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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-19
Heating Poultry Houses.

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 Recently we clipped the following paragraph from q paper published in the northwest:
 ''Fhe North Dakota station is one of the few agricultural experimental sta tions that has poultry department, in charge of an expert chicken crank. They began a series of experiments to determine, if possible, what effect, if any, heating the poultry house would have upon the production of eggs and the food requirements. On December 1 they put forty-six chickens, inelud- ing several varieties of birds, into the poultry house. January 20 large stove was put into the house and a fire started with Ignite coal. On Janu- ary 3f the feed had decreased to six pounds in the morning and eight and three-fourths in the evening. The last of March four and half pounds morning and four and three-fourths evenings. The total amount of fuel burned from January 20 to April l costs $4.50. During the month Of Jan uary previous to the use of the stove, the average number of eggs a day was two and three-fourths, the remainder of the month from the 21st to the end 1t was six and thfee-eievenths5 show ing the influence that heat exerted upon the production of eggs. The question naturally arises, can q 1ar- mer under the conditions existing on the ordinary farm afford to take care of his poultry by furnishing artlhelaI heat? An examination of the figures shows that but half the food is con- sumed and that the egg production is more than doubled. With eggs worth 25c a dozen at that season of the year and food at the ordinary prices, 1t should seem that it would not only be economy to heat the poultry house. but would be a source of great profit, especially after arrangements had once been completed so that it would re- Quire but little extra work. ,
 
 If there ever was a more polntless experiment than this we would like to know about l. This comparison is made with two periods of laying, one from December to 20th of January and the other one from the 20th ol January, when the stove was put in, up to the last of April The conclusions drawn that all of the extra eggs are due to artificial heat is an absurdity Every poultryman knows that all through this section of the country few eggs are received in the period from the 1st of December to the goth of Jah- uary while about that time laying commences, in spite of cold weather and continues except in periods oi great cold. The only fair test would be to take two lots of poultry and keer them through the entire winter under respective conditions of artificial heat and no artificial heat. The conclusion that heating by stoves will pay largely is not to be accepted without further proof. It certainly will not pay in the latitude of Illinois. Tn the extreme regions of Dakota and Minnesota, il might pay, but that remains to be demonstrated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-19
Loo,s Especial Honor.

The Pope is the only ruler or the Vatican who has ever strolled down Pail Mall. It was early in his career. when he was simply Monsignor Pee ci. He was mentioned in the London papers as having attended reception of the queen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-19

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-19

Recently we clipped the following from q paper published in the northwest.
The times., 1899-11-26
I'm nnh Rnscnlitr

There ore good many complicated ln-
s.rsaols of human society which are mys-
terl0us 10 The average citizen, and he some
times wonders il an OF their machinery Is
necessary some simpie-minded persons
have uaiyely suggested Of late that there
IS altogether TOO much uuicacy about the
legal machinery Of this country. and that
Ee could ge. along wlth q much less eIab-
crate code
Whether wo could cr not i5 question not
easy 10 answer There Is no doubt that in
many cases the ooHvoluuous OF a law which
has grown slowly through centuries OF quar-
TeLing and quibbles. make it most easy for
a triekster TO indulge ia sharp practice
~ the expense of mis- client OF Of the op-
postre side Tgo many criminals have been
Den OIL on teehuicsIlues. and TOO many poor
folk have lost suits through some
qli15-e of lawyer, TO allow any doubt
that rhe thing could le slmpIIded in some
eases H-th great advantage The question
ls VINO Is gailg 10 Go the simplifying.
and how anyone is 20 decide what is likely
% be needed IL future and what Is rot The
task Voald probably De beyond the power
a. sly one body Of men, however wise or
9erermiati AZ present there is coasld-
=rlble sense b the aversion which many
uHsoph!s -caled people have TO carrying a
thing into court They are afraid that The
ease may be decided against thera through
for.e overs shr q b,under. OF some bit OF
The times., 1899-11-26
BUCKET SHOP DEBTS VALID.
\ Decision Rendered by Judge WHd
diII AT Richmond.

