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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

TO those living near large cities the
ease with which grapes may be pro-
cured and the small cost make it
seem almost not worth the trouble
to try to secure them from vines of
their own. But every one Is not so
we'll fixed that step into market
house is practicable. Indeed. even
where 1t Is there is q gold deal of
pleasure In eating your own fruit,
even though IL has cost as much as
or more than it could be procured for.
There is no difficulty in securing "A crop
of fruit in these days. Between spray
ing and bagging a crop can be safely
relied ON. Unless where the foliage
blights badly, bagging alone is sufli-
clent. Just as soon as Towering is
over and the embryo bunch can be
discerned slip II common grocer's pa
per bag over it, Fold the mouth close
about the stem, pinning the ends to-
gether to make all secure, and nothing
more is to be done until you are
ready to eat the fruit in autumn
What Is puzzling to many is that
the fruit in these bags is just as per-
feet in color as it would have been
If fully exposed to the sun and light.
Better than this, it is more perfect
in this, that the fruit is possessed of
Il beautiful bloom. nothing disturbing
it in the bags. In many States moth
ing more is required than this bag
ging, as the foliage does not suffer
either from fungi or insects to any
extent. Varieties of grapes with for
eign blood in them, such as Rogers
seedlings, are much more apt to suffer
in foliage than are those of pure ma
tive origin, and these kinds are greatly
benefited by a spraying with Bordeaux
mixture two CT three times through
out the season. Those who grow
grapes in vineyards especially for
marketing purposes rely on spraying
altogether. beginning the work as soon
as the Towering is over and continu-
ing until the fruit is full grown and
about to color. To many a one bag
ging will be much the easier and more
satisfactory way.-Joseph Meehan, in
Practical Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
SONG oE THE sWoRn.

] remember the day that she hung me
here
On the wall by the musket's side
And kissed my blade with rcverent
touch
For the honor of him who died;
j heard her say that / served him well,
And he trusted his life to me
As he grasped my hlt with his daring
hand
And we swung to the victory.
She came to me in the dark alone.
AS the long years futtered by,
And l heard her song and | felt her kiss
And ] thrilled to her tender sigh;
| knew that she saw in visions sweet
When the bugles blew to the charge
And he swung me forth to the cleaning
sun
And l swept through the human targe.
She came one day when her locks were
gray
And took me from the wall;
She wiped the rust of her tears away,
For again rang the bugle call;
She laid my hilt in stalwart hand
My masters son. | knew,
And the drums awoke and the troops
marched by,
And the trumps Of the battle blew.
i leaped TO the life of the battleroar,
The spirit of strife awoke:
l danced in the light of my blade that
shone
Through the fame Of the battlc-smokc.
My steel rang clear on the foemans steel,
Then, stiffened and cold and still.
i felt the clasp of the hand that had
drawn
NV blade with hero-wil.
i am hanging again on the chimney wall;
The summers have bloomed and fled:
There are two meath the hill that are
sumbering sweet
The dead that are greatly dead
Sweetheart, mother, she softly glides
Through the shadows wherein hang.
And lays her ear to my blade to hear
The echo of battles clang.
Her lips are warm with the breath of love;
OH woman who gave her brave
To her country's call and the battle thrall
And the peace of the soldiers grave!
She breathes her prayer in her tender
way,
And listens TO hear me tell
How fierce they rode to the lines of death,
How nobly they fought and fell
Her gray head bends to the song the
d0sk
Steals silently through the ROOM
The birds are asleep in their little nests
Where the cannon were wont TO BOOM
Her cheek is soft on my polished face,
Her pale hand claspeth me,
Ah! worn, wan lady, you're dreaming to.
night,
And the dead have come back to thee!
--Folger Mckinney, in Baltimore News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

of these is II box with division, one
end being fitted to receive Il pail,
while the other Is open to receive grain
or hay For older calves that are
hltched in stalls the same plan is use
ful. In this case the box in front
could be continuous, having divisions
as shown in front of each stall. with
similar openings for the youngsters
heads. The calves could be tied to II
stanchlon behind the openings. Such
plan permits leaving pail of wa
ter constantly before the calf, a de-
sirable feature in the care of young
stock, as they need to drink more fire.
quently than older animals. s.-New
York Tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
The Lawyers Right to Weep.

