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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
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Scribbler--"Have you read my last
novel?" Cynicus--"I hope so."-Phila.
delphia Record.
"The rank injustice of the thing"
Said the centipede, makes me sick.
Here | am with hundred feet
And | can't use one for kick"
Chicago Tribune.
''De world owes every man livin',"
said Uncle Eben: "but he's got to
hustle to prove de claim" Washing.
ton Star.
Heat what time in girls life
should she be engaged?" She-"Just
before she Is married" - Yonkers
Statesman.
her family tree?" Patrice-"No;
think IT was one of those shady sort of
trees. s.'-Yonkers Statesman.
"Did We hear that Casey were in an
accident?" "Phwat! Did he git mar.
ried?" whist. no. not that bad; he
only he'd leg took off."-Prlnceton
Tiger
Wigg-"I am satisfied that retribu.
tion will some day overtake the coal
man." Wagg-"Yes, his scales are now
lying in weight for him."-Philadelphi
Record.
II see they have made a new rule on
the New York street cars" whats
that?" "They go by you on the near
instead of the far side" "-Collier's
Weekly.
nSf f~iD nc hot, 20 Nrnx x,aI IT,,
now" "Twos?" Yes; one to look at
automobile numbers and the other one
to get run over."-Cincnnat CONNER.
cial-Tribune.
"He boasts that he is a confirmed
bachelor" Perhaps he makes a vir .
tue of necessity" Perhaps, and yet
necessity may be its own reward."-
Town and Country.
what did the broker say when old
Tightwad told him he wanted to buy
an interest in a comic paper?" "Oh.
he said he didn't deal in laughing
stocks. Record.
''Are You carrying all the life insur.
ance you wantT' mo. sir; l am not.
l am baseball umpire, and l should
like about" But the agent had
slipped Out.-Chicago Tribune.
Editl-"Belle is insanely jealous Of
you." Sadie--"Do you think so?"
Edith-"I am positive. She is telling
/ all around that you will never be
able to support Cholly."-TOwn Topics
A war correspondent named Guido
Was struck by a hyinp tornedo.
A Red Cross brigade
Which came to his aid
Found only sleeveless Tuxedo!
Milwaukee Sentinel.
"That man has studied political
economy" Maybe So" said Senator
Sorghum. 81 hut the injudicious way he
spends his money at an election looks
to me like political extravagance."-
Washington Star.
Naggus-''They tell me you have
written problem play. Would you
mind telling me what the problem is?"
Borus-"Just at present the problem Is
to find some manager who will stand
for it."--Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Dunkleton doesn't seem to be
satisfied with her new husband" mo
She's discovered that he deceived her
He's one of those Fellows that want 3
orty-horse-pOwer tOnneau sweetheart
to settle down and become mere run
about wife."-Chicago Record Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06

If the shoulders show indications Of
soreness rub over them little vase
line and let it remain over night. See
that the collar worn fits well and after
taking off wipe it thoroughly with a
damp cloth and hang it where it will
be thoroughly dry in the monrlng. 1t
WI pay well to take this little addi-
tional care Of the horse during the
working season If at no other time.
1t is not necessary to cut uD potatoes.
beets or carrots for the poultry. Put
them In the feeding places, after cut.
ting them in half, and the fowls will
pick them to pieces. 1t is we'll to men,
tlon that If dark yolks in eggs are de-
sired feed carrots and the yolks will
be colored deep yellow. The color of
the yolk does not Indicate quality, out
there are some who prefer dark
color. Vegetables may be given to
poultry, and also tubers. without TN.
dergoing unnecessary labor for that
purpose.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Se,f-searcbing will cure self. seeking
All objects lose by too familiar 4
vlew.-Dryuen.
No man fatters the woman he truly
loyes.-Trlckerman.
Choose such pleasures as recreate
much and cost llttle.-Fuller.
True greatness lies not in never fail.
ing. but in rising every time we fall.
Disappointment is nc. sufficient
reason for discoura gement.-Emmons
Our doubts are traitors and make US
lose the good we oft might win by
fearing to attempt.-Shakespea
He alone is an acute observer who
can observe minutely without being
observed.
Religion would not have e:fcmies IL
1t were not an enemy to their vices
Massillon.
When charity begins at home it FIRE.
quently acquires very domestic habits.
browne.
Love is best shown in sacrifice, and
blossoms sweetest in the white gar.
ments of purity.-Amos.
We understand death for the first
time when he puts his hand upon one
whom We love.-Madame De Stael.
Fortunes ladder was made to climb,
and 1t Is not considered lucky TO spend
ones time walking under it.-Anon.
II we had no failings ourselves, we
should not take SO much pleasure in
finding out those of Others s.-Wayslde
Philosopher.
And / smiled to think Gods great.
ness flows around our ilcomplcteness
round our restlessness, His rest.--E.
L. Browning.
The discovery CT what IS true, and
then practices of that which Is good
are the two most important objects
of philosophy y.-The New World.
Prayer is the greatest thing in the
world. 1t keeps US near to God = my
own prayer has been mos. veak. wa
verins an- inconsistent. yet has been the
best thing 1 have ever done.-Samuel
'hapman Armstrong.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
THE SERVANT .. THE toTLo..
Domestic Revolution which is Predir.cd
For the Future.

Domestic Revolution which is Predicted
For the Future.
That most conservative of periodl
calls, Chambers Journal, has recently
presented to its readers the views of q
number of intelligent and women
regarding the coming domestic revolu
ton. They all seem to agree in re.
garding such revolution as inevitable,
and profess to believe that the reorgan.
tzation Of domestic life will not be q
matter of choice much longer, but one
)f compulsion. ~->-~-'.si, Ies.-
A careful study of the opinions OF
these students of household economy
has made 1t possible to form the fol-
lowing composite pen portrait of the
servant of the future:
The days of domestic service, as II IL
at present understood, are numbered
1t will soon be quite impossible In a
middle-class family to secure the serv.
ices of any young person willing tc
work from early morning until late at
night. The only domestic service OBJ
tainable will be that of a new class of
servant, who will be better educa ted
and probably far more intelligent than
the present typical maid-of-all-work,
but who will be even more independ.
ent, if that is possible. Her independ.
ence WILL however, be founded on hon.
orable self-respect and not on ig.
norance, and will therefore be more
endurable. She will be fairly well
trained in household duties, and will
require to be left alone to perform
them to the best of her ability. She
will not submit for one moment to any.
thing approaching to dogmatic auto.
cracy, and will demand the same sort
Of respect and tolerance that Is already
given cheerfully to the trained nurse.
The chief difference between her and
the present race of unsatisfactory do.
mestic servants will be that she will
only work for certain number of
hours a day. probably eight; she will
not sleep in the house, but when her
days work Is done she will retire to
her own home or to the drawing room,
entertainment room or study of the
residential club of which she is mem.
Der.
For some underlined reason this pic.
ture is not particularly allurng one,
and the writers themselves admit that
the new order of things will at first be
strongly resented by housewives. And
not by housewives only will this para.
gon Of domestic servant be looked upon
with cold disapproval, for every bache.
lor who has lived in lodgings during
the days when work was done by
''merely Mary Ann" will regret the dis.
appearance of that incapable but ut.
uactive young person.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
Big Things Found In Alaska.

Alaska is big country and it has big
possibilities. 1t has the biggest bear
the biggest moose, the biggest noun
tain sheep and the biggest salmon and
graylng in the world. All of these
are plentiful and can be taken under
United States regulations.
Time was when Alaska and Slberis
were thought of by many as synony
nous, and without an idea of JUS
what was meant by either name. Thai
has all changed in the last few years
and now Alaska Is not so very faI
away from Seattle. Moreover 1t hai
been found to be anything but an in
habited and unlhabitable country. II
is without doubt the greatest gam,
country OH the globe to-day, because
1t is the newest. and the condition,
are right for the maintenance of game
animals and birds.
The biggest mountain on the North
ern American Continent Is In Alaska
and Is well named Mount Mckinley =
Eleld and Stream.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
To XIII Tree Borers.

One of our greatest enemies In
growing the apple orchard is the tree
borer, and many remedies have been
tried with varying success. About the
most effectual remedy Is the following
wash to be applied to body of trees I:
Ten pounds whale carbolic soap. one
pound crude carbolic acid half a gal
Ion coal oil. five gallons water, ten
pounds slaked lime. four ounces paris
green. Thoroughly mix and as used
add sifted wood ashes to thicken to
consistency of ordinary paint and ap-
ply with brush. Care should be used
to make sure of covering all bark sur
face near the ground as the borcr eggs
are most frequently laid there. This
wash will destroy all eggs and young
borers. also woody aphi5 and should
be used beginning with first year OF
young orchard.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06

on either side can not see those on the
other. During the summer the pro.
jecting roof, as shown. casts a deep
shadow and the scratching is
cool especially as Il wire.covered door
in the rear permits current of air
The yards are located at the ends OF
each house. SO each flock has the var.
iety which goes with the yard, the
house and the scratching-shed, enab.
ling them TO keep reasonably cool and
in the shade at all times.
During the winter tight door takes
the place OF the wire one at the back
Of the Scratching-shed and heavy
muslin curtain is hung on poles to be
let down over the front on stormy
days. The scratchlng-peI.if properly
arranged and used, is too u good y
thing to abandon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
On the Divide of the Andes

All things come 10 him who rides a
good mule. And. sure enough. at last
stood on the top of that greatest OF
natural monuments of the West. Ii
was moment tnat had dreamed Of;
and when we dream OF moment, and
the moment becomes a tangible reality.
1t takes time TO readjust our thoughts
II we are to readjust them at all. for
there Is much fiction in the world,
and particularly in the world of dreams.
To admit the truth. the moment was
no twhat l had pictured. There I
stood, drenched, cold. hungry Amerl.
can, under cloudy sky. An done may
reason as one Will. being wet Is not a
romantic predlcament. But, wet or
dry, hungry or otherwise, meath clouds
or sunshine. l was, nevertheless, on
the summit OF the great Andean Cor.
dillera. stood face to face with
great mllepost of my life. 16,300 feet
above the sea. Everywhere, to the
right and left Of me, before and behind
me. was landscape of snow. And on
every side the mountains stretched to
the dark horizon, so far OH so far
away. To the west OF me little rlvu-
lets OF liquid snow forked into one
another and flowed to the Pacific. TO
the east of me, and not many yards
away. a little stream was gathering
momentum for Its long race to the At.
lantic. Behold, tn. Great Divide
Field and Stream. a
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
Public Sentiment.

The Minneapolis Progress, in an edl,
torlal on good roads legislation In
general. Says that Public sentiment
has lately grown In favor OF State aid
and National aid combined. State aid
alone can accomplish much. In co
operation with local authorities; but.
backed by National aid. the work OF
road Improvement Is put upon the
most substantial basis. National aid
has been given to river and harbor
improvements, to the bullding Of rai
roads, to the erection of public build.
ings, and to other public works and In.
stitutions; but. the farmers, TO whom
good roads are a necessity for agri.
cultural prosperity. have had compare
lively little National aid In the way OF
Improvement appropriations or helpful
legislation" The Duluth Herald Is OF
the same opinion. "Good roads are
economical; the farmer knows II, anc
the consumer knows 1t. and their In.
huence Is being felt" the Herald says.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
A Scratching shed.

There is more or less being written
against the scratching shed in connec.
ton with the poultry house, and it is
admitted that when the fowls can be
put on free range during the summer
the scratching shed is a super1iuity.
On the other hand, when the fowls
must be kept in rather close coniine.
ment during the summer the scratch.
inS-shed is Il valuable adjunct TO the
poultry house. just as 1t is, in our
opinion during the winter. when the
birds must be cOoped up in close
house or go out into the sno VT. ex.
ercise.
The house shown in the Illustration
was built to economize space and for
keeping two breeds. Tne scratching.
shed portion is partltiOned OFF in the
middle with wire and boarded up from
the Iott three feet, So that the hens
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
Dairy Wisdom.

In running separator, turn the
handle steadily, Keeping an even pres
sure. IF the milk Is not skimmlng
clear at the speed. an increase of three
10 five turns per minute will help mat.
ters. The milk will separate best when
first taken from the COW. but II not
done then. allow 1t to stand for some
time and then raise 1t to eighty or
ninety degrees.
MIX Is best warmed by placing the
can In warm water.
AS usual, good many men are
asking whether they can afford TO
buy hlgh-priced grain to feed their
cows until pasture comes. Nine out OF
ten will not decide to do II; and by 80
deciding they will handicap their
dairies for the work Of the coming
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
Feeding Mature Rams.

The object in feeding mature rams
Should be to keep them in thrifty
very vigorous condition, and not too
fat and this can only be brought about
by reasonable, wholesome food and
sufficient exercise. When once a ram
has been made too fat 1t Is a difficult
matter to thin him down again with
out impairing his vitality; and in every
case reliance should be placed on ad-
ditioEal exercise rather than on lessen
Ing the food supply. An overfat ram
Is likely to beget only comparatively
small progeny, If he breeds at all.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
BDE Y4N7 TINE.

Whan fortune treas you slightins'y
And everything goes wrong,
Remember that you still are free
To labor and be strong.
To him who hrayeiy does his part
Misfortune is no crime.
just ho,d your grip and keep up heart
And learn to bide your time.
The surest road to greatness lies
Through hard and patient work.
The glorious name that never dies
Comes not unto the shrk.
Fame sits upon an eminence,
A pinnacle sublime.
He who would win must seek her thence,
Strive on and bide his time.
The man Of hope and energy,
Who keeps one goal in sight,
Who goes his way with constancy,
viii some time win the fight.
The man whose life glory lends
To every age and cline
i he whose purpose never bends,
Who works and bides his time
Go onward. Ger the futures hills
The dawn fails cool and sweet.
Go onward. He can win who wills
And bows not to defeat.
Go onward though your path may Ia
Through ca,umny and slime.
The way viii brighten by and by
Go on and bIde your time.
And when the fight at last is DER, I
The toll at last Is done
When standing on lies farther shore,
Beneath her setting sun;
Beyond the futures unblrred gate,
The bells OF heaven chime;
And justice, love, and CORY wait .
For him who bides his time.
Denver News.
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Telephone. In New York City.

II is astonishing to note the number
OF telephones In use in New York City.
In 1893 there were about 1000 In use;
to-day there are over 1872. 900. In the
last three years alone 10000 have been
Installed. 1t can be readily seen that
telephone service is becoming more
aud more an important factor In bust.
ness equipment. The large growth OF
telephone service in that city is cred.
tied TO expert equipment and the mes-
sage rate system.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
waterways; why Not Highways


The United States Government has
taken up the improvement of the
waterways i'll no uncertain way. We
have In this country twenty five thou
sand miles of coast linc where are hid
den rocks and powders, and thousands
of lives have been lost and millions OF
dollars worth of property destroyed
Our Government has reached out in u
protecting way for the relief of the
people along This line. 4 sail along
our coast line is attended to-day with
almost perfect safely. We have 11OC
lighthouses and lighted beacons. We
have about 354 siren signals. besides
Others. There are nearly 5000 whist
ing buoys of various kinds. The ser.
vice requires 420O men, at an annual
cost Of Si.000,000 Every one of these
lighthouses and every man is needed
10 protect the commerce of this great
country. The money expended is wise
ly used IN preserving the lives and
property of our people.
Having so well provided for the
country In this respect. the people OF
the United States should now take
up this great question of the improve.
ment of our highways, thus enabling
us to carry the produce of the farm as
expeditlously and economically as II
Is possible to do.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
Cost of Food in Summer,

NoV OF roOu IN summer.
In summer there is less animal heat
to be produced and the food required
IL consequently less in summer than
In winter. If all who keep fowls would
consider this fact. and never overlook
it, there would not only be saving
in the cost of food but the fowls would
thrive better. The summer food need
not be so concentrated, but should con.
tain more bulk. Where birds are con.
fined 1t .equires coed judgment In
feeding, not because enough may not
ba allowed but because % the disposi.
ton to give too much. When at lib.
erty the hocks will sometimes thrive
better and lay more eggs If given no
food at all other than that secured
on the grass plot. but In Confinement
the food must be provided, and it will
be safe to use green food and lean
meat, allowing little or no grain whom
the weather Is very warm. The refuse
vegetable tops, small potatoes. chopped
grass or any material that will serve
the purpose. may be cooked together
and thickened with ground oats, which
will make cheap and nourishing food
for the fowls In summer. as they do
not demand as much concentrated
food during the warm season as in
winter. If 1t is not convenient to cook
such, then chop the materials to o
tint condition ard feed to the hens.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06

. ~ q several enemies OF gOOu
4 "A roads but the greatest Of
go~ them Is water 1t washes
away the material of the road. II
s0aks into the road and softens 1t so
that the wagon wheels cut into the
surface, making ruts and holes. II
permeates and softens the foundation
, 50 that the surface Of the read sinks
or breaks up. In the winter the water
that Is in the road freezes. expands
and loosens and dislntegrates the road
material.
The most important thing in the
building of roads is to lessen or pre-.
vent the ravages of water, yet no feat.
ure of the work Is SO neglected as this
Many local road supervisors seem tc
give no consideration to the question
of drainage, and the result is a regular
mud blockage during several weeks or
months of the year.
The following are few simple rules
the observance OF which would go fat
toward bettering the roads of this
country:
First-The road should be so located
and constructed as to avoid steer
grades, down which the water rushes
during heavy rains, tearing up and
washing away the road material.
Second-The foundation of the road
should be thoroughly drained by open
side bitches which will carry off the
water, and where necessary tile drains
should be laid In The founda ton itself.
Third-The surface of tharoad should
be hard and smooth and have sutficien,
slope toward the sides to shed the sur
face water.
Fourth-I.uts and holes on the sur
face of the finished road should bs
filed as fast as made so that no water
can lie on the surface to he worked up
into mud.
These rules are simple and easy tc
follow, and any one who gives any Sc
rious thought to the matter can see the
wisdom of following them. Still they
are almost universally ignored as the
condition of our roads abundantly
proves.
What this country needs is a radical
change, a new era in road building
The people have been moving in ruts
lii more senses tlan one, ald II eacI
local community is left to work out the
road problem alonr they will continue
to move in the same ruts, and every
year millions Of dollars will be thrown
into the mud to say nothing of the
losses resulting from the use OF bad
roads. Lectures OH road Improvement
seem to do very little good. Books ana
bulletins on road building appear to
have very little effect.
What the local communities need is
practical object lessons and actual as.
sistance. and these can 90 ne only from
the State Governments and the Fed
eral Government. 1t is for this reason
that road reformers every where are
turning toward State and National ald
as the only solution Of the road prob
lem.
The Tad roads of the United States
are blight u curse, a disgrace, and
all patriotic progressive citizens shOulC
make grand united effort to wipe
them out. and put our lat.on on a levc.
with the aayGnced nations o. Euro.
Ill the matter OF roads.
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INDUSTRY.

To the ant, said the bee,
Have you noticed that we,
Each day without fail,
In fable or tale,
Are held up to youtt
To illustrate the truth
That work without resi-
Is of all things the bestg"
"Well, yes," the ant said,
As she nodded her head,
"And it's all very well;
But If truth l must tell, "
I'm tired of the trick,
And it makes me just sick
To work and to work
With no chance to shirk. w.
Id far rather play 4;
Or do nothing all day, Vsi
Like that gay butterfly"
Said the bee, $50 would II"
Carolyn Wells, in Life
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06

Quite a touching story comes from
Crefeld. A student Of that city wai
summoned before a Magistrate OF
Monday for brawling. He happened
to be reading for an examination. and
found he had no time to attend. So
he sent Ne flancee instead. In suit
Of male clothes. Unfortunately. the
astute authorities were not taken In
The lady is now working out sen,
tcnce Of one month for 'Justizrathspsn
sonenbeleidlung."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06

Emlgrants from South Italy are.
many of them. disilgured by what is
known as "black teeth" The teeth OF
these persona are affected during the
period Of growth by some gaseous con.
stituent Of drinking water. probably
from impregnation with volcanic Va
pors. The defect often gives sinister
look to an otherwise handsome face,
but fortunately does not. It seems. af-
feet the strength Or durability Of the
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