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About The Advocate-Democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1896)
Tie umitt-Dmcnt rtratieaBD *v*ar r*iD»v wokviso by CLEM G MOORE Offaial Organ T iliaferroCouMy. To read the inscription on a silver coin which by much wear ha* be come wholly obliterated put s poker in the fire When redhot, place the coin upon it, and tbe inscription will plainly appear of a greenish hue, but will disappear as the coin cools. This method was formerly practiced at the mint to discover the genuine coin when silver was called in. As Miss Fielding, school mistress st pleasant Mount, Wayne county, Ps , opened the. woodshed door be¬ fore opening school, a few mornings ago, she was startled to see a good sized wildcat spring from a wood pile toward the door, which was shut Miss Fielding ran toward the door for the purjiose of letting the animal escape, when the cat attacked her. Getting out into a hallway, she succeeded in grasping a poker, and witli a few- well directed blows she killed the animal, whieh weighed forty [sninds. Miss Fielding was not injured. The Belgian government {* making every preparation to Insure the sue <*** of the International exposition to be held at. Brussels April 24 to Oct. .11, 1897, and St Is desired that tbe in¬ dustries of the United states lie well represented on that occasion. The United State* commissioners appoint¬ ed by Heeretary Gluey nre Professor J. II. Gore of Colombian university, Washington and Thomas Wilson of the National museum. Professor Gore was United Stale* commission¬ er at Amsterdam ami Antwerp, and wilt also on the jury of awards at the World’s fair and at the Atlanta exposition. Mr. Wilson was formerly United States consul at Nantes ami Nice. "In the month of September,” says s cycling alatlstiran, "there were r< corded in the Patent office at YVimli inglon 1,100 applications which relat¬ ed in some way to cycling. Under the head of ‘general construction,’ 800 of these applications were placed. Brake* alone were credited with fif ty-alx. The month’s product of sad¬ dle invention* numbered fifty-two, the ■ vitaln thirty-one and the valves, twenty-two, l ubricant* engaged the attention of twenty-five Inventors and locks nineteen. There wa* a ml* cellannou* lot of alarms, drew* guard*, luggog carrier etc The 7Tj7 1 w ' 1» Untie* to run high among tlie Snven tor*." A llltel suit wa* recently brought by Mr. Kugeue Turpin, the inventor of melinite, a highly explosive sub¬ stance, against Jules Verne and his publisher, Hetzel, according to l.c Figaro. The inventor consider* him aelf insulted by the latest work irl the French novelist, and, therefirre, sues him for damages. The new book la called “Face nu Drapeau" (Facing the Flag), turd it* hero I* described a* an unscrupulous intriguant. In tills character the great explosion!*! thinks he haa discovered a resem blanoe Ur his own personality, bat in reality it now ajrpcara Unit the Fan elastite company, the manufacturer* of melinite, are the real plaintiff*, although Mr. Turpin is but a stock holder in that concern. It i* very likely that a scandal will develop from this apjuiccutly aiinple Idrct suit, and It 1* said that already some 200 witueoae* have Ircen aupoenaed tor the trial. According Ur the Mosaic law. a per son passing a bird’s treat, either in the fields or in the tree*, should leave the bird. (I* eggs or it* young un¬ harmed. But now, 2,500 yearn later, in a Christian laud, by Christian men and Iroya, for Christian women, millions of bin!* are annually snatched from their ne*t*. leaving untold number* of eggs and starving young ones to pariah. In order that the so railed Christian women of our land might make walking undertak¬ ing establishment* of thernsehe* by wearing the eorjwea of mangled bird* upon their hat* ail this being done because it is the atlye. If you wo¬ men wore these* deed birds where you oould *** thrm, it might Ire dif fenwk Bui to plaov thvm upon your hood*, whorv you can’t *«* them *f tor you leutvc th* looking ffla**. just %o satisfy your vanity, make* th* «rim* infinitely worse. lUtt O. P. Gifford, Baptist, Buffalo. Th* prat, vrr turf, takrn from th* Irish bofm, i* itsad a* furl in thr manufsrturr of cloth, and vvhrii *ub jrctrd to jfl-rst