The Rice belt journal., December 27, 1919, Image 8

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OLD HICKORY CHIPS. w
You can never get by wishing what N
others get by work. . t(
The guy who takes that cold plunge di
every morning is wish'ng for the pipes
to. freeze. .t]
Sugar is coming back jugt in time b
to save the pumpkin pie !;,, erarn
berry sauce tradition for tChristmnas 8
Progress has struck, aPrlent .eru"
salem, where it is said $100 a week is t
the prevailing price for a hote room '1
Jcerusalem! e
Anybody can go an a :lt rie. but v
suppose we all get b'isy it our jobs "
for a change.
It looks like a pass brokl{ P sin' I
McAdoo wants i: .i''rv up the coal i
operat.rs by ha-ing a show owvn ofI 1
their profits.
If Carranza's oppc:'erut will just I
spell his name O'Br gon he'll get lot.s
o-sympathizers in t:1. Unit--l States.
A Stubbs' man in Welsh offered to o
bet #)0O on his candidati3 !-h left the
next morning on an early trail, for an
extended vacation. That's one vaca
tion that will probhably prove prufit
able.
Italy is carrying a chip on icr
shoulder just as if nothin.t had hap
pened to Germany for tryin; that
trick.
The promisies of reduced )rices are
about as reliable as advertiser ents of
hair tonic to make hair gro\. on bald
heads.
It we do not produce to the limit
and get a surplus for export, Europe
may be forced to settle down and go
to work.
In the matter of Mexico, it is well
to remember that "oil" is the one
tbhing that isn't calculated to calm
those troubled waters.
The ultimate consumer is a piece of
py-dirt entirely surrounded by profit
ders.
The first white child born in Vir
ginia was Virginia Dare. And now
Friendly Buisness is
flore than Friendship,
It is Fellowship.
In grateful appreciation of your good
fellowship we extend to you greetings
of the season and our best wishes for
you good health, happiness and success
during the coming year.
Welsh Bakery & Grocery
WELSH, LA.
ANNOUNCEMENT!
I wish to announce to the public that I have purchased the
Insurance b<-,iness of Mr. C. E. Carr and beg to solicit a con
tinuance of your patronage. I will endeavor to give your insur
ance needs the same prompt and careful attention that was af
forded by Mr. Carr's agency.
LIFE, FIRE, HEALTH and ACCIDENT
LIABILITY, WORKMEN'S
con flENSATION
BONDS
F.G.SE.WARD
Complete Insurance Service
Christmas
Suggestions
Our store is brim full of of nifty
Christmas Gifts-not the frivolous
} class, but real serviceable things that
will carry an enduring remembrance.
Something here too for every age
grandfather and grandmother dowin
to the tiny baby-friend sweetheart
and all. Come in and let us show
you how easy the Christmas shop.
ping can be made.
Martin's store extends you the. reet.
ings of the season with best
wishes for a
MERRRY CHRISTMAS
MAR TIN'S
SCarload
SL Good Young
Iares,
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word from England, where the former 0
Nannie Langhorne has been elected 0
to Parliment, indicates that Virginia's
daughters continue to dar -
A movement is now on foot to over
throw the Roumanian Throne. If:fon't
be necessary to more than -lean on it.
In a defiant note to the United th
States. a bandir. chief warns us that
"itf the Amertcan army enters Mexico
they will never come out again." se
4There's probably more truth than po0
etry to that, but the only thing that is Ja
worrying the politicians is whether ii te
will vote Republican or Democratic. ea
10 years from now. 41
The coal miners say the Govern- ,e
mcnt has no power to make men wor'(
if they do not wish to, but then, soim 9
used to say that abuut fighting.
Somebody writes us asking why mna
Louisiana sugar planters fixed the s
price o fsugar at 17 cents a poun;l. le
i Well, it was because of the very good e
reason that they wanted the money. ti
It is a reproach not to have friends;
it may he even a greater one not to
have enemies.
COTTON SEED in 100 tb sacks, t
for stock feeding, at the Welsh Ware
house. r
e
I Mrs. WV. W. Wise of Houston arrived 8
last Friday morning for a visit to her n
fparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith.. P
and other relatives. She will be joined s
here shortly by her husband and they a
n will go to New Orleans to make their 3
home.
Pea Green Alfalfa Hay-Welsh Ware
I house Co., Inc. D6-tfc
e C. B. Morrill is reported to be quite
a seriously ill at the home o: his daught- 1
er, Mrs. Geo. Carr, north of Welsh.
f Mr. Morrill went to New Orleans last
t- week intending to pay an extended
visit to his son, Milton, and family,
but illness caused him to return to
SjWelsh within a few days.
