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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18

There are three or four words
which are used by farmers as practi-
cally synonymous, but which have a
distinct difference in meaning-dis-
infeetant, antiseptic, deodorant,
germicide.
Every good disinfectant must be
germicide; that 1t must kill
germs. An antiseptic prevents the
growth Of the germ, but does not
kill it. A deodorizer simply deadens
bad smells, and may not be a disin-
fectant at all. The high-smelling
disinfectants are generally deodor-
ants and often of little value as
germicldes.
Professor Ross, OF the Wisconsin
Experiment Station regards corrosive
sublimate, which is most excellent
germicide, as dangerous, on account
OF the deadliness of the poison. and
sometimes useless, on account of
forming chemical combinations.
He regards a good, strong solution
OF copperas as a good dlsinfectant.
One of the best and cheapest is six
ounces OF chloride of lime to a gal
lon of water; and provided the lime
is strictly fresh. whitewash is still
Wallace's Farmer.
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Vitality of Plants.

The vitality of many plants seems
largely a matter of moisture. A
plant that cannot endure frost, and
which, Of course, would be killed by
a heat many degrees below the boil
ing point of water, can cut off its
seeds. each Of which contains a plant
like its parent, and after these are
thoroughly dried. they may be sub
jected to heat above the boiling point
or exposed to the greatest degree of
cold that can be produced and escape
unframed. Give these seeds water,
however, and they act exactly like
the parent plant in their relations to
heat and cold. The change in the
seed, which enables it to endure ex-
tremes of heat and cold, while due
largely to lack of water, is also due
to other causes, for the protoplasm
becomes harder, more granulose and
denser, and changes somewhat in
chemical composition. - American
Botanist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
.EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY Fl.
The Condition Of Our DiscipIeshlp-
John IS: 1-9.

The Condition Of Our DiscipIeshlp-
John IS: 1-9.
/ We are not unmindful that the fruit
of the Spirit is love, joy, peace. long
suffering, kindness, and kindred
graces. But very evidently the fruit
of which Jesus speaks in this passage
Is of a different sort. Our Lord ex-
poets his followers to manifest all the
graces of holy character, but he is
pleading here for an increase in his
Kingdom. What he wants is converts.
His kingdom must grow until it fills
the whole earth. But to do that mul.
titudes of new disciples must be won.
The task of winning them he commits
to the little company that has follow
ed his fortunes with such patient 10y.
atty. Now. as he returns to the Faith.
er, he expects them to complete his
great unfinished task. conquering
stubborn hearts and bringing the
world into allegiance to himself.
Nor Is 1t simply the little group
that stands around him as he speaks,
to whom he gives the message. He
expects every disciple down through
all the ages to tell the story of a
Savior's love until there is not one
left who does not know the richness
of grace in Jesus Christ. To do that
to win converts thus to the heaven.
ly kingdom-and to do 1t aboundant-
ly, Jesus says Is the way to glorify
the Father and to prove our allegiance
to the Son. For us to live at a poor
dying rate, making no inroads into
the ranks of sin, and adding none to
the number of the redeemed, is to
discount our discipleship and do dis
honor him whom we profess to love
and serve.
1t therefore becomes a question of
consuming interest to know how we
may bear fruit in the conversion of
men. And Jesus tells us very clearly:
He that abideth in me. and in him,
the same beareth much fruit" The
thing. then, that concerns us. IL we
would be fruit-bearers. is to see to it
that we are really abiding in Christ.
Unless We are fulfilling this condi-
tion no amount Of activity will avail
us anything. Neglect here is the
secret of our past failures. We have
concerned ourselves with doing
things, and have forgotten that abd,
ing in our Lord is the indispensable
condition of success.
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Potsdam VS.. Berlin.

