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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
Variety and Profit.

The farmers should make stock
raising more profitable by growing
variety of crops, instead of depend
ing mostly upon grain and hay, for
variety gives the farmer more ad-
vantages. If he grows turnips he
secures them late In the season (usu-
ally after liability of dry weather has
passed), and large supply of roots
will enable him to economize with
the grain and hay. He can also grow
late corn fodder, COW peas and rape,
the latter affording excellent pas
turage for sheep and swine when
grass may not be abundant. But It
is not so much the growing of various
crops for use at all seasons that the
farmer should consider so much as
the full bins and storehouses of sue
culent food for winter use. 1t is in
the winter season that the farmer
has the advantage of using the crops
he has grown, and increasing their
value by adding thereto his labor.
Many farmers object to certain meth
DDS of feeding because they claim
that the thorough preparations of
foods are too laborious, but II all
farmers will consider that the more
labor they can sell in the form of
some product the greater their in
crease, they will not hesitate to give
more attention to food preparation.
Lost time is really lost labor, and the
farmer who is not employed every
day is losing something. If he can
save food and make larger profits he
will be more than recompensed for
his labor, and the best time when
one can be well paid for the work is
in the winter, as the foods, tho man.
.ure heap, the repairs of buildings
and implements and other indoor
work are then the most important
matters.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
Farms of Several Stories.

Not long ago, the writer visited a
poultry farm in Attleboro, Mass,
where the poultry had the run of q
large orchard. and blackberries were
grown extensively among the trees.
thus giving three distinct products of
the poultry, blackberries and the
trees. The owners call 1t a three
story farm. But Missouri farmer.
according to all accounts, goes one
better with four story farm. He
has fine clover field; beneath the
clover is one of the richest beds of
coal and below the coal is fine bed
of shale, from which excellent build
ing brick is made. In and above the
clover is an apple orchard from which
there is an abundant crop of fruit.
This makes four story farm, coal,
shale. clover and apples. For the
sake OF making record, he might
keep poultry and raise cane fruits
on the same lot, adding couple OF
stories TO the farm. Boston Cultjya-
tor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
EPH0RTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4.
Deolring Righteousneas-Matl, 5: 6.

Deolrins Righteousness-Matt, 5: 6.
Passages for reference: Psa 42: l,
q "a: .; lsa.. 55: / John, 4: IS. Il;
G: 35; Rev. 81: 6; %: H.
Every heart has the deep hunger
to do right. The normal man hangs
his head after wrongduing, as does a
flower after the blighting touch of the
frost. No man is proud Of meanness
Of spirit, ugliness of action, or immor
ality Of life. Many man rushes to
drink or to deeper sin to forget his
shame or to deaden his desire for
goodness. 1t is even more difficult to
grow a beautiful character than it Is
TO bring a rose to rarest bloom. We
must eagerly desire 1t. The promise
then. is plain. We will be so filed
with God that the outcoming words
and deeds will be approved by the
word as righteous.
Cultivate the desire for righteous
ness Listen to its voice, Answer its
needs. Build on its rock foundations
It is capable of growth. AS it in.
creases bad impulses, lacking food
die. Evil hungers II allowed root and
air will thrive like worthless weeds.
Their life is as short and useless.
Free powers, full growth. finest man
hood, are the products of righteous
ness. Happiness hearty living. help-
full words and deeds, grow on It's
branches as naturally as the luscious
Jonathan apple on Colorado trees
when watered and summed by God.
Goodness is profitable for all
things" He will stumble in darkness
who does not store up Gods truths.
He indeed is wealthy who is rich in
good works, Convince yourself of the
value. the indispensableness the Joy
bringing power Of righteousness. Then
desire it as the money-seeker does ma
terial riches, the miner does gold, or
the politician office. Folk driven by
these ambitions seek for the means
of attaining their ends. Do the same
with righteousness. Long for 1t; let
the heart pant after it; make the
brain to search for it; train the will
10 demand it. Then ways and means
for attaining it will open. If the de-
sire for righteousness dominates, God
will see TO it that you will not go far
wrong in doctrine, Such a desire he
can and will fill. until the heart and
life are blessed"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
GEESE IN SHOES.

