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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-03-31
AN APPEAL
Some Observations on the Corn and
Cotton Crops and the Boil
Weevil in This Section.

Greenville, March a.
AS a special agent of the depart
ment of agriculture, | appeal most
earnestly to you as co-operators to
carry out DIR. Knapp's instructions
for the cultivation of corn and cot
ton. They are simple and common
sense rules, which when followed will
do in the future what they have done
in the past-that is, produce crops
commensurate with the laobr-and
judgment bestowed upon the crop.
These rules are relied upon in Texas
to make crop of cotton in the pres
ence of the IL weevil You may
reasonably ex. 3ect the weevil here
in few years. For two years have
been an agent under DR.. Knapp's di-
rction. Great good has resulted in
Texas from the work carried on
there. And we assure that by the
hearty cooperation of the farmers,
with the Government officials, with
the assistance which the railroads
and newspapers are giving this work,
great advancement in agriculture will
be achived in a few years. l take
great interest and pride in my part
of the work. | feel confident that
| have many of the most progressive
farmers on my list; and | ask you
to assist me in obtaining better re-
suits than any other agent in this
work
Let each cO-operator strive to get
better results than his neighbor; that
will produce lively competition. The
department is thinking of offering
prize for the best acre of cotton
and corn. We got in this State too
late to hope for entire success this
year, but we will lay the foundation
for better work next year, and if rea-
sonable success is made this season.
The work next year will greatly
enlarged upon. We want later to-
organize with the help of the State
agricultural schools) farmers insti-
tute meetings. and talk to the peo-
pie about rotation of crop fertilizers,
especially COW peas, clover and GOO
Der peas; sorghum, as feed for all
kinds of stock and poultry; peas and
sorghum. the poor mans friend and
mine of wealth for the rich; large
crops of these two plants on a farm
is an index of thrift and progress
You have fine land, not foot of
in temperate climate can be grown
here. But most of your energy is /
devoted to cotton, which usually
brings good returns; but you cannot !
depend alone upon cotton when the
weevil gets here. We are here in adj |
vance Of the weevil to talk to you
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-03-31
A Touching Story

Is the saving from death of the
baby girl of Geo. A. Eyler, Cumber-
berland, Md. He writes: AT the age
of II months, our little girl was in
declining health with serious throat
trouble, and two physicians gave her
up. We were almost in despair when
we resolved to try DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. The FIRST bottle gave re-
lief. After taking four bottles she
was cured, and is now in perfect
health" Never fails to relieve and
Drug Store; soc and $I.oo guaranteed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-03-31

about their habits, and what you may
expect. We believe that by diversi-
hcatlon here and intensive cultiva-
ton of the soil, with the careful Sc
your land could be made to produce
one hundred per cent. more than it
does now. Surely, then, we ought
to work in harmony for the upbuild-
ing OF the financial interest of the
citizenship of this already great State.
Yours truly, LEA BEATTY,
Special Agent u S. Department
of Agriculture
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-03-31
Y. & M. ". X. r. TIME TABLE
Mnrth Round

4NCl III .DOuilu
Train No. II leaves 1880 a. m, North
ern Express
Train No. ia leaves To:45 a. m, Riv-
err Side Local Mail.
Train No. 1856 leaves $40 a. m, for
Vicksburg via Leland
Train No 1873 leaves ego p. m. for
Cleveland via Rosedale.
Train No. I42 leaves o:ao a. m, for
Leland
Train No. IA leaves AIS p. m, for
Rolling Fork via Leland.
South B ;s:cd
Train No. IS leaves o:48 p. m. South
ern Mail
Tram No. III leaves 3:45 p. m. RIVER
Side Local Mail
Train No. I35 arrives ZOO p. m. from
Vicksburg via Leland.
Train No. 135 arrives 9:s5 a. m, from
Cleveland via Rosedale.
Train No. I4I arrives $50 from Roll
ing Fork via Leland
Train 40. I43 arrives 1910 p. m,
IRON. Leland.
Train No. I42 connects at Leland
with Train No. Ia. Trains Nos. 10 and
n have best equipment, vestibule
coaches and Pullman Parlor cars be-
tween Vicksburg and Memphis. Close
connections made at New Orleans
and Memphis with diverging roads.
G. B. RUCKS, T. A.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-03-31
Fiendish Suffering

Is often caused by sores, ulcer:
and cancers, that eat away your skin.
VIM. Bedell. of Flat Rock, Mich, says
Il have used Bucklen's Arnica Salve
for Ulcers, Sores and Cancers. 1t is
the best healing dressing / ever found
Soothes and heals cuts, burns and
scalds." Guaranteed at Finlay's Drug
Store; price 25c.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-03-31

