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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
New Years Greeting TO the World.

The United States Naval Observa-
tory announced the details OF its
scheme to send telcgraphic time signals
throughout the world to mark the be-
ginning OF the new year. The signals
were sent out last year for each of the
four great standard-timc belts OF the
United States, but this year it is pro-
posed not only to secure n wide distri-
button OF these ncw-ycar signals
throughout North and South America
by the cooperation OF the telegraph
and cable companies, but also to send
one or more OF the four series OF sig
nails around the world and back TO the
room in the Naval Observatory where
they started.
The signals will begin at II55 p. m.
and end at midnight, Eastern time.
The same series will be sent out an
hour later, ending at midnight, central
standard time; again an hour later,
ending at 2 a. m, Tor midnight OF
mountain standard time, and again an
hour after that, ending at 3 a. m, for
midnight OF the Pacific Coast standard
time. During each OF these four five
minute intervals the transmitting clock
will send an electric impulse practically
every second. On the world circuit
the signals will go by land lines to
Cape Canso, Nova Scotia; thence by ca
bic to the Azores, Lisbon, Gibraltar,
Malta, Alexandra and Port Said; by
land to Suez; by cable TO Alden and
Bombay; by land to Madras; by cable
to Penang, Singapore, Saigon, Hong
kong, Manila, Guam, Midway, Homo
lulu and San Francisco, and by land
back TO Washington.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
mIs,ook M, Mother Tor a Burglar.

McKresport. IA. (SpcciaD Mrs Sa-
Yah Langley, aged 81. widow. residing
IN this city with her son, Edward. aged
a. was mistaken by him for y burglar
and was shot al by his three times One
bullet took effect and the woman is in a
serious condition
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
riny Persons Are Drowned.

Athens (By Cablc).--'l'he Grces
steamers Pyloros and Assos collidet
at Ithaca. The Pyloros was partly
submerged and fifty OF her passengers
were drowned.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
A BLIZZARD SWEEPS SEVERAL STATES.
Railroads In Central Illinois Badly hampercd
Drop In Temperature.

Bloomington, III. (SpeciaD "A bliz-
zard prevails throughout Central H.
inois and transportation lines are bad
~ llampered. The Chicago and Alton
Railroad Company issued orders to
move only stock or pcrishablc freight.
and then in light trains. All passcn-
ger trains are badly delayed. Other
Central Illinois roads are already pre-
pairing for the blockade.
Line oln, Ncb.--Zcro weather, or even
colder, is in store for Southeastern
Nebraska. The temperature late at
night was degrees above, but falling
steadily, a drop in "a hours OF 20 de
grecs. The range country is expert
cncing the lowest December tempcra-
fuIc for years. Snow has fallen in that
section but shelter for stock with few
exceptions, has been provided
Kansas City, Mo.-Thc first genuine
blizzard OF the season prevails in por-
tIons OF Northern. Central and West
rrn Kansas having ragged for the past
- hours. Since midnight the tlicr-
rromeier al some points dropped 20 de-
Erees. II now stands at 10 above a
snow and wind storm OF mildcr proper
lions prevails in Western Missouri.
St. Louis. Mo.-Late in the afternoon
blizzard weather swept over St. Louis
and at night a heavy wind drove the
moderate fall Of snow into drifts. The
temperature dropped from 40 degrees al
O'Clock TO 10 degrees at nightfall. anl
the government bureau predicted zero
weather by daylight
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21
Spanish Peanuta.

After experimenting seven years with
the different crops in the South, l have
fully decided there is no crop made in
the poorer farming districts that can
be made with the ease, ant is as valua-
bic, as the early Spanish peanut.
Following are some Of my reasons:
First. Any kind Of land will grow
them. OF course, the better the land
the greater will be the yield, both in
hay and nuts. l find, though, that
sandy loan is the best, as the nuts are
whittier, and are easier cleaned of sand,
dirt, etc.
Second As yet there has developed
no worms or insects that destroy them
during growth; this one point gives
them the advantage over nearly every
known crop. find, too, that they will
stand more G.y weather than most
crops.
Last year, after we had suffered
from nearly three months lncessnnt
drouth, and during the growing sen
son, I pulled up several hills of my
Spanish variety and found they con-
tanned from 100 to $50 fully matured
nuts. The average yield per acre was
about thirty bushels.
Third. This is very early variety
natures in this part of the South in
about ninety days. This is a bunch
variety; the nuts are somewhat smaller
than any other kind, but their nature
in maturing evenly and adhering to
the vines when pulled up, gives to them
another good point, which is found IN
only one other variety Of the peanut
family.
Fourth. And the uses that the nuts
can be put to are many. indeed find,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21
nest to Keen at paIryIng.