They shoe geese in the country
round about Warsaw, in the wilma
district, because the geese have
long annual journey to make-a
journey to the goose market.
You see, in the late fall and early
winter, goose market is held at
Warsaw, and geese TO the number of
100000 congregate in the town.
The geese march to market on foot.
Some come from 100 and $50 miles
away. The average distance they
come from is sixty miles, and to pro-
tect the feet on this long journey
they are shod.
To shoe the geese the gooseherd
first makes them walk back and forth
In melted tar. With a coat Of tar
on their feet they then walk through
fine sand The result is that they
are shod with a good. strong shoe Of
mixed tar and sand, that protects
them well on their journey to the
Warsaw goose market.-Phillppin
Gossip.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
Dry Foods.

In winter many animals are COM
PEELED to subsist largely on dry ra-
tions, the sameness of diet being such
as to some times cause loss of ap.
petite. In fact, in many cases of live
stock being "off their feed" as 1t is
termed, the cause is due to lack of
sufficient food, or insufficient variety
from the regular routine. With the
supply of ensilage this difficulty is not
so largely met, but some farmers will
not build silos, preferring to adhere
closely to old methods. A few acres
of beets. carrots or turnips will not
fail to be of valuable assistance, not
because such articles are highly nu-
tritious (Which is not the case, as
they are composed largely OF water) :,
but rather because they contain a
large per cent. of water, are easily
digested, and provide an agreeable
change of diet-from dry food to
some thing more palatable-thereby
increasing the flow of milk because
they stimulate the appetite, promote
digestion and induce the animals to
eat more. Invention has also less
ened the cost of preparing foods. as
cutters and slicers rapidly reduce
carrots and other roots to a condition
in which they can be fed to the ami
mails without danger OF choking
them. The corn fodder supply, II
well cVed, and cut down in the field
at the proper time, will also be more
highly relished II cut into shorts
lengths. Farmers depend upon hay,
but the7 use too much hay, because
they either waste other valuable
foods, or do not prepare such for the
stock. II bushel of carrots can be
reduced almost as fast as they can
be fed into tho chopper. as may be
done, the labor of cutting them Is
very Inexpensive, and the benefit OF
feeding variety will be very notice.
able.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
Fertile VS.. InfertiIe Eggs.

The Country Gentleman referring
to the statement of Montreal wom-
an in a poultry journal that she has
been able to distinguish between eggs
that will produce males and those
producing females by locating the air
cells, those having the cell directly
across the large and Matching cooke
rels, while those having the cells
slanting slightly contributed pullets,
thinks scientists might we'll devote
some time to experimenting to de-
wise some easy method of distin-
gushing fertile from lnfertile eggs
before they are placed in the incuba-
tor or placed under the hen--in fact
before they leave the hands of the
seller IL they are boughten. This
would save a lot of disappointment.
The common custom is to test eggs
after four or five days, removing
those not showing indications of fer
tility. These are not in the least in
jured by the few days heating, But
this latter business, while it saves a
part of the hatch, does not do away
with the disappointment at paying
well for valuable eggs only to have
too large a percentage prove infer
tile. Incidentally it is worth men,
ton that even the experimenting
Montreal dame does not explain how
she arrives at the conclusion that the
straight across air cell produces
the cockerel, since the hatch of four
teen simply showed them equally di-
vided in sex as the air cells indicated
they would be.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
The Turkeys Real Name.

The original name OF the turkey
was oocoocoo, by which It was known
by the native Cherokee Indians 1t
is supposed chat our Iilgrim fathers,
roaming through the woods in search
Of game for their first Thanksgiving
spread, heard the oocoocoo calling
in the familiar tones of our domesti-
Gated fowl. Turk, turk, turk" ;"
These first Yankee huntsmen, mistake
ing this frightened cry OF the bird
for its real song, Immediately labeled
1t turkey" and turkey II Is TO this
day Much more beautiful and musi-
cal was the Indian name oocoocoo,
the notes peculiar TO The flock when
summing themselves In perfect con-
tent on the river beaches.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01

are higher than in the outlying Sec
tions. Where mixed hay retails for
So to 50 per ton. corn for fifty cents
and oats thirty-five cents per bushel,
it is safe to say that the average
work horse, weighing 1400 or less,
can be fed the entire year and kept
in good flesh for sac.
In the first estimate made above IL
will be noticed that the price on glu-
ten feed is quoted. 1t has been found
that this material can be fed to horses
with excellent results, especially in
the spring, when the animals need
variety. A ration composed of one
part gluten feed, one part oats and
two parts corn make almost the ideal
mixture for the work horse. The an
imal should have enough of mixture
to maintain his condition, however.
About one pound per day for each
100 pounds the animal weighs is con-
sidered the proper amount.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
Feeding a Horse.

