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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE vcF OF lNTEMPERANcE.
one OF the "Devii's Jokes"-The DeviPs
Real Name IL whisky-Demoniacai
Prank 1t Played on Poiiceman--Don't
Let It Do You n scurvy Trick.

Prank 1t Played on n Policemsn--Donf
Let It Do You n scurvy Trick.
John T. O'Brien. a policeman, who lived
al No. 1859 Thirty-fourth street. in Brook
lyn. was a good. honest man when sober.
He lived at the address mentioned
few days ago with his wife and young
children to whom he was devoted--wben
sober.
AZ present he dves in cell charged
with murder. His wife is buried, Killed
by him, and his children are bereft.
The story of the change in Policeman,
O'Bren's life is very short, and he himself
described it better than anybody else
could possibly describe it.
He came home drunk. His wife told
him he ought to be ashamed to appear
drunk before the children.
He arose unsteadily. took his revolver
from the mantlepiece, and shot his wife
dead.
Then ne went out and gave himself up
to another policeman. His explanation OF
his crime was as follows
Its the devils Joke. No better wo'
man than nv wife ever lived
1t was indeed the devils joke that put
an unfortunate wife in her grave. that
will inevitably send O'Brien to the electric
chair OF Imprisonment for life, that makes
his three children fatherless.
The devil plays these Jokes on humanity.
It is the devil of the whisky. and he plays
his Jokes every day in every big city and
in every little village of the world.
Sometimes his jokes lead to murder
sometimes to theft and other crimes. They
always lead to disgrace Of some kind.
Once upon time Policeman John j.
! 0'Brien believed that a little whisky did
| no harm.
| A great many thousand men to-day be-
| lieve. as O'Brien did before he became a
| murderer, that a little whisky does no
' harm.
| The Young man and the old man who
| think that little whisky does no harm
ought to have witnessed the last meeting
on earth of O'Brien and his wife and their
| three children.
| his head, was filed with remorse, and
wept constantly. His grief was so great
that it was thought he would become in.
sane, and the District Attorney in charge
| of his prosecution consented to his attend.
inc his wife's funeral.
He was taken. handcuffed, to the house
in which he lived with his family before
the devils joke" took place.
The murdered wife lay in coffin and
coffin. The three young children. all under
seven years OF age stood at the foot oi
the coffin as the father and murderer,
handcuffed to detective. leaned over the
coffin. his tears falling on his wife's face.
At the edge of the grave later on O'Brien
knelt down. and the detectives hand.
cuffed to him knelt also-the handouts
compelled them to kneel.
The dirt was thrown in. OBrien was
| taken TO the prison. and the children went
awav in another direction.
The devils Joke" had been PLAYED
out to an unusually successful end New
York journal
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
rsstotAlisn Order.

The Chicago Great Western Railroad
has adopted a rule forbidding its EN-.
pioyes to drink liquor even when OFF duty.
far: However, it simply follows the prip.
cip!e OF the survival Of the tittest. As
between men who drink, even privately.
and the men who do not drink-other,
things being equal-good sense should Ger.
tainiy favor the non'drinkers. This Is a
matter OF mere business policy. entirely
separate from the question OF temper,
ance as sentimental issue. Distillers do
not pick ,ut drunkards 10 sell them whis4
sizes Temperance men properly have The
call everywhere.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
A Terrible Reckoning.

The sa.oonkeeper may make money, but
he heaps up terrible reckoning. He scat
ters woe and destruction in his pathway.
He creates moral blights and robs many
not command either the respect or the
love of the good and patriotic. His bust.
ness may be tolerated, but it is not admired
or sanctioned by those whose opinion
counts the most in community. The
longer he continues in it, the greater and
heavier the moral indictment against him
and the more fearful the account he has to
render.-Universalis Leader.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
The Reward of Prayer.

True prayer never fails to bring its
reward. Prayer consists of supplication
and thanksgiving. Petition is but an in
doubted whether that which consists of
petition alone is true prayer. Prayer is
communion with God. Spending large
portion of time in company with God, we
become more and more like God Init
mate relations are established between
our Heavenly Father and the man OF
PRAYER.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
seIf-Loye.

Think as little as possible about any
good in yourself. Turn your eyes reso-
lutely from any view OF your requirements,
yoE influence, your, plans, your success
your following Above all, speak .. ss
inordnateness of our self-love makes
speech about ourselves like the putting OF
a lighted torch to the dry wood which
has been laid in order for burning. Moth
ing but duty should open our lips upon this
dangerous theme, except 1t be in humble
confession OF our sinfulness before Cod
Bishop Wilberforce.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
A sad Pre-a,ninoncc.

