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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

The farmer should keep some account
of his crops. his profits and losses. and
be able at the end OF the year to give
m intelligent idea of what he is doing.
and then should give thought and study
to efforts to improve. This improve
ment may refer to the maintaining of
fertility. and this opens up wide field
of study as to maintain fertility de-
pends on the wise use of commercial
fertilizers and saving of homemade
manure, the rotation of crops. and all
that will aid in keeping up tho max
mum fertility. 1t also will involve Il
careful study of such crops as You are
producing. There are crops much more
liable TO failure than others. There arc
localities where wheat is 4 very I'M
certain crop. and yet farmers continue
growing 1t from year TO year. where
every third or fourth crop is short as
to leave little or no profit Other crops
may be substituted: in some localities
rye is very profitable. in others cats.
barley or emmer can be substituted.
but the cases are rare where you can
afford to leave small grain out OF your
list of crops. as it gives the best oppor-
tunity of getting Il stand OF clover to
maintain fertility. y.-HOmc and Farm.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15
Round Yoke Waist.

Waists made full below round yokes
that are finished with circular berthas
are among the notable textures of the
season and are always graceful and
generally becoming. This one Is adapt
ed to all the fashionable soft materials
and can be combined with lace as Illus
trated. with embroidery or with any
contrasting material that may be pre-
ferred. In the case Of the model. how
ever, the yoke. bertha. cuffs and collar
are of lace and the waist of pale green
crepe de Chine. the combination Of
materials being peculiarly satisfac-
tory one When liked the lining can
be omitted and the blouse attached
to the yoke only. but where silk or
wool is used the fitted foundation al
ways means. better fit The applied
box pleat at the front is somewhat un-
usual aud gives the long lines that suit
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

As rule, the majority of the farmers
SOW seeds too deep Small seeds need
Just enough covering TO give them
moisture and darkness. The soil shoult
be pressed on fine seeds only so as to
exclude the light Especially should
this he done very carefully and slightly
just before rain. Many of the seeds
are lost, and the reputation of some
good. honest scotsman ruined, in the
estimation of individuals, because fine
seeds are sown too 1eep. and the soil
is pressed down too hard upon them.
A great many farmers are in too great
n hurry to SOW seeds early: thcy do not
wait for the ground to get sufficiently
dry and warm. 1t is hard TO give gem
cral directions that will apply in all
cases. but. as 4 rule, the smaller the
seed the lighter Should be the soil in
which they are sowN.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15
prapea soa,c. Becoms. An.

The draped bodice is undoubtedly
"the thing" 1t Il as becoming TO the
too full as well as TO the too thin
figure. II brings out the waist line
ana Its folds across the bust may easily
be arranged so as greatly to Increase
the apparent size of the fiat figure,
while by using little material aud
drawing II close the exuberant figure
can be held down firmly and appear
Of the perfect middle size. The aver
age American figures lack both bust
and hips, but the fashions or to-day
are kind toward those deficiencies, and
the pleated, shirred and yoked skirts
can easily be made TO render the figure
apparently fuller at the hips, and these,
together with the draped bodices, are
vastly improving the appearance OF
many women.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

There Is no dial on 1t now, though the
square dial block was standing In 1912.
This cross has stood since the four
teenth or fifteenth century. and the an
cestors Of Washington passed under its
shadow and perhaps halted by its steps
whenever they went to the church 300
years ago The base, or Ito call 1t cor
rectiy) the calvary. consists of three
octagonal steps. much worn. The shaft
Is square below. worked to an octagon.
1t is in two pieces, the lower set with
lead.
This church Of st. Mary the Virgin
Is one of the most interesting in Eng
land l shall give only n few partlcu-
lars OF its contents which seem of spe-
clal interest to America. telling first of
the Washington tomb. 1t Is under the
chancel floor. Its place is marked by a
stone slab with a long Inscription.
which is almost unworn. For many
years 1t has been protected carefully
by wooden cover. 1t bears an in-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

