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The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
Book. and IN lmpudent Rascal.

Book buying has it's joys, but there
comes a time when "weeding out" has
to be undertaken. The late ChurtoD
Collins crammed his house with books.
Then n day he realized that some
would have to 60. A man from a book
shop was sent for to look at them,
writes L. G.. Collins in his memoir Of
his father. "*"* The following COL
loquy ensued: Have you selected the
ones you are prepared to offer a price
forY They're no good to me, guv'nor.'
What, none of themY No, not one.'
After a pause somebody interposed,
saying that there really was no room
for the books and that the man had
better have them for nothing. Thor
oughly indignant, my father, however,
at length consented. The man then re-
marked, 'That'll be half a crown
What do you mean-what forT ex-
claimed my father in a restrained tone
Of voice. For taking them away said
the man. Leave the house, you impu-
dent rascal! at last roared the justly
incensed professor. And so the books
remaiued."-London Chronicle.
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
Accomplished,

"She's q clever conversationalist."
Every. She III even make q man
who is talking about himself stop to
listen."-Detrot Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13

1ues designed to accommodate, the
kitchen range r. and the furnace F,
In the outside flues marked A, and B,
while the middle aue, marked B. sup
piled q means for ventilation. The
middle due being kept warm by those
on the outside. furnished a better draft
because of the higher temperature.
Openings are made into the flue from
the various apartments such as that
on the upper floor, marked V, and into
which is discharged the air from near
tn. floor. This IL one Of the few pos
sible methods Of natural ventilation
and when used In connection with
some means of admitting air into the
building, gives very satisfactory re-
suits.
The short chimney in the figure
shows the effect Of the wind as it pass
Cd over the ridge Of the roof and why
the draft in such q chimney Ia re-
tarded whenever this condition exists.
The force Of the wind, as 1t comes in
contact with the roof. causes a com.
preston Of the air on the windward
pide and a ratification on the lee side:
This inequality Of pressure causes a
downward sweep Of tho wind as in.
Dictated by the arrows The effect on
the low chimney IL to cause a retarda,
ton Of the draft and sometimes the
pressure is great enough to reverse
the action Of the fue and force the
smoke into the house, The only rem
edy for such a condition Ia an extern.
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
Maeau!ay's Torrent Of Talk.

"Macaulay improves! Macaulay i'm
provost" Sydney Smith remarked one
day. Il have observed in him Of late
flashes of-silence." The "sonorous vi
vacity'' Of this enormous talker nettled
Smith. who found it impossible often
to voice his own wit and wisdom. Il
wish I could write poetry like you," he
complained to a friend. II would write
an Inferno and l would put Macau-
lay among a number of disputants and
gag himv
Another contemporary described Ma
caulay as stopping all over Oh every
subject and standing in the Stops"
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
School Bids

Notice is hereby given that the direc-
tors of Stolz school district, No. Fl. are
prepared to receive bids for the erection
of two school houses. coal sheds, and
ssouthouses, one on southeast corner Sec
zion 6-137-97 and one on the northeast
corner of the seN..of section 18-138-97.
sThe plans and specifications for these
buildings are to be seen at the office
of the County Superintendent in the
court house in Dickinson. All bids
must be accompanied by certified checks
bids and should BE- addressed to Gregor
Selinger, Clerk, at, Sheffield. N. D.. on
or before Saturday. July ~. 1912. The
Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
7-6-4t Greaor Selineer, Clerk.
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
Followed tho Example Of Cato.

