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The Forrest City times., 1899-05-19

School election tomorrow.
 Marbles at the Newsstand. The Magnolia for Fine Whiskies. Fresh Cakes at Trice & Altman's. Typewriter paper at the Newsstand. Our aim is to please. Folbre & Co. Camp stools. 25 cents at Newsstand. All the "Coon Songs at the News stand.
 The steam shovel arrived Tn the cut Monday.
 Fresh Bread every day at Trice X Altman's.
 A big stock of new books at the Newsstand.
 Elegantly furnished rooms at the Pearl saloon.
 George Arpel, of the Cut Off, was in town yesterday.
 l.. II. Belser was in Memphis Mon. day on business.
 You ucan always get the Delineator at the Newsstand.
 Talk with NJ. N. Gaines about farm and timbered lands.
 Insure your life and property with Geo. r. Taylor < Go.
 Ice Cream and Cold Drinks every day at Tricc & Altman's.
 You are bound to get satisfaction if you trade at Folbre's. What has become of the Potato Growers Association ?
 Get a catalogue of the 10-cent sheet music at the Newsstand.
 James Franks, of Widener, was in town Friday on business.
 Mrs. M. Isaacs was in Memphis Wednesday visiting friends.
 Riley Kendrick. of Widener, was in the city on business Tuesday.
 T. c. Folbre & Co.,. of the Magnolia Saloon, dispense good whisky.
 MT. and Mrs. Nj. w. Hill were well come visitors in town Tuesday.
 There were services at the Catholic church Sunday by Father Kind. o. P. Reads new book-'' An Ark ansas Planter, at the Newsstand. Attorney John NJ. Prewett made a flying visit to Colt Tuesday on business. Potato Growers Before selling your potatoes, don't fail to see M. Jacobson, Secretary NJ. W. Ewell. of the Elec- trc Light Co.,. is in the city on business. For the best new-ground PlOw on the market, go to Russell, Graham x Co.
 If you want to buy good wheel, see M. k. Tiplon before you place your or der.
 Miss Maud Nance. of Widener. was among the fair visitors in town MOn- day.
 when you want to buy wheel, call on NJ. R. Tipton. agent for the Ram bier.
 A new lot of picture frames of the iatest designs, just received at Stevens Vanishing and repairing of furni- lure a speciality by lIargraves x Ham iton.
 MT. Glen Parks. nephew of D. C. webb. returned from Hot Springs Monday. r
 Dr. E. l.. Evins, of Widener. was a pleasant visitor in the city Tuesday on business.
 Prof. J. NJ. Wilson, of Caldwell. was m the city Wednesday, and gave us d pleasaht call.
 It is rnmored that another wedding IS on tapis, and that tile date is al ready named.
 Standard Croquet sets--75 cents tC sS ou, at the Newsstand. A big stock to select from.
 Mrs. Durborow has gone to St iN,ils 10 visit her daughter and nu merous friends.
 A. B. cker was in Memphis the first ., the week visiting his family and nu MerouS friends.
 Mr. Paul Pope. and Prof. Shoemakel went to Memphis Sunday returning Monday evening.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-19
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Several hundred dollars to loan to responsible parties on approved securi- ty. Address :" B. e." care Forrest City Times.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30

come to New Orleans.
The railroaad company has sent
back the island laborers, who arrived
at Colon, Colombia, on board the
steamer Finance. owing to rumors of
a threatened renewal of the strike
and the dissatisfaction of the labor
ers at receiving less pay than the
other men. No further importations
of islanders are likely to occur.
Miners who have arrived from Cop
per River, Alaska, say that Gov.
Brady has been requested to ask the
governormept to send a vessel to Cop
per River for the purpose of bringing
home stranded prospectors. There are
between two and three hundred of
these men who are without means TO
secure transportation. Many OF them
are suffering from scurvy.
The Southern Pacific will inaugu-
rate reduction in west-bound second
class passenger rates to conform tC
the cuts instituted by the Great North.
ern and later by the Canadian Pacific
and other trans-continental systems
rhe reduction between Chicago and
San Francisco amounts to $40; $1l.2a
between New York and San Fran
cisco; $3.50 between Missouri river
points and San Francisco.
Ex-Commissary General Eagan is
accompanied by his wife He de-
clined u " interviewed regarding
lfr~ Nspprsied % the
W. ~s
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30

