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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
Poultry as Food.

On the farm it is not always the
case than the proper value is attached
to poultry and poultry products which
are consumed as food, but this will
be found well worthy of considera-
tion.
Nearly every farmer raises or en-
deavors to raise, his own beef and
pork, and many market a neat sur
plus over the home needs. Roasts or
cuts of either beef or pork are seldom
missing from the thrifty farmers
table, at the MONDAY meal especially,
with the preference usually in favor
of pork
1t is just as easy-and cheaper
for the farmer TO have roast duck on
his table as roast pork. The duck
will not cost as much in proportion
to the food consumed as the pork,
while four pounds of the former can
| be put on the table eight weeks from
the time the bird is hatched.
For instance, say that 100 ducks
are raised On a farm during the year.
Practically, this means that roast
duck may be had twice a week all the
year round. and the Matching can be
regulated so that the birds will al
ways be tender and palatable, and
there will be no necessity for smok-
ing, packing or picking the meat in
order to retain its value as food. The
same kind OF food, usually, that the
hog eats can be consumed by the
duck, and the latter requires but
little more attention than the former.
When marketing time comes the
farmer can dispose OF the fowls that
promise the most profit from the
dealers, and keep the others for food
at home.
The duck is mentioned in this ar
sument simply as an illustration OF
the food value of poultry, even If none
Is raised for the market. To be sure.
roast duck, twice every week of the
year might, in time, prove monot-
onous, but other poultry may be SUBJ
stituted and the force of the COM
parison still remains.
The foregoing takes no account OF
the eggs produced on the farm, which
are conceded to be well-nigh in
dispensable. They are used in the
preparation of many dishes, and oc-
cupy positions of such prominence in
nearly every meal that the farmers
wife would indeed be handicapped
without their aid.
But on many farms the fowls are
classed as interlopers. their scanty
rations being grudglngly furnished,
while the herd OF swine dimes to re-
pletion on the best the farm affords,
that great weight may be attained
before slaughtering time.
In estimating the profit from the
home flock of fowls the farmer seldom
gives the poultry and eggs consumed
by the family value equal to that
which would be reckoned II such
things had to be purchased. Farm
ers' Union Guide.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
Early Chickens.

latch all the chickens you can dur
ing January and February. They
grow faster and make larger, finer
chickens than those hatched later.
1t IL surprising how much cold
young chicks can stand If they are
kept in dry coop or house.
The best house the writer has
found to raise them in is one board ed
up on all sides except the front, which
faces the south and is covered with
wire netting. This let's the sun shine
in all day and keeps out the north
and east winds. The dirt floor is kept
covered with straw or leaves.
When the ground is dry the hen
and chicks are turned out in the yard
But If the ground is damp and cold
the chickens are kept in the house
ten days or two weeks.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
Only a Small Favor,

A quiet, middle-ased man, "n0
was In attendance at an operate per
formance was much annoyed at Tue
behavior of two young women IN lae
row OF seats behind him.
Calling one OF the ushers' he pp.
a coin in his hand and whispeFeu
something in his ear.
The usher went away. and prese".,,
ly came back and handed him smai'
package.
When the curtain went down at .ne
close of the first act. he turned IN MS
seat and said with a smile 10 inc
young woman directly behind him
II beg your pardon. miss. but may
I ask slight favor OF you?"
What Is it?" she said.
"Pleasc use this stick Of gnm N
place of the kind you are chewins
The odor of wlntergreen Is very OIL
fensive to me-"
After that he was not diSturbed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28

Good butter should be composed
OF the following points:
Flavor, forty-hye points; grain
twenty-five points; color, fifteen
points; salt, ten points; package, five
points.
You VIII notice that flavor gets
forty five POINTS, being nearly half the
100 points. We want our butter To
have a sweet favor; that makes us
want to eat butter and bread instead
OF bread and butter.
Perfect grain gets twenty-five
points. 1t should have a waxy soft
ness, yet not salvy or greasy. 1t
must be solid In body and have no ex-
cess OF casein or water.
The color should be uniform and
bright, not too pale. yet not too high.
ly colored, while the salt should be
evenly distributed and thoroughly dis
solved.
The package should be neat and
clean, using, good grade OF paper
for wrapping.
IL making for special customers
en1eayor to suit their tastes in every
particular.
This Is important, for while one
customer likes a full-aavored butter,
another likes mild one.
One likes the butter pale; another
highly colored; one likes very little
salt. another quite a quantity.
II is by catering to these likes and
dis!ikes that our butter viii be in
demand and we shall receive a good
price for n.-Belle Miller, Ontario.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
Begun Too Late.

