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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-10-07
How to Fatten Ducks

dressed ducks they must be fat and ap-
pear plump and round. The skin must
be one color throughout" SO says writer
in American Poultry Journal. "For il
lustration dress a duck which has had
free range of all green stuff while fat
tening; also dress one which has only a
large yard for q range with a limited
supply of greens, compare the two after
dressing, each receiving the same
amount of care and note the difference.
The one which had unlimited range will
have green spot surrounding the vent
the size of mans hand, while the other
will appear one color throughout. We
will 60 little farther. Place both of
them on sale side by side and there will
be at least two cents per pound differ
ence in price. Some would not pur-
chase the green duck at any price. We
must cater to the wants and opinions of
the people. If the appearance is all
right the stock will sell; while on the
other hand, even if stock may be as fine
and fat as is possible to get them, they
will not sell unless properly dressed and
packed. Never think for one moment
that your stock will look too nice, and
never let it enter your head that you
will not get paid for the extra trouble it
takes to put your poultry in proper
shape. 1t is true the dealer will make
more on your stuff when you put it in
proper shape than he will on mixed-up,
hap-hazard stuff, and although he may
not pay you as much as he might the adj
ditional price you realize will pay you
for your trouble. Stick to the motto:
Strict observance to the requirement in
whatever city it be. We must give the
people what they want If we expect
compensation. Competition is too sharp
and with the fast express trains produce
can be brought 1000 miles and carried
to your very door as cheapiy as you can
sell it.
I'm regard to fattening ducks: AS |
stated in my last article if the trade call
for yellow skin use yellow corn; if a
white skin is more saable use white
corn. A very good feed is composed of
one-third corn meal, one-thlrd middlings,
one-third bran. feed composed of the
above will make more muscle and re-
quire more time to fatten than when
more corn meal is used. II the demand
is for fat, which is the case in New
York market, then use one-third corn
meal, one-fourth mlddlings and one
fourth bran and about one-eight beef
scraps. Do not use much green stuff
while fattening; not more than one
eighth part, as the skin will be affected
by the color of the feed. When ducks
are put up for fattening feed light for
the first five days, then commence to
increase their feed little each time.
You will find that they will eat until
they will be unable to swallow the last
mouthful, yet they will run to the water
with that mouthful and mix it with the
water and try to drink it. This is the
cause of filthy water troughs. 1t will
be necessary to scrub them every day.
If this is neglected and the ducks drink
from their filthy troughs it will faint
their flesh.
s'Perfect cleanliness must be kept up,
10 not their 6lthineSs will almost exceed
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-10-07
POULTRY DEPARTMENT..

Address all communica tons to Poultry De-
partment, Box 200, DeLand, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-10-07

Why not use
Wintersmith'S S?
80 years sue
cess. Tried and
true. Sells on
it's merits, and
never fails to
cure. Take no
substitute.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
May SPARE HAMMOND.
Belief That President Kruger
Will Be MerCiful.
ENGLAND IN CHARGE OF HIs CASE.
From the First That Government Has
Looked After 1T at oar Rec qnr>t-C ham
oerIain Has Reqne>tsd That Ih. sem
tences BE COMMITTED.

WASHINGTON. April 29-The case of
John HAYS Hammond. the American
mining engineer. one of the men SEN
tcnced by the TranSvaal government to
die for high treason. in connection with
DIR jameson 5 raid, has been referred 70
in a cabinet meeting. and, although the
state department. authorized no state
ment concerning his case further than
making public the cablegram from Vice
Consul Knight at Capctown predicting
n Communication OF sentence, it cannot be
denied that the government will do all
within its power to secure an amehora-
tion of Hammond's sentence. maSmuch
as he is regarded as rather the victim of
circumstances than as a deliberate con-
spIratOr against the BOer government.
Ii IL believed. however. that even before
the machinery of the department can he
set IN motion Hammond's sentence will
have been COmmuted.
Ii is felt at the state department that
II has been criticized rather unlnStly in
congress and elsewhere upon its con-
duct of Hammond'S case The COM
plant that it has worked through
British officials to secure fair treatment
for the American prisoner. it Is said, is
made in ignorance of the requirements
of international law. The United States
has no diplomatic representative what
ever in the Transvaal, nor can it have
so long As the foreign relations of that
country are confdCd by treaty To Great
Britain, and it would be a manifest vio-
latIon of propriety and international
law for the United States to ignore
Great Britain in this matter, and par
ticnlarly 50 in view of the alacrity with
which the British government has re-
spOnded to our request for the protection
of Americans in the Transvaal.
When Senator Stewart. who is per
Sonal friend of MIR. Hammond. heard of
his conviction. be Immediately set to
work TO prepare petition in Mr.. Ham
mond'S behalf which Ee had circulated
among senators and members of the
houSe. Tho petition is addressed To
President Kruger and is a plea for par
don. 1t sets forth the character of the
accused and states that his family and
associations here Were of the best and
while 1t Is cedcd by the petitioners thai
the crime 10 which he has plead gnilty
iS a most serious one and directed
against a government for which tn
signerS have q high regard, they still
ask as an act of Clemcncy that tic
offcnse bc cOndmed and the prisoner
liberated. The petition was signed by
all to whom II was presented.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
LAFFeRTv IS CLeAReo.
Nothing to Connrct HIM With oilis
ReIchart'> Death.

