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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

Professor Melville, of the Utah sta
ton, says that in comparing alfalfa
and timothy as roughage for horses,
the results of six tests, under varying
conditions of work. show that it is not
as difficult to maintain the weight of
horses on alfalfa as on timothy. The
cost OF maintenance was greater in
every case, except one, on timothy than
on alfalfa The appearance of horses
in every comparison of alfalfa and
timothy was In favor of the alfalfa
fed horses by long continued alfalfa
feeding. Attacks of collie and other
digestive disorders can be prevented by
n judicious system of feeding, The
amount of hay fed on most farms could
be reduced one-half. 1t may be eco
nomical to reduce the amount of hay
to horses. 1t is evident from study
of the experiments, during four periods
in which bran and shorts We're used
and during one when oats made up the
grain ration, that bran and shorts may
be substituted for oats when the horses
are fed alfalfa and timothy. Twenty
pounds of alfalfa day maintains the
weight of horses weighing neatly 400
pounds when at rest. At heavy work.
32s2 pounds of alfalfa day was
barely sufficient to maintain the weight
of the same horses. 1t is evident that
there is a tendency to use all the pro-
tein, when horses are fed timothy, and
no apparent waste of nitrogen when
fed alfalfa. This waste is not consid-
cred serious here, as protein is not an
expensive part Of the diet. These re-
suits were those of direct trial. but
the surface indications of an indirect
trial; 1t may be that tine conclusion ia
not well founded. Since red clover
hay does not differ materially In nutrl-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14
washing MILK Pals.

The milk pals should never be al
lowed to stand after being emptied. If
1t is not convenient TO wash them at
once they should be filed with cold
water, which will prevent the thin
film. composed of the solids of the
milk, forming on the inside of the pail
Once this film is allowed to dry on the
pail it is almost impossible to remove
it. A frequent mistake consists in
pouring hot water into the pals be-
fore they have been rinsed out with
cold water. The effect of this treat
ment is TO cause the finn to adhere
more firmly. Rinsing with cold water
is always the first process in the
cleaning of metal milk vessels; then
follows the washing and scalding
Wiping is unnecessary, as the heat of
the vessel. after the scalding water is
removed, is sufficient to dry OFF the
surface. Always leave pals so that
the sun can shine into them. When
buying tin pals see that the seams
are we'll filled with solder; they will
be easier to clean, and there will be no
lodging place for germs. \ half-inch
1ange is also desirable. thus preventing
.he bottom of the pail from coming into
direct contact with the ground-Amer-
lean Cultivator.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

and at the same time. The doors were
cast in 1868 by James L. Ames.
Chancellor MacCracken said
"rhis work was executed for the
United States Government to form one
of the panels OF the Senate doors at
Washington. The total cost of the
doors was over $4,000. They were
cast by James Il. Amcs, who before the
models and molds were broken up was
authorized by the Government to exc
cute for himself single panel. which.
ever OF. the six panels he might select.
he chose the scene of the inauguration.
which has been in the possession OF his
family ever since. The present repre-
sentatlves OF his family, becoming IN
terested l. the accounts OF the Hall Of
Fame. counted this fitting place Tor
the permanent preservation az this
sculpture"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

Much has been written and said
about feeding hogs, which is well and
good; but just MS much depends on
their care while getting this feed If
their feed is put on floor covered
with six inches Of snow, you may be
sure that you are feeding at n loss.
They must have n good. clean feed
floor il good results are TO be reached.
Again. il has been found by carefully
conducted experiments that hogs being
compelled TO lie out in the cold will
consume fully twenty-five per cent.
more grain to make a hundred pounds
gain than hogs that are well housed.
The matter of drink is also import
ant Hogs that are on full feed natur.
ally will drink lots of water il it is
not too cold They should be given
water at least twice each day and that
no colder than when first drawn froih
the we'll or spring.
Being careful along these and other
lines makes the difference between sue
cess and failure in the business In
dlanapolls News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14
Russia's Petty ryrant.