in connection with the matter. Mrs..
Eagan is going to Honolulu to visit
her son, who is connected with sugar
company there. After she has sailed
for the islands the general will prob
ably return to the east.
DIR. Futterer, scientist from Karls-
ruhe. Germany, has arrived from
Hong Kong, after an eventful trip
through Turkestan, Thibet, and north
ern China, during which he discovered
the source of the Yellow river. He had
several encounters with robbers,
which have already been related in
kilograms from the orient. He brings
with him valuable scientific collec-
iton and numerous maps of hitherto
unexplored territory.
At San Francisco, the Seamans
Landlord association has decided that
in future sailors in deep water vessels
leaving this port must be paid $50
a month instead of 500 as at present.
Capt. Shelves of the ship James Drum
mond, now nearly ready to sail for
London, says he will not submit to
the advance. There will be a contest
over shipping crew for this vessel,
and on its result will depend whether
the proposed raise of wages will be en-
forced by the clearinghouse masters.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30
KILOGRAMS In BRIEF.
spANIsH-AMERIcAN SITUATION.

There have been several cases OF
brigandage near San Luis, Cuba, re-
Gently.
Spain has arranged loan with
which to pay the troops brought back
from Cuba.
At Rutland, VT, George Dewey has
received letter from his father, the
admiral, in which he says he is in
good health, although somewhat IA
tigued.
The American troops continued their
advance from Manila and captured
the town OF Cainta. Their loss was
two killed and seventeen wounded.
The Filipino loss was 100.
At Admission, Ala, the third Ala
bama regiment Of negroes was mus
tered out. The companies were paid
and sent home The hospital has
been closed, the patients being trans
ferred to the regimental hospital.
General Greeley of the signal corps
is trying to solve the problem Of how
to manage the telegraph system of
Cuba and Porto Rico. which is in the
hands OF 500 volunteers with 300 reg
nlars who do not know anything
about telegraphing, and little about
the, management OF telegraph lines.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30

have found a somewhat similar sub
stance IN the root of the American
plant. This has not yet been fully de-
veloped. A difference has been de-
tected in the properties of the roots
of different kinds of cotton, long sta
pie and short staple, hence 1t is prob
able that several drugs may be ex-
tracted from the different varieties OF
roots. Experiments have shown that
cotton-hull ashes are very valuable for
furnishing cheap potash for tobacco
crops, and there is quite demand for
the ashes in the tobacco growing dis
tricts of Pennsylvania, Virginia and
North Carolina. This fertilizer should
not escape the attention of the South
Carolina planters. 1t may be just the
thing they need to make their pine
lands produce fine tobacco.
The foregoing merely touches upon
the possibilities Of the cotton crop in
by-products, but 1t serves to indicate
what has been and what is being done
to make these products valuable. The
Scientific American thinks, indeed,
that it may not be very great many
years before lint will be the least val
liable part of the cotton crop. -Savau-
nah News.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30

sides metal are capable Oh withstand
ing their attacks.
The best known of the Philippine
woods is molave. 1t is a heavy
brown wood, almost as hard as steel.
The teredo and white ant respect it,
and the trying dampness and burn
ing heat of its native country do not
affect it. 1t has come into general
use, and in Manila you may see it in
use as railway sleeper, in panel in
some drawing-room, as the keel or
ship. or fashioned into the figure OF
some saint in a church. 1t possesses
immense strength, and enters very
largely into the heavier building OPP
erations, but it seems almost unfor-
tunate that it cannot be preserved for
more artistic purposes. The interior
Of the Jesuit church of Manila is I'm
ished in molave, and there are few
prettier pieces of woodwork IN the
world. The carvings are by master
hands and are of SURPRISING beauty.
The wood takes a splendid polish. The
trees are nearly all defective, in that
they have heart cup, but hat does not
affect the wood.
Dungeon is the substitute for molave
when the latter cannot be obtained in
sufficient sizes for the purposes de-
sired. 1t is a variety OF the Herculia
ambiformis, and is generally known
as ironwood. 1t is largely used for
ship-building, although it is said that
it does not resist the teredo, and is
also used in building. 1t is rarely put
to finer uses.-New York Tribune.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30
SHE BET 1000 KISSES.

