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Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-02
Waterfowl in New England.

Broiler ducks are grown by the thou
sands in several localities of Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and Long Island, as
well as elsewhere, the greatest num-
Der, however, coming from the first
named sections. One farm alone dur
ing the year just passed marketed 81
900 broiler ducks from its plant. But
| New England is the home or breeding
grounds of the best quality of market
geese sold in this country. The most
careful, the most determined and the
most successful breeders and handlers
of high quality market geese are scat
tered from Rhode Island to the end OF
Massachusetts,.
The old-time common or gray goose
has been largely displaced by the state
ly Emblem, Toulouse, African and
China species. The Embden and the
Toulouse are the result of a union of
the efforts of the French and the Eng
fish. The African, the Hong Kong and
the China geese came, perhaps, from
the Asiatic countries.
Recently, at the Boston Poultry
Show, was exhibited the finest lot of
geese that have been shown in this
country for all time. One pair Of
Embden (pure white geese) reached the
enormous weight of So pounds and the
Toulouse (gray market geese) almost
equaled them in size. Next to these In
quality is the African, so much valued
for the rearing of what are known as
the mongrel geese.
The white Embden, said to have
originated from the visit of a swan to
some of the commOner flock of a town
of the same name on the Continent, have
been carefully bred and selected until
they are very large, handsome white
geese, which seem to be valued first
as a true-bred variety for the producing
of feathers and market poultry. The
Toulouse that came from France are
fully their equal in every way, except
that the feathers are gray or mixed
with gray instead of pure white.
What is known as the wild OF Can
ada goose, mated with an African, pro-
duces the mongrel goose, so highly
valued in the Eastern markets from
Thanksgiving through Christmas times.
When the Canada gander and the Afri-
can goose become properly mated they
will be constant one to the other to the
end of their existence, growing each
year one or two broods of mOngrel
geese that are ready for market during
Thanksgiving and Christmas times and
dress to a weight at this age heavier
than either of the parent pair. The
quality of the meat is excellent, the
price obtained ranging from $2.75 to
81 each, according to the season and
the quality and finish of the Individual
specimens themselves.
These, with the Emblem, the Tou-
louise and the China geese furnish the
high-priced geese for the winter mar
kets. No one of these of the better
qualities is ever sold for less than 20 to
80 cents per pound, and there is a ready
sale for all of them offered at these
prices. In addition to these, thousands
of geese are gathered from as far north
as Nova Scotia, down through all the
States of the Western part of the
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-02
Why Land is a Good Investment.

The statistician of the Department of
Agriculture of the United States esti-
mates that in 1881 the population of
this country will be 1870, 900, 900, and the
census bureau agrees that this is a on
sentative estimate. To supply the re-
quirements of this number of people
will necessitate the production of 700,-
900, 900 bushels of wheat, 1850, 900 900
bushels of oats, 345, 000, 900 bushels of
corn, 100, 900, 900 tons of hay; and cot
ton, tobacco and fruits and vegetables
in proportion. To produce this i'm
mensely increased quantity of food and
kindred products will necessitate the
bringing under cultivation of al addi-
tional $50, 900 900 acres of land, and it
is estimated that we have only 10S,-
900, 900 acres available for cultivation.
OF course these estimates do not take
into account the efforts of Secretary
Wilson, of the Department of Agricul-
ture, whereby every acre will event.
ually produce double its present crop.
Nevertheless these statistics present
matters for serious reflection, and
should bring it home to every thought
full mar that good agricultural land to-
day offers the best and safest invest
ment on earth and that there can be no
better object in life than a determine
ton on the part of every citizen to
acquire at least enough of Mother
Earth to ensure him a living for him
self and his family through his own
individual efforts.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-02

you desire to keep the protector you will rem
to US so, cents for the one you have and 5
cents for one for the other foot if you need
if you are one of the "a per cent
The Fischer Self-adjusting Bunion Prote,
tor is a neat soft leather device, SO pliable tn
it conforms to the shape of the foot from the
is applied and yet SO firm that it prevents pre-.
the sore spot.
1T is Worn ver the stocking, fills out
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-02
Feeds Fowls AUTOMATICALLY.

