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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
Problems of Soil Exhaustion.

According TO the report of Secre
tary Wilson OF the Department of
Agriculture, says the st. Louis Re-
public, certain divisions Of that De-
partment are devoting most OF their
time to the study of the exhaustion
of soils by successive crops and the
restoration of the soil to its former
efficiency.
"The problem in the great West
has not yet risen to the Importance it
has attained in the Atlantic seaboard
States, where farms have been yield
ing for several centuries. Even in the
East ii has not reached the impor-
tance it possesses in European coun-
tries France, Germany and the Meth
erlands.
"The problem is not so easy, how
ever, as it appears at first sight. The
same constituent elements. such as
carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen,
iron, lime. phosphorous. even taken
in identically the same proportions,
may make as different substances as
corn and sawdust or charcoal and dia-
mond. Then, too, the absorption OF
the fertilizer by the soil aud its con
version by the soil into forms in which
plants can assimilate it furnishes an
other complication in the problem, SO
that, altogether, it is as complex ss
any in applied chemistry.
1.-THE scientific study OF the ele-
ments which each crop abstracts from
q soil and the means by which those
elements can be restored to the soil is
modern development OF agriculture.
This development has not made the
progress which the apparently simple
nature of the problems involved would
lead one to expect. 1t seems an easy
matter to analyze chemically the pro-
ducts--corn, rye. oats, barley, cotton,
tobacco from the soil aud to
ascertain definitely the exact elements
they have carried off. 1t seems as
easy matter to replace these constit-
uents by means of fertilizers oil
known composition.
"At present the problem is not
pressing upon the United States as
forcibly as the problem of supplying
water to the arid plains, which only
require such addition to become first
class farm land.
"The time will come, however
when the problem will be the graves
with which the Agricultural Depart
ment will have TO deal, and the worl
! done in that field now will get its re
ward then"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01

held OF his enraged opponent. Then
the older fighter relaxed his grip on
the others throat, and placing both
his big human like paws on the
younger's face tried to force his head
back.
This brought out terrific trial o.
strength. II the old gorilla could
force the others head back. he would
be free and might perhaps break his
enemy's neck. Each OF the huge
fighters seemed to know this and put
forth all of his giant strength. Back,
shoulders, arms aud neck we're called
into play, the heavy muscles ripping
up and gathering into big knots. The
snarling growls. which had marked
the beginning of the fight, had died
away. Each animal was silent. A
stiffness seemed to have fallen on the
whole Jungle, and the cracking of the
twigs and dry leaves seemed unnatur
ally loud as the two gigantic fighters
came to the supreme struggle.
"For what was probably half n
minute, but seemed an hour, the two
semi-human shapes stood there put
ting forth every energy. AT last the
younger fighters face was within two
inches of his opponents head The
younger gorilla made a supreme offort,
twisted his head suddenly and before
his opponent could dodge had fast
ened his teeth in death grip on the
throat of the veteran fighter.
"Up to this time the battle had
been fought in silence, but as the old
gorilla gave mp the contest and felt
the teeth of his antagonist sinking
deeper and deeper into his throat,
the pain was greater than he could
bear He broke into a wailing cry
that echoed through the jungle. J.
have heard tho death cry of many
animals, but never a call like that OF
the dying gorilla. Tho half human
wall broke out again, but while was
standing irresolute it ceased. The
fierce, hard fighting, hard. biting
younger gorilla had been working his
way through his antagonists throat
and had at last bitten through the
wind pipe. The great fight was over,
and the veteran Of many similar con
tests had met the fato he had meted
out to others.
81 watched the younger ape, as if
fascinated, while he wreaked his re-
venge ou the body of his dead onemy.
Then with start il occurred to nae
that would suffer a similar fate il 1
stayed in that vicinity. But 1 had no
real cause for anxiety. The gorilla
had other matters to think of. The
last glimpse I had of the conqueror
was as, with the glare of battle still In
his eyes and covered from head to
foot with his own blood aud that OF
his enemy, he marched off i'll triumph
toward her for whom he had fought
so desperately and so WE'LL"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01

