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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12
FooLlNo A CONGREGATION.
Tho Salnry-Less Pastor Passed an Orig
inal Sermon on His Flock.

ht obliIN-IthS IhhHcu an Ofitr-
inal Sermon ON His Flock.
One OF the Chicago public library
attendants has curious story. There
was a handsome, impres sive looking
man OF thirty or thirty five years who
used to como into tho big reading
room every Saturday afternoon and
call for book of sermons. Sometimes
ii vas Beecher, sometimes it was Tai
mage. Sometimes it was one of the
older preachers. But he always kept
the book in the farthest corner he
could find unoccupied, and there he
would be seen to be committing tho
text and discourse to memory.
One Sunday evening the library at
tendant went 10 little church on the
west side, and there saw his Saturday
visitor standing in the pulpit. The
man explained the difficulty of getting
good preachers to attend to the wants
OF the people i'll that little place and
the need of those same people for the
best, and then he explained that he
had committed to memory the sermon
of celebrated divine, and he would,
as he had on several former occasions,
give it to them as best he could.
And he made good job of it. Ee
was evidently unframed in elocution
and in methods of delivery, but he
had a certain natural strength and q
native sense OF the right infection
and emphasis; and he certainly was
himself moved by the fervor and word
ing and by the beauty of the pictures
presented in those remembered pas
sGges. The service was all any one
could have asked, and the people
seemed delighted. They showered
compliments ON the speaker and asked
him TO serve them in like manner
again.
1t happened that the library attend
ant heard that same man again and at
another church some weeks later.
Again he delivered, after telling the
name of the author, borrowed SER
mon. Months afterward the attendant
heard him for the third time. and it
struci; him that the sermon was by no
means like those he had heard before.
He doubted that it was the compost
tion OF the preacher to whom it was
credited. Indeed, his better trained
observation told him it was not bor-
rowed sermon at all. Ap the speaker
came to the peroration, he was con-
vinced this was fully original, al
though it had been announced as taken
from volume, which, however, no
one in the house had ever before heard
of.
When the service had ended, the
attendant waited and greeted the
preacher.
81 have seen you good many times
at the public library" he said. Then
he added, so that no one else could
hear; "But / don't believe this SER
mon was taken from book. 1 be-
lievo it was your own"
"Heayens!" exclaimed the preacher
in terror. "Don't tell them. They
think it is borrowed. Don't, for the
love of their souls, tell them il is my
own. They wouldn't respect mo at
all If they knew I made it up. They
think they are listening to a $40, 200
man. 1 doa't cost them cent"
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The Interesting Wnter-Ou.el.

The natural home of the water.
ousel is the Rocky Mountains. He is
not known anywhere else on this con.
tinent; and he loves the mountain
stream, with rapids and cascades. In
deed, he will erect his oven-liks cot
tage nowhere else, aud il must be 2
fall and not mere ripple o. rapid.
Then from this point as cenhe-or,
rather, the middle point Of q wave =
ing line-he forages up and down the
babbling. meandering brook, feeding
chiefly, if not wholly, on water in
sects. Strange to say, ne never leaves
the streams, never makes excursion to
the country roundabout, never flies
over n mountain ridge or divide to
reach another valley, but simply pur-
sues the winding streams with O
fidelity that deserves praise for its
very singleness of purpose. No
"landlubber" is he. Should lie wish
to go to another canon, he will simply
follow the stream he is on to it's juno
tion with the stream of the other val
ley; then up the second defle. His
flight is exceedingly swift. His song
is loud, clear, cheerful strain, the
very quintessence OF gladness as it
mingles with the roar oil the cataracts.
New York Post.
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distribution oil the food. Everything
used is of thoroughly good quality,
and it is only necessary to see the
men eat to realize that it is appetizihg.
The comfort of the men is also con
sidered between meals, eight hundred
pounds OF ice being issued three times
n day-at II a. IN. and and 7 p. IN.
1t is placed in great casks Of fresh
water, which are conveniently situated
on the spar deck, fore and aft.
The mess outfit issued to troops and
carried in the haversack consists Of
two tin plates, knife, fork, spoon aud
cup. These plates are two shallow to
use comfortably on board ship, 80 each
man when he comes on board receives
round tin plate of moro than an inch
in depth, which he uses during the
voyage. at the end of which he can
either keep it or throw it away.
The facts and figures here given re-
fer particularly to the Sheridan, one
of the five great sister ships which,
with the exception OF the Logan, carry
troops across the Pacific, and are run
on practically the same principles.
Although many of the other transports
have not the facilities for carrying out
the new system in its entirety, they
are all comfortable, and present a
striking and happy contrast to army
transports OF q year ago. When the
Sheridan stopped at Malta on its first
voyage to the Philippines the English
officers were forced TO admit that in
this instance atleast the United States
transported her soldiers with moro
comfort than Great Britain. New
York Tribune.
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are only slightly cooked and arc,
eaten with sugar.
OTHER ORIENTAL, Foon r,r.ANrs

