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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24

"A Minnesota creamery man has in
vented new way of packing butter
for private customers, and describes
his method in Wallace's Farmer. He
makes special parnffine cloth bags
holding one, two, three and five-pound
lots Of butter, and has invented q
machine which will stuff and seal these
bags quickly and inexpensively. These
make alright packages, keeping the
butter pure and proof against moisture
and odors. 1t is said that this scheme
has proven quite successful. 1t was
invented over year ago, and butter
packed in this way went through the
cold storage season last year in fine
condition. The first experiment was
in the line Of packing butter in sausage
cases, but these were abandoned.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24

of Sitting the ashes. To make the
work lighter and easier Virginia man
has invented an ash-sifter which IL
easily operated. and one which effect
ually prevents the dust and ashes from
flying about 1t is made in the form OF
square frame. having rounded top.
the whole being made of sheet metal.
and adapted to be placed within q
box or barrel, and supported above
the same by flanges on the sides. A
circular sieve is mounted on shaft
within the frame casing, the sieve
being made of wire netting. A crank
Is secured to shaft operating the
sieve. the upper part Of the latter belnN
removable. In use the upper portion
of the casing is removed. also the up
per part of the sieve. and the ashes
placed within
The covers are then replaced, ana
the crank turned to rotate the sieve
and separate the cinders from the
ashes. the hood. or casing. preventing
the dust from flying about. Being of
comparatively simple construction, the
apparatus Is easy to operate. at the
same time being strong and eficIent
Piracy still l,ourishes on the eqast oG
China. & b,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24

tries. and entertains the ghosts of the
guillotined at five-o'clock tea every af-
ternoon. Why. it seems preposter-
Ousv'
The very interesting article which
provoked her comment was taken from
the forthcoming autobiography of the
late DR.. Thomac Evans, of Paris who
assisted Eugene in her flight.
Poor empress and poor mother! Few
women have lost more than she. An
empire fallen dsgracefully; husband
dead in exile; son slain uselessly by
savages; nothing saved TO her Of al
she had except---irony of ironiesl--her
fortune. For the old cx-emrress is
very rich. and will leave her great
wealth. 1t is said. to the young English
princess granddaughter of her faith
.ul friend, Queen victoria) who is her
damesake.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24
Why City Farmers Fail,

An anxious city man writes that he
Is earning nearly $50 a week in his
city work and asks if it would be a
wise move for him to throw up his
job, move onto farm and go into
debt about $1,000. Here is a case where
we can advise strongly in the negative.
Ine unfortunate part of the proposition
is that the man in question says he is
able to save but little money. This be-
ing the case, he had best do some rig
orous pruning on the expense side OF
his affairs. Many men are similarly
located in large city, but within daily
reach of his business, though few of
them enjoy such an income.
In similar cases it would be an eX-
cellent plan to buy a smaller farm
near some live town and within easy
reach of the city so that he could go
back and forth daily. Keep the city
position. move onto the farm and use
portion of the income to hire a good
farmer to run the place. This can be
done, and If he and his family are
fairly economical, he will find his
weekly salary will readily cover all
expenses, assuming that the farm
yields no income. which would be a
supposition hardly fair. This plan
would enable him to have a general
supervision of the farm night and
morning. his family would be healthier
and happier and soon the farm would
yield fair income. A young friend, on
a salary of $50 week, is doing this
same thing and is paying for his farm
out of its returns, together with the
saving of his salary over previous ex-
penses. Others can do it if they go
about 1t right.-Indianapolls News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24