presxv.r* breovu** a. hard as *Umr and may br uaml for a variety of m*ch»trie*! purp«w**. Af tnr being waahed, dried and Irsavl it prmrau th* appearance of an ex¬ ceedingly coar#* brown fabric. After further carding* it change* to a deli¬ cate, creamy. otoooolate-.x>k»rud fiber, which can be spun into yarn or wov¬ en into woolen goods. It can be bleached to a snowy whiteneo* and dyed any color. It car lie {iroducwl for oae-lhird the oo*t of shoddy, and In the finer make* the *p|>c*rano* is equal to tweed. Several member* of the royal family. including the aas of York, have |iurch**ed drrsjwv- of it. It is a)*o an antiseptic and * alMorbut qualities so great that it will soak up nine time* its 9WD weight of moisture. The v*l us of peat filler as a non-conductor of heat has been long known in this country where it is used in the lin¬ ing of refrigerator* and oold-storage rooms, and also a« a covering for steam pipe*. When Surgeon-Captain drey was riding alongside the wagon which *erved Ion an ambulance in the re¬ treat from Hartley be was knocked off hi* horse by a bullet which wounded him severely in the hip. He lav on his face in the grass, tbe en¬ emy keeping up a heavy fire all the time. When the rear guard came along the doctor’* horse went with ; them, but after going about 200 yards be circled back to the spot where the doctor was lying and put his head dirv.ii to sec what the trou ble was. Tbe doctor promptly seized th** reins, got on his back somehow and rejoined the column. There is no doubt that, hod it not been for this extraordinary sagacious action on the part of the horse, the doctor would soon have bled to death; and he wry* that if he can get permission he will never part with the friend who did him such excellent service in the time of his worst need. Bamboos for use and Ornament To most people, the name banboo will convey the idea of tropical jun¬ gles, with elephant* grazing upon them, and will recall to tbe mind the thousand different uses they are turned into by industrious natives, it not living generally known that among the two hundred and fifty uihl species of ham boos described by botanists, there is a large percentage that can stand severe frosts. In fact, some fifty kinds or varieties of bam boos arc grown in the open ground in the gardens of Kew, near London, England, where the etinuite ta not much different from that of Phila¬ delphia. Nearly all of them are na¬ tives of northern China and Japan, and a few come from elevated re¬ gions in the Himalaya mountains. The larger growing and most prom¬ inent hardy bamboos belong to the genus Phyllostachya, easily recogniz¬ able by Its having only three branch lets starting from each Joint, the middle one being less developed than the others. For general use, the most, desirable Is Phyllostachya vir idiglaucescsns, so called for its leaves being of dark-green shining color above, ami bluish uuderneath. In fa¬ vorable conditions, the canes will attain over thirty feet in height, will attain over thirty feet in height, and more than one inch in thiokness. This bamboo i* known to have stood uninjured in a zero temperature, 4* das *—■*<. the same degree of h*> Hneen, and originating. Ilk* th* former, from northern China, are phyllo*tnchy* ware*, a dwarfer growing species, with golden yellow cane* having the Joint* very thickly ael together at the base, and l*. nigra, which ha* jet black «t«m*, known In commerce a* “Whangee canes." Both of these ore prized for umbrella handle*, walking sticks, etc. The tender shoot* of P. miti* are considered to Ire the very best to eat green, similar Ur attpara gu«; it produce* thicker cane*, too. but i* not quite a* hardy a* the above named. A* ornamental ever¬ greens for the lawn, the shrubbery, a* well us fitr indoor decora lion, no other plants can compete with bamboos, with their shining ntent* and feathery foliage. Bamboo* take readily to any kind of soil that contains a sufficient amount of silica. Liberal mauuring and watering will Ire beneficial; but It is astonishing how much drouth bamboo* can withstand with Impun¬ ity. Wherever the thermometer In likely to fall very low, a thorough mulching with leave*, straw or saw duat would be advisable. Wherever the lemon can Ire grown, tire larger tropical kinds, as