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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
FEMININE FANCIEs.

Queen Christina of Spain is the only
sovereign who has ever made bal
loon ascension.
The only college for women in West
ern Asia Is the American College 1oi
Girls at Constantinople.
Mrs. John F. Spencer, living in Ma
rion County, South Carolina, is liy'
ing daughter of a Revolutionary sol
der
Miss Mary Tillinghast, of New York
City, is one of the most successful de
signers of stained glass window IN
America
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, wife OF the
President of the Southern Confeder'
acy, still keeps her residence in New
York City.
Miss Elspeth McClelland caused
rather n sensation In the trade in
England recently by announcing her
self as builder.
Mrs. Marion B. Baxter, for several
years employed on the Seattle Daily
Times, is at the head of the only free
hospital in Seattle, Wash.
The Emperor of Japan has Just CON
ferred the highest decoration available
for women-the sixth class or the Or-
der of the Crown-on Mrs. Teresa
Richardson.
Sarah Bernhardt has given away
her pet tiger and now lavishes her af-
fectlon on large and particularly
ugly baboon whose ears have been
pierced so he may wear huge rings OF
gold.
The first European woman to adop,
engineering as a profession is Cecilt
Butticar, Swiss, twenty four years
old, who recently passed her examina
tions with honor at the University OF
Lausanne.
Mrs Sarah Ann Woolf. of Z ah, who
has died at the age Of ninoty-one, lefl
ten children, eighty-one grandchildren
189. great-grsndchildren and twenty
three grent-grandchtldren in a.
a03 llvinG descepdaQtR<
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
Lice Can Be Killed.

They can be eXterminated. There are
several varieties. But in New England
the gray and spider lice, or mites, are
the most troublesome. The gray lice
stay on the birds all the while, but
do not breed very rapidly during cold
weather, unless the hens are setting,
as their eggs do not hatch below a tenn
peratrre of sixty degrees. AS a rule
they deposit their eggs on the back and
top Of the birds heads, place where 1t
is difficult for the birds TO destroy
them. They breed most rapidly on the
young chicks.
AS soon as the chicks are Matched
and are dry the lice leave the mother
hens and begin to deposit their eggs on
the chicks in great numbers, and un-
less the eggs are destroyed they will
hatch in a few days and begin to sap
the chicks blood so fast that the chicks
are not able to eat enough to support
themselves and the lice, too, and they
soon have bowel trouble and die. AS
the lice breathe through the pores of
their skin, they can be easily killed
with any OF the lice powders without
injury to the birds. BY dustlng the
hens well twice, while they are setting,
with some good lice powder. and by
greasing the back and top of the
chicks heads when they are taken
from the nest with equal parts OF
lard and kerosene the lice are soon
subdued. :
The sDider lice or mites are NOT 50
easy to exterminate. AS rule they
only stay on the hens at night unless
the hens are setting or on the nest lay
ing. In the daytime they stay ON the
perches, drop-boards and In the crack.
OF the building and lay their eggs II
those places. Their eggs do not hatct
below temperature OF sixty degrees
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
Compelling Hens to Seek Food.

There can be opportunity to save
expenses by allowing the hens to seek
most Of their food on the range. 1t is
not advisable to compel them to secure
the whole of their food. rs they may
not always be able to find n sufficlency,
but it is best to induce them to seek
as much food MS possible.
Just what should be allowed a flock
In the summer season depends as much
on the location as anything else. Give
the flock free access to grass plot on
which large proportion of clover
grows, and the hens will find a great
variety and in large quantity. There
are many different kinds of insects,
and they attack nearly all plants. No
hens will consume a large number.
They will also keep themselves busy
scatching wherever they can find a
worm of any kind. This means that
the hens not only save the farmer
from loss of crops, but also save the
food that would be required if the hens
did not satisfy themselves when on the
runSe. Il mere Is also II great NuTltly
of food on the range, and the exercise
and freedom in the open air keep the
hens In good health. 1t is more often
the case that the hens are overfed. and
IL the farmer will give one meal only in
summer, on the evening of each day
the hens will thrive well. They will
need but little help If they are given
an opportunity to assist themselves.
Eggs are always more plentiful in
summer than in winter, and this is
due to the advantages possessed by
the hen on the range, as well as the
warmth of the season.
The cost of eggs is much less in sum
mer and yet the cost can be made Il
exceed the receipts IL the hens are
overfed. as they will lay fewer egg
and consume more food than they re
qulre. There may be some who keeI
their fowls confined, but even theI
they will thrive much better IL made
10 work and search for all they re
ceiye.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY DECEMBER "a.
A Christmas Gift to the christ.-Mats.
2. II; 2 Cor. 8. s; I chron. 20. s.

