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The Green Forest tribune., 1903-03-21
CARROLL COUNTY BOWLDER
Interesting Clippings from the
 Issue of April 2S, 1877.

From the issue of the Carroll County Bowlder, published at Berryville, April 28, 1877, we clip the following:
 HOME HATCHINGS.
 Dogs are scarce in this place.
 Gardening is at standstiIl.
 Most garden articles are sick.
 Vegetable greens are the rage.
 House flies are on the scene.
 Doctors Thomas and Robison of Green Forest, as was shown by the consolidation of their cards last week, have associated for the practice of medicine. As reli- able practitioners and gentlemen, we expect always to have d good word for them.
 Mr. J. P. Hill, who lives 8 few miles south of this place, has a number of hogs which have kept fat solely on mast during the past winter. They will be able to keep fat on the old mast until the middle of the summer.
 Henderson Chapman, living a mile and half from town, was mishandling his shot gun a few days ago, when it was discharged, one of the shot grazing his head and several going through his hat rim.
 One or two bad boys and two or three drunken men have been temporarily incarcerated in our county jail during the past seven months, but nobody else.
 GARRoLLToN TOWNSHIP.
 Our tobacco raisers are now rushing their tobacco through preparatory to shipping it to market.
 J. E. Jones has a splendid school at the town hall. Our people are noted for the attention they give schools.
 That companionable gentle- man G. Camp, of Green Forest, was in town Sunday night, look ing in the best of health and spirits. Come again, friend Camp. Our latch string always hangs out for such fellows as you.
 One of our farmers, who is raising tobacco, and has very poor land, told your correspon- dent that last year his tobacco brought him fifty dollars per acre. would ask our cotton raising friends if they can do half that well with cotton. The fact is, our people are all behind, and will remain so until they raise more grass and stock, some to- bacco and less cotton. The truth is, cotton will not pay in tl'is country.
 HICKORY TOWNSHIP.
 A liberty pole has been erected.
 Green Forest is beginning to De a gay place.
 Mrs. J. J. Grim, who has been extremely ill, is now fast recov- 2 ering.
 One H. s. thinks of becoming wiser, but say nothing about it until-.
 Harbert & Bro. have moved their store- house around so that tit now fronts the street.
 The beautiful ladies and the handsome men had a social party, at G. Camps. Everything pass ed off tremendously and pleas- antly.
 Miss Sue Mitchell, the unfor- tunate blind girl, is visiting Green Forest. She is always a welcome guest. She knits and sews beau tifully.
 Dr. J. E. Harbert's good wife gave the juveniles very nice party. The table was spread outdoors, after the regular picnic style. At the given signal each lad led his lass to the table, which Was grooming beneath Iife's many good things. And how they did enjoy themselves. C.
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The Green Forest tribune., 1903-03-21
Danger of Colds and Grip.

The greatest danger from colds and grip is their resulting in pneumonia. If reasonable care is used, however, and Chamber lains Cough Remedy taken, all danger will be avoided. Among the tens of thousands who have used this remedy for these dis eases we have yet to learn of a single case having resulted in pneumonia, which shows con- clusively that | $ a certain pre- ventiYe of that dangerous dis ease l. will cure a cold or an attack of the grip in less time than any other treatment. It is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by Green Forest Drug Co.
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-03-21

here, as he IS aspiring to such business in wheat-growing coun- try.
 ] am informed that Perry Har- bert says that when he gets rid of what fermented liquors he has on hands he will purchase no more. Three cheers for Perry Our town will then recover and progress. W. c. R.
 ARKANSAS AFFAIRS.
 Hope is to be a money post office.
 Conway keeps it's Tilden flag still floating.
 The afflicted at Hot Springs can now get beer at five cents a glass.
 The Fort Smith New Era esti- mates that the census of 1880 will show Arkansas to have a population of 100000.
 The party to mark out aud es- tablish the boundary lines be- tween the Choctaw nation and Arkansas will commence opera tion at once.
 Seventy five gentlemen from Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin ar- rived at Little Rock few days ago to prospect in our state for locations to settle.
 The Camden Beacon says "Mrs. H. J. Sullivan, of this country, gave birth, on last Sat- urday, to three children, all girls, aggregating thirty pounds.''
 Ex- Gov. Thomas s. Drew, who was governor of Arkansas from 1644 to '49, is now in the city on a visit. Gov. Drew, although at an advanced age, seems to be in the enjoyment of excellent health He is now a resident of Weather ford, Texas.
 A DISPLAY OF SENATORIAL MUSCLE.
 The Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer says
 "Senator Clayton of Arkansas, left for his native heath last night. During the winter he has board ed at a hotel called the Congress- ional, kept by man named Sanderson, a purveyor of bad whiskey and dyspepsia. Clay ton called for his bill, and being charged a bang price he ob- jected to some of the items. Sanderson told him he could make no reduction, whereupon Clayton said it was outrageous, and he would not pay it. San- derson then said if he was gen. tleman he would pay it, but as it was he need not pay it at all.
 After some other words Clayton said he would pay the bill, and taking out roll of money with one hand Che having lost his left arm in the war;, began counting out the money. While he was doing so, Sanderson said some- thing about Clayton's family giving him a good deal of trouble. Upon this, Clayton inquired ]: "Haven'tI 1 always conducted my self like gentleman?" "Yes' replied Sanderson, "but l can't say as much for your wife or family" Clayton who is natur- ally impulsive, thereupon, and without further words, let fly his right dexter, but failed to hit, Sanderson lodging as he struck out. Clayton then sprang over the bar, and seized a whiskey bottle, struck Sanderson over the face and head with it several times. He then dropped the bottle, and pressing him down with his right arm hit him a number of thumps with the stump of his left. Friends interfered and Clayton was induced to come outside the bar. Before he did so, however, he told Sanderson that he allowed no man to- speak disrespectfully of his wife or family. Sanderson denied hay ing done any thing or the kind, and said he had stated that MT. Clayton S servant had given him trouble. MT. Clayton then paid his bill and left.
 RIP ANS Tabules
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-03-21

