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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Skim-Milk Paint.

The following formula for making
skim-milk paint will be of interest to
all who desire cheap paint that will
wear we'll
Stir into a gallon of skim-milk
three pounds of Portland cement,
adding, at the same time, any paint,
in dry form, that will give the color
you desire. The milk will hold the
paint in suspension, but the cement,
being heavy, will sink; therefore, II
will be necessary to keep the mix
ture we'll stirred with a paddle. Mix
only enough at time for one day g
use. II the mixture is not thoroughly
stirred, as you use 1t, it will get
thicker and thicker, and it will be
necessary to thin it by adding more
milk. Six hours after applying this
paint 1t will be dry. 1t is not affected
by weather.
Carbolic acid or any other disin-
fectant can be added, thus making 1t
very effective for use in poultry
houses and the stable. 1t makes an
excellent paint for fences when col
ored drab, by the addition of little
iampblack, or dull green, by adding
ochre and small quantity of Prus-
sian blue.-Outing Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Fertilizing Value Of Straw.

In this great wheat belt it is often
the practice to burn straw; in other
sections straw is largely wasted.
Straw has both considerable feeding
and a fertilizing value. In order to
determine its fertilzing value expert
ments have been made by the Mary
land Station. Fresh wheat straw was
broadcasted at the rate of two tons
per acre in the early fall and plowed
down the following spring, and the
following results were obtained:
The untreated land produced thir-
ty-four bushels of corn per acre and
sixteen bushels Of wheat. The straw
land produced fifty-eight and nine
teen bushels, respectively, and the
same land manured produced eighty
six bushels of corn and twenty-five
bushels of wheat. The result shows
hat while straw is not as valuable a
fertilizer as manure, it will produce a
considerable increase in yield, and
should be used fresh where available
rather than allowed to go to waste
Weekly Witness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Hollands Little Julie.

The name of Hollands new lit
tie Julie" is in every way of good
omen for the house of Orange, which
will have no lack of blossoms ip the
next generation II she follows her
great-ancestress' example, for 1t was
Juliana OF Stolberg who made good
her Nassau husbands claim to be
called William the Rich. He was
rich. as Motley remarks, only in chill
dren. But five sons. headed by vii.
liam the Silent, and seven daughters
amounted to wealth indeed from the
patriotic point of view, All those
five illustrious brothers owed much
to the mother whose letters, written
to them in hours of anxiety. still sur
vive. She advised them. with al
much earnest simplicity, as II they
were still children at her knee, to
rely always, In the midst of the trials
and dangers which were to beset theil
paths through life, upon the grea'
hand of God. London Chronicle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Temperance Notes.

First, the man takes a drink; then
the drink takes a drink: then the
drink takes the man.
City officials believe that in future
Chicago's income from saloon licenses
will never fall below $7,000,000 u
year.
Arkansas law prohibiting the
drinking of intoxicants on trains In
the State or ON station platforms.
though framed only to put down row.
dyism, will materially affect the BUSH
ness OF the buffet car.
All the high class magazines now
refuse liquor advertising, Harper's
being the last to join the ranks.
The strange commentary upon the
claim that Prohibition is an enemy
of hotels Is found In the fact that the
annual convention of the National
Association of Hotel Men was held In
Atlanta, Ca, on May ID.
From this time forth. the man who
makes mere temperance addresses
will be rated as good-natured. un-
conscious traitor to our cause; and
the man who Is too broad TO be true
will be rated as our moot dangerous
enemy.--Professo Aaron 8. Wat
kins.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
The Farmers Horse.