A Missouri correspondent states that
he has draft-bred foal to winter. He
says he has mixed hay and stoyer ana
some corn but no oats. He wants TO
know IL he can make the colt grow
properly on such n bill Of fare. We do
not think he can do the young animal
any sort of justice on such foodstuffs.
To begin with. oats and bran form the
best feed for growing colts. Corn,
while better than no grain at all, has
not in it the muscle and bone-formlng
elements that are required to make
the frame of the horse. Protein and
the necessary mineral elements are sup
piled by the oats and bran. whereas
in the mixed hay, the stover and the
corn the carbohydrates or starchy mat
ters are far too much In evidence. If
there Is 10 other way some of the corn
shoul1 be sold and oats bought with
the money received for II. We believe
mat the only proper way TO rear draft
bred colts Is TO give them in their first
winter about all the oats and bran they
will eat up clean three times day,
They should have the very best and
brightest OF the hay and whatever
-stovev they choose TO pick out OF the
racks, but stoyer Is not good food fol
weanling horses. II Is too coarse and
does not carry enough nourishment tt
the square inch. II some Of the ha5
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

searches for memorials of my own an
cestcrs and those Of our great patriots,
but in the English homes Of the Wash
ingtons you see the house in Little
Brington which they built in 1905, and
even the Sulgraye Manor in which they
lived In 1899. unchanged and "unlm-
proved" The trees are older. and some
are gone, but never cut wantonly or
heedlessly; there are no electric lights
and no disfguring electric poles The
furnishings have vanished. and the
rooms are bare. but the houses are the
same, and the village surroundings are
the same.
The Washngtons came 70 Susrave
Manor in much dignity. for the manor
was granted TO Laurence Washington
for his services to his country and
State. Here he lived with four sons
and seven daughters till his death in
1884.
In 1905, after reyerses in fortune
Robert Washington, son OF Laurence.
left Sulgraye with his two sons. Rob
ert. Sr.. with his eldest son Laurence
took possession of an unpretentlous
cottage at Little Brlngton. where they
resided until the death OF Laurence IN
1916. This cottage stlll stands, and IS
known as the Washington House.
Upon the death OF Laurence. Robert
Washington left Little Brlngton and
went to London. accompanied by his
sons widow and her eldest child Lau
renee. which always has been a family
name in America as well as in Eng
land. The house then was occupied by
Robert Washington. Jr. (brother OF the
deceased Laurence) and his wife Eliz-
nbeth.
For the past ten years they had re-
sided in a small cottage on tue out.
skirts OF tile village, where he had
erected a windmill and followed the
calling OF a miller. In this Washing
ton house they resided from 1916 until
March. 1922, when they died within
nine days Of each other. and were bur
ied at st. Mary's Church, Great Bring
ton. Over the doorway OF the cottag,
still Is to be seen large, square blocl
OF stone bearing the following appro
PIRATE inscription: "The Lord glyeth
the Lord taketh away; blessed be th'
name OF the Lord Constructa 1G0G."
1t is a disputed question whether
this inscription allndes to the compul
sorry REIMBURSEMENT of Sulgraye Mano
for this humble house. or whether IT re
fers to the death OF Laurence and Mar
garet Washington's second son. Greg
DRY, which occurred shortly after hi
baptism and their removal from Sui
grave to Brlngton. Perhaps bot
events helped to the frame OF min
which made so sad choice OF NOTICE,
Roberts wife Elizabeth was nurse
by the widow OF Laurence Washing
ton. who, upon the death OF her father
in'law, Robert sr., In 1912 had r.
turned from London to Little Brlngtor
When Robert and elizabeth died thI
widow Of Laurence again lived In til
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

