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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-06

Detectives at Buenos Ayres have suc- ceeded in arresting a gang of counter feiters who were making silver dollars of the coinage of 1895. In that year it suited the Uruguayan government to debase it's coinage The forgers, who bought Brazilian silver pieces at the in- trinsic value of the metal and trans formed them into Uruguayan dollars really turned out a spurious coin worth more than the geunine. The operation. notwithstanding, yielded a profit of 30 to 40 per cent. There is quite as large profit in issuing counterfeit United States dollars of genuine fineness.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-06

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-11-30
Seed Corn.

The selection of corn for seed should
be made when the growth of stalks, size
of ear and earliness can best DO noted.
This is usually at husking time, when
the corn is husked by hand If husked
by machinery, pass through the field
before cutting and mark in some man
ner the hills or ears chosen for seed, al
lowing these to stand until thoroughly
ripened before husking Although not
much of corn grower at present, | was
for number of years upon large farm
where corn was one of the principal
crops Our seed was always selected
while husking, and we never failed in
having a good yield of sound corn.
Choose ears that are thoroughly ripened
before cutting An experienced husker
can tell this by the husks aud firmness
of the grain.
Never save for old seed an ear where
the kernels are shunken or loose upon
the cob When practicable, save from
stalks having two or more ears Select
only those that are full at the end and
having the same number of rows at the
butt as at the center. By leaving
few husks on the ears they can be easily
sorted when the corn is drawn in.
Brace up and hang in a cool, dry place.
The effect of this plan is easily noted ia
few years by increased yield, size and
shape of ears
If there is any doubt as to the sound
ness of corn. | would discard it entirely
for seed and bu Of some reliable seeds.
man, as it is seldom that the crop is
failure throughout the entire country.
10 planting have always been in the
habit of rejecting the corn from the tip
and butt Of the ear, There is claim
by some that this should not be done,
as the corn will not fiji out as we'll
My claim is that the grain on the center
Of the ear is earlier and more perfect
than at the ends, producing better and
earlier corn and finer shaped ears
While travelling through Vermont
few years since | noticed that the farm.
ers hung their seed corn under the wide,
projecting caves of the house for winter
ing, proving the fallacy of the idea that
cold will injure the germ, as have seen
the finest of flint corn grown from seed
so treated, says New York farmer in
New England Homestead.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-11-30
The Cucumber's Foes

Prof. Charles ID. Woods d;rec,or q,
the Maine Exneriment Station hos ~
sued a valuable leaflet dealing with On
cumber enemies The ESSAY takos nm
the strined beetle as follows.
This well-knowp Insect, with ;ts vel
low coat and black stripes on the vino
covers feeds on all kinds of cuourbitacs'
ous plan,s-cuoumber melon sonssb
pumpkin, etc and often appears in sucb
numbers as to ruin the entire growing
crop.
Remedies Pillow out and DESTROY ali
cucumber and squash vines as soon as
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-11-30
Barnyard Manure.

Fermentation of manure always en-
tails loss of organic matter. 1t also
means an escape of part of the nitro
gen. The looser the pile, the greater
will be the deterioration. Fire fanging
is injurious to the quality of manure
and results chiefly from an insuficiency
of moisture. Liquid excrement by it.
self rapidly loses in value, its nitrogen
escaping as carbonate or ammonia
These facts point to the great desirable
ity of controlling fermentation % by
ferwenting the solid and liquid excreta
together, and this can only be accom-
plished by using suficiency of litter
or absorbent (; (2) by fermenting shot
and "cold" (horse and sheep excreta
belong to the first class, that from the
COW and pig are Of the latter class ma
nures together; (3) by keeping the
heap compact and moist, thus excluding
excess Of air. Fermentation must be
regulated and controlled by these means
or the losses that ensue will more than
outbalance the benefits to be gained
With regard to the respective effects
of fresh and rotted nanures on different
classes of soil it may be stated that fresh
manure is better for clays and heavy
loans, since it does much to improve
their physical condition by opening them
to the air and making them more fra
BILE. On the other hand, rotted manure
is better suited to light and sandy soils,
tending to make them more compact and
retentive Of moisture.
Fresh manure may with advantage
be used for crops which have long
season Of growth, while rotted manure,
with its more available plant food, will
give better retults for such as gather
their food and reach maturity during
shorter period. Excess of fresh manure
tends to rankness of growth and the
undue development of foliage and is
frequently the cause of "lodging" 10
grain and too much top" or leaves, in
root crops
While considering the matter o. the
application of manure we may take Oc-
casion to answer the question so fire.
quently asked: Does manure spread and
allowed to dry out upon the field lose
any of its nitrogen 7 In 1892 we con-
Quoted some experiments which proved
conclusively that the loss from volitili-
cation of ammonia when the manure was
spread in thin layers and allowed to dry
out was so very small that it could be
disregarded. 1t appears that in manure
so treated fermentation is at once ar
rested.
As to the frequency of appli cation the
present opinion, as gathered from ex-
perience, is that it is better rather to
feed the crop than to try to permanent
ly improve the soil, though, of course,
both are intimately connected, and one
cannot DO done without in a large meas
ure accomplishing the other However,
the principle here stated points to the
advisabiity of light and frequent Dress
iDgs rather than heavier applications at
longer intervals, and there can be no
doubt but that it is more profitable to
dress with ten tons every second year
than to apply twenty tons every fourth
year r. T. Shut.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-11-30
LanSburgh &Bro.
WashingtOn's FavOrite Store.
A Magnificent Showing of Spring
Suits, Skirts, Jackets, and
Silk Waists.
~ The NEWEST of the NEW STYLES -

