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The Forrest City times., 1905-11-17

A choice line of ladies underwe at Russell Graham-A Alderson Company.
 One hundred and fifty overcoats and rain coats that must be sold. See us for bargains. Brandon, Baugh & Con- pany.
 The rich nutty flavor of Anheuser keg beer makes il the most popular drink of the day. T. c. Folbre, Jr & Ce.
 Good old Hickory Smoked Bacon, the best that can be found in this or any other market, is being sold by Kirby & Stout.
 Jesse Moore Whiskes are absolutely pure, and none are superior for family use. See T. C. Folbre, Jr. & Co, sole agents
 Lee Bryan, popular salesman with The J w Beck Company, has resigned his position and accepted work in Helena.
 MT. D. E. Hoshall, of Bonair, has recovered from his recent protracted illness and was visitor in the city Monday.
 The sickly season is coming on. Drink Anheuser beer, sold by T. c. Folbre, Jr. < Co.,, and avoid a spell of sickness.
 Miss Norton Prewett went to Helena on Sunday, returning on Monday night. She was the guest of rMrs. Fannie Thomas.
 Marshal Wilder has been suffering from chills lately, and this is the only enemy to which he has ever sur rendered.
 Our dress goods stock is com plete. Let us show you when in need of any thing in our line. Brandon, Baugh & Company.
 Call and examine full line of fasci- natOrs, tobOggans and childrens' head wear, at Fussell-. Graham "A lderson Company.
 A big assortment of Xmas handker. chiefs just received. All pure linen from , to 50 cents. The J. W. Beck Company.
 Let's talk about 1t. It's no secret Everybody knows that we keep the best wines, liquors and cigars that money will buy. Come around, and if you don see what you want, ask for it. T. C. Folbre, Jr. t Co.
The Forrest City times., 1905-11-17

MT. and Mrs Peyton Scott are keep ing house in the residence of Mrs. 5. f. Sutton
 Miss Lulah Lewis went to Little Rock Tuesday morning with her brother.
 Of all Beers the best Beer is the A n heuser keg Beer sold by T. C. Folbre, Jr. x Go. EMrs Blanche Bscoe, spent several days Tn Helena this week tue guest oI r-latives.
 It's just like rich cream, is the An heuser keg beer, sold by I. C. Folbre, Jr. & Go.
 Al pure linen hemstitched handker- chiefs for 5 cents at Tue J W. Beck Conn any.
The Forrest City times., 1905-11-17

A beautiful line of ladies' silk gar ters, with rabbit foot buckle, and other novelties, at Russell. ll.Graham-A -Aldersou Company.
The Forrest City times., 1905-11-17

A beautiful line ot ladies' '1sik gar ters with rabbit foot buckle, and other novelties, at Russell. Graham Alderson Company.
The Forrest City times., 1905-11-17

Another big assortment of silk suits just arrived this week. Come while they are fresh and get your choice. Nc two alike. The J. w. Beck Company
The Forrest City times., 1905-11-17

which will come to rhls city this season: They VIII be on dis play shortly.
The Forrest City times., 1905-11-17

Miss Jeanette Becker went to Mem. phis Monday evening and has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. W. A. Gage for several days
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
Merchants and Miners Transportation
Co.'S Steamship Lines for Boston.
Providence and Raitiyooro

Merchants and Miners Transportation
Co.'S Steamship Lines for Boston.
Providence and Baltimore.
Leave Newport News, via Norfolk,
Tor Boston every Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Friday and Sunday. Leaves 70.
providence every Monday, Thursday
and Saturday, sailing from Norfolk al
6 p m.
Leave Newport News for Baltimore
daily, except Tuesday and Wednesday,
at y. NJ. connecting for Washington,
Philadelphia and New York.
Fare to Baltimore, one way, $500;
round trip. $500, including stateroom
berth. Accommodations and cuisine
unequaled.
Freight and passengers taken for all
points North and South Steamers
leave Baltimore, foot Of Long dock
daily. promptly at 6 p. m.
Only line running 4 Sunday steam er
between Newport News and Baltimore
For further information apply to
. l.. c. SAUNDERS, Agent,
Newport News, Va.
w. P. TURNER, G. P. A.
). =; WHITNEY. A. D. STEBB1NS,
"a V--P. & 7. M. Gent Mgr.
General Office, Baltimore, Md.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22

