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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-08
SATURDAY, AUGUST s. 1908
THE SAFE SIDE.

I7E AOAAA@
While the health conditions IN Ihls
entire section today are excellent, and
there is no cause for the least uneasi-
ness in regard to possible sickness OF
any serious nature,yet the conserva-
tive and far-sighted men who are
putting theinr money and time into
the great development projects in this
valley realize that this is the very
time for every town on the border to
take precautions that will render per
manent the splendid conditions now
prevailing In time of peace pre-
pare for war. Do not allaw the alb
sence of danger to lull you into
sense of security that will leave the
fortress ungarded The republic of
Mexico itself is in a healthful con-
dition as a rule, and yet somedisease
of an epidemic nature might develop
there before it was suspected and
spread more rapidly, because OF the
fact that there has been nothing OF
the kind in so long that the health
authorities may be off guard. Dis
ease germs are quick to take advant-
age of the country that is of guard,
and so allows them to gain a foot
hold.
The Brownsville country, in par
ticular should not for moment re-
Lax its guard over health conditions,
as it has interests of such vast i'm
portance that would suffer inestima-
bly, should there be even the faintest
hint of even a need of quarantine re-
strictions here. The very strongest
possible vigilence should be exercised
day and night at all ports of entry
along the Rio Grande, in fact, so
that, even should any danger from
outside sources arise, there would be
no danger even from the first moment
Of infection coming into this state.
Above al else the local health au-
thorities should enforce the most
rigid observance of all sanitary reg
uIation. Filth, mosquitoes and flies,
the friends and allies of disease, the
main instrument by which disease
Is fostered and transmitted, should
be fought persistently, without a mo-
ment's cessation. If there be no
mosquitoes at all, there is no danger
whatever of the fevers which these
insects have the power of transmit
ting becoming prevalent. With pure
water and food and no flies, the dam
ger of typhoid is eliminated. With
clean alleys and yards, plenty of pure
fresh water, clean, sanitary markets,
and no mosquitoes, even though all
kinds of infectious disease might be
prevailing in other sections, there
would be no danger of the infection
obtaining any foothold in this place.
But the health authorities and the
people in general should not for a
moment lose sight of the fact that it
requires eternal vigilence to main
tain such conditions.
The health authorities of Browns
vile are already taking measures to
put the town in a good sanitary con-
dition, but they cannot succeed en-
firely in this vitality important work
without the active cooperation of the
citizens themselves. 1t is a work in
which each and every householder
should take an active personal inter
est, lending every aid and encourage
ment to the authorities in keeping
the city in as clean and healthful CON
dition as it possibly can be kept.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-08
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-08

No one can be really happy while
nursing a grudge. Facts.
Scientists agree that the condition
of the mind has decided effect upon
the physical condition, and one can
readily see how the man who is nurs-
ing grudge would be apt to contract
q chronic case of liver trouble
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-08

A tip to the railroads: Why not
Just charge those loses on freight
receipts up to profit and loss, strike
q balance and start over?
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-08

The attorney general is busy pre-
pairing an opinion on the submission
question.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
Is the OYSTER pecomlng Extlncte

The decline and fall of the oyster
empire is tn eatening the fond world
of oyster lovers. Thus at least saith
the professor. William X. Brookes.
Every mature oyster mother lays
about 100000 of eggs for one
Matching. These eggs are cast forth
in the spawning season and drift hith-
er and thither with the tides until
they are impregnated. Then the life
OF the young oyster starts. II the
spawn of q single oyster mother were
all fertilized, grew to maturity and
reproduced themselves without any
perishing, and this continued until
the fifth generation, the descendants
of the fruit oyster mother would be
greater in bulk than eight worlds
Fortunately for other folks, from the
time of spawning the oyster is beset
with dangers so great that each one
has one chance in 10,145,O0 of
reaching maturity. So no matter how
fertile the oyster may be there is lit
tie danger of the bivalve ever block
aiding our harbors, but, on the con-
trary, II there were no artificial culti-
vation OF these favorite morsels there
would not be nearly enough to supply
the demand for our tables. The oys-
ter is sedentary animal. never leav-
ing his home after affixing himself to
some rock, log or shell, for the right
valve must be free to remain open or
the mollusk will be smothered and
die. From the water which flows
over him he secures everything In the
world he desires, food, air, drink and
building material for the stony house
which he erects around himself as a
habitation. He must secure all of
these things, and in the proportion
necessary, II he would live. The first
need is an anchorage place. some
shell or rock upon which he may
erect his fiat dwelling 1t is the alb
sence of such foothold, or, rather,
shellhold, that causes the greater
number of the young which spawned
to fail to develop to maturity.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
Mistakes in Potato Culture.

