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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-07
Wesley on wedlock.

In an interesting little tract ON "Maf
riage" by John Wesley. the founder OF
Methodism. all the duties Of wife ar
summed up in two rules-namely, tina
she mus. recognize herself as the III
ferior of her husband and that she
must behave as such. These wer'
John Wesley's theories, and that b;
practice may have been somewhat sim
liar Is shown by the following sentene,
from a letter to his wife: BE conten
to be a private, Insignificant person
known and loved by God and me
John Wesley's opinions on this subje"'
were perhaps the fruit Of his expert
ence, but 1t Is also possible that they
were q cause rather than an effect. AMI
that the thorniness Of his marital rela
tons may have been in q measIr.
traceable thereto.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-07
Her Nightly Habit.

The Doctor-ls your wife q good
sleeper, Mr.. Stubb7
Stubb-Yes; pretty grod.
The Doctor-Does she 60 to sleep az
soon as she touches the pillow?
b-Well-er-she goes to sleep as
soon as she touches my vest pocket.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-07
The Sort Of . Fellow He In.

The Sort Of . Fellow He In.
Knippe-What sort Of q fellow II
Johnson? -.
Tucque-Oh. he Is one Of that kind Of
men who are always remarking, AZ
looks as though we'd have little raiI.
before night"-Syracuse Herald
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-07
Smart Girl.

"Do you know" said Miss Bunting.
Mildred Gildersleeve almost roaxed
Mr.. Fillmore to propose to her. That's
how she became engaged"
"Ah. begged the question. did sheT'
replied Mr.. Larkin.-Detroit Free Press
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-07
HEAR THE OTHER SIDE.


dag night in the Auditorium in
this city to crowded house at
first, but later. to a rather small
audience. As The Review fore
told, he did not read the tax
laws. He, read excerpts from
newspapers, but not the tax laws
as they are. He got off the old
gag about an increased assess
ment making taxes lower, but ne
did not tell you that in this coun,
ty when the assessed value OF
real estate was increased a quar-
ter of a million dollars and the
personal property list over two
million dollars, the county tax
increased from thirty-fve to
fifty-fve and then to forty-five.
He did not tell you that in this
city the city tax can be contin-
ued forever at the same rate we
have been paying in the past.
He talked about a reduction IN
the State tax, but that is a mi
nor affair. We will pay next year
a State tax of twenty-four cents.
If the property values are in
creased over one-half, as they
will be, the tax of twenty-four
cents will greatly exceed the tax
of thirty-five cents now under
the present assessment law. Any
idiot almost can figure this up.
Why did he not explain how it
comes when the assessable prop
erty in this county was increased
two and a quarter million dollars
the county tax was raised to fit
ty-fve from thirty-five and then
from thirty-fve to fOrty-fve?
This is the actual result Of in
creasing the value of assessable
property in our own county and
gives the lie to all the fine home
spun theories of Mr.. Hubbard.
He spoke about merchants hav-
ing to assess their store goods by
taking down every pair of shoes
and every article in the store and
giving it in to the assessor. No
one ever said anything OF the
kind that we know of, but the
new law Mr.. Hubbard wrote for
our people says our merchants
must assess their store goods at
the actual retail value, and, fur
Their, when a merchant dies, his
property will be invoiced by ap-
praisers and if the appraisers
list exceeds in value the amount
the merchant has given it in for,
twenty per cent of his property
will be taken from his estate and
confscated. That's the law. The
merchant can itemize or not as
he pleases, but if he makes an
error, after his death the law vii!
confscate twenty per cent OF his
goods. And that is not all; the
law confscates his goods for five
years back. So, if a merchant
keeps out of his assessment list a
thousand dollars for five years,
at his death that thousand, dol.
lars will be taken by the State
and county. That's the law,
whether you like it or not, but
Hubbard had nothing to say
about it. 49,.
A great many business men OF
both parties were disappointed
with Mr.. Hubbard's speech
They hoped and expected he
would read the tax laws and ex'
plain in a fair and impartial
manner what the law meant, but
not a single section did he read
He tried to laugh the laws away
by making ridiculous statements
of them. AS one prominent Re
publican told as, "He had hearo
that. Hubbard Dreyaricated in his
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-07
Too HaSfy.

"Jones has a new addition to his
family. 81
Indeed? nser congratulate him"
"TFold on-it> :. son-iu-lawF-Atlan
Ia Consti. III ioiL
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-07

How easy. Is 1t not, for tho strong t.
advise the weak. for the well to adviss
the sick.-SchoolmasteS.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-07
Great Scheme.

"Have you decided yet upon q name
for that new suburb Of yours?"
Eyes. am going to call it Lookout"
II can't see anything striking or orig
lnal about that" ...~
you can't. Think how everybody in
The train will run to the windows when
the brakeman calls out the name Of the
sta tion."-Chicago Tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17
Meat and Grain For Food.

foods containing protein are given
cows 10 increase the milk production.
and hens 10 increase the quantity of
eggs and improve their quality, The
dairyman understands full well that in
feeding grains which furnish protein
10 cows. n sufficient quantity of succu-
lent food must he given to formulate
the proper balance. Yet this same man
protests when it is suggested that the
same rule should apply to laying hens.
The proper feeding Of poultry is not
so difficult as any one would think.
nor is the feeding of any animal, for
that matter.
If one possesses knowledge Of the
needs of the animal he is feeding. he
will readily find out what foods will
supply such needs. Feed the variety
of grains by all means AS well as an
occasional supply of animal feed, but
do not overlook the need for green
food. This same rule works the other
way, so do not attempt to obtain re-
suits from green food and grain at
the expense of the animal food. In
some way get at the properly balanced
ration and then profitable results will
follow.-Indianapolis News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17

Evidently there is one place where
there is little need of a society for
the prevention of cruelty to animals
and that is Jersey. The farmers there
are so careful of their horses that
they do not work them more than is
absolutely necessary, and frequently
do work which is done elsewhere by
horses.
If a farmer has TO plow a heavy
piece of ground he is obliged to use
his team, but if the ground which is
to be broken up is light it is very
probable that he will take the place
OF a horse.
At first glance labor of this kline
may seem very irksome, but it really
is not, for the farms in Jersey are
small and II does not take long &c
cultivate the ground Still, in other
places where the farms are equally
small. no one thinks of sparing the
horses. and there is little doubt that
up-to-date agriculturists consider the
Jersey farmers far behind the times
because in the kindness Of thei'
hearts they are as lenient TO thei'
horses as possible.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17
FRAUDS IN A SALE OF HAY.


According to an article IN the Cincin.
natl Commercial, a fifty.one pound stone
was recently found in that city sccrctcd
in bale Of hay of eighty pounds.
This is not as bad as finding lump oi
lead of nearly one.half the weight of the
solid gold watch case sccreted in the zen.
tire of the case
Gold watch cases are sold by weight. and
no one can sec where this lead is secreted
until the springs Of the case arc taken out
and the lead will be found secretcd beh!ad
them.
These cases arc made by companies who
profess to be honest, but furnish the means
10 the dishonest to rob the public II is
not Pleasant for anyone to find that he
has lugged lump Of lead in his watch
case.
Another trick Of the makers Of spurious
sohd gold watch cases is TO stamp the case
~. 5. Assay The United States does
silver except coin, and the faliir. bv using
lieve that the Government had something
to do with the stamping or guaranteeing
the tineness Of watch cases
Another trick OF the watch fakil il 10
advertise a watch described as a solid gold
filled watch with twenty or twenty-five
year guarantee. These watches arc gener-
ally sent c. o. d.. and if the purchaser has
paid for the watch he finds that the com
pany which guaranteed the watch 10 wear
is not in existence.
The Dueber Hampdcn Watch Company,
of Canton, Ohio. who are constantly cx.
posing these frauds, will furnish the names
of the manufacturers who are in this qucs.
tiondb,c business.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17
Adds TO THE COTTON AREA.
Paraguay Is About TO Engage in the
Culture on a LARGE Scale.

The recent advance in the price OF
cotton in this country and In England
has stimulated the culture of the plant
IN other countries. The possibility
that the cotton manufacturers of the
world are facing the prospect Of a
doarth of raw material seems to have
excited the people of Paraguay Cot
ton grows wild in that country, and
the cultivated product, though differ.
ent from ours, has long and fine sta.
pie.
As in Peru. the plant is small tree
rather than little bush, and il lives
and produces for several years. Euro
pean manufacturers have reported
good results from its use. The Para
guayans, however, have never given
much attention to its cultivation.
The newspapers of Asuncion havo
suddenly awakened to the opportuni
ties presented, and have risen to the
occasion. They arc offering many sug
gestions to the government and assert
that cotton will yet place Paraguay on
the high road to prosperity
They ask the government TO employ
the services of men of science. like
DR.. Bertoni, to prepare pamphlets for
distribution in the cotton trade Of
Great Britain. France and Germany.
descriptive of the nature and qualities
of Paraguayan cotton and the facili
ties for producing large supplies of It
They ask that Or. Bertoni, Mr.. Anisits
and other experts be engaged to make
a survey of the lands adapted to cot
ton cultivation in the republic; also
that the government print and distrib
ute among the farmers of the lowlands
the best information as to the methods
of cotton.raising.
We may in a short time export
s100,000,000 worth of cotton in year
announces the enthusiastic Paraguay
a German weekly published ut Asun
cioD.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17
To Prevent Soil yyashin:

The past two seasons have been un-
usually favorable TO soil washing, and
many acres of slope land have been
carried to the level bottoms below or
borne away by high water. This loss
of fertility If followed up year after
year would impoverish the hill land to
such an extent as to render 1t entirely
worthless for crop raising. AS wash
ing occurs mainly where soil is loose
and sandy in texture, such ground
needs extra protection in the line of
drain bitches and cross plowing. Ere
quently where II is necessary to crop
the land situated on hill slopes. the
mere opening of ditch at the upper
end OF the cultivated portion will pre-
vent serious loss from washing by
keeping the water from the land above
from coming down in injurious guam
titles over the field. The use of strips
of soil binders through the cultivated
field is also TO he recommended. These
should be sown crCsswlse of the hill,
and any. good pasture grass will an
swer the purpose provided the roots
are strong and penetrate the ground
to some depth. In plowing field
that washes badly 1t is well to bear In
mind that furrows made lengthwlse
of the hill are conducive to soil wash
ing: hence IL is always a good plan to
plow the land crOsswise. Organic mat
ter. s:s,h as barnyard manure, rubbish,
hay or stubble plowed under. will. un-
til entirely decomposed. aid in keep
ing the soil particles in their places
through heavy rainfall. In the same
manner badly washed bitches may be
effectively closed by the use of hay or
straw in sufficient quantities to pre-
vent further carrying away of ada
cent soil Often the rains come so
quickly that the water comes almost In
o body down the hilisldes. In n com.
par lively dry season this Is not desira.
BILE. as much OF the moisture Is con.
ducted from the field before It has
an opportunity to percolate through the
soil TO prevent this, plow the ditciies
10 run In the direction OF The most
gentle slope. 50 that the water may he
carried on gradually &c. Il. Barrett, IT.
The Epitomist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17

A good knowledge of the life history
OF the codling moth is the first essen
tial to It's control Every fruit grower
should familiarizc himself with It's
different stages by studying the insect
IN his own orchard.
The cOdling moth passes the winter
in the larval stage. The larvae may
be found incascd in silkcn cocoons il
cracks and holes in the trees. and in
houses where apples have been stored.
III the spring these larvae change TO
pupac. from which the moths emerge
about n week after The apple is IN
blossom.
The adult insect or moth is but little
known among fruit growers and other
moths are often mistaken for it. 1t
varies somewhat in size, but the maxi-
mum spread of lis wings is about
thIeefourths of an inch. The front
wings are Of brownish gray color
and are crossed with lines of gray
scales, giving them the appearance of
watcred silk. At the tips Of the wings
there is large brown SPOT, in which
are many scales of bronze or gold. The
bind wings are craylsh brown in color.
Taken rs a whole. the coloring of the
moth is such that when resting on
old grayish bark it is so like the bark
that ii is not easily distinguished.
The moth lays her eggs. few days
after emprgence, OH the leaves Of apple
or other food plant, or on the fruit. \
majority Of the eggs of the first gen.
Grafton are laid on the leaves, while
the greater part of those Of the second
generation are laid upon the fruit.
The eggs of this insect were never
noted until within comparatively re.
cent years. They are of Il pcarly white
color and are like thin. convex disks.
Around the edge there is a coarse net.
work of ridges, while toTard the centre
these ridges are finer.
\ red ring. which indicates The ON.
bryo, appears in the egg few days
after it is laid. In about eleven days
carrying somewhat with temperature
the young larva breaks its way out OF
the shell and seeks TO enter the fruit
Recent work tends TO show that n
large number of the larvae which
hatch from eggs deposited OH the
leaves eat small portions of the
leaves before finding fruit. The larvae
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17

IT HE season oi catchin; cod = upon ~
Il he cough and the suce2e and nasal
twang are 70 be heard on every hand. The
origin OF chronic cata"rh, the most con-
mon and dreadful oi diseases. Is cod.
This is the way the chronic ca,arrh gen.
orally begins. A person catches cold, which
hangs on longer than usual The cold
generally starts IN the head and throat
Then follows selsitivencss OF the air pas
sages which incline ono tO catch cod very
easily AT last he person has cod al,
the while seemingly, more or les discharge
from the nose, hawking. splitting. frequent
clearing oj the throat. nostrils stopped up,
full feeling IN the head and sore, ntiamcj
throat.
The best time 10 treat catarrh j AT he
very beginning. 4 bottle OF Peruna prop.
crly used never fails to cure - common
cod, thus preventing chronic catairh.
While many people have been cared ui
chrome odtarru by sing,c bottle oi Pc
ruud, yet. ~ u rule. when the catarrh the
comes Thoroughly fixed. more than one bot
tie J. nocC ssary TO complete u cure. Pc.
runa mas cured cases innumcraDic Of ga.
ta1h OF twenty years standing. II j. the
best, Il not the only internal remedy for
chronic cdtarrh IN existence.
But prevention is FAR better lhan cure
Every person subject 10 catching 20 Il
should take Poruua at once Z. he slight
est symptom OF cold or sore ti,nat at tins
season OI the year and thus prevent What
Is almost certain To end in chroniC catdrrh.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17
"ClefMania.N ~

"Clefmania," says "T. A. t. is
comparatively modern form OF the col
Iecting craze. IT consists in an ire
sistible ambition TO gather together
keys of all sorts, sizes and shapes
One victim to the habit, a woman
openly confessed recently 10 having
travelled over one hundred thousand
miles in pursuit of her hobby. during
which time she had expended. entire
" on keys, quite respectable for
tune. Her collection comprises the
key of the Nuremberg Iron Virgin, one
said to have belonged to CieOpatras 5
Jewel case, huge iron specimen from
the Tower of London, got by bribine
a "Beefeater , the one that used &c
unlock Anne Hathaways cottage az
Stratford.on-Avon, and many Others
equally curious and interesting
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17
Gordon a Stranger to Fear.
Monta que, Mass

OF Gen. Gordon, who died at Khar-
tum, Lord Wolseley says: "A deeply
religious man in whom danger appar-
emily excited neither pleasure nor re-
pugnance, he seemed only to distin-
guish between a safe position or an
extremely perilous one as he would
notice any slight change in the wealth
er of fine sunny day. He knew how
infectious courage was and how much
any exhibition of contempt for per
sonal danger braced the nerves and
steadied the heads Of those less gifted
with masculine daring than he was.
He was man in hundred. During
lull in our siege operations one sailor
was overheard saying to another in
the battery: I haven't seen old Cor.
don here lately No. answered his
shipmate, the fire amt hot enough for
that old beggar just now"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17

have some difficulty in entering the
smooth sides of the fruit; hence they
usually enter at the caiyX. or take
advantage Of some irrcguiarity in tho
surface.
About eighty per cent Of the larvae
of the first generation enter the fruit
by way of the calyx. while the major
ity of the second generation enter a
the sides, especially where fruits are
touching Upon entering The fruit the
larya feeds immediately under the sur.
face for a few days and then com.
mences tunnel towards the centre Of
the fruit. where it eats out a large
cavity. 1t lives III the fluit about
twenty days and grows pinkish or
whitish until it is about iivceighthS
Of an inch in length. when. being full
grown. it makes tunnel 10 the ont
side of the fruit. Tho larva thea
crawls out and immediately seeks .
place in which to spin It's cocoon.
Work should be begun late in thN
fall or early III the spring, and pre-
ventiye treatment should be about tho
same i'll all cases. except that The
Western orchard should he irrigated
freely. and every second tree should
be cut out. The soil should receive a
shallow cultivation for Il year and n
dressing of manure The following
year cover crops, such as cowpeos or
red clover, should he sowil and pl1wed
under and this should be repeated
every few years. Branches should be
cut out where they are matted TO-
gether. thus allowing access of sun
light and spraying solution. The dead
branches and stubs should be cut away
and burned. 1t is highly inportant
that the cut ends be smooth and
dressed with shellac varnlsh' or graft
ing wax. All of the rough bark should
be scraped from the trunks and larger
branches. The holes in the trees
should be filed with plaster or cement,
thus confining all larvae that are in
them and preventing others from en-
tering later in the season.
If proper attention is given an
orchard when ii is young. no such
work will ever be necessary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17

Some Of the best horses ever brought
TO America were bred by the farmers
of England, France ard Belgium
These men got a good mare or two,
used them TO work their farms, bred
them to the best sires they could find
producing stations that had admirable
conformation and disposition for draft
horse sires. Some of the best trottcrs
ever bred were produced by farmers
who owned well bred road mares and
mated them to good stations. Who
will say that these men. who use the
dams for the purpose fOr which their
prodcce is intended. cannot produce
horse> that are equal to those of the
great breeding establishments? asks
Stockman and Farmer. They can and
often do. There is no patent Oh horse
breeding, no advantage in favor OF the
millionaire who keeps his brood mares
in idleness over the farme. who works
or drives his. 1t will pay any man
who las good mare to give her a
chance TO do her best. and that means
TO mate her properly and take care Of
her progeny. ... ,.l,.4
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17

And the old rooster, even he crows
4 good deal more than he scratches.
Many believe that eggs absorb odors
after being laid, by coming in contact
with foreign substances.
Steamed clover hay is q good substi'
tute for grass now that the latter prod
uct belongs to the bybones.
A tight roof, "A dry floor and walls
free from cracks are very essential
things in the makeup OF a poultry
house.
The natural time for hen to lay IS
from February to October, but by sci
entific methods she can be made to lay
the whole year round.
Once In n while you will find hen
that does all the cackling and the 9th
ers all the laying. Every place has
one or more of that Kind of hens.
II you are wanting TO buy some
new blood" go TO your nearest poul'
t"y show and buy from the fancler Of
your choice and you will be money in
pocket.
A warm mash In the morning Is
greatly relished by the hens and is q
good starter for IA long days work.
Follow this meal with some small
grain thrown in the litter TO keep them
exercised. sNnla
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17

For years the editor has been urging
farmers TO SOW Alfalfa Cover, and glad b6
is that thousands of wdeawake farmers
scattered all over America, are doing tins
Low, to their great benefit and satisfaction
A. Walford, Westlore Farms, Pa, writes
81 have 60 acres in Salzer's Alfalfa Glover
II is immense. | cut three crops tins sea
son and have lots OF pasture besides.
Hon. ii. +. Hunter, 5. D., says, sal
Eer's Northern Grown Alfalfa clover can,
not be beat. ] have solved the question OF
stock raising here Salzer's Alfalfa Is good
fo- 8 rousing crops OF hay, Salzer's Spe'tz
for 60 bu, OF grain and 3 tons hay, Sal
zer's Macaroni Wheat for 05 bu, hest hog
fattening wheat, and Salzer's Hanna Bar
ley, for arid; dry land, is good for 10 bu'
per acre. These are all great hog, sheep
and cattle fatteners, and last but not least,
Salzer's Victoria Rape for sheep, aud Sal
zer's Teosinte, good for so tons OF green
food for cattle, and Salzer's Billion Dollar
Grass and Bromus lnermis for lots and
lots of good hay These things make II
possible for me TO grow live stock by the
thousands.
Have you heard OF Earliest cane? Gives
six mowings a year, and Teosintc, the ~
ton per acre fodder wonder!
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND lDc. IN
to the John A. Salzer Seed CO., La Crosse
Mis-, and receive their big catalog and lots
farm eeed samples free lA.CL.l