The Rice belt journal., November 26, 1915, Image 4

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The Rice iell Jourinal.
PUIBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
by the Welsh Printing Company, Ltd.
One Dollar a Year in Advance
Entere, l at the Postollce at We!sh, La.
as Second Class Matter.
NOVEMBER 26 .915.
R. S. GRVER
Editor an;l Mana~ger.
CHEER UP'
These are dark datys for the world.
The shadow of the war is heavier than
ever on all hearts, whatever their sym
pathies. There i 1 ttlt exulttion now
even i, vc:,toriews, for we know at what
Stric, ..: rd I. 'l pain every victory
is won. BuL tilh: e are ueisny things he
sides war in the world. Except our ac.
tive imaglnatiuns, most of us would
feel life runningl on pretty much as
usual. There is the same sunshine, the
same life-giving air, the same autumn
colors in the woods, the same joy in
bountiful harvests. There is the sank
queit satisaction of soul that has al
ways come with the fall season, wheth
er in country or city. Here, in our
American isolation, we can live out our
lives in spite of wars and rumors of
wars. There is need, to be sure, of tak.
ing thought for the future, preparing
against the time when war may bring
home to us the wretchedness that we
knew half a century ago and that Eu
rope knows today. But that is a mat
ter of calm decision, not for alarm and
fear. We are today the most fortunate
nation in the world. There is no reason
why we cannot continue so. It is a
good time for the nation to take to
heart the philosphy that is preached so
much today to individuals-the philo
sophy of confidence, of optimism, of
positive thought. It is right and pro
prer that we would feel the woes of Eu
rope, and it is our duty to alleviate
them all we can. But it is wrong to
let those woes weigh on our spirits un
til we lose our own buoyancy and poise.
It is better to regard the war as a doc
tor or a nurse regards sickness-as
something to be cured, whose cure can
be effected not through outbursts of
sentimentalism but through intelligent
and cheelfal service.
WHAT IS AN EDITORIAL?
Probably never before in the history
of Journalism have editorials been
more widely read, which means, by the
same token, that never before have
newspapers exercised so wide an influ.
ence. The editorial is an expression of
the newspa.per's belief or sentiment. To
be of any value, it must have behind it
the paper's reputation for fearlessness,
truth, and luttered mcorruptibiilt.
Without these, the intuence of the edi.
torial is nullified before it reaches the
printing pres;s. The newspapIer's first
duty is to give thie news. Its second
duty is to c.,mment on the news-show.
toward wha:t e:d the nt-w is tenliieg,
whether politic;a, edRucatiol:nal, so i:,
or religious, crvstaiz the sen:l:tiiiment in
its particilar cuou iii ii ri, o',
that tentency, and, it:ally, to aive its
own honest, unl;lasted opinion. T. e
elitor's duty is a sacred one, anl1 L.
shouldbe fully ali. e to its ri :-l;,:b.
ties. His opinioii on any Lsubject shoulhi
be given only after eo iu-; stuldy, but,
when it is given, it should be fr.unk anu
above board. No one else is bound to
think as the editor thinks, but the ad,.
tor's opinions go (lwn ilil black an,;
white and lie ougir to have g:ouc
grunds upon whl n to base them.
Those reasons, expressed in the editori
al, make it valuable. In iact the eti
tornal stands or fails necause of the rea.
sons it sets forth showing how the er
tor arrived at his ,pinion The "'flght
ing editor" i, usually a man of deep
thought-one who bases his opinious
on solid foundations and is willing
afterward to come into the open and
fight for them.
OH! WHAT A CHANGE!
One hundred years ago today
When wilderness was here,
With powder in his gun, the man
Went out and got a deer.
But now the thinsg has changed
+And on another plan,
With powder on her cheelks,
The "dear" goes out and gets the man.
When Stanley Cobb, of ElPaso, Tex.,
applied for a license to marry Miss Mar.
garet Corn, the marriage license clerk
Srefused to issue the license thinking it
was a joke. When convinced, however,
he shelled out, Pop Corn was said to
have opposed the marriage, but when
appealed to said, "Shucks!" and headed
the list for the bahusking,
---.~ -.- -
CupMd earries a bow and arrows be
cause he has no conveniences for carry.
lug a gun. -Minot (N. D.)Opttc.Report.
e0.