grades, and was surprised at his offer.
Even the Havana seed. which is the
same tbacco we grow in the open. was
''7own for :. fancy price. / told Joe
Havana seed wasn't worth the price.
but, lie said. 1T is shade grown l
went to Hartford and met Mr.. Floyd.
the government expert, ard Mr.. Mitch.
ellison. and the sale was made
Right ate. this on. came a govern
meNt repcit telling what big money
the tobacco haze brought and encourag.
ms the growers to plant it.
We'll. after 1900 dec ideG to grow
the tobacco irrespective Of the expert.
mental station. ! had several offers to
form a company, and finally came to
terms with Olds & Whipple, who were
very enthusiastic about the Sumatra
tobacco under cloth
A good sized acreage was planted
under cloth and fine crop was raised
in 1901. 1902 and 1903 hal an offer
to dispose Of the 1902 crop FOR about
Sl.1O d pound but Olds & Whipplc
thought they could do better They
failed to get their price. however and
the majority of the crop remained here
in the barns.
The following year we had another
good crop. but the hitch came when
Odds & Whipple we're ready to dispose
OF ii. The prices offered were not sat
isfac1ory and the majority OF that crop
also remained in the barns
In spite Of the fact that sha;le
grown tobacco has proved failure. |
am going to try one acre more next
spring. have a scheme on foot which
wish to try and will simply grow it
as iii experiment. The government is
making mistake to urge the growers
to lose more OF their money by publish.
ing nattering reports"
Mr.. Du Bon was one Of the men to
appraisc the property OF the Intcrna.
tional Tobacco Company This com.
pany expended $4,000 and was an.
praised at about s62 600. Mr.. Du Bon
also spoke of tobacco which had re-
Gently been sold at auction. and said it
brought Very low prices . ..
Mr.. Du Bon said the Sumatra leaf
grown under cloth had been widely ex-
pelimented with and Gil not make a
good burning wrapper
Horace S. Frye is another tobacco
grower who is not backward in criti-
cising the stand taken b. the govern
nlent Mr.. Frye is one of the best i'll
formed men on tobacco in the country
Il had TO smile when read Score.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
TRANSPORTATION GUIDE,
n k s M H6ifo|kaMeSStterr

Schedule in Effect Nov. q, 1904.
7:40 a. m.-Chicago Express for the
west daily. Buffet Parlor Car Norfolk
TO Lynchburg and Roanoke. Pullman
Sleeper to Columbus and Cincinnati.
9:25 a. m.-"Ocean Shore Limited
daily for Richmond, and daily except
Sunday for Washington Stops only
at Suffolk, Waverly, Petersburg. Con
meets with Roanoke express leaving
petersburg 1:45 p. m. for Lynchburg,
Roanoke and intermediate stations.
4:3O p. m.-Rchmond Limited for
Richmond and Washington. Stops
only at Suffolk, Waverly and Peters.
burg.
7:4o p. m.-New Orleans Short Line
for Petersburg, Lynchburg and South.
west. Sleeper Norfolk to Pulaski and
Lynchburg to Memphis and New Or.
leans. Cafe cars.
Pullman sleeper Roanoke to Colun
bus. Cafe cars.
Trains arrive at Norfolk daily $40
a. m, 11:20 a. NJ and 500 0. m. and
1890 p. N. .
Tickets and all information at CITY
ONCE, III Main street, next to u. s
Custom House. and at Station.
.. M.+ w. E. HAZLEWOOD.
Pass. Agt.. Norfolk, Va
w. 3. BEVILL, G. P. A.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22

