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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
ULSTERMEN ON VERGE OF WAR
The British Government Disposes Its
Troops to Prepare for Emergency.

Western Newspapc- Union vews Service.
London.-"War in Ulster" is the
startling headline sensational London
newspapers are disp aging in the black
est type.
The government began to dispose
Of its regular troops in Ireland. so
they may be in position to deal with
any situation that arises. The army
council some time ago considered the
possibilities of home rule strife and in
strUcted Lieutenant General Sir Ar
thur Henry Fitzroy Paget, who com
mands the Irish garrison, to take nee
essary precautions to maintain order
and safeguard property. A general re
distribution of forces in Ireland there
fore was 'egun.
Two regiments were sent from the
south to reinforce the Ulster garrisons
while the troops in Ulster were moved
TO new stations in conformity with the
custom that in the event of trouble
soldiers will not have to encounter
people with whom they had formed
friendships Some Irish recruits were
sent from the Armagh recruiting sta
ton to England.
The possibilities of a collision be-
tween British soldiers and Ulster vol
unteers resulting from the suparheat-
ed political feeling, are recognized, but
leaders on both sides are trying to ex-
ert pacific influenCe John Redmond
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

ding. Raising sheep for wool alone
does not pay on farms, and the at
tempts of farmers to make it pay is
undoubtedly largely responsible for
the prevailing opinion that sheep are
not profitable on expensive land. Sheep
are raised in England on some of the
most expensive land in the kingdom,
but they are raised as meat animals
and not as wool producers; the wool
is by-product, as it should be in
farm flocks.
If only 20 per cent of the farms on
which there are now no sheep should
have flock of not over % or 80 ewes,
managed with reasonable care and
protected against dogs, not only would
farm revenues be materially increased
but decided step in advance would
be taken toward the solution of our
meat supply problem.
Decline of Hogs on the Farm.
Although the estimated number of
swine on farms January /, 1914, AS
$4,000, was 10 per cent more than
the census number for 1910, the de-
cline from 1913 vas 81 per cent. This
decline is partly accounted for by the
extensive prevalence of hog cholera,
by highpriced corn, by the deficient
production of 1913 because of Sc
we're long-continued and extensive
drought and because Of the high prices
of swine for slaughter. Notwithstand-
ing the high price of hogs for slaugh-
ter, farmers found that they could not
proftably feed the high-priced corn.
At the same time, the price of hogs
per hundred pounds was high relative
ly, although not as high as corn In
this situation hogs were often sent to
market understood.
The average size of hogs on the
farm January l, has never been direct
~ ascertained, but it may be COM
puted from the average price per head
divided by the average price per hun
dred pounds, as ascertaned by this
bureau. AS result of this operation.
the average weight of a hog on the
farm January /, 1914, was las pounds;
in 1913 it was IA pounds, in 1912 140
pounds; and in 1911. 131 pounds The
marketing of DOWNRIGHT hogs which
has been frequently commented upon
in livestock and commercial papers
during the last three years, is appar-
ent in the foregoing average weights,
which are apparently high because
the lighter hogs have been sold off
The average value of swine ON
farms per head January l, 1914, was
5000, or 55 per cent above the aver
age value of January l, 1913, and 1874
per cent above that of 1910 In con-
sequence of the increased value of
swine per head. the total value of all
swine on farms is estimated at s612,-
951 600, or gain of 1.6 per cent over
1913 and 14.9 per cent over 1910. The
diminution of swine January /, 1914,
was more than counterbalanced by
the increased price per head of those
that were on hand.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