Followed the Example Of Cato.
In the first year of the last century
London affected great admiration for
Cato's suicide, the feeling being arous.
ed by Addison's play. A gentleman
named Budget, after witnessing its
performance, threw himself into the
Thames on his way home. His body
was recovered, and on it was found a
scrap Of paper with these words: "What
Cato did and Addison approved must
needs be right"
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
BUILDING A CHIMNEY
Heating Plant Is important Fea,
ture Of Home.
should Extend Well Above Hiohes,
Part Of Building and Located With
Reference to Prevailing
Winds,

(By b. 8. KEENH, Dean Engineering Do.
partment, North Dakota Agricultural
College.)
The successful operation Of the heat
ing plant Is the most important fea'
ture in the comfort Of the home. No
matter what type Of heating plant
is used to warm the house-hot water,
steam or hot air-the success Of the
furnace, to produce the desired amount
Of heat, depends in the greatest degree
on the chimney.
The chimney furnishes the draft
which feeds air to the furnace and uu.
less q sufficient draft IL supplied, a
sluggish and wasteful fire will be the
result. The strength of the draft ii
generated by the height Of the chin.
ney, but the volume Of passing al.
will depend on the area Of the hue, al
we'll "a its height. A chimney may
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
FEED STALL MADE SANITARY
There 10 No Excuse for Wet and Stop.
: py Stalls With Outfit Shown In
the illustration.

The floor Is made OF concrete. the
rack is held in place by two pieces Of
hoop iron at the bottom and secured
at the top by a rope running through
a hole in the wall, and to the end Of
the rope is fastened q weight, that
pulls the rack up against the hay. hold
ing 1t closely against the side Of the
barn. thus preventing the hay being
pulled out in too large punches by the
horses or cattle. The trough below
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
Everybody Has Trouble.

Everybody Has Trouble.
IT can't get a new hat because the
children need Shoes"
"1'm in the same boat"
"Why. you have no children"
"True. but ! can't get a new dress
because the auto needs tires."-Pitts-
burgh Post.
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13

the rack catches all char and leaves
that would, otherwise fall to the floor
and which would be trampled under
foot with the manure and be lost as
food, but would make good manure.
There Is no excuse for wet and sloppy
stalls with this outfit. Use plenty
Of clean straw for bedding, It will keep
the stock nice and clean, and help to
swell the pile Of manure.
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13

Followed the Prescription.
my doctor said ! needed q change"
"And did you act on his advice?'
Eyes. l employed another DOCTOR
Boston Transcript.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-05
Just So.

While chatting with a visitor
in our office the other day, the
conversation turned to the farm
er's Institutes held in the county
this winter; he said they were a
mighty good thing, and that
many difficult points had been
made clear to those in attend
ance. He said, however, that
there was much in the general
lectures that did not apply to his
particular locality, on account of
local conditions that called for
special consideration. We re-
piled that we appreciated what
he said, and that while writing,
or in selecting farm articles for
the NEWS readers, we tried to
keep that fact in mind. An eff
fort will be made to have a SER
les of Movable Schools" held in
the county next winter, and it is
not too soon to make the sugges-
ton that some one-or several of
the lecturers be invited to study
local conditions in the more hilly
districts of the county, and pre-
pare a talk in accordance, as a
relish" " to sandwich in with the
program. Travelling lecturers
must, of necessity, prepare to
talk on broad lines, basing their
remarks on foundation principles
that apply to farm needs in gen.
eral, but good anywhere. OPP
portunities for making the old
farm keep the family are as good
here as elsewhere; but, as the
gentleman said, they are differ
ent." What do you think of our
suggestion, Messrs. President
and Secretary? How would this
topic do? Farming Eighteen
Miles From a Railroad"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-05
A Real Santa Cl suS.