No. 666 will cur malaria or Bliols
ever. It hills germs -J 25 O m.
LETTER FROM CHAS, A, LANTZ
Mr. Lantz Still Thinks Louisiana Is
Good Enough for Him.
Keeling faith with a pronmise made
just oefore leaving with Mrs. Lantz for
a tour of the north and west, 11r. Chas.
A. Lantz has forwarded the following
very interesting letter, which the read.
ers of the Journal will appreciate:
Modesto, Cal., Nov. 14, 1915.
Rice Belt Journal:
Leaving Welsh October 29th, we spent
one day in New Oreans sight.ceemng.
A person would have to spend a wc k
ti!c're in order to see the city properly.
As we neared the city we beair to ste
the results of the dlestructive storm of
September :30th. Large steel tatul< such
as are found at the Rio Bravo plant had
been crushed as though they were egg
.hells. The streets were piled hlrirh with
debris, many build;ngs having been tn.
roofed and one three story budding had
collapsed. Workmen were busy on
nearly every roof repairing the :;ate;.
On leaving New Orleans in the cven.
ing we were compelled to keep the win.
dows of our car closed on account ot
the stench that came from somewhere.
This odor, we were told, came from de.
composing animals that had been killed
and lodged in the tree tops by the
storm.
We traveled via the Illinois Central
from New Orleans to Chicago, where
we spent ten days. There we visited
the plant of Swift & Co., where we saw
hogs being killed and dressed at the
rate of 1,000 per hour: going into the
ice box, or refrigerator, where 3,000
beeves besides many sheep were cool.
ing. We were surprised to see how
clean everything was in this plant. We
also paid a visit to Sears, Roebuck &
Co.'s plant, where 11,000 persons are
employed. Uncle Sam maintains a post
office in this plant, employing seventy
five clerks to handle the mail.
Chicago is the cleanest city we visited.
Their overhead street car system
prevents many accidents. Most of
the people of Chicago live in fiats, where
they have all of the modern conven
iences. Wages are good, living is
cheap, but rent is very high.
Leaving Chicago over the Ghicago &
Northwestern, we saw some very fine
farming country with beautiful im
provements. In Illinois, Iowa and Ne
braska nearly every farmer has a silo;
about an equal number of cement and
wood silos in the first two states but in
Nebraska most of the silos are of
cement.
There was a notable absence of well
bred cattle in Illinois and Iowa, but we
saw beautiful herds of white faces in
Nebraska and Colorado. They raise
lots of alfalfa in those states.
We stopped in Denver a day; took an
auto rite into the mounttins, going to
an elevation of 10,250 feet. The scenery
in "Tie Garden of the God:" is v-ry
impressive.
,',, ,topped at Co!orado, Spirn s ol;e
,Y. whcre we again autoed to the
,imountains. v'siting "The Cave of ,fe
i',rils." That was the most beautl!,
.:it 1 the whole trip. The cave imu: t
!,:t aotle long and 200 feet down in the
.ou,,tad; he ceiling studded wit: ,
kinds 01 beautiful stones. These stones
::are fo l:Ied as the water drips andl cry.
,e ony stopped at Salt Lak;e Cty :i
tw hours. Visited the Mormon Te:;;le
biiut did not enter, as it was closed. To.k
d 2de about the city in an auto. Our
etide called out the historical pla ets,
,n(d in mentionig Brigham Younig :d
.(: ha. fitty-six children of his owl I d
two adopted ones, nineteen wives , d
seventeen mothers.in.law. One o0 our
party : aid "God pity him!"when he men.
tined the seventeen mothers.in. w.
We visited the great Salt Lake, live
gallons of the water of which evap, r.
ated leave one gallon of pure salt. Our
guide remarked that the Mormons
baptized by immersion but did not use
the water from Salt Lake, as it m ght
have a tendency to pickle and preserve
their sins instead of washing toem
away. A person falling into the lake
cannot sink, so it is impossible to
drown.