eaten with sugar.
OTHER ORIENTAL FOOD PLANTS.
The so-called "water chestnut" in
widely used in China and Japan as n
food plant and in those countries is
highly esteemed. It grows wild in
watery places, and in some regions so
profusely as not to require cultiva-
tion. The edible tubers are sweet,
juicy, and resemble the chestnut in
flavor. It is believed that the plant
would thrive well in humid portions
of the Southern States, or in the in
terror valley of California.
The Asiatics have some very odd
cabbages, the most notable of which
resembles a head of lettuce rather
than an ordinary head of cabbage.
This is the famous "Shantung cab
bage," named after its native province
in China, which, though long ago
brought to the attention of seedmen
and gardeners, have never been intro
duced in this country. 1t is described
as delicious.
The seeds OF the lotus are used by
the Chinese as we use chestnuts, being
eaten raw, boiled or roasted. In
order to render them palatable, it is
necessary TO remove the dark green
germs, which are 80 bitter that tho
saying "bitter as the germ of the
lotus seed" has passed into an
Oriental proverb.
Among other valuable Asiatic food.
plants are millet and the soy bean.
The former is cereal of the first
rank, cultivated on au enormous
scale in both India and China. The
latter forms an important part OF the
largely vegetarian diet of the Chinese
and Japanese. 1t has been cultivated
for many years in Europe, and is be-
ginning to be extensively grown in
the United States, though mainly for
forage. 1t resembles pea rather
than n bean, but is very different
from any of our peas and beans.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12
Siberia a Great FUR Field.

In Siberia tho ermine catch has
fallen off largely within twenty years.
On the other hand, the figures Of the
first half of the present decade OF
years show that the catch of sable,
otter and red fox, as well as that OF
many other less valuable fuls aud
skins, has greatly increased
This means simply that Siberia has
been the least hunted of the great fur
fields. With the increase of popula-
ton and means of transportation the
product marketed is growing larger,
for the time has not yet arrived when
the field is overhunted. Thus Siberia
is to-day the most important Of The
land fur preserves.
1t may be that Russia, needing The
lesson taught by the virtual extinction
of the fur animals in her own northern
forests, will endeavor to prevent the
same fate from Detailing the Siberian
fur trade. New York Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12

great fault of the dash churn is the la
Dor of operating it, so much of the
exerted force of the operator being
lost on account of no machinery to
utilize it as in the crank churn. In
Figs. / and 2, dash churns are con-
verted into crank churns. In the de.
vice shown in Fig. 1 an old buggy
wheel can be used for the hy-wheel.
All the iron work, such as the crank
shaft, bearings, pitman, ETC., can be
made by any blacksmith at q small ex-
pense. The framework any farmer
will be able to make himself, The
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12

from all taints and odors. Allow IL
to remain in the press from four to six
hours, then remove, dress and place
in press again until next morning.
The curing room should always be
darkened and the same moderate tenn
perature maintained with good ventila.
ton, not allowing gases and foreign
substances to enter the room. The
cheese should be creased we'll and
turned at six in the morning and again
at six in the evening of each day.
Ten to twelve days are required for
my cheese to cure. w. l.. Mccain,
in New England Homestead.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12
Early Marriages of Royalty

