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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
How Fortunes Are Made.
From The Americas.

An Amercanw whose name is onym with the biggest things m pro-
ducion. manufacture n sale of tobacco in the United States happened to b
in a Chinese coaing port n % sunne day some years go. He was o q
trip around he world. h ship laid up for hours takingo n oL 1t a too
lot for going ashore-in thhsp particular port. Te AmGican tobacco manufac-
turer whned away he time the best va he could during IN stufy afternoon
aboard the ship. A swarm OF Chinese craft hudded arou Inc hull of the
steamer Goa was carried from scows longIde, across ntervenn boats. by
a endless I'M of Chinese coolies. There's eemed to be hundreds Of them.
They came ant went in a unceasing GU of coal baskets't Tor hours.
The Chinese were very simply atureo. ~ vas as ~ ~ me-. uy were M UNIFORM
aue a kind o. a one piece bathing suit made of a single cement bag
heir lgss sticking ot of holes cut in h corners a considerable portion If h
rest of them sticking out o.. the top of the bag Every man II thu crowd II
coolies wore this "a arrangement. Every "a vas alike. Somebody had q
big market in that par of China for cement Judging ron the number Oft bags
III tobacco man remarked. On he front nd Jack of every man-tacko OF the
Chinese was a big round cement label in rec n yellow. 1t W. q n orien-
tai effect to he scene. The tobacco man noticed that the Chinese rather liked
III ornamentalf tur of thsc cement bal decoration. lie n nus FELLOW pas
sengers joked about it as they lounged along tho deck rail- nat nt IA Some
body thought it a a inc advertisement for a certain an OF cement wasted
because The Chinese who saw it couldnt read. Another passenger declared tha
it uasnru astad hecaue the Chinese have 10 perfect a memory for form n
color tina they would pick u hat label wthou knowing the words.
So they talked dlya a ships passengerswn, tut tut the tobacco mar simagi-
was a trained business Imagination, the practical de of tn thing
appealed to hin. This mans trip viz China was not all pasttme. China hd
lust begun h Limitation m prohibition oft The use ofo opium. n substitution
of smoking tobacco for plum in China Is a practical business tdea with a big
opportunity behnd it was in thu mans mind when he planned the trp. 1t ws
in his nine 10Y
AS hist isn't a realise OF psychology 1t is oue 10 say nat TIT topacco
man. as a result of hat summer afternoon in the Chinesse poTt, wnen ne re-
to tn United States had 100000 cheap sacks made In IN exac tamta-
un of he cement bags. red yellow circles Ill., except nal IN the circle
He tut these new bag on the market for less thar the Chinese had paid for
their cementsa cks-in China the cartons n containers OIL zoos mi cal I'LL
useful urpos become salabe articles after thero original use a peer
fufned-and with he cooperation of a Chinese ompradore he odu thu
cgares also Today China is al enormous cigaret market INC ue "NAS
nown American brand dominates thu importation
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
From the Minneapolis Journa,

From the Minneapolis Journal.
From the very beginning America has
been selling her soil fertility to the old
world over a bargain counter and the
wise old world has not been slow to ap-
preciate the bargain. Soil elements that
will take 80 years to replace can be care
lessly EARNED out Of the soil in 10 years.
Making money on new land is a ompara
lively easy task: but renewing old soil is
a slow and costly process.
Certain crops exhaust the soil more rap
idly than others. Certain products sold
off the land carry away q large part of
they contain. For example. q dollars
worth of butter OF cheese contains but q
few cents worth of necessary soil ele-
ments. while q bushel of wheat at present
prices contains 60 cents worth. A ton of
~cottonseed meal carries away $46. 20 in nj
trogen. p%hosphoric acid and potash, while
In 1918 1t sold for but 81. A ton of linseed
cake selling at sri carries away $34.F7
worth of fertility. According to a writer
IN the Review of Reviews, even tobacco
has been exported at q price less than the
fertilizer value of the three. essential salts
1t contains.e @
The effect OF shipping out feed and food
stuns at q price less their value
Is fertilizers. together with other waste
full methods of farming. Is seen in the
steady decrease in crop per acre, especial
ly In the corn. cotton and wheat fields.
tween 1900 and 1910 was but Is bushels.
while II bushels was estimated to be the
limit of profit. Old England's average
crop is a little more than 30 bushels. The
English farmer IL a student of soils and
fertilizers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
frances Debt.

