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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
The "Dead Line"

Look around the world to-day, and
see what some of the men who have
long passed the dead line" are doing,
and what they have accomplished.
Look at the young old military lead
ers in little Japan who conquered
great Russia. Oyama was 20 years
past his fatal line when he won his
great victories, and all OF his corps
commanders were past so. Marquis
Ito. the grand old man of Japan, her
greatest statesman, and the one who
has done more than any other to make
Japan what it is to-day, is still active
in the service of his untry.--Success
Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
Tho record Polnto Crnn.

I am In receipt Of various letters ask.
ing for the methods employed by Mr.
Aitkcn IN growing his record breaking
acre Of potatoes-700 bushels. One IN
particular, coming from New York
State, expresses almost reasonable
doubt" as to the correctness Of the
record.
AS potato growing is assuming more
Importance each year. and as many
young farmers Of my acquaintance in
several States are interesting them
selves in the work, a more detailed ac.
count Of Mr.. Athens methods may
not be out Of place.
This crop was grown on an old pas.
ture sod, heavily manured with COW
manure and plowed in the fall. then
cross-plowed very deeply in the spring.
thoroughly narrowed and a thorough
dressing OF a special fertilizer ap-
piled. Then with side hill plow
the land was thrown up into ridges
about twenty-elght inches apart. Mr..
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
Tie Teacher,a Relicinn.

1t was said of a good Christian min
lister that wherever he went he made
people fall in love with the Lord Jesus
Christ Evidently he had the right
sort of religion. 1t would be well If all
Sunday-schoOl teachers had the same
kind, There are some people, Chris
tians too, godly and conscientious, who
live honestly and uprightly, and who
are active in good works, but who do
not make people fall in love with
Christ. 1t was said of very earnest
church worker the ether day, II sup.
pose he is Il Christian, but somehow he
never makes me think of Christ" Yet
are there not too many such church
members? The teacher ought to have
a religion that will make other people
think of Christ. 1t should be a sunny
religion. Christ was the light of the
world. 1t should be joyous religion,
for Christ was always joyous. 1t
should be a religion of love, for Christ
was all love.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
CHRISTIAN ENDEhVOR NOTES
MAY TWENTY-sEVENTH.
John Williams, and Missions to the
South Seas. Ps. 81: LIP.

Until Christianity came to the Is
lands their word was fear; now.
more and more, their wcrd is 10y" 4"
All missionaries know well what
clouds and darkness" are, but they
also know that God is at the heart OF
them they are round about Him. :"
Every mission field, and none more
than the islands, has known God as
the mysterious Destroyer of oppos.-
ton. The foes of missions melt away
before Him.
dol-worshippers are confounded;
they worship many gods, lest they
miss some true god; and the more
they worship, the more they miss
Him.
John Williams Life in Brief.
lie was born in England, June 81,
1896.
prentice in London, and very
shlful mechanic.
A devotee of the world, he was i'm
portuned by his employers wife one
day TO so to church and was con.
verted in that hour
Hearing Of missionary successes II
the South Seas, he decided for tha
life, obtained release from his appren
ticeship, ard on November II, 1916.
set sail with his young wife for Ii
southern Pacific.
He took up work in Raiatea in the
Society Islands, where he built a re-
markable house and introduced civil
ization.
BY the end of the first year the ma
tives had contributed $4,000 to church
work, and had built a wonderful
church.
Williams contructed, in all, five
vessels, One was called the En-
deavor." One, the Messenger Of
Peace" was sixty feet long, built al
made himself.
He energetically reached out over
the Pacific, and discovered Raro-
tonga, the largest of the Hervey Is
lands. They had barely heard of Je-
hovah and of Jesus Christ, and the
king had given those names TO two
of his children. Within seven weeks
Williams converts built a church
that would accommodate 5000 per-
sons.
The missionary carried the gospel
to the Samoan Islands, where the
converts drowned the national god
Of war,--a piece Of rotten mating.
Finally the heroic toiler went to
work in the New Hebrides. The ma
tives of Erromanga, on November 20,
1899, mistook him for one of the
cruel white traders from whom they
had suffered, and murdered him.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23