Much temperance instruction
brings small results becaus it is be-
gun too late. Temptation or exam
pie exert their influence early in the
lives Of thousands. An inquiry by a
physician In one of the larger Amer
lean hospitals as to the age when tho
use of drink was begun by alcoholic
patients. showed that in 275 cases
Investigated, nearly one-thifd (thirty
per cent? began to drink before six
teen years OF age, and over two-thirds
(siXty-eight per cent? began before
twenty-one years OF age. II these sta.
tistics are representative, they indi-
cate clearly that temperance training
TO be effective must he begun early
and carried on Thoroughly and sys-
tematically through childhood and
youth with devotion to th1 highest
conception of human lie and patriotic
duty.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
TIE CRUSADE AGAINST DRINK
PROGRESS MADE BY CHAMPIONS
FIGHTING THE RUN DEMON.
"NCS, I'm GniltN.W

Tvs, III GUntN'
"Im guilty. my lord" the prisoner said,
As he wiped his eyes and bowed his head.
Guilty OF all the crimes Won name;
But this we're lad is not to blame.
Twas ! acne who raised the row
And, my lord, If you please III tell yer
how
You see, this boy is pale and slim;
We call him Saint-his name is Tim
He's like a preacher in his ways
He never drinks, or swears, or plays.
Why, sir, many and many a night
When grub was scarce and | was tight,
No food, no fire, no light to see
When home was hell, if hell there be.
I've seen that boy in darkness kneel
And pray such words as cut like steel;
Which somehow warmed and lit the room,
And seemed to chase away the gloom
Smile If you must, but facts are facts.
And deeds are deeds, and acts are acts;
And though I'm black as sin can be.
His prayers have done heap for me,
And make me think that God, perhaps,
Sent him on earth to save us chaps
This man what squealed and pulled us in,
lie keeps a place called Fiddler's Inn.
Where fakes, and snides. and lawless
scamps
Connve and plot with thieves and tramps.
Wen, Tim and me, we didn't know
just what to do or where to go,
And so we stayed with him last night;
And this is how we had the fight:
They wanted Tim to take a drink,
liut he refused. as you may think
Drink! Drink they cried, this foaming
beer.
Twill make you strong and give you cheer
Then Tim .lnelt down beside his chair.
And offered up his little prayer:
Help me, dear Lord the child began,
As down his cheeks the big tears ran.
To keep the pledge ] gave TO You,
And make me strong, and good. and true.
I've done my best to do what's right.
But oh, I'm sad and weak tonight
Get up, you brat, don't pray round here
The landlord yelled with rage and fear,
Then. like brute. he hit the lad.
Which mad my blood Just biln' mad,
guess | must have hurt his head.
struck so hard-for the mans dead
No, he hain't no folks nor friends but me:
His dad was killed in siXtythree.
Shot at the front, where bursting shell
And cannon sang their song of hell
And bullets hissed with fiery breath,
AS brave men fell to the tune of their
death
! promised his father before he died.
As the lifc-blood rushed from his wounded
side.
| promised him. sir and it gave him Joy,
That I'd protect his little boy.
! simply did what his father would
And helped the weak as all men should
Yes, ] knocked him down and blacked his
Md used him rough, I'll not deny;
But. think, my lord, a chan like him
Striking the likes of little Tim
II | did wrong, send me below,
But spare the son of cOmrade Joe
You forgive him; and me! Oh. no.
A fact. God bless you! Come, Tim,
let's go"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
~Uh2,@IISS
9U'',li.Nld1y 9'',li.ld
Rr0AkRNSf
Su-obIc
YOU ASK ME.