Berlin is strictly business to the
Hohenzollerns; but they DO rot let
that grim affair spoil the sweetness OF
Potsdam. The people seem human
and sympathetic, the martial statuary
gentle and amateurish after the feroc-
ity of Berlin. Even the four Romans
about one OF the fountains who are
hurrying away with the four Sabines
are doing 1t like gentlemen, and the
frowns of the ladies are palpably as
sumed. A lion and tiger. both on
the verge of purring, watch you as
you climb toward an arch surmounted
by the most genial eagle In the world.
Beside the main fountain there is a
statue of Mars shying little javelin.
His dog-like wolf Is joyously on the
bound to retrieve 1t, and you fancy
that the man of might is about to
wink at Mercury. who is placidly
tying his winged shoes over beyond
the goldfishes, and at Diana. who is
taking rogulsh ride on an inimitable
dragon. Robert Haven Schaufiers
"Potsdam-the Playground of the
Hohenzollerns," In the Century.
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Growing Low.Headed Trees.

Until within the past few years
everybody who grew fruit trees
wanted great, tall, 'long-legged"
ones. so that a team might be driven
beneath the lowest limbs. Most of
the Eastern fruit growers still live
in the past in this respect. In the
Far West the warm sun of mild win
ter days caused sun scald on the tall
tree trunks and the fruit growers
learned that a low-headed tree shaded
the short trunk enough to protect It,
and the practice of growing low
headed trees followed. The East is
slow to adopt this improved method,
but it is gaining ground.
Compared with high-headed trees
the low-headed ones have the ad.
vantage of being easier to prune,
spray, graft or bud, gather fruit
from, and are as easy to cultivate.
Thus a saving in expense in caring
for the trees is made. Falling fruit
Is not injured as it is when falling
from a high-headed tree.
Nurserymen ought to take the lead
those who propagate, advertise and
push the sale of such trees will reap
the reward. A nursery tree should
have only those limbs within one foot
of the ground removed, instead of
being mutilated and bean voled"
four feet from the ground. If the
tree remains in the nursery the Sec
ond year the leader" should be
topped at about two and one-half feet
and the side branches be cut back
to perhaps four inches; this is the
proper way to form foundation
branches for apple. pear and plum
trees. With peach trees which we
always dug when one year old or
less, the side branches should never
be taken off in the nursery. They
should be left for the fruit grower to
develop into low-headed trees
Maryland Station Bulletin No. 13O.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORN NOTES
FEBRUARY TWENTY.FiRsT.
Pilgrims Progress Series. u. The
Slough of Despond. Ps. SO:

Pilgrims Progress Series. u. The
Slough Of Despond. Ps. SO:
IA, 1918; 40: 1-a.
Elijah in despair. / Kings 19: 1.S.
Three bitter days. Acts 8: Ill.
The soul cast down. Ps. AZ: 1.6.
The way out of despair. Ps. 81.
Faiths triumph. Rom. g.: Is.
The peace that never fails. Phil.
4: Al.
Man Is safe in the water until the
water gets into him, and safe also in
sorrow until sorrow gets into him!
(Ps. SO: 1.)
We plead Gods love more than our
need, for He knows our need (Ps. 60:
16).
Our longest waiting for God will
some day seem no waiting at all. How
long ten minutes seems to q child or
ten years to a child-mani FPS. 40: ~
Gods help should mean our singing
ever new help, so ever new song FPS
40: 81.
Suggestions.
Beginners in the Christian life meet
many trials. and among them despon-
dency, which is a natural reaction
from the exhilaration of beginning the
Christian life.
Those that, like Pliable, begin the
Christian life from imitation rather
than conviction are easily turned
back.
All have their Sloughs of Despond;
but one will get out on the backward
side and another on the forward side,
and that makes all the difference In
life.
Many a Help is ready for the be.
ginning Christian, and never more
than nova Christian friend, pastor,
teacher, Bible verse, a sermon, q
good book, Sunday school, a Chris.
tian Endeayor society.
We are sure TO fall into the Slough
of Despond at some time; so look for
the steps in advance, and become ia.
miliar with them.
Good instructions cannot fill up the
Slough of Despond. Dependency is
more a matter of the heart than OF
the head.
The steps through the Sloughs OF
Despond are Gods commands, Gods
love, communion with God, and Gods
work for men. They will carry us
through any slough
Pliable gets no credit among world.
lings or saints. He has nothing upon
which to hang credit he is a moth.
ingness.
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Peach Growing in Colorado.

