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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10
THREE BAD BOYS.
CONFESS TO VARIOUS ROb6En-
les RECENTLY.
latest Work the Robbery ct j. .,
Simon Company and Russell
Grocery Company.

Freouently when robberies are COM
mitted the Doice withhold information
from the newspapers, fearing that tne
nub]icity given the affair would de-
tract from their chances OF capturing
che guilty ones. An example OF thls
twas revealed last night in the arrest
of lin Young, Ben Matthews and
Foster Blade, three young negro boys
we'll known in the police court, for the
grobberv of the Russell Grocery COM
many. committed last Saturday night
All three have confessed to the bur-
rlary ;also to the robbery Of Corleys S
store last Sunday night, mention OIL
which was made in the Graphic.
M The young robbers were clevery run
down by officers Frank Stewart and
Frank Culpepper. and other arrests
Will probably follow. The burglary
Of the Russell Grocery company was
committed in a way which indicates
that the young burglars are syste-
u matte in their work. Wade and Mat
fhews were stationed at either end Of
the alley in the rear of the store, pro-
@yided with Whistles to bring into action
Il at the approach of anybody, while
5sYoung. the eller of the trio, perform
ed the operation which required the
smost care and skill-securing an en-
YStrance into the store, which was done
4sby breaking open the rear door.
a& The burglars seemed to have A
Vfondess for cigars and tobacco. la all
AAbout thirty boxes of cigars and a
considerable amount of tobacco were
HStolen. Some jeWelry, given away as
4prizes by the company. was also dis
turhed a considerable portion Of the
sstolen goods has been recovered, and
more will probably be located.
3 When sweated thoroughly in the
slock-up they confessed to the Corley
burglary
2 All three of the negroes have been
frequent law breakers, and they de
laerve long term on Capt. Cross
plantation at Pendleton.
# Only a few days ago Wade and Mat
thews. with several other negro boys,
conspired together and waylaid Pin
ney, the hunchbacked vegetable ven
dor and relieved him Of some apples
nd cocoanuts.
@Oficer Culpepper had long talk
With Ben Matthews this morning. and
tHe outcome was that Matthews con
tS6sed to the j. B. Simon company
mbbery, which was committed Satur-
iSy night He implicated the other
No boys and said that they had
cked out Felix Smart's store for the
xt robbery.
VThe conviction of these negroes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10

Each decade since 1880, except the
civil war decade, shows a marked in
crease in the total production of ee
reals Corn is the most important,
occupying IT'S per cent of the total
area in cereals in 1899. and being
reported by % .5o7 farmers or 1913 per
cent of the total number of the state,
The acreage increased 4o.6 per cent iii
the last decade.
Barley and bHckWheat are Of little
Importance. The acreage under oats.
decreased 2.S per cent III the last dee
ade but shows large increase since
1879. The smallness of the acreage
reported in 1898 is largely due to an
Unfavorable season. The production OF
rye decreased from 1859 to 1889. but
in the last decade increased 26 per
cent. The acreage and production
Of wheat have varied greatly from dee
ade to decade, but in 1899 both were
more than twice as great as in 1889,
Seasonal conditions doubtless account
in large part for these wide fuctua-
tons
The acreage given for cereals does
not include 62756 acres Of grain cat
green for hay nor 16,7SS acres devot-
ed to corn. nonsaceharine sorghum,
and similar crops grown for forage OF
ensilage.
The compilation of statistics per
! tanning to West Indian or ribbon sugar
cane. as distinguished from sorghum
cane. is complicated in states where
both are grown, by the local custom OF
referring to both as sugar cane.
This naturally tended to confuse the
enumerators and made the task ol
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10
Mrs. Fred Vnrath
No. 226 Territorial Street.
Benton Harbor, Mich.

able to pass through pregnancy and child
birth with little suffering. After the
ordeal is passed the Wine prepares wo-
man for speedy recovery to health and
activity.
Mrs. C. R. Wooding, of indianapolis,
Ind, says she gets through childbirth best
by using Wine of Cardui. She writes:
~ have received great benefit from taking
Wine of Cardui, while nursing my children.
did not have Wine Of Cardui after the first
two children and was greatly reduced in
flesh. But the last two times have Used it
with good results to myself and the little
ones. think it makes the babies healthier
for me to take it. | seem to get through
childbirth better by Using it too"
With these facts that Mrs. Unrath and
Mrs. Wooding lay before the women of
America no one who is about to become
mother can afford to fail to take the Wine
of Cardui treatment. Wine Of Cardui, in
reinforcing the organs Of generation, has
made mothers of women who had given
up hope of ever becoming mothers. Wine
of Cardui will cure almost any case of bar
renness except those cases of organic trou-
ble which no doctor or medicine can pos
sibly cure How can you refuse to take
such remedy that promises such relief
from suffering? Wine of Cardui simply
makes you strong woman, and strong,
healthy women do not suffer. They look
forward to motherhood with JOY.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10