In an address before the New York
Central Club, Professor F. E. Stew
art. OF the Geneva Experiment Sta
tion, pointed out some of the most
common mistakes in potato culture
in New York.
Too Large Acreage-Many make
the mistake of attempting to culti-
vate larger acreage than they can
attend to properly. Usually there is
greater profit from a few acres we'll
cared TO? than from larger acreage
neglected.
Lack OF Interchangeable of
our potato fields need underdrainage
badly. Few farmers fully appreciate
the Importance of their underdrain-
age.
Lack of Plant Potatoes. like
other crops, need plant food. Stingi-
ness in the use of fertilizers is poor
business policy.
Lack of Humus - Potato soils
should be well supplied with humus
to Increase their capacity for retain
ing water. Drouth is a serious enemy
OF the potato crop. Humus is best
supplied by plowing under clover. III
stable manure is used 1t should be
applied year ahead OF the potato
crop.
Small Potatoes For Seed-The use
OF small potatoes, or seconds" for
seed is still regular practice with
many potato growers. This is surely
mistake. Occasionally, when seed
potatoes are dear, 1t may be best to
plant seconds, but their continued
use results in reduced yields.
Poor Seed-Seed potatoes should
be stored where they will keen Arm
and unsprouted until planting time.
Shriveled, sprouted tubers produce
weak plants.
TOO Late Planting-Late potatoes
should be planted between May Is
and June /. III planted later than
June they may not mature before
frost.
Drills VS.. Hills-Unless the land is
very weedy or much lacking in fer
Unity better results are obtained by
planting in drills than In hills.
High Killing Many farmers still
practice the old fashioned English
/ method OF high hilling. In wet sea
sons this may do no harm and on
wet land II may be beneficial, but in
dry seasons 1t shortens the life Of the
plants. Many roots are DESTROYED
ana the rain water drains off between
the rows instead OF into the hills.
where II Is most needed. The grow
ers who obtain large yields hill but
little II at all.-Rural Life.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
just said About the Bible,

The first book that was given me
was a Bible, and in those far off gypsy
days, as little nomad, a little stran-
ser. when | could not tell A from B,
used to open the book under hedge
or a tree, or in the corner of field
and very often it was the wrong way
up. But that did not matter; l. was
A.. there, and / used to kneel down
beside it and pray this prayer oh,
God, | cannot read Thy book, but
would You fill my heart with its
spirit. And the Lord heard that
prayer long before l could read a
letter; and | should not have been
where ! am to-day If / had not kept
up that sort Of attitude. and ! have
tried 10 cultivate the art of living in
an atmosphere Of talking to Cod.
And, men and women, you will have
to get there if you are going to be OF
any service to God and humanity
Gipsy Smith in a .ecent address at
Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
what the Hired Man Saw.

