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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-06
WATCH HILL FILLING Up.
VISITORS INDUCING IN GOLFING-TOO
COOL FOR BATHING ENJOYMENT.

Watch Hill. R. l., July 5 (speciaD.-The first
week in July sees everything and everybody in
spck and span condition for the practical opening
of the Although the hotels have been
virtually open since early in June, the coming of
the guests in increasing numbers quckens the pace
OF all concerned and enables them to put into
practice what they have learned in the days just
passed. The cottages, too. filing, by one
and the golf links are beginning to be populated
greatly to the delight of the small caddy, who
each night counts up the nickels and dimes earned
in the day. The bathing beach is not thronged
yet. but will be warmer wave strikes
this particular portion of Rhode Island.
The old-tme guests. and many ones have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-06

Luekenbach. Miss G. Engman Louis Iuckenbach
and Mrs i. NJ Vibbard, of BROOKLYN
Murray ISle.-Murray Hill Hotel-NIrs C.aorpa W
English, H c. English George w English ir and
Mr.; and Mrs. s; ]. SilyeTman, of New-York.
Thogsanq Island PSa1rk-The Coqm6ian5J w
rick, Mr.; and Mrs. II. Shoemaker. Miss Lulie
Shoemaker. Miss Charlotte Smith. Miss Marian
II Bradley, r. H AcSenburgh; Miss Ackenburgh
Mrs. ID. j. RunyOn and Ralph c. RunyOn. OF New
York and Albert E. Cook and Miss Anna D.
Palmer. of Brooklyn.
Alexandra Bay.-Thousand Island House-Nr
and Mrs. D. s. Peters Mrs. s Strobe, Mr.. and
Mrs Nathaniel Ehrlich. Mr.. and Mrs Walter s
Strauss. Mr.. and Mrs. B. Kahmus. Mr.. and Mrs
+. A. Burnham. +. h Burnham. A Maeferlane. ID
II. TAFT. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Goodman. f. p. Lawson
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F Enfield. J. B. Sweeney and n
G.. Mason, of Network.
The Crossmon House-Mr- and Mrs. F. Boyer. R
Auerbach. Miss Auerbach, Miss j. Auerbach, J
Lehman. 5. a. Norman. J. J. Biehn Mr.. and Mrs
]. H. Briggs. Mr.. and Mrs T. G. Leonard Mr. and
Mrs. j. II. Sprague. ir, Mr.. and Mrs E L. Hay
ward and Miss Hayward, Of New,Yorl<. and John
H POlhemuS of BROOKLYN.
ST. Lawrence Parking Lotus-Mr. and Mrs J.
j. McCourtney and Miss F. r. Scott. of New-YOrk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-06

Mcdonald are occupying Grant-st. cottage for
the summer.
J. Stewart Heriot has Joined friends at Congress
Hall a short visit
Mr.. and Mrs. George Q. Williamson are guests
at Congress Hall.
John H ORourke, Supervising Architect of the
Treasury in the administration of President CleVe
land, is here, accompanied by w. G. McDougal
The Right Rev Leighton Coleman Bishop Of
Delaware is guest here, and will officiate IN the
Episcopal church tomorrow.
Henry Charles Lee, the historian Of the Middle
Ages is occupying Grant-st. cottage for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-06

got his bearings made dive for the solid food
counter. In a minute he had made the picked
tripe dish look like 80 cents and had put the
crackers and cheese out of business entirely
glued my eyes him and sung out. Hey, there!
Have beer?' He too busy to talk, but shook
his head no. Mebbe whiskey,' l says.
Nope, he says. with his mouth full of corned beef
sandwich. Well say he busy over there
that thought it was up TO me TO put stop to
it. / says. sarcastic like, How about bottle
O. wine?' Much obliged he says. but when 1
left home 1 promised the old folks 1 wouldn't
drink nothn'.' l stunned L let him get
without leaving his card
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-06

place on Thursday at the home of the brides par
ents. in Fremont-St
ern Point. George II. Watson. of ROCklawn. has
been out in his yacht Cayadetta. and caught
number.
Mrs. Arthur Williams. of Mount Vernon. y Y,
Bushy Point
Morton r. Plant. of Eastern Point. has purchased
the fast steam yacht Katrina and went New
York her this week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-06
HIS NERVE WITH HIN.

