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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13

The stable must have good yentlla-
ton as well as good light.
No matter what it costs you cannot
afford to feed the horses sparingly
when they work hard.
The most useful farm horse Is
grade draft of medium size, well mus
cled. active and good dispositioned.
Some linseed meal is very beneficial
to horses and will go a great ways to-
ward making their coats black and
sleek.
Neither stations or mares should be
allowed to become very fat at any
time. but the mares should be well fed
while nursing the foal.
Strength. endurance and speed are
not developed by violent usage. but
rather by Il judlcious amount of exer-
else given so as to develop but not
strain.
Horses should never be made to eat
moldy hay, as nothing is worse in lead
ing to roaring, whistling and other de-
rangements of the wind. If moldy hay
must be fed let it be dampened.
Oats contain the greater proportion
of flesh forming elements and corn the
greater proportion of fat forming cle'
ments, and this is why oats is u supe-
rior feed for horses.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13
what the Horse Knows.

The horse does know few things.
though some of us seem 10 question
this fact at times, says writer lu the
Farm Journal.
He knows when one speaks to him
kindly. and although some so-called
human beings may not always appre-
ciate the kindly tone the horse always
does. The horse that trusts his mas
ter will do anything he can for him.
And that is not the promise of poll
tician. either. The horse will do it or
die. About as fine a tribute as | ever
heard paid a horse was the statement
of his owner that he was sure that the
animal would leap straight out of The
back door of basement barn ten feet
down If told to do so. True. faithful
animal! And yet some uen abuse him!
The horse knows the way home, no
matter how dark it may be. nor how
far he may have Travelled from home.
His driver may trust him TO make all
the turns and reach his own stable
safely. The horse knows the friend
who gives him sugar and bites of ap-
pies. And he watches for that friend,
and when he appears asks as plainly
as he can: Got anything for me to-
dayy'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13
Facts 10 ReInem Der.

Experiment work on the farm may
be performed on small plots at mod
crate cost. There Is no system of edu-
cation that can equal the work of the
favmer himself In experimenting. as
soils differ, and work done on one
farm may not apply to another. When
the farmer begins to experiment he
finds out where he made mistakes
which he is thereby enabled to avoid
In the future.
Potato tops cost the farmer more
than tubers in fertility. The solid mat
ter of the tubers is mostly starch.
while the tops contain a large proper
ton of potash. for which reason pota sh
is an essential ingredient in the cult
walton of potatoes, as healthy tops and
vigorous growth conduce to a large
production OF tubers. The tops of all
root crops should be saved and added
to the manure heap.
Manure cannot be estimated by the
cord so far as its value is concerned.
The liquid or gaseous portions are the
most valuable and also the most diff
cult to retain. The value of a cord of
manure depends largely upon the kind
of food from which it was produced
and the manner in which 1t was pre-
served.
The farm is sure source OF income.
and though the profits of some years
may be very little. yet the farmer
quickly receives benefit during busi-
ness activity. In many occupations,
panlcs or business depression sweeps
away all. the manufacturer and mer-
chant being ruined. but the farm re-
mains ever ready to offer an income
on the first revival OF prosperity.
The hired man on the farm will
make himself Indispensable TO the
farmer and will receive good wages il
he is interested and painstaking in his
work, He should know what to do and
take a personal interest In the progress
Of the crops. II he waits for orders,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13
Every Luxury Anoat.

The marked progress made in the
construction of elegant railway coaches
and other transportation vehicles Is REL
fiected in counterpart in steamboats,,
Until the present time. never in the
history of local steamboats, has there
been any craft so expensiyely appoint
ed as a Sound steamer that to-day phys
between Manhattan and New Eng
land city. 1t is authoritatlvely report
ed that upward of million and a
quarter dollars were expended in
building and fitting out this floating
palace, which is adapted TO both pas
senger and freight traffic.
BY the installation of phones in all
the staterooms, connecting with oper-
ators at central switchboard. COM
munication may be had not only with
all departments aboard, but by wire
less telegraphy with mainland and
other vessels similarly equipped. No
push buttons are In evidence iii the
staterooms.-Ne York Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13

