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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-10-23
cypress Company Employees Strike.


Citizens residing along railroad lines
in this state over which the Pacific
Express Company operate have been
greatly inconvenienced on account of
the strike of employees of the said
company. which went into effect on the
18th. The strike affected the states
of Missouri Kansas, Louisiana and
Texas, besides Arkansas, and fully 95
per cent of employees in the above ter
ritory obeyed the order to stop work
leaving only the local agents and
route agents to handle the business
until green men can be broken in. The
superintendent for Arkansas, when ap-
prised of the strike, gave orders to
agents not to accept any perishable
freight until the new men become IA
miliar with affairs. The strikers de-
mand an increase in wages of Is per
cent and the recognition of their
union. The officials offered to grant
an increase but positively refused to
recognize the union.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-10-23
NEGOTIATIONS AT A STAND.
The Negotiations Between Russia
and Japan HIVE Come to An
other standstIlI.

Yokohama, Oct 2O.-The negotia-
tions between Russia and Japan have
come TO another standstill. Ii is
thought doubtful that the Marquis Ito's
view of the military occupation of
Manchuria is indorsed by the whole
country, but it is believed that Ito is
strong enough to carry this point. ow-
ing to the paramount stand taken for
the integrity of Corea and The open
door in Manchuria for all nations.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-10-23
A False Report.

The report circulated in the state
press that guard at the Hamburg jail
was recently overpowered by a mob,
and that a negro prisoner was taken
from his cell and shot to death, was
false. There was no ground whatever
for the report, and the citizens of
Hamburg naturally feel indignant
about the matter.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-10-23
BY COLLAPSE
OF A TRAVELLER
Eight Men Killed, Two Missing
and Four Injured.
CRASH CAMEWlTHOUTWARNIN G
The Scene Of the Accident Was mt
the New Wabash Bridge Over
the MonOnraheln River
at Pittsburg, PA.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct 20-Eight men
were killed, two are missing and four
were badly hurt, Monday, by the col
lapse of a traveller crane on the Pitts
burg end of the new Wabash railroad
bridge over the Monongahela river.
The Casualties.
The American Bridge Co. gave out
the following as the list of dead and
missing:
The dead
w. j. Mel oud.
George Wells.
G. w. Keitlinger.
William Kempton.
c. p. Fleming
Fred Sallinger.
Frank Dalby.
j. Campbell.
The missing.
Edward Morris
James Simmons.
The injured.
Adolph Vosburg, of Duquesne.
Frank Hoover, Allegheny; recovery
doubtful.
William Jay, Beaver Falls
A. M. Fowler, Paterson, N. j.
The Cause Not Known.
The cause of the accident has not
yet been ascertained. The bridge is of
the cantilever pattern, being construct
ed by the American Bridge Co. for the
Wabash railroad, and is building from
both sides of the river toward the CEN
ter by means of overhead travellers.
The men had been at work or the
Pittsburg end but short time, when
suddenly the traveller, which is project
ed toward the finished part of the
bridge, dror ped and fell, landing on a
section of che bridge which was being
placed in position So unexpected and
sudden was the crash that few of the
workmen on the wrecked section were
warned in time to escape
The falling bridge landed on top of
bridge load of steel anchored at the
pier, and several of the workmen there
were carried down. R
Twas n Terrible sight.
John McTighe, COUSIN of the SUI
perintendent of police, who IS a black
smiths helper employed at The city
machine shop, happened to be on the
wharf watching the men at work when
the accident occurred
McTighe, in giving a description of
the accident, said: "The men were
preparing to ram in one of the pins
on the bridge when the accident took
place. 1t was terrible sight The
men turned over and over as they fell.
and their bodies looked like so many
flies"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-07-15

