davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

Make the nest large enough to avoid
crowding the hen. which will cause
her discomfort and thus drive her to
shift her position more often than is
good for the eggs. The nest should be
deep enough to hold the heat in n reg
ular degree on the under side of the
eggs; there should also be plenty of
width all around so that outside infu-
ences of changeable weather may not
have a bad effect upon the eggs. The
hen should he given fair chance to
do her portion of the work. When
these matters receive attention much
trouble and disappointment will be
averted and better results obtained
from the eggs.-The Feather.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

coarser grade of food than hens, and
the growth of young duck is some
thing phenomenal; it grows with amaz-
ing rapidity for a dozen weeks or so,
when it should be marketed, If not to
be kept as laying stock.
Ducks, however, cannot very we'll he
kept in the poultry house. nor in the
barn or other buildings. since they are
never tidy housekeepers. Neverthe-
less, they need a comfortable place-a
place by themselves-fo then they will
yield a good profit and without incon-
venience to the owner. A space even
only few feet high will suffice, which
can often be provided under n barn,
workshop or other building as suggest
ed in the accompanying picture, and
such quarters can easily be cleaned
out with a hoe or rake, and a new lit
ter thrown in. This low pen will be
warm in winter, and so conduce to
early laying, while, ON the other hand,
1t will prove very cool spot during
the heat of summer, being thus condu-
Give to continuous laying. - Fred O.
Sibley, in Ohio Farmer
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
Root Crops and improved Breeds.

The countries that lead in quality of
live stock use roots as food for the ami
mails. England, which gave us our
best breeds, would never have done so
but for her large crops of turnips. The
English market reports give prices for
beets, mangels and turnips as regu-
laply as do our journals for grain and
hay. In some sections Of this country
the root crop is becoming an important
one, but we rely mostly on corn, which
produces not only largely of grain, but
also Of fodder; hence it is cheaper to
grow corn than roots, but better re-
suits would be obtained IL roots We're
added to the corn, hay and fodder.
Labor-saving implements now cheaper
the cost OF producing roots compared
with former years, and with the use of
roots the feed is more varied, which
promotes more rapid growth of young
stock and greater yields from produc
erS.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

The first town in England to effect.
lively display the possibilities of the
motor fire engine for fire brigade pur-
poses is Eccles, in Lancashire. The
engine was constructed by local firm
and has proved conspicuous success
1t carries five men. 300 yards Of hose,
two standpipes. scaling ladders, jump
ing sheet and other necessary appara.
taus. 1t Is propelled by six horse
power electric motor. 1t is remarka-
bly, silent in motion, and averages a
speed of fourteen to sixteen miles per
hour on the level. II has also estab'
llshed It's ability for climbing stiff gra.
dients with facility.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

Emperor William is the fortunate
father of six bright boys, and each
of those boys has a sister, as the old
conundrum puts it. Her name is Vic
toria Louise, and she was born Sep
temher 13, 1892. We saw her at the
Geological Gardens, in charge of a
soverness and an aid-de-camp, laugh
ing at the capers of the monkeys and
feeding the lions and tigers, just like
hundreds of other children who go to
the park every day. AIingling in the
throng, no one noticed her, although
people entering at one Of the gates
might have observed that some mem
Der Of the royal family was there, be-
cause OF a carriage bearing the EN-
peror's private crest, with coachman
and footman in his private livery. BY
those signs the imperial family may
always be distinguished in the parks,
boulevards and streets. The coachman
and footman wear black, trimmed with
silver braid and wide hatband of
silver marked with black eagles.-Chi.
cago Record-Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