In 1899, 1867 farmers, or ap-
proximately two-thirds of the total
number, reported the production Of
cotton. Every country in the state
was represented, but in the west cen
tral and extremely northwestern
counties the acreages reported were
relatively very small. For the state
the average acreage devoted to cotton
was thirty-One acres per square mile
of land surface. and 1873 acres per
farm reporting. The three leading
cotton-growing counties, Jefferson,
Phillips and Lee reported an average
area in cotton of more than eighty
acres per square mile, or nearly one
half Of their improved farm land. In
1879. 80 per cent of the improved land
Of the state was devoted to cotton;
in 1899, 81 per cent, and in 1899.
23.G per cent.
Although, owing to the low range of
prices which followed the record
breaking crop of 1898 the acreage
planted il cotton i'll the spring OF 1899
WAS below the normal, the total pro-
duction exceeded that Of the preced-
ing season and showed an advance Of
Z per cent over the crop of 1889 For
the state the average yield per square
mile OF land surface was 1874 CONNER
cial bales. while for the three coun-
ties, Jefferson, Phillips and Lee, the
average was over forty bales.
The total value of the crop of 1899,
including both lint and seed, was $2S,-
053 ,S13, the average values of the
products being S236.35 per farm and
S17.09 per acre.
: Below is a statement of the acreage
and production of cereals from 1S49
to 1899:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10

Of the total value Of crops in 1899
cotton contributed 47.3 per cent; corn,
29.7 per cent; other cereals, including
rice, AS per cent; vegetables, includ-
including potatoes and sweet potatoes
and onions, 6.1 per cent; forest pro
ducts, AZ per cent fruit and nuts, 3,3
per cent; hay and forage, 3.2 per cent;
and all other products. II per cent.
The acreage devoted to corn, 44.2
per cent of the total area in crops,
yielded only 29.7 per cent of the total
Receipts. Cotton comprising 31.3 per
cent of the total acreage, yielded 47.3
per cent of the total receipts.
The average yield per acre of hay
and forage was 1.2 tons, and the aver
age values were $6.63 per ton and
$7.99 per acre. The average value per
acre of other crops were as follows
Flowers and plants, 81 ,033.2o; nursery
products. Sl50.97: onions, $116.94
tobacco, $45.25 sweet potatoes 5000;
potatoes, 1929; cotton. including
seed, $17.09; peanuts. $l3.31; dry
beans and dry peas. $3.50; cereals,
$673, and orchard fruits. $5.67. The
crops yielding the greatest returns
were grown upon very highly improy-
ed land. Their production required
relatively large expenditures for labor
and fertilizers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10

cares and troubles. How different is the
happy mother, watching her children grow
into manhood and womanhood. A mother
lives as many lives as she has children
their joys and sorrows are hers, as are
their ambitions, triumphs and defeats.
So highly is the honor of motherhood
cherished that sometimes noble women are
called upon to give their lives in its attain
ment. The women who suffer in child
birth and from the effects of miscarriage
are the real martyrs 1t takes more forti
tude to suffer in this way than to meet
a violent death in the rush and roar Of
battle But such suffering is almost en-
tirely unnecessary at this age Of the world,
when Wine Of Cardui, the medicine that
cured Mrs. Unrath, of Benton Harbor,
Mich, can be secured.
Healthy women do not suffer miscarriage
nor does woman who is healthy suffer
tortures at childbirth. It is the woman
who is ailing-who has female weakness
who fears the ordeal of becoming mother.
Wine of Cardui builds up the womanly in
the woman. It stops all unnatural drains
and strains-irregularities which are re-
sponsible for barrenness and miscarriage.
1t makes woman strong and healthy and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10

