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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
Money in Uorses

Nor were the Morgan horses the
only noted horses in New England.
The farmers of Maine were sufficient
ly adventurous and enterprising to
secure in earliest times a son Of the
renowned imported Messenger, who
elevated the horse stock of the State
to a higher level, and left his mark
that is clearly in evidence to-day, al
though sadly lowered by indifference
and neglect. General Knox was an
other New England horse that left
his mark and made a fortune for his
owner; the first horse in the country
for which the then fabulous amount
of $4,000 was offered and refused.
Since his time $125,000 has been
paid for a single horse by resident
of New England to a more enter
prising farmer and breeder in a West
ern State.
A few years back the sale cata-
logues of an auction firm announ cing
sale of valuable blooded stock, con-
tanned map showing Boston as a
central point, and including the
country within a radius of five hun
dred MILES. From their many pre-
vious sales and tabulations they
learned, and so published in this cata-
logue, that seventy-five per cent. of
all the fine horses bought, and the
long prices paid for them-the kind
that sold for one, two, five. ten and
fifty thousand and upwards were
bought and paid for by residents
within the territory shown. And yet
with this great market at their very
doors it is unnecessary to ask how
much all this prohted the New Eng
land farmer, And yet we are told
by them that horses cannot be profit
ably raised in New England Save
the mark.-American Cultivator
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09

If she is in her own home, with
plenty of space and sitting in ca
pacious rocking chair, she has room
enough to do it successfully. II she
Is anywhere else, she instantly be-
comes a public nuisance.
A man opens his paper sharply,
keeping the sheets close together,
folds it lengthwise in half, then
doubles it, making it into fiat
pamphlet, and reads H. comfortably.
He doesn't gouge any ones eyes out.
or knock off their hats, or tickle
the back of their ears and necks.
But a womanl She opens the
sheets and then spreads out their en-
tire length in front of her, up in the
air, with both arms extended at full
length to hold the edges. The fact
that she is reading the first column
on the first sheet does not prevent
her from keeping the paper spread
out in this position during the whole
time she is reading.
When she turns another sheet she
takes the whole thing a bit higher
in the air, makes as much of breeze
as she can when she is turning it,
and then readjusts it again in this
spread-eagle position.
The fact that she is taking up most
of the space allotted to each person
around her never enters her mind.
New York Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09

The Indian women of Bolivia are
usually superior to their lords in
actual intelligence; also in age as
a rule.
They earn the larger part Of their
mutual living" and take the lead
in most things.
AS recognized head of the house,
the Bolivian Indian wife is much
more likely to thrash her compare
lively timid spouse than he is to ILL
use her
In the markets, when produce has
to be disposed of. she can drive far
better bargain than he could she
can carry as heavy burdens. endure
as much privation and physical toll,
labor, chew as much corn and drink
as much strong drink.
Little or no money passes amongst
the Bolivian Indians, their mediums
of exchange being whatever they may
raise or tho labor of their hands
They will eat when not hungry, drink
when not thirsty, sleep when not
sleepy, anywhere and any time when
opportunity offers, against the time
OF need" as they say The majority
are in a state of sen.i-lntoxicatlon
from babyhood to the grave. alcohol
being used on every pretext, freely
as their means will allow, on occa-
sions of births, deaths and feast days
1.-The last named being remarkably
frequent. Boston Globe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09

