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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
Tho Surprises of Lie.

The surprise of life always comes in
finding how we have missed the things
that have lain nearest to us; how We
have gone far away to seek that which
was close by our side all the time.
Men who live best and longest are apt
to come, as the result OF their living, to
the conviction that life is not only rich
er but simpler than it seemed to them
at first. Men go to vast labor seeking
after peace and happiness. 1t seems
to them rs IL 1t were far away from
them, as If they must so through vast
and strange regions to get it. They
must pile up wealth. they must see
every possible danger OF mishap guard
cd against, before they can have peace.
Upon how many old men has it come
with strange surprise that peace
should come to rich or poor only with
contentment, and that they might ms
we'll have been content at the very end
of life! They have made long jour.
ney for their treasure, and when at last
they stoop to pick it up, 10! it is shin
ing close beside the footprint which
they left when they set ont to travel
in q circla.-Phillirs Brooks.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06

Something of the extent of horse
breeding by public authority and un-
der public supervision, referred to by
horse breeding paper, is to the effect
that the French authorities own some
thing like three thousand stations,
half being of the high-stepping and
coaching type, the others being thor
oughbred and draft horses. Farmers
breed TO these stations about a quar-
ter of n million mares at very small
fees and receive premiums at local
fairs, ETC., for showing high-class foals.
The French Government annually dis
tributes over three millions of dollars
TO encourage the breeders, and a
farmer has the Government for n reg
ular customer for the best of the horses
he raises.
When such happy condition of af-
fairs obtains here, if it ever does. horse
breeding in this country will become an.
exact science and highly remunera-
tive national enterprise. If we have
to wait ten years for the United States
Government to show results from the
effort it is now putting forth, it will
take quarter of century at least to
get the bulk of the breeders in this
broad land interested in the plan, and
returns from money and time invested
will have to be left to postenty, as
few now living and involved deeply
in horse breeding will be on top of
the earth to reap any benefit. When
the good time comes, however, there
will be such high-class material pro-
duced here, and such unique facilities
for its rapid transportation through
out the world, that there will certainly
not exist a shadow of discomfort on
the part of breeder or consumer.-In-
diana Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
Poultry and Eggs PnN.

Every year demonstrates that the
egg market is never fully supplied.
We are compelled to import eggs to
keep pace with the demand. and if
the Western farmers are unable TO
make poultry pay. because of the dis
advantages of location and markets.
there is nothing in the way of the
farmer who has markets al around
him. 1t Is credltable to farmers that
they may produce n large proportion
of the poultry and eggs that are sold
in the large cities, but there is room
for more production. The obstacle in
the way of success is that the poultry
does not receive the care bestowed
on larger stock. In all experiments
made with cows and poultry. on the
same proportion of land, the poultry
gave The greater profit, and yet the
prohts could be made larger. Fifty
mems are not too many on one acre Of
ground, and the average profit should
be one dollar per hen year. This is
fifty dollnrs per acre profit. The COW
VIII not give such Il large average in
proportion. \ flock of good hens
however. If well MANAGED. should nv.
erage more than Il Collar each. More
eggs should be obtained in winter. If
each hen produced only oae dozen
eggs additional during ihe whole win
ter, " would make Il large difference
In the profits The point is 10 deter.
mime to secure this addition and to
DO so the farmer should be willing TO
give his whole attention to a large
nock, II he can do SO by Gisposing of
some stock that may he Improbable.
1t means different system from Civ
ing the poultry over to women to man.
age The way TO make poultry pay is
Tor the farmer 10 take hold. and when
me snow covers the ground. to do for
the hens the same as for the animals.
Farmers Home Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
EPW0RTR LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10.
The city Of eod.--Rev. 22. .1t

The City Of God.--Rev. 22. - 8.
Our lesson Is from that wonderful
description of the holy city, the New
Jerusalem, which John saw in apo
calyptic vision. The chapter preced-
ing should be read in connection with
this lesson, as 1t is part of the de-
scription. 1t is sometimes asked. is
this a true description of haaven?"
What higher heaven can be conceived
than the one pictured here? We may
well believe that this is fgurative
language, but under these figures we
may conceive of an exalted and spir-
itual existence that harmonizes with
our partial knowledge OF the celestial
state. The river, the throne, the
street, the tree of life, and it's fruitage
may be but symbolical, yet it is the
symbol of something which could only
be thus pictured to our imagination
The facts revealed are that heaven is
a place as well as a state; that the
inhabitants enjoy a salubrious and
sinless Immortality; that they see the
King in his beauty; and that there is
mo night there" The city OF God
is the permanent abode of Gods re-
We have had other lessons recently
on heaven. The destiny OF the Chris
tian led us to its glories The prep
arations for our heavenly home led us
to study its conditions. But now as
a crownlng lesson of all we look upon
the city of God. IL is the closing
message of the New Testament and
the last vision of the Apocalypse. Let
us group some of the suggestions of
the lesson:
Heaven is a City. The first para
disc was a garden; but the ultimate
heaven is a city. This implies that 1t
is permanent, not transitory, place
1t also implies that it has a social life.
1t is not place of solitude, but of re-
union and intercourse of spirits. 1t
is not sparsely populated but inhabi-
ted by an innumerable company.
There are eleven things mentioned
that can never get into heaven: No
sea, no tears, mo death, no crying, no
sorrow, no pain, no temple, no sun, no
moon, no night, no curse. There
will be no graves, no funerals, no sin,
no trouble in heaven.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
WHY Mr. rinsro ia Not an Actor.