The following table is an exhibit OF
the changes in cotton production in
Arkansas since 1S49, as reported by
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10
nz.1 cMr1A N,vAA

q am pleased to give my experience with
le Of Cardui as / am very grateful tor
pe1p. After my first baby was born l
q not seem to regain my strength, al
Rgh the doctor gave me tonic which he
Iidered very superior, bot instead Of get
better I grew weaker every day. My
and came home one evening with some
Of Cardui and insisted that l take it tor
Fix and see what it would do for me. AS
|emed to have so mech faith in it / did
the medicine and was very grateful to
pny strength and health slowly return-
In two weeks was out Of bed and in
nth was able to take Up my usual
!. I am very enthusiastic in its praise"
1OTHERHOOD is the noblest duty and
highest privilege women can achieve
or aspire to. Without this privilege
n do not get all there is in life-too
they go through the world discon-
wrapped up in their own selfish
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10

Do VII t you can when you are un-
able to do what you would.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10

Wise is the man who speaks neither
too soon nor too late.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10

Men may come and men may go,
but the chronic bore hangs on forever.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10

All kinds of useful employment are
equally honorable.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-03
THOMPSON TEE NoMIl ZEE.
Chairman of Fifth District Com
mittee Declares the, Rssult.

SAAAA AAAAAA VA AS%@ ASA1sAASN $500
mittee Declares the, RESULT.
Roanoke. Sept. 2.-(speciaD-The fol-
lowing has been issued by Chairman
John T. Helm of the Executive Com
mite of the Fifth Congressional District:
Under and by virtue of the power con-
ferred upon me by the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Commute of the Fifth Congress
sional District OF Alabama, on August
S, 1902, to count the vote cast in the
Fifth Congressional District of Alabama
In the Democratic primary. August 25,
1902, for Representative in Congress. and
declare the result, l, John I. Helm.
chairman Of the Democratic Executive
Committee of the Fifth Congressional Dis
trict of Alabama, declare that from the
official returns of said primary election
there were cast for Representative in
Congress in said district IL 1872 votes,
"Of that number Hon. Willis Brewer
of I,owndes received 1857 votes: Hon.
Charles w. Thompson of Macon received
| 1855 votes. I-on. Charles w. Thompson
| having received majority of all the
votes cast in said primary election, I
| therefore, declare Charles w. Thompson
| to be the Democratic nominee of the
| Fifth Congressional District of Alabama
| TO represent said district in the Fifty
eighth Congress of the United states.
"The following named persons. Charles
e. Brooks, John i. Carpenter, w. A.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-03
RAPPORT LOST HIS MAN
NEGRO LEAPED FROM A TRAIN
AND EsCAPEN.
Montgomery Policeman Captured
Milton Lewis While in Chicago,
But Milton Lewis Would
Not Stay in Captivity.

Jealous Paul Rar port. one of Montgom-
ery's special police officers. watched out
for Alabama criminals while in Chicago
recently on pleasure trip
He, caught negro. Milton Lewis, want.
ed for breaking jail in this State, and
was bringing him back. but when com
naratively near home Lewis escaped from
the officer in daring manner. Rapport's
pursuit of the negro was not less cour-
ageous.
The special officer came upon Milton
Lewis IN Chicago and readily recognized
that he was a man. that several parties
wanted to see in Alabama. He according
ly took Lewis in custody.
The officer and the negro left Chicago
together for Montgomery. Lewis had rid.
den on cars before in his life. He had
also boarded them and alighted from
them while they were in motion He
loved freedom and ne was not as free IN
the company of Officer Rapport as he
AS the train, which was bearing Lewis
hack to Alabama and to prison, was
pulling out of Edgefield Junction. Tenn,
az a rate of thirty miles an hour. Levi:
asked permission to go INTO the smoking
car. His conduct on the train had beer
exemplary and the unsuspecting Mont
gomery policeman granted the request
The hands OF Milton Lewis were freet
from the cuffs by Rapport and to the as
tonishment of Rapport Lewis freed him
self from his company by jumping
through the car window to the grounC
beneath. The leap is said to have beer
gracefully and effectively accomplished
and Lewis was in few seconds speed
ing at a run in the opposite direction
from his captor.
Rapport is quick to act when he reache
a conclusion. He followed Lewis's exam
pie and went out of the window. The de
scent was not so graceful but was equal
Iy well meant.
Hatless and coatless the Montgomer.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-03