You ask me how l gavemy heart to Christ?
do not know.
There came yearning for Him in my soul
so long ago.
found earth's flowers would fade and
die
| wept. for something that could satisfy;
And then--and then-somehow | seemed
to dare
To, lift my broken heart to Him in prayer.
! do not Know cannot tell you how;
| only know He is my Saviour now.
You ask me when | gave my heart to
Christ?
! cannot tell
The day, OF. just the hour, do not now
remember well
lt must have been when | was all alone
The light of His forgiving Spirit shone
into my heart, so clouded Ger with sin:
! thlnk-l think-'twas then let Him in.
| do not know-I cannot tell you when;
only know lie is so dear since then.
Hcu ask me where l gave my heart to
Christ?
| cannot say.
That sacred place has faded from my sight
as yesterday.
Perhaps He thought it better should not
Remember where. How | should love that
think could not tear myself away.
For | should wish forever there to stay.
90 not Know cannot tell you where:
l only know He came and blessed me there.
You ask me why Igave my heart to Christ?
! can reply:
1t is wondrous story; listen while / tell
you why.
My heart was drawn, at length, to seek
His face;
was alone / had no resting place:
| heard how He had loved me with love
" depth 80 great-of height so far above
All human ken 1 longed such love to share,
And sought it then, upon my knees in
prayer.
You ask me why / thought this loving
Christ
Would heed my prayer?
! knew lie died upon the cross for me
] nailed Him there.
| heard His dying cry, Father. forgive,"
l saw Him drain deaths cup that might
live;
My head was bowed upon my breast in
shame!
lie called me-and in penitence came.
lie heard my prayer! l cannot tell you
how,
Nor when, ncr where; only-I love Him
now.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORNOTE,
OCTOBER THlRTY.oNr

'op'c-Herocs of missions
islands. lisa. 80: IA, 1s.,o !"
me me God of the Isles ps. 70. ,o..
Inc waiting isles. lisa 40. l0ls
me kingdom enlarged. Iss 10
paui on Cyprus. Acts IA, 80 20 i6
barbarian kindness. Acts co..
10 all the world. Luke "a. 80 tlO
III Is impossible for ne :. 4f'iS'
stand how grateful is the cooi T uhdeN
1 ~ q great rock in the hot lands rsuu" =, ,y'
East Such Is Christ to the Sb Cb.1l,tIhs ~ ths
amid the trials Of this world ~ ssuan %
one or the greatest joys of Ch.,,
reign IN the life Is the exaito,,u.sVs
an the senses, We seem ~ s.'on .a Of
near and feel for the first tima See ana
Ihe most striking outward w. o.
wrought by Christianity in tbs ,In,ahge
Is the coming of peace ana Islands
Where before all had been wsr seCuity
security ". 1S). "'i and ln'
At the very beginning of moao..
missions the injunction was booSaI b,Ouer1
ana the seed was sown beside Ieeuea' nee
eral waters. God has always nooniI. rIe III
Diessed the missions to tho isi"ny ii'aly
". 20). '"e Islands
some Island Heroes
John Williams. the greo,
was sent to the Society p'S1ueeT,
1917 ne said, 81 cannot content NIL ,n
self within a single reef; "t con,;na.y uiy.
would be infinitely preferable,%" G%"oueIl ons il
was while trying to plant the gosaa; Tru !,
In the New Hebrides that bo s'opel
KILLED by the natives who ni.,os, was
MIN for a cruel trader ''''OOh
Cross, Cargill, Hunt and Co,n...
wesleyan pioneers to the conrH.,
t1Jis, took their lives in thair .',.ga' hanS'
but wrought such a triumpb that t"nus, nus,
e nose islands are beautiful, civilized
Christian communities.
Samuel Marsden, with spb,,o
courage, went in 1914 to New zeaians
TO i've among the savage cannihai
Moaris, and remained there throncS
a long life, working among them greot
wonders of peace and purity.
patterson, the noble.hearted bisbor
OF Melanesia, was murdered by ,Sp
natives. Some traders had nairtaS
their ship in imitation of HE ovS
through the trick had stolen some
natives into slavery, so that when
the good bishop came he was nTs.
taken for those traders.
The story of John G. Paton's neriIs
and trials in the fierce New Hebrdas
as ne tells 1t in his famous autibIogra.
phy, is perhaps the most thrilling in
missionary annals. He endured It All
with glorious hardihood, and lived to
a good old age in his work
James Chalmers, called by Robert
Louis Stevenson THE Great.Heart O,
New Guinea" labored in that terrible
island for years, assaled by cannl.
balls and poisoners, and at LAST was
murdered by tribe which he was
newly approaching with the gospel.
Lyman and Munson went in 1884 TO
the East Indies, and were murdered
almost Immediately by the Sumatrans
being only thirty and twenty.four
years old.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
Self-Pity.