the corn is full grown. AS a scaven-
ger, even a goat is not more useful
than a sheep.
AS meatfood animals sheep have
never been sufficiently appreciated in
the United States. They are. however,
of very great value They must be
classed with hogs and poultry as the
most available animals to supply meat
for home use on the average farm.
They are readily slaughtered, the
meat can be kept without difficulty
1t cuts up without waste in sizes which
are convenient for the average family,
and the meat is nutritious, wholesome
and palatable when properly cooked.
The healthfulness of the sheep alone
gives it front rank as a meat-food
animal Sheep rarely have tubercu-
losis or other diseases communicable
to man.
The foregoing statements are axio-
matte. If the sheep industry is so in
viting. why do the farmers seem to be
showing a tendency to curtail sheep
raising? There are probably three
principal causes.
First - Intestinal parasites, princi-
pally stomach worms, cause serious
losses In farm flocks over the whole
country, and almost entire lamb crops
are sometimes eXterminated In no
farming sections are sheep free from
this danger, and no breed of sheep is
immune. although some breeds-the
Merinos, for example-are less sus-
osptible than others. No infallible
cure for stomach worms rs known,
but it is possible to control them eco
aomically by keeping the lambs away
from the ewes except when nursing.
and by system OF pasture rotation.
| Unless a farmer is willing to take pre-
cautions in the management of the
flock he should not raise sheep
Second-Cur dogs are almost as
great hindrance to the sheep indus
try as parasites. The only protection
againSt them is to keep the flock dur
ing the day where it can be watched
and to put it into a dog-proof inclos-
ure at night An authentic ease has
recently been reported from Michigan
where flock of more than 200 head
were all run to death in one night by
two cur dogs. Dog-tight night folds
can be built Of woven wire at small
| expense.
Third-Farmers have not generally
recognized the proper place Of the
sheep in agriculture in the settled
regions Too much Importance is
placed on wool. Except on the range
where land is cheap. the wool should
| be regarded as an incidental-a side
line TO help defray the cost OF han
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

until a generation or so ago, wended
slowly, inexpressibly slowly, the vast
traffic that had gradually sprung up
between the south and the north of
Europe. Hardly fifty years have
elapsed since the advent of the rail-
ways wrought extraordinary changes.
To thousands Of hitherto well-to-do
natives the iron horse brought abject
ruin. for 1t revolutionized commerce
as well as travel. Scores Of thriving
little posting towns that had sprung
up in the course of centuries along the
great transcontinental Bremen high
way were, with the suddenness of
bolt from the blue, struck lifeless.
These places at which the so-called
"Schnellzuge" of today do not even
degn to halt for brief minute, and
of which we see but little from the
train, consisted, as a rule, of a single
long street, In which practically every
house was either an inn or existed by
virtue of the road traffic. And now.
after half century's neglect and star
walton, kindly fate has at last come
to the rescue Of these old posting
towns in the shape of an annual inva-
sion of summer guests in search of the
simple life. There they spend their
six or eight weeks vacation. their
modest requirements being supplied
in these roomy old hostelries on cheap
terms What the railway in its early
days had ruined 1t now has tardily
compensated.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
YOUTHFUL BANDIT
SLAIN BY POSSE
ROBBED BANK OF NEWALlA OF
$500 AND WAS PURSUED TO
HIS DEATH
Western Newspaper rnlon New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Oklahoma City.-Four hours after
Joseph Agnes Patterson, % years of
age. and a former Newalla youth. held
up the cashier, Bert Bradley, and rob
bed the State Bank of Newalla, 10
miles east of Oklahoma City of $500,
he was surrounded by posse of be
tween 80 and 40 men. two miles east
and one mile north of Newalla and
killed. The money was not recovered.
s. being found in the clothing of the
robber. Patterson shot and wounded
four members of the posse in the run
ming fight.
Chief OF Police Charles Hawk Of
Shawnee was shot in the lung and
hand. Deputy Sheriff Frank Timmins
OF Shawnee was shot in the arm.
bullet grazed the head of Jerry Spann,
night chief of police of Shawnee. and
II. NJ. Hulse, farmer living near New
ALA, was shot in the leg. 1t was feared
at first that the injuries of Hawk
might prove fatal, but later it was an
nounced he would recover.
The youthful bandit who was born
ard reared at Newalla, but had been
away for three wears working as a
railroad telegrapher, entered the bank
forced the cashier, the only person
present. into the vault and gathered
up the loose cash. The cashier escap
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
SILO IN A SHELTERED PLACE
Much of Trouble and Loss Caused BY
Freezing Can Be Prevented by
Exercising Little Care.

