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The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
CALTARY BAPTTST CHURCH.
Annual Meeting Satisfactory Re-
 ports-New officers.

Annual Meeting-Very Satisfactory Re-
 ports-New officers.
 The annual meeting of the Calvary Baptist church was held last evening and the reports of the various com mittees were read and accepted. The clerks report showed that during the last year there had been an increase in membership ot 104 and loss by death and otherwise of 56, thus leaving net gain of 48. The total membership of 809, greater than that of any other Baptist church in Connecticut. The total amount received for the benevolent so- ciety was $5,1S4, which is more than $1 ,000 in excess of the amount received for this purpose last year, and is more than that raised by any other Baptist church in the state for the same work After the reports were read the cleo tion of officers for the ensuing year was held and resulted as follows: Mod orator, MT. Giles Potter; clerk, Leslie Moulthrop; treasurer. Merrill Loomis
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
RESERYED ms DECISION.
Arguments on Constltutlonality of the Tn
 come Tax,

come Tax,
 Washington Jan. 16.-Argument of the constitutionality of the income tax law was continued to-day before Judge Hagner in equity court No. ?. MT. Jere M. Wilson, for the complainant, said it was a startling proposition that even if the income tax provisions were viod, the tax could be collected, and it would be a remarkable thing that there was no power in the courts to stop an officer from executing an unconstitu- tlonal law An unconstitutional law was no law at all, and any officer who exc cuted it would be amenable to punish ment in the courts.
 MT, Wilson maintained that the law was obnoxious in that it taxed incomes reaching back two years; in taxing the same income twice; in taxing in comes of foreign students, for instance. The law, he said, sought to prevent thrift, enterprise and energy when it was these things that made our coun- try.
 Assistant Attorney General Whitney closed the argument in behalf of the government, citing decisions of the su- preme court offering the constitutional ity of former income tax laws more ob- noXlous than the present tax
 Judge Hagner said he would render his decision next Wednesday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
YOUNG MEMS REPUBnIC4N CLUB.
Annual Meeting and Election of Officers to
 be Held Tonight.

The annual meeting of the Young Mems Republican club will be held this evening, at which time officers will be elected for the ensuing year. A determined effort will be made to have the president, Frederick B. Farnsworth, accept a reelection, but it is not known whether MT. Farms worth will agree to become president again or not.
 The membership of the club has in- creased so rapidly during the past year that the present club house is alto- gether inadequate to accommodate the members. For some time past the members have been discussing the ad- visibility of building an addition to the house on the lot in the rear of the present club house. At the meeting this evening action will be taken upon this proposition. Another large num- Der of applicants will also be admitted to membership. Selectman Ludington is also expected to supply oysters for the occasion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
nrnnnedin ti,e Canal

Springfield, Mass, Jan, 16.-Arthur and Leo Brunette, aged five and six respectively. sons of Adolphus Brunette, were drowned in the Canal" where Mill river runs out of the Water shops pond. The boys had been missing since yesterday morning and this morn ing their father found traces of them near the canal. The police were noti- fled and this afternoon found the bodies of one of the boys in the stream near the spot where both are supposed to have fallen in. Search is still being prosecuted for the other body
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
 THE ROCKVTLLE ASSAULT C4SE.
The Unknown Tramp Released-Miss Fur
 long Decides Not to Prosecute.

The Unknown Tramp Released-Miss Fur
 long Decides Not to Prosecute
 Rockville, Jan. 16.-The unknown tramp who was arrested last night charged with asaulting Miss Rose Fur long, was this morning released from custody, as Miss Furlong had decided not to prosecute him. Last night the tramp appeared at the parochial resi- dence of the Rev, J. J. Furlong and asked for something to eat. Miss Fur long brought him into the kitchen to grant his request, and placed boun- tiful repast on the table. He looked around the room as If expecting some thing more, and she supposed he wanted to eat in the dining room. Accordingly she removed the viands to the next room, and called him in. He sat down, and as she turned her back for moment he sprang from his chair, ran across the room and roughly grasped her by the arm. With shriek she turned to resist the rutfian. Thomas Moore, an employe, who was in the next room, heard her cries for help and responded. He knoked the tramp down and held him until an officer arrived. The villain was re- moved to the lookup, but this morning Miss Furlong decided to drop the mat ter, as she did not wish the pub .ylty the matter would give her. She WIS uninjured by the assault, but received bad fright,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
YALE GLEE AND BANJ0 oLUB.