tree, it forms a charming feature in the
picture in which the row of ancient
almshouses. the village blacksmith's
shop, and the inn. "Ye Old Saracen's
Head make a quaint and serene
beauty. You can find in all England
scarcely "A more typical scene OF old
time village life than in Little Bring
ton.
Leaning against the pump may he
seen a stone disc sixteen inches in di-
ameter. which to the practlced eye at
once denotes a sun-dial For forty
years the existence of this carved cir
cular slab was known, but it did not
awaken sufficient curiosity to excite In
vestlgatioD. Az last A. l.. Y. Morley
the estate agent for Earl Spencer. ex-
amined the old slab and turned it face
upward. He found that its carving
was not only the lines and figures Of a
sun-dal face. but IL also bore the
Washington arms. which are Argent
two bars. and in chief three mullets
(gules). 1t also showed the Initials Il.
W.. and the date 1919.
This photograph here shown Is the
first photograph ever taken OF 1t and
the first sent to America. 1t seemed
like a message from the ancient fam
lily, nay, the whole past, to the new ma
tion which a Washington helped so
largely to establish. The letters II. W..
feel confident, stand for Robert
Washington. The coat-of-arms. it gen.
orally Is believed, suggested to Wash.
ington our Stars and Stripes.
There is in this cradle Of the Wash.
ingtons another shield of the Wash
ington family. 1t Is in the church OF
st. Mary the Virgin at Great Brington
the church which the Washingtons at
tended and where they were buried
Along the pleasantest Of English lanei
they walked the half-mile each Sun
day to this church.
Everything In the viclnlty OF thi,
Washington house Is of interest to th,
American, and nothing more so thar
the old cross which stands just outsid,
the church door, under superb elm
tree. Many Of these market crosse
bore dlals which have disappeared
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

scriptlon telling that Laurence Wash.
ington lies here"
He and his wife Margaret had eight
sons and nine daughters. On brass
plate at the head of the stone is the
following:
Here lies inferred ye bodies OF
Elijah Washington Widdowe who
changed This Life for Immortalitie u
10 of March 1922 AS Also we body OF
Robert Washington Gent her Late
Husband Second Some of Robert
Washington of Solgrave in We County
Of North: Esqr who Deptd This Life
ye 10 of March 1922 After They LIVED
Lovingly Together in this Parish"
1t rOuses tender interest to read OF
the twain that they lived lovingly. and
in death were not divided.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

the greater number OF figures admir-
ably we'll.
The waist consists of the fitted found
alton. which can be used or omitted as
preferred, the yoke and the blouse
The blouse is full at both back and
front and outlining the yoke is a cir
cular bertha. TO the front edge is at
tached the box pleat and beneath that
the closing Is made. The sleeves are
generously full above cuffs which are
finished with frills OF net top lace.
The quantity of material required Tor
the medium size Is five yards twenty
one Inches wide. four yards twenty
seven inches wide or two and i've
eighth yards forty-four inches wide.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

The will of this Elizabeth Washing
ton shows that this Little Brington
home was well furnished. She had am
pie linen, tablecloths, napkins, side
board and cupboard cloths. towels,
sheets and "pillow beers" She had
silver spoons and salt cellars, "a nut
to drink in trimmed with silver" (this
was Il mounted cocoanut), silver bowls
and beakers. There are many pewter
plates and chargers and platters: and
irons shovels and tongs, and, like
Shakespeare, a best and second-best
bed, with "Turkey-work cushions"
She had "a pied COW. a pied colt and
young bullock" and she bequeathed
considerable sums of money.
The Washington arms impaling the
Butler are cleanly cut, showing plainly
both stars and stripes. This tomb Is
simple one, but the tombs of the Spen-
GERS in this chapel form one of the
most magnificent series of family MEN,
orials In England. Each arch is filled
with q great altar-tOmb. 1t has been
the burial place Of the Spencers since
the time of Henry VII. These tombs
are in entire perfection of preservation.
| Some have not a scratch on the marble,
/ and the most modern, carved over two
centuries ago, is as clean cut as II from
the chisel yesterday. The effigies OF
these good knights and their wives
form fine record of costume-they
! are grim fashion plates.
Other objects OF interest In this fine.
old church are the wonderful font, IN
which infant Washingtons of the sew
enteenth century were chrlstened; q
curious alms-box and an alms-chest In
which valuAbles often were stored.
There also Is one at Sulgrave Church,
the oldest In England. The church
seats are unusual, being not pews but
ancient benches. Each bench end Is
carved in what is called q "poppy'
head" 1t is a great. ornamental de-
sign; one contains the coat-of-arms OF
country family. the Greys; another
has the chalice and wafer; another the
emblem of ''The Passion" another has
two crests; another some signifcan
foliage; another n bunch of grapes
They are most interesting, and give al
air OF much distinction TO the church
"alleys. s."-Sunday Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