That Mr.. Arthur Pinero was once an
actor is recalled by the death of Henry
Irving, relates Life. The dramatlst's
venture was made under Irving's stage
management He was assigned part
in one of the early productions with
only two lines to speak. Irving heard
him go over them several times, but
was not pleased with their reading.
suppose you try them sitting
down." suggested the manager.
Mr.. Plnero sat down and repeated
the speech.
"Now let us try them standing up"
said Mr.. Irving.
Mr. Plnero repeated them standing
up.
"Now walk about while you are
speaking"
Mr.. Pnero went over the lines again,
meanwhile walking about
Him." muttered the manager. that
will do for the present"
At the next rehearsal Mr.. Pinero was
notified that his part had been cut
out. Which may account for the fact
that Mr.. Plnero became dramatist
instead of an actor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06

I myself used often to meet in Bath
n little queer plinth OF man, whose
nationality l could not make out, but
every inch of whose five feet was sug-
gestive of Dickens His face, topped
by Il frowsy cap, was twisted in
sort of Il grin, and his eyes looked diff
ferent ways, perhaps TO prevent any
attempt of mine to escape him. He
carried at his side small wicker box,
which he kept his hand on; and as he
drew near and halted heard series
of plaintlve squeaks coming from it.
"Make you perform the guinea pig?'
he always asked. and before 1 could
answer he dragged demonstrating
guinea pig from its warm berth with
in, and stretched it out on the cage
holding it down with both hands.
"Johnny, die queek" he commanded,
and lifted his hands for the instant in
which Johnny was motlonlessly gath
erlng his forces for resuscltation. Then
he called, "Bobby's comingw and be-
fore the policeman was upon him,
Johnny was hustled back into his
warm box. woefully murmurlng to its
comfort of his hardship, and the queer
little man smiled his triumph in every
direction. The sigh of the brief drama
always cost me u penny; perhaps |
could have had it for less but | did
not think penny was too much.--W.
ID. Howells, in Harper's Magazine,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
Lambs In The Winter.

The plan has been adopted by GER
tain Michigan feeders during recent
years of purchasing lambs in the au-
tumn and carrying them through the
winter on rough feed with Il moderate
allowance of grain and then fattening
them and selling them In the spring
after having removed the wool. The
plan seems TO work well. 1t is claimed
that lambs thus handled have brought
the most money during recent years.
With reference to the outcome how
ever, we think much will depend up
on the condition Of the lambs at the
time of purchase, says The Farmer.
When they are TO be handled thus
1t is better to purchase lambs some
what young and not carrying too much
flesh, especially IL they are bought by
the pound. Such lambs will make
more pounds of increase than heavy
lambs purchased at the same season
They can also be brought into the
market in a proper condition Of finish
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06

81 see" said the man who goes TO
market frequently. that the acorn is
in style again as Il decoration for but
ter molds. Last spring the field daisy
was the flower most frequently printed
upon pats of butter. Before that the
chrysanthemum was the favorlte. !
never could understand the necessity
for changing the fashion in butter
molds, but they do change with the
seasons almost as regularly as women's
clothes. Even big dairies that mark
all rolls of butter with special trade.
mark, vary the floral trimming of their
molds from time TO time. Among the
fayorlte decorations acorns and oak
leaves have their inning most frequent
ly. Chrysanthemums rank next in pop
ularity.
"Somc old-fashloned butter makers
there are, however, who scorn the orna-
mental butter molds. The tip of the
ladle Is their implement of art, and
with that they carve figures on roll
of butter that make all floral and horti-
cultural designs look commonplace"
New York Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
Frost Makes Fat Turkeys.

