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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-30
$4,000 in Cash Prizes Awarded by Stokey Bros Co.,
to Most Successful Tomato Growers Hall Brothers Won
the First Prize More Prizes Will Be Awarded Next Year

With the view of stimulating successful tomato grow
ing canning factories last Spring offered five
amounting $4,000 the five tomatoes growers who produced
their crops the biggest average yields per Realizing
that the prizes would do harm than good unless they
awarded the parties who them fairly and squary
have taken great pains prevent anyone from getting
these prizes who did not deserve it.
After the tomato crop gathered employed Mr. j. R.
McNab the assistant County Surveyor to make accurate
survey the patches of every grower who thought he
stood chance for of the prizes To further safeguard the
fairness of the contest required each of the successful contest
ants to 90 before Notary Public and make oath due form of
law that all delivered to factory in his
grown the specific piece land measured by the Surveyor
After taking these precautions feel satisfied that the prizes
have been awarded to the parties who desere them.
We give below the of the winners of the prizes
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-30
VALUABLE PRIZES AWARDED TO .
SUCCESSFUL TOMATO GROWERS

strated that our soil and climate
are alright for tomatoes, but it
has demonstrated further that
our favorable soil and climate
are helpless to produce good
tomato crops unles we add the
proper amount of labor and close
attention from the time the
plant beds are prepared until
the crop is picked and delivered
to factory.
The idea prevails that a farm
er who has no river bottom land
has very little chance of max
ing a success at farming. If
this idea were correct, the great
of our farmers would
be doomed to failure, as per-
haps, not more than five per
cent of the farms of our section
are river bottom farms. This
contest has demonstrated that
the uplands of our section are
more suited to the growing of
tomatoes than the bottom
lands; in fact, every one of the
tomato crops that won a prize
was upland, and four out of the
five were on hilly land. We see
no reason why every farmer of
this section should not make a
success farming. We are salts
fled that the best plan for a
farmer, whether he be large or
small is to plant out a variety of
crops every season, If one crop
happens to be hard hit by the
season, perhaps the other crops
will be alright and save the day.
By having several different
crops a farmer is better enabled
to have something to do all the
time for himself, his hired help
and his work stock, as crops can
be selected that can be harvest
ed at different times, the har-
vesting season usually being
the busiest time. If there is
any one key note of success for
the farmer, it is we believe to
arrange his crops so that he will
have something to do every
work day in the year, and do it.
1t is our ambition to be instru-
mental in doubling within the
next ten years the value of the
farm products of this section.
It is going to be our purpose
from year to year to try to give
the farmers of this section a good
market for some farm product
that is not grown extensively
now because we have no mark
ct for it. In addition to toma-
toes, sugar corn, beans, sweet
potatoes, pumpkins and all kinds
of fruits grown in this section,
there is no reason why we should
not be 9 canning garden peas,
cabbage, cucumbers, beets and
various other articles of food
that can be grown successfully
in this section.
For the past two or three years,
we have been experimenting with
the canning and growing of sugar
corn. Last season We grew on our
own land, together with what we
had grown for us about eighty
acres in sugar corn. We made an
average yield of about four tons to
, the acre, pulled from the stalk
shank and all. We are convinced
that we can make a success Of the
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-30

