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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25

1t has been said that allpointed OBJ
iects, such as leaves Of trees and
blades of grass tend to equallze the
electricity in the earth and the atmos-
phere. If this theory is true, 1t would
seem that 1t would be wise to plant
plenty of trees about our premises
TO act as protectors from lightning,
1t would also seem that trees with
many sharp points, like the ever
greens, would be better than our com.
mon deciduous trees
/ never saw an evergreen that had
been struck by lightning, nor a beech,
nor sugar pine, nor sugar tree. nor
any fruit tree, such as the apple and
pear; but | have seen locust, walnut,
oak, hickory, yellow poplar, maple,
ash and few other kinds that had
been struck. 1t is said that in India
there is tree that is never struck
by lightning, and the natives fly to 1t
in time of storms for protection.
This Is a matter of no small i'm
portance, and If everyone who has
made any special study along this
line would give the results of his OBJ
servations to the readers of the
Farmer it might be the means of saw
ing lives and property from destruc-
tion.-B. S. C.
We trust that some attention will
be paid to this suggestion. There is
no doubt something in it, The writer
speaks of the sugar tree as being ex-
empt from lightning, while the maple
is sometimes struck. What maple
does he refer to? The rock maple or
hard maple is the sugar tree, as is
generally understood. and is, we be-
lieve, sometimes struck by lightning.
How about the elm? Is it ever
struck? We do not recall an instance.
Indiana Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
Planting the Dat Field,

With the oat crop, as with other
small grain crops, the first essential
of success is that the seed bed be in
the best state of tilth. To meet these
conditions we believe the best results
come from fall plowing. On land
that has been plowed the previous
fall, We disk both ways with the disk
harrow and then harrow lengthwise
and then cornerwise with a SPRING
tooth harrow. This is done so that
the man who is driving the drill may
have a clean field and so that the
harrow ridges will not confuse him
in driving in straight line.
When grass seed is sown the land
should be gone over with smoothing
narrow, so that all the fine seed may
be covered. Many farmers still cling
TO the old idea that the field should
be gone over with a roller, but there
are certain conditions OF the soil
when roller will prove an actual
detriment TO the growing crop, and
for that reason We no longer make q
practice of rolling our oat fields.
There is more light and inferior oat
seed sowed than any other variety of
small grain. Poor seed causes low
yields of oats. The actual cost of i'm
proved seed is very small compared
with the Increased yields that come
from its use. BY good seed do not
mean extremely high priced seed that
comes from seedsmen who claim great
yields, but mean good. plump,
heavy seed
IL is an excellent plan to use one
acre OF ground TO grow seed oats on
each year, and this crop should be
kept separate from the main crop and
used only for seed. Under ordinary
conditions | think we should change
seed every four years, for there is no
crop that Will deteriorate faster than
oats when they are kept on the same
farm year after year. or course,
proper selection of seed and culture
Will prevent this. Closely linked
with the question OF good seed comes
that OF healthy seed. nave found Il
good plan to treat all oats that are
sInutty with formalin before sowing.
This kills the smut pores and insures
healthy seed.-W. Milton Kelly, In
the Epitomist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
When We Long For Power.

Many Christian of good average
standing really longs for spiritual
power-at times. When he hears II
said OF certain rare individuals. as
was said recently of a widely known
leader in the Kingdom, "Mr.
lives his Christianity SO remarkably
that you are always uplifted by II
when he is in your house" he thinks
ne would rather have that power, so
that people would talk that way
about him, than anything else in the
world. His desire is sincere, for the
moment. but it does not last long
enough. III 1t did, the longed-for
power would come. blessed are
they that hunger and thirst after
righteousness. for they shall be
filled." But they must care more for
the power of the Spirit than for any
thing else in their lives. Which
means that they must be willing to
pay the price that the Spirit demands
for complete entry into anyone's life.
And that is stern. rigid duty-doine
at every point; absolute surrender of
self and all of self's interests: the
making of the Kingdom and its inter-
ests first and supreme in ones life.
II this seems too high price to pay,
we need not wonder that our lives
lack the occasionally, languidly cov-
eted power.-Sunday-School Times.
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The Bone Grinder.

