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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
Advertising Not Advertising.

There is advertising and 'advertis-
ing. That is to say, here is so-called
exploitation and exploitation that is
genuine. Business firms get out pam
phlets, booklets, circulars, etc, and
these may or may not bring good re-
turns.
Then there are church. charity, club
and other programs, year books, etc,
which are filled with advertisements
in name. but not In fact. The houses
which advertise in these do not ex-
pect any returns; they give their ads
because they fear to lose custom If
they withhold them. 1t is a process
OF sandbagging which individuals sub
NIT to from lack Of courage to resist
1t.
But business men in the several com.
munlties of the country are getting
very tired of the imposition. In some
places they are combining to resist It,,
and declare they will advertise only in
legitimate newspapers, whose business
it is to advertise, which seek advertise
ments, which protect the advertiser
and which see that the would-be buyer
gets the advertisement.
Newspapers make Il study of the art
of advertising. 1t constitutes the ma
jor portion of their receipts. 1t is to
their interest to study it; it is their in.
terest to see that the advertisement
does the advertiser good. Newspaper
advertising is the one sure and certain
way of getting results from advertis-
ing
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
The Zee Colony.

1t should be as far away from public
highways as possible, and. If conven-
lent. in quiet place. sheltered from
high winds, where the bees are not
likely to be interfered with by men
or animals. The hives must be secure
ly fenced Off II situated on land where
cattle are accustomed to feed. They
should also be not so far away as to
prevent those engaged about the
dwelling house from seeing when
swarms are in the air. If the
hives can be so placed as to afford a
free bee flight toward the open coun-
try, while the beekeeper has room to
work at the side or in rear of them
without interfering with the flight Of
the bees, 1t is mutually advantageous
to them and to the beekeeper.
One of the most reliable arguments
In favor of combining agriculture with
small farming lies in the fact that the
beekeeper can time his work so as not
to interfere unduly with the attention
needed for harvesting his ordinary ag-
ricultural produce. Moreover. much
valuable help can be rendered by a
farmers wife who Is so disposed. and
many instances are recorded in which
women make most successful bee
keepers. rs.-Massachusetts Ploughman.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
A Religious EnthusIest,

Brother Karl OF the Bened!ctlne
Order, who was recently buried at
Prague, was of noble blood and had n
remarkable career. As Prince Edward
Schoenberg. he was handsome. dash
ing. and of rare promise. But at thr-
ty-fye change came over his spirit.
ard one day he rode straight TO the
abbey from the parade ground. and
In full uniform. asked tho prior for
admission. The head OF the order Mt
frs. refused. but the prince broke his
sword. threw away his epaulets and
decorations and begged for monks
habit. He aftfrward went to Rome.
studied theology. and was ordained.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
WORLD OF LABOR.

The only cotton mill in the South
that employed negro LABOR has failed.
The average pay a month for men
teachers last year in Kansas was $43
and for women SIS.
France has waterfalls which would
give between them 5000, 900 horsepow-
er and save the country 10000, 900 tons
of coal.
United States Labor Commissioner
Wright is quoted as saying he does
not expect a coal miners strike.
Charles M. Schwab is out with the
opinion that steelmakers in the United
States are the best in the world.
An amicable arrangement, tits said,
will be affected between the locomo-
tive works management in Kingston,
Can, and the striking machinists, and
the latter will be taken back.
An active campaign for the reorgan.
ixation OF job presss.sn and feeders
10 to be hsuguatsd IN Detroit. Mich.
Union lsborers u Birmingham, Ala,
secure $s. so day, while the non-union
men get $3.50 day.
Mill Employers Union. No IS. Of
jackson, Mo-, secured raise Of IS
cents a day for lts members. The un.
ton demanded IS cents, but compro-
missed on the above rate.
There are 81 unions in New England
affiliated with the Hotel and Restaur.
ant Bartenders' International Union.
and the total New England member
ship Is 10000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
The WAYS and Means.