The value OF the spirits sold IN Great
Britain during the year 1889 was over
$500 200, 900, This was 10000, 900 more
than the amount sold in the United States.
In. this year Great Britain led all the
other nations in the amount of spirits
consumed. Last year France attained
this pre-eminence. journal Of Inebriety.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01

The Grand Jury investigating the Akron
original cause was a criminal made drunk
in saloon; (2l that the leaders of the
riot were drunk; (3) that the mob re.
turned again and again to the nearby open
saloons. inhaming themselves for the wor'
of destruction.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
Three Gins to Man.

God has given three gifts to man, faith,
hope, love. Without faith there could
be no trust in anyone; without hope, life
would be darkness, and without love it
would be living death. The three are
in daily exercise toward men. Their
highest exercise is godward
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01

In Cardiff, Wales, before the saloons
were closed on Sunday, with population
OF $1,000, there were sixty-two convictions
for Sunday drunkenness in 1881. Last
year, with population OF 10000, there
were but nine cases.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
Career of Lieut.. s,rsblsr.

The Lieut.. Strebler who captured
Gen. Lueban. the Filipino leader, is Of
German birth and enlisted in the regu-
lar army before he was 20 years old.
He was promoted to a lieutenancy by
President Mckinley. being then SER
geant serving his third term. He has
seen much active service. but never
sustained any injury.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
RAMS HORN BLASTS.
EARS pay no tax

EARS pay no tax
es.
Stress makes
strong.
A recipe is not a
cake.
Liking leads to
love and love TO
likeness.
The braggart de-
ceives no one but
himself.
Religion without
Joy is a sun with
out light.
A state religion
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
Another asrmaa Prince TO vI.lt Us.

Prince Adebert, the third son of
the emperor Of Germany, will likely
be the next member OF the German
royal family TO land in America, as he
is cadet on the training ship Char
lotte. which win reach Baltimore
about the 1st OF May.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01

Though the Bibles used at moderl
coronations are lost to the public Eng
land possesses in the Cottonian LIBRA
ry volume asserted to have peen used
at the coronation OF English SOW
ereigns 800 years before the stone now
in the coronation chair was brought
TO England from Scotland 1t is a
Latin manuscript of the four gospels.
on which the tradition asserts the an
cient kings or England took their COR
onation oaths.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
Names spoon.

A curious find has just been made
at Samrishamn. in Sweden. At low
water a sailor discovered among the
stones ON the beach OF Massakasbay a
teaspoon OF brass. After cleaning It
'he found engraved on the inside the
picture OF a man-of-war. with the
words Maine" and $500 tons" The
spoon would therefore appear to have
belonged to the ill-fated Maine. sunk In
Havana harbor in the spring OF 1898.
and II needed four years of ocean cur
rents to wash this tiny object ashore
on the coast OF southern Sweden.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
GODS MESSAGE TO MAN
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM the
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS
Poem; MY Tssk-Reeret mt Not Fisdtsn
the Secret of God Needless sorrsw---
To the Christian He is Sometimes
Hidden--God as n Silent Presence.

To love some one more dearly ev'ry day,
To help wand ring child to find his ways
To ponder o'er a noble thought, and prays
And smile when evening falls.
To follow truth as blind men long for light
10 do my best from dawn Of day till night
To keep my heart fit for His holy sight.
And answer when He calls.
--Maude Louise Ray, in Harper's Magazine@
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1902-01-16
pOLSKI SALOR HOTEL
" So. Dak.

w miescie Webster, " po&ud~
niowej Dakocie, poslada Kodak
8 pan Adam Piechowski w,elkl
salon hotel Polacy powlnnl tego
~iarusa iaknsjs,lnie] p%opiersc, gdyz
wszedzle fmia1o wYstepuje isko
aPolak. z gosciem polskim ME wsty-
dzl sic wobec Angllk6w po polsku
~rozma~iat, i -vog6le s"erdecsu'ei
traktuje Polak6w, MI innonaro~
dowcow.
PoIacy, przybywajacv do Web
ster - ola zakupien,a gruntdw.
niechaj ME szuka]a pcradv u inno"'
narodowc6w, lecz wprost udadz4
sie do p. Adama Piecho wskiego, q
on i'm sumiennie udziell 'Vszelklch
pozadanYch wskaz6wek dopomoze
do nabycla jaknajIepszej fanny.
20 tame pieni3dze. Adres lego.
ADAM
Webster So. DakO
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1902-01-16
przeciwnie

