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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
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First Spasm.

| can sniff the scent of spring com.
ing softly on the wing can hear the
zephyr's Groom and the ice-freed rivers
tune. Spring is near! ] can almost
see tho bee buzzing DER with ecstasy,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
Msrsthon Rses In euavlIIs.


Jimmy-say, Tommy. what kind OF
wood do they use in these sliding
boards the kids have In the park?
Tommy-Aw, that's easy! Why,
slippery elm, OF course.-Detroit Trib-
une
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06

II the juice Of apricots and cream
are beaten together, the flavor is very
delicate and 1t makes delicate saucs
to serve with rice pudding.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
UNCLE ELLIS FABLES,
Wherein 10 the Tail Of Each Is
Tied a Moral.
STORY OF THE LIMPING ASS.
The Peasant and His Son, Whose Good
Intentions Were Brought TO Naueht.
The Fox the Coon and the Pullst
That Wasn't Wise.

copyright. 1909. by t. c. McClure.1
~ NE day after having grazed HIS
M All the Camel started down TO
w the water hole to quench his
thirst. He was feeling balmy
and complacent. and as he walked
along he communed to himself;
"Ah, It is good to be a Camel
There's a hump on my back that any
animal in the world might be proud
of, and the party that says my neck
is not as graceful as that Of the Swan
is a horse thief and liar"
He had not yet reached the water
when he met the Giraffe, who was
also feeling that be was the It. The
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06

She (inspecting a gun)-WhS do they
call this one the ballet dancer7
Guide Because II Is such a kicker.
Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06

tickled her heels with feather duster
fastened to the e. of fishpole.
Dad said Brooks, on the evening
before the eventful day, 'I'm a
g-g-g-g.oin' t-t.tt.' make t-t-t-en dollars
today
"All right, son, go ahead" replied
father. After you have made that
$40 I'll give you another II you'll stop
suffering"
"All right, d-d-d-d.ad, I'll d-d-d-d-o it.
When father arrived home next eve.
ming Brooks ambled into the living
room.
Where's that $40, Brooks?"
"Aw, | didn't r-r.ride him. tn
f-f-f'feller wouldn't let me t.ttry."
Why not?"
"H.f-h.h-e said the m-m.m-m-mule
would k-k-k-kick me off before
c-c-c.cc.could holler w-w-w-whoa!"
Failing to add to his bank account
by riding the mule. Brooks got a job
as cabin boy on the excursion boat
plying to and from st. Joe, Mich
Some days he made as high as SO, and
the way that bank account grew was
a caution, for Brooks is no stutterer
when II comes to finances. About a
week before school began in Septem
ber, Brooks threw up his job.
Father came in late and found
Brooks still up.
Say, dad, I'm mighty glad t-t-took
that job on the b-b-b.boat this sum
mer."
"Hm-why, SOM"
You s-s-s-s-see tn p.p.passengers
k-k-k-kidded me so, much they
c'c'c-c-ured me of s-s-s-stuttering
W-w-w-w-hat about that t-t-t.en dollars
d.d-d.ad?"
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Cured Of stammerlno

Brooks was all boy. TO begin with,
ut when the Wild West show came
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06

i. ICopyright, 1909 by T. c McClurel
n T the usual hour Of Mr.. Bow.
N ser's homecoming Mrs. Bow
ser posted herself at the front
window to watch for him and
Judge OF his state of feeling before he
entered the house.
In due time he dropped of the car
without turning to shake his fist at the
conductor and threatening to have
> him fred.
He encountered pedestrian or two
on the way to the gate but If they re-
marked anything he was not aroused.
The gate was shut but he did not
Kick n open, nor was II an occasion
when he grabbed the knob Of the
front door and tried to tear It out by
the roots
Mrs. Bowser had only to glance at
him once to realize that he had come
home in a perfectly sane condition Of
mind and that he had not invested In
q mountain of natural borax or n new
hair dye during the day.
The dinner was good one, and Mr.
Bowser admitted It. He was told that
during the day three different tramps
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
DOWSER IS AT REST,
Lapses Into a Normal Condition
Much to Cooks Amusement.
A QUIET NIGHT AT HOME.