1t is surprising that every farmer
that has fowls should net also have
bone grinder. Perhaps the main
reason is undoubtedly because the
farmer does not understand the many
advantages there are in having such
machine, because have never
heard of any one who gave the bone
grinder a fair trial that was dis5atis-
led with the investment.
Bones cannot be utilized without
being ground, and they contain a
large quantity of very valuable food
ingredients that go to make cut bone
one of the very best substances that
can possibly be fed to induce quick
growth in chicks or heavy eGg-produc-
tion among hens. Bones contain
much lime, which is a necessity to the
fowl dropping a large number of eggs
during the year. They also contain
valuable nitrogen and phosphorus,
which elements are not found in very
large quantities in many other feeds.
So, altogether, green cut bone is well
nigh indispensable to the poultry
keeper who understands it's feeding
value.
Many rich bones are wasted every
year on the average farm, and this
condition really should never exist.
The manurial value of bones also is
considerable and made thoroughly
available after being used by fowls
Epitomist.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORNOTE
FEBRUARY TWENTY.EIGHTH.

Home Missions: Present-day Pic.
neers. EccI. II: Ia.
The sower and the seed. Matt. 49,:
3-9.
A missionary call. Jer. 1: 4.10.
A missionary message. lisa. 40: Ill.
The missionary's S, length. Ezek.
8: All.
Achieving impossibilities. Ezek. 81.
Missionary hardships. 2 Tim. q:
II.
Missionaries seems to throw away
time and strength and money; but
the missionaries are trusting 1t all to
God, not to men ". u.
The word comes back, after many
days always, after few days some.
times, always enough to encourage.
and how gloriously much in the end.
less years! ". 1.)
A missionary docs not choose
among his hearers, b. gives to all.
He has had so many ! jpy surprises
In men that he is not Dyer-careful Of
his pearls ". q.
The missionary finds many clouds
and much wind, but he is like the man
who said, 81 do love weather." ". A.
Suggesiono.
missionary thouf, in New York
City, is on the outpos whenever he
meets an unconverted man.
pioneer is one that first opens up
country; and what territory is so
wonderful as soul!
A missionary is the pioneer of civ.
ilization; 1t Is he that makes possible
law, order, trade, and wealth.
Missionaries are pioneers of educa.
tion: first the Sunday school, then the
day school, then the college.
Illustrations.
An unconverted soul is Jungle. In
which lurk all poisonous serpents and
wild beasts.
A pioneer must first let in the sun
with the axe and then break I'D the
soil with the plough. So a missionary
starts with the sunshine of friendli-
ness, and then ploughs for sowing the
gospel seed.
AS Crusoe found footprints on the
sand assuring him of the presence of
an unseen companion, so every mis-.
sionary pioneer sees certain bleeding
footprints gone before him.
1t is gold that has drawn most of
the worldly pioneers, but there is no
such gold as the missionaries mug.
gets,-immortal souls.
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"They Feared as They Entered Into
the Cloud"

Many of the greatest and most up.
lifting experiences of life approach
in the guise of fearsome clouds,
Whether any cloud shall be changed
into 1.-The Majestic Glory" depends
upon whether 1t shuts in or shuts out
Christ. II He be within 1t, the vision
splendid must soon burst forth to
show the Master more radiant, more
divine than before.
To those drawing consciously near
the close of their days this mount OF
the TRANSPORTATION has its lessons OF
exceeding grace. 1t is not a pleasant
thing to anybody to grow old. To
most men, despite all they say and
the jests they make. age comes as un-
expected and unheralded as a cloud
drifting across Hermon's heights.
From some source, invisible, there
comes sudden shadow ard a dread.
full chill. Something has shut out the
sun, slowed the beating of the heart.
Happy, thrice happy, that
disciple who sees the curtain shut
down behind him and life only to see
the veil thrown back which reveals
to him the Saviour glorious in the
light OF immortality.-The Interior
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
.EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY %.
Shepherds and HirelIngs-John 10:
Lis: Matt, 8: 11.13.

