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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-27

have found that the place has paid
them from its inception, each year the
net profit growing larger.
At Pitkin, La, not far from Bon
Ami, and in Jasper County, Texas, con-
siderable Irish potato growing COM
munities have sprung up, furnishing
the earliest Irish potatoes to reach the
markets of Middle West, and the
product is grown in the cut-over pine
land.
''The Miller-Vidor Lumber Company
is another big lumber concern which
is conducting a demonstration farm,
and their farm near their Vidor mill,
about twelve miles north of Beaumont,
is well worth a visit. On this farm
more attention has been given to
staples, and last year they had several
acres planted in corn, the average
yield of which was from As to 60 BUSH
els to the acre, according to variety.
Cotton and other staple crops of Texas
are found to do equally well, while the
cane grown on the cut-over pine land
is of higher per cent saccharine
matter than that grown on the lower
lands.
"All of these demonstrators and ex-
perimentors had exhibits at the South
east Texas Fair last year, Beaumont's
annual show, and each took many first
and second premiums on the entries of
general farm products, while the bulk
of the premiums on citrus fruits went
to the fruit growers whose orchards
are on cut-over pine lands
"That these lands are fertile and pro-
ductive is no longer a theory, but it
has been demonstrated so clearly that
even the most skeptical must believe.
In the opinion of many they are the
most fertile in the Gulf coast. The
sandy loan of the surface soil is of
varying depth and is underlaid by q
red or yellow clay. The top soil is
light and may be easily wasted by the
slovenly farmer, but on the other
hand, the careful farmer has no diff
Guilty in building up and increasing its
fertility by conserving the fertilizers
produced on the farm.
These lands in most sections may
be had in small tracts very cheaply al
present and they offer great opportuni
ties for the poor man, especially il
they are in the vicinity of city or Q
good-sized mill town. Many who have
been taking up these lands near the
Neches River utilities the stream ant
reach their market by boat, though us
ually these lands lie some distance
back from the river, and in only few
places do they approach the bank O
the stream"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-27
POSSIBILITIES ARE GREAT
in CUT over LANDS
GEO. A. SMITH WRITES ACCOMPLISHED AT
BEAUMONT TExAs-THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE EQUALLY AS
THROUGHOUT SECTION NOW ATTRACT
A

The article below from the ZEN OF
Geo. A. Smith. of Beaumont, Texas, is
reproduced with the hope of bringing
before the people of this section the
possibilities in the development of the
cut-over lands of Mississippi. The
article follows:
s"The possibilities that lie in the de-
velopment of the cut-over pine lands
of East Texas and Western Louisiana
are receiving attention, not only from
big timber land owners, but from the
small farmer as we'll. The idea has
been prevalent that these lands were
OF little account, perhaps because the
idea was brought from the sandy pine
lands of the east and adopted without
investigation, or perhaps, because the
first farmers of this section found
scattered through the pines fair prairies
of deep, black or chocolate loam'
which offered no problems of clearing
the land, and because they were easily
placed in cultivation these were
chosen and the idea spread that the
timber lands were not suited to agri-
culture. or again perhaps some settler
cleared a bit of land in the woods and
through careless tilling soon lost his
surface soil by erosion, and thus be-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-27
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED


by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional rem.
edies. Deafness is caused by an IN
famed condition of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
1t is entirely closed, Deafness Is the
result, and unless the Inflammation
can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh
which is nothing but an inflamed con
dition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars free.
-. CHENEY 6 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-27
The CataIpa Tree.

The cataipa tree is the SLOUGH of the
forest. 1t has a brief season Of beau.
ty, but this outburst Of charm Is so ex-
ceedingly ephemeral when compared
with the long weeks and months when
1t seems to be fairly reveling In litter
that the wonder is its presence is toler-
ated to the extent it has been In years
gone by. We believe it was Lord By
ron who once INDUCED In a few rhap-
sodicaI utterances over the catalpa
blossoms, but it is safe to say he never
had to clean up yard which was mar
red by the presence of one or more Of
the trees or the sentiments expressed
would have been in other than poetic
vein.-Des Moines Capital.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-27
L0NDofl FAX Ct eRYs.


