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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-19

On Saturday last, says the Or
bisoniaDispatch,a "a ninteen- month
old child of Wesley OFT, of that
place, was seriously cut on the
head. Mrs. OFT, was engaged in
washing bottles and had the dish
pan setting on the oil stove with
the child setting in its high chair
close by and in an unguarded
moment the child reached out its
hand and pulled the pan over on
the floor and in so doing lost its
balance and fell head first into
the pan of broken bottles and
dishes, cutting its head SO badly
that seven stitches were required
to sew up the wound,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-19

The mosquito is always ready
TO present a bill for damages.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

MS sides until his back was bumped.
His tall was stlifiy horizontal. Ills
mouth was open and his eyes were
shut. while great tears the size of pea
nuts rolled down his leathery face.
There was great drawing up of the
sides. a long continued conyulsion. a
trembling of the floor and then an ex-
ploston like the report of the Boer can
non Long Tom" at Ladysmith. Half n
bucket OF water shot out tn a stream
toward the monkeys cage. while the
elephants legs trembled as he prs-
pared for second sneeze. There was
a rumbling like that of an earthquake
and a volcanic crack. All the animals
set up a roar. Dewey's cat jumped
down on the back Of the goat and every
monkey screamed shrilly. The quagpa
prayed and the kangaroo barked. The
leopards snarled and Prince Tiny Mite
nearly tumbled off his platform. Jolly
had been known to sneeze only twice
before since Director-GeneraI Botock
had owned him.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

We hear great deal aboa. Rlass
"sunalas gut. but 80 believe hi, %
Do an unnecessary fate u any sasis,y
OF plants, some % oar best se!sasssA
notably Professors Euggin AID Coz,
Declare that plants 30 SOL ran Oss :
the asnss meant. Plants MAJ lass nx.r
vitality through wrong mstAo&s ..
handling them. asa gEi. Iesa u vital.
~ Il sha, soma people asHonlsals
running out. The popular IDEA il ia.
at time Of frat introduction TIA sn%
ties OF potatoes. ssrasBsEyls asa -
on hass esrtsia amount Of sxss
stored up IN them. aaa tsas the zss
they are sgosaxstss the naf. = sss
force dfaHa upon. I'LL In ,ss Ysass
{, has been exhausted. and tie glans~
has to look about alfa tos !. ess a..
vigorous varsity.
TAs rhsls assumption IL vrrsa
Plants do act have esFtala anaszi
Of sasFsy to last theta Zoe last =
mush growth. with proper haaziiak
plants sttl no; run out !. Is s.a uss.
Assfasat. aud that alone. thai Asists
the result elsntloasl Vitality CO.
exhausted can 30 restored By tsa
management aud scoi tsstlEf as
piauts IL need not be sxnagsss4 ii
~ u care Ia tskaa 10 properly s%lsss
and care for plants % sssd or tassfA
sotas Of the varieties st potatoes "a;
nsFs gfasiuE = sensFatea ago are sdA
found growing as vigorously 20 tasf
ever did.
However. the exhaustion Of ID. VI
tally uf plants IL common. and II
frequently cheaper 10 purchase nss
varsity than to attempt to fssiofs -
vitality Of the old. The time wtEl cone
whsn ne 0llI so fully understand tas
nssds Of tho plants Hs gros thai tssy
xill not run out"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

The farmer that wants = clean farm
must be on his guard against The ID
PRODUCTION OF noxlgus weeds There
no one way In Whleh seeds invade ta'
farm easier than through the admin.
tura of weed seeds with clover ana
grass seeds. II therefore does not p.I
to purchase the low grades Of sssa'
just because a few dollars per hHnsf*a
weight eau be saved. The weeds ny
spring out OF such seeds occupy ms
ground to the exclusion Of the dssifes
plants. and the eurtaiiment OF the efus
from this cause far more than oH-ss'
the saving In the cost Of the seed. !"
addition there Ii the expense oil hkhf
Ing the weeds, and that expense w
qusntly so great that IL ia about =
cheap to fofsgo the harvesting Oh W.
crop In the manner at first intshaea-
We have seen FIELDS that had pseA
sown to grass. In hopes OF masihs
good meadow. yellow wtth mus'
Il Ia not an uncommon thing 70 ~
clover fields white with oxeye da'f's
II farmers were wise the produces, :.
such seed would not be able 10 ~"
at any price. and would nave
more careful In It's production
But clover and grass seeds are ~.
the only kinds that need to be iooss
after. All of the smaller seeds u
arc purchased In bulk are often ioiAs
with veed seeds Were IL not 80 os'
farms today would be meAsuiAsn
clean. To insure fairly clean seea ~.
farmer must instruct himself as 70 y.
characteristics OF the various
seeds enough to be able to reeosA
them At sight.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

