasionally he invested in a some, it rtil atedabeing the ne arest hii chulil get to diamonds. So he stuntei d in casually and watched wi th an "amused smile the frantic auctioneer trying to sell a watch. Jones wasn't interested in watches. He had .l onwe in his orket; sho his e4 es continually E PROPRIETOR re toares the cut glass a in a littl e Japanese om line to line, we find co ait. Th e goi r n Is nearly every state .He didn't rno it, but befor e he was th e ou m one to forty cities place to minutes, while the auctioneer was action swindles. Few of the shills had noticed Jones'ts interest in cut d re permanent; it ios a glass, and had called the auctioneer's hatt ention tlhis bua lose.' *to the fact be touchinga the cabionet s agnrfi hich springs up over cantly . e ha he w s t l hi bdght in tca cheap store, leased from month toihe auctioner and }the auct+oI{(r. ou hfis Ife aucther kne onth, and stays the eld all, had control of the dosituation.r remarked about cuted Sad y a g being the nearest h e h getshll. to diamonds. entall SSO nd that Jo in wanted cut glass, and withknocke a Yamused smile the frantic auctioneer trying to sell a watch. Sno less than eight practically permanent com- Jdown the wasn't interested in watches. He had been expermentng anies of this sort, only shifting theirin his pket; so his eyes contino ually freener fields as the crowds change. wTih wa all he shiogs are going os for thi There are three ways to tell a legitimate au- a shrewad mathe could pick up a bargaittle Japanese on. th e place is permanent and advertises He didn't ow itn o attentionre he wasided hin thes tales on certain days, if the goods to be sold Ic re catalogued piece for pone to forty citiece, andplace two minutif there arees, nowhile t Ahe auctioneer wasER time. outsid e men hired to control the bidding, then "Sold for s o ninety. Put it with the watch, oner t is certaon swindl that the sale is of the shills had noticed Jones's sufficienter," the aui-n cut The ake auction game is played under the toner crieglass, a d tcalled the pretauctioneer's attention useudo patronage of reliability. tJones did not bid on the tthe cabinece sof ut which springs up over cantly. night in a cheap store, leased from month to Tabove them icense, anssued th e ity, is hung conspuously liver" n full, s of indeglass. The auctioneer did not look toward him ear the dor and the goods are claimed to have terminate origin. It ths once to give hiom the schance. jotted down mentcaslly en consigned from private sources or pan- synonymous with "ca knocked down for 3.80. It was a frightful bar by no less than nearby citicallyes. It s misrepresrmanentation per booster," "ringer," gain. Jones would have given com-5 for it him m the start. As a matter of fact the goods "dummy," "stool," "stool sel. Buth t he auctioneer passed for aruinptly to the Tperees a three cwa s tealg e which was all helpful in showing Jones that ere picked up in job lots from novelty houses pigeon" and "outside on. If the place oias permanent and advertisesare ga alobb er s, Japanese stores and regular auction sold ai low, attracted no attention and bided his p ly firms who hand l pi e for piece, and f trashy stues ressed forward this time as a gor outside men hired to control the bidding, then 'Sodt for six ninety. Put it with the other it is certain that the sale is genuine, goods for Mr. A. Deposit sufficient." the auc Thand are to be found in allnder the tlarger cities. The tur the human buzard geous punch bowl wasthe put up. He hear d var license, Issued by the city, is hung conspicuously liver" in full, is of ldJ- glass. The auctioneer (lid not look toward him near the door and the goods are claimed to have terminate origin. It is once to give him a chance. The piece was bleen consigned from private sources or pawn- synonymous with "cap-ne brokers in nearby cities. It is misrepresentation per," "booster," "ringer," n oidnk klown forud hav e $.0e.t was a n itf ba from the starty As a matter of fact the goods "dummy," "stool," "stool seln. Jones woudihaer giend orp it hime Jobbers, Japanese stores and regular auction SUpe man;" all techincal sla n are.thtee wat o ivories they handle are made of cheap clay by who picks up his foul liv- T- " JHIL. L ' ous exclamations around him, all tending to shrewd Japs who have scraped through the shell ng by r as c ality and give him confidence in the fact that things whic , f lai of.. the . .. , t, the uli, nd soe wee og dirt chea. Two ladies beside him" com night in a cheap store, leased from month to month, and stays until trouble occurs or the field is worked dry. New York city alone demands to be duped by no less than eight practically permanent com panies of this sort, only shifting their positions to greener fields as the crowds change. There are three ways to tell a legitimate auc tion. If the