divine ::S','a Is ods ''gs cd sish |4'
f'1szsi podstfp przeb'jat sic
W s'afyeh jego 80 IF ok:y'
"ajscyeh sic za7 fseeq oku-
larami.
- A zatem, }askawa psni,
.prowadzil dalei rozpoezeta
rozmnwe, - mnie dEugolet-
MENU siasiadowi. najszczer-
szemu przyjacielowi niebosz~
czyka meza PAM, pc raz trze-
CT odmawiasz reke swej c6rki?
DziS musi stanowcza nasta
pic decyzya. Rozwaz PAM. re
kazdej chwili NIGGA francuz-
kie wo]ska wkroczyt do mia
sta. Znasz PAM naszych IVY
ciezc6w. Czyz ME by]oby le~
piej, abym czuwal mad Mela~
MIA, jake mad swoja narze-
czop9?
PAM Lichteathal chcia-
la jak naidelikatniej obeisc
sic z rajca. / nalaIa mu z
buteleki do wyproznionej
szklennicy starego wilma, "a
MIN odpowiedziaIa.
- Panic Halling! Pozw6l
mi pan movie do siebie Of
warcie i ME ttumacz pan lie
slow srarej przy)aci6iki. w
tax ciezkich czasach, jak o.
becne, musimy chotby je-
dnoscia bye silnynii ME daf
sic powodowa6 osoblstym
wldokom. SluchAj ME wiec,
pan. Jezeli panu powt6rze' ze
Melania, c6rka moja, ME
dzieli niestety paiskicgo u
czucia, natenczas to ola pana
mic nowego:
Rajca spojrza} ma sw6j
stroll frcykowy, a potem poo
ukradkiem spojrza} W zw'er-
ciad}o, kr6re mu pokazaso
twarz jego wysznurowana.
- Jezeli tedy panu dis
odkryje t%ajemnice, kochany
przyjacielu, - mowi}a wdo~
wa dalej, - natenczas uczy-
ME to ola tego, &c JUL "a kill
ka godzin %tajemnica to bye
przestan'e. SERGE Melanii JUL
ME jest wolne. a wyb6r lei
zgadza sic zupelnie z moja
VIOLA, DO narzeczony, kt6rego
sobie obrata, jest zacn7 i go
dzien sza cunku.
Z lie tajona z}oscia slucha}
Halliog slow wdowy.
- A wiesz tez PAM, - wy.
buchna} teraz - re PAM do
puszczasz sic zdrady ojczyzny,
dawajac c6rke Fracuzowi za
zonel
Moi panic Halling, -
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1902-01-16

kiei w~iadomosti, - trosks
podkopywala iej zdrowie :.
.P Pc doia odebra'a Isl
z Pary1a z doniesien'em' g
pan de MartygnV paddi Y
po)edynku. q krewn' ]ego'
ktorzy ME uznawaja "a1no-
Sci ie1 malze6stwa, ME zali~
GAIA takze anijej. AMI dz'ecka
do swell rodz'ny. Wtenczas to
z nowonarodzonem dziecklem
ma reku wybrafa sic ma grob
ukochanego ma'zonka'
Daleko iednakze ME zasz}a.
We wsi Flavigneul, gdzie
mieszka}a siostra moja, u
kt6rei w}asnje bawi]em ma nr-
|lopte, zachorowala ob}ozn!e.
Umarla z poddaniem sic wo
Ii Bozej. Dziecko jej zostaw'~
lem pod opieka siostry j
przys'ag|em, re dzielnego
zo}nierza zrobie z tego chloe
paka. Gdy moja stara MAJ
qorzata umar|a, wzia}em At
manda do siebie; krotko
przedtem Rosly jake pulko@
wink tudotad zostal przesadzo'
nv. w diva dni po lego przy~
byciu us}ysza}em Z ust jego
prz> padkcwo nazwisko Mar
tigny: dowiad> wa}em sic u
lego s}uzscego i usIysza}em,
re Ros]y mia} kiedys tym
panem pojedynek i ciezko 60
rani}. Uda}em sic do same=
20 pulkownika o%znajmi}em
mu O pochodzen'u mego sio~
strzehca / pros1Iem, ably gdy
jak mi s}ozacy powiada}, pan
Martigny wowczas wskutek
ran ME umarl da} mi rady, W
1akimb\ m spOsob odszukaG
m6gl slad OLGA ch}opca. Put-
kownik nznajmi} mi. re Ry
szard de Martigny uda} sic
do Amer>k XII dotychczas
mic O MIN ME slychat. |
rzecznik Qewicn, kt6remu
wsr6d okropnosci rewolucy!
poleci}em odszukat pobyt OF
ca Amanda, tax samo mi
doni6s} O bezkuteczno$ct
-wych zabieg6w. Cd tego
czasu wzia} Rosly mego sio-
strzehca do osobistel swej
s}uzby / stall sic :yranem te~
go biednego m|odz'ehca,
kt6rego nigdy W 1y"tu przed~
tenn nie byl wiezia}. Dlugo
znos'} Armand cierpliwie swoi
los; dis jednakze niezawod~
ME przebrala sic miara -
a ;utro zbierze sic sad wolen~
nv!
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1902-01-16