= 10 shameful 10 lat
noundsr on = slippery t,oor "a an
.ry'ns to stand up ana x,t y. aos's
throw no sals. no nothing on ~. s
Keep It clean. that's whs. n. sa'
would request II abe could TAI.
the milk without delay iror ssan
ga. An obstruction win milk a.. ="
mat won't tomorrow morn,r.
~ maj meas thinnsd to ! ~,
made fully blood wsrm-.n.
.hfes or four quarts OF mill ,,,. ~.
INTO II. aud see her suck /, 49, W
he'ps TO MI the xrsa, vacuun =.
Assps away the ehllls. sss ,A,, -
can has found the ration. a.. y. ~
COW some nice hay now. and = ~
Dc best to put blanket on NJ, =.
'neh. u you need sleep. 10 10 - -.
sleep like Christian. say. eo.,,.1.
9of 70 Home. Field and Forum
may have some credit mai.
she day OF judgment for NOR. ,b,, 4.
cows that ! have lost slsep az. :
maze SURE they did uos suss, 80
issaly when bearing young II i. ,.s.
health. and fed aud cared 10, ~,
NOT one COW IN 100 will fail Ia 49,
within six hours II one does ,,,l !.
move !, ~i,hou, delay. Ny d.Iryu.s..
father had all OF his boys do Il. Il
before They we're u years WITH n.
hfly soSs. the case Of a rsssut,o. !,
me aftsFblrth did not haposa mo,.
Than TWO or three times . ycar US,
remember my rrst attempt. /. seemed
That | would kill the cor. ba, ala
not. and ! nsssr have sysn ,nta,.a
orc since. ! don's do II Tor M u.lrs.
ooFs any more just order them i,
roll up tLsif sleeves and 20 to szs,.
ness
Don't increase the feed ot eos .r
say. ains days after sas calves Tgsa,
Der a great deal as though Ass Va,
human. \ c0w can bs gesisl a.
brushed and rubbed a. thar tine.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05
UNEXPECTED
happened In Qnits the Usual w.v. m,
the surgeon Explained.

pp'"'" III Untts the Usual WAY, as
the Surgeon Explained.
Some OF the queerest experiences Of
doctor are pretty certain to he con.
nected with the administration of anes-
thetics," said New Orleans physician
chatting the other day with a news.
paper friend, and appropos of the anh-
Ject recall little story that I don't
mind telling. as the incident oceurr.,,
long since and In another city. A do,.
en- years ago, when I was temporar,
iocated In st. Louis. was called n,o
DAY TO the old Lindhl hotel tn ,f,,o
chioroform to young woman wbo mo.
ABOUT to undergo a slight gurgic,t a..
Grafton to remove a morbid growth /,
the ear. The patient. as il devalo,oa
on my arrival, had been married ost..
Few days before, and was in The af.y.
with her husband on their bridal 80
Although quite handsome. she w,a 49,
longer exactly In her first youth and
she was very much averse To bavtntr
ana she was very much ayerse IN h,n
ing her husband present AT tho orara
ton. However. he insisted ana 49,
nhaiiy agreed that he should stay but
l noticed that she seemed very nervo,,s
ana pfeoccupied. The operation as
SAID before, was triflng. She took ,ha
chioroform easily, and all went waII
until she was just regslning con
Seriousness, when she opened her mouth
ana Out fell set of false teeth sbe
had said nothing about that detail and
.ne truth was that she had hoped, poor
woman! to pass through the ordeal
without the fact of her wearing s,ch
"ings being known to her husband
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