Twenty-ninth Annual Promenade Concert
 at the Hyperion Next Monday Evening
 Sale of Seats and Boxes To-day
 This afternoon at ? D. m. the auction sale of seats and boxes will take place at the Hyperion theater for the twenty ninth annual promenade concert of the Yale Glee and Banjo clubs, to be given in that theater on Monday evening. The clubs made hit all through the west on the Christmas trip and this will be the first opportunity the unlver- sity and city has to hear them. In addition mandolin club is also on the program.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
MANY EXHIBITORS.
Fine Poultry Show in Ansonia--Many Ex-
 hibits From Out of Town.

Fine Poultry Show in AnsOnia-Many Ex-
 hibits From Out of Town.
 Ansonia, Jan 16.-The first annual exhibition of the Ansonia Poultry asso- citation opened in the opera house to- day with over one thousand entries. Some of the fowls are of the highest breeds and finest strains, and come from all over the state and New Eng land.
 The indications are that it will be one of the most successful poultry shows ever held in the state outside of New Haven and Hartford. It will continue until Friday night. Beside the many local exhibitors, entries are shown by well known breeders of the state, such as H. J, Pierce of Winsted, Taft & Mil Ter of Unionville, c. P. Jordan of New Haven, Woodbury Poultry Yards of Woodbury, twenty-five birds; F. E. Fow- Ter of Meriden, J. H. Seeley of Bridge port, D. l.. Baulding of Eastview N. Y. !; also entries from Naugatuck Seymour, Waterbury, Bethel, Danbury and other places. One of the largest exhibitors is s. E. Gesner of Derby, who enters over fifty birds.
 The judges are C.. A. Ballou of Wor- cester, Mass, and c. H. Northrop of Raceville, N. Y. They are assisted by A. S. Hubbard of Ansonia, and Thom- as Bentley of Shelton judges the pig cons.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
Postnnice Rnrglnrlzod.

Bridgeport, Jan, 1G.-The postoffice at Southport was burglarized early this morning. The thieves blew open the safe. They secured $100 in stamps, $5 in pennies and q few valuable papers belonging to the postmaster. Frederick Gate, who lives over the store, ordered
 he men to get away, but one of thc' pointed revolver at his head and he withdrew. George Gregory, who also lives above, looked out the window with a double-barrelled gun in his hands, but he also withdrew when ordered to. There were only two thieves at work on the job
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
FIGHTING HARD FOR DEBS.
THE SUPREME COURT HEARD AR
 GUJIENTS IN HIS BEH1LF.

It Was Purely n Legal One as to Whether
 or Not a Question of Error Would Lie
 The Cou't ms Usual Took the Matter
 Under Advisement.
 Washington, Jan. 16.-The supreme court this afternoon heard arguments in the matter of the petition of Eugene V. Debs ct al., imprisoned by Judge Woods of the seventh circuit for con- tempt of court in the violation of cer- tain iniunetions issued last summer in connection with the Chicago railroad strike. The argument was purely legal one upon the question whether or not q writ of error would lie and was the proper method of proceeding in inc case.
 S. c. Barrow, attorney for the pe- titioners, argued that under the de- cisions of the court, proceedings in con tempt had been defined to be in the na- ture of a criminal case, and that it was the proper course to pursue to take out q writ of error rather than to appeal from the judgment of Judge Grosscup denying the petitioners their release on a writ of habeas corpus. The record would be much briefer, certainly, he said.
 Assistant Attorney General Whitney appeared for the government in the case, rather as friend of the court than as an active antagonist to the po- sition taken by Mir. Barrow. He said there were precedents in the decisions of the court both for and against the petitioners, and that in the view of the department of justice in was immaterial in which manner the court ruled upon the question.
 The court took the matter under ad- visement in the usual way.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
Stay For Captain stephenson.

