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The Washington times., 1909-02-10
WASHINGTON RELICS
SHOWN IN PICTURES
Photographs Displayed Here of
Articles Exhibited at
Alexandria.

An interesting collection Of photo
graphs Of relics Of the time Of Wash
ington is displayed iu the windows or
osrams drug store. Thirteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue. The origin
ais are on view at the A. r. and A.
N. Memorial Fair given by Alexandria
Washington L65ge, No. -. at AIexan-
dria, Va. Among the most cherished
possession Of the lodge is the last
portrait Of Washington az the age OF
sixty-three years
Included in the collection is the chair
In which Washington sat while presId-
ing lover the lodge, his Masonic apron.
and other paraphernalia OF Masonry.
The fair viii continue until February
touiaslE.
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
CLARENCE P. KING
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Washington, Alexandria and Mt.
Vernon Railway Company
Elects Officers.

Clarence p. King has been elected
president Of the Washington. Alexan-
dria and Mt Vernon Railway Company
for the coming year. Other officers
elected al the annual meeting were h..
II. Pearson. jr., vice president; John W
Pittock, secretary; ". II, Lawton'
treasurer; Robert A. Chester, assistant
to the president, and Frederick II.
Treat. Howard S. Graham, z. II. But
Ter. S. Wynne Foulke. Frederick Mer-
tens. and Edward II. Stokes, members
of the directorate.
The gross earnings for 1903 were S342.-
40A29. and the operating expenses, in
cIuding taxes. bridge rental etc, 500
5l419 A dividend was paid by the com
pany last month. and the surplus ac-
count amounts 20 S250.000.
The lease OF the Falls Church Com
many was ratified and action was taken
looking to the further Improvement OF
the system.
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
TO COST $1,25O,OOO
Mccall Of Massachusetts Intro
duces Resolution Providing
for Plans.

Definite steps toward the ultimate
erection OF a suitable memorial 10 Abra-
ham Lincoln in the city Of Washington,
probably upon the Capitol plaza, have
been taken by the Introduction of a
joint resolution in the House by Repre-
sentative Mccall. providing for the ap-
DOintment Of a commission 10 draft
plans for a general design of memorial
The commission is 90 be composed of
the chairmen of the Senate and House
Library Committees, the Secretary of
War, the superintendent OF the Capitol
Grounds, Daniel s. Bunbam, Of Evans
ton, III. Charles T. McKim. and John
II. Carrere, of New York. The memorial
is TO cost about s1,25oO00. not including
the site.
A suitable site is to be selected bv
the commission, which will report 10
Congress the first Monday in December.
195t Ten thousand dollars is appro-
prlated for the travelling expenses Of
the commission. the members of which
VIII serve without compensation.
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
ITALIANS ARE HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE
Thought TO Know Something About
the Death of Wealthy
Countrynan

TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 10-Three Italians
were placed under arrest today on sus-
picion Of being connected with the dis
appearance of b Labella, whose body
was discovered late yesterday in a shall
low grave in the woods here.
The body was identified By letters from
the dead mans family in New York. He
is said TO havo been a wealthy broker
of Italian goods.
The Washington times., 1909-02-10

ANY doubt that may ever have existed
as to the active part which the Chamh-
er of Commerce is to play in outlining
the future growth and development of
the District has been definitely put
aside. At ore of the most enthusiastic
meetings in its history, the Chamber
last night still further cemented It's
organization by authorizing the appoint
nent of a new standing committee 10
be known as the committee on finance,
whose duty shall be to investigate all
bills introduced in Congress affecting in
any financial way the District OF Co
lumbia.
The needs for the appointment of such
a committee were set forth by A. Lett
vvich Sinclair, who made the motion
that it be established. The motion
originally included the provision that
the committee contain ten members
but. after considerable discussion, tt
was decided TO reduce this number to
nine. No opposition was manifested 10
the massage of the measure The con
sideratfon of the annual District estt-
mates Of the Commissioners VIII DC
one of the duties OF the committee.
Special Committee.
A special committee was also ap-
Dolnted to 20 before the Senate Com
rnittee on the District of Columbia and
urge the passage Of the bill providing
for the establishment Of the proposed
Carnegie branch library at Takoma
Park. This proposition was brought up
by John 3. Kinnear, who urged that
as the ground for the site of the IL
brarv had been available for some time
Z
bill the Chamber of Commerce Shoulu
do all in its power TO have the pro
pOsal of Mr. Carnegie to erect the IL
brary building accepted
Mr.. Kinnear's motion 10 nave spe-
riaI committee Of three persons ap-
poiuted 10 take the matter up with the
senate committee met with considerable
opposition at first, and an a1nendrnenL
was offered to the motion by r Al
Brown TO the effect that the matter pc
referred to the committee on hnance
for consideration. after which q report
should be made TO the board or dl-
rectors On a vote NT. Browns 8 amend
ment was lost and the original motion
carried by a large majority
Directors Powers.
The question Of the rights and powers
of the board of directors Of the Chamb-
or OF Commerce. and how far this
bodv. in its decisions. may bind the
Chamber. without referring various
matters to it, was sought 10 be ascer-
tanned in a motion made by George y
Worthington, who asked that COM
mittee OF nine be appointed to inves-
tjgate the constitutional rights Of the
board.
Mr. Worthington's motion was lhe re-
suit OF action that has been taken by
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
CHAMBER TO OVERSEE
DISTRICTS FINANCES
At Enthusiastic Meeting New Standing Committee Is
Authorized to Investigate All Bills Affecting
Capital In Any Financial Way.

