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The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25

The Chronicle will unde rtake to compare recent sales Of Levee Board lands al sl.5o. to previous sales at or near the same figures, in order 10 make Il appear that all objections 10 the late sales are based upon personal CT political prejudiees, and should therefore have no weight. We do not know what kind Of a statement he will make. except that II is cer- tain to be larid. but the idea itself is wholly erroneous. We admit that in previous years thousands of acres of land were disposed Of al ridiculous figures. but al that time the value of these lands was practically unknown. and they had no standing in the market. There were q few shrewd and farseeing men, however. who bought them up. and have made for tunes. Much of it has been put into cultivation, and this fact, and the proven protection given by the leyee
 has put them in demand, and al the time of these late sales, the lands had much greaterIvalue than the beard received for them. In fact. we are informed, that during MT. Kilough's $ administrations, he refused s4 00 per acre for considerable portion of it.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25
ASSESSORS NOTICE.

N 0fltE h hereby gwen ttat pursuant #to 4N iaw, ! vii meet 1he taxpayers at >t l Francis County, e3thef m pereea or by aeFa- ! ty m The different townships. Ter lire pLrute ee ! of assessing the personal property uf - l Francis County, Arkan-As. Tor ybe year Istt at the following pfaees and dates. te-wlt-
 Nheetley To"nshIp-Fose ' >eeooitoase= Monday, June i.
 Wbeetley Township - Wheetiey. Tuesday and Wednesday. June j and .. Goodwin Township Goodwin. Thursday. June {. Goodwin Townshlp-Gum Grove. June Goodwin Township Rob Mitchell s, Mon
 Goodwin Township-S smiths schooIhouse Saturday. June It.
 Prairie Township Woods >ehoolhouse Tuesday. June r..
 rrairie Township Palestine Wednesday and Thursday, June L. and l4
 Prairie TownsbIp-Slonlker's Miil Friday
 LAnguille Township-W T Elis Monday. June k.
 LAngunle Township Maeedenis, Tuesday. Telico Township Caldwell, Wednesday. June 20.
 Teleo Township-Colt Thursday and Fri Johnson Township McDonalds saturday. June 23
 Johnson Township Lattimore sehoolhouse Monday and Tuesday, June 25 and 46
 Johnson Township HoTtons store. We'd nesday, June =.
 Frank- Township Bonair, Thursday and Friday. June 2S and 99.
 Franks Township-Jsek Pipkius Store, sat ufday, June %
 Biaekhsh Township - Ashwerths store Monday, July ..
 Biaektish Townshin-Lulu. Tuesday July l. Grlggs fownshlp-H Friday, July 6 Griges TowashIp-Democrat. Saturday July :.
 Grirgs Township Round Pond. Monday, July q. GrigTs Township Grsys store. Tuesday. July 16
 Griges Township widener. Wednesday July II.
 Madison Townsbip-Madison. Thursday, July F.
 Madison Tow uship-W Waterford's store Fri. day. July l..
 Madison Township Forrest City from Sat urday July l+ to August l. inclusive, After winch eate tue law txee penalty of one dol lar. j. E. TERRY.
 Tax Assessor, St, Francis County
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25

There $ bug under the chip some unlimbers her mud batteries you can just wager d dime to d ginger cake that some fellows barrel has been opened. = Chronicle
 les. again. But the bug under the chip in this case is a conscientious regard for the interests of the citizen who owns small tract of land in the basin. and who is robbed ny these sales al sl.5 90 per acre. of his just share of the benefits Of the increased value of these lands, and whom il is proposed now 10 raise his taxes from 6c to l0e per acre, and place another mortgage of $500. GOO on his little tract of land in many cases that being the only piece of land he owns Ill the world. And the barrel is our own barrel. for we own quarter section over there, and our interests are identical with other small taxpayers ill that section. This barrel has been opened against our will and without our knowledge or consent, and il is because they are in fair way now 10 knock the bottom out of it, that We are hoping that these sales will be set aside.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25
E otlOWinS the Flag.