Peach orchards in good bearing in
Colorado, are worth $500 to $4,000
and even more, per acre. The raw
land suitable for peach growing
ranges from 800 to 5000 per acre.
The cost Of growing an orchard up to
the full bearing age will vary from
800 to si50 an acre. Peach trees
begin to bear when they are three
years old, and they produce large
crops at the age of six years. For
instance, four and one-half acres OF
" "a peaches brought a gross re-
,,.I of $3.50 an acre the third season
after planting. An average net In
come from the orchards OF the best
fruit districts run from 5000 to $500
an acre at full bearing age.--Indiana
Farmer.
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Gates Games.

This story is being told OF John w.
Gates: His varied financial interests
had called him to Texas city and
the news of his arrival was bruited
long before the event.
The good livers of the city assem-
bled in order to inaugurate poker
game. After much energy and dis
cussion fund Of $4,000 was gath
cred. The plan was to invite Gates
into the game. The Texans felt that
they had very large. not 10 say an
appalling capital. A committee wait
ed upon the financier to inform him
that such game was In progress and
that they were ready for him.
Gentlemen. said he, II have no
time"
II was urged with great eloquence
that treasury OF $4,000 was In per-
feet readiness. Again Gdtes refused
and again the urging was resumed,
Finally Gates lost patience. He pro-
duced quarter. Gentlemen" he
said. "I'li toss you for the $40. O.000.T
The committee melted away
Philadelphia Record.
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mated-possibly several million toas
of high-grade rock and several times
this amount of twenty-five per cent.
to fifty per cent. rock, which is now
considered too lc ' grade to mine.
1t is to be hoped that even this guess
will prove conservative, for the United
States is exhausting phosphoric acid
from her farm lands at the rate, ac-
cording to President Van Hise, of
Wisconsin University, of approxi-
mately 100000 pounds a year or
the equivalent of 100000 tons of
high-grade rock phosphate, and
every ton of available phosphate.
both of high and low grade rock will
be needed for American soils.--G L.
NJ, in the Indiana Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
That SObered Me.

A gentleman high in commercial
circles in Western city was relatina
some of his experiences to group OF
friends.
Il think" said he, "the most sin.
gular thing that ever happened I'd
me was in Hawaii.
My father was a missionary in
those islands, and | was born there,
came away at an early age, however,
and most Of my life has been spent
in this country; but when l was a
young man-and a rather tough
young young man, too, | may say
l went back there once on a visit.
THE first thing / did was to drinB
more than / should have done. While
/ was in this condition an old man.
native, persuaded me to go home
with him. He took me into his house,
bathed my head, gave me some strong
coffee, and talked soothingly and
kindly to me.
Old man. said, what are you
doing all this to me for?'
Well he answered me. Iu tell
you. The best friend | ever had
was white man and an American.
was poor drunkard. He made a
man of me, and, hope, a Christian,
All | am or ever hope to be | owe to
him. Whenever | see an American
In your condition feel like doing ali
l can for him, on account of what
that man did for me-
This is little better English than
he used. but 1t is the substance of 1t.
What was the name of the man?'
/ asked him.
Mr.. Blank. a missionary
God of mercy!' l said. He was
my fatherl'
Gentlemen. that sobered me
and, hope. made man of me. II is
certain that whatever l am to-day /
owe to that poor old Sandwich Isl.
ander. r."-Youth's Companion.
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One Thing NeedfuI.

The hrst necessity OF a Christian
church is not that 1t should have &
building to worship in. or a minister
to preach to 1t, or an organ to lead
It's singing. These things may all bt
dispensed with. The one thing need
ful Is that 1t should have such a Wis
lon OF the glory of God as will make
peace and Joy impossible unless II II
doing its best to declare to others the
things which 1t has seen and heard
Rev. II. Arnold Thomas.
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More Phosphate Fncfs.