Kid McCoogle labored over MS charse
and Jake painted out after the enemy
each time, putting them out one by
one. Protest was vain. The man
ager said that IL no light men came
then jake must meet what material
was at hand.
"Or no pay" he finished.
what size they'll be by Sattiday,A
moaned McGoogle tearfully.
jake sighed. He had not been
home since Monday, therefore he
lacked the sage advice of his six
shrewd brothers.
:. Saturday matinee q tall, thick box
er appeared. He was a bouncer In
a concert hall on the Bowery.
"Gimme a ladder SOS l kin reach
up to his map" cried jake angrily.
swell, II you lay down that let's
us out" announced the manager
coolly.
The big man couldn't find jake,
who ran between his long legs, skill
fully harrying him, under Kid Nc
GOGGLES coaching. jake introduced
Graceo-Roman hold, which caused
the other to bend down to see what
he was doing, whereat jake hooked
him with a hard jab to the stomach
The roars from the admiring audi
ence would have prevented the man
agement from giving a decision to the
big man in any case, but as evil living
had induced Indigestion in the boun-
Ger, the body blow settled him.
One show remained and jake could
only wait and pray. 1t was clear that
the treacherous manager was provid-
ing these enormous men in an effort
to save paying the industrious jake.
That night hefty two hundred
FOUNDER climbed on the stage, to
emerge from the wings in red tights
FIVE minutes later.
Mike O'Brien!" yelled the stage
manager.
"O'Brien had a large hook nose.
Kid McGoogle, seeing him, stared in
wonder. 1t was Caesar Appel, who
would do anything for money. The
offer outside had tempted him.
Caesars surprise equaled Jakie's,
but he made no sign. At the first
clinch jake agltatedly whispered his
story. "Knock me out in the next"
said Caesar; don't worry"
With a vicious right swing to the
jaw jake sent mike O'Brien" to the
canvas. Unwilling and slow as the
referees count was, he did not rise,
for Caesar would have stayed there
all night. Wild bellows applauded
Jake, the marvellous young tiger.
At ten-thirty jake and Mr.. Nc
Google, keeping close to Caesars
large bulk, heard the latter demand
his little brothers money. 1t was
given and the percentage also, for
Caesar would not be denied. Then
he took the exhausted juvenile away.
"Next time never hold out to the
family" he gently rebuked, cause
them's your best friends. New
York Telegraph.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
Demand For Good Hnrses.

Farmers must take to breeding
good horses. Such are not only
needed on the farms, but it is as easy
to raise a good horse which will sell
at long price as it is to raise a scrub
for which there is no market. The
demand for heavy horses was never
better than at present, and it is likely
to increase rather than to decrease.
The population is centralizing in large
cities. These naturally become the
great distributing centres, and with
increase in distribution comes in
crease in the demand for heavy dray
horses so extensively used in such dis
tribution. This means. therefore,
that the breeding of such horses is an
entirely safe venture on the part of
those who will take it up on intelli-
gent lines. Those who engage in it
need not be harassed by fear that
they are putting their money into a
plant that will soon become useless
because of depreciation in the price
Of horses The great mistake in
rearing horses for dray uses lies in
the fact that they are too lacking in
weight. Any number of horses can
be bred which weigh between 1900
and 1400 pounds The number is
not large that weigh more than 1900
pounds, and yet it is the latter class
that is most wanted Farmer Ad-
VOcate,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
NR ER7zLS 1V
TAAAEAsSloMAA

One of the neatest waists this sea-
son is dotted Swiss.
Lions name" is the name given
to one Of the seasons good browns.
Linen dresses of white and colors
are shown, white and the natural
fax gray being most prominent.
For house wear there is no pret-
tier material than white cashmere. 1t
needs bit of color to enliven 1t.
Removable frill jabots for the
front of shirt waists, with cuffs frilled
to match. are the latest dictates OF
fashion.
From present indications it seems
likely that the gored skirt will be the
successor to the very much pleated
variety.
Folds, pipings and tailor-stitched
bands OF satin, as well as satin-coy-
cred buttons, are a feature in skirt
trimmings.
The aigreute figures very con.
spicuously in the trimmings OF the
hat this season, and it adds a whole
lot OF style.
Ducks and pioue are elaborately
wrought in needlework and all-oyer
braiding. Motifs of lace come READY
for inserting, and are convenient for
the woman who is handy with her
needle
A fad OF the season, recommended
both for its charm and novelty. Is
the use of pink and blue trimmings
on white waists. This touch OF color
is considered the smartest thing bos-
sible. and appears on high-priced
models.
No ornamentatlon is used on the
girdle proper which goes around the
waist. There are women who use
a small Greek key in soutache at
each edge. and when the gown is
simple and Of soft material this touch
is effective.
For afternoon gowns. novel idea
Is yoile, trimmed with tussah silk OF
the same color Lightweight wools.
in unobtrusiye checks, show smart
little coatees of plain cloth. thrown
back and revealing a lingerie blouse
much befrilled.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
Fertilizer For Corn