One of the most hurtful moods that
we can fall into is that of self-pity.
1t is babyish, peevish spirit that will
weaken us to such an extent that we
shall actually become useless for God
and shall either die spiritually or
have to be petted and carried around
like a baby, even though large and
full-grown in stature. God has no
pets in His family, except those who
are young in grace and need to be
carried along until they have become
strong enough to walk and do for
themselves.
Self-pity is, we can consistently
say, well-advanced degree of back
sliding. 1t comes along with discour
agement, which is but one step from
giving up and falling from grace. AS
soon as we feel inclined to self-pity,
we should take strong stand against
it, calling on God for help to over
come the temptation. The more we
yield to such a feeling, the more it
grows upon us, until we become like
: spoiled child and forget all the
blessings that God has given us, be-
cause He has not given us more. A
person in this condition becomes dis
agreeable to all around him; and in
stead of being blessing to any one
and of helping to lift up the weak, he
himself wants all the blessings and is
dead weight to those around him.
We are disposed to pity self when
in trial-to think that we are having
harder time than any one else in
the world. If we would but look
around and try to help some one, we
should see that our troubles are de-
sirable in comparison with those OF
some poor souls, and would not ex-
change places with them for anything.
We cannot exercise faith In such a
condition of self-pity; and If we do
not soon get out of this condition we
become an easy victim to almost any
kind of evil spirit. Peter thought
Jesus ought TO pity Himself when he
learned that Jesus must go up to
Jerusalem and suffer Matt 1922,
margin); but Jesus rebuked that feel
ing and let Peter know that He
(Jesus) would not he so weak and
faltering as to yield to the discourage
ing feeling and give way to His hu-
manity, when 1t was the will of God
that He should suffer.
Self needs no pity of this kind.
That which God gives is the right
kind. 1t will come when needed and
will do us good. Self-pity is down
right seliishness.-J. W. B., in Cos
pei Trumpet
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
IDEAS oE A GIRL

would take a trip over to Asia
and see the Himalaya Mountains, the
highest In the world. II l had 1,O0O,.
900.
l then would like to join a club,
and have a pony and cart, which !
could use in going to the club. ]
would have to buy food for the pony.
l would have house with about
ten rooms in II, and have 1t all fur.
nished. and all the nice clothes ]
wanted.
then would want TO see Pixies
Peak and the Garden of the Gods and
Great Salt Lake and learn how to
swim. They say you can not drown
In Great Salt Lake. would go South
and see them how they pick the seeds
put OF cotton. would give the rest
of my money to the poor.-Dorothy
Wiegand. in the New York Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
Feeding Cattle.

Bulletin 242, of the Michigan Ex-
pertinent Station, offers some exact
data upon the subject of feeding
whole grain to COWS, heifers and
calves. When whole grain was fed
to cows, twenty-five per cent. was un-
masticated; when fed to heifers, ten
per cent; when fed to calves, eight
per cent. Chemical analysis showed
no change in composition of the un-
masticated parts, so it is a safe as
sumption that the animal derives no
benefit from grain that passes
through the digestive tract unaltered.
--Epitomist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 81.
Poor Rich and Rich Poor (Luke IS:
1881,

Io-oIJs
In this story there is nothing said
against riches as such, nor in behalf
of poverty as such. There is no vr'
tue nor disgrace in riches. There Is
no virtue nor disgrace in poverty.
Dives met his fate in Hades, not be-
cause he was rich-for Abraham had
been rich, yet he was in paradise-bu.
because he made riches his highest
good. His riches we're his all in all,
and when he lost them he lost every
thing. He was not asked 10 renounce
his riches; but there daily at his gate
lay Lazarus, a living opportunity for
him to use his abundant resources for
the relief of pain, hunger and misery,
But he refused, or was indifferent. II
was this Indifference to suffering hu'
manity which brought him to remorse
and torment.
Nothing is said as to how he got
his riches; but he did not put them
out to beneficial service. Tainted
money" Is not only that which is got
ten wrongfully, but that which is not
used rightly.
Lazarus was a meek sufferer In his
PONSity. lNo WOIu VI NOihP'NN
capped his lips. He might have founa
fault with social conditions, with the
government and with God. He might
have turned anarchist, because he was
improperly fed and the government
did not help him. He might nave
turned atheist, because he sunereV
and God did not relieve him. But ne
did neither. Without any bitterness
he patiently endured that which was
inevitable. He kept his faith IN man
and In God. II he had been abe ne
might have corrected social conut
tions, but not being able he did moi
rave nor despair.
Our lot may be bitter one ana We
may see the rich who care not lol
our pitiable condition. 1t may be oui
duty TO correct the evils OF the pres,
ent time. On us as young people ma!
rest the obligation of removing soine
social wrongs. We may help TO gns
equal opportunities In the race OF h.e
to all men. AS much as possible We
are to remove the conditions OF po'
erty. misery and crime.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
Temperance .'iucat!on Hopeful
Work.