Weeds, making the best of them
possible, are parasites, not only as to
the soil and farm crops, but also in
the revenue of the farmer, as what
ever is stolen from his crop is taken
from his income.
a farmer who wears ragged and
dirty clothes, whiskers that invite the
birds to nest and is in his general
makeup about as attractive as a
tramp. is a curiosity these days.
The automobile is on the trail of
the scrub horse, but it will never be
able to catch the thoroughbred or
even the high grade animal.
An argument in favor of a variety
of food is found in the fact that no
two animals will give exactly the
same results from the same rations.
Aside from the cost of the seed and
little work, it's just as cheap to
raise clover as ragweed.
A New Jersey farmer, writing
about his trials with hired men, says
last spring he hired a man who
claimed to be a farmer and set him
W WOIh HOelHB IOIndlOeS IN the gar
den. Two hours later the farmer
went out to see how his hired man
was getting along. and discovered
that he had pulled up all the tomato
plants and nicely hilled up lot of
ragweed in an adjoining bed No
wonder this man is in favor of for
eign labor.
The hog is no dude, but he can
make a bank account hump il he is
given chance.
More boys are driven from the
farm by an utter lack of sympathy
and knowledge of human nature by
the parents than by any other cause.
Some men forget that they were once
boys, with all the desires and ambi-
tions of youth.
There is loss of available income
in raising any kind of stock which is
devoid of good quality, but this is es.
pecially true OF horses.-Home and
Farm.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
LIVED UPSIDE DOWN
SIXTY-SlX YEARS.
Vital Organs Of . Brilliant Ju~
rlst Topsy- Turvy- Heart on
RIsht Side and Liver capsized

An autopsy performed upon the
body OF the late Judge John e. Nc
Keighan, of st. Louis, who died at
the Johns Hopkins Hospital of NAL
ady which had puzzled physicians
disclosed most extraordinary jum-
BILE OF the Judges vital organs.
The heart, instead of being to the
left, was turned to the right. In
peculiar transportation was the liver,
which was bottom side up, with the
gall bladder up near the heart. There
was a union of kidneys by an extra
ligament, which connected them in
the shape of horseshoe. The spleen
was also in an abnormal position and
of unusual size. Many of the other
organs were massed together amid
entangling cords and fatty substances
which produced a condition in the
stomach both unique and interesting
in the history of anatomy.
The question that agitated the sur.
geons was how man could live with
such a conglomeration of the machin-
cry in his body. The case was con-
sidered marvellous, for the Judge had
reached the age of sixty-six years.
Judge McKeighan was one of the
brilliant lawyers of the West. The
condition of the stomach did not
seem to have interfered in any par.
tlcular with the activity of his brain
and he was said to have been hearty
eater up to the time of the illness
which preceded his death. When
the Judge was stricken the best ply.
sicians of st. Louis were summoned
but he did not seem to respond to
their treatment. Consultations were
held, and 1t was deemed advisable to
bring him to Baltimore. He was
brought to the Johns Hopkins after
arrangements had been made with
DR.. Hugh II. Young, one of the best
known surgeons in the South. The
physicians up to this time had dag
nosed his case as a stomach ailment
but his condition was such that il
would not permit of an immediate op
GRAFTON. He did not seem to rally
In fact, he grew worse, and it was
decided to perform an operation.
When the incision was made in the
lower regions in the vicinity of the
kidneys the surgeons were startled by
the remarkable condition of these or
gans.
Judge McKeighan seemed to i'm.
prove after the operation, but when
night came on the malady began tc
assert itself He grew slowly worse.
and his condition became so alarming
that his relatives were summoned to
his bedside. He survived another
night, but early on the morning of
the next day passed away.-Balti.
more Special to the New York World.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
Biology and the canal.

At the recent meeting of the Amer
lean Association for the Advancement
OF Science, in Chicago, attention was
called to the interesting fact that the
work on the Panama Canal is chang.
ing biological conditions in Panama,
and that its completion will enable
the fresh water faunae of the Allan.
tic and Pacific slopes to intermingle.
Undoubtedly many marine animals
Will pass from one ocean to the other.
Thus permanent change of condi.
tions viii be brought about, which
may or may not possess much practi.
cal Importance, but its scientific In.
terest is very great. In view of these
facts, the association resolved to urge
upon Congress the necessity of an
immediate biological survey of the
Panama Canal zone.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, JUNE "a.
Gods Revelation to the Awakened
Understandina-(Eph. 1. 1923,
Hos. ID. 8, o.