IT had nervy to-day" said the bartender
according TO The Philadelphia Record" "A
country looking zap. who had seen the y ZEE lunch
sign outside. came gawking in. and soon as he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-06

ENCHANTING RELICS OF AN ANCIENT IND
IAN VILLAGE ON LONG ISLAND.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20
@NRANANNNS N@NA %NA%'
RESTORE FAMOUS CASTLE
Arundel.
a Stately Pile
90 NsAAA.AIA1

For the last three or four years
Arundel Castle, famous alike as one of
the Oldest and most historic buildings
in England and as the home of the
great Duke of Norfolk, who, as King
Edwards earl marshal, is in charge of
his coming coronation, has been I'M
dergoing almost constant "restora-
tion,'' and it is only within the past
few days that the long task has been
brought to an end. To complete it has
cost tremendous lot of money.
Its great age and the literal wear
and tear" that it has undergone at one
time and another made rather extern
slve repairs to the stately old pile i'm
perative if it was to be preserved.
Just how many centuries it has been
standing is not known positively; GER
.alnly over ten, for it is mentioned
both in the writings of King Alfred
and in the "Domesday Book" of Will
lam the Conqueror. Three times it
was hotly besieged first by King Hen
fy l.. next by Stephen and finally, in
.644, by the parliamentary troops, who
captured it and left it in ruins.
The present dukes grandfather tried
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20

L once heard man who for nearly
SIX years had been a martyr to rheu-
matlsm say he would give a thousand
pounds to have cure effected.
Il wish, then that we were in Aus
tralia or New Zealand during the shore
whaling season." remarked the writer.
Il should feel pretty certain of annex
ing that thousand pounds and then
he described the whale cure
The cure" is not a fiction. It is =
fact, so the Whalemen assert, and
there are many people at the township
of Eden, Twofold Bay, New South
Wales, who, it is vouched, can tell of
several cases of chronic rheumatism
that have been absolutely perfectly
cured by the treatment herewith brief
ly described. How it came to be dis
covered 1 do not know, but it has been
known to American whalemen for
years.
When whale is killed and towed
ashore Git does not matter whether it
is right" humpback, finback or
sperm whale) and while the interior of
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20

packed his grip and took a premature
vacation l missed him while he was
gone more than l can tell. Willis went
away, Jack came back and we attended
the wedding of a friend. 1t was late
when we returned. Jack was silent as
the carriage rolled along. He ordered
CRATE fire in the library where we
read the papers together after dinner.
When through he watched the IRE and
seemed to be studying me. He turned
abruptly and said:
Augusta, this is certainly happy
impromptu domestic scene
Il replied, L think we get along
nicely together
"He came and knelt by my side and
taking my hand in his said: Augusta,
love you
Before he could say more big tears
came to my eyes and I glanced at the
diamond ring. Jack saw it all and
sank into his chair. He watched the
fire die out, touched my hand with his
lips, said Goodnight and was gone.
The next day he was the same old
Jack, little stopped and sad. We went
to the park together. His sadness
deepened and I said to him, Jack. 1
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20
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VIEW The HOLY CITY@
Ibo1sands Of n1ohammsaan1 Making ~
M srhnass Mecca.
M & ~ 81 "a M ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IN IN ~ 90

This is the time of the year when
the annual pilgrimage to Mecca occurs
and again there comes the sad story
that cholera prevails among those who
are arriving in the sacred city. From
200 to 300 persons are dying daily.
Cholera is nearly always feature of
these annual pilgrimages, but the evil
is particularly serious this year, and
fears are expressed that it's ravages
viii reach an alarming extent when
the great food of pilgrims arrive at
the port of Jeddah on their way to
Mecca.
It is difficult to estimate the num-
Der of pilgrims who annually visit the
holy city. Only those who pass
through Jeddah are counted with more
or less accuracy. The large caravans
that travel south through the Arabian
desert, have never been counted and
only rough estimates have been made
OF the number of people coming by
these land routes. 1t was estimated in
1914 that the total number of pilgrims
visiting Mecca in that year was 10000.
II is believed that this year the total
will reach over. 100000. or late years
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20