"In times Of prosperity 1t is well not
TO forget the days Of adversely that
we have seen ana may see again" says
Farmers Review. To-day there is
money in almost any kind of farming.
More money can be made In raising
beef and pork perhaps than in making
butter, but this Is q condition that be-
longs to prosperity. When the gloomy
days come, and the pig and the steer
cease to return n profit, is the time
when the cow is found to be stand
by. The profit she returns in prosper
fly and in adversely is not n large
one, hut Il is a profit nevertheless, and
not TO be despised. 1t Is very notice
able at a time when other things are
returning losses. So at this time the
cow should not be forgotten. Many q
man will have to fall back on her yet.
During the hard times Of few years
ago thousands Of men went to milking
cows that had never done so before.
But they discovered then that they had
not been preparing their herds for TINT
possibility, and consequently had to
milk cows that gave them very little
profit. They had been in the past
breeding to beef bulls and had calves
Of mixed blood. They then wished
they had saved their best calves for
mixers. Yet after the clouds had
passed away they forgot all about
their former experiences and went to
selling their good cows and good calves
ana breeding dairy cows to beef bulls
They are likely to repeat their old mis-
take and experience the old regrets
What should be done at this time is to
keep the best dairy cows and breed
them to the best dairy bulls, retaining
their calves if they show signs of de.
velopment into good mixers. In this
way fairly good lot OF cows will be
ready for work when needed. 1t is
sad TO relate that ut this time even
good cows are being sent to the
butcher, the owner having become
fixed in the idea that prosperity is
henceforth to be perpetual.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21
Nitrate Of Soda on Cabbage.

Fall planted cabbage should be en-
'couraged to grow by cultivating the
land as soon as dry enough, and after
they have started a top dressing of nj
trate Of soda viii greatly help them
A test Of the use Of nitrate Of soda on
cabbage made in North Carolina gave
the following results: "When no nitrate
Of soda was used there was n yield Of
but 910 prime heads of cabbage per
acre, showing that the ground itself
was poor When 300 pounds of the
nitrate was applied per acre on the
same sort of land in two equal dress
ings, the number of prime heads OBJ
tanned was 2260. When the same
amount was applied in three equal
dressings, the yield Of prime heads per
acre was $500. On the plat which had
received 400 pounds of nitrate Of soda
per acre in two equal dressings, the
yield was AGO prime heads per acre,
and when the same amount was ap-
piled in three equal dressings, 1880
prime heads were obtained per acre"
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21
SOUTHERN N FARN !: NOTES.
.d-==p@ q--p
Tcs oFmrEsST 70 Sr0cK1ARAaO TRUCK GROWER
NOTES.

ID 90. @'d

by feeding them to stock, that l nave
no trouble IN having fat hogs, healthy
horses, and hens that viii lay the year
round. one acre will fatten eight or
ten head of hogs ready for market, and
what other crop can do this on poor
land. without fertilizer? We never
think Of fertilizing them with any
kind Of commercial fertilizers, yet we
make from twenty to forty bushels
per acre, on land that would not pro-
duce over 800 pounds Of seed cotton or
more than fifteen bushels Of corn.
Fifth. The hay from one acre is
well worth the trouble Of making the
crop. find that horses relish 1t az
well as the best pea vine or clover hay,
and as a milk producer for cows, l find
Il second to none l ever fed.
The effects Of peanuts on land is very
much similar to cow peas, as they
leave the land in more productive
state than when they were planted.
In conclusion, viii say that | find
them to be ."an albright crop" and one
that can be depended on, in wet or dry
weather-Charles Van Ness, in Home
and Farm.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21
Farmers should Grow Their Trees.