Neither Tragedy Nor Comedy Disturbs
ths Usual Serenity. and Mrs. 5owssr
is Very Much Puzzled as to the Out
come.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06

10 Town ne Dounu'
ed to the center
Of the stage in a
suit of khaki. a
sombrero, chaps
and a leather belt,
r g ared on a
horses back, and
priding himself
upon his equine
prowess, he re.
sented the man.
ayers assertion
thar the town did
not possess a boy
who could ride the
bucking mulel
by g-g-g-golly,
I'll r-r-r-ride him
and put the $40
in the b-b-b-bank,' -
he conhded to his
chum, suffering
like a dog on a
cogwheel.
For three days
Brooks girded his
lariat about him
and did stunts on
and off the back
OF Dobbins, the
family carriage
horse. At the end
of the third day
he could stick on
ID o b b ins four
times around the
stable-ynrd while
the boys of the
N eiQh horh OOd
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-11
Feeding Alfalfa to Horses.

In a recent issue Of the Breeders
Gazette, of Chicago, Joseph f. Wing
says OF feeding alfalfa to horses;
When alfalfa hay is first fed to
horses or mules not accustomed to It,
and fed in large amounts, 1t some
times, not always. makes them
urinate more freely than is their
wont. This is nearly always a very
temporary effect, and In a short time
they eat alfalfa hay with no other
noticeable effect than that they are In
better flesh than when eating other
forage, work better and eel better.
Alfalfa hay for horses or mules
should be allowed to get fairly ma
ture before being cut. should be well
cured a..d have no mold on II. The
last cutting OF alfalfa is usually too
late to make the best horse feed, the
coraser crops growing earlier in the
season serving better. Neither horses
nor mules should be fed all the alfalfa
hay they will consume; It is too rich
a feed, and they do not need 30 much
OF It, though It is ordinarily fed in
limitless amornts with no perceptible
injury.
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Personal Feeling.

ooh, it was no matter Of principle,
you know" answered a lady, when
a friend expressed surprise that In
aiding to carry out an enterprise In
which she was engaged with others.
she had accepted plans and associa-
tlons known to be disagreeable to
her. 1T was only little personal
feeling of mine, and 1t was not nee
essary that it should have the right
of way"
The reply revealed a character
sweet and strong, trained to reason
ableness and unselfishness. With too
many the personal feeling is always
first, and claims free course whatever
may be hindered or pushed aside by
1t. Mood and prejudice, like and dis
like, take the right of way and DOM
mate the life; everything with which
they have to do must go carefully
round them If 1t goes at all.
It is rare self-control when one has
learned to govern ones likes and dis
likes rather than be governed by
them; to say to such feelings: You
may exist, but you shall not rule.
Duty, justice, the right of others.
shall take precedence always. For
ward
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-11
The Hoard StnlI.

Governor w. d. Hoard, the veteran
dairyman of Wisconsin. has originat-
ed a simple stall that is practical in
every detail. He considers deep
drops or cutters behind COWS in
furious, and he recommends drops
not deeper than two inches.
The COW is made to move forward
by means Of piece of two by four
nailed crosswise on the floor in the
rear of the stall. When standing the
COW win place her hind feet to the
rear of this two by four, but when she
lies done she must move forward in
the stall. in order that her hip will
not rest on the hard cross piece nailed
on the floor. In moving forward
the COW moves away from the gutter
and away from the wet manure, and
as a consequence she keeps clean. -
Weekly Witness.
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Temperance Notes.

Only brainless men can drink with.
out suffering mental injury.
The saloon is at war with all the
forces that tend to build men up into
better lives.
In the seven complete years the
army has been without the canteen
there has been decrease of two
thirds in its court martial trials.
Twenty-seven per cent. OF the in
sane In the asylum at Rome have been
made mad by alcohol. declares a
Catholic journal published in that
city.
In Kentucky, the home OF Bourbon
ryes, ninety-seven per cent. of the ter
ritory has gone dry" Not less than
100000 OF Rentucky's population
of 2,2S0,000 live In -dry' counties.
A correspondent ironically suggests
that the next wrinkle will be propo-
sition from somebody that there
should be canteen in each college
TO improve conditions among the stu
dents.
II has been figured out that the
reduced production of liquor reported
FOR July and August has saved the
people OF this country nearly $780,
100000. Tho larger part Of the rev.
enue decrease was IN beer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-11
Rust-Resistant Asparagus.