From weaving time till they are
from six to eight months old one should
feed the pigs to secure the greatest pos
sible growth and development of bone,
the framework which is to carry the
muscle and fat necessary TO successful
marketing. But very little carbon
aceous food should be given. Corn has
its place during the fattening period,
but should be used very sparingly
during the season of their growth. l
use skim milk freely in feeding my
pigs directly after weaving. For vari-
Gus reasons l prefer to feed it while
still sweet. The pigs seem to relish
it more and it is not source of in
digestion as sour milk so often proves
to be. The milk is always mixed with
shorts or wheat mddlings to the con-
sistency of thick cream and fed several
times a day.
l always provide pasture of some
sort for my growing hogs. They not
only grow faster on green feed. but
they mature earlier. and where the
pasture is supplemented by skim milk
and ground grains the best results pos
sible are obtained. While the hogs
are growing they should be given the
run of large wood lot with plenty OF
shade and water. Exercise Is as nee
essary to their growth as proper food.
:. is well to have some succulent crop,
such as sorghum, sweet corn or even
field corn, growing, so that in case the
pasture provided happens to run lJw,
these may he cut and fed in late sun
mer or early autumn. l usually place
the rapidly maturing shoats on corn
diet gradually, but never during the
entire time do | withdraw the succu-
lent ration. They are given green cut
feed after they are confined to the feed
lot. l run the ear corn through the
shelter and shovel the grain into bar
rels. where it is carried with fresh
water at least twelve hours before it is
to be fed. 1t is then dipped out and
placed in troughs of which there is
always n sufficient number in each pen
to prevent crowding. l have always
found that soaked corn is more thor
oughly digested and fattens more read
lily than the dry grains, as the latter is
seldom so well masticated that it partly
passes through unchanged.
A good time to begin IN fotten hors
of the early maturing breeds is nt
about six months of are If they have
been kept growing rapidly from their
advent into the world. They may he
gradually brought up on n liberal grain
diet nv feeding n month or so before
being confined TO the fattenlng ppn.
have always considered il best TO keen
them snut IN in n small lot. provided
they lave good shelter p;enty of water
and well drained run so thar they
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24

Uncle Tom was reading to little Eva.
SAY" she interrupted, mamma says
Tou've got to read the Six Best Sellers
neSt."
Fearing 10 protest, Uncle Tom took
i out In hoping that Legree wound
nurry up and buy him.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24

1t is not the skilled English Alpinlst.
nor even the comparatively unskllled
one who knows the limitations OF his
experience, who falls, a victim to the
perils of mountain climbing. but the
Inhabitants Of the country bordering
on the Alpine region, with whom ia
'miliarity has bred contempt-country
Gentleman
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24

backward and tie dotted lines indi-
cate the divisions Of the feed boxes.
Letter B indicates board on the roof,
which is hinged to the regular roof
boards and is lifted when the COM
partments are TO be filed. Letter A
indicates the divided compartments
indianapolis News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24
ASH SITTER.

In a short while heaters will be in
operation, and again the householder
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24

ALL ~ MISTAKE
BY MILLIMN MOORE.


WONDER" thought Mrs.
syblett, as she threw aside
the latest magazine and
glanced at the miniature
clock on the mantelpiece,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
LAYHA WKER JOES

Conner Davies calls attention to the
danger some people are running in
calling Del Valentine Uncle Dell
Charlie BIakesIey points out that
Prof. Lofty, of the Salina high school,
is another laborer in the cause of high
er education.
Frank FARRELL rises to inquire: If
the word Hon" must be used, apply
1t to the citizen who attends to his own
business. pays his debts. and gives his
neighbors a fair deal. Why dub 2x4
politician with an Office as "Hon2"
The fact that his name was Dennis
does not entirely account for the fact
that the editor of the LaCygne Journal
was not reappointed postmaster in his
town. His support of Henry Allen for
congress may have had something to
do with it.
In a letter to the Manhattan Mer-
curry, S. c. Triplett recites this history:
I'VE think there is some excuse if we
are more than ordinarily interested in
the success of Congressman Victor
Murdoch. Just about thirty-five years
ago, while working on the Burlingame
Chronicle and making one Of Colonel
Marsh Murdock's family we were
awakened one dark night and request
ed to hastily summon DR.. Brown, the
colonel being at the time in Washing
ton, D. c. The next morning we We're
introduced to a red-faced, red-haired,
blinking little piece Of humanity which
IS now representing the SeVenIh Kan
sas congressional district in the con-
gress of the United States. And he is
making a good job of it, too"
As an instance of how farming pays
in Kansas, the Almena Plaindealer re-
cites the following: "A. A. Shadlaw,
who lives north of town, has proven
beyond doubt that there is money in
farming. Three years ago Mr. Shad-
law bought his farm OF 100 acres, go
ing in debt for it 81, 500. Besides this
he owed $500 in other debts Mr..
ShadlaW was IN this Office last Saturday
advancing his subscription another
year and in conversation told us that
he had finished paying for his farm
and now owned It clear. He also had
paid every dollar he owed, put $1,000
worth of improvements on his farm
and has 500 in the bank. He has
made every cent of this on the farm
within three years and is pretty well
satisfied with the results"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
GLOBE MGHTs.
TFrom the Atehison Globe.l