Christian NENDEAV0R NOTES
DECEMBER sEvENTEeNrH.
What Our Den nominstIon Stands For
! Tim. 8: 14.1e; ! Pet. 2: 9.

i'f0. D. if-ios ! ret q y.
Our denomination does not stand
for anything dead. IL is church OF
the living God,v and all of the past
we stand for Is the past that is alive
to-day.
The truth for which our denomina.
tion stands needs pillars; It needs
to be upheld before the eyes of men
No truth will lift itself into the
air.
At the same time, while we lift up
the truth, 1t is the firm ground be-
meath our feet. Unless the basis OF
our denomination is sound, every
cornice and tower is unsound.
We are "a peculiar people" but
only that our popularity shall cease
to be a popularity by the adoption
of all men.
A domination stands for the truth
1t represents, not by the promulga.
tion of assemblies, but only as the
members of denomination stand for
that truth.
You may be member of our de.
nomination in name but you are not
a member in spirit unless the name
of our denomination represents to
you some definite truths In which
you believe with all your heart.
If other denominations are coming
to stand for the same things for
which our denomination has stood so
long, then so much the better; and
let us have open minds to learn also
from them.
All Christian denominations agree
In ~ hrfp q
men to Christ; but ways of working
are not immaterial. and our way is
what we believe to be Christ's way
AS unintelligent partisanship is
the bane of our country, so unintelli-
gent denominationalism is the bane
of the Christian church.
Our denomination is one of the
pillars in the great temple of God,
and if every one adorns his own
pillar, the whole temple will be adj
orned.
There would be no charm in an
assemblage if all dressed alike. The
denominations are the different gar
ments of Christian taste and skill and
insight.
Each farmer develops the country
by tilling his own acres. So let us
further the interests of the Church
Universal by developing our own de-
nomination.
What do | really know about the
history of my denomination?
Can l state clearly the fundamen-
tai doctrines of my denomination?
What am | doing to promote the
wide acceptance of the truths for
which my denomination stands?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER II.
What Methodism Stands Fort. Tim
8. 14-16; Pet. 2. 9.

Denominations are only the divis
ions of the army of the Lord. Ther,
are advantages as well as disadvant
ages in the existence of different de
nominations. The very watchfulnes!
and rivalry of the various denomiaa
tions tend to keep each pure and ag
gressive.
Every Methodist ought to be able to
give an intelligent answer to the in
quiry, What does Methodism STAND
for?" He need not attack other
churches in order to justify his own
In order to be a Methodist we do 40,
have to unchurch any other denomina
ton. We can believe that the other
great denominations have theii
place. but there are some good and
sufficient reasons why we are Method
lists.
Methodlsm Stands for Sound Doc.
trines. There has been raised IL
these latter days some very foolish
objections to creeds. If man or g
church believe anything they have 6
creed 1t seems more honest to us
to publish that creed and not be as
hamed of it than TO hold it as an iron
trines are conquering the theological
world and are no longer peculiar tc
her alone as they once were
Methodsm stands for free grace as
opposed to limited atonement. She
stands for full salvation as opposed tc
a partial salvation in this life She
has always been the exponent o!
scriptural holiness. She stands for
a heartfelt religion with free play tc
the emotional and intellectual in life
She has a growing creed and theology
She is not tied up to an obsolete theo
logy.
Methodism Stands for a Flexible
Polity. Methodism was not built, Il
grew. The polity OF our church
changes with ever-recurring needs
yet possesses elements of stability
Its happy and practical utility has
been demonstrated for one hundred
and fifty years.
We make no boast of our liberality
but our church stands with open fac(
and fairminded investigation to al
truth. We have in our communion
nearly all shades Of evangelical
faith, and they are all consistently Il
our membership. Methodism demands
conformity only to essentials Oh
nonessentials we have the larges
charity and broadcast platform OF
which to stand. We bind men to M
theory of Bible inspiration. We
teach no dogmatic theories or
eschatology. We insist on no pc
culiar Interpretation of the unknown
and nonessential. Methodism is 9
broad church. 1t is, however, ortho
dox In the highest and best sense
We never taught that salvation de
pended on the mode of ones baptism
or the ecclesiastical succession OF or
church. We only insist on the greal
essential truths of the Bible We
stand for spiritual rather than &c
clesiastical orthodoxy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13