From The st. Paul Pioneer Press.
French loans TO other nations of Eu-
rope have left the nation in a veal posi-
ton in some respects. for the Russian
and Turkish loans are not even paying
Interest. The val has changed France
from q creditor nation to a debtor nation.
so far as present income is concerned.
Prior to the war France had lent to other
countries and Industrial enterprises out
side Of the nation $500. 0O0. 900. Much of
this was to Russia, Bulgaria and Turkey,
n these loans are yielding no return to
France today.
On the other hand France. from August
1. 1914. to March 81. 1918, has voted credits
OF $3l;3oo.0oo for military and civil pur-
poses. To-day Franco II obliged to raise
not less than s. 606.0o000o to pay It's annual
expenses. The total estimated debt Of
France Is about $40,0 00, 900. 900. or about
$1,000 per capita. The estimated public
wealth of France Is q little less than 1880
per capita.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
sc4E,oEmANn,s soL,Loouv.

SCHEIOEMANN'S SOLllOQUY.
TO sligo iicn or not to z'sn-fh"t is the aue'-
Whether tits wiser with submissive mien
To bend the neck beneath the hateful
yoke,
And m,eekly bear the burden that we
Or with a bold and blatant bluff stand
forth
II we submit. then are we doubly poor,
Despised abroad and sneered upon at
MethinEs the b,ua might serve. When
Saye honor, we are destitute indeed.
This thing. that men call honor! 1t
A cloak to mask our fears, a trusty
To ward away the arrows of meu's
Aye. we'ii be bold, "sirrah," we shall
Seated. to show the mete of our con-
tempt
..sirrah, the terms are un~acccptable!"
Yet cautiously withal. and with an eye
Keen to detect the measure of their
patience;
FOR even men Of honor may be reused.
Perchance a little hedging were discreet
A. disposition to admit the wrongs
Or Belgium. and reluctantly to pay
A modest PREPARATION. to the French.
fought, this bitter war in self de-
II still their looks be hostile. it were
meet
With subtle ingenuity to depict
The starving millions in the Fatherlanl,
The weak and old, the helpless inno-
cents.
Perchance the starting tear might play
its part,
HASTILY cc~ncealed-yet not too hastily;
A passing mention of blockades; a hint
OF counterpayments and indcmnitics.
Yea, verify, methinks the bluff might
:, serve
Ills fraught with arttul possibilities,
From frantic boast to innocence sublime.
We've nought to lose-the least ven
gain is time.
Vida Savage Owens. in the New York
Times.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
Nature. Transportation.

Frtu Christian Science Monitor.
One 70 reminded Of . verse about
little 6-ops Of water and little
grains W sand by the estimate
made. at the University Of wiscon-
sin. that q single storm last March
scattered at least 100000 tons Of
solid matter from the deserts Of
Arizona and Now Mexico over all
the northeastern United States.
from Wisconsin to Vermont. The
.nhnitesimai particles of solid mat
ter. swept up by the storm In the
deserts; were carried on snowflakes,
80 many Of them that Eat least
l.0oo.Ooo tons" Is the term used to
describe aggregate weight. and de-
posted wherever the snowfakes
melted. The conclusion ID reached
by microscopic examination Of nm
melted snow In different parts Of
snow started the Investigation: the
snoWfAll covered IN area Of It least
iee.ooo square miles. and the esti-
mate OF solid matter conveyed ana
deposited u believed TO s. coueerv.
Alive. All Of which emphesi.ee
a Importance Of the wind. from
time tnmemoeiaL Ia AGfrih1e1ne
soal ovsr tie earth.
-. AEF W - H A 49,"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
Danish Mary.

Twas Danish Mary picked them up
Out Of the air and sea:
a shoddy, trudging lollypup
A-trapseing satternly.
The cry rang north, the cry rang south:
3 The vanshed-where are they9,
But Danish Mary shut her mouth
And shuff1ed on her way.
sHo. Hawker -Grieve!',-or flying scud IS
Called kingdoms and called kings: :.
But Danish Mary chewed her -cud =
sN In drowAy maunderings. :.
Now ALostl !" cried West, and ssLost!'' cried Eost
Till ssPerishedl r, like q pail. .,
Turned bonfire light and homing feast
More dark than funeral
And toward the hollow sky rose prayer
And dirgy of steeple chime:
But what should Danish Mary caref
She takes her OWL sweet time.
And baWlst to Lewis butt . 1t s mel
I've picked ,em up-your men,
ssNhataT--Arieye and Hawkerf' Sure, ~, And she
Goes shambling on again:
yJ3utEs lightning engines iie hash and light
ThSSSSckics SSRaFm from bay md bieht
asAaasree q M tsex down
me Viii $50 S.s asszs sssssy 81
gQ6c6s more where Sips the dumb sslt spray
agx ~psstsy NasAase S. ne New York TIM
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
a Hot Shot.