A Christmas Gift to the Christ.--Matt.
2. II; Cor. 8. S; I chron. 2e. s.
The passages selected for our
Christmas lesson teach the duty of
giving all 10 Jesus. The example OF
the Magi who brought precious gifts
to the infant Jesus, that of the Mace
donian Christians who first gave
themselves to the Lord" and the old
invitation of the king of Israel who
is willing to consecrate his service
this day unto the Lord?" form the
foundation of fitting appeal to US to
entirely consecrate ourselves fully to
God as q worthy Christmas gift of
love. These Magi are to us type as
we come and give him gifts-the gold
of service, the franklncense of our
worship, and the myrrh of our love.
Conservation is preeminently the
lesson of the Scripture. This is the as
ISOLATED thought of the Christmas sea-
son. AS the wondering Magi brought
their gifts to Christ, so may we bring
ourselves and give everything to him.
Conservation centers around two great
facts; first, God has right to de-
mand it, and. secondly / have the
power to make 1t. The conservation
of a Christian differs from the sur
render of a sinner The army of
Lee surrendered at Appomattox. If
after their surrender they had come
and voluntarily offered themselves for
service IN the Union army 1t would
have been a type of conservation. We
surrender to God when we receive
our pardon; we consecrate when we
voluntarily give our newly ransomed
powers to the service of Christ. Look
at the characteristics of a genuine
conservation:
who then is willing?" is the voice
of Scripture. IL must never be q
forced service. These mentioned In
our lessen were free to do or not to
do. But the Magi chose to come; the
early Christians first gave them
selves to God. God never drafts
people into his service. He accepts
only volunteers. Our Christmas gift
to Christ must be a purely voluntary
one. We give to him as freely as he
| gave himself to us.
Our conservation to be acceptable
must be a perfect one. All our ran
somed powers-not few of talents OF
our mind, our time and property, our
wills, are all to be given to him. We
must not keep back part OF the
| price. Put everything in and there
will be no question in the future.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
LURE FOOLED THE SQUIRRELS
Explanation Of a virginian's surpris-
Inc BAG Of Game.

Squirrels this year are more plenti-
ful than ever known before. One
man, Mr.. Williams, is known to have
Eiiisd more than any other two hunts
men. He has already killed 1856.
He had three Waterbury watches.
He would get into the woods and go
to two hickory trees where the squir-
rels feed. He would wind the
watches up, put them in a small tin
can and to each can a string. Then
each was tied to the limb of a tree,
Then he would get in some secluded
spot. As the watches would tick
away the noise was like that Of a
squirrel cutting nut and could be
heard for great distance. Every
squirrel in the neighborhood would be
drawn to the trees. where they sup
posed their companions were having
big feast. In this way every squir-
rel has been killed by being decoyed
In those two trees by this new device.
Mr.. Williams says he has seen as
many as six at time running around
the limbs where the watches were
fastened Roxbury correspondence
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20