Tie Supreme Court of Tennessee
has decided that a lawyer has the
right TO shed tears to influence the
verdict of jury, and, in fact, says
that If he can bring tears to his eyes
ut will he is derellct if he neglects
to do so. The case was one in which
the defendant had appealed on the
ground that the weeping of the attor.
ney for the plaintiff had unduly influ
enced the jury. The court found that
the point had never been raised be-
fore, and asserted that the manner of
defense must be left largely to the
Judgment of attorneys. Some" said
the judge, deal wholly in logic argu-
ment without any establishment. 9th
ers use Rhetorical and occasional
flights of fancy and Imagination. 9th
ers rely upon noise and gesticulaton
earnestneSs of manner and vehemence
of speech. Others appeal to the pas
sions, prejudices and sympathies of
the jury. Others combine all of these
modes" He declares that no cast
iron rule should be made, but that
tears have always been considered
legitimate arguments before u jury,
and would appear to be one of the
natural rights of counsel. as it would
be difficult to decide whether or not
the emotion was natural il such n
point should be raised. He says Il
trial judge should not interfere with
the shedding of tears unless they are
indulged in - such an excess as to
impede, emharrass, or delay the bust
ness before the court."-Ch.cago Trlb-
llnp.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

In his career. caught. killed. dismcm-
bcred, cooked and canned - trans.
formed by alien hands and In a few
brief hGars, from the proudest fish
that swiils-the unapproachable Chi
nook of the great Columbia-to mere
fragment, incased in tin and labeled
for hungry world to see and buy and
eat.
Any housekeeper who, accustomed
to the better grade of fish, designs II
salad, and, opening can OF Columbia
River salmon, finds instead of the
richly favored tempting bit of color
she expected to see. whitlsh, unln-
vitlng mess, unworthy the tlme-hon-
orend title of Chinook. may safely
conclude that she has gotten hold of Il
sample of the fall pack
The extension of the close season
is a matter which calls for the imme-
dlate and serious consideration of all
concerned. From the 18th of Febru-
AIRY to the 10th of April and the month
beginning August 10 and ending in
September is, 1t Is clearly evident, not
d SullClthl DtIlbu W DIOlttl tllllcI luc
fish or the cannerymen.
CHINESE LABOR.
There is one place where Chinese
"cheap labor" which, by the way, is
cheap only in name, is thoroughly ap.
preciated, and that is in the salmon
cannery. mo other help can do the
work with such neatness and dispatch
as the Chinese" said IL canneryman.
I'VE find it eminently satisfactory to
contract with Chinese boss at so
much per case, and we guarantee so
many cases. If the pack falls short
we make good the guarantee, and If it
runs over the heather profits. Other
cannerymen make practically the
same arrangement
Regarding the dexteri'y of the Chi
nese in handling the fish, some really
marvellous things are told. For in
stance in the matter of labels: One
man has been known to label 5000
cans a day, pasting his own labels
and applying them by hand 6000 is
considered good days work.-Port-
land Oregonian.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
weighing Hardly the Right Thing.

In reading of milk records we always
see the amount put down in pounds;
yet, while this is, no doubt, more
certain than putting it down In quarts
or gallons would be, 1t does not seem
as if it is sufficiently accurate.
1t is generally estimated that milk
weighs about two pounds to the quart;
but milk, rich in cream, weighs less
than milk containing but little cream
for the reason that the cream is the
llghtest of all the elements in the
milk. Thus we see that the COW
giving rich milk does not get the
credit when weighing it by the pound
that COW giving poor milk would
get.-New York Weekly Witness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
WORDS OF WISDOM