From the Christian Science Monitor.
On the borders Of the town OF Brook
line. In the state OF Massachusetts. on a
plot Of green grass, outside an apart
ment house, there is q strange pile of
rocks. They are rocks that have evident
~, all OF them. boon through the fr,.
Charred they are. and burned into strange
colors. but none the lens quite evidently
successful in resisting all the ssaults that
the fire has made upon them. Behind the
pile of rocks there stands a neatly made
notice board. on which. in finished style,
10 painted, this legend:
1913
FUEL ADMINISTRATION cOAI.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19

THE MODERN.
Alice Raphael. in New Republic.

= Alice Raphael. in New Republic.
= To arise. Hike a shot at the click
? OF n trigger. to be flung into the
= whirring trap of the worlds ma
= chinery. to be driven, driven. driv-
. en-. while the sun picks it's leisurely
. steps across the pointed roofs
= which scrape the sky. To fulfill the
= of the o life in mechan- :
? icai routine, yielding neither to the
: SOFT flavor of retrospection nor CIV (
= Ing the reins to fresh adventure. (
: To beget children at stated interv- (
: ais. as proofs of citizenship or props /,
: Tor authority, bits of personal I
? equipment in the vast pa%rapherna- I
= liza of responsibility. Then, to face I
= the last adventure swathed and cod
= died by the devices of science, sub
: stituting oxygen for the Oil of the
? sacrament Out of these ironies is I
? woven the belt of artifice with
: which civilization girds the mod
= ern. God, what a life! I
=
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
Another Waste.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A statistician figures that the ashes
country would yield over 6.OOO.@. pounds
Of potash and phosphorus. valued at
$50 600 as fertilizers.
Anary, But In No Hurry.
From the Omaha News.
She-How dare you put your arm about
my waist?
He-Are you angry?
she-Yes. 1 am. I'll give o just two
hours to remove 1t.
''That fellow is a bolshevist in dis
guise." Nonsense! A bolsehvist never
DISCUSSES. He advertises. "-Washington
Star.
Mrs. Cable and myself are not on
speaking terms" Never mind, my dear.
It won't hurt either Of you to rest up a
little. "-Judge.
Hostess-"Please don't stop playing,
Miss Jones'" Lady at Piano-But don't
1 bore you? IT'S possible to have too much
of q good thing. you know" Hostess
Yes, but that doesn't apply to your play
inx."-BostOn Transcript.
strangar--Does this man, Amos Darby,
hold n place of distinction in the vii
lage? villager-Ye kin Judge fer y'rself.
When tn postman brings tn weekly
newspaper down to Guy gro
Gerry store. Amos is the first reader.-Life
Newspaper Waits.
"Some people would borrow trouble %
''Or buy horns for q dilemma. "-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Playing Safe.
From the Minneapolis Tribune.
"Algy. when you are going to ask father
for my hand?"
Next week. when hi goes to Chicago
"Huh?"
"1'n call him up on long distance"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
- CHEF OBJECT.
Edwin II. Cl,an,n

Edwin H. Chaplin.
Set before you. as the chief OBJ
tect to be obtained, an end that is
superior to any on earth-a dcsir-
able end. Labor to ACCOMPLISH a
work that shall survive unchanged
and beautiful, when thrones of.
power and monuments of art shall
have crumbled to ashes: aim to
achieve something, which. when
these mutablc voices are hushed
forever, shall live amid the sonHs
and triuinphs OF Immortality.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19

Great activity IL being displayed in
Germany in recruiting men for the army
and in gathering ammunition, the inde-
pendent socialist Die Frcheit. of Berlin.
says. German recruiting agents are said
to be busily at work in Austria.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
FUEL ADMINISTRATION COAL.

