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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14

A circular Earn of Gny diameter
should be CT ,wo stories. The first
story exclus.t .tcly for stool. and the
second story for feed. The fecond
story should be reached Dy bridge
from oItsine. Tbs is the distinctive
feature of the cir r.ar barr that rec
ommends It above all others This en-
ables you TO haul hay md grain dl
rectly upon the floor instead of dr. g.
ging it up with hay forks and pulleys
1t saves at least two mon in the NOW
time. You have an entire floor and
can drive where you like to unload.
Foundatlon.-The foundation cf the
outside circle should be an entire cir
Gle two and one-half feet deep. one
and one-half feet below the ground
and one foot above. fourteen inches
wide on top made of stone laid in ce.
ment or concrete. The air shaft and
the posts OH either side of feed way
should be placed on piers one foot
square on top and OH level with f0unda-
ton of outside circle and six feet apart
on centres.
First Story and Feed Way.-The out
side wall should be constructed of n
sill made out OF one inch boards twelve
ing sill one by one foot. On this sill
pace studd:ng two feet six inches
apart, two by eight inches and eight
feet, six inches long band ct the
bottom of ole hy six Inch boards two
thlcknesses breaking joints and such
boards every two feet six inches.
Notch studdlng at top and make sill
eight inches wide on which to res. the
upper story. Place posts on piers on
either side Of ICED way eight by eight
inches and eight feet long. On top OF
these posts place tlmbers six by twelve
inches and six feet long. The alr
shaft should be completed at the first
story in ame way.
The jost. four by six inches for first
tier sixteen leet long, placed on floor
beam two feet six inches rpnrt on out
side circle. Jolst over feed way eight
feet long and from feci way to air
shaft fifteen feet long.
Feed wey' two feet six inches high
and tioofe-., trough on either side, one
foot wide ard eight inches high, beard
both sides OF feed way 10 ground but
leave space lnder same for air. Man
ger two feet six inches high, made by
mailing strips enc and one-nalf inches
thick and two inches Wide to outside
of trough sixteen inches on centres.
The door 20 inside c.rclo ten feet
wide; the one directly opposite tc
outside circle twelve feet wide and
other doors eight feet wide and on
hangers. Window between every other
studdlng two by two feet six lights.
Floor.-Light floor made OF boards
one and one-half inches thick witt
trap doors every twenty feet over feed
way.
Second Story Second story studdinl
two BY six inches by sixteen feet sls
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inches nailed at bottom of joist aud
notched four inches at top for roof
plate. Roof plate on outside six by
twelve inches and one inside four by
twelve inches. bands two inches thick
every two feet six inches same as first
story: Notwithstanding lap sidings;
one door twelve by twelve feet.
Roof.-The roof should be made OF
rafters full length from roof band to
band around the top of air shaft IN
seventy foot barn allowing two feet
projection and ordinary pitch this
would be about thirty-four feet. Each
rafter should be made in the same
form of three boards nailed together
one by eight inches giving the roof
whatever curve desired. The air shaft
thirty feet above the floor and wheel
OH top of same twelve feet in diane.
ter the spokes two by eight inches and
rim six by eight. One end Of IN fter
TO rest against the rim of this wheel
and the othc" on upper rim of second
story. The cupola is constructed up
on the rim of air shaft and about
seven feet high. Sheetlng one by two
inches (green elm IL posslble) bent on
two inches apart The rafters should
have two rows of block bridging.
Sheeting will have to be narrowed as
you approach top of cone. two inches
being too wide to bend.-Wymoud J.
Beckett, in Indiana Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14

II may be necessary TO repeat that
nothing in this department is an ad-
vertisement for any particular make
of any article. When Bows are ad-
vocated for certain purpose any
plow that will do the work is meant.
regardless of who makes IT. so with
manure spreaders; there are number
of first-class ones on the market and
there is no ..hplement of present man
ufacture more valuable to the farmer.
Not only will It save him an immense
amount of labor. but II will improse
his crops for the sole reason that it
will spread the manure evenly over
the field which, in itself makes tile
implement worth all 1t costs. If Que can
not afford manure spreader often
times one can induce II neighbor or
two to 20 in with Lin TO buy one. Hy
all means have manure spreIder II
possible. Il indianapolis News.
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Deception In Insects.

