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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
Cheap Homes.

We have arranged with the North
American Land and Timber Co.
whereby we have secured the agency
of about $4,000 acres of their lands
surrounding Welsh. We can sell you
a farm from $40 to sl5 per acre. one
fourth cash and give you five years
equal payments on the deferred pay
ments. Now is the time to get a
cheap home. Or if you want improv:
ed farmes we have them ranging in
price from S25 to $40 per acre.
Write or call on Robinson & Carr,
Welsh, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
NUMBER IS.
NOW TO FUMlGATE.
Expert Tells How II Shouid he Dome
PrOperiy


"Speaking Of sulphur fumigation, "
! said well-known citizen Yesterday.
II ii wager there are not ten people
in every hundred who know how to
tumigate with sulphur fumes thorough
ly. heard Marine Hospital man
describing the process the other dav.
and he told me few things about it
that | had never dreamed of. At home
we have poured some sulphur into
pan and burned it in a closed room
several times, but so far as thorough
Immigration went, our labor must have
been pretty nearly thrown away.
"According to the Marine Hospital
man, every crevice. every crack in the
window casing, the keyholeS of the
doors even, should be closed by past
ing paper over them. The chimneys
must be carefully plugged up. Intact,
the room to be fumigated, should be
Theoretically sealed. ifthe thing is pos
sible.
1.-TWO pounds of good, fashioned
sulphur to ever thousand cubic feet of
space was the amount he recommended.
, If your ceilings are ten feet high and
your room ten feet square. it takes the
two pounds. More in proportion.
You place the sulphur in an iron pot,
or vessel of some sort Then Won
place the pot or vessel in a tub or 9TH
er large receptacle, pouring water in
to the outer vessel. but take care, how
ever, not to let the wetneSS get into
the sulphur. This water, he says, aids
the action of the fumes by contributing
to the generation OF ulphurouS fumes.
Then you pour a small amount of al
cohol into the sulphur to make it burn
well. set lighted match to it and
holding your breath, escape through
the nearest doorway, taking care to
seal up the door openings and the KEY
hole with paper afterwards.
1.-Two hours later when YOU open
the room and let in air you will find
just exactly what the mosquito popu-
lation of that room actually was, by
counting the dead. The death rate
among mosquitoes from sulpher fumes
properly inserted, is 100 per cent. 1t
beats the mortality rate of yellow few
er all to pieces.
but when he told me of the thor
oughnesS needed to make this fumiga-
ton absolutely effective, it occurred
to me that the sanitarians and doctors
who are addressing the mass meetings
over town, ought to include a short
chapter on sulphur fumigation, for I'm
blessed if l believe one householder in
twenty knows how to do the trick prop
erly. Times Democrat.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
TEXAS QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.

DR.. Tabor has Issued Orders Kequir.
Ing Six Days Detention in NOn-In.
feCted Place. Before Passengers
From Infected Points Can Enter
Texas Detention Camps, and All Vic.
lators of the Regulations VIII BE
Prosecuted.
Houston, Texas, Aug. 19.-Dr. jill.
Florence, quarantine officer, Bean
mont, Texas: After August Goth, per-
sons from actually infected places
will be required to undergo detention
at some non-infected place six days
before they can enter Texas detention
camp, where they will be held an ad-
ditional FIVE days before being re-
leased. Persons direct from infected
places in Louisiana must be held six
days. Persons direct from infected
places must not be brought into Tex
as. Persons direct from infected plac-
es who enter Texas in violation of the
above, must be held ten full days de-
tention, then prosecuted for violating
the law.
Railroads must not sell tickets, or
bring people into Texas from infected
places. Conductors must satisfy them
selves that they have no passengers
direct from infected places, before they
bring their trains into Texas. Per-
sons from infected places, or from
Louisiana may spend six days in non
infected state, then enter Texas with
out detention. GEORGE r. TABOR,
State Health Officer.
Instructions were sent DR., Shaver
at Echo, to see that above regulations
were obeyed literally. Any violation
by roads will result in trains being
turned back at the river.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
TRAIN SERVICE PAgAtYZe0.
Mississippi Quarantine is Running
Railroad Business.