By A. D. WILSON. Director OF Agricul-
tural Extension Division and Farmers
Institute. University Farm, ST. Paul,
Mimi
None of the types of silos put upon
the market SO far will keep silage in
this latitude without more or less
freezing taking place during the win
ter months, although those having
air spaces in the walls seem to freeze
somewhat less than the type having
solid walls.
Experience has shown, however,
that freezing can be kept within rea-
sonable limits in slos of any common
type by the exercise of little extra
care. A good tight roof should be
provided and the doors should be kept
closed as much as possible to prevent
circulation Of air above the silage and
to keep in the heat generated by the
silage.
In using. it is important to keep
the surface Of the silage level or even
a trihe high In the middle. not allow
ing hole to form in the center, as Is
sometimes done when silage begins to
freeze around the edges. We have
never had any bad results from feed
ing frozen silage, but 1t will not keep
long after thawing out.
Since most Of the freezing is due to
cold air above the silage, it is possible
to AFFORD considerable protection by
keeping the surface covered with hay
or straw, or better still, blanket or
canvas.
II in addition to these precautions
1t is convenient to build the silo In a
sheltered place, there should be little
loss or trouble from freezing.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
TO WED MAN SHE NEVER SAW
New Jersey Girl Will Marry Man She
Never Saw, on Arriving in
China.

Trenton, n. ITO become the bride
OF Arthur G, Bowman, a man she has
never seen, Miss Hazel Hulse will 90
to China in May. Bowman's heart was
won when he saw the girls photo
graph, which she sent to her brother,
Aubrey Hulse. and to her uncle, Clar-
ence Lovett This was when the three
Americans were struggling with the
problems OF custom regulations in
China.
Correspondence followed and the let
tiers became frequent More photo
graphs were dispatched, both ways.
and then came the declarations OF
love and proposal that was accepted
This was about two months ago, and
now following the announcement OF
the engagement, Miss Hulse and her
friends are preparing for her trip to
the Orient.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Settling the Old Frisco Debt.

St. Louis-Federal Circuit Judge
Sanborn approved the agreement by
which the receivers of the st. Louis
aud San Franscico railroad cancel an
Indebtedness against the road of near
ly $4,600,0O0 and relinquish ownership
Of two subsidiaries in Louisiana to the
syndicate that promoted them The
agreement provides for the surrender
to the Frisco of notes aggregating
S3,964,000 held by Albert T. Perkins,
syndicate manager of the St. Louis
Union Trust Company.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Stable Manure.

1t is a well-known fact that no sys-
TEN of crop rotation will restore to
the soil the potash and phosphoric
acid removed by crops. Unless these
elements that are removed be returned
in some manner, the soil will in
evitably become too poor for an am
bilious man to cultivate. Common
stable manure is conceded to be one
of the best fertilizers for general pur-
poses, and 1t is to be deplored that
much OF this valuable plant food Is
dumped away as so much trash, or
exposed to the teaching rains, even
when intended for use. If it can make
poor soil rich 1t can certainly main
tain the fertility of rich soil. 1t is
not insisted that the use of 1t would
be advisable in all cases, since the
fertility of the soil and the crop to be
raised should be the governing fac
tors. but it is safe to assert that all
stable manure can adyantageously be
used in any general farming com
munity.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
FiIibusters Becoming Active.