In Russian Peasant Riots" in
Everybody's Magazine, Ernest Poole
thus describes the "Natchalnlk;"
"As you may know, this Natchalnik
is the Cars Inspector He watches
zemstvos and peasants alike. He is
the tyrant of the district. He forces
the peasants to elect his creatures for
Judge and clerk and road-member. If
any one opposes him, he simply calls
this person a dangerous consplrator
and throws him without trial into jail
The wise Russian law provides that
the Natchalnik can imprison peasant
without trial for only three days at a
time. but have known cases where
troublesome honest government
peasant was put into jail for three
days. then freed for three hours. then
put into Jail again, and so on for
weeks"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14
GIFT TO THE
HALL OF FAME

Chancellor MacCracken, of the New
York University, was able to announce
the first important gift TO the Hall of
Fame. The gift is celebrated bronze
relief by Thomas Crawford. represent
Ing the Inauguration of George Wash
ington in 1889 in New York City. The
prominent persons represented are
George Washington. John Adams, who
stands on his right; Alexander Hamil-
ton, Generals Knox and st. Clair, Rog-
er sherman and Baron Steuben. The
relief ia replica OF one OF the panels
Of the bronze doors cast for the SEN
ate wing Of the Capitol at Washing.
ton. and was cast from the same 7aolds
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14
For tl,n Winter CeIier.

In many cellars in the country the
space must be used for the storage of
fruits and vegetables as we'll as for the
other purposes for which cellars are
generally used In order that perishable
articles may keep in them TO the best
advantage the cellar must be capable
of ventilation. but at the same time
must be frost-proof. This latter can
be brought about by the proper protec-
tion of the walls. banking up with soil
will generally accomplish this. as well
as the spaces around the windows. No
better method of cellar ventilation can
be devised than that here described.
Build an air-shaft of two-inch planks.
which are about a foot wide; they
must be long enough to reach from the
floor TO near the ceiling of the cellar.
Cover the upper end with a piece of
planking.
\ hole two bricks wide and one
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

The question of improving the laws
and regulations relating to automobiles
is attracting considers ole attention in
France, and draft has been made of
certain new regulations for legislative
consideration. In the licensing of
chauffeurs it is proposed that each ap-
plicant must possess medical GER
tificate in order to have men of abso-
lutely sound health in charge of motor
cars. 1t has been found that in nu-
merous instances in France chauffeurs
have been in poor physical condition,
either from overwork or various bodily
inhrmitles, and even a case was en-
countered where an epileptic was in
charge of an automobile. 1t is now
proposed that hereafter 4 physician
shall certify that each candidate for
chauffeur's licenst is sound both
mentally and physically. With present
high-speed touring-cars and the neces-,
sity for keeping the most careful look
out and controlling the machine abso-
lutely, the problem becomes closely
akin to the running of a locomotive.
and the move of the French author
tiles would seem to be move in the
right irection.-Harper'S Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

One of the farm papers asks the fol-
lowing question:: "Are you keeping
your poultry or is your poultry keep
ing your Providing that they think it
over well that little question ought to
be the means of doing great many
poultlymen a lot of good Look into
the matter for yourself. and IL 'you
are keeping your. hens" endeavor TO
make such changes as will turn the
thing about. If the "hens are keeping
YOU" see to it that they are well re-
paid for their trouble and use every
means possible to enable them "to keep
YOU better in the future than they
have in the past. Weekly Witness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

terminates in a point. The blade is
made from fiat sheet of steel. the ribs
or corrugatons being formed by press
ing them up in the well-known manner.
The points are made by either indent.
ing one end of the sheet of steel before
1t is pressed in such shape as to pro.
duce the points, or by leaving the plate
straight and cutting or grinding the
end of the blade at an angle. This per-
mlts the points to be easily and quick
ly ground to sharp cutting edges
Philadelphia Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

brick long is made in the cellar wall,
and a hole OF corresponding size is cut
in the plank of the air shaft, directly
opposite the hole in the wall, Then,
at the bottom of the shaft next to or
near the floor, cut out another piece
about a foot square. Cover all the
openings with wire netting, set the
air shaft close to the hole in the wall
and secure it in position. In the event
of an unusually cold streak of weather,
boards may be placed over the opening
in the bottom of the shaft, or, better
still, a number of newspapers may be
folded and wrapped around the bottom
Of the shaft. The illustration shows
the plan clearly, so that any one can
readily put it in operation.-Indianap-
oils News
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

