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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-15
MONEY IN SEED SELECTION.

When it is now pretty well known
that gains in yields of from 20 TO oo
per cent. have been made by selecting
the plumpest and most vigorous SEED
alone, it seems strange that so few
farmers pay any attention whatever
to this vital matter, says M. F. Greeley
Good" seed, most of us try to get, but
the very best is not often thought Of
Experiments have shown that wheat,
oats and barley from selected and
bred-up seed have yielded fully as
much again on the same land, as SEED
taken Unfortunately from the DIN.
The writer we'll remembers when his
father used to winnow out the largest
kernels from large lot of wheat and
put it away for seed. He recalls too
how neighbors came for miles to get
seed grain, as the reputation for heavy
Yields from seed thus obtained spread
through the country.
Now farmers in our wheat growing
sections have little to do, as a rule,
in the winter time, and it would be
an easy matter for anyone who SEEDS
from 40 to 400 acres of small grain,
to winnow out enough of the very lar
gest plump kernels to SOW from one
to five acres. From the grain thus
obtained the largest seed could again
be winnowed out and this process
could go on, sowing the remainder
each season till great improvement
in both quality and yield could be
cheaply and surely obtained We
have little doubt that if this one thing
was persistently followed up, the yield
of small grain could be increased very
greatly-possibly doubled in some Sec
tions.
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VINO CANNOT BE CURED.

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fully warranted in offering to pay $500 In
cash for any case of these diseases which
he cannot cure.
IT STANDS ALoNE.-The UFavorite Pre-
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only remedy for these distressingly. COM
mon forms of weakness, possessed OF such
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ia legal money of the United States in any
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fair and reasonable trial of our treatment
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no other medicine for woman's ills is pos
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Therefore, insist on having DR.. Pierce's
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foist upon you some inferior substitute,
under the plea that cit is just as good"
Insist on having the article which has
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which is backed by those willing to forfeit
$500 if they cannot cure you.
In cases attended by a leucorrheal drain
a solution of DR.. Pierce's Lotion Tablets
should be used conf ointly with the use of
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by all druggists, or sent postpaid to any
address, on receipt of rs cents in stamps.
Send 81 cents in stamps for DR.. Pierce's
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Weak and sick women are invited to
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Address DR.. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
Or. Pierce's Pellets cure biliousness.
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The kLOEBER