there Sometimes as many as four and five
trips were made to secure one car and to
know that it was there. We could have
waited to be informed by mail but often we
would lose day in that way. Sometimes
it would be two weeks after we put in our
application before the car could be secured
Now all that is changed, the buggy horse
remains in the pasture and the writer sits
here in the shade and keeps sweet.
Besides the business advantages of the
telephone, there are the social features My
wife can talk around all over the valley for
twenty-five or thirty miles. If anyone is
sick we can learn every day. even every
hour, how he is. One of my neighbors had
child fall into the water recently and was
taken out almost dead. He has no phone,
but friend ran to Our house and the doctor
who is three miles away was notified and
was on the way in two minutes The child
was saved.
trolley line has been surveyed and To-
Gated rioht across the road in front OF Our
house and in due time we expect to see the
cars 90 bv every hour. We expect to put
in a spur and build packing shed on the
track and will load fruit without any hauling
except to bring it to the shed from the or
chard. With our rural free delivery OF
mail the te1ephone and the trolley line within
four hundred feet of the house, who can say
that it is dreary to live in such place?
Then country life is so free and the air is
so sweet and refreshing. The shade all
around our house is so charming. Besides
all this there is the songs of the birds. While
an, 1uritino hear a hooking bird singing.
He whistles like boy calling dog, ne
chirps and chatters and coos All, but this
is charming. Go away with your sitting
city and its hot pavements!
lust now the codling moth is attracting
2 GOOD deal of our attention. There is
scarcely more insignificant miller than the
codline moth and yet it is the greatest
enemy the apple grower has to contend with,
The damage to the apple and pear growers
Of this country amounts to millions of dol
lars annually-in fact more than the loss
from all other pests combined We can
never pet rid of it. The best we can do is
to reduce the loss to five per cent or less.
Unchecked, the loss will amount in some
cases, to the entire crop. We are now, uly
10. taking our bands off for the third time
The number of larvae found under the bands
were considerably less the second time that
thew were removed than the first time AT
the third removing they are decidedly less
This does not necessarily mean that we are
getting the better of this pestlferous insect
although we sincerely hope that may be
true What this dimnutiOn in the worms
means is that we are near the end OF the
first brood We found our first moth OF
the second brood in one of our jars on the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-07-15
Horticultural Notes
BY r. Walden

RASPBERRY ana BLACKBERRY culture, by J. L.
Littooy, of Everett, Wash. Mr.. Littooy is
the horticultural Inspector for Snohomish
county, The pamphlet is we'll written and
shows an intimate and thorough knowledge
of the subject treated | should Judge that
he is a practical berry grower. The man
who writes from experience nearly always
has something valuable to say Much fun
has been poked at the agricultural and hor-
ticultural editors who have written from the
viewpoint of the editorial chairs rather than
from the point of view of the field and gar
den But that day is passed and the paper
that wants to keep in favor with the practical
men of this day must have men to write on
these topics from experience. There is an
old saying that experience is dear school
and fools will learn in no other but the
fools are not all to be found among those
who have learned by experience. Get this
little book and read it and it will help you
if you are berry raiser. 1t sells for IS cents
per copy
Puget Sound is a great berry country.
Puva1lup and Sumner lead in growing rasp-
berries and blackberries. The strawberries
that grow about Lake Washington and
Green Lake are very fine This | know from
having eaten them this past spring. Thus
it will be found that one section OF country
is adapted to one kind OF fruit and another
section to another This is fortunate thing
and should shut out any special boast1ng IN
favor of any one section The great state OF
Washington can grow almost anything that
can be grown in the temperate zone. There
is the wheat belt and the timber belt, the
berry belt and the peach belt and so on We
all have a common interest in this great
Of ShO1I6
another. The horticultural department of
this paper will not be run in the interest of
anV one section The writer owns fruit
ranch in the Yakima valley, but he is not in
sensible to the fact that other sections have
their advantages and they will not be lg-
nOred.
Recently the writer of these notes, in COM
PAW with Mr.. M. E. Burkhart, of Seattle,
visited the Kennewick country. This IS the
section living between Pasco and Wallula,
but on the west side of the Columbia river.
1t also extends somewhat north Of Pasco.
The town of KenneWick is near the west end
of the great railroad bridge spanning the
Columbia river. 1t is now making rapid
growth and is destined to make place OF
considerable importance. There has been
side track small depot building and hotel
there for a number of years, but the country
made no advancement owing to a lack OF
water for irrigation But the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad company has recently taken
hold of the matter and has put in fine irri-
cation ditch and now the country is BOOM
ing. Soon after our arrival at kenneWlck
we met H. A. Hover, the president OF the
Kennewick Land Co. This was fortunate
thing for us, for Mr. Hover volunteered to
IL.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-07-15

