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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-16

GLASER-Eutered into rest, on Sunday March
Is. 1903 at 3 o'clock a. m. George Chaser, be-
loved son of Margaret Chaser. aged 81 years
Funeral will take place from No. 1879 North
Eighteenth street, Tuesday Afternoon. March
i, at O'Clock. to St Joseph's Church, thence
20 Calvary Cemetery.
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Independent Nominations for
House May Be Filed as
Late as March %.
ANOTHER CHANCE TO REGISTER.
Qualified Voters May Enroll
Names on Books To-Mor-
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q House of Delegates. signed by not 4
. less than fifty qualified voters of the 4
= ward, must be filed with the Board 4
. of Election Commissioners not later 4
q than March g.
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HUHN-Entered into rest on Saturday, March
a. 1908. beloved son and brother, Arthur
HUM. after lingering illness, eyed 30 years.
Due notice of funeral viii be given.
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funeral win be given.

TALLERT-Entered :nto rest on Sunday.
March Is 1903. at o'clock D. m, at residence,
No 1657A Texas avenue. Albert Tallert, aged IS
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soMMERS-S Suddenly. at her home. No. $50
Vernon avenue, Mrs Kate A. Sommers WIDOW
OF the late Peter C. Soumers and mother OF
J. c. and Edgar P. Somlners.
Due notice of funeral will be given.
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vooRHEEs-on Saturday morning. Elizabeth
E. o. Voorhees,.
Funeral on Monday morning. II -. at the resa-
dence CT her son. Martin voorhees,. Webster
Groves. Iuternent private.
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THOSE ENTITLED TO REGISTER.

AoSH A@1> AA-D ~ 1hH1NAS H-hA'
Voters who have moved since the 4
, last election.
Voters who have resided in the 4
State one year, the city sixty days 4
\ and ward or y,rec;pr- ,uapty dave
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SCHNITT-On Sunday, March l5 1863. at .
p. m. after lingering illness. John, beloved
brother Of Jacob Schmitt Mrs. Lena Hc6meister.
Mrs Arthur B. Paue and Mrs. Emma Ahrens
aged "a years. II months and l5 days
Funeral will take place from residence Of his
sister. Mrs. Emma Ahrcns. No. 1871 Michigan
avenue on Tuesday. March Il. at p. m. to St
Boniface Church. thence to Mount Olive Gene
tery. Interment private.
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FREAUX-On Sunday March Is 1903 at a:3o
o'clock ,. m. Ell A. Freaux, beloved husband Of
Mary Frearx tnee Manche). aged 80 years.
The funeral will take place at PerryyiTle, Mo.
Train leaves Union Station via St Louis Valley
Railroad. this MONDAY. March ls) morning at 10
o'clock.
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EWE-on Sunday. March Is. 1903. ct 1 o'clock
m, Nellie Eve. beloved daughter o. William
ana Mary Eve, aged Is years and months.
The funeral will take place Tuesday. the nth
inst, at $50 o'clock a m. from family residence
No. 400 Camellia avenue, TO Holy Rosary Church,
thence 70 Calvary CemeterY
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27

low were imprisoned as securely as
though they had been locked up in
Newgate. The forescuttle was even
an easier job; the two men had moth
ing to do but pull the cover over and
close and bolt the doors.
See if there is any but ourselves on
deck" shouted Crystal. and three or
four Of them started on a hunt
through the deep shadow.
Just then they heard a loud knock
ing on the companion door; they
could also hear some men dimly shout
ing under the mainhatch, followed by
several blows, dealt. maybe, with a
handspike
Guard this hatch!" shouted Crys-
tai, reckless of his voice now that the
brig was his. And followed by two
men. he rushed aft.
The knocking was furious. Draw
ing his cutlass, Crystal opened one Of
the doors and Pope's figure showed,
firmly outlined against the faint
illumination shed by the cabin-lamp.
What in hell's this?" Pope roared.
He held pistol and took two steps,
thrusting with his shoulder in his fury
to break through. With beast-like in
humanity Crystal struck Pope's hand
terrible blow with the fiat OF his
cutlass; the pi&ol that was cooked,
panion-steps.
"Oh, God!" cried Pope
THE briggs ours!" Surrender. Pope,
or you are = dead mani" thundered
Crystal.
In silence Pope turned and sprang
into the cabin, and rushed into his
berth, followed by Crystal and two
men. Swift as Crystal was, Pope was
nimbler still; his agility was that of
the hare; before Crystal had reached
the others cabin, the gallant Irish
villain had seized his sword hanging
beside his bunk, had rounded, and was
fighting-a figure terrible with rage,
pain, hate.
SIS this how you reward me, you
bloody villain" was all he said, and
the blades clashed in horrid music to
the shrieks of Laura. who was now
standing in her cabin door.
THE people are under hatches!-
the briggs mine!-surrender!- lit must
come to it, for we are ten resolved
men!" Crystal painted, as Pope, with
desperate lunge and lightning-like
| flourish, drove the buccaneering fiend
into the cabin. Here they had space;
and now. being able to see each
others face, each fought to kill.
| Back, you coward" screamed
Laura. rushing at one of the men who
was in the act Of springing upon Pope
Too late! The fellow clipped the
lrishman by the shirt under his long
hair. Pope reeled, his sword passed
through the air in wild. idle sweep
of glittering blade, and in the next
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Pear Growing In Iowa,

Pear growing in Iowa has not. IN a
general way, proved a success. That
the failure is largely due to the mis-
takes of the cultivator there is no
doubt, but to lay it wholly to this
cause would be unjust. Pear growing
is trade or business which must be
learned. Blight, the great enemy.
must be combated by selecting soils
and exposures. following those meth
DDS Of cultivation and shading of the
ground which will cause a slow growth
early in the season, so that the tree
will begin the winter with well-ripened
wood. Choose high, well-drained, rath.
er thin soil. and avoid low or level,
rich soils. A careful study Of the soil
and methods of those who have made
pear growing success will convince
the most skeptical that, with proper
care and management. any one can
produce this most luscious of fruits.
Head them low; cut back struggling
shoots one-half every spring, to com.
pei dense tops; mulch or plant straw.
berries or raspberries to shade the
ground; set them six inches deeper
than they stood in the nursery. Pears
should be gathered at least ten DAYS
before they are ripe. Winter varieties
may be left on quite late, placed in a
dark room and ripened in the house.
M. J. Wragg.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
The Two Captains
BY w. CLARK RUSSELL.
Copyright byP
tBy w. CLARK RUSSELL.

wheel. SO stepping that the creak OF
his boot should not penetrate the
plank He exchanged a sentence with
the helsman, who proved to be one
of the men of the Thetis.
In few minutes two of the seamen
rose through the companion-way,
silent as ghosts, bearing the arms
chest between them. They were fol-
lowed by third man, who at once
closed and secured the companion
door. By the faint sheen in the sky
light, Crystal and the three men arm
ed themselves with cutlaSses and
pistols. These latter weapons were
kept loaded, and needed but the prim-
ing. Crystal put second pistol into
his breast.
Send the others aft" says he. in
a hoarse, tremulous voice.
The three men went forward. and,
like shadows shaping themselves out
of the wet-obscure, five more seamen
gathered about the arms-chest and
swiftly armed themselves. While
they were doing this, Crystal softly
closed the skylight.
Now" says he. speaking in a vio-
lent whisper, in the manner OF one
whose hurry means life or death to
him. Two of you spring forward to
close the forescuttle. On with the
mainhatch-covers!"
They rushed forward; the COM
mands were easy of execution. Two
covers sufficed to close down the hold
of that little brig. One, to shelter the
tween decks from the rain, was al
ready on; the other lay atop Of it. In
an instant this was fitted in the coam-
ings, the strong iron bar was run
through the staples, and the men be-
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
English Kings as Horse Breeders,

In considering the breeding of
draught horses, few words regarding
their origin. as shown by horse his.
tory, may not be uninteresting. King
John, about 1899, is credited with hav.
ing done much to improve the horses
of his time, by importing 100 Flemish
stations and using them on native
mares, and from such blending as this
sprang the English cart horse. Ed
ward III Q327). Henry VIII and Queen
Elizabeth kept up tie good work, and
in more recent years the efforts for
the improvement and development of
horses for heavy work resulted in a
free exchange Of animals between
England and Scotland, to their mutual
benefit. Lawrence Drew, who I think
did more to improve the draught horse
than any other man. credited James,
Duke Of Hamilton (1749) with import
ing Flemish stallion for the free use
of his tenantry, and, following that,
large numbers of English mares were
sent into Scotland for breeding pur-
poses.-Alexander Innes.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27

Pope listened breathlessly. Find
ing that Grindal paused, he said,
~'Well?" again. and Grindal replied:
well, l could see by the men grow
ding thoughtful that 1t was an idea to
'em; and then, to make 'em look
little more deep into my meaning,
'tarned to and spun 'em a yarn OF
ships company aboard pirate. There
was big treasure in the vessel, says
4, the plunder of some eight or ten
rich craft; and every mans share was
handsome? What did they do? l
says. There went forty to that crew,
and twenty of 'em, headed by the
bos'un, says, says /, ups one black
might. secures t'others under matches.
seizes the ship by blowing out the
brains OF the cap'en and his mate, and
then, next day, they turns the men
adrift in a couple of boats, and makes
of, each man by so doing a risin of
his share two or three times more
than it was afore."
Good" says Pope.
"Of course 1t was fired lie from
beginning to end" says Grindal, 'in-
vented out Of your scheme. But
there's nothing like farming an idea
into story to make yourself under
stood by men with intellects like
theirn."
The fine rain continued to fall. The
weather promised long. black. wet
night Nearly all hands were in the
'tween-decks, under shelter. After
holding Grindal in conversation-be-
dng posted abreast OF the mainmast,
so that the man at the helm could not
possibly hear what was said-Pope
went below. 1t was about eleven
O'Clock. The cabin-lamp was dimly
burning. He leaned upon tie table
for minute or so, lost in reflection. A
feeling of uneasness possessed him.
Had he been wise in taking Grindal
into his confidence? But the thing
had to be done. and there was but one
road to it; and after drinking tum-
tbler of brandy and water, he went to
bed.
At midnight Grindal went below
and called Crystal. who Immediately
turned out. 1t was still black as thun-
der and raining.
The change of watches had created
the usual confusion in the tween
decks. Half turned out. and half
turned in, and the baby cried dismally
awakened by the noise, but was pres
emily silenced by no unfriendly hand
Crystal hailed the tops, and found
them untenanted. The men at eight
1,o)ls had come down and the mate
did not order others to replace them.
At quarter before one. it still con.
tinuing to rain had, dyeing the night
to the complexion of ink. three men
came from the neighborhood of the
caboose. and passing Crystal, descend,
ed with naked feet into the cabin
Crystal walked lightly aft to the
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
CHAPTER xxll.-continued.


'Oh. my hearts delight. You will be
my wife." said Pope. taking her hand,
and as she did not withdraw it, to-
gether they walked the dark deck
with locked fingers.
On sudden it began to rain in very
fine drops. The deep shadow OF the
vet sank into the night and the sea
grew SO vague and Dhantasmal you
would not have known whether the
for the fire that curled in the ripple at
the bow, and the soft sob and harsh
gurgle under the counter. Captain
Pope, calling to Grindal to keep a
bright lookout, conducted Miss Crys-
tai below.
Shortly after they had bade each
other good night, Pope went on deck
to take last look round. and smoke
a piece Of cigar, before turning in for
q few hours. A fine rain continued
to fall He called Grindal to him,
and they stood together under the lee
OF quarter-boat, which in some
measure sheltered them.
II don't think" said the boatswain
after few sentences had passed be-
tween the two men, that l shall find
1t as hard a job as l reckoned it was
going to prove. l mean the carrying
out Of your scheme. l was astounding
some Of the men this evening"
"Well?"
'sWell," continued the boatswain, at
seems to me they're gallus afeared
OF their necks, one and all, and 'ud be
willing to disparse in furren parts,
every man with his share. A slavin'
voyage, with plenty of money for
wages, was to their liking"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
A Poor Mixer.

The Chicago daily papers not long
ago published a statement relative to
the analysis of milk drawn from vs->
rious cows on the Gurler dairy farm n
De Kalb. Illinois. Assistant State
Food Commissioner r. M. Patterson Of
Chicago MIXED Holstein COW, and
had her milk analyzed. 1t showed
2.8 per cent fat. very low percent
age. This was published along with
the analyses of the other samples Of
milk taken, and Of course the con-
trast put the l'olstein breed in a bad
light. Chicago people took up the agi-
tation and some even suggested the
passing of law prohibiting the sale
OF milk from holstein cows. We learn
however from Mr.. Glover, dairy field
nan Of the University Of Illinois, that
the daily papers refrained from pub
fishing very important sequel to the
tests. After Mr.. Patterson had drawn
all the milk he could from the COW,
one OF the regular mixers sat down
and drew three pints more from the
same animal. All Of our readers know
that the first milk is the poorest and
the last drawn milk the richest An
analysis Of the II pounds drawn by
Mr.. Patterson gave 2.S per cent; an
analysis of the 3 pounds drawn by the
regular mixer gave per cent Added
together the result was fourteen
pounds of milk with an average
richness Of 3.4s per cent, or .4s per
cent above the standard required by
the state law. 1t will thus be seen
that the agitation against the Hol-
stein was started as the result nf the
exploit OF a very poor mixer in tie
states service.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
The Corn Feed Problem.

A dozen years ago the farmers Of
the corn belt that were engaged in
the raising Of hogs would consider no
other feed for swine except corn
They began to feed the pigs corn
about as soon as they were weaned
and continued to feed them corn till
they were butchered. Corn was very
cheap then except in occasional years
when there was partial corn crop
failure. In those days corn was not
only cheap, but freight rates were
high and it cost a great deal to get
the corn to market. There was a saw.
ing to the producer in marketing hiSl
corn crop in the shape of pork. Since
that time there has been . great
change in the position of corn relative
to oats and other grains. There are
many commercial uses to which corn
Is now PIT that formerly were not
dreamed of. 1t now seems likely that
the general average Of corn prices
will rise from year to year, responsive
to the increasing demand and the re-
strictive area Of country in which
corn can be grown. The future is
likely to see the oat and barley crops
more largely used in the finishing of
swine than is dreamed of at the pres
ent time. At any rate we are about
at the end Of feeding pigs on a whole
corn diet. We cannot now figure out
profit with such course of feeding.
For long time yet hogs that do not
follow cattle will be finished on corn,
but we may expect to see that finish
ing period grow constantly shorter.
Men will also realize that . change
to clover and grain other than corn
will give them some benefits in the
way Of increased stamina In their
swine as well as more fecundity. The
corn feed problem is one that cannot
be ignored longer, but is in course Of
solution by every swine raiser that
is trying to make money.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
naFARMa
ssdMS1s 2h2Sx
aRSCELLANY
Best Type Of Ram.

consider constitutional develop
ment the most important thing In
choosing a ram, said Geo. Mckerrow at
a farmers institute. This Is shown
in his form; in good heart girth, CIV
ing plenty Of play for his vital organs,
and in the bright pink color OF his
skin. Still have seen many a good
ram whose skin showed pale color
through being tied up and fed on dry
feed. SO the cclor is not always sure
sign. Look for a bright. full. vigorous
eye; for a strong muscular neck, grad
ually widening from the head back to
the shoulders; for a masculine head
not coarse-coarseness and masculin-
ity must not be confounded-with a
rather thick, strong nose, and wide be-
tween the eyes, showing a good deaS
of brain. And then he must show
bold, vigorous step in action. don't
care II he is vigorous enough to drive
you out of the yard, SO long as he
doesn't hit you. For mutton quality
he should be wide over the shoulders
and on the back, with well sprung rio.
wide over the loin and full in the
thighs. It is along the broad back
and the iull thighs that the high
priced cuts Of mutton lie. found
this when was dressing sheep for the
market, that the butchers would take
the first pick Of my load by turning
them over on their backs and taking
those carcasses which had the thick
est back and widest loin. They whole
sale on the Chicago market on the
basis of eight to ten cents pound
for the leg. thigh, rump and back,
while the lower lines-the flank, bris-
ket and neck go at from one to three
cents. Farther east there is still
wider difference, the choice rounds
running for from IL to IL cents. You
can plainly see that it makes a great
difference in the sale of your load OF
lambs in Chicago, Buffalo or New
York whether the wealth Of flesh lies
along the wide Jack and full thighs
or whether the larger percentage OF it
lies along the lower lines Of the body
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Why Cotton seed Meal Kills Pigs.

Why Cotton Seed Meal Kills Pigs.
Why does cotton seed meal often
kill pigs? The answer is not forth.
coming, but the experimenters are at
work on the problem and have
been at work on it for some years.
AS yet they have arrived 1t no con-
clusion that is satisfactory to them
selves or others. The cause is doubt
less some property of the meal or
seed that is harmful when fed beyond
a certain limit. The first attempts to
solve the problem led to the belief
that the cause was q mechanical one.
the deaths being produced by impac-
tion due to the accumulation in the
alimentary canals Of large quantities
Of the tufts Of cotton clinging to some
OF the seeds. But this was not borne
out by subsequent experiments and
post-mortem examinations. No mat.
ter how carefully the seed was
cleaned the deaths resulted all the
same when the pigs were fed beyond
a certain limit not well-defned. the
seed or meal made from it, It ia
now believed that the seed and the
meal made both produce a toxic ef.
feet, when allowed to undergo certain
changes. When It is remembered
that food remained in the intestines
of the pigs for some days. it is easy
to see that 1t has an opportunity to
ferment and produce poisons. There
are many other materials that thus
change in composition. Thus the
cassava root, from which tapioca is
Ecade. contains prussic acid, which
disappears in the process OF heating.
But the poison has been known to
come back again in old tapioca.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27

Beef Form" Steers Most Profitable.
The Minnesota station has just con-
cluded an experiment to determine the
relative profit Of feeding steers OF
desired beef-form and steers Of .
form indicating little of beef-prodac.
Ing quality. In the Introductory IT,
the bulistin reporting the results, Pro
lessor Shaw says:
1T is pretty generally understood by
those who deal in dressed meat, that
there is a marked difference in the
value Of the meat per pound furnished
by dressed carcasses, even though the
animals which produce the meat
should be Of the same age. and though
they should be brought to the same
, perfection Of finish. This difference,
therefore. must be dependent on type,
which is another way of saying that
II y dependent on form. That meat
from animals not possessed of the
generally recognized orthodox beef
form can be grown as profltably a
from animals of the opposite type is
generally conceded. It is also con.
ceded that they cannot be 30 profit
ably fattened during what may be
termed the feeding or finishing period.
But there is a difference in opinion as
to the precise cause or causes of the
less profit thus obtained. Some claim
that 1t arises entirely from the rela-
lively lower price obtained from the
meat when made. Others claim that
1T arises in part from less capacity
to make increase in weight. This ex-
pertinent, therefore, was conducted in
the hope of obtaining some light on
the question"
Tho animals consumed practically
the same amount of food and made
practically the same gains. Had the
beef brought the same price on the
market, the results of the test would
have shown one animal about as valu-
able as another. But the lower price
at which the beeves of poor type sold
threw the profit In favor Of the beef
form" steers. Prof. Shaw drew the
following conclusions:
1. That in this experiment the
steers of the approved meat produc-
capacity to make increase over those
possessed Of more or less undesirable
form. though similarly bred.
z. That, notwithstanding, there is
more profit in finishing steers of the
approved types. owing to the greater
value relatively Of the finished prod.
uct.
3. That 1t is extremely probable
there Is also less profit in growing ami
mails of undesirable types up to the
fattening period, because of their
smaller value relatively when thus
far grown.
T.. That the greater value of finished
steers of the approved type as COM
pared with those opposite in charac-
ter and possessed Of essentially SINH
lar blood. is owing to the superior
value OF the meat in the carcass.
rather than to greater power to make
increase.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27

At the North, where the onions are
to be stored for winter use. the whole
crop is pulled when three-fourths of
the plants have turned yellow, shrivel.
ed and dried In the neck sufficient to
topple over. They are in fit condition
for storing when no moisture is visible
upon strongly twisting the necks.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27

On most American farms the bree1)
Ing OF live stock does not receive the
attention 1t deserves.