T pased a cobber's shop upon the street,
And paused a moment at the doorstep,
where,
Tn natures medley, piping ;ool and sweet,
The songs that thrill the swamps when
spring is near,
F1v Ger the fields at fulness OF the year,
And twitter where the autumn hedges run,
Joined all the mouths Of music into one.
I shut my eyes; the hermit thrush was
there,
And all the leaves hung still to catch his
spell;
Wrens cheeped among the bushes; from
somewhere
"A blue-bird's tweedle falteringly fell; =.
From rustling corn bob-white his name did
tell;
7 heard the oriole set his full heart free;
And barefoot boyhood rushed again to me.
The vision -bringcr hung upon nail
Before a dusty window, looking dim
On marts where trade waxed hot with box
and bale;
The sad-eyed passers had no time for him.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14
ICE SHAVER.

A Minnesota man is the patentee Of
the simple ice shaver shown in the IL
lustration. The shaving blade has the
lower portion corrugated to form the
cutters, while the upper portion is fiat.
Screwed or otherwise secured to the
fiat portion is shank having socket
at its upper end to receive a wooden
handle. The lower end of the shank is
spread, and covers the fat portion of
the blade to strengthen the latter The
corrugated portion of the blade is made
of vertical angular ribs, the construc-
ton being such that the sides of each
rib incline upwardly TO form an edge,
the latter extending from the shank to
the lower edge of the blade Each rib
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

A little girl wrote in an examina-
ton; "The cat is square quadruped,
and has four legs at the corner. If you
want to please the animal you must
stroke it on the back. If it is very
much pleased it sets up its tail stlff
like a ruler, so that your hand cannot
get any farther The cat is said to have
nine lives, but in this country it sell
dom needs them all because of the
presence Of Christianity. Phlladel-
phia Record
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

There is something like sense of
the tragic in the fall of majestic trees.
One has Just been cut down near Burg
dorf, in Switzerland, which really de-
serves to be described as a monarch
of the forest. 1t was an oak. At n
height of sixteen feet from the ground
the trunk measured not less than four
and one-half feet in diameter, which
gives circumference of sixteen feet
three inches. The concentric rings
showed the tree to have been planted
about the year 1900. or these rings
81 could be counted.-London Globe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14
4 Gagged MocK1NG BIRD.

His captor sat, with beaded face and grim,
Plying a listless awl, as in a dream
OF pastures winding by shady stream.
Gray bird, what spirit bides with thee
unseen2
For now, when every songster finds his
love,
And makes his nest where'er the woods are
green,
Free as the winds, thy song should mock
the dove.
All, were thou, my grief in means would
move,
At thinking--otherwise by others art
Charmed and forgetful--of mine own
sweetheart.
o many-souled, Shakespeare bird, who
knows,
Full well each feathered songster's pipe to
windr
O captive Milton, in this dreary close
Singing in shame of fortune so unlond
Holding wide, sunny stretches in thy mind
| blush to offer sorrow unto thee,
Master of fate, scorner of destiny!
John Charles Mcneil, in The Century.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

The young sea officer In Germany has
little or nothing behind him. He looks
to make the naval history OF his coun-
try, and with this purpose in view he
exhibits a keenness In acquiring the
secrets OF the seaman's art which may
be equalled but Is not excelled by the
naval aspirants OF any other nation.-
Illustrated London News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14
&be ~aIs.1 1TsflXe

tive value from alfalfa. It seems prob
able that ihe first might he substituted
for the last, and with similar results
provided the first is we'll cured. sweet
and free from must or dust. But If 1t
must be fed. shake out all the dust
possible and moisten the hay weekly
Witnpss.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

Peter Larson, of Montana. is doubt,
less the richest Scandinavian in Amer
lea.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

Pineapples Are SO Plentiful In Natal
at certain seasons that they are not
worth cartIng to market. and are often
given to pigs
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14
IMPROVED FAMILY SCALE.

