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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-16
Proflt in Planted Forcst.

Both soil and climatic conditions
in Illinois are favorable to tree
growth, as 1t is well shown by the
fact that over $50 species are found,
and many introduced species thrive.
Comparatively few species, however,
those which will furnish posts or
poles at an early age, can be grown
on the better classes of soils in COM
petition with better farm crops.
During a recent field season the
Forest Service made a field study to
ascertain the kinds of trees best
adapted to planting in the prairie
sections of the State. over 100 pian-
tations were examined and more
than 10000 trees were measured as
basis for determining the rate of
growth and the value of the planta-
tion. The yield of posts or poles per
acre was computed for the planta-
prices were assigned in order to find
their present value. Detailed results
and consequent recommendations are
embodied in Circular 81 of the For
est Service, Forest Planting in ILL.,
nois," which will be sent free upon
application to the Forester, United
States Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. c.. es
Plantations which show a net an
nual income at three per cent of 81
an acre or more a-e regarded as COM
mercially successful. Judged by this
standard, the only species which
would have paid throughout are ca
talpa, with an average return of
$5.1S per acre, and larch, with a re-
turn of s4.3S per acre.
With catalpa, ten plantations out
Of fifteen whose products were com.
puted have paid more than "a per
acre, while two of these have paid
1886 and s16.70, respectively.
Though the average indicated return
from catalpa is but little more than
that from larch. 1t is often prefer.
able to plant catalpa. 1t grows a
trife faster, can be utilized for posts
and poles at smaller size, and its
wood is more durable. Besides ca.
talpa will grow we'll on ground that is
too wet for larch, or which is flooded
so often that success with farm
crops is uncertain.--Indiana Farmer
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-16
Apply Manure Often.

A little manure applied often
bears Just the same relation to the
benefit OF our land and crops as mois-
ture applied at intervals throughout
the year. We would not want del
uge of water once year and moth
ing between times. And the point
OF this 10 that to use the manure in
a way so as to get the most benefit
out of 1t we must spread 1t as fast as
1t is made practically throughout the
year to our growing crops and hay
land. There is always some part of
our land that needs an occasional ap-
pljcation of manure. believe that
every reader of The Epitomist will
support me In the statement that ma
nure applied to the land as quickly
as made is worth at least six times
as much in increasing crops as that
which has lain in the barnyard until
all the plant food has been leached
and burned out of 1t. and yet 1t takes
Just as much time and labor to dis
tribute this almost worthless stun as
1t does to haul Il at its best. Let's
apply the manure Just as soon as It
Is made. II possible. It's our gain.-
William H. Underwood. In the Agri-
cultural Epitomist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-16
To Make Harness Last.

Harness oil serves an important
purpose In stable economy.
It is one of those little things that
mean a great deal when profit and
loss accounts are balanced up.
Every one knows how a water
soaked shoe hardens. and how much
more liable is it to crack or wear
through when in that condition.
1t is just so with harness. The
leather and making may be the best,
but continued use in all weathers-
wind. rain, sun and cold-tend to
harden and dry out the leather and
Leave 1t without life" or elasticity.
lust at this point the destruction of
the harness begins, because the open
pores In the leather readily absorb
moisture and animal sweat and decay
at once sets in.
II harness is kept soft with oil 1t
will go through daily service under
the most trying weather conditions
and last very much longer than 1t
otherwise would.--American Cultiya-
tor.
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Plan of Cow Stall.

dent of the Missouri Valley Farmer.
The rack, a, is of hardwood thirty
inches high, with the Stats wide
enough so COW can thrust her nose
through up to her eyes.
The bottom of the rack Is eighteen
inches wide, extending into the stall
toward the COW. The feed box, b,
slides through an opening in the
stall on the barn floor. 1t can be
drawn into the feedway, cleaned out
and a new feed put in without being
disturbed by the COW.
The halter strap, c, is just long
enough to allow the COW to lie down
comfortably. The gutter, d, is eight
inches lower than the stall floor.
When she lies down she will put her
head under the rack in kneeling and
when she gets up she will move back
ward so that she can look through
the rack. The length and width of
the stall can be made to suit the
cows.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-16
Pure Water.