! Aitken's experience leads him TO think
this space gives ample room for the
perfect development of the plant econ
omizes labor and leaves less room for
weeds to grow.
The plow was run as deep as possi-
bic. so as to make the ridges high, with
deep trenches between. Then brush
or light smoothing harrow was run
lengthwise over the ridges. levelling
them somewhat and filling the bottom
Of the trench with two or three inches
of fine. mellow soil. with which the
fertilizer is thoroughly mixed. The
potatoes are dropped about fourteen
inches apart and are covered by rum
ming the plow through the centre Of
the ridge In doing this the off horse
is made to walk on top Of the ridge to
avoid stepping on the seed.
The field was then left until the first
crop of weeds started. when the ridges
were narrowed lengthwise. This har-
rowing is done as often as necessary
to prevent the weeds from getting a
start. until the potatoes are about to
come through the surface when the
final narrowing is given. At this time,
understand. the ridges We're har-
rowed until the stems were left bare
about two inches. In this way the
field was left level and perfectly free
from weeds. The white, uncovered
stems soon leaf out and grow rapidly,
covering the ground enough to shade
it so that weeds cannot grow.
When cutting the seed, the top, or
seed end. of the potato is cut off, the
remainder of the potato being cut into
pieces containing two eyes, being care
full to leave a good sized seed for the
plants to feed upon until the roots are
well established.
Mr.. Aitken claims that this method
Of cutting the seed. planting and cul-
tlvating will give 4 larger percentage
Of marketable potatoes than any other.
The ridge system has a further advan-
tage of protecting the crop from late
spring frosts, as the last narrowing
can be delayed till all danger of frost
has passed.
The potatoes were sprayed at inter.
walls through the season with Bordeaux
mixture to prevent blight and with
Paris green to kill the beetles 1t is
very important that the spraying be
done early enough to get ahead Of the
blight
on this acre of potatoes common
force pump set in a kerosene barrel and
mounted on the forward wheels of a
lumber wagon was used. To do this
work it requires two men. one to drive
and pump. the other to handle the hose.
This briefly describes the methods
used in producing this record breaking
crop of 700 bushels an acre.
1t was adopted after years Of expert.
mcnting on all kinds of soil and in
great variety of climates.
may say the Aroostook (Maine) po.
tato growers use nearly the same
methods. except that their large acre
age makes it necessary for them to use
machinery more largely. Probably no
crop grown in New England responds
more readily TO heavy applications of
commercial fertilizers than potatoes.
Some Aroostook farmers apply as high
as 1900 pounds of high grade fertilizers
an acre. This practice in rotation with
clover and the grains gives them large
crops of potatoes. preserves the organic
matter in the soil and increases its
fertlllty.-Walker McHeen. of Maine,
in the New York Tribune Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
Earning. OF women In Germany.

The houseworkers' exhibition in Ber-
lin shows the miserable gains which
women and children are forced by the
brutality of hunger to accept in spite
Of the protection afforded to workers.
For painted toys a child receives
three pfenngs Qess than Il half penny
per hour. Photographs show what
stuuted women and crippled children
are engaged in this work.
Ribbons with religious notices are
made for Ave pfennigs per hour.--So-
zlallstische Monats- Hefte. =
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
Beaver in New york State.

Although stree 1870 the beaver has
continuously hoyered on the point of
extinction in the Empire state, there
has never been time when the North
woods did not contain at least one
Wild colony. | have in my possession
fresh beaver cuttings which were OBJ
tanned within the past five years from
TWO different localities In Franklin
county, and at present there is in this
county. in the waters northwest OF Up
per Saranac lake. small family
perhaps two distinct families-which
are undoubtedly the direct descendants
OF the original wild stock.-FTom
Bringing Back the Beaver" by Harry
v. Radford, in Four-Track News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23

Joint To overcome this two Illinois
farmers have devised the corn husker
Illustrated here, designed primarily to
form a rigid support for the wrist.
The support extends from point
Slightly in advance of the ball of the
thumb 10 a point considerably above
or in the rear Of the wrist joint. 1t
affords free play of the fingers and
thumb to allow the operator when the
hook has pulled the husks away from
the ear to grasp the latter without
making an extra motion Of the hand or
arm.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
Rat-Pronf Foundation.

The sketch shows rat and mice
proof foundation for chicken house.
As the sketch will show, the stone
foundation is sunk six inches below the
surrounding surface ana extends one
foot above it. 1t is laid in cement, and
by sinking it down into the ground six
inches rats and mice cannot dig holes
below it, as they always start TO dig
their holes close up TO the walls of 4
building. As the sketch will show the
inside has been filed up even with the
top Of the stone foundation. The lower
six inches is clay, we'll packed down,
the upper half is gravel, while on top
is laid a thin layer Of cement TO form
tae floor \ wooden floor can be used
IN place of cement If SO desired. If
preferred, both cement and boards for
construction Of hoor may be left out
aud clay only be used; in such a case
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
When Men Get Wise.

The larger part of the great fortunes
OF this country have been acoumu-
latetd after their amassers have passed
40. In fact. the first 40 years OF
mans life are the preparatory years.
the years Of training and discipline. A
large part of this time he is laying the
foundation-just getting ready to. rear
the superstructure. Many OF us stun
BILE around many years before we get
into the right place, and then, for ad-
d!tional years. we make many mis-
takes. Most men do not get wise un-
I'll they nave passed 40 They may
get knowledge before this, but not
much wisdom. Wisdom is ripening
process. 1t takes time,-Success Maga-
zine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
Water at Meals.