WANTED-I want Representatives every where to write names and addresses and to mail out advertising of my Brunswick Piano and one-minute piano player. No experience required. Good wages paid weekly for all or spare time. Send stamp for particulars. Cronkright Wholesale Piano Dealer. Pittsburg, Pa.
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-03-21
R-I-P-A-N-S Tabules Doctors find A good prescription
 For mankind

The five cent packet is enough for usual oc- casions The family bottle (60 cents( contains supply for year. All druggists sell them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-18
How the Pope Is Elected.

Let us pass the jealousy guarded
barriers and place ourselves in the vast
Pauline chapel, where morning and
evening the cardinals come to vote un-
til the pontiff is chosen by the neces-
sary two-thirds majority. See, there
are the three presidents Of the ballot,
a cardinal bishop, cardinal priest and
q cardinal deacon. At the altar is
cardinal making oath that he will cast
his vote without intrigue or favor Of
man, but on his conscience, for the
greatest glory Of God and the best well
fare of the church. Rising from his
knees, he passes to the center Of the
chapel, and there before the three pres
idents he places his vote in a chalice.
and so do all the other cardinals pres
ent in turn. Each ballot paper bears
in feigned hand the name Of the car
dinal for whom the vote Is cast, while
on one corner Is written the name OF
the voter. The latter Is carefully fold
ed over and sealed, not to be published
unless an election Is made.-Lippin-
colts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-18

"Ihere are nnany detectives around"
drive a man to the commission Of
theft and habit may later deaden his
conscience. but no such excuse could
be held out for my master.
He was either bad at heart, a GRIM
inal by instinct. or he had weak will
that had been perverted by others
when young and uniformed. In every
thing else he seemed q model of
strength. self command and intelli-
gence. Why should he be so helpless
in this respect?
Since that first memorable meeting
at the dead Of night in the Stetson
mansion no word or sign had ever
passed between us which indicated
that we knew anything Of the others
criminal tendencies. Out Of sense Of
honor kept my part Of the agreement.
and for some reason he remained un-
communicative about the subject. New
ertheless / longed to break the ice be-
tween us. If could once more meet
him when robbing house, | would
have the liberty to speak. and would
not again bind myself to silence.
Admiration for his skill, love for
him as q man when not engaged in his
professional work and certain dis
gust at his deceptive, double existence
produced strangely conflicting emo
tions in me. At times felt that his
crime should be atoned for and that if
he should ever attempt to marry Miss
Stetson l would reveal all 1 knew to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-18

ner. tiraGuuIy his moral disease
seemed more terrible to me than his
physical. AS leper he was suffering
for the sins of another, but as crimi-
nal he was pursuing dangers and
pleasures Of his own free will which
in time would entail suffering upon
others.
A wave of moral reform swept over
me for q time and possessed me so
completely that I decided to make
amends for my past deeds by trying
to convert my master from his evil
ways. If 1 could accomplish this, I
should feel that my life had not been
spent in vain.
Meanwhile lived in the fear that he
would be discovered. knew from the
reports that somebody was conducting
q systematic series of burglaries In the
neighborhood. and I did not hesitate
to attach the blame to my master. De-
tectives were constantly prowling
around at night to capture the rob-
bers. but all their skill seemed to be
without avail. A better testimony to
the ability of my master could not be
given.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-18