Professor Howard, cE the Missouri
Experiment Station, aflirms that farm
ers can propagate and grow their own
trees at little or no expense. To start
a small home orchard man need
make no cash outlay at all. For ap-
pies he can save some seed plant them,
grow seedlings and on them graft any
and all Of the varieties Of the fruit he
wishes to have. Peach, plum and
cherry seeds may be planted in the
same way, and the desired varieties Of
each budded on the seedlings. All
this is easy to do If one knows how.
The process Of grating and budding
is regarded by many as mysterious
art, which only favored few can un.
derstand. How this impression came
to be abroad it is difficult to say, but
II exists, nevertheless. There Is, how
ever, no. magic at all connected with
the process Of making budded and
grafted trees, and any one Gun learn
II who viii take little time to do SO.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21
Dewars' Of ointments For Catarrh That
- - Contain MeTaury,

as mercury win surely destroy the sense d
smell and completely derange the whole syS
tenn when entering II through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be usee
except on prescriptions from reputable phyA
siclans, as the damage they will do Is ten fold
TO the good you can possibly derive FROM
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by II. J. Cheney a Co., Toledo, o., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cur
be sure to get the genuine. 1t Is taken In
ternally, and is made In Toledo, Ohio, by \.
]. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
TSrSold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle,
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21
AFTER 1T.

"Niii yctr employer be In after am
ner?" inquired the visitor of the ofBrs
boy.
Nose" was the laconic reply.
what makes you think goY' was IN,
next query.
"'Coz," replied the boy, as he pre-
pared to dodge, that's what he went
out after. Judge.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21
SOMEWHAT BROKEN.

was Mrs, Murphy pleased when she
heard her husbands voice in The
monograph"
Every much so"
"But the record was scratched, and
his speech sounded incoherently,"
Eyes, she said 1t sounded just like
him talking when he came home from
the club."-Chicago News.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21
FREE ADVICE TO WOMEN.
EXTREMES,

Don't you think this country is
likely to make wealth a consideration
of too much Importance" asked the
apprehensive patriot.
What do you want II to do?" in
quired the man who takes things as
they come; set up poverty as an
ideal ?'-Washington Star.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21
VERY HOPEFUL

Hes hopeful soul"
"Yes, indeed He was Just saying 10.
day that he'd done more hoping and
less realizing than any one he knew"
Detroit Free Press.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21

II. II. GREEN'S soSs, OF Atlanta, Ca, are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists in the
world. See their liberal offer In advertise.
ment In mother column OF this paper.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21

The beauty about diplomacy is that 4
enables both sides to claim victory.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21

The eye is most sensitive to green colon
Two boys. aged fourteen and fifteen ".
Gently committed suicide in Berlin with Il,
same revolver.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21

FITspermanently cured. No fits or nervous.
meas after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Groas
NerveRestorer S2trlal bottleand treatiseires
DIR. R. KLINE, Ltd, e91 Arch st., Phila.. Pa
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21

Coronation medals made Of gun metal
have been presented by King Edward
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21

PUTNAM FApELEss DYES do not stain
the hands or spot the kettle, except green
and purple.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21

A new kind Of lightning light
ning-has oeen photographed in Switzer
land.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21

The bald.headed man realizes that there
is plenty of room at the top.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21

Some men are naturally absent-minded,
and Others forget judiciously.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spokenot
rs a cough cure.-J, w. o'BRRN, 922 Third
Avenue, n, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6, lSOO
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21

You can't blow your own horn unless
you are able TO raise the wind.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21

There is more fun in the world than
most Of us have any idea Of.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21

ITO YoyNo WoNEN:-I suffered for six years with dysmenor:
rhea nfu peods much that dreaded every month";
knew meant three four days of intense pain The
this due amed condition of the uterine appendages
by repeated and neglected colds.
"I young girls only realized how dangerous it is to take cold
this critical time much suffering would be spared them Thank God
for Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound that the only
medicine which helped Within three after
take it, noticed marked improvement in general health and
the time of next monthly period the pain had diminished consider
ably the month like
another since in perfect health brighter have
added - pounds weight color good and feel light and
happy Miss AGNES Miller 25 Potomac Ave, Chicago Ill
The monthly sickness reflects the condition of
health Anything unusual at that time should have
attention Fifty prove
Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound regulates
situation and makes those periods painless
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-10-03
FATTENING CHICKENS.
SIX Points Clearly Established by
Tests Conducted by Canadian
Government Experts.