\ farmer in Oregon, who owns a
small poultry farm, has devised a novel
method of feeding his chickens during
his absence. In each yard he has
erected troughs to hold food for the
hens, and these are connected by wire
with an alarm clock in the farmhouse.
When the owner leaves home in the
morning he sets the alarm clock at
the hour of feeding the chickens, and
by an ingenious arrangement, when
the time arrives, the alarm goes off,
the connecting wire releases the
troughs, and the food is spread before
the hungry fowls.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-02

erly called ar adulterant, however, but
because it is an added foreign sub
stance and is neither a food nor a con-
diment. These definitions cannot be
emphasized too strongly. Adulterated
foods are not necessarily unwholesome
foods.
The bulletin published by the De-
partment gives in detail the various
kinds OF adulterants and additions to
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-02
The Biggest Spider.

Madagascar is the home of the dog
spider. the biggest of the spider
species, and much larger than the
tarantula. The body of the dog spider
weighs nearly a pound, and each of its
eight legs is about as long and thick
as an ordinary lead pencil.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-02

the ordinary beverages and foods used
in ordinary consumption. and also
simple means of detecting the presence
of the foreign matter contained in
them. The pamphlet should occupy a
prominent place in every household
library, and can be obtained upon ap-
plication to the Division of Publiea-
lions, Department of Agriculture.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-02

ceases by the middle of January. Fol-
lowing this, m the sale of the
capons and the virgin cockerels, SO
highly priced in New England.
The scientific part of the handling of
geese is growing them to a condition
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-02

The area OF the new state OF Okla
bona will be Over 10000 square miles.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 14, 1906.
 will let at public outcry at the front door of the court house Sat urday. December 29, noon, a con- tract to make a dirt fill for the south end of the Plum Bayou bridge at the old Naugine store. There Will be about 1,200 yards of this wolK. The contractor will ba re- quired to arrange for his dirt and other costs that may follow Tll2 right is reserved to reject any CT all bids: plans of the work fo be done can be seen in my office.
 JAS. COULD,
 County Judge.
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e. Me -O MASQUERADER. By Katherine Cecil ThurstON.
 Author of "The Circle" Etc. Copprf0ht, 1905. is04. bH Harper 4 Brothers
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.
Copprf0ht isos. 1904. bH Harper 4 Bro'hers

Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.
 Chapter In an impenetrable London fog John Chilcote, promi- nent and rapidly rising member of the opposition in parliament, Uncx- pcctedly encounters John LOdcr, a poor writer, who is his exact dou- ple At the moment the aggression of Russia ill Persia is the allen crossing topic II--Russia is re- ported to be supporting the rebels Tn their fight against the authority of the shah of Persia, thus distinct sy menacin8 England : influence in yhe east HI Chilcotc, who ia a slave to morpAia. hears of q novel in which two men exchanged iden- sites. " and Chileote visits Loder in the lattcr's humble quar- Gers and proposes that Eoder shall mpersOnate him when Chilcote la overcome by the craving for nor phia and wishes to get out of the world for the time being. VI -Lod- CT accepts. VII--f.Oder is cOmpell- ed to wear rings on one of his fin gers in order to conceal a scar made in Italy by apet dog belonging to an Englishwoman whom he had met here and had become very friendly with. VIII--I.oder. repre- senting Chilcote. goes to the lat :ter's home Chilcote's wife does not detect the deception. Loder is greatly impressed by Mrs. Chilcote's lunches with Fraide, the great lead CT of the opposition in parliament. He seems to win the astute states man completely Fraide, by the way, is the godfather of Mrs. Chil- cote. X-I.oder has tea with Mrs. Chilcote. He receives a telegram from Chilcote summoning him to return so that they may assume their proper stations in life. NJ and AII-ChiicG1eS craving soon overcomes him. and once more Ioder becomes Chilcote. XIII and XlV-@I.odcr attends a swell re- ception. KY aud XVT--At the recep- ton Lady Astrupp is presiding at the fortune telling booth, l.odcr visits it. aud she requires him to re- move his rings She i5 startled up on seeing the scar on his hand. XVII. XVIII aud XIX -i.oder and Mrs. Chilcote have an interview ot very delicate nature. X great political crisis is reached in parila- ment and i.odcr makes strong speech
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16

o'clock noon. on Saturday, Decem- ber-1 h, 1906, contract for re- pairs on the first class bridge across DerriSeauX Bayou on the McGehee road to Lees Ferry. Plans and specifications can be seen at my office or at the county clerks office.
 Bridge about 240 feet long.
 JAMES COULD.
 County Judge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16