They possess all the snap the French NODES combined
American taste OF arrangement wide range in the selection
fabric which this house long The
Lnsbugh Bros sly be admired
workmanship to nothing of low prices The Spring
the new century with facility offered the particular
eliminating buyer for wide selection restricted styles
for years honest protection dealings place
tOnably first in the minds of the public.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-17
DROWNED PURSUING
A RUNAWAY SKIFF,
William Enk Swan After a Craft
Which the Wind Had
Blown Loose.

William Enk. IS years old. Of NO. 52ll
Conie street was drowned in the NiSslSsip-
pi River, at the foot of Humboldt street.
yesterday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Enk. with a party of friends. had rowed
up the river in a skiff for the purpose of
spending the afternoon fishing. The skin
had been moored and the members OF the
party were preparing to cast their lines
into the water. when sudden gust OF wind
caught an imprOvised sail on the boat and
the craft was Ioosened from its moorings.
Rapidly II foated downstream. notw.th-
standing the efforts Of the anglers to stop
IL with ropes attached to their fishing
poles.
Just as they were about 10 give up the
boat. Enk. who is an expert swimmer. dis
carded his clothing and plunged into the
river. Several swift strokes brought him
within few yards Of the runaway craft.
His friends cheered his efforts. when sud-
denly the swimmer sank beneath the sur
face of the water. He arose orce and
called Cor assistance. Almost Immediately
he sank again. and was probably caught in
the undertow. as all efforts to recover his
body were futile The skiff continued its
unguided course down the river.
The other members Of the party were:
George Shuttle. No. i54 Lee avenue; Charles
STANCE No 1924 Prairie avenue. and Joe
Marsh, No. i0iS Lee avenue.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-17
Want HIM DECLARED
OF UNSoUND MIND.
st. Louis Son and Grandsons Of
Hans Lawther, Wealthy Resi-
dent of Fulton, File Petition.

In the Probate Court Of Galloway County
at Fulton a petition has ben filed by the
immediate relatives of Hans I-awther. one
OF the wealthiest residents of Fulton. pray
ing for his removal to an asylum, and for
the entering of a decree adjudging him to
be Of unsound mind.
Among the petitioners and the signers or
the accompanying affidavts are Samuel ID.
Iawther OF No. l2f7A Euclid avenue, ST.
Louis, son of Hans Lawther: Henry L. ana
Mare Ray Hughes of ST. Louis. grandsons
John I.awther. a son. of Fulton; Mrs Mary
l.. HERMAN of Hannibal. Mo-, and Mrs.
Lillian j. Duncan of Ottumwa. IA. daugh-
ters
The petitioners ailege that Lawther.
senior il Of unsound mind and incapable
Of properly managing his estate. They re-
quest that some suitable person be appoint
ed az custodian of the estate In order TO
keep il from being wasted, that tho heirs
nay not lose their heritage therein.
I.awther is said to be the owner of 10000
acres of land In Galloway County and the
possessor of valuable property in Fulton.
He. is 81 years old and feeble. For sixty
eight years he has been a resident of Full
ton.
Doctor Charles II. Hughes OF No. $500
Pine street is a son-in-law of Hans Law
ther. He refused last night to make a state
ment concerning the merits of the petition
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-17
SEVERAL MILLIONS
WILL Be INVESTED,
Company Forming in New York
for Shipment of Perishable
Products to England.