The results of experiments in fatten-
ing chickens for market in Canada are
given as follows. by the chief Of that
division. He says:
/. That pure-bred or high-grade
chickens can be reared more cheaply in
the fattening crates. and present bet
ter market appearance than do COM
mon chickens or scrub" chickens.
2. That there is more profit in placing
well-fatted chickens on the market than
in marketing lean chickens.
3. That four months old is the most
profitable age at which to market
chickens.
4. That heavy chickens are not gen.
orally as salable as medium weight ones
s. That the type of chicken desired in
Canada or Great Britain is a young.
plump bird. with broad. full breast.
white-colored fish. white or yellow col
ored legs. without feathers or spurs, and
with a small head.
6. That crate fattenlng Of chickens is
the farmers business; that It does not
require large outlay to fatten 100 or
200 chickens; that the chickens are fed
from troughs, and that machine feeding
Is not necessary.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-10-03
FEEDING NEW CORN.
Too Free Use of the Crop In m Imma-
ture Condition In Sure 10
breed Disease.

The late condition of the corn crop last
year resulting in SO much Of 1t being soft
and not in condition to keep doubtless
will cause many to be very short Of old
corn this year. Such condition fosters
the heavy feeding Of very new corn. We
wish to caution against a too free use of
the new crop In an immature condition.
or for that matter after it gets fairly well
ripened up. AS all during this time it Is
very palatable and contains sufficient
moisture to make IT very easily con-
sumed. the tendency is for an animal to
overeat. This is especially true OF the
hog, whose ration usually consists more
largely of concentrates than Is the case
with other animals. The present price
Of corn will doubtless have very bene-
fetal effect in this direction. 1t will be
much easier to allowance the hog than
1t would be IL corn were low in price.
This relatively high price Of corn will
also simplify the problem by lessening
the objection to the purchase of substi-
Feed the new corn quite sparingly at
first. II necessary to begin while 1t Is in
the milk, or even in the dough stage. II Is
good plan to feed the whole plant and
let them eat what they will of the fodder.
Then increase the feed gradually and be
careful to never overfeed. and we believe
you will have gone long way toward
preventing an outbreak of disease in the
herd Prairie Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-10-03
BroiIers ana Roaster..

Some poultry farmers claim that
they can make more money in rails
ing roasting fowls for market than
they can with broilers. On the other
hand, there are poultrymen who say
the profits are decidedly in favor of
broilers. Much depends upon the mar
kets. In some sections of the country
broilers would have very little sale.
while in other sections there Is a
great call for them. Where the mar
ket is favorable to roasting fowls. say
four to six pounds in weight, 1t Is
more profitable to raise the latter. as
the extra pounds in weight over the
first two cost considerably less. on &c
count of the gain being quickly made
Where it is possible both broilers and
roasters should be raised, so as to fit
all classes of trade.-Cincinnati Trib-
une
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-10-03
ABOUT GUINEA FOWLS
Points That shosld he Remembered
by All Who Are Engaged in
Raising Them.

Guinea fowls have dark colored flesh,
but 1t is very palatable.
lnbreeding results In rendering the
birds tender and reduces their size.
The young OF birds given their free
dom are hardy and will follow their
mother as soon almost as they are out
OF the shell; at least they are good
trampers after they are day old. The
young live on bugs and seeds discovered
for them by the mothers.
In the early laying season the birds
VIII lay their eggs anywhere. and several
VIII deposit their eggs In the same local.
lily. When about to sit they seek sep
aration and lay dozen or more eggs in
hidden nest. where they incubate then.
The guineas differ from common fowls
In that the males are as anxious about
the brood as is the hen. and helps take
care of them during the day time. for
saking them at night.
Guinea hens and their broods forage
In body. the old males helping to keep
up the laggards Of the line At night
each mother collects her own brood.
The young at very early age learn to
roost In the trees. even before they can
reach the branches by flying. They half
fly and half run up the trunk Of the tree.
Guinea eggs are very fertile. and q
large percentage Of the birds Matched
live II they are permitted to run wild
with their mother
Like the turkey. the guinea prefers
the open tree top to the secure poultry
house.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-10-03
TOOK RISK In COUGHING.
,samptives Always Gave
Warning.