Making close connection for all
points South. Trains leave Norfolk:
9:o5 a. m. Daily; local to Danville and
intermediate stations. Arrive Dan.
vile at o:25 p. M, connecting with
through Pullman trains to Jackson
vile, Durham, Atlanta, New Orleans
Memphis. Knoxville, Asheville and
intermediate points
sos a. m. Daily; local to GAINESVILLE,
Durham and intermediate stations
Arrive Durham 635 p. N.
6;25 .. m. Daily: fast train for all
points South and West. carrying
through Pullman sleeper to Char
lotte. making close connection with
through Pullman trains for Column
bia, Savannah, Augusta, Jackson
vile, Atlanta, New Orleans, Birming-
ham, Memphis, Chattanooga, Knox
vile and Asheville.
6:25 p. m. Daily. except Sunday; for
Durham and intermediate points.
Trains arrive Norfolk 8:35 a. m, 5:35
p. m.
Southern Railway Dia3ng Car serv.
ice ON all through trains, un-ivaled in
every appointment.
City Ticket Office, No. 95 CRANKY
street (Monticello HoteD, Norfolk, Va.
G. II. ACKERT, G. NJ
w. H. TAYLOE, G. P. A.,
Washington, D. C.
W. w. CROXTON, Pass. Agent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22

tary Wilson's report" said Mr.. Frye.
Il notice he does not make the state
ment direct, that the shade grown to-
bacco is practically success. but says
| the Bureau of Soils sees no reason
why the industry should not be estab-
lished upon commercial scale
! have grown tobacco for more than
thirty years and was very sceptical Of
the shade grown tobacco when it was
introduced. 1t is hard to improve on
nature. We have been experimenting
down here in Connecticut with tobacco
i tor COOL many years. We have tried
different kinds OF tobacco and different
| kinds Of fertilizer
| Then the government suddenly
sends us one or two experts to tell us
! how to grow tobacco. They tell us
that there is fortune to be made in
growing Sumatra tobacco under shade
! These experts are without practical ex-
perience: that is, they have not grown
! tobacco as we have, and yet some Of
| the farmers jumped at the scheme to
get rich quick
| Companies were formed and. urged
on by government reports the stock
sod rapidly. The majority Of these
companies have failed and the tobacco
is beng auctiored Off at any price it
| Will bring.
J Shade grown tobacco III the Con
necticut VALLEY is a failure. in spite OF
the government report to the contrary.
ana it would be far more commenda-
Die Ter the Bureau Of Soils to acknowl-
edge 1t than to try ana further mislead
the people"
| Farmers have been very busy during
the last two weeks. as the rain has
lnolstenel the tobacco enough so that
IT can be taken down. stripped ana as
sorted and sent to the packers. Fully
$1,000 acres Of tobacco We're grown in
the Connecticut Valley and Housatonic
| valley last year. and as this will aver
age more than $500 to an acre it is ey-
lLent that the tobacco industry has re-
allied in one season more than $4,000
! 600 . ."..
! over the line in Massachusetts com.
I, Darativelv little OF the shade grown
! tobacco has heen cultivated. in spite of
| the fact that hailStornls were rather
/ severe in this section. In fact. one of
! the reasons why the farmers rushed
INTO the new industry was because
they thought the cloth would prevent
hallstorms from running their crops
IN Asawam, Hinsdale. Smith & Co., OF
Springfield. grew forty Of fifty acres
under cloth. and this was in the path
OF a severe hailstorm. but the tobacco
was not injured ...
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
CALL THE SHADE GROWN
TOBACCO A FAILURE