FIRST PRIZE of 5000 was
won by HALL BROS, (Mitchell
Hall & John Hall, Jr.,) who
grew tomatoes for our Reidtown
Factory. From 3 61-10O acres
they delivered to the factory
954 bushels, making an average
yield of 1864 bushels per acre.
They received for their entire
crop $238. so which makes an
average of $91. 38 per acre. This
tomato patch was on the top of
a high hill, overlooking Reid
town and was good land and
was in clover last year.
SECOND PRIZE of $4,000
was won by G. L. Thornton
who grew tomatoes for our
Chestnut Hill factory. From
l 54-1O0 acres Mr.. Thornton de-
livered to the factory 5l8f bush
els, making an average of 1886
bushels per acre. we paid Mr..
Thornton $l29. 60 for his toma-
toes, making an average of $S4.
per acre for the land that he
cultivated in tomatoes. This
crop was also on a high hill and
was on comparatively new land,
having been cultivated only
three or four years.
THIRD PRIZE of $1,000 was
won by w. r. Gray, of Chest
nut Hill. Mr.. Gray cultivated
i l9-1OO acres in tomatoes, max
ing a total yield of 1872 bushels
and an average yield of 33O
bushels per acre. This entire
crop brought $500 making an
average of $3.50 received per
acre. This crop was also on a
hill top and has been cleared
only a few years.
FOURTH PRIZE of $4,000
was won by Messrs I. c.. &
J.,C. Horton, who grew toma.
toes for our Newport factory
They cultivated l 60-l00 acres,
and delivered to the factory 5OOl
bushels, making an average
yield of 312s bushels per acre
They received for their entire
crop $125.14, making $500 pei
acre. This crop was on J. H
Walkers farm which is located
just beyond the Oldtown bridge
The land cultivated has beer
cleared only a few years ant
was in clover last year.
FIFTH PRIZE of $1,000 was
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-30
Held With Full Knights Tenn
.plar Honors. y,
BIG CROWD WAS PRESENT
Greeneville Commandery No. 20
and Morristown Commandery
No. % Were in Charge of the
Services, the TempIars Appear
ing in Uniform and Were
Headed by a Band,

With full knight Templsr honcrs.
the remains of Neil B. Minis who
died Monday of last week, were In
tered in Union cemetery here, Thurs
day, In the presence OF large crowd
1t was the largest attended funeral
held In Cooke county and 1t was the
first time that the knights Templar
had ever been seen in uniform.
The services were in charge of
Greeneville .Commandry No 20 and
Morristown commandy No %.
Those representing the Greeneville
commandry were H. Reeves, H. f.
shoun, J. w. Walker, 8. B. La
Rue, w. H. Doughty and E. A.
Lancaster. Those representing the
Morristown commandry were: E. M.
Grant, L. e.. .Grubb, John Carriger,
J. J.. Wilkerson, DR.. II. M. Lass,
DR.. w. G.. Ruble, &. d. Trobaugh,
Shields Carol, r. G. Wood, NJ. T..
Caldwell, J. F. Goodson, J. f.
Smith. w. E. Howell, T. J.. Hale,
Rev. T. B. Russell, +, w. 8. Mur-
ply, II. r. Reams, John Day, D.
c., Morris. The Newport Templars
In uniform were John M. Jones, l..
8. Allen, J. II. Jones, Dr.iC., w.
LaRue, DR.. r. G. Smith.
The Templars gathered at the Minis
hotel shortly before Up. m. and the
casket was carried from the parlor.
where 1t reposed while many friends
had taken last view Of the re-
mains. The pail bearears, John Car
riger, w. s. Murphey, DR.. w. g.
Ruble, John M. Jones, l.. 8. Allen,
DR.. r. e. Smith, DR.. C. w. LaRue,
and ]. R. Jones, headed the profession,
and immediatly following them came
the Crouch band of Knoxville playing
dirge. The Templars followed
with white plum hats and marched
two abreast while the members Of the
family brought up the rear.
At the M. E. Church South the
casket was carried to the front of the
pulpit which was banked with flow ers.
the floral tribute of the friends of the
deceased.
These flowers were perfect setting
for the somber black of the casket,
whose very blackness was offset by
the white plum of 1.-THE deceased
Knights helmet and the shining
scabbard which held his sword, which
were lying on the casket.
Miss Georgia Mooney of Knoxville,
Miss Nell Kidwell and Messrs Henry
Alexander of Newport and Walter
McCabe of Knoxville constituted
choir, with Mrs. Rhea Minnis as or
ganist. The services were opened by
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bross, the pas
tor of the M. +. church, South after
which there was song by the choir.
Rev. w. l.. Patton of Jefferson City,
preached briefly, relating how he had
just little over nine years ago stood
in lchurch where there was a large.
croud, how there was copious dis
play of flowers, but instead of sadness,
joy and laughter abounded.
This he said was the occasion when
he said the words which united Neil
B. Minis in marriage, and he had
little thought that the next time he
would be in crowded church edlfice
with this young couple that 1t would
be upon such sad occasion.
After solo by Miss Mooney, Rev.
J 8. Black, also spoke briefly Of
the life of the deceased.
The knight Templars here took
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-30