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0 SCHOOL NOTES 0
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Ani:
Organized play has been introduced,
thereby giving every teacher together. TI1
with the principal something to do on turn
the play ground as well as In the whi1
class room.
Pupils and teachers will return to A
school on the 291. inst. thA'T
The second half of the year begins
January 12th. New pupils should en- kin
ter on that date. Beginners entering kil
earlier than January 12th, will be re
qucsted to stay out until the second
-emiester begins. bee
The attendance is fine. We averaged niat
92.3 per cent this month.
Many pupils are failing in their work y.
because they are not applying them- nev
selves. There is no royal road to cre
learning. "It won't soak in." Teach- hor
ers have been requested to pass only
those pupils who really merit a pass.
The chemistry which you have long- fur
ed for during all these weeks and bol
months has come. See Mr. Greer at not
the book store.
Who said we are not keeping labo
ratory note books? Who was inter- cou
ested enough to notify the State High i2
1 School inspector that no laboratory (,I
r note books were kept? Ask'theE1yu
. pils or pay us a visit and see for your
I self. What became of the petition for "Il
y a two-weeks' vacation? Why didni't du
r you let the principal heal the list? l'
Our information is that Lake Arthur,.
Jennings and " all other schools are
out for one week. It seems to be hi,
uniform throughout the parish. r
Mid-year examinations will be held vi
e on the 7th, 8th and 9th of January
t- Pupils are urged to return to school
' promptly and resume work in dead
earnest. m
d Welsh High is to be congratulated in
' on winning two out of three of the ol
to Basket Ball games with Lake Arthur p,
High School this year. The score Wed- in
* nesday afternoon was 34 to 30 in fa
g vor of Welsh. We stand one and one la
with Jennings. Sometime in January sl
we hope to conquer Jennings High
District Champs. You watch us roll
up a score. We'll see who has the
honor of being called District Cham- i
pions!
The See-Saw is to be moved north &
of the railroad and used by- the little
tote for a while. Some swings are to
be made for them also. They must 1
have four soft balls and bate. We
want them to enjoy organized play
also.
Santa Claus visited all the teachers
and pupils, but failed to find the prin
cipal.
Merry Christmas to all and a Happy
New Year.
Yours to serve,
WM. A. McGUFF.
- Order your fruit trees now, from I
the Home Nursery;- F. L. Cannon, ia
SProp. - N22-ttc-
Miss Ann Buchanan, teaphep *,the
Welsh High School, left Saturday foi,
Lafayette to spend the holidays.
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Please meItton this paper.. -M`ie
phiae Ttrk Ifkes 8keiru ltuard Maga
ine auif'aloktl s are i'4coninvruBe by
Pea oGurlftAif ift6 *istY drie
house Cw·it -h ·,- , N-Vs
Get you Frh Fish and Big Oys
ters at Slare Diil Fruit Store.
We kee ai fuluitock'of the best. J.
A. Bharrisa, oprietOt.
AIALFAA HAY-for alel. C,
L. Davis, Welsh, La. 126 tf
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NOTES AND COMMIENTS..
cti'o i ::~'Io V· I'~ ~.i't -.
Le- waily to keep };ito fronmt
n; into :; ja ar, is to c.'ik it St a
> it is frcsh. thu
go(
is 'N r ( ;, 1x , 11; ill unions out
is strcngr th 1 ut tere is 1) cSel, the
c (10
f~l ;t issI''. 1 Ili" :i ` -air' ; 1( le1Vt' r
alone but his inkl tale(' u1) the
ing process. sol
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iet fool writes to know what hali R
mse of Judge Gilbert since he (a
IN
e that famous talk at Alexandri; No
* *
hen a iuan goes to church you tli
?r know whethr; he diestees trr
it or not. uniesj you lznow his
e life. co
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very common thing is alopecia -
uracea, sometimas kn'vw:n as Sc
ioeic olcosa. Are you guilty or ol
;uilty? mi
here are 1.S22,i): person:s in the E.
li
ntry with inc unts of moe tlhan Il
00 a year, not counting those who to
Etd the inconm tax A
H ale snmite ica school children rais- fc
11. :i0,i00i worth of gal:I, pro- to
te last year ho: much could thel E
W. raise if tVi- went to work?
** *
iirks have an ea -r way to beat the
h cost of living. I' household prices
out a reducti in In the number of b
es auitomaticallv reduces expenses
The Anti-Kants.
The Anti-Kant Sunday School class c
it at the home of Mrs. C. M. Sheu-i
iker December 17th. Two members -
the class and eight visitors were
isent. The officers of the class be- I
Sabsent no business was transacted. I
The hostess served cake and choco- 1
te and a very pleasant hour was I
ent.