Miss Lucy Withers has to pay the
strangest election bet. 1t will take
fifty weeks to complete the process.
She bet 1000 kisses that Jerry Simp-
son would be elected to congress, and
he wasn't. Harold Owens, the win
ner, says that he will not be severe
with his fair debtor. He will give her
time to pay at the rate Of twenty
kisses per week. Miss Withers lives
In the town of Golden, in Grant coun-
ty, Kansas, one of the thirty-six which
FORM the huge seventh congressional
district. She is a teacher and lives
with her mother. Golden is a hamlet
with about 100 population. Mr.. Owens
is ranchman and cattle raiser. Be-
fore the election he was talking poll
tics with Miss Withers, who was verv
confident of Mr.. Simpsons election, or
said she was. Owens pooh poobsd
the idea.
We'll, whatll you bet?" demanded
Miss Withers, impatiently.
Haven't much but cattle" Owens
responded, but I'll risk a few of them.
I'll bet thirty Of the finest steers that
ever mumbled short grass. Call em
worth $1,000. Come, now!"
Miss Withers had probably expected
to risk pair of gloves. She didn't
have $1,000 in any form, bovine or
otherwise. But she was game.
I'll be 1000 kisses a 81 each against
your steers"
Done" replied Owens, promptly.
upon condition that | may collect
payment upon the instalment plan"
"Oh, if you win," said Miss Wlthers
.witn great emphasis upon the win
you can collect anyway you like"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30
WOODS OF THE PHILIPPINES.
A Greater Variety Than in Any Other
Country of the World.

The Philippine islands produce a
greater variety of woods than any
other country in the world, and yet
her forests have scarcely been in
vaded by the agents of commerce. A
limited amount of dye woods Is taken,
and the natives cut for their own use,
but the most valuable woods of the
country are scarcely known beyond
the China coast No less than so
varieties of hard woods that could
speedily win place in art and COM
merce thrive throughout the islands.
but very few of them have ever been
offered in the markets of the world.
China and Japan are the only heavy
buyers, and II samples of the wood
worked up have found their way to
Europe or America their identity as a
product of the Philippines has, as a
rule, been lost. There are several
firms engaged in the trade, and the
amount of local business is quite
large, but the trade does not seem to
have ever been worked up on the
large scale that the merit OF the woods
demands.
The chief drawback seems to have
been inaccessibility, for the best OF
the hardwood forests are in the least
civilized localities, and first costs made
it difficult to compete with the other
wood producers OF the East. Still, IL
is strange that the manifest superior
ity of the finer woods of the islands
has not won them recognition even
when allowance is made for the diff
culties of operating and the expense OF
transportation.
The so odd varieties run the scale
of color from the jet black ebony TO
the lighter shades of cedar. and many
of them offer as much resistance to
the elements as steel. Dozens of them
withstand the teredo, so troublesome
in Pacific coast waters. and several
of them are impervious to the at
taeks OF the famous white ants OF the
EAST White ants are viciously de-
strScti~ ID but few substances be-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30

The so-called earthquake or tidal
waves that are frequently noticed
along the coast near Sydney, N. s. W..
are found by H. G.. Russell to be
mostly traceable to low atmospheric
pressure. Their period, about twenty
six minutes from crest to crest, is that
of earthquake waves. Mr.. Russell
has proved, however, that only / per
cent are produced by earth disturb
ances, while so per cent are due to
low pressure areas, which cause the
sea level to rise, with currents along
the south and east coasts that meet in
Bass strait, producing waves that eff
feet the Sydney and Newcastle tide
gauges.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30
KIDNAPPED CHILD FOUND.
Startling Sequel to the Abduction of
Little Gerald Lapines.

gainesville, o., March ga start
ling sequel to the abduction of Ger
aid Labines, which occurred in Chicago
May 30, 1898, developed yesterday in
the recovery and restoration Of the
child to his mother and the arrest OF
Mrs. Ann Ingersoll and John Collins,
who live mile from gainesville at
whose place the child was found and
where he has been kept since last
June. Two months ago a newspaper
account of the abduction and the re-
ward offered came under the notice of
F. E. Ferris and his sister, Miss Fer
ris, neighbors of the Ingersolls. Mrs.
Ingersoll denied the abduction.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30
FOREIGN.