place is permanent and advertises sales on certain days, if the goods to be sold are catalogued piece for piece, and if there are no outside men hired to control the bidding, then it is certain that the sale is genuine. The fake auction game is played under the pseudo patronage of reliability. The auctioneer's license, issued by the city, is hung conspicuously near the door and the goods are claimed to have been consigned from private sources or pawn brokers in nearby cities. It is misrepresentation from the start. As a matter of fact the goods were picked up in job lots from novelty houses, jobbers, Japanese stores and regular auction sup ply firms who handle job lots of trashy stuff and are to be found in all the larger cities. The ivories they handle are made of cheap clay by shrewd Japs who have scraped through the shell of American bluff and found the flabbiness of the flesh beneath. These antiques crumble to pieces after six months in a heated apartment. Practi cally all the goods handled in these stores are made on the same principle and bought at from one-fifth to one-fiftieth of what they will bring at auction. There is nothing criminal in selling at an ex orbitant profit if the purchaser gets the square deal. But a fake auction company is primarily a ring of cheats never intentionally giving anyone a square deal. The proprietor is the arch rogue. His profit depends on selling an article at anywhere 'from fifty to two, three and sometimes five hundred dollars. The auction does not pay if run for the average buyer; it is merely a trap, a "plant," for r the occasional "good thing" who happens in and t is quickly relieved of a large amount of money n through an elaborate system he never suspects. o It is a joyless game, played on cut-and-dried e rules which admit of no freshness or originality. e The average cast--for they are all actors and play the same cheap show every day-is made up of one backer, or proprietor, two auctioneers, one 4 pretty girl cashier, and from two to ten "shills" º- (the pale-faced people with mushy morals), their L- number depending on the size and situation of a the store. s The backer usually is a shrewd and unscrupu .1 rous man who rents a vacant store, fills it with a scattering of cheap, showy articles to'attract at tention and a number of large so-called "works 9 of art;" and "antiques" which, on inspection. F prove to be minors. The range runs from foun , tain pens at ten cents to deceptive "ivories," "bronzes" and "paintings by the old masters" that t bring from fifty to two hundred and fifty dollars, 7 and sometimes more, from the uninitiated. The proprietor hires a pretty giri cashier and counts her as an additional attraction. He gets I one or two auctioneers-they usually travel in pairs, to relieve one another and the public-and guarantees them ten per cent. of the sales; which i commission runs from forty to two hundred dollars Sa week. Then the dealer incorporatgs the backbone of the whole crooked business-the body of "shills," roguery in working between the puDne ane some swindling game: in this case, working among those who stop in at the auction and pretending to have no connection with the sale, betraying a score of people a day after ingratiating himself in their good graces through cunning and craft Without these shills no sham auction can ex ist. Of course in smaller towns only two or three can be used, as strangers are more easily noticed in such places. They are the crooks on whom the proprietor relies to pick out unsuspecting vis. itors snared by the bargain lure and jockey ti' "n into buying misrepresented articles. The shill mixes with the crowd. His business is to look just like an interested buyer and lie in wait for the fly for which the elaborate web was spun. This individual, for whom t' '.... r ' set and the actors dressed, is callod deal slang "a rummy." The old three-card n....e I. f en chris tened him "sucker." Picture a room 40 feet long and 20 feet wide. Double doors to the sidewalk are invitingly open; above them hangs .an enticing red. flag bearing the name of what purports to be a legitimate auction firm; beneath that, in large letters, are the words: SALE TODAY Pick out any acquaintance who lives in a small town, is fairly prosperous, and has come to the nearby city of10,000' to 30,000 population to look around for the day, purchase a present for his wife and some implements for the farm. He has read in the papers and magazines ac counts of book, art and antique auctions and not ed the hugh prices brought by rarities. When be stumbles on to the flagrant flag of the fake auc tion house and looks in at the window, heaped with a miscellany of antiques, he is suddenly stirred by that perennial longing for a bargain. He glances through the door. There is a wor ried auctioneer strugging with eight dull-faced people. He, is