RICHMOND Va. Nov 25-Judge Ed
mund Waddul sitting in the United States
district court yesterday decided that a
bucket shop debt is not a gambling debt,
and is valid under the Federal Constitution
and statutes The case was that of Hill
and others VS. Peter NJ. Levy.
Mr.. Levy is a resident Of Petersburg, and
was a man of large possessions. looked up
on as probably the most prominent man in
the peanut trade in Virginia In 1898 he
made an assignment. In January. 1893.
Zora Hill of Alexandria Va. sued on a
note of Levy for $2,S75. assigned to him
by w A. Porterfeld & Co stock brokers,
of Washington and Richmond. and asking
that Levy be adjudged a bankrupt
The claim was contested on the ground
that the note was given for a gaming con
sideration arising from sundry ventures
by Levy in the wheat market made chiefly
through porterfeld & Co Judge Waddili
holds that it is unnecessary to pass upon
any OF the technical questions raised, as
the evidence fails to establish the illegal
ity of the petitioners debt
The times., 1899-11-26
PHILADELPHIA TAX RATE.
AN Increase Probable Because of Adj
ditionaI City Expenditures.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 25-Owing to
the large increase in nearly all the esti-
mated expenses for the various depart
ments of the city government for the COM
ing year it is believed by some of the citys
officials that the tax rate will have to be
increased. Unless a halt is called in the
making of appropriations the rate may be
advanced from S1.S5 to $2.25, and this, it
is claimed would be a serious blow to real
estate.
Chairman Seeds, OF the finance commit
tee it is said, does not believe the people
are favorable to an increase of the rate.
When the new loans now contemplated
amounting to 800 coo O0O are made. the
fixed charges to be paid by the city will be
increased 81. 600, 600 annually and if in
creased salaries are to be paid to school
teachers and the expenses of the bureau OF
fire almost doubled by putting the hremen
on half time-a day of twelve hours there
must necessarily, in Chairman Seeds Upin-
ion. be an increase in the tax rate.
The times., 1899-11-26
IN MEMORY OF AN ENSIGN.
Church Gift a. Tribate 60 Jo~-
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ANNAPOLIS Md Nov 25.-Memorial
services viii be heid tomorrow a. the
Presbyterian Church here for Ensign Jo-
seph CabeiI Breckiuridge. United states
Navy, who was washed overheard on Feb
ruary n 1899 from the torpedo boat Cush-
ing. near Havana
While cadet at the Naval Academy
Breckenridge attended the Presbyterian
church being in charge OF a squad Of ca-
dets who came to service every Sunday.
Before his death he expressed wish To
his father TO make some bequest 70 the
Presbyterian Church OF Annapolis and
after his death the father corresp0nded
with the pastor. and pulpit furniture was
decided upon
The furniture has arrived and consists
OF I'VE piCces-au adjustable pulpit desk
three pulpit chairs. and a communion ta-
bic, all OF quaTtered oak. 20 correspond
with other church furniture on the pull
pit is brass tablet With the following
inscription,
ITO the Glory Of God. The Bequest OF
Ensign Joseph Cabell BreckinriIgs Pr0to-
Martyr OF the War with Spaia. Faith
full Member OF this CONGREGATION Lost a.
Sea from Torpedo Boat Cushing Near H4-
vaBa. February II. 1899. Aged twenty-siN
years.
Ensign Breckinridge was born at Fort
Monroe. Va. He was the grandson Of Dr.
Robert j. Breckiuridge years ago a prOmi-
rent Presbyterian minister in Baltimore.
and a powerful churchmau. The father o.
Ensign Breckenridge is Gen. j. c. Breck
inridge. Inspector General OF the United
States Army, a Virgiuian. who emisrared
to Kentucky.
Tomorrow morning the memorial furni-
ture viii be used for the first time. IN
invitation has been extended General and
Mrs. Breckinridee to be present
The times., 1899-11-26
TEST OF THE wIRE-woUND GUN.
Ii Is Expected 10 Pierce ArmOr at a
RnnEe of SIX NIiIeS.

READING, Pa. Nov 25.-Lieuterant
Lang. of the Navy Department. yesterday
made an inspection of the big Brown gun
which has been in course Of construction at
the Scott works here for two years and two
months. The gun is completed and viii be
shipped to Sandy Hook for final test ia the
course of a few days.
II is of 10-inch bore, weighs twenty-Hine
and half tons and is thirty-seven and a
half fee, long Ii viii throw a ball weigh
ing $50 pounds distance of twelve miles
and sink a ship and at a distance Of six
miles it is expected to pierce the heaviest
aruor plate. One hundred ard thirty
pounds Of smokeless powder is required to
load the gun. and every time &c is fired ia
viii be az q cost Of 1920. The gun was
built az a cost OF S33 l00. If the test proves
satisfactory the Government VIII order 100
of them
This gun was built under the direction OF
the Brown SegmentaI Tube Wire Gun Com
pany, which Owls the patent Of j. II.
Brown and II NJ Alauseu for the manu-
facture of military weapons. The company
announces that &c has contracts with the
Government for the manufacture Of twenty
five 6-iuch rapid-frc guns. The amount
Of the contract is $503. COO The contract,
il is said. has been let to the Diamond Dril
and Machine Company. Of Biris00ru. Pa
The times., 1899-11-26
WEST VIRGINIA CHARTERS.
The Secretary of state Authorizes
MnnN New Cnrnnrntinn-