AS I am reader OF your valuable
paper and seeing an item of great
Importance to the farmer in regard
to fertilizing of corn, will say, on ac-
count of not getting a stand OF To-
yer two years ago | purchased an
attachment for my planter for the
purpose of using commercial fertl-
lizer and applied in the hill about
eighty-five pounds to the acre, and
80 well pleased with the result that
will try 1t again this season. My
farm is of a clay timber land and
considered rather poor land | have
been raising from forty to fifty bush
els per acre for the past six years
on clover sod, but last year with the
addition of fertilizer raised better
than sixty bushels per acre of good
corn Now there is a difference in
the quality of fertilizer, | prefer the
best, as 1t is the cheapest in the end.
OF course, it costs more per ton, but
we get less ground stone in the bet
ter quality. Some will tell you If
you commence using it you have to
keep it up. Now that is all bosh.
OF course, a farmer should raise clo-
yer by all means. Glover seed will
never be so high but what it will pay
to SOW it, paid S25 per ton for
my fertilizer, w. II. Wilson, in the
Indiana Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09

the Little Riding Moods, with their
pronounced grandmotherly air. Sew
eral of these new hats were on view
In Fifth avenue yesterday, and al
ready they have invaded Washington.
The new style certainly will not be
as popular with men as the old, for
where the Peter Pan bestowed youth
on women no longer young. the Red
Riding Hood gives matronly appear
ance to girls in their teens. For this
reason, of course, the new hat will
not be popular with women, but what
can these poor creatures do? They
have no say about It. All they are
permitted to do is to follow meekly
in the footprints of Dame Fashion.
So the Red Riding Hood bonnet
comes In as the first sign of spring.
II is an invention in accord with the
Lenten spirit, and this is about the
only kind word that can be spoken
for It. The Red Riding Hood bonnet
has no more excuse for its existence
than the short sleeve in midwinter,
but it is useless to tarry further on
that point. Utility never bothers
women until they undertake to man.
age their husbands.-New York
Press,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
JcIIied Chicken.

Take large chicken, and after
carefully cleaning and washing 1t. cut
it up as though going to stew It.
Then place the pieces on a meat
board, and pound them with a potato
beater until all the flesh is mashed
and the bones thoroughly crush ed.
Place them in a double boiler and
pour over them one quart of filtered
cold water. Stir in one level tea
spoonful of salt, fill the lower part OF
the double boiler with cold water, and
set It where the water will boil.
From time to time open the uDper
part of the double boiler where tie
chicken is. and stir 1t round. Add
no more water to the chicken. but
fill the lower part from time to tins
as the water boils away, always
adding boiling water after the water
has begun to boil the first time Let
the chicken cook at least six hours
then take it Off and strain through a
fine sieve into a bowl Set away to
cool. When cold skim of the grease,
which will rise to the top. Under.
meath you will find a clear hard Jelly.
This may be served cold, table.
spoonful at time, chopped fine; or
il may be warmed into a soup, a little
at time. for inyalids. America
Home Monthly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
Society Women Hunt Lions.

The Countess of Seton, who re-
Gently shot her first lion in Abys-
sinia, is by no means the only society
lady who has accomplished this un-
feminine feat.
Mrs. Alan Gardner, accompanied
by her late husband. explored not
only India but the widest and most
remote parts of Africa, including
Somallland, in search OF big game,
and is one of the very few women
living who have hunted both lions
and tigers.
Another adventurous sportswoman
in society is the Duchess of Somer-
set, who has not only hunted bears
in the Western wilds OF America but
perfectly revels in the rough life
of camp and is an expert in camp
cookery.
Lady Delamere and Lady Hindlip,
who are equally daring shots, spent
their honeymoon among the big
came in East Africa.-From Tit-Blts.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
"OBLITERATIvE COLOR"
The Part 1t Plays in Animal Life and
Defense,