"Cold weather makes fat turkeys"
said the poulterer, because In warm
tall the ground keeps soft, the vege-
tation fingers on and the fields are full
Of worms and bugs. What's the re-
suit? The turkeys from sunrise till
dark tramp the tempting fields on long
rorages. eating the worms and bugs,
which thin them. and walking all their
soft and fine flesh into tough, stringy
muscle.
"A cold fall. with early frosts and
SHOWS, freezes the ground and kills
the bugs. Then the turkeys are not
tempted to wander. They loaf In the
farm yard. gorge an abundance 0f
grain and put on flesh like middle
aged woman at y seashore hotel Phi.
IN a warm fall. hunting the irresistibIS
Ing. the turkeys do their 61toen AK
twenty miles regularly evefy daf o11
ecome athletes For atllet|c tp1|E
here Il no public demnnd.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
THE SMOKE NUlsANDE
How the American Citizen Has Endured
This Adherence For Years.

The American citizen Is more toler-
ant of public nuisances than any other
civilized being. This may be on ac-
count of the fact that lie believes the
constitution guarantees everyone the
right to create a nuisance regardless
of his neighbors SO long as he does
not kill or rob or commit a similarly
grlevous crime. Whatever the cause
the fact remains. We endure the tin
horn, the factory whistle, the pushcart.
the builders dirt pile and the adver-
tising sign, or, at least. we feel that
there is no way of stopping them.
Similar sentiments have left us so
long inactive-or, at least. unsuccess-
full, in our sporadic actlvity-concern-
ing the smoke nuisance.
Everybody, it is safe to say. con-
cedes the smoky chimney to be a nuis-
ance, but the view is a passive one.
Formerly. and TO some extent even
to-day, the argument was: I'VE can't
stop our chimney from smoking" The
technical advance and commercial de-
velopment have made combustion
day the old argument is replaced by
what are you going to do about it?
You can't expect me to spend lot of
money putting in fancy devices to
prevent smoker This latter argu-
ment can be met only by fact-the fact
that the law says he must prevent
smoke. This work. n function of mu-
nlclpal governments. is in successful
progress. and will ultimately lead TO
general recognition that smoke is not
only not wanted, but also that it need
not be suffered. A relatively few, but
yet a slowly growing number of AM
erlcan cities, have entered on a fight
against smoke, and n far larger num-
Der of individuals and civic organiza-
tlons are now engaged in the struggle.
Engineering News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
A New Feed Bng For Dobbin.

The driver of every team should be
supplied with a bag of some kind for
holding feed for his horses. as he sell
dom is sure where he will be when
feeding time comes. Some drivers are
very careful in this respect. while
others make use of anything that is
available. Quite large number of
feed bags are in use. the majority
being constructed so that they can be
attached and suspended to the side
of the horses head. This does not
give the horse any freedom to move
his head without moving the bag also.
A Philadelphia man has patented an
exceedingly simple feed bag which
overcomes this fault. The bottom and
sides are made of canvas or other fleX-
ible material while the top consists
of circular frame divided into two
sections, which are connected by small
hoops. Supporting the bag are two
metal rods, one on each side, having
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
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at the season named better than larger
and more fleshy lambs which would
naturally become high conditioned at
an earlier season.
In all the States Of the Northwest
lambs could be fed and managed thus.
II those sufficiently light could not
be obstained for feeding 1t would be
better to take heavier lambs than to
take none at all. providing the farmer
Is prepared to handle lambs thus.
Good money can sometimes be made
on old ewes when they are purchased
with due thought and care.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06

hooks at the end, which fit into the
loops in the frame. In the centre and
at the other end Of the rods are clrcu-
lar hoops, which are shaped to fit over
the shaft of the vehicle. 1t can easily
be seen how easily this could be done.
the bag always remaining in position
where the horse can conveniently
reach the feed at the same time being
able to move his head freely. This
feed bag has the additional advantage
that it can be folded up when not in
use.-Philadelphla Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
DECEMBER TENTH.
Topic-The City of God.-Rev. %:

49,
Continual fruitfulness--is not this
condition Of the trees in heaven to be
also the condition of the people OF
heaven, always happily at work and
always with blessed results?
To see Gods facet The more we
know of God on the earth, the more
we understand how that vision is the
climax of heaven.
1t is to be Gods city, and yet with
in it is provided for each of us the
authority that is so dear to every man
ly soul. We are to reign, and for
ever.
The city of God comes quickly
Heaven is born slowly enough upon
earth, but God is mercifully swift in
taking us to heaven.
Suggestions.
The best way to become citizen OF
heaven is to try TO make your own
city a city of God.
What your heaven is you are. How
necessary, then, that you make the
real heaven the heaven of your
thought and longing.
1t will be heaven only not to have
to fight sin. either in ourselves or in
others.
Heaven is perfect service of God.
You can get heaven anywhere and at
any time if you will serve God per-
fectly.
Rich men on earth pay taxes in
many cities, but the citizens of
heaven may have no divided inter
ests
The value of all that a city owns
its parks. its schools, its libraries, its
expensive public buildings, and other
belongings, is all a part of the prop
erty of each citizen, and all citizens
share alike.
A man may be a citizen of Boston
yet never vote in an election. No
one can be citizen of heaven with.
out taking an eager part in all its
affairs.
Quotations.
Heaven will be inherited by every
man who has heaven in his soul
Beecher.
Some Pleasant Soclas.
A botanical social, with contests in
the Identification of common plants.
and with n microscope exhibition and
talk
A phonograph social, with an cx.
planation of the machine, and with H.
lustrations from previously prepared
records and from impromptus.
A puzzle evening, puzzles being
placed on small tables, and groups OF
the Endeavorers being sent from table
to table az the tap of a he'll.
A recent-events evening, witt
bright accounts of the leading fca
lures of recent history.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
HIGH LEVELS REACHED BY MAN.
Heights That Necessltate Artificial
InbaIation n Oxvnen