! That Eastern farmers are begin
ming to realize the folly of raising
! lightweight horses of trotting blood
and are taking an interest in draught
breeds, is shown by the many car
loads of horses brought from the
West and sold for good prices. There
are, doubtless, cases where the pur-
chase of these Western horses is the
best policy, but what the Eastern
farmer does not always realize is the
fact that we can produce a much bet
ter quality of horse than the West
sends us, and that it is possible to
breed and realize a profit from good
farm mares. Farmers who have good
sound mares of draught type are for
tunate, for they make the best farm
teams, and may produce colts at the
same time If given right care. For
increasing interest being taken by
Eastern farmers in draught breeds Of
horses thanks are due the manufac-
turers of heavy modern farm imple-
ments. On these tools the farmer
finds the ighttrotting-bred horse SIM
ply out of place, and he sees the value
of the horse that does a good share
of its drawing by its weight in the coll
lar. While good foundation stock. of
draught breeds is not plentiful in tho
East, it is increasing, and the farmer
who has a good mare to breed (and
he should not breed any other),
should not begrudge the time taken
to go a considerable distance for the
use of a superior stallion.
New Jersey has set good example
for other Eastern States in expending
100000 for the purchase and main
tenance of draught and coach stall
lions, which are to be distributed in
the State through farmers organiza-
tions. Another good New Jersey law
is the disquallfying of mongrel stall
lions. or course, speed is very at
tractive. and many farmers have fol-
lowed the lure who would have been
better off II they had left the breed
Ing of trotters to the millionaire
farmer, who could afford the time.
patience and ability required for their
development. For every trotting-
bred horse that sells for a big price
there are nine others that will not
sell for good price, neither are they
good farm horses. The farmer
should raise the type OF horse with
which he will run the least risk-a
horse Of docile disposition. adapted to
farm work and always in demand at a
good price, with little time spent in
handling. What horse fills these re-
quirements so well as the draught?-
Rural New Yorker.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
PROGRESS OF Women.

There is no question that the up
rising of women, which is more or
less active in all parts of the world,
has grown out of the gradual but
steady decline of the men. Within
the last four centuries of the worlds
history, alcoholic liquors, tobacco
and all the enervating and narcotic
drugs, with the single exception OF
opium, have come into general
knowledge and use, and, as con-
sequence, because they are chiefly
used by men there has been a grow
ing enervation and degeneracy of
the men, who are falling more and
more under the contempt of the
women.
Men were made physically strong
er in order that they may support
and protect the women and chill
dren. Women, by the facts OF her
constitution and existence, is neces-
sarily the keeper of the home and
is most properly dependent upon
the man. But when she sees in too
many instances that the husband and
father Is a miserable drunkard and
the sons and brothers wretched loaf
ers there is no wonder that she feels
there is something wrong in the So
cial organization.
1t is q mistake to claim that the
women are naturally all good and
pure, and that where they are other
wise they are made so by the men.
Descended as not few are directly
from depraved and degenerate men
1t would be strange if there were not
women who had inherited the evil
qualities of their fathers, and it is
grievous fact that this is the case.
Moreover, women are largely affected
by environment, and born as are
some amid scenes of misery and vice
ana kept among such surroundings,
how can 1t be possible that all could
or should be pure and good?-New
Orleans Picayune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
The Rust Problem.

How to prevent or lessen the losses
due to rusting of iron and steel is an
important problem and one which is
receiving more and more attention.
This problem has become Of far great
er importance in recent years for two
reasons: (D The greatly increased
use Of these materials; (2) the fact
that the iron and steel made to-day
are much more seriously injured by
rust than those made by earlier and
slower processes.
The great interest which farmers
and road builders have in this prob
lem has led the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture to take 1t up.
Several publications OF more or less
technical character have already been
issued. The latest Of these, a bulletin
on "The Preservation Of Iron and
Steel" by Allerton S. Cushman, de-
scrlbes some very interesting expert
ments.
The protection OF iron and steel
from destruction by rust Is one OF the
great conservation problems TO which
the age is Just awakening. If It can
be solved, a great waste Of our min
eral resources can be stopped. The
production and use OF rust-reslstant
steel and iron will pay in the long
run, even II 1t involves an Increase In
cost Of manufacture.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Sweet Potato Plants.