Brooklyn, Jan. 16.-Supreme Court Justice William J. Gayuor this morning granted former police captain John T. Stephenson a stay. He holds that Jus tice Ingraham made an error in charg ing the jury about reasonable doubt. He also intimates that Stephensons s superiors who accepted bribes, should be prosecuted before him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
JOHN CAIRNS PRESIDING.

Meeting of D. A., No. O., K. of L., in New
 Britain To-day.
 New Britain, Jan. 16-The tenth an- nual convention of District Assembly No 95, Knights of Labor, met in Paint CTS Union. hall in this q y to-day. There were twenty-siS delegates pres ent, representing New Britain, Dan oury, Waterbury, Bridgeport and Mer- iden.
 District Mas CT Wor1man John Cairns of Meriden presided
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
rnoRTs7 M,cKoxE,s ksTlrE.
will Pay but Eight Cents on the Dollar
 Fnllmre Due to Blizzard.

Thompsonville, Jan. 16.-The estate of the late well known florist, Robert McCrone, has been settled and the cred i'ors will receive only eight cents on the dollar of t cir claims, amounting to $14,- 800,
 At the time of the big blizzard few years ago Mr McCrone's greenhouse wa damaged to the extent Of Sl0,O0O. end since then he has been in financial straits.
 He was an eccentric character and represented the town of Enfield in the legisla ure two terms, and was well known throughout the state.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
Rousseau win Accept.

Paris, Jan. 16.-At r o'clock it was announced that Waldect-Rousseau had decided to be candidate for the pres ldency. He reached tlis decision after mature deliberation and consultation with his friends. + he adheres to it he will force Faure into the back ground
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
starreh for Five nnys

Bridgeport, Jan. l6 Walter Strnt- ton, aged nineteen, Springfield, is lying n Bridgeport hospital. He was given a lodging in the tramps' quarters Monday night, and it was found he had not tasted food for five days. He ocean 6 sick in consequence and was taken to the hosDitnl
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
VAxDERB11r SAYS NOTHING.
will Not Talk Regarding Separation FrOn
 His Wife.

New York, Jan. 16.-Among the pas sengers on the White Star liner Teu- tonic, which sailed for England this morning, were William Waldorf Astor and William K. Vanderbilt MT. Astor occupied stateroom P on the port side of the ship, and MT. Vanderbilt had suite c on the starboard side.
 Both denied themselves to reporters.
 MT. Vanderbilt was asked concerning a report that he had arranged separa- tion with his wife, by the terms of which she was to receive $250,0O0 a year for life and the use of the Fifth avenue and Newport houses. He said 1t was a matter he couldn't discuss.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
CHARGED WITH EMBEzzLEMENr.
Downfall of a Trusted Clerk of Grocer Ray
 mOnd G. Baldwin.

Charles A. Hunt, clerk for Raymond G. Baldwin, a grocer at A Whauey avenue, was arrested yesterday by Ser geant Cowles and locked up, charged with theft and embezzlement Bonds were fixed at $1,00O, in default of which Hunt spent the night in the lookup It is said that there are a number of cases against Hunt and the amount involved will be several hundred dol lars. Hunt lives at 10 Baldwin Place and is drum major of the Second regi- ment After being arrested he said: "Well the military has brought me to this" but when seen later by a reporter refused to be interviewed in reference to the cases
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
YALE ALUMNI BANQUET.
Committee Decides to Hold it Friday Even-
 ing, February 8.

ing, February 8.
 Hartford, Jan. 1.-The committee of the Hartford Yale Alumni association met at the office of John M. Holcomb yesterday and fixed the date for the Yale banquet in this city for Friday evening, February 8. Arrangements for the meeting, invitations of promi- nent guests and the like will now be proceeded with at bnce. The commit tee has assurances that the Yale Glee club will accept an invitation to be present on that evening. Captain Hin key of the football eleven will also be invited, and there are good expecta- tions of his being at the banquet.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17
WHIrTEN STILL IN JAIL.
Expects to be Able to Secure Bonds This
 Morning.

pr. George E. Whitten, who is charg ed with complicity in the murder of Maggie Schloss, is still in jail, having been unable to obtain bonds. Real Estate Agent Lucius B. Hinman inter- ested himself in Whittens case and the latter is hopeful of being able to secure bonds to-day. It is not believed that either Dr. Whitten or Dr. Lee will be tried at the present term of the superior court.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1895-07-20