To purify water add powdered
alum to the water in the proportion
of one teaspoonfulu to every four gall
Ions. If you will stir this in briskly
you will find that all impurities will
be precipitated to the bottom, while
the rest of the water will be left pure
and clear.
If you are sitting at desk or sew
ing steadily for hours at time 1t is
well to rise occasionally, stand erect,
inhale full breath and raising both
hands as high as possible. bring them
down on top of the head and bend
backward. Repeat two or three times
and you can not imagine how much
1t will rest you.
Better than tray is the little drop
leg sewing table which is high
enough for the top to rest across the
bed while an invalid is eating. Turn
back the legs on one end of the table,
allowing the others to rest on the
floor, supporting some of the weight.
This gives ample room to spread out
the dishes and the table being rather
light the weight is not noticeable. It
can be propped at one end with a pill
low.-New Haven Register.
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$tDe' ~aia..I 1TT1Z

! ant hours in this shop on stormy
days, fixing harness. wagon or broken
! tools.
One does not need an expensive lot
of tools. but he needs quite a variety
"a kit of carpenters tools, a good
post drill, a small anvil, cold chisels,
set of punches of all sizes to drive
out broken bolts. A small portable
forge is very useful, but / prefer to
have that in small building by it.
self. as there is too much risk In hav-
ing fire near the barn. have saved
many trip to the blacksmith's by
having the proper tools to work
with.
Save all the old wagon tires as
they are fine thing to repair with
valuable time. so we think a good
shop pays good interest on the mon
ey invested, For repairing harness
we use copper rivets and burrs, and
find them to give better service than
any other kind we have ever tried,
for they will stay as long as the
leather lasts, and will not rust 1t out
like steel ones.
To set loose box in n wheel, take
the box out, lay piece of an old bag
over the hub, then drive box, bag
and all through, and 1t will run true
and last for a long time.
Once we broke a plow handle,
when we were in a hurry to finish q
field we wanted to plant next day.
took the plow to the workshop, cut
off two pieces of old tire about the
width of the handle, drilled four
holes in them. bolted one on each
side. In less than an hour the plow
was ready for use again, thus saving
a trip to town that might have. taken
all the rest of the day, as one cannot
always get job done as soon as you
get to the shop. Several times we
have broken the moving machine
and repaired it at home and saved
much.-J. A. Saunders, Rhode ISL
and, in American Cultivator.
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How TO Cook Rice

Few housewives understand how to
cook rice so that 1t puffs into snowy
mass. each kernel distinct. l have
found a way. First wash 1t thor
oughly through several cold waters,
rubbing the kernels between the
hands. This is to remove all the
loose -four on the outside of the
grains. After the water runs clear,
turn the rice into a colander, and
drain; then put it into stewpan, al
lowing one quart Of boiling water to
cup of washed rice. Add tea
spoonful of salt. and allow 1t. to come
to boil. Cook steadily for twenty
minutes, lifting the rice occasionally
with fork to prevent its sticking.
Shake the kettle also for the same
purpose, but never stir or mash with
a spoon. Take 1t from the fire, pour
OF the water II any is left. and place
1t on the back OF the stove. in the
oven, or even over pot OF hot water
until 1t finishes swelling. Cooked In
this way you will find the rice plump,
light and white, each grain distinct
and separate.--M. N. In Harper's
Bazaar.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-16
EPW0RTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY APRIL 10.
An Easter Message-"oo Tell MY
5rethren'--Matt 20. 1.1o;
lea 4Oo.1f