Arriving in San Francisco November
7th, we visited the exposition for three
days. We had intended to view the fir
for about a week but got too tired of
it. Louisiana has a nice display there,
but we were surprised to find no one
there to introduce the rice food pro
ducts.
We are now at Modesto resting up.
California has lots of good land and
raises nearly everything that is grown
anywhere; but land is priced from $200
to $600 per acre, so it is very hard for a
farmer without means to buy land.
Land rents for about $15 per acre, cash.
Dairying is quite profitable. Cows sell
for about the same as in Louisiana.
Their chief feed crop is alfalfa. The
climate here is ideal; nothing seems 'to
decay.
If I were well fixed financially, so that
I could live withoutworking, this would
be an ideal country for me to locate in;
:but a laboring man cannot live on
climate alone, so Louisiana looks good
to me.
They talk hard times in San Fran
cisco now, and it will be harder after
the fair closes.
SYours, C. A. LANTZ,
Statistics Make Good Snowing
Dr. Oscar Dowling, President of the
Louisiana State Board of Health, is re
newing his efforts to collect correct
vital statistics of the state.
"If the people of this state realized
that the collection and promulgation of
these statistics is the best possible ad
vertisenient for Louisiana, they wonld
see to it that their physicians and others
do not forge't to report births, mar.
riages and deaths," says Dr. Dowling.
"Some parishl: have seen the good
business sense in this, and as a result
they are filling up with a desirable class
o: white land buyers and homemakers,
who are att. edci by the good health
reports of those localities. Real estate
mene, land oý ners, merchants, auto
mobilie dealers, and all who have land,
merchandise or services to sell would
do w:l to aid the State Board of Health
in this work." I
Free Municipal Employment Bureau
The e~tablihlunent of a free municipal
employment agency. similar to those in
Los Angeles. Cleveland, Buffalo and
other large cities, may be the outcome
on the part o0 the New Orleans city
government, the State Immigration
Bureau and the United States Immi
gration Department in this direction.
The matter has been taken up at Wash
ington and there are excellent pros
pects that the plan will go through.
Distress in The Stomach.
There are many people who have a
distress in the stomach after meals. It
is due to indigestion and easily remedi
ed by taking one of Chamberlain's
Tablets after meals. Mrs. Henry Padg.
han, Victor, N. Y., writes "For some
time I was troubled with headache and
distress in my stomach after eating,
also with constipation. About six
months ago I began taking Chamber
lain's Tablets. They regulated the ac
tion of my bowels and the headache and
other annoyances ceased in a short
time." Obtainable everywhere. Adv.
Nov.
PUBLIC SALE
FARM EQUIPIE
The undersigned having decided to quit farming will sell at hi&!
6 Miles Northwest of Welsb
2 miles north of the Oil Field
Thursday, December 2,1
Beginning at 10:00 o'clock A. .
the following described property:
25 GOOD WORK MULES
ONE ALL AROUND GOOD WORK HOP
TWO JERSEY COWS, COMING FRESH IN TilE ·I 5
4 12 in. Gang Plows; 3 Osborne Discs; 2 two-section drag h.
1 Spring Tooth Harrow; 1 Sulky Plow; 1 Disc Plow; 3 Deering B
two are good as new; 2 Drills, one Van Brunt and one Monitor, bo
8 Wagons, with beds; 2 Oil Tanks; 20 sets work harness; 1 e
Levee Push; 1 I. H. C. Gasoline Engine, two horse power, with=
ONE NEW HUBER RICE SEPARATOR
and other articles of farm equipment that will be shown on the p
on day of sale.
All sums of $10.00 and under, cash. On sums over $10.00 a credit of ele
Terns: will be given, purchaser to give noteswith approved security bearing
interest from date; no property to be removed until terms of sale are
Chas. F. Buck, Jr., Owner
Chas. F. ,eter, Auctioneer E. C. Willa
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
I will receive sealed bids for the con
struction of two draw bridges on Fa.
you Chene; one on the Keystone road
and one on the road south of welsh;
bridges to be 34ft. clearance, with up
to-date construction; bidder to furnish
complete plans and specifications; all
bids to be in my hands not later than
.l a. m. December 2nd.