Douglas, Ariz.-Ives Lelivier, Consti-
nationalist representative here, wired
to the State Department at Washing
ton, insisting that neutrality laws be
rieidly enforced on the border Leli-
vier said Mexican Federal sympathiz-
ers had organized filibustering bands
on the American side and had invaded
Constitutionalis territory with the OBJ
iect of destroying lives and property
To keep the bands in check, he said
the rebels were required to maintain
large forces needed elsewhere.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricuture)
A heavy decline in the number of
sheep has taken place since 1910, &C
cording to the department of agricul-
ture. In that year the number on
farms as ascertained by the census
was SEAS, 600; the estimate for Janu-
airy l, 1914, is 49,719,000, a decline of
"a per cent from 1913 and of So per
cent from 1910
Among the causes that have con-
tributed to the diminution of number
of sheep is the scarcity OF labor re-
CURED for their care. the high prices
of sheep and lambs for slaughter, the
displacement OF sheep by expanding
dairying, deficient pasturage and for
age on account OF drought, destruction
by dogs, the settlement of range land
previously occupied by sheep, and the
low price of wool; also the increasing
value of land.
The estimates of the department for
the number of sheep on farms IN the
United States on January /, 1914, show
-
1918, according to the department of
Agriculture. The apparent tendency
toward a decline in the number Of
sheep on farms has been noted for
some time and has caused sheep rails
ing on farms to be referred to as a
waning industry. A word here con-
corning the economy of sheep and
their place in agricultural practice
may not be out of place.
AS farm animal per Sc. the sheep
has many distinct advantages, The
sheep is much more economical ami.
nal to feed than the steer, returning
larger amount of gain per 100
pounds of feed eaten. When his ca
pacity to consume roughage Is con-
sidered, he is more economical than
the hog. The sheep yields a double
return meat at an economical cost,
and wool as a y-product-whicb will
go far toward defraying the cost of
keep. Sheep are prolific. A farm
flock which does not yield at least 100
per cent increase is very poor indeed
A flock of sheep on a farm will, in
time, clear it of weeds. without ex-
pense to the owner, If allowed to
range the lanes. the stubbe fields aft
er grain is cut, and the cornfelds after
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
counterfeitlnq Villas Money.

FL Paso. Textile continued issu-
ing Of counterfeit Villa paper currency
in the United States resulted in agents
of the chihuahua rebels accosting an
American in hotel lobby here accus-
inc him Of having in his possession
100000 pesos counterfeit money
They we're told to mind their own
business" The incident raised a Ques
tion as to whether the possession or
even manufacture Of Mexican fiat cur
reucy was illegal in the United States.
Great quantities are in circulation.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

she believes her grandfather discov-
cred, but did not make known.
This young California girl goes
about her work in the most business
like fashion, and wears a costume
which is at once sensible and becom-
ing. She Yields the pick with great
energy, and certainly deserves to find
the treasure upon which her heart is
set
Whether she finds it or not, such
an open-air life is not to be despised,
and has many advantages over the
life Of the business girl in crowded
towns, who is too often deprived of
the fresh air and exercise so essential
to good health.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Planters Cotton Co. in Court.

Memphis.-A petition in bankruptcy
was filed by several creditors against
the Planters Cotton Company of Mem
phis. The president of the company
stated that the firm was insolvent
The company is capitalized at $3.50 900
pany has been in existence about 10
Years and operated chiefly in eastern
Arkansas. where it owns several plan
tations. According to Lena Banks,
president, they will be able TO pay
every claim, dollar for dollar.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
GIRL PROSPECTS FOR GOLD
Miss Frances Leighton After Precious
Metal in Sierra Madre Noun
tains In Mexico.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The desire for
wealth is implanted in the hearts OF
most people but it is not everyone
who will undertake heavy manual
labor In order to attain It, Whatever
else may be said of the modern girl,
1t cannot be said that she is afraid
of soiling her hands in worthy
cause, and one enterprising young
lady has even taken to prospecting
in the hope Of acquiring wealth.
Her name is Miss Frances Leighton,
and she is prospecting through a sec
ton Of the Sierra Madre mountains In
Mexico, in search of a gold mine which
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

George crump, Jr., Of Wewoka,
Okla, is the second ex-convict to an
nounce his candidacy for the govern
orship Of Oklahoma. He has asked
Al Jennings to withdraw from the
race and give him a chance to beat
II back" Crump was sent to the
penltentiary for forgery in connection
with Indian land frauds and vas par.
doned by Lieut.. Gov. J. j. McAiester.
Governor Cruce denied the pardon
and Crump appealed to the courts and
was released on habeas corpus.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
NO EVIDENCE OF
CORRUPTION FUND
SENATE LOBBY COMMITTEE CON.
QUOTING AN INVESTIGATION
OF CHARGES.
PRISON LABOR CONTRACTORS
Alleged to Have Used $4,000 Fund 70
Defeat Pending Hughes
Bill.
Western Newspaper linton News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Notwithstanding is no evidence
here Of any $4,000 fund" said Senator
Overman, chairman of the Senate Lob
by Committee, at the conclusion of the
committees investigation of reports
that such sum was being used in
Washington by representatives of
pending Hughes bill to restrict mar
keting Of convict made goods.
The chairman's remarks. which ap-
parently closed this latest phase OF the
committees inquiries, was addressed
to Edward Boyle, a Chicago attorney
and formerly treasurer of the National
Conference of Charities and Correc
lions, who has opposed so-called anti
convict labor legislation for years as
legal representative of a group of
manufacturers having prison labor
contracts.
E. Stage Whten, an instructor Of
Columbia University and chairman of
the Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Committee on Prison Labor. was
the only witness who had been sub
poenaed besides Boyle He spoke of
meeting Boyle at a meeting Of the
National Conference of Charities and
Corrections and said Emery Lyons,
secretary Of the Central Howard As
ISOLATION of Chicago had told him on
one occasion that prison contractors
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Man Coughs Up Black Snake.

