The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29

can be taken to the fine frigate General
Admiral. constructed by the Webbs to the
order of Russia. Then a number of gun
boats for river service have been built here
for South American countries. There may
have been other war vessels built on Tor
eign orders that we do not at present recall.
In building warshlps for foreign countries
we are not starting Il new business, but are
reviving one.
Spain is in desperate straits over her two
rebellious children-Cuba and the Philip
pines-says The Chicago Inter Ocean CUBA
has cost her 5000 000.000 these last two years
SPANS monthly war expenditures - Sl0oVo,-
COO Her people are patriotic. but strapped,
and London and Paris are not loaninS on
what Spain was, but on what Spain is.
Thirty relief expeditions have reached the
insurgents. and the end is not yet. There IS
a moment in spanking a big boy when 1t Is
prudent to temporze, look grieved, ana
hastily back out.
The number of government clerks ana
officials under civil service regulations is
now 1871, with annual salaries aggre-
eating 500, 5S9. S27. or this number S7lOS are
i'm the classified service and 9l,GO9 in the
unclasslned service. or the latter 4SlS are
above classification, being appointed by the
president. and $3.50 below classification, con-
sistne of laborers and workmen. Most of
the government clerks and officials are en-
ploycd in the postotlice department.
Some OF the republican papers are ex-
tremcly caustic IN dealing with tho short
comings of ex-senator John J. ingalls,. The
Boston Herald. once a profound admirer
of the prze-fght reporter, speaks of him
as folows
"Some one has found a denuncation or
prize fighting Illuminated by Mr.. ingalls,
six years ago In his most vivid and scath-
ing manner. Wo have little doubt that
these are his real sentiments still Mr..
Ingalls, has been one of the most striking
specimens. since he left the senate. Of
what IS Familiarity recognized as "a states
man out of job that tho nation has seen.
His dominant trait Is his uneasiness. lie
is as brilliant a man as he ever was, but
he fails 60 find n congenial sphere for the
exercise Of this quality. lie thinks he can
not be happy again until he returns to
public life. and he has had bad success thus
far i'm getting there. Mr.. Ingalls, has his
superior qualities. but he lacks that philos-
ophy that accepts circumstances rs they
are and conforms TO them in the most
sensible way. lie has talent that Stiil
might be made useful, IL he had inherited
more of that spirit from his New England
ancestors"
Isaac Wilbur. of Little Compton r. T., is
said to have the largest poultry farm in
tho world lie ships from 100000 90 10000
dozen of eggs year. lie keeps his fowls
on the colony plan. housing about forty
in "a house SX10 or Sxi2 feet in size these
houses being about $50 feet apart, set out
IN long rows over the gently sloping fields.
Ito has one hundred OF these houses, scat
tered over three or four fields. The food
is loaded into "A low wagon. which is driven
about to each house in turn, the attendant
feeding as he goes. At the afternoon feed
Ing the eggs are collected. The fowls are
fed twice a day. The morning food is
mash of cooked vegetables ana mixed
meals. This mash is made up the after
noon Of the day before The afternoon
feed is whole corn the year round