Sheep will not thrive on all kinds of
soils. Some breeds are very active and
thrive only in large focks. but the large
mutton breeds require good pasturagc
and will not give satisfactory results
If compelled TO work over large area
FOR all they get. All sheep should have
dry soils. Foot rot will occur in flock
that is Kept constantly on wet land.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

finished at the line of the knees with
little strap and buckle across each
group Below the strap the released
fullness expands to widen the skirt
at the hem This model is beautiful
In golden brown camels hair serge.
The strap is Of the velvet to match
and the tiny buckles are of French
gilt. The collarless jacket Is trimmed
with bands of velvet to match.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

A lovely street shade of rich dark
blue, much used for visiting dress and
church toilets. is introduced by the
happy name Of daylight blue" 1t Is
quite removed from the indigo dyes
of navy blue and has no purplish tones
whatever. There are some women
who make practice of wearing blue
and blue alone. The new winter silks
in daylight blue" are an added oppor-
tunlty to such u woman.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

Attach latch so thai the gate can be
held on either side of trough. Place
the trough in hog lot fence. When You
go to feed push the gate from you and
latch it. Clean ont the trough and put
in the feed. Now pull the gate to you
so hogs can eat. This arrangement is
handy. for the trough can be cleaned
O. feed mixed without hogs interfering.
- G.. +. Robinso?. in The EDltomist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

A dull. stupid sheep will not lay on
lat as rapidly as one of nervous tom
permanent. This is contrary to the gen
sral belief. but experience has proved
That it is true, says sheep writer.
The bright. clear eye indicates good
doer. The neck should he compact.
short and thick. and is indicative of the
conformation of the rest Of the body.
It is also the cheapest part of the car
cass. and we Go not want too much of
1t. The neck should indicate strength
and character, and this applies also to
the junction Of the neck to the body.
rhe body should be strong through the
shoulders and along the top. There
should be good length rib. or well
covered with thick layer of muscle.
The closeness Of the rib also indicates
the value of the sheen as Il meat pro-
duccr. When the ribs are close To-
gether there will be n better layer of
meat on the outside. The whole back
should be we'll covered. with great
width over tine loins, as from the quar-
ter to the first rib are The parts that
sell Tor the highest price In the mar
kctS. The quarter should be well de.
veloped on top and back over the pin
points, and it should also be well filled
up. We must have good depth OF body
not that it gives expensive meat, but
1t indicates the strength and develop
ment of the whole animal. If we have
n good. long rib, we have good de
velopment of the upper OF valuable
part
The eve should be more loosely bull
and not so closely coupled. The necl
should he longer than the rams, ant
the head should be clear-cnt, and th,
eye bright, denotinS nervous energy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

HERE LiETH THE BoDi oF.LAyRENcE
WASHINGTON. SOME & HERE OF
in THE. COVNTiE. OF NORTHAMPTON
ESOViER WHO MARRIED MARGARET
THE HTER' 'OF'W1LLtAM
BVTLER OF. TEES in THE COVNTIE .
OF SVSSEXE ESQVIER WHO HAD1SSW
BY. HER 8 SONNS & g DAUGHTERS
WHICH LAWRENCE: :DECESSED THE -
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OF.THiS HAST'SiGHT
KNoW.IfFE.To oDEATHREsiCNEs
AS'DAYE'TONlGHT
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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

Make a common N-sharad trough OF
heavy solid lumbe.. Maize swing
gate Of 2X4 timber and one-mch boards.
Take 2h-inch boards u inches wide
by feet long and bore 2-inch holes
three inches from ends. Hang the gat te
by mailing boards to each end of trough.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15