Central railroad jam nut was drop
ped from the engine. The engine made
a record of it, and when Poughkeepsie
was reached, eighty miles east, the
place where the nut was dropped was
computed from the tape, and the nut
was found by q section man. The
same device serves to keep record Of
the condition Of the track. II the en-
gineer notes bad section in the track
he makes a record of it and its position
is easily determined on the tape.
From the time and one-tenth-mile
columns the place and time Of the
marks in the other column can easily
be determined.
The tape is renewed at the end Of
every run and is preserved for record.
It acts as a check on the engineer at
all times, thus preventing his doing
things which he might do II he did not
know that the little machine in front
Of his cab kept an unerring record Of
his every action.
BY watching the escape valve 1t rec
ords the amount Of steam wasted in
this manner on each run. On one run
recorded by this machine recently 1t
was found that in eighty-eight miles
this valve had been opened 794 times,
a waste Of almost six tons Of coal.
The record Of the machine quickly
caused a decrease in this needless
waste Of steam and power.-Mflwaukee
Sentinel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-18
JoLTING OVER BAD ROADS.
The Majority of Farmers Show Nc
Interest In Road Improvement.

Interest In Road Improvement.
With the same patience that the
early settler waited for the railroad to
be built must the advocates Of good
roads wait for any decided action to be
taken for the betterment Of our pub
lie highways, says the whitewater,
(Wis.) Journal.
For the last five years our roads have
been the topic Of the press, but we fail
to see the good effects that this should
have had on the minds Of an intelll-
gent people, and, strange as 1t may
seem, the farmers are the very. last
ones with which this matter finds any
favor. While our city cousins have
long since protested against the slow,
uncomfortable horse car and compelled
the companies to build expensive cleo
trio lines with palace cars, we are con-
tented to jolt along in cumbersome We
hicles over nearly as bad roads as
those our grandfathers travelled in ear
ly pioneer days, and farmers who read
from time to time Of the large sums Of
money spent by the government In
making public improvements woull
vote against an equal amount being
expended on our highways.
For proof Of this fact just see with
what reluctance most farmers work ON
the road. even when well paid for their
labor; better paid than they often are
for the work which they do on the
farm, and yea greater proof Is the
fact that in many Of the towns III this
county they still cling to the old way
of working out road taxes by allowing
a man so much for his team, plow or
shovel and giving him ten hours story
telling.
$4,000 and $4,000 expended annually
on the roads in this county. If part OF
this large sum Of money was invested
In machinery used in making roads,
and then have the work done by a
body of men working under county
overseer who had proved his ability as
a road builder and civil engineer by
passing satisfactory civil service ex-
animation, we could get more snd bet
ter work done. Such a man could be
obtained for moderate salary, and
the work done would be more uniform
and satisfactory than that done by pet
overseers who are appointed regardless
of ability, but because Of some politi-
cal pull at town meetings.
OF course there are exceptions to the
general class of farmers who are
working and talking to the best OF
their ability for good roads. 1t is to
be hoped that success will in the end
crown their efforts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-18
Home
Commercial

The summary given, 1t will be seen'
covers a period of twenty years. and 1t
will be observed that for the first time
on record home consumption called for
more than 100000 bales Of cotton in
the last year. The crop Of 1883 was
record crop, 6,s5O,OOO bales, of which
there were exported 4.724,O00 bales, and
2, ,O72, 900 bales were retained for do
nestle manufacturers. This. by the
way. was the first time 100000 bales
had been kept at home. 1t constituted
80 per cent Of the crop. For most
years Immediately subsequent to 1883
the home demand had to be met by
fully that volume of cotton. exports
failing to rise to any extent until to-
ward 1890. BY 1898, a period which Is
near enough to show the Importance or
changes which were in progress, and
which have a more direct connection
with recent tendencies, Of the large
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-18
#iseellanepns geaaing.
1o-cENT COTTON NOT UNUSUAL.
Few Years When 1t Failed to Sell
at That Figure.