The rape plant has been much
praised by workers at the Ontario
Experiment Station, and their adj
vJcacy has enlisted many farmers
in its growth. 1t is used mainly for
feeding off the ground by sheep, yet
COWS have been given a chance at it.
It can be sown in midsummer, and,
following another crop, may, as i
costs little, afford advantages worth
inquiry into its merits. Whendrill-
ed, 3 to 5 pounds of seed are used,
and when broadcasted, IL to Ii
pounds are sown.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1895-07-20
Cost OF Raising wheat.

The consolidated returns from
over 4000experts and 10000 farmers
to the Ohio Department Of Agricult-
ure show that the average cost Of
raising an acre of wheat in New
England is about $40. in the Mid
die States $18, in the Southern
States $11, in the Western States
81, in the Mountain States SIC,
and in the Pacific States SIP. In
New England an acre Of corn costs
$28, in the Middle States $2l, in the
Southern States $12, in the West
ern States 81, in the Mountain
States $13, and in the Pacific States
$18. The total average cost of an
acre of wheat is $11.48, and of corn
Sill. The average report placed
the average valne of wheat at $6.16
per acre and corn at 1921 per acre,
which does not, however, include
the straw and fodder.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1895-07-20
A Good Point in sheep.

About the most profit secured
from sheep is by the service they
perform in consuming plants that
are of no value. Some weeds are
luxuries to sheep, and are nipped
off as soon as they appear above
ground. Many of the poisonous
weeds are harmless when young,
especially to hogs and sheep, and as
sheep crop off the grass when it is
very young they do not allow any
thing in the shape of green food to
be wasted.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1895-07-20
Flowing the Orchard.

1t is not possible, or best if it
were, to pillow SO close to trees in sod
as to remove all the grass around
their trunks. But such clumps of
grass should be dug out with a
spade and overturned. There are
no roots close to the stump for this
grass to interfere with, but it makes
just the shelter that the apple tree
borer beetle needs when depositing
its eggs. 1t also obstructs the view
of the tree trunk. Every orchard
ist should watch his trees closely
during the Summer for signs of the
borer, and the bunch of grass grow
ing around the root of the tree is
what most often prevents the FIRST
work Of the bOrer from being OBJ
served.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1895-07-20
Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole
carcasses from slaughterers to deal
ers in the San Francisco market:
BEEF-First quality, 6@64c. %
rs; second quality, 5@54c.; third
quality, 43@5c. % ID.
CALvEs-5@7c. for large, and
5@7c. % 10 for small. !.
MuTroN-4@44c. " 10.
Handspring, 5@6c. 70 ID.
PoRK-Live hogs, 4@43c. for
hard; $1,000. for soft, and 4@44c.
for feeders; dressed hogs, 54@7c. %
fb.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1895-07-20