the board Of directors recently in refer
euce to certain bills in Congress, which
called for immediate attention, and
which did not permit of sufficient time
TO call the entire chamber together to
consider il. The motion brought forth
more debate than any other proposition
discussed during the evening. the posi-
tion being taken by a number that no
action should be taken without being
others insisted that the board of dt-
TeCtOTs and the small committees were
the proper channels through which the
chamber should express itself upon all
important matters.
Motion Tabled.
BY a large vote, fl was decided to
lay Mr. Worthington's motion upon the
table
When the meeting was called TO ORD 1r
last night it was expected that the
amendments offered to the constitution
of the chamber, regarding the payment
Of dues and the manner and time Of
holding annual elections would be adopt
ed. Considerable discussion followed the
reading OF the amen imeuts. and It wa
decided that before hnal action should
be taken they should be referred to the
board of directors for consideration, the
board being empowered to change the
wording N either amendment, If IT
should think proper, II IS probable tnat
the amendments, either as they are, or
in sub-amended form, VIII be presented
to the next meeting OF the chamber
for adoption OF rejection.
A report was made by Albert Scnu!-
tets. chairman of the committee on the
improvements of AnaC0st!a fats, that
his committee had been informed by
the Committee on the District in the
House, that no action would be taken
at the present session with respect 90
the matter, but that # requested that
the chamber submit a scheme for the
practical Improvement of the fats TO
bc considered at its next session.
Printing Question.
The public printing question was also
brought UP in a number Of resolutions
introduced by Frank A. Kidd, with re-
spect 20 having the printing retained
fn the Government Printing Office. The
matter was referred 90 the Committee
on Law and Legislation for a report.
instructors OF the Bliss Electrical
School we're given the latter part OF the
session OF the chamber last night, when
they displayed stereopticon views show
inc the progress the school has mace.
rrra views were accompanied with talks
relating to the finances Of the lnsutu-
rfoD. with the view of interesting busi-
ness men in subscribing for stock in the
corporation, which suffered heaVy losses
last fan through nre.
The social feature OF the session last
nigbt was not lacking, and, a. the
/ close Of the Bliss Electrical School dem
oDstration, an elaborate buifet luncheon
was served
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
OFFICERS ELECTED.

At the quartely meeting Of the Colum-
bia Optical Society the following were
elected as officers fgr the ensuing year
President, NJ, A. Iseese; vice president,
Or. George Baker; secretary, Edwin a.
EtZ; treasurer, w. G. Kinsmau; board
of directors, AIessrs. Hutterly, Oringe
and Huske
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
OLIVER FALLS DEAD
IN HIS WIFE'S ARMS

CHICAGO. Feb. -10.-Thomas s. oil
yer. president of the Oliver Typewriter
Company. fell dead of heart disease fn
the arms Of his wife at the Argyle
station Of the Northwestern railway.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver had planned a
trip TO Pine Bun, Ark. and were wait
ing for train. Oliver was hfty-six
years Of Ee
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
COSTUMES
AT CRESCENT BALL

Many unique costumes were seen at
the seventh annual bail of the Cres-
cent Benevolent Association. Prizes
amounting I'm value to $50 were
awarded to the Wearers Of the most
original make-Ups.
More than 100 members and friends OF
the Association were iu attendance. and
the affair was one Of the most success
ful financially and socially In the So
Cietie's history.
The Washington times., 1909-02-10