Shepherds and HireIIngs-John 10:
Lie; Matt. 8: Ills.
John 10: 1-16. For many centuries
Palestine has been country of
sheep-walks. You may find today de.
scendents Of the shepherds of ancient
days who trod those paths, and who,
true to the traditions OF their tribe,
still keep watch over their flocks.
When our Lord travelled through Ju.
daea and Galilee and I'll the country
east of the Jordan he frequently saw
great focks OF sheep feeding, and very
probably among his auditors many
times were shepherds themselves.
In Christ's declaration Of truth it
was his custom to make 1t clear to
his hearers by using illustrations
which Immediately won their atten.
tion. In the passage before us he
was about to teach a most important
and interesting truth, one which was
OF the deepest concern to mankind.
He used the Hebraism Verify, yer.
iiy." meaning "it is true, indeed" or
course every declaration the Master
made was true, but there were occa.
sions when 1t was necessary, either
because of the blindness or the antag.
onism of men. TO emphasize particu.
larly the truth which was about to be
announced. This was such a time,
Our Lord was constantly meeting
with false teachers. He had to com.
bat them and assail their teaching.
The Pharisees persisted in declaring
that they were the real pastors, and
that Jesus was an impostor. Tn,
Galilaean contrasted the good shep
herd with the hireling. and allowed
his hearers to judge which was the !
true pastor
Matt. 8: 11.13. The last verse of the
above passage contains Christ's pre-.
diction OF one fold and one shepherd.
Here In this part Of Matthew there is
a similar announcement Whoever
It Is, Jew or Gentle, who has be.
!ieyed upon Jesus. he has entered his
fold, which Is but another name for
the kingdom Of God. But disohedient.
unbelieving Jews will be cast away.
Children Of the kingdom" here has
reference to the members of the re-
bellious nation who would not have
Christ rule over them.
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One Cause of Child Labor.

A common contributing cause to
child labor is the saloon and the
beverage liquor traffic. which discour-
age thrift and frugality among the
poor and often force their children
at too early age from the school
into the mill or shop. When poor
men undertake to support saloons and
poolrooms, their families are sure to
suffer. To relieve that want, the wife
takes In washing" and the son or
daughter leaves school to seek en-
ployment.
Child labor voluntarily undertaken
and the experience accompanying it
nave In many cases proven more
beneficial than the schooling sacri-
feed. However, there is a great
difference between Mr.. Lawrence. the
wealthy contractor at Fairfield, leav-
ing hom, at eight years OF age to as
sist his poor mother in the support
or a large family, and the children
OF an able-bodied spinner in Lewiston
who are forced to toll In the cotton
factory to support their father, who
spends his time playing billiards and
drinking in beer shops.
Intoxicating liquors, more than
any other thing. tend to make people
idle, wasteful and vicious, thus strik-
Ing at both morals and wealth.
Liquor blights the last hopeful pros
Feet OF the poor and creates paupers,
detectives and criminals.
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I meaning. II is what relates to the
Lord" and hence church. From II
| comes the Scotch kirk" the Dutch
"kerk" and the German "kirche. ;
| Some think II should be so rendered
In this epistle, and that this lady Il
| the Ephesian Church personified, her
sister the church where John was
holding services at the time, her chill
dren the sorely tempted Ephesian
converts.
If SO, the significance simply broad
ems from the family home to the
church nome. The lesson was ard
remains afTronriate to both. Neither
at the house nor il fro church do we
need a new theology, nor additional
commandments. In both places we
need the Pentacostal spirit inspiring
as with one accord to continue stead
fast in the temple; with gladness and
singleness of heart breaking bread at
home;" in church, in the house, on
the street constantly reiteratiag,
thoughtfully contemplating, logically
applying the duplex commandment of
love.
Such widowed saint as I have
Imagined Cyria, when boy l was
privileged to know. Her time, too,
was spent in helping others. Ons
day she stopped me on the street and
said: MY 10y, do you remember
how Nero wished all the Romans had
one neck. that he might wiring 1t?
Wen, ! was just wishing that all the
Christians of York had one neck, that
| might hug It." Her life, whether
worsfipiDg at the temple or break
ing bread at home, approved her
WORDS.
What warning is Johns Look to
yourselves that ye receive a full re-
ward" Religion is more than a
means for gaining heaven or escaping
hell. In neither place, any more than
upon earth, are rewards and punish
ments meted out with stupid and in
discriminate uniformity.
In the future life remorse will not
be localized. Some among the saved
barely squeeze through the gates,
others have an abundant entrance.
Inside, many are unadorned at all;
the crowns of others are plain cir
clets; some heads are wreathed with
stars. While rejoicing in their re-
demption will not multitudes regret
their mpty-handedness?
TO be first at school, in games,
among business men, is a lofty ambi-
tioD. Loftiest of all ambitions is to
be first in the kingdom of heaven; to
be richest where moth and rust cor
rupt not, where thieves break not
through, where industry has its full
reward Such deposits in heavenly
vaults increase at compound interest
II we walk determinedly in the mar
row path, abhor falsities, work no
schemes, speak no unkind
words, are intolerant of our own sins,
tolerant to other sinners, make tenn
pies of our homes and homes of our
temples.
Browning puts in the dying mouth
of its leater the cause of that post
Pentacostal Joy at church and at
home:
For, life with all it yields of Joy and woe
And hope, and fear-believe the aged
friend
Is Just our chance of the prize of learning
love,
How love might be, hath been indeed
and is
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25