The Journal of Agriculture gives
some figures of the cost of feeding a
horse in the West. How do they
compare with the cost of keeping one
IN this State?
What does 1t cost to feed the work
horse during the year? It is claimed
that when timothy is worth SIS per
ton; wheat bran, $3.50; corn, $22;
dried brewers grass, SIT, and gluten
meal, 500 per ton, that horse can
be fed during the six months when
the hardest work is done for $31.
During the remaining six months the
cost of feed is put at $24.7O.
1t will be noticed that the cost Of
timothy Is figured at about double
The price II sells for on the average
farm. This Is because the authorities
who made the estimates live near the
large centres, where prices OF feeds
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
Good Males Demand Good Care.


We should not "give rap" as
the saying is, for rooster" that is
not gallant enough to give his mates
first privileges when it comes to eat
ing.
The rooster that is always ready
to lick another one that happens
to cross his path, the rooster that
does not hesitate to show his vocal
capabilities by frequently growing,
and the rooster that is courteous
enough to believe in ladies first"
and stands and calls his mates and
then steps aside while they eat the
dainty morsel he has found-that
ro'Oster is one after our own heart.
Show us that kind of a rooster and
we will show you a rooster that is
capable of strongly fertilizing eggs
from a maximum number of females.
But--here, dear friend, is often
the ''rub"-a male bird OF this kind
must secure in some way Just as
much If not little more to eat than
does his less gallant brother and, un-
less fed separately. he will become
so run down In condition in two or
three weeks of breeding service that
he will begin to be seriously lacking
in sexual strength; therefore, 1t be-
comes necessary to remove him from
the females every day or two and
give him generous feed of corn and
meat of some kind, that is, green cut
bone or ground beef scraps. That is
the only gallant way for you to treat
gallant rooster, and you Will find
at the same time that 1t is the only
profitable way.-Poultry Editor, in
Tho Epltomist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
You Cannot Afford II.

No farmer can afford to do without
a good garden. 1t is not to be ex-
pected that every one will be a fancy
gardener, but every one should give
sufficient attention to the subject so
as to produce all staple vegetables
earlier than can be produced in the
field. 1t is not only essential to the
health and proper enjoyment of the
family, but it is actually a matter of
profit. Could your whole farm be
made as smooth, dry, rich and as well
cultivated as a good garden, the in
creased product would pay large
per cent. of profit upon the outlay.
In the garden, or in a separate apart
ment, may be cultivated Strawberries,
raspberries, blackberries, currants,
grapes and dwarf pears. They can
all be had at very small cost of
money or labor, and will add i'm
mensely to the enjoyment of the
household.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
The Increase in siIos.

According to figures published by
the Department of Agriculture, there
We're in 1898 but ninety-one farmers
in the United States so far as known
who were using the silo as an adjunct
to their agricultural operations. Now
they number nearly 100000. While
the first silos we're only used by men
engaged in the dairy business on a
large scale, they are to-day priced
just as highly by those who are en-
gagged in stock raising of any kind.
In fact, wherever corn will grow and
stock OF any kind is raised there is a
place for the silo.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01

py ]. w. NJ.