"Vhat lMeucsa /" hG ashed sharply. glanced away across tue long sweep or tan covered drive stretching between the trees fl.en he gianead furtively back.
 By the way" hc said u.,isly, you wanted me for somethines fhe mem. cry of her earlier suggesti@a ,3mc as a sudden boon.
 She lifted her mun a.'i smell cd her roses thought h. 1t was nothing. really" siac s..s.i lou sar- castle people give very a.re@d sr2gcs- lions sometimes. and I've been rather wanting suggestion on an-an adven- 4ure that I've had" She looked down At her flowers with q char,ningly atte'. tive air.
 But Chilcoic's restiessness had su- creased Looking up. she su0ue"'y caught the expression. and her "Wn face changed.
 "My dear Jack" she said softly. swhat a bore I am. Let's forget tedl GUS things and enjoy ourselves" s'', leaned toward him caressingly with aa air of concern and reproach
 The action was not witILu, Fl. Her soothing voice her smDt. her al most affeel10nate gesture. eacil earci et weight. Wlt4 e swift return Of assus' e4ee ne resRonded to .her40es -.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16

leaving the waiter girls in admiring bcwiitiarmrnt.
 While recently receiving d party of Americans. whom she had met be- fore, the German empress gave an ll- instration of how thrift is practicec by royal mother The royal house. hold is allowed more than $l00OOOo a year by the parliament for state re- captions and public expenses, but the emperOr's house is maintained out of his own purse and the empress has control of this She was talking with her visitors when a loud crash came from an adjoining room. Servants hastened to the spot. but the empress was there first. On her return she said composedly to the company One of my nieces, who has been visiting
 Us, broke a iardiniere. something l paid $3o for because l like it's shape. She will have that much sewing to do to pay for her carelessness and my loss The niece Was given plain sewing and embroidery work to do, representing labor equivalent of the value of the ornamental jar-a lesson she Was not likeI1 To forget. In show
 ing her company through the royal home the empress brought them 10 the sewing room. q place in which her daughter, her nieces and poor girls to whom she gives assistance, work so many hours each day. Nearly all of the useful dress articles of the royal family are made in this room. which is fitted with machines, working tables and measuring apparatuses. We Germans said the empress, with pleasant smile. 'try to avoid hay ing idle little girls or Womenf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
JO NICHOL.
Cashier.

The annual meeting Of the stock holders of the Pine Bluff Brick com pany of Pine Bluff, Ark, will be held in the office of said company upon Tuesday, January s, betweel. the hours prescribed by law, for the purpose of electins directors for thu ensuing year and the transaction o such other business as may come before said meeting.
 GARLAND BREWSTER.
 Secretary. Pine Bluff. Ark. Dec S, 1906.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16

The highest price ever paid for a cup Of tea was lately handed over q counter by Mrs. w. k. Vanderbilt
 There is i'll Paris struggling society whose object is to assist English earn their bread The society has q tea room ill the Rue Cambon. Mrs. Vanderbilt visited it and asked for a cup Of tea Having drunk it she gave q check for 1000 francs in payment,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16

6crn Very "o"N II s bc,'n i delightful moru.i.@ Wi'b I hurried pressure of her hngt rS he rose and stepped from the car
 Reaching the around. he paused for niolaeut and raised bis hIt; then. without Il second glance, he turned and walked rapidly away.
 Lillian Sat watching him mcditatiye- iy. She saw him pass through the gateway, saw him hail Il hanson; then she remembered the waiting chauffeur
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16
STOCKHOLDERS NEET NG.

