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The Forrest City times., 1904-11-25
Manager Gear Arrives.

Dale Gear. the new manager of the Little Rock baseball club in the southern league. who will sudeeed Mike Finn next year. has arrived there from his home in Kansas City He is elated with the prospect for baseball next year and is at work get ting things into shape The ranks of the Little Rock team have been pret= ty wei depleted and he will have to get nearly an entirely new team, which, it is believed. will be much better for the game there He vii probably play outfeld himself
The Forrest City times., 1904-11-25

There is great distress in the west of Ireland owing to the number of unemployed
 After the founding of the Berlin Trade School in 1921 there followed in quick succession a number of tech nical or polytechnic schools all over Germany
The Forrest City times., 1904-11-25

Brushmakers at Boston, Mass nave taken steps to establish un- ion.
 1t Is said to be probable that anoth- CT central labor body will be formed ln Chicago, IT., on account of fric. ,ion in the Chicago Federation of La bnr 70
The Forrest City times., 1904-11-25
Suicide at West Point.

o. l.. Clemmen committed suicide at West Point by shooting himself in the head He was unmarried and was manager of a milling firm at that place. Financial troubles are supposed to be the cause of the act
The Forrest City times., 1904-11-25
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Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-19
ACRES OF CARNATIONS.
Average Yield Six to Ten Thousand
Flowers Daily.


Flowers Daily.
Commercial carnation growing In
the northern middle west and eastern
parts of this great country of ours has
been a problem in economics, says the
Los Angeles Times. Outdoor growing
in the sections named is always con-
fined to limited times. or rather sea-
sons, and SO much of it has necessi-
tated dollhouse adjuncts that theories
vanished before the attacks Of condi-
lions. The flower is one that has al
ways been popular and has been Gull
tured and specialized to almost a per-
lection, but never commercially salts
factory excepting to the interested
grower whose efforts became remuner-
alive upon the extreme demand and
limited supply.
To the stranger within the gates of
this State the carnation growing of
California becomes an object of the
greatest interest and most satisfac-
tory sight. The success Of the enter
prise and the very simple and effective
olylC VI CuitiNutioh LuuhC IL uhOthcl
marvel in this land of natural won
ders.
In brief, the carnation fields are
yielding on an average from 5000 to
10000 flowers every day In the year,
with a market in which the demand is
at all times greater than the supply.
The plants are perpetuating. in a
sense, are propagated in the open
fields, cultivated with less labor than
ordinary crops, and are exempt from
insect pests and but rarely troubled
with disease. excepting ordinary fun
gus attacks.
The average life of field carhation
varies from two to three years. New
plants are taken in cuttings from the
old ones and put directly into the
ground. They take root in about four
weeks and In about ten months are in
bloom and continue to give their daily
quota of blossoms until they die out.
In planting the carnations are placed
in rows three feet apart and the plants
two feet from each other. This per-
mits the cultivation with horses and
once in healthy growth they require
only watchfulness for disease and In
sect pests, irrigation about every two
weeks and daily picking.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-19
PROFIT IN ILLICIT STILLS,
No Prospect of a Cure of the Evil as
Long as 1t Pays So Well.