A resolution appealing for clemency for
Eugena V. Debs. now in prison for oppos-
Ing the selective draft law. failed OF ndop-
ton by the convention OF, the metal
trades. in session In Atlantic City.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19

Looking for Money.
From American Cookery.
Little Willie was discovered by his
mother industriously smashing all the
eggs in the house.
why Willfe,'' she cried aghast what
10 you mean by breaking all those eggs? s'
Willie answered:
Il heard papa say there was money In
eggs. n I'm trying to md it."
Leave it With God.
Following u . suppositious address de-
avered over ther remains Of . gambler in
. Nevada mining camp. It 10 from Jay
hawk:
He lived In the world of sport. I do NOT
mince my words. -
g tho world Of sp%ort-hil.rity some
precision OF his character on the world
and through the medium Of his financial
power he va able With hi. money to
He wasted It, the world sAys.
"A little happiness brought into Their
lives means ~ much to them rs happi-
II YOU can take n ray Of sunlight into
the night life and thereby bring them one
single hour OF happiness, / believe you are
Q b~enefactor. He may have wasted some
OF his money this why.
Did you ever stop to think how God does
toes M fowers7 Did you ever notice the
prodtgality with which he scatters these
sunbeams over the %vniyerse?
beauties around the cold shoulders Of the
earth. hangs the qutvering picture OF the
mirage aSove the paipitatlng heart Of the
THIS may bc infidelity. hut II 4 Il, ]
would like e nov what faith means ]
ssme snsS t ssal u saSsn . r ,nn:sr N.Y., yol!.
arme 20 receive me-. had nothing 70 do
Nth the pt~epar1tton Of my reception here
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
Playing Safe.
A senator Aiready.

a Senator Already.
From the New York Evening Post.
When William Ralph was one hour old
he CAV q lusty shout. HE will be q sem
ator.." cried his father. ecstatically.
When William Ralph was 2 months old
he began to ,babble. What a senator he
will make!" cried his father joyfully.
When the boy was 2 years old, he used
to get up on a chair and max long
speeches with wild gestures. which even
the approaching dinner hour failed to cur
tail. What senatorial eloQuence!" rhap-
sodized his father.
One day his father found him in tears.
Teacher says I must boil it down." he
explained. but every time I do. it is long
er than ever" !.
MY precious boy!" exclaimed the faith
er. You are q senator already
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19

The war department has been unable
TO n q Eadsfactory market in this
country for the large ~anaounts Of canned
meats It has on hand.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
seIiins I'll. Sheep.

From the New YOrk Tfne0.
In an article printed in the Times March
2. 1919. Miss Maude Younger. keeper Of the
suffrage card index. explained b
teries and the purposes Of the elaborate
system of Information which the national
woman's party has amassed at Wash
ington. The records of the party then
showed how min votes had been won I'm
the Senate since the amendment passed
the House." why asked the inter-
viewer. do you want to know the habits
of the congressman" To which guess
ton the lad, made this ingenious reply:
o several reasons. For example.
some congressman get to their offices
early; one that I know at 1880. and
this Is often the best time during the
day to see them. Then, IL a member
is q drinking man. we want to know
that. One Of our lobbyists may 60 to
him and not know what IL the matter
with him.
One. by one the lost sheep are gathered
in. Sooner or later the worst reaction
airy is made to see the light. The card
index is here mentioned only to illustrate
the capabilities. the industry, and the in
telligent sociological curiosity Of the vic.
torious national woman's party.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
Another sprla e.

Ahothor 6pfI0 500.
We saw q robid. yesterday
The sud-rise struk W dub
With rapture at its pearly glow.
For sprig-ah. sprig had cub!
We took the curtaids on the car,
Thed called for lib, our. club
Add drove on at . berry pace,
For sprig-ah. sprig. had cub!
-Kansas City Star.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
Newananer Waifs,

Newspaper Waits.
"Some people would borrow trouble
"Or buy horns for a dilemma ."-Louisvills
Courier-Journal.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
Selling So, Fertility.

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Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-01-28
TATE SENTENCED
.BYLOCAL. COURTFOR
CONDUCTING CANES

Pleading guilty to the charge Of con
Quoting a gambling game, to Wit. a
game of poker in Lowell on or about
December 20, 1918. pill Tate. who
was arrested here on an information
filed by County Attorney R. n. French.
was fined $500 and sentenced to serve
one year in Jail. The Jail sentence
later was suspended by TIE court dur
ing good behavior
Tate returned through the court
about $3.50 in postal deposit certifi-
Gates and Liberty bonds; taken from
men in the game in question.
The arrest of Tate was but the first
Of series of similar ones planned
for the immediate future, according to
Sheriff ]. F. Mcdonald. who arrived
here yesterday. Every form of vice
viii be included in the cleanup. the
sheriff said, and he hopes soon TO have
Lowell as clean a town as anyone
could wish to live in.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-01-28
C0CHRANE SAW FRANCE
BUT GOT NO FIGHTING