In mixing concrete for general use
the following proportions are perhaps
the best: One barrel cement to three
barrels sand and five barrels gravel.
In this mixture the voids or spaces be-
tween the stones are entirely filled, and
when hardened or set. the concrete
virtually becomes solid monolith.
TO secure the best results mix the
concrete as follows: Have the gravel
washed and in readiness, usually on
platform Of planking or boards, to per.
nit easy shoveling and insure against
waste. Add enough water TO the ce-
ment and sand. which have been thor
oughly mixed III a mortar bed, to make
thin mortar. not too thin. however,
TO permit easy shoveling. Spread the
mortar on the gravel and thoroughly
mix by turning with shovel until the
mortar ard gravel are well incorpor-
ated. Then without delay shovel the
batch of concrete into the forms or
spread it on the floor as the case may
be. being careful not to exceed layers
of eight inches at each filling. Each
layer must be tamped and rammed till
wafer hushes at the top.
Proceed in this manner till the forms
are filled. In hot summer weather
damp cloths or boards should be placed
over the top of the concrete to Keep 1t
from checking after the final layer has
been placed in the forms. The forms
must necessarily be water tight, and
the concrete worked back from the
boards with a spade so the softer ma
terial may flow to the outside and in
sure a smooth surface. If this last is
not done voids will surely result and
the work will be disappointing. Let
the concrete rest four or six days be-
fore removing the planking, concrete
being somewhat brittle until thorough
! ly hardened. and while in the green"
state easily broken.-Cement News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13
Human Scrubbirg Harness,

The human scrubbing machine is the
latest achievement of the American in
ventor. There have been many con-
trivances offered to facilitate the ardu-
Gus task of floor scrubbing. but none
of them has ever achieved the dlstinc-
tion in the way of novelty attained by
the device shown in the accompanying
illustration The scrubbing contriv-
ance consists of large brush support
ed on handle, and mechanical means
for revolving the brush by hand, to-
gether with breastplate to allow the
operator to exert any desired pressure.
The breastplate. which is padded for
comfort, and provided with suitable
straps for fastening to the body. is
pivoted on the upper end of the frame
carrying the shaft and gear for the ro-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13
Why the ocean Doesn't Freeze.

II the ocean did not have salt 1t
would freeze somewhat more readily
than 1t does now, but there would be
no very marked difference.
The ocean is prevented from freez.
ing not so much by its salt as by its
size and by its commotion. On ac-
count of its size. large portions of 1t
extend into warm climates at all sea-
sons. and by reason of lis great depth
It Is a vast storehouse OF heat. It's
currents distribute much warm water
among the cold.-St. Nicholas.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13

A rare old book, called the Living
Authors of England, published in 1910,
commences with study of Words
worth, in which is recorded what is
said to be the only joke the poet ever
made. At friends house, after din.
ner, 1t appears the conversation turned
upon wit and humor. Thomas Moore,
who was present, told some anecdotes
of Sheridan, whereupon Wordsworth
observed that he did not consider him
self witty poet Indeed" he yaid.
II do not think was ever witty bu.
once In my life."
Being pressed TO tell the company
what this special drollery was, the poet
said, with some hesitation: "Well, !
will tell you. l was standing some
time ago at the entrance of my cottage
at Rydal Mount, when man accosted
me with the question; Pray, sir, have
you seen my wife piss by? where
upon l answered, why, my good
friend. didn't know till this moment
that you had wife!"
The company stared, and upon real
izing that this was all there was to
the poets joke, burst into a roar OF
laughter, which Wordsworth smillngly
accepted as genuine compliment to
the brIlliancy Of his wit, = Harper's
Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13

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Butter Sauce-Melt an ounce and
half of butter and one ounce of -four
till smooth. Add parsley or chopped
chives.
Sweet Melted Butter Sauce-Make as
n white sauce and add sugar with va
nilla or other favor. using milk instead
of water.
Anchovy Sauce - Make like melted
butter sauce. with anchovy essence.
Mushrooms chopped fine instead of an
ehovies make delicious sauce.
Sauce Hollandise-Heat flour, but
ter. stock. salt. lemon juice and ia
blespoonful of brown sugar. Boil al
five minutes. Thicker with yolk of
egg. one 10 each half pint. For fish
and caulifiower.
Sauce Tartare-To a pint of mayon-
naise sauce add teaspoonful OF onion
juice. one-fourth cup each OF finely
chopped capers, olives and cucumber
pickles and two tablespoonfuls OF
chopped parsley
Splced Wafers-Cream together two
thirds of cupful of butter and one
and one-half cupfuls of confectloner's
sugar, and add one-half tablespoonful
each OF ground ginger and cinnamon
and just dash of ground cloves. Stir
into the mixture one-half cupful of cold
water and two cupfuls of dour sifted
twice. Roll to wafer thlnness, cut iuto
shapes and bake in a very moderate
oven.
Crystallized Rice Balls-Butter well
the inside of saucepan, preferably
granite one, and pour into 1t one cupfui
OF cream and three cupfuls OF sugar;
boil until Il will wax" when dropped
in cold water, then remove from the
fire and pour into bowl set In Ice
water. and beat until cold, light and
creamy. Have ready some boiled rice
land it pays always to buy the benz
rice form into balls BY mixing an uz-
beaten egg with IT, and dip each orr
into the sugsr mixture. Set a1loc
buttered dish and serve cold, p|a
with hot chocolate sauce.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13
Ke,plnr UP tho sunplIes.

The convenience and time saving OF
having little things at hand can scarce
ly be overestlmated. 1t works exactly
on the same principle as the old saying
of "a stitch in time"
It's not enough to have a place for
everything. and everything unless
you happen TO be out of it--in its place.
It's the careful planning so that plenti-
full supplies of all the little things are
always on hand that counts so greatly.
SO often you haven't the right but
tons, or you run short of tape. or hooks
and eyes. or the color of sewing silk
you need, and you have TO postpone the
moment you'd seized for getting all
such things out of the way In the
meantime. before you've remembered
to get the little things. perhaps You
have to wear the very thing that need
ed mcnding. and pins have torn it.
It's the same way with everything.
if you have to stop and go out for
stamps. you probably don't bother to
write that important letter until it's at
least little late.
Making things 10 Is almost as bad
using too small hook to bear the
strain of a skirt-fastening; OF too large
a one for the delicate blouse it disiig-
ures.
The best way to avoid it is to 90
over. at periodic times. all your sup
plies. making a note of everything
you're almost out of. and replenishlng
it at an early moment.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13

Since the introduction of the common
vetch. as forage plant. a few years
ago. several varieties have come to the
front. none of which have proved of
greater value than that called 'haily"
or winter" vetch. Considerable seed
of this particular variety has been
sown in Oregon and California during
the past few years, and excellent re-
suits have been derived along the par
ticular lines for which vetch is adapt
ed. In the first place vetch is valuable
az a soil improver, and for this reason
the man with the young orchard can
make good use of it. a good plan in
this regard Is to sow the vetch. forty
pounds TO the acre. between rows of
trees, leaving 4 space of five or six feet
on each side of the row, to cultivate.
Let the vetch grow and mature. Then
cut. and enough seed will shell out to
seed the ground for the next year. But
the vetch is recommended for the or
chard only till the trees have reached
their third year The principal objec-
ton to vetch is the high price demand
I'd for the seed. Hairy vetch seed cam
not be bought for less than $3.50 per
bushel and Is sometimes hard to get
for So bushel. Again, vetch is a
sprawling grower, and absolutely de-
fies the mower sickle. if not sown with
wheat or some other stiff-stalked cereal
to hold it up. Vetch that makes a
thick mat of twelve or fifteen inches
when Strengthened out takes the form
of individual stalks three or four or
even six feet in length. The fall is
the best time to plant and it should
be sown on we'll prepared ground.-D.
II. Stovall, in The Epitomist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13

According TO Volt, one egg corre-
spends to 100 grammes of milk, TO 80
grammes of meat, and gives so calor-
les. 1t Is easily dlgested, especially II
the egg Is cooked in the shell, and it
does not remain in the stomach more
than one or two hours. Prepared on a
plate, the nutritiye value is increased
by the addition Of fat, but Its dlgestl-
bility is diminished.-L Progress Medi-
cal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13

Are you very careful about the salt
that you use in your butter? If not,
the following from the Dairy World
contains a hint that 1t would be well
to keep in mind all the time.
1t used to be thought that any salt
was good enough for butter so long
as it would dissolve in a reasonable
time. 1t was only little by little that
men found out differently. Farmers
Review says: Not till people began
to get particular about the flavor OF
their butter did the special butter salt
appear on the market. The old salt
had been the cause Of much butter be-
ing rejected. One grocer kept his salt
near 70 of dried fish. AS the salt
was in bags and the fish in piles the
very decided smell from the fish per-
meated the salt. Every farmer that
used the salt and sold his butter had
complaints about the fishy smell in
his butter. At last some bright fellow
traced the fish smell TO the pile of salt
fish alongside of the pile of salt bags.
Another community had trouble with
its butter smelling like Kerosene, and
traced the trouble to the salt. which
was in an open bin alongside of several
Kerosene barrels. Now the handlers
of salt for dairy purposes are on the
lookout for just such combinations in
the groceries. and warn their patrons
that the salt must be kept sealed from
outside smell. We doubt not that
much of the complaint with farm but
ter comes indirectly from the salt.
which has been stored in all kinds Of
places in the farmhouse, and has taken
in some of the numerous smells that
belong to the farm vegetables.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13
Peace Of the Heart.

If quiet and peace could only be had
by withdrawing from the duties and
occupations of active life, then quiet
and peace for most of us could never
be. 1t is not in our power to fly to
some far and still retreat, in whose
quiet we may escape the evils and
troubles here. And the corner will
never be found in this world where
care and evil shall be unknown by
human beings But the peace which
the Savior gives His own is peace OF
heart and mind amid daily duties. II
s that central peace" which may SUBJ
.lst at the heart of endless agitation.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13
.chaufreur" a MIsnomer. /.

"Chauffeur," said Colonel Remsen
Montague, sis an old provincial French
word and was originally applied to
robbers who went about the country
entering farm houses and torturing
farmers 10 tell where they had hidden
their money. 1t was used as derlsive
appelation by the French to the drlv-
ers of the first smoke wagons. The
French also use 1t to designate fire.
man or stoker. and in English chemls-
try 1t denotes small stove for melting
metals. 1t is entirely out OF place
when used for the driver of motor
car, and he should be called a motor
let or something like that."-B Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13

tation of the brush, the method of op-
Grafton being evident from an inspec-
tion of the illustration. The brush it
self is preferably made cylindrical in
shape and provided in the perlpheral
face on its back with a cushion of rub
Der around the rim to prevent marring
of furniture, baseboards or other arti-
cles in the room with which the brush
is liable to come in ntact-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13

The hygienic bedroom is the latest
novelty in furnishing. says the London
Express.
Fresh air enthusiasts see in the old
fashioned, luxurious bedroom a serious
menace TO health, and they have come
back to town to throw out carpets. cur
tains and cushions. and any other little
aids to comfort that catch their eye.
Feather beds. they say, are bopelessly
unhygienlc. germs lurk in the folds OF
the portiere and in the warm rugs on
the floor. while costly bed hangings
shorten life
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13
Household
Matters


Have the inside OF the oven kept
scrupulously clean. Wash the entire
inside of the oven-not forgetting the
roof-at least once week. Remove
the shelves and door before commenc-
ing operations. and scrape off any
burnt substance with an old knife. Let
the oven be kept open till quite dry and
all smell Of soap has passed Off.