The slimy, viscid condition of milk
has been source of perpleXity and
adherence to a4l dairymen and milk
dealers at one time or another. 1t is
quite commonly supposed to be always
due to a diseased state of the udder,
known as "garget," but we are told in
the last Farmers Bulletin from the
Cornell Experiment Station that this
is a mistaken belief" There is a
''ropy milk" that is due to garget and
may always be known by its yielding
on standing viscid or even bloody
sediment. But what the milkman
knows as "ropy milk" is not that. This
bulletin tells us that this kind Of ropy
milk contains bacteria known to
science as Bacillus lactls vscosus.
They live naturally in water, and pre-
ventive measures are most important.
Some are these; Wash and scald the
milk utensils after use.
Merely rinsing them will not do.
Bacteria may be introduced by that
very act. Keep the cows udders
clean. The floors of all rooms where
!. .ropy milk is kept should be dlsinfcct-
ed with a mixture of five parts OF
crude sulphuric acid to ninety-fye
parts of water All milk utensils
should be scalded most thoroughly
daily. Never let cold water come in
contact with utensils unless they are
scalded before using for milk again.
Exercise the greatest care to prevent
even a drop of water from the cooling
tank getting into the milk. That oc,
currence Ia probably the most common
cause OF trouble from ropy milk, IL
water must be spattered about, the
cans standing in Ice water should be
covered. Utensils after washing and
scaiding should stand upside down to
prevent the accumulation of dust on
the inslde.-New York Tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
Migration of Insects.

Not long ago a ship from one of the
tropical countries was followed by a
flock OF butterflies, which persistently
circled around the rigging of the yes.
sci until the shore had faded in the
distance. Then the insects lighted on
the masts and decks. A few disap.
peared in the night and were destroyed
in the water or reached the shore in
safety. Some of the others crawled
away in the cabins and hold of the
ship. After trip of thirty days the
vessel reached New York, and from
their hiding place in the ship a few OF
these butterflies emerged and flew
ashore. Thus an entirely new species
of butterfly was introduced into the
country.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
Fined the Dead Man.

The following story of former
county magistrate was told at Tow
son:
The body of man who had been
dead for some hours was found by
the police, and the magistrate, acting
as coroner. was notified. He made an
investigation, and after finding re-
volver and $3.50 in the clothes OF the
dead man. decided 1t was a case for a
magistrate and not for coroner, ana
ordered that the body be brought pe-
fore him ut the station house. Here
the magistrate charged the dead man
with carrying a concealed weapon and
fined him just $3.50, the amount OF
money found in his pocket. The re-
volver was taken for other expenses
of the trial, and the body was turned
over to the county authorities to be
buried at the expense OF the county
baltimore Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

Has the ancient art of lying fallen
into desuetude and decay? Have we
come upon an unimaginative age of
truth, naked and unadorned? Our re-
cent negotiations over the Nicaragua
Canal are characterized by the English
press as "the diplomacy of TRUTH" and
the newspapers of France and Ger.
many are discussing in ponderous fash.
ion the serious value of truth in in
ternational arrangements. CONNER
cially too, the great department stores
lead the war against lying, and every
employe Is warned against misrepre.
sentlng commodities offered for sale.
The very advertisements of the daily
newspaper reflect this tendency toward
truthful exploitation. Commercialism
has discovered the weakness Of pre-.
varlcation, and we have to thank the
rude trade instincts of the nation for
this new ascendency of truth. Thus
the artistic and picturesque instinct
for untruth is crushed by the strenuous
struggle for gain.-Harper's Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16


opening the gate the chain is wound
around the post, raising the gate about
eight inches. 1t will close by its own
weight. The hinges are cheaply and
easily made and attached, using only
two small bolts on each. II people viii
adopt this hinge and method OF swing
ing a gate they win have no further
trouble by having gates left open.
have used three now for four years,
and have had no trouble. Before II
was nearly impossible for me to keep
them closed. The gate is suspended
by the chain, and the brace is for the
purpose OF letting the weight come on
all four Stats and should be about
eighteen inches from the rear OF the
gate.-Farm and Ranch.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

BisulphIde Of carbon has been used
In greenhouses and other enclosures
for the destruction of insects, but it
must be applied with care. as the ma
terial is both infammable and explo-
sive when the fumes are mixed with
air. About one pound in 1000 cubic
feet of air space will he sufficient, but
the house must be made very tight and
the fumes should not be left too long.
as there would be danger of injurlng
the plants. Hydrocyanic acid gas
would be just as effective and more
easily applied. 1t is a very poisonous
gas and must be handled with great
~re.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
Lie Insured For a million DoIlars.