An Easter message-"Go Tell MY
6rethren"--Matt 20. 1.1o;
lisa. 4o.e-11.
Matt. 2S. 1.10. There are many
ways OF connecting the resurrection
OF Jesus Christ with the missionary
enterprise This scripture does II
directly and positively. The first
message OF the risen Christ appoints
meeting between himself and the
disciples In Galilee. When they get
together the recorded words which
he speaks are few, but they have af-
fected tremendously the whole course
OF Christian history. For in the
same moment that he says, "All pow.
er is given unto me-" he tells his dis
oiples, and through them all the dis
ciples which were to be, GO ye there.
fore and teach all nations" and "Lo
/ am with you Away" There II is
In the midst of their Joy over the
marvellous deed Of the Easter morning
he tells them that the ,Dnster mess
age is not for them only, but for the
whole wide world, and that they are
to be the bearers Of this message,
they and their successors after them;
and his presence is pledged TO tnem,
even unto the end Of the world.
lisa. 40. Gil Zion, which stands
for the Church of Jesus Christ, has
good news for all the woriu; II Is
the good news OF salvation to all men
in Jesus Christ. II th:s were not so,
then there would be no help nor
health in the church itself If tht
salvation which Jesus brings does not
work In the mission field, then It
works nowhere; II 1t Is failure on
the other side of the world, it is a
failure on this side. Missions CON
stitute a laboratory test of the Chris.
tian's hope, and II you have no faith
In the test, you have no right to en-.
tertain the hope. II you do enter.
tain the hope, you must let 1t be test
ed in the hardest places, for It is the
need of the hardest places which Is
the greatest reason for the gospel
The Easter message is a message
Of life, but 1t is more. 1t is a mess.
age of new life. There is already
life a-plenty in the world, and that is
just the trouble. The world doesn't
know that its present life Is worse
than death, that 1t is death, for all
that Is best and realest In humanity
The world is fairly well satisfied
with the life 1t has; or, If not salts
fed. at least persuaded that it is as
good as should be expected. The
problem of the Christian is, to disturb
the peace of the contented world.
and to shake off the Indifference of
the hopeless world
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

Cranberry Pie.--Two cups cranber-
ries cut in halves and washed we'll to
take out the seeds. Put In stew pan
with one cup sugar, one heaping ta-
hlespoon cornstarch. one-half cup wat
er, one tablespoonful butter, one tea
spoon vanilla; cook a few minutes,
then bake with two crusts.
Bacon and Apples.-Slice bacon
thin and fry 1t crisp. Transfer 1t to
a platter and keep 1t hot while you
fry thick slices of unpeeled sweet ap-
pies in the bacon fat. When these
are tender. drain and put IN the CEN
tire OF hot platter. Lay the fried
bacon about the hot platter. Lay
the fried bacon about the edge OF the
dish, sprinkle sugar over ahe apples
and serve.
Orange Puffs.-Cream one-third
cup OF butter. add one cup sugar,
then add two beaten eggs. Add alter
nately one-half cup milk and one and
three-quarters cups -four, three tea
spoonfuls baking powder, dash of
salt. Beat thoroughly; turn into
buttered Individual dishes, and bake
twenty minutes. Orange Sauce
Beat the whites OF thred eggs stiff,
add gradually one cupfull powdered
sugar, then add Juice, grated rind Of
two oranges and one tabl, sspoonfui OF
lemon juice.
Orange Pudding.--Rulo the rind Of
large orange upon sofme Jumps Of
sugar until all the yeAlow part ia
taken on. Make the sugar up to
four ounces. put It into bowl and
strain over Il the juicep OF four or
anges. Pour half pint OF boiling
milk -over three ounces OF sponge
cake, which have been finely crum-
bled In another bowlA. Add a pinch
Of salt ard quarter of small nut
! meg grated. Mix u thoroughly ths
contents Of the twob bowls and stir IN
three eggs. well k,eateu. Line the
edges OF q ple dilsh with good pun
paste, pour In the' mixture and bake
in moderate ovep't for half an houp, I
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-16
Plants That See and Swim.

Potatoes have "eyes," as most peo-
pie know, but how many are aware
that certain common garden and wild
flowers are similarly equipped? The
nasturtium, begonia, clover, woodsor-
rel and biuebell. among others. have
eyes placed on their leaves. They are
tiny protuberances, filled with a
transparent, gummy mixture, which
focuses the rays OF light upon SEN
sitive patch OF tissue behind them.
A nasturtium plant has thousands
Of such eyes" on its leaves. but 1t is
not yet known II the plant can actu-
ally see. Are the sense Impressions
telegraphed to some central nerve
corresponding with the brain of the
animal kingdom?
In addition to this visional organ,
many plants show touch OF sensi-
tlyeness that points to further re-
semblance to animals; while certain
seaweeds and mosses In an early
stage OF their existence are able to
actually swim through the water
London Answers.
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4 zze, HOUSE ant AOrE +