All our progress is an unlOldn'
the vegetable bud. You have frl
instinct, then an opinion, then a 1
edge, as the plant has root bu,
fruit. Trust the instinct to lid
though you can render no reasdl
Is vain to hurry it. BY trusting
the end, it shall rlpen unto trutl
you shall know while you belleyl
A good conscience is to the|
what health Is to the body u
serves Il constant ease and n
within us, and more than cOunleI
all the calamities and aillictlOnS
can possibly befall Us.
He who asks Of life nothing
Improvement of his own nature
continual moral progress tOVa1
ward contentment and rlghlIul
mission, is less liable than any
to miss and waste his life.
If you want to be miserable
about yourself, about what you
what you like, what respect
ought to pay you and wllal
think of Won.
Some of the best lessons WI
learn we learn from mistakes au|
ures. The error of the past Is u'
dom and success Of the iu'u'eI
Mere ideals. unsecured ny u'eu|
like unframed pictures, lhpy Y
long retain their FRESHNESS llu
ness and beauty.
1t is a maxim that those %
everybody allows the secOuu
have an undoubted right 10 'ne
Self-knowledge is that acqu''|
with ourselves which SHOWS
we are, and what we ought " "
Hope is like the sun w'lV'' \
journey toward it, casts 'N'
of our burden behind u.s.
If we could but conquer VI"
enemies we could stand t0O''
our outward ones.
Providence has given Us Isr
sleep as IL compensation i0' ''
cares of life,
Chance opportunities maNc We
to others, and still more " W.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
NEW IDEA ABOUT aov.
Every watchman or Doorke...
n Member. 'N

Writing of "The Rcyolrn.
and Its Causes" in tho ~,
Van Bergen gives consldor.s,
nation as TO the Boxers ~
Any intelligent man wbo
at Pekin for six months ~
these so-calied Boxers. and way
ingly or not, employed ma
of them. BY the term "Ib,o,n
meant II man who does no,
that every human being mn.
sarily understand his own T.,
put admits the fact that thor.
tongues, and also that. who,
els or resides in foreign con.
becomes him to familiarIz,
with such foreign lang,ugc.
Every resident of Pekn oo,
Waterman or doorkceper and
son is, in every instance
of the Ta-chuan tliterally. op.
or as 1t Is now called, "Boy,,
ETY.. Properly considered. n
secret society, but bears
semblance to our labor mi,,
purpose Is mainly hcnpvolo,t
TO provide for old or d,qnJi
bers.
Tho society of the Eoycr,
up of men whose physical anal
lar strength has been trained M
ly and from early youth M. n
may enter the athletic arcp,
they may engage in a pcrrealy
and recognized career Tbav Il
gagged as watchmcn bv wo,In
dents and as guards hy troy.lol
rying large amount Of mopor
convoy species for grpot II,
Such Il guard or waiclmon
perfect safety, for it place, boI
erty or person under the potec
the Ta-chuan Union. and hoJ
malefact0rs dread arou,lns h
geance. Not n single instance
record where Il member of tho N
an was faithless to his truSI
The Government rccognlzol n
ion ANA frequently employed 4 1
voy treasure. The father or \
Tuan, and grandfather Of the h
parent, is, and has been for YEA
official patron of the union.
1t Is evident from this eyphl 4
that II member of the Ta.chu,D
sponds somewhat to the moje-l
ing OF private detective in our
arrangements. This is fntbeI
tirmcd, since. in either case me
be hired for specific purposes, a
always in strict conformity bI
The history of the United Statsi
tains instances where corDor
in fear of depredatlonS by 81
workmen, have engaged a boly
vate detectives to rcpel any l
upon their plants. A man in poss
of Il well-flled purse could. at [
engage any number of Ta.chan
bers for purposes which wou
bear publicity.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
Fast Trains More Proii'aO'

According to n calculation "s sa
recently been made by w. Wv, A
way officials the eXpel''s ,ot
trains are twenty-five per ,l0,
than the expenses of slo" n' IA
locomotives are not luIIlra \
good account in slow rs IL ;" oa
the cars are so much louS, y, aI
way, and the servants o' , % \
after long journeys reQuD, s,h
rests than after journeys caI
trains. The result OF W ,dmIn
tIons Is that the railway =, rim
tions are being adviser " "0osslb
trains wherever it Is at a'l pY nrest
stead of the slow trains a' =
use for local traffic.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
Proper Selection Of Foods.

Foods vary so greatly as to render
it difficult for farmer to select with
a knowledge of the kinds which should
he used. Only certain proportions Of
all foods are digestlble, but the indi-
gestible portions are valuable in the
manure heap. Bran at $12 per ton
is worth the price, even If applied to
the crops direct, but when used as
food it assists to balance the ration by
supplying the mineral matter, thus
promoting growth of the animal while
adding greatly to the value of the
manure.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
An Umbrella Story.