The most perfectly appointed Sanitarium
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The demand for the best butter and
cream is far ahead of the supply, fur
Their ahead, so it seems to us, than it
was a few years ago. There is no
danger of over-production in this bus
mess
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500 REWARD, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure tE
all it's stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The proprietors
have so much faith in it's curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
BUTTERMAkER WANTED
At once. Will pay $50 a month
now. and $50 in the summer. Address
Nelson Murray, Roy, Wash
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Manure and Loam.-Every one
knows that it is important to spread
manure upon soil of any kind, but
few understand thoroughly the action
of manure upon the soil. We say the
soil is fertilized-but how? With an
understanding of the action in COM
bination of nitrogen, phosphor1c acid,
potash and lime one may be able to
better comprehend the utility OF ma
nuring the soil. These elements are
necessary to plants, but they are not
always present in the soil in proper
combinations. They may be too
abundant or they may be deficient to
a large degree. They must be render
ed chemically soluble by the combined
action of moisture and air and in
combination with other elements be-
fore plants can make use of them.
The combined elements enter the
plant in a perfectly fluid state by be-
ing absorbed as soil moisture by the
roots. The degree or proportion OF
availability of the elements is gagged
to a great extent by the physical or
texture condition Of the soil. 1t is
here where the manure enters into Its
work. Manure possesses the quality
of making a too loose soil more COM
pact and better conserving the various
plant elements, and of making too
clayey soil more adapted to the rails
ing of crop. In brief, manure is the
agent that works to create proper
proportion of humus in the soil.
Feather Eating.-The habit OF eat
ing the feathers is attributed to va
rious causes, but perhaps the mOsl
general is idleness, made compulsory
by confinement, or the cause may be
both idleness and too little variety in
the food. Observation confirms the
belief that these are the worst causes.
Many advise the immediate killing OF
the fowls that show the first symp-
toms, but where the flock is small
vaseline or lard, in which has been
mixed powdered alOes, may be applied
to the old feathers where they have
been eaten down and to the new feath-
ers coming out. The disagreeable
taste of alOes will tend to cure the
fowls of the habit. Where the flOcks
are large this treatment is not recon-
mended on account OF the great labor
necessary in handling each individual
fowl.
Family Remedies-In every house
hold there should be kept few SIM
pie remedies, and especially does this
apply to the farm home. In case OF
sudden sickness or accident it is often
hard matter to get the services of a
physician promptly. If used in time
one or another of these remedies will
often save a long illness and heavy
doctors bills. Spirits of camphor is
one of the remedies that should al
ways be handy. When cold has set
tied on the lungs or Group is feared
take flannel cloth, spread it thickly
with lard and drop camphor over it
until the cloth is we'll saturated. APP
ply this to the affected part. An
other remedy equally as good is that
made by melting together lard and
camphor gum in equal parts and ap-
piled spread on cloth. Turpentine is
a fine remedy to have in case of cuts
or bruises, or any poisonous wounds.
Apply the turpentine at once, and
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freely. For burns apply lard thickly
to the part affected and wrap well
with an old rag to exclude the air.
Every family should include in the list
a milk physic. For the grip and mild
fevers quinine is the thing. When a
child has taken cold and is likely to
take fever one or two drops of aconite
in a wine glass half full of water
proves good, applying teaspoonful of
the water every half hour or every
hour in mild cases.
Purebred Boar.-On the small farm,
where only a few hogs are kept, it
is not thought economical to pay a
big price for purebred boar. This
is responsible in large measure for the
scrub stock that may be seen almost
everywhere. 1t can be obviated by
the farmers in one section clubbing
together and buying a male of pure
blood. Let one farmer provide at his
place a yard for his neighbors' sows
and keep the boar there. All the sows
can be left there four or five weeks,
adjusting the feed cost among the diff
ferent owners according to the number
Der they send This will save the
trouble of hauling sows back and forth
and often to no purpose.
Bronze Grass.-For spring sowing
bronze grass should be sown early, if
it Is to be grown without irrigation.
With irrigation it may be handled sue
cessfully by sowing at any time dur
ing the growing season. 1t needs
clean, well pulverized seed bed, such as
wheat would thrive in, and should
be covered from one to two inches in
depth. 1t is a difficult mater to SOW
bronze grass seed evenly in an ordi-
nary drill, though this, it is claimed,
would be the ideal way. The seed is
of too light and chaffy a nature. The
usual way of sowing is broadcast by
hand and narrowing in. The prepare
ton and condition Of the soil are of
more Importance than the manner of
sowing.
Macaroni Wheat.-This new variety
of wheat seems to be destined as the
coming wheat for the dry section. At
present it is gaining slowly, owing
to prejudice existing against it among
the millers. Trials made in several
eastern states, noted for very dry sea-
sons, show it withstands the drought
better than the common wheat-and
in many cases, where sown under con-
ditions similar to that governing COM
mon wheat it paid better average
profit per acre than the common. Be-
side withstanding dry weather WE'LL
macaroni wheat ripens earlier than
common and will not shell even after
becoming dead ripe
Look at the label on your wrapper If you
are behind pay up and save money
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Look at the label on your wrapper If you
are behind pay up and save money
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
Peabody Institute.