Meat and ground bones are excel
lent for moulting hens aud 80 is milk.
If the hens are closely confined, the
best green food is finely chopped
clover. A teaspoonful of sulphur for
ten hens may be added to the grain
mixture on clear dry days, but it will
surely cause them to have rheumatism
and become lame if given on damp
days. For that reason one should be
cautious that the condition powders
that may be used contain no sulphur
rs they may be used at an unfavorable
time. If corn and wheat arc fed most
ly without regard to the need of more
heterogeneous foods, at this time the
moulting period may be necessarily
prolonged and the hen may be very
fat though not fully in feather.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
Keeping Good stocIs.

The practice OF reducing the stock
every year, "weeding" out the poor
animals, as it is called, has two sides
to it, which may be worth considering.
Poor stock sold in the fall of the year
simply to save the expense OF feeding
them through the winter, when cost
of food is high, invariably prove loss
to the owners. Prices are usually low
for such stock at any time, and espec-
tally in the fall. Every else is
wedding out, too, and the only mar
ket for them is the butchers. 1t
would be much more to the purpose
to recommend early in the fall or late
in the summer to weed out the poor
animals that it will not pay to winter,
and make extra exertions TO feed
them up to a standard which will
make them sell for decent price.
There is hardly an animal. no mat
ter how poor and inferior, which can
not be bred up and fattened with lu.
dicious care 30 that it will sell for Q
fair price. The lean, cadaverous sides,
the scrawny hair and the half starved
appearance OF the animal can all bt
changed for the better. Shut the ami
mails up in some clean, healthy pens
where they cannot exercise much
feed them systematically on fatteninl
food, water them as they need it, an'
even curry down their rough coats oc
casionally.
This treatment followed up careful
ly for q month or six weeks will add
good many dollars TO the value OF th
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
CURIOUS FACTS.


The Gaioowar OF Baroda has a 81,
900, 900 necklace.
The first steamboat piled the Hud-
son River in 1907.
At Japsn's Atlantic City (Ikao]
everybody goes naked.
Among the relics of cliff dwellers in
Colorado is one building that sheltered
probably six thousand people.
Members OF the British Parliament
are required to raise their hats when
alluded to in the speeches of fellow
members.
The smallest size scissors have
blades q little less than one inch in
length; the largest hand shears ex-
ceed two feet.
The Icelanders will not burn ash
for firewood, because they believe
that those who sit about a fire will be-
come enemies.
High heels, it is said, owe their
origin to Persia, where they were in
troduced to raise the feet from the
burning sands of that country.
In 1892 the first row of houses was
built in Boston. They remained un-
tenanted for months because the citi-
zens said they reminded them too
strongly of London.
Melbourne, Australia, recently ex-
perienced the first fall OF snow in its
history. 1t came late in the Austria
lian winter and was heavy enough for
the children to make snowballs.
Natural gas conveyed in bamboo
tubes was utilized in China years ago,
aud one of their writer's mentions
boxes which repeated the sounds of
persons voices that were dead "a
machine similar to tho phonograph.
A Natal man has attracted some at
tention by his discovery that the
dreaded locust can be got rid of by
smearing few OF the insects with an
infectious preparation aud liberating
them to communicate their fatal mes
sage TO the swarm.
Coal was first used at Newcastle
on-Tyne about 1880. About fifty
years later it became au article Of
trade between that place aud London.
1t was generally considered so in
jurious to health that it was regarded
as public nuisance.
Buenos Ayres seems to have the
largest rocking stone" yet discov.
cred. II is situated on the slope of
the mountain of Tondil, in the south
ern part of the province, and meas
ures ninety feet long by eighteen feet
broad, and is twenty-four feet high.
Its bulk is 5000 cubic feet, and
weights at least twenty-five tons.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
When Laying Tile Drains.

The cut shows a way to keep the
tiles in drain perfectly even on tho
bottom. This keeps earth in sus-
pension in the water from settling in
the Irregularities of the tiles. Take %
narrow strip of board and nail two
strips along the sides, 50 the tiles
will just fit in between them. Sue
cessive strips of board treated in this
way will give row Of tiles that lie
perfectly even from one end to the
other. This condition is one of tho
necessities in successful tile-laying,
for any uneveuness in successive
lengths of tile is quito sure to cause
u deposit OF sediment, aud conse-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
velvet Jackets with Cloth Gowns.

