davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
Portable Poultry House.

For many reG sons substantial poul-
Try house is desired yet one that may
be moved without damage is IL very
good thing. X may be of any conve-
nient size or style. We have FIVE in
use. and they were planned by us.
They are len feet wide ny sixteen feet
long. The ends aud sides are made
separate. Make the frames of two by
four plank. and board up with either
weather boards or hemlock, then by
using bolts with screws. bolt together.
One bolt at each corner will be sufTi-
Glen The roof is in one piece and
may oe either shingles or felt. The
Shingle roof will need more slant than
the felt roof Lay on the planis, run
ming them up and down the roof. Bolt
each end piece TO top OF plank of front
and back near each corner. This
makes it secure. Then the rafters or
boards can be nailed 10 the pianks as
any other building. and it can be re-
moved in one piece by unscrewing the
Our bolts. In removing this house
here is not nail to be pulled. BY
inscrewinS the twelve bolts that hold
he structure together the building Is
l five pieces. The fronts can have re-
movable windows, and the south or
east end openings Of one inch mesh
wire with shutters, or any way de.
ired.-Mertie W. poffenbrrger, in The
EpifomiSt.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
Countrymen."

Getty Square, Yonkers, was visited by
Washington as n guest, directly after
the French and Indian war. 1t Is used
as Yonkers' City Hall, but it Is threat
ened with destruction to make way for
a modern building. The Jumel house,
not far from High Bridge, is another
house visited by Washington that Is
very little changed. A patriotic son OF
the Re- olution resides there now, and
1t bids fair to be kept intact for long
time yet.
Tradition assigns to houses in White
Plains, Germantown. New Brunswick
and other towns in the line of the mill
tary operations the name of "Wash.
ington Headquarters" Above Plain
field, N. j., stands rocky plateau, CIV
ing view of all the fiat country TO
the southeast. This Is called Wash
ington Rock by the country people
about. who say that Washington
watched from it some not too clearly
defined military operations.
One of the best preserved of Wash
lngtOn council chambers Is that in the
old Carlyle house. in Alexandria,
where he met Braddock, the Colonial
Governor and Ben Franklin, before
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
The Boensbsro Monument.

he Boonsboro (Md) Times says:
"'rhs present dilapidated condition of
cur Washington Monument. located on
the mountain east of here, in so short
time. yso. after its rebuilding N
1883. together with its perennial his
toric interest to our people and par
tieularly to the younger generauoa
is our apology for this extended notice
OF 1t at this time This monument.
the first erected by his country to
Washington, is lasting testimony tn
the patriotism and public spirit Of
the early residents of Boonsboro AMI
vicinity. We say lasting. for though il
is the second time In decay. 1t s. we
know as certain to be rebuilt again
rs that its foundations are still there
At some future day, we trust not far
distant, we hope our community VIA
be alive to its duty to this historic pile
and undertake again its restoratiou
The monument was built by the people
OF Boonsboro, and dedicated July 1.
1921"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21

along as an idde-camp. He was used
to border warfare and advised Brad
dock against the European style of
fighting borlerers with massed col
unins. The British leaders paid no
heed to the warning Of the youthful
aide and at the crossing Of the Mon
ongahela River. near Fort Duquespe
their troops were aInbushed by TIE
French and Indians concealed in the
forest where the road passed between
two deep ravines. The vanguard suf.
fered terribly from the fire, and Brad
dock went forward in person with re-
serves still marching in regular battle
order.
After a useless struggle the British
were thrown into confusion. All We're
in danger Of slaughter. Braddock was
shot down, and there was no one TO
oppose Washington's plan for saving
the remnant of the army. Rallying tue
Virginia militia, he told them to give
battle to the Indians in their own
wild fashion. The Virginia rlhemen
in their fur caps and hunting shirts
stole forward from tree to tree. IN
short time. they had established a
line entirely across the field of battle
between the enemy and the surviving
Britons. With these invincibles Colonel
Washington saved about half of Brad
docks army.
During the day Washington had two
horses killed under him. and his cloth
Ing was pierced many times. After he
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21