The regular annual meeting oi the stock holders of the Peoples Savings Bank and Trust conH'"nv will be held in the directors ioom of said bank at o'clock D. m.. Monday, January II, 1907, for in" purpose of electing directors. and any other. business that may come before the meeting.
 H. A. Mccoy.
 Secretary and Treasurer. Pine Bluff, irk., Dec. F, 1906.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING" :"

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Citizens Bank of Pine Bluff, Ark, will be held at thatg banking house. Tuesday, January $. 1907. between the hours of g T. m.. and 3 p. m., for the purposs of electins directors to serve fo: the ensuing year, and for any ctbt 2 business properly brought befors. salts meeting
 NJ. F. BLOOM, Cashier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16
STOC CkHOLDERS MEETING.

Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. II, 19e,' The annual meeting Of stockho. ! CTS of J. F. Speers company, will 5. held at their office on Monday, Jan- uary ', 1907, for the purpose of elees- ing directors 10 serve for the ensuing year, and to transact any other bus ness that may come before said meet ing.
 " w pNDD S,c.,.
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It is said that the women of Bel

It is said that the women of Bel gium are taking high rank ill the art of painting. Mme. Bonner native of Holland, though her home is in Brus, sels. is widely known by her charming cat pictures: while Mme, Mathilde Philippson of Brussels and Mdl]e. Narcotic of Antwerp are justly cele- brated. the first as a portrait painter. and the latter as an exponent of French impressionism, which she has studied in Paris
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16

pose of electin" directors for the en- sung year, and for such other busi- ness as may come before said meet ing, will be held in the rooms Q. said bank at Q a. m., Tuesday, Jan uary &, 1907.
 JO NICHOL.
 Cashier.
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Gro Be Continued.)
LET Is TALK TOGETHER
 OF MANY THINGS tContiuued from Page Fifiy-Nine.)

Mrs. Silver of New York City, as a wOman wage ealuef, tOiling laboriOuS- ly for her daily bread. takes off, at her oWn expense, two days d month and deeetes- that time entirely To the cause of her sister workers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16

Some shred of her thought. some s"S aeston of the comparison running through iler .niod, must have show" in her face, for Ghiltoic altered hiS pos .Non witt, toUci. ui Uu"aSincss It
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16
BRIDGI; LETTING.

Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec II, 1906.
 In pursuance to law 1 will let at the front door of the court house in the city of Pine Bluff, at r
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16

STOCKHOLDERS MEET NC.
 The fourth annual meeting of the ,t stockholders of the Simmons Nation. ai Bank of Pine H1aff, for the pur-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16

". w. BYRD, Sec y :.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16

leaving the waiter girls in admiring
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16

Pine Bluff. Ark. Dee. S, 1906.
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More MarveIs of Radiun

| Some further marvels of radium
were explained in lecture On the
"Corpuscular Theory of Natter" de-
livered at the Royal Institution, Lon
don, by Prof. ]. j. Thompson, and
reported thus by the London News:
1t was known, he said, that in the
course of an hour one gramme Of
radium would give out sufficient heat
to raise a gramme of water from
freezing point TO boiling point. On
the average a radium atom lived for
more than 1000 years, and it was
only when the atom became unstable
that it's energy was liberated.
Prof. Thompson expressed his own
opinion that this was due to the loss
of equilibrium in the systems which
were rotating in the atom, in the
same way as a top fell when the
speed of its rotation was not suffi-
cient to preserve equilibrium. The
energy of radium displayed itself
only at the death bed of the radium
atom.
1t was said that there was as much
energy in pinch of radium as would
carry an Atlantic liner across the At
lantic at full speed. That was quite
true, but it was by no means claimed
that pinch of radium would carry a
liner across the Atlantic, for though
radium possessed SO much energy, it
gave it off at an uncommonly slow
rate. He had calculated that to pro-
pei an Atlantic liner across the At
lantic in six days 100 tons of radium
would be required.
One of the most frequent applica-
tons of science was the promotion
of bogus companies. He had heard of
company which was to disintegrate
the atoms Of ordinary substances,
creating such energy that coal would
soon cease to be of any value. Last
year Prof Bumstead of Yale carried
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Deadly Quicksilver Mines