Their Dress a-d Mces o. inv Cen.
tur, ago
A hundred years n.u The iiIfsHf OF
bank clerks In I.un,lu, n,usi have been
inconsiderable. rh pa banks needed
only small STATS snite late In the
eighteenth century one of the biggest
conducted its business with two clerks.
The engagement OF a third created
great excitement. His arrival was still
more exciting. for we are assured that
he wore long tapped coat with
large pockets; the sleeves had broad
cuffs, with three large buttons. some
what like the coats, worn by Green
witch pensioners; an embroidered waist
coat reaching nearly down to his
knees. with an enormous bouquet In
the buttonhole; cooked hat. powdered
hair, with pigtail and bagwig, and
gold headed cane" This, no doubt.
was something of peacock. even for
his time. A few years later. In the
early part of the nineteenth century,
the correct official garb was knee
breeches. silk stockings. shoes with
silver buckles and often white tie.
One can scarcely imagine dress more
suggestive Of sober opulence.
But 1t does not seem that. according
to our ideas. the manner of life was
quite in harmony with this impressive
appearance. Not for the bank clerk of
the early eighteen hundreds the i'm
maculately clean and deliberately fitted
restaurants of the modern city! Not
for him tea shops with varieties of
harmless drinks and tempting light
food! If he wanted meal he went to
the butcher and bought himself a chop
or steak for fvepence halfpenny or
sixpence. This he carried himself to
an adjacent public house, where they
cooked 1t for penny. The public
house. In fact played no small part in
his life
Is it not tradition that the clearing
house has grown from the meetings of
clerks In q tavern, where they met for
the purpose of settling up accounts
among themselves? - London Tele-
graph.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-27
RARE WILD BEASTS.
The kadiak Bear and the Tufted Ear
Rhinoceros,

There are u number of beasts speci.
mems of which are ardently desired
not only by the geological gardens Of
the world. but by the professional me-
nageries as well. Among these may
be mentioned the Kadiak bear. an ex-
tremely rare animal and one calculat-
ed 10 make II Rocky mountain grizzly
appear insignificant.
South America contains prize In
the form of species of jaguar never
held in captivity. This jaguar is of
tremendous size and coal black.
There are two rare birds in the Anna
zon forests whereof no specimens have
ever been brought away-the bell
bird" and the lost soul" These names
are derived from the effects produced
by the cries of the birds. the former
having a voice likened to that of sill
yer bell and the latter possessing the
eerie accompaniment of grooming In
such manner as to produce goose
flesh on the unfortunate person who
hears its song.
The naturalists will also vote an ex-
preston of heartfelt thanks to the in
dividual who will fetch them from far
off Burma specimen Of rhinoceros
having a black hide and big, tufted
ears. No one has ever actually seen
this rhinoceros: but, it is averred. white
men have frequently seen his hide.
New Zealand is land of animal mys-
teries. The most popular of the rare
beasts whereof specimens are longed
for by the civilized world is kind Of
duck billed beast. No one seems GER
tain what 1t should be called. Darwin,
1t is added. was always of the opinion
that some day true lizard bird e.,
not a flying lizard, but a true missing
link between the birds and the reptiles
might be found in New Zealand
Harper's Weekly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-27

came convinced that the cut-over land
was of no account Whatever the
cause the idea became fixed and half
a dozen years ago the man who had
years would have told the new conner
off hand that the cut-over land was
no good, and that it would not raise
anything.
Half a dozen years have made a
great change in the general opinion Of
these lands. There came the day
when newcomers were unconvinced
and began to experiment. Today Col
lier's Ferry Road Magnolia Road, shell
highway leading out of the city Of
Beaumont for perhaps a dozen miles
through land on which the first growth
pine was cut many years ago and
which has since grown up to loblolly,
are lined with small fruit and truck
farms, giving livelihood to scores of
families, and the lands which dozen
years ago could have been purchased
for a few dollars an acre are now held
at hundreds of dollars an acre. Here
are grown caulifower, strawberries,
celery, tomatoes, oranges, plums,
peaches, and early radishes, lettuce,
spinach and the like in several sue
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-27
BREAKS UP COLDS
In the Head or Chest over Night.