Prepare hot-bed by using fresh
manure from the horse barns. Add
about one-third TO one-half straw or
bedding material and mix thorough
ly. This mixture should be packed
in the bed to a depth of twelve to
eighteen inches. A convenient width
for a hotbed is six feet; they can
then be made as long as desired.
The mixture should then be thor
oughly moistened but not made wet;
too much water will retard the heat
Ing process caused by the fermenta-
tion of the manure. Let this mix
ture stand in the bed for three or
four days, by which time it will have
reached its highest degree of heat.
At this time the bed should be care
fslly examined to see that there are
no dry spots. The mixture should be
kept well moistened. The frames
that are to support the covering of
the bed should then be placed on top
OF the bed of manure with the slope
OF the earth to the south. Two or
three inches of soil should be spread
over the mixture and the sweet pota-
toes carefully placed on the surface
and covered with an additional layer
OF soil to a depth of two or three
inches. Sandy soil is best for this
purpose. Keep this soil moist
throughout the entire period of plant
growth.
The potatoes should be carefully
distributed over the bed and no two
potatoes should lie against each
other, but they need not be more
than one-half inch apart. The po-
tatoes that are more than two and
one-half or three inches in diameter
should be split lengthwise. and the
cut surface placed down in the bed:
smaller potatoes may be placed in
the bed whole. The potatoes should
be placed In the bed about six weeks
before the first psants are to be trans
planted to the open field. II care is
exercised In pulling the plants, a Sec
ond crop OF plants will be produced
In about two weeks and a third and
much lighter crop will be produced
about two weeks later during which
time a good bed will produce from
100 to $50 plants per square foot.
The plants should not be placed In
the open field until the soil is quite
warm and all danger of frost Is
passed. Experiment Sta
tion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Planning the Dairy Work.

Some men spend a great deal OF
time trying TO figure what II costs to
feed their dairy herds under their
methods OF handling rather than try
ing to reduce the cost OF feeding.
| know a man who Is feeding
IL pounds mixed hay and fye pounds
corn stoyer per day with five pounds
ground oats to his fresh cows. Two
tons per acre OF mixed hay is a good
yield for his farm, which. figured at
$40 per ton. would make $40 per
acre. This same ground would raise
twenty tons OF silage. which, figured
at one-third the value OF hay, would
make a production OF sec per acre.
Or he could raise at least four
times the feeding value of his hay by
putting In part OF his land to millet.
There Is no better time to plan for
increasing the seasons profits than
now. We must figure closely on the
cost Of production. as well as the In
crease OF yield.
Intensive farming Is the order OF
the day. We can easily double the
yield Of our crops by giving more at
tention to the selection OF seeds, bot.
ter desperation OF the seed bed. more
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
An Isolated People.

How much remains TO be done be-
fore we shall have complete knowl-
edge of the inhabitants OF our little
planet is indicated by the failure OF
Mr.. Alanson Skinner, OF the Amer
lean Museum Of Natural History, to
get into communication last summed
with the Naskapi Indians Of Labrador.
He had supposed that they could ba
reached by way OF the west coast OF
Labrador. but found 1t to be impossi.
BILE. When driven by starvation In
winter, they go to Nitchequon. In the
interior. fifty-fiye days journey by
canoe from Rupert's House, on East
Maine River. Otherwise they ard
confined In the interior of Labrador
proper, -held back on the east and
north by the Eskimo. on the west by
the Northern Cree, and on the south
by the Montagnais. Youths Com
panion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
AN OLD TIMER
Has Had Experiences.

A woman who has used Postum
since 1t came upon the market knows
from experience the wisdom of using
Postum in place of coffee II one val
ues health and a clear brain. She
says:
"At the time Postum was first put
on the market l was suffering from
nervous dyspepsia. and my physician
had repeatedly told me not to use tea
or coffee. Finally decided to take
his advice and try Postum. got
package and had 1t carefully pre-
pared. finding 1t delicious to the taste.
So continued its use and very soon
its beneficial effects convinced me OF
its value, for / got we'll of my nery-
BUSINESS and dyspepsia.
my husband had been drinking
coffee all his life until II had affected
his nerves terribly, and I persuaded
him to shift to Postum. II was easy
to get him to make the change, for
the Postum Is SO delicious. 1t GER
tainly worked wonders for him.
I'VE soon learned that Postum
does not exhilarate or depress and
does not stimulate. but steadily and
honestly Strengthens the nerves and
the stomach.
ITO make a long story short. our
entire family continued to use Pos
tum with satisfying results, as shown
In our fine condition OF health, and
We have noticed a rather unexpected
Improvement in brain and nerve pow
er."
Increased brain and nerve power
always follows the use of Postum In
place OF coffee. sometimes In very
marked manner. There's Rea-
SON."
Look in pkgs. for the famous lit
tie book. THE Road to Wellville."
Ever read the above letter? A
now one appears from time TO time.
They are genuine, true. and full OF
human Interest,"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
JULY eleventh
Topic-Llfe Lessons for Me from the
Gospel of John. John IA: 1-21.
(Consecration Meeting.)