The man in the chair coughed suddenly
and unexpectedly, states the Philadelphia
Record. Don't do that again" exclaimed
the barber, with an unwarranted display of
irritation. The man in the chair resented
in somewhat lurid language this restriction
of his personal liberty and intimated that
he would cough whenever he felt like. it.
"All right, then, cough your head of, but
don't blame me II i cut you" returned the
barber. There was no more coughing, how
ever, and the man in the chair made his
escape without any injury. But, as he paid
his check at the desk, he remarked to the
boss barber:
Say, you want to give some nerve tonic
to the fellow who Just shaved me"
"Oh, don't mind him." replied the boss.
Hes from Colorado and he's used to shaw
ing consumptives. He was telling me the
other day that he's been in the business for
over 20 years and has shaved everything
from a l6-year.old boy to an octogenarian
drunkard, but his nerve went back on him
when he drifted into Colorado Springs and
started to shave the consumptives who hang
out there. Ever since then a man with a
cough gives him cold chills. Out there, he
tells me, not day goes by that some 'lunger'
doesn't get cash in his throat while being
shaved"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-10-03
Tomato Ginger Preserves.

Tomatoes barely ripe. the large round
kind. Wash In cold water and cut in
half at right angles to the stem. Take
out seeds, which can be more easily done
with the finger than the knife. Throw
into alum water Zone ounce alum to
one-half gallon wate). Make a ginger
tea Of one ounce of ginger root to pint
Of water, using as many pints of water
as pounds OF tomato. When boiled to a
strong tea. make syrup Of white sugar
and tea. using one pound of sugar to each
pound Of tomato. Boil in porcelain
kettle until. tomato is somewhat dark.
two or three hours. Take out tomato
and boil syrup until thick. Seal in air
tight jars. putting ginger in with pre-
serves.-Good Housekeeping
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-10-03
SLATED FATTENING Coop.

Each part is two feet long, 16 inches wide
and 20 inches high. which experiments
have shown to be the best size.
The coops are placed out of doors in
the shade. either under trees or in an
open shed, but in severe weather should
be placed In closed building. A small
V-shaped trough Is used to hold the
feed, and water is supplied In a cup,
which may be fastened to the stats.
Young chickens from four to six
months OF age are commonly used for
fattening. About four are placed in a
coop, where they are fed three times
daily, as much as they will eat Of ground
grain, chiefly oats. At or near the end
of the period of fattening. which lasts
from four to six weeks. little tallow is
added to the feed. which at all times is
mixed with skim milk.
In a trial with 100 chickens. Prof.
James w. Robinson, of Canada. found
that they almost doubled in weight in
SO days of feeding For every pound
of increase in live weight they consumed
5A pounds of ground oats and 6.43
pounds skim milk. At one dollar per
100 pounds for ground oats and 20 cents
per 100 pounds skim milk, the cost was
nearly ca cents per pound gain for feed
only.
While the increase in weight was
nearly 100 per cent, this gain was mostly
of flesh. Three chickens dressed before
fattening weighed. with feathers off,
eight pounds and eight ounces. their
bones weighed one pound two ounces,
and the edible meat two pounds six
ounces. After this period OF fattening,
three chickens, of the same quality at
the start, weighed with feathers off Is
pounds four ounces. and the edible meat
seven pounds six ounces. Not only was
there gain Of about 200 per cent. in edi-
BILE meat, but 1t was of much better quail
ity. II all fowls when fatted for the
market are confined for month in
coops OF this kind and fed in similar
manner, they will return much higher
price and greater proft.-Orange Judd
Farmer