New York, Oct l6-If negotiations that
are now pending are successfully COM
pleted. capital to the amount of many
millions will be invested in this city with
in a few months in an undertaking where
by perishable provisions. chiefly dairy
produce. Will be taken from this port to
England by feet of steamers especially
fitted up with cold-storage plants.
1t is reported that steps are now being
taken to acquire, at a cost of S,15o,e9" two
blocks Of land fronting on the North River.
The Southampton Cold Storage and Lair
age Company Of Southampton, England,
an immense concern. is reported to be in
terested in the enterprise. The company Is
now building large warehouses in South
ampton. Operations will not begin before
next summer.
]. Montgomery Smart. who has offices
in the Produce Exchange building, is tho
chief representative of those considering
the matter He Is an expert on cold stor-
age having been engaged in this work Tor
several Years in Australia and other coun-
tries.
Il am not at liberty to enter into de-
tails concerning the negotiations under
consideration with a view to the shipping
of articles of produce from the bnitea
States to Europe" he said yesterday.
.Ameri.an and English capitalists have
the subject under consideration. ana, whlie
consid erable progress has been made. the
plans have Lot yet all been competed.
Many millions OF capital Will be invested.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-17
FUNERAL OF HENRY MEIER.
His Associates in Business Acted
as Pallbearers.

The funeral OF Henry Meier. the aged
president of the Meier Grocery Company
and the Franklin Ra'k. was held yesterday
from the family residence. No. Slei Frank
lin avenue. All OF t5e officials Of the inSti-
tutions with which Iir. Meier was con-
nected were present and a large number
of those employed in humber capacities
followed The remains 20 the cemetery.
The casket was almost hidden by wreathS
Of flowers the gifts OF friends and reia-
tives Of he f. amiiy. and those who had been
connected with him IN u business way.
The services were simple. and were per-
forr,ei by tse Reverend Petro Ilgen OF the
Holy Ghost Church and the Reverend NJ.
Rhodes an old friend of ,Lr Meier. Tho
EIks' Cuarte: rendered several musical
numbers.
The nsl'h@arers were: @ W. Garrela. ].
Il. WOestriann. r. W. Reipschlager. G. o.
Wipperr. Paul Gfol. G.. Riddle. all directors
Of the Fra rlsiin Bank. @ II. Comrades OF
the Comrades chair Company and Charles
II TeiciTnnn. president Of the Tefchnann
Commission Company.
a long procession OF carriages containing
the relatives and friends of the fa rlily and
many of the former employees of Mr.. Meier
followed the hearsa TO Bellefontaine Ceme-
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-17
SALOoNMAN'S STRATEGY.
How Johr. Priario Obtained sigma
lures to His Petition.

The original and peculiar method to
which John Priario, or some one acting in
his behalf, resorted In order to obtain IL
oense to conduct a saloon at Pendleton
Avenae and the Suburban tracks has re-
suited in a novel complication or technlcai-
tiles. Lear Led attorneys have been called
in, apd owIers OF property IN the iashion-
able vicinity are all astfr with excitement.
Priario, ii seems. was unable to procure
the necessary signatures or property-own-
ers to enable him to get the license Gem
eralship IVES required to cope with the
emergency, for IL was condition and not
Q theory" that confronted him. The lot on
which the saloon was to be located was
owned by L. A. Bowlin, and is twenty-etght
feet wide. On September y deeds were filed
indicating that the realty had been divided
sold to as many purchasers. The owners
of the two-ioot strips signed Priario's petit
ton. and the application was presented 20
Excise Con missioner Higgins, o.- r,.
other property-owners filed protest with
the Excise Commissioner. Their story was
related yesterday to Mr.; Higsins. .,-
Attorney Vernon w. Knapp appeared for
Bowlin an6 Priario. and Attorneys Loevy
and johnson for the opposition. The pro-
restants are r. Fl. Bohle, who owns prop
erty at No. 4S53 Morgan street; H.fT. Force
of No. 43i5 Morgan street; George X. Bar
clay OF No. 1855 Morgan street; George W.
Francis of No. 1906 Morgan street: II. A.
LOevy of No. 1865 Morgan street and j. ID.
johnson. who owns property Immediately
opposite tie proposed saloon. Attorneys
LOevy and Johnson argued that the trans
fer of the twenty-eight-footl lot TO fourteen
BUYERS was only a plan to circumyeut the
law while Attorney Knapp maintained that
the sales had been made legally and In
good faith.
Mr. Higgins took the case under consid-
Grafton, but expressed the opinion that the
new prope,ty-owners could scarcely be
eligible TO sign the application inasmuch as
their names did not appear on the last tax
list as owners of the property.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-17
KNIGHTS OF FATHER MATHEW.
Election of Officers-Address 10y
Mgr. Nugent.