Send a Floral Valentine.
Guides Homegrown Nlolets and Amer
lean Beauties are appropriate. lzlt F.
Advt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
HILLS AS SHEEP PASTURES
n Plea for the Raising Of More and
Better Sheep on Our Small Farms.
by fINOF ESSOh ). j.. HOOPER,
Kentucky Agricultural COllaoe

- ~ LIN
Kentucky Agricultural College.
The number of sheep in the United
States is decreasing. while the con-
sumption of mutton is increasing, and
as a result we find sheep commanding
q high price. 1t is not at all imprOb-
able that these high prices will con-
tinue for a long number of years.
Farmers now understand that there
is money IN sheep and they are in
curing how they can best start q
flock.
Every farmer who has any grazing
land can p~rofitably raise. some sheep.
Hilly pasture land is in abundance in
many sections-hills hat have not
been cleared Of their timber-and
there are millions of acres of such
land which will afford good browsing
for sheep or Angora goats.
o hllly andS- | al recommend
any Of the Down breeds-SouthdoWn
and Shropshires. The Leicesters or
Llncolns would probably do we'll in the
level, fertile sections.
My advice is not to engage in the
sheep business at al! unless you "a
give the sheen the care n attention
which they demand. Sheep Will not
thrive unless they are looked after
carefully.
'~ AS a general rule when properly
managed they can subsist on land that
will not support larger dom este ami
mails. They eat nearly all of the weeds.
l do not pretend to be able to say
just how the farmer can start a flock
OF sheep in the most economical man
ner. as this will depend upon the Local
ton of the farm and the available sup
ply OF stock ewes in the locality.
AS a general rule if it is possible to
secure the foundation flock near home
that would be preferred to buying
them at a distance.
In selecting n buying ewes be very
careful not to get disease. Watch for
scab. They should always be dipped
before leaving their old yards. and if
possible dipped again on reaching the
new home. Look for ewes. that show
good ~breedingl
Old ewes, such as are o desired by
the butchers and can frequently be
purchased at a very reasonable price.
can be economically carried over the
Winter, and after lambing time in the
spring they can be culled out and the
poorest ones fattened and sold.
Every flock of sheep should be look
ed over very carefully each spring and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
NeWsem4 Ve~WSOfFdr1nerS

no poor ones left in it.
The ewes should all be fed Weil just
before breeding and should have suffi-
cient food at all times. Old country
shepherds claim that by "flushing'-
allowing them free run Of Succulent
pasture-juSt before and during the
breeding season the ewes will produce
q larger number Of twins.
The selection Of the ram to lead
ones flock is a Very important matter.
BY all means pick out q good. yigor-
Gus, Oure-bred ram.
In q grade flock the pure-bred ram
eNerts at least half and probably more
than half of the Influence on the.1ambS
thai he gets. Select a ram that is
low set, deep in body, wide Of back
and heavily muscled over all parts,
especially in the leg Of mutton-the
highest priced cut in the whole body.
Examine the fleece carefully. Secure
a ram that is we'll HOoled over the
belly, as this will insure against colds
and pneumonia when the sheep have
to lie en- cold or damp ground.
AS a general rule the production of
market sheep Will bring in as great q
profit as the rearing of fancy stock.
Sheep will thrive on most OF the foods
on the average farm.
A good mixture to supplement- pas
ture is ter pounds of cornmeal. ten
pounds OF bran and two pounds OF Oil
meal.
Corn makes an excellent fattening
food. Alfalfa make an excellent pas
ture. and the same is true Of clover.
but care must be taken to prevent
bloat when first pastured.
The hay from these pasture foTa9"
crops is excellent for sheep.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
NOTES FROM THE SHEEP FOLD.

Rushing sheep to market before
they are fat is one way OF
away their feed.
If YOU cannot tell the age of sheep
bv their teeth never buy ewes without
taking along some man VINO does
know.
There is an individuality in ewes as
in other farm animals. and the eXpe-
rienced breeder can tell q good mother
at a glance.
The farmers of Connecticut and
ssachusetts certainly knoW how TO
raise good mutton. Western farmers
too. are learning.
What a pity that many armer nave
gone out Of the sheep business simply
because politicians would not pass odc
ouate laws to prevent their fiockS from
being destroyed by dogs.
The mar who goes into the sheep
business now with the OF
learning all he can about it Will make
money. We are, as Il nation. eating
more mutton every year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
NOTES OF THE FEED LOT.