Continued from first page.)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22

ri
no: hesitate to criticise The govern
lncnl. @
Shade grown tobacco in the Con-
ncctcut Valley is p failure said Mr..
pE Bon and il would be TAR better fer
Milton Whitney. chief Of the n,,rca,.
O. soils to SO report it. Had it been
SO repeated by him to Secretary Wilsor.
ITO published report doubtless would
have been different.
We started an experimental station
mere at PoQuonock III 1892 and for five
years experimental with fertilizers
The State took held Of the experiment.
al stctiGn and was made s:,pcrintcn.
dent
"When the government decided to
Try shadc-srown tobacco the experts
cane To NC and wanted to use tho ex-
detrimental station grounds for the Dur.
pose 4 deal was finally made and in
l'o6 cnc-half acre was grown 1,ndc.
cIcth Part Of this was Sumatra to.
bar2o ard part Of it Havana seed. r.
Il. Floyd vas the, government expert
here then. and he spent ;nucl. Of his
time at the experimental station.
The tobacco was grown by the Con.
ncoticut Tobacco Experiment Compa.
ny, AID WAS tc dispose Of it. When it
carlc time to sell it Joe Mitchellsnn.
OF 'ra,ifTville came to me and wanted
me to- set price on it. would NOT.
for the tobacco was only experimental
ard did net care to mislead others hs
placing it's value. joe finally said he
would SET the price ard did 50. He
sc: different prices on The different
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
Scenic Route
SS;9 IT, TO the West.

l hour and 80 minutes to Richmond
Schedule in Effect Jan. II, 1905.
LEAVE NEWPORT NEWS:
TAO a. M, except Sunday, Local to
Richmond. Connects for Lynchburg,
Lexington. Va, and Clifton Forge:
except Sunday for Rosney and Els,
mont. Leaves Fort Monroe, 7:10 a..
NJ: Phoebus, 7:13 a. NJ; Hampton,
7:18 a. n.
1910 n. N. Daily Fast Train to Rich
mona (stopping only at Williams
hirsl. arrives Richmond 11:45 a. m.
connecting with est Louis Special
leaving 2 p. m. with Pullman for Gin
cinnati, Indianapolis and Chicago;
and Pullman service for St. Louis and
Louisville. Buffet Parlor Car Old
Point to Richmond. Leaves
Fort Monroe, y:i0 a. M; Hampton.
5:25 p. N. Daily Fast Train for Rich.
mond (stopping only at Williams
burg)s arrives Richmond 700 .. m.
Connecting with F. F. ", leaving
10:45 p. NJ, carrying Pullman Sleep
er to Cincinnati and Louisville.
Leaves Fort Monroe, 4:55 D. M;
Phoebus. 4:58 p. NJ, and Hampton,
SOB p. m.
$40 p. NJ, except Sunday, stops at
local stations on Peninsula, connects
at Richmond with F. F. v. Limited.
TRAINS ARRIVE FROM RICHMOND
$50 a, m. Except Sunday; 1890 a.
m. daily; $50 p N. daily, and
1920 2. m. Except Sunday.
Steamer Virginia leaves 7:4O a. m,
except Sunday; 1926 a. NJ, daily;
5:35 p. M, daily, for Norfolk and
Portsmouth,
Call on Mr.. E. ". Robinson, Ticket
Agent, Ne.:port News. Va, for the low
est rates by any possible route to the
West and Southwest.
w. O. WARTHEN, Dist. Pass. Agt.
H. w. FULLER, Gen. Pass. Agt.
G. e. DOYLE, General Manager.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22

Schedule Effective Mon, Nov. %, 1904.
NoRTHBouND. mo. "a. mo. p.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
Clyde Steamship CO.
Steamers to Philadelphia
MONDAY. THU .SDAY AND
9u..M.... AZ SATURDAY

. SAL CRDAY. -Na
Sailing from Philadelphia
TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SAT-.
URDAY.
Freight received and delivered daily
at c. & 0. Pier No. 6. Office, River
Road. JAS. w. McCARRICK,
Gen. Southern Agt
/ W. P. CLYDE & CO., Genl Agents,
~ South Delaware Avenue, Philadel.
phia, Pa.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
soUTHBoUND. *No. 80. mo. 81.

"Trains "a and 80 are daily except
Sunday. @-
Trains 50 and 81 are daily. -
Connection is made with all rail and
water lines to and from Boston, Provi-
dence and all New England points.
Pullman service on all through
trains
Tickets sold at C. & @. Ticket Office,
at the Joint Ticket Office, at Old Point
and on the steamers.
..# R. E. COOKE. T. NJ.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
TRANSPORTATION GUIDE.