Long as 1t Pays So Well.
Although the makers of illicit whis-
ky are punished by heavy fines when
ever they are detected, nearly all of
them get rich. At least, few abandon
the occupation until they can retire
from it with competence. One of
the most experienced of the federal
revenue inspectors, who has raided
scores Of stills during his official ca
reer aud who has had many battles
with the outlaws and heard the bull
lets from their guns whistle past him.
who has often crouched beb,,a rocks
sna ri sIG ~ I Hie11TPH ses. and who has
done his share in trying to stamp out
the miscreants, said recently, in speak
ing of blockaders and moonshine
whisky:
II have been revenue officer for
about twenty-five or thirty years and
have seen all kinds of service, under
all kinds Of circumstances, and | don't
believe blockading or Illicit distilling
will ever be stopped. The reason for
my belief, and am not the only one,
is simply this: There is such large
profit in the business that the temp
tation is too great for most of that
class of people regardless of the law,
not needing what has befallen fellow
moonshiners. Even forgetting that
they have once been caught or sus-
pected and that the eyes of the off,
GERS are on them, they go right ahead
and dlstill the grain. But at the same
time they are on the lookout for raids,
and have their guns ever ready to
send piece Of lead into their discov-
erer. They are good shots. too. hardly
ever missing when they nave a fair
opportunity to take aim.
II will give you an idea of how
cheaply moonshine whisky is made
and the immense profits that are reap
ed from its sale. They take one gal
lon of cheap black molasses, which
costs about 30 cents; two BUSHES Of
meal, costing IS cents per bushel, and
some water. This is made into q
mash, allowed to ferment, and the
stuff then goes through the process of
evaporation. This amount of meal,
water and molasses makes four gal
Ions of whisky, which is sold for 81
a gallon. Any one can see the i'm.
mense profit from this illustration.
'Latterly brown sugar has been
used instead of molasses, and is q
great deal cheaper. The sugar costs
about ~ cents pound; there are 300
pounds in q barrel. making 1t cost
$3.50 per barrel. An immense
amount of molasses is made from 6
barrel Of sugar. and the profit is al
most twice as great as in using the
first method. Distillers are captured
every day, and when they are sent tt
prison others take their places, ant
thus the perpetual flow of white
lightning
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-19

Submarines are built of sufficient
strength to permit them to sink to
depth Of 100 feet II necessary. but, of
course. they seldom 80 a. far beneath
the surface
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-19
Rates to the Worlds
Fair :

The Northern Pacific Railroad COM
will sell tickets to St. Louis and return
for $50. 10 on June IS, II and IS; July l.,
2 and 8; August 8, 8 and 10; September
5, 6 and 4 October 3, 4 and 5. Tickets
limited to 80 days from date.
A. H. Potter, Agent,
Kennewick, Wash.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17

The freezing up Of "A water pipe hasl
lost many Of its terrors. A badly fro
zen pipe used to mean two or more
plumbers, the digging up OF pipes. the
building Of fires and all sorts OF other
troubles During the cold weather Of
last winter numerous water nipes
froze, but many Of the old ills were
done away with by means OF very
simple device, depending on the heat
generated by passing an electric cur.
rent along a conductor. A wire was
connected to the faucet Of the frozen
pipe. another connection made to
neighborlng hydrant or the water pine
of nearby house, and current sent
through the circuit. Since the iron pipe
was a better conductor than the earth,
the current passed along the pipe. heat
ing it thereby. A service pipe seventy
five feet long could be heated to 145
degrees Fahrenheit by the passage Of
a current of 275 amperes with about
eighteen volts, Care was necessary to
avoid too powerful currents. which
would overhead the pipes and iniure
them.
The current was supplied from the
service wires of electric companies. by
storage batteries carried about from
place to place and in some cases by
dynamos driven by small engines car
ried about on wagons. Digging down
to the pipes is unnecessary, except in
cases where a building is so isolated
that hydrants or other pipe connections
TO the mains are not available. Even
when digging must be resorted to no
building Of fires or other tedious pro.
cesses are necessary.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17
Sowing sorghum For Fodder.