Whales, lions, wolves, deer, hares,
mice; partridges. quails, sandpipers,
larks, sparrows; frogs. snakes, fishes,
lizards, crabs; grasshoppers, slugs,
caterpillars-all these animals, and
many thousand more, crawl and
crouch and swim about their business,
hunting and eluding, under cover of
this strange obliterative mask, the
smooth and perfect balance between
shades of color and degrees of illum-
ination.
Nature, having thus usually un-
substantialized the bodies of animals,
so that If seen at all they look fiat and
ghostly, does not stop there. From
solid, shaded bodies they have been
converted, as 1t were, into fiat cards
or canvases, and, to complete the illu-
sion of obliteration, pictures of the
background-veritable pictures of the
more or less distant landscape--have
been painted on these canvases. Such.
in effect, are the elaborate markings
of field and forest birds. This is the
consummation of obliterative colora-
ton; full obliterative shading in con-
junction with true picturlng of such
scenes, nearer or farther, as would
appear straight beyond the animal
were it transparent, or as would ap-
pear IL there were no creature there
at all. The animal has vanished and
in his place stands a picture of the
distance, with its numberless details!
The term ''ob1iterative coloration"
truly fits the case, since these animals
prove to be colored to disappear from
view and not, as has hitherto been
supposed, to look lifeless solid OBJ
jects, Some writer's. indeed, have
mentioned the fact that animals blend
into the varied ground behind them,
but all have failed to see that this
phenomenon could not exist without
the aid of some profound principle in
addition to the general resemblance
of color and pattern, From Gerald
II. Thayer's '"rhe Concealing Colora-
tion OF Animals" in the Century.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
Peac;l Rot.

The peach or plum rot has done a
great deal of damage to the fruit
crop in Oklahoma In the summer
of 1906 1t was very bad on the en-
tire crop. In the summer of 1907
1t did a great deal of damage to the
early peaches and plums but was not
so noticeable ON fruit ripening later
in the season. This disease is wide
spread and very well known. 1t is
known by several names as: ripe .'ot
of stone fruits, brown rot of peach
and plum, fruit rot, and twig blight.
The disease attacks the twlgs early
in the growing season and causes
them to turn dark and shrivel. The
leaves also turn dark and wilt Later
in the season, the fungus attacks the
fruit. The twigs have not suffered
to any considerable extent in Okla
homa from the presence of this dis
ease. 1t appears shortly before the
fruit is ripe and attacks the fruit
at this time. The spores of the dis
ease find lodsment on the surface
and during moist, warm weather the
spores germinate rapidly and the fun
gus then makes its entrance into the
fruit and develops rapidly Soon
after the fungus makes its entrance
into the fruit small. brown circular
spots appear on the surface. These
brown spots go deep into the flesh
OF the fruit and spread very rapidly
over the surface. II the weather is
favorable. the entire fruit will be
discolored in one or two days, the
skin ruptured by many small pim-
pies that throw out large quantities
of an ashy gray of dove-colored pow
der that entirely covers the surface.
This powder is the spores of the dis
ease and is easily spread by the wind
to neighboring fruit. and there finds
lodgment and in very few days
repeats the entire process of destruc-
tion. Warm weather is especially
favorable to the development of the
disease and the early soft-heshed va
rieties that mature and ripen during
moist warm weather are especially
subject TO the attacks and are some-
times very diiicult to protect from
the disease.
Spraying the trees with Bordeaux
mixture has been found in several
States TO be entirely effective in pro-
tecting the plants from the disease.
The trees that have been attacked by
the disease should be sprayed before
the growth starts in the spring. All
the old mummied and rotted fruit
that is on the ground under the trees
should be gathered and burned
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment
Press Bulletin.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
Recipes.

Eread Pie.-A good way to use old
bread Crumb the bread and soak in
milk; sweeten to suit taste; favor
with nutmeg, lemon or chocolate; dot
with scraps of butter; bake without
top crust and ice the top after baking.
Hot Biscuits.-Put a little salt and
FIVE teaspoons cream tartar and two
teaspoons soda (leveled off with a
knife) into one quart of -four and
sift. Chop in one-half cup lard and
add sweet milk to make the Eight
consistency to roll out, rather soft.
1t Will take about one pint. Bake in
a quick oven.
Cottage Pie.~-Chop cold meat very
fine, boil and mash some potatoes. TO
every cup OF meat add one-half tea
spoon salt. little pepper, one tea
spoon of finely chopped cooked onion
and one-half cup OF gravy or stock.
Put the meat. seasoning and gravy In
baking dish, cover with the mashed
potatoes and baka in hot oven until
golden brown.
Baked Ham.--Soak ham in cold
water over night; trim It neatly and
cover all over with a thick crust Of
-four and water; bake slowly eigat
hours; remove the crust and skin;
cover the top with flne cracker
crumbs; place In the oven until the
crumbs ara brown. When cold cut ~
thin slices.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09

