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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
A Few Points on Cherries.

Standard cherry trees should be set
from twelve to twenty feet apart, the
distance depending upon the variety
planted. Fifteen feet is a safe dis
tance for the common varieties to be
planted upon ordinary soil. Manellas
when planted on strong soil should
have at least twenty feet,
Cherries will do we'll when grown
on sod and do comparatively better
under such circumstances than the
apple, still it pays we'll to cultivate
the cherries in about the same way as
the better class of fruit growers culti-
vate the apple orchard. In brief this
cultivation consists of shallow plow.
ing in spring followed by occasional
surface Civilizations until about the
middle summer, when some corn crop
is sown. When this is high enough
first cutting might be used as hay, aud
when high enough for the second turn
sod and all under.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
Summer Skirts.

The skirts fit, if possible, more
closely than ever around the hips.
This in spite of all the tucks and
pleats that are in fashion; they flare,
however, more than ever around the
foot, and are finished inside with
quantities of ruffles and hounces.
The same rule applies to the thin ma
terials as to the cloth and heavier
goods, for the idea that has to be car
ried out is to have everything as
straight up and down as possible, and
the slender figures are considered
vastly smarter than the stouter ones.
Which is rather II paradox in view of
the fact that fiat trimmings are more
becoming to rather stout figures.
When the fiounced skirts are worn
the fiat effect, of course, is more diff
cult to obtain, but there is not one
inch more fulness in the founces
than is necessary, while the skirt
upon which they are sewed fits close.
ly to the figure, and is made over a
lining that fits more closely still.
Harper's Bazaar.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
WORDS Or WlsDo',

Only fool forgets his folly.
Nothing can be done till llc
undone.
Every man is serving some
q master.
Your living speaks louder Il
your logic.
He who loves folly may vel
to flattery.
A man is never poorer for tn
tions he asks.
We arc punished by our sins
than for them.
Conscience is the better man
the best of men.
The biggest coward is the Of
is afraid to do right.
We all hate self when we see
out in somebody else.
No parent woeps over the 70
The boy outgrows his clothes.
1t is better even to stumble
in the right road than 10 step
the wrong one.
Better the pessimism that
against odds than tho optimi'
makes no effort at all. RAMS
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
There Was No DUEL

Colonel Crisp, when III y
souri, Legislature, was one Oh
trail figures in n scene wnIcI
ised bloodshed, which ende,
laugh and which was the caa'
astounding remark from ITO
w. Farriss, the then speaker
and another belligerent son
got into q debate which Sfe'
quarrel. They shook tnelf .
each other and roared IKE '
Numidian lions, Everybody J
and many hoped to seea a reyy
fashioned knock-down'anu,
fight, which expectations an'
were frustrated and dasneI
ground by Speaker Farfi''
ing; a
SA"If you gentlemen don y "
ing and take your seats, ! VI
the chaplain to take you
tody!" which so amazed lnT y !,
legislators that they STOOD y
of lingual paralysis, whlle ','arl .n,
tors laughed until they xS .Se'
the face. Humor sayeu Wv
Champ Clark, in Denver hOpI
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
Cold Frames and Hotbod.

The value of frames to a small gar
den is seldom estimated. Very few
large gardens but contain them, yet in
way they are of more value where
land for garden purposes is not plenti.
full. In the latter case the owner, who
wants to fully supply his table with
fresh things, tries to get all that he
possibly can out OF his limited space.
BY means of a moderate size hotbed,
lettuce, radishes and other quickly
maturing plants may be raised for
winter use. Other plants may be
started in late winter, for transplant
ing to the open ground in spring, thus
securing the earliest crops possible,
and opening the way for a succession
of crops to take the place of the early
ones. OF course, this sounds more
extensive than it treally is. for all vege-
tables cannot be handled alike; but
sufficient that it can be done to some
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
A Farmers Experimental Plot.