of the leading men of the place. 1t must be
remembered that the water was not turned
intothe ditch referred to above till some time
during the past April. So everything is new
and would be disappointing to one not used
to irrigation. The writer knows what it is to
take sage brush land and turn it into pro-
ductive ranch. Where a good supply of
water is brought to a good quality of land
the transformation is magical, The irriga-
ton canal at Kennewick is fine piece OF
work and it works like charm. We could
hardly expect less from the efforts
of the Northern Pacific railroad That
company does nothing by halves. Soon after
leaving the town we passed the newly set
orchard of Chas. S. Fee, the General Pas
senger Agent of the Northern Pacific rail
road. The trees were starting to grow nicely
and in few years Mr.. Fee will have a fine
orchard. This shows the confidence that the
officials of the railroad have in this enter
prise Mr.. Fee is too shrewd business man
to put his money lavishly into venture of
this kind if it does not promise we'll.
We passed not far from the home of Mr..
Owen known as the ''KenneWick Hermit"
It was much regretted that we could not call
on him. Mr.. Burkhart called on him next
morning Out DIS L Ildu W udSlCH llOlllC L ld'l
to deny myself this pleasure. Mr.. Owen
is an enthusiastic fruitgrower. AS his
land is where there is subirrgation he now
has a bearing orchard. He had ripe april
cots on the Fourth of July, which is at least
two weeks earlier than on our fruit ranch
seventy miles further up the Yakima valley.
The chief advantage of the "Kennewick
t1,o foct hat
be very early. The earlier fruit gets into
the market, as a general rule the bigger the
price realized. I predict that in ten years
from now that the section of country from
the mouth of the Yakima river to a point
where the Columbia turns to the west oppo-
site Wa1lu1a there will be one of the finest
fruit belts in the state There will be diff
culties to overcome and some men will be-
come discouraged and quit but the work
will be taken up by others and will go ahead
and ultimately success is sure.
The disadvantages of country life are fast
being overcome. The mail is brought to our
door every day in the week except Sunday,
This is Just as good service as we have at
our CITY home in Seattle. Then we have the
rural telephone Ours is known as The
Christian Cooperative Telephone Co. 1t
was started by the people in and near the
town of Sunnyside, some twenty miles east
of us. For some time my phone has been
the last one up the valley but now men are
at work extending the line towards North
Yakima, which place will be reached in due
time. While was sitting here writing these
notes, lady six miles east Of here called me
to the phone to inquire about some cherries
for herself and some other ladies. set
w miles
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
GALL ISSUED FOR REUNION.
Definite Plans Made for the Gathering Of
Veterans.

Following is call that is of general
public interest:
To the Comrades ofihe Twelfth Regi-
ment, p. V. l.:
1t is proposed to hold a reunion Of
our regiment at Wllamsport on o.
tober 29, 1903, in celebration of the
fifth anniversary of the muster out OF
the regiment, and with view Of form
ing an organization to keep alive the
recol'eciions of our services and to
strengthen the friendships and com
radeshlp of that organization.
A local committee composed OF
MAJOR b. H. Updegraff. Major O. l..
Nichols, Captain c. f. Foresman,
Captain G.. p. Foresman, Captain
Edward l.. Taylor. Captain Charles
II. Hellhecker, DR.. Edward Lyon, and
Joel Garrison have been requested to
take charge of the arrangements for
this first meeting and formulate a pro-
gram.
Arrangements have been made for
round trip tickets from all points in
Pennsylvania at the usual excursion
rate of two cents a mile each way,
good from October 2S to Al. Card
orders will be issued for the purchase
of these tickets and all comrades ex
pecting to attend the reunion vii
please notify Edward l.. Taylor, sec
retary, at Williamsport, by postal card,
on or before October ii, 50 that ar
rangements can be made for the dis
tribution of these orders.
All Of the company commanders are
earnestly requested to bring this mat
ter to the attention of the members OF
their commands.
We believe this reunion will be o
great advantage to all of us and most
heartily appeal to all members of the
regiment 10 make the effort TO attend
James B. Coryell, Late Colonel.
{. M. Clement, Late Lieut.. Colonel
Z. w. G. King, Late Major.
, w. II. Straub, Late Major.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
EYES ACT INDEPENDENTLY.
The optics Of Some Animals Are Re-
mnrSabic for This Singu-
lar Power.

