The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-04

in the recent war. Is to I'D overhauledi /
in the arsenal al thc Golden Horn 4 +
staff Of EuglishDon 10 Supcrint"nd the
work is already ina Cons CantlnpTl9- anu [
although II is proposed to use turkish +
labor and material as much as pO&si-
Bile much viii come from England. /
The board Of ADMINS tFaCiOn wiz con
sist Of five EncfisnmeD ana four Turks, {
the latter appointed ay the Ottoman
government Besides naval WORK the
company expects to do considerable re- +
pair work FOR the mercantile marine
visiting Turkish waters.
One Of the terms Of the contract was
that the nrn1 was 10 secure for Turkey
"A loan Of 100000 on favorable terms /
This has already been secured, but It /
is not stated for what the money IS /
10 be used. The Porte needs lot Of +
money for the reorganization OF the
army which is again to be unuertasS<exl
by Germans, despite the adverse qrlt-
icisTn OF the army trained by taem /
in the battles in Thrace, but 1t IS likely I
German banks will lend the money for /
this, The English money may there !
fore 20 in part payment for the battle +
snip Rio de JaneiTO, built by Arm
strong & Vickers for The Brazilian gov
eminent, and for which Greece and
Turkey have been competitors.
Portuguese PoIitios.
Political conditions in Portugal are
regarded BY many observers as nearly
chaotic No man has yet been found /
who can bring the disC0rdC1t elements /
together. and the very worst IS proph-
esied in some quarters for the repuo-
lie.
The recent latest attempts to start
revolution was however, Of the comic
opera variety. The authorities are said
to have been afraid to bring the fleet
of Lisbon fearing that the navy would /
turn against the COVE. nment and the
army has been kept on the move for
the same reason. The only thing that
prevents the government from oeinE
overthrow Is that the rev0luuonlSts
are . s badly off for a leader as those IN !.
power.
All this gives credence to the re-
peated reportF that the British ana
German governments are IN very
earnest negotiations in regard to the
POrtugueSe colonies IN AFRICA. LnSfS
has long been an understanding as 10
the division OF these colonies when
the expected breakup OF Portugal
comes. Sozae have even gone SO far as
to express the opinion that three Ger
man ships row visiting the West Coast
Of Africa are there to take over some
of the colonies at an oDportune mo /
ment. AS 10 what IS to become OF /
Portugal itself no one Ca3 he found to /
express an C9ini0n. put t has oeen
suggested that the country might CONS |
under the protection of spain with the
support of the powers Il
Race CT Black Gjcnts.
The Rev. c. Lea Wilson, who con- Il
ducts Il mission IN the district o. the Il
White Nile. a thcUsan miles south Il
Of Kharto11r1. has arrived In England Il
with interesting facts about race CT
negro giants. who lnhU3!t the BaET ell
Chazal, two hundred miles west If
the river. These natives practice
neither capitalism nor human saCri-
Hces and. have some 3S --lirable traits
Unlike their neiEhbOrs, they are never
LaUl pug 'u5JPJIUo 10 u7CuoM OF Ien15
ha bits Of decorating themselves are
-. al 70 10 vrrn =
Z6tiOn.
For reasons unknown even to them
selves, the adults all have six or then
lower teeth removed. Of those re
however. they take the most
sCrupulous care, cleaning them daily
with . native brush and wood ash
They take much pride In dressing their
hair. powder their faces and wear os-
rrer7e Being TO whom they make sacr!-
fees through their chiefs or witch
doctors.
Raising fowls on electricity has
proved q profitable experiment with I.
Thorne Baker. Under electrical treat
nent he declares that chickens cSsi
be grown Al twice the usual rate with
half the usual food On the farm
where the experiments were conducted
an intensive poultry house was cleo
trtfied. The current was applied tor
ten minutes every aouT during the !
day. six chickens only out or a total
of 400 died, showing mortality OF
only Is per cent. when the usual NOR
tality IS 50 per cent. during the sum
rner season. The chickens were ready
for market IN FIVE weeks as against tia
usual three months. The vitality of
the treated chickens was remarkable.
Instead Of running away when one ap-
preached the screen they would peck
at an extended hand, every
peck giving q distinct shock to the
owner Of the hand. but apparently the
electricity was not felt oy the chicf--
ems. Sparks few from their beaks-
but this caused them no concern.