The Illustration shows an improved
family scale of the dial type, the par
ticular feature of which is the slanting
position of the dial, thereby enabling
the indications of the pointer to be read
with greater facility. The ordinary
vertical dial requires the user to bend
over in order to distinguish with any
degree of accuracy its indications. In
other particulars the scale conforms to
the conventional design of this type
Philadelphia Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14

There are about 100000 Of mlgra.
tory sheep in Spain.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-21

spell the hard words 20 his chum, who
listened with a cynical smile. AT the
end of the reading he was about to
shout with derisive laughter, when
Jim, sprnging forward, collared him,
and with tone utterly new to him,
said sternly:
Look here, Red! You and rs
friends-thats all right; but as sure
as I'm thief, this here amt no stuff
for n Teller to laugh at!'
For an answer Red thrust his hands
into his pockets, eying jim curiously
the while, and turned on one foot with
a long low whistle
Il never had no mother" murmured
jim. "She died when | was n little
chap, so | never knew her, but it must
be awfully nice for Teller to have
a mother like that to be good to him.
and learn him things. WHY. who
knows, perhaps if you and me had had
mothers like that livin, instead of
bein' kicked round by tie boss. who
never gets enough out of us, we might
had good schoolin' and been max
in an honest livin instead of thievin'
in New York"
These words of regret upon the past
OF his young life, and the expressed
| desire for something better, from one
whose only home almost since in
fancy had been the street, and whose
companions had been crooks and
ne'er-do-wells, was too much for the
incorrigible Reddy, whose worship
consisted of heroes that were daring
villains. and not penitent sinners.
He could hardly suppress his con-
tempt for the, to him, now "Soft"
Jimmy, hence he drawled, with a
Sneer:
ou-ain't-goin'-to squeal on ac-
count of that find, be you, Jim?"
"See, there you are! Go ahead, Jim.
Look ut the bunch of greenies sticking
out of the old feller's coat-quick,
JIM
The habit Of years could not be
overcome in a moment Goaded by
his tempter Jimmy stealthily leaped
forward, and in a second his fingers
would have been on the bunch Of
paper money which the evil eye of
Reddy spotted" in the old mans
| pocket. Like q flash came the sight
of the purse, the gray lock of hair, the
words in the newspaper that made
such an impression upon him-no, he
would not, he could not any more.
His hand dropped to his side. The
old man disappeared with the money,
safe from Jimmy's wicked fingers.
Jim's head sank until his chin rested
upon his naked chest, his companion
glaring at him with eyes furious with
anger.
well, 'tai'nt no use," said Jim.
quietly but firmly; 81 couldn't, Red,
somehow, after that-and I'll never
try it again.
You get another pal-if you want
to-but | tell you that / amt goin' to
keep this here pocketbooll nor nothiD'
what's in it. It's done it for me; I've
quit the profession
That night black seal purse was
LEFT in tie office of one Of the great
New York newspapers, with a note
scra wled in pencil, as follows:
please try to find the owner of this
| CESS he wants it bad. The thief as
was. Los Angeles Times.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-21

send out herald or town crier to
summon all the people to Il sort of
mass meeting and ut this the "Name
Giver" explains the Presidents wishes
at length.
THROUGH INDIAN SUBTLETY.
At the outset many of the assembled
Indians may be prone to grumble
against the new system, but grad
ually DR.. Eastman will win them over,
and in his labors thus far he has not
encountered more than half dozen
Indians who have steadfastly refused
TO change their names However,
hundreds of the Indians have con-
fided to him that they would accept
the new system of names only because
they had the assurance of a fellow
tribcsman Dr. Eastman that it was
a good plan. and that they would
never have tolerated it had a white
man come among them and preached
the scheme.
Although the remaining Of the Sioux
Is not yet completed 1t has already
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-21