TFrom the Atehison Globe.
If an agent is smart enough, he can
land the best of them.
1t is sometimes easier to figure the
other mans profits than your own.
If a man works pretty hard. We have
noticed that he mentions It a great
deal
some men are always going to fu-
nerals. while others never go except to
their own.
If a piano player is playing a piece
that sounds as II he didn't know it
very well and has to stop every minute
and start over, that really means that
the music he is playing is classical.
At the next meeting OF the Stay-at-
Home club folders viii be passed
showing routes to be taken in reach
ing Alaska, the club having decided
upon that route to take in It's dream
trip this summer.
The wife Of a drunkard usually has
to go all through it again as the moth
er of a drunkard. Girls should look
around them and see what endless SUI
fering comes to the woman who mar
ries a drunkard, before they decide to
tie I'D with such sorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
THE SENATORIAL QUESTION.

Governor Hoch has serious prob
lem confronting him in the selection
Of a United States senator to succeed
Senator Burton-Drovided the expect
ed vacancy occurs. It will be the
governors duty to appoint a man who
shall really represent the people Of
Kansas and who will be an honor and
a credit to the state; one who will ACT
in accordance with the wishes of the
voters of his state and reflect credit
instead Of dishonor upon them.
Very likely Governor Hoeh is care
fully considering the question, and will
take this view of it. as the people ex-
pect him to do 1t is a situation that
calls for good craftsmanship instead OF
personal sentiment or party politfcaI
consideration. In fact. good states
manship Will also be good politics in
this situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
b. Ran TO MEGA

Every spring, on the great day when
the procession starts. the housetops
along the street are crowded with
gayly clothed throng. showering bles-
sings on the pilgrims, wailing loudly,
perhaps, for those who will never re-
turn, laughing one minute and crying
the next, after the ephemeral manner
Of the East-all in all a curious sight
for the Occidental. A thousand pities
that it should passI For even II Ahmed
BeY tells the truth, and the road is
never completed to Mecca. yet the pic
turesque start OF the ptlsrimag must
soon become a thing Of the past A
putting railway train Is less decorative
than rug-laden camel. and the stuffy
smoking compartment OF a third-ciass
carriage does not lend itself especially
to romance The Mecca limited and
the Medina Accommodation, viii
have TO answer for many sins; and vet
after all. they will not be able entirely
TO destroy the delicious local color Of
the East, Railroad travelling there be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31


comes quickly naturalized. The land
OF Bookra tomorrow renaains the
land Of Bookra still. even with the
advent of steel rails. The guards adj
monish the passengers with gentle
''ShWell Shweii'' (Slowlyi SIow1yl) in
stead Of a raucous "Step livelyi" The
stories Of small American railroads H.
New England which stop for the pas
sengers to pick berries are true in the
East The speediest express slows W
for any interesting happening along its
route one of the most enjoyable
rougi1-and-tumble fights I ever saw
was on a threshing floor somewhere
in the Anti-Llebanon, and the Damas-
Gus express halted to let US see the
exciting finish Of IT, At first, if you
are newly arrived IN the land. you will
swear, but after you have been there
few months. by Bookra, you will bribS
anybody to put off anything, and the
beauty Of it is you won't have to do
much bribing.=William Tyler Bliss, in
Harper's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
From the chicago News. ]