Owing to the prevalence of rust in
and the Pacific Coast, serious conse-
quences havL been feared among the
growers in those sections. This dis.
ease, II appears, comes on after the
beds have been well established and
by gradually weakening the plants re-
suits in great loss to the grower and
in the ultimate destruction OF the
plants. When the attention of the
Department of Agriculture was called
TO this condition. it was found that
while spraying met with but a fair
measure Of success, It seemed to be
most desirable that attempts should
be made to secure types of asparagus
which would be able to resist the
rust. To this end collections Of as.
paragus have been made from various
sections of the world, and in co-opera.
ton with the Massachusetts Expert.
ment Station, work was begun in the
matter of securing rust-resistant
types.
In the greenhouses OF the Depart.
ment or Agriculture, however, Mr..
George w. oliver, under the direction
of Professor b. r. Galloway, Chief of
the Bureau of Plant Industry, secured
hybrid by crossing native varieties
with a species Of South African as.
paragus secured by Mr.. David Fair.
child, which seems to be rust-resist.
ant. This South African species, 1t Is
claimed. has some advantages over
our types. The young growths are
edible even when a foot high, and
although the stalks are more slender
than those OF our cultivated types
this variety will probably prove val.
liable addition to our stock of horti.
cultural crops. Successful hybrIds
have been secured between the South
African species and various varieties
/ OF our own asparagus. The ability
OF these plants to resist rust is yet "a
be determined, but the fact that the
department has been able to secure
the hybrid, and that these hybrids, sc
far as appearances go, give every indi
cation OF possessing qualities OF value
is worthy Of note.-Guy Il. Mitchell.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-11
.EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY IA.
Fields for Christian Service-Luke q:
18, 19-Lincoln Sunday.

If ever there was a scripture which
had special reference to the work of
the church among the black people of
the south, this is it. The whole spirit
of that work is an outbreathing of
this word of Jesus. He lifted it out
of prophecy and made It a fact in his
own time. Our schools among the
Negroes are making it live again in
the lives of the modest but gloriously
dedicated teachers. who believe and
know that they have been anointed
to preach the gospel to the poor, to
heal the brokenhearted, to preach de-
liverance to the captives, and recover.
ing OF sight to the blind, to set at
liberty them that are bruised, and to
preach the acceptable year of the
Lord.
See how this is almost literally full.
filled. They are preaching the gos.
pei to the poor. Although the Negro
has made marvellous progress in one
generation, considering his opportuni
ties, he Is still one of the worlds
poor.
They heal the broken-hearted The
message of the teacher in a school
like those maintained by our Freed
mems Aid Society is a message of
hope to those who would otherwise
utterly despair.
They teach deliverance to the cap.
tives. This people, which forty years
ago came up out of slavery, Is yet
largely In bondage to ignorance. The
Christian school breaks the shackles
of that slavery.
They preach recovering OF sight to
the blind. For If ignorance is sla.
very. then living for today only is
blindness. These schools open the
eyes of their pupils to the possibili-
ties of tomorrow.
They arouse ambition and aspira.
tion.
They set at liberty them that are
bruised. The world is always bruis.
Ing those who through ignorance do
not know their own strength. To
teach them the extent and at the same
time. the limitations of their powers,
Is truly Christlike thing.
Last of all, they preach the accept
able year of the Lord. They make
known to these thronging multitudes
of eager Negro youths that all liberty
and all knowledge and all aspiration
TO be worthy, must have In Ii the
purpose to put itself under the mas
terry of Jesus Christ. the great and
final Deliverer.
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DeyelOp Child.Faith.