Every Christmas for several
years, DR.. |. S. Garthwaite, form
erly of Webster Mills, this coun-
ty, but now a resident of Chama,
New Mexico, has made every boy
and girl in that New Mexico
town happier than he ever was
before, and this, says a local
newspaper of that place, is how
he does it:
He invites every child to his of
flee on Christmas eve. They are
admitted in groups and when
they emerge the crowds waiting
their turn in the street see their
arms loaded with toys, bags OF
candy and nuts and apples and
everything that kids like.
Most of these children are lit.
tie Mexicans, dark-skinned and
quiet, but what joy surges
through their hearts can be seer
in the growing of the big, black
eyes as they hurry home with
their present to tell everybody
that Santa Claus is not a myth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-05
Highway Department.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 2. AL
though hampered by insufficient
funds wherewith to build first
class highways throughout the
Commonwealth, the State High
way Department expects to spend
such money as is available in put
ting the Highways Of Pennsylva-
MIA in as good a condition as is
possible during 1914. This was
made clear in a statement issued
by the Department in which the
program for the coming year was
outlined.
State Highway Commissioner
E. M. Bigelow has decided that
if the automobile money is made
available for road work, the a.
mount shall be used for putting
in shape as many of the high
ways in the State as possible. 1t
is his intention to have the roads
gone over, scraped and cleaned
and then to have all cutters clean
ed out and repaired and to have
the drains and culverts fixed.
After this has been done the
roads will be patrolled and offort
will be made to keep them in as
nearly perfect condition as pos
sible. 1t will not be feasible to
proceed with much in the way of
construction of new highways,
since the amount of money avail
able will not suffice to do more
than keep the highways in pass
able condition.
The State Highway Depart
ment maps of the counties in the
State are being eagerly sought
for by those who are anxious to
have accurate data on the roads
in the various counties. These
maps, which are made from sur
veys by the Department engi.
neers, are of the same quality
that map makers usually charge
for at the rate of from $500 tC
$3.50 They are furnished to the
public y the State Highway De.
partment at the nominal cost Of
25 cents each At the present
time the Department has for sale
maps of Fulton County.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-05
Painful Accident.

Ellsworth w. Hendershot, of
Ayr township, owns a steam saw
mill and is working up the timber
on the Glazier farm in Ayr town
ship, now owned by Samuel Mel
lott. Last Friday Mr.. Hender-
shot and Jacob Eshelman were
working at the mill, when some
thing went bad in the friction
feed, and Ellsworth went to in
vestigate. While probing with a
small piece of wire, his right
hand was caught in the machin-
cry and terribly crushed. DR..
Sappington was called and did
the best, that could be done under
the circumstances, but every
bone in the back of the hand was
crushed and the skin torn off.
The Doctor amputated the little
finger, and placed more than q
hundred stitches to hold the torr
skin. 1t was necessary for Mr.,
Henderson, to remain three hours
under the influence of the anaes.
thetic.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-05
Delicate Operation.

After having passed through
a spell" of pneumonia, followed
by an attack of pleurisy, it be-
came necessary to telephone Drs.
Palmer and Skinner, who. came
over from Chambersburg last
Wednesday and performed a sur
gical operation on Stella, nine
years of age, daughter of Sheriff
and Mrs. j. j. Harris. The child
was placed under the influence
of an anaesthetic; a portion of
one Of her ribs taken out and a
pus sack in her chest tapped from
which was taken more than three
quarts of pus. A drainage pipe
was then inserted and the little
girl is now as comfortable as
might be expected.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-05
Lawrence County Letter.

Excerpts from a letter from Mr..
J. G. Patterson, Lawrence coun-
ty, Pa, is a sample of the many
letters that reached our desk
the Court granted license to all
applicants at the last term of
court. Former residents seem to
be as bitterly disappointed as
many Of the home people, The
letter shows the effects of no IL
quor license in that county for
two years.
Mr.. Patterson says; when
Lawrence was wet" it was not
safe for a lady to go down town
alone in our county-seat, New
Castle, but the city is now clean,
decent and prosperous.
1T was my pleasure to carry
the remonstrance, and in our
town all signed it but one. Can
you beat it?"
We have a judge with back
bone, a heart that reaches out to
the mothers, wives and sisters
and interprets the law as the
masses would have it. +"
"Since the county went dry,
criminal court cases dropped from
1O7 to II. Average saving in ju-
ry fees, $577.52. Arrests for
drunkenness decreased so per
cent. Increase in sales by whole
salers and jobbers within the
county for 1913 over 1910, was
$S43, ,S11.99."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-05
Surprise Party.

Singing merrily at her work
last Monday morning, Mrs. 0. c.
While was surprised to see a
crowd Of between fifty and sixty
merry makers swoop down from
all directions, and who informed
her that as she was eleventeen
years old on that day, and that
they had come to celebrate the
event. The whole day was spent
as only a jolly crowd knows how.
Space this week will not permit
details and the names of the par
ticipants. All were the better
for the days relaxation from the
hum-drum cares of life.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-05
Great Convention.