| Every farm, to great extent, is an
institution by itself. The successful
farmer must not only thoroughly un.
derstand his business, but must be
constantly studying and learning from
experience of himself and from scien.
tits experiments and researches made
by specialists. He must keep up with
the times. Every season he must be
a better farmer than the previous one.
| He must be able to say he has learned
| something that will make his business
more profitable, either by lessening
the cost of production or the improve.
ment of the quality of the produce of
his farm. For this reason he should
be able to know what his farm is best
adapted to raising.
1t would pay any farmer to have an
experiment acre on his farm. This
should be of soil that most nearly rep
resents his farm, and not selected be-
cause of its depth or richness. AS all
plots about well-kept farrn, it should
have neat fence that will turn all
stray cattle, pigs or chickens that
might chance to get beyond their own
forage fields. The ground should be
carefully layed off i'll plots, with walks
and paths between the sections. 1t
should be mapped and planned each
season before planting time, and then
layed out in strict accord to the plans
made. A record book should be kept,
each section, bed or row numbered
aud everything concerning it during
the season should be jotted down for
future reference. One seasons study
of plant will usually show whether
it would pay to raise it extensively or
whether it would not pay at all.
There are also new methods of tend.
ing the plants already familiar with,
which can be tested in the expert.
mental plot before old and tried
methods are abandoned.
The studying of books aud journals
devoted to the farming interest will
suggest items which the farmer may
desire to test before introducing on
his farm. He can jot it down on a page
of his record book devoted to new ex.
periments and make his plans accord.
ingly to accommodate it the following
year. OF course, he will not be able
to try everything he might desire to,
but he can pick out the most impor-
tant from the list each year.
Nor need the plot be an expense
without a return. A well-conducted
plot will be self-sustaining. The
kitchen table, the poultry yard, sets
and tubers and seeds for the next sea
son, all can come in on the profit side
of the balance sheet, at the end of
the year. The experiment acre will
be of the greatest benefit not only to
the farmer himself, but to all his
neighbors as well. BY keeping in
touch with the State and Governmental
experimental stations and running a
miniature station of his own, the far
mer will not only save himself many
expensive mistakes but will learn
many things that will mean goodly
addition to his yearly income and add
to the value OF his farm.-J. l.. Irwin,
in Fam. Field and Fireside.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
The Empress of China.


A correspondent of the London
Mail, writing from Pekin, describes
an interview granted the wives of
foreign representatives with the Dow
ager Empress of China in the follow
ing words: In the reception hall the
Dowager Empress, benevolent look
ing old lady of sixty-four, and not at
all the relentless virago she is COM
monty depicted, was seated on the
raised dais, and on slightly lower
seat sat the Emperor, who looked
more cheerful than usual, but was
evidently in very feeble health. After
the formal reception the ladies were
conducted into an adjoining room,
where tea and refreshments were
served, and soon after the imperial
pair came in and mingled uncere-
moniously with their guests, saying .
few words to each and shaking hands.
Every time the Dowager Empress
made remark her Chinese interpre.
ters fell PROSTATE on the ground.
Young Prince Puc'hun, a we'll grown,
strong and healthy looking boy OF
fourteen, who has been recently
selected as successor to the throne
in default OF direct heir, was
brought forward and introduced to
the ladies, whom he saluted by sud
denly throwing out his hand at right
angles on line with his face, prob.
ably his idea Of shaking hands.
The Dowager Empress presented
each lady with pearl ring and some
handsome brocades, and each of the
Chinese secretaries received four rolls
of silk.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
casing DC arm Nc Ing. tIght glove.

easing the arm like Ing, tight glove,
either flat and snug, If the arm Is
plump. or wrinkled us whole length,
If over-sender The best of the sum.
mer models are lined with a firm but
thin pliablc silk, and have ms Il rule
an under-arm piece. The sleeve is
made with two seams.
The majority of sleeves are tight up
to the top of the arm. There they ex-
pand somewhat to allow of being prop
er'y adjusted to the armhole. and any
extra fullness is taken mp by short
darts, which are pressed fiat The bot
tom of the sleeve extends beyond the
wrist. whether it is cut in points.
rounded. ilared or simply left plain
and straight.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21

The collar of your summer gown is
or else 1t ought to be distinguished as
such. by being straight band hooking
in the middle of the back. The shaped
bands which rise from beneath the
chin under the ears in an undulating
curve. belong; to last seasons gown.
This summer W. viii "hae name" of
them. Be sure that you tutor your
little dressm ker until this point is
quite clear in her mind. Then yo. can
wear the b9dice 'seYenely and look
askance Mt the sister less well posted
in the fight of successive cola modes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
Growing parsnips ON One Land.

1t is not practicable to grow parsnips
in succession on the same land, as
they are apt to be attacked by large
worm, which always comes in the sec
ond year and which makes such de
structive work IN the leaves as to de-
stroy the crop. Even when the pars-
nip is set to grow seed it should al
ways be dug up and replanted as far
as possible from where it grew. Where
parsnip root is allowed to stand over
winter and reseed where it grew, it
shows the effect of winter freezing and
thawing, and also of lack of cultiva-
tion, as the ground is always hard
around it. Seed thus produced will
be worse than worthless for planting,
as the parsnip like the carrot very
quickly degenerates into weed when
it is deprived of good culture. In
some places wild parnips and wild car
rots have become among the worst
weeds that the farmer has to contend
with. They are, of course, ,biennials, and
pulling them up when they are going
to seed ends them, provided the
plant has not too far advanced so that
the seed will be perfected after it is
uprooted. But that in grass land
makes long job, as the plants grow
very small and seed when they are
less than n foot high.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
Log House Buiit by Women.

Near the border. Of Moosehead Lake
III Maine is a picturesque little log
house, built by four women. They
sawed their own lumber, selecting
spruce trees with their pretty bark as
the most even and attractive. 1t took
eighty logs to complete the house and
the women went logging every day
for six weeks to get them. The floor
ing was OF boards and the chinking or
filling in the cracks between the logs
which formed the walls, was done
with tough moss obtained from
around the roots of old trees and
rocks, and hammered into place.
A complete little desk, with drop
front, pigeon holes for documents and
everything handy and complete in
side was in the rough; the table was
smooth on top and had the rustic
finish on the sides, while the chairs
were formed into inviting and com
Portable armchairs by means of gnarled
branches and roots, which curved suf.
ticiently to give the required easy
chairs and sofa. A bookcase was also
finished in rustic style For the
porch they made a large easy chair,
and the horse block for dismounting
from horse or carriage was made
of one piece of the trunk of large
tree. with high supports formed from
little soplings.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21

When gloves are taken off the hand
they must never be rolled into n ball
but carefully pressed out fiat and laid
in n glove box longer than they are.
All holes mus be mended as soon as
seen and buttons replaced As all
gloves get to smell queerly if worn
any length Of time, have Il small sachet
of violet powder to lay inside each one,
and on Il fine day hang them out in the
air and sun. When dirty have them
cleaned several times before buying
new ones.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21

tween II bolero and an Lton. 1t has
Il turned down collar and small lapels,
and is fastened either with jew
eled clasp, strap of black satin o,
velvet with gilt buttons. or with ros-
ettes and long ends of chiffon. In
shape it is much shorter at the back
than in front, ana the plcats are
sewed so that the figure does not, as
might be supposed, appear thick aud
clumsy. This style is very much used
now with the silk gowns as we'll as
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
TWENTIETH cENruRx a.
The Mysteries of Energy Ar. s,n,
SOlYed.

solved,
Great as the strides have bo,,
chemistry has made within ~
half century, there still rema, 'ls|
a weary path to be pursras
though physicists have dons
clarity the chemists concoIa
matter and force, they bayS 'l9
him all. uo9
Those seventy element, VII, j
daily used in the laboroto"ruu "u'c
they are but the variant to!
single matter. We have but% % "ul
aud why should there be sevsnsI
ters? That wonderful perioSi":I
with its puzzling numbers wy"
contain within it the meong oS oSv
ering the primevol matter to,
chemists have long been s,,j
The old alchernist with bia ~. I'
the transmutation of elemor.'
lives, but he is now a chemio'I i
cist, who endeavors not 10 Coa
base metal into gold, but to NV,
existence of one form of matt,
The mysteries of chemical II
are also still to be unfatbolno1
forces which we have lesrnaI
serve and to measure arc nbo, 4
Of a secondary nature. The al
energy whose transrormotiona
rise to these forces is still n nnI
chemists. instruments Of NIL
ment can reveal only the sum N
this energy, but not tie patnyo I
intramolecular changes which
For this reason we have no clo,
ception of numerical expression b
relation of chemical encrov ~ i
forces; in other words, we boH
chemical equivalent of work. NJ
that chemical energy is convert L
only into heat, but also into liz
electricity. That chemical wo
be directly transformed into
seems also probable.
1t cannot be for a moment al
that the problem of chemical
and matter will eventually be
When adequate laws shall nave a
formulated by the twentieth cJ
investigator, we may possibly b
of mechanical or "kinetic' h
istry, which will be added to 1 u
of exact sciences. Scientific
can.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
Two Charming summer Costumes.

"Duck things and shirt waists are
what very seriously engage my atten-
ton at this momeut," confessed the
girl rom Chicago, reaching for fan.
I've already gone to the expense of
ordering one ut my tailor's. | suppose
| ought TO know that the linen things
are to be very much made with eX-
tremely brief bolero coats and skirts
quite plain. My first excursion into
this experimenting with washable
the skirt most severe and the little
coat laid ia the very cunningest deep
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21

and little, fat, fichu-like collars ar
ranged around the shoulders prevail
among the new blouses as we'll as the
gowns, while raised embroidered knots
of silk form a charming trimming.
For instance, on an exquisite blouse
the white chiffon bolero, appliqued
with delicately embroidered wild
roses, is finished with bands of black
velvet embroidered with knots of pink
silk, and the under bodice of tucked
white chiffon is stitched with pink and
striped with the knotted velvet. An
other soft, fancy shirt is Of white chif-
fon, wholly unadorned except for the
sprays of red roses with which it is
painted, Every ambitious woman as
pires to lace shirt waist nowadays,
and particularly splendid example
is of Brussels lace with a wee bolero
OF cream guipure applique, with
motifs of deep yellow lace spangled
with silver and coque pearls. The
neck aud sleeves are transparent.
Tucked pongee trimmed with lace
makes cool and useful blouses, and
very odd and stylish are skirts of
white silk with black panne applique,
embroidered with cream thread and
insertions of guipure lace.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
The Little rurned-Up Gun.

A new waist finish has been intro
duced In the shape of the little
turned-up "lti." "Jusi as we have pro
vided all our bodices 18th the deep
farlng turn-down cuffs which ripple
becomngly about the palm of the
han1.' Ii would be too bad II the
remedy were not so easy. Have u
new bodice made with the little turn
mp cul'. 1t l. very neat and folds back
like the flap OF very small envelope.
1t has a sharp point IN the middle, aud
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
AGRICULTURAL.
'eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeE


The wedge.shaped hen may be the
layer, and she may not; that is an
open question. But the hen that has
quick movement, especially of the
head from side to side, and is never
content to NOPE, is certainly the busi-
ness hen and may be relied on to
give the desired egg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
sakE
the E@I@TS OF fNSAlON.

looks as if IT was the result of folding
back one of the old-fashioned deeply
pointed slceve-wrlsts. Three rows of
stitching border the neat new cuff
vhicL smacks of tailored origin. IL
is particularly appropriate TO n jacSes
sleeve. and once seel. will no doubt be-
come n general favorite.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
Chinon aud shirt waist.

Many of the bodices in light fabrics
are pouched slightly at the back, af-
ter the fashion of three or four sea
sons ago, and, when upheld by deep
belt, itlis becoming style. Accordion
killed founces a.e another revival.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21

Eton jackets and boleros are n boon
tosthe mother who likes to dress her
half-grown girl becomingly. There is
nothing more iaunty and becoming
to her immature figure. 1t is quite as
becoming to her as to the older sister
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
Tho Preaoher's Revenge

II has been the custom % ;,
ison man all his life 70 " u
preacher at church. ana NJ
preacher had talked thlr.y
the Atchison man though
enough and got up ana .ho ""''
He died recently, and , the !
took advantage OF the NV, o,I
knocker on long sermons oUsl sDSlI
away. and preached I..OIn q iunSrrl nil
lasting an hour and fifteen ~'|
Atchison Globe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
with a Yoke Eject.

One of the longer capes has yoke
effect around the shoulders and from
that hangs side pleats stitched part
way down, rs in the skirts of gowns.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21

When thl pleated skirt is made TO
lie fiat over the hips it is now further
supplemented by jacket that is also
in pleats. and which in shape is be-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
wouderfui starlight

The air is 80 clear III Ia,
that objects seven miles ..s. as''
distinctly seen by stfrlisD"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-16
MARTINS FERRY NEWS.
The Daily Chronicle of wheeling'i
PrOgressive NelghbOr.

The Daily Chronicle Of whseling's
Progressive NeighbOr.
Little interest was taken in the Re
publican primaries Saturday afternoon
to select delegates TO the county con-
vention. The results were as follows:
First ward-Delegates, D. D. Parks
and Roger Reece; no alternates; cen
trai committeeman, Roger Jones.
Second ward (three delesates)-R. c.
Montgomery, r. A. Lindemuth and
Jim Sweeney; alternates, Al Gosney, W.
II. Lucas and j. Z. Groves; central COM
mitteeman, Ike Lewis.
Third ward (three delegates)-E Il,
McCombs. T. L. Pugh. and Theodore
Burriss: alternates.. George Tweedy,
James Campbell and George Hopkins;
central committeeman, W. T. Morgan.
Fourth ward Ctwo deleGates)-Harry
Grayson and II. G. Pratt: alternates. n.
Z. Cole and L. L. Scheehle; central
committeeman, Samuel Westwood.
Fifth ward 1.-TWO delegatcs)-A. T.
Dlnsmore and David Fisher; alternates.
c. w Selby and Lee Woods; central
committeeman. David Fisher.
Martins Ferry Observation-Disclosures F.
n. Cope; alternate. G. c. Sedgwick;
central committeeman, George Webb.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-16
e. Mnrgaret Brodie Dead.

The Kansas City Journal Of April ?,
has the following on the death Of Mrs.
Margaret Brodle. formerly Of Wheel
Ing
Mrs Margaret Brodie, wife Of J. NJ.
Brodle. died at 2:4O o'clock this morning
q, the family home at S4l2 Garfield av-
enre. Mrs.. BrodIe had been In falling
health for some time. but the lmme-
date cause Of her death was an attack
Of grip, lasting less than a week. She
vas siNty-four years old and left a
family Of eight children-Mrs. r. j.
Bone. Of Nebraska City. Neb., and Mrs.
l. P. Hill Mrs. F. E. Scherwin. Mrs.
George Gunnell, Miss Beuiah Brodie. T..
a. Brodla, S D. Brodie and r. G. Bro
die, OF this city. all of whom were ut
her bedside at the time Of her death
The family lived formerly in Wheeling.
W Va, where Mr.. Brodle was a well
known contracting builder. They
moved to Kansas City in 1854 and have
lived here ever since.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-16

p,rmont county Republican con-
4as ,,.'II h, held at st. Clafrsvifie to-
'sa...- uunter :. armstrong. pros
n',, ... -,forpey. viii be chairman of
e.'1.. .,.r,Ion. which viii renomlnate
ih' ,S Foreman and Commission
saa.I 1,b and viii also name candidates
q SUI ,,or and for inhrmary director.
~ 70 .-r,rsrIas to select delegates TO