week ending September / being pract-
cally rainless over the greater part or
Louisiana, portions of Arkansas and Ok
iahoma, and throughout Texas. with the
exception of a few light showers in the
north central and northwestern portions
the result Of which, with the ravages OF
insects, has been a steady deterioration
in the condition of cotton during the sec
ond and third decades. While favorable
weather conditions in the near future
would cause marked improvement in
the condition of cotton in Texas, the re-
ports indicate that, under the most favor
able circumstances. the yield would be
much short of an average crop. The CEN
trail and eastern districts of the cotton
belt, with the exception of portions Of
the Carolinas, where drought continues.
have received abundant rains. but too
late to be of material benefit, while caus-
ing considerable injury to open cotton.
Some slight Improvement is reported from
portions of Florida ami Georgia, and less
premature opening from Alabama, but
rust and shedding are very general
throughout the central and eastern dis
tricts.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-03
BODY WAS FOUND I'M FIRST
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Entered Building Alone to Be Shield
ed from Rain and Heart Failed.
Sexton Reported Matter
to Police. -.


Sitting alone in pew Of the First
christian Church. corner Catoma ana
Church Streets yesterday afternoon. the
Angel Of Death came TO Mrs. Molhe Tai
ley OF 20 Robinson Street
Her BODY was found at 6:l5 o'clock lying
prone upon the floor OF the aisle OF the
church by Mounted Patrolmen ID. w.
jackson and J. l.. Taylor. who were call
ed to the church by the negro sexton.
Evidently the body had fallen to the hoor
from the pew when - soul took Its flight
from the earthly le.
Mrs. Talley died in the church edifice
Of whose creed she had been consis-
tent follower for nearly thirty years. She
had manifested deep interest In the re-
cent purchase Of the building from the
Jewish congregation OF Montgomery ana
there was no more ardent member Of the
First Christian Church of Montgomery
than was she.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, dur
ing the rainstorm. the aged negro sexton
Of the First Christian Church. Adam
Mitchell, observed Q tidily dressed wo-
man sitting on the stone steps leading to
the main entrance of the church. He had
been cleaning the building and when he
saw the woman sitting on the steps In
the rain he respectfully doffed his hat and
suggested to her that she 60 inside the
building until the rain storm had passed
away.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-03
Corn in Fair Shape.

IN the States of the Missouri Valley
and in portions of the Upper Mississippi
Valley, corn has made fair progress, but
has not matured rapidly. owing to low
temperatures and excessive moisture.
Dry warm weather is greatly needed In
the Missouri Valley for the maturing of
corn, which will require practically a
month in Iowa and Easten Nebraska. In
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio the maturity
of corn has been more rapid, but the late
crop is in need of rain in portions of
Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio. Early
corn is being cut in Missouri and Kansas
and is being marketed and fed to stock
in the last named State.
Rains have greatly interfered with
threshing of spring wheat Throughout the
Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska
and sprouting in shock is extensively re-
reported. Harvesting is nearly finished
on the North Pacific coast. where thresh-
ing is progressing under favorable condi-
tiohs with about average yields.
The Cotton Crop.
But little rain has fallen over much
the greater part of the cotton belt west
ward of the Mississippi River during the
past month, the last three weeks of
which have been excessively warm. the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-03
DEATH CAME TO MRS. TALLEY WHILE SITTING
IN PEW OF CHURCH WHERE SHE WORSHIPPED