From the Chicago News. ]
A word to the foolish is always re-
sented.
Many a mans success leaves a bit
ter taste in his mouth
Love is mostly romance. but mar
riage is all matter of fact.
Eating has the same erect on hun
ger that study has on ignorance.
You may as well tell your wife the
truth; she'll md It out anyway.
There are times when a lie would
look better in print than the truth.
No man IS interested in another
mans troubles-unIess he IL a lawyer.
Women are supposed to be vain. but
no man Is as handsome as he thinks
he IS.
Pity may be akin to love. but girl
isn't willing to accept it as a substitute.
Many of the well-Iafd plans. Of a
chicken raiser are Matched out by al.
incubator.
II a woman has really good hus-
band the neighbors always say he is
henpecked-
When a woman gives a man a piece
of her mind she loses just that much
and he gains nothing.
Most married men act as though
they were glad Of it-when their wives
happen to be present
When man has occasion TO boast or
his past he always selects a part o.
it that others have forgotten
If lovers were to tell each other all
they know about themselves during
the courtship there would be fewer
fees handed over TO the Darson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31

The brilliant and versatile editor OF
the Parsons Sun discovers that To-
peka has picked out the NJ. K. & T.
railroad on which to make a. politicas
faht because that railroad does not
run into this city. Here is the way Mr..
Cordry sees it:
The Missouri Kanhas and Texas
has been selected by the Topeka pa
pers as the railroad against which the
antf-rafIroad fight is to be made in this
campaign There is d story about a
preacher who had recently come to the
town and in his first sermon he roast
ed the saloon keepers. He was taken
to task for this by his trustees who
informed him that two Of the most
liberal contributors to the church we're
saloon keepers The next Sunday he
preached against the gamblers, ana
was again called upon the carpet for
the same reason by his trustees. The
preacher was disheartened, he wanted
to preach against something and some~
body, but he also wanted his salary.
and he asked the trustees what he
should do. Preach against the Mo-
hammedans. said one of his officials
There is not one Of them in town. The
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad
does not run into Topeka, and with
the Santa Fe maintaining Offices there
and all the other roads more or less
interested in the town, the NJ, X & 7.
is about the only one that the Topeka
papers are allowed to preach against,
and in addition to this it is given the
dose that otherwise would be admin
istered to the other roads"
Sun should rank along with the late
Mr.. Columbus. His discoveries are
startling even though somewhat mag
native
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
INvENTTNG THE RoAD DRAG.

How the King road drag, concern
ing which Kansas farmers have heard
so much during the last year or two.
first came into existence is an Interest,"
ing story. It is told by a writer in the
June Issue of Farming. as follows:
Ten years ago a Missouri farmer
who had grown tired of wading
through a slough OF despond" every
spring when the roads were soft and
who had seen his neighbors lose time
money and patience when their wag-
ons were hub deep in the mire or their
horses tugg1ng and straininR in their
harness to get half load to market.
decided that there must be some rem
edy for this condition. One day in
thinking it over he made the aston
ishtng discovery that what made the
roads muddy was mud. and that If
the road was worked into such a shape
that the water would drain off instead
OF soaking into the ground after every
rain the roads would cease to be
muddy
By means of three pieces of fence
board he rugged up a home made corr
trfvance out Of an old wooden pump
stock that the frost had spoiled and
an oak post. He nailed these together
so that they were held parallel to
each othe Then he made a rough
plank platform on which to stand and
by means Of wire hitched his team to
this clumsy affair at such a point that
it would drag along over the road
with a slant of about IS degrees
He began with the read that ran
in front Of his own farm. When 1t
was at It's worst, he drove up and
down, from his own front gate to that
of his nearest neighbor. Like a huge
nason's trowel smoothing off mortar.
It scraped along cutting down the
inequalities and rough places and
filing up the wagon ruts. He kept
at It and after q number of draggings.
IN place Of the nat basin that had
served as a water course for every
storm to settle in. he had built up
road with crown and surface that
was smooth enough to shed water
'like a ducks back" In short he
simply demonstrated the soundness of
his major premise, IF I can get rid
of the mud the roads will cease to be
muddy" The device he made he
called split log road drag"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
oUAKER REFLECTIONS.