Fl. Z, D., Greeneyille Tenn, writes:
What quantity OF sorghum seed should
be sOwn per acre on average clay soil,
sod turned during winter after two
years in grass? ! wish TO use It for
roughage for cattle. Should it be
broadcasted or drilled? Would it be
better to mix with cowpeas and what
fertilizer is best2
There is a diversity Of opinion as to
the best method Of planting sorghum
for forage, Some prefer to SOW it
broadcast and cure it as hay; others
to sow 1t in drills and cut with corn
harvester and cure in large shocks in
the field. Personally l favor the lat
ter method and believe a larger Weld
can be obtained, and that the fodder
will be Just as satisfactory If run
through a cutting box as where the
crop is sown broadcast. do not be.
lieve 1t is any more difficult to cure
the fodder in shocks than to make il
into hay. Plant In drills about three
feet apart using eight to ten pounds of
eSSu pNl dNle' WHEN DfOauCQSteu
from one to two bushels Of seed are
often used in order to get the stalks
fine enough to cure out readily as hay.
The climate Of Texas and other States
lying further south of US is probably
better adapted for the making of sor-
ghum hay than ours, as the season for
making the crop into hay in Tenncs-
see is often wet, and therefore il is a
difficult matter to cure the fodder sat
isfactorily.
Where sorghum is sown thickly.
either broadcast or in drills, 1t shades
the ground so completely that the cow
pea will not make very large growth;
probably not enough to more than nav
for the seed. If the seed is sown thlply
on the ground the cowpeas will make
very good growth, but not enough
to make up for the smaller yield of
sorghum.
AS to fertilizers, there is nothing
better than liberal application Of
acid phosphate with some potash. saw
200 to 300 pounds of the former with
dfty pounds Of murlate of potash.-A
NJ. Soule.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17

We have seen some wonderful re-
suits from deep blowing. We saw
in South Carolina, a crop of forty acres
in corn, planted four feet by one foot
This gave about 1900 stalks per
acre. Many Of the stalks had -four
ears, and q great many three ears
each. The ears We're a fair size,
Make your own estimate as TO bush
els. Over 10000 ears per acre.
This kind of farming pa-s.
We saw cotton any where from
three bales per acre down to six acres
per bale, The difference was not in
the land, but in the man, or. rather in
the preparation Of the land, Depth
of soil makes the difference in the
yield,
We are more than ever convinced
that 1t does not pay to spread out over
too much land.
The crying need Of the country is
more grass and more cattle to eat tbe
grass. We were panied to see 50
many still pulling fodder. Waste is
wrong, Save what you have made
Southern Cultivatos.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17
when Beck Fisbed IN E,Iorid,

The Cincinnati Enquirer says that at
the Amateur Journalists Convention
In Baltimore Philadelphlan said Of
James NJ, Beck, who is one of the asso-
cations most distinguished members:
when we had our convention in
Philadelphia Mr.. Beck was the life Of
1t. He kept the table IN a roar. In
repnrtee it was impossible to get the
better of him.
AT one time he was talking about
fishing.
1.-THE best days sport ever haG.' he
said, was off the Florida coast There
We're three Of MS: we each had three
rods, and all day long We pulled IN fish
as fast as we could threw out our lines.
| forget he added, thougltfr!ly. what
kind of fish they were.
"'Perhaps they were whales some
one suggested.
"Whales" said Mr. Geek: "vbv.
man, we were batting with whales.'V
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17

Old methods of farming have ceased
TO be profitable. Intensive farming
must be the policy Of the future. A
wave of industrial prosperity has
swept over the South, creating n great
er demand for the products Of the
farm than ever was known before
and these changed conditions demand
a readjustment of agricultural prac-
tice
The average farmer thinks the grow
ing Of truck crops and fruit a small,
petty business, and yet 1t offers prof
liable employment for himself and
children. There are many farmers
who own 100 to 100 acres of land who
are barely making a living because
they are sticking to the old methods
OF an age that is past. with twenty
i've acres Of land in truck crops for
which there is an excellent demand
in their local markets, they would
make much better living than Is now
derived from the whole farm. Why
not make the change? 1t is certainly
desirable.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17
SOUTHERN " FARM : NOTES.
u--D@d5--p
INTEREST TO PLANTER SrocN@HAH0 TRUCK GROWER
NOTES.
pod

for ported plants, but like those from
nearby and plenty Of soil about their
roots. Take boxes to the patch and
with q garden trowel carefully dig I'm
young plants from between the rows
of older ones, putting them in The
boxes. Carry them TO the place whero
they are to be set, and stretch a line
lengthwise of the space. Carefully
set plant under or beside the line
every foot, Be careful not to get them
too deep or too shallow and press the
earth close to the roots. Move the
line three or four feet and set another
row, and so on until the patch is com.
pleted. Water the plants II the wealth.
er is dry,
Do not fail 70 cultivate the soil thor
oughly until cool weather stops all
growth. Such a late patch, set even
up to the last of September, will prob
ably yield n fair supply Of fruit The
coming year-H. L. Van Deman.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17