gloomy darkness pervaded the interior Of
the sacred edifice. A candle was pro-
duced by one of the patrolmen. When 1t
was lighted the body was revealed lying
prone upon the floor of the aisle on the
north side of tho auditorium. The
drawn features told the story Of the
great pain that had seized the puising
heart before the strings of life had snap
ped Mr.. Hines at once recognized the
bocy as that of Mrs. Talley and receipt
ed pill from down town grocery house.
found In her purse made Identification
doubiy sure.
Coroner Tice was Immediately summon
ed, and viewed the body, after which 1t
and conveyed to the Talley home, 10 Rob
inson Street.
Mrs. TalIey, full of health and happi-
ness, left her home in charge of her aged
mother. Mrs. Martha A. Wadsworth.
about o'clock yesterday afternoon. She
came down town shopping For some
time she had suffered from heart trouble
and her physician had warned her against
over excrtion. 1t Is believed she rode
down town In car. but had started to
walk home. when caught in the rain
storm. She was tired and sat upon the
steps of her church to rest. The rain
fell in great showers She went inside
of her devoted church and there death
found her.
| Mrs Tailey was the wife of J. M. Tai
| ley, Waterman for the Southern Oil Mills.
| She had four sons and three daughters.
| The sons reached their home on Robinson
Street yesterday evening just after the
body Of their mother had been borne
| into the comfortable residence which she
had made happy. It was a sad home
coming to them.
| The CONS Of Mrs. Talley are Henry j.
| Talley and Carl c. Talley, clerks at the
| Montgomery Fair: Edwin E. Talley, clerk
at Davis's Bazarr; William d. Tally.
timekeeper at the Midland shop, and
| o. b. Talley. an adopted son. who Is q
school boy. Her daughters are Miss An
| ME C. Talley, Miss Ora Lee Talley and
Miss Carrie c. Talley.
She is also survived by a brother, Jesse
A. Wadsworth of Montgomery, and "a
sister, Mrs. Emma Jackson of Center
Point, Montgomery County.
Mrs Talley was born In Houston Coun-
ty, Georgia, forty-seven years ago. In
1874, as Miss Mollie Wadsworth.. she was
married to J. NJ. Talley at Center Point,
Montgomery County. The family resided
at Grady, Montgomery County, until
three years ago, when they removed, t.
Montgomery.
In 1875 Mrs. Talley became member OF
the Christian Church at Strata, Mont
gomery County, and continued her mem
bership there until she removed to Mont
somery, when she became Jealous menu
Ter Of the First Christian Church of
Montgomery. the church in which she
died yesterday afternoon
Tomorrow morning Mrs. Talley Will be
buried and the funeral services will take
Mace in the First Christina Church, The
body will be Inferred at lakewood.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-03
MONTGOMERY THEATRE
Opening Night,
Friday, Sept. 5.
Data naLar
Pete Baker,

The opening attraction at the Montgom-
cry Theatre Friday night will be that
German dialect comedian, Pete Baker, In
his comedy success, Chris and Lena"
Mr.. Baker will be surrounded with an
exceptionally strong cast Mr., John
Kernel, an Irish comedian. with an
equal reputation. heads the list in sup
port. A number OF specialties will be in
troduced and the musical numbers will
be one of the features. Seat sale opens
Thursday morning adv.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-03

Cloud. John T, Hefiin. @. C. Johnson. w.
L. Lancaster. d. J. Meadows, F. L.
Smith and c. T. Thomas. having received
a majority of all votes cast in said
district for Congressional Executive Conn
mitteemen, declare Charkles r. Brooks.
John L. Carpenter w. A. Cloud. John
T. Helm. G.. c. johnson. w. L. Lancas-.
ter. d. J. Meadows IF. L. Smith and G.
cratic Executive COMMITTEES of the Fifth
Congressional District OF the State OF Ala
bama. John T. Henin,
chairman Democratic Executive Com
nittee Fifth Congressional District of
Alabama.
Dated Roanoke. Ala. Sept. /. 1907.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-03
CROP CONDITIONS.
Rain is Generally Needed South and
East of Ohio Valley.

Washington, Sept. 2-Following is the
weekly summary of crop conditions made
up by the Agricultural Department:
The temperature conditions in the north
ern districts, east OF the Missouri VAL
ley, during the week ending September 1,
were more favorable for maturing crops
than in the previous week, but as in the
two weeks Immediately preceding, Excess
sively high temperatures prevailed in the
central and west gulf districts, including
Oklahoma and Indian Territory Excess
sive rains have continued in the Lower
Missouri and Red River of the North
Valley to the serious detriment of grain
in shock and stack, and with tempera-
lures slightly below normal in the Mis-
souri, Valley the maturity of crops has
not advanced rapidly. Continued absence
of rain has intensified the drought I'M tie
West Gulf districts and rain is generally
needed in the Ohio Valley and m 0cbast
districts from Southern New England to
the Carolinas Generally rains have re-
lieved drought conditions in the East
Calf districts.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-03
The Geological Survey.

Washington, Sept. 2-(Special. 1.-The
geological survey announces that during
the present autumn. DR.. c. w. Hayes
will continue the supervisor, of investiga-
lions on non-metalliferous economic de-
posits, and will continue areal work in
the southern Appalachians. He will be
assisted by Mr.. W. T. Griswold in the
Eastern Ohio oil field, and by Mr. Edwin
c.. Eckel in Alabama and Georgia.
Mr.. Arthur Keith will continue areal
structural and economic surveys in the
Southern Appalachians He will be as
sisted by Mr.. H. S. Gale.