No So Pullman StevT'eF - terry 5.sz ~
fHgham. Birfn IA ma A I4a- ftf4s Is 49,
fngham to New York. Cafe ODserv .Lsu.4 ga!
Birmingham Ala. East Radford Va
NO 30 carries Pullman Sleeper Birninuhau
TO Chattanooga. connecting C}iattano 20
with train carrying Sleeper and Day Coaches
Chattanooga 10 alisbury without c4!ikllz,- asa,
Sleeper Salisbury 10 New York
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-03-31

No. SO Sleepers Birmingham to Brunswick
and Atlanta to Jacksonville.
No 80 carries Pullman Sleeping cars Bfrrn.
ingham to Atlanta and Atlanta to Macon Dim
Ing car Birmingham to Atlanta
NO. VI Pullman Sleeping car between Bir-
mingham and Atlanta All trains run daily.
II b SPENCER. G. NJ, Washington. ID C.
s. II. HARDWICK. p. r. NJ. Washington. ~
" ID IA YLOE, G.P.A, Washington D. C.
z. A BENSCOTER.A.G-P p. A. Cha ttanooga Tenn
J. n HARRISON. D. p. A. Birmingh am, Ala
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-03-31

~. iui man n cf,er Grncnfffie tt r.
ming aln ana 81 mas, ham 70 CIAcl mt lVi.e.
out
No 80 Pullman Sleeping Cars F3irrn.r grarn te
Cincinnati nd Cha tauooxa 10 Ia tiSyiIs
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Affecting Soldiers HOmcsteads.

DULUTH, March 6.-That q mar
who has made homestead entry, paid
the fees and actually lived thereon
about one year and who enlists in the
United States army or navy, serving
four years during which time he is un-
able to visit his lands, does not neces.
sarily forfeit his claim. Is q decision
by Washington land officials an.
nounced yesterday The decision is
not based on any particular case, but
IL an answer to questions OF local of.
ticers by Lieutenant Wettenget, of the
recruiting station at Minneapolis.
The lieutenant also wanted to know
If service In the war with Spain or the
Philippines would help q recruit, pro.
vided he put in his annual furIoughs
of one month on the land. The Wash
ington Office answered that q man may
enlist in either army or navy and
thereafter obtain title to q homestead
II his family continues to live on the
land for the required period.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
SunfIowcr Philosophy.

There isn't any n who can look
quite 80 lost and bewildered as a lost
dog on the streets.
We would like to know II the women
wear combs to hold their hair up or
on.
Some men make as many apologies
for not having q shave as a woman
makes whose hair Is done up in curl
papers.
II man doesn't enjoy making sac.
rifces for his children, life is a die,
of cold potatoes to them after they
begin to come.
1t would make every man 60 Out to
the barn and hang himself for q fail
ure If he knew how much the neigh.
bors sympathize with his wife.
A woman looks at her husband and
wonders If she wouldn't have been
happier single, and then she remem.
bers the children and decides that she
wouldn't.
One difference between q small town
and q large a is that in the large
town when q man wears q stOvepipe
hat 1t is no indication there is a min
strel show in town.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Hepburn Bill Is Legal.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The lead.
ing railroads have consulted distin-
guished lawyers in New York and
elsewhere 81 to whether the Hepburn
rate bill would stand the test of the
United States supreme court. The
lawyers unanimously pronounced the
measure constitutional. In this they
concurred with Attorney General
Moody, on whom the president has re.
lied, as against Senator Knox and
others among his former close ad.
visers.
With those opinions in their hands
the railroads will renew their efforts
to have the Hepburn bill 80 amended
as to permit interminable litigation
over every order issued by the inter.
state commerce commission. II the
bill had been declared unconstitution.
al by the great lawyers opposition to
It would have been Withdrawn.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
FOR BETTER POLITICS.
Large Gathering In New York to Discuss
Election Reform Plans,

NEW YORK, March 6.-Delegates
from nearly every section Of the coun.
try were present today at the opening
OF the second national conference for
the reform of the primary election
laws under the corrupt practices acts,
under the auspices of the National
Civic federation.
Oscar s. Strause, president of the
conference. opened the meeting with
an address on "Reform of the Pri.
maries and Election Laws" He de.
clared that there IL no subject today
of more vital Importance to the PEG.
pie OF this country, irrespective OF
party atiil atoms, than the principles
of popular government shall be hand.
ed down from generation to generation,
pure and unde6led.
Irvine S. Lenreot, speaker of the
Wisconsin assembly, said that the
fight in his state was won in spite OF
the convention system. The primary
law has been tried as yet only in mu.
nicipal elections, but wherever 1t has
been tried It has been a complete suc.
cess. The railroad lobbyists opposed
the law because, as they expressed it,
it prevented them from getting to.
gether to talk 1t over with the voters.
1--WE know in Wisconsin what hap.
pens when the railroad lobbyists get
together to talk 1t Owe Does any
one doubt that jerome would have
been nominated under q direct pri.
mary law? You also have here two
senator's who are quite we'll known
throughout the country. But the sen.
timent in regard to them is somewhat
different than the feeling for Jerome.
Does any one think that either could
have been nominated by direct vote?'
R. L. Borden, member of the Cana.
dian parliament, delivered an address
on the election system OF Canada. He
said there are three essentials of good
government upon which all parties
should unite-honest appropriation
and expenditure of public funds in the
public interest, payment of public Off.
cials on consideration of efficiency
and personal character, and not Of
party service, and elections untainted
by the cerrupting influence Of bribery
and fraud.
These three essentials, he main
tanned, involve the future of democ.
racy. Upon them all parties should
unite. Mr.. Borden said that in civil
service reform there has been greater
progress in the United States than in
Canada.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Want Higher Wolf Bounty.