trying frantically to sell a pair of opera glasses. "Genuine Lemier, gentlemen; concave and con vex lenses, put up in this heavy morocco case," the auctioneer cries, "and $2 is bid for them. Think of that! Not a tenth of their value. Why, were going dirt cheap. Two ladies beside him comr miserated because they wouldn't have enough "Gentlemen and ladies," the auctioneer went on solemnly, "if I had this article in Chicago or New York it would bring one hundred dollars, one hun. dred dollars. You couldn't duplicate it at retal for less than two hundred. It is the finest piece ot art glass ever shown in your city." "Can I get one hundred dollars? Ninety? Eighty? Seventy-five dollars? Can I get sixty? Fifty? Give me forty; thirty-line; thirty!" "Fifteen dollars!" came a halting voice from beside Jones. Jones was interested. He sensed a bargain. Had he. known that when the auctioneer said "thirty-line" it a signal to the shill beside Jones to bid $30 with a line through it, or fifteen actual dollars, he would not have been so enthu siastic. "Sixteen!" "Seventeen!" "Half!" "Eighteen!" staccato offers punctuated the atmosphere after the auctioneer's encouragement. The little man beside Jones shook his head sadly. "Gee, it's gone beyond me." he sighed, turning to Jones; it'll go dirt' cheap, too. If you could buy that for $50 it'd be a bargain, sure enough." 'Twenty-eight is the last bid," wailed the auc tioneer. "Why, you could take it out and pawn it for more than that." Jones thrilled as the auctioneer turned to look squarely at him. "You'd give thirty, wouldn't you?" he cried. Jones gulped and noddied. The auctioneer skilfully led up to the grand landing by taking offers of "thirty-six" and "thirty. seven" from members of his troupe. He had felt out his man carefully and knew that $40 would be Jones's limit. "Will you give me forty?' he said simply, In a level tone, leaning far over the showcase. Jones hesitated, gulped, and then nodded his head, abruptly. Jones was pleased with his bargains until he got home and his wife told him he could get the same punch bowl for $10 anywhere and that the other stuff was worthless STONE IN1LAlDER A E WITHOUT SUr1n iL PT ION r u t , . . " . f.. nA I I N t1.at I .. ' of uI,t i .n' . eIt , I:t ;,I" , . ., . .. ).. , r'1" sand I have l,,'nr, alu + tI :r, ... ,: y bust ,nea witi ut L by belt, 6 2 ',..1 ." . ,i LV," i:a, nd, Aa. :..r at , . o I la r i,,, an d . .. t sai a : . ,7 true in s;.a I ý,t;l. ( t" . ... ,,.> ' ryI ý1 4 li. 1 a ....... , , : "t.., :,. .4 : Ii tdi ing, all al,.ut :t e t ..' . ar.d } ,,...r. W he. Foir Eale at ill .:!:g .,,res. Price tty eeute and one ii. lar. THE USUAL RESULT. - 0 I i. 0 0 o e 1 n So Stockbug has been on the I street, has he? What is he speculat ung onT' ly "Just at present, I believe, he is Id speculating on how much longer he it will be on the street." ECZEMA GONE, BOILS CURED it - "My son was about three weeks old n when I noticed a breaking-out on his h. cheeks, from which a watery sub id stance oozed. A short time after, his iy arms, shoulders and breast broke out e also, and in a few days became a solid scab. I became alarmed, and called e ! our family physician, who at once pro as nounced the disease eczema. The lit 3e te fellow was under his treatment ut for about three months. By the end n of that time, he seemed no better. I f. became discouraged, and as I had read the advertisements of Cuticurs Remedies and testimonials of a great many people who had used them with Iv wonderful success, I dropped the doe tor's treatment, and commenced the ed use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment ,g and in a few days noticed a marked e. change. The eruption on 'his cheeks at was almost healed, and his shoulders, ae rms and breast were decidedly bet is ter. When he was about sevea months old all trace of the eczema er was gone. ,c- "During his teething period, his head and face were broken out in boils which I cured with Cuticura SSoap and Ointment. Surely he must am have been a great sufferer. During the I time of teething and from the time I m i dropped the doctor's treatment, I used t the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint. ment, nothing else, and when two years old he was the picture of health. or His complexion was soft and beauti rt ful, and his head a mass of silky curls. t I had been afraid that he would never be well, and I feel that I owe a great m deal to the Cutlcura Remedies." gi (Signed) Mrs. Mary W. Ramsey, 22' on E. Jackson St, Colorado Springi e u Colo, Sept. 24, 1910. The Latest Golf Story. o Two Scotchmen met and exchange8 the small talk appropriate to the hour t7y? As they were parting to go supper iv. ward, Sandy said to Jock: "Jock, mon. I'll go ye a roond on om the links In the morrn." "The morrn?" 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