Two men allghted from train at
railroad station. They knew one
another, but We're not together. 1t
was raining. One carried an umbrella,
the other did not. The umbrellaless
one, seeking shelter, edged up to his
friend and touched him on the shou.-
der. What was his astonlshment, as
the umbrella-carrier, with detection
writ large on his face. turned and said,
as he handed the umbrella over, Here
It Is. | didn't know 1t was yours
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

The farmer who has been very near
sent into bankruptcy by being unable
10 get the best of weeds on his place,
has found out that he would have
been better Off with less ground to
keep clean and it viii be a long while
before he will make the same mistake
again. 1t costs some farmers Il good
deal of time and money to find out
that intensive farming is the real
thing
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

Until n few years ago Minnesota nc
corded the right Of suffrage TO civil
lied Indians certified by district courts
to be tit for the exercise of the suf'
frage. In Florida n requirement OF
suffrage was enrolment In the local
militia. Tennessee provided that per-
sons of color who were competent wit
nesses In court Of justice against a
white nun might vote IN that State.
New York sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! FARM AND GARDEN,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


If a field contains Canada thlstles
cut them down and then turn flock
of sheep into the field. The sheep will
eat the young shoots as fast as they
appear, which will cause the thistles
to die. If little salt is sprinkled on
the thistles the sheep will soon learn
10 prefer them to other foods.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

The great bulk of the lo' ,a. Ne
has been done in the n'" ,So "a
the Mississippi River ~ n,,,oucsi
States. except in a few 'us 10 a 90
planting has been done ~ Do,OerII
scale, and usually as an t,' = b,
An interesting plantatlon a MOI
longing to Isaac Adams ..,be =,
boro, N. H.. covering altOS,Oi a" d I
fifty acres. and compose, -, opt
pine and Norway pine ''' qbs
twenty-five years ago A pt
have grown admirably '''"e a% gul
showing what planted p'uv l,",y yalp
duce, the experiment Is ''''
Washington Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
Sweet Pntatoea For Pigs.

1t is noticed that pigs fatten very
quickly on sweet potatoes, due to the
large amount of sugar in the food,
and sweet potato growers utilize the
small potatoes for that purpose. The
beet also contains large proportion
of sugar, and should be grown for
swine, as they are relished at all sea-
sons, both cooked and raw.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
Feeding and Watering Device.

Where calves are confined in pens
the plan shown in the cut for feeding
and watering will be found conven-
lent. Two Sits are cut in the side
of the pen, each just wide enough
TO admit the calf's head. In front
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

The body Of a Viking in wonderful
state of preservation, has been dug up
in peat bog at Demendorf, in Schles
wig, and placed in the Kiel Museum.
The hair is red; it is clothed in coarse
wooden material, with sandals on the
feet Kiel experts think it was buried
1900 Years ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

A curious condition has arisen in the
constituency of Waterford Ireland,
which is represented by Mr.. John Red
mond Out of total of 3007 voters
registered in 1899 over 2500 have been
disfranchlsed for non-payment of
rates, so that. deductlng losses from
death. less than 300 of the electorate
are left to vote.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
A Rabbits Brain ~,

The brain of a tame iI nraIp
less for its size than tue acb les
other known creature-ln''' Z
that df a wild rabbit
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

William Crelger, of Worthwhile,
Mich, has on his right cheek Il wart
which acts as II barometer for all his
nelghbors, and in the matter of accur-
acy Is declared to he far ahead of the
Weather Bureau. During the dry
weather 1t is small and rather dry,
but when II storm is coming the wart
swells TO two or three times its nor
nal size. During the late drought Mr..
Creiger was the object of much prom
inence, as all the nearby farmers
wanted to know when rain might be
expected to come and save their corn
and potatoes. The day before the rain
did come the wGrt began growing
larger and larger, and Creiger was
sure the drought would be broken.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

One of the most remarkable rail
roads in the United States is that
which runs from Fabyan At the foot
of Mount Washington. to the summit
ii distance of 3.3S miles. The time
required in making the ascent Is one
and one-half hours. which Is at the
utes. The descent is made in the same
time The fare Is 81 for the round
trip, or a. the rae of sixty cents
mile. No other road in the world
charges quite so much, and few run
trains mt speed quite so slow. About
G000 passengers are carried annually.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
CURIOUS FACTS.