Water taken with meals should be
slipped as well as taken sparingly.
Ice water should be taken as seldom
as possible; never would be better
rule. And the habit Of 4. putting
clipped ice In the drinking water Is
to be avoided, as one never knows
what may be taken into the stomach
through this medium. The better way
is to fll bottles with water and allow
them to stand beside Ice TO chill.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23

In the husl;ing season the corn
husker has a great deal Of work to do
Of the one variety, bringing muscles
OF the hand ard arm into constant use
muscles which are idle at other sea-
sons. Naturally, this causes sprainmg
Of the wrist and great fatigue at the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23

DR.. Willoughby, lecturing in Lon.
don on Popular Food" said that
homemade beef tea was only found
to contain l per cent OF albumen, and
this was often strained on, leaving
fnly discolored water. more delecta.
he to the nose than nourishing To the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
A Colored WISH Dress.

II you are doubtful whether a mus.
lin or print dress will wash well
preface the washing by soaking Il
for ten minutes In pail OF tepid
water, into which teaspoonful OF
turpentine has been stirred.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
whose Doctors Bills.

In every neighborhood there ia some
apparently healthy woman whose doc
tor bills cause the other woman to
cream.-Atchison Globe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23

Indiana had, In 1906. dfty-two cities
ea>h having a population of 5000 ~
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28
Ordinance No. 117.

An Act for the further regulation
and control of the traffic in Intoxicat-
ing liquors in the city of DEBORAH,
Iowa
BE 1T ORDAINED by the City
Council of the City of DEBORAH, Iowa.
Sec. /. No corporation, partner
ship, person or persons, employed or en-
gagged in the keeping for sale and sell
ing of Intoxicating liquors in the City
of DEBORAH, Iowa, under and by virtue
of Chapter 6, Title III of the Code of
Iowa, commonly known as the Mulct
law, shall sell, barter or exchange
any wine, rum, brandy or whiskey,
or other Intoxicating liquor, except
beer for less than ten cents per glass.
Sec. 2. Any corporation, partnership,
person or persons, violating this
ordinance shall be deemed to have
forfeited the consent granted by sucl
City Council TO such corporation,
partnership, person or persons, to sell
and keep for sale Intoxicating liquors
| Sec. 3. This Ordinance shall take
effect and be in force after it,
publication in pursuance of law.
+. w. Daubney, Mayor.
attest, F. M. Hughes, City Clerk
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28
Institute In Session.

The annual session of the Winneshiek
County Teachers Institute opened at
the high school building on Monday
morning, and up to today about 225
teachers have enrolled. The work of
the institute is well under way, and
Supt. Hook has engaged corps of in
structors and arranged a program that
promises to make this the best session
held i'll years. On Thursday evening
of this week Prof. Colgrove of the
state normal school will lecture at the
high school building on 1.-The Making
of Man, and next week Supt. +.
l.. Coffeen of Marshalltown will also
lecture. Many of the teachers will
probably attend the theatre this
evening, so that they will have plenty
of entertainment besides work. The
session will last two weeks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28
Editorial Association Meeting

The editors of northeastern Iowa
met at Manchester last week Thursday
and Friday, in one of the most enjoy
able and profitable meetings ever.held
by the association. There was large
attendance, and the papers and dis
cussions were especially !. interesting.
On Thursday evening Hon. LATE
Young, editor of the Des Moines Daily
Capital, delivered most interesting
address ON with Taft in the Philli-
pines, !" being description of his
trip with the Taft-Alice Roosevelt
party through the PHILIPPINES, and
then on around the world. On Friday
evening the editors and their wives
| were rendered reception and banque,
| by the citizens of Manchester Capt
III. +. Merry acted as POSTMASTER al
only he knows how to do, and tn,
principal address was the response tt
the toast, Service, +" by Hon. Georg,
ID. Perkins, editor of the Sioux City
Journal, speech which brought
hearty and prolongued applause, pro
found in thought and pleasing in de-
livery. The officers elected were
President, T. f. Booth, Anamos;
Eureka Vice President, f. s. Rob
inson, Oelwein Register: Secretar,
and Treasurer, H. j. Green, Decoral
Public Opinion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28
Change in Banking Hours.