Many houses have highly varnished
yellow pine. II the woodwork is gone
over with ammonia and Immediately
covered with stain, beautiful dull
finished wood is the result in any
color desired. Olive green. black,
brown or silver gray are all suitable.
For $40 large dining room can be
thus stained by a painter. including
the shutters, and the change Is decid-
edly worth the outlay. A blue and
green dining room is delightful
combination. There are quite q num-
ber of most artistic English papers
with this combination of colors. and
with green stained woodwork and
mahogany furniture, delightful
room may be evolved. ed.--Indianapolis
News.
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ANsI


No farmer should keep sheep be-
cause they are scayengers and can
pick off a large share of their food
from scanty herbage Such sheep
must be active to travel over large
spaces in order to find subsistence.
Success is assured only when the far
mer is willing to use breeds that give
large carcasses and which respond
quickly to care and attention. 1t is
only the labor, after all, that makes
profit, but labor must be bestowed
on the best to be had To expect
sheep to pay without the investment
Of labor is to sacrifice profits.-The
Epitomist.
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TREED BY WOLVES

From dusk to dawn, with the ther-
mometer away below zero, two trap
pers clung to the branches of slim
tree while pack OF twenty raven
Gus timber wolves kept up an inces-
SAINT chorus beneath. The men were
Tom and Patrick Murphy and they
had their experience in the Silver
Mountains, near Port Arthur, On
tario.
They started OF into the woods
to Tom Murphy's trapping headquar-
ters. but before they had gone far
they heard the baying of the wolves,
which gradually became more dis
tinct as the pack collected and got
closer to them. The Murphys thought
little of the matter until they rea-
lized' that the wolves were on their
track. following them at good speed.
Two shots failed to scare OFF the
leaders, so the Murphys got into the
tree. but only Just in time. as the
leaders snapped at their heels.
In his hurry to reach safety Tom
tore of potion Of his clothing on
broken branches, and without food
or overcoats the men kept In the
tree all through the night. which to
them seemed to last for ages.
When morning came the wolves
scattered out OF sight. but the hun
ters managed to pick on nine OF
them, for which they collected s135
in bounty here to-day, being s15 for
each wolf.
OF late timber wolves have become
very bold, owing to scarcity OF small
animals which they feed on, and sew
eral instances have been recorded
since Christmas whore they have fol-
lowed men and made efforts to attack
them.
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Mr.. Sanders, WorLshon.

Every farm needs a small work.
shop, where all kinds of small repair
Jobs can be done, thus saving much
time and expense. We built ours on
the side Of the barn and made 1t long
enough for both shop and woodshed.
II is only ten by twelve. But would
not know how to get along without
1t.
A door opens into the barn and an
other opens in the opposite end OF
the woodshsd and go through into the
shop and earn without going out in
the storm, which we find great con-
yssisnce. ] spend a good many pleas
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-16
Care Of the Lamp.

To prevent lamp from smoking
soak a new lamp wick two or three
hours in vinegar. Dry well before
using.
Lamp wicks in lanterns or carriage
lamps that are not in daily use should
be treated in this way.
OIL in lamps should not be allowed
to get down to less than one-half the
depth of the reservoir.
The wick should be soft and COM
pletely fill the space for it, but with
out crowding.
A lamp should be neither suddenly
cooled, nor exposed to draught. In
extinguishing the flame the wick
should be first turned down. and then
a sharp, quick puff blown across and
not straight down upon the flame
New York Press.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORNOTE
APRIL NINETEENTH.
Sunday. Our Weekly Easter, and
How to Observe it.--John 20:
Lilo. 1929; Rev. 1: 10.

