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The Forrest City times., 1908-03-13
BY GEORGE FREDERICK WEIGHT.


 tAuthor af Ice kze tu North America.
 Man and tae Glacial Period.
 "Asiatlc Russia, ete.I
 Copyright. 5y Joseph B. BowlesJ
 Coal is he chief corner stone of modern civilization. Nearly all the Iabor-sav5ng appliances must have coal a make them effective. Outside Of the muscles of men and animals the chief sources of power available for the use of man are gravitation as it is set free n falling water and heat arising from he chemical combustion of coal But waterfalls are stationary. and even with the ability 70 distribute their power through electricity. It Is avail able as get over only a limited area. f all the power Of Niagara should De turned into electricity F could not proiitably be distributed beyond the limits of western New York. whereas coal can be carried 10 the ends of the earth and its power set free for use wherever 1t #5 needed. If the prairtes 8f tke west and the mparatIvety icy eI regions the world over. where are found fhe best agricultural lands, were limited. as formerly. to water power s0r running their factories and mills. these would necessarily be few and insignificant Such great manu- featuring #ceaters as Cleveland. De eroit. Chicago, St Louis and fincin- nati would be impossible away from the mountainous districts. It would be a tremendous setback to the agrieUI- turai interests of the Mississippi valley f they were compelled to dispense with steam thrashers and steam trac= tion engines and substitute in their places the work of innumerable droyes 5f horses and mules.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-13
Worlds Coal Beds Going Fast

Nft es Wholly Exhausted Within one' Hundred and Fifty Years-China to 9e Great Future Source of Sup nly-Wzter Power Insignificant Substitute for Cosl-1ow Great Coal Deposits Were Formed.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-13

But. for the moment leaving aside these rather soberiHs reflections 10 the far-seeing statesman and philosopher, we will turn 10 the consideration of those interesting processes by which even the existing limited amount of this useful material has been brought within our reach and preserved for our use.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-13
Every Lover of Good Music

should take advantage of the offer " I Jerome H. Remick e. of New York naSt in the advertising columns of thEs pape to send for $ cents the words and nus. nus. of nine of the best pieces of the Mef. Widow Opera. all the rage It present y London. Paris and New York.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-13

It Is therefore rather startling to be compelled to face the fact that coal belongs to the limited and rapidly dis
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-13

appearing reserved stores of nature. n using coal the human race is in- trenching upon lfs capital and recll- Iessly bastening an ultimate but ln- avitable catastrophe F is estimated Dy he highest authorities that the total available coal treasures of North America cover 2g0 coo square miles with an averaz thickness of six feet of workable seams which woald yield $500 tons to the acre. The total amount Of coal therefore. that ie pos siblv within our reach in America coald net exceed ae60o 600 900 tons. BHt in he rear 900 alone We were mining 6H5 itfle short of 293 9a0 900 tons while taa expansion of pop-ta. ion and o1 business j. demanding aa increase at such sate that twO CT three times that amount WiH soon be necessary to Heet tha annual demand. Al the present rate at increase in fae use ei coal therefore. The ea#.Ee amount accessible n North America woull 5e consumed iu less t1aa l5n years
 If We look to tho rest of the world the prospect is not more encauraglaz. The coal fields of Europe are mosfIf confined 10 small areas in England and the northwestern part Of The con- tinent. Spain, Italy. Greece, Russia, Scandinavia, and The larger part 0f .he German empire are dependent on England for their coal A. tbe Hs
 ent rate of increased production ahese fields will be nearly exhausted n 50 years The remaining great deposits Of coal are mostly found h China. where they equal if they do not ex- ceed. those .H the Enlied States if may therefore be fortunate for he world that China ls 90 slow h her de ve!opmeut hat her reserved sources of fuel naH gef be available ahea that in fhe countries more advanced n civilization shall fall
 The insignificant aoie which eate- power in this cauatrr can possibly play in keeping ID oar industries aH- l pears on brief examination af tHe facts. f is estimated H9 be best aft- tborities that if The entire faiafaH over ihe state of Pea8s Igania were utilized with 8 head of I50 feet. t would not sleld onefenfh zthe amount of power that is now derived In that state alone from tha consumption Of coal. But on he most ez3ravagaut calculation f Eoula not be possible to make available Ia that mountainous state one tenth of tbls theoretical amount af water power What then would ae the condition af these vast areas of the Mississippi valley where
 water power Is far less available?
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-13
Get Busy.