Those who were so fortunate as not
70 be able to set strawberry patch
In the spring, which is the proper time
or We're in any other way kept from
doing it. need not be discouraged ana
fail to DO it this year. This is ognc,
elally true of the South, where the
falls are late ana mild, and the nIonts
will grow well gpd set their fruit budg,
Prepare ground I'M the very best pos.
siole manner, making lt,rlch, deer. ana
mellow. Go to a neighbor who has n
patch Of good berries and ask TO buv
some plants If he is not generous
enough to give them freely. II This is
not easy to do, then send to nursery
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17
Succeeding with Late rrl.h Potatoes.

]
Have been much interested in the
ideas presented in your paper relative
to Irish potato culture. AS was
raised in a Northern State where
''murphies"are grown very extensively,
will be able to give some idea OF the
Industry as carried on there, In many
places the Irish potato forms the bulk
of a farmers crop, as cotton does here
here.
notice your correspondent last
week, and others | have read, say TO
let potatoes turn green and sprout
before planting. ] think this is a mis-.
take, for il is unnatural for this green
condition to exist, II only comes as
result OF exposure to light which
an Irish potato should not be cub
jected to At any time.
l am reminded OF the way groce7s
in the South expose potatoes In their
stores, until they turn green and are
strong and unfit for food, Keep Irish
potatoes in the dark.
TO sprout Irish potatoes before plant.
ing is certain TO cause many to fail TO
grow. This is the reason your cor
respondent Of last week says to allow
for failure Of one-half to grow
If the seed is good and ground in
good condition, there is no reason why
late potatoes should not DO nearly, II
not quite, as well as early ones,
For late crop the. late varieties
should be planted, as carly varieties
planted late will not do well, neither
will late ones planted early.
Attention 10 q few points will in
sure plenty Of Irish potatoes in the
South, and with the same convenience
for storing them as used in the North,
the South need not continually pay
big prices for Northern seed. Every
farm house at least should have a
good, ro1my cellar. And a cellar is so
easy TO make in this climate where
frost is not so severe and searching.
In my fathers cellar we often found
1t necessary TO put up q heater to
save out fruit and vegetables from
freezing, and the walls We're Of stone
a foot thick, too. If II Is desired, |
will give some further points on Irish
potato culture which were picked up
in its natural element the sandy fields
Of the North.--E. X. Allen, Stanly
County, n. c., in Progressive Farmer.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17

The majors action was so quick that
he took the enemy by surprise, and
dashed among them in their covert be-
fore they could make Off.
There were four Of them. The ma
ior's revolver spoke once-then there
were three Of them.
We found the major as he was closed
in upon by the three. one Of them
struck his right hand with a gun stock,
just after he had fired his shot. The
revolver fell to the ground, and the
major was all but helpless.
Dick and could not shoot now, for
the major was too much mixed up with
the black fellows; we each dropped our
gun and tackled our man, using good
old English rough and tumble tactics
with them.
Dick had his man on his back in mn
instant, Mine was more difficult. He
had me by the throat--a very fair grip
1t was, too-and he kept his feet, in
spite Of my efforts,
But in the struggle cast my eye
over his shoulder and | saw, close be-
hind my man, the major thrown to the
ground thanks to his wounded ARM
and, quicker than can tell it, knife
flashed in the hand Of the turbaned
foe.
l saw 1t was raised high over the
major as he struggled to rise.
The sight gave me superhuman
strength. literally wrenched my en-
emy's grasp free and hurled him back
wards, down on the majors PROSTATE
form-just as the knife descended.
Then l launched one blind blow at
the head Of the assassin.
The tremendous and successive ac-
lions weakened me to the point Of tax
ing away my senses for a moment |
reelcd and fell.
But when, n few seconds later, my
strength came back and regaincd my
feet, l saw Dick rolling the body OF
Hindoo off the majors PROSTATE form,
and that Hindoo had a knife sticking
in his side.
As for the man I had struck at, l
must have hit him pretty hard. because
IT was nearly half an hour before he
came around; ana as TO Dicks man
well, he was harmless, for q time at
least.
The major rose TO hic feet. putting
md painting, and not Cuite understand
ing what had happened.
Dick by chance had had an eye on
the proceedings, and explained to the
major that. by my last superhuman
effort, l had saved his life by a clever
nterposltion Of my opponents body.
For my part l claim that l had very
little to do with II, 1t was mainly that /.
ash child Of a majors luck, say L.
New York News.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17
Horses sunsr,ades.