the number of pilgrims has greatly in.
| creased, but their generosity in gifts is
much on the decline. This is probably
due to the fact that the world of Islam
has been feeling very poor for years
past.
In the early ages of Mohammedan.
Ism 1t was considered obligatory for
every one of the faithful to visit the
sacred city at least once in his life.
time. The pilgrims have never been so
numerous in the later history of Mo.
hammedanism. In the early DAYS the
hallfs were building towns in the
desert as stopping places for the nil
grims and did great deal to facili-
tate the journey and make it comfort.
able. The fact that this solicitude for
the well-being of the devout has not
been manifest for a long time NAV
account in part for the falling off in
the number of pilgrims The members
OF single caravan on the way to Nee.
ca in the thirteenth century rode ON
100000 camels.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20
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: DYAK HEAD HUNTERS 8
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The dreadful custom among the
Dyak natives of Borneo of hunting for
the heads of fellow-creature has I'M
happily not yet been quite stamped
out 1872
mere IS, unfortunately, strong rea-
son 70 believe in a story current among
the Sea Dyaks dwelling along the
banks of the Batang Eupar river, in
Sarawak (the district of Borneo ruled
over by Rajah Brooke) that the town
OF Lobo Antu, near the source of this
stream, and hardly twenty miles dis
tant from the frontier lines of Dutch
Borneo, has been invaded and raided
by force of Land Dyak tribes from
that country and about twenty or thir-
~ of the peaceful Inhabitants ruthless
~ murdered.
What lends color to the grewsome
story, says the New York Press. is
the fact that, although preparations
are being hurriedly made in Kuching.
the capital of Sarawak, for a strong
expeditionary force to be sent into the
interior, great secrecy as to it's pur-
pose and destination is maintained by
the official authorities.
The custom of head-hunting is as
old as the hills among the Dyaks, and
is similar to the scalp hunting of the |
Indians The belief among the Dyaks |
10 that every head captured in one of |
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20
POWERFUL NEWSPAPERS IN JAPAN
Editors Rise to Important Position in
FlOWery Empire.

Editors Rise to Important Position in
Flowery Empire.
When Marquis Ito formed his last
caolnet Mr.. Hara, editor of the Osaka
| Malnlchl, became minister of COM
mun1catlons and filed the important
post with great credit. In Toxic we
nave several papers of great political
power, which are edited by men of
the highest standing in society. Mr..
Sh1mada, editor of the Toxic Maini-
chi, is member of the house of rem
resentatives, and known throughout
the empire as one of our best writer's
and thinkers. He is one of the few
japanese editors who have embraced
the Christian religion Mr.. Tokutomi
of the Kokumin, held a most imnort'
ant post for number of years in the
nome office Mr.. Asahina, of the
Ntcnl Mem. is our great Russian
scholar and in dose touch with the
government. He is now travelling in |
that country for the purpose of study.
ing the industrial situation.
Greatest of all japanese editors.
perhaps, was Mr. Fukusawa. who |
died last year. He was the DR.. Ar.
nold OF Japan, the great educator
NO man has done more than he did
TO advance civilization there. His
second son has succeeded him in the
direction of the Jill Shimpo, which
mas large circulation in financial
circles. The Japanese newspaper
edltor can say almost anything he
pIeases in his columns to-day, taking
care OF course, not to print libeIous
matter. Ten years ago the govern
nent censorship of the press was
lbolished and few have been in trou-
lie with the government since that
tep was taken. Our people Mace
ven more trust in newspaper state
nents than do Americans, which is q
actor in the great power of the Jana.
ese press.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20
I SCIENCE.

or time and much energy to the study
of bacteriology. He was familiar with
the various forms of microbes common
| to different contagious and infectious
| diseases, and knew how to use them
with deadly effect. Recently the young
man attempted to extort money from a
| rich widow by threatening to scatter
| disease germs in her room if she re-
| fused his demand. The woman at first
was inclined to laugh at his threat,
but finally he became so insistent and
maintained such a menacing attitude
that she reported the matter to the
police and the medical student was ar
rested. When taken into custody there
were found in his possession test tubes
containing a sufficient number of bac-
terra to have carried death to half the
residents of the town if properly cir
culated. The tubes contained cultures
of cholera, typhoid fever, and lockjaw
microbes, and showed conclusively
that the young student was prepared
to carry out his threat
This, it is believed, is the first in.
stance on record when a crime of this |
character has been brought to the at.
tention of the authorities, but it by no |
means represents the possibilities of |
such a misapplication of scientific dis.
coveries. The possibilities along this
line are as a matter of fact almost
limitless.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20
Fnshlonably Chasteped.