A thoughtful biographer has re-
marked, in dealing with the life OF
devoted missioner, whose early man
hood had been spent away from
Christ, that careful observation has
convinced him tlat when the hearts
of the young ARE turned Christward.
although early impression may seem
evanescent, the first directions re-
turn after many days" Naturally.
he has strongly deprecated that dis
paragement of early piety which,
alas! is by no means an uncommon
fault on the part of thoughtless pa
rents. This he terms "a terrible and
most awful mistake" and adds;
"The right course is. by every
method, and, by a religious atmos-
phere of home and school. to form
that clinging OF faith which is natu-
raj to a child. Where there Is rich
nature, there will be emotion. To
dlsparage the emotion in such case
will be to prevent or kill the faith.
The child emotion will be corrected
by time; the faith. through 1t may
seem to falter. Will. through Gods
grace, assert itself again. London
Christian.
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sf7Dc & I ~ dI'IIXs

house, It is always in order, winter cr
summer. Apparently lice and mites
never die--till you kill them, and
frequently whitewashing helps to
hold them in check.
Here is a formula, given by the
Rurallst, for satisfactory whitewasb
for poultry houses:
Take one-half bushel OF fresh
lime, put in a barrel or tub and pour
on warm water to nearly cover. Then
cover the barrel while Stacking, care
being taken to see it does not become
dry and burn, adding water gradually
until 1t is fairly thin batter. Add
five pounds of salt. dissolved in water,
also five pounds of Spanish whiting,
and two ounces of carbolic acid. II
is advisable not to apply whitewash
too thick, as it will look better, Is cas-
Ter to apply and less liable to peel or
crack OFF Some recommend applying
whitewash while hot, but this is
rather more bother than most people
care for, and with carbolic acid pres.
ent the heat is hardly necessary.
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for them to see for themselves. Al
to the merits of any particular
method or any particular structure of
silos. opinions are varied. Each,
doubtless, has something to recon-
mend it, and only mans particular
conditions and requirements can de-
termine for him the most suitable
plan. The literature on silo construc-
tion of the Department of Agriculture
which will be sent on application will
furnish some useful suggestions
Guy +. Mitchell, in the Farmers
Home journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-11
Silo as an Aid TO Dairying.

The silo is doubtless the greatest OF
modern institutions in connection
with dairying. 1t is simply modifi-
cation and elaboration of the old po-
tato or cabbage pit, and in fact the
first solos were pits. What has prob
ably deferred the modern silo from
coming into universal use is the rather
prevalent idea among farmers that it
requires a great amount of skill and
experience to ensure success and that
the silo of to-day is much further re-
moved from the old pit than is the
reality. Experience, however, points
to the fact that so long as the crop
is cut at the right stage and put to-
gether with ordinary care, be it in
stack, pit or over ground silo-
chaffed or nchaffed-success must
result, the amount of waste being in
versely proportionate to the amount
OF care exercised
1t Is quite natural that being a new
thing to most, and having heard re-
ports of failures, farmers have in'the
past hesitated in risking their crops
by attempting to ensilage them, but
now with silos scattered all over the
country, in every district, it is easy
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-11
Elm Leaf Beetle Attacks Trees of
Massachusetts.

The elm leaf beetle is rapidly
spreading it's raVages to the north
and west.
The city of Cambridge has called on
householders to cooperate in warning
against the grubs. which, If not quick
ly checked, will create havoc among
the stately elms of the University
City. From every section of the State
rome reports of trees practically de-
folated. The grubs are now ap-
preaching their most harmful stage,
and their repeated attacks not only
weaken the trees to a great extent,
but make them more liable to the as
saults of other insects.
A. II. Kirkland, superintendent of
the State Gypsy Moth Commission,
advises spraying with hot water or a
solution of arsenate of lead as the
best means of eradicating the pests.
The elm leaf beetle Is common
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-11
CHRISTIAN EADEAVORN NOTES
FEBRUARY FOURTEENTH.
Life Lessons for Me From the Book
Of Job. Job az: 1-6, 1917.
(Conseeration MeatinoN

