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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

The skin OF the horse, like that OF
other animals, is an active excretory
organ. Supplied with almost an in
definite number of pores, through
these. II kept open, a continual dis
charge of watery fluid, and such other
waste matter as is carried there by
the blood. occurs. 1t also contains my
riads OF minute glands, secreting an
oily fluid that is essential for render
ing the skin soft and flexible. as well
as furnishing the nourlshment needed
by the hair and keeping 1t soft and
glossy.
II will not do. therefore. for these
pores to get clogged. for In that case
the skin would soon become dry,
rough, hard and diseased; nor Is there
much danger of ii except when the
horse is hard at work. Then the secre.
tlon of watery fluid Is heavier than
when the animal Is idle, and IL the
sweat is allowed to dry on the skin.
dust will accumulate, mixing with II,
and. II not cleaned Off. I'LL and clog the
pores. As result the skin will not
only become diseased, but the whole
system more or less deranged. The Inn
purities. unable to escape through the
skin. Will accumulate In different
places and give rise to blisters, which.
II neglected. may lead to blood poison
Ing, or something else nearly as bad.
BY regular. thorough grooming, how
ever. all this will be prevented. the
pores kept open. and healthier. thrift
Ter condition Of the animal maintained.
A horse having a thick, tough skin
will endure tolerably sharp curry
comb. which, used on another with a
thin, tender skin, would be positive
cruelty. Whatever Accommodations OF
dirt may be on the hair after the use
OF the skin should follow by the aid Of
a good brush. ..l,.i.,- - i-.----'-- ~
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

tnree-quarter sleeves or high neck with
long sleeves. AS illustrated ii Is made
of pale pink silk and wool crepe de
Chine with ecru lace, but there are
many materials equally appropriate
Cashmere will be very appropriate the
winter through, and is charming for
all frocks of the sort albatrOss Is also
available and the very thin simple
silks are quite correct
The frock is made with the waist and
the skirt. The waist consists of the
lifted foundation, which can be faced
to form yoke or cut out to give the
low round neck as desired. The waist
Itself Is made with fronts and backs
gathered at both upper and lower
edges, and can be finished with the
bertha or with simple Hat band, as
shown In the small view. The sleeves
consist of full puffs with circular por-
uons, which fall over the gathered
frills. The skirt consists of an upper
portion. cut in deep points, and a gath
cred fiounce. which is straight at its
upper edge and Joined to the upper
portion above the points, the latter fall,
Ing over II between the shirrings.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size (ten years. Is
ten yards twenty-One inches wide, eight
ana one'half yards twenty-seven inches
wide or five yards forty-four Inches
wide, with twenty yards of Insertion
TO make as Illustrated, three. fourth
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
HOIEps Must Have OaIs

Oats seem TO be the natural grain for
horses, and every attempt to substi-
tute any other grain, in considerable
quantities, always brings trouble for
the horse. There is too much corn
fed on the average farm, and while it
Is admitted that when one grows corn
In abundance 1t is most natural thing
to use it, there Is no doubt but what
all farm animals have more corn than
they ought and this is particularly
true of horses.
The writer urges farmers not to
make this mistake, for they do it at the
expense of the years of the horse, even
If serious trouble does not result imme-
diately. Sell corn enough to buy what
oats the horse should have. An occa-
slonal feed of cOrnmeal, bran and oil
meal will not lnjure the horse. but the
bulk Of the grain given 1t should be
oats.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
The Best Turkeys.

Always use as breeders turkey hens
over one year old. Be sure they are
strong, healthy and vigorous and of
lect the smaller ones. Do not strive
to have them unnaturally large.
The male may be yearling or older.
DO not imagine that the large over
grown males are the best. Strength,
health and vigor, with well proper
toned medium size, are the main
points of excellence.
Avoid close breeding. New blood Is
of vital Importance to turkeys. Better
send thousand miles for a new male
than TO risk the chances of inbreed-
ing. Secure one in the fall. so as to
be assured of his health and vigor
prior to the breeding season.
No matter what variety of turkeys
may be selected for keeping, they
should, above all things, be strong,
vigorous, healthy and well-matured,
but not akin. Better secure the fe-
males from one locality and the male
from another to insure their nOn-rela-
tionship, rather than run the risk Of
inbreeding. In all fowls II is we'll to
remember that size is Influenced large
ly by the female and the color and
finish by the male. Securing over
large males to pair with small, weakly
hens is not wise policy.
A medum-sized male. with good,
far-sized females of good constitutional
via nj tt,t a 10 20
than the largest with the smallest fe-
males.-G. f. Mitchell, in The Amerl-
can Cultlyator.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
Work and Poultry.

Give fifty hens one acre and they
will need but little help-not as much
as is required for COW when she is
on the pasture. Why would not a
farm on which the hens can have plen-
ty of room pay? Then there is the
work. If one attempts to avoid work
it is best not to begin. The hardest
work the farmer can do is to rise at
o'clock in the morning, milk the cows.
lin winter ship the milk, feed the
cows. clean out the stalls. and repeat
the same at night, including Sundays.
1t is really inconsistent for a dairyman
the keeping of cows to supply milk is
hard work at all times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

Ii is very difficult TO advise one what
breeds to select without knowing for
what purpose the fowls are TO be
raised. If one wants but a few for
home purposes, 1t is best to select the
larger breeds. such as Plymolth Rocks.
Wyandottes or Light Brahmas. All of
them lay fairly well and the carcasses
are large aud plump. IL eggs are
mainly desired. thea the smaller
breeds. such as the Leghorns or Min
orcas, should ne chosen. II is a matter
of personal opinion as to whether the
white or brown Leghorn. or black or
white MinOrca Il the most desirable.
IL one has but q limited range for the
fowls during the summer the larger
breeds should be chosen by all means.
for the smaller breeds. and especially
the White Leghorns. are impatient Of
close quarters and fret under confine-
ment
During the summer. If the fowls are
on the range, where they can obtain
more or less grass and insects, the best
grain food Is wheat. buckwheat.
cracked corn in small quantities OF mill
lot. DO not feed poultry much whole
corn during warm weather as 1t Is
too fattening and will stop their laying
quickly. II the grass supply ls small.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
a New Poison.

\ new poison. many times more now.
crful tEan prusslc 0ciC. Las q G.s.
covered 10y an Enslishr ch"E.s.. v.o
has named IL cyanid of oacodyl. II s a
white powder, melting at thirty-;hrea
degrees ana boiling at no degrees, and
when exposed to the air gives forth
slight vapor the Inhalation Of which
Is Instant death. \ combination OF
potassium acetate with white arsenic,
producing fumlng liquid called caco-
dyl was made number of years ago
by n French experimentcr, aud this the
English chemist has further combined
with cyanogen, radical OF prussic
acid, producing the dealy substance
named. the most potent so far In the
records OF chemistry.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

1t is possible, even to-day, although
the process, 1t is confidently hoped
and believed, will be speedily further
perfected, to pass milk drawn from the
COW by the aid of milking machine
direct into the separator, which is at
tached to a butter maker. /. e., ma
chine which first skins the cream and
then churns 1t into butter-in a word,
TO make butter practically direct from
the COW. Practical men. however, are
quite aware of the ACCESSIBILITY of wait
ing for further development, when
the work will he more economical and
the results more satisfactory.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
Crackers For Young Chicks.

Soaked crackers and soaked bread
are often recommended as food for
young chickens, but l don't recollect
ever having seen dry crackers men,
toned, says a writer in Country Cen
tleman. For several years | have Civ
en- my newly hatched chickens no food
but dry Boston crackers and cold wa
ter. Since adopting this method /
don't think | have lost one chicken
from infantle disease. | break up
cracker with my fingers, and the lit
tie ones pick up the minutest particles.
the mother hen reducing the larger
pieces TO the proper size. If one has
incubator chickens, it would be neces-
sary TO pound or grind the crackers,
but / doubt not that the chicks will
thrive as do mine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

Women may yet own hats trimmed
with new potatoes and fresh lettuce,
and be proud to wear them. II the fad
for fruit garnlture continues. Already
one may expect to encounter hats bear
Ing branches OF gooseberrles. or hard.
gnarled green apples. A smart model
In Fifth avenue shop window had q
delicate, semi-transparent crown of
white currants. with the palest OF green
foliage, while another. which fianked
II, was trimmed with Oregon apples
and catawba grapes in regular harvest
home style.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
The Use of the Toothpick.

Commenting on controversy that Is
progressing in its columns OH the use
of the toOthpick in public, the New
York Herald says: "One writer this
morning defends the use of the tooth.
pick in public restaurants, which was
vigorously denounced by Il correspond.
ent in Wednesdays paper. The author
OF this mornings letter contends that
its use, If sufficiently inobtrusive, is a
duty TO cleanliness and hygiene. Care
of ones finger nails is a similar duty,
but person of refinement confines
It's performance to the manicure par
lor' or the privacy of his chamber. 9th
ers may be seen performing that duty
to cleanliness and hygiene in street
cars and other public places. Surgical
operations with toOthplcks in public
places are usually offensive in these
days of advanced taste and sensitive
ness. The grande danes of Queen
Elzabeth's time considered it the cor.
rect thing to carry their ilver-haniled
scratch-backs with them to the play,
but the sight of woman plying such
an implement in box at the Metropol-
itan Opera House would be startling.
The conspicuous welding and chewing
of toothplck in public places belongs
to an era of liberation that has passed
away
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

The cost of spraying apple trees
three times with bordeaux mixture at
the Maine Experiment Station is from
ten TO fifteen cents per tree. Baldwin
apples OF sprayed trees showed ninety
seven per cent. of the fruit free from
scab, while unsprayed trees showed
only siXty-seven per cent. of the fruit
free from scab. On full-grown trees
1t is reckoned that the average crop
Is about three barrels, which would
give Il gain of barrel OF clear hand
some fruit as result of the spraying.
The profits of the operation, however,
tie scab, while other years it is very
prevalent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
Fertilizer For Cnbbnye.

Experiments were recently made by
a foreign experiment station to deter
mine the effect on the yield of cab
bages which had been fertilized. The
teld selected for the experiments was
OF soil Of medium loan from fifteen to
eighteen inches deep, and which had
not been manured previously for forty
years. 1t was ascertained that the
largest salable heads We're secured
from the plant fertlized with thirty
tons of manure, 225 pounds of sulphate
of ammonia, $50 pounds of basic Stag
and 10 pounds Of murlate of potash.
Fully as good results were obtained
when 300 pounds OF nitrate OF soda
We're used in place of the 225 pounds
OF sulphate OF ammonia. The Increased
yields obtained when these fertilizers
We're used We're ten tons greater than
when thirty tons per acre of manure
We're used alone.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
A Pet Ferret,

Warren Shelley, Il young son of Dr.
o. G. Shelley, of Independence, is tie
possessor of a full grown ferret, Il
present from some pace out in Kan.
sas. The animal has the appearance OF
an elongated white rat with kittens
tail, and is not only thoroughly domas-
ticated, but is about the most eate.-
tanning house pet imaginable.
1t plays with string like q kitten
ana is very fond Of music, dancing in
Kangaroo sort of fashion when its
young master whistles Il lively true.
II seems especially fond of a either
owned by Master Shelley. and never
seems quite so well satisfied as when
resting its long, pinkish body across
thlS instrument and scratching the
strings with It's claws. In addition to
being rare pet, the ferret is sure
death TO rats and mice, not to mention
chickens. 1t is said to be able to l:ill
any Cog that attacks Il, It's method q
protecting Itself being TO fasten It's
needlc'llkc tecth in the dogs threat
ana then to cling there, until Ii Las
sucked away the animals life blood.
Master Sheley's pet. however, seems
friendly enough to his big shcph ri
dog, the two playing together in Der.
feet comraGeship.-K Kansas City jour
nal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
The wash p.t,,caas.

An immense amount OF individual
attention is being bestowed on wash
pettlcoats, and 1t has consequently be-
come almost an objectionable sin TO
fall feebly back upon the commonplace ca
embroidery quality. Delicate self-coI.
orsd cambfics generously fiounced ana
hnely tucked carry the insignia OF the
seasons best approval, and these have
the further attraction OF reasona h,s
price, as also the spotted variety on !
white ground the fiounces Of the Ia.
.er Dutlonholed round their edge with
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
The Handmade Gnrment.

The return to handmade garments
indicates desire for something little
more individual and more enduring
than the things we have been wearing.
Real lace is cheaper in the end. and
much more beautiful than machine
made lace, and. although no one cares
TO wear her gowns as the black silks
OF a generation ago We're worn-two
years for the best and two years more
for second best-she does value them
the more for their lasting qualities.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

plain below the elbow is gathered at
It's upper edges and at the seam edges
above the elbows only.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is, for mosquetaire
sleeve two and one-half yards twenty
one inches wide, two and one-half
yards twenty-seven inches wide or
one and one-fOurth yards forty four
Inches Wide; for plain sleeve, two and
ohe-fonrth yards tweDty-one inches
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

All over laces are again exceedingly
fashionable, especially the liner quail
Ties. Anover Valenciennes, Mechlin
ana Aiencon are In great demand for
waists and even entire gowns. These
allovers are accompanied by touacipe
III the same mesh and pattern, TO finish
skirt. bertha and sleeves with. Among
the novelties OF two-t0Led iaces are
seen willow green nj ecru. cham
pagne and Delft lue. cream. ivory
aud butter" color.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
DOLCE FAR NIENTE.

a little time of silence in the heat
A little time of ndoent del ah.,
A little slumber at her gentle ect
Who brings enchantnent aud OF lirht.
A little langud dreaming in the sun
And ah, how simply happiness = won!
Long have toild in dusty city ways.
To the flying form tina will not turn
And bless all our bitter DAYS;
Long have borne with hearts that throb and vrarr
The sting of sorrow Evry human woe
Has stricken us, and yet we did know
We did not lnow what happy dreamers guess,
hat only when the busy hands are still.
And thought contents itself n idlencss
- Is she subservien to grasping will
Then, 'twixt sumber and a sigh man hears
The memfy haunting music of the years.
A little time shut in with flow RS and leaves.
A little space watch the clouds 90 by
Drifting in depths of b.uc, and sadness
The heart fresh and radi N as he
Aud she who scorn'd us when could but
VISITS our hearts when they prone to sleep
Pail Ma. ol1ct
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

Tests made in Germany in regard to
the digestibilty of Indian corn by
chickens show that 92.5 of the pro-
tein. S4.4 Of the fat and 91.7 of the
starchy material is digested. also 43.3
OF the mineral matter. 1t appears that
chickens can digest grain more thor.
oughly than the animals, hence the
grains possess somewhat higher feed
ing value on this account.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

Rosa Bonheur had just finished the
"Horse Fair"
Fine" cried the critics. .'but why
don't you paint the dark horse who
VIII get the nomination?"
Perceiving a lack Of artistic tenn
permanent, she was fain 10 disdain the
criticism. Saturday Evening Post. I.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

Wide. two and one-fourth yards twenty.
seven Inches wide or oneand one eighth
yards forty-four Inches wide, with one
fourth yards OF velvet for cuffs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

A neat little everyday suit is made OF
navy broadcloth, the jacket and skir,
trimmed with wide fat silk braid The
collar and belt are of velvet and are
edged around with the braid.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
&HG zas$les,f dTsTNe

green food of some kind must be Civ.
on daily, and there must be good
supply Of fresh. clean water, given sew.
eral times a day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

A shoemaker came to the minister
asking his advice because that sweep,
his landlord had given him notice to
quit and he would have nowhere to lay
his head" The minister could only adj.
wise him TO lay his case before the
Lord. A week later the minister re.
turned and found the shoemaker busy
and merry. That was gran advice
ye gied me, minister said the man
Il laid my case before the Lord, as
ye telrt me- an moo the sweeps dcid."
AT funeral in Glasgow a stranger
who had taken his seat in one of the
mourning coaches. excited the curios.
ity of one of the other three occupants,
one of whom at last addressed him;
Yell he Il brlther o. the corp?' "No,
I'm not brither o the corp" was the
prompt reply. "Weel, then, ye'll be his
cousin" mo, I'm not that" mol
then yen be ut least a frlen' o the
cOrpf" Not that either. 10 tell the
truth, I've not been weel myself" and
as my doctor has ordered me some
carriage exercise, | thocht this wad
be the cheapest way TO tax it,"
a clergyman was rebuked by one of
the ruling elders for sauntering on the
Sunday along the hillside above the
manse. The clergyman took the rebuke
in good part, but tried to show the re.
monstrant that the action of which he
complained was innocent and lawful,
and he was about to cite the famous
example Of a Sabbath walk, with the
plucling of the ears of corn. as set
forth in the Gospels, when he was in.
tcrrupted with the remark. "Ou ay,
sir ken wcel what you mean to say,
but for my part l hae nefer thocht
the better o. them for breakin' the
Sawbbath. ."-Geikie's Scottish Rpmin.
iscenccS
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

lines and rendered attractive by means
OF light colors and dainty work This
one fulfills all the requirements and al
lows choice of the low neck with
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02

RS. PONTIFF lived in q
land of dreams-that beau
tiful isle of anywhere. Her
lines were cast in places
that admitted Of an almost
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-16
THE APOLLO CONCERT

The work of the Apollo club in its
final concert last evening at the First
Baptist church, was. fully up to the
high standard which it has set in it's
previous concerts this year. Indeed
the results secured by Director H. S.
Woodruff have never .beeen excelled
by the Apollo club. The opening
ment of Handel's Largo" and the
closing number "By Jordan's Banks, .
were sung with organ and piano ac-
compartment, admirably played by
Gustavus Johnson and S. c. Gilbert.
The two choruses were thoroly inn
bued with a spirit of sacredness and
deep religious feeling and were truth
fully interpreted.
The other choruses were in great
variety. ranging from vigorous mar
tial music to tender melody or delicate
staccato. All We're sung with fine
shading and feeling and with remark
able tonal balance.
The violinist, Mrs. Charlotte De-
muth Williams, was a delight and she
ed her..
Herbert Witherspoon, the remaining
soloist, gave selections from Schubert
Strauss and Hermann. and three Irish
melodies which were enthusiastically
received. The excellent work of the
two SololstS was supplemental by Mrs
Katherine Hoffman of st. Paul who
aside from some faulty pedaling, was
most happy accompanist. The work
of Gustayus Johnson as accompanies
for the chorus was especially fine and
afforded splendid support. O.. T
Morris sang the incidental tenor sole
in the ''Lippitzbach'' chorus, with
good effect. M. L. McIntyre's BARITONE
voice lacks somewhat in volume but
he acquitted himself creditably.
Henrietta Boardman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-16
KANSAS WHEAT OUTLOOK
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN MAN
WRITES THAT POOR CROP is
PROBABLE WEST OF HUTCHIN-
son.

The first direct report covering the
wheat outlook in Kansas was received
here this morning. 1t came from
Douglas Webster, the Minneapolis
grain man, now travelling thru the
southwest.
All the wheat west of Newton, Mr..
Webster says, is spotted, but good on
the whole and there appears to be
abundant moisture. From Newton
to Wellington the promise is good, and
some Of the fields are very fine. From
Hutchinson west it has been and is
still too dry, and there will be no crop
to speak Of in this dry strip unless RAIN
falls very son. The summary would
indicate that the recent government
report Of seventy EIGHT as the Kansas
condition was about right.
Northwest weather was more IA
vorable this morning, Fargo report
ing clear and warmer turn. Aber-
deem and WATERFOWL sent more en-
couraging reports.
Neche, N. D., says seeding will be-
gin in that vicinity in about two
weeks, with probability Of some in
crease in wheat acreage. Cakes, N.
D., sets the date for beginning at
April 80, Grafton puts it about May
1, and both points expect a to 10
per cent wheat increase, weather and
soil conditions permitting. Devils
Lake says there is hope for the be-
ginning of seeding the last of next
week, but the ground is very wet
MenangO, N. D., reports wet ground
and probability of considerable de-
law &