Bambusa arundin area. It. vulgaris, Dcndroealamus strictus, and others attaining a height from fifty to one hundred feet and several inches in thickness, are sure to thrive, and ought to be¬ come popular and widely distributed. American Agriculturist. Oregon. The hAtt}e*hi(» Oregon, which went to mvi for a abort cruiae*la«t Sotur da v v, haa returned. The eruiae waa ex¬ tended tus far south a* Montorej. all the |fut\a ware tested with full ser¬ vice charge*. Hie great pieeea work¬ ing heautiftilty. There were eight V.t*ineh charge*, sixteen of the 8 inch* eight of the tMiteh. thirty-two of the sit pounder and eleven 1 poumleti fired during the trial. A* the 1.000-pound ateel projectile* driv¬ en by 500 pound* of powder would apring from the wutilca of the great IVlnch rifle*, the latter would *!ide back Into the recoil and return to their original position* without a jar. The next trip of the battleship will be to |**>rt Orchard, where she will go on the naval drydock for the pur }*ose of having her bilge keels or roll¬ ing chocks put in her hull. Their of¬ fice ia to prevent the excessive roll¬ ing of the ship. They catch the wa¬ ter like fan*, thereby reducing her roll to a minimum The last two trip* of the Oregon in | "cugh weather, on one of which she 1 rolled degree*, have shown the tav v department that the bilge keel* are absolutely necessary. “Wasn't it Bathetic. Jack?" "Rather! Why, the s^eat* were in liers STATE OF GEORGIA. Nows No tea From the Empire State ol the South. Iiugruveiueut. Ue.slepmeDt usd Pro¬ gress-Item* A boa I Thin*. Trseo plrlrig in onr own Great Suite, rr-orn Exchange* sad Other Sources. A movement is on foot to have a mid-winter fair for Quitman A negro ohild w as born in Macon county theother day which was sup plied with three teeth before it oame into the world. A distilling company has obtained the right to use the non-refiliable bottle invented by F. L. Seagel of At¬ lanta Mr. Heigel expects to make 81,000.000 out of his patent. DeKalb county has advertised for bids for the erection of a new court house and the question of its loca¬ tion has been submitted to the voters of the county. The contest for the location is between Oecatur and Stone mountain. The election will occur day after tomorrow. Maj. Moses Speer, president of the Bank of Southwestern Georgia at Amcrlcus soke it was established ten year* ago, haa tendered hi* resigna¬ tion a* present, and is succeeded by John W. Wheatley, vice president of the blink. President Speer's health Inis been bad for several mouths, necessitating his retirement from active business, though he will re¬ main on tire Isuird of direotors. Two of the bigest turnips is was ever the fortune of a hungry editor to upon were brought to the Times office from the farm of Esquire H. I!. Herrington Tuesday. The two weighed nearly twenty-five pounds, ami were indeed remarkable to look at ami to eat. Judge Herrington is one of those farmers who believes in living at home, and living well. Cal¬ houn Times. A strange animal Is at large in the vicinity of lioekdnle. It Is said to rtwemble h man in disguise and when standing up is about t he height of a man, but when running goes on its four legs. Its color is block and its appearance indicates great mus¬ cular power, both in jaws and limbs. The Isriicy ridges in the skull above the eyes are extremely prominnt and the teeth are very large. Allen Fleming of Augusta bought last week tilic oldest Imle of cot/ton In the world. It was grown by a Mr. Watt* In 1612 in Lauren* county, 8. C., and was set aside from the bal a nee of hi* crop to pny his bo»ial ex¬ pe rises in case he should (He a desti trite. But he was in good financial shape when he died, and the cotton was transmitted by will to the prea cut day. It wa* sriowy white, and without the yellow tinge. Prank Uaruthers, escaped “"convict, who wa* captured a few day* ago in Albany, I* at large again. Guard Skinner started from Albany with the prisoner Friday. While the train was mov ing at a lively rat* Skinner went to the water cooler for a mo¬ ment, leaving his prisoner handcuff¬ ed and locked to the seat. In some way Uaruthers detoched the chain from the raff* and with the aback le* still on Iris hands plunged head first through the window. The night vviih