growing and canning of this article.
1t takes some very expensive ma
chinery to can sugar corn success
fully, and we have invested in
enough of this machinery to ham
die from four hundred to five
hundred acres of sugar corn next
season. We are in position to
plant ourselves three hundred
acres or more, and we would like
for as many of the farmers who
live within a radious of from ten
to twelve miles Of Newport, to try
a small amount of sugar corn next
season in order to see for your
selves what it will do.
We are convinced that this is
going to be very desirable and
profitable crop for this section.
1t is a very quick crop. If plant
ed about the first OF May, it will
be ready to gather about the first
of August. We planta variety
of sugar corn that is all ready to
gather at one time, SO it is gather
ed out of the field clean as you go.
After the ears are pulled off of the
stalks, the stalks are ready to
either be cut and cured like fodder
or tops, or cut up and put into a
SilO for ensilage. The stalks all
come off of the land in August
and leavei it ready to be ploughed
for wheat, oats or rye, or if de-
sired peas can be sown in the corn
when it is laid by, aud after the
stalks are taken off the peas and
crabgrass can be allowed to grow
up for fall hay crop. The grow.
ing of sugar corn will do away
with fodder pulling, the cutting of
tops, and the cutting up and
shocking of field corn. All these
different ways of saving rough
ness Injuries the corn crop, but
with sugar corn, the corn crop is
out Of your way. and you can con-
vert the stalks into feed without
injury to the crop. Sugar corn is
bought by canning factories by
the ton, the ears being pulled with
the shank left on them. The prices
paid by canning factories range
from six to nine dollars per ton.
AS so much interest was taken
in the tomato prizes this season.
we nave decided to give the same
amount of money prizes next sea-
son. AS the tomato growers with
a large acreage can hardly &C mpete
in average yield with the grower
who has only one or two acres, we
have decided to offer one set of
prizes for the biggest yields per
acre on the crops that range from
one to three acres, any crop with
less than an acre in it being count
ed as one acre, and another set of
prizes for crops that contain three
acres or more. The first prize in
each contest will be $4,000, the
second S25 90 and the third $40. 90.
AS the farmers are now almost
all through gathering corn and
sowing wheat and naturally are
turning their attention to the
planning of their next years crops
and preparing their land for these
crops, we feel that now is the
proper time for us to contract our
tomato and corn acreage for next
season. AS tomatoes seems TO
thrive exceptionally well on new
land, by making our contracts now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05

The Russkoye Snanya publishes some extraordinary details regarding a re- markable sect of devil-worshippers in St. Petersburg. The journal deals with the practices of the devotees in considerable detail and states that the house in which they meet is in one of the most fashion able quarters of the city, while the mem bers are drawn almost exclusively from the smartest people, including many high officials.
 Masses with weird ceremonial are cele- brated, those attending wearing fantasti cal costumes, and going through an alab crate service. The members of the sect base their religion on the ground that since Satan has been appointed to pre- side over the punishment of the sinful, and since all mortals are tainted with guilt he must be appeased by worship. The Russkoyo Snanya draws a pessimistic picture of Russian mortals from the bare possibility of such sacriegious proceed ings being permitted in modern times, and calls upon the authorities to put a stop to them without further delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05
N. \. PORTER. President NOSE LEVY, Vice-Pres.

iy abroad, there does not at present ap- pear to be any reason for attaching 70 them any sinister significance.
 Recently serious outbreaks have oc- cured at the convict prisons at the bar rage and at Tourah At the former place the revolt of the convicts who are there imprisoned for undefined periods, origi- mated in a demand to have the length of time of their imprisonment accurately de- fined.
 They refused to listen to the remon- strances of the dircctor-general of prs- ems, who was summoned from Tourah where trouble was already brewing, and it was found necessary to compel them to re-enter their cells by force As the oonvicts had armed themselves with the tools employed during their work q se- we're struggle took place in the course of which several convicts were hurt; one Of them afterwards dying. At Tourah, where there are 100 convicts, the cause of dis content was the new regulation provid- ing that the prisoners should receive maize bread instead of wheaten bread Open mutiny and violence here led to the ringleaders being shot, whereupon the remainder submitted. The newly-arrived prisoners have raised no objection to the bread, which is of better quality than they get when at liberty in their own homes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05
POLITICAL UNREST
 HAS SUBSIDED