Iopic-life Lessons for Me rom eae
Gospel of John. John IA: 1-21.
(Consecration Meeting.)
Life and light. John /: 1-13.
How Jesus found me. John 1: 40
81.
Heavenly things. John 8: 12, 10,
1921.
The Living Fount. John a: 10, IA:
z: 81.
The Living Bread. John G: $3.50.
The pledge Of life. John 90: lis.
John IA is the Twenty-third Psalm
Of the New Testament, and the two
are the most precious passages of
Scripture.
lie not your heart be troubled" is
a commandment as binding as any in
the Bible; and 1t is followed by two
fold reason.
Do you ask what Christ is doing
now? He is preparing a place for
each of His earthly brothers.
To ask anything in Christ's name
is to plead His promise with God, and
to ask in His spirit. for the things OF
which He would approve.
Life and light" power and wis.
dom-what more can any one want?
And Christ gives us both abundantly
q: A.
The Cana miracle is Christs ap-
proval at the very outset of His min
istry, of the joyous side of life. and
the home side e.: 2.)
John 3: 16 is the central verse OF
the Bible. the central sentence OF all
the worlds libraries!
No one really works for Christ that
does not take delight in the work, as
He did. and does q: BAD
The Bible is made one In Christ,
and Christ's seal upon the Old Testa-
ment binds it upon the Christians
heart Go: 80, 46.)
II we truly believe that Christ is
the Bread of life, we shall count 1t a
disloyalty to Him even to seek salts
faction elsewhere &c: 35.)
There are those that do not enjoy
the Water OF life; but 1t is because
they are not thirsty q: 37.)
We boast OF our political freedom,
which is indeed blessed; but what
avails 1t If our souls are chained? Is:
36)
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
A SIGHT FOR THE ELK.

At a country fair out in Kansas a
man went up to the tent where some
elk were on exhibition and stared
wistfuliy up at the sign.
"I'd like to go In there" he saiG to
the keeper. but 1t would be mean to
go in without my family. and can't
afford TO pay for my wife and seven-
teen children"
The keeper stared at him in aston-
ishment.
Are all these your children" he
gasped.
Every one." said the man.
'You wait a minute" said the
keeper. I'm going to bring the elk
out and let them see you all.'-phi;-
adelphia Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
.EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, JULY II.
Transformed Common Thlnes-(John
2. 1.11.l

transformed common Thinqs-(John
q 1-11.)
Wine in the Old Testament ds every.
where the symbol of joy. Jesus
act in turning water into wine at Cana
symbolizes his desire to turn every
common thing in our lives into some.
thdng rare and joyous. How many
common things are transformed to his
followers since Jesus came! The
humblest cradle is hallowed since he
was Graded in a manger; the home
hest implements are sacred since he
wrought with the carpenters tools;
even the cross, degraded by It's long
association with criminals, glows with
holy meaning since he hung upon It;
the smallest living thing compels our
reverence since he loved the birds and
flowers; the life of little child can.
not be valued in terms Of the worlds
wealth since Jesus took a child into
his arms; womanhood is radiant since
he called a woman mother; manhood
outtops the stars since he walked on
the earth a man. If the things
which make up your life-work, play,
surroundings, people-are dull and
commonplace to you, 1t Dis because you
have not yet seen them in the light of
the transforming touch of Christ. If
your life itself seems profitless, what
It needs is to be transformed by the
commanding voice of Christ.
When Bishop Bashford first went to
China he wrote back some very enter
tanning letters about the modes OF
travel in that land. Travelling
here" he said, would be very dole
full thing II 1t we're not that Mrs. Bash
ford and myself make a picnic OF 1t
ninety-nine days in hundred" There
was a very tiresome thing transform
ed by a cheerful Christian spirit.
Tissot, the great artist, went one
day to a church in Paris to observe
the worshippers in a study of types
of fashionable women. AS he sat in
the church he seemed to see In a
vision a homeless peasant and his
wife sitting weary and sorrowful by
the roadside. AS they sat Jesus came
and sat beside them and talked with
them. After the vision Tissot could
not go on with his paintings of Paris
ian women. He had no rest until he
put the magnificent picture, Christ
the Consoler," on canvas. Then, In
spired by the grandeur of his theme,
he went to Palestine and studied for
ten years in preparation for the most
mavelious series of Bible pictures ever
painted. There Is not a gift possess
ed by any one of us that Christ can
not take and make radiant and beau.
tiful for his work in the saving of the
world.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