ooq88 '"' 88qo9
&&o c500000"9%So 5 s
Powiest z czas6w Napoleonskich.
-::@BH-
(Ciag da'szy.)
KY przerwaly dalsza mo-
we starca.
Lossan przystapil blizej.
- Zdaje sic, 1estesc'e
dzieInym zolnierzem. - rzek'
do niego, swiadcza o tenn
blizny vase krzyze homo
rowe. Jezeli wan moge do
pom6dz pieniedzmi, albo s}a-
bym moim wp}ywem. -
Kapral porrzas} g'owa.
u pulkownika wszystKo
darcmne, - zauwazyl, - a
mianowic;e gdy chodzi O Ar
manda Mart'gny, kt6rego
nienawidzi, a kt6rego zgub'e
byloby ola niego najw'eksza
rozkosza chociaz to na]lePszy
/ najpoc*ciwszy ch|opak pod
, slohcem.
M wspomnieoie na~wiska
Martigny zadrgnal Lussan ja~
koby piorunem razony.
Martigny, - rowt6~
rzyl 49, alsz ME, to riepodo-
biehstwem. 49, a jednakow'z
czemu Rosly tego Mar
tienego nienawidzi?
Pc chwili zapyta} glosno:
A CO wasz siostrzeniec
zawinil?
- Bog mily vie, jakim
sposobem pulkownik tego CT
chego chlopca do tego roz~
paczliwego doprowadz'& kro-
ku. NieszczeSliwy ch}opiec
. chcial rzucit sic ma pana de
Rosly: ale pu}kownik sam
pierwszy jego uderzy}, syna
sztacheckiego. Zawlekli go do
~wiezicnia, a sad wojenny sic
zbiera. O Ludwiko, m6dl sic
tam W piebie "a swoim sy-
mem, DO mole ramie "a s}a-
be, ME zdo}a go obroni<!
Z trudnoscia tylko panowa}
Lussan mad SODA. aby g}o~
sno ME wykrz> knac
Ludwika, - szepn9}
g}ucho, wielki Boze vice
matka nieszczesliwego nszy-
wa}a sic Valbourg
Valbourg, tax jest, -
cdpowiedziaf kapral, no.
si(a to nazwisko ma}zonka,
poruczaika de MArliEn>.
.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1902-01-16