JNO. H. COOPER, Pres.
Jefferson Davis Parish Police Jury.
Pay Your Taxes.
The city tax rolls are completed. Pay
your taxes now at Carroll's studio.
S. E. CARROLL, City Clerk.
Frank Girshefski Acquires Interest in
the Lignion Grocery
Frank Girshefski, who for the past
five years has served the Southern Pa
cific Company very efficiently as oper
ator and ticket clerk at the Welsh sta
tion, has purchased one-half interest in
the Lognion Grocery, and will hence.
forth be actively engaged in serving
the grocery trade here.
Mr. Girshefski is a young man of con.
siderable business ability and a wide
acquaintance in this community and
his many friends will be glad to learn of
his connection with this prosperous in
stitution. He urges his friends to call
on him at the grocery, assuring them
of excellent service and courteous
treatment.
Hot Chocolate and
whipped cream--at the
Plezol.
Try our coffee--the best
in town---served with
cakes--The Plezol.
NOTICE TQ RICE PLANTERS!
We desire to announce that we are
fully prepared to drill and complete on
a "STRICTLY GUARANTEED BASIS"
water wells for all purposes, ranging
from four inches to sixteed inches in
diameter, or larger if you wish. We
are prepared to complete wells with
screens of the following diameters:
4 in wells with 4 in screen.
6 in wells with 8 in screen.
8 in wells with 10 in screen.
9 5.8 in wells with 11 in screen.
11 5.8 in wells with 13 in screen.
14 in wells with 14 in screen.
16 in wells with 16 in screen.
All of our wells with the exception of
4 in wells will be completed with "THE
LAYNE PATENT SHUTTER SCREENS
which are acknowledged by all who
have used them to be the greatest
screens ever built.
We have perfected and thoroughly
tried out "LAYNE PATENT TURBINE
PUMPS WITH ENCLOSED DRIVE
SHAFT AND FULLY PROTECTED
BEARINGS," which have economical
capacities from 500 gallons per minute
to 4000 gallons per minute. In fact, we
are really prepared to equip each and
every well which we may drill with a
Pump of "suitable capacity to most
economically pump the well to its ca
pacity."
After having carefully noted the per
formance of our over 400 complete
Layne Rice Irrigating Plants which we
have installed during the past eight
years in Louisiana Rice Belt, and with
the use of our Improved Screens and
Layne Patent Turbine Pumps with In
closed Drive Shaft and Protected Bear
ings, we have found it feasible to raise
our guarantees approximately 300 gal
lons per minute in localities which have
been developed. This puts us in po
sition to "absolutely, guarantee our
larger wells to produce as much as
3800 gallons of water per minute"-or
no pay. Furthermore. we stand ready
to guarantee for a period of two full
puimping seasonsP
drill during this ALL
For the past two years
working out a series of
in the Layne Patent
,. been able to very Ua
efficiency aud capacitie
g trieu out these Pup
over sixteen months,a m t
them to more than le
highest expectations in
and we are now ready
them in this territory.
We expect to havea
Improved Layne Patenta T
with Enclosed Drive S,1
tected Berrings readyr
livery in this locality wih
few weeks.
E Please remember that
& HCOWLER COMpA
offered in any locality, a
o for sale. Each and ve
PRODUCT" has been
out at our own expe
ly being offered on thea%-ma
E These "Improved La.
1 bine Pumps With Inclosa
D and Protected BeariEgsn"
al actual use for over silt,
te lifts ranging from
e to one hundred and fifty fe
id than the highest knft
a entire Louisiana RiceBil,
st If you have one do' thi e
'- Wells" equipped with a
pit or a steel pit, which Is
r- remember that we canp
te dug pit with arsteelplit
:e same a Layne Pump, mad
It an install a Lane uagi_
th ent steel pit and great_
id amount of water fobiw
1- and cut down the fad
r- marked extent-YOU I
se JUDGE.
. We solicit your inqpy.
are strictly in keeplng
materials we use and t
- tained. Our termtareda
ir consistent with co
as methods. Catalog msid
orResp
LAYNE & BOWIR
ly Welsh, La. ,
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