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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-21
CROOKS COME TO TOWN.
Exodus from Tight Neighboring Cities
Strikes Fairmont-Are Under Close
Watch.

NhtNus
FAIRMoNT. April 2l-Fairmont
was visited by a large number OF
crooks yesterday, and although they
did not commence to operate in the
city, the police and detective forces
kept them closely watched. The Of
ficials are at a loss to know what they
wanted here, as it is still too early for
the regular exodus from the cities.
Several well known lifters were
among the crowd and some shrewd
gamblers from Ohio river towns were
also here. The most of the gang left
town last night, but few were seen
this morning. Special officers were
watching their movements and a
wholesale arrest will be made II any
thing crooked is seen.
WHAT HAPPENED TO BROWN.
The mystery of the coat, hat and
vest that were found on the Fourth
street bridge by mail carrier Arnett
last Tuesday morning has been solved
in a certain way. The articles above
mentioned were brought TO the office
of the Evening Times and advertised.
This morning small boy called and
identified the garments as those of
his brother Ed. Brown, who was very
sick at bis home, west Of town. Ed.
was seen by reporter and said he
came to town Monday night and was
drinking a little. All at once his
mind became blank and the next he
knew he was at home in bed. His
family said that he was delirious for
several hours and that he was brought
home by strangers. They are certain
he was drugged and an attempt made
to rob him.
FOR OLD TIME FAIR.
Things at the old Fair grounds pre-
sent scenes of much activity and they
are being put in shape for the coming
spring races. Recently an official of
the Marion county Fair Association
met the merchants Of the city and
they agreed to contribute to a number
of meets this summer and TO an old
fashioned county fair in the fall.
Immediately work was commenced to
put the track and buildings in shape
for racing and this is about complet-
ed. The exact date of the spring
meet has not been set, but it will be
within the next few weeks.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-21
LIVERY CURNERED.
Grant Gobbles all Available rigs and
Mr.. Sturgiss Is Forced to Rely on
Country Horses.

The Senatorial fight was given an
other twist Saturday when it was an
nounced that E. M. Grant had corner
ed all the livery rigs in town for the
primary. Mr.. Sturgiss has begun to
hire country teams and will have a
hundred on hand for service on that
day.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-21

PER cent on savings Deposits
and 2 per cent on checking accounts
at Pittsburg Trust Co. Capital, sur
plus and profits $6,000,000. Send
for free calendar. Bank by mail.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-21
". Y. u. WON.
Waynesburg as usual is easy
pickings.
Game resulted In q score sOf IL to 81
Visitors looked good at first but soon
resumed their normal appearance
Funny game with funny features.

On Saturday afternoon the baseball
season was opened auspiciously by the
defeat OF Waynesburg by the local
boys by score OF II TO 3. The game
was witnessed by about five hundred
people including about one hundred
students. More students would have
been there but for fear that they
would not be able to beat in as usual.
The game started as il Waynesburg
was going to make good. They got
two runs in the first inning while we
received blank. One more run was
stacked in up in the second by the
visitors while we got two. Then
they went back to finish their nap
and the Varsity lads got busy in the
third, sixth and ninth and made fifth
teen more runs.
Washer and Bowman both pitched,
the former going into the box in the
early part of the game. There were
lots Of places to cheer and the crowd
took advantage of them. At one time
heidelberg overran third while Bow
man was having apoplexy trying to
stop him. Seeing that something
had to be done quickly the pitcher
grabbed the little fielder and threw
him back bodily.
Purinton played short in a gilt
edged manner, Snyder showed up fine
on second and played very able arti-
Gle Of ball being weak at the bat how
ever. McWhorter played bis usual
game. Pop Shriver did well as gen.
eraI receiver and made his bat earn its
money when it was time for it to
work, Taken as a whole the team
played very and shows that it deserves
all the good good things that have
been said about it during the past few
weeks. The next game is with Grove
City at Morgantown on next Satur-
day.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-21

An eight year old horse. Good
driver and gentle. Inquire at 81
Beverly Avenue or phone 1876.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-21
For Sale.

We have two six room houses for
$I100. Two for $780, Call quick
or you will miss a bargain.
j. M. WEEsE.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-21

WASH waists from a5 cts to So at
Hirschmans.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-21
The Weather

showers and warmer tonight.
Tuesday fair.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-21

Try our want ads.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-28

wheat in; in order that there should
be an even stand and that each plant
should have room to tiller or stool
until as many stools we're formed as
there was fertility in the land to de-
velop. When that limit is reached
the plant quits. It is a wonderfully
sensible thing, this little wheat plant,
and rightly studied can teach us
many lessons.
The spring wheat plant acts just
like the winter wheat. They are es-
sentially the same thing, and all the
grasses develop in a similar way. The
amount of sense they all have is
truly wonderful and if we but open
our eyes,, they can teach us many
valuable lessons. But to really get
the lesson you must go out into the
wheat field and study it for yourself.
DR.. Henry Wallace, in Wallace's
Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-28
800 Reward 800.
Farmer.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased 20
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that science has been able to cure in all tta
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cure is the only positive cure known to the med.
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disease, requires q constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
the system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient strength
nature in doing it's work. The proprietors have
so much faith in its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that Is
Address, F.. J. CHENEY Geo., Toledo.
81 Sold bV Druggists, TC.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-28
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
A WALK IN THE WHEAT FIELD.

Should Know About Plant I1Ie-"Un-
Gle Harry's" Interesting Talk.
If the boys and girls who have
sharp eyes in their heads and the dis
position to use them will come with
us to the field newly sown to winter
wheat, we think we a help them to
see some things which will not only
be interesting in themselves and in
structive as well, but may enable
them to make suggestions to the old
folks that will increase the crop in
coming years, helping to send john
ny to college and helping Susie to an
outfit when she goes out to start a
home of her own. This wheat has
been sown at intervals from Septem-
Der 25 to October 3 and hence gives
a good opportunity for seeing how
the little wheatlet gets its start in
the world and prepares itself for
bringing a crop, greater or smaller,
next July.
First, let us notice how the wheat
let begins to get its start. The first
thing it does when covered in the
warm, moist ground is to take a
drink, soaking up through it's skin
(Which when removed is called bran)
enough water to begin the operation
of growing. If the ground is dry it
can not make a start; or if it is not
properly covered, the ground must
be quite moist before it can start at
all, and then but slowly. Hence the
necessity for covering wheat prop
erly; one inch if the soil is very
moist; two or three inches if dryer;
but under any circumstances deep
enough to get moisture. If the
ground is dry, it will get it all the
quicker if a press drill is used and
the loose earth lightly pressed
around it. It doesn't have to go so far
for a drink.
Water being supplied and heat
enough in the air, certain cells of the
grain develop a ferment something
like yeast and this converts the
starch into glucose or sugar, the only
form in which the plant can use
starch. 1t is a sort of vegetable milk
on which the young germ must live
for the next few days. Next it starts
a sprout and usually at the same
time about three rootlets. The sprout
goes upward, the roots down, and
the object is to push out leaves so as
to live On the air when the milk or
other food in the grain is used; in
other words, when the plant is wean-
ed. You will now notice in this
plant of wheat which has been up a
week that the first leaves are very
long, the object being to get as much
leaf space exposed to the air as pos
sible and thus start a factory, so to
speak, in which in connection with
the roots it can use the fertility that
is in the soil. You will now see why
it is that wheat is permanently Grip
pied if a beating rain makes a crust
on the ton ond JooDe - f-o- ---
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-28

with difficulty. The wheat roots are
doing just the same thing now; the
mystery is how they do it. Had we a
microscope and would examine this
little wheat carefully, we would find
that on it's extreme point it has a lot
of very hard cells, a sharp point like
an awl or a needle with which to bore
through the soil, and yet made up in
such a way that it could dodge
around a stone or a very hard clod,
worming, twisting, boring and seem
ing to know by some sort of strange
intelligence in what direction to go
to get the most food. How does this
root manage to push itself through
the soil? By adding cells to the end
or growing from the point? No. 1t
pushes this sharp point right along
Ca sort of cap quite distinct from
the growing part) by building cells
in behind it, frightening the root and
thickening at the same time, by just
literally driving the cap forward with
a force which, if it could be measured
in even a quare rod of this wheat
field, would amount to many horse
power.
We have said enough at the pres
ent time about how it does it, but it
may be well to ask where the power
comes from. Evidently from the
sun. The rays of the sun striking
the green leaves are converted into
force and thus become so many ham
mers which drive the roots down into
the earth, not directly, but by build
ing cells, pushing the point onward
and downward, the hair roots at
right angles to it, and thus sucking
the substance out of the soil.
When a sufficient amount of root
formation has been accomplished
what next? The wheat begins to
tiller or stool. Notice the plants
when sowed a month. They do not
look at all like those sown later. The
long first leaves that stood up are
now lying down; they have done
their work. From the stem below
are little buds coming out. These
are the stools and soon they will send
out roots which will develop just as
the roots to the main stalk have de-
veloped, and there may be by next
May fifteen, twenty or thirty of these
stools on the main plant, each one of
them living in a measure independ-
ent of the parent plant, each one
having leaves and roots of it's own.
Whether this field will produce
thirty, forty or sixty-fold Scripture
measure) will depend on the size of
the seed, it's fertility, the depth to
which it was covered, the condition
of the soil around it, the amount of
moisture and the fertility, all of
which were largely in the control of
your father when he sowed this
wheat.
You will notice that your father
has drilled this wheat Tn +bo+ Of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-28

will also see why wheat from large
grains does better than small; ma
ture grains than immature; just as
a calf with a good milking dam has a
great deal better chance to start
right in life than one whose dam is a
poor mixer. Suggest to your father
that after this he grade his wheat,
whether spring or winter, and SOW
only the largest grains. Suggest also
that if there comes a heavy rain a
day or two after he sows his wheat
and forms a crust on the ground,
that he go over it with a harrow and
break it and give the growing grain
a chance.
What next does the wheat plant
do? It pushes out it's roots in the
most amazing fashion. If you will
take a sprinkling can and gently
wash away the soil from the roots of
one of these plants you will see some
thing that will astonish you. Long
as the first leaves are, the root sys-
tenn is vastly larger, reaching down
in a few days three, four, eight, ten
inches. The little wheatlet is doing
it's best to get a start in life. 1t will
pay us to examine these roots quite
closely. We find that they are diff
ferent from the threeroots first start
ed, which are like the milk teeth in
babies or pigs. The roots that do the
business start out from the stalk
and from nodes or joints in it quite
a little distance above the grain, and
run in all directions. These are the
permanent feeders. Pull up this
wheat plant and you will notice that
it is covered thickly over with fine
particles of dirt, which seem to stand
out at right angles to the main line
of the root and remind you of pussy's
tail when she sees the dog coming.
The particles of dirt are not stick
ing to the main root at all, but as
you will see by looking very closely,
to little branch roots, chair ROOTS"
they are called. These are simply
elongated cells, which seem to exude
some kind of glue by which they stick
themselves to the fine particles of
dirt, and the finer the dirt the more
particles they stick to, and seem to
be sucking all the substance out of it..
That is where the plant gets it's
noIrishment. These little sucking
roots do the business; the main roots
are merely conductors, so to speak,
to carry the juice of the soil to the
plant to be worked up in growth and
finally in grain. 1t would seem as
though these hair roots are not mere
ly suckers, but are able to dissolve
the plant food in the little rock par
ticles by some kind of acid secretion.
Now let us look closer at the point
of the root. You wonder how the
root manages to push it's way
through the soil; and well you may.
1t is a most wonderful thing. The
! o+Io, H. 49, o- Il.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-12
CATHOLIC FEDERATION.
Assemblyman Hamill Talks of
Proceedings at Convention
in Chicago.

Assemblyman James A. Hamill, who
for the past three days has bene attend
ing in Chicago the session of the Ameri-
can Federation of Catholic Societies. was
back at his law duties this morning.
With him from Hudson County at the
meeting were:-Rev. Father James Kel-
ly and Rev. Father Mark A. Duffy, of
ST. MichaePs r. G. Church. this city,
and Rev. Father Mclaughlin, of st.
Augustine's, Union Hill.
Mr.. Hamill said that the sessions
were held in the Y NJ c. A. Hall in the
Windy City, and the utmost enthusiasm
prevailed.
1T seemed to me-" he said, sthat the
federation had the greatest confidence in
the government that they will do strict
justice in the question of the frjars in
the Philippines. The prevailing opinion
was, however. that the Federation ought
to investigate the question thoroughly
and present their views to the President.
Rev. Father Mclaughlin made a speech
which attracted much attention. He
urged the necessity of Catholic fedora
ton
.'Did you make the acquaintance of
those distinguished statesmen. Hinky
Dink and Bathhouse John?'' the Assem-
blyman was asked. He laughed and re-
plied:-
mo, had notsthat honor"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-12
VERY UNEASY.
Faganites Nervous About
Their Jacked-U
Assessment.

The action of Tax Commissioners
Degnan and Lindsay in jacking up Jer-
sey City's ratables from $96, 600, 900, or
.iginally returned by President Hoos, to
99.600000, as confirmed BY the County
Board for the Equalization of Taxes,
will result in the additional payment of
over $4,000 by taxpayers of this city
for county and State school purposes.
On the other hand, the outlying dis
stricts are greatly benefited by the Re
publican Tax Commissioners liberality
in increasing the valuations of certain
corporations without any regard to the
propects Of collecting taxes on the full
amount of the assessments.
The Commissioners are keeping very
mum about the valuations levied against
the individual corporations. Their fig
ures have not seen the light of day yet.
( It is understood that the great major
ity of the corporations will appeal to the
State Tax Board for relief and will make
vigorous fight for reduction in the
assessed valuations.
The administration claims to be per-
fectly confident that the result will be
satisfactory, but there is more or less
uneasiness among those who counseled
the jacking up process and fear, that the
State Board will undo their work on the
ground that the increases are unwar-
ranted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-12
ONE DEAD, OTHER DYING
Both Men Members of a Party
on the Way to Germany
Now in the Hospital.

Vido Evicek, thirty-eight years old,
of Pittsburg, Pa, was asphyxiated early
this morning in room 10 of the Metropole
Hotel No. 8 Exchange place. His body
was identified by his brother Alexander
Evicek, and then taken to Speer's
Morgue.
John Holmes, the manager of the ho-
tel, discovered Evicek and an unidenti-
fed man lying unconscious on the bed
about quarter of five this morning.
His attention was attracted by the
strong ador of gas coming from the
ROOM Upon opening the door the odor
was almost overpowering. Eyicek was
found to be dead, and his bedfellow
in a critical condition. The unidentified
man was taken to the City Hospital for
treatment. He was 5 feet inches tall,
light complexion and mustache, and wore
black suit and a pair of slippers.
Sewn n his underclothing in a canvas
belt was found S165 in gold. A pocket
book containing $6.52 was also found
upon him, with two keys and silver
watch.
Evicek's property consisted of
S2S.34, silver watch, chain and gold
charm, baggage check, umbrella and pas
sage ticket to Germany on the North
German Lloyd Steamship Company. 1t
is supposed that the gas was blown out
by either one or the other of the men,.
The brother Of the dead man seemed
more anxious to be left entirely out of
the matter than he was to take care of
his brothers body. The hotel people
were extremely reticent in giving ont in
formation, and tried to put off every
one who made enquiries.
The two men belonged to party of
six who were on their way to Carlsbad
Germany. The unidentified man is sup
posed to come from the State of WASH
ington and the balance of the party from
Pittsburg.
The last advices from the City Hos
pital are that the unidentified man will
not recover. He has not reganied con-
sciousness and consequently his name has
not been ascertained.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-12
LOCALS FOR LOCAL WORK
Painters Want Out OF the Coun-
ty Workers Excluded from
City Buildings.

Secretary VIM. e. Ward, Jr., as the
representative of the, Hudson County
District Council of Painters, will confer
with Mayor Pagan this afternoon rela-
tive to- the contracts for the proposed
new city hospital
The object of the conference is to en-
deavor to prevent a repetition of the con-
ditions existing at the new public schools
Nos. 2 and 30, where local mechanics are
excluded from the work, which is being
done by New York contractors, whose
men are affiliated with New York unions
that refuse to recognize the union jour
neymen's organizations Of this county
and claim Jurisdiction here.
The Directors Of Education claimed
that as the contract had been prepared
by a previous board and contained no
provision that would force the eontrac-
tor to employ local labor they were
powerless to- act. Mr.. Ward will urge
that in the drafting of contracts for all
future city work such d clause be insert
ed as will give local mechanics asehance
to work on home municipal buildings.
The labor unions also ask that the same
protection be accorded local architects
and contractors, so that when money is
to be spent for public Improvements
those obliged to pay for the same in
rental and taxes may have the benefit
of it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-12
DIED

BOYCE.-On Sunday, Aug. 10. 1902,
Elizabeth Boyce, aged 75 years.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence of her son-in-law. John G.. VIM
ter, No. 302 Eighth street, on Tuesday
evening at s o'clock.
BENSON.-On Tuesday, August II,
1902, Lillian Estelle Benson, only
child of Charles and Caroline Benz
son, age one year and six months.
Funeral services will be held at tho
residence of her parents, No. 27 Garri-
son avenue, on Wednesday, at p. NJ.
Interment at Woodstock, N. Y.
DONOHUE.-On Monday, August II,
1902, dennis Donohue.
Funeral services will be held at his
late residence, No. 936 Newark avenue,
on Wednesday, August 13, at P. NJ.
Interment at Mattawan.
DU BOIS.-On Monday, August II,
1902, Louis B. Du Bois, age ona
year and one month.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral from the residence Of
his parents. No. 1856 Delaware avenue,
on Wednesday, August 13, at 2 2. NJ.
FLAHERTY.-0n Tuesday, August IL,
1902, Della Flaherty. age n years,
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral from her late resi-
dence No. POT Fourteenth street, on
Friday. August 10, at , A. M; thence
to st. Lucy's r. G. Church.
LONG.-On Tuesday, August Il, 1902,
Maria, beloved wife of Michael
Long and daughter of John and
Mary Samen.
Relatives and friends, are invited ia
attend the funeral from her late resi-.
dence, No. 1S1 Ninth street, on Thurs
day, August Ii. at 3 A. NJ; thence to
st. Michael's II. c.. Church, where 8
solemn high mass win be offered for this
happy rcpose of her soul. Interment in
Holy Name Cemetery.
MlSSI.ER- R--On Sunday, August 10
1902. Jennie l., Messler, aged TWEEN
ty-two years. wife ef George p.
Messler and daughter Of William II.
and the late Sarah Budd.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend funeral services at her late resi-
dence, No. 6A1 Cominunipaw avenue,
"Wednesday. August Is. at > +, NJ.