When our soldiers went to Cuba and the Philippines. health was the most important consideration Willis T. Morgan, retired Commissary Sergeant |. S. A. of Rural Route l. Concord, \. H.. says: Il was two years in Cuba and two years in the Philippines, and being subject To colds. took Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consump- tion, which kept me in perfect health. And now, in New Hampshire, We lind il the best medicine in the world for coughs, colds, bronchial troubles and all lung diseases. Guar anteed at all drug stores. Price 50c and sl00. Trial bottle free.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25

While the price 10 be paid for the Electric Light Plant is, in our judg- ment, entirely too high. and much it good investment. because it is only a small advance over the amount the city is paying anyway. We have always been an advocate of public ownership and opposed to paying rents. The monthly payments to the Light Company will be saved, and will al- most pay for the plant in ten years.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25

When the dear old Times begins to make such cracks as this after a deal is two or three weeks old, il looks just trifle suspicious Chronicle.
 Yes, to some who judge others by their own standard. But in this case we have been raising our voice to high heaven against this outrage for four weeks. The first news of these sales was published in the Memphis papers on about May I'd and on May 4th We said the price was too low.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25
Death of Mrs. Nj. +. Carr.

Mrs. NJ. E. Carr. aged 56 years. died at the home of her daughter. Mrs W l.. Kirby, in this city. on Tuesday morning, al < o'clock. after a mallg- nant malarial attack. lasting only d lew days. and the remains were in- tered in the Forrest City Cemetery the following day at 10 o'clock a. m.. Rev. $. H. Babcock, of the Methodist church, of which she was a consistent member. officiating.
 Mrs. Carr was the widow of Mr Thos. Carr. who preceded her 10 the grave just K years age to a day She leaves tive children To mourn their loss viz: Mrs. F. NJ Clancy. of Madi- son, Mrs. W E. Kirby, of this city, Mrs. F. l.. Harris, of north of town a mile, Felix Carr, of Madison, and Di- vine Carr. of this city. besides large circle of friends.
 Mrs. Carr has resided in St. Francis county for about D years, and came to this city about one year ago, making her home with Mr. and Mrs Kirby. She had been an invalid for long time, and died from complications brought on hy a maiarial attack
 She was devoted mother. d kind and atfectionate neighbor, and a con- sistent Christian woman. The Times desires to join the friends of the fami- ly in sincere condolences and sympa- thy in their atfiiction.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25
Democrat Times.

The dust devil is getting in his dir ty work
 Uncle Bucks gout is getting some better
 The recent cool weather did some damage to cotton and caused some planting over to he done.
 Rain would be a welcome guest in this part of the country, as We are get ting dry.
 The bull frogs no longer blush with shame and commit suicide by drowning in the mud holes in our pub lie roads
 Sheriff Wallace has been hustling amongst the boys for the last few days prevailing with them to pay their taxes.
 Corn is looking very well considering the dry weather and other disadya tages.
 Rev W. M. Guest preached an elo- quent sermon to very large congre- gation at this place Sunday.
 Our public school at this place is progressing nicely. and the children all love Aunty.
 !. NJ. Gunter. Of sandy Flat. Was business visitor at Democrat last We'd nesday. and report that they have the finest prospects, for good crop that they have had for several years. and he also claims that there IS not enough grass over there To feed goose for one day.
 II some of our farmers don't get hustle on themselves in the near fu- ture frogs will be iii great demand, as their crops begin to look very snakey now.
 Prof H. T. Mitchell. our deputy moon tiXer, k not showing himself very much these days He has either got shamefaced or taken up with the hoot owls.
 The annual school election was d very pleasant affair. with the eXcep- tlon of few soreheadS that were on tap. and w. <. Thomas was elected director for the next three years.
 We are in need of bridge builder at this place very bad al present. Come early and avoid the rush.
 SILVER BILL.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25

Tie Chronicle says The Times knows absolutely nothing about the value of electric light plants IL is possible that the Chronicle may know absolutely nothing about what we know abouty \ very liberal valua- tion of the machinery. real estate. wires, and all appurtenanees belong ing to the electric lighting plant in Forrest City, not counting the fran chiSe (which was given them, is placed at S9,6s7.20 by a disinterested expert. Perhaps the Chronicle was not aware of this fact. And besides. although MT. Williams has put in considerable new machinery. we do not consider the plant more valuable today than il was when he purchased it, and he only paid sl0,000 for it franchise and all because the wear and tear, and natural depreciation of the machinery should about equal the expenditure he has made.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25
Death of w. C. Ferguson.