Washington himself knew little about
his ancestors; and the controversy over
them all has been since his death
Nevertheless. after the dsappoint-
ments and disilluslons which cool the
Rrdor and silence the tongue of the
relic searcher in America. It is a hap
plness to the soul to gather n series of
pictures of the English home of George
Washington's ancestors.
In England. when you go ancestor
and relic hunting. yod find no clatter-
ing factory erected in hallowed door
yard; you find no honored tree cut
down to straighten trolley road; you
seldom find an old church pulled down
to be replaced with an over-smart and
unpaid-fOr new one. you find no an
cient rooms with electric lights glarinG
In the low ceiling. with single sheets of
plate glass making blank. staring faces
In every low, lattlced window. with old
chimneys and fireplaces torn ont TO
make room for steam heaters and gas
logs.
All these have found in America in
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

Atlantis, the first newspaper pub
llshed in Greek in the United States
and founded in New York City twelve
years ago by Solon j. ylasto as a week
ly, has become daily paper. The
editor explains that this is owing TO
the increase of the Greek population
here, there being now nearly 10000
Greeks In this country.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15
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has more clover In Il Than The rest the
colt should have that. providing that It
Is bright, well cured and not moldy. IL
there is no help for II give the colt the
corn and he will do better than he will
with no grain at all. but If lie is worth
wlnterng at all he is worth treating
right, and the way to do that is TO ge:
him at least some oats.-Breeder's Ga
zette.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

Unless one be willing to have the
line OF the back oblterated entirely,
the cape of a coat should stop short
at the side back seams.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

There are various modes OF intro
duclng fullness In skirts. One plan
comprehends the scheme of having
nc skirt made with alternate panels
plain and pleated. The pleats are ar
ranged In groups OF four or ave and
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

Founces on skirts are no longer
plain. One broadcloth skirt with
Jared hounce shows a box-pleat set
IN with godet effect at intervals.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15
How to De.,roy Field Mice.

"A serious problem on many farms
is created by the presence of destruc-
tive mice, and n new method devised
by Partisan scientist for their de-
struction may serve us as well as 1t
appears to be doing those who manage
the farms OF France.
The mice had become q source OF
great loss in certain districts over
there. As we well know the powers
OF destruction OF these dlminutiye
creatures have been found to he eror-
nous. They not only ruin immense
quantities of living vegetables In seek
ing food. but lay away ample stocks
for winter provender. Scientists have
calculated that each mouse destroys
from twenty-four TO rhirty-six pounds
OF plants every year; and one un-
happy farmer reported that there We're
over SEQ mice per acre on his land. 10
free themselves of this plague, the
people resorted to asphyXiation, by
filling the burrows with smoke. or TO
drowning by pouring water into them,
or to sprinkllng poison about the fields
the latter method, however. proving
most dangerous to domesticaied
animals. Finally, the French Parlla.
ment, moved by the appeals of the
sufferers from the Garsanauan APP
petitcs of these tiny pests, approprl-
ated 100000 to aid them. and the
latest pet of sclence-the microbe-was
rcsorted to. DIR. Danysz, Of the ras
teur Institute. had observed that large
numbers of mice died from n certain
disease. He collected virus from sick
animals. made cultures and found that
these cultures. when absorbed with
the nourishment, produced the disease
in healthy rats and mice. This methcd
of destruction has been recently car
rlcd out oil an area of $500 acres. and
has proved most effective. One great
advantage is that the chickens and
other animals Ga the farm appear 10
be immune to the disease, having been
in no instance affected during the OK.
periments. The gov ,rnment appro.
priatOn has been deToted to the pur.
chase of virus. which is sent free OF
charge to all regions affected. The
virus is mixed with salted water and
crushed oats are soaked in the liquid,
The oats are then scattered near the
burrows. Ten days afterwards. what
is estimated at ninpty-iive per cent. OF
fields. National Fruit Grower.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

The largest Bible class In Great
Britain is at All Saints Church, Shelf
field. The average attendance is
] 900.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15

The twenty.fifth anniversary OF the
introduction OF electric traction into
Germany will soon be ceebssted In
Bcriln-