Reichart'> D.ath.
HAaILToN. Ont, April 20 The in
quest on Ollie ReichaTt, the ShaTpsville
PA } girl who died here i'll February
under suspicious circumstances, has
been concluded, and resulted III the
jury returning q verdict of death from
unknown causes. There was nothing
in the testimony 70 connect Druggist j.
\. Laffcrty of Sharon, Pa, with the
death. except that IL showed that the
two had lived together aS man and
wife.
Prof. Ellis analysis of the contents
of the girls stomach and liver, and OF
the crubalming fluid that had been used,
showed that there was sufficient poison
in the embalming fluid to- account Tor
all that was found if it had been IN
ieCtod into the stomach, aud Under
faker Green sHore that it was injected
in that way. Undertaken Green also
syvnrc that when he took the girls body
to Sharpsvillc he saw her mother, and
she told him that Ollie had two fits SINH
lar to the ono in which she died.
The last was three years ago, and the
doctor then told her that If the fits oc
curred again they would likely prove
fatal The physicians could not dis
cover any sufficient cause for death.
Evidence was put i'm 10 show that the
girl herself had not tried to follow the
doctors directions while sick, and that
I.afferty had not Obcycd orders The
gIrl told the woman with whom she
boarded that she had nobody TO live for
except Lafferty. and if anything went
wrong she had the stuff IN her pocket TO
finish herself.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
Will DECLARE FOR srlveR.
The Michigan Stat" Democratic Con,.l
IIon Ia S.-SioI Today.

The Michigan Stat" Democratic Con,.b.
IIbn Ia S.-si"n Today.
DETROIT. ApnI % The Democratic
state convention convened today with
AliIed i Murphy - temporary char
nIan
The silver advocates VIII make their
fight on the platform They have
>CnTncd all ovCTtmtS looking toward 4
compromise and viii insist on a dccll
ratInn for free silver coinage, at rs to /.
The indications NOW are that they Will
lc sncC eSSfui There will also prob
ably bc Il contest over the selection of
delegates at large. The prominent can
'lidat.; are Wellington r. Burt of Sagi-
naw. Spencer o Fisher of Pay CITY.
William j. Mcknight of Grand Rapids
aud Judge John w. McGrath Of Do
iTnIi. all silver men. and Peter White
"f Marqucttc and Elliott G. Stevenson
Of Detroit Mr.. Stevenson Is chair
man of the state central committee. and
his friends hope to elect him as u dele
;;ate-ai-large. although he Is opposed by
the radical free silvcriteS, who wish ia
elect Judge McGTath
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
pAmAe NC TO wALLINe.
Strong Evids zee Against Him In the
Trial OF Scott .Jnckson.

NEWPORT. Ky, April 29.-The prin-
cipal evidence IN the jackson trial was
that of Chester Mullen, the livery man.
who testified that ne hired cab on Jan
81. to Alonzo Walling and that it was
kept out nearly all night William
Cassidy, butcher testified that on Jan.
81, about two hours after midnight, no
was driving across the bridge from Cm-
rinnati II Newport and was closely
pressed by cab drawn by a grey horse
driven as If II was in a great hurry. to-
ward Newport
George H Jackson, the colored cab
driver related the story of his trip from
Cincinnati to the place of the murder as
the driver of the cab and identified
Walhng as the man who sat beside him.
MIR. \. Bryan, father of the dead girl
testified that Pearl Bryan was visited hy
jackson, who was his sole hnnsckeepcr
during the absence of Mrs Bryan in
New Mexico with an invahd daugh-
ter.
The letters of Scott Jackson 10 Pearl
Bryan extending from early IN 1885 nm
III the middle of November. that year
were presented to show that he was
keeping up am acquaintance with that
lady
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
Ar APPEAL FOR CLEMeNcv.
Seor etary Chamberlain Cables a Ncssag.
to the Boer President.