In feeding pigs shorts or alfalfa
beats wheat bran when used as one
quarter OF the ration.
Hogs viii not as a rule, relish al
falfa hay in the winter unless they
have previously been matured on the
young alfalfa.
In feeding beef pulp the best results
have been obtained by using two
pounds IF pulp to one pound of grain
in the ration for hogs.
Very slowly our farmers I com
ing to recognize the value of roots in
feeding all kinds wv farm animals.
We ought to grow more Of them.
1t is a mistake to believe that alfalfa
is purely a fattening ration. especially
for calves. On the contrary, 1T is a
growing ration.
Corn makes fat, while alfalfa is rich
in flesh-fcrming and BODYBUILDING
materials.
Cow peas and alfalfa hay is an ex-
cellent substitute for heat bran for
the dairy COWS.
Wheat bran is preferable, however,
because il is less bulky.
Northern farmers have been slow to
adopt ~cottonseed meal, but in the
South it is regarded cry highly.
Some rme still doubt the value
of shredder Orn slower, but careful
experiments show that it more than
pays for the Investment In, a shredder
and the work.
A water heater is n Of the best
investments that a feeder can have
even if he is feeding a small herd Of
cattle.
Alfalfa meal contains about IA per
cent of protein about 2 per cent of
sap. % per cent of crude fiber and
Z per cent of ash.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
RULES FOR SUCCESSFUL FARM
ING.

TO my mind the ideal system OF
gen to maintain our income
from our farms with LABOR
and capital must come ABOUT IN the
following manner:
More economical production in al
lines and reducing the OF Ia
Dor by growing more clover ana
grasses.
Keeping live stock TO these
crops and selling only finished pro
ducts.
Selling fewer raW duo ana
making more finished ones such as
milk. butter, 6 6 poultry, beer, pork
and mutton.
Turning the less profitable land into
pasture and grasses and working the
best land more intensely.
Growing cash or market crops that
give high returns for the en-
ployed and fertilizer used. such as
potatoes, fruit, etc.-B. Lara, Wlscon-
sin.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

A Missouri farmer was converted to
the way Of thinking of Il sect which
periodically was inspired with q fore
knowledge of the immin2nce of the
day OF, doom and set the date. prepar-
ing for Gabriel's greeting. The date
was set and the daX came The farmer
donned his white robe and went out
into the fields to await the coming.
meeting with the celestial throng.
The day passed and the farmer, hay
ing arisen at the stroke of midnight
on the morn OF the eVentful day. grew
drOWsy. and throwing himself down
upon Il pile of hay fell asleep. Some
mischievOuS boys set fire to the hay.
The smoke and the heat soon aWoke
the sIumbering farmer and, sitting up
with a start. he cried With the anguish
of the lost: lust as / expected. In
h after all.'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

flock of sheep.
I buy a great deal OF Wooi az poin's
uboro there are no ranches nea the
producebeing grown by armer who
keep small! f!Ocks.
II have been often told by such far
mers that it costs practically nothing
to keep sheep on farms. Ihey requlre
very little feed; they eat the weeds IN
the fields and at the same time they
enrich the land. ),
i find that the owners Of small
flOcks as a rule keep a better grade
of sheep and the animals are nealthler
than are those Of the large fancnihan.
tha woods from the farms always
chasing higher than ranch WOODS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

The notch in the horizontal cross
piece OF the Y should be . IL or 3
inches wide sc as to let the two panel
ends pass in freely and the bottom
board should not be more than two or
three inches from the ground with
set up and in place.
Water is hauled in barrels on a
small shed made with low
say 2 by 6's, and just large enough to
hold two or three barrels.
With q portable outfit like this you
can feed in the field and get the ma
nufe just where you want it and your
pigs will be better than when wading
IN mud knee deep. We Wintered 101
mead OF fall pigs with this outfit and
leo them out in a field on sod that
we expected to plow for corn in the
apins ana never lost a pig until fatten-
ed and sold.-Olin A. Dobbins
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