&
FARE-First-class, one way, $500
meals and stateroop, berth included
Round trip, limit thirty days, $500.
Steerage, without subsistence, IS.
Tickets on sale ct C. & O. Railway
Ticket Office
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN
NEWPORT NEWS AND RICHMOND
Steamers Brandon and Berkeley leave
Pier "A" $3.50 every evening, passen-
gers only. .
Steamer Hampton will leave Pier A
daily. except Sunday, at a. ~. going
to Norfolk, and at 4 p. m. going to
Smithfield. Steamer Accomac will
leave Pier A daily, except Sunday, at
a. m. going to Smithheld, and about
2:3O p. m. going to Norfolk.
All business between New York and
Newport News transacted at Pier s.
All business between Newport News,
Norfolk, Smithfield and local points
transacted at Pier A, foot Of Twenty.
fifth street
NJ. B. CRowELL. Gen. AIT.
II. E. Walker, Vice-Pres. & Traf. Mg-.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-20
HAD OVERLOOKED A FORTUNE.
eoIa Close at Hand Not Suspected by
Treasure Seekers.

The man with whom the writer
bunked-a sober, industrious young
fellow-engaged in working a lease
With several partners. They sank a
shaft $50 feet in depth and "drifted"
from the bottom in their search for
gold, until not a penny was left in
leir treasury.
They had discovered absolutely
rothing. The lease was abandoned
and all were obliged TO go 10 work for
wages. Day after day they had flung
their coats across a monster dorsal
fin Of dark. volcanic rock, outjutting
from the Hill near by, and given it
never a thought.
The ledge Of rock was fabulously
rich. The leasers who followed them
went at the ledge Of hopeless looking
porphyry on top Of the ground and
found it fairly shot full of gold. They
channeled it out, as men might chan
mel for n ditch, and removed over fifty
sacks of ore worth $500 a sack.-Har'
per's Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-20

In no other country has life insurance
IN its universally or in the sums in
VOWED reached even a small per cent.
OF the importance it has in the United
States. A half century practically GOV.
ers the existence Of three companies
established in this city, the assets of
which aggregate billion and n quar-.
ter of dollars and represent a financial
power not equaled by the Government
banks or Treasury resources of all the
great nations of Europe combined. The
resources OF the Rothsohild family,
which have so effectually Influenced
war and peace in Europe, do not reach
half OF the cash assets of these three
institutions, states Town Topics. The
billion and quarter of dollars, vast as
IL is in amount, by no means measures
the power OF these life insurance asso.
Citations. The total capital of the
banks, trust companies and other finan.
cial institutions in which the funds OF
the associations are employed, and
which are practically controlled by the
insurance officials, exceeds the direct
assets of the three companies. These
figures are so huge that the mind is
almost stunned i'm contemplation OF
what they mean or might effect should
the power of the money represented
be misdirccted. Any one Of these cor.
porations could precipitate panic that
might result in national disaster. Com.
bined, the three corporations might
produce a world wide financial conyul.
stop
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-20
7E
NEWS
THE PRIMARY ELECTION
/ FACTIONS MUST NOW
" LINE UP AND SHOW
UP.
JUSTICE sLAIR's ARGUMENT ON
THE RAILROAD TAXA
TON ISSUE.
CHARLES n. cMlTH, PlNGREE'S
OLD PARTNER, WHO DlSAF-
FEARED, is DEAD.