Fasten the vines Of lima beans to
the poles as soon as it can be done,
or they will be injured by the winds,
as they are very tender and easily
broken. IF the vines are not. grow
ing rapidly, sprinkle little nitrate
of soda in the rows or hills.
A mulch admits air, warmth and
moisture and shuts out scorching
sun and blighting wind. 1t also
prevents the escape of fertilizing
gases. It collects the heat rays OF
the sun and retains them for the
warmth and growth of the plant
during the night season.
Prof. Armsby, at the Pennsylva-
MIA station, ascertained for num-
Der Of horses during ten days that,
making allowance for manure drop
ped outside Of the stable, horse an
nually produces about 1850
pounds of fresh manure, which can
be saved, and requires for bedding
$500 pounds Of straw.
Without doubt a great deal of
beef goes to the market which has
cost more to produce than it will
sell for. The Virginia station made
an attempt to test the matter, and,
feeding eighteen steers for period
of five weeks, found the cost a pound
of increase in live weight varied
from SC. to 25c.
Why not make record of when
each vegetable was planted, leaving
space beside it for the date when
you began to use it and how long
it lasted. Such record will be a
very valuable guide for next year,
and will do more than aught else to
show you the need for a succession
in the garden.
It makes great difference in the
size Of raspberries when the canes
have received a liberal application
of fertilizer. Many growers who
have produced selected varieties
noted for the large size of the berry
have been disappointed because they
did not provide the canes with an
abundance Of plant food for pro-
ducing large berries.
Hardwood ashes are an excellent
fertilizer for every crop grown, lack
ing, of course, the nitrogen needed
to make a complete food for plants.
Ashes are excellent for grass and
clover, all the vegetables grown in
gardens, and for corn. They may
be applied in any quantity up to
forty bushels per acre, and at any
time OF the year.
There is cheap netting which is
extensively used in Europe for
covering valuable fruits as defense
against the birds. This netting is
made of stout fax threads and
soaked in a strong astringent LIQUID
to add to its durability. 1t is sold
for 1c. a square yard where it is
made. 1t is something of a mystery
why it has not come Into more com
mon use in this country.
Humus is term applied to GER
tain organic matter in soils. 1t ex-
presses no definite product, but APP
plies rather to the entire product of
organic decomposition, or rather,
an intermediate stage of this de-
composition. This process of organic
decomposition results in the pro-
duction of ammonia. which COM
bines with certain acids, and is
absorbed. Thus the humus may be
taken as measure of the nitrogen
in a soil.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1895-07-20

west OF the s1UULl HIeTluldH 10 COuI-
parAtively a native desert. The
area comprises part of seventeen
States and Territories, and has in
its borders the most productive
mineral fields in the world. Before
the dawn of the era of irrigation
this great country was q barren,
desolate desert waste. To-day fruit
full fields, beautiful homes and large
cities adorn the sandy plains.
Vegetation has supplanted the
barren hills; and civilization takes
the place of roaming buffaloes and
fighting Indians. A miracle in
civilization has been performed, the
deserts have been reclaimed and the
wonders of the ninteenth century
have been increased. The work of
reclamation has necessitated many
wakeful hours, brought about hum
dreds of personal failures and caused
the loss of countless millions of
dollars in conquering the arid foe.
The conquest of vegetation over
aridity began in Utah nearly half
century ago. In 1847 the MOrmOne
settled the Salt Lake Valley. The
land was parched as though no
moisture had ever touched it's sur
face. Small canals were taken from
the mountain streams, and water
was flooded over the sandy plain.
When moisture was furnished the
surface could be broken, and plow-
ing proceeded. Crops were planted
and irrigated during the season, and
in the fall the first harvest under
irrigation in modern America was
gathered. Since the beginning in
Utah irrigation has been adopted
throughout the West, and many
sections of the East will soon be un-
der the irrigation system.
Irrigation is simple but effect
ual method of supplying moisture
for growing crops. The rain of the
East cannot compare with the irri-
cation of the west. Instead of be.
ing substitute for rain, irrigation
is the superior of natural rainfall
A man with supply of water for
irrigation can control the growth,
increase or diminish the quantity,
and add or take from the quality of
plant life. The western part of
America has been redeemed from
its primative state of aridity by
the power of man in superintend-
ing the distribution over the sur
face. A new empire has been built
up west of the Tooth meridian, and
the work of reclamation goes on
steadily until, in the near future,
the train of irrigation will turn to
the West, and the thousands now
homeless will find comfortable
quarters in the land of sunshine
and irrigation.
Where the vallies have been ir-
rigated homes have been establish
ed, and treasures of the mountains
unearthed, and the great natural
ranges utilized. A perfect contest
has been waged against the arid
atmosphere. Man has conquered
in this battle for life and wealth,
and he presents to-day a pictur-
esque scene of happiness on the
former desert plains. Modern ma
chinery has taken the place of the
ancient man-labor devices. Rail
roads thread every valley of the
old deserts, and peace and prosper
ity reign queen of the desert and
king of the mountain. The hand
of irrigation is the beginning of all
this transformation, and its secret
fingers have touched the handspring
of natural wealth. sue
M
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1895-07-20
BILLS AELOwED
by THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Lyon County, Nevada. ,
July Term or 1898.

The following bills were examined and allow
ed by the Board of County Commissioners at
its regular monthly meeting, held July
LIST. 1895: