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The markings are made on scale of 100,
the judge cutting off for blenishes and
shortcomings on each of the points on the
card, the sum Of which, being taken from
100, shows the scoring of the bird.
Visitors today will see numerous addi-
tons to the show which could not be got
ten into place yesterday. Among these are
two beautiful pens of Chinese pheasants
These have been placed in the center of
the hall near the duck pond. They are
most graceful and beautiful fowl, brilliant
~ marked and all day long there has been
q crowd of admiring spectators around
them.
The Egg Show.
The show of eggs of all breeds was put
in order this morning in one Of the side
rooms adjoining the incubator exhibits, and
attracts constant attention from old breed
ers and the lay throng as well. w. ].
Stanton, one of the Judges Of the show, ex-
hibits box of especially large and bright
light Bramah eggs j. S. Remington of
Greenville r. l., has a clutch of black
Langsh1n eggs which are almost purple
They attract d great deal of attention from
the experts.
C. NJ. Kelly of Dansville, NY, exhibits
some especially fine, large settings of
sinsle-comb Brown Leghorn eggs. julius
Frank of Akron, Ohio, makes a large ex-
h!bit OF all varieties Of Hamburg eggs. He
has one OF the largest exhibits of Hamburg
fowls in the show. Jennie Vaissiere Of
JOnnStoWn, ny. one OF the foremost Wo-
men poultry experts in the country, is the
only exhibitor Of Blue Andalusian eggs
The Fishers Island Farm, in New York
has loaned for the exhibit large collection
OF blown turkey eggs. Charles f. Newman
of Huguenot, Staten Island, NY, shows
half a hundred Pekin duck eggs of marvel
Gus size and beauty. OLD breeders of ducks
express surprise at this showing OF Pckin
eggs. OF course, it is understood that Mr.
Newman has selected the largest eggs pro-
Gucel bV his enormously large fockS of
ducks but ii is also true that by the sur
vival Of the fittest in breeding, year after
year, the size CT the Pekn duck is gradual
ly being very much enlarged. Tie Pekin
duck at twelve months nowadays will weigh
from nine to ten pounds; a few years ago
eight pounds was maximum +. N. Rob
inson of Paulng, NY; w. B. Miller of
Douglassyille. Pa; E. p. Shepherd OF Croton
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White LeShOESn Cock.

classes in the show. Sharpe Butterf1eld,
another veteran connoisseur, devotes him
self to the Bramahs. Competition in this
class is very close, and there are many
entries. 1t is probably one of the hardest
classes to judge in the whole show. Mr.
F. J. Marshall, well-known poultryman
and oneof the Judges at the worlds fair
is marking the Games. Theodore Hewes
the secretary of the American Poultry As
ISOLATION, has the interesting Plymouth
Rocks assigned to him. w. ]. Stanton Of
New York city: a world-famous judge in
pigeons, is marking in this class. The
layman can understand Mr.. Stantons task
when he looks in the catalogue and sees
that there are 15S different kinds Of
pigeons in the show. He is expected to-
be able to discriminate not only between
the various families, but between all the
multitudinous variations i'll color which
breeders have developed in each.
The score cards require a marking in
every class, except Games and Game Ban
tams. on the shape and color of head,
comb, crest, wattles and lobes, heard, neck,
back, breast, body, wings, tail, legs and
feet of each fowl. Symmetry. size and
weight are points of first Importance.
Where there is sharp contest the scales
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FESCEBLES' FAIR,
The Ladies' who VIII Make 1t .
Success.


The time of the members Of the National
Feacibles during he interval to the OPEN
Ing of their fair is pretty thoroughly oo-
cupied, as the following program will show:
! on Tuesday night they Will be the guests
| at the Hebrew fair; Thursday night, prac-
tee drill; Saturday. parade in honor Of
"ashinSton's birthday: Tuesday, February
% guests at the knights of Pythias fair,
Odd Fellows Hal.
At their dance Thursday night each lady
in attendance was presented with a souvenir
stickpn. in the shape OF pennant with the
word ''Iencibles'' in raised letters across the
face, and the gentlemen were given a SOU
venir button with appropriate inscriptio
The drill hall being erected by the COM
pany in the rear of their quarters is now
ready to roof, and will be in condition for
occupancy at the close of the fair
The following assignments have been
mace OF the lady assistants at the fair:
COnfectionery-NIrs l.. G. Barber Mrs
Jennie Brown, Mrs VIM. A. Domer, Mrs.
Draper, Miss NcGregor, Miss Sturg!s, Miss
Briseoe. Miss Mcknight
Punch and lemonade-Mrs J. c. Kondrup
Mrs. K T. Berry. Miss Helen Foss, Miss
Cora Semmes.
Tea garden-AIrs Wilmington, Miss
Houchens, Misses Beard, Miss Tansill, Miss
Pitney.
Refreshments-Mrs. NJ. E. shepley. Mrs.
VI. d. Robinson, Miss Mcdonald Miss Rut
Ter Miss Mcfarland
Flower bower-Mrs. c. A. Fletcher, Mrs
W y. Crist, Mrs. J. H. Lewis, Miss NJ. A.
Snepiey. Hiss Katharine Nottingham, Miss
May Butler Miss Rosa Maddox, Miss Ada
Eutier, Miss Dilard Miss Cavenaugh, Miss
hrause, Misses Sites, Misses Irwin
Ornamental paper-IIrs. Brueninger, Mrs.
Ssssford, Miss Cassidy, Miss Holtzclaw,
MISS Manning, Miss Brueninger Miss
krause.
Fancy booth-Mrs: Combs, Mrs. Clegg.
Mrs Pistol, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Nicholson,
Misses Mcfarland. Misses Haslett
Fancy stand-Mrs. Howard Cook, Mrs
Shueltfes, Miss Grant. Miss Bell Miss Davis,
Miss Herzog, Miss Owens, Miss Made White,
Miss Fannie White.
Smokers NIecca-Mrs. J. F. Harper, Miss
Alice O'Nelll. Miss Evelyn Padgett, Miss
McCfreSor, Miss Lowcraft.
Leap year-Miss Estelle Manning, Misses
Manning.
Popcorn-Mrs. F. R. Rynix, Mrs. C. X.
Bergman. Miss Maud Walker Misses
Schneider, Miss Durfee.
Gypsy camp-l1iss Marie Beard, Miss C.
Hemmick.
The wonder-Mrs. Morsell, Mrs. Harvell,
Mrs. Ryan, Miss Hodges, Miss Weaver, Miss
iiammerslie, Miss Andrews.
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sibe to get the catalogue to the printer
or time. Many shipments came late yes
terday, and three came this morning. One
had no tag TO show who sent it or to whom
it was going. The only thing that marked
its point of departure was an express label
put on at Columbus, Ohio. In several
places under the benches are Coops con-
tanning birds that arrived too late to be
placed in the cages. All the cages are
numbered consecutively, but there is moth
ing on them to indicate the breed or OWN
er, except where awards have been male
With the catalogues the uninitiated visitor
who cannot tell Buff Cochins from Barred
Plymouth Rocks can a once learn what
kind of a fowl he is looking at and whose
it is. Secretary Howard having worked
night and day for the last two weeks, was
able to get the last of the copy for the
catalogue to the printer late last night, and
it is expected that the first installment
will come from the press tonight.
The Judging.
The process of judging is going rapidly
on. Beginning at l o'clock yesterday the
judges were able to make awards on about
POO entries. 1t is an interesting thing to
see judge at work. Each works alone,
having secretary assigned to him to keep
the score. Mr.. Bicknell, one of the oldest
poultrymen in the United States and as
keer a judge there is in the hail. is
marking the Leghorns, one of the largest
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Medicine for the Pnar

Mrs. Robricht Of 1st street northeast
called yesterday at police headquarters and
at the office of the superintendent of chart
ties to explain that the poor collection box
es, regarding which allegations of irregular
ity had been mcde, were placed by her only
in private premises, with the consent of
proprietors of stores, and that the small
sums received were used in supplying medi-
cines, food and clothing for the poor in the
southwestern section of the city.
These boxes were put up last winter. and
mention of them were made in the papers
Mt the time Mrs. Robricht is one of the
best known and most earnest charity work
ers in the District
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Second Day of the National Poultry
Show.
A SUCCESSFULSHOW OF PLENDID BIRDS
The Judges Deciding on the Fine
Points in the Exhibits.
ENTHUSIASTIC SPECTATORS

Sunshine brought rush of visitors to the
poultry show early today. For a second
day of a great exhibition it was marked
by an excellent condition of things. The
large hall was newly swept, the cages We're
fresh and clean, with virgin sawGust, the
birds were lively and happy and the inces-
SAINT chorus of cock growing was as volum-
nous and impressive ever. The scores
of exhibitors from all over the country
were busy feeding and watering their birds,
stepping no., and then to explain to inqur-
ing visitors points of excellence in form and
plurlage, or practical utility in the line
of eggs.
One difficulty visitors had yesterday, and
will have until late today, is caused by the
absence of catalogues. The show was SO
much larger than was expected that all
the details of classification were crowded
into tie last few hours, making it impos-
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show. Such beautiful weather, the generous
treatment shown exhibitors by your associa-
ton, and the liberal patronage given by
Washington citizens all combine to make
the enterprise a success.
''The biggest show this year was at Ros-
ten. Now if this Washington show is push
ed another year it has a chance to out
rank New York and become one of the
great regular exhibitions of the country.
can say to you that the exhibitors are dill
pleased. They have no complaints. Your
superintendent, Mr.. Rackham, Secretary
Howard and the other officers have done
their level best up in New York We have
always looked upon this middle southern
country as promising field for the poultry
man. The show will certainly stimulate in
terest, educate breeders and develop a
large poultry industry in this region.
1.-THE appliances and methods in the bus
mess today are almost at perfection Skill
and application are sure of their reward in
poultry. No part Of the farmers work
nowadays brings him more than his hens
We keep importing eggs to the value Of
millions of dollars yearly, and the demand
increases far ahead of the supply. There
is room all the time for the poultrymen
either in breeding fine fowls or working for
the everyday market
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are sharp to detectetl1e least obliquity on
the part of the exhibitor. No entryman
has a right to show borrowed birds or to
show birds that heS has bought with the
understanding that they shall be returned
All sorts of practices bave to be looked out
for, such as palming soff yearling as a
pullet, or coloring and inserting and splic-
ing feathers, pulling out false or sport
feathers, or biting out spots with acid.
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are called into requisltion ana the bird
must come up to standard weight. The
weight for Light Bramahs is-Cock, IL
pounds; cockerel, 10; hen, 91a; pullet, 8.
This is the heaviest breed shown. From
this scale of weights there is a graduation
in weight down through the Cochins,
Langshans. Javas, y Plymouth Rocks,
Wyandottes, Dorkings, Minorcas, Houdans
and LeghornS.
L1iputfan Fowls.
The smallest birds in the show are the
Buff Cochins and Seabright Bantams,
which represent in the standard the other
end of the arc from the huge Light
Bramahs. The standard weight in Sea-
brights Is 20 ounces for cock, % for cock
erel and hen and 20 for the pullet.
The judges arc very keen-eyed men, and
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watch Presentation.

Kit Carson Post, No. 3 G. a. T., We'd
resday evening presented to Fast Com
mander George L. Davis handsome hunt
ing case gold watch as a mark OF their APP
probation of his services. The presentation
remarks were made ny Past Commander
Geo. II. Slaybaugh. Later q handsome
gold watch presented to Post Chap
lain Z. G. Stevens as a mark of love and
reSpect for him,
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It is a cage of nine homing pigeons, three
of them beautiful silvers, and sitting
peacefully in their midst is large tiger
yellow at,-with wide blue ribbon tied
about It's neck. To the children it is
cat was placed in the same cage with these
pigeons when he was a kitten. He shows
no disposition to modest them and they
show no fear Now and then the cat will
reach his nose out toward pigeon in the
most benign manner as if he were trying
to undertake a little neighborly converse
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The Michigan Association.

Members OF the Michigan delegation in
Congress are preparing for the banque. of
the Michigan Association, which is to be
held in Detroit next week. They will leave
by special car Wednesday. Senator Bur-
rows Is expected to officiate as toastmas-
ter. The speakers will be Gen. Horace
Porter ard Col. Fred. D. Grant of New
York. Hon. II. Clay Evans of Tennessee,
Hon Powell Clayton of Alabama and SEN
ator Brown of Utah.
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The incubator rooms prove an unending
delight and curiosity to all who visit the
show. There are four machines shown, and
all were today Matching out eggs right I'M
der the eyes Of scores of visitors. These
were the Prairie State, the Pineland. Homer
City and Old Dominion incubators. The
latter is a local machine, the work of Mr.
W. p. Jones of Carlin Springs. He has made
but two, and the hatch which is now coming
out at the show IS the first he has ever
made. Mr.. Jones is a scientific expert
menter. and has developed his machine sim
ply as matter of pastime. He uses the hot
water system, and seems. to be quite sue
cessful. The loud peeping of chickens all
through the incubator rooms makes an I'M
ending chorus from early morning until
midnight. There are thousands of them,
and there is an audience all day long of hun
dreds, watching the operators at their work.
Mr. Cooper, who manages the Prairie State
incubator, had good deal of trouble last
night in making his chickens go to bed.
Every little while some old chicken man
would saunter in and tell him that he was
keeping his chicks up too late. AS long as
the electric lights were burning they would
not stay under the brooder. They were
hardy, lively little things, and ran about
on the bran-covered floor with amazing in
terest in their situation. The chick that is
Matched In an incubator and reared in a
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Falls, NY, and w. H. Rhees of Mt. Pleas
ant, D. c., haV entered some especially fine
Black Langshan eggs. William Urich of
Herndon Va, shows some very fine large
Light Bramah eggs James Mayo of Pitts
ton, Pa, shows some exceptionally good
Silver Spaneled Hamburg eggs. David
Nichols of Monroe, Conn, has clutch of
bright, large brown eggs from his Black
Cochins.
Many Bluffs. Q
r. G. Burlington, who is one Of the judges
in the show and a noted breeder OF buff
fowls, shows a large collection of bearded
buff Polish Bantans, buff Wyandottes and
buff Plymouth Rocks The most notable
exhibit in the egg show comes from b. c.
Mack Of Woodstock, VT. 1t is dozen
white Wyandotte eggs. They are OF I'M
mense size and a rich, dark brown. They
are probably the largest hens eggs ever
put in a show. The weight of the average
egg bought in the market is about twenty
two ounces to the dozen. The standard
weight for the eggs of the ordinary brown
LeGhorn, which is the commonest farm
fowl, is eight TO the pound. These white
Wyar dctte eggs of Mr.. Mack's weigh two
pounds to the dozen. J. Y Bicknell, who is
one of the judges, shows dozen black
Minorca eggs of a size and brightness
that next to Mr.. Macks Wyandotte eggs
receive n: st praise.
An exhibit which attracts probably as
much attention any other is on the
west side of the hall near the north end.
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The new Silver party held con-
ference in Washington recently to
provide funds to conduct the cam
paign. It is given out that con-
sederable financial support was
promised by Eastern manufacturers
who have embraced the Wharton
Barker doctrine of free silver and
protection Silver Belt.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-13

Senator PETER predicts the split
ting of the democratic and repub-
lican parties on the silver question.
He thinks the gold standard demo-
Gratis. will make nominations, but
will carry no states, and predicts
that gold standard Republicans
will capture the national conven-
tion. He says if the silver demo-
Gratis and republicans join issue in
St. Louis in July they will sweep
the country with uew party. He
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organization. -Prospector.
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Sa m tea Ee, Eseescota 81 Ehsanix
TEiaae Table,

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gin the following train services.
Train No. l, passenger, will leave
Ash Fork 7.15 d. M, arriving at Pres
colt 1000 a. M, leaving Prescott 1910
m. arrive at Congress 2 80 p m aad
at Phoenix 90 p m or 3 90 p IN
Phoenix time
Train No 2, passenger, leaves Phos.
nix at 8 80 a N arriving at Congress
10 40 a m, at Prescott 2 80 P m leav
| ing Prescott at 2 45 p M, arriving at
Ashfork at 5 20 p m
In addition to this excellent passen
ger service, making good connections
with the Santa Fe System trains q
Ash Fork, and shortening the time
from Prescott to Phoenix and vice
versa, passengers will be permitted to
Idle on the following freight trains.
No 81, leaving Ash Fork 30 p IN
arriving at Prescott 5 Is p N
No 80, leaving prescots7 40 IN,
arriving at Ash Fork at II 45 q,
The above trains run daily
Train No Al, leaving Prescott al
! Z 10 q m, arriving at Congress at ID
m, and at Phoenix at 8 80 pm
Train No AZ leaving Phoenix at
7 40 a m arriving at Congress at IL 80
| m and at Prescott at d p IA
Trains Nos III and 42 will run each
alternate day
This extra service will; no doubt.
be appreciated aud due advantage
taken of same IL isin hae With the
sessst liberal mansgsn eut Of the
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Governor Evans of South Caro-
lima has started boom for himself
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dency In recent message he de-
manded that the quality of whiskey
furnished by the state be improved
-Prospector.
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In the 10Th century if a girl &C

In the 18th century if girl ac-
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approximately, as it was equiva--
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the Oath of June.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-13

A Chinese doctor is employed by
families by the year at a rate, ac-
cording to their means and his
reputation, of one t.. Ave cents a
day. as long as every member of
the family is welt When one falls
III, the doctors pay stops until
health is fully restored.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-13

1t is a notorious fact that much
of the beef sold in England as
"Prime Scotch" is simply prime
American. The British consumer
it is averred, is unable to detect,
either BY eye or palate, che ssorigin
of a side of beef or OF the roast cut
from it.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-13

The Florida orange crop was
abou'. $4,000 boxes with good pri-
ces, but several past seasons have
yielded 1000, 900 to 6,Oo0,o 900 bexs
each.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-13

Richmond. Va. has one Of the
smallest areas of any city of its
Importance in this country, having
only 81 square miles of area, on
which live 100000 people.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-13

The natives of Alaska seldom
change their clothes unless they
are worn out. They are consider
ed the filthiest race of beings on
the earth.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-13

A rich old silver mine, abandoned
by Spaniards century ago, near
Zacatecas, Mexico, has just been
rediscovered by Marcina Soils. of
Madrid,
Mesa free press., 1896-03-13

The London Carlton club has
about 1000 members, and is the
richest In the world.