"The secret of success, Miss Rob-
inson," said Mr.. Blivers to his stem
ographer one morning, "is to keep
abreast of the times. Now, the phon-
ograph is certain, soorer or later, to
come in general use for business die
tation purposes, and | propose to
adopt 1t. The phonograph company
have sent me machine on trial and
! shall begin at once. | am going to
dictate a letter into 1t now and you
will typewrite 1t directly from the
machine, just as you hear it-every
word--you can make It repeat as
slowly as you want to--and bring 1t
to me to sign or correct It if neces-
sary. You see, It avoids all mistakes
In reading your shorthand notes.
Miss Robinson welcomed the idea
with enthusiasm and Mr. Blivers re-
tired into his inner Office and with his
new and beautiful instrument on the
desk before him began his dictation
His Office bov and head clerk were
obliged 10 interrupt him occasionally,
but in a comparatively short time
ne had finished his letter and sooa
afterward Miss Robinson laid the
type-written copy on his desk. This
is what he read:
"Briggs G. Briggs Co., Riverdale,
Michigan:
"Dear Sirs-Um! uni Er-Yours
of the 14th inst. received and con-
tents noted. Come inl Hold on
moment till l shut this machine off
received and contents noted. In
regard to your claim for allowance
for goods damaged-Come in! No,
1 won't see him! I'VE told you I
don't want any Libraries of Litera-
ture. We'll, you ought to know
Clear out!--er-er-goods damaged
oh, the devil! Come in! Make
him the same price as the last. Yes
Ito those Briggs G Briggs people.
They're trying to skin us, of course,
but I've got to--Gee! l haven't
stopped it--Er-Umphl Claims
for damaged goods-Come in! Hullo,
Charlie! Glad to see youl Yes, it's
phonograph-sure enough--Sure!
Well, guess it does work! Tho
salesman said-By um! It's going
now! Wait till shut-Leave out
that last when Mr.. Smithers came in,
Miss Robinson. If you please Now
we're offl-In regard to your claims
for goods damaged in transit, we
shall of course make the proper
Come in! What the deuce do you
mean by butting in here all the time?
You want to go to the ball game?
Well, you can't! Durn it! l didn't
shut-We shall of course allow you
q in! Yes,
of coursel Hold on till 1 shut
Hello! Hello! Are you there, Miss
Robinson? Ha! ha! l was thinking
it was a telephone. Leave that out.
Well-um-Wasn't that all? Any
how, we can add anything after
wards-leave a space-Yours very
truly-bring it to me to sign, of
course. Now, how did he say to take
1t out? Oh! l haven't stop"
Miss Robinson" said Mr.. Blivers,
81 have no doubt we shall do admira-
BILE after little practice, but for the
present-have you your shorthand
book with you? Well, take this let
ter:
Briggs C Briggs Co.,
From PucI,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
Johnnx Was a Sport.

It happened in sunday-school
None of the children had studied
their lessons, apparently, and as for
Johnny. the new boy, ne wasn't sup
POSED to know much about it, any
how.
Now, Willie." said the teacher,
"who was II swallowed jonah"
II dunno glggled Willie
"Bobbie, can you tell me who
swallowed JONAH" continued the
teacher.
you can search me, said Bobbie.
Tommy, who swallowed Jonah?"
asked the teacher, a little severely
this time.
Please, ma'am, whimpered Tom
my, ut wasn't me-"
"Well, l declared" calculated the
teacher. Then turning to the new
boy. she asked, Johnny, who swal-
lowed jonah"
"I'll bite" said Johnny. What s
the answer" ?"--Harper' Weekly.
Major Charles Il. Woodruff, sur-
geon. U. s. A. is promulgating again
his celebrated theory that sunshine
is .unhealthful.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOaNOTES
AUGUST FOURTH.
The eonseerstion Of our bodies. Cor.
6: 10, 20; Rom. 12: l., 2.