Mrs. DunsmuIr, mother Of The Pre-
mier of British Columbia, has recent
ly secured two life policies of $780,
coo each, making an aggregate risk
of $1,000,000 The insurance agent
who placed them claims under the
provincial law commission of five
per cent, which would amount to
$4,000. This is resisted, so that Mrs.
Dunsmuir has not only remarkably
heavy life insurance, but lawsuit as
well.-Toronto (Ont) Mail and EN-
pire
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

When the English Channel squad
ron starts for its next cruise every
ship win be painted different color.
The British Admiralty is anxious to
discover the tint giving the greatest
possible invlsibilty. The present
black hulls and white upper works are
very conspicuous. Sky blue, khaki
and black have already been expert
mented on, and black has been dead
failure except at night.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
The Industrial piscoyersr.

It is not the boy who is surrounded
by the best implements and tools that
ingenuity can manufacture, but an ELI
Whitney making a cotton gin In cell
lar in the South with the simplest
tools, or Cunard whiting the model
Of ship with a jackknife. that makes
great industrial discoveries. Success.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
New method of Road Buiiding.

A novel system of road construction
has been successfully resorted to in
Monmouth, Ill. The ground was pre-
pared for 1t by grading and being al
lowed to remain so for two months.
1t was treated to an occasional scrap
ing,so that it would pack evenly, be-
ing thus rendered hard and even for
the laying of surface of brick, the
chief constructive feature. The first
thing was the setting of n curbing,
made of two by six inch planks seven
feet apart, held by oak stakes eighteen
inches long and put down every four
feet Inside of this was a tive-inch
bed of sand, all evened up, and single
course of No. / paving brick then put
down, a fine roadbed being thus OBJ
tanned. Outside the curb two feet of
crushed rock We're laid, graded up to
make an easy approach, this plan in
suring way of eleven feet in width,
and, as the earth on each side was
graded and worked, there was alto
gether a width OF some forty feet, af-
fording tracks on each side for use in
dry weather. Such brick road costs
about ninety cents running foot
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
Sir waiter RaIeigh's watch.

Among the bequests of the late Or.
Edmund Croker, of Lisnabrin House,
Tallow, County Waterford, the pro-
bate of whose will has just been pub
lished, says the Westminster Gazette,
lis a gold watch which Sir Walter
Raleigh gave to the infant son OF
Richard Croker, the direct ancestor of
DR.. Croker, in 1889. Raleigh. who at
the time owned vast estates in Water
ford and Cork. including Lasnabrip,
gave Richard Croker a long lease of
Lisnabrin and was sponsor TO his in
FAINT son, who was named Walter and
to whom the watch, which has ever
since been in heirloom in the Croker
family, was given Until few years
ago the watch kept excellent time,
although the case was worn to the
thinness Of silver paper
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

We feed growing pigs this season a
mixed food, the same as we do at any
time OF the year, oats, oats whole, oats
shorts or oat -four wheat shorts. bran
ana corn. We do not feed much corn.
4 consider new corn this season of
fhe year as splendid feed. But our
stun gets too rat II we feed heavily of
corn. Spring pigs, weighing from Ito
10 22o pounds. can utilize a good deal
~ corn however. II they have plenty
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
wbv the Boer WAS Set Free.