"A colored Peabody Institute opened
here on the Goth inst, with Prof. W. l..
Pnfifoy. one among the ablest Normal
teachers in the state, aud 80 teachers pres.
ent.
lie opened by saying that each teacher
should feel very thankful and much en-.
conraged when he considers the great in
teIest that the white people are manifest.
ing in their eitorlS to upift the negro of
this state, especially in Eastern Arkansas
This is the fourth Peabody Institute
that we have had here. This one vas
given at time when none of as expected
1t. For | knew nothing of it until | re-.
ceived letter from our very able and dis
tingnished Superintendent of Public In
struction, Hon. j. II, Ilinemon. We
feel that these fav0rs are largely due TO
the fact that We live in the midst of peo-
pie who wish to see the negro do well.
Prots. }. IL. Blount, IL. Il. Harrison. J
L. Jackson and others, made very strong
appeals To the teachers to make greater
Efforts 10 prepare themselves to do the
work before them, VIZ: The Uplifting of
our people.
We have had series of lectures by dis
tlnguished members of onr race in the
petsons of DIR. Joseph A. Booker. Presi.
dent Of Arkansas Baptist College, Little
Rock, Arkansas, and Prof. Charles Stew
art, OF Chicago, illinois, all of whom an.
pealed to eur people to think well and act
accordingly. II. G. HARRISON
Reporter
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
ARRIVAL and Departure of Trains
IRON MOUNTAIN r. r
CHocTAw. OKLAHOMA GULF R.R.
Madison Times.

Some OF the boys want to know IL Otis
Stevens is trying to establish coffin agen-
ey in Madison. His frequent visits give
rise to much conjecture.
The rains are causing the crops to grow
lively.
Pete Coyington shipped two carloads OF
potatoes this week.
Drummers have been numerous on our
streets this week.
There Is an egg famine In this section
hen fruit is scarce.
The present fine weather Is giving the
farmers a chance TO work their crops out
OF the grass.
Mr.. IL. w. Robinson Is 90 the sick list
this week.
Master Shelby Harris came up from
jackson, Mississippi, Saturday, TO spend
vacation with his parents.
Mrs. L. L. Berry aud children returned
last Sunday from a month $ stay at Hot
Springs.
Pearl fishing hes not yet assumed very
large proportions, as the river is still ra,h-
er high.
The fruit crop in this section is large,
but the quality Is rather poor.
Several cars OF potatoes have been
shipped, but the crop will not be large.
Cor colored citizens are making extern
siye preparations for barbesaes and pic
nlcs. which are to he given on or about
the glorious 4th."
Miss June Wheeler, the lovely daughter
of Capt. ii. L. Wheeler, Is the guest OF
relatives in Madison.
Mrs. w. +. Eppes and daughter, Neva,
left Monday for an extended visit to Little
Rock.
Fishing is fairly good. but the mosqui
toes make matters quite lively for the
anglers.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
Democrat Times.

Summer is with us.
Health is very good in this locality.
The present outlook for large crop
in this locality is very promising.
PETERSON Jackson, who has been very
sick for the past two weeks, is able to
be up some, and will be himself again
in "A few days.
Several of the Sand Ridge people
were visiting in this neck of the woods
last Sunday.
Mrs. j. NJ. Wallace, of the Vail of
Beulah, visited Mrs. Squire Thomas
last Sunday.
Dave Smith has laid by his corn crop
ard now he thinks that he will hunt
for taller timber than this part of the
country can afford.
From the looks of the Dept Moon
Fixer's crop, he must be raising crop
OF cotton aud crop of hay all on the
same piece of ground
Some of the farmers of this locality
will have To lay their pillow and hoe
aside, and use a moving machine To
clean their crops, if they ever get them
clean.
Nailor Handy. of the Stokes settle.
ment, was hustlng visitor In this To-
eality last Wednesday, and reports fine
crops in that part of the country, and
plenty of grass to make hay if ii was
taken care of.
The farmers of this neck of the woods
are all smiles this week over a very nice
rain that fell here last Tuesday even
ing. and it never came before it was
needed
j. Nj. Gunter and Thomas Cochran.
OF Sand Ridge, have about concluded
to abandon their crop and GO after the
fnry tribe, as The sight of so much
grass and weeds makes them sick.
Old Brother Dickens has the
r"est crop in this township. none ex-
copied, but he is a farmer from the
first waters.
Mr. Brsinny will lay-by his crop as
Soou as the ground gets dry enough.
and then he will take "A weeks vaca-
ton and go fishing. SILVER BILL.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
The Marion:

On his rounds Wednesday The Times
man dropped into the Marion Hotel,
and was agreeably surprised to see the
air of business and prosperity which
pervades the house.
In looking over the register we no
ticed that the business of the house is
gradually increasing since Mrs. God
dard. the power behind the throne, has
acquired the good will and increased
rooming accommodations of the Impe-
rial, which she recently leased, and
there is prospects that the patronage
will soon put the house upon paying
basis.
Mrs. Goddard now has the only irst-
class hotel in the city, and is sparine
no means nor attention to make it all
that can be desired or expected by the
class of trade u which she caters.
She has recently had the sleeping
apartments and parlors handsomely
kalsomined. painted and papered, and
many OF them re-fur0ished With hand
some suits. Also new and very COM
Portable chairs have been added to the
dining room, and the service greatly
improved in every department.
Mrs. Goddard is thorough hotel
woman. having been in the business
for several years, and she knows her
business, and the likes and dislikes Of
her trade, and governs herself accord
ingly.
Tier sweet personality and charming
individuality lend charm to the pleas
ant surroundings, and her guests are
made to feel as near contented and
happy as refined courtesies and sweet
hospitalites can make the homeless
hor1e.
TIE table at the Marion is supplied
with line, clean linens, and the best the
market affords in the way of staple and
fancy eatables. The cuisine is in
chal &c of the best chef that reasonable
wages will procure, and every depart
ment isunder the personal supervision
of the gracious hostess She is ably
assisted, however, by Mr.. Langford
Vanderslice, who has the clerkship, and
who is a. most genial and popular gen.
tleman.
Mrs. Goddard deserves the greatest
success, and the highest praise for her
efficiency and for the courage which
she has displayed in surrounding every
difficulty and Encouragement, of which
she has had many very trying to her
nerves.
The Hotel Company informs us that
they intend to still further improve the
building with paint and repairs, so that
1t will still more deserve the appella-
| ton Of the best hotel IN Eastern Ar
kansas and as good as any in the
South in towns of even twice the size
OF Forrest City.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
\ New Enterprise.

The Bott Bros. Manufacturing Com
PAW. of Alexandria, Missouri, have To-
Gated in Forrest City, and will enlarge
the plant adjoining the Electric Light
plant, and have arranged with Capt.
Head for the power. They manuiac.
ture all kinds of tight barrels, and they
use about 5000 slaves every day in
the year. They have three other fac,
tories in Arkansas, one in Poinsett
county and two in White county. MIR
Henry Metz. OF Harrisburg, is the gen
eral manager in Arkansas, with head
quarters at Harrisburg. This compa
ny will use all the white and red oal
bolts that may be brought to them, and
pay good spot cash prices
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
Joe westmoreland. a white share

Joe Westmoreland. a white share
cropper on the Bass Ables place in
Dark Corner. was arrested Sunday on
a warrant from Mississippi, charging
him with bigamy and kidnapping, and
lodged in Jail. Deputy VIM Murphree
made the arrest, and Sheriff l.. n. Riv-
ers, of Holly Springs, Mississippi. came
over after him Monday, but he refused
to go without a requistion. and the
sheriff returned home without his man.
lie will return AS soon as he can have
requisition papers issued. In the mean
time habeas corpus proceeding were
instituted, and we're TO have been heard
Yesterday. Westmoreland has been
making a crop for Bass Ables, and a
short time ago was supposed to have
abandoned it. when Ables had him ar
rested for obtaining goods under false
pretenses and carrying pistol. These
cases were compromised and he
returned to his crop. but now has more
serious charges preferred against hi m.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
Card of Thanks ;.