CHARLESTON, W Va. Nov. 25.-The
secretary of state has issued charters to
the W. W. ONeil Lumber Manufacturing
Company, of Pittsburg Pa. with a capital
of $1,000, which may be increased to SlOO. =
o00, to the Cuban American Miaing Com
pany Of New York, with a capital Of 81 600
which may be increased TO 81 GOO 000; to
the National Manufacturing and Construc-
tion Company, of Philadelphia, with a cap
ital of $500 which may be increased to
81 000 ,00O; TO the Alexander Coal Company
of Glen Falls, ". Va. with a capital of
$4,000, which may be increased to 500
000; to the Farmont Fuel Company, of
Fairmont, W. Va, capital $40 which may
be increased to $500 600, to the Fort Smith
Potean and Western Railway Company,
of Topeka Kan, capital paid up $3.50 600,
which is the extent of the capital to the
American Railway Rail-Lock Company. OF
New York capital 81 500 which may be
increased to 81 600, 600; 10 the Ohio and
Louisiana Land and Rice Company Of Co
lumbus. Ohio capital S1.50O, which may
be increased to $1,000 900; to the Fayette
and Marion Railroad Company, OF Morgan
town W. Va, which is TO run from point
on the Fairmont Morgantown and Pitts
burg Railroad line where is crosses from
The State of Pennsylvania and West Viz
giuia in Mouongahela county and runs
from there TO Fairmount w. Va. CAPT
fal $40 ON0
The times., 1899-11-26
The AneIo-saxon Dreihuna.

The minor acts OF crowned heads. even
when apparently clothed with only per-
sonal and social significance. often mean
great deal, and are intended to. Thus.
there is good reason for believing that the
visit OF the German Emperor 10 the
American Duchess Of Marlborough al Blen-
helm Palace was not without international
significance. and that il was meant by the
iNustrious visitor not only 10 mark his ap-
probation of and respect for most charm
ing daughter of The new world power but
10 Intimate broadly and al the same time
in0nsusIvely 10 his European neighbors.
that be might be regarded as having
thrown in his l0r with the Anglo-American
alliance. making ii an Anglo-Saxon drei-
bund. II this was the motive. then the
meeting Of Wilhelm Of Germany. Albert
Edward OF Wales. and ConsueIo OF
Marlborough in the grand old hail Of Blen-
heim should be ever remembered in the
three great States concerned. and be pic
tured CO the walls Of their capitols.
Remarks credited 10 the Kaiser and his
entourage tend 10 increase the impression
50 strongly created by the Marlborough in
cident which represents the only social
function Ct a non-royaI character partici-
pated iu. o. 10 be. by His German Majesty
while in England. Indeed. there appears 10
be a general opinion iu London diplomatic
and court circles that in principle. if moth
ing mere. the Angl0-Saxon dreibund is an
accomplished fact.
We earnestly hope that it may prove so
TO be- Mere than a year ago. when the
irritation caused by uut0ward occurrences
in the harb0r Of Manila was at its height
and serious friction between the agencies
OF the three States in Samoa was beginning
TO appear serious. The Times urged drei-
buud as a solution OF all differences and
Observation-Disclosures and as means By
which the race union Of the German. Eng
Ish. and American branches Of the grand
old Teutouic sock might be made effective
for the spread OF peace and Of that glorious
civilization based on the sacred institution
% The Teutonic home with It's little panth-
con o. wife and children.
Our Efforts in The direction named did
not then appear 10 strike the popular chord.
It was the time when agitators Of alleged
German origin were shouting and protest
ing against ghost they had raised, and
which they termed the Anglo-Ameriean
alliance Other elements were srrayed
against rhe idea OF American friendship for
Germany. for England. or for any country
or people whose good VIII would assist the
llited States TO maintain and advance its
new dignity and interests in the East or
elsewhere OF would operate to complete
its emancipation from the thraldom Of
seli-isolalioH and bucolic proyiuciaIism
But q year IS almost a lifetime in our
generation. when judged Boy the mighty
movements ii may cover. on the political
revolutions It may witness. and The past
twelve months have marked great changes.
What would have seemed impossible in
November 1888 becomes almost a matter
OF course in November. 1893. The anglo
Saxon dreibund would have been treated
as UUrlaH dream year ago II would
ue hailed with sensible joy and gladnes=
uow. Let us hope il may be a faat beyond
EeraE venture
The times., 1899-11-26
COL. JOHN NJ. PATTON.
Death of Former Captain of the
Richmond Blues.