In the fight at Lindley the Dublin
Hunt section Of the Imperial Yeo-
many suffered heavily. Trooper Will
lam Holmes was found on the battle
field severely injured. But for the
kindness of Boer who sat by him all
night and conveyed him in a cart next
morning to Lindley, he would probably
have died. AS it was, his condition
was serious, and leg had to be cut
off. In the course of time this very
Boer was captured and transported
beyond the seas. From his new quar-
ters he wrote to the trooper in the hope
that he might get him sent back to the
Cape on parole. The letter reached
the soldiers home in Dublin before
the invalided man had returned there,
but it was opened by his father, Lord
Justice Holmes, who at once forward
ed 1t to Earl (then Lord Roberts The
commander-in-chie answered by tele-
graph that the Boer had been released
and was on his way home. 1t is such
grateful incidents as these that tone
down to some extent tile horrors Of
war.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

One day in the year Constantinople
is free from the beggar nusance-on
November %. This is the festival of
st. John the Almsgiver, the patron
saint of the mendicant profession. No
beggar of the Greek faith Is on his
or her beat that day. In the forenoon
all, or nearly all, orthodox mendicants
attend special service in the Church
of st. Constantine, at which an Arch
bishop ofiiciated. 1t was arranged by
their corporation, for they are organ
lied into a guild like any other trade.
The church, spacious as it is, was
none too large for the numerous con
gregation of cadgers, many of whom
in their holiday garb looked like re.
spectacle citizens. The rest of the
day was spent in festivities, which
were apt to extend so far into the
might that many of the travellers were
unable to attend to business on the
morrow.-The Constantinople Ephi-
merls
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

Where the chances permit it is
question if ducks are not more profit
able to keep as layers than hens.
Ducks eggs are always higher than
hens eggs, seldom dropping much, if
any, below twenty or twenty-five cents
Il dozen. There is always an advan-
tage in feeding. Ducks can be fed
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
AGRICULTURAL.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
when to Mulch strawberry Beds

Mulch the strawberry beds as soon as
the ground is frozen, so as to prevent
alternate freezing and thawlng of the
ground and the throwing up of the
plants.
DO Not Use Unwhoiesome Dairy Food
According to the Alabama station 1t
does not pay to use unwholesome
food. and especially is this so in the
dairy where the feed supply should be
carefully and frequently Investigated
and any kinds of decayed feed ex-
cluded from the dairy cows bill of
fare. Ill-smelling, fermenting silage
must not be permitted in The stalls at
time of milking, as the milk is liable to
absorb the odor, and the bacteria in
the silage are liable to infect the milk
Bitter weeds and wild onions must be
removed from the pastures If possible,
since they are liable to transmit a for
eign taste or odor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
A SeIfClosing Cato.

Take any ordinary gate and attach
hinges as shown Ito be made from old
wagon or buggy tire), just so the same
win work easily on the post. Then at
tach trace chain at brace and also to
post on reverse side from gate. BY
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

There are eight hundred public baths
in Toxic, which are patronized daily
by three hundred thousand persons.
The charge Is about half cent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

A Philadelphia tirm has calculated
that there still remain unmined 5.073.-
77o,oo0 tons Of coal in the anthracite
regions
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16


The New Hampshire Historical So
ciety has the original patent on a pro-
cess for the use of steam In propel-
ling boats. 1t was issued to Samuel
Morley. March %, 1895, and was
signed by George Washington.
The 10Th of May, 1850, was d.
tinguished by the phenomenon of
remarkable darkness over all the
Northern States, and is still called the
Dark Day. The darkness commenced
between the hours of 10 and IL o. M,
and continued to the middle of the
next night. 1t was occasioned by II
thick vapor or cloud, tinged with a
yellow color, or faint red, and a thin
coat OF dust was deposited on white
substances. It's extent was from Fal-
mouth, Me-, to New Jersey.
A man-made volcano exists in Bel
GUM. which has been burning con-
stantly for nearly one hundred years.
and cmits vast columns of black
smoke, rendering the neighboring
country barren, baked and utterly un-
profitable. At Brule, France, is even
the most remarkable volcano made by
man. Originally it was a mass of
coal, millions of tons. One day. about
century ago, the coal caught fire,
and it has never ceased burning. The
summit Of the smouldering mass has
genuine crater.
A singing well is one Of the natural
| curiosities OF Texas. In fine weather
n sound like that Of an Aeolian harp
is given out by the well. At times
the sound is clear; then it recedes. as
If far away, and then it reaches the
ear very family. These changes take
| place every few minutes, and with
great regularity. With an east wind
| blowing the water in the we'll gets
very low. and the mysterious musical
sound is faint. A strong west wind
causes the water TO rise and the sound
to increase in volume and clearness.
An interesting coin has just been
| SOlu III NeIludHy' IL Is Oue VI tle lew
coins in the history of the world
which can be accused of having a hu-
morous side to it. u 16T9 the Danes
descended on the Tort of Hamburg,
but their attack proved unsuccessful.
The inhabitants of the town struck a
medal to commemorate the occasion.
The legend on the coin was as follows;
"The King of Denmark has been to
Hamburg. If thou wouldst know
what he achieved look on the other
side" 1t is needless to add that "the
| other side' is a blank.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