New Orleans, Aug. 19.-One of the
most serious features of the reign OF
quarantine in Mississippi, is the
abandonment of the train service.
Not railroad in the state is run.
ming its usual quota of freight Or pas.
senger trains, and each day the ser,
vice is eurtailed.
Commencing today the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley road abandoned
all its freight trains.
The Gulf & Ship Island road is al.
most paralyzed by the guarantees
against the gulf coast road.
The Louisville q Nashville road is
not allowed to stop its trains in Miss.
issippi cities
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
MEANING OF FOci.
Explanation of a Term Now in Com.
mon Use.

The Daily States thus explains the
meaning of focus and foci, as applied
to yellow fever:
Focus and Foci-FOcus: F'igura.
tively(With consciousness of the
classical Latin meaning}, central or
gathering point at or about which
anything is concentrated; center lin
referring to prevalent conditions OF
yellow fever), a point at which case
or cases of fever have been developed,
in the connection now spoken Of.
Foci: Plural of focus. Houston
Post.
Since the prevalence of yellow fever
reports there has been much discus
sion as to the meaning of the word
'foci' in the daily reports. All sorts
OF explanations have been given and
some opinions have been expressed
which called for the flash of a betting
roll. Instead of appealing to diction-
aries, curious enquirers asked of any
they met, thus spreading the discus
sion, and it has ragged for several
days past, especially where the night
hawks gather, with nothing to do but
indulge in such talk.
For the past few days the reports
have contained the expression sub
foci."
The sickness now prevailing in New
Orleans has spread from one common
point. That point is located near the
French market, and it is the original
"focus" of the disease. With the
spread of the fever new cases developed
at other points and they were sent out
as "foci," the meaning being that ey.
cry case was regarded as a new focus.
This was changed lately for the reason
that either directly or indirectly all of
the cases were found to be traceableto
the original point of infection, and
then reports now state them as "sub-
foci, meaning that they are all trace
able to the original focus, though the
cases are widely scattered.
If New Orleans be regarded as the
original focus, should the fever de-
velop at some point not traceable to
New Orleans, then it would also be-
come a focus, and the pair of towns
would be properly termed 'foci. ="
But so long as the people speak only
of New Orleans the term will be "sub-
foci."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
Well Drilling Stopped.

Crowley, La; Drilling in the wild
cat we'll just outside the corporation
limits, north of town, was discontin-
ued this week at a depth of 360S feet.
This is the deepest hole ever sunk for
oil in the southwest. and is among the
deepest ever sunk for oil at any point.
Other wildcat wells will be drilled
near Crowley at an early date by the
same people, who have drilled the
last two.-Signal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
TUSC0GEE TRUSTEES RESIGN.
Action of Booker Washington In
Dining With Wanamaker,
the rauSa

Birmingham, Ala, Aug 19.-As a
result tof the action of Booker T.
Washington in dining at the Sarato-
ga Hotel with John Wanamaker and
his daughter, Walter M. brennan,
mayor and president OF the Birming-
ham Board of Trade, and a wealthy
merchant, resigned today as a trustee
of Washington's school.
In a letter to Washington he merely
says: | cannot consistently serve
longer as trustee.
Other prominent Southern whites on
the TuScogee board of trustees are eX-
pected to resign.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
NEW YORK ALARMED.
:, Rbst Refugees From New Orleans
-. Suroadins Over the Country

Are bPEcduA"S
New York, aug. 19.-That the yell
j. tovpr blockade at New Orleans is
! elective, and that persons from
4, stricken city are spreading
eoughout the country, many of them
rninp to this city, was a declaration
rsae today st the board of health
sliding, where steps are being taken
lSpsVent the further entrance into
escity of persons from that city,
nd 10 detect those who have SO far
rived.
Information that led the local health
uthorities to believe that the city is
lGebOring refugees from New Orleans
M received on Friday from Pitts
burg, where it was stated that several
lands Of Italians from the Southern
Ctr had passed through Pittsburg
md had announced their intention of
continuing to New York.
Three Mccormick secondhand bind
gst bargain at Welsh Carriage
sli Implement Co.'S.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
Get milk of the Welsh
Dairy. They sell the best.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
board of Trustees of the Town OF
Welsh. La.
That Section Two and Three of ordi.
nance Number 81 be amended so as to
include Blocks Nos. 16, q and AZ in
the provisions of said ordinance.
C. E. Carr, yea; E. Fl. Boiling, yea;
E. C. Willard, yea: A. 7. Jones, yea;
Approved Aug. list, 1905.
JOHN Fl. COOPER, Mayor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
Why Not Everybody +!