The eyes of an animal can only work
together when they can be brought to
bear upon an object at the same time;
so that, as a rule, the eyes of a fish
must work more or less Independently,
says Nature. This i1 sometimes also
the case when the eyes can cooperate,
as anyone who watches a plaice or
other ilat-fsh in an aquarium will
soon discover.
This is truc, too, of the curious
bulging optics ef chameleon, which
roll round, swivelwise, in a somewhat
aimless manner. When they do con-
verge it is bad for the insect upon
which they fix themselves.
Many animals possess more than
three eyes, which do not all act to-
gether A leech, for example, has ten
eyes on the top Of its head, which do
not work in concert, and kind of
marine worm has two eyes on the
head and a row down each side of the
body. Some lizards have an extra eye
on the top OF the head, which does not
act with the other two. A bee or
wasp has two large compound eyes,
which possibly help each other, and
are used for near vision, and also
three little simple eyes on the top of
the head, which are employed for see-
ing things long way off.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01

Radlum was the subject matter under
discussion, and lawyer said, according
to the Philadelphia Record. 81 don't
see anything so very wonderful in ra-
dium. Admit that il does throw off
light and heat in kind of perpetual
motion, without any loss of weight or
energy-well, won't grain of musk do
the same thing? one single grain of
musk (this has been demonstrated) Will
scent for several years a room 12 feet
square, and in the end the grain will
still remain entire. Consider what this
means. A room IL feet square contains
2,9S5,9S4 cubic inches. and each one
tenth cubic inch at least must have its
little moleeule of musk, or otherwise all
the air would not be perfumed. One
grain of musk. that is to say, will radi-
ate millions and millions of musk frag-
ments for years, and still will remain
whole. Can raduu, beat that?"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
THE BOX CATCHER.
Like the Ball Player Wears Gloves,
But of u Different Design
and Finish.

Ball players are not the only men
who wear gloves for the protection Of
their hands in catching. The men who
receive from the box factory the empty
packing boxes are very likely to wear
gloves, too, in catching the boxes as
they are thrown to them, says the New
York Sun.
A truckload of such boxes is backed
up to the curve and unloaded by throw
ing the boxes from the truck to the
building. across the sidewalk.
In catching load of small wooden
boxes the catcher may have hundreds
to catch, one after another, right along
in a street.-The mere catching of so
many is quite a feat-and gloves are a
good thing to wear in the work. But
as the boxes are tossed at him, easily,
not violently thrown, the box catcher
does not, like the ball player, wear pad
ded gloves to protect himslf from i'm
pact and shock, but just good, stout
bucksllin gloves to protect his hands
from being cut by box corners or torn
by nail heads and by slivers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
TAUGHT AMERICAN MANNERS.
Male Immigrants Receive ForcIbIc
Lesson ns soon ns They Reach
Our Gates.

The first lesson in American manners
learned by the male immigrants is usu-
ally impaired at the gates of Fills island
Having passed inspection, proved his
fitness to become an American citizen
and received his discharge from guard
ianship, he marshals his family and
starts for the boat landing, says the New
York Post. lie leads the group him
SELF conducting the youngest walking
member Of the family, and carrying a
bag or small parcel in his hand. Be-
hind him trot the children, all laden.
then the wife, bending beneath a huge
bundle of household goods or even a
heavy trunk Last of all staggers the
grandmother, literally bent double un-
der the load she carries.
Suddenly the head of the family Is
rudely accosted in an unknown tongue
by one of the officials of the island.
There is nothing unintelligible in the
manner In which the said officer re-
lieves the mother and grandmother of
their burdens and the IMMIGRANT. to his
amazement, finds himself finishing his
Journey to the boat carrying the heav-
lest of the load on his own unaccus-
toned shoulders. while the Oldest bows
shoulder the rest This is an everyday
occurrence at Ellis island.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
THE GRANGE
Conducted by ]. W. DARROW,
Press Correspondent Ncio York State
Grange
THE FARM LABOR QUESTION