aft costs to advertise,
 Some person says. But what of that? This much IS nas' It always pays.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-13

PROPERTIES ARE
SURE winners

Hugh Sutherland returned Tues
day evening from visit to the new
strike in the Hardscrabble mountains
and states that the camp has every
indication of being a permanent one.
While there Mr. Sutherland took a
number of paintings from the two
foot ledge and estimated that the
entire ledge would assay over $3.50
ton. The ledge is composed of a
porphyritic quartz substance and
can be traced for over distance of
300 feet on the surface.
The shaft that is being sunk by
Lindsay and. Cicala is now down
about 100 feet. They have a num-
Der of distinct stringers all of which
carry values. These gentlemen first
started to run a tunnel in the hill
side and in that they encountered a
three-foot vein OF, ore which will
average about $40 ton.
The Richards, Malatesta and Peak
lease started operations Wednesday
morning and the work will be rush
ed
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-13
new BUILDINGS
FOR CLIFFORD

Lumber is being hauled to Clifford
for the construction of frame build
ing for the Broken Hills store, of
which Vivian Barr of Millers will be
manager. The store will carry a
general stock of merchandise. The
postoffice will occupy the same build
ing
Lumber is also being hauled from
Tonopah to Clifford for the erection
of a frame building in which saloon
will be conducted. Ike McGarry,
now Of the Nighthawk saloon at
Millers will conduct the Clifford sa-
loon. Work on both the above
structures will be rushed and as soon
as they are completed they will be
occupied. 1t looks as though the
Clifford boom is starting.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-13
men
MAY BREAK
into NEVADA

A representative of the racing in
terests which desire to break into Ne |
vada via the coming legislature, Sc
curing twenty-five year permit to
do SO, was in Carson City yesterday
hopeful of interviewing the assembly
men-elect and others having influence
in legislative affairs, says the News
While in the city the representative
conferred with several local people,
but did not see all the members of
the coming legislature, evidently con-
Guiding it was not wise at this time
to do so.
From the meagre information
which has leaked out of the plans of
the racing syndicate it appears that
it is backed by California and eastern
people. They desire to get franchise
for period of twenty-five years to-
conduct racing. betting and. all other
attachments, expedients and things a
part thereof Then it is planned to
make Nevada one of the biggest rae
ing and track gambling places In the
country.
The racetrack gamblers have been.
driven from New York, are losing
ground in California, having trouble
at Bennings, near Washington, D. c.,
and they now turn their eyes to Ne
vada as the last resort in a storm
which threatens their destruction
The fight Of Governor Hughes on the
element in the state of New York is
familiar to all local people and also
the inroads being made on their con-
troll in other places.
Already much opposition has de-
veloped to the plan In the state and
it is reported that the gambling
league at Reno has quietly taken up
the club and sought the trail for this
new form of gambling proposed to be
legislated into the state.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-13
MACCABEE LADIES
ENTERTAINED.