Few Years When 1t Failed to Sell
at That Figure.
Cotton at 10 cents and better has
been seen the past week on the most
active and excited market that New
York has witnessed in many q day.
From the attention which it has at
tracted one might suppose that some
thing of a record had been made. The
fact is, however, that from the earliest
period down to the beginning Of the
last decade there were few years when
cotton failed to, sell at 10 cents and
many when it sold considerably high
er. From the outbreak Of the civil
war April, 1861, for period lasting
forty years, failure to reach or exceed
10 cents occurred only once, in 1886.
Since 1891, however, the record has
been of an entirely different character
and occasions when cotton has touch
ed the double figure have been mark
ed by their infrequency. Such an Incl
dent occurred. in 1900, when, toward
lHS ClOSS VI liC Sottoh ySoAb oPSSohe@
tion in the staple rushed the quotation
not only above 10 cents, but above II
cents, a price from which a marked
concession took place. and not since
recorded. Along in the nineties, say,
1894, in continually slumping markets,
the price got down to little better than
5 cents at this centre. The official rec
ord shows that beginning with 1891,
when cotton sold UP to nearly II cents
prices began to decline, the average
for that year being q cents lower than
that Of the year previous. In 1892
there was a still further decline, and
a reaction in favor Of an advance in
1893 on account Of a smaller crop. But
in 1894 the decline set in again and the
average of 1892 was once more touched.
The markets grounded along. Planters
were dissatisfied. Meetings were held
by them in 1896, at which it was decid-
ed to reduce the acreage planted. For
1896 a smaller crop was gathered, but
a still lower record was to be made, as
will be seen on reference to the follow
ing high, low and average prices for
the twenty cotton seasons ending with
the late 0ne.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-18

crop Of 11,216,0OO bales, exports made
record which still stands, amounting
to 7,540,OO0 bales, there having taken
place in the same period jump OF
$4,000 bales, to total Of 3.465, 900 bales,
for United States spinners. The latter
figures out at 81 per cent Of the crop.
So far from remaining at that level,
the demand here has grown to such
proportions that the 4,Os3,O0O bales TAX
en- last year equals no less than 3S per
cent. Of the product, exports falling to
the lowest figure, (6.642.OOO bales,) with
one exception, in five years.
AS exercising an influence on prices
various estimates regarding this sea-
sons crop put the yield both above
and below that Of last year. and, need
less to say, they have been adhered to
as the exigencies Of the trade, rather
than the actual conditions Of the trade,
have demanded. A fact which, Of
course, cannot be set aside Is that the
use of cotton has been subject to de-
velopment, and presumably faster than
the development in output. Our ex-
ports Of the current crop have about
kept pace with those of the crop Of the
previous season, despite the higher
price which has been secured-an aver
age of S.5 cents for five months end
ing with January, as compared with
81 cents for the like period Of 1901-02-
while for seven months ending with
January our exports Of cotton manu-
factures improved in value about per
cent. over year ago, and have nearly
doubled on results for two years ago.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-18

AUTO o-THREsHER. - California adds
the latest edition Of the auto brought
to every day use. It is giant har-
vester and threshing machine combin-
ed, propelled by an automobile with
30-horse power engine. It has NOV
ing belt, four feet wide, which conveys
the grain-cut from a swath thirty
six feet wide-to be threshed in the
next part Of the great machine. Here
it Is not only shelled, but cleaned, and
then put at once into bags and sewed
up as soon as. each dozen is filled.
This immense labor saving farm
implement" weighs more than a hun
dred tons, is sixty-six feet in length
and has capacity Of hundred acres
Of grain daily. It requires four horses
to keep it supplied with fuel oil and
water for its boiler. It travels over
hills and at an average speed Of three
and one-half miles per hour. It's huge
wheels have tires four feet wide.
1t Is a great curiosity in the region
where 1t is used and manufactured,
near Oakland, the farmers coming
from points as far east as Kansas to
see it work. The farmer will soon at
the present rate Of Progress, be able to
sit on his shady veranda, press the
various buttons on the switchboard
near his elbow and watch all Of his
hitherto back-breaking tasks perform
themselves automatically-the iron
horse having superseded him as the
slave Of the soil.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-18

The recently CONFUSED cotton iIldr-
kets have come into prominence large
ly from the fact that the rush on the
bull side took the price once more be-
yond 10 cents, but also from the fact
that the advance was vigorously
fought, there being two strong oppos-
ing factions operating and standing
upon divergent claims as to the sta
tistical position Of the product. The
tendency Is to regard the crop reports
as more or less colored, according to
the views and market intentions OF
leading operators. One thing may be
set down as certain, that there has
cen no such redundancy Of yield late
ly as to cause such pressure on the
markets as took place only few years
ago, when the price, as shown above
was found below cents. This is not
saying that crops have been small On
the contrary, they have been above the
average, but consumptive demand has
been on such a scale as readily to alb
sorb the volume available, a signifi-
cant feature being the growth in re-
uuirements for domestic uses. The
passing of the general dull times which
prevailed up to 1893 is responsible for
this, while the gradual increase in pop
ulation has stimulated the wants not
only of Europe, but practically of all
countries of the world. Our own TAX
ings naturally have a more particular
bearing upon the position Of the crop
of this country, and these, with the
takings Of export, may be reviewed for
q series of years, placing against them
the figures of crops raised, shown IN
bales, in the following compilation, re-
suits being those adopted by the bu-
reau of statistics of the United States
treasury department: