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MONSTER INCUBATOR.
IN Australian Machine. Built ON thc
Hot-House Principle. with Ca
pacity Of 1880 EGGS.

according to a Sydney paper, Aus
tralia has the largest duck ranch III
the world and has just completed, with
most excellent success, the largest in
cubator in the world. The incubator
has Il capacity of li,4i0 duck eggs, or
li.sOO hen eggs. The machine is built
on the hot-house principle, and, in fact,
is II hot-housc. II stands in the open
and is constructed of ordinary pine
weather boards, with corrugated iron
roof. The egg trays each hold 100 duck
or 100 hen eggs, and there are four Of
these end to end in II tiers, one above
the other on each side of the room,
making a total of SIS. Moisture is sup
piled in pans beneath the bottom tier
of trays. The heat is supplied by
means of steam pipes from the boiler,
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THE FARM GRINDSTONE
Much Of Its Usefulness and Svatla.
bility Depends on the Way in
Which Ii Is Mounted.

The old-fashioned home-mounted
grindstone is rapidly going out of use
on the modern farm. When ball
bearing stone, mounted with foot
power attachments and furnished with
'eat for the operator, can be pur-
chased for less than S3. the farmer who
has need of a new grlndstone and who
has workshop or other place to keep
it, is generally willing to pay a few
cents more when purchasing and get
one of the ready-mounted conveniences
instead of buying a stone and fixtures
and doing the mounting himself. For
certain kinds of work. however, the
stone with a crank for hand-power is
sometimes preferable to one operated
by foot power. The man holding the
tool or object to be ground can give
more attention to what he is doing
when he does not have to use his feet
30 keep the stone turning, and can hold
the tool more steadily.
TO do good and speedy work in most
cases the grindstone should revolve
as fast as possible, and in Fig. is
shown method of mounting that per.
mits greater speed than the ordinary
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-17
dABIB ULLAH KHAN.
both Engha nd and Russia Are Pleased
with Conduct OF the New An,eer
Of fghanistan.

Habib Ullah Khan, who succeeds
Abdurrahman Khan as the ameer Of
Afghanistan, is the son Of the lste
ruler, and the eldest Of three brothers
The kingly houses OF Afghanistan go
back to remote obscurity. Its political
history is iRextricably entangled with
that OF India. The whole country was
conquered in medieval times by Timur.
the mogul, whose descendants retained
centuries. In 1747 Nadir Shah, the Per-
sian ruler of the country, was assas-
sinated, and after his death Ahmad
Shah confederated the provinces into
. great dominion extending to Kash-
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DIVISION OF THE HOUSE.

erc~ed to give good ventilation 30
that the animals will not become
overheated and catch cold IN the
open air Mt meal time. A good roof
sential. With cracks battened and
tight doors and windows, the tenn.
perature can be controlled by watch
ing the ventilators, which can be the
windows, or shutters placed in the
gable ends for that purpose. The
number of hogs the house viii ac-
commodate will be limited by It's
length.
This house is designed for sleep
ing quarters mostly. although it may
be used by sows at farrowing time.
4 layer of straw scattered over the
floor will make sufficient bedding
This should be changed as often as
it becomes dusty. If the hogs are
given proper attention, there will
never be other cause for cleaning out
the pens. Catching an individual hog
is an easy matter. Watch when he
goes into the house, follow him into
a side pen, drop the gate and he is
yours. Loading for market, too, is
an easy job. Let chute be arranged
at the end of the alley, if the ele-
vation is not sufficient TO make the
floor on level with the wagon bed,
get the hogs into the pens, close one
at the other, lift the gate, drive the
hogs into the alley, then into the
wagon.-J. L. Irwin.
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BIG BLOCK OF REDWOOD.
It's Diameter II Mere Than Ewhteea
Feet and Its Circumference
Exceeds Fifty-SIx.

On exhibition at the American Mu-
scum of Natural History, says the New
York Herald, will soon be seen the
largest section of tree ever brought
from a forest, which is considered the
finest specimen of its kind in the world.
The fast passing away of the giant
redwood trees-due to the ak of the
commercial lumberman-those ma jes-
tic relics of the forest primeval and
the great ice age, is rapidly going on.
and it will only be a question of time
when all save those standing in the
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MOUNTED FOR HIGH SPEED.

method. This way of hanging is best
adapted to stones of not too great di-
ameter. With too large a stone the in
crease of speed might be more than
counterbalanced by the extra power
required to turn the crank. To mount
q grindstone in this manner, obtain
first a two-inch plank about four feet
in length and as wide as possible. say
IS inches. At the center Of plank
mortise three holes in which to insert
solidly three two by three-inch up
rights, which serve as bearings for the
grindstone and the cog wheels. Two
Of the uprights are each twenty.four
inches long and the other twelve
inches. The two long upright pieces
may be spaced apart to agree with
thickness of the cog wheels and the
shorter upright, at side Of grindstone
(not shown in Mustration) may be set
about four inches from the one nextyo
It, distance depending on thickness Of
the stone. Tfocure two metal cog
wheels from some piece Of unused ma
chinery, one fifteen inches and the
other three inches in diameter. Have
the large wheel turn on an axle with
a crank. in bearings on top of long up
right pieces, and engage in the teeth
of the small wheel. The small cog wheel
is put on end of the grindstone shaft,
which extends between the long up
rights and size Of cog wheels may, of
course. be adapted to the size of stone
or kind of wheels found availa BILE. Put
q water box or trough under the stone
in position indicated by dotted lines.
Put on legs and braces as indicated.
Fig. . shows n quick and satisfactory
method OF mounting which may be
made use of for large and heavy stones
as well as for those Of small diameter.
Secure the fork of tree that has not
too much spread. and after squaring it
somewhat with an AK. put legs in each
fork and at the butt end. Fasten the
bearing on top so as to allow the stone
to revolve between the forks. II is not
necessary. eXcept perhaps for appear
nnce. that the forked frame be sawed
perfectly square as in the illustration.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-17
THE IDEAL DAIRY cow
united states Department Of Axri.
culture Describes How She
should lie Developed,

This illustration and accompanying
description of the proper development
OF posterior regions of the dairy COW
are taken from Farmers Bulletin, No.
143. issued by the United States depart
ment of agriculture: The figure shows
the proper formation of hind quarters
and barrel of the dairy COW. She
should be cat-hammed and thin
through the lower thigh. She should
have long quarter, and, for the great
est utility and service, be wide at the
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which Is kept constantly going to fur
nish motive power for the various
works in conenction with the estab-
lishment. The incubator is said to be
working well and bringing out large
percentage of ducks. This season the
machine has brought from 10 to so per
cent. and the proprietor has about
5000 ducklings. The incubator will be
watched with much interest by the
American incubator men.-Journal Of
Agriculture.
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CONVENIENT HOG HOUSE.

16 feet wide, with row of pens
down each side, and four-foot al
ley in the middle. The pens are
six by eight feet, with gate open
ing from each into the alley, and "A
window in each. lhe house stands
north and south, so that the sun
can shine in both from the east and
the west. The entrance ways are at
the ends of the alleys. The founda-
ton is built up two or three feet
from the ground SO that there is n
free circulation of air beneath, and
no chance for rats or mice to har-
Dor. There need be no fear of cold
in winter ms house of this kind,
if built with any degree of care, will
not freeze even in the coolest wealth
er with drove of sleeping swine in
1t. In fact some care must be eX-
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government and state reservation
groves will be destroyed.
This huge block of redwood, now
skillfully polished, forms a striking
big tree exhibit, whose like cannot he
seen outside of a visit to southern Cal
iforna. An idea of its gigantic pro-
proportions is wildly shown in the
illustration by the six-foot man stand
ing at the base, whose figures reaches
only third of its height. The diam
eter is more than IS feet and the cir
conference is sc, and it is surrounded
by a fringe of cinnamon-colored bark
a foot deep in some places. The speci-
men will be the main feature of the
new wing of Forestry hall.
The tree began to grow $50 A. d., and
was ia feet in diameter when Colun-
bus reached our shores. and when cut
down it was $40 years old. Some OF
the trees in the same vicinity are said
to be from 5000 to 5000 years old.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-17

In 1888 the British forces under Sir
John Keane interfered. and the trouble
eliminated in the terrible revolt of
1s41. In 1S7s Great Britain declared
war on Afghanistan, and the end Of
the tragical business was brought
about by the accession Of the late
amcer and the maintenance Of his rule
by the two-fold influence of Russia
and England. The new ameer is said
10 be a more tractable man than his
father, a fact which has made his ac-
ccssion acceptable to the two Euro
pean powers most nearly concerned.
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MOUNTING FOR HEAVY STONE.

A water trough may be hung under the
stone or drip-can supported over it
on bent rod as desired.
When a water trough is used on
grindstone, care must be taken to
empty the trough when through using
the stone; and if the stone is allowed
to remain outside. some kind Of cover
must be employed. The farmer must
take good care of his grindstone, if he
expects it to do satisfactory work.
Wear it out by use rather than by eX-
posure and carelessness.-J. J. G. Ais
house. in Ohio Farmer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-17
WILLIE WALLIE ASTOp
eelf-Expatriated American MN,
aire 20 Be Created a Baro. n,
King Adward.

Latest official report has IL tho, u,,
.lam Waldorf Astor will be cre,,-,
Baron Cliveden of Taplow.
Mr. Astor's ennoblement is cer,,;.
ly unpopular and causes resentms'.
even in ministerial circles. Blu, /, =
said for him, half apologetically. ,b'.
he contributed S,5O,OOO to the last ,o.'
election fund and will give as mn;
before the next general election. n.
man whose tremendous fortune w.
made in the country that THRASH
George Ill. is tory of tories.
1t is authoritatively said, too. ,b,,
Mr.. Astor will sell the Pail Mall Ga.
zette at the moment Of his enpohl.
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The Promoters.

"Let us make the capital stock
81 600, ,OOO,ODO," said the first pro
moteT.
"All right" said the second, who
was preparing the prospectus on the
typewriter.
"Will it be hard to increase that
capital?" asked the first.
mo, indeed. All have to do is to
hit this 0 key few more times
Baltimore American.
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WILLIAM WALDORF ASToR.
Former American. to BE Created Lord
CHveden of Taplow.)

ment. He does not consider the pro.
prietorship of a newspaper to be con.
sistent with the dignity Of peer 0.
England. Nevertheless, Lord Glenesk
proprietor of the Morning Post, is one
of the ablest, most respected members
of the house of lords. Lord Glenesk
has never dreamed Of selling his news.
paper, which, however, is an extreme.
ly valuable property.
Formerly there was legal obstacle
to the creation Of naturalized English.
men as peers. This law was enacted
to prevent William of Orange from
making lords of number Of his Dutch
friends.
Civeden, from which Mr.. Astor will
take his title, is the splendid seat
which he bought from the duke 0,
Westminster several years ago. tn.
price WAS then said to be S1,250OOO
Cliveden is on the Thames, between
Taplow and Cookham, about seven
miles above Windsor. The famou,
mansion towers behind the ripping
Thames for q mighty moat. Long tn.
woods of CivedeH were the resort Of
many a river picnic, but Mr.. Astsr felt
compelled to close the grounds to Wis.
itors.
Cliveden house has been wkttn
largely in English history. Perhap
the most celebrated Of its owmn
was George Villiers, second duke Of
Buckingham. the witty ana proHiesA
favorite OF Charles II. The addition
Of the words "of Taplow" to the nev
title will. as usual. further individual.
ize It. 1t has long been known that
Mr.. Astor's social and political am.
bitions pointed straight to ths house
OF peers. The head Of the house d
Astor, he chose 20 sxpatriate himself
in 1895 and take up his residence ii
England.
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The Water Did Not Come.

According to the Washington Times,
it was n Wisconsin congressman who
was caught holding pitcher under
button on the wall in his room, under
which was written: Push twice for
water" -
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'aly|E 49,
4aNIE54a
A MODEL HOG HOUSE.
Number Of Animals IL VIII Accom-
modate Is Limited Only by
Length of Structure.

The plan of this house was given
us by one of the most successful
swine raisers in the weSt-a gentle
man who has frequently topped the
Chicago market during the past 40
years. He holds that one of the
most essential things in the business
is a good house, properly construct
ed and kept clean. His building is
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pinbones, and particularly so in the
region of the loin pelvis. The angles
of the body should be evident and
clearly defined, and there should be
no sign Of any surplus flesh, while the
udder should be wide. deep capacious
and strongly attached high up on the
posterior side.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-17
Has Lost Faith in Prayer.

Has Lost rain In Prayer.
A certain Brooklyn girl has doubts
of the existence of God. because He
refused TO answer her prayer. For
three weeks she prayed earnestly.
night and morning, and this was her
prayer: "Oh, Lord, make me stylish
make me very stylish. Set all the
young men wild over me-"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-25
PING.PONG is THREATENED.
Piff-Puff is a Game that Promises
to Supercede the Present Craze.

A new game has been invented
and is now being extensively intro
duced, which is destined, according
to it's devotees, to cast ping pong
into an eclipse. This pastime is
described by New Zealand news
paper as "table game" played
with a miniature pair of bellows
and an air ball, which is very light.
AT each end of the stable are up
stand goals, and the play lies in di-
recting the ball through the oppo-
nent's goal. This. but a stroke of
luck, may be done in few minutes,
or it may not be accomplished in a
night The authority on "piff puff !"
comments on the hazards of the
game as follows: THE ball in no
way confines itself to the table, as
a too vigorous puff sends it circling
upward to the ceiling and the play
er, nursing his lmpatience, stands
waiting his opportunity to gently
blow it back into place. .
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-25
GOING SOUTH.
Cheap Rates to Texas

On the first and third Tuesdays Of
each month, the Cotton Belt will sell
round trip tickets to Texas, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory at one fare, plus 81 for the
round trip. Tickets will be limited
to three weeks for return and
will allow stop.overs to purchasers
on the going trip. For full particu-
lars and for handsome illustrated
pamphlets, "Homes in the South
vest and Through Texas With a
Camera" write to
T.. D. ScHAEFER, 7. 2. A.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-25
A Texas Wonder.
HALLS GREAT DISCOVERY.