Mr. and Mrs. X. b. Trice aud Mr..
and. Mrs. Charley White, parents of
the bride and groom. request us to say
that they very much appreciate the
flowers and numerous courtesies from
their many friends upon the occasion
of the marriage of Mr.. Enos T. Altman
and Miss Mary Magdeline Johnson.
Much was added to the joy of the occa
sion by their thoughtfulness, and the
decorations we're certainly very beauti-
ful
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
Citizens Meeting.

Tie citizens meeting held to provide
means for carrying on free school for
the ne@t scholastic year, was adjourned
subject to the call of the chairman. The
importance of the question prompts me to
call meeting for Monday evening, eth
inst, ct ) O'Clock, at the courthouse.
\. w. MORTON, Chairman.
Jnne %, 1901.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
BrutalIy Tortured

A case came to light, that for persistent
and unmerciful turtare has perhaps never
been eqsaled. Joe Gnlobiek. of Colusa.
CaIif, writes, 'For Is years | endured in.
soffetable pain from Rheumatism, and
nothing relieved me. though tried every.
thing known. | came across Eleetr,e Rit-
tiers, and it's the greatest medicine nm
earth for that trouble. A few botttes NJ
1t completely relieved and cured me Inet
as good for Liver and Kidney tronhles GA
general debility. Onn soc. Satlsfaction
guaranteed by all druggists.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
Have You a CouRh2

dose of Billiards. lIorehound Syrup
Will relieve 1t. Have you a cold? A dose
OF Herbine at bedtime and frequent small
doses of Horehound Syrup during the day
will remove it, Try 1t for whooping
cough, for asthma, for consumption, for
bronchitis. Mrs. Jno McGrath, 327 +. LIST
street, Hutchinson. Kansas, writes: II
have used Billiards. Horehound Syrup in
my family for years, aud lind 1t the best
and most pslatabe medicine | ever used p"
25c, Soc, 81 90. }. L. Sanders.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
Another Cheap Worlds Fair Ex.
cursion.

Next Monday. June 9th. the Cotton Belt
will have another cheap rate excursion to st.
Louis. The rate from Brinkley will be
$50 ROUND TRIP,
Tickets will be sold for all trains of that day,
and will have a limit of seven days
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
\ Administrators Notice

olle z - hereby given that L. as admins.
tfstor oil the estate of G. g. White. Ge-
r"S+u WIN present - the Probate CouL, pf
a. = .aneis county Arkansas. on the FIRST
aay 81 me July Term. ihe4 my petition urav.
IHs LOT an order 10 sell the following 1escrih-
ga iahas and town lots belonging To said
,,h',.b h iut the purpose OF paying the debts
Nhlch nave been probated against II town.
4 4HdiNlded one-half IA interest in the \.
4 OF y. " a, sec. two t'l. T. tour a. y. X
=, Also T. OF y f. l. of Sec. seven - T. 1
~: East. III St Francis County. Arksnsas
Also nioek OF land containing tive or six
west OF the F@ss.n taa@fIr i,si S:dy lying Just
the Old Fair Ground. anu S0"'" VI
Aar,i,,4s,.s... s. a ROLFE
deceased - - ""''V'
JOHN GATL1NG. AIRY for Admr.
toties. Ssty Ark, June ste. i9J4.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
}. T. Sanders.
Reporter

ASKS the readers OF this paper To test the
value of kodo Dyspepsia Cure. Those
persons who have used it and who have
been cured by II, do not hesitate to recon-.
mend 1t to their friends kodol digests
what yoI eat, cures indigestion. dyspepsia
aud ali your stomach troubles. Increases
strength by enabling the stomach and d.
gesti9e organs To contribute 10 the blood
an the hutriment contained in the food
hodol Dyspepsia Cure Is pleasant and
palata5le.