The. Ladies of the ,Maccabees en-
tertained at the Nevada theater last
evening at a card social. A large
crowd was present and the hall was
packed to its capacity. The first
prizes were won by Miss Myrtle Davis
and DR.. Mcleod. Mrs. Thomas
Dwyer captured the lady's second
prize. The lady's BOBBY prize fell to
Miss Able Strosnider, and Ed Malley
was presented with the gentlemen's
consolation prize-a bottle Of catsup.
After the prizes had been distrib-
uted delightful supper was served,
which was followed by dancing.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-13
SCENE AT
SHERIDAN FUNERAL
John j. Sheridan FedrfuIIy Arrdigned at
Wife'S Funeral in GOldfield - Lodge
Woman Made a Bitter Address,
Sheridan Held for Murder
surrounded by members of the orde
who extended their sympathy.
WARRANT FOR MURDER.

surrounded by members of the order
who extended their sympathy.
WARRANT FOR MURDER.
An information will be lodged by
the district attorney today against
John j. Sheridan, accusing him of
the murder of his wife Title on No
yember last
A coroner's inquest was held yes
terday, but the verdict failed to mem
ton any intent on the part of the
slayer. The finding, in part, follows:
THAT Mrs. Tillie Sheridan, aged As
years, a native of California, came to
her death on November last as the
result of knife wound inflicted by
one John j, Sheridan"
The jury was composed of the fol-
lowing: Robert M. O'Neill, Howard
Russell, Charles H. Lane, James g.
Purdy, J. E. Slinkey and w. H.
Gadd.
Pat McCarran of Tonopah formally
entered his appearance in the case as
attorney for Sheridan. He is the
lawyer who freed Patsy Dryer from
charge of murder in Elko county
Dryer was intoxicated at the time he
shot and killed his victim, but Nc
Carren saved him from the scaffold
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-13

Investigate the large line of mus
lin underwear that is being sacri-
feed at Richardson's. LIST
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-13

Only one week more of the big
sale at Richardson's. Everything
sacrificed. 11-S-tf.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-13
STOCK MARKET

The following quotations are fur
nished by the reliable brokerage fra
of Kenneth Donnellan & Co.:
Thursday, November IL.
Tonopah District.
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1die far's Musfnnt beforat G. 9iainr, Wr.
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-21
Chin of Victim Found.

Colonel w. C. Wood Of Collins,
the principal owner Of the w. c..
Wood Lumber Company's mill, where
two boilers exploded several days ago
and four were damaged, announced
his intention to replace all six Of the
boilers with new and larger ones, and
will soon have the mill in operation
again. The tongue and chin of Fire
man Hatten, one of the victims has
been found. 1t is believed that Hat
ten was on top of the boilers, turning
the steam into the boilers from the
other twins when the explosion oc-
Cured. The iron beam that extend
ed across on top, where there was
also the wheel with which the seam
was turned into the different boilers,
has been found with blood aud
scraps Of flesh on it. The remainder
of the boiler has been found in a
field about a quarter of mile from
the scene of the explosion, it hav-
ing been carried over tall pine trees.
It is about three-fifths Of the boil
er, and carried with it twelve of the
fues.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-21
Saved By Technicality.

Among the state cases disposed Of
at the sitting of the supreme court
last week, was that of Allen Litford,
negro, appealed from Tunica county,
from conviction Of murder and the
death sentence imposed in conse-
quence. Litford owes his respite
from the gallows to technical eva
sion of the letter Of the law in the
selection Of the jury which tried his
case, claiming that the jury had been
chosen without regard to the express
provision Of the law that the jurors
shall be selected from the several
beats in proportion to the registra-
ton therein. The defense made a
motion for a new trial, which was
overruled, and the appeal followed.
Whether the remand for another trial
means simply a postponement of the
hangman day for Litford, or that
it will save him from the gallows, or
even conviction, is to be developed.
Cases Of this nature have been re-
versed hitherto in Mississippi, on the
ground Of an irregularly drawn grand
jury, but this seems to be the first
which has been reversed on the ex-
ceptions noted in the composition Of
the trial jury
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-21
Kills in Self Defense.

A negro wss killed on the Rector
Plantation, near Sherard, by the man
ager, III. C. Goutcher. The latter shot
the man only after he had struck the
manager either with a piece Of wood
or his hand, following an alteration
as to whether or not the negro should
return to work, which he had for
some reason refused to do There was
great excitement among the planta-
ton negroes for a time after the
killing, and a message was received
at the sheriff's office at Clarksdale
asking thai an officer be sent out
to make the arrest. At this juncturs
however, Sheriff Baugh himself hap
pened to be passing the plantation,
when Goutcher voluntarily gave him
self into the custody Of the sheriff,
and was brought to jail.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-21
Exodus From Restricted District.