still observable more notably among
the girls than the boys.
IF you should chance to meet any
day in any of the comfortable quar-
ters of the town the school children
going home from a public school you
could not fail to be struck by the
number of graceful, pretty girls
among them. To be sure, in such a
company you could always find pretty
children, but l venture to say never
before so many really pretty girls as
now. There are plain children here,
too, If any girl can be called plain,
but notable number of pretty girls,
of girls who would make attractive
pictures, a greater number of such,
distinctly, than would here have been
found thirty years ago. New York
Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
Diplomatic NYomcn

Almost all the celebrated women
have gained their fame by diplomatic
means. The famous women of Jew
ish history were all subtle in their
methods-RebeccaS Jael and Hero
dias, to name but few of them.
What born diplomatlsts, too, were
Catherine of Siena, the great saint,
and Catherine de Medici, the great
sinner The list of them down the
ages is unending. The royal road
to fame, as we'll as to peace. would
seem for women to be marked by
the signposts of diplomacy.-Wo-
mans Life.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
saccharine Feeds the --latest.

The history OF the manufactured
and balanced saccharlne feed is
short one. The man who left the
farm ten years ago and plunged into
other lines, forgetting his former oc-
cupation, smiles with incredullty
when he picks up farm or feed
journal and sees "Molasses Feeds"
advertised and discussed. But the
up-to-dste farmer. Iairyman and
feeder already understand the value
of molasses or saccharine feeds. The
overwhelming demand for such feeds
prove this.
But the very fact that this demand
IS so great has produced conditions
in the manufacture of saccharine
feeds of which feeders should be in
formed and of which they should
make a note.
Demand will induce a supply OF
some kind, and whore the demand in
creases rapidly the supply is very
liable to be inferior to what it would
be were the demand limited to sell
strictly on superior merit
This rapidly growing demand for
saccharine feeds has induced scores
of manufacturers to place such feeds
on the market under various names,
and with almost as various ingre-
dients. Analyses Of many of these
feeds reveal the fact that they con-
tain a large amount of indigestible
matter that is not even legitimate or
healthy roughage; in fact. much of
1t is absolutely injurious to the stock.
Oat hulls, rice hulls. weed seeds and
other matter OF neutral or harmful
character have been found in large
proportions by the experimental de-
partments of animal industry in the
various States.-Epitomis
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
More Pretty Girls Than Ever.

"They tell u.s. said the middle
aged man. that within a generation
or two the women of this country
have increased in stature, as they
have as we'll in all the attributes OF
graceful womanhood so that there
were never so many splendid women
to be seen here as now. all this being
due to improved conditions of life, to
which with its comparatively greater
opportunity for leisure, recreation
and cultivation, the sex is first to
respond, thus showing in this way
greater advance in development
than man.
"And they tell us also that this
advance, as might naturally be ex-
pected, Is more to be noted among
the well-to-do and those comfortably
situated in life; but I should say from
my own observation that 1t is now
spreading among all the people as a
race. Living conditions are now far
more favorable for all than they were
even a generation ago, and this ad-
vancement and improvement is now
to be noted among the young people,
the children of the present day,
everywhere; though here also It Is
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
The Outline Stitch.

Many of the imported lingerie
blouses this season have part of the
embroidery done in outline stitch.
For instance, a running vine will be
worked in outline stitch, while bit
Of solid embroidery. eyelet work or
soutache braiding is introduced to
give a pleasing combination.
This present fashion for outlining
and braiding is boon to the woman
whose eyes will not permit the exeou-
tion of the closer and finer needle
k.-Indianapolis News.