All considered, and for general pur-
poses. 1t is doubtful il there are any
two plants or grasses superior TO the
old standards. timothy and red clover,
for stock feed. 1 know of many dairy
men in the West and Middle States
that are giving up everything for red
clover. On sandy loans it does well
IL sown only every two, three or even
four years, and will stand being fed
down close at all times, If allowed a
chance to grow in the spring. 1t is a
good plant TO sow in rotation with po-
tatoes or corn. To secure best results
for clover the land should be cleaned
of weeds in the fall Ground plowed
deep in the fall. and recultivated in
the early spring. well narrowed and
smoothed, is the kind for red clover.
About ten pounds TO the acre is the
quantity sown. mixing with il little
rye. especially where it is sown for
pasture. Glover is an excellent plant
to restore vitality to worn-out lands,
or lands that have become exhausted
by grain crops. Its leaves gather food
--carbonic acid and ammonia-from the
atmosphere. which is in turn carried
to the roots and stems. and these, de-
composing, afford food for cereals and
other crops which must depend OH the
soil for their giving substances
Both for hay and for pasturage, tim
othy, or "herd grass" stands up well
toward the top of the list among the
grasses of the West and North. II
roots deeply and maintains itself FOL
many years, but as hay or winter
feed is better for horses than for cows
though | know farmers who make eX'
cellent cattle and sheep feed of it by
cutting early. From twenty to thirty
quarts of seed per acre are sown
Ground treated as indicated for red
clover will produce dn abundant tim
othy crop.-Dennis IL. Stovall. in The
Epitomist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
HMIREdPEsAE l|iIT I
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Maple Mousse-Boil one cupful of
maple sugar or syrup until it strings.
then pour slowly into the stiffiy beaten
yolks of ten eggs, beating constantly.
Put into a double boiler and scald with
out boiling. Remove from the fire and
let it become cold, then stir it into one
pint of whipped cream. Turn into the
freezer, pack and freeze
Eidelweiss-Cream one cup of butter
and add one cupful of powdered sugar,
cream again; then add one-half cupfuI
of hot water, one cupful OF -four sifted
three times with two teaspoonfuls or
baking powder. Now fold in the stifny
beaten whites of three eggs and add
another cupful Of finely sifted -four.
Season with almond. Fill tiny but
tered cups one-third full and bake in
rather hot oven.
Russian Sweetbreads-Clean good
pair of sweetbreads and soak in cold
water for an hour. Place these in a
saucepan, just cover with cold water
and cook slowly for twenty minutes.
Take up the meat, pour cold water
over it and drain at once. Rub the
sweetbreGds with butter, season with
pepper and salt and few drops. OF
tarragon vinegar. Place in hot oven.
bake for twenty-five minutes. basting
with a thick brown sauce made as
follows: Boil some herbs, a Glove Of
garlic, and small piece OF celery In
a half pint of stock Place lump or
butter in a saucepan, add a table
spoonful of Drowned -four, let all be
we'll mixed, add the stock and boil up.
Strain over the sweetbreads. Place
the sweetbreads in the centre OF y
dish, aud pour the gravy round.
Cold Lobster Cutlets-Take all the
meat from a medium sized Ken lobster.
carefully cleaning out the claws, and
cut all into small pieces. Take away
the coral, wash and dry 1t, and then
pound in a mortar with one ounce or
butter, and rub all through hair
sieve. Place In stew pan half an
ounce of butter with ole ounce Of
-four, and mix well over the fire, add
ing gradually a gill of water. Put In
the coral, butter, seasoning Of salt.
cayenne, and chopped parsley; mix
thoroughly and turn on plate to COOL
Spread the mixture out evenly at 4
quarter of an inch. depth. Have ready
some good aspic jelly, form the lob
ster mixture in-o outlets, arrange on q
dish with little margin between
each, put half cold aspic Jelly over ~
and leave It to set. When quite Arm
take . knife. dip Il. Into 6cllinG x41ri
aud With 1t cut each cutltt Into 1&1 d q
Place liftle sliced cpcnuu1 c1
dish. arrange the cutl>(6 IN 4
parsley end ssrys.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
Feeding the Steer,