Thoughtful. progressive people ar.
earnestly discussing the ways and
means by which the highways of the
country may be improved. The great
est obstacle to progress along this line
appears to be that. under existing laws
and conditions. no general movement
is possible. Everything depends or
local effort and local initiative. WhO
is needed is National legislation whict
will stimulate action in all sections
and coordinate local effort. At pres
ent those who have given the matter
most thought are in favor of Nationa'
aid law similar to the State aid law.
now in force in several States. JUS
what will be the solution Of the prob
lem cannot now be foreseen. but this
much appears certain that the era OF
road building on large scale is dawn
ing. and something Of Importance Is
going to be done In the immediate fu
ture.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31

postofiice still open in the old gate.
postT
ut is open now; but, OH john ex.
claimed Miss Phoebe. burying her face
in her hands. II did not get your last
letter until the day before | found you
ILL.,"
"Phoebe! Phoebe." cried Mr.. Lorton.
gently drawing her hands away from
her face. The tears stood In her eyes.
and John thought them n gentle show.
er that frcshencd the springtlme beau.
| ty of her life.
"Have you got the letter now? Let
me see 1t?
He drew open the gate ard went in
side. while Miss Phoebe took the lit
tie scrap Of paper from her bosom and
gave 1t to him.
The letter was undated and read:
"My Dear Phoebe-You tell me you
are going away In the morning to be
gone q whole month. length of time
that to me will seem whole year
feel that cannot let you go away with
ont some token. | have tried to eX-
press, not only in words, but in q thou
sand other ways. my consuming love
for you. Now, o Phoebe, blest angel
of my dreams! send me simple token
before you go. VIII you be my wife?
May hope? If may, then send me
pure white rose: If l must no longer
hope, then send me the blood-red rose,
that may see in 1t my own poor bleed
ip baot tt No,r avor JavntaJ
JOHN"
Mr. Lorton's hand which held the let
ter dropped to his knee.
"And. Phoebe. yoi sent me a red
rose that evening"
"Oh. John. how could I know? II
was by chance that / sent it as tok-
en- of remembrance. Then for some
reason we went away that night in.
stead of the next day, so that l never
thought to look in the letter box. when
| came back month later the blue
birds had settled there, and it was
only by accident that l ever received
your letter, twenty-five years after it
was written
Then. in a few broken phrases, she
told of how the long concealed bit of
paper had been discovered, and of how.
on the afternoon she found him i'll. she
had covered the wlthered petals of the
red rose on his table with a fresh
white one.
But before she could finish Mr.. Lor-
ton was close at her side, his hand out
stretched.
Phoebe" he said hoarsely, "if-lf 1t
was for mere common charity you
brought me that rose, then give me
give me now the answer I've missed
all these years"
Without word Miss Phoebe reached
out trembling hand to nearby rose
bush. Plucking the flower slowly,
carefully, she held it out-still without
Il word. Quite as silently the man
closed his fingers about that symbolic
blossom and about the hand that gave
1t. And straightway in the face OF
both there dawned the look of those
for whom the world had suddenly
turned back through twenty-five years,
and for whom the bluebirds sang with
all the ecstasy of long past springs
New York News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
Good Milking.

Tests at the Storr's Experiment Sta.
ton show conclusively that the amount
of milk given by the cows and the
purity Of the product both depend
greatly upon the method adopted by
the milker. One young man. who said
he could milk. was given charge of the
milking of six cows. At the end of
week the quantity given showed
shrinkage OF twelve per cent. In an.
other experiment, in which five boys,
previously taught as to proper meth.
DDS. were tested as mixers, four in.
creased the flow seven, ten and five
per cent. respectively. The following
instructions in regard to milking are
in use at the station.
The mixer should milk regularly,
thoroughly and quietly He should
wear clean clothes. wash his hands
before beginning to milk, and never
wet them while milking. The cow
should be brushed before being MIXED.
and her flank and udder wiped with
damp cloth in order to minimize, as
far as possible. the number of bacteria
floating about in the vicinity of the
pail, and likely to get into the milk.
To the same end the foremilk should
be rejected, and the milking done into
covered pals. with strainers arranged
for the milk to pass through. Reject
ing the first few spurts of milk from
the teat removes the milk containing
Objectionable germs. The cleaner the
milking is done, the fewer the germs
American Cultivator.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31


Many poultrymen have tried the So
called Van Dresser plan of forcing
fowls to moult early and have met
with varying degrees Of success. The
plan consists of placing the fowls In
a run of rather limited dimensions and
giving them as little food as possible.
and yet sustaining life for two weeks.
The writer tried the plan for the sec
ond season last year and with salts.
factory results in the case of Leghorns,
but only fair results with Plymouth
Rocks The plan of feeding was to
scatter In the runs some small grain
like wheat. mixing it with small
quantity of oil meal. The quantity
was sufficient to give each fowl about
the equivalent of teaspoonful of
grain. provided she got her share.
At the end of two weeks the hens
were again fed literally and on the
usual variety of rations. The expert
ment was made in August and in four
weeks most Of the Leghorns had their
new stock of feathers and were be-
ginning to lay. The Plymouth Rocks
dragged along for from six to ten
weeks before all of them were laying
again. There is enough in the plan to
warrant trying 1t. and If the results
obtained with the Leghorns could be
generally brought about it would give
poultrymen eggs much earlier in the
fall than now.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
The Weakest Link.

As a chain is no stronger than its
weakest link. just SO the greatest load
which can be hauled over a road Is tht
load which can be hauled up the
steepest hill on that road. The cost OF
haulage is. therefore. necessarily in
creased in proportion to the grade. as
it costs one and one-half times as
much to haul over road having Q
five per cent. grade, and three times
as much over one having ten pei
cent. grade as on level road. AS o
perfectly level road can seldom be had
1t is well to know the steepest allow
able grade. II the hill be one of grea,
length, 1t is best to have the loves,
part steepest, upon which the horse is
capable Of exerting his full strength
and to make the slope more gentle
toward the summit 10 correspond
with the continually decreasing
strength of the fatigued animal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
Proper Construction of Roads.

Broken stone roads may ,e conven.
iently divided into two classes-mac.
adam and telford. The principal diff.
ference between these two construc'
tions Is as to the propriety or necessi'
ty of paved foundation beneath tho
coating of broken stone. Macadam
denied the advantage Of this, while
Telford supported and .racticed it.
This point will not be argued here. but
1t is suggested that good Judgment
should be used in the selection of one
or the other of these systems. The
macadam system is the best under
some conditions, while the telford Is
more advantageous under others. Tho
latter system seems to have the advan'
tage in swampy, wet places, or where
the soil Is in strata varying in hard
ness, or where the foundation is liza
BILE to get soft in spots. Under most
other circumstances experienced road
builders prefer the macadam construc'
ton.
The earth four, :. on for either sys,
tenn Is identical. 4, should have the
same slopes from centre to sides as
the finished road. with sufficient shoul
dering to hold the stone in place at the
sides.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
Five Stock.

New York - BEEVES - Good and
medium steers slow to I5c. lower;
common steers 25c. lower; bulls and
cows easy; common to choice steers,
4.o505.oo; oxen, 4.55@4.75; bulls, 2.7o
@4.25; cows, I.6o@3.4o. Gables steady.
Live cattle IoH@I2 per pound, dress
ed weight; refrigerated beef, IoN@II
per pound
CALVES-Steady; veals, 5.oo67 rs;
tops, 500; culls, $50; buttermilks, 3.75;
no Westerns. Dressed calves strong;
city dressed veals, 8@I2 per pound;
country dressed. 7H@IoH; dressed
grassers and buttermilks, say.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts,
2,2oo head Sheep steady; prime
lambs. Io0Isc higher; others steady;
sheep, 2.soG4.oo; lambs, s25@7 90;
culls, 4.ood45o.
HOGS - Firm; heavy State hogs,
$50
Chicago-CATTLE-Good to prime
steers, s.25d6I poor to medium,
42sd5.r5; stockers and feeders. 200
IA 90; cows, I.5o@425; heifers, 200
95.oo; Gamers, I.5o@2 90: bulls, 200
q 400; calves, 3.ooM425.
HOGS-Market Ioc. higher. Mix.
I'd and butchers, 5.25@5.5o; good to
choice heavy, 5.2o@5.45; rough heavy,
5.oo@s.2o; light, 5.4o@5 60; bulk OF
sales. 5.2s@s.4o.
SHEEP-Good to choice wethers.
,7s@4.Io; fair to choice mixea. 900
44.oo.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31

l saw thee. lovely Ines,
Descend a,ong the shore,
With bands OF noble gentlemen,
And banners waved before;
And gentle youth and maidens gay,
And snowy plumes they wore;
1t would have been a heauteous dream
Ii it had been no more! -
Alas, alas, fair Ines,
She went away with song,
With music waiting on her steps,
, And shoutings OF the throng;
But some were sad and felt no mirth,
But only music's wrong,
In sounds that sang farewell, farewell,
To her you've loved so long.
Farewell, farewell, fair Ines,
4 That vessel never bore
So fair a lady on its deck.
Nor danced so light before;
Alas foc pleasure on the sea,
And sorrow on the shore!
The smile that blessed one lovers heart
Has broken many more!
Thomas Hood l79s. ls45).
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
Look Out For This.

In several sections of the country
agents are Offering what they claim
to be trees budded on four-year-old
seedlings. If they deliver what they
claim. the trees are likely to be nearly
worthless. declares the indianapolis
News, for a Seeding four years old Is
too old to bud and make a good tree
1t could be grated. of course. but even
then would not be superior in any way
to the regulation root-grafted trees
generally sold by nurserymen. There
are so many reliable nurserymen in
the country that it seems Incredible
any one should be victimized by any
such absurd claims, much less a farm
er who Is more or less familiar with
fruit growing. Be on the safe side,
and If an agent comes to you with an
offer of trees grown in some manner
out of the ordinary, refer the offer to
your State experiment station before
closing It, Nine times out of ten you
will find you have saved money by do
ing this.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
Care of the Horse.

Our farm horses should have the
very best of care that the farmer can
give them. They are faithful animals
and deserve TO be kept right. They
should have plenty of good hay. corn,
oats. bran, etc, the year around. We
should strive to give them variety of
food, as they like it better and will
thrive better upon 1t. In beginning
the spring work do not work the team
too much at the start. Their muscles
are soft and will blister easily, for
they have been idle much of the time
during the winter. Go trifle slow at
the start, and then, after getting used
to 1t gradually, the farmer will have
a team with tough, hard shoulders.
capable of standing the heavy work Of
the entire season. The team should be
thoroughly brushed and cleaned every
day. This will help in keeping them
in the proper condition. Give them a
good dry stable in the winter and do
not be afraid of turning them out at
night during the summer when the
pasture is good.
Our Grivin' horses should be treated
with the same consideration as the
work team. Give him good care and
do not overwork him by driving him
too fast. Be kind TO all the animals.
and quiet when working with them.
Make their duties as light as possible.
never requiring them to do more than
their strength will admit. Horses well
cared for and treated In humane
manner will prove themselves the best
servants man can have about tAe
farm.-Cor. Farmers Guide.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
WHOLESALE MARKETS.

New York-FLOUR-Receipts IL,
825 barrels; exports, 14,52o barrels.
Dull in view OF high prices; winter
patents, 5.2o05.5 so; winter straights,
4.oo@5.25; Minnesota patents, 6.oo1
6.35.
RYE FLOUR-Strong; fair to good
BEEF-Steady; beefhams, 24.oo@
$3.50.
COTTONSEED OIL-Barely
steady; prime yellow, 2SA@25H.
POTATOES-Easy; Long Island,
I.so9I 62; Jersey and Southern, 1870
$50; Southern sweets, 2ooG2.75.
PEANUTS - Steady; fancy hand
picked, 6N; other domestic, 3@6K.
CABBAGES-Quiet; Long Island
and New Jersey, per 100, I.8o@2.5o;
per barrel, 25@5o.
Baltmore-FLOUR-Firm and un-
changed; receipts, 5,746 bushels; ex-
ports, 1903 bushels.
WHEAT - Strong; spot contract,
I.o7H@I.o7A; spot No. red West
ern, I.ooH@I .ooA; August, Io7H@
1914; September, I.o7A@Io8; Octo-
Der, I.oo@I ooH; December, Lily;
steamer No. red, IooH@I.ooA; re-
ceipts, 1868 bushels; exports, I6.o4o
bushels; Southern. by sample, 7o@r 90;
Southern, on grade, o4@I.o5.
CORN-Dull; spot, 571s@57M; Au-
gust 57H@57M;September, So; year,
53@53H; steamer mixed, 54H@54M;
receipts, 643 bushels; Southern white
corn, 63@66; Southern yellow corn, 63
@66H.
OATS-Steady; new No. white
3S038H; new No mixed, 36Il; re-
ceipts, 1896 bushels.
RYE - Firmer uptown; No. q
Western, 70; receipts, 2,4o2
BUTTER-Strong and unchanged; /;
fancy imitation, I7@I8; fancy cream.
cry, 10000; fancy lsdle, I4@Is; store
packed, Io@I2.
EGGS-Steady and unchanged; 20
CHEESE-Strong and unchanged;
large, o@oA; medium, oA@oN, small,
oT6osS.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31

Many Of the agricultural papers are
urging farmers to raise beef for mar
ket, claiming that the demand exceeds
the supply. This may be so to cer-
tain extent, but there are several 9TH
er conditions to be met before this in
dustry can be made profitable to farm
ers generally. AS a matter of fact. the
farm and its adaptability has every
thing to do with success. There are
many farms. even in dairying sections
not at all suited to dairying, but emf
nently fitted to raising cattle for beef,
and with such farm and a proper
knowledge of the work the results
would probably be successful. The
question is but one of many which
should be decided entirely on local con-
dltions and by each man for himself.
1t is folly to generalize on some things,
and this Is one of them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31

That the first quarter Of the TWEEN.
tleth century will be a great era of
road building in this country now
seems probable. All persons who have
given serious thought to the question
are agreed on the following PROPOSE
tions: That road building In the United
States has been greatly neglected.
that we are far behind other civilized
nations In this respect; that the gen.
eral improvement Of the highways
throughout the country would do more
to promote the welfare and happiness
of the people than any other work
which could be undertaken, and that
the present is an auspicious time for
haugurating national good roads
campaign.
The last Of these propositions is in
some respects the most important be.
cause on it rests the hope that some.
thing is actually going to be done The
last quarter of the nineteenth century
was the great era of railroad building,
but that has now passed into history.
OF course, we are still building rail-
roads, and will continue to build them
for ages, but never again on the enor.
nous scale Of the past thirty years.
The necessity and the opportunity no
longer exist. The energy. the enthu.
siasm. and the capital heretofore di.
rected to the building Of railroads
is now seeking other channels. one Of
which is the building of improved
highways.
Another reason for believing that
the time is ripe for great popular
uprising for good roads arises from the
extension of the rural free mail deliv'
cry. This is rightly looked upon as
one of the most beneflcent develop
ments of modern civilization. In fact,
the people have scarcely begun to re-
allze the extent Of its benefits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31


Good roads should wind around hills
instead OF running over them; and IN
many cases this would not increase
their length. as 1t Is no further around
some hills than over them. Moreover
as general rule. the horizontal length
of a road may be advantageously In
creased. to avoid an ascent. by at least
twenty times the perpendicular height
thus saved; for instance. to escape o
hill 100 feet high 1t would be better foI
the road to make such circuit as
would Increase It's length 1000 feet
The reasons for this are manifold. the
principal one being that a horse car
pull only four-hfths as much on 4
grade OF two feet In 100. and gradual
ly less as the grade increases until
with a grade Of ten feet In 100 he car
draw but one-fourth as much as be
can on level road.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
COhF;;ss--.....-
r. G.. Dun & Co.'S

j.. ". Dun q Co.'S
trade says: n
Confidence in continu
ment of trade has been sol
settled by sensational even
wheat market and the lack OF :.
between labor and capital. 1t
coming evident that estimates
wheat crop must be reduced, althou
other agricultural news is much bettet
than usual. In SO far as the purchas-
ing power of the farmer is concerned,
prices have risen SO sharply that any
loss in quantity promises TO be made
up, but this obvious fact is not appre-
ciated by those dealers who are max
ing less preparation for future trade.
Some disappointment is also felt by
those who counted upon an early re.
sumption of activity in building oper-
ations and other industries hampered
by labor controversies. Otherwise,
news of the week has contained much
OF an encouraging nature.
In several manufacturing lines there
is less idle machinery, and visiting re-
tail buyers have stimulated jobbing
trade especially in dry goods and kin
dred lines. Railway earnings thus far
reported for the first week of August
show a small gain OF Ia per cent,
as compared with last years figures,
whereas recent preceding weeks show
ed more or less loss in comparison
with 1908.
Bradstreet's reports as follows;
Wheat, including flour, exports for the
week ending August I8 aggregate l.
7o3,o47 bushels, against 1881 500 last
week, 3,372,78o this week last year,
so5475o in 1902, and 6,oo6,oSo in 1901
From July to date the exports ag-
gregate o,54o,SI8 bushels, against al
833,233 last year, 3I,34o,767 in 1902,
and 4S,I53,8o5 in 1901. Corn exports
for the week aggregate 52o,362 bush.
els, 522,ooo last week, sI,64o in 1902,
and s23,8S3 in 1901. From July to
date the exports OF corn aggregate s.,
7oo,473 bushels, against 7.4s5,o75 in
1903, 63o,4oo bushels in 1902, and g.
257,Io3 in 1901