scope, which will merely detect and re-
cord the fact that there has been an
earth tremor. Some of these are so
equipped AS to indicate the time Of
the disturbance.
Second is the seismometer, the func-
ton of which is to measure the maxi
mum force of the shock, either with or
without an indication of its direction.
The third instrument is the seismo-
graph, which is so arranged that It
will accurately record the number, sue
cession, direction, amplitude and
period of successive oscillations. The
last instrument is by far the most
delicate of the three.
In the construction of this earth
understanding machine the maker
must so suspend a heavy body that
when its normal position is disturbed
in the most intiniteSimal degree, no re-
dictionary force will be developed
tending to restore it to its original
position. The inventor has never been
found who could accomplish this sus-
pension of body to perfection. The
seismograph of to-day, however, has
reached n stage Of perfection where
close approximations are obtained in
the records made.
The complementary part of the in
strument is composed of a system Of
levers connecting an astatically sus-
pended body with various surfaces
that are moved by clockwork. These
surfaces are constructed of highly SEN
sitive material, on which needles play
as the suspended weight responds to
the vibrations Cf the earths crust.
The most elaborate of these ma
chimes are capable of recording the
vertical and two horizontal motions
of the earth in the case of a seismic
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-21

In reply Reddy drew up one side Of
his face, exposing his deep yellow
CANNES. pulled the remnants of hat
over his arms, and, leaning against
the side of n great building in quiet
shadow, struck an attitude that
seemed to say, "Well, here am, pre-
pared for anything-go ahead and
show your booty"
Somehow Swiftly was slower than
usual in bringing his snatch" to ght.
He felt the purse, pressed it between
his hands turned it over and over, and
at last, seeing Reddy's eyes flash in
patience, he reluctantly opened the
pocketbook.
"Well, I'll be smotheredr' cried
Reddy, as Jim pulled out faded pink
envelope from which fell lock of
gray hair and newspaper clipping
bearing the scared marks of time. 1t
was an obituary, praising the life and
work of the deceased. The dead
woman, it said, had been an exemplary
wife and mother, and one of the
sweetest, noblest and most honored
members of the community. Her loss
was therefore mOurned by every one
who had the happiness of knowing her
She left an only son. All this the boy
read aloud, amid frequent stops to
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-21
BOSTON'S NEW CHURCH.
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS DEDI-
CATE TWO MILLION DOLLAR
MOTHER TEMPLE.
Thousands From All Parts of World
Thronged Historic IiIy.-Lhurch
Seats 5OOO.-Taller Than Bunker
Hill MOnument.

Thousands From All Parts of World
Thronged Historic Iity.-Lhurch
Seats 5OOO.-Taller Than Bunker
Hill Monument.
The DEDICATION in June of a mag
hiticent new addition to the Mother
Church of the Christian Science de-
nomination, in Boston, was an event
OF the highest significance in the his
tory of this religious body.
Built as the result of Il spontaneous
recognition of Mrs. Eddy's life work and
of the imperative demands Of the mar
Vicious growth of the movement. ex-
pressing the liberality of thousands of
Christian Scientists, and embodying
the best in architectural design and
modern construction, this new building
was logically the central feature of
this years gathering.
The church is one of the largest, if
not the largest in the United States,
its seating capacity being 5,012. It's
style of architecture is Italian Renais-
sance. The pews and other interior
hnishings are of mahogany. The
walls are Concord granite and Bedford
stone, with beautiful decorative cary
ings. The inside finish is a soft gray
to harmonic with the Bedford stone
columns supporting the dome. The
height Of the building to the top of the
lantern is 224 feet, just one foot higher
than Bunker Hill monument. The
dome is eighty-two feet in diameter
and is covered with terra Gotta to
match the Bedford stone. The build
ing presents q stately, dignified and
impressive appearance, and it is al
ready recognized as one of the land
marks Of Boston.
The cost of the building is some
thing less than $2,000,00O The new
chimes consist of eleven bells, the
largest of which weighs 1000 pounds.
smallest bell weighs 400 pounds.
The organ is one of the largest and
finest in the world.
The original Mother Church which
adjoins the new building seats about
1000, and yet three Sunday services
are required to accommodate the attend
ance. 1t is said that when this edifice