In recent letter from Helen
McC. Kendall, to Mrs. A. j. Mar
tin, near this place, she tells how
she was highly privileged and
honored in being chosen as one
OF the six student delegates to
represent Wooster University at
the seventh quadrennial conven-
ton of the students Volunteer
Movement at Kansas City, Mo.
1t was held during the latter part
of December and beginning of
January. There were 5, 600 dele
gates there including returned
missionaries, professors, minis
ters, secretaries, and students
from 800 universities and colleges
from U. S. and Canada.
1t was" Miss Kendall says,
the most wonderful and inspir
ing convention | ever hope to at
Tend There were 1,500 Student
Volunteers there, and as | sat in
tne midst, | felt thatI belonged tc
a movement really worth while.
some of the speakers were: Johr
~ Mott, Robt. E. Speer, Sher.
wood w Eddy, j. Campbell White,
stanley White, w. j, Bryan, and
Others"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-05

That the anti-booze sentiment
is developing was recently exem-
plifed on the part of the Pitts
burg and Brownsville divisions
of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie
railroad, VIII en- 126 employees
were dismissed summarily for
drinking. The company had
posted notices to the effect that
employees found drinking whether
on or off duty, would be dismiss
ed. The dismissals included en-
gineers, conductors, fire m e n
brakemen and flagmen. A few
more doses of this kind, we think
will have a sanitary effect, and
so may it be.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-05
Plenty OF Farms.

The Department of Agriculture
has been taking stock of the till
able land in the country. The
back to the farm" dreamers
need have no fear of a scarcity
of farms. Sixty per cent of the
area of the United States, or ov-
er billion acres is tillable, in
cluding that which can be made
so by clearing, drainage or irri-
cation. Only q per cent, a lit
tie over one-quarter of that, is
now under actual cultivation. Or
for every hundred acres TILED
there are 375 tillable acres left.
In addition there is one third of
a billion acres situated for fruit
or pasturage, the remaining third
of a billion acres of our national
area being of no agricultural use.
1t is therefore, evident that we
have hardly begun to farm as we
might, even in tilling our acre
age, to say nothing Of what can
be done by intensive cultivation
as practiced abroad. When we
settle ourselves to it the solution
of the high cost Of living should
be only question Of energy and
ability in cultivation and in dis
tribution.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-05
NUMBER 2l
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their COmings and GOiugs
llere.fOr Vacation, or Away
for a ReStful Outing.

lVi Neoliui VutihSs
Mr.. John G. Hess, of Need
more, called at the NEWS office a
few minutes while in town last
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bradnick
and their children Lottie, John
and Paul were in McConnellsburg
last Friday.
Druggist Leslie w. Sey lar
spent three days last week in
Philadelphia and other eastern
towns.
Walter Peck, of Needmore,
made business trip to McCon-
nellsburg last Thursday, driving
a team of dandy mules.
Bennett Truax, Michael Mellott
and Stuart Strait, all of near
Pleasant Ridge, were transacting
business in town last Monday.
Mr.. C. w. Peck, who spent
eight weeks in Minersville work
ing at the carpenter business is
spending this week with his
family in this place, and will re-
turn to Minersville next Monday.
M. j. Truax and little son John
ME r. D. 8. Mercersburg, spent
last Wednesday night with the
formers father Joseph, in Bel
fast township, and dropped in
to renew his subscription, on
the way home, next day.
William Deavor, of Taylor town
ship, and his brother Frank, of
Huntingdon, paid this Office a call
last Thursday. Frank was called
home when his father was seized
with paralysis, but could not
reach there before he died.
Miss Mary Baumgardner, teach
ing the Mayes Chapel school in
Bethel township, accompanied by
Reed and Rule Bishop, spent the
time from Friday evening until
Sunday afternoon in the home of
Mary's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
William Baumgardner.
Mr.. d. F. Tenley, of Sixmile
Run, came down to McConnells-
burg Monday bringing with him
John and Daniel Tritle, who had
been working at Kearney. The
Tritle boys are going west in a
couple of weeks to spend the sum
mer. Mr.. Tenley wanted to buy
some pigs and take them home
with. him.
On January 1st. Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan Clingerman, Of Piney
Creek, Bedford county, moved to
their new home on the John w.
Potter farm near Northcraft, I'm
ion township, this county. They
were in town on last Mon
day and Tuesday, looking af-
ter the settlement of the estate
of John w. Potter, deceased of
whom Mrs. Clingerman is
daughter. 1t was their first trip
to McConnellsburg.
1
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-05
George w. Wagner, Esq, of
Knobsville spent Monday in town
on business.
While the cars roll into Brandon.