The prince of Wales and Americans
lead in the gayeties on the Riviera.
The Borchgrevink Antarctic expedi-
ton has landed at Cape Adair, Victoria
Land.
The revolution in Bolivia is gaining
ground and President Alonzo dare moi
stir.
The reichstag passed the German
army bill with the compromise amend
ments agreed upon.
The bodies of Prince and Princess
Bismarck were inferred in the new
mausoleum at Friedrichruhe.
The British house of commons re-
jected the proposal to raise the flash
point in imported petroleum.
Viscompte and Viscomptess Henri de
Chezelles died of pneumonia, within
three hours of each other.
BY Marconi's wireless telegraph sys-
tenn tugs were summoned to the aid
of a stranded vessel off the British
coast.
Mrs. Harold Frederic, WIDOW of the
well known American correspondent,
who died in London in October last,
is dead OF cancer.
An English scientist has invented an
airship which floats we'll, but needs a
better steering gear. 1t will probably
prove practicable.
An interesting divorce case has been
decided in England, which declares
that the American wife of the divorced
man Is not a wife.
At Toronto James Beatty, ex-mayor
and ex-member of parliament, is dead
from the effects of a paralytic stroke,
which he suffered six weeks ago.
NJ. Lockry, French minister of ma
rine, made some startling revelations
to the chamber of deputies regarding
the unpreparedness Of the navy dur
ing the recent Anglo-French crisis.
A Vienna paper, discussing the effect
of the Hazleton shooting and the re-
lations between Austria and the
United States says the Austrian claims
are in no way settled by the United
States rejection.
The Esperanza mine at Ell Orc. one
of the famous. mines in Mexico, has
been bonded to an English syndicate,
which puts up 100000 for freight
money. The price of the mine is
fixed at 100000 gold, and the option
expires on April %.
Ex-Lieutenant Boisson, alias Du-
rand. formerly OF the French infantry,
has been sentenced to five years i'm
to pay fine of 1000
francs and to be placed under police
supervision for ten years for Illicit cor
with foreign govern
nent involving military secrets.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30
BY-PRoDUCTs OF COTTON PLANT.
The Hope of Discouraged Planters.

The Hope of Discouraged Planters
As long as the planters persist in
raising more cotton than the world
can consume at paying price it is
not to be expected that there will be
an advance to a much higher and
more permanent level OF the cotton
markets than has obtained during the
past two years. Nevertheless, the
case OF the cotton planters is not alto
gether hopeless. Cotton lint is not
the only valuable product of the cotton
crop, as was the case fifteen or twenty
years ago. We now have by-products
from the crop which are worth $780,
100000 or more annually, and scientists
and inventors are theoretically busy
widening the field of consumption and
creating new industries to utilize cot
ton poducts.
BY the single discovery of cotton
seed oil $15,000,000 annually was added
to the value OF the cotton crop. At
present not more than one-third of
the seed crop finds its way to the oil
mills. But the uses for oil are almost
daily increasing in number and the
demand seems to grow with the pro-
duction. There is room, therefore,
for the crude oil bucir ess to grow to
be worth s40,000,000 {. more year.
The seed meal and seed bulls trade
is quite large at present, but not near
ly so large as may be expected within
few years. These are the chief and
better known by-produets of the cotton
plant. Each is capable of being sub
divided many times and the chemists
are busy dividing them.
The stalk of the cotton plant is now
receiving SPECIAL attention as a fiber
producer. The question OF utilizing
the stalk in making fiber for cotton
bagging was discussed several years
ago, but, according to the Scientific
American, it was only recently that
machine was perfected for working the
stalks into bagging. Some OF this
cotton stalk bagging has been tested
and pronounced excellent for the pur-
pose. 1t is strong and clean and does
not readily ignite. Five tons Of good
stalks will yield about 1900 pounds OF
first-class fiber. A this rate the an
nual crop will produce all OF the bag
ging needed to wrap the lint and leave
a surplus to be devoted to other pur-
poses. 1t is predicted that machin-
cry for making coarse mattings from
the fiber will be produced shortly.
The Scientific American expresses the
opinion that if the expe -iments which
are now being made with the fiber are
successful lit will not be many years
before the industry will assume gigan-
tic proportions.
The root of the plant is also being
experimental with. The root OF the
Egyptian cotton yields dug which
has the properties OF ergot. Chemists
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30
MILLIONS IN A PRUNE FARM.