TF'rom the Philadelphia Record.
A eurate is not always accurate
Most fellows would rather look
bored than pay board
Even after he Is broke the baSeba19
pitcher may make good
Some people run into debt and then
claim they were pushed IN.
The astronomer studies the stars, the
actor undersfudies them.
No matter how poor a weddinrs sifx
may be. ii Will do for the present
A girl IS never a perfect plcturs
when she is in an ugly frame Of mind.
Many a man with brains hasn't the
common sense to know how to usS
them.
Wigg=''The average woman under
80 believes she is an actress war.
And the average actress believes sf1e
is 8 woman under s0''
Mr. Newrich Surveying his palatial
country estate1@"I had an iflea NE
would be oVerruH with sixhtzeerE. b4,v
nobody pays the slightest attention -
our place" Mrs. Newrieh-sFVVeIl IsS
US put up a fence and a No Admit.
lance sign"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31

Ike fhls makes us friends of about ten
years, standing, doesn't III
ssTt surely does" cried Eleanor
Then" he went on, eagerly, don z
YOU think that two such old 1flenos
could aafeIy care for each other ano-
and perhaps marry each otherS
Eleanor did not seem 50 much aston
ished as the short acquaintance MP
might warrant. But she blusheo deeply
in the moonlight
but you don't know me and don I
know you" she said
ssWell, I'm an architect he answer
ed. and I live in Chicago and
mot the John Hartley, architect
that all the world knowss" cried Flea
nor.
Eleanor Ssss1rcc easped. MY little name
sinks into insign17cance. she said.
Hartley looked at her suspiciously.
you aren't E. BurweIl. the illustra-.
tori" he exclaimed
ssI,m afraid So she Knocked
Hartley stopped the ponies and drew
her close in his arms. Whatever the
Names he whispered, I'VE belong any.
how Copyright, 1905, by P G. EAST.
ment-9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31

Railway earnings furnish a standard
index Of business activity and growth.
Hence the statement made by the Rail
way Age Of the gross earnings Of ffty-
six roads, representing 77.5ks miles. Tor
the four months ending April so OFFERS
a very gratifying indication of the coun-
try's prosperity. These earnings total
ed 1913, 0s7, 494. an increase of SIS. no. sse,
or 1924 per cent. as compared with the
same period last year For April. 1905.
the gross earnings were $50. 400, 705. an
increase Of S5.4es. 6ss, or 11.e4 per cent
over April, 1905.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31

IF you are deaf in one ear" said the
boiler-maker. IT don't care about CIV
ing you a job"
'fWhy7" asked the applicant
Because you can't tell what direc-
ton sounds come from. Hence, IN
place like this you would be in great
danger"
How do you know I can't tell what
direction sounds come from % the ap-
plicant demanded.
s'No person deaf in one ear replied
the hoiler-maker. ''can do so. A man
deaf in one ear will look behind him If
a gun goes off on his right He will
look UP in the air If child shrfeks at
his feet. He will look wildly IN front
of him If a locomotive whistles in his
rear. A boiler shop IS no place for
such a man."
II knew / was like this" said the
applicant 'sbut I didn't know all half
deaf people were"
They all ara said the boiler lser
land my shop is no place for them -
Exchange.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
THE GASOLINE AUTO.

In the United States the gasoline
automobile advertises its passage to
the olfactories. II It should be multi
piled in our cities SO as to afford a
system Of transportation to compete
with the trolley lines the smell. like
the poor, would be always with US.
Yet the public fnducement of vehicles
not confined to tracks and not sup
pressing competition by exclusive
franchises is so great as to create a
demand for some means Of avoiding
the difficulty. Steam power and
storage batteries impose a dead weight
commercially prohibitive- Can gas
olfne be deodorfzed or can q substi-
tute for ii be found minus its oppro-
brfous aroma The demand certainly
points IN the direction Of free alcohol
for use as fuel.-Pittsburg Dispatch.