The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-07-12

II our baseball team expects to at
tract spectators to their games. they
must first become interest TO an extent
OF practicing. Organization is also lackA
ing. They cannot hope to play. ball
without practice, and with two or three
new men every time Il game is called.
AT least 8 regularly positiOned men
and one or two substitutes in case of
practice at stated intervals and be
orders. The people of Forrest City like
they don't like to pay to watch the boys
practice, and especially with strangers.
The Wynne base ball nine and few
friends came down Wednesday and
wiped up the earth with the Forrest
City ball-tossers by score of Il to I.
with half of the ninth inning to their
credit. The entire game was tame,
with few, if any, fine plays, and of
little or no Interest," sort Of a
burlesque on base ball, or perhaps
a practice game. Anyway we don't
count this the rub leven if they
did rub it in well) for the championship.
and hope to see the boys of Wynne and
Forrest City decide this open question
in the near future by game at least
AS good as the two they have formerly
played.
Rev. Hobbs, of Logansport, Ind,
who was recently called to this parish
by the vestry Ofthe Church of the Good
Shepherd, has written that he will visit
this section on or about the 21st inst,
to look over the field, with view OF
locating. We presume he will celebrate
divine service at the church, during
his visit, in which event the public is
cordially invited to hear him. Definite
announcements will be made later.
Rev. Hobbs is highly recommended as
a man of ability; a practical, earnest
christian. a forcible reasOner, a logical
thinker, and tender minister in all
"A man who is calculated to exercise
great influence for good in the commu-
nifty. and by his walks lead US to better
things.
There is more Catarrh In this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together. and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable
For great many years doctors pro-
nOunced it local disease, and prescrib.
ed local remedies. and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment.
pronounced it incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be constitutional
disease and therefore requires constita-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure.
manufactured by f. j. Cheney Il Co,
Toledo, Ohio. is the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t is taken inter-
nally i'm doses from 10 drops to tea
spoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Tho offer one hundred dollars for any
case it fails to cure Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address.
+. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, y.
81 Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Otto Rollwage has fruit tree in his
front yard which is attracting consider
able attention. 1t is one among half
score of apple, cedar. magnolia and
| other trees and shrubs. For fifteen
years it has been known as pear tree,
and barring three years of barrenness,
has borne fine specimen of pear.
This year the tree is loaded with
apples. 1t is claimed that the phe-
nomena is not the result of budding,
as many Will suppose, and no salts.
factory explanation has vet been given
OF this freak Of nature. The most
plausible theory is advanced by
Mr.. Rollwage. himself, who says he
thinks ii is caused by the pollen (if such
a thing exist in trees) from adjoining
apple trees. The attentic of our re-
porter was called to the fact that the
tree has recently assumed the appear.
ance OF an apple tree, especially in the
new growth. Two apple trees are
growing within twenty feet of "the
wonder of the hour" and an explana-