v«*rv dark und no trace of him i*ouId b*» found. A sensation wars sprung in college lihletlc circles at Athens Saturday by it suggestion made by The lied and Hlfu'k, the official ortfnn of the r ill vend ty of Ueortfbi foot hall ttnun, that the Georgia team withdraw from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The suggestion i* based upon charges of nmmnimge merit and favoritism cm the (raft of the president of that association, whose hand, it is alleged, was pecu¬ liarly felt it! the Thanksgiving game with Alabama in Atlanta, when An¬ hum wa* al lowed to hove on her eleven two men the Athenians claim \\»‘tv nk*|?n) un<lt*r t«he rules of the intereollegiate ftfteocUttioo. While out hunting on Thanksgiv iior day M. C. Stegall of Decatur met with an accident that will probably necessitate the amputation of his right arm. Mr. Stegall lives about two miles from Bainbridge, and had as his guests his friend and relative, T. L. Spruce of Thonrasville, and l. 1). Morgan. They found n covey of birds, Mr. Stegall’s position treibff a little in advance of Mr. Sue nee as Ore bird* roue, the former fired and wheeled around, throwing himself in range of the latter** gun, just in time to receive the discharge in the elbow of hi* right arm. His wound was dressed by physicians, who have some hope of saving the arm from amputation. \ white coon was recently caught In l*at Htgrrty, near Spring Place, iti Murray county. It had two row* ti 4 upper and lower teeth, nine rings around it* tail three brown, three white, two yellow* and one black also ha«t a knob or button on the end of H* tail; forked or double t'kivv*. w<t**ght£? jMMimlh*. and is *uj> inimhI to Dra bout yt*wr» old# His Mttmliip gavr Mr. Hogertv qiatr a hard fight Monp tring ctptuml and ia arms* terribly, making fiv .uinds thiw on his right it two on his left. This is said 19 r*t white coon ev*er seen u that mH'tion, and is prottounccil by state a freak. Mr. Hegerty » housevt safely in a wire is thinking seriously of t to t Sn»' i hsoiuai. in ton. 1), C, as one of he euri*hsilies of Murray county, w here eoocNS are numerous. Surface Eva?-- J a in Oachard*. Professor Znr*bro, or Riverside, California, reeeatly ad r eased the Kast Side HortSoslturol Club on Sur fa*« Evaporation in Orchards He had been making some experiments with portions ad «*aO saturated with water and thee weighed daily to de¬ termine the low! by evaporation dur ing the heat of 'wnuner. The results are somewhat s’irp rising. Fifty-nine pounds of earth Containing 18pounds water loet in four days from Aug. 9, 5.25 pounds of. water. The earth was cultivated tAugust 15, and dur in g tbe next day lost only a quarter of a pohnd of water. Many other experiment* were detailed tending to the fame conclusions. Professor Zu^jbro stated that soil tl»o for best amount or** a ter in the the growth of leguminous and other plants had been] <4the fixed by experiment at 40 per cent amount required for saturation. A boot 400,000 pounds of water will F<$ty At urate one acre one loot deep. per cent of this Aould be 160,$0 pounds. The ordi¬ nary allowance Lor one acre, 1.5 of a miner’s inchwii’d be 125,800 pounds. But the best pi portion of water for citrus trees mm not be the same as for smaller pl/ata, dAermined and experiments have not yet it. Among otbe| interesting facta, he stated that w] air-dry earth at 100 degrees Fabr icit contained 2.8 per cent of wafer, the soil, six inches deep and six feet from orange trees, was found to have only 3.7 per cent in August, 26 days after irrigation. Trees that we te showing by wilting their need of water had at one foot deep from fouij to six per cent of wa ter, and at 1 '/ ip feet 6% per cent, the soil dry and crumbling. To prevent waste of water by sur¬ face evaporation, Professor Zumbro suggested—first, sub-irrigation, de¬ livering the water below the surface; second, cultivating as soon as possi¬ ble after irrigation, to break up the compactness of soil that favors capil¬ lary action, which brings up the wa ter to the surQ^ee; third, to keep the surfuce between the furrows from getting wet, by making the furrows deep; fourth, to prevent the forma¬ tion of a hard »tratum just below the cultivation, and this, he thought, might be done by varying the depth of cultivation