How Can the Grange Help In Solv-
lug the Farm Help ProbIemf
The scarcity of farm help both in
doors and outdoors the past harvest
season has forced farm people to think
seriously as TO what will be the out
come. Wages of farm laborers have
Increased nearly one-third in the last
decade, while the supply of farm help
has diminished in about the same ratio.
The farmer has been trying to tide
over this pressure by working little
harder himself. The good wife and
children have "helpcd out" in many an
emergency, but the long continued
strain proves to us that we cannot en-
dure this high pressure very much
longer. suggestion of Il solution to
this problem is given by Hon. f. W.
Redfern, which is worthy of consider
alton. He says:
"The scarcity of really good men,
men who understand farm operations,
is coming to be severely felt Farmers
are anXiously inquiring. What are
we going to do for help on the farm
Some one says, Use more machinery
Yes. but that Is only n partial solution
Of the work question. for men must
be had to work the machinery. The
problem of getting them still confronts
us. A solution must be had, however.
1t must come through change in
cropping, a curtailment OF production
or resort to the importation of labor
Al,
present demand for marketable prod
ucts precludes very much change in
cropping, at least of such character
as would allow with doing away with
hired help on the ordinary farm. Cur
tailment of production cannot be
thought of, because that would bring
distress. The people must be fed. The
remedy would seem then TO be In Inn
portatlsn of farm laborers. The ques-
ton then is, How can this be brought
about? Simply enough. A general ap-
peal might be made by our agricul-
turists to the chief of the department
of agriculture at Washington, asking
that the United States consuls abroad
be instructed to make inquiry as to
the location of farm laborers who
would be willing TO migrate to the
United States and report their findings
to Washington.
"An information bureau could be es-
tablished and arrangements made with
the authorities in Washington as to the
number of laborers desired and in what
localities needed. All that would be
needed could no doubt be induced to
come. A dearth of laborers for the
mine or workshop is readily filed by
importation of miners ands mechanics
from the overthronged districts of Eu-
rope. Why not try the experiment on
our farms and thereby solve the ques-
ton of farm laborT'
The question now comes, Is this a
matter where the national grange
could urge upon congress to take some
action that will allow farmers more
latitude in regard to the employment of
foreign laborers ?-Michigan Quarterly
Bulletin.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
THE PEACH ORCHARD.
SOIL on which IL In Located Must He
Neither Too Rich Nor Alto
gethcr Poor.

In spite Of the disasters experienced
by peach growers during the last
five years, peach orchards are being
planted in considerable numbers and
on large areas. This is a wise thing
to do. as big crop now and then
helps to average up the lean years
and the years when freezes destroy
large areas of peach orchards. Grad
ually localities are being found in
most Of our states where the disasters
come rarely and where crops of peach.
es are common.
Soil for peach ordchards may be
OF almost any character, except
swampy. Wherever situated II should
contain enough sand to permit of a
sort Of natural drainage about the
roots. Where there is a hard, com.
pact clay beneath, peach trees should
not be planted. as the roots of the
trees find it difficult or impossible to
penetrate 1t and are compelled to feed
only in the surface soil. When the
water in the surface soil Is gone, the
roots are exposed to the drought.
When they go into winter in this con.
dition they are most easily affected by
the cold. 1t is now believed that
moisture in the soil has a very i'm.
portant influence in bringing trees
through severe winters unharmed. In
addition, where there Is hard pan
that will hold water. some of the
trees will most likely be set in basins
that will keep their roots immersed
for weeks during the wet weather.
This often results in the destruction
Of the tree. as the roots of peach trees
must have air as well as water to en-
able them to grow. The texture Of
the subsoil has much to do with the
success of the peach orchard II must
not be so impervious to water as to
hold it for long periods and it must
not be so porous as to permit it to
leach away too readily. The soil
should be loose enough to permit the
passage Of water out must be close
enough to keep the law of capillary
attraction in operation. A good peach
soil is neither too rich nor too poor.
A too rich soil gives wood growth at
the expense of fruit.-Farmers' Re-
view.