CHEYENNE. March S.-The stockmen
of Wyoming propose to go before the
next state legislature with q request
for even q larger appropriation than
vas set aside a year ago for bounties
on predatory wild animals. They will
also ask that the price per head on
wolves be increased from S3 to go per
head, and on coyotes from 81 to $40.
Despite the fact that the last legis'
lature appropriated $4,000 and
numerous livestock associations Of
fersd additional private bounties,
wolves and coyotes have increased in
Wyoming at an alarming rate. and
the pests are for the first time in Aany
years ''hamstringing' full grown cat
tie and horses.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
should Raise More Sugar.
Drovere' journal.

Drovere' Journal.
If there be any good reason why the
people of the United States should be
importing $3.50, 900, 900 worth of sugar
required for the use Of the people of
this fertile country, that reason needs
explaining. Foreign countries other
than those in which this country is in
directly entered furnish the United
States more than 800. 0OO, 900 worth OF
sugar, while Hawaii, Porto Rico and
the Philippine islands will supply us
with more than $50, 900, 600 worth this
year. Figures or sugar for the year
show that the importations are stead.
lily increasing rather than decreasing,
despite the extension of beet sugar
production and the development OF
southern agricultural sections of this
country.
Total value of sugar brought in this
year will be greater than that Of any
other year in the history Of the cOun'
try. That the importation of this
class of food product is increasing SO
rapidly is due without question to the
rapidly increasing population, to-
gether with the fact that nearly every
family today consumes considerably
larger percentage of sugar than in
years gone by.
Prices Of imports this year have
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
To Open Blackfeet Reserve.

WASHINGTON, March Elm har.
mony with the recommend atoms of the
Indian Office the senate lands com.
mittee has struck out everything ex.
cepting the enacting clause and re.
drafted the Blackfeet bill, while the
house committee has %favorably re-
porled the Fort Peck bill with certain
notifications. The senate committee
appears to be in favor of opening the
whole of the Blackfeet reservation in
stead of certain sections referred to il
the original bill.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14

risen alarming!y and represent about
S40, ZOO, 900 Of the increase in imports.
This should arouse the agricultural
interests Of this country to the neces.
sity of expanding the production of
sugar more rapidly in the future. II
sufficient supplies are to be availa able
for our increasing population at fair
prices.
Many sections of the north are
adapted to the culture of sugar beets
in which the industry has not been
developed aud the great areas OF
southern agricultural lands that may
be brought into use for the production
OF sugar plants are o promising hope
of the future.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
MONTANA STATESMEN ASLEEP.

It appears that the Montana cor.
gressional delegation has been caught
mapping. Residents Of the north
eastern part Of the state have made
the startling discovery that, under the
provisions of a bill passed by con.
gress in 1904, they may have a colony
OF Indians from North Dakota as
neighbours, the terms OF the measure
allowing these undesirable immigrants
to select homcsteads upon any vacant
land. 1t is now announced from Gull
bertson that large numbers OF Indian
families from North Dakota are maxi
ing arrangements TO ecure home.
steads in that part OF Valley county,
and vigorous protest is being made
by white settlers by whom this Indian
invasion is viewed with alarm.
The Law under which these Indians
may locate in Valley county was
fathered by Senator Hansbrough, of
North Dakota, a very shrewd and
clever politician, who probably had in
view just such . scheme as the one
that has recently developed. The
Indian population Of North Dakota il
not regarded as a desirable element by
the white residents OF that state. ant
their departure to other localities
would not be regretted. If q number
of Turtle Mountain Indians q b
persuaded to infict their presence up
on settlers In Valley county, thei
former neighbours in North Dakot'
will joyfully wish them farewell.
But how did 1t come to pass that til
Montana congressional delegation
failed to see the harmful effect of thi
legislation: Senators w. A. Clarl
and Paris Gibson were supposed to b
earnestly guarding the interests Q
their constituents At the time thi
Hansbrough bill was introduced an
enacted into law; and Representative
J. Nj. Dixon vas also in Washington
to protect the people Of Montana fror
injurious legislation. Not one Q
them, apparently, had the foresight t
perceive that the Hansbrough bill
contemplated what would PRACTICAL
be an Indian reservation in any par
of Montana.
It is almost humiliatiug to comics
that the Montana men in congress
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
TWO.Cent Fares In Ohio.