then pick up the crate, with the right
hand holding the upper crosspiece,
and the left hand holding a side slat
near the opposite end, and after you
have the Swing Of it" approach the
hog from the rear and a little to the
left side and pitch the crate length
wise over him, letting go with the
left hand, that the front end may
strike the earth first.
Hold fast with the right hand and
pull the crate backward, and you will
find that you can in this manner take
the hog anywhere you choose. Do
not speak, and keep out of sight of
the hog as much as possible. DO not
try to hold the crate still or to back
him on the bottom of the crate until
he quiets down little. You will be
surprised to see how quiet he will
become after he has walked backward
few rods. To put him into another
crate or through a door. says the
Twentieth Century Farmer, raise the
front end little. and he viii go in
like a shot.
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American
-: Dueilirg
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The years which separate us Amer
leans from duelling are fewer than
most of us realize. The late Prof.
Shaler's Autobiograp now running
in the Atlantic, has this amusing rem-
iniscence:
The first occasion was when a silly
cousin OF mine with too much wine
in him challenged we'll known duel
ist. James Jackson, who as a general
fell at Perryyllle. Fortunately, I
knew Jackson as well as a boy of
eighteen may know a man of twice
his years. | made my plea to him
to give my klnsman an easy way out.
AT first he was obdurate, saying that
he would have his life--he had, In
deed, reason to be vexed-but in the
end he told his second TO "fix 1t up"
with me. My good, | may say In
deed affectionate, relations with Jack
son had begun year before In q
like absurd business in a ball room
In Frankfort. | had accidentally
stepped into TIE mess made on the
floor by the breaking of bottle OF
champagne. which he as manager was
trying to have cleaned up. With
sharp word. he pushed me aside; my
new found manly dignity was offend
ed; 30 therefore, as usual In such
cases. I asked him for his card. His
answer was: II beg your pardon,
my dear sir. / took you for n boy"
We both saw the fun OF the situation
ard became friends. He was one OF
the glories OF this world. he lifted my
sense OF what II was to be man.
the ancient type OF gentleman.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
Sulphur For Sheen.

Hot baths, made by putting sulphur
In wata", are a specific for scab In
sheep. S2ab is very infectious, and
any sheep having 1t should be kept by
itself. The bath will need to be re-
peated at intervals of one or two
days, for at least three times. in order
TO destroy germs that were not ad-
vanced enough for the first applica-
tion TO Kill. The Australian sheep
growers have succeeded in eradicating
scab from their country. Now every
sheep brought to Australia has to
submit to the bath once to destroy
possible germs that have not become
visible. -Epitomist
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
Useful For Feeding Hogs.