Royal personages almost inya
marry young. The queen was moi
81 when she married Prince AlbeI
prince of Wales was not 22 VII
welded Princess Alexandra; tn
czar Of Russia was only 22 VIII
married Princess Dagmar, sister
princess of Wales, who was 90;
Humbert of Italy was "a when hi
ried the 17-year-old Margherita
the emperor of Austria was 2S WI
welded the lovely Princess Ell1
who was only 16. The king Of th
gians was first married at the
1S; the late king of Spain was nj
iirst at the age of 10, and had a
wife when he was 22, and the q
emperor was only 22 when he NJ
the Princess Augustus Vlcid
schleswig Holstein Augustenb1
Tit-Bits.
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Point. ON Making cheese.

Tho first thing which L observe in
the manufacture OF cheese is cleanli-
ness, not only in the factory. but
among the different cows and their
keepers as we'll. All the animal heat
should pass from the mornings milk
before it is mixed with the evening
milk, and then it is transported with
ont being Jared or jostled very much.
In the factory receive no milk from
cans which are not cleaned and
steamed daily. 1t must be sweet and
pure.
Add enough coloring to give a rich,
creamy tint, and then heat the milk
slowly TO eighty.iive degrees and add
diluted rennet. / dilute it to prevent
curd before the rennet is thoroughly
mixed. 1t takes about five minutes
to mix. L require from twenty live
TO thirty minutes for good curd. If
{ ever have floating curd l draw off
the greater part of the whey and add
some moderately warm water. This
is to weaken the Tactic acid and re-
duce the acid to the proper amount.
Then heat as before, not heating above
ninety-fve degrees in cooking. In
cooking, the maker has the curd I'M
der his control, il he has not added
too much rennet. Rennet does not
aid in ripening cheese, and use as
little as ] can. 1t simply changes the
milk to a gelatinous mass. WheS the
whey is drawn of, the curd should be
soft aud retain moisture. 1t must
then cool slowly to eighty-fye degrees,
when salt is added, but not too much
The sailing should be in proportion to
the amoant of rennet.
The curd is then in condition to be
cured. 1t should be entirely free
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12

behind one of the rear wheels of the
wagon. The driver stops to rest his
team, and instead of applying the
brake the team is allowed to slacken
its traces SO the weight of the load
will rest on the self-acting chock
block. When the team starts again
the team merely has to start the load
instead of having to pull against the
brake until it can be loosened.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12
A Useful Brake nIocl,.

A very convenient brake block is
used by the teamsters in the noun
famous regions OF the Northwest. A
three cornered block, a, of wood is
fastened by chains OF wired to the
brake beam Of wagon so that it will
drag on the ground about two inches
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12
Revenne From yisltora.

An italian statistician, Commenda.
tor Bodio, estimates the number OF
visiting strangers coming to Italy at
not less than 10000 year and their
expenditure at about 5000, 900 day,
an annual income for the country o.
more than $50, 900.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12
A Unique Postomoe.

No other sovereign has what y
or William has. This Is a little
Office all for his own use. The1
special staff of officers detailed Y
after, sort and distribute the hui
OF letters that come for the e1
every day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12

two posts used in the first device need
not be very large or heavy, but just
wide enough to permit the wheel to
turn inside of the two supports on
which the bearings rest. In the sec.
ond figure an iron fy-wheel such as
is found on an old cider press is used.
1t is adapted to small churn. -
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12
X AGRICULTURAL. *
EsoNoonNeIoIaNNl0N9eN0EsIe


A few years ago there was n notion
that good beeves could not be made
before they were Mt least four years
old. What difference now, and all
because of the introduction of better
blood, breeding and management,
combined with scientific feeding. All
these have reduced the age Of market
ing to about half
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12
Dash Changed to Crank churns.

There are large number OF butter
makers who will uso only the old
fashioned dash churn, believing that
it gives the best results, quality and
quantity of butter considered. The
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12

During last August the daily use OF
water in Milwaukee was eightE-two
gallons per capita.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12

A few figures may convey an idea
of the generous provision made for
each man ON board. The regulations
concerning the field or travel ration
are disregarded, each man being al
lowed to have practically as much as
he wants and much greater variety
than the prescribed ration. He has
fresh meat twice a day, m allowance
of one and one-fourth pounds for each
man. The vegetables comprise car
rots, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, rice
and cabbage. Oatmeal is frequently
given out in the morning, and at night
some kind of dried fruit, such as
peaches, prunes and apricots; some
times pickles in addition. The fol.
lowing amounts are often issued from
the storeroom in day: Sixteen crates
of potatoes (1600 pounds), 100 pounds
of onions, 1000 pounds of carrots, 100
of turnips, 1865 to $500 pounds Of
meat, l400 pounds of salt meat. Eight
pounds of coffee is allowed TO every
100 men--over 100 pounds day. To
sweeten this over 200 pounds OF sugar
is issued daily.
Each company has two mess tables,
and this facilitates the quick dstribu-
ton of food. it often happens that
every man is served at the end of
twenty-five minutes, Forty inmates
is the longest time consumed in tho
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07
ROBBERY AT CENTER.

The police here have been
notified that a man named Rob
ertson of Center, was held up
and relieved of 1925 and a gold
watch in that city one night
last week. The Rails county
authorities have two men under
arrest who are suspected of be,
ing implicated in The robbery.
Hannibal Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Our farmer friends, be they
subscribers or not, are cordially
invited to give us a call when
in the city and report any news
item which may be of interest
to their vicinity. We desire to
publish all the news and hope
our farmer friends will help us
out by giving the items from
their vicinity, All the people
in your vicinity may know of
the good things in your vicini.
ty but people elsewhere do not,
Tell the Editor and he will tell
the other people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

John w. Stevens, of Marion
county, Mo-, has brought suit
for $1,000 damage against Snpt.
Woodson of the st. Joe insane
asylum Stevens alleges that
ne was detained in the asylum
from August LIST to Nov. %,
when he was, not insane. BY
his confinement he also states
that his farm was sold und er
mortgage, which would not
have occurred had he not been
in the asylum. Shelby Co,
Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Tom Brown came in from
Noonan, Rail County, Tuesday.
AT Hog Ford he had to cut two
inches of ice for a distance of
300 feet. The water was three
feet deep. Now is the time to
talk bridge.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07


School for the month ending
Dec. /, 1899.
ROLL OF HONOR.
Names of those perfect in at
tendance, department %. aver.
age scholarship 80 with nc
grades below 80 in more than
two studies.
High School: Llcile Bell.
Elsie Renshaw, Nellie Jarman,
Grace Turner, Cleo Chapman,
Julia Megown, Roy Nelson,
Myrtle Settle, Lewis Bell. Dick
IcenhoWer,
Grade s. Eva Bottorff, Ruth
Brown, Lille Bixler, Lora
Christian, Ona Foley, Pansv
Hayden. Tee Jones
Grade Z, Clarence Smith,
Jessie Wales, May Megown,
Ethel Smith, Grace Sharp, Cert
rude keithler.
Grade g. Ennis Green, Ar
thur Ely. Neitie Gordon, Ida
Lane, Vivian Veach, Lillian Ely,
RebeCca Megowu.
Grade 3. John Jayne, Leila
Jayne, Ruby Forsythe. Blanche
Green, Harry Humphrey, Lam
bert Lane, Lillian McNutt.
Mary Wadsworth, Ola Talbot
Olive Mccall, J. d. Nelson,
, MABEL Vowel,
Grade /. Abbie Bruce, Rich
, ard Hatch, Henry Green, EIma
Smith, Alice Clark,
Grade 8, EIma Lane, Lottie
: Montgomery Marguerite Reid,
Katie Bruce, Elva Clark.
Grade ,. Lena Asbury. Car
2 son Eakle, Fannie Jayne. Mgr.
. tie Kider.
Grade /. Willie Brown, Ma
, rie BiXler, Emma Davis, George
4 Dirigo, Trevas Garuer. Ed.
Jayne, Walter Mum, Gladys
Petit, Alene Petit, Fay Petit
Stella Pearceall, Illus RagIand,
; Ruth Tuley.
,, Grade had the highest per
= cent of attendance. Grades
t and > the highest standing on
lines ard grades s und { had nc
tardieS, truauts or CurIural
puniShments during the month,
The work for this mouth was
an Improvement over that OF
: the first two oath as indicated
by the examination and reviews
, but number of our pub,,s are
+ not doing as good work As
\ teachers and parents would
like,
Y AS rule, those whD a, reg
S ular in attendance. Studiou!
r at school and observe stud,
t hours at home. are maxim.
l good records.
= Respectfully.
r. 8 NI1ITf,rS Sd
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Miss Carolyn Rogers enter
tanned a party Of intimates last
Tuesday in honor of her friend,
Mrs. Walton M. Moore, OF Kan
sas City. The evening was de-
li2htiully spent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

l.. o. and w. S. Wilson were
at Kirksville Monday. While
there they bought fine thor
ough bred CruiCkshank Short
horn bull to head their fine herd
of short horns.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Mrs, w. X. Fry. who was ser
iously burned on Wednesday
night of last week, died from
her burns She was d good wo,
man and her many friends re
greet her untimely death.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Congressman LLOYD has in
troduced IA joint resolution that
a constitutional amendment be
submitted providing for the
election of U. S. Senators by
direct vote of the people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Monroe City is working in
dead earnest for the State Home
for the Feeble Minded. She
made a liberal bid in cash, not
land at hi3h prices-the best
cash offer made. We hope she
will get it.-Sheibyville Guard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

The members of the Monroe
City Band desire to extend
their thanks to the public for
their liberal patronage at the
home talent entertainment.
They wish to thank especially
the members of the Company,
whose untiring efforts made it a
grand success.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

We desire to express our sin
cere thanks to our neighbors
and friends for their kind at
tentlon to our dear one and
their tender sympathy to US all
in our deep sorrow, caused by
the sudden aud sad death os
our beloved one.
w. K. Fry AND FAMILY.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Thanksgiving services were
held at the Christian church.
The sermon WIS preached by
Rev. j. A. Wales.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

John Boarman, of near Sioux
City, Iowa, has come home for
a visit with his father the Cap
tian near Huntington.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

The bottom Of the new fire
we'll at the intersection of Vine
and Catherine SITS. will have to
be Cemented because there is
sand in the clay.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

It is desired that all members
Of Monroe City Court of Honor
be in attendance Monday even
ing. There will be special work
and the Shelbina Court is ex-
pected.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

d. X. Vowel has sold 90 nice
mules to H. Kindig
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Miss Mary Yates left for her
home near Kiowa, Kan, Tues
day. She has been the guest of
relatives near Indian Creek.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

1t may save you money to
read Collector Umstatt's notice
elsewhere in this paper.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

w. O. Foreman made a bust
ness to Ely yesterday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Why not have a manual train
ing department in the Monroe
City public schools? We will
have more to say on this sub
ject in the future.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

The p. E O'S will meet with
Mrs Carl Jaeger at 2:30 p. m.
Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

The Lincoln County News
will be moved from Elsberry to
Troy in order that it may be a
more influential journal The
News is a live paper and we
wish il success in its new home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Rev. G. B. Smith will begin Il
protraCted meeting at Mt. Yer.
non Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

A. B. Dunlap, the genial edi-
tor of the Hunnewell Graphic,
paid us a pleasant visit Tues,
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Rev. j. e. Travis received
word yesterday of the death of
his little neice, the 7year-old
daughter of Rev, II. II. Trimble,
of LaBelle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

The fire engine will be kept
in the W. M. Maddox business
room on South Main st. during
the winter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Mona Gibbons and Miss Ona
Watts were married at Hunt
ington Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

S. B. Gilliland made bust
ness trip to Quincy Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Our cut price sale still cOntin.
ues. LcVy's Cash Clothing Store
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

J. Ollie Elliott is now a pol
i te clerk in Williamson d
Ragsdale's big department
store,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-07

Ms. Dora l.. Hallock and
daughter Miss Wayne spent
Saturday and Sunday with
friends in and near Hunnewell.