Breathe Hyomei and get joyful re
lief in five minutes.
Try this just before going to bed
Pour teaspoonful of Hyomei into q
bowl of boiling water, cover head AMI
bowl with towel and breathe for sew
eral minutes the vapor that arises
then go and sleep peacefully and
awake with clear head free from mu
cous.
The Owl Drug Store guarantees
Hyomei to cure catarrh, colds, coughs
asthma, sore throat and bronchitis, OF
money back.
A bottle costs so cents; complete
outfit which includes hard rubber
pocket inhaler $1.00.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-27
Pride All Around.

Pm proud to say" boosted the man
with the large stomach and the i'm
mense solitaire. "that amt never
wasted any time readin' poetry"
WELL" yentured the gentleman with
the seedy clothes and the high brow,
''if the poets were asked they would
probably agree that they were proud
Of It too,"-Chicago Record Herald.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-27
European Tattooers.

Tattooing is not by any means con-
fined to savage peoples. There are
races in Europe which make it regu-
lar practice, and men, women and chill
dren bear on their bodies ornamental
lions that are as ornate and queer, al
though not as extensive, as are mark
ings on the bodies of the south sea
savages. These European tattooers
mans, who live in the famous Balkan
peninsula.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-27

cessive crops in each season for the
city markets.
About three years ago a machinist
in one of the oil refinery shops con.
ceived the idea that he had worked
at the bench long enough and would
get back to the land. He wanted to
get out in the open and do things. He
did not have the means to buy the
high-priced lands near the city, so he
went across the Neches, where similar
cut-over lands could be had cheaply
and bought a small tract and moved
his family thereon. They were obliged
to rough it because their capital was
small and there was rough work to be
done, but he has cleared his tract,
built a house, purchased more land
and is on the high road to compe-
tency. Last year he sold $940 worth
of strawberries off from little more
than half an acre of land, and has
already been selling berries for sew
eral weeks this season. Besides his
strawberries he grows blackberries,
dewberries and early vegetables, be-
sides supplying considerable cabbage
and Irish potatoes from his fields TO
the Beaumont markets. His success
number who have been in the trades
heretofore who are buying these piney
woods farms, and where they are not
afraid of labor they are equally sue
cessful.
One of the earliest to realize the
value of these lands was Captain VIII
liam Wiess, an old-time lumberman
and a big land owner. About ten or
twelve years ago he started a demon
stration farm on cut-over lands on the
Neches some distance north of Beau
mont. Today he has a fine citrus or.
chard, peach, pear and plum orchards,
and raises all kinds of farm products
on the place, and so carefully have hia
cultural methods been conducted that
his farm is more prolific today than in
the earlier days when the farm was
virgin.
The Long-Bell Lumber Company,
about four years ago established one
of these demonstration farms at Bon
Ami, La, about seventy miles from
Beaumont, and the story of it's de-
velopment reads like romance. Here
one cut-over pine land, from much of
which the stumps have not been re-
moved, they have 1891 trees and
vines of various kinds. To be exact
they have $500 peaches, 10,1O6 pecans,
5000 figs, 245 oranges, $50 pears, 1000
plums and 1900 grapes. While this
farm was started for experimental and
demonstration purposes, to enable this
big lumber company to determine
what kind of an asset they had in the
cut-over lands, and to demonstrate
their value for farming, it has proven
profitable and preserving plants and
canning factory are run in connection.
and practically every known vegetable
is grown on the land. Its purpose be-
ing to obtain definite information
books have been carefully kept on
every acre and with every variety of
crop, so that they are able to tell to
the penny the profit or loss, and they
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-27
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The new era., 1911-03-09
SCHOOL NOTES
By Miss June ShiI

By Miss June Shippey
Elizabeth Gresham was absent
from school Wednesday.
Orville Smith has been absent sew
eral days on account of sickness.
The pupils are all over the Whoop-
ing Cough and have started their
work again.
Two new scholars started to school
Monday Nellie Carlston in Mrs.
Dawsons room, and Harold G arlston
in Miss Barretts room.
Mr. Nelson has been kept busy
with his switch lately, as the birth
days have been coming thick and
fast since March began.
Mrs. Chas. Winscom and little
daughter Jessie and her two friends
from Haworth, Miss Kimmons and
Miss Lee, visited our school Tues
day afternoon.
The new era., 1911-03-09
N eW Stallion
And Jack LaW
SENATE BILL NO 21s