While the Emperor of Russia has
been seeking with noble ambition to
reform the warlike habits Of Eurooean
nations through the reduction of MILL
tary and naval outlay, the empress
has also been at work in another field
of operations. She has been setting
the example of simplicity and economy
In dress at a luxurious court. The en-
peror as man Of peace found himself
surrounded with soldiers who were
guarding the approaches to the palace
He disiiked military reviews. and re-
duced the number of battalions en-
ployed for the purpose OF protecting
him. 1t was practical method of
letting his subjects know how that he
took little pleasure in the pomp and
glory of military power The empress
as the daughter Of the late Grand
Duke Of Hesse. had been brought I'D
IN quiet German court, where there
were few great functions and where
princesses were accustomed to dress
plainly. She became the central figure
of the court of st. Petersburg. where
there were magnificent ceremonials.
and the great ladies were arrayed I'm
the costliest Partisan costumes. She
has astonished them by the duietness
and plainne. of her own gowns on
stately occasions, and by her lack Of
interest in the luxurious pleasures OF
4 rich and powerful court.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05


feaks' told Jim Bark. the wsll.kn
cattlsman. the boys are all handy
with a rifle. We've got a lot Of guns
up there. The old fashioned blaek.
powder Winchester has been sil.rard.
ed. and nothing but the bost ross
Most OF the new guns were bought DIR
Ing the Spanish war. when We would
experiment all day with tree trunks
and rough trenches. learning the art
OF war at home We found that a buI.
let from one Of the new Wfncbssters
driven BY smokeieas powder was good
Tor four foot and more Of pine timber
ana Tor more than an Inch of iron
thought the boys bad done abop,
everything In the shooting line that
could be done long ago. but was mts.
taken. ! sent them up a wagon. In
hauiiDg down some tlrewood thsv
broke the holsters all to flndsra Tbs
holsters hold up the wagon he'd go,
know Well. the boys figured OUT an
fight the rebuilding OF tho wood patts
but came near being sturnpsd IN tts
iron hxlngs. They got some otd frnn
, wagon tires and cut them In proper
iehgths' but hadn't a way that thav
couid see to punch the necessary hal,
holes. Finally the question was
soiVed' One of the boys carefulIv
marked the places for the bolts stood
I"s piece OF tire against tree and nut
q bullet. 30 callber through tho lire
AZ saeh place marked. It was . novel
sort OF blacksmIthing, but Il worked ).
Arizona Graphic. ''''
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

genious entrance traverses the ram
parts at an angle of forty-five degrees.
Within the court, right and left of the
entrance, are stables. while under one
Of the bastions are barracks and a
magazine. The other bastion covers
officers rooms and somewhat small
err magazine. Long before the out
break OF the present South African war
this fort at Johannesburg, like the
rest OF the Transvaal forts. was we'll
provisioned and supplied with an i'm
mense amount Of ammunition. SO to-.
day 1t stands almoSt impregnable. The
accompanying illustration shows one
OF the forts bastions and gives a good
Idea OF how the quIck-flring gun has
been mounted by the Doe. SrtlIlerIes,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05
curious Wandering. Of smoL.

During the volcanic ernntinn r. a..
Hawaiian Islands last summer .ns
smoke rose to height of between Ave
ana Six miles, and then drifted awav
" .ne northeast. At a distance OF 400
ni''es from Hawaii It settled upon tho
surface OF the sea, and was then oar'
RED back by the northeast wind ., a.
, p,aee Oh origin. where It arrived
a ao' ,"' lt. after It's original departure
a n,,.. covered the entire group of islands
with Its heavy pail. "''
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