There has been general exodus
from the city Of the women Of the re-
stricted district since Saturday night,
when the police committee Of the city
council got together and instructed
Chief Of Police Allen to rid the city
of these characters. It is estimated
that fifty or more Of them have left
the city since the order was issued,
and others left even before the issu-
ance of the order, it having been
general known that such action
would be taken. Chief Allen has is
sued the following order, directing it
to all police officers Of the city:
"You are hereby instructed, as per
copy of instructions handed me by
the police committee on May 9, to
suppress all such houses on your re-
spectlve beats or in the city of Jack
son by having same vacated and ar
resting the guilty parties and bring
ing them before the police justice Of
the said city of jackson. Any police
officer failing to do his duty under
these instructions will be suspended
and summoned before the police COM
mittee.' The action of the police
committee and the subsequent action
of the chief Of police is the culmi-
nation Of the mass meeting held in
Duttoville, the southern suburb Of the
city, on Sunday, May 8, and whiclj
has been closely followed up by the
ministers of all denominations as
well as by the committee Of five APP
pointed at the meeting, by their APP
pearance before the city council, COM
munications in the daily .rSpers ana
their appearance before the police
committee itself last Saturday night.
The exodus Of white women, if it
continues for day or two, will solve
the problem so far as they are con-
cerned, but the real problem is yet
before the police in the removal Of
the negroes engaged in the same bust
ness. Mayor Wharton, Chief of Po-
lice Allen and Chairman Chiles Of
the police committee all assert that
there is to be no discrimination on
account Of color, and that all must
go alike. This is also included in the
demands made by the mass meeting
committee, and is evidently to be
carried out. So far as is known
none Of the negroes have left the
city or signified any intention Of do.
ing so.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-21
Refused to Relicense Company.

Insurance Commissioner I. M. Hen
ry stated that he had received a let
ter from I. A. O'Herin, Of Vicks-
burg, who was appointed receiver of
the Mississippi Home Insurance Com
pany, in which he states that he is
unable as yet to give out any state
ment as to the liabilities and assets
of the concern, but that he hopes to
do SO at an early date. In the mean
time, Mr.. O'Herin writes, he was
not re-insured any Of the MISSISSIPPI
Pi Homes business, and will not do
SO until he ascertains just how the
books and accounts stand. In this
connection it is Of interest to note
that one of the principal causes that
led up to the receivership effect was
that Commissioner Henry had de-
clined to re-icense the company, for
reasons that seemed good to him, and
subsequent events seem to have justi-
fed that discretionary step. 1t has
been reported that the Mississippi
Home business that was being ham
died through various agencies had
been reinsured, but this does not seem
to have been the case, according to
the officials in the Insurance Depart
mont.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-21
Target Practice Orders.

Adjutant General Fridge has pre-.
pared the general orders for the an
nual target practice by the National
Guard of the state at Camp William
son, near Vicksburg, to be held dur
ing June. The order specifies that
detachments of five men, in which
number officers may be included, will
he sent by all company commanders
to the rifle range, to reach there on
May 26, June 2, June 8 and June 16,
for whom transportation will be fur
nished on properly certified requests.
These transportation requests are to
be supplied the company commanders
on application, and the detachments
are to be held distinctly responsible
for their integrity. The transporta-
ton must read to Stout's Station,
which is on the line of the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley Railroad and all
detachments arriving over that line
will be detained at that point. Those
arriving at Vicksburg over the Ala
bama and Vicksburg will proceed to
Stout's as soon as possible. The
men will be supplied with the new
army rifle, the 1903-model, with suf-
ficient ammunition to serve them for
all events in which they will be
listed. The camp will be under the
direction of the Adjutant General.