NIT. W. (. Ferguson, a Weil-known and highly esteemed citizen of St. Francis county. died at his residence. corner of billiard and KosSer streets, on yesterday morning al l2:35 o'clock ot cancer of the kidneys and was buried this forenoon al II o'clock in the Mcdaniel cemetery. Ed ]. \. McCord, of the Baptist church. otieia- ting
 heceased was 5S wears of age being d native ef Carroll county. Tennessee He came te Arkansas in lS74. locating al FergusonNille. where he raised d large family. and seven children of his first wife survive him namely. Mrs Emma Logan, w R Ferguson. Mrs Anna Britain, and los Elton. Blanche and Lula Ferguson
 He was married to Mrs. Kate Rogers in 1900. and she together with her two daughters. Mrs. reyton T. Scott and Nonie Rogers. are also left 10 mourn the loss of good husband and d kind and indulgent father.
 Mir. Ferguson has not been well for some time, but was only taken to his bed on last sunday night. Local phy- sicians and Dr Noltman. of Memphis. attended him. but the combined skill of men could not thWart the will of the Master that his earthly career should close
 Four brothers. namely. James \. Ferguson Hmtington.Ark L. p. Fer guson and wife, Memphis, Tenn. W. D. Ferguson, Pine Bluff, Ark. and C.. H. Ferguson Memphis. Tenn. and Ed. Brown and wife, Memphis, Tenn. attended the funeral
 The writer has known deceased in- timately for twenty years. He was a good man. and above the average He Was not member of any church. but he was honest and conscientious in his dealings with the world We sincere ly regret his death. and extend the be reayed family our heartfelt sympa- thies.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25

In the last issue of the Chronicle We find that the Supreme Court has confirmed the title To the LeYee Board lands recently sold for sl.50 per acre, and he statement that we understand MeSsrs. Pettus. Rolfe and others ot Forrest City. Arkansas. have just purchased from the Levee Board all these lands and same Will he put on the market al once. This is the whole case in d nutshell. But the Chronicle further saYs. 'fhe Chronicle submits that nothing hut a man of unlimited means has any busi- ness owning this leNee land, 50 what is the use To put il on the market some poor man might yet d piece of it, and eventually work himself out nice little home and all independent income: And the Chronicle has been telling uS what friend il K to the poor man. Great guns. what kind of a mixture of inconsistencies is this. anyhow?
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25

There IT more Gatarrh ln thts section of the country than ali other diseases put together and untti me last few wears wae supposed tt he incurable. For Il great many years doe tors pronounced II Il local disease and prescri- hed local remedies, and by constantly tailiHg to cure with local treatment. pronounced II lnGurdhle. SClence has proven catarrh to be constitutional disease and therefore re qures constitutional treatment. Halls Ca tarrh cure. manufactured hy | j. Cheney X to, Toledo. ohio Is The uulY constitutional cure on the market. II l. taken internally iii doses from 1t drops 70 a teaspoontui. It acts directly on the blood and mucous sur faces of the system They offer one hundred dollars for any case II talis to cure. SenQ tor circulars and testimonials
 Address F. J. CHENEY X t0. Toledo. 9t4a.
 Sold hN IrupEIsts, s5c
 Take Halls family i1le Ter constipation.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25
Death ErornIockiaw

never follows an injury dressed with Bucklen's Arniea Salve. Its antisep- tic and healing properties prevent blood poisoning. Ghas. Oswald, mer- chant, of Rensselaersvllle. x. Y. writes: Ut cured Seth Bureh, of this place. of the ugliest sore on his neck l ever saw. Cures Cuts. Wounds. Burns and Sores. 25c at all drug stores.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25

That old, delapidated watering trough on the public square is equally as unsightly as the other stuff and the city should include that in their ordinance. and replace it with an up-to-date public watering fountain.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MAY g. lsts

The offer of NIT. Eugene Williams to loan the city 5000 or more at 6 per cent is very liberal one. and he is to te commended for it.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25

No, the old lady" hasn't had her hands behind her, and no person knows this better than the Chronicle man. Misery and boodlersl loves company" but We cannot join you. yet awhile.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25