Il quite like Mrs. A. now" said one
of her acquaintance. 81 used to think
her insufferable, but never saw anv
one SO improved; 1 wonder what has
changed her?'
She is chastened," answered her
friend. "she finds that she is not half
SO smart as she thought she was, and
the position she expected to take is
not SO easy to acquire, consequently
her manners to the world at large are
much more acceptable. A little disap-
pointment is a great sweetener to the
disposition. Mrs. E., who used to be
so naughty, has become as cordial az
possible, since her husband lost half
his fortune in Wall street, and Miss
3, who used to snub all men who
came near her, is becoming quite
agreeable, now that she finds that they
avoid her. This is so often the case
that when 1 see radical change. in
he manners of person I always find
hat he or she has been chastened."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20

| these 1nhuman raids, after it has un.
dergone process of cleansing and rit-
ual at the hands of the medicine men.
becomes martial spirit for the in
dividual and tribe to whom 1T has
unluckily fallen victim. Great jeal-
ousy exists among the tribes with re-
gard to the numbers each can muster
for war, and if any tribe is in this re-
spect inferior it at once sallies forth
to remedy the defect in this grewsome
manner.
Individual head-hunting exists also.
the heads gained by these individual
sportsmen becoming for the most part
Votlve offerings at the shrines of Love.
1t is no uncommon thing for a young
Dyak lady to refuse to entertain pro-
posals from her lovers till certain
number of these horrible trophies can
be laid at her feet
In spite of the most stringent police
regulations this fearful custom still
exists, but it speaks well for the ad.
m1n1strative powers of Rajah G. Brooke
that in Sarawak itself head-hunting
seldom occurs, and if It does, as in
the case of the last dreadful incident |
the delinquents come usually from the
dominions outside his Jurisdiction.
If two pounds of beef cost 80 cents.
how much is whole cow worth?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20
ARIZONA CANNOT RAISE COTTON
Experimenters Find That the Cost of
Labor Is Too Great


Labor Is Too Great.
The hope of making Egyptian cot
ton one of the staple crops of the
Southwest has been abandoned by ex-
per1menters who have been making
trials in Arizona
Several paintings have been made
in the last two years at the govern
ment experiment stations and else
where, and in every case the Eeyptian
cotton grew luxuriantly under irrtga-
ton. In fact, much of the cotton nro.
duced was Of far better quality than
the original product from Egypt.
Samples sent to the Department of
Agriculture called forth the onfnion
that the Arizona cotton was the finest
ever seen there, having a longer and
hnest staple and being more prolific
In bearing than any other.
Further investigation, however has
proved that in Arizona, New Mexico
and southern California. wbnro
enough water could be procured to ir.
rlgate cotton, many other crops cou1d
be raised at a greater profit. The 10.
Dor question, too, was strong oh.
stacle in the way of profitable erowtb
of cotton =" I'll
Inc indians and Mexicans did NOT
prove satisfactory workmen of the
wages IN vogue in the Southern oo+
:. ION NEEDS The department has come
" we conclusion that only on the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20

the carcass still retains a little warmth,
hole is cut through one side of the
nody sufficiently large to admit the ma.
tlent' the lower part of whose BODY
from the feet to the loins should sink
IN the whales intestines, leaving the
mead, or course, outside the aperture
Inc latter is closed up as closely as
possible, otherwise the patient would
not be able to breathe through the vol.
ume OF ammoniacal gases which wou1d
escape from every opening left uncov.
cred. 1t is these gases, which are of
an oVerpowering and atrocious odor
mat bring about the cure. SO the
whalemen say.
sometimes the patient cannot stand
thls horrible bath for more than an
nour, and has to be lifted ont in
lalntlng condition, to undergo a seo-
oho' third or perhaps fourth course m
tnat or the following day. Twenty ~
Cnlrty hours, it is said, will effect
radical cure in the most severe cases
provided there is no malformation ~
distortion of the joints.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20