In connection with the Presidents
withdrawal from entry and location
OF some 1900 square miles OF West
ern public lands. underlaid with
phosphate deposits, It i3 significant
to note the fact OF the Incorporation
last week of the International Fertil-
izer Company, with a capitalization
OF s50.O0O,0OO.
The Western phosphate fields afford
one Of the most promising factors
in the continuation of American farm
supremacy. Nitrogen can be cap
tured from the air by the use of Glow
eTs, cowpeas, etc, and also by new
electrical process; potash. while now
largely imported, yet exists in entire
mountain ranges In the United States
N low grade FORM but phosphorus
Is extremely limited in supply and is
by far the least In quantity of the
three principal essentials OF plant
food. The Western phosphates. re-
Gently discovered, are of vast extent.
A preliminary geologic reconnais-
sanee has shown that they extend
over an area as great as that OF the
State of Massachusetts,. or nearly
one-fourth that OF Indiana--a vast.
prehistoric inland ocean bed where,
when the world was young the re-
mains OF millions OF antediluvian an
imals and low forms Of life were de-
posted In great quantities. Some of
the beds or seams are FIVE TO SIX
feet thick OF solid sixty 10 eighty per
cent. phosphate rock. A careful geo.
logic Investigation, which It is pro-
posed the Geological Survey shall
make next- year. 10 expected to de-
termine a much great tonnage Of
phosphate than Is at present ssti-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18

BY German patented process
starch Is made insoluble in hot water
by treating 1t. In the cold. with form
aldehyde and a moderately strong
acid. The product is distinguished
from that obtained from starch and
formaldehyde at high temperature
by the fact that the starch grains re-
main unaltered and quite permanent.
II is not only insoluble In boiling
water. but II Is not attacked by soda
iye or other strons aikilies. 1. may
be employed as h'ier In plastic CON-
positions, - dressing for fabrics
and In the manuiacture Of paper.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18

fastened together at the top in the
manner Indicated at A and can be
raised with team, fastening a rope
to the end of the single pole and
passing 1t out between the two poles
on the opposite side, which have been
placed in holes. Draw steadily until
the desired height is reached. AL
most any size or shape of stack can
be built under these poles.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
Index to Flavor.

The color of the egg shell is no
index to the flavor. nutriment or
other qualities of the egg itself, ac-
cording to Government expert
ments. This does not mean that all
fresh eggs taste alike or are equally
nutritious. These qualities are de-
termined by the feed and conditions
under which the fowls live. The age
Of the shell has also something to
do with the case. Farmers Home
Journal.
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Exit the Publican.

The Journals Voters Directory
again this year reveals the interest.
ing fact that neither the Republican
nor the Democratic party has nom.
mated for either branch of the City
Council a man who makes his living
from the liquor business. Is there
any other city of 100000 population
in the United States where neither
party has nominated brewer, saloon
keeper, or bartender for public office?
For several years at least this has
been true In this city.--Providence
Journal
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
Feeding Value of Leguminous Crops

| feeuing taluc OF IeguminOuS Crops.
AS forage plants the legumes are
far superior to the grasses in real
feeding value. Besides being very
rich and healthful feed, leguminous
hays instead of removing large guam
titles of the costly nitrogen (that is,
costly when bought. they add to the
stock already in the soil.
They leave the soil richer in nitro
gen than it was before they were
| grown. Leguminous hays are very
good to use with straw, stover, and
other farm wastes, to make up bal
| anced ration. For this purpose grass
is not the best, and the farmer who
| does not grow legumes must buy con-
centrated feeds, If the best results
are expected from the feeding.
When considering the great value
OF the legumes as feed and how they
improve the soil, it is often wondered
| why more people do not grow them.
AS green manure, there is moth
ing that is equal to the legumes, and
there are enough different legumes
that are specially adapted to differ
ent climates that all may grow some
kind. Lesumes may be fed to all
classes of animals. They should form
a larger part of the ration of young
animals, and pregnant animals
should never be allowed TO go with
ont liberal supply of leguminous
forage. They are Just as useful for
| the feeding of older animals. In
TACT, they are about the best all
/ round feed that can be had.
Alfalfa is by far the most valuable
forage plant, while it is not grown
so extensively as the clovers, yet
where 1t has been tried properly it
seldom falls to show its high value
as feed and soil improver. While
leguminous crops are hardy, and can
feed upon atmospheric nitrogen.
they require feeding with mineral
plant foods. Potash and lime are
the chief elements required, though
they should have phosphoric acid.
The special value of COW peas as a
catch crop for summer growth is
usually understood by many farmers.
In case of failure of any early crop
or after some of the early crops are
harvested, the land may be sown to
COW peas, and good crop OF excel
lent forage secured. All legumes
are great drouth resisters. Cow peas
grow and do well when the land is
so dry that almost everything else
suffers.
During the winter season it Is best
in feeding dry cows to always add a
liberal quantity of some leguminous
forage to the ration of silage. They
relish 1t and 1t Is good to keep their
system In good condition, while 1t is
great milk producer.
Land that will not produce a prof
liable crop of corn. wheat. oats, or in
fact any grain, will under favorable
season conditions produce good
crop OF some leguminous crop, and in
this way tho land Is benefited, while
some OF the very best feed Is secured.
II all farmers give this matter the
attention that 1t Justly deserves, tine
farms all over the country would be
made better. and more money would
be made from the feeding OF the ami
mails. Therefore two profits are
made at the same time--the profit on
feeding and the improvement of the
land. And the Improvement OF the
land must not be neglected II you arc
after the greatest profit. r. d.
Rushing. In the Indiana Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
THE CRUSADE AGAINST DRINK
PROGRESS MADE BY CHAMPIONS
FIGHTING THE RUM DEMON.
Only One of Millions.


