The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-04-08


The season for croquet PLAYING is
near at hand. Anticipating the de-
mand for this popular game, the News.
stand has received % sets ranging in
price from 75 cents To So so. If YOU
want \ set, come early and get choice.
The price is right.
Messrs. Eugene Rolfe. Eugene Bar.
row, T.. Il. Gray and =. B. Trapp. ir..
went To Keathey lake yesterday u
catch mess of fish. They succeeded
beyond their expectations aud had Zine
sport. About 30 speckled beauties in
an hour was the result of the catch.
Palm Sunday was celebrated in the
Catholic church in this city with i'm.
pressive ceremony. The dav derived
its name from the triumphant entry of
the Savior into Jerusalem. The people
who went before strewed palms in his
pathway. Father G.. A. Kind con-
Quoted the services. and in few well
chosen remarks spoke of the duty OF all
on this occasion; the palm was an am.
blem OF victory. and urged upon she
congregation to march forward un-
ceasingly until the palm of victory
should wave triumphantly over sin.
The palms were imported from Florida
and distributed to the congregation.
=" "A word to the wise is sufficient
and word from the wise should be
sufficient, but you ask. who are the
wise? Those who know. The oft re-
peated experience OF trustworthy per-
sons may be taken for knowledge Mr..
w. NJ. Terry says CIamberlain's Cough
Remedy gives better satisfaction than
any other in the market. He has been
in tie drug business at Elkton, Ky.
for twelve years; has sold hundreds of
bottles of this remedy and nearly all
other cough medicines manufactured,
which shows conclusively that Cham
berlain's is the most satisfactory to the
people, and is the best. For sale by all
druggists.
The TIMES is in receipt of letter
and cash from ex-Sheriff J. S. Fitch,
now OF Bedford. Texas, with insiruc-
tons to place his name upon our sub
scription list. In the course of his re-
marks he says: Il find Texas to be a
great state, but like all other countries
has its draw backs. The farmers OF
this country all planted their corn from
February 18th to March 10th. and con-
ditions for good crop of corn were
very promising till March ODD. when
freeze came and killed all corn (which
was large enough to plow). and fruit.
etc. Mercury registered 20 degrees,
so you can see we have drawback here
as well rs in ARKANSAS
NJ. K. McCrary was a business and
pleasant caller mt The TIMES Office
Saturday, and has our thanks for nd
vancing the figures on his subscription.
In conversation with him on the SUBJ
lect of diversified industries on the
farm, we learned that his farm con-
talns ferty acres. only twenty OF which
are III cultivation, and that he has
woods pasture for stock. and sells but
ter and eggs. and a variety of produce
IN town the year round. He keeps
strict account OF the various items of
proht on his place, and tells us that be
has made as high rs 5000 in Il year
from it. The most interesting fact
about this is, that during the six years
he has lived on his present premises he
has gathered and sold six hundred dol
lars worth of eggs alone He tells us
that he has about 100 fowls. This is
SIX dollars worth of eggs per fowl on
an average. The cost to feed and care
Tor them is practically nothing. and we
venture there is no other source OF
revenue so pleasant and OF 50 little
trouble. We congratulate Mr. McCrary
upon his success, and refer others to
ms success rs an example Of what can
be done in eggs aud fowls. lie also
sells chickens, nf course. and bitter.
etc. and manages that there Shall be- a
profit in what he raises. IL this latter
idea should be generally true OF others
there would be very little cotton raised
this year in st. Frames county. and
considerable more poultry.