from time to time. He would cultivate twice after each irri¬ gation, first across and then along the furrowa A bid of Pe hies. When is the best time to start a peony bed, sitting or fall? How can one fix the beds ae moles cannot get in? Are twelve plante enough, and which varietl** give the beBt show? How long he /re they will bloom, and can one ptai something among them ’’ ‘ ___yyar?Ilow would gladioli** uo? Peonies cab lx- planted either In the fall or spring. On the whole, the fall is the better time. The hot weather often comes on so rapidly in spring, when the frost is once out of the ground, that there is but short time for planting. Hoots removed and transplanted In the fall have all the fall and winter Ur heal over any wounds and be ready for starting at the opening of spring. If removal is delayed until spring, the first season's growth would be apt to be much more feeble. There is probably no way to prevent moles from any particular spot if they frequent the ground. The proper thing is to trap, catch and destroy them. It is quite a matter of taste and ground room and other conditions that will decide how many plants to set. A bed of peonies cannot make much show except for the short time the plants are in bloom. They are very showy while they last, but a bed devoted to them would look very som¬ ber after the blooming season. Three or four plants of peony in a group look very well, and after blooming the foliage is sufficiently- good to ap¬ pear well, but if a bed of some size should be devoted to them, it would treeome uninteresting. A Floral Ourio. One of the greatest curioaitie* ia the snow flower that blooms in the northern portion of Siberia, where the earth is continually covered with a coating of snow and frost. This wonderful plant shoots forth from the frozen soil on the first Hay of the year, and reache* the height of about three feet; it blooms on the third day, remains open twenty-four hours and then returns to its original ele¬ ment*. It shines for a single day, then the stem, leaves and flower are converted into snow. The leaves are three in number. The flower is star xliaped, its petals about as long as the leaves and about half an inch wide. On the third day the extremi tie* of the leaves show little glisten¬ ing specks, like diamonds, about the size of the head of a pin. These are the seeds of this queer flower, On one occasion some of theoe seeds were gathered and hastily transport¬ ed to St. Petersburg. They were then placed in a bed of snow, where they were kept until the first of the fol¬ lowing year, when the snow flower burst forth and was greatly admired and wondered at by oil who saw it. More meat and better meat in a shorter spare of time can be produc hi from poultry than in any other wiy. Ihrn’t think that it is luck that Irvings success 1 b the poultry line; it is proper feed sad management tha: dr termines the profit. AROUND THE WORLD, Important Happenings in All Parts of th j World. Short «tt.rte« Told by the Trte*i«rlt About Eve- } thing rum Krrry where—Storm., Treiu Hobberle*. Site., Stic. Etc. Sew Consul*. The president ha* appointed Frank D. Hill of Minnesota consul at San toe, Brazil; Kev. J. Leonard Carning. A'ew York, consul at Munich, Ba¬ varia. The latter has been vice-con¬ sul at Munich since 1692, and suc¬ ceeds Ralph Stainer, resigned. The vacancy at Santos, Brazil, was caus¬ ed by the recent removal of Henry C Smith, colored. Hill was recently consul at Laguoyra, Venezuela, and, under President Cleveland's former administration, held positions in the consular service at Montevideo and Asuncion. The Japs to Take a Hand. It is announced that a Japanese warship will be sent to the Philip¬ pine islands at once. A dispatch re¬ ceived here from Manila, capital of the Philippines, says the rebels have won the victory over the Spanish farces, and that an attack upon Man¬ ila is feared. A Postmaster Shot. Details of a shortage of postmaster It. B. Armour, of Memphis, have come out. The exact amount of the deficit wa* $12,234, which waa paid over to assistant postmaster Harris on the 18th inst. After the publica¬ tion of the shortage throughout tbe country Chief Inspector Little came here and found the fact to be that there had been a shortage and a cov¬ ering as reported, and the matter had been called to the attention of tbe district attorney, The previous shortage of Armour occurred last February, amounting to $6,199. Ar rnour declines to discuss the subject and District Attorney Simmons de¬ clines to state what fours# the gov¬ ernment will pursue. Thinks There Will be War. Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, who was recently in Cuba as a newspaper cor¬ respondent, is quoted as stating that he believes the meeting or congress on the first Monday in December will be made notable by a message from the president recommending the rec ognition of the Cuban belligerents, and that the following Wednesday will see a declaration of war by Spain against the United States. Keport of the Soul heru. The Southern railway report* for October gross earnings of $1,896,705, .a decrease of $94,718; expenses jtnd taxes, $1,156,564, decrease $28,248, and net earnings, $740,141 decrease,$66,469 and for four months, to October 31st gross, $6,454,616; decrease, $239,630; expenses and taxes, $4,361,033; de¬ crease, $15,370, and net,$2,093,582; de¬ crease $84,260. v, 7 "V/o I m h £ / ’Ti, i % .4; '3 ft: w V V £ Vx & ■W i >a ¥ 'll & p! ' I 7// Superior To AH Sarsaparillas. ZV Is Down known in Georgia, over (Ltppman's fifty years ago, a marvelous Remedy), medicine and its wa* and discovered. reputation It was what now as P. P. P., Great fame has bean growing wi*.h the years. For Rheumatism, Blood Poisoning, Pain in the aide, wrists, shoulders, back and jointa, Dyspepsia, Pain is Malaria, subjugated. Scrofula, Health and Renewed, all Blood and Skin restored Diseases, and it sleepless has never nights been equalled. banished Its wonderful influence. Appetite by % 1 P. P. P. is a wonderful tonic and strengthened Weak women should always take ,* P. P. P. It builds them up. It has the universal commendation of medical men throughout k *r the country, because we publish the formula on every bottle, and one trial will con vine* th* A moat skeptical that it is a genuine health restorer. »•* Read The Truth And Be Convinced. ’I A Wonderful Cure. cellent thing. Wc handle about one hatUaaa 4 I to muscular rheumatism for thirty week. J was a martyr alt Dra. J. U. * U. T. RICHARDSON. Piedflsaat, a. C years. tr.c*i i.iedictaes and doctors with bo per macrut re ief. I was advised to take I*. P. P . sad helot* X tad finished two bottles my paiu subsided Hot Springs gurpaasocL so I wasab.e tj n-ork. I feel better than I have for n Y**r\ sod am conudeat of a complete recovery. * bottle of P. P. T ht* dene me more good tksa J S. DCPRISS. >fewnaaviUe, Fta. three mouths' treatment at the Hot Borings, / rk JAMES U. KEWTON, A herders, Brows C. . O- 7 Ta«timcny from th« Mayor. 7 1 all frauds hew I suffered tbe man ja ao-called got with tac a W. P battle heumatlsm H. v»rUJE* of but P. for P to P Mayor fificcu ao . aud purpose. ol i years, feel Albasy. like tried My * qualities knc.vn Pimploa, X take as great of T- tbe P. Sores pleasure P. popular X sufftred and ia medicine testifying Eruptions for sere for to mi akin the yeais Cured. efficient diseases with an u sightly and disagreeable eruotioa oa »ny face. /, After tafe.sg three bo.ties su accordaace wuh dirao a I From Two Wall-known Physicians. tio&t, X am entirely cuied. f We are having a b(g sale for your V. P. P., and CapL J. D. JOHNSTON. we yreaenbe it tu a great many case*, and find it aa ex- SavaaBsb, Co. of Johastor a Co. The above letters are taken from many received by ns. P. P. P. (Lipfman't n v Great Rrmedr.) is medicine whose virtues known from the Atlantic f a are to the 1 .icific, P. P. 1*. begins its work by purifying the blood, which is the source of all !if«. \ and doe# nc: cease until a perfect and entire cure is effected. The mortifying eruptions that disfigure the complexion, the tired feeling that pre¬ / vents thorough disposition, accomplishments of tbe daily tasks, sleepless nights, loss of appetite. V Irritability of all raean a derangement of the system consequent from A\ impure Wood, which can and will be cured by P. P. p. yi i P. P. P. (Lippman's Great Remedy), is conceded by physicians and the people VI to be the Greatest Blood Purifier of the Age It positively and permanently cares. For sale by oil druggists or direct from ns ; price $i s bottle, six bottles lor ff. i -1 IIPWM BROS.. KJ Lippman Block. SAVANNAH. 