An old city directory Is almost %
great a leveler as death. Recently
there came to light in New YORK VI.
rectory of the year 1922, and mere, Il
thew feel so inclined, some OF the
smart set may study their early ante
cedents.
Just at present Mrs. Cornelius van
derbilt. the elder, has invoked the ala
of the law to make her Mrs. vanderbilt.
She will have none of the Cornelius
end of it. The shade of the original
Cornelius doubtless will look d1sap-
provingly on this action OF the great
granddaughter-in-law The original
Cornelius was proud of his name
both ends of it. He asked PERMISSION
of the city of New York to paint 1t In
full and in large letters so that MS
fellow-citizens might read it. Permls-
sion was granted, and the father OF
all the Vanderbilts proudly wrote on
each side of his wagon this legend:
Cornelius Vanderbilt, licensed cart
man.
Cornelius has place with his broth
er and cousin Vanderbilts on page 452
of this old register of Manhattan cit1-
zens. Like Cornelius, the cartman,
the three Jacobs and the three Johns
of the Vanderbilt family found no
good reason for hiding their names
and their professions from an inquir-
ing world AS good craftsmen should,
thew believed in hanging their signs
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20
IS OWNER OF WONDERFUL ANIMAL
Ehis- Mans Cat Is Entitled to the Palm

Ehas Mans Cat Is Entitled to the Palm
for Cuteness.
J. Clark King of Woodmont, Pa, is
confident that he has cat which for
intelligence has all the other smart
eats of the country beaten to stand
still
He writes in the Philadelphia Rec
ord: Il have been greatly interested
in the reports of your Nosegay read
ers concerning the wonderful sagacity
OF their pet cats, and, but for the fact
that possess smart cat myself
would be inclined to believe that some
OF the contributors were not adherine
strictly to the truth. AS my cat how
ever, has exhibited greater degree of
intelligence than any you have heard
from cannot for moment question
a single story that has been printed.
This wonderful cat was only a
commonplace puss until an opportun-
ity occurred few days ago permit
ting me to demonstrate his cuteness.
My wife had been in the habit of feed
ing the cat regularly before our din.
nertime, but a couple of days ago she |
overlooked puss in her haste. He
once or twice impatiently, and
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20

love you,' and kissed him. I then told
him how 1 was aff1anced to Willis, how
desperately he loved me, that we We're
to be married in two weeks, but that 1
loved him, dear Jack. the best of all.
1t was too late, though; my fate was
sealed. Perhaps we could forget our
little romance.
"The following day 1 left. 1t was
hard to go away from him-the fare
well kiss fingered on our lips. He was
at the wedding. A four leaf clover pin
was his gift-good luck 1 wear it all
the time. How can ever forget dear,
patient Jack, who loved in vain? Will
lis loves me devotedly, and my home
is happy, but love dear old Jack the
best of ALL
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20

a subtle and horrible method of talk
ing life has been placed within the
means OF INSCRIPTIONS men of science.
modern study of bacteriology has
paced a new and terribly effective
weapon In the hands of humanity. II
10 weapon with which entire com.
mun1ties and towns may be stripped
OF their inhabitants. Wholesale deaths
may be brought about without even
directing suspicion toward the perpe-
traitor OF the crime, and, what is more.
the man who seeks to deal out death
IN this way may select the spec.ec
oisease he wishes to employ in carry
ing out his purpose. All of these men
aclng possibilities have deyeloped
through the advanced study of bacte-
rla and the various uses, beneficial
ana otherwise, to which micro-organ-
isms may be put. The fact has been
established beyond all question of
doubt that most contagious diseases
IRE spread through microbes, and add
Cd to this knowledge is the additional
information that each disease has it's
own specific kind of bacteria, which
may be cultured and produced I'm
countless numbers.
AS an indication of the extremes to
winch a man may go in making use OF |
ms knowledge of microbes, the case of |
an Austrian medical student is given.
MS student had devoted a good deal
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-20
vacation.

hour in the park. 1 remember once
writing on one of his business cards,
Then why do 1 love your" 1t was
only the title of a song, but how happv
it made him. He loved me, too.
The sadness mingles with the sum
shine. l wore a diamond ring on nv
engagement finger and received letters
that mystifed dear Jack. He loved me
and could not bring himself to believe
that l was engaged to another. He
never said word about it, but his
eyes were eloquent. How the~ reflect
ed his great, big, generous heart. One
day Willis came and had to cancel
my engagements with Jack. Can
ever forget how sad he looked when he