Mr.. Fl. A. Davidson has purchased
OF the International Harvester Com
pany one car of thiGty thousand pounds
OF Sisal Binder Irvine. which be is
now disposing of at a very low price
to the farmers for cash. This is the
best quality of Sisal Irvine on the mar
ket, made in the deering factory. Why
not place your order with him before
it is too late?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
GIVE TOO MANY FREE RIDES.
Freight Officials Must Cat Down On
Passes.

Too much free transportation has
been given to secure freight and pas
senger business, in the opinion of eX-
ecutive officers of the western railways.
At a recent meeting they agreed to
stop their freight officials from giving
any more passes or reduced rates to
shippers, and decided that their pas
senger officials should hold a meeting
for the purpose of reaching an agree
ment not to make any more concess-
ions in order to secure business,
Although the act to regulate traffic
specifically prohibits the issuance of
free Or reduced rate transportation in
order to influence traffic, it is an open
secret that in order to secure what is
known as the party business, such as
delegates to the annual meetings of the
Epworth League, Order of Eagles and
the Grand Army of the Republic, the
passenger departments Of the railroads
have given or promised to give free
tickets to the persons who control the
routing of parties of delegates, The
contracts which have been made can
not be repudiated by the passenger
officials, no matter what orders may
be issued by the executive officers.
Why the executive officers are now
so anxious to observe the laws which
they have ignored for years, is mys-
terry to those who have been receiving
the free and reduced rate transport
tation from the railroads in return
for the freight and passenger traffic
given the railroads.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
Reading Notice.

Every man owes it to himself and
his family to master a trade or pro-
fession. Read the display advertise
ment of the six Morse Schools of
Telegrapy, in this issue and learn how
easily young man or lady may learn
telegraphy and be assured a position.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
Seven Million Tablets.

New Orleons, Aug. 2I.-A promi-
nent drug firm here estimated today
that 100000 arcenic tablets, prepared
under the direction of DR.. Leach, OF
st. Paul, Mimi, were taken by New
Orleans people to avoid yellow fever,
within the past two weeks. The de.
mand is SO great that the druggists
have run short of supplies.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
PREACHER AND WOMAN SHOT.
Shreveport Quarantine Guards Fatal.
~ Wounded Couple Through
Mistake

Mistake.
Shreveport, La, Aug. 1S.-The Tex.
as and Arkansas state health author
tiles have been requested to arrange
for a conference with the health au-
thorities of Shreveport, with a view
toward recinding the present quaran-
tine restrictions so far as the. city is
concerned; so that passenger traffic ov.
er all roads may be resumed.
Tracy and Miller, the two detention
camp fever patients, spent nearly an
hour today exercising in the recrea-
ton tent, which is erected about 100
yards from the camp. Both are gain
ing in strength.
Quarantine guards at post No.
fired upon and wounded Richard
Steel, a preacher, and a woman com.
panion, as they were returning to their
home in the western city limits yestsr-
day evening. The condition of both
is serious. The shooting is said to
have been accidental.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
MISS ALICE HAS ANOTHER OFFER.

Jolo, Aug. 2l.-Secretary Taft and
Miss Roosevelt are being entertained
here. They were presented with many
Moro presents by the sultan, who
offered his hand in marriage to Miss
Roosevelt and would make her sultana
of the Sulu archipelago, saying his
people desired her to remain among
them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
TYPOS ADJOURN.