In those localities where valuable
land is completely subdued by brush,
the goats are considered of more
value for the purpose of clearing IT
than for their mohair or meat. They
thus became one Of the farmers most
important tools. Their value in this
respect must be measured by the
value of the land which they render
cultiyable. It is said that in Oregon,
where Cinnamon had been paid as
high as $40 an acre for clearing
brush, goats had done the work even
better. Sprouts will spring up behind
mems work, but goats will keep them
down until they cease to appear
Farmers Home journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Swinburne.

Down at Harper's group of lit
erary men were discussing the death
subtlest kind" said Colonel Harvey,
who had met the poet on various oc-
casions in London. Il attended a
dinner once at which Swinburne was
present. Seated next to him was a
titled Briton of the type we are so
fond of caricaturing-a drawing,
fat-headed noodle. With an air of
great condescension he turned to
Swinburne and said:
'Aw. Mr.. Swinburne, l passed
your house the other day.
Did you, indeed?' replied the
poet, with just the suspicion of
twinkle in his eye. Il am delighted
to hear 1t. Thank you, so much!'"
The Wasp.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

/ thorough cultivation and harvesting
at the proper time.
You dairymen will be surprised to
find how easy 1t is to increase profits
If you will simply take a little time
to plan for your crops, and the feed
ing of your stock. Don't be afraid
that silage will cause the cows teeth
to decay or give them hollow horn
or wolf in the tail. Fit a small piece
of ground for alfalfa, and stay with
it till you get a stand.-C. l. Hunt, in
Farm and Home.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Hardy Sheep.

Chevlot sheep are noted for their
hardy constitutions and ability to
thrive under certain conditions which
are detrimental to other breeds. Pro-
fessor c. S. Plumb says the hardness
of the Cheviot is unsurpassed among
the medium wools. The rigor of
winter, sparseness of fuel and intes-
tinal parasites, cause less suffering
among Cheviots than most other
breeds.-Farmers' Home Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Suicide For q scorpion.

II scorpion finds himself licked
by a centipede. which is usually the
case. though both little things put up
a desperate tight, the scorpion COM
mits suicide. II twists its tail por-
tion and stings itself In the back OF
the neck and drops dead.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums. reduces intlanrna.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
DO Your Feet Ache and Rnrn,

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot. .Ess.
powder for the feet. 1t makes TIGHT ~,
rev shoes feel easy. Cures Corns, Bunions
Swollen, Hot, Smarting and Sweating Fao,
and lngrowing Nails Sold by All DrIqg,s,.
and Shoe stores, 25 cts. Sample sent FRFs
Address Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

The British Medical Association
has appointed a committee TO consider
the question OF healing OF the sick
through such methods as the Emman-
uel movement, and may take up the
subject at Its next general meeting
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Uncle Ebcn.

Sometimes" said Uncle Eben, "de
man dat insists on bein' de whole
show amt got much respeck foh Dc
feelin's OF de audience"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

The resistance to traction in dry
weather is smallest on brick pave
ments and in wet weather on btu
lithic payements,