Eph. 1923. Paul was always great
in his prayers. When he prayed for
the Ephesians, as he records the pray.
er in this part of his letter It. seems
as though he swept the whole range
of intercession for intellectual and
spiritual awakening. Think what he
has prayed for: that the Ephesian
Christians should know what is the
hope of his calling, and what the
riches of the glory OF his inheritance
In the saints, and what is the exceed
ing greatness of his power to us-ward
who believe, according to the working
of his mighty power" Surely that
prayer, II answered, would provide en-.
lightenment and knowledge that would
satisfy the most aspiring candidate
for salnthood; and yet the apostle
knew, as we may know, that when
God gives unto us the spirit of wis
dom and revelation for the aclSnowl-
edgement of Christ in our lives, all
the rest of his prayer follows in due
time as a natural consequence.
Hos. A. s, g. When a man turns
away from his idols, whatever they
may be, he will find that in turning to
the true God he has. in large meas.
ure. become new man intellectually
as well as spiritually. He begins tc
be wise so as to understand things
that beforetime were hidden from
him. he begins 20 be broadened, so
that he orders his life in accordance
with his understanding of Gods power
and purpose.
The highest education is the only
education which Christians have any
right to seek. Every Christian is to
be worker with God, and every form
of Christian work is in sore need OF
equipped and skillful workers. So, in
accordance with his opportunities and
to the measure of his abilities, every
Christian must be student. That
means more than the sending of q
young man to college and seminary,
that he may prepare for the ministry,
or the training of a young woman,
that she may become a missionary. II
means that we all, no matter what
our work in life is to be, must be
ready 10 do that work in the Chris
tian spirit.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
Seeing lightning Strike.

In July last William F. Rigge of
Creighton University had the unusual
fortune TO see a bolt of lightning
strike an isolated cottonwood tree
about a quarter of a mile away. The
Hash appeared as a superb column
or shaft of light about 4Oy or 500
feet high and eight to twelve inches
In diameter, perfectly straight, ver-
tical and steady" The 4haft was
WHITE but its base was tinged with
red. This column seemed to stand
between two diYerging trunks of the
tree, and lasted about two seconds,
Afterward Mr.. Rigge found that one
OF the two trunks of the double tree
had its bark stripped off in the shape
OF ribbon six inches wide and two
yards long. The other trunk showed
two burrows beginning ten feet above
the ground. They looked as If they
had oeen plowed by piece of steei
There was no sign OF fire.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
Wandering Molecules.

Even the most solid metals lose
some of their molecules by dispersion
from the surface, but some curious
peculiarities are observed in the pro-
cess of molecular dispersion. For
Instance, when a piece OF gold is
pressed against a piece OF lead, some
Of the molecules of the former dis
perse into the lead. The process is,
OF course, extremely slow, and years
are required before its effects be-
come evident. But, slow as It is, the
dispersion of the molecules of gold
into mass Of lead takes place faster
than into either air or water The
surface molecules of water disperse
readily into air, but refuse to enter
oil. The molecules of salt disperse
quickly in water, but refuse to enter
air, or most solids, in appreclable
quantities
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
Testing Grain For Smut.

A correspondent at Williamsyille.
ILL.,, writes: Should seed oats
brought in from the North be treated
. for smut; II so, how should it be
done?"
SHUTS are caused by the growth of
minute parasitic plants that live with
in the tissues of the grain. These
black masses of smut may be seen at
harvest time completely replacing
heads of oats or wheat, and the infec-
tion TO the succeeding crop is caused
by these smutty seeds. 1t will do no
harm to treat oats for smut, even If
they are not infected, and then we
will be practically certain that our
crop will be clean. The best chemical
to use is formaldehyde; it is the
cheapest and most easily applied. In
slst that 1t be at least forty per cent.
pure, or else your treatment may not
be effective. The solution should be
made in the proportion of one pound
of formaldehyde to forty-five gallons
of water. That amount will be am
pie to treat seventy-five bushels Of
oats. The easiest method to apply
the solution is to spread out the oats
on the granary or barn floor and
spray the solution over them with a
common sprinkling can. Do the Job
oil rather warm day. Stir the seed
over several times, so that all is thor
oughly moistened. Cover it up with
bags or horse blankets for two or
three hours. Then remove the cover.
ing and allow the seed to dry before
sowing.-L. c. Brown, in the Tribune
Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
plow Points.