IN a certain magazine some curious
stories Of the deception to which in
5ects resort are told. 1t says:
"Queerer still than the caterpillars
which pretend TO be leaves or flowers.
for the sake of protection, are those
perfidious Brazilian spiders, which are
brilliantly colored with crimson and
purple, but double themselves up at
the base Of leaf-stalks, so as to resem-
BILE fower-buds, and by this means
deceive the insects upon which they
prey
IAN Indian mantis, or preying In
sect, a little less wicked, though no
less cruel than the spiders, deceives
the flies who come to his arms under
the false pretense of being a quiet
leaf, upon which they may light In
safety for rest and refI~ Jhment.
"Yet another abandoned member Of
the same family. relying bodily upon
the resources Of tropical nature. gets
Itself up as a complete orchid, the
head and fangs being nodded in the
exact image of the beautiful blossom,
and the arms folding treacherously
around the unhappy insect which ven
lures to seek for honey in its decep-
tive jaws"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14

A calf should be trained from birth,
gradually in the way it should 90 by
constant progressive course of kind.
considerate treatment. A heifer calf
should be weaned at It's birth to oh.
literate proclivities before they grow
into habits. The calf should not he
permitted to suck the dam. but he
taught to drink from pail. II should
be handled and brushed quite fire.
quently. 1t will soon become used TO
it and make 10 resistance, rather like
1t. AS 1t grows older the udder and
teats should be rubbed and pulled
gently. as if milking. This not only
makes 1t docile but aids in the devel-
opment of the udder and increases its
future capacity. a heifer may be
brought TO milk in this way before she
has had II calf. and instances of this
iacteal precoclty are not infrequently
seen in dairies where calves are al
lowed to suck each other. When the
well educated heifer has calf 1t is
alrendy trained, and breaking with the
discipline of a club. a boot or milk
ing stool should no be necessary.
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the neck of the animal upon opposite
sides and to be secured in this position.
The bars are pivotod together at
their lower extremities and secured at
the top by bolt. one of the bars
extending above the bolt the projec-
ton engaging the fence should the
animal attempt TO break through. Con-
nected with the yoke is ring, which
fits about the nose of the animal, and
attached by links, which rest upon op-
poslte sides of the head. The links
have eyes p each erd the end engag-
ing with the yoke and ring. Attached
TO the pivot 4 the end of the yoke is
II bar having a projection at one end,
and Is bent to connect with the ring
over the head of the animal.
A projection on this bar also retards
the animal in any attempt to break
through the fence. as pressure exerted
upon the projection extends to the ring.
Such device would be very edyan-
tageous, as in use /. is not likely to
hurt the animal, though being very eff
ficacious Tor the purposes for Which it
is designed. d.-Phlladelphlt Record.
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Farmers Live Wen But Chenr,y.

Mr.. Collingwood. editor of the Rural
New Yorker. after having taken din-
ner in a select restaurant and examin-
ing the prices on the bill OF ,are. found
that the supper lie had the night be-
fore at his own home, consisting of
bread and butter, pot cheese. lima
beans and baked apples teach one Of
the fifteen persons partaking Of the
supper having two large dishes Of lima
beans and one good-sized apple, would,
at the same rates, figure up SIG for the
beans ana apples alone, aside from the
other things. Then he says:
That's what you n ght call high
living for a farmer. l will guagautee
that both beans and apples were fresh
er and better 'han those sarved at the
public table You see, farmer does
not know how he takes seat among
the mighty until his garden walks
through the kitche: and jumps on tue
table. Then a. can compare prices
with the mighty, and tower over them.
No use talking. good ga den is the
best part of the farm. We can step
into our garden at any lime aud help
ourselves to the following: Sect corn.
potatoes, tirnips, beets, lima beans,
string beans, egg plant, tomatoes. let
tuce, peppers, cabbage, caullhOwer,
carrots and onions. With all this and
eggs, milk rn1 cream AID hundred
or more broi.srs waiting for tie pan,
we are not going to starYe, at least
1t does make me weary TO see IL farmer
living on potatoes End cabbage, or
serving other vegetables IN little dishes
smaller than the .alm o. :'Our hand,
when such n nderful possibilities for
food are TO be found right in the Lack
yard"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14
NEW CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE
The Remarkable Work of Luther Bur
bank, the Horticulturist.