Inhalation o. oxygen.
The highest point at which noun
tain climbers have stayed for any
length of time is 20,992 feet on the
Hlmalayas, where an exploring party
painfully stayed for six weeks In 1902.
Higher still at 21, $40 feet is the ex.
treme point Of Mrs. Bullock Work.
mans ascents, the greatest height
reached by woman. Mr.. Bullock
Workman kept on to point 29,S93
feet high, which Is the greatest height
reached by any mountain climber
The attitudes reached by Mr.. and
Mrs. Bullock Workman were above
those at which M. Berson, the aero
naut, began his artificial inhalation OF
oxygen. At 2G.240 feet the aeronauts
in general begin the continued inspira-
ton OF oxygen. and neglect OF this
precaution was responsible for the
death of Croce, splnelli, and Srel at
2S,20S feet. their companion. Tissan-
der just escaping by miracle.
Mount Everest. the highest point OF
the globe. is only some 700 feet higher.
2S,995 feet, and 5000 feet above that
begin tho cirrus clouds that are
composed OF spicules OF Ice. Al 80. .424
feet is the highest point ever reached
by man. This Is the height attained
by NJ Beron In his balloon on July 81
1901.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
A APrnc,icai Fnrm Hridre.

On the majority of farms there is
need for one or more bridges. Too
often they are poorly constructed and
not kept in repair. Resulting from
such neglect. horse, the best one al
ways, goes through and breaks leg,
or loaded wagon breaks through with
much loss and then after the damage
has been done the farmer attempts to
repair the old or build new bridge.
The general topography as well as
numerous streams on my farm makes
it necessary to have a number of
bridges. After planning all manner Of
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
ODD Errors.

An English druggist gives the follow
Ing list of Llunders made by his poorer
customers: Catch an eel,' for cochi-
neal; prosperous paste" for phosphor-
Gus pa8te; grease IT, sor creosote;
"lshy Nater," for vichy water; "gui-
tar" fdr catarrh; everlasting for ef-
feryesdlpg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06

cross-oyer arrangements 1 finally
adopted the one shown in the illustra-
ton and when built of good timber it
is very lasting and servlceable af-
fair 1t is especially valuable where
n single log can not be used as
strlnger. The stringer pieces (a) should
be of nothing but good timber and of
such size as is required TO sustain the
weight which the bridge will be called
upon to bear.-Robert Worden, in The
EDitOmist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06

The blueberry canning factory at
Island Pond, VT, has just shut down
after csoining 100000 gallons Of prod
uct. Over 100000 pounds of berries
have been used, and seven carloads
of lumber We're required TO box the
goods for shipment New England
CroceA.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06

The alligator cannot long escape
practical determination. Already they
are becoming scarce and the price of
hides has gone up enormously in the
last few years. The alligator is char
acteristic of the austroriparlan region.
ranging from North Carolina to the
Rio Grande of Texas. It has never
been seen in the Mississippi River
north of Rodney, Miss. which is about
latitude 30
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06

Superheating is being forced to 554
deg. Il. on the Prussian State rail
roads. When steam is superheated to
500 deg T., saving of 10 per cent. in
steam and II per cent. in fuel can be
obtained, as compared with similar To-
comotives using saturated steam, the
greater saving in water than in fuel
being due mostly TO the prevention of
losses caused by condensation.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06

Professor Cook. of Northwestern uni
verslty, has shown that there is suiii
cient radium in pitchblende to make it
possible for photograph to be taken
by 1t directly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06

Why caves whose average annual
temperature is above the freezing
point so frequently contain ice the
year round has been the subject of in
vestlgation by German scientist,
Professor b. Schwalbe. He finds this
to be due to the refrigeration of water
seeping through porous strata.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
ElaSEz0 PlUEAR.1
N scTE; Ncs,E =

1t is remarkable fact that blind
horses never make mistake in choos-
ing their diet when grazing.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-17
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Alaska People Receiving the Full
 Benefit

There have been many cases like the the following in Alaska These plain, straightforward statements will do much toward relieving the suffering of thousands. Such testimony will be read with interest by many people.
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