Cairo, March 4.-(Special) political unrest, which may be said to have reached it's eliminating point with the assassination of Boutros Pasha last Feb ruary has subsided with unexpected rap idity since Sir Edward Grey's statement in the house of commons last July put an end to the doubts and coniurers regard ing the aims and intentions of British policy, while the assurance that the cot ton crop of the present year will, in view of excellence and the high prices pre- vailing in the worlds markets, prove to be in every sense a record" has inspired a feeling of confidence with regard tc economic conditions which cannot fail to react favorably upon the political situa- tion.
 Occasional instances of insubordination assuming political character, will no doubt occur from time to time among students and school boys. But regretta- ble as such language and such incidents must be considered and unfortunate as is the impression they produce, especial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05
CyStitiS Or inflammation of the bladder Is a most painful disease that is very prevalent. If not attended to promptIy serious complications may arise.

Mrs M. E. Read of SIP W. Beach street,
 Biloxi, Miss, writes: 1T took four bottles of Warmers Safe Cure for Cystitis dn- fiammaton of the bladder) and 1t cured me- My trouble was of long standing. and it seemed to get worse in hot weather or when I took cold Should need any i,.ore medicine for the same trouble l
 would certainly. use it again. l always
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 whenever l meet any one with Kidney,
 liver CT bladder troupies.
 T never gave a testimonial before, Nut
 I ani willing to ii thjc case. If at any
 tire any one wishes tr write me for furS
 ther information on the subject l will
 gladly answer tilcin."
 If you have paiis in the back, uric acid poison. Brights disc asr, inflammation of
 the bladder and urinary organs, Jaun-
 dice or torpid liver, these symptoms tell
 yuu that your kidneys have been diseased for long lime Npiners Safe Cure, for tle kidrcys, iiv.r anc bladder, makes the liver active anl heals the diseased
 kidneys. It is put up in soc and $l sizes and sold by all druggists.
 Warrer's Safe Fiiis, for constipation nud biliousress, purely vegetable, abso- lutely free from injurious substances. are Il perfect laxative. They do not gripe or leave apy lad oftel effects. 25 cents package.
 If ytni have never frieu Warmers Safe Cure, send u- yuur name and address. We vin send yon aGriple bottle, together with sample or Warner 5 Safe Pills. free of charge. All wn ask is that you mem l ton tle Iiinr.afLam Age-Heraid when writing warners Safe Cure Co.,. Roches- ter. N. \.
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he does not we shall probably hear a great deal more about it's advent. but We shall never see much of it.
 Whichever policy the lords may adopt Is matter of indifference to the govern ment and the liberal party. From their point of view both policies have their advantages and the government will be quite ready to go forward with their at tack, whether the lords produce a reform bill or not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05
A Wonderful Clock

In recent campaign in Indiana, Hon. John w. Kern, who goes to the United States Senate next March, succeeding Senator Beveridge, told story about an old settler whose clock, he said re- minded him of the condition of the re- publican party.
 This old settler had a clock said MT. Kern, that when it struck six and the hands pointed to half past four he lnew it was twenty minutes past two"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05
Onion Sets, $1.00 bushel.
 V. w. WOOD & co. 24th St. and End Ave.

223O Seventh Avenue, North. Beautiful interior, eight (8) bed rooms, two (2) bath rooms, parlor, reception hall, dining and cook rooms, two (2) ser wants rooms, garage, garden or chicken yard. Electricity and gas.
 Price $85.00 per month
 BAILEY & HOWARD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05
DUMA TAXES REAL
 HAND IN AFT AIRS
AL. (. CAREER, Cashier JOHN N. sPARkMAN
 Asst. Cashier.