~ANs AoAOfO ~J
podwalinach, a ma skinienie
|iednego cz}owieka sklania|i
Ig}owy kr6lowie kzazeta,
|ieden MAJ zelaznem SVEN
|ber}em dyktowa} pra-
wa polowie Europy, a tym
mezem by} Napoleon
Buonaparte, cesarz Francyi.
Jakoby olbrzym skrepo"
wsny leza}y u stop jego
Niemcy. Niemieckie ziemie
'zalane bvty francuskimi zol~
n,erzami. kt6rzy byli panami,
wszystkiem rozrzadzali. Pote-
ga Austryi by}a z}amana. Pc
bitwie pod Wagram SWEET
niej za1asniala szczeScia
gwiazda dumnego Korsyka-
nina, a W mieisca, ma kt6~
rych dotad ME posta}a jesz-
cze nieprzy)acielska noga,
wchodzily W tryumfe zwy-
ciezkie hufce francuzkie.
l w malem miescie w. O.
czekiwano kazdej chwili wkro
czenia wojsk francuzkicb
Mieszkahcy byli W febrycz-
nym n'epokoju; ME wiedzia~
no ~jeszcze, jake oddzialy VOL
ska przybeda i pod jakim do
w6dzca, DO cd tego zwykle
zaleza} los miasta i obywate~
II.
Prey jednej z gl6wnych u
lie, tut pray samej bramie
miasta, stafa wspaniala ka~
mienica. Byla ona w}asnoscja
wdowy pc bogatym kupcu.
kt6ra interes meza prowa~
dzi}a dalej j z jedyna sw9 cor
ka " tym domu mieszkala: -
PAM Lichtetnhal uchodzi}a
"a najmaietniejsza dame W
miescie.
Podczas gdy wszystko co
zyio W mieScie, by}o W POI
ruszeniu, bawi}a PAM domu
" s%kromnym swym saloniku.
PAM Lichtenthal byla Sred-
niego wztostu / ME sIyne}a
nigdy pieknoscia. tenn mnlej
teraz, gdy iuz mia}a lat piee~
dzlesiat, a WHO'S jej jul po~
czynal siwiee; ale W obliczu
jej I W blyszczacych oczach
niebieskich p'zebija]a sic e.
nergis, po|aczo,a z dobrocia.
Obok niej siedz;a| szczup}y
mez@zyna z jasna peruka. u
branY jak dandy wedlug
n%ainowszej modr. chociaz
JUL mial lat przesz}o .zter~
diesel i d. erz>l urzad rajcy
maieg, niasta. Garhari Hail.
ling bylo jeeo nazwisko. Ca
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1902-01-16


W tel chwili otworzy}y sic
drswi gabinetu, a " progu
poja~ila sic wznios]a postat
pulkownika.
Panic majorze de Lus-
san, o~dpowiedz wygotowa~
ma!
Wzrok jego padl ma kapra~
la a twarz jego sic zasepi}a.
49, Czego chciecie, kapra~
lu?
Ale zamiast starego kapra~
la OdpOWledzIaf major. frzy~
stqpil blisko do pu}kownika i
cichym, drzacym g}osem "a
pyta}:
KarOlu de Rosly, CO.
zes zrobil z Armandem Mar
tigny?
Przez chwjle igral wyraz
najzacietszej nienawisci ma
twarzy, pu}kownika, potem
znowu p%u]kownik przybral
dawnie)szy lodowaty wyraz
twarzy, ~odpowiedzia} spokoj-
ny,n glosem:
O losie Marti2negc,
kt6ry reke swa podni6s} prze-
ciwko swemu szetowi, roz-
strzygnie sad %wojenng; ma
iorow, de Lussan zaS powta .
ram, re o%dpowiedz ola jene~
ra}a Buonapartego wygoto-
wana.
Odpowiedzi majora przesz~
kodzi}o nagle wejscie o6cera
d zurnego.
Poruczniku Gringoire,
COZ takiego?
- RAPPORT, panic pufkow~
niku. Szeregowiec Armand
Martigny wykradt sic z wiz
zienia i uciekl.
Lussan i kapral wydali o.
krzyk przeratenia.
A wiec dezerter, - "a
uwaz,l Rosly spokojnie; -
to naturalnic ME zmieni spra.
wy ma korzyst chlopaka, gdy
go schwyc'my. A re daleko
ma swei ucieczce ME zajdzie,
to 1uz mo)em bedzie stara-
MEM. tax jak przysiag}em -
pan wiesz, panic ma1orze de
Lussan, co poprzysiaglem?
Wybacz pm, re panl Pozeg~
nam, panic ma)orze. Panic
poruczniku. posse do mego
gahinetu celem odebrania po~
trzebnycyh instrukcyi! -
Al: >tarania Roslego. ably
dez~rtr,a u,aG. by'y tax sa~
mo bezsku'ec>ne. jak pota-
JENNIE poszuki~ania Ryszsrda
lie Lu>san Armand Martig-
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-10-16
Sowing Clover in Corn.

The farmer who sows clover and finds
n the spring that it was winter killed
considers that he has lost time, labor
and the value of the seed. This is not
SO, for the growth the clover makes dur
ing the late summer and fall has added
enough fertility to the soil to materially
assist in paying for the time and labor
involved. AS a matter Of fact, there
ought not to be much labor spent in
seeding the clover beyond the work Of
putting in the seed, particularly if the
work is done at the last cultivation Of
the corn. Under almost any weather
conditions, except severe and prolonged
drouth, it may be considered wise to
make a seeding Of clover, crimson or
red, at the last cultivation Of the corn.
If it goes through the winter, n adds
30 greatly to the fertility Of the soil that
hey can afford to take some chances.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-10-16
Evaporated or Dried Potatoes.