One small bottle Of Halls Great
Discovery cures all kidney and blad-
der troubles, removes gravel, cures
diabetes, seminal emissions, weak and
lame backs, rheumatism, and all ir.
regularities of the kidneys and blad-
der in both men and women, regu-
lates bladder trouble in children. If
not sold by your druggists, will be
sent by mail on receipt Of 81. One
small bottle is two months treatment
and will cure airy case above men,
toned. DR.. E. w. Hall, sole man
ufacturer, P. o. Box 629, st. Louis
Mo. Send for testimonials. Sold
by all druggists and T. D, Armis-
tead, Hopkinsyille, Ky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-25
Public Sale.

On Monday, Dec. IS, 1902. I will
sell at my farm, mile North of
Herndon, Ky, on Hopkinsville road,
the following described property,
viz:
Lady Easter, d fine CON 6ined
mare, 10 hands high, standal d and
registered by Sunolo, (brother to
Sunol 20S4) by Electioneer, dam
Nettie c by Willie Wilkes (brother
to William H 2.18H), by Young
Wilkes 2.2S4, by George Wilkes
2.22. This mare was never trained,
but can trot in 3 minutes on the
road, is a splendid roadster and an
extra fine brood mare.
Minnie Fox, last lour-year-old
PAGER, standard and registered,
l5K hands, blood bay, with fine
style, by Black Alcyone, PIX,
dam Lady Easter. This filly COM
bines, in rare degree, the blood of
the Electioneer and George Wilkes
families. She shows great speed
and will make race mare.
Lelaa Elkin, foaled 1897, stand
ard and registered, a rich blood
bay mare, full 10 hands, by Black
Alcyone, dam Lady Easter. This
mare has never been handled on the
track but can trot IN 3 minutes and
is perfectly safe for lady to drive.
Bred this season TO Edgewood by
Nutwood.
Lucille, a beautiful two-yea old
filly, by Black Alcyone, dam Lady
Morrow.
Brown Bell, very handsome ear
ling colt, standard, by Sleigh Bell
by Bow Bills, dam Lady Easter
Also several other saddle and
harness horses, 3 good work mules,
7 head high grade Srorthorn COWS
and calves, lot fat hogs, brood lows
and pigs, nice Gock sheep and
lambs, a full line OF farming imple-
ments, consisting OF 2 wagons, bin
der, 2 mowers, wheat drill, DISC
and smoothing harrows, disc plow,
disc cultivator, weeder, hay axe,
plows, shovels, &c. Good buggy
and harness, wagon and pillow har-
ness, some corn, baled fodder,
household and kitchen furn re,
Indian Game chickens and n a..
Igapsett turkeys Terms II de
known on day Of sale. Sale M
|mence promptly at 10 a. m.
w. G. FOX, HERNDoN. KY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-25
The Best Remedy for DiarrhOea

"Some years ago while at Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, was taken with
cholera morbus, which was followed
by diarrhoea. The Doctors medi-
cine did me no good. l was ad-
vised to get a bottle of Chamber.
lain's Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhoea
Remedy, which i did, and it cured
me sound and well.-G. A. Morris,
Embreeville, Pa, Sold by r. c.
Hardwick.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-25
Master Commissioner

Christian Circuit Court, Kentucky.
S. F. Cowan's Admir-. &c, !
Against Equity
VIM. Cowan and others.
BY virtue of judgment and or
der of sale of the Christian Circuit
Court, rendered at the September
term thereof 1902, in the above
cause / shall proceed to offer for
sale at the courthouse door in Hop
kinsville, KY, to the highest bidder,
at public auction, on Monday the
LIST day of December, 1902, at IL
o'clock, a. m, or thereabout, (being
County court day. upon a credit Of
six months the following described
property to-wit:
A certain tract or parcel of land
situated in Christian county, Ky
and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a stone in J. NJ
Jones line, at a cross fence, division
corner between Nancy Cowan S
heirs and this tract; thence S. &c
E. 144 poles to a stake and
pointers on the dry branch, S. NJ,
Cowan 5 corner, thence. with his line
N. 81 and w. i46 poles to a stone in
SAID line,J. NJ. Jones corner; thence
with Jones lines n. IS and E. "a
poles, N. and w. poles to the be-
ginning, and containing Is acres
and being the balance Of 80 acres
conveyed to SAM +. Cowan by deed
in Deed Book SO, page 282, after
conveying 13 acres to --A Cowan.
Said land is being sold to pay the
debts of S. f. Cowan, decd.
For the purchase price, the pur-
chaser must execute bond with APP
proved surety or securities, bear
ing legal interest from the day OF
sale until paid, and having the
force and effect of Replevin bond.
Bidders will be prepared to comply
promptly with these terms.
FRANK RIvES,
Master Commissioner
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-25
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