PRESS COMMITTEE.
Long Term Loans at low rate of
terest. See Hood & Coibert.. 011-tf
EPTO-MANGAN FOR
PALE SCHOOL CHILDREN.
cpto-Mangan Gives the Help the Body
Needs to Make Rich,
Red Blood.
NAME "GUDE'S" ON EVERY
PACKAGE.
Did by Druggists in Both Liquid and
Tablet Form-Medicinal Virtues
are the Same.
The lessons are hard and the child
m are growing. Watch their health
ad if they become pale and listless
ad don't want to work or play, con
ult a' good physician at %nce if you
aspect any serious ailment. The
plendid tonic, Pepto-Mangan, if giv
a daily for a few weeks, will in most
ases restore the strength and start
ie young folks on the road to good
ealth again. Youth responds quickly.
on can buy Pepto-Mangan in tablet
r liquid form of your druggist and can
Iways be sure of the genuine by look
ig for the naine "Gude's" on the pack
ge . Without the name "Gude's" it is
ot Pepto-Mangati. It is a fine tonic
nd blood-biaker for the whole family.
'hjsiclans everywhere have used it
ar nearly thirty years.-Adv.
ME THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD.
In 1920 and 1921.
'ractically a Daily at the Price of a
Weakly. No Other Newspaper in
the World Gives so Much at so Low
a Price.
The present presidential campaign
p the most ltaportant in our history.
Che Thrlce-a.Week World which is the
Greatest example of tabloid journal.
pp In America will give you all the
Iews of it. It will keep you as thor
'ulply informed as a daily at five or
ix times the price. Besides the news
rom Europe for a long time to come
vill be of overwhelming Interest, and
we are deeply and vitally concerned
n it. The Thrice-a-Week World will
uarnish yOu an accurate and compre
senalve report of everything that hap
pens.
The Thrice-s-Week Worl4's regular
uubcriptiotl price i.s only, $1.00 per
rear, and t is,,pays for 156 papers. We
ffer this anequalled newspaper and
the Rice Belt Journal together for one
rear for 42.00. The regulat subscrlp
ion price of the two papers Is $2.60.
THE RICE BELT JOUftNAL
Welsh, La.
W.-A. BURGES
Painter and Paperhanger
General Contractor for
Inside and Outside
Work
Wall Paper Samples brought
to your home on repuest.
PFrty years practical experience
P. O. Box 84 Welsh, La.
Nfov. 26
RIALEa TATE, LOANS -
Mike £ Idsa Write
or Cell
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NOT OLASSIH El
)lost bounttifu, hoirn gef a l o ;
tlh best rice ' jil stc: f to ; i ii
State, dirrty oa f- · i
tbu C; more than a m ile 'f (P
gootd pastures; line it I a or
ly good can 1l and punI pinl !i:i);l. S"
our this y)arls rice crop I nt
the mnarket for a c (iii' 1)'!: Ct
(i() not answ\er.-- Ii' .1. \lvcrl'
CO(T0 N'UiY i'X(t1(0'i; (c of all kindc
solicited. Fggs, l' ut:ien l' - . an,
Chickens a specialty. Quick retu us.
R. fvrouces giv'fen cn !rteist. E.
Gauthier, 2401 Gen'l. tershing St..
New Orleans, La. 12
WANTED--lan to work. on farm
that is good teamlster and can run
tractor. C. E. Carr. 1)20
FOR SALE--Ford car in first class
condition; price reasonable. Enquire
Dr. J. B Godfrey, Welsh, La. D2O-2te
SWETET POTATOES--20') bushels
of Porto Rican and Banana Yanms-
must he sold at once on account of
moving. P. J. Unkel, Plionei 98. D20
Ear Corn and Oats in car lots, de
Slivered at any R. R. station, subject
to inspection, Write, phone or see R.
A. Estes, at Mutual Warehouse.
I have yet for sale four good comn
fortable homes, that 1 can sell on
1 terms, with small cash payment. J.
I E. Montgomery. 1S tfe
List your farms with Carr &
SJeter.
% CONCRETE BLOCKS-For concrete
A blocks see A. Wolters, Phone 136,
s Welsh, La. S13-tfc
For Sale-2 horse power gas
i oline engine in excellent condit
u- ion. Se R. MI. Gray. ..1 14-tf
rs
re FOR SALE-as I have accepted
e- a position requiring me to move
d. to Alexandria, I am offering my
o- home in Welsh for sale at a sac
as rifice-R. MI. Gray.
TAKEN UP-at my place 11-2 miles
south of Welsh, vne black lilly, two
of years old, no brand. Owner can have
.tf same by paying costs. Rudolph Land
ry. D27-tfc 1
N. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
No. 11541
dy
Office of Comptroller of the Currency.