The Boer fortress at Johannesburg,
Ine Of the strongest ornaments In the
world, occupies splendid position on
top Of Hospital hill, which commands
the road to Pretoria. 1t stands out
above the picturesque and comfort
able residences which abound In the
outskirts of johannesburg. The fort
is rectangular in shape, with two bas-
lions at opposing corners. On each OF
these bastions is mounted 23-centi-
meter quick-fring gun, with two
Aanking Maxims for enfilade fire. On
the side looking toward Barnato park
are four small quick-firing guns while
on the opposite side, which faces Jo-
h--->anurg, is the entrance. This in
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

The children were maxine 80
plans for Christmas and their ma All
was helping them. while their father
was deep in his evening paper nnt ha
c , near and this is what he heard.
W nat are you going to give mana %.
ASKED me mother. II think" said the
eldest, thoughtfully. that / will otns
MN an alarm clock" IAN alarm
elock' exclaimed the mother. "Whv
w you want to give him an ALARM
CLOCK? BECAUSE" answered The
chiid' with an earnestness that ahowad
sne mad given the matter soma
thought, III he has an alarm clock q,
H. ~. ,, o'nge maybe he will know when IL
10 time to come home to dinner"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

The curious grammatical error-al-
most incoherency-of the famous Mon
roe Doctrine has often been comment
ed upon. Something near a parallel to
1t appears in the recently negotiated
treaty between this country and Great
Britain for the construction and con-
troll of the Isthmian canal. The text
Oh that treaty provides that ratiAca-
tons of it shall be exchanged within
SIX months of the date hereof or earlier
II possible!" And the treaty was writ
ten and carefully revised and re-re-
Used by one of the most accomplished
literary men of the age. 1t is perhaps
because the slip is so obvious that ii
passed notice.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

Islands since our troops took charge
there.
We hear once In a while OF Malays
on board ships running amuck. be-
lieye that in such cases their frenzy
is not due to any peculiar disease, but
to the fact that they have been driven
to extremes by abuse and cruelty. We
hear OF Scandlnavians doing the. same
thing sometimes. No, am not be-
lever In the 'Soudanese fever nor in
the army ration"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

The best news which has come from
Cuoa In many day is statement by
PROFESSOR Frye. who went there to es-
Aolish system OF education for the
Island. In six months eighteen hun
dred and seventy-eight free primary
schools on the American plan have
been opened. The daily attendance is
now one hundred thousand. By May l
PROFESSOR Frye thinks it will be one
hundred and fifty thousand. Cuba libre
may still be long way off. but this
IL certainly the road which leads to it.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

The National Bank of Commerce OF
ST. Louis. the largest not only in that
city, but in the whole southwest, has
set aside one hundred thousand dollars
toward permanent pension fund for
us employees, and has also announced
that henceforth they will share in the
profits Of the institution. The fact
would be worth mentioning merely as a
piece Of financial news, but it Is still
more significant on account of the rea-
sons which the board of directors give
FOR their action. I'VE do not look upon
1t as gift" they say, but as right
accruing from faithful service, which
we believe viii be better and more eff
Client IN every way when each employe
has such stimulus before him." The
directors are undoubtedly right. Their
action is only another illustration of
the growing tendency of employers to
recognize their responsibility to their
employees. and an increasing desire on
their part to reward faithful service
and provide for honorable old age. Sue
cess to every such attempt,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05
RUNNING AMUCK In THE PHILIPPINES.

but the effect on that individual was
unexpected. He gave one Mortified
glance, and then rushed at the old sur
geon and seized him by the throat.
You Infamous seoundrel.' he yelled.
you have broken my poor darling's
jawl' At that stage OF affairs | bea,
a retreat. | never did learn exactly
what the husband thought had hap
pened or what sort of explanation was
offered. New Orleans Times-Demo-
erat.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

undaunted by the verdict of other
communities as to the immortality of
Aiphonse Daudet's "Sapho" in its
dramatic form, the citizens of one
western town evidently adhere to the
theory that seeing is believing. The
chief Of police and his captains, the
police Judge, the mayor and divers
members of the w. C. T. U. occupied
front seats at a ''Sapho" performance
in the strict line of duty, of course
Ihis method of censorizing alleged i'm
moral plays may be destined to become
extremely popular. 1t smacks a good
deal OF the Parkhurst method of paw
ing midnight visits to the Bowery
hootchy-kootehy establishments in
the interest of purity. In other words.
1t gives pious people a chance to sam
pie forbidden fruit under the pretext
OF caring for public morals. and that Is
temptation difficult to resist.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