Being innocent, we rather take II contemporary, over on Wall street, should think that our opinions are worth buying.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25

Tie city should take a little of it's own medicine. and remove that old unsightly watering trough, and re- place it with handsome fountain.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25
A GUARATEED CURE FOR PILES

Itching. Blind, Bleeding. Protruding Piles. Druggists are authorized to refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in 6 to Ii days. Doe.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25
HAS STOOD THE TEST 2s YEARS

The old. original GRON Els Tasteless Chill Tonic. You know what you are taking. It is iron and quinine in tasteless form. No cure. Nc pay
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-16
wELLMAN's AIRsHIP.

al address of cengratulation on the
thoroughness of his preparations. The
mammoth airship and its appliances,
totaling fifty tons in weight. occupied
a special freight train.
Previous to his departure Mr.. Well
man said:
"We are fairly well satisfied with
the airship and feel sure the balloon
features are the finest ever constructed
But in the mechanical features the on
structor has not been so fortunate.
His work is good, but not perfect. re-
quiring slight changes at Spltzbergen,
where we shall complete the machine.
| still have faith in the success of the
machinery, though strikes and the
short time available prevented its be-
ing made perfect"
The crowd cheered and bouquets
were presented to the members of the
expedition as the train drew out of the
station.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-16
MURDER AT BIALYSTOK.
Bomb ThrOwers Again at Work
Where 80 Jews Were Killed.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 16.-The
lower house of parliament has read
the government a lesson on prompt
ness of investigation of the Bialystok
outbreak and murders, a committee Of
three having been named and depart
ing last evening for Bialystok in the
hope that the presence of representa-
tives of parliament will check the dis
orders and have a salutary effect OH
reactionary officials II the charges are
true that they are inspiring excuses.
Disorders appear to have again bro
ken out at Bialystok with even greater
fury than characterized Thursdays
riots when thirty were killed. No dis
patches have been received direct from
Bialystok, where the telegraph office
is closed, but semioficial messages
from Grodno and Mlnsk report that
the excesses were started again by
the throwing of several bombs.
Firing has continued throughout Bal
ystok all day, Jews shooting from the
windows of their houses, the soldiers
answering with volleys, crowds of
peasants armed with clubs and scythes
p%illaging and beating and cavalry pa
trolls hunting down pillagers. The
city has been cordoned in order to pre-
vent the ingress of more peasants.
Many persons are reported to have
been wounded.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-16
TO GREET JUSTICE FORT

JERSEY CITY, June 16:-Su-
preme Court Justice j. Franklin Fort
will sit here today for the first time
since his permanent assignment to
the Hudson circuit, and, while there
will be nc formal ceremonies attend
ing the coming of the East Orange
resident, many members of the Bar
Association will be on hand to greet
him. A committee of hat organiza-
tion recently extended a formal wei
come to Justice Fort at his home in
East Orange, when he announced
that he would grant their request to
reappoint Court Stenographer John
r. Nugent, who has served in that
capacity for over thirty years.
One of Justice Forts first acts in
his new circuit court will be to
charge the grand jury relative to the
conditions existing at Little Coney
Island" a resort in the extreme
northern end of the county. The
members. of the Woman's Vigilance
League, who have personally gather
ed evidence against the resort, will
present the findings to the justice,
and it is expected that he will direct
the grand jury to return indictments.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-16
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
FOR Immigration.
With End Of the Month 1000, 900
Arrivals Will Be the Years
Record.