1t requires about one-half as much
grain to produce u hundred pounds Of
gain on calves as on two-year-olds
The work of the Missouri Agricultural
College has definitely demonstrated
that the most profitable age to fatten
cattle is while they are still young.
The older the animal the more food is
required to produce given gain.
Other stations have also Investigated
this question and have arrived at the
same result.
The Central Experiment Station
Farm at Ottawa. Canada, found by
comparing 1000 pounds live weight in
the case of calves, yearlings, two and
three-year-olds, that the profit for each
1000 pounds was: Calves, $31; year
llngs, S27; two-year-olds, S19.10; three
year-olds, $3.50.
When all of the cattle of all ages
We're purchased at four cents pound
and sold fat at five cents a pound, the
profit on $1,000 invested in feeding cat
tie was Calves, $557.5O; yearlings,
1884; two-year-old $19S.75 three-year-
olds, Sl77.5O.
Nine-tenths of all the cattle fed in
the Middle West are two-year-olds at
the beginning of the feeding period
When these cattle are in thin condition
at the beginning of the experiment,
they are often fed with profit; but
starting with calves in the same condi.
ton 1t is unquestlonably true that the
calves return more profit for each $1,000
invested than the older cattle.-F b.
Mumford, Professor of Animal Hus.
-bandry, University of Missouri, in In
diana Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
A Ships Cordage.

While the three-masted schooner
John II. May was aground near the
lumber district the other day large
crowd stood on the dock watching the
crew attempting to free the boat. OF
course advice was handed out right
and left, and many thought that they
could easily get the boat free If they
were on board. One young man In
particular who was nicely dressed
seemed to know 1t all and he was tell
ing the crowd just what should be
done. An old .iverman stepped up to
him and asked:
young man, can you tell me how
many ropes there are Oh that
schooner?"
The young fellow glanced up at the
maze of ropes and said that he thought
there must be at least hundred.
Others gave various guesses, and the
rlverman turned away with smile,
as he said
"rhere is only one rope on that boat
and every other boat, my friend, and
that is the bucket rope. All the others
have mes."-Albany Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
The Right way to Flow.

Measure Off head land on each end
of the field as wide as the length Of
team and plow. Commence plowing at
one side of the field one-half land from
the fence, plowlng back and forth,
turning to the right and sliding plow on
head land. When first land is done,
measure off another land. skip 1t. go
on and plow third land same as first,
then plow second land. turning to left.
The object in plowing third land be-
fore second is to avoid having so many
centre ridges and dead burrows, as
you would II you took every land as 1t
came. Keep on in this way until you
get to the other side of the field, then
plow head lands and you have the field
nicely plowed without turning square
corners, tramplng horses heels, lifting
plow or tramping plowed ground.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20

Great care has to be exercised in the
ironing of silk. A too cool iron will not
smooth out the wrinkles, while a too
hot one takes all the life out of the silk
and tenders it dull and lustreless. 1t
is. of course, superfluous to add that
silk must never be ironed on the right
side. With a woolen skirt my plan of
procedure is the same as for silk until
the cleansing process is reached. For
the wooden skirt five cents worth OF
soap bark is stepped in quart of water
enough clean. warm-not hot-water to
wash the material. 1t is washed just
the same as are clothes rubbed on the
board TO remove spots, thoroughly
rinsed in lukewarm water aud last OF
all blued before being hung up to dry.
Much labor will be saved by hanging
it carefully and smoothing out all the
wrinkles as it hangs. 1t is removed
from the line when almost dry, rolled
up and left to stand for while before
ironing. Here again the iron must not
be too hot. though it may be hotter
than for silk. And the goods must be
ironed on the wrong side. skirt rem
ovated in this way usually looks as
good as new. Sometimes it is advis-
able to put a rag between the iron and
the cloth so that if the former is quite
hot the cloth will not be in danger of
being scorched. The material should
be ironed until It is almost dry and
should be hung up without crease or
wrinkle in it until it dries thoroughly.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20

cised that the slope IS not the wrong
way; the whole length without the
exception of even single foot, should
be downwards toward the outlet. AS
matter of fact. holrows should be
avoided, less sediment lodges in them
so as to choke the tiles, especially un-
der the light flow of a gradually de-
creasing current as the land dries. Side
bends for the purpose of getting
around obstacles should not be per-
mitted, either, unless absolutely una
voldable. Crooked tile should also be
rejected, or if used at all, only at the
head of the drains, and then laid in
a lateral position where the bends oc-
cur, so that the requisite level may be
preserved.-A Subscriber, in The Epi-
tomist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20