Europe's chief quicksilver mines
are at the Spanish town of Almaden
which is an Arabic word, meaning
1.-THE mine of quicksilver" These
mines were formerly worked by the
lberians, and after them by the an
cient Romans. Between 1915 and
1S43 the Spanish government EN-
ployed galley slaves in them, for
working in these mines is ar occu.
patton that soon ends in death. The
fumes Of the mercury produce con.
slant salvation, and the system be-
comes permeated with the metal. The
annual yield of mercury is 100000
pounds, to procure which 1000 men
are engaged in this unhealthy en-
ployment.
After Almaden as a producer OF
quicksilver comes Idria, an Austrian
town, twenty eight miles from Trieste.
These mines also were once worked
by criminals, who, owing to the ter
rible qualities of the mineral. ex-
pired after about two years service.
There are now nearly 500 miners
engaged in the work at Idria. They
are induced to enter the mines by
high pay. A pension is allowed when
they are disabled, and provision is
made for their widows and children.
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Manteii's Retort

In discussing with Robert Mantell,
the great multitude of dreamers who
deplore the hard conditions which
keep them in mediocrity while others
and attaining glorious sussess, some
one remarked that he felt fully con-
vinced that these .dreamers want to
succeed well enough, but that he
thought the fault lies in their unwil-
lingness to pay the price to attain
the success.
THAT reminds me-" said Mr.. Man.
tell, in his usual suave manner, "of a
newspaper man who came to me the
other day seeking my advice on an
important undertaking he wished to
put through This fellow had been be.
moaning his hard lot to me for many
months, and when he asked me what
thought of it, told him there was
something wrong in his anatomy. He
had wishbone instead of back
bone"
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FORCING the Millennium

Thomas A. Edison, celebrating his
fifty-ninth birthday, prophesied that
the world would soon have flying ma
chimes, cheap automobiles and dozen
other marvellous things.
do you think, sir" said young
woman reporter, that the world will
ever be completely Christianized?"
Mr. Edison smiled.
mot only do / think so,' he said,
"but think we shall both live to see
it. Just look at the way these Inn
proved machine guns are wiping out
the heather"
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New Cure for Seasickness

Herr Kappmeier, of Altkloster, Ger
many, seems to have discovered
very promising method Of combating
seasickness. The patient lying in his
bunk or bed, has only to apply Herr
Kappmeier's compress to his head to
secure relief. The apparatus, which
is in appearance like a large steel
cap, is applied to the head after the
manner of hot water compress, the
only difference being that the temper
ature is regulated by electric current.
The invention may prove a. consider
able boon, to sufferers from seasick-
ness, which is due to lack of blood
in the brain.
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Few Friends Left

Senator Foraker was talking about
a politician whose erratic conduct had
estranged him from his party.
"This man." said the senator, "was
showing a visitor over his new house
in Washington the other day.
"He exhibited the large drawing
room in white and gold, the spacious
dining room in mahogany, the vast
ebony hall with it's onyx pillars, and
room off the hall-a mere cubby hole,
containing nothing but table and two
chairs.
"Not very large, ehg he said.
Small and cosy, isn't it? Here l en-
terrain my political friends
".Ah,' said the visitor, 1T will be
large enough for that
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The publishers OF The Independent
want agents everywhere to canvass
for subscriptions and sell Mr.. Berge's
new book, 1.-THE FREE PASS BRI-
Berry SYSTEM" See advertisement
of book elsewhere in this paper. We
receive hundreds of orders through
the mails. It is the only book writ
ten upon a subject IN which the peo-
pie are just now vitality interested.
The people everywhere will want the
book. Ex-Governor Larabee of Iowa
ordered ten books before same were
off the press. We receive orders from
all parts of the country. This book
is seller. All you have to do is to
tell about it. You can make 500 per
month. Write at once for terms.
THE INDEPENDENT, Lincoln, Neh
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JUNE 2s, 1906

campaigner. He is practically un-
known among the rank and file of the
party, while Berge shares universal
acquaintance among the common peo-
pie. We sincerely trust that Berge
will be the nominee of our convention
because we feel confident that a state
ticket headed by Mr.. Berge will win
beyond doubt, and we hope and pray
that the democracy of Pla'te county
will send a delegation to the state
convention in support of George w.
Berge for governor
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The railroad managers are doing
strenuous work these days. They are
finding friends and sympathizers
handicapped at the outset to find a
plausible excuse for opposing the
denomination of Mr.. Berge, and their
lame pretext for opposing the peoples
choice exposes them to suspicion and
their work acts as a boomerang.