Beginning April LIST, 1906. all the
banks of DEBORAH will open each week
day at 3 a. m, and close at D. M
This rule has been adopted, not to de-
prive the public of any convenience
heretofore enjoyed, but because it has
become absolutely necessary. We can
not begin closing up our books for the
day until all the days business is in,
and even when we start at O'Clock it
sometimes takes several hours to strike
"A balance. 1t is almost impossible to
avoid mistakes if checks are being paid
and deposits taken while the books
are being closed and on that account
we have decided on the hours as above
stated.
wINNESHIEK co STATE BANK
by r. Algyer, Cashier,
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK
by B. J. Mckay, Cashier
NATIONS AL BANK OF DEBORAH
by H. G. Hjerleid, Cashier
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28
Bruner-Ward NuptiaIS.

At high noon today wednesday,
will occur the marriage of Miss Ella
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nv. Ward
of this city, to Mr.. James w. Bruner
of Denver, Colo. at the home of the
bride. They will leave on the after
noon train for Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo on wedding trip.
after which they will make their
home at Goodland, Kas The groom
is a prominent conductor ON the Rock
Island, and the bride has grown to
womanhood here and highly esteemed
by all who know her. The peopl,
of the city will generally join us il
heartiest congratulations and hes
wishes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28
The Bonds of MatrimOny.

On Saturday evening at six O'Clock
at the residence of the brides mother,
Mrs. Iver Larsen, Rev. j. o. Hougen
united in the holy bonds of matrimony
her youngest daughter, Miss Nettie
Louise, to Mr.. E. W. Tulloch, a
travelling salesman in this territory for
Swift d Co. They departed that
evening for "A wedding trip to Mil
Yankee aud other points, and after
their return in about two weeks they
will reside in the Mrs. Iver Larsen
home on East Water street.
The bride is one of Decorah's fairest
and most charming girls. Reared to
womanhood i'll the city, in one of its
best families, she has wide acquain-
lance and friendship, and her union
with this gentleman, who is held in
high esteem by those who know him,
is a matter of general congratulation.
All will join us in wishing them a
long and happy welded life.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28
HIGH WATER MENAcES HOMES.
River Reaches Highest Stage in Thirty
Years, and Many Residents
Move Out

The heavy rains of Sunday and
Monday and the going out of ice jams
in the Upper Iowa river created much
excitement throughout the city, with
fears of repetition of the catastrophe
of few years ago. The river raised
rapidly Sunday and Monday, and at
about one O'Clock Monday afternoon
reached point higher than it has ever
been, in the memory of the oldest
inhabitant. The residents of the. fiat
near the big stone mill:had aIl:s moved
out, and their homes were surrounded
with water
In West DEBORAH the water came uI
around the barn of c. W. Burdick, AS
it has never done before. On Curtin S
fiat near the Ice Cave the high levee
just barely protected the homes in that
part of the city from serious damage.
As it was the residents of the fiat
near the bridge lost considerably.
Thos. Gilman lost about 5000 worth
of wood, chickens, ETC., John Smith
lost several cords of wood, and the
people of this vicinity lost accordingly
in larger or smaller amounts. Con-
siderable damage was also done TO the
dams here and at other points along
the river.
Along the path of Dry Run there
was some little loss, but as rule the
creek kept within its banks. The
bridge of the Milwaukee near the stock
yards became damaged so that the
train did not venture out Monday
evening.
At best we think the city is for
tunate to have escaped with no more
serious loss. 1t might have been much
worse, and it would have taken only
a little more water to have made it
much worse.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28
A Pleasing Entertainment.

The entertainment at Steyer's opera
house on Friday evening by the
students of the high school for the
benefit of the athletic association
was thoroughly enjoyed by the
audience present. The program con-
sisted of music by the high school glee
club and orchestra, and pleasing
farce, "The Heavenly Twins, which
was full of comical situations and the
parts were very well taken by the
students, each seeming especially
adapted to his or her part. A neat
sum was realized for the association
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28
Married In HeSper.

At the residence of the brides par
ents in Hesper last Wednesday after
noon, occurred the ceremony which
united for life in the bonds of matri-
mony Mr.. Willett Pfster, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Georsge Pfister of Locust,
TO Miss Tilla, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Goldberg of Hesper Both
of these young people are held in
close esteem by their acquaintance
throughout this county, and they
come from two of the best families in
the county. They will reside i'll North
Dakota, where he will manage large
farm owned by his father. The best
wishes of all go with them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28
G. B. Burhans Tes,iies After Four Years.

G. B. Burhans Testifies After Four Years.
G. b. Bnrhans, of Carlisle Center,
N. Y, writes: about four years ago
wrote you stating that had been
entirely cured of severe kidney
trouble by taking less than two bottles
of Foley's Kidney Cure. Ii entirely
stopped the brick dust sediment, and
pain and symptoms of kidney disease
disappeared. am glad to say that |
have never had q return of any of
those symptoms during the four years
that have elapsed and ! am evidently
cured cured to stay cured, and heartily
recommend Folev's Kidney Cure to
any one suffering from kidney or
bladder trouble. -Brunt & Parman.