This week a cquare line mp on the
matter OF primary elections Will be
made in the Legislature. as the Ivory
Double bill will take the center OF the
stage on Wednesday, at which time
II becomes the special order of bust
ness. The issue will be sharply drawn
between those who are in favor OF
passing no bill that goes beyond the
pledges in the Republican platform,
and those who have been contending
all session for a bill providing Tor
the direct nominations of governor
AMI lieutenant-governo The latter
faction will be led by Chairman Stone,
Of the house elections committees
Turner, of Muskegon; Ctockdale. OF
Allegan. and Ellis. Of Kent who have
all felt the pulse of the people and in
sist in giving them what they demand.
There is sure TO be the greatest
battle of the session on this bill. Mr..
Turner and Judge Stockdale have
raised serious questions as 10 It's con-
stitutionality, and claim that the ref
erendum feature is delegation OF
legislative functions to the people.
The members of the committee who
voted TO report it TO the house are
depending upon Rep. Kelley, OF Ber-
rien, 10 defend the bill drawn by the
chairman and secretary of the Re
publican state central committee.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-20
Whv the State of Maine

really curious question has been
raised by the Boston Herald. Why. it
asks, does a Maine man always speak
of his part of the country as the
State Of Maine" instead Of calling it
simply Maine" as a New Yorker
would say'"New York" or a Nebras-
kan Nebraska? AS an adequate an.
swer TO the inquiry it says: Maine
was not one of the original states, but
up 10 1920 was part Of Massa-
chusetts. 1t was then known as the
district of Maine. In 1920 Maine
achieved her indeE endence and be-
came a separate state Of the Union.
in their consequent citation the peo-
pie Of the new state began to speak
of the state of Marie. as distinguished
from the old district of Maine, and the
expression passed into curren: speech.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-20
After Fifteen Years.

Charles II. Smith. who. with the
late Gov II. S. Pingree. founded the
boot and shoe manufacturing firm of
Pingrce e. Smith. is dead in New
York Monday evening, fifteen years
almost to a day since his mysterious
disappearance, his body was on the
way to Detroit for burial His disap.
pearance was one OF the most mysteri-
Gus events in the history Of the city
At minutes notice MIR Smith. thea
one OF the leading manufacturers of
Detroit, disappeared as completely as
If the earth had swallowed him up,
and none of the family ever set eyes
on him again. The first glimpse they
will have had of him since 1890 will
be when his body is here for burial
Mr. Smith was declared legally dead
by Judge of Probate Durfee II years
ago, although it was known at the
time by some persons that he was
alive. Most of the time Smiths part
ncrs knew of his Whereabouts and
cared for him. Gov. Pingree in his
lifetime attended 10 this himself. and
at Mr.. Pingree's death John b. How
arth assumed the charge, and up till
the last hour he cared for Mr.. Smith.
the man who started him on the road
10 wealth and high standing in the
community
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-20
Luatice Elair.a Address.

Justice Charles A. Blair. of the state
supreme court, closed the first week
Of the hearing on the RAILWAY tax case
with the most eloquent address yet
given. In the course of his talk he
treated lightly the claims of unconsti-
tutionality presented by the railway
attorneys. He ridiculed their repeated
references to the California cases de-
termined in the federal circuit court
of that state. He asked why they had
not gone 10 the supreme court of the
United States for precedent. Not once,
he said, but time after time. the
highest tribunal of the United States
has decided conclusivelv that railway
properties are in class by them
selves and separate from other gen
eral properties.
The United States Supreme court
has placed the railways in a class by
themselves for purposes of taxation
and had found that the state might,
without violating the constitution of
United States, place a tax upon rail
ways, because of a popularity of their
property, at a rate higher than the
tax assessed against the property
holders.
ne speaker dShcu ID court II the
state of Michigan was obliged TO cone
into this case and establish again
grounds for decisions such as have al
ready been handed down by the high
er tribunals of the country He said
he can see no necessity for such a
showing.
Justice Blair had just begun on The
question of the allowance of credits
and deduction of debts when court adj
journed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-20
The Miners Strike.

The strike fever in the copper dis
trict spreads daily and 1900 men are
now idle at various mines. All work
is now suspended at the Kearsarge.
Wolverine. Old Franklin, South Kear-
sarge and Franklin Junior mines. At
inc Franklin mine the strikers were
so ugly that attempts TO put others at
work caused several fights in spite of
the presence Of sheriff's deputies At
the Wolverine mine, where the men
went back few days ago on assur-
ances that their demands would be
considered. they have again quit work
with no prospect of settlement now
until Supt. Smith returns from Cali
fornia.