The Remarkable Work of Luther Bur.
bank, the Horticulturist.
Much has been written in the news
papers and in the magazines about
the work of Luther Burbank, who has
accomplished such wonderful results
in the breeding of plants and the i'm.
provement of old species and the ere.
alton of new species of fruits, flowers
and vegetables. A new volume by W..
s. Harwood contains the most com.
plete and comprehensive account Of
Mr.. Burbank's great achievements, his
methods of work, and his personality.
The things that he has done are little
short of miraculous, and not the least
miraculous phase of his work Is that
he has accomplished in a few years
what it takes Nature, unaided. gen
erations and centuries to bring about
He has made daisy six inches in dia'
meter, that will grow anywhere from
the Arctic Circle to the Equator; al
potato that Is recognized as the best
in the world; fruit, made by crossingI
the potato and the tomato, which grows
upon tne potato plant, anu winch vi
Sine eaten raw out of hand, delicious
when cooked, and excellent as a pre-
serve" He has bred Gala lily With
the perfume of violet; dahlia witt
its disagreeable odor replaced by th'r
fragance of the magnolia; the plum
cot, which is a combination of thst
plum and the apricot; plum without
pit; blackberries without thorns; 81
full list of his creations would fHf
pages. Perhaps his most remarkablef
achievement is the creation of a thorn
less edible cactus, which promises t0H
redeem our desert lands by providing
crop which will grow without irrlga
ton and will furnish palatable, nu
trit.ous food for cattle and for man.
New YORK Outlook.
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or all methods that have been tried
by dairymen to secure clean milk dur
ing the operation OF milking. spsnging
the animals flank and wiping with a
dry cloth have proved of most value.
A carbollc solution has been found
effective for sponglng. but has ali of
fensive odor, while vasellne and other
oils cost considerable and are difficult
TO apply and keep the hands OF the
mllker clean.
The best treatment Is 10 sponge off
the animals flank and udder shortly
before milking, wiplng 1t as dry as pos
sible with the sponge. but not SO dry
that dust will fall again before milk
ing is completed. II this is done but
little dirt will get into the milk and
the keeping qualities Of the cream and
butter will be very much Increased.
If cows are kept in barn only dur
ing milking time in the summer u is
best 10 dispense with the bedding and
have clean floor. Farm and Home.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14
tPNORTA LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, MARCH 1e.
The Glory of christllke Llves.-John
II. oo-24

II. 22-24.
Our Lord never forgot that his work
was to reveal God to men. The temp
tations of his life were Invitations to
assert himself. to separate himself
from his relations to the Father and to
be self-sufficient. But because he was
true to his high mission he came to
his own highest self-expression to the
glory of the supreme sacrince, and to
the glory of its supreme and eternal
success.
1t is hard for us to learn the les
son. The world about us is full OF
temptations which urge us to free our
selves from any subjection to God
and invite us to be our masters. We
have gone far toward complete victory
over these temptations when we have
given ourselves to Jesus Christ and
have been adopted into Gods family.
Thenceforth we accept the truth that
we should not live unto ourselves, but
unto Him who died for us and rose
again.
But even after conversion il is not
easy to give ourselves wholly to the
work of showing forth Christ TO the
world. We have need to learn, by
every possible teaching and by every
possible experience, that as Christ's
fullest glory lay in his being a com
p.ete eXpression-"th Word"-of God
so our highest blessedness is in being
Christlike. Only thus can we do our
whole duty to ourselves. Only thus
can we secure any recognition of our
claims to Gods favor. 1t Is one of the
innumerable proofs that Jesus sound
ed the depths of a profound truth when
he said, He that loveth his life shall
lose it, and he that hateth his life in
this world shall keep it unto life
eternal"
There is no permanence, 10 promin.
ence, no power worth hayig that, is
not related to Jesus Christ. We can
afford to throw away all other dis
tinctions for the sake of being true
disciples Of Jesus Christ. 1t is glory
enough, and without it no other glory
Is worth anything.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14
Nouns Lost Pet Frog.