Washington. D. C., December 12,
U919.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory evi
dence presented to the undersigned,
it has been made to appear that "The
nd First National Bank of Elton"' in the
town of Elton, in thB Parish of Jef
ferson Davis and State of Louisiana,
has complied with all the provisions
LId- of the Statutes of the United States
Ith required' to be complied with before
an association shall be authorized to
ess commence the business of banking;
on- Now Therefore, I, John Skelton Wil
rou liams, Comptroller of the Currency,
The do hereby certify that "The First
National Bank of Elton" in the town
iv of Elton, in the Parish of Jefferson
ost Davis and State of Louisiana, is auth
art orized to commence the business of
od Banking as provided in Section Fifty
one hundred and sixty-nine of the
ly. Revised Statutes of the United States.
let In testimony whereof witness my
~an hand and Seal of office this Twelfth
.ok. day of December, 1919.
k JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS,
Comptroller of the Currency.
i (SEAL)
nic Dec. 20-27 Jan 3-10-17-27
ly. -_____
it SUCCESSION SALE.
Fifteenth Judicial District Court;
State of Louisiana; Parish
of Jeffersen Davis.
LD. Succession of No. 414
SAMUEL BLACKFORD
f a By virtue of the authority of a com- .
in mission issued out of the Honorable
.ow Court aforesaid, directed to the under
signed Administrator of said Succes
sion, there will be offered for sale to
aign the last' and highest bidder, with the
ory. benefit of appraisement, at the prin
the cipal front door of the Courthouse of
nal- Jefferson Davis Parish, at Jennings,
In said parish, the following described
the property belonging to said succession,
ior- for the purpose of - paying the debts
or and obligations thereof, said offering
ewe and sale to be made between the legal
hours of 11 o'clock a. m., and four o'
Jme clock p. m., on
and SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1920,
-ned said property being described as fol
will lows, to-wit:
Commencing at the south line of
'" the right of way of the Louisiana
hap- Western Railroad at a point twenty
tour (24) rods south of the northwest
star corner of the northeast quarter of
southwest quarter of section twent.
per *ight (28), in townsihip nine (9) south,
We range five (5) west, thence east forty
and (40) rods along the south line of said
one right of way, thence south forty (40)
s rods parallel with the quarter section
line, thence west forty (40) rods to
i0. quarter section line, thence north to
place of beginning, containing ten (10)
acres, more or less;
Sixty sharea of the capital stock of
Welsh Oil & Land Development Com
pany;
Fifty shares of the capital stock of
Planters Telephone Company.
Terms: Cash on day of sale.
J. W. ARMSTRONG,
Administrator.
Welsh, La., Dec. 8, 1919.
McCoy & Moss, Attorneys,
Lake Charles, La.
Dec. 13-t4
-tAll Deeiaans ad Prices
41 WILaA&W KIMBALL
DISCARD
AS DANGE
Calomel salivates! It's erai
acts like dynamite on a sluggish
calomel comes into contact wit
crashes into it, causing cramping
Take "Dodson's Liver Tone"
If you feel bilious, headachy, con- and without maki
stip;ited and all knocked out, just go just go back and g
to your druggist and get a bottle of If you take l
SDodton's Liver Tone for a few cents, be sick and aused
lhich is a harmless vegetable sub- sides, it may
.ti;e for dangerous calomel. Take owill wake upd
wIl wa ake up ima~
t oonful and if it doesn't start ambition and rady
Sliver and straighten you up It is harmleu
nr and quicker than nasty calomel give to children;
TO OUR CUSTOMERS
AND FRIENDS
We wish you A Happy
New Year and that your
future may be a pro
longed success.
V. L. ROlE RD
CITY GROCERY
t ",
THE WAY TO GE
of satisfaction and service out of your
all times is to have it regularly taken
people who are familiar with all
heir to. It is the sensible and eco
MAKE IT YOUR WA
WITI US AS THE PE
EXPERT REPAIR
REUABLE SUPPULIES-DEPENDADLE
- GASOLINE OILS .
BATTERY SERVICE
JRAGE
PHONE 32
Have you.4.
fully considered the fact
the event you are burned oat
by reason of the increase in
building materials of all lkinbd
are not carrying nearly e
surance to begin to repy
property destroyed. Bet
sider this and see Colbert
good substantial increase i
insurance.
-. W. M. COL
Phone 66
At night 220
FOSDSON T
Price $7
F. 0. B. FAO
HOWARD PR
AUTHORIZED DEA
Jennings - - * ý
Co tton
ti n 10 lb sac
FOR STOCK
Welsh Warehouse