and amid the feasting. triumph0l
arches were erected, and Troy ladies
and the wives of the officers offered
garlands to Lord Howe. the Conqueror
of the Colonies, promising him undy-
ing fame.
Howe's arches of triumph are forgot
ten, except by the antiquary. In a
city greater than Philadelphia rises a
white arch. more beautiful, as well as
more durable, TO the hero Of Valley
Forge.
1t was a consequence OF washing
toms rowing military life that lie lived.
If for but day, in many different
places, and occupied many houses.
Within New York City these have
mostly disappeared. The Kennedy
house, at l Broadway, gave place ten
years ago to the Cyrus w. Field build.
ing. Fraunce's tavern. most closely
connected with Washington of all New
York houses, retained its original
council chamber much as 1t had been
until about year ago.
Newburg's Washington headquarters
stand on commanding site south cf
the city, and is plainly visible from
the river. The old Phillipse house, on
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21

detail of the wedding unrecorded.
There are even minute descriptions Of
the costumes-impcrted from London
of the bride and groom, of The bridal
party, and of the coach-and-siX in
which the bride rode after the cere-
mony with the groom following on his
favorte charger Everything appar-
emily is set down except the place
where the marriage was performed,
but not word to show whether the
ceremony took place in church or at
the brides home.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21

centrated food has been fed
10 such an extent that the ami
mails have in many instances be-
cone dependent upon fine foods for
their growth and development. IT is
possible to carry this feeding to such
an extreme that the animals would be
Of little use If fed on anything else.
Tho feeding of concentrated food must
inevitably tend TO weaken the vitality
of the stock, and make them unfit for
general farm purposes. The stomach
OF cattle, sheep. swine or other domes-
tic farm animal is fitted for the diges-
ton OF coarse and fine food and IL by
accident or design either class of food
are denied them that organ must un-
dergo some change. The winter hot
house lambs which are reared so care
fully must be fed on rich. concen-
trated food 10 produce tender, delicate
meat, and If coarse food was given TO
them they would soon cease TO grow
They are an artificial product of the
breeders art, and in their way they are
very good. They serve a purpose OF
their own, but not for the farmer.
1t would he mistaken economy for
any except choice breeders to attempt
to bring up their cattle, swine or sheep
OH any limited grain ration. Both
from the point of view of cost and
final results this policy would be a
mistake. Coarse. bulky food is essen.
tlal to the proper growth and develop
mcnt of all farm animals. and with Il
little preparation this can be provided
for the animals the whole year round.
Experiments made in feeding show
that the best ration Is one that in.
cludes Il great variety of bulky food
mixed with fine concentrated food
sufficiently to make the balance n
sensible one. The ratio of the two
must of course differ according to the
relative nourishing qualities OF the
coarse food. Glover contains many Of
the essential ingredients for forming
muscle, bone and strength. huf corn
fodder, beans and good timothy hay
furnish nutriment in different proper
tions. A consistent ratio of grain
however. can be adopted for The win
ter and summer season, and then with
liberal feeding of coarse fodder. roots
and succuleut food the animals are
sure to thrive and fatteu without much
forcing. The normal growth of farm
animals is after all the most desirable,
for in this way they build up an excel
lent constitution, which later will be
in good form for fattening for the mar
ket. -- Professor James S. Doty, in
American Cultivator.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
CHRISTIAN ENDEAyOR TOPICS.
Sunday, February a. Trust: "Trustlng in the
Lord, Jesus Christ for Strength"
Phil. iy, 4, i3

Scripture Verscs.-Job. xiii. IS; Ps.
xviii. ?, 3; lvi. 3. II; xci. I. ?: cxxi. |,
,; Prov. xxiv. 25 Isa. XVI 4; Tim i.
IL.
Lesson Thoughts.
We should trust God for things tenn
poral, not so as to be improvident,
wasteful, and thriftless. but so as to be
Tree from worrying anxiety; for III God
so clothc the grass of the field, which
to-day is and tomorrow is cast into the
oven. shall he not much more clothe
you?"
Our only hope for the future life Is in
Christ; but he is sufficient. However
sinful and unworthy you may be- still
you may put your trust in HIM for he
came to seek and to save the lost, and
II we put our trust in him, he is able and
wiling to save unto the uttcrmost all
who come unto him in faith.
Selections.
Jesus himself says. Let not your
heart be troubled; ye believe in God, be-
lieve also in me-" II you wish the peace
OF Christ to rule in your hearts. you
must be in Christ and have Christ in
you; you must understand that Christ
makes you complete before God. and
that Christ is all and in all.
a guide and traveller were once cross
ing the Alps. As they advanced the
road became rougher and more peril
Gus, and the traveller began to express
some alarm, and even desired his guide
not to proceed any further. The guide
halted, and reaching out his arm said
with a wonderful dignity: This hand
has never lost a mani" Sc Christ SAYS
to the fearful and doubling soul that
looks to him for help Il have never lost
a. soul that has trusted to ME for saliva
ton"
a ,devout Arab woman was asked in
her last illness how she endured such
suffering; Nobly and trustingly she re-
Piled; They who look upon Gods lace
do not feel his hand"
You cannot trust Christ for an hour
until you have trusted him for eternity.
since eternal issues start from every mo-
ment.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21

