The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-02


August l5, 1903,
DEAR Mr.. PECK IF | do not
lntrude upon your time and space
too much, l will attempt to write
another letter from Germany to
the News.
The first thing that drew my
attention in Germany was the
perfect management of their rail
roads. Time and money are both
sacrificed for the safety of bu-
man life. Most all railroads are
controlled by the Imperial COVER
ment. There are four classes of
fares. First class Is about the
same as in the United States
with very elegant coaches. The
other classes are less nice and
comfortable, but fourth class is
nothing but bare wooden benches
at each side, and standing room
in the middle. Fourth class fare
is about one cent a mile and is a
great blessing to the poor.
The next thing I noticed is the
well dressed and healthy looking
people, who lift their hats and
bow to each IN a most lovely man.
ner. All children will salute you.
Then the many soldiers! Where
ever you go, you will meetsoldiers
in fine uniforms, looking the very
picture of health. Germany's
army, in peace is COB, 1862; horses,
in peace, 96,000; army in war,
100000; horses, in war, 100000.
Yearly expenses of army, $780,
100000; of the navy, S52, 100000.
Population, of the Empire 6,000,-
900.
Next, one notices the nice
cities and towns of solidly built
houses, and clean streets, with
the most perfect sanitary arrang-
ments. No fear of epidemic dis
eases. Before proceeding further
| will mention, that the German
youth must at the age OF twenty,
become soldier and serve con-
tlnuously for two years; and then
serve four weeks, yearly until 81
years old. In the barracks is a
place where each of these soldiers
has place where his uniform
and his whole outfit, to the small
est article, Is stored away; and in
case of war, when he is called up
on, he will be at his post in less
then "a hours.
The fact is, Germany is one
great military camp.
Now, as to crops, y what nice
fields of wheat, rye, barley, oats
potatoes, and sugar beets. No
fences in all the land. No cattle
In pasture. Harvest is now in
full blast; and as all the farmers
live in tie town, the roads are
continually crowded with teams
and people going in and out. II
just looks like bees preparing fol-
winter. The grain is SO heavy
and thick on the ground, thai
there is not room enough to lay
it on. At the end of each towr
Is a large open building like
railroad depot. Here is an Amer
lean separator, and as the people
bring in their loads of grain, it IL
run through it, snd they take th'
straw right home with them. Th'
steam thresher has a binder at
tached, and it binds the straw in
to handy bundles. Fruit tree'
are just laden with fruit Horses
are large and fat as hogs, ant
very slow. Cows as fat as beeve
are worked as oxen-both doubl
and single. American machiner.
for every purpose is used here
but most of the grain is cut wit
aqueer looking cradle with shee
iron attached instead of fingers
They cut against the grain s
that the cut gram leans agains
the standing grain, and some on
follows and takes it away. TIL
whole family rich and poor g
out to the fields to work-th
women without any covering o
their heads. Almost every, kin
Of work the women will do. A
cattle aud other domestic animal
are cared for by the women. Th
women seem TO do more wOr