The finer the soil, the better the
vegetables, both in quantity and DUAL
ity.
Work the surface soil over, after
each rain, and thus retain all the
moisture.
Vegetables delight in having a
warm, deep and rich and mellow soil,
and will generously pay for the priv
ilege.
Two crops can often be planted on
the same ground by planting early
and late varieties, removing the early
as soon as mature.
1t is good plan to apply the fer
tilizer to the land week or ten days
before sowing the seed. In all cases
it must be thoroughly Incorporated
with the soil; otherwise injury TO
young plants may result.
At this season COWS that are about
to calye should have especial care.
Should the cow be fat. remove all
grain from her ration and give a hot
bran mash and dose of EPSON salts.
ginger and molasses a day or two be-
fore she calves and also the day after.
White Dutch clover is very deslr-
able rs pasturage for bees The seed
may be sown any time in April II
resists drouth much better than most
OF the grasses. and forms close
green turf for the lawn, IL kept cut
after 1t is well rooted.
Horses that are worked to the
limit of their ability should have all
their grain ground and fed on moist
ened cut hay.--Home and Farm.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORNOTEs
JUNE FOURTEENTH.


How to Choose a Iife.Work---1 kins'
8; sis.
All should work. 2 Thess. 8: 1912
With the hands. Thess. 4. IL
~.
Hard work necessary. Heb. 2: 1
10.
Mans first work. Gen. Q; sis.
Two vocations. Gen. 4: II.
Paul's trade. Acts 18: 1-3.
Do not despise the dreams of youth
they are more real than many so
called realities of later life.
Humility is one Of the chief re.
quisltes for any success because II
means teachableness.
The best business college is q
knowledge Of God, for we are depend.
ent upon Him for the wisest guidance
in all our work
Seek the first things first, and the
second things will ge added TO them.
Suggestions.
Your life work should be in accord.
ance with your desire, II your desire Is
TO further the Kingdom of God.
Your powers. your opportunity. the
worlds need---these are the three fac
tors that should determine your choice
Of your life work.
Two causes lead men to press into
the over-crowded ccupations-they
are too sluggish to pioneer or they
are too confident of their own pow
ers.
OF all callings the noblest is preach
ing 1t is also the most difficult to
succeed in, the poorest paid and the
best paidl
illustrations.
Choosing ones life work for this
life alone Is like the choice of bunch
of grapes in preference to the title
deed of kingdom.
Many mems life choices are deter
mined by the will of their partners
TITS will always be the case IL your
pattner is-Christ.
"My business were the i'm.
mortal words of William Carey-"is
preaching the gospel; but cobble
shoes to pay expenses"
Holmes Is a conspicuous illustra-
ton of the value of an avocatlon: for
his vocation was medicine, and liter
ature was only his side calling.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
Keep Frce From Dummies.

There Is, perhaps, no one thing
that will have so bad general effect
upon young chicks as dampness. Not
only will it tend to cause disease and
death among the weaker ones, but Il
also Is apt 10 stunt the stronger
chicks in their growth and aids in
the increase of lice and mites.
The position of the coops or brood
ers should be we'll considered. to
make sure that they are not in a wet
or damp spot. Ground with a slope
is the best, so that the water from
steady rains or heavy showers will be
readily carried off. 1t Is also a good
plan TO dig a small trench close to
each coop or brooder. thus allowing
the water to be carried off more read
lily in sudden heavy downpours.
Small platforms made the right
size to fit in the bottoms OF the GOODS
protect the chicks from the damn
ground during wet spells OF weather.
The platforms are easily made from
thin pieces of board nailed on two OF
three crosspieces. These crosspieces
slightly raise the platform from the
ground and thus form an air space
which keeps the coops drier than 9TH
erwiso would be the case. Sand
should be used on the platforms, and
care must be taken TO keep them
clean.
These platforms. while being OF
Seneft. win not answer All purposes