Death Of Former Captain Of the
Richmond Blues.
RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 25.-Col John NJ
Patton. prominent lawyer, of Ashland
died at his home there yesterday. Deceas-
ed was. seventy-three years old, and a son
of the late John Mercer Patton one Of
the most distinguished lawyers OF the State
Colonel Patton pracJiced his profession for
a time here, but retired to Ashland some
years ago. He was captain of the Rich
mond Blues on the occasion of the remOv-
al here Of the remains of President Monroe
from New York. He accompanied the
Blues, who were sent to New York to es-
Cort the remains to this city.
After the close of the war Colonel Pat
ton devoted his attention to literary pur-
suits. He leaves widow, one daughter
Mrs. Sadie Lindsay Hutchinson. wife Of
Captain Hutchinson, of Tulare county. Cal.
and FIVE sons Hugh Mercer Patton Alex
8nder T. Patton, OF San Francisco; George
S Patton. OF Darlington. 5. c.; Rev. Rob-
ert w. Patton, a missionary of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church in Japan who
married daughter of Judge Leake, OF this
city
The times., 1899-11-26

rascslity. and that they may lose all their
money in costs. At the same time the
law continues to be the only remedy of
he poor man against The rich. of The weak
against the strong. and. imperfect as every
human instrument Of justice must he it
is yet too useful an institution to be dis
peused with by anybody
There is one remedy which the people
have in their hands however. against all
trickery and sharp practice. They have
always insisted on honesty in their lpgisla-
tors or course. they may be Hoodwinked
now and then by a rascal. but there is a
sort OF slow, sure instinct in many other
wise unsophsticated men. by which they
Judge of mans honesty, and in the
course of political career this quality
is likely 10 be so severely tested that the
probity of a candidate or his rascality. is
am open secret There needs to be
revolution in this country. as complete
and as transformations as that which gave
England constitutional monarchy. and it is
The revolution which shall sweep corrupt
men out of public Office once and forever.
There must come a reform in our stand
ards. by which the straightforward. coura-
geous. independent man shall become the
popular ideal, and the man with pull
and a reputation for sharp practice put
where he belongs-on the other side of
The pententiary walls in some cases. A
great many men in public life are more
/ or less corrupt, not because they are natu-
rally inclined TO be robbers and swindlers.
and betrayers of confidence, but because
they are forced into it by the general tone
Of things. This does not excuse them OF
! course-they could be independent and
/ honest if they chose 10 pay the price
/ but it explains them 1t shows also. that
( the condition of things in the most cor
I rupt community is not so rotten as it may
appear Most men would rather be up
( right that otherwise, other things being
equal. The trouble is that they are not
/ equal If a man gets himself into a ras-
/ sage which is not high enough to allow
him to stand up straight. he cannot always
break the ceiling with his head, and he
/ does not always know enough to get out
of the place into the free fresh air. But
that does not prove that he would not
rather walk upright than 10 90 on all
fours
As time goes on this revulsion Of popu-
/ lar feeling must come. It Will come all
the sooner for the Hannas and the Otises
and the bosses. big and little. who are
I now filling their pockets with the peoples
/ money, All that the sagacioqs citizen has
/ TO DO is to wait And when we have just
men in public Office, the complications Of
the law wiz be in a fair way to be
| Iessened.
The times., 1899-11-26
THE WESTERN MARYLAND ROAD
Views ON the Sale of the baltimore
city Holdings.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 25.-President John
H. Hood, Of the Western Maryland Rail-
road. said yesterday that the report of
Stephen Little, of New York the expert
accountant who is now examining the
books of the road, would be ready in about
ten days The report of the expert sent
on by the New York syndicate, he believed,
was not altogether fair TO the road Mr..
Hood also said that in the event OF the
road being put up at public auction there
would be several bidders against the city
and the New York syndicate. City SOlic-
itor Semmes, who prepared the draft of
the proposition which the New York syn
dieate will submit to the city said that the
city was not bound in the least by the
terms of he proposition,
The instrument was so worded that the
syndicate agreed, in case the city should
forecIose the mortgage it holds and then
buy the road in to take the property OFF
the hands Of the city at certain figure.
Mr. Semmes also said that in his opinion
the offer was good one and the city
should sell out its holdings in the road.
The times., 1899-11-26

with life and vigor, and proceeded to un-
earth and yeHtilate the Belknap scandal,
the phenomena and results of which may
be of sufficient historic interest al the
White House TO be now recalled.
There is yet time before the assembling
of Congress for the President to show by
his acts that be is neither actively nor pas
sively party to the scheme to injure Rear
Admiral Schley in order that it may be
then easier TO confer upon Sampson re-
wards and profits he never earned; but
there IS NOT any 100 much time
The times., 1899-11-26
DEATH OF A TELEGRAPHER.
Richard J. Hutchinson Expires in
New York.