HCIssss Al Toronto With Declaration
for an EightHOur Law.
Toronto, Ont, Ang. l9.-The Inter-
RATIONAL Typographical Union con-
TertOn closed today with a declara-
fonfor On eight-hour day. The ex-
euive committee was authorized to
arrange for a conference with the
american Newspaper Publishers AS
pciation. 1t was decided tina: Cana
tanmemberS should pay an extra
.Mot IL cents a month to the
talsdian trades and labor congress.
Iaelax is in addition to the Canadian
'aaEibution to the American Fedora
.fMoi Labor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
Extra.

loget good service in foot wear
I, " he Douglas Shoe. 1t is a sensi-
economical and comfortable shoe
y out wears any shoe on the market.
ssual Clothing Store.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
Notice.
To owners of dogs:

TO UWUtFS OF UOgs,
The dog tax required by the town of
Welsh is now past due, and the mar
shall will begin at an early day to
dispose of all dogs not properly tag
ged. All parties owning dogs must
Immediately pay the tax or lose their
DOG.
SAMUAL BLACKFORD,
Sec. and Tax Col.
Per. C.. f. Carr. Act. Sec. and Tax Col.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-01-12
APPROVES THE WATTS LAW
A RandIeman Citizen Says the Law
Has Done Great Amount of
Good

To the Editor Raleigh Post: notice
that during the present general as
sembly several bills will be introduced
for and against temperance.
The Democratic party as the party
in power is making a record, one to
which the coming generations will
point either, with approval and pride or
with disapproval and condemnation.
Our Democratic Lawmakers are as
sembled in Raleigh with a majority
which adds both to their responsibility
and their ability to accomplish good for
our people.
That the record of our retiring gov
ernor will be bright spot on the
pages of state history is already assur-
ed. He promised us on the stump be-
fore election that he would work for
better schools and more education for
the masses. This promise and others
he has faithfully kept and we already
feel the results of his splendid admin
istration.
The Democratic party has given US
the Watts law, which, while it may not
be perfect, has certainly done great
and lasting good. Ifour legislators can
improve it let them do so, but also let.
them exercise great care and in ac-
cepting any so-called improvements be
first sure that they are not obstacles in
the way of accomplishing the good end
desired by the law as itnow stands.
live in a cotton mill town which in
some respects is not different from
other communities and l know that
this law has been of untold benefit to
us. l could cite instances and name
individuals proving this to be true;
point to head of families who have
been kept from drink and dissipation
and young men and boys whose lives
show great improvement by even this
partial rsmoyal of whiskey. Seeing
this I am wiling as citizen of the
state, though not politician, to go on
record as approving the Watts law.
should also like to see some legis-
lation making impossible the presents
shipping into ''dry" towns of jugs and
cases of whiskey.
Let the Democratic party not be
afraid to do its duty for it must knows
that neither party nor individual will
be condemned for keeping from the
people of North Carolina the inst I.
ment of greatest harm to our civil
tion.
The Aycock educational movement
continued and the Watts law perpetu-
ated and perhaps improved upon and
enlarged are things of which the peo-
pie will surely approve.
Respectfully.
S. BRYANT.
Randleman. NC, Jan. 5, 1905.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-01-12
Temperance Convention at R aIeigh

Editor bailey, of Raleigh N. c. is send
ing out the following letter and call. The
friends of temperance in Hendersonville
ought to send representative to this Con-
vention:
Raleigh n. G. Dec. 20, 1904.
Dear Sir and Bro.:--A a friend of tenn
perance and factor in our progress, you
are invited to attend the great temperance
Convention at Raleigh, January 19, 1905,
call for whick | enclose herein. See to it
that some one represents your section
county, town or township.
This meeting will either carry our cause
forward or set it back; will either confirm
the prestige gaired by our victories these
Two years, or create the impression that we
are careless and over confident; will either
follow our victories with sweeping triumph
or with reaction and loss My desire is
that we shall have a meeting so great and
enthusiastic that our cause will sweep
everything before it.
Make sacrifice to be present. If ever
the cause needed you it will need you al
Raleigh, January 18th.
Will you not stalk up" this Convention
Urge your friends to come and come your
self. See that your local paper speaks of it.
Write to the editor and ask him to ad7er-
tise the occasion.
1t is true that mighty effort now will ac
complish great things and bring us by a
great leap nearer the point of total victory.
Come and lend your weight to this mighty
effort. Yours in the cause,
J.. w. BAILEY,
Chairman.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-01-12
LUSk SUES SETTLE
A Matter of Fees in the Moody
Contest.