had become noted warrior and the
Great White Father" one of the In
dian chiefs engaged In that battle told
MIN that he wasted fifteen arrows
trying TO Kill him at Monongahela and
that many of his braves did the same.
Finally the savages concluded tt at in
visible spirits TUNED their shafts away
and gave up the game. Every mount
ed officer on the field except Wash
ington was shot from the saddle.
1t Is none the less credit to Wash
ington 10 attribute his militory success
IN large part to the inefiiciency Of his
chief antagonist, Howe, Thackeray's
suggestion that the Americans ought
TO put up monument to this British
General is not without it's point He
was like a second Braddock In his OBJ
srinate stupidity In refusing to recog-
nize that an American war could not
be waged like European one.
When Howe had occupied New York
anu Philadelphia, the two chief cities
or the colonies. lie was satisfied, and
tne people of England We're satisfied
s wv war cOulu HOT ldSt.
Hence was seen strange spectacle.
AT the very time when Washington's
army lay gasplng In extremis in the
lnhieus camp of Valley Forge, Howe's
great, brave and perfectly appointed
army nddled and gambled and fea asted
IN philadelphia" Winter marches had
peen made, winter campaigns fought
oi'en enough in America: Washington
n,mseir had shown the British how at
trenton. A single WEEKS resolute
campaigning would have captured the
entire army.
4 What was Howe doing? It is a
quear story. Beyond and above the
orMnary festivities Of any garrison
sown' ne was presiding ss snaage
ieie--'he "Mischianza," desig,,ed in
paft by the unfortunate Andr.. whis
was an elaborate reproduction of ,he
pageants and tournaments OF Nadi.
eeyai chlyalry. And after the isusts.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
EPw0RTH LEAGUE MEETING TOPICS
Sunday, February n j.. Our Sufficiency..z Cor.
III. 4, 5; Phil. iv, 10; 2 Cor. TX, s.

The passage Cor. Z: - TO iii. G.
should be read as a whole Having
spoken about his former letter and The
man whom he had accommodated,
Paul details his movements after writ
ing that first cpiste He came to Troas
TO preach, but. drawn by intense anxiety
about the Corinthian church. he pro-
ceeded TO Europe and had joyful meet
ing with Titus. This once proud Phari-
see Paul walked among men CON
spicuous token OF the victory and the
majesty Of God; revealing the liie-giv-
ing knowledge OF Christ as perfume re-
veals the nature of that from which IL
proceeds. He needed no letters CT
credit for the Corinthian Christians
were proof that God had sent him--a
plain declaration oi faithfully per-
formed divine mission Moses at ths
command of God traced the command
ments on tables OF stone. which were
preserved through the long ages as an
abiding and visible witness OF his di-
vine authority: but the divine writing os
which Paul had been the pen was on
living human hearts destined to retain
unto endless life the handwriting OF
God Such credentials were infinitely
superior to any which his opponents
could show. Tor they were superior even
10 those oi Moses. All this boldncSs
and seeming seli-laudatiou is but the
confidence that God has given him abil-
ity to do genuine Gospel work which
rebounds TO the good OF man and the
glory OF God IN the permanent trans
formation OF human character.
Every man is force in the world: is
an influence upon his fellow-man 1t is
true that man must be saved by man:
yet il IS equally true that man cannot
save man. The paradox is resolved in
the great biblical truth that while tho
humble. consecrated man goes to his
tasks the all-srfhcicnt grace OF God
flows through his open heart. making
him strong and brave. giving him pow
er and always causing him to triumph
What we need to realize is that Gel
is able to find all the grace we need;
able to meet rs at every point able to
give that grace according to the day:
able to adaDt himself to all the changes
and fluctuations OF our moods and ci.-
cumstances; able to strengthen us for
every noble enterprise: able to make
the mountains OF difficulty a level plain
before us; 'able to do for us exceeding
abundanty above all that we ask or
think
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21