The order of the Knights of Father
Mathew wound up the business OF its seven
teenth annual convention, which has been
in session at the Pickwick Theater. Jeffer-
son and Washington avenues, the last Two
days. with the election OF officers iast hiSh
The afternoon session yesterday was de-
voted TO going over the bylaws section by
section and discussion OF the indemnify
clause. This latter was referred to speciai
committee, and definite action Will not be
taken upon il for two years.
The feature of the day was an address ue-
liyered before the convention by Mgr.
Francis V. Nugent, rector OF the kenrick
Seminary. Mgr. Nugent was personal
friend OF Father Theopaid Mathew. founder
of the order. He spoke of the life work or
the great temperance advocate and related
many incidents OF his career. He also spoke
in praise OF the order and of the good IT is
doing in the cause Of temperance.
The following officers were elected for the
coming year: The Reverend J. 7. Coffey,
pastor of St. Johns Church, supreme spirit
uai director; Daniel OConneil Tracy. SUI
preme chief sir knight; William II. o Br:en,
deputy sir knight; Thomas s. Bowdern. su-
preme recorder; Frank p. Furlong. supreme
banker and Thomas Fox supreme sentinel
Joan Capels of Kansas City. Doctor J. j.
Mclaughlin of Chicago and Patrick Null
cahy Of st. LoufS were elected members OF
the Executive Bdard to serve six, four and
two years, respectively.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-17
Supreme Court Orders His Name
Placed on Ballot IN the
Eleventh District.
MERRYMAN WILL SUPPORT HIM.
OpiniOn III the Case VIII Be Filed
Later-Ihe Successful Con-
testanc TO Work Hard
for Election.

Patrick O'haliey was declared yesterday
by the Supreme Court to be the regular
Democratic nominee for Congress in the
Eleventh District.
The court held that nominations may be
made by conventions composed of delegates
elected at mass meetings instead Of the usu-
al primaries prescribed by law. Inc opin''N
will be. handed down later.
In the meantime the court has issued a
peremptory writ Of mandamus compelling
the Board of Election Commissioners Of St
Louis TO place Mr.. O'Malley's name on the
official ballot J. Frank Merryman. whom
the Commissioners declare TO be the regular
nominee. has promised to do all in his power
to bring about the election OF Mr.. O'Mailey-
O'Malley was nominated by convention
called by one faction of the Eleventh DIS
trict Congressional Committee and j. Frank
Merryman WAS nominated week later oy
a convention Of delegates elected by regu-
lar primary. The Board OF Election Com
miss,oners refused to certify OMailey's
nomination and placed Merryman's name
on the off,cia; ballot. O'Malley. through MS
attorney. John II. Overall, brought manda-
mus proceedings to compel the blecuoh
Commissioners to place his name on inc
official ballot. The petition was heard aa- Sa,-
mus Issued by the Supreme Court en- pane
The case was heard on its merits yesterday
Mr.. O'Malley said last night that he Would
at once begin an active and vigorous can :
vass of the district. He has many frlsnIs
in that section of the city. many or Wnoiii
are shrewd political leaders and they nave ave
promised that nothing legitimate Will be leIt
undone to secure o'Malley's election over
Joy The Democratic nominee, while not !.
wealthy man. IS possessed Of SUFFICIENT
means to prpvide a campaign fund.
Mr. MerryInan said last night: The ques,
tion at issue between Mr.. OMailey ana
myself has been decided by the highest
legal tribunal IN Mr.. O'Nalleys favor ana
I am conteni. / shall now work as earnest,
ly to help elect him as | know he would
have worked for my election had the de
cision been in my favor. and l shai also
ask my friends TO accord him their heartiest
support / am deeply grateful 10 my friends
for their loyalty and assistance to me, anu
with all differences in the Eleventh District
now removed i see no good reason why
the Democrats should not send Repre-
sentative TO Congress from that district
THE canraign fund.- continued Mr; Mer.
ryman, which was contributed to insure
my election through the efforts OF Judge
Lubke, will be returned TO the donors with
nv most grateful thanks.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-17
DEATH TAKES BRIDE
ELECT FOR HIS OWN.
Miss Eta Martin Was
to Be Married After
Christmas.
FUNERAL TO-DAY.