NEW YORK. Nov 25.-Richard ].
Hutchinson. one Of the best-known tele-
graph operators in the country. died OF
heart disease in this city last night For
a number of years he had reported prize
fights for the ticker" attending the fam
Gus contests at New Orleans. Carson City,
Conev Island. and New York He also re-
ported the baseball games. college football
contests and other important sporting
events.
He was superintendent of telegraph in
the New York Stock Exchange, and was
president OF the Gold and Stock Life In
surance Company.
The times., 1899-11-26
sIore Training Room Nccdcd

Qrom the New York TnbuueJ
The West Point Academy is one OF the hest
military training schools in the world. and one
Of the countrys most admirable institutions, and
we should be exceedingly glad To see it expanded
to larger proportions. \ school OF instruction
i'm the art of war that sulicad for army limit
ed 20 $4,000 men and population and conditions
to which army of that size was deemed
adequate should not be expected 20 supply the zee
quirements Of a nation of seventyfve millions
with dependencies containing ten twelve
millions more
The times., 1899-11-26
Not a Party Question.

U-T0W tU0 FHUaCoTUNIl EaC-IIT
Tie question Of the seating of Mr.. QUAY on
his appointment as a United States senator by
Governor Stone is not a partisan question. and
should not he decided on partisan lines. The
propositions OF Chairman Jones 90 rally lhe
Democratic Senator's against QUAY, il it should
be -Icee--ful might possibly help rather than
hurt him 1t would tend to drive the Repuh-
Hean majority TO his support, and to prevent the
decision upon the merits Of rhc case. Quay
has no. standing ground ID the pgecedaurs already
established. after prolonged discussion shall be
adhered to- Tire Senate cannot admit him with
uIL -Hur-.lins ILseIL
The times., 1899-11-26
TAKING ON COAL AT SEA.
successruI Work of the Cruiser Mas
sachuSettS

Successful " OFk OF the cruiser Was
sachusetts.
NEW YORK. Nov. 25.-The battleship
Massachusetts returned yesterday from a
cruise seaward, during which she took
aboard from the collier Marcellus fifteen
tons of coal.
The collier was towed astern of the bat
tleship with 300 feet of hawser Overhead
wires stretching from the mainmast of the
Massachusetts to the foremast of the col
lier were set up in one hour and twenty
minutes and two bags Of coal were hauled
at a time from the collier to the battle
ship. Spencer Miller. representing the com
pany controlling the device. says the work
was successful.
Thirty-eght trips were made i'm thirty
eight minutes and forty seconds, while
the Massachusetts, was steaming at the rate
of six knots in a moderate sea. There will
be another experiment on Monday.
The times., 1899-11-26
returns From The Countr,.

lfsom the New York Commercial Adyeriiserj
OF course the Dewey arch viii remain the
Dewey arch. To change its purpose would he
20 dry up popular subscriptions The country
has moi heen heard from set on this business
The interior papers viii come in screaming in a
day OF two, and the Washington gossips win wish
they bad been born deaf and dumb No incident
is closed tiu the free speaking provincial press
L-.- l..L N. .lr
The times., 1899-11-26
FRANCE AFTER THE HOLLAND
Her Military Attnche Inspeets the
Submarine Boat.

NEW YORK Nov 25.-Lieut. Gontran
de Faramond de Iafaiole. naval aruache at
the French Embassy, at Washington, and
senting the French Government, have been
in the city inspecting the Holland boat.
and it is announced that negotiations have
been entered into between the represent
tatiyes OF the French Government and
the company controlling the submarine
torpedo boats for The construction Of sew
eral vessels of the Holland type and also
for the exclusive use OF the patents for
the submarine boats for the French Gov
=Tnmeut.
A list of the requirements of the French
Government was given to the representa-
tiyes of the Holland Company
The times., 1899-11-26
The Future.
Orom the Brooklyn EagI.

OFlom the Brooklyn EasIel
Whether Bourbousm OF the far better spirit Of
nationality shall mark the Democracy in Congress
is OF intcrcs, and Importance to those who put
country above party An organization That can
not recognize the significance Of elections may
next lose lhe power % I.cognize itself