A number of breeders use a crate
for handling hogs and find it a very
useful article. It should be made as
light and strong as possible, two by
two inch posts and one by four inch
white pine strips being used. The
most useful size is fifty-four inches
long, thirty inches high and sixteen
inches wide, inside measurements.
The bottom is made one inch smaller
each way than the inside measure
ment in order to allow the crate to
slip down over it. Two pieces of
half-inch gas pipe twenty-four inches
long can then be slipped through the
holes in the lower side pieces, which
will hold the bottom up and also
serve as handles when lifting it.
After the crate is finished keep It
in the yard where the hogs will get
used to it, and when you want to
pick out hog place the bottom of
the crate where 1t will be handy:
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
The Weeping Bell.

The convent of st. Mark at Flor
ence. now a museum, has preserved
Its old bell, given by Cosmo de- Med
tci. 1t is known as the weeping bell.
because 1t sounded the death knell of
Sayonarola, mingling its tones with
the groans OF the crowd. The effect
OF the atmosphere during four CEN
turtles threatened It with ruin. 1t
will be replaced by a new bell. but
the old one is to be preserved In the
second cloister. The curator OF the
museum. Signor Guido Corocci, has
made an exhaustive examination of
the old bell. ON which some of the
original inscriptions can still be read.
The principal scheme OF decoration
Is frieze OF children, which, In the
opinion OF Signor Corocci. was exc
cuted by Michelozzo after designs of
Donaiello. London Globe.
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Temperance News and Notes.

The bumper" is well named.
A sherry cobbler does not mend
the soul.
We favor shorter hours for over
worked bartenders.
The use of the cup that inebriates
is often bowled out.
If rectifiers could only rectify the
mistakes OF alcohol
One month after Galesburg. nj.
went dry. her drunk list" had de-
preciated from ninety-one to seven
teen.
Every moderate drinker could
abandon the Intoxicating cup II he
would; every inebriate would n he
could.-John B. Cough.
The National w. C. 4. u. has local
unions In 10000 towns and cities.
The work Is carried on by thirty
eight departments. The Organization
Is but thirty-four years old.
The value OF farm products in the
past year is placed at $7.778,OOO, 900.
Pretty soon the liquor manufacturer
win come along and want to know
how the country could possibly sur
viye II 1t didn't have him to rot up
Ills little sixty-four one-hundredth OF
a.. - -
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Why Do They Drink?

AS one walks along the ugly street,
the big black bottles stand out in
the wide glass window, so close at
hand that one might almost put ones
hand on them. Liquid damnation,
as our friends the prohibitionists
would say. But, even though the
proprietor of this place might be
induced to wash the thirsty cutters
with his wares, there is no pressing
haste for this. Pray ask him first
whether he has yet other commodities
In stock. Up there on that high
shelf. inside the store, has he per-
chance, in bottles that we can empty
In the gutter, too, such miserable
stuffs as these: The quintessence Of
selfish heart; the scourge Of scold-
Ing tongues; the haste of wealthy
vagabonds to kill themselves and
dragging hours; the memories of lit
tie ones who died because the great
world, that had called them here to
play their parts a trifiing time, had
greedily withheld her bounty from
their pallid lips; or the unceasing
round of drudgery that changes hu-
man beings into mere aching cogs In
wheels?
All these must run along the gut
ter there; else do you not know that,
for the temporary washing of the
stain of sorrow from the heart, men
would perform a miracle and make
them fiery beverages from out the
very paving stones of the street?
Yes, IL they shall ask for daily bread
and have but stones, they will trans
form the unpalatable diet into mo-
mentary cloud castles. from whence,
1t is true, they shall descend to a
still sadder and more sordid earth.
But what would you wish? Stones
are highly indigestible, good tenn
perance friends, and crate unpleas-
antly upon the teeth of those who
bite at them.-Louise Harding, In
Christian Register.
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succulence Necessnrv.

Closely yarded hens require succu-
lent fod. II you throw an apple into
the pen to a flock OF hens that have
been closely confined and fed on grain
alone. you will observe how quickly
they will eat It. These same hens,
II turned loose into an orchard, after
a few days would not touch an apple
though the fruit might be very plen-
tifui. An apple. as we'll as other
kinds OF green food. is a luxury to
fowls only when they are closely
yarded or housed and fed principally
on grain.
There Is little nutriment in apples,
cabbage, potatoes and other green
foods. but they serve as a succulent
and change of diet. and for this are
q great help. Glover and alfalfa
stand at the head Of al green stur