"Dried potatoes" is the name of a
new product evolved by the South Car
DINA Agricultural Experiment Station.
The potatoes are boiled, peeled and
evaporated in a cannery, and will re-
main in perfect condition for years. The
preserved potato becomes fit for eating
after being soaked in warm water for
an hour. Like many other new ideas,
this promises to be a big thing, and its
development may have a great effect on
the vast potato fields of northern Maine.
1t is reported hat a acre of potatoes
yielded 357 bushels, which made 1Ol
bushels of the dried product, nearly Il
pound to 3h pounds of the raw product.
Although the report we have does not
say anything about it, probably the
sweet potatoes can be subjected to the
anne process.-American Cultivator.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-10-16
The Farmers Telephone.

Inc afmGT 1C1epuOHcs
A surprising thing is the development
Of the telephone system among the
farmers here on the prairies, says a
correspondent in Nebraska. An indie
pendent telephone company has been
it's lines from town to town
and village to village. The result 1s
that farmers living from five to ten
miles from town are connected and
within speaking communication with
doctor, storekeeper, bank, grain buy
er, etc. Farmers telephone into town
in the morning for the price of grain.
and if they like it they drive in with a
load or two. For their telephones the
farmers pay from 81 to $3.50 a month,
and as time-sayers they are said to be
worth from ten to twenty times theil
cost. At the rate the telephone sys'
TEN is now being developed 1T will not
be more than a couple of years till
nearly every farmer in Nebraska is or
the wire. With cheap telephones, ruraI
free delivery and consolidation of dis
trict schools into central buildings
where there are several rooms, as
many teachers and grading pupils
modern life in the rural regions is moi
what it once was
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-10-16
Farm Notes.

II you do not have enough manure
for a large field use it on a small plot.
and endeavor to make as much as pos
sible by concentrating the manure and
work to a limited area. Manure may
be wasted by attempting to make it do
service ON a larger space than it will
profitably cover, as well as entailing
more labor than the crop can compen-
safe for.
Sheep are one of the best kinds of
stocks to keep in orchards. After a
little practice they will pick up fallen
fruit quicker than hogs; and this is
often very important, as the codling
moth worm generally leaves the apple
soon after it drops. But, with either
sheep Or hogs, sufficient food must be
supplied or the trees will be barked.
The food thus given goes, however,
where it will do the most good, in the
production Of the largest and best
fruit.
There is quite a difference in the adj
vantages of budding and grating. The
proper time for budding is any period
when good buds can be procured and
the bark will run on the stocks. Peach.
es and roses are always budded, but
grating is used on apples, pears and
grapes. Budding is sometimes done in
order to change the tops of quite young
fruit trees. Dry weather Is not favor
able to budding, and as a rule budding
is not as successful as grating.
Bones may be dissolved by the use
Of unleached wood ashes, especially il
they are broken or ground. The pro
portions for a fertilizer, used by some
farmers, are one barrel Of raw bone
-four, three barrels dry wood ashes
fifty pounds Of gypsum and ten gallons
Of water. The materials are placed in
a heap upon the floor and stirred with
a hoe while the water Is added. The
mast Is kept moist, and in two Dr. three
weeks will be ready for use. Five bar
rels of this mixture is considered an
efficient and cheap dressing for an acre
Of ground.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-10-16

Miss Kate Brown, Recording Secre-
tary of the l.. c.. B.. Association of Kan
sas, in a letter from Cos n. Seventh ST.,
Kansas City, Kan, says:
"Eor seven years ! have no known
what 1t was to spend q well day.
L caught a severe cold which | neglected.
II was at the time of menstruation and
inflammation set in and Frustrated me.
Catarrh of the kidneys and bladder fol-
lowed, my digestive organs gave way,
in fact the cold disarranged my whole
system.
81 spent hundreds of dollars with
doctors and medicine, but derived but
little benefit until I began treatment
with Peruna. / kept taking it for nearly
nine months before l was completely
cured, but l kept growing better gradu-
ally SO that I felt encouraged to continue
taking Peruna until my health was re-