CLEVELAND, March 8.-The Law
providing for 2.cent railroad rates in
the state Of Ohio went into effect to.
day, and 1t is asserted that ell rail.
roads In the state will comply with the
provisions of the law, which fixes the
rate for passenger transportation
within the limits of the state at 2 cents
q mile. The big roads have made nc
change In their schedules on account
of the reduction In the transportation
rate, but it is understood that some Of
the smaller roads will be compelled to
discontinue some of their trains To
make up for the loss in fares.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Working On Cruiser Montana

WASHINGTON, March Sword has
been received by Congressman Dixon
from the shipbuilders to the effect that
the prospects now appear bright for
completing construction on the cruiser
Montana this year. No specific date
Is set in the letter OF the shipbuilders.
but 1t is iutimated that it will occur
some time during the month Of Au'
gust.
The Montana is one of the lates,
aud most approved types of swift
cruisers adopted by the navy depart
ment and when completed will prove 6
formidable engine of war.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Ryan Ended Copper War.

NEW YORK, March 6.-The friends
OF John D. Ryan say that to him
rather than to any other person is due
credit for bringing about peace in the
Montana copper field.
The new Of the Heinze prop
critics o embraced in the SIS 200, 600
capitalization of the Butte Coalition
Mining company expect that by 1907
three mines can be made to produce
between 10. 900 900 and 80. zoo, 900
pounds OF copper per anuum and that.
by 1905. the output can be brought up
to 10000 pounds. at a net cost of
not above 10 cents per pound, treat
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues It's own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
PROTESTS FROM VALLEY COUNTY
Threatened Indian Invasion Il Resiste
BY White Settlers.

4b1V0tSUSO xU0l0u xUVoSlOU ~ NS8l8tSO
BY White Settlers.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Numerous
protests are being received here from
the citizens Of Valley county, Mon.
tana, against the proposed transfer Of
Turtle Monyat Mountain Indians from
their reservation in North Dakota to
Valley county, Montana. The ques'
ton was first brought up before the
Indian bureau by Senator Hans.
brough Of North Dakota. He sug-
gested that because the land on the
reservation is insufficient that a por.
ton Of the redskins be transferred to
vacant lands in Valley county, Mon
tana.
It Is now stated that over 1O0, O00
acres Of the best agricultural land in
Valley county is to be allotted to these
Indians unless the storm of protest
causes the government officials to
change their plans. It is even stated
that should the government attempt to
transfer the indiana, the settlers In
Valley county will resort to force to
show their determination not to have
the Indians foisted upon them.
According to official advices from
the Indian department, about 500 fami.
lies of Indians from Turtle Mountain
reserva alton, in North Dakota, are to
arrive in Northeastern Montana with.
in the next three months. A vast tract
of surveyed agricultural lands north
of Culbertson, in the Big Muddy val.
ley, has been allotted to them.
Each head Of the family Ia to receive
160 acres, while to his children will
be allotted 40 or 80 acres each, accord.
ing to their ages. 1t is provided that
none of the land shall be leased and
that the Indiana shall not receive con
verttble title to it until the youngest
member OF the tribe shall have attain
ed his majority. In effect, the allet'
ment of the land will establish ar
Indian reservation for the next q
years or more.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Big Bounty On Wolves.

SARATOGA, Wyo., March 6.-Stoek'
men of the Saratoga valley have
formed a bounty association and will
pay bounties or wolves, at the rate o.
S25 each for full.grown animals, and
els each for pups. It will be necessary
to present the whole animal in order
to collect from the association. This
bounty, in addition to the So offered
by the state, and the sale of the hide
which ordinarily brings from % to s.
makes the wolf trapping business ex
tremely profitable.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14

we're outwit.ed or buucoed by Senator
Hansbrough, the fickertail statesman.
They appear to have been sound asleep
as to the effect of this legislation, IN.
til they we're awakened by a roar OF
protest from the citizens of Valley
county. The threatened Indian invas.
ion of northeastern Montana may
possibly be averted, but it is q menace
that should not have been permitted
to develop.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
Dubois Scores Stock Broker.

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Senator
Bubois, of Idaho, received a letter
from Fred w. Perry, of New York,
protesting against the senator's views
against the Philippine tariff. Perry
is a member Of the stock exchange and
M investment broker. Dubois an
swered him saying:
~ notice you belong to Q gamblin.
joint in New York and l imagine you
know nothing and care nothing about
the producers Of this country so long
Us you a join in robbing them."