This bill passed its third reading
in the ~ Senate on March 9th,
and will accordingly most likely be-
come a law AS it repeals the law
of 1909 And as its provisions are very
different it important for owners
of stations and Jacks to know some
thing about it.
Through the courtesy of Secretary
of state James b. Pearce | am in
possession of a copy of the Bill as
as introduced by Senator Cary, and
while of course it may be consider
ably amended, it is likely that the
ra.ll will give us a very fair idea Of
o., Act as finally passed
Section 1 calls for all those who
wish to stand any stallion or Jack
ror public service to obtain license
good for one year from the State
Board of Stock inspection Commis-
sioners. AS compared with the old
law this takes the registration out
of the hands of the Secretary Of
State and wipes out his records as
there is no provision for taking
them over, opening new deal with
the State Board of Live Stock In
spection Commissioners. 1t also C
compels grade stations that stand
for public service to take out Ii
cense as well as registered stock.
Section calls for applications for
license on blanks provided, stating
whether the animal is registered or
not, and in case of registered ami
mails accompanied by evidence of reg
istration.
Section 8 is new. 1t calls for a
certificate to accompany each appli-
cation from some licensed veterinar-
ian of the state, stating that the
animal is not afflicted with Roaring
"Ringbone", SPAWN, Specific Oph-
thalmia" Moon Blindness(, or any
form of venereal disease. The fee
for the veterinary certificate is limit
ed to three dollars.
0Section provides for a fee OF
sa dollars, for each license issued,
Newable annually at a fee OF Two
dGllars, but renewals must be accom-
panied by fresh veterinarians GER
tificate.
Section 5 provides that the State
Veterinary Surgeon may step in
where diseased animals are Ii censed
and have the Ii cense revoked.
Section instructs the State Board
af Live Stock Commissioners to use
the funds collected as premiums fol
Colorado bred horses and mules al
County fairs.
Section Z provides for posting ol
The new era., 1911-03-09

the licenses much as in the old act.
Section gives the owners of a
licensed Stallion or jack lien upon
the mare and the produce until ser
vice fees are paid.
Section 8 provides penalties. Sec
ton 10 repeals the old act, and Sec
ton IL declares urgency.
While the old oct is in force I'M
til this bill is signed by the Gov
ernor, it would appear to me that
any one recording under the old act
will lose his fee and have to take
the new license as we'll. l will be
glad to discuss the matter with own
ers.
A. w. Whitehouse, D. V. S.
The new era., 1911-03-09

Hubert Chedsey and son, Nathan,
returned from Denver Monday eve
ming. NJ. Chedseyd had been taking
in the Colorado Stockgrowers' meet
ing which was held there last week
Mrs. Chedsey and Hubie came in
from Hebron to meet them Tuesday
Jap Dawson was a visitor from
Higho Tuesday. Mrs. DAWSON is stay
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey Coe
while Mrs. Coe is sick.
Chas. Rlggen made trip to Fox
park after supplies last week. Mrs .
Riggen went with him.
w. A Pierce kwas infrom his
ranch on the upper Michigan Tuesday
and Wednesday, aHI
The new era., 1911-03-09
SPARKS FROM HEBRON

(From our Special Correspondent
Jerome Decker and Chas. Riggen,
brought the Hebron store q load of
freight Monday.
Mrs. Chedsey awent to town Mon
day to meet Mr.. Chedsey and Nathen
who have been out side for short.
time.
The Hebron telephone Is out of
order this week, wonder if we could
get the manager or one of his assis-
tants Ito come over and straighten
things out.
Miss Lee and Miss Kimmons took
the stage at Hebron for for Wal
den Monday. They have been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Fuller for
the past week.
Era Burtis and Fate Maham were
down from the Chedsey ranch Satur-
day.
Miss Helen Chedsey was chief cook
while her mother was in town.
Mrs. A. j., Monroe and son took
dinner at Andrew Peterson's We'd
nesday.
The new era., 1911-03-09