Although he saw France. in fact,
was in training there for several
months previous to the signing of the
armistice, Hamp Cochrane, Battery B
14fth field artillery, 10th (Sunshine)
division, was forced to return to Bis
bee without having added a single
notch 10 his pistol to designate Huns
who had bitten the dust under his
mighty arm. While disappointed at
having failed TO get into action, Coch-
rane is delighted to be back in Bis
bee and hopes soon to resume his
position in the general offices of the
Shattuck Arizona Copper company.
Mr.. Cochrane was sent from Bisbee
to Camp Kearny, where he was assign
ed to Battery B, the greater part of
the personnel of which was drawn
from San Francisco. After a period
of strenuous training at Kearny the
organization was sent to France where
for two months il waited TO be sup
piled with guns the French 1858. u
fraction over inch bore. 1t was be-
hind the front line four days and ex-
pected soon to see action when the
armistice was signed.
Coming here directly from San
Francisco, where the battery was mus
tered out, Mr.. Cochrane spoke in en-
thusiastic terms of the reception &C
corded it by the people of Golden Gate
town.
While not getting into the fighting,
Cochrane saw considerable adventure
Going across TO France. the convoy
with which he was travelling, reported
sinking two U-boats. Personally the
Bisbee man said he did not see them.
a narrow escape from colliding with
an escorting cruiser was the greatest
piece Of excitement on the trip, the
leeway between the two boats being a
matter of inches.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-01-28
DUEL RESULTS IN
Death and WOUND
FOR PARTICIPANTS

The death Of one man and the seri-
Gus wounding of another, resulted
from a duel tonight yesterday morn
ing near Portal, seven miles south OF
Paradise, by Hale Chenowith and "A
man named Mcdowell. whose first
name was not known to the sheriffs
office last night. Mcdowell was killed
while Chenowith was wounded.
Details Of the affair are lacking, but
it is said that Chenowith is a cattle
man and claim owner, with a repu-
tatiOn as man who would stand
his ground against any man. It was
suImised in Tombstone that the shoot
ing had come ND about mining claims
near Portal.
W. o. Shugart. deputy sheriff at
RodeO. n. NJ. notified Sheriff James
F. Mcdonald of the shooting. NJ L.
McKelligon, assistant county attorney,
came here from Tombstone last even
ing and was Joined here by Deputy
Sheriff J. X JOY Together they left
about O'Clock last evening for Para
disc TO investigate the affair Def
mite news as to. details should reach
here today.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-01-28
FIRST QUARANTINE ARREST

The first arrest for alleged break
ing of the quarantine enforced by city
and county health authorities took
place yesterday when on complaint
sworn out before Justice of the Peace
James Allison, Mrs. FL Elliott OF
Wood canyon was charged with will
fully breaking Quarantine\ The war
rant was served, but owing TO the
quarantine still being in effect, the
defendant probably Will not appear
Tor several days. Ii is understood that
the defendant sets up the claim that
she had been informed by her at
tending physician that the complaint
from which she was suffering was not
influenza and therefore felt free to
leave home.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-01-28
TO ARGUE SUIT.

Attorneys Alexander Murray and E
y. Flanagan leave here this morning
for Florence to argue before the'su-
perior court of Pinal county the points
of law involved in the actions of the
estates of John S. Williams. his wife
and three children against the South
ern Pacific railroad for $4,000 dam
ages sought for their death when their
automobile was run down near Casa
Grande by passenger train last year.
A smaller suit seeking 10 recover dam
ages from the road for the destruc-
ton of the automobile in which the
party was riding will be argued. The
local men are attorneys for the plain
tiffs.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-01-28
TO INSTALL oEElcERs-

A special meeting for the purpose
of installing officers to serve during
the ensuing year will be held by Con-
per Grove, No. %, WoO5men circle,
at o'clock Tuesday evening, Janu-
airy %, at Finn hall in Johnson addi-
ton Officers to be installed are:
Mrs. E F. Peters, past guardian;
Mrs. Ollie Wood, guardian; Miss
Martha, Gaetgens, advisor; Mrs. NJ. E.
Amstein. clerk; Mrs. f S. Tabor.
banker; Mrs. H. Richey, chaplain:
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-01-28
ExHleIT % PAINIlNe-

An exhibit of paintings done in
Paris, in the state of Arizona and else
where, has been placed in the window
Of the Dix studio on Main street by
Grace Church Jones and will remain
for the public's viewing through the
week. Miss Jones has several others
at her home in Warren of the beaGti-
full Arizona sky, mountains and Won
derful color contrasts TO be found in
the scenery of the state.