St. Petersburg. March 4,-(Spec1al)- The duma is gradually finding itself and
 is beginning to take a real hand in af- fairs. For instance. a recent debate oc- cured concerning the accident to the bat tleship Sava last year which may result in, an overhauling of the slack graft-rid den methods of the Russian admiralty and ultimately make of the new Russian navy an effective fighting force instead of the slack twisted nondescript concern it was at the time of the war with Japan. After the minister of marine had naoe a statement on the subject the duma- adopted a resolution declaring that the accident of the Slava did not stand alone; was the result of the negligence and care lessness on the part of individual off, clals, and reflected on the whole service and on the system in force at the admi- ralty, where the organization was alto gether wrong andt here was a lack of trained and experienced specialists.
 M Alexejenko, the chairman of the budget committee of the duma, says al- though the committees deliberations have not yet been concluded, preliminary estimates of the budget for 1911 justify him in declaring that the revenue will exceed the ordinary and extraordinary expenditure by no less than 20,00O,00o roubles-about $10 GOO 000-and that there can be no question of loan.
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something to feel alarmed about. AS a result of the tactics of the tory pol- iticians, life does not seem worth while living without a real good scare to SCI your nerves, on end, and just now we are very much scared at the tnough' that England may be invaded, not py the legions of the Kaiser, but by the Bubonic plague of the east. All of the sensational newspapers are full Of the most dreadful stories of what Is going on in China told with the most SICK ening details. Then to follow up these preliminary stories we are told how rats spread the plague, and, incidentally, that thousands of Asiatic rats land In Englahi every day, defying all alien laws.
 As a matter of fact the possibility Of infection does exist and the authorities are taking every possible precaution known to keep out the enemy
 China is being treated as an infected area In the case of my vessel cominS directly from Chinese port or which has called at such port, everybody on board is examined at Gravesend. Fur ther, the names and addresses are takei. of all passengers and members of the crew leaving the ship, and these are mo- tified to the medical officers of the dis tricts to which these persons are pro ceeding In the event of case or sus- pected plague occurring the London county council have made arrangements to isolate if necessary at q moments mo- tice those who have been in contact With the case.
 Arrangements have also been made 10 determine at the earliest moment by bacteriological examination or otherwise, the exact nature of the suspected sick ness.
 In any definitely ascertained case of plague the case would at once be dealt with by the Metropolitan Asylums Board These are the days of great political 'suspense. That the liberal government is in earnest no one doubts; what they are going to do, if opposed. is also known. but what .he lords will do. not even the lords themselves know. Today they are as anxious to reform them selves as a schoolboy trembling in fear of spanking tomorrow they sulk and refuse to do anything What they prob ably will do is to listen to the dictates of MT. Balfour who is once more the ab- solute master of his followers in the house of lords and MT. Balfour is an exrert in the art of delaying matters. and will do so as long as he possibly can but in the end, if he thinks that a reform bill in the lords will help the fight against the veto bill in the house of commons the bill will be produced; If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05

Los Angeles, March 4.--Jack London, the American novelist, who has been leading band of insurgents in the Mexican rebellion, is in jail on charge of violating the neutrality laws. He Is slightly wounded, and, an unccnfirmed report says, was captured last night after a running fight with regular troops. With, the, American writer is the leader of the Mexican insurgents in this part of the country. Simon Bethold, who also is held There seems |. to be some doubt as to whether the prisoners are in the control of American or Mexican troops. News of the capture came here when an American army officer wired to, some friends of MT. London for aid in getting him out of his troubles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05

Three acts of vaudeville and 2O00 feet of first run pictures and a song comprise tie daily programme at the Best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05
Girl Students Marrying

Wellington. N. Z., March 4.-(Special) ) New Zealands girls decline to ac- cept Punch's advice, and where mar riages are concerned there is no don't" in the voca bulary. The We'll ington education board is much per turbed over the wholesale resigna ton of their girl school teachers for the pur- pose of embarking in matrimony. One member wanted an injunction: another said, You can't stop them." It was stated, amidst awful silence that many of the girl students at the train- ing college are wearing engagement rings. The chairman said. ''Th here's no remedy; they will do it." venerable and portly sage advised the board not to get so many pretty girls, into their service.
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From the Chicago News.
 Mrs. Ellenbert--Is Mrs. Smith her hush and's second wife?
 ElIenbert-No; why do you think she was?
 Mrs. Ellenbert-Why. l have heard several persons say he had been married before.
 5llenbert-He has been married be- fore. but that doesn't make the present Mrs. Smith his second wife; he has been married twice before.