The traction companies of Chicago
run great daily newspaper as side
issue. 1t Is reasonably to be supposed
that the paper is not being operated
Tor the purpose of direct revenue. Then
what can be the purpose of it's own
ers? Franchise grabbing is greatly
AIDED nowadays by newspaper support.
No wonder that the numbers of those
VINO claim that Satan is going into
the newspaper business are being aug
mented.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

The affection OF old age is, accord
ing to Coleridge, one OF the greatest
consultations OF humanity. have
often thought what melancholy world
this would be without children. and
what an inhuman world without the
aged
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05
A Queer Form of Insanity to Which the
Natives are Sometimes Subject.

shouted to Lecturer Rollins: Look
out. the elephants going to sneeze!"
All the attendants deserted their posts
and ran TO look. Jolly had drawn up
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

All the world seems reconciled To
conditions that make childhood the
happiest period of life. No one seems
to seek conditions that would make
middle age and old age of future gem
erations at least just as happy as the
days OF youth.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

The American Trofter, An Enkn'.
man who attended the late horse sn'.
in New York city had this 70 sAy
the American trotter: "Th 'no
sec Of the trotting horse the pe'.s ~.
like the breed. The best OF inc ~ -
tsrs are pretty near the perfec'ions ~,
symmetry. beauty and grace, anu Ia
are the most useful and versati's s ~,
OF horses ever known to man IA
We saw ono OF them out-hacHA', al.
hackneys At the high-steppins .s,r.
meas in heavy harness only few 'n M.
utss ago, and now We have o.ns .o,ns
rssentatives Of the same FANNY us .,,..
their turn In faultless style A. IN
mons roadsters Of the kind you 's' "
at Speedway Park"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05
THE ELEPHANT SNEEZEp.
Unexpected Event Almost Created
Panic at the Zoo.

Jolly, the zoo elephant. sneezed the
other morning and all the zoo attend
ants took vacation to laugh. The
elephant sneezes only about once in
five years. When he sneezes IT is an
omen of prosperity, indicating abnn-
dant crops and great commercial ac-
tivity. The phenomenon itself forms
an interesting spectacle. Everything
was quiet in the zoo. when somebody
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

on with favor by this government. and
somebody might be held responsible.
The result is that there has not been
a case of running amuck In the Sulu
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

The people always build. but do not
often enter the portals of that which
they build.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-05

Ce~ boy Biaeksmithin<.
up az my camp near the -Four
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-30

Many Al woman has periodic CRYING
spells. She meets her husband with
eyes red and swollen and he cries out
WHAT has happcned?" "Nothing" his
wife replies. 81 don't know what is the
matter with me, but just had to have
a good cry" Men don't have crying
spells. 1t would seem therefore that an
affection confined to women must have
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-30
=za=aaHazHa.H.
Iownr,lIce Of some People.

\ newspaper man was asked to
publish an article rOastlng u citizen.
"Certainly,- he said to the caller.
"wlat shall | Eay?' He was fur
nishcd mn outline OF what was wanted
mud wrote II scOrchcr. "That's splcn-
did" exclaimed the friend diligently
when tho article was read to him
"rhnt is all right; tliat'll make his
old hnir crinlslc." All right said
the editor, "let me scc, what are your
initinls?' "GoOd heavens" said the
citizen, "you are rot going to sigu my
name to that?" "Why not nskcd
tho editor. II wouldn't have any ono
know had anything to do with that
for tho world, | cant afford to get
into scrap with my noighbors.7
The editor smiled benevolenily apd
eaid: "Why should mix up in n
scrap that docs not concern mcH
Why should YOU expect me to assume
tho blame Of the publication OF aII
article to which you are afraid to eign
yo,lg namcY" Tho man stopped his
paper End won't away mad .--Colton
Chronicle.