The conservation Of our bodies. I Cor.
6; 10, 20; Rom. ~: I, 2.
no not mar the body Lev. 10:
1928.
The body for God Cor 6: ~, 10.
Temples of the Spirit. / Cor. 8:
16. II.
To he kept clean. Cor. 6: 1918.
To be glorihed. 1 Cor. Is: 35-44.
To bear Gods image. 1 John 3:
1-3.
How precious is the home in which
our dear ones dwell, or anything made
by their hands, And our Father in
heaven made our bodies and would
dwell in them C Cor 6: 19).
Think of Chrlst's body tortured on
the cross, and then the very thought
OF annulling In your own body that
great sacrifice for you will fill you
with shame q Cor. 6: 20).
In return for Christ's sacrificed
body. oursacrificcd body, Reasonable,
certainly, though infinitely less!
(Rom. 12: H.
All sins of the body are first sins
of the mind, and the body is to be
kept pure only by Transforming the
mind to purity (Rom 12: p.
All possible health Is n Christian
duty, because all other Christian du.
ties depend upon that.
A healthful body helps to make a
healthful mind, and a healthful mind
helps to make a healthful body.
No Christian is safe while there Is
any part of his body, in its condition
and use, that is not consecrated to
God.
A consecrated face is the only beau.
tiful face; all else is but blood and
tissue.
Illustrations.
The soul is the painting and the
body is the frame; but we use the
best frames for the best pictures.
A beautiful body is like globe of
Favrile glass, which needs within 1t
the electric light of a lovely soul, to
disclose it's beauties.
The more nearly perfect the statue,
the more it is spoiled by any imper-
fection. So with Gods highest work
in nature, the human body.
Vacation times are meaningless un-
less they look forward to times of
toll. The fallow field Is a mere DESC
lation unless it is in preparation for
harvest.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
Soil Formation.

All soils are formed from dlslnte-
grated rocks and organic matter. OF
the latter, soils contain from one to
more than seventy per cent; 1t is,
however, only in bogs or beds of peat
that the amount last named is ever
present. The best wheat lands con-
tain only from four to six per cent.
OF organic matter; oats and rye will
grow in soils containing only. one or
two. The intelligent farmer should
endeavor to ascertain what is want
ing in the soil and supply 1t, remem-
bering that he can make no possible
mistake with barnyard manure.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
DO Jnstlce to Poultry.

Poultry should now be filling the
egg basket, and will, If they have
justice done them. It is not enough
that they are well fed; other condi-
tions are required. Their houses
should be well cleansed, their nest
boxes thoroughly washed and little
quicklime sprinkled in them. The
floors of their houses should also be
well sprinkled with quicklime, and
the roosting poles whitewashed All
these are necessary to purify the at
mosphere and destroy the vermin
that infest these places. The clean
ing process should also be applied to
the horse, COW and sheep stables.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
SnecinI Anointinps.

II Jesus was anointed to preach
the gospel, how much more do we in
these modern times need special
touch % the Spirit of God for this
work! believe one ought not to
teach a Sunday-school lesson, or sing
song, much less preach a sermon,
without waiting for a special anoint-
ing of the Holy Spirit of God 1t is
this experience which has made men
and women great in the past. 1t was
the secret OF Finney's power, and it
will be the secret of the power Of
anyone who lives to-day Each days
needs, writes J. Wilbur Chapman, re-
quire the daily milling which the
quiet hour supplies.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
Don't overcrowd the Hens.

Filling poultry house with hens,
and crowding them together, will not
conduce to eggs production. It is
not the one with the largest focks
who derives the best results, but the
one who manages properly. Food
may be given bountifully and liber-
ally, but 1t will not make the hens
lay If the other conditions are not
observed. 1t requires more capital
to provide plenty of room for a flock,
but the capital will be better invested
than If buildings are used in which
the hens are too numerous and in
which they do not thrive.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
RusYRonIns

II never saw such a rubber-neck,
sneered Mrs. Gabbie. "Just because
the doctor stopped at our house yes
terday she Immediately wanted to
know what was the matter"
"Yes," replied Mrs. Naybor; II
wonder how she'd like the rest of us
to be that curious about her. You
know the doctor stopped at her house
to-day, too.
"You don't say? l wonder what's
the matter there?"--CatholIo Stands
ard and Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
THE PROPER LOCATION.

HoJax-"I haven't seen you for
nearly year. Where are you locat-
ed now?'
Tomdix--"In New York City"
What are you doingYp
Trying to make an honest living
We'll. you ought to succeed there.
You have no opposition worth men
tioning. &C Chicago News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
When Every Man Must stand Alone.

Whosoeyer viii go to heaven must
have faith Of his own In Gideon's
camp every soldier had his own pitt
cher; among Solomon's men of valor
every one wore his own sword: and
these were they that got the victor
les. The five wise virgins had every
one oil in her lamp; and only these
others eating of dainty meat makes
.hee none the fatter.-T. Adams.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01

Good manners is the art of making
those people easy with whom we con-
verse. Whoever makes the fewest
persons uneasy is the best bred in the
company.-Swift