Regardless OF the results of scienti-
tic researches it is Of interest to poul-
try raisers to know that in the mar
kets distinction IS made for and
against the brown egg.
for instance, in Boston brown eggs
bring from l to 2 cents a dozen more
thar white ones, While in New York
just the reverse in the case.
IN Chicago there is little choice be-
tween the two cOlors, although one
club pays q cent a dozen more for
white.
one enterprising poultryman near
the Chicago market grades eggs for
color and ships them in baskets hold
ing fifteen dozen each.
On the paper covering the brown he
stencils. strictly Choice Brown Eggs
and upon the covering of the white
w nat Leghorn Eggs This care al
ways nets him 2 cents above the mar
ket price for the ordinary fancy
Eggs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

Wire loops are placed at the end to
hitch to to move.
Fig. 2 illustrates the portable fence
made of boards. In its construction
we prefer l by 5 or 1 by 6 inch oak
boards IA to 16 feet long AS YOU
will see it is fOur boards high; the
lower two and top boards are the
same length and next to the top board
should be a foot shorter, 1 by 4 inch
is heavy enough for u%prights. Makt
a form for your panel by driving a
stake three inches wild at either end
of panel. These will space the lower
crack, then put another pair OF stakes
abOu twtnty-fOur inches from the up
per edge of the three-inch stakes for
the lower eGge Of the top board. Then
10y placing a board on either side Of
the three-inch stakes and one above
the upper stakes and middle board in
its place before mailing, on the uprights
your panels Will all be uniform in
shape and will fit the Ks properly
and save lots of time when moving
and setting up the fence.
Make one Y sc it Will fit the panels,
then make all the others over that
pattern. II you are building in a barn
nail down blocks in place of stakes
mentioned above for spacing your
boards.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

noseband or overdraW on bride.
The principle is that it Furnishes
when h animal pulls too hard. but
eases Up the instant the pressure is
taken off.
There is the draw strap over the
mead and through the bride rings.
shown IN cut No.-2, which is a, we'll
known restrainer, but it is not always
successful.
Either a straight leather, rubber or
iron bit can be used with this rig and
a Jaw strap is needed to make it eff
feCtiVe.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
PORTABLE HOUSE AND FENCE.

Fig. No. 1. illustrates the feedhouSe,
which is 8 by 10 feet, + feet nigh al
back and 5 feet in front.
The back and ends are solid, all the
openings being in front.
1t is built on portable n like
the portable hOghOuse, and although
rather heavy can be rloNed with two
horses when the ground is frozen or
wet after a light rain.
The feeding floors are made Of eight
or nine 2 by II inch planks laid side
by side and held together by three
cross-pieces 2 by , CT , by 4 spiked
to them; then 4 , by > along each edge
to keep the corn from pushing OH
the floor While pigs are eating.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

1t worries the good farmer to see his
neighbors blowing the fields round
and round the same way year after
year. He knows that by-and-by there
vii be dead burrows al over the farm.
and all the while these might be avoid
ed: How? Change the order of things
TINS spring by going out into the cen
ter of the field where the dead furroW
is and turning it full the first thing.
Then gee rou instead Of haw, as is
usually done, blowing back to the place
OF beginning. Keep: this up to the end
and YOU Will nave no ditch in the mid
die: blu a field tina is nice. and smooth
and good to look upon 1t may be q
little awkward turning around to the
right where n has always been in
the habit of turning to the left, but You
will soon get accustomed to it, and 50
will the horses.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

forst acts in q beneficial manner ~
dividing the Jumps, Yet this IS not al
ways so, for on certain types OF sou
fall blowing causes it to break n be
come harm to work in the spring. Such
soil is usually in poor CONDITION anu
needs n or green forage crops
turned under to increase the humus
content. Fall blowing enables US 70
SOW pats earlier in the spring ana eN-
have shown that oats soWed
late do not as a rule give a good yield.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
Continued on Page ThreRl
PJILlNG-HORSE HANDLING DE
VICE.

Get a three-uuarter inch strap Ca
thin. pliable one doubled and SeWed
with rounded edges is the best) about
twelve inches long, or long enough to
go around the lower jaw Of the horse
and through a ring at Zach side OF the
mouth. as shown in the upper right
hand cut, and a ring seWed in each
end to buckle deriving lines into. Use
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
MONEY IN SNAIL EIOCKS OF
SHEEP.

For the encouragement Of the far
mer who thinks keeping sheep would
be a fine thing if he could carry on an
extensive business as is done on the
big western ranches, quote a Texas
wool buyer. who says:
ut would be a great thing for the
country if every farmer owned &. small