Reports come from Denver this
week stating that Mark Baldwin of
Rand died at the st. James Hotel
there Monday Night from an alco-
holic hemorrhage.
Mr.. Baldwin was a well known
ranchman Of the park and one of the
early pioneers, and was well liked
by all. It Is with deepest regret and
sorrow that we receive the sad news
of his sudden death. The sympathy.
Of the entire community is extended
to the bereaved family.
The new era., 1911-03-09
RAND RELIABLE

(From our Special Correspondent
Baily got his snuff all o. X, but
Elgie dosen,t like it he says.
The new era., 1911-03-09

C. C. Fliniau returned from the
outside last night. He took the
Higho stage for home this morning.
Mrs Jeptha Dawson returned to
her home near Higho, on the stage
this morning.
Mrs. Sippey returned to the ranch
with Valdai monday on account of
Mrs Boon McCallum being quite ILL.,
Gus Taylor the West side forest
ranger was in Walden Saturday and
Sunday.
Carl Ross was passenger on the
stage Sunday evening.
Ed Barber was in from the ranch
Saturday
Clarence Boston was in gazing at
the signs Saturday.
M. and Mrs. H. c. Boston and
Miss Carrie are in from the ranch
today.
NJ r. Ma thews was in town Tues
day.
The new era., 1911-03-09
MEDICINE BOW PLANTING
Laramie, Wyoming, March 6, 1911.
Editor New Era,
Walden, Colo,

4
Editor New Era,
| Walden, Colo,
Dear Sir
A Clipping from your issue Of Feb
ruary %, mentioning the work which
we have been doing at the Foxpark
station in collecting Pine cones and
extracting the seed from them for
planting, has been called to my at
preci4 ion of your very friendly ed
itoriat In this connectnion, it may
be Of interest to you to know that
a great amount of seed collecting
work Twas done all through this dis
trict during the past season and, in
fast, through all the National Forests
of the United States. In this district
which has headquarters at Denver,
and includes Wyoming and Colorado,
total Of nearly 200 bushels Of
pine cones was gathered. From
these cones a total of about $4,000
pounds 70 seed will be extracted.
Cones from all the commercial tree
species of the region were collected,
but special alienation was given to
yello& pine, Engleman Spruce and
Lodge Pole Pine. The seed extract
ed wtl be used in planting or SOW
ing back the areas of barrens and
burns throughout the Forests Of the
districts, of which there are many
hundreds of thousands of acres. l
am inclined to think that statements
which have sometimes been made to
the effect that there are great areas
of untimbered lands included within
the forests have had these barrens an
burns in minda. The fact that these
areas once carried good timber
would seem to be sufficient reason to
suppose that they would carry tim
ber again if given the chance. The
seed is usually sown broadcast in
the late fall or early Spring. There
can be no question but that this SOW
ing work will be successful.
Important as seed and sowing
work undoubtedly is, there is another
phase of our work which, it strikes
me, has still greater Importance
that is, the taking care of the grow.
I ing and mature timber which we. all
ready have. We must surely protect
the stock on ha nd before securing
more stock. When it is remembered
that one fire may burn over and de-
stroy in a few hours the result of
hundreds of years of growth on
areas much greater than we can
hope to plant back for many years,
and that to protect our timbered
areas, we have hardly ranger to
So, 200 acres, the seriousness of our
problem of fire protection becomes
evident.
In order to make this protection
reasonably adequate, we must have
roads and trails, permanent stations
and lookouts equipped with telephone
fire tools, and men,. and above all,
we must have the intelligent cooper
alton of the people who are primari-
ly affected by the presence or absenc
of Forests, that is, the settlers and
citizens of our communities.
l have taken this occasion to call
these things to your attention becaus
of the very friendly attitude shown
by your editorial and because you
indicated a desire to keep in touch
with the planting work which we haV
undertaken. / often think that If
every citizen could see for himself,
on the ground, what we are doing an
attempting to do, there might be
a more appreciativeo and sympathet-
ic spirit of cooperation than has
sometimes appeared in the past.
Very truly yours,
C. S. LOVEJOY,
Forest Supervisor.
The new era., 1911-03-09
TEACHERS EXAMS.

Tea chers' examinations for certif-
icates in Jackson County will be held
at the Court House at Walden. Colo,
Thurs day and Friday of next week,
March 16 and IT, 1911.
NELLIE r. AFFOLTER,
County Superintendent.