When the white men came to Amer
lea in great ships the Indians mar
veled much Mt the size, thinking they
were followed out of tree trunks, as
were the dugOuts. and wondered
where such vast trees grew.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

Fifty years ago, on August 2S, 1850,
the first submarine cable message was
sent from Cape GrisneZ in France to
Dover. \ wire insulated by a gutta
percha covering was run across the
Channel from the Admiralty Pier at
Dover to prove that messages could
be sent, and the following year the
first strong cable was laid. Mr.. Chas.
Wollaston, one of the party that laid
the first wire, Is still alive, and says
the first message sent under the sea
was to his wife, and said; "All right
at GrisneZ; home about ten"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
a6U 6UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU8F
9THREE RINGS 8
ssn ssnnn0nnnn0nnnnnnnnlss Is

ANY years ago there lived
in an Eastern land a noble
man who owned a ring of
tnrIunI...... III
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
BASE iP4 tn Y.
From IIarper's Bazar

From Harper's Bazaar
Say. Thompson. did you ever notice that I was
brutaliy Indifferent to my children?''
certainly not. You're quite the contrary,
Holmes
Well do look like miscreant who would be
only too glad TO abandon them to the mercy of
strangers?''
'Of course not. Whatever put such idea into
your head"
or have the reputation of being so selfish that
would not disturb exert myself in the slightest
10 secure their safety from the desperate
danger?''
NO. indeed Who's been accusing you of such
thngs?'
My wife"
'Your wife? Why"
why little Johnny got himself lost for a couple
OF hours the other day and all l did notify
the police hire every private detective in town and
rouse all the neighbors,to help hunt for him"
Wasn't that enDugh?
No She insists that / "A brutal. selfish
mlScreant and several other things, because |
fused to do all she wanted to-
Why. what more possibleg'
Make the Governor order the militia to help
hunt"
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
NAVAL RATTLE OF THE FUTURE.

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Stranser-EXCUSe me, I am a stranger & A...
Will you kindly inform why All these - 80
dressed people are lOiterinS o. the shores o. -"
bay?
The Native-Eh? Don't you know Why, :
people for miles around have come 20 ehlOS ~
event.
The StranSer-Im new in this part Of the er Va
try. but I'm not as fresh. perhaps, as 1o0As -
tell me that "A great naval ba-tlv - oelHs =
here. And Vet far as the eye can reAcn -
discern bOat-uO. nor even u ripple OA 49,
placid waters. ..
The Native-That'S all right rs a SUOMI
battle fought by submarine boats IheS - a.
at II tooth and nail SOmeWherv about 1u0 "-
of the bay. II.
The Stranger-You astonish rre. These Peops, Il
women wear summer trOc6S ana tnS @ uI0 49,
IN afternoon clothes, with top hats Ai4us 81 -
is band over there, 7-,-,I
The Native-Oh. yes it's quite "A iunclIo.L -
the Marine Band, and those women .-"+,rv -.
about 1t the special guests Of the SveLrsSs y
the Navy. You wait around htue Ni"'
We'll have some news. Thegr- ~er ,r,s
At that moment black JvItct uNr O. -
strong cigar Ieaped upward from ulc -
lay quiVerIng the surface Every "tt,,5 j |
was leveled at IL. and the stranger strs-
hand above his eyes 50 ht could see - ~ |
srimy man Crawled from the MIDST ot ''0
and raised a huge mczsaphonS Co MS ups -. 8 |
The Native-HOordy That ol- Nou''D'
EvanS'S grandson, .. -
The with the mesa2honr shouted III
tOrian voice. D. Ks Il
We've licked the bIankcty- blank blank S''N
of EN-, AIT
Whereat there arose "A great rtyer ,'uIS ,'uI : .
of handkerchiefs and the Marine t~,nd p.1SSor6 4
the Sc -retary Of the Navy hvd an '.np'v,V -, Vsas
ceptiOn. and then every b0ds Went a'"v W 20