Of Job. Job az: 1-6, 1917.
(conseeration Meeting.)
My testing. Job 1: IL, / Pet. 1:
6, Z.
Ny adversary. Job 2: II; 1 Pet.
8: S-11.
My perplexity. Job 21: 7.13; Ps.
73: 1919.
My critics. Job 10: 1.s; Pet. 4:
1919.
My humility. Job 40: 80; Matt.
s. 8.
My Redeemer job 10: 21-29.
All talk of God should be with great
humility. Unless we use Gods words
in talking of God we are quite sure
to make mistakes ". 81.
Prayer for others is the best prayer
for ourselves just as work for others
is the best work for ourselves ". 10).
After all trouble that God sends or
permits to come to men, comes a
blessing far greater,-as much greater
as we are stronger for the trouble ".
12).
Lessons from Job.
This Is the second of the Bible-book
conservation meetings. We are to
range over the entire book.
There Is an immediate and neces-
sary connection between goodness and
goods. God, like any kind father,
wants His children TO be rich Dob
/; 81.
God allows the good to be tested in
order to prove their goodness real
prove it to themselves, to the young
looking on, to other good men, and to
the evil q: 12).
No one really holds a blessing till
he holds 1t at Gods disposal. Then
he can defy fate, for his welfare Is
identified with God Q:21).
No one is surrendered to God IL he
yields only to Gods sunshine and not
also to His storms e.: 1e).
Jobs friends are narrow-minded,
and can see no cause for sorrow but
sin; therefore they increase sorrow,
as all unjust charges do "a: 81.
All Of our complaining charges God
with injustice. We think that we
should not do thus. II we were Cod!
"a; ~
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throughout Europe" said Mr.. Kirk
land recently. Indeed, 1t was i'm
ported from Europe. The best treat
ment at present is to pour boiling hot
water on the masses of pupae around
the butts of the trees. The only ef-
fective way is 10 spray the trees early
in June with arsenate of lead, ten
pounds to 100 gallons of water"
Mr.. Kirkland has already obtained
from his foreign collectors a valuable
egg parasite, which has been liber-
ated in large numbers in the Harvard
College yard. Further importations
OF the parasites have been arranged
for, and it is believed that they will
prove highly beneficial in Massachu-
setts.-Boston Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-11
A Legend,

There is an old legend of a man
who sold his soul to Satan. The con-
ditions were: For a certain number
OF years this man was to have all his
desires gratified, at the expiration of
which his soul was to be forfeited.
When the time agreed upon had
expired, this man was unwilling to
fulfil his part of the contract, and
asked Satan upon what terms he
could be released. The reply-was:
IF you will curse your God l will
release you"
NO." said the man, 81 cannot curse
the Being whose nature is love. Give
me something less fearfully wicked"
Then kill your father" said
Satan, "and you go Free"
NO." answered the man, "that is
too horrible to think Of l will not
commit so great a crime. Are there
no other conditions"
"One more replied the tempter.
"You must get drunk"
That Is very easy thing to do"
the man answered. "and / accept your
proposition. / cannot kill my father,
l will not curse my God, but can
get drunk, and when ! become sober
all will be WELL"
Accordingly he go- drunk, and
when in this condition he happened
to meet his father, who upbraided
him, which so excited the ire of the
drunken and half-crazed man, that
ne slew his father, cursed his God,
then fell down dead, and Satan had
him without fail.
Only legend, this particular case,
but how true to the facts regarding
the liquor curse.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-11
A Domestic Dilemma.

A Philadelphia woman, whose
given name is Mary, as is also the
name of her daughter. had recently
engaged domestic. when. to her em.
barrassment, she discovered that the
servants name. too. was Mary.
Whereupon there ensued struggle
to induce the applicant to relinquish
her idea that she must be addressed
by her Christian name. For some
time she was rigidly uncompromising
Under the circumstances. bald
ne lady OF the house. there is moth
ing to do but to follow the English
custom and call you by your last
name. BY the way, what is it?"
well. num-" answered the girl.
obviously. ats Darling "-Harper's
Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-11
Similar to Clover.

Alfalfa has feeding properties
much similar to those of clover. but
it should be cut when coming into
bloom, and much care is necessary
when curing it to prevent shedding
OK the leaves. In addition to its high
feeding value, it is also priced for
IT'S permanoncy when once established
on suitable soils and for the number
of crops obtained from it,--Farmers'
Home Journal.