The n:,tions OF to-f.orrow are al
ready here. With us of to-day rests
the responsibility for determining
what shall be the future progress OF
these nations By the training or the
neslst of their millions OF children
that at this moment are In the home
or In the school room. Temperance
education OF youth cannot do all In
solving the alcohol problem, but the
problem cannot be solved without
that sd.catiou.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28

The energy stored up in ordinary
matter on the electron theory is enor-
tnous. Assuming that each atom OF
hydrogen contained only one cor
9uscle-and the probable number Is
several hundred--then one grain of
Z would contain as much energy as
tnat produced by burning FIVE tons OF
coal. And all ordinary matter con-
salns this vast store OF energy kept
last bound by the corpuscles. II any
a2preciable fraction OF this were at
any time to escape II is pointed out
That the earth would explode and be-
come Saseous nebula.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
Fcedlnu tI,e cot.

Colts, like all other young animals,
cannot be fed by any hard-fast set OF
rules. To successfully feed colts re-
auires good judgment. patience and
close observation.
Colts at weaving time require lib
erai feeding at frequent intervals.
Oats are the most desirable grain
for them; In addition to this cracked
corn may be nsed. A fair allowance
OF oats and bran te1ual psrts) for
colt five months old would be two
60 four pounds. II would pay to cut
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28

II poultrymen would worry less
about ventilation and pay more at
tention 10 cleanliness, there would be
less losses. Ventilation is needed,
and If the houses are built on the
scratching-shed order all will be sup
piled that is needed But il the filth
is allowed to accumulate in a hen
house, all the ventilation that a
scratching-shed house can afford will
not prevent the entrance of disease.
y l"mers' Home Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
To Pet the Horse.

\ horse trainer says that the aver
age person does not know how to pet
horse. He says they do not pet
them in the right place. Rub his eye
lids or up between the ears. In pet
ting horses most people slight these
nerve centres. They stroke the
horses nose. While well-behaved
horse will accept the nasal caress
complacently. he would much prefer
that nice, soothing touch applied to
he eyelids. -Epitomist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28

II is bad policy to buy poor grain.
Use your own musty grain If neces-
sary, scorching it in the oven to de-
stroy the mold plant; but the best is
the cheapest when it comes to buy
ing. Corn c.iarred in the oven Is both
good and wholesome for the fowls.
1t is all the better for a part of it TO
become blackened and charred.-
Wallace's Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
Limiting Our Spiritual Resources.

God is limited, in His gifts to us.
by our gifts to Him. The only man
to whom God can give all that He has
is the man who has given to God all
that he has. In other words mans
partial surrender of himself to God
means that he will receive from God
only part of the power that God would
like to send him. Limited surrender
means limited power. Every time
we hold back something that we
ought to give up, we defraud our
selves OF part of the power with
which God is longing to enrich our
lives. The impatient word. the wrong
thought which we hold on to when
we know that God asks US TO give
them up, rob us by just so much OF
the power that He is trying to place
at our disposal The price of unlim-
tied power is unconditional surren-
der
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
One Wish UnfuIaIIed.

Wife-"You promised that II /
would marry you my every wish would
lie gratlfied."
HDsband-"Well, isn't it?"
Wife--'No; ! wish hadn't mar
ried you. u."--Illustrated Bits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28

The reign of God begins in the hu-
man heart by unselfishness. honesty
and hearty support of every enter
prise that has for its end the better
ment OF social. economic and religious
conditions. Rev. G.. w. Grinton,
Newburgh, ". Y.