1-1o, 1923; Rev. I: 10.
The why" Of Sunday. Gen. 2:
A perpetual covenant. Elk. 81:
1917.
A type of heaven. Heb. a: 40.
A day Of rest. Elk. 20: Sill.
A day Of worship Acts 16: Ills.
A day of ministry. Matt 12:
9.12.
1t Is natural that the early church,
first observing both Saturday and
Sunday. should have come to cele-
brate the day when Christ rose from
the dead rather than the day when
He lay in the grave.
Peace be unto you"--that is the
substance OF Sunday.
so send l you" Is another word
for Sunday; 1t is a day In which to
do Christ's work.
John was "in the Spirit on the
Lords day" that is the condition OF
Sunday Joy and Sunday power.
Suggestions. {.
Make Sunday, the anniversary Of
Easter, day OF resurrection from all
things dead and deadening.
Rest comes not from cessation. OF
work, but from change OF work; and
what better change than labor for
God, in church. Sunday school, and
Christian Endeavor Society?
The Sunday ideal Is that measure
of rest which does not spoil wor'
ship, and that measure of worship
which does not prevent rest
Have a settled Sunday; do not
waste strength deciding each time
whether or not you will go to church!
Decide 1t once for all.
illustrations.
Sunday is a bath of the spirit,
freeing 1t from the clogs and stains
and dust of the world.
Sunday is the day OF physical re
covery; it winds up the clock Of life,
We are to go to the next world
soon. Sunday is the day for learn
ing its geography and its language.
Sunday has been called the hilltop
Of the week. On its summit we get
fresh air, sunshine, closer view Of
heaven, a wider view Of earth.
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The Honor of an Indian.

II Is for you to show in your own
lives that the honor of an Indian is
not for sale, the word Of an Indian
something more than an empty form
OF speech; that you care for your par.
ents and friends and your country,
not because you expect to get some.
thing out of them in the way Of re-
ward, but because you are ready TO
give to them whatever they need at
your hands, If you can accept this
for yourselves, and believe 1t OF 9TH
ers, and say so plainly, you will do
good TO your country and your fellow
men beyond all power to calcuiate.--
Carlisle (Pa.) Arrow.
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Well Planned Cow Stall.

do not like stanchions of any
kind. l think they destroy the nat
ralness of the cows and they trouble
each other great deal, besides often
treading upon each other.
The only point in favor of stan
chions is that they take up less room,
but believe the increase in milk is
a reward for allowing more space and
convenience to each COW.
The cut shows the kind of stall
which l prefer, writes a correspon-
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platform. For runners at the front
end ! took runners from an old Key
stone planter and fastenedsthem from
about six or seven inches from the
rows OF corn. For knives took two
the bottom so as to have them run
blades of an old stalk cutter. The
platform may be either nailed or
bolted down. The wheels are old
planter wheels. On the table I have a
buck fastened to tho platform so one
can sit or lean upon 1t when tired.
Below this I have d pail large enough
to hold ball of binder twine. AS
soon as ! have an armful OF corn it
Is compressed with the device shown
and tied ready for putting In the
shock"
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The COW that is needed by the far
mer is one that will return to him
the greatest value of product in re-
turn for the value of the food given
her and labor expended upon her.
These returns may be made in milk.
calf or in beef-either all combined
or singly. Sentiment should find no
place with the farmer and the COW
that can't deliver the goods should
be given her walking papers immedi-
ately. It's the profit that the farmer
is after and nothing else. - Weekly
Witness.
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A Corn Harvester.

An Iowa reader describes this two
row homemade cutter which he says
pulls easier than a shed cutter: 81
used four by four for an axle, and
bolted a two by four to this axle
two and a half to three feet apart,
and let 1t run out twelve inches on
the rear side. Board this over for a
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

The age OF the largest specimens
OF trees is variously estimated at
from 1000 to 5000 years. Such esti-
mates. however. are largely conjec-
tural. inasmuch as they are based
on the concentric rings OF the trunks.
which are not to be implicitly relied
upon. particularly In the case OF
evergreen trees.
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A Good Plan.

A space fenced of in the corner of
the orchard would be greatly appreci-
ated by the hogs. Just give this lit
tie scheme a trial; It is sure to bring
forth good realistically Witness.
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A motor boat OF the hydroplane
type made a speed OF thirty-four miles
an hour recently on the Seine l..
Paris.
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Heathen at Home.

Those that do most for the heather
abroad are those who do most fol
the heather at home.-John G.. Pa
ton.
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The paper caps used on milk bot
ties are made at the rate of 600 900
q day, and one man operates ave
machines.