6A. y Trw vV f ari V DR. HATHAWAY & CO. n* a, s(Coras tsr Seminal WeakncwandSexual Debility ^SESSSKSSS^SSSa^S ■UK jamt slrktureSSiS^'SSSFrSSSSS r«fE£rrr,»: •eet. Ladie*. feme BOOkSJlrt^yTOwSsSsr^B^ as* psista JeMma ears Is *r«n-4 K r.tska pl»o. .S«nd w s^ase. at twTEajgiJ-... ttSltSr bsek sed sy rf ter »r »»<e<a Mask. 5T} late Mo. * tot Quart. IstoUsM ] DR. HATHAWAY A CO. ISM Sour* *Ssoao Irwrr, ATLAHTA, QA. Spaln Buying Mules. Agents of the Spanish government have made large purchase* of mulea in the Kansas City market, the last one from Starke Bros., with orders to get them-to New Orleans as quick¬ ly as possible. The firm has ar ranged to send 275 of the animals during the present week, and will send the others as the government makes requisition for them, It is understood that the animals are to be used in transporting supplies for the Spanish soldiers in the campaign that is to be undertaken by Captain General Weyler against the insur¬ gent*. Passes Next Tear. The new agreement regulating the issue of passes during 1897, which was adopted by the Western Passen ger association at its recent meeting in St. Louis, makes a more radical change in the present agreement than wa* believed at the time of the meeting. The details were made the subject of a circular today for gen¬ eral railroad information. Next year only the general manager, president and genera i superintendent of a rail road will have the power to obtain pas*es for employees or alleged em¬ ployes from other lines. This cur¬ tailment of the officials whose appii cations for posses will be honored is expected to result in a reduction of the number issued by 50 per cent. i The traffic department, including the general freight agent, is barred from exercising a privilege now enjoyed, and the influential shipper is expect- j cd to pay his way in the future, as i it is not believed the freight traffic officials will confess to their superi- | ors, by asking for passes for ship pers, that they get their businea* by such methods Tbe Behring Sea Claim*. The opening of the Behring *ea claims commission at Vedonid, B. C., ■ j witnessed some preliminary fencing I between Hon. P. C. Peters, senior , British consul, and Hon. Don M. Diekenson, senior coun*ul for the j | United States. Formal proceedings : I were opened and Chandler P. Ander- : son of Naw York was chosen aecrs tary. then The rules of procedure were taken up. Both sides agreed on all but one, and here they were diamet¬ rically opposed. Mr. Peters wanted the Canadian claims dealt with sing ly, but to this Mr. Dickenson strong¬ ly objected, arguing that the British sealers should put in all their claims and then the United States author¬ ities would submit their defense at San Francisco. Mr. Peters replied that it might not be necessary to sit at San Francisco. The point was finally settled in fa vur of the British claims, with a to¬ tal of $i59,500 and with interest add¬ ed from the time of seizure, were filed yesterday, and ten more will follow today. The Texas In Bad Shape. While the findings of the naval court whieh investigated the recent foundering of. the battleship Texas have not yet reached the department, it is learned that without extensive alterations it is very doubtful wheth¬ er the Texas can be again ordered to sea. It is understood that evidence was adduced to show that sixty-one of her compartments leaked when her engine room was flooded, and that a leak sprung in any one of them at sea would have surely cauB ed tbe total loss of the ship. Not only were all the alleged “water¬ tight” doors found to be abortive, but, in the opinion of at least one member of the court, “her whole bulkhead system is utterly useless.” , _ 0Me8, an * I* Is claimed that by using mon¬ grels for crossing, that is, e gra - a by using a pure bred male with mon S rel bens, vigor will be obtained, as the losses amoDg mongrels is greater than with pure breeds. It is true that something may be gained by selecting a few of tire best from a large flock of^rvon grels to be mated with pure-bred males, but to use * mongrel flock without culling will not be profita ble, and the vigor of the flock will not be improved.—Mirror and Farm er.