A record in immigration will have
been made when the fiscal year ends
June 80, for by that time fully a
million foreigners will have entered
the port of New York, not to men
ton the thousands that have landed
at other places. Commissioner Wat
chorn's score card of incoming soon-
to-be Americans shows yesterday the
total Is 925, 900 since June 80, 1905.
Moreover, there are 1000 immi-
grants waiting on steamers to be en-
tered on Ellis Island yesterday, so
that last night the aggregate was
$4,000.
The significance of the immigra-
.ttiQn figures can be realized when 1t is
KNOWN that for the entire country
last year the total number was 1926
499. 1t is clear that this year New
York alone will have welcomed near
ly as many. The explanation for this
sudden increase is that steamships
agents in Europe have spread stories
of the possible passage by congress of
the law. requiring every immigrant to
pay a head tax when entering the
country. This has caused thousands
of persons to come here at nee and
escape the. chance of being taxed.
According to the officials at Ellis
Island the present rush, which has
been at its height for the last four
months, is the natural consequence
of the activity of the steamship
agents and the desire of the would
be Americans to get in before Uncle
Sam begins to collect admission fees.
The chances are that In a few months
the figures will fall back to normal.
More than half of the immigrants
this year have settled in New York
and Pennsylvania. Illinois and Mas
sachusetts each received Z per cent.
of the total and 5 " per cent. went
to Ohio. For this season the natives
of Austria and Hungary were in the
lead. Russians and Italians came
next, and for the rest the usual run
of persons from every country on the
continent were represented.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-16
TWO ROADS ARE
BEING BUILT.
One Will be a Straight Line Be-
tween the Delaware River
and Newark Bay.

Much activity will be in evidence
between this city and Metuchen be-
fore long with the building of two
railroad lines. One of these is the
Pennsylvania railroad freight line,
and the other is the extension of the
New Brunswick and Trenton trolley.
The freight line is an exceptional
piece of work because it is not to
have a curve in 1t. The line reminds
one of that Russian Gar who wanted
Moscow and st. Petersburg connected
by rail. He took a map and placing
a ruler so that 1t touched both st.
Petersburg and Moscow, he drew a
line, as straight as an arrow, between
the two places. He declared that
that was the way he wanted his rail
road.
So it is with the Pennsylvania
freight line. 1t is to make a straight
line between the Delaware river and
Newark bay. There is not to be a
curve in it. This is to shorten the
time and to make it easier to haul
heavy trains.
IL Dullu q 0AAA a III ouCn a Hdu-
ner many queer things are done. Near
Germantown the route lies through
the middle of a mans house. At an
other place not far away the tracks
will pass through a mans front yard.
G. A. Bloomfield's farm is crossed
and much valuable clay land is to
be taken. The dispute over the pay
ment for this is still on. The agents
of the Pennsylvania railroad are now
buying up this route, and when it is
secured the construction of the road
will begin.
The trolley line run not far from
the Pennsylvania freight tracks.
Work on this is now well under way
and it will not be long before the
Amboy and Metuchen road is cross
ed.
These lines will require the con
struction of two more bridges over
the Raritan river. They will also
mean two more crossings of the road
between here and M%etuchen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-16

THE WAX FIGUREs.

The dress rehearsal of Mrs. JAR
ley's Wax Works will take place to-
night instead of last night . Those
who take part are:
Madame farley, Miss Hortense
Rock; assistants to Madame farley,
Rastus and Pat, Russell Rock and
Fred BRIGGS.
Scotchman, Mr.. Miller.
Chinaman, Mr.. Cox.
Sheriff, Mr.. Davis.
Baby, Earl Melick.
Dutchman, Milton Rock.
English Dude, Harvey Dey.
Happy Hooligane Frank d. Van
Horn.
Minnehaha, Percy Palmer.
Ghost, George Swenson.
John d. Rockefeller, John Mason.
Indian, Mr.. Mason.
Herr Blowenupsky, Mr.. Cox.
Clown, Frank Currie, and a prima
donna.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-16

SANTA ROSA, Cal, June 16.-Four
thousand different varieties of potatoes
were planted on the farm of Luther
Burbank. the horticulturist, yesterday,
constituting part of $1,000 species Of
the tuber family with which Burbank
will experiment this year in his plans
to give to the world another new pc.
tato. Burbank desires that the new
plant shall be more prolific, that Its
yield shall be practically %impervious to
disease and uniform In size.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-16
CAME FROM EUROPE
Coal Maguate Criticises Glasgow at
Interstate Commerce Inquiry.

PHILADELPHIA, June 16.-Aseur.
ances of every assistance in its lnvesti
cation were given to the interstate
commerce commission by e. ]. Ber-
Nind. head of the Berwind-W White Coal
Mining company.
MI. Berwind criticised Mr.. Glasgow's
line of investigation. He expressed the
opinion that results would be more rap
idly attained by calling the officials Of