In manly beauty unsurpassed he stood.
,,In me grandest specimen of manhood there.
where er he went, all round him found it
To feast their eyes on form and i,ce so
fair.
OF princely mien he was, all honors seemed
his by the rights of heritage, of birth;
With kingly. step he walked as IL he deemed
Himself the peer of any king on earth.
In manly sports he led; none might excel
The ease with which the hardest fight be
won.
As feet of foot as Asahel, and as well
ENDOWED with strength and courage.
There was none
That followed him in any contest feared
mat ne might fail TO win the victory.
leader born; wherever he appeared
his followers strove as hopefully as he.
In college halls he shone; his brilliant mind
Could grasp with ease the tr1,th that
many there
Must labor long and arduously to find.
he seemed magic charm-touched key
to bear
That opened at his touch all gates that led
into the helds OF learnina vast, whose
The g55andest thoughts Of living men and
Yields to the honest, carr: sons of toll.
And so It was, he won wit case each prize
Awarded for the highc scholarship;
AND stood the admiration of all eyes,
Inc one whose praise rang forth from
One wondered that SO much of power and
grace,
OF beauty, physical and mental too,
a oo1 h., 49,
Unless God meant he some great work
should do.
But ah, the fairest flower oft droops and
Because some little worm has found its
Into its very heart, and saps and dries
The fount of life, and leaves it to decay.
Alas! that form so fair and mind so fine.
The erowning workmanship of hand
Should fall beneath the Turing wine-cups
In social gatherings he learned to look
with longing eyes upon the sparkling
He dalled with temptation oft. then took
The fatal cup, and felt its serpent twine
Around ;h his qiuckened heart, his conscience,
And writhe its burning way through all
his brain.
Though bitten oft, he sought the serpent
still,
And stroye at length to break its power
A few years sped away, and then at last
ms being, formed to reach all heights
sublime
All beauty, strength, and glory gone-was
Amid the wreckage on the shores Of
Time.
Oh; Alcohol worst foe of all our race,
Thou foulest minion of the Evil One
When shall the world refuse to give thee
place?
When shall thy fearful work at last be
So long the world has groaned beneaty
thy sway,
So long have ruined lives proclaimed thy
power,
30 long through blood and tears thy awful
Has led, that now the clock in Times old
Should, strike thy knell, and thou at length
should'st be
Buried so deep from mortal sight that
none
In any land or cline henceforth should seq
Such awful work as thou so long hast
done
Thank God that longed.for time is draw
ing nigh.
The armies rally for the last great blow;
And all along the lines we heart the cry,
King Alcohol is doomed, and he mus,
Emily Stuart Lawrence, in the New
York Witness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
The Consolatory Side.

When my reason is afioat, my faith
cannot long remain in suspense. and
believe in God as firmly as In any
other tSuth whatever; In short, a
thousand motives draw me TO the
consolatory side, and add the weight
OF hope to the equilibrium of reason
-Rousseau.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18

Count Won Zeppelin's airship,
which holds the distance and speed
record OF 6S.35 miles In two hours
seventeen minutes, Is 420 feet long,
thirty-eight feet IA diameter. and has
a rigid aluminium frame contai ling
sixteen hydrogen balloons. Two thir-
ty-five horse power gasoline motors
drive four propellors.