to the Eoer President.
LONDON. April 29-While Secretary
Chamberlain announcement of the
sentencing of the Johannesburg reform
CTS caused Il sensation inside and ont
side of parliament and was eagerly dis
cusscd in the lobbies. where it Is thought
TO have increased the gravity Of the sit
Uatiou in South Africa. there Is an IN
ncr ring of politicians who are inclined
to think that the whole matter Is the re-
Snlt of a deal between the prisoners and
the Boer authorities. and that the for
mcI obtained the assurance that their
sentences would be commuted before
they pleaded guilty to the charge of
high treason.
Secretary Chamberlain immediately
telcgraphed President Kruger that he
would rely On his generosity and recent
Intimation TO that effect to commute the
sentences of the condemned men.
OF the condemned men Mr. John
Hays hammond, manager of the De
bcrs mines, is an American, but Mr.
Chamberlain, when lac was first arrest
ed, assured the state department that
his interests would be looked after by
Great Britain as If he was a British
subject.
Colonel Francis w Rhodes is a
mOther Of Cecil Rhodes. formerly pre-
mier of Cape Colony and an officer, ofh-
Cial or unofficial, of the British char
tered South Africa company.
Percy Fanar j. Il newspaper TroTrie-
tor and owner of Country Life, pub
lishcd at Johannesburg
Lionel Phillips is the president of the
chamber of mines at Johannesburg.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
PiTH OF IHs NEWS.

A grain congress is in session in Charles
ton. &.
Meline has succeeded in forming a
cabinet in France
The United Ssatcs treasury has lost
tIot6O III gold coin and sS,lO0 in bars
making the gold reserve SI25. .55a,jn2.
The will uf The Jate H. \. Massey. the
miillonolrc manufacturer of agricultural
implements nf Toronto Ont was mo.
Dated IN Cleveland He left thousands 10
various Methodist churches and charities.
s2-o-bH fIre "ccnrrcd in Paris. Tex
oh' P'fs"n was killed and two injured.
orrir''iis defeated "a large force of Hot
tentot rrhciS
:, The plague in Bongkong. China. races
Berrcly y
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
THE PENSION BILL PASSED.
Opposition to the Section PensioninG
Deserters From the Rebel Army.

Opposition to the Section PPnsioning
Deserters From the Rebel Army.
WASHINGTON. April 29.-Thc house
has passed the Pickler general pension
bill by a vote of 1877 to 81 The Repub-
licans and POpulists voted sOhdly in
favor of the measure and the Demo-
Gratis, with six exceptions, solidly against
1t. The section to which the bulk of
the opposition was directed provides
that persons otherwise entitled TO pen
sIons shall not be disqualified on ac-
count of prior service in the Confeder-
ate army. provided they joined the
Union forces 80 days before Lees sur
render
The bankruptcy hill was taken up
under special order providing for a
vote Saturday at I y m.
Those who voted against tho pension
bill Were: Fitzgerald OF Massachusetts.
Sorg of Ohio, Cummings of New York
Walsh of New York. Downing of Illi-
noIS and Layton of Ohio
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01

WAsHINGToN. April Senator VOL
colt OF Colorado has written - letter de-
fIuIng ms position i'm Icgard To the st.
Louis convention. The senator's posi-
tIun Is radically different from the posi-
ton of his colleague. Senator Teller. dS
Senator WolCott indicates his intention
of remaining with the RCpulII,uu
panty whatever action II may take or,
the currency question. He prefers mol
to hc delegate and thinks a hot fight
should bC made for silver
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
a SPLIT OVER M'KINLey.
The EerubI'eans of Alabama unia Two
STATE Conventions


State Conventions
MONTGOMERY. Ala. April 30 The
Republicans of Alabama held two state
conventions here Ono, the Mckinley
convention. adopted ringing sound
money protection platform. instructed
for Mckinley and determined to PM q
straightout Republican ticket in tho
field, headed hy General !. NJ. Burke of
Calhoun, Il high-claSS Republican.
The other. composed of all the anti
MCKINLEY factions. adopted platform
declaring that all other issues i'm Ala
f'In.i were SvbseJvicnt to onc-fair cleo
h"nS-and therefore all issues cxccpt
ing tins were avoided IN the platform.
S"nnd money and protection arc not
rcterr"d to in it. y resolution was
adopted by the anti Mckinley forces
that the Republicans tusc i'm the state
elections with the PopuliSts, allowing
TN" Latter 10 namc tine nominee for gov
e'nni aud dividing the balance of the
ttaro IIcket between the parties.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
wevLeR'9 PALACE OYNAmlTeo.
The Explosion attribnted to the ReheI-
Their Friends.