Asheville, N. c., Jan. Especial.
Col. V. s.. Lusk has instituted suit IN
the Buncombe county superior court
against Hon. Thomas Settle for the re-
covery of $3.50. Col. Lusk was associat-
ed with Mr.. Settle in the contested cleo
tion case of Moody against Gudger, and
the cause of action has grown out Of
this fact. Col. Lusk claims that $3.50
is the balance due him as his fee in the
election case. He says that Maj. Moody
had agreed to pay him $500 for his
services, and did pay him $3.50 before
his death; that after Maj. Moody's
death and when the contest had been
ended and Mr.. Settle had secured from
Mrs. Moody $1,000, as alleged in
another complaint Col. Lusk asked for
the remaining $3.50 and was stold If he
would sign a receipt for $3.50 to be
given Mrs Moody. Mr.. Settel would pay
Col. Lusk $3.50 from the amount recefv-
ed from the widow. tits this amount
that Col. Lusk is now. suing for. Mrs.
Moody recently began suit in the
superior court of Haywood county
against Mr.. Settle for the recovery of
the So, 900 paid the attorneys, which
she claims to have paid Mr.. Settle after
her husbands, death and through q
misunderstanding.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-01-12

yet that no mistake had bern made, that
Mr.. Guion would reflect credit on the body
and that at the end of the session he would
leave full of honor aud glory so well
he would discharge his duties that be
would be fair TO all and that no man would
have right to complain of any acts of his.
Warren, of Jones, appeared at this time.
and he paid glowing tribute to Mr.. Gui-
on, telling that he deserved the position
not alone because of the section from
which he came, but also because of his
eminent fitness for the position.
Robertson, of Guilford. as q member of
the House of 1908, declared that the cleo
ton of Mr. Gulon would be a tribute to
worthy man and that though the session of
1898 had been his first yet that in it he had
taken leading part add that when he
spoke he was heard with interest, having
proven wise legislator.
The ballot was then taken and Mr.. Gui-
on received So votes, Mr.. Crisp 81, neith-
er of the candidates voting. Winborne
of Hertford, and Cunningham, of Person
were appointed to present Mr.. Guion and,
the oath of office was administered by
Chief Justice Clark. AS Speaker Guion
assembled to the Speakers seat and was
greeted by Mr.. Graham, of Lincoln, pre-
siding, there was applause.
viii strive 60 do His Duty.
Mr.. Guion was visibly affected as he ad
dressed the House. He said that after the
caucus election he had striven falteringly
and feebly to express his appreciation, but
that he was unable to do so as he wished
and that now he felt as then, that an at
tempt to express his gratitude would be
next to impossible 10 express this, thai
though he would try to live up 10 the kind
y things said of him difficult task ha6
been set, yet he would do all in his power
that every energy would be used to aid
in the legislation for the State.
He expressed pleasure that the caucn
nomination had come to him by a unani
NOUS vote, and said many kind things abou
Messrs. Graham, Winborne and Wood Wht
had sought the same position, but had
withdrawn. The honor for this reason, h
said, was Il greater one, but that he tool
up the duties with fear and trembling no
with regard to his doing his duty, bu
that he might not reach up to the higl
standard which had been erected, or tina
he would not be able to reach the position
which might have been held by his oppo
nentS.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-01-12

OF many squaudered lives of many signs,
sobs, tears and crimes innumerable. and for
that reason Sam opposed to it.
But in this money-craying age the man
who deals in the stuff and who is honest
enough to put out an honest sign is man
among thousand, and though he is engag-
ed in dishonorable business, he ought to
have credit for being honorable enough to
say SO.
W. B. HIGGINS.
Worlds Fair Grounds, st. Louis, Mo-
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-01-12
NO nroRE sTOn1ACn 1RoUBEE.

All stomach trouble is renewed by the use
of Kodol dyspepsia cure. 1t gives the
stomach perfect rest by digesting what you
eatwithout the stomach's aid. The foodbuilds
mp the body, the rest restores the stomach
to health. You don't have to diet yourself
when taking Codcl Dyspepsia Cure. J. D..
Erskine, of Allensville, Mich, says, 81
suffered heartburn and stomach trouble for
some time. My sister-in-law has had the
same trouble and was not able to eat for
six weeks. She lived entirely ON warm
water. After taking two bottles of Kodol
dyspepsia Cure she was entirely cured. She
now eats heartily and is in-good health.
am glad to say Kodol gave me instant re-
lief" Sold by w. II. Justus.