While the cars roll into Brandon.
Cho:-
Hurrah! Hurrah! The cars are here at
lastl
Hurrah. Three Cheers for the Presi-
dent Mr.. Case,
So we'll sing the chorus, forgetting
all the past
While the cars are rolling into Bran
DOM
Wouldn't if be fine if some one
could have the chance to write g
song celebrating the coming Of
the cars into the dear old Home
town"
Kind regards to all.
GEO. B. SHOEMAKER.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-05
SAM MARTIN.
Former Fulton Teacher, Now a Success.
fnl Business Man in the
Buckeye State.
Gambler, O., Jan. 81.

GalnDler, w., Jan. II.
Dear Editorials you know,
we get the FULTON COUNTY News
every week, and read every
item. In last weeks issue, the
item which caught my special at
tention was that concerning the
record of a pen of 25 Leghorns
kept at Brookside Farm. | am
interested in poultry, having
made a speciality of producing
thorough bred laying stock for
the past three years, consisting
of Rhode Island Reds, Barred
Rocks, White Manorca, White
Orpington, and White and Brown
Leghorns. We figure, from the
statement in the News, that the
% hens referred to must have
laid about 2SS eggs during six
weeks time from Dec. 1st, to
Jan. 18th, or an average produc-
ton, per hen of II 1927 eggs.
This | consider a very good aver
age for Leghorns during the
winter months; but my expert
ence has been that the Rhode Is
land Red is the most valuable hen
for egg production, as well as a
good fowl for table use. In COM
parison with the above named
pen of Leghorns, | would like to
place a pen of s Rhode Island Red
pullets. These pullets were
Matched the latter part of last
March, were raised on a town lot
with good feed and proper at
tention. During the six weeks
from Dec. 1st, to Jan. 18th, these
eight pullets laid 14O eggs, or an
average per hen of III eggs.
The pullets referred to were placed
in their winter quarters, which
are much the same as those de-
scribed by the writer from Brook
side Farm, about Oct. 1st. Theil
feed, for each day since going il
their winter quarters, consists o.
a feed of sprouted oats in the
morning, dry mash at noon, the
formula of which shall give la
ter, and grain at usually
half and half of wheat and corn,
always feeding this last feed as
late in the day as possible.
Our formula for dry mash is as
follows: First month in the
house: 300 lbs. wheat bran, 10C
lbs. each, cornmeal, midlings,
beef-scraps, and gluten meal.
Second month in the se:-20C
lbs. wheat bran, other ingredi-
ents same as first month. Third
month: same as second with 90
lbs. linseed meal added. Remain
ing months in house same as Sec
ond.
This is my second year to use
this mash and | am satisfied that
it is an egg producer. | notice
the writer from Brookside Farm
does not feed much bran. | be-
lieve it pays to feed bran at all
times during the year. During
the winter months | feed it with
other ground feed; while in the
summer, | feed it alone.
| just thought I'd drop you
these lines to let you know that
your Ohio friends are wide awake
to what is going on in Little
Fulton" and that | am endeav.
oring to maintain the high stan.
dard of progress prevalent in SC
many of her sons and daughters
that have crossed her boundary
lines to seak a livelihood else.
where.
With kind regards for all, an
Yours truly,
S. r. MARTIN.