The Explosion attribnted 4" the T;eheis
Their Friends.
HAVANA. AprIi 29.-Ar& xploSion. he
hovcd 10 10 dnc To dynamite or some
other high explosive. has occurred IN the
palace of the governor general. The de
tonatIon WAS sharp and the building
WAS soon partly filed with dust while
the noise of breaking glass and falling
plaster could be heard ON all sides. Part
of the roof of the palace fell in
The explosion occDrUCd IN closet sit
uatCd in Il low story OF basement und"r
the city hall. which part nf the binding
it converted INTO heap nf rubbish The
walls were Torn. great stones fell and a
printer belonging to the captain gcner-
ais office waS wounded The greatest
excitement prevails here as a result of
the explosion. which. naturally. l. AT
trIbntcd In the insurgents CU then
~.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
U. p. MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
The Women VIII Hold Interesting
Meetings In Erie.

PITTSBURG, April 29.-The wOmen's
general missionary convention of the
United Presbyterian church will be
held in Erie, May 12-14.
The convention Is a national one and
delegates will be present from every
part of the country. Its purpose is 10
hear reports from the various depart
mcntS of work. discuss means for en-
larging the operations of the society
and especially to plan for the coming
year.
The first session of the convention
will be held in the First United I'rcsby
tcrian church of Erie ON Tuesday even
ing. May. I2 Three sessions will he
held on Wednesday and three on Thurs
day, the convention closing on the even
ing of that day.
An excellent program has been ar
ranged Set speech making will be
limited and the time given mainly to
discussion of the reports and the formu-
lating of plans for the future.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01

FRANKFORT. Ky. April 29.-Thc jury
in the case of Miss Tcnic McEwan
against the L. & n. r. X company, i'm
the Franklin circuit court, has awarded
her damages in the sum of Sl2 900. for in
JurleS sustained by being shot in tn
face on one of the trains of that roaC
IL was the shooting of Miss McEwan
by negro that led to the passage of
the separate coach bill
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
EXCITING SENATE DEBATE.
Naval Appropriation Brings Up the Sub
ject of Deficient Tlcvenues.

ject of Deficient Rcvenues.
WAsHINGTON, April 29.-The senate
has been plunged into an exciting finan-
cial debate after several weeks of serene
and formal procedure on appropriation
bills. The naval appropriation bill was
under consideration, and the item of
four battleships. to cost an aggregate of
Sl5, ZOO. 600. served as a text for a speech
by Mr.. German. pointing out that the
revenues OF the government are less
than the receipts Mr.. GOrman's state
mentS brought on an animated cOntro-
versy, in which Mr.. sherman. Mr.. Hale
and Mr.. Chandler joined issue with the
Maryland senator as TO thereSpOnsibility
for the failure of tariff legislation in the
present congress.
The battleship item was not completed
when the senate adjourned.
The Chandler amendment was agreed
TO. ID 10 u. AS adopted, the prohibl-
tion against naval officers serving naval
contractors goes into effect June 30,
1897.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
The Rioters Indicted.

PHH.ADELPHIA, April 29-The six men
accused of riot and of asSaulting nom
nnlon mOtOrmen and conductors of the
Union Traction company, five of whom
are themselves employees of that corpor-
alton. while the sixth is an employe of
the Baldwin locomotive works. have
been held IN heavy bail. and returns
Were Immediately made to the grand
jury, which found true bills of indict-
ment against the accnsed
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
MANY CHILDREN INJURED
Runaway Team Da~hss Into a Crowd OF
School Children at Milwaukee,.

school Children at Milwaukee,
MILWAUKEE, April ga runaway
team attached To "A hack has dashed into
n crowd of children who Were emcrr.
ing from St AnthOny's church school.
Twenty five of the little ones were
prostrated. seven were badly injured
and two of them viii probably die
The injured are Frank Schndi. 627
First avenue. leg broken at thigh and
injured internally. recovery doubtful :;
Annie Nold"n. three ribs broken and
injured internally. may not recover !:
Maggie Brooke. badly bruised: Emil
Nau, arm injured Julius kafkc. shnul-
der dlSloCatcd and badly bruised ..Ioscph
Fischer, several ribs broken and injured
internally Joseph krcSS. shoulder dis
located and collar bone prohablv hroLrn
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
A Judge rardou.d by Gov. RrsdIev.