Death has claimed for his bride Miss Eta
Martin. who WAS TO have become the wife
Of Eugene G. Ross soon after Christmas.
Miss Martin died at the home of her pa
rents No. 35l9 Lacl1da avenue. and will l.e
buried this morning after services at s..
Francis Navier's Church. where high mass
will be celebrated by her uncle. the Eever-
end Father Martin.
Miss Martin WAS the daughter OF John
Martin and nj Ce of th. late Edward Mar
tin. both OF whom were at one time proni-
nent In ST. Louis mercantile life. She was
beautiful girl. with dark hair and eyes
and brilliant as a conversationalist and en-
tertainer. Her last appearance in society
was at the Yelled Prophets ball on the
night of October 6. Next day she became
Ill. but refused to yield to disease until sun
day. October II. by which time she was
firmly in the grasp OF typhoid fever.
She steadily grew worse. but so gradually
that her family did not realize the precari-
BUSINESS OF her condition until the following
Sunday. She died shortly after noon Mon
day.
Eugene c. Ross. whom Miss Martin WAS
TO marry. Is from Louisville. and is con-
nected with the auditors department of the
Pacific Express Company. The engagement
between them was entered into four months
ago. and the marriage was 10 have taken
place soon after Christmas, the exact date
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-17
WESTERN CATHOLIC UNION
MEETS AT ALTON TO-DAY.
Twenty-Third Annual
Convention of the
Order.
ENDS TOMORROW.

Representatives of fifty-eight branches OF
the Supreme Council of the Western Cath
ole Union will meet at Alton, Ill, to-day
for the twenty-third annual convention e
the order.
Between the opening of the convention
and its close tomorrow night. it is expect
ed that measures which will assure the
material advancement OF the union VIII
have been adopted and also that ihe fra
ternal and insurance features or the or
ganization will have been improved.
Great preparations have been maze at Al
ton and the various committees have
worked diligently on the tasks assigned
them in preparing for the entertainment OF
delegates, visiting branches and their
friends. One of the features Of The session
will be the parade. which will take place
this afternoon. All of the branches will be
represented, and a prize badge will he pre-
sented to the branch having the greatest
percentage of members in line.
The Western Catholic Union Is Catholic
fraternal organization. and counts anoEg
its active members many of the clergy. 1t
was organized in 1917 at Quincy. H.. at
meeting called by J. J. Beechsr. cow Of
Joliet Thirteen prominent catholics Of
Quincy composed the charter membership,
which has steadily grown until aUw the
order numbers several thousand members.
At present the membership Is represented
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-17
EACH TO SERVE FOUR YEARS.
Freight Car Robbers Pleaded
Guilty at Clayton.

George Weber and Louis Dean withdrew
their pleas OF not guilty 10 a charge or
grand larceny IN the Clayton Circuit Court
yesterday. pleaded guilty and were SEN
fenced TO serve four years IN the peniten-
tiary each by Judge William Booth.
Weber ana Dean belonged to a 81; LOUIS
gang ;hat systemat t;caiiy looted freight cars
OF the Missouri Pacific and ST. lo'lis ara
San Francisco Railroad trains as they ran
out of ST. Louis into ST. Louis County
Their Gust ON was for one OF the gang 10
sccrete himself in a carload OF goods before
IL left the Union Station yards While the
train was running at full speed through St
Louis County ne would break the seal or
the car and dump the goods olit on tne
rjeht-of-way. Confederates would be in
waiting with wagons to haul Il back 10 st.
Louis. where it was sold to junk dealers
The scheme Is said to have netted the gang
several thousand dollars before 1t was fnai-
ly exposed.
The expose came through a disagreement
of the gang over a division OF the spoiis
One of the dLgrunt.ed members tipped The
matter off to the police. and the arrests toi-
lowed Weber and Dean were arrested
month ago. At the time they were living
In the vicinity of Second and Bismarck
street,.