There was a lull in the storm chat
ragged for years between England and
the New Zealand Maoris. One of the
most tactful of Great Britain'S repre-
sentatives wanted Il road from one of
the CHEF coast towns into the interior.
Dense forests and mountain ridges can
not be hastily compassed by troops.
and this is why the road was wanted.
The native king did not want the road
and did not make il. Then the Eng
lish representative promised to that
native king, who lived in the interior.
IA beautiful vehicle on springs, with the
necessary ponies TO draw the same.
The king was transported with delight
Then he remembered that there were
no roads to drive along, If he tried to
get that snowy vehicle through the
bride paths il would be jolted to
pieces. What was the use of having a
splendid equipage unless ne could
show ii in the coast town to natives
and white men alike? So the king de-
cided to make the road at once. and
he put native laborers by the thousand
on the work, In two months a mag
nificent strategical and military road
was made for England mt the cost of a
carriage and horses.-Chlcago Chroni-
Gle
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
,is name. No one lived in washington

his name. No one lived In Washington
until after the death OF the General.
BY courtesy Of Fernando Jones, the
Chicago Times Herald presents n re.
production OF washington and His
Horse" made from sketch by John
Trumbull. which Is owned by Mr..
Jones. No other artist enjoyed the op.
portunities of Trumbull as the portray.
er OF Washington. the warrior. AS
aid dc-camp he was familiar with his
appearance in the prime OF his life, its
most exciting era. Wasiington's char
acter as IL peryaded the camp. the hat
tlefield, the council chamber. Tic
most spirited portrait of Washington
that exists-the only reflection of him
as a soldier in his mature years worthy
of the name, drawn from llfe-is
TrumbulIs
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
Camden and Good Roads.

Freeholder Samuel Wood, OF Cam.
den, was elected member of the Ex-
ecutlye Committee, and County Engin-
eer John j. Albertson, of the Legisla-
tive Committee, at the recent annual
meeting of The State Roads Associa-
zion, held at Trenton.
Freeholde- Samuel Wood presided at
the meeting. A proposition fayorlng
IN increase in the annual appropria-
ton by the State for good roads from
S150,O00 10 100000 was adopted. The
association voted against changing the
present method, whereby the State
pays one-third, abutting property own
ers ten per cent. and the county at
large the remainder Of the costs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
Capecity of For,n ,Iacbirerv

A correspondent OF the New York
Tribune says of the modern harvester
and binder that cuts and binds II swath
OF six 10 seven feet wide, which are
the successful and popular sizes, that
they cut about an acre an nour. With
the Oldfashioned cradle n good man
would cut from two and a half TO three
acres in a day, and 4 good man would
bind as much, so that the man with
the machine would do in ten hours
four times as much as two men in the
old way, OF the machine is equal to the
work of ABOUT seven men in ten hours.
There are what are called "beaters," 4"
which cut and bind ten or twelve feet
in swath, but they are not in COM
mon use. Other headers cut from
fourteen to eighteen feet wide, but do
not bind, delivering it into header
wagons, from which It is stacked and
threashed from the stack. Some Of
the larger grain farms have what is
called the combined harvester" cut
ting the heads from swath OF clgh.
teen to forty feet in width, threshing,
cleaning and bagging 1t, all at one on
eratlon. But the larger the capacity
Of the machine the greater the power
required to operate ii. and the cost Of
labor is not SO much reduced as it is
changed from man power TO horse
power or steam power. The machines
make it possible to harvest wheat
enough TO supply the world within the
time that it is in the best condition to
harvest, and the men who would have
been required TO do all this by the old
methods can now work in forest, forge
or factory.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21