FRANKFORT. Ky, April Ex-Governor
Bradley has pardoncd Judge J. II
Puillam of Breckinridgc county. who
was sent up for IL years for killing the
1cspo1ief OF ms home. one Miller He
haa served seven years of his time His
Wlle admitted her guilt in letter TO
Governor Bradley. after denvluo n y,
the time of the trial
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
Ran Afou, of the Columbia.

NEWPORT News. Va. April 29-Tbe
Old Dominion line steamer Wyanoke
mas run INTO tho United States cruiser
Columbia aud sank in 30 minutes. Sew
eraI of the Wyanoke's crew were in
1uied- The cruiser was slightly dam
aged
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01

WASHINGTON. April 29-Mr- Hender-
SON from the committee on rules has
reported a special order i'm the housr.
for the consideration of the bankruptcy
bill. general debate to continue to-day
and continue Thursday, debate under
the five minute rule Friday and Satur
day until o'clock when the final vote
Is to- be taken.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
Shot hN His Eather-In-I.nw.

BUTLER Ky. April 29.-B y. Fin.
nell. deputy sheriff Of kcmton county.
has quarTclcd with his sou-in- law, Aus
TIN Stevens, at Morning NiCw. eight
miles north Of tins place, and shot hn,
III the hp with revolver. SiCvCUs j.
in a critical condition
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01

PITTsBURG. April 20 -Ex-Judge 7.
ii Reed of this city. known for wears
as the representative of the Vanderbilt
railroad interests. has resigned the vice
presidency of the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie railroad and the chairmanship of
the board of directors of the Pittsburg.
Mckeesport and Youghiogheny rail-
road TO identify himself with Andrew
Carnegie's railroad interests
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
CoNresses MORE Games
Man Held For Double Hnrd". C"nfe...,
tie Killed Two Others

LOUIsVILLF. April 20 Robert I.angh
lin. who is in Jail at Maysvillc for tho
murder OF his wife and niece. has made
another confession
Soon aftc1 his arrest he admitted kill
ing his lnva Id wife and aSSaultIng and
killing her niece, after which he set
fnc &" the house He is now awaiting
trial ON these charges. and IN Gt of
pemitcncc and terror is said to have
owned To the authorities that he WAS
responsible for tho murdcr of o brother.
IN law and an idiot Child.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01

Berlin, April 29-Thc city has been
STARTLED by two bomb explosions III
tenement houScs here within the last
few days. Tho authorities have con
vCnicntly surmiScd that in both cases
the explosions were the work of mis-
ChieVouS bows
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
sonud Money Nebraska p.no

LINCOLN, Neb April 29.-The second
Nchraska Democratic convention to So
Iect delegates To the national conven-
non convened here this afternoon. This
Is me sound money element of the marty
,,'n ny the silver Democrats of the state
branded as bolters.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01

RELvIDERE. y. J.. April - George
w I'an@hart. grandson of the vcucra
Tile George Iianghart, a pioneer preach.
nj Mcthodism IN Northern New .IcIse
has committed suicide 10y shootin@ hm-
self III the abdomen with a revolver.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
Powder Factories Running Full.

PAuLSnoRo. n. J., April 29.-Owinp
70 the unusually largo demands for DOW.
der Tor both military and sporting uses
the powder works of the DuPonts ar
inns place and Carney Point are running
To then full capacity, day and night
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
Supreme Count Wont Interfere.

WASHINGTON, April % - Justice
Brewer of the United States supreme
court has refused to interfere in any
way with the judgment of the Car
roll connty tMo.) circuit court. which
sentenced Bill TaylO TO he hanged April
so for the murder of the Meeks family
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
Fourteen People Iniu,cJ

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. April a9-An in
coming Central train with visitors :.
me state q; n. K. encampment. has
Dt'en dItched hy washout lust cas-, or
raymond Fourteen people were IN
Jured, none seriously.