The New Hampshire Historical So
ciety has the original patent on pro-
cess for the use of steam in propel-
ling boats. 1t was issued to Samuel
Morley. March %, 1895, and was
signed by George Washington.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

There is said to be salt enough in
the sea to cover seven million square
miles of land with layer one mile
in thickness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

~ HE world may become indebt-
ed to Russia fora new method
of overland transportation.
The Conservative, 1902-01-16
"IN THY LIKENESS"

This phrase is taken from Psalm ms.
1t seems we may learn something in
regard to our Father by studying
ourselves. The material universe is
the body Of God. I have body.
"This is my body" My body is
governed by my mind. The material
universe is controlled by universal
mind. Within my body, and COM
posing part of it, is a system of
nerves, hereby all parts of my body
are kept in direct communication
with my mind, whereby each muscle
is ordered to move in pursuance to
the good of the whole system. Thus
the living mass is kept in sympathy
with each part.
lines of communication center.
Hence, it is called the nerve center,
or seat of mind. Doubtless there is
some place in the universe where all
lines of communication meet. This
is the nerve center of all things.
The subordinate members of our
system know very little of the brain
further than to send message of pain
when hurt. So it is with regard to
the communication of the lower
orders of nature with the supreme in
telligence.
Surgeons have learned the anatomy
The Conservative, 1902-01-16

destiny if the time ever comes when
struggling freemen feel that they can
not look upon the people of these
states for sympathy
The day tearfully alluded to will be
not merely sad, but profoundly sad,
''when struggling freemen" cannot
without spectacles-"feel that they
may look upon the people of these
states for sympathy" There shall
never be an enactment to prevent such
looking, nor treaty at twenty mil
lions of dollars, to prohibit such look
ing unless some senate welding poll
tician prevails over the will of the
people.
"'The star of our destiny is big
blazing planet and fallen" it might
be found all smashed to smithereens.
1t is important to maintain it at an ex
allied altitude. That luminous and
perfectly defined body of coruscating
splendor ought to be propped up by
an appropriation. IF the time ever
comes'' when that star trembles, the
1st colonel of the Third Nebraska
Volunteers should order out his men,
form in line, and march against the
insubordinate sections of the universe
which have permitted the star Of
our destiny" to Internationally fall.
Never before did statesman make
so terse, strong and lucid statement
as to the dangers threatening a great
republic. 1t is perhaps the most sup
erb specimen of oratorical perspicacity
to be found in modern literature. 1t
means as much as dictionary. It is
as alive with feeling as phonograph.
The Conservative, 1902-01-16

The mysteries, confusing all the fools,
Abnormal thoughts, producing fear
and hope;
The master-minds make weaker ones
their tools
By keeping them within the shaded
scope.
Within the ken of human mind is seen
A repetition of the changes here,
With interstitial checks that rise be-
tween,
Reacting modes, that here and there
appear.
'Tis thus we find that, ages in the
past,
Rejecting forth the same Infinite
Mind,
Tie same bright forms were into be-
ing cast,
And the good qualities, as now,
combined;
Man sprang from man in endless cons
past,
And ghost from ghost, an image in
the mind;
The former real, though with shadows
cast,
And tangible, and to this world con-
fined
JOSEPH MAKINSON.
Holdrege, Nebraska.