After keeping a frog for ten years,
simply as a question Of ascertaining
how long it would live, James Spence
of this place has lost 1t and is incon-
solable.
Ten years ago the frog. then a small
one, escaped into cellar through a
rat hole, rapidly increased in size and
was permitted to make the place its
home, being fed and cared for every
day.
It became a great fayorite with pa.
irons of the restaurant, and at a well
known whistle would come to the hole
for food or to be seen, but It was un-
able to leave the place.--West Chester
Correspondence OF the Philadelphia
Record.
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Beyond the Hllla.

9eyONu tne ftill6.
All the world Is still before you. little
You are in the fair. green valley where
the sun
Lights the smooth and pleasant paths
o. down which you run;
out beyond the hills you dimly see Is
care,
Far beyond those heights are burdens
you must bear,
But beyond those upands also there is
JOY,
Little boy.
There are heartaches that await you. lit
tie boy.
And those roads that in the distance
wind away
Lead to labor and contention and dis
may;
Stones are waiting there to bruise your
weary feet.
Foes are ambushed there whom you will
have to meet,
But upon those hard roads also there Is
JOY.
Little boy.
You are innocent and care free, little boy,
And out yonder there Is knowledge you
At the price OF many efforts and much
You must toll ana you must suffer ere
you learn,
You may never from beyond those hills
But be glad. for yonder love lies. too. and
-. n u....
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Secretary shaw,s watch.

Congressman Hedge, of Iowa. holds
that Secretary Shaw is one of the besi
political campalgners in the country
"Nobody eyer>gets away said Hedge
III Leslie gets chance to address hin
personally.
"In one campaign he carried a splenI
did new watch. After addressing az
audience he would circulate among th'
voters, saying to this man and that
4 wish you would give me the correc1
time. Pm afraid of losing my train
"Of course, each man complied, fee1
Ing fattered at the request. Shaw used
to say 1t was hard on the watch, bu1
he believed the voter he won in thl1
way more than made up."-IndlanaP|
oils News.
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Why Arabs Lie.

1t is said by travellers throughout
the world that the most universally
untruthful people TO be met with are
the Arabs. All foreigners lie some OF
the time, but the Arabs lie all of the
time. Whether this be true or not.
the Arabs give this reason for their
,untruthfulness:
When the Father of Lies came on
earth to distribute his goods he had
nine bags Of lies. He spread one bag
OF Hes throughout Europe, then start
ed for Africa and Asia. He landed In
Egypt one evening. intending to scat
ter a bagful over that country and
Syria, then on the following day go to
Asia. While he slept the Arabs (who
were accomplished thieves) stole all
his remaining bags OF lies and dis
tributed them among themselves.
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Pnwrr of sacriRne.

John Henry while a divinity student.
went throueI % tempest dat most dar-
Ing seameu not qa-a fc-a and
brought ashore seven ST. ors from Il
wrecked boat The stra was such
that, though he lived TO finish his stud
les, he Lad scarcely taken mp the work
OF a parish when deat- Summoned
him &C. ay. The crowds tnat came to
his funeral We're so large that the wiz.
dow Of the Chdrch was removed and a
platform erected Wh-re those within
the turch and the masses of human
ity without could hear the words of
Lord Chalmers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14
CHaISTIAA EHDEhuOR NOTES
MARCH EIGHTEENTH.
christs Life. His Summary Of Con-
duct. The Sermon on the Mount
Matt. Chapters 5, and Z.