Many pretty little velvet jackets are
seen with cloth gowns. One pretty
girl has one in red to match her cloth
skirt. This skirt is ono Of the new
ones, with clusters of narrow kilt
plaits the space OF narrow gore
apart. From the waist down to the
knees these plaits are stitched on both
edges, giving them the appearance of
horizontal bands of cloth, but below
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01

DR.. Nansen, the Arctic explorer,
came across an Irishman on one oc-
casion who declared that he had
travelled farther north than anybody.
What nensenseW exclaimed the
doctor, getting angry. why, sir,
do you know / calculate to have trav-
eled as far as any human being can
possibly get"
But still the Irishman persisted,
and went on to say;
''Now, listen to this. How do you
know that ye've travelled as far as any
human being can get2"
Because" replied the doctor, 81
came to huge wall of ice that no one
could get around"
"What did ye do then?"
"Well, conversed with my staff of
men on the subject"
"Ah, yes, begorra," explained Pat.
"Oi heard ye. Oi was on tn other
soide o. the WALL"
And he walked away in triumph. =
Sp are Moments.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
Cordoyan Leather

At the court of Elizabe'I
topped Spanish boot-hi'I
to our eyes, theatrical-1
lar among the rival corrl1
deavoring to outvie tho
queens eyes. The MOI
and admired Of all were
Cordova leather, edged
lace, and having gold "
times buff and red aud
rarely the now prevalen'
WAS the material. sHol
seem to have gone out o.
ing the Stuart era, so iaI
classes went. Your
always adhered to a mol''
stanHal shoe when OF "
dom drew on boots save
iourney-a terrible eSp'I
ever short the distane
middle of the last cen'
Charles It's day CowI'I
DIR. Thomas Sprat from
to London as Chertsey |
might very conveniently
"the way of Hnmpton I
there one night. The
Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
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they will eat, but be sure none is
left.
Clean water, plenty OF sharp gravel
and some charcoal should be kept
where they can help themselves.
Fowls fatten much easier il confined
in yards than when allowed to range
at will. In the diagram, the sides are
of poultry netting and the yard is con-
nected with the poultry house, where
they may find shelter from storms.
n, food dishes; b b, water, The
divisions may be removed, but are
convenient in separating breeds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
(. AGRICULTURAL. St
oA0e.sNa,elA,aaeNss


Ef'c"e ~
A Nebraska paper tells of man
who bought farm there, upon which
there was mortgage of $700. He did
not make much money the first year,
but he sowed eighty acres Of wheat
the next year. 1t was poor year for
wheat and the stand was 80 poor that
he thought he would not harvest it.
He returned to his old home, and left
the farm and the mortgage to fight it
out as they pleased The wheat
ripened, fell to the ground and seeded
it we'll. There was fine crop, and as
some was kind enough TO write about
it to him, he went back, vested it
aud sold it for enough to pay the
mortgage aud oil his other debts. ''If
at first you don't succeed, try. try
again"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Designs For Costumes That Have Be
come Popular in the Metropolis.
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are from the very first showing OF the
coming seasons wash shirt waists, the
first one being particularly desir-
able model. 1t has fourteen box
plaits on the front, French back,
with five box-plaits down the centre,
aud the new Dewey collar.
The new v or fan-shaped tucking is
illustrated in the second one, the
front having two bias clusters OF
twelve each, and the back has Eve
vertical tucks on each side OF it's
centre. The shaping of these tucks is
very becoming, giving as it does
breadth across the shoulder, and q
taper to the waist
The third waist shows tho use of
embroidery combined with the tucks,
and, while it is more decorative,
many women prefer not to use it. as
they think it detracts from the dis
tinctiveness of the shirt waist, as be-
ing tailor made garment and IN ad-
iunct to tailor-made suit. Conse-
quently they prefer no trimming on q
wash shirt waist other than tucks or
machine stitching, depending for n
dressy separate waist on a regular
tight-ftting, trimmed-silk waist.
Notice the clustered effect of the
tucks on all the waists, and just on
either side OF the centre back and
front, as opposed to the spaced tnck-
ing all over the waist, back. front and
sleeves, so modish last season. Any
thing for q changel Poor femininity
evidently will have to change those
last summers tucked all-over shirt
waists that were the pride of her
heart, but which now, oh blighting
words! are last summers mode.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01

DesirabI- Farms For Orchard Culture.
In the vicinity OF most of our large
towns and cities are many desirable
farms that may be purchased for little
more than the buildings cost, and
which are admirably adapted to orch
ard culture. The man who possesses
the wisdom requisite TO carry ont the
details in successfully embarking in
fruit-growing, will at once determine
the character of soil desirable TO sue.
ceed with the apple. He will not buy
river bottom of alluvial deposit, we'll
knowing that such q soil is not the
natural home OF the apple tree. MOI
can such farms be bought as oheaply
as the rougher and broken fields OF
the hills and uplands; and here 1t is
that the apple tree delights to spread
itself. Set here in q soil abounding
in iron aud ferruginous materials AZ
indicated by the appearance of the
rocks, the apple tree thriyes and bears
without much cultivation, as is wit
messed in scores of orchards in every
natural apple-growing region, that the
soil has never been turned Ivy the plow
on account of the rough and stony
character of the soil.
Such orchards, it is we'll known,
with scarcely any attention, produce
abundant crops of the finest and best.
keeping fruit. The one drawback on
such soils is the length OF time it
takes to get an orchard into bearing
condition in such locations. OF course,
the trees at first are Of slower growth
and il procured from the highly cult
vated nursery stock it will take a
couple OF years for them TO overcome
the shock incident to being trans
ferred from a rich soil and the in.
huences of stimulative culture to this
virgin soil, though less rich in i'm
mediately available plant food in large
rations. But such orchards, begun
with good stock, will be long-lived
and constant bearers. Farm, Field
aud Fireside.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
A Worry n.nntifuI Pearl.

The most beautiful pearl in exist.
ence is in the crown of one of the former
Czars of Russia and is on exhibition
in the Kremlin at Moscow. 1t is a
perfect sphere, and so pure as to APP
pear almost transparent. 1t weighs
ninety grains.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
QUEER ACCIDENTS 10 81
Used rs Gasiighters, Chewed
and Boiled with Cabh.

USED rs GasltRhterr, Chewei l..
and Boiled with cabb,
"While it cannot be sb.
10 an American habit to M
and gas with money" en- Il
official of the redemption \ Il
the Treasury Department
ipgton Star reporter, "qb.
number who appear actual,
money to burn, and who 3
then burn it. There are n if
burners, too, than come To 4
and demand a redenptiosf
partly destroyed money,
people hesitate before the
ing to appear in such an /, y
position. / don't want to
stood as stating that it oc,rt
day, for that would probablyf
ing it somewhat, but it is n'
it occurs many more times
be supposed. A case Of b
came to the division last va
n fellow lighted q match Al
of his room and from 4 81
what he supposed was
paper which he had in =
He started with the lightelt' :
find the gas jet. He found -
he blew out his lighted ps5 :, :,
certained, to his surprise a, 4
that his taper was n ten. Y
more than Ono-half of whi,b
burned. In his commul =
the Secretary Of the I'D q
whom he was advised to VI,
mitted that he was a foolap 4
% kick instead of anythiu,
said as grass was rather =.
him he would have to apps
demption. He furnished III
sary affidavits which undo
have to be filed in such c,e, =
new bill was sent him io Il
burned note which he sen.
demption. Lots of times D. ro
money, but make no cid 10.
demption, supposing that /
no redress in the matte; a,
Treasury Department does
rule hunt up trouble, 80 .sl
claim is made none is sug,iie
''I had a case somewhaloo
line recently, and there anly
similar occurrences, as whs ed
dollar dog puppy ate up " d
n five-dollar note. THE D otl
q playful disposition, wrOp Z
who owned it. and. thah 4,
him playing with the note Il
recognize it as mouey. Bi iat
play any moro in my
Later on, when the pupgIs
playing with it, the owner d
that the dog had been ann Is
self with a note which had -
fallen ON the floor. The 4 4
the case we're very amusing
man got his remnant Of dil
deemed at it's full value, =
and gas lighting people az y
odds in the majority. 0aN y
Der of such cases the pen ~
women sufferers is so small =
almost be said they don't pi.
by using it as lighters. | %
woman who boiled almost hy
istence several bills whia F"
means got in the folds Of
OF q head of cabbage.
dropped into her basket q
back from tho market.
were pretty we'll wrcckel y
cabbage was being cut up
were discovered, but M
enough left on which 10 NJ
demption." ~
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
A Popular Nesliree Eject.

The shops are full of stunning neg
ligee gowns at this season, aud there
seems to be perfect craze for or
iginal effects in garments OF this de-
scription.
One of the most striking effects
seen lately is herewith illustrated. IT
is from the Dry Goods Economist,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01

that they are free and give the fare to
the skirt. The velvet jacket has a
collar and broad lapels of chinchilla
extending to the waist, and the
weather has not yet been cool enough
for the girl to find it necessary ~
close the front of the coat and ID nide
the pretty fluffy white front oi the
bodice she wears beneath it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01

Pretty little bodice effects are seen
in II good many gowns, soft broad
bands of silk drawn tightly around
the waist, with two points in front,
aud they are very pretty and pleas
ant change from the narrow line of
stitched silk and velvet that has been
worn so much.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
signnIIng win the Hell

oaSuh'tbE Nith wv hN"u
The heliograph which ha
80 much by Generals Whit
at Ladysmith, is the truH
visual signaling, for it N
four cardinal military virtj
bility, rapidity, range ant
is an instrument for direci,
flected rays of tho sun Ol ,
distant station by means d
mirror, but may be dcscri'
curately, though more srl.
q shaving-glass mounted
tripod. BY the aid of a 81
the mirror is placed in sue
that the sun is reflected uE2
tant station. When thisH'
nails can be made by depri
fitted to the back of the
that the light can be flasl'l
required point in the dol I
method.
The "helio" is extrem'ls
weighing with its stand ~
a soldiers rife. 1t poss'a
Gus virtue of secrecy, bec
pie standing even at a ve
tance from the point on'1
rays are directed its sisnIs
invisible. But this factE
needful it is to have the
full on the distant stat
insure this the hello hasb
sun" as he travels thrOul d
Two screws, one givlns
movement and the Other
movement to the mirroI
centre, effect this, and tl'
he manipulated by the
in the act Of sending WIZ
terruption to the mesSag'
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produces therefrom a confection be-
Ide which a Parisian novelty seems
positively shabby. One hears of such
wonders on all sides, but it has never
been my luck to sec one Of these
scrapbag reincarn&tions that was not
aismally homemade in every feature,
said Mary Dean, the fashion expert,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
Iratienin- Fowls.

Ten or at most fifteen days should
be sufficient time for fattening fowls.
Feed corn meal seasoned with salt and
milk in the morning, at noon whole
corn. and the same at night. Give all
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01

New YORK Cry (Special). Zone
is always hearing of that amateur mil
hnery genius who takes few notes
4hrough the shop windows, goes home.
investigates the family scrapbag and
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
ola German wa'N

The old German b'l
strange way Of keeplpl
clothes she gave out to
was nothing less than : !
perpetual wash list. :
possibility I. of making
had a picture OF each A.
ply wrote down the n' na'
thing opposite its pic'u,
of chalk which was elp'
thing was returned anu
the following week /
wash lists are pretty p"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01

Lace and Fur Combination.
Lace seems to be novel fabric TO
combine with fur.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01

animal. II wo have scrub stock in
the fall OF the year that we conclude
will not ray to winter, it is much bet
ter to adopt this course OF treatment
than to hurry them away at once to
the butchers, being forced then to
accept almost any price that is Of
fered