Pana, Ill.-After every doctor in the
neighborhood failed to diagnose tho
illness of William Austin, near here.
the young farmer. during severe
coughing spell, dislodged small
blacksnake from his throat. He be-
lieves that he swallowed the reptile
two years ago while drinking from
brock on his farm.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

st. Louis-Edgar NJ. Davis. a former
railroad builder of this city, was indict-
cd cr charge of embezzling $500, 900
from his mother-in-law, Mrs Annie b.
cross of Jerseyille, III. Davis formerly
had charge of the estate left by Mrs
Cross husband. a banker
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Operators Are Vacclnated.

Chicago-Seven hundred employees
Of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany here, including more than 100
women, were vaccinated because Will
lam c. Kuhn, a telegraph operator,
was found to have smallpox
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Had No AWakenino.

New York-May Conden thirteen,
clad only in a nightie walked a square
in her sleep to the home of girl
friend, where she was put to bed with
out being awakened.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Viking earefooted to California.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Samuel II. Cole OF
York. Pa, is walking barefooted to
San Francisco in an effort to cure tn.
berculosis OF the bones
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

Portland, Ore.-Francis Xavier Mat
thieu, aged ninety-six, whose vote on
May 3, 1843, prevented Oregon's be-
coming Canadian territory, is dead at
his home here.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Male ANGELS MINDLESS,

Forest Hill. Pa.-Male angels are
wingless, says Miss Mabel Reitenbach.
who, IN trance, had a vision of a
beautiful city" and saw the angels"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
HeIps DRAINAGE,
rnunity.

Breaking up the hardpan under the
surface by the use OF dynamite, deep
blowing or subsoiling helps drain
age.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

New Brunswick. N. Ut was neces-
ssgy to chloroform Maud" vicious
horse, before the blacksmith could put
on her new shoes.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
DLMINUTI0N OF SHEEP
DECLINE OF 50 PER CENT FROM
1918 Is NOTED.
Has Many Distinct Advantages as
Farm Animal-Much More Eco
nomical to Feed Than Steer
Leads as Meat-Food.

prepared by the United States Depart
mont Of AEriculture.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-16
AN APPEALING ENTERPRISE

The campaign for securing $4,000
for the extension and improvement
OF the system OF Fairgrounds for the
children Of Wheeling starts to-day,
under the direction OF the Play
grounds Association. 1t is doubtful
II any other enterprise undertaken in
this city appeals with such force TO
the public spirit and civic pride as
this movement does. Wheeling. cItI-
zens are generous and willing givers.
as has been demonstrated in the
past. and as deep as the drain has
been on their generosity. the Intelli-
gencer believes that they will respond
literally and ungrudgingly in this in
stance.
The Fairgrounds Association has
done remarkable things with the linn
tied means at its disposal. and It can
be trusted to administer this larger
fund with wisdom and profit toward
securing greater benefits for the chill.
dren OF Wheeling. The Fairgrounds
scheme does not look solely to the
pleasure Of children. but aims to make
them more healthful while contribut.
ing TO their larger happiness. The
moral benefits of the playground are
too obvious to be dwelt on At any
length. but Wholesome environment.
proper associations and intelligent
supervision OF the child at play is
pretty sure guarantee OF development
into better manhood and womanhood.
The city Is not able at this time 10
extend any practical financial aid %