A woman who has several low, mar
row cots which she uses for couches,
has fitted each with deep, very full
flounce which she has sewed on to the
mattress, finishing it with neat band.
The fiounce extends over the edges OF
the mattress on to the top for a cou-
pie of inches. Over the top Is thrown a
cover of the same material as the
tiounce, plainly hemmed. This falls over
the dounce three or four inches at sides
and ends. The cover is removed when
the cot is used for bed.
One couch of the kind Is In a room
papered with green and finished with a
white picture molding and white paint.
The couch is covered with rich. rather
deep Turkey red denim. A chair near
1t has cushions of the same fabric. A
couch in another room is covered sim
ilarly with Powered cretonne.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
somethlna Every Day.

Every day a little knowledge-one
fact in day. How small is one fact
only one. Ten years pass By. Three
thousand, six hundred and fifty facts
are not small thing. Every day q
little self-denial. The thing that is
difficult to do to-day will be an easy
thing to do three hundred and sixty
days hence, II each day It shall have
been repeated. Wha. power, OF self
mastery shall he enjoy who seeks
every day to practice the grace he
prays for. Every day little happi'
ness. We live for the good OF others,
II our living be in any sense a true
living. 1t is not in great deeds OF
Kindness only that the blessing is
found. In ''little deeds OF kindness
repeated every day, we find true happi.
ness. AT home. at school, on the
street. at the neighbor's house, In the
playground, we shall find an opportuni-
ty every day for usefulness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20

The photographer was delighted.
Seldom" he said, have / had SO
good sitter. rhe expression is exact
ly right, the command of the facial
muscles perfect You are, perhaps an
actorT
mo"
"An automobilist?"
Eyes"
"Aha. shat explains It. You have
learned to submit to arrest and large
fine every time you 80 out, and still
to return home looking US II you had
enjoyed yourself. Philadelphia Bull
letin~ '
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
A Practical praIn,g. Level.

Though one begins at the lowest de-
preston first as is the proper way to
do, and continues to work as clrcum-
stances permit, it is impossible to lay
tile drains accurately without the use
of leveling rod. The device shown in
the accompanying cut will suffice. in
that it is operated on the principle of a
plumb-lne. Made eight and one-fourth
feet long and having a fine needle at
the bottom of the swinging weight,
with scale of tenths of inches on the
base, it is comparatively easy mat
ter, by raising either end half an inch,
to ascertain when the grade is one inch
to the rod Best of all. the level can
be slid along in the bottom of the ditch.
thus keeping a uniform grade of any
desired fall. Care must always be ex-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
Rsturn of tho Chest. .

The chest is an article of furniture
which has come back into favor after
long retirement. The artist craftsmen
were responsible for the revival in the
first place, one. Of the 6rst successful
experiments of the makers OF fine.
hand wrought furniture having been
marriage chests after antique models.
One does not have to be rich enough
to patronize the artist craftsman nova
days to buy good chests. In all the
furniture shops are many substantial
aud very well designed chests for hold
ing wool, linen, waists, or for other
purposes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20

The difference between receiving the
Spirit and being filed with the Spirit
Is q difference not of kind, but of
degree. In one case the light of
Heaven has reached the dark chamber,
disturbing night, but leaving some
deep shadows. In the other, that light
has filled the whole chamber and made
every corner light.-William Arthur.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20

-..-Matters


Broken potato may be mashed ana
added to beaten egg and rolled int
balls which when fried or baked make
very tasty dish. When prepared for
table any unslghtly pieces Of celery.
carrots, etc. are often cut off. These
should not be thrown away. but reIe-
gated to the stock-pot, where they VIII
do their duty robly in the matter OF
fiavoring.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
woman Fights Bootpads,

Mrs. Lawrence Il. Firth fought ~
footpads n the Break. NeF xerk Q'p'