If you want to make money raising
prunes and have good time while
you are doing it come in and see me, :"
was the printed placard that attracted
ettention in the window of a Pine
street office. An agent of a western
land company who had desk room
there impaired this information:
III young man has energy and a
little capital there is no investment
that will give him better return for his
money. The cultivation of prunes
has become a paying industry in the
west and northwest. Six years ago
the entire product of prunes in the
United States was less than e, 900
pounds, and we imported over 81, OOO,-
900 pounds every year. The Pacific
States now produce over $4,000 900
pounds annually. New land is planted
every year, and orchards five years
old, or more, reap good harvests. The
prune trees are grated on good plum
stock and yield immensely. A good
prune orchard will produce 200 pounds
of marketable fruit year and bring
the owner at least IS for each tree.
The trees begin to bear from the
fourth year, when the yield reaches
from ten to twenty pounds for each
tree. Next year 1t is double. French,
Silver and Italian prunes are most
planted. The fruit is graded
according to the average number re-
quired to make pound. The average
price of prunes from the tree is five
cents a pound, and the best average
twenty-five prunes to the pound.-New
York World.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30

Dr. Frowd, of Corpusl ~
little man. He had be-
chaplain, present at th
giers. AS the action Il
seized with religious
round and exhortl
sailors till the first lie
ahencoop clapped oy
his little head contin
regardless of the balls
him and killed 800 said
DR.. Frowd was an ecl
er. HELL" he began on
sis place which men bd
for those a great deal word
selves" Presently he became HU
drew out u lozenge and sat down III
pulpit to suck it while the cong
ton awaited his pleasure. ~
The little doctor used to exercis
wet days by jumping over chairs IN
room. H one day fired a pistol q
his ceiling when these gymnastics verl
proceeding over his head, and the bull
let whizzed past Frowd. who ran dow
stairs, put his head into the room, al
cried, Would you, bloody mind
man, would your"
Moses Griffiths, usually called n
was another queer character, very foN|
of eating. DR.. Wootten, an Oxforl
physician, dined with him one day, and
did scant justice to the dishes: "My
maxim, Mr.. Griffith" he said, "is Il
eat and leave of hungry" Nc threw
up his hands as he was wont: "Ea,
and leave on hungry! Why not wash
and leave OF dirty?'
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30
jokes OF OXFORD DONs.

An English writer, who wells his per-
sonality under the pseudonym "Nes-
tor, tells some queer tales about the
senior fellows Of Oxford in the old
days.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05
Our Dead in Arlington.

WASHINGTON, June 28.-At the in
stance Of Adjt. Gen. Corbin Quarter
master Ludington recently instituted
an investigation of the published re-
port that the Government was neglect
ing the graves of the Confederate dead
in the National Cemetery at Arlington.
The report of Major L. E. True, the
depot quartermaster who has charge Of
the Arlington Cemetery, has just been
filed at the war department. "There
are," says Major True, '186 Confede-
rate soldiers and civilians, State pris-
oners, now inferred at Arlington Na-
tionaI Cemetery. Of this number 1876
are known and 10 are unknown. These
dead are buried with other honorable
dead in tho cemetery, their graves are
known and recorded, are marked with
headstOnes very similar to those mark
ing the graves of Union soldiers, bear-
ing the name but not the regiment,
company or State, as in the case of
Union soldiers, are we'll sodded and
cared for according to regulation, pre-
cisely as the graves of all the other
dead in that cemetery are cared for. In
short, the Confederate dead are honor
ably inferred and hOnOrably cared for.
1t is hardly probable that they would
be 80 well enred for in any other than
q NATIONAL cemetery"