uuCt. ne otTnon on tne Moint.-
Matt. Chapters 5, and 7.
The Sermon on the Mount is the
proclamation of the Kingdom. This
sermon is an appeal to the heart. out
of which alone are the issues of life
II cannot be understood by the head
alone.
The sermon calls for inner religion
and scorns the mere externals. No
amount of mere forms would meet one
or its requirements.
The sermon not only requires re-
suits. 1t ful nishes power Were 1t not
for that. 1t would be the most dis
couraging piece of writing In the
world, ihstead of the most encourag.
ing.
Suggestions.
"But | say unto you"-that is
Christ's word; and whatever men, OF
passion, or selfinterest say must be
forgotten.
This life is given us to lay up treas
ure in heaven; our hearts Will always
follow what they really treasure.
The habit of judging others harsh
ly is one of the most dangerous of ha-
ourselves upon It,
We are to do to men, not what we
would foolishly like to have them do
to us, but what we should be wise
in desiring for ourselves.
Hearing Christs sayings and doing
them are as inseparable as a voice
and an echo.
The Sermon On the Mount is the
business manual of our Fathers bus
iness'
The Beatitudes are a list of the
worlds richest goid mines.
The precepts OF this sermon are like
tbe seven primary colors, capable
painting all beautiful lives that can
be lived
Questions.
Am | trying to follow the pattern
set me in the Mount?
How often do | read the Sermon on
the Mount?
Would it not be a great advantage
to commit the sermon to memory?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14

In the illustration below is shown n
device invented by western man,
which is commonly called poke" in
western parlance. 1t Is of the type
which consists primarily of yoke of
peculiar form. by which it is secured
to the animal, and arms projecting
upward and downward, which are util-
lied TO retard the animal in attempt
ing to pass the fence by engagement
with the latter. The yoke consists of
curved side bars adapted to embrace
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14
cand,ea Orange and Lemon Peel.

We would like to know II any op|
has ever tried the following metbo]
of making candled peel? If any OH
has method of her own we woul1
like to have 1t for our readers. D. u
l.. says: Soak the peeliDg tweppI
four hours in salted water. Place
fresh, cold water on the stove, let ccpJ
to boil; turn or this water and pu''
ON fresh boiling water Let 1t cor
until tender, then boil In thick syrp
made Of granulated sugar. Let Wv
syrup cook all out, being careful moi y
burn; place on the platters to duI
This IL fine for fruit cake, mince meeX
or to season common loaf cake.
will keep any length of time, II plae'
In covered cans"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14
rwepty-nIne Lnnruage. IN One seho,

iWeDty-h'he lang guages In One school,
Eighteen languages were spoken 10
New York before the War of the Revo-
luton, and that number has now risen
to siXty-slx or seven. There is school
In the Syrian district of the city In
which, 1t is reported, twenty-nlne Ian
guages and dialects are used. The
greatest problem to be solved in New
York, not only as Il municipality but as
the gateway to the United States. is
the naturallzing of this host OF chill
dren-not by the forms of law, but in
spirit. temper, habit and speech. How
is this army of children from Europe
or Of recently immigrated parents to be
transformed into an army of American
citizens?
Much is being done for men and
women In these congested quarters;
more probably by the atmosphere In
which they live than by all other
agencies combined; but the most
searching, effective and fruitful work
Is being done with the children. They
are full of love OF country; eager 10
assert their Amerlcanism on all occa-
sions and often In very humorous
ways; but they sorcly need training in
the rudments of wholesome living.
Education is the only means by which
they can be made safe. healthful, law
abiding and self-supportng men aud
women.-HamIiton w. MabIe. In Har-
per's Magazine.
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Kneel in your closet and say. 20 God!
l have not known Thee; delgn to reveal
Thyself TO me; teach me TO love and
obey Thee; by all Thy goodness, oh.
forgive my wanderings and let me
feel the tranquility Of life hid IN Thy
blessedness." Such petitions Will not
be unheard nor fail 10 bring down an
swefs Of growing fuldlp,ent-Willlam
Alger.
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Taklna chIneae cenaun.

In China an old way OF taking the
census prevails. Tho cities and towns
are arranged in groups OF ten houses
The oldest man In each group visits
the nine houses which, with his own
make up the group, counts the mem
bers Of every family, and sends his
report to the Imperial census bureau
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14

Recording bird migratlons, Otto Her.
man, Hungarian ornithologlst, is sur.
prised to find that swallows take 1Oj
days TO complete their passing from
Gibraltar TO Lulea, in Sweden.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14

The tails of comets are found By
Professor Barnard to be shaped BY
several causes in addition to the suns
repulsion. Short, straight minor tails,
issuing from the nucleus at consider.
able angles to the main tail, seen
to be due to an eruptive force of The
comet itself.