FARM and GARDEN,


A stable holding eight cows. stand.
ng in two rows with their heads TO-.
ward each other, can be ventilated
With an eight-inch stove pipe run from
,ne end of the alley up through the
-oof. The pipe should come within
me foot of the floor, and 20 straight
hp without any bend II will not be
neccssary TO let pipe In from the
outside. unless it can he arranged to
'ome in under the hangers or In the
centre Of the alley where the cows
viii not be IN draft.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21


log, b, firmly. BY arranging holes, c,
in one lrp and series OF small holes,
d, on the other, the buck will hold any
size leg. The pin. e, is wrongly placed
In the engraving; it should be on top
OF the lever a, instead OF in The mid
die. This lever should be of nard
wood, one and half inches wide and
one inch thick. A large wire nail will
answer very well as pin. BY the
use of this device the operator is not
required TO exert any effort In holding
the log in place. The small figure
shows how the saving Is to be done II
the log Is 10 be cut into four pieces.
First saw Off the cut marked at l.,
then the second cut at 2. then finally
saw .he remaining portion in two at /.
S.-E. Dawson. in New England Home
stead.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

HAT,rINOnE. = Frour RoI,imor,
Dcs; Patent. A IL. lIirb Grade Fv,ra
l.25 WmrAr Nn 2RsJ 75@T7 Coss
n . NL;4, loi"|,IsH - .t
AMI porrs'Jv',,io 57N57N D. ~
. 5oa5I H,~ i,L';ao r;mo,hn ,e oe
c1IG 10. Cod % ps;uo ~ on5I,E ~, ~
Sew p,o i, r,I ~ ~ S'V~ hSn1is iS,I.0 nN.
Wheat BIocls q SnSS No. On, RlocIs'
as M To,,r,a, 49, ~, ga NJ Nv ioVs So,
NJ co D. u,ih. sV"s, "ad" ~ 10, o. a. eS,
Socnna, On ""9, S ."'"''1'us' n poL i,iJ~ ~,
WTist % m w. u,na, o"", r;'y' ~ noN 10, 10,
iotI. ~. 49, c ''"1, 90. IN Ma '',s, & ,lU1
~ I,'' o~s' az ~" ,uylt, "r|sonS' ,s.s IN
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21

In a certain parish near Dumfries
Scotland, a newly made elder was sum-
moned to the sick bed of parishioner
Being naturally bashful man. he was
in great anxiety as to the prayer h,
wad haze to pit up" and wished tS
avoid going altogether. At length h,
was persuaded by his wife and started
on his errand. On his return his wifi,
greeted him with the query. And how
did ye get on. William" "Oh, grand
He was deid!"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
a HoId-Tight Sawbuek.

The accompanying illustration shows
how a sawbuck may be arranged SO
that log of wood will remain per
fectiy stationary. The buck itself is
made like any ordinary sawbuck, hui
on one end lever, q, is attached and
so arranged that II can be pushed
down and fastened, thus holding the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21

Object lesson roads have been con.
structed in the following States: New
Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Yer
mont, Pennsylvania. Maryland ylr-
ginia, Kentucky, Sou Carolina. Ten
nessee, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Iowa. The work of the Office In this
RESPECT has been limited, owing to the
fact that the appropriation made by
Congress for This purpose has been so
small, seing only $4,000 year While
there are two EXPERTS connected with
the Office at this fime, only one Is
employed continuously.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21

George Washington showed his gen.
rus for leadership when he was only
twenty-three yenrs old. He then held
a commission as colonel in the militia
Of the colony of Virginia. Washing.
ton volunteered his personal services
Go aid the British regulars and militia
in driving the French and Indians Out
of the colony. General Braddock com
manded the army. Washington went
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
CeN,9f

hown in the illustration will he found
EXCELLENT. Lay the hoor timbers and
IN thcse put boards, leaving n space
If an inch between. A batten be-
cath these cracks will keep the soft
from running down through
them. When hardened. the cement
viii hold much better for these filled
cracks. American Agriculturist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21

sometimes conditions will not per.
init a cement floor to be laid directly
upon the earth. Floor timbers and
boards can he laid and cement floor
put directly upon that. The plan
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
'Tr,imbull's. s.

Notwithstanding so much has been
written Of Washington none of his
thoritatlvely the place where his wed.
ding took place. The marriage of The
foremost young VirginlaR to the
Widow Gusts was doubtless the most
brilliant ceremonial that had been held
in the colonies mp to that date. 1t is
graphically described in the Ladies'
Home Journal Contemporaneous
chroniclers seem to have left no other