The German Omnibus Company End
ing t'at the hats used for horses ARE
unsuitable in the case of pairs, have
introduced subsidies" for their pro
lection from the sun. These "sun'
SHADES" consist OF a wire framework
covered with canvas and fastened 70
iLe harness. The advantage claimed FOR
this novelty is that, besides protecting
the animals from the sun, It allows q
heads.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17
FeriiIIgers For Cowneas.

]. D. d.. Kcnton, Tenn, writes. I
have n thin clay upland with no crop
on Il. l want TO SOW to Whippoorwin
peas and intend TO use acid phosphate
and muriate Of potash TO fertilia
with. When is the best time to apply
the fertilizer? Aim to sow wheat this
fall on the land. r
There is no better fertilizer for COW.
peas than acid phosphate and muriate
Of potash; use 200 pounds Of the form
er and twenty-five pounds Of the lat
ter per acre. Mix the fertilizer well TO.
gether and apply with the fertilizer at.
Rchment of the grain drill at the time
Of sowing the peas or broadcast on
the land and work well in with the
harrow. l would put the fertilizer on
the cowpcas in preference to the
wheat When the cowpeas mature sut
ficlently cut for hay. Let them grow
until about the 10Th of September
when you might disk the stubble and
fallen leaves under unless the growth
is too rank when blowing would be
come necessary, Roll the land well
whether disked or plowed so as to com.
pact IL thoroughly and harrow lightly
to hold the moisture. Seed the wheat
about the LIST to 18th Of October II
the season is warm and the fall late
delay seeding somewhat in order to
avoid the attack Of the fly: IL the sea.
son is cold and the fall early, sow the
wheat earlier
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17

An English thief was arrested tIe
other day whose method was to Undue,
little boys to take or their shoes I, cr-
der to run a race, and leave kim IN
charge of the Shoes When they re-.
turned, breathless, he and The shoes
were gone.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17
THE MAJORS LUCK.
BY HUGH PENWORTHY.

r was when the old Forty
fifth was In garrison at
Madras - ConfOund the
country! with its heat, its
insects and snakes, its dis
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-17
SELF = RELIANCE.


succeeds No evil pleasures his toll;
In hfef The purest suffice;
eads, For labor his salt life,
takes the foremost place. And pleasure s
aid demands,
he
slfreant When, though he would
troubles His his pledge
As
sa
O
He spendtrfts dwell, He will not the
o
lie he he SCI
His what be shall buy. kneels but God alone
The Delta independent., 1904-09-09

The Southern and Western
banks are abundantly supplied
with money, and in many locali-
ties the rate Of interest is l per
cent lower than last year. The
banks of New York, as usual at
this season, have been making in
quiries regarding the needs of the
Western and Southern banks, and
in response to their inquiries have
been advised that they will require
much smaller loans than in former
years. In many cases the banks
have reported that they will not
need loans at all. Many believe
that the day Of high rate interest
is past. The queries sent ont by
the New York banks were also re-
garding the crop prospects, and
the general response was of an en-
couraglng nature.